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The Head Of Church Street.

preceding week and 93 cars two weeks
ago.
Offerings OF beef cattle were very ordi-
nary IN auaiisy' tops being quotaole at not
to II cents. good cattle at s to 9 cents
and light cattle at 7 to 8 cents.
Gamer cows were easier again. owing to
a light demand, sales being made at 4 to
An cents, with ordinary cows at An to ia
cents. good cows at So to 9 cents and
average tops at ! to s cents and fancy
Bulls sold at Z to ~ cents for average
stock. with fancy bulls at s cents or a
little better. Bologna bulls sold at Al to
5h cents.
Calves were steady. though possibly SELL
ing for a little less on the top edge. Small
fancy lots brought IA cents. with bunch
cents and grassers and drinkers at I to Q
cents.
Offerings of sheep and lambs were smaller
than last week, but the market was easier,
owing to the heavy run West. and lower
retail prices in the Boston market. Best
lambs sold at II to 13 cents. and sheep at
at 8 cents.
Hog prices were boosted again. best Offer
inss selling at ISM to 10 cents. with rough
Trading in mich cows is very dull. and
offerings are light. Ordinary mixers can
not be quoted at over $40 TO $50. and from
siona!iy more for fancy mixers.
Local packers continue To report a small
XIII OF hogs, the run Of live hogs from
mere and In the West stili being very light.
The total kin as reported BY Boston pack
ers Tor the week was I, 300 hogs, against
1000 for the preceding week and IL. 500 for
the same week last year. Since January I.
1877. the total kill by Boston packers has
been s0s, 900. against so2. 200 for the same
period In 1910
Exports of pork provisions have dropped
TO about normal, the total value reported
for the week By Boston packers being $1l5,-
600. AGAINST $l4O. 900 for the preceding week
and 100000 for the same week last year.
Since January I, 1917, the total exports by
Boston packers have been valued at
$4.ss4 900. against S4.339. Ooo for the same
period In 1915.
Dressed hogs have been advanced another
half-cent in price, the packers now QUOT
ing 23h to "a cents. against 23 to 23n cents.
the previous high record, and compared
last year.
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THE BURLINGTON FREE PRESS AND TIMES: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 81. 1917.

void on Monday.-Mrs. Caroline Gris-
void Mcfarland and daughter, Mrs.
Jessie Whitaker, who came to attend the
golden wedding of Mr.. and Mrs. a. y.
Griswold, started on their homewaru
journey to Fergus Falls. Minnesota on
Thursday.-Mrs l.. b. Carleton of wafer
ford, N. Y, was the guest of Mrs. wilcox
and other friends the past week.-D. M.
Waldo of Lansing, Mich, spent the past
week with his brother, c. w. Waldo.-Mr.
and Mrs. y. G. Hawley and daughter,
Thelma, Mr.. n Mrs. w. q. Lease anu
daughter, Genevieve. took an auto "Trip
to P~lattsburgh, N. ", the first OF inc
week, to celebrate the Goth anniversary Oh
their marriage.-Mrs. F. B. Hyde. who
has been quite I'll the past week, Is Inn
proving.-The Rev. and Mrs. a.. y.
Howard attended the Tooth anniversary OF
the Congregational Church in johnson on
Thursday.-Harry Stowell has moved from
Morrisville, into the tenement over tne
Thomas Brothers store. Mr.. Stoweil VIII
work for S. L. Pope.-Mr and Mrs. !. M
Powell and daughter, Beryl, are taxing an
auto trip to Boston and vicinity.-Mr ana
Mrs. l.. s. Morse, Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Morse'
and Mrs. NJ. A. Shafer and daughter were
at Thompson's Point the first OF the week
The Jeffersonville Cemetery association
will hold its next meeting october 2 a.
Starts hall.-Mr. and Mrs. Albert u
Cornell of saltwater, N. j.. were recen'
guests at his brothers, the Hon. II. M
Cornell.-L. S. Morse started his dressing
mill in this place Monday.-R. G.. Thoma'
has vacated the tenement of II. >. 1ooIe'
and will go to Burlington to work 1o'
the Hagar Hardware company.-Oscal
Dyke will occupy the tenement vacated p'
Mr.. Thomas,
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ISLE LA NOTE.

