The Conshohocken Recorder, November 17, 1911

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PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY
4443 THE CONSHOHOCKEN RECORDER FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1911 *1 PER YEAR
WILL OF JAMES BEATTY
GIVES EST. TO CHILDREN
BY THE WILL OF THE LATE
QUARRYMAN HIS ESTATE IS TO
BE DIVIDED INTO TEN EQUAL
PARTS.—SEVERAL TRUST FUNDS
ARE TO BE FORMED FOR THE
BENEFIT OF HIS CHILDREN.—
VALUE OF ESTATE NOT GIVEN.
In the Name of Cod, Amen!
I. James Beatty, of Plymouth Town-ship,
.Montgomery county, Pennsyl-vania,
being of sound and disposing
mind, memory and understanding do
hereby make and publish this my last
*111 and testament as follows:
I order and direct that all my Just
■debts and funeral expenses be paid as
soon after my decease as may be.
1. I give, devise and bequeath un-to
the Norrlstown Trust Company,
Five hundred dollars to hold the same
in trust and to invest the same and
apply the net income therefrom to the
maintenance in good condition of my
family burial lol at Barren Hill Ceme-tery,
.Montgomery County, Penna.
2. I give, devise and bequeath un-to
my wile. Margaret A. Beatty, one-hall
the income of all my property,
real, personal and mixed, during the
term of her natural life.
After the decease of my said wife,
I direct that all my property shall
be divided into ten equal shares and
distributea to and among my children
as follows:
I give, devise and bequeath unto
my daughter, Sallie K. Ramsey and
her heirs forever, one of the ten equal
shares of my estate.
I give, devise and bequeath unto
any daughter, I-aura H. Peck, and her
heirs forever, one of the ten equal
shares of my estate.
I give, devise and bequeath unto
my son. John Eckstein Beatty, and
his heirs forever, one of the ten equal
shares of my estate.
i give, devise and bequeath unto my
son Henry T. Beatty, and his heirs
forever, one of Hie ten equal shares
of my estate.
1 give devise and bequeath unto my
■daughter F.mnia R. Altemus, and her
heirs forever, one of the ten equal
shares of my estate.
I give, devise and bequeath unto my
daughter Fli/.abeth Osborn and her
heirs forever, one of the ten equal
shares of my estate.
1 give, devise and bequeath unto
my daughter, Kdith I). Wayne, and
her heirs forever, one of the ten equal
shares of my estate.
4. I give, devise and bequeath unto
the Norriston Trust Company, one of
the ten equal shares of my estate to
iiold in trust nevertheless and pay the
ne income arising therefrom quarterly
unto my son. William Beatty during
the term of his natural life, and af-ter
the decease of my said son, Wil-liam
Beatty I order and direct that
tin' Xorribtown Trust Company dis-tribute
said share to and among my
■children, the issue of any deceased
child taking the shure the parent
would have taken if living.
i give, devise and bequeath unto
the Norrlstown Trust Company one
of the ten equal shares of my estate
to hold in trust, nevertheless, and
l»ay the ii.-I income arising therefrom
quarterly unto my son, James Beatty,
-during the term of his natural life
and after the decease of my said son,
James Beatty, the said Norrlstown
Trust Company to pay the net in-come
arising therefrom to his son,
Horace Beatty, and after the decease
of my said grandson, Horace Beatty,
I order and direct the said Norrls-town
Trust Company to distribute
said share to and among my children,
the issue of any deceased child tak-ing
the share the parent would have
taken if living.
I give, devise and bequeath unto
the Norrlstown Trust Company one
of the ten equal shares of my estate to
hold in ;iust nevertheless, ana pay
the net income arising therefrom quar
terly unto my son, Daniel R. Beatty,
during the term of his natural life,
and after the decease of my said son
Daniel II. Beatty, I order and direct
the said Norrlstown Trust (ompany
to distribute the said share to and
among my said son's wife and chil-dren
share and share ailte.
