The Nazareth Item

              The
Nazareth Item.
AN   INDEPENDENT   FAMILY   NEWSPAPER,   DEVOTED   TO    LITERATURE,   LOCAL   AND    GENERAL    INTELLIGENCE.
Vol.ilXXV.
NAZARETH, PA, FRIDAY MORNING, JAiN : JAR,Y 14,1916
No. 7.
j  The TRUMBOWER CO.,
' • Successors To P. S,»Trumbower.„ ^T;;
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Branch Offlce No. 18 Belvidere St,, NAZARETH, PA.
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Author of "The Melting
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Copyright, 191S. hj tbe Caahtry   7 Company J
 
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REGULAR COURSES Business, Shorthand, and Typewritin>{, Combined or Secretarial, Preparatory-, Civil Service and Spanish.
SPECIAL COURSES (students selectiuK branches desired) will be arranged for either a full or half-day session or for the eveniug school.
Our Location in the very c. ntrc of big business naturally brings us many requests for young men and women with a business train¬ ing. The opportunities to get both the preparation and the position are here.    Call to talk the matter over.
The Winter Term, for both day and evening sessions, begins Monday, January 3, 1916.
For catalogue address, W.  F. MAGEE, Principal,
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South Bethlehem Business Coliege, |
Third and New Streets, %
South Bethlehem, Pa. |
FLOWERS
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Orders Taken For
All Kinds of
Floral Designs.
Crawford's Drug Store.
Nazareth, Pa.
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Mid-Winter Clearance Sale
Men and Boys' |
can still find splendid choice In the Sale of p
SUITS and OVERCOATS j
This Aonth. |
Our Entire Stock ot Suits and Overcoats I Including all the new plaids and checks as | well as all the conservative patterns vill | be offered at Greatly reduced prices. |
Men's Overcoats as low as $2.50. i
I Boys' Suits and Overcoats as low   |
as $1.65.
Stop in Our Store and see these wonder¬ ful reductions on all our Suits, Overcoats, AVacklnaws and Furnishings.
Furnishing Reductions
Fleece lined underwear for Aen only 75c each Suite, Lot Sweaters for every one in tbe family as low as 45c on up. Arrow Shirts the best $1.5 0 Shirt special $1.0 5.
Store Closed Every Tuesday and Thursday Evening at h P. M.
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Tailor, Clothier, Hats and Furnishings, 112 South Main St.,      -      NAZARETH, PA.
(Continued.)
CHAPTER XII.
"Are we free women?"
PAAj  us   aboul   it,"   saiil   Nell, ]
with   siiarUiiug eyes  uud  ,sil-
tiufr Ul) iu hiT low rocker as
str;iit'.lit as Auut Augusta liiil
In her um iiiiiiivdiiii.slii^; sciit.   The ivs;
of them just luDkcd helidess uiul uiidc-
elded !is ti> whether to \>e relieved or
not.
"Yes, iiiuiiiiipal ilisf;nico threatens tho town, nud the w<iiBen luust rise iu tlieir atreuulh and avert it," ahe de claimed majesliealiy with her dark eyes snaiii'lu;;. "Yestorday nfteruuou Jnines Ilardiii. who is the only patriot¬ ic mnle iu (ilcudale, put beforo the towu eouui il a most reasoiialile nu.! pride liestiiiiir,' iiroiiosltlon oriphinteil by Evelina Shelby, one of Glendalc's leadlug citiiieiis, though a woman. .'<lie wants to offer the far fanicd Uosiiital- Ity of Gleudaie-which Is the oldest uud most arislorratie town lu the llariieth valley except iierliaps llillsboro, uud which is uot iu the class with u vul¬ garly rich, modiTu place like Bolivui-, thnt has n soap factory and street cars and was a mud hole iu tho landscape when the first .Shelby built this very house—to the coumusshiu of magnates who are to come dowu about the rail road lines that are to be lai<l near us. James agrees with her aud urws that It Is fittinu- aud di-iiificd that, when they nre lhroii';h with tlieir vuli,'ar traf- ficklUK over at lasi^nlticaut Bolivar, they be asked to partake of real aotilh- ern hospitality at lis fouiUuia head, es¬ pecially as Kveilua is oblijied to iuvite two of them u.s (/ersoua! frieuds. Do you uot seo it iu thai lightV" .Vnd Aunt Augusta looked at us with the martial mien of ii general commandin;,' his army tor ii campaign.
