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WIDOW RECOVERS FORHUSBAND'S DEATH

REV. C. B. THOMPSON Christian ministry you have it. Weare not unmindful of the ruling eld-ers, Sunday School superintendents,Sunday school teachers, trustees,scholars, officers in church organiza-tions, missionaries at home and abroadin our family circle who have withliberality, prayer and consecrationserved the church of the living God.I bring you greetings from yourmother, your sisters and your broth-ers.

of Mr. Thompson. Do not hampefhim with criticism and complaint, normeddle with his methods; but followhim in affectionate acquiescence andwith loyal co-operation. So may Godgive you and your pastor a victorygreat and glorious in your campaignfor the Kingdom in which togetheryou are enlisted."

Installed as Pastor of the Hudson,Jury in Supreme Court Awards Plain- N. Y., Presbyterian Church. Sev-

tiff Judgment for Twelve Hun- en Ministers Took Part.dred Dollars. Seven clergymen took part in the

Mayville, Dec. 14.—A verdict of installation service of the Rev. Charles$1,250 for the plaintiff, Mrs. Cleo Beattie Thompson as pastor of theBithimes as administrator against First Presbyterian church of HudsonDranesius Kritsolis, of Silver Creek, Friday night, Dec. 10, 1926. Two ofdefendant in a negligence action was the clergymen were his relatives, andawarded by a jury late this afternoon, i 0ne was a former Hudsonian. In ad-

The case went to the jury at about dition to these officiating ministers1 o'clock this afternoon. The jury nearly all the Hudson pastors werejvas taken to dinner and went into present, as was a congregation whichleliberation about 2 o'clock. The ver- filled up almost every pew on the mainlict was announced around 0:30 floor.>'clock tonight. Special Deputy Clerk I After the opening invocation Mrs.2uy Mills took the verdict in the ab-1 Cecil Mapes sang Haydn's "0 Rest in;ence of Justice Harley N. Crosby who the Lord," and during the service theeft, following the retiring of the jury./l congregation joined in the hymns,

There was no court this afternoon. "All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name"will convene as usual Wednes- "The Church's One Foundation,

lay morning at 10 o'clock. jhe Rev. C. G. Hazard, D. D., ofThe Bithimes-Kritsolis case was Catskill, stated clerk of Columbia

started Monday in Supreme Court. I»re sbytery, presided, and gave the in-tfrs. Bithimes was suing Kritsolis for vocation and the administration of the=31,000 damages for the dentil of her pledges by pastor and congregation,msband from injuries received when The Rev. Dr. J. Harvey Murphy, re-he car driven by Kritsolis in which presenting the Hudson ministers' as-he decedent was riding, collided with of the Hudson Reformed

'tomobilo owned and driven by 1 >d th 'iture lesson, tak-

Saying"GOOD BYE" NATIVE OF COUNTY

COMMITS SUICIDEYou are invested with an office

which opens to 1 you high privileges,but which at the same time involvesthe most solemn responsibilities andmodi arduous labors. A congregationof people is committed to your care.You have voluntarily assumed andyou are charged before God with theresponsibility of the salvation of thesesouls. This sense of responsibilitycannot be evaded or lightened bythinking of your people in the mass,as a congregation, or as a community.It is a responsibility which is person-al and individual. You are to singleout every man, woman and child andsot them before your conscience as atrust which God has committed toyou. I charge you my brother to ful-fill your ministry under the solemnsense of your personal relation to

C. S. Hannum, Who Was Born Nearto the Mayville, Ends Life in California.

Served on Bench at Nome,Alaska.

C. S. Hannum of Richmond, Cal.,former Federal Judge in Nome, Alas-ka, who committed suicide at his officeon December 4th, was a native ofChautauqua County. His father, thelate Cyril Hannum, resided on theHannum road, off the Sherman road,west of Mayville.' Fred Hannum, acousin of Hannum, lives there now.

The San Francisco Chronicle, on De-cember 4th, published the followingdispatch from Richmond on the sui-cide of Judge Hannum:

"C. S. Hannum, 65 years old, a Fed-eral Judge in Nome during the Alas-kan gold rush and for many years apracticing attorney of Richmond, wasfound a sucide in his office at 707Macdonald Avenue here today. Hetook his life with gas after penningfarewell letters to his long-estrangedwife, Mrs. Nellie A. Hannum of 250Fell street, San Francisco, and P. A.Gratton, real estate man of this city.

