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RICHFORD.

Miss Matte Estclla Kennedy Of this
place and Charles Henry Cook of Farm
ham, Que, We're married at the home of
the brides brother, II. T. Kennedy We'd
nesday, Dec. 10, by the Rev. u. q. Guest,
Mr.. and Mrs Cook took the evening train
for trip to Boston and New York after
which they will pass the winter in Jack
sonyillc, Fla.
Mrs, Lucia Locke) Wcstovcr, aged IS
years, wife of Homer III. Westover, died
at the st. Adams hospital Sunday morn
ing at four O'Clock, following an opera
ton for the removal of a tuner last
ton for the removal of n tumor last week
by her husband, to whom she was mar
rled but n few months ago, four step-
children and one sister, Mrs. Eva Bedcll
of Chicopee, Mass.-AlcXander GaEnon,
aged 63 years. died suddenly Of heart
trouble Saturday evening, The funeral
was held at All Saints Catholic Church
Tuesday morning al nine o'clock, the
| Rev. Joseph LaVifine officiating Burial
| was in the cemetery on the East Berk-
shire road. Mr.. Gagnon had been i'll for a
| week but was better Saturday and
planned to resume work Monday morn
ing. He is survived by his wife, three
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GEORGIA.

Banner Grange will meet Friday even
ing. \ large attendance is expected as IT
is to be gentleman's night.-Alice Wood
has returned to her woIK in New York
The annual oyster supper Will be held
at the Baptist Church Friday evening
January 9-Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wood are
visiting ut the home of his mother, Mrs
Eliza Wood Mrs Davis does not i'm
provc.-Hale Nyc and Asa Pattec are
home for the Christmas vacation.-Thc
union Christmas exercises, entitled
"Christmas i'm the Land Of the Crescent"
which were being prepared by the Sun
day school pupils of the congregational
and Methodist Episcopal Churches, have
been cancelled on account of the crlti-
cal illness of Mrs. c. r. Davis, wife of
the Rev. c. r. Davis, pastor Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church.
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JOHNSON.

w. II. Stearns returned from the Isle
of Pines, w l.. Frdav.--Mrs b. G. Scrb-
ncr. Mr.. and Mrs Norman Ober and
Frank Boyce and wife spent Sunday with
their father, +. +. Boyce-Mrs W, II.
Leslie is suffering from rheumatism. TIL
Rev. f. G, French preached in Hardwic,i
Sunday.-At the regular meeting Of John
son Chapter, q. +, s, Friday night, Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Moiles and Mrs. \. G,
Peaks were initiated Henry Adams OF
Eden was in town Monday.-Plans are be-
ing perfected for a community Christmas
tree at the opera house Christmas eve. 4
cantata. Santa Clauss Mistake" will be
given.
The Rev. e. c. French offciated at the
funeral of Jonas Harrlngton's mother in
Eden Saturday,--The Hon. l. L. Pearl
was in Burlington Monday.-E. 7. Jose
was IN North Hero Saturday and sunday.
Sheriff Jones went to Windsor with a
prisoner Monday.--Mr and Mrs. Lewis
Marcy were in st. JohnSoury Monday.
Fred Dizan had an arm broken while
working i'm the woods last Saturday
Earl r. WEIGH did surveying here Tues
day for the American Mineral company
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FAIRFAX.

+. T." Butler, travelling salesman for
the Arbuckle company of Burlington. Is
at home for the holidays.-E Carpenter
was in burlington Saturday and Sunday.
The Methodist Sunday school will have
its Christmas exercises and tree We'd
ncsday evening, December al +. COL
burn Of Burlington was in town Satur-
day.-Thc Ladies' Aid of the Methodist
church took in about $50 at the sale and
supper asst week. William Archambault
visited I'm Fairfield over Sunday.-D. j..
Norton is confined to the house by i'll
ness-Miss Ruth Shepardson is expected
home this week for the holidays from
New York, where she is studying music.
A large and appreciatiye audience at
tended the third number of the lecture
course given at b. f. \. hall Saturday
evening by the Perkins famiy.-Mrs. Lii
Ian c. Bellows of Woodstock is in town
and Will spend the winter with her
mother, Mrs. +. r. Curley.
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SWANTON.

