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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-05-15
BENSON

The Rev. Charles e. Hayward pastor
of the Congregational Church. will 20 to
Glens Falls Sunday and occupy the Rev
DR.. Martins pulpit in that city. Mr.
Hayward's Benson parishoners will join
with the Methodist people in Worship
Mrs. Chester Barrett has been taken to
the Rutland city hospital for an opera
ton for appendicitis Henry w
Dunton returned to Rutland Friday after
having cared for Mrs. Beldcn a week
Mrs Belden is much better and is sit
ting up part of the time.-Mrs. c. h.
Parsons is soon to build n cottage on her
farm one mile east of this place for
Alonzo Munger to occupy in his old age
Mr. Munger has run Mrs. Parsons farm
for several years and has been faithful
employe. George Deyette, the we'll
known justice of the peace of this viii
lage. is now In good health again after
a severe illness this spring.-The Rev.
j. G. williams of Orwell exchanged with
the Rev. Charles f.. Hayward last Sun
day and preached an excellent sermon
in the chapel.-The Rev DIR. Martin of
Gens Falls will give an address here
Memorial day.-Mr. and Mrs. George r.
Westbrook of Brooklyn have been IN
town the past week.-W B. Noble, who
has been confined to the house all winter
with heart disease, and some of the time
in bed, was able to attend church Sun
day.-Miss Nora Barlow and Joseph
Cook were married at the brides home
Saturday night The Rev. II. NJ. Hall
Of the Methodist Episcopal Church per-
formed the ceremony.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-05-15
NORTHFIELp.

LinWood j. Taplin who has been as
sistant cashier at the Mortified National
bank for several years, is to go to the
Produce National bank at South Deer
field, Mass, where he will have a similar
position.-A. w. Want of the odbury
Granite company Is occupying Mrs. II.
T.. Reeds house on Central street. Ms.
Reed will spend the summer with her
daughter at Hardwick.-Ca H. NJ.
Howe returned Friday from an extended
western trip.-Charles l.. Pervier has
been elected secretary Of the Dog River
Valley Fair association, taking the place
Of the late Dr. Winch. The annual fair
will be held the first week in September,
A special village meeting is called
for May l6 to vote upon the question of
purchasing a steam roller for road use.
Tax Commissioner Plumley has moved
his office equipment from burlington to
the rooms In the postofiice block over
McNlnn's store.-Mrs. 4. \. Hutchinson
is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T..
T.. Thompson.
The buildings on the George Young
farm in the town of RoXbury, but on
rural mail route No, from this place,
owned by OConnor and occupied by Dan
Tel sullivan, were burned Tuesday Sulli-
van saved a portion Of his household
goods Clyde M Coffrin, chief clerk in
the tax commissioner Office. has rented
the Mrs. Braley house on Commonwealth
avenue and will occupy the same at once,
-Eugene a. Plastridge and Seth c. Rice
are at the Mary Fletcher hospital for
treatment. the former for an injury to
his hand. which 1t was feared might re-
suit in blood poisoning. and the latter for
rbn
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-05-15
GREENSBORO.

Mrs Flora Miller has not been as well
las usual Mildred Fairbanks Is improving
rapidly.--Aiss Estella Goodrich UNDER
went an cpe;ttiOn for appendicitis at the
Barre ospital Wednesday. May L.
Tn, o.. n was successful and her con-
ditiou favorable for a rapid recov-
ery.--M ia'les Lapiere went to Bur-
lington . for medical treatment
and phvsi.s'l+ decided an operation was
necessary. - vas performed Saturday
morning M 90 cHr and George Marshall
went TO Blu. 30 the Dulur ma
chine driven 'nw Saturday and
cBne home Sundi .uFing Frank, who
has peen IN a hospital for several weeks.
Miss Ruby Ellsworth was in town over
Sunday with her sister who is stopping
at Mr. Lapierea while Mrs. Lapierc is
in the hospital. Miss Mary simpson is
at her cottage for the sunmer.-F. F..
Wakefield has commenced work on his
new house on the lot purchased OF Myron
Kinney. Four now members We're In
itiatcd into the FIRST and second degrees
,t Caswan Lake Grange Thursday even
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LOWELL.

