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\^2 ireR'YEAR tN ADVANCE ’THE OLD H-ELIABLE DEMOCRATIC FAMILY NEWSPAPER OF dTSEGO GQDNTV . EST AB L I s h e D , I 1808 -A - C O O P E R S T O W ^ ^ , O T S E G O C 0 T J N T 3 : .- : N ^ . f W B D l S f E S l ) A Y ; ^ J U L Y 3 0 , 1 9 2 4 there ChMdreii fhirive Happily I p«untv Ht-alth “Camg'-Produc’es W^on-- rfferM *’’• 'toftil KfHiiltk from Fresh Air 7 ■ ^ and, Proper Fbod' \ . j illahtration o f h o w children riren'i% ii‘^h eattip. I Duilmr.th- sf three weeks ten little virls al* them under-Weight and it.-t the attention they have ' s ; ^ ' ’r i n r = i i i t I believable ? who has-not obsery^ I d the 111 . AJl but tvvo are now uptoniT s^verdupo'is and tl are how Which will trayed by, .US itiSrryg&JSs s s T iJ r a t s ’ inde|gone^such-_ca|^^^^^^ which ’ mhst, h e ■Uhen nett .'^aturday^-^ I to-e the Simp' during 1- also Hill f i;i the scales I fgure. Ui.' has gained iS granting 1 ilf expressiohj emphasizing i need of the ever p-esent play 'spirij; affording w o rthj^hile diversion for everyone and lastly, b u t most iiiipi ant of all acquainting th e county j h the fit?- average gain’ ' •e ---------- ' -------- ^ounds and it fK h e r the fira- . th camp was three been about two pot.. tTO sucrfc-jip.g weeks. Through the generosity^ of William T Hyde the camp is located on Glim- laerglen Farm. No. 2, only a mile, and a half from ( ooperstown arid it will jecti-ve and* the , tinqui that the px'oject deper-ves, thd coo, is needed. Tl j S S S r i i i k U e . ■ - and csi?r-ia>l.v -asked thq, Glir ■ Ytes td --ay^that^visifoi^^^^ . seeondcit Kv .Md.wEleanotr JKellby'bf; ■ the 0 Normal ^school who has charge'1 the discipline and play and . by Mr? '.f M Williams, th e efficient fjokar' rr iip.mother. In fact, the one d’- 1 ' n ertment the management has felt f'!'«*craing their, ppw-location lie? m t’^v t.ii|dre of raoro people to call'*an-i N.!—rve for themselves T trerk tb •• I'cing accomprl T amp -: r-T^yntcd from t h d tht‘ -j!o of Christmas is a pu' U- ::>tituiion. The .hC lri n occupy a very nice fanii .suitably furnished and ^ippt 1 , v u t b ^ e broad fields of the , SimnKT..;K (r^-’arms stretching in cvesx direrdun on a very good dirt rad but !o that is so little traveled I that thir- j> absolutely no danger of I • injury ff r-i passing'motor cars. Pure .spring «;it- ;\^iped fro,m th a Ml has made p . c!,.- modern plumbing and •n np t -date bath room which -i' invcr.ilr.vV : o t often fpund in cai ■ ouse has I; sasant ro ■f irniture a r.-e front pi transfornu-d into a si.... ___ where the little ones are lovingly tucked e.ich night with their faces toward the stars. On the second floor are Uvj di i ping rooms and the bath. While the meals are prepared stneUv a \-rdihg tp a schedule iir- ingt-'i '.w ;,n ^ Xpert dietitian they '-ttVi.fy an d .\ • ■ - - - Historical Pafee^nt. At County Fair History of ^ ^ e g o County to be Given: Licenses Ready About August 15th in Song, Story and Spectacle ^ Perhahs-Som e . Policies of Com- 4-^Plans Outlined • v niission Outline FuffJther Light Oi ]>few Mo%>r Laur wYo^a^liSflduSS: al lines at the county fair. Plans u n d e r; w ay fo r a pageant- ill be a county history por- y. county people by iftieans of of episodes, interwoven vvith Hussipn Outlined . County Clerk\ Chester T . Backus has .returned from Mayville wher,e he Was in • a ttendance at Jibe conveiir^ tiph of,the r^T- ■ - ■ ipisodes, interwoven vvil nbojic' dancing, arid wi1 —-— . ......... ^\cdnfflbb fasE' tin g the corfimunity inte tg young, in task of ;y in ter- portunity to the )unty peo- ir so -vital ir past, a m atter ___ correct mouldiftg of the future, accomplish the educational ob- tid t ’'\ ^----- To ihat th e pi _ . . eration .of everyone is needed. The Reading educational |»eople of the ebunty will be asked to lend their very;hest dfforts in making this a bis *torical, event in the county never 1 