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THE ELMIRA PLAN. T h e Munic ipa l Cr*d i t C o m p a n y is A t ­

t r a c t i n g Moat Favorab lo At ­t en t ion E l s e w h e r e .

[Utica Observer.] fclrhira p a p e r s a r e c o n g r a t u l a t i n g

t h a t c i ty u p o n the possess ion of w h a t is Known a s the Mun ic ipa l C red i t . company. I t itf n o t a c o m p a n y t h a t w o r k s a l o n g new l ines , a s m u n i c i p a l c r ed i t c o m p a n i e s h a v e been in ex i s t ­ence in a n u m b e r of t h e l a r g e ci t ies , a n d h a v e had m o r e o r less success . E l m i r a a p p e a r s to be the only c i ty of the sma l l e r c l ass t h a t h a s had e x ­pe r i ence w i th the v e n t u r e , espec ia l ly in th i s sect ion of t h e c o u n t r y .

T h e Munic ipa l Cred i t c o m p a n y of E l m i r a is no t a c h a r i t a b l e o r g a n i z a t i o n in the s t r i c t s ense of t h e word . I t is a co rpora t ion doing bus ines s u n d e r t h e l a w s of the s t a t e , a n d i t w a s o rgan ized a n d b r o u g h t to good w o r k i n g . o r d e r u n d e r the influence of a bus ines s frien's o rgan iza t ion t h a t a n s w e r s t h e . / p u r ­pose of a c h a m b e r of c o m m e r c e / i n t h a t c i ty . Briefly, it l oans raon/y u p o n pe r sona l p rope r ty , t h e s a m e a.fi a p a w n b roke r loans m o n e y on j ewe l ry , s i l ve r ­w a r e , fu rn i tu re , etc. . h u t w i th t h i s i m p o r t a n t difference: T h e Munic ipa l Credi t c o m p a n y m a k e s r e a s o n a b l e c h a r g e s of i n t e re s t for i t s loans , a n d . l t p e r m i t s the cance l ing of a loan in in ­s t a l l m e n t s , r educ ing the i n t e r e s t to t h e ac tua l pr inc ipal a s i n s t a l l m e n t s a r e paid. One of the E l m i r a p a p e r s in wr i t i ng of i ts ope ra t i ons the o t h e r d a y . ' s a i d :

•People who have need of money h a v e prefe r red the . t e r m s of the c red i t c o m ­p a n y to those of pawn a g e n t s of b r o k e r s because of. fixed r a t e s of in ­te res t , lower a s s e s s m e n t s in s e c u r i n g the , loans a n d because the m o n e y can be paid back on the in s t a l lmen t p lan ins tead of in one tump, a s requ i red by m a n y broker.--. :>

"l"ndf3r the old plan the "money in mos t i n s t ances could .only be paid in full. Consequen t ly , people who had cha t te l m o r t g a g e s placed on the i r p rope r ty were forced often to p ro long t h e loans indefinitely. p a y i n g high r a t e s of in te res t unt i l able to r a i se the to ta l a m o u n t and cancel the m o r t g a g e .

"The Munic ipal Credi t c o m p a n y lias i n s t ance s where it h a s canceled such cha t t e l m o r t g a g e s , t ak ing over t h e m o r t g a g e and a l lowing the person to pay it off l i t t le by l i t t le. Some in­stance's have come to light where the person has paid in in te res t even more t h a n the pr incipal and is still pay ing in te res t , unab l e to pay off the pr inc ipal at one p a y m e n t . "

It is said t h a t the w o r k i n g s of th i s c o m p a n y have been of g r ea t va lue to the- people of E lmi ra th i s win te r , w h o m i g h t be ' t empora r i ly out of work . T h e y h a v e been enab led to bor row m o n e y upon secur i ty which they m i g h t have , a n d have not been robbed in the process of bor rowing . T h e c h a r g e s a r e placed a t a figure t h a t will pay the rxpe.iixe of m a i n t a i n i n g t h e office and p a y a legal r a t e of in te r ­est, and so far it h a s been found to be a good th ing for t h e city. Tt is found t h a t those who m a y be t e m p o r a r i l y in need of cash , m a n y t i m e s a r e wor thy r e s i d e n t s of the c i ty . who . t h rough some mis for tune , find - themselves in a pos i t ion to w a n t money, and , if aided, in a ma jo r i t y of ca se s they pay the i r ob l iga t ions , r edeem t h e i r p r o p e r t y a n d go a h e a d in p rospe r i ty . -If they a r e t axed the a l m o s t c r u s h i n g i n t e r e s t and fee c h a r g e s of the o r d i n a r y p a w n b r o k e r s they a r e m a n y t i m e s u n a b l e t<> pay the in te res t , and a f t e r a t t e m p t ­ing for m o n t h s to keep it up . a r e c o m ­pelled to lose the i r pledge, e%-en a f te r h a v i n g paid, in a fe\v m o n t h s , more in •interest t han th^ or ig inal loan.

T h e r e a r e a good m a n y w a y s to help people besides p u t t i n g o n e ' s , hand in one ' s pocket and h a n d i n g our. cash. T h e e s t a b l i s h m e n t of a munic ipa l credi t c o m p a n y a p p e a r s to bo one of t hem.

FOURTH RECITAL. Mr. P e a k e Gave Fine Sa t i s fac t ion To

a Select Audience of Devoted Music Lovers .

T h e four th rec i ta l of Peake , w a s the mos t sa t i s fac to ry* heard yet. T h e r e w a s var ie ty , s t r e n g t h and a ca t a logue .of fresh new compose r s end ing wi th tha.t c h a r a c t e r i s t i c work of Mendel ­s sohn . Son a to No. 4.. which was played w i th a b a n d o n and feel ing d i s c r i m i n a ­t ion. Dash a n d splendid del ivery m a r k e d the performance of D u o v a k ' s " L a r g o . " P e a k e ' s ind iv idual c o n t r i b u ­t ion w a s " M a r c h (Cornel l Alma M a t e r ) . " As an or ig ina l composer . P e a k e is m a k i n g qu i t e a r epu ta t ion . The appea l to p o p u l a r favor w a s ca l l ­ed out in the Ori'eg song and the ' •Alegret to" nf WolstenhOlme.

