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The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-15
INJURED DOG
Limps to Hospital and Holds
Up His Wounded Paw
to Surgeon.

KANSAS CITY. Oct. IA forlorn
little fox terrier limped on three feet
up the driveway to the general hos
pital recently. unobserved he followed
orderlles as they carried in an injured
man into the receiving ward.
II was not until after j. @. Lynch
had finished treating his patient that
he heard a whining and whimpering
at his feet
The little dog, holding up crushed
forepaw, was looking appealingly al
tho doctor. Pathetic brown eyes
seemed trying to explain.
Or, Lynch Amounted the dogs foot
with llniment and bandaged It.
After a grateful lick of the doctors
white shoes, the fox terrier 1imped
away.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-15
Personals.

W. ". Dunbar, Of Brown, formerly a
shinnston resident, was calling on his
many friends here this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde A. Cole and Dr.
D. L. Coffindaffer we're guests of MIR.
and Mrs. T. Z. Cole, of Grafton, Col
pnbus day.
A. ]. Kelley and Miss Nellie Phillips,
Of Pittsburg, were guests OF Mr.. and
Mrs. f. C. Wiser last Sunday.
Miss Jessie Hess, who has been en-
ployed in a jewelry store in Oakland,
Md., for some months, is a guest OF
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Hess.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. r, Bartlett left yes
terday for ten day visit with friends
at Terra Alta, after which they will
visit relatives in different points in
Indian.
Mrs. Daisy McDermott and daughter,
Beulah, of Weston, were guests the
first of the week at the home of II. c.
Rogers en- route home. after visit
with friends at Wheeling for a few
days.
c. A. Cole, cashier of the First Ma
tional Bank, was a business caller at
Fairmont yesterday.
y. T. Hoou' 1eu W. otuIili H. y.
Hood and Cecil NJ. Smell motored to
Buckhannon Columbus day to attend
to business matters,
Miss Edna Smell was a recent shop
per at Clarksburg.
James H. Hess. of the Montray
Realty Company, of New York, was a
business caller here the first of the
week.
Cyrus Thompson was guest at the
home of G. A. Rector on route two
Friday.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-15

Henry d. Hatfield, governor Of West
Virginia, spoke to large crowd of
voters at Pennington on Thursday
evening. A large number of Repub-
leans from this city attended the
meeting, which was most enthusi-
astic one. On Friday night the gov
ernor addressed the voters of the
county at Monongah and at Worth
ington, going from Monongah, where
he spoke at 1880, to Worthington,
where he spoke at $50. Monster
crowds greeted the governor wherever
he-spole.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-15
NIononcah PYthinns.

The Knights of Pythias lodge OF
Monongah celebrated It's twenty
fourth anniversary on Tuesday of this
week. AT this time a new page rank
was organized to be known as the
Col. T, Garrice rank. Among the
speakers who took part in the cele-
bration were Grand Chancellor
Thomas Ray Ollie. of Morgantown;
Grand Keeper of Records and Seals
Sam B. Montgomery. Of Kingwood;
Mayor G. A. Honaker of Monongah;
and Messrs. Il. H. Huntington, P. b.
Henry, Rollo Conley, Albert j. Kern,
Thomas Richardson, George .Brobst
and Deputy Grand Chancello Carral
Currey.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-15
Attend Convention.

Among the local Odd Fellows who
attended the sessions OF the grand
lodge of the order of West Virginia,
at Grafton this week, were W. S.
Pitzer, David Glasscock. j. c. Glass
cock, p. L. Holland, l.. c. Fltzhugh,
o. ]. Fleming. c. NJ. MerriReld, j. A.
Jamison, 7. c. Lynch, Burt Knowl-
ton, w r. Weaver, H. w. Stoneking,
p. Hess, Sim Bright, Frances Thralls
and NJ. N. Barnes.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-15
Leander Troxell, his father, went there
Saturday TO see him.


