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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-25
OUR NEWT OWN
 NEWS LETTER
wpeeial. to The Farmer.l

Newtown,- an. 25.-St. Roses Social Circle scored another success, Friday night, at it's whist and informal dance at the home of Mr and Mrs. John T. Keane of zoar. Nearly 200 people were present and twenty-seven tables were in use for the games. Refresh ments of coffee and cake were served, and dancing was enjoyed to the music of an orchestra composed of Miss Der tha Prindle of New Haven, pianist; Austin Conger, violinist, and Judge B. D. Briscoe, flute. The dances beside the modern dances included the old fashioned square, and single and dou- ble dances, peculiar to America, as well as the folk dances of ttthe land across the sea- The prizes were: First Iady's, sewing bag. Miss Mar garet D. keane of Berkshire; second l&dy's, set of hand woven table mats, Miss Anna Heating, Boston; third la dy's, hairpin holder, Miss Marie O'Con- nell; consolation, darning set, Mar guerite Ki1bridej gentleman's first silk suspenders, James Campbell: sec ond gentleman's, cigars, William Ready third gentleman's. box of sta- tionery, Patrick Larner: consolation, ash tray, Francis Keaens, Botsford. First prize for the Forty Five con test was a, thoroughbred white Wyan- dotte rooster, John Heating; second prize, meerschaum pipe, John NIcG1in- l ley. The net proceeds were $32.75 for the church, and a jolly time for all
 participants.
 l Scarlet fever has broken out in the
 family of Frank Dring near Zoar l Bridge. The cause of the outbreak is unknown. The family, which includes l five children, have been quarantined and the medical examiner will use ev- cry effort to stamp out the disease. l The Sandy Hook ladies engaged in i the work of Belgian relief met with Miss Anna Troy, Saturday afternoon l All the material supplied was sewed i and the knitting operation of the ladies
 was to the accompaniment of tea ano i cake as in the good old days of oul
 grandmothers.. The next meeting will j be held as soon as the material fol
 work is received by Mrs. l.. c. Morris 1 the distributing agent
 Miss Regina Bale from the LakevieU T State school spent a couple of days
 last week with her parents, MT. anc 9 Mrs. David H. Bale, of Hawleyvil1e
 She returned yesterday, accompanied
 by George Bale, who has accepted [
 position in the same institution, ana
 starts work today.
 Assistant Town Clerk EL S. P1tzsch
 Ter was confined to his home for {
 couple of days last week fighting grip
 but was able to be out Saturday after
 noon.
 When the multitudinous appeal } from Belgium for it's wounded ianC sick soldiers, it's shivering and sta.rv ing mothers, children and aged, cam across the water, the plaintive erie
 of the babies for milk was hardly dis
 tinguishable in the clamor. Newtowl . people responded and are respondinJ
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-25
URGES EARLY BEGINNING
 OF SEX EDUCATION

:An of the vices go together; it is necessary for a young men to keep all passionate apppetires down, it is not number of men at the Y. M. c. A yes enough ro fight one,'' remarked Dr. Beardsley in his address before a large terday afternoon. Dr. -BeardsIey's sub ject was ftThe Triumph of Manhood '' and the hour and a half of address and discussion was a very interesting pe- riod.
 Stanley Beans was the soIoist of the, day, accompanied on the piano by MT. Cutler His selections were '"The Lord Is My Shepherd" and Rock of Ages 9 J John D. Brock presided and Harry No Ian, Paul Brunner and B. Levy were the usherS.
 pr. BeardsIey, a Hartford physician, covered the field of sex education, in addition to dealing with sex problems of the grown-up man. He believes
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-25

lows:
 Your committee are of the opin- ion that the Fundamental defect with our existing procedure in solar as it applies to civil actions tried to the court, is, that Judgment is rendered before the facts are found or at all events therefore are set forth in de- tail. Your committee feels that a considerable percentage of the so- called facts detailed in the counter findings are not material to the fs-. sue and that their insertion only tends to confuse and rnislead.
 Aside from the objection that this method of procedure is often mis1ead. ing and confusing, it compeIs one side or the other and sometimes per- haps both sides to argue a case in the appellate court which was not the simple affairs presented by them to the trial judge below.
 ttStiIl another objection is the cost-useless cost-of printing a, cat aIogue of so-ealled facts which are not material of the issues involved. 5
 Another objection to our present procedure is found in the method prescribed for an appellant who all leges that the trial court has found a certain fact with evidence Here the appellant is in the. position of as serting a negative and in order to prove it, if he can, he must print ev- cry bit of the testim ony-an into1er- able burden.
 *sThe preparation of a draft-find- ing and ,counter-finding before judg- nent should also result, incidentally, in getting speedier decision df eases by the trial court. :.
 s'So far as your committee can see there is no sufficient reason for re- taining in section 798 the require ment that an appellant shall specify in his appeal the time or place of holding the court.
 Another change which seems de- sirable to your committee is unifor- nnity in the time within which ap- peals must be taken. Your commit tee has prepared a bill which incor- porates the changes above referred to-"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-25

