The Nazareth Item

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The Nazareth Item
AN   INDEPENDENT  PAMILY  NEWSPAPER.  DBVOTBD  TO   LITERATURE,   LOCAL   AND   GENERAL   INTELLIOBNCB.
XXXVII
NAZARETH. PA.. THURSDAY MORNINC. AUGUST 23, 1928
No.S»
kazareth Fair Dresses Up To Entertain Thousands of Visitors
(jORFUL MIDWAY, FAST HORSE
I, SPECTACULAR FREE PER- FORMANCES, ARISTIC EXHIBITS FEATURE UNIQUE PROGRAMME
Predict Record-Breaking Crowds Will BelROAMERS BRING [lire Every Day Next Week; Special Free Prizes For Kiddies on Wednesday; Day and Night Exhibition
Hotv That Bahy Has Grotvn
By AUiort T. Roid
]
^he (krmtf lut 4. vision. oP the Size to wKich. Kis RAliy Beef grew iiftex K&SoU Hiiru. '-^
Korthampton   Agrlcultur-
J Filr Co., will liold their riiBMllalron their grounds lit 28. 2f. :'0. 31 and Sep
eiecutlve    committee    isi ¦ toy and niyht   to    make fair surpass any ever «.   prc-^^idcnt    Shimer,
^iltmctioiis, says this Itions will go far ahead MW year.
I, which Is always the ire of  the    week,    has I of fast racing hordes ll reputiitlon   nnd    an ifil b« made to break the The midway will hf bui nore  attractive    than Itions  for »pace are |g (ttt autI   according   to ttwdPi.t of the grounds lire of a   better    cU^s.-t IIlirger scale.    There will rot "hot do.?.-i," Ice cream r other stands to supply tnd the thirsty. IMIb building  will    he    a thi- year where the i,tople will mnke an cle- ijr of  the    very    latesit tte goods.
and    new    chicken 1 was erected last year »«»ny breeds of poultry r towl.
\taf\ty of cattle and hogs
IHOther interesting section
Tie display of automo-
IWfer more  space   than
•Bd U v^** tntsad to
ara lnter«>t«d In
to of the various cars It
rot to visit this depart-
Tlu
(li.siihiy of furm implenunt^
DO.MESTiC TROUBLES TO SQUARE FRY
of the hitest design will ili'li) he of Kieiit interest to our fiiriniM-s. The iMitrip^ of fruit nf various kind are eomini; In fast and of fine (luality. The .Viizaretli Hand will furnish Ihe music and give many concerts ilnriuj; the day and oeninK iiKik- ing Ihe .i'.rdund ring with joy am! haiiiiines.i.
The grandstand attractions will hr-:
Hilly Uitchey's Famous \V;iter .SIiov.- — Including Capt. Jaclj Hoovor v,ith his 104 tt. fire liive il to a four foot tank of water. Ahlv assisted hy four heautifnl (living ^;irls.
Fa mom Largards—K.\tra(ir(Un- ary cuniedy bar act, par excellence. A diro't Importation.
Leons Ponies and IluckiiiB .Mules —He. n'If 111, flashy and screaming comedy animal net.
Aeiia! I.f'ons—In their Mid .\eiial Sensational act, balancing traiiezp and  thrilling feats.
Flying Millers—In their thrill¬ ing hreak-awiiy cloud swing sensa¬ tion. !
Charles Reese, the secretary, is a busy ir.an getting all the details' ready  to  make this affair one of the greatest  displays of manufac¬ tured   nnd    farm    products    eer shown here. |
Tuesday is children's day when they will he admitted free. Do not inl.ss to visit the Fair next week nnd bring the whole family with you and enjoy the many attrac¬ tions on the ground. I
Bring the kiddle* to the Fair Monday and Tueadax and get a drawinii; ticket free. You may be one of the lucky ones to win a pony.
