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THE SUN FORT COVINGTON, N. Y. THE SUN ESTABLISHED 1886 Published every Thursday at the office of publication on Water Street, Fort Covington, Howard G. Lyons. \^ Telephone 25 F 4 Connects with both business office and editorial department. Commercial Printing—A com- pletely equipped job printing de- partment, capable of all classes of printing, is operated in con- nection with this newspaper. The al- lum waysopen for ihe discussion of matters ot looftl or *ener»I interest*, but ttie Ed- itor will not be held responsible for the opinion of correspondents. TERMS: $1.50 a Year within 150 miles $2.00 a Year outside 150 miles Canada, $2.00 THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1934 WILL BUY OR SELL Dairymen's League Certifi- cates. Highest cash paid. In- quire at Sun Office. adv. INTERESTING NEWS OF NEAR-BY TOWNS Gleaned From Exchanges Seized Liquor Sold At Customs Auction Ogdensburg, April 27—A large quantity of Canadian and foreign wines and liquors seized by officers during the prohibition era were sold at the custom bouse yesterday afternoon by deputy collector M. J. Holden. Good prices were paid The names of the purchasers were not announced. The proceeds, which included the tax, were $989.- 31. Deputy Collector Holden con- ducted a similar sale at Trout River this afternoon. 25 Massena Youths Enlist Twenty-five young men of Mas- sena went to Utica by bus this week to join the civilian conserva- tion corps. Their ultimate desti- nation was not known. Hurt In Crash On Trip To See Sick Husband Who Dies the Next Day Mrs. Frederick Bell, 60, of Cons- table, N.Y. was injured quite bad- ly in an automobile accident in Ogdensburg Friday afternoon while on her way to visit her hus- band who was seriously ill in an Ogdensburg hospital. She was taken to the Hepburn hospital, suffering from injuries to her head and possible intt-rnal hurts as a result of the collision.of her coupe with a truck. On Saturday, her husband, Fred- erick Bell, 71, died in the St. Law- rence State hospital from harden- ing of the arties and his remains were brought to Constable where the funeral services were conduct- ed Wednesday. Gwl War Veteran Dies Melzar M. Corbin, 92, next to the last Civil War Veteran in Pots- dam, died there recently. He was in 21 battles and was three times wounded. When the war broke out he left the ioad of hay he was on to go and enlist in the army. Of 12 other young men then working OD the same farm and enlisting, only he survived. The others were k.lied in battle. Precaution Taken In Fever Cases Canton—Every effort is being made by Dr. Frank B. Sanford, village health officer, and bis as- sisting nurses to check a -threaten- ed spread of scarlet fever here. Dr. Sanford states there have been only nine cases of fever in the vil- lage in the past month and only two have been diagnosed during the past week. A school nurse is conducting daily examinations of pupils in the local schools. Every cbiid appear- ing witb a sore throat or any sign of illness is immediately excused from classes and given a tboro ex- amination before returning to school. —Miss Jean Poirier visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mcse Poir- ier of North Bangor, over the week-end. —Mr. and Mrs. Lyie Shoen of Bombay were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Barton Freeman-. TEACHERS You can earn several hundred dollars this summer, and you can secure a better position and a larger salary for the coming year. Complete information will be mailed on receipt of a three cent stamp. Send for it to-day. Rural Schools and City Schools Summer Work and School Year Positions CONTINENTAL TEACHERS AGENCY, INC. 1850 Downing St, Denver, Colo. Covers the ENTIRE United States \Thanks for sending me so many good positions to apply for, over 30 during the first five days I was enrolled.