Our Town January 20, 1916

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VOLUME II. NUMBER 15\ NEWS ITEMSWANTED O U R ,NARBERTH, PA., T H U R S p A Y ~ JANUARY 20 , 1916 READ OURADVERTISEMENTSPRICE TWO CENTS

Sub s c r i p ' t i o n s Rec e i v e d S i n c eLas ' t ~ e e k

- - _ . _ - - - - - - - - - - - ~ ~ ~ - - - - ------------- - - - - -NARBERTH FIRE COMPANY'S IDOOM SOUNDEDPROMPT ACTION SAVES HOME OF TOLL ROADS

I t is suill that n o o ne cun breathe ata ~ r e a t e r height than s even mil esf rom the e ar th .

The Evangel is t Will DeliverFamousLecture, "The Book ofBooks," Pronounced a Masterpiece By Scholar and

Critic

P. J. DAILYMRS . EDWIN JAMESA. W. BROCKMEYER

A. H. W I L S O ~P. B. KRAUT

NA)IES COJIMITTEES. IDR LWMUNHALL, . " I 1 resltlent SllIl!lI1Jl Announces All-I COMING TO N"'RBERTHIlolntmcnts } or Township Commh!- i "sIoners. I

ofanany, wil l o cc upy th e ol d officeth e b an k a ft er the removal asshow room and gen er al office.

Main Line Men Will Ask Jury ofView in February-MeansFree Highway

The MerloJl Title and Trust Company announces that it will erect anew bank building beside i t s p resentlarge office, at Ardmore. It hopest o occupy the new build ing next September. The Counties Gas a nd E le ctric Company, which is a branch ofth e Uni te d Gas Improvement Com-

