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*-' \^'^'^S^WMfe^SK:.. r *p*muuv ^mvH^' 3*„ #*$< yfer R*jr«I aukM tb« tMd pur*, wholMMM and jWQWp WWPtB CO«t mW¥QHK> THURSDAY. JANUARY 6, 1898. local Railroad Time Table. B., W. fc U B. B. Alter Sept. at), '87. AWITO. XwTe. 12:90 p.m. 6:05 ».'m. 7:50 p.m. ... 10:45 ft. m- 12:16 a. m. 8:65 p.m. ATTITO. 10:80 a.m. GUARD TKUHI B. B. Leave. 18:80 p. m. Purely Local Mention. The first teachers' examination £md Normal entrance examination for the year 1898 in the third school com- mieaioner district of this county wilt be held in the Intermediate hall,. Normal building, Potsdam, on Thurs- day and Friday, January 13 and 14. These examinations will be conducted by the school commissioner under ,the regulations of the Department of Public Instruction. Collector Iaham, of the town of Potsdam is having trouble in secur- ing bonds for the 165,000 as is requir ed, and the taxpayers are enjoying an unexpected respite. It wil I be re- membered that last year the collect- or deposited the tax money in the National Bank and that the funds are still tied,up in that ^institution. The memory of this is so fresh that • Potsdam financiers are doubtless a tittle shy. Tbe report that has been going the • rounds of tbe newspapers for tbe f ast week to the effect that Howard Surt was befriended by Asa Brigga at the time when the former was a boy bad got into trouble by stealing some money is incorrect in so far as it states that he was taken by Mr. Briggs to his home and cared for. vf \ Tbe facts are he was taken home by / ' 13. J. Wright who at that time lived near Mr. Briggs, and remained with him about a year, after which he went to work for Mr. Briggs. Wallace Cunningham, a life long resident of South Colton committed suicide Monday morning of last week by shooting himself with a Winches ter rifle. Dr. Miller was at once called, but Mr. Cunningham was dead. Coroner Russell was then summoned, and an inquest was held Monday afternoon resulting in a ver «•* dict'of suicide while suffering from ? temporary insanity. Funeral ser vices were held Wednesday after soon. He leaves an invalid wife and five children, four boys and a girL Arecentamendmentto the school law of the state makes all persons resident and nonresident responsi- ble for the school tax levied. If they refuse to pay, the amount of their taxes will be returned by the collect- or to the trustee who in turn will forward the same to tbe county treasurer, tfhat office is directed to pay to the scool collector the amount .» of such returned taxes and charge it against tbe property. If after a certain time the tax remains un- paid, the property is subject to sale. The official report of the condition of the National Bank of Potsdam continues to interest financiers and creditors. As explained by Receiver Van vranken the report is quite en- couraging. The largest item is the doubtful assets. Some of these assets are coc very doubtful! For instance, a large block of government two per cent, bonds which are worth 98 cents on the dollar were classed as doubt- ful The bank building has been carried recently in the reports at $12,0,00. It may not sell for that amount, but it is certainly worth something. It too was classed as doubtful. It looks more and more as if the Parsons management of the Ogdens burg & Lake Champlain railroad was a permanent rather than a tem- porary arrangement. The repair shops at Malone now employ nearly one hundred men as against fifteen under the Central Vermont manage- ment. Steam heating apparatus and electrie lights have been put into the shops the past Ml and new machin- ery is being added constantly. Sev- eral new locomotives have been pur- chased and two new iron bridges have just been put in at Brushton. It looks as though Receiver Parsons was placing tbe road in condition to be operated .independently in the fu- ture. j' (•_• On Wednesday of last week a gen- 1 ^. tleman walked from Colton to Pots- • dam. He timed himself from How- ard Burt's down to the Sandstone city. By muring down the hills and making quick time generally it took him an hour and fifty minutes to go from the