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KILL FLIES andSAVE LIVES

VOLUME VII, NUMBER 33 NARBERTH, PA., SATURDAY, MAY 28, 1921 PRICE THREE CENTS

SILVER 0 FFERING.IN Y. M. C. A. COMMUNITY ROOM, 3TO 5 AND 7 to, 9 P. M.

June 7 . CoJUllluuity Club Garden P a r t y . E h n w o o ~ l and Wynnewood . 2.00 P. M.June 4 . Spr,ing Flower Show . . . . .Community Room . . . . . , 3 .00 P. M.June 10 . . Choral Society Concert. . . .school Auditorium . . 8.00 P. M.June 13 . Alumni Asso. Social Meeting.Sehool Auditorium . . . . 8.00 P. M.

YOUTHFUL PRODIGY TO BE SOLOIST AT SEASON'S F INAL CON

CERT ON JUNE 10TH.

THE HAVERPOHD SCHOOL,IL\.VERFDHD, PA.

Oflice of th e 'rreasnrer.May 33, 1!l21.

NARBERTH FmE COMPANY GETSENCOURAGING LETTER.

Deal' Sirs:The enclosed che ck for $25 is sent

t o exp re ss o ur app re ci at ion o f t he veryp romp t manne r i n which ~ - o u ans\yeredou r "ca l l of fire" o n A pr il 8t h last,and the very efficient lIlethoels yo ua ll op te ll t o extinguish t he b la ze afteryou arrived on th e prelllises. \Ye knowthat. shoulcl the occasioll again arise,y ou w il l alls\\'er ou r call ,just as p romp tly 'and eflieiently.

Yours ve ry t ru ly ,(Signed) P. L. R E P J ~ T T O .

Xa rbe rt h F ir e COIllpany, Narher th , Pa .

A VOTE OF THANKS.'rhe Senior Class of the Nar

berth High School takes this opportunity of extenlling a vote oft ha nk s t o Mrs. \Valker L. Owenand Mrs. George Merritt Dav isf or t h ei r un ti ri ng efforts aIlll cooperation in b r ing ing t he Seniorplay to it s successful eonehIsion.l\lE1\IBERS OF THE S I ~ : " I O RCLASS.

Famous Boy ViolinistTo Be Feature ofChoral Society Concert

Th" : -\ arher th Chora l :';ol'iety has1"',,11 ,dd", through Strolll,: p ressu re , t oSel'ur" .Iohll l i idwnlson, rellowned protegl' of' Prof. .J. \V. F . L eman , condudor ,,1' th, ],"IIlall ~ . Y J l I p h o n y 01'elH'stra, for their "OIH','rt on .Tune 10.This hoy 01' ollly U years, one of the~ - o u t h f u l llIarvels of th " a ge , h as ace]t. ired i II t't' rnatiollal I'aIlll'. He is .A Illeri"nll horn, l U I I ~ ha s h"en a pup il ofProf. Ll'llInn's s inc e the a ge of' !l.::\1 nster Hieharl1soll h as app ea red a s soloist of mo,;t of the l a rge symphony or. .h" st ras of the count ry , an,1 hauell, 's hisinstrull iell t wi th absolute authority, ex('ellent q u a l i t ~ o r t on e, aUl l a mos t. int"llig"lIt eOlllllll.n,1 of his bow arm. Histe ..hlli .. is faultl"ss, a n, l h e completely"aptivah-s his a ud ie nc e w ith h is conSUllllllate skill, d ash , b ri ll iancy , an,1I'ascinatillg ,h'lupanor, while his playillg is that of a mature a r ti s t.This will he :L 1lI0st uuusual treat fo r

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HelIOOL A l J D I T O H I 1 - ~ [ - S . l ; ' P. M.Hllhsdiption, $l.O(J. 'riekets frolll an yIIlember of th e Cho ra l o r at Howard'sDrug Stor('.

