The Conshohocken Recorder, November 23, 1900

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CONSHOHOCKEN, PA., FRIDAY NOVEMISKK 23, 1900
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HAPPENINGS
OF THE FRIENDS AROUND US
THEIR PLEAURES AND THEIR
WOES
Snow is due.
. is holding out well.
Bleigh* we being Bxed op.
Politicians have quieted down.
Hooey is g' ttlng more plentiful.
Close weather iiuikis people menu.
I'hi- advertisers are doing Iho busi-ness.
A BlnnoU cigar chases the blUM
a way.
Then- are fewer drunken m< n on
Saturday night.
The undecided weather einiee un-decided
business.
i'hi- man who hesitate* la loaf when
he's uttered a job.
Oills have regarded the wearing Of
large college pins ■ pi
The calendar is the only way to
prove Ita really Novambar.
The weather is getting worse than ■
lll*WS|iapcr guessing contest.
Ornament) made of olgarettM is no*
a feminine fad In the town.
The small bOW again adorns the neck
of the UP to the winter youth.
Many of our Philadelphia reformer*
should liegln right ut home.
Pinochle is beeoming the rage with
nmateur gamblers in the town.
The iliisty weather soon make :i bet)
black suit look like the worst.
Qamblers continue to adorn tin
commoni on Bunday afternoons.
Look out for some ipeclal announce
n,. nis in tin- Chrlatmaa Herald.
The rainy day skirt will also com* in
bandy for the snowy day skirt,
Rememlier the llasket Hall game if-t.-
r you u-ave tin- football ground*.
Kencing has become a popular - \-1
else with some of our fair friends.
Sleighing at five dollars an hour will
soon be the youth's next grievance,
Mitny large ln-ts havi- been mad" 0
the I'onsholioeken-Villa Nina game.
This is the season whan the little boj
la caughl in the Jam - of the cloaet,
The frowning weather makes the
professional photographer very unh-ip
py
There is a scarcity of tramps on tin
outskirts and chicken ownersari
rui.
Cent's riirnlshlng goods is having a
■pedal sale at Whiteman's in Norris
town.
A lamp globe made of huge sea shells
In possessed by a prominent belle on
Fifth avenue.
It would he n rnrnival of enthusiasm
If the Norristown team eould lie coax
eil to eome down.
Thomas D. Evans, of Norristown is
advertising 20 shares of First National
Dank stoek for sale.
The Collins Mfg. Co., of this bor-ough
now have their regulators work-ing
in Canton. Ohio.
A great many residents of this bor-ough
attended the fliarity Hospital
fair In Norristown this week.
Oyster suppers are sure money win-ners,
when there's a little entertain
meat thrown In. so miuh the better.
The ConihohOCken Literary Soelety
will give an entertainment In the G. A.
R. Hall on Tuesday evening. Deosm
er 11th.
Mrs. Matlai-k has organized a il.nic-ing
i-lass that will meet every Monday
evening at li'-r homo, l-'.iglitli avenue
and Knyette street.
The dust storm that flatted Ionslio-hocken
on Weilnesday afternoon wai
one of the most disagreeable storms
that have visited ul« town for monthl
pnsi.
A game hit ween rotishohorken and
Norristown would undoubtedly bring
tin- largest crowd that ever entered the
football park, i.et the manager* Kpt
together ami ollneh the game,
Officer lleald is endi-avoi-ing to s live
a mystery. A trail of blood spots be
Kins on Fayette street near Dr. McKen-realdanoa;
leads up his steps
around the house fad down l-'.irrest
• t. The trail Indicate* tht the nan
who was bleeding was running and
was pretty badly rut.
William Penn Jonea, of Atlantii
City. "Vus visiting relatives hare thll
Week. Mr. Jones Is proprietor of "The
Oiaalyn" on Park Place, and baa been
very sneeessful there. U is Open for
guests all the year; in speaking of It
Nil .lones stated thai the front door
has not been closed since be opened it
for guests.
How oddly we all are constituted, to
ue sure. Every time you leave your
bouse to go to business, to make a call
or for any other purpose you halt for
an instant and always look up or down
tne street In the direction opposite U)
that In which you intend going. You
are no different from other people in
that respect. Every on* does the same
thing. Watch both your neighbor and
yourself, and see If It is not so In at
least nine eases In every ten.
The Superior Court In an opinion by
President Judge Rice has sustained the
constitutionality of the act of June. 18-
., which makes It a misdemeanor tot-ally
person to practise or hold himself
out as practising the business of an
undertaker without having registered
his name, residence and place of bus-iness
with the State Hoard of I'nder
takers or having obtained I license
therefor. The point arose on tin- ap-peal
of Daniel s. Hauler, who was oon-vlcted
in Erie county. The main con-tension
was thai the act was a special
law affecting trade, but this contention
was overruled by the lower court and
i no Superior Court.
