The Nazareth Item

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Vol. XXVII.
NAZARF.TH, PA., FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 11, 1918
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"HO," Raid I'rufience slowly, witn a white fiicp. "We'll postpone It. I wont got mnrrled without the whole family,"
"I said right from the stnrt—"
"Oh, yrs, Fnlry, we know what you Bald," Interjopted Cnrol. "We know how you'll got mnrrled. First man that gets moonshine enough Into his head to propose to you, you'll trot hlffi post hnstf to the Justice before he thinks twice."
In the end, the wedding was post¬ poned B couple of months—for both Connie and Fnlry took the tneasles. But when at last the wedding pnrty, mnr.'^hnled by Connie with a huge white basket of flowers, trailed down the timc-honorcd aisle of the Meth¬ odist church. It wns v.lthout one dis¬ senting voice pronounced the crown- Inu' iichlevenient of Mr. Starr's whole jiiistorate.
"I   wns  proud  of  us,  I.ark,"  Carol told her twin,  nfter It  wns over,  nnd Prudence hnd gone, nnd the girls hnd wept themselves weak on ench other's shotilders.     "We   get  so   in   the  hiihit of doing things wrong thnt I hnlf ex¬ pected   myself   to   pipe   up   ahead   of father with the ceremony.   It seems— j awful—without   Prudence—hut   It's   a I satisfaction to know that she wns the I hest-ninrried   bride   Slouiit   Murk   has ever seen."
"Jerry looked awfully handsome, ' didn't he? Did you notice how he glowed at Prudence? I wish you were artistic, Cnrol, so you could Illustrate my books. Jerry'd make a flne illus¬ tration."
i     "We looked nice, too.    We're not a bnd-lookltig   bunch,   when   you   come ! right down to facts.    Of cour.se it Is | fine to be as smnrt as you are, Larkle, but   I'm   not   Jealous.     We're   mighty j lucky to hnve both beauty and brnlns la our twlijshlp—nnd  since one can't hnve both,  I nmy sny I'd Just as Uef i be pretty.    It's so much easier." j
^     "Cnrol!"
"Whnt?"
"We're nearly grown np now. We'll , hnve to begin to settle down. Pru- I dence says so."
For a  few  seconds Carol  wavered, tremnloiis.     Then   she   snid   plucklly, I "All right.   Just wait till I powder my nose, will you?   It j.'i'ts so shiny when I cry."
"Cnrol!"
"Whnt?"
'asn't the house ;- .
"Yes—ghnstly."
"I never thought Prudence was much of a cliatterhox, but—listen I There Isn't a sound."
Carol hold out a hnnd, nnd Lark Clutched It desperntely.
"Let's—let's go find the folks. This Is awful! Little old I'liidence Is gonel"
CHAPTER  IV.
The  Serenade.
A subject thnt nev(>r fnlled to arouse the sarcasm nnd the Ire of Fairy was that of the SInughter-house quartet. This wns composed of four young men—men quite otttslde the pale as far.as the par-^onase wns concerned— the disreputable characters of the com¬ munity, fnnilllnr In the locnl Jall for frequent bursts of intoxication. They slouched, they snioUed. Ihey lounged, they leered. The churches knew them not. They were the slum element, the Bowery of Mount Murk, Iowa,
Prudence. In her day. hnd passed them by with a shy, slight nod and R glnnce of tender pity. Fnlry and Lurk, and even Connie, sni led by with high heads and scornful eyes — bnugbty, proud, Icily removed. But Cnrol, by some weird and Inexplicable fancy, Irented tlx-in with sweet and grnclous solicitude, quite friendly, lier smile MS she passed wns ns sweet as for her denrest friend. Uer "Good Dioridng—lsn't this glorious weather?" WHS as nffubly cordial aa her "Brealt- fast is ready, papa I"
This was the one subject of dispute between the twins.
"Ob, please don't, Carol, It does make iiu' .so nshamed," Lnrk entreated.
"You mustn't be narrow-minded, Larkle," Carol argued. "We're minis¬ ter's girls, and we'vi- got to be a good inlluence—an encouragement to the— er, wenk and erring, you know. Maybe my smiles will be an insplrutlou to them."
