R ural’ Times*C O R N

F or Sowing^

Pride o f th e N orth ,Learning,

E vergreen Sw eet.

Serge Goats fo r H ot B ays : : :Light' Weight Hats in Crush and Straw.

any Flou'I n c lu d in g —

E illsb n ry ’s Best,C hoice Spring and

W in ter P atents,

$ 1,10

W e have a complete stock of MEAL, HOMINY, liRAN and GRAINS

at correspondingly low prices at the

J e n n i n g s ’ f l i l l s .W E D N E S D A Y , MAY 27, 1896.

MCAL GLEANINGS FROM OUR Ul'ILL.

Lee’s circus to-uiorrow.Everybody goes to the show.The season’sgrand event—the show.Wool I If you wish to sell enquire

of A. D. Annable.The band was treating the citizens

to an open air concert hist evening.W hile in town Thursday look f

that suit of clothes at the Otego Va- laety Store.

Everybody come out Saturday evC' aing and assist the G. A. R. in their Memorial services.

Paste this in your hatl Friday, May 29tR, Ontario & Western half-rate ex- oursion to New York,

The heavy wind of yesterday morn­ing did considerable damage to trees and shrubbery in this village.

The Otego Hose company will serve^ ibe cream, lemonade, fruit, 6to., to- Buofrbw while the circus is in-tow n.

OuB'mlle arid a half of new traplcia completed east of here. The ties are of Georgia pine and the rails are slxr inoh steel.

O. A. F lin t is buying wool and pay­ing the highest market price in-cash. Ih o se having wool tq sell will do well tfroall on him. tf.

The 'irifluenoe for temperance ,the 3&,ines bill as is being shown by the .many drunks in our vUlago and else­where throughout the state.

•Geo. L. Starr has Ihe frame for his aew shop up and ready for the roof. I t will make him a conyenlent place for bis wotk^when completed.

The Ralu'es bill must h ave had 1 ofteot on the weather, as everythli aeems to be “dry.” The drinker lubricated frequently enough.

When the double track on the D.Is completed between ‘Dnadllla

and East Worcester, they will have adpuble track from Nineveh to De- lanson. , L - ' ' f,.

The Otego Grange, No. 788, will iiqld a festival on Dr. J. H. Martin’s havm on J.une 13th. .All tho-^delaoies- o f ’thelseason- wHl . b e . servedi'and a gM^di^in* i8,a.riticf];)ated,4'%

ngets

V.tae^best along the line of the,

load and~Tvill he used for balldst ori- .thfB new roa'd. V. ■

at, the gravel pit, nights are made heniouAih'tfiat, vicinity .arid num bef • less kegs'of beer are dispensed of.

Trustee Rediugtoa has filled up the low- p}ac& i.on. River .street. . Gray ill kas been drawn from the .Otsdawa ereek and piaced in' the center of the

. street which Wlll'^makfe' a flne_ road bed. The right thing.

ialce-Monday.’juorning on R iver street between Chas. Swaokhatnmer and aatardysoii of Italy';, 'The former did

/ » o t UkeJjhe'kppearenoe of the stiletto, the latter carried and so p ut a safe risfaricsihetweeif them.

with us for up

Bioyole Suits, Oaps, Balts, Swaatars,^ 8cc.

a n d S o p ! ; '

ePECIAU ODD PANTs a l e : ,

Coldorn Bros., One Price Clolbiers.]{fw Block, 155 Main S t , Oneont.a, 1 Y.

Ladies’ waists at the Otego Variety

Some of our local base ball sports saw the Sidney—Normal game Satur­day, at Sidney.

Saturday is the day for the Albany e-xcursion and the sights in that city will be worth seeing. Train leaves this station at 7:05 a. m. and tne fare is only S1.50, round trip.

It seems that Edwin Blakely is go ­ing to have opposition again in the coal business. ,W. J. Harris received an appointm ent from the D. &. H. C. Co, this week as agent for tlie sale of coal at this station.

