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AN INDEPENDENT FAMILY NEWSPAPER, DEVOTED TO LITERATURE, LOCAL AND GENERAL INTELLIGENCE
VOL. XXVII
NAZARETH, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 7, 1918
NO. 10
SHOOTS KEEPER;       MAY ISSUE
BREAKS JAIL
Members of the Muhlenberg College Glee Club.
Prisoner Under Sentence uf Death (iels Away From Scranton.
Tony IJeUino, a prisoner in tlie county Jail, at Scranton, under sflu- tenci' 111' death, shot a keeper, st.ri- ouslv injuring him; clubbed another and made his escape at 4 o'clock TTuesday nMirning. I'Yoni one ot his victims I)''llino snatched a bunch cf Ijeys .ind unlocked the prison gate. He is -still at large.
PclliMo sawed a hole in the ster! door Ilf his cell and in the darkn^^ta laid in wait in a corridor for his jteepcrs. Arthur I'roudlock, lho flrst one to appear, was pounced U|U)S and overi)owered. Tho dcsperatj man sliol I'roudlock in the shoulder and alidonicn and then attacked Al¬ bert Joseph, be.iting him over the j head with  the revolver.
Dcllino shot and killed Domctro (lorol)ito al Archbald, I'a., in April 1916. .After he was convicted ap¬ lication WHS made to the State Hoard of I'anlons for amelioration of the sentence of death and ho was beini; held in the Scranton I'rison until the date for his execution should be fix¬ ed by the Governor.
I BATH I'OIJTLA.M) MILL I.V CHAKOi; OF .Mil. FHANKS AG.VIV.
The ownership of the Bath Port¬ land Cement Conipany, has p-assed Into tho control of Philadelphia in¬ terests, as revealed by the result of the stockholders' meeting at Eastou Saturdav when the following board of directors was elected: Louis Ra- fetto and John Barne.s, Philadelphia; Fred li. Franks, Ailentown; Frank F. Twomley and Georgo F. Lesher, New York. The retiring directors are B. V. Stradley and Samuel Clark, of Newark, formerly president and treasurer, respectively, whoso larf^e Stock holdings havo been acquired by -Messrs. Uafetto, Barnes and Franks.
The ni'W board of directors, at a special meeting inime<lial(«ly aft^r the stockholders' nieeting elected these oflicers: President, Louis Raffelo, I'hiladelphia; flrst vice pres- sldeni in charge of operation, Fred B. Friiiks, Alientown; second vic' preaident, James F. Towmley, New York; sicretary, P. F. Hahneman, Newark; treasurer, John Barne.s, Philade'.phia. The solicitor is E. J. Fox ot   Easton.
The cunipany was organized iii 1914 1)> Mr. Franks, who built one of the mnst modern mills, wliich bogaii operation ii: 19ir.. The plant is lo cated n-ar Balh stid has a capacity ofa million barrels a year. It is the Intention of the new ownership to en- largo the mill and greatly increase the output.
Mr. Fr.mks, a capable and ener¬ getic business man, who is one of the most Iiopular residents of the Lehigh Valley, recintly nicxved from the resi- denci' he bought at Hamilton ParK, Ailentown. He htis d"termined to re¬ side in Alientown, while inanaKing the cement plant and attended to his other  extensive   irdustrial   inten'sts.
DIVOKCK ACTIOXH.
Attorney Uarry U. Kutz, of .Xaza¬ reth. lilid libels in two divorce case^ just bi'fore court adjourned Tuesday.
Charles E. Scho«neneberger, pro¬ prietor of the Farmersville Hote', lirought an action against his wife, Mrs. Sarah C. Schoenoberger, asking for a decree on the ground of infi¬ delity. They were married Junj 4, 1902. It is alleged that Mrs. Schoe¬ noberger left her husband in .\pril 1917, and has since been living :n New York city with one "Joe Mur¬ phy.'
.Mrs. Lizzie 1. Drauch, of .N'azareth. filed a bill in divorce against her husband, James M. Drauch, ch.irging Infidelity. They were married June 12, 18tt7. According to the libel, Draucli maintained Improper rela¬ tions with a woman from the very day of llis marriage, and for a time lived with her in Easton, South Side Mrs Branch's statement declare.s that she does not know the wom.in's name.
