THE PLATTSBURGH REPUBLICAN. UTILITY—"Th« OraatMt Goo*) of th* OrMtMt Nambir.n—BElfTHAM.

VOL. 98. NO. 39. PLATTSBURGH, CLINTON CO., N. Y., SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 28, 1907. WHOLE NO. 4996.

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# » * The P l a t t s l n i r g h P h y s i c i a n s ' Club

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1"<«r . . \ w n v e i r Yin- ('.iiifiiighlv hod btf-n ill. for t h e la^t fev\ m o n t h s fail­ing g r a d u a l l v . and s ince t he shock g iv tn he r by t he n e w s of h e r m o t h e r ' s sudden d e a t h in AVhitehall t h r e e w e e k s ago hope of h e r recovery h a s been prac t ica l ly given up

Mrs C o n a u g b t y w a s Cla ra McMil lan t he d a u g h t e r of Mr. and Mrs . S a m u e l McMil lan, of Albany, w h e r e , for (en >ears p rev ious to h e r m a r r i a g e , s h e was t e a c h e r in t h e publ ic schools . She was a w o m a n of b r igh t mind and and an accompl i shed m u s i c i a n , us ing h e r t a l en t s generous ly for t he benefit of t he publ ic and he r f r iends . Of s t r o n g c h a r a c t e r and s u n n y t e m p e r a m e n t , h e r influence was widely felt in t he c o m m u n i t y , and he r twelve yea r s ' r e s i ­dence h e r e ha,s m a d e h e r m a n y fr iends w h o m o u r n h e r d e a t h as a per ­sona l loss. Of he r i m m e d a t e family Mrs . ( ' o n a u g h t y is survived by h e r h u s b a n d , two 1 r o t h e r s , Major H. TT. McMillan, of Albanv and L e a n d e r K. McMil lan , of AVhitehall: h e r niece, Mrs. Alber t E . Keynolds . of F l a t t s -bu rgh and h e r m o t h e r ' s s is ter , Mrs . Ca lk ins , w h o for s o m e y e a r s h a s m a d e he r h o m e with her .

F u n e r a l se rv ices w e r e held fit t he C o n a u g h t y h o m e on T u e s d a y a f t e r ­noon, the. R e v . H . P . L e F . GraUau, r ec to r of Tr in i ty C h u r c h , officiating, and t h e i n t e r m e n t was in R u r a l C e m ­etery . Albany , on W e d n e s d a y . D e a n Henry Russell Talbot , of All Sa in t s ' C a t h e d r a l , conduc ted t he service a t the g rave .

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F i r e , wh ich v\n.s discovered a b o u t 7 o'clock Monday evening, in two h o u r s reduced Hotel A m p e r s a n d on Lower Saruna t LtiUc lo n hi-iip of t u m «

T h e h o u s e had been closed t h t week before, a n u m b e r of employees r e m a i n i n g to r e n o v a t e it for the win­t e r T h e fire started! in an e leva tor shaf t , p robab ly from a c igare t t e , and before t h e fire d e p a r t m e n t from t he vi l lage two mi les d i s t an t could get to w o r k t he h e a d w a y w a s too g r e a t to check . T h e ad jacen t co t t ages were saved . T h e Ampei.<and was one of the largest and best k n o w n of t he Adi­r o n d a c k hote ls . The. loss w a s es t i ­m a t e d a t $100,000 w i t h *75,000 in ­s u r a n c e .

T h e h o u s e was t he p r o p e r t y of t h e A m p e r s a n d Hote l C o m p a n y of N e w York, and was soon* to have been t u rned into a p r iva t e c lubhouse .

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A t rag ic event occur red in town on Monday in t h e dea th of Miss C a t h e ­r ine McOaugh in , of T iconderoga , a j u n i o r a t t he N o r m a l .

Miss McCaugh in was on h e r w a y from the m o r n i n g session of school in c o m p a n y wi th severa l o t h e r s t u d e n t s , and a s h o w e r c o m i n g up t he gir ls -started to r u n .

Af te r only a few s teps Miss M c ­Caugh in fell b a c k w a r d unconsc ious in the road . H e r c o m p a n i o n s ca r r i ed he r to the h o u s e of Miss M u r p h y , on Broad s t ree t , w h e r e she boa rded , and which was only a s h o r t d i s t a n c e away , and s h e died in a few m i n u t e s a f t e r rece iv ing t he r i tes of t h e c h u r c h from F a t h e r O ' R o u r k e , w h o h a d been s u m ­moned , a n d before t h e a r r i va l of t h e phys ic ians .

Miss M c ' l a u g h i n had not been well . and wi th in a few days had consul ted a phys ic ian , w h o w a r n e d h e r a g a i n s t v iolent exercise . She had excel lent s t a n d i n g as a s t u d e n t a n d was m u c h liked by both t e a c h e r s a n d scho la r s .

H E A T H O F MRS. P O N D .

M r s . E l i z a b e t h P a l m s o n P o n d , wife of B r i g a d i e r - G e n e r a l George E . P o n d V. S. A. re t i red , died S u n d a y m o r n i n g a t h e r h o m e on C o u r t s t ree t , in t he fifty-fourth y e a r of he r age . She is surv ived by he r h u s b a n d a n d one son, L i e u t e n a n t George B . P o n d , U. S. A.

A requ iem ce leb ra t ion of t h e Ho ly C o m m u n i o n for Mrs . P o n d w a s held in Tr in i ty C h u r c h on T u e s d a y m o r n ­ing, a n d t h e funera l serv ices took place in the a f t e rnoon a t Tr in i ty , t h e Rev. H . P . L e F . Gral'-au. r ec to r of t h e c h u r c h , officiating. Thv i n t e r m e n t was a t A r l i n g t o n c e m e t e r y . Vi rg in ia .

Mrs . P o n d had been ill b u t fears for h e r r ecovery w e r e no t e n t e r t a i n e d a n d h e r d e a t h f rom h e a r t f a i lu re w a s v e r y s u d d e n . D u r i n g h e r f o r m e r res i ­d e n c e h e r e s h e won for herse l f bo th love a n d a d m i r a t i o n , a n d t h e cho ice m a d e by h e r a n d h e r h u s b a n d of th i s t o w n a s a p e r m a n e n t h o m e w a s "wel­comed a s a. nvost f o r t u n a t e e v e n t by P l a t t s b u r g h people , who s incerely r e ­g re t h e r un t ime ly d e a t h .

H o n . and Mrs . J . B . Riley ce l eb ra t ed the twenty-f if th a n n i v e r s a r y of t h e i r m a r r i a g e on Tuesday evening, Sep­t e m b e r 24, a t the i r h o m e on Broad s t ree t . A la rge n u m b e r of fr iends were p r e s e n t wi th c o n g r a t u l a t i o n s and gifts, and the occasion was a m o s t en ­joyab le one . T h e house was c h a r m ­ingly decora ted , r e f r e s h m e n t s w e r e se rved and d a n c i n g pa r t i c ipa t ed in to t h e m u s i c of L y n c h ' s orchestra.

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G O O D W O K D S F O R T H E H O I U C O X .

To t h e P l a t t s b u r g h .Republ ican: I, for one. w a n t to say h o w glad I

was to see t he piece in the R e p u b l i ­can a b o u t t h e old Hor i con fire engine , and to t h i n k s o m e t h i n g m i g h t be d o n e to save it from d i shonor . I r e m e m ­ber it in t h e days oil its pr ide , and when I hea rd , a few w e e k s ago, t h a t it was being held for s to rage , I felt t h a t it was an old friend hopeless ly in deb t a n d forsaken .

One h o n o r t h a t t h e Hor i con won t h a t ] h a v e n ' t seen r e fe rence m a d e to was a t t h e F i r e m e n ' s t o u r n a m e n t in Mont rea l on t h e occasion of t h e visi t of K i n g E d w a r d a s P r i n c e of AVales in 3S60. Tt s eems onliy yes t e rday t h e boys " s t a r t e d off in t h e i r fine, new u n i f o r m s — r e d sh i r t s , b l ack t r o u s e r s and h e l m e t hats—fulil of confidence in winning , and win they did, and w h e n t h e y brought , feack t h e si lver t r u m p e t , w a s n ' t i t a p roud day for t h e m and for t h e gir ls , too, and they had a r i g h t to t h e b r o o m s on the i r s h o u l d e r s , for they h a d s w e p t c lean.

] r e m e m b e r h e a r i n g t h e m tell how the Prince with his suite passed as the firemen w e r e d i sband ing , and c a t c h ­ing t h e eye of o n e of ou r m e n h e bowed p leasan t ly , and you can be s u r e ou r m a n r e t u r n e d t h e sa lu te .

I a m s u r e we w h o r e m e m b e r t hose old days t h a n k t h e R e p u b l i c a n for s p e a k i n g u p for t h e Hor i con a n d h o p e it will no t be long before t h e eng ine is given an h o n o r a b l e p lace a m o n g t h e ci ty 's possession.

A F r i e n d of t h e Hor i con .

AV. C. T . V. CONVENTION.

1M3ATJI O F J>IS. W I S E

Dr . P e t e r M. AVise, f o rmer l y c h a i r ­m a n of t h e S t a t e P o a r d of L u n a c y Commiss ione r s , s u p e r i n t e n d e n t of t h e State Hospital at Ojrflensburg, and one of t h e bes t k n o w n a l ien is t s in t h e Sta te , died a t his h o m e in New Y o r k city. S e p t e m b e r 22. f rom an overdose of m e d i c i n e h e was p r e p a r i n g as a r e m e d y for l o c o m o t o r a t ax i a . D r . Wise w a s a m a n of p rog re s s ive ideas a n d h ighly es t eemed , both pe rsona l ly and profess ional ly . H e leaves a wid­ow- and two ch i ld ren .

