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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-10

building dropped the entire distance of
four or five feet into the original cellar.
The kitchen, which is in the rear of
the house, was torn apart from the
building, with a tremendous smashing
of crockery, and the corner of a bed
room on the southeast part of the
ground floor was split open. Mrs. La
flash's 20-month-old baby was asleep in
this bedroom, which was completely
wrecked, but, owing to the crib being
in corner and protected by the walls,
the child was unframed, when Joseph
Lemaire, one of Mr.. McCale's work
men, rushed in and rescued her. The
other people in the house, who had just
finished breakfast, all made their exit
uninjured.
In spite of the circumstances. the
upper floors of the house were compare
lively unframed, but the furnishings
OF the ground rooms were badly
damaged.
Mr.. McClie, who has moved some
1900 buildings Of various sorts in Eur.
lington, without accident, is unable to
account for the walls collapse. There
was no water to undermine it and the
support Of sand seemed securely pack
ed. Mr.. McCale also had the wall
braced in his usual fashion. The con-
tractor is of the opinion that someone
must have undermined the wall the
night before, but 50 far no evidence
has been found to- substantiate this
theory
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-10
MILLY'S
PRIZE
Despite the Trick of a
Rival, She Proved
a Winner
By CLARISSA MACKlE

Milly Fenwick danced triumphantly
around the kitchen table, wherein re-
posed the four loaves of bread which
she had baked for the Little River fair.
Big loaves they were, Drowned deli
sately without, snowy white and sweet
within-perfect loaves Of perfect bread.
you silly child" smiled Mrs. Fen
wick as she hustled into the room and
caught Milly in the midst of her gay
dance.
Mother, did you ever see such beau
tiful bread?" challenged Milly, stop
ping breathlessly to implant a kiss on
her mothers soft cheek.
Never but once before" said Mrs.
Fenwick, with a twinkle In her eyes.
when was that?"
years ago when 1 baked my first
loaves for the fair"
Mother! And Of course you took
first prize?"
Eyes, did-and | bought my we'd
ding gown with the money"
Milly blushed furiously.
well, of course you were engaged
to father, but I'm not engaged to any
one, but know what l shall buy with
the first prize money if l get it."
"What shall you buy?' asked Mrs.
Fenwick indulgently.
Chickens. Yes, truly am going to
raise chickens and see II l can't make
money enough to pay off that little
scrap Of a mortgage on the place"
"Dear child" sighed Mrs. Fenwick,
ut would be the biggest blessing in
the world if you could. 1t would be
such relief to your father. That little
balance Of 5000 has worried him for
ahead so he can pay it off. 1t has been
such bad year, and he has had to hire
50 much help because Of his illness"
"You can't say anything that l have
not already thought Of" protested Mil
ly as she buttered the crusty loaves
and tossed a white napkin over them.
I'm only afraid that Sadie Lownes
will carry off the prize. She certainly
Is q good cook"
"She can't make handsomer loaves
than those" asserted Mrs. Fenwick
proudly.
well, we will see. I'm going up
stairs to get ready, mother, and then
I'm going to take the bread over to the
tent" said Milly. And she flew out Of
the room with a whisk of her pink and
white skirts.
Its too bad for Sadie to carry off
first prize in everything" unused Mrs.
Fenwick as she stepped briskly about
her tasks. Every year she's carried
off prizes for baking and fancy work,
and l declare if she hasn't carried off
the biggest matrimonial prize as well,
for folks say she is engaged to Frank
| Barlow. | never could understand why
it was that he stopped coming to
see NIilly all of a sudden. He seemed
to think a lot of my girl, and I'm
afraid she liked him too we'll"
When Milly Fenwick reached the big
tent where the annual county fair was
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-10
C. H. Ranney Dies.

