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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-08
COLD AND WET
Meteorological characteristics Of the
Month Of October In Burlington.

Meteorological characteristics Of the
Month OF October in Burlington.
Meteorologist ]. K. Hooper of the local
station of the United States weather bu-
reau reports a mean temperature Of n
degrees in Burlington during October,
which Is two degrees below the normal
temperature for the month and the lowest
for any October since 1907. The highest
point reached last month was So degrees.
on the 18th, and the lowest was q de-
grees, on the 23d. The greatest daily
range was q degrees. on the 18th. and the
least daily range was three degrees. on
the 31st The precipitation amounted to
5.67 inches, the greatest for any October
in the last 80 years and more than two
inches above the normal for the month.
which is 3.16 inches. The prevailing wind
was from the south, the total movement
S.S26 miles. the average hourly velocity
11.9 miles, and the maximum velocity so
miles per hour, from the south on the
10Th. There were only three clear days
in the month, with six partly cloudy and
% cloudy days. Precipitation in quantity
sufficient to measure occurred on IS days.
A solar halo was noted on the I'D. lunar
halo on the 9th, sleet on the 10th and
oath. fog on the 5th and 9Th. thunder
storm on the 18th. light frost on the 7th.
heavy frosts on the 10th and 18th, and a
killing frost on the 21st.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-08
MONDAY IN PROBATE COURT.

In probate court Monday licenses
TO sell real estate was granted in the
estate of George W. and Jed w. Irish,
minor wards, of Jericho.
! The will of Jesse B. Thompson. late
Of Colchester. was filed for probate yes
terday.
Sophia Ulrich of Richmond was ap-
pointed Administrative of the estate of
Frank A. Ulrich. late Of Richmond. F..
H. Shepardson and +. @. Nichols Of the
same town were appointed commissions
ers and appraisers.
H. H. Wheeler of South Burlington
was appointed administrator of the es-
tate Of George H. Eddy. late of Shell
burne. H. w. Tracy and Walter F..
Palmer OF the same town were appoint
ed commissioners and appraisers.
George 8. Howe and Ernest ]. Spauld.
Ing were appointed commissioners and
appraisers in the estate of BENJAMIN r,
Seymour. late OF this city.
A settlement and decree were made
In the estate of Jerusha c. Brown, late
OF this city.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-08
ENLISTS IN NEW BRANCH
Former Burlington Boy in Gas and
Flame Section Of American Army.

The Elizabeth, N. j., Times Of October
30 had the following paragraph about
Vernon c. Buxton, a former Burlington
boy who was graduated from the Univer-
sity Of Vermont in the class of 1911:
vernon c. Buxton. superintendent Of
the Bowker Chemical company. to-day
enlisted in the gas and flame section Of
the American army for service in France
and at once departed for Washington,
where he will report at the American
University camp for instructions. Bux.
ton is the first Elizabethan to enroll in
this branch of the service and one Of the
first in the State. His duties will be to
operate the machines emitting the poison
gas and the curtain Of fire at the front,
and 1t is task, according to the gov.
eminent. only for those with red blood
in their veins. Furthermore, 1t requires
a man with thorough knowledge Of
chemicals. AS superintendent Of the Bow.
ker plant Mr.. Buxton is we'll qualified for
the position. Before assuming his du.
ties at the local plant he took a four
years course in chemistry at the Uni
versity of Vermont. He resides at 4O5
Jefferson avenue. He enlisted at the To-
cal recruiting station, So Broad street,
and Sergeant Foster. in charge Of the
station. is confident that the enlistment
will be the means Of prompting others
with knowledge of chemistry to become
members Of the same section"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-08
CALL FOR 1920 MORE BAGS.
This In Addition to $500 Already Re-
quired OF Vermont Chapter.


