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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-09-06
CADY'S FALLS.

Mrs. Della Jones has knit since July
10 pairs of socks for the Red Cross
Mr.. and Mrs. w. 8. Newcomb visited at
q. K. Smiths in Morrisville Saturday.
Mrs. Della Jones was In Gilmore Sunday.
-Cassius Hurlburt and family have
moved into Mrs. Carroll Mudgetts tene-
ment.--Mrs. Dodge of johnson visited her
daughter. Mrs. Henry browne. recently.
MIR. and Mrs. Fred Towle and son and
Miss Fitzgerald of Lebanon, N. H., Wis
tied their cousin. Mrs. Ada Smith. re-
Gently. Mark Towle and family Of Nor
risville and Mrs. George Towle Of Stowe
were recent visitors at Mrs. Ada Smiths.
Miss Fanny Towle of Wolcott Is spend
ing several days with her sister. Mrs.
Ada Smth--Miss Mildred Lanpher of
Hyde Park spent Friday with Gladys
Cobleigh. Frank Calkins Of Westford
visited his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. A. H.
Calkins. Sunday.-Mr. and Mrs. l.. d.
Billiard and two sons visited at Fort
Ethan Allen and at the Mary Fletcher
hospital in Burlington Saturday.-Mrs.
Della Billiard Is visiting in Brookfeld.
Mass.-Raymond and Madge Jones are
boarding at their grandmothers, Mrs.
Della Jones, and attending the l.. C. A.
at Hyde Park.-Mrs. Fay and daughter
and Mrs. Gertrude Hawkins are visiting
| at Joseph Sherman's.
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BAKERSFIELD.

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wells and chill
rem of Lyndonville visited at the home
Pf o. A. Field over Sunday.-Fred Brig
ham has resigned his position as janitor
p Brigham Academy and moved his fam
~ to Boston.-O. J. Maynard has accept
ID the position as janitor in Brigham
Academy.-Mr. and Mrs. Jack Penneton
iave returned to their home in Pitts
Purgh. Pa.-Miss Emma Brady spent last
week In Boston.-Mss Mildred Rooney of
Barre is the guest Of Miss Lila McNaney.
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FRAN KILN.

Tho central and rural schools opened
tuesday morning with good attendance
Doctors Whitney and Judkins OF North
leld have been guests at A. ID. Whtney's
For few days,-Mr. and Mrs. Victor
Bruch of New Haven. Conn, have been
quests of her uncle, w. j. Riley, for a few
5days.-Mrs. ii. NJ. Riley and daughter
Hazel. have been spending a week in
Bwanton at DR.. Cross's.--Charles and Mr.
Ind Mrs. George Wood of Barre have been
spending few days with relatives here
Mrs. Broome and Miss Catherine Hulburt
'pf Boston were over-Sunday guests of the
Atter's sister. Mrs. H. l.. Chandler. They
returned Monday night-The Rev. T. L..
Baker and family returned from Enfield,
~. H.. Thursday evenlng.-The Hon. c. w.
Dates and son, Winslow. attended the
FUNERAL of Mr.. Barrows at Morrisville
Iuesday. -Several from here attended the
Broom fair Wednesday.-R. H. Brown is
spending a few weeks In Massachausett Is
Dttending the fairs-Mrs. John Williamson
|pf Ellsnburg. N. Y. is a guest OF her
0aughter. Mrs. B. p. Coolidge. Maurice
Coolidge returned from Ellenburg Monday
hight. whore he has been the past two
)nonths.-Mr. and Mrs Charles Prairie and
pr. and Mrs. Richard of Lowell. Mass,
are guests Of their parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
.. M. Martin.
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SHELDON.

