The Conshohocken Recorder, July 9, 1907

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PUBLISHED EVERY TIESDAY AND FRIDAY
CONSHOHOCKEN' PA. TUESDAY JULY 9 1907 $1 PER YEAR
TOWN NOTES
iter of Wills Edward .1. Calne la
cm ii fishing trip to Northern Wiscon-sin
About one woman In a hundred la
fond of retailing gossip. The othei 99
handle a at wholesale.
A committee of ladies of St. Mat-thew's
church baa been formed to ar-range
for the picni.- Of the church to
be given at Plymouth Park.
Theodore Kramer, one of the four
Philadelphia wrap Iron dealers who
were held to awall trial at court on
the charge of attempting to defraud
the Ivy Hock Steel Plant of man]
thousands of dollars, was released
from jail under $3500 bail Saturday.
Henry Kinnietnian, Fred Vallence and
Louis MargOllB, the other defendants
secured ball early in the week.
Watermelons have made their ap-pearance
pretty late hut still welcome
by lovers of the luscious eatables.
The melons come from Florida and
are full sized, redhearted and warrant-ed
not to give the grown-up colic un-l,—
on sal the rind. The price is
«l prohibitive to the general pub-lic
as thej sell at from nfty to sixty
cents per. I>ea1crs say that the mel-ons
they are now getting are of first-class
quality and as good as can IM-
: red later in the season though the
is sure to come down with the
later shipment.-.
Samuel Webster, a well known milk
dealer oi Conshohocken, Bnds II so dif-ficult
t» purchase mils In requisite
amount and quality that he lias decid-ed
to have his own herd of cattle for
the lacteal supply. Accordingly, with
commendable enterprise, he has se
cured a most desirable piece of land
within the borough limits and on this
is preparing to erect a stable capable
of accommodating 20 cows together
with housing paraphernalia and appa-ratus
necessary in the milk business
On the tract of land is a most excel-lent
spring of water, which In Itself,
lor the cattle and for cleansing pur-pose,
is a most desirable adjunct to
the property.
Mrs Annie I and MlSS Ma> It.
i„,. are In Atlantic City.
Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell of Spring
Mill avenue, are spending a week In
Atlantic City.
To look at the fresh fruits and vege-tables
now is to forget that We had
BUCh a thing as a cold spring.
Yesterday was the hottest day of the
year, the mercury registering H:' de-grees
in the shade and the bumidlt]
registering 69.
Dr. and Mrs. Mason K Mo>er are
receiving congratulations on the birth
of a son. The happy event occurred
on the Fourth.
The engagement is announced of
Miss Annie E. Bate, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Richard H. Bate, of Fourth
avenue and Hary street and Mr. S. J.
McLaughlin, proprietor of the Phila-delphia
Cash Grocery at Fayette and
Elm street
On the 22nd ult. Mrs. George M.
Stiles was operated upon by Dr. Jo-seph
ice at his private hospital, 241
North Eighteenth street, Philadelphia.
She is convalescing. After a stay of
B tew weeks she desires to return, ac-companied
by her niece. Mrs. Essie
Wtolstencroft, to her quiet home.
"Main s woman goes out Shopping,
dressed in silk and enveloped in per-il,
I.I, whose hard work I.a, husband
Hasn't 1 ad a new suit >.i flve jn
.,>- an exchange. Yes, su.l many ■;
luafei Elands around >u the streets
with a stinking pipe In i is fact, i
tank full of booze and his mind full
ol ..lisc.ii" thoughts, Who*? hardwork-ing
wife hasn't had a new dress or a
kind word from him since the nwrv'.-Mi
>- m
Residents in Plymouth and White-marsh
townships, at the Conshohock-en
borough borders, are pestered with
dogs, which, in quest of rabbits' nests
destroy field crops, garden produce,
The canines, or most of them,
come from Conshohocken. Constable
Gilmon . In view ol the complaints
laid before him, has decided on a cru-sade
of extermination bv enforcing
the new dog law to the letter. We will
impound all canines found at large
without collar, bearing the owner's
Hi me and tax register. Such canines
as are caught will be shot unless
prompt restitution for the damage
done is made by the owners and all
legal requirements met
The residents of Tenth avenue have
filed a petition in Court asking that
Town Council be compelled to grade
the avenue. The Court has hxed
September as the day on which the
members shall be given the opportun-ity
to say why the Court should not
direct that the work be done. The
Council has no defense and will make
none, except that an offer will be
made agreeing to have the. work done
next spring. Ninth avenue was grad-ed
last year and as there were not
enough money on hand to macadam
It, and the street is being wasln-u
full of gullies. Council therefore be-lieves
that this year's money for
street improvement should be used In
macadamizing this street, and the
grading of Tenth avenue postponed
until next year. It would seem good
policy for the residents to accept the
agreement as after the -Court hears
the case and arrives at a decision
there will hardly be time enough bi -
fore cold weather to do the grading.