Mrs. Charles Talbot and daughter,
Miss Beulah. went Wednesday TO visit
her son. John. at Bellaire, o.
The Rev. and Mrs. c. G. Lanham and
children, Of Terra Alta. were here a
day or two last week visiting friends.
MIR. Lanham was pastor of the Meth
odist Episcopal church here a few
years ago and has many friends who
were glad to see them.
Mrs. Emma Craig DAVIDSON returned
TO her home in Parkersburg Thursday
after an extended visit with relatives
here and at Buckhannon
Miss Alice Youny has been visiting
friends at Pittsburg.
John c. Romine has returned from
an extended visit at Flint, Mich.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-15

The William Raymond chapter of the
Daughters fthe American Revolution
celebrated the anniversary Of the bat
tie Of Point Pleasant Tuesday with a
luncheon at the country club. Covers
were iaid for Mesdames H. F, Smith,
Hugh Smith, George DeBolt, j. A.
Fickinger, Edwin Hartley, 2. F. Rob-
ertson, Edwin Robinson, Margaret
Paul Smith, E. H. Taylor, s. D. Brady,
3. G. Frame, w. H. Conway, Morgan
Chambers, Frank Lyon, Paul Hamil-
ton, G. M. Alexander, james A. Mere
dith, ]. Morton Black, q F. Holbert,
Mrs. L. A. Jory, Of Denver, Colo, and
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-15


Mrs. Carl Young and son, Of
Akron. o., have been guests Of their
aunt, Mrs. D. W., Polling, at Grra
Mr.. and Mrs. s. A. Willhide and
three children, Of Durbin, have gone
to Washington for few days, whence
Mrs. Willhide and the children win
go to Lakeland, Fla, for the, winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. NJ, Kendall OF
this city, and Mr.. and Mrs, Lucinda
II. Mott, Of Davis, motored to Column
bus, o., this week.
Mrs. Wolford Wamsley, of Arkan-
sas. is visiting friends at Hutton-
vile. s 81
Mrs. j. p. Porter has. returned
from visit to her daughter, Mrs. w.
Kent Harper, in Pittsburg.
Mrs. @. r. Norton has returned to
her home in Akron, o., after visit
with Elkins friends.
Delbert Greyonlds, Of Clarksburg.
Is guest OF his father, g. .. Grey
nolds. Of Beverly.
Miss Mary Jones attended the ses-
sion OF the Tygarts Valley Presby-
terry at Sutton this week. 81
Mrs. Ethel Adams, Of Marlinton, Is
a guest of Mrs. w. II. Mason.
The Rev. H. w. Tiffany, pastor
of the First Baptist church, attended
the Baptist assembly at Logan this
week.
]. R. Donnelly, of Emotion. Pa. ID
a guest Of his daughter, Mrs. n. r.
Handy. is,s
Mr.. and Mrs. James B. Baker, Of
Beverly, are spending the week in
Wheeling.
DR.. Randolph ]. Hersey, OF Wheel
ing. was in tho city this week guest
of Congressman Howard Sutherland.
From Elklns DR.. Hersey went to Min.
nehaha Springs for brief stay AZ
the club house there, where Mrs. Her
sey and Miss Nancy Jersey are
guests.
Senator Davis Elkins, of MORGAN
town, Is spending q few days here
with his mother at HaIllehuFs
Z Mrs. G. a.. Slridmore and dau glitter.
of Cumberland, Nd, are guests 81
Mrs. A. B. Vannoy.
Miss nellie Phares IS spending
few days with Cumberland, Md.
friends.
Mrs. ida MeCleliand and Mrs.
Phoebe Williams have Returned ia
Bayard after Q visit Of few days
here.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-15

The bi-monthly meeting of the
Monongahela Valley Dental Associa-
ton will be held in Grafton during
December. At meeting held in this
city recently. DR.. Fred Hess, of Fair
mont, was elected president, DR.. c. H.
Layman, also of this city, was made
vice president and DR.. L. A. Stark, of
Shinnston, was made secretary-treas-
urer.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-15

of cars run over the lines of the
Monongahela Valley Traction Com
pany on Wednesday where they
heard Charles Evans Hughes. Repub-
lican nominee for president, address
a crowd estimated at ten thousand
people. The crowd returned here at
twelve O'Clock greatly enthused over
the speech made by the candidate.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-15

Marriage permits have been issued
as follows: ]. c. Roney and America
White. Samuel L. Butcher and Vesta
NJ. Flanagan, Harvey c. West and
Myrtle 0. Wiseman, Jesse Bosley and
Dora Dean, Leonard c. Gum and Ola NJ.
Rohrbough, Ray Hersman and Myrtle
Wellen, Orville Skinner and Ora
Heath, P. r. Custer and Madge o. Jar
Wis
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-15
lConHention to NleeI Ham.

