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V O L . IX.—NO. 3 9 . MAB&ATCETVTJLLE, N . Y. , F R I D A Y , S E P T E M B E R 4, 1903. W H O L E NO. , 4 54.

m m WROUGHT BY RAIN. MA.RGARETVIIAE FAIR ABANDONED

ON ACCOUNT OF STORM.

A Splendid Exhibition Destroyed by the Elements—A Meeting of the Board

of Directors To-morrow.

The Margaretvllle lair thai opened ou Wednesday of !a,st week with such bright prospects " went to pieces " in a drench­ing rain on Friday and became a dismal wreck on Saturday.

It wits the general verdict that the fair this year was the bast ever seen In this village, aud hud it been given two more days of pleasant weather it would'bave sustained this opinion. A greater inter­est hud been aroused than ever before and people from far and near had plan­ned to ciome on Friday and Saturday.

The exhibits iu all departments showed the Increased Interest. In the stock de­partment about 200 head of choice cattle had been gathered. The horse show was excellent aud included the cream of the draft and oarrin.ge horses from a wide range of territory, together with some of the thoroughbreds from George J. Gould's country seat at Lakewood, N. J.

The exhibit in the fruit and vegetable department was tlnee times as large as was ever before seen there. There was room lor but little more than half of what was offered and temporary receptacles had to be provided for them.

The poultry show was exceptionally good, as was also the ladles' and girls' departments.

The ra.ees attracted a large crowd ou Thursday and were pronounced all right by competent critics. The bolloon man come and made a successful ascension, and everything went off without a "hitch."

When the managers left the grounds on Thursday ovoulug every one was filled with a feeling of satisfaction over the apparent success of the fair of 1903 When, however, ou arising on Friday the drizzle that was leaking from a black wall of clouds overhead was seen each one was seized with " that tired feeling " and the mercury in the barometer of; hope dropped with a, sickening thud.

All day the wealherwiee watohod the clouds aud the vaues on the Ackerly barn and the People's Bank la the hope of discovering something on which they could pin their faith In the approach of clear skies, but there was little to afford encouragement. The wind stayed In the east and the rain oontlnued to fall, The horsemen sat around like buzzards ou tho edge of a swamp aud watched the mud deopon on the track, while the hucksters looked solemn and sold out their raw material for anything they could get.

About noon Friday the superintendent discharged the cattle and their owners at ouoo startod a funoral prooesslou home­ward, while the bedraggled animals bel-lowod a forlorn accompaniment to their eposhy footfnlls. Tho fair had got a. congestive ohill and hot applications alone could save It.

Night on Friday closed In like a fog on the Suez Canal and daylight on Saturday showed no Improvement, and at 0 a. m. It was a sJok little crowd that gathered in the secretary's office to devise ways and means for burying the corpse.

A motion to << abandon the fair of 1003 on uooount of rain" was oarrled with a gusto that knocked tho mourners off their seats, and In n minute a dispatch announcing the action to tho Governor was making the wires hot; betwoeu here a ml Kingston. He hud left Albany an hour before.

A committee was appointed to settle with the band, the balloon man, tho huck­sters and others, and In a few minutes the big fulr flint: ull hud taken suoh a prldo in had passed to the roar.

There were many notable exhibits at tho iiilr that deserve special mention. W. h. Buff of Bovluu took thirty or forty llml, and second premiums on his flue herd of thoroughbred Jersles, as did also J, B, Clark of Hamden. W. D. .Wuito of Wellsbridge took thirty-eight on Gal­loways and Dovono, Mr. Blu£t', Gould's suporhuleut of horses, showed a ourrlage horso tliut was admired by every one.

Governor Odoli, who had sped down from Albany on tho West Hhore pony ouglun, roaelvod tho secretary's dlspatoh ou his arrival at tho Kingston depot and oontlnued ou bo Now York, whore ho had an Important eugugomout in the evening. I t wan very hind of him lo -jonlont to oome to us, especially ou the day of the week thut he usually Insists upon devot-ng to rest. I t Is hoped that the man­

agement cini prevail upon him to visit us host year.

