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mm n»tmt X\ jr y A % Ai ml r* : :■ ri VOLUME 1. GHiTHAM, COLUMBIA COUNTY, N. Y., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1886. NUMBER 10. Business Cards. Ghas. E- Barrett, A TTOBNEY and Counselor, East Chatham, N. Y. N- S. Post. A TTORNEY at Law and Notary Public, Main street. '' F. I. Park. /\1ENERAL Insurance Asent, Masonic Build- ing-. Park Row. A. S. Ford. ( ’ '\'OAL and Wood of the best grades; also Haled Hay and Straw. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Barrett, XT ’ LECTROPATHIC Physicians. No. IS Park 1 Row. Consultations free. G. K. Daley, A TTORNEY and Counselor at Law, and Civil Justice. Main street. Wm. C. Daley, A TTORNEY and Counselor at Law: Office in Morris block. Main street. C. M. Harmon, TYENTIST. Examinations free. Masonic J ^ \Rnil.Hir Building, Room No . 1. Park Ro w. Cornelius Shufelt, A TTORNEY and Counselor and Notary Pub- lie. Office in Cadman Building, Main street. McClellan & Brown, ^JTTORNEYS and Counselors at Law. Office in Masonic Building. Park Row. Joseph. Summer • F iUES tickets to and from Europe for $15. Now is the time to send for your friends from all parts of Europe. P. H. Garrity, / TYEALER in all kinds of Flour, Feed, Seeds' Grain, Hay, Salt, etc. Masonic Build inf. . Next door to A. J. Fellows ’ drug store. / Azro Chace Hanor, / TDHYSICT.AN and Surgeon. Office — Rcdm -*■ Masonic No. 7, Building. Hours, S lolO A. m ., 3 to 5 P. M. Telephone in Fellows ’ frug store connects with residence on Pavn Avenue. F. E. Allen, J Y 7 ERMONT Marble Works, opposite Masonic v Building. Chatham. Granite and Marble MonumentsTHeadscones, Coping and Ctmetery work of all kinds. / ____ _ Stanwix Hall, / TV/TAIN street, Chatham, M. A. Harding, pro- - LVJL prietor. Free ’ Bus to and from all trams. Particular attention pa'd to comrtercual men. Livery connected wi th ho use. __ / ___________ Chas- Smith & Ce'., HATH AM Marble Works, maiufacturers of ^ every description of Marbb and Granite Cemetery Work. Best of good! guaranteed at reasonable prices. Austerlitz Street, near b. & A. R. R. crossing. Ch atham , N/Y. ____________ Dr- A- M- Calkins, QUUGEON Dentist. Offiie next door to ^ Hawley ’ s hardware sjore, Main street, Chatham. All work guaranteed as repre sented.. ___ ________ / __________________ A. J- Fellows- ty RUGS and Mediciaes7 A full line of every- LJ thing belonging to i first-class drug store at popular prices. A shire of the public pat- ropasre solicited. Prescriptions prepared care fully' at the Chatham Pharmacy, Masonic Building. / . Parties in want of a ParloryCook Stove j ----- OR ------ A.'N €2. Will find it to' their interest to postpone buying until they have inspected the AT- POPULAR PRICES NOW BEING EXHIBITED AT HAWLEY ’ S / HARDWARE aiul STOVE STORE / / MAIN ST., CHATHAM, N. Y. READ THE DAILY PRESS MB 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 maii, WEEKLY PRESS, SUNDAY PRESS, - $0 per year. $1 per year. $2 per year. SPECIMEN COPIES SENT FREE. These papers are printed, folded and counted on a Web Perfecting Press, at the rate of 30,000 an hour. The Press buildings are lighted with the Edison Electric Light. The Daily Press office is one of the most complete Newspaper offices in the world. THE PRESS CO.. 18 Beaver St,, Albany, N. V. IF YOU WANT ■ TOILET PAPERS, * CARPET, -OE- WRAPP1IG PAPERS OF ANY KIND, i iliMi, At New York prices, go to GEO KG 1 1 TOMPKXN'? ’ MANUFACTURING SUPPIYSTORE. MAIN ST., - - CHATHAM, N.Y. ! Union Cash Cions PRISONER FOR LIFE. Has j ust received- time Largest and most Complete Stock oL Carpets and Floor Oil Cloths, Consisting of 3 000 Yards of All-Wool Ingrains, At 60, 65 and 70 Cts. per Yard- pPESTIf 11FSSELLS Atfrom50c. a Yard up. COTTON AND WOOL INGRAINS, 25, 30, 35 and 40 Cents a Yard. . Look before buying elsewhere. Qjoo Yards of Oil Cloths Of every description from 25 cents a yard up. RUGS! RUGS! RUGS! Tlie Best ,A_ssortriTent for the Least Money. OUR FALL. STOCK OF PAPER HANGINGS has just arrived, and we are now prepared to show the Best and most Complete Stock ever shown in Colnmhia Connty. f # Parties wishing to purchase anything