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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-05-11
SOUTH WOODBURY..

Alice NcKinstry Zclma Goodcll and
Guy Angel were at their homes
over Sunday.-Mr FarweI of Corinth
a civil war veteran was in ne
place Monday.-Mr Pearson's family
of Barre, were at l.. w. liaskellS On
Sunday.-The observance of Mother s
Day is deferred until next Sunday In
the evening there will be speaking and
singing by the chldren.-MrS. !. w.
Butterfield is the guest OF Jennie Strong
for a few days.--Mrs J. y. Bailey is
much improved in health
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-05-11

ment to Pottersvile Monday.-Mrs. A.
]. Valleau of Morrisville and Mrs w.
G. VI God of HYDE Park were in town
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Solan Dwinell visited
relatives in Underhill over Sunday.-The
Rev. Mr.. Smith, who has been holding
revival meetings at the Methodist Epis-
copal Church, with marked success. re-
turned to his home in Boston Monday.
Mrs. Pike and son of Craftsbury are
visiting her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry King. for a few days-The sec
ton foreman, William Richardson, has
new gasoline hand car, his section be-
ing heightened to six miles
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-05-11
FORESTDALE.

Mr.. and Mrs. William Collins and two
children of Middlebury are visiting Mrs.
Collins's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
McDonald.-h son was born to Mr.. and
Mrs George Devino May Mrs. Robert
Grover went last week to Toronto, Ont
George Lovett, who has been visiting
here, has returned to Springfield Lloyd,
the Youngest son of Albert Larock, Is very
i'll with pneumonia J. A Murray
is il.--The senior class of the high sch. oil
of Brandon presented the play, THE Ar
rival of Kitty" at Blodgett hall Wednes-
day evening.
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JOHNSON.

Mr.. and Mrs. George West. who were
married Saturday, will commence keep
ing house in Fred Vests cottage by the
Sherwin saw mill.-Benjamin Fuller
has sold his Courser house to Sam Patch
and has given possession. Mr. Fuller
has broken up housekeepinE.M Miss
Maude Kenfied is under the Doctors
care.--Mrs. Gladys Bennett is suffering
from heart trouble and is confined at
her homc-There was "A large audience
Friday at the public installation of the
Officers of the O. f.. s. and Waterman
Lodge officers. II. NJ. MaXfeld was the
installing officer for the .. r. S, and J.
L.. Pearl for the masons.-William
Driscoll was confined TO the house "A
part Of last week by illness. Mrs. Horace
Warner and Mrs, Fred Dian have en-
plOyment in Pearls factory
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-05-11
RECORD PRICE FOR
CATTLE AT CHICAGO

Chicago, May l0--A new record price
for May was set to-day for choice cattle
at the Chicago stock yards when Armour
x Co. paid sl025 a hundred pounds for
carload of Angus ycarlings Buyers pro-
dicted that because of the failure of the
Iowa corn crop last year and the war
demands No cattle may bring sl2 q
hundred pounds within few weeks.
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WARREN.

The auction sale of the estate of n.
N, Robertson Saturday was well at
tended and good sales were made,---E.
M Turner has bought the N. N. Robert
son farm.-Mrs. Ruth Newcomb and
Master Drew went Sunday to Waits
field. where Ned has a position In Carl
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to assist her in some business matters
The repairs ON the Methodist Church IN
terror were begun Monday and 1t is eN-
pectcd that there VIII ne no service there
next sunday The pastor the Rev O. r.
Crawford VIII leave Tor saratoga lues-
DAY t" attend the general conference OIL
the Methodist Church'-Mss Ethei view
ton ana molher' MIS- Newton, OF barre
were at thcir nome on School street over
SuhdoN'-Mlss LUCINDA howard was III
i'oSai'oh MoIlo"S LOT snort s'aS wi''
lcf aunt M's' Rose ,ooiiuse'-Mrs'
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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-05-11
WOLCOTT.

