The Conshohocken Recorder, November 27, 1900

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EVERYTHING HERE
WELL GIVE TO YOU' eljc Conshohockcti liccorfcev. "ALL THAT'S TRUE
WE'LL GIVE TO YOU "
PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY
No. 1080 CONSIIOUOCKKV, PA., TUESDAY NOVEMBKU 27, 1900 $1. P*B VKAU
mOME
lAi'Pli.N INGS
OF THE FRIENDS AROUND US
THEIR PLEAURES AND THFIR
WOES
Villa Nova- next.
liraiiuiB are gentleman.
Thanksgiving, two uajn oft
\ i..a Nova! Vilia Nora!
vVill be glad when n is over.
Pllla are besoming ■ popular dl< t
Christmas »tiiito» an being planted.
The Chrysthanthsmum baa nearly
gone.
.dme fair creatures say muffs will
mil be popular.
Oarry your gloves along; the weather
la getting cranky.
School children arerehearalngChrlat-mas
recitations.
The gammer preserves arc disappear-lag
at a lively rah'.
Many turkeys have alreaily departed
fur the other shore.
Trailesinen lluililiiig anil Loan As-sociation
meets this evening.
The little ones are manufacturing
OhHatmaa tree decorations.
The unprofitable weather has caMOd
a big reduction in overcoats.
Can It be that May has exchanged
for Novemlier on the calendar?
Caterer George Henz has some sicel-lent
holiday pound cake on hand.
Gamblers believe in chance Iml they
ton'l usually belong to church choirs.
The "violet" boy now annoys type-writers
considerably on Chestnut street.
The man who sells rubbers is got
ting a rubber nrrk lookinK for business.
A great crowd will undoubtedly turn
out to see the Conshy-Villa Nova game.
Small boys are laying away a good
pair of solid stockings for December
kith.
This word was heard on Fayette
street yesterday. BetysrdoHsrConshy
wins.
st Matthew*! BoteuttOe Society are
making preparationi for a comedy
drama.
Some of the influential men of the
borough are considering the erection of
a town ball.
Hoi lufr.-e VMM I" »' '•■ raw
game, hut there's nothing there but the
football grounds.
Don't forget to give thanks. Remem-ber
that the country continues on Its
successful rond.
Qypey fortune tellers no longer And
this place easy and they're telling for-tunes
elsev.
The fellow who sprinkles himself
with cologne shows the commonest
kind of common sonse.
The hnyinarket Is evidently plentiful
as lots of loaded hay wagons lumber
through the town daily.
Ai|ii:triums are getting numerous in
town and many of the girls are getting
to be little flsber maidens.
There Is talk of killing half the dogs
in the town. So muzzle your pet and
keep him home If he's not insured.
The retiring school director In the
Third Ward Is Joseph C. Jones Instead
ot A. L. Miller, as stated in our last Is-sue.
There will be a dance In the P. O. S.
of A. Hall Thursday evening. A prise
will be Offered for the best lady waltz-er.
It Is well in time of peace to pn
for war so get ready to battle with the
wintry blasts. Our advertisers offer
excellent dinners In the line of wearing
apparel.
A big tally ho party will start from
her« Thanksgiving Day and make a
lour around the historical spots in the
county.
A new series of the Citizens Saving
Fund was started at the meeting last
evening. About five hundreds shares
were subscribed to it The association
also sold 1800 at par. This association
is in a very flourishing condition, and
finds a ready market for all the money
pa.il in.
The funeral services of Mrs. James
Richard drainer of tins imrough and
Miss Emma Ouster of Bridgeport won
tin wal'l prise at Norrlstown on Sat-
Blght
Miss Bllsabi ill Ogden of this borough
who has been I missionary to China
tin tbi pssl five veins has sailed fur
home ami Is ' SpeetSd to arrive here tlie
ad 'I i In week.
i ii addition to pei tormort and singers
dj snnonnci d tor the Organ Open-ing
and Concert in the Presbyterian
i hurch, December 7th, Is the name of
»r. Richard U QntwtsUe, organist of
Zton Methodist Church of Maa-ayunk,
wiu.se organ is the largest In
tin aorthwestern ■ ctlon of phiiadel-
;mi.i. Dr. Bntwlstle Is S friend of Mr.