Briggs place to the Lemon corner in Potsdam. It will take more evidence than has yet been dis- . covered to eoavfoee that man that Howard Burt walked from Potsdam to his home above Hannawa Falls, disguised himself so that his own family did not know him, shot his wife, murdered Ms father-in-law k changed his garb again, and walked 4nto iPotsdam village in less, than : The members of the Verdi Club: will have a sleiigh ride! this evening if the weather is favorable, All are requested to meet at Mrs. Gutter- sOn's not later, than 7 o'clock. State Master O. -H Hale announces tbe organization of 20 new granges in tbia state, the general prosperity of the ordeif, and makes a stirring appeal for active and united effort in the year to come. Installation of officers of Massena lodge F. & A.;M. will occur at the regular communication on Tuesday evening January il. • Special music and short addresses will form a part of the program of the evening. Lon McDonald, well known tbro'- out this section, baa his stable^ of trotters at Combination Park, near Boston Ha is wintering eight head and will start next season with, the largest string he ever-handled, in- cluding several good enough for the last classes. The various teachers of the Mas- sena schools who spent their vacation out of town, returned on Saturday and the schools opened on Monday. Principal Davis, who attended.the meeting of the Associated Principals at Syracuse reports a very profitable session, the attendance being the largest in the history of the organiza- tion. In the recomnlendations for river and harbor improvements for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1899 are the following amounts: Ogdensburg, $34,00$; Charlotte, |10,*HK): Great Sodus Bay, $12,000; Little Sodus. *5, 000; Oswego, $70,000; Cape Vincent, $75,000. It is said that $895,000 is necessary to complete the breakwat- er at Cape Vincent. All cycling enthusiasts will be glad to hear that there are signs that the demand for good roads tjttottgb out this state wfli be heeded by tb« next legislature. Even the country sections, hitherto opposing the move- ment, have shown a disposition to fair in line. The good roads bill, which was before tbe legislature last year, is to be pressed next year. SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. The famous Gouverneur Mason- Corbin case has been appealed, notice to that effect having been recently served on Mason. Now if in this final found Mr. Corbin should get the best of it, how disappointed a wbole tot of people would be. Mr. Corbin bas plenty of grit left and many think as much right on his side as bas the other fellow. Cards are out announcing the mar- riage at Ogdensburg yesterday of H. Claton Stedman to Miss Estella J. Miller. Both of th«?se young people are well and favorably known in Maesena, Mr. Stedman being en- gaged in business at Massena Centre, while tbe bride is a daughter of W. D. Milter, of Long Sault Island. Tbe OBSERVER extends congratulations. The horsemen of TupperLake have decided to give a race meet the last week in January and 8800 has been subscribed for purses. John Bla«k was elected president of the associa- tion and with his associates in the management guarantees the besirace meeting yet held on Tupper Lak<) ice. Winter racing is becoming quite pop- ular throughout northern New York. Landlord Danforth is putting in a new hot water heating apparatus. Nearly every room in the main part of the hotel will»have a radiator, forty-eight being used in all. The work is in charge of George Hyde, of the firm of Hyde, Young & Hyde, of Watertown. The system when completed will cost $1,800, and make a fine improvement to the hotel. On January first the Massena post office was raised to a third class of- fice. The receipts for tbe past year were over $3,200.. The regulation is that when fourth class offices show, a total receipt of $1,900 the rank shall be changed to third class and the sal- ary fixed at $1,000, together with an allowance for rent, fuel and lights. As the receipts for tbe past year were $300 in excess of the required amount tbe salary for the present year is fixed at $1,100 together