Charles H. Ranney died at midnight
August 81, at the home of his brother
in-law, George H. Morrill,, on the old
Ranney farm near Lyndon on which Mr..
Ranney..was born. He had been i'll
longtime of diabetes which trouble ne
cessitated the amputation Of one foot
little over year ago.
Mr.. Ranney was in the employ of the
St. Johnsbury & Lake Champlain rail-
road As years, 35 years Of that time run
ming between Swanton and st. Johns
bury and making his home in Swanton
most of the time. He began his rail
road career in 1866 as brakeman on
freight train between White River
Junction and Newport on the old Pas
sumpsic road and ended it as a conduc-
tor on the st. Johnsbury & Lake Cham
plain road five years ago. He was in
only one bad accident in 1907, when a
car in his train was derailed at East
Hardwick, and w. S. Bailey of Hard
wick was killed. The shock of that &C
cident combined with the disease from
which Mr.. Ranney was suffering, I'M
fitted him for work for long time but
he did return to his work for a time.
During the Civil War Mr.. Ranney
served for nine months with the Fiji
teenth Vermont and when he returned
to Brattleboro at the expiration of that
time he was only 10 years old. He was
member of Chamberlin Post, G. A.
R., St. Johnsbury.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-10
Notice.
Editor ESSEX Comfy Herald,
Island Pond, ".

NN'1 -
My DEAR SIR:-Within the next 90
days | expect TO recommend some one
from Vermont for appointment to the
West Point Military Acade,ny.
Captain Ira l.. Reeves, L. S. A,
professor of Military Science and Tao
tics at the University of Vermont, and
Captain ]. L. Bond, L ). Infantry,
lnspectOr-InStmctor of Vermont Mill.
tia, have kindly CONSERVED 10 take
charge of the competitive examination
of those who wish to compete for this
appointment, and that examination
will be held at the University of Yer
mont on Thursday, the 18th day of Oc-
tOhpr. 1915.
Any Vermont boy wishing to com
pete for this place may rest assured
that the appointment will be made
solely upon merit and absolutely with
out ItfcIeuce to Il lilicuI o, other intiu-
en,n. The youNw mtH WHO r0nkS high
est in physical ana mental Qualifica-
tions if he comes within the prOvi-
SiOns of the army regulations, receives
the appointment The nPN standing
2nd, 3rd and 4th ia III" examination
will be NAMED as 49,, 2nU and 3rd al
ternates.
There are special reasons why Yer
mont should send a good man to e. est
Point, aud it is hoped his appointment
will be regarded as sufficiently attrac-
tive to prompt the best young men of
our state to take the examination,
ANY yOnng man who cOntemplateS
competing for this position, and who
IL.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-10
BREEDING HEIFERS.
Early Freshening Tends to Make a
High Producing Cow. /:

Early Freshening Tends to Make
High Producing Cow.
Those who are having their first ex'
perience with cattle of dairy breeding
are sometimes at Il loss to know how
early it is desirable to have the young
heifers freshen, says the Kansas Farm.
er. Dairy bred cattle, especially the
smaller breeds, develop earlier than do
beef cattle. While there is some diff
ference of opinion as to how early dali
ry heifers should freshen, it is gener-
ally considered that they should be-
brought into the milking herd for the
first time at about two years Of age
They may not make quite so good.
growth during the next year when
milking begins at this early age, but.
they are more likely to become sure
breeders, and it is also generally be-
lieved by dairymen that Il high produc-
ing COW is more likely to result where,
the heifer comes into production early.
1t is very important during the first
lactation to give the heifer the best
possible chance to maintain large
flow of milk throughout tho period It
must be remembered that the heifer
of this age should make more growth,
and in the feeding this must be taken
into consideration To properly devel-
0p the heifer it will take somewhat
heavier rations in proportion to the.
amount of milk being produced than
with the larger cows. A good deal de
ponds upon the way in which a well
bred heifer is started, and the begin
ner in dairying should recognize this.
fact and see that his young heifers OF
dniry breeding are given every posi-
BILE care and attention during the first
Iao%ot1.o
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-10
Sees Glorious Future.

All this world is heavy with the
promise of greater things, and the day
viii come, one day in the unending
succession of days, when beings, be-
ings who are now latent in our
thoughts, shall stand on this earth as
one stands on footstool, and shall
laugh and reach out their hands amid
the stars.-H. G. Wells.
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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-10
Unbusinesslike Transaction.

