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t h e FREEMAN^SMQURISAL W<Bdnesday» Jane 7, 1922 ECHOES PMI EWYillEEE Odds and Ends of News, IMostly Clipped frorn Other Newspapers JS? s s fS?:. n S s ft ■ fore ijecmbei' 1. A quarter million dollars will he pfut into buildings where’ 500 persons. 'vVil be employed. ,E.xcursion .rates on railways will be cent, less than regular round this .summer,summer, effective May 20 per ist season the .average was under regular rates, A cow ovvned_ by Emory Wilcox of Cincinnatus, died the other day, and in her sTtomach were found seven nails, . itaTing . pjenetrated the_^ stoniaeh_ is, and one the livei\ M While r cauntrj' pi church of that-village, has .all records, broken in .copnection with ministerial salaries. He recently reported to the. congregation that during the fiscal year just'ended, hi.' receipts for pasf. tor’s salary totalled $59.60. To this H.ncheqherger. can' add his weekly wages received as. .Casper and Smi' at Howe Cave. George M., Nellis, of StWoTinsyille, , ------- who ha? succee'sfully conducted the After being in the. bottom of a.grave Eig Xoso Mountain Inn,, located on the .u Cortland, .Rural. cemetery for 23 noith side of the Mohawk valley turn- years, a valuable diamond lost hy a | pike below Sprakers station, fincp tne ^Cortland undertaker, wag . recovered 'original farm building was enlarged last week when a body was exhumed a'rd converted to hotel use, has solo for removal to another grave. [the property to a llti.ea man who -for e years has .been connected With auton igle cylinder 3-horse pow( 1 for 'i s8 consecutiveonseeut hour ran for 1 c pints of fuel oil that i for 51/2 cents a ‘gallon, from tests made an such fuel will run irs on IVi can be bought and estirnates ... —at a gallon of run an automobile of ght class from 250 to A section of the West Main streef ivement, opposite Maple street, Nor- blown up late Wednesday \.bout 200 square feet wnch,' lout 200 square feet of poor stuff that lifted and dropped hack and poor chees The pavemei mt and accumulated under the pave • that the expansion of this the effects of the sun on i-aused the explosion. The noise was not loud and people on porches in the vicinity thought an automobile tire hail bjo'. i out. There was ao smoke or fire 1 isible. ^ t h e 'i S e ; : : tion of the new. owner to add greatly to the, .capacity of the hotel, which waters exclusively to^ touring and local automobilists. , The one thing that hurts the ket for dairy products more than any thing else is the large quantity of tuff that is sold. Toot butter poor cheese encourage of substitutes. The directors of the Dairymen’s League have taken note of this and have made an appropriation of $100,000 to store and age then- cheese before putting it on the mar ket. By improving the qu^ity they will improve theiv market. The dairy industry will benefit if other manu facturers follow' the example of the Dairymen’s League. iV/illet, Cortland Co., [1arned at her homi V - I painting it, .Leslie Fuller of Oneonta E.xcellerit and-Ehtertaiiung yV'ere the (did the work. .. Exercises Whkh- Marked Closing :| Mi% and' Mrs. M,. 0. of the School: Year | ‘ ^ The exercTses 'marking the closing Mr. and Mrs, Justus Wentworth of, day and ’ dresses and lingerie exhibited by the classes tin.der Miss Greenleaf' sho-wed the . accomplishnient on the practical side of the ,girls’ education. After tile exhibition, the girls and their ing, light j-efreshments were served,•: On Saturday, because of the rain,, .^iie put'rof-do.Grs garden .party' :and: plpj' had to be postponed un-th -Mon- cijfy, Imt airs; ’Houghton extended h er; hospitality to her guests ihdoo,rSj and the girls rose to the occasion with impromptu entertainment. At seven o'clock the girls and their guests were invited by Mrs. Houghton to ,supper which was a veryjolly affair. FoL lo-^ving this the Seniors held a dance to which they invited the entire school. Colored lanterns decked the porches and punch was seped from the ro- ■tuii,da. Sunday afternoon the Music Faculty gave a concert. Miss Heyman played brilliantly, and Miss Fanning and Mrs. Kriens gave the Grieg .Sonata tor violin' and piano, Sundy evening. Father Miles Lowell Tates of Christ Church delivered