AND CLINTON COUNTY FARMER.

VOL. L, ISO. PLATTSBURGH, N. Y M FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1904 WHOLE NUMBER 2577

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City Hospital held' recently a specialcommittee was appointed to solicit.subscriptions to the building fund.The Board informally decided thatas soon as $5,000 additional wnspledged they would let the contractlor the erection of the hospital build-ing. It is hoped that this amountmay be subscribed so that the buildermay ge.tj.he material on the groundduring the winter. The committeehave in a lew hours secured pledgesfor aearly $1,000. The work will beprosecuted from day to day, and sub-scriptions will be acknowledgedthrough the Press. The followingsubscriptions have been received:. . $B500—The Delaware & HudsonCompany.

91,000—L. L. Smith, New York;Capt. J. P. HodgHon, A. W. Emery.

$«00—Rev. W. S. Kelley.9500—Hon. A. Gulbord, Rev. J. N*

Pelletier.$B00—P. Hanlon, Clayburgh.9B5O—T. F. Conway.$800—John Haughra-n, Gen. S.

Moffitt, James Farley.$114—Dannemora Prison Officers.$aa6—Saranac Lake Residents.$100—G. F. Hutchlnson, Rose A.

Coagrove, Smith Brothers, GeorgeDeeSardins, E. G. Moore & Co., Dr. E.A. Barnes, J. N. Slower, A. Sharron,HOQ. JH/T. Kellogg," Dr. E. E. Larkin,MarcuB Miller, A. E. Kelley, Mechan-icvllle, P. C. Kelley, Port Henry, Oli-ver Gebo, J. C. Buckley, J. B. Riley,Dr. J. H, Laltocque. G. H. Carroll,J. A. Freeman, W. H. Howell, JamesCavanagh, Mrs. M..P. Myers, Hon. JF. O'Brien, D. M. Callanan, Hon. J.H. Moffitt, J. O. Smith, R. O. Barber &Son, George C. Kellogg, C. Sund-strom. Weir Brothers, Rev. E. M.DePamw, Belgium, Dr. C D. Silver,F. B, Smith.

$50—Thomas Costello, A. Senecal,A. P. Hughes, Hon. L. L. Shedden,A. T. Dominy, P. J. Tierney, F. J.Columbe, Dr. W. C. Thompson, Hen-ry, Wood & Marshall, P. J. Blair, R.H. Gvibord, J. Devlin, T. J. D'Arcy,T. B. Cotter, M. J. Hanlon, Clay-burgh, Haley & Delaney, C. H. Stack-pole, Hon. J. H. Booth, J. A. Schiff,I. Merked, Mrs. J. Conway, W. G.Wileox, J. N. Laundry, Cady & Co.,W. C. Pike, F. M. Purdy, T. K. Mc-Cabe, Girard & Byrnes, M. J. Calla-nan, Keeseville, Dr. T. A. Rodgers,Rev. G. Belanger, Dannemora, J. W.H. Holcombe, Rouses Point, Rt. Rev.H. Gabriels, Ogdensburg, Rev. C. C.Laramie, Redford, W. M. Levy, Rev.B. Granothier, Morrisonville, Dr. W.S. Buck.

9S3—Soldiers.$30—M. E. Murtagh.925—Hugh Brenan, A. Borde, P.

JTMullin, S. Keiley, Keene, J. J. Fin-nigan, J. P. Tierney, C. J. Vert, C. F.Halllgan, C. A. Diefendorf, A. G. Sen-ecal, B. S. Ramsey, F. H. Graves, J.B. McGregor, H. B. Ransom, J. G.Burpee, A. F. Williams, E. T.Vaughn,T. F. Mannix, W. J. Myrnes, 1. F.Dwyer, T. E. Costello, Hon. R. E.Healey, Eugene Brown, C. P. Carpen-ter, Dr. C. M. Marnes, Rouses Point,Mrs. B. H. Bailey, A. McHattie, C. S.Raecoe, J. J. Fitzpatrick, W. F. Hal-ey, 3. H. Fercy, Parkhurst & Taylor,A. D. Boomhower, D. K. Gilbert, J. S.O'Brien, J. A. McCrank, H. A. Wood,S. K. Ryan, James Valley, E. F. Bots-ford, B. J. Robinson Rev. George J.Savage, Geo. N. Webb, M. W. Smith,W. Tindale, Keeeeville, J. P. Cun-ningham, Dannemora, Dr. M. P. Hol-combe, Keeseville, A. W. Boynton,Keeseville, Dr. W. J. Brenan, PeterSavage, Point au Roche, Rev. F. Ber^geron, Chazy, Cedar Point Foundry,Mark Tierney, G. H. Myers, CharlesJ. Dale.

$30—J. H. Donnelly, Vergennes,Mre. M. P. Dunning, L. Lombardoni,P. J. Hillen, M. D. Colligan, V. F.Boire, Dr. T. J. Cummins, E. B. Mc-Keever, A. Penningtou. '

$15—Mre. Rose Ryan, J. McKeefe,V. W. Straight. Keeseville, Friend.

