The Conshohocken Recorder, September 8, 1905

              $!)c Consl)ol)0(lic« ftecorbcr.
PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY
2417 CONSHOHOCKEN, PA., FRIDAY, SEFTEMBER 8, 1905 $1 PER YEAR
NOTES OF OUR TOWN
ITEMd OF INTEREST CONCERNING
TilK PEOPLE OF OUR I'.I/KIII .,,,
CONDBN8BD I'm: RECORDER
READERS
.I. 8. Bverbach ami ramlly we
IK.in. n.>MI .i \i-ii in Philadelphia,
.Mi: William I.Inl.'. annual lull
rapper, in i.. hail iii the Bus) \\ ■
win be held in Little's Hall on thi
evening ci Beptembei M
The funeral .. i the lal • Mrs Charlea
Rell) in Bprlm Mill avenue, took
plaot Wedi , . !.n u ii h -.r. Icei III Bt
Matthew's Church, l rmeni
In Hi. Matthew's Cemetei)
Mi .1 Mlwood Lee and rum
turned rrom Bagle \i n v
,1m
Howard A Bddleman I on ■< vacs
Uon itutt will Include a two
pleasure irlp la the Men England
-Ml
Kali", ih.' 8-year-old daughter of
Mr an.I Mr*. Daniel K>hOe, ol Cop
naughlnwn. wim was Operated mi l"i
appendicitis ai Charily Hospital Nor-rietown,
i- doing well.
Mr. ami Mi- .Inlin Ci
■pending n lew day* al Miami.- , ity.
Miss Bdlth H. Lewis ol Earn 8ev
• mil avenue, entertained twent] live
of her yniin: Friends ,,n Wi ill
evening al a Bohemian part].
i he luneral ol Fi an I i |0-month-ohi
chilli or John and Maggie Mc-
Qulgan, i.'. h HI Tuei lay al li n o
innii the parent*' home, Elm ami
Cberr) Mreetajntermenl being made
in Bt. Matthew's i'.in'
A inn given iiv Mi - B i lamii
win ai her lion n Eighth avenue on
Wednesdai evening was a memorahli
event. Ii was given in n lebration ol
ine birthday ol Mis Hill, ilu mother
i.t Mis Baldwin, it also commemor-ated
iii.' wedding anniversar) ol Mis.
Baldwin's daughter, Martha
li is nui generally known thai ii is
against the law to scratch a match mi
one i.t' I'mi.' Barn's man boxi . but
such li ih.. case. \n. mai iin- or mu-tilation
whatever is a misdemeanor
The same measures are now in i
in reaped to boxes on rural route*,
•ml li is ;iiso unlawful in peak
spectrally or Irreverei Pncle
Ham's R. P. 11 carrier!
(i. iv Rlemann and wife, ol the Hos-piiai
I'm- iii,- Insane, Norrlstown, for-mer
resldenlf ol this borough, return-ed
innii a fifteen days' trip in Atlantic
rni ami other placef o| interes \i-
HT leaving the shore the) visited
Brldgeton, I alrloa I ledarvffle ami Di
vldlagT Creek, N. .1. in the Flraf Hap
usi Church, ai Dividing Creek mi sm-nniay
evening, Mi- Rlemann took
pan in ih,. services mi on Bunds) af-ternoon
in Hi.' Babbath School she
mode an addrest on "Oraded Bttnda)
Schools" which waa listened to by n
large school ami with much Intei
The lepn Tel
ephone Con-.pan) aim ui Mi. Police
Committee ol Town Council ha i a
meetlni mi fctond vening in the
Council Chamber, relatlv to the
agreemenl between the oompan and
the borough f<»r the placing ol addll
ional polos in the town. Thr- eompa
ny originally only asked for i"
lloa in place their poles mi Fon
street When the agreemenl :.• this
end wa« placed before them, the) ask
eii f*T additional prlvllegea. The
agreement will therefore have to I.i
revised ami •!■;:«in suhniilloil in Hm
eompan]
■verythlng I- in readiness tor lbs
Methodlsl Bunda) Bohool excursion to-morrow
which will ho held al Forresl
Park. Chalfont ami n the weathei
ninn is good, ii promises in be
ihe nmsi successful ihai the chool
has aver given. All arrang nts
have been completed for Ihe athletic
meets, etc., ami the Interest in these
events is running high as well a- thai
which is centered mi the baas hall
game between ihe Methodlsl ami l.n
theran teams. Trains leave ihi- Imr
oiigh lor Chalfont al >. In \ \|. anil
11.46 i'. M, ami returning the spei lal
train will leave Chalfonl al 6.18 P M
AH persons on ihe exenrslon win he
treated in Ice cream, as has been the
custom of the Sunday School for aev
eral years. The trains, both going to
ami returning from Chalfont, will stop
ai Main Btreel Station, Norrlstown.
The hear hunters of Central Penn
sylvanla are getting read) for the
humim: sensiin. which extends from
o. tober 1 la March 1 For net:* 1 nln
wa 1 an nalluw „ll 1 in- >.,n round, bul
the law having become Ihe rn
for seven month 1 his tribe
is expected in multlpl) ami furnish
rare sport for th 1 «
bear section Of !'• :i•--' 1 \ 11.: 1 i- ihlcf-ly
located m the counties of Clearfleld,
Clinton, Cameron, Potter, hycomlog,
Sullivan. Monroe ami Pike, although
hears me in lie found iii ail the mini
ties traversed b] the Ulegfasn) range
The H h Creek ami Fall Brook dis-tricts
alone furnished iwenty-two black
hears in the huntsmen
ami the hoar hunters, ins|,in'.i by the
strenuous example ol Pre Idenl Roose-velt,
are expecting a successful bunt-ing
season this fall.
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• DR J B MAHN
• iiKNTIST
• fj I'ayellf Street
a Electrical Equipment
a Hours: 11 A M tr. il I*.
