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(G. A. Nasu, Qimmmmiuflr Independe‘flt.—~De®otéd to Local, County and General News. SANDY HILL, WASHINGTON COUNTY, N. Y., MARCH 24, 1880. SEL, 75 CEnts Prer YEan. NQ. 18. TIME TABLE. GLEN'S FALLS BRANCH--D. & H. C. Co's R. R. In effect January 15th, 1880. Soure. 1 2 8 4 i 5 6 Leaves A. M.|A. BLIP. MIP. M.P. M. Glens Falls,; 7.05%) 9.20t) 11.30] 2.05 5.00%] 6.25+ Sandy Hill | 7.15 | 9.50 | 11.45 Ar. Ft Ed | 7.25 | 10.10 | 12.00 2.15 5.10 6.40 2.25 6.20 6.55 NontH- l Leaves A. M. A. M.\A. M. P. M.P. M. Ft. Eawr'd, 7.95 | 10,30 | 12.15 | 8.85 | 5.30 | 7.05 Bandy Hill | ¥.50 | 10.40] 12.80 | 8.45 | 5.45 | 7.15 * ar. a. F113, 8.10 | 10,50 | 12.45 | 8.55 | 6.00 | 7.25 *Meet trains for Troy and Albany. +Meet trains for Whitehall and the North. Night Express for Albany leaves Ft. Ed. 10.45.P. M Night Express for Montreal leaves Ft Ed. 1.20 4. Mf No trains on this brach meet the Night trains. SOCIETIES. The Regular Communications of Sandy Hill Lodge No, 972 F. and A. M., are held at Masonic Hall on the First and Third Tuesdays of each month, at 7 o'clock P. M. , J. S. Surrey, Master. O. Guy, Secretary. The Regular Convocations of Sandy Hill Chap- ter No. 189, R. A. M., are held at Masonic Hall on the Second and Fourth Tuesdays of each month, at T o'clock P. M. S. B. High Priest. J. Marrarw, Secretary. Arcturus Lodge NOT—5? I Q. of 0. F., meets every Wednesday evening at 7 o'clock, at Odd Fellow's Hall. H. B. Vavesx, N. G. C. A. Waits, Secretary. Kingsbury Ledge, No. 203, Ancient Order of United Workmen, meets at the Masonic Lodge Room on Second and Fourth Monday evenings of each month. S. B. Auster, M. W. J. S. Coousy, Recorder. Sandy Hill Lodge, No. 128, Empire 'Order of Mutual Aid meets at Masonic Lodge Room the Ist and $1 Monday evenings of each month. J. H. Durkee, President. J. S. Cooley, Secretary. DENNIS J. SULLIVAN, Attorney and Counselor AT LAW,. Office m Middleworth's Block, Main Street, 83‘be - - NEw York. 143 SCULLY, MERCHANT TAILOR, AND DEALER IN Gents Furnishing Goods. NIDDLEWORTH BLOCK --, SANDY HILL 1-y W IL B E R, MANUFACTURER OF MNE LIGHT CARRIAGE, AND WAGONS, for this season's trade. Repairing a specialty ; orders promptly attended to. SANDY HILL, WASHINGTON Co., N. Y. b- ESTABLISHED IN 1860. NEW LIVEKY, THE BEST BUGGHES AND NEW SIDE 'BARS IN TOWN, WITH NEW HARNESSESS, LAP ROBES THROUGHOUT. 'Barouches and a speciality. I®~ Thankful for past favors would solicit a continuance of the same. w. H. MIDDLEWOQRTH Bumo®rr THOMAS BRICE, B U I L D E. R, Sainxpy Hmm, N. Y. Manufacture of Sash, Blinds, Doors, Door and Window Frames, Mouldings, Brackets, __| dil necessary articles for building, Sawing, Planing, Band Sawing, de. ITF\ Agent for ‘Wnnliifion County for Wolf's Patent Blind Hingo and Fastener 11y H oosE PAINTmG, Graining, Kalsomining AND PAPER HANGING. The undersigned, having purchased a set of Patent Motailic Graining Tools, are prepared to execute all kinds of House Graining, Weciaim one man can do more work with these tools in one day than two can the old way. Samples of 'work'sgown,on applicatior to D. T. NASH & CO., - - Sandy Hill, N.Y. JOB- PRINTING P ~NBATLY DONE AT THIS OFFICE. MISCELLANY. 'The Long Fourney. She came into the depot with her hands full of daisies, pure white daisies that fairly brought with them a whiff of the ffesh country air. A knot of them was pinned at her throat, and a garland of them twined round the coquettish lit- tle sundown hat, which only half hid a sweet face, that looked for all the world like a daisy, too. A tall young man was with her, and the two were laughing and talking, seem- ing to enjoy themselves so heartily that I felt an envious thrill pass over me. They came and sat down just under me, and I heard: him whisper: \Ettie you're going away to be gone four long weeks. Mind you don't for- get.\ \Oh Harry, what an idea!\ and her silvery laugh rang out. \But Ettie,\ he said, sadly, \do you know I dread this parting. I dreamed last night that you had gone off on a long journey never to come back again, and I was, oh, so lonely.\ The tender blue eyes dropped, and a deep blush dyed her peach-colored cheeks, \So you'd miss me, Harry?\ she whis- pered. \I'm glad, for I couldn't forget you; no, not even in eternity!