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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-10-28

Mr.. and Mrs.N.V. Hendricks rsturned
Thursday morning from Alaska, and
are with Mrs. Hendricks father, Mr.
Thos. L. Porter. on the Pulaski pike,
Since leaving here nearly year ago, Mr..
and Mrs. Hendricks have been almost
constantly on the road with the excep.
ton of month spent in Alaska, and
have travelled thousands of miles. Mr.,
Hendricks has closed out his business
interests in Alaska to good advantage
and returns to Columbia with the In
tention Of making this his home.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-10-28
VILLA MSbU bG.

Williamsburg, Oct. 26.-Saturday
last the members of the Baptist church
gave their pastor pounding ana
backed their missionary box to be sent
to their mission preacher in Oklahoma.
Miss Pearl Oakley has returned
home from a visit at Cross Bridges.
Mrs. Brown Church and daughter,
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r. I'M FIGUE.R$-

of Carter's Creek. visited her daughter,
Mrs. w. B. Jones since our last.
MIR. Fred Ragsdale, of Nashville, is
visiting home folks.
WIN. Hulme is in st. Louis.
Whooping cough is raging down
bore. Most every family has one or
two cases.
Miss Maggie Lou Ragsdale and little
Annie Louise Rountree, of Carriers
Creek, were visiting relatives here
recently. :,
Marshall Roberts and family and
Walter Church and family were visit
ing at R. B. Church's Saturday and
Sunday. CHAIIERboA.
What's In Namey
| "Intestinal Indigestion" Is the meme Tor
| n multitude of stomach troubles. LII IS the
| recognized cause of heart disease, Kidney
| troubles constipation. fiatuiency, imam
| nation OF thu bladder neuralgia headaches
dizziness, appendicitis and rheumatism.
/ Green's August Flower goes right aiter III.
J testinal Indigestion and quickly clears II
| out OF the intestinal tract. spec oily curing
, any or all of the ailments mentioned. TITS
bottle, 25c. Big bottle. Toe. AT all drug
i Oists.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-10-28
DEATHS HARVEST.
Peter Hanson.

Peter Hanson, who was q prosperous
farmer Of this county, died Thursday
AFTERNOON about $3.50 o clock at the
residence of his son about three and q
half miles out on the Santa Fe pike.
Mr.. Hanson death was due TO heart
disease. He had been In failing health
for some time. and for several days
nrior TO his death had been bedridden.
AZ the time OF his death his physician
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-10-28
Will Elicit

Is back with US. We have interes.eo
him in the business and hope MS
friends will buy such goods as we
handle Of him, feeling they are heiphe
him, az he now shares in the pronts o.
the business. 1oDcoN
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-10-28
FAST HORSES SOLD.
Trotwood Moore Makes Several Sales
OF Promising Youngsters.

The demand for Mau1y county PAGERS
and trotters of promise has been un'
usually active the past week and num-
Der of well known horsemen have made
purchases through John fleetwood
Moore. The following are sales made
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Some Mammoth Beets.

There are two very large beets on exni.
hilton at Miles Cooks grocery Iney
we're raised by Mupse Afford, " Tho lives N
The snburbs Of Columbia. OLe OF tne
beets is SO feet long from tip 20 tip, an s
the two together weigh sixteen pounds
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-10-28
Lost. Strayed or Stolen.

One months-old Poland China
boar, white spot on head. beware
for information rs to his Whereabouts
He'll Phone $40 or 35 Citizens.
7.d2t. wit W. J. HOWAkD.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-10-28

