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HIGH SPORTS TO BE NEW YEAR NEXT WEEK NO FUEL SHORTAGE FEW KNOW THE ORIGIN OF CHRISTMAS CHRISTMAS PLAYS
SELF-SUPPORTING As our plant will be closed on
Friday next week, "Our Town"
HERE, DEALERS SAY CUSTOMS IN THIS AND OTHER LANDS AT LOCAL SCHOOL
must go to' press a fun day early
as was done this week. Main Line Need Not Worry Yule Traditions Vary, But All Many Quaint Usages Have With Cantata, An Enjoyable
Student Council Turns Over Correspondents and advertis-
if Anthracite Tie-Up Christians Observe Grown into Observation Evening Is Furnished
ers are asked to get copy in as
$1350 to Equipment early as possible. The last mo- Continues. Festival. of Day. to Parents.
'Fund. ment is \Vednesday evening at
the Editor's office, and to insure
publication, a day earlier is bet- PLENTY SUBSTITUTES PRIMARILY CHILD DAY SANTA CLAUS VERY OLD VACATION IS NOW ON
1926 SCHEDULE READY ter still.
There is no coal crisis-not on \Vherever Christianity has left its Christmas brings to mind the
Sports at Lower :Merion High '1-1/"'0
School will be supported in the I II.JIV 1[' ~
IL'!UE C'lID'\L to:5' D
the Main Line at least. Such is the impress, whether it be the land of many curious and quaint customs was presented to the parents of the
the midnight sun and the home of and usages which have become as-
A most enjoyable entertainment
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1'rologue. ::'II. Fergttson; Rosa-
' mttnd, i\. Bergeron; Ceo!Irey, R.
tllere appears U p,Per D al y. Igl. the Chnstmas tree celebration at the ttltes \\" 'Ire 11(' \., '11'11'" length bclow KG meters. so that con- born In (Jermany 111 the f011rth CCll- Graham; Harold, F. Rohb; Elinor,
'1'1 Ie s c I100I ~ t 01· 1"96 ufo' 111 tl1 e ['enn .-\. C. in H.ittcnhousc Square ,,' e, . )\ SC I '.,.... slstent
. 1ong-( \.Istance transnnsslon . . tury. [J"' e 1t \Vas tI lat"II1stltutecl the R. \Vilson; Frances, E. Funk;
order in whldl they w~ll be \\·edncsday. Chicf Strong-wolf was .. _ PubliC Not Wo:rled: . in cxcess of ,)000 miles will be made practice of tilling stockings with Dame l\fargaret, J. Caldwell; A
plaved are Berwvn. \"enn Charter I olle of the participants I .\s jill' the anthraCIte tIe-up. It jJ()~sible
Ch~ltenha111, . \\Cilmington, \Vest _ _'_ . may last for sulIle time still. ;,"he 'entire installation was de- COX'l'IXUED ox 'rIm 'l'I-IlHD PAGE Beggar. :\. Brammer; Epiloguc, J.
t}lester A~)111g'tl)n, Lansdowne, :''IT. and Mrs. D. \Varren Wright th:>ll~h i
"Tu]d not he at all ~ur- ~igned bl' \\'illiam ~. Halstead, '26.
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PAGEANT PRESENTED
Bailey.
The Senior Dramatic Club ful-
!pper b , ar y. and son Arthur s,'pent the \\'eek-~nd 1!J'1:--ee 1 o. e~rn tOlllllrrOW tllat' president of the Radio Club, and
-. :--ome )aslS la( Il 1" rvmg' P, c'--.mlt. II, '2;, Many Enjoyed Presbyterian Su nday lowed with two plays, "Minty 1Ial-
as the "t"ucsts of Dr. and. ~I r~ :-;han- I
,. lcell real.' Ilee I lor l'-;)t aOTeement
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' prest< . Ient
School Tableaux. vi ny's Christmas." and "1\ Twen-
non of Coatesville. . . 'l 1 :, ,ne It \\'as InuIt and IS ol)erated I)\'
.\n unique entertainment in the t~eth <;ent~lrJ: c;hristll1.as CaroL"
WOMEN'S COMMUNITY CLUB
. oj)erators
. . ' Can _ " shnd . ''l Ion'" " '" con- I1ndc1"'Taduates maJonn . . a III . SClentl-. :
Now that Christmas is (J\'cr. t.l1111atlon 01 th~ stnke. rhe pub- fic w~~-k at I-raverforcl."'In this re, I'ClI'111 at' ,l. I)'t','·' ", I h,athanne
evervone is free to louk ahead to l\[ r. and Mrs. lames Ford Don- hI.', howc\'cr, 15 .not . much con- speet it is unique amol]O' the hroad, tion uf the Shepherds and I'ino's." c l~ .ane ~ en ' ray secretary. I'lss
,,.,ean.t "'\'1Ie.'\] (Old- I L I I'llSI,11Ith
I' I,S presld,e,nt of1\1'the
the ;lext thing'. 1"or members of nelly, of Mill rcx\d. with their chil- eerned over the ";ltuatlOl1 " . statlOns, '" .