MIW. GAKLAM)
('HAMI'IOX  K.NITTKK.
.Northampton County has a great number of wonien who are knitting ior the Ued Cross and for various other leagues which distribute the xnitied garments to our soldiers and Bailors at the front, but there seems Jo be ono lady who stands out in "ont of everybody else as the fastest KniUer. This lady is .Mrs. Walter ^'arliind. of Pen Argyl. .f-''.^' tJ^Tland is the mother of threo cniUlren. Yet she seems to flnd time 'o be of henelit to her country. She »ot only Uoes all the housework hat •ne Is also the cook. But even this ^ems to make liule difference, as she "¦ilts in iier spare time with a speed tnat is rouliy astonishing, nil .''t' ^*'''""'' has knitted 82 pieces, *ll told. She has also kiiitteil everv Kind of garment that our soldiers anil filers are provided with.     Mrs. Gar-
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HKLIJ I'OU NON HUri'OUT.
SCHOOL BONDS
Bethleiiem Township Cannot Be Re¬ strained trom Issoiiiy Bonds For Bulldlny.
Judge McKeen Illed an opinion  in which he dismissed tho bill in ecjuity flled by Wilson A. Coleman vs.  Wil¬ liam   H.   Yeakel  I't   al.,   and   decides lhat  the  sclioid   directors  of   Bethle¬ heni  Township cannot  be  rt^strained from issuing     ?40,000     of  bonds lo erect  two   now   school   houses.     The decree  is flled  nisi  und   will  become absolute   unless   exceptions   ure   flled ; in   ten   days.     Tho   cost   of  tho   pro- ! ceedings go on Coleman. '      The caso was argued before Judijo ' McKeen,   January   28,     Coleman   al- , leged that a section ot the townshli) over which the sciiool directors wor:.- exercising juris Iiction was a part of the  city   of   Bethlehom.     The   court finds   that  although   the   section   re¬ ferred to had been annexed to the old borough  of  Bethlehem,  the  borough had   not   exercised   jurisdiction   over it.
The owners of certain lots in Betli- ; lehem township petitioned for an- '. nexation to the borough in December, ' ISllL', and an ordinance taking in the territory was signed January 4, 191.{. Subsofjuently, eiiulty procee lin;;s wero begun to set aside the annexa¬ tion on tho allegation that the peti¬ tion had not heen signed by a ma¬ jority of tho property owni-rs in tlie district which had been annexed. Tlio eiiuity proceedings were never finally decided, bting dropiied after they had proceeded to a certain stage. The town took no steps to collect taxes or control the district in any way, but the township proceedel to collect tho taxes, imjirove tlie roads, govern the schools and district a, though the annexation proceedings had  never taken  place.
In tho fall of lit 17, the Bethlehe.m Township School Board adopted a resolution to erect two new school buildings and issue $40,000 to de fray the cost, floleman then sought an injunction to restrain the dirjc- tors from carrying out the program, alleging that tho district in whicii tho buildings were to be placed was no longer a part of the township. Judgo McKeen finds that the annexe tion took place only "on paper," atul never in fact, and that the annexa¬ tion proceedings were abandoned by failure of the town authorities to ex¬ ercise supervision He' therefore dismisses  the Coleman bill.
INTKUESTING  LKCTrUE.
