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jk. mass m e e t i i i g o * Port s i n s t u he ld a t the engine Monday* evening to protest the Patten resolution providing for the abandonment of the ' Black Biver

The meet ing was cal led to order by J>. O. Markham and Maj. John S. Koster was elected chirman. Romeyn Wormuth was made secretary. Chair­man Koster announced the object of the meeting and directed attetion to t h e widespread sentiment i n Lewis, Jefferson, Oneida and Oswego coun­t i e s against the abandonment of any portion of the canaL . Former Assemblyman John L. Smith addressed the meeting, urging tjhat every effort be made to prevent the Patton measure from being reported favorably.

Dr. W, H. Johnston addressed the meeting, directing attention to the fact that the Patton measure pro­poses to convert property in Lewis ahd Jefferson counties to the use and bene­fit of other sections of the state and that the state by th is measure pro­poses not only the abandonment of the canal but also its duties of care and ^management and i ts moral responsibi­l i t i e s of maintenance, assumed by the state w h e n the canal was constructed and guaranteed by the people of the State to the people of Oneida and Lewis counties by, the constitution of t h e state.

D. C. Markham, former sheriff of Lewis county read the b i l l and called attention to the financial responsibili­t ies and burdens that the state would shift to the town by abandoning the canal. •

Merritt Capro* spoke of the value of the canal as regulating freight rates and showed that none of the canals of the state paid for the cost of maintenance except by regulating freight rates and that the state would he as much justified in abandoning t h e Erie canal as any portion of the Black River Canal ^ Thomas Norton, formerly super-

v intendent of the section in question, criticised the statement that there had been a saving of $14,000 during the -past year as made by the superinten­dent of public Works, on the ground

' tha t the expenses of maintaining and •operating the canal during any year did not greatly exceed $9,000.

JR. F . Wilcox, c iv i l engineer and surveyor, spoke of the damages that would result to the land owners along the canal and H a c k river by diver­sion, of the w*twr£**of the canal -and

:«r:^aaat i«rg&H^edBg^ proposed measure. .

Motion made and carried that a com­mittee of five, one of whom should be the presiding chairman of the meet­ing, should be appointed by the chair to attend the hearing and to protest aginst the bil l .

A motion was carried t h a f resolu­tions protesting against the abandon­ment of any, part of the canal be drawn b y the committee to be apr pointed by the chairman and for* warded to Hon. George H. Gobb and Hon. C. Fred Bosbart.

The fol lowing committee was ap­pointed by Chairman Koster to at­tend the hearing at Albany w i t h h i m :

John L. Smith, Wil l iam H. John­ston, Romeyn Wormuth and Robert L. Oiteau.

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JOTTINGS.

Alma Salisbury entertained th»'W? B. and C D. c lub on Tuesday evening.

, -*-MEra. John P.* Moore entertains the Implicate Whist Club at her home i n Park avenue t h i s afternoon.

— Z e n i t h . Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, he ld a regular meeting at Masonic H a l l on Friday evening.

—George Phi l l ips entertined a com­pany of friends at his home in Dayan street on Monday evening.

—Mass meeting to protest againgst the closing of the canal at the court house on Monday evening.

—rMiss Martha Jackson entertained a small company of friends on Mon­day evening i n honor of the birthday anniversary of Miss Anna Reed.

— T h e Sunday school of St. Peter's Church w i l l g ive an entertain­ment i n yirkle^fs Ha l l on the even­ing of St. Patrick's day, March 17. A musical and liierarj*program w i l l be presented and a l l are invited, lee ereaam and cake w i l l be served after t h e entertainment.

— A number of people who are in­terested in bible study met at the home of E. H. Bush on Tuesdy even­ing to continue the study of Christ and to organize a class. Mrs. Dr. Bush presided and a very profitable hour was spent. The next study w i l l be held on Tuesday evening, March 23. After the regular subject has been discussed, there w i l l be a question box admitting any question relating to the scriptures. A l l are welcome.

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HEWER'S MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP. 1 • - _ _ _

No Taxation for Support of any Department Owned by Village. Herkimer Citizen.

