The Conshohocken Recorder, July 31, 1896

              Consljoljochcn BccorDix
NO. 1520
PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY.
CONSHOHOCKEN, FIJI DAY, .JULY 31, 180(5. fl.OO PEH I BAH
TOPICS OF TWO TOWNS
■ leterssl CMMnhif the people ibsl
»,- ks*a iii holh Bsrasgas,
Otter thai.
fVd%'ortlso your wants In tin ItaoonnRH
New potatoesare nlroadj nearly a drag
Oil til'- mai ksl
IJolden rod ■ now nen hj the road iltle
ami in the Bold,
Philip < i-■■ 11 •. of Philadelphia n i
Iting here ynstenlay.
Itlohotd Bromley was admitted Lo
I halily Hospital Oil Til.'-lay.
John Will has nvfrosooed the ini.-ri.•■
■ Washington Hose house.
William Potts Jones has received num-erous
onion oi his picket (once.
Mi-. Kiia K. in i- visiting her uncle, Or.
Itlennhl, of Pottatovm, this week
John Kricsaon, the Inventor was born
: • ■ —i niucty-threc years ago to-day.
I >i .1 II I'm .1 of Ulrnrd College was
visiting relatives In town on Thursday.
The trolley oars are carrying a great
Miatiy i pic .. Park i huso day *
M Laura Hoover, of Ambler, has
lak ip her reside In this borough.
Mr. Philip Donohne, of Philadelphia,
was visiting relatives In this borough, on
S lay.
John mils has made the m I story
it,mi m mi ol his hardware storeIntoa
( ini|i room.
The Chlslotl wheelwrlghting -hop has
made a one-horse shipping truck (or •!. >v
S. Loos' mill.
To-day our new story entitled the "Mis-tress
of the Mine" starts; ii la an Interne
ling story and should be can-fully read.
The usual Wednesday evening prayer
meeting of the Presbyterian Church ma
held on the lawn nf the ohnroh this weak.
The many friends of Richard II. Bate
will bo pleased to loan thai he basal,
moat fully recovered from his serious 111-
I,, ■...
Miss Tole Hart, who has i n visiting
hei sister, Mrs Prank Davis, of this bor-ough,
IISB returned to her home in Phila-delphia
The annual excursion of the Methodlsl
Sunday sohool on Saturday, August lath.
will bo accompanied by the Ariel Band of
i his borough.
Any forelgnei whoexi Is to be natur
aliaed In time to vote al the Fall election
imisi in,, bis papers with the Prothonotary
by August ."-'.
The Social Union of the Baptist ehureh
will hold a ton at the roaiden f John Wee
veron Eighthavenue, on Thursday even-ing,
August 18th.
Now type and now presses with all other
modem facilities enable the KRUORDIH to
turn out work *•« i uati.'.i by noothor print
ing offloe in i his county.
The union service will be held on Sun-day
evening In the Baptist ehureh. No
services will be held in the evening in the
Methodist, Lutheran or Presbyterian
ehiiruhes,
Howard EokfeWt, a r at graduate of
Ixhigh University, having accepted the
position of Surveyor and kilning Bngii i
with the .Ma/i|iii Copper (Jo., al Ooneep-clon
del Oro, Z%oatecas, Mexico, leftfot
his new llold "a Wednesday last
John If. \S.I.N|. teller of the Trades-mon's
Bank, Bhowed his friends on Tues-day
o f Uuncle Sam's now Bllvei osr-tlflcates,
the Ural one thai has reachod the
town, h is handsori nough to make
the staunchost goldbug want to have his
pockets full of them.
Sixth ai near Wood street was the
see f great oxoltement last evening,
when a inns,- wiih a wagon attached
owned bj Albert c. Culp, ran away
The horse was frightened by ■ dog BO
excited the animal thai he oame down
Sixth avc ai a 8.80 gait, then down
PIfth avenue to the Conshohocken Btone
Quarry where he was halted by Th as
Kearns 'ind John Hamilton. Theonly
damage d ■ was the breaking of a shaft.
A representative of rVlward C. Jones
Co., nf Philadelphia, the firm thai pur
chased the borough bonds, was In town on
Wednesday, He said the entire Issuoox-
•-<-l»i II bonds, had already been sold.
These 11 bonds, he expected would be
■old in a fow days. Borough Treasurer
Lubbe has paid off about inn-half of the
old Issue. The holders of those outstand
Ing are prohablv. not aware thai the bor-vlsbes
to redeem them, The Inter-est
is paid through a hank, and the hor-ough
treasurer oannot Bnd oui the names
of the owners
Tho fscl that the scantily clad woman
who nples tho niusi prominenl place
npon tho the fai f the new one-dollar
Bllvnr oertlflaatos la left handed, has been
bjeel if criticism, bul there Is pre.
