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WASHINGTON COUNTY
WATERBURY,.

Mr. and Mrs. Leon James Snow have
been receiving congratulations for
their marriage, which occurred at the
home of the bride in Barre Wednesday
August .. The groom is the son of Mr.
and Mrs A. NJ. Snow of South DuXbury
and very popular with the young peo-
pie Of the community. The bride, Miss
Matte Holt. a resident Of Barre. has
been the successful teacher for some
time of the Duxhury Corner schools.
Both are members OF Dillingham;
Grange.-Mrs. Ernest Kilban and
daughter. who have been guests OF Mr..
and Mrs. J. +. Clair have returned to
their home in Bristol.--Curtis Farms
worth has moved upon the Goodwin
farm in Moretown. owned by DR.. Clair.
Mrs. Henry Gabree and daughter,
Mrs. Ellen Nulls. of Montpelier have
returned from Middlcbury, where they
visited relatives.-Mr. and Mrs. Nersil
Watson Morgan of Bristol and their
guests the Misses Mae McClusky and
Adeline Van Benschoten of New York
city called on friends in town Satur-
day.
Those who have filed nomination
papers for town representative with
and V. H. Perkins republicans. and c.
D. Swascy, democrat. In Duxbury those
who have filed in the town clerks of
flee are II. p. Turner and A. j. Durkce.
both republicans.--Frank Towne. Mrs.
r. f.. Atwood and Miss Breta Atkins
were in Moscow Saturday attending the
Ayers picnic. There were over 80
there.-Mr. and Mrs. B. f. Wallace and
lnft dow f0r
| Boston. the Wallace store being closed
for week.-Daniel c. Richardson left
Monday night for New York. His wife
and daughter will remain here for a
| time. having rooms at the home of
Mrs. Richard Demeritt.--Mrs Frank
Griffith and Miss Ruth Valcourt were
over-Sunday guests at the Savage camp
on Waitsfeld commentaries Annie
| Dorothy Palmer spent the week end
with Miss Laura Buzzell in Waitsfeld.
Miss Sylvia Minott of Greenfield
Mass. has been the guest Of her class
mate. Miss Ruth Nalcourt-C. Everett
Haines Of Nashua. N H.. is a guest of
Mr. and Mrs. Max Ayers. Mr.. Haines
who is a student at the University OF
Michigan, is on his way home for a
brief vacation. He returns for the col
| ~ ana MIS-, 1ndTles L
! Hatch, Mrs Ida Hatch. Miss Lena Wal
lace, Frank Towne, Mrs. w. l.. Wasson
Healey Randall. Miss Belle Randall. c.
Everett LANES, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Fife, Mr.. and Mrs. Orlo Ayers and Miss
Pauline Ayers all motored to Queen
city Park Tuesday and enjoyed a pic
mic dinner.
| Through II. j. Parcher as agent A, ID
Talbert of South Berlin. Mass. has
hired the building and bought the
grocery stock of j. A. Foster and viii
continue the business at the same
place. Mr. Foster started the business
six years ago In a small way and has
kept increasing the business until to-
day the store Is one OF the we'll patron
ICED grocery stores of the town. The
purchaser is n brother of Philo Talber'
of this town. Mr.. Foster will devote
his time for the present to the bill
board business. he having already si'
of these in and near town and to hi
| life and accident insurance business
III. r. Crossett Is much worse.-Johr
Parcher of Albany. N. X Is = &uAst a
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CHAPLAIN THOMAS RESIGNS.

