The Conshohocken Recorder, November 28, 1916

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4962 I'ONSHOHOCKEN, PA., TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1916. $1.00 PER YEAR
CYCLIST INJURED LABOR TROUBLES
Ross Noblit, of West Consho-hocken,
Riding Motorcycle
Struck By An Auto
FATHER IN AUTO ACCIDENT
As tin' result of a collision between
a motor cycle and an "automobile at
iln' Intersection of the -Mais m Ford
and Cull roads near the Bull church
on Sunday. Rose NobHtt, of Wei I on
shohockcn. who was riding the motor
cycle was tossed ironi his machine,
and sustained cuts about his legs and
bruises on the body and had his cloth-ing
torn. Some of the rear pans of
his motor cycle wen- twisted in the
collision, but he WES able to ride the
machine home, after some minor re-pairs
had been made. It was no doubt
due to the fact that the two machines
were being operated at an ordinary
rate of speed that a more serious ac-cident
was averted. Noblltt was pro-ceeding
towards West Conshojiockon
while the chauffeur was driving his
car northward. A high bank at the
junction of the aforementioned
Obstructs the view In different din 0-
tions, and reither Noblitt nor the
chauffeur could see each other ap-proaching.
Fortunately the car only
caught the rear wheel or the motor
cycle, but it struck it with sufficient
force to carry the lighter machine to
the Bide of the road and Xobliti was
tossed Into the gutter. The driver
of the car stopped his machine and
after ascertaining that nothing serious
resulted from the accident proceeded
on his way.
The autoists made restitution to
Noblltt for the injuries ho sustained
and his torn clothing. While the
young man's injuries are more pain-ful
than a serious nature, he is con-fined
to his home in consequene.
unable to attend to his duties al the
Krankenfield store at'Spring Mill.
Alfred Noblitt the well known con-trctor
of West Conshohocken and
father of Ross Noblitt, had a narrow-escape
from Injury on Sunday when
he evidently lost control of his auto-mobile
near the residence of John
Black on the Matson Ford road at Me
chanicsville. The machine reered to
the side of the n.ad and dashed into
a field on the Walker Kami missing a
telegraph pole by a narrow margin
Mr. Noblltt managed to get the car
under control after going some dis-tance
into the'lield and no danger re-sulted.
Residents of Mechanic.-', ilie
stated that the elder Noblitt BWOflg his
car Into the field to escape striking
seme children in the roadway.
R TROUBLES TlliMll/PP
HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED I {HAlVKOD
Misunderstanding Was Cause of Slight
Trouble at John Wood Mfg. Co.—
Leo Co. Makes Adjustments.
'•i -' Friday rday there was
a mi- -..ne- of
"i Sdanu-i
i : ipany i the
compai
nl departs
on the 8 hour la Mid thi
rate of pay would remain the same as
for the 10 in.in day, Thi i -
trying the eJ perl aenf i i placing the
i on tie- 8 hour basis and Is
time.
A number of the newer employes did
not undent tand thi . and ob-
}< ei. d. i i.iv.i'.. r. « hi n expl mat
il they would
.10 hour pay for 8 b
the matters wer
ami iiji the ne ..v .it work.
:•-. there » hi labor
troubles at the plain of the t Tire
.. Rul .ii was di i
to place the curing room on s hour
shifts. About 30 in n obj oted n nd
di manded nun., mom y. 1 bi se m< n
resigned their positions and left the
. A number of other em] I
ad to work in the curing room and
Iven p.>si: ions.
An i d lu i in.-in was made In their rate
1
as in their old positions. It I
the company to place ad-ditional
di p it ii.- nis on the 8 hour
basis. The di p.- rtmi nta t" i>" sel
Union Services Will Be Held
Wednesday Evening and
Thanksgiving Morning
SPECIAL ORDER CF SERVICE
Prot-
I churches of thi i bo b and
West Consrohocken will unite In hoi! Norrlstown, last Septet
SUIT IS OUTCOME
OF AUTO ACCIDENT,
C. A. Desimone Has Instituted Suit
Against J. Frank Boyer For Dam-
: Done His Auto.—Ciiims
$500.
i'. A. i tealmi local r< i estate
tti irrn i. .1. Bur-
" 11 I, has Ituted suit In
■ .
