our town august 2, 1929

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POLITICS? N Five Wi n Le tters at Camp Delmont O ut in g En jo ye d by 17 From Narberth. ScoutJn;lster Tips C ~ o e . Mather Heirs Dispose of ~ 4 5 0 . 0 0 0 Property Exclu sive Haverford Section. Avonwood Ct. Sol d For Development Hirst & M a c Fa r l an d have sold for t he C ha rl es E. Mather Estate the property known as "Avonwood Court," c o n ta i n il l g 1 9. 78 6 acres, an d has a f ro nt ag e of 9 25 f ee t on Rose L an e a nd 1350 f ec t on Avon Road, H av er fo rd . T he p ro pe rt y was re ported sold for $450,000. Th e purchasers are Duffield Ash mead, J r. , a nd J. :Morgan Lister, who plan to c o ns tr uc t a w i nd i ng r oa d, known as M at he r L an e, through the p ro p er t y a nd will b e gi n i m me d ia t el y o n th e wo rk of drawing plans for the first two houses to be built, which ill be in k e ep i ng wit h the s u r ro u n d ing neighborhood, safely restricted and established as a fine homc section. Th e tract is a dj ac en t to e st at es o wn ed by Walter Lippincott, W i ll ia m R i gh t er Fisher, Sidney Thayer, William N. An derson, Samuel B. B r ow n and Robert W. Lesley. Mr. Ashmead is a member of the well-known firm of De A r mo nd , A sh mead & Bickley, w ho h av e d es ig ne d a nd c o ns tr uc te d r es id en ce s in the Phil a de l phia suburbs for llJany years; while M r. L is te r h as had b ro ad ex perience in t he p l an n in g a n d d ev el op m en t of real estate, Th e purchasers a re i nt en t on i mp r Qv in g t il ' ~ r o u n d w it h h ou sc s t ha t will c o il l me n d them selves to the 11I0St criti cal purchaser, both f ro m t he s t an d p oint of architec tural attractiveness and of real value. This sale marks the p a ss in g front its original ownership o ne of the sub u r bs ' outstanding e s ta t es , an d makes it possible for several families to en j oy th e benefits of th e old p l an t in g and abundant shrubbery, together with its c o nv e ni e nc e to the ' P e , ln s y l yi m i a Railroad Stati on. Charles E. Mather was a pioneer in this section, and at t he t im e A vo n w o od C o ur t was built, in 1882, it was consideredventuresome to m a ke o n e' s h ome so far out' of P h i la d el p hi a on t he t he n o pe n f ar m c ou nt ry . This prominent Main Liner wa s one of the f o un d ers of the Radnor Hunt and' was t h e ir mast er of hounds for m a ny y e ar s b ef or e t ak in g h l s p a ck to the Brandy w i ne 1 Iu nt . He w as a ls o th e repre s e nt a ti v e o f the N a ti o na l S t ee p l ec h as e an d Hunt Association in the territory around Philadelphia. Great Catcher an d All Girls' Nine Coming Here Main Line Tailors Stage A n n u al P a r ad e an d Picnic Thirty-four cars appeared in the pa r ad c s ta g ed \ Ve dn es da y of last week by t he M ai n Line T a il o rs a nd Clean ers' Asosciation on their w ay to their annual picnic, which was held at Lenape Park, near \Vest Chester. The parade commenced at 9:30 A. M. and was esco r te d by t wo m ou nt ed m em bers of the State Highway Police from C it y L in e, Bala, to Paoli, by way of Bala Avenue, M o nt g om e ry A ve nu e and L a nc as t er Pike, Motion p i ct u re s w er c t ak en of t he t ai lo rs ' d ec or at ed c ar s a nd were shown at Main Line theatres this week. The association, w ho se m em be rs c o mp r is e a l mo s t all the tailors and cleaners on the M ai n L in e, staged a bathing b ea ut y c on te st a nd se ve ra l games. The usual refreshments were p ro vi de d and t he p ro ce ss io n r e tu r ne d at 8:30 P. M. Harry A. Mongin, Cynwyd, was in c ha rg e of the p ar ad e; C ha rl es H ew it , N a r be r t h, was in charge of sports; and Joseph Adelizzi, N a rb e rt h , w as c ha ir m an of the p ro gr am committee. The association was formed last in effort to co o pe r at i on of its m em be rs w it h e ac h other and better service f or t he p ub lic, its patrons. Winners of the s po rt s e ve nt s w er e: l oo - ya rd d as h ( f at men)-F. Masci- angelo. ' , 100-yard d as h ( sk in ny men)-W. Rogers. 100-yard dash (women)-Rose Con nor. 5 0 -y a rd d a sh (boys)-Yolando Aci anapara. Tug of w.ar- N a ta l e, Swartz, Rog e r s, C o lo don a to , M a s c i a n g ~ l o and D. Carrillo. Sack race-Yolando Acianapara. Sues Borough B ec au se of i nj ur ie s alleged to have been received when an a ut om o bi le in which s he w as a p a ss e n ger ran into an unguarded hol e in t hc h ig hw ay , Cora R. B ow m an , a nd her husband, Linn Bowma n, thro ugh Attorney E dr ed J. P en ne ll , h av e brought an action in Prothonotary Haldeman's office to recover $25,000 damages from t he b or ou g h of Narberth. Th e acci dent h a pp e ne d November 10, 1927. Mrs. Bowman alleges she was seri ously injured, bones in her back being fractured a nd he r vision badly dam aged. Tells of Old Mai n Line A l ex an d er C ap pie S ha nd , J r. , c on t ra ct or a nd r ea l e st at e developer, of Merion, told the B a l a- C y nw y d -N a r berth Rotary Club at i ts m ee ti ng T ues da y of th e opr gress of th e old Main L in e f ro m t he d ay s o f Academy ville, Athensville, Humphreystown, Libertyville and Merionville. Mr. Shand is the son of A. C. Shand, Sr., wh o before his retirement last August wa s assistant to vice presi dent an d f o rm e r c hi ef e ng in e er of the Pennsyl vania Railroad. R. Harland Horton to Make City Survey By John Uberti. H ea de d by t he s en sa ti on al "Three M us ke te er s" of t he N ar be rt h Ball Club, "Gene" Davis' pennant-chasers J>rushed aside all t he m en ac in g ob stacles that have p ut t he m i nt o t he ir miserable slump for t he p a st week, and by virtue of perpetual sustenance both ilt the p e nt ag o n a nd afield, managed to e ns na re t he ir f ou rt h consecutive co nq ue st of t he season by c lo ut in g Hagerty, a new p r os p ect in t he r iv al lineup, for 18 c le an n ic ks , emerging usual h ea vy c ou n t o f 7-1. As in many combat s this y e ar e v er y ~ n a n of the local cast made good with the bludgeon by notching Senor Hag erty for at least two safeties, with the ~ x c e p t i o n of "M ic ke y" Bu rns , u pon w ho se s ho ul d er s r es t t he burden and responsibility to move up Heckle, lead off man, by means of the sacrificial s ys te m. B ur ns only received one bin gle. Out pf six trips to the disc , Gilf illan , Narberth's hard-hitting s t a r s h or t st o p, o pe ne d on the pick of the Berw yn pitching corps by s n at c hi n g a free pass in the first i n ni n g, b y h itt i ng for a sin gle in the t hi rd , b y g a in in g possession of the keystone corner by virtue of an erroneous play in t h e s u bs e qu e nt ses sion and by putting the finishing t ou ch es to his brilliant record with a one-base shot in the sixth, seventh and ninth frames. GilliUan Hits .800 as Davismen Star at Bat and in Field. Narberth Defeats Berwyn Fourt h Time Volume 15, No. 45 .e=====================:J!=;==================== Narberth, Pa., Fridfy, August 2, 1929 PRICE, THREE CENTS More Summer News Heard o n t he Vertlnda Picture Free, But Than by Time-Honored Fi resi de, Reporter Finds' Oh! What a Frame '} Ho w would it do to cha nge the " T om or ro w ( Sa tu rd ay ) will see name of this c ol um n to "On t he V e- Narberth Knocks Autocar ~ h o t o g r a p h Is ~ t 8 o r r o w e d " by Brookl ine p l ay i ng Narberth at th e randa" for the re st of the sum mer? Giants Down to Size, 6 - 5 . ~ Salesman, But Narberth B o ro u gh C om m un it y P l ay g ro u nd in F ir es id es are f ar f ro m c on te mp la ti on ,another M a in L in e L e ag u e g am e, these days, ex ce pt p er ha ps to th os e A ut oc ar G ia nt s ma de t he ir final ap- Woman Recovers It. I Monday's game, scheduled with San- w ho a re v ac at io ni ng in Canada or p ea ra nc e on t he N ar be rt h d iam on d --- t op B ro nc ho s, a nd p os tp o ne d b ec au se New E n gl a nd . POLICE AI D RE·QUESTED of rain, will be played here next Mo.n- MARKLE HAUL AT HAGERTY 7-1 Wednesday evening, w he n t he y were d A 5 '1 G D , Mr.and Mrs. Joseph P. White, Miss ay, ugust ,lV anager ene aVIS, Muriel White and Mr. White's defeated in a close and e x ci t in g con- I --- of t he N ar be rt h Baseball Club, an- , Conlpl a l 'l l t s about a new type of U n u s u a ~ . goo,d til ll, , ~ were ellJ'oyed 6 5 L d G h h I · ;' noun c ed this w ee k. S an to ,p , manager ..., mother, of Essex Avenue, a re s pe nd - test, -. yons an ra am, ur mg j. b b I . df by Narbert Boy Scouts wh o attcllded ur an s a e s m an s hl p emanate rom of the p o st p on e d visitors, is'a former i ng t he i r vacation in Nova Scotia. for the borough nine, held the visitors Narberth this week, a n d w er e r ep o rt ed c at c he r of the H i ll d al e , a l l- s tar club, C a mp D el mo nt r ec cn ti y . Th e seven- M is s R en a Kurth a nd M is s A. R. to t hr ee r un s ( in cl ud in g a homer) in t S .t d t CPS 'th f h teen boys fronl here wh o attellded In o uperm en en . . 1111 ,0 t e a nd w as considered by John McGraw ' Brownell, of 115 D ud le y A ve nu e, a re t he fifth i nn in g, a nd t wo m or e in t he L o we r M er io n police, as a warning for to be one of the g re at es t c at ch er s of care of G eo rg e O. S c hr o ed e r, t h e ir spending the month of August in Cape following frame. Narberth tallied one 't h ' I' L' 'd t M J W Scoutmaster, w er e w el l pleased wl'th o er ,. am me resl en s. I r. . . his time. C om in g M on da y's a n- Cod run in the first siesta, two in the t hi rd D '11 201 ' f ' A d th the trip and are ellthuSI'astl'c In thel'r . arvl e, lV ma e e n ou nc ed P re st on g am e will not be Mrs. C. E. An derson and her and cam e o ut from under to make one r e po rt as follows: played. pr ai se of t he e nt ir e s ta ff at Unami daughter, Sonia, of D ud le y Avenue, in t he s ev en th a nd t wo in the eighth. "A . h C k I I} I .• man purportmg t o r e p re s e nt t e Othe t 'I' ht I dId . ree all( Ie speCJa opportullltJes have ret u r ne d f r om a stay in Ocean Babb's homer in the s ev en th p ut r WI Ig games sc Ie u e 111-, h' Fine Arts Association, Chicago, lIIi- I d 'th th M L T' gI ven t IS year for advancement in City. Narberth ill r ea ch of its goal, mak-' . II d c u e one WI e,.. Igers, S t ft rOlS, a portraIt c o nc e rn , ca e at my \Vednesday, August 7, alld with Hill-I cou cra . Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Hongler, 329 ing the score 5-4, favor the visitors. residence last Monday and t al ke d to dale, August. 12, Of i nt er es t to ball III former years only a few of the Merion Avenue, had as guests for In th e n ex t and final f ra me B ab b th 'd I h f II ' I' N b th S d e mal a ong te o oWll1g Illes: fans of both sexes here is the an- ar er cou. ts staye m ore than a d i nn e r W e dn e sd a y evelling M r. a nd s in gl ed after t wo o uts ha d been re- "H fi dh h h k bt h f erst requeste er p otograp , n ou nc em en t t ha t t he B lo om er Girls, wee, u t IS, year ourteen of the Mrs, Fra nk Muller and family, of c or de d; Thomas made first when Au- stating that he wanted the photograph of N Y k '11 I h f seventeen remallled t he s ec on d w ee k W t h tt f bl d dY ew o r, WI p ay ere soon, or . ayne. ocar s s or s op um e ; an oung for the Phil a de l ph i a School of Desigh t he first time in Narberth. The team Those attelldmg camp were M r s. H e rb e rt Mi les is t he g ue st of s hi pp ed b ot h b ud di es in with a timely f W h' h I Id V h TID or o me n, as t IS SC 00 cou not will be the first all-girls' nine to play aug an emp eman, rew Daubert, her S ister, Mrs. J o ~ e p h D. M ag ui re , trl'ple laullched after two strl'kes had ff d f I' dI d J h P d Th a or to payor Ive mo e s an they p r of e ss i on a l baseball here. 0 n e en, o ma s L o ug hl a n, Jo- Grayling Avenue, for several days. On been called against hi . used th es e p ho to gr ap hs to s ke tch seph M ur ph y, T h om a s D u nl ap , L ew i s Sunday -they m ot or ed to S to ne Har- jrom,. He stated that the photograph Pugh. Jack Van Auken, Robert Hutch- b or to bring home M is s A li ce Ma- Ma y Be Ic e Mine Now, w ou ld b e returned shortly. Board of Trade inson, An dy B urn s, Robert and g ui re. M iss Maguire left yesterday "He handed the maid w ha t s he pre- d Charles Mason, Thomas Hawthorne for Cape May, where s he w il l be the B u t L o ok e d M o r e Like .sumed was a receipt for the photo- Rea y for Picnic G ~ o r g e Schroeder, Jr., Richard Wentz: g ue st of Mr. and lIrs. A lbert H. A Ham, Te n Years Ago :graph, and w hi ch f or m i nd ic at es t he y VlIlcent Park, Bob H a nk e y a n d How- Nulty, of M ee ti n H ou se L ane , at ',will f in is h a portrait ten to sixteen To Start 1:30 P. M. Weednes- ard Wi ls on, . t he A ss is ta nt S co ut - t he ir s um me r c o tt a ge until a ft er L a- "Near Coudersport, Pa" 17 00 f ee t ' in ch es absolutely free, but it necessi- master. bo r Day. a bo ve s ea level, are found n um er ou s t at es t he c us to me r b uy in g t he f ra me day. Business Houses Win While all S co ut s p as se d s ev er al Mr. and Mrs, H. G. Venemanll and h f I ac ati on a un ts a nd a mo ng t he i nt er - r om t he F in e Arts Association, which Provide Food. tests, tIe f ol lo wi ng deserve specia'l family, formerly' of 212 H a mp d en e st in g places t o v is it is t he f am o us I ce I u n d er s t an d c o s ts $18 to $25. In a m en ti on , h av in g p as se d all required Avenue, are occupying their new home '1 ' "d I d A L H II ' f I d . I . " me, ec are . . a, m a na g er g re a t m an y c as es p or tr aI ts 0 va lie are PATRONS ARE INVITED t ~ s t s an . sp,e,c la se,r"v lce , t h e re b y w i n- at 64 C e n t ra l A v e nu e , L af ay et te , I nd . of t he West C he st er b ra nc h of the given to such people and they will not ' IllIn g theIr C. D. l e tt e rs : T h o ma s M i ss Lois S mi th r et ur ne d to h er H Keystone Automobile Club, in a m ot or r et ur n t he portrait unless payment is . . awthorne, J o s ~ p h Murphy, V i nc e n t home on South Narberth A v en u e t h is tour t al k which r ec en tl y appeared in made for t he f ra me . PreparatIOns a re g o mg o n a pa ce for P a rk , R ob e rt H u tc h in s on and George week f ol lo wi ng a month's visit in t h is p a pe r , "The m in e, " he s ai d, " is "In this particular instancc, lfrs. the annual picnic of t he N ar be rt h S c hr o eder, Jr. Pittsburgh and Ocean City. a v er ti ca l s ha ft , f o rt y feet deep, in D a rv i ll e succeeded in getting th e B oa rd of T ra de , which wi ll be held Lewis Pugh won his First Aid em- l\.fiss Patience Wohlert h a s r e tu r ne d whl'ch beautl'fulalld fallt astl 'c I'ce forma- ph t h' k b h ht bl h'l D' kWh' F' to h er h om e in Narbrook Park look- oograp Jac, ecause s e c au g n ex t W ed ne sd ay A ug us t 7 The spot em, w Ie IC entz won IS Irst ing very tanned, fol1owing several t io ns a pp ea r d ur in g t he ho t weather up w i th t h e r e pr e se n ta t iv e an d waited ltd' 'I I d . W'I Aid a n d J un i or Lif e S a vi ng e mb le ms . weeks' visit in Stone Harbor a nd a nd , s tr an ge ly e no ug h, v an is h w it h t he at his a u to m ob i le , w h ic h was a Na sh se ec e IS a sy van g a e near I - S co ut ma st er G eo rg e S ch ro ed er , approach of w i nt e r. " I G Ocean City. sedan, Pennsylvania license 338-087. ow rove. w ei gh .i ng a l ar ge p o rt io n of a tOIl, M A L C k d h A r ea de r of t hi s p ap er w ro te t his rs. . . 