Table Of ContentH ow M any of These Form er Y ates School T eachers s
A re Still Living; How M any Do You Recognize?
The Yates County Teachers’ msri-, on her left is,M r. Swarthout. and just
knees is Miss Lillie Stoutenberg,
tute in Y ates county w as a great 'in back of his right shoulder m ay Seated in back of her and with hei
event in years gone by. It w as usu -1 be seen the head of Jerom e H ou se.' headi just showing to the left of Mis.?
ally held in the Y ates county court | The teachers had stepped out upon S tou tenb ergs face is Anna Matthews^
house, Penn Yan, and w as a tw o -; the wooden awning by the Y ates' aunt of Dr. Herbert W. M atthewsj
week or one-w eek assem bly w ith , County Chronicle office, then located In the second row and standings
prominent speakers listed for the i where the H. Merton Sm ith Shoe fourth from left, is Sarah Bushnell,^
evening sessions, at w hich the public i store is now situated, through the who later married Mr. Smith. Sixth
was always present in large numbers. | window in back of Mr. Swarthout. from the left and standing a little
In addition to discourses and d iscu s-' Mr. House apparently cam e through back is Conductor Barker. Miss
ions on educational subjects, reca lls ! the window just in tim e to “be Seiinda Soper, an old teacher in Penn,
Mrs. Mattie House of Penn Yan, I taken,” his head being blurred be- Yan, m ay be seen standing just to
other things were discussed. Many cause he moved. ; t.hc left of the last window on the
matches were made at these in s t i- , ,, i., , '
right, apparently the shortest of all!
lutes. Mrs. H ouse should know, for; ^r.s. House recalls others who ap-
in the back row. '
in the above picture, near by h er !? ® " picture. On the extrem e
may be seer Jerom e B. House; w h o j 'I't. i?eel<ing out of the windo^^ M iss House recalls among others
wa.s graduated from A nnapolis i n ' i®. y a l ie r W. W olcott, la te Benn in this picture, though she is unable
J_ une ®o t the previous year. AA tj th’i e YVaan V»hi oisf torioa r-»n . QSoeoafctie/^d Tinn the -fFrr^oz-n^ntf to identify them: Ada Chadwick of
tim e the above photo w as taken, row, on the extrem e left, is M iss Starkey, Martha C. Macomber and
Mrs. House w as M attie W. Ryal, but Stamp; n ext to her, and sligh tly Flora Hulse. If any readers can
by October of the next year she w as back, is Birdsall Briggs; near the identify others in this group and can
Mrs. Jerome House. 1 middle of this row w ith arm s folded tell w hether any besides Mrs. House
i is Commissioner Sutherland and on are still living, the Chronicle-Express
In the back row, standing, just to | his le ft M iss Harriet Yomigs, who would appreciate the information.
the left of the second window from I becam e Mrs. Henry Guthrie; further The large photograph of this group,
the right, m ay be seen M iss Ryal. i on the right, seated betw een the taken in 1869. is now in the shop j
She may be the only person in this i man who is squatted and the gentle- window. i
group who is still Ijvins’, S tm ^ u g men holding a derhv hpfu'^on v,^c!
M rs. M arvifi L. S poon er , jNeu.s she r^ — ./ >jver JU
A ndrew s— B en n ett _ w r it e r for 30 Y ea rs, D ies years.
' Tuesday, March 9th at the home Mrs. Spooner v/as Adaline A., one
of the four daughters of Mr. and
Miss Mary L. Bennett, daughter ol{ orBe^rgem’ oM mTed‘the'tleatl Mrs. Adam Hunt, and was born on
Mr. ajid Mrs. Archer Bennett, ot 20( Marvin L. Spooner, aged 7f January 10. 1859. A fter a year of
. Shotw ell Park, Syracuse, became th€ native of Milo, who was tak I study in Cazenovia seminary, she
^ bride of John T. Andrews, son of Mr - seriously ill on Saturday. ' entered Maplewood institute at Pittis-
and Mrs. Charles T. Andrews, 208 Man ford, Mass. She married Mr. Spooner
Stre.^t, Penn Yan, Friday afternoon
daFyu naeftrearln oseornv icweist h wail l pbrae yehre lda t F(rhi i on A ugust 10, 1881, and for eight
4 Feb. 26, at 4:30 o’clock at the horn years they made their home in Can-
son’s home at 1:30 o’clock and ser
of the bride’s parents. The ceremon; aseraga, where he taught in the
vices at the Milo M ethodist church a
was performed by Rev. Kirkwood, pas
2 o'clock. Rev. W. C. Moyer, pasto 1 high school. Mrs. Spooner always
tor of Reformed Presbyterian Chure enjoyed painting, an art in which
.11 i — ^ V A -u • 1-u of the uchnuuriuchii, uofiifiicciiaaLtiniig. jBouurniail wiil
of Syracuse, the a tten d a n t being Bv made in the Lake View cem etery she was skilled and able to teach,
along with her housekeeping. Upon
the death of his father, they return''d
Margaret Fisber, of S k a n e a te le s . to the farm home in which he v/as
Hunt Spooner, who resides on th(
At the close of the ceremony born and lived there until Mr. Spoon
Hunt farm in Milo, also a sister, Mrs
er’s death four years ago.
wrt'ding supper Glen Wheeler of E ast Main street
^ bridal party at Hotel Syracu , Penn Yan. Two other sisters hav« (C o n t in u e d on p a c e t h r e e )
> I ing which Mr. and Mrs. Andrews leij WilUs H. Millard
•jfoi- a three v^eeks’ trip to Dundee, June 2 2 . 1920, and Mrs. John A . K ilp a tr ick
- and. upon their rfcturn, w ill oe l John Fiero of Penn Yan, A ugust 11, John A. Kilpatrick of W eiser, Ida-;
home at 208 Mann Street, PennY an.j 2 9 2 1 . Mr. Spooner, whom she mar-i ho, form erly of Dresden, passed away i
Tlie groom attended Penn Yai gg years ago last August, died at his home February 28th. He leaves ;
Academy, Phillips'-AnJover and Cor .j^g 1933. Since that time, his wife; three daughters; two sis-j
n e ll U n iv e r s ity a n d is> a member of t h - g p o o n e r has divided her time ters, Mrs. W. S. Thompson and Miss |
firm of W alkerbilt manufactiirinibpj-^^gjj homes of her two chil- Belle Kilpatrick of Gorham, and two •
nieces, Mi’s. Russell Church of P itts
c.'jnu'iKiny of Penn Yam dren, the farm having been sold to
burgh. Pa., and Mrs. Clifford P.
Frank Hallings. Moacham of W eiser, Idaho.
N e w s W i l i e r F or 30 Vea. s
The funeral wac held from the
Until some two y(*ars ago, Mr.;.
Presbyterian church Tuesday. Inter- .
Spooner ropri'sentod Milo Ccntei' and
ment in W eiser cemetery.
community in the news columns of
the Yates County Chronicle and the
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M r. S an d e i'so n is la y irip p la n s Tor
M rs. Helpi! Y oungs F io ro th e storap:e o f f r i i 't in th e n ew builcl-
M rs. H ch 'n Y ounga F ic ro d ied at. lin g in m o d e rn r e f r ip e r a te d s to ra q e
h e r hom e on L ak e s t r e e t , P e n n Y an. A dveri.isci', a n h is to r ic a l a n d /Ins b lo ck s . H e s ta te s th a t in a n o rm a l
M o n d ay ev en in g , M arch 8 th . H a d che c r ip t iv e h is to ry o f D an sv ille , w hich y e a r be h a r v e s ts fro rn 20,000 to 25,000
lived u n ti l T u esd a y sh e w ould h av e w a s p ro d u c ed in book fo rm by th e b u sh e ls of f r u i t fro m h is 75 a e re f r u i t Y
been 77 y e a rs old, h a v in g been b o rn th e n J n s t r u c to r P u b is h in g co m p an y . fa rm a t to p of E a s t M ain S tr e e t h il l, y
on M arch 9 th , 1860. She wa,s th e H e a lso h a s stoi-aRe th e r e to accom m /) q
d a u g h te r o f Is ia li an d S y b e lla Y o u n g s d a te 2,000 ton® of n a tu r a l Ice. W ith i]
a n d in 1882 m a rr ie d H a m lin W .