4> Bell 'Phone III W.
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A in. ii board lews is being si
Washington itret 1
I'liuh''. feed stori propi 1
in-. 11 N Highle) ami tamll] win
.ill .,- Inline In.Ill Ih' 1.HI nl
New fork, in morroa
i'. Lesser ami famll) him- returned
.11 Philadelphia alter spending Hm
summer here.
■iii • Conshohocken Band will give a
1.11 ai Bevi mh avenue ami Maple
-ii'i 1 .in Saturday evening.
Mi. ami Mis. William Donnelly, ol
Hector ami Poplar itreeti are spend-
'," week ai Atlantic City.
Mi-- Clara Bldrldga has assumed lha
.ui ni pianist in Little's Opera
nnlng mi Monda) the regulai
two sessions daily of Hie public
school* will he held,
Mr ami lira David H. Hnss ami
1 1.,', 1 Rora ai e spending Iwu
...•• 1,- in \ilantlc City.
\\ I :.ini A Coops ami ehftdr in
■. inn 1.1 in.in -i \i-ii 111 relatives
.11 B) racuse, N v.
Mis- I VS. mil.in ami Diecs MISS
sciniim. have removed froni Oak ami
Mir Lie 11 - 1,1 VYesI Philadelphia.
\h. Taggart, of Edmunds, ovia-
.1,.111.1. ami lit - Km in 1 Chandler, at
Philadelphia, are visiting al 1
W, r. smith's.
;:. ime Magistrate Lenhardt, ol Nor
:i »,, w 11 yesterday morning, Tune)
Uitlpode, "i 'iii- borough, was held
in 1300 hail in anawet al 1 ' I'm- rcn
Ding a sloi machine.
I'lie lias. Workers of si. Marl;'- Lu-theran
Church have artanged lo hold
hi ii- annual Fall supper in Little's
lull im Saturday evening September
SOth.
Chairman it. 11. Bate, of the Polio
Committee, aftei considerable effori
lias ri. slved from ihe Ke) itom Tele
phone Company ihe offer of a free
'phone in '» placed in the Washington
lose House, ,
1 i' Longmi 11 ii Compan) has
been maxls 1 ve Improvements
,.i.ii 1 this uniiner blew hiilhl-have
been added which will
greatl) Increase the outpul of the
works.
sol. 1.ai.'i t) i- 1,in" Ing 1 !'■ i>'
No. la Fayette Btreet, ow 1 6) Wil-liam
McQovern from a dwelling Into a
-1.He whin Anished li win aim to
rue in nun ni ihe street.
The St, Mark's Has.' Hal nan. in
their contest with the Methodlsl team
ai Chalfont, to-morrow, will line-up ai
follows: N. Hiker, c ; T. pope, p.; B.
Davis, lb.; \V. Lukeas, lb.; 11. Lents,
1 II Welsh. 3b.; .1. Mof inland. 11.:
11 Nai,ie it.: T. Speaker, if.
Mis. Elisabeth Kulp. ol Berblc
Btreet, While Maven, entertained 80
little girls ami boys in honor ol Laut 1
Ichlenker. ol this borough, who i-boarding
With Mis. Kulp, while visit-
■ ■ bar father, John Bchlenker a! Fern
Sanatorium White Haven.
1 he Btreel Committee is having
' -n. .1 i' im Ire 1 by giving M a
. . in crushed stoni Thi
mis washouts made i»' 'he 1 .■. 1 al
storms are being Blled in with ■< hi
:\i"i crushed atones, The committee is
also having culverts bull) along Harry
ni Kim anil llecim- si
When ihese are llnisheil li is hoped
there will he no more washouts nl Ilu
j nil].- iii i" idents along Blm sti 1.
'i'lie Women's Cluh fountain
moved hack so thai now ii is
placed mi the pavemeni axtondlng
aboul s i\ inches Into tbs gutter,
There ha- been mi connecUon made
eel ..nil the water 1 >«i»»- - bul ii is cx-iiuii
iiiis will he done nexl
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Blwood Noblil has completed the im
provements al 'he public schools. Tin
space between the two buildings has
been covered with brick, a new iirive-mii
constructed ami a gutter run ihe
entire length of the yard, These Im-provements
are expected to make the
buildings dryer ami to add to ihe com-t.
HI .11 ihe children during wel weath-er.
Large ami encouraging sales are re
ported ni ihe IKUIIIS ol 'he i'" ibyter
inn Church. They me in dimensions
'.1 , mi I nil dollars ami hear three per
cent, annual Interest The bnslm
n charge ol John 1 Swan, superin
tendeni ol ihe Longmead iron Works
The Rev, 11. 11. Townsend, of Bed
ford, Pa., is expected to presoh "n the
Presbyterian Church on Bnnday nmrn-
Ing.
Th. laiesi tail is the collection ol
soiivi nir postal cards. Biver) mm is
trying now 10 see how man) nf the
cardi h ' -I"' 1 an 1 niiei 1 ami the
more cards one can colled ihe better.
We know young la.lies in lln- town
'Aim are the possessors nl al lea-l 200
Tli ii"- iioni various : "in
In thi- GOUntrj ami 'I" m" atop wllh
i , i II ted Btstes. This I • iim si .1 mi
vhen people are taking trips ami il is
■10 1 polite ami pleasing to ypur
1 mmi- in send then souvenir eardi
11 iven point. Conshohocken now
has postal wiih views ni ihe borough
mil yon should sniiimsi in your vlsil
1 ni; irlends thai they semi awa) ■
nf ihe . ai 1- in 1 ommemoratton ol their
in St. Mark- Bvaogellcal Lutheran
Church on Boada) svenlag, a service
nl song will he conducted in conn.'
Uon with the resuming or ihe Luther
1.,..I'm Praise Services Tin- Luther
hymns will he rendered in addition in
1 .1 ial -.l.'i linns by ihe 1 Imir. The
pastor, Rev. w. F, Bare «'in speak mi
"Lutheran spiiii in Lutheran Hymns.
