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WIDENING STREETNew Road to be Lai d on WynnewoodAvenue.'rhe long-looked-for improvementsto vVynnewood avenue are nowunder way, and soon one of theworst pieces of traveled road herea bo ut s will g iv e way to a broadstretch of fine highway.The sec tion to be r epaved , whi les ho rt , is important as one of theentrances to the borough. The pieceof road extends from vVindsor avenue to the r ai lr oad b ridge, a longthe wes t end of the playground.The Good Roads Company, contractors for t he n ew h ig hway andpavement work being done in theborough, are handling this stretchalso. This week t he y la id a concrete sidewalk 15 feet from thep resent eas t edge of the r oa d a ndbegan excavating for the sec tion tobe paved for the widening.It is p lanned to add IS fe et t othe w id th of the street. A Telfordbase of heavy s tone , w ith under

draining and several new c it y i nlets tor surface d ra in age wiII belaid. In add it io n, i t i s p la nn ed t oraise the level of the street nearlytwo feet in i ts present low part.A new curb wi ll b e l ai d on thewestern edge of the s tr ee t, abouttwo feet from the h igh s tone wal lmarking the property line of MissMary K. Gibson. When this worki s completed a complete new surface will be.laid over the entire area,replacing . the preseI1t rocky andC:angerous roadway.Mrs. Henry Fleer, accompaniedby he r son s, Rol and a nd Frank,motored t o Dee r Lake, N. Y., lastFriday.

Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Hillegasand family have re tu rned fromStrathmere, N. J.

Postmaster Fred C. Pa tt en andfamily have returned from a twoweeks' vacat ion at Ocean City.

New $30,000 Structureon Playground to House the Library, G ir lScouts and AmericanLegion.

Mr. A. T. K ir k. o f Woodsideavenue, sailed Tuesday on theSS. Nantucket of the Merchants'and Miners' line for Boston.

~ H r . and :Mrs. Gilbert HowellFo rd , o f Hartford, Connecticut,are being congratulated upon thebirth o f a daughter, l\larallyn.Both Mr. and Mrs. Ford areformer r es id en ts o f N ar be rth .Mrs. Ford was Miss Helen B.lV1oran, of Dudley avenue.

:Mrs. S. E. Jefferis and daught er E ve ly n are spending sometime in Ocean City, N. J., Theyexpect to leave Saturday fo rNiagara Falls and Canada.

P lans for the much discussed community building have been c.ompleted and the contract let for the actual construction.This action was taken Tuesday night a t a mee ti ng of the board oftrustees of the Y. 1\1. C. A. fund who are to construct the building.The con tr ac t was awarded to vVm. D . & H. T. Smedley at a f igureof a ~ p r o x i m a t e l y . $3,000. Mr. Smedley will proceed at once to getsupphes and eqt1lpmellt on the spot, and actual construction, it is bel ieved, wiII be s ta rted within the nex t two weeks.The building wiII be const ru cted on the nor th east corner of theplaygr?und. t r a c ~ , facing on Windsor avenue. It ,wiII be composed ofthree IdentIcal-sIzed rOOI11S, each 30 by 60 feet. 1 h e first r00111, which, ~ i I 1 be s ~ t l e ~ l g t h w i s e , facing Windsor a v e l 1 t ~ e will b e occup ied by theCommumty LIb ra ry . I h eo ther two rooms WIll be p laced in the form ofwings, extending back from the ends of the first room.One of these rooms will be us ed by t he Gi rl Scouts; the other hasbeen assigned to the American Legion, with provision for u se by otherc r g a n ~ z a t i o n ~ t!UOUg!lout the month. when t h Post is not. occupying it.1 he btllldmg WIll be of red bnck colomal constructIOn with a darkslate r oo f a nd colonial windows and doors, and is p lanned to be anarchitectural addition to the community. Two separate shower and locker

Irooms, facing the athletic field, will~ FIREc.'IIDE be. cTIstructed at the rear of the

-11. oe ..-:::J btllldrng.The p ro ject h as been the subjectMr. and Mrs. 1. C. Dougla ss of much discussion for someand family, of Elm Terrace, have m ~ m . t h s . The Y. M. C. A. fund wasreturned from a two months' s t ay ongmally earmarked t o b e added toa t t he ir c amp nea r Altoona, Pa, the proceeds of a proposed $100,000___ . loan for a much more p re tent ious

