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1 The Commonweal |Vel 4 N. 7 GREENWICH, N. Y„ JUNE 11, 1000 FIll Cent. -AlUSTRY URGED A PROMINENT anZEN DEAD A CAU FOR A NASS MEETING 1THE PRINTING OFTHE RECORDS YNKILL VALLEY VIEWED IV JOHN I. FOSTER SUCCUMIG TO A CENTENIAL CELEIRATION PLANI COMMONWEAL'* LAWYER READI OMINENT RAILROAD MEN. LINGER-0 ILLNEIS. TAKING DEFINITE IHAPE. LAW TO CLERK INVOER. -#t 01 Dolaw•r a Hudion Com- Dic--d Wae a Doicendent of Ea,4 0, - T-r of Inipection, 8-0 Greenwich Settlere, A P-mnier . ......1,1 Valley. Talk. on Fleuri In Local and County Polltic /.F/*7 -d Le,18*t/\. Flriman and Maion. /eclal D. a H. train. be.rla. the Ient of the Del•Waip & Hudion o -di.....I- Mr. 1. F. 1-pe and Mra Viee-14-ldent and General /.V *..1 , C. 8. Slm•, IN¥1•lon Super- emt. A. T. Benjamin. Chief Nn , Gee. H. BuMN= and a Mr. Irt of Baltimorn arrived M D-ch Sunday morning M ten /I Allllllllli le in the Pr»•ldent'• •perial train, I Dfter making a trip over the Nalem I - hu,lerville branchet the entim -.':...- 1 were gueets of 1. C. illandy, .t. - »eat of the G. a J Ry., for the i 0nder of the day bld- the journey over the raile - lobile trip In the nearby country., --6- & ree expreemed to the Common- 1 reprewentative a very pronoune- De:»st In and admiration for the aunmunding Gfenwich. Re- 1 our own particular •ltuation R=tolig' natural bettering of re- ubjeet. will Inure to rapid in- development. When all the John Burdick Foster, aged 44 yeara died frnni an attack of c•.rebro-men- powers are taken up for that your people, I should think, Ingltla at 4 0'clock yraterday morn- look to co-dinate industrlea to 18*· For the pa•t four mont ha Mr. worked out chlefly dependent Iip. FO:•ter had been •tiffering from a very le 'kill.' I think you will con- Berloua thrnat trimble, and for al,Imt your time and meanm If you con- ' three week0 had been confined to him vur work largely to develop- 1 bed. In that direction.\ M r. Awter •·ha a son of Aae! and ted in regard to the general bual- Phebe (.larke•t,n 1 Fonter, and wm, born lituation he sald, \My feeling 18 I nt Ea•ton July 6, 1865. The Foater with the disposition of the Tariff family are de•rendant m of .hilinathan And the certainty regarding the , Fnater, one of the firmt of the original Bltuation, which we should have Greenwich Rettlera. Mr. Foater'R u,0- middle of August-assuming the t ther, l'hebe .lark,ton was a de«rendant to be favorable, we should have of Cleneral .larkmon. Mr. Foater was Mpt recovery frnm the commer- reared on n farm, received hia edwea- »re,I.lon, and look forward, with 'tion in the pulille Ilehon]R and the Green- Mee, to a larger volume of bual- *lch Academy. For atz year,4 he arrv- han we have ever klown.\ ed aa a clerk in the employ of .InmeR we are to pront by tne lesaon R e Mchean and A. Griffin and Son. in ad, and undertake to safe guard 1887 he formed R liartnenthip with S. ves against a reeurrenre, B. Wheelock and for aix yeart; the ve muit lind Iome way to put Arm of Wheelock & Foster were engag- , to the enormous volume of ed In the grocery bullineas, In 1893 tion alleeting individual con- Mr. Wheelock pt,rellamed the Interest ad Mlation, between Individuals, of Mr. nater, who then became a ch ,- airi annually exposed. traveling salesman for the firm of • of the fact that we have had a Squires Sherry and Claliteha of Troy, I •overnment for 126 v.ar. we whlen position he held until about two y Governor Hughie Indor-e Idla and t Will Lend HI. 8upport-Committee. 4 1 Working Hard on Plane to Give Now Century a Olorloue lind-off. Monday nl*ht, the rt,mmltt.4, 81,- pointed B.,me time am, by thr Board 4 Tratte t., rondder and :,n,mote plani for a rentennial relebrnt inn in r.,mment:,rate the t,ne hundredth annl I ver•ary or Green•Irh, met In the 1 •,mre of The Common•·ent. and every member of th«• committee tnok •,t,1 1,1 iwn.