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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-04-03
WASHINGTON COUNTY
WATERBURY.

M. f. Y Harvey spent sunday
1T the IIcaton hospital in Montpelier,
whore her son. Harry Harvey, Is re-
covering from his recent injury IT
is now expected that bee viii reaain
the sight OF both eyes which were
burned by acid.
The AIT club mot with Mrs. H. q.
Whitohiu Monday attcrnoon.-Thc meet
ms Of the W. II. s. Alumni which was 10
have been held with Belle Bscvn Thurs
day evening, vas postponed because o:
the wcather.-Many rcighborly calls were
made to the town clerks office in Dux-
bury the other day when Charlie SeaNor
brought for bounty the head aud skin of
a bay lynx This he trapped near his
home on Crossett hill.--'Ihc Rev w T..
Douglass OBLIGATED at the funeral OF Mrs.
clair in stowe March 2G.-Miss Frcda
TarDelL VINO was operated upon for APP
pcndicitis. IS doing we'll at the Mary
Fletcher hospital funeral Of Sidney
Wallace was not held until Friday morn
ing because they were unable 10 reach
here with the body until last Thursday
night The Rev, w. h. Douglass officiatel
and the bearers were NJ. G. Barber, Bort
Wallace James Wallace John Dodge Of
Waits River Henry Wallace and Blaine
Wallace The service was held from Per-
kius undertaking looms.-Mrs George
W. Randall is much improved-Mrs j. r.
Tikc is convalesCent.-Mrs julius Dan
iclg, who has been worse since the death
Of her husband, was slightly improved
Sunday Miss l'rcda Tarbcll was re-
membs red with post card shower on
Saturday by her associates in the Dilline-
ham grangc,-Mrs. Erwin CooVeN who
was taken to the Mary Fletcher hospital
Friday night and operated upon Al once,
| is quite comfortable, Supt r. ". Palmer
was in burlington Friday evening to at
tend an informal meeting OF the board OF
educators of the State, Mrs. Janus eros
set left Friday 10 stay with her daughter
| In Montpelier until the opening Of her
| summer home at Queen Cit! Park.-Mys
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school i'm Holden and is spending he's
vacation here. Miss Baker Will teach
IN the primary department Of the For.
estdalc school next term. Succeeding
Miss Ruth Ketcham, who has resign.
ed.--Frcd L. Pataode has returned
from the Mary Fletcher hospital,
where he mas been for a few weeks
recoVering from surgical operation
Miss Marccllctc Johnson. who has
been confined To the house with the
Hollis Richmond and Miss Jennie r.
Martin of TicondcroRa y V, were
married Thursday, March p. in Ticon-
dcroga After their wedding trip Mr..
and Mrs. Richmond will reside here.
occupying the Leland place in the Ar
mold district.
The damage done to the roads and
bridges In the village and vicinity dur
ing tho frrshet last week is estimated AZ
5000 = o. Eddy has gone to sheldon.
where he is to have charge Of a creamery,
and j. A Leonard of Shoroham has taken
bis place at the Rutland COUNT Cream
cry here
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Carrier have moved
from the w. T. Smith house on Carver
street 80 FOreStdalc --Iames Wctmorc
has moved his family from Goshen TO VI.
j. LavonChc's farm east Of the VILLAGE
and Mr. lavonche will move hero John
llcnncsscv has moved from Forest Park
farm to tho Watson place on Park street
recently vacated by W q King j. II.
Griffith will occupy the t,don house on
Grove street Yscated by James Tenn.en.
and H. H. b.sscn VIII move 90 no
Griffith farm ir ia. I,rcc.o,, Nt;ii. l...
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the home Of MIR and Mrs IT, \. Plunkctt
! Mrs Joseph Manning was in town sat
i 0id.y and on h,r '"turn to East Gran
| Vile took her brother. Gordon, With her
/ for Il week. Her mother. Mrs Jennie
| Smith, went to Springfield Mass, to re-
main during the time.-Miss Marguerite
Mortified and Miss. Helen Brown left Sat
urday for Grafton and Adams, Mass TO
lpass the school vacation Miss May h.
! Howe is also in Brattlcboro for the weel,
and Miss Josephine Dana, another teach
er, at her home in Pomfret. Mrs. Beth
Fieldcrs went to Bethel saturday. Miss
Ruth Morrill, left Saturday Tor Lyndon
vile to remain for an indefinite time
Miss cora Osgood who is attending
school in Mortified Mass, returned sat
nrday for her vacation Of few weeks
Mrs D. c. Goodwin left Saturday for
several days i'm concord. y. IT,
| Mrs Bertha Hayward Burridgc gave
an interesting address Tuesday evening
before the Parent-Tcacher association
meeting at the high school building Mrs.
Burridgc is The supervisor of primary
work in the State normal school at
Nachias Ne There were about 80 prese nj
and the associr zion received nine new
members at this time. which makes a
total membership Of gl.-Mr. and NIrs
George Mann Of Quechee. who were here
70 attend the funeral OF their father
William Mann. returned Weducsday.--A.
u Steel is aDl, 10 ne again at his place
at the inn, after several Wccka illness
William Raymore and family of Spring
field, who have been IN town to visit rcla-
lives, loft Wedrcsday.---A daughter was
born Tuesday to MI and Mrs. Tom
Elliott at the san!taTium - Richar Ri
Thompson has severed his connce" N
with the Nem stab. and has gone to he
Brigham creamery TO work. George
Facto succeeds him at thu Neff stable
Miss Ge"trudc Hail vent 10 Rodpark,
j., Wednesday, after making short
stat with he aunt, Ms. l. u Rumrill. --
M.es blanche Montgomery ~ NaternUty,
who Ia. been with Miss Beatrice PuAcv
since the middle OF lart week. returned
wednesday The Ladies Ala II the
Federated Church viii 'acct With Mrs.
u. \. Leonard TAUrsday afternoon NJ SIS
Nryrnic clifford Il student "A, Mount
Holyollc College who has been pa sains
several days here with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs {. . Ciifcrd. eft Wednesday,
70 re.uu.e ur. .Hu lies Mi. : FrauC 8
Bloomfield, . daughter OF the rev and
Mrs Bloomfield or Montperor. came
from that city Wednesday to meet
Beatrice Thompson and will pass the
night with her at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs A j. Foster.-Mrs q. W. DouGla -
left Wednesday for Barre to pass several
DAYS. Miss Grace Douglass. her daugh-
tcr underwent an operation for APP
nendicitis at the sanitarium about three
weeks ago and IS making a rapid re-
covcry at her home in Bethel Gilcad.-
Robbie Alexander arrived from Tuu-
bridge Wednesday for a short stay with
Mr. ard Mrs. r. j. LabountN.-A special
Masonic meeting was held in the hall
Tuesday with a fair attendance. The an
nual meeting is to be held later in the
mont N
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EAST WARREN

