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( I , \ YATES COUNTY’S LEADING NEWSPAPER ADVERTISEMENTS IN THIS PAPER REACH 18,000 READERS ALL THE NEWS FOR ALL YATES COUNTY Volume CIII—Number 12 WEDNESDAY. MARCH Whole Truck Slipped Off Bridge. h W. E. Pulvcr, of Bluff Point, lias been shearing sheep in Barrington. While crossing the ravine on a nar row bridge at S. J. Wilson's his Ford truck slipped off the bridge going part way down the steep bank where it rested against a tree. Mr. Pulver was not injured and the truck was able to proceed on its way after being pull ed out by a wrecking car from Penn Yau assisted by several neighbors. SPRING WEATHER FINALLY ARRIVES Gorham Stores Flooded Drives Across Lake on Autos Collide on State Road. Ice—Su er Weather in Michaels-Stern Plays Hammondsport. Friday night the Michaels-Stern quint will meet the strong Hammonds* port Pirates. The Pirates have a good I fast team and have played some very good teams*in their vicinity. They are going to try to keep their record clean and defeat the Clothiers. Last Friday the Eclipse Machine Co. team, of Elmira, defeated the Clothiers in a one-sided game to the tunc of 53-26. 1907 the Last of March AWARDS GRANTED INJURED WORKERS Compensation Cases of Penn Van, Dundee, Milo Mills, Branchport and Keuka Park Men. Heard Spring officially arrived in Yates county, in common with other neigh boring sections of this country, at 4:02 Sunday morning. We had the joy, however, of heralding it. in with two days of thaw and warm rain, Friday and Saturday. This turn for warmer weather removed much of the snow and turned frozen brooks into small torrents. From various sections of « the county come interesting reports concerning the unusually late arrival of spring following the severe winter: Despite the warm rains and tlmvs of the past W'eek high ridges of ice on many of Y'atcs County's main highways make automobile traveling difficult. The Penn Y'an-Branchport-ITammonds- port road is reported to he entirely free and in the best condition. William Sebring, of Rock Stream and William Murphy, of Dundee, had a head-on collision with their automo biles while driving on the Dundce-Wat kins state road on Saturday morning They were on the stretch between Wil liam Drake’s and Avliat is known as dead man's curve, when both were driving in the ruts. As they saw one another, but though going at a mod erate rate of speed they could not ge‘ their cars out before they came to gether. Both cars received broken hut caps, bent axles and smashed fenders but were able to proceed on their wray Neither was hurt. The roads are ver; bad for automobile traveling now, ant when a driver gets into a rut it i; sometimes impossible tq get out for ; long stretch. It is a wonder that then arc not many more accidents, but driv ers realizing this condition drive with due caution.—Dundee Cor. STATE CONVENTION WILL MEET HERE Old Time Fiddlers. S ame350 Baptist Women i Expected in Penn Yan in April — Preparation Committee Announced 1 P. TRAVIS MADE CHIEF OF POLICE There were 25 cases on the March calendar of compensation court held in Penn Van on Monday afternoom, March 22nd, before Referee George D. MacDow vll, of Rochester, as fol lows; B. Frank Look, Penn Y'an, employ er, Corcoran Co., Penn Yau; case closed on previous award without prejudice. Eugene Snyder, Keuka Park, em ployer, Whitfield & Sous, Inc., Penn Yau; award made from December 15, J525, lo January 4, 1926, and case con- iinueti for three months to determine permanency. Stanley Squires, Branchport, em ployer, Stone & Genung, Branchport; an award made from February 23 to March 1 at. $J 1.51; award also made on reduced earnings from March 1 to March 22; claimant earned $9 per week during this period; case was con tinued. Elmer Johnson, Penn Y'an, employ er, E. M. Scherer, Penn Y'an; case on appeal and continued. D. F. Windnagle, Peim Yau, em ployer. Guile & Windnagle, Penn Y'an; case adjourned one month to deter mine permanency. Willard Travis, Milo Mills, employ er, Andrews Paper Co., Penn Y'an; award made from February 6 to Feb ruary 22 at $ 12.50 and case continued; claimant must be present. Alex. McMinn, Penn Y'an, employer, W. II. Fox Sons, Penn Y'an; case be ing controverted: In the recent thaw, a sewer pipe not. functioning properly caused a flood of water to pour into the cellar of the Red and White store conducted by J. L. Bateson and also in the Crosier & Son hardware cellar and soon attained such a depth that the fire engine and hose were brought into play and kept busy all Friday afternoon and at in tervals all night pumping water out of the cellars. Much merchandise was stored in the cellars which necessarily was greatly damaged.