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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1917-05-23
Pony Contest Starts Strong

The Walnut Hall Pony Contest, which
was announced in this paper last week
by Morrisville business men, starts strong
and there is every indication that it will
be one of the most popular and success.
ful contests ever held in Morrisville
Over forty wide-awake youngsters have
already registered as contestants and
the pools are still open in the eleven diff
ferent registering places.
The business men who are to give free
to the winning candidate, the thorough
bred Shetland Pony, wagon and harness,
met at The Randall last Thursday after.
noon and perfected an organization by
electing Geo. p. browne, chairman, and
A. L. Cheney. secretary. The details OF
the enterprise were carefully explained
by the well-known theatrical man, !. B.
Swafford, who represents the Walnut
Hall Company in Vermont, New Hamp-
shire and New York. The plan was dis
cussed from every angle to assure all in
terested a square deal. Just how care
fully the members guard against any
possibility of favoritism is shown by the
fact that no one employed in any capac-
ity for a member. can become acandidate,
nor can any member of the family of
such employe become a candidate. Nor
can any member or employee receive
votes.
Wednesday is Bargain Day at all stores
where Pony coupons are given and on
this day 100 votes will be given for each
25c, or fraction thereof traded.
In addition to Bargain Day each men,
Der of the organization has a Special
Day on which 500 votes will be given for
each 25c orfraction nthereoftraded These
Special days are as follows Monday
Lakeside Garage and Geo. p. browne;
Tuesday, E. w. Terrill, o. W. McFar-
land and H. w. Billings; Thursday, A. L.
Cheney, A. R. Campbell and B. J. Kelley
Co; Friday, o. NJ. Waterman and the
Bijou; Saturday, all day, the News and
Citizen.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1917-05-23
Vt. Dentists Form Unit

Drs. ]. A. and Lloyd Robinson were in
Burlington couple of days last week in
attendance upon the 40th annual meet
ing Of the Vermont State Dental Society
Both had clinics before the convention
and report some most interesting meet
ings. The work of the convention was
given over largely to Preparedness work
and the society organized a dental unit,
one duty of the members is to look after
the business of any member who goes to
the front, giving the absent one one
fourth of net income received from pa
tents, etc.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1917-05-23
BUSINESS NOTICES.
WANTED.-Six Girls for June term of Cour
HYDE PARK INN, Hyde Park.

WANTED.-Six Girls for June term of Court
HYDE PARK INN, Hyde Park.
BARGAIN-Buggy Wagon, neary new.
B, News AND CITIZEN OFFICE, Morrsville
FoR IMMEDIATE SALE-I Blackboard, Sleghs.
Harnesses, Stoves Organ, Household Furniture.
GRACE NJ WAITE, Johnson.
CASH PAID.-Highest Cash Price paid for
Calves, Cheap Cows, Bulls and Hogs
TelI24-3r JoHN MINER, HYDE PARK.
NOTICE. will let my village lot in Hyde Park
on shares to plant Potatoes, Beans or Hubbard
Squash. DELLA GAUTHIER,
ia College Street, Burlington.
y For SALE.-Several good Horses, workers and
drivers; also three full-blooded Berkshire Bears,
weight about 100 lbs each VIII sell any of the
above for cash, or trade for COWS.
ERNEST PAGE, North Hyde Park.
For SALR.-l have for sale a good yearold
Horse good driver and worker. If you want a
good Lumber Wagon, of my own make, either one
or two horse, call on me. These wagons are all
right in every respect - none better Prices rea-
sonable. w. N. PUTNAM, Hyde Park.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1917-05-23

Advertising does not jerk it pulls. 1t
begins very gently at first, but the pull is
steady. 1tincreasos day by day and year by
year until it exerts an irresistible power.
John Wannsmaker.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1917-05-23
DROWNED IN LAMOILLE
Mother and Daughter Lose
Lives While Fishing in River
Near WolCOtt.

