/ ^THE TELEGRAM, JULY 6, 1919.

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reside a t No. 911 "West Water s t rwt i | of thei r friends, both In \Ms dty aad elsewhere a r e offering hear ty congratu­lations and bes t wishes for their fatars happiness and prosperity. The out tf town gues ts were Mr. and Mrs. Grant R Jones and daugh te r . Miss Dorothy, of Buffalo: Miss F r ances Jones, of New York city; Mr. and Mrs. Ira J. Campbett and Miss Mildred Campbell, of Brook-ville, Pa . ; Mr. and Mrs. John H. Mnmy, Mr. and Mrs. Freder ick Sawyer and Mfet Mar>* Finch, of Waverly , N. Y.; Mrs. Jobs Steele and Mrs. Edward Mmncy, of Owego: Mr. and Mrs. Irving' Stacey and Mrs. Renwick Hamil ton. Mr. and Kra. Avery Stone and Mrs. Little, of LKtk Falls. ' N. Y.; Mrs. Charles S. Jones Md' Miss Mildred Jones , of Washington. D. C-; Miss J e a n e t t e Adams, of Coxsackle, X. Y.: the Misses Klirabeth. Dorothy and Marjorie Colby, of Cortland. N. Y.; WB-iam Beaman. of Troy. Pa.; Li*atewutt Jerome F. Smith , of Camp Humphreyi,

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GEE WHITTAKER, BUT YOU NOW CANNOT GET T H R E E BASKETS

FOR A DOLLAR. Forty-eight dealers were a t t h e

northside market yes t e rday m o r n i n g and according to an a n n o u n c e m e n t made seventy-one al lot ted spaces on the west side of the s t ree t h a v e been sold and further rese rva t ions will be made on the east side of t h e s t ree t . It was also announced tha t J u n e packed butter and buttermilk will be sold on Thursday at the souths ide m a r k e t . T h e feature sale was the sel l ing of 217 quarts of s t rawberr ies a t 35 cen t s a quart. Honey and cherr ies m a d e t h e i r first appearance th i s season a t t h e market. Prices prevailed a s fo l lows: Honey, 28c card; eggs, 48@50c dozen ; rhubarb, 2 for 5c; "onions, 2 b u n c h e s 25c; beans, 15@18c lb ; beets , 5c b u n c h ; radishes. 2 bunches 5c; p igs , 57 e a c h : beet greens, -15c peck; c a r r o t s . 2 bunches 5c; cherries, 25c q u a r t ; b u t t e r , V4^J5oc lb; currants, 20@25c q u a r t : cantaloupe, 10c each; b a n a n a s , 30©25c dozen; new potatoes, 50®5Sc peck ; beefsteak. 32**35c l b ; r o a s t beef, 22@ 15c lb; veal chops, 35c rb ; veal s teak , «c lb ; oranges, 18 for 25c, 60c dozen; lrfe broilers, 40c H>; live chicken, 35(<p Uc k; dressed ch ickens , 40c l b ; peas , 5$^70c peck; c u c u m b e r s . 5®7c each ; r*d rajpberries, 38c q u a r t ; h o u n d p u p ­pies, $2 each. At t h e b e r r y p r i ces t h a t rei&n everybody Is los ing t h e be r ry taste, and the demand fer "b lud" g r o w s redder and redder.

CITY PLAY GROUNDS

W I L L BE OPENED TOMORROW A N D C O N T I N U E DURING

SUMMER.

T h e c i ty p lay g rounds , wh ich h a v e been conduc ted by the mun ic ipa l i t y for severa l s u m m e r s , will be reopened t omor row for the p r e s e n t s u m m e r sea ­son. Miss F lo rence C. Dav i s will be t h e supe rv i so r of all t h e p lay g rounds . T h e c i ty ' s g r o u n d s t h i s y e a r wi l l . be a t schools Xos. 1, 3 a n d . T h e y will be open each week d a y from 9 a. m. to :30 p . m. T h e d i rec to r s in c h a r g e of the v a r i o u s p lay g r o u n d s will be Misses M a u d e Cpe, R u t h Broumowsky , F lo rence Ca l lahan , F lo rence Mildre th , Lois D a n n , M a r y D. Mann . Lo is E . S y d n e y a n d Ida F r i e n d b u r g .

DR. W A K E M A N HERE.

