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Our Town August 28, 1920
Our Town August 28, 1920
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VOLUME VI, NUMBER 45·46 NARBERTH, PA., SATURDAY, AUGUST 28, 1920 PRICE THREE CENTS·
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Annual Tennis Tournament Starts "Glad-to-See-~ on-Home 7
Ot course, "1
HOWARD'S
taiued from George B. Supplee, Street Ao num!Jer of' 0111' stockholders have Telephones,
OUR TOWN COJllmissiouer, Narberth, Pa., or from taken out stoek for their children with
the illcn that they arc providil!g u. fund
1267 deliver - -111
place --111
Alhright & Melms, the eugineers, 907 1268 time,
Laud 'l'itlc, Philadelphia. A deposit for theil' education, and stock cun be
An Exp'.!riment in (;c\-operative
Journalism-No Paid Workers.
of $10.00 wili he reql1ircd for pluns Ilnd taken ill trust for any chi III under Ilge, The Brightest Spot in Narberth
spl'cifieations, whil'h will be rcturued allli ~toekholuers can take out one share
I1pOU rel'cipt of the plaus aud specifica· ollly if they so desire. The initiatioll A Drug Store in the Most Modern Sense of the Term
Owned and Published every Saturday tions in g'00/1 order. Certified ehcck for 1'1'1' on the opening' of the series is fifty
It;r the Narberth Civic Association. $100 must Ul'colllpany cach, hid. eents, eoverillg from one to [h'e shares,
inl'1usin'. 11' more than five shares arc
Bend all advertising an<i news items to WI'J'(' cautiolll',1 hy thp Dcpal'tment of fied in the consumer's meter Ilpplica-
P. O. Box 966. ~tatl' I'olicl' agaill~t the pral'til'e of t ion, there will he It cllflrge of $2.50,
Our Town is on sale at the depot lpa,-ing' t'ards enr:-;. 1'01' ('hanging from prepayment to reg-
11 ri vel's he1<1 the proper license cards taiuillg mCll frOlll all parts of the "oun'
try, It has 1I11t, howI!n'r, b"I'1I u,,'1! til
SATURDAY, AUGUST 28, 1920 the poliec Ilill 1\ot susl'l'et theft:.
its fllll l'all:ll·ity, all,l we feci that the
Editorial Building and Loan Notes ~'llU brillg the matter to the attention
of every mP11I her of yOIl I' Post. The
The ",'\'l'ut h se ries Ill' the :\ arbert h
t'hargt iH :i';j per" w(~l'h:. whi(·lJ l'lIt-itl!':;
1
£HOP
mallY of our )'('sidel1ts would help Cartel', Thos. O. Trotter, Jr., H. O.
I1S to get out a JIll1ch hett(']' pa- The Hig'hwa)' Department has adopt-
Fl'itseh. Canlell 'Varner, C. S. Powell,
pl'r, aud we solicit their CO-OPI'J'll- {l, n. ?-.[et7.gel', 'V. S. 1-10war<l, .10hn S.
eel a )'eliow ta~ with hlal'k lettcring a~
tion iu this respcct. Kl'tell:llll, DnniC'l Leitch. Auy of the the type for Pellllsyh-unia's automobill'
:,]lO\'e officprs or d ireetors \\' ill he ver)' alld trul'k registration for 1921 and or·
1-------------' fdall to pxplain thc Builliing 111111 Loan ,ler~ for manufacture will provide for
NOTICE TO BIDDERS. a g'I'eatcr quantity thall e\'CI' Iwfon'
idea a nd a rrllllgl' fo'r you to become l\
owi JIg to the numerous new registra-
Sealed proposals wiII he rcceived for
constrl1ctillg approximatcly 815 fl'P't of
stocl<lioldel' ill the AssOl'iation, an,l if
for a II)' I'l'ason you eXIll'l't to Ill' ont of
tioll:' eOlltinually heing' made. 'rhe yl'l· Try Our Delicious Ice Cream
low :11111 hla"k tag was first usell ill
8-incll vitrified pipe sewcrs aud three :\arlll'rth on that nil"M, will takp youI'
lhi~ State ill 1!l08 allll again t'hrec years
22 cents the plate 80 cents the quart
Illnn1101es, up to 8 P. 111. Septcmher 6, ~lIhs"rii'tion allll make the 1I1"'e:'sar~' ar-
latel·.
