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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-02-02

past two years. Tie following pupils r.
ceived certificates for perfect attend
ance during the term Helen Streeter
GLADYS Lacaillade, Hazel Streeter. Mari
eta York, Eunice Gle Ethel Mincl;ler,
Maurice Streeter Walter Minckler, Arlie
Hosford. Helen Streeter and Walter
Minckler had perfect attendance during
the year-Mr. and Mrs. Harry Gregory
visited in Waterbury over Sunday.-Miss
Nina Lacallade. called here by the death
OF her father, has returned to Lawrence,
Mass.-Richard Bacon slipped on the ice
and fell Sunday, hurting himself quite
badly
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HIGHGATE SPRINGS.

Mrs Jay Mcclure. who has been suf-
fering from muscular rheumatism, IS bet
ter Mrs. William Bowers, who has been
III. is convalesoing. Several from this
place attended the 1--WE hundred party
at John Stewards in St. Armand Thurs
day night Cards were played and de-
!ic!ous refreshments were served, after
which dancing was INDUCED in.-Mrs.
Gordon Strathy, Jr.. of Montreal was a
business visitor In town last week.-James
Atwood has sold his place and will soon
move to Swanton, whore he has pur-
chased another place.
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HAPPENINGS IN VERMONT
Continued from page ~

OF next July Three sons were born to
them who with Mrs. Fletcher survive him.
They are Curtis s. and William 8. Of this
place and Ernest +, Of Hard wick. He
also leaves one brother. John Of vancou-
yer, Wash, and three sisters. Mrs. George
Beecher of this place, who Is spending
the winter in Woonsocket, r. l., Fannie
of Broome. Canada. and Mrs. Woodruff
Of Arizona. Mr.. Fletcher had followed
the meat business practically all his life
and was formerly Of the firm of William
Fletcher & Sons. the business being now
conducted by W. S. & c. S. Fletcher. He
was a member of the old Mcdonald
Lodge, f. & A. NJ. of Essex and OF Ethan
Allen Lodge of this place. The funeral
Will be held at his home this after
noon at two O'Clock.
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MILTON.

NJ. r. Doyer of Colomo, Ind, an old
resident of this town. is visiting here
o. u. Hewey left for New York city
Saturday-A large ice crop is being put
in. The cakes are iSx24x20 inches. Eleven
teams are drawing, and dozen men
are busy packing.-H. c. Bemis is much
better from his late illhess.-John Byroa
of Wolcott is in town.-A son was bora
to Mr. and Mrs. John Towne January
9G Mrs. william Polller died January q
She had been Il long SUFFERER from tuber-
culosiS.
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MONTGOMERY CENTER.

Joseph Labelle of Bakersfield visited
Charles and Lombey Labelle sunday
Earl Centerbar of Flushing. l.. l., has
been in town several days. visiting rela-
tives and friends.-H. H. Tracy Is spend
few days in North Troy and Barton
An aad journed meeting of the board Of
civil authority was held Al the town
clerks Office Tuesday afternoon.--The
board Of auditors are auditing the town
accounts this week.-Town representa-
tive, +. S. Wright has returned from
Montpelier.-C. l.. Martin is III L. r.
Campbell is ill.-Mrsh c. A. NuttnG. who
has been ute Ill, is some better
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COLCHESTER.

J. r. Wolcott is able to be out after an
illness of ten days with the grip.-E S.
Wright is confined to the house with grin.
AIRS. c. w. Wright, who has been IN
the past week. Is gaining, Max Woloott
is at home from Rutland, His father, l..
l.. Wolcott, who has been quite IN. is gain
Ing slowly,-Mr' Kenyon OF Westford
spent Sunday at j. b. Thompson's Mr..
and Mrs. Dewey Smith Of Essex Center
were guests OF the Rev. w. w. Smith
and family Sunday,-Mr Adams Of Pitts
ford was guest OF Miss Constance
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UNDERHILL.