A barn in the Catholic grounds in the
rear of the Institute Of the Fathers of
st. Edmund was destroyed by fire abo,t
one o'clock Friday morning and
horse, COW. several wagons. Agricultural
implements and a lot Of hay and grain
was destroyed, nothing being saved The
insurance Is 500 The fire was discov-
cred by persons returning from social
function at the Taquahunga club. who
gave the alarm Brother Joseph unlock
ed the barn door and undertook to rescue
the horse and COW. but tho flames drove
him back The fire department responded
and confined the fire to the building
Fortunately there was no wind. otherwise
the extensive buildings Of the institute
and of tho parochial school would have
been endangered. Tho origin of the fire
is unknown.
The last detail Of inmates from the
temporary poorhousc at Swanton went
yesterday to the new quarters Of tn" as
ISOLATION at sheldon The movement
commenced Monday, a few at a time, tho
men going first and the women last.
There are - mon. II women and two
children. The old county house was
destroyed by fire January %. 1919, ana the
directors after looking over several build
ings in various parts Of the county. de-
cided the old sIspcndor factory at Swan
ton was tho most available ana the in
mates were moved here -four days after
the fire It IL said that the now quarters
with all modern improvements for snnj-
tary conditions and comfort t. better
than many OF the country hotcls.-I'rcd
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ENOSBURG FALLS.

Miss Enle Warner having resigned
AS postmistrcs4 at East Enosburg,
and the date fixed for rcceiv-
ing applications for the position having
expired without anybody applying, the
office has been ordered closed by the de-
partment. After January the rural
route from that office will receive the
mail from the office here and will be
dcsignatcd as route 6. The mail will be
taken from here as now, by the car
rirr on route 4 and delivered to Mr.. Kid
der. tho present carrier on route /. from
East Enosburg He will continue to de-
liver IT,
The Home Guards and Kings IIcralds
had Joint meeting at the home Of Miss
Ruth Draper Saturday aftcrnoon.-H. II.
Shina and mother. Mrs. s. l.. Shina, aud
sister, Mrs. Vera Vadney. expect to leave
town this week for Springfield Mass,
where they will make their homc-Mr.
and Mrs. w. T.. Ladd and daughter.
EVELYN: left here Wednesday for
st Petersburg, Fla. for n few
months.-Nr. and Mrs. A. A. croft left
Saturday for two months with their
daughter I'm Nashua. y. H. Their daugh-
ter Miss Mildred. accompanlcd them for
a. two weeks stay Her place in the
First National bank viii bo taken bv
Miss Marion EimbalI-Tho condition of
Glenn Rublcc. who is ollarantinod for
diphtLcIia I'm his b,mn ON Main strcot
IS much improved The condition of Miss
Annie Merrill. who has boon II, for two
weeks. is innroy,d thouph she is sim
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lbo. ,,,,v.d into tl,., .,t,,,,.. ,,l,i,t no.,
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quarantine on the home of Mrs. Estclla
Rublee for diphthcria was raised Sunday
and the premises fumigatcd The SON.
Glenn, who was i'll, has resumed his posi-
ton in the Office of w. V. Phelps e Co.
Mrs. II. w. Towlc returned Saturday
from a visit of few weeks to her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Dunton, i'm Nashua, y. H.
Miss Margaret Chance, who has been in
the home of Mrs c. L. Marsh for three
wears, has gone to her home in Hillside,
st. Armand, Que, for a short stay be-
fore going to New York to take course
in training for n nurse. A farewell reccp-
ton was given Yer by the Rcbekahs in
Phelps hall Fridj. evening The family
of William Pfcnstn, has moved from the
tenement near perley block to the s. r.
Hail tenement on Missisquoi street, re-
Gently vacated by w. II. Kimball.-MiSs
linnic Budd is visiting in St Adams
Mr. and Mrs. G. l.. Ovitt were business
visitors in Burlington Monday.-Mss
Olive Towle left last week to visit
in Burlington and Nashua, y. 1L-Mcr-
rill O. Blair. who has been travelling i'm
New York State for Thomas Leng & CO.
Of Boston, arrived Saturday for a few
weeks with his father, J. H. Blair.
Mrs Byron Dickinson returned from
Boston Tuesday, Mr. Dickinson also re-
turned the same day from St Adams
where he had been visiting his daughter
Mr.. and Mrs w. b. Ladd and daugh-
ter left Tuesday for St Petersburg, Fla
, At the meeting of Harmony Rebckal
lodge Monday evening the complete lis
Of elective officers was nominated. Tn,
election will be held Monday evening
leo Iaf fey. who has been in Springfield
| Mass, is expected to return this week
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IAMQ|LLE COUNTY
MORRISVILLE.