quired OF Vermont Chapter.
letter from the New England division
manager of the American Red Cross, re-
ceived Thursday at the State headquarters
Of the Vermont chapter in this city. an
nounces that the Red Cross has been
called upon to furnish 10000 additional
Christmas packages over and above the
10000 bags which were originally called
for In order to I'LL this extra quota. Ver-
mont has been called upon to furnish 400
bags in addition to the 5000 which were
required of the Vermont chapter on the
first call. This makes $500 Christmas bags
that the Vermont chapter will have to
make In order to All it's quota. As the
time before these bags are supposed to
be ready for shipment Is now very short.
this means that an unusual amount Of
work must DO done in order to All this
quota successfully. The letter from head
quarters follows:
ITO all Chapters and Auxiliaries- at
large:
1.-THE Red Cross desires to present every
man In the service with a Christmas
present. In order to accomplish this, we
must have the cooperation Of every chap
ter. We have already allotted you your
proportion of the 10000 bags which we
were asked for.
I'VE have to-day received further tele-
gram from Washington stating that the
Red Cross has been called upon to fur
nish 10000 additional Christmas packages.
We have been already allotted 5000 OF
this number. I have divided this numbe,
as fairly as possible between the chapters
ana your share Of this additional numbe,
Is 4.zoo You must assist US In this great
| work by sending your Christmas bags
direct to the Bureau Of Supplies, "A.
Berkeley street, Boston. for IL any chapte,
gives Its Christmas bags individually, II
Will make 1t impossible for US to carry
out our large and splendid idea of pre-,
senting every man with a Red eros.
remembrance on Christmas day.
| Il should like to know as soon as DOS
sioie II you will be able to fill this aliott
ment. We are providing Christmas tree.
TOT each encampment and camp. We are
relying on your entire cooperation If
making Christmas day a successful on,
for our troops.
JAMES JACKSON,
division Manager"
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LIST Of unclaimed letters In the Burling.
ton postofflce for the week ending Octo-
Der q. 1917:
WOMEN'S LIST.
Doris Bashaw. Mrs. NJ. L. Baldwin. Mrs.
Della Bacon Miss Carlyss Bissonette.
Mary Butler. Miss l.. Butler. Nancy Clark.
Mrs. John Colby, Mrs. NJ. j. Cross. Bertha
Crepas. Victoria Ducharme. Agnes NJ De-
vine. Mrs. VIM. Dalton. Agnes Fitzger-
aid. Mrs. G. D. Finlay. Mary A. Flad.
Mrs. p. A, Graham Mrs Martha Gillette,
Mrs. Fred c. Goodwin, Mrs. Mary Ham
mond. Miss II. z. Hersey, Miss Jennie
Hemingway Mrs. G. II. Higbee, Mrs.
Rena James. Miss johnson. Mrs. Frank
Lowe. Mrs. Herman Lehn. Mrs. VIM.
Lessard. Miss Pauline Leonard, Katherin
Lamonder, Marie La Row. Mrs. Alice
| Moss, Leila T. Miller. Bessie Noes. Bea-
trice Mcguire. Mrs. j. Mackay, Mrs. Liz
| zie Martell. Mrs. Louise Marchese, Miss
Grace Manning. Mrs. Cleveland Perkins.
, Mrs. Corncla Porter Mrs. Harry Pol
lard, M. Reddington. Miss Anna B. Root.
Miss Helen Russell. Joyce Stanley. Mrs.
Ella Stone, Mrs. George Stowell Mrs.
Alfred Shattuck. Miss Eloise Sanders.
Mrs. Alice Sails. Miss Sophie Todd. Mrs.
Abbie Wight Miss Stella Wilson, Madam
Vauier.
| MEMS LIST.
| Claron j. Allen, Mr.. Baldwin, Camille
Billings, Chas. Bissonette. Mrs. c. II.
Billingsley, ]. NJ. Bullock. Arthur d. But
terrified. Chas Brassau, Joe Bodah. c. z.
Colburn, Mr.. and Mrs Il. G. Douglas, p
Delaney. Eugene Dawson. Rev. A. B.
Davision. Clarence N. Emery. Paul Il.
Fairchild (9, Harry Feinstein. Percy
Foster t2). Alvin French, Frank A. Full
ler' Frank Hill, Glen Harris. w. Harris
j. Hammer. Chas. Jock, Edward Ken
worthy. IL. E. Kimball, Milo +. Lawrence
Evarisse LANG. Stanley Morse. j. L.
Morris. F. II. Mac Robert, C. J. Mason
Ernest Macha, Nelson Sample Shop
Fred Patno, Mr.. and Mrs. Will Parker
Ross 5. Perry. Francis Plankey. NJ. ID
Powers. Scion Prince, Jr., w. L. Ranch
Rafael Rock, Geo. Stahtel. Walter Halt
squires, Barney Smith. Sidney Smith. C.
f. sarles, Fred Santwere, Amos Thomp
son. Geo. Talcott j. A. Vallencourt. Geo
A. Zieglar.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-08
THE RED CROSS,
Annual Meeting Of Vermont Chapter 70
ne Held Friday.

