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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-12-31

Crandell & Scott displayed a very
pretty Christmas scheme in their win
dows this week. It represented a
large parlor with a wide fireplace.
The room was furnished with nice
furniture, smoking set, easy chair,
etc. A large clock was on the wall,
telephone on the table and flowers
in several places. The room looked
very cheerful and homelke.
The post Office will be closed all
day Friday except between the hours
Of ten and eleven a m. One city de-
livery viii be made in the morning
The rural route men win not make
their trips, but any one on the route
may get their mail at the Office at the
above hour.
IKE" Kennan and +. Gallagher of
Mt. Pleasant were in the city Monday
on route to Lake View, where they
played for dance, which was given in
the Auditorium in connection with the
Alma College-Lakeview basketball
game, Monday evening.
No further trace has been found
Of the thieves who broke into Cohen's
clothing store last week.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-12-31
GOT AWAY WITH /
Miss Juno Shepard and Mr..
Ed Brehm Welded
KEPT EVERYTHING IN DARK
Will Make Their Future Home in
Cadillac

The most intimate friends of Mr..
Edward Brehm and Miss June Shep-
ard will be surprised to learn of their
their wedding, which took place Xmas
eve at the Episcopal church. Rev.
Jackson officiated, only the immediate
family of the bride being preesnt. Af-
ter the ceremony Mr.. and Mrs. Brehm
returned to the home of the brides
parents, Mr. and Mrs. V. H. Shepard.
They stayed there until Monday noon
when they left on the afternoon flyer
going west. No one knows where
they went. although they will prob
ably land in Cadillac.
The bride was a member of the
graduating class of 1912, Alma High
school. After finishing High school
she entered Alma College and spent
one year in the Music and Art depart
ment. She was a very popular stu
dent. and a member of Alpha Theta
society.
Mr.. Brehm graduated from Cadillac
High school and spent two years in
Alma College. While IN college he
served on the Almanian staff and has
since followed up newspaper work.
Eddie was a member of Zeta Sigma
society Since leaving. college he has
been employed on the Cadillac Even
ing News. He has signed with the
Lincoln National Chautauqua people
for the coming summer. Their head
quarters are at Wheaton, Illinois.
The affiliation existing between AL
pha Theta and Zeta Sigma is again
shown to be in many cases not merely
in name but in reality. Congratula
tions.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-12-31
BRADY's TEN COMMANDMENTS
Collector Issues Ten Rules for Income
Tax Reports.

Detroit, Mich, Dec. 30, l9l4.-Unit-
ed States Internal Revenue Collector,
James J.NBrady, Of Detroit, in whose
district Gratiot county is situated,
furnishes the following information
concerning the federal income tax to
readers Of the Record:
/. Every citizen whose income is
$4,000 or more year must make a
report, whether married or single.
2. Report must be made before
March /, 1915, with thirty days ex-
tension for sickness or absence only.
3. Payment of the tax only after
assessment, notice being served by
mail.
A. Exemption of $4,000 or $4,000
must be claimed to be allowed.
5. Reports must be signed and
sworn to.
: 6. Dividends of U. S. corporations
are not subject to the first one per
cent tax; are subject to the surtax.
7. Municipal, county, state bonds
or salaries are exempt and should not
be reported.
8. Income Of wife must be re-
turned.
9. Deductions, to be allowed, must
be such as arise from business, j. e.,
business expenses, losses and debts.
10. Report must be for the calen-
dar year 1914.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-12-31
BAPTIST CHURCH

J. w. Priest, Pastor. Residence,
SOP Gratiot avenue.
Sunday morning service, 10 o'clock.
Sermon, "A Forward Look" The
Lords Supper will be observed Sun
day at 1870.
3. Y. p. u. meeting at o'clock.
Topic, "Who is on the Lords Side?"
Leader. w. Priest.
Evening service, o'clock.
Sermon. "First Things First"
The Week of Prayer will be Oh
served next meetings at 1880
O'Clock.
Monday Night-Song and prayer
service.
Tuesday Night-B. Y. P. U. night.
Wednesday Night - Missionary
night
Thursday Night-Church night. An
nual business meeting.
Friday Night--Sunday school night.
All are cordially invited to these ser
vices.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-12-31
FOUNDERS ARE CAMPING AT
BASS LAKE.