Harry Preston and daughter. Mrs. Pearl
Ptebbins. Miss Ethel Morey and Howard
dorey motored to st. Johnsbury last
week. where they visited Mr.. and Mrs.
George Morey.-The Misses Nettie and
Ella Bryce have returned to their home
kfter several days days visit In Enos-
Purg Falls.-Miss Delma Greenier of Fair
lax IL visiting friends and relatives in
fown.-Mrs. Homer Morgan of Fairfield
Visited at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. r.
i. Morgan last week.-Mrs.. Annie Gibbs
pr Berkshire is visiting relatives in town.
-Several people of this place attended
The fair at Bedford last week.-Mr. and
Mrs. William Russell and two sons, Lew
and Emit, and Miss Nettie Bryce
notored to st. Adams Bay Tuesday
where they spent the day-The Sheldon
Central school opened September 4 after
long vacation. The teachers who have
returned are Miss May Loukes Of Swan.
BON. Miss Catherine Daily of Burlington
Rnd Miss Lucy Parker of Montgomery
Dean Myott. who has been employed II
fhe station at Barre. has returned to hi,
home.-Miss Ruth Leach. who is at tn,
Et. Albans hospital. Is improving Mis-,
Burial Kittell of this place and Gordon
Burt OF Franklin were married Saturda y
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FAIRFAX.

Bellows Free Academy will open Sep
TENDER TO- The following teachers have
been secured: l.. L. Grow, principal: X.
NJ. Weldon, Anna NJ. Cole and Mary -.
Lavelle, assistants In the high school;
Pearl Mitchell, music and drawing; FLOR
ence Hanks. domestic science; Myrle H.
Hutchinson, principal of grammar schooi'
Helen Chynoweth, assistant In grammar
school; Wlnifred Tierney. fifth and sixth
grades; Maud Il. Cowan. second grade
Helen Mitchell, first grade. Principal GROW
will be at his office for consultation eaci
afternoon from 1880 to 1880 p. m.--Mr. ana
Mrs. e. l.. Butler of st. Adams have peen
visiting friends in town.--Mr ana MIS-
l. W. Paris have returned from VISIT
ing friends in Michigan.--Nfiss Daisy
Stewart of Morrisvile has been the guest
OF Miss Edith Halstead.-Roy Tilly and
family of Burlington, have been visiting
relatives in town.-Mrs. II. l. Goodsel'
has bought the block of q. l.. Butler
II. |. and c. Il. Goodsell occupies one
side and J. NJ. Hotchkins occupies the
other side.-Mr and Mrs j. D. Shedd. Mr..
and Mrs. NJ. T.. Shedd, Mr.. and Mrs
Hiram Rich, DR.. $. II. Phelps, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. T.. Pollard, Mr.. and Mrs. AL
fred Bellus were among those VINO Visit
ed Burlington Saturday. --Albert Butler
Jr.. of Burlington is passing few days
in town with friends.-Samuel Phelps OF
Massa chusetts is visiting his parents. DR.
and Mrs. S. II. Phelps.-Among those
who were in Jacksonville Sunday to at
tend the funeral of Fred Smith were Mr.
and Mrs. L. II. Leach, stephen Wright
and two daughters and Miss Jessie
Southland Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest A. Erick'
son. Miss Erickson, Rice Harrington and
Maurice Harrington Of Worcester. Mass.
are visiting their mother, Mrs. T. l.
Maron.-Miss Jessie Southland Is passing
"a few DAYS in Burlington.
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ENOSBURG.