The residents of Wolcott and surround
ing towns were greatly shocked to learn
of the tragic death of Mrs Harry Sillo.
way and her Oldest daughter, Helen
aged 20, which occurred by drowning in
the Lamoille river, just below the bridge
about mile west of the village, at about
$3.50 yesterday morning. Mrs. Silloway
and the daughter went to the bank oi
the river on the Lapalme meadow to
fish. In some unknown manner Mrs.
Silloway fell from the ledge on the bank
into the water and when the daughter
tried to rescue her, the latter was drawn
in and both were drowned. Arthur, the
little FIVE years old son, who was with
them, cried for his mother and H. @.
Reed, hearing him, went to him and
learned OF the accident. The alarm was
given and in short time Mr.. Reed found
the body of the girl floating down the
river. The mother was also found near
by. Where the women fell in the water
was aboutiseven feet deep, but being rap
id it is thought this the reason for the
bodies being found floating.
Mrs. Eta Silloway, aged 40 years,
was the oldest daughter of Chester Hol-
brook of Hyde Park. She leaves her hus-
band, two young SONS and a daughter,
the latter being a Freshman at P. A.
Another child died few years ago from
scalds. She is also survived by her father
and three sisters, Mrs. Harry Davis and
Mrs. Ella Davis of Hyde Park and Mrs.
Edith Trombly of St. Johnsbury. Her
mother, who was Helen Campbell of
Hyde Park, died when Eta was IL years
old
The funeral will take place Thursday
morning at 10 o'clock. To the bereayed
husband and family goes out the deepest
sympathy over the great affliction which
has so suddenly turned the joyful home
into mourning.
Fate seems to hover over the place of
this tragedy--no less than FIVE people
being drowned in that vicinity. Eleven
years ago Chas. Lapalme met death
there while bathing.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1917-05-23
LamoiIIe County Court

The Jups term of County Court will
ope9 IaesdAy, June 5, but adjournment
Will be taken until Monday, June IL, as
the 5th is the day when all males between
the ages of 21 and 81 are ordered to reg.
lister in the towns in which they reside.
The men who are to serve as jurymen are
not yet drawn, but when they are drawn
they will be notified to appear at court
on Monday, the 11th. The new Judge,
Stanley Q. Wilson, will preside at this
term of court,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1917-05-23

If you wish people to think that your
business is prosperous give them reason
for thinking so by having your printing
done properly.
Facts and Fancies N
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1917-05-23
Pre-Memorial Exercises

Exercises in commemoration of the
soldiers and sailors dead, will be held at
the new bridge at the foot of Tiff hill,
Friday afternoon at three O'Clock. Mem
bers of the G. A. R.. w. r. c., and all
kindred societies are requested to meet at
the G. A. R. hall at 2:30 o'clock and
march with the school children, teachers
and others. headed by the boys drum
corps, to the bridge.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1917-05-23

All males between 81 and 80. both in.
elusive, must go to the polls and register
June 5th, under penalty OF Imprisonment
and court martial. This is no voluntary
or excusable proposition, and sickness,
disability or absence are no excuse. A
man of military age must register or
take the consequences.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1917-05-23

CARD OF THANKs-We wish through
the columns of this paper to thank the
many friends and neighbors who have
aided us in any way since Mrs. Searles'
recent accident. Especially would we
thank those who contributed to the Sun
shine Box and the many beautiful flowers
Mr.. AND MRS, c. F. SEARLEs.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1917-05-23
ELECTRIC COOKING

We have received notice of an advance
of 10 per cent in the price of Electric
Ranges and other Electric equipment.
This advance takes effect on June 7, 1917.
All persons contemplating Electric Cook
ing should place their orders before
May 80. The rates for current is one
cent per kilowatt.
VILLAGE OF MoRRIsvILLE
Water and Light Department.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-10-03
Eat Corn Bread and Collards