The Founders Club is spending this
week at Bass Lake hunting and camp
ing. The club consists of six mem
bers: William Murphy, Dick Rock
we'll Glen Rockwell, Lyle Toilette,
Ward Hodge and Malcolm Smith.
"Bill" and "Moses" left Saturday
evening in order to get things ready
for the rest of the club who followed
Monday. The fellows are staying in
Chas. Murphy's cottage. Rabbits will
be the chief game, and no doubt the
chase will be hot. The fellows will
return the latter part of this week.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-12-31
COME WELL RECOMMENDED.

The Hassen Brothers from Grand
Rapids have opened q fruit and candy
store in the'Arcada block. They came
TO Alma from Grand Rapids, where
they were in business of a similar
kind at 1904 Piainfeld. Before enter
ing the fruit business they were en-
ployed by c. ID. Andrews General
Mdse. co. at Colwood and Colling,
Michigan. They have very good re-
commendations from him as to- their
honesty and ability. The brothers
came to America from Syria about
eight years ago, and since then have
travelled over quite DIT of the. United
States. They are both naturalized
citizens.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-12-31
BREAKING
ATTEMPT THWARTED
Twas the night before Christmas
And all through the house


And all through the house
Not creature was stirring
Not even a mouse
so Mr.. and Mrs. A. R. Smith went
serenely to bed. About l o'clock their
slumber was disturbed by noise at
the front door. No particular atten-
tion was paid to it until it was heard
the second time and then Mr.. Smith
arose and started to investigate. AS
nothing seemed to be disturbed about
the house, he returned to bed. The
next morning when they tried to open
the front door it wouldn't open. Mr..
Smith was unable to even put a key
in the lock because it was stopped up.
The lock was taken off of the door
and a broken skeleton key was found
lodged in the lock. 1t may have been
Santa Claus, but what about the
chimney?
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-12-31
FARMERS CLUB.

The Sumner and Seville Farmers
Club will meet with James Garget
Thursday, Jan. 7-15.
Meeting called to order by the Pre-
sident.
Song by club.
Invocation.
Reading of minutes of last meeting.
Meeting.
Song by club.
Roll call answered by resolution
for the new year.
New business.
Reading by Mr.. Frank Gee.
Song, Willis Garget.
Discussion-"Conservationo Of Soil, +"
Mr.. Garget, B. I. G.
Question box.
Song by club.
A talk by Mrs Jennie Fuller.
Adjournment.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-12-31
BEAUTIFUL LEGEND
Is Connected With Christ
mas Tree
ALMA EXERCISES A SUCCESS
Mayor Cook Makes A Thoughtful
Address

The exercises around the Municipal
Christmas Tree were carried out as
announced in last weeks Record. Just
before o'clock procession was form
ed one block in each direction from
the tree. 1t was composed of school
children who marched to the tree,
singing Christmas carols. While
gathered around the tree they sang
several songs. Following the songs,
Mayor A. P. Cook delivered a short
and appropriate address. Several more
songs were sung and then the crown
ing event of the evening took place,
Santa came to the tree drawn by the
Boy Scouts in uniform. He gave out
many presents to the children and to
the poor.
The evening was ideal, cold and
clear, with little wind. All of the
lights on the streets and in the stores
were put out and only the lights on
the Xmas tree were visible. Electric
globes of different colors were strung
among the branches of the tree and
a large Star of Bethlehem was hung
above the tree. The moon was shin
ing full and bright and Christmas Joy
was reflected on the faces of all pres
ent.
Many beautiful legends are connect
ed with the Municipal Xmas tree such
as we had this year.
According to an old German tradi-
tion, st. Wilfred gets the credit of
Transforming the tree worship of the
savage Teutons to Christmas cere-
mony. 1t was about the year 725 that
he led party of priests into central
Germany for the conversion of the
worshipers of the god Thor. Prince
Gregor, the grandson of a king, was
with him, having been intrusted to
his care by the abbess of the cloister
PhaZel. On Christmas eve they were
fighting their way through the snow
of the forest when they came upon the
heather tribe at Geismar. They were
assembled under the thunder oak.
symbolic of the power of Thor, and
were prepared to offer up sacrifice,
The white haired priest of the hea-
thens had chosen the young son of the
chief, as the fairest possession of the
tribe, and he was to be offered, for the
god was very angry and needed the
utmost atonement.
As the venerable priest raised his
stone hatchet on high and brought it
down to XIII the boy, who was ready
and prepared for the stroke, Wilfred
appeared and warded off the blow with
his staff. The people we're gratified at
his saving their favorite and allowed
his speech, and he gave them the creed
Of the Christians. Then he and Prince
Gregor took their axes and cut down
the thunder oak. As it was ready to
fall the lightning came and split it in
many parts, and it fell asunder. The
waiting tribe then beheld in its place a
slender fir tree, green and sparkling
and odorous. Wilfred babe the tribes
man to bear this tree to the hall Of
Grundhar, the chieftain. 10 there as
semble about it and make merry.
About this first Christmas tree the
wild men Of the woods first heard the
tale Of the shepherd boy and the fields
Of Judah, and it gripped their sturdy
hearts. The tribes became Christian
and ever after used the FIR tree as
token of the day of Christ's birth.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-12-31
COLLINS RESIGNED
Goes to Cleveland, Ohio, Technical
High School

