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CHELSEA.

Harry II. Goss of Providence, r. l.,
Is spending a few weeks with his mother
Mrs. Ann T.. Goss. Walter S. Goss of
Montpelier was with them over Sunday.
Frank H. Kenerson and family of
West Lebanon, y H., are visiting here.
Mrs. Frances Rofe and her daughter,
Miss Elizabeth, who have been spending
n month at Oronge county hotel. left for
their home In Stacyville, Iowa. Tuesday
morning Edward a. Davis and family
of Bethel accompanied by his nephew,
Edward, son Of the late Rev VIM. II.
Davis OF Newton, Mass, were In town
Saturday guests of Mrs. Geo. l.. Stow.
Mrs Fred l.. Beckwith, Mrs. Hale *.
Darling and Miss Mary Atwood are at
Lake Morey.-Mrs. Fred f. Hood and
daughter of Campello Mass. who have
beer visiting at F. r.. Hoods. returned
home Tuesday.-Mlss Adams of Boston
is visiting Miss Mary J. George.-Dr. and
Mrs. George j. IIelmer of New York
city. accompanied by her mother, Mrs.
Hood and his daughter Mae and son,
George Jr.. are Mt VIM. +. Hood S.
Miss Grace q. Bacon. who has taught in
the intermediate department Of the viii
lagc school for two years will teach in
and Carroll Hatch. son and daughter OF
the late Rev. Frank S. Hatch. are spend
ing their usual vacation at w. s
IIatch's-Mrs. Frank Thorne of Boston
is spending n two weeks vacation with
Mrs. Laura Berry and Eugene Thornc
Mrs. Alva j. Little and her son, Mer-
ton, who have been visiting In town, have
returned to Post Mills.-Mr and Mrs
1.-Two, 4 siyty bur 90 ir'n
are spending some weeks at the Ira
| Thompson house.-Miss Ellen Hatch has
returned to Jamaica Plain. Mass-Mrs.
Helen l.. Smith of Vershire Is visiting
her cousin. Mrs. Ellen r. Cleveland
The selectmen OF Chelsea have purchased
of the Vermont Construction company
| Of burlington. ten steel Orders for use
upon bridges on the Washington and
| NarShire roads
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WATERVILLE

Mrs. Ell Westcut Is very Ill with n
fever.-The condition OF Mrs. Frank lar
away Is improving very slowly Eugene
Tillotson was at home from Fairfax over
Sunday.-James Stafford and Howard
Cakes were at home from Essex over
Sunday.-Mrs. Nellie Leach OF Upton
Mass, Is spending a few days with
friends In town.-Mrs, Ora c. Towle OF
West Berkshire Is visiting her brother,
Horace Ewins--Peter Russell md son,
Arthur. have gone to st. Adams where
he has employment. Mrs. E. ". Shattuck
has recovered from her sickness 80 az
to be able to ride out.-Dr. Nathan Smile
OF Philadelphia, Pa, Is spending n few
days with his mother. Mrs. Henry Smile.
Mr.. and Mrs. James McCuen OF John
son spent Saturday and Sunday with
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs Chauncy Ti,ot-
son.-Andrew J. Cleveland and Mrs.
DOME Comstock Jacobs OF MorrisvilIe
were united in marriage by the Rev.
H. l.. Beard July 27.-Master Robert
Wiley Of Greensboro Is spending Il few
days with his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Willey.-Gorlon Mann and Miss
Ellen Bennett are visiting Mt Foster.
Canada. Miss Bennett intends 10 remain
in Canada and Isichford for severa,
weeks.-Mrs. Edith Morgan visited in
Fairfax over Sunday. Master Oryis Tar.
| away of Hartford, Conn, Is visiting his
| grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Lara.
way,
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BRADFORD.