"It Would be uioe," answered JJamii as she turued little .Ned over on hi.-, stomach across hur kueo und begun to sway him and trot him at the same time, which was hLs signal to get rhi iuto a uai). "Uut A'cd said last uiyht that he had lost so much lu tho bund subscription ih.it he (.idu't feel like spending any more money for nn eiUi r- tauimciit l.ial wouldn't do oue bit ol, good about the ta.\.cs or bonds or auy- thiug. Xhe baby was bc.niuniug to frd, 80 1 don't think I understood it e.\ actly."
"1 dou I lliiiiU you did," answered Auut Augusta wilheriugly. "That i.- not the puiut ut ali, and"—
"Uut .Mr. Gtceiilield said last niglu while he was dLsctlssiug it with father lhat.it would do uo good whatever and proliably be au emliarr.issmeut to tlie couuuissioii. our putting iu a pitiful bid like that. lie"— Uut t'aroliue got no further with the femiuiue echo ol her masculine opinion former.
"Peter Shelby imt that objection much more piclurescpiely lliau Lee Gre(>uliclil,' .Vunt .Vngusta' .snapped. ""He said that 11 king those men's hands wouKl turn his stomach alter swallowing tliut bond issue. However, all this has nothing to do with the case.    1 am trying to"—-
"Polk said.la.st night that he thought' it would be much more spectacular for all the good looking women in town lo go when we ai'(! Invited to Mrs. Hen derson's tea lor the big bugs uud daz¬ zle 'em so that it would at least put Gleuilale on the map," said .\ell, with spirit. "He n\ade mo so mad that I" - "Mr. Ilaley thinks that we should be very carefid n..t to feel malice or env.\ toward liolivar, but to rejoice at Us good fortune in getting both mads and the shops i'\ en if It does mean a lOb.- to us. What is material wealth lu this world auyw.i.v when we can (tape ' so on"— Sallie's e.\pr(>sslon was ao 1 ¦ n- tlfully silly ami like the <l<uuiule'8 tli.it It was all that I could do not to give vent to nn unworthy slnmt. .Nell saw It ns I did. and 1 felt her smother a giggle
But  before -Vunt  Augusta could get her breath to put the crux of tho mit ter straight before her feudnlne tribu nni .Vunt .Martha bent her to It as slic placidly   I'oclied  back  nnd   forth   knit ting late for a petticoat for Ilenrieiia. ; "Of   coui-se  Gleudaie   doesn't   really | care almut   thc railroad.    In  ftict, wc | would  iiiucli  rather not  have our se   | elusion  broken  In  upon,  espt^'hilly  a-- \ thoy might choose tho route they Iimc | prospected,"   with a glance at Sallic. I "b'lt It Is more to show our frlendllncs to   Mollvar   than   to   the   actual   com mission and our desire to rejoice wlili them In their gooil fortune.    It would , be very mean spirited of us to Iguci-c them and not assist them In entertain ing their guests, e«ptsdnlly us some of [ them  nnist   be Invited.     We've ne\ c j beeu  111  such an attitude as thnt  lo i nollvnr!" !
Exactly,   Mnrthii."   answered   .\uiii "The thought
disgrace to me.   iJidu't we Invite thom up  for a great  tish  fry  ou  the river whin   they   opened   that  odious  soap factory  and  u.sk   Ihem  to let us  help , take cure of some of their delcgati^s ' wheu they hud the Methodist confer¬ ence?    They sent one of the two blsh- ; ops to you, you remember, .Martliu, and i I am sure your euieifainmcnt of him ! wus -so Invisli tiiat he went home ill. ¦ No man said ii« nay in tbe e.'ierci.-ing ! our v'.j;lit of leligiinis hospiuillty.   Why j shoidd they in oui'civic'/    We must not allow the town to put us in such an at¬ titude—uiusl not!    It was for tliis that I culled this meeting at Kveiina's, as she- was the one lo propose this publl<! siilrilcil and creditable iil.-in.''"
"lint what sliall we do If the;, don't 'want to have it?" asked Mamii'.
