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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-03-18
PLAIN DEALING. La. March is. 1917.


Local Editor Banner Benton, La.
DEAR SIR: Please announce that expect to
preach Sunday at the Bolinger Church. Two
services will be held, beginning at eleven I'm
and eight O'Clock pm. Subject for the morning
service, 1.-THE Crucial Period in Life" Text
Matthew, Tvs For the evening service, " Ex-
perimental Religion" Text, Galatians, iv,6.
T. j. EMBREE.
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In the mail while en- route between Plain
Dealing and Belcher Rent Note, pay
able the list of November, 1911, to the
undersigned, and given by A. P. Butler.
Amount, $40.
rs Mrs. r. E. WYcHE, jr.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-03-18
PLAIN DEALING, La, March is, 1915.

DEALI1SU, 11A, IHaICa I5I0.
Local Editor Banner, Benton, La.
DEAR SIR: Please announce that expect to
preach Sunday at the Plain Dealing Presbyterian
Church. Both morning and evening services will
be held at eleven and 7:45 O'Clock.
IL. GEO. G. WOODBRIDGE.
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Final Account.

Succession of j. b. Holloway, deceased.
No. I. In District Court, Booster
Parish, Louisiana.
NOTICE is hereby given that r. r. Holloway
~ administrator of the succession of J. E.
Holloway, deceased has this day fled in my
office his final account In said succession, and
if opposition be not made thereto within the time
prescribed by law, the same will be homol-
ogated and made the Judgment Of the Court.
Given under my Official signature and seal Of
office, at Benton, La, on this, the 18th day of
March, 1915. JAS. M. HENDERSON,
1912 Clerk Bossier District Court.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-03-18

If you have something on your farm
you would like to convert into money
advertise it in the Banner.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1915-03-18
For Sale

Speckle Peas and Selected
June Corn. Address, Ben
ton, La, Route l.
lis w. b. IvEY.
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GIBSLAND, La, Marc,

GIBsLAND, La, March 10, 1915.
Local Editor Banner, Benton, La.
DEAR SIR: Please announce that expect to
preach Sunday at the Haughton Baptist Church.
Two services will be held-beginning at eleven
IN. and 7:30 o'clock pm. B. C. CoNANT.
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Two fox hounds: A
1Oou large white and black
spotted 2-year- old dog, with collar
marked CIV. A. Taylor" The female is
almost white, though her left hip and
leg are tan. If you know Of any stray
dogs write me.
E. D. TAYLOR, Benton, La.
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Plain Dealing.

Tuesday, March Is. = The following
program has been prepared by the
literary society of Plain Dealing High
School for Friday afternoon, and all
patrons and friends of the school are in
vited to be present:
1. Roll call-Response, witty sayings.
2. Song, "Wearing Of the Green''-
Society.
3. Essay, "Story of St. Patrick" D
la B. Barnett.
4. Recitation-Ruth McCary.
5. Reading-Marie Boggs.
6. Button Contest. w. Wyche, Mil
lard King, Charles Herndon and
Alton Keoun.
I. Song, "Sweet and Low"-Tenth
Grade.
s. Observation-Disclosures Thompson.
8. Reading-Vey Oglesby.
10. Talk-Dr. Woodbridge.
IL. Instrumental Solo-Miss Matte
Kelly.
IL. Star-The editor.
Mrs. Julia Davis has been confined to
her room because of illness for few
days past, to the regret OF her friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. P. Keeth returned
home Sunday evening from New Or
leans, where they spent pleasant week.
Mrs. Glenn Curry and little daughter
returned Sunday to Naborton after
spending several days here pleasantly
with relatives.
There has been a great scarcity OF
sweet potatoes for seed in this section,
and they readily sell for 81 per bushel.
If you have any for sale why not let the
fact be known through the Banner?
Mr.. E. S. Burt, Parish Farm Demon
stration Agent, spent Friday night in
Plain Dealing, having just made trip
through this section OF the parish. NJ.
Burt is now prepared to inoculate your
hogs for cholera, if you should need his
services. 1t will cost you nothing for
his services, except that you will be re-
quired to pay for the serum.
Mention was made in last weeks issue
of the illness of Mr.. w. J. Chandler,
whose home is near Plain Dealing. His
illness terminated fatally Sunday morn
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Tuesday, March Is. The following
program has been prepared by the
literary society of Plain Dealing High
School for Friday afternoon, and all
patrons and friends of the school are in
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-12-29
WOLCOTT