·11 and betran to make 11*,ir.•* Th.• hltory of areen•·lch aren,ed to be I·•41 knt,wn to every man pre,ent, and the reaann why we mhould have a glorlot,• celebration were the earne,It InerntiveR to work hard on the planm. It wa# the enme of the committee, j nim· thal a •,imelent mitllne of the de talia nf •,wh R celebration rotild be Intelll,rently ri,neldered, to rail a mant meeting or the whole people, aRk the I en.operatiOn of younlt and nld, and 1 Ket everybody •tarted In the work of making Ihia celebration a splendid ,•,irer\$ Laat Friday, Supreme Court .hintlre Van Kirk and Village President W. I 1). Chrlatte were In Albany In confer- anre with Governor Hughea, who wam Invited to make the opening addre- The Governor'm acceptance of the In- vitation will depend on the arrange- ment of him dutle, In Auguat, and the datea of the celebration will be fixed with a view to meet the Governor'm convenience. Meaorm Van Kirk and Christie alan had an Interview with Superintendent of State Prinonm, C. V. Collins, who Informed them that he would attend the relebratlon. In order that the Inass meeting may be attended with mumelent detail In the way of propomed plan,1 and Infor- mation, the general committee, Mon- day night, appointed meveral head:, of sub committees, who will report at the mase meeting and it Im expected that many auggeations will be made whlrh will ald the committee in the perfer- tion of Ital plans. I The committee was of the opinion , that at least *2,500 •hould and could i be raised for public expenditure. Thim , expendit,ire providem for elaborate / music and decorationg, a magnificent , dimplay of nre-works, the attendance , of near by military compantee, exten- t dve advertlming, electrical illumina- 0 Uon, picnic, mport, and parade fea- t tures. I County Clork Injoye Privilege of Maintaining Private Recorde While ome. Work le Iihind-County Own, looke and Pay, Clerk Hlro. On page 8 1• prlnted a 11•1 of tile d-1•. mort#*Ke. .nit jud*in•,nt. n•· m,r,led at the Watihing:,In (,0,\„1 Clerk* nflle.• frnm .1,1,w 1,1 to .tune Hth. On p,.le N l. 141% Bdilt,rial ..1- 1,1•,Ining N·hy wi. brlim·n thl• 11•t ah„,11,1 be 11,11,11•hed. IIi,r.• ft,114,%,·. the rer•,rd of how the Infc,rittal lan wal• prneur,,d. In the nr•, n„mi,er •,f th,• t'<,Inni,m- •·rttl th,•r,• aliti,•nr,•d a ri,rtinl <ir 1 h.• 1'<mnly elerk'* trannartionm for I h.• prece.•ding •i.ve,1 ilay•. Thl• r,4·ord wan prort,red thrinigh n rppre•,•nln- N,7 ;Ltht fMT;\7: 1':4,2\t': i,btainlng It. Thi, rall„wing w·,4.k nur repr,•#entatlve WRN ,·,•fil,,•d R.·t·i•,1. ti, the reror,10 hy thi, C,„i,ity eli,rk. Th,• I Con,monweal 1 11•.ri.fi,ri, 1·1, 11,·il 1,1, 1 li,• County Clerk hy (el.,1,1„,n,• Iii th,• 4,1,- denvor to flnd nut w·ny Il, r Iwe,•.,1 1., the rprord witi, refum,•d, an,1 wan In- formrd that the ret,„,·,1,• were private, and thnt If the Common•·r,Il prr011•tml In Ite, c•Mort to p,11,11.,1, th., Infornintlim, he, th¢' rounty rl,•rk, w imld lind a way to mit a •top to Il. Twn weeka agn the Editor of the Commonweal rallrd ution thi. ('im,ity Clerk, who, In the nwantlme, had birn glv,n „111„irtunity, with Thi, Common- weal, to atudy the law ; and arran,re for a 14,11 111„„114 I1,1II amlen!,In ar- rangement, w lit,ret,y nur ,·ri,reMentn- tive eoutil t),• Airtill,hrd with the record of the clerk't, trani,nition•. Mr. Any- der waa very rout·ti•,),1,4 irml n,41•,Irrd the editor tlint the mntle,r wotild bi, fixed all right. The next wm•k the following lettur wal, reerived. Washington County C'tri·k'M oftice. Sandy lilli, N. V., lith m h,t 'Oil. Henry M. 11111•t, Manager of \The Commonweal.