SCJCUYIiER F A I A S F I R E .

J. D. E v e r e s t ' s h e a d i n g mil l , o p e r a ­ted by t h e S c h u y l e r F a l l s H e a d i n g Mill C o m p a n y , w a s b u r n e d to t h e ground last Saturday afternoon. The fire, it is supposed, was started by a s p a r k f rom t h e s m o k e s t a c k . T h e .Mills of t h e T u r n e r P o t a t o S t a r c h C o m p a n y and t h e T u r n e r Sawmi l l took fire severa l t imes bu t w e r e no t se r ious ly d a m a g e d .

Mr. Car ro l Eve -e s t s t a t e s t h a t r e ­cons t ruc t i on of t he mil l on a l a rge sca le will begin a t once, a n d t h a t i t is expec ted it will be in ope ra t i on by D e c e m b e r first.

I t is s t a t ed t h a t t h e i n s u r a n c e is light, and t h a t t h e loss will a p p r o x i ­m a t e $x,000.

G r e a t p luck a n d ene rgy a r e s h o w n by t h e o w n e r s a n d o p e a r t o r s of th i s mill in m e e t i n g t he i r loss a n d s t a r t ­i ng over a g a i n .

H o n . J . P . Ri ley is p r e s i d e n t of t h e H e a d i n g Mill C o m p a n y .

C I T I Z E N AVI* C l v E R « V M A N .

-- out aga in , and hia many • rt^0ds rt?i"ict: l l j a t - h f c ta • » * * • • « rm| «ovat i6em e n t w complete recovery.

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Two a n e c d o t e s of t h a t beloved c l e r g y m a n a n d noble cit izen of P l a t t s ­bu rgh , t h e la te R e v . F r a n c i s B . H a l l , h a v e c o m e to us th i s week . One w a s brought out in conversation as to the Hor icon fire e n g i n e a n d t h e old days of v o l u n t e e r fire service . A m a n told of t h e w i n t e r S u n d a y m o r n i n g yearn ago .when t h e Uni t ed S t a t e s H o t e l b u r n e d ; t h e fire bell r a n g d u r i n g c h u r c h , a n d Mr . H a l l closed t h e s e r v ­ice j u s t a s qu ick ly a*» poss ible , a n d fifteen m i n u t e s a f t e r t h e a l a r m h a d sounded h e w a s p l a y i n g t h e h o s e on h e b u r n i n g bu i ld ing .

T h e o t h e r s t o ry w a s h e a r d a t a n ­o t h e r t ime , a n d f rom o n e w h o l ike ­wise w a s a n eye wi tnes s of t h e o c c u r ­rence . I t w a s a t o n e of our town e l ec ­t ions w h e n t h e t e m p e r a n c e ques t ion h a d been an issue, a n d w h e n t h e vo te was d e c l a r e d for l icense the exu l t a t i on of t h e w i n n e r s v v u u n b o u n d e d . I t w a s a l so bo i s t e rous a n d unseemly , and a m i d t h e t a u n U and Jeere, Mr . Hall, a s l eade r o t the de fea ted party, » t ep -ped f o r w a r d and with bared head mmng " H o l d t h e F o r t . " T h e room quieted and t h e l i t t l e boy w h o aa a m a n repeat* t h e s tory r ece ived a lesaon In couraeje and faith and d l -n i ty t h a t h e never rorcot.

H o w Mr. Hal l tou-ht an outbreak of e m a l l - p o * here la we l l k n o w n aa * m a t t e r of hJatory. In thoee daya there ware practically n o hea l th board r e c u l a U o a . a a d ayetamattc provialon for aarvteaa. and by hie p-raaaal care of the aiek and toy t h e d l e t r i b a * * - • « •uppUee h e relieved the awgerara^aad *»ved t h e t o w a freea the • " • • * •

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T h e twenty-f i rs t a n n u a l convent ion of t h e Clinton Coun ty W. C. T. U. w a s held a t the Methodlist C h u r c h in Schuy le r Fa l l s S e p t e m b e r 25. T h e a t ­t e n d a n c e w a s l a rge and a h i g h de ­g ree of in t e re s t prevai led t h r o u g h o u t the sess ions . Reso lu t i ons w e r e passed d e n o u n c i n g t h e a r m y c a n t e e n a n d u r g ­ing t he a d o p t i o n of prescr ibed t e m p e r ­a n c e ins t ruc t ion in t h e Sunday- schoo l s of t he coun ty .

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On W e d n e s d a y a f t e rnoon , S e p t e m ­ber 25, Miss L y n d a Lengfe ld w a s m a r ­r ied a t t h e h o m e of h e r m o t h e r , M r s . B r a m a n E v e r e t t Lengfeld , a t "Jsle L a Mot te , to Mr, AValter T. Connel l , of T a r r y town. T h e c e r e m o n y w a s p e r ­fo rmed by t h e R e v . Mr. B u r k e , of Fa i r fax , Vt,, a n d t h e br ide was given a w a y by h e r uncle, Mr. J o h n H a u g h -ran , of P l a t t s b u r g h .

Miss J o s e p h i n e Lengfeld , t h e br ide ' s Pinter, was b r idesma id , and Mr. H o w ­a r d H a d ley, of th i s city, bes t m a n . Miss He len H a d l e y ac ted as (lower girl , and Miss R u t h ' i 'homas and Miss Rena Hill were the ribbon girls. Miss K a t h e r i n e Hodges , of P l a t t s b u r g h , played t he wedd ing m a r c h . T h e br ide ' s d res s was whi t e silk mul l over taffeta a n d t he b r idesma id wore l igh t blue.

Mr. a n d Mrs . Comnell expec t to spend t h e w i n t e r in Cal i forn ia and then go abroad,

Mrs. Connel l is a d a u g h t e r of t h e la te Dr . Lengfe ld w h o w a s for m a n y yea r s a phys ic ian a t Is le L a Mot te .

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Instead, of ho ld ing a S t a t e conven­tion th i s y e a r t h e N e w Y o r k S ta te Chr i s t i an E n d e a v o r Union a r e p l a n ­n ing to hold a seriest of t h r e e con­ferences in different sec t ions of t h e Sta te . T h e one for t h e n o r t h e a s t th i rd of the S ta te will be held in M a -lone. Oc tober 21 a n d 22, t he d i s t r i c t s ec r e t a ry , in connec t ion wi th t h e M a -lone local C. E . Union h a v i n g ex tended an invi ta t ion to t h e S ta t e officials to hold t h e m e e t i n g he re . S p e a k e r s of na t i ona l r e p u t a t i o n h a v e a l r e a d y been secu red and t h e comference c a n n o t fail to a r o u s e a deep in te res t in Chr i s t i an E n d e a v o r t h r o u g h o u t al l thin sect ion. In m a n y re spec t s i t will be m o r e helpful t h a n a S ta t e con­vent ion for often t h e g r e a t c rowds a t the l a t t e r p r e v e n t de l ega te s a n d o t h e r s i n t e re s t ed from a t t e n d i n g al l t h e ses ­s ions . T h e m e e t i n g s will be held in the Me thod i s t Churehi, t h e Chr i s t i an E n d e a v o r socie t ies of t h e Malone C h u r c h e s h a v i n g c h a r g e of al l local a r r a n g e m e n t s . Mee t ings will soon be cal led a n d c o m m i t t e e s appo in t ed to t a k e c h a r g e of t h e different p h a s e s of t h e w o r k . Societ ies t h r o u g h o u t t h i s p a r t of t h e S t a t e shou ld begin to p l a n to send a large de l ega t ion to th i s confe rence . G e n e r a l s e c r e t a r y S h a w , of Bos ton , wil l be o n e of t h e s p e a k e r s .

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G e o r g e M. Cohan'si " T h e H o n e y -m o o n e r s " w h i c h c o m e s to t h e t h e a t e r on S a t u r d a y n i g h t h a s been playing al l s u m m e r long at the N e w Amster­dam T h e a t e r , New York , a t *2 pr ices . I t would be p l ay ing t h e r e st i l l d id no t p rev ious book ings force i t upon t h e road . Af te r t h e p r e s e n t r oad t o u r " T h e H o n e y m o o n e r s " r e t u r n s t o t h e N e w A m s t e r d a m for a long s p r i n g e n ­g a g e m e n t . Of al l t h e C o h a n s o n g s h o w s " T h e H o n e y m o o n e r s " h a s proven t h e m o s t successful and the best s u p p o r t e d . I t has c l ea red a for­t u n e for t h e y o u n g a u t h o r and p laced his great r e p u t a t i o n upon Arm ground. H a d h e p r o d u c e d nothing e lse h e would be a c c o u n t e d a m o n g the dram­atist and c o m p o s e r stars. "The H o n e y m o o n e r s " c o m e * on the road with i ts c o m p e l t e m e t r o p o l i t a n p r o ­duc t ion and with a company of Broad­way favorites. N o less than for ty winaoin chorus girls w h o s ing and d a n c e equa l ly well aid and abet the t w e n t y musical numbers. The piece has a big plot of love and politics and sport and mistaken identity In a Ver­mont town. Cohan proves himself a master of melody and of satire. T h e Honeymooners" is good humored throughout but aa a presentation of rural vi l lage types It has no equal. T h e local engagement wil l ha the moat notable theatrical event o f the season.

