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A livje Town, situated in the Garden Spot of the Empire State Located Among Scenic Surroundings of Remarkable Beauty VOfcrXXVl—NO. 46 GOOD WORK IN AMERICANIZING Instruction Being Given Two N ights Each Week PERRY, N. Y ., RESPONSE IS COMMENDABLE Night Classes, of Foreign Bom Resi dents are Growing in Numbers— Great Interest is Muiifested. Parry residents of foreign birth are certainly responding splendidly to the call for Americanization by the en thusiasm and interest they are mani festing in the night classes being held in Perry High School, which are grow ing in attendance. Th,e writer visited the school a few evenings ago and it was a revelation to observe the eagerness to learn Eng lish and the pleasure that was being derived by the teachers as well as the pupila_in the work that they were do ing The pupils were of both sexes, rang ing m age from about 14 to 3f> or pos sibly 40 years, and all were giving stnct attention to the work in hand. To them it did not appear to be a task, but a real pleasure They listened at tentively to the instructions and re sponded promptly to the suggestions. The method employed In the army training camps is used to a certain extent, the teacher stating a sentence and acting it or illustrating it with some object or objects. The pupils thus get a clear understanding and it fixes m their minds the meaning of the English words. Kour rooms were being occupied by that number of classes, each with a teacher who appeared to be getting genuine enjoyment out of her work beca' c of the eagerness and respons iveness of her pupils. There were about 80 in attendance, and it was easy to see that the bene fits will not only be theirs, but will be communicated to others and thus be cumulative, inspiring those who now may be indifferent to see that it is desirable for tfrem to learn English and not permit their friends to go ahead of them in becoming American ized. In this connection it may well be emphasized that there are mahy na- tive-bom Americans who should im prove the opportunity that is afforded to gain knowledge, not alone in Eng lish, but in the other subjects taught at the night schools. In a recent meeting in Rochester, Mr Butler, a Federal Director of Am ericanization, stated to the gathering of business men, that out of 1,552,000 men examined in the literacy tests in the army service, 386,000 could not read a newspaper or write a letter home in the English language. He also said that \the problem of Ameri canization is one of the greatest fac ing the nation today In New York State nlnne there are 600,000 ppople who can not speak Knglish There are one and one-half million native- born ittitrrate white people in this countrv ln 1010 there were more than 81* million people in the United Staten who could not read the English language \ Perry citizens have reason to take pride in the work that is being done here and should give it every possible encouragement CHINA A COUNTRY OF GREAT POSSIBILITIES PERRY BLEW Speaker Told Large Gathering of Men’s Federation at Banquet Last Friday Night. A company numbering about 200 men representing the Methodist, Bap tist, Presbyterian, Congregational and Universalist churches of thiB place as sembled at the Presbyterian Church last Friday night to enjoy the second banquet of the Men’s Federation. An excellent roast beef dinner was served under the supervision of Mrs. Jomes Kennedy, with an abundance for all who desired a second helping. Following the banquet, the men ad journed to upstairs to the body of the church, where Eev. Ward Bailey of Rochester, for seven years a mission ary in China, gave an interesting and instructive address upon “The Relig ions and Political Situation in China.” His address was illustrated with fine stereopticon