DR.. w. S. Nay returned Monday from
an extended trip in the West.-Mrs Will
liam Batchelder, who has been i'll with
measles is improvng,-D. a. Gallup,
who has been i'll with pneumonia. is able
to sit up.-Miss' Augusta Stearns has re-
turned home after visiting friends in ST.
Adams and Burlington.-C. y. Styles
has sold his store to Park Brown of
Jericho and Carl Nay of Burlington. who
will take possession about April IL. F.
Metcalf is in burlington this week, being
drawn on n special Jury case
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Harvey Newcity has returned from
Bristol. Conn.-,Mr. and Mrs Cort Cara-
want have arrived in town from PAXTON.
Mass.-Mr. and Mrs. Frank Pratt bave
returned from a weeks visit in Hard
week.-mrs.. II. A. Deuel. has returned
from Alburg after q visit OF several
weeks.-The Ladies' Aid society of the
Methodist Church met Wednesday after
room with Mrs. Ernest Combs, -Niss
Clara Wheeler Is visiting Mrs b. Fl. Gil
bert In East Franklln.-Miss Vona Shlna
Is at home from Enosburg Falls for A
day.
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SHEJBURNE.

Mrs. Eugene Spaulding. who under
vent a serious operation at the Fanny
,Ilcn hospital two weeks ago. had an
liner Saturday, and Is doing nicely.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Miller were pleas
utly surprised Saturday evening by
lumber of their friends. The evening
as spent by playing waist Paul La
olette won the first prize and Mrs.
enry Bacon the consolation prize. Fol
wing whist. refreshments were served,
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HINESBURG.

district Deputy G. ID. Warren will be
, ent at the next regular meeting of
trict Lodge. f. * \. M, on February
\ banquet will be served at the town
III after the meeting to which all
sons are inVited.-Mrs. Wilbur Shat
tk is ill.--Fred Shattuck, son of Wilbur
attuck. who recently returned from
hospital. l. very sick.-Miss Jennie
..euzie Of the Shelburne graded school
- hnnn GnndiV
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BERKSHIRE

Miss Rose Neaueau passed Sunday with
err parents, Mr.. and Mrs, Ahram
Neaueau, at East Enosburg. There are
4 number OF people Ill. among them are
Anthony ST. Johns, A. a. Ladd, Harry
WEIGH Miss Georgia Bordo, Mrs. c. D.
Green Mrs, d $, Jeffords. r. G. Hicks
a. H. Bowen and j. j. McKenney are i'm
Lrov'ng,-Mrs. Wallbeon is in Burlington
Tor an operation The auditors met in
the town hall Wednesday and Thursday
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HUNTINGTON CENTER.

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Murray Of
Ripton have been visiting at Will
liam Leavitt's the past few weets--
Henry PEGGY has moved into a part
Of Mrs. Eva Sayles's tenement house
1t the north village.-A son was born
10 Mr.. and Mrs. George Wright Janu-
Try 2s.-Mrs. Callahan of Lincoln and
Mrs. Kilburne of Bristol are visiting
heir sister. Mrs. @. L. Grover.-Rolla
sargent of Winooski visited his par
hnts Sunday,-W. J. Taft is moving
into part of Mrs. Jerusha Tafts
house.-Mrs, Ethel Bagley is confined
.c The house with the grip.
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ST. GEORGE.

Dorothy Aver returned home Friday
fter passing two months with her grand
arents, Mr.. and Mrs. f. VI. Hubbard,
j Swanton.-Mrs. Miranda Wescott con-
nucs to improve slowly.-Mrs. Mary
wcet returned to her home In Hunting
~ Sunday after caring for Mrs. Earl
rer for the past four weeks.
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WEST BERKSEIRE.

Hiss Miranda EWins is a guest at the
home Of pr -. NJ. Pelton in Richford
Ii. Rogers Of Concord, y. H., IS
in town.-Mr. and Mrs. G. r. Burlesou
and daughter Mrs. Macy, attended the
funeral Of their daughter and sister
Mrs. O. W. Ford, Friday, at Richford
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HILL WEST.

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Pudvar are the
parents OF a daughter, born January "a
Mrs. c. c. Shangraw and son, Ralph, are
visiting In Richford and East Berkshire
Mr. and Mrs. John ARIEL attended tina
funeral of her mother, Mrs. Esther
Doney, Monday at Montgomery Center
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BEAVER.

Winona Bell, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Seweli Russell, died Friday morning. OF
bronchial pneumonia, aged nine days
Hobart Leach is out again after being
confined TO the house for a week.
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WES~TORD.

The Ladies Social Circle met at
the home of Mrs. Stearns Wednesday aft
ernoon.-Mrs. Dana Grow is a. lite ill
The Westford Dramatic club will present
Brother Josiah" at Essex Center on
Friday evening"
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WEST MILTON.

George Roberts OF Burlington visited at
8. II. Thompson's January q and 2-Mr.
and Mrs. H. A. Granger were at Fort
Ethan Allen Saturday and Sunday.
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HUNTINGTON.