I Dominate, constitute and appoint
my wife, Margare A. Beatty, and my
son, John Eckstein Beatty, to be the
executors of this my last will and
testament. . jf| 'IJ
(Contiuued on Page Five)
BOILER WORKS TO
START ON MONDAY
THE JOHN WOOD MANUFACTUR-ING
CO. HAVE ARRANGED TO
START THEIR PLANT AND
WILL GIVE FULL PROTECTION
TO ALL WORKMEN.— HEARING
IN INJUNCTION CASE AGAINST
STRIKERS HAS BEEN CON-TINUED.
The John Wood -Manufcturing Com-pany
have arranged to start their
plant in operation on .Monday morn-ing.
The plant has been closed down
several weeks on account of a strike
and the Company and the strikers
have been unable to reach an agree-ment.
The management have arranged to
start up the works and have also ar-ranged
for ample protection foi the
workmen in going to and from
work. While it is not expected that
there will be any disturbances, the
management have assured their em-ployes
that every safeguard will be
taken to prevent any.
The hearing in the injunction pro-ceedings
which the Company brought
against the local Union, which was
scheduled Tor yesterday morning, has
been continued until Thursday, Janu-ary
4th, 1911'. The continuation was
agreed to by counsel of both sides
and Judge Weand, who was on the
bench .theiefore set the above date
for the hearing. Counsel deemed it
wise to not have the case heard at
this time as personal prejudices
might enter into the case and as the
strikers are abiding by the provisions
of the injunction, it was thought bet-ter
to have the hearing iiostpontd un-til
a later date. Judge Weand agreed
in that the injunction works injury to
no one.
The strike is having a serious affect
on the retail business of the borough.
The large number of unemployed men
are saving what money they have, as
at present there seems to be no signs
of an early settlement of the strike.
The closing down of the boiler works
has also seriously affected the other
iron mills of the town as the sheets
used In the manufacture of the boilers
are made in the local mills.
MOOSE READY FOR
CLASS INITIATION
THE LOCAL ORDER WILL INITI-ATE
SEVENTY-FIVE CANDID-ATES
TO-MORROW EVENING.—
BIG PARADE AND FIREWORKS
DISPLAY.—MEMBERS ENJOY A
TRIP TO POTTSTOWN ON WED-NESpAY
NIGHT.
Everything is now in readiness for
the big class initiation in Washing-ton
hire Company's Hall, to-morrow
evening, when seventy-five candidates
will be taken in the Conshohocken
1-odge No. 188 U O. O. M.
The big demonstration will start
w itli a big street parade at eight
o'clock sharp. The local order will
form in front of the Moose Home and
headed by the .Moose Band will march
to the P. & R. station, where they
will meet the following lodges: Phil-adelphia
arriving at 7.15; Pottstown,
arriving at T.ISU; Norrlstown at 7.42
and the Bryn Mawr will come in two
large coaches. After all the herds
have been placed in line, the street
parade will continue up Fayette street
to Second avenue, countermarch on
Fayette street, o Hector street to Ash
street, countermarch on Hector street
GOVERNOR MAKES
JOHNSON DEP'T. HEAD
AN ATTEMPT AT
ROBBERY FOILED
ATTEMPTLD TO BREAK INTO THE
MURPHY HOME ON UPPER FAY-ETTE
STREET.—INMATE OF THE
HOUSE FIRES SHOTS AT FLEE-ING
MEN WHO MAKE GOOD
THEIK ESCAPE.
LAWYERS ILLNESS
DELAYS WATER FIGHT
COUPLE ELOPED
Man Could Not Keep Secret of His
Marriage.
Mr. Ceorge Reese, of Norrlstown,
and Miss l.enelraa Bowman of Con-shohocken
journeyed quietly to Wil-mington,
Del., October 88 last and
were married by the Rev. (ieorge
Wolfe. Ostensibly they had left to
call on a mutual friend out of town,
none of their relatives or friends BUS-l-
ecting that the object was a visit
to the altar of Hymen.
For reasons of their own Mr. and
Mrs. Reese decided to keep the mar-riage
a secret for a while, but Sunday
night Mr. Reese himself made a slip
Which led to letting out of the. secret
of the marriage.
The grcom is the son of Mr. and
.Mrs. BlliS Reese, of Moore street,
near Walnut, Norrlstown, and is well
known. The bride has a host of
friends in Conshohocken and is well
known in Norrlstown.