be .forgp.tten. This is a local enter- will carry 1924 down the 'ap marking a time’ when —„v^— took sttock Of herself and, placed b'efW her citizens'accur- ,licenses may 1 .ate representations o f the fife that', asabts withbbt .'was and-is,_in a manneT*that''Wiir im 1924 providedL effably.etcb into the mmds of specta- 4.u„ impoi^ant- epwstis-c&n^ipdt^d: Pperatpi's’ licenses which possessed by every person whi a car after October 1st, toget witll an amount of general .'infoi^ .tipn which, will doubtless .be valmable in solving the difftculties that feS’V -S '’B?3rSF It is expected that a supply o f the blanks will be received sooir .when they will be distributed to town cl^rks,t^garages, • auto ^^clubs,: etc.. ■ages, • auto clubs,' etc lounty.’ It will- n o t be nec visit the county clerk i: unless an examination is nec-= but niost people may send ipplications by m ail and theix licenses will be returned in the sam« manner. It is hoped by August 15th,' to be able to' begin to issue the li-- The press will carry full d ^ hear-tjVy 'With the fransformatlQP .... . ^^tr--fc^m^d--rSuat:ie5^intQ the . 'co b o ^ s tead and urban places oK Otsego coonty is so proud tods. The medium of accomplishmebl 'this, pcaisworthy eritLis a great ] ductiftn to be shown a s the Pag« and Historical Panorama of ( county which ‘will be staged at county Fair, Sept; 8 th to lltb clu.sive. Three hundred .local local people w ii he 'selected to make up the huge ca^. They will be trained for the. production by professional directors. 'Phis pageant is a stupendous project for and by. the communities of Otsego county. Tbe County Fair Commis sion invites every community lepf. 8 th to ll t b in hundred . people to make up the I hey will be trained for in b y professional direci ea n t is a s ly. th e conn . .... , Tb e Cour . sion invites every community to coop erate so t h a t we may all realize .the full possibilities of this red lettei]^ Knig*ht MacGr.egor Go. Has Narrow Escape members , of the Knight company, Mr. lond, »ia appeared In ,Cooper.stov iday afternoon on the Chautauqi program, narrowly avoided serioi injury Thursday afternoon at Cc leskill, where they appeared that dt by jumping from th e ir ipoti wbidi. became Itailled ,on th( Grand street cfossing in that° achine was struck by , baked potatoes, creamed, t-fl and butter, milk and has-hiir .iuties to perform in addition to her riuy;. One group of children ^ s<r\> .11 meals, others wash the aishe.s ui.,l^.:>thers busy themselves with the 1,1 re of the rooms. Special J.Q gygjj cardinal should be un- acted by the Coun^ Jkp a -.; f the association is large ly prr rT^vD in its nature and in maknii'' ;v .ibie the benefits of its -'ken who ar'e undernolir- ishei. ct,htr\vise in a weakened conr aition and bringing them if possible to norma! physically it is performing k r ‘-ton in a most happy manner. Receives 80^000 Lbs. Milk iiailf ^\'.-pi-rBtown plant of .the ' bairynun'; League is now recei-ving ■* f-h.'ifiO pounds of m h'li.-i ■‘be local territor; ’’ol - production is lo’ munt -if :(i(. unfavorable season roree -f ixty people are now em- . . :.ai;(lluig the supply which a evaporated .milk f th at day! ' W was thrown msiderable force. Mr. MacGregor was not only a fav oriite on the GhautAuqua 'prograi this year, but has also appeared pn ■vioilsly in Goopersto'vvn and has a host of friends here who will rejoice to learn of his escape, and that o f the other, members of his company who provided such enjoyable entertain- Mr. MacGregor was driving the Studebaker sedan in which the com pany travels ahd had stopped with [id- Was planii „ . itb a hand’ sign, ised, and Mr. ;pn of.tl lerk’s a Sic e York t Jth e convei ’ S ta te Countty 'o f S a r l . few York S ta te Coun isoeiation, a feature o f 3 the :pre together infpima- ■ l Work Rule For Longevity at Laurens Isaaj; J. YanWormer Helped Build Railroad Ihiring Civil ' ‘ : A rosyTcheeked, ‘ smooth.