Tt e Valley Record
H. MURRELLS, Publisher.
_ W. T. CAREY, Editor.
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street,
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ys at 203 West Lockhart
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a8 second-class matter May
LG the Jowatey at Sayre,
of Congress of
FEBRUARY 18, 1%07
E Wood, Representative.
and advertising matter may
t at Gregz's Racket Store, Wav-
12 o'clock noon call the main
at Sayre, both phones
+ C. Miller Is in Towanda on bus-
M. Legg and family spent yes-
at Cander.
Seldel of Hornell,
this morning.
was in Wav-
Cary spent Sunday at Barton
ing his parents.
A. B. Kirby of Nichols, was in
this morning.
S. Smead of Nichols,
in Waverly.
is visiting
“Miss Elizabeth and Mary Mack went
Elmira this morning.
. Mary Wilkinson of Barton, is
guest of relatives in Waverly
Mrs. 8 R. Young returned from
mton yesterday where she spent
past week. .
‘Mr. and Mrs. O. Moyer of Laquin,
“are visiting at the home of Ira
¢r on Pine street
H. RB Graf Is packing his house
goods today, preparatory to mov-
to Buffalo tomorrow
The Ladies’ Aid of the M E church
preparing to give a birthday social
the church on Friday next
Josephine Delaney of Bing-
5, who has been visiting rela-
fn Waverly returned home last
ng.
J. 0. Merrill of North Che-
[reet. who has been seriously
an attack of appendicitis is
BE. Ward i= again able to be
a few days from severe hemor-
§ of the stomach.
Falsey went to Elmira today
i the funeral of Mrs Mich-
ill, whose body was taken to
Concert Tomorrow.
irly—Tomorrow evening atthe
Tempie wili take place the
t of the Lyric Glee Club A
wxcellent program has been pro-
for the occasion, and those who
take part are the best of the
. miusiclans, wihle the services
opie from out of town, who stand
high In thelr respective lines
“heen secured. The sale of tick
(Bis been very large but there will
room for all who care to attend
This Is the Place.
get your hair c cut, 156¢; shave
shampoo, 15¢; hair singed, 15¢;
trimmed, 19¢; seafoam, o¢
ms, 16¢;: mustache dyed 2c:
dyed. $1. ladies’ hair switches
p, razors honed, 5c: shears
4 Te; scissors, Sc; new
“on razors, 25¢. If you bave
call and get Lockerby's ec-
gre, G0e = bottle. Thousands
mils can be furnizhed. Balt
pd ihe year round. Locker-
an axpert taxidermist
Accident at Manchester This
Morning.
Waverly-—George Lockerby, a Le
high brakeman met with a painfal ac-
Manchester this morning
{Sayre that being Mr. Lockerby's reg-
run. The train stood in the
{of the caboose, when the engine bump
the train He was jarred
then falling
with his neck across the rail. He was
rendered unconscious, and the car
wheels came only a few inches from
passing over his neck
He was dragged from his perilous
position, and after he revived he rode
home on the train. While very sore
and lame as a result, no serious con-
sequences are expected
MALL CARRIERS BANQUET.
Fhose From Sayre and Athens Were
Entertained Last Saturday Evening
By These of Waverly Office.
mail car-
entertainers
gave a banquet last Sat-
night at when the carriers of
and Athens were present The
banquet was given at the home of
Wililam T Harris on Chemung street
A most excellent menu consisting of
all the good things attainable was
served. The decorations carried out
the Idea of the valentine season, and
the place cards were heart shaped
Mr Harris acted as toastmaster and
he had all his wit with him on this
occasion. Nearly every one present
respcuded to a toast. An orchestra
furnished music during the evening
Postmaster Genung and Deputy post-
master Morgan were honorary guests
The party broke up just before th
arrival of the Sabbath
Waverly—The Waverly
riers proved roval
when they
urday
Sayre
Mrs. Mary Dewitt.
Waverly—Mrs. Mary DeWitt, widow
of the late Ulysses W. DeWitt, died
at her home on Fulton street last Sat-
urday evening from sn attack of heart
trouble. She was 61 years of age and
had been a resident of Waverly for
a ¢real many
She was a member
Methodist Episcopal
kind hearted and will be
missed by her many friends
She is survived by two sons, Raiph of
Larchmont, N. Y.. and Archie of Port
Chester. N. Y.. one daughter, Mrs. Irv
ing Parshall of Chemung, and two
sisters. Mrs. John Strouss of Elmira,
and Mrs Colegrove of Horseheads
The funeral will be held tomorrow
Tuesday afternoon from her home
and the services will he conducted by
the Rev. H B Cook
Years
of the Waverly
church, was a
neighbor
sorely
Buried This Afternoon.
