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Putnam patriot., 1911-07-14
An Entertainment That Will Please

Those that attend the entertainment to be given in the Town Hall, Thomp- son, Saturday evening, July 18th, un- der the auspices of the Village Im- provement Society of that place, will be richly repaid. Miss Ruth Draper, monogolist, who has been engaged, has been heard by a number of the ladies resident of Thompson, and they are unitedly enthusiastic in their praises of her work. Tickets are on sale at the Thompson post office, and Dress- CTS drug store, Putnam.
Putnam patriot., 1911-07-14
Interesting Locals

Get a Victor or Victrola for your summer home at Geo. l.. shaw's.
 How about some engraved station cry with the name of your summer home. Let me quote price andiI will be sure 10 suit you. Geo. l. Shaw. A good line of plain paper in all sizes.
Putnam patriot., 1911-07-14
Advent Christian Church Notes.

The Pastor will speak Sunday morn- ing on the subject "The Call of God. "
 sunday school al F o'clock. Song service at ' and preaching at 7.15 ?. m-
 Prayer meeting Thursday evening at 80.
 The Pastor is engaged in special ef- fort in Mission in Pastusket, k. I.' this week.
Putnam patriot., 1911-07-14
ings for first six months of this year;

The Tenth Annual Summer school for Sunday school workers will be held July 18th 10 22nd at East Greenwich, k. | Tuition, board and room for seven days SlZ.
Putnam patriot., 1911-07-14
Announcement of Engagement

On Tuesday afternoon a party was given by Miss NJ. Gladys Murfey, al the residence of her parents, Mir. and Mrs. Edward C. Murfey, Grove street, the guest of honor being Mrs. Leslie Harris, of New Rochelle, N. Y. The fifteen young ladies who were the guests of the afternoon were enter tained on the lawn. During the after noon the engagement of Miss Murfey to +. Walden Wright was announced. Miss Murfey is widely known in Putnam, being graduate of the Put nam High school. She has an envia. ble reputation as singer, having won excellent success, both in concert and church work, being one of the original members of the vested choir of the Congregational church.
 Mir. Wright has been resident of Putnam for three years, holding the position of city engineer. lie is also State divisional engineer, having the charge of the state highway work in Windham county. He is a graduate of Yale, class of '96. He is the son of Dr. and Mrs. F. w. Wright, of New Haven.
Putnam patriot., 1911-07-14
ELIZA DUvERr

Mrs. Eliza Duvert, mother of Repre- sentative Hector Duvert, died at her home in this city Saturday morning, the result of shock she had last fall. She was born in Canada 75 years ago. Funeral services were held in St. Mary's church last Monday morning at 9 o'clock. The bearers were grand children, Arthur l.. Duvert and Jo- seph, Frederick and Hector Patnaude. She is survived by two sons, Hector and Emanuel Duvert, and two daugh- ters, Sister NJ. Mathilda and Mrs. AL phonse Patnaude. Burial was in St. Mary's cemetery.
Putnam patriot., 1911-07-14

--Mrs.E. NJ. Warner and daughter Gertrude. leave on Friday morning for stay of ten days at Crescent Beach.
Putnam patriot., 1911-07-14

Attorney tapen of Wiilinlantfc was in the.city Mondaya
 -MrssJ. R. Carpenter has had as guest Miss Alice Bugbee ofAVilliamss~s town, N. ].
Putnam patriot., 1911-07-14

The engagement of Maude Ethel the daughter of MT. and Mrs. Edward w. Cross of Hyde Park, Mass, to Howard
 W. Whitmore of Boston, has been an. nounced. MT. Whitmore is native of Putnam, and the son of MT. and Mrs. k. F. Whitmore of Willimantic.
Putnam patriot., 1911-07-14
NO 18

