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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-12-28
TOWN LOCALS


went to see his people after the ex-
plosion that ruined the city. He was
accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Arab, and Bolas Laba.
Ralph C. Lord of St. Johnsbury
came Thursday to spend several days
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. C.
Lord.
Mrs. Warren Damon of Newark,
has been spending this week at the
home of her father, M. T. Sadleir.
The Ladies Literary Society will
meet at the home of Mrs. C. S. Fos-
ter Thursday afternoon, January 3,
at 2::30. Roll call. Some duties of
a true citizen.
Joan The Woman" in ten acts,
featuring the noted dramatic actress,
Geraldine Farrar, will be the extra
ordinary special to be presented at
the opera house Wednesday January
9th. Seats now on sale at Kane's
drug store. Dance after the show.
Schools closed last Friday for two
weeks and several of the teachers
went home for the holidays.
o. H. Cameron spent Christmas
with his parents in Norton.
Miss Edith Sadleir of Norway,
Me-, is spending the holidays with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. M. T.
Sadleir.
Mrs. Alec Goulette was called to
Rumford, Me-, Monday by the death
of her mother, Mrs. Martin.
Miss Francis Mayhem spent Christ
mas with friends in Dixville, Que.
DR.. Trenholme was in Coaticook,
Que, over Christmas.
Mrs. Thomas White visited her
mother, Mrs. Katherine Smith at the
hospital in Sherbrooke, Que, Satur-
day.
Mrs. A. L. Bailey visited in New
port last week.
A son was born to Mrs. Felix
Goulette, December 23rd.
Mrs. Frank Paquette, Jr., went to
Sherbrooke, Que, Tuesday to visit
her mother, Mrs. Katherine Smith,
who is recovering from an opera
ton.
George A. Hubbard, county clerk
of Guildhhll, and clerk of the local
selective draft board, was in town
this week.
Mrs. Eolia Thurston who has been
spending several weeks in Portland,
Me-, has returned to Island Pond.
Mrs. Ray Chesney of Montreal
has been spending several days with
relatives and friends here.
Mrs. C. E. Foss received a cable
gram Wednesday afternoon from
Edmund Foss, somewhere in
France" wishing his parents a
Merry Christmas and love-" Christ
mas cards from him were received
by Mrs. Foss and Mrs. George
Moye.
Clyde River Rebekah Lodge will
hold a special meeting Monday night
for the election of officers. A full
attendance is desired.
James Cooper was absent from
the freight office several days this
week on account of illness.
Duncan Mackenzie, who is attend
ing school in Boston, is passing the
holidays with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. D. P. Mackenzie.
James Sampson, Jr.. is working
for Foss & Co.
Services at Christ Church on
Christmas Eve were as follows: A
Welcome by the Rector; hymn,
Saw you never in the Twilight;
recitation, Clifford Gillanders; recita-
ton, Elizabeth Wilcox; song, Airline
Hodsden, Georgia Young, Lillian
Hendricks; recitation, Edgar Laid;
recitation, Florence Petrie; hymn,
20 Little Town of Bethlehem; reci-
tation, Francis Jones; recitation,
Jack Sargent; recitation, Thelma
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BANK NOTICE

The annual meeting 81 the Shareholders of
Island Pond National Bank, for the election of
directors for the ensuing year and the transac-
ton of any other legal business. will be held at
their banking rooms i'll Island Pond OH Tuesday
the eighth day of January A. H., 1918 at two
O'Clock in the afternoon AHA
A. H. Nourse, Cashier
Island Pond, Vermont, Dec. 18th, 1917
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-12-28

Dunnett, Shields & Conant, Solicitors.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-02-08
PAID HIGH MONEY FOR STEAK
First That Was Brought to Circle City
Caused Keen Competition Among
the Miners.

Probably the highest price ever paid
for beefsteak was that charged al
Circle City, Alaska. The first steak
that ever reached that town Is said
to have sold for something like S4S u
pound. There were ten pounds of this
steak, which was shipped $50 miles 10
Circle City. When the owner Of the
precious bit Of meat reached the camp
the miners turned out in body to see
1t. II was placed on exhibition, and
attracted as much attention as II II
were the rarest of gems. Everybody
wanted piece Of 1t, and the prices
offered were such as would have re-
sulted In mining-camp quarrel II II
iad not been for the discretion Of the
,wner, who decided to rattle the steak
of for the benefit of hospital that
Bishop Rowe was trying to establish
for the miners at Circle City.
Bids we're started at S. pound and
rose briskly to s35. Finally, In order
TO avoid complications, It was deter
mined TO sell tickets at prices from so
cents to $3.50 for the privilege of draw
ing for slice. After $3.50 worth of
tickets had been sold, the drawing be-
.an, and, to the relief of those In
t'harge Of the sale, no trouble resulted
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-02-08
NEWS OF THE RURAL
DISTRICTS ABOUT US

