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Chronicle.
VOLUME XVII NO. 17
ARDMORE
PA., JAD
SUARY 12, 1907
LOCAL NEWS OF THE
WEEK CONDENSED
Interest
Notes of General
Gathered Here and There
Around Town.
BRIEF PERSONAL MENTION
-w asbestos floor was laid in
the trolley terminal ou Lancaster | 0°
Ke.
avenue last
Miss Ethel Roberts w
in town this week,
as
Rodinan J. Hicks, of Athens
¢, is located at The Chalfont,
‘Atlantic City
Henry L, Reinhold, Jr., architect,
is preparing sketches for five new
yn Mawr for Mrs,
r, and Mrs, Albert E. Kennedy
are sojourning at Atlantic City
Several young ladies of the First
japtist Church have organized a
junior sewing circle.
Miss Mary Harper, of Anndale,
has been the guest this week of|
Miss Adele Hughes, of Greenfield
avenue.
jorie Rhodes, who has been | ost
visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs,
James M, Rhodes, left on Thursday
for his home in Portland, Ore.
Mr, and Mrs, Matthew Baird are
spending the fortnight at Atlantic [4
City.
The Lutheran, Methodist and
Baptist churches of Ardmore united
this week in a “Prayer Week
Services on Monday and Tuesday
night were held in St, Paul's; Wed- "0
nesday and Thursday nights in the
Methodist church, and Friday night
in the Baptist church.
Mr, Walter Morris, in the employ ee
Mr. Morris was accompanied
Mr. Allan Spiers, who has also
returned.
St. Denis’ B.U., No.
bas purchared a F andsoine re
piano from the Union Piano Com-
| politics an
by Mi
NOMINATION F
The interest taken
for the vacant offi
ews came to
been sent to Washingt
go to Washington a
of our town in
of Mr.
ington on Thur:
sented the protest of tH
‘The Philadelphia Pr
y:
fty business men
taken a se1
ent of Ben
to the office of
wn. They
appointment with Con
ger and in answ
number of
M,
preference to Hev
“When George | i. ‘Rstetngh was |
fice about a
number of citizens
tal ‘out of |
saw an opportunity to
nd lat
sign
bows 's successor,
Wanger’s request to present t
Committe:
answer to
Wanger, went to
ay and again pre-
people of
nji le
postmaster
filed a Protest against the
OR
POSTMASTER HELD UP
Big Protest of Business Men
Against B. F, Hevener’s
Appointment.
COMMENTS OF NEWSPAPERS
in the contest
ice of Postmaster at
dmore reached its height this week
wn that
Hevener had been | ¢
the to
committee of the business men would |,
at Congressman | 6,
the pro-
con Pos
compos
which was
cd of the 7 representative business men | fam
the invita
Wash-
ne resul nit ‘ot the conference has not
been made public a: th
matter has caused the greatest. and
widespread interest is shown in|son
ess of Thurs-
of | Ardm
rious objection to the
or [YOUNE
ressman Wan- |
0 his invitation a
re prominent bu:
r
named in
ses
¢ place and in making their protest |$
th
rd
e with a material decrease
in salary to the postmaster. q
s
wme a y
for
receive
“nom
AMATEUR PLAYERS
PRESENT COMEDY
to use his
oung mi:
Library.
hh
pants and those who worked for its
¢ play is the story of
entures
with a free reign in
a big, handsomely fuenishe
Score Big Success in Play
Benefit of Free
A LARGE ATTENDANCE
Playing to a full honse last Satur-
, the amateur Comrany pre-
. ms c Idea, four.
ee Library, made a great suc-
Later the ex-|cess. Those who impersonated the
d_when it was [characters in the play. amateurs,
signed by bby and the individual parts were excel-
the town layed. Save a slight hesitation
jon and that a places, the comedy was
fectly presented and goss the freates
ft an named mir Brown.
ing ‘me ese calling on them to pay
Acdmore _iaainst the nomination of | cou the attractive Miss E:
Hes Stone. a . Tomes and Mrs.