Andrew l.. Holcomb. who has been at
Worcester. Mass, for over a year, has
returned home.-Alfred Patnode, aged S.
years., died at the home of his son, Phillip
Patnode, after a few hours illness. The
funeral services and burial were at Altoo-
ma, N. Y.-Miss Ethel Labombard has
gone to Winooski.-Miss Edith Doolin
has returned home, after several weeks
visit. in MISUNDERSTANDING more men
were called to be examined Tuesday. The
men called were Norman Dupre of
Mooers, N. Y, and Reed Cheeseman of
Alburg.-Mrs. Anna Botsford was called
to Alburg by the sudden death Of Miss
Cynthia Goodsell, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Elisha Goodseli. Several from this
town attended the funeral.-Mrs Mary
Hearst, who fractured her hip. remains
about the same.-Mr. and Mrs. NJ. S..
Thomas visited in Middlebury and Rox-
bury last week.-Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Jacob returned to their home in Mont
real. p. O., Saturday. after spending a
week among friends.-Clint Goodsell Of
Fairfax. spent Sunday with his sister,
Mrs. Antoine ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Jerry
~Labombard. who broke her leg in a fall
from a wagon, is somewhat improved.
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FLOuR-Nominal. Spring patents SLIPS
oil. 90; spring clears In sacks $loq iooo;
special short patents SEP q iIoU; }ooUins
ter straights $40. so 10. s5: winter clears
SO 40 q 10. 6O; Kansas patents in sacks
CoRNMEAL AND oATMEAL-Cornmeal,
graduated. s1O.75; bolted s1o.75;. cracked
corn @ 400; bag meal $4.14@41e; oat.
meal, rolled. $0:7b; cut and ground Sll.Io;
ST. 75@0.05; rye meal in sacks ss.20gs.4
CORN-spot. No. . yellow. $225; for
shipment, No. 2 yellow. sa.1o'a a2.o. -o..
No, ? clipped white tic: No. 9 clipped
white 69c; for shipment. fancy. 40 lbs. 7lh
Q72c; fancy. IS lbs, 7Oh pic: regular. IS
'esi 50" e zoe; yrSul1T, 81 ,S''' No. ss' 2 1 grade.
S24; No. 2 grade $50. so q 81. So; No. 8 grade
Sl7@1s; stock hay slb@16; rye straw
s18@l7; oat straw llql2: .u .,
s35. rs a 38.2; winter bran $685. q 1915; mid
dlings $4O.5 o a 45; mixed feed S4l GAO; RED
dog $1,000; cottonseed meal @'s; iS.
hominy feed $81.5O; stock feed $3.50; oat
PORK PRoDUcTs-Heavy backs 5000;
medium $4s. SO @ 40. so; long cuts $3.50; raw
| leaf lard POS C; rendered leaf ?7%c; pure
lard 90 Ac dressed hogs 23h q Gao.
FRESH MpATs-Bsef, extra sides H2@
IS 1oc; cows IAN @l6c; spring lambs 24@
o0c: fan and winter 21023c; mutton
| 20 22c; yearlings 16421c: veals $50 2oc.
| POULTRY-Turkeys. western, frozen SV
| 32c; northern fowl. large. 20 SOC; me-
| dunn 25@27c: western fowl. iced. large
| 90 3Oc; medium 26@27c: dry packed. large;
| 20 3Oo; medium 26Q 27c: native broilers 81
| 32c; western broilers. dry packed. 2sqSoe'
frozen 23I27c; western roasters, frozen
large. o562Sc; medium 21Q23c; nati'e
green ducks rs q &c: western geese, frozen.
i89I7c: SQUAD $2@3 doz.; pigeons $2@..oo
LIVE PoULTRY--Fowl and chickens csc;
| ROSTERS lie. INA
E~GGS-Fancy hennery and nearby. o8@
b7c. eastern extras SO q 54c; western extras
81 "a 52c; western prime frsts 44@4oc; west
| ern frsts AZ i3c; storage 80 ACC.
REANS-Car lots. choice pea beans
Is. 40 s. rs: California small white $s.Ioq9;
yellow eve ss.25 q 80; red kidney $40
Canada peas S4.25 @ $50; green peas sooop
6.75; lima beans IAN I15c ID; jobbing prices
| O@1bc bu. above car lots.
Gravensteins So 1850; Wolf River 400;
odd varieties 81, so 8. so; bushel boxes 7oc@
So. so; pears sl.25a2,25 bu. bx.
F~RJyiT-Oranges, California, $500 box
njneapples 81. so $50 crit: watermelons
30 I40c each; peaches S1.75Q2.5O per 8-bskt'
carrier; native bskts, soc canta-
tonnes. California Turlocks. standards. SIC
! 20. fats so csc; Colorado standards SIC
/ 20: fats 80 a csc; Casaba melons $1.6O@2
crit; Delaware grapes 41ql.2o per s-oskt'
carrier: black varieties Is 9Oc; pony bskts.,
I5GIsc: cranberries s7@s Dbl, $2.25Q2.75
crt: Damson plums 40 soc bskt.
REFINED SUGARS-The American quotes
Rranuiated and fine as a basis at $40 cents
Tor 100 barrel lots and $50 cents for 90
barrel lots. Wholesale grocers quote 5000
per 100 pounds In bulk.
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POTATO MARKET REPORT.