J. I'I.I- v Boyi r, of the J. Fr ink Boyer
Company, of
I i mage
automobile In an accident
which decurred at Arch and Marshall
inn Than* Ices.
Th.- oi this borol gb will
an Ice Wednei i
r.<6 o'clock in thi i aj i I church
1 a thou id att ract h e cards of In-ir
the Un-ion
'i ! i Bervl) • V1
- M In the Bapl 1st I 'lunch.
Ill atari al 7.46 P. M.
" Vmerii a's Bl Ings Tl - oug b the
I v. ..i" -,.. ill be the thi mi ol
annua i rm >n delivered by
■ 1 .\ Armour, mini iter i I
i odlst ol urch.
pt i:i i !hurch,
in di Mi■-. Marlon
. Ill i en ler the anthem I y
i '••ii n1 . i out with
11 sing the
■ tied 'i o'rd Is
'"
ii ha i i lei
linn of the church In which h i
vli e Is hi Id thai the offerl :
Mr. >■ Imone »as driving his pi w
lalma that ifr
Boyi r, w ho w ta driving B Cadillac car
ran Into him and badly damaged his
car. No one was hurt In the accident
but Mr. Deslmonets ear ran Into a
^welling and did damage to the bouse,
Norristown Team Heavily Pad-ded
for Game Against Con-shohocken
on Thursday
VISITORS' GREAT LINE UP
BARREN HILL
WILLIAM G. RATCLIFFE DEAD
West Side Resident Died in Presby-terian
HospitaJ, Philadelphia, on
Friday, Aftor Lingering Ill-ness.
William (3., husband of [da Merkel
Ratcllffe, of this borough, died In the
Presbyterian Hospital, Philadelphia
before midnight on Friday,
from II.. was ad-
: to the institution about three
-. s < >f Ehirop ■. In aci
ide in i-.is proc-are
those where the work la hard. Thi I >n by the President of the Unit-changes
win be made as soon as addl-"'
iii.i ,ii equipment la Installed.
aco for treatment and on
last uiiiU rwent s Berious op-
. Hi grew i ipldly worse until
Ready to liuild-Athletic Field
It was announced through the Re-
. thai the L
Tire .^ Rubber I imp ny would build
i and olub bo i
It owns In Spring Mill i plant
TI B com pany i a i oun Its in-to
. irry out Its plans and Is
ready to
the field that It m >>• be In propei
I'M spring.
Tic.- i . Is asking
• I is for the woi k. There
will be about M00 yards of earth to
be n movi i and there will be a 1000-
yard All oecsssi It Is dei Ired to
toave the work done before winter Bets
in.
Tiu- Held will be prep ired for
kinds of sports, The Company will be
anted by a base ball and foot
ball team. .\ gr ad stand will be
I B ad also a clul
with ail conveniences for the u
the athlet■
FOOT BALL FUND
CONTRIBUTIONS
5188.74 Were Collected to Employ a
Band at tile Holmesburg and
Phoenixville Games.
The fool ball fans and rooters for
the local team hired the Conshohocken
band to lead the rooters at the
Holmesburg and Phoenixville games.
The expenses «ei-i. paid by popular
subscription and Qeorge Giles,
urer of the fund, makes j report of
the collections and expenses and the
committee extenda their thanks to all
who contributed to the fund.
