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-CORN~UUS AJilN TOWER IS BU&~ AS NEIGHB9R$ J..OOK ON. 0 -THE-- The residents of tlhe village of 01[0 'T ,A.ki!ll t~rned out Friday night 3lt 11 . 1, · . • . o'el~c:k to watC'h the destruction by ! · · Mr. King w•as Vf'ry well known. he having been a fa.!thful member of the RefOI\med ehur{'h until 'his hea.lbh .preventPd his regul;j.1' attendance. Slnre then he has always been a · read~ res!fbn?er to anr finandal needs that might ~ur in the chui•ch. BEST PIANOS: firE! of the New Yor~ Centra.l ra.llroad ---+-- tower juSJt ~est of tJhe village n~ar sbME FA,crs ANl) FIGl.TRJllS 'OF the overhead crossing. 'Nle tower Is l;NTEREST . TO . .JQHN.STOWN . one of the fhew pattern <'onstructed PEOPLE !!jU,Bl\UTTED· TO· Tim ,by .the J'laU~oad ~oome years ago. It STATE INSURANCE DEPART· wa:.s in usr rup to last fall. being JUENT. '3bandoned''by the railroad company when t.he 1'!11W compelld·ng t'he railroad 'The following from the New York · to put on three shitlts at tower O!PeM- COintnel'Cia.I' will be of interest to t!ht> tors· went J.uto effect. The fl•ames were, peopl!l of vhis oounty: dil!'oovered at 10 o'dock •a.DJd a.t 10:4 5 The report of Charles Hughes and , not:h.!n.g was ·left of the structure, it Arthur B. Saxton, examiners for the .being buTned tO i~e ground. There :New York Insurance Department, of · · was no aJPp31r3ltus in the· vnlage to ' tbiilr invest{gation of the P~Ople's fi~;~ht Vile fire . .a,nd a bucket brll?)ade Mutl!ai IAf~~ insurance Association was uselesi. there being no wa.ter and. !;.ea,gue. of Syracuse was made nearer thanltlle river Oil\ a well. Two pubUc yesterdaY. iTamps wete seen in tlle vidn)ty of The report shows that the concern t!he tower in the early evening and 1fii,s bic;o.rpOJ\!l.ted in l!l03 as ,a fra- it ~B the sUJliPQSition Ot the residents tarnal ben!lfllii&I'Y so(liety. and is op- U'P that way t'b1at tihey were rell'ponsi- . er.l,ting und'er ·article No. 7 of the : ble. tfoo: tlhe destruction of 'llhe bulld- :&e:~ 'York Insurance Law, The ad.o .lug. The ra.llroad company will lose mitted. ·i!.asets ot August 31, 1908, to tM extent of severa:l huud:red d()l• ,;ere $2,046,1122.31, and total liabil- . Iars as a ll'Bll'Uit ot t.be blaze, itiils $U,836.S8. It is explained that the New Y:ork .taw does not provide for·a rellerve to meet· contracts and maturity; and that the net dilferen<:e between the assets arid liabilities, $·2.0l5,CJS5.93; is the amount.the so- ciety hail at the time of the examina- tio!l to carry out its dividend and deatb benefit ·contracts. POSJOFFICE -EMPLOYES ON A DEMERIT SYSTEM Unci<> Sam's Olerks and Carriers Are Reckoned Good or Bad According To Theoir Marks. ·Tile l'eople'$ Mutual issues five- Y~ar certificates similar to those. of · the National Prote()tive Association of · · The employell' of Unde Sam's post- Waverly, . :N. Y., recently examined .. offices til.roughout the oolllll.tl'Y are Of these certificates the report says: .. u<>w wvrkiog on a demerit system, ·\The 'benefit'! certitlcllltes are clasJ!