The next seml-annual convention
OF the West Virginia Hospital Asso-
citation will be held in this city in
1917. During the year 1917 the city
will entertain the Hospital Associa-
ton, the Graduate Nurses and Super
intendents OF Training Departments
Association and the West Virginia
Medical Association.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-15

Miss Jessie c. Reid. aged "a years,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Elias Reid,
died Monday morning at her home on
Hanley street of hear disease. Miss
Reid was born in Clarksburg, and
spent much of her life at Deer Park,
Md. the family moving to Elklns
about six years ago.. Besides the
father and mother. one brother and
four sisters survive.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-15
.KlSSERS WARNED TO
BEWARE OF MICROBES
10s, ANc+EI iDs Oct 14-r,nsoy

LOS ANGELES. Oct. 14.-Kioscrs
beware of microbesl
This warning was given by DR.. R.
N. Culver, local dentist, in his lecture
before the meeting of the American
Dental Society here recently.
Because Of their craving for can
dy, sodas, sundaes and hot chocolate.
women have mouths fifty per cent more
germ infected than men," he told the
assembled dentists.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-15

Hiram L. Nichols. an employee of
the baltimore and Ohio railroad, at
Colfax, who was injured when he
was run down by freight train on
Saturday OF last week, Is recovering
at Fairmont hospital No. 8, where he
was taken following the accident.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-15
DIR. Gray Resigns.

DIR, P. L. Gray has rendered his res.
ienation at the Weston state hospital
TO take effect soon. He will go to
Coalton where he will succeed DIR.
Aubrey f. Lawson, a former local boy,
who will go TO Philadelphia to put in
q year or two studying and practicing
around a hospital. Both towns lose
good citizen
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-15

Attorney Russell Houston Allen,
OF this city, and Miss Inez MCNEIL,
daughter OF Samuel McClung Nc
Neill, Of Moorefeld, were married at
the Moorefield Presbyterian church
Wednesday by the Rev. Mr.. Gilkeson.
Miss McNeill taught in the Elklns
school for number Of yearS Mr..
and Mrs. Allen returned to Elklns
late in the month to make their flu.
ture home.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-15
Normal Enrollment.

The total enrolment of the Fair
mont state normal school has reached
approximately $50 pupils. The new
building which is in the process of
erection will be completed and ready
for occupancy by January /, 1917.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-15

Dwight Ernest Moore, aged two
years, child OF Mr.. and Mrs. A. B.
Moore died Wednesday afternoon at
the home Of his parents after brief
illness with bronchial pneumonia.
The funeral took place on Thursday
afternoon with interment in Wood
lawn cemetery.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-15
Aretl Woman nins.

Mrs. Anna Marie Morgan, aged 50.
wife of smallwood Morgan, died on
Monday at her home at Flickersville
after long illness. The funeral took
place on Wednesday.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-15
Harlmnn is Graduated.

Charles Hardman has returned from
Macon, Ga, where he had been at
tending a pharmaceutical school. He
was graduated there and successfully
passed the board examination.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-15
MANY CIVILIANS KILLED.

BERLIN, oct. 14.-French and
Belgian civilians killed behind tho
western front in August by artillery
or aeroplanes IF the Allies total sew
enty-ave killed. including thirty-one
men, twcnty-seven women and seven
teen children. There were also 1871
wounded. For the entire year ended
August 81 the number OF killed
reached 1868.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-15
Daring yVonan NIotorist,

Elkins has at least one woman mo.
torist who Is not afraid to make trips,
of any lenght without the assistance
Of a man. Mrs E. %. Fling, driving
q Chalmers roadster, has Just arrived
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-15

The Rev, ]. Waiter Barnes, OF WASH
ington, Pa, will preach in the Baptist
church here Sunday night The Rev.
Mr. Barnes was formerly pastor of the
local church.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-15

Mrs. Mamie Whelan has moved to
Huntington. Stark A. White has rent
ed her property on First street and
will move in from the country.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-15
RlrthdnY Party.

Mr.. and Mrs. D. G. Currence enter
tanned a party of young people in
honor Of their son, Veryl's. sixteenth
birthday. Music and various games
were INDUCED in and at a, late, hour
refreshments were served.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-15
Chestnuts Plentiful.

We have had several heavy frosts
and chestnuts are now very plentiful
and exceedingly large. Pumpkins have
been picked and pies are being made
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-15

Miss Sallie McGary and Mrs, Dana
Young left Thursday in an automobile
for Wheeling and Pittsburg. William
Henry, of the Citizens Bank, accom-
panied them.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-15
Bnke Ton Of Frnit Cake.

