The Nazareth Item

              The Nazareth Item
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AN   INDEPENDENT   FAMILY   NEWSPAPER.   DEVOTED   TO   LITERATURE.   LOCAL   AND   GENERAL    INTELLIGENCE.
XXXVII
NAZARETH. PA., THURSDAY MORNING, JANUARY 12. 1928
No. 7
jess Ziegler Advo- Giles POOO Bond Isoe al KfllBry Meet
ds Issue Come Before Citizens ig Ifgxi Election; Extensive Im¬ provement Program Outlined
Little Glimpses of America
By Albert T. Reid
l»-j|iiOeforat least »100.- [^•ded bv tlie iloroush ot f*r«^e town is to meet lis obligations  and   con- MT'y    Imiirovements. remain tlieme of the UlTtred Monda.v evening
[ before the Nazareth
   ^t this nieetinK and
[T^(n the lo<"aI Y.  M. C. I wme, the memliers of lother borouKh offlcers Jt and were introduced , to the Rotari.ins. ag was well attended I considerable Interest iK WM believed  that  the _i would   have    someMUn^! ivhil* to pre?ient   and   the , not disapi'ointed.     The Ber. Flo.vd  R.  Shafer. jmd dplrlted sinsini:  w:-,-- jftaui  Hellman.    vhile Uler pre-idid    at     the iata cabinet for the Ro¬ of the nienihers   \va« I wall.   It WIIS made h.v |tfelnins(leii:irfm>-nt of public  .'•<;hool<  nnd jnt voted   ap'roval   of ^tnd work  of tbat de-
I the  entert:r;;1112
a   golo   liv    Wi (of th" nc
iam
)'ni('ilmen
hest iiiterusts of the coin mun ily, and idedf^ed to tho borough fathers the assistance of the liotary mem¬ bers in tlu'ir effort.s to Imitrove the town and the cominiiiilty.
When llinf.'e.-.'i /ifLsU-r aro.sc li,- introduced the councilmen indi- vidual'.y and they rose and ack¬ nowledged  the  introdiKtions.
Mr. XlcKler th"ii lainulu'd into hi-i talk. lie pointed out that Nazaretii h.is increased Kreatly in value tho assessed valuation of nbout |."..ono.ono at tlie jiresent lime beiI:^ ahout 50 jior ci^nt iii'ir<T than it \v:i.- five yenr.'* acn The lioroMiih's income from ta.\a- fioii for 'he pnst two yenrs h:is heen about $10,000 per year, hut the e\).'Mic!iliires have exceeded this by ahout $20,000 pcr year, so that a borrowing; pnllny had to he adopted to bridge over the tlr-ie from one fax receipt period to iin- ollier. When th" l:iyes .'ire re ceived tliey have to he laid out to pay loaU'' contvacte,! ip.e in'i-viou.s ymr and then the horrowliiR is st.-ir'ed nil over airaiii.
M the present time the horoo'-'h owes on ni't(s a total of $:!L\70'i. which l» about $12,000 more t! :in was owed a year aco. Howe.ev durins the past yenr. about $ lO.¬ OOO wa"* spent in iiernianent im¬ provements and capital ei|iiipii>ent
POOR BOARO WILL RETAIN AN EXPERT; HOLLAND STEWART
When the Northamiiton couniy directors of the poor reorganized at a meetinK ut tlie almslKjuse last we..!c KuKetie Aclienhacli. Keiiiihli- (¦:in. of Wind tiap. ttie only hold¬ over memher, WUH elected [(resi¬ dent, and Clarence [xjeiiier. of Kis- l(in. iievv!y-ele<.te(l Itepublican.was initde secretary, fjernard .Mer- wiirth. Deniocari, Williams fiwn slli]). is the tliird meml>er of th.e board.
