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DIES BY HIS OWN HAND.
Ramon Downing, Suffering Mental
Breakdown, Ends Life.

Ramon Clarence Downing met death
at his own hands by hanging at tho
Lake View sanitarium early Friday
afternoon, all efforts to resuscitate him
after he was found and before life was
extinct being without avail. The tragedy
occurred in spite of all precautions
practiced by the attendants of the in
stitution, Mr.. Downing not having shown
any suicidal tendencies.
Mr.. Downing was in fine spirits Fri
day and had talked with the house physi-
clan less than ten minutes before he was
found. Two attendants were on the ward at
the time and within a dozen feet ofthe room
occupied by him. He was found a few
minutes after he had hung himself. using
the cord from his bathrobe. which he had
attached to the door of his bedroom Mr..
Downing was not dead when found and
all efforts were made to save his life, the
pulmotor from the police station being
rushed to the sanitarium. The man
was beyond help, however, and died a
few minutes after having been found.
Ramon Clarence Downing was born %
years ago in Bellows Falls, receiving his
early education in the schools of that
town and preparing for college at the
Bellows Falls high school. He was grad
| uated bachelor of science in agriculture
| from the University OF Vermont with
honors with the class of 1914, and. fol-
| lowing a two years postgraduate course.
he was last June given the degree of
master of science Last fall he entered
| Ohio State College for postgraduate
work to obtain a veterinary degree HAVING:
Been associated with the veterinary labora-
| tory at the university in this city while
studying for his masters degree. While
| in college he became a member of the
Alpha Zeta fraternity and upon grad
Beta Kappa.
Mr.. Downing was a young man with an
| exceptionally bright future. his mental
breakdown about two months ago being
| due to over-study While in this city he
was a master of boy scouts was COM
| municant at the First Church. where he
| at one time conducted a Sunday school
| class and was a member of Burlington
| Lodge. No. 100, +. & A. NJ
| Mr.. Downing Is survived by his mother
Mrs. Leila Downing of Bellows Falls: by
two brothers. Morton Downing of Rut-
land. and another brother who lives in
Rockingham. and by one sister
A service was held Saturday morning
Burlington Lodge. No. 100. F. and A. Nj
conducted the services. f. w. Crannel
| master The lodge acted as escort to
the body to the station. The remains
were accompanied to Mr.. Downing's late
home in Bellows Falls by his brother, NJ
F. Downing of Rutland
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MILITARY ESCORT.
Bodies Of Two Recruits at Fort Sent to
Their HOmeh

The 900 cavalry recruits at Fort Ethan
Allen. headed by the Second cavalry band
playing dirge. at five o'clock Thurs
day afternoon escorted the hearse con-
tanning the bodies of William b. Bates
and Harry f. Troughten. the two re-
cruits who died May %. to the limits
of the military reservation. Here the
column halted while taps were sounded
and a volley fired. The hearse and the
carriag es containing the pall-bearers and
relatives OF the deceased then proceeded
to the Union station in this city. Prior
to the starting OF the funeral escort.
Chaplain David l.. Fleming of the Second
cavalry read brief prayer service. The
body of Mr. Bates was sent to his home
In Middletown, Conn. and that OF Mr..
Troughten to- his home in Windsor.
Meningitis Of a type not determined
was the final diagnosis Of the cause of the
death Of Recruit Bates. His death was
peculiarly sad in that he was a young
man. only 20 years old. of fine family,
who left private school in Suffolk,
Conn. to enlist short time ago, when the
call for volunteers came His twin
brother died only three weeks ago. The
Rev. T.. r. Hyde Of Middletown, Conn,
arrived at the fort Thursday morning
and accompanied the body home.
Ernest Troughten. n brother of the late
Harry Troughten, who Is also n recruit
at the fort, both brothers having enlisted
together at Fort Slocum, accompanied
the body to Windsor. where burial will
be made.
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ARREST FOLLOWS RELEASE
Mrs. Gertrude Hine Charged with viO-
IatiOn Of Interstate Health Laws.

