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CHATHAM, COL CO.. N. Y.. WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 1, 1905. No- 61 Good Hats 'Albany 's Great Carnival. Clothing lp every description. Mad> to*>rder or ready made. Fall line ready ag for your Inspection. fChristensen Bros. TAILORS AND CLOTHIERS fMmiaSt. Chatham, If. T. Pelt JJoots Men's Felt Boot Combination $1.75, $1.90, $2, $2.50, $3, $3.15 id better If you want them. The )vers on our Felt Boots are either DUBticut, Ball Band, Wales Good- fear, Lambertvllle Si-ag Proof or !>ld Seal. Rubber Arctics and Over Shoes Jin every grade and form suitable for rcbig and little feet and all occupations Capital City Given Over to Revelry and Mer riment Queen With I made by the Albany Bankers' ' Association, whicq illustrated \High Finance.\ Tbe bankers'in ' tUe section marked\ Before Taking\ -wore—silk—-hats—and—frock—«oats~ Following them and marked \After I Taking\ were two lone lines of 'conviots doiner the lock-step. In tbe automobile parade in the afternoon were more tban one hun dred machines, decorated with .carnival colors and flowers. I The carnival association is cer tainly to be congratulated on its wonderful success. THE AMENDMENTS. Terry's I Cash Shoe Store. f The Sign of tfoe Big Shoe, 1 £• MAIN ST.. GHATHAA, N Y\.' You will soon want some warm goods Macy&Wiltse | have a stock and want to (.sell to you. Get our prices. Ball Band K\lt Boots Ball Baud Felt Bpot« Ball Band 4. bkl Arctics Ball Band Rubber Boots Snag Proof Rubber Boot* Snag Proof 4 bkl Arctics LHorse Blankets for the Street IHorse Blankets for the Stable 'Our fctock of groceries is always sh and of the best quality We quote you—~ I cans Salmon I cans Tomntoet> !, packages Force ipackages Shredded Wheat. Banner Oats, Pkg )at Flake, lb 3ranulated Sugar, lb .. Floor ail cloth in 1 yd, 1 1-2 yd and 2 yd wide. CALL AND SEE US AT Ghent,' N. Y. Titania Crowned Regal Splendor- Goblins Got the Mayor^^ g ~ e Knows uttlc and Forced him to Give, H ore About Them Than Before. up City's Keys to the „ , . ~— ... . r J J we give below the proposed Merrymakers. amendments to the Onustitution. (Unless one has read them in full in tbe official papers (and about one man in a hundred probably has glanced them over onlv) how shall he kuow how to vote on them? The voter has nothing- to guide him io tbe wording of tbe proposi Albany turned from tbe monotony of its routine experience and for two duys abandoned itself to carnival festivities. The municipal cam paign was practically forgotten and politlcsceased to be the generui topic y 0 ~ n Y~ a8 ~~ t tiey will appea/on the oallot. Bead tbem over and see AN OLD DOCUMENT. The Regiment of Canaan in October 6, 1805, or a Century Ago. In 1909. HUDSON TRI-CENTEN NIAL. Great International Exposition Being Planned for 1909. Editor Courier:—1 enclose exact copy of a letter which I have found among my great-grandfather's! papers. Although a century old, it I has something of tbe spirit of the [ peace resolutions ot this century, i , \™ ~ ,. I have n,y great-grandfatber's u In the fall of 1909 will occui the commission „- Colonel of the three Hundredth anniversary of the \Regiment ,.f Canaan.\ Thla , discovery of the Hudson River by regiment was ,.r<erward known as that Intrepid navigator whose name the 73d Regt, and belonged toj 1 ' beurs - Tb f , vo ^ e „ '° tb ° the br.gade commanded by Gen. ! V6Dt,,re8nme »\•• \Half Moon' Samuel Ten B..,eck. Tu« couimis I was an eveut of 8ucb importance in of discussion. The city was engrossed in preparations for a proper reception to the creatures of that mystic realm that held revel in one of tbestraneest celebrations ever conceived for public entertainment. All Hallowe'en was signalized by a public demonstration beginning Monday morning and continuing through various features until the witching hour of Tuesday night, when the birth of All Saints Day dispelled tbe powers of the creatures of the black art. i The celebration is a development of what has been a general practice in Albany. For generations it has been a custom more pronounced perhaps than in any other city to celebrate the night with mas- quoradlng and other forms of Tevelry, in- whicb^both young men and women Joined. The spirit orystalized a year ago into a formal celebration, which was succeeded .tela- year by a carnival oh which. $10,000 waa expended on general features and fully $30^0110 In ex penditures by those participating. It was held under tbe auspices of the Albany , Carnival Association; composed of the leading business men. Tbe participants included -some of Albany's best families; There was a parade of the Carni val Association as esoort to the Chamber of Commerce, business men and commercial travellers of the city Tbey came as emissaries of tb <$Be v^lio on Tuesday came to hold revel wltnin the city. The immortals, cla <t as gbostt, goblins uud witches, bewkched the Mayor and made him oubser- vient to the creatures of mirth and pleusure. This ceremony took piaoe in front.of tbe Olty Hull The actual carnival ceremonies begun on Tuesday The bours ot 28c' sunshine weie given up to the reign 3.