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The Elbert County tribune., 1917-03-16
Those Dear Girls

Those Dear Girls.
Alice-Jack told me last night that
l was beautiful.
Marie-And yet you say he lacks i'm
agination.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-03-16

Ten smiles for nickel. Always buy Red
Cross Bag Blue have beautiful, clear
white clothes. Adv.
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-03-16
No Wonder She Recalled.

No Wonder She Recalled.
"She had to call in the invitations
for that elaborate dinner"
"Some domestic catastrophe"
Eyes, the cook left"
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-03-16
The Limit.

That's the way with women. They
never love us when we are Short
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-03-16
FARM LOAN ACT.
v. Its Effect on Farm Tcnantry.

! Frank x. WilsOn, FEDERAL Ioa
reau. Washington. d. CO
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-02-16
SCARLET FEVER EPIDEMIC.
Outbreak in Rutland Is Believed to
Have Been Caused by Infected Milk
from One Dairy.

An unusual outbreak of scarlet fe-
yer has taken place i'll Rutland, 63
cases having been reported to DR.. F. II.
Gebhardt, health officer, from Saturday
to Tuesday. Many-vf the cases are
mild ones, but more than an unusual
percentage of the patients are adults.
According to the health authorities,
the source of infection is believed to
have been traced to the dairy of DR..
John A. Mead, an employee of the farm,
Arthur Graham, of &c Curtis avenue,
having been found to be n carrier. Prac-
tically all of the cases are said to be
in families supplied with milk from this
farm. DR.. Gebhardt has ordered the
milk Of the dairy pasteurizcd for the
present and Mr.. Graham has been iso-
lated.
There was q rumor current that the
Rutland hospital had been quarantined
Dr. Gebhardt stated that there were
three suspicious cases among the pa
TENTS, but that they had not yet been
diagnosed as scarlet fever. Should the
patients prove to be suffering with the
malady they will probably be removed
to their homes or the isolation hospital
DR.. Gebhardt made the following
con Saturday afternoon several cases
of scarlet fever were reported at the
same time. On making usual inquiries
| it was found that all had obtained
their milk from the Mead dairy We
made an investigation of the employees
of this dairy and found one car
rier, Mr.. Graham, who has scarlet fever
in his family, and possibly has had the
disease in a mild form himself. This
man was Immediately sent home and
quarantined and the milk supply from
the dairy was ordered pasteurized UNI
| til further notice.
"All precautions are being taken to
check the epidemic and it is believed
that the outbreak will end when persons
who have already been infected develop
the disease. Physicians and heads of
families are urged to report all suspi-
cious cases to the health officer at once
/ Up to l o clock yesterday afternoon AZ
cases had been reported. About one
fourth of the cases are in adults. There
are other persons i'll who are being
watched as suspicious. -
Following a meeting of the local
! board of health, attended by DR.. Charles
$. Caverly, president of the state board
of health, held at the Office of Health
Officer +. II. Gebhardt Monday aft
crnoon, it was decided to close the pub
lie schools for the present, to permit q
thorough washing of the rooms and
, the disinfection of books, pencils, etc,
which are used in common by the
pupils.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-02-16
Mr.. Hughes is Not Sorry.

Charles Evans Hughes, speaking at
a dinner given in his honor by the bar
of New York city, said he did not regret
that he had resigned from the supreme
court, because he believed it was his
duty to do SO.
IF a man will do what he thinks he
ought to do, added Mr.. Hughes,
whether he makes a mistake or hits
it right, he will have the generous sup
port of the people and strong backing
from all thoughtful citizens, and he does
not need to manipulate politics in order
to succeed.
Regarding the last clause of these
noteworthy remarks by the Republican
standard.bearer the thought cannot
be escaped that Mr.. Hughes would not
now need to dwell on the topic of re.
grets If there had been just little more
intelligent manipulation of politics -
in the state of California last autumn.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-02-16
ODD FELLOWS LEAD SMALL.
Team Barely Squeezes Through in
Match with Masonic BB-Watson Of
Winners Has 122 String.