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y eiearros, owfh oh edri eldi fein w1e9r2e5 . s pTehnet lians t th5e0 COURT UPHOLDS tShtere eptu, rMc hra. sSea nodf etrhseo nh uwiiidlli nogc ciunp yW faotuer ru;;
h o u se in w h ich sh e d ied . S he w a s b u ild in g s an d a larp:e co a l t a n k in th e
con fined to h e r h o u se fo r th e la s t r e a r of th e h u ild in p s . f
fe w y e a rs an d since la s t O c to b e r h a s PL A IN TIFFS
been u n a b le to leave h e r bed, b u t a l
w a y s h a d a p lea,sarit sm ile to g re e t
h e r f r ie n d s . Action p laces Case On May PENN YAN STARTS ’
She is su rv iv e d by h e r s is te r , M rs. Court Calender
Jo h n W . D av is of H a m m o n d sp o r t ,
a n d tw o n ieces. M rs. G eo rg e M a u e r STREET WIDENING
e m a n o f R o c h e s te r an d M iss A g n es In th e fo rm of a te le g ra m fro m th e
:;sr Dw ailvl isb eo fh ePlde n na t Y2a0n1. EF ua snte rEa l ms e rsvt riceest bcalenryk, Dof s ttrhiec t cAo uttrot rnoefy aHpopme aelrs Ca. t PAe l P la n s to B eg in W o rk on fm p ro v e ir ie n t
s, T h u r s d a y a t 3 o’clock . R ev . W a lte r to n on T u esd ay a f te rn o o n received ' O f B u s in e s s S e c tio n M o n d a y
:
y-s HV ieenwri cckesm oe ftef ircyi.a tin g . B u r ia l in L a k e hwiomr d b ethfoarte thteh e a rcgouumr t e ntwt op rwe seeenktse da gboy, [ T o M ove L ig h ts
i- in th e ac tio n of F o s te r vs. W h ite , h a d
3 | O rso n S to d d a rd R obson been u pheld by th e c o u r t. T he te le
v! (F ro m H a ll C o rre sp o n d e n t) g ra m re a d : “F o s te r vs. W h ite o rd e r W o rk is sc h e d u le d to s t a r t M o n d a y
r ! T h e d e a th o f O rso n S. R o b so n oc- affirm ed . Q u estio n ce rtified . A n sw e re d m o rn in g on w id e n in g th e p a v e m e n t
s .cu rred a t h is h o m e n e a r H a ll e a r ly in a ff’rm ativ e . No o p in ion . A fl c o n in th e b u s in e s s s e c tio n o f M a in s t r e e t ,
r S a tu r d a y a f te rn o o n , M a rch 6 th , a t c u r .” P e n n Y an . A id ed b y a fe d e ra l lo a n
othne M thra.eg oRf aoorbfm so8 8nw yhheaarder s .hliev eddi eda,l lt hhei sf alrimfe voTr he ouf p htohled in gF oosft ethr -eH oa rtcdhe r isM iend ifcaal ' eatbcnetd atstr huaes tsetPeespn ntao rweY aalrandu sn Mscohulinvnigcn igpt hatlhi se bptorraaorfjd-
h a v in g b een p u rc h a s e d by h is g r a n d G roup in its a c tio n a g a in s t D r. G. H . fic p ro b le m w h ic h is a n n o y in g th e
f a th e r , J o h n R o b so n f ro m th e P h e lp s R. W h ite b ro u g h t to o b ta in a n in ju n c s h o p p e r s — t r a n s ie n t s a s w e ll a s r e s
a n d G o rh a m c o m p a n y in 1801. H is tion r e s t r a in in g D r. W h ite fro m p ra c id e n ts .
son , J o s e p h su cceed ed Jo h n on th e tic in g h is p ro fe ss io n a s p h y s ic ia n a n d W o rk m e n M o n d a y w ill s t a r t on th e
f a rm a n d w a s s till liv in g w h e n O r s u rg e o n in Y a te s C o u n ty w ith o u t th e w e s t s id e o f th e s t r e e t b y th e K n a p p
son S. m a r r ie d E liz a R u p e r t a n d took w r it te n co n se n t of th e g ro u p . T h e h o te l a t th e W a te r s t r e e t c o rn e r . T h e
h e r to th e o ld h o m e s te a d . p la in tiffs , D r. E. C. F o s te r a n d D r. J o h n I>lan is to re m o v e th e s id e w a lk f ro m
M r. R o b so n w a s a c h a r te r m em b e i A. H a to h s)tate in th e c o m p la in t t h a t th e c u rb in g to a p o in t a b o u t w h e re
o f U n io n C o n g re g a tio n a l c h u rc h Dr. W h ite v io la te d a w r i t te n c o n t ra c t ; th e c u rb w a s in th e “h o rs e a n d b u g -
H a ll a n d a lso a c h a r te r m e m b e r ol ■nade w ith th e g ro u p , w h en he se t u p : g y d a y s ’ o f a w id e r M a in s t r e e t in
H a ll g ra n g e . H e a t te n d e d P e n n Y a r I “co m p e tin g b u s in e s s ” in P e n n Y au j I 'e n n Y an . T o do th is th e b o u le v a rd
A c a d e m y a n d ta u g h t sch o o l fo r s e v n o p e n in g offices fo r th e p ra c t ic e o f I l i g h ts w ill h a v e to be m o v e d b a c k .
e ra l y e a r s b e fo re he s t a r t e d f a rm in g lis p ro fe ss io n . ' T h is c a n be done, b e lie v e s S u p e r in -
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pourt. f a r re m o v e d a s p o s s ib le f ro m th e
F r a n k In g r a h a m Q u ick , N a tiv e o f
D is tr ic t A tto rn e y H o m er C. P e l to n d a n g e r o f b e in g h i t b y h ig h t r u c k
P e n n Y an , D ied in D a n sv ille
F r a n k In g r a h a m Q u ick , ag e d 58 e p re s e n ts th e p la in tif fs , an d J o h n E , c a b s . T h e p o s ts w ill be f a r e n o u g h
p a s se d a w a y in D a n sv ille G e n e ra d ie rid a n , th e d e fe n d a n t, W hjte. b a c k so t h a t th e h a z a r d o f b e in g
h o sp ita l a t a n e a r ly m o rn in g hou i to p p le d o r j a r r e d b y c a r b u m p e rs w ill
on M o n d ay , M arch 8 th . To M anufacture ice be g r e a t ly m in im iz e d .
H e h a d been 'in ill h e a l th fo r se v F o u r fire h y d r a n ts w ill a ls o h a v e
e ra l y e a rs an d w a s co n fin ed to the i, i J o se p h H. S a n d e rso n , lo ca l co a l to be re m o v e d . T h e s e a r e to b e r e
h o sp ita l fo r th re e w eeks. n an d ice d e a le r ,h a s p u rc h a s e d th e la rg e p la c e d b y n e w h y d r a n ts o f l a r g e r c a
S u rv iv in g a re fo u r s is te rs , M rs. ,r b r ic k b u ild in g in W a te r S tr e e t a p o r- p a c i ty a n d w i th a n e a s y p u m p e r c o n
A lton E . R a n d a ll o f D o b b ’s F e r r y . ■a tion of w h ich h a s b een u sed by D a iry - , n e c tio n , to f a c i l i t a t e f ire f ig h t in g in
th e c o n g e s te d a r e a . W o rk o n c h a n g
M rs. H . G. B e n d e r an d M rs. W . W. m e n ’s L eag u e a n d a s r if le ra n g e fo r '
in g th e tw o h y d r a n ts in th e s o u th e rn
W hite, o f_ B ra n c h p o r t_ a n d M rs. E d- ,© th e P e n n Y an R if le a n d P is to l C lub,
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te r m e n t in L a k e V iew c e m e te ry , d e a le rs , w ill fu rn is h M r. S a n d e rso n w ill a lso be m a d e o f c e m e n t a n d w ill
P e n n Y an . w ith I'S.OOO to 20,060 s q u a re fe e t of p o s s ib ly b e c u t s l ig h t ly t o p e r m i t
M r. Q u ick w a s b o rn in P e n n Y an , floor sp ace . Ttvo m o d e rn offices w ill e a s ie r t r a f f ic m o v e m e n ts .
