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R E D C ROR sNEEDS WORKERS. AT ONCERED CROSS IORKROOM ATY. M. C. A.-------:

VOLUME IV. NUMBER 39 NARBERTH, PA., T H U R S D A Y ~ JULY 4, 1918 PRICE TWO CENTS

Low.29.e74848c. n.SPEeIAL NOTICE

Owing t o t he n ec es si ty o f repairinr,t he d am ag e t o the s t reets , caused byt he s ever it y of the storm of Sundayafternoon, the collection o f a sh es willbe delayed for several days.C. E. Humphries,Street COlllmissioner.

High.Barometer 30.04Temperature 78Humidity, percentage .. 94

10 A. M. Nexl SundaySUBJECT :Cburch and Stale

METHODIST EPISCOPALCHURCH

BASEBA L L

Proceeds for Red Cross Work Room

JIO:X'I'WmEUY AYENUE

Saturday 3.30 P. M.Narberth vs. BrookdaleY. M. c. A. i GOOD MATCHES ATDIRECTORS MEET' TENNIS TOURNAMENTThe regular monthly meet ing of the

b oa rd o f directors of t he Narberth Y. Playing All Day the Fourth~ 1 c. A. was h el d o n Monday evening, :July 1, with th e following directors' Th e Fourth of J-uly Doubles Tournapresent: Messrs. Bailey, B ut le r, m en t o f t he N ar be rt h T en ni s A ss oc ia Cogge shal l, Lei tc h, Smi th . Smedl ey , tion opened l ast Saturday afternoonStickney, Metzger, Mills, Trotter and at t he c ou rt s at Elmwood and Essexavenue.OlJdyke. : Th e weather couldn't have been bet.Owing to the absence of both the tel', a nd s ev er al o f t he ma tc hes w er epresident and vice -pres ident, Mr . particularly good. Grugan and ROilSSt ic lmey was e lec ted chairman of tllP. defeated McKell and S impson twomeeting. which was opened with straight sets, but that doesn 't te ll the!prayer from Mr. Bowen. story by any means. T he first se t" ' la t te r s of general importance were went to 11 and 9, and p roved to he

tliscussed, inclUding the Bible school one of t he h ar de st fought contestswOI'k, sunl lne r phys ica l worl" finan- seen on the courts in seve ral year s .c ia l c ondi ti on and the work being It was eHh er s id e' s s et right up toaccompl ished by Mr. Bowen in the the last point.interest of the boys' working reserve Matches will be played all day all011 the farms in this d istrict. the Fou rt h, and membe rs who areThe report o f t he general secreta rY, playing in th e tournament are urgp.d

with tho se o f t he var ious c ommi tt ee s. to be at the courts promptly at 10 Awas r ea d a nd approved. M. This appl ies to those defeated inThe Anhuore branch has v er y k ind - t he firs t rou nd , as well as to thoseIy offered the free use of the swim- t ha t a re s ti ll i n the tournament , a

ming pool to t he hoys o f th is branch the commit tee in charge plans to getdur ing cer ta in hou rs upon presenta- th e consolation mat ches under way astion of their membership cart!, and it ear ly a s possible.i s hoped ou r boys will take advantage It i s q-uite possible, too, that theof thi s generous offer. Details can finals will be rea ch ed a nd p layedbe secured from Mr. Bowen. d u r ~ n g the afternoon of th e Fourth.Mr. Miller Burkhardt was unani- If not t hey will be played next Saturmously e lec ted a director to fill o ne d ay a ft er no on .o f t he vac anci es e xi st ing at this time I f you arc i nt ere st ed i n tennisand the board will be v er y gla d to come around to the courts. as you w il lwelcome him. i be sure to seesome very good matches.The membe rShip i s s ti ll increasing The summary o f t he opening rounds

and plans are b ei ng m ad e f or au ac - follows:t iv e fa ll and winter s ea so n. O nr mem-' G ru gan and Ro ss defeat ed Harrishership at th e present time is hover- and Schulte, 610. 6-2.ing around two hundred and eighty, Kirkpatrick a nd S ta pl es defeateJexc lu si ve o f the Ladies' Auxi l ia ry , Donne lly and Muschamp, 6-2, 6-4.but there ar e yet many i n town whose Humph re ys a nd Wat ts d ef ea te dnames should be upon t he r ol ls of Red if er a nd Wrigh t, 6-2, 6-4.the association. We trust they will Newell alld Philler defeated Dawsonget i n t ou ch wi th Mr. Bowen in the and Thoma s, 6-1, 6-2.near future. Grugan and Ross de feated IVIcKel1New residents in Narberth ar e il1-. and S impson, 11-9, 6-2.

vited to c al l upon our g ener al s ec re -:tar)', Mr. Bowen , who w il l b e ver y g la d ~ ' \ u . n J o : R T H WEA'rllEU R.Jo:POUTt o wel come t hem and give them full < FOJ{ WI': Eli E N I H ~ G JUNE 21)par ti culars about the association andthe work being done here. Be sure toc al l upon him.

The Board of Commissioners of:\Iontgomery County ar e not only having a ll th e ruts and holes i n Mon tgomery avenue repa i red , bu t t hey ar ea lso having the shoulder of the roadway re lla lr ed in a permanent way thatwill give an additional d ri vi ng sur f ac e o f several feet and make the roadmore safe for travel.At t he t im e t he commissioners purchased the road from the turnpikec om pa ny la st y ea r a nd removed th etoll gates it was not expected thatsuch extensive repairs would be necessary f or s ever al y ea rs , bu t owingto p re viou s n eg le ct a nd th e g re atl yincreased traffic th e road became notonly bad, but in dangerous conditionin several places.

