The Conshohocken Recorder, September 26, 1905

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2422 CONSHOHOCKEN, PA., TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1905 $1 PER YEAR
NOTES OF OUR TOWN
rTRMS OP INI I INCERN1N0
'l III-: PEOPLE I I in R BORO
GONDBNBBD FOR RECORDER
RBADRttA
Mlas Helen Flneran, ol thia borough,
i North \\ ■
lira Mil i Ii on and [i in '• laut
II turned on Friday rnmi i ieean (trove
whi'ii the) have spent th< Bummer
\n— Prai i • ■- Jones, ■ di
William Pom Jones ■ par
iv b) her parents ai her home on Fifth
avenue on Saturday afternoon In cele
bratlon ol her rnii i ith bin inlay.
The Brother!) i I i N
H. U, of H. V. "f rforrlsti «/n will i.laj
a patei nal vial! lo Montgomi
- Nil i" on Col hobo ken N
ling. All meml i are r quest) i
to in1 preaent.
A general mi ettng will
Friday afternoon ai : 10 i 'el
Hi tot leal iMl mi Pe in i treat, oppos-ite
the Courl House, Norrlstown, in the
Intareal of the Charltj i1
aaar. Representative! front 'hi- bor-ough
are \n\Ited i" bi pp
Invitations nave I n received here
to i in- mat r age ol Hat - I O'Bi len
ami Ml.-- Ai .1 Hurioii liulll Ol
i lone] It land, on Wednes la) evening
September nth al the church ol tbel
Guardian Angel, Mr, O'Brien ii a
former resident of this boiough, ami
is now conducting i hotel al
Island
Class No 18, oi the Melho Itsl Bun
daj & in., i arlll g|\ an iI
in the Methodist church on Saturday.
Nov. mi.ii- g, 1906. The vei
supper given aboul i year ago by this
class «iii warrant the repetition ol oni
oi the same kind. Oyati ra *. Mew-ed,
ll led DI Hilled Will l« i" VI I in
abundance,
Iron Castle. No df the
Qoldi n Bagli a will h dd Iheli ■
Ran on 8s \'. ii.
i in-,, hall .'o -■ ond . lai rj
street \ mosi
in in-; at ranged for I; a md a
gOilll 11 III.' is lonl.i- I In; . \l, I ho llielll-i.
i.i mi i•■ [i i loil to be
preseni
The reception lasi evening by the
ladles oi the Pri byti I in Church al
tin' Manse to the contrlb
notable ami verj happy occasion, the
firsi oi i:s kind ami doubtless i" I i tul
lowed by man] such in llmi to come,
The dllferem pn
ami the church's elders and theli
In the receiving line with the
nastdi and his wife. Seventy-live to
one hundred persona Including
from on) of town n The
I'lii'-i i :i in mi ;:l conslste I oi m isle, vocal
and i11-11Km- niiii. given by the choir,
I.. , ii Miss-i
s Campbell and Bate Iti
ware served. 'I he ps itor' I a .1
pre united with |100 In gol I to ;
in papering the new
entatloii ad ng made b; Elder
.1. U. Hi'iiil' irks, A suitable ri
was made I
by 1 fen v 1 -
A gi .u.'i 1 ■ in; 1 . « III be ti n ten d
10 the lion William K. Redmand, M.
r hy the 1 ni' »d Ii 11 ixl
Bundai evening, October 1st, .1 the
Grand Opera Mouse, Broad add Mont-gomery
avenue, Philadelphia. Mi
Redmond Is s brother of the sgg
leader oi the Irl h Parllamentar) Par-ly
and has baan sojourning In Aus-tralia
for the benefit oi his health
which wai greatl) Impaired from con-finement
in prison for politlci
and the United Irish League, of
. nlladelphla, ha spared no pains to
give a Rttlng welcome In the
Brotherlj Love to such a distinguished
[fish Patriot The meeting will be
presided over by the Hon. Michael -I.
Ryan and admission will be bj ticket
onli The membei - ol thi Robert
Bmmctl Branch of the League in this
borough, desiring to be preaent al ihis
reception, can procure tickets ol admla-sion
al i in- A 11. 11 Hall, Bi id ave-inii'
and Fayette street, any evening
this week.
Tiic Jawlab Now Year, Rosh Ha
1.ana. tails this year .ni 1.1 -st Saturday
Friday nlghi Maw year's Eva, will be
the beginning of the Important Jewish
tail huh days, '•• ini; followed ten days
later by the Day of Atonement, Yom
Klppur and on Beptember 14 by the
Keasi ni Tabernacles, Buccotli Ac-cording
io 1 ho Jewish calendar, the
New Year will be S6M, II will bo
iislii-i-i-1 in with slim I -otvlcei
the BJ aagogues and mailer pis 1
Jawlab worship, the principal services
being held on Batnrdaj moral
Ihodoa congregations will alao hold
service* on iii second da] ol Bosh
iiashnna. <m Sunday, The Nea Yeai
is oils,'! red by the Jea In ai corJance
with tin' in June) ion; Ami in tl
eiiih month, on the Ural da] of the
month, shall ye have n holj oonvoca
• tion: no servile work shall ye do; a
day oi blowing the cornel shall ii be
unio you." Numbers xlx, 1. Tl
Del mentioned In the Bible 1- thi
horn, 01 shofar, ami Is used In all syn
uea on the Nea Ifear In the Or-thodi
- iii's the shofar is bio* n
repeatedly to commemorate (he even!
