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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-02-21
PEACIIAAT.
Death OF Mrs. Mary NJ. WcciiS--ToWn
Happenings.


Happenings.
(Mrs. w. S. Sanborn. Corr espondent(
Mrs Mary (Munroe) Weeks died
Feb u, at the home of Phoebe Young,
where she has resided the past six
years She was born at Hillsboro, n.
H., in 1898 She married Ezra b.
Weeks and to them seven children
ing, George Weeks of North DanvilIc,
and Henry r Weeks CT McIndOes.
She leaves seven grandchildren and
four great grandchildren. The funer-
al was held on Wednesday, Feb. IA, at
Mrs. Young's Rev. Mr.. Atkins
preached the funeral sermon. Those
called from out of town were Mr.. and
Mrs Fred McCosco, Mr.. and Mrs,
Raymond Peck, George Weeks and
daughter of West Danville and Henry
Weeks of McIndoes. The intcrment
was at DanvilIe.
Walter French. who has been d
great sufferer passed away on Satur-
day evening, Feb. II
James Allen was home from his
school at Noyesville over Sunday.
Harold Somers lost valuable horse
and Chester Clark a nice COW last
week.
Paul Taylor is still very sick With
pneumonia.
Albert Goss has gone to Rochester
to visit his brother, DR.. Raymond
GOSs.
Miss Geneva Chandler attended the
funeral of Mrs. Somers at Passumpsic
Thursday.
Wallace Powers is very sick.
The spelling school for East Part
was held on Thursday evening, Feb.
is. The following program was Civ
en-: Song, 10y school,; recitation,
Keep Trying" Francis Churchill;
recitation, Luck and Laziness." Ed
ward Bates; recitation. "Johnny's His
tory Lesson" Leslie Rowe; song. by
school; recitation, The Average
Man, Francis Bradley: recitation,
The Way of It. Walter Bigclow
recitation, "A Little Girls Plant,
Myrlee Clark; singing of America. :
/ by all. In the spelling Myrlee Clark
| spelled down in the first section and
/ Dean Rowe in the second section. \
! box supper was held after the speak
/ ing and spelling. Home made candy
was sold and $1I.53 was taken in.
Alice Fay, Mantle Adams and
] GLADYS Clark attended the Teachers
! Convention at ST. Johnsbury.
I Richard Shaw is more comfortable
at present.
Edwin and Albert Mackey have
both been sick with the grip
1 The sophomore class at the acad-
! envy will have their reception on Fri
/ day evening
The fourth number of the lecture
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-02-21


intends to enlist soon and sail for
his home in England.
Mrs. Edna Quimby and Aaron Gray
| have telephones installed,
Mrs. Oliver Dwyer was an over Sun
day visitor at Orleans.
Mrs. Mary Martin has returned to
W. G. Hanscom's.
The first social of the New Year
held at the vestry Friday evening drew
a good crowd, adding IS to the treas
urer
Mrs. D. S. Roberts was in Kirby
Saturday.
There will be roll call and din
ner at the T. B. Church Thursday,
Feb. p.
The anniversary OF the d. of l.. will
be observed Wednesday evening. Ali
Daughters with their husbands arc in
vited and the Lyndonville and Lyndon
Lodges are expected. Supper will be
served
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-02-21
WHEELOCK.