$10—J. A. Stration, S. D. Curtis,.1. Oullins, F. M. Murray, A. N. Hen-shaw, E. Janeiro, Dr. Uobarge, M. J.fJibony, Dr. Charbonneau, I. Crete,!)r. Haynes, R. E. Oibony, Mi\s. J.

1. A. Murphy, H. (•. LaUoeque, &[Jandreau, C. E. Onion r, A H. (Jon-ners, F. M. Valley, .1. M. Pi an, T.McCarthy, Pcpin & Mouso, J. M.Connelly, M. Sowlea & Co., W. L.Pattteson, A. o. Hoag, S. S. Allen,F. K, Starks, R. & V. A. Lafountain,J. 8. Nash, O. T. Larkin, Mrs. J. Dor-Ban, G. M'. Brown, L. Maruslone, H.Seheier, E. J. Marks, S. S. Kempnei,F. Hagar, II. P. Gilliland, W. H.Fordham, R. E. Baldwin, L. A. La-plaat, C. McMastcre, .7. E. Judge,J. B. Kelly, C. Tut I on, II. H. Rogers,S. B. Fitzpatrick, George Rogers, W.H. Dengate, C. D. Moon, Misn M. Tal-lon, G. T. Woodward, J. Pannerter,P. O'Hagan, 1' McCadden, Mrs. J.Keatle, F. Fountain, John Martin, W.Farrell, R. Looby, A. Malboeuf.

$5.OO—Edward A. Barnard, I.Scheier, F. Daley, Cash, W. A. CrooksM. B. Looby, O. MeNalley, A. E. Kav-anagh, J. T. Lavin, .1. Tuhe«, Mrs. T.loiivhi, J. A. Hoag, Mrs. L. Wool, M.Carwody, T. Kavanagh, T. B. Baker,Mm. N. Light, A. Varno, W. Valleaa,O. Sharron, Mra. W. Harris, W. ...Hornick, Mra. M. MeGowan, L. Thorn-ton, Rllen Sargent, tors. S. C. Mason,3". a Pliice, A. Dupont, T. A. Wul-cott, C. Klmball, .!. Ilealey, T J.Miirnano, K. Maille. .1. M Lavlgne,A. Grant Smith. K. (). Donahue. Mi*HB. .}. Blewarf, It. I-:. Nowcomli, H11IH-rr» SlHK-rM. Minnie OojiKrov<\ Horn

McClo.skey, MI-K. A. Valley, Mra. J.HriggH, Mre. C. Lapont, N. Bordeau,W. F. O'Connor, George Pareso, T.Happen, O. ->ordeau, Mrs. H. G. Bur-ret t, Mrs. Jos. Fountain, i.ir.s. J. But-ler, M. (}. Walker, Mnry McCadden,Mrs. R. Looby, Jos. PaRsaneault. E.Charbonneau. J. V. Germain, Mrs.L. J. O'Connell, Mrs. H. Morrison, J.H. Longlln. F. Houvier, A. Brow, Mrs.K. P.unyea, 4«rs. F. Jock, C. H. Moon,Mrs. H. L. Deno, G. G. Decora, Mrs.Julia Gebo. A. Fleming. H. Thomas,7<eph. Nor-do, R. C. Austin, A. W.Shields, Mra. F. A. Waleott, JohnCa*(»y. Mrs. A. H. Taylor, J. E. Nulty,M. Mnllhjs. Mrs. C. Jett, Mary Dev-ins. N. Lacroix, A. Lascor, P. S.Varno. H. lilow. A. Baldwin, E. Sene-cal, Mrs. W. Hanlon, P. J. Tobln, Mrs.

! \V. Jones. J. K. Bunker, Mrs. W.I Barrey, Miss Z. Murray, N. Lefebvre,! F. MisehlBr, Mrs. A. Travis, J. Le-I Coyer, Mns. E. Walter. Mark Devins,;.?. Varno, Mrs. P. Flanagan, M. .).•O'Bryan, Mrs. J. Raymond, J. B.Gallagher, W. Blanchard, I. Roths-child, Mrs. P. J. Lynch, R. Doren-

i burgh, Mrs. J. Dallaghan, George W.j Phifer, Mrs. J. Seltzer, J. B. Lemieux,J. O'Connell, Nancy Devins, C. Deni-rourt, L. Dignard, P. Lalumier, A. H.Enerette, Mrs. W. J. McCluskey, P.J. Kennedy, Mrs. J. Coulbron, J.Frederick, L. Murtagh, Mre. L Mur-itagh, S. Jandro, Mrs. P. Carrier,P. Ranfleld, Mrs. W. O'Brien, Mrs. J.Boswell, M. Norris, R. Dornburgh, A.Schiff, W. Keenan, John Foy, Mrs. M.L. Cammeron, M. McGaulley, Mra.H. Banfleld, J. Burdo, Mrs. M. Keen-an, D. J. Cleary, MTR. L. Gosselin, E.G. Vogan, J. Dormer, M. Monihan,Mary Glancy.

$;j.(K)—L. Duval, M. Boucher, J.Garrant, F. Lemeux, Mrs. O. Ben-nett. C. M. Stoughton, Mra. S, Tur-ner, F. C. Funnell, Mrs. G. L. Aub-ray, D. Portrais, Mary E. Rowe, Mrs.B. Rourdo, Mrs. H. G. Dashenaw,John Holland.