One of the most brilliant lectures lieard in >.'azaretli_ for some time past was delivered in tlie "Moravian Chunh hall last Saturday evening, by Mrs. Parcells, of Philadelphia. It was given under tlie auspices ot the -Vortliampton County W. C. T. U., and was well aottended, among thos,' present being all the county offlcials The lecturer very clearly emphi- sized the fact that the W. C. T. U., had no intention of interfering with tho work ot the Ked Cross, or in any way absorbing any energy that might lie directed to tliat noblo work. She deplored   tho   terrible   war,   but   felt
j that it was our duty, as freedom loving Americans, to do all in our power to insure the success of the great struggle tor liberty. Speak¬ ing of the great problem confronting thia nation today, such as fuel scar city, food shortages transportation difflculties, etc., she brought out tlio fact that it was not lack of material tliat caused these conditions so much as lack of labor to make it available. Her arguments, which seemed in¬ disputable, were so numerous that space prevents the mention ot even a fraction of tho'ii but one will serve: Tho amount of drunken men in one
I county alone caus-d the loss of over 2,000,000 tons of coal last year through invalibility to get it mined. .\t this time when tu<d is so scarce, und causing so much damage —not only to our homo industries, but also to our soldiers—it is deplorable thit this county alone can put 1100 sal¬ oons in business while keeping so much valuable material out of use. Slie briefly outlined the growth of the W. C. T. U. and by s'atistics showed the remarkable evidence of a
^ national  slide  to  prohibition   during
! the last generation.
! She said much capital had boon made of the fast that some drunken¬ ness occurred in a fow Isolated places that were supposed to under prohi¬ bition law, but upon analysis tho real cause was found to be the era- slon    of the  laws       by those  whose
, sworn and moral duty it was to en¬ force the laws. .
After two hours of thrilling talk and in«'oiitostabl.3 argument, both of which  displayed  a   wonderful  kncw-
: ledge  of  state  ami   national   legisla
i tion, the meeting ended by reorgani¬ zing tho local union. Electing the following omcer.4:
Mrs. John H. Carrol, president; Mrs. Eugeno Trein. Vice-President: Mrs. Siegfried, Secretary; Mra. De¬ Ueamer,   Treasurer.
The local union had already seve¬ ral futures of educational Intere.s.t uiuler consideraMon, all of which will tend to ma'.ie complete cooper atlon of localities with the national governnient moro possible.
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JUDGEMENT ENTERED   DRAFTED MAN AFTER MAN:S DEATH i DISAPPEARS
Heir Insists SIgnatnre Is Not That of Nazareth Tailor Has Not Returned The Late William Snyder. Ouestionnaire and Can't Be Found.
CONCERT AT Y.M.C,A.
Glee Club of High Standard and In- surpassed Will Sinn at The Naza¬ reth Auditorium.
FASTilN  JEWELERS WIN THEIR CASE
MERITED ORGANIZATION
Purity of Voice, Ease and Beauty Mark Every Member ot The Club.
Samuel I'afT and James Patt, of mazareth;  Milton and Lewis Paff, of
orkB Township, and Wiliiani Par, ^'taston, havo been held In ball for •im *^ '¦"""¦' °" » charge ot nou- !»;»""'• P'"''forrod by their father, lltZ , " ''"f. aged 70 years. He r J? '" Kaston with his aon William. .,,„ *'*""a'^ Mr. Paff sold hig prop- "y about two yearo ago and haj a
»M V '¦"'" ^fler a" debtg were tnA» u" children now want to Jo?" ^'•ere this money U They do k,,: ,*'""« *» support their father, M m-^**'  '¦etuse to pay  the amount
The Nazareth exemption board Bont three selective service men to Camp Meade, Admiral, Md., on Wed¬ nesday. Those who are going are- Andrew Walter, of Whltefleld Street. Nazareth; Willard Welty, ot Kenosha, Wis., formerly ot Nazareth, 'and (Mareiioe Rissmiller, ot Stockertown. The alternate was John Duey, ot Uoute No. 3, Easton.
KAULV EA.STER THIS YEAR.
There vlll be an early obserrance of Easter this year. Shrove Tuesday will be on February 12 anl tho day following will be Ash Wednesday. March 29 will be Good Friday and Easter will tall on March 31.
