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®!je Consljoljockcn ficcorfocr l;.lal.lihli.il IH6<). NIL 6l:il. CONSHOHOCKEN, PA., TUESDAY, MAHCII (,. l<)28. PRICE TWO (IMS TO BE BURIED WITH John Baker Had a Brilliant War Record—A. L Will Attend Funeral HOTELMAN DIES Wm. Keefe Dies in Hospital After an Operation.— Other Deaths (taker I'IVII Wnr Veteran, HI.- (BBg ■-il. | of till' Johr an.I a vicinity, died in .Moiitcnmory pllal, Norristown, enrly Saturday morninr. «» the renuJt of Injuries nuntulni'd .11 | f.i'l down ■< th, M of Malm ivli. .1 stricken with pnrnlyniw ni th.. home of bin dauxh-ter. Mn Franklin Tharnaa, 1!<>*' riint Tenth avenue, with whom he resided for the punt severu! peara Deceased wan stricken on Febru-ary 21 and in falling fractured » number of ribs. I..■•■■!■ h. aavgbMB al pneumonia and his lOlafllllOll became fTltlnal Oa BOAdny ni lust ww>k In* wn* NnWld to tan hospital bff hln itrnndnun 1 ■"!■;.tikini Thomas ftU In the ntntiulan. .• of C'onahohocken Fin- ("nmnnny No 2. in hope that ronntnnt cart- by trained nurnen would remote Ma health, hut due to his ailv.ini.d years and w.uken.il condition he Brew gradually woras until hla death. Deceased wu the Km of the laU John nnd Ilcbeira linker. was born at Cold Point. Plymouth township. 89 years afto next AUKUHT. He spent hln early yearn nt lil« home mid KM noon us he wuv old enouRh obtained, work In the Corson'n Hmn qunrrle* m OanOOfl Mint Son and Inter hecnnie n lime burner. When the cull to arms wns issued nt th- breaking out of the Civil Wnr In IhJI, John Bnker wan one of the first to offer his services to his country" He nerved In a. number of Important engagements and ww captured at the Hut Ik- of Chancellornvillc and con-fined for a lime in tha ri while marching with hla regiment wan slrui k In the face with, nn enemy outlet The pallet araSed his face Infill tins ft fleah wound and tore off the end of hln none and killed ■ noldter walking alongside of younir Baker. While engaged nn a scout on ■ boat on the ,l,mv ■ Itlver the en-emy attacked their boat. Baker, who wan doing night duty. WM nnleep clone beside a gun on the boat at the time of the attark. The (!Un on the bout IQtUIOOd tha fh- and HM i-xploniqn of the gun burnt Bukers enr drtimn and left iiliii hard of hearing tiie rent of hiw life. At the time of the rapture Of Jefferson Davia Young Baker waa detulled aa'one of the guards to wateh over him] At the end of the war he re-turned to t'nld Point where he re-named hla duties an ■ lime burner in the Coraon quarries, and ron-tliiund in thin poaltlon until hln re-tirement from native <•■■■■ yenra ago. Since then he hna made hla home with hln daughter Mm. Thoman. Deceased won ■ -ember of Retty Jonas Port. No. 12 (i A It . of Itnxhurough: Washington ('.nop, p. ct B. of A. of Cold Point; H. ii derlon Circle. Brotherhood of Am-erica, Cold Point: and Connho- I- i ken l«»lK". Independent Order of Odd Fellow*. He attended tin Odd Feiiown' purnde in eaamontlon with) the Beniiut-Ceiiti-nnl.il Phil-adelphia, in lPifi. and wan tho old-eat Odd Fellow in the Hue or parade. Hln eole aurvlvor 1" hln daughter, ■n, wlfa of Franklin Thomas, Br., of Baat Tenth uv-ruie Deoaaaed Wltl be burled with full military honora conducted by Jon v Dtftevan Pi it Amortann L*«ion. tomorrow afternoon, from the Thomun homo Sirvnen will }:■ I'olldUcteil at th<' ftOUM ill tWO rfeloak in charge of R«* l> X Draper, iwntor ia' tha Plymouth Fnlted Kvnnitelb-.il ■ tiurch, of which deceased wax for many yearn a piember. Interment will be made In Cold 1'oint lemetery William J. Kaafa Following an lltnenn ..f t hi M waoka William J.. baabaad of Cath-erlnr Keefe. proprietor of | si. u-at the corner of Spring Mill ave-nue and Poplar ntr- t. <li,-i in RI M.iryn honpttnl. PhiUdolpbl*. on hturdoty «t complications follow-ing nn operation. Decviiaed. the son of too h*M David and Hury Keefe, ni born In thin borough fifty-throe yentn ago mid him npent hln i-nn'e life here He uttended Bt. Mntthcw'n nchoot. For a number of years he c.inducted tha hotel nt the corner of Kim and Cherry streetn but re-tired after the Prohibition law went Into affect. About three years ago he purchaeed tha Ford hotel property at the corner of Spring Mill avenue and Poplar street, and altar extensive alteratlona opened (Continued on Page Two) Field Kir. ftwPRIEST AND DOCTOR Firtmen Fight Thrsa Field First i 24 Hours. 