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I HAPPYNEW YEAR HAPPYNE W YEAR 1VOLUME Ill. NUMBER 12 NARBERTH, PA., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28 , 1916 PRICE TWO CENTSJIljappy .n ~ ~ ~ a r to JIll

CHRISTMAS EVE IN NARBERTH

BOARD OF flEALTII.President-Chas. E. Kreamer .SecretarY-A. P . Red if er .Health Off ice r -W. S. McClellan.Members-Dr. Clarence T. Fairles,T. B. Du Marias, Carden Warner andChas. V. Noe l.

THE FIRESIDE

1 ~ = = = = = = ~ = = = = = : = = = = = = = = = = = = 0. 08 A Personal Letter 3o From the Editor 08 With this, the 1916 Christmas edition o f Our Town, 00O over eight hundred homes in Narberth will each receive 0a copy, the total edition of the i ssue being fourteeno hundred copies; the balance going to out-of-town resi- 0" dents, many of whom were former Narberthites, 0o To you, who are receiving the paper regularly, and 0o have sent in your subsc ripti on , we thank you most 0Betty B l l x N ~ r ' s Gossip. 0 heartily, as you have helped us to a great extent in mak- 0o i ng t he p ape r a success ,Mr. Kenneth Hamil ton is visiting 0 To you who have received the paper regularly, bu tMr. Henry H o w ~ 110 have not sent in your subscription, we would ask you t o Xkindly do so before the close of the present year. .. ,Miss Jean Staples Is il l at hoer home 0 To all new residents who have receI'ved thI'S l'ssue we 0on Woodside av_enue. 1 0 0would ask you to send in your subscript ion immediate ly ,Miss Vera Artman Is home f rom! 0 as the paper will keep you in close touch with the various 0college for the holidays. ' " developments in our Borough, both conce rn ing our 0o various organizations, as well as personally concerning 0Mr. and Mrs. Roy 1. Clarlte spent 0 our townsfolk. 0Christ.mas wil.h r el at iv es i n Doyles- T h . b -town . O. 0 t e adver tI se rs of Nar erth, we WIsh to call your " __ !8 a t t e n t ~ o n to the f ~ c ~ that as this paper g ~ e s into every "Mr. Alfred Milleisen spent the weelt- I0 home 111 Narberth 1 IS undoubtedly the I O ~ l C a l and proper Aenll with Mr. an d Mrs. Jas. P. '8 source through whIch you should advertIse your. wares, XWitherow. i This paper is not published for profit. ..". It is owned and published by the Civic Association of "Mr. Chas. McCarter returns to! 0 Narberth. a

: V a S h i l 1 g ~ o n , Pa., with Mr. Hamilton. I " No one receives any pay whatsoever for the work 0[o r a brIef Vlsit_.__ j 0 done t h ~ r . e ~ m ; ,it b ~ i ~ g a communi ty affai r, in ~ h i c h the 0Mr. amI Mrs. J. W. Joyce w er i0 responSIbIlIty IS d l v ~ d e d among a. number.of mterested 0

guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Fowler , : .o people, who are satIsfied that thIS paper IS needed for 0on Chri s tmas D a ~ - . 'our welfare,

I 0 This publication is not self-supporting, and there - 0Mr. A. G. Hop ki ns , o f P as ad en a. 0 fore needs the support from you which it deserves. 0Cal., is visit ing Mr. and Mrs. Clement 0 I t is your paper. "Boo th , o f Woodsidl;l avenue. 0 Phone Narberth 1258-W, and Miss Mary Gara will 0o call for your subscription. "

~ = = = = = = = = = = = = : = = = = = = = = = = = = ~eproduced from Last Week 's Is sue .Mr. and Mrs. A. K. SiLer enterta ineel Mr. and Mrs . Wm. Dav is , fromMerchantvi1le, on Chri s tmas.

Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Moore entertained Mr. and Mrs. Chas. N. Crawford, of P lymout h P la ce , Merch an tVille, over Christmas.

Mr. and Mrs. Carro11 Downes entertained at Christmas th e following: Mr.P. J. Moon, of Wilkes-Barre, Pa ., andMr. Dal to n Bel len, f rom T it us vi ll e,Pa.The friends of Mr. Jo hn st on , ofNorth Grayling av.enue, will be pleasedt o k now that h e i s r ecov er in g n ic el yfroUl h is v ery severe a t tack of pneu

monia.

Two r es id en ce s o n a plot 165x210feet at th e 'Southeast corner of Wynnewood avenlLe an d Beacon l an e, Mer ion, were sold r ec en tl y b y J oh n A.Barry f or M ar ie B. Durang to Margaret T. Sheabon. Th e properties con-(Continued on Second Page)

Mr. and Mrs . G eo . Russell Booth,parents of Mrs. Clement Booth, and SCOUT SIGNS ALONG "See.ng The Old Year Out"Miss Florence Booth, ar e visiting Mrs. IBootb. I THE TRAIL In The Methodist ChurchMiss Virgi ni a Downes i s entertain-I --ing Miss Helen Connor, of Philadel- W. Arthur Cole, Scoutmaster; I --

phia. and Miss Myrt le Johnson , of Henry Howes, Assistant Attractive SundayNight ServiceCynwyd. I Scoutmaster; W. W. Walton, . -- Edi to r; Kar l Kreamer, As- With Canta ta , Organ Recital,Mr. and Mrs. and Miss Haight sistant Editor Strong Addresses and Fe]-spent Chris tmas Day in Roxborougb with Mr. Haight's niece, Mrs. Samuel , lowshlp HourThe regular meeting of Troop One, ICochran. Karberth Boy Scouts of America , washeld Friday evening, December 15, at 8 The last Sunday nig,ht in the oldo'clock In the community room of the ~ e a r will be ~ p p r o p r i a t e l Y celebrated

