Springville – The building of the new high school will mark a new period of advancement in the history of that excellent school. For some time the Springville high school has ranked among the leaders in the second- class high schools in the county, and during the last year the state educational department has elevated it to the grade of a first-class school, owing to its meeting the necessary qualifications. The new building is being built of rubble brick and tile and is thoroughly modern in construction.  Wayne Webster, who successfully taught last year, will be the principal this year. Floyd Adams will give special attention to athletic sports and it is expected that we will have a fine team to compete with other county teams. Mr. Adams was the Susquehanna University coach who made it largely possible for the University to win the interstate track meet last spring. The school will open Monday, Sept. 9th.

Dimock – Sunday night, James Bunnell notified Chief of Police A. J. Tingley that a young man employed by him, Irwin Burgess, had taken his Ford car and departed. Mr. Bunnell said he would not attempt to locate the young man that night, hoping he would return before morning. But morning came and the youthful autoist and Lizzie [the car] did not, so the chief started out to look for the offender. The abandoned car was found near the Summit Bridge, about ten miles down the Montrose Trail. Burgess was found at the home of a friend in that vicinity and was brought to Montrose and given a hearing before Justice F. I. Lott. He explained that some men asked him to take them to Scranton, but he left them off in Factoryville. Returning with the car, he ran it off the trail and was obliged to abandon it. Burgess appeared to be repentant and Mr. Bunnell took him into his custody, admonishing him to hereafter walk in the straight and narrow way or the sword of Damocles would fall.

Harford – George Osmun found a pair of baby shoes in his huckleberry patch and says owner can have same by proving property and paying for berries. Mr. Osmun has his land posted and wishes pickers to please take notice. ALSO The Ku Klux Klansmen burned a cross on the hill above here. We understand the society has a number of members in this place and Kingsley.

Susquehanna – There is a report that within the next two years as fine a road into Susquehanna as the Trail road is, can be looked for and that boulevard lights will be installed along this route from Binghamton to Susquehanna. This report has caused a big jump in the prices of real estate along the road.

Heart Lake – Arthur Williams met with a bad accident on Friday, being run into by an automobile and driving his car into a telephone pole, badly demolishing the car. Mr. Williams sustained some bruises but no bones broken. Philip McDonald was with him. Mr. McDonald was thrown from the car and badly cut about the face.

Forest Lake – George Birchard, of Lincoln, Neb., is visiting friends and relatives here. Mr. Birchard, a son of the late Lyman Birchard, is a native of Forest Lake. When a young man he accepted the advice of the late Horace Greeley to “go west.” For many years he was engaged in business as a contractor and builder, in which he accumulated a competency, and lives in retirement upon the shady side of Easy Street in his adopted city. While motoring East from Lincoln, Mr. Birchard was honored in an Ohio town, through which he was passing, by being mistaken for Gov Bryan, Democratic nominee for vice president. He says that it the nearest he ever came to being a member of the Democratic party.

Montrose – R. F. Alden, who for many years has been a salesman for Isaac Laudar & Sons, monument manufacturers of Binghamton, is now located in his former home in Montrose and during the summer has sold many monuments in this locality. One of the largest sold recently is of handsome sarcophagus design for the J. J. Ryan family plot in St. Mary’s cemetery. O.W. Chase has also had a monument of similar design erected in the Montrose Cemetery. Rev. C. G. Langford, Mrs. Aaron Arnold, Mrs. W. V. Handrick, A. J. Wheaton, Fred Shoemaker, Mrs. Lillian Titman, Mrs. T. L. Dolan, Mrs. John Dolan, Mrs. W. H. VanCamp, Mrs. Harry L. Mack, Miss Lottie Deans, Prof. E. L. Blakeslee, the Charles Beck estate, the Canfield and Clark plot, and many others are among the recent purchasers of handsome monuments.

Hop Bottom – The funeral services of the late Harry Lindsey were held from his home in Lathrop, Aug. 12. Rev. Chas. MacBain officiated. The bearers were comrades of the Civil War who are living in this vicinity.

Lakeview – The third annual reunion of the descendants of Perry and Martha E. Burdick was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Corse, of this place. Mrs. Martha E. Burdick, who is 86 years of age, has lived to see two of her fifth generation grandchildren and their photographs were taken. Mrs. Burdick also rode 280 miles in one day to attend, having spent the past year with her daughter in DuBois.

Clifford – The Second Annual Old Home Coming Celebration was largely attended. The celebration opened Friday evening with a wiener roast and watermelon feast, at which a number of “old residents” and visitors who were “former residents” made interesting talks. On Saturday about 400 people were in the crowd, many coming a considerable distance to meet old friends. Dinner was served at noon in Hasbrook hall by the ladies’ societies of the church of Lenoxville and Clifford. Speaker John Strain, secretary of the Associated Employers of Utica, N. Y., spoke of “Present Political Tendencies,” and R.H. Rivenberg, dean of Bucknell University, spoke on “The Needs of a Small Community,” especially advocating for the erection of a consolidated school to replace the present school that has been doing service for over 100 years, and a suggestion to do away with several sectarian churches of the village and replace them by one non-denominational church. The celebration was continued in a quiet way on Sunday.

South Ararat – Miss Kathryn Burman carried away the prize, a pocket dictionary, for the girl who could run the fastest at the field day exercises held near Fiddle Lake.

Forest City – Ray Saunders, manager of the Forest City poor farm, has tendered his resignation. Carl Mortgage expects to move his family on the poor farm the first of the month.