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. _ ^ S k _ ^ _ , - ■ _ _______ __ - ^ - - H. P. WHBERSHHE & 00., Braptiatom I 0 M f f i S ! - $ 1 . 5 O a T e a r , o r $ 1 0 0 g t r i e f l y m M v a n o e , V O L tM XLVIH. 1 2 j ^ i g e s . i, WEBjpISDAT, JAMTABY 16, 1889. ISUMBBR 31, STErmBB ru E g T o ir, v a T U X K QilSTER XT TtAgHUtaTOR. <S«bjte£!roriUn&tartSon.Y , 0en0jr&l 8tepiieA!Pr«rtwn» atthongu m l x m ^ a.n <Ai. «saa iMMsn io. tkd seri^M of la&tiTo ootmtsy, tlio of SEajfi, foi- * loag tlmAu Ho hMEiboesi Jiiaiateir at WftBlOisgtojs fm taaiet ooaotry closo opoo adlaotom and In tWo p<»itloxi jbiul ntado Mmnolf lik#d idl olftsseeJn WftitMngfoii* Breston torn at Pottan-HifiAcej on the of HoTeinber, X333| and gxt^nmted « t the coIl<!ge of that city. Wo n a y ho enro that during the prOBont 6*i^ hetweeii Hayti wift the United m t i # all h k ^ o itow ill head iompmiSk'1^ for mu iuaie&ble settlement of oar olat m.s HerMiher Uootity A g r iealtafftl \- Soolety* 5Mieanntiid meeting of the Oonn- * t j AgrichUar*l Booiety w a s held at th e C o s tt H onse, in Herkimer, Sftinrday, Jannary 12, 1889. T h e m eeting was ealled to order a t 11 o*olook*,. A .' K. hy President 0r«ea. On nmtioft of Jam es Poits the meet* iugr ffidjoameA nhtil i:30 i*. ac- On reiuaseixddmg the m eeting was eailed t o order, h y the President. . The report o f th e Secretary w a s road, and Oh m o tioa o f Mr. Polfs, w a s a d o p ^ d . The report of the Treaeni^r was' road, a n d on m otion of. A. B . U a y ls, w a s a d o p ted, <Jn m otion o f P . J a y Eow lahd A , To Sm ith and A , B . Balds were elec ted tellers. On m otion of A. T . Sm ith the Sec retary was Instrncted to oast the feaUot of ^ e Society for President and Bremitircsr, there being b a t one nom ination e a ch for these positions th e feaUot l^ing c a ^ resnited In the election o f B r . H. H. Oreenffor Prcti- dent and Jamcd P o itc, fbr^ Sfeeasnrer, - -■ - ' Alphonzo Petrie, o f Pairfieid, and Peter Biehardson, of Herkimer, were nom inated for S c o r e t»y, Hfiiety- tbree y o t ^ were oast, of which A lphonzo. Petrie received seveniy- Sir. Mr, Petrie w a s then declared duly elected Secretary. The foliowing officers were then chosen: T i e s pm ssm sK i's. Jacob 0 . Bellin^^r, Heslcim ^ . B . e . T a n s iy h e . L ittle Pails. Am os, Bridenbecker, Schuyler. J . fl. Hycars, emrnrnn Platts. M ilton Ford, Fairfield. D iSscT o a s. Oolambia—Alonzo Spohn. Bannbe—E , T .B e c k e r ; Pairfield—B . P . Petrie. , Prankfort—Jam es Avery. German Platts—John P . Beven- Herkimer—w illia m E. Kay, Litehfield-^Sanford Avery. L ittle Palls—A. B , Bavis. Manheim—Jo e l Pickert. Hewport—B a v id B . Crumby, Korway—Mnnsoh B u n n ell. Ohio—Christopher Wallace* Bussia—Jam es Polley. Salisbury-W a r r en H.'Eaton. ] Sohuyier—J . H. J . W atkins. ’ Stark—Abram Tilyou. Warren—Henry Helmer, Winfteld^^Philip H. Brown. W ilm urt—Peter Clancy. On m otion o f P . ,0. H il& eth th e m eetins adjourned. H. H. O n sssr, , j . President. J , H. Ji W A W S fS, , B s n h Election^ ' A t a m eeting o f the stockholders of the B a tional Mohawk T a liey Bank, held a t Mohawk, Monday, thefoUow- ing gentlem en were dbosen Eli Pox^: J a c o b Biefendorf, L. L. Bow ell, O. W . Bronson, Marshall Hines, Henry A. Beim el, H. B . Alex ander, B a n B l H awn, A lien Bloom field, B . A . Weatherbee. Thoe, B . Warrma. I2fSBEC»OBg. James B . Bafter, B. M. Bevendorf, A . B . W arren. A t a sttbeeqamit m eeting of the Birectoxs the follow ing ©ffleers were ehosen; President, BIS Poxf T ice President, J a c o b Biefendorf | C&pi^er,' H. B . Alexander, - : y , ■' M ■ ,, ■ The b a n k fetnaa florntfeh- lu g condition, a n d the reports.for t h e past y ear m ore than ^ v e s a tif^ c iion to those interested. ni>B^ 1 1 1 1 - IM H ops . TheCdoperatown 3^eeman*$ Im t- m i B s ^ i The sold durteg the past week, were parted with at previous quota-j tions. A readly fitw arHde would bring Hxe higheet figures immed of la W , ■ - ■ - _ - The laigeam o m iit s e n t abroad last week, ov«9r 3 , m b i ^ t an eafcoim- eglng'fsatm c'eB,A - j Bom estic receipts la s t week 3;0^f; bides,\ exports 3,846 bales, imporito^ S$S bales. The Bulletin a^vaneei Its ^uOtaSons one* to three cents a ponnd. i t says: The m arket Is rather livelier and showing more pronounced firmness. Cable advices fail to indicate any in the situation la jW F .n. .. 40S «' .561 ■ _ ______ *S0S lp-T»Miui * Stop ou Suucav. <m SaniSays |»o. 58 soiug West will artm lines lwl2im«hectuatime. B r , Com stock returned Im^weelc from a visit i n M i ^ g a i l . ^ The additions to the Caridage P a e f o iy are being r a p idly b r o u g h t to coi&pleiion, — Iim tallaiaonof ofl|cerg o f the A. B . l f , W . o cearred a t their hallM o n -. di!^ evening. ■ - » T h o w e e k o f p rayer w a s observed in t | i e Presbyterian, M ethodist and B a j ^ t C h a r o h e e . . ► — Mr. J ohn Harrington and wife hLay|.moved back from Hroton where they h a v o been living for some time past. ' — Bailroad .Street Is soon to be lighted w ith street lamps as far a s the river bridge. This w ill be a m u ch needed improvem ent. ■Mr. Joseph Chapman; formerly ex p a t s agent in this village, died in SyrsiDUse last Thursday. The re« inahis were brought t o Ilion Sunday for interment. — Mrs. J a m es Hamilton has gone to W ashington, B . 0 ., w h ere her hus band has been employed for some tim e. They w ill m a k e their home there for the iature. Mr. Van^Beusen, late of S a lt LakhOity, U tah, has been engaged' a« m anager of the Type W riter Worlto. He w ill haVe^narters a t t h e Osgood House for the present. The first lecture dn the Oxford League course w a s ^ v e n a t the M. B, dhurph la s l eveniE^ b y P r o f, W* if, B , pronch of, Chicago, Hubject «* The W |t im d W isdom of m e Orayom” W idow Brown*s C33»rlstmas,—j ; T - TfoubVri^ge* Mohawk. WeiSfeShore trains leave Mbhavkas fot OoiHuasAar. ^ «0haw k A m B .m ^ a mSBPHBW P»E*TOir, HAvm k juMKHta AS wxsumoTou. UBAHD CQK0BBT. Tuesday £ '^n tag» Jauuury 22, kAPAMR PRV GbSCafchT COMPA^uy Aisrh M b . W m . P . W bittwobth , BKAhlSB ASP BCPKBSOJrATOB, BBIMSU t & SCBSBMBB CnsnAH o trsB. T B ^ B A lO ig, oomuwxsx. CaaaJ.llOC^a.....^:K , mzdSQU B. Ao,...hfW : fWohavk A W a -^ ^ ,. .*AiW souB. ... 