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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-12-20
ADDISON.

Governor Graham will give an address
here on Thursday evening. December 20,
under the auspices of the Christian En-
deavor society. Mr.. Wilson Of Vergennes.
of the State Industrial
school, will render vocal selections. All
are invited The proceeds are for the
benefit of the Red Cross and other relief
work. Josephine Bodette has returned
home. She has spent the past few months
with friends in Leominster. Mass.-Mrs.
Ida Solice has been spending a few days
at her old home.-Mr. and Mrs. John
Elmer and son. Robert, are quite sick
with a bad throat. Miss Bean, trained
nurse, Is caring for them.-The aunt of
John Wilkinson. who lives with them, Is
quite sick.-Thursday evening we were
visited by a big snow storm. which piled
up In places. but we now have quite good
sleighing.-Grange meeting Friday eve
ming and degree work will be DONE
There was a Red Cross whist party at
the hall on Friday and light refreshments
were served. Despite the condition Of the
roads there was a good attendance.-Mr.
and Mrs. Ederick Bodette have been on
the sick list-Lewis Brunnelle has moved
from Weybridge to the Minkler farm
Kenneth and Hubert Andrews have en-
listed In the navy and left Tuesday.
Stanley Clark has been drafted and he
left Tuesday. We wish our boys good
luck.
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mas packages.-The annual meeting Of
the Lincoln Creamery company will be
held Thursday evening, at eight
o'clock in q. A. Tha yer's ofiice.-Ofn-
GERS will be elected at the meeting of
Prospect Grange Saturday evening"
Beginning Monday, the daily mail to
and from the South Lincoln office Is be-
ing taken at noon rather than night.
This makes the evening trip from Bris-
toll only to the Center, thus dispensing
with heretofore disagreeable late
night and early morning trip.-The
Hope class Of the Methodist Sunday
school held a pleasant meeting at the
home of Mrs. John Benton Saturday
evening. Games were played and re-
freshments served.-The mercury drop.
ped from 26 to "a below, Sunday morn
ng.-Twenty-four inches of snow fell
Friday night.-Miss Nina Vincent Of
Bristol was the guest of Mrs. Il. r.
Bicknell the week -end.--Wallace Nor
ton and d. L. Garland, who are serving
as petit jurors in Addison county court
at Middlebury, spent the weekend at
their homes.-Frank Bundy has gone to
Berkshire for an indefinite stay.-Mrs.
Cleo Young Of Bristol has been visiting
friends In town the past week.
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WALTHAM.

The N. s. club met with Mrs. D. %
Merrill December 10. There we're IL 'i'e"
bers present. Mrs. s. J. Sneden reau
letter from one of the members. Mau", ~
Sneden, who is spending the winter
Florida. The ladies sewed for tne n.u
Cross. Refreshments were served Dy e"s
hostess.-Mrs. A. M. Harris has returneu
to her daughters, Mrs. f. c. Ward' a,.e'
visiting In Panton for two weeKs'-M,
and Mrs. A. e. Booth spent Sunday WIN
Mr.. and Mrs. r. II. Booth at the iake'-
Lloyd Everts visited Saturday ana sun
day in Ferrisburg and Vergennes'-s. H.
Burroughs, II. A. Burroughs, MISS Eiiiina
Whitcomb, Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. ward
Mr.. and Mrs. +. c. Ward attended tne
surprise party at Frank Burroughs III
Ferrisburg Monday evening.-Mr. ana
Mrs. Gordon Harris of Ferrisburg were
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Ward
Monday.-Mrs. p. w. Otis spent Ihurs-
day at her sisters, Mrs. Walter Lee IN
Ferrisburg.-Miss Emma Fuller Will give
a home economics demonstration at the
home of Mrs. A. G.. Wright Thursday
afternoon.-Miss Pearl Warner has re-
turned to her home in Panton after
weeks visit at l.. j. Tyrrill's
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PANTON.

The Red Cross night will be held with
Mrs. Martin Fleming Friday. Edgar. son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Norton, who was
operated on at the Mary Fletcher hospi-
tai for broken nose, is doing well and is
expected home this week.-Mr. and Mrs.
E. l.. Stage have received card from
their son, Josiah. who is in a hospital in
France. i'll with measles.-Mr. and Mrs.
Peter Smith have also recently received
letters from their son, Clarence, who is in
France.-Lake Champlain is frozen over
at this point. which Is the earliest in a
great many years.
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sHOREHAM.

