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I LflRQEST CIRCULATION AND MORE LOCAL NEWS THAN ALL THE OTHER CLINTON COVNTY PAPERS TOGETHER entiral VOL. XLYII, ^ T O. 37 -WHOLE INTO. 4031. PLATTSBURGH, 1ST. Y., JANUARY, 2 4, 1902. TERMS :--$!.50 PER YEAB LOCAL PARAGRAMS. News of Pittsburgh and Vicinity Told Briefly and to the Point. HUul —O. B. Prazier ot Ellen burgh, and John N. Mdore of Champlain, have been appointed deputy sheriffs by Sheriff Dominy. —On account of the death of Mrs. R. 0. Barber, the socialble which was to have been held in the parlors of the First Presbyterian church this evening, is indefinitely postponed. I —The D. & H. is filling its fast to houses in this village wiith Lake George ice. About• 800 tons will be i The company miaintains an ice —T. F. Conwtay, 'Esq., sting plarit at Lake George and York yesterday. ' line. —H. A. Newton returned from Al- PERSONAL MENTION. The Past Week Among People Here and Elsewhere. -I>o you want \T5H* It«a<! adv. on Dagc lour. —Putnam Fadeless Dyes sunlight, washing and rubbing. by D. K. Gilbert. \ The work of constructing the ad- n ra r dition to the county jail was com- : saip pjj e s ice'to stations alon, menced by Contractor McQuillan; —Commissioner Corbin —W. D. O'Brien I last night. —^.oe Merkel is isiness trip. returned to Troy in Albany on a went to held co'iurt Tuesday. —'Evidenc the proceedings in re- ownership of pulp wood ] court. Six cases were before the Superintendent A. Anderson, bany yesterday. Julius Mendelsohn returned from St. Al'bans last night CENCUS OF PLATTSBURGH. Total Population of Villa* as 8,88T>. The enumerators of the vil handed in their reports aige cen- Monday night to Village Clerk Mannix, arnd a tabulation of the retorns showed the total population of the village as 8,880, an increase of exactly 400 over the village census tlaken four yeairs ago. It was generally thought that the number would have been larger ii view 7 of the recent extension of th village limits. If the present figures are correct there has been little, if STOCKHOLDERS' MEETING. Election of Officers of the V. C. A. S. --Report of Officers. At the meeting of the Boiard of Directors of the Clinton County Ag- ricultural Society, held yesterday af- ternoon, a dividend of three per cent., payable on February 1st, 190-2, was voted. After tbt meeting of the Directors, tolders met in their annual : session, !a ! President, d in the absence of the i estate of Louis Duffan; GENERAL COUNTY NEWS. Courthouse Notes and Items of In- terest from the Towns. In Surrogate's Court. The following matters have recently ! come before Surrogate Booth tor ad- | indication: had been tastily decorated \by aTconv Letters of testamentlary administHa- ' mittee of the boys, and presented a tion issued to A. T, ~ \ \ \ \ ASJfUAL BOYS' SUPPER. Announcement of Departure of Mr Eckersley Received With Regret. The annual snipper for the memlbers of the Boys' Department was served in the rooms last Friday by the boys' department committee of the Woman's Auxili i f Possible, was more First Vice-President Bur- mantawn, N. Y., deceased. '. Dominy on the j most attractive appearance. The Jiy, late of Beek- Dle s \were set in the gymnasium, te ta- ex- tending into the boys' parlor, and with Letters of guardianship issued to f 0 \^ p3ant9 .' 9 P<>tless linen and dain- p .' P «mc e ta Pittsburgh Lodge this evening, jaugme iil ti ocial | Charl visit After the official reception, evening will be enjoyed. —'District Attorney Vert is very comfortably located in his offices in, the Court House. The main office is appropriately furnished, while book- shelves and cabi'iiets for filing official papers hive been placed in the room -••'Jijo fc-.;--.n;crators appointed by the village b<::i:\i of trustees to take the enuvuerat.o!! required by law have corny.'•: • 1 \heir work and report that Mal.'.-.v:' vi, .— c uow has exactly 0.291 inh^.. J ..-dii--.-:- which is 356 moro t\.::ui tne poi/uli.'k;:! in June. \Jt»i;0. wiuv. • ie j Mr. Cane is a talented musician/whose [voice has been heard with pleasure in many large cities. Mr. Cane will be heard for the first time in the so- sty at the rehearsal this evening. —Hon. J. P. O'Brien returned to his to Sohenectlady, in which city tJhey legislative duties in Albany Monday, i have secured employment. —Miss Florence Turner returned to 1 T j ie following is the census by dis- Boston Monday to resume her stud-! triets . , —Superinitendeinlt Anderson and ^t- j —Many of the local merchants are tomey Owen returned to Port Henry j beginning to complete their decora- tions, and the town will undoubtedly ! are incomplete, but sufficient has been : dons to show that this feature of the I Carnival will be successful. This is I as it should be. PLATTSBIKOH WI\*S. Spar Ogci. the Imixii or th; yacht. They consist d 9 f m in a Hard Fought <iaiae They Shoot ' - Three doals. • A few enthusiasts braved uie strong or south wind and cold weather ait Rouses Point, Saturday, and went out on the utter. All are any, elaborate>y trimmed in the highest possible manner. —Passengers on the train from Keeseville to Port Kent on the K., A. C, and L. O. railroad were \delayed Tuesday by the breaking of one of the spring supports on the locomo- tive when about Keeseville. rhe half mile from bacQv with difficulty and the damage repaired. Connections were with the train arriving her< made 5:20. 