Charles M. Stuard as Mr. and Mes
Bline i is not left long in doubt
is spare time, En-
ter eB Webster White, fat styled
| on
e
home |the suthors of the
ml} The
\SHEPHERDS OF
| BETHLEHEM MEET
Members of Welcome Star
Lodge Elects Offices for
Eusuing Year.
INSTALLATION JANUARY 19
of the most
gatherings of the ney
e
aturday evening, when the
pol election took pl
for the comings car.
oficers who received the poptt-
lar choice w
F choice wer
Commander, irs. F,
M
Comm:
mange
vibe, Mr. Joseph Kanon sche
_ Treinen, Mrs, Louis K; ach:
nder,
"canis Mrs. M, Hamp: ‘on,
ntative to FB. A, Mrs.
Benjamin Goodwi
Past Officer, Mics Dz Hughes,
Aid to Commander,
Dani
er.
Outside Gears, Mr. Goldsmith.
Master
Loud.
Marshal, Mrs.
‘Truste
Benjamin
e, Mrs, Benjamin
Goodwin,
Goodwin.
t Saturday evening these of-
remonie:
A MEMORIAL
to Ardmore Soh ool.
jool has recently been
world’s best literature ingabyt thirty
volumes
in ‘eno to
“Such will be of al-
most inestimable walue to the “school,
sorte ularly in the English ind his-
0 lasses, for the e
u on that
Characteristic sSstiong from
¢ authorities are reel to > Mes
leasant lodg
w year was the
ting of Welcome Star Lodge, Or-
an- | F
lace, sid officers
thet
cy De-
88 "Mary
Tnsite Guard, Miss M. Kaldenbach-
f Ceremonies, Mr. Charles
On
fisers will be installed with impressive
ce
“i Mrs, Alison Presents Valuabto Work
the
‘ E Bartlett, guard ..
y.
High Schoo! _tathority i is quoted
LOWER MERION WINS
ANOTHER VICTORY
Basket Ball Team Takes a
Game from Coates High
School.
SCORE TWE
NTY-TWO TO SIX
Lower Merion High School's bas-
s establi
who played hard
only able to tally three veins Cap.
tt was the bright luminary
the first period leading in | aack
an defense, Miller, Holdes
man, sav ing
d_ whirling the ball back
he Lower Merion ad fof the gym
at critical times,
In
tcam gave an exhibition of fancy pass-
tball acrobatics
The local team played good ball from
tart to finish and ended the game,
22-9.
_ A doubleheader tor
one admission
for Friday night, the
bei ne between the
High School 11
mn team, after seing held
88, Ba ally won out on
of.
Conve Lower Merion det
fotlor
Lower Merion
Captain, Bartley,
J. Haldenbacher, forward,
x Miller, centr
. Norton, guard .
Positions. Points
forward........ 1¢
Totals .. peeeeeeeeeeeee 22
Coa csv Positions. Points
Pratt, tor
cediey, forward 5
J, Miller, centre
Hoskins,” guar
Gordon, guard .
‘Total
The next game scheduled is with
Pottstown High Schoo. at Potstown,
m wi
.. Alison and feel honoreu at Vednesday night. The team will me
pany, of Philadelphia. a was io Htevener ict Committee. fected a the caretakers 0 Camden High, at Ardmore, on Frida
stalled in the lodge r man in Ardmore and there is a strong miorial. This addition will bri the night at ast score—Camden
Merion Title Hall ou Moudas, being popular movement on foot against s|inumber of books and anne in the jand referee, 50; High School, & Ar.
carried up in sections and assem-|iim Fifty men, all eee in Ard- High Schoot library up to vol-| interesting contest is expected,
died in the ledge room. more, signed the protest against his hat ~
shi Adams, of Ardmore |??Pimtment and great force will “ —_—_—— EXPLOSION AT POWER PLANT
Icha Adams, o} {brought to bear in Washington to- A SOCIAL SUCCESS eraliio.
