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i ' / i « , I ' ' M ATSKILL M NEWS. ^EWS Advs. are sellers. If you want to do business with oth- ers do business with us. New subscriber's always wanted. (AND MARGAREffJ iLI,E. MESSENGER,.) f li* MARGARETVILLE, N. Y? f!; IURSDAY, JULY 3, T902. WHOLE No., 393. {EPDBUCANS ^OCKKDINGS, OF] , A CONVELTIO: ck Re* Wnation of \ Men\ 0 * the ferleri Harmony; Ma Tilled ,iuid SPtttij | Various | r Slewing «MrtJP; \f»f»\««» Lty convention f loh H h * ld * n Mb! <ta Thursday of H ™*F°™ «>« pteot harmony that'P tw T! a lhe |se iujtguieut (Reg] JDB ni rheri| ei ) ni»etrife, and in sd In ishjijld preclodentj 'loo 'holders ^'ere o the lute alrrl'val t wasujiiiu'ly fi p, if-was called/io | chairman of)tin |p placed In 'junta] bor'tl $ P HVe,D P ort a-P cn f ©ling. M. onformiiy >ur of the omlnated. tino of the when the .r by J . D. |unty Co ta- lon W. H. ban Of Hi o iahani of MiltredJ aerojrf' Tom P Jdas f er kid W. G. kde eecre- affoitUug a Just remuneration for tbelr la- bor, and our flag ha s remained where the valor of our soldiers and sailors has placed it We also desire to commend the wise and able 'administration of the Governor of the State of New York, the Hon. Ben- jamin B, Odell, Jr. By th e Judicious management of the affairs of this Slate the Slate taxes have practically disap- peared and ceased to be a burden. Many needed reforms have been brought about, and fie may well be termed a public ser- vant who has been tried and found worthy of the great trust confided to him. We hereby instruct the-delegates this day elected t o the Slate convention to coat the vote of Delaware County for his renoml nation. We present to the voters of Delaware County the ticket nominated by t his con- vention composed of men each worthy of your suffrage and each tried In the po- sition for which he has been named. The entire tlebet i s entitled to the earnest support of every Republican In the county and of all citizens who desire the affairs of the oounty well and ably adminis- tered. J. A. THOMSON. GHANT BEAGLE. J. A. NicHoiiS. HABBX K. LBWIS. 8. 8. CltONK. A WEEK II MARGARETVILLE. BIG AND LITHE EVENTS OF SEVEN DAYS THAT ABE GONE. tjXowns showed tffilfollowinB call, a, •gateBf 1 ' Uwid ' ince V Gladstone,) A. Fl G. Burgln, A. Tl f—A. J . WJlsbn, G| Prank Slpormiij Indes lovlna Jlo>lehGi?; 9avenf berts.' ' )alhl- i.nij. I HI .HI. Treys. W. H. iik.lln, leagle. . Gold- is H, Neal, Daiilel I? eDosTlf 1, H - ly S88- f''ant «P«. G. Stewajrt, E. '^' Jfoeorge Grlffltp, JamelNiehol, ieid—W. B. Di|irt, J. ffl.\ Ma- School Commissioners Renominated. In the conventions a t Hoba.it and Wal- ton on Thursday James A. Gow of Bo- vlna was renominated for School Com- mission eer In the Seoond District, as was also Frank L. Gstrander of Masonvllle In the First District. SMALLPOX AT WALTON. tarpon ttur. •: jpftrlfi tasonv faredllt\ W, B. Peteik J . AfBoHes. F. W.i .^M.'M. Burdlek. \r--f . W. Glbiaon*! J . Mv»aham. W. E;-\''i?«Mlry tJ. E, aajwlry, S. HanubotaLB, Oifbnb, WashbOB, W. A. TMrpe. L. J. MoNauJht,J. O. hlllls |iitil(in -W. G. PomeWy, w„ Jon- . A. Churchill', H. K. lewis. ter ibeP )polatmel1 ^ o! ' ttva col ] aailt '- to noi | p,(e a ^urtty'wmniltteJjB and e dele s, a req :iddlet4 Iddeiv | ^xburj I lmto& : |4^''«-''^>\'^M'- Kumor Has Jtes t o th e various conven was taken until 10 p. in. bling th e Hon. : jelos in reatu bkey of f er!dal0 ' who ' md beo J an |ve oa&p tfl tov the nomi iatlo i for ?ress, a- jft rod and 8tatod th »t ht bad ildcd tov'fr dl ' av r fl ' om l the oontest, asked til| the delo K at ' ,s f 'w Liela- Ire be ln^ cted t0 vott1 for ^e'l'rgo ,1th of fc 09 !^ allowing T tho \Agates and a,l ter- xm selocK-N th0 varl0UB co «\ «!