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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-02-21
SUTTON.
A. Blake, Correspondent

Oh. A. Blake, Correspondent
There was large attendance at
Grange hall Thursday evening to see
the home talent play, "Great Plum
met Beach of Promise Case" and a
good sum of money was realized from
the attendance.
&C. l.. Macy and Napoleon Facteau
have recently had the Passum pslc
telephone Installed in their homes.
The. report of the town officers for
1916 is now in the hands of the
Mrs. F. II. Miles is sick with pneu-
monia.
Miss Elsie Whipple, who has been
very i'll, is eonyalescent.
Mrs. William 4. Mcfarland is very
i'll and Mrs. Goodwin is helping care
far her. -.
Leo Blake, who has been at Bright
look hospital. has so far recovered
that he has returned to his home here.
NJ. and Mrs. c. E. Lafoe are at
W.. B. Melcher's caring for him during
his i'll health and doing his work.
The thermometer has registered 80
degrees below zero some of the morn
ings the past week, and in fact the
ibOAOu VI Cpl OCCII u SolO
winter month We have not had q
thaw for the whole winter.
The Aid Society are to hold their
annual sugar social at their hall Fri
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Chase are at
John Buzzell's. Mr., Buzzell is in poor
health. He is a veteran of the Civil
War and is we'll along in years. His
wife died the past fall.
The next grange meeting comes
Saturday evening.
The most of the school teachers in
town attended the county convention
at St. Johnsbury Friday and Satui-
day, Mrs. c.. A. Aldrich, Sadie Blake,
Abbie Switzer, Ethel Hogge, Mr..
Wheeler and Pearl Burns being
among the number.
: Miss Ethel Chapman. who has been
visiting friends in Rhode Island, Con-
necticnt and the southern part OF
Vermont, has returned to her home.
II. w. Turner from Nicholville. n.
Y, was an over Sunday guest OF +,
w. Barker,
Don w. Gray was seriously hurt in
the woods one day last week. Some
logs pinned him to the ground and
but for timely help the affair might
have been fatal. He was taken to the
home Of Clarence Sylvester and from
there to his own home. At the pres
emit writing he is doing as we'll as cal
be expected. -.
W. I. Campbell was at home from
Montpelier over Sunday.
Arthur M. Rood was in town from
Friday until Monday of this week.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-02-21
EAST RYEGATE.

CA. G. BedeM, Correspondent
Mrs. Harvey Billiard was called to
her home in Canada Thursday by the
serious illness of her sister.
W. S. Lackie, J.. F. .Devins and H.
B. GilfilTan were among those who at
tended the Board of Trade banquet at
Hales Tavern, Wells River, Thursday
night.
The East Ryegate students at the
Lyndon Institute were home for the
week END.
Mrs. H. w. Smith went to the Mary
Hitchcock hospital in Hanover, N. H..
Thursday for an operation, which
was performed Saturday. The opera
ton was successful and Mrs. Smith is
doing well. 80
Miss J. L. Taylor of Groton was a
week guest at Clarence Bedell's.
C. NJ. Wallace went to Barre Friday
to stay over the weekend with Mrs.
Wallace, who is visiting her daughter,
Mrs. Howard.
There was no school Friday on ac-
count of the teachers, Mrs. Devins
and. Miss Beaten, attending the Gale
donia County Teachers Convention at
ST. Johnsbury
Mrs. F. II. Powers spent Friday and
Saturday in St. Jonnabury with her
sister, Mrs. E. N. Willis.
Miss Hattie Franklin of South New
bury spent the weekend at her uncle,
George Franklin's.
mr.. and Mrs. Bedell were guests of
II. A. Leighton's in Bath, n. H., last
Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gilf1l1an and
baby were guests at II. 3. GIlfillan's
Sunday. .
G. B. Wallace and family were in
ST. Johnsbnry over Sunday to be with
Mrs. WaIlacs's parents Her mother
in still III u very serious condition.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-02-21
WEST DANVILLE.

