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T h e s - v . «JEr J ournal a n d F O R T E D W A R D A D V E R T I S E R % ( b ;wa -1. *4 I VOL. 82 GREENWICH, N. Y., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER. 3, 1924 No. 49 ig Corporation Interested in Local Company. ItEAL INTER ARRIVES WITH FIRST SNOW STORM Pall of S n o w Brings O u t S o m e Sleighs B u t M o s t F o l k s Just P u t o n Chains. ' MfEINT TO BE UNCHANGED Co r p o r a t i o n W i t h W i d e s p r e a d P o w e r Interests in This- State O b t a i n s S t o c k in C o m p a n y T h a t B e g a n Business H e r e in 1893. T h e A d i r o n d a c k L i g h t a n d P o w e r T h e first real s n o w s t o r m of the season arrived S a t u r d a y a n d S a t u r d a y night. A b o u t five inches of s n o w fell, followed b y w e a t h e r cold enough! to preserve it. A f e w sleighs have' b e e n out since then, b u t there is| hardly e n o u g h for g o o d sleighing. If, there w a s n o b o d y w o u l d care m a c l j for g o o d sleighing .isn’t the big fa<-[ ter in the social life a n d activities' of the c o m m u n i t y that it w a s befose| Small Demand for Free Read ing for Taxpayers. COUNTY BOARD FINISHING WORK Fail to U n d o r s e M o v e m e n t for Com<- pulsor j A u t o m o b i l e Insurance— R e p o r t of Election Figures S h o w s D e c r e a s e in E n r o l l m e n t T h a t the p a m p h l e t in w h i c h the corporation h a s p u r c h a s e d a n inter-1 Uf™?-F° r<i b e c “rae rich a n d f a m o u s . . 0 ffjc.;a ] p r o c e e d i n g s of the W a s h i n g - est in t)ie Consolidated Electric c o m - i SlelS blnff \ w a d a y s is just a nu.- i p a n y of this village, a n d also in the -» M o h i c a n P u l p a n d P a p e r c o m p a n y . T h e latter c o m p a n y controls certain w a t e r rights at the Electric c o m - «. p a n y ’s p o w e r d a m at M i d d l e Falls. sance. L u m b e r m e n w h o w o r k in the i w o o d s h a v e s o m e use for it, but gen-i ! erally it just interferes w i t h t h e . usual use for it, bu t generally it just i interferes w i t h the usual facility of ■ It has been reported that the A d i ; | t m n s p o r t a t i o n about the country. | r o n d a c k c o m p a n y h a s p u r c h a s e d con-1 T h e automoblle has P l u m b trol of _ t h e local c o m p a n y . A s k e d r e g a r d i n g this report I. V. H . Gill, 1- f m a n a g e r o l the Consolidated c o m p a n y , stated that h e could only con ton c o u n t y b o a r d of supervisors are recorded is not to be classed as- a “best seller” is u n m i s t a k a b l y s h o w n by the fact that the county b o a r d this year called for bids o n only 3,000 o f these books. F o r a f e w years p a s t the n u m b e r printed h a s been 4,000, a n d b a c k still farther lilB MAKES CONFESS®!; his hold - up ms faked Fort E d w a r d M a n (lot H i m s e l f R o b b e d to C o v e r up S h e r t a g e in His A c c o u n t s the tort-bitten r o m a n c e connected. history s h o w s that the a n n u a , order w i t h | the one-horse sle.gh - a n d the called for 6 5 0 0 of t h e m h doesn>t j m g l i n g bells. T h e f e w sleighs that. a p p e a r that the supervisors are _ ___________________ __________________ „ .B \ ™ T e - aS,ld0 f r o m th0Re put, t0. oially a l a r m e d at the evident falling firm the re-port that the A d i r o n d a c k : 3 y utilitarian uses, are s a d re-( ofy jn p 0 p U ia r ,ty 0 f their-publication. m i n d e r s of the s m a r t cutters of A t ,east t[)ey are no{ &ny steps to inquire into the cause of it, or a d o p t i n g a n y n e w policy for 1 the p u r p o s e of increasing the circulation of their annual. T h e situation is all corporation h a