with the ex- tra allowance. Officer King prevented what might have been a serious runaway on New Year's day. Bert Smith's team, which was hitched to a pair of bobs, was left standing near Ball's furni- ture store. They became frightened and started down the street. As they passed the OBSERVER office they were on a lively run but Mr. King had' jumped on the side of the rig and was climbing over the high side boards. This he did in good style, and secured the reins, stopping the team as they neared the bridge. The editor of an exchange says: We would like to offer a suggestion to the people of the town fortius winter. Don't ship a box of clothing and provisions a thousand miles away, when there is a little boy, freezing just around the corner, within a few feet of you. It is right to send help away, but take kare of the destitute at your own doors be* fore going further away. Give the clothing to the needy, regardless of the religious faith of his parents or relatives, and you have done an act that is commendable in the eyes of the Almighty. The announcement is made that the Bichelieu & Ontario Navigation Company next season is to have a lively opposition on the St. Lawrence river. The Folger Bros* of Kingston have purchased the steamer Shrews- bury and intend to have that vessel ply on the route between Clayton and Montreal along with the steamer America, thus reviving the active condition of opposition that existed in 1852, when there were two lines running down the St, Lawrence. Two more new steamers, now plying on the upper lakes, will be purchased and these will connect with the Shrewsbury (to be called tbe New York) and the America, the whole to unite with the New York Central railroad at Clayton. Visitors and Viiitlflf Pwple la Whom All Are JatereitedV Dr., H. J. Lyla spent the holiday season at bis home in Morrisburg, ' y James' Taylor, of Brasher Falls, visited bis son Dr. Taylor last week. H, M- Kinsman, of Norwood, was calling on f rien is in town on Satur day. Joseph Amo returned on Monday from a ten days visit with his mother, at Woodstock, Vt. Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Gibson, of Law- renceville, spent New Year's with his parents at the Springe. Supervisor A. A. Atwood, of Hop- kinton. made a pleasant call at tbe OBSERVER office last week. Mrs. Emma A. Harsh of Stock- holm spent New Years with her sis ter Mrs. E. 0. Hubbard, of this village. Rev. D. Gregory is attending the annual conference of the Advent churches, being held in Vermont this week. Algernon F. Talcott who has just completed a euccssaful term of school on Grail's Island, left on Tuesday for Albany to erter the business college in that city. Mrs. J. W. Beed and Miss-Emma Patterson left on Tuesday for Ogdens- burg to spend a few days. Miss Patterson will visit friends in Madrid before ber return. Sheridan Hutchins and wife, of St. Paul, Minn., have been visiting bis parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Hutchins, and calling on. «1<* triende in town during the pait two #eeks. McLaughlin and family, of Lake have moved to Maejena andJu^nowotot^nigK. H; Wge- reim house on'Ofevieitreet. Mr. Mc- Laughlin has been in the general mercantile business at Backet Lake, but sold out to come to Massena to grow with the future city. A \ EAR'S SUBSCRIPTION FttEE. To the Penes Qautag Neatest to the Pop* station of Masuns Vllfage, The OBSERVER will give a, year's subscription free to the person jgues sing nearest the populataonofMas. sena village as the same shall be de- termined by tbe enumeration to be made this month. All guesses must be sent us in a sealed envelope with name of the peison sending the guess on t'-e outside. The envelopes will not be opened until Thursday, Jan- uary 20, at which time the enumera tion must be completed. The guess oa'musfc be sent in on or before Mon- day, January 10. 