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Nazareth Item AN INDEPENDENT FAMILY NEWSPAPER, DEVOTED TO LITERATURE, LOCAL AND GENERAL INTELLIGENCE. Vol. XXVII. NAZARF.TH, PA., FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 11, 1918 No. 6, TLO BU ©ur fftatrone ?t if. aiiCi jfrten&0. j;- The I I Trumbower Co. | Branch Office No. 18 5^ # Belvidere Street. # NAZ.S.KETH, PA, | Telephone Connections- ft PRUDENCC A) A.urHOK 0/fi/fuoe/rci: or r/ts/')^/?JOMce- ,i!ld(fi^i(f^filfilfi!(^f^^^(il(ilflltilf.^^ VIATER TERAV begins VednesdaVi January 2. Day and Kvening- Sessions. Complete Catalogue and Special Circulars mailed upon request. Seats will be reservee in the order applications are received. SOUTH BETHLEHEAV BUSINESS COLLEGE | Third and New vStreets. % South Bkthlkhrm, ?a. % You Are Ne^^ded In Business! We now need and will need aeverai young Men and Wo¬ men to supply the demand for Book-keepers, Stenographers, and Office Assistants. Arrange now to prepare lor a position that offers nu¬ merous opportunities for advancement. FALL TERM BEGINS SEPTEMBER 4TH NIGHT SCHOOL BEGINS SEPT. lOTH Send for our new illustrated catalog—it is FREE and It will interest you. Churchman Business College, Northampton Nat. Bank Bldg., EASTON, PA. ¦ J Read The Item Advertisements, ratch Our One *.ent a Word Column JANUARY REDUCTION SALE Big Reductions in Clothing, Hats and Furnishings, at Our Semi-Annual feale. . In spite of advanced prices and fabric scarcity we offer the usual old time qualities at redu¬ ced prices. Don't delay. Come in and see for yourself. Good news for everyman who needs a Suit or Overcoat. Hundreds To Select From, Men's Suite and Overcoats. 120 to 126 values »1«.05 *18 Values fl4.))r> J16 and |16 Values. . . .fl2.»n *12 Values *0.»5 Special lot of Men's Over.-oats at 1|12.«6 IJ<»>'8 Suits nnd Overcoats, $l:;.00 Values. ....... ,J!l«.05 $10.00 Values «7.»5 I 8.00 Valups IMi.OB $.5.00 Values »a.05 Special lot ot Bo.v's Overcoats a* $2.1)5. Mackinaws, Sweaters, Bath Robes, Pajamas Hats, Etc , at 20% reduction. Extra Special Bargains. |Heavy Uibbed Union Suits 95c a garment. iFleetid Underwear G5c a aar- nieut. I^ork Shirts 49c. Negligee Shirts :i9c $1.00 .N'egligeo Shirts 69c Kiiiir In hand ties 15c. Blanket Lilm d Corduroy Coats $4.95. TAnx)K, CIX)THIEK, HATS AM) FUUM8HKI18, na HoaUi Main Htr«(-t, .\a7Areth, i'a. »i« open every evenlnj; except TueHday and Tboradajr. (Continued.) "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*'
Object Description
Title | The Nazareth Item |
Masthead | The Nazareth Item |
Volume | 27 |
Issue | 6 |
Subject | Nazareth's first English newspaper |
Description | A weekly home town newspaper published from December 4, 1891 to November 20, 1975 |
Publisher | The Nazareth Publishing Company |
Physical Description | weekly newspaper |
Date | 1918-01-11 |
Location Covered | United States, Pennsylvania, Northampton County, Nazareth |
Type | Text |
Original Format | Newspapers |
Digital Format | image/tiff |
Source | microfilm |
Language | eng |
Rights | Public Domain |
Contact | For information on source and images, contact the Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity, Attn: Reference Department, 295 E. Center Street, Nazareth, PA 18064. Phone: (610) 795-4932. |
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Month | 01 |
Day | 11 |
Year | 1918 |
Description
Title | The Nazareth Item |
Masthead | The Nazareth Item |
Volume | 27 |
Issue | 6 |
Subject | Nazareth's first English newspaper |
Description | A weekly home town newspaper published from December 4, 1891 to November 20, 1975 |
Publisher | The Nazareth Publishing Company |
Physical Description | weekly newspaper |
Date | 1918-01-11 |
Date Digitized | 2008-03-11 |
Location Covered | United States, Pennsylvania, Northampton County, Nazareth |
Type | Text |
Original Format | Newspapers |
Digital Format | image/tiff |
Digital Specifications | Image was scanned by OCLC at the Preservation Service Center in Bethlehem, PA. Archival Image is an 8-bit greyscale tiff that was scanned from microfilm at 300 dpi. The original file size was 35836 kilobytes. |
Source | microfilm |
Language | eng |
Rights | Public Domain |
Contact | For information on source and images, contact the Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity, Attn: Reference Department, 295 E. Center Street, Nazareth, PA 18064. Phone: (610) 795-4932. |
Contributing Institution | Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity |
Sponsorship | This Digital Object is provided in a collection that is included in POWER Library: Pennsylvania Photos and Documents, which is funded by the Office of Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania/Pennsylvania Department of Education. |
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Nazareth Item
AN INDEPENDENT FAMILY NEWSPAPER, DEVOTED TO LITERATURE, LOCAL AND GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.
Vol. XXVII.
NAZARF.TH, PA., FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 11, 1918
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(Continued.)
"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 |
Month | 01 |
Day | 11 |
Year | 1918 |
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