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> J* 1 ' J sflay, November 2#||p s Stock AT OUR STORE. ioned above we will DOLLAR SPENT. AIGN _ >unt Applies >ping and save rnon- ind it is well assorted possible under exist- RCE AS SUGAR is rovide yourself- with i price. giving Day -Jul. J -. i * \ *>'. * * * s \***F- n- / 1 .'- •:oli f 1 '-la ••^IPi ' c'£$Mw • -''-% K?^ • -''^ftm Mi *VM • Mm 1 '' iM 1 ^.XgyitNo^5 r SANDY CEEEK, N. 5, THUESBAY^ DECEMBER 6, 1917 $1.50 A TEAR IN ADVANCE '$.\m COUNjX-HfeM-^-:piTERTA INS CO Board of Supervisors Inspects „ the Counfy ; -Home at Mexico : Despite \h'p~;h'igh cost of butter, eggs and meal; '-'aS- well another farm pro- ducts it-is';-a difficult lh'atter to find inany farmersJwho-'se e a great dea l of honey theseVdays to be derived from diversified farming on Oswego County land. A notable exception , however, is to \toe found i n the farm maintained i n 'connection with: thiji County home at Mexico, manag<3jd--under the directio n of County Supt.* St&ne.. Spme.j3ix4;hQusaAd'.ddliars were reak ed\ from products, produced on this farm this., year; which/, carries a fine ierd of registered.Hblsteins, number- ing 69 head al l told including young • tock as wel l as sufficient .horse s t o work the land;- A practical as wel l as an up-to-date plant to grow pork Was added a \Jew-years ago wit h the. result that sujtciekfcgbrk. has been sold this season o r wfllfbe' shortly to nearly pay tlie entire grain bill-Tit the farm, some $2400. Aside, from. the. milk: used at the institution $16J)0 in butter has been sold this yeah Other products realize d were some .1900 bushels pf potatoes grown o n 9- acres ;^4Q. bushels of •beansi com to more than fill'the silos which were filled then fed from and after settling were filled agaiiMwith sweet corn, a goodly tonnage of. which had been sold at $14 to the canning factory at Mexico. These_are. y a Jew.of the iteinsr i^&t'go \io make up the total given afiove. A short time ago, at Mr . Stone's sug- gestion, the supervisors Bought and added t o ^the Gounty domain at the home a farm that Dr . Piulsifer of Mex- ico said had never been known to pror duce a crop and. yet Supt. Stone has secured excellent.J'esults from the land and.:advises further acquisitions alon g this line. Farmers who own autos shoul d visit tlie.home.Jand confer with Supts Stone for here'is ifp$ only an- excellent execu- tive but'a.. gdpd ; practical tiller of the soil a&d; jprpfliable. handler of cattle and hogs and yet,the county pays Mr . and. Mrs, Stone a most modest sum for these days/lor their services. |Jo vEiprnte,;JB accorded more motherly care rjhanisilyi'.. Stone give s .the in- mates' an^~f)ft jpulsifer, the attendant phys|ci|i^|-as^again authority fo r the teteffifjj£3hflJt the inmates receive ie,vi&p££$^aiy and considerate treat - negl|al;jffie'hands, of the attendants as wells '•§ s'rtlioiav the^SHpt.. .ana-his^gaod; pervfepi|';;wgr« rpy^yj^ \entertained) is\ of gecpndajry,lmporfanc'e t o the fact that.'thiay.'found land ever have found in Mr ; \ahd'Mis; Stone,and.their ex- cellent-corns of .assistants those who have discharged their duties i n a way that brings pleasure and honor to' themselves and in &o ifloing has don e great- things fo r Oswego County and has surrounded those under their charge with the best of care and com- fort. Among tbe seventy od d jguests pres- ent were ~Tustice SubTTs, Surrogate Miller, Atty. Claude E. Guile of Fulton, •Iditor B. G. Seamans of Pulaski, C. . Kingsbury and Dr. Pulsifer of Mex- Jo. County Atty. Gallagher acted as oastmaster and the above gentlemen esponded. BOARDIN G JAIL PRISONERS Sheriff-elect L'. J. Parsons will pur- chase the supplies fo r the countyfor the feeding of jail prisoners, according to a report of the special committee, of which H. Loui s Wallace, of Sandy Creek, was chairman. The 1 committee, which consisted of. Mr . Wallace, Mr. Seeor Of \vVllliamstown and Mr . Full- er of Fulton, considered several meth - ods hut regarded the one reported, al- though it throws .a large amount of extra work upon the Sheriff, tlie,most direct and satisfactory . LIABILITIES pital stock paid in 3 rplus fund • divided profits $11,464.25 3S \current expenses, nterest, an d taxes ,aid 5,152.34 erest and discount collected lut not earned (approximate) lount reserved for all interest .ccrued •culating notes outstanding. • mand deposits (other than >anlt deposits) subject to Re- :erve (deposits,-payable within 0 days):, lividual deposits subject to iheck ....'