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Grand ISLE COUNTY
NORTH HERO.

There viii be dance At the town hall
Friday nigh; for the benegt Of the RED
Cross. rotro's orchestra will furnish
muslc.--J. Alien podds was quite badly
gored IN one leg last week by an ugly
hog lie is abe TO b, around the house
now.--The m'ny friends Of Mrs. Fenton
j. Ha5cr ar pleased to know that she
will be home sunday from the hospital,
weather permitting. Mrs. John Bruleigh
Is convalescing from an operation at the
Fanny Allen hospital.-Mrs. Murray
Donaldson Is suffering from a bad attack
Of lumbago-M,ss Doris Knight, eldest
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hobart Knight,
was married to Charles Baker last Tues.
day at Grand Isle.-Marvin Savage and
Miss Isabelle Dec Of Isle La Motto were
married Sunday. reception was held
at the home of Ephram Savage Monday
evening.
ISLE l.i MOTIF
There will be a business meeting Of the
Red Cross at the home of Mrs. rleury
January 2s.-Walter La lombard is quite
hi.-Mr. and Mrs. Josie Duba. Jr.. have
moved to Burlington Warren Symonds
has returned from Boston.-Mrs. 0eoree
King returned home Tuesday after spend
Ing several weeks in Quincy. Mass,
among relatives.-James Jarvis returned
from Montreal Tuesday.
NLHI re-.
Charles Rushlow Of Rouses Point, N. r.,
was a business visitor on Monday.-Miss
Lucia Mott Of Burlington is visiting rel
atives.-H. r. Darby is slowly recover
ing from his recent illness. Farmers In
this vicinity are busy harvesting their
wood for the coming season.-Henry
Young was business caller in St. AL
bans Tuesday.-W. w. Morton. who has
been foreman of the Boston Jersey cream
cry for the past seven years, has resigned
and the vacancy will be filled by Mr..
Blood Of Norwood. n. Y.-Royden Lessor
spent Friday in Rouses Point on business.
Mrs Ira Searles is confined to her bed
with an attack of appendctis.-Owing
to the heavy snowfall Tuesday the milk
train was Ave hours late.
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days In the home ~ her aunt Mrs.
Eliza Dunton on Maple park Mrs
Bernard smaliey and child Of Rock.
land, Me- are guests Of her parents. Mr.
end Mrs. II Beauiac.
The annual parish meeting Of st
Matthew's Church was held In tho parish
house Monday evening when the follow.
Ing board Of vestrymen we're elected: John
Whttemore r. J. Nenrs. C. H strattor
j. II. Cassidy. B. r. wilder, p. H Dickin.
son, Dr. A. n. Bell, r.. J Tyler. J. O
Kmball After the adjourn rent Of the
parish meeting, a meeting of the vestry
was held when Dr. A. X. Bell was APP
pointed senior warden and v. H Dickin-
son was elected Junior warden and y. J.
Tyler trea surer. The deIerr les elected to
the diocesan convention to he held in Bur
ington February and 7 we're: Or. A. r.
Bell p II. Dickinson and u. j. Tyler
aiternates G.. II. Stra ton. John White
more and j. o. Kinbail--I. D. Wallace,
who went to Bristol Conn, about month
ago. has sold his farm beyond West Enos.
burg to George Touchette Of this place for
,sc0J. He was In town Tuesday. when the
deed was executed.-C. r. Brown and
Austin Clark have been In Boston and al
Camp Devens for few days. At the camp
they were guests Of Mr.. Browns SON.
Clark. who Ia In training there.-F A.
Norton Of North Enosburg has sold his
farm to NJ. A. Hull and son Of Sa'nsonville.
Tho Few. w. e. Douglass lie III and con
hnei to the bed -Clarence Oshea Of
Northfeld passed Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. j. A. Gibson.-Arthur Taterault Of
Pleasant street is shut In with a severe
attack Of grip.-Fay Duffy is out after an
illness Of nearly two weeks with tonsilitis.
Eugene Taterault has moved here fro n
Vergennes and will be in the blacksmith
business after he gets settled. He Is at
present staying In the home Of Jacob
<Daige and is getting up wood pile.
George Gaines and Lloyd Duffy were bust.
ness visitors In st. Adams Wednesday,
The rural carriers have been experiencing
some seasonal troubles during the recent
windy days. c. H. WEIGH has been SUBJ
shutting for c. r. Brown on route two for
few days during the absence Of the latter
in Massachusetts,
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HINESBURG.

