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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-12-07
WINDSOR COUNTY
BETHEL.

The funeral Of Mrs. Bridget Sexton was
held in the catholic Church in Randolph
at nine o'clock saturday morning Mrs.
sexton died at her home in this village
Wednesday forenoon OF vaivular heart
disease, from which she had suffered fof
some time she was tho widow of james
Sexton. who died nine years ago a,t'r
spending the greater part OF mis- lie in
Hovaltun and Bethel She came to Roy
alton curing the lifetime OF Mr.. sections
llrst wife aud after her death was mar
ricd to him. - years d-o tirs. John ".
George VINO died six years ago, was her
only child. She was a native Of Time
Iary. ireland. and came directly to Row
alton from that city.--Mr. and Mrs. \. l..
Reynolds and their daughter spent
Thursday at their old home in Milton.
T.. II. Mcintyre is here from Worcester
Academy, George l. Abbott from Tufts
medical school, Miss Irene cushing from
Jackson College. Misses flcda and Gladys
IIassam from Goddard Seminary. Ken
meth r. Sraulding from the University Of
Vermont. Austin r. Noble from teaching
in Manchester. y. H.. Robert s. Noble
from Barre. Miss Am Wilson from Lyn-
donville. Joseph =. Mcconnell from New
York city.-Mrs. A. n. Washburn and her
daughter Alice. were in Morrisville ever
THANKSGIVING. T.. L. Gasliell NJ. f.. Gas
kel and family in Northfeld, Mrs. Albert
Abbott and Miss Marion Abbott in Bar
nard Mrs. Nelson Parritt and daughter
in Sharon.
| Mrs. Martha y. cushing, AGED 81 years
widow Of the late J. n. Gushing, died NJ
her home in this village Wednesday n
q II cn Il. m. She had hccn Ill about !,
weeks and in failing health many Years
She was born Martha Pcrriru in chelsea
September -, lNs,, and first married j. NJ
! Mcpherson Of concord, y H.. who dice
of fever in a New orleans hospital during
the Civil War. With HIM she carried on
! 4 photograph business in various Yer
mont and New Hampshire towns before
the war, establishing the business in q
/ town disposnc of il and then passing on
In Burlington a studio is still doing bust
ness which they established. Nearly =
wears ago she married Mr.. Cushing, ar
active Bethel business man, who died ir
1880. Carl u. Gushing OF this place Is
their son. She has been active in the
! Cniversalist Church. The funeral will be
held Friday at 200 p m, with burial in
|
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UNIVERSITY NOTES.
fresh""" Debating Team Defeats
SOphOmorcs in Annual Event.

The 1920 debating team, consisting OF
Is. j. Tillotson, l." b. Nelson and T. j
Bergeman, was awarded the decision
over the 1919 team. consisting Of NJ NJ
Byington, Otto Hakanson and D. p. Rowe
at the annual inter-class debate, which
was held last evening at the Williams
Science hall, tho subject being: Resolved
That the annexation Of Mexico by the
United states would be for the best in.
terests OF the latter" Tho winning team
presented the negative side of the cues.
tlon. The Judge were Professors N. g.
Ogle, q. g, Groat and Frederick Turner
President Benton presided.
AS result Of Yesterdays balloting
II. Y Adams. Is, was elected mauae cr
and +, d. McSwocney, -. and " IT,
carr. AZ, assistant managers Of football
for the coming s"ason
The annual football banquet VIII ha
held Saturday evening at the New Sher.
wood Hotel At eight o'clock. Presidcn,
Benton viii preside at the banquet and
the list of speakers win include Professor
Turns, doc" stone, Burke II. Sanders
u Anderson, II, Ames, Il, ana nroolts
II
About $50 couples attended the an.
nual football hop, held Noudn,
evening in the gymnasium. Brown
orchestra OF this city furnished music
Fh" chapcrones were Prof. and Mrs. q
T. Burns and Prof.. and Mis-. C. G. Groat
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WAITSFIELD.