Afur '.0 Xew places I
traveling from Allentown
Vork, to   B iltiiuore    and
n  Florida It  remained tor
David Ahelew and his wife I'earl, formerly   of    Allentown to   settle thtir marital differences at Squire .lames S.  Fry's office in Nazaroth. | Ahelew formerly re.^iided In .•Mlen¬ town  with  his family.    Some time] ligii III- v\ni! bankrupt hut his wifo retained title to some of their he- lonirings iiicludiiig an automobile.! Affer     the     bankruptcy       tliey moved to Xew York, then to Fior- id'i  and  back   to     Haltimore.     If was alle.yed "that in (he latter city, the wife intercepted letters said to hnve comi.^ from her hnshaiid's ad-; mircrs.     f)n  July  ;;0 she  l?ft  him and came to N'azareth   to    reside '.ith her hrothiM', Sr.niuf'l  Angert.' Meanwhile the husband continued llis  residence  In   Hal'iniore.     Mr.s. .'MhIm'.v   had   retaiie.l   Iirllas   Dil- lir.gor of Allentown tor her attor¬ ney :)nil the husband was enticed to .Mlentown hy a   long    distance' teleplione message.     Mrs.  Ahelew • had secured a warrant fur her hus- hands arrest at the oRice of Squire Fry and with   Constable    Kichard' L.'iubach met Ahelew in an Allen-} town  hotel   where  he  was  arrcjt-' ed, and brought to Nazareth tor a. heTi-ini:   Saturday.     Ahelew     was: represented by   Attorney    Hyman Korkmaker,   of   AIk?ntown.     After hrnrlng the case the Justice of the Peace  placed  Abelew  under |500 ball for a further hearing Moaday morning at 10.30 o'clock.    In the meantime the attorney gotbusy and word came to Squire Pry that the matter had **eiiamtcatrlr adjust¬ ed.
NAZARENES FIGURE IN 3 AUTO CRASHES; TWO WOMAN BADLY HURT; CARS DAMAGED
Mrs.   Shinier   and   Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Roth
Peters Seriously Injur¬ ed When Sedan Turns Over After Striking Pole; Both In Trenton Hospital
PENN-DIXIE NOSES KRAEMERS; 9 to 4
MEET AT HECKTOWN
PUBLIC SCHOOLS OPEN SEPT. 4th
DOUBLE BHtTH¬ DAY CELEBRATION
A double birtiul.'y was celebrat¬ ed on Sunday at the home of Mr.
The   Nazareth    Public    Schools  "';',''..^'T,   f^"T    '^""'f'   .f""'^
W bitfield street, on Snnday, the oc-
wlll open Tuesday, September 4.     : oasion   being  the    cely'irating    of At this time children   who    are   Mrs. Georges birthday wliich was who   will  boon   Sunday   and   her   daiighter-iii 1   1020   will   '''^^' •^''"^- C'larles (ieorge, of Eas-
six  years of  age or six prior to January
Ikome of Mr. and Mrs. Mil-
.Minel, near Hecktown on
' vu the scene of a happy
reunion.    The    day    was
atljr ipent in renewing fam-
Splendid    meals    were ,    ,      ,       ,     . .,, .
Amonc    those    present   •'» admitted as beginners.    All be- and Mrs   Milton E. Stu-   Rinners    must    have      admission Hr. IDd Mrs  Robert L. Hoch,   cards.    The.se may be procured at Mrs. Charles   M.   Stuber,   '"e oflice of the supervising  prin-, Itm Arle^ip   an.l    Glendora,   '••I'ol in the High Srhool building >(IMr». l>>ster J. Uohn. Bon3;T"ts'li'.v-  and    We.inesday     atter- «nd   Cliitord.    dauirtiterst "<"'"•¦'' August :',s and 20, between Iind   Glori;i.   of   Nazareth: I l'"' '"-"'¦'* "f -' '""I ¦> I'- ^^¦ IMrs. A. \V. Sandt, Mr. and'      A  certificate of sincesaful  v.nr- • D. Snyder, Mr. and   Mrs.} eination must he jiresented before Fehnel, sons   Harley and   an admission card is Issued.
|it, Walter C.nibe,   Mr.    and j  •	
Morris   Buss    and    A.    A.
M.   of     Kaston. Morris
Of   Hecktown,    delivered
toelpal address to the guesta.
dt wu the  oldest    person
W and   Ulorb     Rohn   the
; In the gathorlng.
ton, on Mondav. Tlie eent was made a memorable ono by .serving a bountiful su|i|ier and the grests o; honor being Mr. Ceorge's three':""'    Rotzeli    erred    on     Hawk's
Penn-DI.\le cement on Tuesday night eliminated Kraemer's hos¬ iery us a possible contender for second place in the Nazareth In¬ dustrial league race wiien they fame from beliind in the sixth and In a terrific batting rally sent over six runs, to win 9-4.
