The Conshohocken Recorder, September 4, 1900

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OONSHOHOCKEK, PA., TUBSDAI SEPTEMBBH 4, 190O. $1. PEB I BAH
AIMMiNIIMiS
OF Till: 1 KIINDS AROUND US
TIlhIK PLEASURES AND THEIR
WOES
i ■ call i i ball i oli
Prai tl< e , IHDI toi Conahy
OTI being i onaldei .-.i
Harry Burketl la rlaltlng relatival In
i li Ireland.
Tin Dramatli Company is making
(real headway
Th( Be it Mill HI Uan Wood
Co. are shut down this week.
The Misses wii.n inn HI Qermantown
HI■ i li Itlni Ml Betih.i Callahan,
Cyrus Hippie postmaster of this
oorougn enjoyed
Atlantic City
Hannah Radi lltl and Miss Bthel
Whitton returned Sunday from a ten
days vacation rutting triendi In Wins-
UIHilllillL'
Wednesday, September 5th li the open b) ih
lust day for registry In order to in- leg-ally
entitled to vote ai the coming gen
oral election
A large hole in tin- middle of the
trolley tracki at the corner of Hector
and CherrySt maycause aerioua trouble
II not soon repaired
William Horn is flatting frlendi in
[loading,
lUaaFlorence Jonee la rlsting frlendi
in Delaware
Miss Barah Hurray haa removed to
Phllaaeli
John Welsh, of Philadelphia, is vis-iting
relatlvea here,
Mis Bllaabeth Creaaon, of Washing
top li 0.1 i- i i iltlng Mi s John Wood.
H. Qii j .nisi HI' Calvary
Church, Is confined to his home by ill-ness.
Miss Sarah .loins of Blghth avenue,
ia spending hei vacation In Atlantli
l .lv.
Howai i Wilson of Philadelphia,
■pent Sunday with trlenda In thli bor-ough.
Dr. c. v. Hlle has removed to hla
Philadelphia office, BIS N Eleventh
t, Philadelphia.
Mr, ami Mis. Prank i C. .loins have
i week -ii la D daughter.
The Conahohocken Literary Society
win hold its Hi si meeting or the sea
■on at Bens'a Parlor on Thursday even
log.
Mis. William Rackapacher and Mrs.
John Powers of Philadelphia were vis-iting
frlendi on sixth avenue, on Bun-da/,
Mr. and Mi. i". II. i.uhiii' and Mrs.
l». H. itoss and daughter, have return
ed to their Conahohocken home from
Ocean City.
Mrs. i" A Smyth and MUM Udla
Turner, of (inlf Mills have returned
from a vacation spent with frlendi In
Chestei county.
Riehnni Pelrce, a brother of Many
Pelrce of this borough was in the
wrecK at Hatfleld on Sunday, He was
s.iuhtiy wounded.
Hi Qeorgi Bwelmer and daughter,
it lei have returned home after spend-ing
a few (lavs With Ml. ami Mrs
William Stanley at Reading.
Mrs. Bdward Dempsey and Mrs.
John Moser, of sixth avenue were
among the many who enjoyed the sea
breezes a 1 Ulinlic City on Sumiay
The Y. M. A. A. will give a dance
and eake walk in their hall on Batur
uay evening. There will be a prize
eake walk between Champloni D'Don
nell nml II i
Dr. Mason K Mover, dentist has sin -
needed Dr. Clark v. Mile, of this bor-ough,
«ml will be located permanent-ly
at Dr. Mile's former office, No. HI
i ii si avenui
The entertainment of the Washing
ton n<i-.i Company has been postponed
from Saturday evening of this week
until Saturday evening. September IV
wben It will be held In the Hose House
The White Hose Social Club Will
give their flrsl grand dance In the r
0. 8. of A. Hall on Saturday afternoon
and evening, September 16th Musie
will he furnished by Barrett"! orchea
tra.
i he Radnor Homing PI| n Club
haB bad a number of birda shot by
gunners. This is against the law, and
the club in another column offers a
reward Cor Information that will lend
to the arrest and conviction "f any one
who snoots the pigeons.
frank H Jones was the recipient of
a ..aiulsoine floral design upon Ids first
vi..it to the office of the j. EBHwood Lee
( o yesterday after his return from
auroad. It waa a welcome home from
me office employo ■
The following Is the program to he
given at the musical entertainment to
be held In St Mark's Lutheran Church
on Saturday evening
Cart I.