John li. Ileiiili irks, tenor singer in the
Presbyterian ilhoir.
There is so much traditional senti-nel.
i attached to the typical Thanks-giving
leas! that it would not seem
Just right to dine iiixin the holiday
without the gnat American bird with
its usual in ronipaniinents. The menu.
although somewhat itereotyped, never
Its popularity- In different parts
of the country there are various ad-ditions
made which give the feast a
local character. The New Bnglajldsr
Insists on the Sddlton of baked ham to
the liill Of fare, while doughnuts, elder
and hags of butternuts and hickory
nuts are additions distinctly necessary
for a proper Thanksgiving in the re-gion
thai rcleoraleil the first of the hol-iday*.
A SUDDEN DEATH
Felix Mi l.inioii was found yesterday
morning in an unconscious condition
in an outhouse of Detwiler and Hon-ey's
drug store In Phoenlxvllle, by Mr.
Danes. He was carried Into the store
mill Dr. Ilatlleld was summoned. Mc-
I,ernon died without littering a word
and the physician said his death was
due to heart failure. Deceased was In
his twenty-fifth year. He was educat-ed
in St. Matthew's School and was
considered one of the bright pupils. On
, aviiu: there, he accepted a position as
i clers for Jo,,n Wood, Jr. Desiring
to learn the drug business, he then en-tered
the employ of C Moylaa who
•id a drag store (ill
te sheet belOW Hector. While
anployed th re, he also attended the
Philadelphia College Of Pharmacy and
iiii'ilv pas ed the examination of the
Stan Hoard of Pharmacists. He was
also a member of St. Matthew's Sodal-ity
and Choir, being very attentive to
his religious duties. His death Is un-iversally
regretted by his many friends
throughout the county. The funeral
will take place from his late resident-e.
Hector and Oak streets on Friday
morning. There will be Solemn High
Mass at St Matthew's Church and In-terment
at St. Matthew's Cemetery.
THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION
THE PINES TO BUY
THE HERMITAGE
An effort is being made by the organ-ization
known as The Pines to pur-chase
The Hermitage.
The Pines Is an organization of wom-en
of Oonshohocken and vicinity, who
have given the poor children and
their mothers of Philadelphia a
vacation in the country during
the summer months. It has been
very successful and has done a wonder-ful
work in giving pleasure and health
to those of the great city whose pleas-ures
are few and who usually have ill
health always with them.
The Hermitage is admirably located
and suited for the purpose proposed.
It Is owned by Mrs. Eberhardt, who
wishes to Bell it. It Is a very large
i luted on the hill opposite the
own and can lie bought very cheap.
HmuI'MlitttHtDiicSIf adolt
A MEETING HOUSE SOLD
Courtesy of Philadelphia Ledger.
One of the recent notable transfers of Montgomery county realty was the
conveyance of the Orthodox Friends Meeting House, at Plymouth
Meeting. Pa.. to Walter H. Corson, for a consideration of $1005.
'I ins meeting house is one of the langi hie reminders of the "separation"In the
Society of Friends, and was built In IS ;K, about a year after the withdrawal of
tnose who disagreed with the majority .'hat retained possession of the old
masting house. The "toleronts." those whose views coincided with the preach-ings
of Ellas Hicks, still hold he historic house and grounds in the western
angle of the Conshohockcn und Ucrmmtown pikes. One of the distinguish-ed
Interments in the older burying ground is that of the artist, Thomas
Hovenden. For several years no meetings have been held in the Orthodox
house, the few Friends of that persuasion who were left In that section at-tending
at Norrlstown.
What was called the "Separation" to ik place In the Society of Friends In.
1827. The result in Plymouth was the erection of another meeting house.
The Meeting House of the "Orthodox" had few attendants there and In conse-quence
It was sold last Friday.
WAYNE MACVEAGH | BEN HUB FOR TWO WEEKS
The statement published to-day in
Philadelphia to the efTect that Wayne
MacVeagh had abandoned his residence
at Brookfleld farms, Chester County,
and Iiecome a permanent resident of
Washington, I). C, was a great sur-prise
to that gentleman. The associa-tion
of i..s name based upon this alleg-ed
change* of residence with the office
of Attorney (leneral was an equal sur-prise.