Vpropos 'in- -11 vn e ihe recent!) eksc
ted ntin en 111 ihe League will !»■ for
mail) installed by ihe pastor, AI the
morning lervlce the theme m the 11ns-i.,
r 1 iinii-e win he "Love of Spir-it."
.,11c Ma>. :he three monthi old
daughter ol Patrick ami Call
: ii'iiin. ni im borough, was found
1 her bad al an early lion:
terda) morning When the child weni
,. I.-1' mi Wediiesda) alghl sin- was
apparently in imini health, AI Bve
o'clock yesterdsy morning when Mr.
Cronln returned home from work he
innml iim little nne dead. Coroner
King i.a- 1 n notified ami he is In-
'i 111,:.
"Il is a cin-nini surprise 1.1 DM
me ni ihe managers of ihe tele-phone
company, "thsi people win ills
regard our warning ahum the danger
oi using ihe telephoni during un 1 le
torn 1 1 chai ■ ni s
-Inn k al SUI 11 a li ire IM
n- those inn In siainliiiL: under a Mil
tree. Ami > el un. Iligeni p 1 m will
lail in i' rpond ' n requi
bis when
■ In- Si : . . ' ' ' J Mil
B) ir women 1 il ran 1 Indeed,
more time 1 ban usual 1 hi
1 inn Mmi. because ii: Ing temi 0
in -1.1 Indoors ihe. wish to
■iiieiiain themselves by calling up all
1 in 'i 1
Water C01
.:ni com Idei ible trouble 1 he pasl 1 wo
wlnti: ol 'he water
pipe wi.ii h extended down Fayette
. ;'i ■' hanla Rail
' /im.' cf Ihe Jill p
•in oil il. walei ni' all Hie residents
hlow the I.I in ,'. 1 ;,n ting .-im' h i-n 11
li .i'u previ n( trou •
• be ' ni .11 1 i.e .in. 1 ended
a main i Forrest Mreel out Mai
hie in 1 onneel * Ith II e Fayetts
main below ihe bridge, Thli work
has 1 1, Bnlahed an' thlg week work-men
have bet n emplo) '-j\ in 1
ih. pipe hisl above Ihe bridge an 1 re
moving thai portion under the bridge.
Miik is llnlshe i II,ere will
1 ■ in. ilangi ' ," - putting
.,11 ih. water iupi ly,
Th* line ill in, I ..11 . ., ,i i.- ,: I 1
hands ol lha Ann-.,,,1., pro!
mm iim. 11 Is 1... ., 1. ilu.. ; li 11 '1:1 -
been o«a up) Ing Un i. minds Irom 1 si
ly morning, foi the i
'hen work Immedlalel) alter break-
\i ulghttall, while
km tl ha.l inn been sounded, thi
jillil. 111 lln- |l|,ill'. . On wen- lin|li ful
thai n would he driven out of n 1 i>>
a -mi ui revised waits, which they
claim is Ihe llrini ni linl- ll'I'|)sii'hor-mi
Among He n is dances Inlroduce 1
is iim "Roosevelt," offered b) Profea
•in Ni w inn ^. 1. ii is a iliilicnli one
io describe. Mr Newburger'i exhibit-
Ion ni his Invention wa.- as graceful a
performance a- could well in- imag-ined.
His description was; "Gentle-in.
11. step, step, touch, kick, itep;
tep, mm li. ki< k. step; slide,
slide, slide, how:" The ladies' part
was JI.M the urn ixcept that il v.a
CUrtSe] in-'.'ad ul bow,
'ihe i'11-i Wain he made the great-i:
n nl am ol lln v.,ml- in mw
buildings .reeled ihis year, I'm a
1 - the new bulldlngi
11; 1 -.a in in > iii: been * rooted mi the
outskirts ol ihe town mi the top of ihe
hill, hut lor Hie pasl two years the
i'i'.-i ward has been growing more
lliiin the other ones. The new -nil
plants creating a demand for help is
lespuiisihle lid- ihis. The large' influx
of Poles ami Italians Into 'he town is
caualng a number ol small towns of
tin different natlonaltfta to mow up
within the borough, -ftn the Poll an
congregating ahum Maple street, Oak
Btreel ind Blm street, This national-
-leaililv forcing ''1' I" "III else
mil They are thrifty and are buying
property, The Italians, while imt con-gregating
together a- much as the
Poles, me "ladnaiiv accumulating
alum: Manic ri ■ 1 II I itern
: ihe avenues. While the town
has i icrea ed i" * nil Uon the paal
lew >. 1 ;.-.' .'. 11 t> s number
of nailve born citizens with Hie Eng-lish
speaking nath . .'it . .li
PHILADELPHIA THEATRES
THE PARK THKA'l RB
Vmke ami Adam- an in appeal al
the Park Theatre nexl week in ihe
musical 1 oraedj. Bankeri and Brok
' i- " i.;. \. quits a record a lift t\
ers as well a- comedlana, having on
in d people from
drowning. Onlj last summer a in n a<
Tin Rockawa) Beach, these comedians
aved 1 he life of Mh Fram as 1 >. \ Ine,
who, while bathing, was almost car
lied inT by a hugs wave Miss Devlne
who i- a member m nne ot thi
known families In Nes York, rentureil
mil ni her depth, ami noi being a good
'.. 1 -..im lost her strength and
would have 1 11 drowned had in.I
Yni ke gnd Adams , nine in her 1
Mis- in vine wa- sinking for the third
time when both ol these gentlemen
led in reaching her ami took
in 1 ashore. The tathi r ol Mlas Devlne
" grateful that he presented the
iiiiii.iiiaiis with handsome dale;
arc mil the ordinary kind given
lor life saving Inn an- ul solid Hold
-ci wiih diamonds, forks and Adam*
11. IM 11' medal ■ and are
mil ton modes! In shew lllese awards
nf their lite '.miir.: ventures to anyone.