And on this point Carol stood flna even against the tears of Uer precloua twin.
One evening at the dinner table Fnlry said, with a mocking smile, "How are your Hlaugliter-house friends today, Carol? I see by last night's pa¬ per that Ciuy F"lelsher Is Just out after his last thirty days up. Did be flnd bis liK'Mreeratlon trying?"
"1 dliln't discuss it with hlui," Carol aald Indignantly. "I never tnlk to thera. I Just Nay '(](iod uioruIuK* In Christian charity."
Aunt Ornee'a eyea were sridllng aa alwaya, but for the flrat time CTarol felt tbnt the amilea were at, Inatead of with, her.
"You would langh to see ber, Annt
Orace,"   Fairy   explained.     "They   are
generally  half Intoxicated,  aonietlmea
wholly.     And   Carol   trtpa   by,   clean,
I wblta aiKl ahinlna.    Thev ara alwava
aoB&yncifiix ca lounging agninst tne store winou«s oi posts for support, bleary-eyed, dissi¬ pated, swagpery, stnggcry, Curol nods and smiles as only Carol cnn, '(Jood morning, hoys! Isn't this n lovely day? Are you feeling well?' And they grin at her nnd swny Ingratlntlngly ngalnst one another, and sny, 'Mornin', Carol.' Carol Is the only resilly decent person In town that has anything to do with them."
"Carol menns all right," declared Lark angrily,
"Yes, Indeed," as.sented Fairy. "They cnll them the Slaughter-house (nmrtet, auntie, because whenever they are sober enough to wnlk without police assistance, they wamier through the streets slatighterlng the peace and se¬ renity of the quiet town with their rendition of all the Inte. disgraceful sentimental ditties. They nre In rnnny ways striking characters. I do not wholly mlsunderstnnd their attrnctlon for romantic Carol. They are some¬ thing like the troubadours of old— only more so."
Cnrol's face was crimson. "I don't like them," she cried, "but I'm sorry for them. I want to show them thnt the decent element, we Christians, are sorry for them and want to make them better."
"Carol wants to be an Influence," Fairy continued. "Of course it is e little emlii'rnisslng for the rest of us to hnve her on such friendly terms with the most unmentionable charao ters In all Mount Mark. Bnt C»rr.i u like so mnny reformers—In the pres¬ ence of one great truth she hns eyes for It only, ignoring a thou.sand other, greater truths."
"I nm sorry for them," Carol repeat¬ ed, more weakly, nbn.shed by the pres¬ ence of the united family. Fairy's dis¬ sertations on this subject hnd usunlly occurred In private.
Mr. Starr mentiilly resolved that he would talk this over with Carol when the others were not present, for he knew from her face nnd her voice thnt she was really sensitive on the subject. And he knew, too, tbnt It Is difficult to explain to the very young thnt the finest of ideas are not ap¬ plicable to all cases by all people. But It happened thnt he was sjiured the necessity of dealing with Carol pri¬ vately, for matters adjusted them¬ selves without his assistance.
The second night following was an eventful one In the parsonage. One of the bishops of the church was Id Moimt Mark for a business conference with the religious lenders, and was to spend the night nt the parsonage. The meeting was called for eight-thirty for the convenience of the business men concerned, nnd wns to be held In the church offlces. The men left early, fol¬ lowed shortly by Fairy, wbo designed to spend the evening nt the Averys' home, testing their supply of winter npples. The twins and Connie, with the newest and mo.st thrilling book Mr. Carnegie afforded the town, went upstairs to lie on the bed and take turns reading aloud. And for a few hours the pnrsonnge wns ns calm and peaceful as though It were not de- slgiie<l for tbe bousing of merry min¬ ister's daughters.
Aunt Orace sat downstairs darning stockings. The girls' Intentions hnd beeu the best In tlie world, Imt In less than a yenr the family dnrniiig hnd fallen entirely Into the capable and willing hands of tho gentle chaperon.
It wns half pnst ten. And siiddeiiiy, from beneath the peneh trees clustered on the south side of the parsonngo, a burst of melody arose.