<•- , ; Thai, the Dread Disease Broken Out There. A rumor was current in Arena yester- day that smallpox had broken out In Walton and that there were a dozen or more cases there. It was said that the village was quarantined. It Is feared that many were exposed t o the dlseaso while attending th e recent exercises a t the High School. Among those aflllcted Is a little daugh- ter of the Rev. Charles Temple, rector of the Episcopal church In that village. if the\ n«w the (' i M. Pro; Sibsou, J; Itou, Jam, IG. A. Mof* •Thomaa l| |ternat.es B. J. II rge E. Gin] Clark E ik Shen-ji ffifiraT\ <?onven\t Icorge I . Trayz, J(|»hu h Dlokson, Arthur p. Hltt, Amos G. Hall, on, Ferris D. Mackoy, pig. F. Amont, J . Mllo Gra- rnbull, Thomas 3. Weyl, itouo, E. E. ltlsley, T. W. league, John Henderson, olhl~D. h, oposltr-Oharii avBuport—Til ranlitin—A. l|'| iimdeu-r-Joh :unoook~-A. iarpQi'sllold- orti-lght—J. [nsoovllle— Di torodlth—J. ykk\ [Iddlotowu—Dlt' oxbury—Arth&V Idnoy—A. H. Bi taiuEord—B. Al omplclns—A. Hit ul Convention—Hon. John [ver to appoint substitute. ,1 committee did not bring gates, but recommended i Axtell be authorized t|> he recommendation was r. Axtoll named the fol- hat they be Instructed to Jothan P. Allds or Che- jtiio delegates selected: |;d Smith, E. 0. Stewart, IW. B . Woodruir, Davkl Korge Realy, Eugene fill- fcvolaud, John M. Oronk, |H. 8. Wlokham. Kouventlon—J. D Law- Ison, George A. Fisher, |n, James R. Stevenson, 'amos 8. Allen, Daniel liu H. Dudley, IP. Boliea, W. G. Pom- leo, John Bryoe, H. M. Vler, 0, D. Soult, Fred lostort. Ithe County Oomrnlttee Dlokson. Forman. e I, Treyz. Ill Wheeler. tis L. Craig. [ir» Taafiel, Brycc. I. ,0 Arthur. ;renoo. Kihnou. on, iHlllts. j>uton. on. Notice to Subscribers and Others. All bills due the .afesaerajier on sub- scription, advertising or printing u p to and Including the last issue, June 26, are payable to Dr. John W. Telford, who alone Is authorized to receipt foi the same. Subscriptions and advertisements now on the list and In the paper start with the now management with this Issue and ara payable to W. H. Bells at this office. All subscriptions and advertisements that are paid in advance will be continued and all contracts heretofore made with out-of town advertisers will be fulfilled. ENSNARED BY CUPID. alton — Juntos 5| ho fallowing niji islyntadc, thfl lotecl to cast tlH PfipiiB were mtrinl- |tary being ln- Itnof the con von- II ™Htigh Adair of {If the Poor-J- \ftiilluld. I Hlllls of Mid- Tender Hearts Tangled Up by This Irre- pressible Disturber. Miss Franofe VanBuren of Jefforson and Glen- Vroman of North Harpersfleld were married June 11. Miss Lena M. Bell of West Meredith and Ray B. Palmer of Merldale were unit- ed In marriage Thursday, June 26. Miss Rosa Belle Strangoway an d Charles A. McPhorson were married at tho brlds's homo, Federal Hill, Delhi, June H5. William Henry Gilford of Masonvllle an^l Miss Jesalo Prime were married a t the home of tho bride's parents In Tread- well on Wednesday, June 25. Miss May Fisher, daughter of Dlstrlot Attorney and Mrs. Fisher of Delhi, an d Philip L. Pomeroy of Blaokshoar, Ga., werji mwried by Rev, Dr. MoOorkle on jAtfie 1. Mies Fisher went to that plaoo to teach music last; fall. At the homo of tho brides parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. 8. Boll, in West Davenport, on Thursday, June 26, occurred the wed* ding of Miss Lena May Bell and Mr. Ray B Fuliner of.Meridule. The house was tastefully decorated, tho ceremony being performed by Rev. L. A. Ferris of Baltl- nion.i, Md., under an arch of daisies and ferns. M i i'epi'OM«iti'-tl py.ot Deil^ pe upon roooi'd pem Ui 'tvhloh tUtdUul Sit ', ' '\\• Callon v r .-\ mm taitoi ' '•«\ 'i i*o( Mm w I»K«»»I,.