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BINGHAMVILLE.

The funeral Of Alden Leach, who died
Tuesday, July %. at the home of James
Spaulding In Cloverdale, of acute
bronchitis, was held here Thursday at
two O'Clock. The Rev. a. H. Sturgis of
Underhill, former pastor of this place
officiated. The bearers We're three sons,
Thad Morton and George. and ]. r.
Spaulding. There We're many beautiful
flowers, and the service was largely at
tended by many out Of town people. He
leaves a wife, three sons and two
brothers. Mr.. Leach. who was "a years
of age. for many years was a prosperous
farmer in this town and had many
friends. Burial was in the family lot
here.
The worst thunder storm Of the season,
which visited this place at three O'Clock
Monday morning lasting nearly one hour,
did heavy damage TO crops and fruit trees.
a large number of telephone lines We're out
of commission for several hours.-C. F.
Corse and c.. II. Scott were in St Adams
Monday on business.-Mrs. r G. Ryan
is passing some time in Hardwick with her
sister. Mrs Clarence MontagIe.-Mr. and
Mrs Earl Shepardson of Ituntville spent
Sunday at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Lena
Wethprbee
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SHELBURNE.

The Ever Ready Circle of the Kings
Daughters will hold their annual all-day
basket picnic August O. at Ethan Allen
Park, to which the Lend-aHand Circle
of East Shelburne, and the Hineshurg
Circle are invited. The Ever Ready Circle
will serve coffee and each lady is re-
quested to bring a cup.-Mr, and Mrs. AL
fred Martin have left here. Mr.. Martin
going to North Beverly, Mass. where they
will make their home, and Mrs. Martin
and daughter, Evelyn, going to Ferris
burg, where they will visit al the home of
Mrs. Martins mother, Mrs. Ursula Bard,
for several weeks. Afterwards they will
join Mr.. Martin in North Beverly.-The
Sunday school class IF which she is a
member gave little Miss Evelyn Martin
a farewell surprise party Friday after
noon. The class of little folks and their
teacher, Miss Florence Kigsland, met and
escorted Miss Evelyn to j. b. Dubucs
ice cream parlors, where cake and ice
cream were served, and she was present
ed with dainty handbag.-Mr and
Mrs. George Collamer have returned to
their home in Barre, after two weeks
| spent camping and at the home of their
parents Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Collamer.-
Miss Grace Jackman has returned from a
three weeks visit in different places In
| New York.
Should Wednesday. August ., be
| rainy the Kings Daughters will hold
| their picnic on Thursday. if fair.-Miss
| Emma Gosolin is at home for her sum
| mcr vacation and will resume work in
Burlington in September.-Mrs. II. l..
Braman of Westport and Mr.. and Mrs,
! Harry Braman from Detroit, Mich,
visited Earl A. Braman Monday.-The
Rev. G.. r. Brush and family have re-
turned from a 10 days stay at Cedar
Beach.-Miss Helen Taylor. who was
in camp with the family of the Rev.
G. r. Brush, has returned.
| Mr.. and Mrs. &. l.. Page, Mrs. Somers.
Mr., and Mrs, Bue Baldwin and daughter,
Ruth, are camping at Sunset cottage,
| George Blair's, i'm Shelburne.
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MONTGOMERY CENTER,

Don G. Stiles of st. Johnsbury way
in town Friday and Saturday on busi-
ness, as was also Is. n. Wells of Dams
ville.-Norman Morrison. Joseph Founs
tain and wife. also Mr.. and Mrs. r. AZ
Guilmett were in st. Adams Saturday.
Fifteen decorated automobiles and
over 100 people. also the Enos burg.
Falls band. all from the Falls. werC
in town Friday advertising the CONS
munity ChautauQua at that place for
August s to 12.-Mr. and Mrs. PatricN
OIere of Eden and Mrs. II. b. Patrick
of Burlington We're recent visitors az
James Mcdonald s.-Mrs. j. c. Ward
and children of Westboro, Mass, are
visiting at J. r. Dodge's.-Charles T.
Hall is in Greenville. Me.-R NJ. Buck
has returned from Camden. n. J.
At a meeting of the stockholders Of
the Trout River company Tuesday eve-
ming the aid board of directors and of.
fiCers We're reelected for another year.
Mrs. Lawrence Rossin. who has been
i'll. is better.-The Rev. +. NJ Fuller OF
RiChford was in town Saturday,
Guy y. RoWley of London. Ont. is in
town on business--Dr Clara Leach.
who ia under appointment as mis-
sionary to a foreign field. will speak at
the Baptist Church Sunday next.-Mrs.
L. S. Wright and children are at East
E'rapklit,
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JERICHO.

