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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-01-17
THE WA[ORON JURY
FAILS TO AGREE
Case of Pacifist Pastor May Be
Retired in U. s. Court in
Burlington Next Month.

Brattleboro, Jan. 16.-Fror the third time
after the case was placed in It's hands the
Jury in the prosecution of the Rev. Clar-
ence Fl. waldron of Windsor for alleged
sedition reported at eleven o'clock to-day
that 1t could not agree. Judge Howe then
dismissed the panel after stating that It
could not be criticised for its inability to
come to an agreement following it's con-
sideration of the case more than "a hours.
Before Diminishing the jury, Judge Howe
inquired of Foreman +. w. Childs what
the prospect was for arriving at a verdict
and the latter replied, ut will be i'm
possible your honor"
On motion of District Attorney ", A.
Billiard of Burlington Judge Howe con-
tinved the case to the term which begins
in Burlington February &c. Waldron will
be tried again then unless the govern
ment decides to drop the case. He will
remain under ball. which is $1,000, until
the case is disposed Of. Attorney. r. C.
Bacon Of this town. who was assigned by
the court to defend Waldron, said he felt
that he had done his full duty to his client
under the assignment and asked per-
mission to withdraw, and the court said
he would appoint new counsel, COM
plimenting Mr.. Bacon highly for the able
manner in which he handled his clients
interests. all without compensation there
being no way for paying attorneys as
signed by the court.
A little color came into the face of the
respondent who sat beside his wife and
father when the report of the jury was
made but no emotion was noticeable He
was very calm throughout the triah
1t was rumored on the street that the
Jury stood eight to four for conviction.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-01-17
MAY BE SIGNALING US.
Observers Report Mysterious Lights
Have Been Seen on the Planet.

Observers Report Mysterious LiRhts
Have Been Seen on the Planet.
Arc the inhabitants of this planet soon
Mars? The Paris journal Excelsior deals
with this absorbing problem as follows:
For some years a committee of savants
has been In existence at Boston, Mass.
formed to study the various means sup-
gested for establishing communication
with the planet Mars and to ascertain
once for all whether or not the Martians.
whose existence Is practically accented as
a reality, desire to get in touch with us.
In 1892, and again in 1901, the most
powerful telescopes disclosed three in
tensely luminous centers of light, sepa-
rated from each other by distance of
several hundred miles and which appeared
TO be produced by artificial means.
In 1905 stranger thing happened. Dur
ing several months 1t was noticed that
the wireless telegraph stations through
out the world received q mysterious signal
about midnight. This was sent out by no
terrestrial post. 1t was supposed that n
message from Mars was being picked IN.
and a means Of replying was at once
sought. NJ. Cros. the French scientist.
suggested the creation of luminous sig
nails capable OF being seen on the neigh
boring planet. 1t was following this that
the BOSTON committee was constituted.
The committee has just reported that
Ave luminous spots have been observed
on Mars. They appear and disappear
alternately, like the illuminated adyer-
Using signs which the war has extin.
guished In our cities. What does this
mean? Are the Martians trying to talk
to US?
"And." the Excelsior concludes, "what
could be more appropriate? Was our
earth ever more completely consecrated
10 Mars than at the present timer"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-01-17
STORE FARM WATER.



