The Conshohocken Recorder, February 28, 1902

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.No. 3093 CONSIIOIICKEV, PA, FltlDAY, FBRUABY 28,1902 $1 PER YEAB
NOTES OF OUR TOWN
.. OP IN i BREST CONCERNING
i in; PEOPLE OF OUB BOROUGH
CONDENSED FOR RECORDER
READER
A girl . IJ b .m Invalid and still
nt::i i >
. until
,\ bill may b pretty steep and still
be on i it-' i'
Mrs. John T. Bowker .s it
friends In i o ion.
The mud ei na bottomli a in tome
pai-l
The thermometer touched >8 d
In the ihad
Miss Lilly !"i!'- lias n turni d train a
pleasure trip to Florida.
With some people even th • m
Borrowi ' nir.i' i Ia
Con! - "! carpenti i a belli re
the outlook ■ promising.
The trolli I i ompanj got the!
running down Hei tor stre
"I i a thing as
n too wi n," says the doleful doc
mi.
The Woman's Etelli I Corps will
ni'xi Monday evening In th'' 0. v R
Hall.
The comedian Inslati upon talking
even when the playwright places a gag
in his mouth.
Womi n run to i itremee The on
with small r. ■ i u tally di i lops ■ en*
HI big bead.
-i one. knew * deal mute who taade
a fortune." "Another proof that sii-home
ii Mis. Cavanagh, on Ti
Is golden."
•Mi. Alcotl Club will meal al the
Fourth avenue1
The fellow who has an ax to grind
is always looking for somebody to do a
good turn toi him.
oi inn Stewart hi up and around his
mom after four weeks Illness and is
slowly Improving.
Even the mosl susceptible of
ni.i in i omi i o II .-it"i whi ii .i porous
plaster gets stuck on us,
"Roosevelt is an author, ism
••Yes: I wonder if he would rather
than i»' President."
A service preparatory to the Com-munion
will be held In the Presbyter
inn church this evening.
■Hi found thai lib ratui did
and now he's d Ivlng s c ib." Still
ki' ping np his back word, eh?"
"1 don't see how B man can he a
polygsmiat" "Nor I. Think of the
nun aer-in-law i ompllcatlons."
Prank Collins, Gen ral manai' r of
the Colllna Manufacturing Company,
has returned froni a business trip to
Chli u " ni'i l Ittsurg.
Miss Florence Join s ml. i • -iiii-' I with
cards si bar boms on Fifth avenue on
■ g, in honor nt ii, i
guest. Miss Shall'
"Ah!" ' Mlal i the pan aho
hadn't been to church In 10 years, as
the collection plate approached him, "I
thought thai WHS a thing of the pass-ed."
'TIs said that "a rolling
gathers any moss." but some of the
people who have been rolling round
tin streets tor some time back, always
I Icked nil something.
John .!. Mey n . Ins, .«. Real Hat Agt.
hns SUM tor Thomas M. Couners,
Frame building and i lots on sixth
avenue to John N II Mao ! build-ing
Iota I'm Horace C. .loins el al on
Third avenue to Samuel Beaver,
While the sti fin had the Reading
Railway wics down, the railroad men
kept In touch with the trains between
Norrlstown and this borough over the
telephone, using the one In the Flrsl
National Bank as the Conshohocken
end,
The tlrm of Thwslte B Horner, clec-irlcal
engineers of Phlladi Iphla, has
just been organised, The aeulor mem-bar
is Harry Thwaites, a tonne
<lent of iills borough. The firm doea ill
kinds ol electrical work, and are sink-ing
a specialty of Bdlaon Phonographs,
Three residents "I Baaton, David
Hope, Lewis Qaherl and Alfred Rankle
arrived hers on Monday evening with
the Intention of working In flic rolling
mills. Hut either the people or thenp-psarance
of the town frightened them,
or tiny wen seised with bome-slokni i
for they disappeared shortly after thi Ir
arrival, and ii has in g learned tinea
that tiny arrived the same ni
tin ir happy homes In Baston.
The dollar soi ial to he civ.n hy the
Busy Workers on Thursday evening,
Mareh 6th, promise! to be very enjoy-able.
An Interesting programmi
lug prepared. The Busy Worker's So-ciety
is composed entirely of ladies
and each one is expected to take rome
part. The most of the exercises will
iw performed by ladies, A lady will
In- Chairman of the meeting, another
lady will had in prayer and sl\ young
ladles will act as ushers. The admis-sion
is free hut s silver collection will
lie taken up.
NO REASONAI1LE A.AN
Imagines that a neglected odd ran be
cured In a day. The uncountable air
cells lii the lungs are Innmed and the
throat Is as tender na nn open tore.
Hut time and Allen'i Lung Balsam will
overcome the cold and staVe off con-sumption.
