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MILTON BORO.

Mr.. and Mrs. Autis Bevins were at
Brooksde farm Sunday.-Several from
this place were in st. Adams Monday.
Miss Emma Stanley Ia in this place, call
ed here by the death Of her brother, o. A.
Stanley.-George Stanley returned to Bur-
iington Monday.-Leon Lester, Russell
and Dewey McNall Of Champlain were
over Sunday guests at the home of r. T..
Bullock.-Horace Richards was In this
place last week.-Henry Olin returned to
waterville sunday.-Mr. and Mrs. Sydney
Gordon are parents Of a son. born SUM-
day.
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ENOSBURG FALLS.

The officers of the local Red Cross
are anxious that those who have knitting
of the various kinds hnish all the arti-
cles and bring them to the parish house
bv the 18th of the month. a. they must
he sent to headquarters Quickly.-E. D..
Wallace has rented his farm near West
Enosburg to his father-in-law. Joseph
Devette. ana with Mrs. Wallace intends
~oire "a Massachusetts to live. = His
father. George Wallace, will pass the
winter in the family of d. NJ. Croft in
this village.-Fred Lavery has resigned
Ma ,osItion with d. M. Croft and intends
~ snter a business college. Lorenso
sanborn is supplying with Mr.. Croft
ME-. w. s. Pease. who was Ill few
days in the home of her parents. Mr.. and
ME-. A. p. Croft, was found to be suf-
s.r;nc with appendicitis. She was taken
to Maple Park sanitarium Thursday.
vvhare that afternoon she was success.
fully operated on. Her condition is favor
able.-Wlth the ios nearly . foot thick
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MONTGOMERY CENTER

X. n. Balster Of Cabot has moved into
Dr. G. s. Clark's house and accentsS
a position with the Nelson & Hail 70
IN the purchasing department.-C. IT
Iucker OF Bakersfield has moved into
one OF Nelson & Halls tenement bo,sas
&C. A. Gardyne and w. J. Wright hawc
neen appointed associate members Of the
legal advisory board for Franklin COUNTY
III. Il. Porter has purchased of Edwa "a
benoit wood lot and has a gang NJ
men cutting wood.-The Rev. a w
Allen, who has been sick for some time
continues about the same.-Alice Farms
worth Is quite sick at the home of H. IT.
Marcy.-B. d. Marcy, formerly of this
town. who has resided in Richford. re.
Gently has moved to Manchester. N. H
where he has taken the management of
large milk business.-The local Red
cross are out for new members this
week. II you do not belong you had better
Join. Your influence. and the fee is Ger
tainly needed.-Mrs. Triff Centerbar has
gone to Worcester. Mass, for a visit
MISS Mabel Foley is home from Spring.
held, Mass.-A largely attended birthday
party was given Mrs. Sybil Mari Tues
day evening.
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MONTGOMERY.

subject next Sunday morning at the
Methodist Episcopal Church will be "Tbe
GIT or God" Address to young peonle
VIII the the second Of series on what
we believe" The w. H. M. s., and The
w. {. T. u. assistd by the Epworth
League will conduct the service next
sunday evening. Papers of a very in
eerestins nature will be read. The Rev
thornton will preach in the Baptist
Tnurch sunday evening. on What is your
n'e Mrs. Adelia Hope is very ill-Mrs.
~ Coan. is ill.-Mr and Mrs. p. b.
iva" wn; went to Berkshire Centre for a
so" uays last week.-Mrs.. C. s. Parker
after spending few weeks WITH 30,
daughter, Mrs. Walter Butler.-Mr and
MRS. Frank Miller passed the week end ~
.ne nome of Mr.. Miller's father at Enos-
burg Falls A."os-
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EAST CHARLOTTE.