Kraemers took flrat blood when Frable and L. Bath scored on Hennlng's hot grounder through Hawk. Henning scored when Kern put one into center for three bases and Kern scored when Stout doubled. With three hits they made four runs, and the only four they v.ere lo get.
R. Starner doubled to left and scored when Hawk doubled t'l center for Penn nixie. In the third Starner again scored when he hit to Frable who made a had throw to first sending Starner to second. Fetherolf broucht Starn¬ er home with a hit back of second. Another rnn was add^d in tlie fonrth inning when McClenagan drew a pas's. Kepjipl sent a liner over third base, Starner   was    hit
HAHNS GATHER HERE FOR ANNUAL REUNION
MiSiKD .\T li.%KKMONT.
"t 19th Mr. and Mrs. O. I...
entertained   Mrs.     P.    A.
'Of Wind Gap:  Mrs. Helen
Jot Belfast, and friends from
|Of»nge, \. J. at their sum-
pngalow ill Lakemont, near
flDurg. ThM sp:irion-4 grounds
I private lnke, covering In
«« fifty  [lores,    with    sur-
P'»« hills an.l mountains and
Ffinkingui the lake, afforded
Vic sc.'iie fit for an nrt-
»lette.    Tlie herd   of   sheep
M on the hills   made    their
Pfeknnwi, l,y their loud "ba!
jne private   i„kp    afforded
'asiy  iiicUiTpi   for   the   ex-
rfiunprr servi'il.    Tho guests
"IP  nftrrnn.in   fishing   nnd
°" "If   lake,    which    was
Polling on an excessivelv
'•    f'leasi.ni   walks  on  tho
''¦•^^¦"^ nnd   surrounding
" iMdiilgeil  In.     The.
»ere fl
''"'I ;i restful place with
ow- nnd
»fonr,i,i,    |.,.,.,,„,„|,     p,,,,,^^
*n«l"s I imim.K'ks and '21 l'os„i„,i,,. „t i^,^
Irt I   ¦ "'"   ^'""'"•'^    '^«<1    n r"' ''".V It the bungalow.
'RfKXK   AVUIHT JW.
 f'tt!'^''''' """"al conven- lA..?. ^'"'""iniplon County Lt'?'"'"''' "hich was to he "'•fda.v. August llhasbei^n :•<• "ntn this .Saturday. Au- The urngram will start » "»• in the Bushklll Cen- " «nd a Inrge crowd Is ex-
.ATTKMIFI) UI':lM>l\(i.
.Mrs. Titus Walker, of Nazareth, on Saturday was matron of honor at the wedding ot Miss Kdith May Iloitnes Kilher to Leon C. Parsells, both of Stroudsburg, at the Stroudsburg M. K. church on Sat¬ urday evening at 5 o'clock by the Rev, McKay, pastor of the M. K. church ut that place. Mr.«. Be.ssie Albert, a sister of the bride, was maid of honor and .Albert Kneiper, was best man. Sydney Freeman, of Nazareth, was also in attend¬ ance at Ihc wedding. Miss Kilher is well known in Nazaivtli having spent the winter here with .Mrs. Walker. She was formerly em¬ ployed at the Kraemer Hosiery mill. .N'azareth.
Mr. George" sisters, .Mrs. Levi Brown, of Pai¬ merton; Mrs. Amanda Reeder, of Lehighton, and .Mrs. Reuben L?vis, (if Weissport. Another brotlier, .Misaloni George, of fown, and Mr. lleuhen Levis were also present.
The twelfth annual reunion of fhe Hahn family was held on Sat¬ urday, August IS, at the Nazareth Fair grounds with an attendance of about 400. Tl'.e president, Rudy r.er. Hahn, of Belfast, presided. Music '.vas furnished by the Naiareth Peerless orchestra under the lea*» ership of Robert Hoch, of Xaca- letli. The singing of the opening ..-1 n.g was followed by reading th? .Srriiture lesson: prayer and ad¬ dress by liev. V. J. Bauer, of Beth- iC'lica;. Tiie address of welcontH v.as made by .Vttorney Stanley Fehr, of Na/.areth. G. Whitefleld Treii played several selections on lis musical saw accompanied on tl'.e piano by Mrs. John Marsh, of ratasaU'iiia. .Mrs. Kugene Trein t-'ave an interesting talk "Native Life of the Orient." which dealt on I'er recent trip to Ihe Holy Land. Wilmer Albert nominated the fol¬ lowini. oflicois who were duly lieited:
President. Rudy Habn. Belfast:
\ ice-president, Harrison Hahn, Wind Gap; Wilmer Altiert. Wind (lap: Joseph L. Aliiert. Uiiui (iaji; Ku'.;eiie .\cheiibat'h. Wind Gap; R. S. Hahn. Easton: Joseph H. Wer- Pen Arg.vl; Thomas Hahn. Wilkes-Barre: treasurer, Fred Hahn. Bangor; historian, Frank i*." Hahn, .Vaiareth: assistant his¬ torian, George \V. Hahn, Naza¬ reth; secretary, Klien .S. Haiin, .Vazareth.
