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COLUMNS: FOREST LAKE: The general store of Hubert Everett was struck by lightning during the severe thunder storm and the building and contents burned. The Everett’s make their home in the same building, Mrs. Everett being in the house when the lightning struck. The bolt passed downward into the rear of the store, among several oil barrels, and before she could get out of the building the structure was in flames. Ray Everett, a son of the proprietor, was in the barn when the bolt struck, the shock being sufficient to fell him to his knees. Mr. Everett was in Montrose yesterday afternoon and was informed of his loss over the telephone. Neighbors managed to save some furniture, carpets and some other household goods. LENOX: An old folks’ concert will be held at the West Lenox Baptist church Tuesday evening, July 11. Admission ten cents. After the concert the ladies will serve ice cream and cake on the church lawn. FAIRDALE: The longest game [Fairdale vs. Montrose] of the year was played last Saturday and for seven innings it looked as if Fairdale had put it on ice, but with one down Lake drove for two sacks and scored on Avery’s drive which Olmstead failed to handle. Ash sent the ball for a ride over the fence in the 8th which tied the score. In the 11th Montrose scored again. In justice to the Fairdale players and all lovers of our National game, it is but fair to state that had the umpire been able to see balls and strikes quite correctly, the game would have been won by Fairdale in the regular number of innings. LYMANVILLE: Thomas Wilcox Lyman, born at Lymanville, Jan. 29, 1845, a son of John and Sarah Lyman, died at his home in Hooper, Nebraska, July 3. Mr. Lyman was known to many in Susquehanna county, being a brother of Justice J. O. Lyman, M. B. Lyman and Mrs. Abigail Marryott, of Lynn. A wife and one son, Charles, of Dallas, Texas, and one daughter, Mrs. W. Howard Heine, of Hooper, survive. Mr. Lyman was educated at Wyoming Seminary and after the [Civil] war [he served in Co. D., 35th Regiment, PA Militia and Co. E, 9th Cavalry] went to Omaha, later to Fremont, Neb., and then to Hooper, where he engaged in banking and, until a year or two ago, was president of the Dodge County Bank. SOUTH GIBSON: Ed Morgan, of Uniondale, has purchased the mail route of Sands Tripp, running between here and Uniondale. NEW MILFORD: Claude Hardy, son of D. N. Hardy, graduated from Wesleyan University last week. Mr. Hardy expects to teach at Wellesley Hills, Mass., where Braton Gardner, son of Dr. E. R. Gardner, is a student. BROOKLYN: The condition of Ami Ely, who suffered a slight shock at about noon on Sunday, is very encouraging. Mr. Ely was born and always resided in Brooklyn, being one of her most active business men, having operated a feed and saw mill on Meshoppen Creek, at West Brooklyn, and later a general store in the village. His wife died about 11 years ago, soon after which he retired from active business. He was postmaster during Cleveland’s administration and gave good satisfaction. He is nearly 89 years old. ALSO, Mrs. Munson Force presented her husband with two 7 1/2 lb. boys last week. Munson thinks he will call them Teddy and Taft. Mother and sons are doing well. HOP BOTTOM: The drama, “The Old Dairy Homestead,” last Friday evening, was a successful affair, socially and financially. ALSO, Dr. A. J. Taylor, L. A. Lewis and Chris Tiffany are the owners of fine new automobiles. EAST RUSH: H. W. Wheaton is visiting his son, Merton, at Rockville, N.Y., making the trip by carriage. Notwithstanding Mr. Wheaton’s years, he made the journey of over 100 miles in less than 2 days, starting Wednesday and arriving at his destination early Friday. HIGHLANDS, NEW MILFORD TWP.: On June 22, Mrs. Roy Kilbourn and daughter, Mrs. U. G. Brush, were guests of Misses Minnie and Nellie Banker at East Franklin. When going home, up the Summersville hill, Mrs. Kilbourn killed a rattlesnake with nine rattles. HOWARD HILL, LIBERTY TWP.: R. O. Borne, of Lawsville, visited his mother in this place Saturday. He had the misfortune to fall a distance of 24 ft., while at the raising of Maurice Hannigan’s barn, one day last week. A plank broke on the scaffold letting him fall to the ground, bruising him quite badly, but fortunately no bones were broken. PLEASANT VALLEY, AUBURN TWP.: During the electric storm Tuesday, lightning struck two trees and a clothes line post back of Sam Renel’s [Reimel’s] house and knocked Lemuel Sanderson and two horses down, but otherwise no injury was done. HEART LAKE: Mrs. Fannie Griffing, widow of Harvey, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ferris E. Bennett, Bridgewater, June 29. Many years ago two brothers, Joel and Harvey Griffing, married sisters, Jane and Fanny Gardner, daughters of Latham, and settled at the present homesteads here, but in those early days the solitude was only broken by the occasional farmer-fisherman. Of these family heads