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VOLUME 1. GHATHAM, COLUMBIA GOUNTV, N. Y., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1886. NUMBER 3. Business Cards. Ch.as. E. Barrett, A TTORNEY and Counselor, East Chatham, N. Y. ' N. S. Post. A TTORNEY at Law and . Notary - Public, TVfmn stvfiPt. . ' ' F. I. Park, ENERAL Insurance Agent, Masonic Build- AJ Park Row. A. S. Ford. f«o at . and Wood of the best grades; also A-' Baled Hay and S tuw . G, K. Daley, A TTORNEY and Counselor at Law, and «•' Civil .Justice. Main street. Wm. C, Daley, A TTO RNEY and Counselor at Law. Office in MnrriaTiloek. Main street. O. M. Harmon, TYENTIST. Examinations free. Masonic J — ' Building. Room No. 1, Park Row. Cornelius Shnfelt, A TTORNEY and Counselor and Notary Pub- -rY lie. Office in Cadman Building,. Main street. - McClellan & Brown, A TTORNEYS and Counselors at Law. Office in Masonic Building, Park Row. Joseph. Summer .ouES tickets to and from Europe fer $15. Now is the time to send for your friends from all parts of Europe. . TSSTTES ‘ NY vtc ’ P. H. Garrity, TYEALER in all Muds of Flour, Feed, Seeds, •*-' Grain, Hay, Ssdt, etc. Masonic Building. Next door to A. J. Fellows 1 drug store. Azro Chace Hanor, P HYSICIAN. Office — Room No. 7, Masonic Building. Hours, 8 to 10 A. M., 3 to 5 p. M. •Telephone in Fellowa ’ drug store, connects with 'residence on Payn Avenue. F- E. Allen, N VERMONT Marble Works, opposite Masonic V Building. Chatham. Granite and Marble Monuments, Headstones, Coping and Cemetery work of all kinds. ' Stanwix Hall, A/TAIN street, Chatham, M. A. Harding, pro- J.VL prietor. Free ’ Bus to and from all trains. Particular attention paid to commercial men. Livery connected with house. Chas- Smith & Co., /CHATHAM Marble Works, manufacturers of A-/ ■ every description of Marble and Granite Cemetery Work. Best of goods guaranteed at reasenable prices. Austerlitz street, near B. & A. R. R- crossing, Chatham, N. Y. Dr-A- M- Calkins, S URGEON Dentist. Office next door to Hawlev ’ c hardware store. Main street, Chatham. \ All work guaranteed as repre sented. A- J. Fellows. D RUGS and Medicir.es. A full line of every- thimr belonging to a tirst-ciass drug store at popular prices. A share of the public pat- ro-age -elicited. Prescriptions prepared care fully at the Chatham Pharmacy, Masonic Building-. Parties in want of a Parlor. Cook Stove OR- G. £3 Will fin d it to their interest to postpone buying until they have inspected the ■AT- POPULAR PRICES NOW BEING EXHIBITED AT HAWLEY ’ S HARDWARE and 8T0YE STORE MAIN ST., CHATHAM, N. Y. READ THE DAILY PRESS ME KNICKERBOCKER AND SUNDAY PRESS. THEY ARE PURE. HIGH-TONED AND IN DEPENDENT. THE POPULAR NEWS PAPERS AT THE CAPITAL OF THE EMPIRE STATE. ALL THE NEWS, BOTH ASSOCI ATED PRESS DISPATCHES AND SPECIALS. COMPLETE MARKET REPORTS. DAILY, by mail, WEEKLY PRESS, '$■ SUNDAY PRESS. - $6 per year. - §1 per year, $2 per year, SPECIMEN COPIES SEET FREE These papers are printed, folded and counted on a Web Perfecting Press, at the rate of 30,000 n'n hour- The Press buildings are lighted with the Edison Electric Light. The Daily Press office is one of the most complete Newspaptr offices in the world. THE PRESS CO., 18 Beaver St., Albany, N. Y IF YOU WANT TOILET PAPERS, CARPET, — OR — WRAPPING PAPERS OF ANY KIND, BIGS, THE, PIPER, &C At New York prices, go to GEORGE TOMPKINS ’ manttfacturing supply stoke , TWAIN ST-- - - CHATHAM, N.Y. W. V. Reynolds & Co. (^ hoicest (^ ollection f^ hatham fj, ontains. Bought direct from Manufact arers for'SPOT CASH; therefore we can and do U ndersell A ll C ompetition . OIL CLOTHS, OIL OILCLOTHS. In all Widths, Lengths, and Colors. Finest Assortment m town, at bottom prices. Patterns in all Sizes and Colors. A Good Set of Single Harness, Only $6. 