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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-08-30
BROWNS IN OTTER GREEK
Mrs. Albert w. Edison, just Returned
from Snnitarium, Told Chauffeur to
Take Nurse for Ride.

Rutland, Aug. 26.-Mrs Albert w. Edison,
wife of the assistant treasurer of the
Vermont Marble company. was drowned
in otter creek near Center Rutland Satur-
day. She had just returned from sani-
tarium at Saratoga, N. Y, and it is sup
posed that she threw herself into the
water. She was riding in an automobile
with a nurse and got out at a fountain
near the stream. telling the chauffeur to
take the nurse for ride. When the ma
chine returned in 10 minutes Mrs Edison
was not to be seen and her body was found
half an hour later floating down the
stream. Doctors worked for two hours
with pulmoter but could not resuscitate
her.
Mrs. Edison was AZ years old and was a
daughter of Harris Herrick Of Dandy. She
had no children.
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the war was on, but we knew PRACTICAL
ly nothing about It until Bartlett ar
rived with papers and put an end to the
arguments Small and had been having
on whether the Germans had reached
Paris"
Captain Robert Bartlett. in the
staunch steamer, Neptune, left st.
Johns, N. F., four days after DR.. Ed
mund o. Hovey Of the American Mu-
scum of Natural History had started in
the steamer Denmark from Disco Is
land, on an unsuccessful attempt to re-
lieve the Macmillan expedition. The
Danmark stuck fast in the ice however.
People said 1t would meet the fate
Of the Danmark," Captain Bartlett
stated tonight. but I had too much
reliance. on the Neptune to believe
them. At the same time. in all my trips
with Peary l have never seen such
heavy ice. I did not spare the ship,
however. We smashed through the
heavy ice of Melville bay and passed
the Danmark, stuck fast in an icefleld.
in North Star bay. Finally we reached
Etah after a hard passage, got Mac
MILAN and his party, and after staying
four days started back Ice was as
bad as ever and we were forced to turn
back several times.
Eventually we had to go around Wilson
Home Sound to Herbert Island and work
down the coast closely. down Parry Sound,
across Melville Bay to Devils Thumb. We
didn't see the Danmark on the return and
got into Disco on August II. just escaping
a terrific hurricane. The rest Of the trip
until we dropped anchor here this morn
ing was uneventful. The trip UP took us 26
days and the home voyage four days
less"
The Neptune's bows are stove in, her
stem is split and she is leaking badly. She
has a cargo Of skins and scientific speci-
MEMS
DIR. HOVEY'S STORY.
DR.. Edmund o. Hovey, of the American
Museum Of Natural History, who headed
a party sent to the relief Of the Donald
B. Macmillan Crockerland expedition in
1915. reached here to-day from Copenhagen
DR.. Hovey said he arrived at Copen-
hagen from Godhaven, a port on Disco
island off the southerly coast Of Green
land, July 10. having taken passage from
Godhaven on the steamship Hans Edge
To reach Godhaven from Etah. on the
northwesterly coast Of Greenland where
he established his headquarters when his
ship was caught in the ice, he Travelled
over the frozen surface Of the sea a dis
tance of LOO miles. the trip requiring g.
days.
Numerous areas of "black" ice which
was so thin that the water could be seer
through it were encountered. DR.. Hovey
said. On two occasions they broke
/ through, but the quick action of the
Esquimo drivers and the strength and
alertness of the dogs saved their lives.
On arrival at Goodhaven, DR.. Hovey
received the first newspaper he had seer
in over a year and he learned that the
United States was at war with Germany
He said he left Etah March "a and ar
rived at Goodhaven May 20.
DR.. Hovey left here on the steamship
George Cluett in 1915, expecting to b.
back In three months. His ship wa.
frozen in at North Star bay. however
and he continued his journey to Etah b!
motor boat and dog sledges.
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LEyLANO LINE
DEVON|AN SUNK
Vessel of 1O,435 TOns-Was
Bound for the United
States.