views. Mr Bailey told of the tiirhnfent po litical conditions in that great coun try. which wavered between a repub lic and a monarchy under the admin istration of Yuan Shi Ki, whose “con veniently timed\ death recently had resulted in a return to a more stabil ized republic His attempt to declare himself emperor was frustrated by action of the Chinese people, as was also the attehnpt to restore the former emperor to the throne, by the former Manchu powers. A strong division of forces in China make it improbable that an efficient republican form of government will be realized for a number of years, but the seed has taken root and will bear fryit in time. Chinese civilization will be advanced by the spread of Christianity, to which the people appeared to be receptive, and the speaker made it clear that the money spent for that purpose is ac complishing results that will not only prove beneficial to the people of China, but to the world at large as they pro gress. 'AY, NOVEMBER 13, 1919 TURNED OUT RATE ARMISTICE DAY WRITER SAYS THAT OXFORD IS REAL TOWN Demonstration Nearly Equal to Original CeJebra.fjppn One Year Ago—A Time of Jollification in Which Perry’s Own Soldier Boys Had„a Prominent Part—Nothing Interfered With Pleasure or Success of 'th,e tNotable Celebration. Bussey i*rdte&iveg HSBeSoiEHcise Co Traver&qse Co. Toan Co. Citizens Cfiejpical Co. Motor Fir«;Truck Perry Telephoife Co. Float - - , - , , .. ■ Robeson Cutlery CoftFloat, showing monium broke loose early in the mom- huge artificial opened pocket knife Good Streets, Good Hotel, Good News- 1 paper. Good Churches, Make It a I Good Place to Live In. ( i . n a TBAS. in l o m o a Mind* Oo,lM,7lTaQMU RELIGIOUS AND SOCIALEVENTS Church Newa of Out Sev eral Denom inations Well! The “lid” blew off in Perry again. It happened last Tuesday, Bright and early—4 o'clock—in the morning. One year ago on that date—Nov Hth, Armistice Day—when the Amer ican soldiers were in Europe or in the 1 camps preparing to go across, pande- j Three ti'ams entered the thtw leg Red rare C.-orge ICuli and Ku> Fos ter who l>\ the w a\ are old huntls ut 1 he gunve, took tirst prize Each re eived a fountain pen. Harold Slocum Oxford. N. Y , Nov 4, 1919. 1 have long been interested in Os » a h procrams alwuys thought that Oxford was ul good town. Perhaps it was because 11 knew that Oxford had one of the notu bly good newspapers of the State - Services, Entertainments, SodetX Meetings. Etc.—Of Interest to Church-Goers and Readers Church of the Holy Apostles (Epis copal), Rev Percy laherwood, mims- Dow—Sheldon. „ Perry friends have received an nouncement of the marriage of Mr. Roy Burns Dow of Rochester and Miss Janet Mary Sheldon a t Rutland, Vt., on Tuesday, Nov 4th. Mr Dow is the only son of Mrs. R. R. Dow of this place and has been a resident of Rochester for a number of years past. Numerous Perry friends join in con gratulations and best wishes. Farewell Reception, A large gathering of the members of the Eastern Star, with their hus bands, were present at a farewell re ception for Mr and Mrs. A A Mohr at the Masonic Temple last evening. Cards, dancing and a buffet lunch eon were enjoyed. Mr and Mrs. Mohr expect to leave next week for their new home ia-Buf- falo. Annual Meeting Dairymen’s League. Meetings of the local branches of the Dairymen's League are being held In nearly all of the 1100 communities in League territory, to elect their local officers for th^cpjBtijg^car and a del egate jnee.Utte-ai the parent organization in Jersey City on December, 9th. Last year, over 2000 men from all parts of League territory attended the annual stock- •holders’ meeting, passed upon the re ports of the officers, and elected di rectors for the coming year This year tl\e annual meeting will be even larger, for the League has added nearly 25,000 