—Gorham Ed. Win. B. Manley Elected Clerk at Annual Meet ing of Penn Yan Trus tees - Others Appointed Long-time residents along Keuka Lake remark that it has been many years since the lake-remained solidly frozen over the entire length as late as the 21th of March. It was but a short time ago that the ice sealed tin. entire surface. The several days ol extreme cold which followed then in quick succession completed the job to perfection and up to the present, time sun and wind have done but little in weakening the ice, which remains solid except for three or four inches on the top. Several cracks are appearing, however, at certain spots, so if this warm weather continues the ice can not last much longer. The water in the outlet at Penn Y'^an | Ahda L. Blood, eironeous has risen about a foot in the past week = menh ?L40. The minutes of the annual meeting of the village board held at 7 p. in March 22, 1926, follow: Present were President Windnagle, Trustees Ballard, Molleudorf, Taylor, Vann, Sheridan .and MacNaughton. Minutes of the preceding meeting l ead and approved. The following bills were audited and ordered paid from their propel funds; H igh’ivay—Tony Costello, labor, $60.90; Municipal Board, water foi flushing streets, $138.16; James Lup* piuo, labor, $60.90. Health — BordwelVs, Inc., mdse., $15.90. Contingent—N. Y. Tel. Co., service, $J1.89; Penn Yan Steam Heating Co., heat, $82.80; Frank Dallas, janitor, $1; Clara B. Meade, election, $4; E. J. Landou, election, $8; H. B. Frank, election, $8; E. J. Meehan, election, $1; Frank Sutton, erroneous assess ment, $3.87; Oscar Conklin, election, vey. Proof of our extremely cold winter was demonstrated last Saturday when an auto drove -across Canandaigua Lake at Vine Valley. Icc of such thickness is very uncommon in that locality.—Rushviile Ed. It is quite evident the f will do no plowing or fitting of the ground in March this spring. Those who did their plowing in the fall will claimant must be j bG the fortunate ones, and we have present or case closed. I some who practically have their plow- Shcrman Walter, Penn Y'an, employ- jng ap done. er, \\ . IT, 1 ox Sons, Penn Yan; anvard jn contrast to the present month was made from January' 15 to March 22 Qf March in 1907, a most unusual at $12.50 and case continued. , time, the last ten days of which were P. Butler, Milo Mills, employer, j summer weather, with doors and win- Aiulrews Paper Co., Penn Yran; .award : dows open. made from Jauuary 22 to March 2 at j Qn the 22ml at noon the thermome- .... , , ; ter registered 77 degrees; the 28th in Lewis Llakeslee, Penn Yau, employ-- the evening it was 60 and the morning er, Hollo well & Wise Co., Penn Yan, and evening of the; 29th registered 60 award made trom December 5 to De- auq 72. The month closed with a tera- eolabor 28 at $20 and case closed , pcrature of 38 and 28 degrees.—Milo AMthout prejudice. i Center Cor. Perry Afford, Penn Y'an, employer, j * _____ Owen lloban, Penn Y'an; case closed Moved and seconded that the hills of Harry Case, overseer of the poor, be referred to the village attorneys, j Carried. I Upon a vote for the .appointment of t clerk of the board lor the coming year ! the vote stood as folloAvs: First vote—Hyatt 2, Manley 3, and mors i Wright 1. Second vote—Hyatt 1, Manley 3, and Wright 2. Third vote—Hyatt 1, Manley 3, and Wright 2. Fourth vote—Hyatt 0, Manley 6, and Wright 0. un previous award without prejudice. Clarence Kennedy, Branchport, em ployer, E. E. Evans, Branclip.ort; award made from Februaryr 23 to ! March 22 at $15.39 and case continued. ! John Sprague, Dundee, employer, | Emmett, Crane, Penn Y'an; case ad journed one month for medical testi mony. Y'ates County was not alone in sinn ing the “ pleasures\ of the first heavy spring thaw, for at Watkins so much ice broke up in the glen and jammed against the trestle of the Pennsylvania railroad near the inlet that employees were forced to use dynamite to clear the way for the torrents of water that threatened to weaken or wash out the ^ t tracks. During the warm spell the \va« George lYanes, Fenn