v 1\' C A 111 th e MethodIst Church from 8 until .! . I?We lIad a fine talk on th e future w. A ' p ~ o g r a m of compelling interestprogram of th e boys' department Ot , and spIl'ltual p ower w il l characterizeI th Y 1\1 CAb, 1\' I f' I th e services throughout.We ar e glad to note that Mr e . . . . ) ,1'. Sc lae te r . We ""I Ch I, . . ' t.hen discussed th e business of the ! Ie l' stmas cantata by t he a ug -Knutzen . ou r Narberth poet, IS agam . ., mented chorus cho ir i s to be repeate l l.about tbe streets seemingly none th e week and e le ct ed Lowe Cummo r, t he 1\' B b N ' b " ' 1 t I I d t 'h ,r. u , Tarberth s popular tenor,wor se f or hi s recent illneSls. ICYC e pa 10 ea er , as roop c ee r '11 -i a Ileader. W. W. Walton wa s elected w s n", a so o. An organ reci tal by1\' d M W- R P k d Iedlt.or of the Boy S co ut c ol umn a nd MISS Wentz wi1l precede the canta ta .!r . an rs. m. . ar er an I . . ' fh e pas to r will p re ac h t he s ermonson Wi1Ilam ar e spending the Christ. Karl Kre amer wa s elected assoCiate I . i I , , ' It w t . . Jrmg ng t Ie first part of th e meetingmas holidays with Mrs Parker's rela- ee lor. e la er IlIltiated th e new t I. . t loa c ose at 10 o'clocklives In Charlestown W. Va. scouts II I 0 tI e pat.rol, also Mr. W . A. " ., Cole ou r scout mas ter an d Henry An hour of fellowship Wltll refresh-

H o w ~ s , ou r assistant ;cout master . ments wil l b e condu ct ed i n the. lectureWarren Spealml an e scap ed f rom the ~ o o ~ until 11 o'clock, when a n oldl as t p ar t of th e initiation bu t we'll I ~ s l l l o n e d watch night service will be ge t him yet, say we . ' gill. After an inspi ra ti onal a dd re ssTb e respective patrols have decided by the Rev. M. E. Batholomew, oft o h ol d p ri va te patrol meetings and the ! ' \ ~ t i o n a l B i b l ~ Institute, a consome haye decide!1 to charge dues to secratlOn service IS to b e hel d withh el p p ay for the pa trol equipment. s p e . c i ~ 1 p r a y e r ~ for th e Union Evan-The bicycle pa trol has decided on a gehshc CampaIgn to b e he ld by then ame, whi ch Is F ly ing E agl e. This Nar be rt h c hu rc he s in January.patrol cannot go v er y f ar on b l c y c l ~ p r a y e ~ s .will a ls o b e offe.red fOr th e"hikes" at p re sent bu t wait ti1l sum- commISSIOn of th e MethodIst churches

Check s were dist r ibuted last week m er a nd t he re Wil'l be some action. North and Soutb meeting In th e oldby The Merion 'fitle & Trust Com- Taylor Faries wa s s ic k o n F ri da y, h is to ri c cburch In Baltimore, whElrep an y f or o ve r -$61,000 to th e membersIWhich s ickness p revented him from th e first Christmas conference Ino f t he ir C hr is tm as Club, and over attending tbe troop meeting. bu t be is Am eri ca ~ a s . bel? Th e meeting, of$8100 b ei ng t o residents of Narberth. O. K. now. Sorry for your siCkness, this commiSSIOn III an epoch in theIf you were n ot o ne of th e f or tuna te Tay lo r, hut we ar e g lad you got weli history of Protestantism.ones this Christmas, you have an op- so S0011. The communi ty Is cordially invitedportunity to be OM next Christmas At the first meeting of t he F ly in g to al l or any part of tbese watch nightas a new club Is now forming. Eag le Pat ro l a ll members were pres- services. The lat cb string hangs out.

en t -a pret ty fa ir record f or t he firstmeeting.Th e 3-4-6 hunt was a fine schemean d we carried it tbrough very nicely.The la st meeting of Troop One , BoyScou ts o f America, was h el d on December 22 at th e Y. M. C. A. A pro(Continued on F ou rt h Page I

ANNUAL MEETING OF THENARBERTH Y. M. C. A.

COIDlUNITY CLUB.

The c omm it te e a ppoi nt ed to ar range for t he a nn ua l meeting of tlteY. M. C. A., of which Mr. Samuel W.Foster is chairman, has appointed th eevening o f M on da y, January 15, 8o'clock, as the date of t he a nn ua lmee ti ng . Eve ry membe r o f the o rgan ization should attend this meeting, atwhich officers an d directors fo r 1917will be clected. In v iew o f th e needof a much greate r in teres t in th o Y.lVI. C. A. at. this time, it is hoped then"w ill be a very l arg e attendnl1ce off r iends o f this splendid institution. I tneeds warm support from th e generalpUbli c. Come, and get acquaintedw it h t he new secretary, Mr. Shaeffer ,and give the Y. M. C. A. a boost.

On Tuesday, January 2, Mrs. J.Owen Phillips will conduct he r classon public speaking at th e Y, M. C. A.Building, at which t ime Mrs. W. M.C am er on w ill read a paper. Thehostess for t he d ay will ,be Mrs. RoyE. Clarke.

