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CATSKTLL MOUNTAIN NEWS, FRIDAY, AUG. 14, 1914. \
Catskill Mountain News CXAKKE A. SANFORD,
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GOULD'S HISTORY OF DELAWARE COUNTY CHAPTEKX.
Milk and Tuberculosis. c. i. Hudson of Now York Bends tho
"Jersey Bulletin" the following clipping iroin the New York "Herald," which he sayi bears oul his own view, nftor closi rvatlon tor 15 years:
".Mr. Robert i.. Mi mil In conducting a representative ol the "Times" over his experimental farm a( Seven Oaks yesterday Btated that as n result of the Investigations extending over many years, conducted there and at the Infants' Hospital, London, founded by him. he had formed the opinion that tuborculosis was not conveyed by milk from cattle to human beings.
"Further he said that sterlized or condensed milk is dangerous for children who aic fed mi it and definitely predisposed them to tubercular infection.
"A large number of children, fed exclusively from birth upon sterlized milk, developed tuberculosis of a bovine type, he stated. The children, lie added, were always weak and ill nourished.
"It was suggested that this might be due to their having been fed upon a boiled as against a fresh diet.
"As a control experiment, a number of kittens wore fed exclusively upon sterlized milk. They all died within a fortnight."
Birds Killed by Golf Balls. Not long ago one of the players in
a golf tournament at Melrose while making an approach shot killed a seagull and another player on coming on from his drive found that he had annihilated a weasel. Such incidents aro not uncommon. A player on the Girk-dale links driving from the tee struck with his ball a bird at a distance of about forty yards. Tho ball travelled on with scarcely abated speed. Tho bird fell to the ground and when picked up was found not only to be dead, that was expected, but neatly decapitated.—Countryside Monthly.
A Stag Hunt at Sea. The Warnhani Staghounds, which
mot at Iiillingshurst near Horsham had a singular ending to their run. A stag led the lield southward following the river bank to Shoroham. After passing through the town the stag swam across the harbor and crossing the beach took to the sea. Men in rowing boats went after the animal and succeeded in rescuing the quarry and bringing it safely to shore.--Loudon Dally Mail.
An Industrious Queen. "Only when 1 have finished with
my audiences can I have my secretary come and read the new plays and the critics of now books. During that time I make line needlework, mostly for our churches. I work first In silk and embroider that In gold with precious Btoites, as queens used to do in the -Middle Ages. I am always at home ami I like to see everybody hard at work about me."—New Idea Woman'- Magazine.
Unearth Old British Cannon. Howard Wilson, ono of tho men
employed at. the Red Dank battle monument site, recently struck a hard Bubstance two feet and a half below the surface, and, summoning help, unearthed a six foot cannon weighing 700 pounds.
The cannon Is of English make, smooth 4 imli bore and has five ribs. There are faint letters on it, but they cannot be distinguished. It was probably used In the famous battlo at this point in 1777. It lay within only a few feet of the battle monument site.
Sentenced Dog to Death. There has recently concluded at
Delemout. in Switzerland, a trial which vividly recalls tho customs of the Middle Ages. Two men, a father and son, named Kcherer have, after a trial full of exciting incident, been condemned to imprisonment for life for murder and robbery.
A dog which tho two guilty men had employed was dealt with even more sternly. The Judges took •vldonce as to the dog's share in tho crimo as carefully as to that of tho men, and then ordered that the corrupted beast should bo put to death.
Transportation of Live Pish. Fish caught on the coasts of
France and Italy aro now transported alive by rail to Germany and Russia for the market. Tho living fish aro placed in covered cisterns, running on wheels, und the wnter is renewed continually by means of a motor pump and a system of pipes. —Exchange.
Special Notice. Richard Harding Davis, Philip Haley
l'atcliiu and W. Q. I). Morgain, noted war correspondents, left New York August 5th on the "Lusitania" to report theEuropean War exclusively for the New York Tribune.
Accurate and reliable war news will appear in tho Tribune, daily and Sunday.
The Tribune offers a Comprehensive Atlas of the World ami European War Map with Its coupon and $).lo.