J o h n K i n g R o o s a . i s a del ight to his a d m i r e r s in h is ea rnes t , t rue , s u b s t a n ­t ia l violin p e r f o r m a n c e s . H e is ach iev ­i n g a fame, that, b ids fair to call h im a w a y from home, far a s New York. H i s Kuropcan v is i t has been followed by the mos t g r a t i f y ing recogni t ion of h i s g r o w t h a s a violin v i r tuoso . H i s "Romance; ," YVieniawski. and two Wghter c o n t r i b u t i o n s inc luding "The* Bee ," Schube r t , happi ly blended e a r n ­es t p e r f o r m a n c e a n d l i g h t . f an tas ies . " T r a u m e r e i " a n d a n o t h e r encore w e r e c h a r m i n g efforts.

T h e spec ia l i s t n e x t M o n d a y even ­ing, is to be Miss Ceci l ia Bos t l eman , cell ist of the C o r n i n g C o n s e r v a t o r y of Mus ic . She h a s ga ined a n un ique p lace in he r profession, h a s few equa ls .

GOT PRIZE BANNER.

P r e s e n t a t i o n Made to E lmi ra C a m p , Modern W o o d m e n of Amer ica .

Palmira c a m p . Modern W o o d m e n of Amer i ca , "Wednesday even ing w a s h o n ­ored by t h e p r e s e n c e of N a t i o n a l Lec ­t u r e r C h a r l e s B. W h e l a n . w h o formally p r e s e n t e d the p r i ze banne r , to the c a m p a s a r e w a r d for e a r n e s t effort. T h e prize, c a m e a s a r e su l t of E l m i r a c a m p s e c u r i n g t h e g r e a t e s t n u m b e r of new m e m b e r s of a n y c a m p in th i s j u r i s d i c ­t ion for 1007. An e n t e r t a i n i n g p r o ­g r a m m e w a s s t a r t e d w i th a n exh ib i ­t ion of c a t c h - a s - c a t c h - c a n w r e s t l i n g be tween F r a n k L». Bacon , c h a m p i o n m i d d l e w e i g h t w r e s t l e r of t h e s o u t h e r n t ier , and Roy B r o o k m a n . Bacon won easi ly. T h e n e x t t h i n g on t h e • p r o ­g r a m m e w a s t h e f e a t u r e of t h e e v e n ­ing, w h e n N a t i o n a l L e c t u r e r W h e l a n a rose to h i s feet a n d w i th a c a p t i v a t ­ing a p t i t u d e g a v e a beaut i fu l a d d r e s s and p r e s e n t e d t h e E l m i r a c a m p wi th the pr ize b a n n e r . In behalf of t h e s a m p . C o u n t y J u d g e George McCann , in a ve ry ab le m a n n e r , m a d e t h e a c c e p t ­a n c e speech . S t a t e D e p u t y Westburg-cha l lenged t h e E l m i r a c a m p to a n o t h e r m e m b e r s h i p c o n t e s t in t h e a b s e n c e of the d i s t r i c t d e p u t y of t h e S y r a c u s e M c -Kin ley c a m p , wh ich w a s r ead i l y a c ­cep t ed by D i s t r i c t D e p u t y E d w a r d T. F l y n n .

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DEATH OF CHARLES ALLING.

C h a r l e s Ai l ing pas sed f rom life on T h u r s d a y a t t h e h o m e of h i s fa ther , J o h n D. Ail ing, No . 218 W e s t T h i r ­t e e n t h s t r ee t . T h e deceased w a s fo r ty y e a r s of age . F u n e r a l se rv ices w e r e he ld y e s t e r d a y a f t e rnoon . Bur i a l w a s in Map le Grove ceme te ry , a t H o r s e -h e a d s .

WHEN IS A H i ? BUT THIS IS A ROOSTER It is a Wondrous Freak of Nature With One

Head, Two Bodies, Two Pairs of I,egs, and Double Functions.

W h e n is a h e n ? T h a t is a r iddle m o r e eas i ly solved t h a n one p r o p o u n d ­ed by F r a n k Schcnck , a well k n o w n bu tche r , of th is city. Mr. Schenck has a s i n g u l a r roos t e r in h is hennery , and t h e r e m a y be s o m e hen a b o u t the c r e a ­tu re , top, b u t he i sn ' t su re . S o m e ­t i m e s i t cack les a s t hough i t w a s s a t ­isfied wi th the egg bus ines s , and a g a i n it c r o w s in a m a n n e r wh ich migh t in­d ica t e t h a t it cons idered itself super io r

en pounds , d e m o n s t r a t i n g a h e a l t h y condi t ion. H e c a m e to life on t h e fa rm of E m a n u e l Baker , a t O r r t a n n a , A d a m s county , P a . Mrs . B a k e r i s ; a s i s t e r of Mrs . . Schenck . T h e freak w a s sent here severa l d a y s ago . I t is an u n u s u a l l y t a m o bird , a n d e x p r e s s e s p leasure In i ts own w a y when fondled. T h o s e w h o h a v e e x a m i n e d t h e b i rd a r e mystified a s to how It can use t w o s t o m a c h s , when it h a s b u t one h e a d a n d one neck, a p p a r e n t l y . N e v e r t h e -

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over its kind. It is a P l y m o u t h R o c k and the or ig inal owner of th i s p a r t i c u ­la r and pecul ia r ly s i ngu la r and dual c h a r a c t e r ev ident ly counted his ch ick­ens before t h e y were ha tched . In con­sequence he got one more chick than the re had been eggs in the nest . W i t h t h e except ion of the head, and a t t r i ­bu tes , t h a t is, eyes, bill a n d so on. the "i t" has two l iving o rgan i s ims . T h a t is. it has two well developed bodies. t w o se t s of d iges t ive a p p a r a t u s , each capable of working" r egu la r ly : and four legs. One set of legs is no t so well developed as the other , t he probable reason be ing t h a t the chick s t a r t ed ou t in i n f a n c y to use but. one pai r of l imbs .