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STRONG ADDRE8S";S}'ELLOWSHIP HOUlt

TH": LITTLE CHURCH ON THEllILL

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E"ERynODY WELCOME

Thou sand s of Candles Shed a Mellow, Yellow Radiance O 'e rthe Town

Two cent . p er word In advaDee; minimumte a words.

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Conditions were illeal for the en-' Barrie, Clark, Pedr ick , Father Cowjoyment of Christmas Eve in Narberth. l ey , Hoss, Green , Howes and Wrig:H.Myriads o f s.tars winked an d twinkled Our reporter was especia lly p leasedin the sable slq', and were reflected II I to see the illumination in th e homecount less sparkl ing sc int il lat ions by of Mr. Way , at the entrance to Narthe snowy robe that shrouded ol d b ro ok Park, in th e f ir st h ou se builtMother. Earth. An expec tant hush per- in t he p ar k limits by Mr. William T.vaded a li natu re , and in Kiddoland Harris. This augurs weli for th e (uevery ea r wa s attuned to c at ch t he tu re , and we can foresee how beau t ifu lfirst faint footfalls of Santa 's reindeer It he p ar k w il l b e in a few years , whena nd t he m er ry twinl(ling of his sleig,h- lighted for Christmas.bells, as he flew from roof to roof The home of Mr. and Mrs. Charleson his Itindly mission. The c h l l r c h ~ s \v. Thompson, corner of Ess ex a nd'were brilliantly lightell, t h ei r s ta ined P ri ce av.enlles, wa s very effectivelyglass windows showing th e symbols J lighted by r ow s of ca.ndles in tiers.of the l ov in g S av io ur who brought one fa r each st.ory. Owmg to th e compeace and good-will to al l men, whi le m an di ng l oc at io n o f th e .house, thisstrains of sweetest music floated f or th cou ld be seen for a great dIstance, and: \s t he good o ld hymns of p ra is e and was a very s t rik ing fea ture of tiLeadora tion were s ung w it h unwonted general illumination..fervor. : \ 'ext door to Mr. Thompson is th e

It wa s at this time that ou r scribe h om e o f Mr. and Mrs. Erich Krell,.set out, accompanied hy a sympathetic who adOPted a very novel and uniquecompanion, on a tour of t.he high and method of lighting. There Is a v e r . ~ l ly -ways of Ou r Town. in Hearch of handsom.e evergreen t.ree on . thmrl igh t , especia l ly cand le l igh t , to see l awn , which , ~ a s covered w l t ~ ltghted'whether the beautiful custom of p la c- c andl es , b urnl ll g very steadIly, owing lighted candles in t.he windows had I n to t he absence o f an y wl.nd. Theg,rown In favor or IIOt. They were well ~ f l e c t was w o n d e r ~ U l l Y beautlful. Al1l1rewarded, because, hy actual count , J us t there somet1ung wond.erful h a ~ -the re ' were at least. 115 homes thus pened. :rhere was a burst of beautl1 te 1 and ,"IIere calldles ' ' 'ere no t ful 111USIC, as though the horns o[I ecora e, " ., " , I fI d f I l' I I d' ll sed, t.he curtainR were up and Ie . an w e ~ e so t. y b.owmg, m ng ethousands of e l e e t r j ( ~ lights flashed ou t WIth t he tmk le o[ slel.gh bells. Suat hell' messages of Christmas cheer. d ~ n l t , a t ~ i l ~ d O W . y dSletghj d r ~ w n . ~ ~ Lovely evergreen wreaths hung in th e SIX eau I u ,rem eel', e ~ p e rI gwindows an d in many home s, f rom the r oof of Mr. ~ r e l l s h om e t o.' . _ th e roof of Mr. BarrIe's house, andghmpses of e v e r ~ r ~ e n trees, WIth m ~ ! I f rom the re to Mr. Shand's hous.e, ad-te rlous forms fllttmg about them, m- j . . A't I ffl d

S t ' . 1 l' bus in olUmg. s I passel a mu edlcated that ~ a s ~ J s we e y voi ce was h ea rd t o say, "Hurry up,th e wor k o f dlstributlon. Mother with that crying doll fo rWhere there w e r ~ 80 many IJeaut!- G r a n ' p ~ Shand to g iv e t o 'Ginny!'"fully lighted homes, It would be almost And then, with lightning -speed it flewinvidious t o s ingl e out an y f or s pe ci al o ve r to Papa Timm's hOnLe' acrossmen ti on . Howeve r, h ad ~ b ~ e n com- th e way. 'mlssloned t o awa rd a p l' lz e, It would I It Is to be regre tted tha t we cannot' have gone to Mr. and Mrs . Frederick give cred i t by name t o a ll who h el pe dG. Woodworth, of 420 Haver ford ave- br ighten Chris tmas Eve In this way,11Ue The windoWS on every s ide of bu t we Imo\\' every effort was appre-their home were brilliantly illuminat- elated and heig,htened the general efed with candles arranged in crescent fect. Some members of the fire deform, giving th e effect of a huge par tmen t feared t hat the cllstom ofChris tmas tree . The mel low, y el low candle lighting might lead to fires,radiance of th e canllle Jigltt reflected hu t g re at c ar e wa s taken In every caseby th e snow, bathed t he ent i re neigh- and happily, nothing un toward occurborhood In a golden glow and flooded red. There is no doubt that. the cusit with suggestions of Christmas c hee r. t om is rapid I)' growing In favor. ane!Mr. and Mrs. Henry S. Gara, who. by next. year prac t ica lly the wholellRve done much t o p opul ar iz e thIS town will be lighted in this way.custom, a ls o h ad a llrilliant array o f T he re should he some definite undercandles, as did Mr. an d Mrs. W. i5tunding as to th e ti me of IighUng,Arthur Cole. George M. Henry, John B. say from 7 to 10 P. lVI. An underWi1liams, Norman Jefferies, Charles standing should also be arrived atW. Thompson, Albert B. Eyre, WilHam with th e Christmas carolers, as to aHorner , Rober t McCoy, Mrs. Pattison, r ou te , a nd time for re-I Igh t ing th eMrs. Oakie S. Coolt, R. L. Beatty, A. J . c an dl es in their honor.Loos and very many others, includingMes sr s. C lay, L augh li n. Boo th , How'enstlne, Marsh, Mullhol1and, Wi1liamJ. Jones, J. H. Jeffer ies , Dr. Faries,

