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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-22
YRADSTREETS VERMONT
WEEKLY TRADE REPORT

Bradstreet's Burlington Office reports
general conditions surrounding manufac-
turing interests In the State remain but
little changed from reports previously is
sued.
Manufacturers who ship large quanti-
ties Of material to the South report de-
mand continues good and collections are
all that they could wish
Among machine manufacturers there Is
a steady demand for skilled labor; those
manufacturing machinery used by and
for munitions work state october collec-
lions were above those for the month
previous. Among other classes Of manu-
facturers there is a tendency towards
slow collections.
A canvass among coal users indicates
the supply Of soft coal is low and outlook
for the obtaining Of more is commented
upon unfavorably. The past week has
witnessed more strain brought to bear
on account of short supply of sugar.
Some communities are entirely out of
this article at the stores while In other
places the amount available for retail
purchase is low.
Paper manufacturers are operating
plants full time with a moderate demand,
they are optimistic regarding outlook for
future. There does not appear as much
life In waxed paper line as there was a
month or two ago.
with Thanksgiving day only short
ways ahead farmers report supply Of
turkeys and poultry is below normal
and prices are now beyond the high
price of a year ago. 1t is expected that
buying Of this class of goods will not
be as heavy as In former years. Farmers
are inclined to want to hold potatoes fol-
= further advance. Some are being sold
1t below the two-dollar mark while
others are waiting for a price above
that figure.
Colder weather of the week has ben
Gifted retail trade.
One Of two very light snow falls were
witnessed during the week. The week
also includes one mercantile failure.
November II, 1917.
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BULLET IN HIS THIGH.

George McCray, son Of William Nc
Cray a hotel keeper at Rochester Is in
n serious condition at the result of bull.
let wound accidentally inflicted while
hunting in Hancock. He was shot in the
the right thigh. Only meagre accounts
of the accident have percolated through
the layers Of wooded land. McCray, ac-
companied by a number Of his com.
panions set out for the woods early and
on the outskirts of Hancock, four miles
from Rochester, the hunters are
said to have separated and a few mo.
ments afterwards a cry was heard from
McCray. His companions investigated and
found him alone with blood trickling from
his right thigh. No investigation of the ac-
cident has been made. but it is surmised
that the authorities will endeavor to ass
certain the circumstances under which
McCray was wounded. The ball, which had
been discharged from n high power rife.
was embedded in the thigh. In 1876 he
was student at Goddard seminary. where
he was active in football and baseball.
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SUES FOR $1,000.
WinOoski Woman Asks Damages from
street HALLWAY Company.

WinOOski Woman Asks Damages from
street HALLWAY Company.
By petition entered at the county
clerks Office Saturday morning. the Mill
tary Post Street Railway company is
called upon to show at the March term
of county court WHY it should not be
compelled to pay Mary E. Taylor of
Winooski the sum of $1,000 for injuries,
which the petitioner alleges were suffered
at the hands of the company on the
afternoon of, August ., 1917.
In addition to the sum of $1,000, the
petitioner asks the costs Of the suit. She
claims that these amounts are due her
because, as she sets forth. when she
OF the defendant company in Winooski
she was thrown to the ground before she
had gotten aboard. AS result of COM
ing into contact with the roadway beside
the car track, she further alleges that she
suffered severe wounds, Commissions.
bruises and was violently bruised and
shaken.
In order to gain relief from these
alleged Affections. she states in her petit
ton that she paid physicians the sum of
$50 The treatment of the physicians,
she further states, was Intellectual. and
therefore she has been unable to earn a
livelihood by performing her former duties
for certain period. The petitioner ends
her prayer to the court for damages by
stating that she is of the opinion that
she will continue to suffer from the in
juries, and will never again be able to
work as before.
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ANOTHER CAMPAIGN ON.
Sale of Red Cross Christmas Seals Be.
gins This Week.