The Iav. and Mrs Il. G. Judd return
ed here from Somerviile, Mass, the first
Of the week.-Mr. and Mrs. BENJAMIN
Cate OF Greensboro were guests at
George Cooks over Sunday.-R, NJ.
Hubbell leaves Thursday on 10 days
trip to Washington, ID. CT. c. Udall
arrived home from Boston the last of
the week.--Elmer Franklin of Clare
mont, N. H., Is business visitor In
town.--T. A. Symond and w. s, Silo-
way were in Montpelier Monday.-The
Rev. Paul Thatcher and family of
Leicester arrived Saturday. Mr. Thatch-
er succeeds the Rev r.. G. Judd as
pastor of tho Pentacostal Church.-Mr.
and Mrs. e. C. Durham of Cabot pass
ed Sunday at A. W. Boardman's. Moses
Besau has charge OF the farm work at
Cogswell and lillian
Hroughton moved hin family to Hard
wick the first of the week. Frank
Whippls moved from Heskell's tene-
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he has operated at this place and the
White mountains in the summer and in
Florida winters, and has engaged with
the Blair Veneer company as manager
in one of it's departments. Andrew
Magoon has moved into the so-called
Eastman house. now occupied by a. II.
Butterheld.-P. l. Clark is moving into
the house at the corner of Main and
School streets
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-05-11

A bin of complaint has been filed
with the county clerk by the Consoli-
dated Quarry company of Barre against
the Lowe Mercer Granite company and
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-07-11
FDi.I.ETIN Va. !.
~ CHSlI DF. NiREn-
(Por Emilio Salgari.)
.Capitulo primero.-
IN LAS RIBERlS DEL. OuSME:.

-sQUt hat"mo~:
-.E>pera nm POGO, 5F>,a> impa-
ciente p2r probar ii rarah.na?
-De>eo ariirntemrnte Yer a uno
de eSos mon>truos animaIe> ~ COM
plata libertad. 500 Io> De vis;o has
ia ahora encerradoS = n la mena-
yerieS d. Europa.
lie adyiarto que son formula
bieS!
ton IN cazadcr haD., com" eros
tn. 10 ian=o m.rdo: y. atrma>. no
Supougo tan haDiie> = eSas .norme>
maSaS lue puedan aventaiar Ia IL
gereZa 10 mis- plernas.
-Te en=anaS, Antao. Todavia no
haze dos samanas que IN pobre obce-
70 del Gran Pcpos que vino aqui q
cazar ID eSoS animaleS, fue hecho
dos padaZoS.
-SNi mas nj menos que 81 fuera
una galleta?
-6No 10 erees?
-.Tengo mis- dudsS. Alfredo!
-pGes ahadi-@ que aquel ohrero
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nan. rniraGo> 4" una "-nl@utIda 49,
@aldriiu tropical que h. ~r"S2uar,tA-
pa 4" los liiim0-. per" t~"tayia ar
denies raves del Sol. "nrontrlbaus"
a Ig< orilla> il. un prqurio rio, lie
UN0> lrc>cirnt"~ - ruatrnclrnt"> pa
>a< lr anchn ' >"mh"aio dr i~>il.a>
cubicriaS IL alias liirrbaS y Il" CRU
pos De p.iiano>. ION lar.a> hoia> Il"
color verde brillantc.
Aluel. il quicn hcmos dido llamar
Alfredo, - haDia ictenidQ hruSra-
mante. inrlinindo>" sabre las HER
has Y la> caila> ,lue rruZaban rn To-
ias dirccr!nnr> su> ramaS y SuS raj
ce>. hundiia> al 81 condo De! rio.
Y iiri"irnio en- irrreror una a.uda
mlrI-!a. >u cnmpaHaro. ann in@nO-
ranio de qu" - .rataha, hab;a dcs-
90 ga 10 he 81 homh?o una rorta Y
ptSlda raraDiua. una IL cSa> armaS
usada> para IA caza Il" riora> anor-
mcS.
f! primero permanac!6 uno> Sc
gund0S inm0vi.. e~ScuIhani0 con gran
atanciou Y sin dajar de mirag avjda-
m:nte por tojos Iados. 10 miSmo ha-
yia iIS !SiaS que hac!a a OpueSta orr
la cubierta dc HspeS0s arboles. En-
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-07-11
EN FL. G0NGRES0.
s4-kA :.

