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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-08-26
Stowe Old Home Week

| The Old Home week festival of this
year has been one of the most successful
and pleasurable of the series. Much
credit is due to the officers and commit
tees for their untiring efforts There has
been large increase in membership and
more are expected. A large number of
former residents have been present at
some or all of the exercises and it is felt
that the event has taken deep root in the
hearts of the townspeople. The week
closed with Grange day Saturday. A COW
scoring contest was conducted by the
instructor of agriculture, r. l.. Chaffee,
GU Main street in the morning. Joseph
Carrigan of the University of Vermont
gave an interesting talk and acted as
scorer. Five COWS, four calves and two
bulls we've entered in the contest. The
scorers arranged the cows in order of
their merit, one of J. f. CampbelFs cows
taking first place aud cows belonging TO
A. b. Weeks the second and third. A
calf exhibited by Roderic Riley took first
place. Seven boys also scored COWS,
Howard Lang winning the first prize of
81. The amount of the second and third
prizes was divided between Emmons Sar-
gent, Stanley Riley and Earl Mayo, each
receiving % cents. A picnic dinner was
served to about 100 grangers and friends
in the A kelley Memorial building. In the
afternoon the following program was car
ried out in the auditorium, in charge OF
Grange Lecturer Mrs. Maude Campbell:
Song, Mrs. Carrie Slayton and Mrs. Dem
mic Demeritt, accompanied on the piano
by Mrs. G. G. Slayton; PRAYER, the Rev.
Lemuel Davis; recitation, Miss Bernice
Towne; whistling solo, Mrs. Demeritt;
piano duet, Mrs. G. G. Slayton, Mrs. Car
RE Slayton; address by Prof. O.. L.
Greene of Randolph State Agricultural
School, who was introduced by Grange
Master Herbert E. Straw and who gave
very interesting address upon "The
Farmers Outlook; remarks by L. L.
Harris, president of the Old Home Week
association recitation by Mrs. Lillian
Chase of Cambridge; report Of COW scor-
ing by r. L. Chaffee; pantomime, "Want-
ed, Wife," carried out by A. R. Straw,
Miss Bernice TowDe, Mrs. Roy A. Baker
and Mrs. Maiden Bull, accompanied on
the piano and violin by Mrs. Carrie Stay
ton and C. P. Scribner.
Among those present from out of town
were: Harvey Robinson of Water bury,
w. c. George of Elmore, Mrs. Ray Baker
of Hyde Park, Mrs. Lena b. Reed of Ber-
lin, Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Ryder of Nor
rstown, Ernest Hubbard of johnson,
and Harold Ryder of Morrisville.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-08-26
WOLCOTT

G.. |. Freeman has moved to his farm
II Gilmore.
Raymond Golden was home from Bur.
lington Sunday.
John Vile and family motored to
Burlington Saturday.
Eli Fisk passed Sunday with friends
in Morrisville Sunday.
Olin Ainsworth was buiness visitor
in Waterbury, Saturday.
Herbert Hall of Hardwick is working
in the mill for Capt. Hollenbeck.
Mrs. Hattie Hubbell and son, Thaddeus.
were visitors in Morrisville Saturday.
Mrs. A. w. Foster and family of Morris
vile were callers at S. A. Flies Satur-
day.
Urban Martin and wife and E. E. Mann
and wife attended the Barton fair Thurs
! day.
Mrs. Ida Sewell and daughter, Emily,
of GAINESVILLE, Wis, are guests at Aaron
Boardman's.
Mrs. R. J. Caswell and daughter of
Morristown have been recent guests at
G. T. Caswell's.
W. 5. Silloway and family, who have
been with friends in Cambridge, have
returned home.
Archie Billiard went to Morrisvile
Monday, where he has employment
with G. W. Brown.
Enos Laftln has moved from Potter
vile to the rooms ir the F. B. Morse
house vacate by George Freeman.
Rev. B. l., Jennings of Worcester,
Mass, and G. E. Jennings and wife
of Boston were callers at A. W. Fosters
Saturday.
Mrs. O. II. Coggswell. Mrs. Harry
Waite, two sons, Thelma, Beulah and
Hobart Arbuckle enjoyed an outing at
Maquam, Saturday.
Harry Waite walked from st. Johns
bury here recently, leaving there at 80
p. M, making two stops and arriving
at 8 o'clock. Some hike.
G. E. Waite and wife and II. D. Waite
of st. Johnsbury we're guests at Mrs.
CoggswelFs and Mrs. Mudgett's, Sunday
making the trip by automobile.
Mrs. Harold McAuslin and son, who |
have been passing several days at
j. t. Hubbell's, left for their home in |
Providence, R, l., the first of the week.
The many friends of Leon Benjamin
will learn with regret of his death at the |
Holden hospital at Hardwick on Monday
afternoon. The funeral service will be
held from the NJ E. church in Hard |
wick Wednesday, at 2 p. m.
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East Cambridge