Al though born only last. Ju ly , th is P l y m o u t h Rock weighs more t h a n sev-

l e s s . i i d ivides i ts food in some w a y and t h u s one-ha l f is a b o u t a s well developed a s the o ther .

Nobody he reabou t s y e s t e r d a y could recall h a v i n g before heard of a hen or roos te r wi th two bodies. One cit izen stood sponsor for a s t a t e m e n t t h a t in R idgebury last s p r i n g the re w a s born on the farm of Joe Driscoll . a turkey, which developed four l imbs a n d feet. The t u r k e y thr ived for a n u m b e r of weeks, bu t one m o r n i n g in the s u m ­mer was found dead. W h e t h e r killed by a n o t h e r of the flock or by d isease w a s not known , no fu r ther a t t en t ion be ing given to the m a t t e r , except to d ispose of the r e m a i n s . It is probable t ha t closer examina t ion m i g h t have revealed tha t the tu rkey had two. bodies closely adhered .

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BEST Elks of Blmira Had Their Annual Feast and Now

the Cry is to Toast Your Shins at Your * Own Fireside.

A home for E l m i r a lodge. No. 6'J, B. P. O. E. Tha t w a s the happy s u g ­gest ion a t W e d n e s d a y n igh t ' s banque t . Severa l y e a r s a g o the Klks secured an in teres t in the old city hall on Las t M a r k e t s t ree t , and p l a n s were d i s ­cussed- for a modern c lub bui ld ing to be open pe rpe tua l ly to Elks . W . Char les Smi th , that p r ince of good fel­lows, who h a s a new idea every t w e n ­ty - fou r hours , en thused those a b o u t the t ab les by the sugges t ion t h a t an e a r n e s t effort would secure for the lodge the Reyno lds palace, at the cor­ner of L a k e and E a s t Church s t ree t s , the M a r k e t s t ree t p rope r ty be ing ex ­c h a n g e d in part, p a y m e n t . T h e r e is a possibi l i ty of the Klks en t e r i ng in to the scheme.

T h e r e w e r e m a n y p leasan t f ea tu res to ' the b a n q u e t . Dan Quin lan a r r a n g ­ed his t hea t r i ca l • e n g a g e m e n t s so t h a t he m i g h t be wi th his b r o t h e r s on the occasion of the twen ty - f i r s t a n n i v e r s ­a r y of the ins t i tu t ion of E l m i r a lodge. He w a s prevai led upon to ac t a s t o a s t -m a s t e r . It w a s a h a p p y select ion.

T h e r e were mir thfu l do ings all t h e t ime, yet . a t the hour of eleven, the b a n q u e t e r s did not. forget the i m p e r a ­t ive d u t y of a r i s ing a n d d r ink ing a toas t to the a b s e n t b ro the r s .

Besides those a l r e a d y ment ioned , those who responded to t oas t s , i nc lud­ed Dis t r i c t A t t o r n e y H a r r y L/| Bogar t , J u d g e George S. McCann , J u l i u s Den­ton, Chief -of -Pol ice Cassada , Louis T. Hoy t . Cha r l e s Snyder . Michae l E. M c -El l igot t . and George P a i n t o n . •

D u r i n g the evening, i n t e r spe r s ing the toas t s an e n t e r t a i n m e n t a r r a n g e d by t h e c o m m i t t e e w a s given. All so r t s of l aughab le " s t u n t s " were pulled off in a clever m a n n e r , the fight be ­tween the vic ious b a d g e r and the bu l l ­dog p robab ly scor ing the g r e a t e s t hit .

T h e c o m m i t t e e in c h a r g e of the b a n ­q u e t consis ted of R. F r a n k Do honey. c h a i r m a n : J a m e s Falsey , H a r r y V, Purce l l . V. B. Miller, Wi l l iam H. R o -nan , J e r o m e Foagy , George Middleton, Wi l l i am R. Miller, George Bromley .

.The officers for 1908 are: . J o s e p h C. Lynch , exa l ted ru l e r ; F red J . Kennon , e s t eemed l ead ing k n i g h t : Archie S. Campbel l , e s teemed loyal k n i g h t ; W a l ­lace W\ Seeley. e s t eemed l ec tu r ing k n i g h t ; Cha r l e s Snyder , s e c r e t a r y ; T h o m a s Maloney,* t r e a s u r e r ; J u l i u s S. Denton , e s q u i r e : A u g u s t Vorhees , t i le r ; J o h n M. McDowell , chap la in ; J o h n S. Fa l sey . . i nne r gua rd .

W h e n W-. Char le s S m i t h t a lked a b o u t a p e r m a n e n t E lk s ' home, he spoke a s fol lows: Mr. Toastmaster , Brother Elks, Elmira

Lodge, No. 62: -In the pre-historic epoch of the world's

existence, previous to the advent , of the refining Influences of civilization, scien­

tists inform us that one of the first ac ts of primitive man, after he found through the grandest and most elevating of all passions, which supplanted, rightfully so. the lust for battle, the chase <md all other avocations that made man supreme of living kind, thus adding to his progres­sion.

The woman he thought the most beau­tiful and best fitted to make life a fore­cast of what his rude religion had taught him was to be his reward for good. P r e ­vious to entering the marriage relations, his first thought was to provide an abode for the one who liad changed his thoughts and aspirat ions for the time being.