cedenl for It. Thesameglrl Inthe
attitude occupies a similar place upon the
elaborate vellun rtlfloates whloh na-corapany
the metals awarded in exhibitors
at the late Worlds Pair. One has evident,
ly in1,.n borrowed from the other. The
a--" certificate has the merit of originality
in other respects, however, foi ii Is utterly
unlike anything else ever Issued in the
way of currency In this or any other noun-try
Tim liist opening rally I'm (roe silver in
this vicinity will be hold to-morrow even-ing,
when a meeting will tie held on Mar-blc
street, from the portico nf the Mont
gossan House. Hon. E. I.. Acker, nf
linvn. who has given 111 • - diver
'iui-.ii.ui considerable study and has al-ready
appoared before |»uiili'' audlot
this subject, will deliver the principal ad-
Dr. Aeker will take as his theme,
"Sixteen to one, 01 how free ailvei will
benefll tl inntry " Tin- doctor will
dlsOUSBtiie siihjcel. an-wer any ami all
questions relating thereto, ami i-. willing
to debate the question with any gentle-man
duelling todoao. Music (or th© oe
caslon will be Furnished by the Ariel
Band, undor the personal direction nf
Prof Thomas M O'Neill.
Mr. Rdward Cafne, the 1,0— brioklayer
nf tin- Alan Wood Co., "a. taken si,-k
while al work mi the smoke stack nf the
II C. Jones mill yesterday morning, lie
eame down from the top nf the stack,
whore in- was working, ami in a few mln
me- fainted. Hewasremoved in bishome,
iiinl Is now slightly Improved.
An Informal card party was given by the
ladies ai Colllnls Thursday evening, The
prises ami t-alli.-s were unique. Handsome
etchings in pen and ink. while sorue were
I'.-i'nii-'l daintiy in all blue. All were the
artistic work nf the guests. Many- thanks
are due I,, Mi and Mrs. Colling for their
kind hospitality,
A tea will in- given ai the hoi >f P. I>.
Koch mi Fourth avenue this evening t>x
ihe Church Helpers of the Methodlsl
Church.
Letters of administration in the estate
nf Sarah I;. Jones have been granted to
Josoph t'. Jones.
Mr. Thomas Uaney, a reporter on the
Soilth llellllehelll Star, w.l- visiting friends
in town to-day.
Miss tiara Kirk of Philadelphia, is
visiting her aunt, Mrs, M. K. W I.
An infani daughter of Dr. Farrelly
died yesterday.
Officer Hollands Is off duty on a weeks
vacation.
Miss Mary l.nkeiis is visiting at Basel
Falls, N. .1.
There will he the holiest kind of a polltl-oal
tight nt the Republican primaries on
Saturday evening, very nearly nil the oandl-dates
favm I. I'. Wanger. The trouble
seems to be thai Bomoofthe Elepublloans
believe the Republican League is trying to
boss the borough. The Young Mon'sRs-publloan
Club, just organised, bos deter
mined to Ugh! the leagno, the oontest Ui
ing (or control of the Republloan party In
the borough, Opposing oandMateearsout
in every ward and the vnters are being
hunted up as if the future oftt mntry
Were a| slake.
WEST CONSHOHOCKEN
Mr. William Crawford Is Buffering from
an injure,! hand.
Earnest Vnss has a. pted a position
ai the Hermitage
William Lowery has embarked in the
huokster business,
Robert Stewart has accepted a posl-limi
with Tii ion- Hampton.
Samuel Bnyder oaughi several large
bass in the Sihiivikiil on Tuesday,
The W. 1 . lias,- ball eluli will journey Co
RoxboroUgh mi Saturday and play the
Roxborongh team
Harry Atha, who has been in the em-ploy
of William France, has resigned his
position ami returned to his home In
Philadelphia.
Harry Cox, aged about 14 years, re-ceived
a severe shock by stepping mi Hi,-
wire being strung by the Postal Tele-graph
Company yesterday.
Presiding Elder Trumbauer will preach
inthe Holiness Christian Church this
evening when Saoraments of the Lord's
Supper will he administered with feet
washing,
Mi Blliabeth Wlltrout, wife ,.f the
late Benjamin Wlltrout, died at the rest.
dot >(her daughter, Mis. Hannah Sell
soli/., of PottstOWn, alinllt seven o'eloek
yesterday morning. Deceased was in her
(8th year, has lived in this borough the
greater part of her life and until recently
enjoyed good health. About three months
ago ~he i-oiiipiaiiied of not feeling well
and thought thai a vi.it to s, relative
would he beneHoial, so aboul six weeks
ago sin- went in Pottstown when- sin-rradlinll)
grew wins.' until her death.
tHIkers ol I he Republican Club
Franklin I'. Harrison. Battalion Oom-
1ST of the .MeKinley and liohart
Young Republloan Club o( Conshohocken,
has announced the following appointments
of ids oompany nmanders:
i " \. i apiain. Win. Smallwood.
■ •■ 1st Lieut, J. W. Miller.
" " Bd '• S. W. Millies
Co. ii. Captain, Thus. R, Bilk.
" " 1st Lieut., ('has. T. Kerrier.
" '• 2d " Sherman Fisher.
to c, Captain, Milessi.-mpie.
" •• 1st i.ieni.. Prank Qlles.
" 2d " John Can.
Co i>. Captain, Isaac Daniels.
•• •• 1st Lieut., Prank Tinkler.
" ' 2d •' Howard Bate,
Right liuhle. A. C. Silk.
Left liniile. ( ha-. M. (Irani.