The Muhlenberg Glee Club is now on the last lap of its pre-lent"n itin¬ erary. Large and delighted audi¬ ences at every soiicert are voting th ¦ ; performance of the 1918 club one m" I the hest in the history of Muhlen¬ berg's crack musical organization. Last Friday the boys gave their an¬ nual concert in the Lyric Theatre. Alientown. This niorning they leave on a three-day trip, singing in Keading toniglil, tomorrow in Nor¬ rlstown, and Saturday night in Phila¬ delphia. Next Tuesday, February 12, the club winds up tlie lirst h:il;' of the season in Nazareth. The con¬ cert in the new W M. C. A. audi¬ torium is for the beneflt of the local Y. M. C. A. Tickets on sale at .N'avarre's barber shop on Fridav morning. Wo clip the followiiig from the Allentovn Morning Call ol last Saturday, February 2. t It was Muhlenberg's night last evening at the Lyric Theatre. The collego Glee Club, fresh from its suc¬ cesses in a number of leading citiea in tho ostern part of the state. gavi> its unnual Alientown concert before a highly appreciative audience. The concert was an excellent one, meas¬ uring u]! to the best in the history of .Muhlenberg Glee Club activities, and surpassing many concerts of former years.
The program was a well balanced one, tactfully arranged, and each number showing some new aspect of talent In the aggregation. There were selections by tho club, piano solos vocal solos, musical skits pro- trayiiig collego life, quartet selec¬ tions, rapid Hre vaudeville, and num¬ bers on stringed instruments. The variety was such as to please every taste.
The club as a wholo sang six num¬ bers, every one of which called forth the heartiest applause and necessitat¬ ed tlU! rendering ot frequent encores. The numbers giv(;n showed the wise selecting hand of Harold K. Marks, thi^ musical director, to whom due credit must be given for the high standard ot the concert. This year's club is a credit to Prof. .Marks and to tho college.
The piano pl:iyiiig of D.ilton F. Schwartz, the student leader of the club,'calls for special comment. Mr. Schwartz is a wonder, and his rendi¬ tion of "La Campanella" was such as to enhance his growing reiiutation. His techiiiciue is that ot a coming master, his interpretation that ot a musician with a soul.
Sharing honors with him was John , K. Kline, ot this city. He bus a flne baritone voice, ond knows how to use it effectively. His rendition ot the "Viking Song" was one of the distlnotlvo hits of the evenings' pro¬ gram. His solo parts in the club se¬ lections did much to establish them in the favor of the audience.
Aside from thv- musical numbers, there was a well written skit by Lu¬ ther F. Hartzell. 18. It was a farce protraying the difflculties of a grind in a typical college dormitory. There was witty dialogue, catchy popular song, and good stringed melody. Bruce Macintosh made a good greasy grind, while Mark Bollman portrayed the happy-go-lucky, care tree collego boy to perfection.
The (luartet. composed of Joseph Kleckner, Leroy Wuchter. Charles Ueichardt and llaroM Moyer. Is on > of the best that the Glee Club has had in recent years. They gave a [ number of selerttions and the audi¬ ence was loath fo leave Ihem go
Messrs. Heiser and Macintosh gave an original dialog, entitled "Abraham Murphy Cohen", which was a scream.
Paul Christ delighted the audience ; with a flne flute solo.
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Judge Mc Keen filed an opinon in the ejectment jiroceediiigs brought by Mark T. Swartz vs. Fannie H. Hixli'r and Arthur H. Uixler, in(iivi- dually, and as partners trading as A. n. Bixler & Company, Easton, in which he directs judgment to be en¬ tered in favor of the defendants. Tlie proceedings were brought by Mr. Swartz to annul the leasf^ of the storeroom In the "Pom]) HuildifiK," northwest corner of Fourth and .\ ir- thampton streets. It is undersloo.l that Mr. Swartz's attorneys are al¬ ready preparing exceptions to the opinion, and that an appeal will be taken to the Supreme Court.
The case has attracted considerable attention, locally. The plaintiit brought the action in ejectment to recover the premises demised by his predecessor in title unto Fannie B. Bixler, Arthur B. Bixler and Samue' I'. Ludwig. co-partners trading as C Willis Bixler & Companv. Th- lea.se was made by the Northampton Trust Conipany, as trustee of the '-s- tate of the late Charles Pomp, July 6, 1911. Mr. Swartz bouglit th ¦ pr.iperty  May  18, 1916.