Walter GAYLORD, eldest son of f. r.,
Gaylord, was pleasantly surprised Fri
day evening at the home Of his parents,
when some - friends and neirhbors gath
cred, the occasion being his End BIRTH
day. A pleasant evening was spent in
games. Tho guests presented Mr.. Gay
lord a sum of money and his parents pre-
scented him a gold watch. Refreshments
were served. Miss Mary Guptil of Water
bury is the guest Of her sister, Mrs Il
II. Jones.-Misses Elsie Long and Clara
Berry returned Monday TO resume their
studies at johnson Normal School-The
third number of tho Rebekah entertain
ment course, Elizabeth DcBarrie Gill. Will
be at the |. o. o. +. hall this evening.
The Rev. and Mrs. w. A. Remele return
cd Friday after Ions stay in New
| York and Boston.-Fire was discovered
in the barn at the Phlander Chase place
! Tuesday morning, but as plenty of help
was near at hand II was soon cNtinguiSh-
cd and did but little damage.--Mrs. Evcrcd
Marshall has returned from the Fanny
Allen hospital much improved in health
/ Harriet PoyCc, who has been spending
| the past few weeks in Waterbury, ha
J returned home
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tridgc.--Mr and Mrs. +, S. Dyke are
confined to the house by an attack OF
grip.-'Miss Laura VI. Avcrill spent
Thanksgiving at her homo In Roxbury. 49,
The Band Fair association has elected
tho following officers: President, William
G. White; vicc-president, Morris lIcrlihv;
secretary. George J.. Topper treasurer
Edward NJ Bolton.--Ly NJ. Hays Of tho
Hays Advertising Agency Burlington.
was business visitor in town Satur-
day.-Mr. and Mrs. o. II. Humphrey, OPP
ticians, whose place Of business was de-
stroSed when the Mortified House burn
ed, have opened up now quarters in the
Donahuc block ON the south side of the
common. Miss Marjorie sawyer, who is
attending the Vermont Business College,
burlington, has been spending the holiday
recess with her mother. Mrs. Alma Saw
Ncr.--J. NJ. Holland of New York city is
at his home in thwn.--rtiday. December /
the rural carriers began their winter
schedule by leaving the postofiicc at 1900
II. m, instead of at sevcn.--Col. Ira H..
Reeves returned Thursday from New York,
city, where he attended meeting and
banquet of the Rough Elders aSsocia-
ton. Major Frank Tompkins also attend
cd the mccting.--.John Davis of Dartmouth
college spent Thanksgiving day ut the
VI. Davis The Misses Erlcnc and Adele
McConnachc returned to Barre Sunday
tn resume their worl, in the city schools.
after passing the holiday vacation with
their aunt, Mrs. Charles y. Plunley.
W. ~ Shaw, meteoroluGiet in charge
of the local station of tho United states
weather hrrcIu, reports 4 mean tenpcra
lure for November Of Il degrees which
f. on" degree below The normal NoVcmhcr
temperature in North'icld The highest
was ~ degrees on the Gth. ANA the lowest
was two degrees below zero. on tho nth.
The greatest daily range was ri degrees,
on the END, and TN" least daily range
was four degrees, on the 18th. The
precipitation rain and melted snow
amounted TO 3.i5 inches, the normal for
the month being go inches. The prccpita-
ton included I'D inches ii unmetcJ snow.
The prevailing wind was from the south,
the total movement 20, mics. tho aver
age hourly velocity - miles, and the
maximum velocity - miles per hour. from,
he southwest on the 2itl. The month
was made M OF three clear, nine partly
cloudy and IS cloudy days. Precipitation
in quantity sufficient to measure occurred
on Is days. Fog was noted ON the fth.
! A lunar halo on the ith ana soar halo
on he 9th.
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GREEN MT. LODGE HOSTS.
Entertain Hamilton Lodge Of ]. O. q. r.
Tuesday Evening.