Among the speakers who are scheduled
to deliver addresses at the annual meet
ing Of the Vermont Chapter Of the Amer
lean Red Cross, which will be held in
this city next Friday, November o. are
Gov. Horace r. Graham; Major Edward
Archibald, Canadian expeditionary force.
on duty as medical officer at the front in
France, May, 1915. to 1917; w. H. d. Mil
Ter Of the Quebec provincial branch Of
w. Moore, Phi. D., Of Colgate University,
New York. organiser Of Red Cross chap
tiers in New York State; James Jack
son, New England division manager Of the
American Red Cross; and Miss Lavinia
Newell, director Of the woman's work
of the New England division Of the Amer
lean Red Cross.
The executive committee will meet with
Mr.. Jackson and Miss Newell at 1000
a. m. in the State headquarters. The
Strong theatre building. to which men,
bers Of the Vermont State board are
invited. All speakers will be heard at
both afternoon and evening sessions.
Branches are entitled to one vote each,
but should send as many delegates as
possible to secure the advantages Of this
conference with Red Cross leaders for the
benefit Of their local work. At the eve
ming meeting music will be furnished by
a patriotic chorus under the direction
Of Mrs. j. A. Russell. and a military
orchestra Of the Second United States
cavalry from Fort Ethan Allen.
The program for the afternoon and
evening sessions IL as follows:
200 p. m.-Hotel Vermont roof garden
Business session and conference Of dele
gate from branches, Col. II. c. Pratt
chairman Vermont Chapter, A. r. c..
presiding; reports of secretary. treasurer
chairman of Vermont supply service and
committees; address, Miss Lavinia H
Newell, director Of womans work in New
England division; address. Major Edward
Archibald, M. D., Canadian expeditionary
force. Montreal; address. w. H. D. Mil.
Ter. Quebec provincial branch. Canadian
Red Cross; election Of chapter officers
and executive committee.
500 p. m.-City hall-public meeting
Music, Second United States Cavalry
band. Fort Ethan Allen; patriotic songs
by chorus. Mrs. ]. A. Russell director
prayer; remarks. Gov. Horace F. Ora.
ham; Major Archibald. Montreal: w. H
d. Miller. Quebec; music. orchestra
chorus; address. DR.. Robert W. Moore
Colgate University. Hamilton. N. Y.
Battle Hymn Of the Republic" chorus
music,
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U.BOATS LARGER.
So Says Harry Flint Of Boston. Sailor
Now in Town.


