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VOL XXXIX
MRS   ANNA 8.  ROHN
M« Atma Susan Rohn, wife ot **"¦ Bohn. North Delaware river
¦"7*HiI^"Friday at  the hotne ol SiutSrMrs- Alfred Clewell, Plaln- &*Sw'whlp. at the age of 48, ¦Je is survived by her husband:
Mw uns Earl, of Schoeneck, and ¦Smiam of town: her mother, Mrs. Kr,'Meixell, Lower Nazareth Klip ''brother, Oeorge Meixell gS'r'^Nazareth township: a sister, jSTAlfred Clewell, and six grand-
*SJ;'"funeral was held Monday ^noon at the home of her sister, !£f Alfred Clewell: interment was 5de in the Hecktown Hope ceme-
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MRS CATHERINE BONSER
MM Catherine, widow of William
a Bonser. died Sunday at the home
She" son. Frank E. Bonser, Say-
iJburg  in   the 79th    year of her
IS   She was born in Northaniptoi
JSntv and was a member of Bnclc
ME Cliurch. Savlorshurg.
¦inhere survive the foUowiii? ch:l-
*;„: Frank E. Bonser, Of Savlors-
¦EL- William O. Bonser, of Easton:
Jfred    Bonser.   of    town:    Mrs.
'^ne Serfass. of Mt. Pocono: Mis.
SSrles Duilcy. cf Oakland.  Cah.;
Mn Oran Dickev. of Strouasbur^-:
iSa William Arnold, of Easton; two
'. takers  Frank Sterner, of Eastou.
' iS Edwin Sterner, of town, eleven
pwd  children   and   twelve   great
* ''roe'^funeral took place on Wedne.s- div afternoon. Rev. William Deats Sciated. Interment was made In Oreenwood cemetery here,
MRS. EUPHEMIA OROSS Mrs. Euphemla Oross, wife of yidy E. Oross, of 228 East Ninth iMet, Bethlehem, died at her home IB Sundav night, at 11:45 o'clock, md 71 years and 21 days. Mrs. Oiou was a native of Clearfleld, ¦¦bklll township, the daughter of ia late David and Elisabeth Bruch ¦nrk. She Is survived by her hus¬ and the foUowiitg children, tan E. Oross, Bethlehem: Harry R, Oross. Bethlehem: Robert A. Bethlehem: Mfs, John Hack
NAZARETH, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 10, 1930
No. 34
Nazarenes Suffer Heavy Fire Losses
KRAEMER HOSIERY SILK PLANT AT PEN ARGYL SCENE OF FIRE
Mysf^rious Blaze in Basement of Plant Closed for
Holidays is Checked by Pen Arjtyl Firemen
'After Y'oungstcrs Sound Alarm; Water
Damage Takes Heavy Toll
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A fire that broke out in the base- ment windows. ment of the Kraemer Hosiery mill on Prompt response bv tlie borough's Applegate street. Pen Argyl, at 2;30 fire department confiiied the flames o'clo"k Saturday afternoon for a to a verv small area b'.it the water tine threatened to destroy liie tiiree- that was pumped into the plant to s'ory ijrick buildina: and its contents smother them h.id its dev;'.statin? l;ut ip.liant work by the Pen Argyl effect, ruinini? manv thousand dol- fire department confined the flames lar's worth of lui'terials. hoth raw to the basement and fir.st floor and and finished. The loss is covered by held the loss to approximately Insurance. $10,000. partly covered by in.surance.      The  Kraenier  companv  has  two
The cause of the conflagration plants in Pen Argyl beside.s the one could not be accounted for by offl- here. Both Pen Argyl plants have cials of the mill, the plant having been working full time, in fact, the been closed for the holidays and no Oeorge street plant has been on a one having been about the premises, day and night shift. The plant in When discovered by some boys play- wliich the fire occurred, had been ing In the neighborhood, dense closed but for the week end on ac- smoke was Issuing from the base- count of the holidays.