\>o 25c 36c 8c 5o J iMacy ^Wiltsei I\. i day Satur Candy We are going to gi\e Chat ham's lovers of ptfie, higb- /clasa candy, an opportunity | '^tb'->.»ave money on their Ijwee'fs;- by -netting on Satur days onwa' full pound box ; S?ofjitB'eTehorce«t candy at a . ^piice < that;wilI < 'bHngVyoU to . ^oul^t6t$^«fery ^-8atDr (lay TgDdn't:-let;the\ibw£pricemnke ^^%1ie'||tfeaIi^ltsMuaUtyV \* r ,.Ve have b*\en';frdiiirft&llafu'o ; rgarlreWi&rQfiffh^VtlM^abtbiy;--;^ ./acturedandjenbw•;ihat$itlfj |jS i vihade of the^nrest materlals .f ; ^aldlte^w^k&en'a&d^iui^ erM*e*nipBtitoieanty^oo^dl% of Queen Tltanla and the dark period, which succeeded, to revels of the spirits of All Hallow'een. The coronation of queen took place at ten o'clock. The character of Queen Titania was impersonated by Miss Catherine Hess. The coronation tooK place on tbe front approach to the (Japltel -and-tcaa- a-magnificent spectacle. Eleven hundred persons participated. The decorations were very elabo rate and at night a myriad of electrlo lights of all hues deQed the orb of day k and turned the city into a brilliant starlit scene. State and Peail stteets were literally canopied with incandescent globes and at the junction of Stute and Pearl streets was gathered an immense festoon of electric, streamers from the center of which was suspended a great umbrella encrusted with fire. The electric Illumination attempted by the carnival association was not only u great feature ot the night, -but- many business houses were ,encrusted t with, lights. plMore thap 2,000 people in costume tma'rehed and aloced through tbe ^#eeta, of Albany., last night ;while j £&bV »*ndB. of spectators turew;cpn> ^i»lit ^d.-J^l*o \?^3 »it«i pVpj #aud how much you know about the amendments refeired to. No. 1. Shall tbe proposed amend ment to section ten of article eight of tbe Constitution, relating to tbe limitation of the indebtedness of counties, cities, towns and villages, by excepting the city of New York from the provisions of said section after the first day of January, 1904, be approved? No. 2 Shall the proposed amend ment to article seven of the Consti tution, relating to the payment ot the debts of tbe state be approved? No. 3. Shall tbe proposed amend ment to section one of article six of the Constitution, relating to supreme court judicial disirlcts.be approved? No. 4. Shall tbe proposed amend ment to section one of article twelve of the Constitution, relatiug to the organization of cities, be approved? No. 5. Shall the pioposed amend ment to article seven of tbe Coostj tution. relating to improvement of highways, \be approved? No. 6. Shall the proposed amend- mebtHo section, four, of article seven of tbe Constitution, relating to the time within which debts of the state muflX be paid, and striking from said section certain limitations, be approved? No. 7. Shall tbe proposed amend ment to section two of article eix of the Constitution,relatiug to justices of the appellate division of the supreme court, be approved? In tnis connection we call atten tion to the article on tbe editorial page entitled \Tbe Amendments,\ but to sitnplifv matters we would suggest that a \Yes\ vote on Nos. 1. 2, 3, \No\ on No. 4, \Yes\ on No. 5, \No\ on No. 6 and \Yes\ on No. 7 will suit the requirements of most voters. However, there is little doubt but thut all will pass A New Lebanon Registry Case. A registration case before Justice Cochrane Saturday, was that of Levi Thomas, who made application tnat tbe registration board of New Leb anon be directed to place bis name on the registry roll. He had voted at the last election In Chatham, and claimed to have moved to New Lebanon during the year and bad lived there the required time to vote.