OLD YEARcyHE Old Year is closing its

page of achievement. Weare glad to write down our appre-ciation of your friendship and thejoy we have had in serving you.To help you prosper is, we feel,the best way to help the com-munity grow.

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Henry W. Yeager, of I'uffalo. The ac'—~ cident occurred in November, 192IT=r and the injured man died in January— this year. Anthony Johnson, witl

Joseph C. While as counsel, repre= sented the plaintiff, and Harold Js Adams, the defendant.z The plaintiff completed its case yes1 terday and the defense closed thi.

morning. The defendant and Willian' Ehmlce were recalled to the stand thi;morning. Mr. Adams summed up an<then Air. Johnson. Justice Crosbjcharged the jury and it retired aboul1 p. m.

Justice Crosby has granted an inter-locutory decree of divorce to Iva HartFoster against Boyd Carl Foster, bothof Jamestown. The plaintiff assumesher maiden name. The Fosters weremarrier in Niagara Falls, June 7,1921. They have no children, GrantE. Neil represented the plaintiff.

lurch, rea ..e scriptunng the chapter from Matthew befinning with the beautitudes and endnsr with the passage "Ye Are th<Jght of the World."

The Rev. R. Brewster P.oattie, D3., minister of the First Presbyteriai■liurch, East Orange, X. J., Moderate]>f the Synod of New Jersey, a cousiiif the new pastor, preached the sernon. »•

The charge to pastor was given bj,he Rev. Alexander Thompson, minster of the North Presbyteriai'hOrch, Geneva, N. Y., a brother ol;he new pastor. The charge to th«people was by the Rev. S. V. Vkolmes, D. D., minister of the Westminister church, Buffalo, Who was iHudson boy when his father, the RevI. McClellan Holmes was pastor oi;he Reformed church of Hudson fronL865 to 1877.

The prayer of installation was bjthe Rev. George C. Yeisley, D. Dpastor emeritus and ex-moderator oisynod of New York. The benedictioravas by the Rev. Charles Beatbi<Thompson.

Mr. Thompson was ordained intc;he ministry at Westfield, N. Y., Julj5, 1821. Since that time he has serv-ed as minister at Westfield.

Dr. Beattie, a cousin of MrThompson delivered the sermon.

In the course of his sermon on the;ext "Ye are the light of the world,'Dr. Beattie had this to say: «>

This is a high conception of the ofice of Christ's disciples and carriesvith it a tremendous respopsibility.It implies the possession of a super-ior spiritual illumination that ncChristian is willing to say he possess-es of himself. The suggestion of thetext is that the duty of every Chris-iion is to shed abroad in the worldLhe light derived from Christ. Nc>ne possesses it in and of himself.It is not like the light of the sunshine.;r>lf-creative but like the kindled light>f an inner lamp that has been lit byirtue of the in-dwelling Christ. The

nature and property of liR'ht is to ra-liate. It must shine. The one whopossesses the spirit of Christ must re-peal Him. All earnest Christian con-viction demands expression and allleep religious experience will showtself in conduct. A communicationbetween the inmost experience andhe outer-most conduct is such thatf there be any real revelation deeplown, it will manifest in an out-go-ng life. In other words, "let youright shine," feed and tend it carefullynodestly yet bravely carry out yourChristian faith, so that others mayenow that you have been with andearned of Him Who is the light.

I believe this text has a very de-inite application to the Church as:omposed of those who having experi-enced the pardoning love of Christmd His quickening spirit cannot butwar testimony of the "light thatighteth every man that cometh intohe world."

"These are days when we shouldje summoned to a new loyalty to theChurch of Christ. It is He Who hasaid this tremendous responsibility onjs. It is for us to see to it that we;o "let our light shine, that men sayenow our good works and glorify ourFather." Our task is a challenging>ne. It will take all the wisdom, de-/otion, courage and consecration thatve can summon to our support. To>ring to bear on the thought and life)f men, the teachings, principles andspirit of Christ in such a way as toead men, by the light of that influ-ence, to allegiance to Him, in their>wn individual lives and in all human■elationships."