'he lire i«|«lrU I ' night, .'tl ■ fell, • ..f Sl\tll ■nue ami I WM dai> ered to I H fire. When the , i ■ .. | laajaaj mn aptfdy Mtlni thatr wa> ... . . ■ in. blana witb »'«»t gtlgbi dwnMje Bhortl) Rftnr eleven o*o)oek this mornuu an aJarn af Bra anaanton* II tinmen M Thirl ii venue and it atrawi arbon niginK The [|i> BBtwad with nitch rapidity that it ooaunualeatad with '.Mil-tore OH ItM P o|.el!> PhJttp Flurenilno. Noiwuo-nliillilllig tlM llieineii We:e using fiom the hydrant at Third avenua and Wood iMiiig wan totnll] daatm . ■ -\ The ,;lit tha bt.iKe uliout .ill fara n wat tinniiy ■ atla ■i n wars at lie Third avanva and Wood "HI abum m 11.40 o'clock IP .1 thi in to the rear of the home of John " Neill, Tlilrte.iuli i vi nue ..ii-t I !< Id tiie waa nafaaaf. Etotb companies renponded. Ban Hln' < ,olii|i:in> sin hentlng out the fire before It eOea-lunleated with any of the aor-rounding at OF Democratic Candidates? Three Parked Cars and Bicycle Stolen Over Week-End RECOVER THREE CARS IviilU- I bliUe i.t Packard Sedan Stolen in Norristown—No Trace o( Priest's Car m FOR BOYS' B Community Center Invites Organization to Join in Celebrating Week for Boys —Troop of Girl Scouts Or. ganized. otttdoot life and tha pb bolda for the younnntern tn nut to as BtaaMnpoHaad i>\ tha boya. Bdlth, il.< NI, lit' ■! of rouni'llniiin Oaonr Lobb, of tha Third 'v.-ir<i i> is b< i n very intOTeetod fn tiie BooM ai-tlvi-tlen ami knowing the fun the boya .ire bnvbai dw hlad tha girla ahouid also enji.v the plaaatiraa af ontdooi tfa MM "1'iit iimaai bar gb i frianda and aaawd tiieir opinion aa to nrganlslag a troop of Olrl Bconta here under the aponm gtele »f a troop and a lender waa aaJSM'in In the person of Mm Henry Holllns. of Waal Tenth tvenoe Him RoHhaa baa onOad a aaaallna for tM thla aflarnooa la ana Parb aavanr far UM BUipaai of '"' '"Ink- nn orciml-aattoa :i n.i ataotifia ofBoi H AJ8 Klrln of tha ' '■■iiiiniinltv r.-nier- In-- twaan the anna <•! u and w yenra ara aUsibla ta fofn Boys' Week. ' I'iirties of the Com-munity Cantor, baa railed a meeting for Thursday evening. Iti II' Pnrfe, iii'iine. for Hie pawpoaa of Planning* ni-tlvltles f.'i Boya' Waah, May e to tfl Rapraaanutlvaa frolh lh« Busl-n- HM fetan'i Aaaonlatlon. Hotary ''lub Anii'ileiin Legion, Veterans of Foreign VV.IIM. I'uhlle Babjoota St Matthaw'a and Bt Hary*a m-hoois. West Connhotimken nchools and tbfl Bo) Sioutn iinve been invited to attend tha i Una and aid In formulating pinna for the week. It in propoand UuM tha aeUvffJaa abooM baaiudn rtuontionaJ activi- Hen for boyi I Mrbla i"Uin.iiiient. barmonb i oonti it, haaania hunt. ■OOUI aitivitlen. Thraa antornoWlaa and a bbqnih were ntolen in thin borottfjfe ovi r Hi" wi. k anal Two of 'i"- onm ..i .1 :iinl an automobile in Nilrrlntown wan re~ . i.. ad bj i- Tb.- Willys-Knight sedan be-l.- iiglnK to Dr Bhnrod If. Cooper, uaad in iiin pmetiea, was ntoten from in front of Ma afwna, IU Bant I iftli a I alllia. between 7.10 nnd S.SO .i iioi k Balm day asnnsfnc. Tha i an car In front of his property during his Bfnaa hour* and during the hours a large numb'r of patient* enme and left the ofTice. When the physician went to gel lib; car lii| found it had baaa stolen. The thief, however, showed some consideration for the physician for before driving off in the car. he lifted a case of surgical Instruments from tha machine and placed It on tho curb. The machine wan recovered on Buadaj looming in Norristown by tha poUea of that bntwunh) i u had evidently ben driven for| some hours before being nhutnl■>ii.-il JIM the w ■' I oiled until tha rnduaUnr amn <iry Tin- battaaw was run down. Stole Pnsst's Car Hunduy aftaraaWM It'-v KrnncliK I' Hoiv. chaplain nt the Kastern Penitentiary, came here to vlalt bis nn.tin r. won raafdna a1 the oarner of WtaahinnTton ami Porraal atrteta ..ii,I pnrfcadl his Chrynler crxtch In front of the Imune. Whi his mother shortly after nine o1- clock to return to his home bo found the car missing The matter I I SYSTEM WEST SHE School Board May Instal1 System Next Term.