AH the New Year comes this ■
the Jewish Saboath, the shofar will not
be blown unl II Ih d rtaj or Bun
day.
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DR J. B MAHN
DENTIST
I'I'I Fayetti Street
Electrical Equipment
I!..111s 1 A. M ti. I P
Bell Thnnr 81 W,
Chances of success often are kssl by
parsimonious haggling
1: ii avaganl w< n are less given
icl than are men
Chui sunn n are not always
overburdened with Christian i"
ance
To controvert a woman's opinion Is
HOI ;i -iiir wa^ oi retaining her rriend
ship
Min often plan' themselves in temp
- way 10 show how easy the)
-i-t
When • man has turned •
in ' 1 be takes ' he world Into
■ ■ :n I-.
.1 K. Btreeper and Mlas
Btrepeer won' Bristol visions, on Bun
da]
I Collector John Hampton recelv
on Baturday, the Bral
da] oi his collection,
The 11 P, < lub will ini'i't on Thurs-
■ 1 eulng al 1 he home of A I Cai
anagh, 107. W. Pourth avenue
Mrs. William King ■ ii.-«1 al her home
in Noriisiown yaatarday, Bha had
11 several weeks with typhoid
i- ei
John Booth ami daughter. Miss Mar-lon
are 11 Northampton, Mass.. to-da;.
1 Booth will enter Smith's College
1 1 thai place,
Charles s. Head, of Eighth avenue,
ion on Boturday night, lot Plttaburg,
in- haa a* * opted ■ posll Ion with
■ linn engaged in the oil bnalneaa
Owing to ii being a holiday the
Economy Clothing Btove will bi clnaed
from six o'i'lork on Friday evening 1111-
o'clock on Saturday evening.
v,i Samuel K. Webster was tender-
• 11 a btrthda> surprise b] slat) frlenda
iiom Philadelphia, Port Washington,
Plymouth Meeting, Norrlstown and
1 ins borough, on Baturday evening
\1i11 1 ami mi,si,- and dancing re-im
ins were served The bootees
v manj beautiful presents.
MI Bessie Oaten and Mr. William
Walters, two well-known ami popular
j ig people ol this borough, were
married 111 the home of the bride's
rather, James Colen, of Fifth avenue
.unl Hallowell street, on Saturday 1 i
nlng, b) Rev, Bll Plckersglll, of the
hurch, 'i ii" ceremon) was
pctformed in the presence of a gather-ing
01 thi Immediate frlenda of the bri-dal
couple, The bride was attired In a
befitting gown ol steel gray. Tha cou-ple
were unattended, A wedding din-ner
followed. Mr. ami Mrs. Walters
will reside, for the present ai the Col-on
home
\n John Dodswortb, ol Chicago,
who has bean on ■ risli to bei parents,
.1 and Mis io orge Baki r, of Hector
street, was suddanl] called home, on
Bunday evening, by a dispatch an-nouncing
the s,Tioiis illness oi her bus
band, Mrs. Dodaworth ami three chil-dren
h'lt on a late train on Sunday ev-ening,
loi Chicago.
Al 'lie meeting of Wasblta Tribe, No.
0. it. M . on Baturda) evening, a
communication was reoalvad from
kndaatnka Tribe, of Newburg Del., In-viting
Wasiiita Tribe to visit them
an 1 ii was decided to accept the Invi-tation
and the trip will lie ma1a on
Saturda) Octobei 14th, when it is
hoped tiial a large number of the
members »ill be in an induce It is
hoped to ink.' al least SO members on
this trip
The Rally Day ol the I'M-lot"! inn
Sabbath School will lake place on Bun-
Say afternoon nexl ai 2.30 o'clock when
Ih" Home Department, Cradle Roll.
etc Will he preaent.' All are invited
John Mien, who has been in charge
oi Ball's grocery store in this borough,
assumed charge of the new store In
ih" Blston Building, Norrlstown, yes-terday.
Aliram Knlp, who was former-ly
employed at the local store is now
in the managerial position now.
Israel Hart ol Conshohocksn, who
al months ago purchased the
Quffryn Mawr Hotel, along Hie l.an-
Itirapike. In (In si 11 county,
hum William Davis, of Newtown
Square, has made extensive Improve-ments
aboul tha property The hotel
has bean painted and papered on I he
nli 1 lor, painted on the exterior, the
bar loom hii- lulu enlarged and a new
earn and shads have I n erected, The
lawn in front ol Hie hotel is kept
In tir i-class shape, and any one pass
ing along the Lancaster pike would
;i thai the surroundings of this coun-lr)
hotel preaent a neat appearance
After live eventful days' sessions,
Ihe Sovereign (irand Lodge of Odd
Peflows concluded its eighty-first com-munication
in Philadelphia, on Batur-da)
All except :i few hundred if tha
'.11 mm people who visited Philadelphia
earl) In lbs week, have returned to
their homes When Grand Sue Robert
1:. Wright announced thai the' final
II wai adjourned al 1 Ltd o'clock
Baturday morning, the 217 members of
UNIQUE MESSAGE BRINGS
MANY TO CHURCH RALLY
Hull: HII 1 sei x ii is in Bt Mark I l.n
theran Chorea ware made unuauall]
mi on Bundaj bj an htgi
devl 1 Hie paator to increase the at-londanre
Bvery member of the Ban
da) school and auxiliary departments
oi the church were sent calls on Bat-uiii.
i. in no- form 01 M telegraphic
duplicate In make np of a
regular 1 ommen lal i lage,
weie delivered by m n iinl-lorms
oi regular tel igraph mei
The wording 01 the message, In-cluding
tha mi" WHS as lull....