FRANK NOBLE
Installing ollicer of Conshohocken
l^jdge No. :!83 L. O. O. M. who is in-strumental
in inakiug the class initi-ation
a success.
ORGAN RECITAL
The second organ recital of the
present series, will be played in Cal-vary
Church, this Sunday after the
evening service by H. Grey Sleele the
organist. The following numbers will
be included:
Andantino Maaso Puccini
Moderamente Mosso Puccini
March I'unebre D'une Marionnette
Gounod
Pastcralo Kullak
Offertoire—D. minor Batiste
Humoreske Dvorak
Andante Crazloso Brahms
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♦ For •
♦ First-Class Tailoring ♦
♦ J. BRESSEN ♦
♦ No. 9 W. Elm Street ♦
e CONSHOHOCKEN e
♦ Or Call 310-A. Bell. e
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Leaders in Prime Beef—Kindre-ga.
i's.
READ THE RECORDER, $1 a Year
to the Washington Hose House and
dismiss.
Along the route a continual scene
of fireworks and red lights will be
displayed, which it is said will surpass
any of proi ious occasions.
The Initiating exercises in the Hose
House will be under the direction of
the Philadelphia Degree team and
they aie recommended as one ol the
best that ever donned a uniform.
Addresses will be made by the fol-lowing
members of the order: James
i". Lennon, oi the Philadelphia Lodge;
Clymer Mlssimcr, Dictator of Potts-town
Lodge; A. II. Hoss, Past Dic-tator
of t.ie Norriatowu l-odge, and
several others in high standing in the
Moose.
After the initiating exercises the
guests will be tendered a sumptous
banquet, ti, which the Committee on
Kats have lefl nothing undone to make
a grand success.
* • •
About seventy-five members oi Con-shohocken
Ledge No. 283 U <>. 0. M.
attended the Class Initiation of the
Pottstown Moose on Wednesday ov-
, ning. The local herd left the Moose
home at seven o'clock in a special
trolley cur. They arrived in Potts-town
in time to participate in the
large parade that preceded the Initi-ating
exercises. The local order was
loudlj applauded along the route, the
members presenting a fine appearance
with the natty white caps which they
wore. After the parade, they were
escorted to the Armory where a class
of two hundred candidates were tak-en
into the Pottstown Order. Many
of the members of the local order
were called upon for speeches to
which they responded and congratu-lated
the Pottstown .Moose on their
spiendid advancement in the organi-ation
of the order. The m-ml>. is lefl
Pottstown about twelve o'clock, and
the trip home wus enlivened by man]
songs and solos by to • Glee
Club. They arrived home in the
sma' blurs of tiie morning.
bee Klndregan's immense stock of
linest Meats, new 3 times weekly.
COUNTY IS MADE INSURANCE
OUCNTY IS MADE INSURANCE
COMMISSIONER.—A $7500 PER
YEAR BERTH.-HE IS WELL
QUALIFIED FOR THE OFFICE
HAVING BEEN IN THE INSUR-ANCE
BUSINESS FOR YEARS.
Governor John K. Tener on Wed-nesday
announced the appointment of
i Charles Johnson, of Montgomery
County, to be Insurance Commission-er
of Pennsylvania, under the new-law
reorganizing the State Insurance
Department.
Mr. Johnson is widely known
throughout Pennsylvania. For ten
years he has been resident clerk of
the House of Representatives, and
for some time past has been treasur-er
of the Republican State Committ-ee,
He is the Republican leader of
.Montgomery County.
The new commissioner, in addition
I to his wide- knowledge of men an . af-fairs,
understands the Insurance busi-
! iness thoroughly, having been engag-ed
in it for a long time. He is a mr-ector
in the Peoples' National bank
of Norrlstown and in other finai.. ...1
and business institutions.
Samuel W. McCullougb who has
been Insurance Commissioner since
David Martin resigned to bee ......
will be offered the position of i)e-puty
under Commissioner Johnson,
the post he filled form any years,
It is probable that Actuary Robert K.
Forstre also will be retained.
The Insurance department as a rev-enue
raiser of the State government
yields over $1,5011,000 per year, i ne
new svsti-m will go into effect with-out
imposition of any additional lax.