David r. Coker, United States
Food Administrator for South
Carolina. has issued an appeal
to the people of the State advo-
eating meatless and wheetless
dav for each week.
The following is the appeal to
the people of South Carolina:
The time has come for our
people to prove their patriotism
by little self denial. While the
soldiers of our allies are bravely
fighting and our own splendid
boys are getting ready for the
big push we must do our part
here at home to support and en-
courage them.
THE United States Food Ad-
ministration has asked every
family of the nation to abstain
from using wheat in any form
during one day of each week,
and also to abstain from the use
OF meat for one day. 1t is esti-
mated that S0.O00.0O0 to 100000,
600 bushels of wheat and 2,200,-
100000 pounds of meat would
qe saved if the entire nation
adopted this program.
Most of our.people thorough
ly appreciate our great cereal,
corn, and it would be no hard
ship on them to ure it exclusive
ly not only one day, but on sew
eral days, of the week. With
we'll boiled hominy for break
fast, cornbread for dinner and
corn muffin or spoon bread for
supper, none of us will feel the
absence Of biscuit or lightbread.
The need of saving wheat
and meat is very great, and /
therefore, call upon the people
of South Carolina to respond to
the call of the National Food
Administration and abstain from
wheat and meat on one day OF
each week."
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-10-03
Gulf Coast Sections Hit By
Storm

New Orleans, Sept. 2S.-The
gulf coast section of east Louisi-
ana, Mississippi, Alabama and
western Florida were emerging
tonight from the battering of the
tropical hurricane which swept
in from the Gulf of Mexico ear.
ly today near Pilot Town, La.
The course of the storm shifted
after striking Pilot Town from
northwest to northeast and
sweeping across a narrow por-
ton of southern Louisiana, miss
ed New Orleans but struck Gulf
port, Biloxi and the Mississippi
coast section, swept through
mobile, where the wind reached
a velocity of 96 miles an hour,
and extended east beyond Pen.
sacola, where according to latest
reports received here at o'clock
this afternoon, the wind was
blowing 100 miles an hour.
Communication between Pen.
sacola and the outside world
was cut off at that hour and no
reports had been received from
there up to a late hour tonight.
According to reports received
by the weather bureau in New
Orleans the storm was continu.
ing its way inland in a north.
easterly direction through Ala.
bama and Florida.
The wind velocity at Pilot
Town was in excess of rs miles
an hour and barometer fell tc
29.06 at one time this morning
Mobile, Ala. Sept. $3.50 ia,
as known up to 9:45 o'clock to.
night, there had been no life LOST
in the hurricane that swept Mo
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-10-03

bile today.
The damage was confined to
roofs and plate glass windows of
merchants in the business dis
trict.
The wind contained a mixi-
mum velocity of sc miles an
hour.
There was practically no dam.
age to the shipping interests.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-10-03
Is More Certified by District
Board

The Eastern District board of
South Carolina certified the fol
lowing names last Saturday for
military service:
]. Harmon hiram, Alexander
r. Edwards, Richard Brown,
Boston A, Williams, Lemboston
Seegars, John jefferson, David
NJ. Terry, Tom Grooms. Walker
F. Davis. Luke Blackwell, Clay
ton Jackson, James Sheshane,
Witt Miller, RowanlDixon.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-10-03
Hurricanes Toll Totals Fourteen


. New Orleans, Sept. 29.-First
reports of casualties due to the
West Indian hurricane. which
yesterday swept the Gulf costal
sections of east Louisiana, Miss.
issippi, Alabama and Western
Florida, were received Today
when. Homua. La. reported a
shrimp schooner capslzed in
Sister Lake, drowning nine
men, and a dispatch from Do
than, Ala, told of a report re-
ceived from Crestview. FFla.,
that five persons had been Killed
there. A
Mobile, Sept. 2Y.-Mobile
spent today clearing away the
litter left by the hurricane that
swept the CITY Yesterday. The
Streets are being rapidly cleared
OF limbs, signs and other debris,
and business again was normal.
The electric street railway ;sys
tenn resumed partial service to,
dav. Power was cut off from
the trolley yesterday at noon.
On some lines the tracks
are still obstructed by debris,
but complete service was as
sured by the railway company
by Sunday afternoon. Es
Montgomery, Ala, Sept. %
A special to the Associated Press
from Mariana, Fla, the first mes
sage to come through from Flor,
ida since the hurricane struck
that section, says three separate
cyclones of modern intensity
passed through Jackson County
Friday, striking three different
places and dong considerable
property damage but no casual
ties of life. j
Washington, Sept 29.-All
storm warnings along the~Soux
fAtlantic ard Gull coasts 1s&fa.
suit of the tropical hurricaae
which swept the Gulf coast yes
terdav, have been ordered low
cred, the weather bureau an,
nounced tonight. The disturb
ance itself IS central tonight
over South Georgia but its en-
ergy has been much diminished.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-10-03
New York Troops Raided
Monroe