Prof. X. A. Collins has resigned his
position as principal of the Alma
High school. He leaves at the end of
this semester for Cleveland, Ohio,
where he has accepted position in
the Cleveland Eastern Technical High
school. He will receive $4OO more per
year than he received in Alma. His
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-12-31

position will be to teach debating
and augmentation. This is more to
Mr.. Collins liking than the work he
is doing in Alma. He has been in
Alma for year and half and has
done fine work. He is well qualified to
fill the position he has accepted. AL
though we dislike to see him leave we
are glad to see him get to the front.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-12-31

Walter Leonard was in Alma for a
short time Friday evening. Mr.. Leon
ard is employed on the Owosso Even
ing Argus, and had been to his home
in st. Louis to spend his Christmas
vacation.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-12-31

Miss Hattie Belle Mills, who
teaches in Mason High school, came
to Alma Wednesday to visit at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. E. Mills, until this week Sunday
when she returned to her school du-
ties.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-12-31

Returns were made by 783,375 mar
ried persons, 55,212 single men and
23,551 single women. The normal tax
of one per cent on all taxable incomes
produced S12,728,O3S. Incomes over
$2O,OOOa year subject to tax produced
S15,525, ,497. OF this latter amount
50, ,934,754 came from incomes Of be-
tween twenty and fifty thousand;
81 ,645, ,639 from those between twenty
and fifty thousand; S1,645,639 from
those between fifty and seventy-fye
thousand; $1,323,O23- from those be-
tween rs and one hundred thousand;
S3,S3594S from those between one
hundred and two hundred and fifty
thousand; S2,334, ,5S3 from those be-
tween two hundred and fifty and five
hundred thousand and $3,437 $50 frem
those over five hundred thousand.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-12-31

Many favorable comments were
heard about the beautiful displays
shown in the G. V. Wright furniture
store during the holidays.
ID. <. Brackett made business trip
70 Lansing Tuesday.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1914-12-31

Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Mead of Lam
sing and Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Burns
and little daughter of Dbrand spent
Christmas with their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. Burns.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-05-13
PASSUMPSIC

Mrs Fanny Symes spent Saturday
with Mrs. Dan. Woodside in St
Johnsbury.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Granger and
Miss Helen Judkins spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Granger.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Nolin are quite
sick with hard colds, Mrs. Nolin hav-
ing an abscess in her head.
Mrs. Eliza Bradley went Tuesday
to Montpelier to keep house.
J. D. London, who has spent the
winter in this vicinity has gone on
to the river drive.
Mrs. Addie Sutton entertained
her father, Mr.. Johnson, who has
just come from California, the past
week.
Mrs. Emma Wells is caring for
Mrs. Ed Badger of Danville, who has
a baby boy born Sunday morning.
Milo Woods has sold his farm in
Waterford and is thinking of COM
ing here to live.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Shompany
will move into viii Somers tene-
ment this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Morgan of
Concord spent Sunday with his
daughter, Mrs. M. K. Bruce.
Steven Chase of Hanover, n. H.
spent Sunday with his brother, TheO-
dore Chase
Earle Esden spent Sunday with
his mother, Mrs. F. c. McGill.
Clarence Witty played base ball
last week with the st. Johnsbury
Academy team at Barre, and Mont
pelier.
Sumner Pinney goes Wednesday
to Blanca, Colo. to spend month
with his son, -JabeZ Pinney.
Miss Vera Richardson of Orleans
spent Sunday with Mrs. Al. Fulford.
The latest report is that Frank
Hastings has left the west for the
east. He is not much improved in
health.
Mrs. Belle Carruth spent Sunday
with Miss Kate Somers.
Will Gould and son Everett spent
a few days at w. H. Bankers last
week.
Ben Watts is in town.
Mrs. j. II. Wark and Mrs. James
Somers visited in Enfield, and Lee
banon, N. H.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-05-13
ST. JOHNSBURY CENTER
Much Moving In The ViIlage-Per-
sonal and Grange News