Miss 1nez Rodiman was operated upon
for appendicitis at the Woodsville hospi-
tai Sunday and ut last reports was doing
Week.-Mrs. Abbie Avery Is taking n
weeks vacation from her duties as clerk
In the store OF J. T. Hunt, and Is with
her mother, Mrs. w. II. ID. Avery, In
East Hardwick.-Mr. and Mrs. w. j..
Davis left for their home In Waltham,
Mass. Monday.--Mrs. Walter Emerson
underwent an operation for appendicitis
at the Woodsvile hospital Sunday morn
ing.--Miss Matte Morrill,. who has been
In Bellows Falls for some time. Is with
Mrs Roswell Farnham.-The Rev. DR.
T. =. Frost OF Evanston, ILL.,, preached
In the Congregational Church Sunday
morning to n large union congregation,
as the Rev. Ernest Icgg, pastor of the
Methodist Church, Is away for vaca-
tion-Nliss Maude IIland who is at
tending the Burdette Business College
IN Boston, arrived Saturday for five
weeks vacation with her mother. Mrs
Lizzie IIiland.-Niiss Abbie Albee. a
clerk in the bank. Is taking two weeks
vacation in Bolton ana Newport. She
will also visit in ITatlev, Canada.
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GILMORE.

Mrs. r. Jackson. who has been with
her daughter. Mrs Charles PEG, return
ed to johnson SaturdaV.-A. II, Pike
and family of Stowe are camping here
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hutchins passed
Sunday in Morrisvtlle with his 1arents.
Mr., and Mrs. ID. N. IIutchins.-Mrs. w.
*. Walker and son. Earle, Of boston
went to Morrisville Saturday to visit
her sister, Mrs. Alice Reed. Henry Hall
and family spent Sunday In Hyde Park.
Miss Lena Grimes OF Sornerville
Mass. Is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Hall.-Charles Morrill, of Montpelier Is
In town,-Miss Louise Gould has been
engaged TO teach the fall term of
school.-Rubert st. Jock Is moving 10
the Bacon fnrIn.-Arthur Stowell will
move from the Wrisey farm TO the Col
by tenement in tho village,-Mrs. Lizzie
Tomasson Of Manchester. N. H., and
Mrs. Colman of Stowe are visiting their
sisters. Mrs. Henry Stowell and Mrs
Edward Crowell.
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RANDOLPH CENTER.

Mr. and Mrs. y. J.. Boyden and Miss
Florence Boydcn went to IIlghgate
Springs MondaY.--Thc Hon. Cassius
Peck of burlington was with his wife
Mt Herbert Aliens over Sunday.-Mr
parkins has finished work for II. NJ
Lamb.-Miss Bertha stone was thrown
from carriage Monday evening and
severely injured. Josephine Hol-
man of Springfield Mass. has come to
spend the summer at NJ. b. Spooner's
summer home.--An entertainment VIII
be given at Normal Hall Friday even
ing for the benefit of the Village I'm
provement society.-The summer
boarding houses are well filled and
many outside rooms are filled with va
CationiStS.
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JOHNSON.

A board tabernacle Is being erected
on tho Ithlel Falls camp ground and
II Is to be completed In time for the
campmeeting August ~ to ~. Hither-
to In time OF storm a large tent has
been used. An organ has been pur-
chased for the new tabernacle.
p. 8. French has returned to his work
at Waltham. Mass.-P. J. Hodgkins has
gone to Chicago for a few months. Mr.
and Mrs. Frank II. Waterman OF Min
neapohs. MINI. are visiting Mrs. II. A.
Waterman for n week,-The Rev. T. T.
Johnson is erecting a large building on
his campground In which he Is to hold
meetings instead of In n tent--Mrs. f. g.
Vaughn and daughter have returned to
Chicago. Arthur Foster IL spending 4
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HAPPENINGS IN VERMONT
(Continued from 3rd Page.)