CHAMBERLAIN'* roir.ll RBMBDY
THE PUBLIC SCHOOL
Mi'- NATURE
Medlclnei thai aid nature are al
win- nin-t 1 iiecimai. Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy ai 1- mi this plan, n
allays :1m cough, relieve- the lunga,
aid- expectoration, opens the
limn, ami anl- nature iii restoring 'he
salth) 1 mi iniiiii. Bold
by .1. itnius Barr, Wesi Conshohocken
ami William Neville, Conshohocken,
IHK ni' THE SCHOOL
BOARD ON WEDNESDAY BVBN-IM;
MI ASSISTANT JANITOR
BLBCTRD
\ latani Janitor ol the public
-' in.ni- seem ■ to he a desirable i".
Itlon Judging from the number who
ii When Ihe
Bchol Board mel mi Wednesday even
Ing linn ■ ..■:, . i\ spplll am- for Ihe
Job, ami .n yet Hi. Board has urn lixe.l
iim warn - " iii. duties to !»■ perform-ed.
in addition to Benjamin Elliott, who
appli.
rrom the folios Ing wi n
loshua 'i 11.'i ron, Jo 1 ph Lafert).
Ulchael Hi ndron, William 11. i.mm
IgtOn A. Hell.
Following a suggestion from Mr.
loni 1, Mr. Lai e) 's motion was adopt
".I thai Hie Building am' 1; •
Committee ml • the
ami ;■ |o in Board al the
OCtObl ' . I Hie
-alai' :.. I ps 1 mid 'he duties 10 ho
i.e: In: 1
Mr. Mori i mi wante inn uani D
elected and made a motion 10 il :
:'-o thai the irnanl officer ami
ihe |an in 1 utd 1 •■ dlfferenl per-il
while hunting
Midion ihe Janlton
could mil be perfoi ming hli dutii -.
Ai Mr. Bt -1 ■ .ii ihe motion1
wa- withdrawn, n being understood
thai ihe assistant Janitor in he stee
1. .1 -iiiiid 11 assigned a- inn 1 .it his
duties 1 he wink nf ilu- truant offjeer.
FIXING Till-; DIRECTOR'S ROOM
During a lull iii iim proci 1 dint . Mr
Collins said ihi- door does not
me. We mo mil II I •. i m something
"iien v.'e shinihi urn he Interrupted
ill Hie lilisine-. In Ihe scraping nl
.hairs over the bare floor, I. there-move
you, Mr. Preilili nt, thai the,
Building Committee arrange ihe room
in a befitting manne for our meetlngsi
to gel Ideas ami prices and report al
ine nexl mei ting,
Tiie members inn. i n meeting for
months in a room, having bars floors
tables like iim discards from an Ice
.•ream parlor -.imi uncomfortable
i hairs, ii was i rapt Bed thai the room
he re-arranged somswhal like the
i'mi .11] Chamber,
Till': FINANCBa
The paving between [he schools with.
In i. k and Ihe building nt the now
driveway, costing al i tour hundred
dollars; the inn iim ol supplies fm the
school yeai Jus) opening, the painting
of ihe buildings ami other expi
coiiiraiteii itm-tm- 'l,. vacation, made
an unusually heavy demand on the
treasury, 'ihe union totaled np to
aboul 11800 v then li only aboul
i\ Inn in I he treasnn . It was
to niak in ri. deflc-iellc.
v ns wed a- Ihe loacll.T-' salillies
which will become dm bi • nd
■ii the month.
Mr, Davis reported thai ihe new
building is aboul Bnlahed, ami when a
lew hill- for extrxa desks nm •■
celved, wen paid there would he a bal-
,iiii. of $xnn in turn over lo ihe I
ury. 'I in. win permit ol tim payment
uf cnrrenl bills.
Mr. Mr.era, the tax iollector foi <\^
nun duplicate has several hundred
dollars, 'ihe appointment ol Mr.
Hampl ake. possible the payment
in the treasurer of enough money to
pay Ihe loin lei- salaries, or if no
money no received from blm, there is
ihe posslblllt) of receiving tin state
appropriation, long past due.
In order lo make I re that the
is would ho tiaid on time, lln
Hoard decided not III run any eh
and the I''il ino. I I ■: -i: i' 11 ■"
with i i Hi.- hanks m hmrnw mon-ey,
should ii he necessaf) in do so.
Treasurei Milli r repdrted a iiainnee
on hand nf «l l?s ;. i
CROB8INOS WANTED
Mr QlegVI r ' mni.iinn. .1 nl lln oiin
diiioii of th ' • * leadlni
In Ihe entrance) Ol 'he BChOOlS! Those
mi llair> Btreet in Third avenue are
In had condition They are ihe old
iyi.s nt i, torn ami a number of
:,. ave in en broken up ami
I iel "i| awa) I in tag m ii h. - which
become mm! when It rains and makes
difficult walking for the little child-ren,
Oti his motion, the secretary was
Directed to write to Town Council and
nil attention la the need ol • pairing
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PUPILS INCREASING
Prof. '/■" [let reported that the
s, innii i opened with Old scholai i n-rolled.
This i- the largest nnmbi i ol
pupils ever i nrolled in the histoi j of
Hie sohoill-.
He also reported thai the high s bool
ami ihe rooms adjoining ii wi re In-nee.
nui 'hero were
lint elniii :ll 'I'' I. for Iii in • I io
Teachers i Text Book Committee
wa- authorised to gel the necessar)
Bl v.. II a- map- and nl h i SI
. ■ want) 'i by the sehoi
li is expected that one ol Hm larn-
BSl i la—e over ■ in 1'i.ilod will go
ni the schools the n ixl commencement
day, The attendance al the high
school is unuBuall) large
order, tor the following amounts
woio granted;
.1 WOOd ^ Urns I'n $ I."