d p u r c h a s e d a n inter est in th-e Consolidated c o m p a n y . T h e transaction, h e stated, w a s subject to the approval of the public service c o m m i s s i o n , a n d that f o r m a l applica- t w e n t y y e a r s ago; a n d as for sleigh bells, it s e e m s doubtful if the rising. , g e n e r a t i o n will e v e n k n o w w h a t th«y ■ i s o u n d like. T h e slatting of the . * b r o k e n tire chains is n o w the music that w e l c o m e s K i n g W i n t e r to his throne— a sorry substitute for the c h i m e s o f other days Nevertheless, it s n o w e d , as it will doubtless continue to do at m o r e or less inconvenient, intervals for the n e x t four m o n t h s or more. T h e s t o r m w a s a miniature affair c o m pared with the first o n e of last sea son, a n d it c a m e later. O n e N o v e m b e r 24 last year occurred a storm that broke all N o v e m b e r records. a n d p o w e r in this village, Schuyler- S n o w M l t0 a d e p t h various‘y «■ ville, Victory Mills, C a m b r i d g e a n d P °rted f r 0 m t W e ‘Ve *° se,';e\ t e ^ the smaller villages n e a r by. A f e w inches' < *ependlnB w h ° h a n d l e d the •ears a.yo it p u r c h a s e d additional yardstick. Streef C o m m i s s i o n e r ffowage rights a b o v e the M i d dUIo l e Falls L e w l s J' L a n e of this vlllaK<?’ a n ac tion for this a p p r o v a l h a d not yet I b e e n completed. M r . Gill' also stated L that there w o u l d Jbe b o c h a n g e in the local m a n a g e m e n t of the c o m - f | P a » y . , ■k T h e Consolidated Electric c o m p a n y r M s b e e n in business in G r e e n w i c h for m o r e t h a n thirty years. It w a s o r g a n i z e d in 1893. A f e w years later it p u r c h a s e d the w a t e r rights at Mi d d l e 'Falls, w h e r e it established a p o w e r plant. T h e c o m p a n y has furnished electric current for lights the m o r e significant w h e n it is c o n sidered that the b o o k is distributed entirely free of charge, but it is not belipved that e v e n o n these liberal t e r m s it will be possible to get rid nf more- than 3,000 this year. B y reducing the n u m b e r uf p a m phlets to be printed the supervisors h a v e s a v e d a small s u m Bids w e r e received for printing the b o o k at M o n d a y evening's se-sion of the s u pervisors in the court'hi'u^e at H u d son Falls. R a t h e r a bid w a s re ceived. T h e W a s h i n g t o n C o u n t y Post, wnth a n offer to do the job for $3.33 a page, h a d n o competitor. Last y e a r the W h i t e h a l l T i m e s got the w o r k w i t h a bid of $3.68 for 4.000 In v e s t i g a t i o n of the hold - u p sto r y told by H a r o l d H a v e n s uf K u r t F d - w a r d last week to acco u n t fo r th e disappearance of s o m e t h i n g * r $400 afid a moto'- t r u c k b e l o n g i n g to his em p l o y e r s , th e J . K r o m n in_ c $ m p a n y of S c h e n e c t a d y , c a s t d o u b t o n t h e t a l e , and when clo;elv q u e s t i o n e d l*y D e p u t y Sheriff Iiunn anil nthi-- officers “the y r u n p m a n finally -made a co n fession before Ju s t i c e of the I’e a i e McCall a t H u d s o n F a l l s F r i d a y a f t e r noon. He a d m i t t e d h a v i n g f r a m e d up th e s u p p o s e d h o l d - u p w i t h a f r i e n d f o r th e p u r p o s e o f a c c o u n t i n g f a r a s h o r t age in th e c o m p a n y ’s funds w h i c h Were s u p p o s e d to be in h i s p o s s e s s i o n . H e is M-.id to h a v e l o s t m o n e y b e l o n g in g to the com p a n y m g a m b l i n g gam e s H a v e n s was f o u n d l a s t w e e k T u e s day a couple <>f miles from F o r t E d w a r d . n e a r the road leading w e s t ■ to w a r d Schenectady. H