Farmer Want Ads. One Cent a Word.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-25
'TRUNIBUL.L

The new grange officers were in- stalled Friday evening by Alexander Sinclair of Harmony grange assist ed by Mrs. Herbert Joyce and Mrs. Emil T. Berger. The ladies of the grange served a fine supper. consist ing of clam cIowder, home made bis cult, salad and pies. The new off, cers are Master. Leland Williams;
 overseers Clarence Smith; lecturer, Albert French; chaplain, Elmore T. Nichols; steward, Douglas Linley; as- sistant steward, Harold French; lady assistant steward. Charlotte B. Plumb; secretary. Ella Rodgers; tFeasrrer Plumb 3. Nichols; gate
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-25

Farmer want Ads. one Cent word
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-25

that instruction should be given by the parents, and that it is better a year too early than one hour too late" Asked when, he said, When the boy asks questions It is not advisable to answer. in full, but at least show an in terest in the boys wonderings. else he will go to his companions in the street. who will tell him..
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-25
NEW OFFICERS FOR HOLY NAME SOCIETY
 AT ST. AUGUSTINE'S

At the annual meeting of St. Angus tines Holy Name society held Sum day evening, the following officers were elected: Rev. J. J. Kennedy, chaplain; T. B. Macfarlane, presi- dent; D. w. Lynch, vice president; J. w. Cough1in, secretary; J. P. Grace, treasurer; ways and means commit tee, c. E. Wilson, F. H. Howard, M. J. Reilly, M. DeVaney; consuItors, G. B. Fayette. E. Lonergan, J. J. O'Neill, J. Kelley.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-08-18
Notice TO Taxpayers

In accordance with the vote Of the Town
of st. Johnsb bury, to collect the taxes assess
ed in the town, through it's treasurer, you
are hereby notified that the following Town
Taxes are now In my hands for collection
Town General Tax, roc on the dollar Of
Grand List; Town Soho oil Tax, 65c on the
dollar of Grand List; Town Highway Tax,
zoe on the dollar of Grand List.
will be at the Town Clerks Office over
the Passumpsic Savings Bank in st. Johns
bury, each week day between the hours of
$50 and 1 z O'Clock in the forenoon and 80
and O'Clock in the afternoon. and Monday
and Saturday evenings during the next nine
tJ days to receive the same.
discount -four per cent will be allowed
on all taxes so paid. After the expiration Of
said time a warrant will be placed in the
hands of the Constable for all unpaid taxes.
November 18th Is the last day which
Taxes may be paid TO Treasurer.
Dated at St Johnsbury, VT, this 18th day
of August, A. ID. 1915.
CHAS. G. BRALEY,
Town Treasurer.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-08-18
ACTIVITY AT NOR
WITCH UNIVERSITY
Scholarships for Young Men of YER
mOnt-Changes i'm Officers
New Buildings.

By an act of the last legislature it
was made possible for young men OF
the state to secure higher educational
advantages at Norwich University,
the State Military College. These
scholarships are free, full informa-
tion regarding them being attainable
of any state senator or of the regist-
rar of the University at Northfeld
Norwich University is making rapid
strides educational1y, and the enter
ing class in September promises to
exceed that of year ago. On Sep
TENDER z will begin the 9th year
of this institution.
The acting president is Nelson L.
Sheldon, the well-known attorney of
Boston, a graduate of the University
and an educator for many years. Mr..
Sheldon will fill the office of Presi-
dent until his successor is named.
Henry w. Orser, assistant treasurer
of the Mortified Savings Bank, has
been made treasurer of the Univer-
sity and Major George e. Carpenter
has been chosen secretary. DR.. John
H. Judkins will be the chairman of
this years Executive Committee To
the board of trustees Hon. Alexander
Dunnett of ST. Johnsbury and Hon.
Charles A. Plumley have been elect
ed.
Prof. Joseph H. Sasserno, after a
years leave of absence, returns to
the faculty as professor of Modern
Languages.
The construction of the new Aims
worth Infrmary, the gift of Mrs.
Ainsworth of Williamstown as a me-
mortal to her late husband, Capt.
James E. Ainsworth of the class of
'53, is progressing.
1t is planned to soon begin work
on the Hawkins Riding Hall. This
structure is made possible by the
gift of General Rush c. Hawkins of
New York, an admirer of Captain
Alden Partridge, the founder of the
University.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-08-18
EAST CABOT

