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Miss Marlon Cock, o f Wes t Chester,will conclude the Lyceum Course Witllher i l lus tr ated lec ture on Greece atthe s choo l hous e on the e v e n i n ~ ofApril 10 at 8 o'clock.Miss Cock will have specially handcol or ed s li de s for t hi s l ec tu re . MissCock needs no IfntJroduction to Philadelphians or suburbanites, as she hasappeared on the University ExtensionCourse and at the Drexel Institute for~ . e v e r a l years.As t hi s i s the l as t o f the lectures itis open to the public.

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NARBERTH BASEBALL CLUB MAIN LINE BASE BALL LYCEUM COURSETO USE SCHOOL GROUNDS LEAGUE IS READY I CONCLUDES APRIL

NARBERTH, PA., THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1917

The Ushers ' Association of the Ba.p-tist Church ar e planning for a greattime at their third annual banquet,April 16, at Y. M. C. A.

Mrs. R. H. Durbi n and daughter.Elizabeth ar e enjoying t he sea breezesat Atlantic City. Mr. Du'rbin spentSunday with them.

: Rev. R. H. Gage , a graduate of Yale

I,Unh'ersity, w111 preach in the Presbyt eri an Church on Good Fr iday nightat 7.30.

Detty Daxrer 's Gossl ll .THE FIRESIDE Mr. Frederick A. Brown gave a mostdelightful sur pr is e d inne r par ty forh is wife on Monday ev.ening in llOllorI'll'. A. G. McKenzie and family have -{)f Mrs. Brown's bi.rthday.

left Narberth. A number of Main Line young menEaster eggs and novel ti es in the have again donned their uniforms forstore windows. military duty as members of the FirstMr. and Mrs. John B. Alker are on I and Third R e g i ~ N. G. P.

a t rip to Florida. The many fri.ends of Mr. and Mrs.W. C. Pollock w111 regret to learnMrs. Randolph l\'lullel l , of Anthyn that t hey h av e left Narberth, havingfo'arms, ha s been il l at her home. removed to S te nton , P hi la de lp hi a.

VOLUME III. NUMBER 26INarberth 1258-W willcall for your subscription

Mrs. F. W.are visitingOhio.l\Uss Hilda Smedleyl\larion Haws returned toweek.

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" 'ASTED-G l r l for g e ne r al h o us ewo rk .Mu st b e g oo d p la in c oo k, honest an d havereference. Three tn ru m I'. "'ages, $6.60IH"r week. 108 l ....or re s t a \ 'enue, or phone~ a r b e r t h 386-J.

ARE YOU PREPARINGFOR CLEAN.UP WEEKl

EASTEU SUNDAYANDNOTGOINGTOSUNDAY SCllOOM

START THE DAY RIGHTWELCOME

THE SCHOOL ON THE HILL\ 9 .4 6 A . n. If a water company pays thirtyper cent. commission 011 constructionwork wha t a re i ts d irectors worth?

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t hear Dr. Green, of "West Chester, give his fllmous lecture 011"THE NATURE, ANn WORTH 01" WIT AND HUMOR"in th e School Andltorlum, }'rlday evening, AprU 6, at 8.16TI lls Is f or the benefit o f t he School, and EVEJtY ONE INTERConsidering t he p aral ys is and };STED IN THE SCHOOL In expected t o s how his 4)1' he r colors anddiseases with which we must combat patronize t bi s l ec tu re . The only cbarge is 36 cents , to be paid at th ein th e wa.rm. weatb.er, we wan t every door. ThIs may be th e last chance Narbertb will Illlve to hear D r.place, every little corner, to be clean Green, so come ou t andsbow him tbat Narbertb is intellectual enoughand san i ta ry J1n o rd er t o discourage to appreciate a good lecturer when we ge t a clUUlceto hear one.even one case in Narberth. I '1 '1. '1' 4 'I."' ' 1 '1'1 t t ' 4111M

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Of COlli ' ~ wedeliyer - -,p I a c e - anytime.

Th e con test su re has found

"7he Longest Store in:Narberth."

Howard's facilities ar e ava il ab le f oran y social or organization endeavorin Narbe rth in whie:h h e can be ofan y service.How ar d s ta nd s r ea dy to assist inan y way newcome rs i n N ar be rt hwho desire informat ion or h el p i ngetting settled.H ow ar d i s always glad to deliver,wi thout cha rge, mes sage s intendedfor homes in ::"\arberth withouttelephones,

ASK fo r y ou r favori te blend ofcoffee o r tea.

ASK fo r any nat ional ly advert i se d s t ap l e.

ASK fo r fish o r oys ters onThur sd a ys a n d F ri da y s.

ASK fo r f resh fru its o r veget ables i n s ea so n.

HOWARD'SThe Brightest Spot in Narberth

Title & Trust Co.

