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By Estate of A.C.H. LIVINGSTON, GEORGE L. BROWN, KUtTOB AND UUHlNBSK MANAUKR, f^OOK AND jfoB p^iNriNta Of every description executed with DEVOTED TO POLITICS, SCIENOE, AGRICULTURE, AND WHOLE INTERESTS OF THE PEOPLE. VOL. 50. ELIZABETHTOWN, ESSEX COUNTY, N.\ Y. t THURSDAY, MAY 29, 19G2. NO. 43 Reading Notices, among readiag matter. 5 cents a line. \ Business Card* (not occupying more than one inch space) $3.00 per year. Legal advertising at rates prescribed by law. Other advertising rates made known on application. Birth, Marriage and Death notices free. Correspondence of public interests so- licited from all parts of the county. The subscription price of the Post and Gazette is $1.00 per year, payable strictly in advance. Loea! UIMI Vicinity. A roltl and wet May IMIIH Mm barn with liiiy. Mi's, (ieorye I'Veneh is visiting In r many iriends in Klizubethtown. Sim.»«i Can fin ofl'crs his up-to- »late stork ofrl(»Uiinjjr ul. great bur- Nome great, catches ul\ trout arc h.-ing reported throughout the Adi- I'Miida.-ks. Morn In Willsboro Saturday. May -Jl. VM'l. a son to Mr. and Mrs. I'I my Tucker. - A new line of incus neekwoar. and furni.sliing goods just received at Simon ('autin's. We are glad to see Emmett Miehardsable lobe on duty at 11. A. Aird's store again. l.Vv. Jahez Daekns and wife re- turned to their West-port. Conn., home Thursday night last, —A nature study-cabinet has late- ly been added to tin- apparatus ul' She Tieoiiderogu public schools. --I'YertJ. I'aitersoii has lour city guests nl liis New Russia cottage and more are expected early west The exterior of V. r W. Prime's new wagon repository is being paint- ed,. Union O.Clark and son handling the brushes. ---WINDMILLS--Write for estimates on windmills, pipe and tanks or pumping engines. ,J. I». BUKNUAM, Essex. N. V, If. —0. M. Wood and his men are busily engaged stringing wires.etc.; preparatory to lighting the-streets i.r this village with electricity. An old and mueh esteemed schoolmate, Vernon IS. Weston of Upper,lay, favored the Post & Ga- zette olliee with a euJI Monday al'ter- —The Republican State Conven- tion will meet in Saratoga Sept. 2I5. The Democratic State Con volition will probably convene there the fol- lowing week. - A young man named Bond, a V. V. M. freshman, was drowned off [Matlsburgh dock Monday night, bis lifeless body being taken back to liLU-liiigton by boat Tuesday inorn- - The house of Edward McCabe a!>Diil, :>1 miles south of Malone, on the Lake Titus road, was struck by lightning I-Yiduy night, Two chi'l- divu were killed and the third one badly stunned, I'Viday last, I'Yank Shunnvay of Wilmington. Kssex County's veteran school leaeher, with \>S terms to (us credit, favored ouroilice with a call, lie is leaching his Mill successive term at Wilmington village. Mr. and Mrs. N. l'envosn Allen of Philadelphia wereguestsat Deer's Head Inn Saturday, being on then- way to Keene Heights for a short sojourn. This is the (irst time they have ever been in this section. - Our former townsman, Wilbur If. I'.twnson. now of Pittsburgh, was in Klizabethtown on business Monday for the lirsf; time in about six years. We would all be rfhid to have him come this wa\ oi't-cner. -James Shea of Lake Placid.pro- prietor of the. best, meat-market in Northern New York, was observed about town Friday last. The con- veniences in his market ure. the mar- vel of natives and tourists alike. - Win. A. Still, the electrician, came up from New York yesterday morning, having a sore arm, the re- sult of a gasoline explosion. We hopethat/a few days hero among his native hills will put him on the active list again. —•Jay Cooke, the world-famed Umuieier, is here on his annual lish ing tour, making headquarters at Deer's Head Inn. May success at- tend him in his efforts here and else- where, as he is one of the grand old men of this country. -Win. L. Pattisson.a well-known Plattsburgh lawyer, was in Eliz- abeth town on legal business Mon- day. We are irlad to be able to say that he called at the Post and Maxct ofliee and renewed a pleasant