About 100 members of Green Mountain
and Hamilton Lodges of the |. o, O. r.
We're present Tuesday at the order
hall on Church street, where Hamilton
Lodge, as the guests of their brother
lodge, conferred the first degree upon a
class of candidates. Tho degree corc-
monies were followed by a banquet served
by Green Mountain Lodge in honor Of
their guests. during which tho Green
Mountain orchestra of seven pieces gave
some excellent selections. +. l.. Hath
away. noble Grand of Green Mountain
Lodge presided at the post-prandial cx-
ercises. which consisted of brief speeches
by a number of members of both lodges.
including f. II. Atwood. noble grand OF
Hamilton Lodge. O. W. Edwards, warden
Of the grand lodge, Past Noble Grand
Officers Ballard. Parkinson and Craven,
Vice Noble Grand Densmore and Mcssrs.
Twiss and Mastff Most of the speakers
praised the new banquet hall and spoke
Of the benefits To be derived from the
Joint meetings of the two lodges. Green
Mountain Lodge was entertained by
Hamilton Lodge ut a similar meeting
about q month ago.
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about half an hour before the fawn was
discovered. Mr.. ParChcr was looking into
the matter very carefully Monday and
further developments are expected. The
shooting on Sunday night and after sun
down and the fact that it was fawn
makes 1t a serious violation of the hsh
and game laws
ON Friday afternoon OF this week the
Joint meeting of the ITypatia and Ftertan
clubs will be held with Mrs. w l.. Was
son. Mrs. John Weeks OF Middlebury
will speak on the subject, lone of Ncr-
monts Problems" Each member has
the privilege Of inviting a Cucst--Thomas
Carver. who is quite i'll with pneumonia,
is slightly more comfortable. Michael
Good and family went SATURDAY. to Barre,
where they arc to rcsidc.--GcorGo II.
Burhart of Boston was weekend
guest of his cousin, Mrs II. j. Berry.
Sunday guests at the same home were II.
l.. IIuntley and family of Waitsiicld and
MIR and Mrs. Charles TIuntlcy. William
1luntlcy of Clarcmont. y. H., is spend
ing a month with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
luntlcy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ephraim Whaley Of Will
Jamestown have moved into the apartment
in the Demertt home in Duxbury, Mr.,
Nhal"N is to be employed ON the farm.
Harold and Helen Morse have bought
.of Mr.. and Mrs. Amos frank tho farm
which they recently vacated on Scrabble
hill. known as the O'Ncl farm.
TIL" annual thank offering of the Ladies'
Missionary society Of tho Congregational
'hurch was held with Mrs E.lizn beth
Elliot yesterday afternoon This cvcninp
~ IN" chapel Of the CONGREGATIONS
church q union service viii be beta.
which the Rev. William l.. Boicourt VIII
conduct. The "Old Maids" gathered at
tho home OF Mrs. g. S. Bidwcll Tuesday
afternoon ana had tea in honor of Miss
on" MAY, whose birthday WAS that day
Mrs. Edward Jones 0f Wnitsflcld was
present.-MrS. Edwin Bruce of Barre has
a class of u in tho school in mandolin
guitar and violin.--On invitation OF Su-
porintcndont Darrow, State Commissions
of Education Milo =. H.ilegas was l
town Tu, sda%, and in company with Mi
Darrow and NJ. II. Moody OF the schoo
board looked over thc crowded condition
1T the schools. Recommendations were
mad" by Commissioner tlilcgas.-Thir.
,e"n deer have been reported tn Cam,
Warden Parchcr. one Of tho last bclnp
large buck shot bv Roy Davis of Nortl
puSbuIy. Game Warden Rowland also
had bucks and does. Most Of thcs.
W"r" shot in Duxbury-The boy scout,
of Waterbury Center will have q prom
cnadc IN Seminary chapel Friday eve
ming, beginning at eight o'clock Nusi,
viii be by Buzzell's orchestra Hcfroal
lnents will be served
! Ralph L. Robinson of baltimore, Md
is visiting his parents. Mr.. and Nh 4
j. Robinson Of Perry Hill,
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WORCESTER.