There will be a mooting of the Board of Directors of tho fair society at the secre­tary's ofiloe to-morrow(Saturduy) atlOiilO a, ax, for the purposo of auditing bills aud attending to other Important mat-tots, Thoso having bills nguliu.it the Booloty should present them at that time.

Humors that wore oiirrent on Friday and Saturday that tho premiums would not paid on account of tho Boololy'a bad Inch were ulil,v In the extreme aud Bug-;f,ni:tnil the shallow patflB that put thorn In itinitilulloii. Tho society's credit Is good, and If there Is not enough money on Ininil lo pay all that Is due It Is prob­able that luiiiiignniiiiilii will bumudeto borrow the doflolonoy.

The payment of premiums will bo ar-riui|;od for ii.l, tli IK moot ing,

AMID HIS NATIVE HILLS.

Richard Kittl* Brought Back from the Philllpplnes to Rest Arncng Scenes

of His Boyhood Days. '•The remains of ltlchard Kittle, a mem­

ber of the United States Marine Corps, who died In the Philllpplnes ou January 23, 1902, were given permanent Inter­ment at Arena on Tuesday with military honors, Deceased was the son of Wil-lard Kittle of Mill Brook. His remains were originally burled ou the Island of Leyte In the Philllpplnes. Death, as is generally known hero, was due to starva­tion and hardship suffered during an ex­pedition on the Island of Samar. With hie oomma.nd he was In pursuit of Cap

A WEEK IN MARGARETYILLE. BIG AND LITTLE EVENTS OF SEVEN

DAYS THAT ARE GONE.

PERSONAL MENTION

Interesting Littlebits That Mirror Doings of Seven Days in the

Pearl of the Catskills.

the

tain Victor, a,u insurreeto In command of the Island. A strange feature of the ex­pedition was that the very man sought acted as chief guide under an impenetra­ble disguise, who after leading them to the Interior of the Island left them In the wilderness, where the corps suffered un­told tortures from hunger, exposure, etc. Wood leeches fastened themselves to their bodies and sucked their blood away and grew In size from an Inch and a half to three Inches. Of the corps ten men " fell to the roar " and were never heard from again. The deceased was one of the few who survived tho expedition and returned to the garrison, where his death followed. It 1B some satisfaction to know that later Captain Victor was oaptured and with ten of his men court-martialed and shot.

The funeral was largely attended at the churoh In Arena, a number of the dead man's comrades In arms being present. The services wore conducted by the Eev. Eobert Davidson and music appropriate to the occasion was rendered by the church choir.

The remains were lowered to their last resting place In the old cemetery this side of Arena, and with three volleys of mus­ketry and with " t a p s " sounded by the bugle the deed soldier was left to await resurrection's morn amid his native hills.

WEDDING BELLS,

WIIiSON-MABON.

Invitations are out for the marriage of Van Wilson and Olara, daughter of Rob­ert Mabon of Delhi, at noon September 19, at the bride's home.

HY8HAM- OH AMBBBLIN.

Mr. W. J. Hyeham of Omaha, Neb., and Miss Ida Ohamberllu, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Ohamberlln, WOTO united In marriage at the latter's home on Railroad avenue In this village, yes­terday morning at 9 o'clock, the bride's pastor, the Bev. A. A, Walker, officiating. The wedding was wholly informal, only the Immediate members of the bride's family, with one or two personal friends of the groom bolng present. Mr. Hy-sham Is a promluont business man In the West who has made many friends In this section during frequent visits here, while the bride Is one of Mxrgaretvllle's most popular daughters. The happy pair left Immediately after the ceremony, taking the 10:45 traiu for New York. They will apond two or three days "down by the sad sea waves" at Ooney Isluud, after which they will visit the national capital, and taking the Southern route will go on to Omaha, where they will make their home for a time at least. A host of good wishes acoompany them toward the set ting sun.

OBITUARY.

If you want to rounh the purohunlng publlfrudvoHlao lu Turn NMWH, More than 0,1)00 readout a wook,

HHltlHURT HUNTS.

Herbert, tho little son ol George aud Ida Bents, died In Frattsvlllo on August 31, aged 1 year and 4= months,

Dll t iU JOHNSON.