ac- quaintance while in town.. - The following appointment; were made .by KVireinan D.A.Adams of ICnterpris-* U >se C->. No. ^Satur- day. May 17, H>U2, for ensuing yea Couplers - Albert, Patterson, D. E. Miner; Ptpemen -A. O. Clark,IT. E. Palmer; Hydmulmen — R, B. Me Dougal, W. M. Marvin. •—J. E, Pond of Crown Point, was in town Tuesday having some work done at the. Tieonderoga Machine Works. M r. Pond has started eight wood working machines in the old ktutting mill buildings, and is put- ting up \a new building 30x62, tw< stories on the old site-to be used for making sash, doors and blinds. H< expats to have the machinery in tlu> new building set up and running in the course of two weeks.—Ticou 'loroga Sentinel, May 22, 1902. —The work 6T putting the new .steel cells in the Essex County jail now being done. —Will the party who borrowed Harry H. Nichols' crutches please return them to him. Charles II. Call of Keene visited Whallonsburgh on businessMonday, returning home Tuesday. —Mr. and Mrs. A. T. White and Miss A. J. White of Brooklyn were at Keeue Heights last week. - Simon Cautin has a line of Rus- sian crash trousers that will give HI comfort in hot weather. - Several much appreciated sub- scribers called here Friday after- n and paid in advance for the Post. - E. 1. H. Howcll of Philadelphia -as a guest at Deer's Head Inn Saturday, being on his way to Keene leights. —Victor W. Prime's new stock of vagons continues to attract atten- 5(in and his repository is frequently •isited. - Jeremiah Brittell of Keene, late *t the fltith New York State Vols., is isiling old comrades and other 'riends in Elizabethtown. —Walter S. Wood, Esq., senior letnber of the tirm of Wood Brothers >f Newman, Essex County, has late- ly been in New York City buying goods, etc. —Mr. and Mrs. Alba A. Blood favored our office with a call Satur- day muruiug, paying up arrears i»r the Post and in advance to Mar. 7, H>o:i An excellent example for ithers to follow. —H. H. Nichols has the agency or the celebrated \Queen Quality\ shoe for women. This well known shoe, with the \King Quality\ shoe for men, will make the strongest- line in this section. —Henry Leonard Barton of Moriah, life present engaged us teacher in the Euba Mills district, favored us with ii pleasant call Friday afternoon. We. are always glad to see such lirm riends us Mr. Barton. —Frank C.Agncw of Plattsburgh. , brother of Aguew Brothers of Rliscabethtown, grailuates from the Albany Law School to-day, the graduating exercises taking place -night. Congratulations. —MissConstanceGnntber, daugh- r of the late Wm. 11. Gunther\ of Moved memory, is to be married Wednesday, June 4, l!J02, to Dr. Carl Alison Clemous, the ceremony to lake place in St.. Bartholomew's Church, New York City. •—The Forest and Stream tells the story of catching a 2-pound speckled rout, which had a mouse in its itonuich. This reminds the writer >f what the late lamented John Fletcher of Bloomingdale told him thirty years ago. ''When 1 was a boy,\ he said, \aud lived in Bloora- ugdalc-, there was a big trout in the stream that run through our meadow vhich many had tried to hook in rain. I used to watch that trout aud he dark, shady hole in which he lived with longing eyes but no bait ultl contrive would tempt him. One day in haying time I saw a big, fat field mouse start to swim across that dark pool, and suddenly it dis- appeared. That gave me an idea. It was not long before I had caught ,-nother mouse and carefully hooking him through the skin let him down gently into that pool, and quick as lightning that trout had him aud a •ittlo quicker yet I had him yanked »ut into the grass whore he flopped like a whale, and he weighed a pound and three-quarters.\—Platts- urgh Rr 2 >., May 24, 1902. Corps, leading off, followed by the citizens generally. The school chil- dren will join in the procession at the School House. The Fire Department of the village are invited to take part in the exercises of the day. Music will be furnished by theEliza- bethtown Military Band, and by a selected quartette under the di- rection of Principal Dunn. The line of nnu'ch will be first to the Old Cemetery; thence to the New Cemetery, and thence to the Court House, where the following exercises will be held. 1st. An opening hymn by the ihildrcn of the school. 