Waverly—James H died
last Saturday afternoon at his home
on Walker Hill His death was due
to an attack of bronchitis
79 years of age, and had been a res:-
dent of Waverly for
vears His death came just two weeks
after that of his wife, who died Sat-
The funeral took
from his
Steever
He was
a long term of
February 2
this afternoon
and the
Glenwood cemetery The Rev
the Methodist church
services
urday,
place late
home, remains were buried
in the
HB
conducted the
Cook of
L T. D. Clib Elected Officers.
Waverly
LTD
elected
-Al the last meeting of ihe
the following officers
President, Ba'bara
Lawrence, president, Margaret
Tew secretary, Jessie Smith; treas-
urer. Alice Westfall; musical com-
mittee, Smith and Barbara
Lawrence The next meeting of the
rendered at the home of
Slaughter
club
were
vice
Jessie
club will be
Miss Gertrude
The Lid Was Tight.
Waverly—Yesterday there were two
Ralnes Law men in town, bent upon
discovering any violations of the Ii
por lirense law that might be taking
They searched in vain, how-
the lid was on tight, and
left to report that Waverly was
town on the Sabbath day
place
aver, as
they
a dry
Declared Dividend.
Waverly—A dividend has been pald
out of the property of Emmons &
VanEtten, bankrupts. It amounted to
n per cent of the property of the firm,
and € per cent and 25 per cent on the
private estates of the bankrupts This
is one half of that will
be paid. The balance coming later
the amount
Newspaper Proof Sheets in School.
Stroudsburg, Pa—As a step toward
improving the study of English in
the schools, the committee on in-
ftruction reported at the meeting of
the Board of Education that in its op-
inion a valuable practical course of
Instruction in English could be ob-
tained by reviews of proof sheets of
the daily papers of Stroudsburg. The
board indorsed the idea. The proof
sheets are to be used as a class exer-
cise 10 be corrected hy the pupils. The
errors to be marked are Incorrect or-
thography and punctuation, ungra-
| expressions, ot
Wrong ise
all
yet ready to surrender what he ‘re-
gards as a political requisite, and in-
humbug.
again been defeated in its efforts to
prevent the practice of buying com-
mon garden seeds from dealers and |
then despatching them broadcast on
the requisition of congressmen for
political effect among farmers
to abolish the gift seed package oul-
right, but cougress overruled him
and made him go on mailing souven-
den and the denizend of rural poultry
yards Secretary Wilson has tried to
cure the abuses of the present sys-
tem by restoring the original intent
of the free and seed law which mere-
iy directed the department to secure
new varities of seeds and plants for
distribution to persons willing to ex-
periment with them. This Is a per-
fectly governmental func-
tion, seeks only to broaden
knowledge and diversify horticulture
But no such purpose is served by the
legitimate
since It
every seed dealer has for sale,
who in most cases, have not
for them and have no pablic or
tific end in
with them. The house
lowed the lead of Secretary
in providing for the continuance of
seed distribution under proper re-
strictions. Actually rare or novel va-
asked
eles
view in
committee ful-
Wilson
and sent by the
ment to experimemt stations,
mental farms or individual
turists willing to propagate them
Senators and representatives were lo
cease being horticultural middlemen,
mixing electioneering with plant pro-
pagation But repre-
sentatives rose In its might to rebuke
his divorce of horticulture and poli-
tiex. It the ruling of Its
the house of
overrode
agricultural appropriation bill last
year's provision for an indiscriminate
distribution of ordinary bargain coun-
ter seeds
NO DANGER IN SUN SPOTS.
The Worst, Astronomers Say, Would
Be Electrical Disturbances.
