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VOL. XXIV. SILVER SPRINGS, N. Y., THURSDAY, APRIL 27. 1916 No. S9 THEIR 97TH BIRTHDAY Odd Fellow* Made Merry With Song nd Story Monday Night. Naora Lodge, No. 667, very fitting ly observeo tbe 97th anniversary \of the organization of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows in America,, at their lodge rooms Monda y evening , ,nd tbe lodge was highly honored in having some of the Grand officers of the state in attendance. A short business session of the lodge was held after which the doors were opened and over a hundred Odd fellows and tbeir families,}Rebekahs $ invited guests were admitted. J, Q. Kershaw acted as presiding officer and the first speaker introduc ed was L. J. Cheney of Salamanca, Deputy Grand Master of the state of KewYork. Mr. Cheney is a pleas ing, easy speaker and an enthusiastic Odd Fellow. He is one of the big Benin Odd Fellow's .circles and at the neit session of the Grand Lodge will be advanced to the highest office [ n the state. Tbe next speaker was the Rev. Geo. E Price, pastor of tbe M, B. church ofLeRoyacd Grand Chaplain of tbe Grand Lodge of the state of New York. Bev. Price is also Grand Chap lain of tbe Masonic organization of the state. He gave one. of bis char acteristic addresses full of wit, humor and good common sense. Geo. W. Davis of Delevan, a Past D. D. G M. of the order, and on e of the most loyal Odd Fellows in New York state, gave a fe w remarks on tbe growth of the order and stated that since the order was organized 97 | years ago, the various lodges i n this country had paid out $160,000,000 for the relief of indigent members, their widows and orphans. Mr. Davis was followed by Mr. Lowell of Salamanca, who made ex tremely timely remarks, M. P. Sohneckenbnrger of Warsaw, Mrs. Piper, tbe newly elected Distriot Depaty President of the Rebekah Lodges of tbis county and D. Mo - Bride, the newly eleoted D. D. G . M. of tbis I . O. O. F. District. j The speaking was interspersed with ! Tocal and instrumental music, tbe en tire audionee joining heartily in sing ing a number of popular songs. After tbe literary program, an ap petizing luncheon was served, the members of Naora Lodge actin g as caterers. a pleasing social honr followed and it was well alon g toward Tuesday morning before the party brought to acloso the observance of the 97th birthday of Odd Fellowshi p i n Amer ica. Besides those mentioned, visitors were also present from Warsaw, Gainesville, Bliss and Hermitage. Social Functions. Surprise parties and some that weren't a surprise have been numer ous the past week and the young people have been busy keeping up with them. On Thursday night, a number of ['young people give a party at Mr. and Mrs. Leon Crist's, at their homo over Austin's feed store, and passed a very enjoyable evening. Z Saturday was the 10th birthday an niversary of Miss Vera Meens and a number of ber young friends complete ly surprised her at her home. Th e evening was pleasantly spent with games and other forms of amuse ment, and delicious refreshments were served. \Sweet sixteen'' was very pleasantly ushered in for Miss Vera. On Monday evening a large com pany of young people met a the home of Miss Clara Austin for a farewell party for Miss Naomi Davis, who soon leaves for her new home in Can- isteo. Amusements of various sorts and refreshments made up a pleasant evening for the participants, although they very much regret Miss Davis' removal. The \farewell\ makes pleasing^memories for Miss Davis to take wit h her to her new home. COUNTY flflD VICINITY All the Important Ne v ws Occurring About Us Dr. Monroe Bereaved. Dr. Geo. T. Monroe has been sore ly bereaved the past week in the death of bis