Only enc remedy IN the world tnat
will at once stop itchiness OF the SKID 10
any part Of the body. Doan's Ointment
AT any drug store, SOC.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-10-28

was present and be had been talking
10 him and turned and addressed some
member Of the family. and while talk
ing suddenly gasped and was dead. He
is survived by a wife and several
gTown children. and was "a years OF
age. The funeral services occurred
Saturday morning at 10 O'Clock. con-
Quoted By Rev. W. A. PIovIne. and the
intsIment was at Rose Hill.
Mrs. Mary skslley.
Mrs. Mary Shelley died Thursday
morning between and 3 O'Clock at
her home near Theta. of pneumonia.
She was IS years of age and had been
in feeble health for quite awhile. Her
husband died several years ago and
this leaves three sons. John A. Skelley,
G. Skelley and q. W. Shelley. The
funeral services were conducted Friday
at 12 O'Clock ty Prof. Patton. of Santa
Fe, and the interment was in the
burial grounds ut that place.
Miss onie Hughes.
Miss Onie. the fourteen-year- old
daughter of Mrs. Mi1nie Hughes. died
Friday morning at 7 O'Clock III ner home
on East Sixth street She had been Ill
for about one week of typhoid fever.
The funeral was conducted from the
residence Saturday morning at III
O'Clock and the burial was in Rose
Hill cemetery.
Leroy w Scott.
Mr.. Leory W. Scott died Friday
afternoon at clock. at his home IN
this city. after prolonged illness of
Bright S Disease. He was 81 years OF
age, and is survived by six children.
The children are Miss Blanche Scott,
teacher OF the sixth grade in the City
Public schools, Misses Ida. Kate. Bes-
sic and May Scott and one son, Amos
MI. Scott was police officer here
for a number of years and was d
we'll known man and one who was
universally liked and esteemed. He
had always been sober, industrious anc
upright and was one of MauIy county's
best citizens. MI. Scott joined the
Presbyterian church recently and dice
at peace with his God. The funera
services were conducted from FrlersoI
Memorial church Saturday morning a
IL clock by Rev. PEBBLES and Halves
and the interment was at Rocco s
burying ground in the country.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-10-28
Here's The Latest

For fall wear, before the cold
weather really gets in its work, no
garment will give you so much
real comfortable service as the Top
Coat.
And all of the Top Goats
you'll see, none will compare in
quality, sIvle and fit with our Hart
Schaffner q Marx goods.
You'll buy one If you come in
here and look at it /; you'll be glad
you did, too. The label small
thing to look for, big thing to
finds in it; and we have plenty
of other good things TO show you
when you come.
New fall clapp Shoes now on
display.
New fall styles in Figuer's
$3.50 Shoes.
New fall styles in FIJI uer''
Sz.oS Shoes.
New fall styles in Figuer''
$2.cS Pants.
New fall styles in Dorothy
Dodd Shoes for ladies'.
Remember. we give Premium
Tickets; also green tickets for thu
$3.50 Piano.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-10-28
GOOD DINNERFOR 25C

Parish Society will serve good dinner
25cs First Monday the house formerly occupied by
the between Jim Andewr
and j Oysters fried and stewed 20 cents extra
Patronize ladies and help good cause :: !; . = =
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Theodore Holland,
FIELD SEEDS.

Full stock new and pure seed for sale
by Satterfield and Dodson.
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Henry L. Beavers.

Mr.. Henry L. Beavers died Sunday
afternoon at, his home on West Ninth
street after a protracted illness His
death is said to have been caused re-
motely by wound received rs a Fed
eral soldier during the Civil war,
though d complication of diseases set
in before his death. He had been
twice married and was So years Of age.
His first wife was Miss Hill, of SAINTS
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-10-28