" 'ASTED-Young ma n wants board Inpriva te family af ter January 1st . Address,Bo x 931. (l2-1'll)

.CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS

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HARRY A. JACOBS,Editor.

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ServicearolHappyfonrthofjulectlon!"The Cub"

R ay Jo ne s sa ys that if base ballcollections a re b et te r next year, hewil l buy a Packard. Not much satisfaction in a Ford.

Application lIas been made tochange t he name o f Chest nu t avenue,between E ss ex a nd Maple, to Prosperity Hollow. Everybody down thereowns an automObile, garagee, furlined overcoat, whi te h at , whi te n ecktie, diamond stick pin and conservatory. The only thing needed now Is abarber's services."Peace on earth, good will toward

men " is meaningless to me while Iam t ry ing to navigate a sidewalkf rom which some lazy , sel fi sh indiv idu al h as neg le ct ed to r emove t ile Ice .

Held Last Thursday Evening inSchool Auditorium-ProgramRendered by School ChildrenUnder Leadership of MissHelen Wilson-Pianist, HelenCole

Community

Who copped the boodle while al Ithe explanations were being explaineddown there in Washington? That Is.a foolish bunch-foolish like a fox.

Regardless of weather and veryslushy pavements a large audience filled all th e available seats . Undoubtedly, the best musical production orot.r schools (or several years.Miss Wilson's pleasing personali tyalways wins he r pupi ls who work with.and for hel'. The t ec hn iq ue o f he rl ea ding was prai seworthy. Remarkable how pupils watched the leaderand responded.Detnn of ]'rogrnm.Promptly at 8 o'clock the li gh tswere t urned out and a star (electrically lighted) gleamed forth f rom tne ceiling. Fa r away was heard thes t ra ins of "Star . Star , Beau ti fu l Star."The s t ra ins grew loude r and louder.The lights al blazed on, t he d oo rsswung open and from tw o hundredvoices bu rs t t he Adele Fidells. Singing th e joyous inspiring song, th epupils marched in, the gi rl s all dressed in white. The boys and girls werewell grouped, whi ch added much toth e music and th e appearance. Fo rf or ty m in ut es t he gruna o ld c arOl swere sung and then th e pupils marched out singing "Hall the HeraldAngels Sing."Thus was brought to an end thesecond community corat service ro rNarberth.On all sides were heard words of

commendation, and th e h op e t ha t t hecustom, seemingly inaugurated lastyear, would continue to be the one bigevent of the Christmas season for Narberth.

DINNER.Mr. and Mrs . S. A. Rudolph entertained t he follOWing at dinner onChristmas: Mr. and Mrs. Jos. P.Witherow, Miss Augusta. Witherow,Mr. Phil l ip Witherow, Jr., Mr. Dickson Mrs. Bayley, Mrs. Car l in , MissMarie RUdolph, Mr. Paul Carlin, Mr.Lorenzo Carlin and Mr. C. A. Rudolph.

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Gather The PeopleTogetherMen And WomenAnd ChildrenAnd Thy StrangerTh at Is WithinThy GatesThat They May HearAnd That They MayLea rn And FearThe Lord Your GodAnd ObserveTo DoAll The WordsOf This Law

On Friday evening, January 5, th eDe lta Sigma S or or ity will give aminstrel show and dance.Look later for further particulars.

NEW SER IES OPENS IN MARCH

WIIO'S TilE cum

Saving is a habit,And a very good one,Very necessary to success.Every dollar pu t by means toYour family less liability and probabilityOf distress and discomfort.Usually the MONEY SAVED isReally the odd dollarsMost easily and thoughtlessly spentOn frivolities which areNot necessary nor useful.Enter ou r Association andY au will start a Nest Egg.

}I fiappy neW Ytar

Editor of Our Town: Will youplease publish t he n ame of the Cub?'fhe membe rs o f my h ou se ho ld ar every much interested in his weeklycolumn a nd a re anxious to know thename of so clever a chronicler. Weshall look for your answer in nextweek's I ssue of Our Town.Illterestctl.ANSWER: As much a s th e edito rof Our Town would like t o g iv e youthe information you request, he cando so only by f or fe it ing t he s uppo rt

of ou r mutually admired protege. TheCub will write o nl y so long as thee di to r kee ps h is I de nt it y a secret. Iwill tell you, however, that he is one u. E. P., 111916. Deut. 31-12.of Narberth's most respected citizens [ ( Pu b. C omm. Ev an . S er .)of th e "younger set." IEtUtor. :mNSTREL SHOW AND DANCE.

narbtrtb Building and [oan }lss'n

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Narberth Office, Arcade Bldg. O p e n F r o l n ~ 8 A.M.'to 4P. M.Saturdays 8A. M. U'l1til N0011. Friday Eve11ings:7:Until 9.' .aI

The Merion Title andTrust Co.The Rest is Easy. You Can Start Soon. First Pavnzent Dec.