NSTRIp .Iil:u 10. Fin Ia >..s'"n
rnl ..hrad9 ~ -. Con.r.,n. r"mnatiH
. srT.r Ruann g, provnrtu d. i'll
ntla>n Supr.. b.n.fi-,o< IL. guerra.
> Fnal6 I'll npo>i-i1H -, -.lor Rua-
Ia m We, / "a mirin. e. ritaj0 prs
ynri" impniira - ~'i'~arr"i1o d" MI
mer">a- .n'iu-3r3a- y ~'r: 'a'i~a H.
IN" -" r";.r"n 5o~ rapi'aL">.
NHatil" ,lu'. - un -"aN" error p"H-
lender -'ayar r"n nu"yn> i~npu"~.">
q !o> -"ntriauy"H, = y ru" n N"I DO
a.fo ioD- p~rr>~-ulr>. Ia gran o'.u!-
lariIn lie rlra"la> III" :. vj"n" la
rirndn p"r l]ui.n"- pr,~'rn "N;rnS'-
tnrrrnn> y PAGAN ">ra~4 r"at".'"'-
elm.
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ia> IN toia Ia Costa j" ora ' d" Mar
Fl.
Alfredo :" .anzi i"ntr". invlIanio
Il ~ rnmpanrro Il S"2uirln: cmpl-
nI dos rrmo> de- anciiaS plIaS. y a
rmharraci6n - puso N movlm'I"nto
haria una i>!iIIa ruhIcr.a Il" 'NuhH-
ranio vr@ctariin y >iyuaIa IN me-
dIn del rio.
En- pocoS minutes lI"Gd a ella. Y
~nmbarrancG la ranoa IN nm baJo
fondo de arena Qu" n~nvolvia como IN
r@intur6n a "A isa. i~mpidl"nio ar"r-
carse mas a a1u"l pedazo de TERRA.
CLAY gu" tomar III, balo:-pre-
gunt6 .lnsHn.
No hay mas Iu" dos palmos de
a@,Ia-rrspondii Alfredo.
-prfo. :nSIan s'gnra> nnrSiras
.picrna>? W.. han dirho IN" on Il
Ou>m" IN son raro> To- r~"roirlloS.
E. Nr"iad: p"ro no :" air"Vrn
a asal,ar a los hombrrS b!ancoS: y.
ldrma,. a "stas horas e,tan durmien
DO. al aqua. amigo!
- Una paIabra, NO destrozardn
,o> hipop6tamos nuestra barca:
-Es probable, 81 ercainos nues-
.ros g.ros: pcro "a procuraromos que
as ba.as .lagucn a ST. dpstino. al
aqua, pues.
Los dos cazaIOres cosicron las ca
'abinas. Y slilando de la emharca-
ion, cntrar0n IN 81 banco.
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Rt\0s ETE EN- Ia EMBAJiUi
.iiENtNt.

MApRIp. .JulIo IA. +. .nhaiador
i" Al"man.a y III -rnura han la IL
III 81 "iifirin il" In EmDaiaia IN
banquet" "n honor del "oni" i" Ro-
mHnomr> Y H. III ">po~a.
- >-nta""n 4 Ia mesa. Iirmi> IL"
io> r"n'irs H.. R~oman"n">. RI FInna-
jador au>triaro. "! Ninj>'rn tU"rn Y
81 personal d. La tI]nhaiada~ arna-
ma y austriara ' de- Ia l"@aridn turra.
Tamhi"n a>.>iirron n hanGuatr Va
rios diplomatlro> "SpaHo!c<.
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Julio