00 e an er young f O ne of t he q ue st io ns she asked him Stores will be o pe n W ed ne sd ay f ai le d i n t he c an oe in g t es t. He sl'nl- d a ug h te r , P a ts y , of L an tw yn L an e, w eek as ol1ows: r et ur ne d T ue sd ay f ro m S to ne H ar - "My dear Editor: was: 'Do you have a l i ce ns e to solicit m or ni ng as usual, but in t he a ft e r- ply couldn't keep the stern of that bor. "I t m ay i nt er es t y ou r r ea de rs to in t he town of Narberth?' and it was 1I0 0n a h al f- ho li da .y w il l be observed c.ano e above , the, water, Well, George. B E I A h I h d f 'I f know that o ne of y ou r s ub sc ri be rs . d h d'd " I k "Bob" Harris home-run flash an- . ar . c en Jac an an ll y, 0 visited the ice cave near Coudersport, ascertallle e I not. by al1 m erc ha nt s of t he borough. I to SWI JII II I dee!> water anyway. ~ ~ h e r memberof the "Big'Three;': fea- ?0 7 Merwyn Road, m o to r ed to Wash- Pa., about fen years ago. Four of u s, Interviewed T ~ e s d a y , . th e A ss is t- S t ar t i ng at 1:30 P. M. a motor cav- Did you see the l a t e ~ t addition to , ~ r e d ~ l 1 t h e ' diamond by his much- m ~ o n , I?: c., on S a tu r da y to meet c l im b ed down !l rickety ladder into. 'a ant .Dean of the P h d a d e ~ p h l ~ S ~ h o o l of alcade will start from the Narberth t he t ro op ? . It's a B ui ck , j u st S " ou t . ~ , ' : ' , , ' ~ ~ t ~ ; ~ ~ " " ~ ~ Q t r . f f m t i ~ . t l ~ J ~ * c t ! l ~ q t e ! ' , , ; . ! H ~ ~ ~ ... who lt ad . 2 ~ I J ~ I I , ? I ~ , a b o u ~ _ ! W ! C ~ a ~ ~ e e p , a n d , . . ! w I C l : ~ P ~ s l g ~ f,?!_ ~ ? ~ e ~ _ ~ ~ n _ l e ~ I n d l ~ l ! a n t l y Theatr,e, -'the, ~ g r e e d - ~ p o n -meeting a g e - : - l ~ years-:-and. a l! h ou g h o n ly a first,which in this case accounted for vIsIting In ~ ~ n t R o y a ~ \ 1 a . , '"tOr ~ ~ d i J f : a ~ ~ t ~ t 1 o u ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ r s t : : n , t h : ~ d of . a n ~ c o n n e ~ t l O n of her s c h ? o ~ WIth place. Pictures of this parade will be I S c ~ u t a month, It h as a lr ea dy th e m ow ing down of six dangerous, weeks, renewlIlg acquamtances ~ I t h p o in t ed out to us on the dirt wal1 of ChI cago FI .ne Arts ASSOCIatIon or ItS t ak en to be shown l at er at the N ar- passed Its f i rs t - class t es t a nd e ar ne d Berwyn runners. school mates. The Ache n .b a ch s h v ed the hole a y el 10 w c hu nk of what t he r ep re se nt at iv es , a nd declared that the berth' Theatre. its emblem; having carried the Scouts W It M t h thO d II' at Front Royal before conllng to M er - g ui dc said was ice m a tt e r h as b ee n placed in the hands of on three hard trips. a er as er s, t e. ,Ir. co egtan ion seven years ago. "T o me it looked like a ham. Con-' ,Not o n ly m e rc h an t s, but the public Th ' S d d b o f t h e c as t t oo k sole dIst inction on the Mrs George Burgess and her young I d' h h f ' f h the school s attorneys for prosecution. II .. . . , IS new cout was onate y . ' . ' c U IIlg t at t e our 0 us were ams, as we , are IIlvlted to JOIII III t hc o u t- G 'I kl d h b pll1nacle, when he brushed aSIde three son, Edward, 242 Hampden AV,enue, and with th e female p or tion of our'S ' " eorgc ,,' ar e, an t c oys are f I ft W d d fo e I d tay H Lo d leb IIlg. torekeepers Will go III pnvate t Ik' f h' h. , , o the most mena c in g B e rw y n s t ic k - ,e e I.les 1!'y r vera ays s family reminding us that two are born osts to I' I ester . . , . a mg 0 s oWJllg t elr apprecIation s m it hs and allowed the Western clan III Atlantic CIty, MISS Kathryn B!lr- e v er y m i nu t e, we ascended the ladder. alnd b U ~ l I l e s s cars, and In addItion by r u nn i n g him o n t he r e gu l ar R e pu b - I' , gess left early Wednesday mornll1g w i th o u t c o m pe n s at i n g the guide Lord I 1 c he s t er (Giles S te p he n H ol - t lere WIll be new cars loaned for use r t' k t I f 11 f S CI mere y eIght 11Its. by motor for a trip to C on ne ct ic ut . S he " vV ha t is the matter with the ' Ke y- l an d Fox-Strangways), head of the of the public at large by t he R ic h- Ican IC e nex a or ~ u s . The Doyle's Nursery lads, who are CONTINUED ON' THE SECOND PAGE s to ne A ut om o bi le C lu b? " Iiistoric House of Fox and a well- ards-Fisher C o mp a ny , Cynwyd Ford . . . gradually sinking into obscurity, whosc E;ither,/he writerlis b j u s f f i t i f i ~ d in w on - k no wn figure in t he B ri ti sh l it er ar y dealers, and City Line M o to r s, Pon- one-t ime ruthless sons of the diamond Devon Show Nets denng I some cu 0 clal had a w or ld , w as t he g ue st over t he week- . d were fit to me t the best basebal1 brainstorm, or c;lse great cha n&es ha,,:e end of Mr. and Mr.s. Howard t la c e al er s. , been wrought III t en y ea rs slllce hIS " R ef re s hm en ts , a m pl e a nd suitable, ~ l l I l e s of the Eastern coast, have fal1en HOSpl-tal d.30,OOO visit. Ha s anyone h er e v is it ed t he D on ov an at " Ma yd on ," M er io n. T he II1tO incredulous abasenlent . ,'gal'll 'P "I'ce ml' llc " recently'. will be provided by the business folk. e- sixth of h is l in e, L o r d I lch e st e r, traces S . the ever - ri s in g , t h r ea t en i ng f o ll o "' e rs wlllllning and informal s p or t e ve n ts n his family h i st o ry b ac k to t he s ev en - . of Manager D av is cr'ushed the slowly- Ch ec k T ur ne d O ve r to Br yn Poll'ce Make 24 Arrests Will comprise the entertainment. teenth century, when Sir Stephen F ox 1 'h ' fading confidence of Mr. Doyle's ad- e comnllttee on arrangements is Mawr I t 't t' b M . R 'd uC b " became the friend of Charles II in his v er ti si ng c lu b b y p in ni ng t he m to de- ns I u Ion y rs. In al on ar arn headed by Marios Chios and R, R. exile. C Ik' feat w it h o nl y one run to avert a N. M. Fidel'. Lord I1chester is the o wn er of Hol- a illS. C e h If N b th d T w en t y- f ou r a r re s ts were made or ess a. ar er warme up land House, K e ns i ng t on , London, for t . I' d t td t I when Lower Merion Township police wo 1111 IIlgs an s ar e 0 p ay A check for nearly $30,000, repre- which has a worl d -w i de r e p ut a t io n as baseball in th e t hi rd by t ak in g t hr ee s en ti ng the p ro cee ds of t he r ec en t r ai ded a b un ga lo w on t he west side the centre of political, literary and run of the rivcr at Miquon at 3 o'clock ar- s, D e vo n H or se S ho w a nd C o un t ry Fair, tistic ,l if e in the English capital. Heckle s in gl ed to centrefield, w en t h as been t ur ne d o ve r to t he B ry n S un da y m or ni ng . to second on B ur ns ' sacrif ice hit a nd M aw r Hospital. Acting on n u me ro u s c o mp la in t s rc c ro ss ed t he p la te on H ag er ty 's wild Mrs. N. Myers F i tl e r, executive ceived from residents in the vicinity, toss, w hi ch w as m ea nt to run him chairman of the country fair section of the cops swooped down on the cottage down off the keystone. Gilfillan the show, who made o u t t he check a nd a nd found the inmates acting in a dis singled to the infield, but Fleck's one- delivered it to off ici als of the institu- orderly manner. b as e c ra ck s oa re d o ut to centre, , Ma r- t io n, s ai d that thi s l a te s t c o nt r ib u ti o n They were brought ba ck to the po tin filled t he b as es w it h a short single, brings the amount rai sed for the Bryn lice station in A r dm o re and arraigned a nd when Babb dispatched a one-bag- Mawr H os pi ta l b y t he h or se show to b e fo r e M a g is t r at e Meredi th, wh o im ger to de ep centre, Gilly a nd F le ck well over $250,000. posed fines a n d c os ts upon the merry- r an over the plate. This moncy, M r. F it l er added, h as m ak er s, The Davismen kept the s c or e bo o k all been raised within the last ten The proprietor of the place, which b usy by r ai si ng th e m ar k to five in y ea rs . T h e c on tr ib ut io ns t o c ha ri ta bl e- was known as the "Carbarn," was held t he n ex t session. Masters and Heckle social organizations by the horse show in $1000 b ai l on the c harg e of vio consigned singles to the outfield and in that period, she said, have b ee n u n- latillg the p r oh i bi t io n laws. He gave Burlls got on when the c e n tr e f ie l d er equalled by any other simil ar associa- his na me as W. Alcott Barncs, of J uggled h is fly. Harris surrelldered . Gladwyne. 'The others \vere charged tion III the country. on strikes, and when Gilfillan went to An additional a nn ou n ce me n t w as with frequenting a disorderlyhouse. s eco nd on t he s ho rt st op 's blunder, that contracts have been a w ar de d by Al1 of the d ef en d an ts g av e P hi la M as te r a nd H ec kl e s co re d on the the executive c om m it te e of t he s ho w d el ph ia a dd re ss es . Th e r a id i n g p a r ty error. for the building of 250 e x t ra box stalls was led by L ie ut en an t M ul li ns a nd The fifth proved to be the lucky in- for t h e a c co m mod at i on o f e q ui n e blue- S e r ge a n t \Velsh, of thl( Lower Merion ning for Berwyn when D o yl e s i ng l ed b l oo d s which a re e nt er e d a nn u al ly in p ol ic e. to centre, w en t to second on H ar ri s' t he event. Neccssity for additional overthrow and counted off Shank's stal1s-there are now 450 at the sacrif ice fl y to centre. grounds-was made manifest at the CONTINUEv UN ~ B I l l FOURTH PAOJll l as t e ve nt w h en s ta bl e accommoda t io ns h ad to b e f ou nd o ut si de t he fair One of A m e ri c a' s b e s t- k no w n bus i- Wi n Best of Three enclosure for m or e t h an fifty horses. n es s e ng i ne er s h a s b ee n c ho se n to be A 0 A A 12 5 f h A d Th e n ew b ui ld in gs , i n design, will vn . . won, -, rom te r - thc e xe cu ti ve director of P hi la de lp h ia m or e B la ck S ox l as t T hu rs da y t o c ap follow t h o se already in existence, with . " - Business Progress Committee's move- ture Its sefles III two ou t of t hr ee b lu e tr im mi ng s on a w hi te b ac k- ga mes. F in na n' s b at ti ng a nd RI'ch- m en t to b rin g greater p r og r es s a nd g ro un d. M em be rs of t he e xe cut iv e ardson's fielding h el pe d A vo n win prosperity to the city d u ri ng the next h 'l T' I th f hAd' committee include R. R. M. Carpenter, w 1 e mg e was e s ta r or te r - t h r ee y e ar s . He is R, Harland Hor- more nine, h av in g t hr ee h it s o ut of I sa ac H. Clothier, J r ., J a me s A. Em- Award Scho ol Contracts f ou r t ri ps 'to the plate" an" field'lng C C H' J d W'I ton, 430 Owen R o ad , W y n ne w o od . " mons,. . arnson, r., an I- A .I . f N h brilliantly. - Iiam H. W a na m a ke r . Mr. Horton will make a complete t a specla meetmg 0 the arbert A vo n h as w on eight ou t of thirteen survey of P hiladelphia's industrial ad- School, ~ 0 l ! r t i , h ~ l d Tues,day night, g am es it has this s e a so n . will gather an d organize all were and H a ll a n d A r ms te a d were Ardmore's Will conect NextWeek f .. h I 'I ' . tracts aw' arded for pal"ntl'ng woodwork battery, and Avon's was Donahue and a c ts c o nc e rm n g te cu tura, II1StltU- Zillger. The s co re by i nn in gs ' went Ash and trash in t h is borough will tional, geographical and social life of in c 1 a s s ~ o o m s of the schools and mak- thus: for the b e, collected the city, and tell of ing to the roof, etc. third and two in the ninth. Avon's week, c om me nc in g M on da y, August ,a place ill which to live, to work and The auditors' report for the year end runs wer.e: one in thefirst , three ?c h 5, according to an announcement made t o p la y. Th e progress c ~ m m i t t e e plans. ing July 1, 1929, w as s ub mi tt ed a nd In the third and fifth, two 111 the SIxth, . . .' ~ j g h t ~ ~ ' t ~ ~ s ~ y _ e n t h two in the f ~ ~ ~ s ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ o ~ ; e ~ I . ~ ~ e : : ~ : ~ , Pub- ~ : : ~ : : ~ i ; : d ~ ~ ; : i a ~ : : ~ ~ ~ : O t a ; e s ~ d - ; : ~ e published in " O u r T o wn " next W. S. Horner, 303 N. Narberth Ave. Narberth, Pa . '.