Since Ills ruturn from Italy,
nearly four years ago, Mr. MacVeagh
has been a winter resilient of Washing-ton.
Since then he has occupied in the
winter months a leased house there,
but about one year ago began the erec-tion
a home on Massachusetts avenue,
Washington, which Is aliout completed
and ready for occupation. Mr. Mac-
Veagfh was Impelled to reside in Wash-ington
during tin- winter months sim-ply
for the reason that he finds the cli-mate
agrees with him better than that
,.t I'eiinsylvania. lb-foregoing to Italy
Dearly eight years ago as Ambassador
Mr. MacVeagh contemplated making
Washington his winter residence, and
tills Intention was carried out immed-iately
upon his return from Rome In
the spring of 1897. In addition to es-tablishing
himself In a home at Wash-ington
Mr. MacVeagh three years ago
fitted up offices iu Washington for the
transaction of his large law practice
much of which is before the I'nited
States Supreme Court. He has not.
i.owever, abandoned his home In Ches-ter
county, and has no Intention of do-ing
so. His Brookfleld home will be
maintained and occupied as heretofore
in the spring and summer month, '!':■-'»** <»* ■poctacular Matures are
Speaking of this matter yesterday, Mr ' •"" "fuI ,h»l have ever been
MacVeagh said: "1 was born In ('lies', , • ' [ ■» t»B Stage, th. fact remains
all my people have lived and died there. |
and I expect to reside at lirookflel I •
while I live and to rest there when 1 j
i.e. .>nd believing my residence si
The continued rush for seats for "Ben
Hur" at the Chestnut Street Opera
House is something quite unprecedent-ed
In the history of the stage in Phila-delphia.
So great Is the demand for
seats, emphasizing more strongly as
timo goes on the marvelous success of
Klaw and Erlanger's sumptuous pro-duction
of ti.ls great drama, that It Is
evident that oven the spacious propor-tions
of the Chestnut Street Opera
House will not hold all who are deslr-lous
ol seeing this great production.
Owing to the unprecedented success of
title i&somnarablo-pioduotlofl la Phila-oeipliiu,
Messrs. Zimmerman * Nixon
. leviil.ed upon Messrs. Klaw &
H iniii lo postpone the opening of
tbi' new Colonial theatre In Boston for
two u.-eks. extending the en.tagtment
of 'lieu Hur' at the Chestnut Street
I'M, in House until Saturday evening,
I keen,bar 1 i:h; making th.' run of this
islve spectacle three weeks long-i
? i \li.niiy evening, Novcmaci'
.; II ,I,I. to prolong the
I Hen Hur" In Philadelphia
! :,- V than D-cembor 15th.
t.,i. ai :.i\v Wallace's sublime story
.:i., a B08I i.i...ifitl nnd ennobling
eatnient In the transferrrnce of Its
i, is BUd in ilents to Hi- sta ■!■
and i. . ti Dashers which has
easaf lly sad issneartli hand-
1 i. has done more to bring clergy and
ehiueli people to the theatre than any
i.lhsr InHuewee for good the stage has
• v, r i xiirted. The music, the mar-
.- :.i • effects seei.! to rain new
admiration at every performance, and
DR. MASON K MOYER'S
DENTAL PARLORS
A Recorder representative visited the
denial parlors of Dr. Mason K. Moyer
yesterday and found this establishment
O'Neill were held yesterday morning all ihat could he desired In the way or
in st Matthew's Church, Requiem high ; „,, ,„ date equipments. The reception
Brookfleld will be prolonged by so
looming during the winter months In
the more genial climate of Washington
I have established a temporary horn."
there,"
VALLEY FORGE
that a very large share of the enor-mous
success of "Ren Hur" Is due to
tin deeply Impressive Interest of the
story told and acted with such dramat-ic
nower and sincerity.
Seats are on sale for all the remain-ing
performances of "Ben Hur" and
specially quick application should be
made for seats for the Thanksgiving
matinee and evening.