Th e s p ir i t c e rt a in l y is fine!

THE HOWARD AD-WRITING COMPETITION

Telephones,12671268

Howard's s tocks o f toilet accessoriesar e the largest in th e Main I,inesuburban district.Howard 's s tock of patent medicinesomits no article which i s worthy 01'eonsideration.Howard recognizes and concedes theprofessional and legal limitations ofhi s scope-he will no t intrude on ithe physician' s province.

You will f ind it convenient to do your banking at homeOpen an account with

2% Interest Paid on Checking Accounts~ Interest on Savings AccountsThe Merion

NARBERTH OFFICE, ARCADE BUILDINGOpen f rom 8 A. M. to 4 P. M. Saturdays Until Noon.Friday Evenings f rom 7 Unt il 9 o 'Clock.

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Xotice to StockholdersF.llwartl S. Haws, Postml/oster.

FLOWER SALE AIDSSCHOOL AT MERION

Th e poet Is born-unless he writesa magazine poem that nobody canunderetand; then-he is made.

Stm:kholders th e :-:arbel'th IIBuilding & Loan Association wiII takenotice that a spec ial meet ing of the~ t o c l d l O l d e r s of th e association wll1be held on Thursday, May 3, 1917, at9 o 'c lock P. M., at which t ime nctionwlI1 be taken uI)on th e p ropo sa l t oamend Article VIII, Sect ion 5 of th ehy-Iaws of the association, relating, to Ith e compensation of th e secretary,J. Howard Whson,President.

A. J. LoosHenry RoeeW. T. Melchior

HAHRY A. JACOBS,Editor.

H. C. GARA.Adl'l ' rtis lng Maunger.

MAIZIE J. SIMPSON,Cashier,

OUR TOWN

NAJWEUTJl CIVIC ASSOCL\TION.President, A. J. Loos.Vice-presidents, A. C. Shand, .J. B,Williams, James Artman.S ec re t ar y and tr':Jasurer, Frank J.Wisse.Directors, Frederick L. Rose, George

M. Henry, W, Arthur Cole, George M.Colesworthy, Mrs. William S, H()rner,A, E. Wahlert, Mrs. George M. Henry,I"letcher W. S ti te s, E . A. Musch.amp,H. C. Gara, Henry Rose, Edward S.Haws, Mrs. ROy E. Cla rk , M rs . L es le r W. Nickerson, Wllliam D. Smedley.

Au E xp eri me nt i n Co.operativeJournalislU-No. Paid Workers. i- - - - - - - - - - -IOwned and PubUshed every Thurs- iNea r l y 1000 P otte d P la ntsd.ay by t he Na rber th Civic Associa-: Bought an d Dansan t Held a thon. th e End o f t he Da y

I f It took Jupiter Pluvlus siXmont hs t o c ut 432 holes in Wltldsoravenue east of WynneWOOd, how manyholell wil l R ough Roc co cu t ill anauto tire runnlnlt f rom E lm Terraceto Montgomerr pike?

Mrs. C. T. MooreMrs. Roy E. ClarkEarl F. SmithiQ. 1\1. HenryAssociate Jo;d1tors.

~ ~ ~ . S E d l t ~ ~ ~ o w n ~ 1 T E R i HowItDoesRoDickAlong!I f there ar e an y read ers of Ou r . . _ _ _ .

Town so pa ti e nt a s to wade througl lthis column w ~ e k by week they s u r e ~Iy must be weary of th is ever las t ing fa vo r! T he boys a n d g ir ls come first, o f course, b ut t he special lycontroversy as to the identity of the! . 't d t th b' f Ik fi d ' th d ' t h 'Cuh, Of course, if allY one cher ishes IInVI e gue s s, e Ig 0 s, are n In g e IverSlOn 1 I w lc h

:\'early 1000 ~ r an d po tt ed ( le si gn s o n h is li fe, I would explain is good f or t hem ! Come , n ow , everybody, fo r th e l i s t s are wide-mat te rs , b ut , o th er t ha n t ha t, I don't . . .plants of al l kinds, Including numerous see why anyone would care who In open- f i r s t effor ts wIll be doub l y app re c I at e d , and agam, we s ay :floral novelties, were sold at on.e ofth e most successful sales of its kind the dicl{Cns he is, It's like asking who There is n o end o f aw ar ds ! Maybe a t h ough t o r tw o w il l c om eth e members of the women's commit- struck Bill Patterson. fI fuBy appreciate wha t Pope meant, f rom to-day ' s f a c t s -mo r e 0 th em n ex t week.tee of the Merion Civic Association whe n h e said: ihave given.Ordinary re ta i l ,prices a nd t he d an - "Much do I Huffer , l IIuch, to k e t ~ psant in tiLe af le rnoon drew scores of in peaceyjsitors from Philadelphia and al l ThiH jealous, waspi,;h, wrongparts of th e Main Line to the Merion headed rhyming race ."Country Day School, where the sale Hence I promise you that this iswas held. Th e affair w as for the t he last wor d y ou w il l hear fr om mebenefi t o f It permanent bui ldi ng f und on th e subject and I h op e t he replyfor th e school. I h av c m ad e helow, to th e so-calledAt th e opening of th e flower sale a poet who i s pes te ri ng- me, will sqnelch