Mrs. Place entertained the Wom-
ans Mission Circle at her home We'd
nesday afternoon.-Mrs Electra Cove.
who has been seriously Ill at the home
Of her son. c. F. Cove, Is somewhat
improved.-The Red Cross Chapter Will
hold an all-day meeting Thursday at
Catholic hall.-The village schools
gave an entertainment Wednesday eve
ming at Lyceum hall.-Mrs. Eliza st.
George has returned to her home In the
south part of the town after spending
the week END with her sister, Mrs B. ].
Carpenter. who is slowly recovering
from the grip.-The pupils of school No.
IL gave an entertainment at the school
room Tuesday evening.-Miss Elinor
Prindle, Karl Prindle and Edward
Place are at home from Colby Academy.
New London, N. H., for the holidays
Miss Frances Clark is spending week
with relatives in Burlington.-George
f. Hart has moved his family to Shell
burne Falls.-Mrs. w. ]. Tobin of Troy.
NJ Y. who has been guest at the
home of o. p. Read for several weeks,
has gone to Charlotte to visit Mr.. and
Mrs. C. N. Johns.-At the Mary Fletcher
hospital on December 10, a son. Roland
Edison, was born to Mr. and Mrs. How
ard Peterson of this town.-Mrs. Phoebe
Emo IL making an extended visit in her
sons family in the south part Of the
town.-B. H. Carpenter, who has been
visiting his son, Forest Carpenter. has
returned to his home in Colchester
Miss Susie Tatro and Walter Tatro of
East Hinesburg were weekend guests
OF their aunt. Mrs. e. R. voight, and
family.-Miss Christine Voight and her
guest, Mr.. Fischer, were guests Of
friends in Burlington for the greater
part Of last week.-The Baptist Church
Sunday school are rehearsing for
Christmas exercises to be held at the
church next Monday evening-Ther-
mometers in different places here in
dicated from 1 to "a degrees below zero
Sunday morning. which is the coolest
OF the season so far by several de-
grees.-Charles Loggsden of Salmon.
idaho. was a guest last week of his
nephew. F. w. Carpenter and family.
Mr.. Loggsden has recently received an
honorable discharge from the United
State army.-Arthur Fisher of Schenec-
tady. N. Y, is guest in the home of
MIR. and Mrs. E. r. Voight.-Mrs. Ernest
Voight has received news of the enlistment
in the navy of her nephew, Roy Tatro Of
Burlington. who left Thursday evening for
Newport training station.-Frederick
Bora is confined to the bed by illness
from n1onrtsy
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CHARLOTTE.

Harley williams has completed the
erection of a large up-to-date barn for
w. c. ermore.-Alexander MCGOWAN
returned last Tuesday from passing the
weekend In Ferrisburg. Joseph
Bora. Jr., was called to Burlington Tues
day by the death Of her brother, Charles
Osier.-Miss Gertrude Besette is visiting
relatives in Richmond.-School closing
exercises were held in district eight We'd
nesday evening.
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HINESBURG.

Ralph Harvey. son of Fred Harvey
of this town, has enlisted in Brockton.
Mass.-The thermometers Sunday morning
registered from "a to 80 degrees below zero
in different parts of the town. Next
Sunday morning in the Federated
Church the choir will give cantata, 1.-THE
Prince of Peace" and Monday the Sunday
school and congregation will have a
Christmas dinner and tree in the Methodist
Church,
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UNDERHILL.

Lieut.. Wesley A. Sturges left Thursday
for Camp Dix, N. j.. where he will be sta
toned for the present.-P. A. Gilmore is
visiting G. H. Benedict this week-F. ].
Metcalf Of Williston was a visitor in town
Monday.-The Campfire Girls met at the
home Of Emma Moulton last Saturday
afternoon and commenced some knitting
for the Red Cross, after which delicious
supper was served.-Miss Helena Fitz-
simonds. who is teaching school at North
field Falls. came home Friday night for
the holidays.-E. C. Cross Of Hartford,
Conn.,. was a visitor in town last week.
p. 8. Scribner, who has been i'll with
grip and erysipelas, Is improving,
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BOLTON.