latiOn Of Interstate Health Laws.
Mrs. Gertrude Hine. the woman who
is considered responsible for the present
epidemic of smallpox in this State. was
arrested at Essex Junction by govern
met authorities Monday afternoon
just after she had been released by the
health authorities who have had her in
quarantine since May IL. Mrs. Hine. who
is charged with violation of the inter-
state health regulations, was admitted to
500 bail and was allowed to go on her
own recognizance. returning to her home
in Belvidere. pending her trial at the
September term of the United States court
at Brattleboro.
Mrs. Hine travelled on the train from
New London. Conn. to Essex Junction,
where her condition was discovered and
she was isolated. being broken out with
an advanced case Of smallpox. 1t Is
charged that she Travelled while III, know
ing that she had the disease. On April
~ she was discovered at the station in
Essex Junction after having exposed
many people. about thirty cases already
having been traced to her negligence.
the epidemic not yet being over.
She was released from quarantine by
the health authorities Monday after
noon. being entirely recovered from the
| disease. Deputy United States Marshal
Thomas Reeves of this city was present
and served upon her a warrant issued
by United States Commissioner Claude
d. Grafton and signed by United States
District Attorney Vernon A. Billiard. The
| woman was given hearing before Com
missioner Grafton and bail was fixed at
$780, she being allowed her freedom on
| her own recognzance.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-05-31
BRADSTREETS VERMONT
WEEKLY TRADE REPORT

Bradstreets Burlington office reports
wooden mills are well supplied with orders
but are having trouble in obtaining raw
material. With the tanneries the vol
ume of domestic business is said to have
fallen off but foreign trade appears rea-
sonably good
Paper mills have had a quiet period for
some three months but stocks in the
hands of jobbers are low which leads to
prediction of an early resumption in de-
mand. Labor in many lines is needed.
Reports from summer resorts in the
State indicate not as large booking as
is usual for this period OF the year and
attribute this in part to continued cool
weather. 1t is anticipated, however. that
there will be a large tourist business.
Manufacturers OF toys, turned wood
novelties. etc, report good business.
One government contract for tent poles
has been placed with lumber concern
In this State.
| delivery OF merchandise.
Cool weather has retarded crop move
ment and work.
Collections generally are reported from
| fair to poor. more complaint OF slowness
| Ia noted than Is usual for the period. One
| forest fire In Addison during the week
did damage to considerable standing tim
Der.
There was one mercantile failure re-
ported for the week.
| May 20. 1917.
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c0NCRECAT|ONAl|STS COM|NC
uhittenden's Churches Annual
Meeting Here Next Week.
franklin and LsmoiiIe Associations
Also TO Hold Annual Conventions-
Prosram Of Chittenden Associa-
tion, Opening Wednesday.

Three of the county associations Of
Congregational Churches will hold their
annual meetings next week: Those Of
Chittenden. Franklin and Lamoille. The
Chittenden churches will meet at the
First Church building here on Wednes-
day and Thursday Of next week. Each
church Is entitled to four representatives,
its pastor and three delegates.
The program includes addresses by
Secretary Ernest L. Rand of the Addison
county Y. M c. A.. Prof. George g. Groat
of the State University. Dean J. L. Hills
Of the College of Agriculture of the uni
versity. and various ministers.
The Rev. c. c. Adams, pastor of the
First Church, wishes persons who would
like entertainment over Wednesday night
to notify him.
PROGRAM IN FULL.
The following is the program:
Central theme-"The Church and the Conn.,
munity."
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
determination.
2:16-Devotional service, the Rev. s. H.
Barnum, Jericho.
2:3o-Business. Appointment Of commit
tees. etc.
2:6-"The Church and the Community
!. THE Problem Of leadership
Ernest L. Rand. secretary Addison
county Y. NJ. c. A.
2 THE Community Survey" Prof
G. G. Groat, University Of Yer.
mont.
Discussion.
4:0o-Communion service Sermon. Rev
f. O. Foster. Essex Junction: The
Lords Supper-officiating ministers
the Rev. D. N. Strong and tn.
Rev. William Cashmere
Standardization and supper.
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
7:15-Devotional service. the Rev. D. H
Strong. Milton.
7:So-Address. THE Cross and Crescent.
Jesse X. Marden. NJ. D., Marsovan
Turkey.
Music.
! Address. what Must Vernon
| Churches Do 10 Be Saved?" tn,
| Rev. c. C. Merrill, associate secre
tary v. d. NJ. 8.
THURSDAY MORNING.
s:%-Devotional service. the Rev. s. G
| Barnes. Burlington.
! 9:00-Business
9:16-Addresses:
| 1. THE Industrial Life Of the Com
munity." Prof. J. l. Hills, deal
College Of Agriculture.
q The Social Life Of the Com
| munity,' the Rev. F. w. Hemen
way. Hinesburg.
8. The Spiritual Life Of the Com
| munity," the Rev. c. X. Tracy
Richmond.
| Discussion.
II :0O-Reports.
l. The Registrar, the Rev. c. E
Hayward.
2 The Advisory Committee.
Discussion Of reports.
| 1200-Dinner.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
1:3o-2:a0-Woman's hour.
2:30-Unfinished business.
Devotional service, the Rev. I. {
Smart.
Adjournment.
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QUEEN" is MARRIED.
Miss Aldina Leblanc the Bride "f
Frank Hammond.