. 14 rtiflcates of deposit due in ess than 30 days (other than or money borrowed) ' rtifled checks shier's checks outstanding.. her time, deposits fotal ....; abilities for rediscounts, in-, iluding those with Federal Re- ( lerve Bank Total- contingent liabilities 2fi.noo.oo 10,000.00 6,311.91 1,900.00 1 200 00 7 wiO.OO TOSH ORWELL - f Be sure t o attend the bazaar in the Town Hall Friday afternoo n and eve- ning, Dec. 7. The Misses Pauline Bass an d Flor- ence Cooper of Pulaski lately visite d friends i n town. Mrs. Jennie Bloun t i s spending some time with Mrs. W- F . Keehey. Arthur Clark, accompanied by his brother, John Clark of Fernwood, late- ly motored t o Ithaca. Albert Graham moves t o Syracuse this week. Dr. and Mrs. Fred Austen of Lacona were Thanksgiving day guests of Mr . and Mrs. M. J . Weed. . A large company of friends were en - tertained i n the home of H. D . Clement on Thanksgiving day . Miss Mary Potter, who was home from Dryden-for a short vacation , re - turned to her school duties Tuesday- morning. \ K Clayto n Moyer, who moved\ last week into rooms in H. H. Finster's house, now occupies the first floor of Mis s Grace Stowell's house. Miss Ruth Woods of Pulaski and Miss Gertrude. Clement of- Laccma, were week en d guests of*'Mrs. H.'D. Clement. Mrs. L . C. Wright and three childre n of Springfield, Mass., vfill occupy the .rqoms in the Finster house, lately va- cated by C. G. Moyer. Rev . L . C. Wright goes to France soon to engage in the Y. M. C. A., work in the soldier s canip^the church of which he was pas- tor in Springfield, having released him for this work. j°vf ' Saturday evening between five and six o'clock, Mr . aud MrS\ L . A. Potter and daughter, Mary,, were returning from Richland with, horse an d milk wagon and load of feed. At the to p of the Damon hill, their rig was rammed in the rear by Arthur Presley's Ford car , driven by Will Presley of Sandy Creek. The occupants of the wagon were thrown \to the ground and severe- ly b.ruised and the wagon-damaged by the colliscn. In addition t o the two .boxes of sur- gical dressings shipped last week b y the local Red Cross auxiliary, a .box containing 14 pair's of socks , 18 pairs of wristlets, 12 mufflers and 12 sweat- ers was sent this week. To bur, boys in Camp Dix and at Spartensbiirgh, 3 mufflers, 3 sweaters, 3 pairs of wrist - lets and 6 pairs of-socks <have been seat 4,good cprpi^, of .faithful fcdit|ers ;stf6. Ifoiiming outikli^tteaigbods. -A t *Hie iSt,m6eting, two- new members were added to the. roll, donations of one dol- lar and ten dollars were received from persons who are interested in the work the Red Cross isjioing. A harvest feast was serve d in Or- well grange, Tuesday evening and the third and fourth degrees conferre d on six candidates. Past Master Earl Dean, who was a delegate t o the Dairymen's league in Utica, was present and gave an excellent report of the meeting, showing tlie membership of the leagne to be 48,00X1, representing \561 coWs. At the n.ext meeting of the grange, the officers for tlie ensuing year will b e elected. Let all members be present. WESTDALE ' Miss Pear|, Barrows -spent Thanks- giving wit h \her parents at Fayette- ville, returning Sunday. Miss Mary Sprague was home from Albany Business college for Thanks- giving. Mr. an d Mrs . H. E. Wetmore, motor- ed from Hartford, Conn., an d spent Thanksgiiing with Mr. an d Mrs . M. P. Walker. The M. E. society \will hold thei r an - nua l donation Friday night, Dec . 