wifehaye been visiting the past six
weeks. Mrs. Pickerill stayed for a
longer visit.
Stoneham is to have hotel-some-
thing the town has needed for a long
time. Two lots have been purchased
south of Dugan's store and work will
be started soon.
Mrs. W. l.. Pryor returned from the
sanatorium in Missouri, where she has
been for the past two months. She is
greatly improved, though somewhat
exhausted from the long trip home.
The cold weather last week caught
several of the families of this vicinity
without coal. A carload came in Tues
day and was soon taken. However,
two carloads of coal have arrived since
and we can lay in good supply.
Mrs. Earl Goddard shipped her car OF
goods to Kansas City last Tuesday
She drove to Sterling and took the
train from there. Mr.. Goddard will
meet her at Kansas City and they will
make that place their home until the
spring.
Miss Leah Knirim, the grades teach
er in the Stoneham schools, and Carl
Youngblood, of Stoneham. were mar
ried at Alliance, Nebraska, during the
Christmas vacation. 1t was their in
tention to keep the secret until the
close Of school, but when pressed by
friends to tell the truth, Mrs. Young
blood blushingly admitted it.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-02-08
No Worry; No Weight.

Jim" Rice, popular coach Of the
Columbia university crews. has a new
recipe for keeping thin. Rice had
been putting on too much weight to be
comfortable for the last few years.
Recently an old friend met him at II
football game.
You're looking ten years younger
and 20 pounds lighter" said the friend.
''I've taken off IS pounds" said Rice,
'and I'm as hard as nails. Never felt
better"
How did you get your weight off?''
he was asked.
stopped worryln'." he announced.
I've made up my mind that II ! cant
win races without worryin' cant win
with 1t. So quit and took on little
exercise, rowing at Saratoga last sum-
mer. and off comes the weight. It's
partly the exercise. but mostly the lack
Of worry"
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-02-08
HUMAN NATURE NOT CHANGED
Incident Of Ethiopian History That
Bears Some Testimony as to
the Matter.

ltlanersa was plous king of ETH.
opla. He built temple to the glory
OF Anon of Napata under the overhang
OF great cliff. 1t was scarcely more
than dedicated before the shelf of the
clif fell. ltlanersa lost interest in that
particular god.
But the piety of his successor, SEN
ka-amon-seken was of more tenacious
fiber. He rebuilt the broken walls,
cleared away the dust and stones and
put his name on the foundation rocks
beside that Of Itlanersn. He was. how
ever, no better Judge of the behavior
OF cliffs. New flakes fell off and put
The temple out of business. Not until
four centuries later did king rise In
Ethiopia who thought enough Of Anon
Of Napata to restore the sanctuary, and
then he did halfway job. The
Egyptian expedition of Harvard uni.
versity found that out when II wus
prowling through the temple Back of
the stones were altars and statues
just as Senka-amon-seken had caused
them to be replaced and the unviolated
names of the founder and first restorer.
We have recited this tale because, If
It were changed little, II might be
a story of our own times. Men still
build with love In their hearts. but
give up when accident happens. There
Is still unwisdom In the consideration
OF the chances of disaster. Folks are
content to clear away little dust and
let the most of II stay. The kingdom
Of Ethiopia has faded from the earth,
but human nature has so little altered
that ltlanersa and Senka-amon-seken
and the unknown ruler Of four cen.
turtles later might be born again aud
have the company of their exaet likes,
Toledo Blade.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-02-08

flame of the oil stove, and while Mr..
White was enjoying the scenic beauties
found only in Dreamland, the speedom-
eter on the little oil stove was greatly
exceeding the speed limit and was fill
ing the room with black' smoke and
deadly gas. As the supply of oxygen in
the room decreased the sleeper found
great difficulty in breathing and became
restless until he finally awakened just
in time to make his escape from the
gasfilled room which would have soon
meant his asphyxiation.
Aid was summoned and the stove
carried out. Clothing, and the inter-
ior of the room was badly discolored,
and more or less damaged. 1t was
necessary to give the walls new coat
of paint before it could be occupied
again.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-02-08
HOPE VIEW
BY FRANCES c. wlLKIN