The oldest menibers preseat were Mrs. Kllzabetli Garis, of Kas¬ ton. aged S6 ye.irs; Thomas Fred- eiick, of Schoeneck. aged s,') years: .Mrs Garis' two sisters, Mrs. Lo.nVa .\Iiley. asel s\. of Kaston. and Mrs. Malinda Fox. aged S2 years, of Kasto!', were present. Mrs. Jesse lla'.'.ii. of Nazareth, aged Sl years, ^'•as present. Misf Pauline Kratz¬ er. aged seven weeks, wan the .^•'iii':t;est  person in attendance.
The reunion was broustht to a close by siimiiii; the clusing hymn Moi th" bent'dic'ion by Rev. V. J. Iir uer.
Four rfc.sidtuts of .Vazareth had ;i I,arrow escaoe from  de^ith whea tiie automobile In wiiich they were riding ui.set after being liit Ity an-| I'! her car at Locu.-t Corner, sever-! •i! niiles south of Trenton. .\. J., at! s    o'clock     .Monday     iiijiht.     .Mrs. Wiiliam Shimer and   Mrs.    Leroy I'eiers, v.ives of the Nazareth men n ihe car, were seriously inj;ired and wers t.'iken to St. Francis hos¬ pital, Trenton.
Mr. and .Mrs. Shimer and Mr. and .Mis. Peters were about to re- •uiii to their homes after a da.v's auto trip wlien ths accident oc- '¦iiried. They were traveling a ii'.ain highway when an automo¬ bile, driven by a man from Yards- ley, N. J., hit tlie rear end of the ( adilliic which .Mr. Shimer was dri\ ing.
The Sliinier car swur.g from the road, hit a telegraph pole and thi-n iil^set. Thf driver of the car whicii struck the Shimer automo- liile. according to stale police, ciiiiie from a little lane to the main higllv.-ay when tlie accident oc¬ curred.
Mrs. .Shimer and Mrs. Peters wore most seriou.-ly hurt. Their liiisliuuds es.-'aped with brui-ies. I'a.sina auloist-* took the two v.'iinieii to St. Francis hospital, where it was found that .Mrs. Shimer is suffering from a frac¬ ture of the right leg and a broken collar bone. Mrs. Peters has sev¬ eral broken ribs.    Both have body
Escape Serious Injury In Crash At Allentown; T^vo Cars Had To Be Towed Away From the Scene ^
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rotb, of Park street, N'azareth, were slightly cut and bruised when their ttiitoinolille was struck by the car of J. V.'. Kauffman, Jr., of Read¬ ing, at Hanover avenue and Irving street, Allentown, Sunday evening. liie Il(*th car was making a left turn into Irving street and the driver declines he yigiialled with his hand. KaiitTman claims he did not see Roth's car until dt was di¬ rectly in front of him and crastied irto the Rotii automobile. Mra. !;o'/n suff.:red a laceration of her ri^ht log and her husband waa scratched on the temple. Kauff'* RKMi recfc'ved a bruised leg. Mr, aid .Mrs. Roth were treated at tbe Sacred Heart Ho-ipltal, Allentown, ixWil then went home. Both cars vere badly damaged and had to be tov ed RV, ay.
luiiiaes. Mr. Siiimer and Mr, Peters were cut about the face. The .Shimer car was badly dam¬ aged.
Mr. Shimer returned to Naiaretb tor a brief time on Tuesday and reported that the women of tbe pi'ity were more seriously Injured than first reports showed. Mra. Siegfried, he said, was thought to be suffering trom a possible (rac- tiirc of the back. Mrs. Shimer has a broken thigh and possibly • broken pelvis bone while Mra. Peters Injuries are also ot a aeri¬ ous nature.