00. We are constantly adding to our Crockery Department GLOVES AND MITTENS. Our stock in this line is just immense; and when you see the figures they will please you. We eontinue to lead in A Ti fl our conscience permits ns to Undersell All in spite of the signals of distress raised'hy inferior <Janal Grocers. Christian ’ s Superlative Flour, $5.50. Hubbard ’ s Superlative Flour, $5.50. -Pillsbury ’ s Best Flour, $5.50. Wonderful Patent Flour, $5.50. . * ' Best St. Louis Flour, $5,00 16 lbs Granulated Sugar, $1.00; ; 16 lbs Standard A Sugar, $1.00; < ' ' ■ :T 17 lbs Standard C Sugar, $1.00; 12 lbs Clear Pork for $1.00; - 25 lbs Best Oatmeal, L00, W. V. REYNOLDS &, CO., Main St., ' - ^ IV. Y. CORB-STONE CRAYONS. THINGS SEEN AND HEARD BYOUR MAN . ABOUT TOWN, I was indulging in a little quiet medita tion and two wlxole seats of a Boston & Albany passenger coach, the other day, when a, little remark caused me to look around at the speaker — a very nicely dressed lady, who afterward descended from a car at Chatham. *T buy nearly all of niy dry goods in Albany; ” she said to a companion. The words did not amount to much in themselves, but they started a regular double-header freight train of thoughts in my mind as I sauntered up past the Main street stores. Why is it that people think things that they procure away from home are so much better or cheaper than those that can be bought from Chatham mer chants ? Most of the goods offered for sale are bought at the great commercial centres by men who, of necessity, have made such things a study and who forget more every night when they go to bed, about-the quality and price of the different articles that they stock up with, than the fair creature who buys her goods in Albany ever did or ever will know. Does it ever enter her pretty head that it costs a large amount of money to run a store ? Does she ever stop to think that if the merchant should fail a number of worthy people would be thrown out ' of employment ? Does she ever reflect that these merchants, their wiyes, sisters and daughters are among themost pleasant members of her social circle ? Does it ever occur to her that if everybody should do the same that she does, our stores would have to shut up shop, and if she happened to need a paper of pins she would have to go. around hold ing her clothes on with both hands until, she could send to Albany for them ? I ’ ll warrant such an idea never entered her thoughtless little cranium. She is, how ever, no worse than some of her tony brothers who cannot find anything quite rich enough for their blood at home, but needs send or go to Albany or even New York, if they happen to want a new coat or hat. Nor do any of these folks deserve criticism more than another class who are ready to patronize every traveling vender who comes along, at the expense of the regular dealers. The fact is this is all wrong. Our merchantsain-every line are ready to give value received for every cent laid upon their counters. The stock they carry contains about every article that any body needs and they sell goods at prices as low as they can be found elsewhere. They keep the village alive, their profits are spent right here where they will do the other citi zens some good, and they pay their full share of the burden of taxation. They deserve the patronage of all their neighbors, and those who refuse it by going abroad, to do their trading can benefit the town' only An one of two ways, by emigrating there from or by dying and thus giving our un dertakers a job. - of economy is all wasbed away in a bright red stripe on his shirt bosom, and he im mediately resolves that if barbers are on the road to riches, he will not be the one to hinder, them. Do you contemplate some thing in this line, young man, m your headlong race to become rich? If you do, let me shout this mahogany-framed advice m your ear: Until you learn how to shave yourself you had better never make the attempt. * * * The Albany “ press gang ” were present in full force at the recent visit.of the Bur gesses Corps to Chatham. Every paper in the city was represented among the guests; in fact, counting out Col. Anson S. Wood, Albany ’ s city