mothers, Mrs. Mary w. Tillotson.--Mr.
and Mrs. W. L. T'llotson of Jittleton, n.
a., were here over Sunday as the guests
Of relatives. They were returning from
Quebec where they attended the tercen-
tenary.--A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Stephen Pococl Sunday.-w. T. Mead
and bride we're In town over Sunday.
Mr. Mead was a former station agent
here, but IL now located in Boston His
bride was Miss Eva Robinson Of Jericho.
Miss Mary Huboell and Miss Clara
Davis are in Stowe visiting Miss Mildred
Sleeper Rev. Samuel Mead, a
missionary to- Africa, spoke morning and
evening at the Methodist Church Sun
day.--Murvln Wheeler's wagon was
struck by the work train Monday morn
Ing. He was thrown Off and landed on
his head and shoulders The horses
escaped injury. The engine was running
Mt a low rate OF speed or death would
have been almost certain.
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Nith"rs were married Friday evening at
the home Of the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. William Withers. by the Rev
V. a. Ross. The young couple left for
WilloughbY Lake. where they will spend
q few days In camp.-By tho breaking Of
the bride Ut William Richardss stallion
made a lively run around the village
streets Saturday morning. Richards left
the sulky early and the horse was soon
entangled In tho reins and shafts Of the
sullNy. thrown down and secured.--icorge
Cooks horse broke Its halter while hitch
cd in the sheds at the Congregational
Church Sunday and made dash down
the street. In turning into the yard at
Mrs. Ingallss the buggy stopped At one
of the large trees badly damaged and the
horse went few rods further and was
caught. Mrs. Will Thompson's funeral
was largely attended saturday.
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week in Boston.-W. IT. Stearns is max
Ing improvements to his grist-mill and
other buildings connected Herewith
Work on the new dam Is progressing
we'll and there are hopes of having the
new power plant in running condition the
last Of August ID. T. Grow lost II valu
able heifer last week which was shot in
the woods.-D. u. Smalley and family
are visiting relatives In Waterbury and
Stowe.-Dr. Waite spent Sunday In VOL
colt with relatives.--Mrs. w T.. Tracy Is
In Boston for a week with her sisters
I. l.. Bniley's family are camping at
Lake Eden.-Mrs. II. G. Cristy and
daughter have returned from visiting rel
atives in Burlington and Bakersncld.-
Mr.. and Mrs. r. u. Boyles and H. A.
Barrows and family, who have been In
camp at Lake Eden, returned Monday.
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MORRISVILLE.

Leslie Carpenter who has been the
guest of his parents, Mr.. and Mrr. Jesse
Carpenter. has returned to his work in
New York.--Mr. and Mrs. Fred Raymond
and two children have been spending
few days IN Fairiield-Mr. and Mrs.
George Badger are the parents of
daughter born Frtday.-Miss Anna
Keenan, Of St. Adams, n former look
keeper for the Warren Leather co.. has
been In town few days.-Frank Cheney
came home from Burlington Friday.
F. G.. Wilson came home from Ticon-
deroga, y. Y, Saturday evening for a
short stay.--Pctor Parrin of North Hyde
! Park was in town Sunday.-Mr. and
. Mrs. T. G. Cheney have returned from
@ two weeks stay at South IIarpswell.
SIaine.-T" j Boynton left Monday
FOR Cheshire, Conn, whore he will spend
a few weeks with Charles G. Boynton,
his son.-Georgc King OF Wolcott has
been spending a few days at Amos
Feny's-Mrs. G. J. Wheeler Of Boston
arrived Saturday night to spend n few
weeks with Mrs. Eliza Strong, her
fnother-NNss Priscilla May OF Brookline.
Mass, who has been visiting her aunt,
Mrs. George NJ. Powers, went to Bur
fngton Saturday 40 visit Mr. and Mrs.
L. A. Woodbury..
T.. f. Daniels, who las been spending
the summer at w S. Daniels's. left Mon
dag for n trip to Boston and other
points-Mr. and Mrs. VIII Tillotson of
, JJttlcton, n. H.. have been visiting Mr..
and Mrs. Glenn a. Wilkins,-The Hon.
Edmund g. Mower. who was called here
last Friday by the serious Illness OF NJ.
C. Mower, his father, returned to Bur
lIngton Monday, leaving his father
slightly improved.-Mr. and Mrs. Robert
wiley went to their home in Wateryille
Yesterday after a few days visit Mt u.
J. Kelley's.-Mrs. c. r. ], Warren and
daughter. Cecile of 1farlwick have been
visiting Charles Oaks.-Mr. and Mrs. T
r. Ellis and son. Raymond. have been
spending a few days at Joe's pond and
st. Johnsbury, where they were guests
of Or. and Mrs. 4. r, Stilcs.-The Nor
risville base ball nine was defeated 8 &c
=. Saturday afternoon In 10-inning game
with Hardwick. This was the last Of n
series played by the Iamoille Valley
league. Morrisville has lost only two
games. Misses Cora and Alic.
BuRbee, Ellen Cram and IAla
.Patten have been enjoying an outing at
Caspian lake-Mr. and Mrs. r.. S, Rob-
inson and Miss Lucille Robinson return
ed Monday from Lake Gilmore where
they have been In camp-for two weeks
Miss Anna Keenan, Is assisting In the
Warren Leather Co.'S office for few
weeks during the vacation OF Miss
Eugene Pinney.
Otto Blodgett returned Monday from
. vacation Of week and resumed
work In the store OF II. Waite & Sons
Roy ssnborn Of Chelsea is visiting
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BROOKFIELD.

