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of saving regularly and make yourself independent.
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Open also Monday evening from
seven to eight,
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IS IT EITHER ONE OB BOTH?
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UPPER JAY
j
MORIAH
(UtilQ but IdV«ly)
; —Last Sunday morning Rev. Morris
—Mensen Cooper still pursues the (, Baker gave an 'interesting talk to the
eiusive trout—and with some success. children at the M. E. church and bap—The home of Mr. a a d Mrs. E. W. ^ tized four. Iti the evening the ChilKeith is afflicted with measles. Rather dren's Day was observed. Much credit
.">aa to be s k k at any time but it is es-; is due those who so patiently drilled
pecialiy uncomfortable daring such ( the children. The singing and speaking
.lot weaiher as we had before the rain. ( were excellent.
Everyone will be glad to see the sick j —The funeral services of Mrs. Warones about again---for they are much I ren Broughton were held at her late
missed.
! residence last Sunday afternoon, Rev.
—Frank Potter and Boz Smith have j, M. fcaker officiating."
leen bringing in tiie do.ted scale* lute—Mr. and Mrs. Charles Watkins went
•y. A
; ! to Providence, R. I., last week to at--Charies Goutner, our good n.?igh-J tend T lie graduation from high school
: ; j . . is sin. iti at his home.
j of M:s< Kathleen Watkins. On their
—H. \\ . Sunnier arises to remark | return they will reside in the Watkins
iiia* whiie there are not many items j home.
of i.\ieTe<i this week, there \\ill be j —Miss Laura Pattison graduated as
plenty whe:: that fishing pa:ty get.; j a nurse last Friday from the Phy'si-
. from Cold River.
;_—On Saturday afternoon Ian the
iieene: bail ieam came to Uppsr tay
a ad ; rimmed the locals 13-10. As the
•<:•: ore indicates the game abounded in
bingle-:. both sides clubbing the sphere
'plentifully. The Keene boys played
.ihe betver game and deserved to win.
Upper Jay, without Hagar, Prune, Soper and Robert Branch were a trir-e (?} handicapped for the first game
but would have been in a healthier
condition had there been a few less
overthrows and a more consistent holding on the third strike after Call had
fanned some of the hard hitting crowd
from up the river. Calldid splendid
work: Mlisten clecerly played third:
H. Branch and Hewitt hit well A return game will be playedcas soon as
possible.
—The married men on Tuesday night
unmercifully fleeced the Want to Be's
or unmarried at volley ball. Four
straight was the score. Never a look-J
in for the poor unfortunate. However
better woik is expected from them
next time.
dans' Hospital at Plattsburg.
—D. W. Burgey has rented the
Wright property in the village. He
will oper. the blacksmith shop. Mr.
and Mr. Burgey will reside in the house
r-oently vacated by Mrs. Ellen Walker.
Bishop of Hartford,
t -Deforest
Com-L, is at home for a week's vacation.
—Clark MeCasland is at home with
his parents, Dr. and Mrs. H. McCasland, for his summer vacation, from
Malone School for the Deaf.
—S. C. I. closes this week.
—All legal voters of School District
No. 2 are requested to attend a special
school meeting at the school house on
the 2jj5th of June at 8 p. m. for the purpose'.of changing said district to a
unioii fre School district and consolidate) same with Sherman Academy.
Remember the date, June 26th.
—The 40th anniversary of the Woman's Home Missionary Society was observed Thursday evening at the M. E.
church in the form of as hower for a
needy Kentucky school.
—Sherman Grange meets tomorrow,
(Saturday) at 8:30 p. m.
RIVALS OF THE MONGREL PUP
Orrin Rumney, who resides in the
Trout Pond section near :Clintonvilte,
recently lost five of his best sheep and
fifteen lambs which were killed by wild
animals according to reports. It is said
that bear killed the sheep while foxes
feasted on the lambs.
WEST WESTPORT
—Monday we had the much nedeci
and long expected thunder storm, but
it didn't last as long as we would have
liked. The grass and crops have been
in woeful need of rain, the former turning yellow, and dying on many lawns
and pastures.
—Miss Gladys Lackey went to Port
Henry Wednesday of last week to try
her school examinations.
—On Thursday, June 10th, LeRoy R.
Collins celebrated his 20th birthday,
among those present being his two sisMrs. G. R. Lackey of Port Henry and
Mrs. M. C. Barbee of Westport. A
good time was enjoyed by all.