Boston, August 3.-The Leyland liner
Devonian. which left an Atlantic port
on July rs has been sunk. presumably
by German submarine. Officers Of
the line to-day confirmed the report
that the vessel was lost, but stated
that they had received no word as to
the safety of the crew.
Gable advices from England to the
company here did not indicate wheth-
err the pevonian had departed for this
side. although It was assumed that
she was en- a west bound voyage
when sunk.
The Devonian. a vessel OF 1O,435
tons gross was built at Belfast in
1900.
The Devonian carried a crew OF 60
and on her last trip to a foreign port
there were 65 American horse tenders
aboard. Records at the British con-
sulate here showed that there were no
Americans In the crew.
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so WITNESSES SUBPoENAEu
Special Session OF franklin Co. Court
Opens to Consider HemminEway
Murder Case.

st. Adams. Aug 2s.-A special ses.
sion Of Franklin county court for the
trial of criminal causes was proclaimed
opened at nine o'clock this morning
by Sheriff George c. Holmes under the
direction Of Judge Zed 8. Stanton OF
Roxbury. the presiding judge. The oe-
casion for the session Is the considers.
ton by the grand jury of the case In
connection with the death Of 14-year.
old Jennie Hemingway. who was
found dead in a cornfleld just outside
the city limits two weeks ago yester-
day morning.
On the roll call of the jurymen by
County Clerk George c. Stevens all re-
sponded except E. T. Bradley Of Swan.
ton, who had been excused. b. F. Room.
ey was secured in place Of Mr.. Bradley.
Other members of the grand jury are:
Fred w. Bliss of Georgia, foreman. W.
S. Tillotson of Bakersfield. B. A. Croft
Of Berkshire, c. H. Abel of Enosburg.
of Fairfield. George S, Burleson Of
Fletcher, e. S, Cameron Of Highgate.
c. W. Peckham of Franklin. F. e. Will
cox OF Georgia. Fred Pepper Of Mont
gomery, E. l.. Childs Of Richford, John
f. Coan of Richford. H. s, Eldred OF
Sheldon. s. b. Anderson of this city,
Norman L. Corliss of st, Adams town
and w. ]. Trombley of Fairfax.
About 80 witnesses have been sub
poenaed. among them about a dozen SOL
diers. companions of Private Robert
Warm. who Is now in the county Jail
under bonds OF $1,000 for appearance
as a material witness in the case.
1t is probable that the jury will not
begin final consideration Of the case
before tomorrow night or Thursday.
In his charge to the jury Judge
Stanton discussed homicide in It's vari.
Gus phases, pointing out that the kill
ing of a person when perpetrating or
attempting to perpetrate arson. rape,
robbery or burglary. shall be murder
in the first degree"
A local man who wrote Warns par.
ents at Pottstown. Pa, has received q
letter from the young mans mother
stating that the family is poor and Il
will be impossible for any of his rels-
tives to come here for the trial or topl
furnish counsel. She urged. however,l
that lawyer be secured for him andI
expressed the opinion that her son wa3
not of such character as to be guilty
of murder. II the young man 10 in.
dicted for any crime It Is probable thaUl
C. q. Austin and sons will be assigned
as counsel
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FOOD INVENTORY
TO START AUG. 81
census of Forty.Thrce Counties,
Basis for National
Survey.

Washington, Aug. 26.-Food stocks held
h retail stores of city and rural portions
3f forty-three counties in various parts of
he country will be inventoried on August
Ii to furnish the basis for an estimate by
he department of Agricultural bureau of
markets of the amount of food products
h the hands of retail dealers. A detailed
urvey also will be made in New York
ity, which is to be handled as a separate
problem.
The survey of retail stocks, the plan for
Which was made public tonight is one Of
our branches of the great task Of esti-
hating the country's entire stock of food
S of August 81, which has been under
| aiken by the bureau of markets for the
department of agriculture and the food
Administration. Other surveys will cover
tocks on farms. in wholesale commercial
Establishments and storages, and in the
homes of the consumers.
Aside from New York, the largest city
detected is Cleveland Ohio. It's county.
f'uyahoga, was chosen as centrally located
with reference to large industrial centers
ind as a typical manufacturing and COM
.nercial center.
The second group includes the cities of
Syracuse, New York, Dallas. Texas. and
altoona, Pa, with its outlying towns of
Tyrone and Junata. These three are
thought to represent conditions as they
exist in a city which depends on manu-
Featuring. in one which has big aRri-
cultural back country, and in one which
hepends on the mining industry.
GROUPING BY POPULATION.
The grouping, as n whole. is in accord
lance with population. The first group.
represented by Cleveland, is for metropoli-
tan districts with a population Of 100000
Tor more the second includes counties
with cities of n population of $4,000 to
Zoo, 900. The third takes counties with
'cities $500 to $4,000, the fourth from 10000
Ito $4,000; and SO on down to $500 and then
certain counties having no city or vii
|lage of $500 population.
In the third group are the cities of
Montgomery, Ala, Topeka. kans.. Bing-
hamton. N. Y, and Sacramento, Cal.
The fourth includes Concord. n. H.. But
= ler Pa, Jackson, Tenn. Iowa City, Ia,
and Walla Walla, WASH. and the fifth
Oneonta, n. V. Americus Ga, Dekalb
ILL.,, Bowling Green, KY, and Provo. U.ah
Group six includes ten counties with
cities of from $500 to 5000 and in the
index cities are Springfield, VT, Strouds-
burg, Pa, South Boston, Va. Allegan
Mich, Lake Geneva, Wis, Mcpherson
Kans., Marshall Mo-. Canton, Miss.
saltwater Okla. and Marshalfield, Ore
The final group in counties having nc
towns as large as $500 population, includes
Is towns, mostly in the South and Middle
West,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-08-30
POLIO RESTRICTIONS IN
FORCE IN ST. ALBANS

