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VOLUME XVII NO. 30
(-OCAL NEWS OF THE
WEEK CONDENSED
es of General
*Githesed Here an
Around Town.
almterest|
PERSONAL MENTION
The roller skating fad has struck |
Ardniore.
There is still ademand for houses
to rent.
Trolley travel is heavy these days,
and especially so on Sunday
Mr. aud Mrs. Albert E. Kennedy |.
are spending the week-end at Atlan-
“P ‘
tic City.
Dr. and Mrs, C, R. Blackall leav
next Wednesday for. B
vious to sailing for Naples, Italy.
The High School track team is].
entered in the Pennsylvania meet
at Franklin Field next Saturday
: ARDMORE
CIVIC ASSOCIATION
TO NAME TICKET
Will Hold Their Annual
Meeting and Elect New
Officers.
IS GROWING STEADILY
That the people of Ardmore are
greatly interested in the question o}
local improvements is shown -by the
rapid increase in the membership of
the Civie Association, am
terest of the members on thet organ-
ization in the annual election of offi-
ers, which will be held in the Mer-
© Marsh meeting of the Association, as
joston, pre-|
Toe *President—Andrew Macdonald.
For Vice
HH:
ster Seeretary—John M. Thomas.
ry—(Ask Thomas
HARD GRADE FOR
ENDURANCE TEST
“Monk’s Hil” Selected by
Motor Club for Climb on
Memorial Day.
i to
wn makes of
Say that all the better kao
machine - ‘ad itu, will be repre-
we
“vi Is located
the ‘state “titeets e pital
there are few wholly suitable for an
by Xe Quaker City a Motor ct
v vis ugh our £ county
boat two sees ago Me Jon
th
event of the ‘ind which fas been van ned
| UNIFORM PRIMARIES
| Attention Called to Them & Chair-
Siyer, ean rman of the Re
an County Commi
o each committeeman i
concerning the June primarie
which will be held according to the
new act for the first time, Mr. Styer
A DIFFICULT FE. AT | says i in part
mh “Eom Primary act” works
IF advance interest as any significance, |a radical change inthe method
the hill climb Fe dute for" Memorial jnominating candidates. and selecting
Day by the Quaker City Motor Club will| patty officers
rove @ event bh the annals of The law has fixed the first Satur
motordom, day in June (which this year is June
fer days of search hig olan 1st) for bong the spring primaries,
Johnson has selected “Monk's | between the hours of 2 P. M. and §
Gladwyne, for the contest, vebich bas P.M. at the place of holding elections
attracted wide attention, an safe to! and to ve com
ted by the election
t done by bal
jorney, County Treasurer, "Shee , Die
rector of the Poor, Coroner.
And regain party offi
1c per:
PA. APRIL 20, 1907
SUBURBANITES LAUGH |
AT PENNSY’S THREATS
-| Fares on Philadelphia & West-
ern to Be from 25 to 40
Per Cent. Less. |
BEGINS ABOUT MAY 1
the Philadelphia and
road next month they will be
independe nt position, sesidents of the|
M. ine towns west of Ardmore
have ceased to worry o
of the Pennsylvani
rates will be
e threats
‘railroad thet
raised owing to the Two.
Cent-a-Mile law.
If the schedule of rates aS announc-
ed in
the newspapers b yah Edel
phia and Western ate cor
will be such a decided fa sig of in it
passenger traffic nsylvania
,e
that a reduction ta not a raise of
tes will be in
Comparison of
charged by the
|Some Items of Interest About Our
{ Local Teams.
\n
Feeling that with the opening of tne wi
We
| BASEBALL TALK
ent in the
Byery day see
appearance of things a he Intl grounds
‘he diamond is ana cinders
have ven pl veced around the base
randstand behind catcher’s oo is
assuming tangible shape and will resem
vie fat of the Bryn Mawr club. It will
cating capacity of obout so.