Mrs. A. G. Dudley Is recovering from
her illness-The Glover club met with
Miss Winifred Baldwin Saturday.-The
Rev. r. B. Simmons and H. H. Burge
are chosen to attend the council in Sud-
bury to ordain their minister.-Mr. and
Mrs. Dickinson have closed the cheese
factory for the winter and gone to Ver-
gennes.-Mr. and Mrs. E. j. Woodbury.
are passing part Of the winter at Pat
rick Meehan's.-The entertainment by
the Ithacans, a male quartet, was a great
success and enjoyed by all who attended.
Madam Burley is visiting her daughter.
Mrs B. w Hall
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HANCOCK.

George Story, Elmer Eaton, Leonard
Marsh and Frank Abaer were In Burling-
ton last week to be examined for en-
listment. None Of them passed except
Elmer Eaton and he goes soon to Aver
Fred Sprague, who Is in the Mary Fletch-
er hospital. had his leg amputated Fri
day. He is doing as well as can be ex-
pected. His wife and two daughters, al
30 William and George Comes and Ralph
Richey went to Burlington.-Little Keith
Aldrich Of Rochester has been with his
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. r. Church,
for 10 days.-News was received Monday
from Bellows Falls of the serious illness
Of j. H. Church of pneumonia. He went
there to live with his son, George, sew
eral weeks ago.
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CORNWALL.

vonda, the infant daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs. Floyd Sperry, who has been
seriously i'll with bronchitis, is slightly
better.-The annual meeting Of the
Church was held Satur-
day and dinner was served.-Schools
in district No. 9 closed Friday for the
holiday vacation. Miss Muriel Piper,
teacher. went to her home in Middle
bury Saturday.-Miss Ruth Benedict
who teaches in Salisbury Is Mt home
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Benedict for the holidays.-The tenn
perature here Sunday morning was 2S
degrees below zero.
The annual business meeting Of the
Congregational Church was held on
Friday and the following officers elect
ed: Moderator, F. H. Warner; clerk, 1.
l.. Hamblin; treasurer, r. r. Robbins
collector, Mrs. c. H. James. I. L. HAM
bin was elected deacon to fill the va
cancy caused by the death Of Deacon M.
M. Peck. A dinner was served after
wards.-A. w. and F. Il. Forte, who
went to New York last week, have re-
turned.--Mrs. A. W. Foote spent the
past week with her son. William. and
family, in Pawlet.-Estelle Foote Of
Middlebury College is spending the
holiday vacation at her home.
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A3OO Acre Farm
For Sale!

In the town Of Cambridge. 1oo-acre
meadow. 100 acres pasture, bal. timber
land. can sell the timber right where
It is for $4,000; has a large modern
barn and house. IS head of cattle: will
summer and winter 60 cows; has a pair
Of horses. 10 hogs. farming tools such
as manure spreader, corn harvester.
seeder. lime sower. gasoline engine and
blower. sulky pillow, everything a man
wants on farm. For sale BY the
4. n. DAY real ESTATE AGENCY.
CambEiage, Vt
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BRISTOL.

Raymond Wiley. jeremiah c. Cardell,
Fred McChenin and Miss Marion Mullings
are at home from Middlebury College for
the holidays.-Laurence McShane Of Camp
Devens, Aver, Mass. was at home Satur-
day, returning to camp Sunday.-A good
crowd greeted Professor Groat Of the
University Of Vermont at Holley hall Sum-
day night. when he addressed the mass
meeting held in the interest of the Red
Cross Christmas membership campaign
The canvass by the young ladies began
Monday.
The funeral of Stillman White, who
died Saturday at the home of John Gill
more, was held Tuesday morning at II
o'clock at the Methodist Church. The
Rev. G. A. Parker officiated. Interment
was in Greenwood cemetery. Mr.. White
who was over 100 years old, had been
in failing health for long time. He
is survived by n daughter, Mrs. Ida
Gamble of Denver. Colo-Fay Thomp-
son of Syracuse, N. Y. was In town
over Sunday the guests Of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Thompson. He
has enlisted in a New York regiment
and is to report at Albany this week.
The topic of the Federated Juniors will
be "A Carol Service" The leader is
Joy Kilbourn. Collectors. Anna Boyn-
ton and Barbara Estey. Christmas
stories will be read. All juniors are
invited.
Miss ida Lamb. who teaches In Bristol
Flat, is i'll with the grip and Miss Frances
Pierce Of the understanding class is sub
stituting.-The w. c. T. U. will meet FRI
day afternoon with Miss Helen Weller
on Spring street.-The Baptist and FEEDER
ated Sunday schools are rehearsing for
Christmas exercises. The Federated school
is holding rehearsals in private homes to
conserve fuel.-Robert Barnard and fam
lily are moving from Rockydale into the
Basin.-Bennett Hughes of Colgate Uni
versity is at home for the holidays, the
guest Of his parents. the Rev. and Mrs.
Thomas B. Enthusiastically evening II
new members had been procured by the
Red Cross solicitors Of the Christmas
membership campaign.
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ESSEX JUNCTION.