'"I have aske<l wh-n did liie men of Gleudaie ln|;iii lo dlctuti? to the wom¬ en as to whom they should offer tlnii' ho.s]dtaiityV" answered .Vunt .Vugiisii as she arose to ber feet. "Are we free women, and have we or have wo not comiuand of our own storerooms and our own servants and our own time and strength?"
And as I looked up at the tall, lioree. ¦white haired old dtinie of liurh degree, daughter of the women of the colonies aud the women of the wilderness tlays, I got exactly the same sensation I hnd ¦when I snw the (Joddess of Liberty loom up ont of the mist as I sailed Into the harbor of my own land from a foreign one. .Vnd what I was feel¬ ing I knew every woman present was feeling in a greater or less degree, ex¬ cept porliaiw Sailie. for her face w.is a puzzle of sore amaxement nnd pleading desire for fuither sleep.
Miss    Shelby's    friend,    .Mr.    Rlrhani Uuii," said .lane,  v.hcii .Vunt Augusta hud culled oil in r to t;ive ns her opin¬ iou of the sliuaiiui in gineial und the mode of i)r<>ievlure.    '"w'e Iind it i^est lu ull  women liuestions of the present to do things  ill  a  perfectly  legal and parliiiincnUiiy \\ a.i.' "Must We tell ihem about it or not?" i treas.; ; asked   Man.ie,   in   a   wavering   voice, ! looking up dcviiutly at .lane, who had I held young .Xeil against the still white I linen shirt of her traveling dress just j as comfortably jis if he were her own I seventh.
I     "Idd  they consult you  before di-cld I ing to n fii.sc your suggestion?" asked i Jane, calmly and thoughtfully. i    "They did not," tjumpeted .Vunt An- ' gusta.
\ "Then wouidn't it be the most reg¬ ular way to proceed to get an aceept- i ance of the invitailon from the com- ; mission and then extend them one to i be present?" pronounced .lane coolly, seemingly totally unconscious that she : was exiilodiiig a bombsholl. j "It would, and we wiil consider It so : settled," answered .Vunt .¦Vugusta dom- i Inatlugly. i    This   (lUick   and   revolutionary   deci-
(Jeorgetown.
The Chri.stian Springs Sunday School reorganized on Sunday, and elected   the   f(dlowiiig   oflicers:
David Kocli, supt.; Reuben Kerch- ant hal, asst. suid.; Earl Seager, sec. Oley Shook, asst sec; Mamie Kerch- anthal, orgaist; .Mrs. David Koch, asst. organist; William Frantz, Helen Wasser, librarian; Emma West, asst. librarian; Leo .Shook, and David Kern, deacons; Walter Wasser and Uriah Daniel, asst. deacons; I.eo Shook, Janitor; Samuel Correll, asst. janitor; Wilson Seager, .lann s Moser and Daniel Krock, committee, and Robert Kriiehnian, William Bilheimer, and Jeremia^W'arson auditors.
TlH^fruditors of the Christian i^a^lfTs Sunday-school aildited the jWTiunis of Edwin Wasser, treasurer, on Thursday evening. There is a bal¬ ance of $127.34  In the treasury.
.Miss Lillian Klejipinge-r. of Buff¬ alo, X. Y., visited Miss Jane Frank- field on Friday and Saturday.
Miss Mamie Koch, of .Moorestown, spent a few days wilh ?.lr. and Mrs. David Koch.
Quite a numher of the people of this vicinity are on the sick iist.
There was .-i social gathering at the  home  of  Mrs.   Raymond  Werk-
Refresh- ,
sion gave Ilie a shock.   I could see that 1 heiser on JVIonday evening
a •woman doesn't like to feel that there \ ments were siTved.
is n stick <d'dynamite between her and I      Mrs.  Itoben  Frileliman  spent sev
a mau when she puts her head down ;
under his <dun or her cheek to his, but i
advanced   wijmeu    must   suller   that, j
Still I'm glad that the Crag is on our j
side of the fence.    I felt sorry for .Ma- j
mie and ('aroiine. and Sallio looked ai
tragedy. !
In  fact, a  shade of depression  was j
" ' about to steal over the spirits of the \
'. meeting  when   .Vunt  AugiLsta  luckily' i
Clearfleld.
