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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-08-09
CentervilIe

Mrs. Martha Holbrook and grand
daughter, Gertrude, of Swanton, who
have been visiting at O. Davis and
other relatives in town for the past two
weeks, returned to their home last
Monday. T
John Gray and B. B. Bennett went
to the Fanny Allen Hospital Monday
and brought back Mrs. Bennett, who
has been there the past two weeks.
She was operated on for appendicitis
and is getting along nicely.
Amos Davis and wife, Will Davis and
wife and Clyde Davis, wife and daugh.
ter, Dorothea, attended the Davis re-
union held at Edwin Bevin's in Fair
fax last Saturday, going in John Gray Is
and Geo. Foss' autos. They report a
very pleasant time.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-08-09
Garfield

Mrs. c. M. Davis is a guest of her
daughter, Mrs. +. b. Noble.
Elbridge Collins of Cen.erville was a
business visitor in this place Monday.
f. b. Noble finished work for the
Davis boys Saturday and returned home.
Horace Tibbetts and wife returned to
their home in St. Johnsbury last Satur-
day.
Mrs. Aletta Davis spent part of last
week at the home of Berton Davis and
family in Morrisville.
Mrs. Chas. Davis returned from St.
Johnsbury Monday accompanied by her
sister, Mrs. Ellsworth Twombly and
child rem
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-08-09
NORTH HYDE PARK

William Page has been critically i'll for
the past few days.
Miss Weldie Stewart is working for
Mrs. Frank Kneeland.
Clayton Blake of Cady's Falls is visiting
his aunt, Mrs. G. I'll. Souther.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. S. McAllister of Stowe
are visiting at d. S. McAllister's.
Mrs. Fred Miller was guest of hel
aunt, Mrs. Ada Generess in Eden re-
Gently.
| Miss Bertha Hewett of Richford was a
guest of her mother, Mrs. Bert Newton,
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Kneeland are guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Kneeland of jeff
ersOnvile.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. d. Blake of North
Troy visited at G. III. Souther's the first
of the week.
L. E. Harrington and Clarence Wedge
of Burlington were in this place Monday
and Tuesday.
Nathan Gallup, Mrs. L. P. Butts and
| Mrs. Herbert Beardsly are the owners OF
| new Ford autos.
Clarence Wedge went to Burlington
Sunday to act as chauffeur for time for
l.. X. Harrington.
Mrs. Jane Ellsworth and SOD, Fred at
tended the reunion of the Davis family at
Fairfield last Saturday.
Mr., and Mrs. G. l.. Foss went to Mont
gomery Saturday where they visited rel
atives, returning home Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. M. Gray will leave
son, Earl Gray and family at Port Kent,
N. Y.
Ransom Griswold has finished work at
the Gihon Valley Creamery and will take
a vacation until school begins. He is
succeeded by Gerald Stone.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. S. Hazard and G.. A.
Newton were in Montpelier Sunday.
They were accompanied from Morrisville
by Mrs. Wallace Vigeant.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Jones, George Nc
Allister and Gerald Kneeland, visited at
A. II. Jones' in Barre last Sunday. They
made the trip in the Thompson's auto.
Mrs. R. w. Croker and Miss Helen
Crocker have been camping recently with
MIS-. OllV6 fdfK6r anu SOu hOUotb, WIN
are in camp at Cedar View cottage, Lake
Eden.
The marriage of Miss Christiania Mum
son and L. j. Cox of Morrisville took
place Saturday, July 20, at Morrisville,
the Rev. W. T. Best officiating. Con-
CALCULATIONS from home friends.
Mrs. Wallace Vigent. who has been
visiting her mother and other relatives
for several weeks, left Friday for her
home in Cambridge, Mass, by the way of
Morrisville and Montpelier, lat which
places she stopped off to visit friends.
Mrs. Alice Selby entertained her S. S.
class, the primary class of the Advent
church, last Wednesday by giving them
an outdoor picnic in the grove near CAL
vim Foss'. The little people enjoyed the
occasion to the full extent of enjoyment.
The Grange meeting Saturday evening
was well attended and the program pre-
pared by the Messers Davis was enjoyed
by all. An amusing farce entitled "Whom
Did He Marry ?" was put on by nine of
the young people of the Grange. All the
parts were we'll taken in a very credita-
BILE manner One thing which our Grange
has reason to feel justly proud of is the
lasge number of young people who are
and for the help which they are
ever ready to give.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-08-09
Troop No. 1