The testimony brought out during the hearing, showed tliat on Angus; 1, init'), Mr. Swartz accej'ted tlie rent from the surviving tenants for the (iuart(>r-anniial period ending that day. On November 1, 191 fi, the surviving tenants offered the rent for the period ending that day. Mr. Swartz  refn.sed  lo  accept it.~
September 1.'. 19IG, Arthur B. Bixler purchased tho interest in the nrm held by thc'lale Samuel P. Lud¬ wig. The firm name was then changed to Arthur B. Bixler & C:).
'Mr. Swartz contended thit tlie death of Mr. Ludwig terminated the leaso. Judge McKeen holds, how¬ ever, that "Death dis.^olved the parr- nership, but did not terminate the lease."
After discussin.c; the changes that occurred after the death of Mr. Lud¬ wig, the court resumes: "The death of one of the lessees cannot destroy this unity ot possession nor could their unity of possession be destroy¬ ed except by tho Joint act of the three tenants. The fa>^ts presented in tlK' case do not establish a breach of the covenant whereby the plaintiff would be entitled to recover."
The opinion directs that the decree shall become absolute unless excen- tions are entered within thirty days.
Y. M. C, A.
PKOPERTV SOLD BV
THE  SHERIFF.
Sheriff Richards sold the leasehold eState of the Albion Superior Slate Company, in Plainfield Township, to the execution creditors—W. A. Kin¬ dle, Josepli B. Kellow and George W. Wise, for $5. The property includes an open slate quairy, with machinery and all equipment.
The property of Max Savage, con¬ sisting of two tracts ot land, with im¬ provements, in Lower Saucon Town¬ sbii). to Robert Pfeifle, of South lietlilelieni, the execution creditor, for $5 each.
The property ot Frederick R. Mitcheson, consisting of a house and lot in Washington Township, to Mrs. Mary Sabatino for ifSOO.
A bouse and lot in Lower Saucon Township belonging to Rudolph Zat¬ ovich, mortgagor, to Rosa Auch, ot I Lehigh County, the execution credl- I tor for $1.
The property of Morris E. Solliday, administrator of Isaac Eichelberger, consisting of a house and a lot in Lower Saucon Township, to Jaeon Raub, tho execution creditor, for $1,100.
FINEST ICE GOIXO TO WASTE.
In spite of expected high pries f(jr ice next summer, tbe finest crop ot natural Ice that South Jersey has had for many a winter Is practically go¬ ing to waste. Comparatively lift e has been gathered, despite the .-er- taln needs of the consumers In the towns of this region. Mon' sma'l ice houses have been fllled than In recent years, and a few of the rural communities have sufflcient Ice stored away to last well into the summer, but most ot the larger towns will have to depend upon the artificial Ice plants next July.
Most ot the Ice men who dependiM upon natural Ice wenl out of busi¬ ness somo years ago whon mild win¬ ters and propaganda directed against nature's product drove It out of thi> market to make way for the hlghor- priced artificial Ice.
RETTRES V15TKK.\X SHOPMAN.
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After a service of almost 49 years with the PennsylTania Rillroad Coru- pany, at Altoona, 16 years ot which were spent aa general foreman jf 3000 men In the machine shops, Wll liam B. Norris, of that city, has been retired. I
SERVICES
On September 1, No Buildings Up and
Only Two Secretaies on the Job,
Now Seventy on The Staff.
OROWTHATCAMP MEADE
Ten liulidinos Now In Euii Operation A Tremendous Tasl< Accomplished.
The development of the Y. M. <"". A. work at Camp .Meade within the last five months is a splendid ex¬ ample of efflcient organizing and the" aniount of sorvice tho ai'socia'ion has been able to render in that tlrne is amazing. Of the ten green budd¬ ings now iu full operation not ono was completed September 1, and ' only three were under construction. Two secretaries constitute the cr^jw then; to-dny the staff cons&ts of , seventy. And thero were times dur- i ing the five months when Mr. McKtm, , tho camp general secretary, was the I only trained Y. M. C. A. man on the force. Men of varying profess!o;:s i and expesiences w^ere sent to be Y. M. C. A. secretaries, and the d'ffl- ciilty of the problem was intensi¬ fied, too, by the a+rortage of secre¬ taries, which necessitated the yse of short-t"rm men. So one ot Mr. .McKim's big tasks was to mon! 1 these many individuals into one h:tr- mo:iious and co-operating group, every man related to a specific tas'-<, and all with the same goal In mind. But one of tho things which raade this undertaking possible was th; splendid attitude of the men. "The work here," says Mr. McKim. "never could have come to its present effl¬ ciency had It not been for the splen¬ did spirit and unanswering loyal'y of the secretaries who have been continually forgetful of themselves in the supreme effort to be of ser¬ vice to the men. And to that may be added the co-operation of the of¬ ficers of the command from division headquarters down, where the inter¬ est In our program was so Intense that it was not unusual for offlcial business to be set aside temporarily so as to give time and thought to Iiie requests of the association secre- tray."