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such t h a t t he best ci t izens in t he com­m u n i t y can feel t ha t h e is not going, or look ing down, w h e n h e jo ins it. He must feel t h a t h e is assoc ia t ing with a company , t h e major i ty of w h o m , a r e his equals or be t te r . A'ou can reach down and pull a m a n u p but you can ­not get down below him and pull h im up because he looks down and sees you below h im and feels he is all r i gh t and above t he h e l p you can give h im . Bear ing th i s in mind t he depu ty should t ry and h a v e only those whose hones ty and in tegr i ty a r e beyond q u e s ­tion on t h e c h a r t e r list. T h e d e p u t y ' s g rea t e s t p rob lem in o rgan iz ing is. I th ink , to k n o w how to j u d g e m e n and select only those whose influence will be such t h a t it will a t t r a c t o t h e r s to the o r d e r and impel t hem to s t r ive to do be t t e r . T t h i n k it is be t t e r to go from house to house w h e n organiz ­ing a g r a n g e t h a n to call a m e e t i n g and receive all who may wish to jo in . I believe a weak g r a n g e is usua l ly t he resu l t of a poor or unba l anced c h a r ­t e r m e m b e r s h i p , often because a m a ­jor i ty of the m e m b e r s were of low ideals and intel l igence, s eek ing im­m e d i a t e financial ga ins r a t h e r t h a n p e r m a n e n t i m p r o v e m e n t . Often be­ing unab le to c o n d u c t a good g r a n g e they a r e too j ea lous and n a r r o w - m i n d ­ed to elect be t t e r men to the offices they c a n n o t fill c red i t ab ly themse lves . The resu l t is t h a t t h e be t t e r c lass will no t become ac t ive in a g r a n g e g o v e r n ­ed by selfish n a r r o w - m i n d e d m e n . T h e

ignoran t , because of t h e i r i gnorance , will no t s u p p o r t the better and more in te l l igent e l e m e n t ; t he re fo re , t h e w i l ­l ing and c a p a b l e m e m b e r s a r e p o w e r ­less to i m p r o v e t h e cond i t ions a n d feel i t is useless to c o n t i n u e w i t h o u t hope of i m p r o v e m e n t . I t is eas ie r to build new t h a n to r e p a i r a s t r u c t u r e buil t on a fau l ty founda t ion . P o o r c h a r t e r m e m b e r s a r e poor s t e p p i n g s tones in t h e founda t ion of a g r a n g e . I k n o w of no w a y to r e m e d y e i ther . Th i s is one of t h e m o s t difficult p r o b ­lems of t h e depu ty . I t h i n k v e r y l i t t le can be done in t h e g r a n g e hal l , i t m u s t be quiet , pe r s i s t en t w o r k a m o n g t h e s t a y - a w a y s a n d ou t s ide r s .

AVhile o rgan iza t ion is, p e r h a p s , t h e m o s t i m p o r t a n t because t h e founda ­tion upon which t h e bui ld ing of t h e o rde r rests , i t is t h e educa t iona l w o r k t h a t is t he real object of t h e g r a n g e and t h e pu rpose for which it was or ­ganized. G r a n g e educa t ion is no t l e a r n i n g h o w to sow a n d r e a p o r to breed and ca re for s tock, i t is r a t h e r to t each f a r m e r s to s tudy and solve the i r own prob lems , to u n d e r s t a n d t he i r needs a n d t h e condi t ions t h a t a r e t h e m o s t f avorab le for t h e m to work u n d e r and h o w to obta in t h e m . ] t will teach h im t h a t knowledge will he lp h im and h o w best to obta in and use it. G r a n g e educa t ion is u n d e r ­s t a n d i n g t h e pr inc ip les of the o r d e r and t he objects it is w o r k i n g for; i t is b r ing ing its m e m b e r s to rea l ize t h a t t h e success of t h e g r a n g e w o r k m e a n s m o r e to them t h a n l a rge r c rops p e r a c r e or h i g h e r pr ices for those c rops .

F a r m e r s need th is educa t ion to br ing a b o u t a m o n g t h e m a c l ea r e r idea of the benefits t h a t will a t t e n d t h e successful c a r r y i n g o u t of t h e plans of t h e o rde r . They need it to secu re un i ty of ac t ion by h a v i n g a t h o r o u g h u n d e r s t a n d i n g of t h e i r needs . T h e y need it to give t h e m t h e in t e re s t necessary to impel t h e m to work t o g e t h e r wi th energy and pe r s i s ­tence to secu re all t h a t t h e o r d e r is s t r iv ing for. I believe it is one of t h e d e p u t y ' s du t ies to sp read th is knowl ­edge and e n d e a v o r to impres s t he se pr inc ip les upon t he m i n d s of t h e m e m ­bers, r e m e m b e r i n g a t all t imes t h a t he is the r e p r e s e n t a t i v e of t h e AVorthy M a s t e r and should confine h imsel f wi th in t h e l imits of his ins t ruc t ions .

T h e ques t ion n a t u r a l l y ar ises , h o w sha l l a depu ty know w h a t to t e a c h ? H o w can he tell w h a t is best for t h e o r d e r ? H o w m a y h e know, wi th cer ­ta in ty , w h a t legis lat ion to oppose a n d w h a t to e n d o r s e ? H o w sha l l t h e d e p ­ut ies in all p a r t s of t h e S t a t e be ab l e to work for t h e s a m e ob jec t? I n o r ­der to m a k e th i s c h a r t e r let m e call y o u r a t t en t ion to t h e s imi la r i ty of t h e g r a n g e a n d t h e n e r v o u s sys tem of t h e h u m a n body, every p a r t of which a lways w o r k s in unison a n d h a r m o n y . We a r e told t h a t t h e r e a r e two se ts of ne rves in t h e h u m a n body, one s e t conveys to t h e bra in all t h a t t h e senses perceive and t h e o t h e r set conveys to t h e musc les t h e will of t h e bra in a n d t h e j ' a c t in a c c o r d a n c e wi th i ts wishes , t h e b ra in h a v i n g decided w h a t is best for t h e who le body to do u n d e r t h e c i r c u m s t a n c e s , and w h e n any p a r t of t h e bocly Is i n j u r e d t h e r e a r e s m a l l ne rve c e n t r e s t h a t rece ive t h e i m ­pression on t h e way to t h e b ra in a n d cause t h a t p a r t of t h e body to avoid t h e injury un t i l it receives from t h e bra in t he h e l p it needs of al l t h e body

working together. Thus, you will shut t he eye or r e m o v e t h e finger f rom a s h a r p or ho t po in t before you real ize t h a t s o m e t h i n g is e n t e r i n g y o u r eye or t h a t y o u r finger h a s been in jured . All in te l l igence is received and d i s sem­inated by t h e bra in , a l l ac t ion o r ig ­ina tes t he re , so t h e r e is never any conflict o r confusion be tween t h e dif­f e r e n t p a r t s of t h e m u s c u l a r sys tem and it always acts together to carry ou t t h e p u r p o s e for wh ich it w a s c r e ­a ted j u s t a s t h e O r d e r of P a t r o n s of H u s b a n d r y shou ld . J*ow t h e g r a n g e s a r e t h e n e r v e c e n t e r s of t h e o r d e r ac t ing to a se r t a in ex t en t i n d e p e n d e n t ­ly of t h e S ta t e o rgan iza t ion , bu t w h e n a s i tua t ion a r i ses wh ich needs t h e co­ope ra t ion of t h e who le body t h e in­te l l igence is conveyed to t h e h e a d of t h e Order , wh ich is t h e S ta t e G r a n g e , by t he de lega tes w h o co r r e spond to the sensory ne rves of t h e h u m a n sys ­tem. T h e S ta t e G r a n g e then decides w h a t ac t ion shou ld be t a k e n for t h e good of t h e o r d e r t h r o u g h o u t t h e S t a t e and th i s decis ion is ca r r i ed ou t by t h e State Master, who is the motive power of t h e o rgan iza t ion .

Why can not the deputies act as the m o t o r ne rves of t h e body to c o m m u -nicato t he will of t h e m a s t e r to t h e g r a n g e t h r o u g h o u t t h e S t a t e a n d in this way give a d i rec t influence in en ­d e a v o r i n g to secu re p r o m p t a n d u n i ­form ac t ion by every m e m b e r in t h e S t a t e ? T h e depu t i e s shou ld be in­formed j u s t w h a t ac t ion t he S ta t e G r a n g e h a s t a k e n on all ques t ions c o m i n g before it. t h e d e p u t y shou ld u n d e r s t a n d j u s t why such ac t ion was t a k e n a n d k n o w every reason t h a t w a s a d v a n c e d in s u p p o r t of or a g a i n s t it. In o r d e r to a c t t o g e t h e r t h e g r a n g e s m u s t all th ink a l ike . T h e reason for th is ac t ion m u s t be based on sound a n d accep ted pr inc ip les . T h e r e m u s t be s o m e m e a n s a d o p t e d to expla in these p r inc ip les to every m e m b e r of t h e o r d e r a n d th is d u t y s eems to fall to a g r e a t ex t en t upon t h e depu t i e s of t h e S ta te .

