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I • '• '1 . . ' -- .... ,, - Jl:;eldpt ~ Eitillg ! • UQ Ma> 9() : J .. ~ ' j l \ l I '1 ·. l w dekly Freeman.Establlsbed 1859. l Kingston J ourm .. !.Established 1840. \ NEWS FROM THE OUTSKIRTS PULSATIONS IN THE ARTERIE:S OF UL- STER'S METROPOLIS. Record of ULo;te.r and Adjoining Connties-Letters A bout Farm ant.l Fire- side-Personal 1\'lention-Countryside Oba.t, <Go:s;~~tp~ Etc Correspondents of this joutnal In nP~r-hy localities sent interesting bud~ets of news to-day. Their letters are annexed. THE FREEMAN desires to make this department as c&mplete and comprehensive as possible, and to this end invites its readers in places not represented by regular correspondents to promptly communicate by letter or postal card events a11d happenings. -,- New Paltz. City hoar<lers arP here for the summer. There are a tout 200 toarders at Lake l\Io· honk. 'fbe ~onaal students have organizt!d n Lase ball club . !Ir<. w_ J. Purrly \\\ mMed into he!' resi- dence r¢,:ently complelerl The foun<lation walls have been completed for the Philip DuBois residence. Convty Clerk ,T. D. Wurts and wife, of Kingston. were in this village one day la>t Wet-'k. The Spdn_gtown Sund<1y School has ex changed libraries with a J\liddletown Sunday School. CITY OF KINGSTON (RONDOUTP. 0.) N.Y., THURSDAY, JUNE 12,1890. NEW SERIES VOL. X.-NO. 22. HIGHLAND AND VICINITY HAPPf;;NING~ DOWN IN MARLBOROUGH. News. of lntet\est Frnm an Entllrprlsiua and Wide-A wake VillaJ:e, Strawberry picking has been commenced. A BUDGET OF NEWS FROM THAT THRIV- The Rev. D. C. Nevin has been indisposed. lNG VILLAGE, The Union Free School will be c!Olled next week. The Llovd Rural Cemetery has been im- proved. C. A. Ransome has been visiting friends at Marlborough. A. D. Lent has been in New York city on SuJDJmary of DolDJC'& iu th., J)anner tLo;u,; Shore 111ster Town South of Klnttsten Cftv-Some Persoual Notes, Gossip and Chat b;:r t.he Way. lei!'~ I bu•iness. The public schools will be closed ne\t week. .Nathan Williams and wife are visiting In Vineland, N. ,J. '!-> J Tile foundation llds be'cn completed for the Benj'lmin Duncan is buildmg an office on Earley hou.e. hL• Main street p10perty. Clark's grove is a pleasant place for an The walk to t be station of the Bridge Rail· mlernoon's outing. road has been improved. Tile membership of the Roseton Sunday The grounlis about the residence of Z. School i• iucreasin!!. Eckert have been graded. 111r•. Dr. Knapp, of Brooklyn, has been The cen~us enumerators are at work col- vi~iting in this villap:e. Jecting information desired. . Mrs. J. W. A. Dodge, has been visiting The foun<lation walls have been completed with friends out of town. for a new house on 1\luple avenue. Fmnk Snvder ond wife, of Hnrverstraw, The interior ,,f the M. E. Church was have been visiting in town. decorated Oil Sunday, June 8, with a floral Ea-bert E. <:arr, of Tlie &cord, is taking arch. an o't1tinz in Central New York. 1\Irs Booth, mother of the unfortunate Corn .T. B. Pme. of New York city, visited Booth. has been admitted to bail in tho sum friends here on Sunday, June 1. of $500. Tile members of the Willin:; Worl>cr t>o- J. H. Langley Rnd wife. of ~ew York ciety are arrangml!\ for a festivul. . . city have lleen visiting with the family of :Many residents attended the exammatwa George Saxton. cerPmoni.es at West Point. ]ast week. The Tillson hullrling, when eompleten, vdll The Town BoRrd bas sppropriated money he a substantial addition to the lmsiness Llocks to repoir road uJ1dges throughout the town. in this villa!!e. Willium Penny and Hiram Blnir, of Iraver· John W. Thorn has on e~hibition in I his ~trn'~, were in ti.Jis vtllaj!e on Tlmrsday, June villa!!e a rye &talk that measures nearly eight 5. . feet fr<Jm \till to root.\ ' P. E Merritt. the ce!lsus enumerator for $QM~ii: MIL. TON f\11;~ AND MATTI;;RS· It...Us of Interest Gathered In a Lively ~ VUiase. Isaac Furguson, who has been ill, is bet- ter. The Union Free School will close next week. Mrs. Thomas B. Purdy has been visiting in Albany .. .An .as•istant has been enga~ed at the steam- bnat Iandin,.