St. Adams. Aug. A.-At a special meet
ing of the board OF health Thursday eve
ming resolution was passed restricting
children up to 16 years Of age from going
to any public places until further notice.
This action was taken as result Of a
case of infantile paralysis which was dis
covered here Wednesday. Preceding the
meeting a special meeting Of the city coun-
Gil was held and an amendment to the
city ordinances was adopted which fur
nishes new regulations In regard to the
selling Of milk In ST. Adams.
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WANT RELIGION
FREE IN MEXICO
American Federation Of Catholic Soci-
cites Reanirms Loyalty.

Kansas City. Mo-. Aug. ga resolution
protesting against the 'irregilious
tyranny masquerading under the name Of
democratic government Of Mexico" and
urging that the United States withhold
any loan until such iniquitous laws are
repealed and religion made free." was
adopted here late to-day by the conven-
ton of the American Federation of Cath
Ollie Societies.
Resolutions "acclaiming" the peace pro-
posal of Pope Benedict and reaffirming
the loyalty Of the Catholics Of the United
States were adopted precisely in the form
In which they were submitted by the
resolutions committee. The convention
also accepted resolution providing for
the appointment Of committee of Ave
to represent the federation in co-operat-
ing with the national Catholic war coun-
Gil.
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FIRE AT MIDDLEBURY.

Middlebury, Aug. 23.-One of the drying
houses at the box factory of the j. B.
Bryant Manufacturing company in East
Middlebury. was destroyed by fire this
afternoon. The lighthouse was filled with
lumber, and the total loss is estimated at
about 81, 900. The fire started from spark
which escaped from boiler In the drying
room. Hard work by the East Middlebury
firemen, volunteer assistants and a por-
ton of the Middlebury Are department
saved the factory itself and another
1xYing house, ,
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STOREHOUSE BURNS.
Loss Of &1O,OOO mt Plant Of the Vermont
School Seat Company.

Rutland. Aug 26.-Fire yesterday morn
ing caused a loss of $4,000 at the plant
Of the Vermont School Seat company in
this city, rented by the Remington Furni-
ture Co. as a storehouse. The blaze started
on the third story of the wooden building.
the cause being unknown. Mr. Remington's
loss is $4,000 and the damage to the build
ing, which was owned by George T.
Chaffee of Rutland and Ralph Stoddard
of New York, is $500. A number of fam
lilies lost household goods stored at the
premises. Mr. Remington conducted a
woodworking shop on the ground floor
which was drenched.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-08-30
PERRY-HOVEY.
Barre Times Editor Marries City School
Supervisor Of Music.

Barre. Aug. A.-At the home of the
bride in Canaan Wednesday. Au-
gust q Miss Josephine e. Hovey.
daughter OF l.. p. Hovey. and
Dean II. Perry Of Barre. editor Of the
Times. were married by the Rev. j. T..
Taylor, pastor Of the Methodist Church.
Mr.. and Mrs Perry will be at homo at 81
Elm street. after October Is.
The bride is a graduate Of the New Eng
land Conservatory of Music In Boston and
for several years has been supervisor Of
music In the public schools of Barre. hav-
ing resigned her position in June. Mr..
Perry. a graduate Of spaulding high school
and the University of Vermont. has been
with the Times since II was founded %
years ago and has served for many years
- its-editoN
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GORE WILL RESIGN IF
THE PRESIDENT WILL
So He Says When Constituents Ask
Him to Quit.