Death at County Home
George Venn, D4 years old. ot F.aston, died at 7.10 o'clock Tues¬ day moruing at the county home, .Vazareth. from tuberculosis. He was admitted on August 8. He Is survived by two daughters, Ruth and Dorothy, ot Kaston.
grounder       letting       McClenagiii
score. I
Meanwhile Kr.ienipr was unabln
ro get a  mf<n around,  onl.v three
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LAWN PARTY
ROTARY CLUB
MEETS AT "Y
A very pleasant day was enjoyed at the home of .Mr. and .Mrs. John Meyers on Sunday when a number j ^•,^(,
HXISVKST HliME.
Harvest Home servlcea will bo held in the F'orks-Arndt's Luther¬ an parisli. Hev. (Ieo. S. Kleckner, pastor, as follows:
At .-Vrndt's. on Sunday. Septem- liir 2, at 10. Ifl a. in. At Forks. on Sunday. September 9. at 10 a. m.
WERNER CLAN MEETS AT WIND GAP PARK
Tlie fourth annual reunion of tlie Werner Family Association will be held on Saturday, August 2.' next at Wind Gap Park The lemiioii cxereises will 0|ien al 2 p. III. when the followint; formal program will be observed: ll.vmii. "America;" prayer; business so.-.- sioii; riMiding of minutes; report ot the secretary-treasurer; reiiort of hhstoriaii: offeiiim; hymn, •nlest IU' the Tic;" eiection of of¬ ficers; li.vmn, "God lie With Yon:" beuediclion.
Tbe exercises will be followed amusements that will ronsist peanut hunt; peinnt sciamhlr; game of ball: cloth pln race; marshmallow contest: peanut race; marble contest; jar ring con¬ test. ,.
Prizes will be given lo the old¬ est and   youngest    present
bv of
The
tollowing oPicers are In cliarge of tlie association aff:iirs; President, Harry U. Youn.::. of Ban.go-: vice- prosident, .Mrs. F. A. PeMols, of .Mlentown: spcrctiiry-treasurpr. H. I,. Hoth. of Nazareth; nssistant secretary, .Miss Helen Roth, of Vazareth; historian. Or. F. A. De- .Mois, of .-Mlentown. Amusement cominittee. Hiien Roth. Myra nrnckeiimlller and Rlwood Arnold. The Iiresident esi>ecially re- iiuests that every one should not f.iil lo register as soon as the park grounds are rerirhed. The meet will be held ill case of rain as the association has reserved the use of the large pavilion in case ot in¬ clement weather. All members of tho associallon nre urged to be present as the officers huve made nn earnest endeavor to mnke this fourth meeting a worthwhile one.
of relatives and friends gathered to hold their sixth annual lawn party. Tie day was spent with various games and a bountiful dinner and supper was served. Those present were .Mr. and .Mrs. t)scar Fehr. .Mr. and Mrs. Rolan Koth and daugbti-r Lorraine. Mr. and Mrs. John Rissmiller and son Williard. Mr. and Mrs. Uaymond Cliristman nnd son .Mien, of Pai¬ merton; Mrs. Mary (iiristmaii. .Mr. and Mrs. Willi'.m D'.'rgpr, of Kun¬ kletown; Mr. and Mrs. Herbert rlaiisp; .Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schaef¬ fer and son  Roln'rt.  .\ir.  and  Mrs.
The Nazaretii Rotary Club met .Monday evening at the Y. M. C. A.' and heard aiitobiiij-laphies deliv¬ ered by Stanley Feiir, Valentine .Smith and William Silfles. Prot. e A. Grim, County Suiieriii-
HERCULES vs CEMEN¬ TON CUBS S.4TURDAY
I tendent of Schools, also   gave     a ; brief talk   on    Longfellow's    well known    poem     "Excelsior."     The speaker pointed out   the     lessons I th.it are to be learned from a care¬ ful reading of this verse.    Howard I Shimer. president of the cluh. pre- ¦ silled.    Next week P. S. Trumbow- , er. recently returned from Kurope. will give a  talk on his travels on , the continent.