The charge to the pastor was givenjy The Reverend Alexander Thomp-lon. He was formerly pastor of theWestfield church.

My Dear Brother: Let me assurefou that I shall not take advantage)f my place in this service to advisefou upon matters with which you arejuite as familiar as am I. As the)ldeit among your brothers I might'eel that it was my duty on such an>ccasion to remind you of your ex-;reme youth and from the high level>f my years to give you much broth->rly advice. I have learned, however,;hat the "Lord is mindful of His>wn." His watchful care is of fargreater worth than all the wordswhich might speak. So 4 am justroing to tell you some things.

First of all a bit of family history,fou are not the first member of ourrespective clans to serve the Lord in:he Hudson River valley. Your ma-ternal grandfather, the Rev. R. H.

JOLF CHAMP HAS 1 Beattie served the churches at Bloom-A MANGLED HAND ingburg, Bethlehem and New Hurley.

Jamestown, Dec. 15.—Ross Weeks, Your grand-uncle, David Beattie, gave;on of former mayor James L. Weeks his life time ministry to the churchhad part of his thumb and middle at Scotchtown. Another uncle thefinger amputated at the Jamestown Rev. Charles Beattie, whose name youGeneral hospital as a result of an bear ministered for two score yearsaccident while hunting. Weeks and in Middletown. Another uncle, thehis uncle, Emmett H. Ross, attorney, Rev. Robert H. Beattie, served forwere out duck hunting in a boat on many years in the Reformed Presbv-Chautauqua Lake when the former terian church in Newburgh. Ourreached for a gun that exploded as it cousins, the Rev„ Lee Beattie and thestruck the edge of the boat. They Rev. Robert Brewster Beattie, havehad to drive 2 miles to the hospital, done their best to stay the tides ofWeeks is the junior golf champion of sin in the metropolitan area. Ifthe city. • < background counts for anything in the

soulsYour work as a proaeher deals with

many phases of life. A fe,w weeksago some of us heard the inauguraladdress of the President Harry L.Reed when he became the head of Au-burn seminary. Let me quote a para-graph or two "You are a preacher,but think what that means: preach-ing, a message vital and compelling;something worth listening to everySunday, and, Sunday never more thanseven days away; messages of en-couragement of comfort, of convic-tion of sin, of instruction and alwaysedifying, up-building; messages tochurch congregations, to children, toorganizations of boys, of girls, ofmen, of women; messages to otherorganizations; brotherhoods, schools,fraternities, societies leagues, lodges,legions, granges federations, clubs,troops, and always something to saythat is worth while.

"Not only a preacher, but a teacher:Bible classes, normal classes, leadersclasses, mission • class, mid-week in-struction, Sunday teaching, education-in Bible, in Christian living, in Chns-tion giving—'pastors and teachers forthe perfecting of the saints in thework of ministering."

Grape Belt National Bank"I am mortally ill and do not care

to suffer any longer,' he said in thesealed message he left for his wife.

"Gratton, whose office is adjacentto the occupied by Hannum, detectedgas fumes issuing from the attor-ney's office upon his arrival this morn-ing. Finding the door ftcked and un-able to get response from within,Gratton summoned Constable A. A.Alstrom. They forced the door andfound Hannum dead at his desk witha tube from an open gas jet in hishand and a rubber sheet over hishead. He had apparently been deadsince last night.

"In his note to Gratton, AttorneyHannum said:

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EAREWELL RECEPTIONJUDGMENT OF *2,500

Jury Awards Jamestown WomanDamages in Uncontested Negli-

gence Suit.Mayville, Dec. 15.—A contract case

was heard and a verdict rendered; adefault judgment was taken with ajury in a negligence action; testimonyof a doctor, to be used in a negligenceaction next week was taken; and con-tract action was completed with the ex-ception of summations and the chargeto the jury, all today in one of thebusiest sessions of Supreme Court heldin the court house in many weeks.Justice Harley N. Crosby, of Falconer,is presiding.

