The Conshohocken Recorder, February 28, 1900

              Consljoljockcn Uarorfcer.
PUBLISHED EVEKY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY
NO. 1903 CONSHOHOCKKiN, PA., TUESDAY, FEBItUAUY 27, I9<M). $1.<X) PER YEAR
TOPICS OP TWO TOWNS
• ic.nn »l Inleresl conceralni the people that
*c know in bolh Haroutiii..
Other caat.
Bunual Smith is recovering from his
illness.
Mrs. Patrick M ■Union, of tills bor-ough,
Is seriously 111.
Mrs. Stephen Miller has recovered
from a severe Illness.
Mi. and Mis. John F. Uowker are on
a two weeks pleasure trip to New Or-leans.
All of the J. Wood & BroB". mills,
except the water mill, are closed for
repairs.
Ira Ramsey and wife, of Rox'oor-ongh.
are visiting George Baker, of
i'di list street.
Mrs. Margaret Jones has retvirned
from a visit to relatives and (riOBdl in
Schuylklll county.
John Crimean, Jr., is a member of
the celebrated Mendelssohn Orchestra.
of Philadelphia.
Harman E. Albright has accepted
employment in the Pennsylvania shops
at Powelton avenue.
Letters of administration in the es-tate
Of the late Samuel Long has been
granted to Essie long.
The Monday Evening Dancing Class
tavi' a very enjoyable hop in the P.
O. S. of A. Hall on Friday evening.
Wainwrlght Temple. 0. of IT. A.,
and the Order of the Foresters have
each given $5 towards the Washington
Boss Company fair.
At the shoot of the Washington Gun
Club the following scores were made:
Ruth 11-11. J. Carter 13-12, Mackenzie
11-11, Kriebel 11-14, Jack 10-15.
\ dramatic performance will be giv-en
on the stage of the Washington
HOM Company fair this evening.
Prof, Knccht's Orchestra furnished the
music at the fair last evening.
Peter Connelly, of this borough, has
I . D admitted to Charity Hospital.
•'Whistling Pete." as he Is known, has
been ill for several weeks past, an<"
having no home was taken to the hos-pital.
J> l-'rancis Corrado. an Italian resident
of Seventh avenue, died suddenly yes-terday
at his home from apoplexy. He
was removed to Philadelphia to-day
liy Undertaker Carroll, for Interment
In the Holy Cross Cemetery.
Rev, I). B. Lewis has been granted n
ten weeks vacation by his church and
through the kindness wf Councilman
\V. II. Dlxon, a member of the church,
he will spend the time with him at
St. Augustine. Florida.
Mathilda, a young daughter of John
.1. and Bllen Rooney, died at her par-ents
residence, No. 2703 East Hunting-don
street. Philadelphia, on Sunday
The funeral took place at 10 o'clock
thU morning, the interment was In St.
Matthew's New Cemetery.
There will be an entertainment
given in the fair of the Washington
llos. Company every night this week.
The Spring City Hand will give the
entertainment on Wednesday night.
The Liberty Hose Company, of Spring
CTty. will be visit the fair on Satur-day
night.
Thomas, the son of Andrew and
Kate Donovan, died at the home of his
pnrents on Elm street, below Poplar,
on Sunday, aged five years and ene
month. The funeral services will be
held to-morrow afternoon at 1 o'clock.
The interment will be made in St.
Matthew's New Cemetery.
The trustees of the Presbyterian
Church have entered into a contract
with a Buffalo Company to Install an
acetylene light apparatus in the church
Work will be started immediately and,
It is expected, the lights will be In use
next month. This will be the first
building in the borough to use this
light.
There are some of our business men
who are negligent In the matter of
cancelllngthe internal revenue stamps
on their checks. Inasmuch as there
Is a heavy fine for violation of this
rule.lt might be well for those who are
forgetfulto give this Borne attention.
