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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-08-09
CAMBRIDGE.

F. M. Reynolds of Montpelier spent Sum
day at his home here.-R. o. Mudgett and
family Of Essex Junction visited at the
home of his brother. Carl Mudgett Sum
day.-Dr. G. Fl. Newton and F. C. Wells
were in Plainfield Sunday-Miss Helen
Hunt OF johnson spent Wednesday with
Miss Nellie Smith.-Miss Dorothy Leavens
went Thursday to Berkshire for several
days, stay.-George Gaines and family of
Enosburg Falls visited at Linus Leavenss
and w. N. Lang's Sunday.-R. G. Rey-
noids and family of Montpelier visited
his mother Mrs. NJ. NJ. Reynolds Sunday
and Monday.-Mr. and Mrs. T.. c. Wells
were called to Plainfeld Tuesday by the
serious illness of his NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Silloway of Morrisvile was guest of
Kenneth Newton over Sunday-Mr. and
Mrs. Drew of Greenwich, Conn, have been
guests at II. \. Grays this week-M. ID.
Young is in Montreal this week-Mr and
Mrs. c. S. Brush of Bolton visited at A.
l.. Brush's Sunday.-Miss Nellie Smith and
Mrs. George O'Neil visited in johnson
Monday.
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Spauiding in behalf Of the Post, and he al
SO received gifts from other friends. Re-
freshments were served. The members OF
the Post who were present. and their
ages are: II. A. sparks, %; +. ID. Pike, 81;
b. ~ w. Marshall, u; c. q. Moody. 81;
.. II. Kaiser "a; f. >. waite n; 5. c.
Spauiding' "a; Louis Shontelle, "; j. Is.
ayers, ~ .. M. Brush u; ID. NJ smith, "a.
"A. L. smith ana sister MISS Louisa and
tneir aunt Mrs. hoanay Dunnam. nave re-
turned from an automopiie TRIP TO HEBRON
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BOSTON PRODUCE MARKET.

Boston. Aug. s.
FLOUR-Nominal. Spring atents 1925
@li.50: spring clears in sacks S12 10;
special short patents $14.60914.75 jobbing
at SIS; winter patents S1oQ12.5O: winter
straights $l1.5Oql2; winter clears 81 q
| l.5O Kansas patents in sacks $4,000
1928.
CORNMEAL AND oATMEAL-Cornmeai.
graduated, $1,000; bolted $lO.i5; bag meal
oatmeal s1o5o; cut oatmeal s12os: graham
-four SOLO a l4.4O; rye flour in sacks $1O.75
q 1898; rye meal SS.75
CoRN-spot, car lots. No. . yellow. s24s;
No yellow S2.47; for shipment. No. 2
yellow. s2.46ia @247 No. yellow s2.451s q
oATs-spot, car lots. No. clipped white
NC; No. clipped white ole: No. clipped
white o0c; for shipment, fancy 40 lbs 9Oh
@olc; fancy 3s lbs, s0ia a 0oc; regular SO
Ids ssha zoe; regular SO lbs; s7I q SIC;
81 ~ No. grade $16.5O@1s; No. grade
MILL FEED-Mill shipment, spring BRAN
s4o.5o@41; winter bran Sal ALSO; mid
dlings ISL So; mixed feed s5O@54; red dog
Sd25 cottonseed meal $52@54; linseed
meal $3.50; gluten feed $5s3s hominy
iced S14'4o' stock feed s63@65; oat huiis
PORK PRoDUCTs-Heavy backs and
short cuts s45.5o; medium s435O a $3.50
long cuts si7,25; raw leaf lard a3hc; rem.
dered leaf 2tSc; pure lard 23%c; dressed
hogs o0h a1n
FRESH MEATs-Beef heavy sides. 1871
Wi"c' heaVy minds ~ n @22c' tores lo11 W
l"c, cows l3ia q 16c: spring lambs 2Og2tc;
tail and winter 10000; mutton l7Vl0c;
yearllngs 13@lIc; veals 10 q zoe.
nouLTRY-Turkeys, western, frozen, 80
ga2c; northern fowl, large. 23@25c: small
ls@2oc; western fowl. iced. large, 22@23c;
medium l8d lsc; dry packed. large. 24Q 28c
medium 22@ 23c native broiers .Sc
western broilers, dry packed. 25@@7c; fro"cn
zoo 3c: western roasters. frozen large "a
u.0c; medium $50 zoe: native green ducks
24@2 western geese. frozen l8Ql7c;
SQUAD S2@3 doz.; pigeons S2@2oo doz.
LIVE POuLTRY-Fowl 2O42lc; ROSTERS
Ml5c; broilers o2q23c.
EdiS-Fancy hennery and nearby 47@
foc' eastern extras 45@ acc; western extras
io@4lc; western prime frsts S7Q37hc;
western frsts asa 38c.
BEANS-Car lots. choice pea beans
SS50W SIS; California small white 5000 20 !;
yellow eye $s@S,25; red kidney $7oo@71o;
canada peas s4.5O@475; green peas
Snoogs; lima beans lac lb; jobbing prices
iom loc bu. above car lots.
APILES-New southern. S1.5Om2.2o oskt
ffoiT-Oranges, California, s3Vt ooxi
grapefruit s25O@45O; pineapples $2.oo@
t.oo crt. blackberries 14q1sc bx.; blue
berries l5W25c: raspberres s@loc currants
tWl gooseberries lO@15c; watermelons 20
Wfoc each; Georgia peaches $2'ooMf per
sn,oskt carrier; cantaloupes NeVada,
5000 standard crit. southern sLooWa,
california Turocks. standards. $500; pony
81; Honey Dew melons $2@2,25 crit; Della
! ware grapes g.. 80 per s-bskt. carrier.
REFINED SUGARS-The American quotes
sranulated and fine a basis at $40 cents
Tor loO-bbl. lots and $50 cents Tor so-opi.
lots Wholesale grocers quote 5000 per
lOO lbs, in bulk.
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JEFFERSONVILLE.