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NARBERTH WINS FIRST GAME OFMAIN LINE LEAGUE SEASON.DAVIS INJURED IN NINTH

INNING RALLY.'l'he Narberth haseball team will playa game Memoral Day w it h B ryn 1 [awr ,

th e proceeds of which arc to go to t heBryn 1\[awr Hospital. Thi s g ame , p layecl in connection w it h t he b ig H os pi ta lWeek program, will be at Narberth, onth e school diamond, at 3.15.The girls of th e Narberth Junior

Commun ity Club, whose name s ure

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Bryn Mawr HospitalBenefit Game Monday

By th e Secretary.CHOO CHOO-choo c ~ l O o - c h o o choo WE'RE OFF!A nd in a "speeial," too, just !ilw II

"rl'gular fl ivver"-"Talies ' yo u t he relUlIl hrings you back! " From Xarbertht,o : " ar l ll ' rt h . \Vhn t A R I ~ 'H ' talkingahout!Listen, my , le ar , a n, l y ou s ha ll hl'a I''fhe wonder t al c o f t.he year;, \ nl l l is t en e]ose, cause t hl ' time llmws

ncarWhen ' 'open sesame" will be the"pier . ' ,To eome ,1own to l 'arth-Xarherth

Booster, ~ ' o n will he lUll ply satisfieelwit h t he hig "hoost" in s ton' for =,"ar,berth in .Tune...:\s inllieat(!(l in l a ~ t "'l'('k ':-, bSI.ILl of

Our Town (aIlll right here we want to

It All Depends onThe Weather Man

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IF IT DOESN 'T RAIN ANY MORETHI S WEEK, T ENNI S ASSOCIAT ION WILL OPEN NEW COURTS

THIS SATURDAYAFTERNOON.

Somewhere in Narberth, Just-BeforeGoing-to-Press Time. -" Gentlemen,"said Chairman W. H. D. Hall, of theBoai'll of ' l 'rusteesof the .Narherth 'I'ennis Association, a,l ,l ressing th e lllob ofseveral hundred tennis players 11),1 byHugh.M "Cahill, "it all depen, ls on thcweather. ' ,"\VhaeldayolIluean, it ull depends on

the weather?" p iped up Roy \Vi ll iams."S i t down, you're rocking t he boa t,

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All Aboard

Community ClubCharter Luncheon,\ t lh l' Chartc'r Lun,hl'on o f t he ComIIlunity ( ~ I u " held last '1'hurs,lay, there\\":1:-; thp "sl.a) i!ltpl'P:-;t :lnd PllthusiaslIl.~ o m e '.If the IIlellllwl's n'lllarl,,'d that it,,'as th,' 1I""t l n . i o ~ " a h l l ' 111u('hl'on ever111-1,!. The good s pi ri t o f thl' toasts lenta tOU.,]1 of familiarity t o t hl ' h ou r, allg'oing' til pl'OVP th e ~ i ~ 1 l \ r l y spiri t whiehl'xists among- tIll' dul. melllhers.'I 'hl' n'IJOrts o f t hl ' of]j'-"rs an,l ehair

1uen of dc]>artllll'lIts were lIlost intl'r( , . - . : t j l J ~ , s}uHdllg a de(;ided :.p'o""th inthe du h adivitil's during the past ~ - l ' a r .'I'hl' gu,'sts of hOllol' \I""I'l':lIrs. n.. J.

lI:llllilton, of' thl' ,\1',111101'1' Club, ,,'hogave an o ri g ina l poem; ::\Irs. Chester~ I a r t i n , l a l p , President of th e \V cstChester Clnb, gave a talk on "TheA,h'antages of a Clllh House." "'1'hes u m l I l a r ~ of :II rs. : ' I Iar t in 'lale 's tall i wasthat throngh having a clnb house you"Heach the \,'ompn who nee,l you;""I t is t hl ' b est sehool fo r citizl'nship;"" I t fills a real ( 'onlmunit) nee, l fora : -; afe lllccting' plaee," an(l ~ ' I t is aninfluential faetor in eonlIlIllllity problems.:lfrs. H. Prentiss :" ichols ' presenl'e i s

always an inspiration to t he Xa rbe rt hClub. Nhe "lIlphasizl ' ,1 tIl l' truth exI 'r l' ss e, l iu Kipling's wonb of " I t ' sthl' everlasting tl 'alll \l"ol'li of