Word has been received OF the sudden
death Of George Buster at Albany, N. Y
on December II. 1917. Funeral was held
in Albany. Mr.. Buster left three chilorsn'
Mrs. Rhea Ziviax, Miss Eleanor, who Il
training for q nurse and Basil. aged II
years, who 10 still In school. Miss Isnss
fraser, who has been III with pneumonia,
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CHARLOTTE.

At the meeting of the two adult classes
Of the Sunday school at Mrs. Williams
Friday evening the following officers
were elected by the Friendship class:
President. Mrs. NJ. r. Beers: vice -presi-
dent Mrs. L. B. Mcneil; secretary-treas-
urer, Mrs. D. o. Foote: teacher, Mrs.
J. p. Ramsey.-The weekly prayer-meet-
ing will be held at the parsonage Thursday
evening and the missionary committee
is requested to be present.-The milk
plant at the station is filling it's ice house
from its pond.-Mrs. B. l.. Byington
spent most of last week In Burlington
Phillip Mcneil has returned to Randolph,
where he is attending school.
At the annual meeting Of the Con-
gregational Church Wednesday January
8, the following officers were elect
ed: Clerk. Mrs. c. NJ Byington; modera-
tor. J. p. Ramsey; prudential commit
tee, John Williams. Noah Frink. John
Spear: treasurer. L. h. Mcneil: collec-
tor, ]. p. Ramsey; standing committee,
Mrs. w. s. Yale: fire committee. F. b.
Smith: superintendent Sunday school.
Scion Lewis: ushers. c. NJ Byington.
L. b. Mcneil. Noah Frink. Harold Smith
missionary committee. the Rev. F. w
Heminway. Mrs. Ramsey. Elliott Frink
Miss Byington. Wallace Mcneil. Mrs
Higbee.-The Fidelity class In the Sun
day school will hold their yearly meet
ing at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Rob.
ert Holmes on Monday evening. Janu-
airy II.
At the annual meeting of the Fidelity
class Of the Sunday school held on Mon
day evening the following officers were
elected: Teacher. the Rev. +. w. Hem
enway: president, Harold Smith; vice
president. LOWS Dean; secretary. Miss
| Tina Deyette; treasurer, John Spear
Miss Bessie Whalley has returned to Cas-
Teton Normal school, after spending the
holiday vacation at her home.-Rollin
Samson Of Burlington has returned tc
his home after spending three weeks with
Mr.. and Mrs. D. t. Clark.-Mr. ana Mrs
Harold Smith spent the weekend ir
Essex Junction.--Dr. and Mrs. Ross ant
two daughters OF Middlebury were guests
at C. T. Holiness last week.-Frink Bros
have recentdiy installed a milking ma
chine.
WESTFORD
A quiet. hut pretty wedding. tool
place at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs
George Trato January 0, when thei
daughter. Ruth. was united In marriage
to Harry Irish Of Moretown, by the Rev
w. W. White.
The Macomber farm. which has beef
In the family almost 100 years. has heel
sold to Edgar and Roswell Grow.-E. II
Perry has gone to Jeffersonvile. wher
he has q position In Pope's store. Hi
family will remain here for the winter
Nine afghans for use In the Frcncl
hospitals were sent from this town re
cently.-Mr. and Mrs. e. B. Klmbal
are the parents of daughter, borl
January flowing to the illness of Mrs
Helen Paige the meeting Of the Fort
nightly club was postponed last week.
} Miss Ruby Carpenter Of Essex junction
was the guest of relatives In town las
week.-Mr. and Mrs. Campbell visited a
Grand Isle last week.-The Misses Z.
Allen, Irene Allen, Carolyn Macombe
and Betty Kimball left for Lyndon In
stituts Monday.
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EAST FRANKLIN.

Mrs : n whitney was at the home
of 4 s. ITowlo several days last week.
Mrs. Emo and child from stowe are
visiting at Joseph Lawyer's.--i,. II.
proe has returned from Now Jersey
The mail service is very irregular ow-
Ing TO the almost impossible condition
of the roads-Miss A6a Gauthier has
returned from llico Hiil, where she has
ga
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MILTON BORO.

F. E. Smith. Harry Richards. the
Misses Isabelle and Mildred Goodwin.
Miss Mae Elmer and Charlie 3. Vernon
Bullock are victims Of chicken pox.-
Don Gonyeau Is at work for Curtis
Besins this Vocabulary Berry and
Lena Holmes spent Saturday night and
Sunday in this place.. e. White
was In st. Adams January 12-Marion
Stanley. who has had scarlet fever at
the st. Adams hospital, Is getting
Wong nicely.
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uNDERHILL.

