Altamont Enterprise August 7, 1925

STATE ROAD, SOUTH BERNE
We wish to announce that Mr. and Mrs. Clinton D. Willsie of Schenectady have no children. This is to correct an error made by the correspondent in one issue of the paper. 

WESTERLO MAN INVENTS
“RAIL ANCHOR” 

A. J. Cook of this place has sold another patent. The invention of a scientific “Rail Anchor,” requiring neither bolts nor rivets. The object of the device is to prevent accidents by keeping the rails from doing what is known as “creeping” and spreading. Engineers in railroad construction consider the invention entirely original and of unusual merit. Those whose necks are not broken while riding on the railroad should thank Mr. Cook for his interest in humanity. 

BALL PLAYER BREAKS ARM 

IN GAME SATURDAY 

In Saturday’s baseball game at Preston Hollow, Ferris Hagadorn, second baseman on the local nine, met with an accident. He was struck on the arm by a pitched ball which broke one of the bones near the wrist. After running to first base he was relieved of further play and Dr. Sholtes, who was at the game, reduced the fracture. Mr. Hagadorn remained at the game.

THOMPSON’S LAKE 

The contract has been let for a new hall in connection with the new church to be completed by the first of September. 

TO “TIMES” PUBLISHER
Charles L. Ryder, publisher of the Cobleskill Times, has purchased from J. L. Sawyer the Cherry Valley Gazette, a paper which was established in 1818. Mr. Ryder worked on the Gazette nine years ago. The paper will be continued in that village, although the mechanical equipment of the Gazette will still be retained by Mr. Sawyer. 

The progressiveness of the Times management is again manifest in this additional service to the public. The Enterprise extends best wishes to Mr. Ryder for the success of his new venture. 

QUARTERLY QUAKER MEETING 

AT QUAKER STREET 

On Sunday, August 16th, at eleven o’clock, at the Friends’ Meeting house in Quaker Street, will be held the quarterly meeting of the society. Two speakers are expected. The public is invited. 

WILL RETURN TO CHINA
IN SEPTEMBER 

Prof. and Mrs. Herman Renskers, with their four year old son, John O. Renskers, will leave Altamont next Tuesday, August 11th, for a month’s stay with Mr. Rensker’s parents at Cedar Grove, Wisconsin. On Sept. 19th, they will take passage on the S. S. President Wilson from San Francisco, and will arrive at Amoy, China, about Oct. 15th. 

Mr. Renskers and family are returning to the foreign field after an absence of over two years. They arrived in this country about June 1, 1923, and have been spending the greater part of their vacation with Mrs. Renskers’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. John D. Ogsbury, at the homestead on Grand street. 

Mr. Renskers, on his arrival at Amoy, will resume the presidency of Talmage College. Mrs. Renskers, formerly Miss Bessie M. Ogsbury, became a missionary to China in 1910 under the direction of the Board of Foreign Missions of the Reformed Church in America, serving in that capacity until her marriage to Mr. Renskers in 1918. 

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