lIr. Levi P. iUengel ,,111 dell"er Illslecture (In "Egypt, It s Jlonumentners, ha s f il ed a President Geo rge Sul li va n, o f th edothes near by. supplementary notlc9 that he will as k Board of Commi ss io ne rs o f L ow erThe Narherth l" lre Company did ex- for the appointment of a jury of view Merion township, has appointed t l l ' ~cellent serv!ee, and, considering the at the sess ion of court on February following standing commit tee s for thedense volume of smo ke w it h w hi ch 21st. The j ury is t o "v iew a nd con - en su in g y ea r:Ihev had to encounte r, I t is remark- demn f or pub li c use, freed from tolls Highway-Mr. Evans , chai rman, anda b l ~ that the\' were able to che"i ng mat er ia ls f or new buildings; a met. proceedings will begin. the roof, he turned In t he a la rm ; e st ab li sh ed c us tom o f c onduct ing adr ive r became ve ry abus ive to one of Those who were unable to get out Under prevailing eondltlons this then he went in anll told the folks service one Sunday night each montht he h or se s a nd Mrs. Cooper was a t o "Communi ty Night" last Frida! t ol l r oa d , a nd the Lanc as t er t ur np ik e, their house wa.'> Imrnlng down; you th e Bible class has secured Dr. Mun'witness to t he c ru el act; sh e imme- missed a great treat when the y diU which begins at Lanc as te r a ve nue, Imow, they w er e ju st h av in g t he ir hall's services for Sunday evening,(liately Sl'nt f or t he a ge nt of the S. P. no t hear Dr. and Mrs. Cameron give Overbrook, and extends beyond Pa - d inne r, a bout s ix o'clock. The teach- February 6. The s er vi ce w il l b e heldC. A. and had th e offender arrested. their little informal talle on th e An- 01.1, effectually "bottle up" the Main i er s forgot all about tire drills and in th e Methodis t Church wlt l l a: co rShe then arranged for a l i fe member- daman Islands. Lme. The charges ~ o traffic of ve-! things 1I\,e t ha t, a nd t h e ~ all wan te d d ia l Invi t at ion to all.s hi p I n the society, and had the above hlcles and. automolnles o?- th e two' to r un r ig ht up and get In th e fire.amonnt set a si de i n he r will fo r t he AN EXCELI,EN'r SHOWING. roads ar e Ingh, and there IS only one i 'fhe firemen were there in jig time,object. :\Irs. Cooper's affairs ar e all Two hundred and twenty-eight ro.ute, w ~ l l c ~ 1 requires a r o u n ~ about bu t t he y c ou ld n' t d o muc h about th ein the hands of he r pr iva te secretary, cards have been issued for th e 1916 tnp, begl1l111ng near Ardmore and ex ' f ir e; I t t oo k most 0[ them to hold the:\Ir. F. Co rd on Whi te , o f Narberth, Christmas C lu b o f The Merion T it le t ending ,down Wynnewood 0 road teachers-there 's three te acher s , andwho, tog,ether with two appointed ex, & Trust Company. thrc?ugh N a r ~ e r ~ h and Overbr ok. it tool{ about three firemen to holdecutors, wil1 administer the estate. Two hundred new accounts 11ave re- bventually. It IS .11Opbed rthatl tlble tLatln- e ac h o ne; that was n in e f ir st -c la sscently been opened, which goes to easter turnpike wile reel, u Ie firemen out of service rig ht a t the IIAP!'YCOMMC"ITY NIGIIT A niG SUCeESS prove that Narberth needs just such action must be taken by the State start: bu t s ome o f th e other firemen S U ~ l H Y E Y I : N I ~ Gan e nt er pr is in g i ns ti tu ti on a s w as Hlghwav Department. However,Community night at the Y. M. C. A. 1 lIt ' "'1 t t and some o tbe r p eopl e got IJUsv and "n:'I'JlODIST CnrnCH paced lere. w ten he! , on gomery avenue urn- .011 Friday evening was a huge suc . . f 't III t II tt t soon ha!l i t u nd er control. )o u should Sileciul SernlOJlThe company at Ardmore, and Mr. p1ke IS ree 1 w n a u ra v a raecess. About 160 Narberth people were Dalll'el Leitcll, nlanager of our b ra nc h a ll t il e t ra ff ic th at c an pos;lbly u se h av e heen there. I t was fierce, bu t toPresent and enjoyed a most delightfulfIll .1 f R t t ' l e ~ t the boy s ! lid I\"ood work, all right.. I ee , very much encouraged , to s ay te roau as ar as osemon, a ~ ' . ." YOUNG ,,"OJ[ENevening. The r oom was attractive Y tl I tAt' 't t f Montgom G O l l 1 ~ skatmg?., 1 1 fad cu t te eas . c IOU a preven us e 0 - "" . lIt t II! "TRI', JIO'.IE "decorateu wit 1 pa ms , erus n . cry a ve nue by hpavy trut'ks may be ; ,0 , lave 0 go over a Ie gJ'l11. ' .,f i ~ w e r s . The enterta inment conSisted LIST OF UNCLAIMED LET'fEnS AT l al ,e n by the Lo;er Merion commi s- So long," '1'JUO0T!l severaBl r l ' l r e t t [ ~ M v o C ~ l n ~ O ~ o c S e l l b o Y sMolrOsS I 'I'll}: NARnERTIl POST OFFICE. sloners, as the splendid roadwaY JIIss Brlll,omas e 0 erlO, 1 . 1 .1 1 'f tl );Y.l:\(a:USJI '1'0 'I' l lI: l;arhel'lll. ~ e n l l e m n n ' s

f I d F ou rt h s tr ee t Wes t Phi la de lp luu open facp J,:"ol\l walch , t.'llJ..:I'a,-etl :\[. )1. ,YolIghted with th e success of their en- financial statement o t Ie county an ' . "n had

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How I l1Udl bet tel' ill. '0"I t b)' n eU1)' f1rc . ~ i d t ' nnd lh lnkhow much hener It I to ~ l b\' IIc : O ! \ ~ fjrl . ~ l d c t ho n t o tlC on tht.ronf. dClll1il1J: the s-now off. think .I n hnw much bettcr it i to besltlinJt h,r n ,oz}' f1re--!ioide thand C l : n l n ~ the !Onnw off t he ' muf .

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Job an a Commercial

Sell Phone_ Spruce 5469

.'. PRINTERS .'.1709 SANSOM STREET

PHILADELPHIA

The Real Estate Man at114 Woodside Ave.,be pleased t o a ss is t you int1ng a home.Telephone-Narberth 685 A.