#2.50—Mra. W. M. Snow.$'2.5O—Friend.$2.00—Rose Lagoy, H. W. Wells,

Mrs. D. Healey, L. Donovan, J. H.Hopkins, C. Manning, W. H. Myers,N. Lemieux. M. Whitney, F. H. Rea,E. R. Baldwin, J. Lavin,—M. E.

1 Marnes, R. L. Dupont, M. E. Lyn-i don, Mrs. F. Clark, Mm. J. Lemieux,' J. Donah, Mrs. E. Good, Margaret1 Smith, E. A. Larnard, E. Bruyette,jWm.'Brow, H. Tuis, J. T. Mulroy, J.iB. Demary, S. Fuller, A. B. O'Don-I nell, E. J. Lance, Friend, O. P. l<in-| nigan, H. Latour, Friend.

$70—Redford Subscriptions.$80—Ticonderoga Subscriptions.$81—Morrisonville Subscriptions.$170—Keeseville Subscriptions.$160—Dannemora Subscriptions.$£0—Ausable Forks Subscriptions.$43«—Collections.

TO STOP NETnNC OFFISHCOMMISSION TO PREVENT PRAC-

TICK IN LAKE CHAMPLAIN.

Dominion 1'ailininent to be Asked to

Co-operate With New York and

Vermont in Thin Movement.

The commission appointed oy theSenate and Assembly at their lastsession to take up matters with alike commission from Vermont andhe Parliaments of Ontario and Que-

bec, is composed of Senators Primemd Cullen and Assemblymen Knappmd Reeve and Chief Game protec-tor J. Warren Pond. The commis-sion organized on Tuesday by theelection of Mr. Pond as chairman.

One of the main objects of thiscommission is to secure the repealby the Parliament of Quebec of a

which now permits the whole-sale netting of iish in that portion ofLake Champlaln lying within theDominion of Canada during theearly part or the season when pike,pickerel and bass are on theirspawning beds. The commissionhave been recently advised that re-solutions had been offered in theVermont Legislature with a view ofappointing a committee and that tne

igialature of Vermont is enactingmeasures in the Interest of fish pro-tection in Lake ohamplain whichpleases very much the entire popu-lation of this state where it bordersLake Champlain. The commission'swork with the Province of Ontariowill be confined to recommendinglegislation for uniform laws alongthe Niagara and St. Lawrence riversalso Lake Ontario.

Supper and Cantata.On Friday evening of this week

there wil be a chicken pie supper at'the Methodist church served by the

department. Supper from 5:30 to 8., MENU.

Chicken Pie, Potato Chips, Salad,j Olives, Plckels. Biscuit, BrownBread, Jelly, Ice Cream and Cake,Tea and Coffee. Supper 25 cents; ice

• cream and cake 10 cents.The supper will be followed by a

cantata, entitled, "Mother Goose andSanta Claua." The following, besidesa large chorus of children, wil takepart:Mother Goose . .Mrs. E. J. RobinsonJack Charles StewartJill Mettie AtwoodDaffy Down Dilly. . .Jean Parmertei

Bo-PeepJolly Miller . ,Jack Horner. . .(Sky (Sweeper....Polly Flinders .Boy BlueMiss Muffett. .

Edwin ViallRussell Bell

.Margaret {Robinson

. .Hazel Blanchard. . .Lester Dominy

. .Viola FrazierMother Hubbard. .Gretchen BressetteMistress Mary . .Dorothy RobertsonTom Tucker Harry FrazierKing Cole Harold RobertsonSanta Claus . . Mr. George Southwick

The cantata will commence prompt-ly at 8 o'clock on Friday evening ofthis week. Remember the chickenpie supper, cantata and date.

IDEA MEETS WITH FAVOR IN VERMONT

GOLDEN WEDDING.

Mr. and Mrs. Roger A. Dutton Re-ceive Many Congratulations on

the Happy JOvent.Cadyville, N. Y., Dec. 1.—Thelecond happiest day" in the life of

Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Dutton was theirgolden wedding, Wednesday Nov.30th. About one hundred and twen-ty guests were present to celebratethe happy occasion. A splendiddinner was served at three hand-somely decorated tables. The wed-ding cake was a very elaborate pieceof confection, made by Mrs. LouisaCampbell, of Plattsburgh, a life-long friend. Mr. Dutton wore thetreat in which he was married andwith hie wife led a quadrille witha vigor that proved them manyyears young. So many beautifuland costly gifts were received thatspace will not permit enumeration.A somewhat novel gift was a heavilygold mounted whip from an easternfriend, also a bottle of golden; pillsfrom G. D. Dare, M. D. Among theout of town guests were noted, Mrs.M. J. Hanlon, of Clayburg; J. G.O'Conniell, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Case,Mrs. A. J. Fisk, of Plattsburgh; Dr.J. J. Robinson, of Saranac; J)r. G.D. Dare, Mr. and Mrs. J. Broadwellof Morrisonville. Many letters ofcongratulation and presents, from

bsent friends were received. At alate hour the guests departed withthe earnest wish that the genialhost and hostess may continue toenjoy their present good health formany years and that we may all beinvited to their diamond jubilee.