4
field a
the rounds toward left
ATH ANNIVERSARY OF
DAUGHTERS OF LIBERTY
Hold Annual Meeting, Have
Banquet and Entertain
Visitors.
:| MEMBERSHIP GROWING.
Ardmore Counc
of Liberty, celebrated tis
No, 96, Daughter
across sary of its
the construction work on the ground {8) nig
expected to’ be completed by April 27,
wien te lea! tern wil pay the Antocar
1¢ on the home grot
‘The _Eaverfora School team defeated
0 5 | wel
jast Saturday,
j_ Tit Hin Schoo! sual promises a fe
cm. Lukens «new
at Felder and Kaldenbcher is ret
ng
at |to vtec “ home again, both at twirlivg
pros
supper which fol
ire traneaction of business
Ardmore Council was on
1903, largely Meroe the efforts of Mr
George Robert Harte, and
Mr. D. J. Vincent, of Arduiore, and Mr.
Charles Prance and Mr. James Welgag-
ton, of Bryn Mawr. It is a growing and
peroussociety, with a membership of
: i s as[and those fixed uj and bat
Class 3 No. 7 the Ardmore Bap- delegation of new ray " varl
ype: sons for delegates | phia and Western, i nel di nearly 3
tist hool has organized | eee ee Sone tes Convention dicJon the Market street clewstel, aed Sthool dcfented tue Episoe- ‘The oficers are: Councillor, Charles
7 s center e al Academy basebull team on Wednes- aries
ina “and ale The Gleaners.” 60 the vice presidency, ish is the vided thus First Legislative a ride all ‘0 | day Sleruoon ns to Woadle snd set us cnc nae Jonson,
Mr. Horace Cleaver left for Pitts- | only office for which there Th le in I District, thr theee in] the Delaware Rives, if the passengcr|cufberton pitsed for Haverot ssociate vice councillor, Mine Nelle
burg last night with the Mask and conten The sides are srange in bodies arp though not dangerous | Third and one in Fourth. One per-|desires, show up as follows: te Crickets, The Sfomtyouerys, The |r recording secretary, Miss Marion
Wig. Club of the University of | battle form, and a spirited conte st tam, nee shows a grade of perhaps| S07 in each election district as a mem- P.& W. Pennsy, Taucestera and The Wye romings are the Clark; financial s sy Mase ‘Adele
D “ie whee they will pre. vps nty degrees. An unimproved dirt| bef of the Republican County Com- é Bryn Mawr.. ie 26e mes of the Y. M. baseball teams. | uh
ennsylvania. where they will p “The annual meeting ot the Associa ivan the bill end ineoft enough | Mittee. . ‘0 Villanova . 30€ ‘wo dozen cine ‘for the Ardmore ——_—
sent the play which was so success: | io, will be held at the “ts [te pre 7 Nominations for County Commitee hs Warne «. ate | tea will be tried ont this afternoonat) WEDDING AT ILLAHEE”
fully produced in Philadelphia, the lection ad wil be sresided over | wi be X men require the signatares of at least |To Str 39c | the Ball Parl
Mrs, R. T. Strohm, of Scraaton, by Mr. Sydi the retiring isan ideal site for ac | ten iepicn voters. The cert vary the rates on excursion] Will Stein “pi for Ardmore? Lew} Miss Oberteaffor Witl Have Qalet Hom
Pa SA her parents, Mr, and ent, whe tect declined ater, and predict that the hill will pi cates when thus signed must be for-| trips compare as follo 0 says 0.