The rough will cease anil
(hi' hums will he si,iinil as a new dol-lar.
All druggists sell Allen's Lung
balsam.
. Of the heaviest rainstorms of
SJ ..I mil town this niorn-
The Loyal Temperance Legloj will
aturdaj afternoon al 1 o'-
i sMai i ■ Lutheran Church.
i] Workers of Bt. Mark's
el mi Tuesday after-
, rkll s on Fourth avi
The i.i t-t phystclsn al the Reading
I irougb on Monday was
,. u, Btll •-. who did rery efflt -
. in caring for the wounded
the rj. i u i, Baflea will
... Saturday
i th, In the Washing
ton Hose Hi
heavy raina of to-day threaten
' , the boroug'i be-flHll.
who have
l,,„l :. of it tor s while.
Tin storm to-day was accompanied
of lightning and peals of
,i,„„ i , still breaking s
I ,. || is the leal day of 111"
i lonth,
i and "ess for the
banquet of the American Mechanics
which Will be held In the 0. A. R. Hall
to-morrow night and s good time In
. i is iii store tot the members
and their friends.
I he members Washita Tribe, No. 53.
I. (). It M . are working earnestly and
unceasingly to make their annual hnn-
WhiCh will be held on March 19,
far better in every respect than the
one ih' y had last year.
A caucus of the Republican town
Council was held lasl evening. It Is
lag nominations wi n
upon:
i lent, A. i- Murphy.
Treasurer, William Campbell.
Clerk, II. B. Heywood.
.',, i, i,,,i W I'' Meyers.
. unit loner, M. P. Stemple,
Police;
.lames Courduff,
w ii i im II. .ii.i.
i .ia; ii a Holland.
FOR THE WOMEN
. iomy, no! tolly, rules m fashions
to-day.
Mor effects appear to be the erase of
, world this year.
•ni, prettiest of the new designs in
wash goods are stripes. ,
A broad shouldered effect is the war
•ry of tashlondom Just now.
Blaborate vest effects ore noticeable
Upon many of the dressiest spring
Very attractive boas of point d'esprit
i among the new spring i.eck-wear,
\ Bower hat composed entirely of
red geraniums is a predicted popular
■Ode of spring.
A decided lessening of the vogue of
ih i ,ii in is predicted as the warmer
advances.
Blue changeable taffeta long coats
are tu be the smart traveling wrap of
ilie coming season.
I . otone hats, that is hats and
irimming exactly to match, are among
the advance millinery forecasts.
I.ily. morning glory and tulli) are
nl the names given the new skirts
to Indicate Its decided Bare effect.
The prevailing mode show diversity
of si heme, Infinite detail. Innumerable
and myried combinations.
The great use of white in the millin-iry
world will assuredly bring a wide
vogue of white veils In its train.
The QlbSOD waist, one of the litest
hirt waists, is specially becoming to
women with poorly developed figures.
The 1830 sleeve, with a very spring-ing
fullness below the elbow. Is a
prominent feature In sleeve shape? for
prii i|
The tailor-mads for utility, but the
light weight, much-trimmed woolen
costume for diess, Is de riguetir Just
now.
A new square-cut collar, much in
i villein c nn spring jackets, is Just the
blaser collar of several seasons past,
redivivus. |
The new light-weight piques, that
are to he used In the creation of this
season's most swagger shirt waists,
0 soft and sheer as almost to hor-ll
r on madras.
A combination of lace with every
fabric, from the thinnest muslin to
the heaviest wool, is to he en regie
this summer.
In- Moyi i > Antiseptic Tooth
Powder tor Cleaning and P
the Teeth, and Hardening the gams.
it prevents tin accumulation of Tarter
on the Teeth and arrests the pri grass
of Decay, «!228
A LEGACY OF THH CRIP.
Is often a run-down system. Weak-ness,
nervousness, lack of appetite, en-snd
ambition, with disordered liv-er
ami kidneys often follow an attack
of this wrett bed dlst see. The greatest
need then is Blectrlo Hitters, the splen-did
Ionic, blood purifier and regulator
mach, Liver and Kidneys. Thous-ands
have proved that they wonderful-ly
strengthen the nerves, build up the
system, and restore to health und good
spirits after an attack of Grip. If suf-fering,
try them. Only 50c. Perfect
ictlon guaranteed by .Vm. Nev-ille.
ECHOES OF THE FLOOD
The Bchuylklll fully came up i
; urns during W Bight
when Its «
tint DIP ■ slm e the m ul ol
The one iM aptlou waa in •".
win II thi water rone about tv o
higher than on
Km- ri '.
the i Iver rose ateadllj until - o
day moi nil
Tin water iii.ii. and port
i ongmesd and Alan Wood i! impany
mllli pi lied to olos down
for a fi W bouts, bl i it"
done in the town.