Piano Duet March Mllltalre."
Bngelmsnn.
The Miss, i Knecht,
Contralto Solo. "The Heart's Song.''
M. .1. Hill
Mrs. HOOk.
Knntasie l.yrlnuc Op, HO, Hilleiiol
Mr. Trewendt
llarltone Solo. "The Hell Ringer
Wallace
Mr. ii i: Day,
a. Berceuse: Cradle Bong, Renard
b. "Little (irandinoihi i . Iianee."
I..in gci-
Mr. Trewcndi
Part n.
i.anoDuet. "Nalla," Dellbea
The Misses Knecht
Baritone. "love's Sorrow." Shelley
Mr. II B. Day
Knntasie Urillnnte: - -Sur la romance.
Mn Celine. Hauniati
\li Trewendt
a. Serenade Naldllnger
b. A Dream, Barlett
Mrs Hook.
Violin Solo—On one string only,
Bach Wilhelnij,
with organ ac< ompanlmi m
M Knecht—Mr, Trewendt,
• ■ I I i Itlng relative In
I Olllle, I |( tit
\ii William Hah- oi iii-i toi ireel
-.pent .i few day- at <>> 'an Qrove,
Mra H M Johnson and son Luther
ind Mi .. William il ih an- iii ii, ||
John Murphy ami Officer Hasting
are on for Barnegai where they wul
■ pi lid :u l.i- week.
Miss Ann I M I iyet who ha- I n
i i onvalesa ent ol typhoid fever at her
. • now aldi to retUl ii to her post
ai nurse in the Philadelphia hospital.
Eleanor, the Infant daughter of Wil-liam
Mai!..p. oi Bin ami Poplar street
died mi Sunday. The funeral Bon II ...
..en- held roati rdaj aften a, the In-terment
was in Bl Matthews Cet
terj
The funeral servli ea ol rhomai Hoi-i.
day w.ie held on Saturday afternoon
from ins i.ne home iii Spring Mill
I lie Services V. I |c | i.lidlK li ll llV Kcv
J I' Sheppard, and were attended by
i large numbi i of frlendi and relatives.
i be Interment a ai In the Qulf Ceme
lel-V
i em c. Snyder, .-; i lameron Coraon
and Gi a John W. Bchall have been ap-pointed
a jury to assess the damagea
ioi the taking ol Patrli k Lynch'a prop-erty
mi Third avenue mar Hallowcll
stieet This avenue has been declared
court for a Dumbei ol
years But the borough is making
atlon to grade the avenue and
ihe house must i„ moved,
A RI:Al)IN(i WRIiCk AT NATFIliU).
THIRTEEN KILLED AND FIFTY lN]likMi IN A REAR
SION AT II riTEI.D
END COLLI
A GREAT BOOM
in flour la going on at the Philadel-phia
fash Qrocerj where Waahby ft
Crosbys celebrated Cold Medal flour
is being sold at slightly over two
cent! a pound as shown in their ad-vertisement
to-day. Their startling
bargain is for this week only and good
housekeeper! will do well to take ad-
(I i ptiiuial offer.
WEST CONSBOHOCKEN
Council meets in monthly session
to-morrow evening,
.Mis I:. E. Hoffman is confined to
her home by illness
\ great many of our residents
Went t" Willow Qrove last evening
— A successful fruit sale was held In
Hi" I'm' Baptlat Chun h last evening.
—Mra Henry Hall and daughter, Lls-aie
have returned after a three daya'
i - ii in rie
Mis, i' an, es a, Wallace has ar-rived
-lie in Denver, Colorado, where
visiting relatives,
Tl. i' gwlar meeting of the School
waa held last evening. Routine
bualm .-■ wai tranaai ted.