-_ Wl!linm Donaldson and family have been vlsitlug out of town. · Mt~·. E. R: Walde and daughter have re- turned from n visit to Canada. Tbe steamer Mary Powell carries many passeng~rs to and from this village. T!l.e Cc•mpleted census will show a popula- tiop of 1, 000 people in this village. James H. Crook, Jr., and wife of New- burgh, hnve been visiting their parents here. 'I'bA ruemhet'S of the Weston base ball team are addin!!: a number of victories to their score, ~j'l•lton societies of Chrlstlali En- deawr an doing a good \outside'' work. The membeni are arranging for the district meetio:~r 't'Vbich occurs in August, 'rw;1ollowin~ delegates :fr'nm this village attended Lhe Friends' Convention held in Poughli:ctpsie last week: Manraret Freer, Ll~Jf~!,.. Woolsey, Mary Rhodes, Elizabeth JllcltiLry '~nd Belle Tabor. ULSTt;;R CO, l:iURROGI'IT~'& COURT, lllentioo lllade of the Bo8lneos that Hai Been Tr\'-nsaeted Beceutly. The following b02ioess has been transacted in Ulster Surrogate's Court: Citations issued-For judicial setrlementof Stephen Cordes, executor of the estate of Charity Myers, of the town of Saugerties, re- turnable June 23; also of Susan Rosencrans, Administratrix of the estate of Peter Rosen· cranse, returnable J ul v 2. Ordero- To advertise for claims in the es- tates of Rachel C. Hommel, of the town of Saugerties, claims to be presented on or be· fore December li: in the estate of Catharine Yan .Aken, of the town of Esopus, ctaims to he presented on or bbfore December 1~; .Appointments-John H. Shultis, of the town of Saugerties, general guardian of Adla Hagadorn, of the town of Saugerties; John A. Heiser, adlllinistrator of Elizabeth Heiser, of the town of Rosendale; appraisers in the same estate Ira }I. Black and Dewitt Relyea. DeeretJS entered-Establishing the heirship of the real estate of James G . .Alsdorf, late of the town of Gardiner; in the -final settlement of the accounts of Phoebe Rosepaugb, ad- ministratrix of Isaac Rosepaugh, of the town of l:!augertits, upon the present11tion of and settlement of the account. Inventory file.d In the estate of Ezekiel Terpening. of the town of Esopus. Jame~ T. Donahue and ovlvester McLane appointed administrators with the will an- nexed of Hanna Murray, of the town of Saugerties. Judicial settlement of Gedney Mackey as gene1·al guardian of Frank Woolsey, of the town of Marlborough, account rendered and finallv settled. WHERE COOL BREEZES BLOW WHAT IS GOING ON AT VARIOUS POINTS IN THE CATSKILLS· Hany Boarder& 'B'UStic..,Ung at the Great; llealth Itesort- A Drnm-Dlins;- Contest- Stamford'\& Oltirest Man-What Hobart People are Proud Of-Imp:rovem.ents, Etc. .,I D. Phillips, on' Phamlcla, is improving hili~illllnse. The Roxbury wwter works scheme has fallen throug'h. Hobart people are p'lloud of the handsome turnouts there_ The roof of the M. E, Church at Roxbury will be repaired. The new town hall at Pine Hill will be ready b_y July 1. The Rev. J. G. Butrer, of Brooklyn, was at Pine Hill last week. City people have began to arrive in Pine Hill m goodly num her\' The oldest man in the town of Sl!>mford is Peter A. Grant aged !12. Dr. Schley will he the phvsiclan nt th!! Grand Hotel this season. • • Grant Cure has moved in M. Wolcott's cot- tage on .Academy street, Pioe Hill. Exeelsior will be the name of the new hook and ladder company at M11rgaretviJI~t. \ Returns\ for butter recently shipped fr001 Roxbury are 15 cents per poaoo. The Rev. Mr. Grose, of Catski!!!, wJI preach at Shandaken durlng the su!Illller. • I ·+. { I :I~ Mrs. :\-Iartin Decker; of Washington, D.C .. is visitinl!: ber parents, Rt'uben Beller and wife. nt Springtown. • Flagstone sidewalks hav~ lleen laid clown in front of the property of R Lefever, Elting Harp and 8. Mo!'l'y, Jr_ The Rev. Francis Washburn, of Rondon•,' tbis di>trict, has met witb many