Town Council in Two Meetings Here This Week
Even «/mj Editor Can't Please Everybody
by AUterk T.  Reid
^•etery,       	
JOSEPH LEIBERMAN Joseph Leiberman for many years
A regular stated meeting of Town | Ing of two blocks on Mauch Chunk Council was held this 7th day ot street were opened and tabulated as Julv, 1930, at 8 o'clock p. m., daylight follows: .^~Mrs. William A. Haas and Mrs.' saving time, with all members pres-i F. R. Hausman. Allentown: Wsklo Roberts, all of Bethlehem, ent with the excption of Mr. Linden- 800 cubic yards excavation at 90c Aho by 11 grand children and nine moyer. The President, Mr. Hartzell. per cubic yard, 1720.00. 5100 square mat grand children. ! presided. yards   of fine   grading at   10c per
i   The   funeral   will   be   held   this     On motion of Mertz and Kern, It .square   yard,   1310.00.   SlOO square 'ffliursdav" afternoon at 1:30,   In-1 was moved that the'minutes of the yards reinforced concrete pavln; at imnent   will be   In the   Hecktown  adjourned   meeting of   June  16lh, $2.55   per   square   yard.   $13005.00.
1930, be adopted as read. Total. S14233.00.   Curbing $1.00 per
On motion of Heyr and Mertz, it li^^eal fo?'  ,      „      '  ^
was moved that the following bills ^.S. Shafer, Nazareth:
„._                  -be approved and paid: 8W c"bic yards excavation at SOc
llnnberman. but for the past two  cUncal & Milk Lab $ 15.00 Per cubic yard. 8640.00.   5100 square
¦m an Invalid, died Tuesday  at  warren S  Dech        1-95 V^ds   flne grading   at 10c   square
Jibome In Bushkill township, aged  Metro-Edison Co 496.85 .vard, $763.00.   5100 square yards re-
•%ars.                                             I Nazarelh Item      18.69 Inforced   concrete Pavlng at   $2.83
m. Leiberman is survived by his q j Oregorv Oarage    25 00 P«r   square yard,   $15533.00,   Total,
mnt. Ulllan Hawk Leiberman and Stanley Kemmerer     12.00; »l»*40,00.   Curbing $1.20 per lineal
At toUowliTg children:    Mrs. John prack & Leh       13-73; 'oot-
^altera, Naiareth R. 3: Earl Leiber-  Morris Black     108.57 On motion of Mertz and Buttz It
liisn,NazarelhB, 2: John Leiberman Huber Mfg Co      4.08 «'as moved  that the bids of F. R.
Bethlehem R. 4: William Leiberman.  Nazareth Planing Mill      3.30 Hausman and H. S. Shafer be ac-
Masareth R. 2: Russell Leiberman, oeoree A Smith       9-43 cep.ted and tabled
Bethlehem,   and    Harry,    Howard.  Nazareth Coal Sc Lbr. Co. .,. 193.80 Meeting adjourned by the Presid-
Jennie and Irving Leiberman, all at  central Citv Chem. Co     18.83 ««' at   10:30   p. m  until   Tuesday
home.   A stepdaughter, Mrs. Harry  Nazareth Hardware Co      3.85 evening,  July 8th,   1930,  8  oclock,
Easton Pub. Co     14.04 daylight saving titne. p. m.
GREEN ACRE BARNS; 500   TONS   ALFALFA PREY OF 850,000 BLAZE
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Blaze Discovered at Roof of Silos Spreads to Barns; This Vear's Lar^e Crop Con.sumed by Furious Wave of Conflagration;   Property of Chief Burjfess Fulmer. Alfalfa King
T h e most important building, v.iiich firemen icept from becoming i^iiited. was the shed which houses th'- expensive alfalfa drying and lij:?i:in? apparatu.s used bv Mr. Ful¬ mer. In this building is kept a pat¬ ented machine, invented by Mr. Ful¬ mer, said to be tlie only one of ita trolley line. The blaze kind in tlie country, used for drying about   five  hundred   tons  atid paciang liie new mown alfalfa.
ilegel, of town: two brothers Viuk, Easton, and William, Nazar- tfh K, 3, and a sister, Mrs. Agnes Mv, Nazareth R. 2. as well as sev- entsen erandchlldrer "'^o survive.
The funeral was held on Friday ifternoon nt h'o late Home with in- lirment   in    Plalnfleld    cemetery. htet. Brong was In charge.