«IWH1| )| a, \pulilnuud 1 |,o DKHI floUhnvu ticimitau/Ai ' Km'jouUuvWto iiUl ftsombly—Hon, nd Mui.ukit for tl'. liiult.li en III, come around,\ mn >a, I thank put mo know,\ b worm adopt- (lib,!), ftnjiublloau •y w« (mm to xproBBlbb of tho [! UiePrcBldniitof I'au. Thotuloi'o ,(ii IftlKh ntalloii KHimliM' trliil, ht\ of^ovm^uuout, i administration h the country 'labor has ro- pi'oductH of iiiod raat'kota, Olvutl ni'lumi Cabin Hill Woman Insane. AUondants from th e State Hospital, Blnghamton, oame to Delhi last Wednes- day to take Mrs. VanKuren of Cabin Hill to that Institution, They wore not In time to catch the afternoon train back so spent tho night at the countv houso with the patient, who wont insane and caused them condldorablo trouble. They started Thursday morning for Blnghamton, She la the wlio of Phillip VanKuren, the pa- tient at the Blnghamton Hoepltal who was killed <>u th o Brie traclm a short Lime since. Unavoidably Delayed.. The first Issue of the OAi'tticiMi MOUN- TAIN NIQWB le unavoidably delayed this wook by tho failure of needed material to rimoli u s lu time. ' Typ\ that was shipped lu Philadelphia on Juno 20 was ton days o u the road, and a part of our order la iprobably aboard one of th e '^lllpirThftf; JVKIBJILUIO UlBht\ «nd Will teaoh mi the next time olio BOOB by. Wo flhuli try t o be more promptln the fn- turov • ; i Patmeil Examination, ph 8. Ivus baa received notice that >; suoooBSftiHy pasaed tho Stattii blw exam MtmlAatlon. W, ll, eai'uota ceiiln. 'i'alco 7.|lw .tlatnhill le ub Hllbort'o for H5 mid 40 MMlltalu, MowH-^0«, Big Time a t Griffin Corners—Gave Him the Second Degree—A Successful Op- eration—Etc. —Etc. Truly, June was the \ month of I'roEes.\ Pakatakan bowling alleys have opened for the summer. W. H. Brown is making preparations to lay a five foot walk In front of hie resi- dence. M. S. Crawford, the Hamden flour and feed dealer, registered a t the Ackerly Tuesday evening. Union services In the M. E. Olmich Sunday evening, July 6. Rev. Arthur H. Allen will preach. Work on the Walnut street bridge was resumed Monday and Is expected to be completed In a few days. H. D. Shaver and Will Hendricks on Friday papered the editorial room of TJIK OATSKILL MOUNTAIN Nnws. The heavy rain of Sunday materially raised the water in the Grand Canal and put Bull Run In a decidedly noisy mood, The foundation of Aug. Albers' new residence on Orchard street will be com- pleted and ready for tho carpenters this week. Alex. Hosa of New York Is chef »,t the Ackerly, and th e \ proof of the pudding\ would stand before any court. Among summer visitors this week we have noticed a bear, a hand organ and three two-legged attendants. The latter all needed a bath. Pakatakan Hose and Bxcetsior Hook and Ladder company will participate In the Independence Day festivities Friday at Griffin Corners. A special -jommunloation of Margaret- villo lodge was held last evening to con- fer the second degree on the Rev. Mr. Davis of Pine Hill. Read Halpern Brothers' big adv. on another page and see what they have to say about the \ W. & B.\ corsets and the International shirts, collars and cuffs. The foundation for Mrs. Alice Bhaver's residence on Orchard street is under way. George McOumber has the coutraot to build the foundation and move tho build- ing. Munn's music store, Margaretville, very kindly gave the use of one of their line pianos for the school entertainment on Tuesday ov{uiii)K..r~(/n%. (hrywrs Herald- The carpenters and masons have oom pleted their work on the M, B. parsonage and tnls week the ladles have the house In their hands, thoroughly renovating the interior. The Improvements to the High Sohool building were let by contract to Frank Mead at th e monthly meeting of the Board of Education held Tuesday even- ing. The work Is to be oomploted by August 10. The regular communication of Margar- etville L Jdge, 380, F. & A. M., last Satur- day evening was exceptionally well at- tended by out-of-town Masons. The occa- sion was the raising of four candidates to the degree of Master Mason. Following the communication refreshments were served at the Ackerly. On Saturday Dr. Hlllls, assisted by ' Drs. Hendrj of this village, Oartwrl«ht of Roxbury and Ohamplln of Griffin Corners, removed a two-pound abdomi- nal tumor from the person of Mrs. James Faulkner. Tho operation was In every way suooossful and at last reports the patient was progressing favorably. On another page this week Aaron Stern, the \ ono-prloe \ clothier of Delhi, announces an \ alteration \ sale of