Miss Delia Johnson died In Stamford on Thursday night of last wook from a stroke of paralysis. She had resided in Stamford about thirty-eight years, bolng formerly a resident or South Gllboa.

JOHN A. M'LABHN,

John A. MoLuren, a well-kuowu and life-long resident of Terry Glove (flam-den), died on Friday, August 21, from pulmonary and heart troubles. He was born In November, 1838.

SUIMIMAN B. BOUXON.

Sherman fc). Bouton, a well-known resi­dent of this village, died at his home, the Wawanda Ian, at about 7 a. m. on Monday, August 81. He had boon suf­fering about two weeks with an attack of appendicitis, and hud passed through two operations, Tho first revealed a moBtsorlous condition, an Intestine hav­ing been perforated, but, though the ohattoe was very slight, It was hoped that ho might reoovor. Doaonflod was do yours of ugo. Ho was a native of Haloott Center, but hud lived in Grlfllu Comers and Margarotvllle during the past twelve or fifteen yours. Ho conducted tho Hotel Bouton In this village for a number of yours, retiring from the mauugomentlu tho full of 1001, Lust winter ho begun tho erection of the Wuwaudu lun on Kalli'oad uvouuo lu th'le village and,lived long enough to see It completed and started on what Seemed to ba a prosper­ous oaroor. He lotivos u wlfo, who was Miss Hattle Todd of Dry Brook, and one sou, Forrest, who have the sympathy of tho whole community lu tholr grout be­reavement. Deceased wits it member of the Masouu, the Odd Follows aud the Knights of Pythias, 'The funeral occur­red yesterday at B p, 10. at his Into homo, being conducted with Miiauulo honors, the Bov. A, A. Wulker, puutor of the Methodist Churoh lu thl« village, officiat­ing, luteriuent In the Margarotvllle cemetery,

O y s t e B s !

Bells prints. Blackberries are plenty. Bummer boarders are going home. ltead the new adv. of Itenyon, the

painter. Buy your calendars for 1904 at THE

NEWS office.

The rain that killed the fair filled the Grand Canal.

E. L. Hinckley has the contract to paint the High School building.

Hatchery notes and Vega correspond­ence are crowded out this week.

Nell Munn on Monday sold a fine Meh-Un piano to Mr. S. Korn of Arkvllle.

J, F. Bledermau announces his readi­ness to collect school taxes. See bills.

If you want good clothing a t a veiy low figure read S, Horn's adv. this week.

We are indebted to A, Yaple of Pleas­ant Valley for a liberal mess of green peas.

Kenyon, the painter, Is giving the house of " Neely " Swart a needed coat or two of paint

Osborn & Bussy are getting ready to give our readers a big talk about shoes. Watch for their adv. next week.

Soon the pop of the hunter's gun will be heard on the hillside. Then look out for toothsome odors from the pot I

J. F. Dwyer of Downvllle assisted the management at the Ackerly in handling the crowds on Friday and Saturday,

Austin Brother have the frame up and partially enclosed for their new carriage repository on Harper street, Stamford,— Mirror.

The Margaretvllle band gave us a con. oert on Friday evening that was highly appreciated by the villagers and their visitors.

Mr. aud Mrs, W, T. Austin, with tho former's mother and brother, Alford, re­moved on Monday to their new home at Stamford.

" A c e " Delameter was first assistant superintendent of tho cattle department •KtrthWfulr and performed his duties like a warrior bold.

At a regular communication of Mar­garetvllle Lodge, No. 389, F. aud A. M., on Saturday evening, the third degree will bo conferred.

W. T. Guernsey of Andes, who taught tho Dunraven school last winter, has en­gaged to teaoh the coming term In the Wyokoff district at Grand Gorge.

It. M. Delameter, our popular barber, Is the proud possessor of a new Reming­ton hammerless shotgun. Wonder if he Is going to shoot the hair off our heads with It I

W. E. Blair of Uulon Grove, who was in the village ou Monday, goes to Now York next week to tako a posltlou In tho main oflloes of the Now York Mutual Life Insurance Company.

L. W. Tway leaves town a week from to-day for Grand Ruplde, Mloh., as dele­gate to the N. P. L. convention at that plaoo. I t Is hinted that while there he will keep an eye out for a business open­ing.