He hied himself to the mountain side and there hewed a cave hole for the. com­fort, repose and protection of his loved one. thus the love for a woman and a homo was the first pr imary cause in the progression of man and the advancement of civilization.

A large per cent, of people who reside in cities have no knowledge, of the moan­ing of the word "home" and-Payne ' s im­mortal verse in relation to that sacred word has to them no significance. -

Upon entering wedlock's happy realm the boarding house,-fiat, or home of a s t ranger is their abode. Seldom having an opportunity to show those little cour­tesies to each other . In private or "to toast their shins a t their own fireside," is it s t range that so oft t imes they-drif t apar t and thus furnish food for scandal and the divorce courts?

As to the children of such, parentage, wha t love or sympathy have they for parents or other relatives, owing to their deprivements of the pleasures t ha t home cives those who have the real wealth of comfort that comes .with a home of their own where in after years they re turn, if not in person, certainly in fond' remem­brances of happy evenings spent ." toas t ing their shins by their own fireside," while grandma or loving parents make their young hear ts happy by oft. told stories of love, w a r ' a n d fairy revels tha t thus fur­nish a sure foundation for their future welfare.

Thus it is with a. lodge of Elks if. they are satisfied to occupy rented quar ters . There Is a. lack of comradery tha t should draw us together a s brothers. With tha t uniKon .of feeling our obligation devolves upon us tha t should bind us together In bonds of brotherhood of which those who a re not of us cannot know, or can • V e fully feel until we have our own lodge home where we can " toas t our shins by our own fireside."

Knowing this to be true, is it no t our duty to visiting brothers, the lodge and ourselves, to formulate a ' plan whereby sufficient funds can be provided to erect a "home where memories of those we mourn may be perpetuated and the living may assemble for the performance of those charitable deeds for which, our order was founded and where a 'cont inual social session, with merry song, Jjaughing jes ts , stories and good fellowship will prevail, thus providing a home .'where visiting, absent, or present brothers will long to assemble and " toas t their shins by their own fireside?"

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DEATH OF HELEN O'DEA. DEATH AT EAST ELMIRA.

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Miss H e l e n O'Dea, a n es teemed y o u n g w o m a n of t h i s city, died on W e d n e s d a y a t t h e h o m e of h e r m o t h ­er, M r s . T h o m a s O'Dea, No. 324 W e s t S e v e n t h s t r ee t . Bes ides t h e m o t h e r , t he re su rv ive two s i s te r s , M r s . T h o m ­a s M u r p h y a n d Miss A n n a O'Dea. a n d a b ro the r . M a r t i n O'Dea. F u n e r a l se rv ices w e r e held F r i d a y m o r n i n g a t St> P a t r i c k ' s c h u r c h - Bur ia l w a s in s s . P e t e r a n d P a u l ' s cemete ry . "<

On S u n d a y e v e n i n g a t 6 o'clock, S a m u e l Decke r of Roches t e r , -died a t t h e h o m e of h i s b r o t h e r , W i l l i a m H . Decker , of E a s t E l m i r a . Bes ide s , h i s b r o t h e r , he . is su rv ived by one son, H a r r i s o n Decker , of R o c h e s t e r a n d one s is ter , Mrs . T h o m a s Lacy , .of B e r k ­sh i re . T h e fune ra l w a s he ld W e d n e s ­day morn ing , a t 9:30 o'clock a t t h e h o m e of W i l l i a m D e c k e r , ' a n d his body w a s t aken t o .Cata tonk, w h e r e se rv ices w e r e >hetd a n d b u r i a l w a s ' m a d e , j -

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CHARLES H. BARBER. T h e Keepe r of . t h e " H o u s e of Dav id"

In Chicago , W h o W a s Muoh Known H e r e a b o u t s Is Dead .

. C h a r l e s H . B a r b e r , for a q u a r t e r of a c e n t u r y one of t h e b e s t k n o w n c h a r ­a c t e r s of t h e first w a r d , of Chicago , died las t T u e s d a y in H o t S p r i n g s , Ark . H e w a s a t one t ime ' a p r o p r i e t o r of t h e H o u s e of David , wh ich u p to the t i m e it closed severa l y e a r s ago , w a s in one w a y or a n o t h e r one of the mos t f a m ­o u s sa loons in t h e c o u n t r y .

Mr. B a r b e r had been a i l i n g for a y e a r and" a hal f a n d died from a gene ra l b r e a k down, r e s u l t i n g from a compl ica t ion of d i seases . H e w a s a n a t i v e of S y r a c u s e . N . Y., a n d w a s f if ty-seven y e a r s old. H e located in Chicago- t h i r t y y e a r s ago, a n d for a t ime worked a s a b l acksmi th . T h e n he b e c a m e a ba rkeepe r , a n d Iatejj |-a saloonkeeper,- first be ing a s s o c i ^ R d wi th J a m e s H . L o m a x and a f t e r w a r d s wi th Wil l iam J. F a g a n in the House of David , an al l n i g h t sa loon, and a t tha t t ime a g a m b l i n g house , a t 164 Clark s t ree t . A n u m b e r of El mi ran s visi ted B a r b e r t h e r e d u r i n g the wor ld ' s fair.

After it was closed Mr. Barbe r w e n t to Nome, Alaska , w h e r e he w a s wi th the W e a r e s in a va r i e ty of en t e rp r i s e s . Of la te ho and Ms second wife—they had no ch i ld ren—res ided a t the W a r n e r hotel* in Chicago. Barbe r w a s severa l t i m e s a high officer of t h e De Molay lodge. K n i g h t s of P y t h i a s .

T h e r e m a i n s w e r e b r o u g h t to Ch ic ­ago. Fune ra l se rv ices were held T h u r s d a y .