Probably the smallest money order
ever SEN from Eatonton, Ga, was
sent recently. A man walked into the
post office, asking for mercy order
for three cents, which he owed to his
society, and he said he would have
to send a money order, as it didn't
take stamps, The money order cost
him three cents, and it took a two
cent stamp TO send the order.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-10
OWED SUCCESS TO CHANCE
Accidental Discovery Enabled Man to
Build Machine That Simpifies
Diamond Separation.

A young man in the Kimberley dia
mond mines had been experimenting
for months in an effort to find a
way to separate diamonds from Other
stones so as to eliminate the tiresome,
tedious, Manipulating process. His eff
forts and labors had all been in va'n,
but he refused to be discouraged apd
adhered to his purpose.
One day he was working at hls
bench when a small diamond and a
garnet happened to be lying on q
board before him. In some way be
tipped the board at such an angk
that the two stones rolled together to-
ward the edge. 1t happened that there
was small grease spot on the board
and when the diamond reached it, 1t
was stopped and held, while the gar
net passed on and fell over the edge.
Wondering whether this had been a
mere accident or whether the grease
possessed the peculiar property of at.
tracing diamonds and allowing other
stones to pass over it he tried again
and again with the first diamond and
with various others and found that Il
a board were coated with grease and
vibrated slightly while held in an in.
clined position the diamonds placed
on it would be caught and held by the
grease, while all of the ether stones
would roll off. He at once set to work
and as a result of his accidental dis.
covery soon built a machine which
was success from the very begin.
ming. In a short time it was doing all
of the work that had formerly been
Gone by hand saving considerable
time and expense in the operation
Pathfinder.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-10
HUNDREDS ARE INJURED
italians of Boston ENGAGE In Riot of
Serious Proportions

Fifteen thousand wildly excited
italians, gathered at Commonwealth
rier, Boston, to give a rousing send"
off to 1900 of their countrymen,
reservists embarked on the steam
ship Canopic for the front, engaged
IN a riot in South Boston.
Bricks, stones and bullets flew.
Windows were smashed. Countless
heads were broken and hundreds sus-
tanned serious or slight bruises from
the flying missiles.
Nearly 100 policemen, with drawn
clubs and revolvers, assisted by hun
dreds of citizens, facing a storm OF
bricks, stones and bullets, finally
succeeded in driving the half-crazed
mob from the pier.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-10
The Pretty 6Pap y

The prefix pan" is derived from the
Greek pas" (panU meaning ALI" 1t
is a combining form found in words of
Greek origin, and is also used before
English aGjectives, as Philharmonic
embracing all harmony or every mode
of harmony The meaning is similar
In such words as Pan-American, Pan.
Egyptian, etc, but does not apply to
Panhandle, this being the name given
to narrow strip Of one political di.
vision extending between two other
divisions, as the Panhandle of West
Virginia, the Texas Panhandle.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-10
END OF H0LYOKE STRIKE
Car Service Is Resumed After Tieup
Which Lasted Nine DAYS

Street car service was resumed at
Holyoke and Amherst, Mass, after
nine days in which no passenger car
moved.
The $50 trolleymen who have been
on strike for readjustment of their
working schedules without loss OF
wages returned to the platforms after
a meeting at which they ratified the
arbitration plan proposed by their
leader, j. H. ReardOn.
By this plan, their demands are to
be submitted to a board of three, the
neutral member of which is to be
named by Governor Walsh.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-10

The history Of human achievement
shows that there have been few
geniuses who have accomplished their
greatest work at an early age. But
the great work of the world, the bulk
of all the great achievements, has
been done by men who developed
slowly through years of observation
and experience, their minds broaden
ing and ripening and growing ever
stronger, and these did their best work
IL their rich maturity.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-10
Ear American Flows.