—Sup't to Give Plans TO ELECT TEACHERS Faculty Will be Selected for Next Year in April.—Over-crowded Grades WWCAWMI Th* four presidential possibilities for the Democratic nomination, ITiowemor Alfred Kinaouc] Smith of New York. Senator James A. Reed of Missouri, Senator Thomas J. Walsh of Montana, Governor Albert C Kiutm of Maryland. INSANE R'GITIVE THIEVES USE AXE TO t,.'r Swedeland Man, With Rec- Graeber Machine Shop Rob-ord of Escapes From State bed.—Steal Many Small Hospital, Arrested in Chi-caao Charged With High-way Robbery. Tools.— Chop Way Into Shop.—Second Robbery in Two Weeks. i • Ihnan. warden cnunly prhnon ;nnl Hi Mill. Intandani of tha Bi ita ho Norrl.itiwn. have leeeivi ■■ id, aon I chui „r the s*or tii- third t-naa arithli nip« paai Fan «--ekM tha Oraabai pltaJ, > china Worhn, bwatad In i»i" of tha i word former Hall oarpat mill on ininn and Operatad by Frank Graeber, linn atal) The police drovi the po Into Kent tUcvcnlli nveoui- and t..' wheels sank so deep In the nun! aa had t.- be left there | ■ iday mornlnir when It j wan rescued by men tin 0 and nni buranarh truck. Paanftn tha aiajll of the poUoaj mlnslnR cur waa found. Ford Roadster Stolen A Ford roadster. beloriKiiit.- to Michael Dennia. of Maple street. was reported to tha poltoa ns hav hua been arrested In Chlonajo, Center K(|uaie, was broken Into eharn'il with highway robbery aomaUnui between Saturday after Graff has a r sord for aaeapaa and noon and Monday mornlnjt and ; robbery In JaaVlnyy 1M«, he wan quantity of toola ntolen. The rob • ■i the eharas "t robbtnc bery nnm dlaoovaradr by Mr. Oraaber ■ ai Brldaeporl n.- wan yaaterday uiorninc when ha arrived tried nnd foand BllUty. »e wns sen- ut hla place Of business, ■ 7 yenrs for felon-! Accesn to the pln.ee ana nnlned raua entry nml laret ri) Julj of tha |,v aattlnf aany pan of tha near of mined by a the bullanan w.ih an axe. On Inav-hUWC] • ■ommlSHlon and otannlttad inK tnc i„niuina with their plunder to the mate hoar** fin the in- ln# tWafan lafl ti baaund """" '-■"'■| ' -,;""1 ""' w;" Mr Ornafaar baa the ana fn ate nan- UUL'bl A lie tu own rhanted with> _._-■,,,, rabblna ■> ana atntlan turned ti. the IIOMIIIIMI nml annfn ittha aaro. Notbdni wna heard af bin until th.. Inf'irmiiii'Hi same from I'ki. un thit he u ■?< arraalad "ii the barb* robbery charm- Th.- araatars loan] Utll.'lltle! If I Ilia been Stolen fro 11 Maple ntre.t rm t lii.i ilies bnva :i-ked batwaaa Second nnd Third avenues on Sun.l.iy ev.ninm The BMWplnn] Wns Inter found bv the uwtier , abnndonad on bflnpta imeet Bicycle Stolen A hlcyrle, belonitlnic t( .1 l.lziib.rt. 430 West Tenth MUSICAL RECITAL I Miss Madeline It. Daly held the Bra) of :i aarlaa of puplta' recitals at : bar stu.iio. m Bprbu HH1 avanua,] on lundny aftan n Tha (c4iow- Ini -j, tba profram: '■l>lliirn" C;i.lmiin Horothv 1 H'tr "I.ulbby- O'Hara Almn Nncele •May MornlnK" I>etiza both Mulhollnnd "Mnther Mnchree Itnll Anthony Greco "An arnraei Kyntary of Ufa"* Baroatl Hurab Huehl ■The i.ntie poinnanr .. HoraUol HahW Dale PlMl Senas Will be Played Satur- ; day Evening hay uraed bnroi M.in.i Pnlhnnn wrote hem that It In bellesad Draft la feigning maanlty and thai ha hi a ^ lliihiltl.il irliiilli.il l! in ltk.lv the Roland '"' ■'' anthorltlaa « 111 nol »nk for hln __. return and »lU pai mil htm to i" ,, trie i in l > nue, wan munn from near tnoi ___^^_____^^_ Mary II Wood I'ark lion-. Htui i .--r.-p . *,*: Mill It avenue and Harry street, about; tfclr.KAlVJ IHM.II two o'tthMk Saturday afternoon. JOINT MKKTIMP The theft wns reported to the po-lice, A Joint meeting of the t-n.lies- Packard Sedan Recovered .\.,| ,,u\ -h, Volpo-Blnna Pool was Chlff of 1'ollce Henldd fi.und B ]„ M J,, ,|, , ,,,^^1 l-i.kard BOfnU Oh Saturday morn- M,M \\iti,:,m K-liv. pi. . InK that had l*w?n nhandoned In ' .n,, [n4JM Ahl pre.nideil. Spring Mill avenue l-at-r he re- The meeting wns very w-ll ;i* oaltad word thnt the m.ti nine., |( „,!,,,! lllul ,,]„,,„ „-,.,.,. faRnubtted vnlnod ;.t IfsNt, haaanaVinfl In Har-| t„ run n aarlaa of affaira, the t»r... vey A- Uodenheraer, of Istnadal**. ' enoda of Which are bo !»• turned had been atolen from Penn lr,,,, ,h,. n,„ street. Norristown. Friday evening i jamoa Ktlcoyna, fa I Comninn The car wns In god condition and: ,|Pr ,,f ,),,. |.