5^^ and 5S«mto dad feomN. Y, C. — Mrs. Clarence B a i^r, of Hooslo I P a lls, is v isiting in tow n . Miss A n n a M aloney, o f UHca* is th e g u e st o f HHsa LiJbble W heeler. T h e Apollo C lu b drew A laa^e crowd last night, a t thw firemen’s fair, MfeS ABie Breen, of B^ne*s Hol-^ low . Was the guest of Miss EdBh Po3 last week. J. H. Berry was granted an in crease o f pension from four t o eight dollars per m o n th. — Mr. and Mrs. Hugh McBuire, o f Desoto, Missouri, are visiting their parents in this village. Miss' M aggie Morgan, w h o has been spending a few weeks in U tica, returned home last week. Thomas Cunningham has an nounced himself as. Ur candidate for tbeloffic© of Postmaster of this Tib lage. Prof. Hawkins g r a n ted a second appropriation of $75r, m aking $150, for this school on account of the teachers’ class. Prof. Hawkins is a representative of t h e State Board Of Begents, and visited our school last Friday, The a n n u a l election o f officers of the Beformed Church, last week, are a s follow s: Bide]i^, Beorge Broom - haU, B* A . Stone, Joh n A. Basbach,. Thos. Cnnnlngiiam; Beacons, Bobert: Myem, Isaac Plastridge, Jasper Mor- ganrB v . <3^-T -B a s b a c h . . , The winner o f theSS-hou* go-as- B r a n k fon . <5r^XQ.^ ^ to8leavegraj]j:forta8foUow& ■« <wi .. ®52 A. at. ,.736 - so . g ... : r ' s i r ■••-ng.; ,.J468 „* 730 wfilrantttme yon-please walking match, wMoh wHl take plftoe Thursday, .Jahaary 3. P iu te Solo, TM3ai L u lu P ^ , Salu^, ' .a la Bnssie,—ffnlfiPojT- 4. String Qu£n#H«s, Jfiadame: Pry and d a u g h t e r ^ Tm um aref,bM en- uet.— 5. Vocal Quart^te, Madame P iy and ] daughters, ’^^L^unds.^’—MbAri&jp. 6 . First Concerto fo r T io l i n , Mi«i: A lta Pry.—2?e3er<of. 7. Beadings, i i r , W entworth, uHonO-! ra Murphy a n d th e spirits.—Henry Sutton; 6. Im p em a n a tion. JThe jKJpnlar Preanher,— Original. 8. Vocal Solo, JEI smi Eugenie P r y , L o , Hear th e Bentle-Lark.—S f r H enry Sishop. P ln te Cbligata, b y Mise Lulu Pry. , 6. String Quartette, ♦^Tannfaauser,” Madame Fry a n d da«i^5ters.—Way- 10. A Medley, introducing Imperso nations of B lon Boncfoault and Joseph Jefferson.—ArruwyfiflJi&y W, F. Wentworth. . 11. Vocal Quarteettes, Madame P ^ and^ daughters, , **Breeze Breeze of M g h t ,”— hunna Mesh. o f the ; B a v o te,—Jo- radical Chang England, b u t shippers are a p p a rently in w a n t of first class State a n d P a cific coast hops nevertheless, and when they find the right a rticle a stiff •price is paid. Som e a ttention is a lso shown second qualities, or g ood or dinarily termed prime, Th«te, i t is stated, would bring 18®20o. Astriot- ly first class article was reported sold a t 23®24e for export. Brewers are show ing rather more interest in the market, paying some attention to yearlings and olds as well a s X888’e. This in turn is accompanied by some increase of business between local deiilers,. the w h o le serving to tone t h e market considerably. Exports this week have exceeded the receipts, and coupled wiHi deliveries to brewers have m ade an impression upon the stock her A The experience o f this year c a n n o t fail to- impress upon th e intelligen t and w e ll informed growers the f a c t that the tim e has g o n e by, if i t ever existed. When h o p s t h a t are not clean- picked will bring as m u c h w ithin several cents a phund as t h ^ whieh are. The better condition in which Pacifica are placed hpon the m arket has. given, them a decided a d v a n tage over a laorge class o f H . V. S tate hops. j ^ P o r m a n y complaints o n o thonght to b e incurable, B r . D a v id Keunsdy’s Favorite Bem edy is now know n to be a certain cure. N e r vousness, D e b ility, Bheumatism and the ills peouHar t o women, invariably yield to it. This sovereign remedy eradicates the canse o f these