For neary three months now the main auditorium, with a seating ca¬ pacity of .1000, has been in full operation and has been used exteii- s:vely by the government in its pro gram of instruction. And as a place for recreation in the form of athlei- ics, stage entertainments, and movies It is in operation seven days of the week, as well as for religious ser¬ vices on Sundays. The individual bungalows are often used, upon re quest, by the government for offlcers meetings. and every association building is of course, open, to the soldiers every day from reveille to taps.
The programs of the religious, so¬ cial, educational and physical de¬ partments are continuous and almost unbelievably extensive. And it is significant to note the interest in re¬ ligious work last month, for example, when there were more religious meetings that stage entertainments idus movies, more attendan's at re¬ ligious services than at e'tlier mo¬ vies or athletic events.
Tho Incidental services, too, whic'i the asso.-'iation performs are intju- merable To mention Just one early In the fall, when the camp vvas in a most confuseil state, the Y. M. C. A. constructed a little Informa¬ tion bureau at the entrance to the railroad yards, and there took care of 12,000 personal inquiries.
And now the work of the associa i tion Is to expand even more than calculated nt the outset, for threo additional bungalows, one to be lo¬ cated at the remount station, one at the base hospital, and on* at the offlcers club.
Kven from this limited sketch it is evident that a most effective work¬ ing Y. M. C. A. organization has been whipped Into shape at Meade, an or¬ ganization, moreover, which has the reputation of being the most eci- nomlcally conducted of any In the . Eastern  department   cantonments.      |
A ju(lgmi!nt note for |G,000 wiili:)i has been placed on record in the Northampton County court as a judgment against the estate of the late William Snyder, deceased, of Palmer Township, is to become the basis of interesting legal proceedings, according to paiiera filed in court by Frank H. Lehr, attorney for the es¬ tate. According to (Charles W. Sny¬ der, a son ot the late William Sn ¦- der, and who Is the executor of the e-tate, the signature ot the note It 11.It   that of his father.
The note was given to Mrs. Lll- liam H. Ruos, of Doylestown, Pa. She entered It on the records at the court house December 8, 19 13. The note bears Snyder's signature and the date of September 1, 1911. Oa D'cember 28, 1917. Mrs. Ruos as¬ signed the note to her husband, Jo- ; seph A. Ruos.
The heirs ot William Snyder were not aware of the existence of the note until after the latter date. They then sent -Mr. Lehr lo DoyIe.'»town to interview Mrs. Ruos. His conversa¬ tion with her is made a part ot the petition fllod. The only Information she would give him was that she had aold Mr. Snyder's "agricultural stocks." When pressed for de'a li. | ehe is alleged to have responded that | she wouldn't "answer any more queo- tions until she was compelled to."
An interesting feature of the case is that William Snyder, who died November 16,1917, vvas 90 years of age. Charles Snyder, the executor, points out that when the note wa.-! signed (inl911) his father was S4 yeirs ot age. "Long before he was 84 years of age he had lost his capa¬ bility to transact business, as his neighbors vvill testify," asserts the executor. He also directs attention to the fact that the aged man lived with one of his daughters, who was familiar with all his business affai'v. but never heard ot the Judgment note until after he had died
Snyder asserts that he Is familiar with his father's handwriting and that he does not believe the signa¬ ture to the' note is genuine.