The appointment nf Adjutant win in- an-i
I later. The next meeting of the
olub will be held on August 1st, at 8.80,
in ihe Pioneer Hail, A oordlal invitation
i- extended to the general public
Wanger Carries Norristown
Republloan primary n Hairs were held
in Ihe Fifteen districts of Norristown last
evening to nomlnste delegates(or Monday's
Seventh Dlstrioi Congressional Oonvention
al l.ansilale. .No .'mitosis of any moment
deveiop.il. ami Congressman Irving p.
Wanger, oandidate for renomlnatlon for
the third lerm. has Ihe aSBUrS of a .solid
delegatloii from thai borough, The nnm
bet of .lisliiils in wbiot Harry J. Shoo
maker, of Doylestown, Mr. Wander's fm-e-iiinsi
oompetitor, has any ehaneeof getting
the delegates, has dwinded to a hal(dozen,
ami Mr. Wanger Bald yesterday thai, (r
I Indications, Saturday night's dels
gates >\"i'iil fnrthei reduce the number,
The latest Wangei estimstesfrom Doyles-town
ai.- I,, ihe effeel that Mr. Wanger
will have from ;i.ri t,» -to delegates in Bucks
county.
Conj;ressioiial Convention
Intense Interest Ctolered in l.uiisiinli- Not
Wsslsj and n Big Cm«<l
expelled
A big crowd is expected in Lansdalo
next Monday. Onthatdaj the Itopubll*
M f lie- \ llih ihsi riot. i "mi 'i of
Moulin ry and I'.uek, i-ouiiti.-s. will as
semble in Musi,- Hall to nominate
dhlaie lo SII -.1 Irving P. Wanger for
Congress. Ii is expected thai anywhere
from 1500to 2(HMI strangers «iil i"' in
town nn thai ooosaton.
Norristown promises a ~i lal train oar-rylng
a delegation af about 000. M Is said
a special tram will be run from Bristol,
while large numbers "f Bucks eouutians
will '-nine by way nf Doylestown mi regu-lar,
trains. The t mih Ponn train -> i I
i rnwiieii wiiii delegations from npper
I'ueks ami lower Montgomery, and every
politician in ihe two oonntles ol all grades
and! conditions will attend the great Con
gteastona] ventl I'M, which will be
held III l.ansilale because ol Its oentraJ in
cation and unequalled railroad facilities.
The lOOSJ 00 lillee nil all.'lll^el ll ,
are preparing to meet every emergency i"
show the visitors a pleasanl lime, and ihe
hotels and restaurant keepers are proper-lngto(
la larger urowd "f polltlolaiiH
than ever before visited that pretty town.
Quarters have been engaged for the sei
anal delegations si the leading hotels, and
numerous eating stands will be erected
in the vicinity of Music Ihrll. where the
oonvention will assemble.
The cmiiesi between the two counties to
capture the nomination will be sharp ami
Interesting, > ootgomery ooirnty win
pieseiit hut oneoadldate, [rvlog P. Wan-gar,
of Norristown, while Bueke oountj
comes with several candidates Harrj J
Shoemaker, of DoylostOwni Dr. Thomas, ol
Quakertown, and Henry Watson, ol New
ton. The Indications are thai Wangei
will be nominated, but tbepoeslbUltlee "
a political eonvenli, an never be fore
told, and the outcome will not be Certain
until the last liallnt Is OOtlnted. Bach can
didate will brinK with him a ernwd nf ad
inireis, ami the contest promises to ' \
! bati resting in ths extreme.
In the afternoon the opening a fth.
oampalgn will be Bred in a mass meeting
to l,e held in the hall after adjoun hi
of ths oonvention. Some of the ablest
speakers of the old Keysi, stale will be
present and discuss tho silver question.
the tariff issue, and other important qose
linns nf ihe day. Among the speaker-will
lie linn. Marrinl Broslus, of l.ain-as
ler; Hon. Rudolph Blsnkenburg, nf Phlla-
.lelphia; lien, .lames W. I.alia. Sei-relury
of Internal Affairs, and others. Every
body Is Invited to turn ont and heat tin
burning questions of the day ably dls-i-
Ussed.
The Democratic County Committee
Charles I. linker, of Norristown, stirred
up a hornet's nesl si the meeting o( the
Demooratlo standing committee of Mont-gomery
cniiniv, held on Tuesday, when
he offered a straddle resolution declaring
for free silver nud indorsing sound money
Demoorabh Addresses in favor of free
silver and ihe Chioago platform bad i n
mad.- by Mahlmi Stifer, Cheltonhami II
r. Brunner, Norristown, and Ralph Bha
ner, Pottstown,
Mr, linker presented a resolution In-dorsing
the Chioago platform and also
ex-Governor Robert I-'.. Pattison, and ex-
Nationa]Chairman William I-'. Harrlty,
in order in conciliate the two forces, An
iiistnht later there was an uproar, ami
amid the |eers of the sound money (ac-tion
the siiverites tabled the resolution.
Division was then called for. lull Chair
inan.) R. Tost declared it oui o( order,
when another turbulent scene ensued, and
open throats were made that an extra
meeting of th imlttee would in- nailed
ami the aciimi of the ohalrmanrepudla
ted.