MIR, and Mrs j. \. Waite returned Fri
day evening from Boston.-Miss Emma
Lewis, who has assisted in the home of
John Atwell during the recovery of Mrs,
AtWcU from an operation, returned TO
johnson Friday.-AIrs, \. J. Smith went
to Burlington Saturday to remain over
Sunday with Mr.. smith, who is at the
Mary Fletcher hospital.--Mrs Emma
Hutchins Of stowe was "A guest Saturday
of her brother and wife, Mr.. and Mrs
George Brown.-lIenry Waite left Satur-
day for New York, Joining Mrs Waite
in n visit with her sister Mrs W b.
Walker.-Orra White Of Craftshury and
Miss Grace Clark of Elmore were united
in marriage Saturday Mt the home Of
Mr. and Mrs Harry Hutchins, Herbert
h. Dtlanu, Justice Of the peace, perform
ing the ceremony.
The 5 of V. Auxiliary has elected the
following officers: President, Mrs Hannah
Taylor; vicc-president Mrs Nellie stone;
trustees, Mrs. Lillian Sulham, Mrs,
clara Niles; treasure, Martha Answorth;
chaplain, Lillian Sulham; guide, Mrs.
Nellie SprlnGcl; assistant guide, Mrs.
Marian Baker; patriotic INSTRUCTORS Mrs.
Mable Fay; inside guard, Mrs. Carrie
FOX; outsid guard, Miss Marion Fox;
right color guard, Miss Stella Wilson;
left color guard, Miss Stella Taylor; ma
tional delegate, Mrs Ella small; national
alternate, Mrs. Nellie stone; division dele
gates, first Mrs. Eta. shaw second. Mrs
Zeua Bullard; division alternate. first
Mrs. Lizzie BUMPS; second, Mrs, Mablt
Fay.-Mrs, l., Calkins, mother OF Andrew
CalNins of Cadys Falls died THURSDAY
from injuries received in fall down
stairs, breaking two ribs and collar bone
Mrs Pluma Darling, a sister of Airs
L. A. Woodbury., is seriously i'll with
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NORTH HERO.

Miss Bertha LaviEnc has resigned her
position in Burlington and returned to
her homc.-David V. Clearhue was called
back to St Adams Friday night by the
sudden death Of his mother, Mrs, Julian
Barrett She survived hor husband only
week. -Thirty-six attended the chicken
pic dinner given by the Ladies' Aid at
the parsonage Thursday The afternoon
was spent in singing and sewing for the
society.-Sherman Dodge Is moving from
the drawbrdge into Jabez Hazens tene-
mont house.-Nrs Josie Haynes and
daughter, Enie. have gone to Burlington
to resde.-Mr and Mrs. Edwin s. stone
of burlington are visiting Mrs. stones
parents. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Upton
Mrs Jack Elder is seriously Thames
Rcay had a severe attack Of heart
trouble Monday and is in a critical con-
IftigD
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EAST BERKSHIRE.

Miss Frances lIadd has returned from
Enosburg Falls, where she has been caring
for Mrs II. c. Iladd and iEhtcr.-Mr
and Mrs Homer Wilson and little son
are guests of Mr.. and Mrs Luc.au NJ IL
son.-Mrs Lydia Wade, who has been
visiting her brother. +. Il. Smith, has
returned to her home in Montgomery
Centcr-H. f. Comings was in st. AL
bans Thursday .-Mrs. \. L. Pond passed
the weekend in Richrord.- Mrs. :. l..
Pcrlcy listed Mrs Raymond y. Iawlcy
in RichfOrl Tuesday
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ALBURG.