Stiff hata for the spring and summer
trade have begun to arrive at the local
clothing stores. Style change In men's
hats about as frequently as woman's
headgear and this year there will be as
radical a difference as ever before. To
be dead in the puBh one must wear a
hat about two inchea lower in the crown
than last year. A new shade, that of
a pearl or mouse color, will be a feat-ure
to match with light hued riothes.
James Sampson, aged 75 years, one
of the best known residents of Spring
Mill, died at his home in that village,
on Friday, of general debility. He
was of Scotch-Irish birth and came to
this country when a young man, pur-chasing
a farm at Spring Mill on
which iron ore was discovered. He
worked the mines for many years, sup-plying
the large furnaceB In this local-ity,
and acquired a large fortune. He
retired several years ago. Mr. Samp-son
was also Interested In a number of
other Iron Industries, was a public
spirited citizen, and a director of the
First National Bank, of this borough.
He «|| one of the oldest active Odd
I'.lluws In the county, being a member
of Marble Hall Lodge. No. 351, I. 0. O.
F. A widow and four daughters sur-vive.
The funeral services will be
held this afternoon, the interment will
be In St. Peter's Cemetery, Barren Hill.
\i-iir March 12th live per cent, will
be added t.> outstanding borough and
school i
John Lenlhan, of Philadelphia, a
runner resident, was visiting friends
in re yi tterday.
The Senate, on Saturday, confirmed
the appointment of C. E. Hippie, aa
postmaster of this borough.
Thomas, a five year old son of Thom-as
Deinpsey, on Harry street, near
Hector died this morning of diphther-ia.
The Economy Clothing Store Is be-ing
repainted and repapereil through-out,
and when finished will be one of
the bandaomeal stores in town.
There Is some dissatisfaction about
the failure of the election Judges of the
town in not holding a meeting and pre-paring
the election <■• i■tilieates of the
borough officers.
William Hartnetts team ran away
down Kayette street on Saturday. The
wagon was dashed against a telegraph
pole at Marble street and wrecked.
Mr. Hartnett was thrown to the
ground and badly bruised.
The funeral services over Mrs. Car-rie
E. I^ewls were held at her late home
n Roxborough on Saturday afternoon.
A great many friends from this bor-ough
attended. The services were eon-diicted
Revs. H. Colclesser and T. A.
Lloyd, former pastorB of the Baptist
Church In this borough, and a niimbei
in other clergymen made addresses.
The Interment was In the Norrls City
Oemetery of Norristown.
There was considerable trouble in
the water mill of the J.Wood & Bros
Company this morning. The cold
froze the water mill fast and covered
the rank with ice. The men were com-pelled
to thaw this out before the mill
Bonld be started
There IB a woman in town who ob-
I II vi s all the rules given in the maga-zines
which tells how the proper wom-an
should conduct herself generally
and keep both herself ami her clothee
In a good state of preservation. One
f the most Important roles for the
'utter is never, never to put anything
■.way with dust In it. And this young
woman never.never does. After she
has carefully folded her veils and put
them away between soft papers, she
turns her gloves inside out according
to the most approved methods, and
then proceeds to dust things. No
matter how late it may lie when she
sets to her room and is ready to pre-pare
for the night, she first makes
things ready for the next day by thor-oughly
brushing them. Even when
the greatest care is exercised walking
^klrts will accumulate a large amount
Of dust during the day. and It must be
shaken from the windows. So at mid-night
this neat young woman, living
•xactly according to magazine rules
flaps and shakes her skirts and beats
them entirely clean. But it Is very
hard to live up to a principle iri this
life where there is so ninny common-place
minds, people who care only for
creature comforts. The young woman
has made relatives In the house, and
'hey are just In the enjoyment of their
first best sleep, they say, when they
are awakened by what sounds like a
healthy young earthquake, and then
the moon, which they can see from
their windows Is darkened by thick
clouds, as If an eclipse were In prog-ress.
They don't like It, and they pro-test
that they will say things If the
earthquakes continue.