The Model bakery has begun the
baking of ton OF fruit cake to serve
the holiday trade in this city.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-15
obserHe Colnmhna nav.

Blkins Council, No. 603, knights
of Columbus, observed Columbus
day with dance in Nathan hall.
About fifty couples attended. Music
was furnished by the Elklns orches-
ira.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-15
WESTON HAND
GLASS PLANT
TO OPEN SOON
Will Resume Operations about
October rs, Employing
Many Persons.

WESTON, Oct. 14,-The hand plant
of the Crescent window glass plant will
open about October 25 giving employ
ment to many people. Joseph Grant
is the manager again this year and has
been since it was built He is very
successful with it and it is pleasing
to have him among US.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-15

Mrs. H. P. Boone. of Mahlon street.
very delightfully."- entertained at sur-
frage tea Wednesday afternoon honor
ing Mrs. ]. Walter Barnes, Of Fair
mont.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-15
10 Convention

NJ. R. Frantz, superintendent Of
Cook hospital, attended the semi
annual convention of the State Hos
pital Association, which met in Hunt
lngton this week.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-15

over 100 voters appeared before the
day and were registered.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-15

Mary Lee, little daughter of DR.. and
Mrs, D. L. Cofindaffer, is very i'll Of
pneumonia at their home on Main
street.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-15
McRrido ImrroHed.

William Mcbride has returned from
Mt. Clemens. Mich, where he had been
taking the baths for rheumatism. He
is much improved. ....-
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-15

Robert Rinehart has returned from
several weeks stay in North Carolina
and looks much improved in health.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-15

James Dargan. the meat man, ia
quite i'll at his home over the Wells
and Weber garage.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-15

Sergeant Archa w. Kemper arrived
home last week from the army where
he has served four years. He received
a discharge showing most faithful SER
vice.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-15

from n tour of Pennsylvania, the run
from Pittsburg to Elklns having been
made in ten hours. She was accom-
panied by her sister, Mrs. Clifford
Gross.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-15
NEWS
TOLD IN A
LETTER f..
From the Sunday TeIegram'S
HuStIing Correspondent at
That Place.

Submission, Oct. AR. W. Stark,
of East Shinnston, who has been quite
i'll with an attack Of typhoid fever, is
improving slowly.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-15

A crowd of some 500 Republicans
went to Clarksburg on special train
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-15
To Undergo Oneration.

Robert Troxell went to Baltimore
Wednesday to undergo an operation.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-08-31

James Hamilton Lewis of Illinois he
of the rainbow whiskers and incidentally
of the United states Senate, has been
making a campaign trip through Maine
He is not sanguine of democrati" sue
cess in the Pine Tree state this year
and when Lewis does not claim any
thing for his party, it must be fairly
well nailed down Senator Lewis thought
the election of two United States sena-
tors in Maine would split about ''hfty-
nifty"
"As far as ] am able to determine,
and l went over the situation pretty
carefully" said Mr.. Lewis, 1.-The cam
paign will turn on the question OF the
four P's. The republican cry is 'Pota-
toes and Prohibition and the democrat
ic, Peace and Prosperity Potatoes are
to be an issue especially In Aroostook
cause the republicans say that the demo-
Gratis let down the tariff wall and pota-
toes flowed in from New Brunswick,
killing the commodity in Maine almost
entirely.
prohibition also is to he a big issue,
and the democrats are getting the worst
! END q y TAs Rraxgsssiyss are for pro-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-08-31
MAJOR Z. W. CHILDs ACoUITrE,

MAJOR +. W. CHILDS ACQUITTED
Major Frederick w. Childs, forme
postmaster of Brattleboro through sew
eral administrations. succeeded in es
tablshinE an alibi Monday in TIL
Brattleboro municipal court as a result
Of which he was found not guilty OF
the charge of violating a village ord
nance prohibiting the running of auto
mobiles with the cutout open. Mucl
interest centcrcd in the case. The jur,
was out - minutes. Major Childs wa
arrested by Traffic Officer Charlie
Wood and the officer and Lcste
Waterman. a public chauffeur, testified
that on August I a car bearing Majo
Childs' license number went up Mail
street hill with the cutout open. The!
did not know who was in the machine
Major Childs showed that on Angus
: his car was not on the Main stree
hill, He testified that he was the on,
who suggested the cutout ordinance /,
the village officers and that he hat
not used the cutout on his car 70
three years.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-08-31