avenue, who has been seriously il") morrow to have it recalled Delays Teaey Seto on Arimsro and
with scarlet fever, is on the road to] he Local of West Chester, Young” Booty People of itnore Enjoy *h Brant
recovery of Thursday gives the following: ‘° belo SM Poweon tanee [idm ito ight the
« he - . Bewtant and enjoyable dane main how
a Bell Telephone Company} “Members of the Senate Commit f. Austin | was given by the younger set sdinere wie Philadelpi and West Chester Trace
tge on Post Offices and Post Roads | MeD. given y younger set of A\
bas placed a telephone box at the| S608 P ces and Post Roads | McDowell Collier enters, imperecat on Suturing eyeing, in Merion. Tide tion Company, at Lianerch, exploded,
hack: placed @ tthe Ardmore station | “St arbitrate to-day a “ which ing Gustave Puders, Hall, The ball was very tastefully decors e buge f
" wan, {of late has been disturbing the peace| music, and. seri the music furnished was | Foof and incapa
for the use of the public, Citizens i hed was P
: sr ade Lan, | aud auiet of Ardmore. ves, He Te ise rai Fortunat
who need hacks way call this box.| “wre combatants, about one or th 1 Miso Peat Bia ec
which is 117 A, and, if there are| ciner of whom the entire population a “amet (called cantons" which 80 successfully manay service
lacks at the stand, will probably | of the beautiful suburb has rallied, are ies ove h Pearce, Mra. . Trt the trolley wire was Sool vi ‘the
receive an answer, The hacl. boys \Mrs. M. J. Ensign and B. F. Heven- tstowed by Julius Button (Mfr. Rob. and Mrs, Morgan acted as Philadetph
. . e' Pate
complain thet they cannot bear the{er, and the _ prize fs the Postmaster. fer Winthrop), who is a young man] Among those pressut. were eal “sas sets,
ell ring, and want a la ‘ong | ship of the who could become a millionaire on| Josephine Cook, Mist ant
like those on the patrolmen’s boxes.
*, William Seymour, who is in
ing from an attack of the grip iu}
Easton, Mi
Miss Elizabeth Burwell’s paper]
on Soars. Faden ‘AVOT
sity can Do in
gold C. E.S, pin offered wy this
srgaoiation belonging to the First
Last Tuesday
night the von was read before the
society and the winner announced.
On Thursday’ évening, Pebro:
three I. C. B. U. Societies alon;
the Main Line will go in large
numb on u reception avd
dance to be given in Mercantile
Hall oy ue Vhiladelphia 1. ©. 8."
Many people along the | Main
. Win, Kinj
ell ing groceries for “ait
t Inrge Philade
$ years. He former:
mn the|”
the
lelphia houses
and around Ard:
has resided in town for
iod than her op} it,
claim cognition is
ter G.
Postmaster of Ardmor:
longing eyes uj
8, Hevener’s non
Ensign after reco
‘ delegation te Ne
sie of bat}
ly lived at Haverford in house |the t
grocery
business. His last employers were
Mitchell & Fletcher.
adge Johnson, at Media, Inet
Monduy refused ‘to. grant'a
Sorrel Moree,
Mri 6M. Le Ensign mi
In the
this sre citizens
ng Wi
gente {0 dol Capnon tor dotel
than, 2
Continued on
ittee, and ep
have the nomination set aside
sevences a “traveling salesman, is
a District Committeema
last. seven
H. Reitenbaugh, former
¢, was removed
Mrs. Ensign and Hevener looked with
Both canvassi town with
tions. Mrs, Ensi a majority of
signatures, to the intense aston-
ishment of Mrs, Ensign and her ad-
mination wa
no
B | sent to the Senate, The forces of Mes.
ing - frot
enemy's surprise have fecile el to send
hington to turn
nt of ther failere to doly,
he town,
are usinese men who
fourth
that in
fluence,
frivolou
enters, Miss Li
tj [this roles and easy
- most pleasing and satisfactory man-
ner.