Football Is nearly over.
I ing will soon in- ripe,
Well onio atinea Meat pie.
Bract up for colder weather.
Prospt i !■ Of a green Christmas.
Straw beta appeared on Wedin
The marriage market is booming
again.
Snow would make things boom all
around.
going down, hut nut In
in ii i.
UXktlnUOtia Wind* give a fellow the
A lew troaty days would make the
n happy.
if tin weather don't take a hitch.
turkeys will i»- high.
..lain oi tl.e .~ioies are now assuming
a Holiday appi-atam <•.
Many prettj wagons an- now owned
by borough merchants.
Ohl -Mr. Weatherman, please let me
weai my new* overcoat.
Mis. J. I-'. Saeppard is visiting rela-
11%. s in tirecnville, N. C.
Many refrain from buying overcoats
mi account of the weather
achi ions colds are looking in the
air during these peculiar duys.
Persevering tlahennan can still be
m - n along tht Schylklll hanks.
I lie while vest is still a proper thing
loi any tune of the day or year.
There will in- numerous musicals in
tin- town on Thunksgiving night.
IS with limited means groan at
tin approach of the fur coat season.
Chicken thieves are around and
many , are already suffered.
e medicine salesmen continue to
impose on some of our housekeepers
The little cyclone on Wednesday
blew down numerous trees in the sub-orns.
Conahy, and Uralnus College to-mor-row.
It will be a good game. Don't
forget.
Dust has been raised by the wind
but some human being* find it hard to
raise it. ,
This is the time of the year that the
toollah man c hanges the weight of his
Ing.
The schedule of the Pennsylvania
and Heading Railways will be change-ed
on Sunday.
a mad dog scattereo residents of
iwn en Wednesday but was klll-
• i with so...
The t.. A. U. entertainments will
contain many new features this season.
I hould not miss them.
The monthly meting of the Women's
Social Union of the Baptist church will
be held on Tuesday evening.
I i.e Norristown Opera House is en-joying
a most prosperous season owing
to the high standard of attractions.
Robert Cox caught a 24 pound pos-sum
in Radnor on Tuesday. It was on
exhibition St I, Ii. Griffith's meat store
Mils Week.
Henry Berk will open to-morrow u
dry good, millinery und fancy goods
in 1 gentlemen's furnishing store in
tin Stemple lliiilding, on Fayette street
Prank C. B nine month old son of
ueorge Jonei "t Tenth avenue ami
Forrest street, died on Tuesday even-ing.
The funeral services were held
yesterday afternoon, the Interment
was In the Gulf Cemetery.
Louis, son of the lato .lames Simon
was in town yesterday spending the
day with bis aunt and uncle, Miss Em-ma
and Mr. Sol Simon. Mr. Simon
i aim- hire to place un order with Sam-uel
Jacoby for monubcntal work.
Mrs. Charles I.. Wells, lately organ-ist
of the Plymouth Congregational
( nuivh. of Syracuse. N. Y.. and Mr.
II cirey Sie. !... organist of Calvary
Church, will play the new pipe organ
at the Organ Opening nnd Concert In
the Presbyterian church. Tuesday
evening. December 7.
A surprise party was tendered to
llanferd VanfOatan on his 2nth birth-day.
Tuesday evening, at his home at
.". 1 s Harry street. Among those pres-anl
were the following: Clara Shaw,
Ruth I latin. Linda Fcrrlcr, Lolla Fer-rlcr.
Lizzie St neper. Fucstin Woodlan.
Nellie Berry, Clara Dehaven. Francis
Jackson. Gertie Vanfosten. Heckle Van-toaten,
Mrs. Klvu Gray, Hanferd Van-i
lied l.ohli. Wlnllcld Lobb. Har-ry
Mission r. Horace Speaker, Edward
Davis. Hoy Jackson, George Nuss,
Prank Cunnard, Charley Fox, George
I'ratiki ntield. John Gray.
The Ladies of the Golden Eagle No.
LVC a very successful cake walk
in Tuesday evening. About 75 nias-iiuei'iiders
were present. besides
many Others who were not masked.
'i in- cake given Cor general cake walk
was won by llcnj. Grimth; the prize
for fancy cake walk was won by I.illle
May and inlla Shaw. After an hour's
entertainment the masks were re
in,,.nl and refreshments were served,
ami adjourned about 11 o'clock. All
who were present were much pleased
with the entertainment and propose
having another of the same kind after
the holidays.