Mi Bridget Bweeney of Qerman-town,
a former resident of thil bor-ough
li v i.aiiiu; old acquaintances,
- Clara Redfearn and Miss
Maggn Ai.ams returned last Thursday
Mom a vacation spent in .Miami, City
.Mis- Clara M. Wallace left on
Sunday lor Darby and Wilmington
vnere she will spend the next two
.veeks
—The Christian Kinl'-av or Society of
'in 0 dt Chratian Church will give
a Fruit Festival in the basement of the
church, on Saturday evening. Scptcm-
..'■i Iflth.
Thin,en p, i ona Killed air!
ihiriv oih.MS injured ,s the appalling
i-i i mil oi' a real end i olllslon 11
in excursion train nml a milk tr
'in Bethlehem Branch ol the Ph
PlUs and Hi aihng Rallwa) on sun,i.iv
morning at Hatfleld twenl
■'Hies north '.i Philadelphia
The wn. kid irain consisted il ten
■iav , oai II. - in.I ,v.i thi
of a large excursion made up o
i "in Bethlehem, Allentown, ami
surrounding luvvns p, Ulai.li, City
I'hi- se, ion carried onlj those i>ersona
who lived iii Bethlenem and Allentovi n
and left tie- Ininn station in Bethle
hem at 6.06 \ M exactly thirty the
minutes behind the milk train. The
latter ((insisted id' two milk cars and
two passenger coaches and had stop
pe.i at evei v ,'al ion on the road from
Bethlehem -MI route to Philadelphia,
\i 6.46 oi lock the milk train dres
up ai the milk platform ai Hatfleld
nml iii less than two minutes the spec
Inl excursion train, running at thi rati
of thirty-live miles an horn .i.ished
Into the rear. The locomotive plowed
through the two passenger i oai hi - and
crushed Hi,.,II as if thej wen eggshells
The milk ear iniinediatelv in front was
also badly HI, . Red. four persons.
Godfrey Kaolin bis daughter M
Harold Landia, ami Wlllam Blackburn
on the passenger car of the milk train
were almost Instantly killed, fortun-ately,
there were very few perac
this train.
-l!l:i(K\ \les WMMv South II. il,
lehem
INJURED,
-ii- CARRIE, daughti rol
Rlclini -I Bai hman, w ho was killed.
;i:\x\\ Miss South ethlehem; arm
, i oken.
in ItKHARDT, Miss QBRTRUDB,
South Bethlohem; both leg! broken
H • HUT Mis WII.I.IAM. South
Bethlehem; injured Internally.
rt08SI, VNI) WILLIAM. South Beth
lehi ai ii.';..,.. ster milk tram.
: I.II . rated: i ertoua
It KM \.\. JOHN, South Bethlehem,
mot crush' tl
■ MILK vL- - Ulentown; both legi
orokcu.
HARRISON Mis QBOROB; arm brok-en
and eoiiiusion of body,
>i VRTZOO i. i South Bethlehem;
broken.
■■ Mi in l.RWIfl Bethlehem; contu-
• i if li
IvOCH, MAHV. tract I legs,
. .'ins QBORQB, Bethlehem; scalp
wound!
ucinini JOHN South Bethlehem; leg
ami thigh injured ami hurt Internal-ly;
no! serious
HON, I'. J., South Bethlehem;
ankle mi.ken
.MII.LKH. ANNIE, South Bethli hem
..ips crushed,
SJIWHARD, IRVIN, bead badly cut
NBWHARD. M VRT, South Bethlehem,
crush, d libs.
:■■ ., -lion distance south of
Hatfleld, He promises a vigorous in
.11(111
Then in .■ ,ntiK ting iii re
■ in v ioi the accident. One ver-
Coronei McGlathery returned lasl
■ v. nil..- I,, Norrlatown after spending
ii Hatfleld and Bethlehem \
on panled by District attorney \ II
Hendricks, be visited si. Luke'- Ho
iiitnJ ami found Sngineei Davia in a
HIS condition He waa aul
from concussion of the brain
and probably a fracture of the skull.