Conze in a11d Let Us Tell rou About It.

Imagine tal tlng down the nets on at en ni s c ou rt Chr is tmas Day. "LetGeorge do it" Kirkpatrick, chairmanof the grounds committee, has a dandy= = = ~ = = _ " , . , . == .""'.=.,...". = " , . , . _ = ~ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = - = = = = = =job.

slst of a 3 1-2-story granite stonedwell ing , occupied by th e purchaser,I and a thr.ee-story -brown stone dwelling. They were held for sale at$37.000.

H. C. GARA,Advertising Manager.

MAIZIE J. SIMPSON,Cosllier.

BOROUGH OFFICERS.

EMERGENCY PHONE CALLSFire 350.Police 1250.

OUR TOWN will gladll printan l news Item about any subjectthat Is o f I nt er es t t o Narbe rthfolks, but In order to meetthe printing schlYlule, al l "copy"-manuscripts-must r ea ch t heeditor by 6 P. M. Monday. eachweek.Happy New Year!A f a ir ly white Chr istmas!

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1916------_._--- - - - - - -

Mrs. C. T. Moore A. J . L oo sMrs. Roy E. Clark Henry RoseEarl 1

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N " A H B ~ R T H ~ PA.-OUR T O W N - D E O E ~ I B E R 28 . 1916

PAPAlAUOTeacher 01 Singing

Narberth, Pa.

Y. M. C. A. BUILDING

Grippy weatherthis. Be tter get abox o f-+tw.CASCAItA c:\qUININE, The old family remedy-in tabletfonn-safe, sure. ensy to take. Noopiates-no unplensllnt after effects.Cures colds in 24 hours-Grip in 3days. Money back if it fails. Getthe genuinebox with Red Top andMr. HW's picture on it-25 cents.At An., DrUIr Store

H. C. FRITSCHProperties For Bent and SaleFire IDS1U'lUlC8BeD Pholle I e W.Wall B lIfldfal. NarHr&ll, Pao

You will lind a variety ofGERMAN COFFEE CAKES

AND OTHER TASTY CAKESA 't Miesen ' sEVERY SA1URDAYTry Our Sticky Cinnamon Buns

We guar an te e th e purity of our IceCream. All orders pro'!1ptly attended to.P. MIESEN, Confectioner

HOWARD F. COTTERM'EATS of1'"1. QUALITY

C. B. HARTMAN104 Dudley AYenue Narberth, PaFish and OystersPhone. Narborth 64' W

I AM AT TBE SERVICE OFTBE PUBLIC OFiNARBERTBAutomobiles to hire at all hours of dayand night.SABlE CENSORE Pbone 1289 o r 625 NARBERTH,PA.

C. P. COOK.....Anthracite CoalWOOD ANDIBUILDING SUPPLIES46th and Parrish Sts.

For Keeping Brassy BathroomFixtures Beautifully SilverPlated Use

A }'RJo;SU SUPPLY OF CANDYEvery Week atDAVIS'WJlltman's, Chocolates andDouglass 1I0me lUade CandiesOur Special t ies

Imperial Grocery Co.l'ARBERTH, PA.

Extra Strength. Lable Red, aboutonce aweek 'just use as a polish.'35c a bottle; 75c hall pint can.Can be purchased at

U-KanPlate__ SILVER - -PLATING POLISH

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Ave..667.556.533.500.500.:l33

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George B. SupleeSteam & HotWater Heating

2nd 3rtl I Plumbing game. game.131 184 'Bell TelephOne.149 127162 135i ~ i ~ I Frank Crist720 7511MEATS & ~ R O V I S I O N S

I Hijlh Grade ButterI Telephone-Narberth 644 A.3rd' _game.137132168167127

2ndgame.165123131130

A. C.2ndgame.118133147135121

S t l 1 l 1 t 1 1 l 1 ~ (If tl1I' ('Iuhs.Totals 745

M O X T G O M I ~ R Y1stgame.Scanlin 145Compton 139Foote 151Dickie 131Ward 179

Jim McKell, t he popular captain ort he E ss ex t eam. says the Plugs aredue for an " aw fu l ladn'" when t heyrun up against 11ls team again. "Watchus spike their championship aspirations," says JIm'. This match Isscheduled for January 3rd, and promIses to be a "humdinger."

J im Foote con tinues to show improved form. He averaged 155 againstthe Plugs .

WM. G. CUMMER210 Elmwood AvenuePAINTING andPAPER HANGING

p o r t a ~ a r a g C S IP h o n : . : ~ ~ ' : : ~ M A NGara.McGlnley MAIN L INECompaoy Packing, Crating, Shipping23 South 17thStreet FURN I TURESchaeffer, th e new secretary, signed PHILADELPHIA Upholstering and R e p a l r f n ~t he con tr ac t tendered him by Bob Phone, 641-W.

Savill and was present in th e Plugs' 104 DUDLEY AVENUEline-up last week. "What's th e mat- The Eagle Tailoring Co.tel ', Bob?" Are the old fellows begJn-n lng t o feel the strain? 234Woodbine Ave.