During the ante-Christmas season
then is a large Increase In the amount
of mail matter sent to foreign count-ries,
nnd In view of this fact a recent
issue of the postal guide, copies of
which have Just been received at the
local postofflce, contains the regulation
a.tilting IU0h matter. Parcels con-taining
printed matter, pictures and
merchandise are required to be wrapp-ed
so that the contents may be easily
inspected by the postal offleals. Those
who contemplate sending parcels tothe
old country should make themselves
acquainted With the suggestions and
I tei red to.
Bar tabs win soon appear,
Clothing dealers are worrying.
The shirt waist girl still lingers.
Gilted girls are making Christmas
tree ornaments.
It will snow this winter. The sea-sou
is young yet
A run away cow cuused much trou-ble
hero yesterday.
Remember the basket ball games ev-try
Saturday night.
A very pleasant surprise party was
given to Mr. Richard I latin ut his home
on Hector street in honor of bis 50th
birthday. A uumber of friends were
present and also Mr. and Mrs. Drown
and little, daughter of Philadelphia. A
pleasant evening was spent
The (!. A. it. entertainment last
uigbt was a big success artistically and
huanciiilly. The program was an ex-cellent
one and the performers acquit-ted
themselves creditably. The hall
was filled to the doors and the audience
tiled out at the conclusion of the enter-tainment
feeling that they got their
moneys worth.
Ten dollars reward will bo paid by
David Z. Wood, the well-known butch-er
of Washlta Hall market for the ap-prehension
of the persons, who are cir-culating
reports to the effect that he
does not manufacture his own scrapple
sausage, etc. Having built up uu ex-cellent
business by selling pine and re-liable
gods, he will use every effort to
uiscover the mischief makers and make
an example of them.
The funeral of Mr. James Gannon,
of Marble Hall, took place yesterday
and was largely attended by rolatives
and IT ii-iuls. Solemn Requiem Mass
was celebrated in St. Matthew's church
where deceased was a faithful and
zealous member for many years. Rev.
Thomas Kennedy, D. D., of Overbrook
Seminary, was celebrant, assisted by-
Rev. Father McGloughlln. of Norris-town.
and Rev. Father O'Donnoll, of
conshohocken, Mr. Gannon, though a
quiet and unassuming man was pos-sessed
of the most sterling qualities,
anil was endeared to all who knew him.
He Is survived by a wife, two sons,
and n daughter. The latter Is Miss
Maggie Oonnon. organist of St. Mat-thew's
church.
BOROUGH POLITICS
Borough politics Is very quiet Just at
present but the politicians are making
preparations for the' contest that will
be made at the polls In February. A
number of candidates have already
been talked about for the different of
Bees, In an Informal way, but nothing
definite has yet been determined upon
hy those who are of weight In local pol-itics,
I lie terms of the following council-men
expire on the first Monday of next
March:
First Ward, John A. Hurrold; Ser-and
Ward. M, F. Moore; Third Ward,
Richard II. Mate: Fourth Ward. Chris-topher
O'Brien; Fifth Ward. Edward J.
Caine.
The terms of thn following School
I nreetors expire next year:
ITrst Ward, Patrick Laey; Second
Ward. John F. Howker; Third Ward,
A. L. Miller; Fourth Ward, Rob-ert
llanna; Fifth Ward, M. L. Nuss.
Assessors in each of thn wards will
lie elected this year, as well as con-stables
for the First and Fourth Wards.
The Republicans feel very confident
that they can carry all the wards in
the town except ' First. They be
lleve that the Fourth and Second
Wards are very close and will tal e
strong and popular candidates to win,
but they believe that they can do s -
next year. The First Ward will g-
Democratic, with the Republicans :
close second, providing of course lioti
parties put popular candidates on thel
tickets.
In the First Ward both Mr. Harrol'
and Mr. Lacy will be renomlnuted b;
the Democrats, and both are stron
candidates. The itopublicuns have no
yet succeeded In getting candidate
who are willing to make the fight.
In the Second Ward Mr. Moon-no
doubt be named to again fend t't
Democratic ticket. The Repuhlh ii
may be headed by Edmund Nuss. Sr
at least a number 01 bis friends BT - D
doavorlng to get him to consent to do
so. For the School Board Mr Bowket
Will renamed and re-elected.
In the Third Ward the Republican
In office will be named to sin <■ -
themselves.
The Fourth Ward Is so very i
that neither party have much advan
tage. It is understood that Mr. O'llri"
llOea not want a ronomlnatlon. and
Democrat has yet bet n named as ■ ,
dldate. On the Republican side a nttm
her of names have been mention
Horace C. Jones. John Wood, Jr.