In spite of the steady high grade
bowling by Captain John Marks of the
Masonic BIB team, the Y team of the
Odd Fellows won in one of the inter
fraternity games Tuesday by the mar
row margin of four pins. The Odd
Fellows on their home alleys rolled
for total of 1881 and the Masons
knocked the pins over for q total of
1877.
For consistent bowling Marks exceed
ed his previous efforts, rolling l07 in
each of his first two strings and max
ing 10 in his last, for total of 324
Watson of the winners had high single
of the evening with a string Of l22
and his total was 3lS.
At the end of the second string the
Odd Fellows were in the lead by the
comfortable margin of SO pins, but
Wilder and Cakes slumped badly in
their last string while Marks and Tracy
Of the Masons were improving with
each ball. Not until Marks had rolled
his last ball did the winners feel GER
tain that they had squeezed home with
the honors. The scores:
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-02-16
CHURCHES TO GET REQUEST.
Money Left by Mrs. Morse to Be Di-
vided Saturday.

L. S. Hayes, executor of the will of
Mrs. Mary L. Morse, announced yes
terday that by Saturday the Congrega-
tional churches of Westminster and
Bellows Falls would divide equally the
sum Of $G,014.92. This sum was be-
queathed to the churches by Mrs. Morse
with the provision that the money
should be invested and only the income
used as seemed most beneficial.
1t has also become known that a
bill will be presented at the present
session Of the legislature making il
possible for the village corporation OF
Bellows Falls to take charge of a be-
quest from the late Mary j. Arms. In
her will it was stipulated that the resi-
due of her estate, which it is under
stood amounts to a large sum, should be
used for the benefit of the Rockingham
hospital and the village of Bellows
Falls should act as trustee Of the fund
Mrs. Arms died about n year age
and the benuest will not become avail.
able until the death of a relative.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-02-16
THE PUTNEY COLUMN
Death of Mrs. E. g. Parker.

Rhoda Jane (Austin) Parker, 70,
wife of Edgar C. Parker Of East Put
ney, died Tuesday about midnight of
pneumonia. She was the daughter Of
Franklin and Lydia CLARK Austin
and was born in Andovcr (Vt) July
81, 1915. She came to this town with
her parents when they bought the farm
now owned by her brother, John +.
Austin.
On March 90, 1877, she married Ed
gar c. Parker, who survives. She also
leaves three step-children, Mrs. Ida
Robertson, Walter +. Parker of Put
uey and Henry ID. Parker of Hartford,
Conn, a sister, Hannah Austin, wife
of Lucius Richardson of Springfield
(Nt.), formerly of Westminster, and a
brother, John r. Austin of East Putney.
Mrs. Parker was delightful woman
whose home and the welfare of her
husband received her constant devO-
ton. Probably no one in the entire
town has been into more homes to adj
minister help and sympathy in times of
illness and death than Mrs. Parker
and she was held in affection and re
spect by her neighbors and friends.
The funeral will be held at the house
this Friday afternoon ut l o'clock.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-02-16
WINDFALL FROM BROTHER.
Angus Mcdonald of White River June
ton to Receive $4,000 from Recluse
in Richmond, Va.

Angus Mcdonald Of White River
Junction is heir TO about $4,000 left
by his brother, Hugh Mcdonald, a re
clusc who for the last five years lived
near Richmond, Va, and who died in the
Virginia hospital in that city February
s.
The sOutherncr left a will which was
drawn in Fulton county, Georgia, in
1912 in which he willcd his property
to his children but he failed to give
their names or places of residence, and
as Angus Mcdonald of Vermont is
the only known heir he was asked by
the Virginia authorities to take charge
of the property, his identity being
learned from ncighbors of the dead
man.
He has lived in White River Junction
many years and is proprietor OF the
boarding and rooming house on Maple
street known as the Maple Tree Inn
and he is also engaged in the wood
business. He has left for Richmond.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-02-16
NO TROUBLE FOR MAsONs.
Rolled Up Large Lead Over Odd Eel
lows Team Thompson Star of
Match with Total of 315.

Team &C of the Masonic bowling
league had the easiest sort of time
Wednesday in defeating team of
the Odd Fellows in the inter fraternity
series. The winners rolled for total
of 1878 while the best the Odd Fellows
could do was 1882. Thompson was the
bright, particular star of the match, av-
eraging l05 for his three strings and
easily taking the single and three-string
hOnors.
The last two men on each team were
those upon whom the results depended
for the first three men on each were
evenly matched. Williams did not be
gin to hold Thompson, and while Miller
rolled only mediocre game Shaw
slumped so badly that Miller had no
trouble in adding 40 pins to the lead of
73 that Thompson rolled up over his
opponent. The scores:
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-02-16
nurse, was called Wednesday to care