- like In &Ome respeets to tlll!llt oa.rrlOO. ifled as No. 1; No. _2. No. 3, or No. 4, · on 1n many of tihe sohools' of the a'Ccordiog to the amount of the cer- .country. Each employe, whetther . U:llca.te. · The smallest certificate is clerk or carrier, Is kept on an em- No. 1 )llui provides for a dividend at Clancy record and obis sta.ndlng on t.ll.E: !!nd ·Of :6\Ce years not to exceed . thls record detel\'I11nes 'his advance. 'l5, diaal!illty loans of $5.00 a week ment or lowering in rank. 'il.'nd :a. death· benefit of' $100. The As Is kn.awn the postoftice dapaf<.t- ·bene:ilts under Nos. 2 •. 3 and 4 are nient 1 bas instituted a system by 2~· 3 . ap(l 4 iimes, respectiyely, the Which, as an emp!oyes' years of ser- . bep,eftts u~der No. 1. vice increase, his sa.la.ry advances U'P . ''In the 'light of the experience of to a certain limit, the yearly increase i)lt~ order ;and orders issuing similar depending upon tbJe position !ne holds cettl:llcate&,. and tJ).e amount of dlvi~ and >the efil:olency with whlcJh he car- ' dend:· now :l:Jelng .paid, it would seem ries . out its -aceompamy!ng respon,si- &IJ though: any reference to the pos· hit!:tles. By virtue at the new code · aible •mohnt of divldellll· should bt} O'f ~les, an employe in the $1,000 eliminated !rom certificates now be-' class must have a percenbag-e of ·60 fng !Bsped~ The ·iita;tement of a max~ per cent or over; employes in the lmnm apipunt of divldelld itt these 6Jaas receiving more tJhan $1,000 must certltleatei is apt to nits lead the blave a. percentage of 7 o dn order to · memb~l' into thinking that the dlvi~ make him eUgible' :f\or .advancement dend wut probably be close to the and iof an employe of either oloa.ss fails maxitnnm: amount mentioned in the to measure up to t:hJls sttamdard -he .certiftb!.~,\ . . Iiot oroly losell' his Ohla.nce of advance- , c The ex!l-inlners give the following melllt · bwt may 'be red·uced in rank. . atli,tement. as to. tb,e prospects of the various offenc-es oaJPt to occur in the '.t;ieml:ier. 1 for dividends in 1909: ·several de])artments of the work, \The. certifica.te11, maturing during !DOney order, mailing and despaltJch- the first BiX' months Of 1909 in force ing, registel'ing, etc., are rated, oocih .. on A.uguS;t 31, 1908, were 217 No. 1, offense accorddng oo i-ts serlouwess 1 572 No. 2. 3 No,. 3 and t56 No. 4, wtth so many delinquency ro1wrks per w.hlCh equal 2,454 No. 1. The fol- offence. Ten de\!nquincy marks lowing account of. the fund accuml!- 1 count as 1 per cent. Iated on these ceriiflcates, leaving o~t 1 An idea of the stringency of the· any contribution from the eXPJai:!Se or ru.les can be gained by citing a 1-ew general .f~nd shows that the amount of the offences and the del'inqu-ency . t6 be dist-ributed will be a:bout $149,- marks for that offence: An employe 095.15, w,b:ich will gi:ve about .$60. 76 who drinks at a public pl•aee while for eac:l}- No. 1 certificate, and twice, in unifo.nn, ltlhoug'h off duty, '1 00 three tim~ o~ four times that amount marks; a.n employe who becomes In- for Nos .. 