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Percival. who
have been visiting relatives in Massa-
chusettS, have returned Miss Ellen
Prior, who has been visiting Miss Lena
Narney, has returned to her home in
Burlington,-Mrs Thomas Adrien and
daughter, May, who have been visiting
in Montreal. have returned Mr.. and
Mrs. Leighton Rice, Lorenzo Rice and
daughter Belle were in Cambridge Friday
to attend the funeral of Austin Lease,
a hrother-in-law of Lorenzo Rice's.-Mrs.
Mrs. Marcy, who has been at the home
of Mr. and Mrs Fred Tomlison the
past few weeks, has gone to her home
i'm Bellows Falls.-Miss Matte Wood Of
Burlington is visiting at the home Of Mr.
and Mrs. Warren BuXton.-Mrs. j. +.
Rugg from Omaha, Neb.. and Mrs Laura
G. Wells and daughter Dorothy, OF
Mortified have been recent visitors at
the home of Mrs. Sybn Wells.-Mrs Dr.
IS, ". Paige and son, Roland, We're Sun
day visitors at the home of Mr., and Mrs
Leighton Rice.-Ralph Buxton and Ed
ward Narney have gone to Maletts Bay
to camp for a week.-Lester Packard has
gone to Williston, where he has opened a
general grocery and drygoods store.-NIiss
Vivian Hatch of New Hampshire is visit
ing at the home of Mr.. and Mrs William
Cady,-Mr and Mrs DIN Gleason from
the West who have been visiting rela-
tves in town, have returned to their
| home,-Mrs. James Pollard is visiting
her parents, Mr., and Mrs. II. H. Wilder,
Virgil Pollard, who has a position in
! Burlington, was an over Sunday visitor
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William
| Pollard.-Miss Lula White, who works
at the Sparhawk Sanitarium in Burling-
| ton, was an over Sunday visitor at the
home of her mother, Mrs, Flora White.
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EAST GEORGIA..

The funeral of Alden c. Leach. whose
death occurred at the residence OF
James 7. Spauldng in Westford. was
held at the church at Binghamville
July -. the Rev. \. II. Sturges offlciat-
ing. lnterment was in the family lot
in the cemetery adjoining. The bear
ers We're his three sons George NJ. Of
Atlantic City. n. j.. Thaddeus C. and,
Morton l.. of Georgia. and James,
Spaulding, at whose home he passed
his last days. Mr.. Leach was born in
Fletcher January 10. 1852. and resided
in that town practically all his life,
until he disposed of his farm early in
1915 and went to live with his two
sons. who conducted a general mer-
chandise business at East Georgia.
Being so accustomed to the active life
of a farmer. he could not settle down
to life of such comparative idleness.
and about a year later went to the
home of a cousin. Mr.. Spaulding, in
| order to get back into the more fami-
liar atmosphere of farm life and to
have more duties to occupy his mind
and time. His health. which had been
gradually failing for the past six
months, soon grew rapidly worse and
he passed away on Tuesday. July 25.
Besides the three sons above mentioned
he is survived by his widow. Sarah
Wells and two brothers. Hiland and
Sidney. The funeral was largely at
tended by relatives and friends amongi
those from out of town being Mr.. and |
Mrs. j, X. Montague of Enosburg. Mr.. [
and Mrs. r. +. Leach. Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Mitchell. Perry Chase Mrs.
! Elsie story and son Leonard, all of
| East Fairfield. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. s. Car.
penter and family of Morrsville, Mrs.
| II. r. Holmes of st. Adams. Mr. and
! Mrs. T. l.. Marvin. Mrs. Julia Rood and
son Dudley of Fairfax and Mrs. Cora
, Wells and daughter Prudence of RAN
dolph.-A. Guerln has completed hi
work here as section boss and moved
| to Winooski, where he has charge OF
! the section.-Mrs. \. {. Leach and twot
sons, George and Morton, spent Sunday
| at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. T C.i
! leach.-Charles Bascom is ill.-The
Misses Keller, who have been spend
! ms several days here, returned to thsir
home in Bangor, \. Yin one of tho
most severe electrical storms that ever
visited this place, Monday morning,
grain was blown down so badly as tn
! be nearly ruined in several cases
Miss Eva Hadley of Oakland visited
her sister Mrs S f., Thresher, Sunday.
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MILTON.