7, at the Smith hall, ever y on e cordially in- vited. Barne y Mowers, on e of ou r most re - spected young men surprised the peo- ple by bringing home a bride, formerly Miss Kain . Congratulations are in or- der . •». Mrs. Mable Yage r has returned to her school duties after spending ThaTnksg?TOig wit h her parents. Mr. an d Mrs- Ernest Green M'ere in Kasoag Saturday to atend the funeral of Mrs . Kain, Mrs . Green's grand- mother. Mr. and Mrs. Davi d Young and Mis s Clara Curtiss of th e H . S. faculty- of Camden were entertained Thanksgiv- ing at th e home of Mr. an d C. W. Aus- tin. Mr. an d Mrs- Than Green entertain - ed some of thei r children for Thanks- giving. • 7 Miss Frances Tanner of Watertown is spendin g th e week- wit h her sister, Mrs. E. Green. Miss Fern Adsit i s spending a few weeks with her sister, Mrs . J . Wilson, in Reufifeld. David Edwards of Pulaski spent Thanksgiving with his daughter and family, Mrs . D . S . Adsit. Mrs. Harriette Thompson and daugh- ter , Annette, were in Rome Monday. Our youn g men have been enjoying some skating on'the pond the past two days. ' ; A few of the young people ha d an evening party Sat., night in honor .of the home comers. .-•< i. N. G. Wright of Camp^ Dix and wife, were recent guests of his parents for a day . ^u us, t . RIDGE ROAD :, Th^nksgivingSe guests along the 'Ridge were: Mr^and Mrs. Wilbur Jam- ers'onr; Mr. and^Mf's. Earl Jamerson, Mrs. Daisy Jamerson an d Miss Doro- thy Jamerson at W . D. Jamerson's; at Jas./B'. Tilton's, Mr. an d Mrs. Orla Tilton, Mr. and Mrs . Orla Mead, Mr. and-'Sirs. Roselle Tilton an d daugh- ter*,-.Alice, Hildred an d Leonor; at Ar|hur Huffstater's, Mr. a'nd Mrs. -La- fayette Huffstater, Mrs. Jane Bates arid. Robert Bates, Watertown; at H . A.' Prescott's, Mr . and Mrs . Maurice Prescott an d chidren, Theodore an d Patricia, Mr. and Mrs . J . Willard Staplin, Mr. an d Mrs . Sanford Staplin, Miss Sue ' Staplin an d Miss Martha Stone-. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Cole, Chas. Porter and Miss Tessie Cole were en- tertained at Mr. and Mrs . S. J . Sturde- vant's;, Mr. an d Mrs . E. M. Ingerspll and son Conley at Mr . an d Mrs. A. R. Stevens; John Riley and family at Mr. and\Mrs. Ben. Thomas', Mr. and Mrs . Alva.^Witsaman and/children, Lucile and,-Ronald at E . D . Kent's, James Woodruff and family and Clayton Woodruff an d family aj Mr. and Mrs . Chas.' : Clark's, Adams. Mr. '^nd Mrs. Harry Lamb with .their son Rex were guests of their parents, Mr . 'and* Mrs. Thos. Lamb, Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Mattison, Cen- terville. wer e guests at Thomas Lamb's Friday^ ;Mr. an d Mrs. Fred LeClair and sons, Glenn and Charles, were guests of Mr . and Mr,s. James Woodruff, Wednesday. Benj, Woodruf f Watertown, wa s .in town oyer Sunday. Guests of th e week at John Riley's were Mr. and Mrs . Calvin Jennings, Pulasjk}, Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Robatge, Will Coffey, Stillwater, and Mr . and Mrs. >Prank Brandon, Watertown. Mrs. Palmer_MQorfr=was a guest of Mrs. Ed . Waggoner, Tuesday. Miss Pearl Brinklow is preparing a Christmas entertainment to be pre- sented by her pupils Dec. 21 at the school house. . MANNSVILLE - Fos\ter Dealing and wife of^Adams Centre spen t part of Monday witTOhis cousins, Mr . and Mrs. George Dealing, leaving here on the afternoo n train t o go to Florida for the winter where-Mr. an d Mrs . George Dealing inten d t o go soon after the holidays . Mrs. Hubert Beeman returnee! home THE HOME OF Big GAME' *f Eight Bears Killed in Redfield Thanks- givin g Week—Charles Thompson Got the Biggest Eight bears were killed in Redfield last week, ot which former Supervisor Charles A. Thompson brought i n the to Syracuse Thursday morning after larges t ever see n in this section.. Bruin a week' s visit at iter father's an d weighed 375 \pounds an d Mr. Tliomp- among other friends glad\ t o welcome so n refused ?50 for him. He was ltill- her . Cards have bee n received from Gur- and C. Petri e and wife who are