ss fi ° TF Cricket |Fenomination. Al committees | good, ha 28 proposition for any and all of warded to the Conny Commissioners Pa W. Pennsy.| ‘Thompson may not be on the batting! ‘The wedding of Miss Merjory Ober-
s. J. P. Litzenberg, of Cricket| it make their reports, and 3 the conte t less than 21 days before the pri- F and return 286° ate [it either teuffer,daugbees of eand Bre Heras
avenue. ation of the future work of e's-| From she publi's viewpoint. no more| aries; that i not Tater than May 10 and return 48 | "Tein anticipated that Me, Abrahaus | Oberteatier of
Mr. and Mrs. David Dallas left | s2ciatio e held. convniets ocd sporcould avers} The ne syatem of making no tue 58¢ | Richiswill be among those present this| Mr. Newlin Secon will,
this week for ao extended visit to} The P’ Sonic expects to re- | chosen for the climb, Gwe sof machines | tions will have its first practical "test 2c | enson. we affair, ouly ¢
ek fol si port ‘irranwem nts for a buble meet who wish to drive to the course will find} in our county this spring. It is he Peunspivania Rail- . 7 bo \ "
the far West. , The fastest aggregation of players thay |of the young people
mg, at whieh persons pro the roads between thessty and Gladwyue obt 1 for ten trip tick. srerwsene vp anor promi farcry will be i
Miss Elizabeth Hulton, of Norris-| civie i eee ae “have sual good. cam be ate | the voters and to ante on the electric route | this wee ing room at. “Illaliee”” on Tuesday, April
tt d been invited to be present and deli f such an arrangement can be made, to endea cre are foui ta 12.30 0'elock, The bride will
m, was the wee oes Of vddresses, The date of the he Contest Committee ‘epublican vote. son the Philadelphia and West] Come over to the field to-day and 0 nS ther and will
Xr and Mrs. C. T. Wi deem d by a the termina These bring @ batchet with you és at
Mrs, Isaac Clothier, of Wynne-
wood, is planning au extended Euro-
s not yet
ing
has been ae it
will be held carly in the minis.
pean trip with a party of lady ———_.
frien CHURCH NOTES
r.C. D, Bruckner has returned arch.
from Pittsburg. Dr. Jackall will conduct the
W. G C\ held a party in jservices va Vie chorch tort orn.
he W
MerionTitle Hall last Friday night. |i" ne at wi
The Junior C. E. of
church held a social at the residence
. H. A. Arnold last night.
"Beer trains from the ‘‘L” sta-
over the
to the
Philadelphia and Western ang soning of the
the past week js to test t
construction and train ‘the crews.
Last
Mr. He c. Berry entertained his| Sunday school.
cased to take a stand by the services of
th
class of
waidoace 1
is Cricket avenue
Mr.Charles Hovell is home again |!w!
in
from atrip to Ohio in the interests sermon by Dr. Blackall, rots; Sunday
school, En
of the Autccar Company.
Mr,
Rev. and Mrs, F, W. Staley were | at 7-45.
Schuy Ikill,
week.
the early part of the
nig
Mr. Harry R, DeLong, who is
in
well known in the town, was in
Ardmore last Wednesday.
Send contributions to the Rum-|i
mage Sate fe the benedt of the
Frea* Libi A postal senot to
Mrs, D. Bartiett will insure. deliv. |
ery.
April go is the date set for the
euchre and dance in T. A. B. Hall,
Rosemont, by St.Denis’ I. C. B.U.
c
ryn Mawr, Rev. John Nugent
ficiating.
CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY
the Baptist vast ae
for the work 's Suntey School Ce
tion
general. Tn 1
West will preach a special sermon to the
ich time he will ps
ted the spacious
aud inviting Griscom fa
Chairman Johnson and the other mem
contest on pitts, wit
paper went over the
Sunday morning ict Por
of compiling an official
Giadwyne and to look over coudttona
wnajority
it | of the Republican voters will deserve
and receive their united support and
triumphantly elected November
next.
OFF TO EUROPE
Pennsy's
ach t
co pill Probably be the Doctor's
‘i before leaving
t Rome, of which he is director
the evening Rev, R. R.
ple.
second Sunday in May wil bethe
Sunday ud | st
will be special services ctor this
oceasion.
Sunday was Decision Day in the
Two boys were
day.