The meeting then came down to the
real business (or which they wen- oallod,
They decided on h-»Mm:: Ihe coiinly ' "ii
vention in the oourl house on Tuesday,
September 1
The Montgomery and Bucks conterrooe
win meet al Lanadale mi Thursday and.
Instead of their nominating a oandidate
(or Congress, Montgo ry county's con-fciie.-
s were Instructed to Insist on hold
IngaJoJnl vention for th iminatlon
of a Congressman. The most prominent
person mentioned for Congress la Paul
Applebaoh, of Doylestown.
I'll,—- arc liu«y el.I 'lay- in |",lili«-al line-;
The cii.uli.liil, - -,„i,,ly kil. ,1.1;
'I'licy'rc-" .n-ciicii-,1 wal,-Inn' fur » i.-k.-.l dc
ngiu
\n -."iiniiiii' eaeh psnon iin> m«, i.
Tlii-y'i-c-ll-ivin'an' StVUSViln1 t»'r OOnqtMl II"-
ilca.l
or i..-in'pal i.y ..II DM •heir,
i-ji'h ihrioviir ai.i-ick atiii> other man'i IIOMI
All' tlll-"\vlli lie11,(11, I- it l,i--. II
I loinebow inspeel ih,-i tboy "it fail i,-, -.-am
A reward with Noh ■fforni n ti" m
'riii-i even Hieeeei doesn't quite reach th'- plane
Otdignity minaled win,.
Hut they -lav up al nlghl « hen they -lioiil.l I"-
■IK 'I
An" H.|iiainicr theirstrensjth an'tlielr i--lf.
Baeli throwln' ■ i,ii,-k ai Ihe other man's head
An tlimwhr bouquetaal hiseelf.
A Big on. i
3-«.*i werllinf Kill" 111,1 Wo,,- Ml -Vim The
M| r X. .I. Wine (-.,.. of I'lK-nic N J., Is .,ir,-i-iiiuaca-
c efts I.,,in, - oholee t old
IIII-III ,,f win,- i,,i•-.MM., II,i- offer, balov ."-i-.
only to stand l^' throe n in-, and bul one
OSes to a family, as it Is a lossand I-..nK .<l"u<
i" prove t" the flneel i Ihe hlgti
ciiiu-ucicr and richiic-s ,,f thess oholee irlnee,
|ir,»luccil al l'a--.ii. \ .1 \\',-lia\, lofthe
jBlreiilare and list of Ihe WIIMM offered wlthall
partleulars, Bvery pomon wdio -,-icl- a postal
sard to The Mpeer N J. Wine Do Pa
.1 . may DfOOUfC .inc. These Will'-- an Bu>
part)
Terrorized by Tramps
The lower end ol Montgomery County
In the viiiidty of Overbrook, Is being ter-rorliud
by Idle ninnwholuM "I n attracted
bj promise o( work. Toward nit -in
vation sniue of th resort i" all
means lo obtain f I and money, Tile
i ioUS ad of \ ioleiice was I IK- a
sunn upon Mrs, Sarah Lynch, the Ard
re toll-gate keeper, last]Saturday. I»r ■
the night o( July 91 live tramps are re-ported
i" have boarded a Pennsylvania
Railroad locomotive at Rosemonl ami
robbed u nglneer of his clothes and the
valuables which he bad In his looker.
Th.-y were pursned bul escaped
Lasi Momlay nlghi thr tolorod men
halted a man nai I Holmes, who was
driving an express wagon on ths Lanoss-tei
pike, ne.-n Aidnioi-e. ami demanded
his money The opporti arrival o( Pa-trolman
Hart, o( the Twenty-ninth His
triot, eauseil the hi^hwiiyilien lo HIM
away.
Sunday nlghl two wheelmen were halt.
e.i neai Overbrook by ■ orowd ol tramps,
who demanded *-. They i Ived tbo
money and then allowed the bicyclists to
pro i unmolested, Aboul a week ago
a tramp Btole a coal from the residence nf
Mrs, Fhatoher, al Wynnewood. Two
days afterwards B tramp oame to the house
oiMr- Nelson, Lancaster pike and City
line, and deinandod food andolothee. He
was domed both, which osussd him t"
make threatening remarks to Mrs. Nelson,
and he raised his cudgel as though to
strike Upon the arrival of several other
members of the family ths fellow Bed.
Reports of like character are daily coin
Ing Into the Twenty ninth Dlstrioi ats
iion house, ami Lieutenant Robinson has
given hi- men orders to arrest every BUS
pieiiius person who cannot give a good
aooouni of himself. Over BOOtramps have
I n arrested already and sent to the
House of Correction, bul nowll Issoover
crowded thai Magistrate Hughes is com
polled each morning to discharge those
againsl whom HO speeille charges are
made.
Sheriff B. T. Csrr Dead
I'.llw I T. Can. ShcriIT of Delaware
county, died al his home al (than, one
mile from Radnor, al T o'clock mi Tuee
day morning, Mr. Can had l n surfer
Ing for the past year from physical dis-ability,
having overtaxed his strength the
lir.-l yesi of his term as Sheriff.