WEST CONSHOHOCKEN.
Wll-
11RAVE WATCHMAN DANGER-OUSLY
INJURED.
While saving a woman from being
run over by an express train on the
Reading Railway at Manayunk last
evening John Burk. aged 70 years, of
608 Hector street, this borough, em-ployed
OF :i r igiiian on Pensdale street
crossing, was dangerously Injured.
Ilurk was flagging a south bound
train, and as It passed his crossing he
saw a woman attempt to cross the
tracks, apparently notknnwingthatthe
express train was approaching In the
opposite direction. He ran out upon
the track to warn her, and succeeded
In having her step back, when he was
struck by the engine and hurled aside.
John J. Murphy, of this borough,
who witnessed the accident, hastened
him to a nearby home, weher Dr.
Frame attended to his Injuries,
to a nearby home, where Dr. Frame at-tended
to his injuries.
He was taken to St. Timothy's Hos-pital,
where he was found to have sus-tained
numerous contusions, a fracture
ot his left knee cap and Internal Injur-ies.
Ilurk has been In the company's em-ploy
for more than thirty years, hav-ing
heen a boiler Inspector for a num-ber
of years, but during the past few
fears be has been a flagman.
Mr. Burk Is very well known here
and has a host of friends who will
be sorry to learn of his accident.
—The condition of William
Hams remains unimproved.
—It is expected there will lie another
effort made this spring to bine the bur
ough divided Into wards
—The extreme cold weather of Sun-
,ia> kepi the church attendance down
to a considerably low flfure.
- The reorganization of Town Ooon
ell will be held on Monday morning
at ten o'clock. It Is expected then will
be few changes In the officers. The
election of E. D. Britt as Burgess will
ilate the selection of a new so-licitor.
—The choir of the BaUlgomlngO
Baptist Church has proved a source Ol
enjoyment for themselves at their Fri-day
evening rehersnls. 1-ast Saturday
evening, at the request of Mr. Alfred
Burhouse. the choir gathered In a so-cial
capacity at his residence, where
himself and family gave them such a
reception as will never be forgotten.
The Innocent recreations and exhuber-ance
of wit produced excessive mirth.
Alter elegant refreshment, the merry
singers reluctantly withdrew.
—The Holiness Christian Conference
which convened at Mt. Carmel, last
Thursday, brought its session to a
close yesterday at noon. Despite all
efforts to have Rev. T. J. J. Wright to
the charge In this borough, he will be
removed. At the election of the Pre-siding
Elder Mr. Wright was nominal
• ■il and he was elected on the first bal-lot.
This will necessitate his reniovn'
from this borough to Chester. He will
make an able Presiding Elder for tin
Conference owing to bis fine executivi
ability. He will visit the Church it
this borough every three months to at
tend each quarterly conference. The
last work taken up at the oonferi net
is the appointing of the ministers
Rev. L. F. Bauseman. a young, enege-tlc
and popular man in the Conference
will succeed Mr. Wright in this hor-uigh.
He will take charge on Sun
day next Mr. Wright will remove t<
;■ sometime during next week
Mr. Bauseman will then remove to this
borough.
--While assisting Rev. E. E. Huff
man. of the Free Baptist Church, who
Is conducting revival meetings, Rev.
J. B. Fenwick, of the Gulf Christian
Church, on Friday night left his team
at. Major Williams'. The horse was pul
in the Btable, but the carriage was lefl
on the drive. The lamps had been put
out. The least thought did not occiu
to the reverend gentleman that there
Is anyone in that immediate neigh-borhood
mean enough to commit n
theft. But, to his great surprise when
he went to light his lamps, after pre
paring to make his return trip, some
one had appropriated one of them.
There was little said about the mat-ter
at the time, and Mr. Fenwick. ac-companied
by his wife, went home.