. :Mrs. D. 1. Johnson a nd Mrs .! structure. The loan was. defeated,J. M. Thomas were guests at the however, at the last e l e ~ t I ~ n , largeHotel I roquois, A tlan tic C ity, las t Iy becau se o f the more mststen t deweek. m a I ~ d s for money needed for .streetpavrng.Since that t ime the hoard of trust ees dec ided to go ahead with themoney left over from t he sal e oft he ol d Y. M. C. A. bui ldi ng, a ndto devote t ha t f un d to developingthe playground tract a s a c om munity centre. Already this fear over$9000 of this fund has been expended for grading and improvingthe f ield itself, which task has beenMr. and Mrs. C. A. Peeney, of completed d u r i n ~ . th e pas t mon th .Elm Terrace, were the guests this1 ~ h e n the d e c l s ~ o n .was made. toweek o f : .\ Ir .. and Mrs. C. L. b ~ 1 I 1 d . three orgal1lzatlOns were 111-Bready at Ocean City. v ' t ~ d . to oc cu py t he t h r e e - w ~ y___ bt llldmg: the Boy Scouts, GIrlScouts and Library . The first ofthese organizations, after manymeetings and a vast amount of discussion , r ejec ted the proffer andasked that a part of the fund bediver ted to them for improvementson their present p roperty on thesouth side. This was refused.The Gi rl S cout s accepted theoffer at once, without reservation.Later i t w as de ci ded to use theother w in g a s a mee ti ng p la ce forthe Leg ion and for other organization purposes.

The Library first hesitated to accept because o f t he fear that the locat ion wou ld be damp.. and hencedetrimental to the books. This fearwas allayed. but another questionarose-that of control of their partof the building. They feared thati f the bui ld ing were pub lic, danger( ' O N ' J ' [ ~ r E n ON TH E fmCOND PAGE

~ J r . and Mrs. Robert E. Pattison. Jr .. and family have movedfrom t he ir Ches tnu t avenue hometo Paoli, P a. , w he re they havepurchased a 30-acre farm on th e\Vest Chester road. A residentof Narherth for a number ofyears, :Mr. Pat tison has figured inmany local activities.

Miss Florence C. Haaf, of Geneseo, N. Y., who has been theguest of M r. a nd Mrs. Robert L.Beatty, of Narberth avenue, fora fortnight, r e tu rned to her homethis week.

\Villiam Lafore, o f l\Iontgomcry, accompanied by Joseph A.}1owrer, J r. , o f Cynwyd, i leavi ng Mon da y for a two weeks 'motor camping t ri p th rough Canada. . They ex pect to go by wa yof N ia ga ra Fa ll s, T or on to a ndMontreal.

Mail-carrier John Henry Godown and his wife have t ak enapartments at 112 Chestnut avenue.

Mr. a nd Mrs . \V. S. Maston andfamily, of Essex avenue, arespending the i r vacat ions in the'Vhite Mountains of New Hampshire.

John B. vViIson, of vVayne aveI1lte, a member of the Pennsylvania Railroad engineering division,will leave Monday for Chicago,III ..

HAS MONEY FOR LOANS

Mr. an d Mrs. J. Leon Taylorand their son, Tom, returned thisweek f rom Harr i son , Me.

Miss E li zabe th L . England hasreturned\ home after spending twomonths at 'Opaga Lake, N . Y .

Narberth Association HasSuccessful Record for18 Years.

AI r. and IVI r5. \\ ralter 1. Dothard, with their sons, Robert andIrving, and :Miss Fanny H. Laos,motored to Salem, New York, lastFriday, covering the distance, 300m il es , i n about 12 hours' actualrunning t im e. 'Wh il e in S al emthey will be t he g ue sts o f 1\'1rs.William J. Fitch.

ll1r. and :Mrs. John Gold Schaffer, of ~ \ d o u n t \Nashington, Pa.,a re b ei ng c on gr at ul at ed o n th ebirth of a son. Mr. Schaffer is aformer resident of Narbe rth andgraduated from th e N ar be rt hHigh 5ch901 in I!)]!).

SEASONUSY

NARBERTH, PA., SATURDAY, AUGUST 29, 1925

HAD

NARBERTH READY 'B. & L. OPENS NEW CONSTRUCTION OF COMMUNITYFOR COAL STRIKE SERIES THURSDAY BUILDING TO BE BEGUN SOON

Dealers Declare Residen tsHave Stocked Up inAnticipation.

INJURED BY CAR"Jimmy" England, 9-year-old Injured by Truck.son of Mr. an d Mrs. James A,England , of Sab ine avenue, i s in Wi ll iam Sel fr idge , 56 ye ars old,of Haverford and lana avenues,the Bryn Mawr Hospital as the result of injuries sustained when he Narberth , was painful ly injured

S d when struck by a mail truck atwas s t ruck by a car atur ay. Fourth and Market streets on Tues-The boy r an across the street to day. He was tken to the Jeffersonjoin his parents at a store on Hospi ta l where l ie was t reated forHaverfor4 avenue, and was s t ruck lacerations of the sca lp . Geo rge Mr. and Mrs. James D. 1. Wood,b),' a ca r driven b! Mrs. A. S. Donough, of Riverton, N. J ., d rive r of Wayne, a re b ei ng congratuDIgby, of 312 Essex a,:enue, who of the tnlck was arrested by F oo t l at ed o n th e birth of a daughter,was t 1 I ? a b l ~ t? stop qUlck enough 'Traffic P o l i ~ e m a n .Tay. . Nancy Tabor Wood. M rs . Woodto aVOId hI ttmg the youngst e r as will be remembered as Miss Eliza-he darted out. The Misses S tackhouse, of beth Harsch, daughter of Mrs. C.Jimmy was taken to th e hospi- Price avenue, sai led f rom Phi la '; C . Entenmann, of Sab ine avenue.tal by his father, where it was delph ia for Boston,Thursday, onfound he had suffered a b roke n t he SS. Nantucket of the Merleg and severe bruises about the chan t s' and Miners' Transporta-head. tion Company.