N o t i c k —A meeting of'lbe Cyclone Cycle Club of Otego will be held at the ofBce of W. D. VanDerwerken, Esq , Friday evening of this week. Important business is to be transact­ed aud every member should be pres­ent. By order of Secretary.

A new bicycle ordinance lias been enacted by tlie village Board which can be found on another page and goes into effect ten days after it was posted, wliioh was on May 26th. All riders of wheels should carefully read the ordinance and be governed by the provisions of the same.

An expounder of the gospel thus defends the popular two-wheeled rig: “ Riding a bicycle is the least objec­tionable of all forms of transportation

telled to Tbe

on Sunday, for no one is contpi work but tb e man in tbe saddh wheel requires no conductors, drivers, engineers, firemen,, or any other indi­viduals to work on.Sunday.”

And again Franklin has shown the “ vshite feather.?’’..They had made ar­rangem ents .to play a gam e-of ball here Saturday.-b<S5r4ft^oL'show- up.' I t is ev id en t»thaV-Pil^jy are ;timld or dure not g e t’so far aw ay from hpme. They are deserving. b ( sym pathy and Otego ball players extend the deepest feelings of regret for their timidity.

The P.neonta Normals lost tbe game at'Sidhey,'^Skturday, by a score of 0 to 1. Sidney will play Bainbridge ot-day, a t the latteF' plaoe. Sidney

ame between D eposit and■y. 3

No:

plays a return game w ith 'the Nor­mals a< the gaimals - at Oneonto, last W ednesday, tbe former team beoai defeated by a so'ore.'ol

.me lost and were if 20 to .8.

PERSONAL AND SOCIETY NOTES.

G. W. Sherman, Jr., was in Albany on business Monday.

C. H. Broadfoot-was in Albany last Thursday on buslness*. -

Mrs. J. P. Reynolds, and daughter, ot Cafbondale’, P o., are visiting at W. J. Harris’.for a few-daya^^ -

Mrs. Jennie'’A. Sm ith hsis gone to Albany fbr a: two w eek’s v lsitw lth her

Miss jehnie^'^Blrdsall has gone to New York to.'.attend the” com mence­ment exerolses of th e ML Sinai train-

“A. H. Han't, of Bihgham ton, was In ^ow nlast week'.yUiting at his -wife’s' mothers, Mrs.lNorth‘up,.^and chatting with his old friends. ’ -

-S.: J. W., ReynoldSj th e-g en ia l andIdSj-thobliging . depHly-jcbnnty clerk, of CpoperstowB. wRSj^ tow n Monday short time, on hls.w ay to Prainkiin.

O. S. H ont,;irh6 .cler^ in Preeriian’s store at.Sidp6y,..was i4 ;'town,Sunday and rode ,a ,’.9G,Waverly^h»ok, ■which

■fio purchased -at- the ' Tim es b icycle agency, the best p lace •.p.n.,earth.;.tp buy wheels

Lewis band.^or-th'e;flno..mu8ic render­ed a t the lawiy. fe s tiv a l last Friday evening. The receipts for the even-

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___________ _________ _____ a'Supi^m'a;Albany^ -io--/avc>^-af- 'Mr..

Ijither with coats egalnet Mr. -H ath ­away,- . 'Hou/ N;- Briggs ' was Mr. Jiather^yattorney.• ' . .

A Trip From Ay re to Otego.