=»
The world has nothing to fear from
the present sun spots that are agitat-
{ug some people, according to Profes-
sors Snyder of the Boys’ Central High
School, and Doolittle, of the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania, the astronomers
who manage to keep in pretty close
touch with the doings of the
system Professor Snyder had bis
observe the spots through the
at the High School re-
and answered many
as to the possible dangers of earth-
quakes and electrical disturbances
“There are six different groups of
san spots visible,” sald he, “the total
number being really a matter of sub-
division. The larger
to the naked eye
glasses |
Solar
boys
big telescope
cently, questions
group is visible
through smoked
these cover In
one-twelfth of
the diameter of the sun. Others have
The largest nodule of
the spots shows evidence of cylonic
motion and very curious
bright, hazy shading, which seems to
be unusual. 1 belleve the gpots to be
of explosions of elements
on the sun and electrical disintegra-
tion of them taking place around the
particular spotted area”
Professor Doolittle, after viewing the
spots, gave it as his opinion that
nothing serious would happen
There been,’ he
estimate
their greatest length
been larger
discloses a
resultant
have
charged wwith electricity
caused the greatest inconvenience and
trouble to the telegraph and
phone companies
do this at this time on account of the
position of the
tion to the earth
ert their energy in just about
a funnel form
come within this range of energy,
trical disturbances.”
Should the
prove favorable,
weather
further observations
of the spots may be had this week
They will be visible during a full
revolution, for about a week, and may
the next return of the face of the sun
now seen
Pittshurg—"Doctor” Chas Wood-
ruff disappeared last Sunday, the day
after he married Mrs Birdie Reed, a
widow returned
in the however, “Dr”
Woodruff again disappeared Mrs
Woodruff again disappeared
Sarah E. Johnton-Woodruff, of Roch-
ester, Pa,
Doctor” ai
of Neptune
morning,
street,
fochester, February |
two weeks before he married Mrs
Reed. She has charged the “Doctor”
with bigamy
WAVERLY PERSONALS,
mess.
Mrs. John Tozer Is III at her home
on Fulton street
NBO
CHILDREN'S BEAN BAGS
CONTENTS ARE WELL COOKED
All Members of Party Eat Heartily,
Then, Storm Abating, They Snow:
Shoe Back to Civilization With
Youngsters on Backs.
Limestone. Me —Had it not
for the wit of a woman, and incident
{ ally, one unused to the woods, a party
of city folk would have gone hungry
for a day or more recently while rus
ticating in the forests to the west of
here. The woman is Mrs J G. North:
rup of Boston, and the other members
of the party were her husband, Carson
{ lake, his half-brother. and three
young Northrup children
Mrs Northrup iz devoted to paint
ing and when her built a
bungalow in the Malne woods last
summer she was delighted With her
children, she arrived here before the
cabin was completed and spent three
days painting forests and skies. When
ishe left she sald she would return
shortly after Christinas and make
some studies of winter skies and ef
fects. and to this end the party came
back on December 27
Arrangements were made to send
enough ham, bee! flour, eggs but
ter and other edibles to last a week
This was the length of time the party
intended to stay The provisions were
forwarded according to agreement
and at the end of the Aweek hardly
i enough left to make a respecta
Lie meal
heen
husband
were
Ali would have gone well had not
the anexpecied happened The morn
ing the party was (0 break camp alter
1 light breakfast a fine
fall and this continued
wind made the lrip
stead of abating the
to a blizzard
Mrs Northrup scoured the bungalow
from top to bottom to find forgotten
fond, but nothing substantial
than three apples could be discovered
These were served as thelr
finner. and for supper Mr. Blake
found half a dozen acorn squlr
rels had housed under the Then
drank all the water he
snow began to
intl a rising
hazardous In
storm increased
more
sauce Tos
£0Ime
gable
every one
yiiid
The cifildren, the oldest of whom
was nine became fretful as thelr hun
ger increased, and at thelr
they refused to go to
Northrup with them patiently
for an hour, and then suggested that
they dress, open a trunk of playthings
brought in during the sammer, and
themselves until the “sand
came around
usual bed
sleep. Mrs
time
bore
amuse
man
The little folk had no sooner spread
out their toys than Mrs Northrup ut
tered a suppressed exclamation of de
ight and fairly gurgled with
Then she whispered to her husband
His mouth watered Mr. Dlake want
know what all the excitement
was about but the
glee
4 Ui
information
meal would
only
y hearty
cakfast
children
HBiake had
he got was that
he served for br
The moment the
fy bed and Mr
returned
retired
[They Cocked the Contents of the
Bean Bag.