NEW' PHYSICIAN

NEW GYM INSTRUCTOR I

HOW THEY PLAYCynwyd at NarberthPaoli at ArdmoreBerwyn at AshlandThis is the l ine-up for the MainLine League baseball games which

are to be played Saturday.The Cynwyd.Narberth gamewas or ig ina l ly scheduled to beplayed at Cynwyd b ut t hr ou gha gr eem en t b et wee n M an ag er sFred Walzer and Bill Crowell thecontest will b e s ta ge d at Narberth. The Cynwyd field is under-Long a re the faces a nd muc h is going repairs. \Vhi le there is no great rush on Announcement is be in g mad e inthe gloom of school pupils, for they the coal dealers of the Main thi s i ssue by the Narberth Buildinghave only one more week of vaca- NINTH INNING RALLY Line for fuel next w in te r, i t is not and Loan Assoc iat ion t ha n ont ion f re ed om . S choo l' wi ll begi n SAVES NARBERTH NINE because the p eopl e a re not i nt er - Thu rsda y evening, September 3rd ,a ga in on T ue sda y, Se pt embe r 8, ested as to the contemplated they wil l open the ir f or tieth ser iesand on that day they must again Narberth s na tc hed a l os t game s tr ik e, bu t because many have 11- in both long and short term stock.r is e w ith the alarm and run for the lOut of t he fire in t he n in th i nn in g readv obtained their winter ' s suo- E ight ee n a nd a ha lf years is aI 1ly and are unconcerned a!)ottt tl;e I I I 'Tbusses. at Ardmore Saturday when it scarce - pretty gooe guarantee t lat t le -,,,ar-Announcement of t he o peni ng s ix r un s and defeated Ardmore, J3 prospect of a strike. ber th Build ing and Loan Assoeia-day and the preparations being to 7. The victory made the sixth A local dealer stated this morn- t ion has been ably managed and thatmade to take car e of the enrollment straight f or Narberth and was a ing that never before has t he re the inter es ts of the stockholdersw er e mad e t hi s week by Sup er in - blow to A rdmo re , whi ch was in sec- been such a busy summer. People have been wel l taken car e o f.S E D f L L seemed to realize t he re wou ld b e TI . I . I' I Itendent , . owns, a ower and place in the Main Line eague lere was a penoe WIt 1111 t l e astMerion. This announcement fol- race. trouble, a nd p re pa re d for the year when applications'for mort-lows c losely on the one made by the. III the 11illth a fus il lade o f Nar - wor st hy get ti ng in the coal. gage loans were really greater thanh . I The dealers who handl e inde- I . . II k fNarberth aut orities 111 these co - "erth h it s sco red s ix r tms and ",'on t le assocI at IOn cou e ta e care a ,k u pendent coal a re worse suf fe re rs b I .un]l!s two wee.-s ago. . . the game. Ardmore h it Gieck and ut at t le present tll lle a great manyI he townshtp statement gIVes 111- Gibson hard havinO' a t ot al of 16 from the expected stl-ike t ha n t he peop le are pay ing the ir mor tg agesf . N I I I 'Id l' ,'" ( general public, according to this ff I tl . " I. orn.latlOn to 1 ar. Jer.n.c 11 ren IV- safetl'es, ae:al'llst I I for tile ,vinners. a anc le receIpts commg 111 eac 1I I 1 same dealer. It is claimed the in- I Img m the towns IIp 1111ItS, as wei as Jef fe ries , the former Princeton ath- mont 1 are e nough to t a{e c ar e o f