the baccalaureate address at the church .to which the entire schoo,l marched in double file. Monday noon luncheon was served in honoring the Seniprs, and toasts ■werewere giveniven by membersembers of thee Classlas ■ g by m of th C and Mrs. Houghton and Mrs. Phinn.ey. ■Following the'-Iwichition, the Class Hay. exercises took place on'tlie la-vvn on the lake-side,, and the play which bad been postponed from Satui-dgy came at four o’clock. The Chaplet of Pan, directed by Miss Lucy Barton, was most picturesque and adm ir^ly adapted to .the natural setting with the lake as background. In the even ing the Glee Club Concert under thi direction of Miss Nightingale gave i •ery enthusiastically received pro gram of 12 numbers. ,•» orning a t 11 o’clock canle md Edward ;rmim hurt by cutting its foot in some man- ■’ner ■ and lockqaw developed, and it was shot to. put it out of its misery. ■“iHarletoh -.“Wart is nO;^w 'quite A hit' improved in health so he is able to ■walk about the room a little. • Wm. Weeks and family of -Hart- ■ k visited at Kent Myers’ Sunday, [erman Hughes has finished runn ing the tractor on the highway and begun work in his garage. . Mrs. Hattie Sheppie 'and son Geo. : West Lailrens were business call ers here Decoration day. Mrs. Margaret German has purch- ,ased a new Buick touring car. Mrs. Henry Gillet who has been quite ill for a few days is better. Master Clayton Jenks spent a few days last week at Hartwick with his grandmo,ther, Mrs, Flora Hamm. James -Jenk.? who has spent winter with his datfghter, Mrs. James Davidson, ah Middlefield is now at his farm here with his son Ray. .. Chas. Murphy, .Sr., spent a few days recently with his soh George and f ^ - MIDDLEFIEU) The Ladies’ -Aid of the Baptist Church will, .serve supper in the chin-ch dining room, Wednesdayl June 14. Everybody is cordially in- many friends of James Marbl amily are saddened by the ii nd death of Mrs. Marble. Thei early married life was spent nhar Middleflekl and she is lovingly re membered by all who have kpown her the past years, Mr. and-_Mrs, Marble 1 eye brows and hair were singed. , to their homes. — 1 This completes the second year of. The historic cottonwood *ti-ee atj The Knox School in Coopei-stown, and loshen, near Middletown, which was, the school will open in the fall with ised as a gallow.s for the execution | a larger registration than ever be- if Claudius Smith, tory-baiidit and fore, rs a'l'o, was cut dov to its unsafe com is been protected at evnense by,the vilh COIS 11 ti( ation of a Ti the boys and - ---- - - year.s of age who live in the terntory sei*ved be the Sidney National Bank. The heifers wD1 be d s-r'Vmted to the boys an i girls interested in this iect on tile promi.sssory note . Th*- boys and girls will give their note the Sidney National Bank for the rchnse price of the animal foi-_ a .urdei-er, 143 years a\o was cut down _ a *t week, owing to its unsafe condi- ’ tion. The tree has been protect • great evnense for a great be animal for a unless otherwise Dodge rcad.-ter, drivi n ho'c twent.v-five ft ent.v-five fee* in the Hudson River L om kitchen at Catsk lening, scattering SOUTH VALLEY ly Mrs. Julia Hanson and Charley ’ j Rennet of Gloversville visited Mrs. i Elizabeth Howland Dccoi-ation Day. Ted. Berry and son Paul and fam- [i(l- ■ Canajoharie visited friends here to the One- r of our buys attended the at Rosehoom Decoration Fayette Sommers ’ednesdn I, V .. fo,™.. A l l » E. ot U t- callers in town last c.i'ior. began. It vas found ti’-i. who was accompanied by ni friend and a man. had lost coiit • if the car. None of the partie.s \ ihine was damaged. .. . ,, . , r,... j Ernest Reed in.stalled a gasol: ....... ...... — ............. - ....—•G-.-t this week and -will be ready NEW LISBON I MARYLAND Mr. ami Mrs. Wm. Lull and son, i Mrs. A. L. Pixley of Unadilla spent .Maecabee Hall Friday night the •ciiakl, were callers in Edmeston and |Wednesday and 'ihuisdi|; visiting rtl. a'-c put a new roof hw Berlin Tuesday. ' -atives in town. d-eds. -\t’w I Smith , K E L ' ing those ; Oneonti rank Duroe. i-.Mrs. Smith j ter of .AUwny .spent the last week with fobleskii ■■.Mrs. Smith’s mother, .Mrs. Martha errands. tended the ex e r c is e s at M o m s u e c o r - ^ .\ir.