Aaron Buzzcl died March % Of tuber-
culos,s The funeral was held at the vii.
lage church Sunday. II leaves a wife
and lvo children, also -four brothers and
two sisters to mourn his loss Mrs. J. T..
Greenwood il visiting her daughter in
Montpelier. Mrs J. p. TurEer is visit
ing her daughter in Barrc.--James Neil
who has bc"n IN por health for several
months with brslt disease. died at the
nome Of his son. Bert, Sunday night.
-Goorge Camp who has been in Ran
dolph the past year. has moved back ia
his homo IN {. village Eugene Estel
bag rented W. J. McGlahtin's farm. Ed
ear 'ord and son, Hcrmon, Of Granville.
were IN town Sunday 80 attend the fu-
neral Of Aaron Buz2el ruth Campbell
is going to Rochester soon to take mp the
millinery business.
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NORTHFIELD.

l1r. John H. Winch died ahoar fn,,r
o'clock Friday afternoon at tine H,1ton
hospital. where he had been for treat
mcnt for the past week. He leave. =
wife and one son, Cecil 5. II Akron Ohio
lDr. Winch was y Years of age and was
the oldest practicing physician in town.
lie was graduate of thu medical de
'partmcnt OF thc University of Vermont
u" had represented the town I'm the
legislature and was always prominent
In town. village and school affairs He
was a member of NorthHcld Lod.. Of
odd Fellows, and was only recently ap-
pointed ncmbc" of the United states
board OF pension examiners Albert w.
fiolton, prominent farmer living up
Union brook died at his home Thursday
afternoon from pneumonia. BESIDES his
wife he leaves q daughter ana d son
Funeral services We're held SATURDAY
afieinoon.-T funeral of Nathan W.
Cady was held Friday afternoon from
the home Of his son, Roy ". Cady
I.ocaI r'orccastcr W. ~ Shaw Of the
United States weather bureau reports
mean temperature tor March Of 81 de-
srccs which is SIX degrees above the
normal March temperature In Northfeld
The highest temperature was 81 degrees
on the 10th, and the lowest was 20 degrees
below zero. or the 9Th. Tho greatest
daily range was Al deGron. on the Sth
and the least daily range was six degrees
on the 9th. The precipitation Gain and
melted snow amounted t. 6,3 inches,
which 'ucludes IS inches ~ unmH,tcd
snow. The normal March precipitation IS
o. % inches The prevailing wind was
from the south the total movement 1872
miles. the average hourly velocity IS
miles and the maximum velocity u miles
per hour, from the southwest on the ?ith
The month was made mp OF four clear.
seven partly cloudy and ~ cloudy days
Precipitation In quantities sufficient to
measure occurred on 4 days Slcct fen
on the list, -6tn and 3ist ami hail on the
3lSt; fog VAS noted on III" list and 25th
and solar halos on the -Sth and 3Wh; thun-
do"storms occurred ora the DIST and 3lst
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WHITE RIVER JUNCTION.