(Mrs. z. F. Aver, Correspondent
Joe Corriveau was in this place
Monday. st-
Grover Perkins went Saturday to
Littleton to see his father.
Hector Bessett of New York City
was at his brother, J. II. Bessett's,
Saturday.
<. Mrs. Levi Poronto is sick with
pneumonia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Harrington of
Peacham spent Saturday and Sunday
with their daughter, Mrs. Carl Woods.
Miss Clara Bliss of Marshheld is
stopping with ier sister, Mrs. Charles
Swasey.
Most of the children III the village
have been having chicken poX.
Mrs. Hattie Willox left Saturday
for Washington, D. c., where she will
spend two months visiting an uncle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Clifford spent
Wednesday at st. Johnsbury.
Miss Edith Hatch spent Sunday
with Miss Gladys Armstrong.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-02-21
LYNDONvILLE

(Madlyn Dudley, Correspondent
Mrs. Myrtle Bachelor, of Sher-
brooke, p O., is visiting her sister,
Mrs. Will Gray.
Mrs Will Moulton of East Charles
ton, is visiting her sister, Mrs. w. L.
Gray, for a few weeks.
W. H. Hatch was a business visitor
in ST. Johnsbury Monday.
Raymond Hall was home last week
to visit his parents. He came with the
Norwich Glee Club.
Lyndon Institute Notes
Miss Mable Durgin is very much
better at this writing.
Miss Ruth Hatch, who has been
very i'll, is improving.
tF,lorence Hathlas returned from her
home in Groton, where she spent the
week end.
Walter Thompson, " A. S. IT, and
Reginald Ried, V. A. S. II, were WIS.,
itors in st. Johnsbury SATURDAY..
A large crowd of the boys from the
Agricultural School went to St. Johns
bury Saturday afternoon.
Basketball practice tomorrow night
by the girls. Good work is being done.
They have an excellent coach in Mr..
Dayton.
Miss Mildred Gordon spent the
week end at her home in st. Johns
bury.
Union Lodge, I. O. .. T.. worked
the third degree Wednesday evening
Feb. IA. Alpine Lodge of West Burke
was represented by members as Wis
itors of the evening. Refreshments
were served at the end of the meet
ing.
Special communication of Crescent
Lodge, +. e A. NJ, was held in Ma
sonic hall Saturday evening, Feb. IT,,
at 100 O'Clock, with work in the Sec
ond degree.
The Rebekah's whist party has been
postponed until Saturday evening of
this week.
The annual Washington ball this
year will be masquerade and carni-
val. 1t is to be held in Music hall
Feb. %.
Next Friday evening. Feb. %, will
be the next number Of the lecture
course. The Metropolitan Grand
quartet, with Mrs. Willis Page Lane
as pianist.
The members of the G.. A. r. and
Hilary and the National Guard will at
tend the service of worship in the
Universalist church in recognition of
the birthdays of George Washington
and Abraham Lincoln. The subject
! is Made in America" The evening
service will be THE Story of George
Washington" illustrated with hand
some slides.
The School Days dance held by the
! OrientalS Thursday was one of the
prettiest dances they have had.
| Mrs. William Moulton of East
Charleston is visiting her sister Mrs
/ Will Gray.
Miss Annie B. Daniels of ST. Johns.
! bury was in town last week.
John Beattie, who has been quite
| ill with pneum onia, is able to be Out
again.
| Arlo x. Shattuck of West Derby
was recent visitor in town at his
son, Milo Shattuck's.
Harry ROBBIE was in Piermont, N
H., recently, called there by the death
Of cousin.
| Mrs Wesley Emerson and daughter
| Helen, were recent visitors in Mont
pelier, with her sister and family.
/ Miss Sadie Sanger of Irasburg, {
/ former Institute student, is visiting a
J. S. Buffers.
Rev. and Mrs. r. A. Morse are NOV
ing into their new Methodist parson
age on Church street.
I. L. Hill is out again after an ill
ness of several weeks.
Miss Florence La France is ill Will
pneumonia.
Mrs. Harley Chaplin is spending
few weeks in Boston. During her all
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-02-21
Gcntlcmcn's Night Observed BY Lyn-
don Union Club.