A jury this morning awarded Mrs.Mary Mangine, 240 Chandler Street,Jamestown, damages to the amont of$2,500 against Axel Forsland. Boththe plaintiff and defendant are fromJamestown. The defendant failed toanswer the complaint in which Mrs.Mangine was seeking $5,000 damagefor pain and suffering from injuriesreceived when a car she was ridingin turned over near Levant on July2!>, 1025. Forsland was driving thecar at the time. Hubert Himes, ofMayville, represented the plaintiff.The jury retired u* 10:15 a. m. and re-turned three-quarters of an hour laterwith its assessment of $2,500 dam-

Given by Parent-Teachers in Honor ofMr. and Mrs. Frank Stowell Leav-

ing Mayville. Will TakeCharge of County

Farm.Mayville, Dec. 14.—A reception was

tendered Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stowelland family, who will soon leave thisvillage to take up their residence atthe County Farm, where Mr. Stowellwill assume his newly acquired posi-tion as County Superintendent of thePoor, by the Parent-Teachers Asso-ciation of Mayville, in the High Schoollast evening, with over 200 people inattendance.

MINUTES OF THEFIRST MEETING

"Don't let anybody know you haveit. The property in this room is hersto do with as she wishes. Goodbyeto you and Mrs. Gratton.'

"Gratton is at loss for explanationas to the first* sentence. He believesthe "hers' of the succeeding sentencerefers to Ms. Hannum.

At Brocton Hotel, Brocton, N. Y.,December 9th, 1926.

Meeting called to order at 2 p. m.K. E. Paine, County AgriculturalAgent and manager of the CountyFarm Bureau presiding. The follow-ing men were presented: "And then the act of being a pas-

tor: a friend in the home, an Elishafor whom guest chambers are built;a hero to hero-worshipping boys andgirls, a helping hand, snatchingbrands from the burning; vicarioussuffering, vicarious rejoicing; a bene-diction at the wedding feast; a com-forter at the open grave; sunshineeverywhere; a peacemaker, a redeem-er, a saviour, a very present help intime of trouble "

The auditorium was decorated bythe High School faculty. Chairs andfloor lamps were cleverly arrangedtogether throughout the hall, wheregroups of people were seated during�he evening. This way of groupinglent a "homey atmosphere to the oc-v.asion.

J. E. Hall, Farmer, Westfield, N. Y.;W. H. Porter, Farmer, Fredonia; R.M. Clothier, farmer, Silver Creek; Le-roy Pierce, farmer, Stockton; H. J.Freese, farmer, Silver Creek; Elmer

"Hannum lived in a rooming houseat 1208 Barrett Avenue here. Ac-cording to the landlady, Mrs. MaryBauer, he said to her frequently dur-ing the past few months: 'Some dayI won't come home. If I don't, notifymy wife in San Francisco.'

"The attorney had been in ill healthfor some time. His wife, from whomhe had lived apart for years, visitedhim occasionally. Upon learning 1 ofhis suicide she came across the bayto take charge of his effects and makefuneral arrangements. A sister,Miss Louise Hannum, lives in River-side.

Sahloff, farmer, Fredonia; D. B. Mun-son, farmer, Westfield; Earl WalldorfT,farmer, Dunkirk; R. P. Hewes, farm-er, Mayville; R. F. Wardner, farmer,Brocton; Verner W. Utts, farmer,Cassadaga; Leon A. Skinner, farmer,Ripley; Mr. Quaglina, Canner, Irving;H. F. Smith, representative of StateDept. of Farms & Market, Fredonia;A. .T. Irvin. farmer, Silver Creek;'L.B. Srott. U. S. D. A. RepresentativeSilver Creek; I/. R. Simons, Asst.State Count Agent Leader and chair-n'an of Corn Borer Committee,Ithaca, N. Y.; Iv. E. Paine, CountyAgricultural Agent, Jamestown, N. Y.

Music throughout the evening waslendered by the Mayville orchestra,composed of Messrs. Parkhurst, Cas-well, Nassar, Hitchcock, Nimmo andMiss Georgia Morse.

