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0 FOR , CATTARAUGUS COUNTY IN GENERAL Jtuiutor ^ ^ FOR « SALAMANCA and VICIl IN PARTICULAR . VoL I SALAMANCA, H, Y. MAY 30, 1019 Ho. 1 SALAMANCA PAYS TRIBUTE TODAY Arrangements for Memorial Day Exercises are now Completed by the General Arrangement Committee. C. B. Senear, Chairman Arrangements for Memorial day exercises are now completed by the General Arrangement committee, E. B. Senear chairman. The parade will form on Wildwood ■§venue, Maple, Sepeca and Church streets, starting promptly at 10 o’clock. Carl A. Kammire will be .Marshall of the Day assisted by Maj or, A. Edward Krieger and Captain Burdtette Whipple. The positions in line will be as follows: ' Sherwood Post, G. A. R., Co. L., New York /^‘'State ^/guards, returned soldiers, sailors and marines, boy scouts, school children, city officials and fraternal organisations. The Erie band will furnish music for the day. The Junior Erie- band will make its first appearance in public in today’s line of miarch. The progam at the cemetery be ginning a t 11 o’clock will be as fol lows : ' • .Hymn, Onward Christian Soldiers. Prayer. Hymn, Battle Hymn of the Re public. \ Address, Hon. J. S. Whipple. Hymn, America. Benediction, The committee requests those in attendance at the exercises to take part in the singing of the hymns. The two hundred graves of de ceased soldiers and sailors will be decorated with flags by Sherwood Post and floral decorations by boy scouts and high school pupils; Following the exercises at the cemetery dinner will he served at. 1 o’clock at- the Masonic Temple to Shernwood Post, G. A. R., Womans Relief Corps, Spanish Amercican War Veterans and returned soldiers, sailors and Marines of the World War. Sherwood Post, G: A. R., wives and widows of the organization are as usual extended an invitation to attend the matinee performance at the Andrews Theatre. Manager Andrews has this year extended the invitation to all re turned soldiers, sailors and .marines. JVest End Items (Contributed by Mrs. E. E. Noyes) BOY SCOUTS PLAN BIG WEEK H ay Scouts Plan B ig W eek. Cam paign Begins to Increase Mem bership of-Scout O rganization. Boy scouts plan big week, Sunday, June 8th, Campaign begins to in crease membership of scout organ ization, nationally and loyally. At a meeting recently held in the city hall attended by men and women interested in the Boy Scouts, it was decided to enter fully into the cam paign for the purpose of increasing the membership of that organization. Mrs. McCann who was one of the most active workers in this locality in Red Cross and Liberty loan cam paigns has been appointed by Gov. Smith - as general chairman of this local campaign which is toco-operate in the’National movement beginning June 8th. The officers of the re constructed Boy Scout council are as follows: President, Major, A. Edward Krieger; vice presidents, Mesdames, C. R. McCann, J, C. Krieger, R. E. O’ Brien, T. H. Dowd, R» E. Mahar, M. W. Fenton; secretary and treas- »uere, Marvin W. Fenton; Scout Com missioner, W. S. Wafher. These of ficers are ail new in the council with the exception of Mr. Warner who for several years past- has successfully served as Scout Master. Permission has been obtained from the Mayor and Common Coucil to close Jefferson street from South Main to ’Park avenue and the scouts will pitch their tents here for the week. An entertainment will be given each evening beginning and closing first social evening of the early in order that the people of the Daughters of Isabelle was held Wed- Mrs. Reva Hall of Little\ Valley was the gjte^t of her sister, Mrs. Claire Henry of 390 Washington street over ‘..I e v.'eeii end', Mr. and Mi’o. Tom King and their two grandchildren and Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Arrovi^smith and son Robert spent the vreeek end on Bucktooth Run on tne farm recently purchased by Mr. King. Mr. and Mrs. Henry of Jamestown, are the week end guests of their son, Claire Henry of Washing ton street. They spent Sabbath with Mrs'. Henry’s brothers, the Johnson brothers of Cattaraugus. Rev. Francis Watkins, the pastor of the Free Methodist church of the west end is moving this week into the new parsonage recently pur chased on Crawford street of Mrs. Crandall of Little