In the report of the municipal com­mission, published, in todays' Citizen, w i l l be found an argument in favor of municipal ownership of public ut i l i t ies founded on facts probably not paralled in th i s state.

In this report the commissioners state that for the coming year no ap­propriation w i l l be required from the v i l lage treasury for the support of any department under their care, nor for extensions of l ight and water sys­tems. The commissioners w i l l also from these funds pay the incandescent bonds as they become due.

Herkimer to-day enjoys a perfect water works system and the protec­t ion from 83 fire hydrants. It has ah extremely adequate police force and a we l l equipped fire department; i t has an excellent sewer system, and its streets are we l l l ighted by 86 arc lamps. And for the maintenance of a l l these important departments the taxpayers w i l l not be required to pay one cent of tax directly or indirectly.

That is not a l l ; the patrons of the incandescent system are furnished l ight for their houses and place's of business at just one-half the rate paid in cit ies and v i lages where private corporations operate l ight ing plants.

HEAL ESTATE.

Martha J. Green of Adams has sold to. Leonard Lucas of Pinckney 50 acres of land located in the latter place, for $750.

Michael C. Kel ly has sold his house and lot in Mi l l street to John C. Drufllo. The considertion men­tioned is $1.

A house and lot i n . Mi l l street, a part of the Sears estate, has been gold t o Michael C. Kel ly! The constder-

,» t ipa mentioned in$1 , - ^lu'-,r-.

euse. . Miss Alice Guilfoyle i s i l l at her

home# in State street. D. C. West of Cleveland, Ohio, is

v is i t ing frieuds in town. Miss L i l l ian C. Laquay is i l l at her

home in Shady avenue. Miss Ada Hershey spent Sunday

w i t h friends in Castor land.

; Thomas Thomas of Ut ica has been the guest, of Peter R.Wetmore.

Miss Mary Carter has returned from a v i s i t w i t h friends at Port Leyden.

Mrs. Sarah N . Bardo was the guest of relatives in Boonvil le on Monday.

Miss Alice Ut ley of Boonvil le is the guest of her sister, Mrs. C. C. Owens.

Frank Wetmore of Boonvil le was the guest of""relatives in Lowvi l le this week*

L. B . , Parker is v is i t ing h i s daugh­ter, Mrs. Charles Bostwick of Lyon Pal ls .

Mr. and Mrs. Charles J . Reeder of Carthage have' been vis i t ing friends in th is vi l lage.

Mrs. Elizabeth Hough has rented apartments in the C. G. Long resi­dence in Park avenue.

Mrs. J. E. Glaus and daughters, Pearl and Ruby of Beaver River, are gueste of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Jones in Trinity avenue.

Mr. and Mrs. George L. Ramsey of Helena, Mont., are the guests of Mr. Ramsey's parents, Mr. and Mrs.* Ward Ramsey in Park avenue.

Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Ormsby, w h o have been vis i t ing Mrs. Ormsby's par­ents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mastin of Castorlnd, haave returned home.

Depnty Postmaster Louis A. Scott and daughter, Mrs, Frederick Wynn, were among the guests at the fiftieth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. S. V. R. Hendricks at RiehviUe.

Wellington Jones, traveling sales­man for S. L. Munson & Company of Albany, w h o has been vis i t ing his parents, Mr. and.Mrs. J. B; Jones, for several Weeks, left for Albany this morning.

Dr. Frederick A. Crane, John Gleason, Morgan A. Stoddard, D. Harold Hal l , .Gilbert R. Easton, Fred C. Bradt and Miller G. Sher-wood attended the ceremonial session of Media Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S., at Watertown on Monday evening.

Missionary Society Officers.

The Ladies Home j i n d Foreign Missionary Society of the Presbyterian church held its annual meeting on Friday afternoon and elected the fol^ lowing Officers: President, Mrs. Mary E. Chambers; first vice president, Mrs Eugene Arthur; second vice pres­ident, MisslMEary C. Sherwood; secre­tary, Mrs. Jay S. Bowen; treasurer, Mrs. George W. Bostwick; chairman of the literary committee, Mrs. Edward E. Fowler.

At Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Puffer's.

Mi. and Mrs. Clarence Puffer were pleasantly surprised at their home in State street on Friday evening by a large company of friends and rela,-tives. During the evening there were muisc and games, fol lowing which a supper was served. Mrs. Puffer received a number of gifts, among which were several pieces of s i lver and a purse of $33.

Ray Dies of Oiptheria.

Fo l lowing a short i l lness from diphtheria 15-year-old Erxna Bell inger son of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Bel l in­ger, died yesterday afternoon^ at the

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Cast. Tur—r—Masons Conduct

Fol lowing an il lness of several weeks James A. Mareness, a l i felong resident of this v i l lage and a veteran of the Civ i l war, died at h i s home i n Val ley street on Monday morning at the age of 62 years. Death was caused by a complication of diseases;

Born in Montgomery county on November 20, 1844, Mr. Mareness came to Lowvi l le attljteage of sixteen years and entered the employ of Geo. D. Buggies, who conducted a drug and grocery store . Two years later Mr. Buggies died and the store was pur­chased by L. B. Richardson, Mr. Mareness continuing h i s work under

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River whidh 1908. was in the b for U s . Sn companies, ixk policies, lation. WithiU fire broke out destroyed, >

The CitJusen's .-<K)nipany, i n which Mr. Buckley had a policy for $625, de­fended the actios^ jjiiid the* other com­panies decided t^^ibide by the result. The defense, waff ithat the policies were not i n fo*W"at the t ime of the

the new management unti l 1864, whenf* 6 0 0 1" 1 ***' ^ j ° w t court gave Buckley a yerdlelrPJr the full amount claimed and the »rppellate court has affirmed that dectsnm.

he enlisted i n the 27th cavalry at Sacketts Harbor aud was assigned t o Company H., under the command of Captain Henry E. Turner. In July of the fol lowing year he was honor­ably discharged and immdeiately after sought business opportunities in the west, returning a short t ime later to his old home in Lowvil le .

For a t ime he was a bookkeeper in the store of L. B. Richardson, his former employer, who was then con­ducting a clothing store. From 1872 unt i l 1877 he was in business for him­self, speculating in l ive stock and produce and in the latter year he opened up a grocery in the Morse block. Three years later he leased the R. J. Easton block and removed his store to that place. " Here he re­mained unt i l 1894, when he sold h i s property to F . A. Sherwood,^ A year later he again started in businness i n the same block and for several years conducted a large grocery and crockery store. In May, 1903., he removed to Carthage, where he started in the grocery business and returning a year later he again took up his old; busi­ness, locat ing*in tne Boscoe block. He conducted this store up to the time of his illness.

On June 18, 1873, Mr. Mareness was united in marriage w i t h Miss Addie DeZotell of Deer River. Her death occurred last summer.

Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Estel la Osborne of Lowvi l le and Mrs. Amanda Voorhees of Oneonta.

Funeral services west) held at three o'clock on Wedesday afternoon and were largely attended. The offici­ating clergyman was Rev. Delavan D. Dean, pastor of the Baptist Church. Lowvi l le Lodge, No. 134, F. & A. M., of wh ich Mr. Mareness was a member, had charge of the burial, which* was made i n Rural cemetery.

HOME ffl M M J 0 R SIUEABS IS TAKEN TO STATE PRISON BY SHERIFF

HUBBARD ON TUESDAY.

Jury Deliberates From Ten Minutes of Two Until Thirty-five Minutes After Ten O'Clock—Hoage Can Earn a^ommutation of Two Years by Good Behavior in Prison.

Newcomb Hoage of Lyonsdale, con­victed of arson in the third degree, was taken to Auburn prison on Tues­day morning to begin a sentence of s ix years and four months. Sheriff Hubbard took his prisoner to Auburn by way of Utica, leaving Lowvi l l e on the seven, o'clock train. There were only a few persons at the station and to several whom he knew Hoage spoke. He preserved the same impas­sive countenance that characterized his appearance, in the court room dur­ing the trial.