nurse, was called Wednesday to care
for her.
February % is the date fixed by the
Men club and Fortnightly club,
which will join in giving to the public
rare entertainment in the town hall.
The Middlebury Glee club will furnish
music for the evening.
The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs.
Bert Stevenson of Long Beach, Cal,
extend congratulations on the birth of
a daughter, Feb. IL. Mrs. Stevenson
formerly was Miss Bessie Wright,
youngest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Al
vim Wright of Westminster.
Letters missive have been sent to "a
churches inviting the pastors to be pres.
cnt Tuesday afternoon and evening at
the installation services of Rev. +. w.
Wild, who will be installed as pastor of
the First Congregational church in this
place. A number of responses have been
received from the different churches ac-
cepting the invitation.
At the meeting of the Milk Produc-
ers association here last week Lynn
Fullam was elected president of the
local association. At the county meet
ing in Brattleboro Saturday Mr.. Fullam
was chosen secretary and treasurer of
the county association. OF the Is farm
ers present at the meeting here last
week l6 joined the local association.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-02-16
Hugh Goodell attended the Holstcin
sale in Brattleboro last week.

Hugh Goodell attended the Holstcin
sale in Brattleboro last week.
The Ladies' Aid society met Thurs
day of this week at the church vestrv
Miss Nellie Butterfeld, n trained
nurse, went Friday to Guilford on a
measles case.
Mrs. Allie Barnes. who has been very
i'll with appendicitis, is much better
and her nurse has gone.
Mrs. VI. f. Washbun of Putnev was
q guest several days last week of her
daughter, Mrs. Hugh Goodell.
Rev. Walter Curtis preached n Lin
coin memorial sermon in the Congrega.
tional church Sunday morning.
Frank Squiers of Manchester. who
formerly lived here, was in town sew
eral days last week visiting among
friends.
Despite the extremely cold weather
II went from here to Saxton s River
Monday evening to attend the concert
given in the Baptist church by the
glee club of Mount Hermon boys.
Mrs. Lucia Rugg was confined ia
her bed with very severe cold. Miss
leila Rugg has substitute in her
school at South Wardsboro, and is at
home taking care of her mother.
Tha dance in the town hall last Fri
day evening was well attended, al
though the weather prevented many
from attending who had planned to
go. A large load of people with a
four-horse team came from Saxtons
River
Monday and Tuesday were the cold
est days for many years. Tuesday was
the coolest, most of the thermometers
on the village street registering about
20 degrees below zero. In other places
they went as low as 30 on Tuesday
morning. In many places the house
plants were frozen.
Miss Hester Holden, a teacher in
Williamsville, came to her home here
last week as the schools of Williams
vile and Newfane were closed thu
week before on account of measles. Be
fore returning home she visited in
Wardsboro and Townshend. She re
turned to Williamsville Wednesday as
the schools opened Thursday.
ROBERT harrow or the BrattleborC
high school, who has been having
measles in Brattleboro, is much better
and came home Tuesday. Mabel Har
low, who came home last week, ha.
measles, and Hugh Houghton only hac
o grip cold and was able to return {,
Brattleboro high school Monday. Gil
bert Holden also came home last week
| Tue sday from the Bellows Falls higl
school and is i'll with grip.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-02-16
WESTMINSTER.

Mrs. Sarah Pierce is ill with tonsilitis
Leon Howard is spending a few days
in West Townshend.
Mrs. Lena Walker of Saxtons River
spent Sunday with Mrs. Rowlcy.
Rev. +. w. Wild s subject for next
Sunday morning will be, The Great Soul
of Lincoln.
Mrs. c. II. Comstock left Sunday for
Sanford, Me, called there by the death
of her aunt, Mrs. Jane O'Neal.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. o. Brown and two
children left this week Thursday for
their home in Alberta, Canada.
Will Baraby met with an accident
Sunday morning which prevents him
from going about his usual work.
J. H. Underwood and w. S. Fem in
stalled a milking machine Monday at
Rollon Ranney S i'll Westminster West.
Raymond Hall of Chester is spending
some time with his parents here while
engaged in work at the Wentworth III
Walpole.
Lawrence Cole of Walpole, who re
Gently returned from Alaska, was q
guest at the Fortnightly club last Mon
day evening.
The body of the seven-m months old
child of Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Read OF
Walpole was brought here Tuesday and
placed in the receiving vault.
The condition of Madam Metcalf, who
has been seriously i'll, but was thought
TO be improving, has assumed a more
serious aspect. Mrs. Beach of Putney, &
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-02-16
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS
MRS. GUILD 100 YEARS OLD.
Oldest Resident Formerly Worked at
Tailor's Trade.