-:skinned ^oung old man, mentally a l e r t and .physically active, who Tpoks not a tninute m o re than 69, but who shayed himself 'arid chopped wood on his.' ninety-sixth birthday—that’s Grand pa Isa'ac J. VanWormer Pi. JL,atu’ens, Otsego county, w h o was a married S r S i i f o y 'shrWgi^Tmum*: lodd'exring, if y o u don’t aWhi'meri He is asabts withbbt examinati 1924 providedL the issuing officer ^asonably satisfied that cant ’ is competent to drii 3U^ t o all app uhinatidn d,urii : officer the appli- m otor knownow •Grandpa”Grandpa” Va;anWhrmeri k • V He is rosyrcheeked and smooth skinned and dodders fa r less t h a n many younger I’ve liyed so long, always working taking things as they come. A in?,k up' if he does . “There’s alwaj those w h o a I was a 'yp else, j u s t dries .k eep biwy.” lys , wojk to do for dlling to work. When m a n , I helped build KiaCiU ^ 4 -.ru.xu 1 g UK cutting wood-for t b e r engines burned wood then. •» ‘^Sixty years ago t was working for I: rhiirpad when , my youngest boy a. bDm.-T-Noi, J ,.di(fi\’t .go. to-trie, r, I was a married, man with a nilyand old.er t h a n most •who went from around here. “I’d out-grown wanting to. fight by' that tim e . When I was 18, -the war with Mexico broke 'out, rind, s’I,.‘Pa, l2mLjoaxxd--td-go4-X--vyant to- fight!” . “S’e,[ y o u ’re riot, o f ago a n d I tv your help right here. Sonj,e has „ jwork while others fight, a n d besides o.perstotvri, iQharles Naylo-r of West Laurens and C. J. Beams and P . j. Gallagher of Oiieonti „ completed ,it work, th e desi fiie ~Committee . appoirited a t a ; recent nleeting of the\ Democratic county committee td make party designations fo r the p ti ary election of this 'fall, conjpoi, jOooperstoWri, iCharles Naylo-r of Oiieonta, has Following. are ’ E i c h S dtfwiH- __ — ;For coroners,, Dr. E. J. Pari Oneonta. a n d Dr, George'JE. iS( craft of Hartwick. The Hon. L. P. B Creek.p B u tts of Onebnti in commenting on t h e designations said that .he felt th a t an ekeep- •tioiMlly strong fist o f designations baa been made and that he 'was confident th a t the v o ters Would ap prove of the choice in the primary • as well as in the f a l l election, • ■ J New-President I A t^arW b k Seftir .Rev. Charles R. Myersi? Mt. .Carmel,; Pai-i-Principal Dudde Resigns —-Other Notes Arinouheement has been* made of the election of the Rev.' Charles. R., Myers president of Hartwick* 'Semr, unary to sucoeed the Rev. Dr. M. G, T,.' 'Rie^,-. whose resignation was offered the board of trustees some time ago. The new piesident. comes froib i^ Mt. “■ house formerly . . , Deitz, who resigned from the faculty some time ago. . . At the same time it was aiinounc- ed that the academic department of the school 'would '\open- , September 16th. • The theological department -‘Twister” Devastates Utica Suburbs running up into the thou- caused\ by ^ “t-wister” Capron,‘ N ew York Mills, •o- and Maynard tbe north cour ?burs Damai lands w.._ _ . _ which hit Capron,‘ N< .. Tork^/iltr,’' Wbttesboro- -and ataynai and sped-on tqward try ari it lost its foi da'y night. It was accompianied -ain which fell in sheets. » Buildings were to rn froifl their foundations,; trees were up-rod.ted, shrtffibery 'was tossed aside and car- irce early Tburs- l by hundr tow no apparent disqualificks, jvork wbile others ff^ht, a n d besides s the^ highway feafb for travel, | ing way off dowm th e re to be shot at.” | °f, [ f L y roh, should not strength of the, in the applicatioins t r i S S s s s pSd.s.'S! £ ‘n 'S'tolfcve”’ i!ddeT I S ™ lines.w ere pSe> pnl i>i com- .......s^pekty bf the country. M r. ! “ fission and suburban villages were mi th e re to l take- history ward.,.