\ Justice Cochrane sustained tbe Board of Registration, who were represented by 8. W. Smith, and refused the application of Mr. Thomas to have his name added to tbe Tolis, the judge deciding that there was not sufficient proof before the board of registry to ( warrant or permit it to place Thomas' name on its boons. Fat in Ghent. The large barn on tbe Harmon Stupplebeen farm'was burned Sun day night. It contained 'the crops of straw gathered the past two- sea sons, and tbe • burning straw sion was HiRo >-<i by George Clinton, first uoveru..r of the state. The lrrti-r has a quaint old- fastiione'i u-nrdipg and a generous use of oii<itals as seems to have been cos omary in those days among the educated people, too. \'nw BIUTTAIN, In the Tow n of l uuaau, 10th mo., tSth duy, J«05. To JoHt -nh Oornwell, Esquire, Colonel of Regiment of Canaan. The bearer, Eliaklm Mosher Is a membe t of the Society of Friends: so also is Abram Allen bis aDpren- tlce ; & consequently exempt from Military Duty My neighbor lias been vexed with a Civil Officer's warrant under the authority of a Court Martial—& knewest thou no* that we as a Society wer e exempt from thy autbority? I have a better'opinion of thee than to suppose, thou would- est willingly vex us, or take what is not tny own. Though lately a member of the Military department, I have now to regret the circumstance & call on thee to consider as I bBve, those who cannot for conscience sake, support an establishment, the avowed object of which is Human Slaughter. While in the same line, I have known tbee for a just man & am therefaru- led to suppose thou wilt release trie bearer's apprentice from thy lists, & grant a null! prosequi tor his relief, directed to the Con stable, Moses Brainhall, & I truat thou also wilt see the propriety of discharging Dim from the bill of Costs, lor where. there is no right of debt there can'exist no right to assess costs. I am, with respect, thy Friend Horatio G Spoffold. lite Sergeant Major in the Regiment of Canaan. PRESIDENT'S JOURNEY Costly Methods Taken to Guard His Train From Accident. Traffic officials of tbe Illinois Central estimate that tbe extraordi nary precautions taken'over the run of the Presidential special from Memphis, Tenn , to New Orleans made the cost of the haul fully fifteen times the amount received by tbe road. One expensi ve 'Item Was the coal burned on the two engines, every lump of which was carefully band picked, taking ten men several bours to load each tender. Bach mile of roadway was paced by a separte track walker until tbe special passed and every switch point and spur was not only spiked but guarded, as was each grade crossing. A pilot train carrying high officials preceding the special all they way, and every station on the line was suirounded. by police or constables, who kept all strangers off the right of way. All other trains, even tbe fast mails, were 1 dd out fiom thirty r2Tn'Uf«S\ tb ~'Wd 'rfdtfr8;ratJTrthe run surpassed anything in railroad his tory for precautions against all accidents. Jadge Cady Appointed. Ex-Judge J. Rider Cady, of Hud son, was notified on Saturday that be bad Deen appointed by Governor Higgins a member ot the committee recently named by him to co- « ..operate\ with the committee accounted for Uie big Maze which ;• lnted by Mavor McClellan, of 1 i!\!?? t6e8 ^f 0?m ^ ea ^ HD - *ew York, to formulate plans for Xhublg barn^ndltexonte ^^were ^ celebratlon ln 1909 ofHhVtfOQth completely .destroyed- a ?^-feS3^jlnnlve»ry of the discover* of the burned furiously for,over «|te^odaoD river by Henry 1 Hudson, and Mthlng »^|f^»Ti,e>lection of Judge^idy Is an P ^Mfe ^M ®^^J ?«A* one •«»•! wMfmeet ( With artyrippfoyal pf,«U.pitiienB, < the history of this country, leading as it did to tho establishment of New York .cltv, as t i justify some thing more than passing recogni tion It is therefore proposed to establish upon the banks of tbe liver a permanent international exposition, which in beauty, scope and magnitude shall surpass all previous conceptions of the kind In place of the temporary structures which have characterized other expositions, it is proposed to erect for this, enduring structures of steel, concrete and stone, in which shall be demonstrated fr»ra year to year the progress of the world in science, manufactures and art It has been sufficiently demon strated by past experience that the gate receipts of expositions which are open for not more tban six months cannot possibly cover the enormous cost or their construction and maintenance The buildings ol the Chicago and St. Louis fairs, destroyed at the close of those expositions, alone represented a