Valley. Mr. and Mrs. Millard Jackson have purchased the property at 394 Cen ter street just being vacated by Rev. Watkins and will take possession this week. Mrs. Stone and daughter of Mead- ville. Pa., visited over the week, end wjth her parents, Mr. and Mrs, Al drich of Bucktooth Run. Mrs. E. L. Noyes of Washington street received word that ’her cousin Corporal O. C. Reiser of 397 Field Artillery, TOth division had arrived from France and would pass througli Salamanca‘about the 29th, enroute to his home in Sharon, Pa. He is well iknown here among Erie railroad* employes, being a fireman on thaf road for the past seven years.' He^was drafted and went to Camp Dix with the 78th division from Jamestown, N. Y. Mrs. Charley Hall of Bucktooth Run who has been caring for her daughter, Mrs. Claire Henry of 390 Washington street for the past two weeks has returned home. William Champlin, Earl Plough, Harold Drachlin and Manjey Fuller of west end have gone to Akron, Ohio to work. The C. E. club met with Mrs. William Finney of Washington street Wednesday evening. The house was decorated ip red, whit^ and blue and table decorations to show the national colors. Pleasant evening was spent by all. . Several ministers of the ‘IIJ. B^ church of the Bradford district will meet with Rev. Jay Baker of the ’^ e s t end'to arraign for a pension bureau. A1 Earl of Little Valley is visiting Mr. Grant Ploughs and Mt. Frank Freemans of^he west end. JMrs. J. W. Moffat, Mrs. Guy Ralph, daughter and two children of Sharon, Pa., are the guests of Mrs. .Grant Plough .of .Washington street and other friends in the city. Mrs. W. A. Pown of Cattaraugus visited Mrs. William Finney Wednes- day. Mrs. Clarence Jepson of Washing ton street started Thursday to Fin lay, Ohio for a week’s visit. ^ Mr. C. E. Booth is visiting in Bradford this week. He is slowly improving in health. Mrs. Denniger of Great Valley was a guest of the week end of Mrs. Clarence Booth’s of 'V\fashing- ton street. BENEFIT UANCE NETS HOSPITAL ASSO- CIATION GOOD 31^3 D a n c e on M onday Evening iTt Strand Hal! a Financial and Social Success. One hundred twenty five couplqs attended the dance given by Sala manca HospitaL association. , The dance netted the hospital about two hundred dollars and the hospital board appreciate thorough ly the cordial support given this en tertainment. The ente^inm ent committee of the hospital, Mrs. E. M.urrin, chair man, Mrs. Edward Bolard, Mrs. John McCabe and Mrs. C. A. Swan were in charge *^cf the arrangements. ' Houghton’s ten piece singing orchestra of Clean furnished the music. Out of town guests wee:Marguer- ite Whalen, Marie Coughlin, Nichol as Henderson, Mr. Milligan, Mr. Taylor, Robert Murrin, H award Mil- Taylor, Robert Murrin, Howard Mil ler and Mr. Lewis of Clean, Margar et McCaffery and Richard PhaIeil,Al- legheny, Charles Hirchdrt, Cleveland, Herbert Larson, ^C^tt^f^ugus, Vir ginia Krieg, Pittsburg, Katherine Fitzpatrick, Sprini^lle, Genevieve Stronz, Mechanics Institute,. Rochesr ter, Mrs. Herbert Groves, Albany, Mr. and Mrs. James Mudgett, Jr.„ Ellicottville, Mildred Ellis ,and Phil lip Champlin, Little Vajfley. PLAY BALL I City League Opens Schedule Today. Much Interest Shown, DAUGHTERS OF - ISABELLE HOLD FIRST SOCIAL GATHERING M izpah. Chapter. H o lds. A fternoon ahd Evening Session.'^. Large C^<^wd in Attendance. city may enjoy both the Scout pro gram and the carnival which is being put on the same week by the Erie band. Miss Mary I. Kidder will spend the week eud in WellsvRle. Miss Roslyn and Eunice Anderson are spending Decoration day at their borne in Jamestown. FOR SALE—ONE -Upright Steam Hngine, 15 good lubricator and governors. New ^lamanca Laundry. nesday evening at St. Patrick's hall. The attendance of this gathering, was large and no doubt is but a forerun ner of many similar affairs. ^ The decorations were American flags. There y^ere eight tables of bridge and light refreshments were served. “The committee in charge was Mrs. Mary Stapleton, Mrs. C. H. Collins^ Mrs. D. J. Maley, Mrs. George Steinbroner, Mrs. Johai Ken drick, Sirs. R. E. ^ h e r , Mrs. ^ Lynn Hitchcock, Miwi Helen Duggan, Julia Walsh* and Minnie Murrin. First game of the schedule of the City League will be_ played on the High School Campus\ this, afternooU at 2.30 between Erie and R R.