Bl Mat k's v\" i: < less Com 1
Co. Offloaa Innumerable Service In
all pails of tlie wotl I
Irai mils 11 1 1 host tonne r.-.<
with either a Bundai ■ hool or chureh.
\'.i 1 " 1 an in- guarde 1 ■ ■:> nst onl) h> ,
11 mlng Into the Chureh and
school, ami having Ho 1 1 1 ipesl
id to you direct hy the senders They
will be glad lo verify the in.-s- i . st
inn lime.
Receiver's No 'ii'i.. Times piled IL'
M. Click ITPd.
Band this undfeajsnted maasage ami
deliver at the earnest solicitation of
iii" sen lera after pravertul eonsl lara-t
ion
Consbohosken, Pa., September U,
'06. To
Mee na al the Rally on 9 lay,
September El, al (.SO A, M.. In Ri
Mark's Lutheran Church. Anawei In,
1 BpsH lal progran Promotloi !
■ ni else* Qood singing Exi 1
addreas by W, 0, Landes, ol Philadel-phia,
secretary of the Pennsylvaals
Rabbai h s hool As 101 latlon. i ome,
Inin^ -ni \011r fiiends. ,|. B, M0-1
snpt. Will p. 11:110. pa itor,
in consequence of ihe unique sum-mons
'he morning and evening ser-ii-
well it tin- Stindaj - ihool
were largely attended,
CONSUL SAYLOR RESIGNS
Hon. Henr) D, Baylor, of Pottatown
has tetniiio 1 in- resignation al Con
sul-Qeneral to Cobarg, Germany, to
Prealdeni Roosevell and will retire
from consular service permanently.
Mr Baj lor inti nd to resume the pun
:n" ot his profession, thai of the law,
in Pottatown loni has -... lire I 1
11. .111.• s in ii;.- Secuiity Building 1 Ii
will probably, open his law ofnees nexl
weak.
Before he was appointed lo the Con-sular
ervice aa Consul ai Dawson City
\'i 8a) lor was n member of the law
Iii in ol Qotwall and Sailor and had
omit ni a large practice in association
with Kr. GotwaU.
I'm i.n 1 S iiai'ii Savior was appoint-ed
by President Roosevell as Consol in
Dawaon Northweal Terriiorv, Canada,
HI inn: Ho resigned ihe post two
rears later and was then appointed
1 Qenoi ai to Coburg, Germany.
lie received his education in Potta-town
and a: the University of Pcnn-rlvanla,
Philadelphia lie served two
terms as a member 11 1 he Potl toa 1
Council, was soiiiiio: 01 ihe borough
two terms, ami sfslstanl Dlstrlc AI-torne)
undei Congressman Irving P.
Wanger, when tin- latter was District
Attorney of Montgomery county, id
«.i- appoint! .MS Consul at Matnn-
■ai Cuba, b] Presldenl McKlnli y, in
ISSN Ii.- wont lo his post Inn s/sj
unable to remain there on aceonnl ol
the liii-.ikiir.' out of Ihe Spanish War
Senator Baylor is s member ol i'hila-deiphta
ami Montgomer] Count] bars
He was a member of ihe State Benau
liming '!i:t-'97.
PRESBYTERIAN 1 lllltcil
BARREN HILL CEMETERY
There wai 1 lart attendance Bun-da]
afternoon, al ISO al the consecra-tion
sei\ h at ol the anii". lo Bt ivii'i s
1 utheran Church tn matery al Bai ran
inn.
Tin addition is loealad aeross tin
Rtdgi loud from the old cematsrj.
which i~ practically Blled, as ail the
loll have been sold. The new site ll
rolling, and calculated to he Ideal lor
ihe purpose Intended.
The services of consecration were
very Impressive.
Following the invocation by thi
iin. Hev 1 w Hartman, the hymn, A
Pea Mora Years Shall Ron," was sunn
b) the assemblage which included ihe
congregation ami Bunda] S hool. 'Ihe
Both Psalm was read reaponslvely, the
Gloria Patrl and Apostlea Creed con-
The scripture lesson Qen, 23, and 1
Tin ss 1-13 i V was nail lo Rev. W,
the Sovereign Grand Lodge alao made I '" Bare paator ol st. Mink's Bvangall-preparatlon
10 leavi the ally. The
sign ci.unl Lodge win reconvene
in Toronto In IM6
\s «:i expected, two ol the most In-teresting
issues oi ihe communications
were referred to committees ai the
Dual session.
One was ihe sneatlon ol affiliating
ihe United stall's and Canadian Inde-pendent
Order of Odd Follows with ihe
Mam In-tir Unity, of England.