I bel ieve th i s idea of us ing t h e d e p ­uty sys tem to in t e re s t t h e m e m b e r s in t h e w o r k of t h e S t a t e G r a n g e is worthy of the consideration of every m e m b e r in t e re s t ed in t h e we l fa re of t h e o rde r . T h e S t a t e G r a n g e is a long way a h e a d of i ts m e m b e r s h i p in g r a n g e w o r k a n d sp i r i t . T h e wide g a p shou ld be closed up, t h e ind iv idua l m e m b e r should ge t Into c loser t ouch wi th t h e S t a t e o rgan i za t i on and i ts work . T h e g r a n g e is g r o w i n g b ig fas te r than i t Is growing w ise ; s o m e ­t h i n g must be done t o i m b u e the m e m ­be r s wi th s u c h an i n t e r e s t in t h e g r a n g e w o r k t h a t they will back u p t h e S t a t e officials in t h e w a y t h e y de ­serve t o be s u p p o r t e d . I believe t h e respons ib i l i ty of doing this is upon the c o u n t y depu ty , b u t t h e d e p u t y m u s t receive m u c h m o r e a id f rom t h e State , than h e has in the past, before he can accompl i sh m u c h a long t h e s e l ines ; unt i l t h e last t w o years a l m o s t n o t h ­ing h a s been d o n e to a s s i s t the deputy in t h e p e r f o r m a n c e of his duties.

T h i s a n n u a l m e e t i n g will be a great help, but one cannot learn in a day al l h e c a n d o in a year. There are m a n y ways in which he can be assist­ed, a n d I will tell you s o m e of t h e m . T h e execu t ive commit tees of the State and Nat ional Orange are doing a w h o l e lot of work that would Interest t h e members if they knew of it a t the t i m e bu t they n eve r read of the doings of these committees until they read the annual report and in these t imes that s e e m s l ike reading ancient history. If there w as some way by which they could k n o w a t the t ime of the a p ­pearance before the legislature of our executive commit tees and read the ar­guments they used, of the success they bad; If they knew w h o were opposing them and on what they baaed their o p ­position, there would be real, l ive quest ions for the members to talk about and become Interested in. T h e deputy, by keeping himsel f Informed. wouM be able to Intsrest many w h o

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P r i n t e d below is t h e le t te r of a c c e p ­t ance of Mr. Cha r l e s A. Diefendorf. iddressed to t he P e m o e r a l i c Cilv Com­mi t t ee .

Tn i ts brevi ty , i ts s t r a i g h t f o r w a r d man ly tone and its c o m p r e h e n s i v e g r a s p of the s i tua t ion it c o m m e n d s itself to all vo te r s of all pa r t i e s .

T h e l e t t e r is as fol lows: S e p t e m b e r 25, J 907.

Democra t i c City Commi t t ee , P l a t t s b u r g h , New York .

G e n t l e m e n : I a m in rece ip t of a c o m m u n i c a t i o n from y o u r c o m ­mi t t ee not i fying me of m y u n a n i m o u s nomina t ion for t he office of Mayor of t he city of P l a t t s b u r g h .

In accep t ing t he nomina t ion p e r m i t m e to t h a n k you and y o u r co-worker.-for t he honor , and the confidence placed in m e . and if a f te r elect ion dav­it is found t h a t I a m t h e people ' s choice, I sha l l use m y best efforts to prove t h a t y o u r confidence h a s no t been misplaced.

I t h a s often been said, and p e r h a p s wi th m u c h t r u t h , t h a t " g r a f t " en t e r s la rgely in to polit ics, and I h e r e w i t h p ledge myself, if elected, to use " t h e official a x " on a n y t h i n g t h a t s avor s of graf t . T h e a d m i n i s t r a t i o n will be conduc ted on pure ly business m e t h o d s and no t in any sense in t h e in te res t s of a n y individual or ind iv idua ls . Such a p p o i n t m e n t s a s it m a y be m y d u t y to m a k e will be m a d e in every case w i t h a firm d e t e r m i n a t i o n to select t h e bes t equipped w i t h o u t r e g a r d for t he i r pol i t ical fa i th .

I a l so des i re to u r g e upon m y s u p ­p o r t e r s t h e abso lu t e necessi ty of an -elect ion w i t h o u t t h e use of cor ­rup t ion funds, for, as t h e people ' s choice, I shal l be glad to serve , bu t I h a v e no des i re w h a t e v e r to occupy t h a t h o n o r a b l e office on t he s t r e n g t h of votes p u r c h a s e d wi th do l la r s . I p r o m i s e you t h a t if on elect ion day proof is p resen ted to m e t h a t money is be ing paid for votes in m y behalf, I shal l w i t h o u t hes i t ancy w i t h d r a w from t h e contes t .

P e r m i t m e a lso a t th i s t i m e to call y o u r a t t en t i on to t h e fact t h a t I be ­lieve it wi se to a g i t a t e t h e sub jec t of s e c u r i n g a publ ic dock fo r o u r citj- a n d for us to use o u r ve ry bes t and all h o n o r a b l e efforts to t h a t end .

A publ ic d o c k would be a d i r ec t benefit to every w a g e e a r n e r a n d t a x ­paye r in ou r city, as well a s t o a l a rge por t ion of t h e popu la t ion in o u r i m ­m e d i a t e vicini ty. A publ ic dock is a publ ic necessi ty . A publ ic dock would s e rve t h e s a m e p u r p o s e a s a c o m p e t i n g ra i l road . A publ ic dock is s u r e to c o m e — l e t it c o m e now.

Hoping for the success of the whole people, I am,

Respec t fu l ly your s , C h a r l e s A. Diefendorf .

A S T A T E M E N T .

Mr. Diefendorf, in re sponse to in ­quir ies r e g a r d i n g h i s p l ans if elected, m a d e t h e fol lowing s t a t e m e n t wh ich h e said compr i sed every t h i n g h e d e ­sired to say a t t h e p r e s e n t t i m e in a d ­di t ion to t h e s t a t e m e n t s m a d e by h im in h i s le t te r of a c c e p t a n c e :

T h e publ ic sp i r i t mani fes ted by o u r ci t izens gene ra l ly in favor of a n a b u n ­d a n t supp ly of p u r e w a t e r for t h e p r e s e n t and fu tu re needs of t h e city, and of t h e i m p r o v e m e n t of its s t r e e t s shou ld be e n c o u r a g e d and m a d e ef­fective by t h e e a r n e s t co -ope ra t ion of t h e city a d m i n i s t r a t i o n a n d t h e jud i c i ­ous and economic e x p e n d i t u r e of all m o n e y s provided for t h e s e i m p o r t ­a n t pu rposes .

If elected I sha l l do al l in my p o w e r to b r ing a b o u t t he se resu l t s a s wel l a s such o t h e r c h a n g e s a s wi l l add to t h e prosper i ty , h e a l t h a n d s a n i t a r y condi t ion of t h e city, a n d I p ledge m y ­self to see t o i t t h a t for every d o l l a r expended for such p u r p o s e s t h e city gets full Ta lue in r e t u r n .

I do n o t believe i t necessary t o d i s ­cuss now t h e v a r i o u s o t h e r t h i n g s wh ich t h e city a d m i n i s t r a t i o n m i g h t do to p r o m o t e t h e bes t interest/i of its cit izens, a n d will only a d d t h a t a s u c ­cessful a d m i n i s t r a t i o n m u s t be based upon t h e theo ry t h a t t h o s e r e spons i ­ble for it should be governed by t h e s a m e pr inc ip les wh ich a r e essent ia l to insu re success in every o t h e r business, namely , hones ty , d i l igen t a t t en t i on to its affairs, a n d t h e fair a n d impa r t i a l t r e a t m e n t of every one w h o s e i n t e r ­es ts a r e in a n y way affected.

VICINITY NEWS. A m e e t i n g w a s held a t t h e schoo l -

house a t Merr i l l s th i s week to cons ide r plans for erecting a Methodist church a t t h a t vi l lage. T h e Rev . Mr. L a -Grange , of Lyon M o u n t a i n , was c h a i r ­m a n of t h e mee t ing .

T h e W o m e n ' s In s t i t u t e , a r r a n g e d by t h e S t a t e D e p a r t m e n t of Agr i cu l tu re , will be held a t S a r a n a c L a k e N o v e m ­ber 1 a n d 2.

J o h n May, of t h e St. Reg i s F a l l s N a t i o n a l B a n k , h a s been chosen c a s h ­ier of the new S a r a n a c L a k e N a t i o n a l B a n k .

N o c lue h a s been ob ta ined of the b u r g l a r s w h o s tole a q u a n t i t y of jewel ry and s i l ve rware from t h e house of Mr. E . AV. K n o w l t o n , a t Malone . d u r i n g a n a f t e rnoon las t week when t h e fami ly were absen t .

T h e C h a t e a u g a y p o t a t o m a r k e t opens Oc tober 1 a n d a n a v e r a g e yield is expec ted in th i s sect ion. T h e g e n ­era l c rop , i t is es t ima ted , will be s o m e t h i r t y mil l ion bushe l s sho r t , and pr ices 10 pe r cent , h i g h e r t h a n las t lear .

T h e C h a t e a u g a y A g r i c u l t u r a l S o ­ciety held i ts first a n n u a l fa i r a n d r a c e m e e t t h i s w e e k .

F i n e s to t h e a m o u n t of $115 w e r e paid to t h e R a c q u e t t e d i s t r i c t F i s h and G a m e P r o t e c t o r for brook t r o u t c a u g h t ou t of season a t t h e A d i r o n -d a c k s c a m p of J . P i e r p o n t M o r g a n .

T h e Sunday - schoo l of t h e M. E . C h u r c h of O g d e n s b u r g h h a s a m e m ­be r sh ip of 380 a n d a n a v e r a g e a t t e n d ­a n c e of 21 .