Caleb Wilson, are among those spok
oi. interest In borough politics \
he greater In the next few weeks, r. if
it is predicted there will be plant;
candidates in both parties for the dlf
ferent offices.
POTT'S QUARRY
POTT'S QUARRY
The above Illustration of Pott'sQunr-ry
appeared In the Philadelphia Record
of recent date.
The quarry Is well known In this vi-cinity.
It is a favorite place for skat-ers
early In tne season before the river
has received Its coat of Ice.
The quarry was one of the most fam-ous
In the state years ago, before Its
working became unprofitable. E. Chan-ning
Potts, the owner, furnished a
great quantity of fine marble from It to
many of the famous buildings In this
part of the country, and It gave em-ployment
to a great many men. Spring
Mill was then flourishing, but In the
discontinuing of the quarry and the
furnaces, Spring Mill began to decay.
Nearly everybody who has passed
Independence iiaii has .moUced the
mottled marble trimmings and the nine
panels which adorn the Chestnut street
front of the simple and stately edifice.
Yet everybody may not know where
the finely marked stone came from. It
is claimed by the present owner of a
long abandoned quarry in Montgomery
County, Pa., that the stone was exca-vated
there and there Is plenty of cor-roborate
evidence of the truth of his
statement to bo found on the debris
heaps around the quarry.
It is known that the marble came
from "qunrrles near the Scbuylkill."
on which stream It was transported to
Philadelphia, although tin- identity of
the particular hole In the ground has
been a matter of some conjecture. As
long ago as 1C8G the excellent quality
of the limestone and building stone of
this region was commented upon, nnd
quarries were worked there.
The picture gives a first-rate idea of
the present aspect of the quarry which
furnished the material for the Stall
I louse, as well us for many other not-able
architectural enterprises of long
ago In Philadelphia. It is a favorite
resort for amateur geologists from
Philadelphia, as the exhibit of Inclined
stratification shown In such perfection
Is most unusual. A neighboring quar-ry
furnished much of the marble for
Girard College, the Mint, the Custom
House and other public Institutions of
Philadelphia.
The quarries are located about a mile
and a half north of Spring Mill station,
on either the Schtiylkill Valley or the
Readng Railway, William Penn post
office.
THE POST OFFICE
The two rural delivery routes from
Conshciiocncn are working satisfactory
and those who live along them are
,-reasly delighted with the collections
and deliveries. The only difficulty now
Is that the letters are not properly dl-tected.
Instead of Gulf Mills it should
be directed "Conshohocken. Route No.
1'.
All the places through Plymouth
Meeting, Harmonvllle, Barren Hill,
I ad Bread Axe, Cold Point, should be
directed to Conshohocken, Pa., Route
■Jo. 2.
can ■ for the rural delivery
!' -vc ;!.e i .V. e af 7.30 every morning.
The business of the Conshohocken
i.TtCe : I ini reusing very rapidly. From
October 16 to November Kith, the office
i II tched 106,0*5 pounds of mall. It
ml 11,400 pounds, in the same
time 159 registered letters and pack-1
ages were dispatched and 71 were re-,
oatved. i
During that month 155 money r.r- (
ders were Issued and !I7 were paid.
On November Ifith 1123 customers
wen attended to from the opening to
the closing.
The offli•? returned to the govern-ment
for the month of October $1259,-
II clear of all expenses.
SHERIFF SALES
Expert* and connoisseurs pro-nounce
"Peacock" coffee to be the most
perfect of high grnde coffees on the
American market W. H. Maeonnchy.
special agent, receives It fresh nt reg-ular
Intervals. Remember "Its perfect"
Itchiness of the skin, horrible plague
Most everybody ufilleted In one way <>•
another. Only one safe, never fallln
cure. Donn's Ointment. At any dm
store, 50 cents.
GUN FOR SALE
A first class double barrel "Scot"
Gun" with carrying case, chest and
with every thing complete; Inclitdlii:
Gunning Coat, belt for shells and load
ing implements. This complete outfl
Is on exhibition at I. Hart's cigar store
NOVEMBER WEDDING
If the Joyful chracter of the festivi-ties
attendant upon a wedding be any
augury of the future, then the married
life of Edward J. Dugan and Miss
Jennie Mtilvancy, both of Spring Mill
will be happy Indeed.