The grist mill of w. b. Johnson & Son
was entered some time Saturday night and
about $40 in silver was taken from a
drawer In the office. The entrance was
made through the rear door In the mill
by breaking pane OF glass in the door
and unlatching the hook. The theft was
discovered Sunday morning when
George Fielder. who is employed there
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GRANVILLE.

Mrs. Hosea Fuller is with her mother
in Etna, N. H., for two weeks.-Mrs.
Joseph Gonyer was in Montpelier last
week to visit her son. Lewis.-Mrs. Hiram
Luce and Ida Taber are at Pittsheld
cooking In the camp.-The village and
Corner school closed Friday for two weeks.
Norma Parish Is In Warren.-A. A..
Briggs is Ill with hard cold.-Roda Hub
bard has finished her school at Rochester
and may 60 to Rutland to business col
lege.
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LINCOLN.

The Sunshine society held an
all-day meeting yesterday at the home Of
Mrs. Hattie Varney to MI the Christ
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-12-20

with Mrs. J. u. williams with 80 pres.
ent.-B. j. Barber and family spent
some time In Fair Haven last week.
r. c. Brown and sisters were In hu'-
land last week.--The Monthly Endeavor
monthly meeting was held on MohdaS
evening with d. l.. Wells.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-12-20

FRANK S. LANOU & SON
Practical Plumbers and Steam Filters
Next North Burlington Savings Bank
% st. Paul Street
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One Cent
a Word

Advertising in this column
one cent a word each in
sertion. Copy may be
changed every week. Cash
in advance required. No
advertisement taken which
is less than IL words. two
lines. Special terms to ad-
vertisers using from $50 to
1000 lines within IL con-
secutive months.
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FOR SALE.

TWO-FLAT HOUSE for sale. three rooms
and toilet each floor; large lot. double
shed and hen house: price low and terms
easy. Why not own home? See W. V.
Farr. SO North Union st. 233,d,wf.
STANDING TIMBER for sale in Franklin.
Addison and Windham counties. w. V.
Farr, So North Union st. 2O5,d,w,f.
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HELP WANTED.

WANTED TO HEAR from q middle ged
woman who would appreciate a good homo
moro than wages. Francis DeForge,
Waterbury, VT. 301, twill.
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4 COOK wanted at the Home for Desti-
turs Children. References required.
46,w,tf
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A FACTORY IN HARTFORD, Conn, wants
experienced and inexperienced girls on
light machine work. assembling and in
spectlon; good wages best Of working
conditions; railroad fare refunded. Adj
dress Box 90, Free Press. 25.w,8t.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-25
Queer Queries and
Answers

Many questions have come to The
Times dispatch Information Bureau re-
Gently dealing with the possible Mar
strength Of the United states. II i.
Impossible" to give amy facts on the
ultimate military efficiency of the couu-
try at this time. says the bureau. hut
statistics are available showing the
Immensely strong position "" occupy
financially and iudustrially. and the
advantage our participation in the war
will give 10 the entente allies Thus
the trade ba lance in favor Of the Unit
cd States for the last fiscal year was
s2.135.0O0,D0U. indicating that this
amour, of financial strength was add
ed to our resources in that year alone.
The revenues of the government. with
out any burdensomc taxation. reached
the billion dollar mark. In 1918. the
United States produced more corn.
wheat. oats. cotton, coal petroleum. pig
iron and steel. and copper than any
other country in the world-and all
these commodities are primary neccs-
stiles of warfare. We have already
lent to the allies over billion and
a half dollars and the amount could
be doubled without straininE our re-
SOURCES. AS 10 the number Of men
Available for military service. it has
been calculated that after making all
deductions for physical uniitn.sS. the
needs of war industries ana depend
cncy of families, the United state.
..
Of military age.
Among other questions answered by
the information bureau during The past
week were the following:
QUESTIONABLE TN" midshipm"n 10 he
specially graduated from Annapolis
type OF vessel?
Answcr-ou graduation 4 niG.hip-
man becomes an cusigr. ana au en-
sign may command II torpedo boat u
tug. d tender or I. snip not rated The
latter class would include submarine
chaserS II has not been Announced to
what duty the newly graduated On
signs viii he assigned
Question-Can YOU give me tho aye.
height and weight Of President VIII
son?
hnswer-The President is sixty-onc
years old. five feet eleven inches tail.
aud weighs Ia pounds.
Qucstion-who We're the Presidents
Of the republic Of Tcxas:
Answer-D. G. isurnct. Sam Houston.
VI. q Lamar. Arson Jones.
Question Where did the expression
Brother Jonathan" as applied to the
United States. originate?
MISUNDERSTANDING the Revolution. jon
athan Trumhull was Governor Of CON
necticut. George Washington placed
great reliance in Governor Trumbul.
and several times, In moments Of DIFF
iiculty. he remarked, we must consult
Brother Jonathan" The phrase came
10 be applied 10 New Eneianders. and
thence to the whole country
Qucstion-Can the diplomatic repre-
sentative Of foreign power ~ IN.
United States hc arrested for - serious
crime. such as murder
Answer-No The diplomatic repre-
sentative Of another power j. immune
from arrest under all circumstances
should he b. charged with u crime.
Ia, tai
ma,icaly with his government
The Times Dispatch Information Eu-
rcau VIII b" glad 20 answer your uucs-
tons on almost any subject Pleas"
inci"se a 2-cent stamp for return post
Times hiSpatCh Information Bureau.
Times dispatch Building. Richmond.
Va
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auc. There will he a two-story brick
freight office building 50xi0i feet; :,
freight warehouse. 55X7iO feet cf brick
ana steel. with rolling doors OF steel.
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BAL TIMORE'S GREAT PIERS
Impressive Evidence of South's Growth
In Export Business-Othcr Zig
Things Coming On.