very pretty wedding took place at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. =. Stevens
last week Wednesday evening when their
daughter, Hazel Irena, was married to
Avery Weightman Gross by their pastor,
the Rev. Il. S. Nradenburg, under an
arch of evergreen and sweet peas. me
house was prettly decorated by friends
OF the bride with pink and white sweet
peas and asters. Miss Florence Gross
sister of the groom. and his cousin. MISS
Dorothy Marsha, were bridesmaids. IL.
Rowley of Richford was best man. The
brides cousin, Miss Gladys Yates, OF Mon
treal, was maid Of honor and carried as
ters. The brides gown was white net
over white with bridal veil with pam
deau Of lilies Of the valley and her
shower boQuet was white sweet peas.
Little Robert Burleson was ring bearer.
Fuller Rawson presided at the piano.
The ushers were Miss Charlotte Vraden-
burg and Miss Lillian Milks of Montreal.
Immediately after the ceremony refresh
ments of ice-cream and cake were served
There were many presents. The people
from out of town who attended the we'd
ding were: Mrs. Richard Yates and son
Of st. Adams, Mrs. Valiquet of South
Franklin, Miss Feltner of New York, Mrs.
and Miss Rowley and Miss Barney OF
Richford. Mr.. and Mrs. Gross left by
automobile for St. Adams. thence to Bur
lington. The young couple will reside
with the brides parents.-Mr. and Mrs. j.
w. Chaffee and Mrs. Nina Chaffee went
Wednesday to Holland to visit Mrs. Chat
fees mother. Mrs. Oliver kidder-The
condition of Kenneth Wright. who was
taken alarmingly i'll Monday with typhoid
pneumonia, Is much improved.-Mrs
Maurice Woodward is visiting in Mon
treal.-Mrs. George Raymore is visiting
friends in Montreal.-Mr. and Mrs. G. X
Remington and Robert are visiting rel
atives here and will return to New York
! Saturday-Mrs. Hattie Nichols Is visit
| ing her son and family 1t may Interest
friends here to learn that her son. Her
vey Nichols. who lived in California, hal
been drafted and gone into training
Mrs. T.. f. Squires is visiting at Roy ii
Maynard's
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GRAND ISLE.

Miss Jessie Ross, director of the local
branch Of the Red Cross, has just packed
and shipped a box containing the follow
ing finished garments Nine dozen con-
valescent gowns, Is hospital shirts, So pa
jana suits. IS comfort bags. This sew
ing was accomplished the past two months
during the busiest season and represents
the hard work Of a few earnest patriotic
workers. More such are needed. Any one
desiring to do Red Cross knitting Of muf-
fers and wristers, for which there Is a
great call. apply to Mrs. Marion. Griswold
for yarn and directions,
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Robinson Of Boston IL visiting relatives in
town--Mr. and Mrs. Jones. who have
been visiting at the home of Charles
Reade, have returned to their home in
Philadclphia.--James wadsworth and Mrs
Grace Robinson have lately purchased
automobiles. Polhemus from the
training camp In Plattsburgh called on
friends here Saturday.--Dr. Eldred Is visit
ing his sitser. Mrs. G. K. Minckler.-O. d.
Fifield and II T. Wadsworth made n busi-
ness trip to Burlington Monday.-Mr. and
Mrs. Harold Phelps have returned from an
auto trip to Ballston Spa.--Mr. and Mrs
F. II. Glidden, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Glidder
and Mrs Bangs. who have been guests nj
H. T. Wadsworth's. started by automobile
Saturday for their home In Holly. N. Y
THE Mock Trial" given In the town hall
Saturday evening was we'll attended and
netted the South Hero branch Of the Red
('roay 500
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Akron. Ohio. came Friday to pass some
time with the formers parents, Mr. ana
Mrs. Walter w. Thomas.
The teachers Of the town schools OF
Morristown are as follows: Corners. Miss
Elma Bailey: Cady's Falls. Mrs. Leafie
Kinney Bedell; South Randolph. Miss
Myrtle Cunningham; South Laporte, Miss
Anna Miller; Gilmore road, Miss Reava
Cornell; Plains. Miss Lucille Hobson
Lamson, Miss Avis Lewis; North Ran
doph. Miss lola Flanders; Cole hill, Miss
Ella Sargent; North 1.aporte, Miss Delta
Kaiser; Cheney, Miss Ruth Sweet; Mud
city, Miss Gladys st. Louis Tyndall, Mis.
Nellie Tyndall; Billings, Miss Della Aus
tin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Morse and dauRh.
tiers, Mildred and Marion, were called from
New Bedford, Mass, and Mr. and Mrs
Frank Reynolds of Jeffersonville were
called here by the death Of q. A. Barrows
Edward Stevens has returned from pass.
ing his vacation at the home Of nj.
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Stevens
MIR. and Mrs. o. c. Jones went Monday
to Milton, where Mrs. Jones will teach ir
the village school.-Miss Helen Bowman Of
Montpelier Is n guest Of Mr.. and Mrs
| A. @. Small.--Miss Helen Bolwen and Mis-,
Elsie Linder Of Champlain. N. Y, hav,
| returned home after visiting Prin. ant
, Mrs. l.. G. Hunt.-Mrs. 8. f. Stevens o.
Franklin, N. H.. is n guest of Mr.. ant
Mrs. w. r. Sherman Miss Lucille Robin
son has returned from Chatham. Mass.
where she has passed several weeks
Alban Parker went Monday to Keene
n. H., whre he resumes his duties as sub
master in the Keene high school.-Cla.
Fisk of Akron. Ohio. came Monday for |
visit with his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. II. c
Fisk. and Morrlsville friends.-T. J
Stewart and f. s. Robinson were in Bur
lington Monday to attend a meeting OF tn
executive board Of the Vermont r. L. c.
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(Continued ON Page Ii.)
The Detroit times., 1917-07-12
The Confessions OF q Wife
Ten Persons Have Ten Views of Life.