The oilier was Ihe proposed CO-op-aratlon
with the corporation which
owns 11 linn inus ol land al l.as V
N. M. An ipproprlatl r 11,000,
would enlsrgs tlie sanitarium at l.as
Mini 1 onvert it Into a home for
11,11 Pi HOW conaumptJvea,
Affiliation with 'he Manchester Un-ity
is objected to. since H would admit
negrdei to the American lodges.
'i in Las Vegas hospital project was
considered premature, as the order Is
• oi in n position 10 appropriate H 000,-
Mm tot its consummation.
REV, J, I' BHEPPARD
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l^niiicniar smokers demand The
Woodvale be, cigar Its all Havana.
cni Lutheran Church, Conahohocken,
who slsomadi 1 formal addroas, baaing
his 1 h tme 00 Gen. 28; 1. after the
ing by iin- assemblage of "My Jei
Thou v. in "
Preceding the foi mal ai 1 ol 1 tonsi
nation hy the paator, Mr Hartman,
h" gave ;i brief history of ihe rounding
oi ii.i burial ground rei years ago and
noted events 10 the preseni time
The singi:m m ihe hymn: 1 Would
Not I.lie AIWA) : I Ask Not to .Slav
with iin doxology. concluded the SIM
ihe itev Mi Bare pronounced
the benediction
Ml i: • I'le'h Council . lull
i iii til loin-', facial and ■>
sage, 330 iiccioi iin" 1 it
Soli hats sold al 11.60 and *J by
'i no 1 he 11 liter, ha^ s i" '''1 value
am! -1
Miss Anna H. \Vi,„ hesi.-i ol IH
Hector street, will have an opening ol
the latest styles in fall Millinery*on
Friday ami Saturday, September nth
and 30th.
THE LADIES' AID
A HISTORY ni' THE LADIES' AIII
'i' IKTY IIK Tin: PRESBY'11:1;
IAN cm RCH OF 'i His BOROl nil.
This mighl be called Indies' Aid
lyterlan Church.
l4u t 1 vening a ri 1 option
iin members ol ihe Soclet) al the
Manse ol 1 in- "hiiiii.. and on Sunday
morning Rev. 1. p. Sheppard preached
the following 1 irmon somprlalng 1 his-lory
oi the -0, lor
1.nk. >: 13. There were with Him.
Joanna, the win. oi China, Herod's
■ .I many others which mln-
, itered in Him of thi it mi nal ■
Tin- meaning i bvlou and ver)
trong. Tin " devoted women 1 ■ 1
honorable mention for their womanly
kindness in thi common needs nl life
10 Jeaus, 1 io ii van tar ami friend,
Bo ii began .. hfh Jesus was here ami
has h. i|i 1 inn I111111 1 -,, in 1
on 1 woman's helpfulni - to the
work or Jean Cl 1; 1 foi HI
Our urn. rd foi Ihi CHUI
work nf oui wiimeii calls for thli pub-lic
dlacours tO-da,l on woman's work
with special recognition ol our 1 >
Aid. .Insi a liome talk of what our
mothei wlvi and daughtei
doni am! 1 ■ Christ in
material iionus in our beloved church.
11 shows Ho kind the) ai". W i
justly proud ot them 1 be things ihe)
'.in 01 in- are iruly greal in nun yea.
riic minister ami his household live in
the nous" ih" hidll and will soon
Iniie paid for; th" 1'iilpii lamp, tlie
1 ruin, the table ot tin sailed elements
o: thy communion thej 1 aid tax: the
1 • a and ihe carpel are lUeirs. is
ihe!" an) good work In 'in church in
these ■ >■ in.. 1 ami one hall
they have not had a helping hand in
providing ' We gi tin ther, "Whai is
here w'ni'i 1 oi have been bare bul for
them."
AI a Communion lervice in the old
church in issr. in-. Brown asked thai
each In , • ni ■ 1 . 1 '.'.1:1 to 1 boa
iiiin v.hi' do ioi thi
church The nexl da: in Brown had
Bod1 ,1: ,\.; ion pn . . ol one
communicant In 11000. This
lot. then vacant, on wh(ch the new
church now siamis . . Cl "i
1 pay-ment
being 11000 Ii i- ths h 1 in
Ih" town lor n I '.'. ' S "il an s
niiiiiii sacred evil oonaei rated,
which in iss? prepared tha way for mi
ii.at has followed ol upbuilding
The iii'i' 1 hi.! was In the
air and I.ml been lor long, so long 'Inn
me old cburch, ni fa too
building, was actually going into de-caj
ir Inattention because ail wish
. a md del andi 1 a new < buroh.
hi ;i Maxwell wa •
g . irging I lal a woman's
I" !■ 1 1" loi 1 '''I Pebruan :'.'.
iss. after - pi■' 11
meeting, Di 1 ailed the 1 idles
log, till ' . don1 III - b) 1.loarillllKci.il nl.
10 plan worl fi 1 'in new 1 h irch, Mrs.
1 iiuiiei Siewmi . Prei lent
Mrs. F. B. 1 and Mrs.
