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SIX: POUGHKEEPSIE EAGLE-NEWS. FRIDAY, SEPT. 13, 1918 JOHN E. PUDNEY PASSES AWAY Was for Many Years Manager of Nelson HouseHold Funeral Saturday AT REFORMED CHURCH John Pudney, former. managerof the Nelson House, passed away on Thursday morning at Vassar Brothers Hospital following An illthat had extended over some The cause of his death was diabetes.

When Mr. Pudney became a victim' of the disease, he was advised to take a prolonged rest in California. He went to California, but returned in May to attend his father Vassar in the Hospital latter's for illness. three months. deceased was 56 years of age.

Mr. Pudney was known throughout this section -of country for his ability Ag a hotel then Thirty years ago, he becanie a clerk in the old hotel now known as the Pomfret or Hotel Annex, and became for Mr. Fifteen plater manager, he became manager of the Nelson House. He is survived by his wife. who was Miss Anna Sutton, daughter of the late Franklin Sutton, and by one sister.

Mre. Fink. One son, Harold. died when 18 years of age. Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at 2:30 at Reformed Dutch Church.

An opportunity will be given friends to view the body at the church from 2 until 2:30 o'clock. Interment will be at Millbrook. Undertaker Irving G. Storm has charge of the funeral rangements. MRS.

YOUNG MADE PROBATION OFFICER Mrs. Elizabeth Young. wife of Adjutant Samuel J. Young, the Salvation Army, has been appointed to. the position of probation officer to the city court by City Judge Edward A.

Conger. As this is a civil service position, the appointment was made temporarily, yap until Mrs. Young can take the examination. Mrs. Young has been serving as probation officer for the past month in the absence of Miss Harriet Abbott, who was on her vacation Since Miss Abbott's return she has been' obliged to give so much of her time to the Child Welfare Board that she decided to devote her entire time to it and resigned as probation officer.

There were two other candidates on the civil service list, Miss L. Josephine Webster and Miss Anna Platt. Both these women were oftered the position, but declined. Mrs. Young is particularly wel.

fitted for the position, which is 80 similar in many ways to the work she has been doing in the Salvation Army: She. has come into contact with hundreds of Poughkeepsians and is very well known here. With Mrs. Young in the office, excellent results are to be expected.m WILL PROBABLY SUSPEND FOOTBALL Chicago, Sept, possibility the suspension of football in all important colleges and univer. sitfes in the country as a war measure loomed up strongly tonight as a result of the war department request that no fall gridiron schedules be arranged by educational institutions having student army training corps.

There are four hundred universities and colleges scattered through the country with student corps, All of the 'big universities in the middle west had already made plans for carrying out the 1918 schedules and the request for the abandonment of the -collegiate sport came a distinct surprise. Practice was to have started in the "Bigf Ten" conterence next Monday and similar plans for the practice season were under way in the Missouri Valley conTerence. Officials of the University of Chicago said the war department request undoubtedly means that all spare time of the students will be devoted to milItary Instruction instead of athletics and that there would be no time for the development of football. MISS FORMAN BRIDE OF LIEUT. MURDOCK MisS 1 Miss Bonita Forman.

daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. Forman, of the Salt Point Road, was married at half'past one o'clock on Thursday to tenant Harold R. Murdock, of the Chemical Warfare Department RI Washington, D.

C. The wedding cereperformed by Rev. John McNab the manse of the First war, Presbyterian Church in the presence of only a few friends and relatives. Mina Forman was attended by her winter. Mra: Albert Odell and by Miss Sara Forman.

The. bride. wore a traveling suit of blue with a blue hat. The wedding 'plans were hurriedly arranged. 08 Lieutenant Merdock wAs here for but short furlough.

Lieutenant and Mra. Murdock, upon their return from their wedding trip. will reside in Washington. 1. where the groom is permanently plac-1 ed.

Miss Forman, who Is well. known In Poughkeensic; has been employed by Smith Brothers for more than years. WANTS FRANCHISE IN NORTH EAST Albany. Sept. WAR hearing before Commissioner Cheney Public Service Commission.