The Red Cross Christmas seal cam
paign begins this week all over the
State and it is expected that by the
first week in December fully 1000 pu-
pills in the public schools will be selling
the seals.
Last year vermonters bought an av-
erage of one and two-thirds seals each,
and this year it is the hope of the as
ISOLATION to increase this sale to three
seals for every citizen Of the State. In
| nearly every store in this city the seals
will be on sale, and Mrs. Bingham H.
Stone and Mrs. w. S. Phelps Will have
| charge of the work.
| In letter to he mailed to a selected
| list of names this week, Mrs. Bingham
| H. Stone, chairman of the Red Cross
| seal committee of the Vermont Assoc
| citation for the Prevention of Tuber-
culosis. writes: I'VE cannot postpone
work against tuberculosis until after
| the war, because the war is increasing
| the prevalence of the disease"
1t Is felt by all who are informed
about the work OF preventing tubercu.
| losis said II. w. Slocum, secretary, tina,
| to curtail this work on account of the
eXactiors of the war would be a grave
mistake and followed by the most Sc.
| rious consequences On the contrary
the fact that the prevalence of the dis.
ease is increasing in Europe makes II
imperative that the work be carried or
with redoubled vigor.
The Vermont Association for the Pre-
vention of tuberculosis in addition t.
increasing it's other activities, added
Mr.. Slocum, is planning to provide {
place for the care and cure Of children
who are exposed to the disease ant
show indication of developing 1t. Mr.
Slocum states that within the last weel
he has visited seven children who were
living in contact with open cases, fou
of whom already showed suspicious
symptoms. If there were a proper plac
to care for these children. they coul
in all probability be nourished back t.
normal health and the parents enabled
to enter a hospital If left where the,
are there Is little doubt but that all o
these will later develop the disease.
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List Of unclaimed letters in the Bur-
lington postofIice for the week ending
November 10. 1917:
WOMEN'S LIST.
Ruth Hazel Berry. Sadie Bocash,
Mamie Cross, Miss a. c. Converse Rev.
Sister Camilla. Mrs. Ann Dudley, Mrs.
Annie Dupree. Agnes Fitzgerald Mrs.
Anna Gordon. Mrs. l.. J. Irish, Mrs G. j.
johnson, Miss Johnson. Miss Ora Lus-
sier, Mrs. n. j. Lessor, Mrs. George +.
Miville. Miss Margaret Mayo, Mrs. L.
Phaneuf, Miss Abran Rowe, Blanche
Russell, Miss Orilla Spaulding Miss
Elnna Sonokit. Mrs. Jennie Vochie. Mrs
p. +. White. Mrs. NJ. Il. Nernal.
MEMS LIST.
F. Adrian (2). a. w. Allen, WALLACE
Bissonet. Horace F. Brown, Mr.. and Mrs
Harry Borette. Henry Day. F. II. Davis
DIR. =. l.. Dorey, Earl Douglas, F. N. Ell
bred, Austin T. Foster. Willard Goodson
+. II. Horton, Frank Hill, j. jerks (2)
Pierre Lussier, II. +. Lunt Will Lane
Louis Leroux, Goodsell Moral. Jack Mon
| roe. Howard Rice. NJ. II. Roy, Jacl
Rafferty,, Robert Reeves, Mr.. and Mrs
j. A. Shern, l.. j. simons. DR.. w. F
i Stone, NJ. c. Sullivan, Roy A Thompson
NJ. Fl. Thompson. Howard Thorpe. Travis
Fruit Co., w. j. Whalen, J. T.. Windsor
WINOOSKI LIST.
Alma Spriggs, Mrs. Lewis Blair, Emm;
Bourdeau. Mrs Maggie Dwell, Mrs. Ann;
l.. Glee. Fred Burnell, Joseph Blanchard
Fred j. Miller. Supt. II. S. Reed.
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APPEAL WITHDRAWN.
Conroy Will Certified Back to Probate
Court.


With the termination Of hearings Ia
two divorce cases Thursday afternoon IN
county coourt, Judge Frank L. Fish an
nounced recess until Saturday morn
ing.
The decision Of probate court in regard
to the will Of Frances Agnes Conroy. late
Of this city. was upheld in the morning
by Judge Fish, as the contestants had
previously withdrawn their appeal from
the decision of probate court. The will
was therefore certified back - the pro-
bate court as the last viii and testament
Of the deceased.
The late Miss Frances Conroy Wa a
milliner who had many friends III this
vicinage. She died in this city last June,
AMI few days after her death ler will
was filed for probate at the probate Of
fice. The document was proved the fol-
Lowing month. In August of 1916 an APP
peal from probate court was filed at the
county clerks ONCE by attorneys for Har-
riet N. Clancy, the guardian OF Catherine
u. Bowman, a sister of tho deceased.
Among the many requests in the will was
zone Of $500 to the Cathedral Of the I'm
maculate Conception.
The two divorce cases heard Thursday
were those Of Rose Baker VS.. Walter L.
Baker and Carrie Crowley VS.. John Crow
ley. f. A. Ashland appeared for the petit
toner in the Baker case and r. Z. Brown
appeared for Mrs. Crowley The petit
tionee in the Crowley case Is at present
confined in the States prison at Windsor.
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ISSUES PREMIUM LISTS.
Vermont Fruit Growers and sugar
Makers OFFER Premiums.