Yan, employer, 1 ^er Genesee river rose to a I1. II. Johnson, Elmiia, aw aid made r*r mAm than civ foot q hnvn nnr. on reduced earnings from February- 15 to March 22 at $3.58 and case con- i imued. height of more than six feet above nor mal. flooding numerous fields along the banks of its tributaries. . llenry L. Werley, Penn Y'an, em ployer, Penn Y'an Municipal Board; claimant not present; no permanency; case closed. Andrew Stratton, Starkey, employ er, C. BreAvcr, Starkey-; case adjourn ed to the \Watkins calendar. William Church, Penn Y7an, employ er, Bison Oil Products Co., Buffalo; award made from December 16 to March 22 at $20 and case continued three months to determine facial dis figurement.. Jesse Cummings, Penn Y'an, employ er, Village of Penn Y'an; claimant must be present or case will be closed. Thomas Brunsldll, Penn YTan, em ployer. Dr. Charles E. Doubleday, Penn Yan; .award made from Decem ber 27 to March 22, reduced earnings, at $3.69 and case continued. Isaac llarvop, Dundee, employer, Udrpeuter & Sears, Dundee; case ad journed, claimant not present. Earl C. Corwin, Penn Y'an, employ er, Keuka Lake Ice Co.. Penn Yan; award made from February 23 to March 22 at $19.23 aznd case tinned. 4 Earl S. Casiuer, Penn Y'an, ernploy- I PORTER FOR 50 YEARS IN HARPENDIN0 HOTEL DIES Was Slave Boy When Northern Troops Burned Home. Then * Brought to Dundee. Thomas Taylor, an aged colored man who has lived for the past fifty years at the Harpcnding hotel, Dundee, died very suddenly on Monday afternoon.\ He has been employed as porter at this hotel for the entire time. During the Civil War he lived as a slave boy in the south. One day he followed the band that was with a southern regiment and went way be yond his own home. The next day be started back to his home and when he reached the place he found it had been burned by the northern troops and he could find no trace of his own people. The northern regiment in that vicinity con- I became interested in the little slave boy, and eventually he came north with Captain John Cook, of Dundee. er, W. Edgar Lebbou, Penn Y'an; case adjourned. 1 m Ralph Philmau, Penu Y’an, employ er, Finger Lakes Canning Co., Penn Yau; reserved decision. William R. Clark, Penu Y'.au, em ployer, Barden & Robeson Corp., Penn Yran; award made from February 23 lo March 22 at $12.81 and case con tinued. Since women imraded barber shops, the barbers are putting up signs, “No Swearing Here.\ The men must be protected somehow. This was in ’63. Professor Kline, who was in charge of the Dundee schools took the boy and he lived with him for several years. In 1876 lie Avent to work at the Har pending hotel when A. Harpending ay as the OAvner and he has stayed on as a helper all these years. There are no knoAvn relatives. 1 The funeral services will be held from the hotel on Wednesday afternoon at 3 o’clock and Rev. M. E. Bartholo- meAV will have charge of the services. Interment \will be made in the Dundee cemetery^—Dundee Cor. William B. Manley was elected. Moved and seconded that Mr. Man ley be elected clerk for one year at a salary of $550. Carried. Moved and seconded that Jay Rice bo appointed street commissioner for one year at a salary of $35 per week. Carried. Moved and seconded that Grant P. ! Travis be appointed chief of police of the village of Penn Y'an for one year at a salary of $125 per month. Car ried. . Moved and seconded that E. F. Pul ver and Michael Moses be appointed patrolmen for one year at a salary of $120 per month. Carried. Moved and seconded that Fred Reed be appointed fire bell custodian at a salary of $25 per year. Carried. Moved aud seconded that D. E. Por ter be appointed town clock keeper at a salary of $52 per year. Carried, Moved and seconded that Hu son & Hyland be appointed village attorneys. Carried. Moved and seconded that F. M. Mc- Niff bo appointed a member of the municipal board for a term of four years. Carried. Moved and seconded that Charles A. Kelly be appointed a member of the municipal board for a term of five years. Carried. Moved and seconded that the board meeting be held on the first and third Mondays of each month. Carried. Moved and seconded that the village bonds be furnished in the same amounts and by the same parties as last year. Carried. Moved and seconded that the pro ceedings of the village board be fur nished to the village papers for in formation