Second District, yesterday upon the petition of F. W. Munch for approval) of A franchise to operate an electric line in 'he town of North East. Dutchleas County, and also upon the petition of the Pine Plains Electric Light for perm'ssion to transfer franchise, rights and other property to G. H.

Gest of New York. E.B. Beattie. representing the Millerton Electric Company, opposed the petitions and the hearing was Journed until Oct. 9 by which time it is expected all agreement reached by the companies in interest.

Mr. Munch some time AgO wa. granted a franchise by the town of North East, he stating that he intended to string a line from the outskirts of the village of Millerton to Pine Plains. He intended to secure his power from the Berkshire Power Company, the same company which stipplies the Millerton Electric Light Com. Just why the latter company opposed the petition is not known.

NIGHT CLASSES WILL START NEXT MONTH will also be held. Robbery Cleared Up. Night classes will be started in the Administration Building early next month. As usual, there will be a Spanish class, to be taught by fessor Long, now connected with Eastman Business College. There will be both an advanced and a ginner's class.

Classes will also be started in stenography, type-writing bookkeeping. cooking. and sewing, besides several clnsses In Englisa. Classes for instruction of foreigners Deputy Michael T. Baumbusch cleared up a mystery that had remained unsolved since last fall.

Last fall burglars entered the bungalow of Jules Rehaut at Bogg Hollow and stole cameras, revolvers, guns and other articles. At the time the authoritfes investigated the case, but were unable to find the culprits. Thursday Deputy Baumbusch went on the case a and soon learned that two boys 12 years old, of Kent, were responsible for the robbery. The things were recovered. CLASS IN SPANISH AT VASSAR INSTITUTE A class in Spanish will be started at Vassar Brothers Institute early next month.

Miss Charlotte Muckenhoupt will doubtless be instructor for the class, Unlike previous years. but one class will be held. In other years, both a beginner's and am advanced class has been held, but this year the. class will be held for which there is the most need, this to be decided, by the number of registrants. 'MANICURIST BECOMES A CONDUCTORETTE Miss Gertrude S.

Jack well. formerly manicurist at the Nelson House barber shop, has responded to the call for women to enter essential occupations during the duration of the war and has entered the omploy of the Poughkeepsie City Wappingers Falls Railway Company as 'SPEED KING' BEECHER AND 'DUB' MOORE IN A PITCHING DUEL Giant Right Handers Will Come Together at Riverview Field Sunday Afternoon. COUNTY SERIES. Riverview. Field.

Sunday afternoon the scene of the fourth game of the championship series between the Poughkeepsie A. C. and John T. DeP'evsters. The teams have battled three times to date for the county title and three times have the locals turned the county lads back.

The game Sunday will see the locals battling for the game that will make them the county champs, while the DePeysters will be in there fight. 10 prolong the series. "Dub" Moore, the DePeyster star, and "Speed King' Beecher. who is recognized 18 the best hurler in this vicinity. will he pitted against each other on the mound and action is promised throughout.

The game will be called at 2:30 o'clock sharp and FL record breaking crowd is expected in attendance. Edward Ben hardt. the well known baseball and basketball star. will hold the indicator. The locals will take the field fightling to get the series over.

They have clashed with the Madalin team three times to date season and all three games has found them 011 the long end of the scores. The locals will depend upon "Speed King' Beecher to "bring home the bacon." The big fel. low is hurling the ball of his career the local players and fans are confident he will the drive the" Hoffmanites. In the absence of Dick Ulrich, the star backstop of the Poughkeepsie team. the receiving will be for by John l'irich or "Skip" McCarthy, The infield will see Charlev McDonald 011 first.

the Delahoyd brothers at second and short respectively and "Bob' Hempe at third. In the outfield the locals will have such well known flv chasers 119 "Rube" De Groff. Willte McDonald. Joe Havens, "Sunny" Ahorn and Pesano. A The DeP'evsters will send a team to the Aeld will a few new faces in the lineup.

Joe Gunn will be missing at second and in his place will be found Muller of this city. "Cracky" Holden wil lalso be out of the visitors' lineup and in his place will be found Kelly, A star of two years ago. Of course. "Dub" Moore, the big right hander of the Hoffmanites, will be on the firing line and stinging under two straight defeats can be depended upon to pitch hard all the way. On the receiving end will be Captain Simmons.