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Betty Baxter ' s GossipTHE FIRESIDETHE Narberth Guarddrills every Thursdayevening in the Fire House,7.45 to 8.45 P. M.

Red Cross wool distributedat Red Cross Workroom in Y.M. C. A., Monday, Wednesdayand Friday.

FOUi'i'D-A GOLD CLASP PIN.dress Box 404, Narberth.

Mr. and 1\Irs. William Cohic anddaughter Estelle ar e at Seaside Park,: \. J .

Joseph l ~ n l t o n :md Donald Brownare guests -e-f Dunwoody Zook at hi ssummer home in Ocean City.

Mrs. Edwin P. Dolt! and daughtel'Mary have r e t u ~ ; ] e d f rom Atl an ti cCity.

Mrs. l '{Johert L. Beatly and MissDorothy Beat ty ar e spending seve raldays at Atlantic City.

Miss Ruth J ones ent er ta in ed th eDelta Sigma Sorority Ion Tuesdayevening.

On Tuesday evening Mr. and Mrs.Wi:liam T. Harris gave a surprisedance for thei-r son Gordon.

[un'sf JOIII' Lihl'rlJ Boud cou"ousiu Wur Sm' ings S tamps , You COIlI:I111'1" ou r GO"ernmeut iu uo better 1'I"11J.

Mrs. George Baker Yonng. anddaughter DO\'1othy, of Grayl ing avenue .will spend the summer in the PoconoMountains.

Mr. and Mrs. Rohe-rt E. Pattison, Jr.,of \Voodside avenue . have been 8'ntertaining Lieutenant Thurman Gay, ofOklahoma.

('Ollut,. ( ' o J J l I J I I ~ s I o l l e r s Are JlnkIlIg ilWord has beel1 r eceived by Mr. and Flue UondM n ~ . H. W. Derby, of Essex avenue,that their SOli Win th rop has a rr iv edsafely in Italy.Sales of War Savings Stamps amI'T'hrift Stamps at th e P os t Office onlfb or ou gh g ot b us y, o r rather busier. the Girls' Patriotic Lea gu e h el pe dOur hard working postmaster took materially, as did a b an d of farmer-I ; : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : = = : : : : : : : : : ~

t he th in g in hand-not because he I ~ ettes from Wynnewood. The Boyworking -under a Democratic nd- Scouts came in a body and led byministration, no t on your life-but be- Scoutinaster Patten joined in the encause he is a good Ame ri ca n. T he t hu si asm.first thing an able man does is to It i s pllJinful t o admit, bu t theresecure an abl e a ss is tant , and, of weren 't near ly as many people presentcourse, Mrs. C. P. Fowler was his as should have been. Perhaps manylogical choice. Success was assured felt that t he y had p le dged themselve.,right t he re , a nd t he next s te p w as to for a ll t he stamps t he y c ou ld b uy f oradvertise in advance the meeting t o Le several months hence, but theyheld at th e school house. Here's should have come ou t just th e same_where our ever-on-the-job Burgesil It was more than worth while. Pledgescomes in. His first a ct w as to isslle were made amounting to $5000. Twoa proclamation (he's good at that) pledges for $1000 e ach. Eve rybo tl yca ll ing on a ll good citizens to attend. took a hand even t ho ug h l oad ed u pthe ral ly and buy stamps, even to buy' already. Narberth's quota is $54,000more than they could a ff or d. Th.'m . Provid ing a l l the pledges made so fartwenty automobi le owners were in-

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. N A . R H E R T H ~ P A . - O U l ~ TOWN--JULY 4 1 ~ 1 8c

Of course. wedeliver - anyp l a c e - anytime.OWARD'Selephones,12671268'LETTER FROMMR. DOWNES

'Will you please furnIsh me witha. description of your m i ss ing c ash I er? " a sk ed t he detective. "For in stance, how t al l w as h e? ""I don 't k now how t al l h e was ," re plied th e boss, testi ly . "What worriesme Is that h e w as $5000 short."

Again, that o th er l it tl e a nt ic ,I t sounds in truth a trifle frantic,'Bout avenues, Ain 't he a terror,A picking round to fiud a n e rr or !C. D.

With June in Narberth crowded therein.

If you are as fall' as you want tobe, you'll be fo r taking t hi s d ar e, a ndwm be w riti ng u s n ex t week a bo utth e venture, f or I t' s a le sson you need,thinks I, and I'm not sure th e Cubwou ld b e of a mind to give it you.

Notions.

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MAIZIE J. SIMPSON,CashIer.

OUR TOWN

THURSDAY, JULY 4, 1918EMEHGENCY PHONE CALLSFire 350.Police 1250.

Everybody has been so busy that

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Mrs. Roy E. Clark A. J. LoosMrs. C. T. Moore Henry RoseQ. M. Henry W. T. Melchior

Associate Editors.