KIRS CATHERINE SANDT |
Mrs Catherine M. S9"dt. wife of
The Oamewell Co  105.35
R. W. Nolf   116.85
Oeorge Cairo     1500
Ziegler's Oeneral Oarage     34.97
Messinger Mfg. Co    63.23
H. C. Simons St Son      40.70
E. P. Wambold       9.25
Brody Brothers
Trumbower Co 296.33
Communication from R. W. Nolf
  _    _ .     -_ _.  quoting prices on a Burnham steam
Amandus Sandt, an old and well boiler was read but on account of «J«*'i residcTii of Stockertown. died the bids for same having been ad- st 7 o'clock Monday evening In the verttsed for opening by Council on Easton hospital, where s•^e had been june 16th, same could not be con- « patient since June 24 for diabetes, sidered and was ordered filed. • She spent her entire life in Forlcs Commmunlcalion from W. J. Wun- Towiiship. Stockertown and Imme- jerlv requesting final grade for Olate vicinity and had a host of pavement in front of his property friends throughout the county. She was read, referred to the Pavement w survived by ber husband: one Committee to meet with the Engine- aauRht?r,   Mrs  Thomas   Miller, of er at the site and have the proper
grade given without further delay. Reports of Committees
Clarence F. Fehnel, secretary.
An adjourned stated meeting of Toa'n Council was held this 8th day of July. 1930, 8 o'clock p. m., with all members pre.sent with the excep¬ tion of Mr. Lindetimoyer. The I «2 president, Mr. Hartzell, presided.-
On motion of Mertz and Schaeffer the following bills were ordered to be paid by the Treasurer:
0«W« Cairo   $ 30.00
Nazareth Cement Co       1.00
E. H. Uhler   134.00
, M. D. Frable       1.45
I R. E. Ruioff   240.15
F, R, Hausman  496.30
I    Communication     from     Olover
Whittaker, representing the heirs of the M. Q. Stover Estate, attachin? Invoice from H O. Simons & Sons amounting to $89.63 covering dam¬ age to their property on South Main street caused by explosion of a bomb
Stockertown, and by two sisters, Mrs Melis.sa Sa:idt. of Stockertown. and ws, Lucy .\nn Schmidt, of Wind Otp. and one step-daughter, Mrs. ,5»»ld Pritchard, of Plainfield town- ddp.
She was a faithful member of the Uitheran congregation of Forks Church Diid she was also a member Of the Stockertown Ladles' Aid So¬ ciety, and of the Auxiliarv of Liberty
Hose Company of Stockertown Police: Mr. Butts reported progress u was moved that we award contract
Funeral services will be held at o" plnclng of traffic signs. The sug- for pravlng of two blocks on Mauch •>er home at Stockertown todavlB^Wo" to have an electric flasher, chunk street. Including such curbs <Thmsdavi at 2 o m with further' which the Borough has on hand, as have not been placed by the prop- ier\ices at Forkn rhiireh mnA int*r. placed at Walnut and Main streets to erty owner, to F. R. Hausman, Allen- ment in the adloinlnB cemeterv R^^^^ I slow down traffle and which could be town, at his bid of $14234.00 for the n „.ujyuuiigcjmeiery,Kev. ^^^^ ^^ ^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^^ Signals, was concrete paving and of $1.00 per run- referred to the Police Committee to ning foot for curbing: all in accord
Highway: Mr. Lindenmoyer being and requesting the Borough to pay absent, progress was reported on same for the reason that the Bor- street repairs. The Committee ad- ough failed to provide adequate po- vlsed that the asphalt sheet top had Hce protection was read and on mo- been placed on the west side of tlon of Mertz and SchaefTer, It was South Main street In a satisfactory moved that same be referred to the manner. | Law Committee
Pavement: Mr. Heyer, no report
AUTOS COLUDE
ON NEW STREET
One man received Injuries suffi¬ cient to send him to the Easton hos¬ pital and five other men and two women were badly shaken up In an automobile crash at ttie curve at the foot of North New street, town, at 1:23 a. m. last Saturday morning. The automobile operated by Henry Horn, of 133 South Tliird street, Easion, was traveling Into town, while a smaller auto, operated by H. B. Berger. of 33 North Church street, Bethlehem, was going out of town, toward Stockertown. At the curve, Horn's auto crashed Into the side of the Berger automobile near the rear, almost demolishing it. Horn was the only one badly hun and he was brought to the Easton hospital for cuts and bruises of the
LONE STAR PLANT TO DEDICATE  SAFETY TROPHY TOMORROW
Company Declares Half<Holiday to Hallow Safety
Endeavors of Workmen in No-Accident Cam-
paign; Unique Program to be Presented;
Officials to Take Active Part
The Lone Star Cement Company i of Pennsylvania, formerly known as' the Phoenix plant, one of Nazareth's most flourLshing   cement manufac- , luring plants operating within the face sustained when he was thrown borough limits, is setting aside all against the steering wheel. operations tomorrow i Friday) after-
In the auto with Horn were John noon for the purpose of dedicating Selllno. Albert Wood and Steve and unveiling their safety trophy. Dawson, all of whom gave Brooklyn This trophy, photo of which ac- addresses. In the car with Berger' companies this article, was awarded were R. N. Mlllhom, of the Hotel by the Portland Cement Association Bethlehem; Mlss Becky Kobler and to the Nazareth plant for having no
Mrs. Scott, both of Bethlehem.