cloth- ing, gents' furnishings, oarpets, trunks, bags, oto. Ohangos in his store necessi- tate moving a lot of those goods, and he would rather let them go a t a saorllloe than handle tihem over. When In Delhi glv6 him a call, Thero will be a big Fourth of July cel- ebration a t Griffin Comoro to-morrow and a big orowd will bo on hand. There will bo a street parade with th e Marga- retville Flro Department right behind the band, an addross by Mayor Flolsoh- maun, a rattling game of baseball, a band oouoert, sports of various kinds, and'fire- works and a danoo in tho ovonlng. Tho big FloUotaman-GrlUln locomo- bile came to town Wednesday evening and made a tour of our village streets. It WUS lit charge of Chauffeur A. H. Todd, and with iilm were Daulel Blovof, Dr. H. Ward Koator, Attorney Joel L, Keator, George H . Lusher and B . B , Doollttlo. Otis Todd with a stuuller ma- chine acted as escort for tho party, '-~-r: PERS\ Weekly Reco —Mrs. k. Prattevllle. —Miss H Kingston fi —S. Maj town Wed —J. M. tl Margaret' MENTION. 'hose Who Come yleltlng friends In NOTES FROM TUN VILLAGES, WHAT I S GOING ON AT FLEISCH MANNS AND GRIFFIN CORNERS. 11 Diciltoon Is visiting New • >1 G*|t.ffln Corners was In Utin of flelschmanns was in b Ti«»«'iay. in WoBloy Bills, formerly of Walton and lute of Franklin, dlstrlot manager of th e Mutual I ill'n lusurauoe company, bus had tho Kingston ami Hudson district turned over to hi MI, and took tho manugomcut of the aompiiuy's oflloos In Klugston July 1. I t Is a lino position. Mr. Bills, who lit well known In title eoctlon, has nunle a liiiiiUed iiueceiiii in life Insurance, ; A. A. Halpern spent most of lnttt week lb New York, whero ho was engaged In biiyhig new goodii \nil along the lino\ lor the stores of Halpern Brothers l,n .Oriillu Comers abd this village. Th o Hn)pom Brothers Hire shrewd and oaroful buyers mid tho udvaubiigus gained In pur- tiuai hi|! In the large lobs of all kinds of jjiDoUa required by their two big uboros arc'Hhural among their oUBkranors, •I'ftitu. Tito ciutuitui Mountain NUW-H.OO. —W. Smith Dlokson of Arena was Margaretvi ll on Monday. —Elmer BUeeter of Bed Kill was a oaller In town op Tuesday. —Miss Anna Dickson As visiting friendB at Grand Gorge this week. — E, F. Tompkins of Union Grove was in town last Friday evening. —L. G. Soharnikow <>l New York waB In Margaretville over Sunday. —William Griffin and Dr. Gaul of Hal- oottvllle were In town Saturday. —• W. Scott Gillespie of Kingston, was registered at the Ackerly Wednesday. —Miss Ida Williams visited friends In Margaretville Friday.— ftoxbury Times. —Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Marks of Bellc- ayre were Margaretville visitors on Mon- day, —Miss Huldah Allleoo has been visit- Vug her aunt, MTB. J. B. Keator, lu Rox- —A. J . Kaufman spent several days of the last week with ids family In this vllla-ge, —Miss Mildred Hill of Pine Hill was the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Harriet Hoffman, last week. —Mrs. William Bradley Is seriously HI with typhoid fever at the Tuscarora Club, Mill Brook. —John Allaben left town M >nday for an extended trip through Delaware and Otsego counties. —P. H. Mitchell, M. II. Mitchell and A. F. Bouton of Roxbury were In Margaret- ville last Friday. —Rev. and Mrs. 0, VanKeuren of Rox- bury passed through town Monday on their way to Downsvillo. —James Moseman, A. J . Morse and Cor- nelius Carman of Haloott Center were In Margaretville last Saturday. —Emory Jenkins, Edw. VanBtoenburg and George Huntley of Uuiou Grove were in town Saturday evening. —Mr, and Mrs. Blooh, family and nurse of New York are again at A. II. Scott's, 0,11 Orchard street. i'»i | ; liijSunjnf.or. —W.B.O'Connor arrived froiii'New York Saturday. He will return to the Colum- bia College of Pharmacy In October. —J, L. Hasbiouok and George L. Ja - qulsh of Hul >ttvllle wore among the out- of-town people In Margaretville last Sat- urday. —B, F. Hardc burgh was In Rookland last week. He wa < accompanied by Miss