The funeral of Mrs. William Law
renee. who died Saturday of tubercu-
losis, was held at her late home Mon
day afternoon. the Rev. y. II. strong
officiating. The interment was in the
family lot at Westford Plains She
leaves husband and three sons,
James. Hobart. and william, and one
brother Among those to attend the
funeral from out of town were Mr.. and
Mrs s NJ. Pike of st. Adams and Mrs
Nelson jackson of BurlinEton.-Mrs
Lydia Wolcott of Belchertown. Mass.
is visiting her brother Henry Crown
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Allen of Column
bus, Ohio. are visiting friends in town.
Mrs. n. r. Phelps has returned from
a visit with friends in Wyandotte,
Mich.-The friendly class of the Con-
greeational Sunday school had a
parcel post sale and pure ice cream
and cake at the Congre gational vestry
Wednesday afternoon.--Mr and Mrs.
b. d. Martin attended the funeral Of
his cousin, Byron Mills. in Burlington
Tuesday.-GeorEe Minckler and son,
Joslyn. have returned from several
days visit with his brother at Grand
Islo.--Charles Powell has gone to
Stamford, Conn, where he has a posi-
tion as telegraph operator.-Mr. and
Mrs. +. =. Woodruff have returned
from Ticonderoga. where they have
been spending several weeks, making
the trip in their automobile which he
recently purchased,- Miss Ostrander
and niece, Clarice Bean. of Pawlet are
guests of friends in town.--Mrs. Grant
I'attcc of New London. Conn, is the
guest of Miss Gertrude Rood-Miss
Nettie Ashley of St Adams is the guest
of Mrs Isabel Ashley.
At the Methodist Church Sunday the
subject of morning sermon will he wait
ing upon God" Sunday school at II, eve
ming at 100, subject, The Value of the
Soul Epworth League every Tuesday
evening at 1870, Thursday evening at 1:S0,
] pIHNpr-lneptlnp.
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EAST CHARLOTTE.

a son was born July % to Mr. and
Mrs. George Palmer-Frank Mack
and his family went to Cornwall last
week to attend the funeral of Mrs.
Edwin Weston, Mrs. Mack's mother
Mr. and Mrs c. L. Van Vliet, II. O. Van
Vllet and DR. Varney attended the flu
neral of Peter Dakin. Mr.. Van Vliets
cousin, in Ferrisburg last Friday
liildah, the little daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. william Wilcox was removed to
her home July 70 from the Mary
Fletcher hospital whore she has been
tor two weeks recovering from an OPP
Grafton for appendicitis-Mr, and Mrs
Orville Baker and two sons Of Concord
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HILL WEST.

Mr. and Mrs Eli Shangraw Of Mont
EomerY were recent guests at the homo
of Mr.. Shangraw's sister. Mrs. Salna
ushford.-Hilda and Teresa Norway
ar" spending a few days with their
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Lumbra.-The cottage prayer meeting
will be held at Frank Gosletts Friday
cvening.--Mrs. Dilloway and daugh-
ter, Marjorie, and Mrs. Jennie Flana-
gan have returned to their home in
Burlington after passing a few days
at Charles Rushford' s,--Mrs. Fred
NcwcitY of South Montgomery passed
a couple Of days last week at the home
of her mother. Mrs. Salina Rushford.-
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wetherby were
visitors of Mr.. and Mrs. Byron Wether-
by in East Enosburg Monday.-Mrs.
John Monteith is critically ill.-Homer
Coan was taken to the st. Adams hos
pital by automobile Tuesday for an
operation for appendicitis.-Mrs II.
Rushford is ill-Much damage was
done to Henry Messiers house durin 4
the electric storm which passed
through this place early Monday morn-
il
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SWANTON,

Owing to a break of the steering
gear of his automobile. Harvey Ouimet
landed in the swamp on Maquam road
one night recently. The several pas
sengers were pretty we'll frightened,
but no one was injured. The car set
tied right side up, hub deep.-The an
nual pilgrimage to St. Ann. Isle La
Motto, from Swanton will be held
August 6.-F'red oldsbury. who had a
little cobber shop on Grist Mill hill.
was found dead in his shop. where he
lived alone. one night recently He
was a descendant of a family Identified
with the early history of Barre.-Supt.
John Niles has a force at work paint
ing up the small fleet of government
boats used in connection with the fish
hatchery, After housing them for the
season a few snaEs on the river fish
ing grounds will be cleared and then
the work of taking down the hatchery
building will begin preparatory TO
moving the structure to West Swanton.
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EAST FRANKLIN.