Irwin Longley of the /. 5. y. Nebra ska
has been spending a two weeks fur
Tough with his parents Mr.. and Mrs
\. LongleY.-Miss Mamie Decker of ST
Adams is spending a few weeks with
her uncle and aunt. Mr.. and Mrs. f Il.
Lambert The dwelling house and con-
tents belonging to w. r. Thornton was
burned sunday The cause is unknown.
a small insurance was carried on the
house.-DaVid Stewart. aged about 90
years, died Tuesday morning at the home
of his nephew, c. S. Stewart, with whom
he had made his home for a few years.
At the last regular meeting of Lowell
Grange it was voted to lease the park
known as Missisquoi Park of C. c. Barre
for five years.-Louis Green was called
to Richford Saturday by the death of
his brother, John Green, who was killed
In n runaway accident 4. A. Bur-
ton and children have gone to New
Haven, Conn. ]. w. Beeching accom-
panied them.-Miss Marjorie Sinclair re-
ceived 1872 post cards May 6.-Mr. and
Mrs Fred Ducharme are the parents
of daughter, born May Mrs John
Wyman of Newport is the guest of her
sister Mrs. c. c. Stannard.-Howard
Pope broke the bones of his right hand
recently.
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When the Waltz Was New.

have q letter in my possession writ.
ten by friend to my great-grand
mother in the year 1917, at Christmas
time in which the lady expresses heI
grave disapproval of the modern" ten
dency toward rapid dancing. The para
graph runs ms follows:
"a was yester evening at your Cousin
Betty's. where was much struck with
the new fashioned dances, which seem
ed. to me at any rate, to be out o
keeping with the propriety and mod
esty which we look for in young ladies
of our class. | can only regret the dis.
appearance OF those 'mazurkas' and ga.
VOTES as well as the 'minuets' and
hope that these new dances or 'valses,
as / think they are named, will quick.
ly disappear from respectable society,"
Letter in London Telegraph
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WHITE RIVER JUNCTION

special town meeting was held yes
terday morning to consider and take
action relative to the construction OF a
new bridge across the White river in
place OF the one destroyed in March and
or the temporary one now I'm use The
meeting was called to order by Modera-
tor Alfred T.. Watson and the warning
read by the assistant town clerk. \ re-
port from Engineer J. T. Snow was read
In which he advocated as tine best solu-
ton Of the problem n three span steel
truss bridge, with plank floor covered
with a tar concrete. recommending a
roadway % feet wide in clear between
ieloe guards and sidewalk six feet
clear The estimated cost is s33.50O. not
including grading Of approaches 1t was
voted to leave the erection of the bridge
TO the Selectmen of the town. Upon
the second article of the warning, relat-
Ing to the raising of funds for its con-
stnuction, there was much discussion.
some favored a special tax ranging from
90 cents to 81 on the grand list and to
fall. Others favored the postpontng of
any decision as to raising money until
the next regular town meeting The
meeting finally adjourned without any
definite action having been taken as to
the raising OF funds
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WINDSOR COUNTY
BETHEL.

There was a large attendance at spe-
cal town meeting held Saturday after
noon for the purpose of electing the
selectmcn to fill the places of L. NJ
Heath and c. L. Durham. both of whom
had resigned since the March meeting
Elmer +. Spaulding was elected to fill
out the three-years' term by a vote of
los to 81 for Charles IA. Dustin who
failed of reelection as road commissioner
in March. Sclectman Spalding is one Of
the most experienced town officials, hay
Ing retired from the Office of selectman
only three years ago and having served
many years, For the one-year term H.
ii. Dinsmore was elected by a vote of
III to so for Mr., Dustin, who was D aced
in nomination for both vacancies nv
Lewis w. Clifford. Mr. Dinsmore is an
active business man, being owner of the
Harrington creamery business and re-
Gently served three years on the school
board.-Pearl Davis, aged IS years. son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Davis, died Friday
or tuberculosis at the home of his mar
ents In the Howard district Of ROYAL
ton, after "A long illness He IS we'll ro
membered as a student at the Whit
comb high school and afterward attend
ed the South Royalton high school H..
sought better health on the Pacific coast
ana IN various parts of the country. bur
falied steadily during the last few years
Ihe funeral was held Sunday at u. M
r. G. Blaisdell and u. l.. Chadwick are
preparing to build three single tenement
houses on the Lincoln lot on North
Main street. Randolph high SCHOOL de-
ieated Whitcomb high school at baseball
saturday afternoon by a score of Q IN :
Inc Bethel Telephone company has pc
ce'V"d three carloads of long Cedar
poles FOR its line over the hill TO Lille
Vllie'-The local lawyers and those of
adjacent towns and many other citizens
are urging upon Governor Fletcher the
appointment Of the Hon. Royal j. Flint
OF TINS town as Judge of the county
court to succeed the late Hon. Charles
H. Markham. Mr. Flint was formerly a
judge of the Addison county court and
is at present trial justice in this place.
Miss Edwina Flint is at home for a
vacation from her work in Franklin.
n. H.-Plummer l.. Martin has bought
the trucking business of George Bur
rele.-N1rs. Charles L. Stickney is NOV
ing to the Broad Brook district IN
Royaiton.-Mr and Mrs Ralph Z. Shaw
or Burlington are visiting here
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BE A MAN or ACTION.
Don't Fall Into the "i'll Do Il Some
Day. Habit

