The Conshohocken Recorder, May 25, 1900

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PUBLISHED EVEKY TUESDAY AND FKIDAV
NO. 1928 CONSIIOIIOCKHN, PA., FRIDAY MAY 35, 10OO $1. PEU YRAU
TOWN NOTES.
Shorl Talcn nnd Basel About
Town and Ihr People Who
Art in II
l he
laaac Boogat I I i Ming his horses
in Hi.' Murray Building
Mrs, Margan t Broi«I !••>• haa removed
from this borough to Illinois.
Mi James Kill.i.v of fork, waa \ i;-
Itlng friends here this week.
George Ben* has placed a gas engine
in his building I" make lea cream,
Mi Kato Kennedy, >>( Phoenlxvllle
letting i"11< nda here thia week.
John Qannon has sold a lot in this
borough in Maggie Qonnon for $".">.
Keystone Telephone No. -<> has been
i in St. Hntthewa Parochial
Bchool,
Elmer B Hart want* to Mil his local
express and odorlosa excavating bus
Ineaa
Services ware held yesterday Ascen-sion
Day in Calvary and 8t Mai
thew'a churchea
The two hunks win begin to cloae al
noon "ii s.iii.i.i i>• mi June 2nd.
James McOonngle was visiting rela-tives
here this week,
Mr. .1. U. Hendrktka will be installed
as an elder of the Presbyterian Chun h
cm Sunday morning.
.hisi'idi Khllnger left on Wednesday
mi a auslnssj »»■ ii• !■> Plttaburg, He
expects to be away one week.
The Philadelphia Bargain store is ot-tering
(he entire stock of tha store for
sah'. Proprietor Berk will remove tn
Trenton
Charles l.tikena has been elected a
director of the Kirsi National Hank to
I'ii the vac .mil Rauied by the death of
-lames Molr.
William W. i -iikens Intends remov-ing
from Philadelphia to tha Uikens
homestead at Third avenue and Fay
I fret.
\\ llllan Little has purchased the
brick dwelling adjoining the lots on
waich he la erecting a handsome real-dance
for himself.
Contractor Davis haa the eontracl
for a three story brick honae to be
erected nl Ninth avenue and Forrest
stn el for <Iharlea Walters.
The Street Commltte of Town Coun-cil
is endeavoring t" have tha Reading
Railroad Company repair tha Fayette
street bridge aeroaa tha railroad.
The snh.i eel or the sermon in the
il Church, Sunday evening will
be "Poverty and Toll" bang tha
si eond in the series of at I an i •■ on thi
Book of Huth.
.i. J. Tracy, tii• - Norrtatoa n Matter,
has been distributing a uniiiuo advar-tiseinenl
throughout the town, li is
a tin enp with his advertisemi nl paint-i
d on the bottom.
.'. i rices will begin In tha M. i:.
Church at 6.45 p. in. OH Sunday evening
on account of tha 0. A. it. Memorial
e« in O. A. II Mall.
if ii looks like rain, carry your um-brella
up the stte.'t iutd you win Boars
it away. If it dim"! liMik like rain.
sprinkle the lawn and it will rain with
in two hours.
John A. Cahill has gold his Consho-hocken
Restnrant to Israel Hart of this
borough. Mr. Hart will take posses-sion
aa soon as the license can be trans-ferred.
This win be about June 1st.
The rains of the- past few days have
worn numerous gullies In the streets
Tne stretch of street on IV" rtta street
net ween the trolley tracks is in had
condition and is greatly in need of re-pair.
Tax Coih ctor Meyers, in another
column, advertises that the delinquent
taxes of 1899 roust be paid Immediate-ly,
lie wants to close that duplicate
preparatory to taking onl the dupli-cate
of moo.
Samuel Mitchell, who has bean the
roller of tha skelp mill of the l.nng-meail
Iron Company for a number of
years, has rcsliuu il to retire to his ex-tensive
farm In Connecticut
A number of ohaiira's in Conshohoc-ken
business houses have been rumor-ed
on the streets the past few days.
Investigations show that oegotiatlona
are in progress and the chances will no
dOUDt lie made In a few days.
The Young Men's League Of the
Presbyterian Church gave a very on
joyabie entertainment in the church
building last evening. The music
wns excellent ami the whole entertain-ment
was thoroughly enjoyed by those
who were prest at
The funeral services of Hannah S
Miller, wife of the late Joseph Miller
will be hdd from the residence ol bar
son-in-law. Irvln Moore, on Monday
morning, at 11 o'clock. Services at
Lower providence Baptlat church at 2
o'clock. Interment al Lower Provi-dence
Baptist Cemetery,
The new serial of itock was started
by the Tradesmen's Raving Fund and
Loan Association at the May meeting:
on Tuesday evening, The following
officers were alerted:■ President, Wil-liam
V. Oraham; Secretary, William F.
Meyers: Treasurer, Edward F. Britt;
Directors, Lawrence Blanche, John K.
Light, .1. W, Thompson, William c
Stock. John Kelioe ami Patrick Kenne-dy.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
lias been greatly troubled since it has
been built through this horough with
the residents along the tracks throwing
rubbish on them. The company has
now determined to stop tins, even if it
Is necessary to prosecute any one
caught doing it. Special Officer Hag-i'eiiy
of the company notified all tie
residents along the line on Wednesday
that any one caught throwing rubbish
on the tracks would he arrested.