fluirj^f'H tliat i)i>r.-<ons owninir property and havi;ij< means of sup¬ port liavrt heen liv'ns on the '(•unty tor yeirs were made, and the l)oard decided to elect a train- el iiivi stipator to ' ass on apidi- cant.s for [loor fund-. T'.e aervl- (Continued on  Page  Five*
(Itfftny nf the solo part of | so that the actual oporatinR co;--< ^
Alellne" by I'.uru's^ y.'H'^-   of tlie l.oroush have been deere.i^y ._       Il  _     I-,j I \
icooncllmen were pre-   ed
Itfco except!0!i of .Stanley i
The hiirpess then sim.ijesieil tl' a bond issue for at least |100.00| be  voted  by  the  citizens of   N '7.al llth in order that this debt can be lifiuidated
if'^tlko was out of town on I (rip. King  Burse.-s Zieuler.
tier said that the Ro-j lifiuidated   and   also   that   f-irt
«-Illing til back any   pertn.i'ient    Iinnrnveiiient:-   can
would ho for the !        i Continued on Page Fcur^
It Game Preserve Now an Interesting Spot
rO, Schmidt, the silk lios-
iMUtatturer.  of    Nazareth.
f Airiii the past   year    pur-
I t ¦amber nf  farms   near
I lad now ha.s ne.irly 4t)0
I of lud in  the  vicinity   of
I hat established a ^anie
t halving thirty   ai'ies     en-
1 bjr thigh wire fi nee where
ijliceda nuiiilu r of animals,
li» llr«t Installnieiil   was three
l«hich he purchas-(I near .\e a-
1 S. J., consisting: m' two cows
I aball.  The one low wa.s not
p bMt condition and has =ince
*'» week he received -ix large
filos from the Trexler  farms.
f Allentown, cnnsistUii; of tottv
land two hulls.   The i,ne cow
|» calf by her sid.-
»lde»he has s:>ver.U climhlnn
«nd he ia  feeding   several
¦ »f partridge ami a number
*l"rt   pheasants.     He     has
la lot of rabbits and other
I he exp'H-ts in the near
ff-fchmidt deliiilps   in   devel- ItkMe wild animals and this IWmmuoli pleasure and re¬ th* hunting  sea.son   he »« one to hunt    on     his Wd had emi,l„ye,i f„„, „,(.„
wih '''•'¦'''  '"   •"^"     '•" *o«'d lie killed.
""••farms he p„rel,ase,l are
"wn^dnpand the hail,ii„Ks
'"JPlaced in cood repair ami
'"^'•ai conditinn.
J/'hosed   the   fan,,   .,f   A.
Maz rlTu"" •'^''¦< kert.nvn road J'" th. the farm of,be late
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H,*"'"   '>•"><"    late     .Siih.ev
Mm^"''"'' "f
"••dow  f,
tiiiK tilings in shape.
Ile expeci.s lo go into tlie farm- ing busines.s vory e.xiensively. havini; purchased the latest im¬ proved labor jiavliis machinery.
.Mr. .¦Schmidt's object Is to es¬ tablish a dairy farm and purchased ! a lot of hiKh i;rade reuistered (Iuernsey cows and will later on 'supply the purist, hish st.-iiul.-ird t milk that can be feiiiul on the market, .Mr. Selimidt should be encoura'^ed In this enterprise an.l Nazareth indeed is fortunate thai that we have a citizen who is puh¬ lic Sl.i iled enouKh to enira.iie in a nioveieent of thit* ki'id. The arrcat niovetiietit today over the r-imiitry i.s to have pure staiidai'd milk and It appears Nazareih is t'l h.' blessed with thi.s In tlie near fii- tur.
However, it will require ^mne time to est.ibli.sh an eiilei-pri.-e s,) exl^r iv'ly .i - U jiropo-ed hv Mr. Schmidt but by lahor and pati.iit- l;.' walfinK i'   will be develdi ed.
It is not .Mr. Schniidf.i ohject to KO into this new enterprise ns a money m.'ikin,^ sehenie but looks at It rather from a public sidrlted view, something whicli is a iiecs- sity for the sent ral health of the community and especially for the yoiinper generation, realizlnir the younger peo|de need ]iiire milk for Iho health of the childna today.
