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MeflianiMle Jatiftos Hftfita V Q L . ^ 3 6 ^ ^ T J i r , N O . 4 6 . M E C H A N I O V I L L E . S A R A T O G A C O U N T Y .N - Y .. S A T U R D A Y M O R N I N G . M A R . 1 3 , 1 9 2 0 . w a O i J E N O Drop in and inspect the the immense stock of fine Dry Goods of fervid Rt this store Every Department now has attractions of great value Silk Hosiery Silk Underwear H i n a W Umbrellas^ilk i'owelSets Knit Underwear Bath Robes Skating Scarfs Camisoles-Silk Kimonas \^Comfortables Sheets & Pilloy^ CaMS Dress Goods Muslin Underwear Sw^eaters Middy Dresses BAKER BROS. M ^ k a n icviiie, N. \ A STORE where Q U A U T Y 'is the thing! Style, tooTis a big consideration; price is kept within due bounds— Service is important in this store. But Quality is Paramount. On this alone stands the future of this business This quality is what brings you back for your second pair df ’ Walk-Overs. This quality is what you speak ^Ofj.. to your friends It’s there, dollar for dollar, in iMFikIk-Overs. W aifc“Over Boot Shop, , J.C. REYNOLDS. WALK-OyER SHOE STORE, 270 Park ave. Bffi ROOFING SAIF! Mill Ends, Factory Seconds. WeJIhave purchased Three Carloads of this ma terial which we offer at the following prices, deliv ered at Mfechanicville: . l.p ly , $ 1 .3 5 ; 2 - ^ y , $ 1 .7 5 3‘ply, $2.20. Don’t mis* this Opportunity. Send your Order by Mail. Contracts Solicited. V a n W ie & Robbins, Roofers, Phone, 13 7 R. Schuylerville, N. Y . D U STBA N E *Fbe*Dustless Sw e eping Com p o u n d Barrels, Half Barrels, Quarter Barrels Metal Containers Gu'aranteed. Not toJRust Fdr Sale by WM. ARCHIBALD, Jr. Mechanicvi le, N. Y. Current local Event& Mra. 0 .4. Golden Is maklDg extensive Improveraents to fair resldenoe Adnnie ot. ____ ■ I The Meohsnioviliei High sohnol girls I. basketball team deteatud the Budaou Valla Bigh sehool girls in Bndsou Falls last Friday night. .The, gania was fast ' and interesting but was ollnohed by ths local girls In the first few miiiutos of play. The tally was 20 to 10 with Ms. ohsniovlllo on the long eud'of the scors. Kipp and Moore starred for the locals. Tho High Bohool boy»>, showing their desire for work and pay, probably the moat Important the pay, pnt in eight honrstimo last Bnnday shoveling snow in the'local Boaton A Maine freight yards, The foreman stated that the boys earned their pay because special guards had been posted to keep them from spending the day in some nearby ahantyt In tbs weekly oonitest between the grades of the several sohools for beat itnre daring the pbysioal exeroisee week, the fourth .grade was ahead tnBehool No. 2 and Grade 4-a was ahead in School No. 1. The different elssses are very much iptereeted in this eon- test' and marked Improvement in pot* tare Is reported by the physleal in. atruotor. ___ __________ Attar a oonterenoe with Mayor Bnrke, whieh was somewhat iMgtby laat Sat urday afternoon, the looal patrolmen •ereed to aooepb the $15 dollar hcrpiinr iMtorbd fclioin b.v th« Conitnnn Ci'Uncll, Htid withdrew fcinir roslgnatlims. A SJifclaljscto y in r<*g;trd to workUig l\«Mir» wiia rouched. Gbief of Pwlioo Davry h-» also agreed to accept bis iccroASc of $15 per mouth, The New York State Grange a t ite recent annual aeesion in Roobeater adopted areaolution Ji» oppoaltion to the enactment of any eompulsory bealtb insaranoe law. That is proper. Now, letna have some of the laws, repealed that provide for a horde of inspeotore to visit merobante and the owners of boildings every, few montbe to preecribe tad in like for instSRoe, the $80 water fauoets recently installed in tbU oity by ouropnIsioB. Stillwater Water Works. Police Joy Ride at Midnight. Just at the time the police of this' oity were demanding an other increase in salaries—an increase beyond that paid in some larger third class cities—and were threatening to quit if their de mands were not acceded to, one half of the entire force deserted duty, violated their oaths of offlcft- and the city ordinances, and indulged in a midnight joy ride to the neighboring village of. Stillwater to witness a fire in the Hudson Valley car barns. Patrolmen Eberle and Walsh were the transgressoi's, and took out the forbidden oity ambulance for the trip, the former acting as driver, it is said. The ambulance is reported to have been loaded to