The wedding ws solemnized on Wed-nesday
evening at 5 o'clock at St
Matthew's Church, the Rev. R. H. Kin-
.iiian officiating. The bride was attend-d
by her Bister. Miss Ella Mulvancy,
ud John J. Slnnott, of Philadelphia,
IBM groomsman. The bride and brides-maid
wore pastelle gray broadcloth
trimmed with crepe de chine and car-ried
La France roses.
after iii-- ceremony the bridal party
eer* driven to Mr. and Mrs. Dugan's
newly furnished home on Hector street,
where a reception was held. Upwards
c.f 100 Invitations were Issued and the
i en, nil response was indicative of the
iilgh esteem In which both the con-traeting
parties are held by their ac-iiiaintaui
es.
At the happy couple's home an elab-orate
wedding supper was served. The
lables which were loaded with "all the
delicacies of the season." were beauti-fully
lighted by large candelabra of
artistic design.
After the supper dancing was indulged
in until a late hour, when the guests
reluctantly departed, after showering
ail kinds of good wishes upon their
host and hostess.
Mr. Dugan Is the populuruntlefilcient
elegraph operator and ticket agent at
,hea Philadelphia and Rending Rall-iy
station at Spring Mill and has a
i st of friends who regard him as a
■ in ug man of sterling qualities.
The bride Is one of the most estim-able
young ladles In this borough and
she has the wishes of her many friends
in her married life.
Sheriff Light on Wednesday after-noon
held a public sale of real estate
in Court Room No. 2, A. M.| Bargey
acting as auctioneer. There were thir-teen
properties advertised to be put up
at auction, but only ten were sold, as
follows:
Houses and lots In Penllyn and
Bridgeport, Domlnlco Gambone, con-tinued
to December 5, at 1 p. m.
Farm of 80 acres 104 perches in Hors-hom,
William S. Elllnger slaved.
Farm of 51% acres In Montgomery
township, Garrett Cotter, $100, Joseph
Y. Jeanes.
House and lot In Ardmore, William
H. Neal, 1.100. W. W. oMntgomery, at-torney.
The execution was Issued by
Ettphroslne A. M. Countess Olive de la
Rochefoucauld.
House and lots in Conshohocken,
George McGonigal, $50. Evans, Hol-land
& Dettra, attorneys.
House and lot in Cheltenhm, Chas.
A. Adams, $50, Cheltenham Building
Association, No. 2.
Farm of 30 acres, 100 perches In Hat-field,
Horace B. Ervln, $50, William F.
Albrecht
House and lot in l* Mott, John Bow-ser,
$1225. William Bowser.
House, feed store and lot In Norris-town,
Maurice A. Relff, $2400. Mont-gomery
Insurance. Trust and Safe De-posit
Company.
House and lot at Edge, Frank Lnch-mnn,
$2950. John Faber Miller, attor-ney.
House and lot In Enst Ogontz. Wil-low
Green, $92. Joseph W. Hunter.
Tract of 1 acte 89 perches In Ablng-ton,
Franklin Noble, continued to De-cember
5, at 1 p. m.
Ladies clean your Kid gloves wit'
Lallelle glove cleaner. It is not a lloui I
leaves no odor and can be used whll•■
the glove Is on the hand. For sal"
only by Wm. Neville, Druggist
Read the Recorder. $1 a year.
If you go about it right Take two or
three Krause's Cold Cure Capsules dur-tbc
day and two before retiring at
night This will Insure a good night's
next morning. Continue the treatment
ucxt day and your cold will melt awny.
is an infallible remedy for croup.
H. Maxwoll Harry and W. E. Supploe
W. Conshohocken.
Subscribe for THB RECORDER.
TREE NOTICE
An exchange says: "You can tell the
people. If you want to fill up the paper,
IhaJ 1 am going to start a shop to man
uiaeture and repair wagons and ear
riuges," said a follow to a in wspaper
publisher.
"Would you like a standing adver-tisement?"
usketl the editor.
"Oh, I only meant an Item" was the
response.
Would you like to subscribe for tit*
paper?"
"Well, no; 1 am taking all I can read
now. I may take yours when some of
them run out"
The next day the editor wanted two
spokes put In his buggy wheel and the
dashboard fixed. He went to the shop
keeper and said:
"You can fix fills buggy for ■ Jot bo
keep you busy."
The shopkeeper looked It over and
said: "The spokes will be fifty cents
each and the dashboard one dollar,
making two dollars for fhe repairs.
"But. said the scribe. "I don't Intend
to pay anything for It. I thought you
might want to fill up your time. Just
an Item you know."
PROF. SURETTE S LECTURE
JELL-O. THE MOW DESSERT
Pleases all the famllys Four flavors
--Ijemon. Orange, Raspberry nnd
Strawberry. At your grocers. Ill em is.
Try It to-day.
Prof. Suretto lectured last evening
on Beethoven.