To the Editor of the Free Press:
Because of my responsibilities as
president of Midd1ebury College / have
rendered my resignation az chaplain
OF the First Vermont Infantry. which
Will become effective September /.
wish to ask that the kind friends who
have been sending me literature for the
use of the men direct such packages.
until the appointment of my successor.
to Harry Fl. Brown. Y. NJ. C. A. build
ing, First Vermont Infantry, Eagle
Pass. Texas. There will be need Of
fresh magazines as long as the regi-
cent ones, sent by mail so as to be
fresh. are always acceptable. The FREE
quent rains and dust storms, from
which our building Is not perfect pro-
lection. makes the wear on the maya
zines severe
If any Vermont friends could spare
Columbia monograph records. they
would be welcome The present roper
toire will soon be committed to
memory by most of the regiment.
Our building continues to be in con-
slant active use and under the eff
Gent secretaries Ia the most popular
place in the camp. l wish again to
express my gratitude to those who
made it possible and to those who have
assisted me in my work in so many
other ways.
JOHN NJ. THOMAS
Eagle Pass. Texas, August %. 1916.
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RUTLAND COUNTY
BRANDON.

Mrs. Nellie Dorm of San Francisco
was the guest of Mrs. II. NJ. GIBSON
Saturday--H. D. Crooks has gone to
Springfield, Mass. where he has a po-
sition.-County Senator w. Fl. Wright
and Town Representative w. A. AtweIl
have returned from Montpelier, where
they attended the special session of the
Legislature.-Dr T.. L. Averill sold his
household furniture. house, barn and
land at public auction last Saturday.
H. A. Collins bid of the house and
barn for $4,000. The rest of the goods
went at a good figure.--Milton Hut
Crimson of Flint, Mich. is visiting at
the home of his father d. A. Hutchin-
son, on Pearl street. The trip was
made from Flint by automobilc.-Ed-
ward Bush and daughters, tho Misses
Ada and Lucy. who have been visiting
his brother. A. r. Bush, returned to
their home in Winchendon. Mass, last
Saturday.-Mrs. r. o. Forbes. Mrs. II.
7. McGee and Mr.. and Mrs. w. A.
Hickman of Potsdam. N. Y, visited
Mr.. and Mrs, +. o. Cool Friday and
Saturday.. V. Jenney has sold his
house on Franklin street 10 Mrs.
Katherine A. Diaz.
large plate glass window in tho
stationery store of Charles f.. Ray was
broken last Saturday afternoon in a
peculiar manner, An automobile party
was having their gasolene tank filled
and I'm starting away the wheels spun
around several times. large stone
was thrown from the side of the curb
ing and struck the window, making
several large cracks in it.--Miss NJ. E.
Stewart and Miss Daisy Needham Of
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fees like some great reform or beneficial
movement to mark their term. Hero is an
opportunity for our next governor TO hand
his name down to future generations.
To aid our Industrial development reser-
voirs could be established at natural
points, and in this way preserve the low
er river reaches from excessive floods and
establish that enuable flow of water into
the streams which is 20 necessary to in
dustrial development
There are many details 20 be worked
out by actual experience. Only a general
idea can he presented. There are no i'm
possibilities. wllilc tho proba abilities. aes-
thetic. industrial and financial are great.
Accessibility and easy access and inter-
communication are important factors in
the development of the country for any
purpose
we should so foster our ways of COM
munication leading in and out of our state
that the coming and going can be made
pleasant. comfortable and available.
| We should sec to 1t that our interstate
ways of REORGANIZATION are the best
possible. and to show the best in our
State somc should be purely scenic loads,
coursing the ridge poles of our beautiful
country. We are beginning to have u worry
perfect road system but must rcmem-
her that we not only need to build roads
but TO care for them. The best made road
begins to deteriorate the moment II is
| finished and the motor pushing itself
along by ts wheels finds the weak spots
and unless attended there is trouble for
the road and discomfort, IL not danger,
| for the user.
Eternal vigilance is tho price OF good
roads.
! If In our striving for what is best for
our State we give first thought to It's de-
STABILITY as place to live and get FL liv.
ing with favorable ana desirable environ
ments and conditions, we have gone a
long way towards making 1t even more
desirable for the outsider. for the visitor.
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LIVING on WEDDING FEES.