Ellwood T. Carr was born in Ablngtoo
township. Montgomery oounty, Beptam
"•I •.".'. 1860. At an early age he re-moved
to Radnor township, Delaware
County, where he has since lived. He
had very little schooling, having liiim
compelled to go to work at an early age
lu 1871 ho started in business tor himself.
renting and operating farms in ihe vlolnllg
and also a -ling as aiictimicct lie ua- ~,,
-m s-i'ui a- an auctioneer that in 1890 he
gave up farming and turned all his efforts
lo thai business. ShcrifT Can wa- a
-in h Republican and wasa delegate to
many important cmmiy conventions and
Illliel of tl Hilly emnmillee.
He Was a delogate from Radnor to tin-
State Conventions of 1881, ISM;, and ism.
He WII- elected SIlclilT III 1808, and his
term would have expired in January next
I le was a member <>f Cassia Lodge, No.
-'72. P. and A. M.. being Past Mastarol
hi- lodge, ami also belonged t" several
-iih'-i societies. He leaves a wife and two
children.
DssMCrallc Connrensionnl Convention
At a meeiing of Ihe Demoontti nfer-rees
of the Seventh Dlstrioi al Lanadale
yesterday, II was decided to hold th, n-feronce
to soleot s nominee for Congress
ai Mrh'- Hall, l-'ori Washington, mi Sep-tember
8, tv-v days after il oiiuty con-vention
in this county. At this nomlna-ling
i-.iiifere Bucks and Montgomery
will each i iiiiHed lo eleven represenra-t
i\.'s.
A motion that tho party In this district
discard the oonforence system of selecting
delegates and make a choice by a district
convention was voted down by a lie vote.
Ex-Steto Senator Vandogrift, of Buoks
oounty, an acknowledged candidate for
th mlnation, was present in the Inter-est
nf his own boom.
Allcr a Fortune
Tin- helm of Berkbard Moser, Petei
Mosei and I, ge Moser. to the llllllllicF
o( thirty, including the family represents
tlveso(MoserSi I'yi'-s. Naglea, rooums,
BgoHand SassaraanB. mei ai the home of
Henry M. Pyleal Pottstown, in formulate
steps i -i - ure a vast fortune of the as-lateof
their ancestors looatod in thsvl.
ciiiiiy otTamaqua, BohuylklU county.
Lewis H« ikhatd was made ehsirmsn of
a gen,•ml i-oiiimitlee lo secure ilain. Lnw-yer
Samuel D. Vasou. of Philadelphia,
tin- attorney for the heirs, was present
Anothern ting win in- held nexl week
in Pottstown.
I .uiiili Keunion
During Ihe past seven years I In- Press'
nf \\ hilemarsh township have held an an
nnal reunion, This year the reunion was
held at the home of Waller Press, on Sat-urday
A very enjoyable (lay was passed
by III*' sixty -.;i|esls present.
ran yen read this backward? Biilaaiali i"i
i- '•"'* ■ i N
-MI!, away Mine when you ha-veoholera
in,,ri>ns or diarrhoea. Kiuhi them in lbs be.
KIIIIIIIIK will, DeWltt'aOolk unit Cllolere Cure
Veil don't have le wttil I'M I e-i ills ll,,-\ an- in-
-laii'an'"ti-. and ii leaves Ihe bowels in
healthy condition. Harry*! Bschense Drus
Store.
Tlic New Veil. Store ha- llie Iliic-I Hue of
-Milt-,--, I- -,.n in llli- vicinity. Oiillu^ -liirt.
-i' ill i.i',.1- Hifl, - •• will, Marched cellar-nndennV
any kind you want, 'I'h.-y oharse
you Hie Mine price i"i a One ihlrl thai - e
dealers otMrgs f"i a eoiumon arii.-l,-.
LOCAL SPORTING NHWS
llcntsni Interest lor the admirers ol WaWttaf,
ami Rase It.-i'i. with some
pointers (or all.
BKVCLI itkilis
Th" Norristown wi linen will have a
race it i nu LBIKII Day.
Norristown polios are making rlflers
keep Until lamps lighted aftet dark.
Prank Uaoouaohy and Howard .i-'-,
leave on Sunday nu their bleycles on a
trip l" liichm I, \a.
I'll" Conshnhockeii Wheelmen will
Oham If their bloyole hi their rooms on
Saturday evening, August 8th.
if Uonshy's bike ordinal were ,-n
for 1, some one should have the weather
arrested, (or this week was a scorcher,
Prederiok Oallagher, of Norristown, is
-" dj 111. lie became aflUoted with
paralysis oaused by using drop handle
M!
And She Welched Two Hundred r,M,i,,l>.
"Mamnin! Mr. White says he is long
ing to give you your liist bicycle lee-
Ron!"—Punch
A curious sight was witnessed in Ches-ter
the other day, when a eoiore.1 rider a
that eily shouldered ■ heavy trunk
mounted his wl I and rode off without
the least trouble.
Base Hall Itudgct.
The Pioneers will play the Crescent ol
Philadelphia, mi the Tenth avi-nin
grounds on Baturday afternoon.
Tho opponents nf the Conshohocken
Bass Ball Olub, to-morrow afternoon, on
the local grounds will bo the West Phils
dolphin Base Ball Club This learn Ii
one of tin- strongest amateur teams In
Philadelphia and have beaten such toaitu
as the Alhlelics, Wyoming. Caiml"ii and
01 hers. They formerly played under tin
na f St. .lames Literary Society, an
unless Ihe locals put Dp a good game the}
will suffer their (list defeat of the season
Joe (trill will pitch.