In the death of Edward Cullen, the COM
munity lost a valued and highly respect
ed citizen. Death occurred at his home on
Sunday, December Q. The deceased was
born in Middlesex on August 49, 63 years
ago, the son of John and Mary Cullen and
out Of seven children only five survive
him: Mrs. Wales Bass and Mrs Allison
johnson Of Randolph, the latter not being
able to attend the funeral owing to illness.
John of st. Adams, Richard Of Montpelier
and Mrs. Mary Lafferty of Mippinegue.
Mass. brother, Thomas, died at st. AL
bans last spring. Forty years ago he
married Miss Anna Ravey of Waterbury,
who survives him. Two children blessed
the union, Mrs. Thomas Phillips of Boil
ton and son. Robert Cullen Of st. AL
bans. He left four grandchildren. Ed
ward Bernerd Phillips Of Bolton and John,
Lawrence and Francis Cullen, all of st.
| Adams Soon after his marriage he To-
Gated at Middlesex and was employed by
the Central Vermont railroad as a section
foreman and later removed to Bolton and
had charge of section division No. %. and
his patient and ever-forward striving ef-
forts made this section the best equipped
and maintained Of the entire system. In
1901 he met with serious accident, when
there was head-on- collision, the work
ing train crashing into a freight at Gran
vile. For weeks he was forced to lie In
bed and suffered to great extent and
during the remainder of his life he suffered
at intervals from the effects of the shock
Later he resigned. Several years ago he
again entered the employ of the road UNI
der his son-in-law, who has the bridge con-
tract. and continued until his health
forced his retirement several months ago
The funeral was held Tuesday morning
at the Church of Our Lady of the Holy
Rosary. Richmond, mass being celebrated
by the Rev. Father Clermont. The burial
was In the new cemetery. The bearers
were John Dillon. Edward Green, Charles
McGarghan. Joseph Strong, Frank Phil.
lips, Frank O'Brien. Those who attended
from out of town were: Mrs. Wales Bass
Randolph, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Cutler
of st. Adams, Joseph Fitzgerald Of Mont.
pelier. Mr. and Mrs. George Burnham
Robert and Eva Burnham, all of Water.
bury. John Cullen and John Culley of st
Adams. Thomas Whalen, Mr. and Mrs
Robert Berry. Thomas Levelle and Miss
Katherine Levelle, all Of Richmond.
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SOUTH BURLINGTON.

The Kings Daughters meeting will
be postponed until Wednesday, Janu.
airy 9.-Mr. and Mrs. william Foote
have received news Of the illness of
their daughter. Mrs. Edward Murray,
who is in hospital in Worcester,
Mass, where she underwent an opera
ton for an abscess in her side.-The
condition of Mrs. F. c. Isham, who is
Ill. remains unchanged.-Mrs. Nettie
Bromley is passing the week with Mrs.
NJ T.. Kingsley Of the lime kiln road
John Bromley of Hinesburg is thresh-
ing in town.-The thermometer regis
tered 20 below on Fourth street SUM-
day morning.
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SHELDON.

A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. C. T.
kittell Sunday morning. The child's
name is Sheridan Lesley Kittell.-A son
was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Max
Wen saturday. and is named Reginald
Anthony Maxwell.-Mrs. c. X Bush.
who has been at Montreal for Treatment
has returned. much improved.-The condi-
ton OF II. H. Mower. who is at a Bur-
hngton hospital, Is as we'll as can be-
expected. She expects to return home
soon.-Weeks Graves has sold his dairy
to II. p. Marsh.-Several out of town al.
tended the entertainment bureau, which
was held in w. c. Marsh's hall Saturday
and Monday evenings. The proceeds will
be given to the Red Cross.-Howard Ran
ney was in st. Adams Tuesday.-The
Sheldon central school will close FRIDAY
for a two weeks. vacation through the
holidays. There will be no Christmas ex-
ercises in either the school or churches.
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RICHMOND.

