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VOLUME LXVI, No. 7 - UNADILLA, N Y., JUNE 25, 1920 ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT mfiuurmte Sermon by Rev, W. C. Doege-Class Day and Graduation Exercises at Assembly Hall- Prizes Awarded. The excellent baccalaureate sermon delivered by Rev. Wilbur C, Dodge in the M. E. cburch Sunday eveniug at the community service was a fitting beginni g of the anousl commence, ment week. The discourse was a most practical one, and although ad- dressed principally to the gradum- ting class, wes nevertheless one that interested the entire congregation, The music by the choif was excep- tionally fine. Friends of the gradu- ating class-members of the church- kindly decorated the church for this special service and received many compliments for their painstaking and successful efforts. On Monday evening the class of 1920 held their last business meting, the program of which was pr blished last week. 'This was an informal af- fair and as entertaining as It was novel. They all did remarkably well, and seemed happy in the thought that thay were attending their last clas mosting. Good things were prophe> sied for each and every one; thay be-. questhed all of their belongings to Juniors and Faculty; and the gavel was delivered to their successors, The graduating exercises were held Tuesday evening. Prayer was offered by Rev. Yale Lyon, after which the orchestra rendered a selection. The Salutation, \Modern Progress in Ger- many,\ by James DeHoff Raitt; and the Valedictory, \The Eighteenth A- mendment,\ by Pauline Borden, both orations shoving much thought and preparation, were heartily applau ed. Hon. Frank B. Gilbert, LL. D., Dep- uty State Commissioner of Education who was expected to be present and address the graduates and present the diplomas, was unable to be present, word being received only a few min- utes before the opening of the exer- cises, that a wreck on the D. & H. prevented his being here and Hon. Charles C. Flaesch kindly filled his Place doing it most satisfactorily and pleasingly. The announcement nnd | awarding of prizes was made by Prin Wells Bridge Items Mrs. Louis Flething and c hildren of Albany arrived in town Saturdey and ! will spend most of the summer with i their parents in this village. Mr. and' Mrs. Thomas Curry ard -two children; Mrs. Harrielt Manzer of Oxford and Theron Cooper of Sid- | ney were callers at Youmansville Sup- \ day. . i_ Mr. and Mrs. 8. L. Youmans and ' Mr. and Mre Frank Sprague were vis- j iters at Rootville Sunday. i _ Harvey Holmes visited Dr, and Mrs, | W. M. Copley the Bret of the waek, Mrs. Laura Peck visited her cousin, j Mrs. Fred Odell at East Sidney Sun- | day. |_ Orson Hungerford recently I chased Cbarles Sleson's motor boat and bas fitted it up to ply on the I waters of the beautiful Busquehaonah | this summer, | _ Mr. and Mrs. Louis Davis of Una- dilla visited their parents at Sand Hill Saturday and Buoday and gathsred a few of the fine field straw berries that are abundant this year, Born to Mr. and Mrs, B Sunday, June 20, a son. > Mr. and Mrs Delmar Sisson of Sut- fleld, Ct., armived hors Saturday, They will spend the greater part of their vacation at Camp Burnside. Orrin Swift of Portlandvillo was a visiter at the home of Mrs. Ada Cop- ley Saturday. Mr. and Mre. Eugene Moore and Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Youmans motored to East Sidney Sunday and enjoyed a plouic dinver with Mrs. M. L, Herrick and daughters, Nellio and Alice. Reniff Merriman arrived home from Ithaca Monday and will spend | the summer with bis parents. Glen Youmans was called to Lock- wood Monday afternoon to draw in the town assessors, who were strand- ed on the bill near Rockdaio, Seymour Root and Frank Couse | were buisiness callers at Unadilia Sat- urday, Mrs. Frank Fowler was in Monday. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Rogers are visit- ing their son Harry at Hamilton for a few days. Harry receives his diploma from Colgate this year, The Ladies Aid Society is planning pur- urton Hoyt Sidney cipal Basil W, Conrad, and were as for a fald day to be held at Frank followa: The Unadilla National Bank Direo- tora' Prize §25-Pauline Borden. The Frank B. Arnold Memorial Prize $10 In gold-Lilltan Barden. The Toachera' Training Class Prize $5-May Jones, (Mahlon D. York , Prizéin High Sahoo! 8 Marlon Jones. (Martha Scott Flaesch) Grammar Dep't. let prize 810 Helon Jewburet. (The George W. Mulford and Frederick T. Shorman Memorial Prizes ) 2nd prize £5 Sanford Leach (The John W. VanUott Memorial Prize.) First Year High Sotool Prize 810 Marguerite Palmer, _ (The 8. Horace Chapin Memorial Prize and contribu- vion from Mrs. Jerome S. Secord ) 2ud Prize No one qualified. 