Miss Aldina Leblanc. who was queen
at the annual reception to new members
and coronation OF the Blessed Virgin of
the Children of Mary of st. Josephs
Church on Sunday night, was married
at eight O'Clock Monday morning to
Frank Hammond. The church contained
a stable number of spectators when the
Monsignor Cloarec said the nuptial mass
George Columb OF Swanton and Eva
Leblanc attended the couple.
The bride wore white satin and carried
lilies OF the valley. The bridesmaids
gown was of pink crepe de chine with
hat TO match and she carried pink carna-
tions. Thomas McGreevy and Francis
Clark ushered. The edifce was beauti-
fully adorned with flowers.
A wedding breakfast at the brides
home and dinner at the bridegroom's
were served later. Relatives and friends
of Proctor and Montreal attended the
wedding and receptions Tuesday the
newly WEEDS started on trip which
will include Rutland and Proctor and
Worcester and Boston. Mass. They will
make their home at 10 South Champiain
street.
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MAY BOTTLE MILK.
Borden Company Considering Extension
Of Business In This Vicinity,

Borden Company Considering Extension
Of Business In This Vicinity.
The fluid milk business of Borden's Con-
densed Milk Co., heretofore conducted as
Borden's Farm Products Division. has
been taken over by the newly organized
Bordens Farm Products Company, Inc,
which began operation on May I. This
means that the two branches of the busi-
ness. one devoted to the production and
handling of condensed. evaporated and
matted milk and confectionery, the other
to fluid milk. cream buttermilk. eggs and
other farm products. will be carried on as
separate and distinct institutions.
The fluid milk business of Bordens Con-
densed Milk company was started in 1884
and operated up to a few years ago as
department of the parent company. More
recently 1t was operated az a separate
division. 1t has now grown to such a
size and has developed problems so Pc
culiarly it's own that II is advisable to
carry on the business as a separate or
ganization. The farm products division
has for some years been large producer
of certified milk but never went into the
production of market milk In the mat
ter OF milk production, the new COM
pany according to present intentions will
confine itself to certified milk as did the
farm products division.
The officers OF the new company are.
President. c. A.. Weiant: vice-president
and treasurer, A. W. Milburn: secretary,
F. d. Shove; assistant treasurer and as
sistant secretary. Shepard Rareshide;
manager OF production. II. A. Cronk
manager Of sales. p. d. Fox.
The Richmond plant, which is owned
by the Borden company. will remain as a
part Of the Borden Condensed Milk COM
pany. and at present is not affected by
the change noted. This is the only plant
in this region. The one at Poultney
comes under the Borden's' farm products
division. The Richmond plant, for the
present. will continue to condense milk
and the Poultney plant will handle the
fluid product. 1t Is not impossible that
In the near future the Borden company
may bottle milk in the vicinity Of Bur-
lington for the New York and Connecti-
cut markets.
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WORK FOR THE SUMMER.
Green Mountain Club Making Plans to
Extend Trails