Tho receipts from the colic, ton
were:
James McFarland $7.25
Llewelyn .limes i,
Albert Alien 6.78
David Jones s.r.ii
Aaron Merkle 13.0.",
George I'. Ciles IJ.05
Harvey Shaw 10.60
Waiter Tomllnson 14.66
John Black 88.60
Joseph Garnett
Thomas Pope 20.90
John Ilerron 2.00
It. J. Crawford 20.00
Collection on Trains 10.59
Cash 4.00
Total $188.74
EXPENSES,
Carefare of Hand, Nov. n ..$22.00
1 as of Hand, Nov. 11 . ..108.00
Pennants 3-r»°
Carefare of Hand, Nov. 18 .. 1.00
Services of Hand, Nov. 18 ... 63.00
Total 8176.60
lived $188.74
Expended 176.50
Balance ! $ 12.24
DR. H. J. MEYERS
Dentist.
75 Fayette Street.
JAMES BELL.
Founder of Chain of Grocery Stores
Succumbs at Shore.
i tatftd,
\ ob-
Jamea Hell, founder of the lai
tall sroccry bu
died Sunday in Atlantic City alter an
Ulnea of two months. He was 63
old and resided at llalu. H
horn in Counts An rim, In
and cane- to Philadelphia In
talnlng 1 mpleymonl ae a .clerk with a
grocery concern of this city. Ten
later be openod his nral -1.
Fifth and Berks si :•< eta and I
one of the originators of the
store Idea when he started other
in various parts ot the cit.y
From a h I in 1891,
Mr. Heii built up c big commercial
tlsatlon of which be became pros!
dent and «bJoh last ... t trsn
a business of more than 810,000,000 in
225 stores in Philadelphia ami Bear-by
communities.
Mr. Hell was a prominent I
and ,-i member and din stor of the Bel-moot
Diving Club. He we
bar of the Manufacturer's 1
and the Whitemsrsh Valley Country
Club, and l.i-loi
No. C09, P. and A. M. He was on-married
ami Ii survived by a brother
and two sisters.
Last Summer he purchased tho Kin-wood
stock Farm, a domaine of Dear-ly
la. acres, near Norrlstown From
state of the lato Dr. ('. /.. \V
who died last January, where his
horses were trained for the seasons'
11 lie disposed ei Borne ot bla re-cord
stock lust week at the New '
sale, but still as half a dozen at his
Norristown farm including Cousin
Wans (2), by General Watts; Uncle
Willis (8), by G meroJ Walts; Dun
Binges, by Hingcn; Barney Hoyt, by
Charley Efoyt -.1 yearling, by union
Axwortb, and the Cast paper, Plj kl
Recorder Ads. Bring Results, i
orning a u
\ Ice « in ;ation
lohocken In th
80. A. ,\l. The
11 the ei-.ii r ot
Invoo itlon Rev. u. D. -
■ 1 iglng .... Coloi d .■
Norrlstown M. IS. church.
D No. i':'i
er Ri ,. M. w. Butler
I . :-.. Coatea
No. 333
Ann mnci 1.
I ... < lolored Quartette
Sermon Rev. 11. W. Atkins
er Rev. H. D. ;:. C
HJ mn No. 165
11 1 'roclami tlon
Rev. H irry Thon
Ion ... Bev. Harry Them
• • •
sen Ices win be held
in St church, Tl 1
1 re win be two ma
ai 6.8 ; and 7 \. \i. [mmediat
the T o'clock mass there will 1
ag &e\ oi tonal si ■■
: 1 Tbanksgri Ing sei 1 lei will
be bold In Calvary P. E. church at
. M..
• * •
Thi re v 11 be two Masses at St.
al. 'a 1" .hock,
on, at 6.30 ud 7 o'clock. Alter the T
o'clock Mi -- there will be a Tl
. 1 1 nal Berrl 1 ■.
Entertained Choir
Misa .in' 1 tained th"e St
Ma thew*a R. C. church choir at her
•!: .1 \ enue and Fayette
Sunday e. enirfg last
Solos ,and chorUses, which had
1 under the din ctlon of M -
• ire of
the program of the entertainment
lally pleasing were those given
by Miss Madeline Pah-, Miss Marie
Tlernan, Mr. William Walla and Mr.
Walter Daly.
M. A. MeGovern gave an ap»
1 ropi lab ' ' Ion.