James A. I-Iurltness, an export sewing machine maker, Is In town receiving or­ders for repairs to machines and Is meet­ing with muoh suocoss. He also has parts of all machines for sale. His head­quarters are at the Ackerly.

W. H. Brown of this village on Mon­day brought to 'rum NMWS office a potato vine that measured exactly 7 feet 2 Inches. Willi 0 1-2 pounds of potatoes that grew on It, It was the product of one-quarter of "a potato that Mr, Brown planted as seed In bis gardon.

Mrs. Olive, widow of the late Alexander SUter, through Attorney W. H, Allaben of this village, has boon granted a pension of $12 a month from February 23, .1002. Also a restoration and Increase allowed the deooased, amounting to $113.73, has been ordored paid lo Mrs, Sitter,

Two swallows do not make a spring, nor do two or threo wet days constitute the end of summor weather, III Botftr-mutid has applications from partios who want board through September. Two are expected to,arrive to-day, Septem­ber and October are our two most glo­rious mouths.

While fishing with his cousin, It. O. Osborn, of Toluoa, III., ou Tuesday of last week at tho "Gulf of Mexico," ueur the head waters of tho Boavorklll, N. D. Os­born of this village found fresh trucks of boar, deer and lynx, very plentiful, He found where one boar just a little while before had dlued off a wild turnip, the fops of which wore not at ull willed. Mr, Osborn Ihlulis there will bo " good hunt­ing," as they s.ty In the jungle, OVBI* there this winter,

An onjoyuble progressive oiiahre was held at Mouilowbrunk Farm on Friday evening. Guests of the lumen to tho IUIIIIIJIU' of sixteen participated. The flint prize was won by Dr. aud Mrs, Smith of Brooklyn; Miss Etliol Mttokoy and Mr, Bperioo, also of Brooklyn, took second, mid Mrs, William Maoltcy ami Wyllls Koeuoy won third, Bofroehraonts for whloh Mnudowbroolc Farm is fiunod wore served, and altogether the evening was one of rare pleasure to all present.

Weekly Record of Those Who Come end Go as Noted by "The N

Reporters. —J. G. Jenkins Is spending the week at

Lewbeaoh. —E. A. Marks of Belleayi e was in town

on Monday. —Editor Dudley of Boxbury was a re­

cent caller In town. tffijjjg ZZZ —SylvenusKelleyof Bedell was a caller

at this office on Friday. —Miss Kate L. Akerly of Pino Hill was

a visitor In town on Sunday. —Chief Fire Warden Emmons of Al­

bany was In town on Saturday. —Mrs. J. M. Oornlsh of Pine Hill was

a visitor In town on Thursday. —Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Haddow of Arena

were callers In town on Friday. —Chief of Police Dlmmiok made a bus­

iness trip to Big Indian on Tuesday. —Wesley Ellis, the noted life Insurance

agent of Kingston, was in town yesterday —Peter B. Easmau of Lackawack has

been visiting friends In town for several days.

—Mr. and Mrs. John Eggers of New York are guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Botermund.

—Miss Julie E. Foote of New York and Miss Mary O. Foote of Hobart are guests of M. O. and Miss Althea Borst.

—Miss Hazelton Kelley of Oneonta visited her grnndparents, Mr. and Mrp. Dennleon Kelley, In this village last week,

—Dr. J. G. Simmons of New York, a former well-known praotitloner lu Downs-vllle, was a visitor in town on Friday and Saturday.

—W. T. Smith of Walton, representing the Bothonsfes cigar house, shook IIIIIJIIB with many friends lu Margaretvllle on Tuesday.

—Assemblyman Oowan of Hobart was among those who caino to town on Sat­urday to meet the Governor and were disappointed,

—Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Midler of New York arrived In town ou Saturday for a stay of a week or ton days with Attorney and Mrs, W. H. Allaben.

—Mr. and Mrs. Goorge O. Grant and Mrs. John Ohaloux, who had been guests at S. F. Scott's for some time, returned to Now York on Tuesday.

—Messrs. Milton A. Herzlg and W. S. Wolff, who had boon enjoying an outing lb New Kingston, returned on Monday to their homes In New York Olty.