1920, at the office of Borough Cuuucil, ra IIgel1lents for you. Our Ice Crealn Sodas
Narberth, Pa., whell the sumc will be E,-t'l'\P new ~har(' inl'rt."~HH.\S 1h(\ aSl-\C'tli:ol
,opened by the Highwuy COJllmittee. nf the 'As~ol'iation as well as illcreasill;! UN.TUST SUSPICION, are rich, creamy and cool
PlilIlS und specifications may be ob- th<, h01'l'0wing' capal'ity so that hy he· A proml young' faHler telbgraplll'd
l'()Jllill/! II sto"ldlOlder )'on lIot onl~' hpn· the ne\\'S of his happhlcss to llis brother Our Soda Fountain
in tlJe~e worlls: "A halldsome ho)' has
efit ~'ollrsclf hy I'ecei \'ing O\'l1l' 8,/" 011
come to Illy house IllI,1 e!aims to be
is kept immaculately clean
~'onr in\'estment, hut you hellefit yOl1J'
lll'ighhor hy furnishing the Assoeiation your nephe\\', 'VI' an' Iloillg our lwst Ask to see our hand.painted place cards and tally card.
Frederic A. Lanahan with a largcr, wol'1dnl" capital so tlint to g'i \'p him a propel' well'omc."
Insur,ance • Service it \"ill he possihle to take care of llny
lolms that may b<' ,yished on account of
The hrothl'r, however, failed 10 SCI'
tlhl' poillt amI wired lJack: "I have no
Ivy Candy Shop
205 Forest Ave. N..,:'~;L;44R onl' of )'OUl' neighbors purchasing his nephl'\\', '('hI' yomlg' man is un im- Phone. Narberth 1105 OPP. R. R. Station
l'ome. ""~tor,' '-Bostoll Trauseript.
NARBERTH, PA~-OUR TOW:N 3
. STRAFFORD HAS CIVIC BODY. A large numlJer of members of t.h e OFFICERS OF THE WOMEN'S AUX-
NtlUB of t!tt QUturr!ttB
. A ~s~m~.2!A
Ardmore Chamber of Commerce accom- ILIARY, NARBERTH Y. M. C. A.
panied by their wives and families cn- Finest Photoplay The-
Citizens of Strafford ha\'e organized joyed the first anIlual picnic held at President-Mrs. D. D. Stickney. alre 011111 SIze In the
SOCIETY OF FRIENDS.
the Strafford 'Civic Association with a Vice·President-Mrs. J. B. Darlington. EnUre World.
Lcnape Park, \\'est Chester, on 'Ved·
\'iew to better conditions in the pretty Secretary-Mrs. C. L. McLean. Pb.toplaY8-Contlnunus 10 A. M. to U.8'
lIes~ay.
Merion Meeting House, Merion, Pa. town. F. D. Dimmick lias been elected P.~.
Treasurer-Mrs. H. C. Keirn.
President; Edward P. Beale, Vice-Presi· PhUIa..Pa.
dent; W. C. Kirk, Secretury, and John Hey. A. S. Walls and family have re- Chairmen of Committees.
Merion Meeting is open for worship
L. Moyer, Treasurer. t umed from a most plensnnt and Membership-Mrs. Samuel Dickie.
every First·day morning at 11 0 'clock.
'rhe President has appointed the fol· healthful trip do\\'n on the fnrm in Visiting-Mrs. Romaine Hoffman.
We cVldially welcome any visitors who
lowing committees: lIr a r.d:! ]1(1, where fried eh icken is in House-Mrs. W. N. Mills.
dl'sire to worship with us.
Puhlie Safety, Charles Winter Baily, ~'l': SOli all,1 frcsh strawherries on tap Social-Mrs. G. Merritt Davis.
