C I Lacey was in Ulster on business today. Mr.and Mrs. O. L. Haverly went to Philadelphia last evening. Mrs. E. A Cole went to New Albany this morning to visit her Mrs E B Joachim and family evening. xh Mrs. G. H. Stimson and daugh- ter Grace speat Sunday at the John Struble farm, M. W. Nevias is again on the road canvassing for the Athens Furniture Company. F.E, Bidlack was home over Sunday and returned to Wilkes Barre this morning. Charles Farr with his wife and the news that's fit to print” Free Free A. GC, Tralnor, Colchester, Conn., } that a free sample bottle of : when she was all is a body builder tonia of woaderfal merit, relatives in Athens If you love your wife, buy her a Drop Light of the Gas company Fifty per cent. off this month, sai. Guy Perkins bas accepted an office position with the General Electric Company in Schenectady. Mr. and Mrs, J.C Carner went to Buffalo to spesd Sunday with their daughter, Mrs. Harly Sutton. Miss Ethel Rikert spent Sunday at her home in Athens, returning to her school ia LeRoy this morn« ing. E. J Denton with his wife and daughter cf Sparrows Point, Md, Eris Railroad Is again offering Jow rates to the Pacific Coast and western points. Inquirs of Erie Agents or write J. H. Webster, 5 Agt, Blgira, N. Y. 99-0ct30 Sayre. Miss Lillian Cortright of To- wanda visited her parents in Ath. ens over Sunday, returning this morning Jiy Harris came home from Wilkes-Barre to spend Sunday with his family in East Athens, re« turning this mprning. Miss Izora Osborne of Wyoming Seminary was in Athens to spend . and. Zill be in effect un- ih. All desiring to get far west take advantage igs Call on Erie Tieket 8, or J. H. Webster, Div. Pass. Agt., #0-0ct30 vr Be Falls and return Tickets ood Sve BE EE a vesti cone y e train one through to Jamestown change of cars. 70 or Chautauqua mote that its and Furs, cotton | wool, Blankets, Rugs, Matting, Shoes and bbers, Winter Under- r of all kinds. turning to her studics this morning. E. A. Gillette went to Chicago last evening to attend the American Gs company convention. He will stop over at Marion, Ind, to visit George N. Tidd. Mrs. Gottleib Essenwine went to Towanda this morning to make ar- rangements to move her house- hold goods to Athens, where they will hereafter reside. Fred Hosmer is making arrange- ments to move his family to To- wanda, where he is now employed in the Frost furniture manufactory. He will move this week if he suc. ceeds in selling his furniture Mrs. Harry Stonier lost a valuas able pin between the M. E church and her home om North Main strect last evening. It was in the shape of a lily with a rhinestone setting. Anyone finding it will confer a favor by returning it. ——————————————— The fender of trolley car No. 53 struck Miss Stimson's little pet white dog while passing the Stim- son house about 9:30 o'clock this morning. Oae hind leg was broken twice in the thigh so that the bone protruded out of the wound, They were oblied to chloroform the dog A letter from the chief clerk of the department of the G. A. R., Philadelphia, states that Assistant Adjutant General Seydam isin a very critical condition from his fall while attending the Ulster encampe ment, He has not been able to go to his office since he returned to Invents Apparatus for Safely Handling Heavy Ammunition One of the most serious prob lems with which the navy has had to contend is adequate provision for rapidly and safely handling the heavy shells used in ordnance of latge calibre, particularly projec tiles for 12 and 13-inch guns, These mighty shells are three feet long and weigh about goo pounds A premature explosion in the tur ret of a battleship would certainly kill many persons and might pos- sibly sink the vessel. Hitherto the navy has lacked just the right mechanical devices to carry heavy ammuaition from the magazines in the lower part of a battleship to the turrets where the big guns are placed, Many of the brightest minds of the world have been en- deavoring to solve this problem in mechanics, but it has remained for an Athens inventor to work it out to a practical conclusion. Mr. Caid H. Peck, superintend- ent of the machine department of the Imperial Tool works, began