Troop No. camped over night beside
the Wild Branch, about one mile from
the village. There were ten Scouts and
the Scout Master present. At nine o'clock
the eleven tents had been pitched and
the campfire built. The meeting was
opened in the usual manner and the reg
ular business transacted. 1t was voted
to buy some cloth and to hire someone to
put the fronts on the Scout tents. The
Scout Master kept fire during the night.
At four o'clock all arose and broke camp
and went home to breakfast.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-08-09

Kittredge Haskins of Brattleboro, aged
so years, died Monday last after an i'll
ness of about month. He was a we'll
known Vermonter, having been Speaker
OF the House, Congressman from the I'd
district and held various town and coun-
ty offices. He was SO degree Mason, a
Past Grand Master and held in the high
est regard by practically theentire state.
He was good friend and his death is
sincerely mourned by all. The state is
the better for Kittredge Haskins having
lived in it.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-08-09

Albert L. Douglass, aged 81, road COM
missioner for st. Johnsbury, was fatally
crushed beneath an auto truck which be
was driving last Sunday night with par
ty of seven, made up of men in his de-
partment, three of them accom- panied by
their wives. He was returning from a
trip to the White Mountains. About a
mile east of st. Johnsbury the car struck
stone, smashing wheel. Douglass lost
control of the machine, which swerved at
the bank and then turned turtle, pinning
the eight occupants beneath it. All but
Douglass crawled from beneath the over
turned car.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-08-09

The declination of Mr. Fleetwood to
to run for County Senator is regretted
by host of the county people. The sug-
gestion of his name has brought out
many good words for him from the state
press. AS the Barre Times well says
Fleetwood would make a capable Sen.
ator; there is no question about that"
1t is hoped that F. G. may change his
mind and heed the call which comes to
him from all quarters.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-08-09

Contributions to the Federal Con-
science Fund for the fiscal year ending
June 3oth amounted to nearly S55, 1000;
but as most of this restitution has been
made many years after the event, it
would appear that many of the contrib
utors have a long-distance conscience.
However, better late than never.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-08-09
'"'IIIIIIIIIUIIIIIIIII'''"'''


Senator MARITIME, of New Jersey speaking on
the same day in the Senate said =
In New York on two occasions quite re-
Gently dropped into an institution main
tanned for the purpose of encouraging voca-
t1onal education. They expressed themselves
IN most high favor Of the process of educa
ton that wa anticipated in the Vocational
Education Bill then known as the Page Bill.
Since then there has been merging Of ideas
and interests between the Senator from
Georgia and the Senator from Vermont But
these gentlemen, the principals of these
schools, couldn't speak highly enough or ex-
travagantly enough of the great advantages
that would come from the adoption of this
vocational education scheme which was
known as the Page-Smith BILL 1t will prove
blessing to the generations coming on and
in the future this will be of untold value to
our Republic.
Senator Thomas, of Colorado, speaking on
the same day in the Senate, said -
If l had any doubt about this amendment
would certainly dismiss it upon the assur-
ance OF the Senator from Vermont whose
child this bill unquestionably is, and who, as
declared by the Senator from Georgia. is en-
titled to the great merit of having framed it,
introduced it, lived with it and brought it to-
It's present moment of fruition. 1t is a great
work, and monument to the Senator's
career which l am will keep his memory
fresh and green in the hearts of grateful
posterity.
There are other important pieces of construct
i've legislation standing to the credit of Senator
Page.
On July "a, 1916, Senator Page
addressed the Senate upon this
great educational measure. ON
JULY 31st THE BILL WAS
PASSED BY THE SENATE,
and yet during the time that
this bill was under considera-
ton and being placed upon it's
passage, hundred columns,
more or less, of paid advertis-
ing and many thousands of cir
culars were being sent broad
cast through the state of Yer
mont criticizing Senator Page
for addressing the Senate, and
declaring that there was no
necessity for his speech be-
cause the bill was not before
the Senate, and would not be-
acted upon at this session, con-
Guiding with the query "Why
then speech on the bill by
Senator Page at this time for
any other reason than for dis
tribution to the voters of Ver-
mont for campaign purposes 2"
The ignorance of the writer
or his willful purpose to deceive
must be apparent. Senator
Page delivered his address upon
one of the greatest pieces of
constructive legislation before
the country, in the formulation
of which he has given many
of his earnest labor and
best judgment, and seven days
later the bill was passed by the
Senate with the open declara-
ton of Senators, including
Chairman HOke Smith himself.
that Senator Page was the
leader in this great measure.
Could ANYTHING have been
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-08-09

