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The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1918-02-18
4 Year of Great Prosperity.

Fz Uu1 vi OIUul l EUOFUlIlI.
The year 1918 should bea year of great prosperity
for all citizens of the United States. We have made
great plans for the good of farmers We sell all kinds of
fertilizers Acid Phosphate, Nitrate Soda Cerealite Ma
nipulated Cuano Cotton seed Meal etc. We aim to fur
nsh customers the best grades of fertilizers Guano
and other fertilizers cheap, comparatively
as they are at this time.
We have the celebrated Oliver plows, 900 pows and
castings for them The people of Robson county be-
lieve in Oliver plows think they better than
any other make we know, they sell like hot cakes"
Don't forget the old reliable "Blounts true blue plows
also have never known these pows to fail to please
purchasers.
We have the old time Dixie" ploWs, seeshovels and
agood line of farm tools generally.
Our stock of general supplies is unsurpassed. We
did the largest volume of business last year in the his
tory of our business pleased our customers.
We have load of sheet iron for tobacco ues and
we call tobacco farmers to place their orders for to-
bacco ues at that can have them made and
ready to deliver full time to tobacco Place your
orders at once
Come along friends and trade with us this year you
have never traded with for years timebeore If we
do not please you of you will trade with some
other merchant next year, but will try very hard] to
I hold you as customer.
With hearty thanks for favors shown we aim to con-
tnue to please all customers
4 r.. ID. Caldwell &SOn, Inc.
N.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1918-02-18

mIEY KINNEY DTTTe.
UAA 4 4 IA x$XVAS q A~e>.s.
FOR BAcKACHE KIDNEYS AND BIAn oeE
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-26
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

Miss Lizzie A. Salisbury, 80, daugh.
ter of the late Mrs G. b. Akeley, died
in Brattleboro, Friday afternoon at
6 o clock of cerebral hemorrhage. The
funeral services will be held Monday
lat p. m. at the grave in Prospect
Hill cemetery. She leaves one half
brother, Lester G. Akelcy of Brattle-
boro.
Rev Roy VI. Houghton of New Haven,
Conn. formerly of Brattleboro. will de-
fer his visit here until the ban because
of the influenza epidemic is lifted. He
brought from France many pictures
which he wishes to exhibit and speak
about in some public place. He was in
communication with Mrs. y. |. Hawley
by telephone today.
Books belonging to Brattleboro Free
library may be returned any weekday
before ) p. m. A box will be placed out
side the door for them No fines will
be charged except such as We're due Oct
> when the library was closed. As soon
as possible after the library opens all
books should be returned. except in eases
where II special extension of time was
given 4 few days will be allowed dur
ing which fines will not be charged
Funeral services for Florence. 4
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred NJ. Con.
nnrn, who died Wednesday evening fol.
lowing an illness with pneumonia, were
held yesterday afternoon at clock
in St MichacrS Roman Catholic church
Rev. James =. Rand Ofiiciated. There
was n profuson of flowers. The burial
took place in the Roman Catholic Gem.
ctcry. Mrs. p. Connarn of West DUN.
Imerstou, grandmother of the little girl
John Holland of Mortified tNt.), Mis-,
Alice Cain Of Springfield, Mass, and
Emmett Flanncry of Montpelier attend
| cd the funeral.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-26
TIME CHANGES TOMORROW.
Sun Time to Go Into Effect at A. M
Extra Hour to Sleep.

NEW YORK. Oct 26.-Thc daylight
saving plan for the United States. put
into effect on the last day of last March
will close successful run OF 207 con-
secutive days and nights tomorrow
morning at o'clock. when the country's
clocks and watches will 90 back to sun
time.
Tomorrow is the day the Sunday
morning sleepers have long awaited and
which the night watchmen have dread
ed for seven months. The clocks will
be set back to | o'clock at , O'Clock and
whoever is at a post OF duty at that
time viii have to linger at it without
hope of extra monetary reward or spe-
cial recognition by the bosses.
The railroads, for instance, will stop
all their trains for an hour while the
clock catches up with their schedules.
The orders have been sent out and the
rule is absolute At , o'clock tomor-
row morning every train in the country
will come TO standStill at point con
venient To its position at the time.
The Boston and Albany has arranged
to hold one eaStbound and one west
bound passenger train at Springfield for
one hour, but the express leaving Bos-
ton for New York at H. 40 p. M. will be
held an hour at Worcester and will leave
Worcester AT LOB 4. m. new time. Sec
ond class trains will be declared dead and
will run under train orders a. extras
,,as otherwise they would be running
ahead of time.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-26