new members and a large number of new branches dur ing the year In addition to transact ing the regular business of the pro gram there will hi; at least two speak- j ers of national reputation who will discuss the general farm and duiry situation j One of the big dangers of the times is the growing antagonism between the people who live in the city and tho«r who live in the country City p<\> ile paying large retail prices foV their food products are too apt .to be lieve that the farmer is a profiteer; and vice versa, the farmer thinks that city folks have all the easy time. This feeling has been made worse by yel low journalism and by demagogues who make their living breeding trouble. The annual mass meeting of the Dairymen’s League calling to the big City of New York over 2000 farmers from all sections of the Dairymen’s League territory help to acquaint farm people with city conditions; and vice versa, if it were only possible to bring city folks to the country and show them the difficult conditions un der which their food is produced it would do much to bring the classes together, for after all, the basis of most troubles is misunderstanding. Mothers' Club. The ( 1 jh will meet in Terrj High School un Tuesday evening \’ov lMlh, at 7.30 o’clock The program will he “Cultivating Poise,” “Moral Educa tion Thru Work,” and “Some Effects of the War Upon the American Peo ple.” ‘ Annual .Meeting of Welfare League. The annual (ueeting of the Welfare League will be held in the basement of fee Presbyterian Church on Stm- day, Nov. 16th, at 8.30 o’clock p. m. Come and hear the report of work done, and plans for the ensuing year. Mrs. A S. Wilcox, Ses. W R* C» Notes The W. R C. will hold its regular meeting in G. A. R. -Hall, Thursday evening, Nov. 13, at 8 o’clock. Good Roads Meeting. About 60 men representing the Pqpry Chamber of Commerce, Perry Automobile Club and Perry Grange went to Warsaw last evening, where a joint meeting was held with the Warsaw Board of Trade for the pur pose of securing the early construc tion of an east and west road across Wyoming County The Good Roads | committee of the Board of Supervis- ' ors represented the supervisors and t \iill go to Rochester this afternoon to meet the State legislative committee ! They will be accompanied by a com mittee representing the Granges, War saw Board of Trade, Perry Chamber of Commerce, Perry Automobile Club and dairying interests. County Engineer Henry Tenhagen was present aryd outlined the method of procedure, and his ideas will be fol lowed. Wyoming County is entitled to 19 miles of State and Federal aid road just as soon as the Legislature makes its share of the appropriation. Funds are already available for the preliminary surveys, and this work will be done during the winter. ing in Perry in rejoicing over the cessation of hostilities. The boys heard about how the news was re ceived in the “good old home town,” but laBt Tuesday they were here to take part in celebrating the annivers ary. And they cut loose' There was no sleep for our towns people after -4 -cr’ciock, when' every factory whistle, every church bell, the fire alarm bell and every other noise- making device joined in a chorus of sound that must have been heard for miles and advised folks in the sur rounding country that people in Per ry were awake and very much alive. The weather forecasters in their prophecies in Monday evening’s pa pers predicted rain on Tuesday. In the early hours some rain fell, but \Lew” Rumsey sidetracked any inter ference with or dampening of the en thusiasm in Perry by resurrecting his straw hat Soon afterward, the clouds dispelled, the sun shone, and bright ness prevailed thruout the remainder of the day In this connection it is due to “hand it to Lew” for the capable and unre mitting work he did as chairman of the Chamber of Commerce committee co-operating with committees from the American Legion and firemen. He looked after many of the details and organization plans, assisted by T H Donnelly, H H. Choddock, F A. Al len and J C Harrington, who proved themselves capable aids, as always. Business places and residences be gan blooming with the National col ors during the forenoon and soon the streets presented! a holiday appear ance. Shortly after dinner, n^o^e T>e- gan^coming/ta^wTi'ffom'^eighlwiafig. 