amusing ex- cnnducted the services in the Church of the periences. Hol_v Trinity on Sunday. William Bloomer bas thoroughly over- The John Charles Rohinson case bas heen hauled the Bloomer homestead und rebuilt under discussion before S. G. Carpenter, the outbuildings. TIN. last will of .Augustus Myer, of the tO'Wn of Esopus, proved and admitted to pro- bate, will dated September 1\1, 1883. Wit- nesses D. E. Keyser and Charles E. Johnston. The estate is given to the daug-hter, Emeline Myer, subject to the support of the wife, Hannah G. Mver. The wife is appointed guardian of tbe daughter, and made the exe- cutrix of the estate. Pine Bill has tbe-alarl!;e~ hl\lldtng boom. this spring that the, people btwe e~er 12een. Professor M. Y. Teller, of Sl&mt<'\d is in- structing a brass hand in music at Bovina. I - l t .l'!liss Mary A. Lanthrop, of the Normal School, will spend ber vacation in Europe in company with Miss Lund. The children of the Refmme<l ~ay School observed Children's Dav l[li.fl ~ ap- propriate service in that church·eff Sunday. The main thoroughfares of this villag-e have . been top-dressed whh gravel taken fi.om the village _gravel bank on the Shirley property. The members of the Phi Kappa Pi Society did themselves proud at the 1eceptinn ten- dered to the Normal School Faculty last week. Rereree, for the seYentietb time. A large steam engine hos been placed nt The funeral servicPs of the late Jrremiah Jova's new brickyard. A brick ;rnoke ;tuck Palmateer we1e held on Mond~y. June 2. is 10 course of erection. The Rev. D C Nevin, officiated. The members of Ketcham Post hrnss hand The Ladies Society couue,-,ted with theM. gave a concert from the balcony of their E. Church are arranging for their annual rooms on Tuesdoy evenin!!. Fourth of July Pdebn.tion and ft'stlval. Clhnrles Wyj!ant, son or Morev Wygllnt, A union children's service wns held in the and .Mi~s Rose Brown were married at tbe M. E. Church on Sunday evening. The bride's home on~ day lust week . choir of the church rendered a musical pro- :a<Irs. AsaDuBnisanclberdaughter Aui(l!Sta, gramme. have gone on an Pxtended \estern trip. They The friends of the anti-corporation cele- were at Detroit, 1\iich., on Sunday. hrateJ their victory by giving an old The aunual meetin!! of the Youn~ Peoph-'s fashioned \hav-foot straw-foot\ ~treet par- Society. of lJhristian Endeavor will occur on ade. Tbev had every reason to feel elated the first Friday in the next month. The clerks in the stores aad omces are agi- t-ating an early closin~ movement for Wed- ne\day and Thursday evenings during the over their success. The incorporators were William Penny has secured a position ns simply \ not in it, a little bit.\ ~tone inspector on the <Mavity Ruilroad now The Children's Day service in tlle M. E~ over lit - On_ Monday, June 2. Wllliam Steen, the { summer months. oldest h.ot~l keeper in Soutber11.UWer. died at, ~ ·-. _A_.,~···..l•••~'~'~k~\-W_JI:;lt•df~ l:>, thi• vii< ,' ' .. r·· ~ l:ige, s;.:-atabeut i$'yeat&. -The Indian confen:•nc•• held at the Mohonk HoUB<\ brought to~ther a large company of prominent men. Ex-President R. B. Hayes and dau!l;hter viewed thiS village prior to leaving for their home. \ A severe thunder shower passed over this vlllaJ>:e on Thursday evening-. last week. Lightning struck the A. D. Relyea home. tearino- off \ part of the roof. The occupants were 0 frightened but not injured. Other buiidings were more or less injured by light· ning. Clintondale. H. W. Sutton is building an addition to his residence. .Andrew DuBois, who has been ill, is irn- proring. .A tent ~xbibition was l&rg-ely attended here last week. The public schools in this town will be closed next week. The school money hots been received by the Supervi>or of this town. The meetmgs of the Society ot Christian Endea~or are mteresting and largely attend- ed. The business of this vill•ge hns increased 40 oer c~nt ;ince the opeuing of the Bridge Rallruarl A plat[rmn nntl ;witch have been put down ty the BriLIL'C Railroad to accommodate the putrons of tlle road from this vicinity. The R~·ly{'jl rpright legal controversv hns been adjusted and di.,continued by the de· fendant paying the fine irnpo•ed and the <'osts of thC' action The outlook for a full ~rrape crop is not so encourru:ing- In this locality as it is nearer the shore of the Hudson river. 