A n u n k n o w n m a n lying on t h e t r a c k s was r u n over by a D. &. H . t r a i n n e a r W r i g h t ' s Monday n i g h t a n d ins tan t ly ki l led.

J a m e s Kel ly , of Glens F a l l s , w a s s t r u c k by a D. tt. H . t r a i n a t F o r t E d ­ward Tuesday morning and received in jur ies f rom which h e died in th i s hospital t w o h o u r * later. H e was w a l k i n g on t h e t r a c k s a n d was c a u g h t be tween two t r a in s . H e w a s fifty y e a r s old a n d leaves a wife a n d seve r ­a l ch i l d r en .

VERMONT. T h e e i g h t y - t h i r d annual m e e t i n g of

the Vermont Baptist convention has been in session a t Rut land this week.

About thirty marble workers from the Middlebury and Rutland quarries left this week to work for the Yu le M a r b l e Company at Marble c i ty . Col., which it is claimed haa s o m e of the most beautiful w h i t e marble in the world.

Eagle camp, on South Hero, has closed after the moat successful sea­son It haa known. One hundred and forty-eight gueaU have been register­ed, seven different States being rep­resented. One half the number have been a t the c a m p three years or more, aad two-thirds are booked for I M S . T h e patrons a r e for the most part teachers, s tudents , writers, etc. T h e strictest rules are aaada a s to w h o shal l be admitted, and any child or adult w h o m a k e s h imse l f objection­able la a t oaea dismiss>rl.

Boston feoaas have already advanced to If cents a plate with a'probable ettab to 1*. TM raaooa nsnlgasd to «he shortage of the erop^ln Vermont where, iatouth Hero al wot otsy—nir is «•.•—

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Town Correspondence K E E S E Y I I J I J E .

Rh ha rd H m w left Tues . lav to a l ­ien.1 Up- All..im l,«n\ Si h . - d

Mrs W m M c J t a h o n and d a u g h t e r . Miss Mary Agnes a r e spend ing a few da.vs wi th re la t ives in Bur l i ng ton .

Mrs. p . J . MeOuIre s p e n t S u n d a y wi th h e r sister , Mrs . H. H . Bnrrougli 's of P o r t K e n t .

Mr. and Mrs . Danie l O 'Hea rn a n d son of Chicago, w h o have been v i s i t ­i ng Mr. and Mrs. M. McAloon, r e t u r n ­ed h o m e S a t u r d a y .

Will ie J . Moon of P o r t H e n r y , s p e n t a few h o u r s a t his h o m e in town Sun -d ay.

J a m e s Foy , Sr.. and d a u g h t e r . Miss Minnie , of N e w York , a r e v i s i t ing re l ­a t ives and fr iends in town.

J o h n McAloon. Col. M a t h e w s . Lou H a d d , J o h n McGuire . and A. L a t -trel l , a r e s p e n d i n g th i s w e e k a t t h e Moun ta in C a m p .

Mr. T h o m a s R o n a n ' s family, a f t e r an a b s e n c e of a y e a r in Schenec tady , h a v e r e t u r n e d to Keesevi l le .

Miss Coha lan r e t u r n e d from N e w Y o r k las t w e e k wi th an e l e g a n t s tock of fall and win t e r mi l l inery goods .

R a y m o n d a n d P i e r c e McAloon, H a r r y Atvvood, E d . L a u n d r y , and Virge Babcock , r e t u r n e d from c a m p Monday .

Miss K a t i e R y a n , of Sa ra toga , is vis i t ing h e r s is ter , Mrs . J o h n McGui re .

Mrs . Cha r l e s Bond a n d Miss K a t h ­e r ine Quinn a r e s p e n d i n g a few d a y s in N e w Y o r k city.

Mrs . A n n a McDonald , of N e w York , is vis i t ing h e r m o t h e r , M r s . Col. B i g e -lovv.

Mrs . L a f o r c e a n d d a u g h t e r . Miss Julia Meron , of P l a t t s b u r g h , w e r e t h e gues t s of Mr. and Mrs. S. E . W o l c o t t las t week .

R . J . McNal ly h a s j u s t comple t ed a n e w c e m e n t w a l k on o u r b r idge , a n d w i t h its n e w i ron ra i l ing is a g r e a t i m p r o v e m e n t to o u r vi l lage .

T h e sawmi l l o w n e d by A. W . B o y n -ton w a s to ta l ly des t royed by fire S u n ­day . N o i n s u r a n c e . A D D I E D .

A t P l a t t s b u r g h . S e p t e m b e r 25. 1907, I r v i n g TV. Mas t i c , aged s ix ty -n ine y e a r s .

Mr . Mas t ic w a s a l i felong a n d r e ­spected r e s iden t of P l a t t s b u r g h . H e is surv ived by h i s w i d o w a n d s ix ch i l ­d r e n ; Mrs . B . G. Rockwel l , W a l t e r and Cha r l e s Mast ic , of P l a t t s b u r g h -Mrs . E l l a B e r k l e y a n d Miss M y r a M a s ­tic, of B u r l i n g t o n , a n d E a r l Mast ic , of Westfield, Mass .

CHAZY. Dr. Nichols a n d wife r e t u r n e d to

the i r h o m e in J a m e s t o w n , N . Y., a f t e r a p l e a s a n t t r ip , a n d visit w i t h t h e i r fr iends in town .

.Brooks McCuen h a s r e t u r n e d to co l ­lege in Syracuse , a n d Les l ie McCuen to W i l l i a m s College.

J e n n i e I l i n m a n . F l o r e n c e D e a n a n d F l o r e n c e N i g h t i n g a l e a r e a t t e n d i n g t h e H i g h School a t P l a t t s b u r g h , a n d Gladys Mink le r a n d H a r t y McCuen, t h e N o r m a l .

M r s . Y o u n g a n d family , w h o h a v e s p e n t t h e s u m m e r a t Chazy L a n d i n g occupying t h e S imonds house , h a v e returned to their home in New York.

Mrs . P e r i n e of N e w Y o r k , is b o a r d ­ing wi th Mrs . W m . Sweet a t Chazy L a n d i n g .

Mrs . Mossey h a s g o n e t o N e w Y o r k to p u r c h a s e h e r fall s tock of m i l ­l inery .

Mrs . Nell ie Goss a lso left for Nev. Y o r k on t h e excurs ion Tuesday .

T h e P r e s b y t e r i a n Lad i e s ' Aid m e t in t h e i r c h u r c h p a r l o r s W e d n e s d a y .

Qu i t e a n u m b e r of gues t s a r e in town to a t t e n d t h e w e d d i n g of one of ou r m o s t p o p u l a r y o u n g ladies , Miss B e r t h a F a i r b a n k . to Mr. T o w n e r of Waver ly , N . Y., on W e d n e s d a y , Sept . 29th.

Th i s is ins t i tu t e w e e k a n d schools a r e closed.

Dr . Allen C h a t t e r t o n a n d wife of P e t e r s o n . Iowa , a n d H . M. C h a t t e r -ton of P i t t s fo rd , Vt. , a r e v is i t ing t h e i r cousin, A. S. Ande r son . Dr . A n d e r ­son was born in R e e k m a n t o w n a l i t t le over fifty yea r s a g o a n d w e n t W e s t t h i r t y - n i n e yea r s ago . T h i s is h i s first visit to h i s na t ive s t a t e .

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P E R U . A t t h e R e p u b l i c a n c a u c u s of t h e

21, t h e unexpec t ed h a p p e n e d . A boy from t h e c o u n t r y c a p t u r e d t h e n o m i n a ­t ion for Commiss ione r f rom a n old poli t ical w o r k e r , a n d th i s sa id w o u l d -be c o m m i s s i o n e r h a s d o n e t h e d i r ty w o r k for t h e p a r t y fo r y e a r s . N o w t h i s i ng ra t i t ude , a n d a f t e r a m e e t i n g of t h e R i n g ou t ly ing t h e c a m p a i g n a n d with a l l t h e sac red promises, even u p ­lifted h a n d s , to s u p p o r t a n d l and th i s poli t ical mons t ros i ty , t h e ho lde r of a n h o n o r a b l e office in a n d for t h e old town of P e r u . Now we a r e s u r e t h a t t h e people of t h e t o w n h a v e sti l l s o m e respect , a n d will t u r n d o w n t h e v o t e -buyer .

T h e r e is one t h i n g t h a t t h e t o w n of P e r u can boas t of. She h a s t h e host road in t h e county . W e w o u l d l ike to call t h e Commiss ione r ' s no t ice to the b r u s h a n d weeds t h a t a r e r e ­quired to be c u t a l o n g t h e h i g h w a y . We t h i n k t h e law requ i re s t h a t every­t h i n g cu t on t h e h i g h w a y shou ld h e des t royed . T h e cu t t i ng is oiily c a r r y ­ing o u t hal f of t h e law. B r u s h c u t and t h r o w n in to r u n n i n g s t r e a m s a n d s t a g n a n t p o n d s a n d left to decay shou ld be looked a f t e r by o u r H e a l t h B o a r d . O u r r o a d s on e i t h e r s ide a r e lined wi th b r u s h a n d weeds . Mr . C o m ­miss ioner , w h y n o t h a v e t h e m d e s -s t r o y e d ? T a k e t h e b r u s h f rom t h e r u n n i n g s t r e a m s a l o n g t h e h i g h w a y and h a v e i t bu rned . T h e s a m e shou ld no t h a v e been cas't i n to t h e r iver in t h e first p lace . P e o p l e pas s ing over o u r lovely r o a d s m a k e r e m a r k s a b o u t those th ings . A s ' o u r p r e s e n t C o m ­miss ioner goes o u t t h e first of t h e c o m i n g year , a n d is s l a t ed for o u r next Superv isor , we a r e in hopes h e will clean up the work so ably com­menced

T h e I n d e p e n d e n c e L e a g u e of Clin­ton coun ty held t h e i r coun ty c o n v e n t tion t h e 24th a t t h e " B u r g . " T h e county commi t t ee , a f t e r discussion, t h o u g h t it bes t to p o s t p o n e n o m i n a ­tions unt i l la ter . A c a m p a i g n c o m ­mi t t ee a n d o the r s , we u n d e r s t a n d , were appo in t ed . W e w e r e pleased to learn t h a t in t h e i r r eso lu t ions t h e C o r r u p t P r a c t i c e s Act was in t h e lead. T h e L e a g u e p roposes to p u t in n o m ­inat ion a good coun ty t icket , o n e t h a t will be free f rom g r a f t or boodle. T h e people a r e ge t t i ng wise on th i s s u b ­ject . T h e r e p o r t s a r e of t h e countv p r imar i e s be ing used for pol i t ical p u r ­poses. Oh, w h e r e would th i s end if let to r u n . Cit izen.