..Il.il-,il With "mini"
Two Philadelphia hucksters, Josepl
Hill and .lames Morris, have been lodged
in pi I- ii Norristown In default "f tBOO
ball, to answer for rioting and Bghtinf
several day- agi the Moutgomerj
oounty end of the Manayunk bridge. Twi
other hiicksiers ongaged In tho melee (led
During the fracas tin- bridge watchman in
teifeied. lull was so roughly handled that
lie hail to retrial
Dr. J. II. Kelscl bead
Dr. .1. II. Keisei. son of the late Squin
James Keisei, of Upper Hubllh township.
died ai his mother's residence, neat Am
bier, on Monday night, after a lingering
illness of consumption. Dr. K< i-el wa-a
well-known dentist, praotielng in I'hlla
ilelphia. Several months ago he was
obliged io relinquish his pnrfeeslo ac
count of 111 health, lie was aboul Hfi
ye ii- nf age.
The lll'st wedding in lilaee l.lllhelal
Church was solemnlred at 8 o'clock lust
evening, ill Norristown, when Mr. Hilsnii
I Ml li-lil'tand and Miss Ida Pauline WOS
sel, both nf Norristown, were Joined in
wedlock by thepastor. Rev. Roberl D.
Roeder, Tin- maid of honoi was Miss
Adac. Polliok, and the flowor girl Hiss
Ads VYonsol, of Philadelphia, both nl s
of the bride. The groom's besl man was
his nephew. William II l.nil.v. The
ushers were Qeorge Young and Hermann
Barrett. Tin- bridal pair will r.-si.i>- in
Norristown
Trains Kun loo l-'asl
Coroner Kurts held an Inquest mi Tuea
day on tho body o( Miss Elisabeth Vile,
who was killed by a locomotive mi the
Pennsylvania BohuylklU Valley Railroad,
mi Friday. The jury rendered a verdict
,,i accidental death, The |ury includes
the following iii tin- verdict:
"Owing t" 'he high rate o( speed thai
i hi- company maintains in running trains
ill general throughout Ihe l.nl.i'l-'li nf
Norristown, we. the |ury, condemn such
praotioe, which i- yontrarj i" borough or-ilina
-. \\ " i iinin.'inl that these Ol
iiinance- h,- strictly enfor I."
II yoU waul I akc u| fill r. IIIIICIII-fei-
siiiiiinci- ».ai. K" I., tl"- Ben V.ck -!,,„-
an<l esamlne that lam'' i"i "f a '- niada |usl
l.ir MMlh l"i'I
It doesn't maiici ii'ii.ii whether -i.-k bead
ache, hill,iii-iics-. Indigestion and oonsUpatlou
are eanewl '»: nesleot or by unavoidable eir-cmii-
iaii..-. ii. win- Little Karl] Risen will
-I" , <li!y ,-iu,- them all Hairy'- I'.x, haul;.- limn
SI
Boap at less than II can h-- im hwtured for
at Ihe New V..i I. -I Ilull.-rimll. soap, Used
to soil for twenty-flve cenht n h,.\ - n,,w Hoven
"■HI-. Hue- oaken In a boi Tarklab BathSmp,
tWO "al" - ler I'm ' "ill-liirl
Meld on to Chicken Thief
Klla Murray yesterday i ametho
hero! f Wosl Uanayunk, after playing
nu importaul part in the capture late
Wednesday nlghl "f a ohloken thle(. she
is a handsome young woman, whose
weight Is only about ISO pounds, bul she
tackled the thief In a mai i that would
have aroused tin- Jealousy m i ea oni d
foolliall player. Ii was past lo o'clock
Wednesday nlghl when Mrs. Kii.-n Mur-ray
heard n suspicious noise in her chick-en
house, ai Beirnont avenue and i legg
lam-, and proceeded i" investigate.
As she opened lie- ilool of Ihe chicken
house a big man, win. had |usl killed
" holes pullets, dashed past her ami
darted towards Belmonl avenue. Mrs,
Murray was knocked down bytheeseap
ing man, hut pimped to hot feel and
started In pursuit, yelling lustily (oi ae-stetai
Miss Ella was returning from a
visit in Manayunk, b mpany with
James Qallsgher, ami was Hearing the
house when ihe -aw her mother running
afiet the thief. Qallaghei tackled the
man. inn was promptly knocked down.
Then Miss Klla took a hand
She threw bet 190 pounds nf avoirdu-pois
at tin- running man,and suoc led in
getting a iii in grasp on bis throat He
struggled desperately, bul ihe girl held mi
like grim death and bad her man groggy
when Oallagher pulled himself togethei
and came to her assistance, By this time
Mrs. Murray had dome up with the party,
nud all tin soorted the thief in the
Manayunk police station. There in- wai
reoogniied a- Edward Lebeng I. m
Main and Robinson streets, a matt win.
has i»'f i n in trouble with the no
lice. 'icsieiday .liisliee Warner, al Aid
' ". seiii Lebeng I to Norristown jail
to await trial, as he was unable in Bnd
ball in iii,- sum ofCoOO
l-ress Keunion
The deoendents "f Joseph ami Ann Press
mel on Monday Ihe -.'Tth on the lawn ol
Walton Press in oelebrate the Seventh an
nnal reunion of the family.