^. Emma funuur L reported ® Liiiett it oeing ncr E S ' ' r g ; i s a guest of Southworth. ' Mrs. Rose Webster of Johnstown is y Scheff, ini Mi.^-« .M.arie Friery spent Sunday; visiting-her son Ronald and family for L J. . (W ith her friend Anna Gaffey. a few days. Wm. Southworth, who Death again entered our midst andi Dorson J( lucting a restaurant in Ealnied Mib.s Eva Yoemans. Miss md i.s 1 Mrs. Cassius, Maples ed to see Mrs. Ada, Mrs. Carr is, slowly Stiles and Mrs. Cora Ferns were ii vited guests of Mr. and Mrs. Mowei on Decoration day, after which the all went to the cemetery. Wliile thi S ? ftiS iTiif \fft an aunt\ of Mrs. Mowers. Allison Brooks L ill a t the heme of Berdette Brown. All hope it may prove nothing serious. The beautiful rain we have hat done much for the farmers. C were' much in neel o,f moisUire. A. C. Brown entered into rest at his home in Middiefleid, .May 31. Funeral was held at t!u home, June 2. My. dBrown wa.s a highly esteemed u-i!- d'ent of our townTand will be much missed in the home and church, oy the whc»le conimnnity:.. BD Q D fSEO O F S Lyi'' jsert OBITUARY .Chester R. Burcii Che.ster R. linrch ur.e of Hartwi.-k’s most proniiiKUit ei£i/.ens died at h;s home in the village of Hai-twick on June 1st,'after un illness of eh’-ht Says, caused hy a ;|hock from tlu- fects of which he never rallied. The son of Orlo fiiul Mer:-y .Arm Burch he wa.'i born in the town of Hart-'.:.]: .I. m ' I'.-.h. whic'o fiv.vn hv was .1 life-long .-t'sident. i.i .vlarca LA'- ,. I.e v..r united in nmri;- age hi r.ii'-:. V who together with his ilaiightcr, N’oami. survive him. He is also .survived by om.- b r o th e O r l.r S. Burch. For many .veai'i a -uccessful farm er he Irtfi nio.-cd to the village of Hartwicl: where he engaged in the feed business unUi-r the firm name of Burch Bros. Augur, later Burch BrotlfFrs and Talbot, Inc., with which company he was actively conne.-te l the time of-his death. He- was also interested in the Hartwick Cemetery association and the Hartwick National Bank as. well as other public Li.le :- prises. During the war he wa> a; leader in all Loan and Charitable, drives and gave much of his tinie andj money to make them suecessfulj, ! In politics he was republican in , principle, but in voting placed the q-aal-1 ifications of the man above party a f - ' filiations. He twice held the office of Supei-intfcuuent o f Iligl. vays of the • To'wn of Hartwick- in bus,..? ■ he was quiet and retiring, but his keen knowledge p f men and business af fairs caused his advice to ’be sought by many, and he never failed to answer the demands made on him. He was for years an active AWAY WITH GUESSING! 'T ^ E wrong guess -when you buy ro<rf- •I ing may cost you hundreds of dollars. It W ill pay you to see us before you buy. Tell us the kind of building you’re buying\ the roof for. Then we can give you sound advice aijd save you real money. .W h ether you need Bird’s Paroid, Bird’s Art-Craft (tile or shingle design), Bird’s Plain Slate Surfaced, Bird’s American, Bird’s Granitized Roll Roofings or Bird’s Twin Shingles, we can prove to you by ex amples right here in town that the right Bird’s Roof, in the long run, is the cheapest roof you can buy. Prices are down. Repairs must Be made. Buildings I must be put up. N O W is the time'to get busy with banlmer and savv% BIRD & SON. inc. (Established 1798) Eait.WlSpolii M>iii For Salo By Brady Lymber and Coal Co., Inc^ Phone S I Cooperstown, N. Y. chased the Hui his family here. , Air. and Mrs. W. B. Gilbert of Alor- ris spent Thur,=day with their son, Roy Gilbert, and wife. Aliss Ellen Chapin of Oneonta is spending a short time at her home Air. Wheat of New York City, had been spending a few days’ cationion with hisis familymily at ” with h fa Mr. Dilty, was taken sue ■ospita lital iff and rushed 'to a h for an operation for app( Oneonta :itis. He r an operatioi gaining nicely. Ti-v-ing Johnson of Binghamton the week-end at his home here. . Wm. Lul ita vmre 1 , _____ inghamton Sunday, . Addison Durpe and sister of New Berlin visited at Frank Duroe’s Sun- . Airs. Collinwood ,Dur< Tin has been visitii Miss Ruth Duroe. oe of New Ber-\ her daughter, Mrs. Charles Walter is visiting her daughter, Mrs, Jennie Jones, At Friendship, New