father, E. B. Monroe, who passed away at his home in War saw Saturday morning. \Edson B. Monroe was born in Beth any, Genesee Co. October, 6, 1833, but had lived nearly all hiB life in Wyom ing county. His wife, who was Miss Sarah Thompson of Dale, died Dec. 3, 1914. Mr. Monroe leaves one son, Dr. Geo. T. Monroe o f Silver Springs, three sisters and one brother, Mrs. Emily Armstrong of Attica, Mrs. Adelle Tripp, Mrs. Frances Groat and A. J. Monroe of Warsaw. The funeral was beld from bis late home Monday afternoon. Dr. George H. Burgess of tbe Warsaw Congrega tional church officiating. Tbe burial was beside bis companion in tbe Dale cemetery. Bean Prices Looking Up. The bean market, wbic b has been little off for a few months past, more promising and there is considerable Improvement High School Notes. The following pupils have attained an average of 90 per cent or abov e in their work of the third quarter: Mary Stoddard, Arliene Richards, Adelia Krause, Frederick Fontaine George Ebresman, LyleDuffy, Harold Bash, James Baker, Mary Broderiok, Mary Broughton, Mary Cody, Mar garet Cullinan, Rober t Humphrey, Mildred Kramer, Bessie Lehn, Mae McBride, Lovina Mullin, Benson Tall- man, Isabelle Todd, Mary Toolen, Joseph Schuttee, Luella Smith, Em ma Stanton, Merritt Broughton, James Kershaw, Dorothea Meeni, Beatrice Baier, Thelma Palmer,- Clementine Reilly, Margaret Mnipny, Ejleen Ebresman, Myrtle Williams, Everett Chaffee, James Laff'erty, Harold Kemp, Margaret Baier, Madeleine Ehresman, Mary Humphrey. Maxin e Ingleby, Clarence Rowley, George Bolton. The following pupils were neitfier absent nor tardy during th e third quarter Mary Toolen, Benson Tall man, Robert Humphrey, Elsie Fon taine, Dorothea Meens, Clementine Rwlly, Raphael Cnllinan, Leo Rich »rds, Allen Smith, Eugene Tyler, Aleta Crist, Engle Richards, James Lafferty, Reed Fluker, Mildred' Mur \Phy Margaret Baler, Mary Hum P h *ey, Leo Cullinam - The report of the January examina tions has been reoeiyed from Albany ' No Papers were returned. The grade exercises which are us Dal 'y given in connection with the Commencement Exercises are to be Riven Friday night, May 12th. The exercises are held earlier this year to, \ghten the work of the grad e pupils the time of the final examinations. 18 now a in the moving of this prodnct. A.N. Utter, manager of the local TBelden & Co. warehouse, bas shipped out several carloads tbe past week, which bad been beld in storage for [some time and farmers who had been holding tbeir crop for better prices have been hauling them to market. Mr. Utter is payin g tbe follqwing prices per bushel tbis week: Red Kidneys 14.60 Marrows 4.26 Pea Beans 3.50 Yellow Eyes 3.00 Several farmers wh o were offered |L26 per bushel for tbeir wheat and were holding for $1.50, will now have to sell at 11.00 per bnsbel, or hold their crop longer and then perhaps not get more than that price. p ot Sale, rent or exchange. «en.ce property on Main St N - H, Lewis, Kenmore, N. resi Mrs. Herbert Arnold died last week at her home near East Koy. | Elmer Clark of LoRoy is operating a jitney bus between Warsaw and Ba tavia. Garrett D . Roche bas received no tice of bis appointment as postmaster at Perry. Miss Mattie McClurg of- Pavilion, 60 years old, died Tuesday of chronic Bright's disease. Mrs. John J. Miller of Buffalo, for merly of Attica, died recently at tbe age of 44 years. Mrs. Grace B. Dorman of Perry bas been granted an interlooatory divorce from ber husband, Ward W. Dorman.' Clayton Wood of Hornell will build another moving picture house in Per- j ry the coming summer with a capaci ty of about 1000. Carl S. Hurlburt, formerly of War saw, was married last week to Miss Mabel Hall of Hornell. They will reside at Alfred. I The Tempest