e him a room,
ied it th
was the pessonifcato ion of a
ald
the inserest of his debts if they pid
hail dstonecrs when Miss Titian
i" Tassel, a
gh in a
Fup with the
belt, acting a8 the
hen-
e's presence,
and like a "school boy wie away from
Miss Mabel Magee, as
his wife, was prol ably the best
10 Itcur on the stage,
the part ofa firm wife with strenuous
eas as to handling husban
ter. makes
nce captivates
‘a poe
‘Tom
wee. forgeting the une and of the
house bus them a
nT side, Winkse Cravfo ford, Lathrop Su
MacAvoy, Dest, d Ri
3 Molly Ki tie
ys Joseph Morris, Harold W
A meeting of the Township Su-}
pervisors of Delaware County
will be held in the Court House
ia today. It is cted
that the State. Highway Commis
sioner will be resent, ‘The ob-
ject of the meeting is the fo
nof a County A ‘association at!
the Towuehip Supervisors and the;
discussion of matters pertainin;
s
townshi wing t
fact that no. aapropraion for the
Ox]
can
the County Comniveto
ors will consider the great import: "
ance of the movement and
thelr i aunt ind huduence by ut-
body.
Cook, M
Miss Sarah Gecmit aud Miss Wooulie-
!
be! If w
made
to ey is hoped that the Super in 7
lend}
|
xt
service was re: ough the
cars were e compelled to more + one u
de sing we in praise;
aw
You bate ‘ai us soa helped us-—says
will Fan w
wen ue in the om
repay
y euceess in the lines
and we hope that our Glens will come out ‘
from the fra,
With our colors still flying so true.
| Farewell Men a fond farewell we all
bid to thee;
Parting frou thee most moves us to
tears,
to the repatr 8 and. construction ai Fries aud clessmaten we part from
ome ne'er more to
ta te cg Wretch of our future years,
Wy place throvgh our toil
on this 2 pln
ine the honor and glory shall b
seen Seven," let us part from tin
go dly cheer;
Fenee "Yoner Mevloomfirewell to
nok
poi
over their opponent “
and fas 4
the second half the High Schoo! | @
{me
{The reat debt that we owe we vent ‘uy to a
Early Recollections of Ardmore.
By Josiah S. Pearce
Adioining the Lesher farm on the west is the Property now owned
by at least tlurty new residents of Ardmore and w. was, in the early
days, the little farm of Mr, Charles Kugler, containing
acres, It is to-day one of the most autractive section:
illustrates with much force ‘he fa ict that.
person any section can be profitably transformed from a tract of cheap
farm land int a inost at reside
it does bet
ta
‘ity, which
apparent necessit; he a tion of a turnpike travel differing
very respect from tat of the pr ra
n Wi by Joh Kugler, father of the subject of this
sith andi in the old eee on February 5th, 180s, Chargles Kugler
he same room where he first saW the light he die
Oewher “eth 1879.
Chai eles Kugler inherited the Property and immediately spon acquir
it he tore out the old bar and bari xtures and remov om
tne place everything having a : tnge or ougeatn of hotel 1 equipment for
ta s Kugier was a decided and postive ¢ temperance tun, then and
always inough a ong and consistent lie, ¢ of the old barroom
r and ubrary, which he used in his prowetion up to the time of
his oe
house, which was built in the seventeen hundreds, remained
th of both beng -
then t wn aiter the acquisition of the property by Mr. Smith, who,
in transforming the he tarm into a delight Suburb of the oid
village, has destroyed every trace Of the old place as either a farm or
tavern stand of ie ante-railroad
his roads or Street
y
oad "ror the
y be said to have been a part of the
very be ol Charles Ku
his lifetime he farmed the little place and practiced the
prison of civil gngineering and general conveyancing, having stusied
under Aden W. Cor: Sq of Norristown, at that time'a noted
ded an
was invariably positive, oceasionally 3 aggressivele so, and
was seldom wrong in his eoneh
William Sibley, relerred to ina brevis sketch, was a close profes:
sional associate with Mr. Kugler, a also bis nearest neighbor, and
on their joint opinions, wh equently sought mi tranalers
of propertics and the validity of wes the sales of valuable tracts ot
land in ‘n Montgomery County di
Jeed ‘there are comparatively few o
he old writings transferring
real estate, not in the village alo:
one, but throught the township, that
or both thes ‘ancers, 1840
. im Levering, and
ave been the “subject of previous
shes of this series, three daughters essing the union, we of
ese survives i ihe of Mrs. Kate H. Eckfeldt, of, Washinton,
Chis seas Harriet’ daughter of Phi Shea Six
one of whom, P Kugier,
late assistant postmaster at this place, resides in the village, his home
being the house pelt aeoty after the death of his father, on a lot
reserved out of the old farm.