AT the joint installation at Pythlan hall
January s Mrs. Adah Boyce Installed the
following officers Of Mzpah TIE nple. No
IA: NJ. Il. c., Mrs. Lillian Cross; p. c..
Mrs. Julia Styles; T.. s., Miss Alice Aver
r. Jr., Mrs. Leora Kirby; NJ. Mrs.
Lois Rogers; M. X. and c., Mrs.
Sadie Ross; NJ. f., Mrs. Annie Gallup
Pro, Lena Irish. guard. Mrs. Emma Col
man.-Miss Iva Thorp Is very ill.-Mrs
Roy Lewis went to the Fanny Allen hos
pital for treatment Thursday.-Nirs
Medora Schweig is III with the grip.-Mrs
8, M. Palmer Is repor ed rs no; vel
The annual election Of the officers Of
Amdebe Camp Fire was held Thursday
evening at the home of the Misses Doris
Small and Ethel Nealy. The following
officers were elected President, Ada BEN
edict vice-prcsident. Doris Small; secre-
tary, Mary Benedict; treasurer, Ethel
Nealy; press correspondent, Lena Irish !;
musician, Doris Haw.ey; executive conf
mittee, Lena Irish entertainment COM
mittee, The Guardian. There will be a
business meeting at the home Of Ada Ben.
edict Saturday evening--E. j. Corse Is
on the sick list.--Mrs. w. l.. Blaisdeli and
daughter. Maud. returned to st. Johns.
bury Monday after spending the holiday
vacation In town.
MILTON.
The Pastors Subject at the Methodist
church on Sunday morning will be Jesus,
and tho common people," Sunday school
viii meet at noon. Union service will be
held at this Church at 7-3o. p. m. The Rev.
d. H. Strong will preach. The Prayer
meeting this week Thursday evening will
be at Mrs. Jennie Wells.
VISIT Mil TON
Chesley Smith has returned to Essex
junction after passing a few days at c.
=. Osgood's.-Charles Wright has gone
to the Mary Fletcher hospital for an OPP
GRAFTON on his arm.-Mrs. Wilbur has re-
turned to Georgia after caring for Mrs.
y. Friend for a week or more
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COLCHESTER.

The Congregational Sunday school
recently sent $500 to tho relief of
The Armenians.--Miss Doris Wright.
who spent her Christmas vacation at
her home, returned to Montpelier
Seminary Monday.-MrA Mae Thomp.
son has sold her farm to Mr.. and Mrs.
Leon Morgan. They took possession
last Friday. Mrs. Thompson. who Is
spending q week in Burlington expects
to leave January 90 for Lawrence,
Mass. whore she has a position as
matron In the superintendent house
of the Faucher school for boys. She
will be accompanied by Mrs sabra
Collins who has a similar position in
the officers dining room--Mrs. B. r..
Carpenter who has been i'll with neu-
ritis. is improving.---Mrs. John Gravel
visited her mother. Mrs. Sarah Nay.
last week.---At the Baptist Church
next Sunday morning the pastor. the
Rev. Irving Gray. will preach on Re
sponsibility for Souls" On Sunday
evening at the Baptist Church the
theme will be How Some People Are
Crucifying Christ" This is the first of
n series of topics voted for at re-
cent Sunday evening service.-Services
will be as usual at tho Congregational
Church.
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EAST BERKSHIRE.