'Tis said fully 75 per cent. of a crop will be gathered, should the weatlwr eootiuue dry and hot duriu~ the next month. Modena and Plattekill .. The church property in the village bas lleen improved. J. E. Hasbrouck has lluilt a new lJOuse on his farm here. W. H. Fowler and w•f~ have been visiting in Marlborouj!h. Samuel C. Waring has about completed tlie -census in Plattekill. Mrs. F. Limeburner, of Nnw York city, bas been visiting in this vil:u~.:. The strawberries that ar,_ beir'd. shipped from this place are the fim;t n, r fr,•warded. Farmers hereaboul.s a···' P''\\!ng \·'d bail- ing bay for the New York c:ty and Boston markets. A mooted query here: •·-,Vhc•n w1ll •he re- building of the railroat! 3tation be com- me11ced ~ 11 The Young People's Law.; Teuu~> Club, of the \Valley is a progressiv•· t•ut-door Drganization. Its members are a' r:.mging for an outing at Orange Lake. The Rev. J. McCutcheon ,,; S(>Jiciting; boardin,g places af!lODg the farr~ers i~, this section for the children sent om by The Tribune Fresh Air Fund.'' .A freight train on the Bridge Railroad broke in two between this village and Platte- kill one day last week, delaying a passenger train, which was following, nearly an hour. Port Ewen. The Star Tennis Club members will erect two new courts on their grounds here. Miss Laura L. Pitcher has severed her con- nection with the M. E. Church choir. Jl<Iis• Elsie Wells, daughter of Captain Benjamin Wells. who was injured In a run- away accident about three weeks ago, under- went another painful oreration on her head Thursday There were interesting Children's Day ex- ercises at the M. E. Church here Sunday evening under the leadership of Superinten- . dent Schryver. The floral decorations were :fine and filled the church with their perfume. The attendance was large. The exercises consisted of singing, declamations, recita- tions, etc. .Addresses were made bv the Rev. Mr. Lippincott, the Rev. 1\'Ir. Mattice and others. rhoenleia. Eight m;cbiues will soon be in operation in the new exc~l.eior wor~ here. Chl1rcb was the most successful c¥er held in John ~~~~~J.·.~ this 'tOwll. l..ong before the' ·church doors num,ber iii were cong;re~ed 1n the park wh1ch sur- w .. ck. ·. , · , wenr..nrffi-~ ,;l.,[r''.\''' ·• ~ . · '. • ,.;r.·,, 1 :! ... ..:.•~·.,..,,.....~ . .r · M'l\ rounds the edifice, waiting to gain admis~ion. 1 A committee, has been \appointed to ra_lse .A careful estimate places the number wtthin, funds for the purchase of a flag pole which the church when the exercises were begnn, will be put up in the center of Commercial at 1,500. The choir of the church had pre- Square. pared an elaborate musical programme, under The\ choir corner\ ln theM. E. Church the supervision of Professor Hager, the !>l;Jd has been improved. Tbe plntl orm bas been or~tanist, which the members ren~er~d c~re· lowered and enlarged to accommodate the fully and professionally. The mam exerc1ses sing-erR. consisted of singing, speakinl(andreading lly The Rev. Leighton William•. of the Amitv members of the school. Tbe programme Baptist Church in New York city, \ill< c was in charge of Superintendent W. E. Wil- cupy the Williams hon::estead during the cox who has labored faithfully to brin~< his summer months. school to tlle front of the tluntlay schools io The members of tbe Helping Hand t>ocicty Ulster county. of the Episcopal Church sent a hox of flowers EddyviUe. Tracy Fridel! is visiting friends at Brook- lvn. John J. Baisden is building a boat for the P. C. Company. Miso Lucky Fridel!. of Brooklvn. is the guest of Eugene Fridel!. William H. Ter bu•ll and wife visited friends