The jurors were out just seven hours and twenty-five minutes before they reached a verdict. The evidence was closed at 11:30 o'clock on Thurs­day morning. Mr. Hi l t s w h o conduc­ted the defense aimed to discredit the witnesses for the prosecution who tes­tified that the night of August 23— the night the Compo building was burned—was fair and pleasant, and produced proof tending to show that there was a heavy raift. In reviewing the testimony before the jury he dwelt at length upon th is point and argued that the building could not have been burned in the manner des­cribed by Hoage's son. '

The jury retired at 2:50 o'clock and forty minutes later returned and asked to be enlightened upon the law re­garding arson i n the second and third degrees. Judge Merrell defined the law and as no agreement had been reached at s ix o'clock he ordered the jury brought into court. He asked if other instructions reltive to the law was needed and upon receiving a reply in the negative ordered a recess unti l 7:30 p. m.

At ten o'clock the jury was ordered locked Up for the night. Upon hear­ing this order one of the jurors asked for fifteen minutes, intimating that an agreement would he reached w i t h i n that time. Judge Merrell al lowed a half hour. At the end of that time the jury again came into court room and asked if a verdict of arson in the third degree could be found. Up­on being told that i t could they again retired and a few minutes later a ver­dict of arson i n the third degree was announced.

Hoage waived the two days allowed h i m by t h e statute and the sentence of s ix years and fpur months was pro­nounced at once. He told the court t h a | he was inuo«(ent of t h e crime.

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O^keefo Hmmmy Escapes Serious and Perfca#o Fatal Hart.

J. D.

With his head out of the cab w i n ­dow J. D. O'Keefe of Utica, a freight locomotive fireman, narrowly escaped death at the Lowvi l le station of the New York Ceiitral/On Saturday morn­ing. -

As O'Keefe's train Was passing som€ freight cars £jv a siding his head collided w i t h one of them and he re­ceived a glancing blow which inflicted a severe scalp wound. He became aware of his danger just in time to escape greater injury and perhaps a fractured skull. The injured man was taken from thfg cab and D £ H. A. Pawl ing was called to attend him. He was placed on tne next eastbound train and taken to his home in Utica.

THE SIOWELL-WpET miPTIILS.

Miss Pearle StowslJ and Arthur Garnsey are BrMe OMl Groom.

Miss Bearle Stawell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Geojge W. Stowel l of Lowvi l le and Ar%ur Garnsey, also of this v i l lage , were united in marriage on Saturday evening. The ceremony took place at the vjtqme of the bride and was p e r f o r m e d ^ Rev.- Delavan D. Dean, pastor o # t h e Baptist Church in the presence of a. company of im­mediate relative^;; |Mr. and Mrs. Garnsey were uiiatteiwled. . They left on Sunday Evening ;for Herkimer, where they wi l lmalke fiiei*' home.

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Miss and Richard E. Site.

dl lockhave sent out invitations for the wedding of their daughter, Miss Irma Maude Bullock (to Richard Elmer Laporte, which w i l l take place at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bullock in Cascade avenue on Wednesday evening, March 28, at half after five in the afternoon. Mr. Laporte i s assistant superintendent of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. branch in th is vi l lage.

Mrs. Beaslev's Dower.

W. H. Hiltp of Lowvi l le and Worm­uth & Wormuth iof<; Fort Leyden ap­peared before-Justice Devendorf in Herkimer on Saturday in a motion for the confirmation of a referee's re­port of sale and the admeasurement of dower in the case of Annie M. Beasley against Gracie Beasley. The parties^ to the action reside ih Turin and the property, a farm located in that place, sold for #874 B y ' t h e confirmation Mrs. Annie M. Beasley receives one-third of that amount.

SURROGATE'S COURT. [Hon. Edgar S.K. Merrell, Presiding.]

Anna C. McViciar, West Truin. Last Will and testament admitted to brobate and letters testamentary issued to Howard Constable.

In the matter of the guardianship of James Nelson Osbprn, an infant 7 of the town of Lowvil le. Order entered discharging Lucinda M. Grossman, genera! guardian of said infant, from further l iab i l i ty or responsibility.