supply for Irrigation and Live Stock.
If the water which goes to waste on
the farm in times Of plenty were con-
served for times Of drought. gardens and
fields might be saved from failure and live
stocks from a sacrifice market. Farm res.
ervors store water Of streams, pumped
water or run-off water until 1t Is needed.
A widely increased interest in pump irri-
cation has created demand for storage
facilities to retain the water lifted by
the pump overnight and to provide large
irrigation stream for the following day.
That farmers who contemplate building
reservoirs may be properly guided in the
work, new publication, Farmers Bull
letin S2S. Farm Reservoirs" discussing
the various types and details Of construc-
ton. recently has been published by the
United States Department Of Agriculture.
The use to which the farm reservoir
Is to be put should determine the type
OF construction, according to the writer
Of the bulletin. If 1t is intended to use
any part of the stored water for drinking
or even for culinary purposes. the entire
supply must be kept free from pollution.
while II the supply is intended for irriga-
ton only. the purity of the water need not
be considered. If a reservoir Is intended
for both irrigation and the watering Of
farm animals. care should be taken in
planning and building so that damage can
not be done by the trampling of stock
Problems Of building-how to locate a
reservoir, when a concrete lining Is ad-
visable. how to puddle" an unlined re-
servoir. how to build inlets. outlets. waste
ways. entertainments. and how to protect
the reservoir-all are discussed and illus
trated In the bulletin.
The most common source of supply for
farm reservoirs Is the we'll. from which
water is raised to the necessary height
by a windmill, gas engine. or electric
motor. The flow from springs. lakes,
flowing wells, and small creeks forms
another source of supply. Also, In that
borderland between humidity and aridity
known as the Great Plains area and
throughout the arid region. the so-called
dry creeks" carry considerable water at
times. Part !of this run-off. the special
list declares. often can be led into a re-
servoir and stored for watering stock
and irrigating land. In the Atlantic and
East Central States and, in fact, through
out the entire humid region. water to fll
reservoirs generally can be obtained
readily at low cost from springs, lakes,
streams. and shallow wells. Boys or
muck beds. which abound particularly in
the Atlantic Coast .States. often can be
converted at small cost from mosquito-
breeding grounds into serviceable reser-
voirs.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-01-17
"HEARD ON THE STREET"

(By a White River Junction Man,
That Gladys says she heartily favored
the war until 1t began to make CANDY
| scarce. .- ..,. 49,.
That the alienable right to get cit up
Is considerably interfered with by the new
2 "a per cent. beer regulation
That what IL worrying some people now
| Is not so much the meatless and wheatlees
days, as the prospective whiskeyiess
nights. .et
That church suppers used to provide 50
cents worth OF food for q cents, and now
| they are expected to give $1.00 worth Tor
| IS cents.
That some peoples idea OF food economy
| is buying Is cents worth OF vegetables
and then putting Is cents into dressing to
fix them up.
That Mr. Wilson denies asking Mr..
Bryan to leave the cabinet. but he might
have jutimated that the air OF Nebraska
was exceedingly healthful
That after you have had to eat twice
as much bread to satisf your hunger.
one begins to wonder where the Dement'S
of the price reduction come In.
That while. our Sammies shiver In un-
heated barracks, the congressman VINO
held up appropriations for them i've III
swell steam heated apartments.
That with beer down to 23-4 per cent
alcohol, It will cost some people just twice
as much for the desired excuse FOR nom
appearance Monday morning.
That 100000 knives and forks and H.
900 spoons delivered to our army, the snort
age of spoons is made up by the girls thae
hang around camps.
That doughnuts are disapproved by the
food conservers. as they take so much
wheat -four. but the children will patrt-
oficially accept pie as substitute.
That when the grocer says he hasn't
had any sugar for a week. ask him to look
you in the eye and think Of his mother and
Sunday school teacher
That the only general that can make the
Russian people behave is old General Hun
ger. and he Is preparing grand campaign
that should have useful results.
That considering the prices for candy,
moving picture show tickets and jitney
rides. the time has forever gone by when
you can finance a best girl on salary
Of SO a week.
That the Wilder man who sent away a
dollar to the person who advertised a sure
preventative of automobile thieving. re.
ceived the wise reply. Sell the car and
buy Liberty bond"
That the Germans are still confident
about our entrance to the war as Kaiser
Bill has informed them that our soldiers
will have only wooden guns and won't DO
able to get anything else.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-01-17
WATERBURY CENTER.

At the regular meeting of Waterbury
Grange, No. 237. held In Grange hall Tues
day, Jan. 8. the following officers were in
stalled for the present year: Master, Ar
thur A. Newcomb; overseer. Truman o.
Murray; lecturer. Mrs. Mary Norway;
steward. Dow j. Adams; assistant stew
ard. Harold Towne; chaplain. Mrs. Nellie
Morse; treasurer, John A. Parker. secre-
tary, Mrs. Frances e. l.. Adams; gate
keeper Harold Woodward: Ceres. Mrs.
Jessie w. Hayes; Pomona, Mrs. Lila Mer-
RAM Flora. Mrs. Kathie ID. Brown; lady
assistant steward Miss Elsie Guild. The
installing officer was J. ii. Mudgett of
Morrisvlle. assisted by Mrs. Mudg ,tt. Re-
freshments were served.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-01-17
Trains Approaching Normal.