PROGRAM
H. IV. 1I101'gan, 'V. C. Kirk, chairman; fr'm lIIay till XO\'ember. Music-Mrs. T. Noel Butler.
. ST. MARGARET'S R. C. CHUROH.
Public 'Vorks, N. H. 1I1eLure, ,Joseph
Batten, Paul Lewis, chairman; \Vays WEEK of AUGUST 30
Bev. R. F. Cowley, Bector. and :Means, Edwal'll F. Beale, ::\Iurdoch 'i'hl're urI' llIuny trel'S in this section
t 1::. t should he trimmed, as low branches
SPECIAL I
l{pn(lrick, 'Charles Winter Baily, chair-
Early Mass on Sunday from April 1
to October 31 at 6.30 A. M. From No·
lllHn; lI[cmbership, H. B. Hegister, .John
H. l't'ehin, H. Emott Harc, ehairman.
are :l nuisance to pedestrians who usc
t he sidewalks, especially on a rainy day,
Mabel Normand
vembcr 1 to March 31, at 7 A. M. Late a 11,1 the high branches and foliage
Muss, 9.30. ,'roun<l thc strcet ligllts make some sec- in
Masses on holy days, 6.30 and 8.30
THE FIRESIDE t ions dUllgerous for travel. All Summer Shoes
A. M. Weekdays at 8. Evening devo-
tions and other services at regular (Continued from Page 1.)
Reduced to Cost "The Slim Princess"
times. Perhaps you h:I\'e sOllie Dahlias and
~lr. and 1111'S. T. Noel Butler, of Es· "rc lint quite snre just whidl typt' they
ALL SAINTS OHURCH, WYNNE- sex a \"en HC, arc sl'l<lltling their \'aeatioll :. re. The Dahlia Sho\\'CollllJlittt'l' ha\'e Better come in and look
at Asbur,}- Park, N. J. pla('('u ill the 1vy Shop \\'i IIdow a sl'l'ci· them over
WOOD, PA. 1I1AIN PRODUCTION STA.RT8 A8 NBA.
lliCn of each of the ten types with a
A8 POSSIBLE TO 10.00 A. 111., 12.00, 1.00,
~ir. George A. ::\Iahl and family arc "anl explaining' how thpy ar!' ,listin-
8.~1I. 11.411. Mil. 9.90 P. 1I.
Rev. Gibson Bell, Locum Tenens.
Rev. Malbone H. Birckhead, Associate.
honll' frolll a trip through ;\ew Eng-
land.
::uished.
Narberth Shoe Store
Sunday services: The rcceipts of the Post Omee for the 209 Haverford Avenue
8.15 A. M.-Holy Communion.
9.45 A. l\L--8unday School.
~Ir. Charll's Buc IUlIllJl an,1 lI[iss I <la
Buekman re!ul'nl'd from Iknnuda alill
month of .July werc lIormal, though lIOt
so many of Ollr folks ha n~ occasion to
Na.rherth NARBERTH GARAGE
11.00 A. l\I.-Morning service and ser, Raymond Weiss, Proprietor
mono are lIOW in the l'ocouo 1Ilouutains, "oJ]Je to the omce silJ('" city deli\'ery
A free uutobus brings the childrcn tv
and from Sunday School and the mem' 1I1r. and lI[rs. ,John K. Ketchaul ha"1'
Ilas hccn cstablished. Thc carriers will
h,ing' books of staJJlps to patrons who
------------ GASOLINE, OIL, SUPPLIES
bers to and from Church, leavjllg ;\ar,
berth Station at 9.40 and 1O.4U. if
rl'turlled from a month's stay in At- fiJlll it illcon\'enient to cOJ)\f! to the Subscribe for EXPERT REPAIRING
requested it will leave the stlltiou at lautic City. (fliee. Rooks arc 2;)c., 4!l('., i3e. !lnd
8.00 for the curly service.