Thomas Heckman will hold a party at Clearfield Hall on Friday evening January  14.
George Iiildenbrandt thrashed the ! grain last weeli tor Charles Mel- : xeil.
¦      Mr.   and     .Mrs.     Willis     .Mushlltz visited  Mr.  and  Mrs.  E.  E.   Dilelierd on Saturday. ;      Clinton     Hahn     made  a   business trip to .\az..reth on Tuesday.
.Miss p;mnia Stenner Is on the sick list.
Thomas Danner moved to Wind Gap last w((k. .Mr. Danner is em- Idoyed at Kley's Slate Quarry.
Clinton Hahn, Charles .Meixell aud Luther Eberts made a business trip lo .Allentown last week.
.Mrs. E. E. Dileherd visited her parents, Mr. and .Mrs. Milton Schott, at l^oint Phillips, on Sunday.
Clinton Hagenbuih and Harvey Hagenbuch loaded Iheir potatoes In a car at fiummit station on Monday.
G'-orgp Werner and Mr. Mitman of this jilace securtid employment at Xazareth     Machine     shop. They
started work on Tuesday.
The Bushkill M. E. Sunday-school reorganized on Sunday and elected the following ofllcers:
Sujit., Jacob Strauss; assistant, Jacob Davidson; Sec, C. P. Riss¬ miller; assistant, Russel Knecht; Treas., Mahlon Williamson; organist,
eral  days  visiting  her   mother,  Mrs.iEdith   M.   Rissmiller,   Jennie   Titus,
let for a woman's nnture. and thnt Is
"Have   we  or  have  we  not?"   Aunt   called for the discussion of  plans  for Augusta   ngnln   demanded,   and   just '. the rallv.
then   a   most   wonderful    thing   hnp-j     Feeding other  iiuman  beings  is  the P*"^*^' I natural, instituted, physiol.igieal, patho-
Jniie stood lu onr midst! j logical. melMphysical and spiritual out-
Oh, Jnne, you were a mirnclo to me. but I must go on writing aliout it all calmly for the sake of the live!
I mnde n mad rush from my rocker to throw myself into her arms, but she stopped me with one glnnce of tier cold, oflicial eye thut quelled me and stood attention before Aunt .Vugusta.
"Madam  President." she said In her
grandest parliamentary- voice, "it was by accident tliat I Interrupted the pro ceedlngs of what I take to be an otli- clal meeting. Hare I your permission to   withdraw?     I   am   Miss   Shelby's
why she is so happy wben she gets out her family recipe hook fi>r a called re¬ hearsal for the functioning of ber hos¬ pitality. The revolution went home happy ;uid excited over the martinllng of their tlesliiiots.
I'm glad Jane is asleep across 'the hall tonight. If I had had to shoulder all this outbreak myself I would have comiiromised by Instituting a eampalL'ii of wheedling the like of which this town never suCtered, and then when this  glorious  rally  was   finally  pulled
guest, .Miss Mathers, and I can easily i off   tho   cajoled   mnsculiue   iioimlation
await her greetings until the udjoiirn- ment of this body."
Oh, Jane, and my arms just hungry for you!
"Madam," answered Aunt Augusta In hor grandest manner and a voice so tilled wilh cordiality that I hardly knew it, "it is the p'ejisure of the chnlr to Interrupt proceoditiu's nnd to welcome you. Kvelina. introduce us all!"
It was all just gloinous! I never saw anybody uot u moro lovely ovation than .lane did from my friends, for they bad nil hoard about her, read with awe clippings I showed them nboii; her speeches and—were about rea 1 > for her.
Sallle kissed her ou both cheeks.  Ma¬ mie laid tbe baby in her arms with a devout exiiri'sslou,  and  Xeil clung  to ; hor with liie rapture of tho newly pro-  , elyted In her face.   Aunt -Martha mnd ¦ i
would  have fairly swelled with pride
over having done it. Of course  l)y  every  kuov.-n   te.^t  of i
conduct  and  economics  their  attitude '
lu  tho matter is entirely riglit.    Mon !
work  to  all   given  points  iu   stmlght.
clear  cut,   logical   lines   only   to   find :
women nt the point of results waiting !
for thora with unforeseen culminations ' which would have been im|iossible to them.
