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MONTGOMERY.

The subject Of the sermon Sunday morn
, ing at the Methodist Episcopal Church
will be IF not? God Put to the Test"
address to young people, Fishing" eve-
ming subject, THE Seeking Saviour. -
Mrs. Mosier and daughter, Marion, Of
Burlington, are visiting at the home of
,Mr. and Mrs. Cortes Farrar.-The Rev.
Is. Thornton. with the Boy Scouts. are
having week of camping at Gates's
iFalls.-Mr. and Mrs. Carl S. Parker, who
Ehave just purchased a Hudson car mo-
stored over to Fort Ethan Allen recently
Miss Alice Clapp, NJ. w. Downey and
the Rev. S. Thornton motored to st. AL
MANS Saturday.-Miss L. Upham, Mr.. and
MRS. George Richardson and daughters,
MAE and Emma, motored to st. Adams
Martin. Charles Rob-
lerts. Elias Roberts, Edward Lagrow
and Fred Lagrow spent the weekend in
Burlington.-Mr. and Mrs. William Smith
and daughter Of Worcester, Mass. are
Visiting relatives in town.-Mr. and Mrs.
s.Fred Moore Of Chicago. ILL.,, are passing
"a few days with relatives here.-Mrs.
!Dimick and two daughters of Farnham.
hOue.. and Mrs. Lefebvre/ of Montreal,
Que. are visiting at the home of Mrs.
Mary Lumbra.-Emerson Combs and Miss
Bessie Hoskins were married Saturday
august II.
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in Keene, N. H., went Wednesday to
st. Johnsbury on their way homc.-Recent
visitors at Fort Ethan Allen were Mr..
and Mrs. Silas Stowell, who accompanied
their nephew and wife, MIR. and Mrs.
Arthur Stowel of Morrisville, on an auto
mobile trip to the fort and also called on
relatives in Burlington and Wnooski.-
Mrs. Clayton s. Peck returned Monday
from visit with her sister In Keene'
N. H.-Mr. and Mrs e. A. Hill are on an
automobile trip to visit their brother ana
wife. Mr.. and Mrs. A. b. Hill.-Mr. ana
Mrs. A. A. Pike and children, Beatrice
and ALISON, are at Old Orchard Beach LOT
a week.-O. b. Armstrong and son ana
wife. Mr.. and Mrs. Julius Armstrong. ana
son of Middlebury were guests at Joseph
Whites on West Hill over Sunday.
Stowe high school and graded schoois
will commence the fall term TUESDAY,
September 4, with the following teachers'
Principal. Paul C. Jones of Windham;
assistants, Miss Hazel McCuen, Miss Lucy
Huntley of Norwich, Mrs. Greta +. Evans
of Waterbury. George A. Burnham; sixtn
grade, Miss Mildred Gale; fifth grace
Miss Laura Wright; second primary, MISS
Lois Davis of Hyde Park; first primary
Miss Susan A. Bigelow. The new prin-
cipal is a graduate of Dartmouth College
and has had three years experience IN
aching He has recent,v completed a
! course in apricuIture at the University
| of Nermont.-The Stowe rural schools VIII
begin Monday, August q, with the ioi-
| lowing teachers. brownsville. Miss Mabel
Lackard: Fucker street. Miss Mary Steb-
bins: North Hollow. Miss Helen Morgan;
South Hollow, Miss Myra Campbell; Mis-
Miss Lillian Godfrey; Moscow. Miss
Thesis Oakes. Luce Hill. Miss Mary
Shaw: West Branch. Miss Elizabeth Full
| Ter: stowe Forks. Miss Stella Taylor;
Edison Hill. Miss Elsie Alger; West Hill,
Miss Dora Magoon.-Mrs. Lula Dunbar
| has returned from Boston. where she
visited her daughter. Mrs. w, II. Perry.
The Stowe members of Company F,
Vermont volunteer militia, were in Nor
risyille Tuesday evening when Col. Fl. T..
johnson of Bradford. commander Of the
regiment. inspected the company.-Mrs.
| II. C. Mcmahon received news Wednes-
day of the arrival in San Francisco Mon
day of her brother, Can't Dwight f.
| Smith. u. s. M. c.. from the Island of
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BELVIDERE CENTER.