\—An Illinois Teacher. SCHOOL OFFICIALS:—We can put you i teachers. Our service is free to you. touch with the very finest A Complete Line of HURD SHOES New Spring Styles For the Whole Family at Popular Prices Charles A* Derochie Variety and Shoe Store CHRONOLOGY OF 1933 Chronology of 1933 of local ev- ents, taken from The Sun files. Week of November 23,1933 AEROPLANE MODEL IS BUILT BY SCOUT An airplane model made out of material at hand including a block and various small pieces Miss Margaret Smith is bride o f wood was built recently by of Mr. Alexander Nelson Brown. CIark F , eury f a WestviJle Boy Good skating lately until Tues- day's thaw. ^ nac j never seen an aero- contest. Big time in town at Fiddler's j plane up d ^ nor did he have J any charts or diagrams to fash- wins honors j i 0n his biplane model from. His J nearest approach was a picture i in a magazine. He built it in : approximately six hours and at j least the greater part was done ! with a jack knife. The model at Clarkson. Farmers hard hit by lack of ' ; water. Westville to form Boy Scout patrol. Mrs. Oseas Nora given sur- ; i s 1 2 inches wMe and 1 5 illche g P ! i ! e .^ h . ay Party by ! lon 2- The Propeller particularly was a delicate piece of work and and relatives. Week of November 30,1933 \Job for every man,\ Frank- lin county's motto. Mr. Joseph Elliott showered with birthday cards. Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Hutchins leave for Florida. Indoor baseball to here. LOCAL INTEREST is finely balanced. Scout executive Wellington has seen the mo<?el and proclaim- ed it to be one of the finest piec es of scout handicraft ne had ever seen. So have other high ! executive scout officials who saw be played j ifc at a recent mee tini in Malone agreed that it was excellently built and exceptionally well pro- Dean Hewlett of St. Lawrence University, Canton visited Fort 'ovington High on Monday. portioned. LOCAL INTEREST Dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. Charles Dempsey a n d ! F. HrCosgro^e on Sunday were Mrs. R. C. Mackintosh were call-! Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Augustus er in Malone Tuesday afternoon.! and daughter, Doris, of Cape Vra- -Mr. Alex Loth of Massena ' cent > NY - «»d Mr - and Mrs. Jo- was caller in town Saturday Sunday. and ( sepn Smythe o f Huntingdon, i Quebec. I —Rev. V. C. Nichols left Wed- -Mr. Arthur Gordon of Hun- tingdon, Quebec called on friends! nesdav fo r ^ttie Falls, N.Y. to attend the annual session of the in town Monday. Mr. George Hollenbeck of Lisbon, N.H. spent a few days this week in town. —Mr. Louis Skeele of Malone attend the annual session of the Northern New York Conference of the Methodist Episcopal church —Miss Hazel Smallman who was called home the past week on account of the serious illness and was a Sunday guest at the home, gubsequen t death of her father, of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Burch. Mr N A Smallman, returned to East Orange, N.J. on Monday. —Miss Laura Premo of Ma- lone was a week-end guest of Miss Florence Fallon. -Miss Rose Ella Cappiello —The body of Mr. James Cay- j ea wns removed from the vault in of Elmwood cemetery Monday and Massena was a week-end guest of Miss Thelma Cappiello. taken to Malone for burial there. —Mr. Philip Fregoe and son, —Mrs. John Brown visited Edmund, of Racquette River friends in Malone a couple of; wer e guests of Mr. and Mrs. B. days this week. Mr. and Mrs. ^ and n i e c e, Miss Lamontagne, j i on e^terhfaVim^'Mra. W Ne5ie were callers m Malone Sunday. Brockway, on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. B. N. Derou- chie spent Thursday afternoon in Malone. —Mr. Joseph Parent spent Sun- day with his mother at Ormstown Quebec. Mrs. E. K. Brushey spent Wednesday in Montreal. —Rev. Father David of St. Ag- nes was a caller in town Friday. ! N. Derouchie on Friday. Leo Garneauj __ M r. George Rich, Jr. of Ma- —Mr. James Rockhill called on friends here Tuesday. TEMPERATURE READINGS PRETTY WEDDING HERE UNITES YOUNG COUPLE VOTE TO PURCHASE BUILDING FOR HALL A very pretty Spring wedding took place on Monday morning', April 30th, at 7:00 o'clock, at St. Mary's church when Miss Edna Mayville, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mayville of ; Fort Covington Centre, became the bride of Mr. Lawrence Barse, son of Mr and Mrs. Winfield! S. Barse, of this town. The cere- j mony was performed by R e v. J Father J. R. Lauzon pastor of St.! Mary's Church. ] The attendants were Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Sharlow of Fort Covington Centre, brother-in-law and sister of the bride. The bride was very charmingly gowned in a dark blue silk crepe, dress with hat to match. The bridesmaid wore a wine colored silk crepe dress