Mrs. Sybil Prouty Huntoon Guild,
oldest resident of the town of Rocking
ham and one of the oldest i'll Windham
county, reached the Tooth anniversary
of her birth yesterday. Although not
in what might be called good health she
is able to be up and around the house
and her health is better than it was
when she observed her last annivcr-
sary.
Mrs. Guild was born in Unity, n. H..
February IS, 1917, the Oldest of seven
children of Lemucl and Sybil palm
cry Huntoon. After graduating from
Chester seminary she taught school in
Langdon, Charlestown and Acworth
n. II. When she began teaching she
received SO 10 cents week, but did
not have to pay her board, as she
"boarded round among her pupils
Later she received So a week, which
was considered extraordinarily good
pay in those days. She learned the
tailor = trade and in 1871 was married
TO Josiah Prouty. They lived i'll Bos-
ton five years and then returned to
Bellows Falls.
Her second husband was Rufus
Guild. They lived in Bellows Falls
Alstead and Langdon. Following the
death Of Mr.. Guild she returned to
Alstcad and engaged in the tailor S
trade. She remained there until /
years ago when she came to Bellows
Falls and she has since made her homo
here with her nephew, Harley j. Hun
toon of 10 Atkinson street. She is n
member Of the Alstead Universalist
church. She says that when she was o
Young woman it never occurred to her
that she would round ont century
of life
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-02-16
DUMMERSTON HILL.

i. ID. Dodge has returned home after
working on lumber job in Vernon
since carly in December.
Miss Florence Whitaker of Newfanc
hill came Monday to visit her grand
parents at the Betterley homestead.
Mrs. John Woolley, who is staying
with her daughter, Mrs. Clara Morse
and who has been ill the past three
weeks, is gaining slowly.
j. Harry Estey and son, Paul, OF
Brattleboro spent the weekend at tho
Brasor cottage, coming on snow shoes
which was the only way to reach tn,
cottage The snow which came Friday
night blocked traffic so that some OF
tn roads were not open until Tues
day.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-02-16
GUILFoRD CENTER.
Surprised on Both Birthday.

Mrs. Marilla Barney was given a
complete surprise Tuesday, in the home
of Mr.. and Mrs b. A. Whittemore
the occasion being her sOth birthday
anniversary. There were about 80 pres.
ent to enjoy the day with her. a
beautiful dinner was served. Numcr.
Gus gifts, including a sum of money
and flowers were left to remind Mrs
Barney of the day, also of the esteem
in which she is held. Mrs. Barney has
been q resident of Guilford Center
many years, with the exception of q
few years spent in Brattleboro.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-02-16
CHESTER.

The Fullerton hotel changed its man.
Ggcmcnt recently. Mrs. Cleary ana
daughter, jessie, who have had charge
of the house will 20 to The Wentworth
at Walpolc, n. H., taking some of the
hep with them. John A. Rowell, who
has bought the Fullerton, will run it
in connection with the Mt. Ilolyok
hotel and the Rowell Inn at Simonds
Vile, the lattcr being owned by his
father, who formerly managed the Full
lerton 20 years. John A. Rowell has
conducted the Mt, Holyoke hotel the
past five summers and was formerly
cashier of the Princess hotel, Bermuda
and of the Hotel Green al Pasadena
California.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-02-16
GREAT GIFT TO LIBRARY.
Residue of Estate of Former Vermonter
Amounts to over a Million-S100,O 900
Left to Benefit Children.