STATE DAIRYMEN.

Fumily Reunion.On the evening of Nov. 9, 1904, a

very pleasant family party was en-lertained at the residence of Mr.Carnii Lyon on Lyon street, it havingoccurred to the participants that themonth of November had been selectedby the four brothers and sisters as(he month in which to be married.The party present were Mrs. Vic-)iia Keardtdey and tson Guy of Platts-.urgh, Mrs. Elizabeth Stave of Au-able Forks, Mrs. Euretta Bears andmsband, two sons, Berton and Lewis,.1 Charlotte, Vt., Mrs. W. Cleveland>i Huntington, Vt., Mr. and Mrs.Menn Merrihew of Plattsburgh.

Other members of the family wereprevented from being present by 111-

A bountiful auppe-r was served anda very enjoyable evening was spentby all.- It is the intention to ar-I'iinyo in future for a yearly reunion,and it now understood that the nexti(Minion will be held at the residenceof Mrs. Bears at Charlotte, Vt.

Twenty-Eighth Annual Convention atHerklmer, December 13-15.

Arrangements are now completedfor the twenty-eignth anaual conven-tion of the New York State Dairymen'association, to toe heTd in HerkimeDecember 13, 14 and 15. Speakers,with the subjects, have been arrangedas follows:

Ex-Governor 'W. D. Hoard Wiscon-tn; Hon. George M. Whitaker, in-

Sipector United Sltaites department ofagriculture, Washington, D. C, "SomeDistinctive Differences in Methods ofSupplying Three Cities With Milk;"Dr. Joseph L. Hills, director of theVermont agricultural esperiment sta-tion, "Daiiry Insurance Policies; "Prof. V. A. Moore, Cornell un.ivers.ity,"Tuberculosis and the TubercuilineTest; " iDr. W. iH. Jordan, diirectorNew York State experiment station,Geneva, "The Outposts of Agricul-tural Progress; " Hon. George L. Flan-ders, assistant com mission en- of agri-culture, Albany, "Oleomargairine andthe Possible Attempt to Repeal theTon-Cent Tax; " Prof. R. A. Pearson,Cornell university, "Productdon ofSanitary Milk; " J. D. Fredericksen,Little Falls, "History and Develop-ment of the Dairy Industry in Herki-mer County; " W. <?. Patrick, James-town, "Creamery Census."

LOCAL JPARAGRAMS

—Arthur A. Merrill, three milesfrom Cadyville, offers six fine Jersey

iws for sale.—The annual meeting of Saranac

Ohiapter of the Daughters of the Ameri-Hevolution, will be held at the

home of Mrs. C. S. Johnson at 3>'clook Saturday afternoon.

—The variety of Christmas goodslaid in at Medical Hall especially for

demands of the season willlighten the task of deciding upon auiitable present.

—Do not ruin your eyes by strain-ng them. If you are troubled byleadaches or nervousness, visit Prof.Sanborn, the 6ptician, at Cumber-land House, on Monday aid TuesdayDec. 5th and 6th.

—H. S. Lasell, residing on Courtstreet, has purchased from €k F. Tut-tle a building lot on Draper avenue,•wiest of the Normal school, and will atonce begin the erection of a residence,somewhat similar to those now on thestreet

—Mrs. Joseph Ladue of SchuylerFalls has just purchased from the

ton County Carriage Repository,S. K. Ryan proprietor, a handsomeGlens Falls Clrcicle. It is a twoseated carriage in natural wood andis one of the finest vehicles owned inClinton County.

—Mr. and Mrs. James Frederick oflumberland Head gave a birthday

party Thanksgivon 'eve in honor oftheir daughter Mabel fcnd Miss RosaLaMora. About 50 guests were pre-sent. Manny Deautiful presents werereceived. Dancing was enjoyed andsupper was served.

—Clayton, Jefferson county, is inthe throes of a crusade against danc-ing. Th© agitation against it is a tfever heat among the churchpeople. Those who are against ithave sent out some literature, thecharacter of which la considered ob-jectional, debasing and unfit to readby many householders. A unionmeeting of ministers is to be heldand the anti-dancing crusade is tobe carried to other towns.

PERSONAL MENTION

—(Six towns in Washington countyoffer sites for the new State hospital. .

Morris Norris, of Redford, was inPlattsburgh on bustaess Tuesday.

B. Connolly, of Beekmantown, wasa visitor to Plattsburgh on Tuesday.

Peter A. Tromblay of Redfordspent a few hours here yesterday.

John Downs of Peru transactedbusiness in Plattsburgh yesterday.

William Trudo, of Altona, wasamong Tuesday's visitors to the city.

W. H. Dunn, of Champlain, was iutown Monday on legal business.

G. A. Allen, of Peru, was amongMonday's visitors to the city.

John L. Martin of Chazy was inPlattsburgh on business Monday.

F. Arthur Hay, of West Chazy, wasa visitor to Plattsburgh on Monday.

Martin Baker, of Harkness, trans-acted business in the city on Monday.

Postmaster H. J. Bull, of Saranac,was among Tuesday's visitors to thecity.

Mr. and Mrs. W. S. White ofSaranac were visitors to Plattsburghyesterday.