brand-new American f la g, g iv en by him f or good.th e women 's commi tt ee t o t he school. These half verse hemstitcherl poets .was r un up o n a new pole, also giYen to me, are pests.to th e school by th e committee. Their attempts at rhymIng, hut s or ryilirs. I ~ d w a r d W. Bok and Mrs. jests.J

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r a l " a . ' : M ~ G i n l ~ aU 123 South I S!, PhiladeQa;

A ntun ' that w h l : i p ( ' r ~ (Jown a wen,Ahout th e goods he haR to sell,Can' t reap so many golden dollar"As o ne w ho climbs a tree and h o l l ~ r a ,

Good OM-Fashioned, lIome.Made}'lltlge. The KInd Tllu t Mothe r Usedt o Mak e

C. P. COOKAnlhraeile CoalWOOD ANDBUILDING SUPPLIES

Cream ButtermilkTab l e an d Whipp ing

Cream. . !===========

Pasteurized MlI.k \ CFl ) ItERIESBrync:lovls Cert l Jled WEST PHILAMilk (Pedrillflc: S oc :l et ,, > OVEI lBROOKS pe c: la l . .Guernsey" MERIONMilk WYNNEFIELD(Roberts'&: Sharples s ' BALA-CYNWYDDair ies) NARBERTH . . . . .

ARDMOREWYNNE.WOOD 1

SCOIT-POWEtL DAIRIES

Artistic HaIrdressing, Electrical Treatment,American Wave ManicuringAe M. CASE

M. C . A . B U IL D IN G

Niesen's BakeryN A RB E RT H A R C A D EB U I L D I N GBread, Cake, Rolls. Pies.CaDdy. Ic e CreamCATERING FOR PARTIES

HOWARD F_ COTlERMEATS ofQUALITYY .

REDUCTION OF WATERRATES IN SIGHTTHE FIRESIDE(Continued from I ~ i r s t Page)

Richard Gifford, Mr. and Mrs. Ra']dolph Mullen.

!and junior departmnets. Mr. Kreamer,, ti le h appr s up er in tend en t, u rg ed t he'school to cont inue the record for thetwenty-eighth week. If you do not goto an)' Su nd ay school, we i nvi te yo uto visit \Is. You will enjoy ou r school.

C ( / J I / ~ T a FilmJ. D,.velopi1/,f; ({1/d E1/lm:s:i1/1[f i Iso a Fresh Supply o f Candies for Easler

ST. MAUGAUET'S CHURCH.

Plrom Narberth 625 or 1284.

3pringfield Consolidated WaterJ-:r,\:\(;EJ, JUI"J'IS'i' t l lUHtl l . -_ _ Mrs. W. H. Carter, or Germantown, Company, Defendants Before

I{ I' Joll ( ' I ' I I' I' (I e t t ' d t I I TI I Publl'C SerVl'ce COmmJ'SSI'On Scalp Treatment. I'aclal Massage. DyeIngr . , 11 ,1'1011, ., ,\ c Il g n .cr Rme a unc leon Iursc ay , BleachIng. CUpping. Singeing, Shampooln..:Pnstor. when he r gues t s were Mrs. John V.ln Ask Consumers to 242 Haverford Ave., Narberth- - - Nest, Mrs. Carl Greyer , Mrs. R. IJ. C:O;unday services: Beatty. Mrs. J. H. Wilson anel Mrs . ontpromise p_ho_n_e_,_Na_rb_erth_3_02-!11 A. M.--Morning worHhip; snbject, P. E. Brown, al l of :"'arherth - - - rtE" I ' ~ a s t e r [.Jessons." ---. It will no douht he Interesting to the II ANSAFEWHOLESOME2.30 P. M.-Blble school. Special i Mrs. Anna M. Owens, who has been Iproperty owners of Nar be rt h a nd i ts1----------------.::..Easter pro gram . Dr. .John Gordan i living In Dauphin, Pa.. for s ev er al suhurbs to learn thaI. there ar e bright, OUR PRODUCTS ARE! GUARANTEED.,