Y a te s c o u n ty , F e b ru a ry 10, 1879, a be b u i l t in th e n o r th e a s t c o rn e r of th e W Tth f ro m f o u r to s ix f e e t a d d e d
son o f th e la te C h a rle s B ra d le y Q u ick b lo ck , an d a new &et of sc a le s an d n ew to th e w id th o f th e s t r e e t in t h e b u s
a n d R a c h e l A m a n d a In g ra h a m . i f r o n t in s ta lle d . P la n s a re b e in g m a d e in e s s s e c tio n , P e n n Y a n m e r c h a n t s
H e rece iv ed h is e a r ly e d u c a tio n in I fo r th e in s ta l la t io n o f m a c h in e ry fo r f ig u re t h a t e a s y d ia g o n a l p a r k in g w ill
th e P e n n Y a n p u b lic sc h o o ls an d w a s i th e m a n u fa c tu re o f a r t i f ic ia l ice . T h is th e n b e p o ss ib le , s t i l l a l lo w in g p le n ty
g ra d u a te d fro m th e P e n n Y an A c a d -j m ove w a s m ad e n e c e s s a ry by th e fa c t o f ro o m f o r f r e e m o v e m e n t o f t r a f f ic
em y . j th a t ice in K e u k a L ak e th is y e a r fa ile d th ro u g h tw o w id e c e n te r la n e s .
H is b u s in e ss a c tiv i t ie s w e re con-^ to re a c h a th ic k n e s s “f i t fo r c u t t in g
d u c te d in se v e ra l c it ie s in th e U n ite d o r c o n s u m e rs ’ u s e ,” a c c o rd in g to M r.
S ta te s , fo r s e v e ra l y e a r s he w a s a s s o - ' S a n d e rs o n w ho s ta te d th a t h e h a d R ev . a n d M rs. S a m u e l G. P a lm e r ^
, c ia te d w ith th e B lu e B o o k P u b lis h in g m ade th re e d if fe re n t te s ts of ice in w ill m o v e th is w e ek f ro m L i b ^ y
co m p an y , w ith h e a d q u a r te r s in N e w f L ak e K e u k a p r e p a ra to r y to c u tt in g fo r S tr e e t to th e i r c o t ta g e o n W e s t 1
Y o rk c ity , a n d fo r th e p a s t se v e ra l i th e goirunier t r a d e , b u t th e te s ts fa iled B ra n c h , L a k e K e u k a . i
! y e a rs h a d re s id e d in D a n sv ille , w h e re i to s a t is fy a s to q u a li ty a n d be im m ed i-
h e w a s occup ied in a ^ b ro k e ra g e an d - a te ly m a d e p la n s fo r in s ta l la t io n of
in v e s tm e n t b’ u s in e ss o^f w h ic h h e had] (^^^ ic e -m a n u fa c to ry . M r. S an d e rso n
m a d e an e x h^ a u s tiv e s tu d y . , . , ex p e c ts to s to re m o re th a n 4,006 to n s
re s id e n c e h e re i f g f eo a l th is s p r in s fo r fu tu re d e liv ery ,
1902, he co m p iled in co llab o ra tio i||, as , a c c o rd in g to hnirm,, , -“tthhoe coal m a .r.k] ,e;t. '
w ith th e la te A. O. B u n n e ll, th e u n d o u b te d ly w ill r is e th e sam e as o th
e d ito r and p u b lish e r o f th e D a n sv ill e r c o m m o d itie s .”
B igB p gH B O P B IR v-"
Mr. and Mrs. A. Clinton Brooks ailU iVXlC>a _
W ednesday of n ex t week, March Penn Yan, were two of the dozen
dower girls. Mr. Brooks came Mrs. Ada M axwell PiaisUd
31, tarings the golden w edding anni
versary o f Mr. and Mrs. A. Clinton here from M assachusetts. He m et Tuesday night, March 23rd, at the
the Penn Yan Academ y teacher in Sol di er e and Sailors Memorial hos
Brooks of Clinton street, Penn Yan,
w hat w as then the great social center pital occurred the death of Mrs. Ada
who are about to return from a w in
and m atch-m aking institution of the Maxwell Plaisted, widow of Charles
ter spent at tlie D allas Park hotel,
v illage — the roller skating rink. A. Plaisted, who died in 1931.
Miami, Fla. T hey w ill not sta rt north
Mr. and Mrs. Brooks have always Mr,s. Plaisted before and after her
until about April 6 th, however, so
lived in Penn Yan, at first on Main marriage taught school in Penn Yan
friends who happen to be near in
street, south of the Charles Andrews and b.as spent many years of her life
Florida m ay call on them for the
residence, and for the past 40 years, in the educational field. For the past
anniversary of the event, w hich w as
on C’inton street. They have two years she has been engaged as an oc-
the h igh ligh t of the social events to children, Mrs. Allen (M arjorie) O.
1 cupational therapist at the Utica
occur in Penn Yan during the spring
C arpenter of Corning and John Clin ! State hospital, from which work she
of 1887.
ton "Brooks of Court street, Penn Yan. I retired last June.
The p ages of the Y a tes County Allen B. Carpenter, P eter Carpenter ! She leaves two sisters, Mrs. Wil-
Chronicle o f 50 years ago tell of the and A. Clinton Brooks, 2nd, arc I ham G. MacKay of U tica and Mrs. W. j
Guiet hom e w edding of M iss Sarah
grandchildren. ! H. Patchen of Elmira; a son, C. M ax-'
Sheppard and the la te H. K. A rm j well Plaisted of the W est Lake road,
stron g on A pril 5th, as w ell as o f the ! Penn Yan, Pc. D. 5; and two grand
splendid church w edding o f Mr. and children. Mrs. Plaisted w^as a mem
Mrs. Brooks. The la tter wedding P enn 1 C A ll A ber of Gu-ya-no-ga chapter, Daugh-
took place in the old M ethodist : ters of the American Revolution, and
church, used previously as a Congre M an Prom oted ' cf the F iis t Presbyterian church in
gation al church, and located where , Penn Yan.
tiie present edifice stands. A part of
In S ta te Job I Funeral services will be held from
the w ed din g notice, as published 50 her apartm ent, 208 Main street, Penn
years ago, follow s: at 4:30 o’clock Thursday with
Prom otion of Paul R. Taylor of
Brooks - St. John R e/. Samuel Holliday of Windsor, a
lochester, n ative of Y ates county,
“On W ednesday even ing the m ar cousin, officiating. Burial will be
o the post of deputy superintendent
riage cerem ony of two of the m ost '•I made in the Lake View cemetery.
•f insurance w as announced last
prom inent mernbers o f Penn Yan so
veek.
c ie ty w as celebrated a t the M ethodist
E piscopal church in th is v illage. A t For the past yea.' counsel to the, Mrs. M ary Ermina Botsfora
nsurance departm ent w ith offices at|
Mrs. Mary Ermina Bctsford died at
6 o ’clock the church w as crowded Albany, Mr. Taylor w ill move to: her home in Norristown, Pa., Monday
w ith the m any friends and w ell w ish -Yew York. The promotion carries evening, March 2 2 nd.
ers, w ho assem bed to w itn ess the w ith it an increase in salary from The daughter of the late Mr. and
m arriage of Mr. A. C linton B rooks | $5,000 to $7,500 a year. Mrs. Stephen Jason Raymond of ,Jeru-
and M iss H elen M. St. John o f th is Mr. Taylor, a Dem ocrat, served •salem,. she w as united in marriage on
v illage. A t the appointed hour, the the fourth Monroe d istrict as a s September 20, 1880, at the home of
bride, preceded by 1 2 litt le m isses sem blym an in 1934 and 1935. H is the bride’s parents to Marshall E.
carrying flovyers, en tered the church, election w as an upset as the district Botsford, then of Penn Yan. The Rev.
leaning upon the arm o f her brother,^ is norm ally Republican. He declined J. P. Farmer officiated. For a num
Mr. E lm er St. John; fo llow in g w ere to run for re-election in the fa ll of ber of years they lived in Yates and
the bridesm aids. M isses M innie Sloan, 1935 but w as designated to run for Steuben counties. In early life Mr.