troubles b y stim u lating th e Stom ach, Kidneys and Liver to a heaitiiy a c tion, and above all, by driving the ditease germs ftonf <he circulation. F o r a ll teoubles o f the blood a n d urinary or gans i t haB n o equal. . ' Ocean Fresh F ish and Byster M arket. W h ite Pish, Trout, Pike, Pickerel, B u ll Heads, Frog^ Xiegf, Blue Ph)h, Mackerel, Smelts, P o o loekSteak, S a lt W ater Perch, Salmon Trout, ^ I s , Scollops, Glams, Byrteiii, Live jteb- a t e S |a r » d a H y y e < ^ v ^ . . v ^ . w h d can g e t a good paying job by reading the \ a d . ” headed \M e n iM e n f Men I ' B e solutivns* . A t a regular nmeting of Burrell P o s t,, Ho, 603, B . A . E ., Salisbury centre, N . Y ., J a n . 5 th, 1889, ^ fol low ing r esolutions in memory o f our late comrade, Cornelius B u ile, were read a n d adopted: W nsRUAs, Oar H eavenly Father, th e B r i^t Cemmander—in the death pf Oornelius Buile-^has, in His wise and m ysterions p rovidence, removed from our m idst a beloved comrade and earneet member o f on r Post. A n d w h ile w e b o w in hum b le submis sion t o i h e w ill o f Him, W hgee ways are past finding out, y e t w e w o u ld give expression to our sorrow a t this tim e, therefore be i t Meioleed, T h a t, In the d e a th of our comrade, o u r P o s t has m et w ith an irreparable lose, and hum a n ity a M end. Sesolvedf T h a t w e tender < o r deep est sym p a thy t o the eorrowing fam ily and friends, a n d b id them rejoioe that the B r e a t Commander has e a iled th e faithful soldier home. Mesolvedt That o n r Post Boom be draped la moimdng for a Jpmfiod of thirty days. Ee$oU&dt l ^ t tilia axprsMion of love a n d rei^pMfi; b o placed upon the th e records o f this Post, a n d publlek- W. T* Budson, Pr«5.; P. N. Bussell, Vice Pres.; Hugh Matthews, Sec. and Treas.; James Somite, Leader, l&yjheyhave'saooessi- , ' T h e lllo n S a ving, B u ilding and Loan Association” is prospacing finely. A t a m eeting held la s t Fri d a y evening, ov e r thirty new ■ m em bers Joined, representing 23& shares, and m a k ing the whole number of chares now taken 463. — I n v itation s are out for the mar riage of Mr. Coombs o f Frankfort a n d Miss J u lia Loomis of P a in ^ Hollow, to take place a t the home of the bride this (W ednesday) m orning at eleven o ’clock. Mass Loomis graduated from the Ilion academy and has m a n y friends in tow n who wish for her a bright future. On Wednesday morzdng, Jan u ary 3th, Mr. W illiam H otaling died a t his home on E a s t Canal street. In October Mr. H otaling .was stricken w ith paralysis producing heart dis ease from which death resulted. He had been a resident of our village Since 1857 w ith the exception o f a few m onths apent a t Bpriugfield Centre. Six children are left to mourn his loss. Beuben,Peter, M issesKate a n d Maggie a n d Mrs, Beo. W ilcox (ff this village and Mrs. Beo. Benedict of P o r t Plain. The funeral services took place a t th e home a t tw o o’clock, Friday afternoon. — I lion citizens are still enthusi astic regarding the proposition of thcB e y n o lds Bros, to remove t h e ir shoe factory t o our v illage. A com mittee consisting of D a v id Lew is, A . M. Boss, Jno, F* Thom a s, B . B . B o ss, $. T. Bussell, S. 0 . B u rch, a n d J . B . Peitoh has been appointed for so liciting snbscriptioia, and a goodly sum has been already promised, A