| Elsie Perkins il on the sick list.
Dance at the town hall Friday evening.
| Dec. 31st.
L. e. Taylor is home from White River
| Junction.
George Davis and family were recent
visitors in Danvile.
Simeon Clark of Barton visited his
parents here Sunday.
| Miss Alice Billiard was home from Bur-
lington over Sunday.
E. l.. Moves is passing the holidays at
his home in Hyde Park.
Adna Graves of Walden was recent
visitor at R. M. Hubbeps.
G. F. Bickf ford and wife spent Sunday
with relatives in Swanton.
w. M. Parker of Montpelier is bust
ness visitor in Montpelier.
Ormal Hubbard went to Stowe Sunday.
where he has employment.
The students from Peoples Academy
are home for the holidays.
Don Goodwin went to Calais Tuesday
to work for Melvin Richardson.
w. w. Spalding was a business visitor
in Morrisville the first of the week.
E. w. Albee and wife were guests at 5.
J. Thomas in Hardwick Saturday.
Miss Leafie King is visiting her sister,
Mrs. Hugh Calderwood, in Craftsbury.
G. H. S. Cleveland leaves this week for
Boston to pass the winter with relatives.
Cepas Boardman went to johnson the
first of the week, looking for employ
ment.
Capt. p. A. Hollenbeck was in Hard
wick Saturday end Hyde Park Tuesday
night.
Kay Porter and wife of Morrisville
we're guests at j. w. Porter's the last OF
the week.
G. l.. Freeman and family were week
end visitors at the home of Sylvander
Goodwin in Stowe.
G.. M. Tillotson of M Drrisville was a
visitor at the home of his mother, Mrs.
Mary Til)otson, Saturday. H
DR.. Cooper and family returned home
from Burlington Tuesday, where they
passed Sunday with relatives.
W. S. Silloway, D. d. G. M, paid Wat
erman Lodge of johnson an official visit
an official visit last Thursday evening.
There will be meeting of Geo. P.
Foster W. R. G. Saturday, Jan. 1. This
is an all day meeting. Members are re-
quested to come early. The officers will
be installed at this meeting.
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congregational Church


The monthly meeting and social of the
c. e. Society was held at the home of d.
X. Collins Tuesday evening. A goodly
number of the young people were pres
ent and enjoyed jolly time.
The annual meeting of the church and
the preparatory service for communion
next Sunday will be held at the parson-
age Wednesday evening at 7:l5 O'Clock.
The subject of the G. e. meeting next
Sunday will be "What is Conservation"
A copy of Lords painting, 1.-The Lost
Sheep" was presented to the SUNDAY
School last Sunday by the Junior choir,
and cut glass parlor lamp was present
ed by the school to Morris Hill, who has
been superintendent for IA years.
The following officers were chosen for
1916 by the school:-Supt., M. S. Hill;
Asst. Supt., Z. D. Mills; Secy., jamie
Holmes; Asst. Beulah Mcfarland; Treas,
d. e. Collins; Asst, Chellis Collins;
Auditor, E. H. Parker: Organists, Mary
Waters, Marion Mcfarland, Alice Nc
Farland; Chorister, DIR. A. G. Peaks,
Asst, w. f. Sinclair; Librarian, Helen
Fullington; Library Com, Mrs. M. S.
Hill, Mrs. w. F. Waters, W. F. Sinclair
The average attendance for 1915 was 101
and fraction.
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Cadys Falls

Mrs. Gilbert Broadwell spent Christmas
at Everett Calkins'.
Miss Lois Peake was visitor at Chas
Miners over Sunday.
Mrs. Edgar Brigham has returned to
her home in st. Johnsbury.
Walter Titus from johnson was a re.
cent guest at Henry browns.
Fred Bachelor and family spent
Christmas at Joseph Sherman's.
Albert Terrill and wife and Mrs. Lucy
Grant spent Christmas at Erwin Terrill's
in Morrisville.
Mrs. A. II. Calkins and Frank Calkins
attended the funeral of Curtis Prouty
in Swanton Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edd Adams and two
children from Stowe have been visitors
at e. K. Sewers the past week.
Fred Miner of Detroit, Mich, arrived
last Saturday to spend the holidays with
his parents, Chas. Miner and wife.
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Eden