g. E. Sheldon is i'll at this writing.
Willis Sheldon who has been ill is on
the gain.
Ralph Nye is spending few days in
Ohazy, NY.
Kenneth Nye spent two days the past
week in johnson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Rice are visiting
relatives in Barnet.
Burr Russell of Waterville spent Sun.
day at George Manchester's.
f. III. FulliDgton, wife and son, F. Earl
were at Franklin Pond Sunday.
w. Fl. Nye and family of Johnson were
Sun ,ay visitors at N. J. Nye's.
Earl Butler of johnson was a recent
visitor at George Manchester's.
Mrs. and Mrs. Pearl Titus of johnson
spent Sunday at Robert Flanders.
NJ ISIS Mae Fassett of Burlington was a
recent guest at G. L. Demerritt's.
Miss Lorette Kent Of Burlington visited
her sister, Mrs. A. D. Rugg, Saturday.
F. Earl Fullington visited friends in
Burlington last Thursday and Friday.
Carl Manchester and wife attended the
campmeeting at Sheldon Sunday, 10th.
Miss Marjorie Newton of Cambridge
spent the first of the week at N. j. Nye's
l.. Flanders and FIRMLY of Johnson
were recent visitors at Robert Flanders.
Mrs. A. F. Rousseau recently visited
relatives in Burlington; also sister in
Corinth.
Howard Burbo of Burlington is spend
ing few days with his cousins, the
Rousseau boys.
Mrs. Frank Lanon of Burlington re-
Gently visited her brother A. f. Rous-
seau and family.
Mrs. A. D. Rugg spent Saturday in So.
Cambridge with her mother, Mrs. Chas.
ODER, who is in failing health.
Misses Helen and Mabel Fullington of
johnson, and Miss Fulington of Burling-
ton, spent Friday at n. j. Nye's.
Masters Frank and Rousseau Lanon of
Burlington are spending a few days at
their unce's. A. r. Rousseau's.
MIR. and Mrs. Frank Marshall visited
the latter's father. A. e. Graves, and un-
Gle, b. A. Guyer, in Wolcott, last week.
Misses Helen and Mable FulliDgton of
johnson and Mae Fullington of Burling-
ton were callers at E. A. Hills recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Fl. Burbo and Mr.. and I
Mrs. F. A. Houde Of Burlington. visited
their brother, A. F. Rousseau, and FAM
lily Sunday.
F. HI. Fullingtou and son F. Earl and |
N. ]. Nye attended the X. of p. meet |
ing at Montpelier Monday and Tuesday |
of last week. The latter also attended /
the ID. q. K. K. meeting.
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Waterville

How's your subscription
A. L. Laraway was in Burlington Tues
day.
Lee Whittemore of Jericho is a visitor
in town.
Clarence Castaw of Swanton is visiting
in town.
Miss Elsie Carpenter has returned from
Burlington.
7. B. Paxman and son were visitors in
Berkshire last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. W. Darrah were in
Bakersfield last week.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Herbert Horner are
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Pilbin.
Mrs. d. C. Smith of Morrisville is the
guest of her daughter, Mrs. W. P. Smile.
Homer Stearns was in Enosburg Tues
day to attend the Bolster-Cassidy we'd
ding.
Robert Wiley of Greensboro is the
guest of his grandmother, Mrs. Edla
Wiley.
Mrs. Geo. Brown, Mrs. Anna Fifield
and Mrs. Bishop were in Burlington Sat
urday.
Mrs. Curtis Perry and daughter, Nellie,
of Cambridge Junction were guests of
Mrs. Elda Wiley last week.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-08-26

