and all deposits, wheth- large or small, draw the #@ rate of Interest M. H. SAWTELLE, b le Valley Record mms W. T. CAREY, Editor. avery afternoon except MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 1507 WAVERLY Frank E Wood, Representative ‘News and advertising matter may Joft at Gregg's Racket Store, Wav- After 12 o'clock noon call the main office at Sayre, both phones PAVEMENT TAX Trustees Instruct Attorney to Begin ~ Astion if Not Pald Within 10 Days. Other Matters Were Courldered. & Waveriy—The Village Trustees held regular adjourned meeting last Sat- day evening and transacted cousid- erable business of importance it was expected by maay that the matier of laying out a street from Broad street to Ithaca street, and also the pxtension of Howard street to Cayuta avenue would be considered, : £ at the suggestion of President "Lawrence, Trustee Farley moved that “the matter be laid on the table M. Hubbard, who in partnership “with another, runs the family theatre of Broad street, appeared and asked that he be given a flat rate on a li- céuse for the season He thought that 52 cents a day was too much to , and explained that he intended | make the theatre permanent . The ordinance providing for the li- censing of shows, exhibitions, etc. was examined, and as it did not seem to : exactly cover the case in point Trus- Farley moved that a license he inted 10 cover the year for $25 clerk reported that dive al of th . parties owning property abuting } the streets that were paved last jer had not yet paid their por- on of the tax. The amount that the delinquents owed is considerably more than one thousand dollars Os ‘motion of Trustee Howard, the villags attorney was instructed to no- tify the delinquents that the amount must de pald within 10 days or an action would be commenced against Ahem to recover the amount of the (Assessment. This was also made to ‘cover the case of non-payment of the y gutter tax on Fulton street The clerk also reported that $549 id been paid on the sum of $869 that been assessed against property owners for sprinkling in front of their premises. The board passed a reso lation that a warrant be issued to C. B. Horton, tax collector, to collect all fhe unpaid sprinkling tax ‘Michael Clune asked permission of trustees to build a hen house with- : . fire mit. The board decided the chicken Industry would not ¥ profitable if Mr. Clune was com- # to build a strocture that would : eh the fire limit rules, and ‘ihe desired permission was grant- Fi ‘matter of the four actions at that had been started against village by Ferguson. Combs, Sny- and Truman House next came up president of the village was au- ed 10 take such steps as he con- Dest in defending such actions, Yeung Boy Manufactured Gun Powder, Stuck it In Steve, Received Charge In Head. {years of age in Waverly who last Sat- iurday conceived the idea that he was a chemist, and then proceeded to give ia practical demonstration of his abil- {ity. He showed that he was practical and that he could make gun powder that would go off. He is nursing a badly lacerated head as the result, and he will probably not experiment very {soon again. The boy is William Dim- {mock and his parents are Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dimmock. - He had lefirned the ingredients that constitute gun powder namely, cloride of potash salt peter, charcoal and sugar. He procur- red them In some manner and mixed them together so as to make a very effective gun powder. He then wanted to see If his efforts at manufacturing an explosive was successful, so he procured a piece of lead pipe, and melting one end succeeded In sealing it up, after which he drilled a fuse hole in it. He then had a barrel that would make a cannon, and he proceed- ed to put in a good charge of the chemical compound. Having put the powder in the barrel he wadded it and then put in some lead on top the charge, and placed the butt end be- tween the grates of the kitchen stove, with the muzzle sticking out into the room He waited for a short time without results, and then got down in front of the stove with the side of his head near the end of the improvised can- non. He took one squint into the fire and listened intently for any hint of an explosion. Just then there was a roar that shook the house and the boy had gotten results He got most of it through the left ear the pieces of lead tearing it and entering the head Dr. Harnden was then hastily sum- moned, and proceeded to pick lead out of the boy's eranium He removed some 20 pleces in all. None of them had gone through the skull but the ear and the side of the head were badly torn No very serious conse quences are expected to result ever how- PRIMARY ELECTION REQUIRED MUCH WORK. Only 35 Ballots Cast But it Took Un- til Midnight for the Board to Finish its Labors. South Waverly—The new general primary brought out a small vote in South Waverly last Saturday, only 35 ballots being cast, but for all that the election board discovered that it had a Lig job on its hands when It came to counting up and making out the necessary papers, and they only re- celved half pay at that. It was nearly midnight when the board had finally finished its labors. A complete set of papers had to be made out for each party, and several duplicate sets for various purposes, and while it took only about half an hour to count the ballots, It was an all night job to fix up the papers to show how the primary went The vote was as follows Democratic. Judge of Elections, James