only. Carried. Moved and seconded that the salary of the village treasurer be $400 per year. Carried. Moved and seconded that the presi dent of the village board appoint a committee of I avo (Sheridan and Mac- Naughfon) to discuss the matter of the municipal board expending $30,000 for the improvement of the municipal plant with the village attorneys to as certain its legality. Carried. The folloAving permits 'were grant ed: Fred A. Schmoker to move a one- story garage from 315 Elm street to 329 Elm street and Mr. Schmoker to give the usual bond for the village's security. Hopkins-Jollcy Corp. to erect a fire proof tile one-story salesroom at 126- 128 Seneca street. Moved and seconded that the meet ing adjourn. Carried. JAY G. HYATT, Clerk. Florida insists that it has more blue sky than any other state in the Union, and isn't selling any of it. Between 300 and 350 Baptist Avomen ire expected to attend the annual con tention of the Women's Home and For eign Missionary Societies of New York 'State, which convenes here the 27th ind 28th of next month. This large gathering will bring delegates from all parts of the N cav York district of the Northern Baptist Convention. It is uu. usual for a meeting of this size to be field in a village. The proximity of Keuka College brings it to Penn Yan. Last year it Avas held at Oneonta. Though the official program for the convention has not been received here, -vomen of the local church are already at work providing for the entertain ment and care of the many delegates who are expected. Mrs. Frank Stvart bout is in charge of all general ar rangements. On Tuesday night, April 27th, two large banquets will be held for the delegates. In order to accom modate all, one will be held in the local Presbyterian chuiich and the other in the Methodist church. The committee n charge of the tickets for this event is headed by Mrs. Seymour Purdy, av I io s assisted by Miss Mary Watkins and Mrs. Arthur Burns. Other committees announced this vcck by Mrs. Swart bout folloAv: En- ertainment, Mrs. B. F. Johnson, Mrs. Lewis Mead, Mrs. Charles Mallory. Mrs. Ella Sutherland, Mrs. Frances Taylor and Mrs. Milton ltapalee; church arrangement, Mrs. T. W. Wind- laglc, chairman. Mrs. Enos Ross and Mrs. W. E. DeMelt; checking commit- ec, Mrs. John Lercli, chairman. Mrs. Harold Griffith, Mrs. Harry Hurford, Mrs. William Walrath, Mrs. Floyd La- nont and Mrs. Alfred Bullock; tele phono committee, Mrs. Howard Tyler, chairman. Miss Clara Miller and Mrs. David Ayers; train committee, Mrs. E. E. Ivcwis, chairman. Miss Ruth Guile and Mrs. Alma Gerald; music committee, Miss Ethel Price and Miss Beatrice Horton. Fiddlesticks and banjos will be much in evidence at the Elnrwood Theatre, some night in the future, when the old time fiddlers' contest will be staged. And that isn't all. With the fiddlers will appear old time dancers of quadrilles, landers, money- musk, Virginia reel, etc. Liberal prizes will be aAvarded the winning fiddlers and dancers. The audience Avill judge the winners. The fiddler or dancer receiving the most applause will get the money prize. Old time fiddlers in Yates and ad joining counties are eligible and are requested to join the contest. Send your names in lo the Chronicle-Ex press or the Elunvood Theatre. A defi nite date of the contest will be an nounced in yext week’s Chronicle-Ex press. DO CITIZENS OF PENN YAN WANT COM MUNITY BUILDING ?-Y0UR OPINION ASKED ♦ START DRIVE TO CHECK DIPHTHERIA If So, What is Your Opinion ?—Where Should Build ing Be Located ? — What Organizations Should Have Rooms '/—Chamber of Commerce Seeks Ideas to Govern Policy Local Committee Is An nounced to S e c u r e Per manent Protection of ChildrenAgainstDisease The Penn Y'an Chamber of Com merce in its endeavor to ascertain the need of a community building in this village appointed a committee of three citizens, T. W. Windnagle, W, F. Cor coran and Courtney Earle, to find the public opinion relating to the plan. The organization is anxious to secure the opinion of every interested citizen on this important question. Does Penn Yan need a community building? If so. where should it be located? tShould it contain a gymnast um? What organizations should have rooms in the building? Should the vil lage offices, municipal board and fire companies be contained in it? These ard a fcAv of the points concerning Avhlch this C. of C. committee is seek ing suggestions. Mr. Windnagle, chairman of this committee, points out that a commun- Deaths. MRS. JAMES K. McCONNELL. Mrs. James K. McConnell passed a ay ay at. her home on Hamilton Street Tuesday afternoon, March 23, 1926, at: the age of 63 years. Flora Belle Clark was born in the town of Italy, January JO, 1863, and was married to James K. McConnell in Middlesex, February 16. 