E. Toyne and family attended the
dance at Buckingham.
Singing school was started at Hope
View school Sunday night.
Mrs. d. Jones and Ethel called at
the |. F. Virgins home Friday.
Miss Rapp is recovering from injur-
les received from a fall last week.
Henry Andrews and family spent
Friday evening at the Virgins home.
Mrs. D. Jones, Robert Jones and
Mrs. Grove went to Morgan Monday.
A number of young people spent
Sunday afternoon at the j. Weiland
home.
N. Franzen and family were given a
surprise by their friends Tuesday
night.
Elsie Weiland is remaining at home
at present after leaving the home Of
d. Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed White and daugh-
ter Ivle visited with Mr. and Mrs. !. r.
Virgins Sunday.
Hope View young people went to
Peace Valley, Monday to rehearse the
play, "Damonds and Hearts"
Il. Toyne left Thursday for Iowa.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-02-08
Raymer Wins Game

Those who gathered at the auditor
ium Saturday night witnessed one of
fastest basketball games ever contest
ed here. when the Grover and Raymer
town teams clashed for victor's honors.
Two of the regular players on the
local team could not be present and
Northup and Nickerson filled the posi-
tions regularly played by Sam and
Ernest Schmeeckle. And they played
their positions well.
The game was fast and full of ex-
citement. At times it was just little
rough, bot the boys all played an ex-
ceptionally clean game, and but few
fouls were made by either club.
The teams were well matched and
they played with almost an even score
until the last few moments Of play in
< ,hich Raymer sent the ball home for
Nhe winning score and the referee
ed time.
SRaymer-l7. Grover-l6.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-02-08
BUCKINGHAM FARMERS
WILL HAVE OWN ELEVATOR

The farmers in the vicinity of Buck
ingham will hold a meeting at that
place tomorrow friday night for the
purpose OF forming a farmers elevator
company. c. V. James, Who is the
state organizer, will have charge of
the meeting and being an expert along
this line, will see that the new COM
pany gets the proper start. Mr.. James
is highly pleased with the support he
is getting, and says that by tomorrow
night there will have been 81, 500 sub
scribed.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-02-08
STONE EHAM

James Pivonka has new car
Elsie Millie returned home Monday.
Mrs. Edgar Moffat and children came
home Monday.
Chas. Roth made a business trip to
Sterling Monday.
After the cold snap this warm wea-
ther is greatly appreciated.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. C. Morris of Ster-
ling. visited with j. c. Dugan's Sun
day.
Jesse Andrews went to Sterling Fri
day and returned on the train Satur-
day.
Miss Elizabeth Reynolds went to
Denver. Wednesday for an extended
visit.
Chas. Martin and wife visited her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Schlaman, last
week.
Mr.. Hahn has again moved his bar
ber shop, and is now located in his
pool hall.
E. E. Wheeler shipped load of hogs
to Denver, Wednesday, and he accom-
panied the shipment.
Miss Beatrice Reynolds was unable
to teach Friday, being confined to her
room with a severe cold.
Mr.. and Mrs. Musbaum and son
drove to Sterling Friday where Roy
had some dental work done.
Mrs. Ed. Hulse came home Thurs
day after an extended visit with rela-
tives and friends in Nebraska.
Tom Ryan, an old timer on the No.
Pawnee, adjoining Tom Allen, came
Monday to stay on his place again.
Mrs. Anton Pivonka came home
Saturday from South Omaha, where
she has been visiting for several weeks
past.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Dunlap, of New
Raymer, were in Stoneham Tuesday,
on combined business and pleasure
trip.
Andy Kidwell was back in the lum-
Der yard few days last week, but he
has now gone back to his home in Ne
braska.
Gene Dugan and wife drove down to
Sterling Saturday afternoon. Mr.. Du-
gan returned Sunday, while his wife
visited until Monday.
Rev. Bekemeyer has new Ford and
he and his wife and baby put it to good
advantage. They were gone on visit
from Monday until Thursday.
Bricklayers have been busy on the
bank building this week, and conse-
quently there is noticeable difference
in the appearance of our town.
Fred Pickerill came back Thursday
from Avoca, Iowa, where he and his
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-02-08
THE J0HMSTOWN GAME
WILL Be A FAST ONE

The Raymer Boys Basketball team
will go to Johnstown, Colo, Friday,
February l6, and will have return
game at New Raymer, on the 23rd.
The Johnstown boys have been playing
elegant ball this year and are claiming
the championship. They will sure do
their best in an effort to win this game
from Raymer and thus keep up their
high percent OF games won. As they
will play on their own floor those who
witness this game are going to see a
fast one, and, we believe another vic
tory for the Raymer squad.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-02-08
MISS ELSIE LYONS
'AUT0 TURNS TURTLE
NONE OF PARTY BADLY HURT
WHILE JoYRIDlM6 IN A NEW FORD WITH
FIVE PASSENGERS, RAYMER YOUNG
WOMAN LOSES CONTROL OF
HER NEW MACHINE.