at Kripplebush on Sunday. The boat J. H. Coles is hauled out on the P. C. Comp'<ny dry dock for repairs. Mrs. Joseph Smeades and duughter Minnie. visite<l frienLI' at Bloomin.,.dale la't week. Children's Day \>ervices were held in the ~[_ E. Church on Sunda>. There was a large atlenrlan<'P. 111 rs. W illium Burger antl daughter Ell'ey. of Kerhonkson, were tbe guests or friends here last week. The young people,· prayer meetin!2; at the M. E. Church here ou Sunday evening was Jed by Edward LunKvear. to the Flower Mission) in New York city, on Tuesdav, June 3. Tbe Treasurer of the CJ:J.oral Society makes the following report ; Amount received during the year endin\ 1\lay 5. $1t>6.06. 'l'otal exp~udilur~s. $177.14. F'rederick Jackson, who has l-.een in Europe exhibiting a type-setti~!!. ma~hine for nearly two years, expects to v1stt Ins father durin!!' the .hummer months. Fruit g-rower1'1 ure comparing notPs ao;; to the possible result of t!Je op;:.licati.m of a mixture of\ stuff •· which they have applied upon fruit formil:!!; grape vines, to ward off the elf eels of the black roL The RPv. C. E. Bronson rend a report of the rloings at the recent mePtin)); of the Gen- eral Asseml.Jly of the Pr~slJyterian Church, during the Sunrlay evening service in his church, on .Tune 1. l\Iiss !iinnie Bmea<leSJ is ill agnin. Mrs. Susun A. Davis visited frien<h at banr last week. The Town Board are discn\~sing the redis- tricting of this villa!!'e as i~ rt·quired L.v the new election law. 'fhere probably will he two polling places located about un <>qu\l dis- A!- tnnce each wny eli.Sl and west from the post- offiee. Mrs. John Fields visited friends at Rnn- dont last week. Alonzo Shipman and wife, of Ea•t Kings- ton, visite<l friends here on Sunday. ::;amuel Haines, wife and daughtRr ~Iattie, of St. Hemy, were the guests of .Alfred Davis and wife on t;unday. The Rev. L. L. Osterhoudt, of Rondout, assisted the Rev. Eli Quick in Children's Day services on Sunday. TheW. C. T. lJ., of St. Remy, was pre- sented with a purse of $15 l.Jy the members of the G . .A. R. last week. Glasco. 11.. Tanguary, of Brooklyn, who has pur- chased the Husted place !me improved the property since he hns occupied it. The resi- dence will be enlsr!!ed and improved <luring the winter after plans submitted bv a French architect. The Rev .• J. W. Buckmaster is an enthusi- astic member of the Hig-hland Clericus, a'l aw->ciation of Episcopal rectors. The next meeting of the sociPty will be held at Cold Springs, June 8. Tnis subject will be dis- cussed: \The Infiuenc•• of PersonaHsm.\ Benjamin Delanoy recent! v lost dren with scarlet fever. 'fbe members of the Board of Excise failed to qualify that they had no interest, direct or indirect, in the sale of liquors, as required by two chi!- law, hence their office has been declared va- cant. The town will be without E:scise Commissioners until the next annual town meetin~. M. E. Briody, the Census Enumerator of this district, is progressing finely with his work. Children's Day services were held Sunday mornin.e; in the Flatbush Reformed Church, and in the evening at Glasco M. E. Church. Miss Mary Washburn left Saturtlay for At- lantic City, N.J., and Miss Grace Hommell for Falls Village, Conn., each on a health- seeking tour. Luther Hommell's latest piscatorial triumph was a pair of black bass from the Esopus on Tbursday afternoon. the united weight is not give, :~sit might be thought\ fishy,\ bnt they were very large. Fourth \Blnnewater. Peter Roosa is an expert bicycler. Edward Bodley was in town on Saturday. Benjamin Stokes spent Sunday at High Falls. George Lawrence and family opent Sunday at Lake Mohonk. John J. Deitz's and John .A. Bodley's houses are completed. Frank Schrowang has returned from Phil- adelphia Hospital. Miss Laura Freer spent Sunday with friends at Whitep01t. Myron Freer and family spent Saturday and Sunday at Marbletown. Nathan Pleu and family, of Highland, are spending a few days with friends here. Mrs. l'hilip