"Good niornlng, Carrie, how are you this   morning?"
The girls sat up abruptly, staring at one nnother, as tbe curious, ugly song wafted In upon them. Conviction dawned slowly, sadly, but unquestion¬ ably.
The Slnnghter-house quartet was ser¬ enading Carol In return for her win¬ some smiles!
Carol herself wns literally strnck dumb. Iler fnce grew crimson, then white. In her heart she repented psalms of thnnksglvlag that Fnlry was nway, and that her father nnd the bishop wotdd not be In until this co¬ lossal disaster wns over.
Connie was mortified. It seemed like a wholesale parsonage Insult. Lark, after the flrst awful realization, lay baik on the bed and rolled con¬ vulsively.
The ndllcklng btralns of "Budwel- ¦er" were swung gnyly out upon the night.
Carol writhed In nngul.sh. The sere¬ nade was bad enougli, but this uiuner- clful mocking derision of her adored twin was unendurable.
Then the (jiiartet waxed sentimental. Tliey sang, nnd not imd'y. a few old Sontheru meii^ies. and starti'd slowly around the corner of the house, atill ¦liiglng.
It has been snid thnt Aunt Grace was nlways kind, always gentle, nn- ¦usiilclous and without guile. She had heard the serenade, and proinptly con¬ cluded that It WH8 the -work of some of the high-school buya, who were nnanliiiously devoted tii Carol. Sho had a big box of chocolates upstairs, for Connie's birthday celebrntbin. She could  get  them   aud   make  leuionade
She opened the door softly nnd stepped otit, directly In the pnth of the startled youths. Full of her hos¬ pitable Intent, she wns not discerning ns parsonage peoyh; need to be.
"Come In, boys," she snM corrltnlly. "tbe girls will be down In a minute." Tbe nprienrance of n guardian tingel summoning them to paradise could not bave confounded them more utterly, Tliey stiiinlded all over one nnother In trying to back nwny from her. She laughed softly.
"Don't be bashful. We enjoyed it very much.    Yes, come right In."
Undoubtedly they would have de¬ clined If only they conld hnve thought nf the proper method of doing so. As it was, they only succeeded in sham¬ bling through the parsonage door. In¬ stinctively concealing their half- smoked e'garettes beneath their fin¬ gers.
Aunt Grace ushered them Into the pleasnnt living room, and ran up to summon her nieces.
Left alone, the boys looked at one another with amazement and with grief, and the leader, the touching tenor, snid with true musical fervor, "Well, this Is a go!"
In the meantime, the girls, with hor¬ ror, had heard their aunt's Invitation. What In the world did she metm? Was It a trick beween her and Fnlry? Had they hired the awful Slaughterers to bring this disgrace upon the parson¬ age? Sternly they faced her when she opened their door.
"Come down, girls—I Invited them In. I'm going to make lemonade and serve my nice chocolates. Hurry down."
"You Invited them in!" echoed Con¬ nie.
"The Slaughter-house quartette," hissed Lark.
Then Aunt Grace whirled about and stared at them. "Mercy!" stie whis¬ pered, remembering for the tirst time Fairy's work. "Mercy! Is It—that? I thought it was high schoo! boys and —mercy I"
"Mercy Is good !" said Carol grimly. "You'll have to put them out," sug¬ gested Connie.
"1 can't! now cnn T?—TTow did I know?—what on earth— Oh. Carol whatever made you smile at them?" she walled helplessly. "Ymi know how men are when they are smiled at! The bishop—"
"You'll hnve to get them out before
, the  bishop   comes   back,"   said  Carol.
"You  niust.    And  if any  of you  ever
eive   this   away   to   father   or   Fairy
I'll—"
"You'd better go down a minute, girls." urged their uunt. "That will be the easiest way, I'll just pn.ss the candy nnd invite them to come again and then they'll go. Hurry now, and we'll get rid of them before the others come. Be as decent as you can, and It'll soon be over."