„«*>.,( Ireds of feet r ahtd in s.ome them carried f Crops were damag'd accepted but no successor 1 been appointed. Many friei Seminary in Goopersto-wn ahd ity will regret Prof. Dudde’s ' H. Dud- and it. was ha’s as yet mds of the an vicin- 's depar ity will regret Prof, tore as he has .made a warm place for hiWseif in the regard of all. The •Rev, 'Dr. J. G. T'raver vvill remain ” ------ ’latin and the Rev. as professor of Latin and . Dr. Frank Wolford will also probably be a mehaher of nekt year's faculty as prbfessm rof 'Gtoek-aiKpRible; 100 Inspectors In*Three Weeks to believe that h-ei.well _ licensed . 'upon .th e ' the prosperity bf the ta evidence contained VanWprxxier has • the sam e qniel applicatio • '■ j pride in bis work t h a t an o ld soldiers The law ’will be strictly observed i must have in remembered campaigns.^ tvith respect to the age^of the a p p l i j J-Daddy \Vas called a model farm-' cant. If it shows a datetof bh'th b e - 1 eV,” his' daughter says, \Everything tween 18 and 21 years evidence o f ' ori the’ p lace was kept, just so.” birth will be required. This CTidentre; \Yes ' her fa th e r addedl “I liked may consist of a, birth, baptisnuil o r ; to keep things up. We mad^ b u r own school certificate, or evidence on., a i splint brooms, and- I always kept one passport.' Tbe evidence of • b i r t h ^t the barn to s lick up w ith. I used m ust in all eases be attached to t h e I to like to fuss w ith my tarees and application.' • • | vines a n d shrubs. Its pl« No license will be issued to a n y i live where things look nlci person who cannot re English. An .sppfica] driven-a car fo r less ips were dam lin'ed and f r u it tri ry \Mr ! niission an d suburban to ‘ quiet p4HnK«d .into d a r k n ^ l .soldiers , In Ca'pron, lig h tin g tore open i bolted door, whizZed through thi house and endedjjts spin when it fire to a p o i^ 'f^ uur n d red feet av nice,” , lung I learned the [ cooper’s trade. N!ow .there’s a. job that takes skill. I went arotind quite . to a {m le'irm Appearing ttp ’hav< loint south of Ct he cam e hack, ye make it?” jirattle tl en- a car f o r less than thr©e j that tak e s ski months or less than 1,000 miles, w ill j a lot, differe probably,not be lice examination, fesses to the liquors to exc( Application, of thpse who use d rugs j go „. or narcotics will be referred to t h e I’m g o n e.” central office. , . “M t e r a while It will be tb e policy o f the cbm-KWclt,’ s ’e, ‘how d c ______ _ mission to relieve the office of issu-1 .. “Ho picked, .up a stave. ‘Liettle thin ante o f the odium of rejecting a p - j on the edge, s’e. Noiy here’s the way plications by having all doubtful a p - a stave should b e .’ And h e . pointed plications-referred to , t h e inspector to a s tave from another pile- assigned or to the central Office f o r “Well,” s’l, ‘I won’t dispute ye. ■ ' That f i r s t stave y o u picked is your own stave, and t h e last o n ^ -is one ients of t n e made w n s n-ntm »■»’ state and to. residents of another county within the state. Sheriff Orders Closed Middlefleld “Resort” On Sunday Sheriff Converse a n d State Troopers visited t h e -I'esort. in the town- of Middlefid'd which has inducted by one' Smith fo i lowever, three cars cros lacGregor was following Led .by the molioi the occupi , and Mr. when he gateman last car. He tHeb stopped his preparing -Eo back up wL— that other Cars .were crowding him from the r e a r and then he stalled 'his •engine: The train.■was moying car ^and was ie1i he noticed irowding him he stalled 'his •engine: Th e train ,'was moying rapid ly and air jumped from the c a r and to safety. ThA car' was struck in the front and one of the whei |irm .Farm . ■ . into evaporated .milk for \ S i s m i i iirn-ir’progress ftp ompressed: air sfuni-'',. s-P ti pro-. ... .. oin the trac •ged and\ crushet Car is now beiiig _______ , 1 and it is feared 1 .prove a rather expensive job.. Holds World’s Signature Record S '.;\ \ \ resenS.Sg a very e. All the brick n»' chimney ‘soine of ! >-. i t been painted before ;!