P, It It i'n 18.66
I'.ie.iii, Light rn is.r.x
Oas Light i'n 1.68
\ Martin A Bon bricks 18.00
Montello Brick Co 104.00
i: i Quigley 87.68
Henry. Stuart A- i'n
Bxpressage 1.80
ii. li Heywood '•-,.4»
JObj) Kehiie
M. K Btemple
D, wiikins. baollag
.1. It. I.ippilu nil I 'n
American School Co
s. nun. i ,v Sons
« II Keyset A- CO
Charles Nell
W .1. Miilhiilland
11 ■■ ru I Laundry
airs, Bmaliwood
Mr.-. I. Harroii
William llerron
Slow ai t A- I'orst
II ('. MesshiKcr A- Sons . ..
W. Wright
Hei hen Holland, painting .
■i II Dager
H. .i Qetx
Thomas O'Nell
I' A- A. Telephone
■^ I Pugh
W I' Jones
Bah
od Noblil
Man Wood Iron i'n
III.no
I ..s
8.81
81.86
1.01
10.00
:;
I
:.. 11
::.;n
Tim.
Is SI,
.L'L'::
581.78
81.66
ni'.in
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BASE BALL
Thi North Penn, the team which
i lonshohocken sui h a great light
win again cm-- bats with
'lie i" iai game thi- week
and I hey are cnmliiR to the borough
d< I- I 1 II i In 'I I III "el . . I ...
v • *
ol iim moi i ii
the leason J
hoi ki II A. A. ami the Pa itIme " am
meet on Saturda) at Beventh avenue
ami Maple street. Both teams have
hei II \ • ' ' ■ thlf • .II
ni-.: will: hm low ,!i :■ ms. In the
■: ween th a two li am
Pastime seemed in o li mm
-hniui, ken A A tun a storm broke up
nne ami H grg never decided
nm ihis year things appear different
and ihe I'linshiuuii ken \ A, in di
leiinn.od in outshine the work m
1 i ' i io he i j. nr. Both learns appeal
evenly mat. hod with ihe advantage il
an). on the Conshohocki n A. A side,
hut ii is rumored that Pastime I
i.iiy padding in order to natch the
home team off their guard. Bul thi ■
will he mil taken i ' eken A,
\ win present their strongest team
ami will endeavor to teach the boys
from I he W< -i .-lie nine o| lln' liner
points ol ihe game Murphy ami Ma-son
win iin the stunts for Conshohock-
■ n while the West side hatierv prom
•i. be a surprise Weather permit
inr- a moat game is expected.
WILL HAVE GOOD ROADS
AI the meeting of ihe County Com-missioners
.n Norrlstown yesterday
in iward n' 'ontracts for flvi high-ways
in he improved in the count
der ihe highwa) act, v.a- announced
The total COal nl those ne.il'l IV.'CIM
ami seven-tenths mile- of Improve
iinnis will he 6(0,768, Qf in, m
Ol JlotL'll lo III.' mile. The inn
awarded me as follows;
Lower I'mv idem n The Hi.In I il n
pike Road, running from Trooi i I i
Hi rklomen Bridge, a distance ol J-. IM
feet, MoConnlck A- CO, $^.XII. skip-pack
The Mill Road, extending rrom
the Perklomen Creek in Swamp Road,
a distance of ms.v: feet, John Mc-
Menamy, $^».IMK Norrlton The
Whitehall Road, from Hm Ridge Turn-pike
Head in iim He: mm,mmi Turn-pike
Road, a distance ol 16,480, Wil-liam
r Evans, of Ambler, jin.n.'T
.nwor Merlon Distance, 6400 rest,
McCormlck * Co., IHTTH. Horsham
Distance, aboul one mile. Bchllmme 6
Son. tin.-.'Hi'.
THREATS TO KILL
WITNESSES
Fearing another murder, two mem
I ihe Italian OOlOIlV al W) :n Oil
mi' been guarded nlghl ami day for
i .vn wea ks by officers.
AntOniO I'ninlnhlio was •■■ni
"..'I' mi il ghl nl .Inl. 10 'i M
11.... i i lomei a. a ho a a.- imnt diately
am sled. TWO Ol Ihe mOBl
witnesses agalnat the latter wen- itmn
nun,i Flack, with whom bs boarded,
ami John Dablsoo, anot her I 11
After Qomera had ho. n -. nt to Jail
Mrs Flack ami Pablaco were vvume.1
thai they would he killed. Other Ital
.an w limn Chief Baddington bad n a
im in believe would ho good wn.
when questioned would onl) *;
Mo mi tell! Me 'nil,.:' Mo he kill-ed
!"
'I hen. ii is a-s.'iied by ih. police, nil
a night two weeks a.:', a i
woman from Philadelphia cams lo thi
Flack home ami threati ned to Bhool
ihe hidden and lurked iii wim.
Sim.' thai time Officers Hamilton ami
White have been mi dut) proti I
the flack houi o ami guarding I
NORRISTOWN LE1TER
\ in DGBT in-' IN i ERBSTINO QOB
sjp PBNNBD liv ot'lt CORRB8-
PONDBNT AT Till': COUNTY BBAT
FBWBR H Al.l.lIN:
WBARS LONQBB
The ei ret la oul ami Conshohockei
i an mi nil living Just a- il 11"' riddle
had never h. mi Baked.
Nn n can't ■ Ither. Conahohoi
n.u going In he whlll it was Intnl.
its hm os m Ing in he brighter; h-i
ph- a little more i I he)
are going to have some nt their monej
left in bu) other things with,
rue answer to the rid.lie is this:
) nil .nil paint a building wiih fl w.-i
nallnns nt Devoa l.oal ami Zinc paim
than with mixed paint anil it will
wear several times a- '•'■'■*■■ a- a build-ing
painted With had ami nil mixed In
hand
There's proof ahmiilatil ol il all over
Hie 1'niled Slates 'I lime will BOOfl he
proof abundant nt n m Conshohocken,
What will people do wiih the real m
their money!
