Robbery at Esperance. 

On Sunday morning while all were at church, thieves broke into the home of Mr. Zadile Brown near Esperance station. Upon returning home the first thing the family missed was a plate of muffins which had been left on the kitchen table. Further investigation proved that the whole house had been ransacked, bureau drawers turned over, closets entered and searched. A number of valuables were missed including jewelry, watch, and a new suit of clothes belonging to Mr. Brown’s son. No clue to the robbers is had. 

Delmar Will Ask P. S. C. Investigate Water Rates 

Delmar residents at last night’s meeting of the Delmar Taxpayer’s Improvement association voted to appeal to the public service commission to investigate the justification of an increase of a dollar in water rates by the Suburban Water company. The rates were increased last year and this year the company plans to advance the rates from $6 to $7. The association also took action last night to prevent the annulment of the Delmar post office through inability to obtain a postmaster. 

VOORHEESVILLE. 

— Many of the men in this village who had a vacation on Columbus day spent the day fishing and hunting. 

— The auto truck owned by White Bros. and driven by Walter Flansburgh was hit by the passenger train arriving here about 4 p.m. from Albany, last Saturday, and was demolished. The crash occurred at the crossing just below the station. The driver escaped injury, which was miraculous, as he was thrown out, landing on the top of the car. The accident happened when the driver was watching a train coming from the station and did not see the one coming in the opposite direction. 

— On Tuesday, Columbus day, little Pearl W. May, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack May, found in the field owned by her father, 12 clusters of strawberries. They were large, and half of them were ripe, and tasted just like those found in the month of June. Pearl was accompanied by her mother, sister Annie, and Miss Lillie Pond. It is quite unusual to make such a discovery in October. 

KNOX. 

D. W. Stevens, Austin Saddlemire and Milo Fairlee each have been putting in a driven well. Joseph Torlish of Altamont did the work. 

THOMPSON’S LAKE. 

The beautiful weather of last week hastened the buckwheat threshing and as there is still a large acreage to be threshed several nice days are needed to complete the work. It is not turning out very well, only about half a crop. 

CENTRAL BRIDGE. 

Evangelistic services began in the M. E. church last Sunday with Rev. J. L. Glascock of Ohio as preacher and Alvin Young of Amsterdam as song leader. The services are the old fashioned kind, the singing is most helpful. Six groups of prayer meetings are held each morning at 10 o’clock. The meetings will continue for three weeks except Saturday evenings. Everyone is invited. 

AQUETUCK. 

We have a bumper apple crop, the largest in years. The market seems to be overloaded — no sales.