TATAMY WOMAN HIT BY AUTO; BOY IN HOSPITAL
Sedan Upset On hi
Badly Damaged By Hre
.Mrs, Albert Kehr, of Tatamy was struci; by t!;e automobile diiv eii by Filmore Kluiup. of i'lainlleld townsliiii, a luoiiient after sh* aliKhled from a itassentier biir, a Wind (iap about ti.;!" ei-lock Fri- ay   niornin','.     Siie   \ as   knocked
(vn and stiffored bruises and lac¬ erations of the legs but uo hone.s were broken. Her injuries are not coiisidered serious.
.Mis. Fehr was on her way tc «ork at the Pen .-\rByl Silk Com paiiy factory. .Mr. Klump wa. .Irivi!i,>; ';is danKi:ter to work a" rl'.e Wind (iap .M.ii.ilfacturili:,' Co. Me wa« (IrivinK sluxely and stop;.el at once and took Mrs. Fehr to the offlce of Dr. ,1. C. Keller. She was sufferinK fr^nl a laceration of the left leu below the knee and bruls.^s 01^ the upper part of both less. Mr. Klump took .Mrs. Feh.r to iier home iu Tatamy. after her Injuries had been treated by Dr   Keller.
Arthur Kronu-r. a nine-year-old boy from Nazareth K. :!. wus taken to the Haff bus;.iial at Northamp¬ ton on Saturday evi-niiii; suffering from injuries aboni the bead sis- taiiii-I when struck by a machine abou' a mile beyond Nazareth. Later reports from the ins-jtiit iiin stated th.at lie was .cettiii? alon? nice lv. apparently only sufferinc from con'usions and abrasions of the head and from the sho.^k of the a.'(-ident.
and
On Siturday niornin;? .Milton • iiiier. accompaiiied by his iVA'-d tiler, (harles Sliinier and Flohert loxell. all Of Tatamy, liK'ired in a peculiar accident while riding in Mjv Shimer's liulck sedan ovtr the .Naz-.iretli - Stiii-kertown concrete road.
The  turideiil    happened     about midway  between   ICast   I.,iiwn .V   <',. ScbMiifit':* farm !t*-t rente  n(?rthe;',si   end  of   Naz.ir-tli,, It appears wh.ile driving aionit thej varty   overtooU   a   team   of   horse.^j ai:d drsiiing to pas? -^an'.o cut over j to the left and in *o doing saw an¬ other     automobile      aptiroiching. .¦\ctinR (juickly he turned toward.s th.e right  to get into position, his automobile, in some une.xplainnble manner skidded while applying I
( ur jainp off tiie pike and landed on the old trolley roud bed upside down.
Ti.e glass enclosure bad to be bvcdieii to gel the piL-^seiigers oui and iu a few seconds time lla;n._-s iiad developed.
A s.lent cali waa i-sued to Vigi¬ lance Hose Comi'a.liy here and Chief Kverett and a tew other com¬ pany men responded and extin- yiiished the tianu-s witii a chemica! stream.
The pa.-.sell.ners e.--taped ilij llie., alt!ioU'.rh being somewhat .shocked. The eider Mr, S'uiiier wa.s shocked ii.to an unconscious state for a sl.ort time.
Tiie car is a tof;il wreck aiul was towed Into Wiliiam Fteagan's garage on Sout'i Main street by iMr
SCHOOL BOARD AFTER SCALPS OF DELIN- OUENT TAXPAYERS
The regul.'ir iiKinthly meeting of the S'liool P.oard v.a.^ held in the High Schoo! biiilding. Tuesday ev¬ ening, .lanuary .">, I i'2S,
.Members iiresent;     Havk. Kern .Martin, Haubert  and Shimer.
I.. (', Hawk, the re-elected mem¬ ber of the board, presented hi- writ'eti oath of office.
Tl'.e minutes of the previous mer-ting were read and approved a« read.
Thf Treasurer of the Board ren t'ered the following reoort: I^a!  on hand Dee. 1. '27.$ 14,:!I 4.4L'
lU-cf-ipts, From  Tax    Co!-
ieetor $sri7,C, 1
.'^'ate Appro....    1 <>0.00
Tuition       027.70
U( lit auditorium    2",00
      1.7r!0.T!