In the infield will be Morgan. Muller. Whalen and Robbing, while in the outfleld Hoffman will. depend vupon McAuliff. Cookingham and Kelly.

The game will be called at 2:30 o'clock and A big attendance 18 expected. The teams have plaved three games and all have been with on exception of the close and exciting variety. PUBLIC EATING PLACES MUST CONTINUE TO LIMIT PORTIONS OF WHEAT BREAD SERVED. The Federal Food Board has issued a statement calling the attention of hotels, to and the restaurants that the and rule bourding limiting the quantity of wheat bread to be served with meals is still in effect. he statement follows: "While 'wheatless days' and 'wheatless meals' have been abolished under the wheat conservation program, th Board wishes to remind proprietors 1 of hotels, restaurants and other public eating places that the rule limiting the size of the portion of wheat bread or wheat rolls to be served with a meal is still in force.

The rule limiting the total quantity of wheat. products which may be served at any two ounces, however, has been Moline Plow Co. Exhibit. New York Moline Plow Gompany has won out in nearly every class of agricultural exhibit at the Syracuse State Fair now in progress. The local company took first awards on all type of machinery and farm utensils.

"We have a big exhibit and branch office right on the wires D. L. Herring. "and making a big hit with the farmers with our plowing demonstrations especially." Among other Poughkeepsie people at the fair are A. W.

Reid, manager Moline; F. Titus, assistant manager; G. 'R. Abell, office manager; D. L.

Herring, advertising manager, and L. Auchmoody, R. S. Slate and L. E.

Putney, traction experts. RECOLLECTIONS (From the Eagle-News Files.) 10 Years Ago. 20 Years Ago. 30 Years Ago. Miss Lillian Morgan, of this city, won the highest vote in the EagleNews contest, which came to a sue.

cossful close. Other winners were Mira Phillips. Emma Kaiser, Miss Grace Staley and Miss Ada Hilliard. Ex-Congressman Smith, treasurer of the. Republican State Committee, lunched at the Nelson House.

Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Maher, of Mill Street, were the parents of baby girl. Phoenix Hose Company was preparing to leave for an excursion which would take them to Binghampion and Syracuse Personal and Social Mr. and Mrs.

Charles Tremain, of "Rockroy," have returned from an auto trip' to Cazenovia, Fayetteville, Oswego and Syracuse State Fair. George G. Salberg left Thursday for Cleveland. Mr. Salberg evening, there by the serious 111- ness of his Mrs.

Margaret Sawyer and daughter, Evelyn, have been spending a week with Mr and Mrs. William H. Gay at their home in Rhinebeck. Mr. and Frank Brower, of Pleasant Valley, who have been spending the summer with Mra.

Edward Starr in Highland, have returned to Poughkeepsie, where they will spend the winter. Nilas Olive Ayres, who has been spending two weeks with her sister. Mra. Charles Newkirk, on Violet Avenue, has returned to her' home in Wurtemburgh Mre, Asa- -Lovelace is spending some time with relatives in Millbrook. Mrs.

Frank C. Cain and Mrs. Theodoria Kennedy, who have been spending six weeks in Poughkeepsie and New York City, have returned to their homes in St. Matthews, and Tryon, N. They made the trip in the former's car.

Mra Marguerite Armstrong and daughter, of Brooklyn, visiting Mrs. Mary A. Smith at. their home on the Pleasant Valley Road. Miss Susan E.

Fenwick is spending her vacation at the MacDougall Cottage. Nantucket. Mass. Mrs. E.

Baird 18 spending two weeks with her son and wife. Mr. and Mrs. Percy Baird, in Patterson. N.

Y. H. Rosenauer. of this city. has been spending two weeks camping at Spy Lake, Hamilton County, N.

Y. Mr. and Mrs. Sidney I. Rockefeller.

of Boulevard Knolls, with their children, Howard and Leonard. are spending some time with Mr. Rockefeller's mother at her home in West Hampton Beach, Miss J. E. Crapser, of H.

Gill insurance office, has returned after a short visit with Mrs. Ethan Coon and family at their home in Rhinebeck and with Mrs. V. A. Cookingham family, of Annandale-onthe Hindson.

