Arrested as a Deserter. 

Some time ago Hezekiah Pierce of Central Bridge, who is in military training at Camp Carlisle, came home on a short leave of absence. This expired and Pierce remained at his home, married a young lady who lived near Sloansville, and evidently forgot that he was still in the United States service. An officer from the camp arrived in Central Bridge Saturday and, taking Constable Arthur Hayes, located Pierce near Sloansville, arrested him for desertion and left for Camp Carlisle with his prisoner on the evening train. 

SCHOHARIE AND BARTON HILL. 

Miss Ruth L. Schaeffer, deputy county clerk, made a trip to Middleburgh and back Sunday on snow shoes. 

NEW SALEM. 

Allen Countryman is a very busy man these days, carrying freight, drawing coal and hay for different persons to and from Voorheesville. The roads are very bad, caused by the recent thaw. In some places the highways are filled to a great depth with snow, and in other sections the ground is nearly bare. If the weather remains as it is at present, the snow will soon be a “joy” of the past. Last Friday and Saturday were two very disagreeable days again. The water was quite high again, going over the bridge in the center of the village. 

VILLAGE NOTES. 

— Street commissioner W. J. Ogsbury did a fine job this week when he got his team and force busy and plowed open the gutters on some of the principal streets of the village. On account of the thaw Monday and Tuesday, many of the sidewalks were under water in places, making walking very difficult. The water has found its course by now and the walks are becoming quite passable in spite of the heavy coating of ice in many places. 

— On Sunday several flocks of wild geese were seen flying in a westerly direction and very low. It is supposed that they were bound for the open waters of the Mohawk. Some who saw them said they looked like ducks, while others claimed they were geese. 

SOUTH BERNE. 

Gertrude Willsie, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. Willsie, had the misfortune to fall through the upper to the lower floor of the barn Sunday while playing with her brother and sister, but fortunately she escaped serious injury. 

NORTH CALLANANS. 

The blue robins have made their appearance in this vicinity to let us know spring is near. How glad we are to see them.