September ID.
Boston office. United states bureau Of
markets, Issued the following report to-
day:
Pressure Isle. K cool Shin
ments light, demand exceeds supply. Mar
ket very strong. Growers storing while buy
ers are trying to fll their houses. Prices
advancing, wagon loads, track side, field
run, bulk. per ii pecks, cobblers, mountains,
many not true to shape, quality, condition
good Few Bliss. bulk, IL pecks,
$500. Spaulding. Rose, quality, condition
fair, considerable rot, s2.75Q3.
boston-os, clear. II cars Maines. three
New Brunswicks arrived. Demand mod
crate, market steady. movement slow.
Names, quality. condition va Ii Bile, some
poor. decayed, small, two-busheI sacks. cob
blers. best. $a.40Q $50; poorer, some de-
cayed, low as 81.
New York-5S. Partly cloudy. 40 cars
Long Islands. four Virginias, az New ,Jer-
seys. IL Names arrived. Approximately
1000 packages New Jerseys, Deiawares by
freight. Demand moderate. market steady.
New Jerseys. quality, condition fair. ii
pecks, cobblers. So. 65 8. rs: Giants sS'sOG
S.s6. Virginias, wide range. quality, condi-
ton good. cloth-top barrels. cobblers, best.
s2;oo@s.2o. Names, quality. condition vari-
able. some green. l1-peck sacks, cobblers,
$500. Bulk. $50 pounds, s4@4,eb. Long
Islands, quality, condition generally good.
II pecks, mountains, &4.5O@475. CARROTS.
{. o. !. Long Island. bulk, per bushei.
mountains. $1.40@1,5O
Z. S. BRIGHAM,
commissioner OF Agriculture.
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here Saturday for burial. The Rev. w. q.
Mansfield had charge of the funeral. Mr..
Maynard was Is years old and is sur
vived by three daughters. Mrs. c. VI.
Hathaway of Burlington, Mrs. S. D.. Jew
EFT of Montgomery. and Mrs. Henry Rush
ford Of this place and one son. F. d. May
nard of P~oughkeepsie, N. Y, also by three
brothers. John of Washington. ID. c.,
David of ~Pawtucket, r. l.. Jacob of Bur-
lington. and two sisters. Mrs. Theda Shan
graw Of Danver. Mass, n Mrs. Frank
Lumbra Of this place. Among the relatives
from out Of town not already mentioned
were Virgil Benway of Gloversville, N.
Y. Julius Maynard Of Burlington and
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifton amber and little
daughter of st. Adams, Mr.. and Mrs. Fay
Austin of Fairfield and Allen Lumbra OF
Burlington.-The cottage meeting will be
held at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Wheeler
Rushford Friday evening.
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WATERVILLE.

Mrs. Lula Cross and son of Highgate
visited her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. Il.
Bragg.-Mrs. F.. s. Dow is visiting in
town.-Clarence avis purchased a new
engine of F. s. Dow last week.-Miss
Iva Laraway is attending school at Mont
pelier Seminary, and Miss Velma Leach
at Johnson.-Mrs. F. N. Stearns visited
In Stowe last week.-The Preachers
meeting is to be held at this place October
! and 2. The Rev. V. !. Smith of Water
bury will have charge of the meeting
Monday evening.-The Rev. W. b.. Duke
shire and the Rev. Harry May, of Bloom
field. will be present nj the Sunday morn
ing services at the Union Church.-Re-
vival services are being held at Belvidere
Junction beginning September 25.-Mr.
Mrs. H.. +. Beard visited at DIR. Kenyon's
in Colchester, last week.
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lAMo|LlE COUNTY
STOWE.