Phone, 1203 J NARBERTH, PApLADIFS' AND GENTS' TAILORINGereanlnl. Preaslnl, Dyelnl and Repalrlna.Price. Reason.ble. Workcalled for and delivered

ALL SAINTS' I). J:". CUUUCH.

The community i s inv it ed to all or ' a state of innocuous desuetude sUffer- ID W. M. CAMERONpart of the Watch Night services as Ing from ennUi, the h o o k w ~ r m or r.stated above. some other malady, and to compelPresentation of New PIano. them to have consideration for the DENT I S TThe Sunday School was given a convenience of their fellow towns1 .real th ri l l last Sunday by the gift of men and to arouse them from their Arcade Buildinga n.ew plano. With the excep tion of supine Indifference, Councils shaul l! Ga s Admlnlslered Pupils laultht from Ihe be-the co.mmittee purchasing the i ns tr u- p as s an ordinance compellln"", all It Inninlt to Ihe final prepara-t t I t I .., lion for the conce,I oroperaticmen 1 came as a camp e e surpr se. property owners and tenants t o c lean slal:e.

I t Is a deep toned Lindeman I n a b eau- t hei r pavement s twelve hours after ArllRUc Hnlrdreaslng. Electrical Treatment. Mr. Papalardo numbers among h isUful mahogany casing. While the the cessation of a s nowf al l or Inflict II American Wnve Manicuring pupils:schoo l Is noted for its good singing a fine of $5 and costs on all negrect. A M CASE Lucrezia Bori, Metropolitan Opera Co.under the leadership of Mr. S ti te s, lug to do so. That Is evidently the', Paula Wltkowska, Boston Opera Co.visitors declared the children sur- . Scnlp Treatment, Fnclnl Maaaage, Dyeing, Ethe l Parks , Metropolitan Opera Co.d th I I i i h ouly alternative t o compel the Cltl- Blenching, Clipping Singeing Shnmpoolng Stella Met te , Chicago Opera Co.passe emse ves n s ng ng t e t d tl I d . . ,Christmas carols. z e l ~ s 0 0 Ie I' U ~ y . Will Councils 242 Haverford Ave., Narberth Papalardo's European and American(' . t .CJ I S d consider the matter. There ar e hun- Phone, Narberth 302-J successes as conductor of about.0 a mrc I un aye drcds of people awaiting it. for ty -two operas and as a teacher of

r e ~ ~ ~ s ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ m ~ : ~ n i h ~ h ~ e ~ U ; ~ ~ r a ~ Public Welfare. IrLEAN SAfE WHOLE"S-- ~ ~ ~ r ~ ~ ~ ~ e t ~ ~ ~ f ~ ~ ~ ~ J ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ f c i : ~ ~attending the first Iservice on Sunday. " o m ship.January 7. In addition to th e sermon Y .M . C. A. BOWLING LEAGUE 1 11 1 Studiothe pastor wlll administer the sacra- OUR PRODUcrs ARE GUARANTEED Presser Bundlng, 1714 Chestnut St .ments. UNDERBACTERIOLOGICAL CONTROL Residence, Narberth, Pa.Phone, Narberth, 1236 M.The matches rolled In t he local five-man bowling league during the past Pl l l lieur izedM ilk IDEUVERIESR \ dr S n week resulted as follows: Bryaelovls Cerli l led WEST PBILAeVe ,n ew u rk e P as to r PI . Milk ', .,. ugs won three games from South. (Pedrlaf lcS ociety) OVERBROOKSIde.The services at All Saints' P. E. . Special "Guernsey ' MERIONChurch, Montgomery and Wynnewooll ! Milk WYNNEFIELDPLUGS. .avenues, f or n ex t S un da y are as fol- 1st (Robertsa:Sbarpless BAU-CYNWYDlows: 2nd 3rd Dairies) NARBERTH8.00 A. M.-Holy communion. game. game. game. Cream Buttermilk ARDMORE9 .4 5 A . M.-Sunday School. HUlllphries 177 185 147 T bl d Wbl I WYNNEWOOD11.00 A. M.-Morning prayer and Rose 125 149 156 a e -::aream. p p n o 1======sermon. Haws 142 140 1524.00 P. M.-Evening prayer. W. O. Smedl ey ' " 11426 11428 11945Savill .

ReT. C. G. Koppel, Pastor.

MERION MEETING nOUSE.Ntws of tlIt C!rlturrltes

S'f. MAUGAllE'f'S cnURCH.

EVANGEL BAPTIST CHUlWH.

The Utfle Church on the lim.

UC'. John Gordon, D. D.,ActingPllstor

Merion Meeting House Is opened forworsh ip every Frist-day at 11 A.M. Visitors are cordially welcome.A registry book is kept for visitors.All ar e asked to register their names.

Earl)' Mass on Sunda.y from Apri llo;t to October 31st at 6.30 A. M. FromNoyember 1st to MarCH 31st at 7 A. M.Late Mass, 9.30 A. M. throughout th eyear. ~ l a s s e s on 110lydays, 6.30 an d1l.30 A. M. WeekdaYs at 8, Eveningdevotions and other services at regulartimes.

