The Press., 1917-05-17
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 Stafford captured the first two points easily, but fell down on the third.
 The following books have been added to the library: Prudence Says So. Ethel Hueston; Lovers Knots, Eliza. beth Jordan; PenrOd and Sam, Booth Tarkington; The Road to Understand ing, E. H. Porter; Big Timber, B. ". Sinclair; Enoch Crane, F. H. Smith Greenmantle, John Buchan; The Incredible Honeymoon, Edith Nesbit Upsidonia, Archibald Marshall; Pip. pin, Laura B. Richards; Winds Will, Agnes and Egerton Castle; Lydia of the Pines, Honore Willsie; Vane o1 the Timberlands, Harold Bindloss Michael, E. E. Benson; The RrOwg Study, Grace S. Richmond; The Matchmakers, J. E. Buckrose; Bring Out Barbara, Ethel Train; The Stingy Receiver, Eleanor H. Abbot; The Prisoner, Alice Brown; The Guiding Thread, Beatrice Harraden; Petunia, Mrs. George Wemyss; Xingue, Edith Wharton: The Alabasta Box, Free man 6 Kingsley; Harding of Allen wood, Harold Bindloss; The Lifted Veil, Basil King; The Ford, Mary Austin.
 After a long wait Deputy Game Warden F. H. Plumb, who was caught in teohnicality last November in the matter of taking a bail from Geo. O.. Hunter of Monson and was prosecuted by Hunter, caught Hunter Sunday this side of State Line and feels sure that he has retaliated. MT. Plumb has been waiting since last November to catch his man and when the season opened up in February he had a warrant issued and waited until he could catch him. Hunter became too bold and came fishing over the line and Plumb arrested him. In court Monday morning Plumb testified that on Nov. 24tb, which is the day after the season for trap hunting closes, he caught Hunter with three steel traps with game in them and took $2O for bail and told him to appear the next day. Instead of appearing Hunter had him prosecuted for taking bail without authority. Plumb had tc settle. Monday morning in court Hunter had to settle to the extent ot $25 and costs, amounting in all tc $47.51. County Game Warden E. w. Avery of Rockville testified that Hunter caused him lot of trouble by giving out reports to the newspapers which reflected on the state game wardens.
 There was large attendance at the patriotic rally, held in the Oomique theatre Friday evening. The Italian band played on Haymarket square and in front of the theatre and then went inside and rendered several patriotic airs and played them well. Judge J. H. Reed presided and in. troduced Chas. Phelps of Rockville who gave an excellent address and aroused much enthusiasm. MT. Phelps was in Europe when the war started and he related many experiences which he had while there. He told of the slowness of the people in England of awakening to the seriousness of the situation during the early days of the war, especially the necessity of economy in the use of food He urged the people of this county to profit by England's mistake, as our burden of supplying Europe with food was enormous and the prospects of shortage in food supply by next winter was such that all should use every effort to produce and preserve food. The next speaker introduced was Prof. ". L. Slater of the state agricultural college who spoke on the seriousness of the present food situation and showing the people that their duty in this time is to do all they can to uphold the government in this time of trouble, and he laid special stress in urging people to plant garden, even if only a small one, as every meal obtained in this way would save food for someA one else.