(Mrs. G. L. Gerry, Correspondent
N. H., came Monday to visit her
mother, Mrs. Emma Miles.
George Brown goes this week to st.
Johnsbury to work in the Fairbanks
shops. His family will stay here for
the present.
Mrs S. w Drake was in ST. Johns
bury two days the last of the week.
Mrs. S. A. Buck was in Lyndonville
last Saturday on business.
Remember the box supper. mas
Querade and dance Thursday evening,
given by the V. / S.
Eddie Reed had the thumb on his
left hand badly damned last Friday
while at work in Herbert Sheldon S
mill
The Sunday evening prayer meet
ing was held at G. L. Gerry's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Newton Goodwin
were moved from their home last
Thursday to the home Of Ira Miles,
where they will board. unt:l spring.
Mr.. Goodwin is confined to his bed
most Of the time.
The following officers were INSTALL
ed in the Jr. O. U. A. NJ. council last
Saturday evening, after which an
oyster supper was served by the la
dies: Counselor. John WEIGH; vice
counselor, Charles Eastman; record
ing secretary, Alex Dwyer; assistant
recording secretary. Harry Brown; f.
secretary, w: p. Dean; treasurer,
H. A. Green; chaplain, Rev. Harold
Cairnes; conductor, Harry Bickford |;
warden, Maurice Blake: inside SEN
final, Adney Ainsworth; outside SEN
tinel, George Gerry.
w P. Dean has had a piano in
stalled in his home.
Miss Dorothea Waldron, who has
been stopping for few days with
Mrs. J. B. Ripley, has gone to New
York
G. l.. Gerry and II. J. Mathewson
were business visitors in Lyndon last
Tuesday.
Judge Hoffman went to Barton last
Saturday to visit his aged mother,
Mrs Betsy Hoffman.
The ladies will furnish dinner at
Mechanics hall on town meeting Gay.
Mrs W. A. Porter is quite sick.
Her daughter. Mrs. F'lossie ST. Perrin,
is caring for her.
Miss Edith Smelling is at her home
after spending two weeks with her
sister, Mrs. Perley jenkins, at Lyn-
don.
Miss Gladys Bigelow, teacher in the
village school, is at her home in
Peacham sick, and Rev. Harold
Cairnes is substituting for her in this
school.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-02-21
EAST BURKE.
Mrs. r. +. HumDhrey. Cor

(Mrs. B. f. Humphrey, Corr
Mrs. J. c. Lucia has so far recover
ed from her illness as to be able to
return to her school in No. II Monday
MIR. and Mrs. Elmer Edwards from
Lyndon Center We're Sunday visitors
of his brother and wife, Mr.. and Mrs.
Gerry Edmunds.
Hazel Maynard from Kirby was 4
weekend visitor at Gerry-Edmunds.
Mrs. Harris Jenkins is i'll with the
prevailing distemper.
Mrs. DR.. Root is reported as quite
comfortable at this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred burlington
from West Lebanon. n. H.. were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Temple
and MIR. and Mrs. George burlington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Webster start Wednes-
day for Washington, D. c., to visit his
brother, Eugene Webster, and wife.
and attend the inauguration of Presi~
dent Wilson on March 4. They vii!
be away about month.
Miss Marguerite Donahue is board
ing with her aunt and uncle. Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Donahue, in st. Johns
bury and attending school,
Mrs. Mary Coburn is spending a few
days with Mrs. F. E. Temple
Mrs A. II. Anger spent the past
week with Mrs. Edwin Hough on
Bemis Hill.
Henry Swanwick, who works at
Burklyn Hall. has gone to New York
City to get his wife and two children.
They will more into one of the Darling
houses near the hall.
Percy Remission and son, Ivan, Wis
tied friends in West Burke Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank MaGill were in
Danville Saturday, called by the seri-
Gus illness of their brother. Robert
with the grip.
Miss Peabody is spending few days
in ST Johnsbury with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jefferson Welch and
Master Lawrence visited Mr.. and Mrs.
G. H. kittredge in Lyndon Sunday.
Harris Jenkins has been confined to
the house and a part of the time to
his bed. since returning from Man
chester.
Harris Smith went to st. Johnsbury
Thursday for his wife, who has been
at the ST. Johnsbury hospital the past
three weeks. -a
William III. Jeffrey came home from
Montpelier Friday afternoon, return
ing Monday morning and taking Bion
F. Humphrey, Jr., back with him for
the week.
Miss May Harris was able to be up
Sunday after being confined to her bed
for a week with a severe cold and
asthma.
Mrs Mary Belden, who fell on the
ice and broke her wrist Feb. Z, went to
ST. Johnsbury last Thursday to the ST.
Johnsbury hospital and had it set. It
was found to be badly splintered. She
returned home Friday.
Mrs E. f. Root is very sick with
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-02-21
LYNDON CENTER.