The Baptlat Social held al tha real.
d of Harry llontz last evening was
well attended although the Inclemency
of the weather interfered Witt some of
the arrangements, hut a good time was
enjoyed by all present Several musi-cal
selections were rendered, flood
singing by the Davis Brothers and ad-dresses
by the pastor and others. The
reports of the Social Union Wen
after which refreshments were served.
On Sunday next the summer sched-ule
will go Into effect on the Sohuylkill
division of the Pennsylvania railroad.
Important changes in time will he
made by Superintendent Moss on this
division and faster time will be made
'hail heretofore on the express trains
Only one new train will be placed on
this division, an expie^s for Saturdays
only, leaving Philadelphia al 12.61 p.
m. nnd arriving at this borough at
abOUl I.II. This Haiti will be for the
aeeomndntlon of the constantly increas-ing
exodus from Philadelphia on Sat-urday
afternoon. There are a number
of changes in the running time of
trains.
Buslm la vei y Rouriablni " 1th □
C. a .1. !•'. Bowker. H takes a full
page Mana)ori, paper to adver-
I'H'I" Hi.:. : n,■> havi lor sale.
James Atkinson will succeed
i i.ay. as assistant superintendent ol
Hie lulu ii, p.n ii i of the Leo
; un Co. i le will assume bis new duties
on Monday .
AII donations ol I low. i Intended
tor Decoration Da) ahuuid be si nl bo
Ihe Public Bchool House not Inter than
t in aday evening In oare ui I lomrade
I ic rum who is 'li.cn m. r Flower
I 'iillllllittce.
THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION,
A meeting of the Executive Commit-too
of the Conahohocken Alumni As-sociation
of the High School waa held
lasi i vening In the School aouai
II was decided to have the annual re-union
of the Association In the Q. A,
n Hall on rueaday evening, June 20th,
li will consist of the usual lib rary en-tertainment,
relies inn. tils and a dance.
The various c Dittoes to provide
tne entertainment and the refresh-ments
were appointed, and will meal
o the Bchool House on Thursday even-in;
ui next
ECLIPSE OF I HE SUN.
There will be a total i clipse of the
-'n' i n May 28th. Thi path of total-ity
In the i inieii sinies reaches from
New Orleans to Norfolk The relocltj
of the moon's shadow mi the earth will
a about 20 miles per minute equal to
the speed of n cannon-hall. The
iieath of the shadow will be about B6
miles. H will take about 26 minutes
for the shadow to cross Hie United
-.talcs from the Quit to the Atlantic.
In Conahohocken it will be seen only
is a partial eclipse when greatest
n.ioil nine lentlis of the disc Of the sun
will be covered, Th • eclipse «111 be-an
here al 7 hours, 43 minutes, 16.86
-ei ones A. M. and ici mtnate al 10.
Tha i clips,, will he 1 lowi d in this
borough for scientific purposes by
ni'v. Father Kinaiian and Prof. Corrl-nui
at st. Matthews Observatory, A
inmber of distinguished cenuemenwlll
HBO view it al the same place. The
party will include itt. Rev. Monslgnor
i aitghlin. II. 1)., Mr. Christie,Mr, Huns
berger, Mr, Howard Wood. Henry M.
Tracy. Esq., Mrs. II. M, Traev. Judge
Vveand, Mr. Cooper, Mr. cleaver. Mlch-ici
Wood and a number of the Rev.
llergy,
SHERIFF SOLD A CEMETERY,
Sheriff Light offered al public ven-ine
on Wednesday a cemetery of tan
In Upper Merlon Township, near
Iridgeport, to satisfy a claim of $40-
12 Ti e cemetery has been open over
tWO years, and since ils eons," ration
iv, r a iloien bodies ban- I n Interred
In it.
i n'e cemetery was owned by St.
Mays Polish Catholic church, I'hiln-lelphia,
of which Rev. William Blas-iwskl
is pastor. The place* was pur-oas.
d for ISOOO, and |3800 remained as
ml mortgage, Owing to alleged ills-lenslona
in the church, Inten st was
icrinlttcil to default, and il was to
neel this claim the land was sold.
Alice Hess, the exceulion creditor,
bought the property with its human
i-incuts for |S0.
Sheriff Light sold at public sale in
ha Courthouse al Norristown, on
Vedneaday, thirty-nine properties.
he reclpts amounted to over $68,000.
Tha largest single amount $12,000 was
for the planing mills, sidings and three
ires of land 111 Lower Morion, Hie
iroparty of RSmlly Bevan, Thomas Mole
was the purchaser, Thi! North Wales
itecord properly was purchased by O.
ix, an attorney, for $.".25.
Practically the whole Narbeth bor-ough
was auctioned off by piecemeal.
:s tin- property of John B. Clothier and
(lee.rgc O, Goodman, trading as Cloth-ier
A Goodman. Mortgage after mort-gage
was placed mi Hie properties until
lie mortgages overlapped. The sher-tt
realised nearly 125,000 from th" sale
of the score of properties.
Other propertlea sold were as fol-iaws:
Messuage and 90 airs of land in
Lower I'ott ■ operty of Conrad
Schnell, debt $$,] ; sold to Jarretl w.
Bvans, for $8B00.