OIL WOULD RUIN BASS FISHING
mass was celebrated. The interment
was .n St. Matthew's Cemetery.
room is elegantly fitted up for the con-venience
Of patients, and aside from
Alexander Stewart, a former resident the neat furnishings there are booksand
of this borough, died on Sunday at his periodicals at the disposal of patrons,
home In Mogectown. Mr. Stewart was ■ Some choice works of art and, pretty
injured In the Kii hardson & Ross quar- j drappsrles are to be seen In this room,
ry about six months ago, and never re- | I he operating room Is fitted out with
covered. The funeral services will he j all the latest improvements. Dr. Moyer
held to-moiTOW morning in St. Pat- | has many original devices in use here
rick's Church, of Norrlstown.
Cards have ueen '"sued b" Mr-
Unwind Wood, Miss Wood and Miss
Rachel Biddle Wood for a tea on Bat
urday, December s. from I.S0 until SJfl
at 1016 Bpmes street, Philadelphia
The rnrdsof Mr. ('lenient Biddle Wood.
Mr. Howard Wood, Jr.. Illddl I Wood
and Mr. Alan Wood. Id, are enclosed.
Local housekeepers are complaining
at the high prices of butter and eggs
Mia! have been prevailing In town
lately. The product of the cow retails
at 33 cents per pound, with no pros-pects
of a reduction in the near future,
1 ne severe drought has ml short the
pastures, and farmers are forced to feed
the untie fully a month earlier than
usual. The short supply of water Is al-so
having its effects upon the milk pro-
(iiu lion. The great American ben has
also been showing her ability ns a
snirker these .lays, ami the egg supply
of the borough has fallen off. while
prices have advanced correspondingly.
Strictly fresh eggB now command 32
, , BtS a dozen, and are scarce at that
This Is the moulting season, and the
fowls are paying more attention to
their winter dresses than to egg pro-ductlon.
There are rumors In many
QMarters that the hens have on
a trust, and will limit production.
and everything has been studied out
carefully for the comfort of patients.
i lie laboratory contains all the neces-sary
mechanism tor the manufacturing
,,l plates and the essentials of dentis-try.
This department contains many
novel ideas, which are the origination
of Dr. Moyer. Nothing In the way of
the latest Improvements has been
omitted.
Dr. Moyer is a graduate of the Uni-versity
nf I'.iuisylvanla and successful-ly
passi ii the state board of Medical
Bzsminers In Pennsylvania. Ohio and
New Jersey. He Is also a member of
in. F.dwaid 0. Kirk Dental Society am!
of the alumni of the University of
Pennsylvania. His extensive practice
in this town is the best Illustration of
his ability as a dentist.
Philip llaiuk. of OgOtttS, will erect
a $2il.o0i> house at that place.
Station Agent Gilbert, of North
Wiibs caught an 11-pound opossum.
Arrangements were made on Monday
afternoon at a meeting of the Valley
Forge National Park Association, lid
at the Hotel llellevue, toholdaeoin i
tion of delegates from satriotli
tics and also a public mass met
on December 19, the anniviiai u
Hie date of the entry of Hie OV
troops to Valley Forge. John W
Woodstde, President of the aaiooiatio:
in i sided. That the programme pro-posed
was adopted was due In no sm. I
degree to representatives of the lire Ii .
erhood of the Union, who attended
meeting. A meeting of repieseiit.iliv i
of all local patriotic and heieili .
societies of the city will he held at
Hotel Bellevue on November it,
v.iiicii in rangi mei Is tor th< t II
lion v.iii he completed. Prepara
for the Field Day. to be hi Id al
ley Forge In June are bein: i
Prastdsnl McKlnley having sir,
his Intention of being present V'
badge to he worn by members i '
lation was sdopti I, end ■ H
Committee will be appointed by '... I
President.
For the mass meeting the nssoci.
tion hns invited ns speaker! B I ah
Heveridgi'. of Indiana; liepew of Kcv
York; I'eniose. of Pennsylvania.
Lieutenant Governor Woodrult, of K
York.
The object In view Is the pre
tion of the historic camp BB a nntl . I
park. The association will peli I
Congress for an appropriation sul.
lent to pay for DM ground and mcl:.
tain It us a national park. The asr
To prevent the ruination of bass fish-ing
in the Perklomen Creek, a protest
srai lilnl In Court at Norrlstown yes-eiday
against the United States Pipe
Line Company constructing Its line
beneath the wuters of the creek at Ar-ci
Is,
('ousel for the petitioners attacks the
chai ter of the company as being Illegal,
and asserts that the company, for the
purpose of Its formation, does not pos-
SSB the right of eminent domain. A
pipe line Is not a proper subject for
,his grant, and the right to take land
expired, seven years ago. when was
au'l the eastern terminus of North-ampton
County.
