BLACK MOUNTAINS

OF DELANSON. 

The coal plant of the Delaware and Hudson Coal company at Delanson has been a busy place during the past few months, as the company has been shipping coal there for storage for its distributors throughout this section of the state. 

James Cummins, superintendent, has had at times over 100 men at work on the five elevators, in two shifts. 

At the present time there is about 171,000 tons of coal in the great black which this morning became a white one under the light snowfall of last night. In addition to this, the railroad company has stored for its own use at least 15,000 tons of buckwheat coal and 17,000 tons of soft coal. 

It would seem that if a shortage of shipments from the mine should occur, the D. & H. Coal company dealers will be able to supply their patrons in any event. 

VOORHEESVILLE. 

— Jacob Oliver, a former auctioneer, who lived hear this village, died in the Hospital for Incurables at Albany on Tuesday. F. T. Brunk went to Albany and took charge of the remains. The funeral will be held from Brunk’s undertaking parlors. 

VILLAGE NOTES. 

— James Sullivan, state historian, announced on January 25th, that the war record of residents of Altamont, who served in the World War, would be omitted in the history of New York State’s part in the World War, being published by the state. Mr. Sullivan states that this is because the residents of the village failed to appoint a historian to compile information. 

FEURA BUSH. 

— Some of our young folks are attending dancing school in Albany. They report good times, but some of the boys complain of sixty year old dancing partners. 

QUAKER STREET. 

— Irvin Barber, who met with a slight injury while at work at the coal plant, went to the hospital on Wednesday for treatment. It may require an operations.

— George Willsey tried to get through with the milk truck on Tuesday but had to return after reaching a point beyond Duanesburgh village. It was “some job” to get back home, too. 

— There is talk of a checker tournament or the forming of a checker club among the lovers of the game here. A get-together meeting will be held soon and one can expect some very scientific playing when things get started, for the hills and valleys of Duanesburg township have “quality” along this line and some of it, they say, has been handed down from past generations. 

DELMAR. 

— Russell Spurbeck was discharged as a diphtheria carrier during the week. This is the first time since Sept. 26, that Delmar has been free from diphtheria. — At the New York Poultry show last week W. S. Crandell of Elsmere won eleven ribbons with his Buff Wyandottes. At the Boston show he won a medal for the best display at the show, eleven ribbons out of twelve entries, and three blue ribbons out of a possible six. 

DELANSON. 

Thousands of tons of coal are being stored here by the D. and H. Coal company. Mountains of “Black Diamonds” now sparkle at our very doors. How many or how much did you say you’d have?