20d Year High School 1st prize 810 Martea Boyd (Mre. Charlotte J. White and Mrs. Belle 8. North.) R and prize 85 Margaret Pook] - Mrs. Frederick C. Hubbell 3rd Year High | lst Prize 810 - Ada Freac - (Mr. Basil M. Pecor and the Misses Hayes.) 4ud prize No one qualified, * jth Year High let prize 810 James ialtt Mr. Frank 8. Davy and Mr. Jobn M. Hopkins ) « 20d prize $5 Lillian {Barden | (Mr. 'red J. Ives.) . ; The Harris Gillette Prize in mentaj ari hmetic 85 Everette Shaver, Mr. Fraok J. VanCott gave five dollars as a prize in 6th grade geogra- pby which was awarded to Charles Root. Due to an error in the cata- logue we thought we were notto have fands for this prize and so mo an- nouncement was made from the ros- trum. - Mr. VenCott made up the de- ficiency after the exaroises. The benediction was pronounced by Rev. Royal L M. Neafeld. The annual commencement dance, given in Mulford's Hall immediately after the comm@ncement exercises at the High School wasia great success .. a bappy of young people, ex cellent music, a beantifally decorated h Burnside's the frat week of August. Mr. and Mre. Earnist Young were visitors at Syracuse Iast week, Albany Selected as Headquarters For State Legion, Albany will be the new headquar- ters of the New | York state depart- wae virtually agreed upon at n moet Ing last week of the state executive | committee in New York. For a time, It Inoked dubloue for Albany bedoming the state home, but Adjatant Goueral Charles W. Borry has allotted a suite of rooms on the eleventh floor of the telenhone bulld- ing, formerly used by his department. Tranafer of state headquarters will probably take place in August. It is i certain the transfers will be made be- fore the state onnvention, Soptember Ill) and II. The rooms will be fitted up aod ready for occupancy by the | etate officers early in August, L1 Chauffeut's Examination. Secretary of State Francis M. Hugo ; has completed arrsugements to the ond that there will be a cbauffeqre ex- | aminer in Oneonta on Joly 1 for the i purpose of examining those who do- | stre a cbanffenr's license. The test ! will be conducted 'at the high school at 11:30 o'clock. Applicants are be- ; Ing cautioned to be on hand at the ap- pointed hour and also to bring the | necessary permit with them. Last year witoessed an increase of ; $3,876 chauffeurs in this State. - These ' figures have already been exceeded ' this year and in all probability there - will be close to 230,000 {chanffears in -this etate by next Janoaty. The sup- ply appears to be about equal to the demand. napcial ball, and last bot not least a f success. The Seniors motored to Coopers- ' town Wednesday, where they enjoy. ed's basket pientc. |_ Thursday evening the annual alum. ai reception and banquet was beld in Assembly Hall. With this event clos- es the commencement week program, and another successfal year for Una- , dilla High Schooffand Academy. + bany, NESTLE'S NEWS NOTES Patrons and Employees Royally Enter- tained by Nestles at Basket Picnic ; June 18. - Address by H. M. Rowe. Prizes Award- ' ed for Athletic Sports The Nestle's basket picnic held on Mr. 0. H. Eldred's Island, near the dam, through the generosity of the owner, las: Friday, June 18, was n | most successful affair despite the un- | pleasant weather. Had the weather- | man been more considerato, and a ’ trifle less generous with showers, the happiness of those who superintend- ed the pionie aud those «who had the , pleasure of enjoying the hospitality i of the Nestle's Food Co., would have | been complete. - As it was, bowever, everybody had a delightful | time- patrons, employees and guests. At a rough estimate, there were nearly 500 present. All the | vicinity villages were well represented, Rogers Hol- low,\ Idenma, East Sidney, Sidney Center, 8}dney, Unadilla Center, and Bainbridge, The island was well fited up for the occasion; a temporary bridge had been built over the Bingekill, a band stand er€oted for the use of the Bain- bridge band, and speakers. The band succeeded | in lifting much of the gloom caused by the inclement weath - er. The festivities opened with an in- troductory speech by Supt. Husted, who cordially welcomed those pres- ant. He was followed by Hon, C. C. Flaesch, who entertained the people with a short but inspiring talk | Af- ter a selection by the band and the singing of \Smiles\ by everybody, Mr. H. M. Rowe of New York, gen- eral agent of the exroutive depart- ment, the speaker of lhe day, was in an interesting and instructive nd- dress. Other New York | proseat were Mr. N. T. Maboney, field superintendent, Mr. E. W. Seixas secretary of the good will committee Mr. A. B Pike, asslatant superinten- dent of the - field service, . M: Odell, a demonstrator arid Inspector H. E. Watt; also Mr, D. D. Parker, of Oneonta, division superintendent, I and Dr. H. 8. Tvedt of Binghamton 1 PRIZES ATBLETIC EvENTS ‘ Tug of war-Teams composed . of patrons. Prize, 1 case of Bveryday | Evaporated milk\ divided among the men on the winning team, Tug of war-Neatlo's , employeen representatives a 17 ment of the American Legion. This I Same prize as first event. pelling | g5, Eilmination quolt Enme. $1.25 neck. the to each winner. and Edwin Myers. 