-* & P. teams. The interest already shown in the^city league indicates an un usually successful season. A city base ball league , in Salamanca can not be considered an experiment and rhe present league bids fair to out^ STATE' SCHOLARSHIP'S a w a r d e d t o RETURNED SERVICE I m EN o f N. Y. STATE Gov. Smifii Signs B ill Presenting Exceptioniil Educational Offer. strip all its predescors, successful though they have been. A twilight game will be played between the, High School, and No Name team^s.''- , Admission^to-the games this sea son will be fifteen cents and tags will be sold “at all entrances to the grounds. ^ A parade headed by the Junior Erie Band, E. C. Strickland, Direc tor, will precede thq game and will terminate at the High School grounds forming at Atlantic street at 1:30. Follow the band and make the crowd to the first game a large one. . * The officers of the city league,are as follows: President, G. L. Winer; Vice. Pres., M. J. Maloney; Treas., Thos. Kellman; Sec., Xl Mosler. Executive! Com mittee E. B. Senear, Chairman. F. C. Prescott. A. J. Maroney.. B . R. & P. Team , Charles Cavanaugh, Manager. Burdette Hurley,. Captain. Old T’s Team K. Hohman, Manager. - Dr. W. W Whipple, Caplin. No’ Name Alfred Robinson ,Manager. Frank\\ Meyers, Captain, Salam a n c a High School Team Wellman Gardner, Manager. Ray Stephens, Captain. Elks Tjeam Walter Mehtz, Manager. - Fi. E. Solark, Captein. Silver Star Team ^ R. Mosher, Manager. H. Simmons, Captain. ^ K. o f C. Team A. W. Ballard, Manager. ^ '■' W. ift-Franey, Captain. \Erie lea m , 1 ■- 1 ..- B. Hartraft, Manager. Arthur'Benton, Captain. Coi L» 65& Infantry Lovi Fredrickson, Manager. , * H. Han»o», Captain. Principals of high schools through out New York state have been noti fied that a competetine examination for the purposfe of awarding three scholarships to resident _ soldiers, sailors and marines for each assem- Jbly district, as provided in chapter 606 of the-laws of 1919, will be held’ in the various *:high schools of the state, iix connectiem with the, regu-- lar regents’, examinations, on Friday, June 29 , 1919, beginning at 9 a. m. Each candidate for this examina tion should notify the education de partment not later than June 10th,' of his intention to participate and should designate the high school at which he wishes to take the examina tion. He should at' the same time notify the principal of the high school designated of his intention, in order that proper arrangeUients may be made. This examination will be open to resident soldiers, sailors . and mar ines, who have served as such in the army, navy, or marine corps of the United States in the World War and have been honorably discharged from such service. No ’person should en^i: the ex amination unless prepared to accept a Scholarship, should one be award ed. The examination will be upon English, history, (Ancient, English, American), plane geometry, algebra and 'any two (at the option of- the candidate) of the following: Latin, French, German, Spanish, advanced mathematics, as an alternate foi\ ad vanced mathematics, physics or chemistry may be offered. The paper on American history will include civ il government. Papers in the six required subjects must be'^mmitted. Ea'ch appointee will be entitled to his tuition in a sum not exceeding $100 per year, in any college,. uni versity, normal, technicaL or trade sc^ol of his selection, located with- jn the st^te, such tuition to be paid by the state, together with an addi tional sum of $100 per^year for the maintenance of the holder of each scholarship while ,dn attendance up on instruction under such scholar ship. Section 78 of Chapter 606 is as follows: State scholarships for^.. soldiers, sailors .and marines. Four hundred and fifty state scholarships are hereby established for the bene fit of resident soldiers, sailors and marines who shall have served as such ip -the army,^ navy' or marine corps of the United States in the world wari and been honorably dis charged from such service, and who shall have or acquire the necessary qualifications as “to secondary or other preparatory education to be required by the commissioner of education under rules and regula tions to be established by him as hereinafter provided. Each of such scholarship's shall entitle the holder thereof to his tuition, in a sum not excee'ding one hundred dollars per year, in any college, university, nor mal, technical or trade school of his selection, located within -the state, such tuition, to be paid by the state together with an additional sum of one hundred dollars per ygar.