Both Miss Kobler and Mrs. Scott were seriously shaken up and had lo receive first aid by a local physician. Later both were removed lo St. Luke's hospital.
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Woman Hurts
Leg in Bad Fall
Mrs. Mary Ferraro, of 150 Spruce street, fell while hanging up clothes on a line In her yard Monday morn¬ ing, and fractured her left leg. She was admitted to the Easton hospital
,.   .at   10:15.   Her   husband,   Nicholas
On motion of SchaefTer and ™55*?; Ferraro, conducts a small store m
PURCHASED HOME
lost time accidents during the year 1929. An elaborate program has been arranged by the committee in charge. The Pen Argvl High school band will furni.sh the music. D. S. MacBride. vice president ot the Company, will be the chairman and deliver the address of welcome. The invocation will be given by Rev. H. C. Snyder, pastor of the St. John s Lutheran church, of town. The trophy will be presented by A. J. R. Curtis, a.ssistant to the General Manager of the Portland Cement Association.   Mlss Arleyne E
Seracky. Artiiur StofTlet. Walter Solt. "Tony Sousa. Stanlev Tokarh- leh, Joe Tomhei.ser, Hermie Vogel and Milton Weiss.
The safety commitete in charge of
the plant's safely work durmg 1923
Helms  and who deserve a lot of credit :o:
One of the largest farm fires m re¬ cent years m this section Monda-. light de-itroved tlie large modern barn and adjoining silos and rt smal! building on the Oreen Acre Farms, on mile east of tov,ii. about mld'A-a.v betv een Nazareth and Tatamy. along the Nr^rthampton Transit cotnpany consumed
cf alfalfa  and the loss is various!'   Tiie mach-nery is valued highly. estimated at    between   $35,000 and      Tne double residence on the farm $60,000. property vvas not seriously threaten-
Fire companies from town. Tat- ed as it was not within close pi^x- amv. Wind Oap. Stockertown and imity of the burning barn. WiLson Borough fought the stubborn ! Firemen wre hampered In their blaze for the greater part of the work by the huge throng of people evening. The flre. of unknown on- who ha.stened to the scene of the gin. started .shortly before seven fire at the flrst call. Passing motor- o'cIocV:. I ists and other congregated about tbe
The owner of the farm, which is farm and made difflcult the work of more than 300 acres large. Is J. H.' the flremen laying hose Unas from Fulmer. a prominent citizen and other farm wells nearby. Chief Burgess of Nazareth. He is' The blaze could be seen for some one of the foremost alfalfa raisers distance and was easily visible from in this part of the country and aU most sections of town and Tatamy. of the buildings and equipment onj The artlflcially dried and bated the barn were of the most modem' alfalfa was ready fuel for the flames f.-pe Much of the alfalfa destroyed and the blase apread quiekly soon was this season's crop. I after the discovery In the early part
The double farm house located on of the evening. The three stlos were the property Is occupied by Arthur not afTected other than the roofs Smith and family and Ed. Menger which soon fell in aahes to the laalde and family, who work for Mr. Ful- as they were, the artiflclal drying mer \ apparatus used by Mr. Fulmer ren-
The flre was discoverd at about ders their use unnecessarv. Once seven o clock by Miss Emilv Menger, the blaze swept over the barn it WM a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Men-, exceedingly difficult for flremen to ger. While the families were eating prevent a smaller bam. formerly sapper she had occasion lo step out- used as a cow stable, but recently s.de of the house and noticed smoke renovated and now used to store al- from the vicmitv of the silo, located faifa. from catching flre. Thla 9'.^"3.s'de of the barn. , building burned to the ground.