1887. The first six years of their mar vied life was spent in the town of Italy and for 25 years following they lived in Jerusalem. The past eight year; have been spent at their home on Ilam ilton Street in the town of Benton Mrs. McConnell is survived by her hus band; three daughters, Mrs. Estella son, Howard, of Jerusalem; three sis- rest Dinehart, of Jerusalem; Mrs Alice F. Bassage, of Penu Yan; om son, HoAvard, of Jerusalem ; three sis ters, Mrs. Myrtle E. YVilliams, of Mid dlcsex; Mrs. Jennie L. Lathvop, o! Long Beach, California; Mrs. Gertrude H. Densmore, of Potter; three broth ers, Joseph W, Clark, of Vine Valley: Ithazner Clark, of Log-an, Iowa; Her bert Clark, of Middlesex; fom grandchildren, Wave and Robert Me Connell, Ralph Fitzwater, and Zola Marie Dinehart. The funeral will bv held Friday afternoon at 1 o'clock from the home, Rev. Samuel G. Houghton and Rev. Wm. H. Wheatley officiating. Commitment in Lake VieAV cemetery vault. MRS. ROSA PORTER. Mrs. Rosa Porter, aged 53, died at her son's home Tuesday night, March 23. She is survived by three children, Nelson, Arthur and Hazel, all of Penn Yan, three sisters, Mrs. George Burr, Mrs. Niram Squires, both of Penn Yan, Mrs. Thomas Snyder, of Hornell, two brothers, Fred aud Albert Lynn, both of Branchport. Funeral vv ill be held Thursday .at 2 p. m. from Nelson Por ter's home, 306 Keuka street, Rev. S. G. Iloughton officiating. Burial in Branchport cemetery. Under the direction of the local health officer, Dr. B. S. Strait, and Yates County nurse, Miss Nellie Z. Mahar, assisted by a health committee composed of Mrs. Louise K. Corbin, Mrs. Charles Andrews, Mrs, George Taylor, Mrs. William Grady and Mrs. Karl Mallory, all of Penn Yan, a cam paign is being started in this section to secure the safety of all children against the ravages of diphtheria. This local campaign, Avhich is Lo be carried on in conjunction with a simi lar state-wide effort, aims to have all children between the ages of 6 months and 10 years protected by vaccination. A neAV toxin-antitoxin when given by three simple injections to children of this age insures immunity from diph theria for the rest of their lives. Last fall and spring some 30 local chil dren Avere so treated, ami this year it is hoped that all others will be so im munized. Latpr in the campaign a house to house canvass will be made in an ef fort to have all parents sign cards per mitting this easy measure of protec tion fi^r their children. Clinics for this purpose will be scheduled later. Miss Mahar reports Che \following j announcement just made public by tin? state health commissioner, Matthias Nicholl, Ji\: “January Jst marked the opening of a state-Avide campaign di rected toward eradication of diph theria. The first and most important step will be an endeavor to convince the largest possible number of par ents, public officials and others of Un desirability of protecting all children under 10 years of age against this dis ease through toxin-antitoxin immuniza tion. “ The state department of health fur uishes toxin-antitoxin mixture, careful ly standardized and tested in its lab oratory, to health officers, school phy sicians and /private practitioners of medicine, Avitliout charge. Its adminis (.ration is a simple procedure causing little if any discomfort or inconven ience to the child. Us value as a pro tective measure lias been so thorough ly established during the period of ap proximately ten years in Avhich it has been used that conservative health of ficials and family physicians give it to their oavu children and do not hesitate to recommend it to others. “ As state commissioner of health, I recommend to all local health officers, particularly in cities and larger com munities, that they join actively in this state-wide movement, lay out a defi nitc program, endeavor to secure such local appropriations as may be neces sary to provide immunization for those children to Avhom it will not othenvis° be available, and to arouse the inter est and qnlist the support of physi cians, parents, officials, newspapers and any other organizations or Indi viduals in a position to assist in pro moting this movement for protection of children and for the common good.