125 foot gig, iv> foot dingy, and 19 foot: lake to wiitness what was supposed to > be built of miahcg- j be a hockey match, but wtiat was in reality an attempt by the referee to im- press the.spectators and the players of his knowledge of the \game. From the start of the game it was evident that the superior team work of the Plattshiurgh contingent would net them a victory, and the score would have been much larger but for the continual interference of the referee, who has better lung powers than ideas on hockey. Time and again he called the pucik back for what he wae pleased to call off side playing. During the second half Manning by a superb one-handed manipulation of his stick secured the puck. He was immediately ruled out Of the game for five minutes. Shortly after this an attempt was made to. remove {Baker, bint the crowd wouldn't stand it. The efforts of the Rouses Point players to score a goal were 'badly checked by thetir entire lack of team work and by the attention which three of their for- wards 'displayed in attempting to put Blanchard over tie boards; Rouses Point has some of the best material for a hookey' team in north- ern New Yoirk, and if they would get (together and do team work they would a of landing in first -Quite jan exciting horse race was held at Rofises Point on Saturday when three local horsemen met on the ice to test the speed of their horses. A horse owned by Mr. Bishores won first and Mr. Coiutieir's won second. Next Saturday there will be a match jp.game between horses owned by Mr. Bishores of Rouses Point, and Frank Robare of Champlain. •—Complaints are received from resi- dents of the Point that the. eldtfhes lines in that locality are toeing sys- tematically roibibed. Thus far over half a dozen flamilies have been vic- timized, and clothing of considerable value has disappeared. The thieves aippear to be experienced hands, for (they pick the most on the lines, leaivin: parently have last night. —Frank Norton returned to Platts- burgh Wednesday, after ian absence of several weeks. —'Mr. and Mrs. H. Bordeau left Tuesday for Schenectady where Mr. Bordeau is < employed. —J. O. Smith went to Fort Edward Tuesday, to attend the funeral of his cousin, Silas S. Hubbell. —W. D. 0'iBrien, of Troy, brother of Assemblyman O'iBrien, spent Wed- nesday in Plattsburgh. —C. H. Rhodes left Tuesday after- noon on a business trip through Glens Falls and Fort Edward. —Miss Emma Savage is home from Grand Isle, called here by the illness of her sister, Mrs. M. Slavasge. -Joseph Frazier, the janitor of the county 'bftiilding, was oiut Wednesday, after '& two weeks' illness. —Misses Adelaide and Eliza F . Delong left Saturday for oaranac Lake, where they will visit relatives. —'Walter Den ton returned to 'New York Wednesday, after visiting three months with, his parents in Platts- bivrgh. —Hon. H. D. Graves, of Aiusable Forte, was in town yesterday attend- ing the annual meeting of the C. C. p y —David Bamaby returned Wednesday from North 'Hero, wtiere he had gone i duable articles I stand a good cl what they ap- place. \raman and Harper were the par- ticular stars on the Plattsburgh team, while Baker never missed securing the puck when it was faced, which was quite frequently. Harper scored the first point Iby securing the puck from t and shootir L goal. He - - - s followed shortly by Braman mak- ifit thh h gone with James Rogers's diving kit, to make an attempt to secure the body of Edgar Minkler, who was drowned December 14 while attempting to cross the ice to Isle La Motte. No definite: location of where Minkler disappeared! ing a magnificent spurt through the could be given by those who witnessed' entire field > and shooting a goal. This the accident, and under the oiraum-' ™*\ A +K ~ fl \* + ^ f stances Mr. Barraiby thought it useless to make a descent —The last social under the present corps of officers of the Ladies' Auxil- j time. Som iary of the Gibbons Institute was held Wednesday. Progressive eu-chre was played, at which Mrs. Fitzgerald won •first p'rize and Mi3s Burlergh consola- tion. * Miss T. Shea played in a gentle- * on * es ri man's place, and won the first prize i kp&&»_;• • allotted to the men., while John u-v-1 ^ a f VUGt - , ended the first half. In the second half the scoring was not done until t\ne end of the game, when Harper forced the puck through the entire Rouses Point team for a goal just as the timekeeper called i d t p objections were made to i h ll this goal, but it had to be allowed. Tae line-up was as follows: Plattsburgh. . .. Braman .... Harper . . ..Bessette Baker Blanchard . .Manning Surpri Rouses Point. . .forward . forward .. . .. forward .. . .. forward.... cover point... . . .point, . . . .. .. goal Ricketson Referee, J..C. Sabourin; umpire, Mr. Bouright; timekeeper, J. W. H. Hol- eom ue. Lavelley lin won the consolation. The annual meeting for election of officers of the of the- Auxiliary will he held next Tuesday evening in the institute roomr. —The Clio, Club and their friends were pleasantly entertained at the home of Mrs. E. . F. 