The heavy rain of I I set
■ e m th
uppoi Bchuylklll which, swollen by
real roll of watet d
from Its tributariee, was on We I •
a ra (inj tow al from above Mann) unk
..own to its junction with the Dels
Wai I . Huge cakes ol Ice can i.vn
with a rush, and In the narrow
:«, sen Pi ncoyii and Mannyunk, th ■
river ruse 16 test As a result mill
were Hooded and even below Fair-mount
'lam considerable di
dona to properties located along the
river hank.
The water began m rise al nightfall
on Tuesday and at 2 o'clock on Wed-nesday
morning the blowing of whist-les
from the Mannyunk mills notified
tie hands to assemble ami remove per-ishable
goods. The water, how.wi.
rose so quickly that despite their ef-forts
a large quantity of material was
damaged. I il amount of loss
was reported al Rlohard Hey & Son's
Progress Mills, Amnn I'latt Pi I
snee Mills, Dobson's Economy Mills
Baits S DAVIS, Missouri Mills. A. T.
,v I'O'S. Rtpks Mills, JOi p.i M.
Allans' Aienla Mills, C. It. Sim
Plot ni Mills. William Bplnl
Mills. Collins & Ackman's Btaudard
Mills and Dobson's Mount Vernon
Worsted Mills.
Along tile west side of tile liver
huge cakes of Ic were forced op a-
•alnst Keenan's Row, Rayniir's Low.
mil A. L. Rudolph's property. Boyle's
Picnic Grounds, at Rose Olen, wen
again Inundated, the watei ral Ing so
high as to stop aii travel up Mill Creek.
AI spring Mill the water at 6 o'clock
rose to within IS Inches "f the Read-ing
Railway tracks. The meadows of
this vicinity were covered and at
Mogee's the rushing waters threatened
m undermine the Reading tracks. This
was nlso the case at the Trenton Cut-off
bridge. Trains ran slowly over tip
weakest portions all day.
High water seriously affected opera
tions nt the iron industries in the west-ern
part of Pottatown, and particularly
ai the Warwick Furnace and the Bulls
& l^essig Iron Works. Both plants
practically closed down until thi
er receded. People in South Pott itov D
moved the'r furniture to places ol
safety.
The big dam of the QlatsgOW Iron
Company, al Glasgow, on the Mana-tawny
creek, which empties Into the
Bchuylklll, was crushed by Ice. which
had formed a gorge above the dam
breast. The gorgi lily (i'teen
feet in height, and when the dam
gave way the crash was terrific. Prac-tically
thie entile dam was carried
away, nothing remaining but a few
timbers. Doth of the mills of the com-pany
are closed down, and are likely
to remain so for aomi time,
At Ives dam a very large gorge was
formed, which for a time withstood
the pressure of the water, hut finally
It broke with a roar. Blocks of Ice
over a foot thick, piled high In the
air. floated swiftly down the current.
The approach to the King ntreel
bridge from the west side was destroy-
By, and the water extended up to Mill
Park, forming n big lake.
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FRAfX L. TRACY.
Frank L, Tracy, the Supervisor elect
of Plymouth township was horn thirty-two
years ago in the Old Homestead on
the Tracy farm, where he still resides.
lb received bis education in the
si hools of this vicinity and In I'hlla-
, i After • .imputing his educa-tion
be was employed In Philadelphia
With lending financial institutions and
the Pennsylvania Railroad until Cue
hen he started the mining
lay on the Tracy estate in which
business be is stiii successfully engag-a<
■ ip i \ i or Tracy's political r i
is an enviable one. In 1900 he ran for
omlnatlon tor Supervisor on the
ratio ticket and easily won. He
i. ly instituted a vigorous c.im-fur
the BUCCeee of his ticket nt
the polls.
Although it was his iiist expa
In politics he was defeated by but six
iin In 1901 he was the Dem-ocratic
candidate, and again went
noun to defeat hy five votes.
Undaunted by two successive defeats.
and a strong belief in the old axiom
I'' severance is the road in success.
1 o this year again, accepted the nom-ination
and was elected hy ninety-nine
majority, it being the highest majority
received in the township since the
County became Republican.
The new Supervisor has always "en-joyed
the good-win and confidence of
tin people of his community and there
i ii doubt but that he will conduct
the affairs of tho Township with in-v
and make nn efficient officer.
lie cU-.iys has I n an advocate Of
good roads and will, upon assuming
the duties of his office, make a strenu-ous
effort to better the condition of thi
roads of his district.
Pi : ' enters his first political
With the well wishes of the i utiro
community for the success of his ad-ministration.