Cha r l e s Ba rbe r became known in Fhn l r a in a pecul iar way. H e w a s brought up in Mon tou r Fal l s when the place Wris known a s H a v a n a . A gene ra t ion ago, he me t a y o u n g w o m a n of E l m i r a . She was j u s t ou t of school and th is ^goocl looking y o u n g m a n m a d e love to her, won her h e a r t a n d secured her consen t to a m a r r i a g e compac t . The life t h u s taken for safe keep ing awl ca re was s u b s e q u e n t l y b l ighted. Behind it all is a r o m a n c e . T h e r e Is a s to ry of b roken vows . Cha r l e s B a r b e r and the woman who would have m a d e him a faithful wife s e p a r a t e d . T h e r ea sons for the i r so do ing is not of public; concern . T h e once, h a p p y br ide is n o w one of t h e most p rospe rous and best r e spec ted womdn of E lmi ra .

Char le s "Barber af te r leaving New York s t a te , located in Chicago, w h e r e he prospered in his own way . It w a s a p leasure for him a p p a r e n t l y to have E l m i r a a c q u a i n t a n c e s visit the " H o u s e of David." It was to C h i c a g o w h a t R i c h a r d Canfield's g a m b l i n g p laces were to New York and S a r a t o g a , b e -for the law began to c r u s h S i r R icha rd .

Abou t e igh teen y e a r s ago B a r b e r one day tu rned up in E l m i r a . W h a t b rought him here is s o m e w h a t of a mys te ry . A n y w a y he called a t the coun ty c lerk ' s office one day w i t h a deed s h o w i n g that : h e had purchased from the e s t a t e of J o h n Arno t jr. , for a cons idera t ion of $4,200 the home in which his first wife resided and still res ides . T h e deed bore d a t e of A u g u s t 5, 1891. On October 1, 1804. a n o t h e r deed w a s filed in which Char l e s H. B a r b e r t r ans fe r r ed to his wife of his youth , the s a m e p rope r ty for a cons idera t ion of $*>.000.

Between October 1S94 and the fol­lowing sprTTffe B a r b e r and h is first wife had a ivMsunderstanding a s to the p roper ty . H e re ta ined Colonel Archie B a x t e r and the la te E. F: Babcock, who sued the E lmi ra woman and on Ju ly 22. 1XS5 j u d g m e n t w a s en te red " se t t i ng as ide , v a c a t i n g and a n n u l l i n g the deed" given by B a r b e r to his first wife "and cance l l ing it off record."

B a r b e r w a s 1 here d u r i n g the sen ­s a t i o n a l ' t r ia l when m a n y for the first t ime learned t h a t (he proud and ene r ­get ic bus ines s w o m a n had mar r i ed the man who la te r became one of the mos t noted g a m b l e r s of the coun t ry . Ac­q u a i n t a n c e s .of the pa r t i e s say Char l ie B a r b e r never r e t u r n e d to E l m i r a a f te r t h e t r ial before J u s t i c e W a l t e r Lloyd S m i t h "in 1895. B a r b e r a s an excuse for h a v i n g the deed set as ide said that, it w a s v i r tua l ly a m o r t g a g e and t h a t t he re w a s a lack of val id c o n s i d e r a ­t ion. Just, w h a t in teres t , if any his e s t a t e h a s in E l m i r a p roper ty , is a m a t t e r of some doub t . H i s dea th las t week w a s k n o w n to few here , unt i l word c a m e to the Te l eg ram.

SEELEY CREEK.

—David M c W h o r t e r , sr., is ill a t h is home, t h e E lms , on Bird s t r ee t .

—Ceylon Moshier , s t a t i on a g e n t a t Seeley Creek depot , h a s the meas le s .

—Born , to Mr. a n d . Mrs. J o h n S t e r l ­ing, of Seeley Creek, a n i n e - p o u n d gir l .

—Mr. and Mrs . H o w a r d Morrell a n d family, of Seeley Creek, a r e s p e n d i n g a few d a y s in Tioga.

—Mr. and Mrs . Albert. Ashdown v i s i t ­ed a t t he h o m e of Dr. a n d Mrs . R o b -bins las t T u e s d a y .

—Seeley. Creek g r a n g e held a box social a t the hall a t . P i n e Ci ty l a s t T u e s d a y evening , . t h e p roceeds being for t h e benefit of t h e o r g a n fund.

— M a n y f r iends of C la re Schneck , of S a g e Town , will be p leased to h e a r t h a t he is improv ing . H e h a s been very ill w i t h meas les , w i th compl ica t ions .

— H a r r y R e p h a r d , of W e b b s Mills, whi le w o r k i n g a t t h e b r idge works a t t h e He igh t s , had t h e m i s f o r t u n e to h a v e a h e a v y iron d rop upon h is foot.

—Wil l i am Pedr ick , of S t a t e Dine, l ies se r ious ly ill wi th p n e u m o n i a . W h i l e l o a d i n g ice, a c a k e fell upon h i s ches t , i n ju r ing h im a n d p n e u m o n i a developed.

— T h e l ad ie s of t h e W e b b s Mills c h u r c h h a d a ve ry en joyab le d inne r p a r t y ' a t t h e h o m e of Mr. a n d Mrs . O r l a n d o L a u g h h e a d , of Seeley Creek l a s t T h u r s d a y , a b o u t s e v e n t y be ing p r e s e n t .

— C h a r l e s L a m b , a b u s i n e s s m a n of R o c h e s t e r , a n d G r a n t A s h d o w n , of C h a t h a m , h a v e r e t u r n e d to t h e i r h o m e s , a f t e r v i s i t i n g Mr . a n d Mrs. . A l b e r t A s h -dOwn a n d Mr. a n d M r s . B e r t . A s h d o w n , of See ley Creek .

—Dav id M c W h o r t e r , jr. , is v i s i t i n g his p a r e n t s , Mr. a n d Mrs . S a m u e l M c ­W h o r t e r , a t W e b b s Mills. D a v i d ' s t i m e h a s exp i r ed upon t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s b a t t l e s h i p V i rg in i a . H e w a s a n e lec t r i c ian in t h e wi re less t e l e g r a p h d e ­p a r t m e n t .