The Rev. and Mrs. Price arrived in
town Saturday and will stay with Mr..
and Mrs. F. N. Oviatt until their house.
hold goods arrive.-The Thursday eve
ming prayer meeting will be held Mt
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. H. F. Com
ings this week instead Of the church
vestry. to conserve fueL-About $l3
was cleared at the dance Thursday
evening for the Red Cross-Mrs. Fay
ham Beaulac Of Enosburg Falls visited
Miss Hattie Cassidy and Mrs. Ruth
Washburn Thursday.-Mrs w. H.
Yaw of Enosburg Falls visited her
mother, Mrs. F.. G. Hadd. Friday.-A
card party for the benefit Of the Red
Cross will be held In the Red Cross
rooms Friday evening-Schools OPEN
ed Monday, January IL.
MONTGOMERY
The subject Sunday morning at the
Methodist Episcopal Church will be
Whose Ia the Battle?" Address to young
people. what We Believe" Evening
subject. profitable Discipline. George
H. Wheeler and Ada Cushing were mar
ried at the Methodist Episcopal parsonage
Thursday night.-The w. H. NJ. S. and the
w. c. T. U. met at the home of Mrs. w.
G. Mansfield Friday.-Mrs. Edward Pratt
is very seriously Ill at time of writing and
trained nurse has been sent for from
Burlington.-Mrs. Matt S. Parker was in
Richford Monday.-Mrs. Elsie James has
gone to Richford to visit with friends for
week and will then go to Chicago to
spend the winter with her daughter. Sadie.
Mrs. r B. Swan has been visiting rela-
tives at Richford.-John LaFountain Is
very ill.-There was a good attendance at
the Methodist Episcopal Church last Sun
day evening to hear the pastors lecture
on Life"
MONTGOMERY CENTEp
Mrs Bert Elkins. who has been car
ing for the Allen children. has returned
home. william Allen. father Of the
Rev Mr.. Allen has taken three of the
children home with him to Coaticook,
Canada.-J. r. Halle. r. d. mail car
rier from this Office was unable to
come owing to the deep snow.-The
Rev. Mr.. Allen Of Vergennes assistant
superintendent Of the Vermont Baptist
State convention. preache two excel
lent sermons to apprecative audiences
at the Baptist Church Sunday
HILL WEST,
Leon Sheldon has been visiting his sis
ter Mrs. Frank Wetherby.-Clyde Shan
graw went to ST. Adams on business Mon
day.--llomer Wetherby has been seriously
Ill with yellow jaundice.-Perley Mont eth
and Lwellyn Montieth with their respec-
tive families visited at John Montieth's
Sunday. Edwin Montleth Of Westheld
visited at John Montieth's Monday.-A
severe snow and wind storm blocked the
roads in this vicinity for several days in
spite Of the activities Of snowplows and
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ST. GEORGE.

Master Harold Aver has been confined
20 the house a few days by illness.-Miss
Lucy Hinsdale has returned to the Hines
burg high school after vacation OF
three weeks. spent at her home.-Master
HIRAM Tomlinson is confined to the house
with a hard cold.-Mrs. Jennie Rule. who
has been visiting her sister. Mrs. Ira
Chase, went to Fort Ethan Allen last
week to visit her daughters.-Miss MIL
dred Topper Of Burlington has been en-
xaged to teach the school. Miss Cassidy
Of Hineseburg supplied last week.-Miss
Frazer, who taught the fall term. was
unable to return, az she has been III with
pneumonia.
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RICHMOND.

The remains of Mrs. j. p. Ellis,
mother of Lucius Ellis. who died In
Springfield. Mass. at the home Of her
daughter, Mrs. Alvin Cilley, were
brought here for burial Wednesday In
the family lot.-The Rev. Francis
Kimball of Alistead, N. H.. a former
pastor Of the Methodist Church here.
is visiting friends in town.-Mr. Bailey,
who is in training in one of the Mas
sachusetts camps. has been the guest
Of his aunt, Mrs. NJ D. Dimick, the
past week.-Schools In town opened Mon
day after a three weeks vacation
Miss Ruth johnson has gone to Starks-
boro. whore she has a position as
teacher.-Queen Esther Lodge OF Re-
bskah held "A regular meeting In their
rooms Monday evening.--The members
of North Star Lodge. F. and A. NJ, at
tended the funeral services of the late
Charles Brown. in Williston Tuesday
afternoon. Mr.. Brown was master of
the lodge when he entered the army.
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PRAYER at the opening Of the meeting
and the closing prayer and benediction
were given by the Rev. John B. Magee,
pastor of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. America" was sung at tho
close.
A Joint installation Of the officers Of
st. Adams Lodge. No. 81. Independent
Order Of Odd Fellows, and Bellevue
Rebekah Lodge No. 26. took place last
are as follows: Mob grand Edward L.
Mason: vice grand Ashton p. Sou'e
secretary. II. r. Kimball; treasurer,
H. u. Mooney: past grand, T. e Hurl-
brt, right supporter noble grand e. F..
Flint. left supporter noble grand r. H..
Shanrraw. chaplain. the Rev j. Wes-
lev Rafter warden, r u, Brooks con-
ductor A y. Lucior. right scene sup
porter w. T.. simpson eft scene sup
norter w A, McI-arnan: inside guardian,
r. r. Brown. outside guardian. w. D.
wilson. right supporter OF vice gra nd.
C,corpe NJ. Gotta; loft supporter of vice.
grand Marvin Carter The TO lowing are
the officers of Bellevue Lodge: Noble
grand. Miss Pearl NJ. Dyke; vice grand.
Mrs. Arthur Hojaboom; secretary.
Mrs. J. A. sturtevant treasurer Mrs.
Gordon r. Farr past grand Mrs Edwin
Ryder: warden, Miss Jessie Simpson
conductor. Mrs. c. F Graves; chaplain.
NJ. " A. Dunbar; right supporter OF
nohle Grand, Mrs. q. V, :. Rhondes, left
y,,nno,tor Of nobe grand Mrs. c. It.
Flint: right supporter OF Vice grand, Mrs.
n r, Mooney; left supporter Of vice
or,rd Mrs. berry Scott; inside guardian,
W,.s p Annie Palmer, outside guardian.
rs,y.rd l.. Mason; musician Miss Vera
Warrar. trustee s. Mrs. Roy Gilman, Miss
Msrtha simpson. Mrs. j. o. Smith. The
pshsl.ab oficers were installed by Mrs.
CrochiAr NJ Ennshmrs Falls. district
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SWANTON.