H. +. Wood have returned from a two
weeks trip to Indiana.
John Harmon and Frank and George
Harmon OF Peterboro were guests of rel
atves in town Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs Frank Avery Of Cole
rain. Mass, spent one day last week in
town at \. @, Maynard's.
Miss Lamoille Langworthy has a po-
sition in the telegraph Office in the East
Mortified, Mass. station
Frank T. Field was in Lake Placid
n. y, the first of the week. being called
there, by the death of sister.
Mrs r. G. Gallup. who spent several
weeks in Medford. Mass, is visiting her
parents, Mir. and Mrs. Frank Tillinghast
Prof. r. r. Mason and family have
returned to Brighton. Mass. after spend
ing a few weeks here while school was
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-26
w. T. Robertson Leaves for Service.

w. T. Robertson Leaves for Service.
W. +. Robertson was given an enthu-
siastic send off Sunday morning, when
he left to enter the military service
About 100 people gathered in the post
office square where the automobile car
rying Mr. Robertson and escort stopped
for a few minutes while Paul H. Mann
gave patriotic reading and William p.
Lyman rendered The Star Spangled Ban
ner on cornet.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-26
SECRETARY OF WAR
WORE SOLDIERS PACK
Tried : ank's Equipment and Compared
IL with Weight OF Poilu's
Heavier Load.

LONDON, Sept. IS correspondence
of Associated Press - Enlisted men of
the American army griuned sympathet.
ically as they watched the American
secretary of war. Newton d. Baker,
tmdging back and forth carrying the
heavy pack of the American soldier on
his back, when he visited the camp of
American soldiers in the Winchester
district while in England. The men
were adjusting their cumbersome kits
when the secretary arrived at the camp.
~ would like 20 try one of them,
said the secretary 10 the sergeant
The lord mayor of Winchester. the
camp commandment. and group Of sol
dicrs all gathered about as Mr.. Baker
lifted the pack and adjusted II TO his
shoulders. Then he trudgcd back and
forth two or three times carrying the
70.pound load while pair of heavy
hob.nuiled trench boots, swinging from
the bottom of the kit banged against
his legs ..
ITS heavy. all right, he commented
as he unburdcncd himself, ''but not 50
heavy rs Che Frcnchman 5 pack. ] tried
one Of them on few days ago and it
gave me an additional respect for the
FrcnchmGu IA a soldier
The secretary made himself at home
and was friendly with the soldiers.
Everywhere he carried his pipe and sew
eral times filled it from some soldier :
pouch as he engaged in Il CASUAL chat
with the men. "The whole country is
behind YOU with everything it pos
.csscs." was one of his frequent mes
sagcs to the fighting men. In the Red
Cross hospitals the secretary went
through the wards and had q few CHEEKY
words for each Of the patients.
Ia some OF the camps he dropped in
upon the soldiers ut mess time and
mnchcd with the big crowd of them i'm
the mess tent beside little woodland
stream. He looked through scores Of
barracks and living quarters. He in.
spcctcd kitchens and spent 10 minutes
watching soldiers playing scrub game
of baseball. His inspection of the Red
Cross activities was comprehensive. he
saw the bathing houses i'm operation
with long lines Of ratncoatcd soldiers
waiting their turn at the showers. Ht
saw the dental huts. with the Red eros,
dentists busy ~ their work. He visited
Red Cross recreation huts and listcue,
to the Red Cross JAZZ bands M practice
At one camp hc found his cousin, Ser
pcunt Harry Chiswcll Of cleveland, an,
,hatfed with him for w minutes. Al
together the secretary gained an excel
lent impression Of what the American
army authorities have done i'm prcpar
inc comfortable and sanitary camps fo
the soldiers i'm the Winchester district
south Of London, in preparation for ih'
winter
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-26
NO BUYING FROM AMERICA.
German Paper Says Country Must Cur
tail After-War Imports.