Mrs. Julia LABEL, who has been at
the Fanny Allen hospital for the past
three weeks has returned home.-Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Narcotic visited friends in
Bakersfield last Sunday.-Lucy Cox is at
the home of her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
F. A. Fletcher.-Mrs. Jennie Davis and
daughter, Gwendolin. Of st. Adams are
visiting Mrs. Davis parents, Rev. and
Mrs. A. G.. CHARACTERISTICS Grace
Chandler of Cambridge has been visit
ing her grandparents, Rev. and Mrs.
Chamberlain. and Mrs. Ralph Thomas
are rejoicing over the birth of a son.
Mrs. Nina Robtoy visited her son Maurice
Eldrid last Sunday at Forth Ethan Allen.
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THE BURLINGTON MARKETS
Welcome Downward Trend seems to he
AppearinG-Grain Prices Lower.

Wednesday. August IS. 1917.
The wholesale price of eggs has risen
from 80 to 40 cents dozen, although the
retail price is still As cents a dozen accord
ing to the Free Press market reports
Texas onions have dropped from ten to
six cents pound. while home grown
tomatoes are IL cents a pound and hot
house cucumbers FIVE cents. Pork has
advanced in the list of retail meats to IS
cents n pound. Plums have dropped in
price and there has been a slight advance
in the prices of California pears and
peaches in the fruit market. Sword Ash
has appeared in the fish market at 30 cents
pound. There are several slight reduce
tons in the prices of various grains. Corn
meal and cracked corn have both dropped
from $500 a cwt. to A.25
The following prices fo,' the markets Of
this week were quoted fer the Free
Press by p. d. Kelley, grocer. r. e. How
ard. meat dealer, the Burlington Fish
company, the Burlington Fruit company
and the A. d. Pease Feed company.
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TO Troy Thursday by the serious illness OF
MS sister-The condition Of Ernest Rey-
noids, who Is Ill at the home of his BROTH
en- william Reynolds, does not improve
#. .. Houston of Mortified was guest
nj a. j. Thomas's Saturday.-Ezra Secley,
accompanied by DR.. Newton. was taken
to the Fanny Allen hospital the last or
the week for serious operation.-Mr.
and Mrs. r. b. Thomas and Mr. and Mrs.
II. e. Bishop returned last night from an
automobile trip to Barre. Williamstown,
Randolph. Pittsford, Rutland, and Lake
Bomosene.-H. A. Noyes and daughter
of Hyde Park and Mrs. Clark Of Lyndon
Vile were guests at G. j. Thomas's Tues
day.-Other guests here this week were
Mr.. and Mrs. Clay Page Of Troy, the Rev.
Mr.. Garner from Hardwick and Miss
Alice Scott of Johnson.-The Grange from
Cambridge visited the Grange in this place
Tuesday night. The Cambridge Grange
furnished the pNogram and were the
guests Of Jeffersonville Grange at sup.
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BINGHAMVILLE.

II: L. Maxf1eld, who has been in very
poor health for some time is better.-Mrs.
Minnie Lord and son of Somerville, Mass,
Is passing a few weeks at the home OF
I1ldon Lamb.-Mrs. Ira Carpenter and
sons. Herbert and Guy, are passing two
weeks visiting relatives in Swanton.-
Will Wetherbee is in Huntville for a
few weeks.-F. L. Leach and son. and
Leon Fronk and Maurice Boozan were
in st. Adams Monday on business.-Mr.
and Mrs. Fronk Wills and son Harry
have returned to Burlington after passing
a week with the Rev. and Mrs. j. II.
WILTSHIRE. and Mrs. Homer Spaulding
attended the funeral of their aunt, Mrs.
Nina Elwood in East Fairfield Sunday.
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ISLE LA NOTE.