ON. G. Rivers, Correspondent
Ernest Simpson from Lyndonville
has rented the Dresser tenement re-
Gently vacated by Ernest Barber.
A large number attended the roll
call and dinner at the Baptist church
Saturday.
Mrs. Ernest" Bunker and her niece,
Miss Ethel Lawrence, are visiting Mrs.
Bunker's mother at Franklin, n. II.
About 40 friends gathered at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Blake
and gave them a surprise party on
their 18th wedding anniversary. They
were given a sum of money.
Milo Jenkins of Kirby was a visitor
in town Sunday.
Fred Lynaugh visited his father at
Edward Ashes at the corner, Sunday.
Mr.. Lynaugh is gaining slowly
Mrs O. H. Jenness of Sheffield, who
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Amos Blake,
is very i'll and unable to return to her
home.
Mrs. Benton Lyster, who has been
spending few days at Mrs. w; II.
LISTERS, has returned to her home in
Andover, Mass.
iErving Wheeler from NEWPORT is
visiting his sister, Mrs. Atwood Cas-
WELL
Miss Helen Ganyau has returned to
school after her Illness at home.
Arthur Jay lost one Of his horses
recently.
Mr. LaBounty has moved from the
Atwood tenement to the Murkland
house.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-02-21
EAST CONCORD

(Mrs. j. I. Folsom. Correspondent
Willie Sayers IVES business visitor
in Concord, Monday
Ralph Corly has sold his farm to
Lewis Lamontague of ST. Johnsbury
Possession was given at once. Mr.
Corey has moved to Ora Fishers
house.
Mr.. and Mrs Leslie Hartshorn of
Newport were over-Sunday guests Of
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs James
Hartshorn, and at their sister, Mr..
and Mrs. Lewis .Stockwells George
Randall of Concord was also an over
Sunday guest at the Hartshorn home
D. d. Bean. H. A. Bryant and A. A.
Hawkins of st. Johnsbury and c. E.
Hamblet of Barton were business Wis
itors in the place last week.
Laila Hawkins of Barton is stop
ping at John Folsom's.
Mrs. Willis Emory and Mrs. George
Morrill,, who were operated on last
week at BrightloOk hospital. are re-
ported to he as comfortable as could
be expected
Mabel Fisher was a visitor in St.
Johnsbury last week,
Mrs. Allie Briggs and two children
have returned home from st. Johns
bury where they have been visiting
relatives for the past week
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Sweet have
moved from F'itzdale to their moth
er, Mrs. Dora Grants, house. George
Seace has moved to John Folsom s
tenement at Fitzdale vacated by Har-
ry Sweet.
Herbert Cranton is working for
Leon Fisher.
Marjorie Morrison returned home
Monday from Brightlook hospital.
where she was operated on a week
ago.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-02-21
SHEFFIELD

CMrs. d. S. Roberts, Correspondent
Mrs. AmasaT Gray was at St Johns
bury Friday to attend the funeral of
an aunt, Mrs. Martha Underwood.
Mr. and Mrs. =. I. Barber were at
St Johnsbury Friday and Saturday
Mrs. S. III. Jones returned from Bos-
ton Thursday.
Charlotte Davis entertained six lit
tie girl friends Saturday aftcrternoon,
Sunday being her sixth birthday. A
fine time was enjoyed. She received
several presents among which was q
gold chain.
S. H. Jones has been confined to
the house with grip for several days
Rev. Frank .Oldridge has resigned
as preacher at the NJ. e. church and
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-02-21

course was given on Friday evening
by ID. Lee Fitzpatrick, humorist
philosopher and lecturer 1t was very
highty spoken of The last one comes
ON March by the Suwanee River
quartet.
The spelling school for Penny street
school was held on Saturday evening
at Mark Abbotts. In the spelling the
first and second sections spelled to-
gether, and Grace Darling spelled
down, With Edwin Thrasher, Wilson
Thrasher and Harley Abbott in order.
After the spelling u social time was
enjoyed and refreshments of cake.
sandwiches ana coffee were served.
About 10 were present
Mrs. George Esden has returned
from Montpelier.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-02-21
EAST RYEGATY1