I started out with Patrick on the hill and crossed the Ford. After that everything looked Brown but on looking to the right I saw a Shepherd who was tenderly cgrlng for his flock. I got to where they keep Lent all tbe year ’round ; so I turned back and went by som e Woods. A little above I found tw o Cookf. I saw some Gold CGouIdj but did not disturb it. I then met Jud-son and asked him who lived in the next house. Says he, Emersonl Says I, the poet ? But he did Harris me so that I continued on for you know that on such an occa­sion every man Hatb-a-way of escape. Further on 1 found some nice Jewels, and on looking io the left, I saw a Castle and was Informed that it be­longed to Henry. I next came where Ed-son lives. He must be a good eon for he maintains a Church the year around. N ext were two more Cooks with a cas* between them—a good old Case too. In lookiug ahead I saw a large Starr in broad daylight and thought it might lead me to Cornell, but found Brown Instead. D own in the lot I saw a Pegg and in the sohool house door I saw a nice Fish basking in the noonday sun. Looking ahead it was Brow n ; again All-en, for high Jenks, bu t keep right on and yon W il-sey som e Gates aoruss the road, and further on you will find some R oots; b u t if you are in danger of getting W ald-en, T^arry (Terry) not but pick up a Flint and keep on the Hunt and you will find a Good-rich man—a B ug-B , and as I went by the mill how th ey did Guy me ; but W ait and I will te ll what happened a's I reached th e ylllage. A Broadfoot mau< stepped-bri' my toe and as I re­monstrated with him' he" told "me. to' keep quiet for he had Ann-able '

Great Scott 1 I got White.^nkeep quiet for he had Ann-able man Inside. Great Scott 1 I got White.^n tbe face and started for Corea (Corey) but met a Goodman who thought I was three-sheets in-the-wind and told me to be caref ul and a o t get any Ful­ler ; so I topk his advice and will n'^w stop as I have written as much can F o r d .

They Wantsd to Get Married.

The Oneonta* Star of Wednesday, May. 20th, says:^ “ Yesterday morn­ing a carriage stopped in front of the Methodist parsonage -and a young mtin alighted and enqi Bone if he could 'tie a knot.’ H e re­plied that be could, under proper oir- eum staocesj The young man then helped the young lady to alight and she entered the' parsonagb, while he took his horse to the Windsor barn.

The p^reacher noticed that the in- inded'bride was young oking and inquired her,:

fourteen years old to day.

tended'bride was young and girlish looking and Inquired herbage.

she replied.letrgyi L' th®

m'arry them and advised h er'to re­turn to h er mother and remain at home for a few years. H is.oou ssel wAs ridiculed by* the girl -who said that ber-motber was 'willing, but tbe minister told’ her that he would not

The cletrgyman was amazed'-and -in- forme'd' th e girl that he - could not

rry them..y;jJ.W hen tlie ybung.miss's'aw her lover im ing.she rusl rm said, 'oom(

went' before -Mr.' Bone could-' say a

w'saw her ibvcom ing,she rushed oat and^eizing his arm said, ‘com e on,’ and - a w ay-they

I d -' SIThe odapleto th e yohnar ma

hailed ‘ from 'O t’ego,'and as far as'-We' could- learn; • th eir : errand here ..wag

Dsnooessfal.” . *The bartlis referred to In the ab<

^The ight to

.iparrledoqthat '|ajb> :jrohn,^m']Jgon,,-grhq work? for Orville Wilaey, is tbe ^opm^-and

loador.y6l«;cIvesanctrrIenes;fromSld--, childred and old and Inilri ney.to spend^tbe day.'with Mrs. L. M.Brown. T hey also-YlsI£sd‘tho.cQine- tery and placed som e beautilu l fl^ow- erA dn the gra/sje of -the late Mrs. Jen ­nie Blakely.

fi7oqm,;;M« Miss Edna Shaddeb, who lives w ith her m other In Mr. W llsey’s'-tenant house is th e bride,'and we understabd th ey w ill tak e up a residence w ith the'

lotber. . Ip .jqay >eem. strange h a t

childred and old and infirm people have sbepam bed :$o»_bIs yasclnatli and if the young people are real

ARB -JSIO'W SHOW ING- TH E LARGEST LINES.OF BXCLHSIVE PATTERN

AT HAVE EVER BEEN ON T H E IR COUNCERS.