The WEEKLY FREE PRESS. cents
per copy, SO cents for six months. s10O
per year. postage paid.
Advertisements and subscriptions re-
1eived at the office, 1879 College street.
Full advertising rates sent on application.
Accounts cannot be opened for subscrip-
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Remittance at the risk Of the subscriber
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The date when the subscription expires
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The receipt of the paper is a sufficient
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When a change of address Is desired,
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be given.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-08-31

Corinth. president Of the union. CAV
the annual address and responded t
the address of welcome by Milton 7
Montgomery of St Johnsbury TIL
convention will end Thursday morn
Ing. The following officers have bee
elected: President, G. Stanley Miller O
Corinth; vice-president, Percy Smith O
Williamstown; secretary, Miss Norm
Richardson of Chester. treasure
Verne c. Winchester of Brattleboro
trustees, the Rev. G. +. Fortier of S
Adams, Mrs. Percy Greenslade Of Lyn
donville and the Rev. d. E. Trout c
Brattleboro.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-08-31
NERMONTS FINANCIAL CONTIN-
GENCY

We have hitherto shown that YER
mont has practically reached the limit
OF It's sources of revenue In the mat
ter or corporation taxation and SO on.
Inc financial statement issued by the
state treasurer for the year ended June
80 1916 indicated n deficit. and It is to
be taken for granted that the sitoatior
ior the year now begun will not i'm
prove to any material extent
Good judges say an additional appro-
preparation Of from $4,000 to $4,000 will
DE necessary to complete and equip the
new state building at Montpelier as It
should be for the credit and the profit
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-08-31
WHERE STOWE BEGINS.

Down where the valley lies just little
deeper,
Down where the mountainsides are just
a little sleeper
That's where stowe begins;
Down where the sun fingers just a little
longer,
Down where the home-ties are just a ut
tie stronger.
That's where Stowe begins.
Down where the song Of bird is Just lit
tie sweeter.
Down where the babbling brooks seem
Just little ieeter,
That's where Stowe begins:
Down where friendship seems just little
dearer.
Down where God seems just trhe
That's where Stowe begins.
Down where the flowers smell a little
sweeter,
Down where the streets are kept a trine
heater,
That's where Stowe begins;
Down where the young folks forget the
city's charm.
old farm,
That's where Stowe begins.
Down where the people rejoice in better
health,
Down where everyone enjoys his share
| of wealth.
That's where Stowe begins;
Down where a wider knowledge Of the
wales,
Down where a wider knowledge Of the
world prevails,
That's where Stowe begins.
Down where every door is open,
And where all may gather in,
Where old friends bid you welcome.
That's where Stowe begins.
Martha Campbell Baker in the News
and Citizen.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-08-31
BARNS BURN WITH Loss O

The farm buildings owned and oc
cupied by Edgar Lufkin at East Thet
ford, together with stock. crops an
tools. We're completely destroyed b.
fire Sunday evening. The loss vii
amount to about $4,000 and insuranc
on the buildings and personal prop
ertY to the amount of $500 was car
ried. The cause of the fire is no
known and the opinion of many peopl
is that IT was spontaneous combustion
in some rowen stored in the barn abou
10 days ago.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-08-31
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE
An Exaggerated Statement Corrected.

An Exaggerated Statement Corrected.
To the Publisher:
An advertisement of Senator Page In
a recent Issue of your paper stated that
the advertisement covering the charges
made by Bank Commissioner Williams
against Senator Page and his bank cost
Governor Fletcher over 5000
Fif,ysix newspapers are carrying the
Fletcher club advertising. using a tota!
Of 6,120 inches. Divide the number OF
inches into 5000 and the rate pee inch
is found to be over "A cents per inrh.
AS matter of fact. the average rate
is considerably less than one-haf this
a cent rate, or less than Sl,5oo.
DO you not think YOU should place your
readers right in this matter"
Very truly yours.
THE ALLEN NJ. FLETCHER SENA-
TORIAL CLUB.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-08-31

General Funston recommends the
immediate withdrawal of the American
forces from Mexico, President wilson
which he did not intend to have dis
closed, and orders more Vermont troops
TO Mexico. But this is not national pre-
least Vermont helps pay the freight,
and Judging from the administrations
attitude that is chief factor in wash
ington.