KANAWEOLA CLUB MORTGAGE.

A FAREWELL DINNER TO GEORGE SWEENEY Dewitt C. Decker Was the Host Entertaining in

Honor of a Prince of Good Fellows, Both Here and in Ireland. - /

D e w i t t C. D e c k e r l a s t n i g h t g a v e a c o m p l i m e n t a r y d i n n e r 1 to h i s fr iend, George Sweeney , a t Miller & R icbe l ' s cafe, on L a k e s t r ee t . T h e m e n u w a s a n e l a b o r a t e one . T h e e v e n i n g w a s s p e n t joyful ly . T h o s e p r e s e n t bes ides t h e hos t a n d honored g u e s t w e r e Boyd McDowell , D a n Quin lan , Lee Nor ton , Wil l iam Miller, Ben Miller a n d W . C.

Gill. "I Mr. Sweeney is genera l a g e n r i n Ipe

t o u r i n g t h e B r i t i s h is les h e w a s roya l ly e n t e r t a i n e d by Mr. Sweeney , a n d l a s t n i g h t ' s funct ion w a s to r e p a y in p a r t t he c o u r t e s y of his fr iend. T h e r e w a s a h a p p y e x c h a n g e of s to r ies , and when t h e t ime of d e p a r t u r e c a m e all un i t ed in w i s h i n g Mr. S w e e n e y bon voyage . H e e x p e c t s to sail n e x t T h u r s d a y on the Ba l t i c .

Mr. S w e e n e y h a s ^ n a d c a g r e a t s u c ­cess of life in I re land , all of which is a m a t t e r of g r e a t de l igh t to his hos t s

GEORGE SWEENEY.

land Cor the I n t e r n a t i o n a l H a r v e s t e r c o m p a n y of G r e a t Br i t a in . He m a k e s a t r ip a n n u a l l y to his home in th is ci ty . L a s t s u m m e r , whi le Mr. Decke r w a s

of f r i ends and a d m i r e r s in E l m i r a . H i s gonial pe r sona l i t y and tine b u s i n e s s in­s t i n c t s and ( lawless hones ty have been 'his b u l w a r k s in h is a d v a n c e in life.

IIT GLASS COMPANY. Proceedings In Involuntary Bankruptcy Were Start­

ed in Buffalo Yesterday Against That Company Doing Business in Corning.

Corn ing . X. Y.. Feb . 15.—Proceed­ings in i n v o l u n t a r y b a n k r u p t c y were s t a r t e d t o - d a y a g a i n s t the G. W. D r a k e C u t - G l a s s c o m p a n y , of th i s city, by the ti l ing in t h e office of the c lerk of the Un i t ed S t a t e s d i s t r i c t cou r t a t Buffalo, of a pe t i t ion by Char l e s K a h n , of Corn ing , a n d N . C. K r o p p a n d W . J . W a r n e r , of Buffalo. These t h r e e a r e c red i to r s in t h e a g g r e g a t e a m o u n t of $7,500. F o r some t ime the re h a s

TABLETS TO THE SLAIN.

been an effort on foot to effect a c o m ­promise a m o n g a l l , the c r ed i to r s of the company , and a t phe t ime it. seemed to be possible . A sa le of the p r o p e r t y of the c o m p a n y w a s a d v e r t i s e d for t o ­day, and t h a t w a s one t h i n g which p rec ip i t a t ed the p roceed ings . T h e of­fice' f u r n i t u r e w a s sold t o - d a y u n d e r a j u d g m e n t for a smal l a m o u n t a g a i n s t t h e co rpora t ion , a n d w a s bid in by

1 A t t o r n e y Wi l l i ams .

Ti" r t»Vry | y ' f ' rT» fTTT»fy¥Tr

In Memory of Colonel Liscum and Oth­ers Who Lost Their Lives In China. L a s t T h u r s d a y six b ronze t a b l e t s

from t h e R o c k I s l and Arsena l , I l l inois , we re placed on m o n u m e n t s t h a t h a v e been e rec ted a t Tien Tsin , China , in m e m o r y of t h e A m e r i c a n sold iers a n d sa i lo rs w h o lost t he i r l ives in t h e Boxer o u t b r e a k . T h e m o n u m e n t s h a v e officially been t r a n s f e r r e d to t h e A m e r ­ican legat ion by Colonel W e b b C. H a y e s , p r e s i d e n t of t h e Chinese B a t t l e ­field commiss ion , w h o is a son of t h e l a te P r e s i d e n t H a y e s . A s e v e n t h t ab l e t will be p laced on t h e m o n u m e n t e r e c t ­ed in m e m o r y of Colonel E m e r s o n H. Discum, w h o c o m m e n d e d t h e N i n t h r e g i m e n t of i n f a n t r y a n d w h o lost h i s l ife d u r i n g t h e a t t a c k of t h e a l l ied forces a t T ien Ts in in 1!)00. I t w a s on J u l y 13 a n d 14. lf>00, t h a t t h e m e m o r ­ab le conflict took p lace . I t is desc r ibed a s one of the most noted conflicts in h i s to ry . Colonel . Lascum's body w a s b r o u g h t to t h i s c o u n t r y a n d 1 laid a t r e s t in W o o d l a w n c e m e t e r y , E l m i r a . H i s widow, a d a u g h t e r of t h e l a t e Gene ra l A. S. Diven , sti l l r e s i d e s h e r e .

DEATH OF A NOBLE WOMAN.