some 70 members of tn" hoard Of trade.
women friends and others enjoyed a BAN
quot Friday evening at ;ho Junction
House, y arg" number would have
doubtless boon present had travelling con-
dlt.ons been better. d. \. Eliot presided
IS postmaster ana the guests and speak
erS of tnc evening were Governor Allen
NJ Fletcher. Miner Chapman Of Boston
James =. T"'lor ~ rirllngtou, score
tarN of tho Greater Vermont association,
and the Rcv j. 4. Scheucrle OF Manches-
ter \ Dartmouth qua!tettc furnished
several scicctionS.-rhc second annual
meeting and election OF officers of the
hartford Forward association was held
Friday afternoon. Addresses were dcliv-
cred by James i. Tavlor of BURLINGTON
and the Rev. j. A. Schcuerlc Of Manches-
ter, formerly located here. Reports OF
Sc\ "ral committees We're then heard
showing that along the limos of the Hart
ford Mutual Aid work. village improve.
mont and farmers work, and Others,
good had already been accomplished. The
Following officers We're elscted Prcsi-
dent, Charles NJ Cone Of Hartford vice.
president at large. the Roy. j. A. Scheu-
erie OF Manchester, secretary and treas
nfer, F. y. Campbell OF Wilder
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ICE SHORTAGE Of
100000 TONS
Price to Large Consumers in New
York Already Advanced
Famine Is Predicted.

New York, April An ice famine this
summer is tho prediction Of William y
Bavicr Of New Rochelle, who is yico-
president of the KnickcrhoclScr Ice conf
ANY.
"Ncw York state alone is lOO,Oco tons
short" he said Yesterday. II cannot say
what the price will be this summer out
it is "A fact that the big consumers have
begun paying - cents a hundred pounds
Tno normal price is 20 cents, and I'm some
years it has been as low as Il l-2 cents.
The open winter mas increased the de-
lnaud for Ice during the last month more
than 50 per cent Usually W. have had to
supply 1900 tons. but March this yea.
called for CI,oOO tons What the price OF
toe will bc in view of the marked increase
IN TN" use Of ice during tn. winter
months when the summer is upon u9 J
cannot say, and would not care to predict,
but it is a fact that We arr facing am .r-
usual shortage not only in N.W York
state, but in New Jersey, CONNECTICUT.
Massachusetts and other States nearby. "
Mr.. Bavicr said the plants for making
artificial Ice had not increase their Ia
,iiitics for turning out ice. and hence
there Wa no hope from that so.uco.
There were 2,So',ono IONS Of i.o cur last
year of which g.2o"o IONS were aor-
sumed during tho summer months" he
declared. This year W. have cut about
100000 tons, leaving us 10000 tons
short of the amount consumed last year.
Now, do not think that there will he any
relief to speak %; from the artificial
plants. It takes six months TO put such
"a plant into .hepe to turn out ico and
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BETHEL.