The Rutland Herald says: vermont
editors who know how things are done
in Washington, are wondering what
Senator Page traded to Senator Hoke
Smith for the temporary glory of being
indicated before his constituents. Did
he perchance agree to vote Hoke Smiths
way on the child labor bill2
This is Stiffness. Page is strong adj
vocate of the child labor bill and Hoke
Smith is dead against it.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-08-09

First, is the Vocational
Education Bill a very inn
portant piece of con-
structive legislation?
Second, is Senator Page
responsible therefor?
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-08-09
Isl Clone" on Senator Question

The Londonderry Sitter has CORE
spondent at Dorset who has come to
have statewide reputation as a vigor-
ous-perhaps he might be caled-pun-
gent-correspondent. His articles always
appear under the aame of Isl Clone"
Here is quotation from a recent article
of his in the Sitter =
Notwithstanding all the Fletcher
brag and buster advertisements in the
Vermont papers about his Senatorship-
to-be, l have not yet seen voter who
says he will vote for him. They say
money talks, but Fletcher, the tax
dodger, who was the worst Governor
Vermont ever had. don't seem to buy,
scare or coax many voters to help him
gain what he came to Vermont to ac-
complish, get seat in the U. S. Senate,
from which he could shine and make his
millions talk and be happy as misrepre-
sentative OF Vermont, for which he has
no love; and Vermont don't love or fear
him. Page is the man ST CLONE"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-08-09
POLITICAL ADVERTISING
Constructive LEGISLATION
''What Important Piece of Constructive Legis
lation has Senator Page introduced and
Pushed to Successful Issue?"

Conceding for the moment that this question
is one which Senator Page should answer-as it
surely is if asked in good faith-two questions
present themselves -
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-18
DON'T MAKE THEM TOO LARGE.
Be Careful About Wrapping Packages
for Rural Delivery.

In the December Farm and Fireside
there is an Important suggestion about
wrapping packages, The writer says;
81 needed those things for this even
ing groaned Mrs. Blank when the boy
returning from the mail box a hundred
rods from the house, handed her slip
on which the rural carrier had written
Have package that will not 90 in box
As you told me never TO trouble TO drive
in, will bring again tomorrow
"That package contained articles much
desired for that evening, when the 18th
birthday of the daughter OF the house
was to be iittingly celebrated.
"'They We're things | had asked my
cousin in the next county to send over
explained Mrs. Blank. She lives on a
rural route and supposed she would
wrap them so they could be left in the
box. suppose she did not think
'That is the trouble with lot of us
when we are wrapping packages Tor de-
livery on rural routes.
III we are wrapping parcel that viii
contain perhaps little over 600 cubic
inches, the chances are that we will wrap
it as square parcel or as one about
Sxsxl0 inches. In either case it will not
enter the average X, F. ID. box.
"lf the package for Mrs. Blank had
been wrapped so it was six inches square
at the ends, giving it length rather than
thickness. she would have received 1t on
time"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-18
General Sporting Notes.