Dis t r ic t a s soc ia t ion No . 3 of t h e N e w York S t a t e N u r s e s ' a ssoc ia t ion will hold i t s q u a r t e r l y m e e t i n g a t t h e A m o t - O g d e n hospi ta l a t t h e N u r s e s ' home, Tuesday , J u l y 8 a t 3 p. m. Dr. R. B. W a k c m a n , s t a t e s a n i t a r y s u p ­e rv i sor will speak on ' 'The Du t i e s of t h e C o m m u n i t y N u r s e . " A n y r eg i s ­t e red nu r se , not a member , is invi ted a n d m a k e app l ica t ion for m e m b e r ­ship . _-

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A D U T I F U L SON.

(By Assoc ia ted P r e s s ) Berl in, Ju ly 5.—Prince Eit'el

F r e d e r i c k of P r u s s i a , second son of the fo rmer G e r m a n e m ­peror , h a s sen t the following t e l eg ram to K i n g George-

"To Hi s Majes ty , T h e 'K ing of Grea t B r i t a i n a n d I r e -I r e l a n d :

"In fulfillment of the n a t u r a l d u t y of son a n d officer, I, w i th my four younger b ro the r s , p lace myself a t your Majes ty ' s disposal , in place of m y im­per ia l father , in the event of h is ex t rad i t ion , in o rde r by ou r sacrifice to spa r e h im such de­g rada t i on .

"In the n a m e of P r i n c e s Adalber t , A u g u s t Wi l l i am, Osca r and Joach im,

( s igned) " E I T E L F R E D R I C K . "

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TENNIS TOURNAMENT

EVENT HELD AT THE COUNTRY CLUB W O N BY JAMES D.

FLEMING. J a m e s D. F l e m i n g w o n t h e first

t enn i s t o u r n a m e n t held a t t h e E l m i r a Coun t ry club, ye s t e rday . T h e r e were t w e n t y - f o u r en t r i e s for. t he event , b u t due to conflicting e n g a g e m e n t s , , some did n o t show u p for t he i r m a t c h e s . F l e m i n g p layed Gordon Cur t i s s in the af ternoon, a n d t h u s w o n the t o u r n a ­men t . No cup w a s offered for t h i s m a t c h , b u t one will be p u t u p by the c lub officials for the nex t one, which will p robab ly commence on L a b o r day. The r e su l t of t h e m a t c h e s : F i r s t round, Lesl ie D. Clute b e a t R i c h a r d K i n s m a n , by default ; ' J . D. F l eming b e a t H o w a r d Clute, by defaul t ; P . N. Re id inger beat M. D. Thompson , by defau l t ; Dal ton V. Sa rvey b e a t Major Rober t McDowell 6-3, 4-.G. 6-L'; Wi l l ­iam T-l. Mandevi l le bea t Wi l l i am F l a n -nery, by defau l t ; Gaylord R iggs bea t W. W . Coykendal l , by. defaul t .

Second round, F rede r i ck B. Gridley bea t P a r k e r F a r r i n g t o n , by defaul t ; S t r a n g Cur t i s bea t Dal ton V. Sarvey , by de fau t ; Wi l l i am H. Mandevi l le bea t Gaylord Riggs , by defau l t ; J . D. F l e m ­ing beat Dr . Miller, by defaul t .

T h i r d round, F rede r i ck B. Gridley bea t Lesl ie D. Clute , by defau l t ; J. D. F l e m i n g bea t P . N. Re id inger 6-2, 6-3; S t r a n g Cur t i s b e a t I. D. Booth, jr., by defau l t ; Gordon Cur t i s bea t Wi l l i am H. Mandevi l le 6-2, 6-3; J . D. F l e m i n g bea t F rede r i ck B. Gridley 6-1, 4-C, 7-5, 6-4; Gordon Cur t i s bea t S t r a n g Cur t i s , 9-7, 6-4, 6-1.

» • • C H A U F F E U R A D E C A D E .

RECORD B R E W E R Y 8 0 L D .

ALL HET UP

PEOPLE GET T H E E X T R A H E A T ON OVER A LEDGER

STORY. [StxteUl to ma Tolesrram.l

Wilkea-Barre. Pa. . J u l y 5.—Local sports here ar« all up in t h e a i r t h i s afternoon over a s tory in t h i s even ­ing's Philadelphia Ledger t h a t t h e big fight was a frameup be tween Wi l l a rd and Rickard. As a m a t t e r of fact Kocap. sporting editor of t h e Ledger , was rejected by Rickard w h e n he w a s mentioned last week a s a referee.