Capt. E. J. Hammond, of RousesPoint, spent yesterday in the citywith relatives.

Henry Fifield, of Saranac, wasamong Monday's visitors to Platts-burgh.

Miss Marie Frechette and MissMargaret Lavery, of Mooers, ate theirThanksgiving turkey in Plattsburgh

Mrs. B. C. Low, who has oeen ser-iously ill in her apartments on Mar-garet street, is somewhat improved.

Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Riley of Maio-espent Sunday iu this city. Mr. Rdleyleft last night for New Yortv or busi-ness.

Mrs. Frank Nicholson, of Brain-ardsville, spent Thanksgiving at theMoffitt farm, the guest of WilliamMcKenna and daughter Hattle, andreturned home Friday.

N. >B. Tarbell, formerly of Platts-burgh, has accepted tlhe position oftraveling salesman for George A. Tay-lor & Co., of Ogdensburg, wholesaledealer in flour, grain, meal and feed.

POMONA H E MEETOFFICERS ELECTED AT YESTER-

DAY'S SESSION.

DELEGATES TD THE STATE GRANGE.

Subordinate Membership Expected

to Reach One Thousand Before

End of the Year.

The Pomona Grange of ClintonCo., held their regular session inCourt St. theatre yesterday. Themeeting was well attended byGrange members from all parts ofthe county.

The forenoon session opened byWorthy Master J. C. Falrbank, ofRouses Point; Secretary W. G.Mooney, who is also County Deputy,made his annual report to theGrange showing a prosperous yearin the work throughout the county.

That subordinate Grange mem-bership in the county will reach onethousand before the end of the pre-sent year is fully anticipated. Thenew Grange at Schuyler Falls, or-ganized by Deputy Mooney on July6 last with a membership of 60 isdoing good work, they now having'over one hundred members with aclass of 33 to begin the 3rd and 4thdegree at their next meeting.

Several matters of importanceaffecting the interests of the farm-ers were discussed during the dayand at the afternoon session theelection of three delegates to attendthe next State Grange meeting washeld.

Delegate at Large—cW. G. Mooney ofEeekmantown.

Associate Delegates—Mrs. W. R.North of CJhazy and W. S. White ofSaranac.

The annual election of officers re-sulted as follows:

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Year In Advance.

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This Pen For Two New Subscribers

Beautifully Chased Barrel, 14k. Gold Pen. Fully warranted. Worth $1.25 each. Will be;given as a premium to the person seeding us two NEW subscribers to the Sentinel.

This Pen For a New and an Old Subscriber.

T Elegant Fancy Carved Oriental Pearl Penholder. Gold Plated Nose and 14k. Gold Plated Pen.Each penj in elegant Velvet lined box. Will be given to each old subscriber handing in a newsubscription.

Address., THE SENTINEL, Plattsbnrffli, N. Y.

—A trial term of the Siupreme Court,Justice H. T. Kellogg presiding, willbe held at Maione, commencing Dec5th.

—The Plattsburgh Lodge of Elkshad a very successful social sessionand initiation last evening. Messrs.J. J. Flanagan of Malone, John P.Kavanagh of Montreal, and Calvin

. J. Prairie of Derrick, were skillfully ln-• ducted into the order. The social! session, which preceded the initia-jtion, was attended by a number ofj supervisors.! —World's Temperance Sabbath hav-ing been appoiated for November 27th,the local Woman's Christian Temper-

, ance Union made arrangements withthe consent of the city - pastors, wl:oare accustomed to unite in Union Serv-ices, to have Mrs. Louise S. Roundsgive an address babbath evening atChe First Presbyterian church. A tele-gram from Mrs. Rounds announcingthe serious illness of her sister, pre-

1 vented her from fulfilling the engage-| ment, much to tfhe regret of the Union.

National dirtinge.The National Grange at Portland,

Om, Friday, decided to tb/*ld the nextannual session in the State of NewJersey, the city to be named by theexecutive committee. The Grange went

record as favoring industrial edu-lon in the country schools, especi-

ally in the matter of agricultural train-ing.

St. , MoWorld's fair,

lerney & Murphy,Plabtsburgh, >N. Y.

Taking in the fair, a\airt eaat tonjorrow, will lx> with you soon.

t Yours.BA.NTA OLA US.

Major Edgar A. Mearns, U. S. A.Major Edgar A. Mearns, surgeon,

U.S.A., who is now in isan Francisco,was on the night of Oct. 21 presentedwith a soWd sliver loving cup as a to-ken of esteem from the officers, pas-sengers and crew of the steamship Lo-gan. The San Fnincisco Call, of dateof Oct. 01, says: "The gift is from theofficers and civilians. (Major ^earnBis highly esteemed thro-uglhout theArmy. He is regarded as the leadingorntlthologist and naturalist in theService. He was compelled to returnfrom the Philippanes on account of "ill-ness and it wtill ibe some time beforehe will leave the hospital." Army andNavy Journal, Nov. 19.

When able to leave the hospital,Maj'"' Mearns will vinit bis mother,who Is at Mitrn tfper-y's, No. 75 CourtKtrwt, th:i« city.

School Entertainment at SchuylerPalls.