She hastened into the house and     The local flremen did heroic work notiP.ed her father.   An alarm was and  long after the midnight hour quickly  sent to Mr. Fulmer al  his were still  fighting   the  flre.   Ctilat office here and he at once directed \ Charles Stuber waa in charge of tbo the Vigilance Hose companv to the local unit.   Throuchout   the   aUM scene and they responded in good the   flremen  kept   vtgll   ovar   Vaa., time.   When the blase was seen to' smouldering ruins to prevent a trattt, lie dangerous an emergency call was outbreak  that might endanger the: sent to hte fire companies at Tat- farm residence and other buildinga amv.  Wind   Gap.   Stockertown   and on the property.   The lo:is Is partly ' Wil-on  borough,  all of  which ans- covered hv insurance. wered and arrived on the .scene soon      Mr.   Fulmer started   construction after. ' of    a   temporary   storage   building
Tlie firemen were handicapped in Tuesdav morning to the rear of the their   efTorts to    save the barn    by present barn site.   F. P. Hahn was
awarded the contract for this work and has a large force of men on the Joh. Il is expected that this tem- porarv frame storage building will be completed by the middle of next week
lack of awter. The well on the Ful¬ mer farm was soon drained and by means cf pumps water was drawn from nearbv farms Later in the evening it was found necessary to one" a main water line here and empty the water into a sewer drain¬ age Une. This brought the water lo 1 point not far from the farm where the firemen pumped the water from n manhole lo the scene of the flre. i EfTort.s of the firemen were united i ill saving nearby buildings and the' double residence on the property, "hen it became apparent hlaz? was beyond control.
WEDDED
l;arn are a large corn crib another str.all alfa'.fa building and several. '•.r.a'.l slied.s, I
H.ARRIR—r;ORFV' Edgar F. Harris and Eva Corey, thai the hoth of Penn Van. N. V., were mar- Near the ried at the Evangelical parsonage by
the sroom's brother. Rev  W. S. Har¬ ris. O'l Monday. July 7th. at 10 a. m. The    newly wedded are    touring Pennsylvania on their honeymoon.
Firecracker Explodes; Broken Thumb and Burns Are Result
and Miss Evelyn M. Messinger v^ill this   accomplishment are;    Edward
do the unveiling while E. C. Cham- M. Norris, chairman for first half of
pion.   suf)erlntendent.   will   address the year:   Frank B. Leh, chairman
the    audience    in    accepting    this for the second half. The other mem-
SCHAPFER—GROGO
Miss Blanche Mar»aref Gro-^g. of town, became the bride of Earl Georee SchafTer. of B-^^h. at a quiet wedding   performed   Th'irsdav  at   4
  ; p. m. by the Rev. R. F. Reed, form-
Kratzer. manager of  tlie erlr   pastor    of   Trinitv    Reformed Store   on  Main   street,  i.-i cliurcli. Fr''>"'-\!isburg. at 533 Maple
street, tins citv.
Oeorge s. Kleckner, officiating,
-•—e
HOLDUP SUSPECT HELD BY AUTHORITIES
Albert    O. Sturgis    St    Son, real estate    dealers, sold the    two-story brick home of William Roth, situ- consider   and report   at the   next ance with plans and "specifications In; »\^°'l^No"h ^
raW?tha?tSnl'^e^Terf W°^^^^ '^" '~'"'"'°"- ""'' '"'' '''' ""<*"- Ser'^^n'Jl'Jo.f'w^U'move "to Na" Ky'VarSei^^autoKl toTh?ract|        'Continued on Page Foun that the curbs were not marked or ^^^^Baa^aaaaasB—^si^i^^ parking standards placed and asking
areth In the near future.