(Mrs. w. D. Barr, Correspondent
Robert Barr gathered an egg last
week that measured z 3-8 inches by
6 IA inches and weighed six ounces.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Chandler and
daughter, Eunice, were at St. Johns
bury one day last week.
Harold Abbott of Providence, r.. l.,
and Miss Lou Abbott of Plaintield,
and Bert Hoadley of Brattleboro
were guests at Walter Abbott's a few
days last week.
Mrs. Flora Miles, Miss Helen Miles
and Mrs Helen Wilson of Peacham
were at Robert Bars Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Rowland and
daughter, Esther, of Cabot were re-
cent guests of relatives here.
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver McCosco of
West Danville were at N. H. Gates
recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. W. Houghton of
South Cabot were at George Morse's
Sunday.
Mrs. I. C. Peck is home after a two
weeks stay at Walden.
Mark Pelow of Harvey's Hollow
and Guy Davenport of Walden were
at Mrs. Eta Davenport's over Sun
day.
Mrs. Mary Hazlet and son who
nave De9n at Gilbert Hill S for Few
weeks are working at Thomas
O'Brien's at Cabot.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Hall of
.Marshfield were at 1. D. Reads Sun
day.
Master Lewis Newton, who has
been very sick with pneumonia, is
able to be about again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Nelson of
Waterford were visitors at c. A. Dur
gan's recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Abbott were
recent visitors at Hardwick
Harold Miller has finished work
for G. d. Morse.
Willie Tibbetts has finished work
for r. S. Barr.
Miss Inez Abbott spent Monday
and Tuesday at Barre.
Amos Plastridge of Mortified was
an over Sunday visitor at Robert
Bars. A. E. Plastridge and wife of
Mortified, who are camping at Joe's
pond, were also Sunday callers there.
Harry Houghton spent last week
with his mother at Lanesboro.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-08-18
Notice TO Taxpayers

In accordance with the vote of the villa &c
of st. Johnsbury, to collect the taxes assess
ed in the village. through it's treasurer. you
are hereby notified that the following Vil-
laRe Taxes are now in my hands for collec-
tion:-General Village Tax, soc on the dollar
of Grand List.
/ will be at the Town Clerks Office over
the Passumpsic Savings Bank, in st. Johns
bury each week day between the hours of
$40 and IL O'Clock in the forenoon, and
1.30 and 8 O'Clock In the afternoon, and
Monday and Saturday evenings during the
next ninety days to receive the same. dis
count of four per cent will be allowed on all
taxes SO paid. After the expiration of said
time, a warrant will be placed i'm the hands
of the Constable for all unpaid taxes.
November 15th Is the last day on which
Taxes may be paid TO Treasurer.
Dated at st. Johnsbury, VT, this 7th day
of August, A ID. 1915.
cHAS. G. BRALEY,
Village Treasurer.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-08-18
VERMONT NEWS

At the annual meeting of the Yer
mont State Branch, American Fed
Grafton of Labor, at Burlington last
week officers were elected as follows
President, Fred w. Sutton of Barre;
presidents, G. e. Cummings OF
st. Johnsbury, James J. Ready OF
Rutland, John w. Kelley of Hard
wick, James Mclean of Northfield and
Victor Powers of Bellows Falls; state
organizer, E. G. Greenmore of Wi
nooski; corresponding secretary, Al
exander Ironside of Barre; financial
ecretary-treasurer, Nelson w. Malm-
grem of Rutland. 1t was voted to
hold the next convention in Barre
upon the invitation of the delegates.
Miss Ellen Dewey of Fair Haven
was killed at Rutland "Wednesday
when a big touring car went over an
embankment, The six passengers
were all pinned under the car. Miss
Dewey was so years old and librarian
at Fair Haven.
Misses Georgia Neddo and Kath-
leen Hayes of Whitehall, N. Y, were
drowned at Lake Bomoseen Friday
while in bathing.
A Williamstown lad had a close
call last week when he was buried in
a sand bank and it took ten minutes
of the hardest work a crowd of men
were equal to to extricate his uncon-
scious body.
Miss Emily Proctor, daughter of
the late Fletcher D. Proctor, and
George III. Eggleston of the main Of
fee of the Vermont Marble Co. were
married Thursday afternoon and left
for trip in the eight cylinder Cadil-
lac which the brides brother, Morti-
mer, gave her as a wedding present.
Arrangements are complete for
consolidation of some of the largest
electrical companies in Vermont. The
combination will includes the Hor-
tonia Power Co. whose headquarters
are in Rutland, and the Gays
vile Electrical Light and Power COM
pany, whose headquarters are at
Bethel. Over 100000 will be ex-
pended in undermining the plants al
ready owned and in developing water
already secured.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-08-18
CLOTH AND CLOTHES.
Why Some Garments Keep and Others
Easily Lose Their Shape.