''oblNs
some day is the one dny of the
V65 that has no place in the calendar
and is still the most popular day for
making disagreeable engagements #
Is the day that every idle dreamer
chooses to begin the monumental work
that 1t is to make his fame ana for.
tune
Today is always huddled. crowded
too hot or too cold. too wet or too dry
Today is out of the question But
some day lies in the far golden haze
Of the future that seems to have in II
the infinite leisure OF eternity And 50
we defer till the more convenient sea.
son that never comes what ought to
be done inStanter. without taking heed
of our own feelings. our plausible OBJ
jections. and permitting the creeping
paralysis of overmurh debate that
iron Is hot.
These prophecies that begin with
some day" and good resolution are
rarely converted into the past tense
The man of action makes his plans So
berry and takes the facts where he
can get them that will help him to de
eide what to do But when his mind
IL once made up he goes ahead without
telling you much about it He does not
boast He Is too conscious of his own
fallibility to be cocksure of brilliant
and secure results. -Philadelphia Led
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-05-15
SAVED BY QUICK WIT.
A Reply That Won Napoleon and the
Duke Of Modena

Duke OF Modena,
In the French campaign in Italy in
which Napoleon /. FIRST began to win
the laures which subsequently so
abundantly crowned his career.
young Italian cavalry officer was TAX
en- prisoner
Having serious doubts about his
safety. it occurred to the prisoner TO
pretend he was Il great parsonage SO
he promised rewards to his captors If
they would insure his good treatment.
adding confidentially that he was the
Duke of Modena.
He was exceedingly we'll cared for.
and early next morning he was called
before Napoleon. who was somewhat
puzzled at finding two Dukes Of Mo-.
dena among his prisoners, for the real
duke was also a prisoner The real
duke ang-ily asked his counterfeit by
what authority he had assumed the
title of Duke of Modena. The young
officer answered:
Your grace. the peril of my situa.
ton yesterday was such that had
known more illustrious title ] would
not have assumed yours"
The reply so pleased both the duke
and Napoleon that he was forgiven his
deceit
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-05-15
8rittany's Hair Harvest.

It is at Easter time that the curious
hair harvest" of Brittany Is "reaped
by the travelling merchants. who 20
from village to village buying the beau
tiful hair for which the Breton bellies
are famous This is later destined to
be made up into transformations"
"fringes" and other mysterious ar.
rangements with which ladies' les.
abundantly endowed by nature make
up their shortcomings in the matter OF
'woman's browning glory" The eli
ents of the hair buyers are chief
country lasSes in the remoter districts
who are only too pleased to sell theii
tresses in order to obtain little money
to spend at the Easter fairs. The "har.
vest" however. is said not to be so
good as formerly. as with the spread
of education and the love OF display
many girls prefer to keep their hair
Wide World Magazine.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-05-15
Tho Channinn peath Rate

The last generation has progressed
remarkably in saving the babies, Nu;
has let the middle aged people die.
Below the age of ten the death rate
has been diminishing Above the ago
of forty the death rate has been i1-
creasinG, mt least in America Nc n-
crease is reported from Europe
lntemperance In eating, drinking d
working. especially working, is -He
most probable explanation of this H".
culiar and unfortunate mortality
The nation has made great advances
In community hygiene 1t is time t1o
people begun to advance little IN
personal hygiene Chicago Journal
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WORCESTER

Aaron Brown has bought a new Buick
automobile from Mr. Drown OF Barre
Carl Bruce is running his car for the ac-
commodation OF the public travelling be-
tween Worcester ana Montpelier. making
regular trips.-Miss Ruby Hail of Hard
wick Is visiting at w. a, Halrs,-A brush
fire In West hill sunday evening burned
over a couple Of acres before it was got
ten under control. The wind was hsh
ana for time things looked serious hu,
nara work ON the part Of Is or - men
under e. f, liowieson prevented heavy
loss.-Guy Bancroft and family of East
Calais We're in town Sunday lot OF
painting and repairing of bulldihss
around the corner is being done, greatly
lmproNIng the lOnks OF the plncc-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-05-15
WESTFIEID