A very enjoyable entertainmentwas spent at Schuyler Falls on Nov.2 3d at the school house in DistrictNo. 8, town of Schuyler Falls, theevent being a Thanksgiving enter-tainment given by the school. Thevery excellent way in which the pro-gram was rendered attested to the

1 careful training of the pupils by theirteacher, Miss Merilda Cox. At theclose of the entertainment ice creamand cake was served, alter which theguests departed for home to dream ofturkey and good things in store forthe morrow.

What dot\s Ooorge Eliot say? "Itis better to be an old maid than anold fool."

A Card.e, the undersigned, do hereby

agree to refund hs money on a 60cent bottle of Greene's WarrantedSyrup of Tar if it fails to cure your

cough or cold. We also guarantee a25-oont bottle to prove satls-fiactory ormoney refunded.I). K. Gilbert, J. E. Hitchcock,O. T. Larkin, Cady Dnig Co.

Mrs. R. J. McDowell returned toMooers Wednesday after spending aweek m Gloversville with her daugh-ter, Lois, who ds a teacher in matcity.

Mr. and Mrs. James Frederick ofCumberland Head, gave a birthdayparty Thanksgiving eve. in honor oftheir daughter Mabel and Miss KosaLamara. About 60 giiests were pres-ent. Many beautiful presents werereceived. Dancing was enjoyed andail elegant supper was served.

George ingalls, C. G. MicUoy andF. H. Clough of Rouses Point, FredRowlson of Beekmantown and B. G.Moore of this city, members ofOriental Temple, Knights of theMystic Shrine Tuesday attended ameeting of Karnak Temple, Montreal,when seventeen candidates crossedthe hot sands.

] —The examination of Jacob Vas-sar on a charge of criminal assaultwas Tuesday adjourned by JusticeMcMasters, at the request of Vas-

| sar's attorney, until December 20th.It now appears that Vassar's wifehas repented for tae part she hastaken in causing his arrest, and Isanxious to drop her case against him,but his friends advise him not toallow her to do so, but to push thematter and have everything connect-ed with his arrest brought out incourt.

Hon. H. Wallace- Knapp and Hon.S. G,. Prim© Wednesday returned fromAlbany where they yesterday attend-ed a meeting of the special committeeof the legislature appointed to secureuniform fishing laws between thisstate, Vermont and Canada for fish-ing in Lake Champlain. The com-mittee received assurances from theVermont legislature that a committeewould next week be appointed bythem to confer with the committeefrom this state and the first meet-Ing of the joint committee will pro-bably be held in Montpelier withina few days. There is now every,prospect that the uniform law desiredby the New York legislators will beenacted.

Worthy Master—J. C. Pairbank,Rouses 'Poinit,

Overseer—J. W. Harkness, Hark-neus.

Lecturer—Seth <}ordon, Chazy.Stewrad—W. T. White, Saranac.Asst. Steward—-L. B. Pardy, Beek-

mantown.Chaplain—J. W. Hulbbell, Oh&zy.Treasurer—<Jeo. Rea, Beekmantown.Secretary—-W, G. Mooney.Gate Keeper W. 2b. North, Chazy.Ceres—Mrs. J. W. Harkness, Hark-

ness.Pomona—Mrs. Fred /Rowlson.Lady Asst. Steward—Mite. B. 0.

Leonard, iRouses Point.Executive Com.—T. :H. Wood and

G. H. Wood of Plattsburgh, an H. O.Hayford of Champlain.

Finance Com.—N. m. fardy ofChazy, C T. Bertrand c Rouses Point,Harrison Arnold of Peru.

Among the real treats yt the after-noon session was an explanation ofProf. King's system of stable ventila-tion, by Lecturer Seth Gordon.

The Grange voted to hold theirm?etings with the suib-ordinateGranges of the county, as the Execu-tive Committee may. decide.

Funeral of Late John H. Spellman.The funeral of the late John H.

Spellman was held from St. FrancisXavier church, New York, last Mon-day. His Grace, Archbishop Farley,

the celebrant of the Solemn Re-quiem High Mass, which was attend-ed by a large concourse of sorrowingrelatives and friends, the latter's

>sence testifying to the high esteemwhich the deceased was held. In

the sanctuary were Bishop GabrielBof Ogdensburg, Mgrs. Edwards andMcGeau and over twenty-five priestsfrom New York and Brooklyn.

The honorary pallbearers were Su-preme Court Justices Morgan J. O'-O'Brien and James Fitzgerald, Wil-

i Penny, Francis Higgins, JohnO'Sullivan, John Cavanagh, JudgeLouis Conlon, Judge F. B. Delehanty,S. J. Cahill, M. H. Bannon, ThomasF. Conway and Dr. R,. E. Hyde. Atthe conclusion of the Mass the re-mains were interred in Calvary ceme-

sry.

By the will of Mr. Spellman Mrs.Annie C. Delehanty, wife of NewYork City Court Judge Francis B.Delehanty. receives a bequest of?5,0d0 "in grateful remembrance of J a r e business men who know the value;v

her many acts of kindness to my o f t l m e and* will not waste any in thedaughter Julia." After bequeating I transaction of the busifieaa «f *k~sums to relatives he leaves the re-mainder of a large estate to hisdaughter.