I used to wonder what the congregations
thought we lived on. They know that they
never quite made up fathers salary; but
they never seemed to worry about 1t. He
wasn't commercial enough to demand II.
as they say ministers do in some places.
He had a fixed BELIEF that the Lord would
provide somehow. But often the provision
was so dlatory and so far from BEING up
to specifications that we grumbled con-
sideraby over it. The only thing we
really had firm faith in was mothers
prayers.
You see, the wedding fees in any par
sonage, from time immemorial. have been
turned over to the minister's wife. She
has them in fee-simple. This is the ore
bit Of extra money a minister's wife ever
gets We used to long for weddings. We
fervently believed in matrimony We
would have encouraged 1t in every way
possible. For those wedding fees bought
us the only new garments we ever had.
When we noted signs Of interest in any
young couple-coming with the loved one
to morning service was generally pretty
sure indication-we used to wait hopefully
Sometimes we heard of the engagement
OF some young couple outside the church,
and We would race home TO mother with
the news and wonder wistfully IL they
would ask father to marry them. We
would have made a grand publicity staft
for him. II we had known what publicity
meant. And If there seemed to he dull
times in the marriage market, we goaded
mother to her wedding prayers.
Somehow we never placed much hone
In fathers prayers. We took them for
granted But mother was different. Her
prayers were specific. She asked right
out for things she needed, whereas IA
Their wandered about a good deal in his
petitions. and used phrases that did not
seem to mean anything particularly BIT
when affairs verged on the stringent in
the home we would snuggle up to mother
and whisper:
Pray for wedding mother"
And mother prayed for the wedding,
and 1t frequently came. So We had strong
| faith in her prayers. She never tried to
fool herself about those prayers She
knew she was praying for material COM
| forts for her family. and she told ths
Lord so right out plain. 1t convinced me-
that We got better results when we acted
square with the Lord and old not at
tempt to deceive Him with specious mo-
tives. -Harper's Magazine for September
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Sagam3re, Charles Frockinsham Of
Brattleboro. The reports OF the Of
ficers showed a total membership in
the year. The Councils of Pocahontas
have r. membership OF 6I3.
Governor Gates having notified Col
Ira L. Reeves at Eagle Pass. TEX,
Thursday evening of the bills passed
by the Legislature, received q reply by
wire Friday as follows Wire re-
ceived. Express appreciation of Of
ficers and enlisted men to you and
Legislature Everybody delighted"
Representative Henry e. Taylor Of
Springfield took occasion just before
adjournment Friday noon to inform
his friends that he is candidate for
senator from his county. Mr.. Taylor
was ch lirman of the committee on
states prisons and took prominent
part during the regular session in the
measure providing for uniform sys-
TEN of accounting and other important
Legislation.
Richard s. Currier Of Barre was
elected chairman Of the republican
county committee at meeting held
Tuesday in the memorial room OF the
| city hall, a vacancy existing by the
death of Eber w. Huntley. late of Rox-
! bury. Mr.. Curriers' name was present.
ed by John Wilson Of Worcester and
he was elected to serve until the bien-
NAL meeting of the committee. Mr..
Currier is county road commissioner.
Mrs John Girard Of North street OBJ
served Tuesday her sSth birthday an
niverssry and received many callers
during the day. in addition to post
cards and other remembrances. She
is the mother OF five children, three
of whom reside in this city, and has
about so grandchildren and great
grandchildren, most of whom reside In
Montpelier
Mckenzie r. Rounds and Miss Alice
M. Derley. both of Richford. were mar
ried Monday by the Rev. l.. Olin Sher.
burne at the pastors residence.
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A RURAL NOCTURNE.