Another element of damge Is the
iDOlUng of the ice crop by the oil end-ing
from the pipes. The company is lo-i
iting a line from Northampton to
incus Hook for the purpose of con-
,! cting nil the seaboard.
When Governor Bradford issued the
first Thanksgiving proclamation to our
I'llgCim Fathers, on November IS, Hi::I.
ttiere was very little ceremony attend-ing
the act He simply announced that
as they had Just gathered abundant
harvests of grain, and the cold s
er had sent plenty of game to their
lorestB, December 13, ltiiil, would be ob-served
throughout the Plymouth Col-ony
as a day of thanksgiving, and he
accordingly appointed four men to "go
fowling, that they might after a more
special manner rejoice together."
This was not un elaborate proclama-tion
In comparison with many that
have followed. But during the many
decades that have passed since then
formality has been added to formality
In giving the document to the public,
until in all probability few American
citizen realize what high ceremonies
attended the issuance of the proclnma-ton
of to-day. It seems a very simple
matter to send out the last words con-tained
In the short newspaper para-graph
early in November, announcing
the same well-known fact that has
been regularly announced each year
since 1863, that the last Thursday in
November is set aside as a day of pun-lie
thanksgiving and a general holiday.
Those who study for the first time the
elaborate details of this proclamation,
fixing "Thanksgiving Day"—as it has
come to be known—are surprised to
learn of the yearly ceremony required
before applying the Great Seal and
making the copies that are to be sent to
the different governors of the states
and territories.
This making of the Thanksgiving
Day proclamation Is a serious duty for
the President. The chelf Executive
who would say anything new, or who
would say an old thing in a new way,
finds beforo him a task that must re-quire
much cudgeling of the brain. In-nsmuch
as the same subject has been
written upon annually for years and
years and all the reasons for giving
thanks seem to be enumerated and fit-ting
words made use of. We are told
that It Is customary with him to write
this proclamation with his own hand,
and to put Into It as much as the spirit
of the day as possible. President Har-rison
used to take a pencil and a pad of
paper and write out the proclamation
In full. Then he would turn It over
to one of the SSSOUtive clerks to he
copied. He preferred to use ,.is pencil
rather than to dictate, but both the
Presidents who have followed him pre-fer
to take advantage of the services
of a stenographer, and If the mere dic-tation
of the proclamation was all thai
was required It would not take long
to announce the annual celelnaiion.
Composing nnd dictating the pro-clamation,
however, is a very small
part of the labor and ceremony con-nected
with its issuance, according to
various accounts given from head-quarters
at Washington. The first
draft of the proclamation Is copied, and
the copy IB sent to the State Depart-ment.
There are two or three clerks
In the State Department who make a
specialty of penmanship. One of these
engrosses the proclamation on parch-ment
artistically. The parchment Is
men sent back to the White House to"
receive the President's signature, and
it hi then taken back to the State De-partment,
where the Secretary of
State's signature attests that of the
President. Then the Great Seal of the
State Department is affixed.
This Is a very ornate seal. It ought
to be for it was made by one of the
most prominent jewelers In the coun-try,
and cost the government one thou-sand
dollars. It Is kept in a rosewood
case in the Bureau of Commissions and
Pardons, and the late George Bartle,
wno for over fifty years was in tin-service
department, was long its custo-dian.
Bartle was appointed to a clerk-ship
by Daniel Webster, and for a long
time had the distinction of being one
of the oldest employes of the govern-mnt
at Washington.
It takes an order from the President
ol the United States to procure an ini-
, ■ with people who nrc
in a hurry for public documents, and
who do not understand why the State
Department haa not authority under
the general law to affix the Great Seal
in any document bearing the Presi-dent's
signal
When tin proclamation has been
completed by the addition of the seal,
clerks of the suite Department are set
to work making copies for transmis-sion
to the governors of the states and
territories. Thesi ooples are not made
on type writers, nor with manifolding
paper, nor on the hcttograph, nor by
any inner process of duplication. The
state Department uses the type-writer
for some purposes, but not for official
All of the copies of
i ai proclamation are written out on the
long sheets of blue paper which are
used for official correspondence. Each
governor who receives a copy of the
President's proclamation will make a
proclamation of his own. But In the
meantime the proclamation of the
President has been mado public, and
the people all over the country know
wnat day has been chosen for "Thanks-giving."