Norrlstown, September .".. 1646
Concerning the general affects of re-i
■ 'iin Atlantic Cit] is pointed nm as ■
sample. Hike Conshohocken in the
earn part nt the Slimmer, ii had Inno-cent
.mil other methods for mankind
io Indulge their Idle hours nn Bundays.
\ wim- nt reform -wept over the
city, ' Th tit," -nni a mend
nt mine mi the Boardwalk last Sunday,
pointing to iin- children's merry-go-rounds
ami toboggans closed down
and thi' I■ • s ' saloons going toll "la: l
wiih nn pretense nt cloalng the blind*
ni inn iim mi-tit regard m the dm by
working the side doors ami cloalng the
I nun ..lies. "Thai.' said tin n lend
unlit the ofl'i els nt" all pnlitli ill re
Forma, the Innocent diversions are
-nipped ami ihe Jag Industr) loll In
nourish iii greater opulence by rei i n
ni having im harmless attrac1 ons as
counter opposition.*'
• • •
Political activities win he resumed
ihis week when the Ih-iuoeriiih pri-maries
will i». nolii to select deli
rn nexl Tuesday's County Convention,
fielding m the Importunities nt his
friends, Bx-Burgeas William Tod I has
ented to become the candidate for
" r nt i is; th.- other ' andl
ii la understood, will offer no
.•rinns opposition io his nomination
is ii is thought Tndd's eaiiilidac.i will
open up a contest ahum local lines
hmo thai win advance him further
than elthei or th* candidates so far
named The pal I) has -01 mod a i nn
dldate tor Ri glster of Wills in rtm p. i
i John .1. Mouormlck, a grocer
wiih simos iii Norrlstown ami Bridge-port,
with his residence in ihe latter
borough, lie has a large following
and is held in high reaped by all
classes of citisens as a men ham of
repute ami bualneas capaclt)
• • •
AM Indication* poinl to the nomin-al
i'UI . nl JohH I' llendl icks I he i \
Jury Commissioner ol Sctrwenksville.
mitl ot John Sholiniro. prosenl minor
It) Count) Commissioner, for the
Count) Commissioner nominations
i ii■■ two Pottstown candidates for
ihese p'aoo.-. it is conceded have done
each other in death. John it. Myerli
nui Dr. s. B, Bwavely have been inn
i King lor i BCb Other. II nne nl them
hail bean a little weaker, ihe othi i
illiul,I have had sniiie show.
• • •
Howard Gilbert, u stationer, of
Pottstown, is io ho nominated for
Clerk oi Courts nexl Tuesday, Ho is a
brother ol ex-Deput) County Treasure)1
i.iius II. Ollbert
I'm Director nt the poor, Jacob Y.
Ilulicr. ol .Douglass will have no op-ui
and in all probability will be
Hi.' pa-iy's eaadidale. • • •
I'm the nominations foi Auditors,
Ho1 present popular inciimhciil. Albert
K ii" although hm ke.i b) large and
Influential sentiment, has decided to
Step aside in ihe interests nf geo-grapblcal
sxpedlenc) as his candldac)
.viinhl hunch Inn niany nominees in
ami abOUl Hie County seat, aim ihe
places mi ihe ticket win he oiled b)
Joaeph Heacock, ol Cheltenham ami N.
n. Keeley, of Baal Oreenvflle, w
• nh this lieket tin Democrac] oro-in
he vet) sanguine of sue --
• • •
Resldenl Clerk Charles Johnson who
n-iia. fomuall) began hi- campaign
II " ,i iieaiiri i ni the suite Corn-end
Chairman of the Commit
I., mi Speakers, is v ry confldent of n
btg Republican v li tory :•: this eounj i
next November ami liases ins estimate
upon a careful canvas* ot the county.
in pent the dm at his office in the
stni" headquarters, al in" Filbert
itreeti Philadelphia, ami he say* a.
'.'.im.: imei) me -ii win KII the
Indeed a snri nl a poll made hy your
nn.-|i loin indicates what be sm-ut
Mnm: ..mei'. i num. i- true. Visi-tora
In i i inri.ius. dlsllie'- who happen
in ei,n. her* have heen intern
and all .Will one accord report polltli
as ven quiet, w'itii a general tendency
among the Republican* in bearttl) sup-
DOTl Ihe lieket. Nn ili.—at Isfactlnn III
ihe country districts has so far de
1 in iim Repitbltean nomlm
wind.' m- in part. In this respect \W
eniilei HSarl .lenkins sins there is |ier-i.
n part) harmony in Hatneld ami
Montgi inery townships. Qeorgi w.
Keyi iim deputy Recorder says a like
feeling nnanlmonal] prevails in White
in. i li and 11. nun Recordi' li. ' ]i i
Moore says Conshohocken Republicans
am enthusiastic for the ticket Deput)
Clerk of Courts, \ i. Saxton, Bays ei
■ rj thing is serene In North \(
Collegevllha and the two Providence!
am reported in hanpj accord
• • •
Then was a slight Burr) last week
iin- Lincoln party dlasentci died
an application for a place mi ,1m
ei. but iheir usefulness was crippled
h\ Ihe pi i-iui al the head i.| Hint
movement, all ot whom while ren
worthy persona an- not van ai
sive as poaitlv* inreos in upbuilding
any 11111ve111.n1 nt a political nature,
Anyhow they only express opposition
to ;i pail nl the state ticket, and It Is
claimed will support Ihe Itopnhlicnn
county ticket,
• • •
Comity Chairman Hendrlcka is verj
-i mni a- In II liiime in Ihis eolin-n
For he finds no Indications of an ip-heaval.
