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HoosIck

past week,
Mrs. Lewis OF North Adams spent
Saturday with Mrs. C. X. Potter.
Major Lloyd of Melrose visited rela-
tives in Hoosick few days last week.
Mrs. Roy White spent a few days
last week with her parents at Peters
burg.
George Lohnes is recovering from
an injury to ankle about three weeks
since.
A. F. Reynolds who is in a Troy
hospital is recovering from an operat-
ion recently performed
Mr.. McLucas Of Pennsylvania Wis
tied his uncle and aunt. Mr.. and Mrs.
C. X. Potter last week.
The work meeting of the Ladies'
Aid Union will be held Friday after
noon, the goth with Mrs. John A. Cox.
Mrs Jay Babcock spent the day on
Tuesday with her sister in Albany,
also with her sister who is from New
York.
Many OF our residents have recently
been afflicted with pink eye which has
been epidemic here for the past few
weeks.
DR.. and Mrs. Moss w. Stearns
are preparing to leave TO reside in
Schenectady. The household effects
have been shipped.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Williams re-
turned home Sunday night after spend
ing few days with Mrs. Williams
mother, Mrs. Mckee.
The missionary meeting will be
held Thursday afternoon with Miss
Anna X. and Mrs. Marcus I. ReyAslds
A full attendance is requested.
Last Sunday Afternoon we had a
very severe rain storm accompanied
by thunder and lightning which cqn-
tinued at intervals for ever two
hours.
Several of the pupils ia Miss
Ready's department in the village
school went to Hoosick Falls Moa
day the 25th to take ehe Regent ex
animation.
Mrs. Sanford Rudd and Mrs. Archie
Rudd had birthday party Saturday
OF their relatives, 40 being present. A
turkey dinner was served. II was Mrs
Sanford Rudd's 10th birthday.
Mrs. Adelia L. KnowHsR is in Ben
nington with her sister. Mrs. Hattie
Rogers for a brief period recuperat
ing from her recent illness. prepare
tory to going to Jacksonville, Flori-
da.
Five cents per cake has been charg-
ed for ice from the Tibbits pond this
winter and several parties secured ice
from the Hoag pond also fr0m the
slate quarry pond owned by Robert
Haswell.
Master Joseph Potter and his
mother, Mrs. c. X. Potter, Mrs Irving
Pebble, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew VIII
Hams, Mrs. Collins and Miss Jessie Nc
Keen attended the Robert Burns
dance at North Adams, Mass. last Fri.
day night, Jan. 20.
Rev. II. o. Hiscox, D. D. OF Albany
N. Y, gave lecture last Wednesday
evening, the GOTH His subject was
THE Poet Browning" He mastered
his subject well much to the edifica
ton and delight Of his many hearers
His was the second in the series OF
lecturers under the auspices of the
Baraca class.
The third lecture in the series this
winter, under the auspices Of the
Baraca class OF the Baptist church
will occur Wednesday evening at
1880. February 3rd, at the Baptist
church. Rev. Charles F. Mayhem
OF Matteawan, N. y former pastor
here, will deliver the interesting dis
course, his subject being, why We
Laugh" A rare treat is in store for
all who hear him.
The rain Saturday afternoon and
night caused all the snow to vanish
which has ruined the fine sleighine
we were all enjoying. The streams
all rose to their spring like fullness
The Crandall creek overlooked the
new dam near r. G. Browns to that
extent that the onrushing waters
caused the roadway to be under
mined. Fearing the bridge would
be washed out and carried away the
dynamite expert, Neuschwander OF
Hoosick Falls was summoned, and
ne succeeded after an hours hard
work in blowing out the gate In the
dam thus saving the bridge. The
new concrete dam is materially dam
aged.