Thus ailjiired. with the dignity of the bishop and the laughter of Fairy ever In their thoughts, the girls arose and went down, proudly, calmly, loftily. Their lnb<irn senses of humor came to their assistance when they entered the living room. The Slaughter boys looked far more slaughtered than shuighterlng. They sat limply In their chairs, nervously twitching their yel¬ lowed slimy fingers, their dull eyes In¬ tent upon the worn spots In the carpet. It was funny! Even Carol smiled, not the serene smcet smile that melted hemrts, but tho grim hard smile of the Joker when the tables are turned! She fltittered herself that this wretched travesty on parsonage courtesy would be ended before there were any fur¬ ther witnesses to her downfall from her proud flne heights, but she was doomed to disappointment. Fnlry. on the Averys' porch, had heard the sere¬ nade. After the flrst shock, and after the helpless laughter that followed, she bade her friends good night.
"Oh, I've Just got to go," she said. •It's a Joke on Carol. I wouldn't miss it for twenty-flve bushels of apples— even as good as these are."
Her eyes twinkling with delight, she ran home and waited behind the rose bushes until the moment for her ap¬ pearance seemed at hand. Then she stepped Into the room where her out¬ raged sisters were stoically passing precious and luscious chocolates to to- bacco-snturated  youths.
"Good evening," she said. "The Averys and I enjoyed the concert, too. I do love to hear music outdoors on still nights like tlie.so. Carol, maybe your friends would like a drink. Are there any lemons, auntie? We might have a little lemonade."
Carol writhed helples.sly. "I'll make It." she said, and rushed to the kitchen to vent her fury by shaking the very life out of the lemons. But she did not waste Ume. Her father's twinkles were nearly as bad as Fairy's own—and the bishop!
"I'd wish it would choke "em If it wouldn't take so long." she muttered pa.sslonately, as she hurried In with the pitcher and glasses, ready to ser\-e the "slums" with her own chaste hands.
She waa Just serving the melting tenor when she heard her father's voice In the hall.
"Too late," she said aloud, nnd with such despair In her voice that Ilairy re¬ lented and mentally promised to "see
hor fhroni^h "
<;OLI)K\ A^FMOING
l''onr. <«eneraMons. |{4'presenled .\t. The (;oI<|en Wedding Ceh-bratlon of .Mr, and .Mrs. !• runci.s ll. Hhafer.
Junior  League—I>oraine   Gold.
Four     generations     were      rr:prc- sented   when   .Mr.   and   .Mrs.   Francis H.   Shafer,     of   Kreidersvill:.-,     eeie brated   their  go! len   wedding  at   the
that aaboorlpttwii «« paid ^omptly. A M«<r p'lnrn .w*rb l» tfcf« r\^r\« as«aa« yo«f aaK o^rlpti.ia Ip 4aa •»« we imAX \\t^.mk. >•• f*v "   \tTiin\-^.*   r*!*?'?** *«•
RKTIKNKD  FKOM CAMP.
home of Iheir son  Howard  S.  Sliafer. ;several    M<>n    Were    Honorably   f>ls
cliai-ge<l for Physical I>lsabint.V— Some .Men .Sent to Cam|)—Kx¬ perlence of u Man Who Was on a \'es»«'| .Sunk  by a Submarine.
Six  of  the   "boys"   from   this  dis-
at N'azaretii, on Hunday, Janiiari' li iSlcS. .Mr. Shafer was a member ol the 47th Itegiment Pennsylvania Volunteers during tlio iat;er part of the ('ivil War. He enlisted before ho was 1C years of age and wa ¦ j mustered out at tho close of the re- heillon. The tirst time he tried to : trict, who were sent to Camp Meade, enlist he was rejected on account of I.Vid., were honorably discharged from his youth, but when he applied later ¦ the camp on account of physical dls- iit Harrisburg. he gave his age soi ability and returned home, namely that the officers passed him. Adam   W.   Andres,     near     Glendon";
A  special     dinner   for   them     ami I James B.  Smith,  H.  K.   1,  .N'azareth; heir   friends     was     served     In   the   Richard      J.   lOdw.irds,      Wind   Gap; spacious   lodge   room   of   the   Shafer   Milton   H.   Laubach.   Hecktown,   and
luiildlng.   .N'azareth.