Knitting mill of Perry will soon start work on a three story addition to tbeir factory which will be 124x24 feet William Walker, 78 years old, died at his home in tbe town of Pavilion Friday morning. He was a resident of the town of Pavilion all his life and at one time was supervisor of the town. Miss Elvira Danley, daughter of tbe late Osoar Danley of Bennington, and sister of Mrs. Wesley Ranger of Attica, died in Buffalo April 14th. Tbe body was brought to East Ben nington for burial. Mrs. Guy Woodbouse, aged 32 years, died at her borne in Perry last Wednesday night after a four week's illness wltb aoute Bright's disease. A husband and one daughter survive. The remains were taken to Elmira for burial. William Amos Woodlev, 29 years old, died at bis borne in Warsaw last Wednesday evening. He was married in Nov., 1911, to Miss Dora Roth of Orangeville, who survives with one son. He aleo leaves bis parents, four brothers and a sister. Mrs. Charlotte Delaney, aged 85 years, died at tbe borne of her daugh ter, Mrs. Wm. Cluney, in East Arcade recently. The greater part of her life had been spent in tbe vioinity of Java Center. She was the mother of twelve children, seven of whom are living. An Easter celebration i n tbe Polish colony at Perry broke np in a grand free-for-all, in wbioh one man was badly cut up, several others injured and about a dozen arrests mode. A stabbing affair In the negro colony at Covington Center Saturday night has also engaged tbe attention of the dis trict attorney tbis week. from Boarding at Warsaw. Chief of Police E. E. Law went to Franklinville Monday after a man by the name of Ernest Adams, charged with skipping, a board bill at Mrs. Lang's boarding house. Adams was brongbt here Monday night, and ac knowledged the debt, and upon fail ure to produce the wherewithal to pay the account was taken to Warsaw jail, where he was sentenced for flf teen days by Judge Piper. After Easter Dance', ' The,members of St. Mary's church society will hold one of their popular after-Easter dances at Denton's Hall; Friday night, April 28, 1916, for tbe benefit of the church. Good \musio will be in attendance and tbe bill for dance and sapper will be $1.00. Ev eryone will receive a cordial wel come. Ever Get One? A Monroe county man claims to have secured- an average of 20.7 eggs from his hens for the, month of March. Tbat^even-tenths must be tbe small egg- the pallet lays when she first be gins doing business. ' Chance of Topic. \The bigb coat of gasoline\ has taken the place of \the high cost of living \ in-the discussions since the roads became more passable. JL , For Sale:—Red raspberry and black berry sets.—B. & Meens tf. ' James Shererd has moved Wetbersfleld Springs to Pike. John W. Hencing, one of Benning ton's oldest residents, died April 10th, aged 80 years. Miss Mary Frank and Jorry Peters, both of Saltvale were married at Wy oming last week.. Mrs. Walter Whipple o f Wetbersfleld Springs died April 15th after a linger ing illness of several years. Scott Snow, n former resident of Warsaw, died at Hartford, Conn., re oently after a lingering illness. Joseph Haddnn, aged 33 years, died at his home in Porry Monday morn ing. A wife anu three children sur vive. The Brown Knitting- Co. will add another factory building 82x117 feot to their present plant in Warsaw the coming snmmer. Dr. Frank A. Robinson, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. K. Robinson of Warsaw, was married recently to Miss Grace D. Firman of Brooklyn. Tbe capacity of the Kaustino plant at Perry will he doubled during the coming snmmer by the addition of another factory building. _ Alfred Shillinglaw, a former resi dent of Attica,died 1n Buffalo recent ly of cancer, aged 48 years. The re mains