MI'. .James P. Donnelly and family
!lie. "Our ·Town" Telephone Narberth 1633
REAL ESTATE
"'Vhy, when I was your age," she fnllowillg I'ight mOllths' \'xpcrienpe as
finally exclaimed, exaspcmted, "I could a wounded priSOIll'J' in Gl'rllla n~', I'l'-
recite thp n[]mps of aII 1 hI' Iii ngs for- c'entl~' ,\"('Ilt to thl' Texas oil fieJds to
Grand Prize Vegetable Classes. \\':lrd and backward." nla k~ flights for the Texas Aerial A SIGN OF OPPORTVNI1 Y
An "Iron. Age" two'wheel cultivutor, No. 301, will be given to the exhibitor "Yes 'm," repliel1 .Tohnny, unim· Transport anll Sale,; Corporation.
scoring the greatest nUIl1 her of points in vegeta hie dassel'. First pri zc eounts pressel], "but when you was my age
5 points, seeond prize :l points, third prize 1 point. He writl's to a fripllll at ,\rdmor"
thpre wasll't np:1rl.,· SO lIIan~' killgs.·' that t11e accident. to his machine occur-
Vegetables.
red whill' he was Cll route frolll Tulsa
to Dallas. The C'xplosiou of thp gaso·
SALE
WHAT'S THE USE?
Class 1. Bp:!ns, green jlod. ] quart. Class ~1. Lptluee. :1 heads.
line' tllnk causecJ sprious genpraJ hurns BENT T. HYBERG
Class 2. Bpuns, waX. 1 quart. Class 22. Onions, white. 6. and he was t:l1;pn to a hospital at Burk·
Sunday Sehool 'l\'al']ll'r: "XIIW, ho.,·s, At Narberth Station
Class 3. Beans, lima, bush. 1 quart. Class 2:1. Onions, yellow. 6. hurn('!t., Texas.
there is a wonderful example in the life
Class 4. Beans, lima, pole. 1 quart. Class 24. Onions, red. 6. "I am informed that I will "be up
Class 5. Beets. 6. (Showu with tops.) Class 25. Parsnips. :1. (Shown with of the ant. En'ry da~' thp :\IIt gups to
and ahout in a week '5 time," he writes.
Class 6. Brussels Sprouts. 3 stems. top~.) work and worl,,' all clay. Every day the BELL PHONE
"I surl' hope so, as T am about fed up
Chlss 7. Cabbage. I head. • Clas~ :!6. Pepper, red 01' green. 3. ant is busy. Alid ill the end what hap- NARBERTH 171 3
Class 8." Cantaloupe. 1. Class 27. Peas in pod. 1 quart. on bed 1ifp and bandages, Outside of a
pensf"
Class 9. Carrot. 6. (Shown with tops.) Class 27. Potato, Cobbler. 1,4 peck. few scars thn t. T ha ye succeeded in
Clas~ 10. Cauliflower. 1 hea<1.
Class 11. Celcr~" 5 stalks.
Class 2!l.
Class :lO.
Potato, ext.ra early. l;.i peck.
Potato, Jute wiuter. % peck.
'Villie: "Somebody steps on him."
ndding to my colledion I'll be just as
fit. as eyer and shonld hl' ill the apria1
BENT T. HYBERG
Class 12. Chard, Swiss. 3 hell<1s. (AllY "aridy.)
Class ]3. Chiuese Cabbage. 1 1lelld. Clnss in. Pumpkin. 1. EN FAMILLE. saddle wit.hin a month's time."
Class 14. Corn, white. 6 ears. Clnss :12. Hadish. 6. (Shown with tops.)
Class 15. Corn, yellow. 6 car".
Class ]6. Cucumber. 6.
Class 17. Egg Plant. 1.
Class 18. Endive, green ('uriC'll. 3 plants.
Class 3il.
Class 34.
Class 35.
Class 36.
Ruta Baga. 6.
Sa1si fy. 6.
Squash. 1.
Tomuto, Beefsteak. 6.
"Ma, is Mr. .fones all a wfnlly old
man?' ,
"N 0, dear, I don't belieye so. 'Vhat
GmLISH CONFIDENOES.