severe electric storm, accompanied
by hail, occurred in this place last Thurs
day noon. The residence of James WASH
burn was struck by lightning and con-
siderable damage done.-The missionary
meeting at the parsonage was well at
tended. The work done was for the Red
Cross.-The Rev. +. b. Hyde returned
from Middlebury Tuesday. He was ac-
companied home by his mother, Madam
Hyde, who will spend several weeks at
the parsonage.-Mr. and Mrs. J. w. Green
have gone to New Hampshire to visit
their son. j. w. Green. Jr.-Mrs. c. d.
Lease and Mrs. e. C. York have received
news of the sudden death of their oldest
brother. Thomas Lamplough, at ottawa
lie was for many years a resident of this
town.-Mrs. Anna Carpenter Robertson,
from the West, Is the guest of her par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Carpenter
Mrs. c. S. Cornell Of Knoxville, Tenn is
a guest of the Hon. and Mrs. II. NJ. Cor
nell.-Mr. and Mrs. G. NJ. Norton of
Huntington were guests of their daugh-
ter. Mrs. I. l.. Morse over Sunday.-Mr
and Mrs. Henry Porter, who were guests
at /. M. Powell's, returned to johnson
Monday.-Maurice Brush of Fort Ethan
Allen spent Sunday with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. C. S. Brush.-Mr. and Mrs. G..
T.. Pope and son have gone to spend sew
eral days in st. nsbury.-Emerson
Reynolds, who is seriously i'll at the home
of his brother William Reynolds, does
not improve.-Mr. and Mrs. Philip Cur
tbs of Sharon. Mass. have been guests at
Mr.. and Mrs l.. S. Morse's. Other Wis
itors from out of town are Prof. r. J..
Sheldon of Fair Haven, w. w. Smith of
Jericho. Mr.. and Mrs. James Campbell
and Miss Nettie Bousan of Burlington,
Mr.. Farr of Craftsbury, o. l.. Bourn of
Morrisvile Frank Kneeland of Hyde
Park. Mrs. Mitchell and son of Fairfield,
Miss Helen McCuin of Randolph.-Mr.
and Mrs. II. A Hawley have gone to
spend two weeks vacation in New Hamp-
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CORN IN THE MARKET
Home Grown, Priced Yesterday
at rs Cents.
Several Upward and One or Two Down
ward Changes Are Noted This
Weekday at S14 per Ton.