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POLITICS?N

Five Win Lettersat Camp Delmont

Out ing En joyed by 17 From

Narberth. ScoutJn;lster Tips

C ~ o e .

Mather Heirs Dispose of

~ 4 5 0 . 0 0 0 Property in Exclu

sive Haverford Section.

Avonwood Ct. SoldFor Development

Hirst & MacFar land have sold for

t he Cha rl es E. Mather Estate the

property known as "Avonwood

Court," containillg 19.786 acres, an d

has a f ront age o f 925 f ee t on Rose

L an e a nd 1350 fect o n Avon Road,

H av er fo rd . T he p ro pe rt y was re

ported sold for $450,000.Th e purchasers are Duffield Ash

mead, J r. , a nd J. :Morgan Lister, whoplan t o cons tr uc t a wind ing road,known as Mathe r Lane, through thep roper t y and will begin immediatelyo n th e wo rk of drawing plans for the

first two houses to be built, whichwill be i n keeping with the surrounding neighborhood, safely res tr ic ted andestablished a s a f in e homc section. Th etract is a dj ac en t t o e st at es own ed b yWalter Lippincott, W i ll iam Righ t erFisher, Sidney Thayer, William N. An derson, Samuel B. Brown and RobertW. Lesley.Mr. Ashmead is a member of the

well-known f irm o f De Armond , Ash mead & Bickley, who h av e d es ig ne dand cons tr uc ted r es idence s in thePhiladelphia suburbs for llJany years;while Mr. L is te r h as had b ro ad e xperience in t he p l ann ing and devel op m en t o f real estate, Th e purchasersa re i nt en t on imprQving t il 'S ~ r o u n dwith housc s t ha t will coil lmend themselves to the 11I0St critical purchaser,both f rom t he standpoint of archi tectural attractiveness and of real value.This sale marks t he pa ss ing front

its original ownership o ne o f t he suburbs ' outstanding esta tes , an d makesit possible for several families to enj oy th e benefits of th e o l d p l an t ingand abundant shrubbery, together wi thits convenience to the 'Pe,lnsylyimiaRailroad Station.Char le s E . Ma the r was a pioneer in

this section, and at t he t im e A vo nwood Cour t was built, in 1882, it wasconsidered venturesome to make one' sh ome s o far out' of Phi ladelphia ont he t he n o pe n f arm c ou nt ry . Thisprominent Main Liner wa s one of thefounders of t h e Radno r Hunt and' wastheir master of hounds for many year sbefor e t ak ing h l s pack to the Brandywine 1 Iunt . He was a ls o th e representa tive of the National Steeplechasean d Hunt Association i n t h e t e rr i to r yaround Philadelphia.

Great Catcher an d AllGirls ' Nine Coming Here

Main Line Tailors Stage

Annual Parade an d Picnic

Thirty-four cars appeared in t he pa

r adc s taged \Vednesday o f last week

by t he Mai n Line Ta il o rs and Clean

ers' Asosciation o n t he ir w ay t o t he ir

annual picnic, which was held at

Lenape Park, near \Vest Chester. The

parade commenced at 9:30 A. M. andwas escor ted by t wo mou nt ed mem

be rs o f t he S ta t e H ighway Pol ic e f rom

Cit y L ine, Bala, toPaoli,

b y w ay ofBala Avenue, Montgomery Avenue

and Lancas t er Pike, Motion pictures

w er c t ak en of t he t ai lo rs ' d ecor at ed

c ar s a nd were shown at Main Line

theatres this week.

The association, who se membe rs

comprise almost all the tailors and

cleaners on the Mai n L in e, staged abathing b ea ut y c on te st a nd se ve ra l

games. The usual ref reshments werep rovi ded and the p roce ss ion r e tu r ned

at 8:30 P. M.Harry A. Mongin, Cynwyd, was in

c ha rg e o f t he p ar ad e; C ha rl es H ew it ,

Narber th, was in charge of sports; andJoseph Adelizzi, Narbe rt h , was cha ir m an o f t he p ro gr am committee.

The association was formed last

year in an effort to secure bet ter co

ope r at i on o f its membe rs w it h e ac h

other and better se rv ice for t he p ub

lic, i t s pat rons.Winners o f t he s po rt s e ve nt s w er e:

l oo -ya rd dash ( f at men)-F. Masci-

angelo. ' ,

100-yard d as h ( sk in ny men)-W.

Rogers.

100-yard dash (women)-Rose Con

nor.

50-yard dash (boys)-Yolando Aci

anapara.

Tug of w.ar-Nata l e, Swartz, Rog

ers, Colodonato, M a s c i a n g ~ l o and D.

Carrillo.

Sack race-Yolando Acianapara.

Sues BoroughBecause o f i nj ur ie s alleged to have

been received when an aut omobi le in

which s he w as a passenger ran into

an unguarded hol e in t hc h ighway ,

Cora R. Bowman , and her husband,

Linn Bowma n, thro ugh Attorney

E dr ed J . P en ne ll , h av e brought an

action in Prothonotary Haldeman'soffice to recover $25,000 damages fromt he borough of Narberth. Th e accident happened November 10, 1927.Mrs. Bowman alleges she was seriously injured, bones in her back being

fractured a nd he r vision badly dam

aged.

Tells of Old Main LineAlexander Cappie Sha nd , J r. , c on

t ra ct or a nd r ea l e st at e developer, ofMerion, told the Bala-Cynwyd-Nar

berth Rotary Club at i ts m ee ti ng

T ues da y o f th e opr gress o f th e oldMain L in e f rom t he days o f Academy

ville, Athensville, Humphreystown,

Libertyville and Merionville.Mr. Shand is the son of A. C.

Shand, Sr., who before his retirement

last August wa s assistant to vice presi

dent an d fo rme r chi ef eng ineer o f t he

Pennsylvania Railroad.

R. Harland Horton

to Make Ci ty Survey

By John Uberti.

H ea de d b y t he s en sa ti on al "Three

M us ke te er s" o f t he N ar be rt h Ball

Club, "Gene" Davis' pennant-chasers

J>rushed aside all t he men ac in g o b

stacles that have p ut t hem i nt o t he ir

miserable slump for t he pa st week, and

by virtue of perpetual sustenance both

ilt the pent agon and afield, managed

to e ns na re t he ir f ou rt h consecutive

co nq ue st o f t he season by c lout ing

Hagerty, a new prospect in t he r iv al

lineup, for 18 c le an n ic ks , emerging

v ic to ri ou s by Na rbe rt h 's usual top

heavy coun t o f 7-1.

As in many combats this year every

~ n a n of the local cast made good with

the bludgeon by notching Senor Hag

erty for at leas t two safeties, with the

~ x c e p t i o n o f "M ic ke y" Bu rns , u pon

whose shoulder s r es t t he burden and

responsibility to move up Heck le, lead

off man, by means of the sacrificial

s ys tem. Bur ns only received one bin

gle.

Out pf six trips to the disc, Gilfillan,Narberth's hard-hitting star shor tstop,

o pe ne d o n the pick of the Berw yn

pi tching corps by snatching a f re e passin the first inning, by hi tt ing for a single in t h e t hi rd , by ga in ing possessiono f t he keys tone co rne r by virtue of anerroneous play in the subsequent ses

sion and by putting the finishingt ouches t o his brilliant record with aone-base shot in the sixth, seventh andninth frames.

GilliUan Hits .800 as Davismen

S tar at Bat and

in Field.

Narberth DefeatsBerwyn Fourth Time

Volume 15, No. 45

.e=====================:J!=;====================Narberth, Pa., Fridfy, August 2, 1929 PRICE, THREE CENTS

More Summer News Heard on t he Vertlnda Picture Free, ButThan by Time-Honored Fireside, Reporter Finds' Oh! What a Frame

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How would it do to cha nge the " Tomor row ( Sa tu rd ay ) will see

n ame o f this col umn to "On t he V e- Narberth Knocks Autocar ~ h o t o g r a p h Is ~ t 8 o r r o w e d " by Brookline playing Narberth at th e

randa" for the re st of the summer? Giants Down to Size, 6 - 5 . ~ Salesman, But Narberth Borough Commun it y P l ayg round inF ir es id es a r e f ar f rom con temp la ti on ,another Main L ine League game,

these days, ex ce pt p er ha ps t o th os e A ut oc ar G ia nt s ma de t he ir final ap- Woman Recovers It. I Monday's game, scheduled with San-

who a re v ac at io ni ng in Canada or p ea ra nc e o n t he N ar be rt h d iam on d - - - t op Bronchos, and pos tponed because

New England. POLICE AID RE·QUESTED of rain, wil l be played here next Mo.n- MARKLEHAUL AT HAGERTY 7-1 Wednesday evening, whe n t he y were d A 5 '1 G D

, Mr . and Mrs. Joseph P. White, Miss ay, ugust,lV

anager ene aVIS,Muriel White and Mr. White's defeated in a close and exci t ing con- I --- o f t he N ar be rt h Baseball Club, an-, Conlplal 'l l ts about a new type of U n u s u a ~ . goo,d tilll," , ~ were ellJ'oyed

6 5 L d G h h I· ;' nounced this week. Santo ,p , manager ...,mother, of Essex Avenue, a re spend - test, -. y on s a n ra am, ur mg j. b b I . d f by Narbert Boy Scouts wh o attcllded~ ur an sae smanshl p emanate rom of the postponed visitors, i s ' a formeri ng t he i r vacation in Nova Scotia. for the borough nine, held the visi tors Narberth this week, and wer e r epo rt ed cat che r of the Hilldale , a l l-s tar club, Camp Delmont r ec cn tiy. Th e seven-M is s R en a Kurth a nd M is s A. R. t o t hr ee r un s ( in cl ud in g a homer) in t S . t d t CPS 'th f h teen boys fronl here who attellded Ino uperm en en . . 1111 ,0 t e a nd was considered by John McGraw '

Brownell, of 115 Dud le y Ave nu e, a re t he fifth i nn in g, a nd two mor e in t he Lowe r Mer ion police, as a warning for t o b e o ne o f t he g re at es t c at ch er s of care o f Geo rg e O . Schroeder, theirspending the month o f Augus t in Cape following frame. Narberth tallied one 't h ' I ' L' 'd t M J W Scoutmaster, wer e w el l pleased wl'tho er ,. am me r es l e n s. I r. . . his time. C om in g Mon da y's a n-Cod run in the first siesta, t wo i n t he t hi rd D '11 201 ' f ' A d th the trip and are ellthuSI'astl'c In thel'r. arvl e, lV enon venue, ma e e n ou nc ed P re st on g ame will not beMrs. C. E. An derson and her and cam e o ut from under to make one r epo rt a s follows: played. pr ai se o f t he e nt ir e s ta ff at Unami

daughter, Sonia, o f Dud le y Avenue, in t he s ev en th a nd two in the eighth. "A . h C k I I} • I .•man purportmg to represent t e Othe t 'I ' h t I dId . ree all( Ie speCJa opportullltJeshave re turned from a stay in Ocean Babb's homer in the s ev en th p ut r WI Ig games sc Ie u e 111-, h'Fine Arts Association, Chicago, lIIi- I d 'th th M L T' gI ven t IS year for advancement inCity. Narberth ill r ea ch o f its goal, mak-' . II d c u e one WI e,.. Igers, S t ft

rOlS, a portraIt concern, ca e at my \Vednesday, August 7, alld with Hill-I cou cra .Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Hongler, 329 ing the score 5-4 , favor the visitors. residence last Monday and t al ke d t o dale, August. 12, Of i nt er es t t o ball III former years only a few of the

Merion Avenue, had as guests for In th e n ex t and final f rame Bab b th 'd I h f II ' I' N b th S de mal a ong te o oWll1g Illes: fans of both sexes here is the an- ar er cou. ts staye m ore than adinner Wednesday evelling Mr. a nd s in gl ed after t wo o uts ha d been re- "H fi d h h h k b t h ferst requeste er p otograp , n ou nc emen t t ha t t he B lo omer Girls, wee, u t IS, year ourteen of theMrs, Fra nk Muller and family, o f c or de d; Thomas made first when Au- stating that he wanted the photograph of N Y k '11 I h f seventeen remallled t he s ec on d wee k

W t • h t t f bl d d Y ew o r, WI p ay ere soon, or . •ayne. ocar s s or s op um e ; an oung for the Philadelphia School o f D es ig h t he first time in Narberth. The team Those attelldmg camp wereMrs. He rbe rt Mil es i s t he g ue st o f s hi pp ed b ot h b ud di es in with a timely f W h' h I Id V h TIDor ome n, a s t IS SC 00 cou not will b e t he first all-girls' nine to play aug an emp eman, rew Daubert,

her Sister, Mrs. J o ~ e p h D. Magui re , trl'ple laullched after two strl'kes had ff d f I' d Id J h P d Th• a or to payo r Ive mo e s an they profess ional baseball here. 0 n e en, omas Loughl an, Jo-Grayling Avenue, for several days. On been called against him. used th es e p ho to gr ap hs t o s ke tch seph Murphy, Thomas Dunl ap , Lewi s

Sunday -they mot or ed t o S to ne Har- jrom,. He s ta ted that the photograph Pugh. Jack Van Auken , Robert Hutch-

b or to bring home Mis s A li ce Ma- May Be Ic e Mine Now, wou ld b e returned shortly. Board of Trade inson, An dy B urn s, Robert and

g ui re. M is s Maguire left yesterday "H e handed the maid wha t s he pre- d Charles Mason, Thomas Hawthorne

for Cape May, where she wil l be the But Looked More Like .sumed was a receipt for the photo- Rea y for Picnic G ~ o r g e Schroeder, Jr., Richard Wentz:

g ue st o f Mr. and l Irs. A lbert H. A Ham, Te n Years Ago :graph, and whi ch form ind ic at es t hey VlIlcent Park, Bob Hankey and How-

Nulty, of Mee ti ng H ou se L ane , a t ',will f in is h a portrait ten to sixteen To Start 1:30 P. M. Weednes- ard Wi ls on, . t he A ss is ta nt S co ut -

t he ir s ummer co tt age until a ft er L a- "Near Coudersport, Pa" 17 00 f ee t ' in ch es absolutely free, but it necessi- master.

bo r Day. above sea level, are found n umer ou s t at es t he c us tome r b uy in g t he f rame day. Business Houses Win While all S co ut s p as se d s ev er alMr. and Mrs , H . G. Venemanll and h f Iac ati on a un ts a nd amo ng t he i nt er - r om t he F in e Arts Association, which Provide Food. tests, t I e f ol lowi ng deserve specia'l

family, formerly' of 212 Hampden e st ing places t o v is it is t he f amous I ce I unders tand costs $18 to $25. In a men ti on , hav ing pas sed all required

Avenue, are occupying thei r new home '1 ' "d I d A L H II ' f I d . I ." me, ec are . . a, manager g re a t many cas es por tr aI ts 0 va lie are PATRONS ARE INVITED t ~ s t s an . sp,e,cla se,r"vlce, thereby win-at 64 Central Avenue, L af ay et te , I nd . o f t he West Che st er b ra nc h o f the given t o such people and t hey will not ' IllIng theIr C. D. l e tt e rs : Thomas

M i ss L oi s Smi th r et ur ne d t o h er HKeystone Automobile Club, in a mot or r et ur n t he portrait unless payment is .. awthorne, J o s ~ p h Murphy, Vincent

h ome o n S ou th Narberth Avenue this tour t al k wh ich r ecen tl y appeared in mad e f or t he f rame . PreparatIOns a re gomg on apace for Pa rk , Robe rt Hu tch in son and George

week f ol lowi ng a month's visit in th is paper , "The min e, " h e s ai d, " is "In this particular instancc, l frs. the annual picnic of t he N ar be rt h Schroeder, J r .