ADVANCED IN Y. M. C A.

Frederick F. Paige, who h a s been a n office secretary a t the cen t ra l Y. M. C. A., has been promoted to be a s s i s t a n t In the physical director 's d e p a r t m e n t , under Director D. L. Cochran . Mr. Paige will begin his new d u t i e s S e p ­tember 1. During the s u m m e r m o n t h s while Mr. Cochran Is a t t h e Y. M. C. A. camp. Mr. Paige will be in c h a r g e of the summer gym work.

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE.

Lieutenant Harold H. E m m o n s who , as chief of the engine p roduc t ion d e ­partment of the United S t a t e s a i r •ervice during the wa r a n d had m u c h to do with the Wil lys-Morrow p lan t here, has been awarded t h e d i s t i n ­guished service cross.

iie who wears a long face doesn ' t necessarily live the Inn «r*«t

T h e W h e a t Ice Cream c o m p a n y of Buffalo h a s p u r c h a s e d t h e Record B r e w e r y c o m p a n y p lan t . Local M a n a ­ge r M. A. Reynolds proposes to en la rge the ice p l a n t and inc rease t h e output ) for t h i s d i s t r i c t . H e h a s been rece iv- ' i n g s h i p m e n t s daily from Buffalo. A t ­to rney O 'Dea had c h a r g e of nego t i a ­t ions for Mr. Record .

HOME FROM FRANCE.

F i r s t Class P r i v a t e Char l e s S. H a r r i s of C o m p a n y E., 403 field b a t ­tal ion. A. E. F., a r r i ved h o m e t h e 4th, h a v i n g received h is honorab le d i s ­c h a r g e a t C a m p Mills. Mr. H a r r i s i s connec ted wi th t h e Bell Te lephone company .

SUIT FOR COMMISSIONER.

Ansel G. I n g h a m , rea l e s t a t e dealer , h a s sued George Dudley, t h e plaintiff a l loging the re is due h im $350 a s com­miss ion on t h e sa le of p r o p e r t y in Hoff­m a n s t r ee t . The evidence w a s t a k e n in c i ty cou r t a n d City J u d g e Hel le r will a n n o u n c e decision th i s week .

» » » I N T E R L O C U T O R Y DECREE.

An in t e r locu to ry decree of d ivorce h a s been g r a n t e d Albe r t C. Ba ldwin . H i s wife res ides in Sou th Main s t ree t . T h e couple w e r e m a r r i e d a t D u n d e e in 1904.

» » • BIGAMY CHARGED.

Charged w i th b igamy, H a r r y E . Mil­ler w a s a r r e s t e d a t F a s t W i n d s o r , Broome coun ty y e s t e r d a y on a Che­m u n g coun ty w a r r a n t . T h e compla in t in t h e case w a s m a d e by Mrs . Miller, No. 2. She s a y s he h a s a n o t h e r wife l iving.

Detec t ive R a y m o n d L. Beards ley , of t h e local police force ce lebra ted his t en th year wi th t h e E lmi ra . police de ­p a r t m e n t F r iday . J u l y 4. Ten y e a r s ago Beards ley w a s appo in ted a special officer and in J a n u a r y 1910' w a s m a d e a pa t ro l chauffeur a n d served in t h a t capac i ty for six yea r s . Detec t ive Beards ley h a s se rved in several ca ­pac i t i es a n d is cons idered to be one of t h e bes t m e n on the force. P r io r to h is a p p o i n t m e n t as a de tec t ive Beards ley w a s a p a t r o l m a n for a brief t ime .

ELMIEA HEIGHTS — H a r r y Spence r a n d l i t t le son, R i c h ­

ard , w e r e in T o w a n d a for t h e F o u r t h . —Mrs . F r a n c e s Taylor , of th is vi l ­

lage, left F r i d a y for a v is i t a t t h e home of her daugh te r , n e a r N e w Milford.

—Miss Helen Gaylord, of W a s h i n g ­ton, D . C . , is t he g u e s t of h e r aun t , Mrs . Kel logg A n d r e w s , of T h i r t e e n t h s t ree t .