Harriet L. Shampine. Citation for the probate of t h e last will- and test­ament issued returable May 22.

Athony L. Domsei, Leyden. Let ­ters of administration of the goods, chattels and, credits issued to Eva Domser.

Katherine Harrer, Fitchburg, Mass. Letters of administration of the goods, chattels and credits issued to Matilda Giles and Perry G. Wil l ­iams. ".•••

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Louis Govro, Leyden. Letters of administration ojf the goods, chattels and credits issued to Joseph W. Govro.

Victor J. Bennett, Lowvil le . Let­ters of administration of the goods, chattels and credits of deceased issued to Charles E.. Bennett. : . - >

Nancy Sharp, Lowvil le . Order entered discharging Ira - Sharp, exec­utor of the last^T^ip $tu$ testament, from further* iiaiiitiijt or regponsi-bility.- •-y,r-"/';: ' " ',.,

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And in the spring the young man's fancy l ight ly turns t o ' thoughts of love. What a glad thr i l l ing thri l l must have chased itself arout the an­atomy Of the man who discovered those l ines! What a great minor chord of happiness! He had discov­ered something. There have been a great many discoverers, among them the man who discovered that new and entirely necessary expression, "The groom was attired . in conventional b lack ."

Ever notice the, schoolboy as he hustles out of the ' assembly room to neck something in a neat blue skirt and a bonnet of a fascinating jumble of velvet and bnckles and Sowers ? He engages ^himself to carry her books home, :

Ever notice him as he is walking down the street very red in the face and trying thunderingly hard not to notice what a crowd of his classmates at h i s heels are saying? Anon he ducks an apple core and gets another in the back of the neck. But he struggles w i th a brave look and lies cheerfully that he didn't mind i t a bit. H e would go back «and prove his courage, but he knows that the Crowd is too much for h im and per­haps he. is morally and otherwise cer­tain there are one or two fel lows in the crowd whd could humiliate h im without much trouble;

There is another interesting episode in the pilgrimage of the schoolboy from the classroom to the front steps. Ever notice i t? It is when he reaches the front gate. He slides the books from under his arm and begins something l ike th i s : "Here's your books," then he commences to jab a large hole in the lawn w i t h his foot.

The girl takes them, without a word of thanks. His simple l i t t le act is the homage due her. She w i l l rejoice in this supremacy unti l she gets mar­ried. She rattles volubly of Mollie Jones' party, to which the boy has not been invited, and te l ls of places she i s going next summer—places the boy has never seen and can never expect to see unti l he carves out a fortune for himself. His answers are lucid and to the point. He keeps his head down as though the excavation in the lawn were of vast importance. Some­times he says "Sure ." Once in a w h i l e he says "Sure, thing' ? and some­t imes he says .'* 'I would too.' * The rest of the conversation is on the other side. He keeps everlastingly jabbing w i t h his toe. He is humble and i t i s good for him. *

It was a cmillyLiiigut oh one of the h i l t s north of Osceola. A - party of campers was stretched upon the ground wrapped up i u blankets and the one w h o had drawn matches for the privilege of keeping the fire going a l l n ight was saying things about h i s luck. Later he forgot about i t and went to sleep. The fire died down.. It was cold. B i l l awoke i n disgust. He tackled a balsam and threw i f upon the glowing embers. Everybody knows what a fire a balsam w i l l make.

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Bi l l ' s balsam was no exception. In about twenty mlnues it was so hot up On Cherry .Bidge that the campers be­gan to grunt and move their bunks. B i l l , s t i l l sleepy, discarded his blanket and, movinjgback some distance, la id his upon a pine tree that recently been blown over by the wind.

The fire burned on. The pitch oozed out of the pine log and trickled down the back of B i l l ' s neck> He slept on. Then i t became cold again. The next morning B i l l attempted t o raise h i s weary head. He couldn't. B i l l had long hair. -They had to cut it away from the l eg w i t h a jack knife before the party could serve breakfast and break camp.