Jim produced from somewhere a
new record and proceeded 20 turn an
tho rugs Thcn he stood before me
and. making low bow said "tiy
dear Mrs Waverly. may 1 have the
pleasure Of the next dance
II am afraid my card is fun ar
Eide. but We Vill take dance as
do not soc MY partner Ruywher". /
don't know anything about these new
dances"
They are very easy 10 born dan
cor like yourself"
"Flatterer
II don't natter" protested Jim
Stuart and ever agreed on was YOU
were the best dancer We ever danced
with
why ala you not like Malcolm.
Jim %" | asked as allowed myself
20 he cncircled by Jim arm and We
proceeded 10 try the one-step.
principally because I thought you
liked him better. than YOU did me. !
guess was Inns surprising answer.
"Rut did not. Jim
Yea YOU did. NarEie. and after all
don't know as blame you very
much can sec how fascinating
stuart must have been o. women Put
YOU SOC | was too old a friend 10
take kindly 90 an interloper 70 rs
astonishing how quickly Won pick M
new step" he paused 70 remark az
he wound M the Nictrola "Do YOU
know. Margie. II things in the hook
concern do not turn out riEht YOU
and I VIII take up professional dane
ing7"
The Detroit times., 1917-07-12

I'VE are too old. Jim"
81 may be. but you my dear girl
arc Just kid n you would only
take life little less seriously 2
YOU could only. take life joyously a
Kid docs, you would he perfect"
Jim. you're crazy. Did YOU never
read that poetry about life being real
and earnest"
"Pifne All this talk about life.
MarEie Is utterly futile. There rs
only one thing 20 do and that is 10
love lifc. love II and not always be
chewing the rag over It,"
Then YOU don't think N does any
good 20 hold post mortems over the
hands that fate deals out 20 you7"
not IN thousand years This
digging up the past. whether IL be
sunshiny or sodden. Is tho most fool
ish way ~ pass ones time
Il expect you would marry a wo-
man and never toll her a word about
yourself
Right"
And would YOU keep from her
anything about marriage"
II expect I would, Margie have
a great little idea OF my own that
every person has a right 10 liberty
of thought and action Why do you
know NRrEie. one or tho reasons
why | have never married has been
I was afraid ! would get hold Of one
N thoae women who would want 10
know " all 2"
why. linn. are YOU so bad you
don't want your wife 20 know ~
all
There you 60. Mrs. waveriy. just
The Detroit times., 1917-07-12

