OLD SCHOOL PUPILS HOLD
PICNIC AT WALDENVILLE 

On Friday, July 18, the old pupils of District No. 7, Town of Wright, Schoharie county, known as the “Waldenville School,” turned the hour glass over and again went to school in the morning. 

They soon found their way up the hill through the “Schoolhouse Wood” in quest of their old play house. There was much disappointment expressed, however, on finding no trace of the playhouse, until it was recalled that forty years having elapsed, weathering and leaf mold had covered all traces of former play. After “rock beads” were gathered the remainder of the morning was spent in exploring the schoolhouse and grounds.
Dinners were shared on the rocks by the creek, just below and opposite the schoolhouse, after which school was called to order and each former pupil, as her name was called, responded, by walking up front and “making her bow,” “Jack and Jill,” “Hi-Diddle-Diddle,” and many old time rhymes were heard amid much applause. Pupils who did not respond with a piece or song were bidden to stand in the corner or stay after school. 

COTTAGE AT THOMPSON’S 

LAKE DESTROYED BY FIRE 

Fire Wednesday night destroyed the summer cottage of Mrs. Frances Gilbert at Thompson’s Lake, and all its contents. The blaze also threatened a number of nearby cottages. Neighboring cottagers rendered what assistance they could in keeping the fire under control. 

Mrs. Gilbert had only bought the cottage this year, and although she was in the cottage when the fire started she managed to get out safely. The blaze is said to have been caused by an oil stove. The loss is covered by insurance. Mrs. Gilbert lives at 162 Western avenue, Albany. 

SOUTH BETHLEHEM 

After having three teeth pulled, Saturday afternoon, Mrs. W. Harmon became unconscious while still in the dentist’s office. She was rushed to the Albany hospital where she died shortly after. Funeral services were held in the M. E. church Tuesday afternoon. 

FEURA BUSH, SOUTH END 

A cigarette stub or ashes from a pipe carelessly tossed aside in a field south of the W. B. Van Aernam farm might have caused what might have been a serious fire, as it traveled rapidly northward, carried by the strong south wind. The neighbors and quarry hands soon whipped on the burning grass before it reached the buildings in the Robertson farm. 

VILLAGE NOTES 

— An accident occurred Sunday morning at the intersection of the Western turnpike and the Osborn’s Corners-Schenectady road, near the Watervliet reservoir. An Overland touring car, traveling west on the turnpike, sideswiped a Ford touring car at the intersection. The force of the collison turned the Ford around and shoved it several feet into an embankment at the side of the road. The Overland plunged into the ditch at the southwest corner. The occupants of the Ford, three men, were thrown from the car and seriously injured. The Ford, almost a total wreck, was left beside the road all day and was the center of attraction for hundreds of curious motorists. 

— Witbeck Brothers of Central avenue, Albany, dealers in Jewett automobiles, the car with a reputation for hill climbing, gave a demonstration on the Altamont hill last Saturday afternoon. Their representatives spent several hours taking parties up and down the steep grades, demonstrating the powerful motor and the perfect control and ease of operations even under trying conditions. Another demonstration is scheduled for Saturday afternoon of this week.