\ \God bless you for those words, Ettie,\ he said huskily. \Passenge?s for the train going north! shouted Simons, sticking his head in at the depot door. He snatched her traveling bag, and they followed the crowd out. I looked through the window, and as he helped her aboard the train I saw her smile and hand him one of her daisies, which he pinned carefully on the button-hole of his coat after the train was out of sight, and then went away whistling an old love tune. - % # % # # % # It came flashing over the wires -'\Hor- rible accident! Train going north col- lided with the B-- Express! Send help!\ There was great consternation and rushing to and fro. Anxious friends gathered in crowds at the depot to re- ceive the news from the scene of disas- er. Some were werping and wringing their hands wildly. Some were walk- ing up and down the platform impa- tiently and some were conversing to- gether in low tomes. Conspicuous among them Isaw Harry's tall form. He was silent and still, but with such a look of agony on his honest face. I knew he was waiting to here from Ettie. He still wore the white daisy she had given him. It hadn't begun to wither yet How the hours dragged! I felt as if I must go faster. I skipped five minutes and struck four. Then I thought, this won't bring them any quicker and stop- ped dead still for the next five. At last I heard a faint whistle. \That's the Fire-bug, said Simons to the ticket agent, who was standing near. I understood instantly it was the loco- motive that had been sent up. We should soon know the worst Harry heard the whistle, too, for I noticed him tremble and shut his white lips closer to- gether. = Slowly she came in, hearing ber bur- den of dead and wounded. I saw them lifted one by one from the cars. I heard the sobs and groans of the friends, and the cries of joy when one came forth un- hurt. Harry tried to force his way into the car. »Stand back!\ cried the official,. \You cannot enter. Wait your turn.\ He drew back. They lifted an old woman out; and then-I tried to cover my face with my hands, but they would not shut out the sight. A stained white robe, a crushed sundown hat, with soiled blue ribbons and the daisics at her breast-the pure daisies that lifted their white heads to- ward Heaven that morning, now all cov- ered with blood, red with blood, and the sweet white daisy face silent and cold. He saw her., \Oh Ettie!\ he shrieked, and rushed forward. But though he kissed her white lips again and again, though he held her limp little hands close in his own, though he called her all the sweet pet names, she used to «now and love, she never once heeded. Ah! she had gone out on the long journey! Philip Astley And His Horse Billy. Although his speculations were gener- ally successful-by one famous melo- drama, \The Blood Red Knight,\ he cleared £18,000- Philip Astley does not seem to have died worth much money. Yet he was a man of indefatigable indus- try and energy, and he expected the same qualities in those under his employ. \Come boys, go to work; we must have a new piece out on Monday night,\ he said one day, late in the week. \That is impossible, sir,\ replied the carpenter. 'Who's Mr. Impossible?\ retorted Astley \I don't know him; he don't live in this house.\ At one time the greater portion of his company, and that the best, deser- ted him, with the expressed intention of ruining his establishment; but he was equal to the occasion. \When Mr. Gar- rick died,\ he said, \the public thought the stage would die with him, but they was mistook. It did as well after him as with him, and so it will be with me, for though I've lost talent, I can rear more, and the mill must go.\ When the war with France broke out in 1798, Astley went over with the Duke of York, as a volunteer, to superintend the horses, and he proved himself a soldier's friend. He took with him a large chest with bits of broadcloth, thread, needles, leather, bristles, wax and odds and ends likely to be useful in a campaign, together with 500 flannel jackets, in the corner of each of which was sewed a bright -new shil- ling, which, he sard, would be a friend in need for the poor fellows when they wore hard up and wanted something to drink. All the company of the Amphi- theatre gave something toward this, the ladies making the jackets. During a re- treat he succeeded in saving a piece of ordnance, snd was rewarded by the Duke with the present of four horses. These he put up to auction, and spent the proceeds of the sale in treating the men of his division, Upon his return to England he had the honor of escorting Prince Emest, afterward Duke of Cum- berland; and the Duke of York gave him a letter to the Queen, recommending him as a brave bold soldier and deserv- ing veteran. All his comrades were ad- mitted gratis to his entertainments, and special