On Saturday he came to this borough
again, and made a search for the
missing lamp. He. however, did not
get the lamp, but he secured Informa-tion
that will lead to the arrest and
conviction of the guilty party, and
these steps will be taken If the lamp
Is not returned to Mr. Fenwick anil
an apology offered before the end of
the week. This was a mean act, and
Mr. Fenwick would do right to make
an example. The work was that of the
boys who are contlnualy making an
.ir-roar Hi this locality, and ns one of
them stood badly in need of a bicycle
lamp, he stole that of the preacher.
—Tax Collector Hurley gives notice
In another column that all taxes not
paid on or before March 12th will be
delinquent and have five per cent, add-ed
to them.
CONSHOHOCKEN LEADS
The Local* are Now it tbe Head of Column
Tied With Tanabauter Wheelmm lo the
Championship Race.
THE COLD WAVE.
M. B. Smith. Butternut. Mich., Bays,
"DeWitt's Little Early Risers are the
very best pills I ever used for eostlve-ness.
liver and bowel troubles."
H. Maxwell Harry and W. E. Sup-plee.
West Conshohocken.
From the warmth of a spring dav to
the frigidity of almost zero weather
was the feat of the elements from 10
o'clock on Snturday unght to 8 o'clock
on Sundny morning.
There are numerous scientific rea-sons
for It all, but. stripped of the
technicality of the weather expert, the
sudden change of temperature was
caused by a lusty sea-going cold wave
from the lake regions. Some of those
who felt Its Icy touch, however, are
sure It originated at the North Pole,
and stopped at the Klondike for an ad-ditional
supply of freezing atmosphere.
At any rate, It arrived InC onshoho-oken
accompanied by a stalwart forty-mile
wind. It required no scientific
explanation of the forecaster to an-nounce
Its presence. Icy pavements
nnd biting winds effectively convinced
Hie ordinary human being that It was
not only cold, but excessively oold,
and many thought It was even solder
than that.
Yesterday was warmer, the ther-mometer
registering 18 degrees at 7
o'clock and gradually climbing up to
30 degrees In the afternoon. It drop
ped again, however, this morning and
n ElStered 8 degrees above.
i hi orach Hancock Basket Ball
team again made their nppearance in
this borough on Saturday and ngain
fell victims to the local team by the
score of 17 to 9.
I he game was fast and Interesting.
ami although the score was not quite
as .lose as 111 the previous game. It did
not Ink Interest. Chulton, of the Penn
Treaty Wheelmen, appeared at center
for the I'liiladelphians, but out side
of this new addition the same men ap-peared
in this game as had partici-pated
In the first battle, when the
home team defeated them by the Bar
row margin Of three points.
Captain West did not play in the
first half and Mathers and As!,dale
occupied the forward positions. Math-ers,
who is fast becoming one of the
greatest players in that position, did
not prove to be such a hard proposi-tion
for Crawford to keep from scor-ing,
and although he scored two goals
from the Held. Crawford played rings
around the ex-centre man.
A great improvement was noticed in
the playing of the whole local team.
especially in the work of Cox, and
judging from their showing on Satur-day
night, they should be able to take
two games out of the three to be play-ed
this week.
The hall was packed to its utmost
pi i Itjr, and the spectators were kept
In the highest state of excitement
throughout the contest. The game, al-hnuch
fast, was rather rough, no less
hail 16 fouls being called.
In the first half, shortly after the
Ame bad been started, Zoebel. the
umpire, began to call fouls, and Lang
was the first one to be penalized, from
which Chalton scored a goal. In n few
minutes Moore scored a goal on a foul,
making the score even. Then Mr. Zoe
be] Started to Call fouls by the whole-sale,
nnd before he was done Chalton
had contributed 5 points to their score
while Moore rolled up 4 for the local
■layers. Lang, who was playing a for-ward
position, then threw a goal from
the field, while Custer added 2 more
points to the score a few minutes later
by a beautiful goal from the field.
After an intermission of about three
minutes. Mathers broke loose and
scored a field goal, making the score
8 to 7 in favor of Conshohocken at the
rod of the first half.