TH EC&rl'tltwl1nil 'ritttittg

TEACHER OF PIANO

417 Haverford Ave. Narberth, Pa.Phone, 3160

Office Stationery, Po.'er_, Pro.ram TicketEtc. Le t ua eatimQle on yournext job.

BOYLE'S MARKET HOUSEPrime Meats

George B. SupleeSteam & HotWater HeatingPlumbingBell Telephone.

Home Dre ssed Poul tr y, But te r. Eggsand Game.Fancy Fruit and Vegetables.

"A Store for Particnlar People"

SAVILL "SWAN NECK" FAUCETNDn.Spluhlng POliti.. THE "SAVILL"QUick Acling Shul,Off Rig. U. S. Pit. OlllceRecommended I n In. PII.~ ed by 18, '12PIAll Thomas SavlIl'sum- SODS

bell 13tO.I2-14 Wllllcl SI,,\. le etu re on "E gyp t, Its Monuments and Antiquities," by Dr . LeviP. M e n g e ~ High School A.udJrorJomFriday night, Jannary 28th, a t 8.15o'clock sharp.

by the Feder al a utho ri ti es wou ld 10011:well In Narberth. I t surely wouldadd to our town greatly. Towns otl es s p op ul at io n and l es s p os t officerece ipts have them.

One of the r ec en t new arrivals 111Xarherth is th e f am ily o f Mr. WiIlialll Wri gh t. T he y i reside at No. 51Montgomery avenue.

Mr. Howard C. Fritsch an d fam-

Iil)', of Wynnewoou avenue, have gonet o S t. Augus ti ne , Fla., for a fewweeks . They were accompanied hyI Mr. Cha rl es Buckman , father ofIMrs. Fr itsch, and Miss Ida Buckman,his daughter.THE FIRESIDE

OUB TOWN will gladly printan y news i tem about any sllbJeC'tthat is of Int er e st t o Narbe r thfolks, bu t In order to meetthe printing sehllllule, al l "copy"-manuscrIpts -must r ea ch t heedftor by 6 P. M. Monday eachweek.

,'LlY TIU: WISIl m:COlUE ARE .AUTY!

Mr. and Mrs. Ansel D, Jones, of : TH E MOSTErie, Pa., ar e v is it ors i n ou r town ;Mr. and Mrs. Jones lived formerly;COMPLETE GROCERY STOREon Wynnewooll avenue. II Someone rece; ; - ;emarked that a / The Imperial----------------. . ! n ic e n ew post office building erec ted Ph o n e 808 .

H. C. GARA,AdTcrUsing Manager.

OUR TOWN

is credi tel l with saying

THCRSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1916

J)OIl't iot 'get thllt this Is a comnlUnIty of home maker s and homekeepers and tllllt olle of YOUIt}lOST IJIPOR'l'ANT DUTIES i s tokeep it so.You cun lIid mllterially by do.Ing rour shopping Dnd marketingwith th e lI(ITertisers in th is paper .

BUILD UP YOUR TOWNBuild Up Your Home

HOWARD'S DRUe STORE

Owned, and PUblished every Thur8- To th e ] ; ~ d l t o r of Our Town:day by the Xarberth Civic Associa- The, recent action of th e Montgomtlon, Ier y Count) Commissioners instruct-l ing. their legal representative, Theo-HARRY A. JACOBS, , dore L. Bean, t o present a pe ti t ion toEdftor. I the court at Norristown 011 February121, p ra yi ng f or t he appointment of a"'Irs, C. R. Blackall G. M. Henry I roall jury to ac t on th e matter of

1\11'5, C. T. Moore A. J. Loos ! ahollshing tolls on Montgomery pike,.Mrs. E . C. Stokes Henry'Rose i from Baja to Bryn Mawr, is a moveMiss Adah Durbin W. T. Melchio r that will be received with rejoicingEarl F. Smith 0. L. Hampton and satisfaction hy nearly al l the sub-AssocIate EdItors. urhanites l iv in g i n contiguous terri-lory. If the cou rt Tenders a favor-",IAIZIE J. SIMPSON, nett)- lJ lIxter's GossIII.CashIer. ahle deeision and a road jury is ap-______________ I pointed, there only remains the prob- When January-s days ar e chill,. lem of an adequat e award to th e And hleak and blustering, Hon. It. 1

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N A l ~ B ~ H T H . PA.-OUR TOWN-,J..A,NUARY 20. 1916

J. A. MILLER

NARBERTH, PA.