b I I I I dependent men are askin.e: 75 1" I h .t o oroug.l stue e nt s, w 10 .p a n to lete, 11ad f ot tr bine: les , one a two - . more app Icatlons t lan t e a ss oc ta -I H I S 1 I S d M cents a ton on coal delivered, . h b ff I 1 .attem . Igl C 100 . 11 r. I'age:er, ,,'lll'le 1IItll'rav, Cttlll'llall ,111(! tlOn as een a eree, so t lat now ISu 1\.) while t he dea le r has no t raised hisDowns: Kane led Ardmore with three hits . the time to refinance your property"The Lower l\IIerion Elementary each pnce. if i t should be in Narberth or vicin-and High Schools will open for the . No more orde rs a re be ing t aken ity, and applications can be obtained1925-1926 term Tuesday morning, by the agents for deliyery to l oc al f rom anyone of the d ir ec to rs o rSelJtember 8, at 9 o'clock. The bus GEORGE E. MAPES yards. It is announced, however, officers of the association.that all o rd er s wh ic h a re n ow o nservice during the first , ~ e e k Iwilli bl e Philadelphia Political Writer Die s in hand will be delivered, assuring . A great many Narberth proper-c on ti nued on l as t ye ar s sc le< u e. Narberth. - tIes have changed hands within the. I many local dealers sufficient coalAll the elementary pupIls shou d re- to continue business for some past year and the outlook forport di re ct ly to t he pr inc ip al s o f George Egbert M a p e ~ , a mem- th is fall promises to bring a numbertheir respective buildings Tuesday ber of the old school of journalists time. of new residents into the boroue:hI . I' .II ' "There will be no e:reat rush 'Jmornine:, September 8. W lIC 1 IS raplc y passlllg away, ' ~ a n d it is hOI)ed that they wi ll r eadI' d S I . I I I for coal until t he w in te r season"All ne,,, elementary lml)ils must e Ie atuH ay I1Ig It at t le lome about our local associations and be-f I I ht . I 'I sets in," said a prominent dealer,presellt ,'et"tl'ficates of successftll a liS

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50 Ibs. . $2.25100 Ibs. . $3.50

Tailors

Shelter it under a strong, weather-tightGenasco LatiteShingle roof. The health of)'our family-the safety of your propertydemandcomplete roofing protection.Genasco Latite Shingles are especiallyadapted for layingright over your old woodshingles. It's just as easy as layingthemover new boards. Andyousave time, troubleand money.Thousands ofhomes and farm buildingsall overthe United States are being re-roofedthe "Genasco Way."

PENMAN J. WOODROOFER WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTOR

WAYNE, PA,

If you own a home-protect it l

10 Ibs...... $ .6025 Ibs...... $1.25

Back View of a GenascoLlItiteShingle showing the" ley" tha t locks eachshingle. tightly to thoseunderneath.

Front View (If a Gen-ascaL a ~ r r e Shingle. In threenatura:, unfading colorst!il, I;reen and blue,black.

102 FORREST AVENUE

So says 'The Gardener," i n h is enlightening messagein "Our Town" l a st week .An d if he had cared t o g row a b ; t p e rsona l , h e migh thave added, "See th e Narberth Coal Company for thebest ground Bone Meal."Your o the r plants, and th e bu lb s wh ich you expect toplant next 'month will likewise relish the nourishmentto be derived from this excellent plant food.

"FINE BONEMEAL AROUND THEDAHLIAS WILL HELP A LOT"

" LatiteU'9naSCOShingles. t : : Ii -------------_.....----

It's Adelizzi BrothersFOR CLEANING, DYEING, PRESSING, REPAIRING and

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IN NARBERTH

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; , . , . , . , . , . , . , " , .." . " , ", . , _.., .,, ,, ,, ,: Pay Your Telephone :, ,, ,: Bil l Through Us, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,: With the advent of a National Bank, the Community :: has ha d the advantage, of many new banking services. :, ,, Through the Bell Telephone Company we have now :: made an ar rangemen t which we feel will be a con- :, ,, venience to everyone who has a telephone. ,,: All telephone bills may hereafter be pa id at this Bank, :: if desired. Jus t s tep in. settie your account, and re- :: c ei ve y ou r receipted bill, assured of a good debt :: settled for another month. :,

Or. in mailing your remittance, how easy it will be to :: slide your check, made payable to th e Te lephone :: Company, into an envelope, addressed withou: second :: thought to :, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, ,. ,, ,, ,: THE NARBERTH NATIONAL BANK :,, ,, ,,, ,: Open Friday Evenings :,, ,, ,- ,,- , . , - , - " ' - , . , ' - " " ' - , ~ , - " ' - - - - - - , - ~ - _ . , - , . , - - , - , - ,

BALA, PA.

Sporting GoodsNarberth 1633

Bala and Union Aves.

P lease Renew Promptly

GOOD MORN'NG!\5 mERE AN'( COALLEFT IN YOUR BIN,?

L. M. THOMPSON

Cynwyd 280

Is yours a coal-bin or ahas-bin? You can snapyour fingers at a sudden coldsnap if you have coa l -if you're ou t of fuel yours isa cheerless , friendless dwelli ng p la ce o f d i sc on te nt . U seyour bes t judgment an d ou rcoal.

TAX COLLECTOR

RAY WEISS

EDWIN P. DOLDGUARANTEEING A BUSINESS AD .MINISTRATION OF THAT OFFICE

31 N. N a ~ ' b e r l h Ave.

Hav ing be en a cit izen o f th e borough s ince1908, I am respectfu l ly so lic it ing yourvotes at t h e c om in g p r im a ry elect ion Sept embe r 15 th fo r th e office of

Nationally known brands, couJ'teous serviceand rea8rma.ble prices await YOIl here "On the

Hill." Stop i n and becorne acquainted.