A cha t t e l m o r t g a g e h a s been filed in t h e c o u n t y c le rk ' s office a g a i n s t t h e p r o p e r t y , f u r n i t u r e a n d fixtures of t h e K a n a w e o l a c lub for t h e s u m of $425. T h e • p a p e r s a r e in t h e n a m e of T h o m a s Bush , George C. J o n e s , A. D . Merr i l l , R. H . J o h n s o n , A. J . Mosher , H u g h Logan , J a m e s Moonan , jr . , George B lakeney , W i l l i a m W h i t e , L e w ­is Ros ihsk i , C h a r l e s Daly , E d w a r d C a l l a h a n a n d W . G. Swee t , a l l m e m ­b e r s or f o r m e r m e m b e r s of t h e o r g a n ­izat ion. T h e s e m e n indorsed t h e c lub ' s n o t e s on J a n u a r y 13 a n d N o v e m b e r 22 of l a s t - year, ' t h e p roceeds of w h i c h wen t for b a c k r en t .

• . s » - : . . - . .

H a l f - t o n e a n d p h o t o - e n g r a v i n g e x ­e c u t e d by T e l e g r a m on s h o r t no t ice .

M r s . A n n a McConncl l , w idow of F r a n c i s McConnel l , died F r i d a y a t t h e f ami ly re s idence , N o . 117 C a t h e r i n e s t r ee t . T h e deceased w a s s e v e n t y - n i n e y e a r s of age . She s p e n t m a n y y e a r s of a c t i v e w o r k in t h e W . C. T. U. S h e w a s a m e m b e r of t h e F i r s t P r e s b y t e r ­i a n c h u r c h . She w a s possessed of a n u n u s u a l l y b r i g h t m i n d a n d k e p t h e r facu l t i e s u p to t h e t ime of h e r d e a t h . S h e w a s wide ly k n o w n for l i t e r a r y w o r k s , h a v i n g w r i t t e n a n d ed i ted s e v ­e ra l books of p o e m s . M r s . McConnel l h a d been in ill h e a l t h for t h e p a s t yea r . T h e r e s u r v i v e one d a u g h t e r , M r s . H . K. Gi lber t , a n d one son, L u t h e r L. McConnel l , t w o g r a n d s o n s , H . W . Gi l ­b e r t a n d W . F . Gilber t , one g r a n d ­daugh te r , . Miss -E. L u c y Gilber t , all of t h i s c i ty . T h e funera l w a s he ld y e s ­t e r d a y a f t e rnoon a t 3 o 'clock a t t h e h o m e . T h e Rev . A r t h u r Douga l l offi­c ia ted , a n d bu r i a l w a s in t h e f ami ly p lo t in W o o d l a w n »cemetery-

CASHMERE GROTTO NOTICE.

T h e m e m b e r s of C a s h m e r e G r o t t o i n ­t e n d i n g to go to t h e Mason ic fa i r a t H o r s e h e a d s M o n d a y e v e n i n g a r e re-" q u e s t e d to. m e e t a t t h e c o r n e r of L a k e a n d W a t e r s t r e e t s a t 7:30 p. m . s h a r p . F r e e spec ia l c a r s will be in wa i t i ng . W e a r fez, b u t n o t cape . J . M. T i l l m a n , m o n a r c h . .

ALPINE.

F r e d Campbe l l w a s on t h e s ick l i s t t h e p a s t week .

— C h a r l e s W a s h b u r n and son, R a y ­mond , w e r e in I t h a c a l a s t T u e s d a y .

A p a r t y w a s given a t t he home of Mr. and Mrs . Wi l l i am F i t z g e r a l d las t F r i d a y evening ,

Mr. and Mrs . H o w a r d Russe l l we l ­comed a b a b y gir l to t he i r h o m e las t T u e s d a y m o r n i n g .

M r s . Miles H e t h e r i n g t o n , and s is ter , Mrs . M e r c h a n t , were s h o p p i n g in E l ­m i r a lust M o n d a y .

F . N . Savercool w a s in E l m i r a t h e p a s t week t a k i n g a c o u r s e of t r e a t ­m e n t s of Dr . R u m s c y .

Miss Olga R o b b i n s s p e n t a few d a y s l a s t week a t the h o m e of Mr. and M r s . H a m i l t o n S t o u g h t o n a n d Mrs . M. D. Hall .

A n d r e w M e r c h a n t v is i ted h is family in th i s p lace the. first of the week. H e e x p e c t s to m o v e to E l m i r a ve ry soon.

Mr. a n d M r s . A r t h u r De Graw, M r s . C. . C. Mix. Mrs . F l o r e n c e H a z e n a n d M r s . Wi l l i am Cook enjoyed a s le igh-r ide to I t h a c a las t M o n d a y .

Mr. a n d M r s . Wi l l i am H o r t o n w e r e in E l m i r a n e a r l y all of t h e p a s t week, cal led t h e r e b y t h e i l lness a n d d e a t h of t h e fo rmer ' s b ro the r , J a m e s H o r t o n , of D a v i s s t r ee t , w h o died a t t h e A r n o t -Ogden hosp i t a l l a s t W e d n e s d a y , a f t e r suffer ing for t w o w e e k s w i t h p l e u r o ­p n e u m o n i a .

A ve ry en joyable s u r p r i s e p a r t y w a s held a t t h e h o m e of Mr. a n d Mrs . C. W. S w a r t w o o d l a s t T u e s d a y even ing . T h e y a t t e n d e d p r a y e r m e e t i n g a t t he c h u r c h a n d w h e n t h e y a r r i v e d h o m e found a b o u t t h i r t y - s e v e n of t h e i r f r i ends a n d n e i g h b o r s h a d t a k e n p o s ­sess ion of t h e i r h o m e . T h e e v e n i n g w a s s p e n t in v i s i t i n g a n d mus ic , A n ­d r e w M e r c h a n t g iv ing a n u m b e r of fine se lec t ions on h is ban jo . A d e ­l ic ious s u p p e r w a s se rved a b o u t m i d ­n igh t , a f t e r w h i c h t h e g u e s t s d e p a r t e d for t h e i r s eve ra l h o m e s .