Hoffman, of New York city, is spending the summer.with friends nt the Fourth Lake. Alllgerville. John Kneif has a chicken which has four well develnped legs and feet. Benjamin Rider, who is at the Hudson River Insane .A.sylum 7 is improving. The public school will close on June 20 with singing. recitations and a picnic dinner on Or,ystallsland, The ·annual meeting of !be Ladies' Aid So- ciety connected with the Middlehope M. E. Church, was held one day last week. The followin~ officers were elected for the ensu- ing year: Mn. G. W, Oasman ..... _ ............... President Mrs. William Craft ...............•.... Vice President Mrs. C. II. Baumes ...................... Secretary Mrs. Thomas McCa.n .•...............•..... Treasurer The members of Advance Lodge of Odd Fellows held a memorial service in their LodMe rooms on Tuesday afternoon, this week. .After the customary exercises were h~ld within walls, a street parad~ was made through the principal thoroughfares of the village. The line was beaded by the Ket- cham Post Band. The members of the or- der are to be congratulated for tbeir fine appearance. .After the graves of de- parted brothers had been decorated, sever- al members of the order were serenaded at their homes. The members of this lodge are among the leading citizen~ of Southern Ulster and their lodge. ranks among the strongest, financially, in the state. The\ outing,. was enjoyed by a large number of spectators. Ancram. On June 5 John Vosburg's house wns struck by lightniug, Himself, wife aud child were severely stunned. At last businesa life has been infnsed in town. The paper mill is now running fnll time and every bouse has a tenant. .A year ag;> half the dwellings were deserted. Lexington. Colonel Gideon E. Bushnell, of the old Twentieth Re~ment, N. Y. S.M., who Is now a resident of Denver, Colorado, is visit- in~ his old home here. Mr. Bushnell is up- wards o£ 'l'O years old, but ilj still hale and hearty. Rifton Glen. 111iss Maggie Morrow spent Sunday at Ro- sendale. Mrs. Ed ward Jagger and daughter, Edith, have sailed for ,England. Tho~ a• Clark and mother, of Philadelphia, nre visiting frien,1s here. Miss.Blanche Vray, wiJo has been ill with diphtheria, ba» recovered. David Ackerman will mov~ into the hou5e vaeated by Willard Avery. Fishing in the Wallkill is one of the favor- ite amusements at this place. Miss Eva Osterhoudt, of Kerhonkson, is visitine- her sister, Mrs . .Adelbert Pal<m. .Tcrcminh VanKlake will run a stage everv ~aturday afternoon from Rifton to Rondout and return. The ball match, Saturday afternoon, be- tween the Rifton Glens and the Philadephias, resulted in a defeat for the Philadelphias by \ score of 14 to 16. The members of the Episcopal Church nt this piace will h:Jld a picnic in the grove Sat- urday evening, June 14. Children's Day was observed by the people of the 1\!ethodist Church Sunday afternoon. The exercises were interesting and the chnrch was b~autifully trimmed with flowers. Mettacahonts. Miss Lillian Johnson is visiting friends in New Jersey. MillS Anna and Libbie Johnson visited this place on Tuesday. Mrs. Charles Krom, of New York City, Is visiting at H. B. Osterhoudt's. Miss Minnie Anderson will take up ber abode in Ellenville the coming week. The party held at the school grounds for the b6nefit of the Rev. J. B. Baxter netted $38. The school has been closed for the season. Mr. Northrop. the teacher, has returned tl'> his home at ..!Etna. Jacob Beasimer has finished drawing bark for E. D. Markle. He has one o! the best draught horses in this place. The children of the Bev. J. B. Churob are staving with Johannes M. and Elias l'. Oster- bmidt during his absence at General Synod. James G. Gray has commenced the busi- ness of stilling wmtergreen. He bas water privileges which make his site a go<>d one for the business. Catskill. Aretas Sax, of Saxton, called on friends here ~n Saturday. Bert Chickering bas gone to Boston. He expects to make that place his