VILLAGE NOTES. 

— Dr. A. I. Cullen has installed a private wireless apparatus on his property during the last week. It is not yet in working order as there are several attachments to be made before it will be in shape to receive messages. His son James, who has been interested in this work and has given some study to it during the last year, will have charge of the station. It is probable that we may soon be getting messages from the outside world right here in Altamont by the wireless method. 

— The dance given by the Altamont Hose company last Friday evening was not well attended by the people of Altamont. Of course, the unfavorable weather may have had something to do with it, but it could hardly account for the non-attendance of scores of Altamont residents. Do our firemen remain at home when the fire alarm sounds, if there happens to be a slight storm in progress? Property owners whose buildings have caught fire know that the damage done would have been much greater if our firemen had not extinguished the flames. Suppose our hose company responded to fire alarms in the same manner as their social affairs are patronized by property owners. What would be the result? Next Friday evening, Nov. 26, the Altamont Hose company will have another dance at Masonic hall, and our people will be given an opportunity to help the firemen make a success of the affair, and also retrieve the loss incurred giving the dance last week. 

AQUETUCK. 

Saturday morning we awoke to find the ground covered with snow and the thermometer at 4 above zero. Hundreds of barrels of apples in the orchards, unpicked, froze. Scarcity of labor the cause. 

NEW SALEM. 

Some are butchering their swine and getting ready for winter. We had a reminder recently of winter, when we were visited by a snow storm and very cold weather, some having fruit, oat, apples, etc., made them hustle to get them under shelter. The weather previous to that time, being so pleasant, the cold weather came as a surprise. 

VOORHEESVILLE. 

Mrs. Mary Koonz has moved to Schenectady. Her goods went by auto truck owned by Raymond White. Mr. White is in a position now to do this kind of work for those who need it, with his new auto truck. 

CHURCH AT THE “CENTER” 

HAS A MORTGAGE BURNING 

On the evening of Tuesday, Nov. 9, there took place in the parlors of the Helderberg Reformed church, a most notable event. The occasion was the paying off of the mortgage, which had been on the parsonage for fourteen years. The celebration took the form of a congregational reunion. The entire congregation was invited and a goodly number responded. The early part of the evening was given to readings, recitations, telling some humorous story appropriate to the occasion, music, both instrumental and vocal, and remarks by the pastor, who then presented a beautiful casserole to Mrs. George Moak, as a reminder of the many delicious suppers and wonderful clambakes, which had been served by the Ladies’ Social Union under her presidency. The bond and mortgage was then produced, Mrs. Moak lighted a match, set fire to the mortgage, and as the smoke rolled heavenward, the entire audience arose and sang the long meter Doxology.