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VOLUME LXVI No, 9 ADILA, po- 6a N vy. JULY & wa - --- : $1.50 PER vp) FATAL ACCIDENT Drrand Mrs. Charles Woods of Delhi R led at D. & H. Grade Crossing . by Passenger Train-Miss Sat ord of Andes Ser- jously Injured A fatal «ior accident oacurred at the D. «ilrond crossing dit lower Main Tuesday - afternoon when the north bound'' passenger. train \raed into an Oakland six, driven «inl owned by Dr. Charles Woods of Limhi. who was accompanied by hig Wiv, Vera Laldlaw and Miss Florence who was visiting friends at Andss. Dr. Woods was killed out- «his wife died in about five min- e= siter discovery, while Miss San- ford survives, - Ine engineer discovered the two Women on the pilot and stopped his {rain about fifty rods from the cross- Toe man was found near the demwlished car on the east side of (ve crosswalk, dead, and badly torn; Lis wile was dragged, her caught on the engine, and how ine other young woman gecaped death !~ miraculous, Dre. Stearns and Tafel were soon at the scene of disaster to reader medical afd to the living and UnJlertakers Fred J, Joyse and Ermm- vt Tabor attended to the bodies of wr. and Mre. Woods. | Miss Sanford was taken to the Oneonta Hospital, ber injuries conelébing of a broken right hip, frectured lefb aokle 'with laverntions and beaisea. The remains of Dr. and Mre. Woods were taken to tueir home at Dethi Wednesday. Ir. Charles Raymond Woods, a 'anadian by birth, was a man about rears old, He came to Delbl ten 'eare since from Hamden where he nud practiced for five or six years. Previous to this be spent some. years © India as a medical missionary. He wa» a man seen a good deal of the world and possessed, congggqrghla a «rary attaloments. Uoring his 15 years' residence in * aware county he had won a prom- i' position amoung the medical of this section and had a large tive, For the past three years be heen (ne of the coroners of Dela« se Founty. ce living in Deleware, he lost his - wife, also n Canadian and a. few imil« later he was again bereaved the death of his only daughter i Woods, then about 14 years Ho is survived by one son, Hal- 4 Woods, a divinity student, who lw preaching in Utah. His friends ~» are unable to glve the names of other surviving relatives, but it is en that be bas a mother and rays other relatives living in Can- t ing R th Ur Woods wae r man well liked by aree clrole of friends and his sud- n death is the source of general re- £90 irs Woods, the second wife of Dr. «de was Miss Vera Laidlaw of De- <cey, and was married to the phy- in sbout four yeare ago. She bad - prominent in social and com- | ~ty affairs both in Delancey and 'i and ste was a young woman ' many Ane traits. She was about | war« of ago. g e Woods pame bas lately been .cht into considerable prominence e Japanese lanterne. Cos To os tn of (ot tbsp Frederick T. Sherman lawn was also decorated with who possessed row boats and cances decorated them with the American lanterns and | fairy | {lights and many of the latter were seot adrift making the place look like wears. He was in some of the | -+ engagements of the earlhy ( « she of thgwarand nearly lost his n one Since bis return to , s-untry be took up the study of © & siwstty and bas preached suc- in taany of the churches of vanity. He has been notified of «tner'a death and is expected within a few days. .: Florence Banford, the only sor of the fatal accident, is the ter of Frank Sanford of Tenafly, ~ For the past year, she has in Englewood, N. J. and came norfly afterward to visit at the home for a fow weeks. Sbe sars old. ad Mrs. N. B. Parker of Day- . orids, Mr. and Mrz. Arthar - and daughter of Sidney, Mre. } .! Selley. a v and wit Lawrence, nearly flag, Japanese 7 - -- 7 7 WELLS BRIDGE NEWS. Purqgraphs From Wells Bridge Vicinity Gathered You; An Con-csponflenh \Mrs Luoy Bilis of Gilberteville was | the pleasant guest of Mre. Fleming last week. \ Miss. Lillian Relobard of Syrac use ; visited, Mer brother and his wife Mrs. George Relonard the first of the. week. |_ Miss Agnes Fleming of Albany spent feverat days with her mother, | Mra. Hattie Floming the past week. Mr. and Mra. Hubert Stone of Har- pursville visited his mother and slater over Sunday. Mrs. E.J. Truman and daughter, Miss Mable of Bainbridge. spont sat- urday and Suoday with friends Ih own. The Cutler family had a delightful day and.picnic at their reunion in Youmane' Grove Saturday. The fol- lowing officers were elected for the eneuing