Thi.    nvivo.-.   1    ...     ..        ... o  that the Borough do something to
se- er ,1 i. ! M '?''^ ^^^ /'s'tcd abate this nuisance was also referred weet L!^f "^ business places a jo the Police Committee to work out ','. ..'J?" ,P^^"?.?.»s a private detec-; promptly. I
Fire: Mr. Kern stated the offlcers equested the pump oul a' contaminated spring and would fur-' tlie   "rBurc-'"'f"\u';''"'" •^""""aiea  nish the oil and gas me   release nf    th.= suspect,    the ,ruck was given them and there be
' leif-'..":'^:'.'.^ still'being held by Beih-
the r"cpnt h',H-m'^'"?.""^^^ °r "^« County Home reque
Of the B nirt ^h" 'J^n-S''^ ^"^ °®", u.se of the flre truck to pun Al 1 o nnni,      "' T'>^»»f    ,     , I contaminated spring and wt tlie   rItoacT   ?M:^P°"^ circulated njsh the oil and gas neces.sary If the Coi.nf,   o^ M °^    ^'^'^ suspect,    the ,ruck was given them and there be- ' able tn .,pf r*"   ".. ^^V^ i' advise-  m^ no objection by any of the mcm- uTof,,," ??^ ""i'f 'dentily before re- bers. the request was granted
Banner Attendance at Farmers' Day Event Here
trophy and  Introduce  the speaker.! the Honorable W. R. Coyle |
Sixteen of the plant's emplovees will receive First Aid Training Cer-' tiftcates awarded by the Department of Commerce. Bureau of Mines, and will be presented bv Jesse Henson. tlieir representative of Nanticoke. ¦ Pa. There will be a presentation of group life in.surance policies lo all members of tlie organization em¬ ploved six nionths or over bv E. Posselt. vice president of the Inter¬ national Cement Corix)ration. The sixteen e'ni^lovees to receive certlfl¬ cates are: Leslie Aljel. Harold Goael. William Gorman. Granville Graver. Willis I.. Joiiii-ion Frank Kleipeisz. .\!ex Marakovitz. Edward Xorris. Joe
bers of the committee was composed of O E. Kraemer. Asher Schleicher. Frank Serfass. Raymond Hawk. Mil¬ ton Lindenmoyer, Benjamin Young. Granville Graver. J. H. Heintzelman E, P. Schnerr, Miss Arleyne F Heims. I. C. Brotzman and E. C. Champion All of the employees, their fami¬ lies and invited guests will take part ill the dedication. The entire pro¬ gram IS sponsored by the local plant
Stewart American
n'lrsitie a broken thumb and burned hand as the result ot the premature explosion of a fire cracker on the Fo,jrth of July. The piece which was of the cannon-cracker variety ».a< Ivitig on the ground and Kratzer end?vvored to light it. He shielded tlie blaze with his hand but the fuz» was evidenllv defective for when the lijiht touched It
APPELO ATE—HOCH
Miss Florence Helena Hoch, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Hoch. New 'i'reet. town, and Willlam , Eiwood Apptlgate, son of Mr. aud Mr.s. Franklin Appellate, North Broad .street, town. «ere quietly the explosion went  rfirried Saturdav evening at ihe St
off instantlv.   The affair happeni-1 John's   Reformed   parsonage.   East
Cer tre street, bv the pastor. Rev W. H Worting The ring ceremonv of the Reformod Church was used Tbe couple will r'jside here.
at .Muta at the home of Kratzer'-. fat!ier-iii-law. George Hahn. He was brought to town where Dr. J. A Fraunfelder administered an anti- t^taiiu-i remedy
Northampton County
Sunday School Notes
leasing him.   He has been partiallv I wentifted by Miss Victoria Stannard
Between  12.000 and 13,000 people One showed the necessity of  farm
visited the  Farmers' picnic  at  the women    getting    a   brief    vacation
.., -. - =  Nazareth Fair grounds on Saturday '^^"Kh the summer. Another show-
Light: Mr. Kahler, no report. The sponsored     by   the     Northampton f^"^^ manner of conlrolmg the corn
.-L^V....   '„..„.., ,nf»rf  tn nntifv n^,,.,*,, fo-™ h„r»an    At nna fi„,„ borer and another .showed the pleas-
POISONING FATAL      | TO PRIZE CATTLE
cashier at thp"hnvVfn^l'»f''.'^Kl'".?^1' Secretary was  Instnicted  to notify County farm bureau.   At one time
lof   the Lld.m    a„^o^ *''-ii''^^    the Metro-Edison Co. to have a pole 2200   autos    were   parked   at   the
"noriiing the montv iJ^, «.hll{f*«^^ '" "-"n^ "^ "^'" drlvewav to grounds.   The affair completely out-
t«ken at tht t?me of fh? n^^^t Ztl Mr.    Marcks lot on   East Belvidere shone any previous affair of Its kind
tound.   EvidenUv fh- rnS^r 5.^n*t street. and is becoming one of the big fea-
open the box um'l h- I^» ^L-hu  '    Law: Mr  Schaeffer, no report.      I tures of the year.   O, U. Schiffert,
tince   from th^  ;!,-»»!. ' *°T *"*" i    Public Property:    Mr. Mertz re- president of the Parm Bureau, was
toSnd InTaratn fleW np«r   L w' Parted his Committee had purchased in charge.