Nearly 400 citizens of Richmond and
nearby towns attended the farewell en-
tertainment and reception given Thurs
day evening in the opera house to seven
of the young men from that town who
are to leave after enlisting In the recent
drive for recruits for the First Vermont
Infantry regiment, Charlotte, N. c. The
speakers were the Rev. Arthur w.
Hewitt of Plainheld, Benjamin Gates.
State auditor. from Montpelier and the
Rev. Charles Tracy Of Richmond, all
being introduced by Professor Clowse Of
the Richmond high school. Each choose
a patriotic subject. full Of spirit of COM
mendation and praise for the young men
and the Rev. Mr.. Tracy concluded his adj
dress by asking for the cooperation Of
the citizens of Richmond and nearby
towns and cities in the Red Cross 1918
membership campaign drive. The young
men who were so royalty entertained
were. r. r. Stacy. Clarence Gauvin. Ira
Taft Elmer Kenyon. David Keefe. Verne
w, Green and Frederick Shepardson. A
musical program Of excellence was fur
nished by a Burlington orchestra, both
for a concert and for two hours Of dane
ing following. The sum of $22 was left
over after all expenses had been paid
and that was voted donated to the Red
Gross by the citizens as q committee.
Previous to the reception there was a
nag raising and the raising OF . service
fiag at the plant Of the Richmond Farm
ers' Cooperative association. The serv-
ice nag contained five stars. each repre-
ssnting an employe In the service.-In
Aexus unacnountabls manner . horse
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ESSEX CENTER.

Miss d. Marion Thomas, instructor of
language in the junior-senior high school.
is ill.-Guy Nichols. who came home to
enlist. was rejected and will return to his
work in Connecticut this week.-Harold
Keefe of Richmond was visitor at the
home of George Hanley Sunday.-Robert
Bates. who has enlisted in the infantry
at the officers training camp, will begin
training January 5.-Mrs. Huldah Mich
OILS Is visiting at the home Of Charles
Nichols.-Hugh Bixby Of Albany Bust.
ness College. is expected home Friday
evening to spend Christmas vacation with
his parents.-Everett Hawkins of Yer.
gennes spent the weekend at the home
of j. B. Dartt's.-Ernest Schaefer left
this week for Virginia, where he will Wis
1t his brother.
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HUNTINGTON.

The Rev. Thomas Adams. pastor here
who for five years was missionary IN
the Congo, Central Africa, will give a lec.
ture on his unusual experience in tina,
country Monday evening. December 81. a,
the s. OF v. hall and at the Center Tues.
day evening. January 1.-John Adams. sor
OF the Rev. and Mrs. Adams, who ia nj.
tending school in New Hampshire, IL with
parents for the holidays. The local RED
Cross branch made shipment Wednes.
day to the Headquarters in BOSTON.
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THURSDAY DECEMBER 90 1917

near the tree, into which everybody 10
asked to deposit gifts of money. which
will be sent to aid the suffering Ar
menians and Syrians.-Sunday, being
Christmas Sunday. the pastors subject
will be appropriate for this season Of
the year. Morning service at l0:45. Sum-
day school at noon. Union service at
1880 y. m. At this church the Rev. d. H.
strong will preach the sermon. Prayer
meeting Thursday evening at the parson-
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HAPPENINGS IN VERMONT