Mi asuage and .Mi acres of land in
iraiiconia. property of Henry s. Leldy,
debt $138.76; sold m John Hex. atty.
for $100.
tinge and lot of land near Ore-land
in Springfield, property nf .las. s.
Helaler; debt $121.30; sold to Abington
Bulldll lion, for $250,
and let acres and SI perch ■
es In Lower Providence, property <>f
Daniel .1. Gallagher, d ibl $4906; sold to
John M. Ilellra. for $261
Messuage and lots of land in Potts
town property of Irvln v. Krauae, debt
$8969.85; sold to M. Evans, attorney,
-•- .0
Messuage and M acres in Lowei
Pottsgrove, property of Irvln Krause.
debt $3959.86; sold to \I Evans, attor-ney,
$4050,
Messuage in Conahohocken, property
of V S. BlOOmhall; debt Jir.lt 20; sold
to It. II. Hate. JIToii
Lot of land in Norristown. property
' I Joseph B. Rapp, debl $1,241 50; sold
m A. Eliza Kennedy for |60,
Wheelwright shop and :t lots in
PottStOWn, properly of W. K. Ihnion-stein.
debl ITlsu: sold to A. .1 Huts.
for $100,
Messuage and So acres of land in
11orsham-property of Ilenjam In I!rnoko:
debl $*: 462.72; sold to Benjamin Brooke
for $1600
Messuage, grist mill. etc.. in Upper
Hanover, property of Charles l'. Mol-ly,
debt $9,622.50; sold to w. it. Van-skite
for $H7nu.
ii iiryn Mawr, property ol
Charles M, Orubb, debt. $1,681.74; sold
i.i Commonwealth Title, Trust Com-pany,
for $75.
Tract of land, building, siding, ato,
at Oaks station, property of QeorgeL,
Ganigus, debt 14882.95; sold to Bnice
y. sin arei. for $6000.
Messuage at Roaemonl property of
Walter Bevan; debt $5899.44; sold to
William II Ramsey, tor 160.
Tract of two acres of land in Lower
Morion, property of George w
man. debt $fl,276; sold to Harry II.
Hall. 875.
Messuage in Ambler, property of
Henry IT Reyner, debl $3,307.06; sold
to Milton Newberry for $76.
M< asuage and two acres iii Freder-ick,
properly of Daniel E, Faust, debt
.*:'.!i7.s7 sold in .i. A. Strasaberger, atty,
for $50.
NORRISTOWN Li:TTl:R.
Hun. tiro IS. Lorsnii Writes I in.i.-nii
injth 1 roin the (.oiiii y
heal.
Nonistown. Pa., May ^2. 1800,
The powei ol one rote, one majority,
in law. in religion, ami politics has
again asserted itself, chief Justice
Puller of Chicago. Hue to State Rights,
alnai a Unity of stales, decided
on a Bench, otherwise equally divided
that they could not take Jurisdiction;
and Justice Harlan in the opinion of
tie tour against him gave I lie chief
juatice this scathing rebuke:
"NothWlthStandlng these adjudica-tions
(Justice Harlan cited infallablc
authorities) the decision to-day is that
tins Court has no Jurisdiction to In-quire
whether the citizen has been de-prived,
WlUlOUl due process of law. id
an office held by him under the Con-stitution
and laws of the State
So licit while we may Inquire whether
the citizen's land or Ills mules have
been taken away from him," "we
may not Inquire whether or not a Gov-ernor's
Office has been taken from him
Without due process of law.'' The Su-prame
ourl of the United Stab i is
composed of men, as technical, as
little minds generally are; they cannot
vuii n out to comprehend gnat prin-llpll
s
Tha judge in our state, who shall be
nameless here, who kepi a jury mil in
.1 murder case for over I wo w Ks :ind
by legal coerclom compelled an honest
hirer to surrender ins conscientious
convictions and to agree to a verdict
oi guilty of murder in the first degree,
will arouse tha people in behalf of the
rights of jurors in this Commonwealth
and will call down Just objurgation
■pon the head of the tyrannical judge.
This is not trial by Jury, it i- usurpat-ion,
tyranny, and arbitrary obumbrat-
•nn "f Justice,
History is full of such Instances;
md history shows thai tyrants have
never triumphed over or trampled oul
the lives of truth they sough) thus to
liiencli. A judge has no right to Ira-toon
a jury till they agr< a
Galileo who pointed his newly dls-
I instrument to thi Heavens and
■aw for the lirst lime the Moons of Jup-iter,
counted the Myriad Stars in the
Milky Way. and finally proclaimed the
law now universally understood and
believed that the Earth revolves, and
Inal the Sun is the centre, was em
leianed under threat of Imprisonment
it the pleasure or the inquisition to
injure his so called heresy, ami clad in
auk cloth and kneeling, solemnly
wore upon the Gospels never again to
teach '"The Earth's Motion and Ihe
Sun's stability." Then rising from tin
[round he exclaimed in an under tone
i: pnr si muove," it does move tor ail
'hn». And so it lines. Coercion can
not crush nn Inspiration; a truth
volvcd cannot b" chained; what art
Involves, science alone evolves:
Cranmer, Archbishop of Oanterborry,
after his recantation under compul-don
was burned at Ihe stake for heresy
mil when the flames wererislngaround
Iiiin he thrust his light hand into Ihe
ire and held il there until il was eon-aimed.
crying aloud. "This band halh
■ffended- this unworthy right hand;
mil he died In his former faith.
itii'f died ill load and Calielo in 1648
Socrates who called Philosophy from
Heaven in Karth and Introduced il to
men compelling them to Inquire eon-
•erning life and morals and things
good and evil, and who died loo years
before the teaching of Chris) began,
ntenced to death, had a plan of
' scape prepared for him; but he an-
Wered where shall 1 go that I will not
have to die? As no one could answer
Hie philosopher, he drank tin fatal
Iraught, imi reasserted his sincerity
against tin authorities of those who
condemned him.