—Mrs. Sam Llpfeld and Miss Ruben-stolu of New York, who had spent threo weeks as guests of Mr. and Mrs. S. Hal-pern, left ou Tuesday for a week's visit with friends at Pine Hill.

—T. H. Sweeney of the Treasury De­partment at Washington arrived on Tuesday to rejolu his wife and daughter at tho home of Mr. aud Mrs. W. H. Eells aud enjoy a throe-weeks' vaoatlon.

—Mrs. William Mackoy and daughter, Miss Ethel, who had been guests during the summer at Moadowbrook Farm, re­turned on Tuesday to their home In Brooklyn. Mrs. Marcus Waterman, also a guest at the farm, took her departure on Monday.

—A, P. Nahmens of New York arrived Friday evening to attend tho fair that was washed off the face of the earth on that day. He returned home on Monday, Mrs. Nahmens, who has for some time been a guest at tho Ackerly, leaves for home to-day.

—John W. Gibson of Merldale, the pop­ular nominee for Sheriff on the Republi­can ticket, spent Friday and Saturday In Margaretvllle. While here ho shook hands with many old acquaintances and made many new friends In all parties who will show their approval of tho nomina­tion at the polls In November.

—G. H. Aokoriiiun of the Now York Times, who, with Master Winter Davis Hoi ton of Brooklyn, had for two Weeks been a guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. H, Bolls, returned to the metropolis on Mon­day. Mr. Aokerman was delighted with the boautles of Margarotvllle and Its sur­roundings and will undoubtedly become a frequent visitor hero.

'ROUiN D ABOUT MIDDLETOWN INCIDENTS OF A WEEK

VILLAGES. IN MANY

PULSE OF THE PEOPLE. THE NEWS IK HALCOTTYILLE

Lights and Shadows of Life on Farm and in Hamlet Portrayed by

Ready Pens.

STILL IN THE LEAD.

Miss Thomson Holds First Plaoe In the Piano Contest -Mlsa Marks Ro-

•oalvoa 201 Vo los .

In the piano contest this wook Miss Thomson still holds first place, a vote of 220" givlug hor a total of 1,045 votes.

Miss Marks goes to a total of 701 with a vote this wook of 201.

Votes are being scattered like snow* Hakes and somebody will plult thorn up.

Tho standing of tho candidates this week Is as follows: Minn Mabel ,l. Thomson XfiM MlHH Ktllol Mtll'llH Wl

Tho coupon below Is good for one vote,

GOOD FOB, O N E V O T E For

(Write name ni I'liiullilate plainly,) IN TUM

IHUWH-'* WBWS." PIANO CONTEST, To he uniliitod lake or muni

—-— i hi.i minium to the diuu alori' Tvfn K or ic b. n'Onmior, A > u ' u' Miirunrotvlllo, N, V.

Sowing Miiidihiea Repaired by a sowing muohhio makor. Dudor-stnntls work In all Its bnuiootl, Parts of all maohlnos for auto, JAMIOM A, MAIIK-NJOUS (of Delh) Aokorly House, Margin ol,-.vlllo, K. V. WU»

PLEASANT VALLEY. Three loads of city people passed

through this valley Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Davison of New Jer­

sey are visiting at O. M. Sanford's. Elder Hubbell will preach in the Bed

Schoolhouse Sunday, September 6. Mr.-. Nellie Crosier la working at David

Taylor's at Canada Hollow this week. W. T. Faulkner had $1,000 worth of

machinery a t the Margaretvllle fair last week.

James Tompson and wife or Andes visited at Alex. Tompson'e the first of the week.

Mrs, Joseph Blrdsall of Oneonta has been visiting friends and relatives in this place a few days.

H. O. Van Bensohoten ships twelve bar­rels of cauliflower a day. He gets from $3 to $5 a barrel.

Elmer Faulkner took hie three Holstelu calves to the fair. He got one first prem-ium undone second premium.

Robert Dowle sold his lambs to Drover Llddlo of Andes at $4,60 per head aud delivered theui to Margaretvllle.

Mrs, May Archibald's class lu music Is still increasing. Miss Armluta Dowle commenced taking lessons yesterday,

Elmer Faulkner sold his lambs to Drover Diddle of Andes at 1 3-4 cents per pound. They averaged nearly 100 pounds.