F annie A gar, M innie B rooks and Su special county judge of Monroe Botsford w as a teacher and later was
sie St. John. From the other entrance county. He w as defeated that year by in busine.ss in Penn Yan. Later they
the groom , accom panied by th e best Judge H enry D. Shedd. lived at Keuka on the lake. In 1911
m an, Mr. W illiam T. M orris, ad In his cam paign in the fall of 1934 they moved to Norristown, Pa., near
vanced, and the tw o p arties m et in he made a lively speech at Conven Philadelphia and Valley Forge, where
fron t of the chancel. H ere Mr. St. tion hall and all taut “sto le the show ’’ they have since hved.
John gave the bride aw ay, and the f.'om candidates on the sta te ticket
im pressive m arriage rites o f the who w ere featured a t the m eeting.
M ethodist church w ere perform ed by B efore entering the assem bly, Mr. Mrs. Mary Sheridan
the Rev. Dr. M cC arty, a ssisted by the T aylor w as w ith the liquidation bu Mrs. Mary Sheridan, widow of the
Rev. Mr. W atson . T he ushers w ere reau of the Insurance departm ent late John Sheridan, died at her home
M essrs. C larence B irk e tt, R ichard W . and w as stationed a t N ew York. He at 146 E ast Elm street, Penn Y’an,
Franklin , G eorge B rooks and G eorge resigned th at position on his election. Sunday, March 2 1 ?t.
Bullock. The costu m es of the young ] He owed his first appointm ent to Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Irv
ladies w ere p articu larly handsom e. G eorge S. Van Schaick, former' super ing Eckert of Corning; one son, John
T he bride w as a ttired in w h ite silk , in tendent of insurance,, but he has E. Sheridan of Penn Yan; a sister,
trim m ed w ith m oire antique. She served as counsel the past year un Mrs. John Birmingham, of Penn Yan;
w ore the trad itional m arriage veil o f der appointm ent of Louis H. Pink, two brothers, Jerry Dorsey of Penn
w h ite tu lle , w ith natu ral orange b los present superintendent. Yan and Thom as Dorsey of Los An-1
so m s. The costu m es o f the brides An aggressive debator and in ten geles, Calif.; also four grandchildren.J
m aid s w ere as fo llow s: M iss Susie sive student of legislation , Mr. T a y Funeral services were held W ednes
St. John, cream cashm ere, trim m ed lor had a good record in the assem day m orning at 8:30 o’clock at the
w ith lace; M iss M innie Brooks, blue bly. homo and at 9 o’clock at St. Michael’.s i
cash m ere, trim m ed w ith lace; M iss H e w as born on a farm in Y ates' church with burial in St. Michael’s;
M innie Sloan, corn colored silk , county, the son of Mr. and Mrs. cem etery. ;
draped w ith lace; M iss F an n ie A gar, G eorge T aylor of Clinton street, Penn
cream cashm ere, trim m ed w ith lace. Yan, and is a graduate of Penn Yan j
“A fter th e m arriage a large recep A cadem y, H am ilton co llege and Yale HALEN—At her home at 123 Nort
tion w as g iven to the friends o f the un iversity . H e is married and has Avenue, Monday, Mar. 29, Mrs. Delia
n ev/ly u n ited couple, a t the resid ence tw'o children. He ow es his prom otion Whalen, 82.
o f M is. M ary B rook s on Main stree t, Lo the resignation of Rollin M. Clark, She wasi the widow of the late John
w here an e le g a n t co lla tion w as serwed presen t first deputy of insurance, Whaleiii Surviving are two sons,
and a mos-t en joyab le tim e had by all w ho is to take a position w ith the I'thur W., of Pittsburg, Pa.; and Dr.
presr-nt. Mr. ana Mrs. B rooks le ft C ontinental com panies in Chicago.— T. Whalen, of Penn Yan; two sis-
on th e 8:46 tra in on the N orth ern D em oci'at and Chronicle.
ms, Ml'S. Susan Kennedy, of Perry,
C entral, for W ash in g to n , w here theMi
tnd Mrs. James Shaughnessy of Nun-
exp ect to spend a few d ays. . . . The!
ia , and seveia l nephewis and nieces.
bride has been sin ce 1882 a teacherl
Mrs. E m m a A. V alentine Funeral services were held_3 Veclnes»
in the P en n Y an A cad em y, and has
M onday, M arch 22nd, a t her home day m orning at 8:30 o ’clock at the
gained m an y friends in th is v illa g e ,!
w here she h as resided for the in K euka Park occurred the death of home and at 9 o ’clock at St. M ichael’s
^ seven years. Mr. B rooks has been a Mrs. E m m a A. V alentine, aged 81 church. Burial in St. M icliael’s cem.e-
resident o f P en n Y an for severa l years. S ]‘<e leaves tw o daughters, j tery.
Mrs. W illiam A thaw es o f Jerusalem j
years . . . .” and MiC'.s A lice M. V alentine of .Keuka, McMINN—^At Penn Yan, Sunday, Mar.
i M eet a t S k a tin g R ink I 28, Alexander W. McMinn, 67.
Park; tw o brothers, Thaddeus M. Burt
A m on g tho.se w ho atten d ed the
of Penn Yan and John A. Burt of M e I He was employed at M'ilo Paper
w edding and w ho are still liv in g is dina; lour grandchildren and five j Mills for several years. Besides his
Mrs. M attie H ou se of E a st M ain
great grandciiildren. ( wife, he leaves two broUiers, Thounis.,
sti-eet, w ho th en lived on Court s tr e e t Funeral services v/ere held from the | of Rutland, Vermont; W illiam, of
in the resid en ce w hich .she s till ow ns.
W atkins Funeral home, 139 ' Branchpoui.; two sisters, Mrs. Sarah
F'ollcwing' th e d ea th o f M^r. H ouse, avenue, Penn Yan, at 2 p. m. vA-ed-., Andrew, of Scotland; Mrs. W olcott
I M iss St. John, w ho had lo st her m oth-
nesday, v/ith Rev. John Cole, of I’enii Yan. Funei'al services
! som e y ea rs before, m ade her hom e
pastor of the K euka Park B apusp were held Tuesday afternoon ut 2
j w ith M rs. H ou se. M rs. B elle Sheldon
church, official in g and burial^ m lUc. o’clock from the Jioine at 304 CoiirO
' . 1 T r>f Mail! S tr e e t .
Lake V iew cem etery, Penn Yan. Street, Rev. S. G, Palm er officiating.
Dui'ial 'in Lake \ ’iew.
<4"^ ^ v'^v ‘.4 ' i ' /•• . > * jK. - .’ . ■ ‘ ^*^to4-‘*iiJ ■ _j£i./»' >■ 'V ~' • 'J Wm k .‘ .* ^ » . 4 t-•>’■ S^JUeWBt/9^ sB9m*•.•,*■. /v. - i ■' *»r u ’ ^L* ■
first m ortgage bonds, and the balance, k i n y o u n - l a P e a u Y a n , ’rb i ir s f la y ,
Government and Railroads 75 to 67 per cent in incom e bonds; w hile
M ar. 25, Uugeoie K in y o u n , 83.
the com mon stockholders are to be l i e i® s u rv lv e a by hi® w ile , of I ’en n
New Deal Policies Viewed as Unjust
given one share o f new com m on, w ith Y an , an ti a b ro th e r , E d w a rd , of J e r u -
To Many Bondholders out assessm ent, for each two shares I siaio'm. T h e fu n e ra l wa® h e ld fro rn th e
b
To the Editor of The Eeio York T im es. owned of extant com m on, together w ith W atk in is lu n e r a l h o m e. S ta r k A y e n u e ,
A few months ago Jesse H. Jones, a warrant allow ing the purchase o f an S a tu rd a y a fte rn cx rn a t 2 :3 0 o ’c lo ck ,
head of RFC, addressed a bankers’ other share of com m on during 1937 at R ev. R- N. J e s e u p o ff ic ia tin g , i h i r i a l
convention as follows: $10. This is N ew D ealing w ith a ven in L ak e V iew c e n ie te ry .