E L L E M i U R G l l CENTER.

A l b e r t Gonyea ' s son, w h o h a s been visi t ing h im from Springfield, Mass. . r e t u r n e d h o m e th i s week a f t e r t r e a t ­ing h i s f r i ends to r ides in his l a rge , fine a u t o m o b i l e wh ich h e c a m e in.

C a r r i e Gi lber t is in C h a t e a u g a y . L o o k for P a i n e t h e 14 of October . T h e R u s s i a n minis te r , w h o las t S u n ­

day p r e a c h e d in t h e T o w n Ha l l , had a n a t t e n t i v e congrega t ion . Many c a m e f rom ad jo in ing towns . H e is a w o n ­derfu l w o r k e r for t h e Mas te r .

Me lan ie R u b a d o , f o rmer ly a res i ­den t , a n d Mr. C h a r l e s Deal , of B u r l ­ington , w e r e wedded a t t h e h o m e of t h e pr ies t , W e d n e s d a y . T h e br ide wore b rown b roadc lo th . T h e i r p r e s ­en t s w e r e m a n y a n d beaut i ful , inc lud­ing c u t glass a n d ch ina , a l so $100 f rom a fr iend in Det ro i t . Af te r rwo weeks in N e w Y o r k city a furnished h o m e a w a i t s t h e m in B u r l i n g t o n .

T h e Wi l l ing W o r k e r s in fulfilling t h e i r miss ion , w o r k i n g for t h e new c h u r c h , he ld a s h o r t e n t e r t a i n m e n t in t h e T o w n H a l l . S a t u r d a y evening, followed by r e f r e s h m e n t s . T h e y ne t ­ted qu i t e a s u m .

Mr. Mahar, of Malone, did business in t own th i s w e e k .

Miss Maud Lockerby is teaching in t h e Gill d is t r ic t . Miss Mab ie Baker t e aches in the same p l ace she t a u g h t before h e a r N e w Y o r k . Miss B a r -nett, of Union Fal l s , t e a c h e s in t h e lower r o o m h e r e . Miss C a m e r o n in North Cen te r . Mary Lil l ie t e a c h e s in Carmel, P u t n a m coun ty , N. Y.,

Mr. and Mrs. Ed Grant, w h o h a v e been a t Perry Grant's h a v e r e t u r n e d to Canada.

John Bigelow is h o m e f rom E a s t Rochester .

Mr. Roson . of Shor t , Wi lding *-Co., was in town Monday.

R. X. Timegan, of the A r b u c k l e Confectionery C o m p a n y , B u r l i n g t o n , was at Gordon and Gilbert's, Tuesday. Mrs. W. Q. Tolhurst Is on her way home from Detroit .

Mr. Frank Trombly is very ill. Dr. Cave, w h o lived here years ago,

la Insane. a f n . Fred E n s w a r a , Jr., |g intend­

ing t o g o to Canada for hospital treatment. Thursday.

Mrs. Bddle Hobba w e n t to her daughter. Mrs. Kay Tolhurst . i n Ma­lone thin week.

Miss Carpenter Is h o m e from her protracted out lag and ready to s h o w hats, feathers , e te i

I t he pas t fo r tn igh t wi th f r iends in Gl. h i Kails

Mr" F r a n k F - n n l tin is in <»erl*>n«t-b n r s v ivi t ins fr™-nd«

Mn= r.o'iis p e r n i o wi th two chi l ­d ren , from T,nkf> Plm-ul. w a s in town ov .-r K.il>! ;ilti vixttiii» h^r fiitlin' W.-s-It-v H-.vv ir.l

Mr <(p.l \[T--. Y\ i" i i . f ->ni i i i fr •>•! Tjaki* Pi .o id. t all.-d <»n f r iends tn town Hunilny

Mrs. Smi th w h o h a s lM»t>n s p p n d i n e s o m e t ime with h e r d a u g h t e r . Mr= W. A Deal, left Mondav f..r New T o r k

Haro ld R o b e r t left Monday for M o n t r e a l to en te r MoOill Univers i ty

Miss Ha t t i e George, w h o h a s bfen vis i t ing fr iends in th i s vicini ty , left Monday for h e r h o m e in Chicago.

Mrs . W. Clemen t s wi th h e r son. P a u l and d a u g h t e r R u t h , left Mon­day for W a s h i n g t o n . TJ. C . to visit h e r m o t h e r , w h o res ides t h e r e Mr. Clements accompan ied h e r a s f a r as N e w York , w h e r e h e is to buy fall goods for H. Smi th & Co.

H i r a m Anson h a s been On the s ick list-

George Wells , an old t ime res iden t of th is town, is h e r e on a visi t f rom N e b r a s k a , w h e r e he resides a t p resen t .

Mrs . M. B . Bui lard Is a t p r e s e n t wi th h e r son, Char les , in Ber l in , N . H .

H e n r y R o g e r s is in C a n a d a on a h u n t i n g t r ip .

Mr. and Mrs . Osca r Ph i l l i p s h a v e gone to h o u s e k e e p i n g over in " J e r ­sey."

Jo seph d 'Av ignon ' l e f t . Monday , for Mont rea l for h is th i rd y e a r a t Mc-Gill Univers i ty .

Mr. and M r s . W m . Bea t ty , f rom Ho lyoke , Mass. , h a v e been s p e n d i n g a few weeks w i t h f r i ends in th i s lo­cal i ty .

Miss E l e a n o r L y m a n en te red S i m ­mons* College at. Bos ton l a s t -week. S h e was a c c o m p a n i e d to Bos ton by h e r m o t h e r , M r s . V. A. L y m a n .

Mrs . 8 . B r e c k e n r i d g e and n iece . Miss K . Cole, f rom Cleveland, Ohio , w e r e t h e gues t s of Mrs . E m e r s o n F e a t h e r s t o n over Sunday .

Miss Tack , f r o m J a y , s p e n t a few days w i t h t h e fami ly of T. L a m o y la t s week .

Mr . Geo rge W a s h b u r n e . in t h e e m ­p loy of t h e Supply C o m p a n y , w h o took t o h imse l f a be t t e r hal f a m o n t h a g o in t h e pe r son of Miss Mary' M a -tot, of C h a m p l a i n , is very busy g e t ­t ing se t t led to h o u s e k e e p i n g in Mrs . L a r a b e e ' s h o u s e over in " J e r s e y . "

Mr. a n d Mrs . M. J . Sheffield a r e h o m e f rom c a m p i n g a t L a k e P l a c i d .

St. J a m e s Ep i scopa l C h u r c h is closed fo r r e p a i r s .

Mrs . Nel l ie Crawford w i t h l i t t le boy, from St. Lou is , is s p e n d i n g a m o n t h w i t h h e r f a t h e r , A m o n Bosley.

P O R T K E N T .

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i..r tli.- nnv Mv~rs I-:.nl.line fJo< w<- -th. ' v r K m . - n i i w i r t h c d p o r t i - n s ..f l i . s and =f.lkes. p t r t of ihe f i ^ r T\t\-r.-.id laid throngt i Rouses p o i r ; -j-Iie i i fs v.p rp found in pla«-e a s th"v v?r •rlginally laid.

This r oad is said to h a v e r u n t h r o u g h Main s t ree t , to abou t w h e r e W a l l a c e a n d Rose i m e y e r ' s s t o r e Is a n d thence sou th on a trn=tle in t h e w a t e r to a poin t n e a r t h e W i n d s o r .

T h e s u m m e r b o a r d e r s have , l ike t h e swal low, h o m e w a r d flown.

W e a r e h a v i n g qu i t e a r a inv t i m e th i s fall.

Mrs . K ings ley is ve ry ill, a n d very l i t t le h o p e of h e r r ecovery is e n t e r ­ta ined .

T h e C h a s m H o u s e closed Its door s las t S a t u r d a y m o r n i n g , a n d t h e y r e ­p o r t a good season .

F r a n k D r a g o n w a s in t o w n o n e d a y la s t week .

Mr. M o n r o e h a s b o u g h t a v e r y fine p i a n o f rom t h e Lavo ice B r o t h e r s , of P l a t t s b u r g h , t h r o u g h t h e i r a g e n t , J l r . B e r r y .

Mrs . C a p t a i n B r a g g s vis i ted B u r l ­ing ton Saturday ' .

H . H . B o u r r o n g h s is t a l k i n g of r e ­m o d e l i n g h i s ho te l t h i s fal l .

