FOUR GENERATIONS HAVE PARTY 

Sitterly Home in Guilderland Center 

Scene of New Year Reunion 

Four generations were represented in the gathering at the home of John Sitterly in Guilderland Center, for a New Year celebration. Once again Great-Grandpa Sitterly, eighty-four years old, told great-grandson J. Roland Van Wormer, nine years old, how he had voted twice for Lincoln while Mrs. Ada Van Wormer and her son, Roy Van Wormer, father of the boy, sat by and smiled indulgently. 

After the yarn had been told, great-grandpa, who says he is as hale and hearty as he was forty years ago, and great grandson, an active boy started to get the sled for a coast on a nearby hill but the drenching rain kept them indoors and they returned to the fireplace for more stories. 

“I am still pretty spry on my feet and it takes a pretty good man to throw me yet,” said Great Grandpa Sitterly, who is still engaged in business. Master Van Wormer attends the Guilderland Center school and is said to be leader among the boys of his age. His father is connected with the General Electric company in Schenectady. 

Age and youth are the best of chums in this family group and great grandpa plays at great grandson’s games or tells him stories at every meeting. 

BERNE 

— While drawing ice off the village dam, Claude Scrafford had the misfortune to have his team break through. With the assistance of men nearby they were rescued without serious injury. 

— Owing to the illness of the teacher, Clyde Ball, school in district No. 14 is closed indefinitely. 

VOORHEESVILLE 

Clifford Hannay, the local electrician, has recovered from his recent illness. 

VILLAGE NOTES 

— Stephen H. Lainhart, one of the well known and respected residents of this vicinity, living on the old Lainhart farm north of the village, is quite ill with dropsy and other complications. Mr. Lainhart will be 82 years old in April, and has always been an active and successful farmer until a few years ago. 

— ”Some snow!” Beginning on Saturday and developing into a regular storm on Monday when at least a foot of snow was added to what we had, and still more, off and on, since then — that is the record for January’s second week. Automobile traffic was completely cut off in the country districts, and sleighs were up against many a drift. Roads are being broken open where most needed. A dozen men are making a second attempt today to open the highway from Altamont to Osborn’s Corners. Nearly 30 inches of snow has fallen during the last three weeks. 

— During the heavy snow storms that we have been experiencing in Altamont, the property owners have had much difficulty in keeping the streets and walks passable. In some instances sections of walk have been filled with snow for days. Altamont was once the owner of a large snow plow which did the work now being done by hand power. For some reason a capable man to look after this work has not been secured. Why not appropriate an amount sufficient to give this much needed service? 

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