“I have thought and still th ink 'that geance, and it is substantia lly identical
generally speaking the first m ortgage- w ith procedures sought to be follow ed Old R esidence Sold
holder, regardless of the term s of his in the reorganization o f b illions o f other
m ortgage, should not be allowed to take rail securities now being handled under O ne of th e o ld e s t r e s id e n t ia l p r o p e r
all the earnings, leaving nothing for the provisions o f 77b of the B ankruptcy tie s in th e v i l la g e c h a n g e d o w n e rs h ip
junior security holders. * ♦ * I am aware A ct. 'M o n d a y w h e n tb e “ S h e p p a r d p r o p e r
of the sanctity of contract, and that In th is nation there are 8,000,000 in ty ” a t 3'38 M ain S tr e e t , fo r so m e t im e
the first m ortgage-holders took a sm aller dividual bondholders, 25,000,000 bank de p a r t of th e la te T im o th y C o s te llo e s
yield in order not to speculate. But positors and 63,000,000 owners of one ta te , p a s s e d in to p o s s e s s io n of D r,
m ortgage securities have been sold with or more life insurance policies, not to L ew is A. G ra cey , lo c a l o p to m e tr is t .
representations as to safety by issuing m ention the clientele o f untold thou T h e p r o p e r ty is o n e of th e la r g e s t
p iece s of p ro p e r ty in th e r e s id e n t ia l
houses and m ost bondholders w ere told sands of philanthropic and educational
d is t r ic t , h a v in g 168 fe e t f r o n ta g e a n d
that their bonds were good or they enterprises. I f th ese h osts w ere arrayed
330 fe e t in d e p th . I t h a d tw e n ty - tw o
would not have bought them .” in opposition to such dealings, as th ey
ro o m s a n d th r e e b a th s a n d fo r s e v e ra l
The im plication is that the purchase easily m ight be, th ey would be irre y e a rs p a s t w a s u s e d a s a tw o -fa m ily
of Junior bonds is speculative, but that sistib le. T hat they have not been m ar a p a r tm e n t .
such speculators are justly entitled to shaled has a sin ister aspect. The execu T h e d w e ll in g w a s b u i l t b y M o rr is F .
have their losses recouped a t the ex tives concerned bear a fiduciary rela S h e p p a rd , a p io n e e r in to Y a te s C o u n
pense of those w ho refused to take the tion, a relation accounted sacrosanct ty f ro m P e n n s y lv a n ia , a m e m b e r of
chances th at appealed to the specula am ong all reputedly civilized peoples. th e g ro u p o f P e n n s y lv a n ia s e t t l e r s
tors; that, in any case, owners of prior B etw een a fa ineant and a m alfeasant w h o w e re o p p o se d to th e Y a n k e e
liens, com prising m ostly trustees, sav trust-officer there is no eth ica l d istin c g ro u p f ro m N ew E n g la n d , b o th e le
in g s banks and life insurance com tion. W . B. S h e p p a r d . m e n ts c o n t r ib u t in g a s h a r e to th e
n a m e “ P e n n Y a n ,” th e f i r s t p a r t s o f
panies, are liable to be m ulcted for rep Denver, Col., March 23, 1937.
“ P e n n s y lv a n ia ” a n d “Y a n k e e ” f u r
resentations alleged to have been made
n is h in g th e n a m e w h ic h h a s th e dis?-
by and to persons wholly unknown to
t i a c t io n of b e in g th e o n ly o n e o f i ts
them , long after their first-m ortgage W ork Started at D resden k in d in th e w o rld . S h e p p a rd w a s id e n
bonds w ere acquired or issued. tified w 'th A b ra h a m W a g e n e r in
A R ailroad Exam ple ' “No tresp as 's in ig ” s ig n s a n d th e fo u n d in g a n d d e v e lo p in g th e v il la g e .
b a r k s of m o to r e x c a v a tin g e q u ip m e n t T h e p ro p e r ty w h ic h h a s b e e n p u r-
C hicago & North W estern is a tjqjical “ e a t in g ” a w a y th e d : r t a t th e s i te fo r
chatsed b y D r. G ra c e y d a t e s b a c k
exem plification of th is doctrine. The th e 4000 fe e t of r a i l ro a d s id in g in th e f
m a n y y ^ a r s . re c o lle c U o n s of th e ’‘o ld
property has been efficiently m anaged. D re s d e n v a lley m a rk th e o p e n in g [
e s t in h a b i a n t s ” o f th e v i l la g e g o in g
In 1913 it did a gross business of $83,- i c h a p te r in th e c o n s tru c tio n of th e $2,- i ^ b a c k so m e 80 o r m o re y e a r s to th e
000.000 at a cost of 136,000,000 man- 000,000 s te a m p o w e r p la n t o t th e N ew ' f d a y s w h e n it w a s o cc u p ie d b y C h a r le s
hours; in 1932 its gross w as $72,000,000, Y o rk C e n tra l E le c tr ic & G as C o rp o r C. S h e p p a rd , s o n of M o rris . C h a r le s
done w ith 62,000,000 m an-hours. I f the a tio n w h ich w ill b e b u i l t o n th e s o u th w a s idernt’fied w ith th e life o f th e v il-
1913 w age schedules had been in effect s id e of D re s d e n v illa g e . T h e e x c a v a t ; la g e a r d w a s a p ro m in e n t m e r c h a n t
in 1932, the net earnings would have in g fo r th e “'lay in g ” of th e s w itc h !• a n d m e m h e r o f F i r s t P r e s b y te r ia n
been $22,000,000 greater than they were; w h ic h w ill be u sed to t r a n s p o r t m a - j? C h u rc h . H is d e a th o c c u r re d in 1888.
and in such event the $11,000,000 deficit t e r i a l s fo r th e c o n s tru c tio n w 'ork o f c } F o r m a n y y e a r s th e h o u s e w a s o c -
th e tw o m ill io n d o lla r p o w e r p ro je c t \ , c u p ie d by th e la te M o rr is F . S h e p -
of the latter year would not have been
is b e in g d o n e by th e R a ilro a d M ain - I p a rd , so n of C h a r le s a n d b r o th e r o f
incurred, the fu ll 7 per cent dividend
te n a n c e C om pany , o f B o u n d B ro o k , N. | I- : M rs. S a ra h F . S. A rm s tro n g , o f P e n n
would have been paid on the preferred J ., th e a m o u n t of th e h id b e in g in th e '
Y an . T h e n i t p a s s e d inlto th e p o s s e s -
and 5 per cent on the com mon. n e ig h b o rh o o d of $50,000. T h e s id in g , of
I s io n of th e C o rn w e ll f a m ily a n d w a s
Up to D ec. 31 last RPC and PW A w h ic h 120'0 fe e t o f r a i l s a lre a d y h a v e o cc u p ie d fo r so m e t im e b y J a m e s
had advanced to the road $49,437,630, the b ee n la id w ill c o n n e c t w ith th e N ew : C o rn w e ll a n d fa m ily a n d W ill ia m S.
