COUNTY BUILDING

The new county court house building is one of the most beautiful structures of its kind in the state. Few residents of Albany county will realize the beauty of the building until they make an inspection. Every one of the rooms is large, light and airy. There are six large court rooms, namely, two Supreme Courts, County Court, Surrogate’s Court, Appellate Division and the special term court.
 

WOLF HILL.

Wesley Long noticed a rapid increase to his dairy herd recently by the appearance of twin calves.
 

PERSONALS.

For Sale — Sorrel mare 6 yrs. old, sound and true; weight 1150. Will sell reasonable as I have no use for her. S. G. Knowles, Westerlo, N. Y.
 

VILLAGE NOTES.

—A telephone has been installed in Keenholts’ news room. The number is 49-F 4.

—The automobile owned by Mrs. M. F. Hallenbeck collided with the police auto patrol in Albany Tuesday in front of 67 North Pearl street. No one was injured, but the Hallenbeck car was slightly damaged.

—William Laque, formerly of this place, is one of the soldier boys who are patrolling the Mexican border. He is a member of Company G, N. Y. N. G., of Brooklyn, and is stationed in Mission, Texas. “Bill” says it is pretty lonesome down there, and would be glad to hear from his old friends in Altamont.
 

OBITUARY.

Lucius Williamson.

On Monday evening, July 10, 1916, Lucius Williamson, aged 72 years, departed this life for that higher and better. All the care and love that physicians and an anxious household could devise for his comfort and assistance were brought into play, but the fiat of Him who rules our incoming and outgoing had been issued, and after a lingering illness their appeals were overruled; and during the early evening of Monday the sufferer’s spirit took its flight to that home the Christian believes is fulfillment of the life everlasting.

The funeral services were held last Thursday at 2 p.m. at his late home, Rev. George Stright officiating. Not only the near and dear relatives shed tears as the last farewell was said, but all the people — yes, his friends — of the entire community feel that a loss has been sustained that will be keenly felt.

He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Christina Williamson, a daughter, Mrs. Frank Ostrander of Berne, a sister, Mrs. Naomi Wood of Schenectady, four brothers, Stanton of Saratoga, Lee of Schenectady, Delos and Ellsworth of Delanson, and four grandchildren.

NOT TOO LATE FOR CORN SILAGE

In response to many inquiries about a late planted crop that can be used for silage in place of corn, the State College of Agriculture at Cornell recommends that even at this late date corn will be the best crop to plant for silage even though is should not mature. However, only the very early varieties should be used for planting as late as this, and the planting should be very thick. If it is drilled in, the college authorities says, as much as one-third of a bushel to the acre should be used. Even though it will not mature, it will probably produce better silage than anything else that can be planted.

The whole question of silage has become acute, because the past spring has been so wet. The season has been so late that farmers were unable to get out their usual acreage of corn for silage. In fact, some farmers have no corn planted at all.
 

OUR THIRTY-THIRD YEAR.

To-day marks the beginning of another year of newspaper work, the Altamont Enterprise having completed the thirty-second year of its publication on Friday, July 14. The past year has been a busy one for all concerned in the make-up and management of this paper, but by persistent effort success has marked our every endeavor.

The coming of electricity to Altamont has brought about many changes in our village during the past six months. This gave us an opportunity to make improvements which have greatly facilitated the work of printing our weekly edition. The first was the installation of electric lights and the second was the purchase of an electric motor. These two improvements have given us increased facilities and to-day we are better equipped than ever before for doing work of every description on short notice.

We desire to thank our patrons in every branch of the business for their continued unswerving loyalty to the Altamont Enterprise during the year just passed.
 

A Retrospect in History.

Thirty Years Ago. (July 24, 1886.)

Complaint has been made by the D. & H. of boys jumping on trains, and Justice Osborn has issued a notice that all offenders will be severely dealt with.