total Investment of nearly $5(1 000, 000. It was the desite to avoid this enormous loss which doubtless prompted the managers of the Paris Exposition of 1900 to include in tho outlay for buildings two art p.daces and a bridge over the Seine as well as new and improved quays along the river. These magnificent stone structures remain as permanent assets of the municipality of Paris, and, at least to some extent, oflaet the apparent deficit in the accounts of the exposition. The financial plans for tho pro posed Hudson River exposition do not provide for an ephemeral affair which cannot be expected to pay even the \cost of construction, but for a permanent and reasonsiily profitable business enterprise which shall produce sufficient to pay annual dividends upon the capital invested, and in due time, by means of a sinking fund or othernpproprl- ate method, the original cost of bidlding. It Is certain that, of tbe various suggestions which have been offered for the celebration of the event of 1909, nqne can be so appropriate as tbe exposition pro ject. Situated as it must neiessaillv be, near New York, it would serve to draw to tbe metropolis of the new world ever increasing multitudes, and in the years to come would serve as a tremendous stimulus tu e ptomotlon of world wide peace the spread of civilization through all tbe races of men. ^enta^;by^he%F6ur^Tra^dk'«8w« t one ot.the.ipusl popdlarmagaflnJBJs ICtftV^uhtrly^an\^^^ 2* THE A. & H. ROAD. Winter Time Table Went Into Effect Sunday. The winter time table on the Albany & Hudson railroad went into effect ob Sunday According to the new schedule tbe flist train our ot Hudspn hereafter will leave at 5 35 in the morning and run as far as Stuyvesant Falls only.making 1 all tbe stops between the two points. This train is for tbe accommodation' of tbe people on this end of tbe road I who work in tbe mills at Stottvllle and at Stuyvesant Falls. Tbe train tnat has been-leaving Hudson at 6 a. in., will hereafter leave two; minutes earlier, or at 5.68. Tbiaj train will t go through to Albany,' making all\ tbe regular stops. The .Hudson Limited will leave Albany] at406-p. m., instead of 4 p. mj., aa now. On Sunday 's- the first train to leave at either>;end oftheroad FIREBUG IN GHENT. WEST Residents Believe that an Incendiary is at work, as Another Barn was also found Afire. Residence Burned Village of Ghent. The people lu the vicinity of Omi believe, says tbe Hudson Register, there Is a firebug in that part of the town of Ghent After an invest! gatlon Into tbe origin of the burn ing of the Stupplebeen bam Sunday night there is a general opinion that tbe fire vas an incendiary one, and to give further weigbt to this theory s the fact tnat tbe day before, on Saturday morning about 6 o'clock, tbe barn of a neighbor was dis covered on fire, but fortunately a man happened to be ln the barn at that hour made the timely .discovery which prevented its going up in smoke as did the^StupDleboen barn. Tbe barn which was discovered on fire on Saturday morning belonged to Charles C. New and was a barn which he built about ten years ago to replace -one which burned mysteriously Tbe Stupplebeen barn was owned by Mrs. Lavina [Z. Stupplebeen of Hudson, and tnere were two sea son's crops in tbe building, one season's belongina to Mrs. Stupple been and the otber to the occupant, ^hris. Beminger. Altogether there was in the barn about 40 tons of hay, 3u tons of straw and 200 bushels of oats Toe barn waa partly insured and there is an Insurance on the crops but whether sutflclent to cover the loss has not been ascer tained Tbere was another fire in the town of Ghent Monday afternoon The residence uT Mrp John McGinnis, in tne vlllaue of Ghent was consumed hv fire, The building was f.jrmerl\ owned by Thonius Buckley, of Hudson, but was sold to Mr McGinnis last spring Mr Mi -Giuuis saved tbe Kreater portion of bis rurniture but was burned some about the hands and face in doing so The fire stnrted In the kitchen from an over heated stovepipe The loss will oe about S3 000 on which there is an insurance BLIND MERCHANT'S FAD. Y.P.S.C. E. LOCAL UNION Annual Meeting at Huitzeskill. lTpT.3i 'J The annual meeting of Northern Local Union of Ohrlstian^ri Endeavor societies of Columbia^ County will be held at the Reformed^ cbureh of Muitzebklll Friday after -^i noon and evening, November 3. ^ Tbe following socif^ies compose this }} union Reformed of Chatham,—'-, Ghent, Elnderhook, Scbodaofe, ,J Scbodack Landing, Stuyvesant, Stuyvesant