Pittsburgh and Ocean City. a ver ti ca l s ha ft , f o rt y feet deep, in Darvi lle succeeded in getting th e B oa rd o f T ra de , which wi ll b e held Lewis Pugh won his First Aid em-

l\.fiss Patience Wohlert has re turned whl'ch beautl'fulalld falltastl'c I'ce forma- ph t h' k b h ht bl h'l D' kWh' F'to her home in Narbrook Park look- oograp Jac, ecause s e c au g n ex t W ed ne sd ay A ug us t 7 The spot em, w Ie IC ent z won IS Irsting very tanned, fol1owing several t io ns a pp ea r d ur in g t he ho t weather up with the representa t ive an d waited l td ' 'I I d . W'I Aid and Jun i or L if e Savi ng emb lems .weeks' visit in Stone Harbor a nd a nd , s tr an ge ly e no ug h, v an is h w it h t he a t his automobi le , which was a Na sh se ec e IS a sy van g a e near I - S co ut ma st er G eo rg e S ch ro ed er ,

approach of winter." I GOcean City. sedan, Pennsylvania license 338-087. ow rove. weigh .ing a l ar ge po rt ion of a tOIl,

M A L C k d h A r ea de r o f t hi s p ap er w ro te t hisrs. . . 00 e an er young f One o f t he q ue st io ns she asked him Stores will be o pe n W ed ne sd ay fai led in t he canoe ing t es t. He sl'nl-

daughter , Patsy, of L an tw yn L an e, w eek a s ol1ows:r et ur ne d T ue sd ay f ro m S to ne H ar - "My dear Editor: was: 'D o you have a l icense to solicit mor ni ng a s usual, but in t he a ft e r- ply couldn't keep the stern of that

bor. "I t may i nt er es t y ou r r ea de rs t o in t he t ow n o f N ar be rt h? ' a nd i t w as 1I00n a h al f- ho li da .y w il l b e observed c.anoe above, the, water, Well, George.

B E I A h I h d f 'I f know that o ne o f y ou r s ub sc ri be rs . d h d'd " I k"Bob" Harris home-run flash an- . ar . c en Jac an an ll y, 0 visited the ice cave near Coudersport, ascertallle e I not. by al1 merc ha nt s o f t he borough. I ' e to SWIJII III dee!> water anyway.

~ ~ h e r membe r o f the "Big'Three;': f ea - ?0 7 Merwyn Road, mo to r ed t o Wash - Pa., about fen years ago. Four of us, • Interviewed T ~ e s d a y , . th e Ass is t- Star t ing a t 1 :30 P . M. a motor cav- Did you see the l a t e ~ t addition to

, ~ r e d ~ l 1 t h e ' diamond by his much- m ~ o n , I?: c., on Sa tu rday t o meet cl imbed down !l rickety ladder into. 'a ant .Dean of the P h d a d e ~ p h l ~ S ~ h o o l of alcade will start from the Narberth t he t roop? . It's a B ui ck , j u st S "ou t

~ , ' : ' , , ' ~ ~ t ~ ; ~ ~ " " ~ ~ Q t r . f f m t i ~ . t l ~ J ~ * c t ! l ~ q t e ! ' , , ; . ! H ~ ~ ~ ...who ltad . 2 ~ I J ~ I I , ? I ~ , a b o u ~ _ ! W ! C ~ a ~ ~ e e p , a n d , . . ! w I C l : ~ P ~ s l g ~ f,?!_ ~ ? ~ e ~ _ ~ ~ n _ l e ~ I n d l ~ l ! a n t l y Theatr,e, -'the, ~ g r e e d - ~ p o n -meeting a g e - : - l ~ years-:-and.a l! hough on ly afirst,which in this case accounted for vIsIting In ~ ~ n t R o y a ~ \ 1 a . , '"tOr t ~ ~ ~ d i J f : a ~ ~ t ~ t 1 o u ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ r s t : : n , t h : ~ d of h : . a n ~ c o n n e ~ t l O n of her s c h ? o ~ WIth t ~ place. P i ct ur e s o f t hi s par ade will be I S c ~ u t ~ o a month, It h as a lr ea dy

th e m ow ing down of six dangerous, weeks, renewlIlg acquamtances ~ I t h pointed out to us on the dirt wal1 of ChIcago FI.ne Arts ASSOCIatIon or ItS t ak en t o b e s ho wn l at er at the Nar- passed Its first-class t es t a nd e ar ne d

Berwyn runners. school mates. The Achen.bachs hved the hole a yel10w c hu nk o f wha t t he r ep re se nt at iv es , a nd declared that the berth' Theatre. its emblem; having car ri ed t he Scou t s

W It M t h thO d II ' at Front Royal before conllng to Mer - g ui dc s ai d w as ice matt e r has been placed in the hands of on three hard trips.a er as er s, t e. , I r . co egtan ion seven years ago. "T o me i t l oo ke d l ik e a ham. Con-' ,Not only merchants, but the publ ic Th ' S d d b

o f t h e c as t t oo k sole dIstinction on the Mrs George Burges s and he r young I d' h h f ' f h the school s attorneys for prosecution. II .. . . , IS new cout was onate y.' . ' c U IIlg t at t e our 0 us were ams, as we , are IIlvlted to JOIII III t hc ou t- G 'I kl d h bpll1nacle, when he brushed aSIde three son, Edward, 242 Hampden AV,enue, and with th e female por ti on o four'S '" eorgc ,,' ar e, an t c oys are

f I ft W d d fo e I d tay H Lo d lebIIlg. torekeepers Will go III pnvate t Ik' f h' h . , ,

o the most menacing Berwyn st ick- ,e e I.les 1!'y r vera ays s family r emindi ng us t ha t two are born osts to I' I e ster . . , . a mg 0 s oWJllg t elr apprecIation

smit hs and allowed the Western clan III Atlantic CIty, MISS Kathryn B!lr- every minute, we ascended the ladder. alnd b U ~ l I l e s s cars, and In addItion by running him on the r egu l ar Repub -I' , gess left early Wednesday mornll1g without compensat ing the guide Lord I1chester (Giles S tephen Hol - t lere WIll be new cars loaned for use r t' k t I f 11 f S CI

mere y eIght 11Its. by motor for a trip to Con ne ct ic ut . S he " vVha t is the matter with the 'Key- l and Fox-Strangways), head of the of the public at large by t he R ic h- Ican IC e nex a or t n ~ u s .The Doyle ' s Nursery lads, who are CONTINUED ON' THE SECOND PAGE s tone Automobi le C lub? " Iiistoric House of Fox and a well- ards-Fisher Company, Cynwyd Ford . . .

gradually sinking into obscurity, whosc E;ither,/he writerlisb

j u s f f i t i f i ~ d in won- known figure i n t he B ri ti sh l it er ar y dealers, and City Line Motors, Pon-

one-time ruthless sons o f t he diamond Devon Show Nets denng I some c u 0 clal had a w or ld , w as t he g ue st o ve r t he week- . dwere fit to meet the best basebal1 brainstorm, or c;lse great chan&es ha,,:e end of Mr. and Mr.s. Howard ~ I t la c e al er s., been wrought III t en y ea rs slllce hIS " Ref re shmen ts , ampl e and suitable,

~ l l I l e s of the Eastern coast, have fal1en HOSpl-tal d.30,OOO visit. Ha s anyone h er e v is it ed t he Don ov an at "Ma yd on ," Mer io n. T heII1tO incredulous abasenlent. ,'gal'll 'P "I'ce ml'llc" recently'. will be provided by the business folk.

e- s ixth of his l ine, Lord I lchester, t races S .the ever- ris ing, threatening follo"' ers wlllllning and informal spor t even ts

n his family h i st o ry back to t he s even - .o f Manager Dav is cr'ushed the slowly- Check Turned Over to Bryn Poll'ce Make 24 Arrests Will comprise the entertainment.t ee nt h c en tu ry , w he n S ir S te ph en F ox 1 'h 'fading confidence of Mr. Doyle's ad- e comnllttee on arrangements is

Mawr I t't t' b M . R'd uC b " became the friend of Char les II i n hi sver ti si ng c lub by p inni ng t hem t o d e- ns Iu Ion y rs. In al on ar arn headed by Marios Chios and R, R.

exile. C Ik'feat w it h o nl y one run to avert a N. M. Fidel'. Lord I1chester is the own er o f Hol - a illS.C el h If N b th d Twen ty- f ou r a r re s ts were mades or ess a. ar er warme up land House, in Kensington, London,for t . I' d t t d t I when Lower Merion Township policewo 1111 IIlgs an s ar e 0 p ay A check for nearly $30,000, repre- which has a world-wide reputat ion as

baseba l l in th e t hi rd b y t ak in g t hr ee s en ti ng the p ro cee ds o f t he r ec en t r ai ded a b un ga low o n t he west s id e t he cent r e o f political, l i terary andrun of the rivcr at Miquon at 3 o'clock ar-

s, Devon Hor se Show and Coun t ry Fair, t istic ,life in t h e Engl is h capital.Heckle s in gl ed t o centrefield, w en t h as been t ur ne d o ve r t o t he B ry n S un da y m or ni ng .

to second o n Bur ns ' sacrifice hit a nd M aw r Hospital. Ac ti ng on numerous comp la in t s rc

c ro ss ed t he p la te o n Hag er ty 's wild Mrs. N. Myers Fi tl e r, execu tive ceived from residents in the vicinity,toss, whi ch was m ea nt t o run him chairman of the country fair section of the cops swooped down on the cot t age

down off the keystone. Gilfillan the show, who made ou t t he check a nd a nd found the inmates act ing in a d is

singled to the infield, but Fleck's one- delivered it to officials of the inst i tu- orderly manner.b as e c ra ck s oa re d o ut t o centre, ,Ma r- t io n, s ai d that this la tes t contr ibution They were brought ba ck t o t he potin filled t he bas es wit h a short single, br ings the amount ra ised for t h e Bryn lice station in Ardmore and arraigned

a nd whe n Bab b dispatched a one-bag- Mawr Hospi ta l by t he hor se show to before Magis t rate Meredith , wh o imger t o de ep centre, Gilly a nd F le ck well over $250,000. posed fines and cos ts upon the merry-

r an o ve r t he plate. This moncy, Mr. F it l er added, has maker s,

The Davismen kept the scorebook all been raised within the last ten The proprietor of the place, whichb usy b y r ai si ng th e m ar k to five i n yea rs . The con tr ibut ions t o cha ri tabl e- was known as t he "Carbarn, " was heldt he nex t session. Masters and Heckle social organizations by the horse show in $1000 b ai l on the c harg e of vioconsigned singles to the outfield and in that period, she said, have been un- latillg the prohibi t ion laws. He gave

Burlls got on when the centrefielder equalled by any other similar associa- his na me a s W. Alcott Barncs, of

Juggled h is fly. Harris surrelldered . Gladwyne. 'The others \vere chargedtion III the country .

on strikes, and when Gilfillan went to An additional announcemen t was with frequenting a disorderly house.

s eco nd o n t he s ho rt st op 's blunder, that contracts have been awarded by Al1 of the def endan ts gave Phi la

Mas te rs a nd Hec kl e s co re d on the the executive commit te e o f t he show delph ia add re ss es . Th e raiding par ty

error. for the building of 250 extra box stalls was led b y L ie ut en an t Mul li ns a nd

The fifth proved to b e t he lucky in- for the accommodat ion of equine blue- Sergeant \Velsh, of thl( Lower Merion

ning for Berwyn when Doyle s ingled bloods which a re ent er ed annual ly in pol ice.to centre, w en t t o second on H ar ri s' t he event. Neccssity for additional

overthrow and counted off Shank's stal1s-there are now 450 at the

sacrifice fly to centre. grounds-was made manifest at the

CONTINUEv UN ~ B I l l FOURTH PAOJll l as t e ve nt when s tabl e accommoda

t ions had to be found out si de t he fairOne of America' s bes t-known bus i-

Win Best of Three enclosure for more t han fifty horses.n es s eng i neer s ha s been chosen to be

A 0 A A 12 5 f h A dTh e new bui ld in gs , i n design, will

v n . . won, -, rom t e r - t h c execu ti ve d i re ct o r o f Phi lade lph iamor e B la ck S ox l as t T hu rs da y t o c ap follow those already in existence, with

. " - Business Progress Committee's move-ture Its sefles III two ou t of t hr ee b lu e tr immi ng s o n a whi te b ac k-games. F in na n' s b at ti ng a nd RI'ch- m en t to b rin g greater p rog r es s and

g ro un d. M em be rs o f t he e xe cut iv eardson's fielding h el pe d Avon win prosperity to t h e c i ty du ri ng the next

h 'l T' I th f hAd' committee include R. R. M. Carpenter,w 1 e mg e was e s ta r o r t e r - three years . He is R, Harland Hor-more nine, h av in g t hr ee h it s o ut of I sa ac H . Clothier, J r ., J ames A. Em- Award School Contractsf ou r t ri ps 'to the plate" an" field'lng C C H ' J d W'I ton, 430 Owen Road, Wynnewood." mon s , . . arnson, r., an I - A . I . f N hbrilliantly. - Iiam H. Wanamaker . Mr. Horton will make a complete t a specla meetmg 0 the arbert

Avon h as won eight ou t of thirteen survey of P hiladelphia's i ndustrial ad- School, ~ 0 l ! r t i , h ~ l d Tues,day night,g am es i t h as played this season. vantages, will gather an d organize all estimates were considered and con-Ha ll and Arms te ad were Ardmore's Will conect NextWeek f .. h I 'I ' . tracts aw'arded for pal"ntl'ng woodwork

battery, and Avon' s was Donahue and ac ts conce rmng t e cu tura, II1StltU-Zillger. The s co re by i nn ings ' went Ash and trash in th is borough will tional, geographical and social life of in c 1 a s s ~ o o m s of the schools and mak-

thus: t h re e r uns for Black Sox in the b e, collected on reg ular days next the city, and tell of i t s desi rabi li ty as ing repairs t o t he roof, spouting, etc.third and two in the ninth. Avon's week, commenc ing Monday, Augus t ,a place ill which to live, to work and The auditors' report for the year end

runs wer.e: one in thefirst, three ?c h 5, accord ing t o an announcemen t made t o p lay. Th e progress c ~ m m i t t e e plans. ing July 1, 1929, was s ubmi tt ed a ndIn t he t h ir d and fifth, two 111 the SIxth, . . .'~ j g h t ~ ~ ' t ~ ~ s ~ y _ e n t h ~ n two in the f ~ ~ ~ s ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ o ~ ; e ~ I . ~ ~ e : : ~ : ~ , o Pub- ~ : : ~ : : ~ i ; : d ~ ~ ; : i a ~ : : ~ ~ ~ : O t a ; e s ~ d - ; : ~ e publ ished in "Ou r Town" next

S. Horner,303 N. Narberth Ave.

Narberth, Pa .