Fe. and as the result OF that union,
one child, Mrs Jas. Mckee. IL living.
He is also survived by his last wife
ana three other children. Misses Irene
and Nettie Lee and Howard Beavers
The funeral services were conducted
from the Baptist church Monday after
noon ct O'Clock by Rev. Spencer Iun'
nell and the interment WAS at Hose
Hill. Mr.. Beavers was Mason AMI was
buried with Masonic honors, the
Mascns of Columbia attending the
funeral in a body and having charge
of the ceremonies at the grave.
Miss jamie Hines.
Miss jamie Hines died Wednesday
night at II O'Clock at her home near
Cross Bridges, after short illness OF
diphrheria. She was the daughter Of
Mr.. Jim Polk Hines and was fourteen
wears OF age. Her death has caused the
keenest regret in the community where
she lived
The funeral services were conducted
from the residence Thu sdsy afternoon at
, o'cIock hv Rev h K. Long, and the
burial followed in the Ramsey grave,
yard.
Theodore Holland.
Information has been received here
of the death of Theodore Holland, who
was one of the proprletors ut saloon
on South Main street. He became sick
here and left and went TO his homo at
Pulaski and grew rapidly worse and
passed away there Saturday morning.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-05-06
WILMINGTON

H. V. Butteriicld will assist y L. Childs
y Son during the summer season.
Mrs c. NJ Russell and daughter. Lee
one, returned from Boston on Thursday
+. L. Upton's auction sale on Thursday
was well attended and fair prices real
lied.
Guy O. Howe of the Baker-How COM
pany has been in Boston this week buying
goods for the spring and summer trade
y town meeting has been called for the
lith to consider the matter of buying
extra hose for the use Of the fire depart
ment.
The Mountain Mills plant is in full run
ming order and will Ice a busy place for
several months Nearly 10000. 600 feet of
logs will be sawed out.
We came near having another fire on
Moday forenoon. Fire caught from the
stove in the sitting room Of Orrin O.
Ware and but for the timely discovery it
might have been a very serious blaze. As
it was a fire eXtinguisher did the bust
ness and the damage was slight.
William Smith alias Bonnie Smith %
who escaped from the Berkshire county
Jail in Pittsield Mass. last week. was
the prisoner who was capteured between
this place and Jacksonville June Is Of
last year Smith stole two horses from
:. w. Dow of Lanesboro. Mass, an dalso
broke into store in Cheshire. When
captured he was driving one horse and
was leading the other. Deputy Sheriff
kidder. Frank Allen and William Stowe
had no difficulty in taking him into Gus
tody. He was turned over to Deputy
Sheriff Wilcox of Jacksonville, and when
the latter was driving with hi malone he
made a break for liberty, but was caught
and subdued after a rough and tumble
fracas Smith evidently secured a key
with which he unlocked the heavy iron
door in the jail. He is a ell-known
character in Northern Berkshire and
Eastern New York. where several thefts
are charged against him.
Hugh Philips. special agent of the Yer
mont Mutual, was in town on Thursday
Of last week and adjusted all losses in his
company arising from the fire on the 23d
Three appraisers We're agreed upon.
George +. Haynes, Frank T.. Yeaw of
Dover and Walter \. Hail. who awarded
as follows: Perry NJ. Davis, house $500
barn $500; w. Il. Boyd. on house $50. The
damage on the furniture of Mr. BOYD has
not been fully aScertained. but will be
adjusted by the local agent as soon as
the goods are moved back into the house
and properly examined. w. S. Brown re-
ceved 500 for damage to house on op-
posite side of the street and Walter w
Wilder S4i.79 for loss of carpenters tools
l.. :. Hayes of Bellows Falls was in town
on Monday as agent of the Home of New
York and adjusted the loss of E D.
Church for loss on furniture. allowing full
amount of policy, $500. and also $50 to o.
q. Ware for loss of ice house. All adj
justments have been perfectly satisfactory
to all concerned
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-05-06
WARDSBORO.