Hardenburgh,who will remain during the summer. —Contractor Henry M. Coulter and em- ployes are at tho Tuscarora Club Houso, Mill Brook, this week repairing and alter- ing the Interior. —Miss A, Louise and Master Ralph Mungle started yesterday for a three weeks' visit witlt relatives In Weschoster county and Now York, —Mrs, 8. S. Kittle and son of Grand Gorge and Mrs, Mary Mitchell of Napa- nooh, Ulster oounty, are guests of Mrs, J. B. B. Hill this this week. —Mr. and Mrs, M. Linn Bruce and chil- dren of New York passed through town Tuesday on their way to Andes, where they will spend the summor. —N. 8. Peot, Masta, tho chief of the In- dian basket makers who, are located a t Pine Hill for the season, and D. T. Win- ter were lu Margaretville Saturday. —Charles MoKenzle of Roxbury, Ansel Dumond of Walton, W, R. Hewitt, Arena, P. Sherwood, Vega, and.j 0, H. Ballard of (lilllln Corners wore In Margaretville on Tuesday. —T. B. Hill and wlfo, Mrs. D. 0. Davis, A. J . Busman of Margaretville and Mr. W. B. Losoo and Mr. Thomas of Now York were at Pine Hill last Saturday.— Pine Hill Optio. —3. McCoy Gray, Mlss'Gray, Miss Kittle Gray and James Gray, jr., of Brooklyn arrived In Margaretville Monday and will again bo a t the Rotermuud cottage, Wal- nut street, for tho season. --Mr. ancl Mrs, F. M/Coulterof Bovlua Centre were guests Monday of Mr, and Mre. Henry M, Coulter of this vlllag6. Mr. Coulter has been one of tho dlreotora of the People's National Bank since Ita organisation. —R. B. Bwarfc of Detroit, Mich,, who waa oallod to Now Kingston] by tho sovoro ill- ness of his mother, Mm. Maggie Swart, Bpont several days la AJhirgurolvlllo thin week renewing old acquaintances, Mr, Swart left Margarotvlllji lu IMHii aud for several yeura was located at Tuoomu, Washington, bub of late ha s been con- nected with one of Dettolt'e largo upurt- tuniil, litoron. He loft for his western homo ou Wodueailuy. f —Supervisor G. B, Glndstono and B. I.ii.ldliiw, \nd of New Kingston, were in Unhurt on Thuiwluy n/t delegated bo the eon volition to iii.nilmil.o a School Ooni- iitliiiiloni'.r lu the second dlstrlot. Mr, Gladstone afterward attended the oounty convention lit Delhi, bold In the evening, to which Dr. W, B. Uhudry of this village and J. B. Souddur of (ilrlflln darners wore Arrival of the Auto Stage—Village Im- provements--Hon. Julius Fleisch- mann at His Cottage—Etc. Clint Griffin is on the sick list. W. A. TenBroeck is recovering slowly. Carl Herman made a trip to the city last week. \Jim\ Birdsall of Delhi was In town on Tuesday. The borses of Mrs. Charles Flelsch- mann arrived on Thursday. James A, Gannon of Washington is studying medicine In th e office of Dr. Hlllls, Mrs. A. W. Stelgler has joined her hus- band, th e riding master a t Flelseh- manns. All of our cottages are filled a t pres- ent, and a large Dumber of boarders arc In town. The Iron bridge near Miller's drug store is ou Its foundation and nearly completed. Louis Fleleehmann, we are glad to an- nounce, Is rapidly Improving under th e care of Dr. Hlllls. Bon Blelr of the Village Improvement Bociely Is making many needed and not- able improvements. • - ' -< •. George H. Lasher, proprietor of tho Lasher H<>tel, has one of the best-kept hotels In this vicinity. B. 0. Lasher Is making great lmprov- men is in the interior of his hotel. B. Mayes is doing the work. Hon. Julius Fielschmaun arrived al his cottage on Friday. All are glad to see him. The Mayor is looking well. Mr. Blelr, president of the M. A. C , has arranged for tbreo games of ball each week through the summer. Joe Kaufman has llxod up a platform In the Kaufman summer house and will have dancing and private theatricals. Elaborate arrangements ar e bt-Inp made for the Fourth of July oelobratlon. Mayor Flelschmann will deliver an ad- dress. James Brown of the Herald office was in Margaretville Tuesday In the interest of tho Fourth of July celebration a t tho Corners. Herbert Lasher, who graduated Mils year a t tho Margaretville High