were brought t o Attica for bur ial. Carl E. Kimberly of Perry and Miss Emma Mary Hurlbnrt of Silver Lake were marriod Saturday evening, Miss Mary Lakin of Silver Springs was maid of honor. Rev. J. E. Williams, a former pre siding elder of tbis district, died at Gowanda, Tuesday, wbere be was serving his second year at pastor, Tbe fnneral is held at Medina this af ternoon. Frank Mallaney of Fillmore died April 16, aged 67years. H e bad lived in Fillmore 30 years, was never mar ried and had been in the employ of tbe Pennsy. railroad since the road has been built through Fillmore. Francis, the 9 year old son of Sir, and Mrs'. Fred Bohn of Attica, is in i oritical condilion from bnrns receiv ed last week when bis blouse oaugbt tire from a hot gas plate. The upper part of bis body and neck were se verely bnrn«d. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Smith of Dale celebrated tbeir 60th wedding anni versary Saturday. Edwin Smith was born in Arcade April 25, 1834, and married Elizabeth Perry in Dale April 23, 1856. Almost hie entire life bas been spent in Wyoming county. He served two vorms as sobool com missioner of tbe county and has also represented the town of Middlobury on tbe Board of Supervisors. Successful Business Man. N. H. Lewis of Kenmore was a vis itor in tho villago ovor Friday; night on\)usIness oonnectod wit h his real estate in town, going from here to Centorville Saturday morning on bus iness. Mr. Lewis Is now a prominent contractor and bulldor of Kenmore, one ot tho loading suburbs of Buffalo, and is making good lu bis line of woik. He reports business with him unusually good and already has con-, tracts to erect forty.sovon new houses during tho coming summer. Mr. Lewis has done exceptionally well since leaving Silver Springs and bas prospered far more than tho avor- age man, and we aro especially pleas ed to noto It and congratulato an old sohoolmato on bis success. Mr. Lewis bas oxtoaslvo real estate hold ings in Kenmore, Niagara Falls and LaSalle, besides his lino property in this village. li e and bis family have a fine home at Kenmore, a summer home at Sllvor Lake and two automo biles for tbe use of tbo family. And tbe best of it is, sucooss bas not turn ed Newborn's head. Ho Is just as pleased to moot old friends, who have been less fortunnto, and gives yo u just warm a hand olasp as he did when be first left tho Contervillo bills to go out Into tho world. Ho was not born with a golden spoon in hii mouth, and for sovoral years tbe tldo of prosperity seomed to turn against him, but by Indomitable pluck and energy be bss como oat on top and we'r e glad of it HOME TALENT DRAMA. To b« Presented at Denton's Hall Next Week, May 3rd and 4th. New Committeeman. At a mooting of the Wyoming OAK HILL. Edw. Solmon and wife went to Buf falo Friday for an extended visit with friends. Miss Mabel Harter of Perry spent the week end with Mrs. Jobn Rich ards and cajled on other friends. Cbas. Abbott and wife visited Charles Sayer and wife of Burke Hill recently. Anna Spencer, who attends school at Perry, is spending tbe Easter vaca tion with her parents, Frank Spencer and wife. Wm. Cole is driving a new Ford car. Mrs. Bert Abbott spent Saturday in Warsaw. Mrs. Chas. Howlett of Perry spent from Thursday until Saturday with her daughter, Mri. Roy Calkins and family. Lewis Kelly and wife and son Robert and wife of Perry were San- day guests of Roy Pattridge and wife, Mrs. D. E. Keeney and grand daughter, Marion Burgess of Warsaw are -spending the week at Bert Ab bott's. Cbas. Abbott and wife visited at Lloyd Chapman's Saturday. Mrs. Frank Murray is visiting friends in Buffalo. Miss Emma Hurlbart and Oarl Kimberly of Perry were married at the home of the bride's parents, Bert