The Conshohocken Recorder, January 10, 1908

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TOWN COtJNCIL
STILL TALKING ABOUT ENFORC-ING
THE ORDINANCE—DISSATIS-FACTION
WITH THE TROLLEY
STOPPING ON THE NEARSIDE.
TW Bunding Committee of Town
Council is in a peculiar position. At
tlu- December meeting the commit-tee
was Instructed to have the build-ing
ordinance enforced. At this meet-ing
the committee comes into council
anil virtually said that it would not
do so.
Mr. Campbell, the chairman, said
that at a meeting of the committee,
Messrs. -May and Meany. the other
two members of the committee, decld-thai
nothing should be done to-
• da the removal of M. v. Moore's
building. Mr. Campbell therefore
: council what it wrfs going to
to do about it.
AH.: considerable talk Mr. Harrold
red a motion to "lay it on the ta-
Mr. Little did not see the use of
having an ordinance unless it was en-forced,
and he offered au amendment
that the building ordinance be rescind-ed.
This amendment was not second-ed,
and the original motion was adopt-ed
by the following vote:
Yes—Messrs. Harrold. May, Meany,
Meyers, Stemple and Thomas.
No—Messrs. Bate, Campbell, Little,
Marks and Ross.
An agreement was presented from
the Alan Wood Company offering to
build a waterway from the canal to
Poplar street so that lire engines could
always have a plentiful supply of wa-ter.
Coupled with this was a permfe-right
to maintain a wall along
the end of the street, and a perman-ent
light to have a siding cross the
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I'his latter franchise was nut B|
to, and tli" Street Committee wan di-rected
to refer the agreement back to
company and have the right to
maintain the siding mad.' "permis-
HI.ii is, so that council could
uider its removal at any time.
There is considerable dissatisfaction
with the trolley stopping on the near
side of the street. Mr. Marks thought
that the conductors should be compell-ed
to have the front door of (he cars
always open, so that passengers could
use the front of the car to step on
■crossings, instead of being Compelled
to walk through mud as is done at
present. There was much talk, but
nothing was done.
Mrs. Ann DolU fell on Kim street,
near Corson, on December liith, ami
broke her arm. She thinks council
was negligent in permitting a pile of
dirt to accumulate on the street where
she fell, and she wants compensation
for her hurls. This request was re-ferred
in the street Committee.
Mr. Bate read a statement of t In■
financial condition of the borough
showing that there is yet due the bor-ough,
from taxes, very close to $4000.
I'll"' ^ ■ iir .lids on .March 1st.
Order! were granted for $927.09.
ALLEN THOMAS
Allen Thomus died suddenly of
apoplexy on Sunday morning at the
residence of his son-in-law, M. K.
Gilbert, al Peansburg, this ocunty, in
the SIst year of his age. Mr. Thom-as
was the father of A. K. Thomas.
editor of the Doylestown Intelligencer.
in] several yean past be bad resid-ed
In North Wales with his daughter,
Lizzie, and his on-in-law Charles
Bmedley. Mr. Thomas was visiting
i his daughter at Pennsburg, where
there was a family gathering on New
fear's day. He had been enjoying his
Usual health, and his death was a
Bhock in bis family. Mrs." Thomas
died several years ago.
Allen Thomas was the son of Cap-tain
Abel Thomas, who resided in
New Britain township for several
years. He was a direct descendant
of Rev. William Thomas, the Hilltown
Baptlsl preacher, through Thomas
Asa and Abel. Thomas resided on
the homestead in Hilltown, where his
life was spent in the cultivation Of its
productive acres. His son Asa succeed-ed
bis father on the estate. Abel the
second son of Asa, was born in 1799
and removed when a young man to
Montgomery county,, wuere he acquir-ed
ihe trade of blacksmith, and fol-lowed
It In connection with the oc-cupation
of a farmer. He married
Mary, daughter of James Cralg, of
New Britain, and had children Albert,
Allen, Charles B., Ashbey C, Ann B.
Mrs. John Lampin) and Abel.
Allen Thomas was born In Gwynedd
township, Montgomery county, Jan-uary
20, 1827. He removed to Bucks
county when a young man and em-barked
In the lumber and milling bus-iness
living at different periods at
Lunibervllle, Point Pleasant. Dyers-town,
Oakford and Bedmlnster. In
184a lie married Anna it., daughter of
John Goucher„und hail children: Em-nin
C. wife of M. EC Gilbert; William
B., Franklin P., Martha K., Arthur
K.. I.like.is P., Mary I'r.as. Lizzie
• ■■ Alfred ami Edward K. All
are living exaepi Franklin P., Martha
K.. and Alfred.