Miss Anna McCabe, who has been spending some time with relatives in this city. has returned to her home in Beacon. Mrs. George Saltford. accompanied by her daughter, Miss Mabel Saltford, is spending a few days with her son.

Clarence Saltford, in Yonkers. Mrs. William Bancroft Hill will go to Beacon on Saturday, where she will make an address before the Women's Missionary Society of the Reformed ('hurch at the home of Mrs. Stephen S. Mapes.

Mrs. Kipp. of China, will also speak. Mrs. James Hanyan, of Kinderhoook, formerly this city.

is spending her vacation here and in White Plains. Mrs. A. J. Shaver, who has been the guest of Mrs.

Edward Hoag in this city, has returned to her home in Harlemville. She also visited her son. Reginald, who has a position here. John K. Sague, former mayor of Poughkeepsie and now abroard on a government mission.

sailed from Hong Kong. China, August 27 for San Francisco. He expects to be in New York by September 20. Mrs. Sague and their daughter are with him.

H. J. Conkey, of this city, has gone to Albany on business and is registered at the Hotel Ten Eyck. Mrs. Donfinger, Mrs.

Joseph Mrs. James DimFrederick, sey have been appointed a committee on arrangements to plan for an oyster. supper which. will be given by the Ladies' Aid Society of the Hedding M. E.

Church on Tuesday evening. October, 15. John C. Reeves, a graduate of the High School, has gone to Troy, where he will take a course in electrical engineering in the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Allan Harcourt.

of the same class, will also take a course there. Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Lawrence, ot 27 North White Street. are entertaining their son.

Otis H. Lawrence, of Springfield, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. N.

D. Bloomer have been entertaining a8 their guest Miss Bessie Bartell, of New York. Lawrence Rapelje left on Tuesday for Schenectady, where he will resume his studies at Union College. Mra. Frank Way, of Stone Church, who was operated upon at St.

Francis' Hospital, is resting comfortably and expects to be allowed return to her home in a shotr time. Mr. and Mrs. Percival Phillips. Phillips and Mrs.

Oliver Decker have returned from White Lake land Horseshoe Eake In Sullivan County, where they enjoyed ing trip. Mr. and -Mra. Earl E. Elliott, of 102 Mansion Street, are the parents of a baby son, who wAs born on Monday, September 9.

Mrs. Elliott was formerly Miss Lulu K. Doles. Mr. and Mrs.

Frederick Brown, of Virginia Avenue, are entertaining the former's mother, Mra. John Brown, of Rhinebeck. Mr. and Mrs. Mortimer C.

Parkhill, who have been spending their wedding trip motoring through New York State, have returned to Poughkeepsie. Mrs. Parkhill was formerly Ming Barnekah Barnes. Mra. Joseph F.

Barnard, widow of Judge Barnard, has taken an apartment at the Nelson House. County Clerk Henry N. Winchester is entertaining his James Winchesttr, who la connected with the Fifth Avenue Bank -in New York City. Mr. and Mrs.

Howard Turner have returned from a two-weeks' vacation spent at Grove Beach: Conn. Mrs. Nellie Dingman, of Baker Street. entertained A number of friends on Thursday evening. Five Hundred was the feature of the evening and dainty refreshments were served.

Our Own Weather Thursday, Sept. pleasant day. Maximum, 66; minimum, '56. GOVERNOR SPEAKS AT, SYRACUSE. Syracuse, N.

Sept. Charles S. Whitman, in an address at the New York State State Fair today emphasized the importance of food production duripg the He commended the patriotism of the farmers in responding to 'the urgent appeal for more crops and. incidentally, told what the state is doing to encourage agriculture. The governor voiced his approval of the ruling of the state food commission restricting the sale of animal feedstuffs in New York State.

POTENTIAL GERMAN NAVAL BASE SEIZED. Washington, D. Sept. tential German naval base in the VirIslands has been seized by the alien property custodian and will be used for the needs of the American navy and customs department. The base consists of land, bulldings, docks, warehouses.

large water tanks and cisterns, lighters, loading paraphernalia and coaling facilities formerly owned by the Hamburg- -American Line. Remember the September Brides With Silverware. A wealth of happy thoughts 11 Sterling silver and silver plated ware here suggest for the September weddings." Silverware is a three-times-a-day reminder of the donor. The silverware we put before you is the kind that is good for years of service. Dependable, staunch in its wearing qualitics, graceful in L4 patterns.