written by her for the Reunion of the Child family in 1906. She became a christian at the early age of ten years and developed beautiful christian character, always earnest and active in the work of the kingdom and service of the church, and as the years of weakness and deafness came upon her 1t served only to bring her the nearer with the presence of the great Comfort CT. The years passed peacefully amid the ministrstions of her loved family and the tender regard of friends for she always retained the same active ! when all nature seems in tune with the song of the redeemed came the call of the Master and she was not for her "spirit had returned to God who gave it.n Thus ended a life, uneventfIl in the worlds history but filled with good deeds and noble thoughts whose influence can never die.
 The funeral of Mrs. Child was held at her lifelong home on Friday after noon, July 7th, at ? o'clock. The en- tire family of children and grand children being present. The service was conducted by her pastor, Rev. R. R. Kendall, assisted by her former pas tor, Rev. George F. Waters, who by his intimate acquaintance was enabled to speak most tittingly of the charac- teristics and influence of the deceased, closing with the reading os the follow ing poem as being of special interest because of her appreciation of it spoken sending it to A friend as an expression of her thought:
 "I WILL SEND THE CoMFoRTERV How does God send the Comforter Oftlimes through byways dim; Not always by the beaten path Of sacrament and hymn; Not always through the gates of prayer,
 Or penitentIal psalm, Or sacred rite, or holy day, l Or incense, breathing balm.
 How does God send the Comforter? | Perchance through faith intense;
 Perchance through humblest ave | nues
 Of sight, or sound, or sense. | Haply in childhood's laughing voice 1 Shall breathe the voice divine, l And tender hands of earthly love
 Pour for thee heavenly winel How will God send the Comforter?
 Thou knowest not, nor
 His ways are countless as the stars
 Ills hand hath hung on high.
 His roses bring their fragrant balm,
 His twilight hush its peace,
 Morning its spIendor, night its calm,
 To give thy pain surcease
 --Julia c. R. Dorr
 The casket was covered and sur rounded with wealth of beautiful flowers each denoting loving thought. At the burial most touching tribute was paid by the strewing the casket with flowers by her little granddaugh- ters, the seeds of which she had loving ly assisted them to SOW. As she was laid to rest by her sons and grandsons in the beautiful old cemetery in Wood stock amid Q multitude of her kindred and loved friends, one could but again repeat "Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord"
 k. K. c. | uTJyA nrrvuun
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-07-13
RATE GOING UP.
Essex Junction Objects to Propo~ cd Iu-
crease In Cost OF Street Lighting.

Hssex junction Is also having its diff
cuities IN the matter Of streets lights
and by way OF answer to an increase OF
80 per cent. from the present price by tho
Burlington Light & Power company Will
cause an investigation to be made and
possibly carry the matter to the public
service commission. The price paid under
the present contract Is five dollars per
light and under the proposed agreement
will be $3.50 per street light per year. A
committee of the trustees will investigate
the matter OF securing a contract with
burlington. and for that purpose has
appointed n board to confer with COM
mittee from the Burlington hoard OF al
dermen to see II any agreement can lie
made with this city for lights. The COM
mittec will also investigate other sources
from which lights can be obtained.
At a meeting of the board OF trustees.
lions We're drawn up:
Resolved That in view of the fact that
the burlington Light & Power Co has in
dicntod that it will demand all Increase
OF 90 per cent, for lighting the streets of
this village over the present cost, COM
mittec Of tho village trustees be appoint
the presider; shalt be chairman cN-
offico to meet with the proper commit
tee from Tho board of aldermen Of Bur
linGton to ascertain as to whether or
not the city OF Burlington will enter :.
proposition to furnish electricity to Essex
junction Tor street lighting: said
committee also to isit other towns
Tor the purpose of investigating the mat
ter Of street lights and 20 ascertain as
to whether power is available to be used
for lighting purposes, 1t is further tho
sense OF the meeting that said committee,
In case, after due investigation, deems
the rate quoted by officers OF me seid
company excessive. appeal to the public
service commission for such redress as
tho said commission can give in the
premises
Tho committee appointed by the preoI-
dent of the board Tuesday is conf
posed of l.. NJ, Hays and II. O. Mud
gott
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-07-13
SUM Err BEDS.

