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\ afternoon. b : bi?“ With South Rortright at Delhi ~ and Rdith Valesline, the former be- \ ipg valedictorian and the latter saluta~ 'forfan- of the class. - t= to be given J ~ sountry boy who shows the best all ~apound record in his work at Deli« .= $res, Charlotte (Burgin) Kinne has ylyen up. ber work as an instructor | ~m the Caney Community Center at pPippapass, Ky. - Journeying through the mountains on C41, tc. Hosa Leaves for Alden, Where - May $%. e e \: PaREKING ON-MAIN: &t7 TRAPFIO _ ConPEntNcl :|. PrRoBLEM or CmEENSHIP asizon. Carrions. . The. kiddies of Sidr paying . C Kortright team. on Thursday, F -carrying off the laurels 6 with the Sidnoyites, but| Dr. 8, B. Churchill Memorial Library ppg if > many grrors and wore | building on Main an réehs : mude Acfeated by a score of 11-8, The \Blue lox Have games scheduled. as f0}- n May 30, and with Walton at Delhi pn, dune T. oc o. cC ' ' Co 0 Migh Honors | -. 00 . Q; \Wha hilsh honors in the graduating | tlss of this year at Delaware acad amy will go to »Yaktes Plorence Lana < Prize to Country Boy. 'A prize of five dollars In gold Is by J. J. 'thomas to the ware acadeiny for this year, O Mtesigns Kentucky Position. and - I# at present working in the interest of the school Sho plans to return homa about tho Jast of June and liter to tale a trip to California, R a Japanese to Speak. ~ Kiev. K. Matsumoto, fector of St. Cimothy's church at Sakai, Osala, Japan, is to glivo'kn nddréess in St, Jdobh's church Wednesday evening in tho interest of his fellow countrymen Who have been impoverished through tho parthquake disaster, - ~ LATEST HOBART NEws. ito Takes Treatment for Bhetmatism, Hobart, May $1. - ¥. B. King, H. K,. Rose and Howard King loft Priday morning for a molor tip to Alden, wherd Mt, Hose wili snter n sanatorinm for treatment. tor rheumatism,. - Afrs, King will remals vith Aft, hese fog a few weeks. 20 Poppy Sate for Veicrans, Tho Wordn's Civic elab of Hobart s60 ordored,tfwo nandred poppies Bich will go on exo from May #3 to 50 Let us prove to our veter- i128, who are now in the tuberculosis rmnifarinm camp at Tupper lake that wo will toy to poy our debt of grati- mae by buying theso poppies sud thes sromote the work of the Veterans' Wouninin carp. Mrs. J. B. Rich is of this work. Homo from Harpersfield. 4tos, falls Hoger bos returned to Rome in Habart afters a two weoks visit with frieads in Harpers feld. PRables Present. Frank BH. cdell pnisrfaincd® in o£ the af her Frandsom, i Goel Satur42y There wero aboot 20 Bables with their mothers pressnt to aststrats this cay. Kit fn mtesecssile. $s Magie Fistor ard rts, ass #tra, Wirom Milan left enurcay mosn'eg for leven tile, where they wi epang the eok-ens. |. Nr. and Mre, Claire Shyder spen ney and the \Bluo Sox,\ the Stamford's Now Stracture to be Built \organized Delhi team. The} won from the .- 'By vistfons on 19. - Doris nf ined on Saturday to day parity. to - some. - of. hums. - It was Doris. ninth | iy, y. 'Those present were Bertha. i, Naomi Pogue, Theodore Can on. Helen Winters, Dorothy Go ;, Kathleen - Wutson, Dorothy - Di splendid. luncheon. 00 00. (.= ;s 0) ~ Sunday Guests,) - |- -=- Sunday . at. Roxbury,\ and Miss Mary \ igston returned home}, spend a few days. | _. 1s @ Mrs. Jake Dérrick: and daughter® were Sunday callers. at) (George \Younge. 0.03. 00 -n o op AWARD LIBRARY CONTRACTS of: Tapestry (Brick .-- Auditoritin ~ WitLSeat 800 Persons - Wil Also \ The Cbntfict : for . it} was thought, would work no hardships to - Aocal \residents - and would assure the visitor of full oppor- , . street has been , awarded as follows; For.the tuilting fictive?) ngthers,=gsmniiara.r Kor $338; 811; for heating, plumbing and Yen-| natural trade centér. It was, hawaver, \ginféfig‘ It}; lax-£31?!\ Stmzimxtagi‘ltmi recognized | that - this < arrangement 4,164, . Ano DUC s to be built Offcould mot be the subject of regulat trpesiry britk. . The heating system Hain lect of resulntion wilt: consist of two hot air furnficesiyule rgainst discrimin:tion and 'that with fin system so that the ait In[such a provision would require prac- the rooms will he changed about four fHisnally a universi) recognition by 10- times an hour, 'The plans call f06r ical vesldoents of its fairness And-dési» forist without time limitation, | tunity to tranisdect his: business in .this | by ordinances as it might violate the | -' {ing about 800 persons. _= Jfr snd Airs.] a Ubrary room and reading room in front of the building and a gymni=- slum and auditorium In the réar, seat» : In the buse- mont will be lockers, toilets, shower baths, heaters, etc. Dr. Churchill do- nated $25,000 for the building and the Stamford free school district voted an appropriation of $20,000 powards the building Tund, to be ralsed by an Issue of bonds of the school dis- trigt, Tho contract for the electric lighting system has not been awidrde | as the plans for same ure not come | pistad. The above contracts have not been signed at this writing and the time for the completion of the build- Ing is nop yet decided 'on, but un- will be (3054311163th by fall. The two contracts dre within the limits \of the $45,000 building fund and leave a balancs of $8,525 for lighting and .catiping the building. 