home. ,. J. Stewart, aged 23, died at the home of his sister in this village last week. The re- mains were taken tu .Amsterdam for inter- ment. The remains of William Weed were brought here for interment on Monday. He died et Cairo. Mrs. J . .Archer died suddenly of paralysis, on Friday last. The funeral was held on Sunday. Lackawack. George H. Buford, the census enumerator, is charged with being verv inquisitive. H. N. Morse has an immense quantity of poplar wood on hand and has stopped buy- ing. Nearlv all the rooms in the hotel and boarding bouse of John Sheils are engag-ed for the summer and keepers of other houses here e•pect a lively summer hoarding sea- son. . The Rev. George Slater, a traveling mis- sionary in the employ of the Hudson River Central Raptist Association, is meeting with 8Uccess in his labors here. Ellenville. H. H. Terwilliger has been ill. .A trout weighing 19 ounces was caught in the Sand burgh stream here one day recently. The Young Ladies' Sodality of St. .An- drew's Church will hold a strawberry and ice cream festival Wednesday evening. 'l'he civil damage suit of IIannah Connelly =-Jacob F. ll::opt £or $5,000 damages Is ex- pected to come belore the September term of Circuit Court at K,iDS'Itllll. - ' - ... .....w~---,... ','~ ~: ~~ 3tet,tiD .W~r--is mdy>for wiir&.· ,....u- ,.~- for·nv&OOJJts per quatt· in this village. The· members of Citizens Hose Company have a new bose jumper for fire se~vice. The game of ball Saturday afternoon at Hudson between the Saugerties and Hudson clubs resulted in a victory for the Hudsons by a score of 9 to 1. C. H. Evans Hook and Ladder Company of Hudson, -risited this place last evening. The members were received by the entire fire department of the Tillage. · Krlpplebn•h .. Elmer Wilklow, who has been ill for a few days, is well again. John J. Osterhoudt has been elected Trus- tee of the public school in this village. The funerol of Mrs . .A. 8. V andem'lrk was I.Jeld in tbe Reformed Church on Mondav. Telephone poles have been set along the street. The office will be in the Eckert build- ing. L. J. Lefevre has returned from St. Paul, 1\linn. He says that the weather was so cold there he could not endure it. A temperance meeting was held in the Methodist Church on Saturday evening. The Rev. W. H. VanHoesen delivered nn able address. He was followed by the Rev. F. H. Carpenter who made a few remarks. Miss Alida M. Osterhoudt presided at the organ. \ The Beautiful Yallev of Eden \ was finely rendered by tbe choir. 'rhe Rev. Har17 E. Dews pronounced the benedictioll. Kerhonkson. Mr. and Mrs. Norsly. of New York, have been spending a few days with the ldter's father, John Lawrence. :Mrs. Milton Schoonmaker is improving her property. Miss .Alt~na Lawrence, who\has been spend- ing some time in the citv, is apending a short time with her sister, Mrs. W. Addis. Miss LePine Schoonmaker visited New Yoi:k on Tuesday. Mrs. Isaiah tichoonmaker. of Grahamsville, !.s spending a short time here. The Kerhonkson Literarv and Dramatic Society will give au entertainment on Tues- day evenin~, June 17, at Stokes' Hall. West Athens .. The bote! is withoutanoccupantjust now. The hotel at Greene's Lake will open with a grand hop on July 4. Farm products bid fair at present. The country never looked better for this ·time of year. , Miss Mary Gage, of Pittsfield, is spending a few weeks with her gtandfather, J. H. Lampman. The ladies of theM. E. Church will hold a strawberry and ice cream festival in Hollis- ter's Grove on June 24, afternoon and even- ing. Aecord. Miss Lizzie Schoonmaker has returned from Florida. Ob.ildren's Day exercisos were held in the Reformed Church on Sunday. The Rev. J. B. Church is attending the General Synod at .Asbury Park. The 'Ulster County Branch of the Farmers' Lea~:ue will hold a monthly meeting here on Saturday. .A number of important and inter- esting questions will he discussed. Stone Bld&:e. Pleasing exercises were held in the Metho- dist Church on Children's