Harry Flint of Boston, a sailor from
| the U. s. s. destroyer Tanning, was a
caller at the local navy recruiting sta
ton Tuesday. Mr.. Flint has but re-
Gently returned from European waters.
He went on board destroyer which
was one Of many that acted as convoy
to safeguard the American troops from
the German submarines. He will be in
this city until Saturday, when he is to
leave for Somewhere" to report for
duty on the u S s. destroyer Thornton,
brand new torpedo boat. While in
this city he is the guest of his brother
in-law. Joseph Agel.
Mr.. Flint reports seing a German sub
marine every day while on the other
side, adding that the new submarines
were much larger and faster than the
previous ones. Among the many stor-
les he told yesterday of the trickery of
the officers of the U-boats was one
where they would hoist pole that re-
sembled periscope on the boat This
pole would be the means of drawing
several shots from the allied boats. I'M
mediately after gaining their point they
would submerge and come up on the
opposite side of a boat to be attacked,
where the torpedo would be discharged.
Another trick that the Germans re-
sort to after being shot at, is to release
several gallons of oil on the water.
This is done to give the allied naval
men the idea that they have made a
successful hit and bagged another sub.
Mr.. Flint claims that ne has substan-
tial knowledge of the fact that man,-
more U-boats are sent to the bottom
or bagged by the allies than ever reach
US, and claims that the best submarine
men Germany possessed are all gone,
which necessitates the Teutons sending
green men to man their fleets of sub
marines.
These mon all go against their WILL
because the understanding is that they
are to surrender their boat under no
! circumstances. The orders are to blow
up the U-boat with all on board when
they are bagged, SO as to render impos.
| sible the capture of tho boats. This Is
done by the Germans SO as to proven,
foreign governments from learning the
secrets Of their construction.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-08
FREE PEWS AT ST. PAUL'S.
Members OF Parish Decide to Meet Rum
ming Expenses By Subscriptions.

At a parish meeting Of st. Paurs
Church Friday 1t was voted over
whelmingly to change the present sys-
tenn of renting the pews to the free pew
system. There was considerable dis
cussion preceding the voting as some
Of the older members did not wish to
give up the pews which they had &C.
cupied for years. 1t was explained,
however. that even though the system
was changed the parishioners would
still have the privilege Of sitting in
the same pew and they could make
sure of that seat by coming q little
early. However. this would not be
necessary as tho ushers would know
where they were accustomed to sit and
would show strangers to other seats.
In order that tho people might know
just how much money had to be raised
by subscription II the system was
changed a report Of the expenses Of the
church, together with the receipts. was
read. This report showed that the
money for pew rent had steadily de-
creased since 1907. It was also proved
that II every seat in the church was
rented at the present rate the expenses
of the church could not be met with the
money received so II the system was
not changed entirely It would have to
Oo HuOuIucu " PTcScHI COHuItIOnS
AS only fifteen per cent. Of the Episco-
pal churches in this country retain the
system of renting pews. and in almost
every case where the free pew system
has been tried 1t has been found to be
successful, 1t seemed wiser to adopt 1t
at st. Paurs. The new system will
put all members of the parish on an
equal footing. Heretofore. many peo-
pie did not feel that they could afford
to rent pew and so often stayed away
as they felt like strangers. The ves-
trymen also will be better able to go
to every member Of the parish and say.
I'VE need Just SO much money. how
much will you give?" and expect every
member of the parish to give accord
irg to his ability.
In order to make sure that the bills
Of the church will be met 1t will be
necessary to conduct an every-member
canvass to get promises of subscrip-
lions for the year. This will be done
by the vestry at an early date.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-08
UNIT BROKEN UP.
Chittenden County Boys At Camp Dew
ems Transferred.

ems Transferred.
Charles w. Kempter. who went 10 Camp
Devens with the second unit from Chit.
tenden county, is at home on q short
furlough and will report back on Thurs
day. He Is to be transferred to the officers
training school for army aviators at the
Massac husetts Institute Of Technology a
Cambridge According to Information hs
now has from Washington, he will 70 from
there to the ground school at San Antonio.
Texas.
Mr.. Kempter reports the second Chit.
tenden county unit, which left here Octo-
per D. as considerably broken up. Petes
schneider, former instructor in biology at
the university. has been transferred Il
tne medical department and assigned u
.he So2nd field artillery. Carl Gaskell, wha
mas been taking instruction in the non.
commissioned officers school, IL reported
as having made very satisfactory progress
ana Will undoubtedly receive q non-com.
missioned office this week.
Other members Of the Chittenden county
contingent including Floyd L. Smith OF
TINS city, Charles M. Brown Of willistou
ana Harold Holmes Of UnderhiIl, have
peen transferred to the depot brigade. The
rest are still members of Battery r. ao2nd
field artillery.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-08
HOME WEDDING.
Miss Maybelle Btssonette Married to
BENJAMIN H. Robinson.