The following from q Winsted, Conn,
paper, referring to Orville II. Whitney
will be of interest to the many friends OF
Mr.. Whitney in this place: "Orville II.
Whitney recently appointed manager of
Hotel Winchester by Mrs. Santer is a
self-made hotel man. having risen from
the bottom of the ladder, so to speak.
Born in Franklin, VT, September o., 1877,
he started work as kitchen boy in
small hotel at Hardwick. Vt. from which
he went to Hyde Manor. a large summer
hotel at Sudbury, VT, where he was
captain of the bell boys six seasons. He
was with the same people at Holly Inn,
Pinehurst, y. G., for two winters was
private waiter and assistant to the
steward at Berkshire Inn, Great Barring
ton. Mass: was connected with the Lake
wood Hotel at Lakewood, y. j.. for two
winters and with the Waldorf Astoria,
New York City, for one winter. Before
coming to Winsted 10 years ago and en-
terng the employ of the late J. Martin
Sauter and Alfred Schoff at Hotel Win
chester he was clerk at the Norfolk Inn
for three seasons. Mr.. Whitney is well
known and we'll liked by the travelling
public.
One hundred and ten automobiles
passed through the village Sunday.-Miss
Eta RENDER was in Worcester over
Sunday. a guest of her sister. Miss Lillian
Rember.-Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hart Of
East Enosburg visited Mr.. Harris sis
ter, Mrs. Sue Dixon, Sunday.-W. Ray
Whitney and family Of Franklin passed
Sunday with Mr.. Whitneys parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Stephen Whitney.-Mrs. Howard
jackson and sons. Bradley and Donald
of Augusta Ga, are guests at Mrs.
Jacksons aunt. Mrs T.. II. Chamberln,
Mr.. and Mrs. f. S. Wright and daugh-
tiers. Kathryn, Dorothy and Gwendolyn.
of Montgomery Center were at the home
of II. r. Olmstead over Sunday. Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs, Wright accompanied by
Mr.. and Mrs +. w. Olmstead and Miss
Ruth Olmstead took an automobile trip
through the islands.-Mr. and Mrs. A. w.
Pease. Mr. and Mrs. Carmi Pease and
daughter, Dorothy, went to North Troy
Sunday-Miss Aida Guthrie Is visiting
at Rice Hill.-Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Corey
and son, Carl, of Sheldon Springs were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs C. X. Emery
| Sunday.
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MONTGOMERY.

The subject next Sunday at the Meth
odist Episcopal Church in the morning
will he Acquaintance With God" address
to young people, "A River victory" eve
ming Goodness is Profitable. N. s.
Parker. Robert Parker, Mrs. George
Smith and Clarence Combs, went to
Franklin Pond TuesdaY.-The Rev. W. G.
Mansfield has sold his car to Wallace
Domina.-Mr. and Mrs. Ernest BoNnton
and Mr.. and Mrs. pearleY Cassavant Of
Samsonville were i'm town SUNDAY Mrs.
Frank Donny of FreleiEhburg is visiting
relatives in town.-AIr. and Mrs. &. Il.
Gates were in St. Adams one day last
week.-Mr and Mrs. Howard Parker and
family. and Miss Mabel Parker, went to
Enosburg last Monday.-Miss Perca Lum-
bra of Richford visited her cousin, Mrs.
Fuller Baker, two days last week.
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was the guest of her sister over sun
day..-Mrs. Leon Kirby and children OF
Windsor are visiting her parcnts.-M
T.. Lcary returned Sunday evening from
Turner's Falls, Mass where he mas
been visiting his brother.-.Mr ana
Mrs. James Barrett and children OF
Montpelier are at the home OF her
father Mr.. Murphy for Few days
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Smith of Starks-
boro were guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. j.
w. Berry over Sunday.-John Conners
of Torrington, Conn. is spending
Two weeks vacation with George
oBrien at his home here.-D. tonte
las returned from an extended stay in
Session.
Mrs. Ellen OBrien liiEley widow or
Nathan Higley, died Wednesday july
u at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Judon Hodges. Mrs Higley was one OF
the oldest residents in town. being In her
Sth year. She is survived by one daugh-
Ter. Mrs. j. C. Hodges with whom she
had made her home the past few years
The funeral was held at her late home
Friday afternoon at one o'clock.
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BEAVER.