i s arm s und legs w e r e bound an d he h a d a slig h t w o u n d on the Head. H e w a s t a k e n t o F o r t F.dward -where he told of h a v i n g been held up by a s t r a n g e r Who had asked f o r a ride. H e c l a i m e d to h a v e lost about $-100 in cash, am i the s t r a n g e r afu-r leaving him bound drove off m the truck , acco r d i n g to his story \Y‘ --n .! wci> leirn>-i) lhjit H a v e n s had r . - h i . l si-wr-il checks given him in p.v. m erit fcr got ils before he left .F o r t b-lw.ini. the o t lu n - ls b e c a m e s u s - Ip i c . . of hiM s t o r y . A n u m b e r of j t h e t m u e n u 4 ’>'ing H a w n - i-an.e to j F o r t f •!» .u I a n I t h e sto r y w,i- in - I v e s ' •.- ■ \ed. w llh th»* resu l t ti.it the 'your-;- m a n f in a lly e n n f e s s t - d He r e - | f u s e '■ h ' t t e \ . - r . to divulge the nam e lo f h - .!■■ m n t n e T h e trii'k wa~ I 'fours ' il'andor, i ,n S a r a t o g a Springs 1 HuB'er - said \I’.at h.s f r - e n d iT\t vvh it m o p - ' he b i 'i . whii h w a s hIiojI S 1 f o r r , s p a r t m t h e deal T h e rest . f FlIlnEN'S MUSTERS Of FIRMER YEARS Fifty-three Y ear Record of Greenwich Companies. | r _______ • M’CLELLAN HOSPITAL ANNOUNCES H COURSE FOR NURSES T w o and a Half V ’ear C o u r s e Iaau- gurated in Addition to S k i d m o r e College and Hospital Course. TIE SPORT HOT TET BEAD N e w E n g l a n d V e t e r a n F i r e m e n ' s O r ganizations K e e p Interest A l h e — ( T w e n t y - T h r e e M u s t e r s Held thei 1’ast Season. liuwac c liU ilia U U v V c tlltr IrllU i U H a , \ ',l \ ll,*J ** u *u »*-** ’iu« v . . » .u » d a m a n d built a n e w a n d h i g h e r I m . . c u r a t e a n d truthful m a n , reported copiGS, 80 it m a y be cn]m l a t e d that ^ represented a shortage that also m o d e r n i z i n g it p o w e r h o u s e seventeen inches. T h a t s n o w all dis- th(1 rea(|jnir p u b H c of thp c o u n t y a\wuh existed « ! * > « . n c o s m t . ---- ------ ------ tk. a p p e a r e d in less than a w e e k , and ,n nh*nrh m n m f h n n .1 nnn l,a' 1 ' s m-o>mpli<e r^a.l n..t he, n Last year the c o m p a n y p u r c h a s e d the a !’P pari,d W i l m a r t h block in this village, w h i c h the issue of this P a P e r foll<nvl nc it remodelled for offices a n d as a that wl'ich \-ported th^ st°r m store for electrical supplies a n d cord<>fl that w e w e r e h a v i n g a touch e q u i p m e n t In d>a n s u m m e r a n d a “fine grow- T h e c o m p a n y w a s o r g a n i z e d prin-; time. F r o m that time on there wasn't m u c h winter w o r t h m e n t i o n ing. It m a y be like that this year; then acain it m a y be different. PUTHAIH SCHOOL DISTRICT FIGHTS DISSOLUTION O M rffiisinf? to a b s o r b m o r e t h a n 3,000 copies of this w o r k h a s saved the tax payers about $ 100 . T h e s e c o n d w e e k of the sup« r . , . b e t a k r n in t l i a t - o o r ' r v i s o r s a n n u a l session is n o w d r a w i n g . . i i. . . .i . ir.gton conntv officmls b to a close It is expected that the K final m e e t i n g will be held S a t u r d a y m o m i n g . S o m e sentiment cnippeil nut early in the session in favor of ho l d i n g the a n n u a l m e e t i n g over into a third w e e k , but the majority op posed IS It is claimed by s o m e thnt c r o w d i n g the w o r k into t w o w,>ek- doe's not give the virious r o m m i * ? es U'lorij at last n-port* A* coiirred in Sar.it»ifcr.t < o u r r prosecut 'n t.-:!'