'plaee6;'and ftlifin the' various organiza tions assembled to take their places in the respective divisions of the parade, people from town came from every di rection, and when the parade was scheduled to move it is a safe esti mate that there were as many as 7,000 people on the streets, a few thousand less than a year ago at the original celebration. The parade was comprised of more than 1000 people and was formed in five divisions The first on Luke street, second on Borden avenue, third on Dolbeer place, fourth on St Helena street- fifth on Mill street. They started to move soon after the scheduled time--2 o’clock—and came into their several position^ without any confusion, as follows First Division Marshals—T H Donnelly and H H Chaddock Perry Military Band, 24 men One Hundred Fifty Mounted Horsemen Village Officials in Automobile \Liberty” Float with Miss Gale Schunk as Liberty Miss Helen Lybarger a Southern belle, Katherine Schunk as Lady Washington, Lillian Cooper as Betsey Ross “Peace” and “Columbia” Float Liberty Bell Float Second Division Perry Center Drum 'Corps Perry Center School Pupita Pupils of School District No 1 Perry High School Float representing leaders of the several Powers, signing the Armistice, and Germany with a, helt across his shoulders, lettered “Gott Mit Uns—Nit” Lady Maccabees Float—Degree Team in Uniform Kaustine Company Float—►a “Big Bertha” firing cottbn and confetti L. O .0 M. Float, carrying its Degree Team, in Uniform lettered ,‘lW$fc!,American\ Order of EastentJStar Fdoat occupied by MesdameS 'Wm ( opeiund C. R. Clarke, Lawrence Hurst. K H. Salmon ,Frank;Pulle> n ( ,.rl Stainton ,in cosjfume, aorom panied by their Uye goat fimup—at—Glows iarjH*rleqxi1 n 1UP ___ O t -- W O W i U , l l i i l l L ' l J U 1II Others in Fantatic-Costun ami Luw rence Parker «ere second. t'7o of'them'. Vn fact-unt.l n'feuTears e ach receiving a pan of gold cuff link*, uro . when the> very sr ilus ooi, j . i - I here wore four tram* in the wheel dated, to the advantage ■ e ,»• per* barrow rare Hatold Harrn* and lVw and the town e> Snyder co\tn*d the route tirM. and When I ramp to \iait Oxford, I ' ter-m-tfharge. _________ ••arli received an umbrella The Slo found that 1 had not Hired up the place 0 mm broth< rs Hamid and I .re camr nconvctl) In populaton it is around Rev Mcrlvn A Chappel. K««tor ■ n -ec >nd and < u It ntci\n| 1 It's onlj industries are a sinail 1 Morning worship at II o'clock Ser- iight basket factor) anti, in common v«ith.nlon topic, “Something Mure Thau The Kvcmng’s Tan ,n thut »»»« of the State i Shm? ~ ,wlu.it;Uw‘ <Hwnt mirpn. a Horden plant. I uiioi.it. * Muni lmxuiivd+» thrnnjjrd Th^ -t»• rt« l hr i h« nango Uivt-r run* thiu Ox j MU‘bl* ^choo] ut nmm A cenl01 m the evening to *ee thr Jir. ford and otf, is , xcrllent water pouei. ( ,,nst,an Amencam/ation propiitf-in of 11 M I' W* 'an. t \ 1\\ ,< and heal th* ban. I wmks wei* diM»i Hall i laj^< .in.I . Hit b a n d pi i\ <•(i t h' • »ut ii) |«.n i»i»4 i id d tn * t b. ■ i Ii | t > a uu\ al -pi* it i j riT m turning . There were three dances under the j onirti Th« •d at thr \ itid—n'iH 1 >llilii ( n *b > Us \\ . 'at< boot in lb auspices of the Legion und to the.