A glance at the history of the world
at tin beginning of the Eighteenth
Century rcnals at 0QOC one thing—
Revolution, The Old order was chang-ing.
man were beginning to reulizethat
they were born tree and equal, and
everywhi re beneath the surface of so-oiety
was stirring that desire for per-sonal
liberty Which was ultimately to
affect the whole civilised world. Music
had not expressed anything of this un-til
Beethoven came on tin- scene: all
the well-rounded periods of Mozart:
uu- open, clear, consonant effect of Ills
music; the repose which characterises
ii were B part Of UU spirit which dom-inated
life In his time.
Beethoven was brought face to face
with the struggle for existence very
early in life: bis boyhood wns embit-tered
by his father's selfishness nnd.
when he should have been playing in
the Holds, as Mozart did with his happy
sister Nannerl, be was working hard
to attain a position which should bring
in money to support his mother.
He lived solitary oven as a youth; n
few friends nt the llreiining house
were his only solace. He Impressed
all who knew him with a sense of pow-
- i BO that, although he bad done noth-ing
great, they felt sure be was des-tined
to become a great man.
Almost at the outset of his career in
i lenna there had ben premonitions of
approaching deafness, and by the time
he was thirty-one years old It had be-
■ omo so severe as to cause him the
• t apprehension for the future.
The significance of such a calamity
could only have ben measured by the
(real tool OB whom It fell; and whim.
-one years later, he became entirely
unable to hear ordinary sounds—when
the music he himself wrote was inaud-ible
to him—his letters reveal what n
tragic tiling life hod become to him.
Yi i he bore It nobly, determined to
llgbl to the end as became a man.
Cnder the spell of this Inward life,
disassociated from many of the things
which go to make up the life of every
day. Beethoven expressed those Inter-most
thoughts and feelings which lie
at the very depths of the soul; his
imagination was unfettered; his style
became less dldactlc;forms which once
1 to contain the thoughts were
i ast aside; visions—such ns have come
to a few grent men In solitude—filled
his heart and soul.
Prof. Burette played a number of se-lections
from Beethoven's compositions
and a number of pictures were thrown
on a screen.
The next lecture will be on Wngner's
Opera "Lohengrin.''
WHO SHOULD PLAY FOOT BALL
In the game of foot ball careful prep-aration
is essential, and only men who
are absolutely sound In wind and limb
.-.hould be permitted to engage In It. It
Is too vigorous a game for the young
to indulge In. Where skillful supervis-ion
is employed, admonition of this
kind is not needed; but among schools
where candidates are not submitted to
■ lose Inspection, and once in a while a
hoy, physically unfitted to the demands
of the game, Is seriously or fatally hurt,
and then a hue-and-cry against foot
bull Is ruiscd. The practice in some
sections of playing school boys against
teams of young men, is positively crim-inal.
Foot hall will be Improved Just
as rapidly as Its development shows
the need; but what is required chiefly
is deliverance not from the game, but
from the sensational stories which are
put in circulation at the opening of
every season. And what the game It-self
needs Is more careful attention
from college faculties and school prin-cipal*,
an Insistence upon close Inspec-tion
of the candidate* by competent
physical directors and proscription of
games composed of boys with teams of
matured young men.
TELEPHONE PROFITS
Nothwlthstandlng Hydemnn's grenl
ly Increased sales—due to fhe undoubt-ed
superiority of their offerings—their
stork of baby needfuls Is now more
complete than ever. All of these gar-ments
are remarkably low In price, as
note: White coats, long or short,
from $1.10 to $4.98. Colored voots,
lond or short, from $2.98 to $7.98. Daby
caps and hats, while and colored, from
25c. to $4.98.
Telephone companies anticipate ex-unary
revenue increase from sev-eral
Improvement* recently perfected,
The most Important of these is a de-vice
lo secure th* absolute isolation of
null and every phone There will he
no more "rubbering" or cutting In on
the privacy of telephonic conversation
everybody on the circuit Every
subscriber will be Inimund against
eavesdropping, and really confidential
communication at long range will be
ble. In line with the telephonic.
Improvements Indicated may be men-tioned
also th* perfection Of printing
machinery used in the ticker serrloe
upon which expert mechanical talent
has been engnged for years. In the no
remote future continuous daily news
pu|n is may be reeled off for the delec-tation
of occupant* Of residences, high-
. lass apartments and swell hotels. Not
only will stock quotations be funlshed.
hut lb.- sali.nl features of general
news from early morning until mld-nlghl
\ down to date ticker will be
Ch a part of the cqupiincnt of a
w.-ii regulated dwelling fiat or hotel
apartment as a heater, electric light,
janitor service or any of the now recog-nised
essentials Then can the lazy
man keep posted and play the markets
lying abed. Bellamy's imagination
never conceived anything more pleas-ing
to the senses.