.1 Qi HI ■ 1.. asm 1 and the Ladlea
Aid was 11 I ly Iin Its win I, The due.
were 10 1 an! a month. The minute •
s.i\ thai '■ lie ami Jennie
kept Increasing until In January, 1890,
there were (Q52.90 in the ireasury, two
years' work, which Included J.'i mter-esi
The WllOWlng are the nan,
the roll: Beatty, Bustaoe, Young,
Smith, Hams iy, 1:
Bymmee, Kigg. Robinson, Moyer, Coul
sion. Kroh, Boate, Bkean, Allen,
spi in e. Mi i'ei'ti 1 ■-. Mi t'lemei Is i.w
ing. White, Barnhlll i(" Hendetson.
n. 11 ess. Sampson. Burke, Crai
Paugh, siewan. Harry, Cleaver, Lei
McDermott, Porat, Messenger, Walker,
Rlghter, Fleming, Maxwell, Wylle
Rogera, Hanna, Keys, Murray, Dunlap,
Preudavflle, Eddleman, Mots, t
I'iiirns. Kerr, Patton, Btreeper, Ma.mi
aoh). Conner, McWi r, Oraj. Wood,
Qallagher, Knox. 01 tha total 11::. BI
ai" no longer with ns.
A most useful sewing circle appear
iii during these two years, another
woman's society. Bewing, e ibllltj
niiii entertainments were their speclal-
1. and hy January. Is'.in. tlicj hud
$607.03. Those were happy days in
the Sewing Circle. The secretary
writes; "We did lots of work and
thorough!) enjoyed ll." Quilting 1 1
weie Common, They did plain sewing
for private families. The Kaffee
Klatch was gi\<n with varied uniqui
ami attractive costumes. The Dairj
maids Concert, Mrs. John Bowker
leaching the songs, is mosi pleasant!)
remembered 01 course eatables
brought money In cake sale-, suppers,
leas and the like. I'rcsidi nl. Mi-, liar
D; St 1 iiiai.i Mlas Bmma Bi
now Mrs. neoi-ge Aiiomns: TresuMirer,
Mrs. Rigl ■
Km a lew years iin i" hltug in tin
vestibule or the old church a picture
in colors oi the future new church. 11
awake ted 1 arnei 1 seal b) thus con
treating ths ding) neglected old churcli
with a passible attractive new church
The paatorate oi Rev, Alai Waddell
liegan February, l^ss ami at thai lime
liegan as ani have si en the Lndlee' Aid.
The pi . "ni paator began its labon
Februarj 1, 1890, in Januar: . 1880, a
number oi 'hlnga were done hy wa)
oi inking 11 nea start Th 1 Bplril wa
dearl) leading ami many were read]
to follow His lead as wa- evident
K* January, 1890, Iht Aid ami ihe
Sewing Chile. dOUbtteet ihe
worker.- in holh. combined and i!i" Am
was greatl] strengthened Tin meet
ing which effected Ihis union look
place on January ' in tha church Al
this meeting arrangamenta wine made
lor a leiipilon lo ihe m w pastor in
February and also for gills ol 1011!
potatoes and oilier supplies ' Iii 1
were iii evidence when th" pastor ami
his wife look poaaaaaion of their new
Inline.
On Thursday, .la trj 16th, the La-dlea'
Aid mei 111 iii" church. Prayer
w as offered i»> 'lie : reafdi nl in
lion oi officers made Mrs Beatty,
i .-tit: Mm, Sow ail. l';i a I'l" ideal:
\nss Anna Moore, Secretary, ami Mrs.
Rlghter, Measurer. The mlnuti
'Nineteen ladies took books, promls-iii-
10 sei nre each 1" ' on-trlbutora."
ii is worth) ot nine unit ihe women -
work among ns from Februarj 22,
nl 1 in- preseni has bi en 1 harai
larlsed by greal steadiness ami well
nigh iir.iveisai confldence and
will. Presbyterians believe In freedom
01 though! and freed ii ipeech
Bach woman has the rlghi to think for
nd .di ami ha- liberty '0 .'> whal -lie
1'inl.s. There have I n wide differ-
■lo 1 - ol .i|iinioli. 1I011I1I I. ■ Hnl" nt"
such row on vital matters, bul Hie
aim of all is oil nrly the goo I ol
iin church. Hie advance ".
Mid nun nal love and peace. A im iin-of
the Aid is a m. "ling of In S loin and
gOOd wi'.l Without icpression. Thine
have been mam difficult mini'
mending solution, Kadi in iis nun
■111- bean derided and a : hi 8VI ill i
JOHN M PEAK KILLED
I .lo, Mi I'IIII.. one ol ihe old"
iih'iiis ol (Inlf Mills, aged abOUl ■"'■"'
im 1 ii' 10 a in a pis ullar manner
on Baturda) afternoon aboul 5.30
O'I io. k. Mr Mcl'eak resided with bis
HII on widow HUfneer McFarbtnd's
mill. For -' v.ial dais he bad l»'"ii
1 mi loyed ii> Benjamin Wilds Br.
ttei ill Hi wa
mining iiom the Wilds resident 1
1 UTfernoOD and when he . a
In I In -mall wooden bridge aims- the
null Cl eel uear hi home, be
son oi John lagii" a Dsighbor, who
in ni- win to itio Blid in ilain
'ore 10 put laiso oil.