Iii'- Coroner is of tin opinion thai ir
Ha i- 'in,-- recover his mind will lie
unbalanced. Coroner McQlathery had
an Interview with Fireman Ubert
Wagner of Philadelphia, who was on
1 On tl . 1 ill. He is ill Ihe llOS-Pital
suffering Irniiilae..rations of the
limbs and severe bruises about the
•a"! stated thai when they
lefi Philadelphia they bad received or-o
mn an extra train to Philadel-phia.
Wagner aald he did not hear the
ngineer r Ive any other orders, ii..
idiinili.il with what was ahead.
tia it was mn necessary for the fireman
io be acquainted with the running of V.
the trains When a short distance
from Hatfleld Station be heard Bngi-neei
Mavis aay We are going to
Wagner said that he did no!
have lime to jump before the crash
occurred
The Coroner has not yel decided
when lie will hold an Inquest He held
i conference with District Attorney
hendricks to-day, ami the Inquesi may
he held ai Lnnadale on Thursday. The
Jury to determine who is to blame for
.He wreck has not been selected.
All of Hie blame cannot be attached
oi ihe engineer of the excursion train
•il Ibis stage of the game. snid the
Coroner, "There may be several ar-rests
on Thursday, As y,. owever
I nave not ilan any warrants issued. I
have subpoenaed twenty-two wlti
not Including those on il xeuralon
iraln. ' trlenda of the dead ami in-rured
may real assured thai i will do
mi iii my power to place the blame
wuere it belongs
i he operator at hatfleld, in a atate-uieiii
io Coroner McQlathery yesterday
ifternoon said that when themiuttrain
Btopped it Hatfleld tin conductor ap
proorned him and asked. 'Where is ihe
"PCI I'll Bl lure III cOllhl get inside
!h Bee the excursion train dashed
through thi fog ami the next instant
'In- clash Occurred, Coroner \|,
Olathi v . i,i thai in- bad i n In-tormed
that some of the bodies had
"•' a robbed.
THI: BOROUGH
WINS THI: CASE
I Hi JAMES MORRISON AWARD OF
■MOO DAMAGES AGAINST THE
BOROUGH HAS BEEN SET
ASIDE BY THE COURT
i in Monday morning the Court an-nounced
thai a rehearing of tin case ol
lames Morrison agSlnSl Hie Borough
■i' ' 'or iiohoi ken had been ret i.,,
THIS frees ihe borough from the award
for damages, ami will necessitate Mi.
Iforrtson beginning .ill ovet again, this
nine suing tin county,
Mr Morrisons property was greatly
-'mi';"! by the opening ami grading
ol Spring Mill avenue in front or his
house.
lie offered to compromise with the
orough for 11000. William F. Meyers
who was then borough eollcitor con-tended
thai tin- borough was not liable
1 ""' damagea, and he advised Town
I OUMll to refuse Io pay them. This
was don.-, a still resulted and the jury
awarded Mr. Morrison JL'IIIIII \|,
"•VIMS asked u„. Court to sel aside
a report of the Jury as the borough
vvas noI liable The Curl agreed will,
Mr Meyers and sel the report aside.
Mr. .Morrisons attorney! asked for a
lehearing „| ihe ease and now thi
' oiirt has refused Ibis rehearing -|-|liv
nnally releases the borough and is a
victory that Mr. Meyers ran |„. prolu|
of.
Mi Morrison's property however,has
Been damaged by ii„. change or grnde
mil sail will have to be entered now
Igalnsl the County.