After Judge Stewart had read the petition be issued a rule requiring Mrs. Ruos and her husband to show cause why Judgment should not be reopened and the estate let into a defence, or why the Judgment should not be stricken from the record, no execution to be issued against the estate in the meanwhile.
Anthony BarruchI, of .Nazareth, a registered man, has failed to return his questionaire to the Nazareth ex emption board, and has not beea lo¬ cated. He is noted as a delinquent by the .Nazareth board, and the ea.ie has been reported to the Adjutant General. If Barruchi does not put in an tipearhnce soon, lie will be classed as a deserter and secret ser- viie men put on his trail, .\athony when he first went to Nazareth, wus employed in Young Brothers' Cloth¬ in:? store. Later he worked for Tito Daddariro, a tailor in .Nazareth. Diddario was dratted and sent 'o Camp Meade. Daddario had to dis¬ pose of his stock, worth from |2,000 to $2,.GOO. Barruchi continued in the tailoring business after Daddario left. Some timo ago Barruchi lefi -Vazareth, ajjd is said to have had ?1.j0 and a $.10 watch with him.
WILL MOVE TO HANOVER.
Dr. Charles E. Stein, the well known dentist, of Naz-areth, has de¬ ckled to more to Hanover, York County, this Spring where he will continue in his practice. Hanover is Dr. Stine's native home and no doubt his friands will be pleased to learn that he will return.
Dr. Stine. came to Nazareth eigh¬ teen years Bgo from Washington, D. C., and since he has been here he has raade many friends and has been well established having an extensive prac¬ tice.
He has a nice family and Mrs. Stine and her son and daughter are very popular among our people, and the entire family will leave Nazareth with the best wishes of a host of friends.
WILL GIVE RLSSIAN
E.VPERIENCES.
APPE.VL D.W ri.VKD.
Tho following places and dates were fixeil at the court house by the county commissioners, tho dates as appeal days for the respective town¬ ships, wards and boroughs of the county, when and where the taxabl-i inhabitants may attend:
.March 22—Chapman, Glendon, Stockertown  and   Freemansburg.
.March 25 — Por:land, Tatamy, West  Easton  and   Walnutport.
April 5—Easton, Ninth Ward. Nazareth borough, first, second and third wards: I'en Argyl borough, flrst, second and ihird wards; Lower Nazareth township. Upper -N'azareth township   and   Hanover   township.
April 19 — Easton, fifth and twelfth wards; East Bangor, Bath. Hellertown and North Catasauqua boroughs; E.ist Allen, Forks and Palmer   townships.
April 26—-\llen township, Bangor borough, first, second, third and fourth wards; Easton, flrst, second, sixth, seventh, tenth and eleve'ifh wards.
April 29—Lower Mt. Bethel town¬ ship. Northampton borough, flrst. second and third wards; Northamp¬ ton Heights, Roseto and Wind Gap boroughs.
May 3—Easton, third ward; Moore, Plalnfield, Upper Mt. Bethel and Williams townships.
May 10 — Bethlehem. sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth wards; Bethehem   aad   Bushklli   townaliiiis.
May 17—Easton, fourth and eighth wards, L"hlgh, Lower Sau¬ con. W"asliingion and Wilson town- shii>8; Bethlehem, first, second, third fourth and fifth wards.
The County Commissioners will sit at the Court House on the above mentioned dates to hear appea's trom assessments from persons in the dis¬ tricts named. The assessors wil! also be present. Decisions In the various ajipeals will then later be handed down.
Transcripts ot the last assessment will be sent to each assessor, with instructions for returns to be mada ¦to the Commissioners on or before may 17. 191S, nothing all changes since the last assessment was ma le. :ind taking account ot all property, etc. i
-Miss Helen G. Smith, of New York City, will givo a description of her personal experiences in Russia last Summer, in Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, W'est Bethlehem, next Sun¬ day evening, at 7.30 o'clock. Miss Smith traveled in Russia last summc and her account of conditions there will be full of interest. Tho killing of the Cossocks and her description of the public funerals are pen pic¬ tures. Her experiences in Petro¬ grad and Moscow are vivid. A sp£>cial program ot music by the vested choir under the direction of Prof. I. H. Bartholomew will be given. His servico is unique and ot an unusual character. T'ne public is cordially invited.     Seats tree.