And I am also glad tho Crag is parf- . Ij' resjionsible for start.'."jr or nt least ' unconsciously aiding this scheme in high finance of mine, nnd ho l.s also In reality tho si'ent sponsor for this un- hatchod revolution. I am deeply con¬ tented to go to sleep with that com¬ forting thought tucked under my pil¬ low.
(To be continued, i
Frank   Mengel,   who   is   on   the  sick list.
The Young people are planning to hold an entertainment during the latter part of February.
Sunday-school   wiil   be   continued during the  winter months.    Sunday- school    on     Sunday    at    2  o'clock. i Everybody is iavited to attend.
Mr. and .Mrs. George Shook called
on friends near Aquashiola, on  Sum-
day.
j      Mrs.  Emma  Behringer, of Easton,
. called on William Daniel and family
; on Sunday.
I      Herbert  Brtbst   was  the  guest of i Elwin  Wasser  and family on Tues¬ day.
Clarence     .M.   Moser     was  on   the ¦ sick list a few days last week but is improving     again.       His     daughter' Florence,  was taken  suddenly ill on Monday.
Wiliard Bond, son ot C. W. Bond, was taken suddenly ill on Sunday night and a physician was called. He is improved again.
The   measle   epidemic   which   had effected   nearly   every   family   with children,  in  December,  lias subsided and   young   .-Vninrica   is   again   liusy ' attending school.
Victor Gruber and John Schlegel were on the sick list, but are ahout again.
.    Mrs.   Susan   Frankenfield   wa-.   ot- the sick list a few days last week.
Carpenters and  painters are busy putting the finishing touches on the house   of   Edwin.   Wasser   whi ' recently erected.
and Annie Creamer; Librarian, Ruth Freeman, Viola Werner, .N'orman Flyte and Hilda Strauss. Sunday- school every Sunday at 9:30 A. M. Everybody invited to attend.
Floyd Creamer and Cora Dileherd spent Sunday with friends at Point Philips.
The following were guests of .Mr. and Mrs. Clyde P. Rissmiller, on Sun¬ day: Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hilden¬ brandt and daughters Ruth and Katharyn, Mr. and Mrs. Harvey'Hag¬ enbuch and daughter .Mabel, Floyd Trach, Harrison_ Williamson, Jacob Strauss, George 'Werner and Calvin K resge.
Victor Meixell called on Conard Bill and family on Sunday.
F:dgar Hawk is suffering from the grippe. ,
The following officers were re¬ elected il. the Evangelical Church Sunday-school: Supt., Victor .Meixell: assistant, Jacob Davidson: Sec., Sailie Bill; Treas., Victor Trach; Lib¬ rarians. Ruth Freeman and Florence Bill; organist. Annie Bill; assistant. .\nnie Creamer.
Clinton Hahn made a business trip to  Easton on Fridav.
William Sandt, who has been in¬ disposed for sometime is able to go to his work  a'.'ain.
Belfast.
Mrs. Robert Y'ountr. of Kdelmans. underwent an operation at Eastor', Hospital, suffering from ar.ncndicltis
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Tatamy.
_       C. Llchtenwaliit-:   -  . ,.   . ,,,, visiting friends, near Hecktown.
3Irs.  Irwin  Steager and   daugh' l=:sther, spent Sn;iday visiting Robe; Steager, of Macada.
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Conjirefration  Evprosses Regi-ets.
The   Committee   appointed   at congregational nieeting ot the V. nut     Street     Presbyterian     Chu Bath, draft resolutions oa the resi atlou   of   their   pastor.   Rev.   H. Henry, D. D., would respectfully s rait the following:
First:    We would record our keen regret  because of   the  fact  tliat  Dr. ^ Henry, owing to the condition of his ¦ health,    feels    it    necessary    to    lay; down  tha work ot  the active  mlnl-
Sun
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Eiia Jci Eckart; Charles
Supt.,   E.   ^ '">nroe  Sloye.-
'.¦   IS.,  Charles . larence    :\! i?r:   Organi
Boyer;  .Vssi. Sapi., Mrs. An- Pianiat,  Mrs.  Wll-
drew DeReamer ; liam Hai>pel.