only Mrs. Joel Griffing survives. FRIENDSVILLE: J. E. Carmalt and family, of Washington, are here for the summer again, same as last year, occupying the Camp house. “James Edward” was formerly a well-known Susquehanna citizen and has many friends at Montrose and Friendsville, who are pleased to see him again. MONTROSE: The Borough Council wish to call attention to all drivers of automobiles that there is a speed limit of fifteen miles, and as it must guard the welfare of little children and pedestrians, it will rigidly enforce this ordinance. It is said that infractions of this rule will lead to arrest. SUSQUEHANNA: Frank Malpass, who recently graduated from the law department of Syracuse University and has completed the examination for admission to the bar at Rochester, is spending a vacation with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Job Malpass, here.
From the Desk of the D.A. Several years ago, I received in the mail a copy of a book entitled “The Prosecution of George W. Bush,” and it included a letter encouraging me (and other district attorneys) to have President Bush arrested for murder. The author, Vincent Bugliosi, a former prosecutor, contended that President Bush had intentionally misled Congress into authorizing the invasion of Iraq. Bugliosi then extrapolated that President Bush’s alleged misrepresentation led to the deaths of American soldiers and Iraq citizens - and thus Bush could be tried for murder. Bugliosi also indicated that if he were still a prosecutor, he would seek the death penalty. My cursory review of the book demonstrated to me why Bugliosi was no longer a prosecutor - he was either pandering to a particular group for profit purposes or he had totally lost his legal mind. I did not keep the book - I mailed it back to Bugliosi with a short letter that avoided the “merits” of his murder claim, but simply noted that he really needed to consider the fundamental question of jurisdiction. In other words, the alleged “murders” would have occurred in Iraq - not Susquehanna County. Even if I were to accept his “conspiracy” argument, I noted that there was nothing to suggest that any parts of the conspiracy were hatched in Susquehanna County. These observations were made independent of the absurdity of the ultimate claim made in the book, i.e., a United States President should be tried for murder in connection with deaths that occur during a Congressionally-authorized military operation. So what was the point of sending copies of this stupid book to every prosecutor (2,200 of them) in America? It was a bad publicity stunt. In fact, my name and the names of all of my fellow district attorneys still appear on Bugliosi’s website together with a call for citizens to contact their district attorneys to encourage them to arrest President Bush for murder. The fact that any publisher was willing to spend money to even put this book out still baffles me. On the other hand, there was a lot of irrational hatred of President Bush and I suspect that the publisher believed that they could profit off that discontent. In the end, the publisher obviously decided that the profit margin was more important than truth and legal reality. Now I am awaiting the next book by Bugliosi relating to the prosecution of President Obama in connection with deaths in Libya - and I suppose Iraq as well as President Obama must be seen as a co-conspirator now as he has continued the Bush policies in Iraq. The Libya question, however, provides much stronger legal fodder for Bugliosi. The case against Bush rested upon Bugliosi’s claim that Bush had made misrepresentations to Congress in order to get the necessary authorizations to invade Iraq and commit the murders that Bugliosi attributes to him. In the Libya example, we know that no Congressional authorization was obtained - or even sought - and that there is an ongoing debate about violations of the War Powers Act. Under the War Powers Act, a president must obtain Congressional approval for engagement in any hostilities that exceed 60 days - and we are now well past the 60 day window in Libya. Based on media reports, both the Pentagon and the Department of Justice have provided legal opinions to the President that indicate he must obtain Congressional approval to continue the military operation in Libya. In other words, the military (Pentagon) and the President’s legal team (Department of Justice) are both telling him that the continued use of force is unlawful. The President does have some folks telling him he can do it - the State Department has apparently indicated that the continued bombing of Libya by U.S. forces does not need Congressional approval. But for Bugliosi, the material for his next book will be even easier - and he will not have to make the stretches that he made in advocacy for the prosecution of President Bush. Bugliosi now has a President without Congressional approval authorizing the bombing of another nation despite two separate legal opinions