In 1868 Mr. Thomas moved from
Bedmimster, where he conducted a
saw mill and operated a farm, to /.ieg-lersvllle,
this county, continuing in the
same business. In 1879 he became a
resident of Gwynedd township, where
he was born. He continued In the
lumber business for several years,
after which be disposed of it and mov-to
North Wales. Mr. Thomas was a
Baptist, as were most of his ances-tors.
He and Mrs. Thomas were at
one time members of the Point Pleas-ant
Baptist Church. At the time of
his death he was a member of the
l.ansdale Baptist church. He was
elected president of the Thomas Fam-ily
reunion at Perkasie in 1901. He
has been a member of the Masonic
order for years, holding his member
ship in the Lansdalc lodge.
SAMUEL E. CLAIR
The funeral services'of Samuel E3.
i lair wire held this morning from his
lab home In Atlantic City. The In-terment
was in Norrla City Ceme-tery,
Noiristown.
jf delegation of tii>' members of
Frfta Lodge of ibis borough, met the
funeral party al the Pennsylvania
Railroad station at one o'clock In Nor-ristown.
^Services were held in the chapel
in the cemetery, and the Masonic bur-ial
service was held al the grave.
MEETING OF SPECIAL INTEREST
WILLIAM LITTLE
The retiring member of Town Council from the Fourth Ward, who has
made one of the most attentive and efficient chairmen of the Street Com-mittee
In the history of the borough.
BOROUGH POLITICS
THE CANDIDATES SUGGESTED
FOR THE VARIOUS LOCAL OF-FICES
FOR NEXT MONTH'S
ELECTION.
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A NOTE OF INTEREST
Calvary Church welcomes all sorts
anil conditions of men to public wor-ship.
The poor are welcome; the rich
are welcome; the Ignorant are wel-
•e/nie; the intelligent are welcome;
welcome to all Is the pass word. The
-church belongs to the people and the
people to the church.
The aim of the church Is to help
■every man, every woman, each and all,
solve life's problems. Have you a
problem? Are you facing trouble or
difficulties. If ao come and be helped.
If you need private attention and
would like personal advice the rector,
Rev. Archibald II. Bradshaw, is al-ways
ready to aid you in every pos-sible
way.
Nexl Bunda: morning the central
though! of public worship win be
"Knowing and Doing." The subject
Of Tii<- sermon "I'i: ;iis in the
pie." The musii will I,
will be lead by one of U heirs
in the neighborhood of Philadelphia.
In tl venlng the subject of the
sermon will be "The Beautiful Life,"
and Illustrated by an unusual experi-ence
of a Japanese in this country.
There will be much singing of the old
hymns and a good anthem.
The man or woman, the DQJ» or girl
who attends the House of God on
Sunday receives a weekly blessing.
Lane's Family Medicine is a tonic-laxative.
It does not depress or weak-en,
but imparts a feeling of buoyancy
and strength that Is delightful. At all
druggists iBo.
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LEAP YEAR DANCE IN ASYLUM
Feminine Patients Have the Chance
to Choose.
The dancing class at the State
Hospital for the Insane at Noiristown.
gave a novel entertainment Monday
night in the Amusement Hall of the
Institution, in the shape of u leap
year dance. The feminine members
of the class were seated on one side
of the hall, and the men on the oth-er.
For each of the varieties of
dance the aldies crossed the floor and
chose their partners, just as gentle-men
ordinarily and properly would
do on usual occasions
Professor Reilly, of Norristown,
who is the instructor ol the class, was
in charge, and he was ably assisted
by Captain Thomas L. Wilson. The
music was furnished by the hospital
orchestra, under the supervision of
Professor Samuel Stephens, the mu-sical
director of the institution.
For a Mild, easy action of the bow-
H
men! cures ha
a in).',-. Ask
yeur ii fgisl (or them.
All branches of carpet weaving done
at Kehoe's, Hector street, oppo School.
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Consiil.ruble u'.ii'iitii.n Is now In in;'.
given to local politics. The Republi-can
Borough Executive I
will meet to-morrow evening when the
time for the preparatory and primary
meetings will be held.
The next council will be very ma-terially
changed from the present
one. Mr. Stemple. of the First Ward,
well be a candidate on the Repub-lican
ticket, and it is said he will
have the endorsement of the Demo-crats.
For School Director in this ward.
Mr. Lawson, the present member, will
again be a candidate. William F.
Graham will probably be the Demo-cratic
nominee. He was formerly a
member, and was a good one.
