Two Altamont Boys Join Navy.

Oreen J. Finch and Geoffrey Griffin of Altamont have enlisted in the United States Naval Reserve. Both young men are ready to leave at short notice. Mr. Finch, who has been engaged in teaching school in the Dunnsville district, gave up the work a week ago, and his place is now being filled by Miss Anna L. Livingston, who will finish the term. Mr. Griffin is the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Griffin, and passed his 21st year last June.

War Pictures to be Shown in Altamont for Benefit of Red Cross May 30.

Arrangements have been made for the presentation of three reels of motion pictures, depicting scenes of activities of the American army with General Pershing, and also the great work of humanity being done by the Red Cross on the western front. These pictures will be shown, for the benefit of the Red Cross, at Masonic hall, Altamont, on the evening of Memorial Day, May 30.

In addition to these pictures a musical program has been arranged consisting of patriotic songs which will be rendered by the young ladies of the village. The audience will be requested to join in singing several of these songs.

Every person should come prepared to sing loud enough so that Kaiser Bill and his Potsdam gang will know that there is such a place as Altamont on the map, with all of its citizens 100 per cent American.

VILLAGE NOTES

— On Decoration day, May 30, all the grocery stores of Altamont will be closed. Any one wishing a supply of household necessities should do their shopping the night before. The First National bank will also close for the day.

— John Livingston and William Crounse of Meadowdale went to Thompson’s Lake last week and brought home the following morning 68 good sized fish. They evidently know where the fishing holes are. Some others from the village went fishing shortly afterwards and came home with “nary a bite.”

SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION

AT VOORHEESVILLE MAY 28

The semi-annual Sunday School convention for district No. 7, Albany county, will be held at Voorheesville on Tuesday, May 28. The afternoon session will be held at the M.E. church, commencing at 3 o’clock. The meeting will be addressed by the Rev. Wallace Young on the subject, “How shall we keep our boys in the Sunday School?”

CLARKSVILLE.

James Livingston supposed that three of his fowls were stolen when he missed them several weeks ago, but recently he discovered them in a dry cistern. Two were dead and the third was alive and able to eat, but died the following day. The most interesting feature of the incident was that this hen had had no food or water in six weeks.

GIRL STRUCK BY ENGINE

Estella Arthur, the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ray F. Arthur, was struck by an engine while crossing the tracks of the D. & H. railroad opposite the Slingerlands station at about 1 o’clock Wednesday afternoon, and rendered unconscious. After Dr. D. C. Case had made an examination of the child, she was taken to the Albany City hospital, where she was resting comfortably yesterday. It is not thought that the child was seriously injured.