telling him that the continued use of force is unlawful. Still, I am not going to hold my breath waiting for the next book - I doubt that it would be written and have greater doubts that anyone would even buy it. The War Powers Act has been a thorn in the side of Presidents from both parties - and Presidents have skirted the edges of it ever since it was enacted. Both parties have argued over its constitutionality - and it often depends upon whose ox is being gored as to the perspective that a particular politicians has about the scope and legitimacy of the War Powers Act. I have some sympathy for the position that President Obama now finds himself in - he made a tough decision to authorize the use of force in Libya and now must deal with the political fallout. But the better way to have approached this problem would have been to go to Congress and make the case for our continued involvement - not shop around for an attorney that will tell you what you want to hear. Having failed to do so, coupled with his continued refusal to do so, President Obama has now provide plenty of fodder for Bugliosi’s next book. I will let you know when I get it. Please submit any questions, concerns, or comments to Susquehanna County District Attorney’s Office, P.O. Box 218, Montrose, Pennsylvania 18801 or at our website www.SusquehannaCounty-DA.org or discuss this and all articles at http://dadesk.blogspot.com/.
The Healthy Geezer Q. Can hypnosis help me to quit smoking? Hypnosis is one of several relaxation methods that was said to be useful by an independent panel of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The panel found it may be helpful for treating chronic pain, alleviated anxiety, reducing the frequency and severity of headaches, and controlling bleeding and pain during dental procedures. Hypnosis is also promoted to change undesirable behaviors, such as smoking, alcohol dependence, and bedwetting. It is used along with other methods by some mental health professionals to help patients overcome common fears, such as the fear of flying or of meeting new people. Hypnosis achieves focused attention. It is like using a magnifying glass to focus the rays of the sun and make them more powerful. When our minds are concentrated, we are able to use them more powerfully. Hypnosis - also known as hypnotherapy or hypnotic suggestion - has been a healing practice for thousands of years. The term comes from the Greek “hypnos,” which means sleep. The use of trance-like states and positive suggestion was an important technique used in the early Greek healing temples. Variations of those techniques were practiced throughout the ancient world. Modern hypnosis can be traced to the German physician, Franz Anton Mesmer, who believed that imbalances in magnetic forces in the human body were responsible for illness. Mesmer applied a therapy, which he called mesmerism; it involved the use of tranquil gestures and soothing words to relax patients and restore the balance to their magnetic forces. The evolution of Mesmer's ideas and practices led the Scottish neurosurgeon James Braid to coin the term hypnosis in 1842. Called the "father of modern hypnotism," Braid rejected Mesmer's theory of magnetic forces and instead ascribed the "mesmeric trance" to a physical process that resulted from prolonged attention to an object of fixation. Sigmund Freud, the father of psychotherapy, found hypnosis useful for treating hysteria, but later abandoned the practice after observing that he stirred up powerful emotions within his patients. Eventually, the notion of using a state of altered awareness gained greater acceptance in conventional Western medicine. Today, hypnosis is used widely in the United States and other Western countries. People who practice hypnosis are generally licensed and are often trained in several psychological techniques. Under hypnosis, you're more open than usual to suggestions, and this can be used to modify your perceptions, behavior, sensations and emotions. Therapeutic hypnosis is used to improve your health and well-being and is different from so-called stage hypnosis used by entertainers. Although you're more open to suggestion during therapeutic hypnosis, your free will remains intact and you don't lose control over your behavior. Some people are not able to enter a state of hypnosis fully enough to make it effective. Certain qualities may mean you're more likely to have success with hypnosis. These include the ability to be so engrossed in an activity that you aren't aware of your environment, the capacity to recall vivid memories through the sense of smell, and the ability to recall physical sensations of past events. Adverse reactions are rare but may include headache, dizziness, nausea, anxiety, and creation of false memories. [More on hypnosis is our next column.] If you would like to read more columns, "How To Be a Healthy Geezer" is available at www.healthygeezer.com.
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