—Mr. and Mrs . L. J . Voyer a n d t h r e e chi ldren, of W a r r e n , O., who have been v is i t ing a t t h e home of Mrs . Voyer ' s bro ther , J . H . Matonle , Scot twood a v e -wood, expect to r e t u r n h o m e ton igh t .

— T h e condi t ion of Mrs . J o h n Hook­er, who recen t ly u n d e r w e n t a n o p e r a ­t ion a t t h e A m o t - O g d e n hospi ta l for appendic i t i s , is r epo r t ed a s s teadi ly improving .

—Mr. a n d . Mrs . B e r t S h e r m a n , of E lm wood, a v e n u e , a r e rece iv ing t h e cong ra tu l a t i ons upon t h e a r r i v a l of a baby gi r l , .born J u l y 1. She h a s been n a m e d Phyl l i s Gene.

—Leo Davenpor t , of L y n w o o d a v e ­nue, will leave t o d a y for Toledo, O., whe re he h a s accep ted a posi t ion in the d r a u g h t i n g d e p a r t m e n t " of the Toledo br ide a n d c r a n e w o r k s .

— T h e a n n u a l p icnic of t h e D a u g h ­te r s of St. J o h n w a s held a t t he J . B. Roy co t t age on t h e Chemung , Monday evening, a n d w a s a t t ended by s ix teen of t h e m e m b e r s . • A delicious s u p p e r w a s served a t 7 o'clock, a f te r which the y o u n g ladies spen t the even ing a t Kor ick ' s glen.

—Miss A l m a T. Ryan , d a u g h t e r of Mr. a n d Mrs . Wi l l i am E. Ryan , of 504 McDowell place, E lmi ra , and R a l p h A. Miller, son of Mr. a n d Mrs . E . W . Mil­ler, of Scot twood avenue , th i s vil lage, we re m a r r i e d Monday, a t E m m a n u e l Ep i scopa l church , E lmi ra , t h e Rev. Lewis W a r d officiating. They will r e ­s ide a t E lmi ra .

— T h e following from t h e ^ N e w York T imes will be of i n t e r e s t to t h e m a n y fr iends of Dav id C a r p e n t e r of th i s v i l lage: "Mrs . J enn io J . Taylor , of Cedar Grove, N. J., a n n o u n c e s t h e e n ­g a g e m e n t of her daugh te r , Helen A u ­gus ta , to D. B. L. Carpen te r , of E l m i r a He igh t s . "

—A p a r t y of y o u n g m e n from thisj] vil lage, led by t h e Rev. A- I ' .Coman, p a s t o r of t h e Oakwood Avenue M e t h ­odis t church , left Monday morn ing , over the P e n n s y l v a n i a for a s t a y of two • weeks a t Ardenda le . Onta r io , Canada . T h e p a r t y included W a l t e r Garey, Vic tor Johnson , Haro ld Chase , Clarence W e s t c o t t . H o m e r Palmer; ' F a y Green, Ross W e a k l a n d , George Rich­ardson , H o w a r d Fe rguson , Wi l l i am King, Les t e r Lar i son , Robe r t Mitchell , H o w a r d Angrovel After *a t en days '

. s tay a t Ardendale , w h e r e the young men will spend mos t of the i r t ime in fishing, the p a r t y will r e t u r n v ia the T h o u s a n d Is lands .

—Mrs . Floyd Benne t t , of Lynwood avenue , en t e r t a ined T u e s d a y evening, a t a four course dinner , in honor of he r sister , Miss E r m a Hazel , whose e n g a g e m e n t to the Rev. C. Nelson E d ­dy, r ec to r of St . John".s Episcopal church , w a s a n n o u n c e d to t h e t w e n t y g u e s t s p resen t . T h e d inne r w a s s e rv ­ed on the l awn a t 7 o'clock, the tab le decora t ions cons i s t ing of a cen te r ­piece of a b a s k e t filled w i th l a rkspur , s n a p d r a g o n s a n d m a i d e n h a i r fe rns . Miss Viola Lai rd read the announ'ce-i

ment , which came a s a delightful s u r ­pr ise to all present. ' The m a n y f r iends of both the Rev. E d d y a n d Miss Haze l a r e ex t end ing h e a r t y cong ra tu l a t i ons .