The quarterly meeting of the Con-hohocken
A. M. 10. Church will be held
on Sunday next. The morning servi-ces
will be held at 11 o'clock and in
the afternoon at 3 o'clock. In the
evening there will be an open air
meeting in front of the church from
6 to 7 o'clock and at 8 o'clock a serv-ice
will be conducted. Rev.
J. J. Moore, of Norristown; Rev. W.
H. Hurde. of Georgia, and Rev. Mr.
Qray, of Conshohocken, will be pres-ent.
Messrs. Kennedy & Baldwin, of
Marshall and DeKalb streets, Norris-town,
recently erected some fine iron
fences on W. Third avenue tor Mrs.
Neville md Mrs. Markh-y und a num-ber
on the West Side. They also have
erected eome fine monumental bronze
work in our country cemeteries, one
especlaly fine Sarcophagus in Green
Tree Cemetery. They are an enter-prising
firm both In cemetery and iron
fence work and can supply anything
in this line at short notice
Joseph i' is home from Cali-fornia.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Davl
Anglesea.
HIM Lillian .lones will spend the
summer traveling In England
Peter Hanna and bride of a week
have gone to Chicago to reside.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Campbell are
spending their honeymoon at Angle-sea.
Mr ami Mrs. Charles Powers, of
Spring Mill Avenne. have gone to the
Jamestown Fair.
Mrs. Win. P. Hough and daughter,
formerly of Fifth avenue, are spend-ing
a month at Ocean City.
Mrs. Charles Lukens, Miss Lukens
and Dr. George T. Lukens are at the
Harbor View House, Gloucester, Mass.
The Pennsylvania Railroad is run-
Ding a private telephone line from
Reading ,to Philadelphia. The work
men are stringing the copper wires
through this borough.
The Bachelor Field Club defeated
the Conshohocken team on Sunday in
a one-sided game by n to 3. The 11
ItorS hit Murphy tO all corners Ol the
field. Burke, Nascholl, Smith and
Currier led with the stick
There was a hurry call Issued for
a special meeting of the School Board
last evening. Ten thousand dollars
of school bonds became due on July
1st and Secretary Jones was notified
that these bonds were iu the bank for
redemption. In the absence of Presi-dent
Bowker. Mr. Bugbee was chosen
to preside. The sinking fund for
these bonds consisted of about $5600.
The officers of the board were directed
to borrow from the banks sufficient
money to pay off the bonds. At the
next meeting it is the intention to
make a permanent arrangement to
care for this loan.
William, better known as "Slick"
McCarter was arrested on Saturday-evening,
charged with aggravated as-sault
and battery. The warrant was
sworn out before Magistrate Longacre
by Charles Labinsky. who alleges that
he went into the Ward Hotel, where
McCarter tends bar and asked for a
glass of beer and porter. Slick"
replied that there was no porter on
tap and drew a glass of beer for La-binsky.
Labinsky claims that he did
not care for the beer and. took the
glass and threw the contents into the
drain iu front of the bar. McCarter
resented this act-by striking Labinsky
witu a jack. The hearing was call-ed
for last evening, but has been
postponed until Wednesday evening.
SHOT BROTHER IN PLAY
ear-old Harry Slngi r
shot- In the stomach and probably
ally wounded by hi.< brother William.
two yean older, at their farm In
Qlaw] n, Saturdaj.
The boys were playing with a pistol
which they did not know was loaded.
William and his older brother Chas.
immediately after the shooting hitch
ed up B team and drove at a break-neck
speed to Manayunk to get the in-jured
lad medical attention.
Gladwyn is about five miles beyond
Manayunk. Mr. and Mrs. Singer had
gone into the city to spend the day and
had left the boys to enjoy themselves
at home. The boys spent the morn-ing
swimming, and in the afternoon
went back to the house to rest. Har-ry
partially undressed, threw himself
on a bed. while William began to rum-mage
in a bureau drawer. He dren
out an old revolver and began fooling
with it. Suddenly there was a report.
a Hash and a groan from the bed.