capacit 3 r-with other joy riders, and strong ' hints have been heard that some of them were “tanked.” None of the party had any business with that ambulance. An accident at the West Virginia plant, in the railroad yards, or a sudden case for the hospital, might-require its instant use at any time of day or night. The fire auto-trucks are no m o rosaitable for joy rides. The road to Stillwater wras dangerous with huge snow banks, and the risks of wrecking a $4,000 ambulance were great. It is reported tiiat the ambulance was “run off the track and had to be pulled out,” that some the glass was broken, and that the t'hains on the hind wheels were los^ or stolen, nil of which should be rigidly investigated and the truth be told. Patrolman Sberle leolarBs lie reported the escapahe to hendquartere. ExamineJhe blotter. The offending policemen ha\ e been allowed to resign to es cape punishment, and not because of the wage controversy. The firemen who wrecked the LaDow truck else resigned. Troy po licemen who even leave their ben ts to hover about a nearby stove ;ire summarily punished. Must salaries be paid policemen in ( his small city who violate their oaths of oflice, all city regula- t.ions, and Haunt defiance at the taxpayers who employ them for protection? Perhaps four town constables would serve as well. eome new fnd in the way of equipment, electric hot From The Troy Reoord Meroh 8 ., Many Stillwxter reeidente are expres* elDg difficulty ip seouiring » enffiotent wAter ampply. Mnny welle end oieteroi> ere entirely empty, endl tboee which ere •till,running, have roeohed their reoord low water mark. Stillwater buBinese moD are eaid to be in favor of instelling a modern water eyatem in the village. The .plan favored by the' majority ie the coDstrnotion of a 1,000 foot concrete dam a t Little Falla whieh ia located one and oDe.balt milea from the village, and the laying of a water main large enough to carry a anfficieht supply of water. The rock aide walls at Little Falla gorge form a natural reservoir without any additional conatruction except the dam. There is a gradual descent from Little Falla to Stillwater, and by follow- iog the creek leading to the power oanal near the John B. Newiand mill site, very little excavation would be teq n i:^ . This route would bring the water main through the farms occupied b> Joliu Carden and IiCon»rd Kellogg, witi no hills to circle or tunnel. Tho watei at Little Kalla would ho cool and of h good quality, having its source ii natnriil springs. The installation of i water system, it is pointed out, would involve the further expenso of a sewag< disposal plant, as thc> state law forbidt living of ftcvvniage into the tlud ifaer u s taral Btreams. There has been some talk of forming r the empty: these'plans in order rate norma), but the to keep, the taj. consensus seem!. municipal undertaking. Most peopU feel that Scillwater wiill never grow without a modern water and sewage system. The Wood-Floug corporatioi. ‘furnishes water for a few homes anti IS- vorsi have priivalo watrr sys 't«ms, but the majority of theresulenu. iof Stillwater have none of these modcri iconvenleiices, Tlio main obj ction to tho liista nation •it a water system is a ftnanclal one. Property owners are already payinp iheaw inx'H on tho Immlcd Imlehtodt'cs'. Sl'or tho paving of Main and Lake-sts I'iio dillloalty lies in tho fact that many ; of the largest property tioldorM alr' ad.% Railroad Freight Yards Thievery The city of Meebanieviffe i? publicly disgraced by J:he num ei’ous robberies of freight cars in the railroad yards'here. The situation appears to be growing worse instead of better, and the robbers or bandits seem'^to defy all attempts to curb their depre dations. V The railroad freight yards here are chiefly outside the oity limits, and are therefore beyond the jiirisdiqtion of the oity po lice. But notwithstanding this, Meohanioville gets a bad name, and many merchants are extreiVndy annoyed by the non-arrival of goods, or by receiving packag'« of goods I’roni which valua* bles have been stolen and for wliioh claims for damages must be nstituted. ' The railroad police here seem to be utterly unable <o even check, these Mexican-Mechaiiicville bandits. The Boston and Maine railroad is the greatest suiTerer from these depredations, and employs quite a force