Charles Wescom arrived in town Mon.
day, after spending several months with
his daughter in Underhill.
The Xmas trae at the Mills was largely
attended and all enjoyed happy time.
The Fakoza Club of girls, who had the
affair in charge, are to be congratulated
on their success.
There were numerous family Christ
mas gatherings in all parts of the town,
where hearts were merry and children of
all ages made happy. Oh, that the
Xmas spirit might last the whole year
around.
The Christmas exercises at the church
were a decided success, the children all
doing their parts we'll. Verona Shufelt.
taking the part of little mother, was
very pleasing. The church was beauti-
fully decorated, two trees we'll fl led with
gifts. The crowded house was very ap.
preciative of the work of the Give COM
mittee, Mr.. and Mrs. Rollie Ouear and
Mrs. Maxfield.
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Riverside

Everybody at Riverside had nice
Christmas.
The Marley brothers we're business
visitors in Morrisvile Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Miller spent Sat
urday with friends in johnson.
Frank Hooper has been at work for E.
E. Badger at the Village the past week.
Geo. Cutler who has been stopping in
Morrisville for the past few months, has
returned home. 10
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Broadwell spent
Saturday and Sunday with their daugh-
ter, Mrs. Calkins, at Cadys Falls.
Miss Della Whitcomb, who has been i'll
long time, was the recipient of lot of
flowers Christmas, for which she is very
thankful.
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cut the slices in cubes half an inch in
size. Pour boiling water over the
plant and cook for about twenty min.
utes or until tender. Melt two table.
spoonfuls of butter in saucepan, add
two onions chopped fine, half
green pepper chopped, stir and cook
until the onions are softened and
slightly yellow, add the eggplant
drained, cupful and half of bread.
crumbs, SALT paprika and cupful and a
half of tomato; stir until hot, turn in.
to buttered baking dish, cover with
well-buttered crumbs and cook in the
oven until the crumbs are brown.
. ScaIIoped Chicken With corn.-For
each cupful of chicken meat, freed
from bones, use a cupful of corn either
fresh or canned, cupful of white
sauce and seasonings. Mix the chick
en- with the sauce put into a baking
dish, cover with a layer of corn and
when all is used cover with well-but-
tered crumbs. Bake until the crumbs
are brown.
Pork Pct.-Trim IL pounds of loin
of pork into neat pieces, fry them in
a saucepan until brown. Line an
earthenware dish with sliced potatoes
and onions, using one onion to two po-
tatoes, lay on the pork: then another
layer of vegetables, salt, pepper and
pinch of herbs. Moisten with a
pint of stock, cover with buttered pa
per and place in hot oven two hours.
Cook slowly and serve from the dish
in which il was cooked. Sprinkle psrs-
ley over the top before sending to the
table. A tablespoonful or two of
cooked peas may be sprinkled over
the top before adding the parsley.
Baked 6eans.-Parboil beans after
soaking them overnight, and when
they are partly softened, prepare for
baking. Add a tablespoonful of mo-
lasses, a little salt, little dry mus
tard and a small onion for each pint
of parbOiled beans. Bake all day with
a generous square of scored pork on
top Of the pot.
NA1a 1nee~s
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Methodist Church

Next year being the year in which the
the general conference of the Methodist
church meets, the third quarterly confer
ence was held at the conclusion of the
service on Sunday morning for the pur-
pose of appointing judge of election
and two tellers to take charge of the
election of lay delegates from the John
son charge. M. F. Gray was appointed
the judge of election and e. Griswold and
W. d. Patch the telers. 1t was decided
to hold the election of the delegates on
Wednesday. Feb. 1e. The lay electoral
conference for the Vermont annual con-
ference, for. which the delegates will be
appointed, will meet at Montpelier Fri
day, March'30.
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Watervil1e