\ v Losing Side Entertains. ity building is in a sense a public en terprise and consequently this question is one in Avhich all village residents should be intensely interested. It is the desire of the Chamber of Com merce to carry out the will of the people in so far as possible, and the questions below arc printed to make possible an easy expression of the pub lic sentiment. You are asked to till out the blank Avith your answers to the questions and to mail the same to Mr. T. W. Windnagle, 305 Liberty St. Tlje com mittee will Aveicome any other sugges tions you may a \ ish to make in addi tion to those provided for on this blank. Your co-operation shown by filling in the blanks today and mailing promptly will be of groat help to the Chamber of Commerce in starting definite Avork on the plans. As a result of -an attendance con test between the men's class of the Union Congregational church, of Hal], and the men's class of the Memorial Presbyterian church, of Bellona, a banquet Av.as held in the Bellona Com munit.y House Wednesday evening, March 17lli. It was stipulated that the losing class should serve a ban quet and furnish a good entertainment. A roast beef dinner was served to about 200 guests. The tables were artistically decorated, the color scheme being Avhite, green and yellow. Not only the decorations but the din ner and service were of a high order. The ladies having it in charge arc due much credit. Prayer was offered by Rev. R. L. Smith, Of Bellona. During (lie dinner hour the diners rose ami sang Auld Lang Syne. , After dinner the Rev. James Sykes, of Hall, made a feAv remarks after which Dr. R. W. Thatcher, director of the state agricultural experiment sta tion, of Geneva, Avas introduced as the speaker of the evening. His subject was, “My Week-end with President Coolidge on the MayfloAvev.\ Dr. Thatcher with .several others Avas in vited to the White House last fall to confer Avith the president on matters pertaining to agriculture. His talk coming as it did from a man Avho had been in close touch with the president was very interesting. Mrs. Severing house, of Ithaca, had charge of the singing. She sang several selections besides leading the community sing ing. Mrs. Severinghouse is a grad uate of the Ithaca Conservatory 0 Music and is an accomplished singer She Aviil be remembered as Miss Jen ■nio Barden, formerly of Bellona.— Bellona Corres. CHILDREN TO APPEAR IN OPERETTA AND CONTEST Music Memory Contest at Keuka Col lege in May, , Keuka Park and F\ Y. A. Winners Last Year. Build New Salesroom. LEWIS E. SMITH. Lewis E. Smith, aged 77, died at bis home on Cornwell street, Penn Yan. Tuesday night. He is survived by his wife, due son, William, of Penn Yan, three brothers, Daniel Smith, of Rush viile, Henry Smith, of Rochester, John Smith, of Oklahoma, and one sister, Mary Ebert, of Rushviile. Funeral will be held Saturday at 2 p. m. from liis late home, 159 Cornwell street. Rev. S. G. Houghton officiating. Body committed to Lake VieAV vault. MRS. FRANCES POTTER. Frances M. Potter, aged 29, died March 21. Sho is survived by her hus band, Emory Potter, one daughter, Doris, her mother, Mrs. Sarah Hall, one sister, Florence Hall, two brothers, Clarence and Ernest, all of Penn Y'an. Funeral was held Tuesday at 10:30 a. m. from the home, 210 Lawrence street, Rev. W. H. Wheatley officiat ing. Body committed to Lake View vault. Tile Penn Yau Nash Co. will start immediately a 24x50-foot fire-proof s I ioav room for the display of them Nash cars on Seneca St. in this village. For the past feAv months, since the o* ganization of this neAV company, tin rooms of Hopkins & Jolley, dealers in Chevrolet cars have been used also for the display of the Penn Yran Nash Co. cars. This iigav structure with framework of steel and b( dy of cement block will be roofed with hollow tik and stuccoed on the outside. It wiJJ occupy the property doav used by thes dealers as out door storage just easl of their present garage and sales room. This building will make an attractive addition to this section of the village and should prove of great advantage to the dealers in displaying the Nasli car. The second Yates County Music Memory Contest Avill be