These matters will demand yourime, social service; community wel-are, community chests, reform move-nents, law enforcement, trustee, di-rector, member of committees, al-vays lending a helping hand. Pres-H'terv with its sessions, its commit-;ees, its commissions. This is but apartial list of your activities.#I)r. Holmes Charge to the People.Dr. Holmes, began his Charge to

the People with some personal remin-iscences of his boyhood years in Hud-son, and then congratulated church onthe selection of Mr. Thompson astheir pastor. "He has just left thePresbytery to which I belong, saidDr. Holmes, "and I know the man-ner of man he is: physically strong,intellectually alert and able, and spiri-tually sound. He did a fine piece ofwork in Westfield, and the peoplethere, as well as his colleagues inthe Presbytery of Buffalo, wete loathto have him leave them. Mr. Thomp-son it? a man as well as a minister,and will serve you faithfully andwell, if you will let him.

"The call which you tendered himcontains these words: 'Promising youin the discharge of your duty allproper support, encouragement andobedience in the Lord.' May I ven-ture to interpret the meaning of thatpromise in its application to yourown obligations. The supi»rt youhave pledged is not merely that ofmaterial maintenance, important asthat is. See to it that you furthersupport him by your presence at thestated services of the church. Do notleave him to talk across rows of emp-ty pews.

"Furthermore, you have pledgedhim encouragement, which meansthat you give him your personal ap-preciation and confidence. By which,of course, I do not mean foolish flat-tery.

Show respect for his intellectualconvictions, and for the high-mindedpurpose of his ministry, even thoughyou do not always agree with hismessage. Try to get his point ofview, and to show sympathetic under-standing of what he says to you andof what he tries, to do. Open yourhomes and your hearts to him, andlet him serve you as pastor andfriend. 'The cure of souls' is thegreatest joy in the minister's life, andfew things bring him more encour-agement tha;i the appreciation andconfidence of the people he serves.

"Finally, I charge you to give himthat 'obedience in the Lord,' whichyou have promised in your call. Noris it blind-obedience to which youhave pledged, but rather a loyal co-operation with his leadershiD. Youhave called him in part for that verything—or I hope you have. There-fore, let him lead, and see to it thatyou follow. There are churches, tobe sure, that do not wish to be led;instead they prpfer to be carried.Many a grouo of church peonleof themselves as a field to be tilled;but, as a wise minister once sagelysaid: 'A church should be a pastor'sforce and not his field.' God saveminister to whom has been set thetask by his peonle of tilling a field,and wasting his time and strengthin ploughing around a ir>n°s ofof tradition and prejudice, and inavoiding 1 conflicts with some of theold bell-wethers of his flock. Thechurch of to-day needs sane and con-structive leadership, and that I trustyou are about to receive at the hands

Tito receiving 1 committee was com-posed of the following members ofthe various organizations, of whichMr. and Mrs. Stowell are members:Mr. and Mrs. Artluir Peterson, Mr.and Mrs. 0. H. IVrsell, Mr. and Mrs.F. H. Litchfield, IJev. and Mrs. 0. A.Williams, Mr. and Mrs. John Hal!,Mr.uind Mrs. W. .T. Dotv. Mr. andMr.*. L. Davis, Mrs. C. L. Morgen-steiHMiss Henrietta Fischer and Mr.amlfftlrs. A. W. Sixbey, Mrs. ElvaSoiwmers acted as hostess for thePa vent-Teachers Association.

"Hannum was born in ChautauquaN. Y. He was admitted to the bar inthat state and was at one time a policemagistrate there. In the late nine-ties he held a Federal bench in Nome,later coming to this city, where hewas in practice for the past fourteen

Defendant Wins < use,Tlio contract case brought by Wrn

I~. Card, of the Portage Garage, West-fieM. against Mauley G. Houghtaling,of Mrocton Garage, was commencedfollowing the Mangine default case.The jury in tho contract case retireda' noon and after going to dinner de-liberated about an hour. At -:0D P-m a verdict of no cause of action wasreturned in favor of the defendant. |

/{'•cause the Other jury was out therewas an insufficient number of jurorsand a panel of nine heard the con- Jtract case

Committeemen not presentRalph Hamlet, farmer, Sheridan, N.

Y.; Ernest Donahue, farmer, Forest-ville, N. Y.

years."The Redmen of this city, of which

order Hannum was a past grand of-ficer, and the Moose, of which he wasa member, will hold funeral servicesjointly."