guard appeared to have se lected its guests wholly from the member ship of the press club. And the boys threw off “ dull care ” and had a good time, at least Jimmy Manning of the Argus, the veteran journalist, Booker, of the Knicker bocker, Charley Merrihew, ’ Gene Brum- maghim, Jimmy Huyck and one or two others went in for a day of solid enjoy ment, and managed to obtain it. By the way, the only member of the Corps pres ent the other day, who participated in the visit the Burgesses made to Chatham thirty years'ago, was Lieut. Col. H. C. Haskell, who responded to Judge McClellan ’ s ad dress of welcome. He is president of the civil organization of the Corps and ranks as judge advocate on the staff. He is a genial gentleman and quite proud of the seven service stripes he wears that indicate 33 years of continuous membership. In about two years more he may add another stripe, as he has put in nearly 38 years with the Corps. When the first call came for volunteers at the beginning of the war of the rebellion, Haskell was orderly sergeant of the Burgesses, , and although the organ ization volunteered m a body he was the first man to respond. A score of years have since passed over his head, but the military ardor of this brave veteran seems unabated, and I believe he would respond as readily as ever tomorrow should the call be repeated. “ I wish, ” said a gentleman to the Man About Town, “ that you would preach a little sermon about street manners, with especial reference to a rude habit which seems, to be quite prevalent in Chatham.. Two gentlemen are conversing on the street. A third person comes along; breaks in abruptly, and goes on with a new theme — some business or gossip of his own. Now, he wouldn ’ t do that in a house. One doesn ’ t break in, turn and monopolize the conver sation, there. Isn ’ t it just as rude on the street as it would be anywhere ? It comes to my ears that a well-known and learned Hudson lady had been doing a cbnservatory in her own exhaustive way, and was reading her notes of the plants, a catalogue of which she had made, to her husband. He patiently submitted io the Latin terminations to the humble names of Smiths and Jones which had been loaded on to the poor little plants to be carried on to immortality, when something which sounded too Dutch to be Latin awoke his somewhat drowsy attention. “ What ’ s that? ” said he, “ read that again. ” The lady referred to the list, and read “ nix fustay. ” “ you don ’ t mean to tell me that is the name of a plant? ” asked the gentle-' man. “ Why yes, I suppose so, ” said the lady; “ I asked the gardener what the name of the little thing was, and he said ‘ nix fustay. ’ ” There is always a time in a man ’ s life when a streak of economy leaves its mark on his future career. One of the most com mon, ordinary-colored streaks is that of be ing his own barber. I have no sympathy for this kind of a man, neither has the razor. After purchasing a necessary out fit, the economical individual indulges m dream's of countless dimes staying in his pockets, and wonders whether his friends will not compliment him on his clean shaven appearance. Sunday - morning comes and the deluded man lies in bed late, thinking how much nicer it is tostay at home, ipstead of smelling hair-oil and listening for “ next. ” At last he gets up and leisurely proceeds to enjoy a home made shave. He is surprised at the ease with which he can daub lather in his mouth, nose, eyes and ears, but considers it a very small matter. He also wonders whether he has hurt th^strop, after cutting two or three small slices in it, hut is n ’ t worried at all. -: But he is very much wor ried when, at the first stroke he lets the sharp side of the razor slide under his cheek, and suddenly becomes very careful He commences anew with the back of the razor mid rubs the lather off in a truly bar- her-ous style, until he is obliged to clean tke blade bn a piece of paper. How comes the rude shock unto his dream. Thin-air