, _ , < _ •• ' castmg of :\menea. \\ '1'
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It · eI nes(, I ay e\'elllng
I \\'e "Mmam ", , L]sbee
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"." the plays.
the Community Cluh there is a drel'l motored \Vcdnesdav to Balti-
) At the .ofhce of \\'llham. H. C. The power of the ncw ee!ui!)· in the Presbyterian Church hy 1 he ~ast ot the .fiI st \\ as. ..
variety of next things coming more to spend Christmas: They are h.amsev m J1rvn Mawr turther . . memhers of the Sunday School. ' ::'IlJnty l\JalvII1Y. M. Gllhllan;
soon. Of immediate importancc also including c\sheville, K. Coo on , . -, _ ' - "'~ " . ment wll1be tWIce as great as any of
is the Christmas party fOI" the their itinerary. a~5ur,111le~
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The prescntation \;'as in the Henry .L.e Br~ton, Eo Lane; Laura
~ot~r:o~sl~l:- y ; ~lphOl~~e, ~.
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children in the Y. ::'II. C. A .. at 2 ~'J\'en. _- a 0 ' 1~ coa -COli sum- l~ensselaer T'o]ytcdmic Institute: form of tahleaux given on the b.}')ra
P. 1\'1., Tuesday. Decemher '!!). mg' pnl?ltc..\\'ot11dn t go hack to '1'1'0' N. Y. ",-ith a ~oo-watt set stag'e, "'hile the audience sang l~oss,. PllIhp,~r. TSpe~cl: Lotllse, L.
.l\l r. and )\[rs. Paul Baughman. of anthral'lte II they understood how
- '. was ),conSH. Ierel ' I tl' Ie s t:ronO'es
1 t co' ] Christmas carols. The Rev. 10hn l1~l;nt,,~\nne~te, N. DIven. .
Children of members and their Korth Narberth avcnue, returned
toI properly
I I "0hurn soft. eoa],"1]It was]. . ege ' . I'"
hlOdt c<lstel. ..<lIH I 11.15.,.'"Iepeated , Iy Van ~ ess read the Scriptures and ,1\,,1 ~~':n~lcth Century Chnstmas
friends are the guests of the club :'Ilondav frol1l l'lorida. where :'·[r.
that afternoon. That means both Baughl~lan recuperated frol1l a seri- ( ec aree.. ttr ma 111 pro) em ~s hl~en heard in Eurone. pronounced the henediction from Cclrol. cast. .
to conY11lce onr customers t,hat It'l'l 'f W \BQ I one of the pews. ' JOSIah Benton, V. Spll1dl~r; Ella:
the children of vour friends and ous operation, performed severa I is a good snlJstittlte. To do this we I le pr?~dTramn]le_s to t!' 1I,~taYe '1'1 I t I . . Benton, H. 'Vohlert; Fredencka, R.
the friends of VOlll' children. The weeks ago. '1 d" I lcen vane anl meres mg. IV.lem· le e 1arac ers ane partIcIpants I-lollkins', lude'e, A. Baile)' " District
1lave )een sen lng' ~ Ollt saml) e l
leI'S f 0 tl Ie f acu ]t y a f II'
- aver f',l
ore were' .
only requirement is that no chil- • , • r
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Attorney, H. Brooks; SerO'eant-at-
CO!\TTXU1m ox Tim !,'OI1HTH PAm: College have often 'given talks from
dren may come without an adult.
There will be an entertainment Over 2'::;0 men attended the sup- Mary-So!l'elg }'dnttzen. arms, C. Douglass; For~l1an of
the studio. Other authorities, such
that both young and old can en- pCI' at tJle Presbyterian Church last as Dr. lVlichacl Pupin, Rev. H J oseph-John B. \\'i]son. J my, S. Thomas; First 'Witness, R.
. \Vednesday. The affair was held BURNHAM-DAVID Angels at Manger-C a I'r i e Bowman; Second \Vitness, M.
JOY. The regular mcetin!-!' on .lan- 111 " the new Sunday School building. I " Emerson Fosdick. Dr. :MacMilIan.