Home grown corn IL in the market and
was priced yesterday at % cents a dozen.
Shell beans are eight cents per quart
Ihese are the principal new items re.
ported In the market yesterday.
Home grown beets are eight cents a
punch this week. Wax beans are five
cents quart. Home grown tomatoes are
10 cents now, instead Of 20, the price a
week ago.
California peaches are 20 cents and 90
cents. Lemons are 40 and 80 cents this
week. The price of lemons has taken q
sudden Jump. 1t was stated yesterday that
lemons that had been IS a barrel had sud-
denly gone up to SIP case. No reason was
known for the jump.
Muskmelons are Is and 20 cents, five
cents more than of late.
The average price of hay brought into
the market OF late has been $14.
One or two downward changes are noted
IN the grain list this week.
The Following prices fo,' the markets Of
this week were quoted for the Free
Press by c. A. Barber grocer, r. e. How.
ard, meat dealer. the Burlington Fish
company. the Burlington Fruit company
and the A. D. Pease Feed company.
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HILL WEST.

A son, Carmi Joseph, was born to Mr..
and Mrs. j. N. Potvin August Mrs
H. NJ. Sylvester was business visitor
in Enosburg Falls Saturday.-The cottage
meeting will be held Friday evening at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Pudvar.
The Crystal Falls camp-meetng, held
under the auspices of the Christian Ad-
vent Church, will open it's meetings Au-
gust 17.-Mr. and Mrs. w. j. McTrail spent
Sunday at H. NJ. Sylvester's.-Alfred
Brouilette. a recruit at Fort Ethan Allen
visited at his home Sunday.-Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Rushford were in Enosburg
Falls on business one day last week.
Quite few farmers in this section have
finished haying and are helping their
neighbors. as help is very scarce.-Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Sweeney Of Athol Mass,
are visiting friends and relatives in this
vicinity.-Moses Newcity and two daugh-
ters of Hyde Park and Mr.. and Mrs. Guy
Baker Of Wolcott visited at Joseph Bo-
dette's and Wheeler Rushford's Sunday.
David Bashaw and family visited at
. John Monteith's Sunday.-Miss Blanche
Shangraw is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Rushford
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MORSES LINE.

Mrs. Smith B. Waite and daughter,
Lilah, and Mrs. Scion Abbott of Frank
lin. Mass, motored over from Hyde Park
Friday, returning on Sunday. They were
guests at II. p Waite's.-Mrs. II. p.
Waite and daughter, Virginia, returned
home from Boston Saturday night. Mrs.
Grout and daughter, Edith, of Worcester,
Mass. accompanied them and will pass
few weeks with them.-Mrs. Hiram
Campbell left Tuesday for two months
stay in Connecticut and Old Orchard,
Me.-Mrs. f. G. Guthrie and Mrs. Henry
Schoolcraft of Bedford called on friends
in town Tuesday.-Mrs. George Rice of
Weehawken Heights, n. j., arrived in
town Tuesday night for a months stay
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ
Hill.-Mr and Mrs. l. O. Vincent of Mon
treal are visiting at the home of p L..
Vincent
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NEWSPAPER ON HIS HANDS.

The Deerfield Valley Times of Will
mington, which has been issued by F. ].
Brabston, is now in the hands of John
f. Gale of Guilford, who is looking for
an opportunity to dispose of it and the
job plant connected. The property is
owned by Martin A. Brown. Mr.. Brab-
ston has taken position on a newspaper
in Philadelphia, it is understood, and as
he owned the linotype the Times news
matter hereafter will be set by hand. Mr.
Gale does not intend to take personal
charge of getting out the paper. and just
now that is being done by a member Of
the Times staff
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LAM0|LLE COUNTY
STOWE.