Waterville
Mrs. Jennie Maurice has been ill from
tonsilitis.
Thomas Abbott was at home fol-
Christmas. 20
Miss Maud Darrah of Hyde Park wal
home for Christmas.
Ami Leach has been suffering from
erysipelas in his face.
| H. j. Beard was at home from Cam
bridge Jet for Christmas.
| Miss Vera Lyon is out OF school this
week on account of illness.
Arthur Langdell and Miss Mildred Til
| lotson were married Dec. %.
Mrs. Nancy Tracy of Richford is visit.
ing her sister, Mrs. S. Brooks.
Miss Nettie Leach and Clarence Corsey
spent Christmas in Burlington.
George Rivers has moved onto the farm
known as the Myron Church farm.
Miss Maggie Mckinney of Foster, Que,
is working for Mrs. Gordon Mann.
John Washburn of Cambridge Jet. was
the guest of Homer Stearns last week.
Floyd Fairbanks of Bethel spent Christ
mas with his mother, Mrs. Mary Fair
banks.
r. FL. Powers and family of johnson
spent Christmas with III. j. Beard and
family.
Wallace Armstrong of the u. V. M.
spent Christmas with Mr.. and Mrs. F. w.
Darrah.
Mrs. Almira Tillotson of Belvidere is
spending few weeks with Mrs. Alma
Baldwin.
Luther Wheelock has moved from
Belvidere into the John Smith house on
School street.
The Community Tree was a great sue
cess. Much credit is due both students
and teachers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Chase of Fletcher
were guests of Mrs. Chase's father, Ami
Leach, last week.
Miss Bessie Tillotson of Greenfield,
Mass, is spending the Christmas vaca-
ton with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L.
e. Tillotson.
Remember the auction sale on the
Lewis Clark farm Friday noon. The
farm, some cows, and farming tools and
personal. property will be sold.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-12-29

Nut Balls.-Chop several kinds of
nuts, mix well and stir into fondant
until well mixed. Roll the balls in
chopped nuts until they are we'll GOV.
cred.
Fondant is made by boiling two cup.
fuls of sugar, pinch of cream of tar.
tar or a tablespoonful of corn strip,
with half cupful of water until it
makes a soft ball when dropped in
cold water Cool and stir until white
and creamy.
To make wintergreen drops, color
pink, flavor with wintergreen and melt
the fondant over hot water until it
is soft enough to drop from tea.
spoon. Drop on buttered sheet, and
when cool remove with thin-bladed
knife. For peppermint, flavor with
peppermint; for pistachio, color green,
and flavor with pistachio fiavoring.
Spice Drops.-Add oil of cinnamon
and oil of cloves to fondant, then
roll in small balls like hazelnuts.
Put tiny silver candies on one kind
guish fiavors.
Almond Sticks-Blanch half pound
of almonds and chop them fine, stir
into a cupful of fondant, flavor with
almond, knead and roll in sticks about
the size of the little finger.
Rice Jack.-Cook together until
brittle in water cupful of molasses,
a cupful of sugar, two tablespoonfuls
of water, tablespoonful of butter and
a pinch of soda. Then stir in three
cupfuls of pulled rice; pour into
CREASED pan and allow it to harden.
Chopped figs added to fondant, then
made into balls or squares and dipped
in melted fondant or chocolate to coat.
These will be sticky unless dipped in
some covering to give them coating.
Chopped dates and softened prunes
chopped and added to brown bread
is an addition and change from raisins
so commonly used.
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Many OF the relatives were kept away by
sickness. After a bounteous dinner,
Mr.. Collins was asked 10 sing, and in the
hymns he sang he showed remarkable
voice for man of his age. Regrets and
congratulations were received from many
that were unable to attend.
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Stockholders Meeting

The Stockholders of the Sterling Trust
Company will meet at their Banking
Rooms January 18th. 1916, at 2 o'clock p.
NJ, for the purpose of electing Directors
for the ensuing year.
r. H. ROYCE, Clerk.
johnson, Vt, Jan. 20, 1915.
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sIXTIETH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY OF
REV. AND MRS. RUFUS W. COLLINS

SIXTIETH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY OF
REV. AND MRS, RUFUS W. COLLINS
Mr.. and Mrs. W. R. Collins entertained
a company of eighteen friends and rel.
atives Dec. 20, in honor of Mr.. Collins
parents, Rev. and Mrs. Rufus w. Collins,
who reached their Goth wedding anniver-
sary on that day. Mr.. Collins was born
in Plainfield, N. H., Sept. a, 1882. and
is in remarkable health for man past
SO years of age. When less than seven
months old, his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Asa Collins moved to Morristown, and of
the family of eight children, Mr.. Collins
is the the only survivor. Mr.. Collins
entered the ministery in 1871. and was
ordained in the Free Will Baptist denom-
ination in 1876, having spent about thirty
years in active ministerial work, during
which time he built church in Bolton,
P. O., and one at East Albany, VT, where
he preached twelve years and three
months. He has also been a noted horse
man, having owned and trained many
fine horses that have sold for long prices,
as high as $1,000.
Mrs. Collins, formerly Miss Rhoda
Douglas, was born in Morristown, Aug.
II, 1887, the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jonathan Douglas, at whose home Mr..
and Mrs. Collins were married Dec. 20,
1852. OF the ten children born to Mr..
and Mrs. Jonathan Douglas, Mrs. Col
Inns is the only survivor, with the excep-
ton of Mrs. Lucinda Davis, her sister,
now living in Morristown. Mr.. and Mrs.
Collins spent a few days in visiting with
friends and relatives after their wedding,
and of the people they visited and those
present at the welding, there are only
two survivors, Mrs. Lucinda Davis, and
w. w. Thomas of Morrisville.
They have one adopted son, at whose
home the anniversary was celebrated.
Among the guests of the day were Mr..
and Albert Collins of Stowe, Mrs. David
Douglas and Mrs. Vivian Douglas of
Cady's Falls, Mr.. and Mrs. o. A. Bar
rows. Mr.. aud Mrs. Z. L. Barrows of
Stowe. w. w. Thomas of MOrrisville, Os-
car Sherwin of Cady's Falls and others.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-12-29