Miaa Myers Is a member of St Mat-ad
this is the third of a
a 1 i, g of 1 aeb member 1 ntertalnlng her
fellow members at different Intervale
during tic winter campaign of rehear-
Bals and Instruction In choir work.
Lectured For Interfering
With Ti rent en
David Owing, of i' si 1 teci
was before Burgess Bloomhall last
evening charged with Interfering with
the Bremen when they responded to an
■ of lire at his home, last wi ak.
led '" prevent the Bremen from
entering bla bouse where there was a
are in the al I It.
The Burgess gave Owing a severe
reprimand and explained to him the
rerlouani ■ of what he had done, low-ing
acknowledged bis error and prom-ised
his good behavior In the future.
The Burgess then dismissed the case.
the end.
Deceased was the son of James and
• a«d was born at
kill, N. v. Early In life he b- 1 in
the Study <.f the textile business and
Ined a thorough knowledge of it.
(.< pi rt designer and
■ followed thia line ail
hi 1 life, being associated at all times
with large cone
enjoyed heall h until
••■' t two 1(0 1 hen he began
from amenta. The most not-ed
physicians In the country were con-
1 with the hope ot effecting a
cure, but the dk* d to yield
to treatment and be grew gradually
Woyse until be was compelled to re-linquish
work entirely for long periods
it a time Barly In the spring of the
:i year he acpepted a responsible
on with a large manufacturing
concern In Sweetwater, Tenn. In May
he became ill and was later taken t"
1 '■• lie ster, Ml HI., where he entered
tho hospital of the famoua .Mayo Bro-
Be remained at the hospital
fi 1 s. ■-, ei 1 ivei ks, n here he underwent
four operntions ..1 blood transfusion.
Hla condition became stronger and
upon being iii.--.-ii rged ii'.iii the insti-tution
he was brought to the bom,, of
relatives In thia borough. The hn-ment
was only temporary and he
gradually worse until three
weeka ago when he entered the Pree-
I . 1:111 I luspilnl.
Decent ii was u member of the In-dependent
1 »rdi :■ ol 1 dd Fellows, being
ated \. n' . . . In Pasaic, x.
•i. He was also 0 deacon of the Col-wyn
Baptist Church of Darby. Dela-ware
County.
11 - i . bis wife in- la survived by
two aisters, Mrs, Riohard Wolfe, of
hington, D. C, and .Mrs. Francis
Di nton, of Batavia, N. v.
The funeral will take place from the
Of hla brother-in-law, William
Rlstlne, M: Ford tn :. West Consho-hocken)
tomorrow afti rnoon at 8
o'clock. Services will be conduoted at
the house and will be In charge of
Rev. A. .1. Davies, pastor of the First
Baptist Church, of this borough, as-
I by Rev. W. J. Morgan, pastor of
Colwyn Haplist Church, of Darby.
'I be interment will bo made nt the
Gulf cemetery.
For th - first time In the history of
the organisation, the Conshohocken
ball team will play at home on
Thanksgiving Day.
Manager Crawford has arranged to
the holiday bill a ringer and has
secured the Bllllken club of Norris-town,
as the attraction.
The game will mark the Initial ap-pearance
of the Norristown team In
this borough and they promise to
iinaiie their first appearance here one
dona to be remembered.
AH aason the BiUikea buys have
plOddina along w;ith ii fourth-rale
team land have not Bleed up as
being In the same class as the locals
and wholly unfit to be sis led us a COn-
1 for the valley championship,
but like all other seasons, by the time
Thanksgiving Dny unices the lillli-l.-
en Club Is ready to spend a bunch Of
money in securing players to bolster
th.-ii- team to compete with Consho-hocken
and now have n team that can
compete with the best teams in the
Blast
I'art of the team that will meet
Conshohocken on Thursdaj played
against Union Club on Saturday and
1 the Chester County team off its
feet during the first three periods. Un-ion
waited until the last period, when
the darkness became so dense that it
Impossible for the opposing team
'" see the ball and then managed to
score two touchdowns. This gave
them the game by the score of IL1 to
•7, although outplayed and outgeneral-ed.