A special meeting of the trustees of the
Green Mountain club, Inc, was held at
the clubs official headquarters. rooms
$685. Mead building. Rutland, on Satur-
day afternoon. The trustees present
were: Mortimer r. Proctor. president
(reccntly returned from spending several
months in California;: Charles p. Cooper
Of Rutland. vice-president: George f.
Chalmers of Rutland. clerk; Willis NJ.
Ross of Rutland, Edward S. Marsh of
Brandon. and DR.. L. ]. Paris. Roderic NJ.
Olzendam. James p. Taylor. J. L. Wood
ruff and r. S. Dean of Burlington.
Mr.. Olzendam presented his resignation
as secretary owing to giving his whole
time to Red Cross work and ]. E. Wood
ruff of Burlington was elected to the
office.
1t was voted to push the issue of the
year book. the first ever issued by the
club, and to contain list of the 700 men,
bers with names of officers of the club
and local sections and maps and direc-
lions for using the 125 miles Of the Long
Trail now in commission.
Those present from the Rutland section
stated that that section would clear out
the trail from Killington peak north to
Mt. Carmel. in addition to erecting the
new SHeilef HouSc vi INiiliiStoT pedh anu
would possibly have opportunity to ex-
tend the Long Trail few miles south
, from Killington. Mr. Marsh of the Bran
don section said that that section could
build the new trail needed from Mt. Hor-
rid south to Mr.. Carmel A letter from
Prof Will s. Monroe. president of the
| New York section, was read in which he
stated that that section. which now has
| 1862 members, would clear the trail he
| built last year from COUGHING Lion
| tCamels Hump to Lincoln mountain. and
! IL sufficient funds remained in their
| treasury. would extend his Skyline Trail
Breadloaf mountain.
! The Burlington section is to clear it's
! trail from Smugglers' Notch to the north
! end Of the Monroe Skyline Trail at the
south base of COUGHING Lion and in
vestigate the feasibility and probable ex-
pense of constructing a cable ferry at
! Bolton for the use of through mixers on
the Long Trail.
! Parts of the trail that have not yet
/ been measured will he measured during
the coming summer and some parts Of
! the Long Trail will be mapped by local
! members and boy scouts in accordance
! with a special treatise on map making. re-
! Gently sent to the club by Capt Herbert
| Wheaton Congdon of New York city, and
vice-president of the section there.
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MANY EXPOSED.
Man. III with smallpox. Travels by
Train.

Train.
One new case OF smallpox was reported
to DIR. c. r. Dalton. secretary of the
Vermont State board Of health. Saturday
evening. the case being that of Eugene
Root. now In quarantine at East Berk-
shire There Is no doubt but that Root
has exposed large number Of people
in this State as he rode by train from
Richford, where he has been employed. to
East Berkshire on the way to his home
in Montgomery. being discovered at East
Berkshire by the station agent.
Root. young man about % years OF
age, had been III In Richford for severa.
days and Saturday started on the way
to his home. At East Berkshire L. II.
Button, station agent. noticed that he
was III and that his face was broken
out. He called Dr. II. b. Hanson Of East
berkshire. who diagnosed the case as
smallpox. that diagnosis being confirmed
by DIR. c. y. Johnson. health officer OF
the town. Root was taken to an isolated
house. about two miles from the village
and Is in quarantine there. The family
in whose home he lived at Richford hai
also been Guaranteed.
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TO BUMKIN ISLAND.
Ensign }. w. CrOsley's Unit Expects
Orders to Report ON June 8.

]. w. Crosley, organist and choir
master at St. Paul's Church. expects to
be ordered to report at Boston on June
with his unit in the naval reserve. Mr..
Crosley enlisted some time ago as ensign
in the naval reserve for coast defense.
and in his unit are 12 boys. 1t is expected
that they will be ordered to Bunikin
Island. between Boston and Marblehead.
Robert Walton. oe the university. the
radio man OF this unit, has already re-
ceivcd his orders, and is now at Ha--
ward in training at the radio class ostao-
lished there by the government. 1t is en-
pected. also, that the units headed by
Professor U1nHhue Of the university and
IT, G. Millington Of the high school will
he ordered to Boston at the same time
Mr.. Crosiey's successor at st. PauH
has not yet been announced
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Central Vermont Ry.

1ADLE rFECG
: April 1. 1917.
l.0S-a. m. daily for Montreal ana
Chicago.
7:16-A m. except Sunday FOR Boz.
ton and Springfield. Broilsr
buffet parlor car from Bur.
lington without change due
Boston 4:2S ?. m.
7.(1S l. m. except Sunday for St
Jobnsbury and Portland.
10 :(l6-a. m, except Sunday for Rich.
ford. Montreal and Ottawa
1D.(lS- a. M. Sunday only for st. Al.
bans
II :nS-a. m. daily for Boston anS
New York; for New London
week days only. Through
i, parloi cars and dining cars
Essex Jet to Boston and New
York.
01:O5-a. M. Sunday only. COR st.fA,.
bans.
CPS. m. except Sunday for ST.
JOhnsbury.
lsl0-p. M. except Sunday for st.
Albads. Rouses Point. 0gdens.
.e,i burg. Richford and Montreal
Also for Montpelier and White
River Junction.
e:16-p. m. daily for Montreal ana
Chicago. Standard sleeper
daily from Montreal and
tourist sleeping cars from Es.
80, sex Jet. Mondays. Wednesday,
and Fridays to Chicago. with.
~ out change.
6:lS-p. m. Sunday only. for White
River Junction.
Al :l0-p. m. daily. through slsepins
cars from Essex Jet. to Boston
and Springfield.
= p. l. CULVER, TICKET AGENT
Telephone l47.
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HARRINGTON.WEBB.
Former Burlington Girl Bride In
Claremont, n. II.