was the last one out. And when
she did ioin her brothers and sisters
she didn't at once join in the frollc
they were enjoying so much. Flrst
she looked this way and looked ina
way. Then she shifted and sniHed
for any telltale scent that might
warn OF danger. And at the same
time she listened 10 every little
sound You acc. the timidest little
Mink was very. very cautious.
She smelled nothing and she heard
az first she saw nothing unusual
But just as she was about 10 Join IN
the play with her brothers and sis
ters II popped into her head that there
was some thing strange, something
she couldn't remember having seen
before. right near one OF her FAVOR
It's little pools IN the Laughing Brook.
II was big and black and looked Ike
the stump OF tree II didn't move
IL prubahlN was the stump OF tree
and she just hadn't paid particular
attention 90 b before. Still II made
the timidest little Mink uneasy
or course the other little Minks
noticed right away that she was un-
easy and wanted 10 know what the
matter was So she asked them II
any ~ them remembered that black
stump Not one az them did
Then I'm going back where it Is
safe declared tho timidest little
Mink. aud she did while the others
laughed at her and made fun 81 her
for being afraid OF an old black
stump.
Next story. The Tinidest Little
Mink Has Her Turn 20 Laugh.
The Detroit times., 1917-07-12

because / want 20 keep a few things
20 myself you straightaway reach
the conclusion that they viii not bear
scrutiny You would never suspect
that had no presentable toothbrush
because I objected 20 lending No. WHY
should I Doe more Jealous 81 my tooth
brush than Of my innermost thoughts
and personal actionsT'
suppose. Jim. became rather In
tcr"sted in you2"
cannot suppose such wonder
ful thing, dear girl II would 30 TOO
good 90 be true
Vow, stop your fo0ishness am
asking for Information. want To-
get tho mans point ~ view sup
pose YOU and ] had many IDEAS In
common and about them We built up
very beautiful friendship which on
my part az least was perfectly lnno-
cent Then suppose one day YOU told
Wo You were more than interested Ina
me and YOU ihot I was IN love with
Fnu. suppose We parted then and
thore never 20 meet again
w hat would Won think 7 should
do2 Would b be better for mo 10
bury the whole thing out 81 sight or
would ~ be better for me 20 tell tho
whole thing o. Dick
What are you trying 10 do Mar
gle Write "a hoOk?"
The Detroit times., 1917-07-12
County Auditors
Lock Barn After
Horse Is Stolen

The county auditors are Eoirg
90 hive y sign posted In the tie
urer's office bearing The wcrnl
"Pay All Money 90 Cashier"
This ~ one Of the ouff.ioNth ot
the I<Ioka scandal W u"np'n
hadn't paid MONEY 90 Ni'sisn. ~
there hid been ~ system hH Nir'r
NIL mcncy was received hs
cashier. 80 that hts accounts coui'
he checked each night With thn."
Of clerks who made out bills or
issued certiflcnfer, a. H. nr uri
that the dcfnIcation could not
have occurred.
Despite the publicity given the
scandal. the auditors declare Tint
some citizens continue 90 hr ~"r,--
less In dealing with the county.
"One man left rheci for St.40a
with clerk and asked him a.
gINe " "a the cashier" said Audf-
tor Gutman. "ThIs happened yes
terdny. In the face of NIL the pub
iieity we have had since last snt-
urday.-
The Detroit times., 1917-07-12
German Storm Troops" Fail
To Dent French Lines In Weeks
Of Hardest Kind of Fighting

night The Germans necessarily re.
now their attacks. nearly always
sticking 20 the "stosstruppen>
scheme In a great many instances
the French repel these with hand
grcnadcs alone Mud Is every
where, often waist deep
During their three weeks of at
tack on the Chemin des Danes. the
Germans have not succeeded In
planting a single machine gun on
Tho highway
The Detroit times., 1917-07-12