Give r. Demeritt. who enlisted in the
navy reserve in the spring. received
notice Monday to report at once at the
Burrage naval training station on Bumkin
island, Boston.-T. Alden Straw left Mon
day to report at the u. s. army bailoo
training station at Fort Omaha, Neb. Mr..
Straw and his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. X.
Straw. and Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. Douglass
visited his sister. Mrs. Il. e. Wright. and
family at Fairfax Falls Sunday. going by
automobile.-George C. Bartlett left Mon
day night to report to the Burrage laval
training station on Bumkin island. Boston.
The Rev. j. p. Mickey of Philadelphia.
who is giving a three weeks mission at
Montpelier. visited his cousin, Mrs. +. S.
Boardman. Monday. Father McKey's SIS
ter, Miss Emily Mickey. returned to Phila-
delphia Saturday after a 10 days visit
with Mrs. Boardman.-F. +. Graham Of
Montpelier is in Stowe looking after his
lumber interests this week.-Mr. and Mrs.
Gardner returned to Boston Monday after
passing two weeks at the Green Mountain
Inn.-Mrs. l.. L.. Harris Is in Manchester.
N. H., caring for her aunt, Miss Nancy
Kaiser, who is In i'll health.-Miss Caroline
Swift returned to Middlesex Monday after
a short visit with Miss Susan Bigelow.-
Miss Rose Straw and Mrs. Hattie Douglass
TetuTneu SUNDAY from u lew udyS WISH
with Mrs. C. r. Eddy in Morristown.-E.
c. Wells motored Saturday to Moretown
and returned Sunday accompanied by Mrs.
Wells. who has passed a few days with
her brother. George Cutler. and family
Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund LaFlam OF Lowell.
who are visiting Mr.. LaFlam's sister, Mrs.
F. l.. Wells, passed Monday with another
sister. Mrs. Rose Morse, In Waterbury,
Miss Nina Shepardson returned Sunday to
Richmond after a few days with Miss
Dorothy Harris.-Mr and Mrs. Harry
McCuen. Miss Hazel McCuen. Miss Lucy
Huntley and Miss Nadine Boardman
motored Friday To Burlington to attend
the Kreisler-W arich concert.-Leo Sar-
gent and sister, Miss Ella Sargent. who
motored to Malone, N. Y, last week to
attend the fair were guests while there
of Mr.. and Mrs. f. ]. Robinson. formerly
of Stowe. They were accompanied by Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence Bennett. Mrs. Benefits
father, Alonxo Dickey. who had passed q
Imonth in that vicinity. returned home with
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HAPPENINGS IN VERMONT
CONTINUED from page three.)

Noble. Mrs. b. II. Gilbert and Miss Marion
~Gilbert.-F. ID. Gallup, Mr.. and Mrs. F. A.
Gallup and daughters visited in West
Bolton, Que, Sunday.-Mr. and MRS. r.
r. Thomas, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. d. Elrick and
Mrs Bertha Moore were in st. Aipans
S~aturday.-Mrs. Carmi Peao and daugh-
ter visited a few days of last week In
Z Richford.-Mr and Mrs. Il. II. Armstrong
were guests Sunday in the home OF w. ..
Safford.-Mr. and Mrs n. p. Chamberlin
visited over sunday in Richford-Mrs. II.
j. Powers is at the home of her father Mt
Guthrie's Corners, Que. called there by
Sthe illness of her mother.-Mis Mildred
- Powell was an ovcr-Sunday guest OF Miss
Grace Whitman.-A. J. Haskins, Mr.. and
Mrs. r. w. Olmstead and daughter were
Highgate recently, where they called
on a sister of Mr.. Haskins.
Mr.. and Mrs. T.. b. Olmstead. Mr.. and
Mrs. r. p. Chamberlin were in st. AL
Tf,ans Sept. 1s.-Mrs. Adolphus Simmons
has returned to her home In Mont
Eomery Center after passing a week In
the home of II. r.. Olmstead.-Mr. and
mrs. A. f.. Freer of Richford were re-
cent quests of Mrs. Freer's father, o. T.
sfBridge.-Mrs. II. r. Olmstead, Miss
Ruth OImstead. Mr.. and Mrs. p. w
SeOlmstead and son were at Montgomery
Center Sept. 19.-Mr. and Mrs. Lu'
.rCien Wilson of East Berkshire were re-
cent guests at the home of +. e
rhomas.-Mark and Luther Kinney OF
North Berkshire were at the home OF
L. H. Chamberlin Friday.-H. r. Ohm.
,stead and Il. w. Olmstead were al
Highgate Springs, Thursday.
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MARKET.