travel- ing by automobil e from Hibbing, Min- nesota to spend the winter i n Florida. They -are no w camped i n the pines no t far from Montgomery, Ala., and near a large camp of soldiers at Camp Sher- idan Robert '-Weidman was summoned from his home in Barneveld last Sat- urday on account of the low condition of his., father, Carl Weidman. F. O.' Balch and wife for the first time are grandparents to the 11 y ( lb . behin d th e left shoulder . Bu t eveb son born t o their daughter, Catherine wit h an ounce of lead pressing into an d husband, Dec. 1, 1917, Mr . an d hi s heart the old fellow turned, stood Mrs. H. Wagner, Adams. erect and went for Mr . Thompson. Marshal S.- Hudson of Syracuse will The latter's horse took fright, broke be. the after dinner speaker at the the. thills to the sleigh and shattered banquet given in the Baptist church the- harness, but Mr . Thompson kepi parlors next Tuesday 'evening by the after the bear, which had started on a Baracas and Philatheas. This- is the run into the brush and never lost' sight annuaFelection of officers, a good tim e of him until the bi g fellow toppled is' promised . Don't fail to attend. over dead. Then he went back looking Rev. B. F. Hurlbut and so n Harold £or his norse and f ®« nd tUe wreck oi ed last Friday within a mile an d a half of the village. Early in the day Mr. Thompson started for hi s woodlot an d soo n ran into, tracks in the snow left by-the big\beaT in passing. For 26 years Mr . Thompson has carried his rifle on hi s sleigh at this season of th e year , always lipping to meet up with a bear. He has seen an d shot at a num. ber in that time , but he was unfortu- nate in having a poor gun each tinre. With ever y miss he would swap the gun. Some time ago he made a good swap and when he came broadside on to old bruin lie let him have it right MM M •If i.| ft •'$1 % ' '•I . i , of New York, County ai-Q^ °\\' ,,, e Samuel J. Sturdevant, Cashici ot in •-named bank, do solemnly .« + 1., . „ 1 ,r „ c+of-nvr.or.f I S tTUO t O U'B this ite !, Samuel _. ove-named bank, do solem it the above statement is true st of my knowledge and bel ' el ->,. cl ,i 0 r. - -S-aTmrer J. Sturdevafit. ^\^ Subscribed and sworn to before in :h day of November, 1917. Belle Corpo. r ' Notary > rrect—Attest: R. W. Shaul C. M. Salisbury E. M. Hastings Directors. nal Bank M. Y. Farm Bureau Oif.foer.s About three hundred farmers from ill sections of tlie count y attended the annual sessio n of thef-Oswego County Farm Bureau Tuesday rxiorning in the auditorium of the'Y. M. C. A. .and after receiving the reports of the various of- \cer.£ of the associatio n for the past year they electe d the following officers for theicoming year: President, . ,B. W . Severance, Phoe- nix. Viee-PiT.esident, E. J. Loomis, Hanni- bal. . - • Secretary and Treasurer, F . H. Barnes. . ,- The meniibers of the advisory board Md the length of their terms are as follows.: M. L. Mor'an, Parish, on e pear;.: Russell Quunce . Scriba, two rears; W. P. Gr.cvgg, Pennellville, tfeee rears, and D. W.. Pickens, Mexico, four ears. CHA.SEVILL E • Charles Butler is quite sick wit h heart trouble. Curtis- Russell i s staying wit h hi s brother, Wallace, this winter . Mr. and Mrs. Charles. Widrig have gone to Oswego for the winter. VanBuren Brigham, of Mannsville , took dinner wffh Mr.-and Mrs . Charles Garretson on Thanksgiving day . Mr- and Mrs. Leon Mosier of Sandy Creek spent Thanksgiving with her parents, Mr . and. Mrs. Frank Sawyer. Mr. and Mrs\.\'Holds Bassinger, of Watertown, Evarts Bassinger of Sy- racuse an d Mr. and Mrs. \Will Millard of Mannsville were' Thanksgiving guests at'Byron Bassinger's. Our mail carrier., \Plucky Dave\ is still making the trip with hi s aB.to, which seems quite remarkaMe consid- erin g tbe state of fine roads. SOUTH. £OYLSTON Our school has been closed for the past'two weeks on account of th e ill- ness of-<he teacher* \Miss Horstkotte. Mr. anij Mrs. B. C. Stowell-were Sun- day guests of his mother, Mi's. Martha -StpweH 1 .' ' Born, Nov . 