. n ’! cipally w t h G r o e n w i c h capital. T h e , late Dr. H e n r y G r a y w a s the origin - 1 al m o v i n g spirit in the enterprise, a n d for m a n y years his son, the late H a r r y C. G r a y , w a s m a n a g e r of the c o m p a n y . M r . Gill b e c a m e connect- l ed w i t h the c o m p a n y a b o u t 1900.1 F o l l o w i n g M r . G r a y ’s dea t h in A u gust, 1922, h e w a s elected to su°- - ------- sufficient time to devote to their ceed h i m as president a n d m a n a g e r C l a i m District Superintendent's Or- w o r k , hut others say that the m o r e of the c o m p a n y . T h e c o m p a n y ha s der W o u l d C o m p e l Children t» t i m e they h a v e the m o r e it will take b e e n a \successful o n e f r o m its be- W a l k Six Miles to School. a n d th«'y fav o r getting the session g i n n i n g , an d h a s g r o w n rap i d l y w i t h ------------ o v e r w i t h as p r o m p t l y as possible the increasing us e of electricity for M u c h dissatisfction is reported T h e first time that a d'vismn of lights a n d power. It has been stated f r o m the t o w n of P u t n a m as a result the boa r d h a s occurred in a roll-rall that the d e m a n d for electric current of a n order of M i s s Marj o r i e M e i k l e - ^ o t e this y e a r w a s at the M o n d a y in the district it serves ha s g r o w n john, superintendent schools of thB ^ v ® n in ^ session, w h e n Supervisor to a point w h e r e the capacity of *he First district of W a s h i n g t o n c o u n t y . M a n s f i e l d of G r e e n w i c h offered a w a t e r p o w e r at M i d d l e Falls is at w h o notified the t o w n s of Ticonder- resolution requesting the state sen- taken :r.t the crirr- 'V, w h n ' T 1-! W a s h ont v “ o p e r a t in g « -,h thosp ■f » ■ ■'•jnty in -\ e«tigating •• : rence. H a w n s whs un-fer •• *d '.1 n ’ shed by a sjre tv ro m ’'.ir-\. so .> • >pected that tf I'r'- 'c u ' ’’ r- il ! ”<* s u r r M .-i'- w 1 ' ’ ! u n a n t . i; i ALL 30 DISTRICT T E A M JOIN STATE ASSOCIATION M a n y A t t e n d e d H r c e r t \Mee in?: of Organization in T r « > - - Uen-fits of Organization. T h e trustees n f the M a r y Mc C l e l lan hospital at C a m b r i d g e a n n o u n c e that in addition to the present af filiation with Slcidmore college there will be, beginning J a n u a r y 1st, 1925, a regular t w o y e a r s a n d six montl* training course established. T h e preliminary course or the pro bationary period includes the first four months. T h i s time is devoted to intensive s t u d y a n d practical demonstrations a n d allows the stu dent to find out w h e t h e r she possesses the necesary qualifications for a nurse. S h e is taught e l e m e n t a r y courses in the basic sciences w h i c h relate to nursirtg, viz: a n a t o m y ancF physiology, bacteriology, ch e m i s t r y (if not previously studied), dietetics. O t h e r courses are ethics, history of nursing, d r u g s a n d solutions. P r a c tical nursing is taught b y classroom demonstration itnd practice an d w a r d practice. T h e w a r practice is espe cially wt-ll supervised. A t the end of the p r e l i m i n a r y course, i f t h e stu d e n t passes t h e ex am i n a t i o n s , s h e is a d m i t t e d as a r e g u l a r s t u d e n t and a s s i g n e d eight h o u r duty on t h e g e n e r a l m e d i c a l a n d s u r gical w a r d s . U u r i n g this period th e student is taug h t m a t e r i a m e d i c a , b a n d a g i n g . medic-al and su r g i c a l nursim r , etc ' A ’l '..irk w it h aJEhated hosp i t a l s conies m the l a s t y e a r and a half. Th.' stJiler* n-tt takus up advs^nce-d study m e ! j i l i n r o b s t e t r i c s , o p e r a t i n g room vviiik and lectu r e s on special subjects In her senior \e a r , as fa r as possible, t he -•tudeiu will be given op: *.i t »mty to I- sonic ex- pciHe w o r k ^ A n y n i \ d e s i r ’r i r fu r t h e r inf ■ r.ia- t.i.n should apply to the su p e n i t - n - d'-nt of r i