Misses May Belle Crosier aud Mary Laidlaw look some school work to the fulr at Margaretvllle for which they re­ceived many first premiums. May Belle took a painting for which she reeelvod first premium.

E, Laidlaw, II. , took six head of stock Unit was giving milk to the Oateltlll Mountain Agricultural Society lair for which lie got six first premiums; also eight head or young uutlle for which he got three (list premiums and two second premiums. __^_

ARcCNA.

School will begin September 8. Howard Treuipor Is working for J. D.

Brown. Harry Gregory yleltod Grlflln Corners

on Monday. Frank Slack Is visiting his parents lu

this village. W. 8. Dickson and wife visited Murga-

rotvlllo on Friday. O. h. Hltt aud VValtor Mooro aro paint­

ing Robert Haddow's house. The covered bridge was reopened for

tho use of the publlo on Monday. Miss Marguerite Martin Is a guest of

nf her friend, Miss Mabel Shaffer. Mrs. William Baruhurdt of Klugston is

a guoet of Miss Martha Stouteuburg. Guy Wilbur und Wilson Gregory left on

Tuesday for Walton to attend the Walton fair.

A. N. Wilbur Is treating his house to a coat of paint. Merrltt Beynolds Is tho artist.

Mrs, Honry Hogartaud Miss Josephine Martin of Forest City, Pa., are visiting friends In town.

M. Johnson aud Lizzie Davidson wore guests of Uev. and Mrs. Davidson Satur­day unci Sunday,

Alvlu Hunt baa returned from Furlough Lodge, where lie has boon employed during the slimmer.

MISH Sadie Davidson and brother, Ar­thur, of Lewbeaoh visited at Wlllluni Davidson's an Sunday.

Miss Mildred Davidson of Now York Is spending her vacation with her par­ents. Rev. aud Mrs. Davidson.

Mr. aud Mrs. F. O'Connor and Mr. and Mrs. Herman Edwards altandad the Cue-well-Dookhout wedding at Boxbury on Wednesday.

' T a x p a y e r " Te l ls of Unwarrantab le Work by the H i g h w a y Commissioner.

A T o w n Bridge Removed. To THK EDJ'J'OII o r THE NEWS—Sir:

The Town Board met as a Board of Health at Margaretvllle ou September 1, 19C3, and then resolved itself iuto a meeting of the Town Board. The board was creditably informed that the Com­missioner of Highways was working on the abutments of the Arena bridge with­out a, written contract being approved by the Town Board as required by law.

The statute expreaBly provides that when a highway or bridge shall at any time be damaged or otherwise become unsafe the same may be repaired or re­built, if consented to by the Town Board, but If the expense thereof exceeds $600, it shall be done under a, written contract therefor, which must be approved by the Town Board.

A resolution was therefore adopted appointing a committee of three to at once notify the comtulsslouer to present his contract for the abutment work at once to the board, otherwise tho law would not permit the audit of any bills for such work.

Supervisor Gladstone and Justices Hubbell and Mayos were appointed sucli a committee and at,ouoo went to Arkvllle to notify the commissioner, ami being Informed that lie WHS at Gillllu Corners, went there. Upon their arrival at Grif­fins they found Jesllue Jacksou and Com­missioner Hewitt with a force of men tearing down and removing the towu Iron bridge located on Division street lu Grlflln Corners.

In 1912 the Iron bridge was erected by the town of Mlddletowu, having been purchased by the town aud paid for with the towu money, erected upon abutments constructed by the town, and paid for by the town and the bills of the same have been audited, as we are Informed.

Division street was never laid out as a highway. Prior to the erection of tho Iron bridge there wu.u a private road along the route of Division street with a wooden bridge on the same site, which was curried away with a freshet.

Tho lauds of Michael P, Barrett, now deceased, adjoin the site of the Iron bridge on tho Wagner avenue end.