The twenty-first annual exhibit OF the
Vermont State Horticultural socity and
the twenty-second annual exhibit or the
State Sugar Makers association Will be
held In joint session at the Howard He-
lief hall, from December ~ s.
The list of the horticultural society Of
fers premiums in six different classes and
in sums varying from 50 cents to $lO The
competition is open to any grower.
Glass one Is for the more common vari-
eties of apples In which premiums OF u
and so cents are offered for the best plate
exhibits of five specimens. There are also
premiums Of Sc. 90, 100 and $500 respective
ly, for the best collection Of named vari-
cites of apples on plates, best display OF
cooking apples on plates, and best dis
play of winter dessert apples on plates
| Class two offers premiums Of $500. $500
| and $500 for the most artistic display OF
| apples in boxes, barrels and plates.
| Class three offers premiums of $500,
$500 and $500 for the best exhibit OF box
packages and barrel packages respective
Nv. The best exhibit of five barrels, ten
boxes and 20 pla tes-premiums OF 5000
$500, $500 and $500.
Glass four offers premiums of $780, SOC
and s1OO for the best exhibit of canned
fruit mot to open trades people.)
Glass five offers premiums for best ex-
hibit of pears of following varieties
Anjou, Bose, Clairgeau, Duchess, Law
renee. Vermont Beauty and Winter Mel
lis
Glass six offers premiums Of $500, $500
and $500 for the best general collection
of named varieties of potatoes; also pre-.
miums of $3.50 for best display of beets
carrots, celery, cabbage, pumpkins ant
squash.
The sugar makers premium list includes
six classes:
Glass A. best display of maple products
$500, $500, $1,000, $780, $500; class b
most artistic display of maple products
$500. $780, $1,000, $500. $500; class c, bes
exhibit of maple sugar cakes, $500, $500
$500, S1.00; class d best exhibit of maple
cream, $500, $500. $500: class L, best ex
hibit of maple syrup awards as pro rati
on other premiums won; class F, best ex
hibit of maple sugar in 10 pound pals Of
tubs, awards same as on class f..
rules governing the same. ETC., may b,
obtained by sending requ est to the secre
tary of either society: c. o. Ormsbee o
Montpelier, or NJ. B. Cummings of Burl
ington.
The program of the four days meeting
incl Idirg many lectures, demonstrations
discussions and conferences soon will b.
announced by the secretaries of these so
cietes.
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HAPPY IN FRANCE.
Sergeant Donald Carly Comfortably
Settled Mt American Base Camp.

Sergeant Donald Cafty Comfortably
Settled Mt American Base Camp.
Captain w. T.. Carly and Mrs. Carly OF
70 George street have received letter
from their son, First Sergeant Donald w.
Carly, 5th Co., 101st Ammunition IT,. 18th
Division, American Expeditionary Force,
now in France, where he went with Com
pany NJ of this city a few weeks ago,
under command Of Capt William N.
Hudson, also Of this city.
In the letter Sergeant Carly informs his
parents that he was at the rest camp In
England for a couple of days. and that
he is now at an American base camp In
France, where he says he is comfortably
settled.
He claims that for soldier he Is having
very soft time of it at present, with
spring beds and dandy mattresses in his
barracks. Through the room window the
sun shines brightly all day and excellent
| views of the surrounding country are had
therefrom. "a beautiful country" he says.
land it's long, sloping hills remind the
! boys of Vermont"
That fruit in the shape of apples is very
| abundant in France is very evident. as
Mr.. Carly writes that there are many
orchards Whereabouts and one can see trees
on every hand overloaded with luscious
fruit. Most of the apples are used for the
making of cider
| 1.-The people here think nothing Is toe
good for the Americans" he says. land
| they like our money too-so much so that
when Sammy goes to buy anything a
special price is made to him."
| II went to church this morning." hi
continues, THE church Is but a few
minutes walk from here (the barracks)
1.-The place where the church is situated wal
once the scene of a large city. but 1t wal
all torn to pieces in a French revolution
of by-gone days. The church itself is {
very old one, having been built in 1923
Inside everything appears very rusty. bu
the altar is a magnificent one 1t is en-
tirely of carved marble. and conveys IL
no uncertain terms the former wealth o
the parish.
1.-THE parish priest here knows Monsigno
Jerome NJ. Cloarec we'll. they both coming
from the same part of France. The prizes
says that he is also we'll acquainted will
quite a few of the members Of ST
Michael's College. The small chapel nea
our barracks Is utterly unable to tax
care of the large congregation. SO o
course we have to stand outside in tn
yard"
That the boys are much interested II
news from this side is quite evident from
the fact that Sergeant Carly requests hi
mother to send him copies of the papers
inside of which he requests home-mad
fruit cake. as we'll as other delicacies.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-22
CHRISTMAS PACKETS.
Vermont Asked to send 4.20O More By
December 3.