“ie services to-morrow will be a8 fol-
Brotherhood meeting at 10.00;
|, 2.30; Christian
sled by
Sanderson, at 7.00; evening ‘service
™ Matthew Simpson .ME Church.
the reception to the new pastor, planned
for Tuesday ight 9 was Postpone si last
congregat
‘ty welcome. Mr. Saris
postal card surprise on Bion
dey. when be received a
tum the merabersof hie former cum
ta Lancane,
t quarterly conference of the
1e firs
sire, under the direction of the
ng elds
pre-
, Rev. W. H. Shaeffer, was
he ad on Wednesday night in the church
parlors.
A number of new members have re-
ported for the “eh aud the excl
attendance at all the services * show that
interes is bei vogue en in the work,
Mr. LaPish va peach tomorrow
. on te et tos
and of
New
Ange e morning, |
Wine in oud oe in the = eng
Services for to-m sunday
morning ‘ioe will bold 0a anniversary
and love feast at 9.30; morning service,
.45; Sunday school, 2.30; Epworth
League, 7.00; evening service, 7.45-
2
‘St. Paul's Lutheran Church.
sunday vat mark the ss anni.
ve coy of Paul's Sunday school,
founded in 181 ‘Tere will be
service at the Sunday shoal session, aud
peeial Type
uame sed location of the hill selected for
the cou
The route followed at that time, and
which Mi Jo Johnson says is both the best
and the shortest, the speedometer regia.
trations be ing indicated, fatlons
Starting from tt the Majestic, the club's
beadquarters, proceed © ‘Spe ing Garden
eet, and contitme as indicated in mile-
ile.
Jy turn right (west),
1.5, turn right, Penn av
1.8, turn left in Fairmount Park.
2. on Hill,
turn right into Park agai
turn ven right on ® Belaiont a
enue; susight ahead
ave
15) meer railroad and abor
ards beyond tu eft to River
9.7,Gladwyne —nk'sMoHill.
AUTOMOBILE TOOTS
Spring automobiling is
ing in Ardmore and vi
now in fut
icinity, and on
Sear days Len aster and Montgomery
pikes are full of then
sa antomolile ciscten and & wumber of
new ones are painted that vivid tint,
Mr. Louis Clare, of the Autocar Com
pany, Ardmore, who, with his fawnily,
has been spending the “past ‘two months
in the South, is expected home next
‘Tuesday.
Stine, last year's pitcher for Berwyn,
now an cmpeye ct the Autocar Company.
car team | thie season.
arts of
n't went meh play.
sit owner
world's atone le output reached 55
1 il
ing on Tu
Gives Dinasr,.to Associates in Honor of
the Event.
nday evening
gaines tnd dancing. The gue
Mis say Berage, Miss Ethel Spohn,
ldenbacher, Irene.
Pollard, ‘sts Jan, Ohm
> je
morrow will
ra ftora Philadelphia, who will take pert
in the exercises
ley’s tecture,
owes ie ‘vin Ph Shera»
in the rch Wedn peed night,
very inert and itesucc
fying to both the Yecturer aad the con.
gregation.
With the exception of me anniver
vice in the afternoor services to-
follows: . rotherhood
inesing at 9.30 preaching 04s; Sunday
school anuiversary, 2.30;
dleavor at 7.00; evening services, 7.45,
“Ao
hea
ary
a box
wn trae inspite of the tempting offer.
Its wheel rolled
And then, with chug and odor vile,
‘The auto came to rest. ,
use
ross Girard avenue bridge.