Hoase,   located   on   the   Naiareth    « Drinking PounUln for use in the,    ^h^ program of the day featured
Cherry HUI p^ke by a flrtJ^h^ndoi circle at $149.00.   Also   tha     Peter jhe •HlckVlUe Singing Skewl" given
A- O. Schmidt    CoSntvlif^tl?! !•"«"« *""' asked permission to place by the Dryland Sunday school choir.
h^ifge Ryar  was nZfled at^nce'»8"^^ Tb's  was   very well rendered  and
1... yan was notifled at once .,^„ip,p^,     Building    u;hlch     was highly enjoyed by the audience.
?""*T^ifll?i„?rT'^ieDhonPco,^a'livl    The Dryland Sunday achool or- from the Lehigh Telephone compan> | ^   .      under  direction  of  Wavne showing   a proposed   underground ^h^Ua  ""der direction^ o^ conduit   system for   use on    Main  ""»'* »*^^  "•*° ^^'^f  **" receiveo street and Belvidere .street and ask-1 concerts, pole locations.
IiM.    "Wk more finger prints yes- lz"*y noon and  furthe •*¦"" are expected soon.
y ROTARIANS MEET
imJ?" ^^ry Club held a brief ses- lwS»?" Monday evening. Prank H. ^rS?^ J**^*""*' elected president of jne e ub. ^j.,, msuiled. and Oeorge ,L;„, l"^- retiring president, was pre- IK.^ .*"^'^ a past president's badge. leu*^ 2'' U'* CO""'"* year were dls- |w»9d by President Martin
I*--j^-^, »uest« were present: F, R.
loMiJJI. "***»'•'*•'": n C Hartman. iwoeciu ¦•. ••••
KLJwthampton, and R, 8, Hktan, of,and traUUed
ing for certain new relocations and changes to flre alarm wire on several poles. This matter was lelt In the hands ot the Com¬ mittee for further Investigation.
On motion of Kahler and Schaef¬ fer it was moved that coniract for a new stea mheating boiler plant ol 2000 feet rating, for use In the Mun¬ icipal Building, be awarded to 8. D. Knecht at hia bid of MTOOO delivered
The style show of the Cotton Tex¬ tile Institute of New York City was al.so an outstanding feature of the show. This was In charge of Mlss 8u.san Bates and displayed gowns ot all kinds for every conceivable wear, made of cotton. The show was put on for the purpose to show the pos¬ sibilities of cotton in comparison with silk.   Apparel from pajamas to
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pretty frocks was shown.
  ^ i    Motloa   pictures showing   various
BUU tor reinforced concrete pav- fMturea ot farm Ute were exhlbitaC
plea.s
ures of farm life. Each point shown by the pictures was nicely carried by a story woven about the central Idea.
The Pennsylvania Power & Light company had a unique di.splay of lighting and household appliances as well as of motor driven farm appar¬ atus. I
Manufaciurers of motor cars and motor farm apparatus also had large displays. |
The "Y" Circus performers under direction of C. S. Minter put on an Interesting exhibit of tumbling and acrobatics that kept the crowd In a good humor for an hour. The boys were well drilled and showed excep¬ tional skill In their work, |
The crowd Itself performed admir
Batli district is making excellent pluus for a Sunday school rally un¬ der the leadership of the district president. Clarence W. Williams. Tins rally will be held at Moores¬ town on Sunday eveninc. July 20. anri the Sunday schools of the dis¬ trict will be invited to attend An inspirational   proaram   will   be  pre-
of the pedigreed stock bulls in poor  .sented and the Moorestown orches-
condilion   and   upon   natifving   the  tra will play.
Mvsterv  .surri)uuds  r"^
the death of   [our  cattle
Arthur G. Schmidt, of  tl
dale Farms.    About  two
the keeper  of  the   farm
-vise  for
o"iied  bv
•. - Willow-
•' •'•»'<s  ago
found one
veterinarian found that there was no cure for the animal. Last week two more prize stock bulls contracted the .same disease and al.so died with¬ in a few hours afterwards. Monday night a pedigreed heifer took sick and was found dead Tuesday morn¬ ing and all of these causes as yet are undetermined. "     i
However, a thorouRh investication has been made and the last indica¬ tions are that the animals may have taken poison. The source and nature
inid-sunimer nipetliii; on Mondav e\ euing next July 14 in the First Presbyterian church. Pen Ar;{yl. It will be laraely social, yet plans for lli'> fall will be discus.sed and it ls hoped there will be a good attend¬ ance.