The Department will require but a
small part of the income for the run-ning
expenses. In addition to ine
Commissioner there wil be a Deputy
Commissioner at $4000; chief exam-iner,
at $4<K)0; actuary, at $5000, und
a number of examiners, inspectors
and clerks, the staff being larger
than before.
The reorganization of the depart-ment
and its system was effected by
the passage or about a dozen laws,
some of them drafted by Mr. Mel ul
lough and the State officials, i ne
best leauires of the insurance laws
of New York and Massachussoits,
which are considered to rank nigh- si
in Sum- supervision of Insurance,"
were incorporaed in the now laws
for Pennsylvania, and featun
acts in force in Minnesota, WD ■
considerable Insurance reform
islation has been passed, Ohio,
land and other slates were also t.i.e n
The regulation of various Slates, tor
the incorporation and supervi Ion
of companies were adapted to 1 enu-sylvanla
and provision made lor cnur-tering
of the casuality, health and
mutual companies whose business
has lately grown to large proport.ous.
Under the laws every Insurance
company must be examined within
three years, but the commission, r is
charged with the duty of making
examinations as often as neces..... >,
the idea being to put such companies
on the same plane as Trust compan-ies
and building and loan associat-ions,
which are under strict super
vision.
Two of the acts of 1911 relato to
the licening of agents, which an- , i
ed under greater restrictions and lim-
Red to bona fide insurance as nts,
firms or brokers with stringent p ovt-slous
regarding rebating and i a
practises coming within the I.
Probably the greatest change
the method of liquidating conn
that may become insolvent. Ii
of expensive r< ceiversaips the
provide that the commissioner
i barge of embarrassed or ui
iCcntinud on Page ft)
Karl> last Tuesday morning three
men attempted to burglarize the home
ol Mrs. Elisabeth Murphy, Fayette
street and Ninth avenue. Mr. and
Mrs. Alberl Garth waite reside with
Mrs. Murphy. Mr. Garthwaite was
awakened by a noise from the rear of
the house and making an investigat-ion
saw ihiee men trying to enter the
j house through a rear window. He
fired five shots from his revolver in
'order to summon the police and to
| arouse the neighbors. When the
! shots were fired, the burglars fled
j through the adjoining yard of John
Murrays and were in such haste that
they broke down a part of the fence.
They continued through the yard of
Jesse Cornog and out onto Harry St.
and made their escape. The
only trace left by the burglars was a
bottle of whisky which they lost in
their haste.
HEARING IN THE CASE AGAINST
THE WATER COMPANY SCHED-ULED
FOR WEDNESDAY, HA8
BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL NEXT
MONTH. - .ATTORNEY EVANS,
WHO WAS TO MAKE THE ARGU-MENT
IS ILL.
BAD WATER
Drinking Water Was Discolored and
Given an Odor By Leaves.
For the past few days, users of the
Springfield Water have been com-plaining
oi the color and odor of the
i water supplied. Superintendent Mom
gomsry of this district said that the
bad conditions were caused by leaves
falling into the Plokertng creek which
! is the source of supply, but that men
have been put to work to clear out the
leaves and to-day the Water is again
in normal condition.
REPORT ON $75,000 GIFT
Committee Will To-day Suggest Dis
position of Woerishoffer Bequest to
Bryn Mawr College.
A special committee recently ap-pointed
by the Board of Directors of
Bryn Mawi Cullege to prepare sug-gestions
relating to the disposition
of the ♦i.iii.uou bequeathed to Bryn
Mawr by Miss Kmma Carols Woeris-hoffer
will present a report at a meet-ing
of the Officers and directors to be
held to-day.
So far no definite suggestion has
been maue without relation to the
fund, though various possible uses
lime been discussed by the officers
and friend" of the college. It is most
likely thai the committee will recom-mend
tin addition of the Woerishofl-er
bequest to the general endowment
fund with the provision that its incre-ment
be used to maintain and strength
en the various departments of teach-ing
It is anticipated also that various
desirable additions to the faculty of
tin institution will be made possible
through iliis new fund and that cer-ium
detinue recommendations to this
end will be incorporated in the re-port
of the special committee.