trimmed with white and white hat and shoes. Following the ceremony, a wed- ding breakfast was served at the home of the bride's parents to the bridal couple and the two families A dinner was served at noon at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Barse to which the following guests were invited: Mr. and Mrs. Char- les Mayville, Fort Covington Centre; Mr. Arthur Mayville, Nicholville; Mr. and Mrs. Arthur A very, Cooks Corners; Mr. and Mrs. William Barse, Nicholville; Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Barse, Bom- bay; Miss Lela Barse, Saranac Lake; Mr. and Mrs. George Av- ery, Cooks Corners; Mr. and Mrs. Omar Barse, Fort Covington, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Sharlow, Fort Covington Centre. Monday evening a reception and dance was held in O'Brien's Hall at Fort Covington Centre at which the young couple received a great number of beautiful and useful gifts. Two weeks ago, a stag party was given fcr Mr. Barse at the home of his parents. Fifteen of his men friends were present and he was showered with gifts inclu- ding kitchen utensils and pans. Both Mr. and Mrs. Barse are popular young people. The bride has always resided at home with her parents and Mr. Barse has been engaged in farming in this vicinity. They will make their home on a farm in Hopkinton, The Westville Grange has voted to purchase the old milk MOTTHER'SOAY 'STAMP,\\\ RITES FOR MR. SMAUMAN WHISTLER'S PAINTING jj ELD H£R £ Q N SATURDAY TJie first postage stamp to. be issued i n commemoration o f \ * '• 'was released by Funeral services for Mr, N. A. Smallman who died here on taken at a meeting last week culminates several months dis- cussion over the proposition, pro and con, in which the Gran- gers were quite equally divided. FISHING SEASON HERE; REPORT GOOD CATCHES GRANGE WILL SPONSOR WESTVILLE SCOUT UNIT TWENTY YEARS AGO Temperature readings, April 26th to May 2nd, inclusive: 7:30 l.-OO A.M. 36 6:00 P.M. P.M. Thurs. . M. Cappiello was a; * *• caller in Malone Friday. Sat. Sun. —Mr. Joseph Needle of Ogdens-jMon. burg was a business c a 11 e r in i Tues. town Friday. 'Wed. 42 30 42 59 61 64 52 35 37 48 72 75 77 From The Sun Files Werk of Mar. 5,1914. Principal Joyce has started a crusade among the students a- gainst the apple tree worm. Standard Bearers Society of Methodist church organized in this town. , Edgar Taylor who works for Ash ton Shoen had his hand bad- ly damaged in a circular saw. Week Mar. 12,1914. A board of trade meeting was held at the office of the Presi- dent, D. F. McCarthy on Tues- day evening. There was a large attendance. Mr. F. H. Cosgrove has pur- chased the Grange property on Water street which is now oc- cupied by A. W. Cushman mar- ble-shop and James Premo, har- ness shop. Mr. George W, Wilson has sold his farm with stock and imple- ments to Mr. Gordon A. Miller of Massena. There seems to be no definite idea as to whether or not we have fire protection. Let's do something about it quick! Sign- ed R. L. J. Week of Mar. 19,1914 Mr. B. N. Derouchie has in- stalled a pool table in the rear of his barber shop. Died—In Waitsburg, Wash., on March 16th, William McEl- wain, aged 56 years. There was 131 votes cast at village election. For president, H. W. Merrick, 74; W. H. Herrick 38. Married—At the home of the brides, mother, Mrs. James Mc- Donald, on March 18, by Rev. J. G. Benson, Mr. Harry McCabe and Miss Mary McDonald. Married—At the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Cushman, on March 18, by Rev. J. H. Gardner, Mr. Henry Deyo of Valdex, Alaska arid Miss Maude Cushman. We were pleased to hear from our old friend, Elmer E. Fland- The fishing season is on and at various notable fishing spots on the Salmon rivers, local sportsman are pulling them in fast. Bullheads, perch, mullets and suckers are biting hard in these waters right now and the lore of the fishing rod is claiming the enthusiasm of many desip les of Isaac Walton these days. At the condensary, one of the ideal fishing spots, large catches are repoited daily since they firstbegan biting over 3 weeks ago. Just below the dam in the big Salmon river where the water is flowing swiftly through the rapids, the boys are hooking up and although the yield is mostly of suckers and mullets, which do not command very high prices, still the thrill is there when