r s p \ M a r y M c C le llan h o s pital. Camhrulijre, N. Y. K s tablishirK S tuden ts' Loan K . m d Tw o y e a r s ilK\ an affiliati* n w it h S k i d m o r e crallesre and the M a r y Mc- C 'e l l n n hoopital w a s estab l i s h e d for the p u r p o ‘)e ef offering a fi\e y e a r s coup-e ir. n u r s i n g an d h e a l 'h . tho stu d e n t s to «pi-nd t h r e e y e a r s a t tho college a n d l \n » ypars at t h e hospital, and at the>ei'i3 \ f t h e course t o r e ceive the degree of B S from the rullege n n d tlie d e g r e e of R.N. from •i.e hosvital In connection w ith t,i:s there being estab l i s h e d a S t u d e n t s ’ loan f ind This fund is to |,p u -i’d in h e l p m r stu d e n t s to financo th e i r cuurse \ f ■study, th e idea be- in f to l \ a n ejich s'.udi nt m need of fi*-nnnnl a d n s ’lffieient s u m . n o t e x - .•»eding $•*■•<> OO p e r year, to enable her to pay fur h e r tuition at Skid- m ..re IIIliege for three years, the sum loarejl tn be repaid w ith in terest by ;he student afte r hei grad- ua::oii '■'m M i s s R o s e <; ibl-. m t e n d e n t o f the ins. district -nper- T h ’r 1 supervisory tim e s t a x e d to supply it. A con- o g a a n d ~ ) P u t n a m that school district a t o r a n d a s s e m b l y m a n f r o m this dis- ,jN t r jct n f W a s h i n g t o n county, re- ftfection with the lines of the A d i r o n - 1 No. 2 o f the t o w n s of T i c o n d e r o g a i trict to e n d e a v o r to secure the pass- d a c k corporation will p e r m i t d r a w - a n d P u t n a m h a s b e e n abolished a n d | a g e o f a, l a w requiring all drivers ing o n ' t h e p o w e r resources of that, annexed! to district N o . 1 of P u t n a m , j m o t o r vehicles to carry liability c o m p a n y in t i m e s of l o w w a t e r in; Vo t e r s of district No. 2 held an in -1 insurance. T h e supervisors c a m e to the Battenkill a n d also furnish a » , digntion m e e t i n g a n d appointed a | a ti« oai this resolution, with Mr . E n - outlet for surplus p o w e r d e v e l o p e d , c o m m i t t e e consisting of J. M . P a t t e r - , s 'f!rn C a m b r i d g e not voting. at the Consolidated plant w h e n c o n -1 terson, C h a r l e s Craig, G e o r g e Wrightr T h e report of the county c o m m i s - ^ ^ ^ _ ..... . a n d C h e s t e r D a v i s to e m p l o y c o u n s e l , s i o n e r s of election w a s presented T e a c h e r s ’ association, recently held ports that t3iere are 1<17 teachers in the district, all of who r n are m e m bers of the State T e a c h e r s ’ associa tion. This puts the distnft o n the h o n o r roll for 1924 1P2K A b o u t sixty of these 1 ft\ teachers at t e n d e d t be m e e t i n g of the State Troy. G r e e n w i c h high school, Ar- ditions are reversed. T h e A d i r o n d a c k L i g h t a n d P o w e r corporation is a large concern with its h e a d q u a r t e r s in Schenectady. It o w n s large p o w e r interests in n o r t h -1 it will b e impossible for the pupils bf ... .... ............ - - eastern M e w Y o r k a n d dur i n g the * district N o . 2, espeoially the y o u n g o x ,total rogistration in the c o u n t y thvs K(hooi sont t w o delegates past f e w y e a r s h a s taken over n u m e r - 1 ones, to attend school in district N » . | y e a r vvas 26,834, while last year it nt ----- o1 lnn^hol.<. ttcri fronl ous smaller c o m p a n i e s . 1, as it w o u l d m e a n a w a l k of six w a s 2 5 . 