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HALCX)TT CENTER The community Christmas tree

was held at the Grange hall on Thursday evening of Last week. The hall was packed an appre-ciative audience ix^o enjoys to the full the very entertaining pro-gram that was presented by the <iuldren. Following the program, pictures were taken of the diil-dren participating in the enter-tainment and then—ah, then, Santa arrived! Naturally, he was accorded a hearty welc(Hne and he must know that Halcott diil-dren are especially good, for he distributed loads of presents.

Among those of our young peo-ple wlio spent the heydays at home are: Miss Albertine Streeter of Philadelphia, Miss Nona Scudder of Hartwidc college, Oneonta, Miss Stella Shurika of Spencer's Busi-ness sdiool, Kingston, Ward Rey-nolds of New York university, and Alex Schultz of Syracuse univer-sity.

Mrs. Robert Van Valkenburgji, who has been a patient in the Kinmton C5ty hospital for several weefe, is much improved and was able to return to her home in town last week.

This cold weather serves to re-mind us of what may be in store for us!

Greene Valley grange held a regular meeting at the hall on Monday evening. In the absence of the lecturer, Miss Nona Scud-der took diarge of the program and presented an interesting eve-

s entertainment, r. and Mrs. Frank Miller of

Hudson visited at the home of Mrs. James Whitney last week.

Carl Eignor recently purchased a new Oievrolet truck and Elwin Morse has purchased a new Inter-national truck.

Mr. and Mrs. Albert Saloman, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Farrington of New Jer-sey, spent the weekend at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William B. Scudder.

Mrs. Samuel Goldsmith of Flushing, L. I., accompanied by several friends, spent Tuesday visiting her cousins, Mrs. R. Van Valkenburgh and Mrs. W. B. Scud-der, in town.

Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Van Valk-enburrfi spent "Diursday in Kings-ton visiting their daughter, Mrs. Lee Osterhoudt Jr.

Mrs. Mary Mead of Union Grove recently visited her daughter, Mrs. Wardell BaUard.

D. Manari is installing a new heating system in his home. L. E. Streeter is in diarge of the woric.

Don't forget Ladies' Aid meeting Tuesday. This meeting will be at the home of Mrs. L. Van Valk-e n b m ^ and the ladies say that they want a good crowd.

Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Kittle, Mr. and Mrs. Allen Roberts and Mr. and Mrs. Marion Morse were Sun-day guests at the heme of Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Streeter in Fleisch-manns.

HALCOTTVILLE

ning's Mr,

FLEISCHMANNS Mr. and Mrs. F. I. Lasher and

son, Franklyn Jr., of Philadelpia spent New Year's weekend with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Orson Hitt.

Mr. and Mrs. Albert Austin and daughter, Alice, visited friends at Malone the past week.

The Ladies Aid society met at the home of Mrs. Victor Mayes on Wednesday afternoon.

Mr. and Mrs. Howard Smith and son and daughter of Philadelphia were guests of Attorney and Mrs. George A. Speenburgh.

Miss Cora Alton spent Christ-mas at the home of her nephew, Arley Alton, and family at Pepac-ton.

Mr. and Mrs. George Lyons of Flemington, N. J., were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Otis Todd last week Friday.

Prof. Ray Alexander attended the Principals conference at Syra-cuse during the holiday vacation. Prof, and Mrs. Alexander also visited their relatives at Cortland and Troy.

Mr. and Mrs. R. N. Whitney of Plainfield, N. J., were guests of her sisters, Mrs. O. A. Hitt and Mrs. William Eari, during the holiday week.

Mr. and Mrs. Oiris Noll visited friends at Poug^eepsie on Sat-urday.

Miss Ruth Scudder, who is em-ployed in Albany, spent Christmas with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Scudder.

Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Shiffrin en-tertained a party of friends from New York city at their summer h<xne here over the past weekend.

The regular meeting of Wawaka grange which should have been held on Jan. 1 has been indefinite-ly postponed. Hie next regular meeting will be held on the next regular meeting night, Jan. 15.

Morton German of Lexington was a caller for a few minutes last Saturday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Mayes.

There have been several people sick in this village during the past week. Mr. and Mrs. Loren Hubbell were confined to their home with colds. Mr. and Mrs. Amos Sanford have been ailing for some time. Mrs. Nelson Kelly has been ill. Mrs. Frank H. Dean was indisposed Sunday. J. Brink Knickerbocker has been confined to his hcwne for several days re cently with a heavy cold. Percy Mead has had a cold. All the ill are improving and about again. Walter Griffin was ill with stom-adi trouble or "too much skating" and unable to go to sdiool on Tuesday.

Albert Wickham of New Kings-ton is spending some time in Hal-cottville with his wife at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ward E. Roberts.