a big fellow is landed, and the re- turn in wages is good on large catches. VAGRANTS STRIKE HERE AND GET JAIL SENTENCE Thr?e panhandlers, Henry Kelly, John R. Lee and .lames Weston,-drifted in here en April 18th and after receiving aid of the local welfare officer were re- quested to leave town. They didn't, and as a result spent the five succeeding days in Franklin County jail follow- ing their arrest and conviction in justice court en a charge of vagrancy. During their several hours' stay here they solicited hand outs from several busi- ness firms and at private doors. The sentence given by Justice Scripter carried a warning for vagrants to steer clear of Fort Covington; the local relief pro- blem is already too great a bur- den. 721 ers, of Moira, yesterday. The big St. Bernard dog called \Duke\ belonging to King Kel- The picture on the stamp is Gardner officiating rne very reproduced from Whistler's fa- large attendance attested to tha mous painting of his mother popularity of the deceased and which was done in 1871. the esteem in which he was held by a large circle of friends. The remains were placed in the vault in Elmwood cemetery to await burial. Pall bearers were Messrs. W. B. G r a n t, W. D. Creighton, At a meeting of the West- Herman Millar, C. E. Dempsey, ville Grange on April 27th, a John Farquhar, A. F. Armstrong favorable vote was taken for; Mr. Small man's illness covered that organization to sponsor a a period of nearly o n e year's Lone Scout Troop in Westville. duration and he had been con- Mr. Frederick Fallon, master of fined to his home since early the Grange, was appointed last fall. At no time -was his chairman of the troop commit- condition considered critical and tee and immediately assumed his appearance in public was his duties by successfully solid- eagerly anticipated. His demise ting funds for current troop ex- therefore came as a sudd-en penses. Mr. Bernard Fleury was shock to the entire community, named committeeman and Mr. The deceased was born at the H. T Murpny, who had promo- family homestead in Dundee ted the plan from the start, is , seventy seven years ago, '-tit e scoutmaster. | youngest of a family of 12 chilr A meeting will be held Friday dren. His parents were the late night of Westville Grangers in-; William and Juliana Farlinger terestedtn scouting and it is Smallman. expected that other committee-j Far the past 25 years, Mr. men and assistant scoutmasters Smallmanfhad been engaged in will be chosen. Other business the real estate business in tjjis matters will be acted upon in town, transacting his last sale regards to the newly formed or- of local property aboat a month I WESTVILLE —Riverside 4 H Club met at Rowley V, Saturday p.m. with 19 of its 24 members present. After an interesting business and so- cial session, the third lesson of the cooking unit was given the girls. Mrs. Rowley served de- licious refreshments at the close of the meeting. The club will hold its next meeting at two p. m. May 26, at the home of Mrs. Clarence Fleury. The girls of trie club will meet with the local leader May 12, for their 4th cooking lesson. —Mrs. Clara Tower, ill for the past week, remains about the same. Her granddaughter, Miss Fleda Young, has arrived from Syracuse to assist in caring for her. —The Funeral of Henry Gri£ nth occured last Monday morn- ing. Much Sympathy is felt for the family. —Mrs. Florence Nokes of Ma- lone has been visiting at C. E. Hoadleys. —Mrs. Orilla Jones of Malone spent a day last week with friends here. —Supervisor and Mrs. William Casy of Burke, have a daughter, born April 25. Mrs. Casey was formerly Miss Holden, of this section. —Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Premo have returned from Rome, N.Y. where they were called by the death of his sister. ganization at this time, also. It was last fall , that Mr. Mur- phy formed 1i unit of six boys ago. In his earlier years, he was employed with his brother, William E. Smallman in Malone and joined the Fort Covington previous to his coming here to scout troop as the Beaver pat-; engage in the mercantile busi- rol, attending meetings here. As ness at the line. Afterwards he the interest in scouting became , conducted a store in the village manifest in Westville and more j before becoming identified with boys declared their desire to