Those present werejonnna Proas, Wal
ton Press, Qnlnoy Praas and wife, Caro
line l.ysilig.-i, Win. A. Sty,-1 and wife,
.lames M. t'mil-l'iii and wife, Q
Press and wife. Joseph Proas ami wife,
(niiile Press, wife ami three children,
l.aura Frees, Howard Freas, Harry Lysln-ger,
wife and four chil,lien, John W. Wal-ton
Lysinger, Harry Slyer and wife. Press
Slyer. Martha Nayloi and son, Horace
Slyer, ami two children. Bills Slyer, Dan
iel Magnate, wife ami 1 In hihlren. liar.
vey Lent/., wife and tin hihlren. Win
\l. Collision, wife and one child. Win.
Potts Jones, wife and two children, Sarah
Collision, I'-ranees Coolston, J. I'cicy
Collision and wife and Walter Collision
There has not been a death inthe hunllj
si ill" first reunion seven years ago.
There has been two increases within the
las) year, both being wives.
Tin- day was spent very eojoyably in ail
present, in games and so forlh. and was
broken up very abrupt by the storm and
had io return to ihe house.
Reduction of Waxes
Notice has been posted by Ii. Ileokshar
.V Son. al Iheii blast finnaee at Swede
land, thai beginning August i a reduction
of wages ■-«. ill go Into effect Common la-bor
will he reduced In pat eeiii., ami boSB-IIB
and superintendents '-M* per cent. Un-der
ihe new schedule unskilled laborers
will l I'M- ill nls, and Ihe pay of ,-
glneer will be |1.88. Aboul 100 men
will he affected. Not! >f ihe reduction
has created great dlasatisfaoti unongsi
Ihe men, and some of tliem pn-hel that
unless the linn agrees lo pay Ih v-iy
two weeks instead of monthly, as al preS1
•-HI . there will he a stiike. By way of
eipinli/ing matters, s<. fat as Olroumstari
oesJustify, the nnn ha.s reduoed the rent
nfits ten,- ills wi |,ei iiiouth. The re
lucilon Is attributed to a depressed '-mi
lin fih" Iron trad", iiu", a representa-tive
ol the Arm said, t" overproduction
iinl the free silver agitation. The lli-tn
has hat one of |ts two furnaces In blast.
Pho other was being rebuilt, i>ut on ao-
'iiinl of Ihe glo y outlook work has
I II Buspended ami there Is no telling
when il will he rest I.
EYooktloa f"i Qentleinen si th" New fork
More largest llnelntown. Bvery Me a genn
mi' barsaln.
Ify.m have ever *••-.-11 a hill,- ,-hilil in tlic
nsony of mnaw eouiplaint, yon can realise
thedhnser ef H" trouble ami appreelate the
Value Of iii-lainal n- i.li,l ilw.,\- ulT.ir.l.'ll
by UeWIH's Oollo at Obolera Core. Pordyeen
tery and diarrhoea It lea reliable re I* V7e
cnllil mil nlT„r,l t.» re niicn.l tin- a- a cure
i - w.-i-c a cure. Barry's Bxohanse Drug
si„r^.
Well, Imlic, dn yen want t" wear nice eool
wrspnon, durlns these warnidays? We have
Ihcin fr.mi iH.-tily-iiiii" i-- -,, I - u|, Oottle '-aii>
ami avoid th,- rush, a- tti > will not Isel loiuj at
theprioss "• aell il for. The tfea v..rk
Store.
hkrea-iiii: business
lleniniul- (irentcr l-'scilities..
The well known Philadelphia Brno of
optical S| lallsts, W. II. PodestaJ Co.,
having again found additional facilities
iiv fm the convenience of their
rapidly increasing patronage, have opened
a Central Ofnoe (or the retailing of Eye
QlasSOS, S| tacles. Optical Goods, etc.,
ami tho general conduct of their buslnoss
ai Nn. ii;: North Ninth si i. 'above
Arch i. Philadelphia, Pa.
The pal inns nf this linn are its most
successful advertisers, as they gladly and
readily oomi I to their friends, the so
curate and satisfactory work they have
had done and furnished by said Drm.
.Mam years ol studious, ear I ami
practical experience have given them a
prnlieiell. y see, in. I lo II ill I lieil line.
W, ll. PodeaU ths sonloi member of
the Arm, has arranged i" personally re
cciv.-caller, ai ihe Central Office mi Mon-days
and ' leu-day -
Consultation and fSye Bxamiuations
1'
LOCAL CHURCH NOTES
What is ,'iiiu-.: on in our different Churches.
Other news oi interest lo our
Lliiir.il people.
Calvary Church
Ninth Sunday aftet Trinity.
Sunday school ami men's llildo Class
0.18 a. in.
Morning sot vice, 10.80, with Holy C -
reunion. Subject, "Felix, s Happy Name
with an Unhappy Ufa." Offerings (at
C iiiiinion alms.