In the Second Ward Mr. Campbell
declines to again be a candidate. He
has made a splendid member and it
Is to be regretted that he will not
again be a candidate. El wood Nob-let
is spoken of as a candidate. James
Morrison, the present member of the
School Board, and who has been an
efficient one, will be a candidate again.
In this ward there promises to be
a lively light for constable. The pres-ent
constable. Ell wood Phlpps, wants
theoffice again. So does John Greer,
and there promises to be a warm
fight.
In the third ward President Ross
declines to again be a candidate for
Council. George Philips. Clark at
Daniel Coyle's Hotel, wants the office.
Ralph Campbell Is spoken of, so Is
former borough solicitor Frederic I,.
Clark.
In the School Board Dr. Tegtineler
will have a unanimous endorsement.
He is chairman of the Teachers' and
Text Books Committee, and has made
a splendid official. He has given
great attention to his duties, has the
knowledge and training to know what
is best for the schools, and the1 cour-age
to state It.
In the Fourth Ward Mr. Little d*
"lines to again be a candidate for
Council. George W. Jones does not
v ani the nomination. Prank Noble
and John Nelll are mentioned .is can
dldates.
Joseph Btephem . ent mem-ber
of the School Board, will no doubt
be returned without opposition from
the Republicans.
in Hi.' Fifth ward George W. Royer
will not again stand for nomination.
J. A. CrosBniore and Elmer Elliott will
be the contestants for School Board.
The present meber, M. F. Davis, does
not wish to again be a candidate, but
his friends want him to do It. Louis
E. Jones will also be a candidate.
Mr. Jones Is admirably equipped for
the duties of School Director.
The only borough officer to be elect-ed
is auditor. Frank J. C. Jones, the
, present efficient one, will no doubt be
' given a unanimous V.'nomination.
George Jones desires to ann uince,
i rder, that l a will
late tor Town Council
POUl III Ward, lie is
the compllmei paid
ilm bj in friend*, but i
lag from the war with-in
a ae and thinks th. I ii Is
b decline the nomination,
roi; COUNTY COMMISSIONER
r The many friends of that old horse
cl iiu Hi publican party, Prank M.
in' anxious to have him be-a
candidate for the Republican
nomination for County Commissioner.
Mr. Davis has not yet decided
whether or not to be a candidate, lie
has done yoeman work for the party
over a long term of years, ami has
many friends all over the countf. He
has the business training and ability
to make a good commissioner. His
many friends hope he will decide to
be a candidate.
Services Will be Held all next Week
in 3aptist Church
In the Baptlsl Church next week
win be in Id a serli ol clal i t-ings
every nighl excepting Saturday,
b n oured, and
there will i> i Bpe< lal mufic.
. W. Nor-
■ wn, will be the pi achi r; Tues-day
night we shall have With us Rev.
n. A. Bolly.of Wayne, Pa., Moderator
of the Central Union Association;
Wednesday night the meeting will be
In charge of the pastor; Thursday
night and Friday night Rev. T. C.
Bird, of Lansdowne, a good preacner
and singer, will visit us.
The church cordially invites all out-siders
to attend these meetings, and,
as well, our fellow Christians >of the
other Churches. In the endeavor to
deepen the spiritual life in all the
churches we can mutually assist each
other.
SPRING MILL
ITEMS OF INTEREST CONCERNING
OUR NEIGHBORS.
THE GEM
Come early and avoid the rush of
people who are all anxious lu see
the vaudeville and moving pictures at
the Gem for five cents. All this
week the theatre, which holds be-tween
four and five hundred p rsons,
has been crowded at every perform-ance
with an eager crowd to hear Al.
Wilson, the famous black fact CO
dian. sing. Wilson's dancing is also
a good feature of the performance,
and the great applause which he al-ways
receives Is the best evidence of
hi* ability. In addition to this vau-deville
number there is also an illus-trated
song and moving pictures.
Next week John J. Flynn, the Irish
sargeant, will be the attraction. Mr.
Flynn Is a well-known vaudeville per-former
and his coming will be no
doubt welcomed by a record-breaking
crowd at next Monday evening's per-formance,
when he makes his bow to
a Conshohocken audience. In addi-tion
to Flynn there will be Illustrated
songs and moving pictures for 6 cents,
If you want a front seat come early.
but if you fail to get there eai ly you
D I have small concern for the per
sons in the back seats can see as well
as those In front as the Btage Is sli
feet from the Boor.
NEW CATHOLIC MARRIAGE LAW
Archbishop Ryan to Post His Clergy
on Rules Which Take Effect Easter.