Mr.. and Mrs. Earle Goodsell of Win
chendon, Mass, have returned home aft
or spending week with Mr.. Goodsels
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. julius Goodsell.-
Mr.. and Mrs. Earle Reed and Mrs. Anna
Loop Of Swanton are guests of Mrs. Mary
Hearst.-Mr and Mrs. M. S. Thomas and
daughter. Ruth, have gone on an auto
trip to Saranac, N. Y, and other points.
Mrs. o. o. Bell. Mrs. Conway and Mrs.
William Jamerson of Alburs were in
town recently.-Mrs. Mary Durivage is
repairing her homestead. The Misses
Hattie Naylor and Pauline Lawrence, Jo-
seph Jarvis and Ernest Naylor spent Sum
day In Malone, N. Y,
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NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

New YORK; Aug. Is.
FLOUR--Unsettled. Spring patents $l2.85
0I2.00; winter patents and winter straights
nominal: Kansas straights 9l240@l2.0O.
WHEAT-Spot easier. No. 2 red 81. So and
No. . hard $2.62 c. 1. e. New York exports.
CORN-Spot Arm. No. 2 yellow t2.O4h
and No 2 mixed $2.02M C. 1. {. New York.
OATS-Spot weak. Standard 70h q SOC
nominal,
PORK-Strong. Mess e440445O; family
sA5; short clear $42@%4.
LARD-Firmer Middle West $22.e0@
22.7O.
Other articles unchanged.
POTATOES AND CABBA0Ds-Steady
and unchanged.
molasses 6.84c; refined steady; fine granu-
lated s.iO@0.l5c.
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uMo|LLE COUNTY
MORRISVILLE.

Owing to the ruling of the State
board of health. Harmony Pomona
Grange meeting for August has been
cancelled.-Miss Jane r. Stanton Of
Mass, came Friday eve
ming to visit Miss Esther Bacon.
Miss Vera Gilbert, who has been taxi
ing a course at the Burdett Business
College, Boston, returned home Friday
evening-Mr. and Mrs. 7. c. Cheney
returned Friday evening from Old Or
|chard, Ne. where they have spent q
, 4,
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AS SHE SAW 1T.

They were walking out on perfect
cloudless night. in the light Of the BIZ
round moon, which seemed unusually
bright and beautiful. He was of de
cidedly sentimental temperament; sh
was more matter of fact. Suddenly N
clasped his hands and cried out raptur
ously: "Oh, Maude. look at the moo
tonight! Isn't IL beautiful-beautiful?
isn't 1t. Henry?" she replied with equa
enthusiasm. 1T looks Just like biz
fried egg-doesn't it. dear?"-Springiel
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BAKERSFIELD.

Miss Mabel Gates of Newark, N. j..
called on friends in town last Week.-Mrs.
n. II. Gilbert and son Meredith visited
Mrs. Inez Chase in East Fairfield last
"week.-Lyndon Cowap, Roy Topper,
Haskell Mayo and Arthur Comings of
Fort Ethan Allen spent the weekend
at their respective homes.-Mr. and Mrs
Harry Powers and son Wendell of Rich
-ford visited relatives in town over Sum
slay.-Mr. and Mrs. Jack Penneton and
Mrs. G. A. Narcotic and daughter were
In st. Adams one day last week.
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GRAND ISLE COUNTY
NORTH HERO.

The benefit concert, the proceeds of
which will be devoted to the Red Cross,
has been postponed from Thursday eve.
ming of this week, to Thursday, August
20. This change was made imperative
because some of the soldiers at Fort
Ethan Allen will be away for few
days.
Miss Pauline Reisig Of Burling-
ton spent the weekend here as
the guest oe Miss Naomi Way-Col-
onel Terrill and son, Howard, of Albany,
N. Y. have arrived at the Irving house
for their annual vacaton.-Arthur Way
Of Hartford, Conn., spent the weekend
at the Irving house.-Mr. and Mrs. E.
d. Hovey Of Proctor returned to their
home the last Of the week after spending
a week here as the guests of Miss NJ. Eva
Hyde.-Mr. and Mrs. George Hersey of
St. Adams visited her parents Sunday aft
ernoon.-Miss Mable Sanderson of Bur-
lington is visiting Miss Naomi Way for
few days.-Mr. and Mrs. Homer Clark
Of Chicago are spending some time here
as the guests of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Warren Clark.-Mrs. A. c. Hodgson is
visiting Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Won Schrader
at their camp.
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BOSTON BUTTER MARKET.