York. - Miss Lucinda Johnson has been en- iged to teach our.school the next Prindle of Laurens, brother and aunt' sell has spent about thirty years here of Miss Eva Yaemans' were called I and leaves m? v friends to mourn her he re by, her illness and_ death. (death; also her husband, Harrison Mrs. Eli Leib and children have re-1 Hadsell and one son Edwa.rd Van- turned to hei- home in Franklin after I Deusen of Otego. Funeral was at the spending the wick at the parental' 'mase at one o'clock and burial in the _ 1 South Valley Upion Cemetery. _^Manmng Odell and L. D. Van Den-' ------ ^ ^ ' '\’\T summit lake Miss Francis. Crogs spent the week-. ilr. and Mrs. -Fayette Bronnei- of en;l in Oneonta. [ Little Falls were entertained by Mr. Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Stevenson and, and Mrs-, Daniel Smith for a few days, of Schenevus were guests, of her Miss Louise Ostrander of Glovers- t,, Mrs. Chas. Smallin Wednes- ville is Spending some time with her and Thiirsday.'- ‘ • ■ sister, Mrs, Lester Cotton. • • is. Gertrude Grant had a .narrow Misses Florence and Bessie Begley esicape from serious injury when a and H a iry Baird spent Monday at part of the harness broke on the “ horse she waS driving, she is a t pres ent a patient at Fox Memorial hos pital in Oneonta, Roscoe Sawyer however, was one or doi.ig new Ford nature he was lovable, a true husb.aid. kind father, a man and true American whose example was an inspiration to many, and a friend who will be mii sed and mourned by all. In his death Hartwick has suffered a great loss, the gloom which prevails in his home town 1 efiects 'the high e.s- teem in which he was held by his friends and follow townsmen, whose sympathy go.es out to his widow and daughter in their hour of bereave- *Fuii( TO THIS .ST< .sTOCkiiofifiEKa o r t h e 1 & r o o t hOMPANT, Inc.: XAIIC NOTICE that a mfetihg of ptoc'UiKihlc-r.i of The Kirby & Root C I'lifiy, Inc., will be helrl at the place of liii=iinf«K' nf said corporation at N'O,. 20S , MaJn .street. In. the village of Co'opcrstbwh. --o iteg n Cnupty, X. T-. ot*;^.!:? 16th day of .nine, If'22, at 10 o’clock ^ in., for the puf- T'Oie of voting Upon a proposition to .change . ■Hie mime of tiro said The Kirby & fttot 1 conipahy. In.f, to \Briice L.i\JIall Inc.” I ■'•••persloivn-, N. Y., June 6th 1022, • . , , ' , BRUCE L, HALL - Bh'WARD D. LINDSAY * Sl'w2 Secretary,: ’ Oneonta sppnt Roscoe Sawyer o f On Sunday wth-his mother, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gill and son Kenneth of Lexington are visiting his brother, Wm ClilL Mrs. Louise Townsend of Coo] town is spending st her sister, Mrs. Jol is in poor health, To the farm •wdnan of today we ik to win jfor raral society equal lope'rs- iome /time -with >hn Rifenhurg who matters of the human mind and--Joseph Hazzard. spirit.—Galpin. ' '■ Frank Van Housen snent Satiirdi G. LtlLL,, Optometrist of 'Colunibia. 'tlnlvorsily, Olty Specialist, in Cor^ectihg, atl ivorsily, City of Keiv York. fectihg. all Physical Defects Maker M iyeglassos 1S4 Main Bfi iO^ Spent Monday this vicinity attend- and -Harry Ba Coopei-stown. A humbei- from this vicinity attei ed the dance a t Van Hornesville Tu day evening. ■Fannie Van Alstine of East Spring- field attended thp Girl Scout meeting at Van Hornesvfflle Saturday after- Mrs'. Carrie Frost of Mohawk is spending a few days with Mrs. Mary Sher-wood. \ ' ' s. Payette Bronner o f Little a ‘ friend from Syi silage corn. They’ll ju the protein content of sure to inoculate tlj^e s< ’em to grow. ' i ( iseph Hazzard. Fran k 'Van 'Housen spent Saturday at 'Springfield. ' - A number from this vicinity atteiid- % - the Graham. Stock 'Company’s^ sho-ws at Van Hornesville this week. Mrs. M. Anibal of Qloversville is spending a week with Mr. and Mrs. William Begley, Mr, .and Mrs. Eranlc-. Baifcholomeu spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Abe 1 services Were held at the lenee of the deceased, Sat- lay at 3. p, ra. _____ Try putting soy, beans with you ’\’ley’ll just about douhli the silage. Be loil if you want if Y o u ’r e a Y oung W oman or Even in M iddle Life Here i« Some Good Advice fop you from a Prorninfent Woman ■ Albany, N. 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