—Wild strawberry shortcakes are being enjoyed.
—During the last week several automobiles have been venturing over the
turnpike road, although it is pretty
rough going, which gives one the impression of being bounced on his
grandpa's knee in the days of yesterday.
—Earl Anson is again carrying cream
in this neighborhood.
—Mrs. Frances Junior called on Mrs.
Mary E. Collins Sunday, although the
walk occasioned considerable more exertion than she was justly capable of
making for she has long since seen her
spryest days. However a relative came
and carried her in his car on the return
trip and we hope she may long continue as capable as she now is.
HAMLET IS LEFT TO WILDERNESS, LAST MOVE OUT
The hamlet
of Poke-o'Moonshine,
clustered
at + he base of towering Pokethe people of the county are wor,
o'-moonshine
mountain
in the town of
dering if the Wallace family are out
for the principal political county Lewis. Essex county, is the latest to
join
the
group
of
deserted
villages in
POET HENRY
plums. But there seemed to be another phase to the game which caus the Adirondacks. -ays a Sarar.ac Lake —L. C. Pattison, optometrist, will be
ed The Adirondack Record to per- dispatch to the metropolitan papers. at the Lee House June 25th.
tinently ask in headlines last week, For many years it was a flourishing little village Xow there is but a single
HASELTON
'Which Office Do They Want.'"
The News then goes on to quote the family there, which is soon to move —Miss Grazia Haselton is home from
away
Quiticy, Mass., where she spent the
article appearing in The Adirondack
Record of two weeks ago, winding up Just how long age was Poke o'-moon- year attending school.
shine an incorporate-:! vi'lage'
—Mrs. Dean Hardy, who has been
as follows:
quite sick, is some better.
"Following these rumors and reTHE
BRENTWOOD
INN
UNDER—Mr.
and Mrs. Halsey 'Wash-burn
ports Hon. James Shea of 1>ake
GOES MANY IMPROVEMENTS were in Keeseville recently.
Placid receives a letter from W. E.
The
Brentwood
Inn
at
Elizabeth—Frank Warren is on the sick list.
Wallace, which emphatically declares his candidacy for member of town has been undergoing many alter- —Dorothy Thew attended regents
assembly in the Republican prima- ations and improvements during the examinations at Au Sable Forks this
ries to be held September 14th. Of past few months making it an up to week.
course the communication does not date hostelry. The parlor has been —Mrs. Alice Stephensdn is quite
clear the county treasurership sit- enlarged and a new stair ca=e has been poorly.
—Mrs. Halsey Haselton is receiving
uation and Mr. Shea is mum on that installed. New floors have been laid
score, (but voices his approval of W. and a double fireplace has been built treatment at the Physicians' Hospital,
E. Wallace, of whose candidacy he in. adding much to the attractiveness Plattsburg.
of both dining room and parlor. Papery .—Maurice Southmayd was a caHer
vouches as sincere."
•
and paint have also been used un- on our street Sunday.
stintedly in making this hotel pleasant
NEW TICONDEROBA BANK
and attractive.
HAWKEYE
PROPOSED FOR VILLAGE
—Several guests have recently arrivA move is on foot in Ticonderoga to
ed
at
Silver
Lake
Hotel; among them
establish another bank there. Recently TOWN CORRESPONDENCE are Miss Doris Kenyon
with a large
application was made in Washington
party
of
friends.
for a charter for the Carillon National
—On
Wednesday,
June
9, occurred
BOQUET
bank, the name chosen for the new
KEESEVILLE
—Mrs. Dann of Rouses Point is visit- the marriage of Miss Anna Wafcerski —Eugene Cummings and son Louis
banking house. Forest B. Wood, Leof
Newark,
N.
J.,
and
James
P..-".BuckRoy R. Mead, Alvin M. Barton and ing her daughter, Mrs. C. I. Juckett. ley of this place at St. Benedict's
of
Loon
Lake
spent Sunday at their
Charle& E. Hoi den, all prominent busi- —Norman Searles of Port Henry church, Newark, N. J., by Father Hen- home in town.
ness men of Ticonderoga, signed the spent Sunday with his uncle, George
They were attended by the bride's —Mr. and Mrs, John Sweeney of Jay
application. An agent will be sent R. Chapman.
rister, Barbara, as bridesmaid, and and Miss Burtt of Clintonville were
from the comptroller's office to inves- —Miss Ruth Fish, the assistant post- Hugh
of New York as grooms- callers in town last week.