1. C. C. certify in g that the road’s finan Y o rk C e n tra l R a liro a d . T h e w o rk is j C o rn w e ll a n d fa m ily .
cial structure did not need overhauling. th e f i r s t c o n tr a c t to be le t fo r th e job . F in a l ly i t wa® p u rc h a s e d b y th e la te
A large share of these advances w as O ne o f th e m d to r d r iv e n e x c a v a t in g ? T im o th y C o s te llo , a n d n o w h a s b e c o m e
devoted to interest on junior liens, and m a c h in e s n o t o n ly “b ite s ” a w a y a t th e , th e p r o p e r ty of D r. G ra c e y w h o w il l
these advances w ere secured a lm ost en h a rd p a c k e d t e r r a i n b u t t r a n s p o r ts i t j re m o d e l i t in to five m o d e rn a p a r t
tirely by pledge of junior or otherw ise a n d th e n lev e ls i t off. T h e m a c h in e , m e n ts , th e w o rk to c o n s u m e a p p r o x i 1
doubtful securities, notably $65,615,000 c a lle d a “g ra d e r ” has ' r u b b e r t i r e s o n m a te ly a n o ith e r m o n th , i t b e in g p la n t
of the road’s own refunding bonds, now th e sh o v e l p a r t w h ich c o s t a p p ro x i- . n ed to h a v e th e p la c e r e a d y fo r o c - 7
m a te ly $500 each a n d is h a u le d a lo n g , ! c n p a n c y M ay 1, D r. G ra c e y a n d fa m ily k
selling around 36 and last year down
h y a h ig h -p o w e re d trao tio r. I n g e t t in g j w il l o c c u p y o n e th e a p a r tm e n ts , C
to 17; also by $46,186,000 C., St. P ., M. th e g ra d e r to D re sd e n i t w a s n e c e s - ( ! m o v in g f ro m h is h o m e a t 428 N o r th
f
& O. 5s, covering property th at has not s a r y to t r a v e l s e v e ra l h u n d re d s o f ] I M a in S tr e e t .
earned a dividend since 1923, or even m ile s o u t o f th e ro u te , a s th e b ig m a - i i
operating expense since 1929 until last c h in e could ' n o t b e c h a r te d o v e r th e | j
year, and then barely. o rd in a ry ra i l ro a d c o u rs e d u e to i ts ' ( R O B IN SO N — A t h e r h o m e ctt
The m otivation basic to RFC w as th at ex ce ss iv e s ize a n d “b u lg e ”. h S tre e t , S u n d a y , A p r. 4, M rs. M a ry
1 L. R'Olbinson, 13.
it would be contrary to public policy to
I S h e leave® h e r h u s b a n d , M o rr is ;
allow large and supposedly solvent con
riree d au g h ter® , M iss V io R b b in so n ,
cerns to drift into bankruptcy a fter M rs. W . A. H e n r ic k s h a s r e tu r n e d nd M rs. E v a Sand'S, a n d M rs. L o u ise
1929. fro m a t r ip to A lbany , N ew Y o rk a n d Vhinson, a l l o f P e n n Y a n ; e ig h t
Inasm uch as the railroads owed their o th e r S o u th e rn N ew Y o rk s t a t e citiesv .an id ich ild ren a n d 13 g r e a t -g r a n d c h i l -
evil plight largely to the fatuous policies W h ile in A lbany , M rs. H e n r ic k s le c ren . F u n e r a l s e rv ic e s a t T h a y e r fu n
pursued by Congress, it w as equitably tu re d b e fo re th e c la s s of 200 s tu d e n ts gal c h a p e l W e d n e s d a y a f te rn o o n ,
incum bent on Congress, through RFC on F o lk L o re an d P r im it iv e M usic a t xxev. R . N. Jessiup o ff ic ia tin g . B u r ia l
and sim ilar agencies, to come to their A lb an y S ta te T e a c h e r s ’ C o lleg e . S he in L a k e V iew c e m e te ry .
rescue, even at some loss to the Federal a ls o a d d re s s e d th e C e n tu ry C lub a t R A N D A IjL — A t h is h o m e a t 105 M c
Treasury. R ich m o n d H ill, L o n g Is la n d , th e w o m K in le y A v en u e , W e d n e sd a y , A p r il 7,
An Instance of N ew D ealing I
sehni’ps ocnlu bL ohnagv Iins lga ntdh.e Inla ragdedsiti omn e tmo bheerr FHree dle aEv.e sR ahin®d awlli,f e8; 2t.h r e e so n s , O vid,
In 1932 and after. N ew D ealers re- le c tu re to u r , M rs. H e n r ic k s w a s in ' of R o c h e s te r ; E . V e rn o n , of P h e lp s ;
I joiced that they were not as other m en, con lference on d e ta ils c o n c e rn in g th e W ilfre d , o f P e n n Y a n ; a d a u g h te r .
extortioners, unjust, m oney-changers. la y in g o f th e co rn ersito n e of th e new M rs. M a r th a M cC an n , E lm ir a . F u n e r a l
But, by the Chicago & North W estern’s c o m m u n ity b u ild in g a t T o n a w a n d a I n s e rv ic e s w ill b e h e ld f ro m T h a y e r f u n
reorganization plan RFC and PW A are d ia n re s e rv a t io n on M ay 10. O ne of th e e r a l c h a p e l. E a s t E lm S tr e e t , F r id a y
to receive first mortgage bonds dol co:n |ferences d e a lt w ith th e la rg e b ac k - a f te rn o o n a t 1 :3 0 o ’c lo ck . R ev . W . W .
lar for dollar, while the holders of the dirop c u r ta in w h ic h w ill b e u sed on th e L an e a h d R ev . R . N. J e s s u p o ff ic ia tin g .
underlying general mortgage bonds, a s ta g e of th e b u ild in g a n d w h ich is b e B u r ia l in T y ro n e c e m e te ry .
first lien on 4,919.39 miles, are asked in g m a d e a s a F e d e ra l A rts G roup
to accept 25 to 33 per cent of face in piroject.
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K euka S tree t, S a tu rday , A pril 3,
W illiam E. S u th e rlan d , 70. $186,891 Bankruptcy Move Delayed
Mr. S u th e rlan d w as a native of Milo
C en ter and a lw ays had lived In the Until Petitioner Raises $30 Filing Fee
^ Tow n of Milo. H e had served as sex-
^ to n of F ir s t P re sb y te r ia n C hurch for
tlbe p ast 17 y ea rs an d of St. M ark’s W hen Paul H. Ritchey, president The petitioner took a pauper’s
and treasu rer of the F inger Lakes
Bpiilsicopal C hurch fo r six y ea rs and I oath but appended there to was a
Land Company Inc. and m anager
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: 2lo8w winhge n ah ei stwiraosk eu nsaubflfee retod a tSteaintudr dfaoyl-, h$3is0 , bUannckler upStacmy wpieltli tiporno.ceed w ith “How long do you th ink it w ill;
1 Mar. 27. He leaves h is wife, L a ra Ritchey, who listed liabilities be before you will be able to
I H o b a rt S u th e rlan d ; th re e sons, Em of $186,891.60 and assets of $100, I raise $30?” asked Referee Sanford
m ett, of E lm ira ; C larence an d Alvini, claimed exempt, when he filed his ! of the petitioner.
3 of P en n Y an; th re e g ran d ch ild ren petition, appeared before B ank “About J u l y 1,” responded
^ an d several nephew s and nieces. ruptcy R eferee Nelson P. Sanford Ritchie.
F u n e ra l serv ices w ere held T uesday yesterday for a scheduled first “H earing adjouhned to July 1, *
e afiternoon a t 2:30 o’clock a t F ir s t m eeting of creditors. But there { was the re feree’s disposition of the
\ P re sb y te r ia n C hurch , Rev. W a lte r A. was no meeting. case for the moment. !
H enricks, pasto r, and Rev. John E.
_ Wootto-n, re c to r of St. M ark ’s, ofificiat-
r ing. B urial in Lake View.