H. ]. Sanborn. G. II. Bull and II. f.
Aiken, who appeared before the examin-
ing board at Hyde Park Monday. were
found to be physically disqualified for
service, p. A. Vondle being the only man
from Stowe to pass the examination sue
cessfully. Names on the list from Stowe
required to appear before the board
Tuesday were: Glen G. Beckley, Henry
L. Moulton. Arthur w. Aither. Clarence
r. Bennett.-Mr. and Mrs. o. Z. Luce
who joined party of friends in Bur-
lington Friday, motored with them Sat-
urday through the islands In Grand Isle
county and by way Of Chazy. N. Y. to
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HYDE PARK,

The examining board for this county is
now at work upon the drafted men, The
63 men are divided into groups of q each.
Doctors Barrows and Holcombe have been
added to the examining board 1t is said
that but small percentage of this num-
her will be accepted and that second
draft Will be necessary.-Mrs Lettie
Waite. Miss Lilah Waite and Mrs. s.
Abbott have been visiting in Morse's Line.
Lieut. Gov. Hulburd visited his brother.
Charles. who is very i'll. at St. Adams
Monday.-W. o. Hutchins of Keene, n.
H.. visited his son. Otis, and wife at this
place Sunday.-A large party of young
people spent Sunday at Joes Pond. An
other party visited Eligo Pond.-Mrs.
Scion Abbott has returned to her home in
FRANKLIN, Mississippi. Crosby and family
and Selma and Dorothy Strong are visit
ing relatives at Lenox. Mass.-Mrs. w.
ID. Strong is visiting her sister at Woods
vile, N. H.-A large number from this
place visited Fort Ethan Allen Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Page Ufford are spending
week at Fairfax.-Miss Blanche Brig
ham Is having weeks vacation from
her duties at the national bank-Mrs.
Lizzie White and Miss Bernice Atwell
were visitors at Underhill Sunday.-A
forty hours devotion is being held at
st. Theresa's Church.-Mr. and Mrs. w.
N. Holbrook from Manchester, N. H.. are
viiting in town.-Frank Reynolds of Cam
bridge was in town Sunday.
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HAS $4,000 FIRE.

The house that was the boyhood home
of Eugene Field at Newfane was de-
stroyed by fire, with loss estimated at
100000 The origin of the fire is unknown.
The blaze started in the barn and heroic
work by the villagers saved the town hall
and the Congregational Church. The
property was owned by Mr.. and Mrs.
William II. Goodnow, who came to New
fame two years ago from Boston. The
house was built by Gen. Martin Field.
grandfather of the poet Eugene.
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ENOSBURG.

c. d. Gilbert of Detroit is passing his
vacation with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
L. Gilbert.-Donald Eldred is visiting at
the home of his uncle, c. r. Leach. Miss
r. C. Williams is also a guest there.-Miss
Emma Maynard who has been visiting re-
latives is now at the home of her nephew,
r. H. Maynard.-Mr. and Mrs. r. Mar
shall of Detroit, Mich, who are touring
through the Berkshires and the White
Mountains. were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
L. Gilbert for several days. Mr.. Marshall
is manager of the Concrete News and in
the same work with c. ID. Gilbert.-Mrs.
G. r. Remington and son, Robert, are
visiting her sister, Mrs. w. W. Cole and
family.-Farmers are generally securing a
very heavy ropof hay.Mrs. S. =. Stevens
visited her brother, Richard Yates. at St.
Adams Hill Sunday. He has blood poison
ing in his other hand now. He has been
afflicted for some time.-Miss Feltmer of
New York city is visiting her sister. Mrs.
Melvin Yates.-Guy Tiffany and family
were at the Wright farm recently.
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FAIRFAX.

The woman's Home Missionary Society
of the Methodist Church met We'd
nesday afternoon with Mrs. E. l.. Robin
son at the Falls.-Mr and Mrs. c. W..
Brush with DR.. and Mrs. F. A. Petty
of Westford spent the weekend with DR..
Petty's brother. the Rev. II. c. Petty, at
his camp in South Hero.-Mr. and Mrs.
f. G. Mari are spending few days in
Richford before returning to their home in
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GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

New York, Aug. 8.
wHEAT-spot irregular. No. 2 hard
e27O nominal {. o. b. New York.
CORN-Spot easy No. 2 yellow g. - and
No. 2 mixed $2n c. l. I. New York,
OATS-Spot easy. Standard s5xc
LARD-Firmer. Middle West 800 8O m
22 40.
other articles unchanged.
POTATOES--Firmer. Long Island Jer-
sey. Delaware and Maryland No. 1. bbi..
s325@375; eastern shore. No. 1, Dbl.
81 $3.50
CABBAGEs-Quiet and UNCHANGED.
RAW SUGAR-Strong. Centrifugal 7b2c:
molasses 88ac; refined strong; hne granu.
lated $40 a75c.
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700 AT OLD MEETING HOUSE.