'Tin s.- are of the class of men who
enlightened the world ami awakened
inn from lethargy ami thraldom of
Hie blind followers of false gods and
ma
Macaulaj truthfully says Louis
the nth is justly lentured for trying
to dragoon his subjects In heav.u'
"For Hie Karth bringeih forth frnil
I f herself; first the blade, then the ear.
after that the full com of the ear.
.. ie words uttered and printed In the
Qoapel according to Bt Mark, md of
il'" Maize, the American Corn, hut of
the barley and wheat of Hie early
Christian era. For Longfellow more
fortunate than Mark has seen how the
corn-crop in America "grew ami ripen-ed
mi it stood iii all ihe splendor, ol
i's earments green and yellow; of its
tassels and Its plumage." Corn Is the
name in Europe to this day of nil
Wheat, rye. oats and barley which wc
in.ite train in the truss. 'The
beauty of Hie Corn crop in the United
.'tales, commences in the plowing; the
deep .wide and straight furrow; I how
lug thai ihe ploughman is an artist aa
well as a man of deep culture of the
mind and soil, and soul; for as Poor
Richard says, plow dei p while slug-gards
sleep and then yon will have
corn to sell and to keep. 'Then comi
Ihe slow and sturdy o\en with Hie har-row
.followed with the roller, till all
the field Is fallow nnd Ihe weeds ex
ttnet; then the farmer's boy with his
li\ • ly stepping horsi s. and poles. Starts
nit to strike thai field for the planters
of the seed "how jocound did he drive
his team afield," and how equally he
hi : dl\id' •! tic whole surface into
squares I f a feel 8 inches; or four feet
wide and ion;. 'Then come the hoys
and girls to drop In each angle of He
Square three grains of corn, the man
with the hoe to cover the seed; and
than the farmei watches tin- coming
forth of the sprouts keeping a side
eye on ih,' crow, 'hi grub worm and
the chickens. Bui now he exclaims
Ih" corn I up," and tic bright green
■HeWitt.s Little Bktrly Rlsarrare the
finest pills I ever used.'' II. .1. Moore.
aiillbrook, Ma They quickly curs all
liver andbowel troubles
11. Maxwell Harry and W. B. Sup
p'oe. West Conahohocken.
i rows shine all along the furrows. The
i ulilvator than ensues; the at h
horse of special training, treading care-fully
around Hie tinning points and
marching with all the precision of an
on iron rails, draws Ihe hoc-harrow
and the driver carefully watch-tl
no bills of corn be li li covered
by the chills. Soon the crop shad".-, tin
ground, and nature is left to cdtnplel
the full developement; first the bladi
ih. a the tassel, then the ear. and after
that the full corn in Ihe ear. The cut-i.
Ihe shocking of ihe fodder,
Ihi' busking match and the hauling in
of the golden ears conclude ihe corn
crop and tic harvi sting, tnerof, ami
ihe heightening of the farmer's
I ' I hear lie Anle-llellom Africans
• ic aa tin v slopped for food, and
help us plant, for a little aid on the
: to rground Rail H I on their way to
IH' Il in: 'Show me do spot da! I was
bora on; show me de spot, i used to
hoe corn on. Sing to Mi.sc. night and
nioinun." He and they had a timcb
of liberty thai was a fortaSta to tlicni.
ot their ideal home in Heaven. I love
Hi i inip; lo plan! il; lo watch it;
and lo sic il grow, wave, flourish ami
ripen; its nodding plumes hang down
.heir headl BS tic Btalwaii s'alks are
"tit off and carried to Hie shock; but
the chief Joy of He young iicn over a
half century ago was the husking
i it li. when every time you found :i
red ear ynn had a right lo kiss your
girl; watch the rabbits Jump and run:
run races and see who could bus!. Ill"
gre si number of shocks ami show
he heaps fif corn elcniesl of all tic
all's and husks. Oh the leaps of gol-
!' li -lain; tiny were sweeter to me
•linn whom none but my father enjoy-d
them more, than tie barn of Bayard
who sang, as be could Aid
When yon crowd the old barn eaves,
'ben think what countless harvest
•ed door, to gladden eyes thai ate no
hinery now makes music in (he
"elds which differs from the melody of
1 ' ethods, but the corn and He enro-ll
I are no better; the mush and milk
0 I ■• i i'ii r or purer; nor arc the boys
By • Her BT happier, mor learned or
'•oiir.cd, in Instincts, associations, en
low tents or attainments Hum they
>' in lla lowly home where I was
horn, between broad fields of when
md ' urn."
'Th's will he a great season for frail
tnl grain of every kind lo which our
iim.de is congenial. Pennsylvania is
rich in natural risiiiii.es and was for-n
its early Battlers, The lcavcu
nf the principal early Prlejnda has
leavened the whole psychology of the
lommonwealth. Ami here we find tie
synthl sis of tin seasnns.
a. N. c
THI: SPORTINO WORLD.