Buy The Tribune today and send for it.
Very truly yours, New York Tribune.
Notice. Wo will demonstrate the Lanson
"Frost King" Engine at the big Mar-garetviile fair, August IS, lit, lit), 21, 11)14. Anyone interested ill gasoline engines will be welcome at our exhibit, is, \v. Simmons,
Eastern Del, Co. Agent, illoomville, N. Y. adv.
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The lost manuscript— Early organization of religious societies - Report of the first missionary —Summary of report— Different sects In the county— Educational interests of the county, and other Information.
Tho render who litis glanced tit our preface, has already been made aware of the almost total destruction of this work by Bre. And this misfortune appears nowhere more evideilt than' in tho present chapter. Several of Hit' first pages of the manuscript, containing much valuable and important historical information, tire thus irremediably lost. The information too was of a character which cannot be replaced. The index to the chapter having been burned, also containing the different points of observation, coupled with the interval of time with its moving world of other projects, have almost totally obliterated from my mind a definite idea of its contents. A general outline is till tlint remains.
In the first pages we had remarked the gradual march of improvement from the organization of the county, at which point the preceding chapter had readied, and the development of its moral and social resources. We had extracted from a little pamplet the report of the first missionary to the county. His visits to the various localities, his remarks on the state of society in the different towns, forming, its they did, interesting themes of instruction and grateful comparison, we are now compelled to omit.
Speaking of the town of Middletown, tho missionary thus remarks: ; ' l n this town, (iod appears to have made your society instrumental to the good of many souls, particularly in the settlement of Plate-kill, where the spirit was poured out in a remarkable manner.
" A t the close of the first sermon, ten or fifteen persons came forward as if impelled by the Spirit, and seated themselves near me, with countenances marked with great anxiety. The first that answered my questions, said with a big tear upon her cheek, that she could scarcely refrain from approaching me till the sermon was closed. Soon many were in tears. 1 appointed a lecture in the evening, and spent the intervening time till I rose to lecture in conversing and weeping with about 20 persons; and after lecture, till late in the evening, the people appeared unwilling to leave the house. Three days afterward I returned to this place, and after preaching eight times and visiting families, found about thirty#persons under conviction, and left three or four of these enjoying hopes of pardon through Christ ."
In taking a cursory review of the territory over which he has passed, the pioneer missionary tints refers: "The region through which your-missionary was directed to pass, is Widely desolate. Two out of the five counties he explored, are almost wholly destitute of Presbyterian preaching. A great part of Delaware county seldom enjoys preaching of any kind. Those living on the Delaware and its branches are famishing for the Word.
Having submitted to you this brief sketch of my labors, anc the missionary field before you, allow me to drop a few suggestions relative to the direction and future prosperity of yoiu society and its missionaries.
" T h e strength of vour institution depends much on the zeal and energy of your officers. Let such as possess these qualifications be selected; and let them and the members be continually exhorted to unremitted exertion, remembering Him that denied himself even to the very death for our sakes.
"Le t females also bear offices, particularly that of a committee to enlist new members, solicit donations of the rich, inspirit the society, and to visit and instruct the poor and ignorant. Select young and active missionaries, and assign them stations of limits within which to itinerate.
" A s such stations, 1 would take the liberty of selecting— 1st. Meredith and its vicinity, together with the desolate region of Charlotte.—2d. A circuit including the city, Deposit village, the Porks of the Delaware, and a part of Colchester, demanding immediate aid.—3rd. A district of country including Middle-town, Roxbury, and perhaps Delhi, with settlements adjacent.— 4th. Without pointing out any particular station of it, I shall mention all Sullivan county, as a missionary field, containing three Presbyterian churches, which would probably nearly support a missionary. _
"The towns of Sidney, Bainbridge, Masonville, &c, should be frequently visited by your missionaries.
" 1 would advise that the people you design to supply, be instructed to assist in supporting your missionaries, and that they be encouraged or expect preaching in proportion to the pecuniary aid they furnish.