of detectives to protect its shipments, but the work of the thieves confeinuess to flourish without much check. Some day, B. & M. oflacials will wake up to.the' serious con ditions prevailing in their freight'yards, and will place experi enced detectives where “somebody will get hurt,” as one of our merchants expressed it yesterdaj. “Somebody will get shot,” said he, “if this wholesale thievery continues.” Chamber of Commerte.) Fast Basketball Game. Muoli important baslneae was irans* aotfd at a meoiiug of kUu Mocliuuiu- ville Obambsr uf Ck>maisroe held Mon day evening iu their rooms ou Park-ave. At a recent meeting, queetionnairee were sent out to all msmbers request ing them to submit questions or ideas to the chamber for the betterment of the oity. Several of theae auggeatiooa were considered a t this meeting* ' O n e of th e suggeetions considered was the advisability of a building eode. After different views had hMn ex pressed upon the matter, i t waa decided Twanty-Dina minutaaot work on i> baaketball court without oven accurlnc h ttilly'from llio foul )lne<.was the ex ywritnceol t he SohnylorvUle leaguort- last Thnraday evening, when ihoja w» (iefeated by h 38 ,to 15 score by Muehi ievilio on the High ecbool gymnastuni ! court. One of the Urgent crowds ever to see a biwI etbsU game in this city wituee.ieict the battle, and thoroughly f.ujoyt-d t h e t ilt, although ivloclianicvnit had the $iamo stowed away on tbe right side ill tibe ledger early in the evening, Ght oerj, Mathis and Sullivan, playing , on tho tllfefonslvo for Schuylerville, wer< matter to tho Common pracfcis4liy heiplesB ia attempting tf OouDcil with a request that a building! Matthews, Mechanic code be adopted and enforced within a .^.,,,3 ogense men. who bad a big nigh, definite Are zone. in sooriog fro m the_fteld and foal line. It was also decided, to refer the Each dropped the ball through the net matter of lioeosing peddlers to eueh an for ti-ve fietd jgoals a n d t h r e e from thi extent that they will have to put their Ulft* e*< foot foul line, Connery led ii. prices on a par with the looal mer- scoring for iSohuylervilte with tbre« chants. | Held goals, question of the sanitary conditlpi of the Tenendaho creek along its oours< through the Main-st. was referred to » oommltteo to be appointed by the see rotary of tho chamber to see what means or action might be taken to keep it clean. In regard to the question of establish- Board of Education The Board of Education met ^Tuesday night. The resignation of John J. Doyle as a member of ihe board was road and aoeeptedi The board took . hd informal ballot for the elootion of a school tax oolleotur iu pluoe of James VV, Smith, deoeiaeud, which rosuUed iu uue vote for Wceioy Wood and four for John J. Doyle, whereupon tho informal vote was on motion made formal and Mr. Doyle waa deelared elected as ooUootor for the rest of the eohooi yeijir. The resignation of William A. Butler as jauit ir of School 8 was rend and ao- oppted and Supt. Burdick was author- i s ^ to’seouro a now jinitor. The posi tion pays ll.OBO per year. It was voted to eloeo the schools on March 81 and re open April 6 for the usual Easter vaoa- A petition was received from a num ber of the teachers asklug for a further inereese in pay, over the scale' adopted at the last meeting of the board. Tbe matter was disonaaed a t length and i t was finally decided £0 have the super intendent of schools oommnnioate with thd tsaohers requesting them to with draw the petition as the inoreiise al ly granted will mean an increase in the pay roll of |1S,SOO, which la over 20 pdr cent, increase over the present sslarles, 11 reoominendatlous for teach ers ware left In tho hands of the super- Intandeet. Ths socrofary of the Obsinbor of Oom- (fiei'oc wiitt pi>r>smtt iti.d urged that the atblefto ilciii bo placed in 001 ditlon for. use as a childrcii’s playground aud the board adopted tho suggestion, lie alco irged the tseof ssity of making a house 0 bouse canvass'of tho city n questing he citizoij.s to donate books to tlie pnb- 10 school library, to replace those worn ■at and. now uceiess for further oircula ion' There is no doubt but what there •ro hundreds o( good bouks thui ebuht be secured tor tbe od. The ooUeotor-eleoti with tbe olerk of iiha boardi.and the treasurer of, the board of-education, was iostrnoted. to verify the accounts of the late James W. Smith, collector, and report at an adjourned meeting of the board next 0 library by this'meth-. 