'BcKsford- Monday ; Prof. F. E. Davis, superintendent; of schools, re'ad an fcterestin? paper! on the American Indian, as portrayed j by Cooper and Park-man. The si er showed that cooper's was tin dian cl romance and Parkman's the historical Indian. After a short inter- mission, Mr. Davis .gave a pleasing recitation enticed, \Father Shield's Collection,\ which brought to .a ciose an enjoyable evening. | and a proi>erty o f 120 0 , acre s in the —Saturday evening Silas and Frank j Lake Kuskaqua district, in the .idi- Bouvia got into a brotherly alterea- j rondaoks, has been purchased as tlhe tion in McKeefe's meat market. TheUj te . The first annual meeting of the police were called and when the chief corporation was held Wednesday at arrived, the two men were standing I the home of Mrs. George -b\ Siirady, East Sixty-sixth street, New FOR COMSUMPTIVE 4*1 RLS. | *5O,OOO liaised to Establish Sanitar- ium IVear Lake Kushaqaa. Stony Wold Sanatorium for Con- imptive Working Girls is assured, .ys a New York dispatch. The requi- site 350,000 to establish it is in hand, Frank refused ief pulled him ( in the doo and the ch p so Silas got mixed up, and whe crowd, which had gathered, was ?lear- ed, it v, r as found that Silas had sus- tained a fractured ankle. A physician as called, and Silas was taken home in hack, where the fracture wab rt out! In doing ; York, and developed the , which not only number five hi \\ ' ,uxiliaries in New York citj zatioa .ndred but — Ambrose Senecal was before the ^ Tire order Monday and an arra^ of a witnesses appeared m his behalf But n when the time foi their testimonv came they told such conllatin^ stoi ir that it v,a- \ei \ e\id nt that upon then e\ideme alone th R oi k i v,m\l\ UP itisti'i d in hnl ling t' f pi - onei F N Ham ,J tr iifrt loi ^ dt tun Tit m 1 i tomnlnpaiit U 1b nidu on rf tip healing which la t <1 i ' the i 'i onei v Is M I I I i months m thr counu* m l m 1 i i <l«iu\ md disrifieih — u Tie plr-\- (1 to i K u to our itada s tin t ^ e will , n HI P BIK'V ( nt li c OIK \cdi to 1 om ^i nt nol &iub o tiibeis who ni \ i \ ar m athiuf-p Ihp BHcK ru i i u montnlv ind ocn nu 1 i l > u P l. to has in formation branches throughout the state. The property has an elevation of 1730 aet and embraces a station on the s w ^ rrk Central lailioad which will be w th n two minutes walk of the nation building The plans re mo'riprj largelj after tho^e of the Mas i n setts btate Sanitoimm to e\te d ai i nd a halt aic't \ thiee ^ioi% centnl stia<tuie will ha\ ° on ^uhci \lie foi d^imitonf tach ot wo atones and (onta.nm a 2 ,corns n< in t dormiton will e re-ad\ for i yin<.\ \o\ 1 next \n aadinonal uiii will immediately be iaised V llham Rhinela ulei Stew u t fo tht btate Chanucs Dtpaitrnf-nt Di Donald bage Macka\ and Di Ueo F -1 u made aHlresscs ud Mi >, jas ' ' ud Ncwcomb the pusidtnt ai J \ Jo ri C Coleman i L ad papeib qua itit\ and oil (i t pubh i attcnti il n Pi. OI I Ml 1 ) w rii ] rt Oiara OlL^sOt i Jim t t n 1 s M n o! \ \ b f i--it \ n \ ill * opei b< p.« < hilrh tion oi niit a t «*i« o n J il l T Donnelh hi s or St \.lphon«us •i Mis ud wi l b< s L GionK ot Mon Rc^ J S Ethiei ch ut f isonMile o is a & idnatp r f Qu ind an accomphs; issumt hei new hed pos rtta V M rnv Comp: iit d on 1 (bruu f n of the«f hurt h u Miss GiouK —Gk •v ] . ndfi IIS ] ~n u dir h tile d Miss irbrc m I ltion m\ ii h\ : the Pal It, TAKEN TO aifiW YORK. Alexander Feinnerg Charged With Obtaining ftoods ruder-False Pretenses. Alexander Feinberg, of Dyon Moun- tain was arrested Wednesdayb-ya New York ctiy detective sergeant and canen to the metropolis that evening. Fein- berg is charged by -he H. B. CSaflan Company with gi'and larceny in oh- taining goods under false pr&teinses. It 4s alleged that Feinberg, who went out of businei A. S. —'Harry McGee, of Turtle Lake, Wisconsin, arrived Tuesday afternoon, ajnd is visiting friends and relatives at Per;u. —Henry Brown, who has loeen con- finea to his home, No. 31 Catherine street, for the past two weeks, with pneumonia, is convalescent —-Mrs. J. IH. Tairipley, accompanied by her children and Mrs. Griffin, have gone to Fall River,-jVEass., to join Mr. xarpley, who is in business in that city. —Benjamin Comstock, who for the past eight years has been employed in the Republican office in this village, left Sunday for New York, where he expects to follow the printing trade. —Deputy U. S. Marshal Breswster returned from Boston Tuesday. The six Chinamen took to Boston, No. 1 •No. 2 No. 3 No. 4 No. 5 Totals The number over 21 ...1,515 ...1.600 ...1,918 ...1,824 ..2,033 ...8.880 . years of 1,583 1,482 1.568 1,745 2,ld'2 8,480 aige is of 1902. The following officers for the ensu- ig year we're elected: John iH.