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J NARBERTH, PA.-OUR TOWN

Membe r Ph i l a de lph i a Rea l Ee t a te Board

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Of coune, w.deliver - an ,p l a c e - an ,time. '

THE HOME O FAL L GOOD THINGS

Opposite the StatioD

Bala-Cynwyd

lfrien"sbip

Economically and QuicklyAccomplished WithART CRAFT

Narberth

ART CRAFT is f ircsafe and weatherproof; it gives lailting service; it comesin beautiful t i le designs-slate red orslatc green. Laid right over old woodenshingles it savcs th e expense and laborof ripping off the old roof. Made byBird and Son, inc . , Established 1795,maker" ofllle reliableNeponset products

Asl. fo r our advice and free estimates.COOK BROTHERS250 Haverford Ave.Phone 302 J NARBERTH, PA.

HOWARD'S

Ardmore

:fJ3anking

Telephones,12671268

We beli eve there should be more to banking service thanjust business, a nd o ur c ha rt er p r iv i leges coup led w ith th ehelpful attitude of our officers enabl es u s to practice ourbelie l

is a u a ss et th e va lue o f which i s demonst rat ed da ily by ou rservice to depositors an d clients.

Open an account here, and give us an opportunityto p ro ve i t.

m ~ .rrion Witlr a n Wrlll1t

R . e a 11 ; o r1001 CHESTNUT STREET, Phi lade lph ia

Branch Offic. at Narber th Station Phone Narber th 1710

The Brightest Spot in NarherthA Drug Store in theMost Modern Sense of the Term

k ! [raftRoo!

DON'T FORGET!!Your 1921 County Tax!Bills a re NOW ava il ab le . Unless it i s p ai d by SEPTEMBER 15thit i s de linquent and ma y caus e y ou some little annoyance. In additionto every property owner , a l l other citizens (inclUding, fo r th e first timethis year, th e l ad ie s) a re s ub je ct t o an Occupation Tax.\Vrite County Treasurer at Norristown, enclosing stamped, addressedreturn envelope fo r these bills. We are advi sed b y t he County Treasurerthat he wi ll have representat ives at Narberth for th e purpose of collectingth is tax on June 1, 1921. But, be t te r a t tend to it promptly by mail , beforeit slips your mind.ROBERT J . NASH

~ ~ = = = = a ! A L L - WA Y ~ ~ ~ = = = = = = ~ = = = = = = ~ ~ = = = ~ ~ IGOOD AT EVERY MEAL

WE HAVE SOMETHING TO IM-PROVE YOUR BREAKFASTLUNCHEON and DINNERMontrose Pudding RollsNesserode Pudding Cinnamon BunsFancy Cakes Coffee CakesCandies Roman PunchBirthday and Wedding Cakes and theFamous Home Made Bread that nomeal is complete without.ceanO-Coming SoonIn June Full Moon

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been const ru ct ed , a nd i t is, of course,a comparatively simple matter to ge talready-constructed . courts in ~ h a p eafter t ho w in te r. B u t bni ld ing en ti re lynew courts is an altol,;ether ditrerentIdnd of a propositioll. \ Vh en . vo u' rew or kin g i n c la y IlIl(1 it rains-well ,you've simply go t to hille ~ ' o u r time:1Il11 wa it un til th e suu s hi ne s aga in .:\Ir. Laue, ou r eontmelol ' , is as anxious to finish th e courb as ou r melllh,'rs are anxious for l lim t o f inish them.lI e knows how to huil,l tennis courts,hu t he l 'an't . l 'ont ro! the wenthel',"

'1'hat ahout sizes up the si tuat ion, If' I ' h u l ' s l l a ~ - , F r i l l a ~ - anel Satur

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NARBERTH, PA.-OUR TOWN 8

Two Lines, IOc per issue; Sc for each aJcI.itionallineNarberth Register

GLaZINGJOBBING

P h o n eOBBING

ill the lIIain Lill(' League season hereI,,\" taking ' Ardmore into camp, 7 t o' 4.,\!though outhit tell to nine, HighlandPark placed i ts h its whl'l'c th ey d idthe most gOO(!. A long hOIlle run byDevlin an d l I I a ~ ~ ' ~ e e o I l l l base playing

Te lephone Narbe rth 1633

HOWARD C. FRITSCHJustice of the PeaceREAL ESTATEFire Insurance-Best CompaniesPhone 1749W-215 Haverford Ave,

James fratantoni &Sons

WEEK OF MAY 30"Sham."