BALTIMORE. March "4.-Thc stimuli
'an""us completion of two great coal
piers on baltimore harbor with 4 com
hin"d capacity OF iS.0OO.O00 tons of coal
e year and at an expenditure OF a total
OF S"."pn.oU". is Impressive evidence OF
TIC tremendous growth OF the SoutlIs
export coal business. Tho larger Of
the TWO 'ncw piers il AT Curtis Bay :,
terminal OF III" Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad: the other is at Canton. a tor
ntnal Of tn" Pennsylvania Railroad.
Construction on both Of them hogan
about Year ago aud their features
dnd methods OF operation are fully de
scrih"d aud illustrated in the news
columns Of this issue OF the Manufac-
turcrs Record.
These two improvements, taken in
connection with the port terminal I'M
prO""mcuts Of the Western Maryland
Railway Company. at Port Covington.
also "n Baltimore harbor, and the
rennSy lvania Railroads plaus for tho
erection at Canton Of huge grain
elevator Of perhaps as much as 1000
u"" bushels capacity. are vastly inn
prcsslvc as an expression Of tho great
expansion in foreign trade of this
country during the last two years.
They also give evidence of the remark :
able growth which is taking plac" in
tho port OF Baltimore.
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PAPER AND PULP MILLS
The Million and :, 'iuif Dollar Plant
in Gror.in Gets 10 Wort>
in june.

SANANNAH. Ga March 24-By
June 1t is expected THAT the Atlantic
Parer and Pulp Corporation. with
headpuartcrs and general offices in this
city. viii have completed IT., plant at
Port Wentworth, ana viii be wcIl at
work before the summer is more than
half go7c.
The atlantic Company was incor-
pora'cd last November with $500 900
capital. ana its plans. as then an
n"unced We're 10 build 1t $500. 900 plant
with daily capacity Of fifty tons Of
pulp.
Construction is now progressing. and
the mill VIII comprise group OF
buildings 10 include 81 diuestcr-lousc
cighty-tivc feet high and nfty-six feet
long by twcnty-sevcu feet wide. to-
ecther with other auxiliary structures
covering am area approximately COOS
300 feet, mainly of rc-cnforced con
cret" construction. The company is
acting as its own engineer aud sub
letting some buildim. work 10 Savan.
nah contractors.
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VIRGINIA GROWN COTTON;
BIG INCREASE LAST YEAR
Does N"t Claim 4" lie Cotton Grower.
but Can Make II when
prCti;nblc.