Monroe, Sept. 27.-Two thous-
and New York state guards took
the town last night during an
hour and half lay over here,
Peanut parchers were raided,
merchants stock of watermelons
disappeared from the streets,
while pears and apples dwindled
fast in the boxes stationed in
front of the stores. The Mon
roe Bottling works was about
cleaned Of soft drinks, the boys
carrying the stuff out in armful
lots.
Automobiles, standing around
the streets. were cranked by the
boys and driven at rapid speed
over the streets. Buncles of
them wandered to the outskirts
OF the town looking for water
melon patches. which they fail
ed to find.
The men, it is said, were
broke. Eighty per cent of them,
according to one of their num-
Der, had no money at all. They
were out of smokes, and many
of the merchants handed out TO-
bacco to them with a will. Al
drug store was raided of about
$40 worth of fountain pens and
candy.
A mill hand came near being
mObbed by crowd of soldiers
in the Union drug store. If it
had not been for the interven
ton of Mrs. Bright Griffin. who
was in the store at the time, he
would probably have suffered
bodily injury. She walked in
the midst of the men, claiming
that the man. if he had done
anything to offend, was irrespon-
sible for his remarks.
The soldiers were from the !
upper part of New York state.
They had seen service on the |
border, !
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-10-03
Valley of 10000 Smokes Takes
Off Veshvius' Honors

S@ASy "a ASSSSS SAAohSo AoASc
Off Veshvius' Honors
The. National Geographic So
[ciety will get detailed scientific
data on the Valley of Ten
Thousand, Smokes, the greatest
volcanic. region in the world.
about Mt. Katmai in Alaska.
This valley, according to pre-
liminary reports from Robert F.
Griggs, director of the society's
exploration expedition, is the
first wonder of the world. 1t
makes Vesuv1us. renowned for
centuries. appear as nothing but
a toy by comparison.
There is a great volcanic re
gion about Mt. Katmai, hun
dred miles in extent, literally
filled by millions of active
craters.
DR.. Griggs and his party, with
complete scientific data and
photographs of the region, is
now on his way to Washington.
The expedition is expected to
reach Washington October S.
DR.. Griggs telegraphed OF his
discoveries Immediately upon
reaching civilization at Kodiac,
Alas.
Hidden away in the center of
Alaska, Mt. Katmai and this
enormous volcanic region were
unknown to the civilized world,
until the great eruption of 1912
that nearly devastated the coast
area. Alaska Indians had told
the story of the Valley of Ten
Thousand Smokes, and the
Mouth of He'll, but their discrip-
tons were inadequate, it seems,
in the face of scientific discover
les.
Explorations were made by
the National Geographic Socie-
ty in succeeding years, but the
fenernaity ofthis volcanic region
has jusfS become known. The
Mt. katmai explosion in 1912
was the most terrific in the his
tory of the world. The quantity
of material thrown from the
Katmai crater was vastly greater
than that which resulted in the
projections of the Island of Kra-
katoa out of the bed for the
Pacific ocean. Tie. greatest ef-
fort of Vesuvius could not be
compared with it. Practically
the entire Alaskan peninsula
and the islands of the Aleutian
groups were covered inches
deep IN ashes, as were the decks
of vessels hundreds of miles off
the coast. The coast guard cut
ter Bear had to rescue whole
communities threatened by the
ash shower.
The survey by the exploration
|party proves that Katmai is the
greatest crater on the face of the
globe, being more than nine
miles in circumference and $500
feet deep. The party also dis.
covered a mud river seventeen
miles long. and mapped 1900
miles of territory hitherto un-
charted. Two thousand pho
tographs of the great volcano
and the contiguous territory
were secured. and complete
collection of plants. insects, birds,
and geological data is being
brought back to the United
States by the expedition. Gases
from the vents are also being
brought back for chemical an
alySiS.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-10-03
Chesterfield County Fair No
vember 7-S 8 and 10