Evening -civic-. 7 00
To-night, evening prayer MJ0,
Adjourned Vestry n ting, s.tn.
Krlilay evening services will he discon-tinued
during the month ol August.
Methodist Kpiscopal Church
Methodlsl Episcopal Church corner of
Payette and Elm streets. Rev. j. '.'.: •
ton Bradley, pastor.
s lay school at 0.00 a. m.
Preaching I.y pa-lm lit lO.III) a. in
I'tay.'i service, Wednesday, al 7.45
p. in.
Kpwiulh League sen i.-c al ; p. m.
We oxtenda i Ilal welcome to all.
Seals free.
Ilaplist Church
Bunday Sohool ai 0 a m.
Preaching at 10 80 a. m.
Prayei i ting Wednesday evening at
.1.-..
Christian Bndeavot Priday evening at
7.4.-,.
All ill- rdially invited loalleml.
Presbyterian Church
Preaching 10.80 a. m. by the pa-im.
V. P. s. o. B, i;.l> p. in. Babbath
School 0.16 a. in. .Mowing theme: "llilile
Honesty."
It Is expected that the Ablngtoc Prei
bytsrian ( hurcbi which Is being erected on
the site of tl ne desl royi',1 hy tire last
year, will IN'c pi,-led aliout the llrsl of
Beptombnr. A fkfJOOO pipe organ, buill es-pecially
for the ellllleh. Is [his week being
placed iii the main auditorium. A atone
tower rises above the main building, which
tains u bell weighing it.OOO pounds, the
gift of Mr-. William II. Keiniiie. The
hiiich is oi f ihe oldest religious organ-laatione
Inthe Btate, having been organ
lied early in the last eentiiry.
Clara May Loan
tiara May l.evan. the Interesting young
laughter of Henry C. ami MaryLevan,
ami granddaughter of Moses and Anna
Man IteHaven, was buried from the resi-dence
of her parents, linif Mm-, Wednes-day
afternoon. Ths services were con-ducted
ut tlulf church, and despite the in-tense
heat tin- church was BO densely
crowded that it was necessary to throw
open the annex used for Sunday school
purposes. Itev. John Clark, pastor or
Uulf church, and liev. John Conrad,
former pastor but now living in Philadel-phia
nduoted the services. The laUsr,
who has always heoD a favorite among
the residents of Gulf Mills andriclnlty,
delivered ■ beautiful address in whloh be
sp ike feelingly of d nsed.
The remains were attired In a cream
colored satin garment, and reposed in a
white plush ca-k"t. The II iral eiuhl s
were profuse and handsome.
riie funeral was In charge o( Under-taker
James Miller, of this borough, and
Ih.- following were pull-liearors: John
Hows, Waller .Mullen. Alexander Mc-
Dowell,.!, (trillion Jones,John ll si,„-k-.
and John Hardy.
A Sad Drowning Accident
Charles Vanderslloe, aged 18, son of tho
noted musician of Pboenixvllle, L. II.
Vanderslloe, was drowned In ihe canal at
Spring City, las) Priday afternoon. His
fathei was absent al Lewis-town, I'a.; his
mother was with him on a visit to hei
parents al Spring City. With some other
boys Charles sas rowing In tl anal.
when he fell overboard ami sank almost
immediately. The boys in the boat wen
too frightened to aid their sinking oom-r.
i.le. l.ut by their shouts soon brought
help from Hie shore. the muddy - Ii
don of tho water mad" ii difficult tolo
oate the body, and it was some time be-fore
the grappling irtins liroiight ll to the
surface. Two physicians tried to restore
respiration, tint their efforts were in vain.
Up the Hudson
On Thursdays, August 0,18, 80, ami '.'7.
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company will
i in ..\. in .mils to ti Upper 11 mis.in" iin-ii.-
i personal escort.
A change in Ihe leaving time of the
special train from Broad str.s"t station,
Philadelphia, to 7.:(4 a, in.. Instead "f
(.00, a~ heretofore, will enable residents
of Norristown, Chester, Wilmington,
West Chester, and Intermediate stations
to c.inneel with the special train at Broad
Slroot Station. On the return trip tho
special train will arrive al Broad Street
station in ample time (or psssongers to
take regular trains that nlghl to their
homos
A slop of one ami a half hours Is made
ai West Point, to enable excurskmlsts to
view the world renowned (Jolted States
Military Academy.
In "i.hi tn insure an earlier return to
Philadelphia than heretofore, the stop at
Nowburgh will i Itted, although
steamer will run to a polul off Newburgh
ami there turn.
Tickets win in-sold from Philadelphia
ai -■: 50 for the round trip.
i " .me- .if cur.- may be dlsouBBed at length
hy |ihv-i.ian., hut ihe mfferers ivani qutak
relief; i.uil \liinilc l'.,IIKII Care will nlvc
il In Hi. in. A safe cure for clillilr.-n. It i-
--ihe only iiaiiiiic— remedy that produoai
inn Hate results.'' Rarry'i Bsehaas* liruu
si,,.-,-.
V/aeontamplata sjme ealenslve alieiatieii-.
ami i" make i i at,- eelllns aoodi ai laic,--
which >nii would neve* believe, if >-..u ili.lu't
-.-,- ih.-in. New N'.'ik si,nc.