Than foollshly 10 do thing
That viii result IN tears.
The timIdest little Mink was very
timid indeed. she was 50 tlmid that
ner brothers and sisters used %
make FUN Of her and tease her and
take delight la Tightening her every
chance they got. and they got chances
very often. They would spring out
at her from tho most unexpected
places Just 70 see rof jump ana run
And so the tlmidcEt little Mink was
kept jumping most % the time They
thought IL great fun and laughed az
her. II didn't once enter their
thouEhtless little heads that they not
only were unkind but actually max
ing the timidest little Mink suffer
You know fright often IS harder 20
bear than pain. People have been
frightened to death. once in great
while this happens 90 one of the
little people OF the Green Forest and
the Green Meadows.
The timidest little Mink knew that
IL was silly 10 be SO very. very timid,
but she had been born that way and
Just couldn't help H. So there were
times when her brothers and sisters
made her very unhappy NOt being
timid Themselves they just didn't
understand how tho timidest little
Mink felt and didn't know that they
actually were cruel Folks often are
that way.
The timidest little Mink was the
lANt one TO lrNfn 10 SWIM because
she had been afraid Of tho water at
hrst. She always was the first 70
dodge into hiding at the first hint OF
danger. and she was the last 20 como
out again when the danger was over.
She was always seeing Things" and
hearing things" mono 90 the others
saw or heard dozen times a dav
she would send them scamperihg to
hide because she was sure that She
had seen or heard something sus-
picious. After while " got SO that
they took no heed az her warnings
and simply would laugh at her and
go on with whatever they happened
TO be doinE
IL haI pencd one day that while
their mother and father were away
the five little Minks went ont 70 play
on the banks of the Laughing Brook
They wer" big enough now 20 be
trusted TO play outside the heap Of
brush under which was hidden their
| home in hollow log They had
learned enough OF the WAYS ~ the
Great World 90 know that IN wouldn't
be safe for them 20 20 far from that
/ sheltering heap ~ brush but n was
saf" enough near hy so long as they
were watchful and used their nosos
and their eyes and their ears as they
had learned Go do n danger should
appear they could scamrer back 20
tho safety of home So they won't
10 play on the banks ~ the Laugh
/ Ing Brook
As usual the timidest little Mink
The Detroit times., 1917-07-12
CORONER SWEARS
IN JURY IN GRADE
CROSSING CASE

Before the bodies Of the three Ma
tional euardsmen killed by Wa
hash passenger train AZ Cavalry-ave
Monday night were shipped 10 Calu
met late Tuesday afternoon. Coroner
Rothacher swore in a jury OF well
known Bet offers and Vill hold an
inquest AZ An early date. The jurors
are Henry Komrofsky. halter. for
NOR school INSPECTOR, Richard Mild
ner. architect. f. l.. Albrecht. con.
tractor Thomas ] Barlum, Jr. meat
dealer William Virgins. of the
Temple theatcr. and NJ l.. Burd!ck
publisher or tie Social Moose
Tho coroner Is holding the in
quest principally for the purpose OF
finding out Why the railroads have
f9iled 20 provide proper safety pre-
cautions at all the west side cross
ings rs they agreed 10 do after the
Grcen-ave tragedy OF two years ay0.
Thore is bell at tho Cavalry-ave
crossing but no gates and no watch
man The three guardsmen were
struck hy the passenger train as
they started across the track after
waiting for freight 20 pass.
The Detroit times., 1917-07-12

"Perhaps--at least l. want 10 get a
mans viewpoint ! have already a
womans"
whose"
"Euenes"/
What did she say
81 am not az liberty 10 tell"
Well LEI me tell YOU, Margie,
what would say. II would be
for the love o. Mike. let sleeping
dogs Ho'
THANK Won both for your opinion
and tor teaching me tho new dance.
When Dick and 7 come back No viii
have "a real party.
"Margie take care OF Dick, he is a
real man
"i ou don't have 20 tell me that,
linn All ] am worried about "a "
he stays 100 much longer he will be
an ideal man
Would you like that any better
Il don't know
CTo be- continued