2nd. Prayer by the Rev. John K. Moore. 3rd. Music by the Band. 4th. Remarks by Hon. John E. Milholland, Hon. Francis A. Smith, George L. Brown and others. Exercises at the Court House will begin promptly at 2:30 o'clock. A. J. DURAND, Commander S. C. Dwyer Post. COLLECTOR'S NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that I, Liv- ugston Woodruff, collector of the tillage of Elizabethtowu have re- ceived the tax and assessment roll >f the village of Elizabethtown for the year lf>02 aud the warrant for the collection of the same and that I will attend at my l'esideuce n the village of Elizabethtown on une7th, 9th, 10th, 11th 12th, 13th, and in the evenings of the foregoing dates at H. H. Nichols' store for the urpose of receiving taxes. Dated May 28, 1902. LIVINGSTON WOODRUFF, Collector of villageElizabethtown. Going to Newporti The coming Saturday Henry Cor- ies Atkinson and family, Mr. and Mrs. John Kisterbock and others are to leave Philadelphia for New- port, R. I., to spend the month of Tune at Maitland Villa. This will, we regret to say,shorten the length of stay of these estimable people iu Elizabethtown, as they have formerly spent a portion of une, at least, with us. A Material Improvement. The new stone bridge in Deep Jollow just south of this village is IOW being used. The new struc- ture is a material and commendable mprovement. The passage for the water has been enlarged, both in width and height. Two good stone abutments have been put in, Joseph Emnotb, Elizabeth town's veteran on, doing the work, assisted by Patrick Murky and John Cutting, the abutments are four feet higher than the old ones and the roadbed at the bridge will be fully four feet higher than heretofore when com pleted. In addition to this the roadway in each of the hills has been w idened by scraping off of the banks on the east, side of the road. In its entirety, the change for the better is a material one and will be fully appreciated by the public gener- ally. Notice. The dinner at the S. of V. Hall Decoration Day is not to be a warm din ne t\only hot coffee is to be furnish- ed by the ladies and the different pa- triotic orders and their families are expected to bring their lunch baskei picnic fashion. All old veterans are invited to come. Dinner from 11:30 o'clock to 12:30 sharp. Br ORDER. Program for Decoration Day at Eliz- Keeseville. abethtown, j Mr. J. Donnley of Vergennes, Vt., The line will be formed in front of, was in town Wednesday calling upon the Grand Army rooms at precisely, friends and acquaintances. v one o'clock p.m., veterans, sous of With the heavy rains of the past veterans, aud members of the Relief two or three days we feel like order- Whiteface Inn Improvements. Things are booming at Whiteface nti ou the famous \westside\ of Jake Placid. All the rooms at White- face Inn have been engaged for the coming summer. The hotel com- pany have built two new camps and mlarged the stable. The latter is to be under the management of T. Latour of Saranac Lake who will have a lot of line now horses and carriages there. Coif on the \Westside.\ The golf links ou the \westside\ if Lake Placid are in fine condition this spring. Mr. Kisterbock,father, . L .._, , .,, , , „ , of the \westside\ golf links, has yacht, '-Kestrel owned by Samuel secured the services of aprofcssional lKcysel1 o t *™ Yopk ' golfer who will be there for the sum- mer season. ing an ark. The roads are all mud, the fields mars>y and the farmers with hands clasped, are beginning to look up and exclaim—\How long/' etc., etc. The pews for the new St. Johns Church are now expected daily. They are from Mason & Sons, Peru, N. Y. The Maud Hillman Co. are playing in the \Kingsland\ this week. Mr. T. Finnigan of Saranac Lake was in town Wednesday calling upon relatives and friends. Miss M. Mitchell of Burlington is visiting her sister Mrs. E. Circii. Mr. T. Roonan's youngest child was buried last