Mrs. Fred Underwood is very comfort
able and is gaining slowly.
Gates Esterbrook, who was in Gardner
Mass, few days. has returned home
Charles Rice will move from Mion Per-
rvs house into the Frank johnson house
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Prouty of Winhall
visited at A NJ. Farnums the first of the
week
There is no school this week on account
of the illness of the teacher, Miss Lottie
Hunt.
Mrs. Elmer Wilder who has been here
with millinery the past week, has return
ed home.
Nettie Pierce has returned to Putney
after being with her aunt, Mrs F. Under
wood a few days.
Miss Ethel Johnson has gone to Wind
ham to teach in the same school in which
she taught last winter.
Charles Stetson of Greenfield, Mass, is
spending a week with his grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. c. \. Briggs.
Ernest Cobb has sold w. w Kidder
strip of land from the Chase place, and
Mr.. kidder is building a barn on it.
Harry Howard and his brother. Charles.
of Windham, have bought the Morgan
farm of Alfred Howard They intend to
move there this week.
c. f. Morgan and family moved Sat
urday to the Alfred Howard farm in ia
maica, which Mr. Morgan bought recently
lie will go into the meat business. We
regret to lose Mr.. Morgan and family very
much from our community, but we wish
them prosperity in their new location.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-05-06
olives and Olive Oil.

10 people whose knowledge of olives
mas been confined to a row of bottled
owes on the shelf of grocery store or to
barrels or kegs of the fruit near the store
counter it will be news to learn that there
are IN spain, Italy, and California some
29O varieties of olives. the oil of each ba-
Ins as distinct in flavor as the wines of
inherent grapes, and the cOlors of the oils
ranging from amber to deep gold Tic
plck!lnS olive is no more to be confused
with the oil olive than the raisin or ~
with the wine grape 9"P0
Inc picking and harvesting of olives
IN Callfornia is largely done by bovs and
siiIs' VINO drive prepared wagons under
tne branches or spread canvas on the
sIounu 10 catch the fruit. The tree is
generally shaken, or the fr1,it NOV, w.,
dropped by hand or dislodged nv nod5aI
i t,'i the gatherer being duly impressed
ny the ancient precept DO not cut or
strike Minerals sacred tree VI
10 secure the olive oil the olives have
49, 10 pe reduced to a paste-like sub
stance the mass being packed Inv hand
INTO INTO round fat manila mats Unmarried
from Italy and Spain, and known as br,,sN
OoieS' SO that each mat holds about half
oHsneI OF olive pulp. The mats are piled
~, upon another to the height of a
80 anu placed in powerful hydralic
press. The pressure upon tbarn e. 80
ual' continuing for several hours unti1
h.a IL,
me we pup mas been squeezed dry The oil
runs run with the water of vegetation" into
TIta,. t,lhS below. The next process is
lilterlnng and separating oil and wotar
aiu men comes series of Qualifications
~ rlo .iie Oh TO suit the demands of COM
n ll's ana to please the appetite of CON
suihers' The process of clarif,,ing 81,
requires about week in a constant ~, ~
peIature OF So degrees. Extreme care
must be exercised in order to keen anv
o No. or faint of atmosphere from the
d pdrtment where the Qualification is In
progress for olive oil is unusuaiiv sus-
aT ed pie to attracting and holding odors
Inc edible oils and some of the others
peIhaps' are filtered through prenared
cotton or charcoal lying between sand and
tia, tIie sand holding the gross impure
tha ana the charcoal the subtler. while
80, tlaih aosorbs part of the water of
49,. susu,9 ION The final product is pre-
served IN earthern jars or in cool reser-
'oirs'-lLos Angeles letter.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-05-06
WINDHAM.

Mr.. and Mrs. L. S. Axtell are visiting
at G.. T. Cartoons.
Mrs. Mary Howard went this week to
her home in Agawam, Mass.
Miss Hattie Howard went to Brattle-
boro Monday for electrical treatment.
Misses Elva Mack and Isabella Roger
went Monday to their schools in Grafton
village.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. II. Frederick returned
Tuesday from weeks visit in Hinsdale
and BrattlebOro.
Mrs. NJ. ID. Harris went to Chester
Monday to spend several weeks with her
son. +. H. Harris
Alfred Briggs of Springfield, Mass
spent several days the first of the week
with his mother, Mrs. NJ NJ. Lamson.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. r.. Chapman visited
their SON. Roland, at Westminster West
the first of the week, and on their way
home attended the cantata Priscilla" at
Vermont academy, in which their daugh-
ter Winifred, took part.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-05-06
THE VERMONT PHOENIX, BRATTLEBORO, FRIDAY, MAY
SOUTH LONDONDERRY.