AMSTERDAM. Sept 3d." No buy
ing from America if it can possibly be
avoided, must be the German watch
word after the war. is the assertion of
the Rhcnish Westphaliau Gazette, an
important German industrial organ. The
reason given by the paper is that, be-
fore the war, the balance of trade be-
tween the United States and Germany
was against Germany to the extent of
nearly 0.0O0. 600 marks Il year Ger
many imported from the United States
goods TO the value of LII, 100000
marks while German exports 70 the
United States amounted to $4,000, 900
marks Dividends on German holdings
Of American securities, in addition.
helped to pay the bill for goods bought
in America
" How could we possibly meet still
! further increased debit balance" asks
| the paper in despair. - We had to real;
! izc our American securities 10 pay for
raw materials while the United States
was Still neutral, TO meet dcmurage on
our ships held in American ports
| The conclusion seems inevitable 10 the
| Gazette that Germany must 50 curtaiI
her cotton imports from the United
States that they do not exceed, or only
slightly exceed, her own exports OF
fertilizers, dyes, chemicals, etc. The
rest Of Gcrmany's crstwhilc import.
from America, it says, can and must be
stricken off the list.
'.Our imports of American agrieul
turul machinery must cease. says tho
writer. The openings offered in Rus
sia. Rumania and the Balkans are s.
great that we must push our own ma
chincry there with all our might.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-26

closed, owing to the epidemic Of iniiu-
enza.
Stephen Packard has moved his house
hold goods here from Hartford, Conn,
and has rented the Pearson house on
Spring street.
DR.. H. l. Brown is again able to per-
form his duties. Mrs. Brown also is able
to be out Both were housed with influ-
enza last week.
Robert Rubeor, who was critically i'll
in Greenfield several days. was able to
come to the home Of his mother, Mrs.
lFreda Rubeor, Tuesday
Ralph E. Metcalf moved his house
hold goods Tuesday to Indian Orchard,
Mass. Mr.. and Mrs, Metcalf have been
residents of this town many years and
will be missed greatly by the townspeo-
pie. Mrs. Metcalf has been prominently
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-26

week from Springfield, Mass, is able to
be out
". L. Todd was able to resume work
this week after a two weeks illness with
influenza.
Miss Lena Pickett has returned to the
local telephone exchange after a few
days illness
Mr.. and Mrs. Rex Higgins have be-
gun housekeeping in their new home on
River street
Mrs. William H. Booth went to Camp
Devens to spend Saturday and Sunday
with her husband
Miss Antoinette Bergeron has returned
home after spending several days with
relatives in Keene.
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney W Stearns Wis
tied few days last week with Mr.. and
Mrs. W. d. Stearns.
Mr., and Mrs. o. C. Robertson and Mrs.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-26
HINSDALE, N. H.
Miss Rest Metcalf Dies of Influenza.

This community was saddencd Oct Is
to learn of the death OF Miss Rest Hat
tie Metcaf Is, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph i. Metcalf in Wesson Memorial
hospital in Springfield. Mass where for
the past two years She had been train
ing for a nurse. Miss Netcalf had worked
increasingly at the hospital and was
stricken with influenza Oct y, and was
critically i'll three days, septicaemia hay
ing set in.
Miss Metcaf was born in Northiield,
Mass, but had lived in this town prac-
tically all her life. She attended the To-
cal schools and was graduate of the
high school i'll the class of 1907, after
which She studied music
She became an accomplished musician
and successful teacher OF the piano.
She had a large class of pupils here sev-
cral years and at the same time was or
ganist at the Congregational church
where She was an earnest worker She
was secretary OF Wantastiquct Grange
number Of years.
Miss AIetcalf was young woman OF
sterling character and possessed person
ality which gained for her q large mum
Der of life long friends. She was
thoroughly adapted to the profession up
on which she was about to enter and
showed marked ability for the work.
She leaves her parents. one sister, Miss
| Ruth Metcalf. a nurse in the Red Cross
and two brothers, Ralph and Roy, boil
of whom are now fighting for their eoun
! try in France.
The body was brought here Saturday
and burial took place in Pine Grove Gem
etery, where Rev. J. IT, Sargent oflicat
ed at the burial services
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-26
PERSONAL.

Philip Connell of Springfield, Mass.
is visiting in town with relatives over
the weekend.
Private Raymond J. Harris, who re-
Gently went to Camp Devens, has been
transferred to the United States School
of Technology at Carney's Point, \. j..
He is son of Mr.. and Mrs. Alison l..
Harris of BrattleboTo.
Gordon Dearborn, son of c. f. Dear
born Of Chicago and grandson of Mrs.
Harriet Dearborn of Brattleboro, came
Thursday to work on the Wilder farm.
His brother. Allan Dearborn, has been
working here two years.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-26
LOSS IN TONNAGE SLIGHT.
World S Total Only Seven Per Cent
Less Than at Wars Outbreak.