8. (G. Robinson, Don McPherson fund Dr. Ralph Kipp are the byllding com» mittee of the board of education. Buildings Belog Painted. Tho Hotel Hamilton, the Hall cottage, Academy street and the store building of Stamford grot« ery aro boing repainted. R The New York State Warehouse- mon's association will bold its annual} (m May 20 the New York Newspaper Circulation | Men's association | will make their annual visit to the Cate- tills and will take dinner at the Cold Spring Fatm inn as they did on their trip last season. About 90 members pure expected to make the trip. tents House. G. C. Husted has rented his house on West End avenue to James O'Keil and family of New York city, who for several seasons hive occupied the Pavid Ford coitate on street, The Ford coitags is to be sold. Bus Ltho te -€atslii1. Charles Alle will begin operating : bus line between Etamford apd Chiskill rext week. The bus will run throsfh the village af - Prattsuille, Windbar and Bast WindLam, to Cats» till ard the Hudson river, The view from East Windham I0; attract imazsy logrists. The route is the tre travaled by the stage cenches pears ago tofore the advent of rail- rods in this cectisn. Hundreds of drove from: CaiskiB over the msourtgin to Hitmisa ard cther parts cf the state ong at fimes the read was Haned with toemfed wagors and piver. - | fifth Gperatica. €lxigs erest, ® H., wil Ig fmjcred of - onmS, whs 62 Warehousing Assocation Convention. convention at Churchill ball June 6-8. 1 Delaware nin will. rears bound to ond from the s tility and & whole hearted coopé tion on.: their part, voluntarily, <or the conceded best interests 'of the community as* | whole, The whole traffic problem, in brief, was believed to be no longer a»+police proposition but rather one if common se se and good citizenship and to be solved on that basis. No police department can tuday cope with the vast problem presented by thousands of. vehicles present on streots that were laid out: dito provide for tens or hundreds, Some one must give way. Those who use the streets for their personal conven- fence must Soon or late, give way to those whose buslfess necessitles re- quire their use of the business see- tion for parking automobiles, Gener. . recognition of this fact wili sive the situation, and nothing léss, Criticisms of this plan outlined, or assurance of support thereof, will he welcomed by the city autboritles, who are most arklous to ascertain the viows of cit- zens. Mayor Bolton of City Judge will be gind to receive * written or personal expressions of opinion as to the plan proposed, namely, to lirait parking on Main strest in the business section to out- cars without time Hrmit, A MAN'S MEAL . afen of Oneonta Grange Serve Suppér at Afecting Monday Evpening. It wis a man's meal that was serv» ed following the meeting of the One- onta grango held last evening in L 0. O. F. hail, prepared by men of the organization, served by thelin, and all of the dishes were washed and wiped without even the guidance of the women. , «= Without any special fuss tr excite- ment the men propoied' the enlire meal, one to please any cer- riinly to just sult the men of the grange, for the food tas tated by the hands of that fost rib. Waiters presided in metropolitan fashfon and served in faultless man- Ker. And thea come the most pleasur- able event Uf the evening, or cariy meorping, the clearing of the tablea. AB formed for the nitack ond the ailshes were eumpletely that is the prepared dishes. i t not a single piece of chisasa was evon cracked. The men found is the -ponshing of tho dishcs a chines to ske ond chit, and there was no ap- parent Lorry, rather tho desire that thks ish and fun should last Brcothee yet\ Eiogbontens pcrert M. Ersonse died cn in the Cy bosglitol, after am Slmets 62 10 dopys He is survived ty tus Hira ward Pheips a ci k litws sicmere, I et Scecfin, ard Miss Inc Eroane ne>weepele,; n #c3, TLZAc] prowae ef the Uni:ed States Navy, es bel . Hmeter, he. atack 'May Happen D Time to Prevent