Batcher, Alfred G.

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OBITUARY. All persons desiring to entertain boarders at rssorts oa or ad* a»d Lake Sttsmer li portMity to stcsrefrs* ia the MSf edition of "A radise", the D. * H. 'aa4 hoarding ho***directory by ing at once to the general oSlce of the company information, a* follows: Name of ho***, aaase of manager, post onlce address, nearest D. AEMtX . station; distance from station, now reached from station, namber of gnssts that can be accommodated, terms per week and per day, date of opening aad closing the house, improvement* and facilities for sport, etc., etc. This will he inserted (three or four lines) tn that new edition without charge. Where an illustration is desired, a nominal rate of $15.00 for a full page or S7.50 for a half page advertisement is made to coyer the cost of extra space in the book. As the new edition goes to press next month, all interested should lose no time in forwarding the information to Mr. A. A. Heard. Gen. Passenger Agent, Albany, N. V. or to the nearest D. 4 H. ticket agent, from whom he may procure blanks and cootracts. 27-6t One of the saddest deaths it baa ours to record for many a year, is that of Alfred Batcher, who was kicked by his horse, last Tuesday afternoon, and: instantly killed. The young horse had •lipped his halter and was running: about tbe farm. Mr. Batcher and the hired man had cornered him, and. driven him into the barn and wbil trying to drive him into the stable with a whip, he let his heels fly and struck Mr. Batcher squarely on the top of his bead crushing his skull. He gave but one dying moan and -all was over. Such a sudden and untimely death is sad, but when it came to a roan of his year*, only 45, leaving behind a young widow and four dependent children, it is doubly sad. Mr. Batcher was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Batcher. of Knox, where be spent bis boyhood and early manhood life. Bis first wife was a MissBeebe, who died some twelve years ago. leaving and daughter, the latter dying shortly after, the son now living with his grandparents in Albany. In due time be married Miss Stevens, of Knox, who mourns keenly bis unexpected death, with their four>bright children, Clyde. Grace. Charles and Howard. Besides these he leaves a mother, his maternal grandmother who lived with him, and three sisters, Mrs. Web Clay, Mrs, Milo Fairly, and Mrs. Frank Stevens- Some ten years ago Mr. Batcher bought two farms about two miles west of Voorheesville and since then has lived among us, A kind husband, an indulgent father and a good-neighbor has been removed in his death. His funeral was largely attended cm Friday morning from his late residence on the Indian Ladder road. Rev. S. M. Adsit of the Presbyterian church of Voorheesville officiated at the funeral, and tried to speak words Of comfort and helpfulness. Ordinary deaths are a profound mystery, but extraordinary ones, such as bis, are even more inexplicable. No one desires death, bat all flee from it. Yet death is the crown of life. Were death denied, to live would not be life. Nothing is so sure as death. Nothing more Uncertain than its time of coming, therefore "Be ready." Mr, Batcher remains were buried in the family plot at Knox. Mr. Hetlenbeck in charge. This entire community sympathizes with Mrs. Batcher in her sad and sudden grief.

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