-for the maintenance of the holder of each of such scholarships while in at tendance upon instruction under such scholarship. The commissioner of education-shall award said^ schol arships and'for that purpose shall es tablish rules and regulations for as certaining the educational qualifica tions of persons who may be entitled to the benefits of this section.* The commissioner shall hold competitive examinations at least once a year and shall select , the student? to be certified for scholarships from each’ assembly district. The commissioner of education shall give thirty days^ notice to each member of. assembly of the date and place -Of the exam ination which is held in the district of such assem^yman or in the coun ty in which Hke assembly district of such assemblyman is located. A list pf the names and addresses of the persons appointed to scholarships for each assembly district shall be for warded to the assemblyman of such district by the commissioner of^ edu cation within ten days'after such ap pointments are made. ^ Not more than .tlmee appointment shall be made feom any assembly district. In awarding the scholarships the eom- missioner shall first Select those who meet the requirements for admission FATAL AUTO ACCI DENT LAST NIGHT Occurred About 11.20 Near Indian School This Side of Carrollton. Reuben L. Perkins while driving a car from Olean to Salamanca last, night attempted to pass a car driven by, Mrs. William Dyer of Lincoln Avenue. He struck the rear wheel of the Dyer car throwing, his car off the road into a fence. The collision \v^ith the fence demolished the Perkiiis' car^ and caused the instant death of Mr. Perkins. Mr. Per kins neck'was broken in the collision. The occupants of Perkins car were: Mr. and .Mrs. Joe Pollock, Mrs. Burt Brown and Charles O'Neil. Charles O'Neih suffered a hrokm am* Mrs. Brown escaped with bad bruises and was-taMen to the home of Mr.^and Mrs. Pollock. In the Dyer car with Mrg. Dyer were Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Rau ^nd Mrs. plasier, all of Lincoln Aenue. The occupants of tWe Dyer car and the car. itself were uninjured.. *- The body of Mr. Perkins was taken to Gault & Hunt’s undertaking rooms and his family notified. Mr. Perkins had lived here about two years, and was employed as a switchman on the B., R. & P.. ^Was only eighteen years of age and is survived by his father, W. B.Perkins of Newfield, Pa.; four sistrs, Mrs: L. G. Gibson of Newfield, Pa.; Mrs. .James Burt of Ulysses, Pa.; the Misses Mary and Dorothy Perkins at home; seven brothers, .Guy and'Sam Perkins of Buffalo,. N. Y., Philip of Georgetown, N. Y. ; BUrdette of Rochester, Lewis of Gaines, Pa.; PauLand Penn at home. Mr. Perkins father ar rived here this morning and will accompany remains to the home, Newfield, Pa., on Erie train 26 today. ' Dr. Bourne was called and found that Mr. Perkins met an instant death, and, that the injured occupants oi Perkins car had left the scene of the accident. The new one driven for the first time by Mr. Perkins, East End Items (Contributed by Mrs. J. G. Winkett) - Arthur Ward has .been visiting friends in Rochester for the past week. Jerry Drew has resumed his duties as house man at the Y. M. C. A., after a three week vacation at Napoli. The condition of Mrs. J. H. Haw ley who was operated upon by Dr. Thompson Warsaw, is rej^orted as improved. The Goodwill club v/ill meet at the home of Mrs. William Crater on Lincoln Avenue Monday evening. Mrs. John Warwick of Rochester is spending the week end with her husband at the east end. Putting a new roof on Y. M. C. A. building at east end. ERIE SHOP BAND Ddnce at Strand Hall ‘ 2nd, Opens Busy for the Band Boys. <CoBtmued m '■ ^ Local Y. M. C. A. Makes Big Gain In Membership In a drive for members which came to a close Saturday night and which continued all during the week. The Army team took first honors winning by 11 points. This campaign created a great deal of interest in the east end and the additional