Monday, accompanied by her grandson
Laurel Sampson, who had been here two
weeks.
Or. and Mrs. Lucien Lamson ard DR.
| and Mrs. White, who have been guests
at Pleasant View House, the home OF
! Mr.. and Mrs. O. 5. Smith in Moscow
left Monday for their home in Worces.
ter, Mass.
Mansfield Grange entertains at the
Auditorium Friday evening, presenting
"The Man from Brandon" and other
humorous sketches, pantommes, ETC.,
followed by a dance with music by the
| Peerless Orchestra.
Recent gusts at Seven Springs are Miss
| Ellicott and Miss Thompson, who motored
here from N9w York City. Miss Herman,
Mrs. Scott and Miss Grant of New York
came Friday. Miss Allen has every room
in her house taken.
Mrs. G. NJ. Culver was called to Essex
Junction today by serious injury to her
grandson, Roger Mills. The little boy
fell while climbing up step ladder and
caught his foot, breaking his ankle and
tearing the ligaments.
A. P. Bigelow, who called on friends
in Stowe Friday on his way from Under
hill, was accompanied to Middlesex by
Mr.. and Mrs. Eliakim Bigelow and Miss
Susan Bigelow. Mr.. and Mrs. Bigelow
returned home Saturday.
Mrs. George f. Beecher and daughter
of Gloucester, Mass, are visiting
Mrs. Beecher's mother, Mrs. Rosamond,
Macutchan. Mr.. Beecher and their other
daughter have returned to Essex, where
the family is passing the summer.
Mrs. F. S. Dow has received news of
the birth of daughter, Bessie Emily, TO
her brother and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
ter E. Gillette, in Missouri Valley, Ia,
who were burned out about two weeks
ago at Orson, Ia, and are now with her
parents.
Mrs. Eva Moody was called to Burlng-
ton Saturday by the serious illness of her
17months-old daughter. Grace, who died
Sunday morning from whooping cough.
The remains were brought here sunday
A brief funeral service was conducted by
Rev. Lemuel Davis Monday afternoon at
the Riverbank cemetery, where the buri-
al was made.
The annual prizes offered by the Stowe
High School Alumni Association for the |
best essays of the graduating class have
been awarded in the class of 1914 as
-First. 'tOur Greatest Hertz
age", by Miss Isabelle Smith; second,
"Modern Knighthood', by Give Demer-
ritz third. 1.-THE Vast Riches of Alas
ka". Miss Elizabeth Fuller. The judges
were, Rev. Lemuel Davis, Rev. f. 7.
Crane and Mrs. o. K. Luce.
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ODER Hill

b. q. Lambert and family visited in
johnson Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ". F. Manning attended
the Griswold picnic Wednesday.
Miss Ida Manning was at home from
her work in Hyde Park over Sunday.
Ben George Manning of Rhode Island
visited his brother, w. F. Manning, and
family the past week.
Harry Larose has finished work for G.
Joslyn and son and started for his home
in South Hero Thursday, taking his wife
with him.
Mrs. Leroy Jones of Morristown visited
her son, Elbridge Jones and family the
past week. Her niece, Miss Iva Jones,
returned with her.
b. J. McNaney and Mr.. Prouen of New
York were guests at A. W. Lanpher's
Thursday, while touring through from
New York TO the formers home in Rock
Island, p. @.
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SET A MARK

Open a savings account with this bank
and make a resolve that during this year
you will deposit certain amount each
week or month and hold yourself to it
You will be surprised and delighted to
see how rapidly the account will grow.
ONE DOLLAR Is SUFFICIENT.
THE UNION SAVINGS BANK AND
TRUST COMPANY OF MORRISVlLLE'
VT adv.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-12

fame was connected. The repertoire
OF Dumas, in which she had distln-
guished herself especially. many Ital-
ian plays which she never acted after
ward and variety Of interesting parts
she dvulged at that time. They We're
never seen again, for on her subsequent
visits to this country she confined her
self to La Dame aux oamelllas" and
"Magda" with the exception OF her ex
elusive devotion for one tour to the
plays of Gabrielle d'Annunzio. Those
who had the rare fortune to witness
her performances on that notable first
visit will never forget them. 1t was an
unmatched artistic blessing.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-12
A NEW MOVIE THEATRE.
The broadway Rose Garden Soon to
BE Opened.