2. a and 4. toxlea;ted wthide in unif()rm, 200· Total' ;receipts, $146,929.50. marks; an employe who smokes while Intere~t at 4lh per cent, com· eng:aged in work In t:he ofllce, 100 JlOtinded, $16.,759.65. marks; an e:lntploye who regls~rs on · '1'~01,, 1 $163;689.15. . tirrne elocl< ~or a.not:her, 100 marks;. Deli.tn 1 ~ayments and disability an employe wihto faJils to register on lqan~ !Qf lapses, $14,594.00. time clock, 100, ma.rks; oan employe Total,, $149,095.15. · who atlvances informwtion to a pu'b- \{t is/ reasonable to suppose from lie a:bout a patr~m; such as tel1l!ng the tllese fig;Ures and j:rom the experience renter of cei'taln 'box nu11rbers, 50(J Of Si!Di~ar orders that the largest marks; an employe W'ho engages in divicle)ld which, can be expected in al·tereation with another,. 100 to. 20@ ttlle ~uture will be $60.76 on each No. marks; oa. carrier who returns a let- 1 cettlfleate.\ ter to. the writer upnn his apoplloa.- ; The r,ort alf!O states that the man- tlon\., 5()0 ll)a.rks.~ Ther-e llll'e pot!sibly agemen:~ makes loans at its discretion 2 00 .o1felli!J!S provided for untder this Qn thes~ certificates. · Hst ,of rulE!!!. Among otlhers rure th-e . ;MAR-'nN-VAN 'WIE. CA:N .. bOHARIE, Jan. 7.-The t . wedding Of Miss. Lelah, ila.ughter o1' MT. andf i..f:~:s. ScliuyletJ.· Martin of Pal- ~n~.- tjO ~How-ard ;I: V-an Wle, too\{ . 3}1~ 1aist evening .?-t 8 o'olook, at the h~me & t'he .bride~s pR>l\ents. On:e 'lhlindrejt invitations .be.d been iss!l-etd · a:nd 1 tlh~ !ceremony w:as wittnessed jjy •&; l~rg1 assemblage of relittivej; i!-~d · ·f~ends 1 They were mar-:rlro by Rew. ~ndrevr r L. · Dille!\ beck of Centr!J,l l;lr.l_lige~ N. Y. The groom was attend- . eil 'by•.: J011ln Saltsman ot. Fol't Pla!n a.~d Miss ·Katherine Rice of C~a1b- . hta.J,4e acted -as maid of ihonor. :Tbe 'ushers.· W'ere· Clhal'les Van Wle, a br()tber of th~ ~room. and Alle;n J, · Van ~ie of Camijohta.r!e. Aft~r' a su.1lllpltUous Wedding supper, Mr.i a~td ~*· . 1m W'!e were driven to fa.l!!r- t!t~e · ridge and b-oarde:i 10:29 'New Y·or){ ··Ce]lbra;J tmin for' a weddi:ug tour{· include Boston, Mass., PMV- tuck , R. I., and New York City. They 1 · ere t'he recipients of ma;.ny lJJandsFe gifts, tncluding money. Thje J?ride and groom are children of ~11-to-do Palatine farmers: a.nd the :best. ~shes of all -are extendeil to them 1or a long and happy wedded J{te, : . I 'wro'Jlg delivery otf le~tters hy a car- rier; h'O'ld!ng a letter over from one <trip to another; mlsconductt to pa- trons; clerks' failure to en-tirely em'lJ- iy sack or pouoh; eTror on stamping, etc. AXOTHER ORIGINAL D. A. R. DISCOVERED. Another Daughter of tJhe Revolu- tion has been dlseovered in Mrs. Lu- <Cinda Fowler rtsh of C(l;mbrl!dge, N~ Y ., sin~e the .announcement of a few days a.go that the deat'h of Mrs. HM- rlet Estes of ltJhaca, w.ho was said to be the only surviving daughter of. the Revolution, wiped out 1Jhe or!g- inall founders uf the ·order. Mrs. Fish is the daughter of Isa.wc Fowler. who served under General Sc.huyler in the Revolution. She is In l!er ninety- third year. l\llrs. Flsb 1. ·an honorary member of Ondawa cihapter, No. 12, of the Daughters of 1the .Amerioan Reve>lu- tion of oarnbridge, N. Y. It woo not known · thtat she wru; a daughter of the Revolution until .a.bout-flve yearn ago w:hen ·her daug'hter, who h'ILd joined the ot·der at Cambridge, dn- fm·med ~he mem·bers of the ~act. Steps were Immediately take:n to hon- or Ml's. !