, inc first important invention of a
pillow in this country to be patented
was by Jethro Wood in 1919 He was
a resident of Scipio, ~ Y, and the
first patent for sulky plow in Amer
lea was granted to II. Brown in 1874
but practical plows of this type were
not made W. til 1864.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-10
DEATHS Big TOLL
IN new ENGLAND
Nine Deaths From Drowning and
One In Auto Accident

Nine deaths from drowning was the
toll of Sundays bathers in New Eng
land waters. They were:
Elman c. Hunter, 81, of Malta =
pan; Roxford s. Sanford, %, of Dor
chester; Otto Johannsen, 80, of Wal
than; Robert w. Mcfarland OF
Quincy; Richard Condor, 6, of Sa-
lem; Hugh Feiser, of Portsmouth, X.
l.; Romeo Phoenix, %, of Lewiston,
Me-, belmont Hatch, 26, OF
Bradford, Me-, and WiIfred Curran
of Roslndale.
The death of Raymond Richardson,
10, of Worcester, and injuries to
forty persons was the automobile
record. Only two of the injured per-
sons are likely to die.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-10
Modern PIoWinQ,

In the United Kingdom steam plow-
ing is generally carried on on the
double engine system, introduced by
John Fowler in 1865. The most i'm
proved pillow in the United States con-
sists of large engines drawing behind
them a number of plows, sometimes
covering a space of thirty feet.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-10
RathIess. Middle ACES.

Greece had baths for every citizen;
so had Rome, but the Goths broke her
aqueducts and the fanatics closed the
public baths (being dirty themselves)
and Rome fell and the Dark Ages set
in. "A thousand years without a
BATH" as Michelet epitomized them.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-10
Bow Accidentally Kills Brother

Albert R. Norwart, II, was killed
at Westtield, Mass, by a shot
from a gun with which he and his
younger brother August were playing
war" August did not know the weap-
on was loaded. Police officials took
no action in the case.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-10
Autos Replace Mail Cars

Fifteen United States mail automo-
bile trucks have entered the service
of the Boston postal district. Eleven
will be used for the transportation OF
mail from the central and branch sta
tons, taking the place of trolley
cars.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-10
CHARITY.

1t is an old saying that charity
begins at home, but this is no reason
it should not go abroad. A man
should live with. the world as a
citizen Of the world. He may
have a preference for the particular
quarter or square or even alley IN
which he lives, but he should have
a generous feeling for the welfare
Of the whole. -Cumberland
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-10

Mohammed loved the large-floweret
narcissus, and has sounded it's praises
in the epigrammatic saying: Who
ever has two loaves of bread, let him
exchange one for the narcissus flower;
for bread is food for the body, but the
narcissus food for the SOUL"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-10
Erettv Ancient.

"what is the Oldest form of litera,
tureY
II dunno, but l guess some Of tn
musical come dy jokes must reach back
pretty nearly that far" - Cleveland
Plain Dealer
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-10
Hiqher Economy.

"But your fance has such a small
salary-how are you going to live"
"Oh. we're going to economic. We're
going to do without such a lot OF
things that Jack needs. Brooklyn
Citizen.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-10

Why are corn and potatoes like the
idols of old? Because the corn have
ears and they hear not, and the po-
tatoes have eyes and they see not.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-10
Son1e Reputation,

Binx-What kind of a reputation has
Jones got?
JinX-So good that he can wear cuff
buttons with other peoples initials and
get away with it.-St. Louis Post-Dis
patch.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-10

Oil paintings can be best cleaned at
home by rubbing a half of raw po-
tato quickly over the surface and then
polishing with silk handkerchief.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-10
Livery Stable Proprietor Sued.

Frank A. Larrow. proprietor of liv-
cry stable and garage in Brattleboro,
and Frank Whitaker, chauffeur in his
employ, have been sued By DR.. Grace
M. Burnett for $500 and Mrs. Abbe
Olivia Burnett, mother of Dr. Burnett,
for $1,000, as the result of an automo-
bile accident Wednesday evening, Aug.
rs, on "Algiers" hill in Guilford. At
tachments have been placed by Sheriff
G. E. Mann on real estate and livery
property of Mr.. Larrow.
1t is alleged that DR.. Burnett was
driving her car on the right side of the
road and that the harrow car, driven
by Mr.. Whitaker, APPROACHED from the
opposite direction at excessive speed.
The resulting collision cut and bruised
Mrs. Burnett about the head, it is claim
ed, and she suffers, it is alleged, severe
ly from nervous shock. The Burnett
car lost one front wheel and was other
wise damaged,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-10

