County School Debate: Students from eight high schools debated the question, “Resolved, that the Congress of the United States pass a Minimum Wage Law.” Forest City debated with Thompson and Forest City won. Susquehanna debated with Hallstead and Hallstead won. Springville debated with Dimock and Dimock won. Harford debated with Montrose and Montrose won. Montrose had the affirmative side in the debate and was the only team debating that side of the question, which won, the negative side winning in the three other contests. The final debate among the winners will be held January 23. Montrose will debate Dimock, Montrose on this occasion having the negative side. Hallstead will meet Forest City. It has not been decided which side these teams would take up as this time.

Montrose – All are invited to the Community Christmas Tree on Christmas Day, at six o’clock p.m., at the head of Public Avenue. The tree has been placed in position and with its colored lights presents an attractive spectacle. Gifts of candy will be given to all children under seven years. There will be an instrumental concert; singing of carols; a recitation, “Everywhere, Everywhere, Christmas Tonight;” distribution of gifts and candy to the children. All singers, members of church choirs and male chorus, are invited to gather in a chorus on the Court House steps for singing of carols.

New Milford – Among the students home for the Christmas vacation are Miss Dorothy Snyder, Howard Morgan, of Syracuse University; Miss Ruth Norris, of the Baptist Bible School, Philadelphia; Marian Snyder, of Keystone Academy, Factoryville; Norman Meservey, Carson Long Institute, New Bloomfield, Pa.

Birchardville – Dwight T. Rhinevault, while hitching up a horse at his farm on Dec. 18, fell lifeless. His death came as a sad shock to family and friends, as he was one of the best-known men of this vicinity.

Forest City – Fish Warden Frank Entrot, of Herrick Center, was here on Monday. He stated that the practice of issuing fishing licenses by wardens would be discontinued this year. In order to secure a license one must apply to the county treasurer. He stated that he had issued over 1,300 licenses last year and in doing so time was spent that ought to have been applied on other work. ALSO The Forest City Ice Co. is wondering what the harvest will be. The ice stored last year has been used and what was left from two years ago is now on sale.

Bridgewater Twp. – Mrs. H. A. Denney has sold her farm to George D. and Ward E. Cronk. This is one of the oldest and best-known farms in this locality, it having been the property of the late Charles F. Watrous for many years and is located at Watrous Corners. It consists of 228 acres. The consideration was $4,500.

West Brooklyn – A wood bee was held for Lee Bush and a nice pile of wood was cut. Mr. Bush’s hand is doing nicely but will always be crippled owing to the cords of the thumb and fore-finger being cut once before, early in the summer, on a mowing machine. It will be remembered that Mr. Bush had the misfortune to cut his hand badly with an axe recently, at a wood bee held for Dan Yeomans.

Ararat – Richard (Dick) Owens had a rather painful experience last week. He had been to Scranton with a load of poultry. He was returning and had reached what is known as Curtis hill, just north of Herrick, when a large touring car passed him and suddenly swung across the road and stopped. One of the three men in the car got out and coming back asked Dick why he had blocked the road and proceeded to punch him in the eye. Dick retaliated and knocked the man down. About this time another of the trio hit Dick back of the ear with a black-jack, or club, and Dick took a sleep. When he woke up he found he had been relieved of all the money he had and had been thoroughly beaten up, but he had secured the license number of the car. L. Cotterall, a merchant of Ararat, came up at this time and assisted Dick to get started and he finally arrived home, badly used up. If the robber’s car was not a stolen one, Dick may be able to get a trace of the highwaymen by tracing the car.

Franklin Hill – Mrs. Leslie Hill (nee Nina Summers), husband and three children, from Canada, are making a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Summers. This is Nina’s first visit since going west some ten years ago.

South Auburn – Miss Florah Gay is training the children with recitations and a play for the community Christmas tree, and Rex Mowry leads the chorus, which has full charge of the musical part of the program.

Dimock –Lee B. Green and Miss Margaret Harden, both of this place, were united in marriage at the Baptist parsonage, Montrose, on Dec. 23, 1924, by the pastor, Rev. L. B. Bryden. They were attended by Miss Mary Ruger and Homer Green. The couple will reside in Dimock.

News Brief: The mercury was 40 some degrees below zero Sunday—out in Montana. In Montrose the minimum temperature we heard of was 8 below. We’re willing to lose to Montana. ALSO The Alimena Realty Co., in Scranton, is selling land in Florida from $5 an acre up to $25 an acre. They have land for sale where you can plant twelve months of the year.

200 Years Ago from the Susquehanna County Republican, Dec. 24, 1824.

The present number completes the first volume (or one year) of this paper. We have only to remark on this occasion that it has been our constant aim to render the Republican both instructive and amusing; and that our endeavors to please have not been altogether unavailing, we want no better assurance than what is afforded by the rapid increase of our subscriptions. We embrace this opportunity to tender our unfeigned thanks to our friends, and the public, for the liberal support we have received the past year, and hope by renewed exertion to merit and receive a continuance of it.

MARRIED: At Great Bend, on the 8th inst. by the Rev. E. Kingsbury, Mr. Allen Upson, of Lawsville, to Mrs. Orpha Warner, of Binghamton, Broome county, NY.

FORDHAM & GARDNER, Will take a few PARTRIDGES, QUAILS, and a few Saddles of Venison, with the skins on, for which a liberal price will be given in TRADE.

HERRICK & FORDHAM, wish to have those indebted for WHISKEY, where GRAIN has been promised, to fetch it on in the course of two weeks.