public meeting is^to b e ,h e ld a t th e Thomas Opera House t h is e v e n ing a t - T;30, where a report o f the committee w ill be given. Every one iaterc«ted in th e g rowth and prmipcriiy of our tow n is invited t o attend. a i v)(f ■ ffothlifg in t h e Wide W orld s o Bood* I was afflicted -with K idney dis^use. B r . Kennedy’s Favorite Bem edy, of Eondont, K . Y .,—I »ay I t w ith a per fect recoHeetion of all ih a t was done for m e besides, is the o n ly t h in g tihat gavamepermancmtreliM . Xhave rec ommended tide medicine t o msmy peo< 24th, at the Mohawk Jalley.O p e r a Jl^pUse, for the ohlohpteHjBhip^**^^^^^^ ^ klm er ebunty, v^ll recelvo a cash1- J prize of $35; and the i^tA r n ^ w ill be ^ v id e d am o n g the contest- ante. , T h e race w ill be called Janu-] ary 24, at 5 p, li., and Wfii close a t m idnight, -Jan. 26i. Entries m n st b e made by 6 p. m . J a n u a r y 22, t o J . M. i Ausman, of M ohawk. Breat-excite m ent is a n ticipated. ' —Extensive preparations h a v e been m a d e b y the-A lexander Hose Com-i pany for • t h e ir . fair, which is being held in th e Opera House this week. The h a ll J s handsom e ly decorated, | and ’presents a n attractive appear ance. The committee having the m atter in charge are Oscar Horton, Wilbur Eddy, J . M. Bellinger, C. O. Brooks, 0 . W . Sm ith, F . fi. Sayles and H. Lovejoy. They have^-worked faithfully, and success shoxtld crown their efforts. W h ile the firemen h a v e been very b u s y and deserve a great deal of credit, w o w o u ld not forget that t h e ladies of our village have held several business m eetings dur- ingfthe p a st few w e e k s, a n d the h a n d some comfortables seen a t the fair; show w h a tih a s been done by them. The follow ing officers have been ap pointed i President, Miss K a te B e l linger; Y ice Presidents, Mrs. W ilbur E d d y an d Mrs. O. O. Steele; Heere- j tary. Miss Clara M. Coe; Treasurer, ^ Miss Carrie Fisher. Six booths h a v e been arranged, a n d are presided over as follow s s N o . 1, Mrs. Oscar Hor ton, assisted by the Misses Carrie a n d ; Bertriide Fisher and Mrs. Walter] Vrooman. N o . 2 , Mrs. J . M . B e llin ger, assisted by B&s. Addie Sherman, J Mrs. Ohas, Tucker and Miss Mary Brants. N o . 3, M r s/B r . B . F , Bas bach, assisted by Mrs. PTed. i^&tarles, M issLibbie W heeler and Miss F lora Pranks. - H o . 4 , Mrs, Barney Christ m a n . assisted by Mrs. C. Low6li; M u b Itettie Myers and M s s Carrie Crane. N o . 5, Mrs. 0 . O. Brooks, assisted by Mrs. P r a n k Arthmr, M iss C. Smith and Miss M h n ie Chtiste m a n . N o . 6, M iss Nem o. Lovejoy,j assisted by Miss A ^ e s Sunmor. The Mandofln Clnb, oL U tica, . 1 ^ b w n i engaged for th is evenlhg’s entertain-: m ent. A n adm iision teb pf 10 cents Ik Charged, a n d door p rizes aro ^ v e n each evening* — B e v . L , J . Cooper, ojf -Seneca P a ils, w a s i n tow n last week, — S chool opeued on M onday, af ter a three weeks’ v a cation. — Mrs. A. S. KQne entertained friends from Newport over Sunday. — The skating rink is now open W ednesday and Saturday evenings. — Mr- and Mrs, Frank Thurston, of Alder Greek, are visiting relatives in town. — Mr. Page, o f W atertown, has been spending a few days a t ' j . W- Davison’s. >. J . B> Hardell entertained P r a n k .. Putm a n , of Benver, G o I m a part of last week. .. . — Mr. and