II!e marriage ?f "\Tiss Elizabeth Christopher ~·lorley and others have Louise Doug'Jass and Ruth ~dar- Henry; Third \Vitness, L. Brooks;
~, --- ])a\'ltl to Mr. Stanley BltI'nham heen heard at a distance by meam shall. Expressman, I-l. C]aypoole; 1-\n-
uary 5 will he in charge of the )'liss BeU)' Huhbell. of Chestnut was solemnized Tue~"da\' after- of the college station. Shepherd Boys-Bobbie But]er, other Expressman. R. Vallette;
Education . .Committee. . ayel1tle, is rccovering 1' rOI1l a serious noun hy the Re\'. Tuh n V;lt1 N e5S. This year the programmes have Fred Rohb and \Villiam Xiedcr. Jurors, B. Otto, S. Bmgess, K.
Be tlllnkmg about. the ehnnel:- case of pneumonia. pas t l; I' l) f the Presbyterian heen enlarged upon. The recitab Shcpherds-G eo r g e \Va t ts, Newborg, \V. Newborg; Carollers,
dance on January 15, III the .A.ueh- I Chtlreh. at the ::'I1'anse.
bv l-Torace Hust]er, at the consolE lames McCutcheon and 10hn l\Ic- membcrs of Clee Club.
tor!u111 of t.he C~ntral Y: M. C. A., Miss Cynthia :',[etzger has issued Mr. lhlrnham is instructor of of the largest theatre organ in the 'N i\·ell. ' "The Christmas Guest"
PhiladelphIa,
d P ID, II1ner wdl \ be se.'rv-' illvitatiolls for ,'I tlallce at Ile'I' 11OllIe [[. ' Istorv at tIe I I
l,ar)ertl
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unl0r \,"orld, are broadcast by remote con- Kings-J esse S. I-lan-is. John C, A }! iracle Play-Sixteenth Century
e at G.30 '.~' . .l\[rs.• Y. Re1l1k- on December 29
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• II igh ~cho()l. After a short we(l- trol from the Ardmore Theatre, ~ash and .'\rthur L. Cooke. Style.
ing, chairman of the Hospitality _.__ Ang'els - Dol' a t h \. Bussard, ]::lrcsented by The Junior Dramatic
Committee, will be gTateful for ding trip the couple \I·ill reside e\'cry Monday and Friday evenings
Mr. and l\Trs. T. S. I-Jerman have in \'arherth. at 11. The Haverford College In- I~e1eI; . and Kitty, '~'rowbridge, , , " ~.Club..,
early reservations. The tickets, at moved from Narhrook .Park to strumental anel Glee Clubs, "Haver- kathel'lne Aungst, LUIS Caldwell, !he CUllP hre GI~-.IS bazaar w~s
$1.;10, are ready. .l\Jontreal. TICKETS SOLD WELL fonlians." Main Line Choral So- ::'I[ina Lvle. Florence Shellenber- qUIte a success. WIthout the aId
SUbscription tickets for the 60 pieces, Main Line Choral So' ,rer, Ai1l1abelle Nedc1ham and of the stores and the help of our
949 DOLLARS l'\'Ir. and :'Irs. Reichenbach, of series of winter dances by the ciety and many other features will Elizabeth Carev. friends. it would not have been so.
A check for $!14!J has been mail- Allentown, have heen visiting their ?\arberth Tennis Association have he sent out at intervals during the Doorkeeper - Angels-Doroth y qne hundred sixty-three dollars and
ed to the fire company by .l\Trs. claughter, ::'IIt-s. J. B. ~IacKenzie, of been mailed to members who colIege year. Wilson and Clara Follette. . elghteel: cents ($ I63· I8 ) \Va~. clear-
Leroy C. Douglass, chairman of N arbrook Park. ordered them. 'the sale was \'erv ed. We, the Camp Fire GIrls of
the committee of the \Vomen's successful, and under the ne\v CHURCH DEDICATED 148th ANNIVERSARY Narberth. thank the stores for their
Community Club, which took Dr. and :Mrs. O. H. Paxon, of plan with the entire series under- The enlarged building of the One hundred and forty-eight liberal donations and om friends
charge of the ticket sales for the Overbrook. have issued invitations written, no financial difficultv is N' arberth Presbyterian Church years ago Saturday the Conti- for their willing help.
for a reunion of Camp Owaissa at looked for. Interclass Volleyball Standing.
recent concert. ' was dedicated Sl1Ilday with a serv- nental George
army, under
Washington,
General
marched W. r,. PC.