Mr. and Mrs. Jay Van Benscho-ten of Margaretville and Mr. and Mrs. William E. Griffin and family were last Sunday dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. Dean.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Ver-milya were New Year's day guests at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William B. Vermilya. Mr. Vermilya has been ill with a cold for a few days and con-fined to his home.

Miss Evelyn Sanford of Kings-ton spent her New Year's vaca-tion in Halcottville at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Scott C. Sanford-

Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Ford of Shandaken were New Year's day visitors with Halcottville relatives.

Miss Mildred Stryker spent the New Year weekend at her home in Conesville.

Mrs. Arthur Delameter has been spending some time recently as tJie guest of her son, Mr. and Mrs. C. Lloyd Mann and family at Hurleyville.

The regular meeting of Wawaka grange, wiiich was to have been held on Monday evening, Jan. 1, was postponed imtil next Monday evening, Jan. 8. There will be a dance held at Kelly hall in this place on Friday evening of this week under the auspices of and for the benefit of the Wawaka grange. Music will be furnished by Constable's orchestra.

The next meeting of the Hal-cottville-Kelly Comers Home Bu-reau will be held at the Grange hall, Halcottville, coi Wednesday, Jan. 10. This will be a chair caning meeting and all members are asked to come early. Bring old scissors, an awl and a half dozen wooden skewers.

ARKVILLE A happy and prosperous New

Year to everyone of our friends. Mrs. M. K. Van Wagonen is

spending some time in Yorklyn, Del., where she was called by the death of her sister, Mrs. George Smith, who passed away at her home there Dec. 16.

James Sweeney has been con-fined to his home for several days by illness.

There are several cases of l o o p i n g coug^ in town at pres-ent.

Charlotte Leming is on the sick list and has been under the doc-tor's care for a few days.

Cyrus George and son, Carson, who have been spending the past week with friends in New Jersey, returned home Sunday. Mr. George's son-in-law, Lawrence Clausen, brought them bade.

Mr. and Mrs. Rothmell of New York have been spending a few days at their home here.

Mr. and Mrs. Otis Whitney and Dick spent New Year's at Andes with Mr. and Mrs. Secord.

SHAVERTOWN Miss Mary Elizabeth Fletcher

and friend, James Farrell of Brooklyn, spent over the New Year with her aunt, Eva Titch.

Mr. and Mrs. Cliff(Mti Greene and daughter, Nancy, of Fleisch-manns spent Sunday with her par-ents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Lodovice.

Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Van Dusen, Mr. and Mrs. Archie Titch and Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Gray and daughter of Fall Qove were New Year's dinner guests of Mrs. Carrie Elwood.

Raymond Neidig of Union Grove is in charge of the D. & N. railroad station. Volney Keator, the reg-ular agent, is having a vacation.

Mrs. Hattie Dibble and son, Clifford, were New Year's day dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Dibble.

Robert Finkle, who recently joined the U. S. Army, and who has been stationed at Mitchell Field as a member of the air corps, is spending a few days with his parents, Mr. and Mfs. R. H. Finkle. "

ANDES

DENVER

CLOVESVILLE Mr. and Mrs. Alex Dudley have

closed their home here and gone to New York city where he is empdoyed.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Leplant spent the Christmas holidays with friends in Pittsfield, Mass.

Mrs. Libbie Streeter is spending the remainder of the winter months with her daughter, Mrs. M. E. Combs.

Mrs. K. Bouton and family spent the holidays with friends in Delhi.

Mrs. Nicholas Blish is ill at her home here. Friends hope for a speedy recovery.

Miss Marie Greene, accompanied by Mrs. William Parrott, spent the Oiristmas holidays with her mother. Miss Greene is teaching in Tarrytown.

Our local florist has had the misfortune to have the water main freeze which supplies the green-houses.

Several relatives frran Afton i ^ n t Sunday with Mrs. M. E.

mbs and family.

ALLABEN Those visiting at the home of

Marshall Storey New Year's were Mr. and Mrs. Claude Rowe and dauE iter of Kingston, Daniel Decker, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Donovan and children, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Jones and diildren of Cornwall, Julius Rupp, George Rupp and Miss Jean Dean of Brooklyn.

For particular printing call th • ews.

Frederick Oliver of Lynn, Mass., spent last week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. Weeks and family.

Mr. and Mrs. John Hewitt en-tertained to a New Year's dinner, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Benedetto and family, Helen and Pul Sutter of Cairo. - Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Shultis and family of West New York, N. J., spent the weekend with her par-ents, Mr. and Mrs. George Rob-erts.

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Stewart visited the Eastern Star chapter at Prattsville Tuesday night.