I I.itv'rary .Socieiv will be held on stry; and we accept his resignation; pridav evening at 7.4."; P. M. ia the with deep sorrow. | schoolhouse.  A  tine program  will be
rendered.     Everybody come and help
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1     l..ambert.
. .\nnie Babri:
Francis   Breid-
Inry   Colver   and
Second: We would bear tisti- mony to his faithfulness; his unfail¬ ing Christian courtesy; his exenipl ary life lived daily amongst us dur¬ ing tho more than five years he has been our pastor. He has boon a friend to all of us—ever ready In times of sickness ail   his   viower  to
and his kind ministrations will loug bo remembered.
Third: We are glad to learn that It is his purpose to continue his re¬ sidence   among   ue;    and    we   earn-
this movement along for the good of
the community and  help to make it
a success.    One of the features will
be   the   Budget.     The   nroiirun   <¦.>   -
sists  of:   Declamation  by Mra.  Wll-
, liara Happel; Sele<'t i^eadings bv Ri'.rl
or   distress   to  do, smith. Laura Milheim    and    Maggie
bo  ot  assistance;! \verkheiser:     Violin    Solo   bv   Miss
Xancy Snookums: Sentiments by all called upon; A'ocal Solo by Charles D. Whitesell; Debate. Resolved that the country boy enjoys more advan¬ tages than the city hoy,     .A.fTirmative.
estly hope and pray that his lite may i Arthur Shinier, Russell Campbell; long ho spared to the end that his i \egative, Robert :\Iessinger. Paul very presence may continue a bene-j Houck.
diction as it has been in thc past j Frank Messlnger has been con- May the Lord comfort and bless him. i fin,,d to his home with illness.
J. T. LERCH.
PETER  E.   KlJEIPLEi;
ROBERT   11.    HORXEK,
C    -1 mittee.
Mrs. Charles S. Messinger has been seriously ill for several days.
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Many persons     in  this suffering with severe oold:
Robert J. Mann is ou the sick list. William   Heil   is   confined   to   his home with sic kness.
Washington Camii, Xo. .37:!, P. O. uud Caroliiie beamed ou her with llie|s. of .\.. installed its officers for the return of a lot of the firo und spirit ensuing six months last Friday even- of tho youth that, hanging on the doled   ing.     Dist.   Pres.   Horn  iusialied   the
Miirthii,' Augusta, with ndli^f. proud old Glendale putting henwdf in an attitude of municipal sulks toward oommou Bolivar seemed au unbearable
out   alfoctlons  of  Loe  Greenfield,  bad starved Ln her.
And it was cbHrueteristie of Jauo und ber melhoils that it took much U.-- tlme Ihan it takes mo to write it, for Uer to get all the greetings over with, explain that she had sent mo a letter telling nie that she was coming thai had gone astray, get everybiHly name I aud lickelcil in her mind und get u all buck to business.
Aunt .A.iigusta exidained the situalici, to her witli so much feeling aud oio iiueuce that >lie swept us all oil' onr feet, and wben sho was ready to put the quesiion a^ahi to us as to our will Ingness to embark on our detiaine of our fellow townsmen, the answer of enthusiastic acijulescenco wns read, for hi>r.
"Of course, as none of you have anv olllcial iniinlcipal status, the Invitation wtll liavir fo l)o given Informully, In a •0clnl way. to the couimi.sslon thromd;
newly elected offlcers after which a lunch and a fnioker was enjoxed bv the  members  and   visiting  brothers.
Tho offlcers wore as followers: Pres., W. Horner MeEwen; vico- pres., Lawrence Ott; Rec. Sec'y. Y. G. Hester; Financial sec'y., George W. Miller: Treas. Floyd A. Ott; .M. of F—, J. R. Ott; Inspector, Ken¬ neth Horn, Past Pros., George H. Rasely.
Rev. A,  M.  Stravhorn delivered a very interesting and iuatriictlve ser¬ mon  on  tho  text--"What   Think  Ye ot Christ."  last  Sunday  morning  hi; the M. E. Church at this place. '
It Is uot too late, to make some more new year residutions some of our boys who spend their time In loafing In the puhlic places would i do well If they made a few new re '. solutions not to Idle away their; youthful days. i
Prof.    Z.    Brodt,    of this    place,!