"Let further attempts be made to form more societies in other counties. Croat exertions and more ample funds aro necessary to supply that portion of the district already specified. *
"You perceive, friends and brethern, you have merely entered upon the threshold of a great work. Let me urge you to press forward zealously and resolutely in the cause of humanity and religion, on the plan you have adopted. Having put your hands to tho plough, after the example am! injunction of our glorious pattern, never think of looking back."
Up to the introduction of this system of missionary preaching, tho moral resources of the county were of the most indefinite character. Indeed, as appears front tho extract of the above report, in many localities the inhabitants had not had preaching for years. Society, under such depraved and improper influences, presented but ono vast gulf of moral degradation. Anil at this late day, when we are permitted to draw so favourable a comparison--- the past in contradistinction with the present—how grateful a tribute ought we to ascribe to the i.ionoers of our social and moral improvement. Their peculiar hardships and privations, the ingratitude frequently bestowed i*pon their ardent Labors for the good ol others, without emolument or profit to themselves, a:'.' lilting themes for discussion in t he.se modern times.
The establishment of churches commenced about 1816, and has kept pace with the gradual increase of population to the present time.
The different sects or denominations which exist in sufficient numbers to support Btated preaching, are the Baptist, Congregational, Christian, Dutch Reformed, Episcopal, Methodist, Presbyterian, and Union.
The Methodist denomination is the most numerous.; The whole county is comprised in the Delaware, now Prattsvillo district of the New York conference.
The county is subdivided into twelve circuits, and each circuit is filled by two preachers appointed by the confornoce tit their annual meeting, with a limited period, not to oxcoetl two years.
The Methodist Episcopal church, was first regularly Organized in the United States, December 2f>, 17H4, by John Wesley and his associates, to whose laborious anil energetic perseverance the church in the new as well as old world is in an eminent dogreo indebted for its present high degree of prosperity. The doctrines and beliefs of the society tiro found elsewhere, but a brief history of the origin and progress of the institution, may not prove uninteresting to the general reader.
In 172!), Air. Wesley, A. M., Fellow of Lincoln College, in the University of Oxford, it regularly ordained minister of the church of England, because affected by the general apathy exhibited in that body, and associated himself with a few college associates of like opinions.
A series of weekly meetings, was established for prayer and other religious vocations, and so strict was their outward deportment in comparison with that relic of aristocratic religion from which it hud sprung, the Church of England, that the public, either out of compliment or derision, gave to tho new organization, the appellation of "Methodis t , " which mime it Btill retains. .'The' limits of tho present sketch will hardly permit us to
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and (he churches in some sections of the country had becomo unite numerous. Those churches existed in an isolated .H»
of ache. I form until 177.'5, when the first conference was ... America. The number of churches represented was who reported in total 1,1(50 members.
SI range as it may seem, the church, instead ol decreasing during the Revolution, which immediately succeeded me conference, mof with tin almost incredible increase, so (he conference in 1783, reported fourteen thousand members,
tho Annual Conference in 1792, some internal dissension number of members to secede, who styling their
selves "Republicans, illation, since become Unitarian Baptist ChuFoh; , . ,.
In is;i(), another secession took place, which resulted m Lu< formation of the Protestant Methodist Church. At a sWI hder period (1843), a third secession from the radical orgi nization was effected, which contributed tho elements formation of another church, styled the Mothodisty Church. Tho succeeding voar, (1844,) the dissolution of he Methodist Church was brought about, the result of angry dissensions and contentions in relation to slavery, which resulted in the formation of two distinct organizations, the Methodist Church North, and the Methodist Church South.
The next religious denomination, and the only one besides Methodism, having a sufficient number among the citizens of the county, torender an article of general interest, is the Presbyterian church. Under this head are included all the churches formerly represented in the General Assembly, viz.: Congregational, and Old and New School Presbyterian.
Presbyterianism as well as Methodism owes its origin and introduction in America to Irish emigrants. As early as 1705 or 1706, a Presbytery was convened in Philadelphia, by seven or
" formed the germ of another denoffl-quite numerous, as the Christian, or
for the Wosleyan
iained ministers, four of whom were Irishmen, two were Scotchmen, and the seventh, a native-born American.