*# the jounc: propb thronged f<»t th l.nal ibritf” of th< hus\ »bi\ Note* of th < lovt t Hutb i l>a> > a II-d inpanied bv < stag* J Fifth Ralston Perry Drttpi Corps McKelton Post, American I and other Returned Soldi. • Captained by Dr Cf; H. IVdil1. i-.i J. H. Cranford American ISejptJi} Flout carrying Misses FraticeSf Arnold, Bea trice'Donald, Momci-Swartzenhu and Shirley Staunton as Alii* - Mrs. Neal Crandall as Ann i« i : “Boys of ’6t” Float | < carrying Civil War Veteran- , 36 Automobiles containing M..tii. r-1 and Wives of; Soldiers Women’s Relief Corps Float Red CrosstCar driven by President Q. 1)L Traber and carrying Mesdames C. C. Matte*,m, G. M. Traber, J. C.;Tarjilee, t, H Chamberlain, W, A. Austin and F M Washburn The parade was on Mlkin to VN utei street, to Hope street* fcopMain >tieet and dbunter-marched,- :It:* Was about one mile in length. . Its conrlu sion the floats were witKdrawn, some of the organizatipns ^rok£rank>, und the soldiers formedii^ioSJany front facing the steps of thefE.ferry ( lub People closld inr behlijHj'the soldiers and filled the.’ $a^voi-t«ther side of the steps, ^vheij^itev?3^tt#^ W Beav p i ^ t ^ e w jK g a lp iM ^ duced by 'Mayor 'XC’S. banford. •• Mr. Beaven was given a year’s leave of absence by his church and spent it in Europe in work with the Amen can army, hence he had persona1 knowledge of fact- presented. spoke for more than half an hour, and notwithstanding the chilliness, a large i stunts m h.iml-prings, ualkmg un hi Mi nur»e uas ac< Crt*>> dog The occupants* of the old couch re member* <>f the olftc of the |Vrr\ k m t t m g ( «> (inrdon H u tlcr won first pntc the be*t appearing horseman an mount in the cavulrj group I,n\ ( ian*‘ in his era?.) rar.ng rig heuded a ^roup of down* with Tir^t A id” Mgn attached to hi Milkt'S *t whith m th«** da\w b«*n m > man\ f it t..| n x nr» lra\ mg thr t itie* to M-rk 1 b> tt* 1 \\**rk..uid !>\mg condition* U'Mji.i ■.(( in li» u.duatr that Ovfoid m • d i <<X hmtf w Ihovit indu-tn*- In i.u t I vs v' toi.J 1 11 it .nil) Ia*l wok •mmiii tu'tof) un n w • i« »n tow n. hi' \ ing im « too po^sibililies lor the truns | fei of a factory to the nlace. I Oxford has one of the most beuuti | fnl business Mections I hu\e rvt r . n , It rrmind* me a bit of Wat* rtown m a-' ui« b a lluri i- i t»i^ upt n put iMtuffji tin two nm x of ntorr'. b in k strrrt nuin ug on * ai h sub ..I it ^ ou van prihap- get a m« i\t ,i pivturr of it b\ in agm m ^ the wfmb* U.*.t i»iixinr>* sfction u* a tug iemn* uuhti At thr handle m d the main *trrct ir o ^ r * i I m r»vei, which tiivide* th*' village into two p a il* The open *pat« e lepreM’iit* the network of the racket and the brick pavement running ^ around it. the framework The open (j upaci i.s a beautifull) kept lawn, huv mg m a r it* center u fountain and at thi upper end, a bant! stand the roof of which us supported by Colonial p»l lur* Fac the green from the top rim of lh» ra»ket is the hotel, not ottrucl* Christian ilu. \e*per m tv ice at •» o'clock t’ho is eh nr ami tpiartet ^iibj*M*t of Im ef discu**ion What hid Jr-m* ]{« ad, and What Should b< tlu* !’ui)>t»sr of Out i(t*ad.ng n\ Free Mcthoditl— Rev E.A Taylor. P m o * Morning sendee n( Suntla) School at IJ noon \ oung People s meeting at 6.4 » p. m I- ntmf *ei\ m e ut 7 4.» < las.< in n ting l u« *«bi\ « verutig at 7 4;» Kegular pra>er meeting Thursday evening at T 4o W o man’s Home and Koreign Mi»* sionary meeting hebt the firwt Wedn*‘s- tluy evening in each month, at 7 4f». • i i , r. . . i ,ve ti* to ext* nor and showing it Kdwaid O lvO^iiy atid Karl Uutb i a > 'Vf,aij. •* - »• - T.ondon dmle* dressed in the height of fa.shmn luul ditHcultv in keeping tin ii musUiehe.s m proper po.sition The ‘Krd White and Hhie” group Mrs, I J Leonard, teat her and pu pils of District No 1 sang that pa -triotwrsoirg as they marched. The Peace float, with Miss f»uen dolyn Fine< a» “1‘oace” and Mrs 1 ucr.i IMnnney as “Columbia” won tii'-t prize, I () () M second. Ka*teu\ Star third One of the clowns did acrobatic BaptUt— Rev C O Gr«ebet Pa>tio> Services for Sunday, Nov 16. Morning worship at 10.30 The pas tor will give a prelude to hia sermon on the subject, “ Right Choice of AmuaementB.