After ten minutes rest the game was
resumed, with West taking Ashdale's
place at attack on the Hancock line-up,
and Custer taking Lang's place at at-tack,
while Lang went to defence. The
locals started at a faster gait In this
half than they had at the first half,
and after three fouls had been called
on the local team on which Chalton
failed to tally, Cox came into evidence
and threw a goal, putting the locnl
team three points in the lead. Mathers
th»n again threw a goal for the visit-ors,
while Moore threw a phenomenal
goal a few minutes later. After about
five minutes Intermission, Crawford
scored two goals in quick succession,
making the final score 17 to 9.
The feature of the game was the
excellent playing of the entire local
team, while Mathers and Chalton used
good judgment in throwing for the
baskets.
—:0:—
There promises to be quite a shake-up
In the standing of the teams In the
Interstate League before the present
week Is out. Conshohocken Is now at
the top "I the column, tied with Tann-hauser.
On Wednesday night they will
play a return game with Penn Wheel-men
at Natatorlum Hall. This will be
a Beree contest The locals will do all
in their power to win and thereby re-tain
their present high standing. A
large number of rooters will accom-pany
the team on this trip, and some
lively betting will be Indulged In.
Moore, Neville and Until will be the
attacks, and all are In fine condition.
On Friday night the locals will oppose
Tannhanser on the later's floor. This
will be another hotly contested game,
but as Conshohocken Is out for the
championship, she will play in true
form. Tannhanser will play Hancock
on Thursday night and the locals arc
looking to a defeat for the Wheelmen.
which will give them a better show.
Hancock defeated them Friday night
on their ownfloor. and there is little
doubt but that she will repeat the net
at Frankford Avenue Hall. Conshoho-cken
will have Germantown Saturday
night In this borough.
Penn 3 3 ,500
Germantown 1 7 ,125
To-morrow evening the Conslioho-i
l.i n Reserves Will line-up against the
Crescent A. A., of this borough, anil
It promises to be one of the hardest
games of the season for the Reserves.
The Crescent has been playing a fast
game and will not be beaten without
a desperate battle, in which the second
team will have Its own troubles In
winning.
MRS. PHILLIPS SAD
HOMK COMING
Mrs Frederick Phillips, whose hus-bnnd
died recently in the Bryn Mawr
Hospital, arrived in New York on Sat-urday
from Germany, having been
summoned on account of the death of
her husband, the well-known chemical
manufacturer and son of the late Moro
Phillips. Mr. Phillips died on Pah
ruary 9. and his body was embalmed
and kept unbnrled until the arrival of
the wife and children.
When Mrs. Phillips and her children
arrived at Hoboken on the North del
man Lloyd steamer Aller, the bereaved
widow was met by friends, and when
she had heard briefly the circumstances
of her husband's death she fainted.
After Bhe had recovered she was hur-ried
to a train and v^ent to Bryn Mawr
to attend the funeral. Services were
held at St. Marks Church at 2 o'clock
in the afternoon, and Interment was
In the Cemetery of St. James the Less.
A CHAMPIONSHIP SHOT.
Henry Dull, of Hlckorytown, on Sat-urday
proved himself the champion
snot of Montgomery and Philadelphia
counties, when he defeated Walt«r B.
Butler, of Philadelphia. The match
was at 25 birds and was the third of
a series, each man having won one. At
the twenty-second bird Butler quit as
he had only killed sixteen while Dull
had twenty to his credit.
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
GLADWYN POSTOFF1CE CASE.
In the United States Circuit Court of
Appeals, an opinion was filed on Sat-urday
In the case of the United States
against Thomas H. Barker, overruling
the decision of the District Court of
the district.