To'al    $4(1,04 t.7.1
Kxienditures          f..l,"i7.2."
Worker In Japan, Tn Speak Here Sunday
Miss Florence Buss To Give Interest-
ing Story of Her Experiences In
St. John's Lutheran Church
On Sunday, .Jan. l.'>, Mis-it Klor- (.-iice v. liuss, a niissiouar/ on furlough f'-om Japan, will speak or "Tlie Work in the Japan Mis- -loti Field." in St. .lohn's Luthcr- ; '.1 chiirth. Nazareth, at t'i< regu¬ lar vesper service beginning at 7 o'clock.
Mi.ss Busa is the dauj5hte>' o! Wilson .\. and the late Tussi" I.a .all litisa, of 2:;.'. South M:.in sreet, Nazareth. She has spent _¦ last five years in Japan teicli- i.'ig Bible and music under th' .Mission Hoard of the Reformed rhurdi   in  America.
rpoii her arrival in Japan in September, |,!»22, Mis<» Uuss s'lent t-ir e months teaching mtisic it; Ibjiko Jo (iakuin. a school for girl3 located at Shitnonoski. Shi ; ien devoted one and a half year^ 1,1 language study at Tokyo. Sag and N'leaspki, Since September 1!i24 .she has taught Bible an. music at Ferris Seminary, a Chris tU'.n scl'ool for girls, at Yoko bama. This school was tot-illy de stroyed by the great earthquake lr '.r.nf.-.mber. I!i2;!. It was imme d'ately fenii>firarily rebuilt an'' -elio^l activities rf>sumed. Perma nent buildings are now under con structlon.
brakes and resulted in having thej Keagan's wreck car and crew.
TROF.ALLEN SPEAKS AT MEETING OF P.-l ASSOCIATION HERE
BATH CIVIL WAR VETERAN SUCCUMBS IN 84th YEAR
Infant Passes Away
I'oia. Ihe two montlis' old ciiild o-: Mr. Mid Mr:i. .\sher Seiib ii her. IC North Whitiield street. Xaza¬ retii. died Suniiay moi-ii'iig ut 4 o'clock.      of      iineumonla. Six
hro'lii-rs and three sisters sur¬ vive. The funeral was held TiKsdny afternoon at 111.' home. Rev, W, H, Wotring officiateil In¬ ti rmeiit tnade in tho Hecktown Hope cemetery.
There was a 1-irge attendance pierelll at il'e iligU Sciiool Til'-s- day night win-n Dr. W. t). Allen, of the educational 'le; ar'nieii: oi Lafayette C, l!e,';e. addressed the rareiit-Teach'T .\ssoclation on the subject "Ti.e .\dolescent lioy and Cirl." Dr. Alh'U likened the p..r- iiul of ad(descenc(> to the time in wh.icli a liouse i- irid' rgoing ex- linsive remodelling. The bumuii boy at this time be said is under¬ going extreme re.-idiustinents phy¬ sically nnd mentallv, nr. .-Mien pointed out the signs of adoles¬ cence
John Smi
'1-
a retired farmer .¦:. . Civil W'.r veteran, died at r :iO Sunday ;r-!,.f ^ t ;he home of his daughter. .Mis. R. J. Dech, of I ear Patii, wit 1 w'.tim he resided f.ir the pa-t s.-veial years. He was S4 years of age. Death w.is I'.li" to Lean  liisi  ^s.'
He was a s.in of the late Samuel and Lovina Mu-^er Sniifi and w .s i-orn in Monre'i' ( oiiMiy F r mair- years he farmed in various sec¬ tions of tills part of 'he jtrite bu' for till' pnst several years lived ri tired.