WEST CONSHOHOCKEN
If you nave ever seen a child In ago-ny
of croup you can realize how grate-ful
mothers are for One Minute Cough
Cure which gives relief as soon ns it
,s administered. It quickly cures
coughs, colds, and all throat and lung
troubles.
Sold by II. Maxwell Harry and J.
Rufus Barr. West Conshohocken.
—Walter l.ampkin has returned alter
a pleasant trip through Virginia
—The Recorder has been making
steady gains in this vicinity.
—Tin tlmi is drawing nigh for the
■Woman in Black" to make her annu-al
appearance in this borough.
—Don't forg.-t ii,,- entertainment to
be given by Gulf Lodge of Odd Fellows
to-morrow evening, in their own hall.
—Rev. and Mi... A. 11. Iluek will con-duct
tin- Sunday services nt the Holi-ness
Christian church, a meeting will
be in-hi in the church oa Saturday af-ternoon
al halt-past two and will be in
charge of Rev. A. II. Buck.
—The funeral of Mary Btehlngham
of Gulf Mills took place yesterday
morning from her late home, High
Mass of Requiem was celebrated In st.
Qertl ude's Church. The interim D
made In si. Matthew's Cemetery
POLITICAL SITUATION
To the Recorder: —
Now that the political situation has
been settled To! some time to come, the
son- head is hunting for Maws ami ac-cording
to Ids own opinion he llnds
them If a yellow journal states there
are prospi-cts of a "newsboy" or "rag-man'
trust, he will immediately start
up his howl and tell you that he
thought suck would in- the case. Then
will follow a long discourse on how the
poor man won't be able lo enjoy the
in ssities of life, while the rich man
can live in splendor, "lie sore bead,
however, will maintain a strict silence
on learning of tne country's Increased
manufactures and the employment of
every available workman who is satis-fied
lo be convinced although presented
wilh overwhelming proof of his error.
Our own town is a sample of the coun-try's
success under the present admin-istration.
No man who Is anxious for
employment run be found around the
saloons or cigar stores during the day
Thero wns a time however, when the
corners were crowded by the unem-ployed,
but MeKinlcy did not fill the
executive office when such was tin-ease
It Is well for tin- optimistic disappoint-ed
man to look on both sides of the
question before Indulging In his contin-uous
howl. The sore head editors ev-idently
find great consolation in at-tacking
the administration ani leading
on the political growlers. They are to
be pitied.
A SATISFIED VOTER
THE RIGHTS OF A WIFE
There seems to be much uncertainty
In the minds of many people as to Just
what ore the reciprocal rights of a hus-band
and wife In the estate of one an-other;
Just what each takes, if there is
no will, of if there Is a will, what each
is entitled to, if he or she elects to take
against the will.
At common law, before our statutes
of 1794 and 1833. the latter being the
great statute In Pennsylvania, regulat-ing
the descent of property, n woman
hud her dower, that is, an estate for life
In the third part of the lands and ten-ement*
of which her husband died
seized. The husband at common law,
had what Is styled his curtesy, which
was an estate for life in the hinds In
which his wife had an estate of Inheri-tance.
All the personality went to him
absolutely. Much of this old law has
been Changed by the Act of April 8th,
1833, ami subsequent Acts.
First, let us take the case of a man
dying without n will. In such a case.
If he leaves a widow and Issue, the
widow- is entitled to one-third of the
real estate for her life, and one-third
of the personalty absolutely. If he
leaves a widow, but no issue, then the
widow takes one-half the real
including the mansion house and build-ings
appurtenant, for her life, and one-half
of the personalty absolutely.
If the Wife dies without a will, the
la v provides that If her husband sur-vive
her, he is entitled to a life estate
In all lier lands and tenements. If she
leaves no children, noranydescendants
of children, the husband in addition
takes the personal estate absolutely;
if she lean ■ ■ child or children, her
porsi I estate is divided among the
husband and such Child or children,
the husband obtaining one equal share
absolutely with each child.
Now suppose there Is a will, but
either party elects to take against tin-will.
The Act of I86J provides thai if the
widow elect* not to take under the Will
of her husband, she Is cntilled to tin-same
share as the widow of n man dy-ing
without a Will COUld take, that Is.
one-third <>f his real estate for life and
one third of Ids personalty absolutely
If Issue: If no Issue, one-half of both.