want into the mill to get some feed Tor
the horses The theft was evidently made
nv some one acquainted with the premises.
There was another small bag OF money
near by, which was not taken.
Mrs. Ellen J. Hill died Saturday MORN
ing at 230 o'clock after an illness Of sew
eral weeks Of heart trouble. Mrs. Hill
was been in Underhill 70 years ago In
October. being Ellen Martin, daughter Of
Joshua and Rebecca Martin. She had re-
sided here for nearly 80 years. She IL sur
yived by one daughter. Mrs. I. e. Perkins
and one brothr, Norris d. Martin Of Hard
wick. The funeral was held at her
late home at two o'clock Monday after
noon. The Rev. c. c. Adams Of Burling-
ton off1ciated
Gen. o. o. Howard Circle. No. Z. La
dies Of the @. A. r., have elected officers
as follows: President, Mrs. Addie Stone:
senior vice-president, Mrs. Lena Fisher
Junior vice-president, Mrs. Minnie Fortune;
secretary, Miss Julia Woodward; treas
urer, Miss Myrtle Fisher; chaplain, Mrs.
Eliza Ladd patriotic instructor, Mrs.
Victorene Bassett; conductor, Miss
Ethel woodward. Other officers will
be appointed January 4 at the installa-
ton.
Mrs. Harvey g. Gates died at her home
on Park street Wednesday evening Of
last week after an illness of several
months. Mrs. Gates was born in Peru.
N. Y, March 10, 1860, being Lottie. dargh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Calkins. She
was married to Mr. Gates in Essex in
February, 1883. Five children were born
to them, Robert, who died at the age
Of ten years. and two sons, George H.
and Ezra H. Of Essex and two daughters.
T.. yth q uto
daughter, Mrs. c. B. Cleveland. who, with
Mr.. Gates, survive her. She also is sur
vived by her father, Gilbert Calkins, and
two brothers. Fayette of Burlington and
Tyler H. Calkins Of Guard, Nd, and one
sister, Mrs. w. o. Dyke Of Winooski.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gates moved here from
Essex nine years ago. She was kind
neighbor and was greatly esteemed by
all. The funeral was held at her
late home Saturday afternoon at one
o'clock with burial in Essex Center.
w. B. johnson & Son paid $40 for
standard milk for the month Of Decem-
Der.
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house Wednesday.-M r. q. Carpenter
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Mabel Harvey.
in Waterbury.--Clarence Kenyon won first
prize and Arden Kenyon second prize at
the whist party Saturday evening.
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ENOSBURC.

The sale and oyster supper held in the
Congregational Church last Wednesday
was we'll attended. Thirty-eight dollars
was taken in.-Mrs. Jethro Gross, who has
had the grip. is better.-A Christmas tree
and exercises by the children will be held
in the Congregational Church Monday
evening.
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UNDERHILL CENTER.

Louis Dessany has moved to Burlington.
Guy Bicknell. who has been very Ill,
Is much better.-Miss Helena Fitzsimonds.
who teaches at Mortified is at home
The town schools will close Friday for
two weeks vacation.-Sunday morning
was the coolest of the season, the mercury
dipping at Recommending Thursday q
special campaign is on for Red Cross
membership
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EAST BERKSHIRE.

w. s. Rublee was in st. Albans We'd
nesday.-Mrs. .. p. Perley started Nom
day for Florida. where she will pass the
winter. She was accompanied az far as
New York by Mrs. Paxman, who will
visit her daughter. Goldie Paxman.-The
hed cross served dinner for the share-
holders OF the cooperative creamery We'd
nesday at the Red Cross rooms.-Mrs r.
n. Dutton was In Richford Tuesday,
Carl Ransom was called Tuesday for az.
animation for service.-Miss Louise Moi.
fatt was In st. Adams Wednesday,-Miss
Rooney Of st. Adams. who has been car,
ing for p. J. Moren. has returned.
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EAST FRANKLIN.

Mrs. Joe Lawyer ana Miss GLADYS
Messier are ill.-Mr. and Mrs Dennis
Hance are parents Of q daughter born
Tuesday. December u.-Miss Grace Whit
man is visiting at Franklin.-D. A. Grant
was at West Franklin Sunday to see his
father. whose condition 10 serious-E w.
Olmstead and Miss Ruth Olmstead were
in Enosburg Monday.-Mr. and Mrs. Amos
Zero visited at Abotts Corner. Que. last
week.-Mrs.. Rosella Comstock of Somer.
vile. Mass. is visiting her sister. Mrs.
Clarissa Conklin.-Mr. and Mrs. C. E.
'Conklin were In Richford. Sunday.
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BINGHAMVILLE.