While the beds in tho summer home
should be ruraly simple and give an I'M
preston of ineXpensiveness, no expense
should be spared in any detail that effects
the comfort Of the sleepcrs Only the best
OF mattresses should be considered. and Il
failurc to provide sheets of ample length
and width Is a serious sh1rtcominE on the
part of the housckeeper, There are lovely
summer blankets of wool no heavier than
q cotton sheet, and Italian silk blankets
are also desirable for use on cool nights.
spreads for informal beds should be un-
prctentious coverings of practical material.
Fitted covers OF lowered cretonne are al
ways pretty, and French dimltios, which
are much lighter than marso lilies, arc also
scrviceahle. Od-fashioned quilts are de-
sirable In country houses of the informal
sort and the old-time blue ana white CO.
verlets made by Kentucky mountaincers
ere quite the thing for the mountain camp
or bungalow. A certain freshness is lost
when colors are chosen for bed cover
ings Yet their use Is very common
Australian spreads In delicate pinhs and
blues or rich ecru or India cottons
with quaint palm or crescent patterns
with printed borders make attractive
covers
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-07-13
TO AID VERMONT
IN FIGHTING FIRE
U. S. Government Will Expend
$4,000 This Year to Hire
Forest Patrolmen.

Washington, July ia cooperative
/ agreement which has been entered into
between the L, s. department of agricul-
ture and the State of Vermont provides
for an expenditure by the government of
not to exceed 5000 during next year to-
ward meeting the expense of forest fire
protection in Vermont. The cooperative
agreement is made possible by the terms
of the Weeks law, which Congress passed
last winter
This law, besides providing for tho pur-
chase By the national government of
lands on the headwaters of navigablc
i.vers for the purpose of creating national
forests to protect these rivers, carried
also an appropriation of 100000 which
the secretary Of agriculture might expend
in order to protect from fire, in co-opcra-
ton with the States, similar lands In
State or private ownership. 1t was pro-
vided in the law that expenditures by the
federal government in any State should
not exceed the amount spent by the
State itself in the cooperative work.
Other States which have signed similar
cooperative agreements with the gov
eminent are Maine. New Hampshire, New
Jersey and Wisconsin.
Inc secretary or agriculture concluded
that the most effective way to use the
money available would be by requiring.
as a preliminary to entering into an
agreement with any state for cooperative
IRE protection, that the State authorities
should submit definite plan showing
IN detail exactly what it was proposed
to do, With these plans were required
maps showing areas to which protection
would be given. All plans submitted are
c"TeiuliF examined by the department Of
agriculture, to see both that the arcn
70 ne protected is actually forested land
u" 'he headWaters OF naViEable streams
anu ti'at the pan OF protection proposed
ven '""VeNeu ana Thoroughly practical
Wv" an "'s"n'"eu ana eHcctiVe system
20 '"''on ny capaole state or
vas "e''ueu ior t'e present
c V''"' Wv "'"""t' spent III any one
~ '"' "''I""'' government shouIu
W ''''
@ohEL1 ~ PAY PATROLMEN
The funds Of the federal government
will be used solely for having ratrolmen
The State officials select these natroI-
men, subject to the approval of the de-
partment Of agriculture. The mans sub
mitted to the federal government show
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-07-13
TERRIBLE DESTRUCTION
BY FIRES IN ONTARIO

Toronto, ont. July 11.-Despaic hos
received tonight from the mining re-
gion of northern Ontario tell of ter
rible destruction by forest fires Three
miners were burned to death and three
foreigners drowned at South Porcu-
pine. The town of Cochrane is prac-
tically wiped off the map, only half n
dozen buildings remaining standing
South Porcupinc and Pottsville have
also boon wiped out. The outskirts of
Golden C!'y are burned but the sta
tion is safe. All of the mining camps
from Dome to Whitney are reported
burned.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-07-13
LIBRARIANS MEETING.
commissioners and Members of state
Eonrd in Annual Session.