"I'm shot, I'm shot." said Harry,
and blood trickled from a wound in
his stomach.
"Lie still and we will get help."
yelled back his brother as he dashed
down stairs. He called to Charles, his
older brother, and they hastily har-nessed
their fastest horse to a light
wagon. Then they went up stairs and
carried down the mattress with the
wounded brother on it. Carefully ti
loaded it on the wagon and then
jumped in with him.
While one brother tried to ease the
injured boy's pains the other li-the
horses furiously until the M
yunk Police Station was reacheu.
Then they told their story. P
man Utley jumped on with them and
showed them the way to St. Timothy's
Hospital.
There thedoctors say Harry :
badly hurt that he may not survive.
William was locked up to await the
action of the Montgomery county au-thorities.
When the parents reached home to
find one son dying in a hospital and
the other locked up they were nearly-prostrated
from the shock.
THE BEST OF WATER
Jth of this bo
wishing to know the condition of the
water fun I our resident i
samples of II analysed °y chemists
connected with the University of
Penns) Ibania,
The water \\a- drawn Horn a Spi-got
In the drug -lore Of William Ne-ville,
so that it is exactly what all of
us are getting every day.
The following was the resutt.
Phi June 13, 1907.
Dear Dr. McKensle:
I encios,- herewith the results of the
chemical and bacteriological analysts
oi the sample of water sent on Mon-day.
The results of the chemical an-aylsls
are expressed In parts per mil-lion.
The amount of total solids Is
relatively low. The solids consist of
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
Mr. ink II. Baki r, of
228 Hector sir. i I rated the I
• M-1 annhi rsary ol their mar-riage
on Sal urda y e< ■ ten about
one hundred ol their friends and iv|a-
■ heir home to make
the evening an enjoyable one.
Mr and Mrs. Baker's married life
has been one of bliss from beginning
to the present time. They were
married in Philadelphia and their
onion has been blessed with seven
children, all Of whom are living.
They also are the possessors of two
grand children.
Ever since their marriage Mr. and
Mr.- Baker have been residents of
this borough and the high esteem in
which they ere held was attested to by
the large number ol guests from
Philadelphia. Norristown, Port Provl-elauveiy
I lie soints oi • . ... . . _. .. .
, i dence and this borough who gathered
he organic and mineral matter in the on S.a.t.ur.da v ni■ uhut. .to do t.1hem uhonor.
ELKS DAY AT VALLEY FORGE
HERE IS RELIEF FOR WOMEN
If you have pains in the back, Ur-inary,
Bladder or Kidney trouble, and
want a certain, pleasant herb cure for
womans ills, try Mother Gray s AUS-TRAILIAN-
LEAF. it is a safe and
never-falling monthly regulator. At
Druggists or by mail 50 cents. Sam-ple
package FREE. Address, The
Mother Gray Co., LeRoy, N. T.
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O Electrical Equipment.
4> Hours:—9 A. M. to « P. M.
D*VJ- B- MAHH
DENTIST
«l Fayette Street
• Evenings bv appointment only. ♦
•PtoBe 61 W. ♦
The gas and electric light compan-ies
have leased the first story of Lit-tle's
Opera House to be used as an
exhibition room for their gas appli-ances.
Here will be shown all the
latest and best appliances for use in
housekeeping and for business pur-poses.
The companies will have dem-onstrators
to show the operations of
the different appliances. Representa-tives
of the company are now in town
endeavoring to get additional busi-ness.
Gas mains will be extended
wherever consumers can be obtained
by doing so. It Is the intention, also,
to increase the capacity of the plant
and to this end new machinery will
shortly be installed. As part of the
campaign to get additional business
the companies are now distributing
electric irons. These do away with
the necessity of having hot fires, the
electric current heating the Iron at
trifling expense.
Articles of association have been
filed in the office of the Secretary of
State at Providence, R. I., by a party
of Phlladelphians. intending to build
and operate a plant in Central Falls,
a few miles from Providence. The
now concern will be called the Richard
son-Foster Company, and the Incor-porators
are Joseph Richardson, 302
Carpenter street; Robert Foster, 3118
North Broad street, Henry D. McCord
Wier, 3410 North Seventeenth street,
and John Flsler. 4209 Cedar avenue,
all of Philadelphia, and Frank Bell,
135 East Fourth avenue, Conshohock-en.
According to the articles the
company is formed to manufacture,
bleach, dye, mercerize and finish cot-ton,
woolens, silk, linen and other
textile fabrics, and to buy, sell and
deal in them and in yarns. The capit-alization
of the company is given as
$40,000, and the shares have a par
value of $100 each.