f. w. Melendy has been suffering the
past week from an attack of neuralgia,
and Mr. Switzer has taken his place on
the railroad.
Miss L. Field, who has been in the mil
linery business i'm this place the past few
weeks, went to Weston Thursday. She
gave good satisfaction here.
The body of Mrs. Elizabeth Stowell was
brought here Wednesday for burial. She
had been a resident of this town many
years, but had lived with her daughter in
Manchester, n. H., the past two years.
The funeral of T.. NJ. Baker who died
at the home of NJ. V. Chase last Friday,
was held at his former home near Win
hall station Sunday. lie leaves seven
children, George of Blandford, Mass,
Newton, of Hinsdale. n. H.. Arthur of
Bondville; Mrs. II. Martin of Jamaica,
and Mrs. a. Williams, Mrs. NJ. w. Chase
and Mrs. J. Bates of this town all of
whom were present at the funeral. -Four
grandsons were the bearers.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-05-06

Miss Matte Wade is caring for Mrs
j. a. Young
Mrs Emerson Putnam has gone to
Northfield to stay several weeks.
Rinaldo Hescock of Brattleboro has
been visiting at Sidney Hescocks $.
Mrs. Lizzie Carr and children have gone
to Townshend to stay two weeks.
Mrs. Burroughs and baby Of New Hamp-
shire are living at L. E. STATIONS.
Mrs. Fred Pierce and Mrs. j. A. Young
are i'll. u. d. Dickinson and Mrs. O. l..
Sherman do not gain rapidly.
The road machine began its summer
work Tuesday. Horace Woods four gray
horses will draw it this year.
Mr.. and Mrs George Ware. Carroll
Stickney and Helen Wellman of Brook
line spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. AL
ton Morse.
We are glad to learn that Alton Morse
has bought the house in which he lives
from DR. White, for that insures his re-
naming in town. Tenements are very
scarce.
The Windham County Central Sunday
School association meeting. which was to
be held in the Methodist church April %.
was deferred to Wednesday, May 1, on
account of the protracted rain.
+. r. Lincoln. who is 81 years old. had
a tumor removed from his head last sat
urday by DR.. White The tumor had been
growing for 80 years, and was as large as
a goose egg. Mr. Lincoln took no an
esthetic. and walked home from the doc
tors. lie feels well and is very cheerful
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-05-06
WHlTINGHAM.

Mrs. Lucy Sprague visited at Mrs.
lzanna Fowler's over Sunday.
Mrs. Jennie Wheeler and daughter
started on a western trip Saturday morn
ing.
The Thimble club met Tuesday with
Mrs. Frank Allbee at the Mountain SprinF
House ''9
Uncle Joe Farnum is well enough this
spring to get about the village consid-
erably.
Ernest and Eugene Murdoch have rent
ed Jennie Wheeler's farm for a year and
have moved there.
The rubbish around the village is be-
ing cleared up and burned, making a
great improvement.
Mrs. Betsey Allbee is failing, and is now
helpless. Her sister Mrs. Eliza Hicks.
OF Readsboro is with her,
H. A. Wheeler and John Gillette were in
somerset Sunday to view the log drive
C. 5 Chase went up Monday morning.
MIR, and Mrs Archie Fowler and baby
OF North Adams came to Mrs Fowler's
saturday night, returning home Wednes-
day afternoon.
C. 5. Goodnow's dog bit John Gillett's
little girl on the face Sunday There were
no serious results, only to the dog that
will never bite again.
Two teams got stuck in the clay near
&. 5. Goodnow's Wednesday, and four
men worked on the road that day to
remedy the trouble.
Carl Wheeler has been very i'll a week
with acute brights disease DIR. F. ID
stafford was called last week in consul
tation with DR.. Lane. Miss Cunningham.
a trained nurse from North Adams. has
the care Of the patient.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-05-06
Good for Old Norwich!
randolph Herald. !