Montpelier, July 1.-THE annual
meeting of the board Of library com
missioners and the Vermont Library
association opened this morning in
Kellogg Hubbard hall with large at
tendance Mrs. Kate w. Barney. presi-
dent, of Springfield. presided at the
association meeting and the reports Of
the officers showed a gratifying condi-
ton. The prizes for press notices Will
be announced later.
The officers elected We're as follows:
President, Miss Evelyn S. Lease. Mont
pelier; vice president, Miss Lucy D.
cheney, Rutland; treasurer.
Miss Elizabeth Hills. Lyndonville; sec
ond vice presidents for counties, Or
leans, Essex Caledonia, Mrs. Ella
TruaX; Franklin, Lamollle, Grand Isle,
George y. Smith; Rutland, Bennington
Miss Angie Meldcn; Windsor, Wind
lam, Mrs. A. ID. Chamberlin; Wash
!ngton, Orange. Miss Frances Atkin-
son; Chittenden, Addison, Mrs. Mary
NJ. Platt; nominating committee. Miss
Frances Pierce and Mrs. Kate W
Barney
The county reports were presented as
follows Miss Elizabeth Hills, Lyndon
Vile, read the report for Orleans, Essex
and Caledonia counties; Miss Bessie Sill
verthorn, IN the absence Of Miss Della
Thompson, MOrrlsville, read the renort
from Grand Isle, Franklin and Lqmoille
counties, There was no report from Rut
land and Bennington counties, the vice.
president, Miss Bertha NJ. Shaw Of
pittsford, being absent, The report from
Windsor and Windham counties was
read by vice-prcsdent Miss Lucy d
Cheney. Rutland, in the absence of sec
ond vice-presidept, Mrs. Abba Doten
Chabmerln, Miss Ellen Brown North
field, gave the report for Washington
and Orange counties. The report of Chit
tcnden and Addison counties was read
~ Mrs. Winslow in place of Miss Adella
V. Ingham, Norgennes, who was absent
These reports showed g flourshing con-
dition over the state with an Increasing
interest in tho Libraries and cordial sup
port on the part Of tho newspapers. Co
operation with the schools is a feature
worthy special mention,
Tho afternoon session was opened with
an address OF welcome by state Librarian
George w, Wing and a round table.
Other speakers were: r. ]. BrownsCombe
on The Library as n Factor Wins Edu-
cation the Hon, +. A. Rowland on
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-07-13
Oxford Cambridge Defeat Har.
ward Yale Athletes by Win
ming Last Event.
HARDLY A CHEER TILL THEN
Band Played God Save the
King" when Baker of Cam
bridge Spirited in the
Victor in Mile Run.

London. July 1.-THE Queens club
was the scene to-day of the most ex-
sting contest in its long history. when
Oxford and Cambridge defeated IIar
yard and Yale in the fifth meeting of
The oldest universities of the two ma
lions. The climax was dramatic in
The extreme. Each nation had won
two meetings. and each had to its
credit four of the events Of to-day's
meeting The struggle for supremacy
depended upon the last event, which
VAS the one-mile race.
A British sporting gathering such
as that to-day is usually of the upper
lass and thus was purely univer-
rity assemblage in atmosphere, be-
rause the admission price had pur
oosely been kept high enough to ex-
dude the masses. Until the final event
there was no demonstration except
moderate applause for the winners.
But when SIX young athletes toed the
mark for the crucial test silence fell
over the scene, followed by a wild
demonstration when Baker of Kings
College. Cambridge, sprnted in a win
ner by five yards from Moore of OK
fora, VINO was SeCoIlu, anu Law less vi
Harvard, third. The time was App 3-3.
Baker was carried off the field on the
shoulders of his comrades. while the
hand played God Save the KING" 1t
was such an uproar as might have been
witnessed at some American meeting.
TWO TEAMS EVENLY MATCHED.
The two teams We're remarkably even
matched. The Americans had practically
walk-overs in the jumps and hurdles. The
hammer throw was conceded to the OX.
ford Rhodes scholar, Putnam of Kansas,
but they counted upon fair proportion
of the runs. That the Englishmen took
four out Of five of these. including the
one-mile and the two miles. confirmed the
fears that the climate might weaken the
staying powers of the American. Tho
latter, as usual. appeared more highly
strung and more nervous than their
rivals. The records as whole were only
average for an international meet
Speaking of the results tonight, Richard
c. Floyd. the Harvard manager, who was
in general charge of the Americans said:
The English distance runners defeated
us. This goes to show, as it has so often
done, that il is hard for distance run
ners to come across the ocean and keep
in the best Of form under radically
different climatic conditions. However,
We do not offer any excuses"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-07-13
U. v. M NEW HEAD.
President Benton VIII Assume His Du-
ties Newt Monday.