don Union Club.
Lyndon Union club observed its
ninth annual Gentlemen's Night Tues
day evening, Feb. 10. at Music hall.
The club mem bers, with invited
guests, numbering about 400, were
received as they entered by the presf-
dent, Mrs. e. J. Blodgett, and two
vice presidents, Mrs. III. W. Lyster
and Mrs. s.. G. Prescott, and seated in
the body of; the house by the ushers,
Mrs. Charles Hale, Mrs. Arthur En-
cry, Mrs. Homer Watson and Miss
Claire LeBourveau. Selections were
given by the local orchestra, Messrs.
Cornell, Wetherbee, Burpee and
Johnson.
The program was as follows: Adj
dress Of welcome by the president,
Mrs. e. J. =Blodgett: presentation of
the play, Daddy Long Legs" by Miss
Grace Sage of Boston This delightful
play was given in q most delightful
manner by this attractive young lady.
Miss Sage has never appeared here
before but made a most favorable i'm
preston. and would be gladly heard
again.
The. Music Circle contributed to the
enjoyment of the evening by a solo
given by Mrs. L. T. Hunt1ey with cello
obligato by L. H. Curtice, and selec-
tons by the Mrs. Hutchinson, Eaton,
Emerson. Huntley and Misses Allen,
Redmond and Mcdonald. At the
close of the program all joined III
singing America while the flag was
lowered over the stage.
Delicious refreshme were served
by the social committee assisted by a
numbe of club ladies and young men.
Sandwiches, coffee, cake and ice
cream, perfect in quality and guam
tity, were passed on large trays and
tea wagons. A social hour was en-
joyed by all.
Much credit FOR the success of the
evening is due to the social commit
tee, Mrs. e. Bigelow, Miss Maude r
WetherJee, Mrs. G. F. Ferguson. Mrs
D. r. Brown, Mrs. ]. M. LeBourveau
Mrs. c. j. Buckley, Mrs. J. e. Lincoln
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-02-21
LUNENBURG.
(Intended for last week.

Cntended for last Week.)
The snow storm of Friday night
with the wind closed all the roads in
town, there being no way of getting
out of the village until Sunday, when
the roads were shoveled out sufficient
ly to allow teams to go. The r. F. d.
was closed. DR.. Bronson made what
calls he could on snow shoes, and
according to the oldest inhabitant, no
worse storm was ever seen in this
vicinity.
No.5:sservices were held in the
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-02-21
A WO1IAN'S EXPERIENCE WITH
GRIPPE

When a cough or cold hangs on"
and you have aches and pains in your
joints and muscles, it is likely that
grippe is taking hold of your system
Mrs. ]. a. Rodgers, Switzer, S. c.. says:
ing in grippe. In this case l have
found F'oley's Honey and Tar to pre-
vent dictor bills" This sterling fam
irritation. ailays soreness and infiarn-
nation and frees the air passages.
Good for children.-CHAKLES 4.
SEARLES C CO.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-02-21
PASS,UMPSIC.

(NIrs Harold Wood, Correspondent
Miss Deinstadt of st. Johnsbury is
caring for Mrs. George Allen
The grange will give a musical
entertainment Feb. %, at the hall and
a promenade will follow.
Mrs Charles Bandy is having a
serious time with quinsy sores.
Mrs. Hannah Thurston has been
having the grip.
Clarence Miles completed his work
at the E. & T. Fairbanks shops We'd
nesday, and will SO to Connecticut
Saturday to work. F
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-02-21