While in his pasture Tuesday morning
NJ II. Burbridge and Dayton Harding
saw band Of eight deer, five large ones
and three fawns.-George Benware and
family motored over from Coventry to
spend Monday with his mother. Mrs
Lizzie Benware, who returned with them
for few days.-Ivan Burnham Is at
home from Derby Academy for a few
days, convalescing from the measles. The
L. \. ). ice cream supper was largely
attended and about sl4 We're received. The
Rev. +. II. Hyde read an original story
dealing with the southern negro problem.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ g. Hitchcock visited
IN coventry and Newport last week and
while at the latter place Mr. Hitchcock
had dizzy spell and fell injuring his
nip badly.-Mrs. Alfred Bailey of North
Troy who has been for several weeks
with Mrs. ID. T.. Wright, will return 10
her home this week
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caustic Whistler

Most Whistler anecdotes have tho
inevitable caustic note One day an
English student was smoking 4 pipe
when Whistler entered the academy.
You should he very careful he OBJ
served. "You know yOu might get in
terested in your work and let your
pine 20 out" Then there was a
Scotch student who succeeded in get
ting Whistler to examine his sketches,
one of which was an old peasant wom-
an. whose face was Illuminated by a
huge candle. He examined all the
sketches carefully ana then remarked:
"How beautifully you've painted the
ea.,dial Esnnd manning. Gantlaman."
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CRAFTSBURY.

: l.. Leavitt is critically ll.--Sevcrai
members of Ruben Marshalrs family are
III with the mcaslcs--A daughter was
born to MI and Mrs -. " Daverson
Thursday. Ladies' Aid reorgAnizcd
Thursday electing the same officers az
before-Mr. and Mrs. Fred Leavitt Of
Greensboro were called here last Satur-
day by the serious condition of Mr.
Leavitt's father-Mrs. Theda Robbins
is III with a hard cold.-Mrs. Chaffe left
last week to visit her son in Berkshire. -
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry BENJAMIN of Green's
boro were called to this town Sunday by
the critical illness of Mrs. Benjamn's fa-
thcr, :. l.. Leavitt.-Mrs John Williams
and her SON William Williams, all of
Hardwick, spent last Sunday in this
town
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RAVEN0US ESKlMOS.
They Eat and Digest Food That Won't,
Kill an Ordinary Man.


We hear much of American dyspep|
STA but there is one native race "A
America that Is certainly not troubled
I'm this respect The Eskimo defes al
the laws Of hygiene and thrlves. lid
cats until he IS satisfied. but is said
never to be satisfied while shred OF
his feast remains unconsumed. Ills
capacity is limited by the supply and
by that only
The Eskimo cannot make any mis-
take about the manner Of cooking his
food since, as rule, be does not cook
il Nor. 50 far as the bubbcr or fat OF
The arctic animal is concerned, IS the
Eskimo concerned about his manner
or eating it. Indeed, he may be said
not to cat il at all He cuts it into
long strips m inch wide and an inch
thick and then lowers the strip down
his throat as one might lower a rope
into a well
Despite all this the Eskimo does moi
suffer from indigestion He can make
good meal off the flesh and skin OF
the walruS, provision so hard and grit
~ that in cutting up the animal the
knife must be continually sharpened
The teeth Of a little Eskimo child
will, it is said by those in a position
to know. meet in a bit Of walrus skin
as the teeth Of an American child
would meet in the flesh of an apple. al
though the hide of the walrus is from
half an inch to an inch in thickness.
and bears considerable resemblance tt
the hide of an elephant The eskimo
child will bite II and digest it and nev
er know what dyspepsia means Har
per's Weekly.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-05-15

H. Harrison; vice-president, Mrs j. w.
Bstabrook; secretary, Mrs. f. Il. Summer;
/ treasurer Miss Edith Howe.
| The successful candidates for the prize
speaking contest to be given at the town
hall Friday evening are: Misses Bernicc
Jones, Delsey Slavery, Marion Ketcham
Emma Lura, Marion Thomas and
Messrs. Ward Whalen, Marcus Rowe
John Bashaw. Donald Miner, Carlton
| Flood.-H f. Bartram has leased the A.
n, Buffum place on Seminary hill and
VIII move there from his farm south Of
the village. which he recently sold to
| T. r. Redmond of Burlington.-Mrs
Molly B. DurgY is spending a few
days in New York.-Mr. and Mrs
Charles \. Dana of New York are at
their cottage at Lake Dunmore for n
few days.-Mrs. William A. Kimball of
Plymouth, \. "" Is visiting her father
Charles f. Ahn..-Mrs. Arthur Beeman
of Norwich, Conn, is visiting at Forest
Park Farm.H. l.. Leonard, the Rev
w g. Leonard and Miss Clara Burnap
have returned from spending several
DAYS at their cottage at Lake Dunmore
Mrs W. j. Lamplough, who has been
spending few days with her mother,
Mrs l.. y. Manchester, has returned to
her home in Burlington Mrs. Amos
Sanders is spending the week in Boston,
where Mr. Sanders has been for a num-
Der Of months for medical treatment
Word has been received of the serious
illness Of MIS-. Clarence NJ Marsh with
pneumonia at her home in New York.
Mrs. Marsh WAS formerly of this town
r. w. Hazelton of New York is at the
brandon Inn for few days. Mr.. Hazel
ton has rented Miss Mary Buttles cot
tage at Lake Dunmore and will spend
the summer there,--Chnrles Memoc OF
Now York Is In town for n few Gnvs.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-05-15
MORETOWN