■(• concrete is receiving ,ioak( s a great improve- ' F.at part the town. New Powers Go. « . Survey at Woreester : Pulton\ de.sse W, Clarke, collector of internal' revenue for this 'district, ''Will ofific^ at ;Sytucuser issued ■ a sweeping challenge .Tuesday to all expert signers to equaL what he believes to be a nevv ^'waH^d record .in signing his name 575 times in fifty minutes flat, •. ' Collector Clarke, admits fie is an -expert at Signing fiis naine. He m usfsign st‘sign 35,090''government ■ ■ g wii less ” cur viilage, •will b^h'^'* oubted ine ‘of ■ pole lla Worceste Wijri ; physiefs i 35,090'''government check's ’oi;e''A 3 Ji?ffst 15th,'_sb that-all tax- payei’$ who oVer-pAid their income tax will rechiv'e refunds of' 25 per chattels andLjmo’ to wit, some coui..., — Smith promised to do, which will be relief to the section a b o u t the S c o tt ■m half a mile south o f the County Smith bad riot b een regularly place since the .recent, distiar'-' bance which occurred th e re hut tv a s a.ccustomed to. hold week-end parties Leroy Freeland and Arthur Goofi- rested Sunday riijg ,vn stav e , i lade '^vhile . 2 yes dance a s he chi iceful triunaph of 60 Grancima VanWormer, xvho si learby, looks up from her patchii nd smiles too, a trifle acidly. “On ,-boy, always a boy,” she murniUi _or the old man’s stories a r e not new t.o h er. In 66 y e a r s of marrie'd life ishe has heard th e m several times. She 'vVas 89 J u n e 11, a n d yet she walks to-church, and goes to call on - Clean Brush ed in l i f e and events aa a n y ybunger] Ipi^rkwi A l/w irv tid does. not feel as if she * accompanied by tl ing, the “twister” toi or near the Sauquoit York Mills, touching Yorkyille, sped on westerly through Whitesboro and then jumped across the- Mbhawkr River flats into Maynard, wherh^ it, rose with all its fu r y and wrecked o r damaged the work <\ natur'’ . Th( I farmers, families and commissioner. The of William Dineen of gdenshurg as a deputy\ was announc- l time, ago: - Mr. Hennessey has beep assigned to-, the post directing the school for tnotfiv vehiclefinspecjors at New Y'Dik city and Mr. Rygn will take ovpr the duties of Mr. Hafnett in the New York office, to .permit the commission er to devote his time .to management of the entire bureau. Mr. Dineen 'Will have charge of the Albany inspectors’ training school, About half of the 225 men who took the examination f pr pq^ition as motor vehicle inspectors ' were successful. Some sixty will be sent to the Al bany school for inspectors and forty others ito go to school at New York. sNirieteen reported at Albany Tues- called .one of day for preliminary instruction. It civilization. under tratative plans^, Thursday and Friday w ilLbe-re. riiembored as stellar days at the 1924 Chautauqua. Following a mosi sorbing address by t h a t scholar diplomat. Dr. Tehyi ” ' ’ , pears, p torm lifted two 1 grounds und ed with apples, other fruits. • The storm lifted from their concrete foun the farm of John R. Williams, -May nard, and hurled them to fiestruc- A numbef’'.'pf other buildings on this farm were also damaged, and large trees blown down negx the dwelling house, which narrowly es caped being wrecked. Mr, Williams fixes his - damage a t approximately $2,000. From Along Highways were arrested Sunday n i h t Monda'y morning answered 'to a charge of public intoxication befoT'e Justice Warren, -they pleaded &ail- ty and were a of t e t r days in jail and a fine of ten d o l- Allen I.'G raig of Oneonta is in t h e county jair'wbfere he- w a s brought Sunday night for failure of pay a l i mony and counsel fees on a, c o u r t •order handed down recently by Jxis- tice Hill. ■ Coroner Holds : - Railro^ Negligeii| ira6bile-g.ccident ax , tm M a in Street crossing?-at Herkimer-, J u l y loth, was rendered Wednesday, a n d severely critizes the N e w York 'C e n tral Railroad company f o r s S -firs i-i -pie for me,” he sail ■^farh“ ?