Bert Farnham moved last week
from the farm into his store tene-
ment and Mr.. Parks moved into the
tenement vacated by the Good
enoughs. Mr.. Woodman moves this
week into Asa Towards house and
Dennie Trombly will move into the
Lougee house that he has just
bought.
Mr.. and Mrs. Winfield Williams
and daughter of Bradford visited her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Sar-
gent on Sunday.
The w. c. T. U. will meet with
Mrs. D. I. Woodruff, Friday after
noon at two o'clock. All who are
interested are invited to come.
The Ladies' Aid of the Congrega-
tional church will meet at the church
parlors, Thursday afternoon, also the
thankoffering meeting will be held
the same time.
Next Sunday evening at the Christ
ian Endeavor meeting, the young
people will give a musical concert.
Mrs. James Greenwood visited rel
atives at Monroe on Friday.
Shepherd Pomona Grange will
meet at Green Mountain hall, We'd
nesday evening, May 10.
At w lO0 AW dhS Oh OdIuI-
day evening, the 1st and End degrees
were conferred on candidates. The
program which was enjoyed by all
was in the hands of the ladies. Ice
cream and cake was served.
Mrs. Dan Gallagher, who has been
sick for several weeks, was not as
well on Sunday, and her recovery is
doubtful.
Archie Massey, who has been quite
sick with the mumps, is able to be
out again.
Miss Simons, who has been visit
ing at Williamstown during the close
of school has returned.
Miss Bartlett of St. Johnsbury,
a former teacher here, called on
friends here Sunday.
There have been no more cases of
scarlet fever and the school reopened
here on Monday, after being closed
for 10 days.
Mrs. Nellie Astle of Goss Hollow
visited her mother, Mrs. G. w. May
nard last week.
The Universalist Ladies will meet
with Mrs. Eliza Allen this week
Thursday.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-05-13

two classes of judges did not have
as wide jurisdiction In 1913 as in
1901 because certain classes of cases
cannot now be brought before the
higher courts. Perhaps the most
accurate comparison should include
the cost of the judges Of the supreme,
county, municipal and justice courts
for the two years. In 1901 the cost
of the judges of the Supreme Court
was $23, $3.50, the cost of county
courts $SO,28S.93, the cost of justices
of the peace $50, 5S2.7O, the cost of
city and municipal courts, $S,4SO.56,
a total of S144,942.99. In 1913
these items were, cost of judges of
supreme courts, $21,261.79, cost of
superior judges $27,663.17, cost of
county courts $79,921.66, cost of
justices of the peace $11,5O2.O7 cost
of city and municipal courts $685.
1O3.59, a total of S173, 452.28. This
increase of $2S, 5O9.29 is not so I'M
A6dSOndUlG DIS Tic OAC 0LOHA OOAOlC
but it shows that cheaper routes to
justice need not be expected while
municipal courts are created and
maintained as a reward for political
service or by increasing the number
of judges to draw a state salary.
Evidently more business is done in
the department of justice because
for the same period there has been
an increase of $136,753.23 in the
fines and fees turned into the state
treasury.
There are other features that de-
serve attention but they will be treat
ed in future issues. The figures
given hear emphasize the need of
restriction of expenses in the adj
ministration of justice in the state
of Vermont.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-05-13
Sen. Dillingham; and White Slave
Traffic