IUSMCsscerslsg ikeAlfeklei si nils Mm-
"inli nnd Ihe Popular linincs In
wlii.h llicy ate
Iseslflag.
\\'(>NI»l5!tl-TL ENTERPRISR.
I h t Philadelphia North American is
1 W( nderful paper. Il was pun based
by 'Thomas Wanamaker to show
Ither newspapermen bow to inn a
a ws npcr. Philadelphia did not con-tain
brains enough, so high priced hlr-d
i: "ti were imported from New York.
Us employees are paid mure money,
and more money is spent for "news"
:han is spent by any other paper in the
My.
Tie following shows the great work
hat is done In the effort to earn their
■Uge snlaries. II was taken from the
if yesterday.
De patches •received fromConahohoc-
• n last night announced that the
me Telephone Company, recent-ly
incorporated here, had been granted
franchise by the Council of that bor-ough
to erect and operate a telephone
• : i there.
Immediately nfter the franchise was
granted a large force of laborers be-im
Hie work of erecting poles. It Is
announced that wires will be strung as
fast as the poles are placed and the
line got in operation at He earliest
possible date. Olllcers or the company
in this city refused last night tobeinter-
\|ow. d relative to the report.
ORBLAND.
lie. swift, of the Crosier seminary.
CCIiplOd He pulnlt at the (Ireland Bap-tist
Church nn Sunday and preached a
cry Interesting sermon to n large con-tain.
ih" Pickering Valley water company
lias decided lo run their pipes from
Bdge Hill to Ibis place. They expecl
to have the pities laid and In use with-in
three weeks.
Alan w. Corson, George 97. Huberts
and A. s. iiallninn have been appoint-ed
bj the Court a Jury to lay outnrond
Irl Cheltenham township.
Palling from a tree. Harry Sassimati
i I PottStOWn, broke his collar brine.
The Kinging Rocks 'Trolley Company
Of PottStOWn, will reopen ils lie next
Saturday.
By Ihe collapsing of his bicycle on a
hill. Christian Bberhardlngar, a Pott
town iron worker, was severely Injured.
\t Boehro's Reformed Church, Blue
Bell, \scansion Hay was observed In a
two fold manner yesterday afternoon,
'There wns a formal destruction of a
■'" i tgage on the parsonage, which was
the only debt against the congregation
W inamaker, of Philadelphia
tod the church with a carpel
'The exercises Included a lunch, which
followed addresses by the pastor, Rev.
D, I'. Wolff, and a former pastor, Rev,
1 H. Bechlar, of Philadelphia, and a
- sketch by Jami ■ Detwiler
Rei c.H. Koons, of Philadelphia, had
• of the musical portion of the
program,
\t the request of Director Merriam,
Supervisor Talbol has appointed as
Special enumerators Miss Elisabeth P.
I'rlley, for the stale Normal sol I. at
1 Chester: William L. Ityan. for
ipltal for the Insane.V jjon i -
town, and Lemuel Roberta, for
■ my Jail lit the same plai
the :'X
I IK AT! IS.
"I hod dyspepsia for years. No med-icine
was so effective as Kodol Dys-pepsia
Cure, it gave Immediate relief
'Two bottles produced marvelous re-1
suits," writes I.. II. Warren, Albany, t
Wls. II digest! what yon eat ami can I
not fnll to cure.
MTLLBR. On Wednesday, lie '_':;
Inet Hannah B. Miller, wife of the late
Joseph Miller. Services will be held
on Monday morning. May 28, at 11
'hick, from the residence of her son-in
law, Irvln Moore. Hector Street,
( OnShohOCken, Services at Lower
I'l. ■ ideuce Baptist Church al I o'clock.
tent in Lower Providence Bap-list
Cemetery.
To i in Recorder,
' kmshohooken, May 84, 1900.
I wish to call the attention of tha
Com.Imi ten Public who so generous-ly
rum i Ibutad in a benefit alleged to
be for ne in Basket Hall Hall. April 21.
I In tails in He case are these. The
read plainly, for the benefit of
Ha ol illogani easier, and every one
win. purchased a ticket did so to help
inc. nut lo sec a Basket Hall game.
Now up lo date I have received an of-fer
of Twenty dollars (fSO.00) which
I refused for this reason. The Hone
" '" tted nc Sixty dollars ($60.00) and
I consider thai every cent of il right"
tuny belongs lo me. i make tins state-
' wailing four weeks for a
ieiin n of my money so thai the public
can judge for themselves.
Respectfully,
DAVID OUSTBR
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Tic Y. M. A. A. team will play in
i.aiisilale on Memorial Day.
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it is reported thai "Parry" Murphy,
who is now playing third base for th
I M, A. A. has had an offer to play
with lie Newark, Atlantic League,
a a in.
'ihe Conahohocken High Bel 1 will
nave a haul proposition to solve next
Saturday afternoon in this borough,
wien Hicy meet ihe Norristown High
School The Norristown team has been
playing good ball Ibis season ami have
imi up some tin, games already. Al-
I eh ihe High School team from this
bqrough has not in en playing up to the
standard they are rounding into shape
ind with tic addition of some new
faeua who will play with them next
•ami day tiny will make the Norris-llay
Heir host if they succeed
ii Winning. Tie High School's defeat
a I . nadale which was criticised In
nsdale Republican a week ago
vas due in Ihe fad thai lie High
Jchool did not have their full team,
hey being compelled lo make up Heir
bne-up with two vming men which ac-
■uni| anicil the team.