be- j the realty business, come scouts, Westville Grange j Mr. h-mailman's integrity re- was asked to sponsor a troop, j mained unquestioned through There will be about fifteen ! the many years of his business members. dealings in Fort Covington and Plans are now being made for | his judgement in the appraisal as many of the Westville troop ! of property in this section was as possible to participate in the j unexcelled. He was a most camping activities which will (highly respected citizen and bis be held during the month of June. —Mr. Francis L. Rouselle spent Sunday with friends in Constable, N.Y. —Mrs. Clifford Tolmanof Pots- dam is helping to care for her mother, Mrs. E. E. Tolman, who is ill. • Iogg has caused no end of excite- ment on our streets lately. JOHN LAZORE, 75, INDIAN KILLED ON CEMENT ROAD John Lazore, 75, an Indian liv- ing on the St. Regis reservation was killed almost instantly while crossing the highway near his home about 9 o'clock Saturday night when he was struck by a car driven by Mrs. Katie T. Herne, 34. Mr. Lazore had been riding- in an automobile driven by John Tarbell of Hogansburg, who stopped in front of the residence of Peter Lorraine and Lazore got out, carrying an armful of groceries. As he started across the road after going behind Tarbell's machine, he was struck by the approaching automobile and was knocked to the pavement, dying almost instantly from a fracture at the base of the skull State police and Dr. W. N. Macartney, coroner, were sum- moned and a verdict of accident- al death rendered after an in- vestigation. Another auto accident claim- ing another life occuring in the town of Altona on Saturday. Charles Lafountain, 38, of Ellen burg depot suffered a crushed in chest when the ear in which he was riding, turned over. He died two hours later in a Platts- burg hospital. Besides Lafoun tain, five persons were riding in the car and none were seriously injured. - COURT CONVENES IN MALONE, MAY 7 The following grand and petit jurors from this and neighbor- ing towns have been drawn to serve for the term of supreme court which convenes in Malone on Monday, May 7th with Jus tice John Alexander presiding: Grand jurors- -Fort Covington, Edward Sabrey, Gordon Miller; Bombay, F. M. Russell; Const- able, Walter McGibbon, Emerson Byington, Harold Ferris. Petit jurors—Fort Covington, James P. Costello, Thomas O'- Brien, James Baxter, Guy Smith Bombay, John Mulvana; Const- able, Anson Stark, Thomas Fleury, Henry LaFayette. passing- leaves a gap in the busi- ness life of this community which will not be easilv filled. Leit to mourn his passing are his widow, Mrs. Abbie E. Small- man; a daughter, Miss Hazel Smallman of East Orange, N.J.; a son, Mr. Herbert W. Smallman of Truthville, NY.; a grandson, Heibert R. Smallman, Jr.; three of of sisters, Mrs. Cassie Aubrey Malone; Mrs. David Vas's Howick, Quebec; Mrs. Noel Rey- nold* of t h e Beaver, Dundee, Quebec. county treasur- lowered from FRANKLIN BOARD CUTS SALARY OF 3 OFFICES Salary cuts in three county offices were made Friday at a meeting of the Board of Super- visors. The most drastic cut was in the distrtict attorney's salary from £5,000 to $2,500. The sal- ary of county welfare commiss- ioner was pared from $2,000 to $1,600 and the er's salary was m $3,330 to $2,500. The new sal- aries will become effective in 1935 when successors to present incumbents will be elected. The board passed a resolution by Supervisor Ezra Carpenter, Owl's Head, setting a bounty of $15 on each wolf or coyote and appropriated $225, to pay such bounties. The sum of $35,000 was appro- priated for old age relief and a like amount raised for the ad- ministration of the office of wel- fare commissioner. Other appropriations were $383 for the expenses of a TERA investigator; $477 for salaries and office work in T ERA; $5,000 for the county's share of county T E R A projects; $25,000 for reconstruction o f county roads. The matter of salary claims of $7,600 made by three school su- perintendents was tabled after discussion. The claimants offer- ed to drop the action now in progress in supreme court for the sum of $3,900, claimed by them for 1933. —Mr. C. Eno of Frasers Point has rented the Dennis Meade farm in Dundee. — Mr. James Brown of Syracuse N.Y., R.CA. salesman uag a business caller in town T.....«lay. I