Friday. Dr. Robarge and mother spent last Sabbath with relatives ft Chazy. Mr. J. Foy of New York was in town last week. Mr. L. Bently of Peru was in town Monday. Local fishermen say the water is too high for good fishing, and but few lish are being caught. Quite a ci'owd from here are planniug to take in the Play—\Miss Simplicity,\ next Saturday evening, in Plattsburgh. We notice invitations are out for Wedding of Miss Mabelle Wardner, of Despatch, and Mr. J. B. Hender- shot of Rochester, for June the 10th. Mr. Cbas. Reynolds of Grand Forks, North Dakota, is in town stopping at the Commercial. ANON. Wallace Murray Bnys the Keene Center House. Wallace Murray,the Saranac Lake capitalist, has purchased the Keene Center House. Mr. Murray formerly ved in Keene aud his many friends will wish him well in this business undertaking. Essex. May 28.—We have had for the past few days plenty of rain. The steamer \Vermont\ made its first trip through the lake Monday. Mrs. C. J. Pierce who has been spending a few weeks with her sis- ter, Mrs. E. S. Anson, at Cam- bridge, N. Y., returned to Essex last week. Miss Edna Jordan returned to Essex Sunday to resume her school duties again. She was accompanied by her father who spent part of the day and returned home that even- ng. School opened Monday after a week vacation; teachers being \ab- sent attending institute. Miss Nellie McEachron left town Monday to visit friends in Montreal. Com. L. W. Safford has returned from Elizabethtown, where was held the Institute of the first district, which was voted by all to have been a very successful Institute. Mrs. Collins of Monkton, Vt., is spending a while in town with her father and sisters; also her brother, Walker Safford of Col linwood, Ohio, is visiting them. Mr. Barr of Higbgate, Vt., has returned to Essex to resume his position as engineer on the steam \ Keyser o There will be retoricals given by the different departments of our school next week Friday afternoon, June 6. There will be no school Friday of this week it being Decoration Day. There will be services iu the Bap- tist Church at Essex next Sunday morning, the Rev. Lappens officia- ting. We wish him success in his work in this his new field of Jabor. WHAT YOD PLEASE. Old Soldier's Experience. M. M. Austin, aCivil War veteran, of Winchester, Ind., writes: \My wife was sick a long time in spite of good doctor's treatment, but was wholly cured by Dr. Kings New afe Pills, which worked wondci\s for her health.\ They always do. Try them. Only 25c at C. .N. Wil- iams drug store. May. Aiden Lair- May 26.— We had a very heavy thunderstorm last Friday night. Elmer Butlet* and Emile Channon went to Hoffman on business last week. There was no school last week on account of Institute. Miss K. Adell O'Brien went to Tieonderoga to attend institute. J. A. Nathans is at his summer cottage at Lake Balfour. Saturday last there was unveiled in Washington, DC a statue in . memory of Count Rocbambeau, an> ^ 6 illustrious Frenchman who, like Lafayotte, fought for American in- dependence during the Revolution. 'Tis well. Letters From the People. Phillips, Me. May 1, 1002. A few years ago I chilled my blood from which I suffered greatly. I have been using Baxter's Mandrake Bit ters and find it just what I have been looking for. It has helped me more than any other medicine yet. I can say that anyone who gives Baxter's Mandi'ake Bitters a trial will not afterwards be without it, JOHN MASON. It is the one true tonie. It never fails to restore lost appetite or im- paired digestion. Sold everywhere in liquid or tablets at 25 cents. May. Mrs. Joseph Cook, widow of the late well-known lecturer, has pre- sented to Oberlin College in her husband's name, a marble bust of Scipio Africanus, conqueror of Han- nabal, grandfather of the Gracchi, and perhaps the greatest of all Roman generals, excepting Caesar. ohn S. James and E. Wicks went to North Creek on business Friday. The new Aiden Lair school house is completed and school began in it Monday, the 26th. George H. James and Mrs. John James were visitinar at Micerva Sunday. David Hunter passed through here Sunday, on his way to Ta- hawus. The farmers in this vicinity are putting in their crops. lr. Peck of Troy has been fishing at Hewitt and Balfour Lakes. Mr. Rochester of Albany has also been fishing at Hewitt Lake. The fishing at Hewitt Lake, and Lake Balfour is the poorest it has been in years. Mr. Pruynand party went through here Saturday, to their camps at Newcomb Lake. Euba Mills. May 26.