sence Mrs Charles Fisher is keeping
house for her.
W. S. letters has been confined to
the. house the past week, i'll with a
severe cold.
l.. Il. Harvey Of Passumpsic has
been in town stopping with his broth
er, II. Q. Harvey, who has been sick
with the grip.
The funeral of Irene McGeee Nc
Dowell, who recently died at the
Pleasant View House, was held Thurs
day at the Catholic church in Shell
burne
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-02-21

monia. Mr.. Wiggin of Whitefeld is
IN attendance, and her daughter, Mrs
Dick Dodge of Fitzdale, is helping to
care for her.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-09-21
PORTO RICO HELPS
Zine Patriotic Spirit Is Shown In
" Our Island.
k-o0 IN NATIONAL ARMY:

rainino Camp For officers Rsssrvs
Gorps Mill Have About 200 Who Viii
Got Commissions 10 First and Second
Lisutenants-ofsieers From the Unit.
ID States and Native Regiment.
San Juan, p. R.-The training camp
-Spr the Porto Rico contingent OF tho
omcers' reserve corps opened with wv
candidates in attendance These ap-
plicants will be trained by officers sent
from the States and BY some Of the Of
f1cers Of the Porto Rico regiment who
have been called from the canal zone
tor the purpose. It is presumed that
the officers who come from the States
will remain to serve with the national
army brigade which Porto Rico is ex-
pected to furnish. This brigade will
number 1000. Most Of the applicants
IT the insular training camp will re-
)ceive commissions as first or second
heutenants, few gaining higher rank.
The course of instruction will be
identical with that Of the camps in the
States and will last three months. The
candidates will enlist for that period,
1T the same time agreeing to take what
over commissions may be offered them.
The eommission calls for an enlist
Yment afsnvss years, unless sooner dis-
charged by the war department, tkoath
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-09-21
UNCLE :.sAM's Big. FORCE.
Fighting Total Second Only to That Of
1S64.65

1896,
More men are actually in service I'm.
der the flag either as soldiers or sailors
than at any time in the country's his
tory. with the exception OF the closing
year Of the civil war The government
gave out the exact number Of men at
present under arms as nearly as it can
re compiled. It shows that 943. III
men are now in uniform This does
not include any of the GS1 900 men Of
:be national army. 1t is estimated that
already 100000 Ina ye heen accepted and
by reason Of that facr are now part OF
The military forces Of the .Urited
States. =,
In the months siapsed since the war
began approximately 100000 men
have offered themselves for service In
the nations fighting forces. or in other
words have volunteered. This includes
all reflections for the army uavy and
marine corps.
Cleaning Alfalfa Of Weeds.
Alfalfa which il two or more years
old should be thoroughly disked or har-
rowed after tile first cutting: Fields
which are absolutely NEEDLESS do not
need much disking or narrowing. but
the ordinary field. where blue grass,
redtop or similar grasses have come
in. should be given a thorough disking
or narrowing. On the average farm
the disk is the best available tool which
can be used or the spring tooth har-
row will do. The object is to tear out
the grass. american Agriculturist.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-09-21
SHE TRAVELS LIKE A CITY.

Sixteen Servants and Ninety sis
Trunks Part Of senorita's Equipment.
New York.-Eight staterooms.
Ninety-six trunks.
Twenty-four suit cases.
Thirty grips.
Ten house servants.
One chauffeur. one tutor, one valet,
two maids and one automobile.
When Senotita Francisco NJ. Diaz Sc,
out from Cuba she took almost every
thing and everybody portable, includ.
ing her brother, Manue! Diaz; her sis.
ter. Mrs. c. D. de Fuentes. and the two
children Of Mrs. Fuentes.
They arrived at an Atlantic port
aboard an American steamship, whence
they came to New York before leaving
for the White mountains. Meanwhile,
they said, they would try to crowd
into twenty-five rooms at hotel here.
The senorita is the daughter OF Manuel
Luciano Diaz. Cuban copper king.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-09-21
To Protect City Trees.