- Moffitt, President. G. F. Hutchinson, 1st Vice.Pres. M Vice-Pre&idents — Hon. H. D. Graves, Dr. E. C. Low, Dr. A. W. Fairbank, R. P. Humphrey, John Haugihiran, H. E. -Heyworith, P. Phil- ^ I lips, R. P. Helaton. Cor. Secretary—<C. E. 'Martin. Ree. Secretary—W. T. iJurleigh. Treasurer\—M. F. Fankhurst. Auditors—JG. -F. Hutchinson, L. W. 4,887; under 21 years, 3,993. The census is taken under the pro- vibions of the excise law and fixes the rate of licenses for the next four years. There will be no change in the present prices. •<al montihs gave Lhe firm a statement that he was worth so much property, on the strength of which a quantity of goods <ras obtained. The firm now claims that Feinberg owes the sum of $800, and brought suit against him about a month • ago. Fein- berg, however, claims to have no property, making the firm's claim; un~ collectable. It is claimed on the other hand by Feinberg that he is innocent of any intent to defraud, that^he ssubsequeait- ly did business with the Glaflan Com- pany, and that, his failure to pay was caused by business troubles. i..ch Mr. Brewster together with. 24 j others, sailed from Boston for China Tuesday. —H. M. Mott, of St. Alblans, former- ly editor of the Champlain Counsellor, is attorney for Antonio Coangelo, in- dicted for the murder of John Juliano on the railroad track near Rouses Point. —Sergeamt Edward O'Keefe, former- ly of Co.. G, 21st Infantry, arrived in. town Saturday from the Philippines, j ^ He is one of the old regimemts which did good service in Cuba and the Philippines. —The engagement is announced of Miss Gertrude Grace Toulman, of this •village, and Sergeant Warren A. But- ler, '27th Infantry, at Springfield, —Miss Hazel Markstone, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Markstone, celebrated' her ninth birthday yester- day at her, home, No. 27 Bridge St. Nine of her little friends amd her ;aeher, Miss Sowles, were entertain- A special conclave of De Soto Com- mandery was held in Masonic Hall Monday, beginning art 3:30. The degree of the Red Cross was conferred on six delegates. At 6:30 supper was Jserevd in the banquet hall, which was ! followed by a regular conclave at 7:30, 1 when the degrees of the Temple and j the Knights of Malta was conferred on the same six .delegates. The delegates were Rev. H. C. Petty of Champlain; Rev. P. N. Moore of Mooers; Rev. E. E. Marsh of Saranac 1 ;) J. H. Booth of Plattsburgh; J. W. H. Hayes, C. C. Schuyler. Directors—S. Moffitt, E. W. Steele, E. C. caker, M. Sowles, Wallace Tur- ner. Gen. Sup*.—W. L. Pattisson. Asst. Gen. Suipt—- P. :D. l^aPlanit. (eluding several of the pastors, mem- Filed annual inventory and account : Der s of the Beard of directors and of R. E. Hyde, M. D., general .guardian i Board of Trustees, the boys' depart- 1 William and Phoebe Moore, infants, .men* committee of the association, Letters of guardianship issued to , etc -- sat down to the bountiful board. Frederick F. Day on the person and ' Af ter grace was said by the Rev. Dr. estate of Albert Johnson, a minor over ' ^rismer, all dia full justice to the good 14 years. ! things the ladies had -provided. After Probated the last will 'and testa- ' su PP«r all repaired to the boys' par- ment of George M. Derby, late of Peru, lors ^'here Mr. James Eckersley, N. Y., deceased. Letters testiamntary ; chairman of the boys' department issued to Fred D. Demy and Charles coni -mmee, presided and gave a few C. Derby. Ordered the appointment of opening remarks, referring to wnat Charles Parsons and Frank A. Clark | had been done in the various lines of 'appraisers. | work carried on by ithe department. He Filed inventory of the estate of Em- 'especially referred to the summer ICaccx ;U she Carnival. Among the principal features of the sports to be held on the fair grounds during the Carnival are tne horse races on Ithe iced track. -The liberal purses offered and the knowledge which has been spread of the excel- lent condition of the track, have drawn a large numiber of entries. v.e horses and their owners are baginihing to arrive. Last nigtnt Mr. vhtaaF. Wicker, of Ticonderoga, brou^i't his hay mare, \Slick Goods,\ afters iwimning races up the lakes. Mr. John'-A. Stevens, of Lalke Placid, also •anrived iwith his bay gelding, \John McGregor.\ Mr. T. H. Moon is on his way hack from the lakes with the •blaok.mare, \x art.