16, t o Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Hooper,^ a daughter , Edith Mae. Miss Blanche DeLong of Prattham visited relatives here last week. Mrs. LeElI a Durigeyv of Lacbna spent a few days of last week with her fath- er, John Coffey. The threshers were i n this plac e last week- \*- Rev. F. L. Presle y and Mr. and Mrs. A.'W. Presley called on Mr. and Mrs . Fred Halsey of Fernwood and Mr. and Mrs. John Belong o.f Prattham last Saturday. v Sfpven an d Richard Hooper .are vis- iting iii tlie home of thei r cousin, Mrs. Carlyle, near Syracuse. The box social held at tlie school house Nov. 'Z'i for the benefit of th e Junior Red Cress was a grea t t-uccess. Twenty-three dollars wa s raised. Miss Horstkotte an d pupili? gave a very in- teresting program. Bev . F . L. Presle y an d family. A. W. Presley and family- an d Blanch e De- long spent Thanksgiving a t George Waggoners. Mrs. G. W . Nemier is spending the week in th e home of her son , Bert N'emier. Mrs. Simon Chase and -grandson, Harpld McDaniels left Thanksgiving da y fo r Camden. Mr . .Chase is stay- ing a few days in the home of his son Lewis an d expects to join Mrs. Chase in Camden soon where they are to spend the winter entertained the Congregational Mis- sionary society, Thursday. Luncheon served at on e o'clock. Sunday morning J. B. Hughes an d wife receive d the announcement of the birth of a SVi lb. daughter t o Mr . an d Mrs. Ros s Langdon in St . Luke's hos- pital, Utica. Mrs . Langdon was-.forrn- erly Miss Alberta. Hughes. Her sister, Miss 'Alma Hughes is in training for a nurse in this hospital. Harol d Hurlbut came home Thanks- his rig an d harness. Fred Caster go t four bears all by himself one da.y last week. The old mother bear came ou t of he r den t o investigate Mr. Caster's presence ID the vicinity an d a s she did he toppled her over with a bulle t under the should- er. Three full-sized cubs same follow- ing her and received the same recep tion. Fred Yerdon go t three another day , making a total of eight taken ou t oi here Thanksgiving week. The hunting givin g morning from Connecticut and has been unusually good this fall for is waiting to receive hi s last notice big game, bears and deer, nearly fifty MAPLEHURST WARDWELL SETTLEMENT W. H. Mattoson and wife spent Sun- lay -at Belleville. Th,e Graves reunion was held with Ur. an d Mrs. W. 11 Graves, Thursday, =jBbnJS.picer-and--w;fe- f-rom-Utisa w«t^- lso_ there. Mrs, .W . E. Tousley is spending a v eek in. Utica the guest of her dasrgli ; w, Mrs- \Hockridge and family. Mrs. Albert Carr an d daughter, ^eata Bell of Antwerp have been Pending tlie past week with her moth- • ir . Mrs . Harriett Jbyner an d other elatives at the-Settlement. B. H . and A: J . biddings wer e in Wa - eitown Monday . \Mr. an d Mrs . R. E . BemingtiOn, .Mr. and Mrs. Alex Larmon and children spent Thanksgiving with Mr . and Mrs. Ward Crandall at Lacona. J. J . Dillenbec k and'family pf Pu - laski, Melvin Hicks and family of Fernwood, Miss Mcr. m Wodel l of El - lisburg, William and Emily Hicks and Mrs. Fitzgerald of Rome spent Tha-nks- giving day with W. H . Tifft an d family. Master .Leo Remington of Lacona has been spending a. fe w days with hi s grandparents, Mr. an d Mrs . R. E. Rem- •in-gtcn. Miss Edith Hagan of Brockport , £?.- Y. is home sick with tonsolitis. Mrs. A. L. Horton of Sandy Creek was a n over night guest of her daugh- ter, Mrs,. George White, Monday . L. J- Oyer and 'family spent Sunday -with- M*.~and. Mrs_;G-.S... Johns on.. ..at. Sherril! . 