Iapparently no spe ci al program ha"l Abeen prepared fo r a spec ial ce lebra tion o f t he Fourth of July In Narbert!1An Experiment In Co-operative this year. Doubtless the great; o u r n a l i s m - ~ o Paid Workers. "Parade of Nat ions " by foreign-born - - - Th B h- citizens In Philadelphia, suggested by The War Sav ings S tamp and Com- e rig t es t Spot in NarberthOwned and Pub li shed eve ry Thurs- PreS(\dent Wilson, ha s overshadowed, nlU'nlty Sing mee ti ng , h el d Friday Ad hday by t h e Na rber th Civic Associa- many local c el eb ra ti ons, Thi s will l) e night in th e Highland Building, proveli rug store In t e most modern sense of the termt1on. well worth seeing. The a nnounc e- : a ga in t he p at ri ot ic feel ing of ou r c lt l-Subscription pr ice on e d ol la r pel' ment that th e Fourth wil l b e f it ti ng ly zen s. As chairman of th e meeting I I ' "',ea r in advance. c el eb ra te d by France, England and feel very grate ful for th e splendid ITHE TIE THAT BINDS She ,eaned ove r agains t me andItaly is very grat i fy ing to a ll Ame r- financial response of those presen t . , began to cry. ,NARUERTJl CIVIC ASSOCIATION. icans. In ac kn ow le dgmen t o f t hi s Narberth needs about $10000 more A woman hur ri ed to her. She- - - t ri bu te , t he Fall o f t he B as ti le will to fill ou t its Wa r Savings Stamp - - - glanced at me suspiciously.President-Joseph H . Nas h. Ibe celebrated In this country au July Iquota. I am sure there ar e many peo- "D 0 you li ke l i t t le' girls?" "What Is the matter, Ruthle? WhatVice-presldents-A. C. Shamd, James 15, th e day after th e anniversary" p ie In ou r community who w ere n ot A little ,brown hand ar e you crying about?"

Artmau, A. J. Loos. which occurs 0)1 Sunday, t he 14th. able to attend the meeting who are s ho ok t he p ap er I was She l i ft ed the chi ld up and sa t downSecretary-Treasurer-Geo.M. Coles- anxious t o p ledg e additional amount, readi'ng, and I looked in front of me. The child pul,led awayworthy. TO Tin; "CRITIC" and purchase War Savings Stamps be- up. A l it tl e g ir l w as Jeanlng over f rom h er , a nd s ai d a lo ud :Dlrectors-W. Arthur Cole, Mrs. C. fore th e ti me f or purchase expire!J, th e back of a ca r seat, and a pair of "I nt t it ' h th I d IP "' - 1 H C G W R D J 1 1919 olear b rown eye s were look ing into wa 0 5 Wi t e a y,, .J!vW er, enry . ara, . . . I fancy that ou r last week ' s "Cr it ic" anua ry , . , told he r ab ut I 1 byH II G M H H R Hillegas ' P t t I-I I h h f my fac" 0 papa go ng lomea, eorge . enry, . : . ' Is ou t of whack, bec ause h i s pep ti c os mas er aws. w 10 a's c arge a ' .- ' " ilimself, an ' she is s ar I' . "Charles E. Humphr,eys, Damel Lei tc h, Power s imperfectly do mingle the matter fol' the Treasury Depart- I smlled and. nodded, then w ~ n t on yE A Mus'champ Mrs A Perry Redi- H'l 1 "C 't'" t j' I ment w il l be glad to rece ive p ledgps with my readmg. B ut t ha t dld not The mother gave me a 1001" bu t the. ' ",. n le n le ou r n IC mee s a lUg e. ' " I 'Idfer, Mrs. A. B. Ross. Fletcher W. " for an y amount. s a ti sf y the child, and she shook t he c l , w e ~ t ?n.

St t W It M W t A E Woh- '" f h ' tl 1 avoc w' t paper again She dl lin t want me to tell'her butI es, a on . en z, .. And then hi s pen scribes down horrific "one a us av e seen le 1 , ,1 ,- " ". I k ,.'lert Mrs Chal1les W Young D 1 . . I't'fi , ne ss ed t he slaughter suffered th e Do y ou l ove l I tt le girls , truly?" n ew you wou ld n t care If I talked, . .. oelllltlOdnl s, dO 1 qtUII e s lPecl c 'l l tl I agony felt the heartb ;eaks that h a v ~ Yes, truly. Why do you ask?" to he r 'bout UP ('wn papa. She'sHARRY A JACOBS f woo an pa IS, le ca s lem - , , " , t,, ,,". ' come to the Allies of Europe at th e Cause, when I told mamma I sorry, 00, mamil la , cause sh e saidEditor. I b u n ~ ? g . ~ " k ' I ' ?! hands o f t ho se p eo pl e who ar e not w an te d to talk t o y ou she satd maybe ' po or litlJle girl' to n..e."s no t ou r 11 IC lU( 0 grumpy. fit to be named in a civilized com. you didn't l ike" IIttJe girls, a n' t ha t The mother' s face flushed, a nd s hemunity; and all to satis fy th\3 you're a stranger. Are you a strang- turned and spol,e in a low toned iabo lical ambi t ion of th e butcher uf Ier?" "Perhaps .the lady dDes not under Berliu. ' "Yes," I answered, "I suppose I am . s ta nd t he Circumstances. I am tryT he re i s just one way f or u s to s to p B ut if we ge t acqua inted we shal l not lng, to k ee p my c hi ld 's m in d off thethis, and that is by ge tt ing back o f ou r be strangers. Do you wan t t o look Imatter. S l ~ e i no t old enough t o beGovernment with every power at ou r at this funny paper?" reasoned WIth.: command' and erec t ing & tombstone ill "Oh, no; l et 's talk. I can see funny ~ h turned .to the child. ,