Charles   Crush,   of   Alula,   and   Clar
The hall was b'autifully dccortit'd   ence  H.  Crum,  Wilson  Township.
by  the     Misses     .Mollie     and     Dal.sy ;      Four men were sent from thi.s dis-
VVunderly     and     B;iia   Kocli.     Th(>re   trict to Camp Meade. .Md., this wxek:
was a special  tabli' reserved   for Mr. , Niels   A.   Jespersen,   Theodore   Bean,
i and .Mrs. Shafer and Mr. and .Mrs. A. jand   I^eslie  A.   Gabert.  all  of  Wilson
: Wunderly.     Commendable   speeches'   Township,  and Josejih   .Mayniette,  of
Iwere made by Mr. a^id .Mrs. A. Wun-j York,   who   since   registering   moved
derly.     A    niie  .purse   of   gold    wa-   from this district to York.
presented  to the couple and all  had ,     Mr.   Jespersen   was   formerly   em-
a very enjoyable  time.     The  foUo'v-^ ployed     on   a     Standard     oil     tank
ing  were     presen":      Mr    and     Mrs    steamer and   made   four  trips  across
Francis  R.  .Shafer.   .Mr.  and   Mrs.   A  'to   Kurope   during   the   summer  and
Wunderly,   Mr.   and   Mrs.   H.   Shafer, ' had   quite  a   thrilling   experience   on
Jessie   Shafer.   Lester   Shafer,    Mar-jthe last trip.    Thoir vessel was sunk
: garet   Carl,   Mollie   Wunderly,   Daisy , by a German submarine and  he was
Wunderly,       Clarence       Klepidnger. I one  of  the  thirty-nine   men   who  es-
-Mr.   and    Mrs.   ("liarles   S.   A.   Fries'caped,  having  been  picked  up by an
Lawrence   Fries,   Mary   Fries.   Eliza- ' Italian steamer.     He haiipencd  :o  ! e
; beth  Fries, Dallas  Fries, Lucy Fries,   sleeping   when   the   vessel   was   sunk
I Mr.  and  Mrs.  A.  J.  Shafer.  Mr.  and   anrl  the only thing that  he saved of
I .Mrs. Arthur Lauer. A Wesley Shafer. ; his    Delonging   were   the   shirt   and
I Mr.  and Mrs. Henry Kiejipinger,  Ja-| jiants  he  was  wearing.     He  had  ex-
. cob  Kleppinger,  Mrs.  Acquilla  Klep-   pected  to  return  to  the employment
j pinger, A. C.  Seyfrleii.  .Mr.  and  Mr.s.   of  the  Standard  Oii  Company  again
Ilenry   Kleppinger,     Mr.   and     Mrs. ] and desired to get on a steamer and
Churles A. Wunderly, Lucy Wunder-   continue   his   work,     but     just   then
ly. Julia Wunderly. Miriam Wun le ¦  ! there   was   no   position   open  and   he
iy, (jeorge Wunderly. Kathryn  Wun- ! returned    to    Easton,   when   it   hap-
derly,     Anna     Wunderly,     Margaret   pened  that  this call struck  him.  He
Wunderly,   Luella    Wunderly.   Fran-   said  he  would  much prefer to be on
cis Shafer, Jr., Mrs. Caroline Ziegler, \ the  water  than   in   the  trenches,   but
Mrs      Asabilla     Hagenbuch.     Carrie i he coubl now try the trenches.
Hagenbuch, Mr. and Mrs. George W  |      It  is not  expected  that a call  will
I Heiney, Hattie Heiney.  Mrs.  ?vtatilda   be   issued   for   more   men   from   this
I Werkheiser,   Carrie   Werkheiser.   Er-! district  before  February   15.
win V.'erkheiser, Mr. and .Mrs.  W. H. j ^	
Kleppinger"     Fiorence     Klepidnger, | Margaret   Kleppinger.   George   Beil. j Mrs. Laura Bell, Mr. and Mrs.  Louis i ! Wunderly.     Ruth   Wunderly,     Mary i Wunderly.  Louis  Wunderly,  Jr.,  Mr. 'and   Mrs.   Benjamin   Sliat'er,   Dorothy
California  .Man  Likes the "Item."