A quite wedding took place Saturday
afternoon at two o'clock at the home of
Mrs. Sophia E. Bissonette on Colchester
avenue. when her daughter, Maybelle
Isora, was united in marriage with
Benjamin H. Robinson, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. c. I. Robinson Of Waterbury. Only
the immediate families Of the bride and
groom were present. The Rev. g. w.
Davenport. rector Of st. Paul's Church.
performed the ceremony. the double ring
service being used.
The bride was gowned in white crepe de
chine. hand embroidered, and carried an
arm bouquet of white chrysanthemums.
She had for her bridesmaid Miss Blanche
NJ. Dygert. who was gowned in white
crepe over yellow. and carried yellow
The groom was attended
by his brother Corporal Don Robinson of
Fort Ethan Allen.
Immediately after the ceremony the
bride and groom left on tho $40 train for
a trip Of several weeks. The BRIDES travel
ing suit was Of brown. with hat to match.
On their return they will reside at 2ss Col
chester avenue.
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SHOT IN THE WOODS.
Hancock Lumberman Brought to Hos
pital with Bullet in Leg.


Fred Sprague, lumberman about ~
years of age, who lives In the town Of
Hancock, was brought to the Mary
Fletcher hospital late Saturday night
with a bad bullet wound in his leg.
According to reports of the affair. Mr..
Spraguc was accidentally shot during
the latter part of Friday afternoon. 1t
is said that he was on his way home,
walking through the woods from the
lumber camp. He stopped beside a
tree and, while standing motionless,
was mistaken by passing hunter as
some sort of animal of the woods, and
fired upon. The bullet entered his leg
between the knee and the hip, .slanted
upward and went out on the opposite
side of the leg close to the hip.
Mr.. Sprague was alone at the time,
but was later found by William Beck :
with of Hancock, who assisted him in
getting home. The wounded man was
accompanied to the hospital by his
wife, Mr.. Beckwith and Walter Combs.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-08
CUT WOOD NOW.
when Possible to Get This Fuel DO Not
burn Coal.

burn Coal.
]. w. O'Sullivan, chairman of the Bur-
lington fuel committee. has received the
following letter which II. J. NJ. jones' YER
mont fuel administration, is sending to
local fuel committees throughout the
state:
Montpelier, VT, Nov. 1. 1911.
| Vermont In past years has provided
| large amount of wood for fuel purposes.
Reports received from all parts OF the
| State indicate that this production was
decreased to such ali extent during the
past year that very little dry wood Is In
the market and that the price of such has
greatly increased. For years many COM
munities have depended on wood for fuel,
and to have this supply cut of now Will
be great hardship to them.
This state Of affairs Is especially alarm
ing when we take into consideration the
great shortage of coal and the difficulty
| in securing it. We must not allow this
condition to continue To avoid 1t, we
must bend all of our energies toward
awakening the people to the necessity of
procuring wood for next year. We can OBJ
tain some dry wood by cutting up trees
that have fallen by the wind or that are
more or less decayed. Such wood can be
used for immediate needs, although 1t is
somewhat inferior, but will answer our
purpose in such an emergency as exists
to-day.
Therefore. you are requested to start a
campaign in your locality at once for
wood cutting and to make popular the
slogan, saw Wood"
| We who are not called to the trenches
have a duty to perform at home, and no
one can render a better service to Uncle
Sam than to increase the height of the
wood pile. II each of us will do our share
in this direction, 1t will be large con-
trlbution toward winning the war for
humanity, liberty and right.
Respectfully yours.
H. J. NJ. JONES,
Vermont Fuel Administrator
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Central Vermont Ry.