DR.. Guy Potter Benton, president elect
of the University of Vermont will spend
his vacation in this city acquainting him
self with the work that he is to take
w when the college opens in the fall
DR.. benton Will arrive I'm burlington next
Saturday and will make his homo at the
Hotel Vermont Uut.l extensive repairs on
the presidents house on University place
are completed. This will require about
six weeks, at the expiration of which time
Mrs Benton will Join DR.. Benton and
they will make their home there. Dr.
benton will take the oath of office next
" riaY aud will thea, with the aid Of his
private secretary, Mn Swan. take up the
affairs Of the COLLEGE, making personal
study az tho conditions here.
Aclirg-Presileut Elias Lyman will be
relieved from His duties as soon as DR..
Benton takes charge. but will remain
in the city during the summer assisting
Or, Benton in his work Mr. Lyman will
take a trip to Europe next fall o. carly
winter.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-07-13
JUDGE PARKER OPTIMISTIC.
Says Experience, However, Has Made
Democrats Cautious.

Washington, July 1l,-Former Judge
Alton b. Parker Of New York, who has
been in Washington in consultation
with President Ciompers of the Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor relative 10
the contempt proceedings against the
Federation officials, conferred at the
Capitol with many of the democratic
leaders in both Houses OF Congress.
There were numerous exchanges of
views regarding the political situation
and n fairly general expression OF hope
from the democratic standpoint.
Experience has made us cautious IN
the matter OF prediction" said Mr.,
Parker, "hut the outlook certainly is
better than usual"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-07-13

the training Of the forest officers includes
sort of fire game. which consists in sud
denly locating an imaginary fire on the
map Of a national forest and calling on a
ranger to tell offhand how and from
where he would gather help how he
would organize and conduct his defense,
ond whence he would obtain supplies and
means OF transportation. Although con-
ditions in the East seldom present such
serious difficulties, they are regarded as
calling equally for intelligent planning
and the development of a trained force.
CAN END AGREEMENT AT WILL.
Under the terms Of the cooperative
agreements, the secretary of agriculture
may terminate the cooperation at any
time that he finds it not to be conducted
in a satisfactory manner. In this way
the responsibility FOR organizing and
maintaining the work is placed upon the
State, which, however, must keep It's
system up to n good standard of eff
cheney in order to have the cooperation
with the federal government continued.
Forestry officials of the department of
agriculture will act as inspectors to keep
the department informed as to how the
States are handling the work. 1t is be-
leved that under this system Il great
advance will be made in the development
of good State systems of fire protec-
ton.
In addition to the Statos with which
agreements have been signed by Score
tary Wilson, Massachusetts, Connecticut,
Maryland and Minnesota have requested
cooperation this year \ number of other
States have made inquiry concerning
the possibility of their entering into CO.
operative agreements with the govern
ment. hut have found that they could not
do 20 under the terms of the law be-
cause their Legislatures have made no
provision for expenditures on behalf OF
the State.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-07-13

wheeled along with an army In the
field the aerial gun would be invaluable.
according to leading officers Of tho army,
IN preventing m encmy's acroplanes from
getting near enough to estimate the
strength Of the troops. For ordinary field
work the gun would be as servicoable aE
the present field or liaht artillery gun.
Some tests Of the gun have been made,
and they We're pronounced most success
full. The big test, however, will he
made at Sandy Hook some time In the
latter part of July or the first part OF
August. For the test free and captive
balloons and box kites will be used
These latter will be of man carrying
size.
The gun will he fired from every angle
possible and at Its maximum range, both
vertically and horizontally.
The navy Will make an aeroplanc test
one month later on the southern drill
grounds, The gun the navy will use Il
the regular siX-poundcr remounted so
as to be fired At the same angles as the
aerial gun of the army. Tho army
tracer shell will be used. Balloons and
box kites will be the targets These
tests viii he made while ships are TT
anchor and at slow speed. firing spec 1
and fun speed. Firing will DO from the
bow and stern.