THE CONSHOMCKEN
PROPHET
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES
INTERIOR in-' ONB OF
Courtesy of the 1'hil.i. Ledgl i
ITH-: KXCI HSIO.N CARS
PICNIC AT SPRING MILL
DeWltt'i Little Barly Rlsera an
prompt, palatable pleasant, powerful.
purifying little pills
H. Maxwell Harry and W. E. Sup-plee.
West Conahohocken.
la bo Park in Spring Mill rang with
me merry voices of a jolly picnic party
"ii Saturday alien n. All the athlet-ic
spoils of Ihe day were anticipated
in. Relay racing, base hall and fool
hall were ihe most enjoyed. It was
unit" an Interesting feature to see the
• nine ladies playing a gan f base
Mil \ii-s Blanche Bvaaa ai the bat
lid very well, and Miss l.illie Mellon
as pitcher twirled the ball wilh great
Agility. The Relay race was won by
Miss Neiii,. Connelly, A watermelon
contest was held between Miss l-Mnu
Bvana nml Miss Anni, llnor which
vas won by the former. The young
gentlemen made their appearance late
ii tin aflcrnon. and in time Io enjoy
■ ai- appetising repast, which the young
ia....-s spread. In the evening ihe
.spring Mill Quartette rendered vocal
solos II made quite a pretty picture
in the moonlight as the young folks
■at around under the trees and sang
I'lmil Night" The picnic ended with
■ nood old time Country dance and a!
a milt ii o'clock they departed niter a
' eliglitfiil time Some of the party
'en Misses N.dJie Connelly. Anna
i met. Blani la .mil i-Mn.i Bvana, Lil-lian
Mellon. Dorothy Eyre, liable
white. Bthel Burr, Messrs. Joseph
uiackburn, Robert Samuel ami John
■"'■I'm land. Robert I'aiign, Everett
afield, Cm i li ■ Nixon, Barry
r and .lames llurr.
ALMOST DROWNED
Hairy Powers anil John Kennedy.
two boys from Wesi Philadelphia rode
on a freight mi- io West Conahohock-en
on Saturday morning for a swim.
POWI i - is an adept at the business,
while Kennedy is a nine novice mil be-ing
able Io g t beyond bis depth
Wishing to improve however, he asked
Kennedy to itay by him while he made
a longer distance, iii swam about
lorty strokes and then suddenly grew
weak, being utterlysuable to swim In
to shore again. With parted coolness,
Powers grabbed him around the
mil atarted for shore, while Ken
ncdy began to yell and struggle when
ihe water WOUld OOmi mar his mouth.
iii in- temporary madness, he finally
Struck Powers iii ihe sioinaeh with
his knee which caused the rescuer to
lost his hold and rendered him utterly
powerless.
As both lads were disappearing un-der
the water, wiih all hope gone, Dav-id
Wallace ami Qeorge Conway of
Manayiink who hud seen Ihe ludsslrug-gllng
rowed Io them In the nick of
time. Wallace grabbed Kennedy by
both ears, while Conway sailed Pow-ers'
foot IIH he was giving a last strug-gle.
Hnth boys were hauled ill after
much trouble and rowed to shore
WUere their rescuers revived them with
a little exertion and some good brandy.
The excursion train was a picture of
Indescribable horror Tin- locomotive
was a mass of benl and broken iron
ami firmly held the bodies of us engl
DI 11 and Bremen beneath its great
weight Behind the engine, all "i the
ten can were also a mass of wreckage.
The first car was broken in twain ami
the oilier live cars were thrown mi
tneir sides, completely demolished.
Nine persons won killed in the firs!
two carl and the others in these ears
Were badly maimed, As soon as Ihe
' rash came a terrible cry rose from the
smashed cars, and those who had not
been Injured quickly crawled or Jump-id
from ihe cars and went to ihe as
slstance of the injured. Many were
pinned down by wreckage and had to
be freed by ihe liberal use ol aXI B
With tint r four exceptions the
■lead were killed Instantly, the others
dying on their way io the hospitals
Ail the Injured were first taken to a
sued at the Hatfleld itatlon, ami the
oead were removed io a barn.
Messengers were sent to the near-by
villages tor physicians, and a relief
Main was telegraphed for from Beth-lehem.