Nominations for secretary called forWalter Porter of Fredonia nominatedand unanimously elected.The following' programme in charge

of Mrs. Arthur W. Sixbey was given:Recitations, "When My Ship ComesHome." and "Faith," Mrs. C. B. Per-sell; orchestra music; reading, "Nam-ing the Baby." and "Husbands forSale." Miss Delma Hersperger; or-chestra music; vocal solos, by HaroldCooper, accompanied by Miss HelenThompson, both of Westfield; pianosolos, bv Miss Helen Thompson; apaper, "The Stowell Trail," writtenby several friends of the Stowell's wasread bv Mrs. Arthur Sexbey.

The chairman "^n'riine''meeting was called to consider theEuropean Corn Borer situation andaction to be taken in its control, andthen called upon L. D. Scott to explainthe situation. Mr. Scott pave a sum-mary of the work of the Silver Creeklaboratory and their findings sine"1921 and especially in 1926, some ofwhich are given below.

HOME EDUCATION

Judge A. R Ottaway, of Ottawayc Munson represented the plaintiff (ind O. A. Ottaway,/of Brocton, the \defendant. /

Card charged that Houehtalino- pur-chased a light car from him under anagreement and that there was a bal-ance of $168 yet unpaid. He soughtto have the note of that amount to- (pether with interest paid. The totalasked was $188.43. I

Houghtaling charged that he soldthe car as a salesman for Card andthe latter took the purchaser's note.He alleged that later Card asked him :to endorse the note for a short time Iand HouRhtaling endorsed it. Thetransaction occurred in 1925. Card jwas the only witness for the plaintiffand Houghtaling took the stand inhis own behalf. The summations ofcounsel consumed but fifteen minutes.

What They WantAs Christmag draws nearer and

nearer, we plan to give presents toour children and their little friends.

I have often heard the expression:"It is not good for children to havewhat they want all the time." Ofcourse not, all the time, but some peo-ple seem to think children should nev-er have the things they want. I thinkthat at Christmas we should try togive our children those gifts whichare nearest to their hearts' desires.Even Santa Claus in our large de-partment stores says to each child,"What do you want for Christmas?"

Take the case of your little daugh-ter, perhaps. For a long time youhave wanted her to have a certainbook to read. An aunt inquires,''What would May like for Christ-mas?"

Mr. A. J. Irvin and Mr. Quaglina,canners from Silver Creek and Irvingrespectively, substantiated Mr. Scott'sfigures and observations, added that10 extra women were hired at Silver

Creek and from 15 to 20 at Irvingthroughout the corn canning seasonto sort the corn and remove the in-fested portions, and also stated thatsomething 1 must be done at once tocontrol this pest or they will have tostop canning corn and growers willhave to stop raising corn.

Mr. L. R. Simons was then calledupon to present a proposed plan ofaction to bring about control of thecorn borer. He stated that the pre-sent movement to get control mea-sures into general practice is for thedual purpose of economic benefit tolocal corn growers and canners ofChautauqua and neighboring counties,and to help protect the corn growingindustry of the rest of the state andother states, particularly the so-called"Corn States" of the middle west.The proposed plan, a copy of the re-vised form of which is enclosed, hethen presented. Discussion of theplan then followed.

Mr. Scott was again called upon toexplain the life history and the recom-mended control measures of the cornborer. Further discussion and someadditions and alterations of the planfollowed.

Ice cream and cake were served byMrs. Carrie Fischer, assisted by thegirls of the Homemaking departmentof the school. The several organiza-tions which took part in the receptionwere: The Methodist EpiscopalChurch, Chautauqua Grange, TuesdayClub, Acanthus Chapter, O. E. S.,Woman's Christian Temperance Un-ion, Woman's Relief Corps, Y. W. C.A., Mayville High School. Board ofEducation, the Exhighs of which Wil-liam Stowell is a member occupiedseats in the balcony. There wereguests from Dewittville, Hartfield,Westfield and Chautauqua.

You, full of your own idea, mentionthe book. This is not what Maywants; it is what you want her towant!

TED WEAVER ELECTED MASTERAt a regular communication of St.