<1((l KJ1VI. nn outline or evidently abandoned where It wan, the work that Is belnn done by found heeaune of lack of gasoline the tank was empty when the was discovered. REHEARSING PLAY NEW TIRES FOR FIRE APPARATUS At the remil.ii- on-.iitig of the' Washington Fire Oompnny on sat-' Brday • •■ •■nlnr it was decided to. have both pununj aiiiilBjnafl with nan tlroa The rabbet on I gallon pump is still In Rood Condi- i tiiin hut to Insure greater safety it' " u .i< i an 'i advleabla to change the ttraa Thla ahnanja win be | giaila thfal waah and the apparattin win be out of aerrloe for a day. The rubber on the »fi0-gallon' pump in in bail repair nnd a ' change in Daconaory. It la the In-tantlofl of tha Rmmea to have the Wheels of the apparatus cut down ami II new tipe of Um put in use. : While thin change la batng made the appnratiis will he out of com- ! mlnnlon several days. A rehearsal of UM Three C Hav-er- of ■ Tba Mun Who Married a Dunrb Wlto" will bo held in the I.nk House thla evening at 7 o'clock The scenery for the play aoaapntgd i nd attar tha rehearsal thin evening, th.- I'layers OfOUp w.ll b.'gin c<mnlrucllng tho tor 'The Heart Clown " rianafl b] William McKenale. ns-alatad b) membera of the group. Both plays arOl bo praaantaf In tba high school auditorium on the eve-i i. b IT. Mrs. Gilbert Sile. of the fonnho ■ ■ ■.•■ aaafntnnaa ol I ■ livitieg Tiie naw membera thai ware obtl-gtm- d In tha l*adlen Aid were Km J Morlarlty. Mrs W Sha BaO, Illta Morlarlty Hn yen Mrs. Lobb, a i barter member of the [Julie* Aid, won pranaotad with a nlft from tba btdhaa Bbn obaarrad bar t'tith birthday yeater-duv. A euchre win ba heW In tha Po* The scenery ban been de- | r"ot" «» ■*« S.'i.nt.v evenInK, Thla || tha third tuna wfihin a r,-w weehi tba mnohlna aaaVka baa tieen broken Into anal nabbnd, tha laat visit of the thi.M . waotoi ag». DEATHS Harris Crawford iiiiriir. Crnwfard, Bthar of Urn, I. ii LTofbaa. and fat her-in-law of i oroaa al tha Ootnmnnlty Center, died ■UddODly, Sunday, at hin home kill Rlpplaj itraot, Pitta- Dsrghi 'if heiirt (Bllttra, J1.- wan H yaora of age. arvivad by Inn widow nnd i: an Hi anal Urn, Craw-i rntod thoh aeUan wed-dlng annlvornary i Porhoa him gone t" Pitts-burgh io nttand ton runernl wbtcb win be held tomorron atl FIREMEN TO HOLO MEMORIAL SERVICES Conahohoi bon Fin Company, Mo. 2, will hold their*annual memorial aervleea In tba Plral Baptlal church ohocban on Bon I log next Bov. A J, Dai i Of tl ■ ■ hunh. will .t. In. i an ap* i nerm'-n. The in-w ho h ive died during ti" i i in athoaa honor the nei vice* will i ■ .!.■: Joonpfa Miter, Levta John-nd Catharine s"" nndrow UHHK, Bin JoaephKlilinger and Thomas bUron ifthj lira Kalry in ehair-man of the committee In chant*. .\ aoapnor aonp anppar win bo ; held In the Poo) rooma on March j 17tM. by the Heaver Mrothern and thtir slstern. Both "f thaao tiff.ur.i Mu>l H i;LAhS BOWIJ-:KS WIN I\\<» I,," h. n |.lke. will hnve charge of will bo for the ben. lit ol the Home tbg oootumaa atMOOofUafl Mrs, | Association. Pnrbag, who baa |ona to Plttabnrgl After tha aaaattng ■ aoebtl boor to attend the funerul of her father. «raa bald and rafrOahOMnta were lerved mid Die Harmony BOARD OF HEALTH MEETS The lnontt.lv I Board ol I oflire of tha Proa! afeXenale, last «t natnboi i rnportod cough, the only on in Hi. i.Drnugh. leeilng of the un hand al UM William Stamits Electric—America's low-est priced electric Radio. Telephone for a demonstration In your home at your convenience^—Kehoe Bros. Advertisement Four of hti Carter, nd Instru-radiu fame. • lit.-i tinned with nn r 'a! numbers. The regular ■MOUng "f tha Post will bo held Tniadny i aandaaS M.nvh 13th The Moner QlaM bowlera i ibeii bun fnaaa with the lai Male PUOIP bOWll lant night In n laa raoall biUod to anraop ih< and gain 00 'be I-The Qhuo No* ■ i by tiie aooraa "f ni. ami the aeoond b) tba i HI to Tim Service ■ cleaning? " '"No. \IIII BOO, I um wilting for a v iruiini ■ ■ ■' itor." Buy a Stem,ts Electric. No but-teries, eliminators, nctda. water or atUchmenla: Time payments. Ke- I Conshohocksn Building A Loan Aaa'n. New Sei le- MarOh 6th. All evening ni«-tinun at I'll nt National Hank KuJMiiiK 7 lo I 3a IV M. l-2-2t h'>e Bros Advertisement t,v Frae Chriit.an Science Lecture S of ■ btumm]. i can'l day ■ I ■■] don i fool well' "Where don't you '■ Befer* you buy your next Radio. ask for a demonstration of the Btelnite. Kehoe Bios. Advertisement Conshohocksn Building 4 Loan Aaa'n. New Series Man h lib evening meeting* at Fliat National , ,, . iniited Hank Huililina. 