could not sustain it, to say nothing of his throat. That unsightly ‘ ‘ Adam ’ s apple ” awkwardly thrusts itself in the path of the razor and he cuts a gash in his neck that looks like the mouth of a hippopotamus^ The streak The gentleman had preached the sermon himself and the Man About Town is glad to give it. The only excuse for so unpleas ant a habit is the difficulty of approaching a man engaged in conversation on the street. If you do not wish rudely to break in, you have to lie off and pn, at a respect ful distance — not too far, lest you pass un noticed ; not too near, lest you become an eavesdropper. You may be impatient from important business and may feel quite cer tain that the man whose attention you want is chatting to kill time. Yet you must calmly wait. Had you entered his place of business, he would have given you. his attention as soon as possible; but it is your bad luck to find him on the street. So you must make the best of it; . at least that is the course invariably pursued by the MAN ABOUT TOWN. NORTH STEPHENTOWN. — rSome vof our neighbors . were caught napping oh the arrival of the last cold wave, thereby losing most of the apples they were blessed with. — The recent rams are appreciated by all as the cisterns and wells were quite low. — Frank Washington has returned to the city for the winter. — Miss Callie Gaulner was made happy by the greeting her young friends gave her on her 16th birthday. — The Misses Gile left this week\ for school at Housatonic Hall, Great Barring ton, Mass. . — Our (broken nine) base ball enthusiasts have reason to feel quite proud of the re sult of the last game ' with the picked nine of Stephentown ; tallys even — so reported to > . ASA. BERLIN. The town is putting in quite an extensive sewer on the road leading to the depot. — Wm. McMaster opened the school in District No. 5. on Monday, with 19 pupils. — Dr. Boynton, a well-known dentist of Hoosick Falls, makes periodical visits to this town. — Rev. D. Shepardson, of Hancock, Mass. , supplied the pulpit of the Baptist church, last Sunday. — I. J. Gifford, of the firm of H. C. Gif ford & Son, has been in New York and vicinity for several weeks. ' Rensselaer County. GENERAL GLEANINGS. — It is a credibly reported that Mr. Cleve land and the Civil Service Commissioners cannot look each other in the f ce without laughing to save their lives. Just about this time one would imagine that civil ser vice reform had never been heard of. It would; break the hearts of the 'mugwumps if they knew that every thing is made easy for the Democratic clerks to go home and yote, but something in the air admonishes the Republican clerks to stay here. — WasA- ington Correspondent. - — The registration in New York shows an increase of 20.000 over that of last year. That looks like bussness. '\ —Seymour Gardner, of North Peters- burgh, was killed by a Troy & Boston train near Hoosac, on Tuesday. His body was cut into two pieces. — Hoosick Falls is to have a new knit ting mill. It is'said that about 100 hands will be employed in if. — Benjamin Sharp, of Sandlahe, com pleted a three months ’ term in the Albany penitentiary, on Monday, for disorderly conduct. He was at once re-arrested on a charge of attempting to shoot William , Howards, a Sandlake constable. - , : — The grand jury to serve at the circuit court in Troy on Nov. 8, includes W. Bliss, of Brainard; H. C. Gifford and S. J. Nich ols, of Berlin, and John T. Miller, of Nassau. The trial jurors include W. 8. Andrews, of West Stephentown; A. «L Clark, of Stephentown; O. G. Strait, of Garfield; Leonard Lewis, of Berlin; Jobs A. Hull and S. Finch, of South Berlin, and G. W. Cross, of Muitzeskill. — The Rensselaer County Teachers ’ In stitute will he held at Greenbush daring ' the week commencing Nov. 15. Dr. J. H. French, of Rochester, Prof. H. R, Sanford, of Syracuse, and Prof. S. H, Albro, of Fredonia, have been designated as state instructors and will have charge of the