Mr Marker was a surety on the offi-cial
bond of John Breen, who was post
master of Gladwyn, Delaware County,
from 1889 to 1893. The suit was
brought to recover $1103.93, paid by
the Government on forged money or-ders
purporting to have been Issued
for the Gladwyn postofnee. The blanks
on which the bogus money orders were
written had been obtained from the
wife of postmaster Breen by a stranger
who represented himself as a Postof-flce
Inspector, and claimed that he had
been ordered to discontinue the money
Order Department of the Gladwyn of-fice.
The blanks, eleven in number,
were filed up for $100 each, Mr. Breen's
signature being forged, and were sub-sequently
cashed by various postoffices
In New England.
At the trial Judge McPheison charg-ed
the jury that there was variance
between the statement of the Govern-ment
and the proofs produced, and di-rected
the verdict for the defendant.
From this decision the Government
appealed. Judge McPherson's charge
to the jury was erroneous, as the state-ment
of the Government was substan-tiated
by the evidence. A new trial
is, therefore, ordered.
BARREN HILL.
Republican conferees from Mont-gomery
and Bucks counties met in
Philadelphia Saturday and agreed to
hold the Congressional Convention at
Bristol, Monday, June 25, and the Del-egate
Convention at Jenklntown. on
May 14, at 11 A. M.
Each election district will be accord-ed
one delegate in the conventions, the I day.
representation being -Montgomery.
124 nnd Bucks 74. Each of the coun-ties
will have a national delegate. Jos-eph
Bosler, of Ogontz, being the only
announced candidate of Montgomery
and Joseph R. Grundy, of Bristol, the
only one in Bucks. Both Mr. Busier
and Mr. (inmily are MiKinley men
and their election Is generally con-ceded.
Besides the conferees there was a
pretty good representation of the par-ty
leaders from the two counties at
the meeting Saturday. Among them
were ex-Congressman Robert M. Yard-ley.
ex-Banking Commissioner B.
Frank Gilkeson, Senator Hampton W.
Rice, Evan Pcnrosc and Elwood Minis-ter,
of Bucks, nnd Congressman 1. P.
Wanger, Joseph Bosler and Resident
Clerk of the House Charles Johnson,
of Montgomery.
Henry Lyons, of this place, aged 72
years, died at SL Mary's Hospital,
Philadelphia, on Friday night from
gangrene, the result of having had his
foot frozen In the latter part of No-vember,
while asleep in a barn.
The family of Dr. George S. Cress-inau,
of Pughtown, are visiting Mrs.
Cressman's mother. Mrs. Charles
Rlghter, on Ridge avenue.
James Gannon, who has been con-fined
to his bed for three weeks, is con-valescent.
Mr. Joseph Pennlngton, of German-town,
will remove Into John W. Freas'
house on Ridge avenue about March 1.
The engagement of Miss Minnie
Smith, of Norristown. to Mr. Henry
ICerper. of Barren Hill, has been an-nounced.
The wedding takes place to-
CAUCITS AT NORRISTOWN.
The seventeen Republican members
ot the Norristown Council held a cau-cus
on Saturday night and agreed to
support these officers: President. Eli-liu
Roberts, Clerk of Council. Theo-dore
W. Baker; Treasurer. Edwin Met-calf;
Solicitor, I. P. Knlpe;Janltor of
City Hall. John Fleck; Clerk of Mar-kets,
P. A. Erp; Engineer. S. C. Cor-aon.
The entire police force will be
reappointed.
BOY BADLY FROZEN.
When John Hoffman, a farmer of
Barren Hill, this county left his house
early Sunday morning to feed his stock
he found a boy lying on the porch al-most
exhausted from exposure. After
wanning and supplying the lud with
food Hoffman hitched a horse to a
wagon and drove him to St. Timothy's
Hospital, where his feet and hands
were found to be badly frozen. When
he had been in the hospital a short
time he was able to tell the physicians
that his name was Donoz Vinshuskl.
that he is 12 years of age and that he
resides at 2527 Tllton street. Philadel-phia.
All the police stations in the
city were apprised Saturday of the
boy's disappearance from his home.
The lad's father was notified of his
whereabouts yesterday and he visited
the hospital during the afternoon.