Sunday services:9.45 A. M.-Bible School. Classesfor al l ages. Men's and Women'sBible class l ed by Dr. Gordon. Everybody welcollW.11.00 A. M.-Morning worship. Subject, "Looking Back."7.00 P. M.-Young People's meeting.Helen Jones4 1lmder.7.45 P. M.-Evenlng worship. Subject, "Looking Forward."Wednesday, December 27, 8 .00 P.M.-Prayer and prai se meeting led by Did you e ve r r is e after a restlessDr. Gordon. Subject, "Gifts." Thi s n ig ht a nd look out of the window tn Totals 714Is the last p raye r mee ti ng o f t he y ea r, t he hope o f s ee in g the first signs of I SOUTHSIDE.l et every member try and be present t he d awn? You wan ted t he day to 'at t hi s mee ti ng and hav.e a message. come. You were t ired of the darkness. 1stThursday, December 28, 7.30 P. M.- Then in t he eas t you s aw t he first game.B ib le Schoo l Christmas fun and beams of l ig ht s te al in g a cr os s t he L ai rd 112f rol ic . Come and have a good time heavens, and even whi le you watched W. BrowlI 120with us. vou could s ee t he l ig ht b eg inni ng to Harris 154

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~ n c i r c l e the horizon, and finally flood- 01'.1' .: . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9RM.-New Year s meeting, one h ou r i ng t he f am il ia r t re es and houses in W l 1 l m ~ .onl y. Come and start th.e year right . 11 I d ILudovlcl 112and pray for the work of the new J your neJg 1 )01' 1 0 0 . year, and especially for the Evange- tl Hafve YOfU everlnotllCed. thte look tOld " Totals 596 702list meetings which ar e to begin on Ie ace o . o ne w 10 . las JUs a,ccep e __Sunda Jan ar "1 1917 Jesus Chn st a s SavIOur? Isn t therey, u y - " a light and a peace and a new joyI PlUgs. WOII two g.ames out of threeshining ou t In a way that has n ev er g ames from Montgomery A. C.THE I)UESUYTIUUAN CHUIWH. Ieen true before with that person?Uel'. John Vlln Ness, )lInlster. One who had walked in darkness had .' . PLUGS.seen a great light, a nd on e who had I 1stdwelt In the l and o f t h e deep darkness I game.of dea th h ad found the light shining IHumphrIes 143upon him. No wonder he wa s joyous IHaws 159and glad! No wonder the morning W. D. Smedley 140t rees and fields on these bright winter jSchaeffer 128days send back the sunshine! Savill 171We do wel l t o look for the light. I t 'jany of us ar e disturbed or burdened Totals 741

at this Christmas time, le t us remindourselves that we ar e not children ofthe darkness, bu t children of light. Weought t o h av e the Christmas face, notonly now, bu t every day-the face thattclls of the coming, of Jesus Christinto our lives. How can we help showing his presence if he Is to u s wha t Isimplied in the names for h im. Let uss ee If we can repeat them: Wonderful,Counsel lo r, Mighty God, EverlastingFather, Prince of Peace.-(Phllip E. IHoward i n The S. S. TimesL-Pub. IComm. Evan. Services. l w.PUBLIC WELFARE ON I ~ ~ l ~ : - : : : : : : : : : : : : : : 1 ~

HIS PERIODICAL TIRADE 1 ~ : E t ~ ~ E e r ~ : : : : : : : : :To t he Edito r of Our Town: IIn last week' s i ssu e o f Our '1'ownI High individual single game-H.the E ssex a ve nue r es id ent r ela tes Smedley , 215. High Ind iv idual threehis conversation with a Main Line games-Ward, 548. High team threecommunter in which he optimistically Igames-Narbrook, 2334. High teampointed o ut th e advan tages of living Ising,le game-Colts, 819.In an uJ}-to.,date, progrel3slve town I Bowling Notes.like Narberth, where the borough om- I "Bob" Savil l 's Plugs may be candl-

) U ~ T I I O D I S T EPISCOPAl, CIlURCII cials even accommodated th e r es id en ts d at es f or the Old Folks' Home, butby having the sidewalks cleaned 1m-Iyou would never know it to s ee t hemmediately after a heavy snowfall. bowl. They ar e setting t he o th erBut would not t he Main Line com- teams In th e league a ho t pace, andmut er h av e received a tremendous a continuation of their present formlihock and have been completely d ls - wil l land them the championship.New Year's Slmda)'. illusloned were he to hav e seen Nar- Their " lo g" for t he p as t w ee k show-9.45-Sunday School. Appropriate berth 's sidewalks for several days fol- ed five games won o ut of six rolled,exerc ises . Rev iew of the quarter's lowing the publicat ion of the h ighly with a team average for the six gameslessons. eugolistlc article? of .746. Some "rollin'" for the old11.00-New Year's sermon by t h Not in t he pas t ten years were con - men , eh!Rev. G. Bickley Burns, D. D., district ditions s o e xe cr ab le a nd intolerable.superintendent . Special selections by 'Twas 110t cau sed by the derelictiont he chorus choir. of duty of any of the borough em-8-10:-Cantata, "The Story of Beth- ployes. On the contrary, t he y p er lehem," repeated by request. Mis!! formed their work In their usual satlsPrescott will be a ss is ted by tho qual"- factory manner. I t was due en ti rely tot et cho ru s cho ir w it h Mr. Bub as t he the laclt of co-operation of th e cltI-tenor soloist. and o th .ers . Addres3 by zens. Invariably a ft er t he plow Is

the pas to r. Organ recital for the ftrat pressed into service there rema!n&fifteen minutes 'by Miss Wentz, the probably a few inches of hard-pressedchurch organist . snow, and it would require but a rew10-11-Fellowshlp Hour with r e- m in ute s' t im e o f a ny p ubl ic -s pi ri te dfreshments. citizen to remove It from the slde-11-12-"Seeing the Old Year Out ." walk, thereby obViating the abominAddress by the Rev. M. E . Bar th ol o- abl e condition that prevailed lastmew. Speci al prayers for the Union Thursday a ft er t he heavy downpourEvang.eUstic services to be held by the of rain.Narberth churches and for the Union Where the convenience of ou r clUof Methodist Episcopal churches North zens is concerned it is apparent thatand South. I t he maj or it y o f ou r residents are in