tigate conditions there and to decide mistress in the Boquet office, is taking man. Higgins
—Louise Cronkhite closed her school
The bride was prettily attired
whether a new bank is necessary. The a week's vacation at her home in Mo- in
white georgette crepe with hat to in Clintonville last week and returned
matter will be held in abeyance pend- riah Center.
to her home in town.
match,
while
the
bridesmaid
wore
pink
—We had a nice shower Tuesday
ing the investigation. It is proposed
After dinner at the home —L. C. Matthews visited in Plattsmorning, the first we have had since georgette.
to capitalize it for $50,000. *
of the bride, which was attended by burg last week.
the first of May.
the
immediate
Mr. and Mrs. —Mrs. John Booth of Peru and Mr.
—The hay crop looks very light but Buckley left onfamily,
MEMORIAL TABLET TO BE
an auto trip for New and Mrs. Russell Turner of Schuyler
' u«VEILED JULY 4TH if we get a rainy spell now it may York
city and points along the Hud- Falls called on Mr. and Mrs. Fred StanA large boulder which was placed come on.
son, arriving a t the home of the groom ford last Saturday.
In the park opposite the Windsor —Miss Ada Orr of Boston is visiting ou Monday where they will reside for
—Richard Arbuckle went to New
Hotel at the county seat under the her uncle, Charles Orr.
the present. The groom is one of our York on business last Saturday.
management of John A. Stanton as- —Edward Bigelow has sold out his most popular voting men and the bride
—Miss Margaret Beardsley and brosisted by Merritt C. Stanton and Benj. household goods and is leaving for comes highly recommended. They re- thers, George and Oakley of Boquet
L. Pond in memory of the boys who Fair Haven, Vt., where he has em- ceived many beautiful and costly wed- spent Sunday with their sister, Mrs.
"went from that place during the World ployment.
.
ding present including silver, cut glass, John Bishop.
War^ together with a tablet which has
—Miss Minnie Calkins of Essex wasf
and linen. Their many friends wish
been fastened thereon with the name
an
over-Sunday
guest
of
heV
sister,
them a long and happy wedded life.
WESTPOBT
of ea£h soldier, will be unveiled July
C Pattison, optometrist, will be —Miss Nina Hart arrived at Silver Mrs. Anson.
4th with appropriate ceremonies. at —L.
—The Children's Day exercises at
C.
A.
P.attison's
residence
June
26th.
Lake
Camp on Thursday.
Judge Augustus N. Hand will be the
the M. E. church Sunday were enjoyed
—Rev. and Mrs. H. G. Fithian arriv- by
principal speaker.
large congregation. The children
ed at Camp Breezemont and will oc- tooka their
parts well and each selection
WILMINGTON
cupy it during the summer season.
was
perfect.
—Mr.
and
Mrs.
Russell
and
daughter
NORTH CHESTERFIELD
—A very pretty and quiet wedding —Nelson Dragoon moved his family
—Miss Louise Cronkhite closed her of Schenectady are stopping at Wood- took place at the Church of the AsPlattsburg Monday.
school Wednesday after a very success- bine cottage.
sumption Redford, on Monday, when to —Miss
Elizabeth Matthews,of Platts—Mrs. Lila Stewart and friend from M. Angela Gleason of this place and
ful term and returned to her home at
Boston, Mass., are with Mrs. Stewart's Spencer H. Wilson of Redford were burg is visiting relatives and friends in
Keesevitle.
—Mr. and Mrs. Richard Benedict parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Nye.
united in the holy bonds of matrimony town for a few days.
and two daughters called oni Mr. Bene- —Byron McLeod was down and by the Rev. E. C. Laramee. They were —Cornelius Callanan, who has been
dict's brother, Wesley Benedict, Sun- surveyed the cemetery lots.
attended by Miss Florence Wilson, sis- attending school in Troy, returned to
—Mr. and Mrs. Ira B. Lyon recently ter of the groom, and John Gleason, his home last week.
day.
spent
a
day
with
friends
in
town.
John Kinney was a caller at Keesebrother of the bride. The bride was —Joseph Safford viiited his family
—We are very sorry our pastor is attired in a traveling suit of blue-with in Montreal last week.
ville Thursday.
to leave us.
taupe hat and the bridesmaid wore —Elizabeth Kerr has accepted a po—Remember the campmeeting on brown. After the ceremony the cou- sition in Sterns & Winters' stode.