1898. The installation of the newly elected officers of Massena grange will occur on Saturday afternoan January 8. Mrs.,8 N. Judd, of Can- ton will act as installing ofty-er. Dinner wili.be served at 13 o'clock. At the meeting of the village board Mondav evening B S. O'Neill, Hen- ry C. King, and Chas. Nightengale were appointed to take an enumera- tion of the inhabitants of Massena village as required by law, before January 20, The Congregational Sunday school on Sunday last elected the following officers for 1898. Superintendent, W. H. Cubley, Jr.; Assistant Super intendent. L C. Howard; Sec. and Treaa Hattie Andrews; Organist, Mae Bussell. The New Year's supper given by the Massena contingent of the Volunteers of America was well patronized and netted a snug sum for tbis worthy cause After tbe supper a watch-meeting was held until the old yearhad expired. Sadie, the oldest daughter of Mrs' Anna Allen of this village ded Mon- day morning after an illness of less than two weeks, of,.Gastric fever.. She was seventeen yiar .old aud a bright young'lady.» Mrs. Allen has the sympathy of all in, her bereave ment The subject of the sermon at the Baptist church next Sunday morn- ing will be \Continuance in Christ's love.\ In the evening \A necssary preparation.\ There will be preach ing on Thursday and Friday evening of this week in the chapel All are welcome. In the fire at Watertown last week John S. MeFadden of tins place had a narrow escape and was obliged to crawl pat through a window very thinly clad> 'Mrs, McFadden was visiting her parents itt Massena at tbe time, buttheirgoodsandwearing apparel at the boarding house were destroyed. The Brockville ant New York bridge company will ask parliament for an act to extend the time for the completion of its bridge between Broofcvflte and?\ Iftorappwn, also changing the mm of tie company to that of the Brockville and St. Law- rence Bridge Co., being an amalgam- ation of the two companies. D. W. C. Erwin closed his Town Line creamery at the Springs on Monday January 8. During the a he has manufactured 100,000 of butter nearly of which has ipped to Manchester, N. H., where ft has a great sale. The creamery will be closed for two months during which time extensive repairs will be made. The Brooklyn Daily Citizen of Jan- uary 2nd, published a cut of Gilbert P. Smith, formerly of this place but now Of Brooklyn. Under the head of fraternaty orders the Citinen says that Mr. Smith has just been elected representative of the- Grand Council Royal Arcanum, and has twice been Regent of Valiant Council, one of the most thriving Councils of that order in Brooklyn, we congratulate our old friend Gilbert on bis advance* ment. . BAKING POWDER Report** by World's Fair Judge, Chicago, (Without a Grain of impurity) AND HIGHESTLEAVENEROF ALL H D. THATCHER A CO., POTSDAM, K. Y. 1898 Bargains We will sell for a few days only Gent's, Laundried, Colored Bosom Shirts at 39c. Complete with dollar. Cuffs and Tie, 75c. ' One lot Underwear, the Nice, Warm kind, at 19c per garment. Gents Black and Colored Hose at 5c per pair, _ A few more Winter height Suit inge to order at $14 EgrDon'tmiea our special sale of Ready to Wear Clothing now going on. Call and see us. - Phillips the Clothier Just Around the Corner. P0WEH CITY LIVERY 'Bus to arid from all trains Bus Calls left at Potter's Drug Store or at Allen House. C. H. B0YHT0H West Centre Street, Massena, N. Y. Week of prayer. Fairly good sleighing. The mercury went down to 15 de- grees below zero Monday night. Attorney George E. Van Kennan, of Ogdensburg, was in town yester- day. C. H. Bovnton, of the \Power City\ livery is out with a handsome new 'bus. There wiH be service as usual in the Advent church Sunday. Rev H. W. Davis, of Stockholm will preach in the evening. The Ladies' Literary Club has vot- ed to extend an invitation to Bev. Thomas MeClaiyv of Minneapolis, to deliver a lecture January 24. Sunday, $t Louisville in the Pres byterian church at two p. m,, Bev. Ure Mitchell will conduct Episcopal services and jweach. All are invited. —If rank, tnsiped or muddy coffee just suits you don't use Cohan Java and Mocha. CLARK & WEBB —Miss Gertrude Erwin has an elegant hew Cbickering Piano. It' was purchased at Potsdam from F. E. Everett who carries a large stock of fine pianos of various makes. 