0 0 0 Jas. W. Smith’s Euneral. ^ . ' 0 ^ prominent member of the 0 . A. K., whs m held from his late resldenoe, Bo, Main; A pra Tho funeral of James W. Smith, one uf tho old residents of the oity, and imlusnt member of the 0 . A. H., w iden at., last Sunday. The funeral service of tha Q. A. R. was -read by John J. Ash man, oommander of Ellsworth Post, and Smma'Willard tent, No. 88 , DAngbters of Veterans was present in a body.' Th* ladies of the Q. A, R. also had a delega tion present. The. Brotherhood of tb Methodist dhurcb of which Mr. Smith was an. active member, was present, in a body. Rev. Dr. C. V. Grismer, pastor of the Methodist church, made the opening trayer and Rev. Dr. W. H, Bnghes, pastor, spoke in a most feeling manner of the life of the deceased, hav ing been int'imately acquainted with him for nearly twenty-five years. Rev. Dr. Stevens of ^ rato g a Springo, an other prominent panlor, made the olos log prayer. In the death of Mr, Smith, the oity loses one of its foremost oitlxens, For over SI years he was superintendent of the Soda Pulp mill of the West Virginia Pulpand Paper company’s luoal plnnt and for several years past he bad been cuileotor of Mhool taxes. He was a charter membbr of Ellsworth Post, No 619, G. A. R., and was its commander in 1888 when the post preseni^ed the firs' flag ever presented to a school in New York Slate by a G. A, R. Post. This presentation is said to have later led to tbe enactment of a law requiring the display of the national flag on schools daring the session daily, Mr. St^th was also secretary-treasurer ot the Saratoga County Veterans associa tion and always took aiT active interest in its welfare. Chas. H. Bassett Dead. clty m m m r n m m m i Lay the Foundation for a H o n ie. Act-Quickly, as Choice has Value^ Building Lots On ‘^MorniDgside Terrace” ' N ot Excelled for residential locatioii Above damp, noise and smoke. Present yahie ij|>.'| from $250 to $500, bound to appriedate a$ city grows. Sold on installment plan, •of interest. Initial payiweiffiDrily $4 on each $100 of valne. $2 per month on each $100 valuation thereafter. TAXES' PAID until posseksion/given, which will he after 24 monthly payments.., SELECTIVE SA L E S ON L Y ' APPLY TO . A . C. KNISKERN, O W N ^ , ^ Or J. A. CURTIS, Manufacturers National iBa^^. American Business ' Corporation, _ j A'l oiHMutintr liolfiiiig ronipany offering,ia a IX' <•■). . ihi- nivesiiueut ealety»'aiid u-iiv') d 11 . 'uni iiiH.o|)Hiiniiousof*'a Aainb$rof 0(impM£l||''4^ ot'hr(i.’K'lly* (1 U'lsjjHLKiu'liVities, . Thi'-’ is ill/' ,u’Vnii|. ‘mvHstinont: plan ao/kucceWw^, ; 111 .'- ■■d . wi-ii Investors becanse gieii'ot' deK'<\« ot iiemianency of earning jjower and-'’ jniiniinizcd risk. CireaU r L 4 ( ii rcqueec. ■ * .' R. J. M c C le l l a n d & G O .. 100 Broad x-.iy. Now York. ’> liourtj ti'-fr'jBentaUre ■ • , ‘ , Joseph Radlow, Ten Eyck, Albany. At H, masting of tho Board of Direc torn of till Chiuubot* <'f Conimoroo hold Bflce iho rtauluc mooting ilpmla.y oven logthc'sppH cstlonof Walter Webster for membership was favorably acted upon. Sac. Trowbridge was choson as 11 reprssontativs of the chamber and T. U Stirling os an altornats to attend r - - . • . - v - . . , „v... playgrounds for children it lhavo water systems in th ir h-u,os lu.d | Beerstarv Trowbridge ap- Sth auunal oonfersnooof the Chambe. Ivrould gam nothing except au iucre.r ..-1 Education and ' of Commerce of the United States to br ■of taxes. It .8 expected that the qne.< plans could not be formulated so j held in Atlantic City, N. J., April 27 to ■tiOD ' ' ------ -- S.1 --------------------- i-... .. w . . 