Send all letters and news it em to To the Editor of au l' Towu: BerIiu telling where the Kaiser ~ n books an y time, bu t I can o nl y s ee " C o ~ e , I ~ v I l l read a story to, you . '. . autocracy d ied . All this takes money . y ou t od ay ." , Le t s don, t read, man ~ a let s talkP. O. Box 404. Who IS thIS man that comes to Buving War Savings Stamps in which "TI I t' t Ik b ' d II l ~ b o u t when papa lives II I our housesend a l l adver tis ing c opy to P. O. t d k r I t f I ureate') . ' len e s a a OIL ;f'our o. I 11 b I ' If T 11~ O l ~ ' aln ma es ;g 1 kO1?u r :' 1 11 I we receive 4 pe r cent. compound in- W hat is he r name?" Ia "Ti l I I ~ s e . . e me about It."BOI\Xla8k2eO'a11 remittances to P. O. Box n w len ever: a s ' 11m, Il l ~ ~ ~ r , terest, i s Dne way t o ge t t h is money. " I' ve got someth ing else I'tI rather lere IS notilln.g to tell. Come, l etpoetry appear lU Our Town, an d It s Carroll Downes t II b t B t d JI ' i us look at the pictures and talk of118 . ,-' , I a , a ou . u my 0 y s name s I "a mean ma n h e IS, to be sure, to over- IM tt Lo' E t FI . them.A T I on sale at th e depot .' . argare a - ulse , rnes ma OSSIe I .ur own s 1001, the fact that It s al l ou r vel') Sheffield. She'll be a year old at , The child shook he r head and begann e w s s ~ a n d . and at the store of H, E. own. all about us and nobody else, SUFFRAf1E NEWS IC,I . t I f 11 ff t ' to cr y softly. The mothe r took he rDavis. and as to his question as to where U _ lrlS ~ a k e a f slome Is e ~ o n Iup in he r arms a nd t ri ed to sootheEntered as second-class matter, 01:- the :\"arberth avenues ar e whe n t he y " ~ ~ ~ ;0 e one fOh leI' l a I ~ a ber.tober 15, 1914, at t he P os t Office at are not h ere , d oe sn 't h e k now that Who wants the Suffrage Federal He 01 l: r ay oneffD b. er cyesI e I oUd'1 "We' l l soon ge t off n ow de ar ie a ndN I rt l pennsvlvanla und er the. . A d t? er laIr wore 0 ecause p aye ' ,ar )e 1, " Harns or Smedley nllght h av e t hem me u m en . 'tl I 1 SI ' t then we'll go to see grandma OhAct of MarcIl 3 179 , . TI P 'd t f th U t ~ ' Stat Wi l l e r so muc 1. leS no very, ' . . ,, " . covered up? It s too deep t h e poe t IS le resl en 0 e 111 =6S. tt btl 1 1 1\1 Iwe II h av e t he t Im es t he re . You c:mI . I' I ' d I ' l l ' tI t Th H f R t t pr e y, u av e leI'. amma s ay s I 1 .for 11111, t la t s p am , an J u s ) e e ouse a epresen a Ives. I' f . 1 t "I I I'll f Ip av W l er e m amma p la ve d whe n shethe first stanza of t hi s w ee k' s in- 62 United States Senators.

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HOUSECANDY

A T

MARKETICE CREAM

WM. D. SMEDLEY

DAVIS'

Hiih Grade ButterTelephone-Narberth 644 A.

45th and Parrish Sts.

ARE BECOMING SCARCE

Storm WorkC. A. SPEAKMAN

A COMPLETE LINE OFSCHOOL SUPPLIES

r a r a . - M ~ G i n l i l f QUI23South 11!'!S!, P h i l a d e I P l t i C 1 : ~

CIGARS

II . WILLIS DAVIS, ProprietorPrime Meals

OUR TOWN wIll gladly printany nelTS Item about any subjectthat Is of Interest t o Nar be rt hfolks, bn t In order to meetth e printing sche-Inle, al l "copy"-manuscr ip ts -mus t r ea eh t heedItor by 6 P. M. Monday eachweek.

Plumbing, Gas Fittingand HeatingN A R B E R T H , P A

CALDWELL&co.R e a l Es t a t eI n s u r an ceNARBERTH, PA.

HOWARD F. COrTER'MEATS ofJ . ~ . l QUALITY

ATTRACTIVE NEW HOUSESI HAVE REMAINING

For Sale No. 229 Forrest AvenueAnd Bungalow on Avon Road

Fo r Bent and Sal.FIre InsuranceBell Phone 852 w."Ltn BulldJng. Narberth, Pa.

H. C. FRITSCHPnpertles

Pas t eu r i zed Milk I DELIVERIESBrync:lovls CerUlled WEST PUILAMilk (Pedrlal lc Soclet;v) OVERBROOKSpecial Guernsey" MERION

Milk WVNNEFIELD(Roberts ' &: Sharples .. ' BALA-CVNWVDalrle8l NARBt.RTUCream BUllermllk ARDMORETable an d Whipping WYNNEWOODCream.

Home Dressed POUltry, BUlter, E I ! ~ s and Game.Fancv Fruit and V e ~ e t a h l . s . "A STORE FORPARtICULAR PEOPLE"Telephone. N A R B E R T H , P A .

U l I1AIUI>DEN AVENUENarbertllCARl>ENTEU AND BUILDER

Alterations RepairIng

SCOTT-POWELL DAIRIES

COlU1\WXPLACF; Tf:ImSA humoris t saw ,an announcement

in an ironmonger's shop--"lron sinks"-and he went in and tol'd th e ma nthat he knew i ron slIJnk. "Yes ," sa idthe man, ",allld time flies, bu t winevaUlts, grass slopes, and musiC stands;Niagara fa lls, moonHght walks, ,sheepr un , K en t hop.S', a nd hol id ay trips;Blcandal spreads, starudard we ights , in -dia rUbber Ures, th e orgal1l&t:ops, QIIldth e whole WlO,rld goes round; tradeat! return ,s ." "Y,es ," s ai d th e humorist,"and ma'rble busts!"th e f ewest doctorscountry.