7 m * 30 I'. M. >-: :t lames ns City, Minnourl. Valley Forge Hotel. Non Intown. Sunday afternoon. Msrrh 11th. at 310. pub' t-«-2t. Advertiae in THE RECORDER Tha laat word in Radio—Stolnlte -6 tubea. I*j K«lo.e [Iron. Advertisement. The departmetitul ayatem toai lung win ba Inatnlled la ■ohoaj ..( tha bei:intiinn of BaBl term p] arrangementn can tn.iib Thi« w;sn daCldod at In^t nighin regular monthly meeting belli in the aohnol bndtaUng Kap orvunng iTiiu-itmi Rlonarda b in favor <if the ehnnga and eaoraa aad hla boMaf thai aaora tory renultn In toaahfaag enn ba ah" bUBOd In this manner, lb' ama KJToa i.'iuiinnion to vlnlt B number of Bchoou anaara tha ayaenm i» I vodie and adopt a plan for the achonl aa ba ■ananftad al tin nan meetlnc; of Ihe hoard. The over, rowde.l oondltlon In i number of Ihe grade schools wm dlncunaed There are sixty pupil enrol-d in the primary |HHls B ■/ tune ami Mi Ba barn reported thnt In nccordain • wu I UM numbrr of children he turne. away at the beginning of the pre* .-< term beonuae thoy were undo aehool aga In afnlttlon to tha lanp number of nppHenllonn for hegln next term eatint's him ti believe than win ba i "a tanuj i HI In :o eommodaleil neat ternv He nuKKented thnt a OoaahH ■ - ing tha agant anmhar af baglanMag for next t.nn bin no -"tlon was 1 ik-li mi the suggestion. The question an to the ndvlsabl Htj of onan&ag another i or (.lacing the anadn on half time ama also dia runned without any definite OOn elusion Tha supervlning Prin bsatruotad to notify tha teanhera t praaani UMtr aprpUoatinna far re .t the next meeting ut the board Bhparaiatng Principal RlOaaUbtt .inked permisnion t» provide a teachers- library, whiih wenhl aool <;:u. but abnoa U ■ in the treasury waa but IIMO and anly aboW I6U0» still due in tagew. I !, I., , ,u iv ■■'! th- work fur tin- bnannon al suggested that the establinhment of the library be postponed for the thaM and that when the budget is mnde up for next term an amount nrfll ba aal anMa for the Hbrary Tin- allanflanni pon i; Pabruai) waa N par onnl wllb aa anroUmant (or Iba mouth of Sf2 pupils. The t. ., :.. ' " ■' . ommltti ■ reported Ihnl Minn Agm-s n. Farrell hns been off duly (Or thi past two areeha on aoeotinl of Ui- Baanand Ibal Mra Rlgtutrdn la sub-stituting In her place Mi- Baa trice Flatter waa off duty one da) durtni the month. The haUdtng aommlttao report* that two tona of agf nonl i Od. The cmunltt.-e wan UUtrOOUN ■ . Bon bane The nmi-nlttoa anu alao Inatruntad to hnoa - tUngnJabon rat I SI hn\i ONTRAI l Rarry • b ullnal aa !,.■ <;. n. mi Conhnanthaf ' it-ought suit agalnnt l'aul King, Mori laioam, t ovoi |UI II aa i '.ll.lllie i ■ f"l dig' ring .' oettar in thla hntough. The j M (bra lo4gn Snot It. it Nun l-towti, I hln Borahag. rtnplalnanl ciaium thai he a i-ell.tr or tha K of C, bafaaang I igread with Hambi bang to have um do ton woik with a nt.-ntn ihoval for HOC. oeb ihould ba ■ ■ant atad tba pi lea anuM ba W for tha rot k rnting. No Muk wan found until ba front <.r tha eeBnr on Ah. n | vein wan wlmrk. The iiitnitT eoatanda that he waa not said in full and King anbad bbn to i dig a cellar for i school hiiiidiiiK and thai ba woaU >e Bold baa halalK'' due him. He .-nt to Ijinndnle lint an he wan ■ ■■I paid, refused the work, lie ■■■■■ fOf it - I... ..i S2.S1 for expenses for golnir to Ihe cunc is ntill on trial. In tha aaaa .'f Bopplt i I I '•■ -i hla borongh aanlnot Jaywood n Kihoti. Norrtatown anto rtoalar. Dunaal for tha plnlatUI wan no) i ■ oah .iniii!- wiiu.i.ii. i giiiui a eontlnoaaoo and aranti 'i i , infi.i m- I that an attempt wus batoi mule >r a settlement. Judge Willnnin ,\. the dafanaa four daya to oom-ith Ipatad aaMlaiiMBl ami §15.000 BLAZE Al .! Firemen Confine Flames and Save Plant.—W^rk in Freezing Weather WORKMEN FIGHT FIRE Fire May Have Been Caused by Leak in Tallow Pot.