! Forks.
i      A fine goose dinner was served by I Mr.  and   Mrs   Charles   I'.  Graver,   in I honor   of   Mrs.   Graver's   27th   blrth- ; day, on Sunday.  Those present were L.   E.   Graver.   ^Ir.   an.i   Mrs.   James Heimer.  !\lr.  and   :Mrs.  Myrus Jones. Mr. and  Mrs, Clayton Kessler,  iMiss : Jennie Fhler, Hibla T'hler, Arda Hei¬ mer,    Emma    Jones,    :\laude   Jones. Pen'']    Kessler,    Eva    Haas.   Master Janios Jones. Virgil Jones, Woodrow and Roland Jones and Allen Heimer. Mr. nnd Mrs. Williani Mengel and children, Eofhel, Martin, Lorenze and .\lvlu   Mengel,   were    the    guests    of Mrs.   Mengel's   uncle,   Mr.   and  Mrs. Peter Frankenfield,  on Sunday.
Charles   Young   is   sick    with   the grippp^^^'
/ I^jpirE. Graver began cutting ici 4«i^fn his ice house at Uhler's Hotel
ry Bower. PHTTiarv Sn: Calvin Babp;
"    ' 'drs. .iohii Kuth;  organist,
^ '¦'¦   Heckman;     home  dept.
sriiM,,    ;\irs.    Calvin    Bahp;    teachers , training supt.,   Ralph  Uader;   Cradle
r.il' su;n.. Mrs. Calvin Babp.
Mrs.     Charles     Ruth,    of   Elkton,
Maryland,   was   the   guest   of   John
Ruth and family Saturday and Sun- ' day.
Mrs. Elizabeth Kindt, of Xazareth.
spent   Saturday    and    Sunday   with
George  Metz  and  family. i      Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Kostenbader I and sou spent  Saturday and  Sundav 1 with th'-Ir parents.
Miss Rachel Morgan, of Xazareth,
and Messrs. .Varon Werkheiser and i William Eichlin, of Forks, were the I guest of Mabel Metz, on Sundav. who I is conflned to tbo house with the ¦ grippe. '     Mr   and Mrs. Erwin Burkhart.  of
Allentown   Mra. William Stuber and
Howaru K     'Mer, of Bethlehem, wero
the'   guests   ( :   Samuel   Koehler   and
family en Sutiday.
Vtiiing Wins His Cane.
Judge stiwar' Tuesday morning handed down his opinion In the Wai tcr-Voiiiig ipio warranto proceed¬ ings to .'.eclde the title to the offlce ot County Controller, lu which he flnils that Dr. R. D. Walter, successful Democratic candidate at the election I'n Xovember, has no claims to the offlco. The  Court     dismissed   the
proceedhi. and placed the costs upon Dr. Walter. The effect of the opinion is   that   Young   will   continue   In   the
visited     relatives     near   Rittersville   offlce.    Tt is expected  that Dr. Wal-
duriug tho Christmas vacation.
tor will appeal to a higher Court.
Kesslersville.
Clayton Kessler rented the farm of Harry Boyer and will move there about  April  1.
¦\n  entorlalMment will  bo held  In Schmljlt's SI hool house by the teacher :and pupils on Friday evening of this week.
Aaron Kessler secured emplovment .at the Treadwell plant, near Easton and is working on the night shift, i     Mrs.   Levan  Williamson  and   Mrs : Steward   Engler   vlsitud   their   uncle Richard Kessler. of Easton, last Sun¬ day.    He .    on the sick list. !      George W. Price rented the Breld ; Inger    farm     and  has     hired   Hugh Frankenfleld     to  work     It   for  him ; Mr.   Frankenfield   will   move   to   the I t)lace the coming spring.
Mrs   Catharine Buss and daughter Minnie   Buss,   of   Bethlehem,     Irwln j Engler   and   family,   of   Stockertown I nnd  Jerome  K.^ssler  and   faintly   ot lEdidmans,   wero   the   guests  of'Ste¬ ward Engler and family.
Quito a number ot people are on the aic.t list in this vicinitv at pre¬ sent as follows: Mrs. Jeremiah Yea¬ ger. Ferman Veager. Mrs. Franklin Phler, Mrs George Havden the children of James Hahn and Charles Meyers, mostly I'uo to the cold and unhealthy weather.