‘S * t h . S S ' S ' S l . e . i l . M S J SOO- times and; it md out-of-date appHances . and fa i l - . lesidll Tii n'g to provide an automatic bell at ' 500\ times and it gofH p be so' it was . no longpr punishment: irse’s a t ly in'Wtpd. cross-over, as well as for employ-; an inexperiencedf«nd incompetent m 'to ripebati 1 . thg ga-f esi L^^ue Pool Price For The Hairymeri’s Heagfie ‘Codper- The Dairymen’s “ative associatidnis | . for 3 percent milk ' mile freight zone fc , , , per 100 potinds, -with deductions Wetor-L.- Hoko, countysuperjnter ies were creeping around,” she M highways has received thP fol- s, “ and now soinc of them havejlb'wing letter .from Charles M. Ed- grandcfaild.ren,” ~ , . wards, divisibn engineer of th e ' state Grandpa VanWormer w a s born at depaitment. It- is important that the l i ttle settlement of Black Cree property owners affected take tl\ / ! P™mpt action. 1 . Hoke, Co. Supt., lenter, N. Tfr ogethe ween xNlheveli a 'fhey have lived 1 ''Windstn , They have lived a^ Laure than five years a n d expect t o . remaining days o f their lives thei near t h e ir two married daughters. Syracuse Post-Stfindard. _ - - SupeTvisor John W. Davis of Richmoiidvillfe . Supervisor Johit W. Davis of Rieh- mondviile has . r e c e i v e d a ' peraouaL letter from Johii W. Davis of ^ ' Viririnia. and Ne-W York, Democ candidate for president of.'the U: States, written i.ri -response' to a con gratulatory, letter sent by' the towr official of the s a m e riimie. ..... Springfii ll , Dear Sir : I wish; to call your attention, this time to provisions of Section of the Highway Law in regard to removal of brusl fves success winning .tioQ that o u r John W. .. ien a candidate: fo r ip honors, there.is %>rumise of mitig wifK.-hands down.-riCob- Morris Votes School ImproYetoents 4 S to X At t h e special s'chogl meeting held J l l I l 'C Saturday evening at the s'chool build- ‘ing at Morris tot.Ydte%n t h e proposi tion --to', raise '\by taxatidti ( $12;i led to p a t .in a ash and weeds Is along iplies to' lakitig an effort th is year eds,s, gra§sr and brushrui be-. to clean weed g a ^ and b t'vveen ditches this month ■would ask that you have\ th e teVfn tendents cooperate so we cam the brush, cleaned from-fence to during July. ''and September. I presume it would, be well.for the town superintendents to notify the to provisions of fel n thenrw h a t actii he dan tak e where the owners do not comply. I t will be a great help t( this bureau if this ■work can be doni county. ■' ' truly youi . Cbas. M. .CME m e i’ tbrougb tb e count Very tru ly yours. h a s . M. Edwards-;, Division Engineer. Mi V ision W oman Benefits FromJEstate .s siate--rwhpn,'' •port Conn,, h e di h . . ' I I, faert E. Gross, ■ sisters aijd brother] wings, sug- and Frederick E. Adami .Newburgh. • . Chautauqua W^ili • Returii In 1925 Week’s Events ‘Closed Monday N i ^ t With ^uCcessfifli Recoild^ Outstanding Features . ; ‘ , rstowh \dirtot appeal' imitfee dur- t and George , at the close _er, m asleF'ar organizer, explained t h a t the _ of the quiittgt''wasto''Toster and ad- - vance^n appreciation o f better music, an ideal that whs exemplified through out th e , entire .aftempon’s perform ance. Practically every number on the program was a m aster’s composi tion even the encores retaSning a higher and more serious character 'than is; usually observed, while the rendition of each number was pre faced by its own musical^ plot given in an ente'rtairving manner by Mr. Zedeler., ' No more thought— o r discussion— provokTng'’a d ^ S s has fieen hSarfi iii ' Cooperstown-fe a long time than the •Chautauqua le'eture of last Wednesday evening by Frank Dixon on |he sub ject of\ “ Lawlessri^ss.’’ Mr. Dixon comes of 'the well-known Dixon family of tbe'' SoTith'-fine o f his brotbers “ Thomas .Dixon, being the -aUtl “The Cedpard's Spots,”\ the a confine brotbei a tb o r ( „ ,ich stirr^ Fi'ank 1 C h is h spots out orfiawlessness in.