ST. MARGARET'S MEN TOMEET NEXT SUNDAY

Scottish Sergeant-And noo we'lltr y th e richt tur-rn b y n um bers an dmind that ye don't move till ye ' hearthe final syllable of the w or-rJ Russia hastur-rn. I an y civilized

Your Account Solicited

Rev. F. 1\1. Gray, Pastor

I te v. U . I'. CowIe)', Uector

JIEUIOX 3IEETIXG JIOUSE

ST. 3IAIWAItE'I"S CHUUCII

Ilev. A"er)' S. Hemmr, Pastor

Uev. John Ylm I\"ess, :Jllnlster

ALL SAINTS' P. E. CHURCIIRev. Andrew S. Burke, Rector

TIlE P R E s n r T F ; U L \ ~ l 'HUnCH

"'J'he' Little Chu rc h on tJIC Hill"

Cpital, $160,000,' Surplus, $120,000,' Undivided Profits, $100,000 ITHE CON}'ESSION _OF A TRJrnER GENEIWUS FEES IrLEAN Af"I dunno's I ever ,told you :folks Old-time dentistry, as several re - 1I S EWHOLESOMEMERION TITLE&TRUST CO., r t p ~ ~ { ~ : : r u : ~ 1 ; ~ L ~ ~ ~ ~ : : f } r ~ ~ : ! 2 : i ~ ; : S l i P ~ E ~ 2 ~ : u l l : ~ ~ r ~ : ~ ~ ~ : L e r d ~ s ~ ~ ~ ~ : E ; : : ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ O ~ : : I ~ : : ~ : ~ : : ~I Unc le Bi lly Manson . "Kind of cur'us voke a r ead y smil e in t hi s m od er nN b th Offce Arcade Buldl g it was i n some ways" era, a safe century or so removed fromar er I,. I n "I f ~ o ain't," c o ~ m e n t e d Nabhan t he pos si bi li ty o f experiencing them;. Swift aCiidly, "it 's a bo ut al l yo u ain't they ar e e"en consolatory, by contrast.told us of. More ,things happened to f or t he nec es si ty 'of a less degree ofyou them two years you was over present e ndur ance . Qui te a s amusingthere t ha n h as happened ,to you and methods among our civilized forbearsyour who le f amil y i n th e thirty years ar e the occasional results when modo r mor e that you've lived here! ". er n methods ar e applied among unclv"I ain't saY'in' but wha t you're right Ilizell or a llen people today.about tha t - tha t Is, as near right 's YoU I t was L or d C rome r that first toldever ar e a bout a ny th ing, Natha n, " r e- t he story of how th e Khedive ofjo in ed U ncle B il ly imp er tu rb ab ly . E gy pt t es te d l au gh in g g as o n two o f"Prospect's a mighty isUrrin' kind of his fol lowers before he would intrustplace to'rds what this place is, a nd t he h im se lf to a Eur opea n den ti st , a ndfolks there have got some majesty and how he expressed his thankfulness

I life to 'em. I'm tellin' ye! And I k in d whe n the aching tooth had been ex -I 11.00 A: l\'L-Holy Communion and I of l ot te d on kee pin' up abreast of 'em tracted by giving the dent ist five thou-1----------------ConfirmatIOn. 1when I lived there, if not a mite sand dollars.The Sunday school ses,sians have for 'a I'd of 'em a ipart ,of th e time." A fee equally generous, consideringbeen. discontinued nntil th e third sun-I "How'd you happen t o s ta rt tradin' t he donor 's r esou rc es , !but difltinctIyday II I September. wh en y ou wa,s ,over to Prospect a nd mor e eml bar ras si ng t o t he r ec ip ie nt ,.The . af te rnoon ser vi ce s h ave bee u w 'h at d id you t rad e, an yw ay , Uncle was on ce o ff er ed a miss iona ry whodlscol!tmued for the summer. Billy?" asked Silas Parkes. had c ome to th e relief of a native chiefBishop Garland wlll adminis ter the "Oh, I t raded v ar 'u s t hi ng s, " r e- who was suffe ring ag,onies from per- Y . M . C. A . B U I L D I N GApostolic lUte of Confirmation at th e plied Uncle Bl1ly careless ly . "When sistent toothache. The miss iona ry was11 o'c1ocl{ service next Sunday morn- a man's a dlckerer he can't p ic k a nd neither doctor nor dentist, but a fewing. You ar e invited to be present. choose, you know. He 's got to be a b l e i n st rumen ts , inclUding a powerful forThe Sunday school p icnic last week to trade for whatever happens a long . ceps, were i nc lude d in h is outfit. He

was qnite a success, and ,the rector If he ain't, he might 's wel l shut UP did nnt promise that t he ope ra ti onwishes to thank alJ those who assist- and g,o an t of business. would be pain le ss , for he h ad n o s ui t-ed in making th e children's louting "What reclly started me tTadin'," he a bl e a na es th et ic , but he beHeved it GARAnteed Roofssuch a pleasamt affair. explained tolerantly, "was an old hoss would be suc ce ss fu l e ve n if severalCh,ulfch 'busses leave Narberth an j I had and didn't have any use for. He previous attempts b y n at iv e meansWynnewod stations at 10.40 on Sun- was jest a b il l o f expense to me, and had b roke n off the tooth close to theday mornings. I didn't know what to do with him. I gum. The chief had conrage. bu t he

was complain in ' about i t one day, and was t ir ed o f b ei ng tortured for nothsome one saY'S to me, 'Wh y d on 't y ou lng, a nd h e in si sted on s ee in g t het r ade him off if ' he 's no good to you?' strange instrument used on some oneThat sounded kind ,0;[ sensible to me, else first. Two or three slaves wereso I decided to do it. summoned, but t h e mi ss iona ry s tou t- S O ~ ~ t ~ ~ d ~ t a U o n--- I " I 'd watched men tradin' hosses, sO Iy refused to remove any of their

The m e e t i ~ l ~ to. a r r a l ~ g e final d e t a i ~ s [ ::ort of learnt their. ways," Uncle s tr on g, wh it e an d pe rfect ly soundlo r the partiCipatIOn or St. Margaret s Billv wen t o n w it h an ai r o f i nnoc en t t ee th to please their master.men in the impos ing welcome to th e snn'rtness; "so when I fonnd a chance The chief was puzzled and angeredI,ew archbishop wlll be held ~ n e x t Sun- to trade the hoss for five co rd s o f by the r efusa l, and things beg,an to

as 1)01- day morning" July 7, inllnediately wood, I knew jest how to act. I kind look threatening indeed, when theafter th8 last Mass, when every man of hung off and acted loath, bu t blme- missiona ry' s wife s tepped in to theo f t he p ar is h is expected to be pres- I by we traded even. Course that l ef t b re ac h. S he h ad a holJow tooth, whichE:nt. The Na'rberth delegation is cal-, me ' t hou t any hoss to move the wood could have been filled h ad t he y beeneulated to be a very representative with . so I had to le t i t l ay whe re 'twas. I in a civilized country, but which shecne anl! it is impor tan t that alJ ,con- "T,hen I t ra de d t he wo,od into a l was w il li ng to part with s in ce t he y

evening cerned sha,1I be on h an d n ex t S un da y b uc kb oa rd w it h another felJer. One were not. In the pre sence of an in-morning to learn of t he p la ns whi ch wheel was a speck shaky, bu t a day 's te re s ted assembly , compris ing th e en- Also choice building sites. Don't hesihave be.:ln mad e an d t o a rr ang e for work fixed it as strong as eve r ' twas , tire village. with th e chief in a seat tate if you want a good home.assembl i: lg on Tuesday evening, July and then I was r ea dy for the n ex t o f h o no r in th e front row, her husband9, when 200,000 men of th e P.hiladeI- man. extracted it. Then-with a desperatephia diocese will join in a hearty "I traded the' buckboa rd with a grip a1Hl a n a pp al li ng wrench-hesalutation to th e 11ew p rel ate. T he l am b b uy er for five she ep ; h e wan te d e xt ra ct ed that of the chief, who emittedonly marching required wi.\! be to th e it to bnild a lamb rack on. He fetch- a hair-raising yell, bu t who was sostation ;n Narberth and from Broad ed the sheep himsel'[ a nd hau le d away gra tefu l that he Insisted on betteringStreet Station and a :nearby point in the buckboa rd , so I wa'n' t o ut any- the ~ i f t that he had promised - alBroad stre,et specially assigned to St. thing bu t the day 's wor k on the wheel. thoul'".11 th e amateur dentist claimedMargaret's men. \\'lake sure to be on [ turned the sheep. out in t he pastur' no fee-and prese.nted the missionaryto haud. and didn't see 'em again till most fall. w it h two b ra nd -n ew , smiling. black

Then a neighbo r wan te d ' em and of- wives!WO)U:X'S CO)OnfNI'l'Y fered me a pretty g,ood, cow for 'em, I t was with the utmost difficultyCLUB OJ' NARBERTIII and I swapped with him. The cow that the miss ionary. with th e tactfu_l BOYLE'S' give a f ai r m es s o f m il k, and we fig- hut resolute assistance o f M rs . MisPresident-Mrs. C, P. Fowler gered, getting at it in a rough kind sionary, s uc ce eded in dec li ni ng th eVice-presidcnt-Mrs. E\Jery K. Tay- of way , that she paid for he r keep. larlies without offense and maintain-lor "Then I struck a kind of a lull In in/?; his preferenp.e for a goaL-Youth 'sRecording secretary-Mrs. Hurry A. the tradin' Imsiness, and I didn't do Companion.Jacobs any more dickerin' for quite a spell. - - - - - - - - -Corresponding secretary-Mrs. Roy I h ad o ne o r two offer,s f or t he c ri tt er , DIl>IWVIDIEX'l' IN :JIETJlOJ)S OJ'

Fl. Clark and I felt ou t two o r t hr ee o th er men SEALING J)UY UAT'l'EIUESTrcasurer-Mrs. Edgar Cockrill to s ee i f theY had anything they feltCha.irmen like tradin' int .o a good cow; but they A Frank CrIste ce nt F re nc h p at en t t ak en o utFood conservation and productlon- didn't.i\Irs. A. B. Ross "I t ru n on that way t il l I go t most br G. L. T a r v ~ r deaJ!'s with . t h ~ sealing MEATS & PROVISIONSLegisl,ation-Mrs. Edward C. Batclle- ready t o mov e back 'here, and I was a d ~ baHerle:s, w ~ t h a view to pre- 1'.1

lor gettin' kind of discouraged about the v e l . 1 t ~ l ~ g d,eterlO:atIOIl and to ecoll-Hospitality-Mrs. Rob er t D ot hard t ra di n' hu siness. I didn't want to Ionll.z1,ng t he a ct iv e ,surface. In th eCOl11nntnity n1arketing-Mrs. WU. fetch he r bacl{ here, \vhere I ,vouldn't ordInary a r ~ r a l n ~ e n l e n t the cell is s e ~ l -liam M. Cameron. have no pastur' for her and I didn't ed by pourmg II I wax at t he t op WithLibrarY.--Mrs. Edward G. Schauroth know what to dO . ' a ~ h i c k n e s s o,f abont an Inch or soMusic-Mrs. Joseph Barclay "Then one day the fe\Jer that I trati- ThiS .has th e d r a W 1 J ~ c k of ma.sking aAuditing committee-Mrs. William ed , the hoss to In t he f us t p la ce h ap - certam. a : e ~ ~ active matenal, andS. Horner, Mrs. Romainc C. Hoffman. pened a lo ng d ri vi n' t he very same t h ~ S dlilll,mshmg the ,0u1Jput o :the___. I he,ss. He pulJed up in front of the ce I, we ,a,:e to ld b y t ~ l e Electnclan

m :NEUAL PIHUSI lING INSISTS Ihouse, where I had the cow hitched l \ ~ o r e o v e r , HI h ~ ,oo.untrles, o r i n c as es, ", r ou t feedin', and began to banter me "here the ce,li IS exposed to somewhat'I IIAT LF,fTf,US UE "IUT'l'EN . . high t empera tures there k a dangerI I O ~ [ E . to trade With 111m. . ' , . Screen Work"Well,t:here ' twas! I really needed of the w a mel tmg, a nd thu s a ll owmg

"Duty to the h05S to move back here with, and the volatile el'ement.s toe'Vaporateone 's c ount ry does not TI t h' I i tl bI didn 't neell or 'vant tile cow. So in Ie arrangemen w IC 1 S Ie su jectend on , tile parade ground , nor even " I ion the battlefield, bu t consists' i,l t he e nd we t ra de d, a nd I g1n him five 0 ... tI S patent utilizes a zinc crupdoing everytiling In one's power 1.', dollars t o b oo t, and c ount ed mysel f whi ch is co,nnected to the outer zinchelp win th e war," says an order lucl{y i nt o t he bar ga in . That wound I c a : s ~ , thus forming ,o,ne electrode. Aiss'ued by Gener al P er sh ing, a copy up my d ic ke ri n' , a nd I ain't done a ny smaJ l .central -a,perture i s l ef t fo r th e

sl l ce." Inse.r'tlOn of th e c ar bo n, a nd o nl y aof which ha s been received by the I IWar Department. "Huh!" snor ted Na than Swift. "I smal a ~ o u n t of. wax is required to HARRY B WA"To write home frequently and can't see that you done much t o ' brag keep thiS in p o s l t ~ o n a nd I nsul at e it LLregu lar ly to keep in constant t ou el I of. Dickered alJ summer and then from th e surround'lJ1g zinc cap.with family an d f ri ends i s one of tI:c qui t w it h tIlt' s ame h os s y ou s ta l' te dsoldier's most im po rta nt dutie;;, with, and had to give five dollars toMothers and fathers' wll I s uf fe r if ' boot to get llim hack at that! Where'dthey do no t hear often from sons you flgger you made a ny th ing? "fighting in France. In th e present "I didn't f1gger I made anyth ing ,"large companies i t is no t poss ib le for r ep l ied Unc le Bi lly wi th mild aspe ri ty.officers to writ e l e tt e rs f or t he ir men , "I told you in th e beglnnin' that it wa!!and every man must d'O it f or l lim- ldnd of cur'us. Bu t I'd had a goodselt." business aJl summer, and I wa'n ' t ou tbu.t jest five d ol lars . Seem s t o m e Imig'ht have done a lot wuss."-;-Youth's

Companion.

Church Notes1'he union prayer meeting 011 next

Wednesday evening, ,Tuly 10, will behe,ld in the Methodist Church. Mr. VanNess will be the l ea de r.

:BAI>TIST eUUUCHO}' THE EVANGEL

Early Mas s o n Sunday f rom Apr il1 to October 31 at 7 A. M. l ! ~ r o mNovember 1 to March 31 at 7 A. M.Late Mass, 9.30 A. M. throughout theyear. Mas se s on holydays, G.30 and,8.30 A.M. Weekdays at 8. Evening,devotions and o ther services at regula r times.

'THE

Meetings for next SundaY:10.00 A. M.-Sabbath school.11.00 A. M.-Public wor sh ip . S er

mon theme, "Citizenshfp in Zion." Mr."a n Ness wiJI preach.7.30 P. M.-Union twllig,llt m':leting:Preacher furn ished by th e MethodistChurch.

Merion Meeting House is opened fo rwor sh ip e ve ry First-day at 11 A..M. Visitors are' cordiaJly welcome.A regis . try book Is kept for visitors.Al l ar e a.sked to register Ule!r !Dames.

2%' Interest Paid on Checking Accounts3% Interest on Savings Accounts

Services an Sunday, July 7,lows:9.30 A. l\1.-Prayer service.

9.45 A. l\I.-Bible school.11.00 A. M.-;\[orning worship.7.30 P. JIII.-Union service.8.00 P. M. - Wednesday

tmion prayer service.Church NotesThe c hu rc h will obserV'e the ordi'nance of tlIe Lord's Supper Sundaymor ni ng . T he s ub je ct for the medito tion wil l be "Vicarious Suffering."At th e last mee ti ng o f the Ushers'

A ssoc ia ti on t he name o f t he org,anizaUon was changed to t he Men 's Association. A number of new memberswere received.The pUb lic i s cordially invitedany or aJl of these services.

Snnday, July 7:9.45 A. M.-Sunday school.10.00 A. M.-Woman's B ib le c la ssa nd men 's B ib le c la ss .11.00 A. M.-Preaching by the pastor. Special mush: and recep t ion ofnew members.The union twilight service will beheld at t he c or ne r o f Wood bi ne an dNarberth avenues at 7.30 P. M. Incase I[)f :rain it will be held in th eMethodist Church. I t wi ll b e a patriotic service. The Han. Fletcher W.Stites will give by request t he w on derfu,l patr iotic address h e gave at theMethodist Church on Memor ia l Sunday. Miss Ruth Prescott a nd o the rswil l s ing . EveTybody welcome.

1\U:THODlS'l' };PISCOPAL CHUItCU

The 8'eTVlces at All Saints' P. E,ChuTch, Montgomery and WynneW'OiOdavenues , for next Sunday ar e as follows:8.00 A. M.-HolY Communion.

8/7/2019 Our Town July 4, 1918

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NAl(,BEltTH. PA - O U l ~ T O W ~ - , J U L Y 4 IH18PHONE TO

N A RB E RT H 6 72 WALTON BROS. TilE TIE TIIAT BINnSWhen you want automobile trIps, furnituremoved, packages carried, freight hauled.automobiles stored, etc.c it y o f th,e United States!, takin.g yourseat, bowing, 11'at in haIlid, to yourfellow-passengers, none I{}f Wh'Om. youhave ever be fore seen. Then'supposeyourself arrived lIit your 'dJestination.You r ise, smile a friendly farewell to.the oa ,r In general,shake hands wi thth e condu-ctor, a nd w it h a poHte inc l lna tlon of the head , take Leave of thedTiver. The number of times I havewitnessed such exhibitiolliSi of pooIlteness oonvince me that it lis one of th ecustoms of th e count!ry."

" SANDY"H)' J\lIce lIegen JUee~ I ' \ D ' I 'HOll lTTIOS ~ T , \ I ( T ~ ,\ S SF-An AS I O ~ : - ; I I I " t ; TO 10.1;; A. ~ .. 1 ~ . I I l l . ~ . o n .a.-l;';. .. ;). 7.4:. 9.30 I'. 1\1.

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Do not forget the basebal l g ame onSaturday afternoon wit h t he B roo kdale Club. Game starts promptly at3.30. Proceeds for Red Cross wor!(

Sunday' s s torm was sudden and un expected as far as the volume ofwater which fell was concernedover two inches of ra infal l be ing re corded.

GUARD

A SPECIAL MEETING

NARBERTHB E P R E P A R E DThursday, Evening, F i r ~ r H a l l

IT IS YOUR DUTY TO HELPTHE;\11'. and Mrs. C. D. Jacobs, of SouthOrange, spent several days in Nar

b er th a s gues ts of Mr. and Mrs. H. A.Jacobs, of E lmwood a ve nu e andWynnewood road.

RlJ'binson-HalJoa, old boy! Howar e you? Glad to see you. By t lh' )way, 1 hea,rd you were e ngaged toMiss Bondclipper.Jonc,3-No, Robinson; 1ed to her, bu t that is pa.st.Robin.,on-WelJ, Jones, between youand me. now, )'OU a-re a lucky boy.S he 's ri ch , o f -course, b ut t ha t is al lshe hGS to r ec ommend her . And thenhe r money is on.Iy prospeotive, youknow. He r father might lose it al lbefore t he daugh ter go t t o hand'le it.Bu t tell me how you managed tobreak off th e engagement.Miss Hilda Smed:ey has r et urned Jo'nes-l d idn 't b reak it off.horn the camp i n New Hampshire , and Rc-bimson-On. she did it herself, didu ro ug ht b ack wi th he r Miss Laura she? Bu t perha-p3 I ought not to sayKyle. o f Hazelton, Penna., as a week-end uest. any th ing about it.. I supI>0I.3ed, ofg cour se , you broke It off yourself, as, . --- Ishe w as s o anxious to marry; every-

"ork lOr Ued t ~ r o S N lmltterN. :lOll, body knows that .( ~ O l l pllirs of N o c k ~ , 1I1(},OOO "wenters, Jones-Oh, you needn't apologize.b1HI() helmets mHI ; ~ ~ I O l l l t l r ~ wrI st le ts I 'm no t worry ing at 1a11 about it.I l ~ ~ l 1 ~ e ( l e d b)' the fIrst o f S ep tember . Rob il ls () 'l l- That 's good. I lik e to"(II ) (Ill help1 see a man ke ep u p hilS spi ri ts . M ight1 inquire what made h er b re ak i t off?Jones-Oh, she d idn' t b re ak i t off,

either.Robinson-Then h ow d id you manage to get ou t of the engagement?Jones-I maJ'lried her oJast week.

;\11'. and Mrs. Albert Grant Stephenson entert. tined at dinner after thetennis tournament on Saturday.Among tho se present were Mr. and:\Irs. A. Thor ton Grugan and Mr. and:\lrs. W. R. D. Hall.

Whetherlie, a girl