7w2 r-Dou't buy Diamond Medal Flour if you are satisfied with any kind, if it is only cheap. CLARK & WEBB —Why freeae and use twenty per cent more coal than necessary this winter when you can buy storm aash so cheap at D. A. and W. A. Moore's, Potsdam. 51tf. —Don't use American Oil Co's double refined oil if you want a. light like that of the tallow dip of your grand father. OLA*K&\ ~-D. A. & W. A. Moore, of Potsdam, N, Y.. are the largest manufacturers of doom, sash and blinds in this northern section. Send them your memoranda for prices before buying. —Order your doors, sash, blinds and finishing lumber of D. A. &W.A. Moore, Potsdam, N. Y. —Bunions' New Photograph Gallery open again January 24-26 6 w4 l»C»T. Buff Cochin chicken, betweenNor^ folk and Backet Biver. A regard wiH be paid for return of same to L. GREENBUSH, Backet Biver, N. Y. 6w2 PAPER HANGING. .* The undersigned will do paper hanging and all kinds of painting and finishing in the latest stylet* Leave orders with L. S. Derosia, or by mail E. M. TpRSfcR, 4w . .Mifssfeena, N. Y. m i«»r«M.ii'. .. „.i A ORE AT BARGAIN. Funk & Wagnail's Standard Dic- tionary. Two volume*, fuB Morocco. For sale very cheap. Inquire at - 0$B]BBVHR OWFJCE. 1 ' \—.iin»u»i' •>•'.••• ' We are Overhauling our And have more Clothing than room for it. We will make it an object to you if you will help us to get more room. ww TRY IT. J* I** \• *<m •'<:%& • We have decided to rediiS^Kr stock or Ready tor Wear Clothing BtBrC Sprjag; Inventory and offer you at greitl:| r^lS^^ prices broken lots of Ulsters, QvetcdE% Suits, Pants, <fee , In, many cases the price will be below cost of manufacture and if you need any- thing in our line you are Bum ofM bargain. We will not take time to ftftte prica^ but remember our dtoeMs* entirely uetri^d' old worn out goods, Thm sate ; lasts &$$& short time, and we^ invite jm to « '-yte\-\^ May Sunshine and Prosperity smite OK you liberally the coming year is oiir Sin- cere wish. .- fhe past few years have be<e» 6KW*ie.ot: many of tfte Trade. Same fitsms»|isw been crippled, a few foUttig by the' way- side. Be cheerful, smile \occasionally 9t«fjf croaking. It is darkest juat before dawn, Fusl; , them elottds away. \Make it a happj- New Year.\ In response to our bnaSaess a»d finan- cial standing we would say that we have nojeefereaees to give, ''.\ • t , We are not paupers—we are plain every day soft of people. * We are not rich, We do not live in palaces. We and our family are nonteu?, in a cottage, ,x ' . Our Mr. Will Cubley has been m business for the last aoyeafs. He passed through panics and hard times, #iever failed, and always paid ia mil. We always will unless 4 cyclone carries us\ away. Our capitalis not all.wind, • We always hplp our friends in trying times. We are full of goad> tfjings, and they are always on tap for our friends. Wc live for the future as weHasto-day. , '..--.• We try to please oar customers. ' \ \ We have no agents out to extol our virtues or to speak ill of our neigtitxas. We generally refrain fratn blowing our own horn. We do it thfo tSart me***: to answer the inquiry. .;'>.« Personally, we are neither giant nora dwarf, physically, meata%|t otherwise bat we are strong in our conviction, and our word is as good as goJ«|„ V * Prosperity is marching on, and we, wish and hope that all outrteld^';. will reap the full benfefi); of same, and if we can assist them in any way wfe. \4fS ^m do so. Yours Respectfullyr^,' 5 ^, LEONC Furniture and Undertaking. yiM&~,\:,.y t s J0ST WIWT YOU Before yon eubeoribe lor your mag- azines and periodicah* lor the new year call at the OBSERVER offioe and get special clubbing rates.. We can save you money. — **«».»- n;,,„„. SCNWAKZ 4 MONTONOO Funeral DlreatorsftndKmbalmtr^ Offloeln too n»w W«r»n Block. Open day •aa night. Mtoalli will reoAlve our prompt attention. LOST.- ; A calfskin mitten, with the hair oh, between the school house and Martin street in Massena village last week Saturday. Finder will please leave the same at D. Morrison's blacksmith shop.. Tea Sittings, not Good Coffee, ^b0li JB^rry Me lb 15c lb A few of tboise Men's Heavy Randon and Fleece Lined Underwear left which will be sold regar4iess<tf^ost. These goods must be sold at once for cash only. 20c off a dollar, F. L. BABCOCK. « p