Nireini:, docs not claim to be a cot
toh-Sf"" inG state TO any great OK
tent. only about ton counties know
anything Of it's cultivation. and only
seven pretend to do much business in
thal Inc. ~ is no; because Nirtsiii;,
'hun", grow cotton as well Il" North
Carolina. but because she has tor ia"
past forty or rity years found other
crops to pay better
However. Ia" high price Of cotton
has caused many farmers in tn" eight
or ten counties that know how 10
grow III" Stapic to Increase tl":v
acreage considerably. and last S.lr
they produced ll.GlS bales more than
in the year 1915.
Director sam l.. Rogers. Of tie Bu-
reau OF the Census. Department cf
Commerce. gave out figures last week
sh"winS tn" quantity in bales "inncd
IN virginia counties for tn. past Two
years as follows
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Special to The Times Dispatch
WINCHESTER. VA. March "a
Trial by telephone iS the latest wrin-
klc In Judicial methods In Winchester.
Tho loca authorities yesterday were
asked by Mayor ". j. Martin. OF Roycc,
Clarke County. VA. to arrest one Rob
crit Brown - taxi driver. charged with
speeding through that town on March
Q. Brown WAS promptly arrested, en-
tered plea Of guilty by phone. and
the Boyce Mayor fined him $1,000. which
was mailed, less the costs, to the
Royce authorities.
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New Director for NorruIk southern.

%pEEpLK. w. March - ~ tho
annual meeting Of the Norfoll south
e-n Railway held this wcci 10 this
city y. I.arhin, Of Sow YORK. was
elected - director Of the COMPANY AIR.
l.arkiu is largely interested ia several
Southern manufacturing enterprises
aud ais" IN coal and coke properties
IN the two Nirginias
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>mokclc.. Coal compnny ,ncorpor,,c .,

TAIEWELL. VA. Amreh 2i-Th
liberalization aud steel SmokcIcs.
coat Company has hccu INCORPORATED
:" do business h"rc with Sg5.ooo CAPT
tai sock \ : igganho,tom is tn,
president Of IN. company
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ana two covered transfer platforms.
eighteen feet wide and 500 feet long.
The driveway facilities Will be cX-
ccllent. there being four entrances TO
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ROANOKE'S NEW DEPOT
\orf0Ii> and Westerns Zig FrclSh I
station in MnEic city tn Br Or
nDmcnt TO Town.

l"1A \pkE.. VA. March Il. AS prev .
.ously announced. the Norfolk and
N.stcrn Halfway has let the contract
for TIE building of its proposed new
,rCii:ir Staten in this city. 1t is an
rounccd thar the station will cost
about SISc."0o. but that All the i'm
provcmcnts in connection with il will
total about s3S0.0O0. II will he situated
At Commerce street and Ernest Ave-
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Must Mn,c Good Rnnd..

fAIRMONT ". VA. March .4-Thc
p 'pl' III Lincoln Distric; OF this Mar
ionJ county have voted bonds 20 the
amount OF $3.50. 900 for highway i'm
Hrovcncnt in the districl. The i'm
provcmcuts Viii include the building OF
thirty miles OF really new roads.
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New Ind,,,tric. IA Fo,lou.

SPRING HOPE. \. g., March PA
strong COMPANY headed by j. 3. pri-
vctte Is soon To build It hydro electric
plant and develop. tho famous Webb
Mills water power three miles from
this place. The establishment Of sew
oral new industries here Will follow
upon the heels of the development OF
his nnMnr
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Isnittinr Mil, orron,zcd.

DRENEI. y. g.. March ai.-The
DrcXel Knitting Mills have been or
ganlzed and Incorporated here with
$4,000 capital TO manufacture all
manner Of knit goods The incorpora-
tors are the huffman brothers, Of Nor
canton
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SMiTHFIEID. " g.. March 1T
Among the improvements proposed by
the Ivanhoc manufacturing Company
when they proceed to enlarge their
plant here Will be the installation of
electric power drives in their mill No
.. All of these Improvements will lie
completed in a short while
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-25

the station and yards. Tho site /, all
rcady being prepared and 1t is ex-
pcctod TO begin construction about
Aprr |.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-08-16

In auditing the books of the village, left
for his home in Lewiston Monday morn,
ing. His report on his findings was
turned over to the city authorities and
VIII be made public, just as soon as that
BODY decides on meeting night.
Conductor Phillips received word this
week that his son John, better known as
/" Buck Phillips, stating that he had
received his appointment as second
lieutenant in the regular army. Mr..
Phillips has been stationed at Castel
Heights, boys school in Lebanon,
tennessee as coach for the past two
years.
j. ii. Baum, j. w. Pickrell, of Colfax,
j. c. Pickrell, of Spokane, Thos. Neil,
of Pullman, w. A. Sherman, of Endicote
and E. +. Drake, of Walla Walla made
up party that visited Sites this week
enroute to the mines of the Orc Grande
section, where they are heavily interest
ed in the Gold Mining Company.
j. b. Wells has force Of men busy
this week hauling in the sidewalk that
was torn away and deposited below the
town during the recent spring flood, on
the Indian allotment. This walk is be-
ing used where it is convenient and the
rest piled up for future use. Contrac-
tor Wells estimates the lumber in the
walks at 10000 feet.