We are careful to see that every thing we select is distinctive, and for this known quality you pay a price that is ouly just and reasonable. E. VAN SCOY JEWELER. 371 MAIN ST. Expert Repairing and Engraving KEEP VICTORY SECURE.

Our Nation, with her Allies has undertaken a great task in this world war. There must be no turning back-. 80 ou with the fight and still on until viotory has been achieved. Our Taxi's will run Sunday as usual, meeting all trains, etc. Telephone 1220.

Van -Benschoten Motor Cab Co. and Baggage Express. "You can't buy style by the yard or by the piece. It's a partnership between the artistic designer and the wearer of the suit. Here are suits where the designer has done his full share to add style to a man's appearance, These suits have the finely turned collars and the -oft roll that hand -work produces, The colors and patterns arc an invitation to the most particular man.

to $50. New Fall Top Coats $20 to $40. W. S. BEDELL, 363-365 MAIN ST.

For the Latest War Reports Read the Esgle-News. OLID ERVICE SCHOOL HOES. THE GOOD KIND ONLY, AT PRICES LOWER THAN RETAILERS ASK, AND WE FIT THE FEET. MOORE BROTHERS 231 MAIN STREET. (Opposite Municipal Building) DU BOIS CARPENTER, ARCHITECT.

Anxiety Has No Part Here You know family wash will be back on time. It will have that clean fresh. -appearance means work well done. New customers are ably so pleased that they re. main and become satisfied old patrons.

Telephone 710. COURTNEY'S LAUNDRY BOECKEL 311 MILL STREET. LADIES! We invite 'you to admire our handsome display of hand embroidered LINGERIE Also the New Tricolette Dresses P. C. DOHERTY, Heating, Rooflug, Leader Work Kepairing Promptly Attended to by Competent Workmen.

112 Main Street, Telephone Call 387. Acar South Clover Strous, Looking For Good Lumber step right in and walka about the sard. You'll And everything' to yOur heart's content. Clean, Sound LUMBER BUILDING MATERIAL of every vescription. UNJU INESTMENT and FROPER DELIVER: C.

N. ARNOLD CO. North Water Poughk cepsle. ADVERTISE IN THE EAGLENEWS. F.A.MONROE CO, ELECTRICIANS If its electrical repairing, call 283 W.

Agents for Bryan- Marsh Mazda Lamps. Lawn Mowers Planet, Tools- Lawn Swings Surven Doors Hammock. window Garden Tools Croquet Sets Poultry Netting Garden "lose wire rotato Planters Screw Wire Cloth Potato Sprayers A full line of Sprayers and Spray Material, Hardware, Agricul. tural Tools, Blacksmith Supplies, Eto. J.

E. Andrews 279 MAIN STREET. An impromptu musicale was given at the Poughkeepsie Tennis Club. James W. Wood and Isaac Platt sang and Charles Gilbert Spross played.

The -Mary Powell changett her morn: ing schedule from 8:30 until seven o'clock. -Crannell Street, Mechante, Street and the lower pant of Market Street, were the only streets which were payed with cobbles. The Old Ladies' Home, the gift of William' W. Smith, was completed. cost about $80,0004 FOR THE LATEST WAR REPORTS READ THE EAGLE NEWS Painting the Poughkeepsie Bridge was nearly completed.

P. Van Geison, pastor of the First Reformed Church. returned Trom a European -Photographer Gattup took some pic. tures of a parade passing his studio and the "pictures were wonderful. Horses and men were taken 49th their feet in the air in the act of stepping." Several trees were blowndown and wagon blown across the street by whieh occurred at Highland.

ADVERTISL IN THE EAGLETEWA Every Flavor Meets With Favor. Extravagant No, there is nothing wasteful in spending your money for SCHRAUTH'S ICE CREAM just as frequently as you like. This Poughkeepsie product is a real food, made purely from rich milk and cream. Of our agents in city and country or telephone 1320. Store Closes at 6 Except Saturday Nights..