in this line can save 20 per cent, by buying of us. We will call your at- tention to our stock of Hanging and $tand tamps MURDERER BENJAMIN ’ S TRIAL. The Red-Kock Man Convicted of Mur dering his Mother. which we think will please any desiring to purchase. Below we give you a few of the many bargains in GROCERIES And our conscience permits us to Undersell All in spite of the signals of distress raised by inferior Canal Grocers, Standard Granulated Sugar, 16 lbs for $1. Standard A Sugar, 16 lbs for $1. Standard C Sugar, 17 lbs for $1.' Babbitt ’ s Best Soap, 22 bars, $1, Best Laundry Starch, 20 lbs $1. Best Syrup, 2 gallons for $1. Bure Maple. Syrup, 1 gallon, $1. - 13 lbs Best Boneless Pork, $1. SpengleUs Buckwheat Flour 65c. Pet Sack. Pillsbury ’ s Best Flour, $5.75 bbl Christian ’ s Superlative, 5.75 Hubbard ’ s Superlative; 5.75 Wonderful Patent, 5.75 Best St. Louis, 5.25 Bolted Corn Meal, 2c lb Oat Meal, 5 cents per pound. We Sell the Best TEA Ever Offered for 40 Cents, Pure Pepper for only 25 cents per lb; Cinnamon, 25 cts; Cloves, 30 cts; Mustard, 35 cts; Ginger, 20 cts; Dwight ’ s Saler-; atus, 6 cts; Com Starch, 8 cts; Cleveland's Baking Powder, 40 cts; First Glass Honey 12 1-2 cts; New Crop Mixed Nuts, I5ctsu Tlae Best WHIP You Ever Saw For W. V. Reynolds & Go., 31 niii CI-I 2 ATTT j\r 5 IV. Y. In our issue of Nov. 5, we mentioned the fact that the grand jury of Lewis county, had, a few days previously, indicted for murder, Theodore Benjamin, a son of Dan iel Benjamin, and formerly a resident of Red Rock, in the town of Canaan, this county. The court assigned as counsel for the defense. Attorney James D. Smith, of Glendale, a son of a former resident of Chatham. The trial of the prisoner was begun at Lowville, on Tuesday of last week, before Judge Yann, at a special term of the court of oyer and terminer. On Saturday, the jury found the prisoner guilty of murder in the second degree and he was sentenced to imprisonment for life. Throughout the trial, Benjamin manifested stoicism, and even when his fate was announced his countenance showed but slight change and betrayed very little emotion, although his relatives who were in constant attendance, were frequently in tears, and on the read ing of the verdict wept and sobbed with a grief that was almost heart-rending. Inasmuch as the prisoner and his friends formerly lived in this county, some interest in the case has been manifested, especially in the town of Canaan. By the courtesy of the editor of the Lowville Republican we are enabled to present the facts in detail connected with the tragedy. Benjamin, it apptars, was employed, last summer as a wood-chopper in the North Woods. From August 25 to September 12, he indulged in a debauch, during which time he visited several relatives. On the date last named, Benjamin was at the house of his sister, Mrs. James Darraugh, two miles east of Greig, with whom his mother resided. His actions indicated mental derangement. After supper, Benjamin selected and put up a bundle of clothes in readiness for his proposed departure into the North Woods, the following day, and about 9 o ’ clock he retired, as also did Mr. Darraugh. Mrs. Darraugh remained up in the kitchen. Some time after retiring the prisoner, with nothing hut a wrapper on, went to Mr. Darraugh ’ s bed and asked him if he had anything against him. He was. told “ no. ” He then wanted Darraugh to forgive him. He then went to the stairs and called for his mother, who had retired , but a little while previous, when, she came down into the room. Oaehteringv tbej^^gg^d the. mother to pray for him, which 'she didf specially seeking God lo help her wayward son to lead a sober life. After the prayer the mother kindly remonstrated with Ben jamin fbr his intemperate habits when he jumped from the bed and seizing her threw her violently across the room on the floor, broke the looking glass, knocked a lamp and various things from the bureau onto ;the floor, and seizing a chair struck at the prostrate woman, hitting her several, times 1 over the head. Mr. Darraugh hearing the rumpus rushed into the room and seized the infuriated man and with much effort managed