XolhlnK will he left lo
ohanie however, ami he will pursue
a vigorous eanipaimi wiih a numlipr of
It is popularl :c cepted that Monfa
gonserj Count) i.s done with all spas
uindi. all ' at refi irni i, a in. h nei
er 'if. ■ i an) b< tti i mem in the man-
Hi "i nil: I"
li .1 M.
STREET SPRINKLING
To iin- in . onli i
In Irene di) s, ptember dm - the n
hh m - m i '■.li -In .n. >. ken WOUld STI It I
appreciate a more frequent ami tin i
ough si rinkling of Hi
inien to "ii . leanllnes* an 1
health. Il la boi ed b man) i ni;:. n
thai ihe .inn,; Bpproprlati I
good imi i exl austed
thai Improved sei v Ire ma) !»■ i onl In
ue i during 'i.e Autumn, wheni i > i
Hire does nnt iil".i:ilo the i.
' '•'.
PLUNRE WITH
GIANT CAPSTONE
While the capstone* were being
i " ntli, " hulhl-
Ing al Mam in i Haihii'i",
Norrlstown, yesterdsy, the beam ol a
large ste nn di n li k -inn k ami dis-pliii
on nne nf the hug* hlnek- nl ma:
i'le. It sirnck the seaffoldlnc in
descent, breaking II down and eart
ine alone Daniel Rhoades, the head
stmie ni i" ' ■ , hronk, a
helper,
The men landed ?,T, feel below ill the
eelhir. worn covered wiih the debrifl
and suffered in-" i and Inti r
ral hurls from which they tnav nm
recover,
WEST SIDE NOTES
ITEMS ui' INTEREST CONCERNING
i HE PEOPLE ACROSS 'nil.' HlY-I:
II CONDENSED lull RECORDER
READERS.
LOCAL ITEMS
Dover Penn; packi t hai lolned in
a petition oi his im mm neighbo
Perklomen ami Bklppack townships lo
Ihi Count) Comml Bloneri '" bs
in i I •■ .I-. nd over Branch . rook, an
affiueut nt th* Perklomen. near hli
Schwenkavllle home
Thi Qovei un. had a forcible di
.-nan.ui nf the bridge'* necessity be-
'.aii-o nl' ihe mil ape Of his wire
and children from being drowned
while endeavoring lo ford the turbu-lent
stie.ini after a heavy rain recent
iy.
'I'lie Hovel i:nr was mil prei at yes
nr.in- i thi mini farmi rs. hm
sent a poi -ni :il letter using hi- HI rang-es!
laiimiai'i n. convince Commlf i-n
or- Penrose, Ander ami Shelm rs ol
ilu neiis-iiv ni Hm structure for the
benefit ol ihe traveling public
The commissioners have promised to
liew 'he siio and give th* matter << u
.ideiulimi
Wilincr S. .Inhuson. Ihe former I'm
prletoc ami editor m the North Wales
Record, and recentl) appointed in a
position in iim suite Hlghwaj Depart
inent. has removed hi- family in llar-riabnrg.
Mis. Johnson was a formal
■ chnn: teacher ami since her marriage,
IT yean ago, resided contlnuensly in
iim nne bouse at North Wales.
AMBLER
Tin. barber shop in the "Qaxette"
Building is . loasd.
The haul, nhsem.il Labor Da) on
Monda) ami ihe Post Office was closed
after in A. M,
Mis Reh '.a Unwind is aide lo he
nm again
in i--' Btore Is noarl.v finished ami
Ihe. w ,11 have a lull display in a lew
ila>s.
Beavlces in Trinity Memorial ''■ nl
I lunch next Sunday at 10.46 A. M. ami
(.80 V M
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
i : hh : i Ices a' I0.S0 v M
ami , ::u H M Babbath School 9 18 \
M >! p, s i i:.. 8.45 P M A cnrdlal
welcome is extended '« all.
GULF CHURCH
Bunda) September loth. Bunda)
.--. .i ai 9.30 A. M Preaching al 10.48
A M Subject, Win i'hii-i «a-
.'ailed a King." Christian Endeavor
si.. i#t) at T ::u i' \i Preaching al B
P, M. Subject, "Chriat, Hie Friend ol
S in . . vll weh Omi
public meetings lo awaken Ihe Isvys.
CALVARY CHURCH
|{, ■; . , , gt 1 i" an I". 10 A
M, and . "" P. M., the Rev. Dr. «'nnk
will mh, im.-. Bunday School al the
.in.' hour Mi-, Clark* him returned
iinn, in i ,:n atioi ■ resume i . h.n\.
nt if. -, i i • Men - Bible < lass. Tim
v ig i.i -' Bible Class win he n
' /ed mi Bunda) al 9.15 A. M. wllh
l.ukolis a- Me hen
BAPTIST CHURCH NOTES
bath School conveni - at I i"'
Bunda) morn
Morning semi"' at 10.80. "Tin
World's Baptist Congre* al London"
will . onstltute 'he theme of the 11
mini. Mr, Dai lea, wim wa i a del gati
from th" Conshohocken Church ani
i i', nn Ivanla Stats Home Ml
i n. the London gathering, win
give in Impressions ol the i loni
Bunda) evening nexl the Paator win
loan ' 'a seiies id' serinmis mi
Ti \I,niad " The lirsi si" nn
w||| "I : ISal ,,'hs , " tl '
«i in nf i.\ ■;.. i"i ' :■' i 15
IA118 I ,' SI I'l'ICUINi:
"I had he. li trollbll : I i
for fifteen yeai I •"" ■' com
plot* n , .v. . . in th i i' lamlier
in.n- Pain Ha'- ' ■ i
. r niii.mi , i This linl m i
wlthout'an equal tor sprains ami
brnlae* it Is for -ale in Rufui
Han. West Conshohocken ami Wllllajn
Neville, Conshohocken,
i' r Maguire, ol tin.- borough,
ihi- w i. in Atlantic City,
Mi- B, r" llanmini. ol I'nrd street.