—The refreshing showers make vegetation look beautiful. Miss Bessie Burres is visiting friends in Keene. A pav-ty of ten from Port Henry had a trout dinner at New Pond Inn yesterday. Henry Proctor has moved into the mill house lately vacated by D. N. Stringham who has moved to New Russia. A large deer was seen near the south branch bridge yesterday p.m. School reopens to-day after a week's vacation while the teacher, H. L. Barton, was at the Institute held at Elizabethtown. Mrs. E, D. Wilcox is on the gain. Henry Warner has gone into part- nership with his brother Will War- ner in Vergennes. Cards are out announcing the marriage of Miss LuraMurdock and George Chase, both from this place. O. C. Mclntyre has a fine line of machines,, wagons and carriages. Upper Jay. May 26.—Assemblyman Graef and wife spent several days last week as guests of Senator Prime. Mrs. Merriam and son, Harry, re- turned from Plattsburgh Thursday. A. S. Prime and wife have return- ed from Taylor Pond with a large catch of fish. Wm. B. Robinson and Vernon E. Weston are doing business in Eliz- abethtown to-day. Miss Tack from Syracuse visited with Mrs. Merriam Friday last. New Russia . May 26.—The weather is much warmer than it has been. We have had a very nice rain that makes things look fresh and green. David Stringham and family have moved to their place they bought last fall. We are pleased to welcome Mr. Stringham's family to our neighborhood. Miss Lucy Holcomb has returned home after spending the winter at Glens Falls. Emma Holcomb has gone to Cas- cade to spend the summer. Hunter's Home has several city guests. Speaks well for Hunter's Home at this time of year. fliss Bessie Laverty from Med field, Mass.,has returned home after spending a few days visiting rela- tives in the valley. Quite a number are sick with measles; they have been visiting several families. Ruth Bradford closed her second term of school in the Post District the past week. Willsboro. The night of the lawn party at E. O. Smith's proved rainy, yet quite a number attended and enjoyed a very pleasaut time; the band rendered some excellent music; too much can tot be said in praise of this band which consists of twenty instru- ments and under the instruction- of W. Davis. Mr. and Mrs. Smith understand the art of entertaining to perfection. Our teachers have all been at Elizabethtown the past week attend- ing . institute, consequently no school. We are pleased to say our sick are all gaining. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Jones and Chas. Severance and wife took a trip to Burlington on Thursday. Clayton Lewis died on Friday after a long illness. Mr. Payne and family are enjoying life at Flat Rock by the Lake. Mrs. Almiua Holcomb of Cornwall, Vt., is visiting at Emett Soper's. Dr. K. J. Severance was in town last week, on a visit to Wm. Sever- ance, his father, who has been very ill for some time- Mrs. Frank Adams is quite ill at present. Great luck in fishing in the lake of late. Strawberries in the market, along with other early good things, are duly appreciated by all. The band rendered some excellent music at the Congregational Church on Sunday, assisting at their me- morial services to a great extent. W. D. MacDougal made a'call in Willsboro Saturday. Westport . May 27. —Dr. Hennessey spent a few days last week in Whitehall. Mrs. Tromblee of Essex visited her daughter, Mrs. E. J. Gardner, during the week. Mrs. Will Chase left town Tues- day; she expects to visit friends in Reber, also her mother and relatives in Vergennes before returning to her home in Glens Falls. Asa Walker of Whallonsburgh was in town Monday. Ernest LaBai'ge of Essex was in town Thursday. The steamer Vermout made her first