FURNISHED by the Associated Press.)
Boston, Aug. is.
BUTTER-Northern 42142hc; western
40h a 42c.
CHEESE-New York twins, choice
24Q24hc; good % 23c,
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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
QUOTATIONS ON BUTTER


Boston, Aug. IS.
To-days Chamber of Commerce quota
lions, the price of commission merchants to
dealers. follow:
BUTTER-Creamery extras 41c; creamery
nrsts 3DM m40hc; creamery seconds $50
80c: dairy butter as a 3sc; ladies' IS a acc;
renovated butter 3sc.
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CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.

Chicago, Aug. IS.
WHEAT-Sept. 81.
CORN-Dec. $1.l5: May $1.l2h
OATS-Sept. 57xc; Dec. 57hc; Ma:
conc.
Provisions:
PORK-Scpt $500
LARD-Sept. SEES
RIBS-Sept. &23.S5.
Cash quotations:
PORK-&432O.
LARD-&22. 81 q 2277.
RIBS-$23. 8O@24.lO
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NEW YORK LIVESTOCK.

New York. Aug. Is.
REEVES-Receipts 2,O54 Steady. Steers
S0.5O@i48O; bulls &6@1O.l0; cows $4,000.
CALvEs-Receipts l.467. Firm. veais
$l4al7: culls $11 q 1880; grassers $40: west
ern calves S11.5O
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Receipts $50.
Firm. Sheep $50 1880; lambs $l4@l7.
HOGS-Receipts l04O. Firm. Pfime
hogs S17.75; roughs $3.50.
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FLETCHER.

A. II. Hooper and family visited In
Hyde Park recently.-Mr. and Mrs. Page
Ufford and mother of Fairfax were re-
cent visitors here.-Mr. and Mrs. Ira
Green were in Burlington on business
Monday.-Frank and Michael Boozan
were in st. Adams Monday.-W. s. Shep-
ardson has purchased a new jackson
touring car
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HAPPENINGS IN VERMONT
(Continued from page three.)

pchool, class Of 1913. Since her graduation,
khe bride has taught domestic science In
The Providence Normal. Mr.. and Mrs.
Murray will make their home In Provi-
dence, r. I.
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ENOSBURG.

Mr. Dee Gilbert, who has been passing
his vacation with his parents, left Mon
day for his home in Detroit.-Mrs Homer
GILBERT and family visited at the home of
his brother, L. Gilbert, recently.-The
relatives Of George Cushman were noti-
fled that he would arrive Tuesday with
the body Of his only son. Bert. who died
In Michigan.-The body Of Ned Carter,
who died Sunday night was taken
TO Corinth Center, where the burial took
plaCa
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SPOT COTTON AND FUTURES.

New York, Aug. Is.
SPOT cotton quiet. Middling uplands
e26.7O.
Cotton futures closed; Oct. e25.l50ls;
Dec S24.09 $500; Jan. &2%.9o q $3.50
March $25,l50f7.
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The Rev. B. l.. Jennings of Worcester,
Mass, and Mr.. and Mrs G. Z. Jennings
and daughter Bertha called on friends
in town Monday.--Mr. and Mrs. w. c.
Gould and daughter, Helen, of Albany
were guests at A. w. Fosters the last Of
the wtsek.-Mr. and Mrs. l.. C. Udall and
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Foss were in Glover
Sunday.-Mr and Mrs. Rufus Montague
leave for California this week.
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GRAND ISLE.