If was crrnncouslv reported that the
bodv of Albert Gordon had been found
They have been looking for it, but no
signs of IL had been found up to Thurs
dav uight-Mr. and Mrs. Henry Young.
who were called TO st. Adams to see their
daughter. who ia seriously III in the hos
pital returned to their homo Thursday
Mrs. H. r.. Darby is In Burlington Wal
ter Graves Of Rouscs Point has been I'm
town looking after lumber business for
the willard comuany and making prep
aration for setting mp n saw mill near
the railroad ON the farm OF the late Mrs.
Rravton, If It can he arranged. Mr. and
Mrs. 4 f. Willard have returned from
Saratoga. y V
NJ r. Rockwell. who is III, is gaining
slovlv.-Aarou Chccscman returned sat
urdav from Montreal where he had been
to 500 his mother who IS very i'll a,
the home Of her daughter Mrs II. s
III.
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sons. Edmund, Philip and Oscar Gagnon.
all of this place and five daughters. the
Misses Sophronla. Wilhcmina and Clare
Gapnon and Mrs Albortlnc Morrcu OF
this place. and Mrs. AlcXina CARPENTER Of
Hudson Falls, y. N.-E. u. Read and
family have gone to Manchester, y. H.,
to visit for a few daYs.--Mr. and Mrs. W..
r.. Eastman of ST. Adams visited at the
home Of Mrs. H. +. Rustcdt over the
week -ond.-The condition or J. f. Kelley.
proprietor Of the American House. who
has been IN for six weeks, is much inn
proved and he is able to be about the
house, H. Phancur who has been III
with the grip for nearly three weeks. IS
still confined to his room
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HILL WEST.

William Rivers and daughter Agnes, OF
Icnosburg passed Saturday and Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. T.. d. Rushford MIR
and Mrs. Austin McGrail spent SUNDAY with
their daughter Mrs Henry Sylvester
Mr. and Mrs w. p Shansraw passed
with Mrs, ShangraW's brother
Frank Lumbra.-Mr ana Mrs Leon
Rushford of Enosburg passed Sunday at
Charles Rushford s.-Austin McGrau is
seriously III.
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ALBURG CENTER.

Or Julian Hin Of Buffalo returned
home Saturday.-Mrs. Sadie Black of
Boston is in town visiting relatives
The Ladies' Aid furnished supper for 90
Masons at the time of the district meet
ing.-Thc Pomona Grange meets with the
Alburg Grange the first week in Janu-
ary.-Thc master Of the State Grange Is
expected to be at the next meeting of the
Alhurg Grange and assist at the instala-
ton OF olfiCers.-l.it Thclma HonsinGcr
is seriously iI-This evening the Guild
will furnish a supper, followed by an en-
tcrtainment in the church.
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GRAND ISLE COUNTY
GRAND ISLE.

Mrs. Mary Center Kinney wife Of
Marcus O. Kinney, died Saturday morn
ing, November %, after an Illness cG
about six weeks. Mrs Kinney was bon,
in Burke. y. Y, December H. 1917. Her
parents moved to Grand Isle sh,tly
afterwards. She was married to NJ O
Kinney 40 years ago, one son, Clarence
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ST. ALBANS.

Invitations have been issued for the
wedding Of Miss Marion Bostwick daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Milton S. Bostwick,
and Arthur Hopkins Stevens of Wash
mgton, son Of Mr. and Mrs. T.. =. Stew
ems of this city. which will take place
At St. Luke's Church Wednesday even
ing. December 81, at eight o'clock Fol
lowing the ceremony reception viii be
held at The brides home on BanI. street.
The following officers have been elect
"A ly Court Champlain, NO. io2, Catholic
order oil Forestors. Chief ranger, Joseph
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BERKSHIRE.

Miss Jennie Hotchkss passed Monday
and Tuesday at the home of c. II. john
soma. A. Kenlson of SpraEucvllc, y.
Y, is visiting his sister. Mrs Nina chap
pcll-The Christmas tree and exercises
in the Second Congregational Church
will be held Tuesday evening, December
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ENOSBURG.

The Christmas tree and cantata will be
held in the Congregational Church
Christmas eve.-The Enosburg Mil COM
pauy commenced drawing pulp wood
from the stevens place to the Falls last
wcck.-C. y. Spear is repairing his mill
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SWANTON CENTER.