Red seems to be again a popular color | power
tnd, report says, will piteh for the Auto- [tion
a 08 sng for ustan-
Keep ‘Net apsed
sted
that in nine years the
coo, 8 good many ote 8 still take our out-
ings on the trolley
‘The first of the new model Autoca
XVI, came ont of the shop for test-
esday. “
President Gillis, of the Autocar Com-
pany, is an gathsist on on vata When
leaving to become china he wi
offered $1800 for r
pitche oo his teams Sa “puck to
| buy a car, be re
0 fill the the servicesof a mechanician consta
But my Autoc about gi
President, s,. Sail
Thursday to Tramp in England,
itt getting his femily settle
w home, formerly the Baird residence,
here, President James McCrea, of
wuch needed rest, and sailed on Thurs-
, from New Yerk, om the steamship
Relea Augusta Victoria, of th
Hamburg-American live, for England
MeCrea was accompanied by his
delightful time of the year.
rea goes aw
reation, and as he expects to be back
in this country by the middle of next
toatt, the party will have to put in
nm their tramps to carry ont the
ged.
itinerary arran;
foward M. Donovan, @ business
record in 8 getting acquainted with a new
automo! purchased @ 32 horse
e
&
F
z
gee
gs
a
?
F
vi ing, 6 his
car to Reading and ea i over all kinda ot
wa jar road: that were
ns.
fering ‘tber ai
or spel ‘ding oa North Broad street, The
time on the trip showed the
1s must have been exceeded
"5; | requires some little celerity of eye
ecause I thought it req
ly,
ives me no
te than my wateh iu its daily
au itis aay rea for servic,
have chosen the
very best car forthe anatenrdven™
‘Too late with pity fired. .
“No, not much hurt,” he made reply,
“But just pneumatic tired."
Ledger.
The base ball season has open-
in earnest, and the sporting
extras of the evening papers
uve taken an astonfsbing jump
in cirenlati
Fri
din their] j
te ‘pensstvania Railroad, bas planned | a
ela ved and gold
ables were providedand at ench ove was
and from those places take their walks] from a bow! filled with cornmeal, thread.
through nthe most beautiful portiovs offing a needle with the left hand, were
Bugland and Scotlai nd at the most} some of the progressive contests,
Io:
ay for rest and
Jono.
of Philadelphia, believes that he made a | Serv the
, | of 1906, in the gymnasium, on Muy 4.
er.
will be the only.
HIGH SCHOOL RECEPTION
second rece crn _Biven by she
Although the weather was
bor
ads of
stated from the eelling. Am
“LM.” in red and whi
d.} the wall over the main entrance to the
gymnasiun.
‘The evening's entertainment took the
form of rather absurd contests, which
caused lots of merriment. Twenty-five |a
® particular
Blind enchre, playing ja ke | picking Pes
Assim
present Senior Class by the Seuior Class
Death of Charles Werner
two seecial
bea
is dea
ntatily ex tat he gee, con-
scious, until Sun
‘The funeral w. hel ia fi i
dence of hi ater ou Weleda afters
oon, Dr, Allen,
couducted the services ‘at fe
at
t few
ce at school was feb.
years bis ute:
n Dunean
was a great shock to bis rela.
vevand many friends,
When we look at the price of |!
roceries, spring bonnets and oth-
er ari es life ‘On:
ders ‘where . c, T. oo ver
olygamy is
got. the idea
likely to spread like wildfire.
Senior Glass Dalen sper Reunion in
he | ability, wi
bg | ashe it tereting.
well,
boys. He was small for bie age ad wes fing as streets about Apri
. ar delcale Daring the past
dan ,
fo red exter by the aliacks of ‘ituess, i Philadelphia & Garret
‘| focal car will be
apes favorite 5,
+) third and Market
Your presence
will be appreciated.
jocken Recorder presents a
in its last
‘Main Line, to victory during the ena
season. Murphy is one of the best prod-
ucts in the pitching line ever tarned o
by the Iron Borough, and his friends
feel assured that he will make good,
is a good hitter and is fast on the base
TRACK SPORTS
Promising Outlook for High School
mm this Season,
Captain T, W. Powell, of the High
a
Schoot track team, is looking
new men bave
which practices daily
Ew
e track.
me
good season, Several
joined the squad,
on the Haverford Collegé
opel etain) and es
-ason's rel
Kal Wienba
‘it not run
attended b;
by her sister, Miss May Ober-
Mise Dorothy
tw
Earle MeConnell @ brother of the ride:
S. Hanlin, of the
ingtor
C,, will ceremony.