— To Resume Operations to I off Die III! AMBULANCE TO BRING INJURED TOURIST HOME The ambulance of COttghohoObon pony No. I wfi al mid-night last night to KO to the dock at HOW Voik to await the arrival rn.m Bonanda of btbm Potter, of Koiirteentli OVOBUa nnd Payetta afreet, to bring her to bar home. Minn Potter left February lath, In oompg&y with Mr. and Mrs. A. T, Stain Wyrinewood. for a trip la DorWndBl ami on Februnry 2Srd, slipped and broke her ankle. The return of Hi- party am delayed i-'veml days on account of Ihe injtiiy to Miss Potter. CANDIDATES FILE Ft tichard H. Bate Petition for General Assembly.—Demo-crats Have Only One Can-didate for Assembly in 3rd District. Connhohoogan la bo hat ajgaw for tha RaBnuaUoan nomina-tion for the General Aaan Richard 11. Bate. of the Hate Bojlei HfTn ie» ) Componj of the late m unta.mii-r and cuuiiiilmau Blnhanl i I Itate, has tile.I a peiition for n place on the Ilepuhli. .in balhK il bag AgCU pri-maries. Mra. Mabel Klrkhrlde. of Norrin-town. In the urKlinlzntloli eliolee ■ ntatlva In tho ftiaamhlj from this, (he First lealnlntlve din fit- i In the Third leslnlntlve dlatrlct v. bliii baa thraa reiirenentatlvea only one Darnoeral ha« ftlof a peti-tion. Thi oatlllnni Mod for phvoaa on tha April primary ballots arc: ■ son, the Incumbent, l^tnahorn-", Keimhllcan: IIirhard Vaux. «iwv - nadd \'alley, IX-tnocmt. Bute Commlltee—Charles John-aon Plymonth, RonatMloani Un Miiry Aekermnn. Iprlnaraald. Ra-publican. l)i .1 J Kan-, Norrln-town, pamuamti Qtoear <'. AI-briKht. Uinsdiiie. Damoarat District l>elegate—Cbarlm .lnhn-aon, Plymontti (iruinlv. BfiOtOl, Itei.ul.llciinn, C W Free*i, RTan Centervtlla and Chnr-len 1) M'AVoy, NOllfaatOWU, DOBBO i rnta Alternate pe'rautcs- '. Hiithley, Korrtabawn and Ana f a,,, km n Doyleetowa, Ropubll. ■...i.i s II mm, i N ' ■■ Oaaaml Assembly—Klrnt illntrbt. prod 0 Patara, aranaoro, Rapubli-pan; John .' ateCornalok. undue-port Doraoeral Second flatrtct— Mab.i c Kbrkbrlda, Korrbatown and Richard II nn.', Oonahohook' . n Rapablloana, ona ta ba nomin-ated. Th- man F 1*.ran. NoiTln-tawn Domocml Third dlntriet — jobn w Btorb, Pottatanmi dnr> n, ■ ajdon r Chottanh un ■ llanalda, Repnblb uu B I. Wi Ider, Pennnhurg. !'' Burned to Death AUTO ACCIDENTS While driving from '• to this borougta about > slo k Kiidny evanlng tha cai of Reubon DaHavon, :ai» Baai Ninth avenuo, tag »a\ of l.ini atreet, wan run ln-to by ..ii ftotomoblia u the Inter-aectlon of Diamond avenuo. An u roanlt or tha aw Idem tha left Bhfa . i tba i toHavan oar n ui danuigad. The aototnobllea of Jonaph sm<>- llnakL of Plymouth townahlp, and Roy ''• bfeatoi S|uini! Mill avanao and Cherry street Ii d • lha corner of Fourth avenue and Mnpl" street on Baturda) aftoi • tn :■>• k Th.. BmoUnabl oar van puahad ovoi tha ourh. No anal wan liij'i ■ Msrr.ed at Madia Minn Sarah Hi DoWOtl, Of JOOO- ■ T we-t Cenahohocbon. and aki Bhan ol btt i ttng Houna I...O.. bfoi Mm v..:.- naarrlad roa-terday at Media. Conahohocksn Building A Lean Aaa'n. New Series March 6th. All evening meetliiKS at First National Bank Uulldlnif. 1 to VII P. M. l-:-2t mtlJIe Hi \\ MarRarct Rrown, Govern*" ol I'ark Avci York, who WU battered consciousnc«i and then butned tu death by a bend. Conshohocksn Building A Loan Aaa'n. N> •■ *lth All ■el.nan at Flrnt National Hank ilulldlna. ~ "» H3') P U |.b-rt In a tWO hour bailie In I atnro of IH degrooa, the I • with the <:• oi Company, al Weal Coaahohookeni ■avod a big pan of tin- pinni of tag John W.H .1 Man ll Lted on tba borono bank i . twei n lha i inal and Si'lmylklll rivni " ■ to deeti ut tlon, aai If thMJ mornbu Th" manner In which thf tin- waa fought oonflned the flamea to the roof of the bulldinR In which the ii raj Tha tu- oceurn i In tha UanlnfJ and plekllm room of iii^ I i.in deportment in that portion aa the plant fncina ' • 1 L'n itun tnoin-log ind within .. law mlnntea tln« Waahingl'in. Coniboboohnn No. I and the George Clay comuanlea ware on the at ere and In A l.i i K" eapoell. fire hydrant on tha m sfa ai tha plani aaaUnafl the Rremen t.. qaloUy get into Barvlca with leveral heavy strenma from the purApara With many nticnma pJnylng on the lire, the firemen were enabled t<> confine the names to tb.it por-tion of the bulldlna where tba flrfj tbne tba roof al the t ink -hop. adjoining the