\ -Mr. Henry Hoyle has entered a-(horse from Chiamplain. The committee on the races has received word that seventeen other horses <are on the way to Plattsburgh. Horsetnen. generally are warmed up air o*er [Northerh New York, <anid at least thirty horses. will be h ere from ouit of town. This ensures one of the greatest racing events on record, and will greatly add to the attractions offered at the Carnival. Adirondack Guides Meet. The annual meeting of the Adiron- dack Guides' Association was held at Saranac Lalke, Tuesday. Frank E. Kendall, M. D., was re-elected honor- ary president; Peter A. Solomon, president; Warren J. Slater, secretary; Benjamin Moody, treasurer. Resolu- tions were (passed taat more game protectors should be. appointed, and endorsing the Governor's recommenda- tion relating to camp sites. There was a ball and /banquet in the even- —The Senior gymnasium class will _ _ Rouses Point, and' b e pos-tponed to night to auow th_ Waite of Crown Point. The | fellows to attend the 'basket ball game : were D. O. Gi'bbs, S. H. Newton, C. G. McCoy, G A. Ingalls, O. F Kinney of Rouses Point; C. H. at the Normal school. —The 3 o'clock meeting for boys on .Sunday afternoon will ibe in charge Humphrey of Mooers; E.W. Keiths of j of Mr. Eckersley, who will be pleased Mooers Forks; J. W. Stickney and H. I to see all the memtbeirs of tine depairt- R. Graves of Ausable Forks; F. T. ment, as well as other boys, present. Woodruff of Moriah; Rev. Balsey of I All are invited. Fo l} Heni> y- —The speaker at the four o'clock The degrees were conferred by | meeting . £o r men on Sundlay ,^ n be Past eminent Commander Chappel. j the R ° T > W- ig> Peek Mr ; , Pee k al _ ways gives a good talk. There will Bisamists sentenced to Dannemora. I doubtless be a good attendance. Walter Denmark, Adilone La<Bonte| men are cordially inviited. at a party. The young people had '-. an(i John Gaus, the three prisoners who j —This association will be rerpresent- \ \\'' \\ •\\\\ '\ pleaded guilty to indictments for big-led at the in-ter-visitatiom meetings at amy before the January Trial Term j Mechanicville, Sunday, by the ioilow- at Albany, Wednesday, were sentenced i 1Q S delegates: Hon. C. H. Moore, Paul i Thursday afternoon by Justice Bettsj L - Reynolds and Secretary Fitch. most enjoyable time, 'and Miss Hazel received miany congraitulations. —Louis Liberty on Tuesday received his re-appointment as loca.1 representa- tive of the Society for the Prevention , T o ^^,,:, o f of Cruelty to Animals. Mr. Liberty ! r-nrdlabo\ f^- +»• has filled this position for a number of years, and has 'become well known as an. officer who will perform duties well tring the dumb one yet land borE Dannemora at ! —State convention at Elmira, for terms of net less than [20-23. Circulars cam be obfair r and not exceeding three j the rooms. Denmark was 21 years old, Officers of Lake floats .nimals. —Mass Maud Rising has been the suest of Nellie Deane, at her home, Brookdale ESarra, for the past week. •j.viursday evening they entertained a party of young peo'ple. Voe&l and instrumental music was rendered : by a number of those present. Games and round dances were enjoyed by all. Dainty refreshments i were y rved, at an early hour in the morning they returned to their homes with light hearts and merry laughter, singing the praises of their entertainer and hostess, Miss Nellie. Ontario, Canada. -LaBo-nt who was a native of Ruxton Falls, P. Q., was 40 years old and a loom re- pairer. Gaus, 29 r years old, was a car- penter, and b-orn in -Holyoke, Mass. j boats o: High Fall« Pulp Company. i George: At the annua. meeting of the High j Vermont—Cap- Falls Pulp Company, held \ — — flee in Chateaugay on Thursday, the following officers were elected for the coming year: President, J. 0. Smith; vice-president and general manager. ily G. Cate, late of Peru, N. Y., ceased. Filed application to Bell real estate of Hiram Shute, Hate of dhamplain. Y., deceased, for the payment of debts and funeral exipenses. Ordered WHITE RIBBONERS IN GONMTIOH Forty Fifth Gathering of County W. C. T. U.\Mrs. Ella I. Boole, State Superintendent, Present. Jan. 29—Annual convention of the Woman's Christian Temperance 'Union was opened in the Perigtrome Pres- byterian church yesterday morning by- devotional exercises, led by Mrs. Mal- lard, of Rouses Pofint After roll call it was moved by Mrs. Heyiwortli seconded by Mrs. Harris and carried* that the chair appoint all committees. The president accordingly appointed as committee on courtesies, Mrs. Trum- bull and Mrs. Clark; pn credentials, Mrs. Trumbull and Mrs. Wood; on. resolutions, MTS. Heywtwth, Mirs. Pat- tisson and Mrs. (Harris. Mrs. Trumbull, in behalf of the union, welcomed the delegates and their friends to the hearts and homes of Plattstorgh. In the absence o* Mrs. Everest, Mrs. Harris eaqH-essed the thanks of the convention for the cordial welcome extended. Miss Augustan in her greeting from the Chrisitiian Endeavor of the Peris- trome Presbyterian church, expressed the thorough sympathy of her society with all temperance worik. Mr. Signoar then extended hearty greeting from the (Epfworth League of the M. E. church, speaiking of the more\ than formal friendship thlat ought to exist between the two socle- amp and to the fact that the $100 vhich had been expended in the per- . - ^ manent equipment of the camp this ^ es ' w hd<>h have so much in common; qp of the camp this year, in the building of a wooden kitchen, etc., had pralctically all been the generous friends of citation to issue and issued same re- i ^ e b °T s by a committee of ithe boys turnal>le Miairch 10, 1902. Probated the last will and testament' of William Rea, late of 'Beekmantown. ; ! themselves, consisting of John Myers, L^ 3 stow « r and Allen •McDougall. N. Y., deceased. Letters testamentary i