Pal. Jan. 1. 1 rt2S $2r».s,<<7.4'
Tax collector It C. Criftlth r.-nd ered the following report showincr the collection of scb.ool taxes diir- 'tig t'-e month of Decemh, r Ui27' il'Zfi taxes $3.15. penalties .1(5- totnl 1920 taxes $n.31: 1!>27 t.ixef >'1770.00. pen-iltie<» .«<;<!,"0, tota! «:tsr.fi.4S: totnl of all collections *I s(l'' 79
On motion of .\lar»in and Hawk, iii.-inimously  carried,   the   reports of the treasurer pnd of the tax col lector were received and filed.
.Moved by Kern, -.•eronded by Hawk, that the secretary of this bie.rd be direrfed to prepare and d'liver to A, .\. .Miller, 5S flrnen t reet. Nazareth. Northampton county. V:i.. an itemized list of all uncollected scliool taxes, as they ; I^I'ear on the records of the secre- t.'ry of this board, which were llst- e ! on tax diiiiMe-ites, or ad lef' t'.ereto in any inanuf-r whatsoever. delivered to said .\, .\. Miller dur¬ ini,' lis incumbency as tax collec¬ tor of th.e school district of Naza- i.'th. Northampton county. Pa.: also, that the secretary of thi = hoa''d make written de'n .nd -i- said A. A. Miller, with the seal of t'e School Distri-t aflivd. th'- !' si'bmlt an itemrzed list of all un- celLrii^de si luxd tax-s, whir'' mav ¦I'll ear on list delivered to h'm by t' e secre'nry of this boird at o- before the meeting of this boarr' I'r:- .;!  nn  Par-. T'.e.-.
In   June.   1!'27,   .^ii'.s   I'.us..^   left IjLian  on  a  furlough  of  fourteen I months.    She e\pect,s to return to Japan in August.  i;>2S.
Amandus Kessler, Bad Man of Plainfield, Again In Jail
.\niandus  Kc-'-sIer  is    again     ir jail.     He was arrested  at   Belfas
1 unction by Couniy Uetectivt wcuriie J. Ryan who has bee; ¦^earcbini? for him since October 1.'. I.'St, when he went on a rampage .ifter having been released frotr. tlie county jail where he htid ser.- .^d four years. A few bours aftei ' e left Jail, had moonshine got tht better of him and l.e got    into    l
ight a.t Belfast and stabbed thre.- nien. Hl- is being held in defau'. ul' $fi000 bail on three charges o: as-»ault with intent to kill.
Kessler may face another chargt .'or when Ryan was about to place
im uiid-^r arrest, he pulled out hN ever ready knife to stab the county detective. John Sandt. ta;-;icali inaii, who wa.s with Ryan, saw t   .-
iprai-ed arm and landed a hard tlst on Kessler's ja'v. He had to bf cariied into the automobile tu ho taken to jail.
Kf.ssi'-r said he had been worlc itig in  .Monroe county at  a moon- i'-i-'o   p'.aiit  ever =ince    the     wil 1 night following his   release    from jail.     He said  he   was    employe.l
lir-re as a .still o|.erator but he go'
"to mor:' trouble wheti be drank '.mie of the output of tbe still. A 'ew  drinks  and  he  decided  to go
r   pelf.isf   fo  see  some   of   hie  old
.       He f."r-.ed in  Cimiea-'y <'.    tl7t;i nd asked the teachers r.n.! |reg!nient of Pennsylvania Infan'ry.
He v.as a  member  e.r Tivlor p..si
Charles   Kem-
hiiid known as
Karon-/"""   "'"   •'^¦^'^¦'retb
New Members Take Seats In Council; Officers Elected
parents of  children at   this period | Ue was a  member  e.f Taylor to try nnd  und^M'-tand the  cbang-   (!,   A.  R,,   of  Pethleh.in       i{,.   ..    ^ Ing   boy   am'   girl   and   give   them I also  a   metnti'r   of   the   M-.^ihofli-t v-ympatby.     The  period  of  ;>doles-; church at  F'-'ypt, cence  is   ofti'ii     acconipanied     byj      He   is   survi- i-d   hv   Pi-;   v'd.m- mental  di-^turlnnces   wbicb     may , N'ary. nml tl e.,e eb'l-'reri, .^ari'i"'
ad-'of     Nor'bam-i'en -      m,-.,       PPviu
Nazareth Hall Students
Busy at School Calendar
I
'T  and    besides
(r nf „,,. '    "f""<l
JLl*''^   "-acts    In    tho 'Ie has eniiiloyed a
F'''*bood "*"'' nn  the  1:
md
working and  get-
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lr**'' rt
treasurer.     Mrs. Three   nf    tho
""«ard  Siegfried
"Ml,; ;';;i"'' ^""' Mrs, Kd.