Bea'utiM Silk-:arid-AVbol effects, Mohairs, Ceepons, Mosembiqnes^ Tweeds, ScothtMixtuers, Beigks, Lansdowns, Serges, Henriettas 'and.an endle s afray of the most stylish weaves. Ih e pnce« -range fi-om 10c. to yd. In Black Dress Goods yon will find manyspecial valiies;: r^ sp e c ia lty is made of this line and whether yon

want plaimor fancy weaves yon will be shown a very large assortment'and a saving of from 10 to 25 cent camke relied upon. ' The largest Bilk stock in

Oneonta. 'Silks.ior Dresses,'Waists or Trimmings. Large line of Persian PatteriisJ'Pririted.Map effects, etc. SILKS from 19 cents to $2.25 per yard.; Rehability of goods and prices Conrteons treat­ment aud a thoroughly‘'up to date” line of Dry Goods, Cloaks and Draperies are'the arguments given. Why it is to your advantage to trade with usi l^e-cordially invite you to call and examine our stock

M ,‘fe W ID E R & SO N149 MAIN. BT., ONEONTA, N. Y

SEVENTH S w E R S A R Y

Of the Eiiwortk League of the Methodist EpiscopaliChiureh.

8-unda;lay night tbe' Epworth Leagui Methodist cin^rch of th is jilftci

observed the seventh anniversary of its organizition with appropriate and inte

this

the Leaguers arAjno droans in the

ting Junior Lea

organization ha's perforn luplished, espeeially in a fiuancial

eals tbe fact that

League took lanization ha's

which the lart. The work

formed and

inter:o8ting exercise?, in

atic d, e

loint of view, reyi

church or its labors. From the fol­lowing papers read by Messrs. Anna­ble and B eagle a fair idea of the laborthe Leauge performs may be had:

February 28tb, 1891, a meeting was caUed at the M. E. cbnrcli f9r tbe pur­pose of orga-uizing a chapter of the Ep- worth League a^Otego. Rev. A. J. Van- Cloft was present and offered prayer and Rev, C. H. Hayes',.tlie pastor, who was then President of tlie-Otsogo County Dis­trict League, was eleoted.'prosident of the meeting. An expreasiou-was taken and it .-was resolvod.'t<f*organh5e a Leagui ” ■■ ■ ■ ' " imhei

-esi-

regular meeting

jh a ll hold a devotional meeting weekly, ■ 10 led by r

The fam ous Niagara F alls and Thousand Island Club train will begin summer service on Ju nel5tb , and run every w eek day thereafter, until Sep­tember l4tb .

E astbound, ihe train leaves S uspen­sion B ridge at 8:40 a. m , N iagara Falls, 8:43 a. m., Buffalo 9:40 a. m., .R ochester. 11:30 a. ni., Syracuse 1:35

>er- p . m.; arrlves-Claytop 4:50 p. m. ,, ,)c^ .. Westbpund.TeaTe Cla-yton 9;00a.m., esi- 'Syracuse-12:28 p! m.,' arrives Floches-

ms; .secretary.].0th;at a.: ''; names w

membership and by-law's wore adopted, of.

Smith. March, of the League*,13 names were, added to

ihip and hy-lawff -which roads: ' a devotional me

a Sunday evening, to be led by members of the League, under the direction of the committee'on Christian .work.”

Five years and over are now passed and with hut few exco'; ti6n8 that article of the by-laws has been carried out and the me/tings have been enjoyed by aU who attended, and have been of untold help to many who are trying to lead a ehristian life, the result of which cannot be esti­mated in this life, .hut; w ill count at the

to givejudgment day, when all w ill have to an a(|count of their stewartship boi earth. The average’’ attendance at the regular Sunday evening 'meeiings has beoa'’upwards bf'56,>nd. nearly all who attend take' some part, either by prayer or testimony,'and more than half of those '■who aro members have led tlie devotional seryico-at some time, and a.large number have filled 'the 'different -department ofll- c'esl .Wo have a membership o f ' over 90 and a Junior League "with about 40 mem­bers,. making a totarpf .about 130.- In the face of this cannot glpriouk" things of the L'eafue he spoken,for-tbe(6tego chapter, which is only a'hranch of .the great orga­nization, whioh to.:day, nearly helts the globe