Alfredo II" :" habia "luivorado.
Fin aIurl LLjo f0ndo hahia Ian poca
aqua. que aprnaS Ii"gaba a la> ro-
dillaS lie los dos hOmnrrS.
En- poco> mOmcniO> a~trav+Sa-
ron al 6anco y ganarcn "a isa. pc
n";rando por 81 '~fo!Iajr III" IA Gu
bria.
.Aqucl pedazo De terra .sitnaio a
medic de! CUISINE, uno 10 los ms
notaDles rios De Ia COSTA lie MartI,
= que d"Sacua en- ell pantanO de Puec
70 Nuhy0, no media mas d" Cincutn-
n metros de circunferrncia, y era
tan bajo, Due la pequeha marea de-
bia De cubrirlo.
En- alue. humed0 tcrreno. f%erti!i-
zadO poT ios vegetables que Gran
iransportaj0S IN h cstaci6n Dc las
lluyias. rr"rian altis;moS bambues
con !argaS hOjaS de- color verde pa
lido. man-iferOS eSplcndid0S, arbus-
to> acuaticos, y hasta turidos maci-
EOS d. p.atanoS saivajeS. los cuaEe
cN:eniian orsuIloSos sus ancbasF
Iar.as hojaS. alsunaS de las cuais
mcdian tres y cuatro metros.
Multitud de papasayos CRISES "a
bian tornado possession de aqclla
florcs;a, y sr!taban alesrementisa-
.udando las dltimas luces del Sc
Los dos cazadoreS dieron vulta a
IA iSla para asegurarse de re nc
lt0ntinuara.)
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"rH Nh SERVO j" a f]actoria del So
nor /".l="r. a'iii"l aI@Enan IAN hl!r-
n" 4 'lll'n NI>.,am"S .. d"m'h=" pa
>ai".
.Pur> 81 tal "hr"ro iehia ~rr tor
p1 conc" nm topn cri> del pals d. los
a~schanti>.
y r"GtrarI0. amigo. Era IN ne
sr" rnorm" Y a&Ll con" I'm mono:
paro =. animal. al cual habia hcrldo.
- abaianzd S0Dre ailuel deSGGacla-
do cazador. y anjeS de que pudicra
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"M''F'" II, N'| I'll "',' Ii"'
,"I'.a que "nl''F' 'ln' 'ln"E'",
',' f." 4"' 'r''' "a
'"''' "' '''''' '"' NV
i~"''''''' ">"'' "1'' '"'''" ""'>'
que I''' ia iIli'7I''
y .--'NrIam" Ahi'" N"iPi'h-
HII"'. ''a'Ia: '>'"> d' H''iila. -N'!r"-
no. -" I''iIoI' QUE Ell '''l''FI'a -
Il" Da,'h' como TN i'"il' y l'lH h"E
-""' !a!Ila A. . e. mas Na'i'h'e
razddor de la COSTA d" MartI., no
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1916-07-11