Rev. P. Douglass Gome , in his interesting work on "Churches ami Sects," says: " I n 1788 blv of the Presbyterian church was duly
the General Assem-organized, and two
years afterwards the Assembly invited, the ministers o the Congregational churches to renew the Annual Convention (which had existed prior to the Revolution but had been broken up by internal dissensions,) in connection with the ministers of the Presbyterian church."
This conciliatory feeling evinced on the part of Presbyter ians, mot-with it mutual return on the part of Congrogational-ists, and resulted in 1801, in the adoption of a plan of union between the two bodies, which existed with the best of consequences for more than thirty years. Among the questions on morals, which have at different periods, disturbed tho harmony of the church, is the one respecting shivery. The Presbyterian church in its earlier history bore decided testimony against slave-holders and slave-holding, but foreseeing that sooner or later these dissensions would result in a dissolution of the church similar to that effected among the Methodists in 1S44, they wisely resolved in future to pass that subject in silence, and since 1816, to at least a recent period, all discussions of the subject of shivery have been excluded from the General Assembly.
Continued next week.
GENERAL ADVERTISING. OENERAL ADVERTISING.
BEFORE THE
SUPREME COURT—Delaware County
ELLA C. SMITH, Plaintiff, —vs.—
OmtIN DIMMICK, ADA B. DIM-MICK and J. W. HERDMAN, defendants.
dwell in Engiaut of the oltl world. Eighteenth century (17(i(i,) into tho United States, by
detail upon the gradual increase of iMotliodisiu m or its introduction into tho other civilized countiros
It was introduced about tht* middle of the a coin-
York,
In pursuance of a judgment of foreclosure and sale entered In the above entitled action in the Clerk's office of the county of Delaware, N. Y., on the 23rd day of June, 1914, I, the undersigned referee in and by qald Judgment appointed, will sell at public auction, at tho front door of tho premises hereinafter described in ttiel village of Arkville, Town of Middletown, Delaware county, New York on the 22nd day of August, 1014 at 12 o'clock noon of that day, the lands and premises In and by said judgment directed to be sold and therein described as follows:
All that tract or parcel of land, situate in tho village of Arkville, county of Delaware and State of New York bounded and described as follows:— Ileginning at a point In the center of the highway leading from Margaret-ville to Arkville and running thence along a board fence (as it existed Sept. 20, 1892) in a general direction from point to point at the ends, N. 2^4 dog., E. 147% feet to a stake at the foot of the railroad embankment; thence N, C0% deg. W. along the railroad embankment 82 feet to a stake; thence along the fence in a straight lino, S 2Vi deg. W. 202 feet to the center of the highway; thence S. 78% deg., W, 7G feet to tho placo of beginning. Con. taining % of an acre of land be the same more or less.
Tho above described premises are tho same premises mentioned and described in a deed from R. H. Molyneaux and Harriet Longyear to Benjamin HIckok, dated Sept 20, 1892, and recorded Dec. 10, 1892, in book No. 116, at page 361. Reference to which said deed is herein made for a greater cer tainty of description of said premises.
Also, all that other certain tract or strip of land, situate in said village of Arkville, Town of Middletown, county and State aforesaid and being a gore strip taken from the westerly side of the premises (formerly of Maria La-Valley) now owned by Scuddor T, Whipple, said strip to be seven feet wide at its southerly end thereof, and ono foot wldo at tho northerly ond thereof, and bounded westerly by tho first above described premises; and easterly by tho promises now of said Scudder T. Whipple and said strip be ing for tho purpose of straightening tho boundary lino of the first above described premises and being the same strip conveyd In an Indenture of deed thereof from Maria LaValley to Ben. jamin lllckok, dated August 24, 1895, not yet recorded.
Tho abovo mentioned and described parcels of land being Uie same prom, ises mentioned and described in a deed from Benjamin Hickok to Orrln Dim. mick and Ada B. Dlmmlck, dated Juno 2, 1909 and recorded in the olflce of tho Clerk or tho county of Delaware on tho 3rd day of Juno, 1909, In Book 1B0 of Deeds at page 521. Referenco to which said deed is heroin made for greater certainty of description of said purcols of land.