Between 700 and 800 persons were pres
ent at the annual pilgrimage to the old
meeting house in Rockingham on Sun
day. This meeting house was built in
1888 and is highly priced as an architec-
tural relic. 1t is owned by the town of
Rockingham and the pilgramage was the
eighth observance The preacher was
the Rev. w. w. Fem, dean of Harvard
Divinity school, who gave an address on
"Neighborliness"
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GUARDSMAN MAY LIVE.
Operation mt Post Hospital on Richard
Frelette, Injured While Diving.

Richard Fredette of Mddlebury, the
ously injured Sunday and partly
paralyzed as the result of an accident
while swimming Sunday afternoon at the
Wilkinson ferry on Lake Champlain and
Post Monday, was operated on Tuesday
night. Two of the vertebrae bones were
removed. it was said. and the operation
was stated to have been apparently sue
cessful. The condition Of the young man
was said Tuesday night not to be critical
The operation was of a very delicate
nature and it will be impossible to say
for a day or two just what the outcome
may be.
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CADY'S FALLS.

Lloyd Brigham spent Sunday in camp
at .Joe's Pond. Danville, with party
from Hyde Park.-E. II. Calkins was in
Isle La Motto and Swanton last Thurs
day and Friday.-Mr and Mrs. A. II.
Calklns and Il. II. Calkins and family
were IN burlington Saturday.-Everett
Calkins made trip to Windsor Tuesday
Mrs. Eliza Miner and son, Leon. from
Kansas City Kan, came Friday to
spend several weeks.-Miss Beulah Sher-
wood is in Bristol for a few days-Ever-
EFT Newcomb. who is visiting his parents,
took trip Sunday to the White Noun
tains with party from Swanton He al
so visited Monday in Swanton-Mrs. Lucy
Grant Is spending few weeks at her
fathers, A. n. Terrill.-Lloyd Brigham
has been spending few days in camp at
Caspian lake with Mr.. and Mrs. f. II.
Calkins returning home with them We'd
neSdaV.
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NEW YORK LIVESTOCK.
Nav York, Aug. s.

New York, Aug. s,
BEEVES-Receipts l,72s. Firm steers
81 900 10; bulls s8Qs25; cows $4@775.
CALVES--Receipts 100. STEADY. Neais
$500.
siEEl AND LAMBS-Receipts I,aiu,
STEADY sheep 5000; culls IS; lambs sis'oo
HoGS-Receipts 1000 Firm. fennsyi-
yania and State hogs $l6.5O@i8s5; roushs
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HAPPENINGS IN VERMONT
<~o..,.s ..o co~e three,

sell.-Mr. and Mrs. II. j. Lyon spent the
weekend in camp with Mr.. and Mrs. II.
B. Cross at Hathaway's Point. st. Adams
bay.-Mr and Mrs. j. b. Corcoran and
son. Daniel, of Montreal. are in town for
n few DAYS.
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NOTES
News Items of the State Gath
cred Here and There.
WAS ON HIS WAY TO FRANCE.

A cloud of uncertainty as to the where
abouts of his son Was removed wheh
James Parker, ST.. of Barre, a veteran
of the British navy. received from MS
son a letter advising him of experiences
encountered in two clashes with German
U-boats. Some time last fall young Far
ker was aboard the Missouran when sne
was torpedoed by the Germans. 1t was
his fourth trip with the vessel, ana ne
nearly lost his life. The Missourian was
sunk, but Parker was one of the crew
who was saved. and, nothing damned
by his first encounter with the ruthless
ness of the Hun, he shipped aboard the
Kansas. Not long afterward the Kansas
was torpedoed five miles off the coast or
France and four lives were lost. Parker
states that he was in bed when the tor
pedo struck home and had but rev
moments in which to make his escape
At present he Is at Hotel de Univers IN
Nantes, France, although he expects to
leave for Brooklyn, N. Y, within short
time.
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BOSTON BUTTER MARKET,

FURNISHED by the Associated Press)
Boston. Aug. s.
BUTTER-Northern 4l@4Ihc; western
80 @41c.
CHEESE-New York twins, choice FAC
csc; good 22023c.
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BARRE MEN KILLED IN WAR.