Why Some Garments Keep and Others
Easily Lose Their Shape.
Every one-in this country, at least
wears clothes. They have to. Conse-
quently every one is more or less In
terested In the question OF clothes.
1t is not so easy to know good cloth
as 1t seems. Many people, depending
on texture, feel, weave and so forth,
think that they are judges of cloth.
And when, after buying what they be-
heve to be good piece OF cloth, it does
not wear well they are greatly sur
prised.
The durability of cloth depends large
ly upon the length OF the individual
f1bers. If the fibers are long and curl
ing they form a close and strong
weave. The cloth does not crack or
wear out at the seams or folds because
OF the length Of fiber, nor does 1t rub
as easily by surface wear because it is
more springy or elastic Short fibers,
on the other hand, have much less
binding quality because they do not in
tertwine.
The difference between two suits or
dresses In keeping their shape" is
largely due to this same thing. A real
ly first class cloth, properly made and
fitted, hardly ever requires pressing
1t is elastic. and If it is hung up after
having been worn for a day or two it
will go right back into shape. The
constant sending of trousers to the
tailor to have a crease put in is a
sign that the cloth was not made Of
long fibers.
II you want your suits or dresses to
wear well and to look well first make
sure that the cloth is woven from long
6bers.-New York American.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-08-18
Dead Languages.

Dead languages are ones that once
were in common use, but are now no
longer spoken unless by scholars who
have studied them. The ancient San
scrit, Greek and Latin have been dead
many centuries as common speech, al
though still used to some extent for
religious, scientific and literary pur.
poses. Coming down to more recent
times, most of the Indian tongues, of
which there were many when the
white man came, are now dead. All
languages have their periods Of growth,
maturity and decadence, followed by
aeath.-Philadelphi Press.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-08-18
A Puzzle.

Some differences are very puzzling."
Like what, for instanceY'
eff you write mean and bad things
about man in a book, it is biography
If you tell the same things about him
on the back porch it's gossip. '-Balti-
more American.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-08-18

In One Way She Resembles Mother.
A young man on the South Side,
newly married, was asked IL his wife
could make pie like his mother used
to make. We'll. don't know about
that" he said, but she can make
about the same 'holler' when track
mud into the house. kansas City
Star.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-08-18
Quick CHANGE.

Critical Husband-This beef isn't At
to eat. Wife-Well, told the butcher
that If it wasn't good 1 would send
you around to his shop to give him a
thrashing, and hope you'll take some
one with you, for he looked pretty
fierce, and 1 didn't like the way he
handled his big knife. Husband
Humph! Oh, well, 1 must say I've
seen worse meat than this.-St. Louis
Post-Dispatch.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-08-18

Want Ads pay.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-08-18
Old Fashioned.

Daughter-What does old fashioned
mean? Mother-Anything that think
is right and you don't. dear.-Philadel-
phia Record.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-08-18
ALWAYS on the Go.

"That man never seems to stay long
ut any one place. What is he doing,
anyway
"He is helping to take a census Of
the birds.''
"Oh, that accounts for his being con-
Btantly on the wing" - Pittsburgh
Press.
We must make our election between
economy and liberty or profugion and
servitude Jefferson.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-08-18

Punishment IL a cripple. but he ar
rives.-Spanish Proverb.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-06-11
Germany's Dead Letter Mall.