NATIVE OF LEWIS
DIES IN IDAHO June 25tli, Come one and all.
ple left immediately for a trip through —Miss Barbara Romeyn. -who has
News has been received of the death —We are glad to see Grazia Hasel- Vermont, after which they will:reside been attending Vassar College at
in Idaho of William Tatro, a former ton at home from Boston.
in Redford, where Mr. Wilson is en- Poughkeepsie. returned to her home
—Mrs. Austin Shumway is visiting gaged in business. Both Mr. and Mrs, ' .st week.
native of the town of Lewis, who went
her
people
at
Au
Sable
Forks
to Colorado many years ago but for a
Wilson are very popular in our com1 —Frank Weed of St. Albans, Vt... is
decade past has been living in Idaho.
munity and their many friends wisfr"] visiting his mother, Mrs. Henry Weed.
them a long and happy wedded life. —Nelson Ano of Au Sable Forks
The esteem in which they are held was called on friends in town Tuesday.
THE "MATTER WITH AMERICA"!
shown by the many beautiful wedding
What's the matter with America
BORN
presents.
J
these days?
31, a daughter to
Too many diamonds, not enough
—The barns owned by Frank Crow- Mr.HENNESSY—May
and
Mrs.
Ryan
Hennessy of Moalarm clocks.
ley were struck by lightning ori Mon- riah Center.
Too many silk shirts, not enough
day evening and totally destroyed by
blue flannel ones.
fire. The loss is a heavy one as all of
Too many pointed-toed shoes and
his farming implements/ wagonsfi and
MINEVILLE
not enough square-toed ones.
machinery, which were all practically
—L. C. Pattison. optometrist, will be
Too man} serge suit? and not enough
new, were in the barns and all were at the Lee House June 25th.
overalls.
burned. The property was covered by
a small insurance.
Too much decollete and not enough
.aprons.
—Regents examinations are being
Too many satin upholstered limouheld in ouf* school "this week by our
sines and not enough cows.
teacher^ Miss Anna Buckley.
Too many consumers and not
—Clarence Douglass of Loon Lake is
enough producers.
spending a few days with his uncle,
Expense
is
not
efficiency.
Too much oil stock and not enough
David Douglass.
WILL LOAD
saving accounts.
Don't pay for gold horseshoes —Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Crowley of Lake
Too much envy of the results of
Placid and Mrs. Thomas 'Crowley of-!
when
you
buy
your
printing.
hard work and too little desire to emBlack Brook spent Sunday at David
Sensible printing on sensible Douglass'.
ulate.
Too many desiring short cuts to
paper — Hammermili Bond —George Carey arid sister Mary of
wealth and too few willing to pay the
Lake Placid were over-Sunday guests
— will save you money and of
price.
relatives here.
" *;.
—AT—
get results for you.
Too much of the spirit of "get while
the getting is good" and not enough of
MARRIED
That
is
the
kind
of
work
we
the old-fashioned Christianity.
DEYO-LANE—At Port IJ.i.ry, by
do and the kind of paper Rev.
Too much discontent that vents itR. F. Pierce, on June Gth, Lewe use.
self mere complaining and too little
grand Deyo, son of Mr. and Mr> L. M.
real effo't: to remedy conditions.
Deyo of Moriah Center and Florence
Too muvh class consciousness and Use More Printed
Lane of Port Henry. Mr. and Mrs. FOR PRICES CALL 57-F-ll
too !iltie common democracy and love Salesmansnip* Ask us.
Deyo will reside in Moriah 'enter,
-of humanity.—Fargo, S. D., Forum.
CLINTONVILLE, N. Y,
where the groom is employed.
Gold
Horseshoes
Gorham Bros.
VEAL
AU SABLE FORKS
JUNE 24, 1920
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ESSEX COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FOR. 1919.
(Published Pursuant to Sec. 18 of the County Law)
(Continued from last week)
I, Lee W. Burhans, County Inspector of Weights and Mea
ures, do respectfully submit to your Honorable Board the ioK
lowing statement and report, for the year 1919:
Total number of scales tested
§?Q
Total number of scales corrected
# , RJQTotal number of scales adjusted*.
j?~
Total number of scales rejected
nQan
Total number of dry and liquid measures tested.
26*1
Total number of measures destroyed
tlonr,
Total number of gas and oil pumps tested
I7g
Total number of gas and oil pumps adjusted ,.