Mrs. L. H. McKee spent a few days last week with M e n d s in W a W tow n . Mrs. Bobert Straehan, of Co ville, Saratoga county, is visiting her former home a n d friends. Mr, and Mrs. Clark, of Dolge-, vllle, were entertained one day last week by Bev. and-Mrs. J , L. Humph- ' rey. —John Hunt, -who was thought to be fatally injured, is slowly improv ing, and w ill recoverfrom the serious -accident w ith w h ich he m e t . . . . . Alex. Beauregard h a s severed his connection w ith €teo. A -K enyon, as w a tch maker^bnt h as not y e t deeided. where h e w ill locate i n the future. — Seym our Holdridge and fam ily !were called to* P rankfort Center last W ednesday, b y J h e K e a k of'Mr* H.’s father, w h o w a s op e of the , o ldest 'xesidenteofour teilnr; ' . — Services a r c being h e ld In the M. B.Chttreh every e vening, except Mon- lay a n d Saturday* It is t o be hoped that m u c h good m a y b e d one. There isBureJiy a broad field for labor right in our ovm m idst. - , . . The sound or the Church bell is a ^ in \heard in the land J ’ thesmall- pox scare having abated. The dis ease is still confined to the M urphy , fam ily, and no danger is apprehend ed of its extending beyond tiiat.faiai- J ,fi. - ' ~ ''South Columbia* - B u mor says' Leland Miller has taken,unto himself a life partner. — Eugene Cress' is attending the Biehfield Bprings U n ion aehool. Mr. Martin W olfe has purchased Mrs. Alonzol Eekler’s farm in this place. — B a y ton Sbimel who has held a , position on our sick list for the past three weeks, is not m u ch better. — The week of prayer was observed in the Beformed Church, and m eet ings w ill be continued this week. Mrs. A. B . Betman and son, of Biehfield Springs, have been spend in g t h e week w ith B . A. Olapsaddle. — * ^ 0 marriage of Miss Leonora Compton and Mr. W estley J . Wes fe- fall w ill be solemnized in the Re formed Church W ednesday a t 2 h . m . Miss Annie Henika, who h a s been confined' to her “bed for over four years, is very m uch worse, and fears are entertained of her n o t rallyisg again* A very pleasant gathering of friends witnessed the marriage of Mfes Florence Brow n , only child of Mr. and Mrs. Alm on Brown, and B o n Jerome W ood, one of Exeter’s most popular y o u n g m en. The cere m ony w a s performed by Bev, B* V. V. Holmes, a fter which a bonntiful cob lation w a s enjoyed. The beantifL.: collectfon of p resents testified to the esteem In which t h e y o u n g c o u p le a r c held, a n d the g o o d taste Of the givers. The bride’s-maids were MBs Ellen Ciapsftdfile of tM s place and Miss Minnie W ood of Newark, N; Y. ^ ie(t m tbaey 4Sim m and they jO l rl««nr 4 4 ifA iiag th a t B iiM m t ite pb«|% iHiiiid M the wide world for thie cGm> p laint.—Lyman Crawford, Druggist, apriogfield, Mm». BOK*T €ritJE U P B teause you feel blue a n ^ a re trou- ^ w i f .................. , |® * T h ft popularity o f. Ayer’s P iS s as a cathartic is due n o le^g to their promptness a n d efficacy than to their coating of sugar and . freedom ftom any Injurious effects. Children take readily* See Ayer’s Al m anac for this yeiw; j u s t o u ti • ■'Bo h o t deep e r of curing y c h t .sick hei^ach^ i f k m you h a a 'so e a s ily. . jCarter’s Little Liver Pilin'!.'. tPhey wiU eiie^^f a ' prompt and pers., m a n e h tcttre. T h eir action is W ld 'andhaturaL - ■''•f-i 1 t' H .