Circular No. Q Of the Vermont chapter
of the American Red Cross is being sent
out today from the headquarters OF the
Vermont chapter in this city to all the
Fed Cross branches In the State. The cir
cular contains, for the most part, an
account of the business done at the an
nueal meeting Of the Vermont chapter
held in Burlington n week ago. Besides
n list Of the new executive committee,
with the chapter officers, and an an
nouncement Of the change In the appor-
tionment of funds received from the dues
of each member. the circular deals with
the subject Of Christmas packages.
Christmas seals, knitted goods and the
national membership Christmas campaign.
Each branch is notified that 1t is ex-
pected to increase its original quota of
Christmas packets by so per cent for the
Red Cross supply service. Boston. as
Vermont has been asked 70 send forward
1900 additional packets ~ December 8.
The branches also arr advised that all
communications in regard to and orders
for Red Cross Christmas seals which are
sold for the benefit of the work in the
prevention Of tuberculosis, should be ad-
dressed to H. W. Slocum, secretary Of the
Vermont Anti-Tuberculosis association. OF
Burlington.
National headquarters is urging all
chapters to continue supplying sweaters
and other knitted goods up to next Jan
uary. Because of the great need, 5oO.oOC
half cotton and wool sweaters had tc
be purchased. The branches are urged tc
press the work on hospital supplies con.
tinuously.
1t is stated. also, that branches may sup
ply their drafted men with knitted goods
bclpre they leave home Goods are not tc
be sent direct to a camp or cantonment
however, as soldiers there not previously
supplied will be given these goods from
division headquarters, through the army
officers in command Of the troops.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-22
READY IN A MONTH.
Machinery Being Installed In Factory
of Milk Chocolate Company.

The Vermont Milk Chocolate company,
Inc, manufacturers of milk chocolate.
cocoa, cocoa butter and allied products.
will open their new six-story factory on
Park avenue for business about the middle
of December. The dimensions of the
factory are S0X150 feet.
Everything modern and sanitary will be
the watchword in the construction of the
factory to the smallest detail. and absolute
cleanliness will be required in everything.
Electric power furnished by the Bur-
lington Light & Power company at Il, 200
volts and transformed into 3-phase 40
volts by transformers in the basement will
run the entire mass OF machinery
The top floor will be used exclusively
for the storing of bags of cocoa beans,
and from 1900 to 10000 can be stored in
the room, which will provide 1900 square
feet In one section Of the top floor there
are several vacuum milk reducers, each
having a capacity of 10 40-quart cans at
one time.
Roasting and breaking of the cocoa
beans will be done on the entire fifth floor,
and massive machinery for that purpose
is being stalled at the present time.
On the fourth floor the crushing of the
roasted beans will require a good part of
the space, from the crusher to the pressing
machines. where Is. 900 pounds pressure per
square inch will extract every partial of
moisture from the chocolate. These
machines are so heavy that rs horsepower
motors will be used to drive them.
| The other floors will be utilized in the
various processes of manufacturing. toe
detailed to warrant description at the
present time.
At the right Of the large factory there IL
a two-story ell which will be used fol
shipping and packing of the finished
products, and for the general offices of the
concern. which are on the top floor to pro
vide adequate lighting, etc.
Eugene B. Edwards, vice-president o.
the corporation will have general charg,
of the manufacturing.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-22
THE MELTING POT.


member of Congress has introduced
bill making it unlawful for railroads
ito require or permit conductors, train
men. porters and other employees to wear
winter uniforms In June. July and Au-
gust.
The richest State in the Union is New
York. with wealth of $4,000, 200, 900;
Pennsylvania is next with $4,000. 900. 900;
Illinois third. with $12. OOO. OOO, 900; and Tex
as fourth, with $4,000. 100000
A western manufacturer says that a
buggy which 20 years ago could be pur-
chased for $780, the equivalent of 300 bush
els OF corn. now costs $50 while the 300
bushels of corn at market prices will buy
buggy at 800. farm wagon at SIS, a suit
OF clothes at $50, n dress at $50. n baby
dress at s., baby crib at S.. a box OF
cigars at 81, sugar at $40. tea $40, gaso-
line $780, lubricating oil $l5-a total of 1858
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OUR PASSION FOR NEW LAW!