With fifteen doi ton ami half
a dosen nurses a special train a i
rrom Bethlehem, bul before || i, ,, p,ed
me -(cue of the wreck it waa ilgnaled
to return to Bethlehem as a special
carrying nearly all the Injured had
started for the hospital ai that place
On the run from Hatfleld to the bos
pital, three or the injured died. Qreal
trouble was experienced In keeping n„.
relatlvea away from the injured on thi
train so thai the doctors gathered rrom
near Hatfleld could attend to the
wounded. The list of killed and wound-ed
Is as follows;—
gs
toes
RBBSB, BDWARD, Allentown; con-tusion
of shoulder and bus
Kn,ieHLEi. JOHN, south Bethlehem;
Internally Injun d.
ItOSBNBBRRY, WBLUNQTON 11..
.i.iw broken
3UHABFBR, Miss Allentown. 1
broken.
SCHANTZ, JOHN, Allentown,
a naked.
SCHANTZ, WILLIAM. Allentown;
thigh injured.
SCHLOTT, HARRY, South BethW i,
leg contused,
SCHMOYBR, Mrs. ALLKKII. Bethle
hem. badly lai 'Mated.
I IQHB, MI'TI \i:i. .1 . Allentown; legs
crushed nml burned; seriously bun
I RAN8UB, ABRAHAM, Jr., ' South
Bethlehem; deep scalp wounds, eon-tuaion
of hack, ami serious Internal
injuries.
WAGNER, ALBERT J., Philadelphia,
fireman excursion train, contusions
of Cheel and legs; sei ions.
rVILMEYHR, WILLIAM South Beth-li
lulu, badly lacerated,
IVILMBYER, .Mrs. WILLIAM. legs
(■rushed.
The spc( ial train arrived ai Bethle-nem
at ll.:!n o'clock and was met by
futlj '. nun persons, ail clamoring to get
i bit of news of Ihe wreck or trying to
learn whether loved ones were among
ihe iniinis. The news of the wreck
reached Bethlehem at s o'clock ami
in-'ad like wild tire All the police
ol the town were gathered at He- I.I
lion and il was with gnat difficulty
thai Ihe injured were removed in thi
waiiing ambulances ami other vehicles
which conveyed them to the hospitals.
L.I (luring Hie day people from Allen-
I town, Cataaauqua ami other placea
;■■ mm
To prevent consumption quickly
i ute throat nnd lung troubles with One
M te Cough Cure.
H Maxwell Harry and W. E. Supplee
W. Conahohocken.
• lair
WRBCKED ENGINE OP
Courtesy of the I'hila Ledger.
DEAD.
WALDBPUROBR, I'l.ouiw Tylera
port
UACHMAN RICHARD, South Bethle-hem.
m.ACKiii u\ WILLIAM. Ambler
DAY, THOMAS, Allentown.
hiHRBT, IRA, South Bethlehem.
...iitiOT. WII.LIAM. South Bethlehem.
KAF.I.IN. GODFREY, Telford
KAKI.I.N. .Miss MAMIK. Telford
i. wins. HAROLD, Hatfleld
M(I;ONK;I.K. CIIAULICS. \ilentown
MILLBR i( IRT, South bethlehem
MoifDAiNT .IOSKPH, Soutii Bethle
hem.
luB KXCI'USIUN TRAIN.
■■ ■ pouring Into Bethlehem, and con
fusion reigned.
The second section of the excursion,
made up ol persons from towns other
than Bethlehem and Allentown left
soon after thi first aectlon, but was
bagged before it reached Hatfleld, As
li could mil gel through on accoinil ,,r
the blocked tracks, it was returned to
Bethlehem, and there was great rejoic-ing
at the narrow escape or its Ml u
pants from the catastrophe,
The coroner of Montgomery County
Visited the wreck early ml spent the
entire day at the scene He ai once di-rected
the removal of the dead to
;;JSION TRAINS STOP
RELIGIOUS MEETING
The trains of I lie I'eimsv lv ania Rail-road
have always been a great dis-turbance
to ihe services In the Metho-burch
and Sunday night was m
•"XCi |ii mil ami even proved to be worsi
than other occasions The excursions
Which were run to Atlantic City ovei
this road was the cause of the trouble,
ind it vvas man against -Ic.iin engines.