\ Subject of the morn ing sermon, “The New Heaven and the New Karth ” j Sunday School at Hi o’clock Young People’* meeting at 6 p m. Evening service at 7 o'clock at which the pantor will give tne in't sermon In the senen on “Studies in It is a long, g r a y stru c tu n . w ith the t haracten.stic long, low porch ! In.stde th* picture \s much more at I tiactivt lh* timing loom evpec»all> , i* sp.uiou- airy anti painted white The ‘ d)lev ale wrll wet. the M*rvir<'' good. an«l the footl of the best I “till1 .icnum b e r tin steak and biscuit 1 had. the Book of Romanw.” for supper tiu* night I was there. m e e ting nt 7 4C WodneBday The Hotchkiss Inn, as it fs calJeil.' evening. • eviilenti) a landmark Under glusp - . . . _ anti within a frame in the lobb) arc *oim mttrc*tmg old bits of pnntrtl gathering stood an»l listened to h with close attention His w a s a straightforward heart to-heart anti I.ami* and oth rit ot th • ingsti r amu-n tin t ircus t r it k' grow n ups to the eli and sin <ieep impres His illusra 1 i* points s«> misunder Third Division ,, o a j A txru * 1 n J cum ^he SOldU’I Polish White Eagle Band , a„ tired QUt fron, Three Little Girls and Two Others in ! were hauled ove. Red Cross Umfonn order The wm,.. Polish Soc.et.es and People 1 ,n ca, h lln(1 th(> Silver Lake Lodge 1 O O F Float There were se\ Mystic Union Rebekah Lodge Float | 100-yard dash K carrying Lottie Bail, Phoebe_ Fowler, Prestly, Howard man-to m a n talk iijxm conditions Mr H. iimh enemy outside ha- I ..... that an even gre.itr i ens America todm ru within, that the ,-errv. muct\ to do in Mi.-t.i a ng American ideals and in ^erurniL: ’ J- Amerr can ism. Mr Heaven >i d not indulg< in any orator) hot \ i'ive his nes sage with such pari\ - rentj that it made . sion upon his h. at' ' tions wore so plain .i dear that there w i standing their ineamt a Power was illuKti.it>'- hv an auto mobile engine, whicli > u-t be under control to insure aaf.-u Germany had jiower with low d-als, hence no control, America hail |i\«er and with high ideals, had conti >>l Those ideals must always control otherwise our power will result in »ur downfall as has ever been the c u m - » hen power be comes supreme. Many expressions »f appreciation have been heard, from -oldiers as well as civilians, that it i> > vident that the address was an outstanding feature of the day’s enjoyment The Sporli. After the speech th>- crowd moved down the street to uatch the field sports. First came a tut; »f war between two ten-men team.' .me of soldiers, captained by Harold Harris, and one of civilians, captained i \ Harold Slo- -t have been iiade, as they line in short ^ present <la> i a.i.I.t.onai' •aid that tin ' th. IV.„ > ■!.. it -ubdued, In.t ,> , nace threat : il,, ,t • > » d the enemn - i'..nir M >en have yet ....... '1. - it 1 1 irtiv e .t u n of* - * I-* <>ri i>innal le Ii . i r.-M fm i th. - .i - * 1 • pal i<l« i i -t i . .'t a w ft t. ami \1' t* / h.i’f It u .1- « ( gn - ■•f M,i>i. nir till pinned !■ ier* 1ho*r * >g 1- \ > i t r i Ih i p>< ^t. pp* Ut-* t th* I • ti i \ Otr i ( ii .1 M. ' I ■» |.n rai inK t>t»t »p. IS pus u ho bi.