"ilnff 'y«i*c»J.'? '''"'•'•'rated their
1*11-       '¦*• * '•neheon
"".v. entertnined the
< irgaiiization meetint; \ias lalled to order by th" chief Hurgess and Ihe oatli of olhce adiiiiuistereil to Ihe newly <.iected ineinbers, name¬ ly, .Messrs. Sclfaeifer. Hangen. Kahler and Mertz, The roll call recorded present. Messrs. Kern. Mutts, Siegfried. Lindenmoyer. Kahler, Hangen. Mertz. Schaeff. r und Hartzell,
On motion of M.-srs llarfz.-Il nnd Lindenmoyer. C. F. F.'hiiel wa^» nomlnaled for si'i-r.-iary j.ro tem. On motion of Limb-nmoyer and Itiitts the nioninations w. re closed. .\ \(de being taken, C, F Felinel was declai.-d appointed secretary iiro teiii nt the or--mi zatlon  meeting.
Nominations for president of Council being in order for the en¬ suing term, C. If. Ilartzidl was on motion of Messrs, Lindenmoyer nnd Butts nomlnaled for presi dent. On motion of Messi ¦ Han¬ gen nnd Schaeffer. the noniln itions were cb>i»ed A vote being i.iken, Mr. Hartzell was iinanlniou-lv elected as president for Ibe e isii- ing term.
I .Nominations for treasurer be¬ ing in order, llie application of Wilmer .\. Heyer was presented and nad. and on motioti of .Mi-ssrs. Kern and Kahler. Wilnier .\, Hey¬ er was nominated for tlie ofllce of treasurer. On motion of .Mes-rs. Ilutts and Siegfried, the noniiui- tions  were  dosed.     .V   vote   heing j feature of the  program  and   their
[iiove iryin'.t but the speaker '.isf d parents :"id t-nehers t > com s'lb-r the tryiiu' posiiion of the voiiths vho are trying to adjus* themsf-lvi s to f'is ever chaniring lious» und to try and give thetn tl .' .'ucouvng >nipnt end sympathy "hich thoy ne.^d at Ibis trying p( riod,
.\ndrew (1 Kern, presid,.t-t nf the society presid.'d, M!s< Miriam Fhrel. a member of the Hii'h School faculty, sang a soln. nc- coni)ianied on fhe piano bv Misf L Marji' Davis, also of t!ii. faculty j The men's choriis of the Nazareth Cement Comnanv was   a    surpr's^
('int'iuan. nf J Dech. B.I t'l i'nd i\Irs, Ch elsvllle.
F'lneriil   .invvi-'es   will    b at  bis l,-.te bo'.'e  f'ls   iTIui-sd- afi'Tnoon a* '2 e'.^' e-k.    l!i'-"'Tii will  be  nnde  in   the (!reen'liotint c/-melei-v.  B-iti;
¦¦••I     '!¦ na • ^'r ^    - .
Jol'.n P.. Allentown.
'•'¦-•   ¦HeL'tiar.   R''..g-
held
N.i/.iretli H..11 Miiil.iry .\cid-my -esi;rue i its Work on the eveiiintr ef Jiiiuary :'.. practically pver> latlel being in his place by .:'i;>pei - time on lh.it day. The rf-gui.n v.i-;l. u;.^ I'ic.a 11,1 .1!! if there liad been no interruption. One cadet was detained at home bv a h..>av>
revent he lliniiis ui
yi 't. Id, and another has be4ii
!i;   ed fr.iin returning by
Ills   father.     On   tiie   other   liand tao new boy.^ entered, and became
¦.ween the two schools is good for holh. Uotli sides are trying to kee,) luwn anytliing like ill-temper Qi ur, sport sma II like feeling.
