Hallstead - Two large ferry boats are being built to care for the traffic between Binghamton and Scranton while the river bridge at this point is closed. These boats will have a capacity of six cars each and will give a five minute service, being capable of transporting 200 cars an hour across the stream.

Montrose - The Bridgewater Baptist Association has been celebrating its 100th anniversary in the Baptist church here this week. The church was organized in 1825 and the exercises which started Tuesday afternoon have been commemorative in a large measure of those early days. ALSO The Walter L. Main Circus will be in Montrose on July 10. A special train of double length railroad cars will bring the big show here. There are upwards of 500 men and women and 200 horses with the show; almost ten acres of tents; a herd of elephants and a caravan of camels will appear. The champion riders, acrobats, aerialists, gymnasts and equilibrists of Continental Europe and America will be seen. An immense street parade will be seen on the downtown streets at noon on show day.

Uniondale - A meeting of the K. K. K. was held here on Saturday evening in a field near the home of W. T. Curtis. The burning of a cross, a speech and music by the Ararat band were features of the meeting. A large crowd was in attendance. ALSO Theron B. Dimmick killed a rattlesnake at his home here, which measured nearly three feet in length. The snake was crawling into the house when discovered by Mr. Dimmick. A son of John Burdick, on the following day, also killed a rattler. These reptiles are infrequently found in that locality.

Gibson - The M. E. church of this place will give you a busy and pleasant Fourth if you will honor them with your presence. Be sure and be there at 11 o’clock to see the fantastic parade, a Ford auto race, egg race, girls’ 50-yard dash and other races, plus a sumptuous dinner will be served in the Grange Hall.

Ararat Twp. - There will be an ice cream festival for the benefit of the Walker school of South Ararat, on Friday evening, June 26th. The festival will be held at the Entrot Hall, Ararat Summit. Everybody invited. Contributions of cake will be very acceptable. ALSO The South Ararat school has recently purchased an organ.

Forest City - John C. Brown died at his home on South Main street, due primarily to the infirmities old age. He was born in Strabane, Northern Ireland, in 1843, came to this country in 1867 and to this place in 1887, where he embarked in the furniture business. He was one of the charter members of the Methodist church; politically a Republican, had been accessor, school director and poor director. He was one of the organizers and a director of the Farmers and Miners National bank. Mr. Brown was exemplary in his mode of living. He was unassuming, kindly and generous in his impulses. He was married to Sarah J. Gilchrist and four children were born to them.

South Auburn - Over fifty persons gathered at the home of Rex Mowry to surprise him on his birthday, and to show their appreciation of this helpful neighbor. Many kinds of cakes and ice cream and lemonade were served and the evening was spent in games and singing.

Birchardville - An old soldier and much respected citizen, Michael Hill, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Arthur Hoag, of Binghamton, where he had resided much of the time since the death of his wife. The funeral was held from the church here and burial was in the Bolles cemetery, above Rush. [Michael G. Hill was a member of Co. H, 141st Regiment, PA Volunteers, and served at Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, the Wilderness campaign, and it was noted that almost every battlefield from Fredericksburg to Appomattox was stained by the blood of some of its members. Michael mustered out at the end of the war with his regiment.]

Dimock - The Misses Marian Noble, Ada Smith, Mildred and Ruth Titman, went to Mansfield, where they will enter the State Normal for the summer courses. Miss Geraldine Rhodes and Miss Vinny Rhodes will attend the summer course at State College.

Hop Bottom - We are again proud of the athletic prowess of the high school boys. All our contestants who competed in the inter-county races returned with laurels They were: James Bisbee, Donald Oakley, Elmer Smith and Howard Roberts.

Franklin Hill - Mr. and Mrs. John Webster and children spent a few days recently with Mrs. Webster’s parents in Pike County.

News Brief: The last government land office in Kansas was recently discontinued, and the records taken to Washington. This was one of the early homestead claims offices in the state, which started with the passage the Homestead Law, fathered by Galusha A. Grow, of Susquehanna County. Grow’s bill was signed May 20, 1862, by President Lincoln, and one million acres of government land was thrown open to free settlers. It will be recalled that Daniel Freeman, the first settler, came from Beatrice, Neb., in 1903, to attend the “Welcome Home” given Grow after retirement from Congress following fifty years of public service.

“200 Years Ago,” from the Susquehanna County Republican, June 17, 1825, and Montrose Gazette, June 17, 1825.

MARRIED - In Brooklyn, on Tuesday, the 7th inst., by the Rev. Mr. Rundall, Mr. Beach Earl, of Tunkhannock, Luzerne Co., to Miss Alpha Tewksbury, of the former place.

MARRIED - In Bridgewater, on Thursday the 9th inst., by Elder D. Dimock, Mr. Hiram Howe, of Brooklyn, to the amiable Miss Sylvia Cheever, of the former place.

FOR SALE - A VALUABLE FARM, Situated in the east part [of] Harford; containing ONE HUNDRED FIFTEEN ACRES OF LAND, about sixty of which is under improvement, and well fenced, with a CONVENIENT HOUSE, a very LARGE BARN, and a fine, thrifty young orchard, sufficiently fruitful to make 10 barrels of cider, annually. Said farm is well proportioned for mowing, pasturing, ploughing, and wood land, is well watered, lies on a good road, in a good neighborhood, and is well accommodated with mills and Mechanics of most kinds. A long pay day will be given, if desired. For further particulars, apply to A. GREENWOOD, near the premises. Harford, June 1, 1825.