year: President, J. J. You- mans; Vice President, James Reade of Leonta; Secretary and Trehaurer, Mrs. Mary Reade of Franklin; Histor- lan, Miss Agnes Oabler of Walton, Dr. agd Mrs. R. 8. Youmans of a arrived in town Tuesday night and remained until sunday morning when they returned to their home. - Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Sisson, Mr, and Mrs. A. E. Seanian of Unadilla, Mr. and Mrs. Delmar Sisson and children spent the \Ever Glorlous Fourth,\ at Camp Lenawingo. Paul Sisson, Reniff Merriman and Miss Louise Bouck drove to Kings- ton Friday and brought Miss Olars witn Holmes will spend ber vacation with friends here. Boyd Ash of Michigan, Miss Bou- lah Aah. of, Bohengopady and Miss Chasing sb of Philadelphia with, Mrs. 8. N. Hodges of Unadilla were visitors at the Youmans' home Fri- day, Several from here attended the ball games nt Oneonta July 4. and Mrs. Fred Earl received the snd message Monday night that their son Harry's little daughter bad been killed by an sutomobile in front of their home next Byracuse, Mrs. Earl ane sone, Laverne and Lynn left in the morning for their home near Mase. olmes _ home Mr. at city. Venetian Fete a eritable fairyland. enlivened things b their music. them. Grover Root Is driving a new Ork- land elx, which is a dandy. The Ladies Ald of the M. E. church will serve 2 25 cent supper on J. E. Rogers' lawn July 9th at 6 p. m. fol- lowed by an Ice Cream Social in the evening. Success. The River Foto held Monday, July tb, at twilight was a groat euccess. Phe weather n an reversed his tactics of former years and doled wut a rain- less evening; a trifle cool perhaps but not enough so to make it unplegsant for any who planned to attend. Bey- eral hundred people were there and 100 autos lined East Main street. The homes opposite the park were illuminated for the occasion, »anouts because of the war record | the spacious piazza of the W. B. Gor- Woods' only Halliday, | man residence was brilliant with fifty Hayes park and lanterns. The fireworks were set off on El- ' dred's Island and were very pretty and effective. Our faithful band was < H. Vinton, Miss Viola Burlison, and out to help make the affair a success | Mr. considerably 1 An occasion like this, beld at least once a year, is just what our bome : town needs to make it the \Village privilege and pleasure to Beautiful\ that we all bold so dear. M. E. Sitver Teg. The monthly Siiver Teawfor the ben- | daughter of Fulton ; efit of the W. F. M. 8. of the M. E. | and Mra. George Ellis of Ful | Chorch will be beld at the bome of : work \Recent guests of Mra.} Mrs. W. U. Dodge on Wednesday, give: Haightat the Rider Home- July lith, from 3 to ; Dodge, hostesa. 5 p. m. Mrs. By Our Bfisy | Hattie i | and | w Miss All | 7 East Sidney. i 1 Otego | visitedy. Friday - with' thei daughter Mrs. Claude Mr. and Mrsl Arthar Benx‘lqtt ro j called on Otego friends Friday., | Hallenbeok's. 00t and ab church service a a Toug sickness. day afternoon was well attended tastefully arrauged. The program ng actunged by Mike Bylvia' Ray was unique. The numbers which Inolud- ed, songs, exer'oiaes, and realtationa were all well taken, Uncle Sam in the person of Ourtls Upright presided. O. K. Hoyt, organist of the First Baptist church, Ilion, assisted at the organ, Miss Julia Wells playing. for the songa given by the school. The Kebr sisters also gave a pleasing duet on violin and organ. The collection which amounted fo §8.57 was given for educational work. : Mr. and Mrs. Honry Carley of MiJ- ford visited at 'the Carley home on Sunday and also attended the Child- ren's Day service at East Bidney Church. The Koghliker, Zollinger | and Kehr families had a picnic dinner Jaly 5 ab the Kebr farm near the river. While taking a boat ride In the after- noon some of the party bad a most thrilling experience when their boat capelzed throwing the occupants into the river. Fortunately assistance was promptly rendered by the jobildron near by: and the sorionené f the accident thus averted. Mrs Slsson has been quite I1} since Friday, Dr. White is her physician, aod she ls Improving, Mre. Martha Bartlett accompanied by her son Harry and wife of Albany came Thursday by auto to visit in the home of Mrs. E. C. Read. - Mr.and Mre. Harry Bartlett went on to visit friends in Binghamton. On their ro- turn Monday they wore met by Mrs Bartlett Sr. and the party then re turoed to Albany. C. C. Wells and Ernest Verguson flvvered to Oneonta Monday on 'bus- jness taking