trip for the season on Mon- day. Will Carey transacted business in Burlington Thursday. Earl Osborne aud wife visited relatives and friends in town during the week. Mrs. Burt Adams returned to her home in Schenectady Saturday. Ruth Bradford is spending a few days with Westport friends. Fanny Burt is confined to the house with erysipelas. B>ed Lasher made a business trip to Port Henry Saturday. J. W. Smith was given a complete surprise by a party of about twenty of his friends on Friday evening, the occasion being his 52d birthday After a very pleasant evening and a sumptious lunch the party repair- ed to their homes wishing Mr.Smith many happy returns of his natal day. ifr. Hughes and lady friend en- joyed a drive to Elizabethtown Sun- day. Crown Point. Miss Katherine Hickok returned home Saturday after spending a week in Bellows Falls. Win. Moucrief is visiting his parents in Ironville. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Graham of Ironville were in town Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson of Schroon Lake are spending a few days with Miss Grace Mclntyre. Mrs. H. Davis of Pine Ridge was in town Tuesday. Miss Alpha Sherman is spending a few days with her grandmother, Mrs. O. C. Mclutyre. H. Cheney was in Tieonderoga Wednesday. The Misses L. Bell and S. M. Mc- lntyre were in Tieonderoga Wed- nesday. E. Wyman of Port Henry visited his brother W. Wyman Sunday. Mr.-McKee of Port Henry was iu town Saturday. Miss Bessie Wilcox returned home from Middlebury Monday. S. Skeels was iu Whitehall Mon- day. Memorial services were held in the Congregational Church Sunday. It being a nice day there were 182 present. Decoration Day will be celebrated in this place Friday, May 30. Mr. Frank Bell of Glens Falls will bathe speaker at the Congregatioual Church; after the speaking an ex- citing ball game will be played be- tween the Bridport team aud the Crown Point team. or by the 3 o'clock Friday; a few, however, remained over until Satur- day, either to visit friends or trans- act matters of business. We were glad to have the teachers here and hope to see them again at no dis- t day. South Lewis. May 26.—There will be a mission ary tea given at the residents of Napoleon Marsha on the afternoon of June 6th; there will also be a social in the evening of same date All are most cordially invited to at- tend. Mrs. Middleton of Chicago is visiting her brother Walter Coon of this place. Mr. McGowen and -family of Essex visited their cousin N. Mai'sha recently. Elbei't Diekerson had the mis fortune to lose his only cow. W. W. Ferris and daughter (Ada) went to Glens Falls last week to visit his brother, Rev. EH Ferris. Mr. Ferris has returned home bui his daughter will stay an indefinite time; she will be missed by herLewis schoolmates. Hubert Marsha receutly pur- chased a fine i*oad wagon of S. E. Phinney. We understand Mr. Phinney is on the l'oad selling th Buckeye machines. We are glad to see Miss Wli.they, our teacher, in her school again. She spent last week in Elizabeth town attending institute. Marshall Lewis lost a valuable mare and colt Monday morning. \I Had the Fidgets,\ says Mrs. Mitchell, of Newark, N, J. \I couldn't eat, I couldn sleep, and was nervous and miser- able. There seemed to be a sort of gnawing, nagging feeling in my very bones. Nothing helped m( until I used the new medicine, Cal cura Solvent, discovered by Dr. David Kennedy, of Kennedy Row, Kingston, N. Y. That set me right.\ For sale by all druggists $1.00. Tioonderoga- May 23.