seats on each side the entrance to the ring were placed for their accom- modation. This, it may be remarked, was a profitable piece of generosity, since the people flocked in crowds to sce those brave warriors. When he was in want of horses, Astley would buy for or five at Smithfield, seldom giving more than £5 apiece for them. He cared little for shape, color, or breed; good temper was their chief recommendation, He certainly achieved some wonderfnl re- sults by his training. But his greatest success was with the horse he first start- ed with, the present of General Elliott- Billy-such was the name the quadruped delighted in-would, it is said, take off his own saddle, wash his feet in a pail of water, take a kettle of boiling water off the fire carry a complete tea equipage, and perform the part of a waiter to the company. Once his master was pre- vailed upon to lend Billy for a few days to a brother showman, & friend of his named Saunders. Immediately after- ward, this man's effects were seized and sold for debt, and, Astley knowing noth- ing of this, Billy went with the rest, and all trace was lost of him. About three years afterward, as two of the eques- trian actors were walking through a East End thoroughfare, one suddenly ex- claimed to the other, pointing to a horse and cart, \I say, Jack, I'm a Dutchman if that ain't, our Billy.\ '\Impossible!\ answered the other. \I tell you it is; I'll try him. Astley taught his borses by certain signs-one of these was click- ing the nails of his forefinger and thumb. 'The experiment was now tried, and at the sound the horse pricked up his ears and began to caper. His identity was at-once established; the two actors em- braced their old friend with delight, and he testified his pleasure at the meeting by capering and rubbing his head against them. The owner was found in an ad- joinining public-house, a bargain was struck, and Billy was transferred to the actors. ''He's a monstrous good-tem- pered cretur,\ said the man, \but he's got such odd antics we always call him the Mountebank.\ Billy was received by his old master with tears of joy, and the next night was taking off his kettle of boiling water and handing round his tea-tray with all his old dexterity. The horse lived to extraordinary age of 42, and survived his master; when he too old for work he was kept in his stable, and allowed two quartern loaves a day and upon his death a portion of his skin was used to cover a \big drum.\ --- -o- @ -- \Old Limpy.\ Here is an old, old story redressed. It is hardly so telling as the original, still it points a moral which is worth recall- ing: \Get aboard, old limpy,\ said a car conductor to an aged, plainly-dressed, lame man, standing on the platform, waiting for the signal to depart; \get aboard, old limpy, or you'll be left.\ - At the signal the old gentleman quietly stepped aboard and took a seat by him- self, When the conductor, in taking up the tickets, came to him and demanded | his fare, he replied: \I do not pay fare on this road.\ \Then I will put you off at the next station.\ The conductor passed on, and a pas- senger who had seen the transaction said to him: \Do you know that old gentleman?\ 'No, I do not.\ \Well it is Mr. --, the President of this road.\ The condutor changed color and bit his lips, but went on and finished taking up the tickets, As soon as he had done he returned to \old limpy\ and said: \Sir. I resign my station as conductor.\ \Sit down here, young man. I do not wish to harm you; but we run this road for profit, and to accommodate the pub- lic, and we make it an invariable rule to treat every person with perfect civility, whatever garb he wears, or whatever in- fitnnity he suffers. This rule is impera- tive upon every one of dur employes. I shall not remove you for what you have done, but it must not be repeated.\ The conductor afterward never saw among his passengers another \old limpy.iV #--- -- o --- A Baby Elephant. The London Circus, in winter quarters at 28d street and Ridge avenue, had an addition March 10th. Hebe, the great black Asiatic elephant, gave birth to a babe. It is a queer looking little thing about the size of a Newfoundland dog, with a diminutive trunk, but is active and lively. Hebe stood chained to a post this afternoon, and six other elephants looked at her and the baby elephant in astonishment. There was a lively scene after the new comer's arrival in the early morning hours. The big elthants set upa tremendous roar, threw their trunks aloft, reared up, and swayed about in great exciteme