| bill" Bingham, captain OF the Har-
ward track team last year, who is report
ed to be considering coming out of his
retirement which he sought voluntarily
after the intercollegiate meet in June,
| is credited with running u half mile in
one minute, 80 and two-ffths seconds,
faster than any other Harvard man has
ever done.
The Giants signed a young recruit
Saturday by the name of Gene Dorher
Ity, shortstop, who has been playing
semi professional ball around the Bronx
and other towns near New York. He
will be farmed out after the spring train
ing trip.
Dartmouth opened its basketball sea
son Saturday night by defeating Spring
field l.. NJ. C. A., by score of 80 to 81.
The final minute, Dartmouth tossed in a
basket from the floor and one foul. Both
teams did some excellent work, although
the floor work of neither was up to mid
season form. Mudgett played the best
for Dartmouth, he tossing in six baskets
from the floor and shot IL fouls. The
Green team seems to be great deal
stronger than was at first thought to be.
A faster team is expected this season
than represented Dartmouth last year.
Gunboat Smith is the latest one added
to the list, who are ready to meet Jess
Willard in a ten-round bout. Jim Buck
lev has in mind little task for the big
champion for which he is willing to pay
$50 900 if he win face Gunboat. The place
for the meeting could be at the Clermont
IL. nIg 4 aFI
smile on the proposition, the money viii
be placed in bank at once. Willard
has an old score to settle with the Gun
ner and probably would be willing to
meet Smith. A few years ago the sea-
man thrashed Willard at San Francisco
in twenty-round bout, in which Smith
pummeled Willard at will, although the
champion was a good deal the heavier
of the two.
Plenty of near trades featured the
work of the baseball men at their recent
meeting in New York. Everyone seemed
willing to trade, but all wanted things
their own way. McGraw of the Giants
tried to get first-elass pitcher but
failed to land one. Matty was there
from Cincinnati and would have closed
deal. but no available material was lurk-
ing on the trading stand. Wilbert Rob
inson of the Brooklyn Nationals, talked
trade with several of the magnstes, but
he also failed to put over a trade. Me-
Graw is badly in need of a trst-elass
pitcher, and he intends to hang around
until something appears above the sur
face.
Harvard tested its first real hockey of
the season Saturday, when the b. a. A
puck chasers wou from them by score
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-18
NO EVIDENCE AGAINST wETZ.
egg King" Operates Alone and Can't Be
Charged with Conspiracy.

Chicago. Dec. ls--After three weeks
investigation of the operations OF James
f. Wetz, self-styled egg king, who IS
said to have 72,o0o000 eggs in Chicago
cold storage houses and to be one OF
four men who are said to control the
egg market of the Middle West, Chief
Hinton G. Clabaugh OF the bureau OF in
vestigation of the department of justice
has reported to Z. S. Dist. Atty. Charles
r. Clvne that he has been unable to OBJ
tain information OF conspiracy upon
which to base a prosecution.
According to the report, Wetz operates
largely alone and his actions do not come
within the scope of the federal laws.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-18
WOMAN OF 90 KILLED.
Younger Sister in Critical Condition at
Keene, N. II.

Keene. n, H., Dec. ls.-Mrs. Susan
Graves, aged 90, was found dead and her
sister, Mrs. Harriet Cass, aged about 80,
is in critical condition as the result OF
inhaling fumes from an oil heater after
the oil had burned out.
The sisters lived together on West
street. West Keene. Their condition was
discovered by Mrs. Nettie Nye, who went
to call on them yesterday morning.
1t is thought that the Kerosene heat.
err was lighted Saturday morning and
when. the oil burned out the fumes and
SCOT arose and suffocated the two wom-
en-. The carpet was set on fire and few
articles in the room burned, but the
house did not ignite.
Mrs. Graves was born in keene. She
leaves five nephews.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-18
New England Fat Mems Meeting.