-inr.j 1 1 ut k- float' Record Want Afia are Busy Buafr ness Brlngera. * Elizabeth Parker, Alice Pike, Eva Secomb, Helen Beckwith, in Uniform, and W. Smith, repressing old num. - “Dixie^ Float, witH Southern Darkies Old-fashioned \Shay” drawn by two mulps, carrying people dressed^ iru costumes of 50 year? ago Old Stage Coach drawn by 4 Horses and containing people dressed in ' costumes of Pioneer Times Fourth Division LaGrange/Band Representatives of Castile Fire Dent? A. N. WaUace Hose Co,_and H, A. Pierce H* & L. Co. M. H, OUn Hook & ladder Co, with truck handsomely decorated • • eived $10.00 * DO ' irtere in the 1 ittndge, Earl »nimf Edward matter One of them is the businem* tan l of ont‘ Kthun ( lark, who con- tlucted the hotel back in 1821 , when it was the Oxford Village Stage House Included with thi- i* a copy of a bill winch one guest parti back in lxiil His breakfast cost him .il cent*, his tlmnei cent^, anti his suprx r vhe ^ame H ib brandv wine ami other tlruik' ,'nldetl l 'i cent* mor» t<» lu^ Ini' vsh'lt Ins lodging *et him hack” t>nl\ 1 . c. nts 'I’hr laigt 4t it»*m w a** .*<• trnis fur the car* of his horse, rnclud irvg oats With tbest old document* *- tUo a prinft*tf copv «»f a lf*tt«,i vsrit te l»\ oru* M i* Kack’js, whose husband t*>ok ' \ th h'»trl about 1^14 worn .1 a i-< the <Kf.»rd ( t/ilte Houst 0\l</nl alst) boast* the oldept Hchtm) u. t nf the Hudson 01 at least bo I t' informed h\ a r» sident of th« p* no who saol that th* High School >- i lirmal tle*r* rulant of thv Oxfonl \i »d. i i\ whscr *,njo>vetJ a histtny of • a* r l<n» )ear* Im fore it became a pub lie -< hooi Now there is a faculty of 17 )cs, anti it has a course ^in agn* culture ThP old Academy, I was for the p'xrule w .n* IVrr> Knitting tuld, waj the first frame budding erect- C o , Churle* Suth* rlantl Kaustine Co ed m the village Charles Ho>t Kolieson ( ut lei > Co Oxford, like most towns, has plenty A ( Stowell. (,U»n Sodam S W of churchet- Episcopal, Methodist, H art Cutnolir, Baptist, and Congregational- * , , The Cniveraallsta formerly hod a so* The carryall draw n by two mules rH>u but that n0 longer holds meet- was driven b> ( lair C hatre. of th* I should ju<lge from appear- Reservation and was occupied b> M» .••n< r* that the Episcopal Is one of the and Mrs Floyd Hew itt. Mrs !• red leading churches of the town. Surely, Abbott Mr and Mrs. Louis Bngh.m. ha* a oeautiful place of worship— a in appropriate costumes. , -tructure of dark stone, venerable and , ecclesiastical ln appearance as an old- The nearest to an accident was the vvor|^ cathedral bucking of the horse ridden by Mar- Good streets7 Yes, indeed Kvery shal T H Donnelly who was thrown one improved, with a single exception, over the animal’s head He clung to ^ n d plans for the improvement of that the bridle and lines and escaped in are under way And the open green ju r y “Tom\ proved that he is 75 SP ^ thrV ‘ J*® ,center the. B‘ ret:t’ * . noted in the business section, is to be years young by a g . l m and du.rk- ^ m o{ lpast Qne othcJ. Btrpet whirh thinking that would he creditable to j observed anyone many year-, ho- junior ; Som(1 peop(p wi„ nQ doub, aBBOciaU, Oxford w ith the Women's Relief Corps Home us it ts known hw*aJI\ It is so railed b(*cau«e it i* under the tl r»*c •irm the W omen’s Relief ( orps of th* SUite There are about '1 >0 p* r son* in the Home now Altho origin ail) 1 believe, it was intended only for the widows of veterans, now' some old the Methodttf Rev j W McG«vern. P»»to Morning scrvice at 10.30 Subjtnt of ftermon, “Taste.\ Sunday School nt 12, noon O u r aim it) everybody in Sunday School and everybody at chutch as far as pot>si- ble Will ) ou help to realize i t 0 Kpworth T.eague at #5 30 Kvenmg public ben ice at T '<0 A unique .service, simple, sublime, sacred and practical This week Thur*da> iht lirst <]uar«- erly conference will b< h i ’d in th** chuiTh parlor* at 7 ‘<0 l»» Hutchm aon, diRtnct supermteuti* rii, will l>? present ami pr« ^ide K\* inembi r is urged to be present Th«* heatlfl of different departments of church actn- ity will pleas b» prepared to irniko some fltatement, w n tten or oral, in a>> tieipation of th» work before us. A cordial welcome to all service.