I-!ardware :: Accessories ::

BUILDERS' HARDWARE ANDHOUSEFURNISHINGS

TO THE VOTERS OF NARBERTH

AGED HIKER TRAVELS TOCHICAGO AND BACK ON $11

'VASHING-'YllutP,1. HIlIllI'OIlI' to tnk!'w ~ l s h i l l ~ hllml'. A d l l r i ' ~ s "1':' l'al''' of OUI'Town. P. fl. Bllx !lli'1.

Fon R E ~ ' l ' - Dl',iJ'ubh' furnish ..dapllrtllll'llt. -! r"OlllS. ullth ulld porch; 1ll':JI'~ t u t j o l l ; ) ' ' ' U ~ 1 l 1 1 1 1 b ! p . Cull XIllu..rth :linn.PRESER,-n'i'G , J A R S - M l \ ~ n n jurs, illI i I ' s t - e l U ~ H lnllllitioll. " 'iI ! d,'lin'r to llll\':\'ul'lll't'th n d ( l r l ' ~ s lit -1-0 ('Pllts )ll'r llozp,;.PhollP ~ 1 I 1 ' u l ' r t h :.!2H;r.

LOST-Wit'e-hllir..d fox terrier; uluel,nlHI whitl' lIIurldllg; 110 cnll nr . B rok..!oos!' from AI'dlllot'p Polie(' Stntioll. .T. I ~ Wptz ..1. PlulIlP Xnrbet'th ,WOn.

~ - Philip Atlee LivingstonEditor a n d p u b li sh e rJ. Richmond MagneyAS80lriate IIJditor

TO START BUILDING

Saturday, August 29, 1925

Owned by to e Narberth CivIc AssocIationlind published ever7 Saturday atNarberth, Pa.

I DELMONT NEARING CLOSEOUR TOWN AFTER SUCCESSFUL SEASONA Co-operat ive Community Journal

Entered as secoor),class matter. October15th. 1914. at the Post Office at Narherth.Pennsylvania, under the act ot March 8,1879.

nue,' Roselle Park, N .] .. He. hiked!j minimum speed to avoi.d s.;tspicionfrol11 his home to Chicao'o and but once they got out o f s Igh t youbacl . o11 a total capital at'$fl. , should have seen ~ h e m . ~ F a v e l . ItScout Camp Pronounced Fines t. in M' F . 1 I . I ' ,[ was a n ov el expenence. .State by Officials. . 1 r. romm )roug It as wan.... . "derillg:5 to an end t hi s w eek and on , . . .After another season of much Tue : ;d ay he passed th rough Ard - 1'fr. F. 1. Heckel IS 011 a triP topopularity Camp Delmont, the camp more, Narberth and Bala-Cynwyd ISt. Andrews, New Brunswick.of the Montgomery-Delaware d is - vI a the .Montgomery pike enroute .trict Boy Scouts n ea r S umney- home. Tanned a deep brown byt own a long the Unami Creek, will his exposure to the sun the elder lyRl1BSCRIPTION PRICE, One Dollar and so on be c lo se d. P ra ct ic al ly al l o f hi ke r w a s a picture of health.Fifty Cents per year In adV80C't the Main Line troops spent a week .o r mor e there this summer. "This hiking is great stuff forkeeping' you fit," he smiled. "1 feelCamp Delmont this year con- f ine an d could start tomorrowtinued to gain in popularity and work ing on a man-sized job: 1u pon a r ecent vi sit State' officials started ou t in ~ I a r c h and reachedpronounced it the finest scout camp Chicago the latter part of ] une.i n thi s S ta te . On July 2, I leit for the East andImprovements are continually t he t ri p back t ook m e about abei ng mad e, a nd a number of new month and th ree week s. "cabins were erected prior to the 1 \o t once, according to his acopening of the six weeks' period. count, d id h e sleep ou t in the open.About 30 cabins. with a capacity "And the whole t r ip , " F romm defor housing e ig ht bo ys, s ev er al c 1a red , "cost me only $11 dollars.tents are u se d f or the accoml11O- Most of th e t ime I pu t up at Y. i\LSAYS THE BOOSTER elation of the boys. In general the C. A.'s a nd t he charges for lodg-To the Editor of "Our Town": entire I30-acre tract is in excel- i ng s w er e o ft en a s l ow as 25 centsIsn't human nature a funny prob- l en t condi tion and af fo rd s t he a night."lem? People move ou t f ro m the youngsters'an oppor tunity to rid l'themseh-es of some excess enere), '. ,. his, of course." he said, point-city t o enjoy the fresh air, the lawn . t 1 elk I' t dand garden. They c ome t o Nar- Last week was a record-breaker II1g a alan erc lIe sprea