It will be of interest to those hav- iug Friendship Treasure Chests for tlie children of the Philippines, lo not? that there is a shipment of clie.'its from Philadelphia via the army transjjorts as late as July 30 The chests may be sent to Room 802 ScliafT Building. 1505 Race street. Philadelphia,     where
HEARD- KEIT ER Miss Mae Keller, a f.iined nur-so of Spokane Wa-,h.. daughfr of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Keller, of Easton. v.as married at 4:30 Monday afterncoti to Lynn H'ird. of 'spo- V.ane, Wash . by Rev, D. Burl Smith, D D.. fortner pastor nf St. Paul'.s Lutheran church. Eastii. a? h'a home at Mt. Airy. Philadelphia.
Miss Kelle: has been engaged In nursing at Ppokane for some timo and her liu--band is proprietor ot a department -t.)re in that cltv After touring tne East on their honeymoon t'.H'v will rf'turn to Sp^Jl-.ane whero tlii'y will reside.
Mrs Frank H Martii.. a sister ot the bride, went to Philadelphia oa Monday to attendirig the wedding.
?nr?p''l50'Srirf^SnKterV, ^1. "ut experts have been engaged to soft   drinks to   the number of   128
solve this matter.
n?"^ orl!™"*** "•* *"** "' **"""''I    Melvin Jones*of ?hapmrn Quar- oi icecream. | ^le,   p,td a  five-dollar fine  before
Most of the people present came Squire    Frey. on   Saturdav. on    a with their lunches.         ....
dren for the promotion of goodwill and friendship among the nations Mrs Orlfflth writes that one of the
With their lunches   prepared  with; charge of rimnlng piat a red llghtl i'^'^birat ouVcountyl^nventloMl ^^^^^^
2wch WSS^ot^S"^'2St*.^.lS«' '' ^:'"^T •"<» ¦«^d "t'-^ts. •^e'toT'lto.XV^heSlo^^^^^
SmSJSL 2?lffi ' '^"i ?I2f"' ^* *.°"E!^*. *" "*¦**« "y: •» this mid-year meeting ' *^ "* ^" Department ia In
A meeting of unusual interest to those engaged in organized Sunday school work will be the conference held at Huntingdon. Pa., this Thurs¬ day and Friday. July 10-11. when presidents and secretaries of the 67 counties of Pennsylvania will gather for the discusRion of vital topics con¬ nected with county and district work including a very detailed study ot Standard B. the new standard pre¬ pared   for  the  local  church  school.
Tills conference will be held in the, froni Northampton Countv chapel al Juniata College, the presidents and secretaries attending, being entertained In the homes of Huntingdon people. Dr. C. C. Ellis, president of Juniata College, who has been in Northampton county a number   of times   and served   verv
VOD'CR—VANNATTA Mlss Marv A. VanNatta. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. Thompson Van¬ Natta. New street, town, and Clayton Betts  Yoder. son  of Mr   and Mra. individual Harry J. Yoder, of Watertown, N. Y.,
clifsfi are being a.ssembled and much were married at 10 o'clock Thunday expense saved. The person in i morning at the panonage of th* icl'.nrie of this work in Philadelphia Moravian church. West Centro I is Mis. Jennie A. Orimih. who has street, bv the pastor. Rev. Paul 8. ; man; friends in Easion. having beeti| Meinert. M A. The ring ceremony I secretary of the Charity Committee I was used. The young couple waa I for a number of years.   Many treas-  unattended.
I ure chests have already been  sentj     Miss VanNatta ia well known hero
ThLs is I and graduated trom Naaareth WmH part of the 1930 World Friendship, scliool and haa been active aoolaUy. project being .sponsored by the Com- Mr. Yoder ia employed at the WeOaa mittee^on ^Worldship Among Chll-1 Valve Bag Company plant hert. Tho
.voung couple took a brief honoyinoo« and returned to make their homo ta town.
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iMMiaewlvea are noted.
i OtBcer Charles Nieholaa.
The county otBcers will hold their. Warstilpa.
terested In sending "Friendships on
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Mr. and Mrs. ftaneis Knsobt Sua children and Ifr. ani IftifSlartS K. Knecht apmt Un hottiv emim at Lehman's lak*. '
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