Jerry Bolton accidentally shot OF the
end OF one finger on his left hand. II was
necessary to amputate it at the second
joint.-Thanksgiving visitors III town
we're the Misses Mabel and Josephine
Fisk, Barre school teachers ut Charles
Canes; Mr. and Mrs. Prosper Springer of
Morrisville. at Thomas tttou's; and Miss
Sadie La wrence OF Montpelier at the home
of her sister Mrs. A. l.. JohDson.-Miss
Lillian RENDER was at the home of her
parents in Franklin for THANKSGIVING,
and Mrs. Ida Maruzzie with relatives in
Rarre.-Mr. and Mrs. p. II. Richardson
have returned from a two weeks visit
with their daughter, Mrs, George Hunt.
at Hartford, Conn.-Marriages in town
during the past two weeks were: Ed
ward Holmes to Mrs. Ida Smith daugh-
ter of MI and Mrs Bert Dodge Allan
Rellville to Emily Vigeant, daughter of
Salem Vigeant OF fillmore: Leon Keith to
Mrs Ella Clark, both of Worcester and
Fred i. Howieson to Miss Blanche Grand
field, daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. William
Grandheld of MlddlcseX. ~ will make
their homes in Worcester
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THE FjuENDIY FAWN.

so; from WiuSted. Coma, the home Of
unnatural nature stories, bat ont Of DuN-
bury comes one of the StrangeSt tales
of the hunting season, which closed at
sNjndoWn Tuesday. The version herein
reproduced Is furnished by Alderman G.
II. Reynolds Of Barre and finds sufficient
confederation in statements made 10y other
Barre hunters who dropped anchor at
The SNOW camp in the shadow of Cancels
ilump last week That an animal Of the
faWu's native timidity should hc the ami
NAL with teIncritN enough to get into
print is tho most absorbing feature Of the
story. According TO the hunters, the pres
"nCc of plump little fawn in the door
yard of tho camp greeted their ocular
equipment on the third morning Of tho
hunt Evidently the fawn had been sep
aratcd from its next of kin, for II an
preached the entrance of the camp with
out apparent fear and exhibited no shy
ness whcu the hunters approached with
breakfast for tho intcrloper. During tho
day repeated efforts failed to drive tho
littlc wandercr from the camp and Mon
day the fawn was still haunting the
ncighborhood when the hunters depart
ed
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SOUTH ROYALTON.

The Ladies Aid will hold their annua,
CHRISTMAS sal" and chicken pie supper
ut the Methodist Church next Tuesday,
Deceinb"r THE Ladies' Social Circl"
VIII held their fair ana turkey supper
at the congregational vcstry Wednesday
ana Thursday of this Week--Iiarlow
Thompson shot buck last Saturday.
Gideon Barker of Sunapcc spent Sunday
with his family.-Mrs. l.. {. Lansing and
MISS Dora ienniman, who have been
NisltllN IN town, returned to their HON"
IN 'laftland Las. saturday On Tuesday
evening inc Delta Alpha class enjoyed a
social with Miss Jessie H.nson.-Mrs.
Charles Wiley. who suffered an attack
of appendicitis last week. was taken TO
Randolph last Saturday by Or. clifford
for treatment
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VERMONT NOTES
News of the State Gathered
Here and There.
Hunting season Ended with Total OF
1896 Bucks kiIlcd--Windhnm
Lends with 1871.

Up to the closing hour OF the hunting
season which came at . p. IN. Tuesday
the total number OF killings reported to the
office Of State Fish and Game Commits
sioncr Titcomb. at LyndOuvillc, was 1855
There will probably b" a few moro sent
in from different counties that were shot
on til" last day ur had not been report
ed by the local wHrdcns' offices before a
year ago with the law Off on both bucl,
and does the hunters rolled up total of
nearly 0Na, and hunting conditions at
the beginning OF the season was not
thought To be rs favorable ~ this wear.
when the season opened with u heavy
snow fall The count by counties shows
that Windhain leads with the number OF
buck shot. l9l.- and Essex county runs
second with -. The other counties fol-
low; Addison. 81 bennington, III: chit
tcndcn, 81: Caledonia, 81; Franklin. -:
l4moillc 30; Orange. ~; orleans. ca: Rul.
land. ~: Washington, Us; Windsor ~
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WATERBURY,.