The New England Fat Mems club held
its 18th annual meeting and game ban
quet Friday night at Hale's tavern in
Wells River.
The following officers were elected :
President. David Wilkie of Boston and
Wells River; secretary, Harry Z. Parker
of Bradford; treasurer, Jerome +. Hale
of Wells River; executive committee, II.
T. Baldwin of Wells River and William
McCarroll of Berlin, \. II.
H. f. Parker was POSTMASTER. Among
those who spoke were Rev. Donald Fras-
er of Wells River, EXPIRES. Ballard of
Montpelier and Austin of White River
Junction, retiring Pres. f. II. Wright OF
Etna, n. H., W. A. Kicker of st. Johns
bury and c. X. Manning of Worcester,
Mass. Edward McTIugh OF Boston en-
tertained with dialect, songs and stories.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-18
j. S. SENDS
PEACE NOTE
President Transmits Ger
man Proposal Without
Any Endorsement
WILSON EXPECTS
NO PEACE NOW
Bernstorff Says His Govern
ment Is Willing to Dis
cuss Disarmament

Washington Dec. lS.-The peace pro
posal of Germany and the central powers
was dispatched Saturday afternoon to
son has added no endorsement or sup
Elemental comment.
News that the president, for the pres
ent at least, would not be directly iden-
titled with the German proposal was fol-
lowed Saturday morning by visit to the
state department by Count Won Berns-
torff, the German ambassador.
The ambassador was naturally con-
cerned and desired at once to obtain this
information officially from Sec. Lainsg
so that he could notify his government.
After ten minute conference with Mr..
Lansing, Count Won Bernstorff author
lied the following statement;
We did not discuss peace terms in any
way. / have not received any official
terms, and the American government
knows officially that no formal terms
have been proposed. All Germany has
suggested is that the belligerents get to-
gether and talk If that proposal is ac-
cepted definite terms naturally will be
discussed, but till then it would not be
proper to mention them. My visit TO
the secretary was purely for general dis
custom"
The ambassador indicated that the
holding of a conference at The Hague or
elsewhere would depend on the willing
ness of the entente to discuss the sub
iect at all. If the conference is held,
Germany stands ready to give the en-
tente full statement of terms, the am
bassador said At the same time, Ger
many is ready to discuss disarmament,
creation of league to guarantee perma-
nent peace and kindred subjects that
might arise from any peace negotiations.
ANY counter peace terms the entente
might wish to propose would also re-
ceve consideration.
Now that it has been made clear that
President Wilson will not for the pres
ent be identified with the German peace
proposal the move anxiously awaited in
German circles is the outline of Great
Britain's attitude which is expected to
be made by Lloyd George in Parliament
next Tuesday. The vital question is:
"Will Great Britain close the door to
even general discussion OF peace and
announce in advance that the entente
will reject the German offer to talk
peacef"
So far the expression of officials in
Petrograd and Paris indicated that this
will be the case, but German diplomacy
has not yet given up hope. If the en-
tente agrees to talk peace at all the way
will be paved for bringing the war to an
end, it is felt in German circles. 1t Is
only fiat rejection to talk on any
basis that the imperial government fears
The belief that the entente govern
ments will fatty reject even the sugges-
ton of peace at the present time has
been greatly strengthened within the
last forty-eight hours in entente diplo'
matte circles here These diplomats be-
leve that President Wilson's "hands off
policy will be taken in the entente capl.
tails as an indication that the United
States has not been impressed by the
spectacular German move"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-18
DRY BILL HAS ONE MAJORITY.
MARITIME Objects to Agreement for Vot'
in Senate.

Washington, Dec lS-The Senate by a
bare majority of one took up the Shep'
pard dry" bill for the District of Co,
lumbia Saturday afternoon. Friends OF
the bill were surprised and chagrined by
the narrow margin. Efforts to obtain
an agreement for vote Monday were
defeated by an objection from Senator
MARITIME of New Jersey.
Senator MARITIME made an imprisoned
appeal for wet capital, saying the
sa loon should not be abolished until some
other form of club for the poor man
could be established Maine, he said
with a population of less than 100000,
has more drunkenness than the whole OF
Italy. with a population of 100000
and no prohibition laws.