Amateur P e r W T ^ ^ i

Montour Fjm,^ K.- ^ > * . "^ Union Depot" ^ ' T ^ 4 f Performed by tecai*££$l evening a t M*k~*&*W «"* a l a r * . and l ^ 1 S i The scene D o r t n J ^ - J to all, t ha t of the 1**M room of a union stat, ^ ^ crs and goer*, I l a * j£ f f l m a n y amusing , n r i „

P ?$* the lunch c o u n l ^ ; $ | young women d i a w S ^ frc„hm«nt«, the S ^ ** i ubiqui tous duster i v ^ 5 , and the "All A b o ^ , «<% were the constant < L " ^ Picture, while about X S «* formed the dram. V * * * local "hits" Z T i " ^ P l y i n g the a u d i e n c e ^ ^ exception of thr. victim, ^ % drilled choruxes *£?& S ^ ".no effect, and u £ S g S j "Madame P a t t r j ; ^ ^ In the play itself all t h ^ l excellently performed - j f i s l communi ty to be P ^ S i d ramat i c ability. Th* (7 *4 is certainly a C l e v e 7 ^ * l reefed by Miss Aeola oi ^ I t o . b e a m o n e y m a k e r ^ I he committee in c h a r * 7 ^ u ry department ot the x w i church, desires to « * & * 9 S to everyone who coMrfbJfS w a y toward its success. £ J cloarod about *66( fta j £ * l proceeds of the play.

MONTOURETTES. —This Is the last winter m-*

it will not be the last m J S te r weather. Wof ,

- M r s . D. S. Ketcham, of j j E t t en , is a guest of Mr ^ 3

George P. Wood. '

—Thomas Boyle, of this v J portod the Schmidt trial for ft, m i ra Star-Gazette.

—Mr. and Mrs. M. X. TR^I next week for a sojourn of a'' two in New York city.

—Supervisor T. 0. Coon, of] det te . was a pleasant caBer'a] t ou r Falls friends Tuesday aftm,

—The personal property of $ J a m e s Arnold was apprised lasti by Charles Cano and Ed. g>o

-—None of the rural mail from the Watkina office coulfi the i r tr ip last. Thursday. Them from this place covered pan tfj r o u t e The storm of Wednesditj' w a s the worst of the season.

—Charles R. Burnette, a th i s village, and for yeanil known printer, of Elmira, is ram or and proprietor of the Lynda' Enterpr ise , and it's a bright andtg little paper. The paper has m tabl ished about six months.

— Wednesday night the Gil« j w a s defeated by Cook academy,! 30. The game was very fast clean, and one of the.best that) been played on Cook's court thai

The next game will be ^ •evening, February ttj

son. Tuesday Cook's <-ourt.

—While coming to' this villas? 1 urday . Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Fit r ick were thrown out of theiri while near the residence of Messig. Mr. Kitzpatrick susL*. f rac ture of the left leg. He m tended by Dr. Quirk and was! t aken to his home.

MXLLEBTOK.

Wilfred MeKibbin has been illi home in this place, of typhoid • monia , but is now rapidly tapr

• • • Albert Walker, of Painted Post;

called to this village Tuesday by.i son of the critical illness of his f-* George Walker.

• Millerton always has eve

t h a t ' s going. The latest acquistl chicken-pox, though where it W t rac ted is a mystery.

• • Wil l iam Andrews is anotheretj

vi l lagers, who is disabled by Dlar a resul t of the recent protract^ of alleged "healthy" weather. g I

• • • Vegetables are reported to

been frozen quite generally to la r s of farmers, and others «1 cini ty during the past two*«»j

• • • A "chewing match" social

held a t Odd Fellows' hall, D* Fr iday evening. Februaryjn,g benefit of the Daggett school m All are invited.

• • • On many 'of the hill roads W

lies in ,deep drifts, forming J J able blockade. The ruraIra®* a r e having a hard time to * « rounds, and some of their paW»j necessari ly omitted.

V e r y Itnportai to Polic

HORSEHEADS WOMAN'S DEATH.

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S a r a h M. Lee died a t t h e h o m e of M r s . T h o m a s Hubbard, in H o r s e h e a d s , S u n d a y m o r n i n g last , a t 8:120 o'clock. T h e deceased w a s s i x t y - t h r e e y e a r s of age , a n d is s u r v i v e d by two b r o t h e r s W i l l i a m p;. H i b b a r d , o f Bos ton , a n d the Rev . Cha r l e s H . H i b b a r d , of Cal i ­forn ia . T h e funera l w a s held a t t h e home of Mi;s. H i b b a r d W e d n e s d a y a f t e rnoon , a t 2 o'clock. .Rev. X. ? . B o a r d m a n officiated and bur ia l w a s m a d e in W o o d l a w n ceme te ry .

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About the Five j Plans of Insura and Investment

How the New York

'] Eeserve Fund V$*

Other Five-Year Pb».

'The N. Y. Safety BJJJ^ of Syracuse, ajree* ^ holder , to- f ^ ^ S ^ a earn ings . As ^ J ^ & M opera t ive life i n s « * * • ^ not a fraternal orde, ^ tfl t ic ipa tes in the e n ^ e Q{ t ings and • accumulatt g

every five y^'J*£ i3 M each contract ^ g * * * > each policy. J ^ * % * * $ ent i re share of the ^ f ^

is reserved by tne The* !^ to surplus accounts. ^ no th ing better ^ v e n

e r s o D ' S P ^ Insurance for a v t or aga ins t sickness ace M r . H. A. Benson, Vfr „ l s the company's ^ / s w i th pay station at C

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nujuyoju!^ Houses to sell. ^ S tores to rent. Stores to sell. 0 f f i C C S / , o t s C t o S c l L -Vacant lots to All pa r t s of city-

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