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City Phone:

GREENWOOD 7484

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N a rb e rt h A v en u e

At th e P. R . R.

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Narberth

Bridge Garage

STENOTYPY

The DUNLOP SURETYBOND GUARANTEE

covers you for a yearagainst •• •

Accidents Rim smashesCollisions Side·wallinjuriesBlow-outs Tube-pinchingMisalignment Valve tearingStone bruises Faulty toe-inRoadcu t s Unde r· in8at ion

- : ] " i ' ~ U : is th soundest

"l. l re guanntee ever

(l 'f.:rc i . . . t!!.:l Dunlop

H08Dl: .J Guarantee.

It covers your tires fo r afull year, against the 12

major tire troubles l isted

below.

Even if th e t rouble is

y ou r own fault, th e Sur

e t yBond Guaran t ee still

holdsgood .

Daring? Yes, on an y oth

er t i re. Bu tDu n l op s a re

so t ou g h and end u ri ng ,

that we actually take no

risk.

We know this is pret ty

st rong ta lk , bu t we're

ready to back it up .Come

in today. Do that, before

yo u bu y another tire.

BEFORE

YOUBUYTIRES

..read the.DUNLOPBONDED GUARANTEE

A single stone an d stucco dwelling,

on lot 45 by 200 fee t, at S Church

Road, Ardmore, has bcen s ol d by Will iam B . Clark, through Cairns & Mahan, t o L eo n E. Clav' ' ' ,. The prop

erty was held at $15,500.

Bookkeeping, Stenotypy. Stenography,Typewriting, Business Appliances. Modernmethods, thorough training.

POSITIONS GUARANTEEDDay and night classes . Enter now. Send

for free catalog & outline of courses.

-STRAYER'S BUSINESS COLLEGE

c. P. COOK, General Mgt.~ ~

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take

Sand, Gra ...el and Lime Products

Sewer Pipe

BUILDING MATERIAL

we

in

HEATING

RALPH S. DuNNB

Distribulurs

J. J. SKELTON- &, SONAt Pennsylvania Station

BALA-CYNWYD

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SHULL LUMBER COMPANY

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Jeddo.HighlandAnthracite

The Link Between Forest and Home

29 Bala Ave., Bala.Cynwyd Phone, Cynwyd 662

Narberth

Coal Company

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THE LIFE OF A GARAGE DOORdepends first u po n t he way it i s mad e, It MUST b e w el l b ui lt t o

withstand even ordinary use. It MUST b e built o f good materiaL

In ou r Whit e Pine,Doo rs w e use Mich igan Soft Pine. They are

substant ia l and at tract ive . In ou r Sagless Fi r Doo r w e use only

No. 1 quality.

Closed Saturdtl1s ~ u r i n gsummer

O,.erbrook to Villa Ntn'a

NARBERlH 2430

Again

lead

will be placed on sale

and displayed at our

office next week.

dising equipment that

means more effective

Local Phone:

CYNWYD 700

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Sign of Best Meats

THEY ARE R IGHT !

Ki t chen So l il o qu i es

Number 1

For Permanent

,Satisfaction

BRADLEYMARKET CO.2106 Ma r ke t S t re et

(no other address)

Smedley

Built Home

RITTENHOUSE 7070

"Yes, sir," the stove told

the new sauce pan the other

day, "I like to cook BRAD

LilY MEATS, because they fill

t he a ir with delic ious odors

. and when the family

tastes 'em, and praises the

c ook, s he s ay s: 'Well, good

stove and good meats can't be

beat: "

Wm. D. & H. T. Smedley

It gives a whit e r and c le anerlook t hall allY other Poli:--h onboth ) l la ted nnll sterling silveror nlcltel Illate.

A pp rov ed hy "Goo d House·keeping" as a Si lve r Po li sh,Nickel Polish, Silver Plater. Itp ro lon gs t he li fe o f all platedware and RESISTS TARNISH.By adding whiting powder anll

water you can make a still more..eonomical 1:1II,er Polish.: :-oz. bot. , 50c; S-oz. hot. , $1.00.

For Sale b)'

Cotter's Market , Hansel l Bros.,

Narberth Hdwr., Ricklin Hdwr.

~ t : 1 'LOT S OF PEOPLE THINKPI'hat I T _ I ( ~ \ ~ _ I " J ~ . \ ' I ' ' ' ~ i:-; a. good

silver polish!

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GIIIDJ ~ D I O

CbASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS

Phone Your Ads to ARDMORE 3100

COME an d see th e

beautifulnewcabinet modelsl Tr y thiswonderfulnewset here-select th e on e for

your home- pay onthe most liberalterms.

NAME YOUR

OWN TERMS

Seashore & Resorts

Thes e Radios ar e sold by

us on T he Club Plan

Wunder Battery &Electric Service

Rates10 cents a \ln e in each paper; 25 cents a \lne in all three.

--Minimum charge, 35c In one paper; 75 cents in all three. Average of five words t o t he line. No blackfaced type used.

General Notice- Classl11ed Advertisements Will be cha rged orilyto residents of the Main Line whose names

appear i n t he telephone dlrectorr; to-persons maintaining an account withus, or to regular subscribers to either THE MAIN LINER, OUR TOWN, orNEWS OF BALA-CYNWYD.

Deadllone fOJ' InseJ·tl·ons- Classified advetlsements wlll beaccepted up to Wednesday, 5

o 'c lock for OUR TOWN o r a ll t hr ee papers; Thursday, 1 o 'clock, for THEMAIN LINER; Thursday, 5 o'c lock for NEWS OF BALA-CYNWYD.

A T W 4 T I ~ R KENT

GC;llEIEN..

Garages For RentHO;\n,THI:o:n N ) ~ \ \ ' ~ - T h e latest thing

i n V l 'h - at e ~ a r a g " f " ~ : I i \ · ~ rool)lny indi ·

,'idual ga,·ag'I's. Narherth 4109-.1. :\05(;rayling A\'... (tf)

Dogs, Birds, PetsBOSTON T ) ~ R R l g R puppies, 9 weclts'old: chnrn .. i n l l ~ h i J l sl(){'I,; a l ~ gTown

show dogs. Brrn Mawr Jl99-\\'. (tf)

Blabon Estate $3,579,741Th e personal e st at e o f W al te r D.

B1abon, wide ly-known Ph il ade lph ia

manufacturer and, member of the

IUnion League, who died January 25

Iat his home, "Hillbrook," B ry n Maw r

Avenue, near Coopertown Road, Bryn

Mawr, is appraised at $3,579,741.15,

according to the inventory filed with

the Register of Wills at 1\Iedia.

Except for the net i nc ome f rom

$100.000 g iv en t o Herbert Dic k B la

bon for life, $10,000 e ac h t o Swarth

more Col le ge , a nepliew-in-Iaw, Ed

ward C. Dearden, and the testator's

widow, Jane Spencer Rickard Blabon,

and "Hillbrook," his 25-acre estate in

B ry n M aw r, t he la rg e estate will beshared by Edwin L. Blabon, a brother,who rece ives one-hal f of t he re sidue

outright, and Mrs . B la bo n, who is toh a" e t he i nc ome from the other half,with power of a pp oi ntme nt a t h er

"A number o f r ea ll y s ev er e c as es o f death.sunburn have been braug-ht t o t he D e- . Among t he principal assets in the

partment's attention du-ring t he pa st mventory a nd a pp ra is em en t, w hi ch, . . was prepared by James A. Sco t t and

several weeks. 1 he VICtuuS have IGerald Holsman, on b eh al f o f t he e x-

s t ar t ed out for their s tay a t shore" ecutors, are t he fol lowing :

mount'.lin or lake res?r!s f i l l ~ d \,;it,h I United (;as Improvement Company,'enthUSIasm and, ended It 111 an 1I1vahd s 2016 s ha re s, a pp ra is ed a t $35.f,OOO;I ~ e d at h o n ~ e . Too 1I1uch sun and. t o United States Steel Corporation, 1120ht!le sense" was the general verdIct, Is ha re s c ommon , $212,100; Electricsaal Dr. ] heodore B. Appel, State Rond &: Share Securit ies Corporation,Secretary of Health, today. ,R8R shares, $IS7,812: Electric Storage,

"There has been so much talk about I Batte ry Compan\ ' , 158.f shares COlli-It he h ea li ng p ow er of t he sun's rays nlOn, $134,S3S; General Motors Cor

th';! t a p o p ~ l a r n.liscon.c,ePtion seems to, poration, 1310 ~ h a r e ~ common,. $IQ9,,eXIst on tIllS subject. 10 0 many people 221.25. and Lelugh Co'll &: Na\''''at''l!1foolishly imagine, that a b od y u ne x- Company : .913 shares, $1 39,M\9. , ~ !p os ed t o t he s un s r ay s f or t he better . I n a dd It io n t o t he s to ck s the'" "' '1part of the year can suddenly and mcl ud es b on ds appn:scrl rtt ! ' -" Ilengthilv he thus. suhjected and physi- 629.25 and miscelaneous itclns vabe, Ical profit b : d enved. therefrom. :rhe 629.25 and m i s c e l l ~ n e o l l : 't"'PIS \'alue,rlrfacts. howe\ cr. are dIrectly oPPos It e. ons banks a t the tUlle III ~ r. Blabon s"I t is o ne t hi ng t o accustom one's dea th totallerl $2Ii9,17IA9.

tender skin to the sun' s rays in f i f t e e n - l ' i ~ ! i ! ! ! ! ! i ! ! ! ! ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ! i ! ! ! ! ~ ~ ~111inute graduated doses o \ 'e r a period I ~ _._-- ._ -

of days , and quite another one to flop, 11down on a s an dy b ea ch t he first day Iof the vacation and bake one's se lf in to I Iblisters, misery and illness, Yet that I' Iis the offense against nature which is Ibeing constantly committed by m any ~ ~ T L .. othousands on thei r annual vacation so- r"" I

-' journ. I iHOTI':I, AI,I,I':(;HI.:NY, !':agles :.I.,"", "The sensihle person will realize that Balanstat"l'a,--;\Indt'ratp-pril'ed hotel, c e l J t l ' a l l ~ ' the two weeks' outing should he u ti l- ' f

lo('att'd, ill this e""'I'-pOpu!a,' rt' ' '"·l. i ze d w is el y f or health and recreation( , ~ - 2 ) rather than as a n excuse to indulge in

excesses;, including- over-exposure tot he s uu .

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"Wunder starts them all"

108 FOREST AVE.

Pho n e Na r be r th 2866b = 1 = ~ = = q l = ' ' ' " ' ' ' ' " ' ' b = ~ ~

The MARKLE Man

Says:

Pr ices should no t becompa r ed wi th quality.

GEORGE R. MARKLE

Builder

. Narberth National Bank Bldg.

• NARBERTH, PAt

Rosemont C o U e g ~ ' N ~ Associa·

tion En t r an t in Sa tu rday

Morn ing Circu i t .

Friday, AlIgu,t 2, 1929

"Historic Lower Merion

and Blockley"

ByDORA HARVEY DEVELrN, A. M .

Fo r Sale at Strawbridge an d

Clothier's, .Wanamaker 's, or

any book s to re .

Price $5

published by theLIVINGSTON PUBLISHING COMPANY

PHILIP ATLEE LIVINGSTONPresident and General ManagerROBERT MOORE C . MERON

Editor

Omce, 258 Haverford AvenuePhone, Narberth 2545

If no answer, call Ardmore 3100.

Most Summer News IsHeard on the Veranda

btered as second-class matter. October 13.U14, at t he Pos t Office a t Narbe rth, pa..Under the Act of March 3, 1879.

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OURTO\VN\Many ~ o c a l Teams ° I

- - - - - - - - -1 m Hockey SenesA Co-operative Community News ' __

paper founded in 1914 by the Nar.berth Civic Association and publishedevery Friday at Narberth, Pat

Hockey schedules, announced this

week by Miss El izabeth Morr i s, s ec

retary of the Philadelphia Field

Hockey Assoc ia t ion , indicate increas

ing interest i n t hi s sport o n t he Main I

SUBSORIPTION PRIOE Line. This year, for the first time,

One Dollar and Fif ty Cents Per Year Rosemont College will compete with II_______ID_A : : : ' d ' : : v ' : " a n - : c ~ e - . - - - t he c lub team in t he Saturday morning

I t'" circuit. Swarthmore College is also ai: "1. , new e xt ra nt , b ut in the first team I

league. Miscellaneous Too Much Sun No t

The Sa tu rday morn i ng schedule will " " .b eg in o n Uctober 5 an d conlinue for OFI' (C/o, SPACE-Half of large, hght Good Says Dr Appel. ., . and airy office In Narberth for rent. , •• ... s ~ weeks. ] !Ie annual claSSIC b e t ~ v ~ e n : P"esent occupant will ing to co-operate, . bryn .Mawr Coll.ege and the All ] h Il a- I i n handling phone c a l l ~ an.d personal

delpllla team w il l b e played a t B ry n v i s i t ~ ; r ea so na hl e r en ta l. P ho ne Nar Mawr, Saturday, November 16. herth 2430. (tf)

First Inter-Club Schedule-3 P. M. PIANO TUNER in ~ ' o u r own t own cos t sOctober 7-Yellows vs. Reds, at 5t . muc h l es s. Send I lo st aJ . Q. Dberti,

Mart in s ; Main Line vs. Merion, at ~ l f i Ham)lll"n A\'e, (S-16-29)Ha\ 'er ford; Germantown, bye.