SNOWY TOWEL AND PEERED UNDER.
held she found Sadie Lownes buzzing
around the table Of domestic exhibits
like a slim wasted wasp. Sadie was
very tall and thin and ordered every
body about in an impudent, good ma
tured manner that was very taking
among her friends and quite disarm-
ing to her enemies. She was not pref
ty, but she had rather fascinating
manner of using her black eyes and
tossing her dark head, but her face
was thin and freckled, and her nose
was too large for actual beauty,
Milly set down her big basket and,
leaning against one of the poles that
supported the, tent, famed her flushed
face with her handkerchief.
"Milly Fenwick,' you're rs red as
beetr' exclaimed Sadie, darting at
Mllly's basket. ~what have you got
In herer'
His Price.
"You say you saw me kiss your sis
ter last night? Don't you suppose yot
could be mistaken"
"Sure | could-for quarter. That
what the other fellers always Civ,
'mev'-Chicago News.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-10

field from North Troy.
States Attorney Cole, who has been
investigating the case has decided that
no autopsy will be ordered.
Jericho Man Killed While Threshlng.
William Millham was almost instantly
killed Wednesday afternoon when
caught in the belt of a gasolene engine
at the Arthur Packard farm at Jericho
Center, where he was threshing with
his son, William, jr. The belt between
the thresher and engine accidentally
came off and it was in trying to replace it
that one of Millham's feet was caught
in the end of the belt and he was drawn
into the wheels of the still running en-
CINE.
One leg was nearly severed from his
body, as we'll as being badly crushed
The other leg was broken inl several
places. Itwas necessary to turn the
engine on its side to take out the man
who was conscious until the rescuers
tried to move him, when he tainted and
never regained consciousness.
Mr.. Millham, who was about AZ years
old, went to Jericho some eight years
ago and purchased what is known as the
B. B. Mattimore farm, mile from
Jericho Center. He is survived by his
wife and two sons, William and Arthur.
Former Wells River Man Promoted.
Fred ]. Bailey, of Wells River, has
just been appointed chief clerk of the
United States bureau of mines by
Franklin K. Lane, secretary of the in
terror, of which department the bureau
of mines is branch, says Washington
dispatch.
Mr.. Bailey is native of Wells River
and a son of A. M. Bailey, formerly
postmaster at that place. He was
graduated from Middlebury College in
1901 and during the next four years
was a teacher and principal of schools
in the Philippines. He went to Wash
ington in 1905 as assistant secretary to
the late Senator Proctor, of Vermont,
and from 1907 to 1910 was chief clerk of
the immigration commission of which
Senator Dillingham; of Vermont was
chairman.
Later he became private secretary to
the late Dr. j. A. Holmes, first director
of the bureau of mines, end continued
in that. capacity until few months ago
when. he. became acting chief clerk of
the bureau. Mr.. Bailey is we'll known
in Washington as a capable executive
officer and his present promotion was
made solely on merit.
In 1900Mr. Bailey married Miss Grace
Gilman, formerly of Bellows Falls and
Proctor.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-09-10
Man of Many Aliases.

A recent news item told of the arrest
in Burlington of Fred Woodland. About
year and half ago Woodland, who
has many aliases, was committed to the
Woodsville, N. H., jail to serve a sent
ence of six months, which, with costs
and fine, would have extended over a
considerable longer time, as he had
been convicted on an adultery charge.
After he had served about four months
he escaped and since had been passing
his time in Massachusetts and Yer
mont.
1t transpires that May 10 he married
at Newport Miss Bernice Gibney,
daughter of Peter Gibney, of North
Troy, under the name of Richard Car
ter. 1t is further alleged that Wood
ard had wife and six children in
Rutland, but whether or not that wife
divorced him before his latest marriage
is not known.
Sheriff Murray, of Woodsville, who
had been after Woodland for some
time and finally located him in Burling-
ton, took him back to New Hampshire.