—Maxwell , son of Mr. a n d Mrs . Smi th May of Oawkwood avenue , cele­b r a t ed his s ixth b i r t h d a y a n n i v e r s a r y Tuesday , by e n t e r t a i n i n g t e n of his l i t t le f r iends d u r i n g the a f te rnoon and a t supper . A m o n g the g a m e s w a s a p e a n u t hun t , t he pr ize be ing w o n by E l s w o r t h Lofs t rom. T h e gues t s were Wilfred Qulgley, R i cha rd Spencer , Alber t Spencer , Char les Owen, Wes ley Kendal l , - Addison Kendal l , E l swor th Lofs t rom, Claire S tevens , Gerald Brace , E u g e n e E r w a y .

FIRES ON THE FOURTH

FIREMEN OF T H E D E P A R T M E N T RESPONDED TO SEVEN

C A L L S .

T h e firemen had a busy 4th, a l ­though no loss of consequence en ­sued. A t 1 o'clock F r i d a y m o r n i n g boys had s t a r t e d an old t i m e bonfire a t t he in te r sec t ion of H u d s o n i a n d H a r m o n s t ree t s . F i r emen from s t a ­t ions 1, 2 a n d 3 responded a n d ex ­t ingu i shed t h e blaze. A gene ra t ion ago no well r egu la t ed 4th passed w i t h o u t s imi la r bonfires in va r ious p a r t s of t h e city. At 1:30 in the m o r n i n g t h e firemen w e n t to J o h n and Orchard s t r ee t whe re boy3 h a d sel fire to an old wagon . A t 8:45 F r i d a y n igh t a g rounded electr ic w i re caused a t ro l ley ca r a t Main a n d W a t e r s t r e e t s to igni te . Men from No. 3 s t a t i on ex t ingu i shed t h e blaze. A t 9:30 p . m. a balloon landed on t h e roof of t h e house known a s 336 W e s t Sev­e n t h s t ree t . T h e shingles w e r e b u r n ­ed. T h e fire w a s e x t i n g u i s h e d ' w i t h insignif icant loss. At 11:15 p. m. a 'sky rocke t s t r u c k t h e roof a t 352 T h u r s t o n s t r ee t ign i t ing t h e shingles . T h e loss w a s sl ight .

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Chief J o h n J . Espey , of t h e local fire d e p a r t m e n t , w a s p r e sen t ed a h a n d s o m e gold H a m i l t o n wa tch , cha in a n d Masonic emblem by Capta in Wi l l i am ^T. McCar thy , M o n d a y m o r n ­ing, J u n e 30, in behalf of t h e m e m b e r s of t h e fire d e p a r t m e n t for t h e work Chief E s p e y did in t h e s ecu r ing of t h e t w o - p l a t o o n s y s t e m for t h e local d e ­p a r t m e n t . C a p t a i n M c C a r t h y told t h e chief how m u c h t h e m e n apprec ia t ed the sys tem, which w a s due mos t ly to his efforts. Six m o n t h s ago Chief Espey s t a r t e d t h e m o v e m e n t for t h e adopt ion of a t w o - p l a t o o n sys tem, which w e n t in effect here , J u n e 1. Chief E s p e y w a s in K a n s a s City, Mo., l a s t week a t t e n d i n g t h e na t i ona l con­vent ion of fire chiefs. Whi l e t h e chief w a s a w a y t h e m e n b o u g h t t h e wa tch , cha in a n d emblem a n d had it r e ady for h im w h e n he a r r ived M o n d a y m o r n ­ing. Whi l e a t t h e convent ion in K a n ­sas City, Chief E s p e y w a s called upon io a d d r e s s the 488 chiefs assembled t h e r e and give t h e de ta i l s of t h e t w o -platoon sys t em.

" PENNY " WISE

THUS MAN FROM P E N N S Y L V A N I A W A S EAGER FOR T H E CIDER

I N D U S T R Y . Louis S ta l te r , of Pennyvi l le , Pa. , who

i t is al leged stole two ba r r e l s of c ider from t h e r e a r of t h e L a z a r u s cafe a t 106 L a k e s t r e e t ye s t e rday af te rnoon w h e n Mr. L a z a r u s w a s out, and sold t h e m to a g roce r on E a s t W a t e r s t r e e t for $50, w a s a r r a i g n e d yes t e rday m o r n i n g before Ac t ing Recorde r H a w k e s on t h e t echn ica l cha rge of intoxicat ion, w a s re leased on t h e p a y ­m e n t of a $10 fine. Mr. S t a l t e r paid Mr. L a z a r u s for t h e c ider y e s t e r d a y m o r n i n g so t h a t Mr. L a z a r u s would h o t , have to file a ' compla in t a g a i n s t h im. S t a l t e r gave t h e police qu i t e a chase F r i d a y a n d w a s finally cat ight by Motorcycle Officers Geisa and Vincen t a s he w a s a b o u t to board a Leh igh val ley t r a in for I t h a c a and when he s a w t h e officers he r a n up t h e s t r e e t to t h e co rne r of Division and L a k e s t r ee t s , whe re he w a s finally c a u g h t .