S u n d ay m orn in g a t 11 o’clock, Rev. Itev. N, F . N eesgaard
H an s P. B erth e lsen w ill end a decade
George C layton, 306 N o rth Ave., of serv ice fo r S t. P a u l’s D an ish I h as ju s t resigned as a ss is ta n t ed ito r
s ta r te d h is 33rd y ea r in the em ploy of L u th e ra n church , P enn Y an, and jo f th e L u th ersk ^ U g eb lad , the official
M rs. H. K. A rm stm n g , T hursday , n ea rly a h a lf c e n tu ry o f serv ice a s a D an ish pub lica tion of the U nited
A pril 1. workei- in th e U nited D an ish L u th Dani.sh C hurch of A m erica, to m ake
e ran church o f A m erica. On M ay 1st possible his local p as to ra te . H e has
A rch ie M. T h ay e r h a s leased of ■ he leaves his w ork here, re t ir in g to been in P en n Y an several tim es as
I i Ja m e s W. D avis th e old O v e n sh ire ; the hom e he re cen tty p u rc h ased a t a sp ea k e r fo r functions of the local
' fa rm a t th e co rn e r of N o rth avenue : In d ian P ines, Rev. N. F. N e esg aa rd church an d is well know n by the con-
and W a ln u t s tre e t, re n te d d u rin g the! of W ash ing ton , D. C., ta k in g his p lace j I g reg a tio n .
p a s t y e a r by W illiam L. D ra p e r and in th e local pu lp it. j Mr. B erth e lsen feels th a t St. P a u l’s-
h is son, L aw ren ce . M r. D ra p e r h a s ! 'C hurch h a s a b r ig h t fu tu re ahead of
re tu rn e d to his H ill C rest fa rm , j I it under the leadersh ip of the new
H am m ondsport, R. D. 2, an d h is s o n : In th e fa ll of 1934 M r. B erth e lsen pasto r, w hom he believes is fully
is doing Soil C onserva tion w ork in j w as h ig h ly honored by rece iv in g a ab le to conduct the w o rk and se r
' L iv in g sto n county. M r. T h ay e r p lans d eco ra tio n from th e K ing of D en vices in e ith e r D an ish o r English to
to s to ck th e fa rm w ith a good d a ir j m ark . H e w as p re sen ted w ith a gold m eet the needs of th e occasion and
herd . m edal, in d ica tin g his h o n o r ra n k in g the several h u n d red fam ilies w hich
as K n ig h t of D annebrog . T h a t y ea r look to th is ch u rch fo r th e ir religious
also b ro u g h t th e 40th an n iv e rsa ry of life.
' The ta s k of w iden ing th e s tre e t I h is o rd in a tio n as a p a s to r an d his
in th e business section of M ain s tre e t 40 th w edding an n iv e rsa ry .
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1a8et.Mne nr sTS.Y heMoaM mnal rerasySas.v ueRMnJs.de ayartyRnwy o eolyKd nmsdeo,yoa lndurwnosgi,idh nuotgsew,dr s ie,o dAf M pthrisienl.
. in g curb stones w ill be m oved back A tlan tic D is tr ic t convention m ade
W illiam V. R eilly of P enn Yan, M rs.
• j a f te r the e lec tric condu it and lam p , P enn Y an its h ea d q u arte rs . D uring
W a lte r E cay of P o r t C hester; one
' 1 posts a re placed, and th e e x c a v a tio n . th e re cen t y ea rs sev e ra l D anish pic
son, R ich ard J . R eynolds of M aple
i! filled w ith concrete , slop ing to th e n ics w ere held on F o u rth of Ju ly in
wood, N. J .; th re e sis te rs . M iss E liz
> p re sen t d ra ins. A t th e co rn ers the I t h e w oods on th e R oss H uson fa rm in
ab e th Tobin of R ochester, M iss B er
• cu rb ing will be a d ju s ted to p e rm it T orrey .
th a Tobin of A ddison and M rs. C a th
■' easie r tu rn s fo r b ig vehicles. )
N ew P a s to r M a ried erine Coyne of S cran ton , P a.; a b ro th
er, T hom as Tobin of F lush ing , L. I.;
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vices will he held in C anandaigua F r i D an a college, B lair, Neb., and of M t.
w as m ade in St. M ichael’s cem etery .
day a t 3 o’clock. C om plying w ith a A iry sem inary , P h iladelph ia , P a. A f
la s t request of Judge Thom pson, six te r his o rd in a tio n in 1924, he served
E agle Scouts of F in g e r L akes Coun fo r th ree y ea rs as p a s to r a t St.
cil, Boy Scouts of A m erica, will be T h o m as’ chu rch in the V irgin islands COREY—At his home, 324 E lm S treet,
bearers. He leaves h is wife and a and fo r the la s t e ig h t y ea rs as p a s to r M onday, Apr. 12, C harles H. S.
brother, H arry , of B ound Brook, N. J. of the M essiah L u th e ra n ch u rch in Corey, 71.
D etro it, Mich. A no ted w rite r , he n e uad been associa ted for the p as t
tw enty years w ith th e A. M. T hayer
M rs. H a r r ie t L. C arey lu n era l home. D eath follow ed a sud-
Follow ing an illness of ab o u t tw o uen Heart a ttack . He leaves h is wife,
weeks, M rs. H a r r ie t L. C arey, aged two siste rs , Miss H a ttie Corey, Penn
85 years, died a t 2:10 a. m. T uesday, Yan; Mrs. C hester M. Sm ith, of Ita ly
A pril 20, a t th e hom e of her son, H ill; one nephew, Lem an O. Conley,
Charles C arey of L ake s tre e t, P enn of Penn Yan. F u n era l services fi-om
Yan, w here she had m ade her home. tne home W ednesday afternoon , Rev.
H er husband, D avid F . C arey, died R. N. Jes'SUip officiating. B uria l in
abou t 25 years ago. B eside the son, Lake View.
tw o daugh ters , Mi'S. Jo sep h Shoniker I RFB'E—In P enu Yan, W ednes-
of 105 E a s t M ain s tre e t and M rs. j day, A pril 14, Mrs. C ora Mae Mc-
Lucy Thom pson of L ak e s tre e t, P enn Dur.iee, 34.
Yan, also seven g ran d ch ild ren and six Surv iv ing are her hushnad , H a rry ;
g re a t g randch ild ren survive. „wo daughters, F lo rence A nna Mae;
F unera l services will be held a t 2 Lila it,ii^aoetn; two sons, W illiam
p. m. F rid ay from th e hom e of Mr.s. ■ H enry and P au l F ran k lin ; th ree
Shoniker, E a s t M ain s tre e t, w ith ' b ro thers, Fl'oyd, Jam es and W illiam
Rev. W. W. L ane and Rev. Jo h n E. ' Shedrick, of Penn Yan; her paren ts ,
W ootton officiating and bu ria l in the 1 Mr. and Mrs. C linton Shedrick, Penn
L ake View cem etery . ' Y'an. F unera l services a t T hayer fu n
eral chapel, F rid ay afte rnoon a t 2
o’clock, Rev. W. A. H enricks, officiat
ing- B'Ujrial in Lake View cem etery.