—The past week has been one of great interest. The teachers institute opened Monday with one hundred forty teachers in attend- ance. Conductor Shaver had the first, exercise and was followed by Professor Smith. On Monday evening the rhetorica contest of Tieonderoga High Schoo' was held. There were eleven speakers, seven girls and four boys. The opera house was well filled and the speaking was excellent. The judges were Conductors Shaver and Smith and Principal P. F. Burke. None of the speakers were known to them and no names were given on the program. The contest was so close that it took the judges some time to decide. The decision was 1st prize boys, William Robert Arthur; 1st prize girls, Agnes Henderson Smith; 2nd prize boys, Harold Frank Locke; 2nd prize girls, Elizabeth Morhous. State Supervisor of teachers' in- stitutes, I. H. Stout, L. L. D., visited the institute on Wednesday and spoke for one period. On Wednesday evening Conductor Shaver gave an illustrated lecture showing some very beautiful views. The exercises of the institute were all interesting and profitable. Most of the teachers left by wagoo Nort h Hudson Eggs are selling for 15c per doz., calves 5c live weight, fowls 8c per pound, and potatoes from 80 to 90c per bushel and quite scarce at that owing to the enormous amount that decayed last fall. Delema DeZaiia is working for Mrs. Sisson at Ironville. The following named below \were at Tieonderoga during the week of teachers institute: Mrs. Eli Hozley, Mrs. John King, Mrs. Henry Ma- ros, Lewis M. Hozley, Joe Matros, Samuel Duntley and Mrs. Edwin Pepper. Miss Pearl Duntley from Ne Russia speut Sunday at home. A new flag is floating in Dist. No. 4, the praise is clue to Albert Walker trustee. Dan Laymond commenced his bark pealing job last week. Will Sturtevant was home with his family over Sunday. Ernest Girard sold his span of black beauties to Mr. Loekwooi from Schroon Lake. Mr. Hunter and Miss AlicePat- node wereguests of Miss Mabel Hun- ter Sunday. Coll Sprague was in town Sunday on business. Miss Ida Murphy is working at Pine Ridge Cottage. Miss Bird McCauley left town Monday for New Russia where she will remain for the summer. Miss Josie Duprey is working ai the Windsor Hotel, Schi'oou Lake. The many friends of Miss Haze Patnode collected at her home Thurs- day last (it being Hazel's 91-h birth day) aud had an abundance of fun and laughter;lunch was served with all the dantiest things possible; no pains was spared by Mrs. Patnodc in making the occasion a success may she live to see many happy re- turns of the day is the wish of hei schoolmates and many friends. Samuel Letson removed his family from what is commonly known as Berry mills to Port Henry, Mr. Let- son being employed there by Sai McDonnell. Edward Matros is riding a hew Cresent wheel. Caseacleville. May 25.—Sun and showers, genu- ne April weather. Some city guests are among the mountains already; we have seen several pleasure parties pass here recently. James McKee was a guest of A. • E. Beardsley over Sunday. Mi's. A. E. Beardsley is somebe* tcr. Dr. Rand of Keene is in un tendance. Spring advances very slowly; ap- ple trees are not yet blossomed, dandelions are just beginning to bloom and we have seen but two of the gentle mosquitoes as yet. We have had several' ardthunder storms in the last few days. Eugene Thew and son Alfred at- tended the funeral of Clayton Lewis Lt Willsboro Sunday. I>eerhead. We are having nice weather after the I'ain which was much needed. Ardie Benedict has been engaged to carry the mail from Deerhead three times a week. Mrs. Edgar Stevens and Mrs. H. J. Wrisley spent Wednesday in Center. Miss Alice Cross of Stowervill spent several days in town last week, Willie Goff, who has been ill, is able to be out again. The stereoptican view entertain- ment held at the school house was good but the attendance was small on account of inclement weather, Mrs. Eugene Surprise and baby Clyde spent Saturday and Sunday with her parents. Fred Lewis was prostrated by f stroke last week which lasted abou an hour and left him in very poor health. Won't Follow Advice After Paying For It. In a recent ai'ticle a prominent physician says, \It is i. to im- possible for the physician to get his patients to carry out any prescribed course of hygiene or diet to the smallest extent; he has but one re- sort left, namely, the drug treat- ment.