After delay Of about 6s hours follow
ing tn" washout on the main line of the
Central Vernon Railroad company roar
this place Thursday afternoon. the New
England States Limited, southbound.
made It's regular run Sunday afternoon.
In the int"rVa. through passenger trains
had either been Cancelled or had found
their way north and south by some other
line, while Passengers, usually numbering
40 or more on the local trains had been
carried in carriages furnished by the rail-
road. These trains stopped at tho pas
senger station when bound south and at
the crossing near j. A Pcrlcv's when
bound north, requiring a transfer by
teams of nearly three miles. \ large force
of men kept at work almost constantly
had very had place to fill, and after
the Use Of 10 carloads Of granite waste
mad temporary roadhod which shortly
after noon on sunday stood the tcst of
the heavy work train before the express
was sent over II is estimated that to
permanently repair the roadbed will re-
Quire 90 loads The present temporary
route makes a curve OF about eight feet
diameter from the old route at that
point Mr.. and Mrs. Robert W. Powers
went Saturday to Gloucester. Mass. call
ed by brothers serious illness. -Thc
Womans club met Monday afternoon at
the homo of MIS-. T.. l.. Pass. There We're
papers on South America by Mrs. l.. +.
Terry and Mrs. s. NJ. Washburn and the
members responded to their names by
g. Citations from the poems of William
Cullen BrYant.--The current number of
the Ncrmontcr has a prominent article
by r. NJ. Tohin of Swanton Oh That
Boy from Bethel" referring to Edison
j. Cham berlin. president of the Grand
Trunk railway system, whom many resi-
dents Of this village remember az a
schoolmate and who s a cousin OF Miss
Abbic f.. Clarh.--The Memorial day ad-
dress in Bethel Will ne given by the Rev.
Henry Adams Parkhurst Of Springfield.
former pastor Of the local Cniversalist
Church. Mr.. and Mrs. Burnap w. South
worth and family have moved from
Windsor where they lived several years,
to NprweI Mass.--The Rev. joel f.
whitney. retired CONGREGATIONAL
minister living in RoNa'tou preached his
10Th anniversary last sunday and was
given a large shower of cards.
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CAIRO ANXIOUS
AS TO ITS FATE



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hood waters passing CAIRO D. the bhi"
river Lo-nI-A'' the ''.N Is a' ID -tat' Of
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p'l"r'' inc river -a"S" AT 49," O'Clock
stood AT 'tf ana rising. " stag" three
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Vlou' record
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MORETOWN

The funeral Of Franklin u. frifith was
held IN this place Friday at on" O'Clock.
tn" Rev, a \. Mandi6o, pastor OF the
Methodist Church, officiating The Moral
offerings We're many ana heihttul
puartcttc, Mrs. H. : Ward, MIS-. Addie
Sawyer e.. II, Ward and O. VI. Ashley
sang some DaT Wei ind"rs'and ana
Rock of Ages. The bearers were > r.
Atkins, r. \. Gnmth, Il. g. Niklns and
j. +, Griffith, nephews Of the deceased
Burial was In the South DuNbuH cemetery.
The q. y. r. MAS Represented nN =" >
Fisk, \. f.. Mchuron, Wells palmer OF
,taitsHeld aud NJ NJ. Davis ~ this place
Among those who ATTENDED the funeral
from out of town were Mrs y. G. turner
Mr.. and Mrs. J O. Haskius hnd GURUS
Haskins OF Montpelier, 3. 2. Hll'e't OF
burlington Mr. and Mrs { 3 NoAlHs'
Lar Of Essex. Mr. ana Mrs V. v lurhe''
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BETHEL.

Clayton Il. Tucker has moved Zig fam
ily TO W. t''eu Dunhams and will work
there the COMING soason--Charlos Walker
Is moving from tho Hartwoll cottage to
tn" Gushing house on upper Church street
vacated by l.. G. Boardman.--L. g.
Boardman has moved his family TO Lit
tie Valley, y. Mrs A. H. Flint died
sunday night, aged s. years. Two months
ago she broke a hip bone by falling on
the ice. Sh" is survived by her husband,
to whom she was married 81 years ago
ana hy son. Edwin Flint and d. daugh-
ter. MIS-. Emma Cosswcll OF Barre town.
Tho funeral was held Wednesday, 1T
90 =. m, the Rev j. Wesley Miller off,
ciatiug. with burial at the E.vmpus cer1o-
trrv.-Tho White River railroad was mt
ora. lt omission by high waite. At
present mail and passengers are being
carried to Rochester and the other points
~ the road by teams from I.Ambcrtou :
stablcs.-Mrs. e. l.. Sanders is visiting at
IW. +. y. Burnett's in SWantou.-Mrs.
Fred Daniels OF FarfaN IS a guest at Al
lcrt o. Thayor Sired PIrmcnt"r aged
~ year. died March p at W. H. Smith :,
whore he had lived since last spring Of
stouo-rutt"rs' consumption. He spent
most OF his life working at his trade at
Barre and other granite towns. Three
years ago hc secured employment, in tho
tale mill ut Rochester, whor" h. lived
Until last year The funeral Was hold last
Thursday morning, the Rcv. j Wesley
Miller olicilting Mr.. and Mr.. Smith
and RoNiu Paine started TO drive TO
Washington with tho body owing to
NaShouts IN tho streets they Wer, able TO
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RUTLAND COUNTY
BRANDON.