B.1YN MAWR LACKS *117,000.
since Mr. John ii. Rockefeller's gift
oi (260,000 to liiyu Mawr ColtRgf waj
announced last December I lie friends of
the college have not been idle in their
efforts to raise the addition *2r,0.00ii,
which Is the condition of the gift. The
initial sum is to erect n new residence
hall and central electric light pbint.
while I he added 1250.000 will go to-ward
a new library building.
At n recent meeting of the alumnae
of Hryn Mawr. it was stated that X33.-
000 hnd been collected by the Alumnae
A. soi iaiion alone, and that this
amount added to collections from oth-er
sources gave ■ total of $103,000.
Blnci . however, the whole amount must
bt forthcoming on Commencement day
June 6, and $117,000 Is still to seek, the
task set for the President nnd trustees
appears to be no light one.
\ committee of l"' has 1 n organis-ed,
consisting of members of the Hryn
Mawr Club, of New York, to cooperate
with the committee of trustees More
than in per cent, of Hryn Mawr stud-ents
have been New Yorki I
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
I.nt of hind, 165x140 feet, in Abington
township Jentette Docklus, of Abing-ton,
to Frank T. Hockius, of same place
11,000,
Lot of land, containing 204-1000 of
an iici-, In Moieland township—Harb-ison
Kinlzlng. of Huntingdon Valley.
10 John B. Kint/.liig. of same place. $1.
Lot of land. 200x71 feet in Nni berth
Henry P. Brown, executor, to Jesse
Wil!i.,insoii. of Wilmington, Del., $1.
Messuage and lot of land, 154x50 foet
In Ambler—Wallace II. Hallman. of
Sklppack township, to Henry L. Trels-back,
of Ambler, $1,700.
Mansion house and lot of land, 250x
IS.", liei in Norrlstown—(jVorge w
of Norrlstown, to Charles Tem-ot
same place. $18,000.
Messuage ami lot of land, containing
16 aquare perches, in Frederick town-ship
.Ii seph W. Ha an et al., of
Frederick township, to James Raird,
of Upper Merlon township. 1600,
TURNPIKE COMPANY DISSOLVES
BUILDERS BUY $00,000 TRACT
A building operation of considerable
magnitude is contemplated at Ncnis-town
by .1. Frank Hover. Isaac l.andis.
Samuel Roberta and Frank H. Wild-man
who have purchased part of the
I'oinance Farm, In the West End. The
tract for which they paid $00,000.
fronts on Main street on the south
and Marshall street on the North. It
Is their intention to have two sir. , 1
Opened through It. and to erect high
grade houses on the more eligible sites.
1111.IOCS COLIC.
ii Bet vi r. a carpenter and nuiidhr of
Kin 1.111. 11 nn.. when suffering Intense-ly
from an attack of bilious colic, sent
to a near by drug store for something
to relieve him. The druggist sent him
a bottle "f Chamberlain's Colic, Chol-era
ami Diarrhoea Remedy, three dos-es
of which effected a permanent cure.
this Is the only remedy that can be
depended upon In the most severe cas-es
of colic and cholera morhus. Most
druggists know this and recommend it
when such a medlcln" Is called for.
R. N. Campbell makes his own
scrapple, sausage and mush. Tho hosts
of neople using it say "it's fine." Stall
No. 3, Conshohocken Market
BCCKLEN'S ARNICA SALVE.
The best and most famous compound
In the world to conquer aches ami kill
pains. Cures cuts, heals burns and
bruises, subdues Inflammation, mas-ters
Piles. Millions of HUMS sob!
ly. Works wonders in Bolls, Ulcers,
Felons, Skin FJriiptlons. It cures or no
pay. 25c. at Wm. Neville's drug store.
croup.—Camden IS. C.) Messenger For
SETTING A PRISONER FBRB,
A man with rheumatism Is a priso-ner.
His fetters are none the less
galling because they are Invisible. To
him Perry Davis Painkiller comes as
a liberator. Rubbed well Into the
swollen, stiffened joints it not merely
drives away the pain, it makes the
muscles pliable so that the prisoner
becomes 11 free man. There Is hut one
The Philadelphia and Lam
Turnpike Road Company was dissolv-ed
Tuesday, when a no cling 01' the
Stockholders was held U) wind up the
s. The Court had grained a pe-tition
of the officers authorising the
act
This company was one of the oldest
corporations of the state, having been '
incorporated in 1792. At the time of |
its dissolution A. M. Taylor was p
■ and c. it. Hinchiniiii secretary, i
Orlgjrinlly the road ran from the west |
lionk of the Bchuylklll river to and
along Fifty-second street and the Lan-caster
pike In paoli. and from there
to ' ''at' BViUa and Lancaster. | hi re
Issued at a par value
of $300 each.
Of late years the corporation has
le 111 a ban ier 1 ..pei ially lo traction
inlcs, and bit by bit stretch
road hai | passed from Its holding.
the stretch from Coatesville to
1 was abandoned ami then the
\ventte Improvement Com-pany
secured that between Flft!
ond street, Philadelphia and Paoll.