Mrs Esther Wells died In Huntington
early Saturday morning at the home
of her daughter. Mrs. Fred Roberts with
whom she lived she was born in Milan
n. h. MAY ~ 1s2s. and was tho dauSh-
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Gulick Sunday.-MrS. Lyman Whitman.
who has been spending several weeks
with her parents. Mr. and Ms \. Nc
Nell, returned to her home in Wey bridge
Saturday
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MONTGOMERY.

will be "a Winning start" the lead.
er, Miss Cora Webster
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ESSEX CENTER.

Miss Bernice Kinsley is visiting In JEFF
fersonville. Miss Amelia Keller is in
Plattsburgh. n. Y.-There will be a spe-
cial meeting held at the Methodist
Church. commencing Sunday. February
), conducted by District Superintendent
Shaw of St. Albans.--Mr. and Mrs
Charles Parson and children were guests
of l.. ]. Bixby Sunday.-Miss May
Blakey and Miss Alice Kerbey of Under
hill were guests of Mrs. W. r. Chaplin
Friday and Saturday.-The Westford
Dramatic club will present Brother
Josiah at the f, G. /. hall Friday even
Ing under the auspices OF the Outlook
club The Westford band will be in at
tendance.
The youngest daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs
Ira Bixby Is I'll with pneumonia DR.
Flagg has moved his goods into the house
now occupied by Mt Drinkwine and ex-
poets to move there soon.-Dr. Durfee
Btate superintendent OF the Sunday
School association. will meet tho Sunday
school workers Of the three churches fol-
= conference at the Methodist Church
thtn evening.
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SWANTON.

+. A. Towne and Miss Eva S, Greene
were married Wednesday morning at tht
home of the brides father. Capt. Rufus
Greene, by the Rev. c. ID Pierce. They
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WEST BOLTON.

Mitchell I.acaillads, who has been in
failing health for more than two years,
died January 7. The funeral was held at
Bt. Thomas Church Sunday at 10
o'clock. with interment at Underhill. He
is survived by wife. eight daughters
and four sons,--P. L. Barrett closed an
other successful term OF school January
81 in district 4 where he has taught the
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CONTINUED ON page ~
Bridgeton pioneer., 1911-05-18
A Minor Consideration,

1t was often remarked by the rela-
tives of Uncle Gideon Dobbs that he
was most delightful person to whom
to confde cherished ambition or dis
play an achievement. Whether Uncle
Gideon understood fully or not, he was
always ready with sympathy. admira-
ton or encouragement.
When the family received the sum-
mons to inspect young Franklin Dobbs'
invention. the mysterious work which
had occupied him for nearly a year.
Uncle Gideon was all enthusiasm. He
entered the room where the invention,
thing of many small wheels and
bars, was placed on heavy table.
stepped up to his nephew and wrung
his hand.
You've done something to be proud
of, my boy" he said cordially. Look
at all those little wheels. each in its
proper place and all running like clock.
work. It's a perfect success, my boy,
a perfect success. What's it for?"-
Youths Companion.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1911-05-18
Expert TestimonX.

There was not much to be gained
from the witness on the stand, who
seemed to have a wonderful faculty
for holding his tongue. but the lawyer
tried once more.
You say your boat picked up the
accused at o'clock or thereabouts,' 4"
he said. "It has been stated that he
jumped overheard nearly an hour be-
fore that time. Tell me, Captain Samp-
son, how he appeared to you when you
picked him up. II you had been re-
quired to give an opinion of him then
what would you have said?"
well. I'll tell ye honest" said the
captain, when he had disposed of a
portentous yawn. II sh'd we said he
was one of the wettest men, If not the
wettest man, that ever seer-Youth's
Companion.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1911-05-18
TECUMSEH'S MISSING BUST.
The Reason 1t Was Taken From Its
Niche In the Capitol.