School, recently took tho Cornell examination a t Delhi, He Intends tp take a course In law. Charles Ballard has resigned as mall carrier from Grlfllo Corners to Flelsch- inunns. Bids for the future carrying of the mall were sout In to tho department on Tuesday. J. M. BUsh, overseer of the highways at Flelschmann, is putting tho avenue In line shape. He has laid out over a hun- dred days' work at his own expense. Work on the State road Is progressing finely and will be oompletod In a short time. Last wook Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Todd, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. BUsh and Mr. aud Mrj. J, E. Bouddor went to Oaslnlng and returned on the now automobile s'ago. They report a pleasant tl.mo. The auto will run ou schedule time from Griffin Corners to FloiaohmannB and will be a great Improvement on tho old-fashioned stage, Mr. Todd Is entitled t o a great deal of orodlt for this enterprise. WHOM DEATH HAS CALLED. After the Inevitable Reckoning with Na ture They Have Gone Home. Pearl, the 12-year-old daughter of Mr and Mrs. G. A. Benjiimin of Nevburgh, died of dlptheiiaou June24. She formerly lived In Roxhtny, where lior remnins were interred on Wednesday In the Reformed cemetery. Zmas Farrlugton dl«d at his home near Fitch's bridge, Delhi, oa Thursday, J' ne 26, aged 71 years. H e suffered a shock Ave years ago, but recovered from it, but since the seoond one, two years ago, he had been feeble. He leaves a wife, three BOUB and one daughter. Nathan Brougblon died at his home at West Meredith on Monday, June 28, aged 79 years. He was born lu Ha.mdon, bu t had lived for thirty-two yoars on the farm on which be died. He was a prosperous farmer and respected by all who knew him. His wife preceded liim to the grave about two years ago. Mis Frank T. Silllman of Township, Stamford, died Sunday, June 22, 1902, In Roosevelt Hospital, New York City,where she bad undergone an operation a few days previous to her death. Mrs. Sllli- mau was a former resident of Roxbury and a sister of George Vrouman of that village. She was about 40 yeais old. A| husband and four brothers survive her, Rev. 0, 0. Vrooman, Maine; Arthur, oi Oueonta; Booft, who resides near Blng- haratan ; George of Roxbury and Worth Vrooman, of jaobuii. Kbit,was married five yea.! s ago to Mr. Sill una u. \TJie fu- neral occurred on Thursday, Joseph JaqaUl), one of Mlddletown's oldest aud most respected cltlisuus, died .it his homo noar Margaretville, Thurs- day, June 26, .n the 79|ill year of his age, from u complication of diseases Incident to old age. Born, bred aud having lived within a radius of a few miles of th o place of his death aud being endowed with a rare recollection of past events Mr, JuquUh ( s reminiscences ooverlug a period of 70 years wore of more than passing Interest especially to follow townsmen, The funeral services wore neld a t his lato home Sunday, conducted by Rev. A, H. Allen, D. D., and the inter- ment was In the Margaretville cemetery. FROM ALL ABOUTTHE COUNTY MINOR ITEMS THAT ARE GLEANTD FROM OUR EXCHANGES. Pith of the News in the Various Towns Penciled, Scissored and Pasted for Rapid Reading. Wild strawbenlee aic plentiful at Sid- ney Centre. Depoi It and Sidney Centre are to oele^ brate the Fourth. The Sidney camp meeting will open on Tuesday evening, August 13. Milk a t the Borden plaDt in Hamden Is now being made into buttermilk. The new Methodist Oburoh a t Gould's was dedicated on Thursday, June 12, Alexander McLean, Br., is reported Be- Piously ill at hie homo In North Kort- light, The first, automobile seen In Downs- villo passed through that village oa Thursday. The H. B. Grifllu place In Hobart has been sold at executor's sale to R. B. Thom- son for $473. A doe and a half-j/rowu fawn were soon near the railroad track in Beerstou one day last week. Yearling and Ongerllpg trout to th e number of 1,500 have been placed in the Streams near Hobart. F, M. Shaver opened a. summer school In Downsvllle on June 