"set is a medical missionary io India,
and two others,
ence, are the wives of Lutherar
A daug!
Heanor nd Flor
distaht fates, ‘Ihe eldest son, Charles, and the youngest daugirer,
Har died yithin a few days of each other in the year .
Cagle as a member of the Legislature (Hou:
Representatives) of Pennsylvania, when it meant much to the members
to all parts of the tate when the journey invowed
travel by Stage canal boat or slow railroad. He w: cted as
jocrat and pri bea st ardent supporter of the public
school system about that Sime being inaugurated in the ite,
soni a a in ovement and contended successfully
against formidabl opposition in the lawmaking bodies for the extensio:
of the system hel has. more for the whole country than ail other
influences combined. uccessful efforts resulted i pening of
hs 0c
the first public school in Montgomery County in
Merion township and in extending the system throughout the Beate in
the years which closely follow
ton, from Naw Colleve 5 Bis] ns the power “owar n irs choo! was ened in the gid Wynnewood School house,
y
Laura Wuilece. Nive Ava Binge, Mss the Toter eid of the cock te regula | which log structure’ erected in the woods news the site“of the
Service was resuised, resent ii Mr. Kugler at that dine be his career as a scnool
o SS i n th 8; h
rved_uninterruptedly until the 72, when he
Belle om) Huvertord, ELECTED OFFICERS declined to comtinee in nate and retired against the desires of all the
Athdia and Flizabeih Casio’. ‘ton Students of the i a School Name the| People without regard to politics, for in those days the people vuted
West Co: hose iss Helen Pease, as for the man, considering only his fitness for the position, while row
Miss Ethel Tagsar, Mis Mary Cleaver, they vote as the boss directs and subordinate everything’ to political
Mie Alay Reisboldy Mics Bente Knopp, a enon clas ef te Lower Meriow | redilection,
Miss Mary Cannpbetl,. Stes Marguetive ye cial in Mane Se was a most devoted and consistent member of the Lutheran
Morgan, Miss Marian Gedfrey nail Muay eet clats poet and Nie Helen | Church, ha ing, been a member of the congregation for more {hen futy
Marian Morgan, fom Ardwoie; aid Miss! Siprow elected 40 compote music for] Years, during forty-six of which years he was @ ch ficer and
Ed Heber, from Vine ue pes imember of the Board of Trustees.” When the old church shies stood
8 ace Selmer, ney! “ees “ vo in the original churchyard, now a part. cemetery, showed unmis-
Horace Cleaver, | Nis G ie Rives the first Wo) Uvable evidences 0! , Mr. Kugler presented to the owed ot
ts ey, Fred ¥® in} Eustees the lot, a pi f his farm, the stone church row
Godirey, John Reitenbangh, William | Fair bone erion, to thee we fio in stands, and in addition contributed handsomely toward the fund raised
ntree, | Clententy cela its erection, For sixteen years he
denomina-
he held many other responsible
id honorable positions in the councils of the chu uch
When he died there was written of him by the, at wet time, pas tor
of Paul's Church, the late Rev. William H. Steck, the foll lowing,
ruthful wards, “He was a man of deci onvictions, an unflinchin;
advocate of what he regarded to be the right, both in religi
politics and a diligent worker fit the Kingdo ” nutiful
2
0 exagger
ever spoke or ‘wrote i in n ewlogy a
Jn polities, Mr. Kugler was, in early life and up to the year 18
a staunch Democrat of the typ e of Jefferson and Jackson, bat when a
Shel tio yn became an assured, ‘calai ity, he,
others in the vlogs, left the pany and became
x
e
tr.
sive of Republicans.” As a Democrat he had served the people faithvully
and swell, and as a Republican he se fe peop equal
lity and with possibly greater zeal, being absolutely fearless. i
defending the right as he saw it and continuing not only as a defender
of his principles, but as a leader in the councils of his party up to the
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