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S p e a k in g o f in te re s t in g o ld - t im e houses , ho w E l i z a A n n M c D o w e l l , d a u g h te r o f o n e o f th e
d o y o u l ik e th is o n e ? I t is k n o w n as th e "‘H a l l e t t lo ca l p io n e e rs . T h e h o u se is s u p p o s e d to h a v e
P la c e ”, a n d is lo c a te d a t W a y n e , S te u b e n C o u n ty . b een b u i l t to r e s e m b le G e o rg e W a s h in g to n s h o m e
I t is c la im e d th a t on a c lea r d a y one can see f i v e a t M o u n t V e r n o n . E n t e r ta in e d w i th in i ts w a l l s
la k e s f r o m th e o b serva to ry on to p o f the house , d u r in g its lo n g h i s to r y w e r e m a n y n o ta b le p e o p le ,
a n d be in g on a w a te rsh e d , it is sa id th a t w a te r in c lu d in g J a m e s G o rd o n B e n n e t t , p u b l i s h e r o f th e
f r o m one s id e o f the house f l o w s so u th th ro u g h N e w Y o r k H e r a l d ; B e l l e I. S p e n c e r , n o v e l i s t ;
th e S u s q u e h a n n a R iver to C h e sa p e a k e Bay , w h i le a n d G o v e rn o r B a r r o w s o f T e n n e s s e e .
on th e o th e r s ide i t f l o w s n o r th w a r d through th e T h e la s t o w n e r s o f th is h o u s e d e e d e d i t to th e
S t . L a w re n c e R iv e r to th e ocean. S ta te o f N e w Y o r k , a n d it is n o w b e in g h e l d b y
S a m u e l H a l l e t t b u i l t this p la c e f o r his w i fe . the S ta t e u n t i l s o m e p o l i c y is d e v e l o p e d f o r i ts use .
lo r Of tn e c n u rc n uirougnuuL , Lue iju i- ^
“R u t ty ,” W a lte r W a g n er’s p e t chase of new hym n books, an d th e in - ,
chow, n ea rly lost his life in a fa ll off s ta l la t ia n of new h e a tin g sy stem s in \
a cliff in the W a tk in s Glen S ta te p a rk b o th th e m an se an d th e ch u rc h an d .
re cen tly . M r. W ag n er and “R u s ty ” th e lay in g of a new c a rp e t in th e lec
w ere s tro llin g th ro u g h th e gorge , tu re room . T h is la s t w as done b y th e ,
when th e dog c h a s e d ,a piece of p a G uild w h ich h a s been ac tiv e th ro u g h
per. V e n tu rin g too close to th e rim o u t th is period . M uch of w h a t h a s ^
th e dog tum bled down 75 feet in to the been done by th e G uild h a s b een due ^
bo ttom of the rav ine . A t f irs t M r. to tb e fine le ad e rsh ip of M rs. G eorge ^
W ag n er th o u g h t “R u s ty ” w as killed K inne, M rs. G. L. B arden , M rs. E. C.
b u t a p la in tive yelp revealed the dog F o s te r , th e la te M rs. K en t D ean, M rs. I
w as alive. W ith considerable difficul J. C. B ry an an d M rs. C laude C rosier.
ty th e dog w as tak en out of th e glen. | T he p re s e n t le a d e r is M rs. L aw ren ce ®
The fa ll in to the gorge took place] P ro u ty .
exactly a t the sam e sp o t w here a T he o u ts ta n d in g ach iev em en t of th e
deer w as m arooned on a ledge sev- te n y e a rs w as th e re tire m e n t of a
sral y ea rs ago. — Tim es-U nion. $5500 debt. T h is re p re se n te d a deficit
of $350'0 from th e p re ced in g te rm an d
F o u r th o u san d young tre e s a re be in ad d itio n th e b o rro w in g s n e c e ssa ry ^
ing received th is w eek by th e P enn fo r th e re d ec o ra tio n of th e s a n c tu a ry , j
Yan R o ta ry club to rep lace som e In 1930 th e en tire a m o u n t w as p a id j
which have died on th e R o ta ry re fo r off an d th e n o tes w ere b u rn e d a t a i
e s ta tio n p lo t overlooking L ak e K eu celelbration in P a lm e r H a ll p re s id e d
ka, w est of th e m unicipal pow er p lan t, over by D r. H. J. JM acNaughton, ch a ir - "
accord ing to D avid M iller, ch a irm an m an of th e com m ittee w h ich ra is e d ]
of the re fo res ta tio n club com m ittee . th e m oney.
T he ch u rch h a s lo s t d u rin g th e dec- £
ade m any of its effic ien t o fficers, c
A m ong o th e rs Jo h n H. Jo h n so n , H. K. t
OBSERVES TENTH REV. W A LTER A. H EN R IC K S
KAnrmoxs,t roFnragn, k W Siplleianmce r Waisned, JPoahrnm eTle. 'i
T en y ea rs ago the firs t of May, Rev, Jo h n so n have died an d E v e re tt P .
ANNIVERSARY W alte r A. H en rick s cam e to P e n n W rig h t, a long tim e e ld e r an d C h u rch
Y an as the p as to r of the F ir s t P re s School su p e rin ten d e n t, h a s rem oved
b y te ria n Church, a f te r h av in g served to H a rr isb u rg . A n o th e r se r io u s loss
Rev. W. A. Henricks Give$ four y ea rs in F redonia . H e cam e as w as the d ea th of M rs. R oy B ruce, a f
the successor to Rev. C h arles K. Im - te r 53 y e a rs of u n u su a l serv ice a s o r
Resume of Work hrte, who had gone to N ew burgh. The g a n is t and ch o ris te r . O nly re c e n tly
faonr“d T tmheo sect shetufafrbeclchits ihvimes easgnteti lnlOc ify t hriieng htsehtoerou wnsngoeerslsdst mvwieowrnke idno gfb yat ht Met hr.pe aHsetle envdreeicnck adso e’c nlowexciktl l Ssheuern vdiraceye Wisnegxil tloisanem rv fSeodur t hthe1re7l a ncydhe uapracss.h s efdTa hiatehw faucylh,l uyhr caavh-,s ':
an d peace. I have been a m in is te r for and on T hursday, May 6, th e co n g re how-ever, is go ing fo rw ard , an d can
wtheer ep absetg itnwneintgy -mseyv elnif ey eoavresr aangda iinf I , Hg aatlilo na t wwilhli chha vtiem ea as unpupmerb eirn oPf atlhmoseer ocfo unneta rolny t5h0e9 . su17p3p omrte mofb ear sm' ewmerbee rasdhdip- i
twhoeu lcdo ncfhidoeonscee toth saet rvine tthhea t chseurrvcihc,e inI , wsthaoll awtioenre ipnr e1s9e2n7t wa ti llt hceo mp aes tboarc’sk into aede .t o th e ch u rc h ro ll d u rin g th e dec j
could best prom ote the h ig h est aim s ' tak e p a r t in a p ro g ram of speak ing T h e p re s e n t e ld e rs of th e ch u rch i
of life and best help m en to u n d e r - , and m usic. A m ong them Rev. George a re C h arles K im ball, C alv in R u sse ll, ,
s tan d th e will of God. No o th e r o rg an H. A llen, Jr., of the B ath P re sb y te r H a r ry Case, c le rk , H a rry M. Brown,'
iza tion or institu tion has yet a p p e a re d , ian Church, has been inv ited and h as (C ontinued o n P ag e 4)
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a s p resid en t of the board of tru s te e s jH arrar, F re d WT^iitaker, G. L. B arden ,
h as given unsp arin g ly of h is tim e and W illis B u rt, J . D. B arnes, W m. C.
leadersh ip to m ake th is possible.’ . S to u ten b u rg , Dr. E. C. F o s te r an d Dr.
A m ong the im provem ents m ade to the G. L. L eader.
ch u rc h propei’ty d u rin g th is period . T h e music of the church has been
h av e been the re p a in tin g of th e in te r- . p u t in th e hands of Edward B abcock
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twehroo aynhedaa sr sh naaossw b oursigelrat vnueipds t atah nfedi n ecc hhvuooriclrun n.m telaoesrr- h!itnyg hao argdr.o uTph eo f Soelnde caS esniencgae iaIn d ian SHpAaNrdN OSNtr—eeAt, t Shuisn dhayo,m eA, pr.2 0215 , SWheipl-
an d vested choir. G. L. B arden is the lymns from the re p rin ts of the old 1am H. Shannon, 65.
su p erin ten d en t of th e chu rch school Jen eca hym n hooks, published longi He w as a re tire d P ennsy lvan ia
and Mrs. W illiam Sabin p resid en t of ago by A shur W right, the re p rin tin g ; R ailroad em ploye and fo rm erly lived
th e M issionary Society. W. H. Beebe done th ro u g h the efforts of Mrs. H en 3 in W atk in s Glen. H e leaves tw o
has been appo in ted sexton. ricks. I daugh ters , -'M rs. J e r ry C arro ll, of
A bronze tab le t, gift of the S ta te of Penn Y an, Mrs. H a rry Howe, R oches
Mr. H enricks has no t only served as New York