3 6 2 . T h e percentage o t e j - ----------------- miles for those in the northern sec- registered vote cast this year w a s L e a g u e M e e t i n g in Argyle. tion a n d the r o a d s are a l m o s t i m p a s s - j an<' ^ast y e a r 'l \ as M e m b e r s o f the D a i r y m e n ’s L e a g u e abie in the winter months. T h e y also, r h e reP o r t s also s h o w e d a rather a n d others interested in dairying are , d a i m fchat the schoolhonse is n(>t h e a v y falling off in the D e m o o c r a t i c K v t N n attT ofa the D ga i ^ L e n ' s ' l a r g e e n o u g h to a c c o m m o d a t e the e n r o l l m e n t in the county a n d a c o m L e a g u e C o - o P ei4tive a s s o X t i o n , I p u pils of both districts a n d that « parat.vely slight decrease in the R e - - - ' ' ’• ' \ ’ ” n e w building will h a v e to be erected. P u b h c a n enrollment. T h e Republi- __________________ ; c a n s grTTollec) 11,387 m e m b e r s this y e a r a n d 11,844 last year. T h e D e m - rnc^ptings,” M ' s s G i b b o n s I o c r a t i c e n r o l l m e n t fedl f r o m 4,453 in states, “w e -hall h a v e rane h u n d r e d 1 9 2 3 tc 3, 7 6 5 this year. , p PrCent attendance as well a s o n e w h i c h will b e h e l d in G r a n g e hall A r g y l e , M onday, D e c e m b e r 8 , at 1:30 o'clock. C. A. S h e p a r d is expected to b e p r e s e n t a n d address the m e e t ing. M r . S h e p a r d is thoroughly posted on to fight the order of the superinten-j M o n d a y evening. It s h o w e d that the dent. ‘ | n u m b e r of votes cast in the c o u n t y ^ ^ Rfhno| anri Fort E d w a r d T h e residents of the district s a y , ixl fch e recent election w a s 19,716, as uniQn schooj »;0 9 „ n closed to allow c o m p a r e d w i t h 14,985 last year. T h e ^ teacherg to attend Knrt E a . delegates. O f the rural teachers, t w o w e n t f r o m the t o w n of Argyle, thirteen f r o m Kaston, thre *1 f r o m Fort E d w a r d , a n d nine f r o m Greonwich. N e a r l y all the teachers h a d the ch a n c e to gci, as m o s t of the trustees realizing the help the teachers w o u l d obtain, w e r e willingto give the teach ers the t w o days. “W h e n teacher* a n d trustees realiz** the inspiration to b e ga i n e d h y teachers V h o attend M a n y old-time a n d present d a y ’ firemen will be interested in the fol-' lo w i n g story o f h a n d engine c o n - : tests at firemen’s m u s t e r s d u r i n g the' past seventy-five y e a r s in N e w E n g land a n d N e w Y o r k , and'dealing p a r ticularly w i t h the participation of the G r e e n w i c h ffle c o m p a n i e s in tb.-se contests. T h e account w a s written for the G r e e n w i c h Journal b y H . H. E a s t e r b r o o k of Weatboro, M a s s . Mr. E a s t e r b r o o k is a n authority on fire m e n ’s m u s t e r s ajid h a n d engines. F o r m a n y years he w a s editor of fire m e n ’s journals in N e w Y o r k a n d Boston. H e w a s a l w a y s present at the m o r e important musters in for m e r years a n d is well k n o w n by m a n y old tiremen. In a second article Mr. Ea.sterbrook will tell of the records of S a l e m a n d C a m b r i d g e hand engines at firemen's musters. M r E a s t e r b r o o k '» article fniluws: O n e of the oldest a n d m o s t p o p u lar of sports fur seventj-live year' has beer, the firemen's hanii engine musters. T h e lirst one w a s held at Hath. Miinle. July 1 . I ■* l;>, and frmi. ■ne • in 1 >»#>■.! helil at Whitehall, N.Y., Juiy 4. to lhirty-«ine in ltf'Jl, i.ne or m o r e has b e e n held every )ear S'.fcce they c o m m e n c e d . M u s t of t bein ha\ e j w n in N e w Kn^lar»d an d ihe East m N e r - Y o r k , T b e s(>v e ritj - fifth ann i v e r s a r y of tbe first m U 't e r « » . observed at H a ’ h J u l y -1 of this > e a r w i t h a (e n oral m i s t e r of (ouitecn engini s , t w o o f w h i c h w e r e c o n t e s t a n t s in t i e first m u s t e r which h a ' e heen ir» s e rv n e in t h e sam e t o u r , one for e i g h t y - ti'e . un.l t h e o t h e r f o r seventy seven y e a r s Mu s t e r s arc n « » ulnm-t uholly i-*>n lined to N e w Kr.uland with m-ra- sionally on e in E a s t e r n N e w Y o r k The r e w e r e t m e n t y -thre*' niui'er. thi- M-a-or. ne of t h e m 11 . N e w York state Thi-y ar<> n e w an d for s(»\,*ral years cnnipose(J nf veteran firemen's associates, w i t h a few acti\e c o m panies ,n M a i n e a n d N e w Y u r k nu*- te-s. Thi ha ni p , 1 :; nm-ter entriio' 1 - \he H a n i o i k of Hrtn'kton. ^l.