I u La- -iii'"H 'h'''''' ~
rinS dc "Npnr!ar!on que IN passes
como los E@!adoS l'nId0S. nan hh"
NJ mundo crondmIro prnHbaS asdn-
hr0SaS Il" acltvidad nunca ig1iaiada.
Enir" n0>otfoS. a cN0!uci"h no So
In h"rh0 S'niIr Il" HianHra rlicA y
r"r IrS=rIrIa, son IN n'lmrfn "l"Fa-
do !aS caSlS que ifabaJal con los ms
mos "~l'Fh"ht"> 'lIt" uiilIzar0l u
finda'l0r"S I'm SIg!" anI"S. SIl lil'
iaS nu"EaS r"rrl"n!"S !ayan p0dIdo
dr>triIr anii=liaS y ruiinarIaS COS
tunhrcS y SIN lu" In perspective dH
IN pfoDabi' N""h eur" auili'ih"
IL" pr"hu'ci"!I con I'll fF'1Po''u''i
800,
:
''eu'""' 80
iI''''"S \I"N d.
w. ''' pas I''"' III
'''-'''"' P''''''' i' .
'l"h'S &''"'F'''''>'> i''-'>''' 49,"
III" "' '>''I''"''l ~ ''''',s p'
Flr dr i'> '"ii'I''al''S' T.
p"t 81 'ihiFarI"' '!'' SD 'HE' ~"
I'll VISTA de- III '''"H"I "'NaI'''''
Clancy 'NlI" Il "">'i'"'lrt''
bdS ! III '"Hl''a'"'I '' '"'''"' P"-
Tx l'"N"F Il p''" ''''''i'' my
y h' H=uaF''"' " que
E"" ~'"''|'''''H III -
'>afa p'l''F"''
.\t"-!F" r~"iI"frI". Ia com" 80 IA
la arIualmm;r 0rganYai". Il" pl"rtr
a>pirar ri:i> 'lur Il SER I'm rom 'rrih
''''Ili'''''lI''liI" l"'t' 'aF. !a"|A'"
Ell I'','a ~ IN Ac"'"fl'aIII!"h'' "'
H'-"'''> ! u''a 'r'i'p't''''''''" l'''"'
''a'!'ls1!. I" pr"r!3' "'>l"'ja'N" "' r.
eros ' "'>'"l!I'f'/'S I'll '"-aF "'
!4'Nar ">ia> i rMF"m"S Q'l' Ihlp"Si-
h!l!lan ;"do m'rraiitD!o. co.ocafSc
IN iaS c"hdition"> dr! hu'V" !h'r;a-
do r"n>uml;i"r; "Siudiar Sus moda-
lidad"S y aSimIlarS" 4 elias: no cr"ar
m"rrad0S para SUI p~roducioS. SIno
p""durt"S rara los m"rradoS. solo
IN ">ta l"rma, >ali"ndo al r~ncucniro
de- a .i"inanda y arm anticipanioSe
q lila. =. ronsi=ue que 81 concrete
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--
LIE uIRI0 IN Fl. GlE.l.!.D.

VI. e.. Garcia. 81 i, la ra!l'' sur
HraloS. fur ]an!rayrr arrrSta 10 p"T
"a Do.iria N Eirtud lie hrhrr>" rrha-
10 >obrn |. Guerra, que yive en- -!
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-16

ures to preserve the neutrality of Swedish territorial waters has been published in Stockholm, says Reuter- despatch from that place The reply disputes the suggestion that there is any difference in the treatment ac- corded either to one or the other of the beHigerent camps, which could be regarded as incompatible with the duties of a loyal and impartial neu- trality.
 The protest of the Entente referred especially to the regulations covering submarines entering Swedish waters and thel aying of mine field off Ko- grundrenden in the Southern Sound. A despatch from Paris yesterday stat ed that the FreDch government had instructed it's Minister at Stockholm to go in with the other allies in pro- testing against the position of Sweden in distinguishing between submarines for war and those for commeT>e.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-16
TRUMbUll!

MfA Charles FiA5ign entertained Wednesday in honor of her guest. Mrs. Harriet Bristol of Rochester, N. Y. Those who were present were Mrs. Arthur E Plumb. Mrs Albert Christie, Mrs Howard & Beach. and Miss March Williams.
 Afrs. Martin L. DecKes and son, Mil ton, of Bridgeport. have been guests at the homo of MT. and Mrs. Plumb B. Nichola
 whist at Grange hall given under the auspices of Trumbull grange. In October the Village Improvement society will hold the first of series of whists to be given during the win ter. The committee in charge includes MT. and Mrs. Charles N. Shepherd and MT. and MrA Albert Linley.
 MrA Howard s. Beach, Mrs. Ernest Ward. Harold c. Beach and Edwin Evitts were guests Tuesday of Mrs. Lillian Brlnsmade at the home of Mir. and Mrs. James Paige of Huntington.
 Miss Maud Ward, Harold Beach and George Parks were guests Friday evening at the home of MT. and Mrs. Frank Wells who are entertaining their cousin, Miss Natholfe Wells, of Stratford.
 Miss Daasy, Nichols of Bridgeport. spent Sunday with MT. and Mrs Ben- jamin Birlrs.
 At the Congregational church. Mon- day evening, Sept. 1s. the annual so- icieties meeting will be held for the purpose of electing officers and trans actane the usual business of the year.
 violators of the automobile laws were tried at the town hall on Monday, and fined as follows: Kennth Weeks, Bridgeport, wifh- out registration or operators H. cense and no rear light. fine. Chas. Gorgos and Grover Lyon, Bridgeport. no rear hghts, lined. William Rap Ipoport, Bridgeport, driving with one head light and no tail light, fined.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-16
Catholic Charities
 Conference To Meet