The German post Office is to spare
the feelings, so far as possible, of the
families of soldiers who have fallen
in battle, when mail matter, nondeliv-
cradle for that reason, is returned to
the sender Hitherto it was the Gus
tom to stamp on the letter or package
merely the word fallen" or dead"
and send it back home to shock the
relatives with this harsh brevity. Now
the military authorities have been di-
rected to use the words fallen for the
fatherland," or fallen on the field of
honor"
In still another way the authorities
are trying to soften the blow of death
notices from the front. Hitherto this
was attempted only in country dis
tricts, where the returned mail of the
fallen soldiers was handed over to the
local authorities or the clergyman,
who then undertook to break the fatal
news gently to the family Something
like this is now to be done also in the
towns and cities. The local authori-
ties will now be asked to select some
person suitable for bearing the mes
sage of death
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-06-11
Monkey War Veteran.

Jacko, the pet monkey of H. NJ s.
Loyal. who has been in three wars, re-
Gently paid a flying visit to Harwich,
and for the sake of variety made part
of the journey on the roof of a railway
carriage.
Born in South Africa during the
war, Jacko was made the pet of regi-
ment, and was with the troops on two
OF three battlefields. A seaman faith
cred him and took him afioat He went
to the China station, and was with the
naval brigade in the Boxer rebellion.
Back to sea he went from ship to ship,
and he was in the Loyal during it's re-
cent engagement with German de-
stroyers.
Being an old soldier. he then took
refuge in the Ish-kettle. emerging
quite gay and hearty when the shoot.
ing was over-London Daily Mail.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-06-11
BROTHERS IN MISERY
cOMRADESHlP OF WOUNDED ON
THE BATTLEFIELD.
Letter Written to His Flancee by
Dying French officer Reveals
Triumph of the Finer Feel
ings of Humanity.

A letter, which is among the most
moving documents written since the
beginning OF the war, has been re-
ceived by young American woman in
Paris. 1t was written by her fiance,
a French cavalry officer, as he lay
dying in Flanders, and with the letter
she received the news of his death
After narrating how he was wound
ed in the chest during a cavalry
charge and temporarily lost conscious
ness, the writer goes on:
There are two other men lying
near me and l do not think there is
much hc for them, either. One is
an Office Of a Scottish regiment and
the other a private in the uhlans.
"rhey were struck down after me
and when I came to myself l found
them bending over me, rendering first
aid The Dritisher was pouring water
down my throat from his flask. while
the German was endeavoring to
stanch my wound with an antiseptic
preparation served out by their med
ical corps.
1.-The Highlander had one of his legs
shattered and the German had several
pieces OF shrapnel buried in his side.
In spite of their own sufferings they
were trying to help me, and when |
was fully conscious again the German
gave me a morphia injection and took
one himself. His medical corps had
also provided him with the injection
and the needle together with printed
instructions for its use.
After the injection, feeling wonder
fully at ease, we spoke of the lives we
had lived before the war. We all
spoke English, and we talked of the
women we had left at home. Both the
German and the Britisher had only
been married year.
81 wondered, and l suppose the 9TH
ers did, Thy we had fought each other
at ALL l looked at the Highlander,
who was falling to sleep exhausted,
and in spite of his drawn face and
mud-stained uniform, he looked the
embodiment of freedom. Then
thought of the tricolor of France and
all that France had done for liberty.
"Then l watched the German, who
had ceased to speak. He had taken a
prayer book from his knapsack and
was trying to read a service for sol
diers wounded in battle"
The letter ends with reference tc
the failing light and the roar of guns
1t was found at the dead officers side
by Red Cross file and forwarded tc
his fiancee.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1915-06-11
BELGIAN STEAMER is SUNK
AND II PERSONS ARE LOST
Graft Hit by German Torpedo off
Coast of Kent-Two Norwegian
Vessels Sent to Bottom of Sea.

London, June S.-The Belgian steam
er Menapier has been sent to the bot
tom by a German torpedo near the
North foreland, on the North sea. Out
of 23 persons on board only six were
saved.
The survivors from the Menapier
were landed at Margate. One of them,
badly injured, was sent to a hospital.
The Norwegian vessels Trudvang
and Superb have been sunk by German
submarines.
Another Norwegian steamer to be
sunk is the Glittertind, of 376 tons net.
This vessel was built in 1913 and was
1S6 feet long.
The Trudvang was hailed by Ger
man submarine off st. AIMS head. The
captain wassordered to bring his pa.
pers aboard the submarine, whose
commander gave the crew 20 minutes
to take to the boats.
The submarine then sent IL shells
into the Trudvang.
The crek of the Glittertind was
landed in the Tyne. The vessel, with
a cargo of lumber, was on her way
from Sweden.