Mn-nlnf in e/aa ti.; ■ . ned bat the work of the Bremen, HSSIM> fire wall agved that portion of the building from any ihimas". Of i.r the tinning- department wrtn deitmyed and ihe debrln falllnR irfto the room destroyed huge qtuu molten tin in the tanks and quan- ' tllow. li in entimnted th. loaa will be about I1G.00U fully by Insurance. Watchman Discovers Flra Caarlag f*immtn|g. of this bor-rniBh. Is on night duty at the plant to watch the nonius, tallow and Knlvnnleina pots. Me made an in* ) tba pota in tin- tlnnlat i about 4 o'clock and hft the tn to po to the gglwagji ixinic department He found all lha tin and tallow pota, which nn. heated by nan, in pro|>er ■ million dad i" the Klnviinlilne. department. A few minuten after his departuie., Thomas Rngan. of West Conal ■■ iad OJH room nnd (band everythina In or-dOT Ba Matl the room and return-mi within a few minuten when he dbwovered a fire In the roof above ona ol in tallon pob Ha notified Cnmmtaaga and then telephoned an alarm t" the Hie companies. Cutn-mlnirs summoned men from the engine mom and tt.. > foughl die fire with the plant equipment until flainns were rapidly ipraodtni and not be-pond control of tha plain workmen Fimthad Product Saved The Ions in on the hulbllna nnd i nntentn of the tinning room In this room, a depuitin-nt . ■ nteel ennn nre tinned, trolnir through four procesnss. one of the pro-censes in JI iiiji int.. hot tnllorr. Tha t.Uluw |H contained In Ini lanka baatad with ana. The un-nlnn tanks oonuioed nhout f.00 Una of put Btralta tin valuad at about Tn oanti par pound, iiebris fuiiiiiK into tha lanka eauaad mueb hMH in thaao materials. Tha tlanaiiiiiBiii aapgratad from tha iiianut.ii 'in ;in departnwnt by a Bra amn and thla pn rent* ■' bat .li'ii the depnrtmt ni where then- i» nraan v.ihni ]■ rnanhlnary and a large quantity of unflnlabad produoh bad prodot t i* ■ i poi 'i"ti of tba i' .ui' .iiij-u ant ta tha tinning room Nun.- or the II bod by ■ . or water. Telephone Wires Broken ■ in nlng ihe i^i at , watchman Bagan tried lo aummofl Arthur Marhnnl. auparlnb tha plan- Ha waa un •ti1" to set ni.in■> tlon from his nta-f" n and rai poi tlon of l ■ ■ Mr hfarland arrln i at tito pbtnt ami gave tha tire n Itrfon* Dtatlon an to the plant Wh ' Mr blar* 'i thin morning, that bd : wan rarprln d tin no ii who i I i" tha alarm on aw h i cold morn- ..' !)■ | praise for their work and Klves them fun credit for aarlni tin- plant. Will Rasuma Work Bnperlntandanl U ■! land atabnli thla morning thai twent) non wart amployod In tha tlnnlni ttaaad on Pane seven) [ IIUIOVH. Bulova Wrint Watches— All prices. .1 If RAT It Advertisement "Gifts 'hat Grow**—See Hal.lwin'a PIsnta. Adverttnemant. 12-ltfn
Object Description
Title | The Conshohocken Recorder, March 6, 1928 |
Masthead | The Conshohocken Recorder |
Date | 1928-03-06 |
Year | 1928 |
Month | 3 |
Day | 6 |
Volume | 61 |
Issue | 34 |
Coverage | United States -- Pennsylvania -- Montgomery County -- Conshohocken |
Subject | Conshohocken (Pa.) - Newspapers; Montgomery County (Pa.) - Newspapers |
Type | Text |
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Date Digital | 2011-12-01 |
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Contributing Institution | Conshohocken Free Library |
Sponsorship | This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education. |
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Description | Conshohocken Recorder Newspaper |
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Language | English |
Description
Title | Page 1 |
Subject | Conshohocken (Pa.) - Newspapers; Montgomery County (Pa.) - Newspapers |
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®!je Consljoljockcn ficcorfocr
l;.lal.lihli.il IH6<). NIL 6l:il. CONSHOHOCKEN, PA., TUESDAY, MAHCII (,. l<)28. PRICE TWO (IMS
TO BE BURIED WITH
John Baker Had a Brilliant
War Record—A. L Will
Attend Funeral
HOTELMAN DIES
Wm. Keefe Dies in Hospital
After an Operation.—
Other Deaths
(taker I'IVII Wnr Veteran,
HI.- (BBg ■-il. | of till'
Johr
an.I a
vicinity, died in .Moiitcnmory
pllal, Norristown, enrly Saturday
morninr. «» the renuJt of Injuries
nuntulni'd .11 | f.i'l down ■< th, M
of Malm ivli. .1 stricken with
pnrnlyniw ni th.. home of bin dauxh-ter.