'Mrs. Burt Goodenough entertained a few young ladies of her Sunday school clas s a t dinner Friday. Mrj an d Mrs. Warren Green and. FOU, Truman, of Watertown were guests Thanksgiving of James Hagan an d family. Mrs. B. Goodenough and Mbi l-'.sthpr Oyer were entertained- at Arthur Thompson's-Thanksgiving day. NORTH SANDY CREEK Tlie friends of Mrs. , Ed i Newmijv 'Vfe are informed, that the Oswego oifpty Auto Co. have recently taken veto th e distributio n of Buick cars for ^feo County an d W. B. Jordan nro- ,n #r of. the.Oswego County Auto Co. eft^Mpnaay, with five men for the, iu #|: factory t at plinth Mich,, for six ; Glen Taylor is-working in Water - WILLIAMSTOWN Mis s Nettie French returned to New York-Sunday evenin g after passing the week jat her home. Lloyd Scanlon, a student i n Syra- cuse \university spent Thanksgiving at his home. Miss Florence 1 Murray of the High .school, faculty spent the holiday^ ,va- catioifiat hef-home in Savannah, N\. Y. - Rev.%nd Mrs. A . E . Pdttef•' have returned from Binghamton accom- panied by thei r daughter, Mrs . Mac- Connell, who i s ill. D. J . O'Rourke of Schenectady spent last week with hi s parents. The ladies of th e M. E. church will hold a church fair at th e church par- lors on Sat . afternoon of this week. A chicken pie supper will b e serve d at 6 o'clock. Mrs. Phebe All passed away at her home on Main street, Tuesday, Nov. 27 after an illnesy^of about a year , aged 6\§ years. Sh e ha d been able to be about (lie homo until ' about three week. ;. ;o , she began to fail, heart troubr- i.oiriR 'ho \immediate cause ot death . 'ii'O deceased wa s a member of the M-. IJ. church an d very active in all tl:e church wcrk wher e she will be greatly missed- K'uueraf at the honv at 2 p. m. Friday , Nov . 30. Her pastor, Rey. A. E. Potter spoke words of com- fort u.-MiK a s Ms text, \Lazarus sleeps.\ assisii'il by Rev . John Showers. Mrs . Keelci- of .Westdale san g \Nearer to thee.\ ;.uc] \Sleep on, Good night.\ Burial in the family plot, Fairview cemeld-y. Friends from ou t of town who iiit'onded th e funeral were.: Rnv , an d Mrs. H. E. Crossle.y of Truxton, Mr. and Mrs . James. ;,nd Mrs Mary Cro^.-.li'y of Syracuse. . ' to leave for a training camp. Members are urged to attend the regulat grange meeting Friday Decem- ber 7, 1917, a s it i s the annual election of officers'. Electri c lights have been placed this week in the lodge room used by Grangers, Rebekalts and Odd Fellows. • Mrs - Lilla Murray's home was well filled. Tuesday afternoon for the Meth carcases of the latter were taken out of here during th e open season.—Pajla- diurri. ITHACA CONVENTION y Miss Grace Chapman\of Oswego un a Mrs. Mary Harrington of Central Square have just returned after a wee k spent in Ithaca attending a conferenc e of all the city and county conservation odist Missionary tea whfclr-ftdded n^SSSX^fsSft^^JJ^^\ tcrthe treasulyr ' ' \\'-\ \tlw-eeOagS 'B'TSgHculture. The Con- Mrs. C. J. ' Severance was hostess for the eighteen Re d Cross workers Wednesday afternoon . A fine attend- ance in spite of the severe snow storm. Mrs- J. J. Hinman will be the next hostess iri her home Wednesday, De- cember 12, 1917. PONV& I PiERREPONVMANOR John Lambert of Syracuse spent Thanksgiving with , hi s parents,. Sev. an d Mrs , Lambert. . Elmer Knapp is- installing electric lights in his house,.delco system. Paul Lambert, wJio is statione d at Fort Ethan Allen, is expected home soon on a furlough. , The Woman's Auxiliary of Zion church have packed ajid sent & barrel to the poor m the home. Two new members have' Been added asid they now nave a membership of 16. -. • M. H. Phillips was i n Waiertown Monday. The Re_d Cros s workers will niott in the parlor of the Pierrejjout Manor house, Kindly donaied.by Mrs. - Lpuog- sway. Robert Stinson has purchased the Chas. Goodenough residence cm Adams road. . Jack Kamer is enjoying a week's vacation. VOREA . 0'iayton Mover and family\ have mov- ed to Orvv'ell. Miss Gertrude Mead is spending a week visiting friends in Lacona . Mrs-. Jxmn Hilton is spending Mime t'fliie with he r daughter, Mrs . Rollo -Barker, in Orwell . - Howar d Waggoner ' and Miss Mar- guerit e Vw.ggoner of Sandy (\reck wer e wrfii end guests of their parents, Mr. an.i Mrs . George Waggoner. Will Look has move d into the vacant i a The M. E. church an d Sunda y school will have a Christmas tre e an d enter- tainment on Christmas evening, Mon- day Dec. 24, 1917. Mannsvill e Grange held its annual election of officers on Friday, Nov . UO, at 1 o'clock- The W . V. M. S. held a tea meeting on Tuesday evening , Dec. 4, 1917, at the home of Mrs . Lilla Murray. Sohool Notes Perft'i r. Attendance, Primary Dept., -Miss Hughes, teachec: Eleanor Cooper, Eva Dennis, Jane Edick, Edna Free- man, Am y Marshall, Florence Mar- shall, Marjorie Marshall, Margaret Tanner, Bessie Taylor, Frederick Cooper, William Chilley, Davi d Grant. Perfect attendance for Nov . 