Vermont has reason to be proud of the
college that is of consequence enough to
draw together at an alumni banquet such
national characters as Gen. G. NJ Dodge
an old army commander Gen. o. O. How
ard, worthy colleague in arms, Adj
miral George Dewey head of the navy,
Major Gen. II, c. Corbin Commander
ColVocorresses, Hon. d. b. Henderson,
eX-speaker of the House of Representa-
tives, Edward D. Adams. recognized as
a captain of industry" since he har-
messed Niagara's power, and many others
of prominence who assembled in New
YORK city recently to do honor to Nor
wien university. Dodge, Dewey, Adams
and Colvocoresses We're once cadets at
Norwich university and retain an active
interest in her welfare The upshot of
the enthusiasm kndled on this occasion
was the quick subscription of $50 900
toward new dormitory, of which the in
stltution at Mortified, with its growing
patronage stands in pressing need
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-05-06
JACKSONVILLE.

Mrs. Deane is ill.,
The first swallows of the season came
Sunday
Lewis A. Hellyar called on friends last
Saturday
Dr. Thomas is talking of visiting the
exposition in st. Louis in the near future.
Mrs Sarah Hicks was at her brothers,
Cranston p DiXs, a few days recently.
Wallace +. Bartlett, the meatman, has
sold his house, lately bought of John
Bassett.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Reed visited
Mr., Reeds parents and others in town
few days this week
Carl Johnson has moved his family to
William b. Warren's house. known as the
Elder Sprague house, near the creamery
District Deputy Grand Master O. r.
Buell. of Wilmington made an official visit
last week to Unity lodge, No. SO, F. &
A. NJ
The few very warm days recently are
drying up the mud fast Gardens are
being made and farming is beginning in
earnest.
r. Q. Wilcox went to North Adams
Wednesday to consult with physicians
as to his health. ID. NJ. Canedy accompa-
MED him.
Mrs, Maria l. Stetson Jones and her
brother, Forrest L. Stetson, have been
here this week to look after the property
of their mother the late Ophelia II. stet-
son.
There seems to be a hitch in the rum"
business, and the license commissioners
are advertising again the application of
ID. NJ Canedy for a second and third
class license
Joseph Leonard has bought the Frank
Putnam farm, and will move there soon
His son, Joseph Philas, will live at the
stone house, where Mr.. Leonard has been
ever since he came to town.
Newell Pike, an honest, pleasant, I'M
assuming man. moved here from Reads
boro some years ago. On account of
the age of himself and his wife he moved
last fall to Shelburne Falls to be near his
son for the winter He was in town two
weeks ago to see about repairs on his
house, and seemed at that time to be in
usual health. He died in Shelburne
Falls last Sunday at the age of SO years.
The burial was in Readsboro Tuesday,
and the funeral was held from the Me-
thodist church there, Rev. C. e. Cahee
officiating.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-05-06
GUILFORD.

Miss Minnie Thayer is teaching the
school in No. 10 and Carrie Adams in No.
10.
Mr. Birch of Brattleboro has bought
and moved to the farm lately occupied by
William Macia.
William Hudson and George d. Wealth
erhead have moved to Weatherhead Hol-
low this week.
Carl Cooley, who is on a furlough from
the training ship Yankee" has been
visiting his relatives in town.
The body of Mrs. Harry Bingham was
taken from the tomb and buried i'm Pros
pect Hill cemetery last Friday
Mrs. Joel Flagg is visiting her sister,
Mrs. Sarah Thomson, in Fitchburg and
other friends in Massachusetts towns.
The land belonging to the Houghton
homestead was sold at auction last Mon
day to George f. Houghton who will
build a dwelling house there.