I I n a tt endance. Nevel ' before in t he across his chestand contain ing theberth to enjoy the scenery, Jut, lave I . . - leg'end of his t ra ve ls " he lp ed meyou noticed that quite a few of these hIstory of the .camp have so n ~ a n y a Yot in that." ,people put forth very little effort to boys been regIs tered at one tl lne. . 'bri1l2" about the desired results? The personnel consisted of 265 Most of IllS t ra ve li ng , M r.d scouts. . I ~ r o m n ~ , declared. wa s d O l ~ e o Go down t o t he tennis courts an .' toot. It c ost m e two paIrs otwatch them strain e ve ry l ll usc le t o Er nes .t S ~ h u l t z , of PhIladelphIa, shoes." he said, "but it was saf er .defeat their opponent , yet these was.agam ( h r e c t ~ r of ~ h camp. T ~ l e Th e wa y some people d rive th esesame men would not beli tt le their e f f i ~ l e n t mannel: 111 wlllch the offiCIal days. it "is a wonde r that they aredignity to push a lawn mower. ( ~ u t l e s were ~ I s p a t c h e d was par alive." \\THY? Simply because it is manual t lc ul ar ly pleasll1g t o t he patrons . " .labor combined with good, healthful of the camp. This, of course, was T W 1 ~ e on , ! l ! ~ t;,IP th e aged hiker Iexercise. due to t he f ac t t h ~ t all o ~ the mel11- ; ~ ' a ~ gn'en htts, by J ) o o t l e g g ~ ~ ' s ' lbers on t he sen IOr s ta ff "'ere at v\ hen they sa " a State polIce-\ iVhat is more pleasing to the eye, tl ld I d teither to a visi tor or resident, than Delmont before, and the majori ty m an l ey w ou s ow own 0 a =-================to see a well-kept lawn? have been on duty for t he l as t sixveal's.These citizens mig ra te d f romdirty city streets to obtain the I m ~ u - A great deal of interest \vas manries of t he op en c ount ry . b ut gIve I fe st ed in attempting to g ai n protheir garden o r l awn the once over i1ciency. recognition and prominenceand you can very nea rly gue ss 111 scoutcraft. This special workwhere they lived in the cit)'. . \\'as leit ent irely to the boys' ownA neO'lected lawn not only spOIls 1I1iative. However. those whoO'eneral ~ p p e a r a n c e s . but i t is a thorn wished to enter t he game were en-t> d f l ' . 11 c o u r a ~ e r 1 in the t)'pe of workin t he si e 0 liS nelg 1 Jars. uThe apar tment house people are which they performed had t o p as snother class of-en]' 0)' t he c ou ntr y he j'igi

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TreasurerSecretary

Aftel' Yom' Vacation

Worn-Brassy Parts of Your CarWith Pure Silver. Reflectors,Lamps, Radiator ShellLook Like New!Also the Rest Easy Cleaner

/0 / ' the New NickelS ilve r p la te the worn-brassy bathroom fixtures, Sheffie ld Plate whereropper shows , o ld spoons and forks.Surpr ise your wife-buy a bot tl e o fU-KAN-PLATE Polish TODAY fromyour local Dealer or Department Store.51.00 for Vz-pint.A. R. Justice Co.904 Walnut StreetPhiladelphiaSilverware-Ste1-ling 01' Plated

Association

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Fores! Avenue

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HOWARD C. FRITSCHEDWIN P. DOLDCARL B. METZGERWM. S. HOWARDJOHN S. KETCHAMDANIEL LEITCH

,Solicitor

C. HOWARD McCARTERTHOMAS C. TROTTER, Jr.

WE HEAT FOL.KSMAKE WAR.M fRIENDSAND WE KEEPOUR. fRIENDS WAR.M

Call the ~ i I 6 R

An)one is in a sorry predicament if he has no friends. Soc iety a nd bu si ne ss a like ar ebased on f ri en ds hi ll . A d oz entimes a da:r you extend theopen hand-the mark o f friendshill. A hundred times a weekyou see world-famous trademarks-the commercial sign offriendship and fair dealing. TheHeat Folks a re th e friendships ig n f or co al . And si nce the vkeep their f ri ends warm, t heykeep warm fr iends , as well asmake them.

for Good Clean CoalJOS. M. CRANSTONCYNWYD:700

OPEN NEW SERIES

euaToWN

40th SERIES

Telephone: Bryn Mawr 882

EDWARD C. GRISWOLD

President

FLETCHER W. STITES

DIRECTORS

OFFICERS

Vice-President

WILL

B,ala-Cynwyd

Building and .Loan

WM. D. SMEDLEYTHOS.C.TROTTER,JR.C. HOWARD McCARTERWM. B. KRAFTA. P. REDIFERCHAS. S. POWELL

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Borough Hall

It puts a , , ~ p i r i t of helpful-

~ n Trust Company

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Ardmore

Narberth

human t hi ng t o u s.ness into ou r work.

and' handling of m oney f o r : ~ these cher ished;',:jpurpose s of yours that,makes1 banking a very

,

WM. D. SMEDLEYWM. B. KRAFT

BOTH SHORT and LONG TERMS

Thursday Evening, September 3rd, From Seven to Nine

Narberth

'/' , -A ll t he se c os t money'and it Js the protection

The New Baby---

Running a Business---Your Insurance---Daughter's Marriage---

The Merion Title- . " .