held on May J, 1926, in connection Avith an operetta, “The Three Bears,\ by Orth, given by the grade children under the auspices of the public school music class of Keuka College. The contest will be in the neAV col lege auditorium. Grade children as well as those in the high school are entering this year. There will be a preliminary contest in the schools one Aveek before the final, and the two Aviuners from each grade will be representatives in the finals on May 1. A list of compositions and com posers will be published soon and also the conditions under which the contest will be given. Prizes are offered to the school gain ing (he most points and individual prizes to the winning pupils. Last year the Keuka Park grade school Avon a Victrola and U10 Penn Yan Academy a bronze tablet. Superintendent • DeMelt and Miss Horton are giving valuable ,assistance in arousing enthusiasm among the pu pils. The grade teachers arc very much interested in making the contest a success and by means of records dis tributed by the public school music class are familiarizing their pupils with the compositions. May I, on Avhich the operetta and contest are held, is the first day of National Music Week. The music de partment of Keuka College is planning extensive programs to encourage the study of music. The nation-Avidc slo gan is: “Give more thought to music.\ ------- 4 -------- Weddings. ! f> Movings. RAY TRAVIS GIVEN MEDAL FOR SERVICE WITH M. I n r lob Robert H. Doll row will move from Benham street to 132 Ogden street. Mr. DohroAV will have charge of the Hammondsport Products Co. plant for Ed Avar d I. Lovitz, of Glean, who recently purchased it. BENEDICT-MANLEY'. Miss Josephine Manley, daughter of Mrs. Agnes Manley, and Alton R. Benedict, son of Fern Benedict, both of Penn Yan, were married Wed nesday morning, March 17, 1926, at the St. Michael's rectory at 9 o'clock. ■They Avere attended by Miss Hath- lyn Stevens and Thomas Costello. A buffet breakfast was served after the ceremony at the home of the bride's mother. The bride wore a dress of dark blue velvet and carried a bouquet of sweet peas. The bridesmaid Avore a dress of rose crepe de cliiae and carried a bou quet of roses. Mr. Benedict has a position with the American Raihvay Express Co. They Avill reside at 104 Chestnut Street. The Avisdom of the housewife in spending makes a lot* of difference in the size of the family dollar. R Your Answers To These Questions Arc Wanted One of 44 Workers Awarded Distinc tion at Recent National Gathering, Do Ave need a GEORGE H. PERRY. George H. Perry, aged 75, died at his home on Garfield avenue, Penn Yan, March 18. He is survived by one son and one daughter, Eugene Perry and Mrs. Walter Bodine, both at home. Funeral Avas held March 21 at Thayer’s funeral home, ReAr. S. G. Houghton officiating. Body was com mitted to Dundee vault. (Continued on page five.) Ray Travis, of Dundee, has received * the distinguished service medal of tlio Near East Relief for service perform ed under difficult and dangerous con ditions in Cilicia and Syria. He Avas one of 44 relief workers to receive' the aAvard Avhich was given at the annual convention of the organization recent ly held in New York City. Mr. Travis served for about six years in the re lief work. He was first stationed at Cilicia during the days of the Turkish na tionalist movement when there were 1 Avide spread massacres and disorders in Marsah, Or fa and other cities in that district. For about two years he Avas at the head of the- model or phanage center for Armenian boys at Junail, Syria. Mr. Travis is now located in Boston, Mass. His parents live on a farm near Dundee. He has been before the Dun dee people several times at public gatherings when he has given inter esting accounts of the Avorlc being done by the Near East organization. Dundee Corres. ity building? Should the building have a gymnasium? ....... ........................ Should the ofiices of the municipal board aud tire companies be located in it? What organizations do you suggest having rooms in building? .......................... ...... . .............. ........................... #■ .......... the What location Asould you suggest? ..... ............................................ Any other suggestions Please fill in the above, tear out question blank and mail today to T. W. Windnagle, 305 Liberty St. i •v .11 .. T . _ . 1 _ • _ . A i, .