issued to Charles D. Rea and Josie E. j Morrison vil le announcement was heartily .. ceived and applauded by the boys. airman then initrodiuced the | principal speaker of the evening, Mr. |H. P. Dansdale, general secretary of ithe associations of greater Troy, N.Y. i-MJr. Lansdale had an earnest, though jMr. Lansdale had an earnest, though At a regular review of Morxisonville • happy way, that art once took -with the Tent, No. 634, K. O. M., held at G. A. (boys, and he Tv*as listened to atten- R. hall, on Tuesday evening, Jan. 14. ;tively. The three principal points he 1202, the follcxwine Sir Knights were! made were. \All at It,\ \Always at installed by Past Commander T. M. iIt\ and \Altogether at It \ in Cod ' - - • • Cxood: Sir Kt, P. C—T. M. Good. Sir Kt. C—H. M. Ostrander. Sir Kt. >Lt. C—A. H. Taylor. Sir K t R. K.—J. H. iGood. 'Sir K t F. K.—J. S. BroadrerolL Sir Kt. Chap.—<A. C. Ornery. Sir Kt. Phs.—G. D. Dare, C. B. Valughan. S,ir Kt. Sergt—S. T. Ool<burn. Sir Kt, 1st tM. of G.—P. O. Weven Sir Kt. 2d M. of G.—N. Ga®non. Sir Kt. Sent—F. * . Siddon. Sir Kt. Picket—L. Trombly. Meetings will be held the 1st and 2d Fridays ot each month. The Black Cat. In order to give our readers an idea of the worth of THE-BLACK CAT and whait the people think of it, we \Will pu-blish from time to time let- ters from their subscribers. The fol- lowing is the first •which comes to our notice: \Dear Sirs:—I enclose a renewal of my subscription to 'The Blaok Oat' I have read, with, the greatest inter- I for the interests of deparitmentt b ith closed with encouraging 'words for the future of the work. Mr. Everest offered the right hand of fellowship from the Christian En- deavor Society of the Presbyterian ohurch. He said that he voiced the unanimous opinion of his society when he stated that they fully appreciated the great work done by the W. C. T. U., mentioning especially the abolish- ing of the canteen. He dwelt won the work done (among the young people whidh work is creating a sentiment in favor of temperance, which \will sweep across t&e land. Mr. Fitch, of the Y. M. C. A., dwelt upon the great toftuenee of woman —this influence entailing also a great responsibility. In the name of the fifty boys, the two hundred men, and also the \boys in tollue,\ Mr. FltcJi. extended hearty greeting to the con- vention. Aft'T these more thaa usually cor- dial and interesting greetings, Mrs. Md&tyre of Peru, read a report of the sever his connection with the worlk Of the boys' department in the course of a few weeks. During his several years' work in connection with the depart- ment, and his two or more years as chairman of the same, he (has endear- ed himself to the boys and Ms assoc- iates more than he may realize. Con- scientious, loyal; faithful, and conse- crated to the work otf the Master and «he highest welfare of the boys, his place' cannot be fully fllled (by anyone who may succeed him. That he is be- loved by the boys is shown by the many eyes that were moistened with tears was the full force of Ms: of e departmen and the welfare of other boys .with whom the members came in contact. His address .will not soon be forgotten by the boys present In his opening talk Mr. EJckersley surprised those present by (presenting to the department a finely framec at of photographs of the boys 1 camp, but the greatest surprise of all was when he awnoxmced, wirtfh,' voice choked with emotion, that owing to. a change in his . _ field of business operations he must this report were the following: The twenty L Of m» Woman's Christian Temperance Un- ion, held in Gleas Falls. Among the many T, tweeting and helipful items In state has 787 local unions, with more than 22,000 members, and. over 2,000b honorary members; 10£ Y brantf5'e8»- with over 1700 members; 161 Loyal Legions, with 4812 members. Over $48,000 have been 'raised in the state during the year. One of the speakers stated that over 45 per cent of all crime could be traced directly to the traffic in strong drink. Another speak- er dwelt upon the growing temperance sentiment among physicians,, - and emphasized the passing of the law fox temperance Instruction in all the states of our country. This law com- pelling over 16,000,000 children to re- est, every copy of your most original j nouncemenrt was realized. Not only \ ceive scientific temtoeraince instnre- magaine from the first issue. I know (will he be missed in the association, i tion, of no other publication which pre- j but in the church and Sunday sdhool,, The growing interest In Sunday sents such novel, entertaining stories, j where he was a faithful worlker. ,In *'\\\' \ and after a hard day or evening of i a few remarks Secretary Fitch express- -onk, a copy of 'The Black Cat' af- ed what he felt sure was in the fords me just the rest and relaxation Sincerely yours, JNO. O. W. BROOKS.' 