Dated, June 24, 1914. Andrew C, Kenton, Referee.
IVES & CRAFT, Attorneys for Plaintiff,
Oillce and Pwtofllco address, Roxbury, N. Y.
puny of Irish emigrants, who landed in tho city of Now aild founded the first Methodist society in the now woi
Pupils Must Be Vaccinated. The attention of all parents Is culled
to tho State law In regard to vaccination. The law reads, no child or person who him not been vaccinated shall bo received or admitted into any public school in this state.
Hoards of education and trustees are given no discretion wliatover in this matter. The law Is mandatory in its provisions. Penalties are provided for failure to enforce it and school authorities should therefore comply witli its directions.
Pupils who have not been vacclnuted should do so now so us to lie ready for
EDISON PORTLAND
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BRICK W e Carry the Largest Stock
in This Part of the County.
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Mills, MARGARETVILLE, N.Y
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FAIR We Will Sell All of Our
Ladies' Dresses AT COST
SOME LESS THAN COST
Men's, Boys' and Children's Clothing
25 per cent Off from the regular price.
Ladies', Misses and Gents' Oxfords
25 per cent Off from regular price.
This is to make room for our large Fall stock which
w e are constantly getting in.
Halpern Brothers Margaretville, - New York.
Griffin Corners, - New York.
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They can bo laid right over an old wood-shingle roof without dirt or bother, and they make it stormproof and fireproof. They're inexpensive. For particulars address
A. J. SCOTT, Margaretville.
SHINGLES! SHINGLES!! Several cars of 10 and 18 inch; also dimension shingles, lath, plaster
board, wall plaster, Portland cement, wire fencing, high oxploslves, binder twine carried in stock.
Belting, shafting, pulleys and all kinds of machinery furnished to order. See our gasoline engine exhibit at the fair and get tho price on building material hammered down before you buy and do It by shopping
tho doalers. HubbellUros., Kelly Corners, N. Y. around with
sooioty gradually increased prior to its regular organization, ^lioul when, it opens in September,
Farmers Read and Ponder. Witli ull Europo in the throes of
war must wo, farmers, bear an extra burden to help food tho world? It looks very much that way. hut what does It moan? Must we work harder to supply this Increased demand? We now work from twelvo to eighteen hours a day to keep the wlieols of the farm rolll ngand cannot got tho needed men to help. Then, what shall wo do.' I will toll you. HUy tho best aud most etfective farm machinery you can eel- Hut that costs money. That is true, but by co-operation and loeal combinations among tho farmers this can be brought about at a comparative-L ? W C 0 8 t ; ., 7 e v e r a I neighborhood aimers put their money together and
buy uu enuilage and wood outfit und turn In and help each othor tho much mooted labor question will bo solved. Lot gaBolino do tho work. The Deyo Hopper Cooled Engine, the Advance Ensilage Cutter, and the Applton Wood Saw outfit always give entire satisfaction. Tho ensilage cutter and engine will be on exhibition at the fair
For further information inquire of The Doyo Mucy Sales Co., Inc., Hlnu. humtou./N. Y., or " N. Y.-uWv.
SPECIAL REDUCTION
SALE Hundreds of Choice
Summer Suitings now offered a t
BARGAIN PRICES Handsomely Hand Tailored
in any style desired. Special attention to cleaning, alter
ing, repairing und prosslng ludloB' and gentlemen's garments ut reasonable prices.
Thanking your for past patronage and hoping you will favor me with a visit, I remain. Yours truly,
J. SIMON, Main Street, Margaretville, N. Y.
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OF MARGARETVILLE, N. Y..
N*. 13924.
Established 1901.
CAPITAL STOCK S25,000
8URPLU6 AND P R O F I T 8 . . . 160,000
DEP08IT8 9260,000
13. U O'CONNOR, President.
N. D. OLMSTEAO, V. P. and Cashier.
Interest paid on time deposits.
Accounts of firms and individuals solicited.
Every accommodation afforded consistent with good banking.