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Al Rambo is considering an offer
IHI the Athli ins. of Philadelphia, to
■ day centre field. Rambo has been
lonnccted with the local team for sav-
•ral yearspastand hasbeena player of
mat promises, and although lie has
uvcr played with any league teams he
will, undoubtedly rive satisfaction if
to accepts this offer, "Al" has more
'han hold his end with the amateurs
tad there were very few thai he could
" t 0 shine as a siar. Besides being
Raider Rambo has always been
land) With the willow and bis good
ork has won many games for
me team when they were in a
aincli by a nice hum or a long hit oul
to the fence of the local diamond, and
should he accept Hie terms offered him
;t Is hoped thai he will he able lo rank
amongthe beet of themand perhaps in
i tea years work his way up the lad-del
and dun a suit of some of the Nat-ional
League teams.
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Thi N town High School has
cancelled Hie game of base hall
which was t > have been played In thia
i for Baturday with the Conaho-hocken
High School. 'The Norristown
lean teema to have a dread of meet-ing
Ihe "Lesson StUdlera" from this
h as thia is tic second timewith-in
two weeks thai they have canceled
line whl ii they have been hill-ed
lo appear hero.
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The following appeared iii the
i" Republican:
ManagerFrederlck reports that he
haa secured the Bellersvlue bull club
to play tie opi nine games In Lansdale
•ion Hay instead of the V. M. A
A. of this borough, as previously ar-ranged.
'The Conahohocken Jr., play the Ash-llase
Ball Club to-morrow af-ternoon
In Aehboui ne.
reporti d In ibis borough that
I 'lie. i Ixvllle will be a thing of the past
pin ting world hereafter, as
thi sill neither be represented by a
all, foot-ball or basket hall team.
report proves true, In regard to
the foot-ball team, it will be received
'..il'i regret by the people of this hor-de
Phoenlxvllle team has al-ia
vs Teen welcomed to this place.
' as always boon a strong rivalry
existing between the local team andthe
team from that place and every time
these two teams met nn the gridiron It
was s game for blood and tie people
always got their money's worth. Phoe-nlxvllle
was the only team who suc-ceeded
in crossing the home team's
ith defeat last year, and nl-
,1. (). Hood. Justice of the Peace.
Miss., makes the following
statement; "I can certify that One
\ln : le Cough Cure will do all that Is
claimed ior It My wife could not get
In r breath and tne first dose of It re-lleved
her. It has also benefited my
whole family." It acts immediately
and cures coughs, colds, croup, grippe.
bronchitis, asthma and all throat and
lung trouble.
H Maxwell Harry and W. R. Sup-plec,
West Conahohocken.
I :.h L' kflSky has sold Ho - tie I,
of his dry | d store, bill will still sell
a full line of shoos. In which In M
roots to give batter satisfaction to his
trade.
Straw Hals in all styles at Tracy.
ii' Halter, Norristown.
I. no your order with Graham &
lohnaon and get supplied with Bdward
i'. Qnllngher's Strictly Pure Butter.
i ■iiaianlceil the cheapest and Best But-ter
sold In Conahohocken.
though il was only hy one point it lu-cres
, d the bitter feeling as In who is
the superior team Conahohocken or
Phoenlxvllle bul tha question was
squarely settled i laterdatewhen the
locals got revenge in this borough by
the score of II toll. 'The most of lie
foot ball cranks hope that He report
will not be true ami would like lo sec
the Iron Working Town up the River
have as strong, If not stronger team.
than Hey bad last year, as the locals
and the PhoenlX arc always al I ev-enly
matched and the only two to right
for honors for the amateur champion-ship
or Eastern Pennsylvania
in case thai "Hogan" Cuater should
tut don a foot-hall suit this real
O'Donnell, of the Phoenlxvllle team
is Hying for the position, as Is also
John Crawford of this borough. If il
wcle VOtod for by the people of this
borough as lo who should gel the pns-i
1 Ion it would undoubtedly bo Craw-lord
lor I In. people who have ever saw
I Pla.v Hie game think Hint le is a
eonier and will in time lie as good as
Ills brother. Hob. Hut |s not though)
probable thai Hogan will quit foot-hall
as he said to a friend at the close of
tne liaskcl hall season dial if be would
ever be able to play he would he at his
old position this fall but thai le will
retire from basket ball for good.
Tic local management should try
and arrange a game with the Dnipiesne
foot-Ball team of Plttaburg, if any
reasonable agreement could he made
with I Icni. 'This team would mak
Ihe local team sweal to heat and on
Hint would prove a great drawing
card.
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'Tic Conahohocken High School has
already began preparations for thi
foot-hall season this fall. Vigorous
efforts arc being made lo place a
stronger team in the IH-M ibis year
•nan has ever represented thai msli-tiutlon.
The team was a pretty strong
Iggregation of players lasi year but
wen dissatisfied with some of the
which they losl and with the
servi is of Williams, Wood and Miller
on the team, they will try and square
accounts with the teama al whose
hands they suffered defeat.