P R O G R A M

STONE WORKand PLASTERING239 lIampden Ave., Narbertb, Pa.

Repoir.s-all kind.sJ'upplie.s-oll kind.sEDWIN WIPF

Phones -Narber th '1726W o r 6 72

Cont rac tor s o f

For PermanentSatisfactionBUY A

COOK BROS.PLUMBING, HEATINGROOFINGNieht Phone. N.rberth 68 7Da y Phone, Narberth 302J

P h U a . , P a .

Narberth AutoRepair Shop125 Haverford Ave., Narberth

ARCADIACHESTNUT.Rei. 16th StF lnesl Pholoplay The-a t r e of It s Size In th eEnlireWorid.Pb.toplaY8-Conl lnuaus 1 0 ~ . M.la I1.S1P.M.

The NarbertbElectricalShop230 HAVERFORD AVE.

ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORSWe repai r, sell and install anything

Electrical. Old house wiring a specailty.A sk a bo ut o ur t hr ce p ayme nt plan including fixtures. Phone' 1633 or 395W

Jobbing promptly attended to

Smedley Built HomeWM. D. & H. T. SMEDLEY

~ I A I N PRODUCTION STARTS AS NEA.AS POSSIBLE TO 10.00 A. III., 11.00, 1.00,8 111 11.411, 7.411, 9.10 P. U.

PAINTINGDECORATINGWILLIAM NEWBORG & CO.Painting and Decorating212 Woodbine Ave., Narberth, Pa .

Phone, A rdmors1435W Narberlh 1 758W

NARBERTH GARAGERaymond Wei Proprietor

GASOLINE, OIL, SUPPLIESEXPERT REPAIRING

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High l and P ark , 7 ; Ardmore, 4.Highland Park, Pa., 1 \ f a ~ ' ~ 1 . - B e f o r e

a large ('rowd, Highlanu Park ushcrctl

' l ' o t a l ~ . . . , ....... 3 S ,,- 15 0~ WAYNE.

H. H. O. A. E.Walsh, ~ b ........ 0 2 1 3 1\Ve:LVcr, e. 0 2 10 2 0Dotterer, ss. 0 1 0 5 11\[urphy, If. 1 0 1 0 0Murphy, ef. 0 0 2 1 0\Vallaee, 3b. 0 1 2 0 0Hallowell, rf . ..... 0 1 0 0 0D 'Oreanio, 1h. ..... 0 0 12 0 0Brooke, p. . ....... 0 1 0 3 0Alexander, p. '" " 0 0 0 1 0E \ ' a l l ~ , p. 0 0 0 0 0 0

Dickie, ~ s . .~ h e l l 'er. :\\1 ......Dickie, :lh.Da\'i", 111. . . . Barker , I f .\Valzer, rf'. .Lacey, rf'. .Artman, :!h .Chalfont, d .~ i l l l p : , , ( ) n , ('......Hunter, p .

g iv (' n i n another column, \\"ill he onhan, l, p repare(l t o ta g all spectrrtors fo rthe benefit of the Bryn 1\[awr Hospital.The a dm is si on e ha rg e w il l b e 2;; eents.

Narberth, 3; Wayne, 1.By nwans of a ninth- inning ' ral ly ,

: \arherth \\'on her f ir st g am c in th e]\fain LillL' League schedule. 'l'he game,p l a ~ ' e < 1 at " 'a yn e, w as ' a close affair,an d u nt il th e ninth inning Narberthwas une point behind he r opponents.Eugpne Davi s , whose h i t s t ar te d th erally which g av e t he local tealll a victory, fraetured his a nk le in sli din g to~ e ( ' o u d hase. He was taken to th e Bryn::\lal\'r Hospi ta l. ' rh e i nj ur y , while no t( ' o n ~ i L l e r e d of a serious nature, willprohably preyent him f rom p la yi ng fo rth e rest of the season.