His brother, James Spellman, willcontinue the management of the hatbusiness at Park Row and Chambersstreet.

COUNTY LEGISLATURE IJC

ANNUAL SESSION.

STANDING COMMITTEES APPOINTED.

The Plattsburgh Sentinel and PUtts-

burgh Republican Designated

«s Official Papers.

The Board of Supervisors recon-vened Monday night for the annualsession.

As has been the custom in pastyears, the Board did no business a tMonday evening, the new meipybers merely familiarizing themselveswith the rules and usages of theBoard. Tuesday thie member© gotdown to work, and dt will be surpris-ing if they do not complete their baai-ness as rapidly as any Board thecounty has ever had, tor thea r e b u i

At the Plattsburgh Theatre.L, (New York, Nov. B8.—This CJty took ,to the ofpening night of "The Girl and jthe Bandit," with dramatic "fervor, theatftendience beting large and most en-tlhlusTastic. The performance wassmooth and well balanced, and1 thiseffort of the Perley Opera Co. will un»doubtedly be a martted success. Eiveryone expects splendid stage setting andbeautiful costuming in the Perley pro-ductions, but the excellence of ViolaGillette and Alice Dovey as primadonnas, has been somewhat in the bal-ance. The young iwomen have settledit all iby scoring a marked success.Miss Gillette displayed gireat dramaticability in her love scenes witih EHienryBergman, who is not a singer, by theway. Mr. Perley has thus registeredanother innovation in the well es-tablished methods of comic opera.Possdfbly the lover iwill not of neces-sity in ithe future be a tenor singer.Mabel Hite was as funny as ever intfhe fparit of the maid servant to t*elady Violeta. Joseph IMSnor, WaiterJones and (Alice Hosmer sustainedttiedr reputations as funmakers. The i T

Opera w«l go to Montreal and open at Vthe Studebaker fn Chicago, Januaryndnth.

THE ELKS' MEMORIAL.

Program of Services to Be Held Son-day in Plattsburgh Theatre.

In accordance with the universalcustom of the Elks, PlattsburghLodge will hold its annual memorialservices in the Plattsburgh Theatre,

Ion of the. business of thecounty, but they will at the saaaetime give careful consideration toevery matter that eomee before them.

C. E. Inman, Clerk of the Board,stated that the Only business on hi»desk was the bids of three physician* ,of this city for tthja care of;-;the"Jtt*:^mates of the couaty: Jail during tfcecoming year. It was decided not toopen these bids until this morning'ssession, when it is expected that thefull Board will be present.

The following standing committee*have been announced by ChairmanBowron: ^ t

Footing Rolls—Messrs. Comstocfc*McGregor, Vaughan, Harney, Men-*delsohn, :':

Sheriff's Accounts—-Messrs, Fftcl^ =Weaver, Moriartyv ^

Justices' and Congtablea' Accounts—Messrs. Lawson, Harney, Gomttdelc

Miscellaneous A«»ttnt«r-*IWeaver. Lawson, Mendelsohn.

Coroners' Accounts —-» 1Childs, Morfarty. Ryan. r

Printing and > Stationery—Meaara.Moriarty, Sherlock, Wood. '

Public Building^—Messrs. Bya*»Nash. McGregor. .:•";•;

Supt. of Poor Accounts—Mesars-Mendelsohn, Fitch, Childs., itch. Childs.

Supervisors' Accounts — Messrs.Sherlock, Lawson, Arthur.

Legislation—Messrs, Arthur,Wood,ash

Loans—Messrs. Vaughan.Nash;

State

n wtth TreajmWeaver, Moriarty, Ryan.

Interment of Deceased' So ld iers -Messrs. Nash, Comstock, Vaugh*&

Lunatic Asylums—Messrs. McGreg-or, Vaughan, .Harney.

Grand Jury List—Messrs. Hsr-ney, Wood, Arthur.

Orphan Asylums—Messrs. FItoh,Childs, Sherlock.

Ratio and Apportionment—'Messrs.Wood, Lawson, Sherlock, Arthur,

Sunday afternoon, beginning at 3 j Mendelsohn.o'clock. The following program will Equalization — Messrsbe given: . • • . ' —

Overture—Brown's Orchestra.Opening Exercises— Plattsburgh

Lodge, No. 621, B. P. O. E.Quartette—"Nearer My God to

Thee"—Messrs. Conaughty, Lang-don, Hornick and Dale.

Opening Ode.Invocation—Rev. C. S. Robertson.Tenor Solo—"The Voice of Jesus"

by Suteliffe-Mr. Theodore Tromblee.

„ Lawson,Weaver, Childs, Fitch, Arthur, Ry-an, Harney, Mendelsohn, Nash*

At Tuesday morning's sftssjkmthe clerk read a communicationfrom the State connptroHiar ,»_the Board that the State BoardEqualization bad fixed the agvaluation of property in thisat $11,912,201, upon wthdea a- state taxof *1S4S50 must be levied, beta's 1*

d l lofmills on the dollar.

Address—"The Benevolent andProtective Order of Elks, It's Aims 1and Purposes"—Bro. L. E. Griffith,Troy Lodge, No. 141.