The Broadway Rose Garden and
Danse Pierette. which is to combine
under one roof moving picture theatre.
dance hall and restaurant, will be opened
to the public some time during the
present week. The old building oc-
cupled for many years as a skating
rink and built first by the Marquis de
Mores as the New York outlet for his
ranch to table" scheme, will be used
This Is on Broadway and runs through
to Seventh avenue between Fifty
second and Fifty-third streets.
The Broadway Rose Gardens, as II is
to be called, is so feet in breadth by 200
long. The theatre faces Broadway. The
orchestra floor will seat 500, and there
is a horseshoe OF boxes on the floor
above. There Is a spacious promenade
about this section. There is also a row
Of boxes at the rear Of the orchestra
floor. The decorations of the theatre
are in gold. Tennessee marble and art
plaster. There is no stage, only a sug-
gestion OF a platform with a panel in
the decorations for the pictures. There
is also large pipe organ. The orchestra
is in the pit before the platform.
on either side of the auditorium is a
broad promenade. The garden, deco
rated with lattice and roses in the
fashion OF pergola. occupies the
! Seventh avenue side OF the building
About the dancing floor, which is more
/ than 1900 square feet, are lockwood
hedges A kitchen has been built under
the Seventh avenue side Of the structure
and it is said that the cuisine will be OF
the best
The two films TO be shown on the
opening night are "A Million Dollar
Mystery" and THE Terrors OF the
Deep" Charles J. Hite. president OF the
Thanhouser Film Company, is the
president OF the new resort and G. F.
Kerr is TO be the manager.
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BARRIE'S INTRODUCTION.

c IR j, NJ. BARRIE tells a story OF
y his first day as a member Of the
Athenaum Club in London.
Can you tell me, sir, the way to the
smoking room?" he asked an old gentle
man in the hall.
Indeed ] shall be happy" was the
reply; and Sir James was conducted
not only to the smoking room but 10
all the other apartments
You are too good protested the
novelist. as he followed his guide.
Indeed | am not" answered the
other, Here is my own armchair for
you, and now | want you to honor me
by being my gueSt at dinner"
But why? You don't know me from
Adam" said Barrie.
Il have >een a member for twenty
Ave years explaine' he Their, "and
you are the FIRST man in the club who
has ever spoken to me-"
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are beautiful in design and color---so
beautiful indeed that one regrets that
the stage is often so dark that the
wearers disappear before the audience
has had the opportunity to see them in
all their lovelness. Why in the world
is the stage in lnky blackness during so
much OF the time? For the changes it
is easy enough to understand why. But
so much obscurity Is assuredly not nee
essary.
Harry Fisher now has the buttons
on his conductors uniform made of
crackers. which George Monroe whaoks
with his fan and eventually eats, making
Fisher promise that he will bring bot
tie 81 beer and some cheese the next
night.
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WHERE TO DANCE
And watch Others who May BE
BETTER at the Game.

Eugene Hodges and Irene Hammond
dance in THE Follies OF 1914" and also
so to the roof garden afterward Their
dancing is graceful and free from the
objectionable acrobatic features which
so often interfere with the gyrations of
the prevailing couples Their maXixe
is especially graceful and their freedom
from complicated steps is another re
lief. as simplicity is an added attraction
in such cases.
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THE MUSICAL PLAYS,
Whnt Is Done in the Interests Of the
Tired Business Man.

George Mckay who contributes TO the
fun of THE Folles Of 1914" by his neat
and finished acting. comes, as many OF
Florence Ziegfeld's recruits have, from
the vaudeville stage. He was one OF the
team OF Mckay & Cantwell. but had pre-
vlously been in musical plays. His first
appearance was made in 1896 in mu-
steal piece called The Girl from New
port" and the next effort in which he
was engaged was called THE Storks.'
1t was while he was in this play that
Harry Asklns engaged him for the stock
company at the La Sale Theatre In Chi
cago, which produces musical plays lie
was there for three years and left to
appear under Julian Mitchell in WON
derland." Then he went into vaude-
willie and spent several seasons in Eu-
rope Mr., Mckay controls no especially
strong humor, but all that he does is
marked by finish and polish.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-12
DAMAGED GOODS STILL SELLING
Play Makes n Record at the Acad-
envy of Music.