Settict CGérieva, May 21. - time Is; about\ duo: growers will be (specula season's fruit crop. | M their sorrow that a heavy. ) no' nécessarily. mean a full of fruit, and some «of the reasons 1 the blossoms fail to set fruit are gl en In a récent statement on the su ject issued by the horfculturist at. tha experiment station here. . Rat cold winds, warm sunny days follow ed by still cold nights during blos« som timé are given as the chisf caus- es of failire of fruit plantings. |-. - \The chlet cause of failure of fruit blossoms, to get fruit is unfavorable weather conditions,\ says the station Horticulturist. | \Of these conditions, raiu. accompanied by a cold wind: causes more damage than any_other one thing. Warm sunny days follow- €a by still, clear, ecdld nights are also dangerous because the fruit blossoms aro forced prematurély during the day only to be injured by low tempera- tures at night.\ © Insects Importont. \Bees and 'other Insects are essen- Hal to the proper pollination of many frult blossoms and weather conditions which prevent the insects from work- Ing lead to an unsatisfactory set of truit. - Rain washes the pollen from the anthers, the polien grains may be chilled or otherwise injured by ex- cessive moisture, the blossoms may be winds, these and many other dangers Legct the fruit planting at this season and may mean the difference between [snceess and failures of the fruit crop. \Nothing can be done to coftrol the weather of course, but the fruit grower can help mattefs somewhat by @gtectingfruit varieties with refer- ence to their ability .to withstand ad-, cuilfural practices which stimulate re- sistance to cold and exercising cire in selsctins the orebard site will also help to minimize the dangers of spring | weather.\ . 7 aIEETIXG OP MINISTERS fey. X. &. Burda Elected President of Pastors Baptist Conference. of the Baptist pastors of afternoon «ut tho Main Street church. The morning sesclon was de- ssveral postors in aftenrdarce, after which the rollowlny were elect» ei: 2002 Preg'idert - Rev. N. S. Pura of crta. gard of ERidmesten. ond fréeas of rest Fhe afternoon sesdlen wos gles u» to the rending ofd of a > Imigter--flse Life amd _- fies Prin% fot encan . Lezch Bios. 3 - # go ogee S cmm R msm det ( lg ased ad ard | perer £\ tg Rev Frank Whspley. ap whs am Interesting o - Tw ~ I% % c: the postet, ond $ s Bo *% LJ Am , [ pse ' Feomotives.. When th whipped from the trees by strongi gerse weather conditions. Following i There twas a toell-nitended meetiogl Liberty street e v mployment codling and woo F neve He 4 Master Mechanic, to remain 'with the comp This he did, and. while had an ambition to go- fiting, for ha had always entertained a liking for machingry, iade a trip with \Bin\ sullivan ay &. brakeman on a gravel train. on July 6, 1871. After a speon p trip, which was made to Oneonts, the [though he .préferr railroad work, he feturned> to the. Jones plant. ' yon ~ -- \\Five months\ Tater, or on Nerma [ber 1, the same year, his long raffroad earser nctually began, It was in train service. With Join Sullivan, a broth= er of \Bill\ Sullivan, proviously mon- tioned, he made a trip from Oneonta. to Carbondale,. He recalls that the traing south consisted of about thirty cars, while on the réturn only tween» [ty-five cars were drawn, a pusher be- ing required on the hill north of Car- bondale, the same us is the practice tsday, One day in each direction was réquired,for the (trip. Both wood burners and coat burners were being: used on the road at that time. For seven years he worked as & brakeman, and then was promoted to the position of & conductor and made his first frip from Oneonta to Quaker] Street {Delianson} | and réturn. The road Was all of single track, and many problems éntéred into train running that long since wore discard~ cd as the result of improved methods of Aispatching. From Febroary 1. 1880, ontil July 1, that summer, while there was a depression in business, conductor uaill April 1, 188%. From that lime on uni\ theo date of his re» tirement, ho wis connected with yard. work in one capacity of sfpther, serving in \turn fs in assistant yard» makter, genorol sirdmaster, caboose inspector and interchange clerh. .. '\ \#g recalls considerable difficulty gs espérienced in the handling of ofr held 0 r g and - vicinity held Monday morning nrough the yards im ithe earlier daye of the read. The yard ithen comprised only four tracks, and: voted to reports trem the field by their often became neseseary to monipt- 3am the movements of incoming freight trains in order to properly ac- enmr:ciats posserger sections, For btrenty-two yeers he werked nights On two cormsiors be euflered injury, Vics president -- Tey. 3. 