There will be Red Cross dinner served
at the Union Church at Fletcher Center
Thursday. In the afternoon the ladies
will work for the soldiers.-Mr. and Mrs.
Perley Evans of West Fletcher passed
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. s. Boozan.-
Mr.. and Mrs. John Casavant are moving
their goods in with ]. s. Gibbs.
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attached to a sleigh. owned ana driven
by John Canton Of Jonesville, in the
fury Of the storm, ran head-on against
telegraph pole and broke It's neck.
Neither Canton or his companion was
Injured,
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HUNTINGTON CENTER.

MRS. John Bromley Of shelburne Is visit.
ing ner parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Ezra Kim.
oah'|aeorge Fielder moved his family
into part Of the Brewster & Pierce farm
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BAKERSFIELD.

The Y. l.. A. of the Congregational
Church realized SIS from their Christmas
sale held last week.-There will be a
community Christmas tree in Brigham
Academy hall Monday evening December
"a. with short cantata given by the
townspeople and appropriate exercises by
the children. All are cordially invited
Daisy Beals Of Newport Is visiting friends
In town. schools there having been closed
week early owing to an epidemic Of
scarlet fever.-N. j. Herrick OF st. Adams
was business visitor In town Tuesday.
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TOWNSVILLE.

This evening IA of the girls will give an
operetta, 'Edith's Dream" at the hall.
the proceeds to be used to purchase books
for the library.-School closes Friday
with exercises and tree.-Several from
here were Christmas shoppers in Burlng-
ton Tuesday.-Mrs. Harry Gabaree is i'll.
Mrs. Bissonette. who has been with her
daughter. Mrs. Gaylord Goodrich, for q
few days, has returned to her home in
Hinesburg.-Mrs. Frank O'Brien went to
the hospital Sunday. where she underwent
an operation for appendicitis.-C. B.
Andrews and T. l.. Stevens have been
soliciting for Red Cross membership.
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FRANKLIN.

Arthur Gates was home from Mont
pelier for the week-end.-Miss Edith Gates
was a weekend visitor In Burlington.
Mrs. Henry Little returned to her home
from the local sanitarium on Saturday.
DR.. H. NJ. Powers of Sheldon was in town
Sunday, called in consultation in the case
of John Grant, who is seriously i'll.
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ALBURG.

II. r. Darby was business visitor in
Rouses Point on Friday.-Miss Leal,
Rockwell Of Rouses Point visited friends
In town the past week.-Mrs.. N. L. Kings
ley has returned from four weeks stay
with relatives in Boston.-Mr. and Mrs.
A. w. Darby spent Thursday and Friday
with relatives in Burlington.-Mrs Linus
Lasher spent Monday in Burlington,-
Miss Maude Robinson Is passing three
weeks vacation from her school at
Bloomington with her parents.-L. H.
Fadden Of Burlington was In town Sum-
day.-There will be a special service with
Christmas exercises at the Methodist
Episcopal Church Sunday, December q.
collection will be taken for the benefit
OF the Halifax people.-Miss Ada Cheese
man is visiting her brother, Reed, in
Burlington.-Mrs. Harriet Deull is spend-
ing two weeks in Berkshire with hep
daughter, Mrs. II. 8. Kinney,
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GRAND ISLE COUNTY
GRAND ISLE.

A rummage sale for the benent OF the
Red Cross will be held in the town house
the afternoon and evening Of December
q. Everyone is asked to come and bring
something for the sale. There also will
be patriotic exercises in the evening, to
which everyone Is invited.
Preparations for a Christmas tree TO be
held at the Union Church Monday ewes
ming are In progress.-Miss Angie Tebeau
Is spending some time In town.--Schools
IN town closed Friday for a three weeks
vacation, with the exception Of the Pearl
school.-F. A. Martell crossed on the ice
to Pittsburgh Tuesday.