Morrison Inspector, Daniel 24: R. N. Merrill couneil- man, Michael Crowley, years, 25, John Donahue 16, Lewis Turner 20 School Directors, Lewis Clark, 9; F. Miller, 22 Edward Ropp, 18 Justices of the Peace, G. W. Edmin- ister 2. Auditor, 99 -- Sweeney 20; a “ ASSesS0T, H Paul V. Merrill Republican, Judge of Elections, R. Morrison 2 Inspector of Elections, E som 18 Assessor, Edminister 1 Councilman, J. A. Donahue 13, Lou- is Sincebaugh 12, Michael Crowley 1 School Directors, Alex Garski 18 Edward Ropp 16, H. F. Miller 1. Justice of the Peace, G. W. Edmin- ister 13 Auditor, J. W. Huff 1, J. P. Murphy 1, P. V. Merrill 3 <0 Amos Diltz 4, J F. Blos- R. N. Merrill 12, G. W The Cayuta hose company Is prepar- ing to put on a play about the first of April entitled, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Rehearsals will begin very soon, and will be under the di- rection of Mrs. U. E Harding. Williams’ Kidney Pills. Have you neglected your Kidneys? Have your overworked your nervous system and caused trouble with your Kidneys and Bladder? Have you pains in the loin, side, back, groins and Bladder? Have you a flabler ap- pearance of the face, especially un- der the eyes? Too frequent desire to pass urine? If so, Williams’ Kidney Pilla will cure you. Sample Free By mall, 60c. Sold by Druggists Williams Mf'g. Co, Prop'r., Cleveland, 0. Sold by C. M. Driggs. drugxist - IMPORTED OLIVE OIL. Good for Medicine. $1.50 to $3.00 per gallon. Ey and New Specialtics Tonight Admitted Free. Waverly—The management of Lhe Family theatre on Broad street has decided to make a complete change in the theatre, and pul on a new, nos- el and first class entertainment A new piano player and a new vocalist will be present this evening A num- ber of new specialities will be intro- duced. The pictures and illustrated songs will also be improved This evening any child accompanied by parent or guardian will be admit- ted free, and there will be a matinee tomorrow after school hours to which children will be admitted without cost on the same terms LARGE WINDOW BROKEN PL RING Man Ejecied From M. Procas Store on Broad Street Gees Through Win- dow In Brook's Grocery. Waverly—Last evening John Bolse entered Lhe confectionery store of AM. Procas on Broad street and is said to have been intoxicated at the time. At any rate he became involved in a dispute while in there and was forcl- bly ejected When out on the sidewalk he got close to a large window in C. W. Brook's store and succeeded nn falling through ihe window. Whethe: he was thrown through or what is more like- Iy simply fell through is a point about which there seems to be some dispute BREVITES Try the Record. E J. Campbell left for the Metrop- olis yesterday Edward Daughesty is ill from an at tack of the grip wife wen? New I. P Sheparu and to York cily vesterday Mr Mrs Theodore to New York city yesterday ahd Shay went of C party The K wiil give a dance and euchre tomrrow evening Mrs. Peter Riley is visiting her bLrothe of Wilkes-Barre, r. M. O'Brien Mr. Oliver Pfister of Buffalo, was the guest of Miss Nellie Mack yester- day Miss Adelaide Hemslreet Is confin- ed to her home by an attack of the grip Miss Florence God:aha!l of (ingham- ton was the guest of Miss Mertie Ful- crod over Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mitchell returned to their home at Binghamtco yesterday after visiting Waverly friends Examinations for a clerk and carrier were held at the postoffice on Satur- day last and there ants were eight contest has been made that of Buffalo, will at the Announcement Father Ryan an address February 12 deliver opera house on The Methodist and Presbyterian con- gregations when the Rev. PR were surprised yesterday Rev. H. B. Cook and the Ross exchanged pnlpits Advertise In The Record -ngo = = the Pennsylvania ‘hospital at Phila- deiphia from an attack of pneumonia He was 40 years of age The reaains were brought to the home of ag aunt Mrs Sarah E Richardson on Fulton sireel where the funeral services was heid this afternoon at 3 o'clock and the remains were buried in Forrest cemetery STATEN ISLAND MURDER. Dr. Charles W. Townsend Shot Ia His Bed at New Brighion. NEW YORK, Jan 25 -Dr Charles Wiimot Townsetul of the best known physicians Staten I=land was shot in his home as he lay in bed with hls wife at § Westervelt avenue He died in the 8 T Smith infirmary whither he removed after the shooting at 1.2% o'clock in the morning According to one of the several con whe was spector ir Fownsend knew wha shot thie asfss shi “FI won't nan It i= better that one two” It was partienlarly noted that the doctor did not lndicate in this the sex of his as=allant lis wife at first sald that a burglar. had shat her hushand a St arrested sitll die than Moses Silverman driver, has and held in $25000 hail for further ex amination Magistrate Marsh was pot inclined to hold Silverman, bat Police Captain Gallagher insistisl. The latte declared In conrt that while Dr. Town fiioves] fo a hospital the latter sald in the presence of Louis Crabtree and a defect that Silver man was the shot him Mord sald that to the Silver In {yeorye been send was being 1 §¢ man wha Coroner's Physician Dr in a i coroner completely ex : man. This not cart Little light was thrown on the aithaugh the polis vestigation. They the theory of a hurgian ing wns =lajen that gr ivenged In the physician's death Following the death of her linshand if the hospital Mrs. Townsend collaps { dl, buat the of th i ald Ly her was the had 13 hie called upon her hus