■^-sl with J|>-i feet ■» S inrhe-i. niade 1 '.*0'.* B e fore th,c I i'.l « n r mu-tir playing w a s mostly pprjipndirular Sirn-e I the playing has been wholl; hori zontal. T h e first hand engine mu s t e r in N e w Y o r k state w a s at Waterloo. A u g u s t 2. I 80 .S. with twel'e e n w m e s . T h e nrst New- Y o r k state h a n d e n gine to be a musiter contestant w a s S o u t h w a r k 3S of N e w Y o r k city at N e w H a v e n . < ' o n n \ J u l y 22, IJ'jC?. F o r fifty-three years (ireemvich has b e e n p r o m i n e n t in must«rs of this section. Its first w a s at S a r a toga S e p t e m b e r 13, 1R71, a n d its last at H o o s i c k Fails July 4 of this year. S a l e m w a s in his seat in the house F o u r e n g i n e s f r o m Greenwich, t w o c h a m b e r w h e n congress c o n v e n e d for each of the U n o r No. 1 a n d R o u g h a n d R e a d y N o . 2 E n g i n e compan i e s , have been contestants in forty-one musters, a n d six o p e n m u s t e r s h a v ^ been held here. T h e first engine of the U n i o n s w a s w a s a second class Button with 9 1*! PARKER TO SE CHAIRMAN OF OIMHIERCE COHE Representative F r o m T h i s District is Senior M e m b e r of N e w York's D«l- egation in C o n g r e s s . C o n g r e s s m a n J a m e s S. Pa r k e r of Collecting F r o m Bootleggers. In federal court at A J b a n y F r i d a y the latest n e w s of co-op- j j ucjge G o o p e r i m p o s e d fines a m o u n t - eration, a n d his talk will b e Well w o r t h hearing, is desired. A large attendance ing to $27,500 o n t\venty-onej[\of- T h e supervisors w e r e guests l.umlred percent m e m b e r s h i p . N o e v e n i n g of the F o r t E d w a r d A u t o m o - ' t,a c h e r can afford to miss the pro- . . .. v.,... n v _ i b i l e cleb at a dinner held in that vil- fY^jn-nal spirit that is thus gained.” fenders against the prohibition | f y r . 1 Besides th n w m b e r s of the P T h o s e f r o m this vicinity w h o w e r e h o a r d there w e r e m a n y other guests fined included L. Shingold, G l e a s present. A n excellent dinner w a s T h e w l l ^ o f M ^ eCAifna' G. C h e s e - ! Pails, possessing andI t r a n ' ^ W 1 S S b r o u g h , late of G r e e n w i c h , h a s b e e n , h q u o r , $1,000; D o n a l d M c L a r e n , G l e a s m o b i l e club presjded. ~ . ........ \*■\ Tf Falls, $750; C. G. Finley, S a r a t o g a filed i n the c o u n t y clerk’s office. It directs that all of h e r p r o p e r t y be for the benefit of h e r daughter, M i s s M a r ion H. C h e s e b r o u g h , a n d that the e x ecutor h a v e c h a r g e of the s a m e until M i s s C h e s e b r o u g h b e c o m e s t w e n t y - five y e a r s o f age. H e n r y E. Chese- b r o u g h , Tvusband of the decedent, is naiirred executor. T h e will w a s , e x e c u t e d J a n u a r y 10, 1922, w i t h S a r a M , R y i i n s h i t H e r b e r t - V a n K i r k .. a s -- W i t nesses. ( V t Springs, possession a n d transporta tion, $1450; A r t h u r Sullivan, K e e a e - Ville, possession, $1,000; Earl A.. Sharpies, Plattsburgh, $1,000; J o h n J. O ’Brien, S c h u y l e r ville, possession, $250; D o n a l d Bruce, Saratoga .Springs, possegsipn, ? 