Oh. the cricket
And the frog
In the grass and
In the bog.
How their ripping music soothes one.
How their gladstone chorus sn,ooths
one,
How the unsons arise
To salute the night CARRIED skies
Just the cricket
And the frog
In the grass and
In the bog
We will have no cares to burden
While the things Of nature sing,
But holy quiet rests us
Where the night birds softly wing
In and out the sleeping verdure
or the hedges and the trees.
And the scored theme is waited
In to lull us on the breeze.
There the kline in slumber huddle
And the fowls have gone TO rest
Mother nature seems to nourish
All things living at her breast;
Strong. full throated comes the music
From the trees and from the bog,
And the leaders in the chorus
Are the cricket and the frog
Oh, the cricket
And the frog
In the grass and
In the bog.
How their ripping music soothes one!
How their gladstone chorus smcoths
one.
How the unsons arise
To salute the night CARRIED skies!
Just the cricket
And the frog
In the grass and
In the bog
Richmond Times Dispatch.
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WARREN.

As William Thayer and family were
coming down the hill road from West
hill the brake of their automobile did
not hold and the car got to going so
that it ran up bank and turned over
the machine being smashed quite badly
The occupants were only bruised and
cut, being protected by the top.-Among
the homecomers are Davis Estey of
Michigan. Clifford Lamorder. Mr. and
Mrs. Eugene Estey of Fcrrisburg, Mr..
and Mrs. w. ]. Brown of Montpelier,
Peter Luce of Springfield, and Van
Stone from East Granville. whore he
will move his family soon-Mrs. Edra
Boyce is at home for a few days from
st. Adams MIR. and Mrs. F.. NJ. Turner
visited in Queen City Park over sun
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Il now much more comfortable.--Jo
Abbott. who has been Mt the Sanford
farm for several weeks. left Tuesday
for Winchester, Mass.--NIrs. Mabel
Wheeler arrived here Tuesday coming
by automobile from Greensboro, where
che has been at the Wheeler cottage
In company with pr. and Mrs. G. A..
Wheeler of Boston.--Mrs Charles Beck
or OF Los Angels is being entertained
ny her aunt. Mrs Il. H. Allis.--Mrs
Bert Hastings and daughter, Miss Hell
en Hastings, went Wednesday to Bethel
to visit Mr.. and Mrs G. c. Morse
Miss Genie Wilson OF Boston was the
guest Of Miss z. S. Fogg "Wednesday.
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~ SALESMAN'S DREAM.


The boss he said one day to me: u
have watched you here OF late.
The way you handle stock and trade 10
strictly up to date.
You are in line for promotion, your
salary shall be double,
The interest you take In business seems
pleasure, not a trouble.
! am COINS to make you manager OF
all the forces here,
You can also do the buying ana 30
East twice a year
In the morning do not hurry down, as
you can TAKE your time
In fact. I'll send my auto, to bring you
here at nine.
The men are under your control. ad-
wise them what to do;
The way the business Is carried on, II
will be up to you"
thanked him very Kindly, as gladly
took his hand,
"of all the bosses you're the boss. the
only In the land"
lie grasped my hand 50 firmly. smiling
as he looked me over.
knew my time had come at last. when
could live in clover.
To think l came next to the boss, not
have to do any busting,
had some bands put around my head
to keep the thing from busting;
OF all employees In the store, l was at
.he head
got a shock that awakened me. 7 had
FALLEN out of bed.
Louisville Herald.
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ORLEANS COUNTY
CRAFTSBURY.

Harry Anderson, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Anderson, died at their home
Thursday. The funeral was held Satur-
day. the Rev c. u. Pierce officiating.
Among those from out Of town to attend
the funeral were Mr.. and Mrs. +. j.
Chase and Mrs Dorman of Greensboro,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Babcock of liardwick.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Ladd and chill
dren accompanied by Nellie Allen left for
Boston, Whitman and vicinity last Friday.
-Sratton & Hoyt sold their meat business
last week to the Slayton Brothers in
Hardwick. Mr.. Stratton will work for the
new firm
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SOUTH WOODBURY..