Mr.. ard Mrs. Irving Potter and Gull
dren of Burlington and Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Sweet of Cambridge spent Christ
mas with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. l..
w, Fletcher.
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MarXeIous ScaIee

The weighing machine used in the
laboratory of the bureau of standards
IN Washington is said to pc the most
accurate in the woTla. It viii vsign
the wing OF a Ay.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-12-29

10 ItSeIf and When
it is nicely pre-.
pared is a most
satisfactory dish.
Eggplant, South.
ern Style.-Cut a
plant in slices,
pare off and dis
card the skin. than
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Proof of His Power.

Any man has a right to consider
himself a good orator who can get
people to stay in a room and listen
to him talk for two hours if the door
isn't locked.
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SEASONABLE DISHES.

Eggplant is not well enough appre-
ciated. It's natural flavor is peculiar
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-12-29

|Zh9EA.TfGTMEN.
|yyosz7ADENET

Again the silent wheels OF time
Their annual round have driv'n.
Burns.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-12-29

A heavy storm of snow and wind inter
fered considerably with the usual church
services here Sunday morning, the only
service in the morning being at the Con.
gregationa church, with an attendance
of l6, AT Unity church the morning SER
vice was omitted on account of the
Christmas exercises planned for the even.
| ing. but on account of the storm were
postponed until last evening. At the
Methodist Episcopal church no service
was held in the morning on account OF
the small number present. A brief quar-.
| terly conference was held, at which III. w.
Ravin was elected judge of election and
W. w. Ayers and F. D. VanDusen tellers
to have charge of the election of lay dele
gates to lay conference to be held in
Montpelier later. There were 16 present
at the Epworth League service in the
evening, which was led by Clarence
Chadwick.
CHRISTMAS AT THE CHURCHES
Christmas exercises were held at the
Congregational church Friday evening,
when an illustrated reading, christmas
Memories, was carried out. The story
was read by Miss Lillian Godfrey.
Among those wins took part were Bernice
| shepard, George Chaplin, Adelbert Ma
COON and Rubie Faunce and large
| number of children, and Miss Mildred
Sleeper was in charge. A Christmas ex-
ercise was carried out by six children.
A solo was sung by Esther Chaplin and
| a recitation given by Beatrice Warren.
Two small Christmas trees were laden
with gifts and there were appropriate
decorations.
At the Methodist. church Friday even
ing, Christmas exercises were carried out
in charge of the Misses Marjorie Watts
and Elsie Alger. A large Christmas tree
was in charge of Earl Kenfield and bore
gifts for all the children. The program
INCLUDED songs by the choir, solos by the
Misses Mildred Holden, Belle Buzzell.
Elsie Alger and Marjorie Foster; exer-
cises, "Gifts for the King, by young la
dies and children, led by Miss Hazel
Adams, and "Mr. st. Nicholas, by chill
dren, assisted by A. j. Back, Ernest
Ramstrom, Clarence Chadwick and Earl
Kenfield, and songs and Rotations by the
children.
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decorated with one
or two Of the pref
ty candies which
may be purchased
from any confec-
toner, is a whole
some sweet which
i s g a S y t o pr e :
pare.
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a7IIIl Ell HEN fzaN
Iss6SABl|,:]]L|| ,,N[EI|s IG]
Thanksgiving Day! Thanksgiving Day!
IT'S then our nation tries to pay
It's heavy debt Of gratitude
For bountiful supplies Of food,
And richest blessings that expand
To cover all of Freedoms land.
THANKSGIVING SWEETS.

Candied pineapple cut in small
pieces and dipped in melted fondant,