vember 7.s 8 and 10
Preparations are being made
for the fifth annual Chesterfield
County Fair, which will be held
at Chesterfield, S. c., Nov. 7S,9
and 10th. Those who have at
tended former County Fairs at
Chesterfield, know that each
years Fair has been better than
the one previous. SO it goes with
out saying that the County Fair
for 1917 is going to be bigger
and better than those heretofore
held.
The officers of the Chester
field County Fair Association
are as follows: President. L. H.
Trotti; Vice Hresident, w. ].
Tiller; Secretary and Treasurer,
G. L. Hunley. These have
served every since the organiza-
ton of the County Fair Associ-
alton in 1913. They have been
assisted bv various Superinten-
dents of Departments, and it has
been through co operation that
the previous County Fairs have
every one been successful. The
Superlntendents of the Depart
ments this year will be the same
men and women who served
last year, and as every one is
cooperating together, the out
look for this falls Fair is bright.
The Chesterfield County Fair
tor 1917 is going to be the best
ever. This County has been
abundantly blessed this year, the
crops are the best since 1914,
and the prices are sky high
the highest within the memory
of man. Everything the farmer
grows is worth good cash mon
ey. old king cotton is bringing
prices that never has been
dreamed of. There is going to
be plenty Of cash money in
Chesterfield County this fall,
and this means that everybody
is going to attend their County
Fair, and take few days off.
and frolic and have good
time.
The County Fair this fall will
be held upon the same grounds
as heretofore. The prices for
admission will be the same as
formerly-that is twenty-five
cents for adults and fifteen cents
for children under twelve. But
the County Fair Association an.
nounces that they are going to
discontinue the practice of
giving pass out tickets. No
other Fair in the world does
this, and as the Fair Associ-
alton has been swindled BY a
great number who sold pass out
tickets, they have decided to
abolish the entire system of pass
tickets. If you leave the
grounds, one will have TO buy
a new ticket to re enter. How
ever, the Fair Association will
have on sale, season ticket for
one dollar, which will be non.
transferable, and will admit one
to the fair grounds as many
times as one desires, during the
entire Fair.
The County Fair Association
distributed their premium list
for this falls Fair several months
ago, but they still have on hand
number of copies of same,
and any one can obtain a copy
postpaid upon request. The
premiums this year are liberal,
and all will be paid in cash.
Remember the days of the
County Fair, November S1-89
and 10th, 1917.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-10-03
One Steamer and Some SaiIi 2
Vessels Sunk

Havana, Sept. 27.-One steam.
er and several sailing vessels
were sunk, numerous houses
were razed and great damaee g
was done to growing crops an 4
fruits by the West Indian hurr;
cane, which stuck the Ise Of
Pines Wednesday evening, ac-
cordlng to dispatches received
here tonight.
kdvices from Batabano, stu.
ated on the main land, say it is
believed there that many per
sons perished in the islands, al
though no definite information
regarding the casualties has
been received here.
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-10-03

A Chinaman was asked il
there were good doctors in
China.
Good doctors" he exclaimed.
China have best doctors in
world. Hang Chang one good
doctor; he great, save life TO me" !"
"You don't say so! How was
that?"
ME velly bad" he said. ME
callee Doctor Han Kong. Give
some medicine. Get velly, velly
i'll. Me callee Doctor San Sing.
Give more medicine. Me glow
worse--go die. Blimebly callee
Doctor Hang Chang. He got no
time; no come, Save life"
The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1917-10-03

Sandy had returned to his ma
tive Scotch village after visit
to London. When someone
asked him what he thought of
the great city he said:
1T is grand place, but the
folks there are not honest"
"HOw is that?" asked the
friend.
well. l bought a box of pins
labeled "a thousand for a penny
and coming home in the train I
counted them, and l found they
were seventeen short"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-30
JUICE DEMURO CAME TO
HIS DEATH BY ACCIDENTAL
DISCHARGE OF A PISTOL

Inverness. March 80. Hon. Geo.
W. DeMuro. county judge Of Citrus
county for fourteen years. shot him
self through the brain in his wn
home here yesterday morning at 7:45
and died instantly. A coroner's jury
rendered verdict that he came to
his death by the accidental dis
charge OF 22-calibre pistol in his
own hands No one saw the accident
and the first report was that he had
committed suicide. but investigation