2 B»; Andrew Mi Ryan, Mechanicville, 50 s- seisioa ^425. a .< Ex-service M e n Invited. A m e e t i n g erf Liberty post, A m e r i c a n L e g i o n , is to b e held at eight possession, o ’clock this e v e n i n g at the K. of C. r o o m s at w h i c h D o c t o r G o w of G l e n s Falls, district c o m m a n d e r , a n d Rev. D a n i e l ESurns of. P o r t A n n , c o u n t y c o m m a n d e r , will b e present^ T h e at- t e n d a n c e of all ex-seivice m e n is d e sired* - . Supervisor in Bankr u p t c y . J o h n J. L a k e of C a m b r i d g e , s u p e r visor of the t o w n of W h i t e Creek, h a s filed a petition in b a n k r u p t c y in federal court at Utica with assets of $2,600 a n d debts of $10,094. F o u r creditors are Tilly D. Vanderbilt of W h i t e C r e e k w h o has a j u d g m e n t for $3,605 recently a w a r d e d after suit for injuries sustained b y Hieing struck b y a n automobile driven I ry M r . L a k e ; A n n a G a y Lake, $3,217; . C a m b r i d g e V a l l e y National bank, $2,672, a n d A m o s 'Mosciipt of A l b a n y , $1,500. W o o l a i d & G o o g a n represent the petitioner. -- il.e short session, w h i c h will last until M a r c h -I. Earlier in the d a y he w a s m his office conferring with various colleagues a b o u t the w o r k of the house during the printer. Mr. Parker is d e a n of the N e w Y o r k Republican delegation in the inch cylinders, m a d e at W a t e r f o r d , house, having been elected f r o m this N. Y. Its present m u s t e r engine is ^strict m 1912. H e is the ranking a second class C o w i n g w i t h i* inch niPrnber of the Interstate a n d For- cylinders, w h i c h is of the ‘s a m e pat- e jg-n C o m m e r c e committee, a n d will tern as the c h a m p i o n H a n c o c k of surceP(j to the c h a i r m a n s h i p of that Brockton, but its cylinders arc one c o m m i t t e e on M a r c h 4, d u e to the inch smaller in diameter It vvas n .t,l r e m ent of Representative of m a d e in 1 8 6 0 for the N i c k w a c k e t t g a m u e i E . ' W i n s l o w of Massachusetts, E n g i n e c o m p a n y 1 of Rutland, Vt., the present chairman, w h e r e it w a s in service until 1895. j C o n g r e s s m a n a n d Mrs. P a r k e r h a v e S o o n after its retirement it w e n t to are living in the A l t a m o n t apart- Poestenkill, N . Y., later to S a p d j m e __ _________________ L a k e a n d then to Averill Park, w h e r e A l u m n i Invited to School, it w a s pu r c h a s e d » y the U n i o n or- j. Th(? a n n u a | Chr i s t m a s party given ganization in March, 1912. Its first, the H i g h School Athletic associa- m u s t e r b y the U n i o n c o m p a n y w a s ) tion will by h**ld this year o n F r i d a y at N o r t h A d a m s , Mass., S e p t e m b e r evening, ^ ' 1Q +t,“ 2, 1912. W h i l e at Rutland the N i c k w a c k e t t 1 w a s a contestant in eleven musters, w o n six prizes, a total of $925. Its 1 best m u s t e r p l a y while in K u t l a n d w a s 205 feet 6 inches. T h e first engine of the E o u g h & R e a d y c o m p a n y w a s a seco n d class Button, with 9 inch cylinders, ~ I n D e c e m b e r 19, in the high school. O n l y those m e m b e r s o f the association w h o h a v e paid their dues for this half y e a r will be allowed to attend. It lias b e e n decided b y the student council that alu m n i m e m b e r s a n d f o r m e r associates a n d friends of the school will a l s o b e enrolled in this association faf, the n o m i n a l fee of twenty-five ccnts. The entertainment will consist of special programs P r e sented b y the various classes. D a n c ing a n d .refreshfnents will also, foxnx^ a i»art of the schedule for tlie evening* M 13 ■ i \ ■ :?-rJ (Contiiraod onn Page 2)