On Thursday niiiiKen Club will atiU
strengthen their team for their game
here. Scary, who played such 11 sen-sational
game al full buck against-the
locale at the Stockade, Norristown,
lost season, bus been located and se-cured
for Thursday. He will practice
with the rent of the team this week
ami promises to play even better than
' Bar. Finn, Who played here last
season with the nine Stars, is another
player who will l„ assd by Bllllken.
Rua Aklns, who Is one of the • best
ra ever turned out of Norrlstown
and the prime favorite of all lovers of
the game at the County Seat, will also
be In the line up. in addition to these
well known starsi a number of college
men will be in the lineup, and Bllllken
will come here well fortified with an
array of foot ball talent that should
furnish patrons of the game the best
afternoon's sport sun lure this sea-son.
Celebrated Golden Wedding
-Mr. and Um. William Wright
el. brain: their golden wedding at
anniversary on Sunday and enter-tained
a number Of friends at dinner
at teir home East Fourth a.vonue.
Admitted to Hospital
-Mrs Karl Kearnside, of 'Consho-hocken
pike, is ill and is undergoing
treatment at the Bryn Mawr hos-pital.
On Tanksgiving Day a matinee
Performance will he given. Besides
the "Yellow Streak" that popular
favorite, Charlie Chaplin will he seen
in one of his funniest sketches.
DR. A. J. DOUGHERTY
Dentist
JACOBSON BUILDING,
69 Fayette Street.
DANCE, CITY HALL, Norristown.
Saturday night. Admission 25c, 35c.
—Adv.
' onshohoi ken realises the kind of
proposition the) will be up against and
win present the strongest team pos-sible
for them to get together for the
game Coach Pownall will drill tin
nan hard for the game in the hope
of gaining a more dlolsive victory
against his opponents that the 8 to 8
Score of last year.
The locals will be without the ser-vices
„f Ncill on Thursday as the big
guard will not be able to be present,
and il is possible that Kelly will be
Used in his place on the line and that
Mitchell will go iii at rigid guard.
The rest of the line will probably be
tin s.ime aa started the [game last
Saturday against Riverside, with the
exception Of the .|iiarterback Position,
which will he filled by Held general
Bills' Pownall at the atari.
The Idea of a Thanksgiving Day
game at home is a new departure ill
the line of spoils in this borough and
Is done to give the business men of the
borough an opportunity of seeing a
home g.ini; as well as to offset the
matter Of playing tWO Of their biggest
regular games Holmesburg and Un-i""
Club—on foreign grounds.
The following is the lineup of the
Billlkens: Vrbeland, of Penn, left
end; Taylor, Of Lafayette, right end;
Kerr, of UraJnu* left tackle; Galla-gher,
of south Dakota, right tackle;
Ilallman, left guard; Kulp, captain,
right guard; McDonald, centre; Shuff-le
1. Quarter back; Finn, left haif-bacfc;
Dukcns. right half hack; Scary,
full back. Substitutes Scatehard.
Keysi r, K'elley, Trnutman, Monroe,
Overdorf, payberry, Wagonhurst Vea-kle.
O'Donnell, Neff.
Mrs. 1 >yson and i 1 ughter Bva, of
Philadelphia, visited Mrs. .1. Corbel
11 BI wei K.
Mrs. Mary Corbel and son Thomas,
of Germantown, visited relatives here,
Sunday. ,
Mrs. Laura Lents la confined to her
home suffering from an attack of
bronchitis.
Mr, in,1 Mrs. William Baldwin, of
Roxborough, visited James Diamond
hen ..-i Sunday,
Mrs. Edgar Peterson and family, of
Cheltenham, spent a iv» daya h< re
\ lallIng hi !■ in ither, Mrs. <;. Ki ledi r.
William .1. Diamond, of Tioga, vis-ited
his parents, Mr, and -Mrs. j
Diamond at their home here. Saturday.
air.-. Walter E, Hansell and Mrs.