John Martin Of Groveland Mass, is
visiting his sister-in-law. Mrs. j. u.
Bailey.--Mr. and Mrs w. d. Goodell,
Jason Goodell and Mrs Lee Goodell at
tended the funeral of Clifton Moore
held in East Calais last Sunday.-Mel-
lie Wells of Burlington has been visit
ing In this place. w Haskell is
slightly improving from his recent at
tack of illness.-Thc daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Jason Goodell of Franklin. n.
IT,. is spending few days at her old
home.-Mrs r. NJ Pray has not been
as we'll OF late
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FORESTDALE.

Mrs. Ralph Severy was taken to the
Proctor hospital last week and under
went an operation for appendicitis.-Mr
and Mrs Robert Bashaw and Mrs. Ger
trude Kresey Of Newburyport. Mass,
are visiting at Joseph LaF'rance's.-M
and Mrs. Philip Nicklaw and children of
Greenfield, Mass. and Edison Baird and
daughter of South Acton, Mass. are
visiting at Wallace Johnson's .-The Rev.
and Mrs L. +. Hayes and daughter.
and Wilson Churchill are attending the
w. NJ. camp meeting at West Chazy. n.
Y.-The Brandon band gave a concert
here Tuesday evening.
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his uncle, Henry Parcher.-Ietters
from Blanchard Montgomery. who IL
settled with his daughter in California.
tell Of the purchasing of a place not
far from Los Angeles. They found Miss
Lila Montgomery busy in her school
work.---C. Everett Harris and Row
Arnold spent yesterday and to-dey on
Camel's Hump.
Mr.. and Mrs Percy Renden and ,.avgh-
ter Gladys. who have been n. T.. J.
Robnson's on Perry hill for several
weeks, have returned to their home in
ROstou,
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WATERBURY CENTER.

Mrs +. II. Powell of Burlington left
last Saturday for Montpelier. She has
been a guest at Green Mountain Lodge.
Earle ToVne, Frederick Greene. and
Claire Phillips were at Shelburne Pond
camping several days recently.-Mr. and
Mrs. Eugene Towne and son. Earle we're
in Morrisvlle one day last week. guests
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Towne Mrs
Carroll Robinson of stowe was In the
place last week visiting relatives and
friends Miss u. Florette Jackson of
Rutland is visiting at Mrs. Jessie
Hayes .-Albert Houston of Boston has
been visiting his mother Mrs. Louisa
Houston Fannie Magee of Richmond
has been visiting at f. r. Townes's -
Forecaster Batchelder was in St Johns
bury and Hardwick last week Mrs.
Claude c. Hill and son, Carroll. who
have been spending part of the sum-
mer here left Saturday for their home
In Somerville, Mass.-Mrs Fred Thayer
and son, Henry. left Friday for Boston,
where she will stop for two or three
weeks as the guest of her father and
ter.--John Parcher Of Albany. N. Y,
Ia visiting his mother. Mrs. l.. S. Par
cher.--Miss Della Robinson has been alb
sent from her duties at the postoffice
a couple of days on account of Illness.
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WAITSFIELD.