Conservation Of the trees in Phila-
delphia is the purpose Of new move
ment which has met with the emphatic
Endorsement Of Raymond Pond, city
forester, and the members Of the Fair.
mount park commission. Thousands
Of boys Of school axe in Philadelphia
and it's environs have been organized
into patrol bodies to keep constant
watch over the trees and shrubbery in
streets and parks. Their task is the
detection Of vandals and to report any
decay Of the trees. The organization
IL known as the Boys Tree Sentinel 20.
ciety.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-09-21
RISkED U BOAT FOR PIG.
Germans Oct Pee,sss, but Barely e
r, $500 oeeegDyee'e 1tsoll

Germans Oct Pee,sse, but Barely e.
- .saasd roesesSysrs eaell
A Atlantic Pnek-AS deeize fo1. The
luxury f pork chops and other savory
attributes, Of the 70 insptH4 tn eona-
mande1 Of q German submarine 20
JWs - OF TIE Asoees to risk his boat
to. make 4 nHe. squealing potter pris.
ooR Of war. The pig belonged to the
NRwes4&n sxiimg whip slraa, and the
men Of the submarine chased Il around
tn deek several times beSose:they cap.
tuned Il and bore It sQuealine to the
submarine.
An enemy destroyer had been sighted
bearing down on the submarine, and
,e got below the surface Just IN time
o avoid 4 shell that struck close TO the
spot where she had taken the pig pris-
uner.
The destroyer took aboard the crew
Of the Siraa, which had been destroyed
by bombs, and they arrived at IN
American port
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-09-21
alfalfa, FOR PARK SPACES.
Oklahoma City Replacing Unsishtiy
Weeds on Boulevard.

Weeds on Boulevard.
Alfalfa is to be used to replace the
unsightly weeds along the twenty
eight mile boulevard which encircles
Oklahoma City. The boulevard drive
way is twenty-eight feet wide. and the
park space on either side Is about
eighty-five feet from driveway to curb.
says the American City. This space
has heretofore been used by farmers
for general crops The part which was
not cultivated grew up In weeds and
was far from beautiful to the hun
dreds of automobile parties which
make this trip for pleasure. When
the crops are cut the conditions are
even worse. for the weeds still stand
with cleared space behind them.
With a good sod of alfalfa it is thought
that this condition will be done away
with and the result be more pleasant
to the eye. The park department is
undertaking the task this year and ex-
poets that the crop will be profitable
to the city.
This method Of belng rid of the sore
spots Of harvesting near public drives
and parks is worthy of emulation else
where. Many an owner or tenant has
had the sad experience of an over.
grown, i'll kept lot adjacent to his own
we'll trimmed lawn. Why not let the
city set the example by growing m
attractive grass along the sides Of its
boulevards when they reach out into
the country and where velvet lawns
are not to be expected?
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-09-21
Status Of Municipal Water Plants.

o1atoS OF municipal wafer P1ntos
According to recent decision OF the
supreme court Of Maine, it is affirmed
that when a city engages in the busi-
ness Of supplying water to its inhab-
itants for private purposes it becomes
subject to the same legal liability con-
corning breach of service contracts or
negligent operation as resta upon pri'
vate water companies. 50 where 4
customer justly refuses to pay an ex-
cessive bill rendered for service and
where insufficient service has been fur
nished him he 10 entitled to recover
damages for failure Of the city to fur
nish full service contracted for, as we'll
AZ damages for wrongful disconnec.
ton Of service.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-09-21