Falls, Lutheran, of Ohat- ham and Ghent and Presbyterian of Valatie. The afternoon program ( will include tbe f^llowinj Welcome— U i 'ltMMmt of the i local society •> Treasurer's Report y Appointment of Committees. Address—\ Pergonal Evangelism by the Pastor ' , ltev F L. Sauer- brunn, Ghent Address—\Personal Ev ingelism by the Layman,\ KHV Oewltt G. Rockefeller, Stuyveiaut '\ Question Box-Conducted by Rev. ,i A. C. Wyekofi, Valatie ; INTERMISSION ~ Personal Nourishment—Seived by._ the local society EVENING SESSION Devotionul Service - _~ Repori of Committees j< Messages from Haltimore— By f. Rev H. A Freer, lOaot Greeobush. ; ^ Profitable aod Practical Reflec tions upon the Silver Bay Confer* ence-Bv Rev R J Hogan , . Adjournment -\ Entertainment will bo provided , for those desiring to remain over .. night ' .' HUDSON CITY FENDANT. 1^ Mr. Edw. F. Browning of New York, Delves Inta Genealogy. We have received a remarkably interesting geneological chart of the. Browning family, compiled by Mr. O. F. Browning, of the New York World photo staff. Mr Edw Browning is a retired millionaire merchant and blind, yet his blind ness does not prevent'bis working (with a secretary) and together they have ransacked tbe largest librarins to obtain information Damage Suits for $45,000 have been' Brought. ' Two mure damage suits have been brought n^aiust the city, suys^tbe — Hudson Republican, and the pap^fibv^ have been served 00 the City UJ §?lr |fi« The actions have been brOUgbkb^^ Anna A Rifcnburgb, wbo-elwjaj^ Sin. 000 Tor the death of her busbSiT^^ James Rifenbureb and by~Mts'j:s& Mangun, who sues for $16,000J ^l ^g the death of her hiisbandjjPattlck^yj Mangan Both men were kUIfid.^jin'i^ the boiler oxplosion at thA-teair 2- ' i '\' ,a about of the victims through ber coi u? r W^ Rwland, of Albany, na>I previcjiiaiypl begun a suit for $20,000 datna^^^ for the death of her son, and t )^^g aggregate of tbe suits is now$46,00&|i^ A Timely Article, s 1111 In view of the approaching con ference on cbnich fed ration ij New York City two articles ln tbl November Review of Reviews arp concerning j especially worthy of attention** Thi tbe Brownings This inquiry has | p ro8pe ct6 of federation In Krnerk led Mr. Browning into u series of 1 are 8et f ott h in a brief paper I curious discoveries of relationships ^ George Perry Monls. This .L ~ . • - f 0 n owe( j i,y a full account or En land's experience along tbe sanli lines, by Dr. G. Campbell More outside the Bmwninor clan Be finds that both Presidents Harrison William H' and Benjamin—were kinsmen Both the Carter Harrl- SODS , father aod son, v.bo were Mayors of Chicago, also came within the blood lines. Admiral Dewey and Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, hero of Lake Erie, were kins men. Mjs. August Belmont, mother of President August Belmont, of the Inteiootough, who descended from Commodore Peny, figures also in Mr. Browning's calculations of relationship. Mrs. Grover Cleve land is Mr. Browning's distant cousin, the degree being figured out in his elaborate genealogical tables. 1 be first Brownings settled in this country in 1640. —Montgomery Falls, just across the line in Quebec, having run completely dry, the Dominion government made an Investigation and found that beavers bad built a dam ' just above and diverted the epurse ot the rlvei- —By a partisan Vote ot,24o 3, the Board of Elections in NewJTork city failed to substitute tbe^name vt ^Jerome lor.., that-fit Jlatami^whoi Refused : to r .iun\and:th^^a^tywill :clty-^.iK »6r4lh ;K -lb; r thedaBt -eensjS\ Prof. Deyo Leaves Philmont Prof, Abram Deyo, who for it past eight years, has been prlnclpa pf the Philmont school, left Monda to accept a position in tbe StatjtfjJ Department of Education. IT' testimonial of the esteem lo whit he wns neld by the pupils, tbe metiP.^ bore of tbe 8th grade sod academy--* department presented him as remembrance, a beautiful mabogai desk ana a handsome gold watt and chain. . Jerome's Name Not On. Tuesday afternoon Justice Sto7e| ot Jth.e Supreme Court denied the; motion made by counsel for the; republican county committee for placing tbe name of District] Attorney Jerome on tbe republiaml municipal ticket as candidate forj district attorney. Charles A. Btillings.^now of New;i ?Tbrk and formerly oTBoston, •waafl MpTpoltited Public Printer, hy ;j&'fl ACXUOV>« W-^MMU auM, ujouiHiwi; ; TV ill j ^u^^*\ j [T\ - 1 'f , }V ^.^ , <J ^'l he taltfintinta:tlie gouttji ^T^;: t :^^e|^ork,ary > abudge^o,r^S f -;