members gained during the campaign waTs very gratifsdng* The gain of membership was 232, 157 Hew members and 75 renewals., The campaign director was Chas. Scott,treasurer,’A. C. Rowland, sec retary, J. L. Hunter. Executive Committee of the Army Team was’: T. C. Donaldson, G. A. Roy4r, T. E. Snyder; of the Navy Team: J. F. Miller, T. C. McCarthy, Edward Steckman. In connection ^with the committees are plapning' an extended program in the “way of community work. The Y. M. C. A. Yield a Jubilee Gfet Together banquet, for all new members last evening. The program consisted of speeches, music by or chestra and solos. * Death of Simon Cooney Simon Cooney, at Bradford hospi tal, Thursday, May 29, 1919. Mr. Cooney was a well known and prom inent business man and proprietor of Phoenix hotel in the city. Was at one time an employe of the Erie Railro^. Mr. Conney had been con nected with hotel business • for a numb^ of years but did not eou- fine his business activities to those interests altogether. He was a mem ber of Branch 44, C.^ M. B. A. and of Salamanca Lodge, 1025, B. P. 0. E. Mr. Cooney is survived by a'wife, Mrs. Mattie Cooney and a daughter, Mrs. E.‘ H. Mahoney of Jamestown; two sisters, Mrs. J. Mahoney of Homeil and Miss Ella A. Cooney of this city, and by two brothers, M. J. Coonejr and John C. Cooney also of this city. Funeral will take place from the family home Monday morn ing at Phoenix hotel at 8:30 and from St. Patrick’s church a t 10 Burial in Calvary Cemetery. Mrs H. R. Finch, 2&s. A, W, For tune, Mrs. W. H. Btezard, Mrs. Ma-* thew \Weber were in Glean Tuesday - Monday evening of next wl Erie Shop Band will give its Annual Dance and it promis’ej the more sucessful, both 5i dance and as a musical trel the one of a year ago. The tee in charge of the arrangements^ Chairman, Andrew Leaskey, H. H, Miller and J. H. McClaren. They] have chosen a program so well bal anced and so welL filled with novel ties in the line of dance music th^ the evening willl prove' a rare treat] for dancers and spectators alike. On Friday evening, June 6th,, the band will journey to Ellicottville where 4t will give a concert followed by a dance. The'entertainment will be held in Davis Hall at 7.30 p. m., the dance at 9. Many Salamanca people attended a-similar affair en by the hand at Little Valley rc cently and they ^ all reported a thor oughly enjoyable evening. The at tendance from here to the Ellicotb- ville entertainment will he an un usually large one. George A. Place ' a former Ellicottville resident^nd one of the bands most enthusiastic members is in charge of the arrang- ments for the evening’s engagement, A good crowd should and doubtlessly will TBscort the band on its pilgram- age to Ellicottville. Plan to make the trip. The train conections are good and them there is your Ford. The United Amusement Company, one of the best and cleangst cami- valson the road, has be.en engaged by the band for the. entire week of June 9. They will ^unquestionably do a big week’s business in -Sala manca, not only because a hig week will assist the . band finaneWiy but because of the merit of the Hnifced Amusement Co.’s .shows. -- The ^arnival committee is as fol lows: ; C. V. Bullock, 'CimitmMn F. E, Wyman, E. (5. Strickaland* The Erie Shop Band has from ihe very date of its organization given vrillingly and freely of. lbs services for every worthy, cause. Contrary to the ^ n e ral impression the pay of the men does not go on while they are out'\ on band engagements. Many times in the last few years the band has turned K>ut to help some good cause along with no desire for or thought of pay but with a consider able financial loss to pmcticaSy every man in the line. The aim of' the band at “the present time It to raise the money necessary for the purchase of much needed summer uniforms. Salamanca can show itsr appreciation of the services rendered in the past by the band by support ing to the fullest extent* the activities in which the hand is now engaged* Endurance. Endurance, not fleetness, wtnt race. .Never give up. Keep away even though everything 1< hopeless. Many a man has faih achieve both fortune and fame cause he lost’courage just as he within reach of them. What you sire may he on*y oce step abeac ■ •0 -v<' •' 'f '*1 i I'C fe' 'r iia iltt II ir'ii