1917 Intermediate room, Miss Greenwood , teacher, Albert Ballaster, Maria n Car- lisle, Carrie Clark,. Richard Cooper, Herbert D.ev©reaux, Violet Mowers, Doris Mowers, Ronal d Ktrkland, Ver- non Rood. '„ Perfect attendance for Nov . 1917, High School, Dorothy Abbott, Sydney Abbott. (>w^n Barber , Oarletd n Dillon, Stanlej Bdick, Gladys Haggerty, Lle - Wellyu Frost, William Kirkland, Win - onah Mi Auley, Fran'k Tkinter . The Thanksgiving J entertainment given by the High sohdol students was enjoyed by a larg e aiu-Jliencfe. The As-' saSomyshall, bein g fiEeW. The teachers jLnd students appreciate the patronage .of the people, the proceeds bein g $25. A portion of which is t o b e used in the Junior Ii ;d Cross, besides purchasing school spplies. The fuel question for this particular society an d season -was. practicall y solved at>-the M. B. church of Manns . villo Sunday morning, Nov. US, when C. F. Wheeler donated five cords of wood Jo. the church if they could cut it. Immediatel y a committee WA S foniKMl ;md the following Tuesday sby stalwart .Methodists including t\y<-i lie; . .i,i;ts with t'x an d cross mil saw took a hike t o th e fores t an d no w then 1 are seven cords of tine beech wood In be dra\wn to the Mc-tliodi.-il church. Sj.netiiied scheme. • r \ ELLISBURG BELLEVILLE Rev . and Mrs . J . F. Rathbun ar-e spending th e week in Oswego. • Mrs. Cliarles Waite and son .Willis of Liverpool were guests la«t week of Mr. and Mrs . Myron Johnson. Mrs- riosaie Sprague-Brown and children of Itftcliland wer e Thanksgiv- ing guest s of Mr. and Mrs . Frank Sprague . Mr. an d -Mrs. David Schottin of Convenient- were gnosis last week of Mr. an d Mrs . Niles Chapman. ,Dr . Lois L. ^Gannett was in Boston • Tiart of last \week. Morris O-ilding of Frankfort spent with his parents, Mr, The Thanksgiving service he'ul in' tlie M. E . church parlors on Thursday evening last, was well attended anil' much enjoyed by'al l who were present.) The Ladies' Aid of the M. E5 church : met at the parsonage on Wednesday i die < afternoon. There was a picnic supper 1 ?;,- serve d an d all enjoyed a good time. ' i,,.\ s ' Rev. an d Mrs . B. A. Walton an d the ;-.. si„ Misses Olive and Ethel Temple oi Spragtieville spent several days us guests of A. Eugene Le e and f'ami last w.eek. - ' Frederick Jefford is rapidly progres- sing with hi s cornet an d it is hoped, by the members of tlie Ellisburg band thathe will soon b e abl e to join then Richard Alton Beebe wa s home from SyracuseJ3nsines. s College for Thanks- giving. Miss Beulali' Da y left for Svraciise Wednesday of this ween where,, lie will attend the Syracuse i'ushiess col- lege. -.' Mrs. Chester Lpe '-and d.mghler.s, Sarah an d Gyla, spent Friday' eveninK last at the home of A. F-i^-.-ne Lee. ference was the first big gathering of the leaders in the State Conservation work,\ its purpose being to revie w the experience of the intensive month? during th e launching of th e nationa l food campaign and to shape a pro- gram for the months to come. Gath- erin g in Ithaca to hold counsel with the agents were men an d women at' State and National prominence, in the work of conservation. One of the features of the conlorcnce was a big mass meeting lield ou on*. evening, presenting a message to the conservation agenls directly, from M r Hoover . This was given b y Mr . F . .C Walcott of th e Food Administration who spoke on the \Prussian System and How t o Fight It with Food.