As expenses are expected not the Wynnefield Country Club on
Tickets for single dances wiII ice conducted by the Rev. Tohn from their rude camp at Gulph Hp\'(lnth Gl'ucle ...•..•.• 1 1 .liOO
to exceed $50 the results show January 2. Among those from be available and \viII be sold both \'an Ness. Ther-e was a large at- Mills to winter quarters 011 the Ei/-:hth Gracie 1 1 .liOO
that through the efforts of the Narberth who expect to attend are t~ndance. hills of Valley Forge. :'\inth Grude 1 1 .GOO
to members and non-members.
women aiding those who staged the Misses Miriam Strong, Betty At that time the Junior Sunday The wind blew harshly on the This is the final score after the
this most enjoyable concert, some J ones, Eleanor Rowley, Virginia old Gu~ph road and snow fell. game \Vednesday between the Sev-
JUNIORS TO DANCE School presented to the church The patriots, in tattered buff and
$900 has been added to the treas- Abel, Patience and Helga Wohlert. $100. representing their share to- blue, weary and dispirited, starv- enth and Ninth Grades.
ury of the fire company. A Christmas dance is beinO' ward the Building Fund. This ing and shivering under the icy Catharine Patten and Ellen Pray,
Mrs. Marshall R. Ford, of Lee, planned by the Junior Communit; was accepted with words of ap- December blasts, struggled on reporters.
CHRISTMAS CANTATA Mass., is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Club for December 30. preciation by Mr. A. C. Shand. toward their goal.
"The Story of Bethlehem," by H. C. Fenno, of Essex avenue. The affair wiII be held in the No glowing fires or steaming NEW RESIDENTS
food greeted the forlorn band
West, will be sung by the choir Merion War Tribute House on PARK CHRISTMAS TREE when they arrived at Valley Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Kirscht
at the Methodist Church on Sun- Mr. and Mrs. Wharton Carroll, Hazelhurst avenue. Pat Riley and Narberth Park c e I e bra ted Forge in the cold, cheerless dusk and their children, Max, Dorothy
day evening, December 27, at 7.45. of Essex avenue, are spending the his orchestra have been secured Christmas e\'e with their own tree. of that long-ago December day. and Helene, have taken a home at
There wiII be Christmas music holidays in Ohio as the guests of to furnish the music. a permanent, planted evergreen, over Exhausted from their long tramp 109 Essex avenue. Mr. Kirscht
at the morning service also. You Mrs. Carroll's parents. the snowy Gulph road the
Tickets at two dollars are on which was decorated with colored patriots were forced to sleep in opened a barber shop in Narberth
are cordially invited. CONTINUED ON THE FOURTH PAGE sale by members. lights. deep snow. last week.
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]IAGJfJ 1'WU OUR'roWN
Third, when I moved to Narberth NOTICE I
OUR TOWN I was told that the borough cleared The Annual Meeting of the Stockhold-
the sidewalks of snow; I noticed last ers of the Narberth National Bank for
T A X I SER VICE
A Co-operative Community Journal winter that some parts of it was takell the eleetion of Directors and the transac- P. F. DONAHUE
care of, but Grayling avenue got little tion of any other business that may come
Owned by the Narberth Civic Association
and pubUshed everT Saturday at
attention, except that we were notifiec before this meeting will be held at the Residence,
to do the cleaning ourselves or face Narberth National Bank on Tuesday, the Narberth 1731
Station,
Narberth 1713·W Our Christmas Tree---
Narberth, Pa. arrest and a fine. I am not a young 12th day of January, at 5 P. M. • Baggage Called for and Delivered
man anymore, and physically unable Hugh M. Brown, President. 168 CONWAY AVENUE NA:RBEBTII
Philip Atlee Livingston to undertake such a job and, more· J. r~. McCrery, Cashier.
Ed£t01' and PlIbUlhllt" over. was unable, except in one in
J. Richmond Magney stance. to find anyone else to emplo)' has lights that beckon welcome to our friends as they
A'lloalate BlUtOf' to do it. pass, and twinkle-"Season's Greetings '"
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE. One DolJu u4
If I am wrong I will cheerfulI)
admit it; but continuous increase in
For Permanent But all our friends do not pass our window-and in
Io'lfty Cents per ;year In lI4ftDClI Narberth
taxes. culminating in this excessively
stiff one seems to require explanation
Sanitary Barber Shop
Satis/action lieu of the friendly Christmas lights, we send this little
message to greet everyone we know, near and far.
and justification. Narberth can be
made attractive as a place to live in
not becrying to spend more money, BUY A Season's Greetings' May Happiness, Prosperity, and
but by so economically and wisely con- 41 NORTH NARBERTH AVE. J;lealth be yours for the coming year; may friendships
ducting the business of the borou"
that a maximum of service may be
givcn at a minimum of tax.
Smedley rIpen and joys increase; may your business flourish,
your home be blessed, and may you ever be
Very truly yours, Ladies' and Children's Bobs
Entpred as second-class !Dotter, October
15th, 1914. at the Post Office at Narberth.