Selection—Brown's Orchestra.Soprano Solo—"There Is a Cityj:

Bright," by Loud—Miss Grace Bug- 3905.bee Brown. j The report of Hon. I* I* S—«,,w»

Eulogy —"In Memoriam" — Bro. R. g. McCullough and J. W. HarkneSB,John B. Hagerty. I committee on the Armstrong echolar-

Violin Solo—"Seventh Concerto," ' SMp, was read an1 adopted.The clerk was authorized to por-

Ifae non-resident taxes eredtte£ to'the county /or 1903 is $915.09.

The Board moist also raise by tax$344.99 for compensation of stenog-raphers of tfoe Supreme Court for th»fourth Judicial district, to Sept. 30,

by Beriot—Mr. Gustav Mueller.Quintette—"Almighty God Before

Thy Throne" by Byrnes—Messrs.Conaughty, Langdon, Cavanagh,Hornick and Dale.

Closing Ceremonies—PlattsburghLodge.

Doxology.Benediction—Rev. H. P. LeF.

Grabau."Auld Lang Syne"—Orchestra.

Y. M. C. A. Notes.On Sunday afternoon ait the 4

o'clock meeting, Mr. William iB. Jones,Secretary of the Chamber of Com-merce of iAlBany, will speak, his topicbein^ '^Practical iliives."

This meeting is for men and women,and any one will be Y.i&icoane. It isuure to ibe a gooa meeting, and a largeattendance Is expected.

Tib. recital by Mrs. E. C. Everestand pupdJs, supplemented with achoral section by the'Y. M. C. A.Glee Clu6, will be gd<ven on Friday,Dec. 16th. Please note the date.

Trinity Chnpch Election.At the annual election of Wardens

and Vestrymen of Trinity Episcopalchurch held on Monday, Nov. 28th,the following were duly elected:

Wardens—For two years, John H.Booth; for one year, E, T. Gilliland.

Vestrymen—For three years, Chas.H. Moore, Geo. S. Weed, W. J. Hor-nick; for two years, H. D. Hadley,George Andress, O. B. Bromley; forone year, Theodore Tromblee, B. S.Ramsay, Fred C. Funnell.

At a meeting of the vestry for or-I ganlzation, Mr. Fred C. Funnell wa8elected clerk, Mr. John H. Booth,treasurer and Mr. George Andress,assistant treasurer.

Adirondack Construction Co.The Adirondack Construction Co., of

Saranac Lake, has oeoen incorporatedI witfh the Secretary of State tc do gen-leral contracting, building and excava-ting business. The capital Btock is(placed at $25,000, divided into sharesof *100 each, and the directors for thefirst year are as follows: Sydney W.Barnard, of Bloomlngdale; C. F. Car-penter, William C. Leonard and Tuf-field iLatour, of Saranac Lake; ThomasJ. D'Arcy and Robert H. Rogers, ofPlattsburgh, and Victor W. Prime, ofj/lizabethtown.

You will enjoy Waltt & Bond's"TOTEM" 5 cent Cigar, Union Made.

Fair at Schuyler Falls.The ladies of the M". E. church of

Schuyler Falls will hold a fair inEverest's hall, Friday and Saturday,December 9 and 10. There will be asale of useful and fancy articles.Supper will be served each eveningfrom six until nine; also ice creamand cake.

Mrs. H. E. CENTER, Pres. :GENEVIEVE AMES, Sec,

chase assessment rolls and tax receipt*at fine lowest possible prioa

The following bids were received tormedical attendance upon Inmates ofthe County jail for the year 1905:Dr. T. Ayvery [Roarers . . . .Dir. J. G. McKlnney....or. F. 9. F a r n s w o r t h . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

On motion of Supervisor Fitch, thecontract was let to Dr. McKTnney atthe price stated in his bid.

On motion of Dr. W. J. Moriarty,the Board voted to allow the super-:visor of any town, where the asses-sors have made clerical errors Inpreparing and copying the assessmentroll, to make the necessary correc-tions.

Supervisor W. R. Weaver of thetown of Peru, reported the indebted-ness of that town to be as follows:Notes given for roads and bridgns,and due as follows: $980,25 due Feb-ruary 25, 1905, bearing 6 per cent.interest; $500 due June 1, 1905;bearing Interest at the rate of 5 pag.cent.

On motion of Mr. Wever, the fol-lowing was unanimously adopted:

Resolved, That the sum of $83.85,,to pay interest on notes due during1905 be levied and assessed ummthe town of Peru for the year 1904,and that said amount be paid to thesupervisor on or before Feb. 1,1905.

At Wednesday's morning sessionthe Republican members of vh«Board designated the PlattsburghSentinel to publish the session lawsin and for the county for the ensu-ing year, in accordance with the pro-visions of Chapter 715 of the laws of1892, as amended.

W. H. Fitch, L. A. Childs and F, W»^prlock, tihe committee on Orphanasylums, reported that claims amount<ns to $4,552.85 h*d been presentedfor their consideration, and that ti»yhad audited them in fufll.

A communlcatikm was received fro«»Walter H. Benedict Post, G. A. R.*stating that they proposed to care for

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