THE ItAHNOU DISTRICT'S
FIRST RACE,
The 1011 mile race of the Radnor
Homing District was flown last Sunday
from Odenton, Md. 'The 89 birds be-longing
tn seven members of the club
Were shipped on Pridaj Dlghl lo hi'
liberated Saturday morning but they
were held over one day on account of
ihe lain. Mr. A. s. Oooke, the libera-tor,
wired Sunday morning, "Minis
Ibemted at 8.16, northwest wind,
dear." At home it was clear with a
itrong north wind. Considering thai
the birds had to fly against a hard
lead wind and bad been confined for
i day they made a very creditable
tewing. The fortunate ones were
fjeorge W. Fletcher who won the race.
mil II. ('. Mack who was second. The
following is Hie order of arrivals, the
two lirst birds getting diplomas.
Owner Arrived Av. Speed
'.. W. Fletcher, 11.02.06 1036.61
I. 0. Mack, 11.04.03 111:12.11:,
I. I), (irimths. 11.06.01 1031.62
1. II. Supples, 11.n1.11 1016.15
I. D. (irlliiths. 11.08.89 1006.13
1. II. Supplce. 11.06.32 1008.28
(1. W. Fletcher. 11.13.09 MTL'.JL'
'•:. .1. Watkins, 11.82.86 saT.T:'
('has. W. Fvans. 11.88.12 867.91
Sam'l. C. Young. 13.87.61 876.47
'The clocks worked very satisfactory
With only one exception where when
Ihe clock was turned over il would
dart 10 run and thus losl lime I'm tin
bird, There were about XII day birds
out Of X!) which Is rarely the case on
such a hard day. The ie\i race will
be from Orange, \'a.. on May26th. The
birds will be shipped from Fletcher's
and the couiiterinarklng will atari at
7 P, M. Thursday, May 24th,
WEST CONSHOHOCKEN
Notes at Interest from Ihe Town ■crosn in,
River and the Nesrbj
Mstritla,
IMI'KOVINC HATllOKO.
The llalbiiro Hoard nf'Trade mcl in
the town hall Monday evening and eon
sidered a proposition for a shin natal
nnd overall factory. After Inquiring in-to
ami Investigating thematter as far as
possible, it was upon motion decided to
make an effort lo raise 82600 to buy the
bonds which will be issued by the com-pany,
said bonds to be secured by Ihe
machinery, stock, etc, to boar six per
ecnt Interest, and to be payable In two
years. II is proposed by the parly Inlle
i t;|. i prise to employ not less than thir-ty
girls and ten boys, besides such men
as may be necessary at the beginning,
in all probability the dismantled slec-
1 lie light building will he the liouic of
the factory, as steam la always on lap
to pump water and in case of lire to
apply wider pressure by the largesteam
pump. Old llalboro. unless all signs
fail, will soon be New llatboro.
HAItli LOT OF TWO (JIAItltYMRN.
\ fate worse than death befell Sam-uel
(liven and Archie Tlppcu in an ax-osion
in Kambo's quarry. Upper Mer-lon
on Monday. Ttppen had both eyes
liiiiwn out and Ins bands were so badly
shattered that amputation of both was
ncccssarv. Iliveu had a band blown
off. anil doctors had to cut off Iheothei
cdvi u ami 'i ippen were considered
expert quarrymen, and tha latter had
been employed ai Howclvllle three
years. 'The day le received his injur
ies was the first he worked ill Ihe llam-bo
quarries.
ROBBBD A TOOL HOUSE).
John McDonald, of Ardmore, who
WaB attested last week hy Officer Kin;'
for breaking into Ihe tool house of
Contractor Prets al Cynwyd, wa
en a he nine before Magistral.' I.en-hardt.
yi aterday forenoon. Mr. Prati
was present ami identified the saws
and other tools which ware found in
McDonald's possession when he was
arrested. Officer King told him he had
seen McDonald acting aiiaplcoualy and
how he had arrested him after n chase
across the fields. McDonald wa
to Jail for coci t.
After suffering from piles for fifteen
years I was cured by using two boxes of
DeWitt'S Witch Hazel Salve." writes
W. J. Baxter, North Brook, N. C. It
heals everything. Itewnre of coimtorflls
H. Maxwell Harry and \V. B. Sup
pleo. West Conahohocken
A dollar buys a soft or stiff hat. thai
looks well and wears well, al 'Tracy
the Hatter. Norristown
SubRrribe for THE RECORDER.
Philip Bckarl is on the sick Hal
•' s Ki i is confined to his
h ■ i.i Uini
'i he conn has grained a soldier's
ic use to John Barle.
1 here has Icon an epidemic of
measles in He Hull Mills.
John lion iiiiiiiam is confined to
Ins home with appemlum ;
William Lynch baa removed from
Front slrcei lo Cedar avenue.
U. Tague'a bouse al Clulf Mills that
was recently destroyed by th-,.. is being
rebuilt.
itoscoe K. Moir was granted a di-vorce
yesterday morning rrom Margar-et
II. .Moir.
Samuel Snydei has removed from
Mr. .Miller's house on \,;„,\ street, to
one ol Mr. Brltt'a houses on Cedar
II V Clle.
Henry Huslard. of Quit Mills, a
player on the Conahohoi ken Foot Ball
loam is Buffering from what they be
Have is appendicitis
There will be a vacancy in tha
leaching force Of the piddle schools
when they reopen in Hie fall. One of
them will give up teaching for matri-mony.