JOHN CURTIS.
Although Our Town published
a Specialty Built Home Confident of Our Desire to Con-
tinue Through I 926 Our Very
Pennsylvania, under the act of March 8, more than "generalities" in its
1870, Separate Ladies' Waiting Room WM. D. & H. T. SMEDLEY Pleasant Business Associations of
issue just before the tax bill was the Past.
Saturday, December 26, 1925. introduced, it will attempt to get
\'ery complete information fo aid "Sel'vice With A Smile" Phones: Narberth 661-J or 1612-W
subscriber Curtis and others who
The Imporlanl Thing I
'NA~~fRT"COAl~BUI~OINGMAn~lro
may desire this opportunity to HENRY & COMPTON
If there is anything one can say study ont the problem of borough LAWRENCE KIRSCHT, Prop.
that is worthy of the reader's at· expenses. PLUMBING
tention at this season, when it is a \Ve plan, therefore, in one of I~============:::m
blessed privilege of mankind to the next two issues to carry a I Phone Narberth 672 or 2215 W STEAM & HOT·WATER HEATING
JOBBING Narberth
NARBERTfI " PENNA.-- •
forget, for a day at least, such complete copy of the proposed
things as newspapers and othel
matters of daily habit, it is thie:
l~udget, with as m~tch explana- i
tlOn as may be avmlable on the
Narberth Taxi Cab Co.
Do not fail to read the Christ· separate items. Walter Roser GEO. W. BOTTOMS
mas Carol on Christmas eve. Certainly Council wonld wel- Residence Office
come a chance to avoid raising
We have adopted many beau- the rate. Every member of CoUt~~ 126 Conway:. ve. 215 Haverford Ave. Contractor Builder 6-
tiful customs as part of our Amer-
ican celebration of Christmas. cil owns a property on which he NARBERTH. PA.
First, the tree, which Dickens re- has voted himself a big increase GEORGE R. MARKLE
ferred to in 1850 as "that pretty in taxes fori !)2G. Any citizen who
German toy;" now of late years can see a way whereby the high BUILDER
the fine old English custom of rate call be prevented will be of "larherth 1683- \v Repairing
carol singing. We have a few great aid to Council. Estimates Cheerfully Given IF IT'S ANYTHING IN
other customs indigenous to the RADIO
soil, such as the buying of costly NARBERTH BOY SCOUTS Plans and Estimates FU1'nished
things just to "keep up with the The Scouts had the pleasure of for Repai1' and Construction C. ROY SMITH
Joneses" and similar extrava- meeting Mr. H. :M. Faucett. as- ABOUT IT
gances out of. keeping with the sistant executive of the County
spirit of the day, but all in all we Council, Monday, December 1-L 22 Ardmore Ave. Ardmore, Pa,
keep Christmas very pleasantly. He was well liked and incidentally
National Bank Building
There is only one thing more taught the boys two games play- NARllERTH 2287
'PIIONE: NARBERTH 1664-1\1
we must do to make it perfect: we ed by other scout troops.
must read the Christmas Carol on At GG Main Line Court of Hon- JOSEPH WYNKOOP
Christmas eve. or, held at Ardmore, Friday, De- YE ODDITY SHOPPE Registered Plumbing
No story ever written has so cember 18, Scout Bob Harris Steam :: Hot·Water
The Gift Shop of Narberth HEATING
much of the true spirit of Christ- passed his :Merit Badge test in Jobbing
mas in it as the famous Carol. If cycling, Scout Horace Sheneman Thanks its many [Iiends and 201 Mongtomery Avenue
you do not know it. do not let passed his l\Ierit Badge test in
al10ther day go by before making camping' and scholarship. Scout patl'ons [01' theil' valued sup-
the acquaintance .of Scrooge and Ed. \Volf passed his Merit Badge POl't and co-opemtion and
'·)b Cr;1tchit and Tin)' Tim .and tcst in electricity.
ali that splendid company. loin I These ,:\1erit ,I3a.dgc·s are all ea:tends to them its cO/'dial
. the Cratchits at their Ch.isi"ina~·]\vorth"lvhdc ,111(\ mdlcate whatth.c greetings and [Jood wishes I I"''''~ II -
-~. ·~~:t~r::~~~.le~fl~o:h~~· ~~~ h~~~ I bnUr.a{\Ta~~~;l~'r. \Ventz has been I
Bell Phone, Sprdce 88-00 and 38·111
/01' the New real'.
II Key.tone I'hone. Raee 'TO-54
the story in your library, go out
and buy it There is a book shop
in Ardmore and another in Hav-
asked to become a memher of the
Troop CO\11mittee and all are g'lacll
that he has aCl'cpted.