Washington, Sept. 16.-Prominent Catholic layment and churchmen from throughout the United States began arriving here today for the fourth bi- ennial meetings of the National Con- ference of Catholic Charities beginning tomorrow and continuing through We'd nesday.
 First on tomorrow's program will be Pontifical high mass with Bishop Thomas J. Shahan, of the Catholic University, as celebrant.
 After mass. preliminary meeting of delegates will be held. Later in the day the apostolic delegate, Most Rev. Archbishop Bonsano, will receive the delegates informally. The first gem .eral session will be held tomorrow night
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-16

with the word work" or anything pertaining to work. he promptly threw that book away or destroyed 1t. dot
 Of late years his failing sight denied him the one great enjoyment of his life. He could read no more and there was no inmate of the almshouse whom he would allow to read to him. For about three weeks he had been unable to leave his bed. To the last he\continued to find fault with the charities officials and the attaches of the Hillside home.
 well, I'm glad I'll soon be leaving here" was his last expression, and then death stilled his earthly fault finding.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-16
STRATF0RO WOULD SAVE ON BILL FOR .
 PRINTING REPORT
Estimate Offered By Peck to be Considered Seek
 High School Site.
Special to The Farmer.)

Stratford, Sept. 16-At a meeting of the board of selectmen last evening at the town hall it was voted that Clerk Harold c. Lowell consult with Louis E. Peck, of the Stratford Times Publish ing Go. in regard to printing 1000 copies of the town report. MT. Peck sent the selectmen a letter, saying that he would\print 1000 copies of the report at $2.60 a page. The select men considered the price too high and appointed Clerk Lowell to talk over the matter with MT Peck and report at the next meeting.
 A letter was received from Mrs. Amelia Green of Paradise Green, ask ing for $200 damages for injuries re- ceived July 10 on Wilcoxson's lane near North Main street. Mrs. Green was going home at 9:30 o'clock in the evening and stumbled over pile of dirt. She claims she suffered a wrenched left knee. Her muscles and tendons were sprained. She ruptur- ed some blood vessels The board voted to turn the letter over to the town attorney, John s. Pullman.
 It was voted to extend the bond of Frederick s. Beardsley from Oct. 1 to Nov. 1. MT. Beardsley is devel- opipg a tract of land at Starr Heights and Is also cutting a few streets in that section. He informed She select men sometime ago that he would have the work completed by Oct. 1, but has struck. a ledge which has greatly impeded his progress.
 A petition for the establishment of a fence line on the east side of Nichols avenue was granted. The signers were Dan1el V. London, Oscar l.. Swanson, Emil ohnson, Fred Van De Bogart, Euphemia Fiela, Mrs. Esther L. Swanson and August Eustafson.
 A bill of $2.s4. was ordered paid to the Stratford Lumber Co. for work done on the Broadbridge road bridge.
 The board of education met in pri- vate session last evening and appoint ed Louis I. Snyder and Philo c. Ha- vens a committee to look over sites for a new High school. MT Ravens was the intention of the board to have the committee look over different locations throughout the town where a new high school could be erected. The committee was given a year to report.
 More than 100 persons attended the second annual clambake of the Wea. togue Country club held at the club grounds today. The bake was served at 2:30 o'clock. Tea was served at 4s3O. Charles H. Silliman was in teharge of the bake. A dance will Be held at the club rooms this evening. At the stratford Methodist church Rev. Ernest c. Carpenter, pastor, will preach morning and evening. The topic in the morning will be "The Greatest Thing of Alr' and In the evening the "Overflowing Cup.''
 At the Congregational church Sum- day there will be preaching services morning and evening. Rev. B. N. Packard, pastor, will preach in the morning and Robert c. Whitehead in the evening. All departments of the Sunday school will meet at noon. The Endeavorers meet at 6:45.