30. Hels assisted by A. A. Dodds of Delhi. • J.t is reported that tho Canton Bridge CouipaBj\ will commence work on the Niagara Falls Excursion. The West Shore Road will sell for all regular trains on July 3 aud 4 spoclul excursion tickets to Niagara Falls and re- turn, at rate of a slnglo faro plus one dot las for the round trip. Tickets are good returning until Sunday, July Oth, inclu- sive. Niagara Falls Is bhe greatest of the seven wonders of tho globs, and this Is just the opportunity you have been looking for to spend .independence 'Day, Found Dead on tho Floor. Special to Tho iNowa. FUANKTJIN, July 2,—-Mrs, Smith, widow of tho late Theodora Smith, was found dead on tho floor of he r homo last ovon- lng. She was alone and was discovered by neighbors. Bhe hud apparently lln- Lshed her breakfast aud started to mix broad, It Is thought that Bhe had been dead nil day. il Megaton from tills town. J, II. it lli a ml IW. H. llanford were lu iiUondiuioo upon the latter otnivolition. Giving Satisfaction. V om our Krllj UoriH'ro uorroni.oniJent, Under the supervision of Juntos Vor- uillyeii, salusmuu, am I Ghurlos VanTasscl, general cruamorymau, the Blglu of the Outskllls Is booming bo Its utmost capa- city. Never In the history of this Insti- tution bus It been so prosperous as now. Those gentlemen oiutio highly recom- mended and ar e giving porfoub satisfac- tion. * Additional Personals. —H. Smith of Hulcott Centre was here last Friday. —Thomas Hltt of Andes was in town on Friday lust. —B. G. Lantiold of Colchester was In town Thursday. --L. H. Uolbj, the Cwogo bridge/inun, was registered tit the Ackerly on Wednes- day. —Miss Blanche Street, was the vjuest of Mlas Badle Baruum at Ollvorea the past week. . —Robert and Ransom Arbuckle of Arena were Margaretville visitors last Friday. —MUs Jonnlo McMurray of Brooklyn Is spending the summer at her old home near this village, —A, D. Dlmmiek and lady friend of Margaretville were callers In town Tuos- day.— Roxbury Times, —Mrs. Huttlo Shaw of Arkvillo was a guest over Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. I, F, Street at Hotel Bouton. —Mrs. Davis Winnie of Gold Spilng Brook, Ulster county, visited her sister, Mrs. O, A, Swart, last week, —Dr. W, M. Docker, daughter aud son of Buffalo are guests of the doctor's pa- rents, Mr, and Mrs. Q, G. Deoker, —O, A. Illt.fof Flelaelununns Is work- ing with CMiitruotor A. J . Scott's force on R. R. Ouborn's residence, Walnut street. —Mrs. I. Iielbaon of Wilkosbarre, Pent!,, arrived lu town Friday and will spend tho summer with he r daughter, Mrs, Joseph Bllbort, —Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Burr and family, formerly of Margaretville, passed through town last week on their way to Weaver Hollow to visit friendB. —James Craft of Oucnuta Is visiting hie daughter, Mrs. John F . Street, a t Hotel Bouton. Ho i s aocompiuded by his daughter, Miss Cecil Craft. Shavertown brlug«< Ju*J-\-l§. Miss Jessie E. Dow of StamfualL.J3as accepted the position of preceptress of* the Jefferson Uuiou School. In Harperfleld on Saturday, June 21, Gideon Wickbum suffered an injury t o his spine by a log rolling oa him. R A, Gunnison has boon reappointed referee fit bankruptcy for the counties of Delaware, Broome and Chenango. Professor B. T. Johnson, formerly of Hunter, will attend a summer school for principals at the Thousand islands. Lightning recently killed throe cows for H, Whlt.lock of West Davenport and two for Smith Nichuls of Harpersflold. At North Franklin on Ftidny, June 16, the houso of Joseph Ellis, together with most of its contents, was deatioyod by flro. John Ives, a Oann ,,111 | , has been uiel the .ti lor four mentis aud must behov<j iviien he returns. The s\Vrrvf ving Veterans of Company I, Bevonty-ilrst Now York Volunteers, held tltolr annual reunion In Dtwusvllle on June 14, Mr. aud Mrs. James F. Scott of Delhi celebrated tholr twenty-fifth weddiug an- niversary at tholr old homo In Andes on June 12, Commenoonlont exorcises