(Merta Anderson. Correspondent
Francis Cowan is i'll with a severe
cold.
Mrs. H. w. Smith went to Hanover
hospital Thursday where she under
went an operation She is getting,
along as well as can be expected.
Mrs. r. S. Hayes spent Friday in
Woodsvillc, the guest of Miss Maude
Beattie and Miss Titus.
Saturday visitors in WoOdSville
were Mrs. Mary Simonds. NJ. A. Bow
en- and daughter Alice, A. Il Adams,
Mrs. G. L. Cowan and son Roger Dor
othy Valley and Mrs. Maynard Clarke.
Mrs. +. H. Powers spent two days
last week in ST. Johnsbury with her
sister, Mrs. e. n. Willis.
Miss Hattie Franklin of South
Newbury was a guest at her aunt,
Mrs. George Franklin's, Sunday.
Leo Roberts has finished work in
Greenfield and has returned to his
home here.
George F. Wilson went Saturday to
Hardwick to move his family to the
John Dickson farm in this place
Mrs. NJ. C. Brown is quite i'll at this
writing.
Flora Dickerson has finished work
for Mrs George Franklin and has re-
turned home to Monroe.
Mrs Nette Smith and daughter,
Julia, of McIndoes spent Saturday at
c. Bedell's.
Florence Farron of Montpelier is
visiting her sister, Mrs Harold judd
George B. Wallace unioaded an
other carload of Chevrolet touring
cars Tuesday. This carload consists
of one of the new Baby Grand, which
sells for $500 F. O. B., one of the All
Weather Tops or closed in cars, price
S625, and one of, the Four Ninety
touring cars price s550.-Advt.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-02-21
NEWARK.

tPorter Wallace, Correspondent
John Austin was in St JohnSbury
last Friday on business.
Warren Damon is at home for few
days
Dean Fifield was called to Laconia
last week by the death of his mother.
Frank Ball is very sick with the
grip.
The school teachers attended the
convention at st. Johnsbury last Fri
day and Saturday.
Mrs. Almon Murray is very i'll with
double pneumonia.
Mrs. Eudora Damon is at Island
Pond caring for Mrs. Warren Damon
and baby girl.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-02-21
WEST BURKE.

(Mrs. II. l.. Walter, Correspondent
Mrs, Fred Fraser was in town
Wednesday calling on friends and
neighbors.
Miss Blanche Burns of Newport,
Henry Burns and Robert Burns of
Lyndonville visited their brother. Will
Roundy. the past week.
Mrs. M. E. Fairbrother was in st.
Johnsbury Thursday.
Mrs. Sidney Brigham is quite sick
,with q bad cold.
John Rosebrook has resumed his
work at East Burke.
Will Roundy. who has been critical
ly ill with double pneumonia, is con-
sidered much better
Mrs. w. j. Hill is gaining as well
as can be expected.
William Smith spent the week end
at Barton.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Mears have
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-02-21
SUTTON.
Death OF Mrs. Orrin +. Curtis From
Il Shock--Funcral Today.

SnOck--E usl1,FHi IOudy.
Oh. A. Blake, Correspondent
Mrs. Orrin L. Curtis, who has been
in poor health for some time, died
Sunday evening about 9 O'Clock. She
had heart trouble but it is said that d
shock caused her death. She was the
daughter of Nahum Berry and Dru-
silla (HurdD Berry, and was born in
Sheffield in the Union House neigh
borhood. Her first husband was Will
liam Hodgdon, who died years ago.
The funeral service is to be Wednes-
day afternoon at 2 O'Clock, with burial
at the North Ridge cemetery. She was
q member of the Free Baptist church
in town and was regarded highly and
will be greatly missed in the vicinity.
She leaves her husband who is along
in years and in poor health. but no
children. She was stepmother to q
daughter of Mr.. Curtis, and she
leaves other relatives. Mr.. Curtis has
the sympathy of his many friends,
this being the third time that ne has
been bereft of his companion.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-02-21
WELLS RIVER.