Miss Loraina Andrews has returned to
her nome in Montpelier after Week at
the home of r. j. Gleason.-Dr. Tras<
and family have returned to Worcester,
Mass-Mrs. Guy Boyce Of Syracuse,
y. Y. is visiting Mrs. c. p. Porter.-Mr.
and Mrs Harry Ellis of Huntington have
been the guests of friends in town the
past week. John Conner has purchased
the Michael Foley house and will move
his goods there at once.-E. f. Neill of
Randolph was a visitor in town Tuesday.
Fred Fleury Is moving his family to
Moretown, where he has employment.
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Hartford, Conn. who have been at the
Needham cottage. Lake. Dunmore, for
10 days. are at the home of Mrs. J. G..
Dram for week before returning to
their home.-Miss Louise Harris re-
turned Saturday from the Rogers Harp
school at Round Lake. n. Y. She was
accompanied home by Miss I.elah
Abrams. who will remain here several
days.-Miss Ruth Churchill returned
Saturday from Burlington, whore she
has been for several weeks She was
accompanied home by Winfred and
Eleanor Dawson. who will remain here
a few days.--Mr. and Mrs. Charles p
Fagnani who have occupied tho Dr..
woodward house on Pearl street for
several months, returned Monday to
their home in New York.
The ladies of st. Mary's Church will
hold lawn party Friday evening on
the lawn al the home of Charles Stay.
Ice cream and cake will be on sale and
a musical program has been arranged
William Connolly and Miss May
Ferguson of Natick. Mass, are guests
of Mr. and Mrs Morris Graves.-The
Misses Ruth and Fanny Davis, Everett
Davis and Miss Solomon Of Albany, n.
Y. are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. O. A.
Durgey.--John c. Allen of Monmouth.
ILL.,, and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Cassidy
of Springfield, Mass, were guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs. c. l.. Clifford over Sun
lday.-Nlrs. Cornelia Kingsley of Fair
| Haven, Mass. is visiting Mrs. Eugene
Griswouid.-M and Mrs. j. r. Har-
rer of New York city are visiting his
brother, j. +. Harrer.--M j. Graves.
! c. A. June and william Connel went
Tuesday on a fishing trip to Schroon
Lake, y. Y.--Mrs. Emery Patnode, who
has been visiting here for several days.
returned Tuesday to Whiting.-The
Brandon Concert band will hold their
rehearsal Thursday evening this week
instead of Tuesday.
| The Brandon Concert band gave n con
cert in Forestdale Tuesday evening
| There will be no concert here this week
| The last concert of the season will b.
given Monday evening and the five-ree
| photo-play. "Corsican," will be showr
in connection with the concert.--A
daughter was born Tuesday evening I,
Mr.. and Mrs Arthur Buttles OF thi!
town at the Rutland hospital. -Johr
Horton of Boston is visiting his famil,
H. f. HER and daughter. who hav. beer
spending several weeks with her mother
Mrs Charles Morgan, have returned t,
Rochester and Mrs. Fred Aim o
Schenectady, ~ Y, are visiting hi
father, Charles r Aim, for two weeks
The Brandon Concert band has bee,
engaged to furnish music at the Orwell
fair and field day at Orwell Friday
September lie. J. Winslow, who ha
been visiting his father for several days
has returned to Detroit Mrs. Winslov
has gone to Burlington to visit for A few
days.--Mrs. Elmer Leicester of Water
vliet, y. Y, Is visiting relatives here 70
few days.-Mr. and Mrs. Frank 7
Whtlock and Mrs Frederick Raymond
of Rutland visited here Wednesday Mis-
Mildred H Ellis and Hilmer F. Larson
both Of this town. were married Angus
% at the Methodist parsonage in Rut
land by the Rev. J. B. Horton.
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RANDOLPH CENTER.

The Harrington family had a reunion
Monday. 20 children and grandchildren OF
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. J. Harrington being pres
ent.-Mr. and Mrs. G. l. Boyden returned
from Highgate Springs Sunday. They
came by way Of Buring ton, where they
spent the night.-A. G. Wells. who repre-
scented Randolph In the extra session OF
the Legislature last week. is away this
week, selling good roads machinery.
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IN A NUTSHELL.

One Of our boys wrote the following
terse narrative about Elijah: There
WAS A man named Elijah. He had some
hears and lived in cave. Some boys
tormented him, lie SAID if you Keep
on throwing stones at me III turn inc
bears on you and they'll eat you up
And they did and he did and the bears
did. Southern Cross (Buenos Atres)
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NJ & W, n. #, r. DECLARE EMBARGO.
Montpelier, Aug. 3o.---The Montpelier
and Wells River railroad to-day noti-
ned shippers that no livestock or per-
ishable freight would be received after
tomorrow morning unless IL could be
delivered before 700 a. m September 4.