—A hospital for dogs la being built
in.II Quit Mills by Albert Walker for
Dr. McClelland of Philadelphia, it
will be known as the Morris Refuge,
i ui' buildings will consist of a dwel-
■ng stable ami Hog loii, ail connected,
i will be splendidly equipped for the
"tiiiori of pel doggies who mistresses
Wanl tin tn cured from over feeding
md other ills that are the result of In-lulg'iit
inlsllosses.
\n arrangements have been prac-tically
completed ami everything is
now in readiness for tic dedication of
■>e Hose House and He housing of the
nisi linages by the Oeo. Clay Fire
Company which will take place to-iiorrnw
afternoon. The weatherman
UUI now only to be good and the entire
irogram will be carried onl without i
hitch, 'The hose carriage presented by
Mr. John il. clay, of Philadelphia ar-
Ivet last evening, ii is a handsome
me and presents a unique appearance,
it is nickel mounted, carrying four
bells, and in the from is sri an attrac
tlve photograph of Mr. Q ge Clayi
father of Mr. John n. Clay, after whom
ic company Is named, Below Mr
111 i photograph is the Inacription
•i the date of the organisation of tha
ompany. 'The large Ore bell also ar-
Ived lasi evening and will be pin |n
niaea on Saturday morning, it waa
lecured through Poulterer .v.- Co., of
•onshobockeii. 'The speaking stand
has been erected alongside of llebifihl
ng. The lii'tit will li" made the groat
tsl iii the history of the borough,
and bunting will Hy from almost
'Very building In the town and bllB-ness
will ho al a Btandatlll, 'The fes-ivities
will begin at 1.80 o'clock and
outline until He Sabbath dawns. 'The
poning prayer will he offered by the
'.cv. B L. Hyde and ex-llurgcss 10. p.
'.riii will welcome ihe firemen to tie
.iiiongb. The presentation of the imse
arrlagea by John Clay and the n/ash-i
in Company, ami the receiv-ing
of the same will be made. Prof.
Ralph B. Johnson will deliver an ad
Iresa on "Flag Presentation" ami ar
.'ina an nis have I g ,„ ido for ad-
Iressea by Hon. I. P. Wanger and Na-
: I Officer .lames II. Holland. 'There
will be a number of visiting tire com-panies
and lie Clay Company, assisted
"Washy" Hoys from mer He
ivci will royally entertain her guesta.
Th. banquet will be held in odd i'. i
Iowa Hall. 'The grand ball which will
e held in Ihe parlor of Ihe Hose House
will he exclusively for the visiting
firemen, Hie Invitations issmd being
inly to ihe dedication sendees in the
fteinooii. No person applying lor ad-
■ ilsalon <ai th.se Invitations will be
permitted to enter the building, 'Tie
route of lie parade will bo the sane as
as published in He ''Recorder" on
Tin Bday.
PRBIOHT CARS ABLAZB.
'Two freight cars standing on a Read-tallway
siding, near ihe Pencoyd
iron Works. Weal Manayunk, ami load-ed
with rags consigned lo a Manayunk
paper mill,were partly destroyed yeator
day morning by Tne. supposed in have
resulted from a lint ear Journal. The
Can Were placed oil the sidillg Oil
Tuesday night, and the tire smouldered
'111 ice-' iiig, when il hurst oul in
flames, winch communicated with the
ears. 'The fire was extinguished by
men employed at the Pencoyd iron
Works, who atlai led a hose lo one of
the Bteam pumpa 'The loss is astlmat-
.1 to be Slilnn.
The I'.i "lien of N'onistnwn arc he
rlnntng to raise fuels to have the
state Fin nan's Association meal there
In ' ■ i
\t Ogonti an • vi 'lite in tableau and
..ie "in n 'as: nlghl by the tuepi-
IH is nf Mrs Thomas B. Shoemaker's
class of si. Paul's Protestant Episcopal
■ ■ ii. ,,i r ■ the benefit nf the
Children's Country Week Society,
rlutcnlnson Commandery Knidits
'Templar, attended Ascension Hay sor
vicea In the Lutheran church of the
Ti Inity, N' i I ■ • and llatoned to i
sermon by Rev. A. 8. Plchthorn.
The Conrl haa cranl d i i barter to
tie Woman's Christian Temperance
I'nli o of Viniilei He directors of
which are Margin i Hough, Mai | Ply
I'll, n 11. I'm ham.il. Lidie Solly and
rhoebe Conrad.
1 i' Kenndy. Roanoke, Tiim., says,
i cannot say too much for lie Witt's
Wlti h Hazel Salve, One box of it cur-ed
What 'he doctors called an Incurable
a my Jaw." Curea idles and all
sKin diseases. I,oi I; out for worthless
Imitations
IL Maxwell Harry. Conahohocken
nui w I*. Bupplee, \\ il Conahohoc-ken.
VKW JRR8BY ORAPH
JUICE SHN'T TO Bl ROPH
Mr. Sl.ei I . of N'. H .1.1 si has :l I op
.ii.ilen extending over ih world as
in in a ri liable producer t r Opoi to
IIrape Juice and Port Wine. They are
ordered by families in Dresden, Lon-don
and I'aris for their superior vlr
tuea