The Iron bridge was purchased at the same time with the other bridges and was erected upon the Division street site without, any right of way being acquired. As tho bridge was not plaoedand erected prior to the death of Michael P. Barrett, aud as the property of Michael P. Barrett was owned by Infants and subject to the lien of creditors, it, was deemed advisable ou the part of tho 'town Board to delay the matter of obtaining releases for the street until the Mlohael Barrett property Is sold by the order of the court, which Is advortlsed for sale on October 2 uexl. There will then bo no dllHoultyln obtain­ing necessary roleusos for the right of way.

Upon the arrival of the Town Hoard at Griffins and after a portion of the bridge had been removed, a session of the Town Board was hold and It refused to appro­priate auy money for land damages on the Main street side of Division street until October 2, otherwise If, would bo possible for the purchaser of the Barrett

PITHY PARAGRAPHS PENNED.

PLEASINGLY

Gleanings of a Week from the Notebook of a Lively and Wideawake

Correspondent.

E. VanBramor has been on the sick list of late.

T. J. Halt was at Flelschmanns on Wednesday.

M. J. Smith was at Arena recently on 11 very business.

Miss Grace Poland visited at Stamford first of tho week.

Miss Grace OilOlti visited at Boxbury first of the week,

HOFFMAN CORNERS, School begins iu this plaoo on Tuesday,

September 7, "Natt i" Poet of Pine Hill visited his

brother, Goorgn, on Tuesday. Miss HIIKOI Kelly of Oneonta visited at

D, SI Iter's tho first of the week. Avery Ryor Is building n fillo. B.

Shiiltls of Arkvllle Is doing tho work, Miss Anna, Dickson of Margurotvlllo

has engaged to teaoh the school at Kolly Corners.

John fJnswell of Arona has routed W, I1, Austin's farm and took possession on Monday.

Mr, and Mrs, John Dlokinun of Dlnglo Mill visited at Avory Hoffman's 11 rat of the woolt.

Mlus Mury Miller, who lias been work-lug In lliln piano during the mi minor, left Monday for Delhi, where she has aocoptod a position for llto winter.

W. T, Austin and family removed thin WQUIC to BUwl'ord, where they will make their fUlUte home, Their many frlonds In tills place wish fhum utiuuous lu their new eiiturprlso.

BEDELL. iviniTidi Kelly let hauling shingles to

resit!uglo his largo burn. i-i.vlv.-ii.Muit Kelly spent Unit of the week

with fileuda lu Ulster County.

property to compel tho town to pay large damages for so much of the street as ran across tho Barrett lot.

The commissioner has no legal right to remove this bridge. It Is a town bridge, paid for by tho town money and erooted by tho town, It has already boon decided by the courts In People vs, Meaoh Id, Abb. Pr., N. S., 42l», thai a bridge may be erectod by the town, though there is not at the time u highway lending to Its site. Therefore the aot of the Town Board In erecting tho bridge ou Division street before the highway was laid out was legal, and all that was necessary for the town to do was lo acquire the proper re­leases from the laud owners along the bourse of tho Division street, which cuii bo easily done after October 2.

The act of the commissioner lu remov­ing tho bridge was without the consent of the Towu Board of the town and In duo course of lliuu will have to bo re­placed.

Ono thing Is certain, the bridge does not belong to the commissioner, the town has never sold It to him and he has no right to dispose of It. Tho courts havo already hold that u town litis sufficient, property right In Its bridges to maintain an action against tiny |>i>rsou, Including the ooiunilflslonor, for damages sustained. Probably If tho Oomiulyslouur had read the OIIHU Of the People vs. Meach, the bridge would still boiui Division street,

The excuse of tho OOintnlaslohQl1 that the reason why he removed the bridge was to save himself from personal liabil­ity Is thus very lame, lie could uot very well bo made personally liable foi: build­ing the bridge, when It has already been dooldod that It bridge may be eroded, although there Is not at the time ti high­way loatliVig to Its silo.

The mutter will ut ouue be taken Info court, TAX. pAvun,

THE WTllliX.

Favors Bestowed I torn and Thorn by This Bonovuluiit aivl iiiM'Hiiiimiliu:', Bird, A son was burn In tblu village 0U Fri­

day, Buptoiulior 2H, to L'rol'tiBf.ior and Mm, It, D. Countryman, Wow let the nnliool boll ring, and may the little proliiiisor grow up and ho ii strong mid sturdy Country man and run buses Ilka his father I

The Boakes Dairy Company has not paid for July milk yet,

W. H. Chapman has been soiling some lino pears of late.

The potato crop Is a good one this sea­son in tills section.