11 Northrup seclzed six bean
with which the little folk had
been playing and yipped them open
Out of the six she managed to get
two quarts of beans hese were put
lta soak in-water, and then she went
to bed Early next morning before
the others pstir the mother
| ound her beans swollen to four times
{their natural size and proceeded to
nake a a thick Other
leans were put in the oven to bake
jand the meal was ready
tow unseasoned
hoans were or how good they tasted
lean only be imagined by those who
Ihave felt the pangs of real hunger
{Every one ale all he could, for there
{was enongh of the food for four full
meals, and capped the meal with
Hong draughts of water
Snow continued to _fall until
following morning, when the
cleared and the party
tion on snow shoes
ff "he
hags
were
Blew Or soup
welcome those
the
skies
got to civillza
cach carrying one
children tka hack
Exposure Briogs ow Rheumatism.
Painful in its mildest form, Yaickly
{becoming an agony or torture
ected. you feel the first pain
slight stiffness
Edwina: 1 agree (0 pay the sum in
dollars of this ticket
Address. . . If this number should
he the locky one and all Interests be-
ing mutual, matrimony will be consid
ered.”
An altractive young woman, valise
in hand, descenled upon Wall streel,
and the lambs and bears and olher
live stock stopped work E
The young woman, in addition to the
valise, possessed blonde hair, blue eyes,
MISS MIRIAM EDWINA,
(She Is Raffling Herse'f to Get Money
for Course in Music.)
a Cupid's bow mouth and other marks
shich merited attention
Furthermore, she carried into Wall
itreet a scheme which made even the
enterprising ones of the stock ex
change sit un and take notice
The voung woman is Miss Mirlam
Edwina, and she is rafling herself off
for money to obtain a musical educa
ion. She has and the:
range in dollar U
$350
' Mias Edwina has a
voice and
says she
3 chances
price from one
high soprano
grand opera Is her alm. She
has heard of all kinds of raf
ling schemes for making money, and
he certainly wants to accumulate
enough to take her to Haly
| have been trying to earn enough
money to complete my musical educa
tion, but it seems that It 18 Impossible
M+ father, who was once a United
State consul in Cuba, died three
ear= ago, and | have had to support
ny=elf | tried stenography, and that
i= how | earned money to study musie
for a while. Then | wenf®on thé stage
| have had volce lessons here in New
York four years, but | want two years
ibroad Of course, that is necessary
for anvone who has grand opera as-
pirations”
Each ticket is numbered and put in
v sealed envelope When the man
draws the envelope he, of course, has
no idea of the price he must pay for
it. The number on the ticket repre
sents the price he must pay
Already Miss Edwina has sold ten
shares or chances, the largest number
irawn so far being 210, for which a
voll known and wealthy New Yorker
paid $210
if Miz« Edwina sells all her chances
she will have the tidy little sum of
$61,425, which ought to help some
foward a musical education
As you see in the agreement,
is the reward for the lucky
only if all interests are mu
tual sald Miss Edwina The raflle
will take in some hall, and 1 In
tend giving a concert first and letting
hear me sing.”
matri
thony
ticket
place
wople
There to Stay.
“Well, sald the tattoo artist, as he
dropped his needle, “1 have put an
elephant on your arm and a ship on
chest and now | want my
money.”
I aln't going to pay you a cent,
lad,” chuckled the old =alt, "and what
is more. | have the advantage of you"
“In what way?"
“Why, you can't take it out of my
hide "—C picago Daily News
wo— —
your
——
Save Those Trees!
Every citizen should indorse the
stand taken by the scientists for the
preservation of our forests. One may
have to take to the tall timber at any
time, you kuow
William’s Carbolic Salve With Arnica
and Witch Hagel.
The beat Salve In the world for
Cuts, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Tet-
ter, Chapped Hands and all skin
eruptions. It Is guaranteed to give
satisfaction or money refunded. Price
26c by druggista. Williams Mfg. Co.
Prop's, Cleveland, O. Sold by C. M
‘riggs druegien -
TE ——
PLEASE GIVE ME A TRIAL.
Do you appreciate a good thing? We
know you all do, s0 when you want
anythlog in the line of (furniture
upholstered or repaired, no matter
what you have, 1 can do the work and
o it right. My prices are right, and my
work is guaranteed for six months
A postal card will bring me to your
ouse with samples and prices.
J. P. OTTARSON,
Cor. Broad and Pennsylvania Avenue.
Waverly, V. Y.
TOUHEY'S HOTEL
Everything new and up-to-date. First-
Class Accommodations.
Thomas Ave, Opposite L .V. Station
»
22 Tip Top Japanese
$)
Or!