CORONERS REPORT
Norristown Lodge, No. 714, will be
in charge of the arrangements for Val-ley
Forge day on July 19, during the
great Elks convention.
A committee of fifty members of
the Norristown lodge is working on
the plans for the event and this com-mittee
Is arranging to entertain at
least 5000 Elks at the historic spot.
After the ceremonies at Valley Forge
an informal reception will be tendered
to the Grand Lodge officials at the
Home of the Norristown lodge. Many
of the Elks who will go to Valley
Forge will have their first visit and
view of that place, and they will be
given every opportunity to go over the
Park grounds, the battlements and the
boulevards, and see Just what the state
has done and is doing. Coaches and
brakes will be provided for drives
about Valley Forge and automobiles
furnished by members of Norristown
lodge will take the Grand Lodge of-ficers
sight-seeing through the histor-ic
ground. Large porches are being
erected for the entertainment and
shelter of the visitors.
Principal interest centers In the ad-dress
by Senator Knox, whose home
Is at Valley Forge. The Senator will
be introduced by Congressman Irving
P. Wanger and it is probable that
short speeches will be made by other
prominent men.
The committee of fifty will receive
the visitors when they arrive at Val-ley
Forge, In addition to outlining all
tne plans for the day, and will also
arrange for the serving of lunch for
the visitors as well as a banquet for
the members of the Grand Lodge.
Returning to Norristown an infor-mal
reception will be held at the Elks
Home there.
Carpet weaving neatly and quickly
done at Kehoe's, Hector street, oppo.
school.
Coroner Joseph N. King has filed
his report of inquests and views held
during the month of June. There
were two inquests and twenty-six
views.
The inquests were:
Stephen Csercse, Pottstown, killed
on railroad.
Mary Grill, Norristown, hemorrhage.
The views were:
Mary Fair, Norristown, heart dti
ease.
John Jacob Hackney, Lower Provi-dence,
pneumonia.
Rosanna Bradley, Norristown, heart
disease.
Augusta Ntxa, Swedeland, indiges-tion.
Carmine D. Stefano, Plymouth,
pneumonia.
Paul Fourman, Norristown, conges-tion
of lungs.
Anna Hallowell, Norristown, bron-chial
pneumonia.
Susan Ott, Fort Washington, heart
disease.
Samuel Oliver, Ardmore. rupture of
artery.
Benjamin G. Fox, Pennsburg, killed
on railroad.
Daniel C. Abraham, King-of-Prussla,
thrown from carriage.
Ellas Lassen, Jenkintown, heart dis-ease.
William C. Walker, Jenkintowu.
uremia.
Mary Guman, Port Kennedy, whoop-ing
cough.
Jessamine Nane, Plymouth township
convulsions.
Chadles A. Dinn, Oak3, caught under
locomotive.
Thomas Galon, Bryn Mawr, ur ■
Carmele Stellatto, Bridgeport, heart
exhaustion.
A. Faetls, Oak Lane, premature
birth
Elmer H. Neilson, Lower Providence
acute enteritis.
Unidentified man, Jenkintown, heart
disease.
Joseph Frizcla, Norristown, measles.
Augustus Hully, Lansdale, gunshot
wound In head.
Walter Latham, Upper Merion, pa-ralysis
of heart.
George Fanconte, Bridgeport, acci-dentally
drowned.
Unidentified man, Jenkintown, sui-cide,
body found at Willow Grove.
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rater. The chlorine indicates the
presence of various chloride.-. The
amount found is low and does not In-dicate
the pollution of the water by
sewage which is rich in chlorine.
The nitrate- and nitrites are low and
-as the ammonia is also low it indi-nitrates
are 01 mineral
origin.
The amount of ammonia Is an Indl-amount
and n
of pollution with organic matter, As
are low the amounts
found iti-i sual quan-
» - iil in
the locality.
■
amount and does not Indii
thing of moment as all the other In-iw.
The uu: no
significant are merely ordln-
Yours Truly,
D. H. BHRGEY
Results of chemical analysis of a
sample oi.water from Conshohocken,
collected 1907, by Dr. Win.