owing to the Jewish holidays beer prices
were easier at the Brighton stockyards
tuesday morning. especially the cheaper
GRADES. Lambs were also lower, but hogs
were higher.
IN depress values on beef stock. Total
arrivals at Brighton for Tuesday were 10
cars from the Boston and Maine railroad
During the past week the arrivals included
seven cars OF cattle and one car of hogs
from the West. 80 cars Of livestock from
New York state, Is cars from the Boston
and Maine railroad and two cars from
the Boston and Albany. Arrivals at Water
town for Tuesday were 20 cars, making the
total arrivals for the past week at both
terminals so oars against IS cars for thu
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FAIRFAX.

y Homer Wheeler and family of Massa-
achusetts visited his sisters. Mrs. Alice
, Emery and Miss Mary Wheeler, recently.
MIR. and Mrs. j. ID. Shedd are visiting
friends in and about Boston.-Mr. and
Mrs. c.. d. Orton are on an auto trip to
. Railway, N. j., to visit his brother, DR..
g Lee Orton.-The fidelity class of the
methodist Episcopal Church will meet
evening with Mrs. II. Conners
;iPlans will be made for the winters study.
't-Ralph Buck and family and Miss Doro-
thy Brush were in V~ergennes Sunday to
:, visit Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Leach.-Dr.
, clarence Curley and family of Province
Ntown, Mass, are visiting his mother. Mrs.
Curley.-Bishor j. j. Rice of Burling-
'e.ton confirmed a large class at the
:Catholic Church Sunday afternoon.
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FRANKLIN.

The Rev. and Mrs. Z. l.. Baker went
Monday to Enfield, N. H., to sell his ola
home and dispose of their goods there.
They will be away over Sunday.-Mrs
III. A.. Whitney and daughter, Mary
,,were guests at A. d. Whitney's Monday.
A.. d. Whitney and daughter
Helen, Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Soule, MIS-
H. A. Whitney and daughter went TO
Mortified Observation-Disclosures G. Poweil
of Reedley, Cal, son of Mr.. and MRS.
c.. w. Powell, was drafted, and is IN
training at Camp Lewis, American Lake,
Washington.-The Misses Helen Richaro
and Dorothy Patten are attending the
Normal school at Johnson.-A. II. Gates
was home from Montpelier over sunday.
j. c. Everson has sold his farm to j.
b. Wescot.-There will be a union serV-
ice in the Congregational Church next
Sunday morning. The Rev. Edward A.
Tuck of Concord, N. II, secretary of the
Lords Day League of New England, VIII
speak. All are invited.-Byron Page OF
Bradford and Mrs. Reva TruaX were
married at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. 5.
r. Truax Saturday evening by the Rev.
M. A.. Turner. After a brief wedding
trip they will be at home in Bradford.
Several from here attended the funeral
of Mrs. Sarah Richard at Richford, We'd
nesday.-N. B.. Master of Burlington is
spending a week with his sister, Mrs. c
Z. Record.
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THE BURLINGTON r
Few Changes in. Prices. butter and
EGGS Remaining at High Marks.

Wednesday. Sept. 20. 1917.
The changes noted in the market lists
this week are fewer han in many weeks
past. In almost every list there is scarcely
a change.
In meats, bacon is quoted this week as
high as IS cents. In retail fish and sea
foods. mackerel is listed at Is cents.
oysters are GO cents. Lake trout is 30
cents.
There is a brisk demand for plums for
canning. and for other late season fruits
as we'll.
Butter and eggs remain at their high
marks.
Flour. too. is unchanged this week. One
dealer quoted pastry flour at $3.50.
The wholesale price Of potatoes ranges
about 30 cents and S1.U.
The following prices foN 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
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GRAND ISLE COUNTY
GRAND ISLE.

Mr.. and Mrs. William Center of Malone.
N. Y, visited in town the last OF the
week.-The Ladies' Aid society will hold
a work meeting with Mrs. Helen Pearl
Thursday.-Frank Richter is visiting In
town.-A business meeting Of the Red
Cross will be held at the town house
Friday afternoon at three o'clock. All
member are requested to be present.
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BELVIDERE

Fred B. Fletcher of Albany called on
relatives Monday and Tuesday.-Dotie
Potter of Barton is visiting j. O. Thomas.
Il. ii. Robinson and family are visiting
In Montpelier n Barre.-Mr. johnson
OF Richford and Katie Eldred of the Cor
ners were married Monday by the Rev.
A. G.. Chandler.-Clyde Humphrey and
bride have returned after a short we'd
ding trip.
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JEFFERSONVILLE.