Dusty Miller and his Colorado Wranglers, with Teddy Dom, pro-fessional dancer, drew a record-breaking crowd for their farewell appearance at the Denver inn, Sat-uniay night.

Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Kelly spent Tuesday with their dau^ter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Irving Squires, in Margaretville.

DUNRAVEN Miss Jessilyn Gregory spent the

holidays with her aunt and uncle at Haverstraw.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert McMurray entertained Mr. and Mrs. George McMurray and daughter, Doris, Mrs. Libbie McMurray, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mead and'Will Keator at New Year's dinner Monday. Mrs. George McMurray had din-ner for them at her home on Christmas day.

Miss Gloria Borden was given a surprise party for her birtiiday Wednesday evening at the Grange haU at Halcottville. WiU San-ford's ordiestra furnished music for dancing.

Miss Evelyn Fairbaim entertain-ed two friends frran the city last week.

fflGHMOUNT Miss Wilma Whitney and her

pupils gave a very nice entertain-ment and Christmas tree on Fri-day.

Mr. and Mrs. Qiaries Delora are enjoying a few weeks' stay in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Several young people fttrni New Haven have been spending the holidays with Mrs. Gunnison.

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Ward of Oliverea are spending the winter with Norwood Samu^.

Dr. A. W. Sutherland and Rob-ert Laing were at Catskill Friday, the Doctor oing on profession^ business.

Alfred Barrett moved from rooms in Arch Dickson's house to rooms in Mrs. Mabel Frisbee's house on Main street.

Robert Oliver of Edmunston has been spending the past few weeks with ms sister, Mrs. Mary Elwood.

Arthur Knapp has been confined t othe house the past two weeks by illness.

D. L. Bruce has purchased a new Chevrolet car through the Howard Coulter agency.

Miss Marjorie \A^bur spent her vacation with her sister here.

Walter Sprague Jr. spent last week with his grandmother at Livingston Manor.

Gordon D. Matthews of One»nta

spent a few days recently with his father. Gordon Matthews.

Herbert G. Thcmoson, accompa-nied by Charles Fox, a college dium of Russell, spent last week in New Yoric aty.

Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Woolheater and son spent New Year's day with D. L. Muir at Walton.

H. T. Hulbert and Claude Blood-good are driving new Dodge cars, purchased oi Carl Hamilton.

William Sdiank Jr. of Jersey spent the past week with his peo-ple here.

Mrs. H. P. Van Wagenen of Kingstw, state commander of the w(Hnan's field army, American So-ciety for the Control of Cancer, called on Mrs. Arthur Gladstcme and Dr. Wakeman here last Wed-nes^y.

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Gladstone attended the funeral of her uncle, Thomas T. Cameron at Delhi, Sunday. He was 91 years of age and came to this country over 60 years ago.

IN ANY VICTORY FOOD STORES THRU TUE. JAN. 9th FINEST ALASKA RED

Supreme Court Salmon ^ 2I« HAND PICKED, DRY, PEA New York Slate Beans 4 I9« AN EXTRA COFFEE VALUE FOR THIS WEEK Liberty Blend Coffee • 3 39« FANCY, NEW YORK STATE PACK Norwich Sauerkraut • 3 25<

HURFTS PORE & ! Beans • HURFrS SpagheUi3'c^29c HURFF'S V«g«ubU OI Tomato

Soups 25c

BESTQUAUTT, OYSTER Crackers''nr' 'IOc NATIONAL, 3.MINUTE Oafs • 15c BULK Green Tea Lb 35c

ROYAL RIO, BROKEN SEGMENTS GRAPEFRUIT . . SUPREME COURT, or DEL MONTE PEACHES . HEINZ, STRAINED BABY FOODS HEINZ, 12 VARIETIES ; JUNIOR FOODS

AU VaxieUM 6

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2 3 ' OCTAGON . _ _ LAUNDRY SOAP 15* RED PACKAGES ^ ^ _ _ SUPER SUDS2 ^ 17' 17* OCTAGON ! OCTAGON, H«g Pkg 5c Toilet Soap bJ 5c Powder p iJe

HELP YOUR OWN NEW YORK STATE PRODUCERS Yellow Onions n y. st. ID 19c NEW YORK STATE, U. S. No. I Mcintosh Apples • • 5u>. 19 SUNKIST, CALIFORNIA, LARGE SIZE Seedless Oranges • • d<»30« LARGE SIZE, FLORIDA Grapefruit ISr • . 4 ro. i9c CHOICE MEAT VALUES LEGS C LAMB . . . lb.23c BACON SQUARES . 2 lbs. 25c I LAB BACON . . . . lb. 17c CHUCK ROASTS . . . lb. 18c

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