the steam engines coming out on top
HI i consequently the congregation de-parted
will i getting the fruits of
,l"' »ern The trains were com-pelled
lo stop in this borough and on
iii'illlt of the sleep grade Just above
'In station, ii was some minutes befon
■ icy co aid get started again. From
i.iout 7.J0 the trains begun pulling Into
'uis borough and from that time until
after B o'clock il was almost o ,,ii
'unions putting and blowingof whistles
Bach train bad from IE to 20 cars on.
ami as they were loadea to their m
mosi capacity the story is easily told,
Perhapa the head members of the
church were not thoughtful enough or
'in services might have been suspend-
.il for the evening, for as il vvas they
were not Onlahed. After being atop
'ci two c in about twenty minutes bj
the noises or the trains, to aay nothing
oi the noises which he managed to
preach agalnai between thai time. Rev
B T string Anally decided to have
i nion for some Other evening
the excursionist! have had theii
laj and religions services can be held
without being Interferred with so
much and after waiting a few minutes
for the train to get oul of hearin
tanee be dismissed his listeners in
it is nothing new for the servi-ces
to I." Interrupted In this manner.
but the Sunday night occurence was
Hial "lie anil was more than anv
man would have I n aide to tall,
'■'in. I and it || sale in say thai It Ihe
congregation at that church ever build
ll'W one II Will llol be so close to
the railroad.
THE DOG STILL LIVES
Special to The Recorder:—
ROSS tihll
the dog belonging to Mm,
lohn Sutler, of thll place, which swal-lowed
her pockeiiiook containing aome
good sized notes, a small diamond
eioo. h and ring is Still alive. II has
now been nearly two weeks since he
partook Of the expensive meal, which
is valued al live hundred and twenty
.(dial's and the pour fellow is getting
tninner every day. His master who
lias been in Atlantic City for ihe past
■ nee weeki la undetermined as towhal
course io pursue, but has telegraphed
IO let 'he dog live Until be li'tlll'IIS. It
s though! that one or Philadelphia's
b-adlng surgeons, who is Intimately
icqualnted with Mr. Sutler, will at-tempt
an operation.
Meanwhile Mess" goes about with a
worried look. No longer does lie sit
by Ihe (hair ol' his mistress at meal
lime ami when his dish of milk nml
crackers is put before him, he merely
ii ami goes away to "whine" by
himself The dog evidently baa a anv-il
■ ioi rood, hut when he attempts to
cat It must cause him pain.
In his little hOUM in the yard he
moans the whole night long and on ris
Ing in the morning, .less shows no de.
sir. lo play with the children. Thus
with money and diamonds, he goes
about unhappy ami ir something Isn't
done very soon il will not he long lic-loie
ihe poor fellow is In jog heaven.
His record as a watch dog isanenvlnlile
nml ' -e 'ban (me intruder hns
n 'based iii terror from the Slitter
home He is also a good companion
lor his mistress when she goes to the
Btore and his death would be deeply re-gretted.
The Democratic primary meetings
were held in the different districts on
Saturday evening. There were con-testa
in every ward of the borough ex-
"in 'he Third and Fifth.
iii the First \\;„,\ ,|„. contest waa
tor Commltteeman. John j. Plneran
lefeated John O'Brien, who holds the
•line now. In the Second Ward the
onicst also centered about Committee-man;
iv ,i. Mortality defeating Joan
lasey, In Hie Fourth Ward the ticket
ompose v O'Brien, Commlttee-isin.
and Michael Harvey ami Kdward
Hie fOUOWlng is Ihe list of delegates
md commltteemen;
First Ward—M. Nevins. Haiiiei M,
lark, di legates were defeated
Husky, delegates; John J. Flneran,
'oinmitti (Milan.
Second Ward -w. .1.
MoQann, delegates; P.
''iininitteeinan.