October I-I-Germantown vs. Reds, Rooms for Rentat St. 1\1art ins ; Yellows \'s. 1\1 erino, a t ! 'TRNISHf',D ROOM ._ Gen tl em an o rHa\'erford; 11 a:n Line, bye. husinpss woman. Tt'lephone NarherthOctober ZI-Reds vs. Merion, at 4161. I tf)

Ha\'erford; 1\1 ain Li ne vs. German- ARDMORI':: S3i Crirl,et A"e.-;\ rlH'ert own. a t M : lnhcinl; Yellows, h\·e. fut rooms an,l hath, ('on\'. t n t ra i nsOctober 28-(;enllantown \os". !ller- an,l trolley, r ..as, Ardmore ;\009-\\'.

CONTINUED FROM THE FIRST PAGE ion, at Ha\'erford; Yellows vs. l\lain -Line, at St. 1\1 artins; Reds, bye.

will v is i t f r iends in \Vaterbury for Novenlbcr 4-Merion vs. Swarth

s ev er al d ay s, a ft er whi ch s he will go m?re Col lege , a t S,\\'arthlll,?re; Ma!n

t o S t amford for a short stav, before I L ~ n e vs. Red:s , at St. Martllls: Mam. LlIle vs. 1\1 enon. at Ha ,'crford.

! · ctu rn ing home la te next week. 'N uvel1lber II - Germantown vs.D r. a nd 1\1 rs. \\'ray Hughe s Hop · Swa rt hmor e College, at Swarthmore;

kins wil l l ea ve tomorrow on a six R ~ d s \·s, Y e l l ~ l \ \ ' s , at St. l\lartins: :'Ilain

thousand mile motor tour o f t h e \V cst. LNn,e vs. 1Mel"lloSn, ~ t ~ a \ ' e r f o r d R ' I. . , ovem)er - , , ' enon \'5. e(s , at

VISitS WIll be made at Colo rado S t . ~ I a r t i n s ; Germantown \'S. Main

Springs , Denver; Estes Rocky Moun - L in e, a t Ha \' er ! or d ; Yellows. bye.tain Nat iona l Park. Cus te r' s Battle- N o v e m b ~ r Z..,-Reds \·s. German-Ii 11 in Montana YeHowstone N'a- t?wn; ! l r ~ n o n . vs. Yellows, at St. ~ f a r -Ie ( , . tms; 1\1 alii Lme, I)\'e.

tional Park and the Black HIlls of December 2-Me·rion \·s. German-South Dakota. On t he r et ur n t ri p a town, a t Manhe im; Yellows \'5. :\Iain

week will be spent at Da\'enport, Line, at Haverfor.d: Reds, bye.

Iowa. where Dr. Hopkins will b e o ne 10I?eceltllb:tr ~ - ( I t ~ n l l a I R l t o d w n vs. '\I't:I-\\s. a ; :> . , \ ar Ins: e s \'s.. \ a: n

of the speakers at t he Ann ua l C on - Line. al Ha\'erford:,l\ferion. bve.vention of the Palmer Schoo l o f Ch iro - Saturday Morning Schedule-IO A. M."ractic. Th e route holne will b e mad e October 5-Main Line \ ' 5 . Rosemont AVALON, N. J.-i29 Second A\· e. ; one'

. I CI . CI I d d College, at Rosemont. tn three r ooms in cottage, near Ava-WIt 1 stops at I I C ~ g O , eve an a l October 12-Buccaneeers \'s. Satur- )on Hotel anl l 11th St. Sec ti on. (tf)

Pittsburgh. Dr, ""ank Lenhart WIll day Morning Club, at Brvn :' Iawr: O('I':A:-; CITY, .1. ,1.-10211 Wesle)' A\'t'. B H f d R 'da ~ S U I I I " cl1'lrgl' "f Dr. liopkins' p,-ac- Moorestown \'s. Swartlimore, at )2-1'( \0111 furnished eotlag, ,; 6 large uys aver or eSI ence It ic e t il l h is rclllrn, September 4. Swarthmore. IH'drooms , a ll , 'on, '. 'ni ence " g· ar agp: \\'illiam H. \Vilson & Co. has sold

· ~ 'I <: k 1 I October 19- :' 11a in L I' ne \ ·s . Br"ll h.' st l o, 'a t j on; han·min, Phon.. L inwood f or F (' Hamersl \ - the !lrOllcrt" 101\ rs. C arence _ ~ I l . e a '1,lIan an( leI ' l \ 'la \\ 'r College. at HI')'ll ',la\,"I'; B"II"- ..', , . . - ," , l 'a('I" ownel ', Oc,'an ('ity, 21,S. c at ed o n t he s ou th s id e o f : \! on tg om -

son and daughter, ]'.dwm and ),[ary, caneers vs. :111oores town, at ~ I o ( l r e s - en' A\'enue, cast o f Haver fo rd Sta-

(If Hampden A\'cnue, were visiting t own; Swa rt hmor e vs. 1\1 erion, at For Sale tion, Hav er fo rd , t o A lh er t D. Hill.l'c1ati\'cs at Glutz, Pa. , dur ing the past Ha\ 'er ford; Saturday Morning Club vs. Th e property consists of a detached

Germanto\\ t 1\1 I . ],APII,;l" InlJHlrlt'd fl'lt h at s, a ll ( ' 0 1 - I . k'l t . . fiftt en d av s 'n, a ' anlelm. or", $1.011 each, :\06 Vudley Avp., lriC' reSI( ence con allllng een

. . :-;arhl'rth. Phone :o.Inrh.'rth 2fiH2-n, rooms and t h ree ba th s , together with. Members o f t he Phi T au Del ta so- U garage, situate on a l ot having a front-r or it y r et ur ne d We dn es da y from NCLE CY'S COLUMN S'd ' age of 121 feet and extending in depthS tone Ha rbo r. where t he y h ad been tUpl I ty.• h 14 h Next week, or some wcek soon, ISO feet. It was held ~ ) sale atSl11ce t e t. Township Treasurer. want t o w ri te a colul1ln, just as a ,$25,000 and will b e o ccu pie d as t heMrs. H. C. Ludfol'd and her daugh- \Vhy do'n't you, or why d on 't we safety valve, to exprgs_s my uttt:L.au.U residence of t he pu rchase r.

ter, ,T'rcva ~ J a e . of Cleveland, is the I . ; o ~ \ " ~ r ! \ J ~ r i o t l fo lk end. · th is petty deep conteulp t io r thAe average hUtllan ... ~ ' ,g ue st o f h er p ar en ts , !II r. and 1\1 rs. pohtlcaI squabhle by putting up bei ng a nd l1Iy idca of his boundlessEdward U. Smith , 200 South Narberth C h a ~ l e y Powell for Township Tr ea s - stupidity.

Avenue. llrer: It would be comfor ting to have Perhaps it is a failing of mine toMiss Elma Ree se h as returned to a De.m?crat watching the purse s t rings , havc these attacks of misanthropy, but

h er h om e on Hampden A,'enue, fol- and It IS doubtful whether a more con- how can any sane person movelowing a v is it with !\Iiss Ellen Shaw scientious candidate could be found. through life and among som e of the

a t the s umm er home of he r pa ren ts * *, * cattle that call t he ms eh 'e s m cn a nd

i n C ap e .May. Away With Dissenters. women wi thout c,'er \ 'l li ci ng a com-M is s R os e D e l \l ar i, of New York The COlltro\'ersy instigated In' my. plaint:

City, is v is it in g h er a un t, 1\lrs. John g-entle series of mild articles oil the I am told that o n Dcan Swif t , aJ. Fitipoldi, of :-'Ierion Avenue. subjcct of P roh ibi t ion has brought i n c le ri c. found the human race so tireMrs. C. Arle\' F ar me r a nd son. 1II0rc c o r r e s l ~ n n d e n c e than anything I some that he \\TOtC sOlnt: imlllnrtal

Billy, of \Voodbinc Avcnue, d ro ve t n hav e ever \ \Tl t tcn , hut the readers lIIay books on the subject , which few people

Ocean City for a fortnight's stay. b e ~ o m e hored , and , to avoid this, the understand and which children findMrs . J . V. Brothers, of Uniontown, e dI to r h as agreed to stop publ i sh ing ve ry entertaininl{ to real!.

Pa .. is \ ' is i ti ng he r s i st e r, 1\1 rs. O. S. correspondence on the subject after ..\s so on as .r osepb H crgesheimcr iCooke. of \Vindsor Avenue. August lb. \ \ 'on't someone s t ar t an - ag rces to help \lie I ' ll wr it e a hook thatM r. a nd Mrs. Jack H. Stallard, 228 o th er good con'\lIunity argument: will have a sale like " ~ I a i n Street"

Hampden .'\\·enue. are on a 1 II 0t or Faber, Sympatiea, M. A. D .. Pax , and and will be used as much as tl1l't ou r t h rough t he \Ve st . all t he o t he r worthies, will you assist "comic" supplement of a Sunday paper,Mr. a nd Mrs. C. F , K ue bl er , Jr ., a n old IHan in distress? I

25 Narbrook Park, ha\'e gone to Vent- * * *l Ior for the rest of the sunllner. The Visit Deferred. F IN E PO S IT IO N S 1Miss Julia Fitipoldi, of Merion Ave- After all of my cleaning' and straight- DOYOU WANT A GOOD POSITION' I

l Iue, is week-ending at the Hot el F la n- e ni ng t o avoid any casualties, Aunt Cy ~ ~ ~ d : r ~ ~ \ n g o p ; o ~ t t O J \ t 1 ~ ~ ~ r ~ e v ' : ~ t y ~ g ~ ~deI'S, Ocean City. wired that ~ h w oul d h av c t o post- per cent. of the vacancies cannot be ,Mis s E ll en Ker na n, o f Mon tg omer y p on e h er inspection trip home for an- lI11ed. A few months' training and :rOil

Avenuc. and Mis s E ll a La Boue . fo r- other week. You can write your own a r e D ~ i c 1 7 A N D NIGHT SCHOOIr-merly o f Narbe rt h, will spend next comment about this. It wou ld n ot be FREE LITERATURE •week in Atlantic Citv. diplomatic for l IIe to do it. BAN K S COLLEG BMis s E ll en Brinton, Merion Ave- * * * 12:00 WalDdt Sheet, Phlladelplala

nue, has r et u rned from an SOD-mile Hoover Horseshoes .automobile trip. I t is with great pleasure that I noteMiss E l izabe th Terry, of Gra yl in g t ha t H is Excellency. the President of

A "enue. left Thursrlav for Pittsburgh. the United States , engages in pitching'w her e s he will visit relatives and horseshocs. This ancient Americanf r iends for a few wee ks . M is s Terry' game is one that deserves perpetuation.re turned \Vednesda, ' from a sta\ ' in Thank the Lord that marksmanship atStone Harbor.' . the s awdus t box in the country s tore

1\liss Virg inia Smith , South :'\a r- h as b ec ome almost obsolete,

herth Avenue, was;j

guest in Pitts- * * *II

burg-h last week-end. Packet Racing.Mr. John Uberti, noted local sports I Did it g iv e y ou a thrill to read on

writer, is vacationing in Atlantic C it y. t he f ron t pages o f the dailies about the I_ . race on the Ohi o b etwe en two side-

, H f d •I ' Iwhe el er s? A l l of the reporter's imagi-ioo" aver or Gl r s W in nation and enthusiasm was gh 'en space

H av er fo rd C ommu ni ty C en tr e's t ha t da):, an d it. would have been agirJs ' baseball t eam ra the r easi ly de - great t h n ~ g to wItness the event.feated the visiting Conshohocken girls' Fo ll owmg tha t the s pee d o f twoteam in a g ame p la ye d o n Have rf o rd 's m?de rn mo to rboa ts beatmg , t he 1200grounds, Railroad Annul ' and Buck IIl1les r:ec,?rd. o the Rober t E. La onLan e, l as t Thu rs da y. T he s co re was the M I ~ S ~ S S I P P I does not seem nearly32-10. About 250 p er so ns s aw t he s,? thnlhng, though the men whocontest. pIloted the crafts will never forget it.

Jean Shiley Wins J ump ; ar t ; .

Jean Shiley, Ha\ 'er ford Township A newspape rman who has beenHig-h graduate o f l as t sllrin,-" \\'on the about the country quite a b it t ol d mehigh jump at the national women's that a colyumist on a large MiddleA. A. U. track and field champion- \Vestern daily gave a party for evcrys hi ps a t Chicago on S:lturthy WIth a one who had contributed to the columnleap of 4 ft. 9Yli in. 1\1 iss Shi l ey , who during a y ea r. H av in g m ad e the aris h ol de r of th e wodd's record for rangemt'nts, he charged everyone twowomen, h as jumped over f ive f ee t on Idollars a ticket to attend. D o a ny ofa n umbe r o f occasions and was not the c on tr ib ut or s w an t me t o have aextended in winning the event. par ty arranged for them this fall?

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Friday, August 2, 1929 PAGE THREE

Haven

F. M. SHEIBLEY

MANAGEMENT

StrathTh e Iml With Persollality

Where to DineJ

CI. YOU know your wife

ca n co ok , s o w hy make he r

p ro ve i t o n s um me r Thurs

da y nights. R un s tr ai gh t

over Sproul Ro ad t o Sw ar th

more. Te a room dinners 85c

an d $1.00. Main Dining

Room, $1.50.

SWARTHMORE 680

DUFFY.

Th e original HORNUNG formula, noWi n u se for over a half century, BREWSREAL BEER-THE NATURAL WAY.No doctoring or 'chemical treatmentof th e finished product is necessary tomake i t conform to present da y legalrequirements.

.WHITE BOCK retains al l th e nourishirig-refreshing-health.giving quali

ties : for which it has always beennoted. It is th e ideal, ho t weather:thirst quencher.

C01V

fER'S. . . . . . .. . . . . .Meats ~ n t . l Gt'oeeries( : t ~ o . :'1. n , ~ N ( ) O , {; r...... r l " " , ~ 11Illlltrt.... ( ; "" . . .l i ' U J ~ I ~ l t I A ~ n I l O ~ •• l ' l ~ . u t H aute' { ~ r f , , · .. rl"HHAiUF.1l 01l01'O .. Ih·/I, ·ut .."".. . . .-COOPF.Il· ! l 1"lllJ l ' l ' ;U,\ltlil'l:r

P.

SUGGESTION,S

Instead ofWorry -

Try ,Saving Regularly --

Money should be made a servant -not an

e x ac t in g ma st e r who subjugates an d worries.

Money ca n b e t ra in ed t o do your b i dd i ng ,

r ea dy t o h el p y ou a nd to promote yo u t o h ap .

piness an d contentment.

Bu t money must be cu lt iva ted . Instead of

spending al l - regulate your spending5-and pu t

aside a little each week.

Then when you are ready-spend. your

money, f or t he n yo u can a ff or d t o s pe nd . B ut

keep e n ough r ea d y f o r emergencies.

Al l this is easy if yo u have a Savings Ac .

count with us.

NORRISTOWN, PA.