And i t came to pass that the young man did think seriously of buying a farm and instal l ing an amiable young woman as master of ceremonies and yank his l iv ing out of the virtuous soil. There was only one drawback. It is ever thus. When happiness is thrust upon people wi th a great deal of suddenness there is usually a draw> back or two. Sometimes they are not prepared for it.

This was a large, serious drawback. The young man had heard something about farming, read i t out of the magazines and got the most of his ideas out of pictures of wide-spreading apple trees and girls in cute* frocks and sun bonnets and long golden hair streaming out into space He had a picture in his room of just such an apple tree and just such a girl , and it showed,moreover, a young man in loose flannels ly ing under the tree, smoking a cuTved-stemnted pipe, and lookig'up at the girl i n kind of. a lovers lane sort of a w a y that made h im homesick. But in a vague, un­certain w a y he had an idea that farmers had to mi lk and he couldn't mills. x

So when his girl broached the farm subject the young man said: ' 'Why, I can't milk, and whoever heard of a farmer who ^couldn't mi lk? They would laugh at m e . "

"You ijrou't have t a milk, dear ," said the girl , but she was a graduate of a boarding; school aud the young man didn't believe her. This isn't v e r y - f o i ^ -Ydu see i t newfe

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Mrs, Martin J. Sackett of Lowvi l le , 7C| years of age, died on Monday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. A. G. Brooks at Mount yernon, where she went to v is i t two/weeks ago. Death was paused by pneumonia w h i c h de­veloped soon after she reached Mount V e r n W

During the. last week her condition had been critical. Oh February 28 in compay w i t h her husband, Mrs. Sackett left Lowvi l le for the home of her daughter, intending upon^eaving there to make an extended trip through the south. She was taken i l l a few days later7 and her condition rapidly became worse.

Mrs. Sackett was born in Turin and Was formerly Miss Susan Bush. Her ~marriage to Mr . Sackett took place iu 1859. They resided i n Low­vi l le for many years. Mrs. Sackett was a member of, the Methodist Church, and always had a keen and active interest in work of the society. Surviving besides her husband and daughter are two sisters, Mrs. Jane Lee of Turin and Mrs. P . F. Wen­dell of Fort Plain. The body was brought here yesterday and the fun­eral w i l l be held this afternoon at the Sackett residence at 1:30 o'clock and at the Methodist Church a half hour later. Burial w i l l be made at Housevil le. " .

THIRTYFIRST WE001HG ANNIVERSARY.

Company of Uninvited Guests Surprises Rev. atid Mrs, Palmer.

Rev. and Mrs. A. P. Palmer were surprised at their home in State street on Monday evening by about one hun­dred friends and members of the con­gregation of the Methodist Church, the occasion being the thirty-first an­niversary of their marriage. Prof. Wil l iam H. Perry in behalf of the company presented Rev. and Mrs. Pal ­mer w i t h a purse containing thirty-one silver dollars.. Brief remarks were made by Rev. C. C. Frost, pas­tor of the Presbyterian church and Rev. Delavan D. Dean, pastor of the Baptist church. jA. program of songs and recitations i n which Murray Dek-in, Dorothy Snyder, W. R. Fi tch ahd others took part followed. *

INTERESTED IN FREIGHT RATES?

Attend the Mass Meeting at tne Court House on Monday Night.

A mass meeting for the purpose of protesting against the b i l l in the as­sembly which threatens to close the Black River Canal from Carthgeto Boonville w i l l be held at the court­house on Monday evening and w i l l be called to order at 7:9<y o'clock.

SELF-SUPPORTWifi ANO PATS DEBT MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP ARGUMENT

WATER COMMISSION'S REPORT,

IN

Since the Inauguration of the System

Ten Years Ago no Tax Has Been Levied

for Its Maintenance—There Is no Better

Supply in the* Country Than LowviNe's.