McKensle and received at University
of P 10th, 1907.
Scarce, Springfield Water Company.
Parts per Million
(Color 10
Odor and taste .Odorless and Tasteless
Reaction AI acid
Total solids 70.000
Chlorine 5.000
Nitrogen as Nitrates 0.869
Nitrogen Nitrites Trace
Nitrogen free Nh I
ten alb. N.H
Oxygen required
:• 2.246
of th
1
relatively pure spring water.
D. H, BERGEV, M. D.
Number of bacteria per cubic
centimeter 260
Character of bacteria—No suspicious
bacteria were found. All the or-ganism
were of the class belonging
to the flora ordinarily found in soil
and wal
D. H. BBRGOT, M. I>
Saturda) night them
They were the recipients of
handsome and costly gifts.
honor.
many
CALVARY PICNIC
Calvary Church is to have a pariah
picnic nexl Saturday, Julj LSth, at
: - Grove AH the members of
the church, and the members of the
several organisations and their fam-md
friends are most cordially
Invited to attend. It is hoped that
Men', club, the Girls' Frit 1
weii as the Sunday Sc
and other organizations, Will turn
oil! il iree. The best of I
-. expi ■ •■■■■ tl music and games
DBA e b en arranged and the commit-tee
has been doing all in its power
to plan iu even waj to make the pic-nic
a great and glorious success.
Tickets maj be had at Robert Craw-ford
s. Stewart .<.- Torsi's. Kearuside's
ami Neville's Drug Stores. Special
have be.n procured They are
good on all cars. Special cars Will
leave the church at 8.80 a. 111. and 1.30
p, in The> return at 6.30 p. m.
All baskets for luncheon or supper
or both will be cared tor and taken
out by wagons if left at the Parish
House before 8.80 a. m. Saturday.
Put your name on your box or bask-et
Calvary church has not had an
OUting for many years. Now is the
time tor all to get together as one
large family and have a jolly good
time. Surely no one can miss It.
The tickets that have been sold
thus far for the picnic will have to
be exchanged for those issued by the
Traction Company. Persons pur-chasing
the same may have them ex-ehanged
on Saturday morning, at the
church.
STRAYED FROM HOME
THE FREE LIBhARY
The following is the circulation of
the free library for the week ending
July 6. 1907:
July 1 123
July 2 78
Julj 8 68
July 4 (closed) .
July 5 72
July 6 71
A three-year-old girl was- found
wandering about the streets of Nor-ristown
on Saturday evening1. She
was taken to City Hall, where she
remained several hours before the po-lice
learned that the child was Lena
Barbadoes, residing in the vicinity of
Main and Walnut streets. Norristown.
Lena had left home early in the even-ing,
and her absence was not discov-ered
until 10 o'clock.
MARRIED IN NEW YORK
Mr. Walter Bodey and Miss Edith
Barp, both of Norristown. were mar-ried
in New York on Saturday. After
a. trip to Boston Mr. and Mrs. Bodey
will take up their residence on Haws
avenue. Norristown. Mr. Bodey is a
member of the firm of Grater-Bodey
Company, while the bride was employ-ed
for a number of >>
l.nly at Brendllngc
Total 412
Average 82 2-5
English Spavin Liniment removes all
Hard, Soft or Colloused Lumps and
Blemishes from borses, Blood Spavins,
Curbs, Splints, Sweeney, King Bone,
stiffness, Sprains, all Swollen Throats,
Coughs, etc. Save |50 by use of one
bottle. Warranted the most wonder-ful
Blemish Cure ever known. Sold
by William Neville. Druggist.
Carpet weaving neatly and quickly
done at Kehoe's, Hector street, oppo-site
school.
If you have an Item or news, social,
personal, or otherwise, send It to the
ler In all kinds of
1
A full line of base ball goods at Ke-hoe's,
Hector street, oppo. school.
« J. BRESSEN ♦
4» Cleaning, Dyeing, Pressing an,d ♦
♦ Repairing Neatly Done. ♦
♦ GENTS' SUITS AND TROU- ♦
♦ SERS MADE TO ORDER ♦
♦ LATEST STYLES ♦
♦ 9 West Elm Street. ♦
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Essential
To wife - bouaehold du-ties;
to husband's busi-ness;
to family's
affairs; to home's pro-tection.
The Bell Telephone
Low monthly rates.
V. C, Hartranfr
Dlst. Mgr.
107 East
Main St]
Norris-town.
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