st. Adams, Jan. 16.-Trafic conditions
began to get back to normal this after
noon on the Central Vermont railway.
All the snowplows We're running and all
lines were opened. Train No. s. due
here from the south at 5:55 O'Clock last
evening. arrived at ten O'Clock this
morning. No. 3. due at sos, came in at
1924 a. m. No. !, due at 5:33 in the morn
ing. did not reach here until 12:4O this
afternoon. No. 2. the New England States
Limited, from the north. due at 1O:46, was
about As minutes late.
The trains from the south were held
at White River Junction from four to
eight O'Clock for Boston & Maine connec-
tions.
Passenger service was not resumed on
the lines of the st. Adams & Swanton
Traction Co.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-01-17
WAITSFIELD.

Miss, Rose Sullivan spent Sunday at her
home in Moretown.-Mrs w. A.. Remele
was confined to the house the past week
on account of illness.-Miss Louise X.
Gleason returned to Montpelier Saturday
to resume her duties as teacher,-Alex-
ander Sails and Frank Brown of Burling-
ton were business visitors in town Mon
day.-The people of this community were
sorry to hear of the illness of the Rev.
Frank Roberts,. a former pastor here.
He was taken to Barre City hospital.
where his foot was amputated.-R. II.
Downer is confined to the house on ac-
count of illness.-Miss Alice Bushnell was
i'll several days the past week. Miss
Clara Spaulding acted as teacher in the
high school during her absence. Wallace
Venable attended a meeting of the junior
high school teachers, held at Lyndon the
past week.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-01-17

little boy soon to start on his fight
through life.
Dear readers, could tell you Of the
fierce contortions of the war dance and
the melo-dramatic hopping Of the suuaw
dance, how an energetic dancer, gioryine
in the name Of Little-Whirl-wind,j Jump
ed round the hall holding out silver dol
lar to demonstrate the amount he was go
ing to fine each Stacker" who refused
to dance, followed in his trail by a limp
ing old dame, whip in hand, threatening
also corporal punishment on the same
category of deliquents, but your time and
mine Is limited. so we will have to return
to civilization and leave the Indians to
their mode Of life.
REV. w. ARENDzEN, s. 8. e.
Tongue River Reservation, Mont.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-01-17
RATHER PECULIAR
CAUSE FOR ACTION

Rutland. Jan. 16.-Louls Blair of Wallinr-
ford has brought suit in Rutland county
court against William T.. and Matilda r.
Sharon of Mount Holly to recover $500 for
alleged negligence as result of a peculiar
accident at East Wallingford on September
26. 1917
The allegation is that the horse of the
defendant was left standing beside the
road In East Wallingford village, I'M
hitched and unattended and that it ran
away and collided with team of horses
which the plaintiff was driving along the
public highway not far from the depot.
One thill struck one of the Blair horses
and 1t had since been unfit for work. ac-
cording to the declaration.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-01-17
M1DDLESEX.

Several people from here were in Mont
pelier last week to attend the poultry
show.--Newhall Brothers have been busy
the last two weeks harvesting their crop
of ice.-The village creamery and farm
ers in this section have been busy hauling
ice from the Newhall Brothers pond
Arthur Clark is i'll. lie has been In poor
health for sometime, and Is now con-
fined to the bed-The next regular
Grange meeting will be held Monday eve
ming. The third and fourth degrees will
be conferred on class, officers installed
and a banquet will follow, furnished by
the gentlemen William Nowhall was In
Montpelier on business Monday and Tues
day.-Miss Mabel Stockwell. who teaches
in New Hampshire, goes to her school
the last of this week.-Miss Bessie Stock
we'll went to her school in Norwich Sat-
urday. Her school opened Monday after
two weeks vacation.-Mrs. Ella Egan of
Montpelier is stopping for the present
with Mrs. Minnie Richardson.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-01-17
NORTHFIELD.