We are showing foday a rvéry
preity line of Japanese China: Cups
and Saucers, Bonbon Dishes Plates,
Egexe Cups, Sesp Dishes, Trinket
Hoxes, Hair Recelvers, Creamers and
Prices 10, 15, 19 and 25¢
China
Cups and Saucers, worth 15e, Special
for pay day, 10c each =
=
Sagars, ele,
Alse a new lot of German
Gregg's Racket Store,
Cor. Broad St. and Fark Ave. Waverly.
TRINTGINGRIS [RAR
W. P. Smeaton, el
UPHOLSTERING
Repairing and Refinishing.
ELIZABETH ST.
Waverly, -. .
Pree!
Mrs. A. C. Trainor, Colchester,
Conn., writes that a free sam bot-
tle of Bloodine helped her she
body builder and system tonic of won-
derful merit, and if you have not tried
it, you should today.. The greatest
system Tonic In the world. Bick
Kldneys are yositively cured by
Bloodine. Sold C.
Sayre
ELMER A. WILBER
Wholesaler of
Wines, Beer and Ales.
—
OUR BPECIALTIES
LEHIGH CLUB WHISKEY, DOTTER-
WICH BEER AND ALES, NOR.
WICH BREWING CO’S. ALES,
109 Packer Avenues, Sayre, Pa.
Both Phones.
Chas. H. Larnard,
CONTRACTOR,
CARPENTER AND BUILDER.
Plans drawn and estimates given.
ilardwood and Stair Work a specialty.
All Work Promptly Attended to.
Shop and Residence, 38 Lincoln Sireel,
Waverly.
Bell ’phone 208.
AE BAKER,
CARPENTER AND BUILDER.
—
17 Pleasant St.
WANT A
N. Y.
IMPORTED OLIVE OIL.
Good for Medicine.
$1.50 to £3.00 per gallon.
Imporied Macaroni 5¢ to 10¢ per pound
JOHN PECEKALLY,
Elizabeth Street, Waverly.
J. M. ASHTON,
General Contractor and Ballder.
Plans and Estimates Furnished,
Valley Phone 126. Residence 208
Chestnut St. Sayre, Pa
An [Insurance Polley For a Xmas
Present.
has many points in its favor that no
other present can approach. There
can be no doubts of its acceptability,
and if you would learn exactly what Rates: —Wanted, Lost, Found,
such a gift means and how It can be | Sal
obtafusd, send your name, age, And (gerllon for the first three
dress to us. e are agents for
Massachusetts Mutual Life insurance S68! a word each 1nse
after. None taken for less
Co. a company of Irreproachable
cents. Situations wanted free to
standing.
FRED J. TAYLOR, in advance subscribers.
Sayre, Pa
C0 A QUALITY,
Wanted—A sober,’ industrious young
man for night watchman and porter.
Apply at the Wilbur House, Sayre.
QUANTITY, A good girl for general housework.
PRICE [vrs PaulE Maynard, East Athens,
Lopes Atnracite Pa. y 11-¢
Wanted —A competent girl for gen-
— It you buy from eral housework. Mrs. C. F. Spencer,
COLEMAN HASSLER, |327 Chemung street, Waverly 234-8
No. 118 Erie Bt. Bayre. Girl Wanted for general housework.
You get the three. Ask your melgh-|Inquire 109 Packer avenue, Sayre,
bors, | Pa. . 209-¢
CI
LOST. - .
Lost—Between Weber's book store
‘and Chemung street, a silk hand bag
{containing §1 and some small change.
Finder please leave at -this office.
Winter 236-6
° | Lost—Gold watch. Reward if re-
19 nol over by curned to 406 South Elmer avenue,
In rear. 233-6t°
———————eTEEEECICRRS
FOR SALE.
For Sale—Lot No. 9, “Highlands”
Re Lockhart street. Desirable lo-
cation Price moderate. Inquire at
{403 West Lockhart St, Sayre. 337-6¢
At Waverly, N. Y., butlding lol, con=
|
Both Phones.
| venient to car line, large enough for
double house or 2 single houses. For
particulars, Apply at 126 Chemung
street, Waverly, N. Y. 161m
Several houses and lots for sale in
esirable locations fa town. Terms
to suit purchasers. Iaquire
-
FOR RENT.
No. 426 South Wilbur, at once. Mod
RE HEATER through ern conveniences, gas and gas range.
$15.00 per month.
Euguire C. OC. West. 2178
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