"Where is the bust of Tecumseh
that used to be in a niche on the SEN
ate side of the capitol" Richard Liv-
ingston, student of American his
tory, asked recently.
81 know that years ago there was
fine bronze bust of an Indian, aud the
name Tecumseh was on the pedestal,
and as Tecumseh was about the most
famous Indian chief of our school his
tory books every American boy took
more interest in surveying his fea-
lures than in looking over the faces of
eminent white men in the big build
ing. 1 walked all over the building
and saw Indians enough in paintings
and statuary, also some live ones. but
no Tecumseh. Then l hunted up my
congressman, and he went through a
guidebook-no use. Then we ques-
toned the guides. They had not
heard of a Tecumseh bust, and most
of them asked, What state was the
senator from?
Il was about to give it up. Then a
somber sort of chap with a silk hat
and red flower in his buttonhole re-
Heved my anxiety. He explained
what had not thought Of before, and
that was the fact that Tecumseh was
killed in battle wearing the uniform
Of British general. He died fight
ing the American flag. Why should
he be honored with bust in the cap
itol?
"And then I was told that the Te-
cumseh bust really had been in the
capitol for many years until one day a
wise senator. familiar with the history
of his country, made protest. That
sent the Tecumseh bust to the cellar
or to some museum here in town.
Washington Post.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1911-05-18
Physioqnomy Not Reliable.

am profound disbeliever in phys
iognomy. Features are false witnesses.
Stupidity frequently wears a mask OF
intelligence. l know business men who
look like poets and poets who look
like business men. Men Of genius in
variably look like idiots. and if you
pick out the man who looks most en-
inent in party you are sure to find
he is nobody. 1 always distrust men
who look magnificent. Nature is a
stingy creature. She seldom gives a
man the double gift of being great
and looking great. She took care to
lame Byron and deform Pope and dis
figure Johnson. But the crowning ex-
ample of her jealous parsimony is
Shakespeare. l have always been dis
appointed with Shakespeare's face. It
does not live up to his poetry. 1t is
dull. heavy and commonplace.-From
Adventures In London"
Bridgeton pioneer., 1911-05-18
CRACK GOLFER is COMING.
Peter Cannon, an Argsntinian, to Visit
This Country Soon.

Peter Cannon, the young Argent
nian who holds the amateur golf cham
pionships Of France. Italy and Aus
tria. will pay visit to Canada soon
and also make Il detour to play in the
American amateur championships on
the Apawamis course at Rye. n. Y.
The strength of Gannon's game can
be judged from the fact that in the
French championship he beat Brokaw.
who won all his matches against the
Oxford and Cambridge Golting society
when that body visited the United
States.
In the italian championship Gannca
defeated another strong American
amateur in e. S. Knapp, who carries
the heavy handicap of plus six and
wins competitions from it, on the
Rome clubs course at Aqua Santa,
where the championship of Italy is
played.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1911-05-18
A Tiaer Elnwer

There have recently been exhibited
in Paris some living specimens of a
curious insect brought from Rangoon
by well known French naturalist.
1t is species of mantis. and its body
and legs are both shaped and colored
to resemble beautiful flower. Lying
in wait for butterflies under a spray
of leaves. It looks like an azure bios
som, with a black spot in the center
exactly resembling the tube of a corol-
la. The hinder part of the body is
drawn out into long green stalk.
Butterflies and other insects are read
lily deceived by this mimic, and the
instant they touch it its claws seize
them.-St. Louis Republic.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1911-05-18

@ 1911. by American Press Association.
GEORGE CHISHOLM, YALE's CRACK HUR-
DLER.
at the Penn relay meet recently, and
Robert Gardner, who tied with Bab-
cock Of Columbia In the pole vault last
year, are still in college. Yale can't
reasonably hope for much this year.
Cornell, as usual. is not very strong
in the spring. but has some corking
good men for the distance events.
However, with the squad Trainer
Moakley has on hand the Itha ANS are
hoping that the Red and Whites
chances in the Intercollegiate may be
better when the time comes around
than they seem to be now on paper.
At Harvard things seem to be little
better than they were last year, al
though none of the performances in
the class games were especially nota.
BILE.
Princeton still has Cook, Dwight,
Spears and Simons, who scored in the
Intercollegiate last year. and several
other men who look very promising.
Michigan has three stars who will
probably show up very well in the In
tercollegiates. Craig, who won the
900 last year, is running better than
ever. Hornef should have things his
own way III the shotput. and Hanavan
will give PAUL the run of his life in
the mile
Dartmouth has some very good mate
rial this year. Of which Harry Hillman
Is making the most.
Harry Babcock. the captain of the
Columbia team, seems to be about the
only man the Blue and White has who
can be relied upon to do much Of any
thing.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1911-05-18
LIGHT AND THE EYES.
It's the Amount Rather Than the In
tensity of the Rays That Hurts.