to get him through the kitchen and out of the door, throwing him on the ground and there holding him for some minutes. But the sou promising to behave himself if released was allowed to rise. He was no sooner on his feet than he at once rushed back into the room and again seized the chair, commenced striking the niother, who yet lay upon the floor with partially returning consciousness and with voice enough to say ‘ ‘ Oh don ’ t kill your poor old mother. ” Mr. Darraugb,who is 65 yearsold,returned to the rescue and by using a small hickory stick succeeded in getting Benjamin away from the old lady, and held him while neighbors were being»summoned. They had nearly reached the house when Benja min escaped and ran across the fields to a piece of woods where he wandered until 4 o ’ clock the next morning, when he re turned toward the house. Wheu he was first approached Benjamin again fled, but after a little while he returned toward the men, who held out his pants toward him. These he soon took and put on, the skin of his legs and feet being badly scratched and lacerated by the blackberry bushes among which tor hours he had been wandering. Before he came out he was heard to exclaim “ Oh ! Oh ! ” in a pitiful or mournful tone. On reaching the men and putting on his pants he asked ‘ ‘ Is Ma dead ! ” When told he had probably killed her he said : “ Then you may hang me, ” and started to go along with them. Once or twice he turned round and pointing towards the woods said “ There ! They are coming ! ” When they entered the house he went tip to the bed where his mother lay and asked her if she could forgive him and wanted her to pray for him. Shortly afterward, Benjamin took a razor and went to an outhouse where he would have committed suicide had he not been restrained. His actions then be came so violent that he had to he bound with ropes. His mother had meanwhile been examined - by a doct or, • who found a severe contusion over the right eye — with wound some two inches long — bruises . over both ears'and back side of head,, bad bruise.bn the right shoulder with the bone of the'Upper arm broken and the flesh black and blue and swollen, . eyes badly swollen, also bruise on left thigh. During the suc ceeding ten days, Mrs. Benjamin seemed to improve, then she;grew'worse, and. pneu monia setting in, she died on Sept. 17.' Rensselaer County. RENSSELAER GLEANINGS. — The supervisors signed the tax books on Wednesday afternoon. . — Melvin R. Jones, of Hoosick Falls, has a male canary bird 22 years old. — -John Cotton, post-master at Saudlake, resigned on Monday. He got tired sooner than they usually do. — It cost the county $800 merely to com pile the bills against the county, for the board of supervisors, this year. — Sixty eight veteran soldiers died in Rensselaer connty during the past year, and the county paid $525 for burials and $631 for headstones. — An extra panel of jurors for the court of sessions was drawn this week. Nearly all the parties reside in the central and northern portions of the county. — Jacob Sharp, who was arrested re cently for shooting Sylvester Witbeck, of North Greenbush, in the face, was placed under $500 bail, m the court of sessions, Tuesday. — Rensselaer county will pay to the state $176,149.32, in tax, this year, being an ex cess of $34,918.01 over last year. The county pays one-fifty-fourth part of the total tax of the state; last year it was one- sixty-fourth part. — The four-days ’ musical festival by the county musical society, next February, will have attractive features. One even ing will he occupied entirely by the orchestra of 25 pieces. A chorus of 200 voices is promised, soloists of .high merit have been secured, aud Carl Zerrahn, of Boston, will wield the conductor ’ s baton. AVERILL PARK. — J. P. Shane and. wife have returned from a visit with friends in Waterford. — J. H. Warren is doing a very extensive business since he moved to the corner of Mill and Main streets. —D. Horatio Snyder has a singing class of sixty persons,- every Monday night, at the Olive M. E. chapel. — James Smith, one of the oldest resi dents in town, is very sick. Dr. Milton Parsons is