\li- '!■ I'i'.ii, 11 a I'i'.i; ■• ianni
HI I'I bOJ ilial Ii" would llilow lliin
.0 1 lie sane lime going
. .1 Both Mi i'i al, an I ll
1 ir '■-. atuilMbrium and Cell from
' a dietani s of aboul ten
■ 1 The hoy nil underneath Mc-l'eak
ami fortunately escaped Injun
hnl MePeak'a head sirink on a large
oi which there me plenty ai
iinn place, ihe water being exceedingl]
-hallow. A large gash was cut in his
lead, ami together with tha ibock
iiom bha fall and Ihe force with which
■ nek the rock. Mii'iak sun Ived
unl] a sInn t lime
The TagUe bOJ who fell over Ihe
brldgi with Mii'iak was badly ligiit-eiii'd
hnl he ran lo his boma Im a. -isi
line an.I SOOfl n large crowd had COl-li
in-.1 HI the bridge, n was s* si nun
I'll Hull the Injured man was beyond
medil al aid and the bod) was alter
\anls placed on a stretcher an 1 re-moved
io his home nearby, Coroner
King was notified and after making an
Investigation, held an Inquesl over ihe
bod) on Sunday. A verdict was ren-dered
in accordance with ihe facts in
I lie I a "
John M'l'eak had resided at (inlf
Mills for man) years Foi several
pasi he was a resident of Mana-ninii.
inn returned to Gull Mills a fea
months ago. AI one time he wn- em-ployed
io Henderson Bupplae in Hie
capacity of teamster. He was well-known
throughout the section, hiring
worked aboul in general ami his many
friends are sorry in hear of his tragic
death. The wile of deceased died
aboul nil years ago A number ol
children snr\ Ive,
A DREAM
To ni" Recorder:—
While silting In Hie old arm chair I
iidi iii a Blumber deep. I dream) I be-in
id oui little borough. How beautiful
our streets were kept: the macadamise
pavement was in fine condition: th"
streeta, which the cltJaena were paying
for, wen- sprinkled so fine. Km. be-hold,
I awake ami llnd lo iii> dis-at
i-iai i" i nothing bill I i-l and dnsl
blowll •- down nir main streets 'I aink-
.10; I would ask one of I'm I'onni Inion
in r< i" i nee to i i.e i!us'. in- referred
me 10 ..in- Btreef Committee Hoa long
•ii" we suppose.i IO stand this! Ware
i inklera losl or stolen I Tins be-ing
th" sea on oi ih" year when thoy
..ie required stly, not an) min in im
isn't this an oulragi nai petrated
mi the public, especial!) Hie business
pan of ihe town, Jnsi BOW. The' nn
III. > their full line of goods which
it is Impossible to dlspla) Now Mr,
Street Committee, ••'. t a gait on and
i.s -ome in.pi iv, ini'iii ai once,
aild li'lll'l von he asleep
FROM THB DREAMBB
AWARDS NO DAMAGES
\ no ,-iiinu ni Samuel Roberta.
Thomas B. Smiih. John M. Fulmar,
William C. Btokes ami Ammon w.
. on Frida) lecldod thai Wil-liam
T linn A Son ol Ihis borough.
were uoi entitled to lamagea from the
borough oi Bridgeport in ihe change
ni grade of Fourth street
Tin Bates outlined thai a detriment
bad in en done IO their property on
Fourth -ir"ot above DeKalb to tin' ss
i. i,i of hilly $HHMI. for in the change ol
gradi Hi" Bldewalh along their 360 feel
oi property was raised from sli to
i ighi im ins above Hie door sHI.
Richard H. iiaio claimed thai their
I nli" buildings were bul11 ill ISM t"
ihe grade furnished by the borough
and whin in lleri Hie borough ordered
iinn the st reel be curbed and paved, the
grade >v is raised and theroforc he was
. milled iii dam.i
To lubstantlSte bis claim- i lies.' wit
were called: Uan vV Corson
md .\li punier Calhoun, civil ingi-
Wllllara I'licieii'iin Tin ni.ns
Meeh ami w. i. Elmmerman
Tin- borough relied ou iii" testlmon)
ni ' iigimer 11>■■■• i C 'n Town
i"im i. Prank Burroughs ami Tax Col-i"
i loi Patril k Sheridan
iti" jury had tils.t viewed ihe prewj-i
' and iben lestiinoiii was taken 111
iiir Council chamber, The hearing of
WEST SIDE NOTES
ITEMS nl' INTEREST CONCBRNINC
Tin: PEOPLE ACROBB THB HIV
BR, CONDENSED FOR RECORDER
in: Minus
Charles Fi ' i "i 11ii pin i i
niano
John Raws inn. temoved fr this
borough io Blghth avenue
Win ai ,-n. have bettei eon
unl oi facial ■ a than men.
Now leali i K • . ' i
ih" Sights a ih ■ Til-ill i i I air lo
morrow.
■ I s Live**) and lamil'. ol (SOI
ristoa n. I "Hi -'nnilai with i. Ian
I ' ;- Ii..'
MIS Am, I.I no, .. nf Ford 11 ei I
:i :: llllll . nt ''. , ,, ,
Frldaj evei
John Adams ami rai unou
i " "\. at ni.' who vent to l
burg on Sn
Mrs. Frank Wlekllne, of this hor
i.iigh. spi ni Baturda) and Bnmla) with
relstivi s in Blkton, Md.