75 yard dash for men, Dr. F. H. Smith. 25 yard dash for girls, let, Emma Keobr. Potato race, men and boys, Priz '; bushel potatoes, | Wiliiam Webb Potato race for women and girle. Prize 'ybushot potatoes Emma Kehr. 3 legged race for men and boys f Prize 82. Nell Steacos, Ezra Judd. Runoing broad Jump, prize jar of tobacco. Neil Stearns. The last event on the program | was l a two Inning ball game between Ura: dilla town tearm and Harpureville, with & score of 6 to 38, In favor of the visiting team. lee cream, pop corn, pesouts, and cigars wore generously furnished by | the Nestle Co, to everybody | who | wore the Nestle button and bo one ! was misged in the distribation. ! To bold a community pieaic and do [ so successfully is an accomplishment Ist prize #7 prize 82 | that deseryes much praise. To Super- «fotendent Husted and his efficient , assistants, the office employees of the Nestle's Food Co . in this village, ' much credit is dae for makiog the pic nic such a wonderfal success. ' Exminations at Cooperstown. i_ State examinations for scholarah ips - for - soldiers, sailors, marines | and narges who served in the World war. | will be beld at the county seat on July 10th. The amount of each seBolarahip is 8250 aed may be ap- plied toward tuition and mainten- ' ance yearly whils in attendance at . any college, university, Normal, tech- nical or trade school located within the stats. For particulars, address the State- Education: department, troduced by Supt. Husted, and gave William - Wabb | $1.50 PER vEAap IN ADVANCE Review of Nearby Slactin Moakior a Coope-stown hop County News At the f6sth annual commencement ‘.\“““ri5‘yh:m received a c naignment exercises at Hamilton Collogo lasp (of Buvarieg haps direct [rom Germa ¥) Week it was announced that the Car- the shipment being tho firs: foreign ugigle Corporation had awarded 875,+ Bops to be received in that nection. 900 to the college fir the construction] Ol a now library . The graduntion class of Cobleskli] High weh (o will be the largest in the school blstory this Years - There will be 37 in the class, The Catholic parish of Cobleskill of which Worcester and Schenevus Was a portion, hna been divided and The cafeterin at the {which lts been conducted for the i Past three months by M. G. Keen- an, will now be in cha i rge of B. L ( Ward, ho having purchased the busi- ness from ' Mr. Keenan. J. 8. Hubbeli of East Brane ware count Oneonta ho'et 11, Dela« , lost three cows recently from eating paint out of old paint pails the lune-r two towns made a separate that bad been thrown in the pasture, | with Rov. Edward G, Reilly zo pastor. - Father Rellly has already Mrs. L. G. Wheat stricken with Inst Tuesday while in ber garden, und never fully rallied; dying that evening. | She was 05 years of age and bad resided in De. of Deposit, was commenced bis dy at Schenevus, The Madison County ait Company hay tlos and will reside Trust & Depo. [purchased the par- tial] 'og daughter and one son survive ber, The only lawyer in Roscoe, Sullivan county, has moved to Sidney, leaving the village without a legal light and making a good opening for a young practitioner, W. M. Deitz, editor of the Otsego Journal, has a record of 41 continuous years me secretary of the Franklin Baptist Association, Czar Mackey of Franklin wont to Bingbamton last Wednesday to con- sult Mre. Morgan, the famous clair- voyant, in regard to the money he left in bis sent at the town hall last winter. and larger banking buildin Because of n shortage of cars, an ombargo bas been placed on all out- going freight from Syracuse over the Hues of the New York Contral on all shipments other than full cars, The Federal church nt Schoharie, of wlich Rey, George J. Booker was pastor for fifteen months, will soon cense to exist. The \Community\ church promises, in part at least, to take its place. 