in also the ball game thai day. The Bigsbeo family were also call. ers in Oneonta on Monday. ___ 222222 Genter-Field. Albert J. Genter of Unadilla and Miss Emma Field off Hartwick wore united in marriage on Wednesday. June 30th, at the FirstMetbodiat par- sonage in Oneonta, by Rev. Dr. B. M. Mr. and Mrg. Leon Van Tassell of ompanied .by Mrs. Mary Fleming |_ Halsey Dibble spent the last of the eek visiting lo the bomes of Clande ; Bartlett, Van Kleeok and also at the All were glad tosce W. H. Williams gain after The Children's Day patriotic service held at the East Sidney church Sun- The decorations conglsting of ferna and roses intermingled with ribbons of red, white 'and blue were most | 1 # C Review of Nearby Cotnty News I | . “Bids are being recvived sale of the entire amount of ented smuggled liquors value pu-ximatnlx at $109,000 stored In the basement of v hem-e at Malone, The summer se Ruth, the fo alr. and t Centre, ur-year.old daughter of Mrs. Ernest Wilbur of Bidney was brought home recently from the Johnson City hospitai where | bor right wus removed, The eleven graduates of the Han- cock High Schoo} were all girls, Plans bave been definitely consum- mated whereby Stamford will be rep- resented on the basobill diamond this senson by a fret Aggregati®h of ball for the contis- d ap- which are he custome hoo! of the Oneonta Normal,, which opened July 34, has a large attendance. More than 1,- 300 clreulars were sont out in auswar tol letters of inquiry . tossers, mostly from eastern colleges, ev. Leali Jobn Burroughs, the venerable nat- \mm; 4: I: ”ugh“ te he Pust 18 uralist, frocompnnied by Dr. Barrus, (he Baptist atSiduey, has resigned his Pulpit, and aubounces he will leave the Baptist dehomiumion because of his Inok of Sybipatby | with the ''New World Drive,\ | Miss Olive and J. Burroughs, | ar. \ | summering at Woodchuck Lodge, Mr. | Burroughs? summer home nsar Rox | bury, In Downevilio a few tice S, E. Hunter united in marringe Pautll Angelo, aged 24 'years, a D. & N. section man at Downeville, and unauu-yagr-old Flossie Luscomb of Shinnapple. days : h ys ago Jus Otsego's woo) crop, which is muted at 30,000 pounds, is being held by the growers, who have decided not to sell at the present price. - The present plan is to have 'Otsego county Join with several others in a larger The Edgerton House consignment, holding] the clip un- dining room at Dolhi bas been closed . to trans- | til 'market conditions are more fay- fents on account of lack of - help. | orable. ' Tt is operi 'only to th i d c ors P y 0 regular bOfl'fd The work of destruction as well as construction continus at South Gilboa, Many buildings on Church Hill have boon moved back on Mackey's flats where families of contractor's help will reside, Two Airedale doge wore caught kill- ing sheep in a flock belonging to W, V. Garner, near Smyrna. Gune wore used to drive them bmvny, alter they bad killed 14 sheep. The doge be- longed to the state gamefarm atSber- burne and the superintendent | has signified his intention of | \taking care\ of them and paying the dam- age. The farmers of Otsego County at » meeting of their representatives held at Mt. Vision Mondayiafternoon, June & subscription Paper was ciroulated Inst week to raise funds for the sup- port of the Kayser baseball team at Sidney. It is proposed ts engage two pitchers and a shortstop to play witb the team. _ About four hundred dol- lars was pledged. Hon. Bort Lord, who hing represent» 28th voiced their Intention to back | ed Chenango county In the Assembly the Grange-League-Farm Bureau Ex. | for several years, bas announced his change. 'This action was taken by | candidacy | for renomination In the the 145 men present, who werfgrnnm. Rapublican pritaries this fall, masters . nod . officers, Dairymen's The 1,f00 women who constitute League officers and Farm Bureau the membership of Frances Willard committeemen, Union, W. C. I. U., are to oppose Charles L. Andrus, esq., altorne; for the O. &\V. railroad, nt a meet- ing of the County Bankers' Associa tlon, at Meredith Ton, last Saturday «ald that while passenger trifle o: that road la heavier than over before,, the company ls at a loss to know how to handle it because of a Inck of e- quipment. | After going to the car makers all over the count ry the come pany bas been able to purchase only four new conches, the use of paint and powder by their slsters of Brooklyn, At the commencement exercisos at Hartwick Seminary Inst Wednesday, It whe