What might have been a serious and
fatal tragedy. but which proved a
miraculous performance. occurred SUM-
day afternoon when the car belonging
to Miss Elsie Lyon and carrying six
passengers, plunged down an enbank-
ment and turned turtle on the hill road
about four miles north of Raymer.
Miss Lyon ad only recently pur-
chased new car but had driven it a
time or two before and had experienced
some little trouble day or two before
at exactly this same point of the road.
and it was probably this fact that
caused her to become confused and to
loose control of her machine.
Miss Elsie received severe injury
just above the eye, and Mrs. Turner
sustained several cuts about the head
and face. The other passengers es-
capped without injury.
The car was little damaged excepting
broken windshield, broken fender and
the top was somewhat damaged.
When the party left the garage Mr..
McQuown assisted them in starting the
motor and incidently inquired as to
the time they expected to return. He
noticed at late hour they had not re-
turned, and being seized with a premu-
milton that all was not well, persuaded
Will McNear to go with him in search
of the misfortunate joyriders. As they
were leaving town they met car that
was bringing the injured ladies home,
but they passed un-noticed and when
the searchers approached the wrecked
car and found none of the passengers,
they felt sure that some of the party
had met with serious injuries, and so
lost no time in returning.
Although Miss Lyon received bad
ly bruised forehead. and a great shock
she did not loose her nerve, and insists
she will yet become master Of her un-
ruly little Ford.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-02-08
HOPE TO SOLVE PROBLEM
Effort Will Be Made to Find Out How
Best to Deal With the Men.
tally Afflicted.

The handling Of the insane, epileptIc
or defective population may be divided
into three parts. The first Is adequate
prevention or diagnosis In the early
stages. The second Is provision Of
physical equipment. such as buildings,
plants and ordinary hospitals. The
third Is making as useful and happy as
possible the lives of permanent In.
mates. Indiana has done much along
The lines of institutional equipment
and the demand now Is for rounding
out Of the work by more attention to
the other two needs. II Is suggested
that laws providing for the voluntary
admission Of patients be enacted. and
that psychiatric wards or buildings be
established. Again. patients. instead
of being kept In dismal idleness. should
be employed. Their labor could con-
tribute materially to their support as
well as make them more cheerful. To
this end It is suggested that the indus
trial farm colony Idea be developed as
against the congested, circumscribcd
institution.
The problem Of the mental defec-
tive is regarded by many as most con-
fusing. Probably this Is because of
lack Of complete information. There
fore, 1t has been recommended that the
next legislature provide for a commits
sion, with liberal support. to go Into
the whole subject SO that relief on an
adequate scale may be promoted. Sc
gregation, education. treatment and de-
velopment are proposed as aids In
eliminating the mental defective from
society. The belief Is that there should
be mental as well as physical exami.
nation of all school children, SO that
unfortunates may be detected. The
entire subject calls for action In so
many quarters that 1t is difficult to
point out exactly what the legislature,
at Its Forthcoming session, may accom-.
plish. But It Is apparent that the ex.
tension Of the Industrial farm colony
system Is possible. not only for epilep-
tics. but also for those adjudged In
sane and for mental defectiyes.-ln-
dianapolis News.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-02-08
RELIEVES PAIN OF ANGINA
Mechanical Exercise, Such 40 "Stretch-
Ing" Said to Be Valuable In the
Treatment Of Disease.

The terrible pain of angina pectorls
can be relieved by simple mechanical
exercises, without medicine, accord
ing to DR.. Samuel Constable Of Lon
don. The New York Medical Journal
describes how he applied his method
to a suffering fellow practitioner:
"At once he got his friend to grasr
the top bar Of the bed with both hands
letting most Of his weight fall on the
now strongly stretched arms for about
40 seconds. After a short rest he re-
peated the process some five or six
times. Result: Immediate cessation
of all pain In arms and some relief Of
the chest.
doctor Constable now got him on
the floor to grasp the bar at the end
of the bed with both hands behind his
back, bending forward at an angle OF
about 90 degrees, the chest thrown for
ward and the head back, thus sub
jecting the muscles Of the affected
area to strong tension. This he repeat
ed some half dozen times, each lasting
about 40 or so seconds. Result: In
mediate cessation Of all pains In the
chest, the sense Of construction COM
pletely vanishing"
This was repeated about every two
hours for several weeks and ION no
OCCASION" says Doctor Constable, did
the stretching fail to give immediate
relief"
The New York Medical Journal sug-
gests that dletetic aud hay fever
asthmatlcs try these or similar stretch
ing exercises '-''
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-02-08
Machine Sorts Coffee Beans.