John told him that he and several
other boys had gode to the Arch street
fire on Friday evening, that he became
separated from his companions and in
trying to find his way home had wan-dered
into the country and that he
had had nothing to eat until fed by
Mr. Hoffman. His condition on Sun-day
night was serious but the physi-cians
think he will recover,
A successful revival Is In progress In
the North Wales Methodist Episcopal
Church.
Senator John A. Wentz. of Fort
Washington is mentioned as n possible
Democratic candidate for Congress in
the Seventh District.
DIED.
"I had dyspepsia for yearB. No med-icine
was so effective as Kodol Dys-
The l.aiisdale Cornet Band, once a
prosperous organization Is to be reor-ganized.
To secure the original witch hazel
salve, ask for DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salve, well known ns a certain cure
pepsla Cure. It gave Immediate relief, for plies and skin diseases. Beware of t
Two bottles produced marvelous re- , worthless counterfeits. They are dan-suits."
writes L. H. Warren. Albany, \ gerous.
Wls. It dlgeBts what you eat and can i H. Maxwell Harry and W. E. Sup-not
fail to cure. plee. West Conahohocken.
—:o:—
The games played on Saturday night
In tin Interstate League did notchange
the standing of the clubs, as Consho-hocken
and Tannhanser, the present
leaders both won from Hancock and
Penn Wheelmen respectively. Ger-mantowa
did not play and thereby
sained a little on Penn, but dropped
further back last night when she met
defeat on her own floor nt the hands
of Zimmerman's warriors.
The following is the standing of the
clubs:
W. L. P.C.
DONOVAN.—In Conshohocken. on
February K, moo. Thomas, the son of
Andrew and Kate Donovan, aged five
yean nnd one month. The relatives
and friends of the family are respect
fully invited to attend the funeral from
the home of his parents, on Elm street
baton Poplar, on Wednesday after-noon,
at i o'clock. Interment In Bt
Matthew's New Cemetery.
JOSEPH C. BEYER.
•PJXPBRIRNCB IS
THE BEST TEACH MR."
We must be willing to learn from
the experiences of other people. Ev-ery
testimonial In favor of Hood'B
Snrsaparilla is the voice of experi- \
ence to you. nnd It is your duty, If your goods, and Oliver K. Beyer, of
Ex-Sheriff Joseph C. Beyer, of Mont-gomery
county, died on Sunday at his
home, 2723 North Park avenue. Phila-delphia,
of paralysis. Mr. Beyer, who
was a descendant of an old Montgom-ery
county family, was born In Wor-cester
township, July 22. 1824. He
was owner and manager of the Wash-ington
Square Hotel, on DeKalb street
two miles out from Norristown. for
nearly forty years, and was widely
known as a horse dealer. As a Demo-crat
he was twice elected as Coroner of
Montgomer county, and at the death of
Sheriff Gerhard was, by virtue of his
office, appoint.'d Sheriff. Subsequently
lie was appointed wnrden of the Mont-gomery
county jail, which office he
held for four years. For many years he
was a member of the congregation of
the Trinity Reformed Church. Norris-town.
In which his funeral services
will lie held Wednesday afternoon.
Mr. Beyer Is survived by his two sons
Charles C. Beyer, of the firm of Miller.
Ilain & Beyer Company, wholesale dry
the
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LETTER FROM CUBA
A Cold Wave in Tropical Havana and row
the People Shiver Tbrou(b
II.
To "The Beeorder"
To appreciate what a cold wave
means one should witness the discom-fort
produced in Havana with the
temperature at about GO degrees. The
houses of Havana were built for per-ennial
summer, and the people have no
other thought In their plans of living.
Americans who have been caught at a
seaside resort when a September storm
came out of the north, turning the
pleasures of vacation idling into utter
dreariness know how much worse that
change feels than does the sharpest
sna|i of Winter. \ visitation of cold
here Is yet more aggravating.