nunounced that Rov. Dr. Char» tes W. Lietzol n graduate of Gettys- burg College and Theological Somt- nary and for the past ten yoars pastor of the first Lutheran cliurch of Alba» ny, had been elected principal to sueced Dr. John (1, Traver, whose reslguntion, tendered - about three months ago takes effeot at the aloas of the school year. Says the Sidney Record: At ber bome on Union street, Mrs. G. A. Clark owns | a prodigy in | botany. known as a pitcher plant, very rarely seen here or anywhere. Nature, fui of mystic secrets, devised this plant, fashioning each feat, so that it drawn its moisture from ite babitat and at the same time holds rain water In each leaf. It grows only in a bog, fon or swamp. It is a great drinker and If ever allowed to vote won! shun the \drys.\ It was discovered The last of the week the bedding was shipped from the Paul Devereux Home in - Deposit - to Amityville, L I, where the Tribune Fromh Afr Fund bas rented the Bethany Home for this your. It ds their purpore to mend the youngsters to Long Island this summer, at least Insterd of to Deporit. Breakstone Brothers of New York Johns. They were attended by Misa Iva Tiffany and Horace Parr, both of Hartwick. After the ceremony] the bride and ; groom left by autojfor aftour of East- | ero New York, Includiog Albanywi Pougbkeepsio | and - other points Upon their return they . will make] their bome in Unadilla, where Mr.} Genter conducts a bakery.-Eidney / Record. ! Family§Reunion. The third annual re-union of the- Azor Burlison family was held at Guil ford - Lake, Monday, | July - 5th Members of the family and guests were presont from Edmeston, Mt.~Upton, and Gautiford. - Mr. and , Mrs E. H. Burlison, Mr.fand Mrs. C. ; Cliff Carpenter of Unadilia were l’ in attendance at the re-union <_ 2222 Por asecond timeZit has been Ooop- | have the memberajof the New York ! Press Association as our guests for | their ancual convention, and befit- | ting the vitlago slogan. Nature sure- ly did smile upon them during their stay here, the three perfect June days of last Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, belpingithe editor visitors to see Cooperstownzat its best- + ' Journal. F cents per thousaod gallons for the ; electt : day fle. . town» of Unadi''a and Sidney. to the j rflfijmfi‘b c! the high amnr=t ef AIR (CO.! r the purpose of | §Ch00! (ot t 6 new venulatinz -veiem and a new ' sebool baudng. ~idoey. in a Guilford swamp on the formerly owned by the late John A. Clark. The weather man put forth his bes: efforts and encouragement on Sun. day last and this, with the very line- pitable invitation of Mr. and Mre William Troslow Hyde of Coopers: town, brougbt together between six and seven hundred people from all parts of Otsego county on Sunday af- ternoon, to become better informed upon the porposes and the work of the Otsego (County Seciety for the Prevention of Uru-lty to Animals, of which Mrs. Hyde is the county agent, At Sidney the Kayser Sik Com- pany has been paying a water rental of $7090 for {ts fnctory. Now that the water system is owned by the village, the commissioners think this charge is too amall, as the railroads pay 81,- 900 a year for the same privilege, so it bas been decided to put a meter in | Schobarie's free open air movies, the factory and make a charge of six | which feature the summer there, be- gan recently Prof. Rolin W. Thompson, for the moet twa vears princips! of the De- proit High Sense., rem ved to Whiteg V . Inet work, where he has City, who operate Creameries in Wal- ton and Downaville, have purchaaed a errorsugar and will distribute a hundred pounds to eagh patron at the original cost price, The nrdera were conferred upon & class of sixty-two candidates by Nor- wich Commandery No, 42 at a npecial conclave Friday afternson and even- ng. An epldemle of mesasles hae broken out In Delhi among young and old The question of incorporrting the village o' Downaville is again being discussed Patrick Mrhoney. a' policeman of Jamaica, lnEJJnniderinz whether - or not to namé¥is youngest son Henry Ford Mahoney. The child was born in a fllvver on Friday night just out- side Mary Immacalate Hospital, Jam- alon, water used. i A cali has been made for a specia,' t . he he'd at Sliney on Tues- Jair IT*. to vate on the propos- ~ bond school district No.1, \~'\: canventi : of the I=: for Wo- > beld: fio Norwich mstaiing « new o atrg system, a The Br inns Chenargs Cour's man Votre @. on Jay id oflet scatem tor wre village high