>'Ish as .a daughter of the WH!da~I think Miss de Blank Revolution oas ,;ooll a~ the chl.ltu c-ould Jon · .. Willy do you t·h!nk that? She is ven· reebl« a.uti Is rou,;tanl- .. ··~ -· . '\ ,,~,., : . 'j' ,\ ' --tHE.... HNEHS ~IAN, :t\IAN AND :SIONER. C:Ol.\IMIS- Besides his widow, he leaves to mourn, live sons, John H., Cornelius, Jr., Robert D., and Earl J .. all of Johnstown, and Frank R .. of Glov- ersville; one daughter, M!iss Lottie King; who resides at ·home: thrPe brollhers, John V., George A. and Robert of Gloversville; l:liX sisters, Mrs. Eunice Young of Fairport, .:-1. Y., Mrs. Mary Kinsman of Michigan, :Mrs. Harriet Wilder, :\Irs. Matilda Brothers, 1\ILrs. Amelia Clute. and Mrs. Ohl\istina Burch, all of Glovers- vllle. SeC>Ond J'i.;,,trllctL vestigl!Ltlljln of Commlssdon, -taken up the in- of broken rails of the &tan •• · 1 ·L0\\ 7 ESrF l .. .._'. . .. ,... • on llhe Eeam Investig tion in PRICES: er:>mmen by -mL_ Perry street oat 4:50 Gommis_a;ionets · con. tlnu.ed by the Public ~ervice C~mm!ssk>n. . '11he cpmmissio find$ thlllt reportsfade to t! comnrl~O'Jl show.! toot br akage of Mil& is' oil'e of the'' pr!DJCil)l ,I sourees of tlJLnger ·in· rah-1 EASIEST : .. ; ' o'dook. p. m. The de~;ea;sed sufferer for years sea.se and for the 'had been confined -althou!!Jh he was, 'house u111ti! Fr.iday was attaeked with suceumlied the Mr. King spent •h.ls days at until .a,t; the age ed into l'hls first nw~ness In the leather t'hat respected w.L<e>n.m~;;UI and cleatl' h.ea.ded II!IL\l:ious to make \Jec~ulse of his ami- For a nUJmber of stayed at th 1 at health failed him years back sfnee In a tailing con- had not been The funeral was held from the late home Tuesday a.fternoon at two o'clock. .Rev. C. V. W. Bedford, pas- tor of the Reformed church. of- fh:lated. and. interment was made in Prospect Hill cemetery -at Glovers- ville. way aperation. t ·11<13 oord~ed an. 1 , I ' ~ • , stea.m lj'a.flroa.ds o report on or be-} . fore l:<'ebruary 1 th tuiJ informaJUon; regar~g ra,flll b oken in service ~m' • tlheir 111}es hi stlllte, includln~ t:he 1 . electrioa;lly ; ·portio<rui Gt' · · The Jluestion ask• · . PL\BLIC SERVICE NO'I'ES. raillr<)adls are as followfl: · · The Pu bl!c Service Commission, Second District, has received notice from Professor A. A. Lavery of the Ballston Springs public schools, ·that the complaint ma,de as to passenger facilities to Ballaton Springs, so far as the Hudson Valley Railway Com- pany is concerned, may be dismissed on the records of the commission, the company having granted much of the relief asked for in the complaint, The complaint, however, ia continued so far as the Sche}lectady Railway Company is concerned. The commission has approved of 1he consolidation agreement between the Norwood and St. Lawrence Rail- · road Company and the Raymondville pro~ . and Wa.ddl.ugt~n Railroad Company. The cOJmn1isS\1011 The commission has ordered th<' thlllt ljaJlroads Boston and Maine Railroad to put in menclp.g w1th force on or before January'll, 1909, ber, 1908, ~o a rate of $ll per car for switching of the: number from the yards of ·F. E. Partridge vroe yn eaah ~~~'\!