pW ng to the condition OF the roaos,
caused by the severe rain storm. the
rural curriers' rom the local postoffico
were unable - make only small
portion of their trims. The bridges at
tn" town farm, Aliens mill i'm Goshen
ana one in l'orestdalc, besides many
smaller ones. were washed away.
Neshobc river was the highest it has
been in wears, overlooking through
Center street and causing much lam
age in tho vicinity of l7orestdalc
The funeral or Mrs Jennie Dewey
blackwell was hcld Monday mo,nine
at 945 o'clock at ST. Thomas's EMS
copal Church, the Rev. r. b. Leach
officiating, The body was taken
to Montpelier for hurial.-The on
gagcm"nt Of Miss Catherine Dram
younr 'st daugcter of Mrs. Kate Dram
to Dr. Eugene j. Cray. has been an,
nounced.--Fhe net proceeds Of the
play, The Cricket on the Hearth
and dance given Friday evening t.
the town hall amounted to s7c.20.--
Miss Ethel Baker has closed hel
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HAPPENINGS IN VERMONT

arrived on account OF the recent railway
delays. and the opening Of the school may
AVE to be deferred on that account
Mrs. Mary A. Jcrncy left Wednesday on
her ., mi-annual business trip to Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. George r. Fowler of South
birmingham, Mass, who are with Mrs
N1bie Warren, will soon open their bung-
.dow at The Knoll for the summcr.--
Mrs. Kate Peterson has returned from
Bostun. where she has passed the winter
With her granddaughter, Mrs. w. A Che
ucv-Mre. Herbert Mayo went Wcdnes-
lay on q business trip to Albany, n. Y
Nr. and Mrs William Fleldcrs are pasa-
Dg few days i'll Mortified o. H. Smith
is 'n cr,ltchcs as the result Of four toes
"u one loot being crashed when one wheel
~ wagon loaded with household goods
rir over he foot.
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GREENSBORO.

Ia the series OF talks on Great Men
ana Their Times" toy the pastor, the
Rcy :. +. AcucnDack. at the Wednesday
-"l'ng mcctin@ ut the Conversational
i',l,u. the tam This week was on
"Nartiu LJther."-Thr Home Missionary
Union will meet Friday afternoon at the
chapel. Tea will be served and the men
are requested to bc present sugar maxi
trs We're busy last week during the rainy
s.lSou and made from ouc-half To 4
- I'D of sugar TO the trco-Lith.r Smith
was at home from Providence. L. J., last
week. returning 10 mis- schoo, work Sat
urday.--rh" Greensboro Free library has
inst received 30 new books. They nOW hay"
about 200 volumes. Walter SIMPSON was
at homo over sunday from Sorineh"ld,
MU.S
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WINDSOR COUNTY
SOUTH ROYALTON.

fIarr7' l.. Turnc@ and Hattie NJ. Moses,
both Of Tunbridge, were united in mar
riaec at thu Methodist parsonage March
g by the Ret. T.. l.. NJ. Barnes.
CITY NOTES
\ buttcrine salesman who was in the
city Thursday told of a great increase in
the sale @. the product In Vermont fol-
lowing tho action of the Legislature in
lowering the license fee from 500 to s5
FOR retailers. When the act was passed,
thor" WEI" only Il places In Vermont
where the sale was permitted and the
number now handling the article has in
creased in Eve weeks to more than 40
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Mr. and Mrs. II. s. Atkins Of Wat "bury
Irene Dodge Of Montpelier Is the guest
E Roy .Nldns.-Niva Atkins Is at home
from Montpelier for the Easter vacation
Arthur Neil was called t. Watsield
Monday by the death Of his father James
Ncil-Barnic Gillette of Burlington aud
Mrs. Don Turner of MONTPELIER were in
tonw Friday tO attend the funeral Of
Franklin Griffcth--H. o. Ward was in
Montpelier and Barre Monday and Tues
dav.--Communion services will be held
sunday At tho Methodist Episcopal
Church.
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FAYSTON.

Paul BuHzcll, an attendant in the hos
pital at Waterbury, has been seriously
i'll with bronchial pneumonia Last Fri
day Dr. Chandler of Montpelier por.
formed successful operation for an
abscess OF his lungs and hopes are now
entertained Of hs recovery. George Buzz
EEL has torslitis and quinsv sore but
is a little better.-Mrs. Isabel, Sln't' T.
i'll from Dlood poisoning in her left hand.