Montrose - Mrs. E, P. Brown, of Louden Hill Farm, was seriously injured Friday afternoon while at the Walter L. Main circus. A heavy iron ring fell from the top of the tent, striking her on the head, and causing a concussion of the brain. Dr F. S. Birchard was near her at the time of the accident and after restoring her to consciousness treated her at his home on Church street. Mrs. Brown was not able to return to her home until late Sunday afternoon. Her present condition is satisfactory, although she is still suffering intense pain of the head and neck. The ring which struck her weighed about ten pounds, and it was fortunate that she was not more seriously injured, if not killed, by the force of the impact. The circus management left a drawing account of $1,250 for surgical and medical treatment. Mrs. Brown is the wife of Susquehanna county’s representative in the State Legislature. She is being cared for by a trained nurse, Miss Julia Calby. ALSO “Barney” Titman, Postmaster A. L. Titman’s prize bull dog, came near being a tourist on Friday. Some of the men in the Main circus took a fancy to him and had the popular canine on board a car, ready for traveling, when members of the family rescued him.

Susquehanna - Montrose and Susquehanna have always been closely linked, socially, and when the Erie Hose Co., of Susquehanna, invited the United Fire Co., of Montrose, to march in its parade, during Old Home Week, there was expressed, at once, the wish by many to journey to the “City of Stairs” to participate in the event. One hundred and twenty members of the United Fire Co. were present in the line of march, along with Forest City and Windsor, N.Y.

Clifford - The widening process on the State highway from Clifford to Forest City, is making a very great improvement to the stretch of highway. C. W. Lewis, of South Gibson, is superintending the work, and is making a mighty good job of it.

Upper Lake - Gerald Tingley and George LaBarre have purchased new Cleveland cars. ALSO There will be an ice cream social at Sweet’s school house, July 16, for the benefit of the church.

Thompson - During the electric storm last week, a maple tree in J. D.Miller’s front yard, which measured about 8 ft. in circumference, was torn up by the roots so completely that not a trace of it was left. It fell over the telephone and electric wires, putting them out of commission and crashed onto the roof of the front porch with such force as to demolish it.

Lenox Twp. - Ferris Pratt, a prominent resident of this township, died at his home in Pratt Hollow, June 8th. He was 83 years of age. Death was due to erysipelas. He was a member of Lenox Grange and well known in the vicinity. The funeral was held from his late home and burial was in the family plot in Tower cemetery.

Springville - The Baptist people have secured land on the Ely and Riley property and will erect a new church at once. ALSO The marriage of Miss Fannie Avery, to William Gibson, took place at St. Andrew’s Episcopal church on Sunday, July 12, 1925, preceding the morning service.

Hallstead - The ferry across the river at Hallstead and Great Bend was opened for use this week. Owing to the failure of a reversible drum to arrive, the opening of the ferry was delayed. The ferry has two floats designed after those in use on the Monongahela river, and built by experts on the river bank at Hallstead. They will have a capacity of handling 100 cars per hour.

Forest City - Comerford Amusement Co., of Scranton, which owns all the theaters and moving picture houses in Wilkes-barre, and controls most of the amusement houses of NE PA, opened its new theatre, at this place, on July 15th. It is the 108th theatre in the Comerford circuit. ALSO Edmund Gerchman, age 12, son of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Gerchman, died from injuries he received on July 4. He was shot in the left hand with a toy gun. He was recovering when lock-jaw took place.

Franklin Forks - Mr. and Mrs. DePue are rejoicing over the arrival of a little son, born Tuesday, July 7,—Samuel.

Little Meadows - Leroy A. Barnum, of this place, and Gladys B. Baldwin, of Neath, secured a license to marry.

Bible Conference Is Now In Session - Dr. A. B. Gabelein of New York, editor of “Our Hope,” conducts this conference. He is one of the most learned students of prophecy in the country and an intensely interesting and instructive speaker.

Movement to Save “Old Ironsides.” - Descendants of all the officers and seamen who served on the famous fighting frigate “Old Ironsides,” now rotting at her moorings in the Boston Bay Yards, are going to raise $12,000 for a new main mast and its rigging, as their part of the $500,000 fund to restore the historic ship. Commander Arthur Bainbridge Heff, U. S. N., retired, who is the nearest male descendant of Commodore Wm. Bainbridge, who commanded the Constitution when she destroyed the British frigate, Java, off the coast of South America, in 1812, is sponsor of the movement and has organized a committee to get in touch with all the descendants of the crews and officers who served on this ship from 1797 to 1882, when “Old Ironsides” was put out of commission. [USS Constitution, or “Old Ironsides,” is the oldest commissioned Naval warship still afloat. The cost was $302,718 and it was one of six original frigates authorized for construction by the Naval Act of 1794, and the third constructed at Edmund Hartt’s shipyard at the north end of Boston. Ian W. Toll’s book, Six Frigates: The Epic History the Founding of the U. S. Navy,” is available at most public libraries.]

“200 Years Ago” from the Montrose Republican, July 15, 1825.

Partial List of Letters Remaining in the Post-Office at Montrose: William Arms, Joseph Beebe, Leonard Baldwin, Betsey M. Benjamin, Jonah Brewster, Nathaniel Curtis, Charles Catlin, Ugenior Cushman, Hannah Dennis, Joseph Fisk, Robert Griffis, John J. Hyde, Bela Jones, William M’Micken, Orange Mott, Jacob Perkins, Christopher Shelp, SethTaylor, Ebenezer Whipple.

We are happy to learn, that Gen. LaFayette has yielded to the pressing invitation of government to return to France in the new frigate Brandywine, recently launched at the city of Washington; and, that he will remain until after the 11th of September, in compliance with the wish of government, to be present at the anniversary of the battle of Brandywine, where he first shed blood in fighting for independence of these United States. A departure from his adopted, for his native country, under these circumstances, will give a finish to his glorious career, worthy of the country, and honorable to the nation’s guest.