Rear Admiral Kossuth Niles, retired.
whose death occurred suddenly Decem-
her 6, in New York city, was well known
here, having passed two Summers with
Mrs. Niles at the home of a. X. Hon
singer
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gathered at the home Of Mr.. ana Mrs
Charles Austin Friday evening. iames
ana dauCiuG were enjoyed.
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dContinued on mage I2J
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-28
THE LATE MISS GRAHAM.

The funeral, of the late Miss Alice
NJ. Graham, who died at an early hour
yesterday morning, will take place TO-
morrow afternoon at $3.50 o'clock from
her parents residence. 908 Prince
street. The services will be conducted
by Rev. J. L. Allison, pastor of the
Second Presbyterian Church, and the
interment will be in the Presbyterian
cemetery. The pallbearers will be
w. S. Grubb, Elmer Thompson, J. w.
Monroe, Jno. G. Graham, Alfred
Thomson, Harmon Roberts and David
Hulfsh.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-28
BOTH PARTIES ARE FINED
Aftermath Of Excitement on Prince
Street, Near ROYAL, on Last
Friday Night

Z .
The case of A. E. Smoot and VIII
liam Oehlert, who were engaged In
fight last Friday night in front OF
the Relief Hook and Ladder house,
was investigated in the Police Court
this morning. Several witnesses were
examined, whose evidence was SUD-
stantiaily as given in Saturdays Ga
1stte.
A soldier from Fort Hunt, who wit
messed the scuffle after the fight had
been precipitated, testified that Smoot
was down when witness rushed from
the opposite side of the street and
Oehlert had a pistol in his hand, and
said 81 have a great mind to shoot you
with your own pistol" Oehlert, how
ever discharged the pistol twice III an
opposite direction from Smoot.
The other witnesses added nothing
new to the case.
Smoot was finally put upon the
stand He stated that during COLO
guy with Oehlert THE latter struck
knocked him down, and stunned him
He denied having pulled rhe pistol or
his antagonist, but acknowledged M
had the weapon on his person, having
been told to carry it for reason.
Oehlert after giving the origin OF
the difficulty, the result of a family
matter, said Snoot drew knife upof
hiI,, and at that juncture he strucF
Smoot, who drew his pistol. He tool
the weapon from him and discharged
it. He also asserted that Smoot
snapped the pistol in his face.
Justice Cation imposed fine OF SIT
upon Oehlert for assault and S2C
upon Smoot for carrying concealed
weapons.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-01-28
SOCIAL AND Personal |
interesting News Notes Abeut People
Of Alexandria Happenings
10 Society.

s% Mrs. Herbert Oliver entertained at
cards yesterday afternoon ait her home
IT. south Washington street in honor.
of her sister, Mrs. Unduch, OF Baltl-
more, who is making weeks visit
here to her parents and SISTER. lqe
drawing room was most charmingly
arranged with vases of fragrant car
nations and sweet peas. The guests
were first .ushered INFO the dining
room where Mrs. Lewis Machen pre-
sided over the punch bowl, empowered
in crimson carnations and resting upon
the daintiest of lunch cloths OF Bat
tenburg. Mrs. Oliver was gowred
most becomingly in black lace over
soft shade of red. Mrs. .Unduch's
gown which enhanced her beauty OF
brunette type, was of lavender mesa
line, ,draped in graceful folds about a
bodice of handsome lace. The ait
I.traotive prizes, a cluster of ferns I'M
bedded in a wicker basket and a hand
worked sewing bag, were won by Mrs.
Albert smoot, jr, and Miss L;1lu
Smoot bue every guest felt she had
won prize, when the ices were
served with a dear little boutineer of
sweet peas upon each plate. Master
Edward Oliver was official score
keeper and with childish enthusiasm
presented each lady her tally card.
Mrs. divers guests were Mrs.
Louis Barley, Mrs. Harry Burke, Mrs.
Charles Micol, Mrs. Robert Barrett,
Mrs. Clarence Leadbeater, Mrs. En-
NETT Dunn, Mrs. Albert Smoot, ir.,
Mrs. John Johnson, Mrs. George Ch-
Ter, Miss Lulu Sfnoot, Miss Cora
Smoot, Mrs. George Evans, Mrs. AL
bert Bryah, and Mrs. George Fren III,
Msr. Oliver entertains again this AFT
tcrnoon a.. cards in honor of Mrs.
Unduch, whose many friends in
Alexandria are glad Ito have her again
in their midst.