In a public address in Washington
on February 16, James Bronson Rey-
nolds, who as assistant prosecuting
attorney in New York county was in
charge of the white slave" grand
jury, said:
1.-THE national immigration COM
mission, created in 1906, brought
out the facts of the national
and international ramifications of the
so-calIed white slave" traffic, and
exposed the machinery of the traffic.
A French official commission has re-
commended the abolition of COM
mercialized vice, and Denmark,
Norway and Great Britain have
abandoned the system, the same being
true to a greater or less degree in
Germany and Switzerland.
He also said the city of Washing
ton had taken a step in the right di-
rection in abolishing it's segregated
district. Through the new power
which this law gives it should mean,
that the official federation of COM
mercialized vice is at an end in the
National Capital and that Washing
ton, which has set other standards
for the cities of our country will
thus also set higher standard OF
public morals"
So little has been said about the
real cause of the uprising against
the white slave traffic and nation
wide movement for social reform that
few people realize that Vermont's
senior senator, w. p. Dillingham;, as
chairman of the immigration COM
mission is responsible for it. Under
his direction full investigation of
conditions of this abominable traffic
was made and such parts of it as
were printable made public. This
information has enabled those who
desired better conditions to wage an
effective campaign against the vice.
This is but one of the results of the
senator's work on the immigration
problem.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-05-13
SHEFFIELD

Henry NEWELL IS SlCh.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lutte Chesley return
ed from Bradford, Monday.
Asa Chamberlain had a New Eng
land Telephone re-installed, Monday.
The community was saddened last
Thursday afternoon, when the mes
sage came from Montreal hospital
that Mrs. Jennie Miles had passed
away. Everyone knew that she was
sick, but had not realized death was
SO near. Her remains were brought
to her home here Saturday afternoon.
The funeral services we're at the f.
B. church, Sunday at 1890, Rev. e.
E. Phillips of st. Johnsbury, of6ciat-
ing. Many beautiful flowers showed
the high esteem in which she was
held. Her husband Deming Miles
died five years ago. She leaves to
mourn her loss, one brother and
two sisters, all of whom were here
also other relatives and many friends.
Mrs. Miles will be greatly missed in
our village.
The Rev. G. w. Keeling of East
Burke will preach at the M. e. church
next Sunday in exchange with Rev.
Fred Wilcox.
Mrs. w. S. Willard visited her
mother at Derby last week.
Jack Drown has not been as well
for a few days.
Mr. and Mrs. Riley Hall of ST.
Johnsbury called on old friends last
week.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-05-13
GREENSBORO
Ice Out of The Lake and Some Fish.
ernen Having Good Luck
Locals


A few fishermen are in town and
all have had good luck as several
fine catches of trout give testimony.
The ice went out of the lake Sat
urday, May ninth.
Mrs. Walter Rollins and niece went
to Boston, Friday.
Arthur Drown the young son of
Mr.. and Mrs. N. L. Drown is sick
with the diptheria.
DR.. Daley and party from White
River Junction are at the Doctor S
pleasant cottage by the lake.
VIM. Remick of Boston is stopping
at the Caspian Lake house for a few
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin Wilson went
to St. Johnsbury, Saturday with their
son to have his eyes treated
H. H. Carr of St. Johnsbury was
in town on business Friday.
B. M. Wiley was called to Water
vile, Saturday by the serious illness
of his father.
/ Wednesday the remains of Mr..
Walter Calderwood were brought
here from Lakeport, N. H. for inter
ment. Mr.. Calderwood was former
resident of this town and much re-
spected. He had lived in Lakeport
for about twenty-five years.
John King has bought the farm
known as the VIM. r. Eastman place
lately owned by Ernest Laird.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-05-13

very generally distributed in the Con-
gressional Record but they cannot be
studied by the average citizen. What
citizen would be able to decide fair
ly and intelligently any of the ques-
lions before congress until he had
heard both sides of the case? 1t is
the business of his representative in
congress to hear both sides and then
he should be free to decide accord
ing to his best judgment. We do not
believe the representative should de-
eide in favor of any corporation or
other interest simply because it is to
his personal advantage but that he
should be allowed to act according to
the full and honest information he
has received. We further believe
the country will have better legis-
lation by that method than by de-
mogogic appeals to the people.