\ He. waH peculiarly able to explain thai: system agains t which America i s fight nig, since he wa s one .if th e Oomnits sion to relieve I h e Siiffi ring In Polan d after the Russian and ilennan azures hud squeezed it in its Klip, and in Bel giuin, he saw i t a t close range in all it.!- nUhlessness. Mr. Wahotl translate.?! to th e food workers the realities o.' .'Mnrvai ion in sncii termsthat. thuy felt that our individual efforts to save loud . -( ii iff not possible he over cslirrtul'-*! Anotlnr of the main fealuiou oi H.< conference were I wo addresses b.i . ^|is s Sarah Loir .• Arn:>Ul, on e ol I.IK leaders in the l'e-.,il conservatio n worS ! ill M,t-',i;-lu Ml.; :.••,;! Deaijl o'l Si m nions College, lies' n. Others Uilsiuf • leading parts in the. conferenc e t>\ tin agents •-. i-re heari Mann ol,.th< . State Cinli'ge of Agriculture , Miss Van fJens 1 ' -. L/ and Miss Rose . tin Pc. parini--.it cf Home Ko :,ninics ;\:nl Mis., i '.ire-.;if; i'':''.\'T St. . Leai'- r of. o.aity Agents. .-•11 the speeches heard, un mini'' '\• s i : Ihe confer',ice wen :.J!«•(! vvllli ••••• sauit wi helpful-.. • s an d .v,:: uigur/M to fi:ess on to bigg--r ae ( onu„,i hmwils , in co-operating wirh Hi.- aalxmal fooil' !>rtm:.«-.iii. The M .I'menl of the coo 'i • t'i-n nee w;. '•( inpliFled tlirou;. • s of in •hi ' pieei' oi wo li HO '. 'irl< Fi.<i,c an d ni.r.v in which the and ever y county havt ai aiffl 1j !*ii]porl; m jiai I The farmers r: .T-l AN D SOUTH LAt'JD'MG : .M till! farmer's gem, h - - ,, ,- \'i |io>ir (loliHli'il wri-lrn .- '- '' \'at some power a. wav ijf.visi' ';'' ,\\ U) 1 ' .\'-ales from off thine eyes, ,\\i<l l'rit»sh M jJ* te «bb- wt .| J .s from thy In din ,V: :; ;! \errrial ro.tWon thou miplil reKuln. U 'II. w.-ll! That's neither here <v therc- '<\•(!'•( ciii-h trash and Kl) |„ t ,,. |c,Ji r ii\'. \'\,' CH , L(;il G u ° is KOiriK to hold At the 1'firinli House for Joan;.: ,i-M , ]. rh f iisunl attractions for firls ;,,nl ho s/>f this neighborhood !} K\^-hae— source bt f„„ \j f. _ . , • ... .. I ret\\ .itid n«i>fill ihiii,™ r,. :e ^S|M$|3 Stticjt .pa^serigeE ,cafs. , .vSfe\'nr«'..< ,; v-'\ ', '•j\-! T '-' .'' « . «,->«/•;,<\:••- ..\^.-.i---.';;. n-.l,'-7v-r-„ - - -La » - li S&-:ii''ji V.; KS'M.'.. •.:..'V».'.:.'4 , ,,^ ,iy...^^- ; licure of Emery Carpenter. , .viorris i Mr. and Mrs . Harry Allen and itmilv . Thanksgiving will b e glad to know slie-is improving! 0 f. pi nP Meadows were Thanksgiving I an d Mr s Harry Golding from injurie s which she received in i guests of their parents, Mr. an d Mrs . an automobile accident some time ago . | Charli e Snow. T'' O n November &0th th e First Nation i Leon Carpenter sho t a fine fox, Fri who succeeded'm gefting thei r thres ing doe- during the foreport of -the weekly re very fortifhate as ' about four inche s of snow has fallen since Tuesday p. m. an d th e prospects seem quit e favorable for more. John I.ee, who worked for Rex Nut- ting last season lias recently hired oi to C. I,. Lee. .Mr. William s and fani'lv of Redfleli wer p Sunday guests at the hom e of Mrs. J. J. Lewis wh o i s a sister of Mr WiHiains.\ I'rettj .mil usoflll thl/iifH for mile And roy.,1 prooil olmor for all will ,>', ' L r-',', 1 ' ''Utinil In-their mtlfflririK Will enliven the scene Willi hoi us,— A* l'i\l in Hoiu-i-i'. il-iwouM 1 ,- mo To inirchiiHO a quilt-; ami (i mY Tk \ thlekcn-irffe HUIIJICT, lio sorvorl o'clock, \'(la! laontion of day nod d. s'atiu-day eve, I loeolnlior I-IL-II 'Twill ho, a smori'.ss. jf vnii'i Mid II'-KIII your ChrlKliiia.- hf.uoi. T.'f- Lndi\s League wii \ii - : . I limbs Thursday, !w Camilla has over subscribed' il s Vic- tor y bond issue.-- The total amount subscribed was $300,-184,150. Ontario r.lene subscribed inur?\ than\ half the total. town . ! day, Dec. 1, 19W. John (Jehr ol Central Square buMi , , , , er '\' 1 a \ eighteen months old ho g la«; al ban k of Central Square showed re-1 weeic which dresse d weiirherl five ii„ n -ource s of $506,728, . - ' \ d:;-d pounds. ' '^ llun ' ' u \' ju-ru nuu.. u ». . fori1.KepermM.e.i}L.bat $ ft. 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