STOLEN IN 8 C R A N T 0 N .

A car w i th a P e n n s y l v a n i a l icense n u m b e r w a s found in Grand Cen t ra l avenue , E l m i r a He igh t s , severa l days ago. I t w a s identified a s the p r o p e r t y of Te ren b ro the r s , 2611 O lyphan t a v e ­nue, Sc ran ton , P a . Ev iden t ly t h e car , a f te r be ing stolen, h a d been driven, to th i s county .

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N e a r l y all busy people a re happy .

CREDITABLE SHOWING

T H E EVER PROSPEROUS M E ­CHANICS' SOCIETY K N O W S

NO L I M I T .

T h e s e m i - a n n u a l s t a t e m e n t of t h e E l m i r a Mechan ics ' society. Elmira** oldest i n s t i t u t ion for su rp lu s ea rn ings , p r in ted e l sewhere in t h e T e l e g r a m t o ­day, / shows a con t inued hea l thy g r o w t h for t h a t popu la r o rgan iza t ion .

N o t w i t h s t a n d i n g w a r condi t ions the society increased in every' d e p a r t m e n t . M a n y of t h e subs t an t i a l bus ines s blocks a n d h u n d r e d s of h o m e s in .E l ­m i r a have been bu i l t t h r o u g h i t s a g e n c y a n d i t h a s accompl ished un to ld good d u r i n g t h e m a n y y e a r s i t h a s been in bus iness . An u n u s u a l f ea tu re of the socie ty ' s p lan is t h a t m e m b e r s m a y deposi t or w i t h d r a w any- a m o u n t a t a n y t ime.

TRACK M E E T LABOR DAY.

T h e Indus t r i a l Athle t ic l eague of t h i s city^ is p l a n n i n g a t r a c k mee t a n d field g a m e s to be held in E l m i r a on L a b o r day . T h e league, fostered by t h e Cen­t ra l Y. M. C. A., a l r eady h a s s t a g e d shop m e e t s a t va r ious p l an t s . T h e r egu la r l e a g u e s ea son wiil close t h i s week. Many good a th lo t ic records w e r e es tab l i shed by t h e young .men employed in m a n y of t h e factor ies , which are represen ted in t h e league.

T o keep b r o w n s u g a r soft p u t in a j a r wi th lid placed on l ight ly a n d Keep In icebox. , '

OPTION ON STEPHENS HOME.

A c t i n g on behalf of the board of s u ­perv isors . C h a i r m a n J o h n McCann of t h e board h a s obta ined an option on t h e M a r g a r e t S t e p h e n s p rope r ty on Lake s t ree t , nor th of t h e p r e sen t county! bui ld ings . Whi l e .Mr . McCann took the in i t ia t ive himself on ob t a in ing the op­t ion unt i l A u g u s t 15, by t h a t t ime he will have p resen ted t h e m a t t e r to t h e supe rv i so r s in ihe i r r e g u l a r session. He took t h e ac t ion in view of the fact t h a t t h e supe r s a r e not now in ses ­sion. Miss S t e p h e n s lived on t h e p r e m ­ises a t 230 L a k e s t ree t for m a n y yea r s . She died recent ly .

» • • MI8S STAPLETON'S ENTERPRISE.

(An Institution for Surplus Earnings)"

323 Carroll Street, Elmira, N. Y.

Miss F lo rence S tap le ton w h o d u r i n g t h e l a s t season w a s m a n a g e r of t h e j Lyceum t h e a t r e is p l a n n i n g a ser ies of concer t s t h i s coming fall a n d win ­ter . A m o n g the a t t r a c t i o n s will be t h e S is t ine Q u a r t e t from t h e Sls t ine Choir, Rome. I t a ly ; F r i t z " Kreis ler , v iol inis t ; t he Det ro i t S y m p h o n y o r c h e s t r a w i th Mrs'. C la ra d e m o n s Gabr i lowi tch a s soloist. T h e l a t t e r is a d a u g h t e r of t h e l a te Mark T w a i n and well k n o w n in E l m i r a .