Gertrude Krleder spent a pie
evening Saturday visiting In Roxbor-ough,
Mr. and Mrs. Marshall, of l-'raiiUiord,
and Mr. and Mrs. Lake and son, of
Roxborough, Bpent Sunday aa the
ol Mr. ii..wind Cressman.'
Mr. ami Mr--. Leonard Hacking,
spent a very pleasant, day Sunday, aa
the guests Of Mr. and Mis. A. I'.iner
of Andorra Nurseries
Mr. and Mrs. II. Manning, and Miss
Ella Qlbboney, of Doylestown, former
residents, w< re renewing acquaintan-ces
here Sunday.
On Monday evening Misses Clara
and Anna l.iikens, Mildred and Ruth
Cressman. and Sara .loins, atteded a
party given In honor of Miss l'i
Cork at her home in Norristown.
A meeting of the Sunday School
teachers of St. Peter's Lutheran
Church will be held (his week at the
home of Rev. G. '/.. Btup, to plan for
the Christmas1 entertainment
The Missionary Society of St. Peter's
Lutheran Church will give an Illus-trated
lecture on rt y evening
of this week in the Sunday School
room. A thank offering Will be taken.
Drover Qeorge Bwarts, of Junlata
County, will arrive here thia Week. A
private sale of turkeys will be held on
Tin-day. Cow sale on Thursday af-ternoon
at 2.30.
Mr. .1. Kerper, Mr. A. Lightkep, and
Mr. .1. Corbet attended the 86th anni-versary
of the Chestnut Hill
Orangeman Lodge No. 65 on Friday
1 venlng In Philadelphia
Rev. AfflOS D. Gelst and family en-joyed
a motor trip here from Philadel-phia,
Saturday afternoon, visiting a
number of friends.
Mr. ami Mrs, .1. it. Kenper, with a
party of friends Including Miss Helen
Buchanan, Mr. William Robb|ns, Mrs.
.1. Paul and Harold Hm-han.-n, enjoyed
n motor trip to West Cluster, Sunday,
Whl re I hey visited their nice, .\|. .
Bessie Hanlon, at VUte Maria.
County Commissioners Have
Received Plans for Concrete
Bridge to Span River
THE ALL—STAR GAME
DR. H. J. MEYERS
Dentist
75 Fayette Street
Manager Crawford la strong In his
belief in preparedness and If Russell
Crawford pulls over a victory against
the local champions In the game at the
BtOCkade, Norristown, on Saturday, he
wlU receive all of the oredlt due him.
Manager Crawford of the locals, re-alises
Hun Russell Crawford has col-lected
1 great bunch ef Btars, many of
whom have played together in many
games for the contest, and he has
built his fences to cope with anything
the Norristown promoter might pro-duce
iii addition to the great number
of stars already playing on the local
team. Kerr Thompson, coach at Crsin-
11s College, and lirown, the regular
full back on the I'rsiiius College 1..1111,
and one of the greateai line plunging
bai I in the college ranks, will be
added In Hie array. Tonight the local
team will practice for the game and all
of the men are requested to report.
The All Stars will have a iniiibcr of
the Holmesburg players, In fact, the
entire back held will he composed of
the men who defeated Conshohocken
on November -nth. On the Hi a will
be found some of the Holmesburg
players and In addition to| these will
be Kerr, of Crsinus College fame, and
ByriOh, of Union Club. Tho latter
will pins' Jit end and should be om of
the best iii the county.
The game will start at 2.30 o'clock.
WILL BE 1460 FEET LONG
I made foi , ,r-hi
old M . ! d hicb
the Schuylkill river at this ,
consulting eng
ol Ni t fork city, who bull
concrete bridgi al Allentown
■! ind reto bridge at Penn
>'■. B, Brown Is the
di igner.
The present pl ns are subject to
" but the fi .id plan will bo
conformed 1 .