Day. Tb.e Rev. W. W. Schomp is away on his vacation. The Thlv. Preston Searle, of Somerville, will occupy the pulpit of the Reformeti Church on Sunday, June 15. :Smith's Landi»lr• Childre~'s Day will be observed here on Sundav next. \' James K. HomPJ!, of New York city, spent Sunday at home. Mrs_ P. W. Eminck has been spending a :l'ew days !lt Ghent. Mrs. Clarence Smith, of·New York city, is spending a few weeka with Mra. w. Krow~. J. L. Weckle is making many improve- ments on his residence at Hubble's Corners. Forrest F. Gibson, of HobaTt, died r8Ceot- ly. He wao a sou of the lWv. J.D. Gibson. The Rev. Dr. D. Demorest w!U pre81Cb next Sunday in the Reformed Church, Pine ~ill. H.. J_ Whitten, of New York, i~~;l1Dfl)d1ng a short vacation at the Johnson Houee, Pine Hilr. There is to be a Tuestfuy evening Pha>D'icla, d-llrin~t danoo held each the McGrath Honse. r 8\llBJDel'. Stamfodrd~~:·~::~~~~;~~ fietit tt There are already neal'ly lW.smnJBer board- ers iQ and about Palenville. The indications are the summer boarding b0use keepers will have a long and profitable season-. Lauren Villa, at Roxbury, is trell!l'ly com- pleted. Painters and deeorators are busy 011 the interior as well as tbe exteri011. Many guests are booked for tbls popular ~re~on. Friday was the king day at tbe cheese fac- tory. Twenty-eight were made that day, equal to t ,200 pounds. It is the leadin~ es- tablishment in the state.-~ry; Times . The Rev. B. F. Murch annonocesthat a be· quest of $1.000 to each of the Iloards of Home and Foreign Missions hlill been made by Mrs, Samuel Parker, a member of the United Presbyterian Church, South Kort- right. Some two yeaN ago Harry V. Leaycraft, then of New York city, purchased the Planter- kill Mountain House property at the bead of the Platte Clove, since which lime he has re- built and enlarged the hotel, improved its surroundings and bas recently purchased the property directly opposite, on which stands a. neat and commodious cottage and a fine wagon house and stables. George Vao, of this village, and one Curtis, of Eminence, crossed sticks in a drumming ('Ontest at Stamford last week. It is said that Curtis made up his mind that he couldn't \dMim\ after listening to George's patter on the leathers. Van blows the snare drum in tbe Ro:x:bnry Iland and he bas tile reputation of being handier with the sticks than any man in this Congressional district.-Ro.rbunJ Timet, Jl\'latbus.h. B. 0. Burhans broke two of his fingers re- cently. Dr. John Longendyke, wife and son, of Catskill, are gnests of Mrs. C. Longendyke. Nathan Griffin is rusticating here. Mrs. Freligh, of Quarryville, is a gnest of Mrs. Willis Burhans. Children's Day was a succt:ss. Fine music and recitations were rendered. The lawn party was well atten<led not- withstanding the severe weather. Proceeds $22. T. G. Burhans picked a bushel of straw- berries Monday. Harry Burhans, of Woodstock, spent Sun- day here. C. Longendyke broke hls sboalder last ni~ht. Gardluer .. Mrs. Smith, who died on Tnesday of last week, was 60 years old. She died at the res- idence of Chorles Clearwater. The funeral was lar~ely attended. The remains were in- terred in the Shawangunk Church Cemetery. 'l'he farms formerly owned bv Jeremiah Travis have been rented to Henry Denton and Henrv Hess. The Gardiner Weeklv reports of a \ru- mored engagement of a young mr.n to a 12- year-old-girl,\ but does not state the age of the young man. It 1s reported that he is 23 years of age, and living at present in New Paltz. Lon£ May It Wa-ye. A large and beautiful American flag Cllll daily be seen waving from the top of Vice- President M&rton's beautiful house, \Ellers- lie,\ and it will remain in position as loz:g as the Morton family occnpJ. the house. West Hurley. The li'I. E. Church pulpit nas been furnish- ed with a handsome Bible. Lyonsville. A picnic will be held on the Fourth of July for the beneftt of the church. Llliko 'fi•tir~•o• w, K, Brink llas pllluletl71J ilu~llelli of~ tatoeu, · I . ,,~