Mn Franklin Tharnaa, 1!<>*'
riint Tenth avenue, with whom he
resided for the punt severu! peara
Deceased wan stricken on Febru-ary
21 and in falling fractured »
number of ribs. I..■•■■!■ h. aavgbMB
al pneumonia and his lOlafllllOll
became fTltlnal Oa BOAdny ni
lust ww>k In* wn* NnWld to tan
hospital bff hln itrnndnun 1 ■"!■;.tikini
Thomas ftU In the ntntiulan. .• of
C'onahohocken Fin- ("nmnnny No 2.
in hope that ronntnnt cart- by
trained nurnen would remote Ma
health, hut due to his ailv.ini.d
years and w.uken.il condition he
Brew gradually woras until hla
death.
Deceased wu the Km of the laU
John nnd Ilcbeira linker. was
born at Cold Point. Plymouth
township. 89 years afto next
AUKUHT. He spent hln early yearn
nt lil« home mid KM noon us he wuv
old enouRh obtained, work In the
Corson'n Hmn qunrrle* m OanOOfl
Mint Son and Inter hecnnie n lime
burner.
When the cull to arms wns issued
nt th- breaking out of the Civil
Wnr In IhJI, John Bnker wan one
of the first to offer his services to
his country" He nerved In a.
number of Important engagements
and ww captured at the
Hut Ik- of Chancellornvillc and con-fined
for a lime in tha
ri while marching with hla
regiment wan slrui k In the face
with, nn enemy outlet The pallet
araSed his face Infill tins ft fleah
wound and tore off the end of hln
none and killed ■ noldter walking
alongside of younir Baker.
While engaged nn a scout on ■
boat on the ,l,mv ■ Itlver the en-emy
attacked their boat. Baker,
who wan doing night duty. WM
nnleep clone beside a gun on the
boat at the time of the attark.
The (!Un on the bout IQtUIOOd tha
fh- and HM i-xploniqn of the gun
burnt Bukers enr drtimn and left
iiliii hard of hearing tiie rent of hiw
life.
At the time of the rapture Of
Jefferson Davia Young Baker waa
detulled aa'one of the guards to
wateh over him]
At the end of the war he re-turned
to t'nld Point where he re-named
hla duties an ■ lime burner
in the Coraon quarries, and ron-tliiund
in thin poaltlon until hln re-tirement
from native <•■■■■
yenra ago. Since then he hna
made hla home with hln daughter
Mm. Thoman.
Deceased won ■ -ember of Retty
Jonas Port. No. 12 (i A It . of
Itnxhurough: Washington ('.nop,
p. ct B. of A. of Cold Point; H. ii
derlon Circle. Brotherhood of Am-erica,
Cold Point: and Connho-
I- i ken l«»lK". Independent Order
of Odd Fellow*. He attended tin
Odd Feiiown' purnde in eaamontlon
with) the Beniiut-Ceiiti-nnl.il Phil-adelphia,
in lPifi. and wan tho old-eat
Odd Fellow in the Hue or
parade.
Hln eole aurvlvor 1" hln daughter,
■n, wlfa of Franklin Thomas, Br.,
of Baat Tenth uv-ruie
Deoaaaed Wltl be burled with full
military honora conducted by
Jon v Dtftevan Pi it Amortann
L*«ion. tomorrow afternoon, from
the Thomun homo Sirvnen will
}:■ I'olldUcteil at th<' ftOUM ill tWO
rfeloak in charge of R«* l> X
Draper, iwntor ia' tha Plymouth
Fnlted Kvnnitelb-.il ■ tiurch, of
which deceased wax for many
yearn a piember. Interment will
be made In Cold 1'oint lemetery
William J. Kaafa
Following an lltnenn ..f t hi M
waoka William J.. baabaad of Cath-erlnr
Keefe. proprietor of | si. u-at
the corner of Spring Mill ave-nue
and Poplar ntr- t. |
Rights | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-NC/1.0/ |
Contributing Institution | Conshohocken Free Library |
Sponsorship | This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education. |
Contact | If you have any questions, contact Branch Manager at smason@mclinc.org or call 610-825-1656 |
Description | Conshohocken Recorder Newspaper |
Original Format | Newspapers |
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Language | English |
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