Hurlbnrt and wife, at Silver Lake, Sat urday evening. They will reside for tbe present with tbe former's par ents. Those who attended the wed* ding from this vioinity were F. Q, Benedict and wife, Francis Eamberiy, Miss Mary Lakin and Melvin Rich ards. Mr.Hurlbnrt and family lived in our neighborhood several years and Oak Hill friends extend congratu lations. OATKA. Mrs. Lain Adams and Mabel Grieves of Perry spent Easter with Mrs. O. Hewitt Elmer Handyside and wife spent Monday at Chas. Handyside's. L. B. Oavill was the guest of his sister, Mrs. E. Madison, last week. A. Ricketts and family were Easter guests of A. Standisb and family. School is closed for Easter vaca tion. Cbas. Handyside and family spent Sunday at Geo. Bryant's, Mrs. R. Tallman entertains a nam ber of Oatka friends on Friday after noon. Thelma Keller spent from Wednes day until Friday of last week wltb her grandparents in Silver Springs. C. Hewitt Is on tbe sick list. County Domooratlo Committee beld at Attica April 13th, Jas. Keonan of Java was ro-oleoted chairman, Harry M. Brown of Warsaw socretary and P. J. O'Leary of Perry treasurer. Sov eral contests wero also settled. In distriot number ono, Castile, whoro there was a tie vote, C. H. Chapman, former committoman, was appointed In distriot nnrobor two, Galnosvlllo, the Silver Springs distriot, anothor tio vote bad to be settled. On 'tho pri mary ballots, tbero was no namo printed for commlttoomnn from tbis district us no designation had boon filed. Formor committeeman L. R. Grover did not onra for the position any longer and no ono cared enough for tbe otiloo to get out petitions. At tbo primary election, D. G. Wlllett and Jas. Cnllinan each received one vote by tbeir names boing written on the ballots. Tbe tio vote put It up to the county committee to mako a so lection. Tbey did. Tbey ignored both names appearing on tbe ballots and appointed Charles T.* Walker «a committeeman. This is Mr. Walker's first political office, within our.knowlodge, and we are pleased to see him branching out Charlie has tbe mskln's of a great politician and If ho'll out loose we expect to see him as big a man In tbo Democratic party as Geo . Bauer of Jobnsonborg or Elbert Psrkor of Arcade. ' A Popular Member. At tbe \loso of oacb legislative sos sion, tbe Buffalo Express gives a re sume of tbe work done by eaoh In dividual member from Western New York and Hon. Jobn Knight, Wyom lng County's able representative, re ceived the following complimentary \Plain People,\ is tho name of tbe homo talontplay that wilt bo put on at Denton's Hall Wednesday and Thursday nights, May 3rd and 4tb, 1910, nndor tho auspicos of Naora Lodge, I . O. O. F. .Tho play is » rural drama in fonr acts and tho best dramatic talent In Silver Springs has been secured to impersonate the var ious parts. Tho general admission has been placed at 25 oonts; roservod seats 35 cont a; children under 12 years, 16 cent*. Tho following la tho cast ot characters Erza Bromloy, storekeeper, Goo. M. Stoddard Eliza Bromloy, housewife Mrs. E, VanHoeson Martin Jasper Bromloy, oollogo man . W. H. Whiting Liza Liz Hankins, brat Mrs. W, H. Whiting Judgo Jothain Mnrloy, obristian ... . Ivan Qulok Melissy Watklns, elderly maiden .... Mrs. ElUo Hiohoook Jonas Jarrook, farmer....,..,.,,..,., John H. Korshaw Bellndy Jarrook, Seamstroas Mrs. J. H. Korshaw Hiram Curtis Peek, seller John Mollrldo April Blossom, help Mrs. H. W. Folts Synopsis Act I.—Sitting room bohind Erza. Bromloy's store. Aftornoon Act 11.—Tbo same. Some lator Act III.—At the Jnrrook's. weeks lator. Act IV.