attending him. — Mrs. J. A. Reed and her son, John, of Troy, have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Francis Kittle, the past week. — We regret to announce that H. F. Averill Sawyer, of New York, who is one the largest real estate owners in town and at the head of the proposed Averill Park & Albia railroad, is lying dangerously sick with dropsy, at his home in New York; We wish him speedy recovery. — Kane Bros, have placed a dyeing ma chine in their mill which poles and colors the goods automatically. The work was formerly accomplished by men using poles to paddle the goods around in the dye tubs. The machine is a large-onefor the work re quired of it, and which it performs nicely. ALWAYS AROUND. SANDLAKE. — A drug store has been opened in the store across the bridge, by Osborn & Co., of Troy, who apparently are doing a thriv ing business. This is something long need ed in the town. All should patronize the new enterprise. — Murphy ’ s A. D. M. cornet band elected officers at their annual meeting, on Satur day, as follows ; ‘ President, Alonzo Bailey ; vice-presidents, Joseph Murphy, Joseph Trapp; secretary, John Weisner; treasurer, James Clark; trustees, A. B. Knowlton, Jas. Clark, John E. Martin, A. B. Mc- Conihe, A. M. Peck. — The venerable wife of John H. Bone- steel, formerly landlord of the Central Hotel, died last Saturday, at her residence, at Troy, where they had been living for the past few months. Her illness was a linger ing one, lasting several years. The de ceased w r as an amiable, kind and conscien tious lady, and had a host of friends. The funeral took place from the Presbyterian church on Tuesday morning, and was largely attended, The interment was in the village cemetery. To the bereaved husband, the community extends heartfelt sympathy. unknown . MUITZESKILL. — Miss C. E. Schermerhorn contemplates a trip to Florida, to visit her brother. — Tire donation of the Reformed church amounted to nearly $92. It was not gen erally known or the attendance would have been much larger. — Rev. John Steele, of the Reformed church of East Greenbush, had a severe shock of paralysis last Wednesday. The whole of the left side was paralyzed. It is thought he will not recover. — The young people of the Methodist Sunday-school of East Greenbush will give an entertainment at the church in that place, Friday evening, Dec. 24, in connec tion- with the Christmas tree and bough house. All are invited to attend. Re freshments will be provided. BERLIN. — A. G. Brown, of Farina, 111., is on a visit to this town, after an absence of 22 years. — In tbe suit. Monday, before Justice Nichols, J. B. Whitford-ys. Peter L. Kipp, the justice rendered a verdict for the amount of the note, some $85 and costs. CASTLETON. / — County Treasurer F. P. Harder is lying sick with kidney disease. — IV. Seo'i. the ice dealer, is in town for tin- winu r. — Eugene L Wethenvax, of the Fort Or ange Paper Mill, has accepted a position at Port Chester. — Joseph Blanchard and John, alias- Hopper' Connors, who were recently ar rested in Albany for burglary committed here, have been indicted by. the grand jury at Troy. It is said that \they will plead Liuiliy when arraigned for trial. SOUTH SCHODACK. — Mrs. Godfrey Sargent is suffering with a sprained shoulder, caused by falling on the ice.- — J. H. Folmsbee has given his house a new coat of paint. L, Miller performed the job. — Rev. Dr. Steele, of East. Greenbush, is very low, having sustained a shock of paralysis. — Misses E. and M, Van Hoesen gave an informal party to about 50 of their friends, last Friday evening. — Poultry is very low. W. J. Masten recently bought a fine lot of young roosters for five cents per pound. — If Castleton horsemen are bound to trade with our jockeys, they will have to learn how to put sponges in a horse ’ s nose. — The new store opened last Monday. The Blower club is about equally divided as to the new or old. * Blower Fred has been promised the soap box next to the peanut barrel in the new store, and is very anxious to have the club move. GARFIELD. — W. H. Platt is spending the week in Troy, on jury duty. — Infant marriages are getting quite