NARBERTH.R. H.1 2o 01 0o 21 1o 0o 1o 0o 0o 1o 1

BRYN MAWR HOSPITAL BENEFITGAME MONDAY.

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Admission, 25c.

Subscription

A FULL LINE OFCIGARSDAVIS'

,r a r a - M ~ G i n l 0 .U 123 South 1m S!, P h i l a d e ~ \9

HARRY B. WALLPlumbing, Gas Fittingand HeatingNARB ER TH PA

Phone, Narberth 1602-J

Cotter's Meats

Groceries and Provisions

A Quality ForPeople WhoWant The" Best

Stationery, Magazinel, Candiel

1 ' ~ ' t ( 1 IT t ' ~ O N \ ,.,...9. " I i P Q ~ ' T I N Q o..." "" N'\Na"A.... AIN'1' NO c.'Ne...'OUR RlPO"-l ' ,n t S ~ " " ' T ~ ~ ' N ~ " f" '. '"'''''M'II\ ~ ' '''''ORMPo..,.,ONOU'fOfl 6 0 M . " a O ~ I . ' , 'fHe ... M\J&"t~ I N I < 1-\,'. "".KIN' Q.Ue.foTlON6OU,.'" e U ~ I O Q I " f ' o f , IN6-rGlPo.O OF 1 ' ~ " t .IN6- '1" QoI'T !lONI. NQIN9 Fc;P,

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GARAnteed RoofsDELIVERIESWEST PHILA.OVERBROOKMERIONWVNNEFIELDBALA-CYNWVNARBERTHARDMOREWYNNEWOOD

Any per son who g rows p la nt s o rflowers can e xh ib it . N o en tra nc e f eecharged. Fo r schedule of prizes applyto 606 Finance Building, Philadelphia.

Door rece ipt s donated t o B ry n Mawr Hospital

of the

J. A. CALDWELL~ e a 1 : :EIs"ta"teNARBRTH. PA.

PENNSYLVANIA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETYMASONIC HALL, ARDMORE, PA .WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1ST, 1921

Rose and Peony Show

Open 3 to 10 P. M ..

o r r en t, f ur ni sh e d or unfurnished, a home in Narberth, we have th ebes t l i s t in an y part of th e town a t p ri ce s a nd t erms to sui t.3% COMMIS510N FOR SELLING PRO PERl Y

IF YOU WANT TO BUY

N C > T X O ENarberth T a ~ , S c r ~ c e

Patr ick F. DonahueAuthorized Taxi Service. by Certificate from Public Service Cammls110(', dated November 16, 1920.Taxi meetsall trains.Store orders promJ:tly called for anddelivered. Baggage called for anddelivered. Freight delivered.

Open Day and Night Phone 1633

FRED WALZER

Main Line GarageTaxi Service Haulin. of al l kindaPackard Umou li n e t o H i reSABlE CENSOREPhone . Narbe ' th 6 7 2

3lusttcr Df t ~ 'rllreIns ur anc e 01 a l l k i nd s

Auto Licenses Rents CollectedMarriage Lic"mes

Affadavits for Income TaxWorkmen's Compensation

117 WINDSOR AVE.Phon Narberth-1247.JN A RB E RT H , P A .

OUR PRODUCTS ARE GUARANTEEDUNDER BACrERIOLOGICAL CONTROL

(Roberts&;Sharpless ' ,Dairies)

Pasteurized MilkBrynelov ls Cer tUledMilk(Pedrfal leSoelely)Speelal ..Guernsey Milk

CLEAN--SAFEWHOLESOME

Table an d WhippingICream.Cream Bullermllk

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Have You Paid Yourto "OUR TOWN?"