I 'ITVe Call for and Delive1'.'

8/7/2019 Our Town August 29, 1925

4/4

Wayne 56

$90WeIsbach

HOTZONE

Bryn Mawr 327'

Installed In Your Home Ready forUse

Storage Gas Water HeaterOperates automatically. The thermostat t urns t he gas up or down asnecessary to keep the 20-gallon tankfull of hot water.

$7.50 Down$7.50 a Month

It Sure Is Good

ACCURACY ASSURED

'.

Registered pharmacists, finest of materials an dscrupulous care have been the foundat ions on ,whichwe have built ou r prescription business.

You ar e assu red o f what your doctor h as p re scribed. It is our pleasure to warrant your confidence.

1 .1rI,I"

CRANE' SThe Busy Drug StoreAt the Station'Phone 1620 We Deliver Anywhere

Call at our Sales floors or phone for a representative

ONLY

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Ardmore 17THE COUNTIES GAS and ELECTRIC CO.

t ' ~ " , - ~ - ' - - - - - ' - - - - ' - " - - - ' - - ' - - _ . - - , . - . - - - - . - ..-...,: MARSHALL COMPANY :: CONTRACTING PAPERHANGERS :, ,, PHONE, NARBERTH 1661J ,, ,, , ,..., ..,.,-,.,.,-_., , ..__.,.--_ ---,._-_ , ..Iii"'" ! i " ' e , 5 f : F w . ' L ' i 1 i ~ 1 ~ : ! s : t ~ m I T I 5 l U m : u : ! U I I ~ ! ! ~ ~ " 1 m l ! m J 2 : = ~ l ! t ' ; ! i l i E ; ' l : f ! l '1,"'1=:;,,'9.....'.."Philadelphia Suburban Water Co. IIfI General Office: ~ 6 1 2 Market Street, Philadelphia Ii1 1 The PhiladelphIa Suburban Water Company serves ,i'J filtered water of the h ighe st qua li ty in 46 boroughs and I ~1::, tow!lships l o ~ a t e d in Delaware, Chester, Montgomery and I ~I: BUCKS Counties. r1q To serve this territory the Company maintains 3 dams,3 pumping stations, fully equipped with modern pumping." and filtering equipment, 10 reservoirs, 12 standpipes and

~ 640 miles of distribution and t r a n s m i s s i ~ n mains. I:DIVISION OFFICES I ~

. 1 Eastern Southern Western.1; ".1, OAK LANE AND LANSDOWNE BRYN MAWRCONSHOHOCKEN PENNA. PENNA.:"1;:1 INFORMATION AS TO RATES. SERVICE, ETC., MAY, I BE OBTAINED ON APPLICATION TO TH E ABOVE ;d : ' r ' f : r m ' r n " i : i : : : ' i m m U ! . i ! : E : l : ' 1 n : i : : i ! ! ! : : ! ! : : ! : U : : t : : ! ! ! ! : m : ! = ~ i ! ! : : : : i E ! ! ! ! m : i : ' i l ! ' i : : l : : E t e . ~ ....s 'mJj. iP ! i !l i!maP t

OLAZIN(i,)OBBI1110

Narbertb 2510

SportingGoodsatDAVIS '

"Service tlith 0 Sm-ile"

104 Forrest Avenue(In the Basement)

N.R.PEACOCKInterior and Exterior Paint ing

R. S. TOUHILLElectrical ContractorMAPLE HALLSouth Narberth AvenueB E L L ' P B O ~ E : 'MERION 121

EBlimateB Fum/8lled

HARRY B. WALLPlumbing, Gas Fitting

and HeatingNARBERTH, PA.PHONE, NARBERTH 1602-J

Phone Narberth 672 or 2215 W

Qra - M'Ginley 10J 218 N.ISiji s f P h i l a . l ~Dell Phone . Sp ru ce 38- 00 an d 38-M

Key.tone Phone, Race '10.114

For PermanentSatis/actionBUY ASmedleyBuilt Home

WM. D. & H .T . SMEDLEY

WII,L BE Gf,AD TO ES1 'I l\ IA1'E407 Essex Avenue

Phone, Na1'berth 2637

National Bank BuildingNARBERTH 2287

GEO. W. BOTTOMSContractor & Builder

NARBERTH, PA.

WM. NEWBORG & CO.Painting and Decorating212 Woodbine Ave.. Narberth, Pa.

