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JUNE 29-JULY 5, 2017

Rockefeller Public Hearing Expected In Early August By JUSTIN SWEITZER East Allen Township supervisors narrowed in on finalizing a date for Rockefeller Group Development Corporation’s public rezoning hearing at their June 22 meeting, after the developer’s previously scheduled hearing was postponed. The group, commonly referred to as Rock Lehigh Valley, had their May 10 hearing rescheduled after the township’s municipal building was unable to accommodate the mass amount of residents in attendance. The land in question is 155

acres southwest of Weaversville Road, which Rock Lehigh Valley is attempting to get rezoned from agricultural to light industrial. Township Manager Deborah Seiple tentatively rescheduled the hearing for August 16 at 7 p.m. in Northampton Area High School, but the board announced their intention to try and move the hearing sooner to make sure all supervisors will be able to attend. Supervisor Mark Schwartz said he would prefer to have all Continued on page 5

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(Originally published in 2002) The Chapman’s Quarries proA book of memories compiled vided gainful employment for by the late William James, a life109 years. They attracted Welsh long slater, gives us a picture of slaters, who brought with them the quarry’s history. Mr. and Mrs. their work ethic, religion and Wilfred Lakey of Chapman’s gave heritage. Their good citizenship me permission to read and use helped form a borough in 1865. the material in this series. Mr. The slate industry peaked in James was Mrs. Lakey’s father. the late 19th and early 20th cenBy 1929, $13,000 of slate had tury. Economics and new build- been removed from the quarry. ing materials took their toll on The main quarry in that year the community. Continued on page 4

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Bartholomew Funeral Home - Six Generations Of Business in Bath By CAROL BEAR-HECKMAN In this day and age, local businesses seem to come and go in the blink of an eye. The Bartholomew Funeral Home is a remarkable exception - six generations of business right here in Bath, and the Bath Museum has the documents to prove it. The museum is very fortunate to have several signs from businesses in the 1800s - a very hot commodity in today's antique market. One is a five foot wooden sign which reads "Bartholomew Furniture Store." They also have two photos of Josiah Bartholomew standing in front of two different store locations, evidence the business had at least two other locations in town before moving to the present S. Walnut home. The one photo shows Josiah in front of 126 W. Main with "Bartholomew Undertakers" in the glass window on one side and "Bartholomew Furniture" in the glass window on

the other. The other photo shows four generations at a different location (S. Chestnut St.) with a sign in back which reads "J. Bartholomew, H.E. Bartholomew, Undertakers.” Continuing in the tradition of his family, Zee R.K. Bartholomew is the sixth generation funeral director of the Bartholomew family in the funeral business. The family roots run deep at the Bartholomew Funeral Home, which was started in 1853 by Josiah Bartholomew, who, at the age of 19, branched out into undertaking in connection with his cabinetmaker’s trade. Josiah, as a cabinetmaker, made the caskets for the business. As the generations passed, the business was carried on by James F. Bartholomew and, then, his son Harry E. Bartholomew, who, in 1935, purchased the Joseph Horner home at 243 S. Walnut St., where the present Continued on page 7

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