Mrs. r. f. Johnson, who has been in
Waterbury 10 days returned to her home
Sunday.-Mr. and Mrs Fred Miles and
two children of Middlesex visited MI
and Mrs. II. r. Austin Sunday-Mr. and
Mrs. Sidney Atkins and Sidney Turner
were in Waterbury and Montpelier Sun
day.-Mr and Mrs. Luther Russell of
Waitsiield visited their son, Walter. Sun
day.-Mrs. Hurdle and daughter, Grace.
visited In Waitsncld Saturday and sun
day.-Mr. and Mrs. Roy Chapman and
daughter. Beatrice, of Waterbury, werr
in town Sunday.-Dorls Austin has been
i'll few days with an attack of indi-
gest!on.-I. S. Austin went to Bolton Mon
day TO saw claphOnrds for Il. =. Ward.
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MIDDLESEX.

MIS- Henry Badger is i'll with broh-
chitls'-Mrs Josephine Warren is spend
ing "A few days in Montpelier Mrs
Alma Vaughn is spending "A few weeks
win her daughter, Mrs Ida Goodwin IA
Mohtpelicr.-Wilmer Vaughn was IN
montpelier Tuesday,-The examination
Tor free tuition to the high school Will
De heId next week Thursday and Friday
May p and %, in the Center schoolhouse'
conducted by Wilmer Vaughn, superiu-
'ehdeht of schools.--Alr and Mrs. Luther
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ORLEANS COUNTY
WAlTSFIEA.D

Miss Jessamine Billings returned
Saturday after several days in Mont
pelier.--A son. Meri1en Lucius, was
born to Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence How'd
at Heaton hospital, May 10.--Miss
Claire Maxwell of Montpelier is visit
ing her parents. Mr.. and Mrs John
MaXwelI.--W w. McAllster and
grandson. Harry, went to Burlington
\ Saturday to visit o. j. McAllister. who
IL at the Mary Fletcher hospital
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SOUTH WOODBURY..

Emma Banks is fitting up her house.
Mrs. Even paid fitting tribute last
Sunday to the mothers of the country.
Mr.. Merchant of Boston, who has been
in the place a short time on business,
returned to his home, Monday.-Archie
King, who has been IN the employ of Col.
II. S. Foster for two years, has gone to
live with his mother and superintend
the work of the farm.-Mr Kiplng' :
family are moving to tn" Henry Leach
place
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Not Him.

Has my husband been in here?" in.
quired woman OF the bartender.
Hes a tax red faced man, no over.
coat, soft hat
"A man answering that description
got bottle of whisky here about ten
minutes ago"
How big a bottleT
Half pint. ma'am"
Some other man. said the woman.
st Louis Post Dispatch
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FORESTDALE.

Mrs J. a. Murray is passing q week
IN Albany, y. T.-Phllip Bulris Of Bur
iington has moved into one of I. W.
Horns tenemen.s-W. a. Wilson, who
has been attending college in Chicago,
mas been a guest a: W. b. Avery's. Mr..
Wilson has gone to Hague, n. Y, for
the summer Mrs. Ellen Hoag went last
week to Lyme, n H., where she Will
pass the summer.-Ruth Whitcomb has
returned from the Rutland hospital.
where she has been several weeks.-l.
". Horn and C. A. Cooke were IN Ro-
chester and Pittsheld this week
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ABREAST OF THE PERIOD.

Prom the Washington starr
Don't hear OF any horse-thioves and
catle-rustlers around Crimson Gulch -
SAID the man who had returned after
long absence
NO replied Piute Pete. "Thc place
mas been progressln' right along with
other towns. Now we have To organize
tehoWs that repaint automobiles and
change the numbers on en-"