Phone . Na r ber t h 111>8-W

GARAnteed Roofs

(Open Evenings by Appointment)

Walter RoserResidence Office

126 Conway l ..ve. 215 Haverford Ave.

Narberth Taxi Cab Co.

HOWARD C. FRITSCHJu.stice of the PeaceREAL ESTATE

Fire Insurance-:-Best CompaniesPhone 1749W 215 Haverford Ave.Narberth 1683-W RepairingIF IT'S ANYTHING INRADIOC. ROY SMITHABOUT IT22 Ardmore Ave. Ardmore, Pa.

JOE G. HEftRSCHAFfSla te and T inRoofingJobbing a Specialty318 Dudley Ave. Narberth, Pa.

PAI1"TUiODECORATING

Ye Oddity Shoppe 'The Gift Shop of Nmbe1th

ALWAYS READY WITH NEWAND ATTRACTIVE NOVELTIES

Phones: Narberth 661-J or 1612WHENRY & COMPTON

PLmlBINGSTEAM & HOT-WATER HEATINGJOBBING NarberthGEORGE R. MARKLEBUILDEREstimates Cheerfully Given

Plans and Estimates Furnishedfor Repai1' and Construction

$400.00:WO.OO50.002,107.7979.0060.002,054.91

$895.9;;2,500.00639.38

$585.76

$52.805,000.0067,633.38225.0012,772.69498.22

$4,035.31$:;,000.00l.fiOO.D8:;7,+.41J ,135.83$6,111.22

$5,149.17$37.88547.88

$1,618.90

$4,951.70$41,100.001,062.552,659.8115,774.61$60,596.97

$7:34.!J4$1,369.051,029.07$2,398.12$78,828.2G$2,6:1:3.002,480.00

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$11,128.652,63:1.007aO.64$14,492.29$14,4!J2.29

$16,111.191,529.05135,220.62

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is master i n th eHooverless homeVERL PUGH

ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORPhones:

Ardmore 2385 Narberth 2616

c;)heHOOVERJt 8EM'S.... 111 ;/ Sweep, QI ;/ CleQM-

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~ r n n l l l n ~ . 11 .. 1 (J :! :! U\\'1 I:> others into many scrapes IS de- 'lotlll.. . :i 1027 H 2 'I'otlli. .. ..3: i 24 12 2l ig ht fu ll y t ol d i n "The Beauty ---------------------------Prize," by George \Veston . Curwood has a new book. That isall that need be said in that connec tion . Seven 'hundred pages ofGalsworthy in one volume ofshort st or ie s is a treat, and thatdescribes "Caravan." MichaelArlen is on the list this monthwith two book s, o ne a seque l ofthe other , and "Brigham Young"has a lr ea dy bee n reviewed inthese columns.The Library' has bought thefirst volume, "Autumn," of Ladislas Revmont's "Peasants," thebook which won the Nobe l pr iz eand is n ow bei ng t rans la ted i nt oEnglish in fou r v ol umes n amedfor the fou r seasons . Should thi sfil st one be received favorably theothers wil l b e purchased in turn.The complete lis t follows:"Afterwards," by ~ J r s . BellocLowndes."The Ancient Highway," byJ . O. Curwood."The Beauty Prize," by GeorgeVlTeston."Caravan," by John Galsworthy."The Circle of Stars," by JoanSutherland."Dr. Ricardo," bv \V111. Garrett."Confident l \Ionling," by A. S.Pier."Ethan Ouest, His Saga," byHan y H e r ~ e y ."H ard \'7 00 d," by Arthu r 0,Friel."May Fair ," bv Michael Arlen.

"J1'1 rs. Dalloway," by VirginiaWoolf."Mrs. I - ~ a r t e r , " by E. 1\1. Delafield."Old Wine," by Phi ll is Bot tome."The Peasant," vol. 1, "Autun111," by Ladislas Reymont."The Smiths," by Janet A.Fairbank."The Snow Patrol," by HarryS. Drago."The Son of His Fathe r, " hyHarold Bel1 Wright."These Charming People," byMichael Arlen."Thunder storm," by G. B.Stern."Young Mrs. Cruse ," by Vio laMeynell. ."Br igham Young ," by IVI. R.Werner."Book of Everyday Heroism,"by John 1'. Faris.

LIGHT HAULING

CONTINUED FROM THE !" lHST PAGEHestoIl and Parker as a winning relav teani:-"Albert C. Adam, formerly o fWest Chester and a three-letter manat Bates, will assist in the gymnasium work and will be head coachof football and basketball. Both ofthese men, in addition to their col-.lege degrees. have graduated fromschools of physical education."Charles E. Duffy, a new teacherin the jun io r h igh school , will assist in the coaching. He playedfootball one year at Dickinson andlater g raduated from " V a s h i n g t ~ nCol1ege, Md., where he was captamduringhi:: senior year."Warren Cochlin , ne wscienceteacher and I91Q baseball captain atFranklin and Marshal1, 'will assi otin this sport." .