4. Wfifiafii myt oin nellter instance whs it of a 'semous motors, That he eateged his {work ke is frank to admit, and only ipogrnts thot it Pesos nesessary tor Is 13 got when he dj. Hie uwtal tereics ons 47 gears and (gorf months, and Le as petaelssed tp tre e * a dbnaay trafler. - crew was 181g off temporarily and, al«| ti\ ed (to continue in}: he agnin worked as a brakeman, but! was spain set up and continued as ai He 'second wheels and consequently lower geia tog. 1s used In , starting . the - train. When the train gets well under. way, steam. pressure | to the: \booster\ 4s aufomatically shut~ off, -and ~ the wheels act In tho ocapuciiy of the or» enging with its greater trac» oyca ard iednésd aga of tho locomotive diself, is expccted to uperate Ith preater ef- feagnoy din freight hrinmage worst, in. thet it will faulshoav.ss loads titi greater facility and at expenga than the- gverige eugine, In this way it will compote with the recently ans«| nevr ced | ©) for wiech is cein'rasd a greatr'y reduced operating [0.00 ofp >... 0 . FOUR LEAF CLOVER SIGN - | Project Workers Show Thetis Embione} 16 Indicate Membership. i% Their . Again the four ieaf cloyer signs of | Boys and Girls Club work ore be» ginning . to show along the country! roads and village streets of Otsego county. - Each sign means that a Jun« ior Project Worker lives in the home and is doing some worth while work in dfrlculturs or homomiking, Bo- fore the last of June over 1,000\ ofl 'these signs will be put up by. boys. and girls from 10 io 10 years of ave. 3?sz are enrolled in one or more pro- acts. - Achiovement--the godl toward which efforts, Tho Hs appearing in cach feat stand fer the four-fold training! each project worker is fo Hive him-, se}: to make his head to think hnd} reatsn, bis bands to Ba willing, his heart to be kind, and \His health 16] hmsewm. for-the older boys snd girls which \Fequire more work snd more comp-] cated problems. As-this is the fifth tego county this is prhctically the: Hirst year that any boy or girl wil as #itthm year elab reembers, but. 5 good many who hate enralled will! pame In the Eifih year Class, Bony tiate have practically teroime reat fixtures Ao parien «lob at Heske» tin, rear CTradis, fs organ» far fis thind corserchite yearn hp rakers every teo wilh ios itil, Herts:=s, arnd) arprp garten postions ‘ Lz Y ca MarcS 1, 1918. \1 \He wos mass. A«gust to of Ofe. \cris o £ ~# #44 £9,; : dinmetep |- : | , ees - (Aral reunfon --Epringi The four leat Clover mthhd® TOF | everyproject worker aimig Lis or her) - \ pe gosd amt he may have a strong; | Tear of organized eiob work in-Of] | nlésg ndjusted carefully ptedly causes. poor porto s - owners and garnges do not take | painas enough in adjusting brakes. Alf ~- \l drags must be eliminated, 0 = . ~. _-_ -. Easy of Detection, ° | ( and Enragereen think - jong &s the brake drums do. ot feel warm to the hand after drive ~ ( ing, the bands are not dragelnur. This ._. not conclusive evidence that brakes sonly way to he certain the rike - bands ure not drapging ig to jack up. both rear whorls Trem. the. ground and then turn one wheel . in the forward direction,. Wher this is done, dug to differential artion, the whoel on the opposite side of the car - should turn in the direction 1f the bands are free, -- 2 - - Whlle this chook is boing mado, ths gearshift laver should bo in a neutral position, Any \sawlihing\ or rubbing nolso 'at .the brakes while the winel _ is) boing totated is & qusplieioug #if» _ cumstances that abould be eliminated it you wish to bo sfroe from brate drag. dull u iod 'It ds almost unbsalievable to ons that has not had the experionce, what a vory slight amount of brake drag wilf da to the pordormance of an on- tomobile, especialiy On a grade, Quakers Preparing to Reunite, Another manifestation of the rend towara church unity is the to bring togethor the two prituipal American bodits of | Qum.ers, nals known officially as the fnelhpiords ma clety of Friends, bat in formally as the Progiteshes and the Hicksites, the Progremhes noms «he chist of the two Orfthodos giunips Th - Hicksits sthism occurred in T+38, one the approaching tentcrlary of separa . tion is fooked upon by joadcre of tth divistons as a Citing docaslop Tor Fur- Repoblican. There are moore diffiealt pmjéci‘st '+ fesnindispensablequide | to success in growing i Vegetables or Flowers, Hundreds of pictures, i some in patursl eclor. 1 feature the Dresr spe- i claities in Seedy, Bucs t and Plants. L e is Alta=g. - \fs ts m presiler Cl S: w* Caters of reasts. w 4 xo a l #Pat g | \ thee