—At tho Bromloy's. in tho ovonlncc- Musioal numbore will bo glvon bc~ twoon tho acts and altogethor a vory onjoyablo evening's ontortainmont Is assured all who attend. daya 8omo> Lator notice In last Friday's paper: Mr. Knight today finished bis fourth term in the assembly, as representa tive of Wyoming oounty. He was chairman of the important committee on judiciary and a member of the committee^on insurance. High Water. This aootion was visited by tho. worst flood In sovorul years Friday night and constdorabio damage was done in somo of tho surrounding towns, where thero'nre orooks of any slzo. In Warsaw nnd down tbo Wyo ming valloy, tho Oatka crook tore things np frightfully. In Warsaw^vil* lago, tho damago Is estimated at sov oral thousand dollars. The foot: bridge on Buffalo streot was carriod away, and tbo bank and lawn at Ithc- hospital was torn away to -noh an ex tent thstas a preoautlontry measure, tho patients woro removed from that part of tho building to tbo old part fnrthor from tbe crook. Tbo base ment in Oram's gurano was filled to- overflowing and a largo number ot automobllos stored there were sab- merged In water over tho hoods. It Is said' It will cost a considerable sum of money to oloan tbom up and. overhaul the motors. The Genesee rlvor wsi also at blglr* water mark In several plncos and tbo town of Gonesoo Falls Is islcTto bavo •u(Torod consldoiablo loss. Several; calvorts were wutsbod oat and consid erable damage done to the highways. Tho town of Gainesville was moro fortunate and we bave heard of not serious loss in tbe township. In tblav village a few cellars were flooded, bu b no other damage done. Erie 1 sooUots men worked all day Saturday pump ing water ont of the depot cellar.. For Sal* or Exchange for property in or near Silver Springs, farm of 12 acres, good land in alfalfa belt and with gas lease; fine water, good buildings, mil kinds of fruit and apple orchard located 2 miles north of Wyoming on state road. v - Annual School Meeting. At a meeting of tbe Board of Edu- Mr. Knlibt cation of the Silver Springs High was sponsor in tbe lower house for School beld April 6tb, 1910, a resold tbe bill wbioh created two additional tlon was adopted, pursuant to tbo justiceships in the eighth distriot laws of 1915, authorizing tbe holding He secured the passage of . a bill re-, of tbe annoal school meeting in Sis* dncing the number of deputy com. triet No. 2, town of Gainesville, on missioners of agrloaltnre from fonr to the first Tuesday In August, instead two and introduced a bill wblc h pro- of tbe first Tuesday in Msy. posed rednotion from $15,000 tof 10,000 of tbe salaries of public service com missioners. Mr. Knight also Intro dnced a mass of general bills as part of his work as ohairman of tbe jadl clary committee. He was Western New York's most sotive participant in tbe assembly debates this year. ' Mrs. A. H. Clsrk, Clerk, Put in Gasoline Tank, a R. Marsb has placed a tank ot about 600 ground on Bolton, Silver Springs, Eyas Bother You? Optician a 8. Hawkins wil l be at tbe Walker Honse Thursday, Msy Inquire of I nth, where he msy be consul ted and a gallons capacity trader ' tbe Orchard St side ot bis store for tbe storage ot gasoline, wbere it will be very handy for t** motorists to fill np tbeir cart with 80o gssoliae. „ Mrs. Perry N. Y. ^ I am ready to do carpenter and joiner work and ask a share of yoar j patronage.—O. E. Luce. Two bouses for rent Enquire ofj Jas. Cullinan; Cammings Ave. [will advise with anyone who bss sny defects of tbe eyes. A Sad Diagnosis. \Well.\ ssid Bllldnt, tbe doctors say tbat I am as sound as a dollar.\ •'That's tongh,\ said Wllkias. A dollar doesn't last very Ions theso 8. C.White:Logborn hatching eggs 50 cento per 16;:»3.00 perpoo from I \-Exchange. Wyckoff's 2 year old bens, beaded by fall blooded Tom Barrbn'cockerels. Wm. Ralph, Bock Glen, N. Y Girl Wanted I Walker Honse. immediately at tic