Robert Mayo, who is stationed at Camp
Greene, Charlotte, NC, is enjoying
furlough at his home in town.-Mrs A.
p. Zimmerman is at the home Of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Edgerton.-
Water Superintendent Frank y. Carpen
ter during the recent cold spell made a
trip to the reservoirs Of the village wa
ter system, where he found the tempera-
ture of the water to be 3S degrees.
The local committee having charge Of
the Knights of Columbus drive during
the last ten days of this month will
establish headquarters in the c. o. +.
hall over the News office. The commit
! tee has organized by electing John Har-
rigan chairman and Clyde NJ. Coffrin
secretary. Six captains have been elected
as follows John Harrigan, Clyde NJ.
Cofrin, j. NJ Donahue, f.. S. Devine,
John L. Burns and w. j. Kingston The
| territory to be covered by this. COM
mittee has been divided into three dis
tricts with two captains to each district.
The districts are: No. l. that part Of
the village west of the river, including
North Main street; No. 2, the Common,
stone sheds and the rest of the village,
including the university; No. 3. North
field Center, Mortified Falls, Mortified
town and Roxbury. District No. 1, cap
No. 2 captains, J. M. Donahue and c. NJ.
Coffrin; No. 8, captains John Harrigan
and w. ]. Kingston. During the present
week the captains will appoint their
! canvassers who are to canvass every
household and who are to report to their
respective captains each day who, in
turn, are to report to the chairman, who
reports to the district chairman and he
to the State committee, SO that at the
end Of each day the State committee hav-
Ing the drive in charge will be able to
know just how the work is going on.
The 49th annual meeting OF the cor
porators of the Northfield Savings bank
was held at their banking rooms We'd
nesday Jan. 3, when the following
trustees were elected: Frank Plumley,
Herbert c. Cady, John l.. Moseley, w.
w. Holden, Frank N Carpenter, H. NJ
Gaylord and John Holland. who organ
lied by electing Frank Plumley presi-
dent and j. L. Moseley, vice-president.
Following the meeting n supper was
served by the ladies of the Methodist
Church, after which the Hon. Fred A.
Rowland. president of the National
Life Insurance company of Montpelier,
addressed the meeting on "War Saw
ings. "-Announcement has been made of
the marriage of Henry w. Vassar and
Miss Nellie I. Colmar. which took place
in Burlington on Thanksgiving evening.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-01-17
WORCESTER.

Fred Howeson has gone to Fayston to
work for the Mad River Lumber COM
pany.-Elgin Howieson is moving from
Wrightsville to his home here.-A son was
born to Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Utton jan
uary S.-Mrs. Lettie Templeton is in
Keene. N. H.. the guest of her sister, Mrs.
Arthur Hunt.-Grover Templeton and
Harry Hull of Montpelier were in town
part of last week.-Ernest Utton has sold
his bobbin mill to Vernon Utton of Hard
wick, who will move the business to that
town. Ernest Utton will move his family
there In the near future.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-01-17
WARREN.

A foot of snow fell Friday night and
Saturday.-Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Campbell
were called to Roxbury Thursday by the
death of Mrs. Campbells sister, Mrs. Ellen
Van Deusen. whose funeral was held Fri
day.-There was dance at the town hall
Saturday night.-Mr. Harrington is i'll
with Pneumonia. -Farmers and lumbermen
are improving the good shedding by haul
ing wood and logs.-It has been too cold
to move potatoes, of which there is an
abundance in town, as we'll as surplus
Of beans.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-01-17
SOUTH ROYALTON.

worth League the following officers were
elected for the coming year: President.
William ]. Steele; first vice-president. Miss
Rosetta Flint: second vice-president. Miss
Maud Corwin; third vice-president. Miss
Lucy Eaton; fourth vice-president. Miss
Norma Clifford; secretary. Miss Mary
Hubbard; treasurer. Miss Alice Barrows
organist. Maud Corwin.-Mr. and Mrs.
Frank NJ. Varney have returned to their
tenement after spending the vacation in
Bristol.-F. Roy Ainsworth was married
to Miss Ruth A. Putnam Of Stockbridge
by the Rev. ]. H. Mosely on Sunday eve
ming.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-01-17
DEATH OF FHENRY c. coNcpoN

Rutland, jan 15.-lIenry c. ConEdon of
this city, retired Rutland railroad con-
ductor. died to-day while visiting relatives
in Rochester, N. Y; lie was born In Clar-
endon in 1897. lie was a veteran Of the
Civil War. having been wounded at Get
tysburg and Cold Harbor. He spent five
months at Libby prison. Mr.. Congdon
was assistant to the judge advocate in
uhe war department after being dis
charged from the army for physical disa-
bilty. Retiring 10 years later, he was
conductor Is years.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-01-17
MORETOWN.