(Mrs. d. G. Farwell, Correspondent
Mrs. w. II. Munseil died Friday
evening. The funeral service was held
Monday at o'clock in the afternoon
Among those from out of town to at
tend the funeral were Frank d. Lee
of Windsor; Henry Munsell of Bellows
Falls; Mrs. Blodgett and Mrs. Charles
Deming of Montpelier: Mrs. c. D.
Root Of Springfield, Mass.
The Ladies' Aid Society hold a sup
per at the church parlOrs this coming
Friday. Games and Washington birth
day STUNTS will be the order of en-
tertainment.
Harold Wright returned from Rich
ford on Monday to resume his duties
at the Tavern.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-02-21
MILK Farmers Organizing.

T. H. Uallett of st. Johnsbury Cen
ter was in McIndoes Tuesday to or
ganize a branch of the New England
Milk Producers association. For
several weeks he has been working in
Maine, Massachusetts. New Hamp-
shire and Vermont. and reports that
the farmers are very generally join
ing the association. Mr.. HaIlett
leaves "Wednesday for Boston to at
tend the annual meeting of the assoc
citation.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-02-21
BARNET

&C. l.. HaZelton, Correspondent
Miss Errna King was a business
visitor in Barnet Tuesday.
Mrs. H. J. Hazelton has returned
to her home in Boston.
: Mr.. Sproat of East Barnet, is Wis
ting his daughter Mrs. a. NJ. Ban
dy.
Mrs. Emma Cheney was a visitor
in Monroe, n. H, Tuesday.
A. n. Gilfillan and George I. Brown
were business visitors in st. Johnsbury
Tuesday.
Charles Palmer was visitor in
Barnet Tuesday.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-02-21
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
ESTATE or HENRY L. KoEpKA

ESTATE OF HENRI Z hOETkN
The undersigned, having been appoi1t ted
by the Honorable Probate Court for the
District of Caledonia, commissioners, to re-.
ceive examine. and adjust the claims and
demands of all persons against the estate of
Henry Z. Koepka, late OF st. 1ohnsbury. in
saiu district, deceased. and all claims exhih4
tied in Offset thereto, hereby give notice that
the First National Bank. in the village of st.
Iohnsbury, in said district the 9th day
of February and 9th day Of July next,
from o O'Clock A. NJ, until 2 O'Clock p. NJ. !.
on each OF said days and that six months
from the Goth day of january A. ID. 1917.
is the time limited by said Court tor said
creditors to present their claims to us for
examination and allowance.
Dated at st. Johnsbury, VT, this 10Th
day of January A. d. 1917.
RICHARD c. BAKER,
JOHN F. PUEFER,
Z 5..---- : = ---~- Commissioner
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-02-21
MILES POND.

(Etta r. Brown, Correspondent
Mrs. Snow has returned to her homo
in Littleton, \. II.
/. II. Brown was called to Hard
wick by the death of his aunt, Mrs.
F'ufus Farrand.
Mrs. Francis Parker was in St.
Johnsbury the first of the week
Charles Davis has finished work for
Francis Parker and has gone to Bos-
ton
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-02-21
GREENSBORO BEND

Ed. Allen has moved into the Cuth-
bertson tenement on the corner.
Eben Dougless has gone to Lyndon
to attend school at the Institute.
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Ca1cdonian Want Ids Pay.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-28
TO ANALYZE STOMACH
Still a Doubt. as to Cause of Mrs.
Whitmere'S Death.