Boston pubic library receives ITS
greatest legacy, and Boston the second
largest Inv tbc will of Josiah II
Ron+on chairman of tho 1ihror,, +rrs.
Denton, ch"lrIhah Oh the library truS-
tees, who died last week. The will pro-
vides for the payment of 100000 to
the library trustees outright, to be held
as "The Children S Fund.-" the income
to be applied to the purchase of books
for the use of the Young. The residue
of the property, which will amount to
more than $l,000,O00, is left in trust
to Mrs Benton, and upon her death it
Will be turned over to the library trus-
tees.
Mr.. Benton provided that onc.half
Of the net income of the residue of the
property is to be applied to the pur-
chase of books, maps and other library
material of permanent value and bcnc-
fit, the intention being that such income
shall be applied for books for scholarly
research and use The remaining one
half of the residue is to be held as an
accommodating fund, the interest and in
come to be added to the principal and
reinvestcd as principal until the total
amount shall be 100000. The fund
is then to be applied to the enlargement
of the present central library building.
or to the construction of another cen
trail library building i'll such part of the
city as may be then most desirable for
the accommodation of the people of the
lefty. 'o0hoW vre"'"es "dt 'e s''"-'' -'
Each of the provision of the will con-
forms with the ideas of the library
needs that Mr. Benton had often eX-
pressed to the trustees and to his in
innate friends. The chlldren's depart
ment was close to his heart. He noted
the constantly increasing demand for
children books, with the feeling that
the time would soon come when this
department would have to be materi-
ally enlarged to satisfy the demand.
Very often he walked into the chill
drcn s department to observe the use
which the little folks made of the
treasures at hand. Often he talked
ing Interest in that department and
the need of more library material.
Mr.. Benton was never satisfied with
the amount of money that the library
could spend each year for books. Less
than $4,000 from the general funds
of the city, with slightly more than
$4,000 from thirty-fvc trust funds, was
devoted to this purpose. Many most
desirable volumes, singly and in collcc-
tions, passed every year into other pub
lie libraries because of lack of funds
here. Scholars felt the effect as we'll
as persons who desire only light read
ing. Mr.. Benton, however, provided
exceedingly well for research work,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-02-16
SOUTH HALIFAX.

d. f. Harris was in Shelburne Falls
on business Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morace Cutting were
guests at Merwin Fairbanks s over Sun
day.
Miss Mary Niles went Monday tc
work for Mrs. Earl Nichols in Lyons
Vile, Mass.
Ernest IIebcrt hurt his foot in Fred
Mays mill and has not been able &c
work the past week.
About twenty couple attended tho
dance at A. A. Fairbanks's Friday
night. He will have a poverty bal
Friday night, March 2.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-02-16

Bert Bracket, who went to the hos
pital last month, is failing.
Lawrence French, who has been very
i'll with measles, is better. The nurse
went home Wednesday.
The Grange will give dance Fri
day evening, Feb. %, in Grange hall.
Sugar supper will be served.
w. f. Fitch was called to Springfield
Mass, Friday on account of the crit
zeal illness of his mother. He returned
Monday.
Mrs. Merton Clark was given a
birthday party Monday evening, about
30 being present. Tho evening was
spent pleasantly and refreshments were
served
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-02-16
NOT A MARRYING JUSTICE.
G. E. Capron Wants No Gretna Green
Business

"The Gretna Green of New Eng
land has a justice of the peace who
does not want to perform marriage
ceremonies. He is Charles +. Capron
recently appointed to the office to sue
cced the late DR.. O. NJ. George.
Justice Capron has an office in the
business section of the town and from
his windows can see all the Gretna
Grecners when they come into the
square He has seen hundreds of them
and has come to the conclusion that
he is willing to let others perform his
share of the ceremonies. He has told
Town Clerk l.. s. Hayes not to send
the clippers to his Office. Justice Cap
ron is town and village treasurer, and
has been for many years.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-02-16
MASONIC BowLERs WIN.
Odd Fellows Slump in Third String
Were but One Pin Behind Masons at
End of Second String.

Masonic team &C won from Odd Eel
lows team X by a margin of 30 pins in
a well-contested match in the inter
fraternity series on the Odd Fellows
alleys Friday night At the end of the
second string the Masons led by sin.
gle pin, but in the last string March
Light and Miller finished strong while
Prefountaine and Harris fell down
Harris, in spite of an 81 in his third
string, had the individual honors with
a total of 200 and "A single of l05. The
Scnros. IL
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-02-16
GREEN RIVER.

Mr.. and Mrs. John Hall and cousin,
John Busted, have been ill with grip tho
past 10 days.
Mrs. Walter Church has been ill several
days. DR.. White of Bntteboro was in
attendance.
Monday and Tuesday were the coolest
days in several years in this village. The
thermometer at Whites store registered
"A below both mornings
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-02-16
WESTMINSTER WEST.
School Directors Call Meeting.

The school board has called n meet.
ing to be held in the Westminster West
school house at l o clock on Washing
tons birthday. Feb. %. The state
board of health condemned the SAM.
tary conditions Of this building last
spring and gave notice that repairs
should be made by September, 1917.
Everyone in town interested az to
what shall be done is requested to at
tend this meeting as the matter must
be brought up at the town meeting
next month.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-02-16
DUMMERSToN.

The Ladies' club of the Congrega-
tional church viii serve chicken-pie
supper Friday in Grange hall from )
to 3. There will be "A play in the hall
entitled Above the Clouds. f. II. Mil
Ter and Abbott Richmond will sing.
Supper also will be served after the
play.