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| The Call of December 3, 1915 BICYCLIST MEETS WITH ACCIDENT Adam Barr, the Spring Garden barber, while returning from a visit to relatives near Black Horse, last Thursday evening, met with a painful accident. Mr. Barr was descending the steep hill near Black Horse when something went wrong with the bicycle causing the front wheel to collapse and throwing the rider to the ground, he landing full on his face. Mr. Robert Reed, who happened by, found Barr in an unconscious condition. He revived him and carried him to a nearby farmhouse where his injuries were dressed. Mr. Irwin Reed took Mr. Barr to his home in Cressona and to the office of Dr. Gray where his injuries were further dressed. Mr. Barr sustained injuries about the head and face and a wrenched back. He is able to pursue his business again. LEFT ON ANNUAL HUNTING TRIP The Schuylkill Rangers left this week on their ninth annual hunting trip. This year they will camp at Coburn, Center County. For nine years, with a few exceptions, the hunting party has been composed of the same personnel. Each year with the exception of two years they have returned home with a considerable portion of the big game, "deer." The 1915 season is to be no exception to the past rule. Those who left the fore part of the week were: Charles Wildermuth, Charles Jacoby, Homer Raudenbush, Charles Burns, Clyde Bubeck, warren Brown, Samuel Rauch and Joel Stump. The following leave Monday to join the party: Samuel Buehler, Clayton Bubeck, John Ebling and Rudy Moyer. The Call of December 10, 1915 G. A. R. IN ANNUAL BANQUET Members of Jere Helms Post Number 26, G. A. R., of town, and the widows and daughters of deceased members gathered in annual session last Friday evening and partook of the menu of the best of good eats at Hotel Grand. The members find much pleasure in these annual gatherings and the affair this year was a grand success. The banquet hall was specially decorated with the stars and stripes and presented a very pretty appearance. Following the serving of the banquet a social hour was had during which time remarks were made by several of the old soldiers, songs were rendered and a general propitious program rendered. The Reading Times of December 16, 1915 AFRAID TO TRESPASS Mr. Shirey of Eaton Row, for half an hour addressed council on the unfairness of compelling him to trespass on private property in order to get out of his yard. Mr. Shirey resides on Eaton Row, a street running parallel to Garfield Avenue. When the Lehigh Valley Company built its railroad, Eaton Row, which was a private thoroughfare, was blocked off and the residents of this avenue are now required to walk to the open space opposite the entrance to the Union Cemetery to gain access to Garfield Avenue or any other portion of the town. Mr. Shirey desires this lot or connecting street between Eaton Avenue and Garfield Avenue placed in a more passable condition. He has heretofore been informed that it is private property and the borough cannot make any improvements or repairs. The Call of December 17, 1915 JOHN EBLING WILL BE OUR POSTMASTER John M. Ebling of Schuylkill Haven will be our next Postmaster. His nomination together with a raft of nominations for other post offices throughout the country, was sent to the Senate Thursday. There is little doubt but that the Senate will okay the recommendation as soon as the same is officially placed before it. Mr. Ebling when interviewed on the subject stated he knew nothing more than the nomination was sent to the Senate and that he received a telegram from a prominent bonding company in Washington asking the privilege of furnishing the bond. The fact that the news of the nomination was known to the bonding company makes the proposition appear quite definite and his appointment assured. Mr. Ebling needs no introduction to the citizens. He is a resident of Dock Street and for the past twenty two years has been a citizen of this town. He was always prominent in Democratic politics. The Reading Times of December 21, 1915 The Elite Mandolin Club consisting of members from Schuylkill Haven, Friedensburg and Cressona, furnished music for the Bressler band Fair at Long Run Hotel on Saturday night. This club is making rapid progress under the able leadership of Professor William Reick. ATHLETIC NEWS A recent ruling of the Board of Education and the school authorities makes it obligatory that any High School pupils wishing to engage in an athletic contest must be up in at least three of the branches of the High School course. This means that no boy who does not have a percentage of at least 70 percent in at least three branches of the course will not be permitted to engage in High School athletic contests. An unexpected fire drill was held at the P & R car shops here recently and the repeated blowing of the whistle caused the public to think there was a fire or an unusual wreck. Schuylkill haven is to have a girls' basketball team within the next three weeks, arrangements being underway to organize a team of the female type. Several young ladies have already expressed their desire to platy and no doubt a team equal to those in other towns will be turned out here. Lester Gilham will be the manager and he is at present getting a number of candidates for the team. The Schuylkill Haven Trust Company paid their Christmas Saving Club accounts a few days ago. It made quite a heavy mail for the local carriers. They gave to each school child a savings club button with a large picture of Santa Claus. The Reading Times of December 28, 1915 Fine skating conditions prevail at Detweiler's Dam and the youth of town are taking advantage of it. The dam is crowded each evening with a merry throng. TOWN WATER SHUT OFF The cause of the water being shut off recently was due to changes being made in the line by the water company. The changes covered the placing of two additional valves on the line. The reason for the placing of the new and additional valves is to prevent the necessity of shutting off the water in the event that the automatic valve refused to work properly as has been the case several times since it was installed. The automatic valve is in the pump house near the Payne dam. When this valve became clogged or refused to work it was necessary to shut off the supply of water at the dam. A connecting branch pipe has been place with the main before it enters the pump house to a point where it leaves the pump house. It will now be possible by means of a valve to close the supply or shut off the stream entering the pump house and by means of another valve open the connection. This will not make it necessary to shut off the water supply while the automatic valve is repaired or in case any other mishaps occur on the line. The Good Fellow's Committee, of Schuylkill Haven, wound up its humanitarian work on Friday night by distributing gifts and good cheer to the poor in this vicinity. It was an appreciative lot that received them, many of whom otherwise would not have had any kind of a Christmas dinner. The Call of December 31, 1915 FIRST NATIONAL BANK PURCHASES BOROUGH BONDS An adjourned meeting of Town Council was held Monday evening for the purpose of disposing of the two hundred one hundred dollar, twenty year Refunding Loan Bonds. A number of bids were opened and read. The entire issue was sold to the First National Bank of Schuylkill Haven, they being the highest bidders. The amount was $100,256. The bonds are payable in twenty years and redeemable at any of the interest bearing periods after January 1, 1918. With the issue of the bonds it will be necessary to levy a special tax of one and a quarter mills in order that revenue may be obtained to pay off the bonds. The bonds are not being issued in order to give Town Council an additional sum of $20,000 to spend as some people might think. They are being issued to pay to the banks loans that have been outstanding for many years and on which the borough is paying a high interest rate. With the issue of bonds these loans will be wiped out. The secretary and president of council were instructed to properly execute the bonds and turn them over to the borough treasurer who in turn will deliver them to the First National Bank upon presentation of certificates good for the full issue plus the premium. |