BIDS FOR WASHINGTON ARCH
McCaul Co. is Lowest With Bid of
$84,400
Bids were opened yesterday at uV
office of the United States engineer,
No. BIB Wiiherspoon Building, lor the
Washington Memorial Arch, which
will be erected at Valley Forge, and
of the 13 bidders the Charles McCaul
Co., with a bin ol .<M,swi, was tin-lowest
submitted, while the highest
was $186,760. While the bid of the
McCaul Co. was the lowest It does
not follow ihat they will be awardel
the contract. The specifications and
materials will bo gone over bj the
1'nlted States engineer, and it' they
some up to the suBdard set they
will be glvi n the work.
The case of the people against the
Springfield Consolidated Water Com-pany,
which was scheduled for a hear-ing
before the -Montgomery County
court, on Wednesday was postponed
at the request of counsel for the
Water Couipanv. as Montgomery Bv-ans
Esq., who was to make the argu-ment
for the Company is III. The
case will be heard on December
2C'ib, and Counsel for both Bides
have agreed to waive the time
limit lor appealing the case to the
S» prams court. This waiving of the
time limit is very desirable to the
people as their case is fully prepared
ami ready for a hearing and will per-mit
the bringing of the case before
the Supreme Court in January next.
if It is decided the case will be tak-en
there. If the time limit for api>eal
hat; been adhered to, the case might
be delayed until 1918.
The hearing v iiich will be held in
l>eceniotr is not for the presentation
at trgmencs as to whether the rates
of the Company are just or not but
foi the puriiose of seeming authori.i-t
ion by the counsel for file people for
tlie <-\n'iniiaiioii of the books of tin-
Company
The case has been n long drawn on*
i>n- and while the side of th•• people
has been ready for presentation for
some time past, the Company has se-cured
delays in the hearing of the
case. There seems to be no daubt
t hut now the case will proceed to trial
and the merits of the people's case
Hhould soon be known.
FOLLOWS MOTHER'S EXAMPLE
Norriatown Couple Elope to Wilming-ton.
(Hving their friends to undeistand
hat they were going to Philadelphia
on a pleasure trip. Miss l-ola Estelle
Itobbins and Lewis T. Sherrick. of
Norrlstown. Journeyed to Wilmington
on Tuesday where they were married
by the Rev. (Ieorge Wolfe.
The bride is the daughter of Mrs.
William I.tiff Bucke. Mrs. Uucke is
better known to the residents of Nor-riatowu
as Mrs'. Pheobe Finley Rob-blus.
The groom who is a resident of
Trsppe is a conductor on the Norria-towu
division ol the Reading Transit
Company.
At present Mr. and Mrs. Slierrick aer
upending their honeymoon at Atlantic
City. Upon their return a reception
will be tendered them at the home of
the- bride's grandparents. Mr. and
Mrs. .1. II. Bucke.
Several months ago the mother of
the bride was married at Wilmington
to William I.. Bucke.
LEAVES WIFE TO HER FIDDLE
She Prefers It to Husband, Who Gets
- Divorce.
Divorce was granted at Norriatowu
yesterday to Dr. Frank P. Barker, of
Gladwyne from Nanetta M. S. Barker
to whom lie was married in the Little
Church around the Corner, in New
York on June -0, 1904 but who de-serted
him for her violin which she
groatly preferred.
IMvorces were also granted to Es-ther
A. Iiwin, of Norrlstown, from G.
H. Ipwln, who had deserted her and to
Charles Ihuuiuil, of Whilpain lor in-fidelity
and Mary C. Mlnker, of Potts-town,
for desertion.
Moose Granted Charter
I'll" loc ' order of Mi
through their Attorney Theodore L
Bean, hav< bi nted a ibarter
for their ll.n.ie Arsociation.
PE*D THE PFP.ORDER SI a YMr
UNION MEBTINGS
Dr. Lower will preach this evening
and also give an illustrated lecture
at 4 P. M. in tlia Baptist church. All
next week the meetings will be held
in the Presbyterian church. A Men's
Meeting, for men and boys at B.80
P. M. Theme: "Opportunities and
How Some Men Meet TheruJsi
P \l., will I [ft
dgy and tl ig service
i Dr. I.o..er will
.Meal Spec
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