Mrs. George Sleeper, who has been i'll
with asthma, is better.-Edward Brown
and Mrs. Jennie Florence Durett were
married by Justice j. w. Bates Saturday
night.-Aaron Goss is confined to the
house with a hard cold.-Sidney Atkins
and Clara Ward were in Middlesex We'd
nesday.-Mr. and Mrs. Otto Bates of Mont
pelier were guests of Mrs. Bates parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Z. Johnson.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-01-17

day.-The Red Cross meetings are held
every Thursday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. Watkins. Fifteen were present at
the last meeting and considerable work
was ACCOMPLISHED.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-01-17

Don't send food to your soldier boy.
There Is plenty to eat In all the military
camps and the railroads are congested
with mail and express.-Syracuse Post
Standard.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-01-17

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naads 20 o ena' 90 S"s u'scu 70 give 'he pro-
dians rro S nv mVses "'nons .ne IN
o.. ~ ''s' nc auuiehce showed their
Tho,, 'aa' o,S s ,S snUu.'s na-ho' hai-ho!
LII. @" o 'na', 'ui"peu INTO tne ring
nus Is. W." 49,. one manu- httie pappoose
a. ,,n W." s s o,he, large SUCK. started
,ump'ns -, " ~, rouhd ana round
pe"ne an '"e wn''e. II WAS soon EVIL
The Marietta journal and courier., 1918-09-06
NOTHING STOPS THE 'Y" MEN.

True to the best traditions of the
Red Triangle, the workers attached to
famous army division that partici-
pated in the big push on the Chateau
Thierry front have covered them
selves and the Y. M. C. A. with glory.
The trucks on which the Y. M. c..
A. free supplies were transported
were under fire constantly for several
nights and were frequently hit by
shell fragments and shrapnel
In several cases the supplies dis
tributed by the "Y' men were re-
ceived by soldiers who had had prac-
tically no rations for two days. One
officer whose company was given food
from a truck asked the driver to go to
another position where there was a
body of troops suffering for food. The
ride was over road swept by shell
fire and the driver was in momentary
danger of being blown off the earth,
but he found the suffering men and
distributed his entire truckload of
rations among them.
The Marietta journal and courier., 1918-09-06
JUDGE CANN WILL KEEP
ARMY AND NAVY RECORDS

Lack of proper records after the
wars has always been source of ex-
pense and trouble to the country and
the people.
Men have enlisted in the various
branches of the service and no record
kept in the counties from which they
went, and later the trouble comes.
In anticipation of this, Judge J. M.
Gam, our county ordinary, is prepa-
ing to gather and keep at his own ex-
pense, these records for Cobb county
and we ask for him your most cor
dial support and assistance.
For this great work he deserves
the thanks of all the people.
We print Judge Cams letter below
which is self explanatory.
To the People of Cobb County:
am going to undertake the MAX
ing of complete record of every
soldier or sailor who have entered the
service from Cobb County, or may
hereafter enter. This record to show
nativity, name, age and rank, name
of parents and wife, where they were
married, age at time of entering the
service, company and regiment, and
finally to show when dismissed from
the service, and for what cause, this
record to remain permanently in the
Ordinary's office for future refer
ence.
will send out in a few days to
each town in the County, blanks with
certain questions to be answered, by
parents or wife. This information,
/ desire to be accurately answered
in plain legible hand, with ink and
signed by the proper person, as
shall file these answers after they are
recorded, and they also will be ac-
cessible in the future.
We should all take a great pride
in having this done. While the ex-
pense to me will be heavy, am glad
to do the work if the people of the
County will give their hearty coop
GRAFTON.
/ will name where these blanks
can be found as soon as / have them
ready.
l shall assign portion of this
book for the record of the colored
men who have entered the service
from this County.
J. M. GANN.
Marietta, Ga, August 20, 1918.