The Rev. Mr.. Gould held services in
this place Sunday, in exchange with the
Rev. F. B. Hyde. who went to Cam
bridge.-Mrs. Lorraine Homes Of Burling-
ton is the guest OF her sister, Mrs.
Edwards.-Mrs. Minnie Gould Cleveland of
Boston, who for many years resided here.
Is visiting friends in this vicinity.-Miss
Dorothy Smith and Miss Bernice Aldrich
went Monday to attend school at Mont
pelier seminary.-Miss Dotie Potter of
Barton was the guest of Mrs. Marion Gri
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NORTH HERO.

The many friends Of J. E. Elder, former
ly Of this town, will be pleased to enc
he is successful in his new home and also
in raising beans to help feed our SAM
miles, in ran The following is taken
from the Ca~najoharie Courier and refers
to Mr.. Elder: "a good bean story not
heretofore exploded. We understand a
new conner from the West last spring to
York State'-an observation-disclosures
bought a farm at Fla Creek of former
County Treasurer Howard Vosburg, had
the neighbors of that vicinity laughing
when Mr.. Westerner planted nearly 80
acres of his farm to can But who is
laughing now? The new conner is busy
harvesting a crop worth seven or eight
thousand dollars and may be much more.
He had several acres of golden "a beans
which are very scarce and m a
very high price. All of this variety has
been spoken for by a large seed house in
Americas bean center."-Mr. and Mrs.
Stephen Cushing. Mrs. L.. J. Morton. Mrs,
Mary Green and Mr.. and Mrs. George II.
Hersey visited Mrs. Hersey's parents. the
Rev and Mrs. George L. Story. at Camr
"Kenjockety" : :!day.-Mrs. Belle Newell
of Burlington and Mrs. Isaac Shattuck OF
Canaan, N. H., ave returned to Their
respective homes after spending a weeh
visiting friends and relatives in this town
WATSON Tudhope, Mark Horigan ant
Donald Dodds went to Montpelier Monda!
to enter the seminary there.-The Grand
Isle county Sunday school convention viii
be held Thursday at the church. Dinner
and supper will be served in the towr
hall. The opening service will be at clever
o'clock conducted by the Rev. G. c. West
colt of Grand Isle. The other speakers will
be the Rev. Allen Kirkness Of North Hero
Rev. w. L. Wood Of South Hero. Rev
c. B. Davis of Alburg, the Rev. William
Shaw, Phi. d, of st. Johnsbury, the Rev
C. A. Boyd and Miss Marion F Stickney
1t Is expected there will also be an eve
ming meeting. There will be music an
It is hoped a good attendance will b
present.
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ALBURG.

Seldom is the community grieved as it
was when Mildred Goodsell died Saturday
night at about II o'clock, following only
a few hours illness of acute Bright's
disease and sugar diabetes. She was of
a owing and kind disposition and will
be greatly missed by all who knew her.
H.. j. Folsom n family Of st. Albans
were visitors at the home Of w. L. Mott
on Sunday.-Miss c. j. Whitman of Mont
real Is the guest of her niece, Mrs. Gill
bert Robinson.-Mrs. w. H. Ellis was
called here Sunday by the death of her
niece, Mildred Goodsell.
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ELMORE.

Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus Allen of Marsh
field spent the weekend at viii Peo's.
MIR. and Mrs. Rufus Allen, Mr.. and
Mrs. VIII PEG and Mrs. Gertrude st.
JOCK visited in Eden Sunday.-Na-
poleon Gaboriault is working in Hart
ford, Conn.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-09-27
CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.

Chicago. Sept. 90.
CORN-Dec. $i.21; May Sl.1s.
~OATS-Sept. 50hc; Dec. 6shc; May
61&c.
Cash quotations:
PORK-$46.10.
LARD-$24.e 5G rs.
RIBS-$28. 85 q Ellis.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-09-27
NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

New York, Sept. %.
CORN-Spot easier. No. 2 yellow S2.17h
and No. 9 mixed $2.15h C. l. (. New York.
OATS-Spot easy. Standard SIC.
~LARD-strong. Middle West s25. 40 q rs. so.
Others unchanged.
POTATOES-Steady. Southern, No. I,
bbl.. So 3. so.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and unchanged.
RAW SUGAR-Steady. Centrifugal 7.O2c
molasses 6.14c; refined steady; fine granu.
lated $40 8. SOC.