Mrs Hattie Hubbell of Rrattlehoro is
visiting her brother, H. n. McNall-
Harry Crafts and family and Harley Nc
Nall and family We're at Sansons Point
for n picnic Sunday.--T. S. Austin of RAN
dolph is at his farm helping in the hay
ing Thomas Laughlin was in East Geor-
gia to visit his brother Sunday.-Beniamn
Cherrier and Eli Cormier We're in st. AL
bans Monday.-Miss Nellie Vaughn of
Berkeley, Cal. has been spending a week
with her niece, Mrs. Lyman Leach.-NIiss
Helen Crocker Of Hyde Park and Miss
Ruth Sprague of Randolph are guests at
the home Of Mrs. C. \. Leach.-Mrs. En-
nest Elmer and son, Leslie. spent last
week with friends in Milton.-Mr. and
Mrs. a. A. Sheltra visited friends in
Fletcher Sunday.-Harley McNall and NJ.
b. Strait have finished haying.-Ernest
Ballard is helping Harry Craft with his
haN Inc
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RICHFORD.

Mrs Joseph Monteith or TINS place
aged o. years, has just completed log
cabin quilt trising sun pattern) contain
ing l,lo2 pieces all hand sewed, beside
doing all her house-work.-Mrs. NJ. Il.
Pike. son, Crozier. and two daughters.
Agnes and Lillian, of Orange, n, j., ar
rived here last week and Will pass few
weeks with Mr.. Pike, one of the pro-
prietors of the American House. The
Rev. r. NJ Fuller went to knowlton,
Que. Monday, where he will attend the
Knowlton conference which is now i'm ses-
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UNDERHILL.

C. N. Styles has sold his store and
business to Charles Henderson of Bur-
lington, who took possession August 2,
Miss Rosina Mae Bowler, who has been
caring for her sister-in-law. has returned
TO Bristol.
Mrs S. j. Dwinell of Wolcott was re-
cent guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs,
Felix Cross.-Miss Ardel Call of Essex
Junction is visiting at w. II. Kings
Thomas Reeves of Burlington was in town
Monday on business.-T. c. Cheney and
Harry Smith of Morrsville are at the
Hotel Sinclair for a few days,-Mrs. +. c,
Chadwick and daughter. Miss Laura chad
wick. who have been spending the sum-
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GEORGIA..

News has been received of the birth
Of a daughter. Julia Ladd. to DR.. and
Mrs. Raymond Van Ness Bliss of Blue
Hill. Me-. July 13.-Mr. and Mrs. Claude
Mckinney and daughter of Waterbury
spent the weekend in town.-The
Rev. and Mrs. w. c. Clark of Barnet
spent few days last week with his
father. the Rev. C. w Clark. who is
occupying the Congre gational parson-
age for few weeks.-The Misses Nell
and Dorothy Boyden of Cambridge
are visiting at the home of E. a.
Wood.-M. O. Bragg, Miss Florence
Bragg, Miss Louise Ballard and Mrs.
Frank knight of this place and Miss
Grace Bragg and Wellington Bragg.
who are attending summer school in
Burlington, went on the excursion
from Burlington to Ausable Chasm
Saturday.-Mrs. Augusta Ballard of
Montpelier is keeping house for the
Rev. c. w. Clark.--Dr. w. A. Dawson
of Burlington will preach at the Bap-
fist Church next Sunday.-Mrs. Clark
Sunderland and daughter Olive and
son Wesley returned Sunday to their
home in Pittsfield. Mass.
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UNDERHILL CENTER.

In the violent storm early Monday morn
ing, accompanied by high wind, the
roads were badly washed, in some places
being made impossible. Crops suffered
severely, and in some instances were ruin
ed. During the storm n COW belonging
to II. l.. Bogue was killed by the light
ning.-Mrs. George Ftzsimonds is ILL
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter culver of jefferson
vile were over Sunday visitors with rela-
tives here.-O. /. and a. d. Joy We're at
Hyde Park last Friday to attend the flu
neral of their sister, Mrs. Emma Bailey
columbus Day was at Burlington last
week for medical treatment.-The barn
being built by o. n. Stygles at the stone
House farm, is nearing connpletion.-Fred
smith of Burlington is visiting his uncle
u u Smith
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HUNTINGTON.

DR. and Mrs. Falby left Monday for
Boston by automobile taking with them
his brother, Henry Falby, and family.
who have been visiting here.-Mr. and
Mrs. G. NJ Norton went to Encsburg
Falls sunday to visit their son, Ernest.
They returned Monday accompanied by
Mrs |. l.. Morse.--The band gave a con-
cert Saturday evcning.-Mr and Mrs.
Harry Harvey and children of Waterbury
were over Sunday guests OF Mr.. ana
Mrs. Fred Carpenter. Mrs. Earl Sears
returned with them to Waterbury.