Tim Philadelphia ami Wesl Cl
Iin lion Company also secured part
of the road.
SAVED HER CHILD'S LOTH.
"In three weeks OUT chubby little
boy was changed by Pneumonia almost
to a skeleton," writes Mrs. W. Wal-king,
of Pleasant City. O. "A terrible
cough set In. that, in spite of 11 good
doctor's treatment tor several weeks,
grew worse every day. We then used
Dr. King's New Discovery for Con-sumption,
and our darling was soon
sound and well. We are sure this
grand medicine saved his lite." Mil-lions
know it's the only sure cur" for
Coughs. Colds and all Lung diseases,
Wm. Neville guarantees satisfaction.
BATED HIM FROM TORTURE.
There Is no more agonising trouble
than piles. The constant itching and
burning make life Intolerable. No pos-ition
Is comfortable. The tortute Is
unceasing. lleWitfs Witch Basel Balve
cures piles nt once. For skin diseases,
cuts, burns, bruises, nil kind of
wounds it is unequalled. .1. s. c irall,
St. Paul. Ark., says "From 1865 I anf-wlth
the protruding, bleiling
plies and could tind nothing to
me until I used DeWitt's witch rtaiel
Salve. ,\ few ixixcs completely
me." Beware of counterfeits, "('lark's
Drug Store, W. Conshohocken.
MORRIS PENROSE
The wedding of Miss Helen Penrose
to Mr. Robert Morris took place at
noon on Wednesday at the home .1 the
bihle's cousin. Mr. Frank Croft, at
Merlon, Pa., the Rev. Mr. Bronson, of-ficiating.
Only the mar relatives al
tended. The house wns beautifully
'.il with palms and roses.
The bride was given nwny by her
cousin Mr, Croft, ami was attended by
Miss Ada Von Boynebnrgk, as maid of
honor. She wore a beautiful gown of
v.hiti crepe de chine. Dr. Rudolph
■nil. Of New York, wns heal man.
Until the bride nnd groom belong to
Old Philadelphia families.
Among those pjreaenl were Mr. and
Mrs. Samoa] Croft, of Merlon; Mr.
Harold Croft, Mr. and Mrs. Delapla'.ne,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Croft. Mrs.
ESUiabeth Penrose, Mr. and Mrs. B, .!">
Munis. Mr, and Mrs. John Morris.
Margaret Morris. Miss Margaret Mor
1 is. Mr, and Mrs Harry .1. Harris, Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Bchults, of New fork;
Mrs. Fred Bchults, Mr George W. Lin-coln,
of New York: Mrs. Thomas Her
train Jackson, of Flushing, L. I.; Mrs.
Katharine Todd, and Mr. and Mrs. Otis
Barnes, of Boston: Miss Kntheiine
Stapli foul, and llr. and Mrs. Rudolpb
Herrman, Of Ixmg Island; Miss Daisy
Watt, of Wayne, Mr. Joseph Broslus
ARE YOU USING ALLEN'S
FOOT 1: LSB '
Shake Into your snoes Allen's Koot-
Base, a powder. Il cures Corns. Bun-ions.
Painful. Smarting, 11.1t Swollen
let At all Druggists nnd Shoe
He.
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MR. WHEELER GOT RID OF HIS
RHEUMATISM
"During the winter or 1898 I was so
lame in my Joints. In fact all over my
body, that I could hardly hobble
ground, when | bought a bottle of
Chamberlain's I'nln Balm. From the
first application I began to get well,
and was cured and have worked stead-ily
all the year.—R. Wheeler. North-wood.
N. Y. For sale by Win. Neville
"1 have used Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy for a number of year and have
no hesltatancy In saying that it Is the
best remedy for coughs, colds and
croup I have ever used In my family.
I have not words to express my null
deuce In this Remedy.—Mrs. J. A.
Moore, North star. Mich. For sale by
Win. Neville.
Penn Club Brand of Java and Mocha
Coffee Is a great favorite with all who
try It. At W. H. Maronnchy's, 527
Fayette street.
NORRISTOWI^ LETTER
INTEHF.STlNtl (IOSSIP FROM Till':
PEN oi-' OUR CORRESPONDENT
AT THE COINTY SEAT.
Norrlstown, Ps . i' b W, lf02.
ii. luppoii of what baa been asserted
in thla correspondence bearing on the
Ip, 1 cite the subjoin! 1 1 ■
1 1 . 1. niati\i Henry hails
Corn i. in the Plttsburg
n .ml' 1 date of the HKh instant,
fn.ni Washington, Mr, Hall In .nlJit-
0:1 10 holding 11 scat in tiic House acts
:iiii al w 1 iter lor Ihe Times, lie
1,111'', nt any consequence
.11 tip. state and lias been glv i.~ much
attention to the prospective nomlns
lam 0,1 the Republican ticket, lie sayst
"Representative William Council of
Icranton, said to-day that hi' hail \ itb-iirawn
from intesl for the Repub-lican
nomination tor Governor and had
1 treed wiih ex-Lieut Gov. L. A. Wat-res.
