A Memorial Gift. 

The Altamont Free Library has recently been honored in being chosen as the institution to perpetuate the memory of John B. Brownell in the community where he was so long and so happily identified. This memorial is the gift of Mr. Brownell’s daughter Mrs. Elton Walker, of State College, Pennsylvania. The sum of three hundred dollars has been placed in the care of the treasurer of the Library Association, the interest of which is to be expended annually for books. These books will be known as the “John B. Brownell Fund Collection.” A bookplate with the inscription, “Altamont Free Library - John B. Brownell Fund” has also been provided by Mrs. Walker, together with several hundred gummed labels. As the books are purchased these labels will be properly affixed. It will readily be seen that this is not a memorial of the moment, but one that reaches out with cheer and inspiration into the years that are to be. 

RENSSELAERVILLE. 

Our school has been granted a high school charter. 

VILLAGE NOTES. 

The old Dutcher farm, situated along the Bozenkill creek near the northwestern boundary of the corporation limits of Altamont, has been purchased by a Mr. Stillwell, a graduate of Cornell university, who will take permission about Dec. 15. Joseph Snyder, the present owner, gets $4,500 for the farm, which includes some stock and farming utensils. An auction sale of some personal property will be held on the farm on Saturday, Dec. 20, at 1 p.m. 

McKOWNVILLE. 

Members of the Sunday school are rehearsing and making plans for the presentation of a cantata entitled “A Joke on Santa Claus,” to be given at the M. E. church on the evening of December 23rd, at 8 o’clock. 

A. H. S. Students Help.

Students and teachers of the Altamont High school this week contributed the sum of $17.50 to the French Restoration fund, the purpose of which is to help rebuild devastated France.
Through France is victorious, this is the situation to-day: 1,500 schools in France have been destroyed, and 600,000 French boys and girls are losing their education because there is no place for them to meet and study. It costs about $2,000 to build a village school; more, of course, to rebuild the larger ones in cities, and the boys and girls of America are asked to get together and help build them. 

LOST. 

Child’s good bracelet, Oct. 20, between Voorheesville station and Methodist church. Reward if returned to Fred N. Wood.