Claremont, n. H.
The following account from n Clare
mont, N. H, paper of a wedding in that
town will interest the Burlington friends
of.the bride, who obtained her education
frsthe local public schools and in the YER
mont Business College:
The news Of a, surprise party given to
Mr.. and Mrs. II. l. Webb last evening at
their-new home ut rs Pearl street, brought
to-many in town their first knowledge Of a
quiet wedding held at Trinity Church at
40. last Saturday afternoon. when Len
ME Ella Harrington, daughter Of Mr..
and. Mrs. Giles Harrington of Burlington.
VT. and Harvey Leonard Webb. son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. H. II. Webb Of this town,
were united in marriage by the Rev. w.
D. Patterson.
The contracting parties were attended
by Gerald N. Perkins of this town and
Miss Charlotte A. weare of York. Me. So
quietly did they make arrangements that
few-even Of their intimate friends knew
of-the wedding until Mr.. and Mrs. Webb
had left that afternoon by automobile.
The party which made a very infor-
NAL call on the newlyweds last evening
was. made UP chiefly of the Monadnock
mill Office force. including E. B. Tenney,
Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Lloyd and daughter,
Bernice. Mr.. and Mrs. F. r. Thomas. Miss
L. M. Fitch, the Misses Clara and leila
Root, L. w. Lessard. and Mr.. and Mrs.
II. H. Webb. A large basket containing
, many useful gifts was brought by the WIS.,
itors for presentation to Mr.. and Mrs.
Webb.
The groom, who attended Stevens high
school here and Colby Academy at New
London, has been employed in the office
Of the Manadnock mills as shipping clerk
for the past four years. The bride came
here from Burlington. VT. in November
Of last year, since which time she has
been employed under NJ. NJ. Freeman in
the ONCE Of the Sullivan Machinery COM
pany.
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30 PER CENT. LEAVE ]. Y. N.
At Least 1872 Students of About
612 Have Gone.
~ Men in PlattsbuFgh and ~ More to
GO-Six In Naval Reserve Corps
Makeup Examinations
Schedule.

Somewhere near 30 per cent. of the
students of the University of Vermont
have left college, according to figures
provided by the registrar. The College
of Agriculture has furnished almost half
of the exodus. and practically all of them
were men. The women in home economics
are also classed now as students In the
College OF Agriculture, but they have
stuck. Their services have not been in
such demand as the mems who have gone
back to their home farms. taken positions
that call for supervision work in garden
ing. etc.
The following are the approximate
figures: College of Arts and Sciences.
l65 men and three women, out of an eeti-
mated total of 200 men and 10 women pre-
vious to the status Of war period; College
of Engineering, 26 out of a total of about
Sc; College of Medicine, eight: College of
Agriculture, so soy, ell men; total, 1872 out
of 612.
Probably the actual number. allowing
for students whose names have not yet
been reported by the various deans, will
go somewhat over 1872.
Forty-two of the students have gone
over to Plattsburgh. says Capt s. A.
Howard and II more, all of them men,
oers of the reserve officers training corps.
are scheduled to go. They must report
not later than June IL. AS members OF
the corps they cannot be refused.
| OF the eight medical students who have
left. six went into the naval reserve
corps. All were seniors. Of whom there
was class of 49, To date. therefore
there are at least IS students that are
serving or preparing to serve their coun.
TRY.
Eighteen men were dropped after the
mid-year examinations of the university
! MAKEUP EXAMINATIONS.
The registrar has posted the following
schedule of makeup examinations to b.
held on Thursday. June q:
Agl. II (poultry and husbandry)
Algebra (arts and ag). Anthrop.. Biology
Calculus (Eng). Chemistry l. Descriptive
Geom., Economies 1. Economics Il, Eng
lish 4. Elec. Chemistry. Field Crops
French 2. French 4. History /. History 4
History 6. Home Economies !, Latin 1
Machine Drawing, Math. 2 (arts). Math
4 (arts). Physics 1. Physiology g. Psy
chology, r. r. Eng. Spanish 1. Soph
Surveying. Types and Breeds. Vet. Sci
l. Adv. Or. States. Adv. Surveying. Agl
H. Agl. 10. Botany 3. Botany II. d. G
Mach. Econ. 10. English 1, English 2
English 2, it,. Forensics. French 1. French
3. German 1. Geology g. Mechanical Draw
ing Trig. carts and ag). Trig. (Eng.)
Zoology 2.