will address the school. Special music, months. has r et ur ne d to ~ a r b e r t h . p ro spee ts o f securing a suhstantial UND R BACTERIOLOGICALCONTROLand r ec it nt ions hy the school. l tl ' . ' . . I' W The tlllrd annunl hanQuet of thp . 0 s 1Il ,a.r le I 1. ,I e co-opcra Oil I Thi s mov e w as allparentlv mal le t o W. H, HARTMANWIll be furmshed by Mrs. C. '1 1 ' I 'A . . . I I I o f e ve rv on e i s solil'itl'1 tl 0 I . ' III h f 0 b k 's lers ssoclatlOn wll he leI! on l 0 l O R , i avoid the d iscuss ion 01' the report of11111p reys. 0 vel' roo . . . ." . M A I N L I N EA ; I t' '11 b I 11 ]\[onrlav. AprIl 1G. 1917. at the Y. :\01. ----. -- : the Commission's l'hiel' Al'ocuntant 'spec.la mee lIlg WI, 'd e Ie I .on r. A. 'Tresbyterlan Chu rc h. The c ho ru s will - - - I '. .",: " : ? anllnlllg the nccounts of the water 104 nUDLEY AVENUEsing at this meeting. Ilel. Andrew S. Burke, 1>lIstor, ' g'n e U,. till ~ , a m e la,,, s 011 thIS. eOlllpany l l l ld The Amer ican Pipe andThe Sunday school wi ll meet next - - - A pres ident of a cer tain aqua eom-I Const . ruct ion Company.Sunday at 10 A. M, There were 218 The ser vi ce s f or gaster Snnday at pany was huttonholed reeently hy one The arrangement suggested h ~ Ihe 'WhUman's Chocolates an d. I . , w te m ' I t Douglnss ' Home-Made Candles atII1'eSent last Sunday. A I Salllt.R P. E. Chjl rch. M o n t ~ o l l l e r y of th e direallY wAI, CllURCl I1 Holy c ommunion at R A. 1\1.. Thurs- I c an e as il y hrln/?; 'em lip t.o $5.000." It. has heell estnnatell that the actual WaU BnlldJng, Narberth, Fa.___ i value or th e water company ' s prop-"Tbe L it tl e Church 011 the lUl l" I prt,y. at present . i s $4.500,000 and that--- t f I ~ l h o v e this it is alleged hy the 1 '010-Chrlstlnll G. Koppel, PalltOl' .as r wrs : : : \ : i n ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ , ~ e ~ I ~ ~ a ~ ; ~ l ~ ; ; ~ ~ i O : : : a t ~ I : ~ ~ : ~ ~ I

Easter SUIIIIIL!' \. Y \. ranted e ommi"s ions pai d. a nd other9,4S-Sunday school session, pxcess charges co\'ered which amount1l.00-Easter s erv ic e. S ermo n by to $7,000,000.

th e pastor. Easter music. ChorU3 5 0 000 B lb d P l f U h Complainants dted a one example R O O F E R Sclloir assisted by Mr, Mermann J. , . U s an ants 0 n ig est of this that the Rrvn Mawr Water 1Bllb, t en or , R ec ep ti on o f new mem- Q Company was hought. In some years - - - - - - - - - - - . -Ilers. Decorations arranged by Miss uality For Easter ago 1'01' $399,400 and an immediate I Are You a Renter?Ward, capital stock issue of $955,000 made,7.00-Epworth League. Leader, Miss over cost. Ano ther e xamp le given Many of the citizens of our Year-Da.ndo. R l was t .hat a :Fo rd automobile was pur-I'Hound-Home-Town st.arted here as7,45-0rl1';un recital, 'Mlss Stewart. . & C t ~ chasell at tile regula I' market pri

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' AZPELL 'SMusic Store

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School Auditorium

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VICTOR VICTROLASAND RECORDS"Wby Go to tb e City '7'"

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' S P ~ I N G OPEN ING OF THEG A ~ D E N STUO'IO SHOP219 NARBERTH AVENUE, NARQERTH, PA.

' , .APR I L 4 th to 11th I .

September 3 (A. M.) .......Narbetll. atPaol i, Autoca r a t Wayne, Merion atVillanova, Dun & Co. at Bon Mr.

September 3 (P. M .)-M en on a tWayne, Dun & Co. at Vl1Ianova. BonAi r at Narbe rth , Paoli at Aut()car.

September 8-Dun & Co. at Paoli,Autocar at VlIIanova, Merion a t Narberth, Wayne a t Bon Air.September 15-Vll lanova at Paoli,Narberth at Wayne. Autocar at BonAir, Dun & Co. at Memon.September 22-Merlon at Paoli, Dun& Co. at Narberth, Villanova at BonAir, Wayne at Autocar.\ If t he mud h ol es o n H av er fo rd a ve -

K.2 Inu e ar e one foot d ee p. h ow fa r willEditors. I a man h av e t o travel to get In two,' I f a cash ' d lve rte r i s a bondfeet? what Is 'a pipe company?W3

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