1 Madison, Wis. hearts of all the boys present as well as his feeling of personal loss in t!he losing of such a loyal helper In the work of the boys. The prayers of ill follow Mr. Eckersley to any | work of I many wi: w d to the wise is sufficient, j field where he is called to continue For a limited time only we will give Ms unselfish labor of love. The mem- THB BLACK CAT Free to all who, bers of the boys' department commit- pay a year in advance. Send in». your ] me e are James Bokersley, J. N. Stow- orders early and be among the for- er, C. H. Chasmar, and C. H. Signor. tunate ones. Civil Engineer and Surveyor. H. G. Clark, civil engineer and sur- veyor, Of Champlain, son of 0. S. Clark, of that village, has located in Plattsiburgh, and has established his ffi i th Mi blk Clit THE BATTALION ARRIVES. Detachment of 23d Renlaoes 27th at school work was shown by the inspir- ing rally conducted by Mrs. Beers. Mrs. M'clntyre's report brought the convention very vividly before us,- and was listened to with miuieh interest. The next numbers on the program were omitted for a time, and Mrs. Hall gave, the report of the National Con- vention, held in Fort Worth, Texas. This convention represented fifty na- tions, many of whom sent delegates. The report showed the immense growth and spread of the work, un- ions having been established in all parts of the world, New York state leading in the 1 mumber of new unions established, and therefore receiving the Barrack**, the banner. TQie encouraging features on^nr-j J.X. -, * brought prominently before the con- At 2:30 Tuesday afternoon the 1st vention were tae growth, in Sunday Plattsburgh, and has established his „ office in the Marion block on Clinton [Battalion of the 23d Infantry reached school work, in scientific temperance street Mr. Clara is a graduate of Ipiatisourgh from Fort Ethan Allen, instruction, in press work, and work lT ._...,.,. TT _, ,x_ . T -..^-, J m i I among sailors and in rescue homes Norwich University, Northifield, Vt, ! and has had considerable experience I th older engineers and on govern- j two ment work. 'He retains as counsel, j the The train consisted of ten coaches and i* p , I among sailors and in rescue homes. A pager sent by Mrs. Harris, state baggage ca<rs, and was taken to superintendent of health and heredity, s.^ng back of the barracks, where was read by the secretary. This paper .. j dwelt on the many evils arising ji'rom ignorance and poor food, poor Ifce Champlain Transportation Co. has made the following appointments of officers of the company's steam- Lake Champlain and Lake j ce C. W. M. Johnson, who has done much | the boys lef t the train . an d the ; work in this vicinity, ajid has a splen- |.., lf1H did reputation throughout the county. ,s a s e « afa unioaaea. j ventilation, unsanitaiy surrouadingB, Mr. Clark has all of Mr. Johnson\s \ The battalion consists of three ( the unhealthy modes of dress and instruments, maps, etc., and is ready ;hundred seventy-five enlisted men and.Hfe. It was 'urged that 'great effort to accept commissions. Mr. Clark is ithe following officers: Major W. H. j ue ma de -n the future to better matters Meetings should be held, literature distributed, and everytnmg done to bring about a more intelligent understanding concerning- youna; man, and is well fitted by;W. James, commanding the battalion: education and experience for a sue- 1 1st Lieut. H. C. Bonnycastle, battal- ;sful career. Bort; treasurer. C, EX M secretary, B. S. W. Clark; directors. B. C. Bort. J. 0. Smith, C. E. Martin. B. S. W. Clark, J. S. VanVechten. R, Arbnckle t their of- I clerk > W ' H - Horton: first pilot. .E. 1 Rockwell; second pilot, E. Rockwell; steward. Henry \Moll Chateaugay, Captain, E. J. Baldwin; clerk, Fred E. Fuller; first pilot, E. B. .Rockwell; second pilot, Joh h Cti E r ( «Hi*a(lHat<.>H from the A. 5i. V. | —31:ss Marguerite Mooney has com- Bla t k(a PI i p, agamore—Captain, E. S. Harris; clerk, John W. Gillett; first pilot. Warren Rookwell; second uilot. War- ren Harris; steward, Herbert I. Vail. Horicon—Captain, F. G. White; pilot, John Washbum. Mohican—Captain, Wesley Finkle; Medal for Butter. '. 13. Humphrey & Co. of Cher awarded a bronze medal Pan-American Exposition for excellent exhibit of creamery butter in? been received at the World's Fair ion adjutant; 1st Lieut. E. D. Warfield, , [Co. A; 1st Lieut W. A. Kent, Co. C; 2d Lieut. J. M. Moore, Co. D- 2djthe laws whioh govern the mental, Lieut. J. A. Moss. Co. A; 2d Lieut. |moral and physical well beings of our r'the' C - H > p - Bal1 ' Co - B; 2 d Lliwit - S. 0. |bodies, which shouiu be the temple of their jFuciua, Co. C. itae living God. mutter! The men se « me d Pleased to reach j Mrs. Boole selected as tne founda- •ond med i Plattsburgh, and to kn'ow for the tion for her Eible reading, the Sermon. one hav |P resen t at least tQ at their Raveling on the Mount, reading tlhat portion ^Ii and Mis B b \, ClaiK and p t ! ^ ilh tli \M-lllnovtn Adiron- dack hct d n an who leuentH left here I i nit> to jlexito and California, ^it m \ laihoad accident last Friday, hut we'P loitunateh unhuit 1 e tCLident a tuned on the Big 1 our at East \lton 111 on an excur- 101 tiam runnin? between Cincin- n ti an 1 St I oui-. Tic ^ b^n^ei tram clashed into a fit ti i = l t whic was jubt pumng cut oi a sidin°- into the mam line. hi vl tiains ^ HIP detailed anJ the OIIP w !