Ilia fellow townsman, that the lat-ter
Should have the delegates from
LacksWanns county without opposit-ion,
it was understood between them",
\11. Council said. Hint the delegates
while they weie lo support Mr. Wanes
tor Governor, were not to be controlled
by him for any Other purpose Mr.
Connell believes that Attorney General
lOlkin will certainly he nominated for
Governor.^
• • •
The anoiiiineciiient of Albert I.. Mur-phey
tot the Legislature Is a matter
of favora.ble comment among th" rep-re
entatlve eltisens here. The actlvi
politicians, always reluctant to c\piess
opinions when a new name is mention-ed
for any ollice of Importance, cast
aside reserve and freely admitted that
a strong candidate will he planed in
the ticket should the Republican Con-
1 on select Mr. Murphy. He is a
man who can present his opinions for-cibly
ami in ns nice diction as 0 Con-stituency
will listen to. Mr. Mur-phy
would rally the soldier, business
ami common sense element to his
BUPPOrt A friend of lalxir. Ills cam-paign
would create enthusiasm among
all elements of society. From what I
learn, the party will ho fortunate
should he consent 10 stand for the of-fice
• • •
Ri lining to Senator Wcntz's cam-paign
against corruption which he
thinks needs Democracy 10 combat,
I would like to say that his furious
'hough platitudinous afisertlons are
merely a matter of history repealing
itself ns to the Commonwealth, ami
the city of Philadelphia needing re-forming.
• • *
\ noticeable instance 01 iho empti-ness
of the vociferations on the part of
Ihe demagogues was just revealed in
the death of ex-Mayor Sloklcy of Phil-adelphia
Now that he Is dead and
nit of ofllce all the newspapers of that
■ ■ 11 y tumbled over each other t 1 pay
due reverence to his memory and extol
his virtues as an official. Indeed one
WOUld think from reeding the obituar-ies
and the panegyrics written about
him, thai Mr. Slid- ley had lieci built
to order In heaven and sent down se.i-aoned
and fashioned to govern that
town and to rid it of the 'ring" rule
which existed al his advent. The '■'■■
enlng Bulletin of Philadelphia thus ie
fers to the terrible criticisms heaped
upon Sloklcy while in ofllce:
"l'p to the time of Ashbrldge, and
not excepting Smith, il niav be doubt-ed
whether any man that has ever h. id
the ollice was more lampooned and de-nounced
by his adversaries than siob-ley
was, After the Times came lain
existence, it played toward him prett)
a.ucli the same part, although with
less sustained vehemence, which the
North American has played towarJ
Bj a!'. Idge, He was Often made eh
able, too. in rather it was so Insinuat-ed
into the public mind, with many
■ in departments over which he
na.il no control whatever."
Then there was Henry Arniltt Hi.iwn.
th'- young lawyer who died shortly nf-ter
delivering the oration at the Valley
Forge celebration in IsTv He viewed
Rtokley In this light:
Stokle.v." he said. "Is .i.n Instru-lll<
hi ill the hands and to-day ' chief
entatlve of a hand of p-jliticlana
Who have been tried nnd long found
wanting: who have plundered this peo-
I Ii am! lowered the tone of public
morals; who have done mor" :o ding
down Ihe nan f politician in 11s
Irin s. use and prevent the rise of tal-ent
and honest worth than an..' class
. f men who ever ruled n city."
Uexander McOlure was then as now
lo the reform business, which w-as and
Is a sort of distemper with him. He
undertook 1 place Stoklej -is Mayor
n:it was incoiitinenlly voted down.
:'. yon sec that time reveals the ghU-gy
nutnre of the reformers <nl le:w
devoid ef pretext and pretension their
1 lalma are. When there Is reil reason
fit any reforming to he done, ihe pro-fessionals
awil those who would ride
into place on the back of H passing
, will be found absent and not
voting. We will-always have stiife-stini'
H newspapers with us, and nleo
s'ltesmen who gauge their utterances
by those saffroii-hiied journals which
come Into noice simply hy their abil-ity
to a.i as common scolds, A terma-gant
always attracts more attention
in a neighborhood than do all th" dis-creet
prudent housewives within twen-ty
blocks. No one minds here fur it
would be a waste of time to pay any
attention to Ihe maudlin vaporings if
a common scold.