104 FORREST AVENUE
NARBERTH,PA.
I GARAnteed Roofs MEN~m-
erford? If you have it, don't fail 1~""~··~'·ii::·iE:·~··;;::'5·:;'~····;!·z:l-·:1Z!-'~!i::·=!i::··!i::·"~"·:::::;-:E·:: :;-:; ; .,~ .,:::::;.:;::.·~·":!·::!:··::!:··s-·~· ~::E:.::!'~'-'::::E'.~'~~--::';:_.;:::;'~";;::;"'=" ~:;;;-~-:E.':S-:i!!··-::;··Sl·~""'!·
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to read it as you gather round th.
warm hearth with your family.
A REMINDER
NlcLi1l1~
The friends of Reverend and :i
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COTTER'S MARKET I[
Give Your Wives a Wonderful New
Year's Present-Make Her Send Out
:~
You have no hearth in the :'III'S. Milton E. are asked \ il :"
Christmas
formcrly. home; without board, Comfortable. Con-
As to thc first, I believe that it is venient to station. Phone, Nurbedh 2201.
customary to charge against abutting (tf)
Our Men's Shirt and Collar Work Is
property the first cost of paving a the Finest. They Wear Longer
street. and those of us who have FOR RENT-Gllru~e, immediate pOBRe S -
bought property on paved strcets paid :-:ion. Call lit 228 Subine uvenue. Phone
for it; as it was included in the cost of Narberth li04-l\I. (12-20)
When Laundered by Us.
the properties. In fact, it was stated
by 'Council, I believe, when the paving CASHIER WANTED-Apply ut thel
of these new streets was authorized, .McIntyre Store, 225 Huverford a\"enue,
'that the abutting properties would be NlIl'berth.
charged with 75 per cent. of it, the ROO1\18 FOR RENT-123 ROcldIlUrl',
borough assuming only 25 per cent. n\""I111e, XlIl'berth.
N ow it seems we are to be taxed to
To All For the Finer Quality
Laundry Wark
pay the whole of it. I objcct. LOST-A ~I'eell bellded bng ou Deeelll-
. Second. I do not object to a slight bel' 20. Reward. Phone Nllrberth
increase in taxes if necessary to have 1000-)!. 228 ~orth NUI'bel'tll lIvenue.
ashes collected promptly... For the last 'PHONE: 175 ARDMORE
two years mine have been put out the GARAGE SPACE FOR RENT-North
night before the day set for collection Nurbertb u\'en\le.
and usually they have remained there, 2222-W.
Phone Nurberth THE COUNTIES GAS & ELECTRIC CO.
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present last Sunday, their offering of little sabots are left outside the
EVANGEL $100 to the building fund and to hear b d d' .
Robert E. Kcighton, minister. the gracious response by Mrs. A. C. e room oor 10 expectatIon of the
To Those Worn-Brassy Parts of Your Car with Services for December 27: Shaw. I visit of St. Nichoias, but the excite-
shows, old spoons and forks. Buy a the morl1lt1g worship the quartet Will 7 'I k' , Th \iu' M ". d .
offer selections from Maunder's "Beth- 0 C oc . ree 'v Ise en IS perpetuate 111
bottle of U-KAN·PLATE Polish TO- lehem" 7 P. M.-Meeting of the Senior En- the "Three Kings," who take the
DAY from your local Dealer or De-
We a1-e p1-ivileged to serve our wish is that yOU1- 7 P.' M.-Young people's service. dcavor Society in th~ upper rO?111. place of Santa Claus. Santa Claus
partment Store. $1.00 for half pint.
A. R. JUSTICE CO. 7.45 P. M.-Evening worship. This 7.~5 I P. ~L-EThnmJf
will be a~other. of the unusual services muslca ~e~vlce. t' I de ,,~auth~ uh
,,;;?rsrCh' A has been said to have had his origin
Xmas be. merry and 1926 may be full of happiness. "rlSbt- in Scandinavia but it would appear