Mr. Michael Cohen and famil) re
lino.'.i imm this borough In 11.i
i lay where Mr. Cohen ba-in
i-l nd a lucrative poaliIon
Meal fool hah weaihei is now near
al hand and the local season Will l»
opened on Baturday with a ggms be-tween
Reliance and Balfleld, ol Phila-delphia
Bvangellal B, I. Hyde, who has in i n
assisting in religious meetings al Wich-ita,
Kan., loll on Frida} foi his I o
in ihis borough. He is expected home
to-morrow
There was no base ball game si Pa
lima Park on Saturday due to tile la, i
ihat tin si Agatha loam, o: Philadel-phia
which was scheduled to play the
im ai failed to materialise,
David Rust, who has i. a resident
oi this hoioiigii for several years past.
will, i n ih tuber i i remove to the
l-.'a-i borough where he has pin,
a house mi upper Fayette street
so .i.iii II.'an wa- arrested on Satur-day
evening for disorder!) conduct.
Mian while under the influence if liq-uor
entered the restaurant ot BI, g BI
lint I. on Ford street and raised a dis-liiihanie.
Offlcei M Shane was des-patcberi
and placed Dean In the lock-up.
Magistrals Simmons lined and
discharged ihe prisoner mi Sunday
mill Ding,
Constable Bowers, armed with a war
lain, lefi ihis borough on Bundaj ev-ening
im Barnesvllle, Cambria coun-ty,
I'a . in ai reel a I'olanih i- who left
tills borough some time ago. 'i in- rugj
live from Jostles is wanted on I ho
charges of aaaaull and battery, deeer*
tion ami bigamy. Conatable Sowers
has Ibe number of Hie house ami
street and was accompanied by a I'II
lander lo Identify the man. Tlie offi-cer
is expected io bring Ids charge In
Ibis iiorough some lime to-day.
A special meeting ol Hie School
l:<mill was hold last evening for tin-purpose
of electing a supervising prin-
"ipal and also a leachei tn succeed Mlas
Bva Sliteier. Professoi Winfleld it.
Hartael, oi Plymouth Meeting, wai tha
choice ot ihe Board to succeed Mi
Oroff, Miss Francis Roshoug, nf
Trappe, was elected in lueceed Mlas
Btlteler. There were a niimhei of ap-pUcaala
I'm the prlnclpalshlp, Kr.
OroK assumi d his duties al Jenklntown
yesterday morning Al preseni Mi--
Blla Farrell is in charge ol the local
High School while Miss Anabeila
Fearmride, ol tin- iiorough. is in charge
oi iite primary schools. The schools
will he Conducted in Ibis manner until
Prof, llnrt/.e'i lakes charge
GULF MILLS
Jame- March and Klinor Miller wen
visiting in Weal Cheater on Sunday.
.A large numbei of persons from this
locality wii attend Hie Trenton fair
ihis wet k
i-i-wi- iti.eadi. oi Philadelphia,speni
Sunday \isiiliiL- his parents at Me-i
hanii sville.
John McParland was a juryman a!
ihe United States Court in Philadel-phia
li-l week
Mi nil Mrs Michael McCelHgan
and iinni.i. ol Krankford. I'hila . were
Sunday vlaltors al ih" Quit
\ ralnable cow of the Alderne) brei I
belonging to McFarlanda, died on Sal
ni day
Vat Ions p making Imi inn-inehi-
IO iheir properties st Mechanlca-imong
tin in Allied COII am ami
Mr-, .losopi, Rblnehart.
Mi - h m, l-lpi Ight, ol Me, hain, -i 11 It-.
one in ihe oldesl residents ol that
|ilio i.i. nniiinii iii hei homo with Hi-ll
iin Misses Sophia ami MiiKglc
loao- -pent Suniiai with relatlvi
'he village.
Mr and Mi.-. Samuel Tow n-"iiil. Jr..
Patrick Rheady am: Mi.. .-'imuel
Tow i, . nd, >:.. al: of M. i hanl vllle.
were visiting relatives near Media on
Minda
II [, in lir n Mawr,
■ i iinini io palm a.i : ,- build-ings
nn -la Brooke proper!) recently
pur. based in- Joseph !•: uriiingham.
Banjo . in \\ 'id- si . o. i ., i .,- ,,hi-i
i oi Ihi- phu ". and a vet-
' n '-. iin- Civil War i- on iIn- sick
li-l.
I'l.n ick Nail) has i n removed
in Charlt] Hospital, Norrlstown, fof
il in.II II si." i- suffering
n, in typhoid I'I MI
Daniel Mclntyre, Jr. ihe veteran
hunt! i. has already I. oral
hunting expeditions bul with little sun-
He is somewhat handicapped hy
I". In- nl his faithful dog "llew.
F on in ■ McDowell, Mil - \drla
I'O ,. .i".t Thonuu l'o I, i .-
those from ihis locality who went to
Gettysburg on Bunds) mi the Philadel-phia
& Heading llallwa.i excursion.
Rev, B. i. Baugher, pastor of ihe
Cull Christian Church, will deliver an
address a' the Christian Bndeavor Kal-li
of Hi" New Jersey Chrislian Confer-etice
i i Endeavors ai the chrlatian
Church in Cai verst llle, I'a.. on t> to-hei
Mill.
Render on Bupplee is making various
Improvoments to ihe buildings aboul
hi- prnpi ill His COBCh stable has
been painted and an aihllilnn luiili to
Hie from of ll. A lln roof is being
piaced on his farm barn, and other im-provementa
in general made aliout the
place.