Archbishop Ryan will shortly send t
in :'ii bis clergy a letl r i mo I
w iiili g i:i n l.ition to ma. I
promulgated bj the Pope. Alth.
mobt of the pfOvisions of the
marriage las i hi . i b ion | n< rail] on-d
. by the clergy heretofore,
the rules that are to become operative
on Blaster Bunda) will make a sweep-ing
change in the practice regarding
"engagements." In the future no par-t\
who claims to have been engaged
to another will have any standing un-less
both have signed a marriage
agreement duly witnessed by a priest
or two credible witnesses.
Much confusion has been caused by
protests against prospective marring-es
being filed by some one who claim-ed
to have been engaged to either
party. Priests have refused to per-form
a marriage ceremony when an-other
woman claimed that the bride
groom had promised to marry her.
By making engagements a serious
mutter the new rules aim to prevent
Ill-considered promises to marry.
The question of domicile is another
one of Importance affected by the new
law. It will suffice if at least one of
the parties has lived for one month
In the parish or locality where the
marriage^ Is to take place. Marriage
before tlie paiisli priest of the bride I
Is, however, to be the rule, but If the '
marriage Is celebrated in a place
where neither party has a domicile
(not even for a month), tfie priest who
witnesses the marriage must have pre-viously
obtained the permission Of the
parish priest or the ordinary of at
least one of the parties. A dispensa-tion
from tins formality will bo grunt
ed for grave reasons only.
Cnder the new law It will be requir-ed
also that all marriages he register-ed
not only In the usual book of mar-riages,
but also in the baptismal rec-ords
of the parish of the married cou-ple.
Mrs. Thomas Ramsey's condition re-mains
about the same.
Although this is leap year few girls
may jump at the chance.
The person who can read others like
a book lias quite a library.
In making themselves at home,
some folks make others wish they
were.
Willigm MacFarland Is convalescing
at his home on Elm street, after a few
days' illness.
John Mansfield is making extensive
improvements about his property on
Elm street
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Pedley, of
Kiv. rview avenue, spent Sunday vis-in
Philadelphia.
The William Penn Silica plant was
Bom< whgl delaj id on Wednesday ow-
Ing to a defect In some machinery.
Th ' Cornogg family have vacated
the Blanche property on Hector street
and will now reside in Conshohocken.
A Republican Delegate Meeting will
be held at the William Penn House,
on Saturday evening, from 7 to 9 p. m.
Miss Mary Hainer and Mrs. Jennie
Tainer, of Philadelphia, spent Sun-day
at the Krlbel home on Hector
street'
A rumor has been circulated here
that the Lafayette paper mill will
close down Sunday for a period of
three or four weeks.
Miss Mary Crawford and Master
James Crawford, of Hector street,
spent Saturday and Sunday visiting
relatives in Philadelphia.
Visit the Kilpatrlck farm on Mt.
Pleasanl avenue ami examine the ap-ple
tree, the greatest curiosity ever
seen on any kind of a tree.
Mrs. George Knous, Sr., Is ii! at her
home on Mt. Pleasant avenue. Mrm
Knous was stricken some lime on
:'. morning and remained
unconscious until late In the
noon. Although not out of danger,
she is improving.
TJollie," a horse belonging to John
Smith, of Hector street, was sho!
terday, owing to old age and also ner
physical conditions. Dollie no doubt
is known to every one In the neigh-borhood
as she, for many yeaVs,/
hauled A No. 1 ice-cream through
Conshohocken and this place. As
near as can be estimated her age is
about 25 or 28 years old.
At the meeting of Whltemarsb
School Board at Barren Hill, it was
reported that there is about $1800 in
the treasury. The next meeting, as
prescribed by law for all school
boards, will be held on the first Mon-day
in February, and the act of assem-bly
provides that the directors shall
on that date go over the tax collector's
accounts and ascertain the amount of
Outstanding tuxes, etc. At least ten
per cent, of the pupils are absent from
school, being ill with grip.
YOUNG MAN A SUICIDE
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Dead Body of William McHale Found
in Garage at Cynwyd.
The body of William McHale, em-ployed
by William McGeorge, a law-yer,
on Montgomery avenue, Cynwyd,
was found dangling from a rope In the
garage Wednesday by Mr. M(-George's
family.
A sister who lives in Manayunk Is
expected to take charge of the body.
McHale was about 25 years of age.
He had been employed by Mr. Mc-
George for the past two years. Cor-oner
King made an investigation and
decided that no inquest was neces-sary.
Women with good complexions are
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Export accountants have testified
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World Is the FIRST In circulation
gains and FIRST In th • number ol ad-
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ii is worthy of notio i also that The
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to show an advertising gain In
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