day to confer with the school directors
of the towns OF Brookfeld. Braintree
and Randolph with reference 10 the
selection OF a superintendent Of schools.
Several candidates IRE In the field to
take up the work # district supervi-
sion.-A son was born TO Mr.. and Mrs.
Edgar Martin last Wcek.-Mr. and Mrs.
Lincoln Morse are visiting friends In
Cabot.-Mr. and Mrs. J. c. Holmes were
IN Braintrec over Sunday with Mrs.
Holiness brother, Mr.. Ford.-W. II.
SpraGue OF Chelsea was In town Sunday.
DIR. and Mrs. Louis Wheatley of Mer-
iden. Conn, are here for their summer
vacation.
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EAST RANDOLPH.

Annie and Maude Wiley are spending
their vacation with their aunt, Mrs. Fred
Spaiding. IN Tnftsviile.-Mr. and Mrs. w.
j. FlaEg of Miller. Ncb, have returned
honc.-Mrs. Daniel Durkee is staying
With her sister, Mrs. William Gillett.-
Miss Ruth Sprague is quite nl-Mrs.
Flora Dalano is stopping with her
mother. Mrs. Sally Camp. while Miss
Belle Camp Is IN Canada for q Week.
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BRAINTREE.

Mrs. Carl Thresher and son Of Mel
rose Highlands. Mass. are visiting her
parents for few weeks.-Carl Bass
who has been suffering with hard run
of typhoid fever. Is some better.-The
condition Of Arthur Bass. who has a
fever, remains about the same and that
OF Jennie Cleveland Is a little better.
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WEsTFIELD.

Misses Edith Cone Of Boston and
Mae Wallace OF Richford are guests OF
Miss Maudc Mller-Mrs Clark john
came last week to stay a rev weeks
with relatives BERNARD Wheeler ana
Misses Freaa Badger and Jennie scott
OF Newport spent Sunday with MIS-
VIII kelley.-The Rev James RamaGe
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TORESTDALE.

Mr.. and Mrs. william Symons and
daughter, Manila of New York city are
guests Mt Mrs Mary Symonss Miss
julia Boright Of Chatham, y. Y, Is the
gues of Mrs, Guy II. Bump.-Mrs or
man Partlow went to Or. Coles sani-
tarium Tuesday where shc will undergo
an operation for tumors.-A son was
born to Mr.. and Mrs. William Waters
July 20
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HYDE PARK.


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Continued on Rage l2.l
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-25
Great Panama Canal Will
Be Opened in Four Years

NOUR years from the great Panama will be
opened. The benefits that will this
from ii are ineStimabIe. San Francisco practically
IS in direct line with steamship travel and will be
important port of CALL Steamers will here for fuel
supplied by the oil fields their infancy i'm this
state Coming for OIL they will also deliver and take
goes The decreased transportation will benefit the
producer and manufacturer.
The present great need for CALIFORNIA;
be supplied by immigration direct from European countries
Ntves of the southern of the continent will find here
me ideal climatic conditions thar their
products of the highest order With this high
developing the vineyard farming of
this state is assured
Men prominent in all walks of life optimistic
fHe opening OF the great waterway Many pify
are included in this story of the Panama canal
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-25