1AA8 VA0AR IN EFFECy
fs- October %. 1917.
l:15-a. m. daily for Montreal ane
90. Chicago.
u.s.. m. except Sunday for Bos.
ton and Springfield. BroilsI
buffet parlor car from Bur.
ltngton without change. due
Boston 4:3s p. m.
1:05-a. M. except Sunday for st.
- Johnsbury and Portland.
l0:0S-a m. except Sunday for 81
Adams.
iO:O5-a. M. Sunday only for st. Al.
bans.
il:05-s:; M: ID daily T.. for Boston ana
r!, week days only. Through
- rarlor car. coaches. and s'ining
car Essex Jet. to Boston and
through coach ana parlor car
White River Junction to New
tNY York.
II :O5-a. m. sunday only. for st. Al.
bans.
sl:A5-p. m. except Sunday for s.
.l:20-p. m. except Sunday for St
Johnsbury.
y 4 :A0-p. m. except Sunday for st.
Adams. Rouses Point. Ogdens.
'sa~ burg. Richford and Montreal
s'' Also for Montpelier and
u. White River Junction.
4 .kS-p. m. daily for Montreal and
Chicago. Standard sleeper
a. daily from Montreal and
o. tourist sleeping cars from Els.
e.. sex Jet. Mondays. Wednesdays
A., and Fridays to Chicago. with.
out change.
Gskk-p. m. Sunday only for White
River Junction.
sil:4o-D: n. asiIy: through sleeping
placed for occupancy at $500
a. p m. Sleeping car from Eco.
r. seq Jet. to Springfield.
v ~ Il CULVER TICKET AGENT
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SOME WAVE.

Benevolent Old Lady Ito Jack Tar)-I
suppose you have seen some hard times.
sailorf
Jack Tar-Lor' lumme, mum. should
just say as ave. Why me and six pals
was once on the crest of one wave for
IA hours with only one bit of baccy to
chew between us-Philadelphia Ledger.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-08
HAVE IT HANDY FOR GROUP

Grandmothers and mothers who have
raised families of children have learned
from experience that 1t pays to keep a
bottle of Foley's Honey and Tar In the
house ready for emergency. 1t gives
prompt relief from dreaded Group attacks,
checks coughs and colds. and relieves
whooping cough. A safe medicine--no
opiates. J. w. O'Sullivan. 80 Church ut.
lAfnA
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-08
GooManu
Operations
The Right Medicine in Many Cases
Does Better than the Surgeons
Knife. Tribute to Lydia E. Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound.


Des Moines, Iowa.-"Ay husband says I would
have been in my grave today had it not been for
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound suf.
fered from serious female trouble and the doctors
My husband objected to the operation and had me
try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound I
soon commenced to get better and am now well
and able to do my own homework I can RECON-.
mend Lydia E. Pnkham's Vegetable Compound to
any woman as wonderful health restorer."-Mrs.
BLANCHE JEFFERSON, 7O3 Lyon St. Des Moines Iowa
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-08
Another Operation Avoided.


Richmond 1nd-"For two sick and weak from
female troubles that when going up stairs 20 very slowly
With my bands on the steps then sit down the
thought would not live to into house daughter
asked me to try Lydia nkham Vegetable Compound
taken with good results did disappeared
gained in strength moved into home garden
enough praise Of lydia Pnkhams Vegetable
NJ O. JOHNSTON Route d. Box 19O Richmond Ind.
OF course there many serious cases that only a
surgical operation will relieve We freely acknowledge
this but the above letters and many others like them.
amply that many operations recommended when
medicine in many cases is all that is needed.
you want special advice write Lydia E. Pinham
conhdentia Lynn Mass Your letter will opened.
read answered by and held
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-11-08
UNCLAIMED LETTERS.

List Of unclaimed letters In the Burling.
ton postoffice for the week ending Octo.
Der q. 1917: