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VOLUME X, NUMBER 1 NARBERTH, PA., SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1923
PRICE THREE C ~ N T S
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Wisdom tha t r t 't iet t ion u l l lu ) ' s , b r i n b ~makes
plaiu that honors m l l ! ~ t be ta.refl,lIy Ibome, hut
ne\'erthel!.'sl! there,'"me, a t il ll e i ll t he l if e Qf men
an.1!>(,roughs when sUllie g re at j oy o r db;tin .. ti on e om
es I In to t hl 'm , anti thee, sta,'y II Illi,!J t Inu'!>" on
sndl ()-('eu.sionslIlust nel',b Jiud c xp re s, i un i n s ci nt i
l;ating 1111.1 s up reme me rr imen t u n de rI',,jstering uud
ro.!licking auspite....
_-\.11 of \\ hi.h Leing hrought down tuFire HQu.se patoh llLeans
that the X:Jf"'"rth I h l l ~ h l l l J teulJl has \lUU rhe
Ill23Punnuu t o f the :IJlls(l,all the great UCltioual p : ~ t i l
l l e IlII\1 n distinct, w'holeSOllle a l ld prof i twble fe:1 ture
o f COllln,unity life ill America. Au-d, as BilJCroweLl scy::;,
when you do 1 1 0 1 a ~ ' , pinyf:,ir, IJlny square, p lay to win,
play t1>put t hn t h er al d of Jeaoei' i lhip un thestutl' o f
y uu r o wn hom e t own, That 's
We Ifa re Plans Polished forDinner to AcclaimNarberth's V i c t
~ r yInGal a Baseball AffairNext Tuesday Evening
FIRE AT OYNWYD.Th e Narberth Fire C1.]100 out ill a secono o)arm
soundedby vhe enion Fire Compony of Bo.:Iaey n w yd I nst Sunday to
helop in thebu t t le nga ins t a $10,000 ,blaze at Higll'l(lnd an
d Birch avenues. The firi'J atthe Ioome of Mr. George J. Knne,
wasth e first real test of the new apparatusrecentJy purchased .by
our neighbors oft he tw in cities.
Wintls ~ J l t &pnrkR tiying in the'1eighborhlOoo a n d s e
ve r al t im es firementurlled s tr eams o f wnti'r 011 the roofof
other houses tQ prevell,t them frOlln!:Icing IgnJited.
The fire s ta rt ed l i n t he r oo f, beil1genused by spar,ks
se l) t up the c.hjmneyby t he s ti rr in g o f BOrne logs in
thefireplnee. Th e r oo f o f the. Knne h'llmea nd m uch of the
sertOnd story weredestroye(\. The first sOOry l'iscaped tileI1nIes
bu t WllS damnged considerablyby W 1 l ~ e r . The bu il d in g w a
s insured!.
DiJw iges were cprt' -dtOwn to a mini-
Many Local WomenAnnual Drive
NarberthCommittee Forms
Mr. John B. WilliaDlll is on a huntin.g t ri p i n Maine.
Mrs. Benjamin F. YoweY is spen.Jillg several dayoS at her father
's homein Summerdn.le, Pa.
Mr. aud Mrs. C. D. Graee, of Dudleyuvenue, leoft last . week for
a tbree'weeke' tr ip to Jamaica.
Wm. J. Wal1aee Goodwin, Qf the Nar,berth P'OlIt Offille, spent
the week ~ n . J6t ohi6 hom e i n C al um bi o, Pa. He enjoyed a.
.gunning trip on the Susquehllnnn. River , where .he shot e i gh t
m a llards. He a:lso o.tteli.iJed the Po(}Stmn,o;tEcTs' Conve'ntion
in Harri'sburg, Pa.
Contributors to t he C ak e Talble ofthe Country Fair who h{lve
no t receivI'd their plutes, ,please caB ~ l I r b e r t h3;0 R.
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la&t Thursduy i ll h onQr of MrS.Holbert J. D\,( 'f, thls
-llmmer. h:l\e -been l"ernred I " ', L ' I I' f 'I'I . . L a ~ t S
p r 1 J 1 ~ IJ1(1 \ ' l l l l t Wlt/ l 1115 a l n l . )ond tJ,e
lotnl MI1"!,Orters :llId thnt -Ut 1 ' 1 1 ' :I 'I'" ,,,1 a,l,led
attm'lry to forte hc e " "Inter Idans ,beIng bronght forw'llrtl IS
h h' , I ' h fi Ii. b f ' I' . lJppy ome re a t lons t I' ne qua
-on Ju:ke-\Itlrm pUrthnscrs I e o re eac I t he e l, I Chorus of
aJb.out twelve pIck, . , , I ' . t ie s h e poSSe&'nge- four o
f t hi s issue.
P:rofes90r Nice is fo rmer eondue tor:of th e NQ.l\be:rtJh
ChQrnlSoeiety, an d is
p r o ~ n ~ n t in musical eircles of Philadelphia a tl d o th
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RemodelingCynwyd 928104 BaJa Ave.Bala.-Cynwyd
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SOLD BY
Special Pricesfo rSocial AffairsC.H.CRANE
NARBERTH, PA.
NARBERTH
c. H. CRANET.Ite , , .store
ADELIZZI BROTHERS
HOWARD'S
We Lead-Why?
October Specials
Prompt Service , Workmanship, Jus t P ri c es i s Ou r Po li
cy
1 ELEPHONE N A R Bl I RT H 1 6 20
RAINEY WOOD' C O I { ~ .SlO.50 per to n
Is n ow up t o ~ t s u s u a l s tandard. and one
should.nothesitate'when ~ ( ) U C b : h s i d e r i t s heating
quaJities" plus as8vmg of$5.00 a ton or more.Pea Coal and Coke
combination is being used by many.
,The Complete ' Yard of the "Main LlDe"
WE ARE NOW GIVING. 50 cents a to n discountfor cash on
delivery
TAILORSCleaners a n d Dy er sRepair ing PressingWe call f o r a
n d d e li v erPhone, Narberth 1749-R102 Forrest Ave.Narberth,
Pa..
THE MERION TITLE ANDTRUST COMPANYResources $7 ,000 , 000
Complete Banking FacilitiesThree Convenien t Locations
Regular 25c Bo tt l e o f 1tlenzo L iqu i d An ti s ep t ic g i
ve n away witheach 50c Tube of KIenzo Denta l Creme.
50c Pa-ekage 'Pontex P a p e r a n d Envelopes, 39c.KIenzo $1.25
Atomizer, special at 9ac.Regular 25c package Epsom Sa l t, 2
packages, 251:.Rexall Beef, I ro n a nd Wine, $1.00 bottle,
79c.
ARDMORE
"Notice th e Flayor"
The Brightest SPQt in NarberthA Drug Store in theMost Modern
Sense of the Term
Telepbonea.12871288
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The Hall Mark
Instruction in
Quality
Infants' WearPandora's Box
3 I East Lancaster Ave.Ardmore, Pa,
L iV ingstonPrinter
10 8 Chestnut AvenueP H ON E 2 2 61
Junior ApparelTwo t o Six Years
'll Narberth's merchants, business an d professional menrequire
printing which , inquality, reflects credit toi t s user .'ll
Narberth c an s er ve y ou inthis respect as well as Philadelphia
or Ardmore.
'll A Complete servi ce i n t hi sline is offered.
AUCTION BRIDGEand MAHJONG
Mrs. J. W. Sterner19 Woodside Ave .
OUR TOWN
THE ALL.YEAR.ROUND PLEASURE RESORT
CityAUTUMN. AND WINTER
AUtUllll1 an.d " " i l l t e l ' . , I : I ~ ' 8 ar e i,111l1
for 8 a t i s f y i l l ~ !'eashore pll' :J5ures-the s k i , ~ ~
lire hright .- the lmar(\walk / - taythe sun pllrlors: 'Of hotels
imniting-ill,looi' I1l1tl outtl,().)Tp l e l \ s ~ r c . ' l
n.bound.
,VISIT : A . T L ~ N T I C ..CITYNO,WThete Is nspec-int
cbi,lrni'iri the lIic-llQW c l n ~ ' s of Alitti11lll,s,uch as is
1101. to b Cl1jO)ed, nt,nnY.'oth,er 8 e n 8 0 ~ J Of ,the.
yenr.Glorious . Ill.ll1shiliC, r : ~ ~ t f ~ 1 6 ~ e l 1 l L
,piers, o.rchcstrnl musie ,nightly dllllCOS; indoor 8wiulJiting
POOIN,sMt hrecze's, n &11:Jp.niHl vigor . i n the n-ir, 'the
tnlig ~ f the 8!11i, health, strengthnull \ i tnJ ity make cvcl' )
' rlny 4 dolightIul ,Iny lIor tlmee w);'ovisit Atllll1'tie, City
ill A:utUllll1 .or Winter or who Dlll) ' be nfhle
t o l i l ll n VJ Spel1dll' RoliLl\)" ,vaca tion o, 'e r
'TlulUksgivil1g dn)"at th e sellShore..' '
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H. RICKLIN'S
Atlantic
Hardware Store
ANNA THORPETo Your Order
517 GORDON AVENUEN a ~ b e r t h 1658-MA SUCCESSFUL YEAR.
Gil IE LAW CHANGES.
H OU SE S OR HOMES .
Pli l l ip Atl"e LIvingston, grtltnrHsllJh 8, Ilunne.
Trpnsurl'T
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A eo-opera tive Community Journal
" t l 'fl ' ~ t , t t i l . g :1...:."'1. \\- d1l t11is
is''l1t.'we t.)uft'r l l l lr ft 'lJlh \ t I ] l l l I l l . : \ i
l l t ' .\'(':11' .silWtl that l i r ~ t i- . l l t : , l l' J l Jl
t ' ,! I I t ' l ' \ l I \ 1 ~ j ~ 'f"llh lin Od .. },,'r l ~ , t h
, - I ~ t j l . III that
Entf'red 08 seconc1-clo8S matte r , Oc toop r '1Mb. I!lH, n t lb
e Post Ome e n t N"rberth.PeDDsJ!Inuln. u nd er t be net of ~ I n r
e b 3.1879.
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OURToWN i ' r i l l l a r i l ~ ' n pll1('e to w or k o ut life
's ex-I l i ke every th in .g e ! se ' the ladies
trickle,i'l'rinll'lIfs. it w en t t hr ou gh t o a s l l t i s f l
l e t o r ~ - - eonTh" ~ ' o n l l g folks mllst ha\"P pla"e'
cjusion. If is e"timate, is popular 4111!O l ~ n e d Bnd puhllahed
..v er y 8Bl nr da Y byt h e Na rb e rt h Civic AuoclBllolI. 'Y,'s.
I k t l ~ ' , ."011 "all U- I ' Ihl' ""wing gll,1I illg with t h at
, p i ri l in e,'iden('e.m""hill"," 'nid a 1l1im a- I'r"sitll'I,1
,tlso Ill' IISIIII1I OIIt':l'l'1ltd 1>y 1>"t!> tlll'
;.;tntl' a"tl I'etll'ral ,I .' "1 ' I 1,1WS, lire gin 'u i n I le
ta il o n the hlll.k PLAI:"r.Olllt artlcles J l l' nr f l ame -,
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THE ASH COLLECTORS
We are prepared t supply you with justGood one3, and the price
is eighty cents.
$14,500New single house , lo t 50x150 feet. 8main rooms, plus 2
baths and out-kitchen.Garag e. Well built, e ver y mod ern
improvement. Your choice papering and fixtures . Splendid va lue.
Act Quickly. Arrange w it h us and see this and other attractive
Narberth properties.
Desirable lots in this suburb are becomi ng mi gh ty scarce. We
h ave a few, welllocated, attractively priced, near
Station.Restricted development.$13,500
New hollow tile residence, 8 rooms andbath, h ar dwood floors,
open f irep lace ;garage. Convenient location.
BERGNER HARDWARE COMPANY
GASH E A T ~ G STOVESBetter than a furnace
for fall aJld spring. Fur.;__ ~ ~ l ! ! i ! ! l I l J l 4 I ! .
nace. heat for the .cool .,days of faU' a n d s p t i n ~ i s
an unnecessary 'expense.
an d buy your LUMBERRe-Roof
have been instructed not to t ake up any ashes unlessthey ar e
in a met al co nt ai ne r of a size that one mancan handle.such a
can.
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GAS IN THE INDUSTRIESDue to the use of gas in hundreds of
factory opera
tions, untold benefit i s b ei ng enjoyed by workman an
dmanufacturer alike. Working condi t ions have b ee n immeasurably
improved by clearingthe atmosphere of smokeand so.ot b y t he use
(If this clean, sanitary f ue l. . O n t heother hand, t he m an uf
ac tU re r i s a bi e t o m ak e betterproducts a n d o f te n at a
conSiderable saving in time andmoney. I n du s tr i al a d va n
cemen t i n this country owesmuch to thf) development of gas
indUstr ial processes.
SHULL LUMBER COMPANYBALA-CYNWYDTe1epbone Cynwyd 662
. ..onlt $18.QOOonvenie nt Te rms itn"Si:tecL .
-A. GAS FIREPLACE HEATERSendsout that same cheerful radiant
heat'derived from .,theold.,.fashionedWoOd fire, with none o f the
l a b O l ~ , dirt". ( j r . f u ~ ' h a z a r d . Thertl's a size
andstyle for every home.andfir(iplal::e.: .:.. . . . . . . .... ,
:portable .gas' heating atoveaail sizes a n d p r i ~ e s ' "" " ;
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ROBERT J. NASHREALTOR
GLAZINGJOBB ING
Ardmore 18S-JVERL PUGH
Electrical Oontractor
Narberth OfficeA t the Station
Six Unusual Offerings at Very Low Cost
$11,000Hollow tile residence; 4 bedrooms and
tile bath on second floor; garage. Convenient location.
NARBERTH$8,000
Hollow tile and frame residence, 6 roomsand bath, all
improvements, near Station.$12,000
Half stone, detached residence, 10 roomsand bath, modern
improvements. Lot,66x100 f ee t. F ine neighborhood, very
convenient to Sta tion . Owner moving to another city.
N 3 I ~ ~ ! ~ ~ ! ~ ~ C G iOpen Day and N ig ht P boo e 1633
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. GEORGE W. BOTTOMS
Narbertb S71Y
WILLIAM NEWBORG I CO._ Painting and aloor.tlng212' Woodb' " .
Ave ., N. rbe r1h . P .Phohe, Ardmore 1435 W Narberh1758
PAINTINGDECORATING
Electrical Repalra and Appliance.'SH Oray11nc Ave. 8 Cricket
Ave.Narberth, Pa . Ardmore.... ,
Sl.LL PHONE. Narberth 126&-W
"1) Sf' _.. 3 i -Contractor and BUllder-420 Rockland Ave,
Narberth, ra.
smIEst he au tomoherome lost
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Narberth RegisterTwo Line., IDe pe r i ae ; Se/or each
tulditionalline
I '{ ' rh"p' Z"t 'I"h ~ o u l ' ] t{11 lIS.
Eslatl ' 11ll\-,iug h"l'n gnllltr,l to thl'l l l l d l l r ~ i g
J l ( > d , ail p e r ~ o J l ~ i!hlebtCl"i 1()thl' sairl E . .
~ t a t l ' are I'l ' ' lul'sted to Ill"""I'n y nll'nt. al\1l
tJI"se ha\ iug rlaims toI ' rt 'Sl ' ll t t l:
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Mr. EARL L. ELLITHORP
Announcement
MARSHALL CO.CONTRACTING PAPERHANGERS
Miss Zentmayer'sKINDERGARTENOpens October 1st, 1923
Olircustomersntay rest assured ou r constantaim will be
a co al man thoroughly familiar. With every'detail of th e
industry and whowill havecharge ofthe coal department.
It therefore gives us pleasure to announce theincorporation of
the business and the additiont o our firm of
. w ~ n : p r ~ ~ P f e d I U i c i : b ~ J l t ! d a t : ~ r e
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The firm of Smedley & Mehl began business in1892. Owing to
the rapid growth of populationi n t he territory served by us, we
have found itnecessary to increase facilities in our coal
department.
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Of Interest toEveryMain LineHomeWHERE COAL IS BURNED
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Hansel and Gretel
32$..003'70 .00:
350.006 8 5 ~ O O ..525.00230.00
380.002 6 5 ~ O O
$295.00
Philadelphia Grand Opera AssociationPresenting th e
Phone-2239W
Phone-Norrl. town 791
Phone-661 J
Phone-302 J
To be sung inENGLISH(By the Origina l New York Oas t)Incidental
Dances by the CelebratedPAVLEY-OUKRAINSKY BALLET-RUSSEProf.
CLARENCE C. NICE Conductor
Wednesday Matinee-October 24th-2.30 P. M.METROPOLITAN OPERA
HOUSE, PhiladelphiaSUBSORIPTION PRICESGrand Tier Box (8 seats)
$24.00OrchestI'llr--"First 15 rows .. 3.00Orchestra.--:-Balance
2.501st Balcony-First 6 rows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . .. 2.001st Balcony-Balance ; . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . 1.50SPECIAL TICKETS FOR CHILDREN.. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . .50(See Note)10% War Tax AdditionalNOTE: This extremely
low price for children was made by Mr. Fortune GaJ.lo,Impresario of
the Company, to encourage and enable boys and girls to hear this
wonderfulopera sung in English. These children's 50c. tickets will
be allotted i n t he order of application received-the lucky ones
will receive regular $3.00 t ickets for 50c.As a.colirtesytothe
Conductor, Prof. Clarence' C. ;Nice (who is a Narberth
resident),the management will give Main Line subscribers a
preference until the pub lic sale opens
October 15th.Make application and draw check to the o rder o f
Phi lade lphia Grand Opera Associa tion803 Harrison Building 15th
and Market Sts., PhiladelphiaMark envelope "HANSEL and GRETEL"
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San Carlo Grand Opera CompanySPEOlAL PERFOR!lANOE
FAIRY OPERA
COOK BROS.
HENRY & COMPTON
ASBESTOS INSULATING CO.
NARBERTH
NARBERTH
All.Ford Models
OUR ToWN
NORRISTOWN, PA.
N ~ R B E R T HNARBERTH PLUMBING & HEATING CO.
MELODY. 0Ii'UB. . '
REDUCED PRICES
For Estimates on Asbestosor Ma'gnesia Pipe andBoiler
Coverings.-See
TOURING, Plain.TOURING, with Starter andD ~ i n o u n t a b l e
R i m sRoAQSTER, .Plain .... .ROADstER, with St.derand. . " .
Demountable RimsSEDAN, 4door . .. ' . . ..COIJPE.., '
CHASSIS,pjaiil,.CHASSIS, " w i t h S t a r t e r - ~ n d _ .. '. ,
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MonJ>ay evenin-g, Octolber l'5th, opens 'the season for the
Ardmore Meloprano solo . by Mrs . George Maertz, abaoSS soJo ,by A
. Crosley, n hanp s ol o ,b yHelen Green, a string trio
includingWill i am Na5h, H. Rey Wol f a nd H ar oJ,1 Schumann, and
an instrumentalqua .r t" t i n \\--hieh Wesley Oh1, ftutest,will a
u gm en t t he trio, will .be one ofthe few C'oncerts during the
season opento t.he p l ~ b l i e . It wwabe held in the\YomCln's
CODlmunHy O l l ~ b huil t li ng inANlmore, at 8 a 'cloek.'Ilhe
Melolly Cluh, starting from a\'l'ry mCHle"t Ihl'ginning a few
ye-n.rsago, 'ha:- grown into a music al organi za ti on o f wille i
n fluenc e a long the)Iain Line. Its Dlemhershi.p is ropill
lyg-rowin.g and now inelude.; many promin"nt. m l l . . ~ i { ' i a
n " n ot o nl y i n A rdmo re ,hut f rom a ll poillts nenrby. It
'hasthus .been a.ble to arrange a series of('oneerts for the pres
ent . s e ason moreinter,,;;t.ing t ha n e ve r b ef or e
Clttempteo .by th is o rgan iza tion. Some w i ~ 1fe-a lure eluh t
a le nt a nd o th er s professional artists of national
reputation.Pnder the tlireetion of i s l Ie wl v
"let'lI',1 President, ::Ilr,. ~ e l s o n D. wa;-Iwiek, three
phn.ses of musi,'ol interest I" i l l he ,1e\'l'lope