II I we're asked to name the character
istic which more than any other distin-
guishes our present-day political insti-
tutions, I am not sure that should not
answer. 1.-THE passion of making laws"
There are 4S small or moderate-sized leg
islative bodies in the United States en-
gagged good deal of the time. and one
very large national Legislature working
overtime at this amiable occupation.
their combined output being not far from
1900 statutes each year. The prevailing
obsession seems to be that statutes, like
the corps. enrich the country in proper
ton to their volume. Unfortunately for
this notion, however, the average legis-
lator does not always know what he Is
sowing. and the harvest which frequently
results Is made up OF strange and unex-
pected plants whose appearance is as
astonishing to the legislator as it is dis
concerning to his constituents.-Ex-S ena-
tor Sutherland OF Utah in Leslie's.
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DIES AT HIS WORK.
Joseph stannard Stricken with Heart
Disease in Lumber Shed.

DhoCuSC Lu"UCH Sme"
Joseph Stannard Of 257 South Cham
plain street fell to the floor in the ROD
inson & Edward lumber yhed shorty
after 11o'clock Thursday morning,
stricken with heart disease. and died
In a short time. -.
Mr. Stannard, who was 43 years OF
age, had been employed by the com
pany for more than a dozen years. anu
according to his friends had been an
efficient and conscientious workman.
He is survived by a wife. According
to Mrs. Stannard, her husband appeared
as we'll as usual when he started TO
work Thursday morning. But the man
has suffered in the past from heart as
ease. and there Is no doubt but that
this was tie fastening cause OF the
mans death.
DIR. f. w. Baylies of Pine street was
summoned to the mans side. Later,
Health officer F. ]. Ennis and Chiet OF
Police p. ]. Russell were called to view
the body.
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CHANGE IN ENsIGNS.
G. A. Harris to He Succeeded Soon b!
J. w. Cfos1ey.


J. w. Cfosley.
Ensign Charles A. Harris. u. 8. NJ.
since July %, 1915, commandment Of the
naval district Of Vermont. which ip-
cludes part of northern New York, has
been ordered to be in readiness to leave
this city shortly for Los Angeles, Cal.
where he is assigned to have charge Of a
permanent recruiting station.
The new officer to talse up the duties
here is Ensign j. w. Crosley, U. 8. N.
r. c., formerly organist and choirmaster
at st. Paul's Church In this city. Mr..
Crosley is already In the city. having
come here from Washington, where he
has been doing censor work. He entered
the service of the navy in this city IL
April of the present year.
Los Angeles. the new station to which
Ensign Harris has been assigned. is neal
his home. which is In Glendora. Cal. Mrs
Harris. wife Of the ensign. is at present
in the Mary Fletcher hospital, recover.
ing from an operation.
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Central Vermont Ry.
TIME TABLE IN EFFECT
October Is, 1917.


October Is. 1917.
. l.IE-a. M. daily for Montreal and
. Chicago.
1:15-a. m. except Sunday for Bos.
ton and Springfield. BroilsI
buffet parlor car from Bur.
II, lington without change. due
49, Boston 4:3s p. m.
7:O5-a. m. except Sunday Tor st.
Johnsbury and Portland.
IN .05-a m. except Sunday for 81
Adams. -H
IO:05-a. m. Sunday only for st. Al.
bans. $50
ll:o5-s. Dat ,asi'y T., for n! Boston ., :ns
week days only. Through
<. rarlor car. coaches. and dinins
car Essex Jet. to Boston and
through coach and parlor cal
White River Junction to New
York.
1905: n %' sunday only for st. Al
l:A5-p. m. except Sunday for st
Adams aj ,..,..,,. a
App. M. except Sunday for 81
Johnsbury.
A.A0-p. M. except Sunday for s,
Adams. Rouses Point. Ogdens
burg. Richford ane Montreal
80 Also for Montpelier ant
White River Junction.
R.ESc. M. daily for Montreal an,
Chicago. Standard sleepe
daily from Montreal an,
81" tourist sleeping cars from Els
~ sex Jet Mondays. Wednesday
=" and Fridays to Chicago. with
s-'~ out change. I"
G.56-p. M. Sunday only for Whit
{, River Junction.
IT .A0-p. M. daily. through sleepin
car from Burlington to Bosto
placed for occupancy at 90
D. m. sleeping car from Eo
$50 sex Jet. to Springfield.
p. L. CULVER. TICKET AGENT.
IL. TaleuhouA llZs