Mrs. A. J. Ladd has returned from
the Mary Fletcher hospital.-Mr. and
3. Mrs. George Gage called on friends in
town Sunday.-Mrs. Conger and Mrs. Sales
are visiting their sister. Mrs. H. W.
Ladd.-George Branch fell from load
OF hay Monday, breaking one wrist
Mefiin Bulls and daughter, Mrs. Kerr, Of
Brushton. N. Y, are visiting f. w.
Buttis.-The Ladies' Aid society will hold
their annual sale of fancy and useful
articles this afternoon and evening.
There will also be ice cream and cake
I for sale.
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ALBURG.

Willard Lyman spent a few days re-
gently with his brother In New Hampshire
Mrs. A. Periera, daughter Helen and
Miss Dorothy Troutbeck of Ottawa p. O.,
have been visiting at the home of their
cousin, Mrs. Gilbert Robinson.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Max Wilson were called
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CONTINUED ON page
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Whipple, returned MONDAY evening from
a stay at the Thayer cottage AT Highgate.
Miss Iva Holmes came Monday evening
from Burlington for a few days stay with
her father, d. d. Holmes-Mrs. Helen
Russell Bignell of Manchester. N. H.. has
come to pass month with her mother,
Mrs. Nellie Russell-Dr. II. C. Bundy,
Mr.. and Mrs. s. p. Fogarty and daugh-
ter, Miss Dorothy. and Miss Alice Bow
den of Lake View. Pa, are passing a va
catop' at the home of the formers mother
and husband, Mr.. and Mrs. William New
ton.-Mr. and Mrs William Newton have
sold their farm on the hill road to Stowe
to Mr.. LaNoe of North Troy. and have
purchased the Parker farm on Upper Main
street.
John Best died at his home in the west
part of the town at 1875 o'clock Wednes-
day night. Mr.. Best suffered a shock
a year ago last October and had been I'M
able to walk since. A month or six weeks
ago he began falling gradually. He was
taken much worse Tuesday night and fail
ed rapidly until his death Wednesday
night. the direct cause Of his death being
hardening of the arteries. John Best, a
son Of John and Dorothy mckinney Best,
was born in st. Armand. p. O.. January
30, 1897. His life was passed In Canada
until coming to Morristown from Potion.
p. c., 80 years ago. when he purchased
and moved to the Frank Gates farm.
where he passed the remainder of his life.
Mrs Best died in June. 1877. The deceased
had been member of the Methodist
Church for go years and was quiet, UNI
assuming man. respected by all who knew
him. He is survived by two son. George
w. Best of Higganium, Conn.,. and Luther
S. Best of this town; also by two brothers
and one sister. Edward Best Of St. Ar
mand, p. O., Simon Best of Morrisville.
and Miss Emily Best of this village Flu.
neral services were held at his late home
Saturday at 400 p. M. the Rev. George w
Tabor officiating. Interment wal
made In Mountain View cemetery. Nor
ristown Corners.-The marriage Of Miss
Rhoda Bell Ober. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ira w. Ober, to Frank Edwin Plum
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-19
M'LAuGHLlN-WHlTNEY
Popular Couple Married at st. Fran
els de Sales Church.

FoPu'aT SOuPlc mdIElcu ~ o1 E'a"-
els de Sales Church.
Miss Mary V. Whitney, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. John j. Whitney. and
Charles V. Mclaughlin, both OF Ben.
nington, were married Monday fore
noon at St. Francis de Sales church
by the pastor, Rev. Tohmas II. Carty.
The couple were attended by Miss
Mural Miller of this village and
Thomas Mclaughlin. brother of the
bridegroom OF Dorset
The bride wore a navy blue travel
ing suit and a tan hat and carried a
white prayer book Her attendant
likewise wore blue and a black hat.
Following the ceremony n wedding
breakfast was served at the brides
home on Pleasant street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mclaughlin left by
automobile for Burlington and are
visiting points in the northern part
of the state during their honeymoon
The bridegroom is the popular par
cells post carrier attached to the loca
postofIice. Mrs Mclaughlin has beer
employed by the Black Cat Textile,
company. A large number Of beauti
ful presents testified to the esteem IL
which the young people. who viii
make their home on Pleasant street
are held by wide circle of acquain
tances.
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TWO DEAD IN ST. AL6ANs
G. |. Prentiss Believed to Have
Killed Wife and Self.