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DR. G. O. O. SANTEE PROMOTE!*.
Dr. G. O. O. Santee, a native of Moore Township, Norlhampton Coun¬ ty, has been promoted from a cap¬ taincy to a majorshlp in the medical reserve corps. Dr. Santee, whose home is at Cressona, enlisted last July and with the promotion has been put in charge of the 15,000 soldiers of the 155th Depot Brigade at Camp Lee. Va. This includes six regimental hospitals ai^d also the engineers' officers' training camp and division line offlcers' training camp. A son. Sterling G., is a ser¬ geant at Camp Pike, Arkanaas. Major Santee is a son ot James M. Santee, of Norlhampton County, a brother of the late Dr. Herbert San¬ tee.   of   Palmerton.
BOLI)  THIEVES.
Last Tuesday evening while Fred » -A-ckerman and family, of Hanovervllle enjoyed a sleigli ride, a tew men broke the lock on their chicken coop and stole the most choice birds In the pen.
They were not satisfied with what they had taken at tbe Ackerman home but also took a lot ot chickens trom the F'rancis Ernst's coop.
The men seemed to be well pre¬ pared for the work they were to un¬ dertake for thoy had come with a two-horse team so that they could carry away their treasure which they sought. The men who have com¬ mitted this deed are known and had better make some satisfaction with the parties concerned or they will be dealt with according to law.
TROLLEY RO.VDS HAD TROUBLE.
rU)SER KVE ON HOSPITALS.
An illustrated lecture will be given this (Thursday) evening In the Mo¬ ravian Sunday-school chapel by Pro¬ fessor Rubrecht, ot Nazareth HaP Military Academy. His subject will bs "Personal Experiences In the Phil¬ lipines." Everybody Invited. Ad¬ mission free.    Silver offering
Daily inspection of all divisional and army post hospitals by staff offl¬ cers of the commanding generals ha,- been ordered by Secretary Baket. This is in addition to the regular In- spe<"tlon by me<iical offlcers. and the purpose is to ket>p the commanding j offlcers and the War Department in ^ closer touch with condillons than is possible through the ordinary army routine.
In a memorandum to the Chief of ! Staff, made public Tuesday the Se^re- ' tary  said;
"Please   i8.sue   oniers   to   all   dlvl- | slon  and   post  commanders  that  the Secretary   of   War   desires   them   to havo an offlcer of their staff make a ! dally Inspection of hospitals connec-| ted   with   the   camp   or   post,   an,I   a' dally report to tho commanding gen-! eral and. In the event of dlscoverln.<{ any conditions which need attention beyond     that  under    Jils  Immediate, control,  will  report  the  fact to  the '¦ Chiof   of   Staff   for   the   Information ' of the Secretary of W»r.
The light snow on Sunday caused considerable trouble. The high wind blew the snow on the trolley track and caused drifts and cars were unable to o;   rate part of the day.
On Tuesday there was again trouble the wind drifted the snow along the tracks, and the severe cold weather on Tuesday morning men were not able to work on *he tracks and the result was cars could not  be operated  on  somo  lines.
REMO\'ED SNOW AND lOE.
The Allen Strjet Railway Com¬ pany last week removed snow and Ice from its track on Mauch Chunk Street. The Slate Belt Trolley line on Main Street and the Northamp¬ ton Traction Company trom Belvl¬ dere Street. At some places on Main Street the snow and ice is two teat| thIcX and with the trolley track lay¬ ing low It makes It disagreeable to drive along the street.
TWO WnLUS PROBATED,
Thfi win of the late Mrs. N%n'^y Wlnsborough, ot Plainfleld Township has been admitted to probate. The e«tate Is valued af $550 It Is be¬ queatehed to Mrs. WUllam L. Ma!s.
The estate of the late Mrs Oracla C. SabatiDO, of Roseto, valued at $300, Is bequeathed to ber husbinJ, Lorenzo Sabatino, by her will, wbloli was probated. ""^
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