kharoula. the four-month-old daughter
MIR. and Mrs. V. Ducas, was recently
listened, the services taking place at
Ducas home on Winooski street The
w. Alexander Papageorgopoulos of
|ntreal officated at the services. The
bfather was John Xanthakos and god
|ther, Miss Coumpas. both of Burling-
!. Ten witnesses from Burlington and
Few local invited guests were present.
y full Greek service was used. Fol-
ling the service Mr. and Mrs, Ducas
we'd dnner.-M.chael Good who re-
tily sold his Duxbury farm to Sher-
n Lyford Of East Montpelier, is NOV
his family to Barre.--Ar. and Mrs.
J. Edwards were Thanksgiving guests
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. !. Garvey. Miss Avis
rncr was guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin
ncrdy over Thanksgiving.
Is Roy Latuch was driving home from
. village toward the Crossett farm sun
n evening about eight o'clock, deer
h across the road near the Crossett
'am mill and "A wounded lawn was dis
vcrcd. on communication with Deputy
mc Warden II, j. Parcher the fawn
ls killed, dressed and hung NJ until
,tning, when he took il in charge. The
,'u vas shot and there is said 10 he
cd evidence Of the guilty ones. shots
ne heard by these living in the vicinity
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BENSON.

y, Novlnn. vh0 WnN cullcd 10
Snrh,y. last Thursday to at
|, runornl or his nephew. Walter
,unccrrord. returned Friday.
nrcrfo,d, who was 80 years old,
h book-kcepcr for Lyman FELTON,
estate fo,. IL Years, died Tuesday
|ral hcmorrhagc after sickness Of
., He was the sou OF Sarah W.
and Nelson l.. tlunrcrfurd and
u u Franklin IN July. lSr The
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ROCHESTER,.

j.. W. MrWain has returned after spend
ing thanksgiving with relatives in
Marshflcld-W. -. lIodgkns arrived i'll
Town Monday after spending several
weeks in Randolph.-The Misses Edith
BAILEY and Thclma Larry spent tho
THANKSGIVING recess at their homes
Miss Mildred Stuughton is visiting her
grandmother in Barre.-H. T.. Alvyard
spent THANKSGIVING with his parents in
Ludlow.--Nrs. Charles Houston has re-
turned from Campton. y. H., and also her
little granddaughter, Virginia.
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uIRtiLAR ESCAPES.

!, was a surprised crew of railroad men
,,,.,, oncncd a certain box car on freight
,raiu arriving in Rutland from the north
unndoy about noon, When the ear was
',a,,od that was supposed to house a
hnrrIor it was round TO contain nothing
n',,t three automobiles. Officer Il, G. FL
.,n was ON hand to make an arrest
w. rr,ndon the train crew noticed a man
i,,,,,, in n box car which contained auto
ahiIos He claimed TO be in charge of
no shipmont. but an investigation show
~ mat the seal on the car had been brok-
on. serious onens"' The railroaders
soon had chance to get the man inside
the car and the door was shut and made
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GAVE BLOOD FOR his BABy

That he might do his part toward saw
ing the life of his three days old daugh
Ter. Cecil Is. Hughes Of SaXtons River, a
merchant. gave six ounces of his blood in
a TRANSMISSION operation. The baby was
born Wednesday night and II became
weakened by hemorrhages OF the stom-
ach. but since the TRANSMISSION has i'm
/ nrnNed in Slrength.
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PROCTOR DOES NOT GET LAND.

Al special town meeting at pittsford,
heid Monday at the town hall. the voters
decided against the proposition to set off
about 500 acres at the southern line of
i1ttstord to the town Of Proctor. the
vote being, yes Is. no lS5. This PROPOSE =
ton was submitted by the town of Proc
tor few weeks ago and has since been
generally discussed by the voters Of this
town. one special meeting being held ter
this purpose
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SOUTH WOODBURY..