NORRISTOWN 134

F. M. SHEIBLEY

MANAGEMENT

THE·MERION·TI.TLElL· TRUST-COMPAN'(

OF •ARDMORE.PENNSVbVA,N-IA

NAReER. . T I - t . ~ A L A . - CYN"v \ IVD

CI. A cool, quiet place to dine.

Residen tial sect ion on main

highway Philadelphia to

Rea di ng . S er vi ng " the best

d o l la r d inn e r in town . "

General StoreSODA FOUNTAIN CRANE ' S ICE CREAM

HIGH-GRADE GROCERIES

DELICATESSEN GOODS

Brookhurs t Avenue an d Montgome ry Pike

The HamiltonMain an d Hamilton Sts.

WordsJ/ /II cant describe i f

JACOB HORNUNG BREWING CO., PHILA., PA.

1'\ .61lf THE MA IN L I N e : I I ~, ~ - I BANKING I N S T I T U T I O N . - ~ .

Phone Orders Carefully A ttended To

NARBERTH 2937

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-wo rn when·you go a wa y o r w he n y ou return home-wil l ]

n ee d t o be made presentable. To look your best, h a v ~your garments cleaned an d pressed by

10 2 Faun A ; ~ ~ ~ : : ~ ~ ; : : ~ ~ ~ : :a,.., ~ 2602 ]

Falftous lo r Filty YearsWHITE BOCK i s i n greater demand toclay t han ever in itshistory.

= O = = = O = = ~ = = = = = = C = = C = Q = C = = = C = = = = = = = ·

.Vacation Service

I I

Where to Go

SUMMER

(8-2-29)

ESTATE NOTICEEstate of Nathaniel R. Peacoclc, late

of Na rb e rt h , Mont g ome ry C oun t y, d e ceased.

Letters or admInistration on th ea bo ve e s ta t e h a vi ng been granted th eu nd er si gn ed , a ll p er so ns i nd eb te d tosaid e s ta t e a r e r eq ue st ed t o m a ke imm ed ia te p ay me nt , a nd t ho se h av in glegal claims to presen t the same Wltllo u t d el ay to

MARY T. PEACOCK,Narberth Post Office.

O r h er A tt or ne y,WALLACE: M. KEI'lLY,

No rr i st own , P a .

'8 9 50ollly .......

Hillt.p 11/8 Wa.,ne I

UPPltT DtJrbJl-Blvd 16001

• •

Look in t h e T e le phon e Directory

Now

Anl1nor" 8500

Brurr lUa1UT 1/11 '

Beh ind in your cor

respondence? Don' t

bother writing letters •.•

Balance in Eighteen Months

If you want a

full-size . . . high-quality

ELECTRIC WASHER

lor.on,y'8950Here i t is !

Ask you rHome Service Representative

. about tb e PrimaJunior • • • • o r s to p ina t th e District Office nearest t o y ou •

, ! !! !.OOONLy . . . . . . . . . . DO\VN

Sl igh tly more on Deferred Payments

H

f:IlE is a full-size electric washer which ha s a capacil y identically t he sa me a s that of higher-priced

machines •.•. e i gh t s h e et s . Th is P r im a Ju ' n ior Elec tr icWasher conlbines th e fine workmnnshil) an d r a p id ope ra tion I»f th e Senior I - r ima Electr ic Washc·r. of wh i ch I he rear e many thousands i n u s e i n th is \'icinilY_ '. . .. '

Th e P r im a Junior i s f i ni shed in two- tone green laequet'"

•••• il is easy 10 keel' b r i ~ h t an d clean • • • • .an d it hilS

an inlJlroved motor-dr ivc ' n wringer . Pr in la Juniot ' amazesthost' who 3r c accustollll,d to high-pricedelcctric washersby th e ex lr..me c'ase an d r a p id i ty w i t h wh ich it handlesan y l a rg e f ami l y wash i ng . Th e low price of $89.50 .•.•

special for a l imi ted t ime only • • • • a n d t h e e a sy t e rm" ofparmen t r ec ommen d t hi s e l ec t ri c wa she r t o t hr if tyhousewives,

Phl iade lph la . S D b ~ r b a n - ~ o D n t l e 8, Gas aD d Eleetr le fAtmpany

TELEPHONE••• i l ~ s f r ; I : ' ~ l l d ' i e l " :

Who' l l W 1 1 O ~

Por ch r oc ke rs a

OVERBROOK, PA.

Ser"ice From Door to DoorDeli"ered the Same Day

chairs recaned.

specialty. Satisfaction guaranteed.

Why, to

Faithful ServiceThrough all kinds of weather t h e m i lkman

makes h i sway t o b ri ng your b o tt le of Gold

Medal Mi lk each morning. Lives frequently

depend on hi s loyalty. Gold Medal service

is as fa i th fu l as th e purity of t h e m il k itself.

, Trillity 0313

SUPPLEE"WILLS"JONESPioneers in Ellery Pt-ooen Safeguard

-o f course!-

WHITE ' S

SWEET SHOP

GOLD MEDAL

..MILK

14 flavors-go?

do discriminating lovers of

r ich, delic ious ice cream-in

219 Have rf o rd Ave., Narb.

Service Co.Frank H. Seely, Jr., Mgr.

I 5 BALA AVENUE

Holy Trini ty Lutheran ChurchRev. Cle tl ls A. Senft, Pastor.

Sunday. August4:

9 :45 A. )' l.-Biblc School.II :00 A. ).I.-The scrvicc. Theme,

"\Vith ~ [ ill Paradise," by Rev.A. F..-\. Neudortfer.

7:00 P. ).1.-LTnion twilighton the lawn.

\Vednesday, 8 P. ilL-Comlllunityprayer sen' ice in the Baptist Church.

Friday. 8 1'. ~ l . - C h o i r rchearsal.

Playground NewsThc a ft er no on s pr in kl e has been

very welcome during the extremelywarm weather of t he p as t week.In the playground basehall league,

Brcnnan's team won thc first half withscvcn wins and no losses. The second half begin;, today (Friday) with IHcc kl e' s t eam p la yi ng N cwbu rg a ndSmith playing Brcnnan. I

Robe rt Young claims thc titlc oflawn cricket champion of Narberthafter defeating Alicc Callaghan in the Ifinals of t he t ou rn am en t hcld aniTuesday, which h ad a n entry list of It h i r t y - t ~ v o . Anyone who \vishes to,secure t he champ ionshi p mus t play IRobert in a:l official game on the play-ground-and beat him. I

Louis Kimc won t he J ap an es ebectle c on te st b y p re se nt in g fourquarts of the insects. He was given

s cn -i ce a Aas hl ight as a prize for his goodwork.

Next Tuesday will b e s ta ge d t helong-awaited golf tournament , to beconducted on each playground, beginning at II A. M. a t t hc school PlaY-I

C' h f c' . g round and 2 P. l\f. a t t he c om mu -First ,Ulrc 0 IJrlst, nity playground. The winncrs o f each

Scientist w il l p la y in the finals, whose winnerAthens and Linwood Avenues, wil l b e givcn a new golf club.

Ardmore. ' Don't forget to ha\'c yonr pe t r eady

' ~ e n ' i c e s 3!t II .-\. ~ I Ifor t hc p et c ir cu s n cx t Thursday.· Sunday School at II A. ~ r · \Vedncsday e ve ni ng t es timo ni al ' Pidge-Harrity I

mecting at 8:00 P. M. , ., }Reading room, 19 West Lanca st er .Mr. J~ h ! l C,. 1:tdgc, _027. Wallace'1

,l\Yenue, o pe n wee k <lays from 10:30 S t r e e ~ . Illlladelplna. and ~ f l s s . Hel,:nto ' 4:30 o 'clock : \Vl'dne sday c \ 'cn ing H,arr!ty , of. Ardmore, were umted , II I Iftoll! 9 :00 t o 9 :45 o'clock. I marflagl' Sat ur d ay , J u ly 27, at the

'

The subject for the ,R, ible, lesson scr-' h , o m ~ of Rev. A\'cry S. Denuuy, 202mon for Snndav is "L,wc." :"or th Narbcrth A\·cnue. .. . . . . . . . . . .... . ... , ~ I r . l ' idgc-is ' the s6n of the ReY.j

Al l S · Ch ' h ' )ohn B. G. Pidgc. D. D., pastor of '

'

amts urc t he F ou rt h B ap ti st Church. Philadd-\Vynnewood, Pa. phia, Pa.

Rector, Rev. Gibson Bell.Sunday.. -\ugust .I: ~ t : : 1 t : : 1 t : : 1 M t = > ~ ,

·8 :00 A. ).J . -Holy Communion. III :00 .-\. ).I.-Holy Communion and SCHOOL FO R TH E BLIND

~ e r l l 1 l l l l .

INow is the t ime .to have all your

I~ = = = = = = = = = = : i Scouts Enjoy Special

News of Swimming Privileges

the Churches

The Presbyterian ChurchRev. John Van Ncss, 11. A., :Minister.

~ ertings for August 4:9:45 A. M.-Biblc Sch ool . All de

partments.11 : 00 A . ~ l . - ~ I o r n i n g worship. Thc

sermon wil l he de liver ed hy Rev.James c. !\lcConncll, pastor ofthe Presbyterian Church atFlcmington: X. J.

7:00 P. )'1.-Union twilight meetingon the Lutheran l aw n. Rev . J.C. ).[cConncll will prcach.

Next \Vednesday t he uni on prayermeeting will be held in t he Bap ti stChurch with I ca de r f ur ni shcd by thePrcsbyterian Church.Rev. and ) 'I rs . Van Xes ,; expect to

.spend their vacation at the Presbyterian Conferencc at ).Iontrl'al, N. C.

Want a Gcod Road Map?

Several unusually g oo d r oa d ma ps

o f Pennsyl vani a. De lawar e and Mary

I The Narberth Boy Scouts are l ou d l an d h av e b ee n received by C. P. Cook

in ~ h e i r . praise of t h Brynwood Manor at the Narber th B r idge Garage forsWlmmlllg pool thIs summer. I . . . ..

Through t he c ou rt es y o f Bu d R u- free distribution. In additIOn he ha s

dolph ( wh o h as leased the pool this sample copies Df m ap s o f practicallyyear) the Scouts are privileged to the , - . . .ree use of the p oo l e ac h Saturday all other States 111 the Uilion. Look

morn ing f rom 10 to 12 o'clock a nd t hem o vc r, " h e s ay s. "and if you reSer - Bud per sonal ly . is giying. instructio.ns qu ir e add i ti ona l copie s I can't spare,

to the Scouts III sWlmmlllg and hfe tl I 't' tlsaving. ~ o can s ~ c u r e l t ~ J l l ly WrJ IIlg Ie

For t h e bene fi t of anyone not ac- fexaco 011 Company.

l/uainted with Bud we w ish to statqthat he is a forlller Narberth S c C l U ~ Fire in Cemetery

B . Ch h J th E I and was Assis tant Scoutmaster with,aptlSt urc 0 e ....ange t he A rdmo re T ro op . He also is a Fire of unknown origin destroyed

Robert E. Keighton, :Minister. IRed Cross Lif e Gua rd I n s p e ~ t o r and an unoccupied 110use Satl l rday night, Sundar: made a fine record as a life g ua rd a t on the cemetery g ro un ds o n S ta te

n: 00 A . ).I.-Morning wor sh ip . Ser - tlte shore. Bud is now Scout Merit

· man by t he Rcv . \Vi ll iam H.I Badge Examiner in swimming and life Road , Cynwyd, near Lawlcr's Cyn-Main, D. D. . ' I'saving a nd a ss ur es a ny S co ut t ha t he wyd Estates development. The prop-

7:00 P. ).l.---,.Union twil igh t , sen ice will do all in h is power t o assist t hem e rt y is said to be owned by E. G ' I " ~ = = = = = = = = = = = = ~ = ~ Ion the lawn of t he Lu th er an In procuring these p ri ze d emb lems . Rey en th al er . \ Ne st M an ay un k a nd STONE HcARBOR, <:1\1. J.Church. _ . Last Sa tu rd ay twelve Scouts used Cvnwyd fire companies responded to .,\ " ~ e d n e s d a y , 8 P. ! \ 1. - l' nlOn p raye r t he pool and receh 'ed inst ruc t ions, and J FOUR·RoOM FURNISHED BUNGALOWS,

t Il e a l ar ll l, \ .. h ich lVas turnerl in at W H B TH "28 WEEKLYsen'lce. Bud says it looks promising fora' IT A ,'P ,

dozen 1Il0re l ife savers for t he N ar - 11 :55 P. M., SOllie t ime a ft er t he blaze INCLUDING GAS AND ELECTRICITY

ber th Scouts. . had started. T he y f ou gh t t he Aames N EW TO N

Is it a ny w on dcr t he S co ut s are for an hour and a half. 323 Walnut St., Philadelphia

strong for Bud and l oud in their appre- ~ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = ~ ~ ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;eiation? I

I. N. W. I

Methodist Episcopal ChurchRev. Samuel MacAdams, Minister.

Sunday, August 4:9 :45 A . ).I.-Sunday School.

:n :00 A . 11.-Morning worship.lIlon b y t hc p as to r.

\Vednesday, August 7:;g :00 P. 11.-Praycr meeting in the

Baptist Church.

Merion Friends' Meeting10:00 A. 11.-Sunda\· School.. ~ ~ : : : ~ · I

Ulhere I

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Phone Narbe r t h 4035

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HOWARD C. FRITSCH Iustice of the PeaceREAL ESTATE

Fire Insurance-Best Compani . lPhono 4M9-W 111 Banr l .1 'd Af t , •

Inc.

CAR

Tht Oldest Stort ;n N4rbertb

'V A VIS '

WATCHES

MOTOR

toreis th e "world ' .easiest s t e e r i n g . ' ~

Ingerson watches an,d alarm docks, the reliable andinexpensive timelceepers f or mill ions. Pri ced f rom

'1.50 to $5.00.

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224 Haverford Avenue

WORLDHE

An d the Ambassador is on e of th e

easiest riding .car8 ever built. Th ewbeelbaseis 13 0 incbes.Tbesprings

are built o( s ~ i a l p roces s a l lo y

steel,individually deSigned (o r Am

bassador size an d weigbt, an d 0111-

b6d,.J " ,O I I " ,N IHoudailledouble ac

tion, hydraulic shock absorbers a ~ r e ~ l a r equipment.Other features of convenience an d

quality -.vJ!icbNasJ! vo lume makes~ possible fo r yo u to have at Ambassador pr ice, ar e Bijur Central

izedChassis LuJ:>rication an d Cbrom i l l m . n i c ~ e l ~ d bumpe rs f ront an d

Anc:i equally ob , ious , t o those wh o r eae - . l "0 ,xtra ch4,.".know good m<¥or cars, i. th e high~ t of "400" engineering an d V o l u m e a ~ i t s m a l l u f a e t u r i n g e c o n .Ambassador ~ o r m a l l c e . Here, in omies p lus Nash enginee r ing sk il l

this moderately priced car, i. th e make p os si bl e this value. MMWTwi n- Ig ni ti on mo to r, t he year's tIM. 168,000Ntub "4OOs" ,.iIt_ oocable a ~ e Y e m ~ n t in p o w ~ . • SftlJ ;" IN 12 "'!Jf'Ibs ( j ~ t e Q d e c l )Anpther very at t ract ive ""00" (ea- s;"ce IIH "400" ilurodllclio-.