\ When medicines are used for chronic constipation, the most mild and gentle obtainable, such as Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets, should be employed. Their lse is not followed by constipation as they leave the bowels in a natural and healthy condition. For sale by C. N. Williams, druggist. May. Nort h Jay . Miss Rocina Partridge, who has been attending school during the past winter at Saratoga Springs,has returned home. Meadows and pasturesare looking fine after the l'aiu of the past week. John Boynton, a successful farmer of this vicinity, in order to fill his increasing orders for butter, has commenced buying milk. Our teachers have returned from the institute held at Eiizabethtown and will take up their work with in- reased interest. Mrs. Thomas Bailey has gone to live with her son, Richard, at Au- sable Forks. Mrs. Anna Reechau, who has been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert [ Forbes, returned to Lake Placid. William Tindale and sister with relatives from Burlington visited at Matthew Spellman's last week. J. S. Boynton has left for the west on an extended visit. Keene . PLEASANT STREET. May 26.—James Stewart of Hill Street has let his farm and gone to Saranac to work for the summer as a carpenter. John Jackson, an old resident ol Keene, has been a great sufferer the last few weeks with his head am eyes; he is going to the hospital ai Burlington this week. RW.Kilburn and son of Winning ton passed through our street Wed nesday last to attend the funeral ol his brother-in-law, William French of Elizabethtown. D. C. is stili looking after the widow; report says she will ac- company him to his western home i the near future. Our school closes this week with an exhibition, Miss Rosa Pratt teacher. Alex. Jaques has moved into the Estes cottage; it will be l'eady for boarders June first. Keene will be the banner town for corn this season; they keep Harry Chase with his horse and planteron the move every day. jNewman. May. 27.—Mr. and Mrs. A. Bry ant were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Phineas Taylor recently. G. G. White of Plattsburgh was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Pratt onday. Miss Lizzia Carey, who works for Mrs. Heury Allen, is visiting her parents at Black Brook. Albert Hickock, who has been quite ill with typhoid fever, is gain- ing slowly. Eugene Randall, who has been quite ill with pneumonia is now able to be out again. DORIS, The Most Common Ailment. More people suffer from rheuma- tism than from any other ailment. This is wholly unnecessary too, for a cure may be effected at a very small cost. G. W. Wescott, of Meadowdale, N. Y., says: \I ha x * been afflicted with rheumatism for some time and it has caused me much suffering. I concluded to try Chamberlain's Pain Balm and am pleased to say that it has cured me.\ For sale by C. N. Williams, druggist. May. Sehroo n Lake- Morgan B. Leland of New York is spending a few days in town. Ed. Johnson of Blue Ridge has commenced his summer work at the Leland House. Miss Achsah Jones, who has been in the Glens Falls hospital for ten weeks, will return + ~ Schroon Lake June 1st. Mrs. Ferdinand Thilo of Charley Hill was buried last Thursday. Thomas Mairs of Argyle and his daughter of New York visited Dr. S. D. Miller last week. Mrs. J. II. Pitkin is in town vis- iting friends and relatives. There is every prospect of a suc- cessful season for the hotel men this year, and ample pi^eparations are being made. The White Crow Minstrels gave a concert at the St. Andrew's Hall Tuesday evening last. It was a great success aud well attended. Paris Russell of New York is in town. The Leland House help arrived last Monday and begun house clean- ing. The Ladies' Aid of the Congrega- tional church met at Mrs. M. J. Cheney's Thursday afternoon. BORN. In Essex, May 22, a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. E. V. Carver, and grand-daughter to Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Royce. HALE.—In Italy, May 23, Mary Lee, widow of Matthew Hale and eldest daughter of the late Col. Francis L. and Sarah Wilson Lee. —Just returned with a complete line of Mens, Boys and Chiidrens high grade Clothing. Fine assort- ment of young Mens fancy Worsted Suits. All wool \Bic.\ Pants 28 to 42 in. $1. \Bic.\ Suits, Mens extra size—Suits up to 50 size. I. H. WOOD'S 10 per cent Clothing House, !w Wadbams Mills, N. Y, . - \: ' V'\-