Mrs .Abbie Babcock has closed her
house for the winter and is working in
North Montpelier. Miss Latimcr, teacher
in the village school, spent Thanksgiving
week with her parents in Randolph.--
Dlin GoodeIl and Lila Tchhctts returned
Monday 10 their school in johnson. Agnes
TaSsic to her school in Cabot, and Grace
MCkirctry to Barre.
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MORETOWN.

william Somervillc and daughter,
I.eona of Montpelier. visited relatives
in town the past week.--P. f.. Griffith
and DR.. Haylett were in MlddlcscX
Tuesday.-William Clark, one of whose
legs was hurt a short time ago. is con-
fined to the house, but is Improving
Melvin Freeman was in Montpelier the
past week to see his daughter. Mrs.
hnH ic ivaA
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NORTHFIELD.

some of the stoneshcds have 20 on to
the winter schedule, which took effect
December l. not opening until 7:l5 n, NJ
All the schools in town reopened Yester-
day morning, following the THANKSGIVING
recess. Murdoch \. Campbell spent
Thanksgiving ~ his home in Granite
Vllc,--Robcrt pastridGe of Montpelier
Seminary spent the holiday recess with
his parents, Mr., and Mrs. A. T., Plas.
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The large thrcc-StcTy barn on the
Tobias ". Lyst'r farm at ST. 1ohnsbury
was burned early Monday morning, to-
Hrthcr with $50 tons Of hay. farm ma
chinory and several hogs. The loss is
estimated at about $1,000, partly covered
by Insurance.. Eighty-five head of valu-
able catti" were taken from the barn.
neighbours dos barlicd all night, lead
ing to the theory that tramps craplcd
INTO The hay to sleep. Tho fire was dis
covered by one OF the farm hands at
four o'clock.
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FAIR HAVEN MAN a SUICIDE.

John Buckley, for many years a resi-
dent of Fair Haven. committed suicide
by shooting himself in the head on Satur.
day. lie was - years of age and had been
in poor health for more than year. lie
left the house soon afGr breakfast and il
WAS not until after one in the afternoon
that his body was found in 4 building
used for storing wood.
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POWER HEARING DECEMBER II.

Tho Barre city council is to permit the
expression of views regarding the pro-
pC.Sed franchise for the Central Power
company. which l. seeking the right to
establish power lines from Fast Middle
bury To Barre. on December l. The
draft prepared has been amended so az
to establish 30 cent minimum for i,:etcr
service and to provide for a forfeiture of
$L00 IL the power service is not available
before July I, 1918.
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fast The crew tclcphoned to the police
In Rutland to he ready to make an arrest
on the arrival of the train and Officer I'll
worth answered the call But the bird"
had flown when the train arrived in Rut-
land. just how the man manag cd 10 get
out of the car is not known but the train
made a stop ut Florence and 1t is supposed
he made his escape at this point
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KNIFE SIIARpENER BOYCOTTED.

The European war vas the indrcc.
cause OF the boycuttng of a knife sharp.
oncr in Bellows Falls. Until Saturday
Elias Andrews, a local sharpener Of
knives. had been grinding kitchen knives
for five cents each. Saturday morning
he announced that because OF the war in
Europe and the high cost of labor his
price in the future Will be ten cents per
knife. In one neighborhood. at least, the
housewives Immediately began thrift
campaign and husbands in the business
section received telephone calls to bring
home stones suitable for Sharpening cut
lcrV
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FAILED TO SAVE LITTLE GIRL.

The six -day-old daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Cecil X. Hughes Of SaXtons River
is dead. Saturday The child was weak
ened by hemorrhaEes of the stomach and
the father submitted to a TRANSMISSION Of
blood operation in hope of saving his
daughter About six ounces of the life
fluid We're used, The child was the frs.
born to Nr and Mrs Hughes
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Mrs. JOS Boucher Miss Victoria Bum
Mrs. Jennie Duclos, Mrs. t.. T.. Dope.
Mrs. John Davis. South Rurlingtou: Mrs
Viola Devoid, Mrs. EdW. pcvino. Miss
Marjorie Forrest. Mrs. j Gagne, Mrs
Alice Gregory, Miss Ann Griffin. Grace
Howard. Mildred Hardy. Mrs. V c. kel-
logg, Miss Ida LaZell 90 Abbic Murphy
Mrs. Odclla stowe, GU Olive Timmons
Mrs. r. s. Thomas Marjorie Wayne Mrs
Bert Watson, (D Mrs. l.. 9. Warner. Miss
NAV Wing