904 WALNUT ST. PHILA. of worship which we have been enJoy- mas can a a, en It e . e e em, y 1 '.
ing. It will begin with a brief, in- Mr. J. H. Maunder, Will be sung bl' t 1at the custom was 111 the first place
~ .. Wedding GtTts in Silve1' formal carol service in which the can- the ch.urch q~artet and a chorus. chOIr ~orrowed from Germany and mod-
~ SHULL LUMBER CO. I I'AINTING
DECORATING
GLAZING
iJOBBING
gregation will join to express in song of tramed vOices. Come early If you lfied to suit local conditions
tl le spm . 't .0 f tlle CI'1.rIS t m~s scaso,n. want a good seat. . M'
J: 1stI etoe'IS not the least . mter-
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] ~ Precedmg a WIlIte Gift servlcc of Next \Vednesday evel11ng the last estin f th b I f
~ 29 BALA AVENUE BALA-CYNWYD e WM. NEWBORG & CO. the church school there will be pre- prayer meeting of the good old year .g o. e many sym 0 s 0
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i\ Painting and Decorating
sentcd a dramatization of "\iVhy the 1925. Let evcrybody be present. We Ch,:"lsmasttde. Now regarded as an
Chimes Rang." 'Would y~u not like to will think together of the lessons we inVItation to promiscuous kissing, it
212 Woodbine Ave., Narberth, Pa, actually see Pedro am! Llt!lc ~rother, should learn from the past year. was regarded with the greatest ven-
those two boys your t1llagll1atlOn saw . b I .
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Phone, Narberth l'l'II8-W so vividly as you read the story? eratlOn y t 1e Drlllds. and wa.s
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\Vedncsday. December ao, 8 P. 1\1:.- Holy Trinity Lutheran Church. largely used at the festtval held 111
Prayer service. Topic, "Life as aM:. E. 1\J cLinn, pastor. honor of their divinity Tutanes
ToW w: ay,St ree.t" Regular serviccs Sunday, Deccmber WI' 11ch coincided with the " present-
c;)he Fn~lay, January 1. 8 A .. M,-Ear!y
1l10rlllng
27, 1!l25:
9.4;; A. M.-Sunday School.
1 A M J) I. .
day Christmas.
fJ 0 IIy, Wlt,10ut.w
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as aNew Ycar serVIce.
Street." TopIC, S er-
Our First Christmas! HOOVER
JI8EATS" •• as il Swups as il Cleans
"Life One-\Vay
the New Year with God!
Begin 1
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'7..15 P. M.-Evening preaching. Ser-
Imas decoratIOn, IS complete, was
oriainally used b tl D
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The Presbyterian Church. man, "Every Knee Must Bow." transmitted the custom to England.
Rcv, John Van Ness, minister. Tl?e peopl.e are ~lrged to attend the Here t!lere was, at Glastonbury
The celebration of the !tdvcnt of our services durl11g t.hlS Holy Season. An Abbey 111 Somersetshire a miracu-
What magic there is in the thought of Christmas;- Blcssed Lord has largely occupied open c1?urch and a welcoming hand lous thorn tree which a't CI r' t
our time and our thoughts during the and praises to God. ' ' . 1 IS mas
enough to kindle a glow even in the walls of a staid past few days and will comc to a The Senior Luther Leaguc will meet was supposed to exercIse some
Colonial building! happy culmination in the mcetings to- on Sunday evening at 7 o'clock. Anna form of benefit over the commu-
morrow which will be as follows: Sell ',:ill lead t!le tOl~ic. Come out and nity, so the thorn, or holly, from
That is how we feel about it-alive and glowing;- 9.ao A. 1'1'J.-Bible School. Christmas help,1I1 the dISCUSSion. On Tuesday that time on became the princ' al
music in all departments. cvcnlllg' seven of thc mcmbers of the £ f . Ip
but it is not just the holly wreaths at our windows 11 A. M.-Morning worship. Ser- Lcagu~ attendcd an cntcrtainment orm 0 green decoratIon about the
that cause this sensation: it is the thought of the mon on "The Coming of the Prince given for the childrcn of the Lutheran house.
long list of friends we can claim on this, our first of Peace." The church quartette will Settlemcnt, House at I :1-10 Frankford The Christmas tree one of th
render special Christmas music. avenuc. 1 hc barrel of canned g o o d s , ' ' e
Christmas. toys. dol1s amI calcndars sent by the 1~10St plct~resqu.e.feat~tres of Yule-
Senior and Junior Leagues was ckeply ttde, had ItS ortgm With the Norse
It is to everyone in Narberth, and to our many HARRY B. WALL appreciated. \ Ve wish to thank those and Teutonic peoples, who during
who helped to fill the barrel. the winters used to bring into the
friends in neighboring communities, that we extend
the Best Wishes of the season, with every hope for Plumbing, Gas Fitting house small hemlocks £1'0111 the for-
your New Year to be fuller, happier and more pros- PAGAN DAYS SAW ORIGIN est. These would be carefully tend-
DIRT
and Heating
perous than ever before. NARBERTH, PA.
PHONE, NARBERTH 1602-J \",,,~~,u~~,R.I~:~:,~" :~R~:I::GL"
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - I gifts and goodies, and hc is also Carols, as popular today as in
ed to protect them fr0111 severe
frosts and became the principal dec-
oration at Yuletide.