Stockton,  Cal. Albert  O.  Sturgis,
Xazareth, Pa. My     Dear  Sir;—Enclosed     please .Uiafer.   Ella     Koch,   .Marv      Yotter.   find order for $2.0 J for my subscrip- I Mrs.   H.   Fenstermakor,   Mrs.   Eliza ; K'f"^  ^'^.    ^P^^     worthy,   paper,    the
Smith, Mrs. W. D. Hughes, Mrs. Alice Derr, Daisy J. Bensing. Mrs. Clara   Saniee,   Lee   Bartholomew.
Wliiil   Ohio  Tbra>iliers   Did.
Wadsworth,   Oliio. Editor  Item:
"Item.'' I surely could not be with- ' out it, as it gives so much news of my old acquaintances in old N'azareth and especially Old .N'orthanipton County, through which I know so many people 1 seldom fail to get I the   "Item"   later   than   Tuesdays   of
Severa! of our men who have been | each week, an<i I think that is going in the thrashing business going some as it has to travel 3000 miles round among the farmers doing or an average of 29 miles per hour, thrashing have had a successful j So tell me of a country outside of the season. Edwin Beck. Frank Wer- ¦ U. S. where the mail averages 29 ner and .\lbert Fulton, with one ma- miles per hour for 3000 miles, chine, threshed 26,376 bushels of i The Kaiser may say he can beat wheat and rye, and 48,444 bushels of us, but he has to show us first. A oats in  83 days. few weeks ago I was in  Fresno and
They started threshing July 30. spent a Sunday with George D. 1917 and flnished on November 23. j Schortz. a well known old timer, of 1917. Wheat thrashed as higli as : Nazareth, his family is all well and forty-five bushels to the acre. Oats [ are getting along fine, and having eighty-two bushels to the acre The adapted themselves to California total amount of bushels threshed conditions very well. This being this season was 74,820 bushels of , the first time I saw him for about grain. Some days wo thraslied as twelve years, but he is still the same high as 1500 bushels of grain. This George. My family and myself are grain was thrashed with about $lc about as well as can be expected, expense, besides the hired hel 1. \ with many thanks to your paper and which was $2..'iO per day. We a happy and prosperous New Year to charge flve cents for thrashing wheat ¦ all, 1 remain yours.
r.nd   rye   and   -three   cents   for   oat This     grain     was   all   thrashed     by weight.
I don't know if the people in Pennsylvania believe this or not, bu* 1 can prove it. Enos Werner, who resides near  Nazareth,  but   has  been
E.  E.  LaBARR, 446   South   Pilgrim   Stree',
Stockton,   Cal.
Xew  ViIlaK(>.
Miss   Pauline  Nicholas,   of   Betule- spending   sometime   here   helped   to   hem. is sj)ending several  weeks with
do the threshing. Mr. Werner re¬ iiuested me to send this report to Ihe "Item."
A  READER.
) Snyders Church,
The following are a list of the In¬ terments af ?nyder's Cliurch Ceiue- tery, for the year 1917, as reported liy -Miss Beatrice Graver:
Charles   Bowers  and   family.
John H. Reph. who last fall sold his farm near Douglasville to James L. Kratzer, moved to the Steinmetz lot here last Thursday.
Elton Hess, who left this locality sold his farm opjiosite the Millgrove school bouse to W illiam Zipp, and movjed  to the farm vacated  by John
y -MISS  ueairice uraver: I rr    rjor^i,       -k.      r..       ..     , •   	
^February :r„ Henry Michael, aged   o^r tf ^arm^'he'b^'Sgl.r'of X^Ve^l 6,  William     M-ller. aged
on Tuesday.
I     The school term Is more than half ! over.
I      Robert    Hahn   and   fami)ly   spent Sunday     afternoon      with     Charles Deet>mber   10,   .\bni r   Stout,   a,;;ed   Bowers and family. 23 years. Charles  Crush,  who  was In  train-
Augustas Roth  is on  the sick list,   jng at Camp Meade for the past few Miss  Beatrice Graver purdiased  a   nionths received a discharge and has
I returned  home.
March 74  years.