D. he’
+ | smal wading trenkfost will follow.
GRISCOM DINNER
“"Dolobran’ the Scan rilllant Fune-
o Maia Line
ur. and a i tment A, Griscom gave
net on Blonday coin "Dol.
ea" ueteo country seat at Haverford,
which the guesis Gncluded Mr. and
see mes MeCree, Mr. and Mrs, Rod-
ian Mr. and Mr, Clement
BOARD WANTED
WANTED By aunt and neptiew, board
from May 1 until October. Must
ner sition, aa both are in business
Address C, M, F., Box 385, Ardmore.
WANTED
HANDY MAN to repair the shingle roofs
203,
ian to thread a needle without an eye| Captain ett and Arwold
with his left band is worthy of mention, | from int ears ‘com, and Da
as it kept him at the table for some time|ters, Wallace, D. Rartlett, nd tiers
before his partner discovered the reason | comprise the squad. The ti
his wany failures to thread it, Miss mine the team bers will a
Margaret okenbach and Mr. Clifford | the Haves track during the latter part
of ne
Op Saterday Apel 2 the ero:
run, open for ool “amateurs
oul eld. The ‘ oposed course
ut Ardmore aventie to the Coopertown,
a
aly. M.
CA, boys is pending final arrangement,
but these dates have been filled:
April a7—U. of P, meet, on Franklin
A. special meet with the loc
ey 18—West Chester meet, at West
Shean
May 25—Nomristown meet,
fan ttown,
at Norris.
Death athe Beat result of com Fiel
cati came to Charles
Wer nr, the youngest aon of Mr. and
Wiliam Werner, of Spring avense,
at more, on Sunday last, ‘The boy wi
teen ene old. ‘so mouth
SOON TO OPEN UNION
STATIO.
West Chester Line e ve New Ter.
minal Aft
e Philudelphia hi eat Chester
ious lines on
-)in a Sixty third and Market streets
ninal at Sixty: cant
il 30. These
are the main-line cars to West Chee.
the Ardmore line and those of
tisford. A
onsinued in service
n « Sis ixty>
new term
fm the Union statio
Ooi, oad Sse
gers will be transferred to and. from
the sta
The com any also contemplates
concentrating its general and op
ig officers at the Union
where ample garters will be
ed. At present the general ofices are
located in th rae
provid-
Bui
erat officers at Llanereh. The
change will be made about June
‘of three houses, Address Box
Ardmore, Pa,
ROOM T house near station;
will accommodate two. Call Box 200,
Ardmore Postoffice
FOR RENT
TWO FURNISHBDKUOMS fc
ten, Reference, Apply 129. Cricket
‘WANTED
TWOGENTLEMEN cau have board ia
. Address Bos
refined private far
Arduiure Pustotfice
WANTED
GOOD DANES MAKER, by the day; to
‘at mght; not more thau $1.50
or a 8 Per “Gay.” Apply to Box 66, Have
TWO TWIN HOUSES on Holland
Avenue, Low price.
J.P, DILLIN,
Ardmore, Pa.
FOR SALE
BAY tape fine driver, medi size,
1d qhiet; also, Trap aud Light
Wiauous Address Lock’ Box 676, Ardmore.
_ FORRENP
STABLE; stale for two horses, Apply
M . HADLE
Kennett House, Ardmore, Pa.
— ee
WANTE!
MAN TO CARE FOR CHILD'S PONY
three ti
voip te MRS. P
‘a Dit Kassou Beye Mawrt
THREE LARGE OMS, unt ished;
itt for Teh Segheeng ati
ply
uilding second oe
R
AFINE BABY COACH, in perfect orde
o-Cart with ' horse attached
wit'sal re senate price.
Apply to MRS, C. KENDRICK,
t Lancaster Ave., Ardmore,