Tho quarterly meeting ot tht- Iloard of Trustees was held Mon¬ day evening, the SUh. During the afternoon the executive committee met and studied caretul'y the rc- [lort ot the headmaster, prepara- 'ory to its submission to the 'till meeting of the Hoard. The meiv- bt-rs  of  the   executive     commit!ee
i;i:n mtn « rt.rni: »t-
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^s\i;y
M'nn-to'i!
taken. Mr. Hey«r was nnaninioiisly elected -IS treasurer for the ensu¬ ing term.
Nomliiaiions for secretarv bi-lng ir order, Clarence F, Fehnel was nominated for tbe oflice of secre¬ tary on motion of Messrs, Siegfried and llaiigi'n. On niotion of Messrs. Diitis and Sihaeffer, Ihe noniiiia- lions were dosf.d, .A vote being taken. Clarence F. Fehnel was unanimously electeiL as secretary for the ensuing lerm.
The Chief Hurgess vacateii the e'lair and escorted the newly elect¬ ed president, Mr. Hartzell. In bis chair.
The minuies of the adjourned ineeting of IV'cember 2ft. 1927, wero rend .ind on motion of (Continued on lAst Pa»e)       |
sevtral selections wer.' greatly en- poyed by tbe assemblage
.XtmiSSlOV TO ST. .lOIIVS
ISK|-ol5>iri» riMIICH
The  following  wire  received  as new  meiubers o fthe Nazareth  Sl .lohn'n Pefnrmed church.  Rev.  W H. Woiring. pnstor:
Josenh F, Rnth. Mrs. Mary M Ruth. Howard F, Moser. Mrs. Jen¬ nie M, .Moser. Ceorge K, Wagner. RIebard L, Stannard, Robert H Werner. Mrs. Flossie R, Werner. Harrv W Orubb, Mrs Nevn M Crubb. Albert K, Smifh, Mrs Ida F, Smith. Ciustiive M. Johnson. Dr, W, Ciilvin Nickel, Mrs Clarn Mac Nickel. Sleiihon Schlegel and Mrs Sarah S. Schlegel.
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Iiroved Ordr- nf \\.-.\ >'.., j.|st i';i"sed Its txeuty-sev.'iith anni¬ versary ns 11 l.e.ai frniernnl orpnn- fzatlnn nnd l*i honrir of the everit and nlso In r.-cognizntice -of t''e •intirhig work of one of tbe mem bers, .\ class of ten new members knonn as Sc''|e|ch»»r class wi-i-e taken Itl at an old-fashioned "pow wow" Council.
The ritirilistlr work wa« given .ver lo 'be de«ree stiff of Catas'i'i r|Ua Trilio. No. 204 of Catasaiuiua. \<\u-i trailed bere about ".0 strong Tbe visiting teams worked the adootloti and warrior's degree very elaborately In nn energi'tic man¬ ner. The chief's degree was ex- emiditled very thoroughly In short form.
The degree wnrk wns followed by n short social session fentured by music, singing and fancy danc¬ ing.    Light lunch was served.
Members of the Fourth Room Com-   then had supper with the cadets in pi ny.    .\notlier is   registered    tor   the mess hall
this w.-ek, iind two mo'-e for Feb¬ ruary tlrst, to take uji the work of the -econd semester.
Miss Klizabeth .Miksch retired from her position as IviusekM-per, and will take up her residenc.> n Bethlehem. Her place Is now fPlel by Mrs. Teel. of Wind Cap. her lit¬ tle son also becomes a student.
On Saturday evening. Jaini.''r.'- 7. the biisketliall team played th'' DeMiilay Junior teiim. of Bethle¬ hem, on th.e H'lll tinor. The gar.i.- was exciting Ihroiigliniif. and the si'ore .<H'e-sawed from one side fi the other. The final whistle blew iust as the De Molay lioys pnt in a long shot from the center nf the floor, making tbo score 10 to 1."., in their favor. The cadets were out reached and outweighed, but Ihey put up a fine defense. The seconc half was almost ncoreless.