Washington, Aug. Ex-senator Gore.
who was asked by several hundred of his
constituents at Hugo, Okla, to resign
because of his amendment to the war
revenue bill to prevent the transportation
Of troops to Europe, replied to-day. He
told the Hugo citizens that II they would
have the President and members of Con-
gress resign, he would quit and run for
reelection. Mr.. Gore told his constituents
he would not vote for war II every other
man In Congress did. He said he would
support measures he thought would bring
the war to a successful and speedy end.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-08-30
MORE NAMES CERTIFIED
TO BOARD OF APPEALS

Montpelier. Aug. 2.-The district board
of appeals announced tonight that 50
names from Windsor county have been
certified and that 80 names have been
certified from Orange county. Few Of
the number from Windsor county had APP
pealed from the local exemption board.
while in the Orange county cases many
of the exemption claims were overruled
by the district board.
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DEATH FOLLOWED IN
AUTO PARTY'S WAKE
People Killed in New Hampshire Nom
day near Death in Vermont
Day Previous.

Rutland. Aug. 23.-It develops that the
automobile party which figured in a rail-
road crossing accident at Charlestown,
N. H.. last Monday when Mrs. Menty
kingsbury and her son Lawrence and
Mrs. Emma Perkins of Claremont, N. H.,
and Low Coleman Of Jamaica were killed.
were In serious accident in Vermont the
day previous. all escaping death almost
miraculously.
While United States Marshal Arthur
r. Carpenter of Brattleboro was on his
way home from his office in this city in
his machine via Peru Mountain he came
upon the party standing about at the
foot OF hill, their Dodge car reduced to
scrap iron. and he took the party to a
town where they hired Coleman to take
them to New Hampshire.
There is long. steep pitch on the east
side Of Peru Mountain. The woman who
was driving the Charestown car lost
control OF 1t on this incline and it ran
wildly down the mountain, crashing into
a boulder
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STOLE COW AND HORSE.

Manchester. Aug. 23.-Eugene Allen was
arrested to-day at Hubbardton by Deputy
Sheriff j. D. Purdy Of Manchester and
lodged in the Jail at Manchester on the
charge OF stealing a horse from the Cham
plain Realty company after a search Of a
day and one-half in western New York
and Vermont. Allen also stole a COW at
Glens Falls during his flight
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Lieut.. E. r. White Webs.

Rutland. Aug. 26,-Miss Frances II. sher-
man, a teacher In the Rutland high school,
and Lieut.. Edward r. White. son of Ed
ward F. White. a Rutland manufacturer
were married by the Rev. Joseph Reynolds
at the brides home yesterday. Lieutenant
White was trained at the recent Platts.
hnnGh p@eeIs' pamn
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-08-30
TRAIN KILLS WOMAN.
Mrs. william Hartney Was Walking ON
Track-Died in Depot.

Rutland, Aug. 26.-Mrs. William Hartney,
wife of an employe at the Rutland ma
chine shops. was almost instantly killed
Saturday morning by a passenger train at
the Howe Scale works crossing. She was
walking the track and stepped in front
Of the approaching train. She died at the
depot. where she was taken on the train
which struck her. Mrs. Hartney was 40
years old. Her husband is her only near
relative in Rutland.
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CALL 100 MORE.
Fourteen Men Needed to Fill Franklin
County's Quota Of 40.

st. Adams. Aug. 26.-Notices were sent
Saturday by the local exemption board
of Franklin county to 100 more men to
appear before the board for physical ex-
animation next Thursday and Friday. The
men called arc those who follow in order
on the list after the 173 who appeared in
the first two calls, with the exception Of
two who registered only n short time ago.
These men were placed on the list in tho
same order they would have been had
they registered on time and had the same
serial numbers. Fourteen more men are
needed to make Franklin county's quota
Of 46 men,
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Seeks to Recover $1,000.