Third ward—Daniel Leary, William
UCCIuaky, delegates. Timothy Crovvley
'oinniilteeninn.
(oiirtli Ward-John Mullen, John
Kelly, delegates; Charles Nugent,
'oininilteeiiian.
Fifth Ward—Thomas Klndregan,
Delegate ami Commltteeman.
Wesi i 'onsholuK ken -John McGough,
lohn Smith, delegates, RichardClinton,
Commltteeman.
W'liitemarsh. West—Q. o. L l.ovvaker.
lohn Muhaney, delgstes, JohnUBIake,
' ominittcciiinn.
Plymouth, W.est—Michael McCabe,
i'rank Tracy, delegates; Bdward O'-
Nelll, eonimitteeman.
PUIiMCIS
Thai although Pall is romln things
II I ' instid ol down.
♦
That many a man who sees double,
iaya he feel out of sight.
♦
That when a feller raises a fight he
gen'rilly lowers himself.
♦
Thai ih-i belle that is full of rings
seldom answers iher rings on the bell.
♦
That the girl who worriesabout dress
Is not able ter wnfry about anything
else.
are
to
livin
even
Moran. Peter
J. Morlarlty,
That some pugilists that
high now. will lind II hard
strike a match next month.
♦
That the summer girl never thinks
of uiuming up the nun Hint some fel-let
had to summon for her.
♦
That the museum freak that writes
with his fool accomplishes a great feat
yet he don't write a good hand.
♦
Thai our foot hall players are all
here hut two, one is only half back and
the other, why he's only quarter back.
♦
That "dead men tell no tales" 'tis
snid but it's a lie, they kin talk through
a phonograph before, or through a law-yer
afterwards.
♦
That hereafter choirs will sing lulla-hys
to soothe the men that sleep In
church an then they'll sing out loud
again to wake 'em up.
Thai the man who growls
From morn till night
Is often wrong
And seldom right.
A CONTRADICTION
To the Recorder;—
We wish to contradict the statement
made In Saturday's Norristown Times
aoout the light on the trolley party of
t..e Knights of Golden Eagle. That
iiem was not true.
W N. C.RIFPITH.
Secretary.
LEWIS WAGNBR, Chairman.
' sun spots astronomers say. Ihe emergency nags sent by a church
ansed the extreme heal this summer, society to Kansas soldiers in the Phli-
Id doctors declare nearly all the proa- Ippines contained among the neeeasi-
'' IIS were induced by disorders of
the Stomach. Hood health follows
-ood digestion. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
ligesls what you eat. If you have In-ge.-
lioii or dyspepsia II will quickly
elieve n till perillll Ill-Ill lv cure you.
H Maxwell Marry and W. i; Supple,
\\ Conshohocken.
nes a box of DeWltt'i Witch Hazel
halve, the well known cure for piles.
injuries nml skin diseases. The ladies
took 'are to obtain the original De-
Witt's WitOh Basel Salve knowing that
ill the counterfeits are worthless.
II. Maxwell Harry and W. E. Sup-plee.
West Conshohocken.
You can spell it cough, .off, oaugh
i aui' kail', kough. or kaiigh, bul the
only harmless r |y tli.-it quickly
i i one Minute Cough Cure.
H. Maxwell Harry and W. E. Sup-plee,
West Conahohocken.
True Economy
The difference of cost between a
good and a poor baking powder
would not amount for a family's
supply to one dollar a year.
The poor powder would cost
many times this in doctors' bills.
Royal Baking Powder may cost a little
more per can, but it insures perfect,
wholesome food. In fact, it is more
in th« end, because it goes
1cavening tnd never spoih
economical
further in
the food.
Royal Baking Powder used always
in making the biscuit and cake saves
both health and money.
You cannot. If you value cnml health, afford
»o use cheap, low-grade, ilum btikins pow-ders.
Ihcy an- i|it to sp.id the t ■•> I they
do ending, i ih.- health. All physicians will
■all you that ilum in tomi iv poisonous.
SOVAl BAKING POWDER CO., 100 WILLIAM ST., NEW YORK.