\ Dear Mir: - After a careful c•xnmimition of the County Law, Iii whielt I Imve devoted ponaiderable tinw. I il„ :int lind any- thing whic,h givt.H 1i!t Individual a 'Ight to the Inditwrlininate un• of the ·erords of a County ('lei·k'M office f„r ulvertiming in· nny other purpome. If 1 person wl,•he,1 to examine the title o a mperined piece of property the reneral Index 18 at 1110 dIMpomal for hat purpome. The receiving book, ae dept by un, 18 a private record for to-beable to do for a 164% -while years ago when he resigned to again Eapecial effort should be made to our own convc,nlenre in tracing con ut any subitantial additions to enter the grocery buslneat, In Green- acqualnt all fortner reoldente am early veyances which have been rerolved It would he a good thing wirh, orrupying a store In the Stewart as possible with the date of the cele- for record. The law 81140 NtateR that Ie country i. every legislator who block from which he retired last year. bratlon, and every resident should be- the Mortgage Tax liook IM Mitbjert only lueed a law would be put on his On June 10th 1883 Mr. Foster was gIn now to urge their friends to \ come to the supervision of the State Board se to justify his action.\ married to Mis• Kittie Fitzgerald of back home\ at that time. I of Tax Commls,tioner,1 and their or- Bm Greenwich the party went out Shushan, and to th•,m were born eight The Commonweal le prepared to derm. Notwithstanding thlm and also the Johnsonville line enroute to children, Edith, Madge K., Helen, Mar- furnish at coat special Btationary the fact that I do not believe that which individuals and business houmem public opinion demandm the publication York. lon, Hattie, Bertha, John and Henry, may use to promote Intereot in the of the private buslnet,H of the people mix of whom survive, Helen and Hat- Commercial Incorporated. tie having died in childhood, Mr celebration. of the County, I am willing that your poster 1, alaci 111!r,·ired bv his wife; 1 The mass meeting Is called for next reprementative shall ht,vt, arreits to the e Commercial Hotel Company of three sisters, Mrs. Fred J. Tefft of Thursday night at 8 o'clock at the records of the omre, provided, that the toga Spring• was incorporated Center Falls, Mles Edith ,1, Foiter of Greenwich Theater. work of the omre 18 not retarded by 1 the Secretary of State. Tueeday, Troy. Mrs. Fred Willett of New York, -= --0 - _- _ - - -- much accens when the booki are re- 1 a capital of-*36.000. The direc. and one brother, George A, Foster of cheery greeting, HIM death comem u quired for the legitimate work of the 1 are: Charles D. Thurber, George Greenwich. a •ad surprise and expressioni of oflice, tenacher, of Saratoga Springe; Mr. Foster was a prominent figure I heart felt sympathy for the bereaved Respectfully yours, lam E. Bennett of Schuylerville. in the business, fraternal and political I family bre extended. E. H. SNYDER, circles of this village, town and coun- I The funeral will be held Sunday af Clerk. Nowipiper Con-lidatlon. ty, a popular, genial and generous I ternoon at 2:30 from the Methodlet Upon receipt of this communication /e Glen• Falls Post haa purchased friend, well known and well liked by IChurch, and will be attended by A.hlar the Commonweal instructed Its repre- 'Glen• Falls Star. The two papers all who knew him. A large company I Lodge, F. and A. M. and Rough & Ientative to call at the clerk's office be consolidated, to be known as of travelling men as well as his own I Ready Engine Company, No. 2, of and procure the records. The rei)re- Gleni Falli Poit-Star immediate community will miss him I which organizations he wu a member. (Contingld on Palle Tw,4)