WASHINGTON, Oct 26.-Thc total
world shipping tonnage according to
information given to members of the
senate military committee At their war
department conference today is only
seven per cent less than ut the begin
ming of the war. American tonnage has
been more than doubled.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-26

identified with the various societies in
the Congregational church and Mr.. Met
calf has been Il deacon IN the church sew
eral years He has also been rural free
delivery carrier since 1906 until he re-
signed this fail.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-26
Mrs. Edna DrurY.

Mrs. Edna Drury. 81, wife of Chester
Drury, died Monday of influenza at Glen
clifie, where She had been the past six
weeks in a sanitarium and where she
had improved greatly in health until
stricken with the disease.
Mrs Drury was born in this town and
was daughter of Mrs. Harriet Darling.
She had always lived here and attended
the local schools
Besides her husband and mother she
leaves two daughters. Eldora Drury, 6.
and Virginia Drury, ! year, and one son,
Arthur Butler by a former marriage,
also two brothers, Fred and Sidney
Darling Of this town.
Mrs. Drury was n regular attendant
of the Methodist church and was de-
voted wife and mother.
The body was brought here Wcdnes-
day for burial in Oak Grove cemetery in
North Hinsdale, where Rev David James.
pastor of the Methodist church, oflieiatcd
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-26
DEATHS.

In Brattleboro, Oct >, Miss Lizzie A.
In Green &c River, Oct. p. Everett W.
Miner. 50
In West Paris, Me-, Oct. p, Samuel
w Durham, 90
In Brookline. Oct. p. Mrs Mabelle
Julia (Allbeel Wellington, b. wife of
Edward Fl. Wellington.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-26

Never look for trouble, but when You
meet it put up your most strenuous
fight.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-26
He Thinks Red.

Eai.cr's hair is said to be snow white,
Int that doesn't stop him from feeling
blue. Shoe aud Leather Reporter.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-26

Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Barrett, who
were i'll have recovered,
\. Q. Maynard spent Sunday with his
mother in Leverett, Mass.
John Carroll of Greenfield has been Wis
iting Hinsdale friends this week
Mrs. Addie +. Dix has been confined
to the house by illness several days
Mark S. Mann has returned home aft
er a months absence in Danville, Ill.
Marshall Blouin killed two coons while
hunting in the Pisgah woods Saturday.
Milan Towne is working in the rail
road station in East Mortified, Mass.
George Crabb and Michael Crabb of
Boston visited friends in town this week.
Jason Holman, who came home i'll last
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-05-17
COUNTY COURT

Court met Tuesday and the case of
w. L. Currier for the anullment of
the guardianship of his minor child
was heard. The guardian appointed
by the Court was Mrs. w. R. Elliott,
and Currier asked for her removal
and stipulated sum decreed for the
child's expenditure for clothing.
The court decreed the present guar
dian should remain and fixed the
sum to be expended for clothing at
$50 year.
There being no other cases ready
for trial the court rose and the April
term was brought to close.
In the case of Clare R. Powell,
Admr. Estate Felix Goulette v.
Grand Trunk Railway company.
tried the middle of the term, the
Court ordered a verdict for defend
ant company.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-05-17
Memorial Day Exercises.

Erastus Buck Post G. A. R., M.
L. Dyer, Com, has made the follow
ing arrangements for Memorial Day:
Memorial Sunday will be observed
Sunday, May 26, at Christ church
with sermon by Rev. H. Montgomery
Simpson, rector. Veterans and w.
R. G. will attend in a body.
The members will meet at Post
room at $3.50 a. m. and procession
formed to march to cemetery, headed
by the West Charleston drum corps.
The school children will form in
line and march with the veterans.
Exercises from the ritual will be
carried out at comrades graves and
singing by the school children.
On their return the veterans
and their families will be served a
dinner at the Methodist church
yestry by the w. R. C.
Exercises by the Post will be held
at the opera house at 2:30 followed
by an address by Rev. Robert Law.
ton.
Everybody cordially invited.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-05-17
BASE BALL
/. p. III. S. Win From Orleans
III. S. in Fast Game, 6 to 4.