It's the Amount Rather Than the In
tensity of the Rays That Hurts.
1t is not so much the intensity Of the
light focused on the retina as it is the
quantity received by that sensitive or
gan that causes retinal fatigue or
worse. In the great snow fields of
the arctic regions the natives protect
their eyes from the glare of the snow
by goggles made of followed pieces of
wood in which they have made small
holes to look through. These. says the
Optical Review, reduce the quantity of
the light which passes into their eyes
with consequent relief from the glare.
So, too, if we look through a minute
pinhole disk at the sun we can endure
the very bright light much longer than
when we look with the naked eyes. If
we look at distant electric arc light
there is no retinal fatigue. while if we
look at the same light from short
distance there is great discomfort, and
yet the two retinal images are of equal
brilliancy, only in the first case this
image is very much smaller than in
the second case-that is. the quantity
Of light is very much different
Then there is the flaming electric
light which is now to be found in all
of the large cities of the country. This
light is much less brilliant than that
of the arc light. and yet its size is so
great that this more than makes up
the difference. and it is therefore very
glaring and uncomfortable to look at.
In skiascopy it is possible to use a
very intense light if it is made small
In area. for the reasons above stated
Bridgeton pioneer., 1911-05-18
SAVED THE SHIPS CREW.
Daring Rescue by Heroic Newfound-
land Fisherman,


Sir Edward Morris, prime minister
of Newfoundland. tells In the Wide
World magazine remarkable story OF
heroism on the part of a Newfound-
land fisherman. The name of this man
was George Harvey. and be resided In
a low. rocky island, a few miles east
of Cape Ray.
In those days the emigrant ships to
Canada were crowded with passen-
gers. In the autumn of 1882 the brig
Dispatch. bound to Quebec, with 163
souls, in a gale of wind. struck rock
about three miles from Harvey's home.
He heard the signals of distress and
Immediately launched his boat. with
his boy of twelve, his girl of seventeen
and his dog. and tried to get out to
the wreck. On the deck of the DOOM
ed ship were crowded the crew and
passengers. in imminent peril of their
lives. terrible sea ragged between
his boat and the wrecked ship, but
across that awful waste of water the
gallant fisherman and his brave chill
dren urged their frail skiff. TO get
close to the stranded ship was to court
instant destruction, and the task Of
saving those on board seemed well
nigh hopeless. but Harvey's noble
Newfoundland dog. with marvellous in
telligence, seemed to understand what
was required of him and at a signal
from his master sprang out Of the
boat and swan toward the ship. The
seas overwhelmed him and drove him
back, but he persevered and finally
came near enough. The sailors threw
him rope, which he gripped with his
sharp teeth, and at last he got back to
his master and was drawn into the
boat almost dead from exhaustion.
Communication was now established
between the ship and Harvey's skiff.
and with the most laborious efforts ev-
cry soul was saved.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1911-05-18
SPIDERS WEBS.
Their Filmy Threads Have Wonderful
Sustaining Power.

Their FIlmy Threads Have wonderful
Sustaining Power.
The strength of the spider and of the
materials it employs Is something al
most incomprehensible when the size
of the insect and the thickness of its
thread are taken into account. Recent
experiments have shown that single
thread of a web made by a spider
which weighed fifty-four milligrams
supported endwise a weight Of four
grams or seventy-four times the weight
Of the spider itself.
When, therefore, spider spins web
to let himself down from the ceiling
or from the branch Of tree and we
see him descending without perceiv.
ing his thread at all we may be per-
fectly sure that he is not only in no
danger of falling, but that he could
carry seventy-three other spiders down
with him on his invisible rope.
Knowing this fact with reference to
a single thread we need not be sur
prised that the threads of a web, inter-
woven and REINFORCED one by another.
have very considerable strength and
are able to hold bees and wasps, them
selves very powerful in proportion to
their size. and to bend without break
ing under a weight of dew or rain
New York Press
Bridgeton pioneer., 1911-05-18
The Mistake.

In his biography of Alexandra Du-
mas Harry A. Spur says that the i'm
provident French author, who hated
avarioe, was once waiting in line for
his cloak at a soiree when he saw a
millionaire give tip of so centimes 40
cents) to the servant who handed out
his paletot. Dumas. getting his cloak.
threw down a 100 franc note. Par
don. sir; you have made a mistake, /
think" said the man. offering to re-
turn the note. mo. no. friend" an
swered Dumas. casting a disdainful
glance at the millionaire; sit is the
other gentleman who has made the
mistake"