F. Gray Is to attend the State fair at Syracuse next week.

Bev. M. O. Bennett wa,s at Margaret­vllle first of the week.

Mrs. G. It. Sliter lias been on the sick list tho past two weeks.

Drs. Alton aud Hlllls of Grlflln Corners wore In town ou Sunday.

Mrs. Williams and her daughter visited at Hobart first of the week.

Mr. aud Mrs. M. J, Smith entertained company from Albany recently.

Z. B. Williams and E. H. Dlmmlck were at Margaretvllle on Saturday.

Arthur Bouton of Bovlna was calling on friends lu town first of tho week.

Mrs. George Bllter has boon on the sick list the past week and Is very 111.

James H. Bouton of Boxbury was a business caller here first of the week.

Professor Couufrymnn of Margaretvllle was lu town calling on friends Moudaj'.

James Steer of Oneonta was among the business callers In town ou Friday.

Henry Blythe of Boxbury was lu town Orel of the week making business oalls.

S. Soudder has his new engine and Is arranging to thresh grain and saw wood.

Our village school will open next week under the management of Miss Dlekeon.

Misc. Isabell Hall has been visiting relatives at Stamford the past few weeks.

Mrs. J. Cisco of Klngstan visited her parents at the Hubbell House first of the wook.

Many fields of oats have been muoh damaged by the several days' rain re­cently.

It will take two weeks' warm weather without frost to mature tho corn crop lu this section.

Kelly Brothers have been soiling much feed this week. See aud think If you are much Interested.

Mr. aud Mrs. Honry Buff of New King­ston visited their parents, Mr, aud Mrs, John Hull, ou Tuesday.

J. E. Hull and N. Harrington are work-log for C. Hull lu Meeker Hollow on Clarence Chase's house.

Mr. and Mrs. O. D, Kowo havo been visiting friends at Poughkeepsle and Kingston the past week.

,1. Moutanyo, the Kingston shoe man, was lu town with a four-horse team on Friday. He Is a hustler.

B. D, Sanford and George Walker are assisting D. B. Hammond on W*. H. Morse's now house.

Marlon Beardsloy of Kingston spent Sunday lu town with his family, who are spending a few weeks here.

C. H. Grlflln is arranging to build an addition on his village cottage. William itiish Is laying the foundation.

Miss Soudder of Gutsklll has been vis­iting her brother, W. AV. Soudder, and other friends about hero or Into.

Trustee Morse Is having the school-litniHB newly painted with white paint. A, Oloe Is doing the work, whloh assures a good job.

Miss Emma Peel; of Kully Corners Is to teach the Brag Hollow school and will commence noxit Tuosduy. J. L. IliiHbrouck Is trustee,

The Bev. P. M. Thomas, the blind mln-lutoi'i preached In the hall Friday evon-liigund Mr. Ilninor, the blind singer, WIIB In town the same time,

Thet'e ere many tons of hay to harvest, which Is tin unusual thing. It has been a number of years altaoe the farmers wet/8 not through haying before September.

Mrs. J. Bildonger of Now York Is a now arrival ut the Hubbell House, Mr. ISrldotigor Is expected the latter part of the week. Ills many friends will be pleased to moot him.

Wednesday was a pleasant day and many from about here attended the Den­ver ploulo, which wns much tuijoyod. The dinner, UUIHIU and speaking was all that could be expected,

rako 'X'Jto tiiit.iiuii Mountain. ,i|oVo. ti.oi*,

Full Faro for Children, Parties with children who travel by the

Arlivllln-Delhl slagollun will Und It poor nniuioiiiy to bo bumped over twenfy-l'our iiillnn of country road dm lug about seven tedloUS hours and then be uluirgnd full fare, for Hut little foluu Tho other day it little ll-yiMUwild gli'l, who hud never l.iol'orn been luilcml for more than half fare, tiamo over from Delhi alone, and whon She reached hunt she wits tuld that the proprietor hud said she must pay full fare—which ho rmiolvad. Ho did not tell her before she started,