The game scheduled at Island
Pond May Ill, with Orleans H. S.
was played at Orleans for the reason
the [. P. H. S. could not secure
a.feld.
The features of the game was
Roby's fine work in the field and
Rooney's effectiveness in tight
pinches. The |. ?. H. S. infeld
showed much improvement since the
last game.
The Orleans did fine work in the
box, the home team holding the
|. P. H. S. to six hits, four of which
were made in the fourth inning by a
batting rally that netted five runs
for |. P. H. S.
Double play by Roby to Curran
Left on bases, /. P. H. S. 5, O. H
s., 2. Base on balls, Mann 3, Rooney
A. Hit by pitcher Rooney, Harris
Stolen Bases. Stevens 2, Rooney
Davis, Stearns 2, Chase 2, H. Hardy
Mann 2. lClapper, 2. Struck out by
Rooney 13, Mann IL.
Line up:
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-05-17

The following letter was received by
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Petrie from their
son Gerald who is Somewhere in
France.
Dear Mother:
l suppose by this time you have rec
the letter | wrote sometime ago and have
answered it. | hope so for it takes a
long time to get mail over here, so write
often and let me know all the news.
| hope you are all well, as for myself
/ am in the best Of health. | don know
as | could get sick here for the air is
wonderfully bracing, and the country is
certainly beautiful.
| suppose you are sugaring at home, |
would surely like to be there for good
old sugaring off there is no (censored)
whatsoever here but we get sweets in the
line Of dates, figs, etc. for instance: we
had some rice the other day mixed with
dates for sweeting, it sure is good and
very novel.
The "chaw' or eats we get are simple
wholesome food and we certainly relish
them. | buy loaf of bread from the
people here occasionally and that with
liter of milk gives me my old favorite
dish of bead and milk Liter is about
qt) The bread is not like the bread
at home there being very little wheat
flour in it, it is very dark in color and
they sprinkle very fine sawdust on the
dough to keep it from sticking to
the dish it is baked in, however it
very good, we buyit by weight, it costing
about 60 centimes or 12cts. in American
money for kilo, the loaves weighing
about 2 kilos, so you see there is a lot
in them.
There has been a lot of rain here
lately so il has been uncomfortable at
times but today is clear and fair
l don't know but told you the people
here wear wooden shoes, also that the
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-05-17

women do a great deal of manual labor
sach as chores, etc. The towns are small
and very close together there being no
farm house between. Everybody living
in town and driving to their land to work.
The land is we'll titled. l don't know
what their crops are yet as they are
just now doing their springs work. They
have some fine Percheron horses, they do
not hitch their horses abreast as we do
in the states but tandem, one ahead of
the other. Not very practical way but
has the advantage of getting them
through the narrow streets Of the town
easier than the teams would if hitched
abreast. The roads everywhere here in
France are the very best Donot mud up
very bad and have very little steep grade
they are surely beautiful and l don't
blame the American people for coming
here with their cars to tour the country.
understand the French lingo here
far better than that at home and if l
stay here very long will be able to talk
it quite huently. l have also got onto
their money so that l can handle that all
o. X. now. The franc is their base
it being worth about 1Scts. in American
money we only get 20cts. from the people
but the difference is to cover the cost of
exchange | suppose. 100 centimes make
franc, we get so centime pieces, 25
and 5 and 10 A pocketfull of 10 CEN
time pieces worth aool Gets it will
weigh or lbs. and will only be enough
to buy liter of milk.
Well l must close, hoping to get some
mail from you soon. Write often.
With love to all,
Gerald Petrie
134th Co., 2nd Rep. Battilion, US
Marine Corps, A. E. F.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-05-17
Dedicate Service Flag

A service flag was dedicated at
Christ church Sunday evening SER
vice being conducted by Bishop Bliss
of Vermont Episcopal diocese.
There were three stars in the flag
telling that three members of the
parish were with the colors, as fol-
lows:
Edmund Foss, Co. G, 14th Rail-
way Engineers; John L. Morse, Co
C, 504th Engineers Service Batta.
lion; Gerald Petrie, 134th Co., I'd
Rep. Battalion, U. S. Marine Corps
All these boys are in France and ir
active service.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-05-17
RED CROSS DRIVE
A. w. BOswOrth Local Chairman
Has Appointed Team for Drive

Five teams in the Red Cross $780,.
100000 drive which begins Monday,
May 20, have been appointed. Our
apportionment is $70O. Shall we put
it over in one day?
Our team captains are: Fred
Paquette, Gilbert Kittridge, H. B.
Johnson, j. S. Sweeney. The fifth
captain not named.
The red Cross has made good, you
know it.
Help to make this go with a rush,
everybody.
One-fourth of the amount goes to
local work.
Boys from the trenches say "the
Red Cross nurse to the wounded boy
in the hospital is like an angel of
mercy from heaven" You can help
to put her there as needed.
A. w. Bosworth,
Town Solicitor.