The golden wedding Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Robistow was observed Jan. Z
With mass at the church Of the Nativ-
ity and a wedding breakfast at the
home Of their son. Supline Robistow.-
Frank O'Day called mere by the death
of his brother. NJ. ODay. has returned
To Chica 20 AT tho annual t,,Aafinu Of
Evening journal., 1918-11-04
WAR WORK DRIVE
OPENS In DOVER

Special TO The Evening Journal.
DOVER. Nov 4.--Mr. Roberts, repre-
senting the allied organizations doing
work overseas. delivered an address In
the Peoples Christian Church yester-
dsv morning in the interests Of the war
work drive for si00,OO0O0O. He told OF
the American soldier from the time ne
left his home until he reached France.
and the trenches and the care taken or
him by the various organizations
He spoke of the break down Of the de-
nominational lines among the boys
citing one instance in particular, where
three services were held one Sunday in
the same place, the first service by the
Catholics, the second by the Jews. and
the third by the Protestants. One place
he told Of where services were held
was formerly used as a gambling house.
On the table where many a man had
iost ms fortune in single night there
Vas communion SET and the Holy
1oninunlon was regularly celebrated.
lie spoke at Milford last evening.
Evening journal., 1918-11-04
DELAWARE ARMY
OFFICERS WOUNDED
Captain R. c. Heisler and
Lieut.. c. R. Benson on
Casualty List


Two more Delaware army officers
have been wounded in battle. They are
Captain Roland Carlisle Heisler. Of Nil
ford, and Lieut.. Cecil r. Benson, of
Laurel. The officers are not seriously
wounded.
Captain Heisler was born in Milford
October 6, 1886. The early part of his
life and manhood was spent in Phila-
delphia, where he attended school,. He
is an honor graduate Of the University
Of Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania
Law School. After graduation he en-
tered the law firm Of GLIB and Son,
which now is known as Glib, Glib
and Helsler, Of Philadelphia. Of which
he is now O member.
Captain Heisler was a member Of the
Pennsylvania National Guard and went
TO the border with that division as first
lieutenant during the trouble with
Mexico. While there he was promoted
10 the office OF regimental adiutant and
remained in that office until he was
sent TO Camp Hancock. Ga. While on
the border Captain Heisler received
special mention for his skill as a ma
chine gun operator.
Captain Heisler belongs 10 the 309th
Infantry which sailed the last Of May.
10 Is not known just where he was sta
toned when he was wounded. Captain
Heisler visited his mother, Mrs. Minnie
w Heisler, Of Milford, last February,
at which time the wedding Of his sis
ter, to Captain 5. NJ. d. Marshall took
place. Before going over he was sta
toned at Camp Upton, n. Y.
Lieutenant Benson was injured by
shell that exploded under him willis
he was leading his men in a charge
through a wheat field, on July i5.
Two weeks later he wrote from Base
Hospital, No. 6, Z. F. American. France,
to his father, John r. Benson, Of North
Laure,:
"You have probably heard before
this that / was wounded in action
about ten days ago. ] am known as
a shell shock patient with a fractured
ankle and several broken ribs thrown
in for good account. can't walk.
Il don't know how I was hurt or
how I got here"
Lieutenant Benson is 80 years old. He
graduated with honors at the age Of II
from the Laurel High School.
He then accepted a position with a
prominent lumber company in Phlla-
delphia. Three years later he entered
the purchasing department of the Penn
sy.vania Railroad Company and held
that position, being located in Broad
Street Station. until he entered the or
flcers' Training Comp at Oglethorpe,
Ga.
After being commissioned a first
lieutenant he was sent TO Camp Green,
n. C.. While there he was assigned 10
the Twelfth Machine Gun Battalion
and was with that organization when
injured.
Lieutenant Benson is a great nephew
OF the late Governor Joshua II. Marvll
and a nephew Of Harvey F. Macyil,
president Of the Marvil Packing Com
pany at Laurel. He has a sister, Mis-.
Victor N. Elliott. of Middletown