com mon in these parts. — Thermometer four degrees above zero Thursday morning, and elegant sleighing. — Edward Thompson and Susie Brock way were united in marriage, last Sunday afternoon, by the Rev Samuel Dodd. — Justin Segar is about again with a screen over his right eye. which was dis abled a few days since by a bolt-end that was being cut off and straightway made for that all important optic.. — W. H. Atwater and W. E. Wilkins have purchased the Sabrina Gile hbmestead of W. A. Gile, of North Stephentown, for $2,000, the greater part of it being timber land, the finest in this section. They are intending to place a saw mill upon the lot and convert the whole of it into lumber, which will consist of pine, hemlock, chest nut and tamarack. There is probably over half a million feet on the lot. NASSAU. — A Christmas entertainment will be held at the Nassau academy, next Wednesday evening. _ • _ ' — John Barringer, who is recovering from his recent injuries, has sustained another and sad affliction in the loss of his bright little hvc-year-old son, who died from diphtheria last week. - — The trial of Sylvester Vickery, one of the alleged chicken thieves, has been put over until the March term of the court of sessions. The postponement was granted owing to the illness of Mrs. Vickery. STEPHENTOWN. — Mrs. W . H. Brimmer is quite sick. — The winter term of the Mount Whitney Institute began on Monday. — Mrs. James Tayer has gone to Web ster, Mass., to visit her dahghter. — A sociable under the auspices of the ladies of the Presbyterian church will be held at E. Adams ’ s next Thursday even ing. - BRAINARD. —G. W. Giliett is on the sick list. — Norman Goon is cutting off a woodlot for J. Shears. — Mr. William Mason and family are visiting his parents in this place. — The Brainard Paper Company are', turning out some very nice paper.. — There will be an entertainment at the- Methodist church on Christmas Eve, with, a concert and a Christmas tree as speciak features. ____________ CURRENT COMMENT. — The truth is, we are witnessing in Ire land the gradual disappearance of rent. The land is no longer able to support any one but 'the actual cultivator. - To make this process peaceful, and as far as possi ble harmless to all parties, ought to be the chief concern of the Government . — Evening Post. — General Francis A. Walker, one of the first statisticians of the day, gives labor agitators a fact which they dare not con template. He says that not less than 75 per cent, and probably more, of the men of this country, who to-day own houses, factories, stocks, pay wages, control rail roads, etc., began life without a penny. — Cleveland leader. What is the alternative, under the presi dent ’ s letter to Stone? Simply that an office-holder must, if of the opposite parly, divest himself of political convictions, and become a fawning sycophant. And this is the effect of the present civil service law — to raise up in our midst a body of political eunuchs, who are to hold all the minor political offices. It is a disgusting, nnsex- ing, impossible thing, and President Cleve- , land is its prophet . — Albany Express: The R epublican is the name of a new paper just established in Chatham, Colum bia county, by the Chatham Publishing Co. It starts off with a liberal local advertis ing patronage and a good portion of its eight pages are devoted to home and vicini ty news and an epitome of the general news of the. day. It is neatly printed. Repub lican in faith, and a generally well got-up paper. The Herald wishes that it may prove a fiuaheial success to its projectors. — Coeymans (N Y.) Herald: . — Poor little Rhode Island was more or less surprised when she got prohibition, and ever since she got it she has been en gaged in repenting it. Informers have been showing their usual fondness for perjury; and on the whole the; Statelet is very tired. The liquor, trade-over the Massachusetts border flourishes,The liquor thirst in Providence and-Pawtucket is up 7 “ fewr heat, and Rhody: and Ike;.Planta tions have no further use-for Father Dow ’ s, great' legislative recipe for The. cure bf. drunkenness . — New York Sine U r . mu