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Statement of Condition, July 1st 1919

NEWSPAPER MAN WON CUP.

Alan J . Gould won t h e Sou the rn T ie r cup a t t h e C o u n t r y c lub l inks F r i d a y . Alan J . Gould, hand icapped a t a s t roke a hole, won t h e t r o p h y w i th a score wh ich m a t c h e d bogie for t h e e igh teen holes. Ha ro ld P . Connelly finished second, t t h r e e down, wi th a h a n d i c a p of seven s t rokes , whi le Glen W . Cole, of Corning, c ap t a in of the club golf t eam, a n d one of t h e few sc ra t ch m e n in t h e t o u r n a m e n t , w a s t h i rd wi th five down.

H E N R Y DAVISON HERE.

For the Grand Opening Day

York The daily papers will tell you exactly. We hope

to open Wednesday, July 9th, but due to slow ex­press shipments we can not say definitely.

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103 EAST WATER STREET

&us L. Cabas, Manager - Twenty Years' Experience

H e n r y P . Davison, p res iden t of t h e Amer ican Red Cross, c a m e to t h e c i ty F r i d a y and visi ted h i s a u n t and cousin, Mrs . Alice P . Smi th and Miss Smi th , a t t he i r home in W e s t W a t e r s t ree t . He had been on a visi t to his old h o m e in Troy, Pa . Mr. Davison is a m e m b e r of the b a n k i n g house of J . P . Morgan & Co.. and is one of the bes t known financiers in t h e world .

o • o T H R E E DAYS' VACATION.

RESOURCES

Real Estate Mortgages .$679,230.00 Investment Securities 81,263.17 U. S. Government Bonds :. . . 45,000.00 Collateral Loans 28,930.00 Loans to Members, secured by their Ac­

cumulated Fund Land Contracts . . / . . . . . . Society Building Accrued Interest to July 1, 1 9 1 9 . . . . . . . . Cash

8,109.00 800.00

7,000.00 7,095.04

38,407.40

$895,834.61

LIABILITIES

Accumulated Fund of Members. . . Surplus Reserve Fund . . . . . . . . . . . Balance due TJ. S. Victory Notes . . .

....$771,582.64

. . . . 78^00.00

. . . . 4 1 , 7 5 1 . 9 7

. . . . . . 4,500.00

$895,834.61

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Safety Guaranteed by Surplus and Reserve Fund of $119,751.97

T h e Morrow plan t gave a th ree days ' vaca t ion over the Ju ly 4 hol iday. T h e vaca t ion over Memoria l day w a s so m u c h enjoyed and ,apprecia ted . that all have been looking fo rward to the F o u r t h of Ju ly and hop ing for such a vaca t ion a g a i n and they go t it, from T h u r s d a y n igh t unt i l t o - m o r r o w morn ing .

» • • ROY SMITH WAS HOME.

Roy S. Smi th , former ly a well known E l m i r a n e w s p a p e r m a n and c h a m b e r of commerce sec re t a ry , : spen t Ju ly 4 at his home in t h i s city. Mr. Smi th recent ly had the d i s t inc t ion of be ing t h e first c ivi l ian in Albany to r ide in an a i rp lane d u r i n g recen t s t u n t s in t h e a i r over t h a t city. Mr. Smi th now is the1 s e c r e t a r y of t h e A l ­b a n y c h a m b e r of commerce .

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Dividends Declared Semi-Annually at the Rate of 4% Per Annum

BOAKD OF MANAGERS

WEBSTER J. COLE - - - - - - - - -FREDERICK W. SWAN - - - - - - - -A . H . STOWELL - - - - -. J . E. LARKIN - - - - - - ' •- - - - -

CHARLES F. STEVENS ROBERT H. WALKER CHARLES H. GRIDLEY GEORGE L. GRAY

CHESTER E. HOWELL CHARLES W. YOUNG

- PRESIDENT VICE-PRESIDENT

- SECRETARY - TREASURER

H. EDGAR CHAPMAN J. MAXWELL BEERS

FRANK E. ROBBINS

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