AMERICAN PUBLIC said to havc dowercd three portion- olden times, are as ancient as the
is master in the
The NARBERTH NATIONAL BANK Hooverless home
BILLIARD ROOM
0111' motto: .A Illa,,1' 10 play hil-
less old maids with three bags of celebration of Christmas itself. The
gold, thus rescuing them from dis- earliest known specimen of the
liards with 1)I"a8111'(' ; 110 noise or
Open F1-iday Evening, 7 to 9 l!l\mhlillA' nllo\\'''II.
~Intch gnmes ;\Iondnr and Thnrs-
tress and sorrow. medieval carol is preserved in man-
VERLPUGH da~1 cYenings. All wclcOlne. ]n Holland, whcre the festival is uscript in the British Museum. It
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR C. L. PARKE celebrated on Decembcr 19· it is cus- is composed in Norman of the thir-
Phones:
Ardmore 2385 Narberth 2616 1 Forrest Avenue, Basement. I tomary for children to visit about teenth century.
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1926 Christmas Club
OPENED MONDAY, DECEMBER 7th
In line with serving our friends, the public, in No formality about joining. Just make the
all possible ways, we are again conducting our first small payment. Y au will be agreeably
Christmas Club for the convenience of every.. surprised to see how fast the money-gravIs.
body. Speak to your friends and relatives about the
Weekly deposits are made through the year. Club. You can all save at the same time.
In early December the entire principal, in.. Deposits as low as 25 cents and as high as
creased by interest, is paid back at a time ~5.00.
when it is most welcome.
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books compiled by the Bureau of luncheon at the Ritz-Carlton Tues- of every single young lady of his 417 HAVERFORD AVENUE JOE G. HERRSCHAFr
day. The club entertained 186 Fire Insurance-Best Companies 318 DUDLEY AVE. Narberth 2/110
Education which all children acquaintance whom he may chance
crippled children. Mr. Paul W. to meet upon that day. Phone 1749W 215 Haverford Ave. Phone, Narberth 2692
should read before they are 16.
This list was called to the atten- Gibbons, a member of the Narberth
, ..... tion of the Narberth Library and Tennis Club, is president of the Op- ANOTHER DOG POISONER
was checked off by one of the as- timists.
sistants, who found that the Li- At Work in the Borough. Several
hrary possessed one copy of each
book listed.
While it is too late for the list
Mr. and Mrs. George A. Mahl, of
Narbrook Park, entertained Dr.
Macartney, of the Arch Street
Presbyterian Church, at dinner last
Another
oning has
Animals Dead.
epidemic of dog pois-
struck the borough, this
MakeEvery Moment of
a~ 'printed here to be of use in
making Christmas gifts, it may
be of assistance as birthdays come
along and at least it may be help-
week. time in the vicinity of Williams
avenue. Several pets have fallen
Mr. R. F. Fenno and Miss Ger- victims in the past two weeks.
A similar campaign was con-
I Your Time Pay
fllJ to parents and relati\'es in di- trude Male Fenno, of Plainfield, t
THE FIRESIDE
who distributes cakes and candy.
Christmas eve is a grand fete in
DA VIS' give the answer only to yourself. «]I How much money
CONTINUED FROM THE FIRST PAGE does your bank book show that you saved last year?
St!e1!'l~
Mrs. L. H. Trotter has been con-
fined to her home with a severe at- «]I Did it measure up to your standards-your abilities-
tack of laryngitis.
Mr. and Mrs. Newlin \Visner, of your needs? fJ[ Don't you want to do better during the
Essex avenue, are spending the holi-
days in Trenton, N. J. next twelve months? fJI Then let's begin today.
Miss Elizabeth M. Posey, of the
Do You Know-
Windsor-Essex, accompanied by Vast estates, picturesque scenery,
her sister, Mrs. J. P. Crawford, sail- reminiscent of rural England-plus
ed Sunday for Cuba, where they the modernity which characterizes an
American suburb. Easy access to
expect to spend two weeks. Philadelphia by superb motor roads
Mr. and Mrs. Christian Gross, of
Dudley avenue, are enjoying the
and electrified Main Line trains.
Homes or acreage .to meet your indi-
vidual needs.
The Merion Title and Trust Company
Christmas holidays with their INSPECT STRAFFORD TODAY
daughter, the wife of the Rev. L, S.
For In/ormation _ to Strrdford,
Ewing, pastor of the Broad Street
M. E. Churcn,Lancaster, Pa.
con.ult Narberth Ardmore Bala-Cynwyd
Strafford Civic A.aociatioD
A large shipment, of Japanese Strafford, Pa.
I@I.~
flowering cherry trees went from 33 Minut•• From Broad St. Station
the Garden Nurseries, Narberth, to
Honolulu, Hawaii, this week.
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