74
Total number of weights tested
2^f>
Total number of weights destroyed
,
non-3
Total dumber of hay and coal scales tested
ja
The total cost of testing this apparatus during the year ;:
as follows:
Salary
:
$675.00
Traveling expenses
947.2s
Total
$1622.25
Respectfully submitted,
Lee W. Burhans,
County Inspector of Weights and Measures.
On motion of Mr. Stafford, duly seconded by Mr. .McSweenev.
voted that the report of the County Sealer of Weights and
• Measures be received, adopted and placed on file.
On motion of Mr. Parker, duly seconded by Mr. Brasted.
voted that the Board adjourn until 2 p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Board met pursuant to adjournment; roll called; quorum
present.
On motion, of Mr. Bibby, duly seconded by Ms^ Barnard,
voted that the courtesy of the floor be extended to Hon. B. A.
Pyrke, County Judge.
RESOLUTION, SALARY SURROGATE'S CLERK.
Mr. Torrance offered the-following resolution, and moved its
adoption, and called for the ayes and noes, duly seconded by
Mr. Barnard.
Resolved, that the salary of the surrogate's clerk of Essex
County be, and the same hereby is fixed at the sum of fifteen
hundred dollars per annum;
Resolved, further, that such clerk be and he hereby is au
thorized to collect and retain the fees pertaining to his office
in addition to the salary as herein fixed.
This resolution shall take--effect from ana after December
1st, 1919.
Ayes—Messrs, Straight. Murdock, Stanton, Stafford, Torrance, Johnson, McSweeney, Pratt, Bibby, Wells, Foster, Russell, Barnard, Dolbeck, Brasted, Higby. 16.
Noes—None.
Adopted.
SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS, TOWN AUDITS.
On motion of Mr. Murdock, duly seconded by Mr. Foster,
voted that the special order of business, be postponed until
tomorrow m o r n i n g \ i 10 a. m.
Ott motion of Mr. Russell, duly seconded, voted that the
Board adjourn until 3:3G p. m.
ADJURNMENT.
The hour of 3:30 having- arrived, a t which time the Board
adjourned to, roll called; quorum present.
On motion, of Mr. Straight, duly seconded, voted that the
courtesy of the floor be extended to Senator M. Y. Ferris,
REPORT COMMITTEE TO SETTLE WITH THE COUNTY
SUPERINTENDENT Of POOR.
Mr. Johnson, chairman of the Committee to Settle with the
Superintendent of Poor, submitted and read the following re~
port:
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors:
Your committee to settle with the, county superintendent of
poor, would respectfully report that they have examined the
accounts of said superintendent and the following constitutes
the receipts and expenditures of his office;
Drafts to the amount of $12856.96 were drawn on t h e county
treasurer by said Superintendent H. H. Nye, and are approved by this committee.
Vouchers are on file with the clerk of this Board.
The following are cash receipts and disbursements of the
superintendent of poor:
Cash on hand Nov. 1st, 19-18
S 457.11
Amount received from farm produce
3755.17
Amount received for board
965.76
Amount received for work on highway
210.00
Amount received for burial
50.00
$5438.04
4831.02
Cash paid as per statement
Cash balance on hand Nov. 1st, 1919 . . . . . . . . . . . ; . : . $ 607.62
Respectfully submitted,
D. M. Johnson,,
Albert Dolbeck,.
Harry E. Foster,
Committee.
On motion of Mr. Straight, duly seconded by Mr. Dolbeck,
voted that the report of the committee to settle with the county superinendent of poor, be received, adopted and placed on
file.
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•
On motion of Mr. Johnson, duly seconded,. voted that the
courtesy of the floor be extended to 'County Superintendent
of Poor Horace H. Nye.
REPORT HORACE H. NYE. COUNTY
SUPERINTENDENT OF POOR.
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors:
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The following is iny report for the year 1919:
Cash on hand Nov. 1st., 1918
$ 457.il
Cash amount received from farm produce
3755.17
Cash amount received for board
*
965.76
Cash amount received for work on highway
210.00
Cash amount received for burial, Cronkhite
• 50.0-»
§5438.04
$4831.02
CSsh paid as per statement
Cash balance on' hand Nov. 1st. 1919 . . . ,
$607.
The following accounts were paid by drafts on the cour
treasurer and cash paid out:
Physicians and medicine
,
$ ^37
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P y s
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2250.
Provisions
^42
clothing
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680'
:
Fuel and lights
jo^
Buriai
Outside relief
Repairs
Matron
,,.
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Miscellaneous
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