BARRE MEN KILLED IN WAR.
William Morrison of Barre has received
news of the death of his brother. John
Morrison, a former resident of that city,
in a hospital not far from the firing line
in France. John Morrison went to Barre
from Scotland and was a granite-cutter
by trade. He enlisted soon after the
outbreak of the war. James Palmer OF
Barre has heard of the death Of his
brother, Alexander Palmer, former
Barre resident, killed in action some
where in France" He was leaving the
trenches on the morning of July IL when
he was instantly killed by shell. He
had been in France almost year.
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JOHNSON.

Mrs. II. p. Jose is entertaining her two
sisters. the Misses Nichols, of Newton
Vile. Mass.-D. A. Barrows and family
were In Eden Sunday. Their son. Robert,
will remain there in camp for few days.
H. A. Barrows and family are in camp
Mt Lake Eden.-Raymond Fuller and fam
lily Of Troy, N. Y, are spending their
vacation with his mother. Mrs. j. X.
Fuller.-W. II. Stearns and George Mills
were in Franklin, Saturday.-O. b. Lam
don spent last week with his son. w. A.
Landon. In South Hero.-E. j. Fuller and
wife were in stowe Sunday.-A. l.. Grow
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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
QUOTATIONS ON BUTTER

Boston. Aug. 8.
To-dny's Chamber of Commerce quota
tions. the price Of commission merchants Il
dealers, follow:
BUTTER-Creamery extras 4Ohc cream
cry frsts 39G80hc; creamery seconds $50
3shc; dairy butter IS a 3Sc; ladies 35c; reno.
waited butter 37c
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CHICAGO PRODUCE MARKET.

WHEAT-Sept. e2.25.
CoRN-Dec. 41.l7h; May Sl.I4X.
OATs-sept. Soc; Dec. 68hc.
Cash quotations:
PORK-$42.
LARD-e22.309 2287.
RlBS-S22. 81 @22.7S.
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SPOT COTTON AND FUTURES.

New York. Aug. 8.
Spot cotton quiet MiddiinE uplands
$27l5.
Cotton futures closed: Oct. $esB7@sl;
DE. s2S,Agl7 Jan s25.4694s; March
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Head of Church Street.

Fabrics
EXPRESSIVE OF STYLES FAVORED FOR SUMMER
WEAR.
Our extensive of New White Silk Materials
signed all requirements for present wear and will
also exceptional for the ojourn tropical mes later
in the
Washable White Pongee
Very for suits separate and skirts that easily
cleaned is of its prominent characerscs-
So inches wide at $685.
WHITE PUSSY WILLOW combining style and silk in lux
urious quality 40 inches wide .............at $3.50
WHITE KHAKI-KOOL has sufficient body for the hand
suit without being burdensome So inches
COLOR-STRPED LA JERZ effective the colors be-
ing introduced with Skill 81 inches wide ST.
Washable White Satin
Featured prominently for apparel of all descriptions from
dresses that display graceful drapngs the exclusive
garments of silken underwear.
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Macon beacon., 1917-08-31
Unknown Offers Bio Prizes.

A man whose name is withheld has
offered prize of $4,000 to the teach
ers Of the state who write the best
thesis on the subject of Character
Education" The scheme is for each
state to select team of nine edu-
Gators for this contest Just when the
contest will close is not stated The
nine teachers have already been Sc
lected for Mississippi, the selections
being made by DR.. J. N Powers, chan
cellor of the university; Sutp. Riley
Of Chickasaw county and Prof w. F.
Bond, state superintendent of educa-
ton. Their team is j. C. FAINT. State
university; 7. p Scott, Hattiesburg
State normal; G. T. Howerton, A. &
NJ, college,; o. A. Shaw, Winona; Ira
T. Gilmer, Gulfport d. c. Hull, Meri-
dian; A. F. Watkins, MilIsaps col
ege; ]. W. Provine, Mississippi COL
lege; E. E. Bass, Greenville.