Itlng her daughti Benja-min
I., lln.. i ni ih. smut mil.
.el Burns was arrested laat ev-
.1. Shan. Im disorder-ly
conduct, 'i'hi morning ho paid lits
Bnd was din hm :
Sarah rani ol Ji s. phin« ave-nue,
is ,in .it Improvements made to
her I".
'fi" local inn .no great!] excited
ovei 'i' game ol base hail win.-h will
ilace nn ih.' Bast Bide betwsen
' i 'niii ami tin- Consbohoekan
A. A. Tin- i- ihe tim nine this yv_ar
iinn | .mo have mot inn the
local h ■>■• feel confident that the) lire
; in win to-morrow's contest.
The team has been practicing hard an
..ml accompanied b) a large
CI-OWll nl lonleis. they will Ian' I lie
-l.i"rs In ih, ill die
.i ' 'rn i nm; will iie held in
Hie Hnii ■. - . Chriatlan Chnreh io-mor-
..' which lime expeli-had
in : lie Twin links l 'amp will
be related. On Sunday at 10.3(1 A. M.
ami T.i". I'. 14., Q Washington Qo4/>
dunk, an evangelist will occupy the
pulpit 'Urn other n tings mi Suu-
•nn win I.. CIS Mi . iiim ai 9.30 A.
\l Holiness Meeting in :l I'. M. and
Pralst Bervlce al "M P.. M. Misses
fl ..heei and Kl-m Hni-halk will
ing ;■' rice.
\ mi fringe license lias heen erani-
■d m i.iniis A. Weiss w.nno. anil Mlas
Ki-n M. Buisr, nf this borough.
The moi: h. r id the Reliance Ath-letlc
Club, nf ihis horonph. are organ-
Ixlng a I.mi ball team, tor ihe coming
season. The team will be nearly the
- iiii. a i.i I v, nr. which proved lo
'n a very formidable collection of tilay-i
■ peclally a- it was their llrst sea-iiut
of twelve games
i inn nne A i iho masting
nn Tuesday nlghl Rdwsrd Kagan was
re-elected captain, and Ro] Ramey was
' !'. nn -. i n tarv. \ -II 1.1 ni ^ames
im... been si ranged a ith so m the
trongest amateur teams in Rastern
Pennsylvania ami New Jersey. Any
- veim .rn '. r-oiii player wishing ba
rn .id is' lentn should repoi'i at
'he a Ing iii he held next Tuesday
me.m." III the Reliance niub House.
In Hyde, ihe eloquent, earnest anil
sin s-ini evangelist 01 ihe Bast, who
aided so satlafaetorll) in ihe recent
i amp meetings jusr closed, has heen
employed in conduct an open air
meeting in our church yard, hegln-nlng
nn Wednesday night, AUgUSt SO,
m iiii■ • ■ ion davs. This will be
i Heal in Ihis pail id Ihe city.
s.iii will he provided for at least
i. l-eople. The grounds will he
well lighted Seals will he oomfort-iihle.
In case ol Inclement w-enther
Hie services will he held) in ihe
church
Iho following taken from "The
Chronicle," of August -H, published nt
Wichita, Katlsii-. has llii- in say of
our townsman, Rev, E, I.. Hyde;
Dr. Hy'. is quite popular In ihe
is an evangelist. He alms to
KI i sin ii, r- converted. His sermons
are directed to that end We cordial-ly
Invite al' churches m unite In ihis
meeting, Bapeclall) those south of
Douglss. We mmi '.earnestly invite
peopli unsaved to come anil listen m
Ihis aide divine. Come nil InnI, I nine
mi sin nne iii haggles. One
hundred mw song books have ln>en
provided. Let us make this a lime of
plrltual uplift- a lime when
dear loved ones out m Christ may iim;
Him and rejoice with as in His prec-ious
salvation. Take South Bmporla
and get nil ai corner of Dewe)
and Bmporla, 'i"i South Bmporla,
'iho election of a moderator will he
ihe moat Important feature of the
iwent) i ih annual session nt Ihe
m.'-lii le; inn Synod of Pennsylvania.
which will he held in Oreenaburg on
October in. For many years Hie Pres-byter)
ol Philadelphia has not nad a
candidate toi tins office and the mod-
• i nm -hip lias mine in ihe Central ami
Western Presbyteries. This year, how-ever,
Philadelphia has decided to urge
'io election nl' iho Rev. Dr. William
I'. Pulton paator ol tin- Ninth I'n by-terlan
Church, Sixteenth anl Banson
Doctor Fulton is mm of ihe
nt I'n-m loiiiinisni iii Philadel-phia.
Me is permanent clerk of ibe
i'loshymiy of Philadelphia, and is
chairman nl tin- evaugelistlc commit-lei
\ secretars of tic Church- Kx-lenslon
Committee u the Presbytery
nn iim la-1 year he ha- heen instru-mental
in establishing a number of
Presbyterian churches, especially in
West Philadelphia Doctor Fulton Is •
nattvi it Washington county, and bis
friends In Western Pennsylvania nre
enthusiastic over his randldacy for the
moi'.craioi-ship. Nexl lo Ibe 0
\ 'iniilv. iho s. I ni Pennsylvania
is the largest ami most influential *©■
11 '-la-iiccl body in the Presbyterian
Church. The Presbyter) ol Philadel-phia
will have eighteen commlaali
In Ihe coming synod, nir ministers
•mil nine .'Vs. Tliev will h- »l*cted
.1 Hie o" im' - i . .1 Hi Pi b) lory.
.1 : .i i ■ ' hi in W'.' •■ iinim
H 1 -.
mi |,l' :■ " ■ -I',\ to
ahiiii) n- :. piano
I have li >f-| In- work ami
Hint n excellent in ever; respect.'"—
Walter Dninroseh. Orders received at
d ' •' . Drug Store, Fourth avenue
ami Fayette street.
i