11 ni plans call I'O rthe bi
d to be 1 160
over the
racks and siding on this
side of the river will be 180
The ri\ er n ill be spanned by .■ 1 n
•
■ Washl
street. Tl ■
will have to be changed to harmonise
With the plans. The appro... , ,1 .en
this side of the rh er bi gin
Pi 1 nsj Ivanla Railroad bridge, n will
be necessary to 1 e pi
level slightly. Th. difference
In height at the Pennsylvania bridge
ad thi new bridge will I
illU the slleel a RT) de OI 3.5 per .
which is inn B slight decline.
The bridge Is to bo in ornamental
structure of com n .-. Ii will be a
Ii ' I highway to a poln ni ar I
■ hoi ken. T
of the bridge highway will be .86 pi r
"I and at a poinl liTII
fi-.-. from Front street, hi roadway
will take a decline the i rii
DI r Cl HI.
Tin- bridge proper will begin nt
Washington stn el earing hi la ail-ing
track* at a height of 20 feet, The*
straight span win continue to the
canal, of 167 feet, doing
awaj with the pi i ■■ • - dip In Fn
i hs points. Th c l
Is spanned with an arch, the minimum
height al... being 16 :
-a- ither great arches, each 114 fi
carry thi structun over tho
river. From i he wi
i pi n Is again i mployi d for a dlsl
of 850 feet clearh -.• the la adlng u
by 80 fe< i. Thi brldi i ends at a ponlt
Dear Front street.
The bridge wll i rnamental
ride and a 5-
foot walk on each side.
CHILD WALKING IN SLEEP
, IS SHOT FOR BURGLAR
Ham Danzeisen aged 5 years,
son of Mr, and Mrs. John Danzeisen,
who n sidi a in Church road, Barren
Hill and ki nail store was shot
'"' the hip i arlj Saturday morning
while walking in his . leep. .
taken tor a burglar.
The child's grandmother re.
with his family. A Bhort time ago
lost her husband and Blnce then has
been nervous. Early Saturday, the
ln' ' ' " I by noises
In the uou beard footsteps In
■ bi d room on the second floor and be-ins.
convinced a burglar was in the
house. an(j Wl.„,
Cautiously to the room where the nois-
• ■• came from. Opi olng the dooi
B figure HUM ing about. Greatly
frightened and exciti d, she fired the
pistol. The ball struck the child and
entered bla hip. Immediately the
I Behold was aroused and It
with great grief and surprise they dis-covered
the supposed burglar was the
little boy.
child had bi en walking in his
sleep.
Immediately medical attention was
secured and the Child was lei-iem d
to St Timothy's hospital. It Is be-lieved
the wound is not dangerous am".
that the child will soon recover.
The grandmother wa almost i
' i rief.
One Little "Swear" Costa Sixty-seven
Cents.
It cost William Sturzebecker, a nur-seryman
of l^ansdale, six-seven cents
to utter one little "cuss word." He
swore at I. H. Souder, of Center Point,
in a dispute concerning tree bought
from Sturzebecker. Magistrate Rose-onberger
imposec the fine.
Advertise in '•'ine Recorder"
TAKES OPTION ON
BUILDING SITES
dealer C. A. Desimone
announced thia' morning that In
secured an option to purchase 80
building lots located ;.t Conshohocken
Height Inth, Tenth and I
e-ntli avenues oust from Wells stl
and has completed financial arrange-ments
for the erection offin dwelling
houses on i in- Bites,
Conshohocken Heights Is owned'by
•a syndicate headed by Malcolm Ifo-
Ajvoy Esq. of Cincinnati, O. Many
building lots have been sold but a
great many desirable lots remain.
Mr. Desimone Btatod to a Recorder
representative that he has been work-ing
on the local housing problem for
many months end has Buoeeded in
fi ruling a syndicate to finance an op-eration
of building HO hoiisi
Mr, Desimone a atea the bouses win
be built In pairs and will contain all
the modern convenience and will be
of varying and attractive styles In
architecture. The plans are to l
work iu March.
.