T h e ho te l s c lose h e r e t h e first of October for t h i s y e a r .

SARAXAC. A t t h e R e p u b l i c a n c a u c u s held l a s t

S a t u r d a y : t h e fo l lowing pe r sons w e r e n o m i n a t e d for t h e different t own of­ficers fo r t h e e n s u i n g y e a r : S u p e r v i s -sor , J . L. B u r k e ; t own c lerk , George T. D . B o w e n , D. Wr. P a r k e r , H . J . Bul l . J u s t i c e s of t h e P e a c e , T. D. Bowen , D . W. P a r k e r , H . J . T h o m p s o n ; commiss ioner , J a m e s Cay-ea; Collector , J a m e s W h i t e ; a s s e s ­sors , T h o m a s Douglas , Denn i s F a r r e l l , J a m e s T e r r y ; ove r see r s of poor , E. W . Orms'beee a n d George B r u c e . T h e successful c a n d i d a t e s will be n o m i ­na ted t o d a y ( S a t u r a d y ) , a t t h e D e m ­ocra t i c c a u c u s to b e held, a t K . of L. H a l l .

T h e W o m e n ' s Rel ief Corps wil l s e rve one of t h e i r s u m p t u o u s b a n q u e t s a t t h e i r r o o m s to t h e old v e t e r a n s a t t h e close of t h e i r nex t mee t ing , Oc tober

All ex-so ld iers a r e cord ia l ly i n ­vited.

D . S . K i r k los t a v a l u a b l e h o r s e las t week, a f t e r a few m o m e n t s ' i l l ­ness.

M T S . W i l l i a m Eifield, of P l a t t s b u r g h , a n d d a u g h t e r cal led on f r iends h e r e las t w e e k a f t e r a n a b s e n c e of m a n y y e a r s .

T h e m a n y f r i e n d s of P a t r i c k H a n -lan, of C l a y b u r g h , w e r e p leased to see h i m on o u r s t r ee t s a g a i n l a s t w e e k a f te r h is p ro longed i l lness .

D r . Mi tchel l , Sr. . a t t e n d e d t h e m e e t ­ing of t h e Medica l Society, a t S a r a n a c L a k e , l a s t Week, a n d r e p o r t s a good t ime . H e says t h e r e w e r e abso lu te ly no w i n e o r l iquor p re sen t , a n d a l l t h e m e m b e r s could "wear t h e i r o w n h a t t h e nex t m o r n i n g .

A son of L o u i s Maey , e leven y e a r s old, received an ugly wound last week by a k i c k f rom a h o r s e . H i s life w a s despa i r ed of for a few days , a n d a t th i s w r i t i n g t h e loss of o n e eye is feared , b u t D r . Mi tche l l is us ing h i s bes t ski l l to c a r r y h i m t h r o u g h a n d n o d o u b t will h e succes s ­ful.

Wil l iam Haley , of F l a t t s o u r g h , ca l l ­ed on f r iends in S a r a n a c l a s t week .

Cl inton a n d D a t u s Ayers , w h o h a v e good posi t ions a t S a r a n a c L a k e , a n d H a r r y Ayers , a s t u d e n t in t h e V e t e r ­inary School a t T o r o n t o , a r e al l s p e n d ­ing t he i r vaca t ion w i t h the i r p a r e n t s , Mr. a n d Mrs . P . J . A y e r s .

W e not ice a s t a t e m e n t in t h e R e ­pub l i can " t h a t t h e I n d e p e n d e n c e L e a g u e will n o m i n a t e a full t i cke t in every t own in t h e c o u n t y " th i s yea r . Th i s c a n ' t be d o n e in S a r a n a c , for for t h e only I n d e p e n d e n c e L e a g u e r in Saranac has been "gobbled up" by t h e R e p u b l i c a n s a t t h e i r c a u c u s l a s t S a t u r d a y , a n d h e is too a n x i o u s for office to dec l ine t h e n o m i n a t i o n a n d t a k e c h a n c e s on a lone l eague t icket .

T w o fine deer , a b u c k a n d doe, w e r e t h e r e su l t of a few h o u r s ' h u n t on Lyon M o u n t a i n las t M o n d a y by F r e d Campbe l l a n d "Wilmer Br i s se t t e , and m a n y of t h e i r f r iends w e r e m a d e h a p p y w i t h a nice venison s t e a k or r o a s t f r o m t h e h u n t e r s .

T h e y o u n g R e p u b l i c a n c a n d i d a t e s " a r e s w e a t i n g u n d e r t h e co l l a r " p re t t y bad. W e a r e so r ry for you boys, " b u t such is life."

Ben McGregor , of Al tona , one of t he Repub l i can c a n d i d a t e s for Sheriff, was looking a f t e r h is pol i t ical in te res t in town las t Monday . AVake u p , E o b ; d o n ' t le t t h e m " s w i p e " y o u r de lega tes .

SONG O F T H E S.-VUANAC B E A R .

[ M e ' r i e a l vers ion of h u n t i n g a d v e n ­t u r e r e . . r J e . l l a s t -n-eelc.3 Two h u n t e r s bold, so w e a r e told.

W i t h g u n s a n d kn ives s u p p o r t e d , W e n t f r*v ! - t week, a bea r to seek .

F o r o..e Lad been r epor t ed .

T h e bea r they found, a n d they w e r e bour:J

To s lay h i m t h e r e o r p e r i s h ; B u t t h e bea rd w a s cool a s any mu le .

A n d looked a t t h e m q u i t e bea r i sh .

D o n ' t c o m e too nea r , if you do I fear T r o u b l e c a n n o t be a v e r t e d , "

Said t h e bea r qu i t e slow, so t h e y m i g h t k n o w

H e rea l ly m e a n t w h a t h e as se r t ed .

"Now, R o b , m y boy, give m e t h a t toy, F o r d o n ' t y o u k n o w i t ' s l o a d e d ? "

And R o b obeyed as h e sh ive r ing said, "Rea l ly m y ' s and ' is a l l exp loded ."

" F r a n k , m y son, h a n d m e y o u r gun , You shou ld no t be so frisky,

T h e r e ' s no c r ipp l e he re , d o n ' t ge t too n e a r

F o r y o u a r e t ru ly g r o w i n g r i sky . "

H i s g u n h e g a v e his life to save . And both w e n t h o m e re jo ic ing;

And now bo th s w e a r t h a t h u n t i n g b e a r

I s s p o r t t h a t ' s q u i t e exci t ing . Modoc .

SCIIUYLEK F A L L S .

N o town n o m i n a t i o n s w e r e m a d e a t t h e Schuy l e r F a l l s c a u c u s . T h e de lega te s t o the coun ty conven t ion are a s fo l lows: A. H . Tay lor . A. J . Wood , C l e m e n t J o c k , V. C. Mason . W . D; Lot-dell .

S a r a n a c n o m i n a t i o n s are g iven by o u r S a r a n a c c o r r e s p o n d e n t in a n o t h e r c o l u m n . .

MOlUt lSOX VILXiE.

Mr. a n d Mrs. Mi l ton Broadwell have returned from their wedding trip to Ottawa. C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s and best wishes are now in order.

Mr. and Mrs. Geo rge Cook are visit­ing Mrs. Cook's h o m e . Their j o u r n e y from San Francisco here was m a d e in Ave days, T h e y c a m e by way of t h e neW "cut-on"" l ine of railway over Great Sal t Lake.

Miss Minnie Manning ca l led on friends last Saturday.

Miss Sanborn has moved her mil-Unary goods to her home for the winter

Mr. and Mrs. Prank B u g a r attend ed t o o Malone fair last week.

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Mrs. J . W a l l a c e a n d l i t t le d a u g h t e r . Rica, h a v e gone to Hoos ick Fa l l s to visit Mrs Wal l ace ' s p i>p]<>

J B. S t e rn s is takinjr a vaca t ion Chil ton a n d J o n e s h a v e been m a k i n e

qu i t e extens ive r e p a i r s on t h e schoo l -house , t a k i n g a d v a n t a g e of t h e t im» the school was no t in session.

T h e m a n y h o m e s in Rouses P o i n t a r e once m o r e m a d e cheer fu l w i th s o n g and lively with t h e t r a m p a n d t read of l i t t le feet a s they go in a n d out to and from t h e i r p lay whi le m a k ­i n g t h e m o s t of ins t i tu te week.

C. F . Puffer, of Louisvi l le . N. Y.. is in town in t h e in t e re s t of t h e P e a s e M a n u f a c t u r i n g C o m p a n y . Buffalo. N . Y., w h o m a n u f a c t u r e a l ine of h o u s e ­hold spec ia l t ies .

I t is a m u s i n g t o see h o w everv v i l ­l a g e r w h o h a s a few fee t of g r o w t h t r a n s f o r m e d in to a g a r d e n feels h i m ­self a t h o r o u g h f a r m e r ajs h e p l ans on h a r v e s t i n g h i s s t o r e of v e g e t a b l e s .

T h e r e is no school t h i s w e e k on a c ­c o u n t of ins t i tu te .

M r . R o b e r t s , w h o h a d been s ick over seven y e a r s a n d w h o w a s r e ­por ted ve ry l ow las t week , w a s bur ied M o n d a y m o r n i n g f r o m St . P a t r i c k ' s C h u r c h . Dr . Driscol l officiating. H e was e i g h t y - t h r e e y e a r s old a n d is s u r ­vived by a wife wi th w h o m h e h a d lived over s ix ty y e a r s a n d w h o is e igh ty - fou r y e a r s old.