The stock company at the Academy
OF Music was formed by William Fox on
August 81, 1871. Since that time 1876
plays have been acted. Up TO last night
2,400 performances had been given
Usually a play runs a week, but in eX
ceptional cases a two and once a three
weeks run has been possible. But II
remained for Eugene Brieux's Dam
aged Goods" to run for six weeks. II
will begin its sixth week on Monday.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-12

The Strand Theatre will this week
show The Little Gray Lady" by Chan
ming Pollock. There will be the usual
accomplishments to the pictures, Jane
Gray posed for the leading role. which
was created originally by Annie Russell.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-12

Ann Murdoch, who Is still playing the
leading role in "A Pair of Skies" al the
Longacre Theatre, will have that role all
through next season. At the end OF that
time she will be the principal actress
In a play which H. II. F'razee has Sc
lected for her. Miss Murdoch has been
on the stage for only n few years. She
ran away from boarding school to be
an actress and spent her first season In
Brooklyn stock company.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-12

The Jardin de Danse has It's share OF
the evening dancers every night, and
the Dolly Twins along with Carlos
Sebast are the most striking of the
professional dancers. Mr.. and Mrs.
Douglas Crane also dance, and Mr.. Crane
lacks spontaneity In his dancing. There
ought to be more life in it.
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THE PLAYS THAT LAST.


Although scarcely a single member OF
the original cast is left in Potash &
Perlmutter," at the Conan Theatre, the
performance still draws large audiences
and the fun of the piece Is as potent as
ever The audiences are alternately
once the difficulties of the two partners
bogin--in suspense at their troubles or
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-12

Klaw & Granger have made a con-
tract with L. NJ, Newman for five travel
lectures with pictures to be given next
spring a. the New Amsterdam Theatre.
He is now in the Holy Land collecting
the material for them
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TO walk on comfortably. Then Alice
Els and Bert French will be seen in their
new dance about the crater Of the vol
cano. and Arthur and Bedini will be
among the popular actors to be seen on
the roof this week.
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Bavetto's Orchestra has been added to
the attractions OF the Madison Square
Garden. There is a two acre canvas
awning used to cover the roof In rainy
weather so II has not been possible to
keep away the crowds even on the bad
nights.
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MUSIC TEACHERS AND PUPILS

Miss Elinor Comstock. principal OF the
we'll known Elinor Comstock School of
Music, 1000 Madison avenue. sailed for
Europe the other day on the steamship
Bremen, Miss Comstock Is going direct
TO Morges. Switzerland where she will
spend the summer in company with some
Of her pupils at the residence OF |. j,
Paderewski.
on the shores of the blue Lake Geneva,
surrounded by the beautiful Swiss noun
tains, her time will be divided between
pleasure and work. 1t Is Miss Com
stocks intention TO continue her teaching
during the summer under the guidance
of her friend, the great Polish pianist.
The date for Miss Coms;ScS's return
10 this country has been fixed for the
first OF September The hosts of friends
OF this sterling teacher Join in wishing
her godspeed on her trip and hope that
she will return in the fall with renewed
energy and strength for the carrying on OF
her important professional work in this
city.
During the absence OF DR.. William e.
Carl in Europe the Monday evening free
organ recitals in the First Presbyterian
Church. Fifth avenue and Twelfth street,
will be played by Harold Vincent Mill
gan, r A. G Q. Mr.. Mlligan Is orgsnlst
and director OF music in Plymouth Church,
Brooklyn, and a post graduate Of the
Guilmant Organ School
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-12

George Monroe and Harry Fisher have
elaborated their fun In the current Win
ter Garden show until their admirers
will find them much more in the fore
ground than they were at hrst "The
Passing Show OF 1919 is the most law
ishly presented piece OF the kind that
New York has ever seen. The dresses
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-12

The successful picture plays that re-
main on view are:
"Cab!ria." at the Knickerbocker Thea
tire. beautiful and altogether lncompre-
hensble.
"Neptune's Daughter" at the Globe
Theatre--Anne,te Kellermann literally
and alluringly displayed in the water
and out OF IL.
"Manon Lescaut," at the Republic
Theatre-Lina Cavalieri seen in her
most attractive incarnation.