Phone, Narberth 1687

00000

THEBIG SHOWOF

Comes SoonIn JuneFull MoonLET'S GO!

The Main StreetA Great Treat

'1'011 Ret :25 ta 85%Actual Ovel'lltrenr:thin a Mellinger Extra'Fly Tire. Danger ofIItone llralse or II10woats fa redaced to B. Iminimum. Mellin:er Extra.Fl y Tires a re H and M::do Iof Super-Vitalized. Wh i te :Rubber-havo thll VacuDlll. head ar ( Bra . ,GUARANTEED8000 MILESOur represenfative will tell ,.0"\ , the savina- you I11Rke In lIuYing\ , lI:Ielllnpr Tires. .Also Ilsk about\ \ Melllnt:er Special T I ~ s , \., , ~ 0 ! 4 lIUallt;r. _Irq at B. 1'0Pw.u:.. I'rice.DISTRIBUTED EXCLUSIVELY BYWALKER L. OWEN

526 Dudley Ave.

They will remain abroad until ChristInns.

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Miss Ruth P re seo tt i s e n t e r t ~ i n i n ga numher of her friends at a houseparty in t he P re sc ot t b un ga low ",atOcean Ci ty from Friday until ').'uesday,over th e holiday.

Miss Mabel KirkpatrickMiss Marian KnappMiss Martha MartinMiss Evelyn PattenMiss Lo is SmithMiss Marian 'frotterMiss Lillian RediferMis!! Emma MuellerMiss Elizabeth JamesMiss Ruth James

Mr. !lnd : M r ~ . .J. E ar le Clar ke, o fDudley avenue, on thei r r eturn fromStaten Is land, entertained Mr. and Mrs.Jerry Baker lind :Mrs. John Burroughs.The trip to Narberth was made bymotor.

THE FIRESIDE

At a linen sho\\"er held at th e homeof Miss ]I,[arian Haws" on Dudley avenue, ]I,[rs. Edwin A. Anderson receiveddozens of handsome and useful articles .M an y f ri en ll s o f ::\frs. Anderson, formerly :Miss Nellie Cooli , were presentfroll1 Philadelphia.

ASIDE - SHOWOFOCEAN 0 S C ~ ! t ~ l ~ ~ p ~ ~ ~ ~ l ! ~ E S

Howard'sWind-ow

OCEAN 0

NARBERTH:PA.-oUR TOWN

MAIN LINE GARAGE

'l'IH' eOllllllittees have had workers callup 011 the phone llIlll a sk t o be assignedSOllie work on ta g day, because theywere anxious to help th e hospital. Thesevery people had heen in t he hospitalsome fo r l onger t ime than others, andt h e ~ ' wanted to make it possible to haveothers helpell in t he sam e way.The Tag Day is held during the

Dev on H or se Sh ow and County Fair,which is also for t he henefit o f theBryn !I[awr Hospital , because it is the(lesire of the committee in c ha rg e t oconcentrate on t ~ i s week, known a s th e"Bryn :Mawr Hospital ' ' 'eek. ' ' I t ist he in tention of t he commi tt ee to setthis week aside each year , and to appealto all o rg an iz at io ns a lo ng t he Mai nL in e to help the hospital during thisweek.\Yi th th is thought in ,mind, th e Main

Line League wil l p Jay benef it baseballgames, both Saturday and Monday, atNarberth, Ardmore, Highland Park,Bryn Maw r, \V ay ne , a nd Berwy n.Groups of young women will appear onthe grounds with t ag s, a nd the purchase of a ta g wil l b e equivalent to an: l l h l l i H ~ i o l l .

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORSPlans and Specifications fo r t heNEW ARDMORE THEATRE

will be r eady for b id s on Monday,May 23rd. Full information willbe given at th e office of Stuckert& Company, Eleventh Floor,Crozer Building, 1420 ChestnutStreet, Philadelphia, Pa .MAIN LINE Al\!USEMENT

COMPANYArdmore, Pa .

Standing of th e Clubs.Won. Lo st. P. C.

Narberth 1 0 1.000Berwyn 1 0 ].000Highlan