OBSERVER,
EXCITING STORM INCIDENT
Jaco BtOVer, who lives along the
1 riillev line, at Heliallce, Fran 0111a
township, had an experience lasl Sat-urday
he does not 1 arc In n pi a'
BVhlle oul attending to ihe
moi iiing Chori B he had ■
a small but , 1 ci.'.
len 1 rck. A >i alight .1 on th
ilue I 1 Bsp< 1! a wire fenci i"
If. He il.'l I 11 1 Spill
.ul of wire then be was
headlong into the waters of thi creek,
liter i' gaining hi 1 feel nnd in 1. ii
• d co 'di;ion, 1. aro "I a I
10 clphi 1 oul what Ii . 1 1 ■; him.
Wit/.out coml ig to any con !n- on Mr
repaired to the house for a
■ haic." of clothing. He 11 1
gotten inside before a son rushed in
BhOUllng f"l his tatll'l 10 lias 1 1,11.
as ihe cows »ere tumbling sbout ami
bellowing wildly in a nearby Held.
The father of coins,, rush, d out, nnd
beheld a sight be will not soon forget
Half a dozen of his cows were on their
backs struggling wildly to 1 .gain their
feel. All bm one succeeded In doing
this iii a short time, the unfortunate
one being encircled with a strand of
the fence Mr. Stover hnd just before
(rasped. The cause or the trouble then
dawned upon Mr. Stover, who soiighl
help to rescue the animal. This was
done with some difllculty and only
after a ncighlior hail been km
down by a similar shock experienced
by Mr. Stover.
I'pon making an investigation il was
found Hint a fallen telephone wire had
connected the wire fence with tin- cur-rent
of the trolley wire. Neither S'ov-er
nor his stock experienced any ser-ious
injury by the encounter, bin ii
wns almost a miracle that thej
not killed.
WEST CONSHOHOCKEN
1 1 QMS nt' IN 1 BREST CONCERNING
THF. QOINOS OF llll': PEOPLE IN
OUR S18TBR mil 11 I;.I
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Sabbath. March L'nd. 1901 Preach-ng
by the pastor 10JK) a. m. and 7 30 p.
m. The Siieiaineni of Ihe Lord's Sup-per
win be administered at the morn-ing
service. Kindergarten 2 p. m.
Junior v. P, s. 0. B, S.00 P. m, v. P.
s. c. p.. MS p. m.
UPLIFTING OF THE YOUNG
The practical work done by Mm hns'
''bibs iii Pennsylvania was ihe burden
of the address of Mrs Predeck Scboff,
of Philadelphia on Wednesday I
tlip sixth annual Congress of Mothers
nt Washington. Mrs. Schoff Is vice
president of the national congress.
The principal business of the day was
the reading of reports of State presi-dents
ami organizers. The 0011
got down to business promptly, the
(irst speaker being Mrs. David 0, I
of Aibany. She reported that ihe rcc-
»rd I". \'.. Dniplre State ha
of growth and progress. People seem
0 realise, she said, more than svi
me the sacrednesa of tins work.
Mis. James s. Bolton, of Mi r Ha 1
I'C an., ibclor d thai careful
.i. 1 id proven thai many homi ai
the belli r on a, 1 mint of tin
Clubs of her State. Mrs. Bdwin C
1 .a \. v. Ji rsey, spoke in imilai
lialii and urged the congress Ul g< t
Ihe people who have the Influenci all i
the power interested in tin work.
-Mis. Schoff explained Hie practical
WOrt done by the Mothers' I'n'b of
' .a lylvanls in the matter of BI curing
increased appropriations for ft hools
and the uplifting of many of th.
youths of the Slate. When tin y took
up this work there were, she said, 500
children of ages ranging from 6 to l"
years in different prisons of the State,
Hundreds were in the reformatories
Because of lack of interest these child-ren,
she said, were confined a Ipng
Ii awaiting trial, hut now. through
the efforts of the Mothers' Clubs, a
change had been brought al t.
Speaking In behalf of Illinois, Mrs.
Foster Wnsbbiirn. of Chicnhu. nail a
paper by Mrs. Roger 11. HtMutlen,
Which repored most satisfactory prog-ress.
other reports were anibnrlttod by
Mrs. Isaac Hills, Iowa ;Mrs. Joseph A.
Jeffrey, Ohio; Mrs. Marguerite llciul-len.
Michigan; Mrs. Kate Wallci ilar
rett, Virginia; Mrs 1:. 1:. Shepherd,
Utah; Mrs. .1. M. Smith. California,
and Mrs. Mary (1. Andrews. Nebraska.
The session closed with Ihe reading
of n paper on "Kindergartens ami
Mothers' Clubs Among ihe \ gro
Race," by Mrs .1. siione fates 1
deal of the Negro Woman's Federa-tion.