The annual statement of the Low­v i l l e Board of Water Commissioners, showing the amounts received and ex­pended during the year ending Feb­ruary 28, has been filed w i t h la. Charles Davenport, the clerk of the vi l lage. Since the water system was estblished here ten yeaars ago at a cost of nearly $100,000 i t has been self-supporting. Not a cent of tax has been imposed for its maintenance and a l l repairs, construction and other expenses of the department have been paid out of the rentals, together w i th the interest oh the bonded indebted­ness and the payment of principal. L ike many another system in Central and Northern N e w f o r k i t is an argu­ment for municipal ownership.

The statement prepared by the water commissioners, V. Lansing Waters, Peter McGovern and Leon S. Miller, shows:

BECETPT8. Balance on hand at date of last re-

Received for water rentals Received for tapping mains Received from other sources..........

7,578 00 170 48 145 67

DISBURSEMENTS. Interest on bonded debt . . . . .$ 2,967 60 Principal on bonded debt Salary, of D. E. Jone8,saperintendent. SSstoriai.».».... • ,..•••• . . . . . . . . . . . . . Labor ;... . . Expense .DEL W V V A O • * • » _ • • • • • • • • • • • • * • » • • • • • • • • • m 9 mjt •

Taxes for 1805 . . . . . -•-.--- •-'.,.— Balance on hand with the village

treasurer — .

8.000 00 700 00 168 17 91 18 88 47

118 19 114 88

8,61199 Total .$10,726 J8

With a hydraulic pressure of 135 pounds to the square inch and pure spring water, free from the ordinary sources of contamination, there is no better system of water works in the state. The pressure frqm a single hydrant is capable of throwing two streams over the highest bui lding i n the vi l lage and is better than the stream from a fire engine,

At the t ime the system was in­stalled the vi l lage was bonded for $98,000. Since then the debt has been reduced $16,000 and the cost of the system up to the present t ime has bjeen $106,10L76, divided as fol lows:

Real estate, $1,306.70; construction, $98,430.28; 'reservoir/ $5,951.55; IFor-est avenue extension, $414.38.

In the reservoir wh ich i s located about a half mi le northwest of 'the v i l lage are impounded 3,000,000 ga l ­lons of water. ' TMs is used only i n

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There are many ing traits in """'"' none of the, Phil ippines, med, he i s are the self-makes. But not a part o<tt is rel igion. was never known to though a l l refuse m t h r l a x s l ed by h i m isjdeppslted ning water. ---

Like the American them become friendly wjs but they ar« utterly upon the subject of the l igion.

The Moros enter into w i l d recklessness. Aslo^'ai^Sv' er stands they are absolutely fear and fighting from beJiMi and trees and from amhouBCades^ ^ 6 i are a hard foe to' conq.«cdr. ;- 'ff^jf^Wf

Before battle the Moons, or as "" " ""' as can, are annotated by the Their naked bodies are covered an o i l w h i c h they are told i s proof. They bel ieve it.^ that they are beyond! t h e powder and lead they w i l l rush ly into an engagement «o4 except absolute them. Annointed w i j h thia a f t Moro w i l l attack a troop aiugl«/~ ed, bel ieving that if he is n o t ed by the bullet-proof &K bullet he receives in h i s send h im t o a higher hanveo^'

A n incident of th i s curred a few days before &m Bacalod in Mindanao. A ,.;.. of fifty men under cornmand' Boss of the Fifteenth C * a scout to determine the the Moro fort when a sprang out into the tra i t soldiers and opened fixe rifle. Twenty-five baUetbs counted in h i s body after ment fired. He went t o fifth heaven.

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The Moro has a would starve befogs and eat one of the Abundant in his Moros were racks of the American because they were none the less dirty, drink water at the w e l l diers did and from the . were there for the use of unt i l the latter, unable b y means to keep tbeni f cups, greased t h e rimS

The soldiers also by ty ing a piece o f throwing i t at an in the same manner boy throws the return to a string of rubber. much as graved the native he beoan^ * frsatlp^ upon A l l a h t o send a down upon h is tofrmento lost no t ime i u ^ t l £ a g c

where he scrubMa the part of his hi sand unti l i t w a s raw. into seclusion he days.

In pursuing, Mftros .*& ta in strongholds be observed on tiU«

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