A curious German Invention Is a ma
chine for sorting coffee beans by color.
Each bean passes into a strong beam
Of light, which II reflects to two sele-
mum cells, and these, by electric con
troll Of hopper, deposit the bean In
one Of several receptacles. The ac-
tion depends on the different reflective
powers df the differently colored BEANS
by which varying reslstances to the
electric current are successively pro-
duced In the selenium.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-02-08
Double Meaning.

well" said the far West mayor to
the English tourist, 81 dunno how you
manage these affairs over there, but
out here, when some of our boys got
tied up in that thar bankrupt telephone
company | was tellin' yer about they
became mighty crusty!"
"Oh!"
"Yus; they didn't like the way the
receiver was hapdlin' the business no.
how"
"Indeedw commented the earnest
listener; then, may I ask, what they
did,"
"Sartinly; l wus goln' to tell
yer. They just hung up the receiver"
Exchange.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-02-08
Oil From Various Sources.

During the last year, In Germany,
lbout 6G2,250 pounds Of oil were o.
tained from sunflower seeds, and this
year promises rich crop Of poppy
seed. Attention has also been drawn
to the high percentage OF oil CON
tained In cherry and plum stones,
which are usually thrown away. Ac-
cording to the statistics of 1900 there
were 22,000000 cherry and 70,0O0,O0O
plum trees In Germany. Large guam.
titles of fruit stones We're collected by
school children last year, but great
quantities were thrown away or de-
stroyed owing to the difficulty of ex.
tracing the oil from them.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-02-08
ESTIMADLE YOUNG WOMAN SUCCUMBS
TO OPERATION IN DENVER TUESDAY

The people of Raymer were shocked
Wednesday morning when the sad
news reached US saying that Mrs. Fred
L.Knapphad passed away at ten o'clock
Tuesday evening at the Steele hospital
Denver. The entire community mourns
the loss of true friend and a noble
lady. As we go to press we are unable
to get further particulars, and the obit-
uary will appear next week.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-02-08
Carrier Pigeons for Army.

Fifty carrier pigeons have been pre-.
sented to the signal corps Of the Unit.
ed States army on the border by the
American Carrier Pigeon association.
II Is intended to take a number Of
them to Mexico and dispatch them to
Columbus. Atmospheric conditions on
the border have rendered both groand
and wireless telegraph unreliable and
the use of pigeons Is to be given a
thorOugh trial
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-02-08
Teachers Examinations

Will those persons in eastern Weld
county who care to take the March ex-
animation, March Is and l6, at either
Keota or Grover. please write me at
once and Indicate which of the two
places will best suit their convenience?
| will hold a branch examination at one
place or the other if Ihear from suf-
ficient number to warrant it.
A. B. Copeland, Co. Sup't.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-02-08
Gay r. White Narrowly
Escapes Asphyxiation

Last Friday afternoon Gay R. White
was suffering from the effects of a bad
cold, and after treating himself to a
Turkish bath, he fell into pleasant
sleep in his apartments at the Kile Inn.
However, he failed to extinguish the
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-02-08
Parsonage Work Begins

Work is progressing with marked
degree of rapidity on the Methodist
parsonage and when finished will be oc-
cupied by the Rev. |. S. Griffin. The
work Of construction is in charge of
E. E. Rohrbough.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-02-08
The Telephone

Location cards are nearly all
in and we expect to have
all Of them by Feb. 18th. On
this date our engineer will es-
innate the cost Of lines to all
who have returned the cards.
II your card has been lost or
mislaid, just send in your To-
cation on a sheet Of paper.
Raymer Commercial Club
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-02-08
"1hefs's 4 Rose In The World
For Each One Of Us"

No paper in Weld county is
showing more marked signs
Of progress than The Ray
mer Enterprise. which is one
hundred percent better today
iAhan The Enterprise Of a few
months ago.-Taken from the
Weld County News, Greeley,
Colorado. -
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-02-08

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