On the coming Friday evenluT the annual clash with the High Schoid  basketball  tenm  will  take
The present condition of tlie school was gratifying to the trus¬ tees, and tbe prospect of larger registration   was particularly so.
The flne gift of one thousand dollars from Harrison V. Desh. of Rethlelieni, for the endowment fund, was received by the Board with deep appreci.ition. Oifts of tbis sort, togetber with the iiarticl- pallon in the Larger Life F'ounda- tion. are now b-'ulnning to build up a sleadying endowment, and in the future many things will be possible of accomplishment for which plans are now being laid.
A portion of the former farm nf the school has been thoroughly surveyf>d. and is available for sale a-- building lots. Four houses are already being Imllt on this tract, which Is considered one of the most doulrable for residential pur- po-wva In the town. No part of thia tract will be at any fime nec«aMrr for tho op<>ratlon or the expansion
friei.ds. He stopped at Kdward Butzs store at Belfast Junction. Il waa there that George Ryan »aw him as he wa.-* on bis way to Keas- ier'.s li.ingoi.t  in .Monroe county.
With Ryan were Constable R. liaymond Kyan and Arch .Vliller. They remained outside while Oeorge ftyaii and Sandt went into the store. ^
Kessler on October 15 got Into a flght at the home of his father-in- law In Belfast -^ind stabbed three men, LeRoy Faulkner. Joaeph Oruver and Russell Dungen. Kess¬ ler claimed that he fought th© three men In self-protection aa they attacked him firsit. H? got away.
R.van received word th.at Kessler was working on a still in .Monroe county. He was on his way to the ll.ice when he decldfd to stop at the Rutz store to inquire about tl e recent robbery. It was then he humied into Kessler. Ryan said.
At the Butz store Ryan appar¬ ently got more information for, af¬ ter he too'c lis pris mer to K.iston, he returned to Rel'ast. A short time later he took Into custody Ivt Ttoy Faulkner, one of Kessler'a victims on the night of his ram¬ page. A charge of burglary in connection w'th the robbery of the Putz stor-'> was prefi rred by Ryan before .Mdermi.n Willi.im .-\rm. The ball was set at *a000.
fn loc-iting F:iulkner, Ryan bumped into signs of a moonshine oiieration In Plainfleld township in the vicinity of the Klmer Oruver fnrm. Faulkner had btn^n assUt- Ing in the sale of the output of s. veral .stills. Other men who took the moonshine into town hid¬ dtn among farm produce and In poultry crates were mentioned by Faulkner.
Some of fhe lrK>t from the Buts store was recovered. Mo-it of It, however, had been sold. Offering the goods for s-ile af ridiculinwiy low prices is what le<l to the ar¬ rest of Faulkner. Faulkner claim¬ ed that snmeouft else had stolen the goo,Is
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The r.owly elected officer* of Naz.ireth Temphv No. 10, Lidlei of fhe Oolden Kagle will be publicly In-Mailed into ofTlce this (Thurs¬ dayl evening in tbe meeting quar¬ ters in the I O. O. F. hall, Belvi¬ dere .street.
The installation reremonles will be in charge of the deputy grand templar. Mrs M.irthn Reinheimer, a«<»ociated with Temple No. 10. Thp official Instalbition will be followed by worthwhile after en¬ joyments. Public is Invited to at¬ tend.
place.   A clean, healthy rivalry b*- I of the school aa such.
KM«aiTHOF M.«I,T.% MERT.
The January meeting of the T/e- high Vulley Knlgbt* of Malta Merry-Ofv-Round Asfmrlation. will b p held on Friday evenlns, Jann¬ ary 1.1. aa the Ruents of Black Knight Commandery. RnlghU o( Malta, and Baaton 1>rapl«, Ombm of Malta, at th«ir hall la Onto buildinc annwc. Booth Third atfMt
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