*. Chief Rutler handled the larg. without t|rhi\ or M a in street rl in<l lu» ; i \ '‘tant s •imoiint nf traffic or confusion keeping i r m<l r k . * v a I'H i» num b e r «»f auto streets len'liny >nto M •»n n o acculent® which «*how n t*•< Th. v the cy with which the trafllr «a> taken \oldiers and their wives live in care of Moreover, no th-ft of any Hrme But when the wife dies, I was Schwartz, John Men? > and George Thoinp- Fred Snvder i thing was renorted and there wac not told, the husband £ pnyaer j- ____ r ___ .1 imam in the Home, but must go to the Harold Slo- Sudden Death of E. A. Higgins. Edgar A. Higgins of Avoca, welt known thruout this soction as a grow- or of sweet peas und a judge at florul exhibitions, died suddenly last Sunday, aged 70 years. Ho was at Wayland last Saturduy evening and overexerted himself in endeavoring to start his car He suf fered an uttack of heart disease and was taken to the home of a friend where he died shortly afterward. Mr, Higgins was also a well-known newspaper man, having been publish er for a number of years of the Co- hocton Valley Times and later was a member of the staff of the Elmira Advertiser For 20 years or more past he has been a specialist In the growing of sweet peas and gladiolas and had a wide acquaintance He was a member of the Prcsb>- terian Churc! und of the Mm>on<c fraternity He leaven one brother Km- met Higgins of Rochester Mr Higgins had v i m ted f’.-rrj on several occasions and hnd a number of friends in this place fond of calling “the higher life.” i didn’t thake Inquiry about it par^u- - .©im won first prize n ?\> 00 hat. Fred Snyder took second pair of $3.00 gloves. Time, 12 -.eon.l- ' Next race schedule! «8S a.-60-yard ttosS Tor fat men There were five entrants, all garbed in grotesque cos tumes. Ole Reig \on the race, but as he was dressed like a woman, ther Sthers protested the result on the ground that a woman had no business in a fat man's race. Last we heard of the controversy. Ole was getting away with it. First pnze, $6.25 ther mos bottle. Glen Lapham took'second by virtue of his padded *tom*ch. Second prize, pair J 3.00 gloves. the least Indication of any disorder ! ^ sol- '*rly, but I noticed a farge h,„!> •>* thp orffaniza- diera bearing the sign, “ Library ’ But that Tntersnersed among the organiza- diers. tions and floats were many proteso-.e Oxford has two railroads—the D., and amusing characters. Miss Ella t & W. and the D. & H. The D. & H ?ss t *\■ 3 C . s looked like refugees in their get-up. > ^ jon BroojCi the railroad has to cross a Seated In an aged carriage hauled by ■ wjdc vaH(>y and what, at one time at a careworn horse, they were decked ]east, was the highest railroad bridge out in a striking manner. One wore in the State had to be erected. Span- a hat upon which was a large-sized nlng the great gap, the bridge, as one approaches it, looks more like a struc- bird decoration, while the other wore an antique head-piece. Hanging to the rear axle of their buggv was a ture of spider web than of steeL All in all, as you may gather, Ox- . . . . - w . ford Impressed me as being distinctly bird-cage and bird, a band box. and M ^ town—prosperous, attractive, in the carriage were other boxed be- longrings. (Continued on Page Fire) wide-awalce, interested in those things which make not only for good business, but which the highbrow writers are a town like Oxford would have a good Library goes without saying T*- it kind of a town always does. M V Atwood Farmers Buying Sheep. E. J. Abbott unloaded 2000 sheep the first of the week’ and has sold them to fanners in flRs vicinity, who will fatten them for the market. Mr. Abbott has several more carloads of them on th? way and finds a ready sale for them. Winter feeding of sheep is an extensive and generally profitable Industry in this vicinity.