sea, the development of this state has
been one of the wonders of the cen
connecting link. uniting the tempest
tossed waters of the Atlantic with the
peaceful swells of the Pacific will
have a more potent influence upon the
preceding event All of the markets
of the world will be rendered tribu-
tary to the trade OF this prolifically
producing state. With the giant re-
frigerating ocean greyhounds to ply
volume of trade hitherto Undreamed of
will be developed Great cargoes of
so called perishable products will be
delivered hallway around the globe.
The delicious fruits for which Califor-
MIA has justly become. famous can be
placed within reach Of people of mod
crate means in all the markets of the
world. With no breaking of cargo the
cereals of California can be delivered
to any port upon the Atlantic at mini
mum cost for freight The lumber in
dustry. now dormant. will be revived
and from the giant forests of northern
California countless millions of feet of
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-25
RAILROADS WILL
REAP HARVEST

J. NJ. Eddy, Secretary Of the stock
tom Chamber of Commerce-The des-
tiny of the great interior valley of
California is to produce by intensive
and scientific culture the choicest food
products for the people of the entire
world. The greatest advantage to the
producer will ever demand that these
products be delivered in the shortest
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-25


1853 miles of the port of San Francisco.
Ships that come for fuel will stop for
trade, and it is natural port of call
that obtains the easy traffic. With the
opening of the Panama canal an end
less procession of east and west bound
ships will be stopping daily at ports OF
California
PRESERVE WESTERN
CIVILIZATION
james ID. Phelan, president OF the
Mutual savings bank of San Francisco
The Panama canal will not only facih-
tate the exchange of commodities,
which is commerce., thus enhancin g
enormously the Importance of San
Francisco, but it will encourage the
direct immigration of the men of
Europe to solve in the most practical
and advantageous way the question
raised by the men from Asia. 1t will
be great factor in preserving western
civilization. If we have assimilable
men of the white race within easy call,
the Chinese, Japanese and other non
assimilable people will neither be
needed nor tolerated. great race
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-25

stantly dashing against the Atlantic
shore. This is owing to the complexity
and expense of the journey under pres
sailing from Naples, for example, are
offered the choice of two routes to
America, one to New York and the
other to San Francisco via the Pan
anna canal. both without change and
with very slight difference in fare,
many will choose the route leading to
the section of the country Where cli-
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-25
California Businessmen Plan Be Among First Pass Through the
Panama Can San Francisco Will Be Most Important Port OF Call

possible time and in the best condition
TO the dense population in eastern
America and western Europe. In the
transportation of such OF these
products as are perishable or damage
able the railroads will always have
monopoly If they provide an adequate
service at reasonable rates The Pan
ANA canal will be Il factor. as IL will,
like the Eads improvement OF the
Mississippi. afford a permanent guar
antee to producers that rail service
must be prompt and reasonable In
transporting nOnperishable and non
damageable products and in moving
supplies of slow freight (cOal. lumber
iron, etc-) the operation of the canal
will prove a direct factor. preventing
freight congestions. such as occurred
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-25

matte and agricultural conditions are
so nearly like those of their native
land. l have no llesitancy in predicting
that at any rate so far as southern
European immigration is concerned,
San Francisco will, after the compile
ton of the isthmian canal, be second
only to New York port Of immi-
grafton.
WILL BRING MARKETS
CLOSER
c. e. Grunrky, Member of the First
Panama Canal Commission and After
ward Consulting Engineer-First of all,
California win rejoice with the rest
of the world in the accomplishment of
a stupendous undertaking which cuts
1000 to 5000 miles of distance from the
most important routes of travel be-
tween the Atlantic and the Pacific
oceans. California will share in the
material gain that will come to every
state and country bordering on the Pa
cific by the merging of the commerce
now afloat on the Atlantic ocean with
that of the Pacific. 1t is, of course, to
be expected that in the resulting ad
The San Francisco call., 1908-10-25
SAIL DIRECT TO
CALIFORNIA

William R. Wheeler, Assistant Secre-
tary of the Department of Commerce
and Labor OF the United Stafes-The
completion of the Panama canal, only
a few years hence. viii bring to the
Pacific slope a large volume OF de-
sirable European immigration Under
present conditions this section of the
Uaited States receives but a mere spray
n the great wave OF immigration Con-