'tho ccimug mociima 4 of American DA., _ ___ _ _ _________ _ ___ _______. itional Security iDemocratic Leadership. ; Recognition of the leadership of Job\ Gaffney over Henry F. Toohey os Schuylerville in tho Democratin p art' of Saratoga bounty was made when in. jappoiatment was announced of Rioharii A Moore of lUecbaniovillle as superiii I tendeiit of repairs of diivision 1 of suitable playgroundq, The chamber | os proposed by tho Nat agreed to advance tho amount of $2091 League. -Tho Chamber voted to tak< in CO operation with any outside a 88 i 8 - |o u t a membership in tho League, in 5 Sec, Trowbridge was instructed ti' chairman of Inter tance they might be able to receive in { gee, Trowbridge ; order to start a fund to secure ap-|| wire John J. Each, the fi state and Foreign Commerce ' paratus aiid grounds, auinsements I House of Representatives in Washing- Tbe matter of opening up the State | ton protesting against any action b' road between this city and Waterford | Congress to allow bridge piers to be was discussed at some length and Sec- placed in the Hudson river at CasUeton Champlain canal, Daniel Kyaii. The appointment H e s u e c e e d s t h e l . . t . ;^as instructed to I communicate with Gommissiouor Green of the Highway Department, and if no relief was in sight from this source to s made by Supt r which would in X tendency to tho Tiver. '-<\3 What moans would bo neeoHsar.v to I Hecuro ono of the baby tiuiks with n ir Mvt'tpo*' attached from tho array dopol l.!s*i’! (It Sohonootatly M a means of (iponliig up tho thoroughfare. Upon 8 moUOD of 0. L. Mumphroy i( was decided to appoint a cotumlttoe tp Bota for a dinner to b< le of the annual moeting et- rocoramoiui‘i.tUm of S tate Commlttooman Oalub W. Mirolioll of Saimtoga Sprii Mr, Moore is a raombor ot tlio G h I 'faction ot the party. At iho Domoi ratio state e</nveucion in Ailmny a week sgu when two Huls of delegates were pr«N* sot from SaiMtiiga county, it was agreed that If half of each faction was ceafod arrangot louyp^ r.h« .sn*«nf.Inn Hold at tho liUK Moore would beI h |p< to have harraot jol»,—Troy Rccoi at the iCorentioD, that . . ■ointed to the canal of the chamber. The date for thia OK ing was left open to be decided up< later by tbe Board ot Dlrsetors, It w ap ■rd The new perfume. Ariston.at T?l.it,. suggwted that women he invited to aU , ^ tend this dinner. 1 any way hamper obstruct boat ti Card of Thanks. jVlombcrs of tbs family of the Int' Ol»as. Ii. H'teBOtt wish to oxtond their W r tf /d t thanks for the kindness anti sjMipathy shown by (he Masoulo Iodg< , Br<»therhoodlerhood of Railwayallw ol< ■other friends and neighbors of Jt clerks om< dnrlng their recent bereavement. Mothers con wheel their baby c riages right in the the Park-ave. tamnos of ths Good Hops confectionery whsis ths finest las erssm soda is ser ved a t ta» » $>••*■* 53, a well knowi' G. H. Bassett. resident of this cit and prominent as railroad man, died at tho Troy hospita' last Friday ovouing. Although lio was horn iu Fort 9ohi ler, he had been a resident of this oity } for tho past 85 years. Ue was a valuoil t employe of tho B. & M. railroad wher< he had been chief yard clerV and hi- death will be a shock to a wide circle ol friends. Besides bis wife, he is surv.ived by two sons, Fred and Lewis. Funeral ser vices were hold Tuesday afternoon from his home on Newman-st. Rev. D, P. Odel! and Rev A. M, Prentlco officiated. The bearers were from the Royal Arch Masons and Bloss Council, of which deceased was a member and the Rail road clerks. Burial will be in the Albany Rural cemetery. I o O ^ * ^ 0 ' Motor Express Meclianicville to Troy New ^‘Federeil” Truck Quick and Efficient. Service. ANDREW M. RYAN, Orders Received at Cor. Park-ave. & So. Second-ave The Time to Buy Is when a person haying what you want, will Sell at a Low Price. HERE IS A BARGAIN: A T w o -Fam ily, Brick House, alm o st : new, equipped with water, gas, electric- i itv, ianndry tubs, m antels, large porches, Wise Advertising. Canuon crackers make a lot of noiso But the noise is soon over and fo r g o l - ____ ^ ma“ko?omrbnproBsSL,'‘b^^^^ [ withio thrcc Blocks of trolleys, o n South ;Third-ave- Lot, 4 0 x 150. not lasting, Don’t try to bnild YOUli business by oooaRlonal spurts of ad vortlsing. Spasmodic advortlHing as u rule docs not pay. | { Advertise oonunii iuh I;., ptn'sUtoutlj. • OONSTRUOTiVELY. Thai’s (ho kind 2 of advertising that's built Idg l)usl ; { ncBBes. And be sure to u»o tho metliun- • that will carry your me»«!ig« to the , • people of Mechanloville and tho sur^jj q rounding country, THE SATURDA'i j j |V * MERCURY. • The most aueeeMfnl merchants a ro j| tlie most constant odvsrtissrs. | House would cost $6,500, to build teday. Lot worth at least, $1,000. Will sell for $5,500. V. Tompkins, iB s a r ^ -n c e a n d K ai E s t a t e itOOM 1, .MEAD BLOCK ME0HANI07ILLB. A g e n t s