at. The keeper who was in the stable at the time says that Hebe broke her chain, seized the little fellow with her trunk, and threw it twenty yards across the room. The keeper ran for his life, and the elephant charged a [stove in the stable, and almost demolish- ed it. The keeper gave the alarm, and in a short time the animal was secured, and again chained to ber post. The mother would not stand stil} long enough to suckle her babe, and this afternoon the keepers were nursing it in a novel way. They procured a funnel and a rub- ber tube. Insurting the tube in the baby elephant's mouth, they fed it by nvilking into the other end. Hebe is 28 years old and is a fine specimen of Asiatic ele- phant. Mandrie, the size, is 25 years old The baby weighs 214 pounds and is a female. The birth sets at rest the long- held theory that the elephant female will not bear young while in a captive, state, and this event has been looked forward to with interest, a lRhysician having pro- nounced Hebe with foal twenty months AfO His Humble Opinions. The other night about ten o'clock, a constable, who was milking up Maple street on business, was halted by a weak looking man who was a bit agitated. The officer suspected a family row, but it didn't turn out that way. The little man asked him to step around the corner and take a look at a certain house; and the officer stepped. It was an unoccupied house, and as they halted before it the citizen said: \It is my humble opinion that there is no family in here, and that a water-pipe has bursted. -I dislike very much to see any one's property damaged if I can pre- vent it.\ Sure enough, there was two feet of water in the cellar, and more rushing in. \It is my humble opinion,\ remarked the little man, as the two looked through the cellar window, \that some thief has cut off the pipe and the drain is stopped up. Perhaps you don't want to see this property damaged?\ The constable didn't. In his philan- thropy he deciaed to open the drain, and the little man having procured a candle; the officer waded in water up to his knees; poked around for ten minutes with a stick, and finally opened the drain. *Now, then, itis my humble opinion that we ought to plug up the pipe, \ob- served the little man. And the officer drove a plug into it, at the expense of a shower bath which wet him all over. \A good job-a good job!\ chuckled the citizen; \but seeing that you are cer- tain to be down in the morning: it is my humble opinion that you had better call at thewater office and leave word to have the water shut off.\ The officer agreed. Next morning as he went past the office,. a red rag around his neck and a cold in his head, he left the messago and learned that the house {belonged to the little man of humble Ppinions. If the constable catches him on the street some dark night * * ! «-- - --alfe-@ é -- Reckoned he Did. It is not intended, says The Little Rock Gazette, that some men marry peace- fully. Bill Skittles lives in south Arkan- sas. For the past six months he has been. studying for the ministry, and it oc- curred to Bill several days ago, that just before instituting a revival, it would be a good idea to get married. He men- tioned the subject to a young lady and asked her to share bis ministeral melan- !choly and hilarity, but the young lady Esaid she had promised to marry Zeb iMonk, the professional well-cleaner of the neighborhood. \Oh well,\ said the minister. \Iam pretty well acquainted with Zeb, and don't beleive he'd kick.\ The young lady finally agreed and the wedding day was fixed Grand preparations were made. The igirl's brothers had caught a couple of 'possums, and the old lady had baked an immense sweet potato pie. The jus- tice of the peace arrived. The parties took their places. The justice proceeded with the ceremony, when Zeb Monk walked in and demanded: \Let up thar. boss. Say, cap'n, turn that gal loose,\ \I reckon I won't,\ replied Bill. Well, then,\ said Zeb, drawing a re- volver, \T'll kinder resort to extremities.\ *See here,\ remarked Bill, \are you in yearnest about this thing?\ \I reckon I am.\ \Do you mean hog's head an' turnip grens?\ \I reckon I do.\ « \Right down to corn bread and cab- bigees?\ \I reckon it is.\ \Well then, you can take the gal. It was ouly sweet milk and pie with me. I'm in fun. I had a new par of britches an didn't know what to do with 'em. Come or little closer. Is it spar ribs an' back bones?\ \I reckon it is.\ t \'Then I know the gal's yourn,\ and with a slight change in the license in the marriage proceeded. »