'Tha community church will be made up of the members of the Lutheran ahd Methodist congre- gations, who voted by large majorities to continue. | The Reformed congre- gation will conduct separate services. g. There are now in operation ninedif- ferent cooperative plants in New York State owned by farmers who ure Plans aro under way for a big cole- delivering milk to their own plants | bration in Dethi on the Fair Grounds, operated under the direct duperyia- | July 5th. ion of the Duirynmn’s League, One There will be a picaic for all Dela» of theso plants is at Walkill, Ornege | ware County at Delbt on June 25th, county, which the farmers and milk Special servic R producers have owned and operated s pocinl services were held in the Bloomville M. E chuich Sunday eve- ning at which time a certifierto Issued by the French Government In men- ory of Corporal Raymond Spiekerman who was killed ln notion was prosont- ed the relatives of the young man. The American Government awarded the distinguished service cross to Corporal Spickerman, ainco April. Ward Burlow of Meredith and doy were hunting for a cow one day la-t week, thru the woods and on hearin; | the dog barking, Mr, Barlow thot he had found the cow, and going whore be was be was surprised to find a woodchuck had the dog by the ns Mr. Barlow bad to kill the woodchuck before he could relense the dog, The sam - of $2,000,300 | hme becn pledged by employees of the Schenec. trady plant of the General Electric Company for savings and investment so far this year, Schenectady Works I News announces in ite current Isson, The nowapapers of the state are be- Ing asked to help to locate Manning A. Tren, 17, mlesing from bis bome to Ithaca since June 16, He ls arid to be & boy of good hibits and It is thot probable be lured away by advertise- ments of big wages leing paid boys. He is 6 feet 8 inches tall, dark, weighs about 135 pounds asd nas good teeth. He plays clirinet and cornet well enough to take position In a band or orchestra . His father, A. E. Trea, 607 North Cayuzm street, Ithaca, N. Y. will be grateful for any information concerniug hfm. The Orrr Clothing Co. of has moved to its new atore on the went elde of Main atroet, which they purchased several months ago. The atore bas been reflnished throughout, Installed a new lighting system and new equipment and is one of the fla- ost business places in Oneonta. Included in this total at 2,037 addition. al subscriptions received from May 10 to May 20 for General Electric em- ployes seven por cont investment bonds, aggregating | 8281,850. . This brings the total number of subscrthor- to tne bonds for the year up to 6,227, and the value of thoir allotments to $1,145,300, Enough musicians to organize n | band met at the band rooms last Mon ' day evening to resume band practice with Fred Page lender, There is enough talent bere for a good - and.- Franklin Cor. As n result of a judgment by default entered In supreme court before Jus- tice Kellogg in Oneonta, the plant ani property of the Arthur A. Crist Jo. will be offered for sale at public auction nt the front door uf the Christ plant in Cooperstown on July 15, ag- cording to an order signed by Fletch- er A. Blanchard, appointed by Judge Kellogg as referee under foreclosure proceedinge. Ralph U. Kahler of Middletown was instantly killed by a fying piece of steel from a broken buzz saw Aywheel. When the flywheel broke the plece of i «teel was hurled with such terrific force that it penetrated bis body and severed the spine. The village of Otadawa is without a store, a condition that bas not been known for years, , Miss Florence Bsile Broadfoot, daughter of Mr. aod Mrs. C. H. Broad- foot of Otegu and Douglas A. Little of Siduey were married isst Friday after- noon at Belobiidga by Rev. R F. Lensb. The affair was a quiet one, the couple leavirg town unaccompanied andproceedirg t» Painbridge, where ! the ceremony was pertormed 4 they Sta: Through its Chamber of Comm erce, Oneida is to have a carlornd of sugar. Each family is to have fifty pounds at 27\ cents per pound. An odd sight was that of a high powered automobile passing through Cobseskil! on a recent Sanday after- noon, drawing a \Peter Pan\ trailer. In the latter, evidently enjoying the trip, was a full sized pooy, protected by a canopy and standing on a carpet to prevent his slipping. - The party was evidently bound for the Adiron- dack region. The Common Council of the city of Oneonta has granted a license to Dr. M. Hamilton, forraeriy of Delhi to col- leo* garbage in the +ntire city, stipa- lating that the same mo<t ba disposed of in a sanitary manner. Dr Hamil- ton will begin the work in a few days and ® motor or horse drawn vehicle will be nsed to cart away the refuse, the charee tar or lfecting to be 158 fur each receptac'e containing garbage of cot more than one 'anily, Jay Vande mum Te