Telephone-Narberth 368,

c. P. COOKContented Consumers Commend

Cook'. Coal

Plumbing, Gas Fittingand HeatingNARBERTH . PA

Prompt Deliveries Assured

HARRY B. WALL

COAL, WOOD I ANDBUILDING SUPPLIES

(Successor to E . J . HOOD)BEATER AND RANGE WORKSLA.TE AND TIN ROOFER104 Forrest ATeDlIeJobbing a SpecIalty. Narberth, P. .

EDWARD HAWSPlaster and CementWorkEstimates Furnished Jobbing

CALDWELL & CO.

Fiedler's Drug StoreIS A DRUCO STORE

8 rooms and bath. New hot water healin;: SI'Sterns. BI;:lols. $41.50 a nlonth.

The Druco Drug StoresI THE LARGEST ORGANIZATION OF ADVERTISED DRUGSTORES OF ANY CITY IN THE WORLDADVICE TO GRIP SUFFERERS

School }[otto.Without hal t ing, without rest ,Lifting better up to best.

SCHOOL EDITOR'SWEEKLY NEWS

Holy Communion.Sunday School.Morning Praye r a nd I

I{er. e. H. KO)lllel, !'lIstor.

};ml'rHIIII I ,. Swift , PlIst.lr.

Policies Adjusted to Cover Every ContingencyC a 1 t s ~ ! ! _ ! l ~ _ P ! a t h .

CORRESPONDENCE SOL IC I TED

WILLIAM J. JONESLife Insurance In All Its Forms

OF ALL

Penn Mutual Lile Ins. Co. Bldg.PH I L ADELPH I A .

CONTRACTS TO MEE r THE REQUIREMENTS Just now the epidemic o f g ri p wh ich is r ag in g i n Philadelphia andvicinity is keeping physicians and Druco Druggists very busy. A little adviceis In o rd er , f or w e ar e al l anxious to prevent the s pr ea d o f thi s malady:K eep you r f ee t w arm and d ry ; don' t overea t . overdrink, overexert . Keep asnear normal as you can and clean Inside an d o ut. Sleep w it h the windowsopen. not a mere crack, but wide open; get you r share of the fresh a ir and seeITEMS Ithat your bowels ar e working regularly. I f t he o rd inary remedies don' t s topthe' g rip, c al l you r f am ily physi ci an and send the prescription he writes toyour nearest Druco Drug Store .IV. Your ph)"xlC'inn )(IlU\\,f'l )'Our Dr lH '1) I > nlg "g - Ix t Ullf! hlx l"l'f';('IjPl.l.nns ( ~ x n c U : r .t Phr:-llt'innx are w e l ( ' n n H ~ nt ni l thues behind thf' ) l r ~ , . U ' r l I ) t 1 f l n cnuntprs of Druc()1 Drug' 8tnfPf.;, a nd a re f requent "hdtors. r I J e ~ lllt,\ fanli l ln.r with th e stock of drugs,ano phHruuLccut tcnl ])ru( 'o l>rug'J{iHtH ( ~ a r r y tn Ntock."J,Utlc 'l'hIlIgH" 'flllLt nO Xot Ather. j Your ph)'Hh'lnn kn"w" )'our fll 111 II)' druglilNl IN perHonall)' rcsp(lIlHlhle an,l thllt heti se Our Se)lool.. I nwnH hiM ow n :-11 ore, Hnll t h ' rF for e ' . ' annot he dlHehargel1 UJIPXppC'te(lIy Hnd replaced bj.' a.Jelolll f 'xpcrl f 'nccd pharma(iHt. 'Year after year ~ ' ( ) u r J)ruco Drugg'lxl lulnlNters HueceSMfull:r'\.OU P,;\1. Evening Prayer. Slang ! t" HulTerlu,," humanlO' In Ihe nclghhorlw()(1 of his slore,' ' 'a ce Po,"der ' l J ruco DruggJHtH ar e fe",hHpre

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