The first Thanksgiving Day-proclam
atlon ever issued by a President was
signed by George Washington, In 1789.
The original is said to be in possession
of Rev. J. W. Wellman, who Inherited
It from his grandfather, William Rip-ley,
of CornlBh. New Hampshire. This
proclamation was Issued by requeBt of
both houses of Congress through their
joint committee. The text of the pro-ition.
following the preamble, is:
"Now, therefore I do recommend and
assign Thursday, the 26th day of No- j
vember next, to be devoted by the peo- I
pie of these States to the service of that \
great-and glorious Being who is the;
beneficial author of nil the good that |
was, that is, or that will be. That we
may then all unite in rendering unto
Him our sincere and humble thanks for
his kind care and protection of the peo-ple
of this country previous to their be-coming
a nation; for the signal and
manifold mercies, and the favorable
Interpositions of His providence in the
course and conclusion of the late war;
for the great degree of tranquil it y.
union and plenty which we have since
enjoyed; for the peaceable and rational
manner in which we have been enabled
in establish constitutions of govern-ment
for our safety and happiness, and
particularly the national one now late-ly
instituted; for the civil nnd religious
liberty with which we are blessed, and
the means we have of acquiring and
diffusing useful knowledge, and. In
general, F«ir all the great favors which
He bath been pleased to confer upon
US.
"And nlso that we may then unite
in most humble offering our pray* r
and supplications to the great I.ord
and Holer of Nations, and bSSeSCh Him
to pardon mrr national and other trans-gressions;
to enable us all, wljether in
public or private stations, to perform
our several and relative duties properly
and puntually to render our National
•iiument a blessing to the people
instantly being a government of
wise, Just and constitutional laws; to
protect and guide' all sovereigns and
nations (especially such as have shown
kindness to us), and to bless them
with good government, peace and con-cord:
to promote the knowledge and
practice of true religion and virtue, and
the Income of science among them and
us; and generally to grant unto all
mankind such a degree of temporal
prosperity as He alone knows to be
best.
"Qiven under my hand al the city of
N'.w York, the third dny of October, In
the year of our Lord one thousand
It \ i n hundred and eighty-nine.
OBOB0H WASHINGTON"
The Thanksgiving proclamations Is-sued
since the time of GeorgeWashing-ton
have usually been less elaborate.
but the ceremony of preparing, sealing
copying nnd sending out the proclama-tions
continues the same from year to
year and only those who have had op-portunity
to study the subject realise
what a complicated process is carried
out before the various governors of the
WEST C0NSH0H0CKEN
m.W
—M. J, lliisheii is making 6Xt0l
repairs to his hotel
—Mrs. Oeorge BOller, of Ford Street
Is confined to her home by illness.
—Mrs. James Wlial.n. of New Jer-sey
Is visiting relatives in this borough.
—Mrs. Janus RedgraveS and Miss
Brnms iteii.
Hewing obi acquaintances here on son
uay.
—There will be a pig chase and a
foot race al the Mlngo Hotel on 1
day.
—Jacob and Blwood Coz, of
May, former Nsldents of 'his borough
were renowlng acquaintances here on
Sunday.
Rev. Mr. Swarf/,, of Philadelphia
preached in the i-'n • Bsptisl
Sunday evening, while Rev. K. K. Hoff-man
occupied his pulpit In Philadel-phia.
—The entertainment given by Cult
Lodge, I. O. O. F. No. BK on Snunlav
evening In Odd Fellow's Hall was a
grand success. A grand progran
rendered and the hall was packed with
a much delighted nude
—Walter Shinn. W years old of Quit
Mills died yesterday at Charity Hos-pital,
Norrlstown. to which place be
was admitted a few w ks ago for med-ical
treatment.