-, smiub h mine d The crew oi rl < fiHi^bt tiain claim that the ac- < ' it \ u due to their failuic to re- u\f piopri oideis in ml was blocked foi about n h n alter whith tiai!ic was HMiniPd lh e excuision pait\ is un- ilu tbc management of Messis. B. F. I hold \ai d and C A. Cooke, of New York. ture. j pleted a course at the Albany Busi- c : e rk. George H. Loom is. ness College, and attained very com- plimoniary results at her examina- TlI ,.,., ,._,•«.,„.,..:. ,oo jlooney has been offered ; some very good positions, but has not lhe lrustees oi tne new =>^te tulx uecided to accept any as yet. j culosis hospital held an annual nid —Miss Clare Crowley, who has re-j ing in Albany, Wednesday, and i cently graduated from uie Albany | elected the old officers, wit- Howa Business College, left yesterday for | Townsend of New York as president Bellows Falls, Vt., where 'she has ac-|The trustees called upon the Govern The ladies of the M. E. chu I Valcour will holu a \Poverty Social I at tno residence of Mr. E. L. Day, on j Wednesday evening, Jan. ' lames shall wear ~ieir common evt... , j lay dresses; the gentlemen also shall: clean, overy-day clothes. For is over. [which contained 'the parable of Uie A small number of them visited the;two houses, one built on the sand and [village and were probably impressed 'the other built on the rock. She call- jwith it. They are all of the type of ed this sermon the inaugural address , I soldiers which comprises the 2d bat- of the Lord Jesus Christ. She divid- h orjtpjion and which makes a good sol-;ed the address or sermon into three and citizen. We welcome —em:parts—the characteristics of a Chris- Day, on j to Plattsburgh, and. hope they will re-Irian, the law of Christ's kingdom, the :9 - ' Iue ;main with us a long time. warning against disobedience. She SECOND B\TT\LJGN 2,.a 'called attention to the beatitudes as The battalion of I..P '7th wlm-u left embodying the essential characteris- yy . very article of jewelry worn tney Monaay rescued New York aner tics of a Christian. She showed very ;epted a posuion as stenographe .he Vermont Farm Machine C( The Kiil^htx* of ( oluiiibus. adjourned meeting of the K. i ^. was held Sunday and the del rates to ithe state convention we: lected. They are G. R. P. J. Mull' G. R. T. F. Cotter and T. F. Mannix were elected alternates. The meeting adjourned until Wednesday evening, Jan. 29. The second degree will be conferred by the council on the 19th of Febru- ary. The members of the council will ball sometime tn the hear fu- p-aid their respect: . they continued their meeting, devi ing the clay to the completion oi pl'a for the proposed hospital buinnnss n to the closing up of the contracts I the purchase of the Raybrook situ. * .have to pay uve cents extra. A prize , «>me delay, and sailed froi ?- will be awarded the lady and gentle- |terday afternoon. '1,'nan mo.-it suitably dressed for tlu> ! ' n< i-ribion. The price of supper will be •fil'ifvn cents, if properly gowned; if luii, twenty-five (mts. there yes- Wot A Card. We, the undersigned, do hereb> ; igree to refund the money on a 50 j cent bottle of Greene's Warranted j Syrup of Tar if it falls to cure youi jough or cold. We also guarantee a 25-cent bottle to prove satisfactory or uoney refunded. tfrs. D. K. Gilbert H. W. Cady. Smith & LaRocque. B. White & Co. 0 T. Larkin. .-ill bo a social entertain- cming, Jan. 2^>th eiit of the M. E. ,th Fii^t to B William Thomas was r No. o2,u23 i said to be the 1 ypiara to be fom his parole, lie 1 nesday C( clearly the primairy law of the king- dom—inward pureness, a religion of the heart, as shown by the way in which Chrisit pushed aside the con- iventions of the scribes and Pharisees, who until recently an d dealt, not upon the outward acts, but upon the inner motives of the heimt < emphasizing the gomen rule. ThQ ^^ Q f disobedience were n . il guiiliy oi violating , lustrated by the disaster which befel Sing Sing Prison, i t cnnvic-t in wpm t convict in sever as sent back Wed-ithe house built upon the sand. by Magistrate Brann, in' The reading was rich in beautiful .1 Street police court, New and inspiring thoughts, and at its close citation is ex- York city. Thomas once belonged to Mrs. Boole led in the noontide prayer. nlor Committee. the \Dutch Thieves\' housebreakers on,' After singinsr, the meetinp' adjonurn- he low?r East Side. He was sent to ed, the benediction being rronounced irison last March for one year on a by the Rev. Mr. Jriall. •harse of burglary, and wias paroled! AFTERNOON SESSJfaV. \ O< to-ber. According to Deputy i man soon rejoined • The opening devotional exercises of He will not leave the afternoon session were led by By order prison now until the latter part of . Mrs. Humphrey of Beekmamtown. Tfoft •May. i (Continuea o n 4th page.) i Roche ! at the : M E. Society of Point a hold an oyster supper H.!' of N. II. Mooney, on the Warden Keno. th mad Tuesday evening, Jan. 2S. his old associates. re invited to \attend. i til mmittee.