May   23,   Jacob   Hartzell,   aged   42 years.
line Columbia  \'lctrola.
Helen   Simons     visited     friends  a few days in Nortliampton.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Stout and Iaugliter Miriam, visited Itudy I), ch   and   family,  on   Saturday.
.Mr.   and   Mrs.   Nicholas   Deveraux.
.Mrs. Benjamin Uoth and Mrs. .\Tiian-
¦-;   liotli.   Misses   Lottie  and   Lizzie
The roads were so icy and dlfflcult to travel on Monday morning that only about one half the pupils could get to the ?   tool.
Jiower Br; a, our millers, have hAd very much; trouble with fhe Ice ill their mill /ace and about their Water wheel  (hiring  this cold weath-
I'ii   .M nuie  Ma.st.  Elwood   Ma..t  and Wilson,  Frank, an!   Fre.l   Koth  were
iunday visitors at the home of David tiraver and family.
'Boy&;" There is a v-'e^'ding   n the program.
and the the
ter wheel is froze fast  to of the pit
Copella.
Miss Helen  Hoi h   of  Moorestown. ' \v -pent     Sunday     with     Miss     Cornle Davidson.
Bank   Directors   Elected.
NaiiarethNational- -Thomas Cope, G. A. Schneebeli. John A. Miller, George W Laub, G F. Mesanger, J. W Trumbower, H. F. Ziegler, Charles N. Miller. Thomas E. Sny¬ der.  J.   C    Keller.  M.  T.   Swartz,   O
.Mr. and Mrs. Uobert Bartholomew d. Schaeffer. The board organized .i'ul daughter Hole.i made a 'uisi-iess by cle. ting Dr. Thomas Cope, presl- irip to -N'azareth  on We Ims lay. |dent|_.M.   T.   Swartz,   vico  president,
semi- cent.
irqi lo .>azurein  on  \\ein.siay. jdent;   .M.   T.   Swartz,   vico  presi
.Mrs.   Wiliiani   Heekma.i   and   son.   and F. H. Schmidt, cashier.     A of   Point   Phillips,   stent   Wednesda:    annual  dividend  of   7  per  cent, with  Robert Heckman, B.ith. I diclared.
waa
Kdoiiiiiins.
Mr. anil Mrs Jniiu Weaker .tnd son o' Embreeville, wbo bad spent tbe holidays in this vn nity uave return¬ ed  home last  wi'ck.
Clarence  Mattii'W  resi     e'   li -;   u) s tion at the Bethlehem Steel Works.
Elmer Kolh aiul fr»iuily we e .sp. ii¬ ting the week end  near T inn.'rsvll".
Ciiyton Gum, spent Saturday and Sunday at  .Nazareth
John Kale movi- 1 from one of the ilwelllng housi's of the Peena. Hard \ein Slate Co.. Into the dweling house of Mrs. Elmor Frutchey.
Marcus L. Davidson and Russel Knecht, attended the Poultry Show a:   Slatington  on  Tueslay.
.Mr.  and  Mrs   Ge.irge  Seib.-rt,  Mr.
Second Natloml. Naiareth—R T. B.ibp, Granville J Beck, H. M. Kleck¬ ner, Henrv B Miinser. 8. R. Oden¬ welder,   wnilam     J.   Selple,     A.   H.
and   Mrs.   A.   F.   Meyers,   Miss  Mabie   gtoffleV,   Edward   j" Unangst    w'.
:»!eyer, George Mann and Mrs. Ber lino Knecht all spent Saturday even¬ ing with Mr and Mrs. John A. Davidson.
Mr and Mrs Clinton Hahn and daughter Mary, of near .Moorestown, were thes guests of Mr. and Mrs Howard Titus, on  Sunday.
John   W.   Bartholomew,   of   Point Phillips,     raade  a   bualness ' Wind aap. oa
Werkheiser, A. E. Fr.miz. The board will organ'/.e on Wednesday. A semi-annual dividend of flve per cent, was declared.
Bath National—Joseph A Horner, B. W. Beers, Devid H Seem, B. F. Rohn, George B Manser, Charlee B. (i rak or,   Aaron     Kocb.        A  semi-ell*'