active service will be only for the dura-
ton Of the war. The men will receive
500 a month and IS cents a day for
food allowance. shelter and clothing,
: though it is suggested that the work
will be facilitated If they buy their
own uniforms before the camp opens.
OF the candidates thus far accepted
twenty-five are continental Americans,
with Porto Rico as their legal resi-
dence. The others are native Porto
X.1icans. Colonel Townshend reported
to Arthur Wager, governor of the island,
that he is much pleased with the gen.
eral fitness of the accepted candidates
and he expects to see fine lot of off,
GERS graduated. He has toured the en-
tire island to examine applicants, thus
fnsuring selection by an experienced
officer.
The camp site at Cayey, where Henry
barracks are located, is considered tho
best in the island for the purpose. The
location is high and healthful. and the
barracks have ample room to accommo-
date the student officers. The sandy
soil Of the camp grounds quickly alb.
serbs the rainfall, making drilling at
all times possible.
There is no doubt that through the
selective draft fine brigade will be
obtained. Adjutant General John A
Wilson, exhibiting a letter received by
him day or two ago, said, There will
be no trouble in CONSUMPTION as long a.
this kind Of spirit is shown"
/ The letter from Mayaguez, Ggned by
,Aour young men, read:
"Signed below you win find the names
Of we four young men who, full of love
for the nation that has built the gen.
eral welfare of our beloved island and
proud Of being citizens Of the greatest
nation in the world, are willing to con.
tribute, even with our lives, to the de.
tense Of the kingdom Of democracy in
the world and do hereby ask you to in.
c1ude our names In the first recruiting
to take place"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-12
ABOUT THE RULES.

My Dear Girls and Boys.-1 am writ
ing you to remind you of some OF the
rules to-day. because ] hate TO throw
your pretty drawings and stories
away. when you have taken so much
pains with them. These are some Of
the things that happened to members
to-day. a lovely story about a little
girls vacation slid right into the
trashbasket because she had written it
on both sides of the paper. Three pic
lures were drawn in pencil and there
was no address to return them to, so
Mr.. Trashbasket got them, too. An
other picture was signed on the back
and three other drawings had no sigma
lures at all. SO it Is easy to imagine
who got them.
Sometimes when you wonder why
your articles and drawings don't come
out in tho paper, stop and think
whether or not you did any OF these
things. Now watch and sec IL our page
won't be much improved
YOUR EDITOR
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-12
Correspondence Column
welcome Bnck.

Welcome Back.
My Dear sditor;-I have not written to you
for good while. We have two Of the
pretticst little kittens. One had n little bird
The other day. and he DID some growing.
next Sundays paper. With love and best
wishes Sincerely yours:
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-08-12
WAC.

He was the dearest dog in the world
at least i thought so. and all of our
family agreed with me. He was white,
with curly hair and bangs that a pair
Of elfsh eyes peeped through.
Dad gave him TO me on my seventh
birthday. and when he first saw me h~
wagEed his tasselcd tail so violently
that / christened him Wag on the spot.
Teddy. my brother, built him a ken
mel that afternoon. but that night
when everyone was in bed / heard Il
rt-broken wall from the back yard
In nothing but nishtGown pat
tered out into the Kitchen. and out on
the porch. l nsver shall forget how
gratefully he licked my face. and in
the light l saw the big tears on his
nose.
Teddy and John delighted to teach
him tricks and he was Wonderfully
clever in learning. He could spell the
names of everyone in the household,
even the cook.
Christmas before last we gave a
masked dance in the attic was Ju-
liet; John Foster. Romeo. and Ted. Mac
beth. My older sister decided 10 fix
costume for Wag. and. SO he went
as the Wolf in Red Riding Hood. How
every one choked with laughter when
he came in a nightshirt of Johns
had been cut up TO hit him: a nightcap
OF mine was on his head and Grand
mas best specs tied around his head.
My six-ycar-old sister, Bess. came as
Red Riding Hood. and Anne had taught
the two TO waltz very prettily together.
In the middle of the waltz Ways specs
slipped down on his nose and the
grave expression on his face as he
looked at us over them was too droIl
for words
Last spring Ted took him to Virginia
Military institute with him, just for
n snort while. and boarded him at a
professors Every day he was seen
trotting across the campus to the dorm
tory. 1t was against the rules but
Wag so captivated with the presi-
dent that he was allowed.
Later In the summer a tramp shot