st. Adams, Sept. 1S.-Before the
jury had returned a verdict In the al
legged murder case which had been on
trial in Franklin County court the
past week the sheriff's Office received
a call about 7.15 o'clock this evening
to go to l07 Messenger street and
take doctor On arrival there they
found Mrs. Grant l.. Prentiss sitting
at the supper table with a bullet hole
through her head and on going up
stairs found Mr.. Prentiss lying on the
bed, a bullet hole through his head
and an open razor beside him.
Mrs. Prentiss was unconscious and
died almost as soon as the officers
and the doctor arrived and Mr.. Prem.
tiss died at the hospital soon after S
o'clock.
Fred w. Watson, the boarder, said
that as he left the house Prentiss and
his wife were quarreling. Watson
went on an errand, he said, and on
his return found both the man and
woman wounded A revolver with
two shells exploded was found under
the bed in Prentiss' room.
Mrs. Prentiss was shot in the back
the bullet going through one cheek
She would have been 80 years old In
November. Mr.. Prentiss was Al last
January.
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STATE LIBRARIANS
viii Meet at Rutland This Week for
War organization


The annual joint meeting of the
State Librarian association and the
Free Public Library commission will
be held at Rutland on Thursday and
Friday, September 20 and 81. At
this meeting the forces Of the Yer
mont Library association. the Free
Public Library commission and the
library trustees OF the state of Yer.
mont are to be assembled and or
ganized to assure a success of the
Vermont camp library week, which
has been appointed by the national
war council for the week OF Septem'
ber "a.
]. Randolph Coolidge. jr. Of the
national war council and A. A. Protz'
man, who has been released from the
Red Cross service TO direct this
campaign, are to be the speakers for
the evening of September 90 The
governor OF Vermont intends TO be
present The U. S. army is to be
represented also the French army by
one OF the offices of the aviation
school in Cambridge.
This is the first call for Librarians
to stand together in a national work
II is also an unusual opportunity fol
everybody interested In library worl
to hear speakers Of national reputa
tlon at tho same time learning to Dc
their part IN this campaign. Thii
meeting will prove OF particular i'm
portance TO trustees.
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ROBERT wAsm CONVICTED
Found Guilty is Second Degree for
Death of Young Girl

St Albans, Sept l9.-Robert Warm
OF Pottstown, Pa, the United States
cavalryman. who has been on trial
charged with the murder of his sweet
heart, Jennie Heminway, IA, was
found guilty of manslaughter by a
jury in the county court last night.
Counsel for the defense announced
that the case would be carried to the
supreme court on exceptions. Warm
showed no emotion when the jury
brought in its verdict, after deliberat-
ing two hours. Sentence probably
will be pronounced today.
Jennie Hemingway was found
strangled to death in a cornfield near
her home at ST. Adams on the morn
ing of August 13. Warm, who was
stationed at Fort Ethan Allen at
Burlington had been keeping com
pany with the girl, and according to
letters introduced at the trial, they
expected TO be married soon. Warm
testified that he was out walking
with Miss Hemingway on the evening
Of August II, when they were accost-
ed by party of soldiers, and she be-
came frightened and ran away Warm
said that he ran in the opposite di-
rection, but that later he returned
and spent the night in a fruitless
search for the girl Early on the
following morning, Miss Heminway's
uncle joined Warm, and together
they came upon the body lying near
the edge of the cornfield.
The maximum penalty for man
slaughter under the statute is life
Imprisonment, and the minimum
penalty not less than five years.
Judge f. l.. Waterman of Brattle-
boro. who presided at the trial, in
defining the various degrees of mur.
der in his charge to the jury, said;
IF a person should choke another
without intent to take life if would
be manslaughter."