a t the Wal- tou High Sohool wore held last week. Thero wore llfteeit pupils In tho gradu- ating class, So far tlds season Prod Finch and his hired man have killed soveufy-olgkt woodchucliB ou tho former's farm lu East Masonvllle. Charles Brooks, for many years hostler at tho Delaware House lu Stamford, has secured a similar position a t tho Com- mercial Hotel In Hobart. The Will 0. Nesbitt farm on Roses Brook bus boon sold at public sale to John B. Nowklrh of Leeds, N. Y. I t contains about HOC acres, For tho Gontle Reader's Byo. Gentle reader, title Is the Ilrsb number of Tun OATHiuiiti MOUNTAIN Niros, How d ' you like It? Of course It Is nob a s good na we hope t o innku lb, If you Dilute any of your absent frluutls would lilie to sou It hand UB their names and add milium and we will send them free sample ooploa for a fow woelta, Tho Real Tiling. Stamford .nay be bhe gom (youts, so- OII II »MI, aiu of ton punte, as la nbowu by King Bdward's eiowu), bu t whon you come down to th e real thing Margarot- VlllH IB thO I'JtAHft <W VIW LUl'mUMiH. Hon'*, hot iwy other way | D. & H, Shops to be Enlarged. Bltaclal lo Tliu Nowu. ONKONTA, July 2.-—The oilloera ond several members of tho board of mana- gers of the Delaware and Hudson com- pany visited the shops horn today and after an Inspection announced thttt ex- tensive alterations and enlargement of tho shops will bo made a t once. TIIIB will ncoeesitatu u eoiisklurablo luurcitse of the woiiiing force, A Growing Circulation, The bonu-fidii circulation of Tim NiowH Jumps nearly a hundred copies fids week, In addition another hundred are sent out lit this and the nearby Villages us BIUII- plo ooplos. The Ittttap OUtpUb will boonli- llnund weekly until the list ban assumed tho desired proportions, Title should In- tot'ost local tradespeople. Has I'urclui.-ieil More, B. H, Dickson of Aronu has purchased tho Fletcher block In that; pliiau of blio Peoples Nutlonpl Baltic for *1,IKK). Mr, Dickson has coniliKitiid a general mor- oiinble business hi bills building for auv- orul years. The Uncut lino of lndicu' miuilln under- went' a t BUburt'a Hllborl, In eliinlng out, bl.i ntnok of Hint - tlngu a t greatly roducnil prices, For twenty-one years Postmaster Long hue lived at Young's Station on the O. & W, Lust week he paid his first visit to Masonvllle, three miles away. John Hamilton, a former Walton boy, WUB seriously hurt in the Campbell Hall yard of tho U. & W. one day laat wook. He foil (lorn tho top of a freight car. After several years as pastor of the Congregational Church la Franklin th o Rev, John Murslunil ha s tendered his resignation to take effoot November 1, Beaido bilug an extensive cultlvutor of ginseng, the liav, W, L, Martin of South Kortllght lias another Industry. Ho Is raising Belgian hiiroa and ulroady has a number of young ones. Philip VanKuren of Audos wandered from the State Hospital at Itlnghamton to the railroad tiuuku and was killed by an express tin In. li e wus H5 ycara old and had been in tho hoepltal four years, Tho 12-your-uld son of Mrs. William Morse IH BflliaUBfy 111 a t Ida borne in Hutlth Kot'tt'lght, Iteunntly Dr. Gates of Delhi, awtlHfeil by Dr. G. L. Hubbub, per- formed an operation upon Itlui for appen- dicitis, The well-known hard ware linn of Bails' & Reynolds In Walton has lieou dissolved by mutual tianaoat. W. It. Reynolds, will continue the business. Ho has ongugod W, lit Uliutafnno, formerly of Atuloo, no clerk. The Rev. 0, A, Stone, formerly pilfltOf of the Baptist Uluit'ob lu Walton, died lu Plan City, N. V,, lu April, AH overseer of the poor d m lug aevurul ferniH ho waged a blbfer wurliu'o on th e Walton hotel keupera, who wern nulling lli|iior without a lleeime, anil oolleufeil huuilruilu of dol- lars from thou, lit linos,. Iiadlcii' white Bltlrf WftlatP, embroid- ered front tvud booli, Uiutu.1 puue .ti'J.fjtl— Hllliort'M prion Jil.ili anil an low art Ml cte, TttUo Tito tialiildlt Mvuiilnlii Nowu -—ft.OU j TuUu Tito Ulttaldll MuuiiUilii Nciwu-»1.00.