George Bmlth Post, Nn. 7», G A It..
nt Conahohocken, will attend divine
services in a bod) al Hie Golf cbris-
Han Cburch or. Sunday, October 8th,
at 10.43 A. M. Tbegpaator, itev. s. I.
Ilaughor wili preach a special sermon
to the 1'osi at thai time. All wel-come.
Mr. .Miller Reeve, ol Rtilledge, and
Mia. Robert C, Motherwell. of Philadel-phia,
were iin- guests ol John Wallace
Conrad. Jr., on Sunday Mr*. Mother-well
is a lister of Itev. John Conrad.
Wallace it Bernardo spenl Baturday
afternoon and evening with friends in
Phoenixvllle.
The Ladies' Aid Society held a suc-ressiui
Harvest Home in the Gulf
Chrislian Church on Friday evening.
Various kinds ol fruits, vegetables.
main, etc., were displayed about the
historic church. Fancy articles, ice
' II am. i akc louse, tionei i. en-.. were
sold ami every one bad a good time.
The Cull Mills Base Hall Club will
toss bats with Hie Mechanicsville
lean nn Baturda) afternoon next near
the laiiei place, These two oluba are
aboul even!) matched ami a close con-ti
i w iii likcii ho ihe result ii will
he remembered thai the Mechanicsville
team defeated Hie strong Pastime Club
recently,
Tin weather man was propitious last
we.'l, and gave Ideal mil mini weather
im- iin- Horse show a) Bryn Mawr.
The drive through this place every day
was large. Inn Ihe mo-i teams passed
through hero on Baturda] on their way
in -■■" ihe lino horses which every year
are to he seen al Ibis fashionable event.
Automobiles also made up a good por-lioii
of the nafllc. Most of Ihe people
who came through Ibis place were
ir Norrlstown, Bridgeport and King-ol-
l'ru —in
The bill oil tlie SOUth Side of Mo-chanii-
sviiie is exceeding!} iteep ami is
hard for a horse with a heavy load
behind him to ascend. Several aulo-niohiles
have made unsuccessful al-iiinpt-
io climb in Two young men in
a large heav) nun hino tried lo ascend
Hie bill la-l week bul were obliged to
give up in despair, only succeeding In
gelling pan way up. Irvin Suppl»e. of
lln nr,II oi II. Bupplee & Suns, is ibe
owner nt a -mall automobile and he is
llle only person up to Hie preseni time
tthn lias made ihe onilre ascent of the
Steep M'-i hanii -vllle hill.
A MATTER OFHEALTH
whit" I i mtlo 0, ,.,,,„.. -ihe greal i lason is Ihe
Wi ' Ponshohw ki \ ,,„,. ,,, ,|1(. M(,iy Bplrlt. Ii is the
He In "" "i Conshohocken, |.,,„|'S work ami ibe Divine Bplrlt cv-mtlylng
district ,.,. autwl rlll.is, .,„,, ,,„, (.h,.is.
•md Ml Blewarl rrom Flrsi ,,„ ,„„ ,,,„,,„ giwaya there are ma-avenue,
Ham and Fayetl treeU, ,. pray|ng for the right and praying
etc.! v"i Inesdaj evening Miss iin vu.,|0m
^•"1"'1- ,"" ■*■*■ '"'"■ "• Iwl - si lasted for nearl) Ive hours.
BIBLE CLASS AT R A R HALL
tin Snndai in.nning tiexl ai n i|iinr-
,i i _i-t nine oi imk. Hi" sessions or
Bible Class directed by Mr. Chaa.
i.iiini Crawford wa- appointed from (llil. women bine the slmpli In lleber mark, win be resumed al the
Spring Mill "n Beptember IS, there|to ao |(|l, ,.!„),, when persons ire Oraml irmj Hall on Third avenue
were |81 members gnd M1.6Q In the 1|M, ll(llll w|ga|, smbltion, wllfnln :,i re Fayette -i t The subjeri ol
The president gave ibe - ,,,„!,,-,. ami the like i' Ii falrlj eaa) ihe lesson will be "Supper b Now
members a fea word o encourage-1eyen ,„ ,|(ffilll|, matters to find a rlghl Ready."
ilerlsloo ■' i- '" ke boned thai all the regular
Th livers ni .b" church i •'•"' membors « i be
uniform!) tvoldod a n- I n ' '■' whctkei they Ive ■ personal
i".ni in i; ,• and ihai each one
will mi ' an effort to bring s > end
with him, Ths sessions are open to
any oni who wishes to come and an In-vitation
in attend is extended to the
al public.
moil t lo i onl: ii in- iii- ,u the
future.
on 1'. inmi i v :17. 1880, the ladles met
ait'i' p ' ills Beatt) of- I,,,,, -(, | ., , Md In II
'"'"I Prayer, One hundred members illliS Th(, |„lsl,„. na< „„,, ,Hi,,.
still on ilie roll. The presldenl gave a «,m„u, d ,iy ,,, K„i,|,.: ,„„,.
t.-w words ni encouragement
Tin U i nib i ting went on
from month to month and Ihe funds
Vltatlon in forming tin c
the rules under which the .-
(Continued OH Fourth pagei
POWDER
Absolutely Pure
HAS HO SUBSTITUTE
A Cream of Tartar Powder
free from al um or phos-phatlc
acid
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