Hercules wiil play the .stro.ig Cementon Cubs Saturday after- no.in at Stockertown. Game will he called at 4.30 p. m. Large crowd is expected to attend this game as the teams are very evenly matched. Kach team holds a vic¬ tory over the other. Saturday is .'¦.reiiic-n s day at Stockertown and n;.uiy of the fire laddies are plan- iiiiig to see the game.
iiKMi iioiaiiK i:o.\HT.
F.M!^1S SOLO.
Til.'    fM-.'l
Ceorge   Heldie.  daughter   Francis, i 'ate of Mrs.
1 belonging to t'.ie cs- Itobert Laubach,   de-
Mr. and Mrs .lohn Kindt, ilauuhier Virna. Mr. nnd Mrs. Il: rry Kindt :uid son Kenneth. Mrs. Mary Mil¬ ler, Marv VoiiniiUiii-. Mr. and .Mrs, P. Gingles. daughters Ru'h and Laura, Mr. nnd Mrs. Harry Brooks, (1;.lighter lletiv ami l,oi-^. .Mr. and .Mrs. Kd. Trinkley and son Pralia. .^ll•. and .Mrs. Henry Monsou and son Frederick, Mr. and Mrs. Wil¬ liam Walters, Israel Dili herd, .-^n- dvi'.v Miller, Osccr Knch. Jr.. Carl .'Mien, Robert Firth, all of Kiiston; .Mr. and Mrs. (;eori;e Miller and childreu Lester and Virginia. Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Miycrs. Mr. and Mrs.  H.  Kocher and Mr.  and  Mrs.
John Meyers.
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Death of Infant
Flmcr Rnrtholonipw, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Chailes Bartholo- mow, living along the Kastnn pike, one mile trom Nnzarotli. died on Tuesdny morning nt "i o'clock aged r, weeks. The funernl will be held on Thursday at 2.HO, with all ser¬ vices nt the house. In charge ot Rev. Floyd R. Shater, of Tatamy. Interment In Porks church ceme¬ tery.
cer.scd. of Nazareth, situated In i'almer towishlp. ner Fulni.-r's riussii.s, werp sold on Saturday nt I iil'lic sale, by Miss Kdna .Vbel. e prillrix. There were four tracts wliich   were   first   tried s^paratelv
.'•I'll   \\e;p   bid   nil   to   t'l      T'lllowillg
iilcps; No. 1. cont ''ling S2 acres with buildings, J,:r,0. No. 2. ront.'iiniiig 40 acres \y'A\i build¬ ings. $s72Fi. No. ?,, containing S acres with buildings. J4.-)0iV No. 4 containing 10 acres with biitld- in.L's, $:nr.O. The total amount of the four tracts amounted to |21,- !2ri. The fonr tracts were then ofiereii. lis a whole and was bid up I.l 1^24.non and was sold to R. E. liirii'. of Sprlnctown. Burks coun¬ tv. The trenpral ojiinion wns that Vv l-:hric wns not buying for him¬ self hut was probably reiiresenling some one olsp in this iiurchasc.
A croup of yuiiiig Nazareth poo- pie held a doggie roast ,it Henry's dam Tuesday evening. Those who vere ir. t'le iiirty were the Misses Hester Kreidler. Mildred Hauliert. FraiiCps Simons, Ktliel Vannatti. Catlierine Schiegel and Catherine t'.eviueUy and Messrs. Kdwin Kortz. Wiilinm IlPiir.v. Kobert Kindt, He:iry Schlegel, Carl Beitel, 'Albert Brennecke and Franklin '¦''ostenhnder.