Geo rge Chi l ton a n d C h a r l e s Good-row m a d e a business t r i p to Is le L a M o t t e Jast F r i d a y in sp i t e of a r o u g h sea .

Clayton Mot t . w h o w a s m a r r i e d S e p t e m b e r 2, a n d h a s been v i s i t ing h i s p a r e n t s fo r a coup l e of weeks , r e ­t u r n e d , t o g e t h e r wi th his wife. T h u r s ­d a y even ing to T a l e College, w h e r e h e is a s t u d e n t .

J . W a l l a c e left. M o n d a y m o r n i n g . for N e w Y o r k for t h e p u r p o s e of p u r ­c h a s i n g fall goods .

H e n r y P o l r i e r h a s been v i s i t ing f r i ends in M a l o n e t h e p a s t week .

Col lec tor in C h a r g e F . H . Clough . D e p u t y Col lec tor J . W a l l a c e S t a r k . Wi l l i am S h a w a n d Special A g e n t H e n r y H a r m o n N o b l e a n d C o m m i s ­s ioner of E m i g r a t i o n J a m e s Yale , go to A u b u r n on W e d n e s d a y n e x t a s w i t ­nesses in t h e ca se of TJ. S. G o v e r n m e n t a g a i n s t F e l i x Gout ie r , c h a r g e d wi th s m u g g l i n g tobacco .

A g e n t Or. A. I n g a l i s a n d D e p u t v Col lec tor W i l l i a m S h a w l e a v e S a t u r ­day for a few d a y s ' t r i p to Quebec .

M r . arid Mrs . J a m e s B u r n e t t r e ­t u r n e d on 'Wednesday of t h i s week from a few days' visit with friends at A l b a n y .

T h e n e w C u s t o m H o u s e wil l n o t be r e a d y fo r o c c u p a n c y a s s o o i a s a n t i ­c ipa ted . I t w a s expec t ed t h a t t h e n e w bu i ld ing wou ld be c o m p l e t e d by Octobe r 1, b u t C o n t r a c t o r P o u r r i e s h a s been de layed in g e t t i n g supp l i e s . I t is expec ted t o be r e a d y by O c ­tobe r 15 .

D r . H a c k e t t a n d G e o r g e W . H a r p e r , bo th of C h a m p l a i n , w e r e in t o w n on business on T h u r s d a y .

M r s . L a m b e r t a n d d a u g h t e r l eave M o n d a y for t h e i r h o m e in N e w Y o r k .

Mr . a n d M r s . G e o r g e R i v e r s h a v e r e t u r n e d f rom t h e i r h o n e y m o o n a n d a r e n o w a t h o m e .

E r n e s t B r o w n , of P l a t t s b u r g h , h a s t h e c o n t r a c t a n d is n o w a t w o r k d e c ­o r a t i n g t h e n e w p o s t office.

T h e R e p u b l i c a n a n d D e m o c r a t i c c a u c u s e s will be he ld a t C h a m p l a i n on S a t u r d a y .

H . Mayo , of t h e S inger Sewing M a ­c h i n e C o m p a n y ' s N e w York: office is h e r e w i t h a fifty-foot speed l a u n c h . T h i s b o a t can easily m a k e th i r ty- f ive mi les a n h o u r . Mr . M a y o is s t o p p i n g a t t h e H o l l a n d H o u s e -

Mr. a n d Mrs . J . B . M a y o wi l l l eave for D a n b u r y , Conn. , t o v i s i t M r . Mayo ' s b r o t h e r a n d a t t e n d t h e D a n -b u r y fair .

M r s . Dav id C a r p e n t e r h a s r e c o v e r e d f rom a long i l lness, a n d i s a g a i n a b l e to be a b o u t

T h e W i n d s o r h a s c losed a t f e r a p r o s ­p e r o u s s u m m e r season .

D r . a n d Mrs . K i n g a n d son h a v e closed t h e i r s u m m e r r e s idence a n d g o n e to t h e i r h o m e in N e w Y o r k .

P . J . R a a d i c k e r h a s left h is s u m ­m e r h o m e a n d r e t u r n e d to N e w Y o r k .

Mrs . J . W . Stark: h a s b e e n q u i t e s e ­r iously ill w i t h p l eu r i sy f o r two w e e k s , b u t i s m u c h i m p r o v e d .

A r t h u r E . B a l d w i n , of St. A l b a n s , "was a bus iness ca l l e r on T h u r s d a y . M r . B a l d w i n w a s fo rmer ly of P l a t t s ­b u r g h a n d is n o w successful ly e n ­gaged a s a t r a v e l i n g s a l e s m a n for W . T. D o n o v a n ' s w e l l - k n o w n c iga r s .

T h e conven t ion or t h e coun ty C h r i s ­t i an E n d e a v o r Society h e l d a succes s ­ful session o n T u e s d a y u n d e r t h e d i ­rec t ion of G. C. V a n Sanford , w h o is p r e s i d e n t of t h e socie ty a n d also s ec ­r e t a r y of t h e Y . M. C. A. of R o u s e s P o i n t .

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Miss E l i z a F i t z p a t r i c k , t h e h o o d ­l u m schoolboy ' s ogre , is a g a i n t e a c h ­ing a t Russ i a . I f we h a d a few m o r e such t e a c h e r s t h e r e w o u l d be less h o o d l u m i s m in o u r schools .

Miss Downs , of P e r u , h a s begun h e r term, in t h e u p p e r end of d i s t r i c t 13, a n d g r i n d i n g will p r o b a b l y be t h e o r ­d e r of t h e day . T h e school h o u s e h a s j u s t been r e p a i r e d , f u r n i s h e d w i t h m a p s a n d globes .

O u r u p p e r s e h o o l h o u s e is u n d e r g o ­ing r e p a i r s . School h a s no t y e t be ­gun, and fo r yea r s , too few h a v e a t ­t ended it.

Mr. Ne l se X a r o s e h a s j u s t h a d a firm conc re t e floor p u t in his cow s tab le . H e p r o p o s e s to k e e p pace wi th t h e Ho l low people .

P r e s sed h a y is c o m i n g in h e r e in loads. W h e n you h e a r a m a n te l l ing h o w m u c h c h e a p e r h a y wil l be nex t s p r i n g t h a n now, you m a y conc lude a t once t h a t h e w a n t s to buy h a y , a n d :c- p u t s h is psychology to w o r k .

T h e Misses M a r y a n d J u l i a N o r r i s h a v e g o n e to W e s t p o r t . One e n t e r s t he t r a i n i n g school a n d t'>_e o t h e r t h e High School- Secu la r educa t ion , l i ke t echn ica l , is all t h a t is w o r t h h a v i n g .

Mr . F r a n k Ano h a s h a d Jamf t . B o r d w a r e a r r e s t e d on a c h a r g e of b u r n i n g h i s b a r n l a s t A u g u s t . Af te r a long e x a m i n a t i o n before JusUcr-i P a r ­k e r h e was he ld for t h e G r a n d J u r y

Mx. B a r n e y Gokey h a s h a d t w o b a r n s a n d o t h e r p r o p e r t y b u r n e d in t h e s a m e vicini ty.

P . J . T ie rney , Esq . , w a s h e r e Tu-ss-day in t h e in t e re s t s of 1'rank Ano.

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At P l a t t s b u r g h , N . Y., S e p t e m b e r 26 1907, Vic tor , t h e i n f a n t chi ld of Mr. a n d Mrs . Moses Bewsee , a g e d eleven m o n t h s . Mr. a n d Mrs . B e w s e e h a v e t h e s y m p a t h y of al l in t h e i r b e r e a v e ­m e n t . T h e chi ld was ill only one night , and desp i t e t h e efforts of t h r e o doc to r s died in t h e ear ly m o r n i n g . T h e f u n e r a l w a s he ld on F r i d a y m o r n i n g .

A t h is h o m e a t T r e a d w e l l ' s Mills , N . Y., S e p t e m b e r 22, 1907. Thomas-Boyle, aged fifty-eight y e a r s .

At F l a t t s b u r g h . N . Y. S e p t e m b e r 22. 1907, Wi l l i am F r e d e r i c k , aged 37 y e a r s .

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20, 1907, a son to Mr. and Mrs . Wil­m e r J . Cowan, fo rmer ly of th i s city.

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A t Westfield, N . J., S e p t e m b e r 19, 19 07, a t t h e h o m e of t h e br ide ' s p a r ­en ts , Mr . a n d M r s . J o h n B u l k l e y ; Agnes Rosa l ie B u l k l e y to Wi l l i am Ar ­t h u r Smi th , fo rmer ly of P l a t t s b u r g h .

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ROUSES POINT, N.Y HARDWARE, AGRICULTURAL lUPLEaENiy . S l O V E s . J»L0HB-ING AND UEVUNG APPABA-11K. PAINT. CUl'TLERY. ETC. G.V-OLENK FOR LAUNGtinS AND AUTOMOBILES

AGENCY FOR

Plattsburgh Republican

CEMAfiKH JOHN COLLINS

Bags to notify the public that be has spaced his

NEW * MEAT * MARKET the street from his old s u e d I t

Margarst Street, vbers be will be glad u» SSS all Bis old esetosiers and new ouas aieo.

Native sad aeataro beef, pork, veal, laaib sad aattoa. caiefceas, pork eaoea«*, bologna Msaaf aad (rsakjnru, baeoa aad ham oysters In ssassa. Do not forget the pteoe.

NEW ENGLAND

CREAMERY Fresh Butter and £f»s. Dutch Cheese, Cream and Milk.

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