exercises. November 18 will be “ trustees ’ day, ” and in the evening Hon. A. S. Draper, slate superintendent, will deliver an address. - — The third assembly district Republican convention was held at Sandlake on Satur day, Hon. Gardner Morey, of Nassau, pre siding. Hon. Thomas Dickson, of Troy, was unanimously re-nominated for the as sembly, and the following distnet com mittee was appointed: Schodack, John W. Lowrie; Nassau, Giles Kirby; Stephen town, E. B. Chase; Berlin, W. A. Smith; Poestenkill, John McMahon; Sandlake, A. B. Knowlton; Greenbush, L. Rysedorph; North Greenbush, John S. Myers; East ^ Greenbush, W. N. Callender; sixth ward, A. Herriott; twelfth ward, James Smyth. SOUTH SCHODACK. — John Gardner and family, of Pitta- town, spent last Sabbath with his brother, Calvin Gardner. _ - — Lizzie Jane Brockway, wife of Wm. H. Harder, died last Sunday. The funeral was held from her late residence on Wed nesday. Rev. Mr. Plauss, of Muitzeskill, preached the sermon. — Henry Hogeboom and bride, of Pough keepsie, formerly of this place, is spending his honeymoon with his grandfather, John Griffith. — Y. Finger and wife, of Hudson, have been a few days m town visiting relatives. — How nine are two-thirds of 15 will have to be explained by the chairman of the school meeting; at least one citizen says he will before the minutes of that meeting shall be adopted.. — Those who subscribed toward the hew church at Castleton can begin to think about handing in the cash. — A prayer meeting is held in the Birch school-house every Friday evening under the leadership of Dominie ‘ Plauss of Muitzeskill. — Folmsbe & Knapp have the contract for building the hay press for Mr. Rey nolds, of Eagle Bridge. This will make the third press they have put up for him. There has never been any fault found with one of their buildings, and they have put- up over one hundred. GARFIELD. A — Haines Finch has been visiting friends here for several days. — Heavy rains on Wednesday made the mill owners happy all along down the Kmderhook. — Atwater & Platt, of this place, com pleted their contract of graveling m the town of Schodack last week. With a Fay sulky scraper and two men on a 300 foot haul they put in upwards of 1,200 yards of earth m 18 days. —Sunday-school concert at the Method ist church last Sunday evening; also a ^ lecture oh Geology by the Rev. J., B. Syl ' Cfi t • \I • *-?/' - ______ _ jaB Bsgwessk vester, who exhibited a great many speci- ' y A mens. .The congregation seemed very much pleased with the whole entertain ment. —Our school-house is to be refurnished' with new seats, an improvement'which will be very much appreciated except by a few of the heavy tax-payers. We regret very much that ,the trustees did not give the order to friend Hamm, of Chatham, and save upward of $20 in the. enterprise and get equally as good if not a better seat. NASSAU. — Mrs. Henry Potter, of Troy, a aaugh- . ter of ex-assemblyman Fenner Palmer of this town, died from dropsy last Friday. Her remains were brought here for inter ment. - — Thieves broke into the chicken coop' of Clark Hoag of Hoag ’ s'Corners, Monday night, :and stole seventy fowls. Two resi dents of the neighborhood are suspected, and they have suddenly skipped over into the town of Hancock, Mass. Mr. Hoag has lately suffered considerably by the dep-. redations of thieves. r ^ v —On Wednesday last the dead body, of a male infant, aged about six months, w$s found in a road near, the Stephehtowh line; The remains were wrapped in an old news paper, and the parcel also contained a sheet of note paper soiled and torn so that, only these words were deciphered: “ WillMoett is least .. of . . sole. . him. ” A Troy coroner was summoned hut no i nqu est has yet been held. . ■ '\y . ; south • beriiin : — Julius Rose has been engaged to te the district school this winter. - ; — Thomas Horton has raised some choice - - potatoes this season. One tuber, of- ” Hebron variety, weighed three, poum? nine ounces. ' ,•