to investigate the matter last Febru ary, and he has succeded in per- fecting a machine that will do the work and it has already been ap. proved by some of the cfficers of the Uaited States navy. A Record representative had the privilege of witnessing the opera« tion of this machine Saturday and as far as his observation goes it is complete and does its work well and satisfactorily. The machine is set up in the rear yard of the Im« perial Tool works and Mr. Peck and C F. Kellogg gave a demon stration of what it can do. Its construction is a solid frame work about 30 feet long with an upper cable and carriage-way that car- ries a grappling machine from the magazine to a circular turret on which a car truck is placed to res- cue the shells and carry them into the breech of the guns. The shells are in three tiers that hold 84 pro- jectiles and they pass down on ia clined planes to a bed where they arc held secure under the grappliog machine. This machine is of bronze and opens up like an im- mense human hand and clasps it- self around the shell, Then the attendant mercly pulls a string and the shell is raised up to the top of the conduit and carried to the place ot deposit, where by pulling another cord the shell is lowered and released into the carriage where it is loaded into the gun. The machinery is all operated by compressed air applied to motors of Mr. Peck's own inventions, and the work is donc so quickly and casily that it seems almost as if it was done by aa unseen hand. When Mr. Peck completed his plans he sent them to the War des partment, where the device was ap- proved. He has since built a full siz:d machine and a commission of experts from the Navy department will be in Athens in a few days to witness its operation. The device is to installed in two of the large battleships now buildiag, if their report shall be favorable. Michael O'Hara of Athens and Jobn Nash of Sayre went to Scran ton today as witnesses against Wil- liam Paul, who is charged with robbing a registere ! letter of £80, April 10 The mail agert cn No, 4 failed to catch the pouch at Falls and it was thrown under the wheels and the contents were strewn all along the track. William Paul was workiog for O'Hara at the time, and in going along the tracks picked up the registered letter and took the money from it, returning the envelope to the side of the track. Mail Detective Lucas worked the case up and finally the boy confessed to taking the money, The case comes before the United States court at this session. DR. A. G. REES, M.D. 100 Lake 84. West Sayre, OFFICE HOURS: 11000 my ia ki, 10a 10 enally low prices on slightly used or rented i The best part of it all is they are such a3 pianos. Just at present we have several that cannot be told from new, for thers are no mars on to meet ths convenience of the purchaser. Read $400.00 Oak Case, Cabinet Grand Upright Piano, slightly used, no’ a mar on it, a beauti- ful piano, sweet in tone, easy of as tion, and a big bargain at the D. 8. S$ Andrus and Co. Sale prics 323 Pease Pianos are popular, and dsservedly so, for there are none bsttar mide at the price. This one cost new $350 00, bat has beea rent- ed a few months and a £emyioe snap for someone at ths D. 8, Andry $315 Co. Sale price now Square Pianos are always in demand. Mare's ons thatis in good condition, fine tone and tune, worth $75.0), at the D, 8. $31 Andru; & Co. Sale price naw only Good High Top Cabinet Orzan, a vary fine tons instrument, worth $75.00, but D. 8. Andrus & Co. will tell it now $3 for only part permitted to be slighted. are the product of experience, skill and science. 6 t; nots aro aH expert musicians desire. They home without one cent of expanse to you DOROTHY VERNO the pian) delivered to your N WALTZES, 10c dreamy, gliding “Dorothy Vernon" waltzes; a catchy. publications which are listad to sell for 50c per copy, per copy; and 16¢ by mail to cover postaga. Ths D. S. Andrus & Co. sale price is only 15¢ Established 1860. 9 128 Desmond Street, Sayre. i Hals Girl wanted at once. A. M. ‘ singer, 320 Lincoln St, Sayre, 1 icons far veut in. the Mant? & block. nde Read The Record Harry E. Meyers during auction. of Chicag No smoking 3