THE CONSHOH0CKEN
PROPHBj
FKIiDIC'IS
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tied down
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short.
man- fi els small when he's
ADDING TO BIG IRON WORKS
Work on the foundations for the two
new workshops for the Pencoyd iron
Works, at Wissahickon. Is being push-ed,
as it is the purpose to build early
In the spring. The foundations, which
were found necessary owing to the
marshy condition of the ground, consist
of immense pyrnmld-like piers ol
crete sunk deep in the ground, In
some eases they will rise 2:, fi-ci above
uie water line of the Sehiiylkill,. so as
to be on a level with the street grade,
The piers are formed by sinking hugs
caissons made of timber, and filling In
J with concrete, which hardens In IS
I hours, and Is then exposed the sun and
weather, the whole finally I oenlng
Use solid rock.
A foundry and machine shop, both
100x340 feet, will be erected They will
stand parallel with Main street and are
to be constructed entirely i
glass. All the old buildings on the plol
purchased from the Raich nnd Keely
estates hnve been demolished i
the tenement houses, which will re-main
until the works shall have been
completed. The plot secured If
iron Company in Philadelphia County
Is triangular in shape , • lending from
the company's new bridge tlint con
nects the old works in Ixiwer Merlon
to the estate of Mrs. William Craven
The latter refused to sell. The Craven
property Is the only ground between
the Peneoyd property and the Ball
property, known n6 Rlveraide, and it is
rumored that the latter has been pur-chased
by the iron company
i inn it marriage's a failure, dl t
■ HUM 1, neiit.
♦
'i inn. If ■ heap at eighty
pound it in t> i <■
*■
ihat some girls er so proud thai ev-en
tlier Jewelry turns green with enVJ
♦
Ihat no company will insure tu
i.eys now.
♦
Thai Hur world's glttiu so stylish
tiiat little dogs run around with short
pants,
• ♦
That ther feller that blows about
himself alnt as powerful as a gentle
zephyr.
♦
That ther feller that, lays ter another
in ther dark aim alwun a spring chick-en.
Thai when a feller- springs a
in ther dark, ther girl oilin ter make
Ii!' fit.
That b" piactiein freezln^politi I
left In ther cold theni-
♦
Thai Conshnhocken's an Indian
name an ther wuz a time thai women
war whoops around here and also
aroiin them
CALVARY CHURCH
People like to be notified about the
tilings they buy, In advance. Then no
ti in, i, wasted when they go into your
store.
Semi your prices around BO thai the
community will know
WHAT YOU II AVI''. ANIi
WHAT YOU WANT
Then they can go Into your ,
ut with tl ■
made before entering. The Recorder
will act as your messenger and notify
the town people as wen as those In the
outlying districts. Put your "ad" In
j NOW.
Thnnksg.ving Hay services al I".""
A.M. Offerings for the Kpis-i'iial Hot
pltal. The usual provision and fruit
table for the poor.
Tne new sort hat, the "Teddy R ." In
$1.50 and $2 qualities at Trnccy's the
Hatter. .
If you go about It right. Take two or
three Krause's ColdCure Capsules dur-the
day aud two before retiring at
night. This will Insure a good night's
next morning. Continue the treatment
next day and your cold will melt away
is an infallible remedy for croup.
H. Maxwell Harry and W. B. Supplee
W. Conshohock'"'
A Turkey Sale will be held in the
Shuffle Hoard Itoom of the ()■!
Building ,,n Wedm sday and Tin.
, \,tnng.
Dr. Mason K. Moyer, Dentist 1« 1st ars.
Ten dollars reward will lie paid by
David /.. Wood, the well known butch-
"i o( Wasbliu Hall marked for the ap-islon
of the persons, who are cir-culating
reports to the effect that he
I " s not manufacture bis own scrap-age
etc. Having built up an
reliabli , will use every effort
prossion of the Oteat Beal Of ■'
collectors of seals and autographs <■■ dlHerent states and territories c ,„ prr,
anentiy write to the Secretary of state
,or copies of the Seal Of Slate.
i suffered for months from sore
throat. Eclectrlc Oil cured me In
tw. n'y four hours." M. 8. Gist. Hawes-ville.
Ky.
What's the secret of happy, vigorous
health? Simply keeping the bowels,
the stomach, the liver and kidneys
strong and active. Burdock Itlood
Hitlers does IL
The
same fOI mal reply Is sent to all of them
—that under the law no impnssiou ol
Hie seal can go out of the departm nt
unless it IB affixed to official papers.