.Dll1I .... ~ p e d Price Raftl'l! of 23 Ncu" "....,. ~ .. 5 ~ . l j t ) 7~ I ! . ~ ~ T. . . . . . . . ROf'd*r. e-pe, Cabr.... V ~ ~ ~

THOUSANDS of people wh odriYe the Twin-Ignition-motored

Nash "400" Ambassador have dis·covered that dt e most luxurious

type or'motoririg is no t necessarHy

prohibitive in price.

Obvious to nery eye is the style

an d thoroughbred character o( thischarmingmotorcar.There is beauty

in the purity and grace of every lineaad curve. Ther e i s l in every

item o( i n t er io r d re ss and decora

tion, from i n 1 a i ~ walnut panellingsto th e deep, o y e ~ u f £ e d cushions,

1Ipholstered in fabr ics rest r icted to60 e ca r manufacture.

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THEAMBASSADOR BYNASH-TWIN- IGNITION-MoTORED

Window ScreensEnclosures

Alterations e Jobbing

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COOK & KOUP

1059 Montgomery Avenue

Phone: NARBERTH 2841.W

Although Germantown "B" hasclinched the championship of Division W"B" in the Middle S ta te s Tenni s H B ALLLeague, there i s s t il l cxcellent compe- ••

t it ion in prospect betwecn Rifle Club Plumbing .:. He4tlrtUand Cynwyd l iB " f or second place. Gas Fittifll1On Saturday, Cynwyd defeated Vni- .100 For,at Aven.. .versi ty Courts, 8-1.. . Phone: Narberth _ I - I I

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Race 1110

Dozen Whooping CoughCases Swell Contagion

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PloddersWin

OLIVER H. BAIR COMP.ANYM. A. BAIR, P ,aidtnc .

FuNERAL DIRECTORSJ.82OChestnut Street

Remember when the unbeaten Hare

raced the Tortoise-and being so farahead, how the Hare showed his contempt by lying down for a ~ o o z e ,awakening i n time to discover the

s teady plodding Tortoise was too nearthe winning post to be overtaken.

Just so you may win by steady savingwith us for a definite .,urpose.

The privacy of homeWith a spaciousness that few homes

possess. Space is one of the phy-sical

reasons why we are able to perform

services beyond, th e ordinary.

IlITtenhoute 1 ~

'The ?{arberth?\ a t i o n ~ 'Bank'

Carpenter e Builder100 N Narberth Avenue Phones: D.ay-Narbertb 39i3·M.

• Evenmg-Narberth 3828·R.

1 . . ~ _ : ! , r & - ! i . ~ " ' ! : " ' : t : " ' ~ ' - a ? o ; s . ; ; , . ~ . ' ' ' ' , & 1 ~ ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ; s - . . . . , . ~..&IV;'''''''-Oll:''''''-'''''''.'''''''''''''''';';••;,............, & I . ~ . & " ' ....~ ~ ~ _ . ~ ~ •••••••••M••••••• ~ ~ . ~ . ~ "';! .:J ' V' ' V' .M:;" :;" '-.:_V...2 V...' " G e . V _ ~ ~ . t 5 : ..v :v_'8!••~ ..5:..I:•• •• ..~ , # ~~ ~ ~ 5 · _ ~

~ Schedule of, Montgomery Bus Co., Inc. aM".. I'"~ II.,

W. ~ En3 Montgomery Avenue Lines Then every 20 minutes until 11.45 ~ n '!4,5 b P. M. ~ t t ';;", E.ast ound t . H Then 12.95 A. M., 12.30, 1.00 and 2.00 ~ J l ; ;i . ~ , Leaving Anderson a Montgomery A. M. ~ . , , ~ ~ Avenues Leaving 54th and City Line 5 minutes .. .z

Plans 4i75,OOO Home oa;' later than the above-mentioned ':U1'P S'';l WEEK DAYS times. ~ .

McMullin & McMullin have sold - . ~ , , ~for Hellry G. Pearce a lo t o f ground 'C Starting at 5 .4 0 A. M. Leaving Pen ns yl va ni a R . R . Sta- 1:~ A tion in Narberth 19 minutes l a t e ? · \ J l ~located on Penn Street at Wynne- ;. 4 Then eve ry 20 minutes until 12.00 th th b t' d t' t:wood containing a frontage of 126 feet iJl3 P. M. midnight. an e a ov e-men tOne tmes. ~ U and a depth of 220 feet. The p ur - ~ C Then 12.30 A. M. and 1.30 A. M. ~ J l ; ;chaser is C. Donald Swartz, who will : Narberth Short Line t:immediately improve the lot with a, ~ SUNDAYS ~ J l ~modern residence and garage f or h is ~ Starting at 5.30 A. M. Eastbound '-n1OWl! occupancy which w il l represent = t:an investment of $75,000. : 1 Then every ha lf -hour unti l 9.00 A. M. Leaving Pennsylvania R. R. Station M

~ C Then 9.20 A. M. and every 20 minutes Narberth = : H ~••#' until 12.00 P. M. midnight. ~ t t ~

CHA8. F. EBERT i ' Then 12.30 and 1.30 A. M. WEEK DAYS ",1~ 1 Leaving Pennsylvania R. R. Stat ion Starting at 5.50 A. M. ~ Jobbing ~ in Narberth 7 minutes l at er t han Then 6.30, 7.10, 7.50, 8.30, 9.10, 9.50, ~ J l i

W in s C up a t Bata Carpenter e . t . ~ the above-mentioned times. 10.38; 11.10 and 11.50 A. M. ~ u : fE ' ~ ~ Leaving 54th Street and City Line 21 Th 1230 P MI lO 1 50 2 30 3 10 ~ " : "With a tot al of 283 f or t he 72 holes ~ minutes l at er t han the above-men- en . ..,.,.,..., ~ J l 1

at t he Bal a Country Club Jack 1\'lall Phone: NARBERTH 4129 ;. .: t' d t' 3.50,4.30,5.10,5.50,6.30,7.10. 7.50, .. .::, • - l : t . ~ tOne tmes. 8 .30, 9 .10, 9 .50, 10. 30 , 11. 10 and ..

ley on Saturday won h is f irs t l eg on 103 Dudley Avenue ~ I I " t , ~ v . :the Alv in M. Ehre t t rophy when he! ~ " ! ! ' ! l ! ! J i ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ~ ! ! ! i ! ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ i i ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! j i e ! ! l i I L c ~ Westbound 11.50 P. M. ~ J l ~topped the fi el d a t the end of the I George A. Witte . I -fourth and final round. ]. A. Luman I En3 Leaving 62d and Lancas te r Avenue Westbound i 1 ~ iand Barne\' Fischer finished in a dead- Paperhanging and ~ n WEEK DAYS ~ H l ock for second p lace with 286·s. Lu- D t" = Leavi ng 54t h and City Line .. ;;man already has twice won the cup. ecora 1-no I ~ n Starting at 6.00 A. M. ~ n It i s necessary to win i t t hr ee t imes ESTIMATING ~ 1 Then 6.25 A. M. and every 20 minutes WEEK DAYS ~ H 1 'in order to gain permanent possession I Narberth 4135W '1' until 11.45 P. M. Starting at .6.10 A. M. ~ u ~ 'f th t h I c The 1 05 A M l . n ~e rop y. _ .. n 2. . . , 12.30 A. M., 1.00 Then 6.50, 7.30, 8.10, 8.50, 9.30, 10.10, l'Jf##.tI'. ~ and 2.00 A. M. 10.50 and 11.30 A. M. •.

I f b I k.c5 SUNDAYS Then 12.10 P. M., 12.50, 1.30, 2.10, ! K ~ :

A I Sorts 0 Job ing tlnd A teration W or ~ 2.50, 3.30, 4.10, 4.50, 5.30, 6.10, 6.50, ~ K f :! . . ~ Starting at 6.00 A. M. 7 .30, 8 .10, 8 .50, 9 .30, 10. 10 , 10. 50 ..~

Quickly and Retlsonably DOIJe ~ . Then 6.25 A. M., 6.55, 7.25, 7.55, 8.25 and 1l.30P. M. ~ ~

Walter P. MiJ ~ A. M.. 8.55, 9.25, then 9.45 A. M. And 12.30 A. M. ~ . ~ :~ MaaFOR INFORMATION ON OTHER SCHEDULES, 'PHONE BRYN MAWR 1280-128111clM . ! ~ :wO;S' , & 1 . ~ ~ . : = e r . e ~ . : w v ; .,.•••~ ~ ~ - . . ; s : o e ;,;.. ••••• ~ . ~ r - . ~ t ; I " .s •••.•.••.• ~ . ; s ; ••.•.••;,,;......... '.z

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Haverford Resident Probably

Will Receive Rank of

Brigadier General .

Colonel C. S. RadfordGoes toWashington

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Station 9a!"ageElisex an d Haverford Ave

A. HORVATH

=== z E C ~ _ J h A i - i N ~ =. ",UadelphiaMusical Academy

'60 years of continued success intrOlninn musicians

Orad"') <,ourses In a\l departments ofmnslcal Instruction under the same(lIstingul..lled facult)·.Frequent recltnls and opportunitiesfor public appearance While studytng.

For Year Book, writeFREDERIC HAHNPretlldent-Dl......tor

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Health Service DirectorBack From Nurses' Council

Miss Rose Ehren fe ld , Director ofthe Health Service of the Communi tyHeal th and Civic Association, has ret urned f rom Montreal. where she attended the Quadrennial Congress ofthe International Counc il o f Nurses,which brought together from all partsof the··world' women who have' dedicated their lives to one great causethe Bet te rmen t o f Mankind. TheCouncil was f ounded in 1899 and ist he larges t association of professionalwomen in the world, having a membership totaling 140,000. the American Nurses' Association being the!;irgest constituent member.The next meeting will be in Paris

in 1933.

Whooping cough continues to be in

the near-epidemic stage in certain s e c ~tions o f Lower Merion, as twelve new

I .cases were reported durll1g the week

to Marvin E . Reynolds, health officer.

Colonel Cyrus S. Radford, com- Six of t he n ew patients liv e i n the

mandant of t he Quar t ermas ter De-. Bryn Mawr-Rosemont-Villanova dis

partment of the United S ta te s Mar in e t ri ct a nd t he o th er six in the South

Corps in Phi ladelphia for many years . Ardmore district. Other n ew c as eshas received orders directing his trans-fer to Washington, D. c., on August include one for scar let fever , Hamilton18. Colonel Radford, who i s w idely McFarland, 137 Sheldon Lane, Ard

known in this section, is s lated to suc- more. and on e for ch ick en p ox and

h 0 Rei ceed General McCawley as Quarter- another with tuberculosis in the Bryn

2 4 0 0 master General o f the Corps. The Mawr - Rosemont - V il lanova sec ti on .

1310 k' .2 1 6 0 Colonel 's home is on l\fontgomery Fo r t he second wee 111 successIon no

4 2 1 0 Avenue, Haverford. He is married Icases of disease were r e ~ o r t e d from1 1 a nd h as t hr ee children. Gladwyne or from Menon-Wynne-2 0 o. . wood. Bala-Cynwyd a ls o w as free2 0 Durll1g the twenty-sIx yea rs he has . ,

1 2 1lb' h' " 't C I I R df d f rom contagIOn thIS week.2 1 3 0 een 111 t IS VICIllI y, 0 one a or

has brought a high degree of eff iciencyTotals 7 18 27 15 2 to the Quartermaster Department in Building Changes Hands

BERWYNrh o a e Philadelphia, and it is believed his The two -s to ry s to re building, 315

D O ~ ' l e , If 1 3 3 0 o(} transfer to Washington will also br ing West Lancaste r Avenue, Ardmore, hasBaker, 2b (} 3 1 6 been sold by Leo M. Draham, subjectTrost, 3b. . 0 1 1 3 1 with it the rank of B ri ga di er G en - t o a mortgage, to a client of Cairns &I:l hank, c f. . ~ ~ era!. Mahan. The same brokers have soldSpier, lb. f 2907 R" S A e iBurke, " (} 1 8 0 0 Colonel, Radford is a graduate 0 Ismg un venue, new s m-Henry, ss 0 0 2 0 11 the U. S. Naval Academy of the Class d et ac he d dwe ll in g w it h g ar ag e. f orl<Jachu .., rf 0 0 0 0 Frank R. Shriver to Ira V. Goodman.Hagerty, p. . 0 0 1 a 0 of 1890. He was commissioned a sec- Th e price was $12,200.Hampshire, c 0 0 0 0 1 ond l ieutenant o f t he Marine Corps in'Shellenberger 0 9 0 0 1892, and served aboard the Battle-

Totals 1 8 27 13 51 ship Texas during t he bat tl e o f Guan-· S t h h e l l e ~ b t e h r g e r battled for Hagerty In t anamo Bay dur ing the destruction of

e mn . ..,erwyn 0 (} 0 0 1 0 0 0 0- 1 the Spal1lsh fleet 111 the war WIth

Narberth 0 (} 3 2 (} 0 2 0 0- 7 Spain in 1898. He was a member of

the Marine expeditionary force t o t he

Phil ippines in 1901 and 1902 and

served in Panama in 1904 and in Cubain 1906. He is a director . and v icepresident of the Bankers Trus t Com

pany of Philadefphia and has many

Main Line ci vi c and so cia l c on ne ctions.

Assistant Sales ManagerAppointed by Autocar

Heckle, rf .Burns, c .Harris, 2b .Gilfillan. /lA. • •••••••••••

Fleck, cf .Martin, lb .Babb, If .Humphreys, 3b .Masters. p .

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C, Eus ta ce Dwyer has been ap

pointed assistant sales manager in

charge of nat iona l accounts for theAutocar Company. motor truck manu

facturers, according to the announce

ment released to the Autocar salesorganization by General Sales Manager

Coa le her e t oday . In addition to asound technical education, Mr. Dwyerbrings to the Autocar organization awide and varied automot ive exper i

ence. He graduated i n m in ing engi

nee ri ng f rom Columbia Unive rs it y i n1911 and immediately after graduationbecame a mining engineer in the service o f the American Smelting & Refining Company. From 1917 to 1919Mr. Dwyer was a cap ta in in the ChemiSJl! Warfare Serv.ice.

. Mr. Dwyer's first contact with theautomotive industry came after hisdischarge from the army in 1919 whenhe was a membe r o f t he productionengineering staff with the Willys-Overland organization. From 1920 to 1924Mr. Dwyer was a member of the inspection and sales engineering staff ofthe Timken-Detroit Axle Company .From 1924 to 1928 he was general salesmanager of t he S ix -Wheel Companyand left t hem t o join the Autocar organization early this year .

Aft er two scoreless sessions, Nar

berth raised the score to its final standing. Humphreys singled to left andstole second when Masters l et one go

by. Walt flied to th e shortstop and

Heckl e made two b ase s on t he third

baseman's e rr or . Bur ns lofted to left

field a nd Har ri s singled. Gilfi l lan' shard smash to left accounted for runsnumber si x a nd seven, which Hum

phreys and Heckle scored.

The statistics:NARBERTH

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