The meetings for next Sunday willbe as follows:10.00 A. M.-Sunday School.11.00 A. M.-Public worship. Thepastor will preach a sermon appropriate to the closing day of the oldye ar , o n the theme, "Voices Out ofthe Past." Miss Schuebel will repeathe r beautiful solo of last Sunday evenIng entitled, " Th e Son g of Bethlehem." Other Christmas music will berepeated also.7.00 P. M.-Christian Endeavormeeting. Leader, Mr. George McCaig. Al l young people invited.8.00 P. M.-Evening worship. Thepastor will preach a New Year's sermon on the theme, "God's Plumbllne."Miss Wil son wil l sing the beautifUlsolo which she rendered last Sundaymorning entitled, "The Birthday of aKing." The quartet will repeat otherChristmas music.Church Notes.The fragrance of th e beautifUl.Christmas Sunday will remain wi thus for a long while to come. Themusic by t he qua rt et w as dlgnlfi.ed,pleasing and worshipful and greatl,'appreciated by a ll . The dec'lratlonsw er e bea utif ul a nd ta ste fully ar ranged.Miss Mildred Sco tt , soc ia l w o r k J ~ ; 'for the Main Line, wi ll speak at ourprayer meeting next Wednesdayevening, January 3, 1917.

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N A H B E I ~ T H . P A . - O U R TOWN-DECEMBER 28 .1916 =Principal Melchior will s pe nd most

of t he week at Harrisburg attendingth e State Teahcers' Association.Carro11 Downes, Jr., whom we e x pected to see on Thursday night orFriday morning, wa s delayed en routefrom Dartmouth.Our s e nio r c la ss feels just a little"bigger" since it ha s two Uncle Samboys. BiJI and Les, w e h op e you werewel1 paid. You worked ha rt!. Bill,you l ooked migh ty happy In your an nex-when you were no t alone.Thanks to th e f ew b oy s w ho "stoo(lby" during th e hours from 3.30 to 10P. 1\1. T hurs day to g et th e m anualwork don e in the auditorium. It 's fUllto play in th e foot ligMs, bu t harder inthe da rk , hut, fel1ows, t he la tt e r buildsmen.

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Narberth Register

Jqnue. Narbrrtq 672

SCHOOL CHRISTMAS EXERCISES

WALTON BROS.

A Christmas Program of Real Merit by Pupils of the LowerGrades Caught the Ear and Eye of the Parents Who Bravedthe Forbidding Elements on Friday Morning-Big Surprisefor Everybody Who "Paddled Their Boats'" Up to theSchool-Each Person Expected to be the "Only One"-There Were Others

"OCl1tiOIl.L et u s spend it in an enjoyable bu trestful way. We need to g et r ea dyfo r a long h ard pu ll from January2nd t o s omet ime ill June.Spealdng of hard work, what evercame without i t that was worth while?lit is o ur f or tu ne a nd n ot m is fo rt un eto be required to work,This is th e last of th e school notesfo r t he yea r 1916. Fellow pupils, let'sthink about 1917. What do y ou s ee In_____. . . , . . . _ - : - . . - , . _ - , : = - : : - " . . . . , , . , . . , - = = = " " " ' = = = = ~ = = - : : - = = .":''''':_,.....,. -.":.'"=' it fo r you, success o r f ai lu re? H ereDO IT NOW . - - , - - - - - ..- Phone,Ardmore 39 I is your success. I t is spe11ed withRICHARD F DENVER r o ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ e ~ ~ ~ G-R-O-W,R - f o r right.Decorative Painting : : Paper Hanging O-for on.VIr-for working. A R C A D IAP . p e r H a ~ l : i n l : represented b ~ 21 LANCASTER AVE., ARDMORE Go right on working.Philip L, Gall.!:her I If I '11 G ROW CHE!'jlTNUT.Bel . 16t h S I'-R-'-eal Es'-tat-e' -W-a'n---t-e'-'d-'.' I Is ~ t O ~ 0 ~ 0 ~ n ~ ~ 0 : ; ~ ~ ~ ~ 0 s e ~ ~ u r old P h o I O P l a ; : i ! f I ~ l k ~ ~ ~ . t O l l . 3 0

boys a nd g ir ls back 111 school as soon i P. M.as the)' g,et home? Of th e c la ss o f. Phila. , Po .1915, Roy Griffith an d Bertha Redifer;' PRO G RAMof 1916, Agnes Ros e, ,Tean Justice , 'Hilda Smedl ey , Made li ne McClay, AI,J, ( ~ I 1 m S T J I A S WE}:KCharles McCarter and Augusta With-! Triongle l ' resentse ro w, w ho i s with us this year. we ,nLLJAJI S. lIARTwere g la d to se e Da vi d Adele, F ran k In l\ Picture ThntHanks With th e BestW in ne a nd "Jack" Jefferies. There of Thnt S l ar 's Achievements,ma y have be en others whom th is " re- "TRUTHFUL TULLIVER"porter" did lIOt Ree.Most o f th e teachers wil l s pend I t Is All S to r )' on d Al l Actiolltheir vacations afar from Karberth. ~ " \ l X I'RODUCTIOX storls at 10.80 A. M.,12.30, 2.15.4,00, 6.00, 8.00 and 9,45 P. M.

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