The President of the United States
could give authority to a collector to
obtain an Impression of the seal, but
no President has ever done SO. The law
of 1789 says that the seal shall nit b
affixed to any Instrument i tc<
commission "without a special
rant of the President thereto!
president, therefore, when h ■
inanksgivlng proclamation to
State Department for the seal, sends
wiui It a copy of the following printed
form duly filled out and signed:
"I hereby authorise and direct the
Secretary of State to cause the Seal of
the United States to be affixed to
dated this day and signed by me, ami
for so doing this Shan be Ml win rant.
When the Secretary Of State re,
this order he unlocks the rosewood case
and puts a scalloped circle of paper in
the press, with a light turn of the
heavy steel ball above brings tin
down upon the paper and lean
impress there 'i hen the stamped piece
lain to the people a fact that has iH
ready been taken for granted, becaus
ot its yearly repetition.
The Borough Councils it' Ambler
and Lansdala are oivided equally po-litically,
and there promises to be a
St til" OOmIng spring I lee
Hon.
A. I.. PVetS, , f I'ynwyd. I'.i.. b.i I
i warded th • contraol tor the foun-dation
work on the new ! 10.000 resi-dence
of ii. M. Barrtnger, near Radnor.
in- plans weie drawn by J. I.imlley
n. , f PhllS lelphia, who has also
awarded a general contrail to Will tl I
Bray of Rosen out tor the alteratli i
additions to the residence of John
p, tin' n
If you nave ever seen a child 111 ngo-ny
of croup yon can realise how grate-ful
mothers are for One Minute Cough
( lire which gives relief as soon as It
administered. It quickly cures
bs, colds, and all throat and lung
I rim hies.
Sold by 11. Maxwell Harry and J.
Ruins llnrr. West Conahohocken.
ing implements. This complete outfit
elation proposes to mark the locatinr-i i ii on exhibition at I. Hart's r.gar store.
of all tho troops, and have the Btr.'. ; , !
whose soldiers were encamped th • , ladles clean your Kid gloves with
GI'N FOR SA1.K
A first class double barrel "Scott
Gun" with carrying case, chest and
with every thing complete: Including
Gunning Coat, belt for shells and load- of paper Is fastened to the pnulim
tion and is ready to go to
erect suitable monuments. It Is
ed to have the park ready for the ded-ication
by June 18, 1903, the one I in
red and twenty-fifth anniversary ol t: I
evacuation of the camp.
LaUelle glove cleaner. It Is not a liquid
leaves no odor and can be used while
tho glove la on the hand. For sale
Read the Recorder, tl s year,
only by Wm. Neville, Druggist,
all the
world. It Is necessary for Its custodian
to be very conscientious in the exercise
of his duties, and he not frequently
and remainder of the month.
lliillds up the system: puts pure.
rich blood in the veins: makes men
and women strong and healthy, llur
dock Blood Bitters. At any drug ■tore.
\':■ 11v people worry because they be-lieve
they have heart disease. The
chances are that their hearts are nil
right but their stomachs are unable to
digest food. Koilol Dyspepsia Cure di-gests
what you eat and prevents the
foi n,i lion of gas which makes the
Stomach press against the heart. It
w i cure every form of Indigestion.
H. Maxwell Harry and W E Sup
nlee. West Conshohoeken.
V
No other aid so great to the housewife,
no other agent so useful and certain in
making delicious, pure and wholesome
foods, has ever been devised.
Bxperts and connoisseurs pro-niii
nee "I', a o Ii" coffee to be the most
perfSCl ot hi -it grade coffees on Hie
American market w. II. Uooonacby
special agent, receives It fresh at log
ulnr intervals. Remember its perfect"
JfiiVll'fWpv/i
Wouldn't it make yon mad when yon
found out that the hat you paid three
dollars fur Is no betler thnn the one
vour friend bought of Tracey, the Hat-ter,
for two dollars? Wouldn't it Jar
you?
There are imitation baking powders, sold ohssp, by
many grocers. They ore made from alum, a poison-eMisarug,
which renders the food injurious tolicalUi.
HOY»L BAKING POWDER CO:, 100 WILLIAM ST., NSW VOSK.