Petersburg I-odge No. 139 F. & A. M.held on Tuesday evening December7th the following officers were elected;Theodore C. Wearer, Worshipful Mas-ter; R. J. Black Sr., Senior Warden;L. D. Stahlcuo, Junior Warden; MaxA. H. Fit*. Treas; and C. H. Bond,Secretary.—Extract from Evening In-dependent.

PULLET'S BIG EGGMrs. Maurice Orton reports that

one day last week when she gatheredher eggs she found one that was laidby a this year's pullet which measur-ed 6 1-4 by 7 1-4 inches. What willthe young biddy do" when she getsto be a mature hen?—North EastBreeze.

If she is a normal girl, she willprobably say, "I want a doll."

Perhaps she has several dolls. Herfather laughs at the idea of givingher more. You, her mother, ought toknow that she really wants anotherdoll. You should see that she getsit. Perhaps you, yourself, want anecklace or a ring. Does your hus-band say, "You have several ringsalready?"

If a boy wants an engine, why givehim blocks? One should, however, besure that the child really knows andwants the thing for which he asks.Sometimes when a person inquires ofa child what he wants he

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will an-swer at random and sometimes, be-cause he knows of an older child whohas such a plaything, he will ask forsomething beyond his years. Butchildren seldom ask for things tooyoung for them. They are the bestjudges of this. Do not force them togrow up too soon; they will be a longtime grown up. Let them keep theirchildish fancies and childish toys.I think that nowadays children areinclined to part with these too soon.I often see children of seven and eightwho appear much oTdfrr than theirparents did ot that age.

ELECTRIC RAILWAYMEN VISIT B. & E. GRAPE DIVIDEND

The Keystone Cooperative GrapeAssociation is today mailing Patron-age Dividend checks aggregatingnearly $14,000.00. being refund ongranes delivered by and supplies fur-nished to its members in 1921. Thismakes a grand total of dividends paidby the Association to its membersfor t he years 1922, 1923 and 1924 ofnearly $40,000.00. — North EastBreeze

Pittsburgh Traction Officials Enthu-siastic Over Trolley Service

and Equipment.President A. J. Fink of the Pitts-

burgh Railways of Pittsburgh andseven officials of the operating depart-ment of that corporation were in Fre-donia and over the property of theBuffalo and Erie railway Fridav tosee for themselves the method ofoperation and the type of equinment.

All these visitors were enthusiasticover the light one-man equipment andthe modern methods of operation.

Moved by Mr. Clothier and secondedby Mr. Skinner that the plan be adopt-ed. Motion unanimously passed.

Mr. J. E. Hall nominated as per-manent chairman of the corn borercommittee. Mr. Hall elected withoutdissent.

GOOD SHOT! Meeting adjourned at 3:30 to meetagain at the call of the chairman.

W. H. Porter,William Cochrane, of Bear Lake,

Pa., formerly of this place, and sonof W. A. Cochrane, has been huntingin the Pennsylvania woods and hadthe good luck to bring down a 200pound buck, which had 8 prongs.Will's many friends here congratu-late him upon his fine shot.

The visit of these officials was justone of many visits by electric rail-way men from all over the country.

Secretary.

Charles Hall, who suffered a strokeof paralysis about two weeks apo,passed away at his home at Elm FlatsTuesday, Dec. 8,' 1926 at 1 o'clock.The funeral was held from the houseat 2 o'clock Thursday with burial inPortland cemetery. Deceased is sur-vived by one brother, Delmar of Seat-tle, Wash., and one sister, Mrs. Nor-man Merriam of Lakewood, N. Y.

Charles Hall.

—Party gowns and beautiful after-noon gowns for the Holiday season atLucie's Shonpe.

—"Gotham Gold Stripe" and Cor-ticelli hosiery all the beautiful shades vservice, chiffon and regular weight.

—Hear Mr. Eshleman at MasonicHall tonight. A stirrng Bible mes-sage. 8 p. m.

—Silk underwear makes a fineXma« gift, we sell it. Lucie's Shoppe

—Furnished house for rent, all mod-ern conveniences. Enquire at MaryC. Wiser's Store.

—You will find that wreath for thewindow at the Yule Tide Shoppe inHoxie Building.

—Party gowns and beautiful after-noon gowns for the Holiday season atLucie's Shoppe. \—For Sale—Souse hold goods. En-

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