At home the lack of change of cloth-lag
may be offset by comfort Indoors.
Here clothing Is much the same for
all seasons, and an open fire to take
off the chill Is Impossible. No house
has a chimney except for the kitchen.
No one ever sees a fire-place. Carpets
upholstery, heavy hangings have no
place in this climate. Fleas and their
kindred would soon make them o no>
sance. The stone or cement floors,
bare walls, and high ceilings, designed
as a refuge from normal heat and glare
Invite chill and dampness when the
weather becomes erratic and the peo-ple
shiver, moan, and try to repel the
Intruder by piling on the flimsy rai-ment
which comprises the average
wardrobe. They get little warmth
from it. and can only shrink from the
Invader nnd hope for the return of
milling skies and the glow of the trop-ical
sun.
A cold snap has been here for three
days. Warning of Its approach ap-peared
on Saturday when the clouds
that had been gathering all the morn-ing
turned to rain. The storm had
Its origin in this region, but Its prog-ress
opened the northerly gates, and '
by night a high pressure from the land
of the free made the llavancse feel
like going to bed with their boots on.
when a seastorm strikes Havana it
brings with it about as much humid-ity
as can be picked up on its journ-ey.
In its Stickiest days the Consho-hocken
atmosphere is not more satur-ated
with moisture than Is Havana in
a storm like that just passing, and
while patches of blue peer out from
above to-day the chill and dampness
yet prevail. Consequently American
visitors are the only persons who run
get along without distress. Heavy
wrappings from home alone protect
them. ' If It were not for that protec-tion,
the penetrating chill and damp-ness
would send them huddling for
warmth, and ns vainly as the natives
still do.
stnet sights in inch weather are
calculated to dissapoint preconceived
notions of senil-tropii-aI life. ' The
dress of nun varies in color, but In
texture it Is uniformly light II Con-lhOllOCken
were turn out some April
morning in linen suits, alpaca or serg-es,
its appearance would be ns Incon-gruous
as that now presented In Ha-vana.
A shopkeeper rubbing his hands
to set the blood In molionand shrug-ging
and shrinking within his flimsy
attire, while a tourist buyer in wools
and furs stands comfortably before
him, is a common .spectacle. The style
of building construction makes the
temperature within and outside mnch
the same. It cannot be warmer Inside
because the shops are built on the op-enwork
plan, and cold an.I dampness
meet no bar to their Ingress. If any
difference of temperature may be
found, It favors the open air. for the
sun when visible can do something for
outdoors, but nothing within. So
those whose work keeps them outside,
shivering in cottons and inch stuffs,
are not more unfortunate than the
salesmen and their masters with
whom the tourist buyer conies in clos-er
touch.
In the dwellings discomfort is most
pronounced. The average bouse may
be likened to a barn in ils provision
for creature comforts In cold weal her.
Since windows are protected by bars
and Inside blinds rather than glass,
there is no way to drive the dampness
out. and all efforts in that direction
must be at the cost of light and air.
Tins.' essential elements count for so
much that in a time like the present
the housewife must bestir herself lo
keep her place habitable, and she goes
nhout it with sniffles and sneesel
enough to make an observer, fear an
epidemic of influents.
Now that the sun has consented to
showltself once more, the weatherwlse
predict a quick return Of Summi r.
One comfort which the nntlves take Is
In their confidence that Cuban v.■■ .itli
er i an never remain long unkind. Vis-itors
readily imbibe that confidence,
nnd In a day or two. unless all guesses
are astray, lawn dresses, linen suits,
and straw hats will seem to be the
only covering ever suited to Cuba.
The storm meanwhile will have
brought Its compensations in bright-ened
verdure. There was a great need
of rain to lay the dust an.l clean the
city's streets and parks and to freshen
the fields nnd farm lands. Enough
has fallen to accomplish those rosnlts.
without the blight with which the
same storm Is said to have afflicted
Florida.
Havana. February 20, 1900.