An analysis of the stomach of Mrs.
John Whitmere must be made before
the exact cause of death is deter
mined. An autopsy was held Thurs
day evening, which resulted in failure
to discover the cause of death in any
other organ.
1T is only by making a chemical
analysis of the stomach that we can
ascertain what caused her death"
said DIR. o. F. Narcotic, county coro-
ner, today. That will necessitate ex-
tracing the stomach and sending it to
the Washburn or Kansas university
laboratory for analysis. 1t is costly
and an order must be obtained from
the county commissioners to insure
payment of such an analysis.
With Mrs. Whitmere's deathbed
confession that she took 2-grain
capsule of strychnine, together with a
partial admission from the attending
physician that strychnine caused
death, 1 hardly think an analysis will
be necessary. In case of suspected
murder it would be different
Mrs. Whitmere had been in ill
health for years. According to her
husband, an herb peddler called at
her home several days before her
death, talked to her and finally told
Mrs Whitmere she was suffering from
an incurable disease. This, he says,
preyed on her mind. She confessed
to neighbors on her deathbed that she
had taken a two-grain capsule OF
strychnine
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-28

today by Owen j. Wood, grand mar
shall. The officers here are receiving
wCrd now from the Communicates as
to the number of knights who will
make the trip to the capital city.
Marshalls famous band, always the
official musical organization of the
Knights Templars, will furnish the
harmony.
The program begins with the as
sembly at the Masonic Temple at
IL o'clock in the morning. A well
come will be extended by Grand Mar
shall Wood followed with a response
by Charles G.. West, of Emporia.
Lunch will be served in the refractory
at noon. At 1 o'clock the military
parade forms at the temple led by
the band. 1t will proceed up Kansas
avenue to the fair grounds. At the
grounds the exhibition drills by the
various Communicates will take place.
At 4:30 o'clock dress parade will be
conducted when the organizations will
pass in review before the officers.
Supper at 5:45 at banquet hall closes
the days festivities.
The following cities, at this time,
have planned to send tdrill teams:
Seneca, Marysville, Manhattan, En-
poria, Olathe. Paola and Harrington.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-28
WANTED-MALE HELP.


MEN WANTED for loading and unloa ding
stock Steady employment Apply Kan
sas City Stock Yards. Kansas City
Stock Yards Co.
WANTED, at once, young man II or Is
years of age, to learn furnace and tin
ner's trade. Phone 1874 or call 619 Lin
denwood Ave.
OFFICE boy 16 years old with wheel.
Steady work and opportunity for ad-
vancement Hall Litho. Co., 62S Jackson
street
WANTED-Young man going to school to
work evenings. Saturdays and Sundays.
Apply in person, Santa Fe station news
stand.
WANTED-500 laborers to ship to Wyom-
ing. railroad work. free transportation.
Furmans Labor Agency, log West sth.
WANTED-Two good men to work. Shwa-
nee Waste Paper Co., Cos East 10th. Call
this afternoon.
BOYS 16 years old to learn good trades
Steady work Hall Litho. Co., 62S Jack
street.
WANTED-Fry cook at Cremerfe res
tauranc.
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WANTS HER HUSBAND
Butterfly Wife of Disgraced Russian
Minister Would Be With Him.

Petrograd, Sept. 2S.-Madame Suk-
homlinoff, the butterfly wife of the
aged former minister of war on whose
youthful whims and frivolities some
of his friends blame his treachery to
Russia, pleaded with the government
today to send her to prison with her
husband. The formal court trial
exonerated her from treason charges,
but found General Sukhomlinoff
guilty, sentencing him to hard labor
for life.
Many of SukhomIinoff's former as
sociates in the old regime testified that
the minister's devotion to his wife and
her extravagant follies plunged him
head over heels into debt 1t was
need of money, they held, that caused
him to succumb to German intrigue.
Sukhomlinoff's appeal was before
the court of cessation today. 1t may
be some weeks before decision will
be rendered. Meantime, his frivolous
wife has been transformed by revela-
lions of her husbands payment of the
price for her luxury into a devoted
woman. determined to share his pun
ishment.
General Sukhomlinoff is SO years
old His wife is in the twenties.