On Wednesday afternoon the deie-gatea
paid a rlsjl to tin- White House
and Congressional Library, and later
in the day attended a lei ep-im given
'.v Mis. .Inlri It. Ilendi rson
trude Hannum is confined
lo her home by illm ss.
Prank w bite, tin efficient clerk nt
F. it. Jacobus* grocery store, is con-llned
to bis home on Washington
a se\ ere illn
lln 1 '.ii I Neighborhood Tales,"
which Mr. ;. ..el don Smyth will
read at Prof. Johnson's Local Institute
to-morrow afternoon, will he published
in full in Tuesday's issue of the Re-corder.
The remains ot (ll urge A. Ma. : ., n
ale, who died in Pboenlx, Arlsona, last
Prlday will arrive in this borough at
1 SO O'I i" k, ' hi. afternoon.
Lost, Btrayed or stolen, the electric
ligbtii of our entire borough.
When last seen was Thursday night of
hit week, .-hining dimly on all our
streets. Any information Hint will
bad to the relighting of them will he
received with the general thanfulness
or our united citizenship.
Professor Johnson's local Institute
will be held In tidd Fellow's Mali to-morrow.
Thla Is the Mist time in the
. ot the borough thai such an In-stiiute
was held, inn trom present In-dications
the affair will be a decided
s. Mr. Johnson has secured
some of the best educated
in the county to assist him and
the entire program is both interesting
and Instructive. The spelling bee
which is to be held in the evening is
open to all who desire to partlcipSjU
ami it would ml.I all the more to the
■ t of this feature if contestants
on fort ISI graduating classes of the
school would enter. Professor John-son
Is to be commended in this new
i'h a ami the public should show 1! | ft
appreciation by their presence -.(' all
: Iin e of the sessions. '
The annual conference of the Holi-
1 brlstlan Church Association,
Whlcb lias bleu In session nt Weatherly
Pa., dining ihe past wi I hist
evening. Rev. Jonas I'liunbaiier was
re- lected 1'r.si.iing Elder, The ap-polntments
for this part of the district
are:
Camden. \. .1 |(eV. w E M|nor
Chester Rev. James Redgravee
Darby To be supplied
Mt Carmcl, P Rev. Wm. Marks
Pottatown Rev. 11. p. .lones
Rsadlng Rev. H. G. Trumbauer
W Conshohocken Rev. I.. F. Hauseman
REV, 1.. F. BAUSEM V.N.
SOMBrTHIK.1 Tll.cr v.11.1.
mi rot GOOD
Ws know of no way In which we can
be of mere 1 lei to 1 ■ re * * Iban
to I ill them of something thai will be
of real good to thi m, l-'or t 1 i-ison
we want to acquaint them will,
we consider one of tbi
dies on the market tor cough . colds
nnd that alarml implalnt,
We refer to Chamberlain's Cough it m
edy. We have used It with Blich good
results In our family so long that ii
has becomi a household tees;' By
its prompt use we haven'l any doub
hut that it has time and again nr n nl
■ 1 inp, The testimony Is ri ■, up
on our own experience, and we suggest
that our readers, especially those who
have small children, always 1 p It |n
their homes ns a safeguard .
sale by Wm. Nevllls.
Be wise and pay your tax whilst you
have Ihe abatement of R per cent., for
you will have I hem to pay by August
"flth anyway.
Mr. Hauseman 1- return to the charge
In this borough will be met with the
approval "f the entire membership of
his church and by his congregation,
lie has already served inn years at
the local church and has won the re-spect
ami esteem of all who know him.
His faithfulness to ins duties as pas-tor
has placed his church on a linan-
1 ial basis far above any III the associa-tion,
while the membership has been
largely augmented by his straightfor-ward
preaching. Last year the church
was supposed to have raised more
money than any year except during tho
"lie in which the church was erected,
but this year the report shows a large
increase over la.st In this line. The.
Bunday School la in a most flourish-ing
condition and raised $:ir>:; during
last year, the largest amount ever**
ral si 1 by the school in the same per-iod,
Ml his nn cling have I n well
attended and encouraged by this tad
Mr. Bauaeman has labored earnestly
to make his church what It Is to-day,
11" began his ministry six years ago In
Heading, where he organized the
church at that place and remainel as
pa.am tor three years One year was
as pastor of the church at
Weatherly, Pa., where the Conference
• on* d this year and two have been
spent in this borough. Rev. Bauseman
has made rapid rise in the Cooieremx
his ordination. His activity in
the cause for which he is fighting has
placed him among the leading lights of
the assoi lalion.
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IT Bl'BDCF.S INFLAMMATION
AND RELIEVES THE PAIN. WITH-OUT
THE DANGEROUS CRBA-sen:
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IT QIVBB INSTANT RELIEF IN
r CASES,
PRICE 10 CENTS A BOTTLE
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