If the wife dies having a will, nnd
the husband elects to take agalns! her
will, be has two choice*I
1. H* may take a share of both th*
real and personal estate equal to what
the law would give her in bis estate If
she elected to take against his will,
that is, one-third of tne real estate for
lite, nnd one-third of tin- personalty
absolutely. If children; If no children.
then one-half of both.
I, ||e can chouse to tak. none of
her personal propery. but a life Inter-est
in all her real estate, which is his
right of curtesy.
THE CONSHOHOCKEN
PROPHET
PREDICTS
Thai gold fish don't live on currole.
♦
Thai even some o' ther rising gener-ation's
slow giltin up In ther mornlns.
♦
That ther girl who let* Harry grab
her wouldn't let Julius Caesar.
♦
That the man that takes lif,
oi tin has to hang fer It.
♦
Thai a shortness of funds nsu'Uy
mean* : holiness of run,
♦-
That many a professional Jumper
can t play checkers.
♦•
That when a coon's swallered be an
alligator, be feels down in ther mouth.
♦
That condensed milk ain't given be
little COWS.
♦
That corn IK found on the ear as well
as the foot
♦
That when ther watchmakers are
goln on a strike, they'll have a hot
lime.
♦
That a man Hint gets a fit at a swell
tailor's orfln gits a spnsm when he sees
ther bin.
That there'll be a stretch In ther
tune of rubber an lots o' hands will be
bounced.
♦
That, n real belle cln be tolled by her
engagement rings and a ring on ther
fingt r's better than one on ther neck.
DEATHS
O'NEILL.—In Conshohocken, on No-vember
22, 1900, Elizabeth, wife of
Jmes O'Neill.
The relatives and friends of the fam-ily
are respectfully invited to attend
the funeral, on Monday morning, at 8
o'clock, from her husband's residence.
No. 1:14 West Fourth avenue, Consho-hocken.
High Mass of Requiem at St.
.watthow's Ghurch. Interment at St.
Matthew's Cemetery.
WOOD—On November 19, 1900. Per-cllla,
wife of David Wood, in her 65th
year.
Sorvlces were held this afternoon at
1 o'clock, from hor husband's residence
Cold Point, Pa. Services and inter-ment
at Cold Point Baptist Church.
A MAGNIFICENT STOCK OF RINGS
With his usual energy and foresight,
Jeweler I.. L. Bickings, of N9rr»w .,
has been paying great attention since
early this year preparing his ring stock
and now claims to have an unequalled
assortment of rings. Mr. Bickings
says he always looks first to having the
quality right, particularly as to dia-monds,
in which he handles one qual-ity
only. The finest obtainable. Just
now Is high tide for rings. His assort-ment
will diminish weekly. They will
do wisely who remember those dear to
i hem by selecting now. Mr. Ilk-king's
has many regular customers in Con-shohocken.
A REMARKABLE OFFER
The finest clothing, including men's
winter suits and overcoats, boy's cloth-ing,
hats, caps and gent's furnishing
goods, is being offered at remarkably
low prices at II Whiteman's Clothing
House, IL' Baal Main street, Norris-town.
This establishment has a repu-tation
for reliability and their stead-ily
increasing business is proof of
their quality of goods. Courtesy to rf!I-ii
mis is their special motto. They
still ret., i tin customers who started
with them since their opening which
is the best evidence of their honest
methods.
Many people worry because th,v be
lleve they have heart disease The
chances tire that their hearts are all
right but their stomachs are unable to
digest food. Kodoi Dyspepsia Cur* di-gest*
what you eat and prevents the
forninltion of gas which makes the
stomach press against the heart It
w.,1 cure every form of indigestion.
H. Maxwell Harry and W. E. 8up-plee.
West Conshohocken.
GRICAT OFFER TO WOMEN
The greatest opportunity ever of-
I'ered to women is presented with the
greal "Philadelphia Sunday Press." lly
i jpe. al arrangement with one of Hie
hading and most up-to-date pattern
establishments in this country. "The
Sunday Press" offers lo its readers.
practically without cost, five patterns
of tin- most attractive and popular
fashions of t...s Fall season. Detail*
will be printed in next Sunday's "Phil-adelphia
Press" November 25. It will
be well to order a copy of next "Sun-day's
Press" from your newsdealer In
advance
Ten dollars reward will lie paid by
David '/.. Wood, tho well known butch-er
of Washlta IUII market for the ap-prehension
Of the persons, who are cir-culating
reports to the effect that he
does not manufacture his own scrap-ple,
sausage, etc. Having built up an
excellent business by selling pure and
n liable goods, he will use every effort
to discover tho mischief makers and
make an example of them.
Dr. Mason K. Mover, Dentist HI 1st ave.
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