-this com fry- . ■ - The United States i s the most law less nation on . earth, declared -Mr, Dixon.. I t . has more 1 a ws th_an._all the rest of the natioijs p u t together and it breaks those laws with ..impunity The number* of crimes committed in its cities is greater by many times than the number committed in of th^ same s Citizens of la' grate.to the diately beco element. . The reason for 'this appalling con dition iTe declared to be our adminis tration of criminal justice, which he lied .one o f the scandals of our Oneonta For Chiia le locatefi-ii. ____ ..._ mmittee' on location having^^der consideration a site in the vicin i^ of the State Normal school which is cob- sidered very desirable. It is now her lieved to be . the part of wisdom to secure a site, one which affords op portunity for development and growth and to build a modest building, 'ill permit the additioriTof wi soon be secured' and then a di inauguarated for funds necessary for ' iiilding with such liplomat, _____ , _______ „ afternoon, the comedy, “Give and Take” packe'd the t e n t in the even ing while Knight M ac Gregor, the eminent Scotch baritone and his com pany jielightcd ,..all C b a u taupans ,in . his’sdeond appeara Hsieh, Thihiirsday efiy, “Giv< liar aqd ‘ Iryan and wife of a n Engli: officer, herself a speaker of : ,rent gave her stirring lectuireo ton Arabian Knights.” --- tu. i n “ Mod- i participants, s t b e subject of the at -the Chautauqua >y Clark M. San- people. . _______ twenty-five years infi^he ^Baching profe'Ssibfffind has three children of iris, own and his remarks clearly de monstrated: his‘ deep knbwledge 6 f \ 'child psycKoloCTL 'I'he two th i n g ^ ^ nauguaratei ;he administ wards as are needed a t once.* There are already a number of children who need just such a home as the institu tion will afford. _ _____ Field Day Planned - 'At West 'Burlirtge'njggSa”-™^^^ ‘whfi-I, m \'eiiS'ririSSsLS «oS»as:he‘'p5 ‘. i s ^ requeste'd to compete. A ca.sh prize fesented.on Saturday evening V of 'ten dollars wilt be aWarded the f?re .an audience i ^ t a o i v ^ . t o g si.rssii.sx.iit. = S l n J S t : a ! Ih the.Mternoon ^ will be horse to ve _ -wuh 'races and a running race. Burlington Flats hand -will be in attendance. A cash prize ”of two dollars \vill be •ded to the person bringing the fa” S ‘‘l.*Sd‘5l p'S ie\ i f other vehicle. A dollar will be given to the largest family present and- ■o ,-eULiu:u^ lo've UieilTeS -wuu the tragedy of a.Soul brooding over revenge ; through a period of many “The Failure of Misfits,” was the significant topic of the lecture . Sat urday afternoon by Che'ster M. San ford, professojf.of Scoiology a t the University of Illinois, and he gave a vast amount of good advise as to the importa-nfc problem of choosing a , iprta-nfc problG longest distance. 'There [calling in life. 4 ea£s^ frfinkfurters,^icc I_■ Momlay* afternoon was e children o.3tcnsibly, ■the largest family present ai ---- dollar-Will be given to the perse.. Gomin.g the longest distance. There [ callii will be good cat's*, frankfurters, ice Mf... cream, etc., for sale.—Our West Bur- tojh e 'lin.gton Reporter. ' • [joyed ' . ' ' . ’ [^ e g ^ in m e n t was o n e of the .niost en^' •Martha Goss-, the eight-vear-oldil‘'^^'’^^,.°f .the entire ighter of Mr. :ett, a novel- but i J .Mr internal ittjuries. 3 t;.i Uncle Ab says' country life is . the of best only,, when those who live it -think so.. . ly -ente-rtainirig ‘and--s ing banjo, steel gnjtkr, mandolin, gui- ' tar, saxophone, and piatip \were .yVaririr ,Th& session cksed Monday evening ■with a bang, when “Jes.s” Pug-h, ofRcial “buster-up” o f'th e series gave one ef his- inimitable programs which the Chautauqua ..people- term \ “Jpy '■ Night.’’;' There-was a delightful pre- ' lude by the Musical^ Merrymakers after which ‘Mess'” mixed up things uptrl the cfeWfiad j a s t about .rempved. 'the tent from over h im and the erewd ‘ id everybody w e n t hom^ feeling fiOon'^’mied <>■» 2) _ ;