Nazareth Cars In Another Smash at Wind Gap;
Driver Breaks Away From Solid Line-up To
Forge Ahead; Tries To Squease In
Again and Accident Happens
Mr. and Mr*. Irvin Johnson and faniily, of Lower Nazareth town- :-,h!p and a Mr. Moonshine and family, of near Nazareth, on Sun- .'y figured in an automobile ac¬ cid iit v.hile crossiiLg the Blue .\Ioiiiitain at Wind Gap. It ap- ;t us that the two cars were going north a' the time aud the dri.er of the Moonshine car broke the I ne of traffic and would have be»en llil by a car coming south. He on- (iea-ored to fwing back into line ;;iid in doing so he hit the Johnson car. The occupants of the John¬ son car ai esca|ied injury except-
WIFE BE.\TER
UNDER BAIL
Russel Smith, of Bath, has been lield under $,'itiO bail by Squire ,l;imes S. Fry, on a charge of ag¬ gravated assault and battery pre-, ferred by his wife, Elsie May Smith. Ths latter charges that her husband hit her with a brooai- .-tlck and also with his fist. It is Slid to be Smith's second offense. ^^qulre Fry has postponed a hear¬ ing in the rase to a Liter date. ,
I'.IIMHOAV PAItTV,
Rev. C, r .Miler nnd wife, form¬ erly in (harue nf the St. John's Iutheran congregation at Bath, now at Coplay. spent n dav In town visitinc with Mrs. fieorge W. Kprrhenfhal. li :.r~:^ir^^  ^^
A birthday surprise party was tendered by the meiubers of tho Tv\pnty Minute Society of the Mo¬ ravian church to Mrs. 11. Marx;. president. Tuesday evening. Fine refresliiucnts were served and nf-
i ter spending tlie evening in enjoy¬ ment and songs the meinliers re¬ turned home  wishing   her    many
i move happy birlhda.va.
ing Mr. Johnson whu received • deep gash over his right eye. His car wa't considerably damaged by having the windshield smashed, left hind fender and toot board torn off and the rear door caved In. Mr. Johnson was removed to a nearby doctor's office where he was given flr.st-aid and later the fam¬ ily proceeded home with their own car with its own power. An amic¬ able settlement was brought about between the parties through the efforts of a Sfntp motor patrolman of the Stroudsburg station who arrived on the scene soon after the accident.
WmSi FAMILY
REUNION SEPT. 2
All tho-e who avo related to the Gov.er family will bear in mind that tiie second annual reunion of tlie Gower f.-mily association will be held in the Kunkletown grove, Monroe county, on Sunday, Sep¬ tember 2 and in case of inclement weather the reunion will take place on Monday (Labor Day) September 3. A worthwhile pro¬ gram of able speakers, refresh¬ ments and other amusements h mi beon arranged. The Kunkletov/n band has been engaged to turnlsh music. Robert J. Gower, of Kun¬ kletown. i. president of the asso¬ ciation nnd Milton Kresge, of Northampton, is secretary. Theee men will answer nny inquiries rel¬ ative to the reunion if called upon personally or by Tiiail.
FOKMKIt NORTH.\MI»TOV
CO. MOV Tfl VISIT HERB
WOMAN FALLS DOWN STAIRS; BACK HURT
Rev. and Mrs. 11. C. Snyder are spending the week vacationing nt West Hazelton. Pa., and Washing¬ ton, D. C.
Miss Mary Munck   is    spending
her vacation with  her greatuncle
nnd nunt, Mr.   nnd    Mrs.    Frank
I Shoemaker at Saylor's Lake.
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Mrs. Alice Happel was seriously 'ii.iured Tuesday morning at 2.30 o'clock when she plunged down a fi; ht of stairs nt the home of Mrs. William Bender. Kasl Center slreet. Dr. J. A. Fraunfelder and Dr. W. J. Happel were summoned and treated Mrs. Happel. They found she had suffered a badly strained back and n broken nose. She was ordered to the Easton Hospital and was removed to that institution about 9 o'clock.    Mrs.
Happel wiio is 70 years of age Is v( ry active tor her age and had leen engaged as nurse at the Ben¬ der home. She arose to go down¬ stairs at 2.30 o'clock and had de¬ scended part way down the steps when In some unexplained manner she fell. She was able to rise and was a'ssisted to her bed. At llrat she did not think her injuries ot mnch consequence and arose again at 4 a. m. but suffered considerable pain In her back.
The Rev Dr. A. Theodore V'rlshl. of Red Lion, will meak nt Bushklll Centre Reformed church (whore he was formerly a mem¬ ber) on Sunday morning, August 2fi, through the kind Invitation of Rev H. D. Clauss, pastor. His subject will be "Other Sheep or Mother India as I Saw Her." Mr. Wright will speak at Moorestown Sunday afternoon and at Taai»- (lua Suuday evening.
About fifteen years sto Rev. Wright was a delegate to tbe Re* formed-Pfeabyterian worM cooler. ence at Aberdeen, Hcotlend, tfOT- elinc from the Nortli See to tko Alps. Switzerland, ete. and tw* years ago he traveled to ladta. Mr. Wright will be happf to ^ old frienda «t anr of tha mentioned aorrteaa.
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