, God haa'dealt,l£indlj

ly belts th^

How faithful they were 'when with us; arid are we trying fo:foU6w their example in'trying tp he loyal .to (3p’d-and' Christian­ity, Tn- ^ irig onr! duty as :foUo-wers' of Cl^ist and'-injte^g ^ do ' '• >■ 'Personal wbrk-r?^h6w-many,can work in this sphere-^jieak- 'a^kihd.■word or do a kind deed In-ilhe'MasteFs namo.-fer -those who cannot help toomselvesfi The League opens a channel for the spreading o f C hris­tian influence ind ^a'wingihe young into the church"and-aotiye service for„6ofl.. .„ -5 ". FXN*^rqiAL.WbRT.^

,In .prosentog; ;thei financial. record ofthe League w e do'not .do it in a boastful

...... ‘;e church., tairiments’

organization,

$178.87.

Total, - - - - - ^735:95. ' '

nisnunsr..M E.N TS.1891— For S. S. cluurs, - § ')5.201892— Lamps, - - 1.5.00

League’s church debt 200.001893— 4—Parsonage repairs, 121.77

Sexton’s sniary, - 18 00Pipe organ fund, - 179.39

1895-6—Parsonage funuicc 40.00liicidcutals, - 95.12

Total, - - - S724.48.Leaving a balance m treasury of $11.46.

The League lias also scut to tlioKobras- kii sufferers eiglit lioxes aud five barrels of clotliiug and $2 in cash.

The League has a riglit to feel encour­aged by the good record and grand suc­cess made as au orgauizatiou in the past.

The Club Train.

Syracuse-12:28 p! m.,' arriv .ter 2:15 p. m , Buffalo 4:15 p. m., N ia­gara Falls 5:10-p. m.

This is a superb train of W agner oars, comprising Wagner Club oar, W agner buffet drawing room car, W agner sleeping car, which runs to- and from Chicago, via tbe Michigan Central, and vestiliule day coaches.

T he train is vestibuled from end to end, m ounted on steel wheels, and has all the latest improvem ents in th© •way of equipment, and m akes the fastest tim e th at has ever been made betw een Niagara Falls and the Tbon* sand Island.-?.

N o extra fare is charged on this train, and it gives the best W agner service.

Tickets and time tables can be ob­tained of all ticket agents throughout th e xvest, and also of N . Y. O. and R. W- & O. agents, or b-y corresponding w ith Theo. Butterfield, General P a s­senger-A gent, Syracuse, N. Y. '

Bills have been posted announcing an oxoufraion to Parview, June 13th.

Shoes, shoes at the Otego Variety

Pound Calico for sale at S ntton’s shop, om Church street. New goods ju st received and w ill b e-so ld ,at 10 cents per pound while it lasts. Come and see the new designs. , .

. . . . . . . L, S. Shtoon.

. Mr. D. P . Davis, a prominent livery­man and merchant of (xosben, Va->.hss this to say on the subject of.rKeumatism: “I,take pleasure ln.recomm?nfllDg Cham­berlain’s, Pafn Balm for ’rh'eamati8in,,'as I kriow from personal experience that It will do'all that is claimed fori*; A year ago this spring, pay .brother was-laid up in -bed.iwith',Inflammatory.rheumatism indsu ■ - —- -

'riletWoi

ipaln-and i stelybVtkl'him,lodrufl, O tego,

Q. -For' sale* by-C

F I ^ G G ^ H A N G GWante^lr-^-^Six o f e ig h t pigs; orie'’6r

'two triorith's o ld .' E^'wlri •^ fik ely i’'.“ ' For' Hale—A ,two-horaedumber,'wagon also wanted—Stock to,'.pasture. - Good

:in» water. N,D,BeatDQa;i, OtejFor. Sale— A 88 cal. 'V?iriche8ter' 'rifle

•with loading toeW complete. ' Good 'is new, flO. Ira M. Fish, Otego, " “' ''^T^oFSale-^A'g’ood horse S.’years 'bid; or w ill e id iange for a bicycle. J. F ,