Montpelier. Aug. 2-The case OF Mary
HOLSTER. administrator Of the estate Of
George f. HOLSTER VS.. Charles A., Frank
and Fred Martin was entered to-day in
county court. The suit Is brought to re-
cover 1850, part of the amount said to
be due on a note held against C. A. Martin
at the time Of the death Of George e.
HallistsSs
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-08-30

Every day some people solve bother.
some problems by reading and answer.
ing classified ads. What's your problem
1et1a1 =
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-08-30

Horatio McRupp
owes bills all over town.
He'd better settle up
Before they shake hi'n down.
The b. 'oklyn Eagle.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-08-30

In advertising for boarders give de.
Gliding" details-thoss facts upon which
Connecticut western news., 1917-11-08
Canaan Valley

Between ninety five and one hun. dred attended the social and New Eng land supper held at the home of the Emmons family, last Thursday even- ing, the tables were bountifully spread with menu of genuine New Eng land supper furnished by the Valley ladies, the evening was pleasantly spent with music. singing and games nearly $22. .O0 was realized which will be used to benefit the Valley Sunday School.
 Dr. Adams was called Sunday to visit Mrs Sara Rockwell who has been ill for several days.
 A new furnace is being put into the Anderson home.
 Mrs. B. J. Stevens of East Canaan and Mrs. R. R. Stevens of Bridgeport aspentfsW ednesday at F. H. Langdon's. Mr and Mrs. Wilcox of Winsted were in this place on business Monday.
 Miss Mary E. Stevens and Mrs. Frank Whitcomb of Ct. Burlington spent Tuesday with Mrs. Florine Ste vens and family.
Connecticut western news., 1917-11-08
HELPFUL WORDS
From a Canaan Citizen |.

Is your back lame and painful?
 Does it ache especially after exer- tion?
 Is there soreness in the kidney region?
 These symptoms suggest weak kid. neys.
 If so there is danger in delay.
 Weak kidneys get fast weaker.
 Give your trouble prompt attention.
 Doan's Kidney Pills are for weak kidneys.
 Your Geighbors use and recommend them.
 Read this Canaan testimony. Rartley Killawee, Main St., says: "I have used Doan's Kidney Pills of and on for four or five years. have taken them for severe backaches and when my kidneys have acted irregu- larly. The kidney secretions have been painful in passage, also. At such times, Doan's Kidney Pills have entirely re- lieved mel. -.
 Price COG, at all dealers. Don't sim ply ask for kidney remedy-get Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that Mir. Killawee had. Foster. Milburn O., Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.-advi5
Connecticut western news., 1917-11-08
NEWS from REARBY TOWNS
East Canaan

The Annual Meeting of the East Canaan Cemetery Association was held Saturday afternoon. The officers elected were H. O. Stevens, pres , E $. Roberts, supt., A. A. Lawrence, sec. and treasurer. We want to men. tion here that the people fully appre- ciate the efficit n work of the president, also tl.e treasurer. Miss O. M. Bottum has always, both as Grange secretary and secretary of the Cemetery Associa- tion, done faithful and accurate work, but as she wished to be released from the office, it was thought best to mirge both cffices in one. The Clover Club were entertained Wednesday evening by Mrs. Burton Stratton
 Miss Ruth Gaylord was home over Sunday.
 MT. and Mrs. G. E. Beebe enter tained party of six from Friday until Sunday p. m from Windsor.
 Mrs. Joseph Rix visited friends in Hartford and Unionville Saturday and Sunday.
 We are asked for wheatless, meat less, and sweetless days. but so far nothing has been said about peerless days. Why should we give up bread and let the wheat be made into drink. It has been said that 60 barrels of beer in week come to this station. Is it right? Are our officers doing their part to check this business? If not, why not?
 Mrs. White and Miss Beard of Brooklyn were in town last week to attend the cemetery meeting.
 Mrs. Fred Stevens of Norfolk is a visitor in town this week.
 Several from here attended the liar vest Supper at Canaan Valley last Thursday evening and report a fine time and good supper.
 Norwood McIntrye of Elizaville, N. Y. is spending few days at his home here.
 Miss Mary O'Reilly of Stamford spent Sunday at her home here.
 Messrs. George and Edward Wilson of Camp Devens. Aver, Mass, spent Sunday at their home.
 James Casey of Maybrook, N. Y. is spending f5w days at his home.
 Mrs. Mary McDonald and daughter Catherine of Sheffield, Mass. spent Saturday at John Foley's.
 MT. and Mrs. Virgil Miller and daughter of Taconic spent Sunday at Henry Miller's.