~!Inn of Mechanicville, to the Delaware & line an-d on Hudson Company's b·acks. The com- ' report sbtaJQ , I mission previously ordered the com- the ~n.,.,.nlo\\' pany to put a $2 switching charge •fr>lllm\'iE\< in effect between the yards of the varlo~s brick companies in Meehan- : of tcville and the Deiaware & Hudson · tJ'he Company's tracks. Mr. Partridge the w~ · was obliged to pay the new charge manuta.cturing o! 30c per ton. The commission has ordered the New York and Ottawa Railway Com- pany to pay to the Brooklyn Cooper- age Company, the sum of $47.36 as reparation for overcharge on a ship- ment of railroad ties from St. Regie Falls to Meno, N. Y . Grit, Tbat's All! EnthUtSiasm is bizarre, It mal<es a grandstand play, It starts off like •a motor oar, But wearies on the way. Oetermina.tion is the thing · On whdch you can depend, It plods •along without a swing, But gets t'here in the enii . • Early Risers are pill$, easy to take, gentle. Get Early the best pB!s !Dade. Sold by all. druggists. W -.~---e:- ... e· .. _. ~ . ·. ' \ ' ' . ,, - .· . . ' ' . -·. ' . CLO ' . ' TERMS - . - .- .. - . . . oney saved is money earned . So by on every .dollar you invest. Plen \ng adyantage of our ~ffering,. you of weather ahead, if not. good for ne~t .. 1tn·•~+..10.• is not a sale of ''job lot'' clothing, but all our ing, made by the best makers in this untry. ~tock of high elegantly· he Stein Bloch Co.-The Washin Tailors-Kuppenheimer makes, there are none better. Mak no difference what oth SUITS ..... ': ..... $22.50 . . . . . . . . . . . .. 2' 1.00 . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.2'5. 16.50 15.00 uits .. · ... -...... 13.50 uits............ 11.25 uits ........... . uits ........... . · ts. . . . . . . . . . . . 9.00 . so Of~: down to $5 at .. 3. 2'S $35 Overcoats ........ $2 32 Overcoats .....•.. 30 Overcoats ... - .•.. 28 25 22 Overcoats ....... . Overcoats ....... . Overcoats ....... . 20 . Overcoats ....... . 18 Overcoats ....... . And so on down to $5 at .. 3 Raincoats ....•... $31.00 25 Raincoats.... • • . • 18.2'5 22 Raincoats. . . • . . . • 16.50 20 Raincoats...... • 15.00 18, Raincoats .......• 15 Raincoats. - ..... . 12 R11incoats ....... . 10 Raincoats ....... . 13.50 11.25 9.00 1.50 many other Trousers ....••....• ·$Ei.(]IQ~I~;§1 6 Trousers .......•..• 5 Trousers . . . . • ~ .• ~ • 4 Trousers ..... · .•...• 3.50 Trousers ...•.•.. 3 Trousers ......•.••• 2. 50 Trousers ...•.... 2 1'rousers . . . . . .•.... I. 50 Trousers ·' ...... . 1 Trousers ••••••••••• . Willam~;---i ·met her out walking ly confined to her home. At an an- ·~oday an:d 'aSked 'if I mig'ht see her niversary or 't!he Ondawa <'hap·tet· .. ·oconie. .She.llalid yes I could see it some time ag:o. Mrs. ·~'ish was Ill'~ :romthe·top of tJhe h•Iglh.acllool bul:ld· sented with a medal by the cha;pter mi.: . , . tlPat it W'ltSn<t neces:;ary tO. 911 Whir.h W.t~ <•11[!1''\ <•tl thP irJfor-1. -.~•'1''11!'~·~ f&l't)her.--Eloston ·Record:~ . Diwtlon C'>ltablh<l).ing her claim. ·~~~~~~S Fare Paid on P
