The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-12-07

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dom OF the sea, and we the freedom of
the sugar bowl.
Keeping Up Their Courage.
(Rutland News.)
That Montpelier is ahead of its ri.
val on one count is shown by the Mont
pelier Argus which says: fThey sang
louder in Montpelier than they did in
Barre on Thanksgiving afternoon, any
way ''-Brattleboro Reformer.
Perhaps Montpelierites feel that
singing is like whistlng and that the
louder they do it the better they keep
their courage up.
VERMONT NEWS.
Nermonts Christmas tree crop Is much
smaller than in former years, owing prin-
cipally to the difficulty of obtaining ade-
quate shipping facilities. In consequence,
many evergreens on the hillside are left
to thrive, If only for another year
Frank C. Williams. assisted BIZ Deputy
Bank Commissioner Charles F. Heath and
Mrs. IneS Besset OF his department. com
menced Thursday morning an audit OF the
andltor of accounts office at Montpelier.
This audit has TO do with the making OF
the report TO the general assembly.
Transactions in the customs district OF
Vermont for October shows the value of
free merchandise imported to have been
S,l9; dutiable merchandise. s359, 46l; du-
ties collected, Si5,le324; domestic mer-
chandise exported, $5,250,574 and the for
elgn merchandise exported $245, a59
Harold Miles Of Barre. town was taken
by Deputy United States Marshal G.. +.
Lackey to Rutland Thursday morning to
be gwen 4 hearing before the United
States district court on the charge OF
talling TO comply with the draft regula-
tons IN not registering at the proper
time.
Attorney Alfred G.. Whittemorc of Bur
lington suffered a shock OF paralysis Tues
day evening. Mr.. Whittemore Is one of
the oldest members of the Chttenden
county bar and has been for years at
torney for the Burlington Traction com
pany. He Is also a director of the How.
ard National bank.
Albert Hooker, 10, Of Poultney. com.
mitted suicide by hanging himself in the
cellar OF his home Wednesday night. His
body vas found Thursday by his son,
Lawrence, who happened to go into the
cellar Mr.. Hooker had stepped off a
char. having placed az rope around his
neck and tied it to pipe. !,
Rev. Arthur v Allen, ASSISTED superin-
tendent OF the Vermont State BsStist con.
yentlon, has rendered his resignation to
take effect December 81 He has accepted
hearty and unanimous call to the Main
street Baptist church at Newport. Mr..
Allen - led to this decision BY throat
trouble which prohibits so much public
speaking as his present position. requires
Miss Edna c. Lyons of Rutland, for
merry OF Rochester, has brought suit in
Rutland county court against Ralph T.
Severy OF Brandon, a well-known resident
OF that place, in which she seeks to re
cover damages of 5000, claiming that she
had been injured to that extent because
OF his refusal to marry her after prom.
iSe to do so
FraI4k II. Brooks, federal food admins
tratorffor Vermont was given compli-
mentafy dinner at the Hotel Barre Thurs
day evening by the employees in the food
office at the state house. The party con-
sisted of II persons who enjoyed dinner
at which venison was served. Miss Mil
dred Best and Miss Laura Parker, who
expect SOON to 90 TO France for service in
!. ". I. a. work, were presented use
full gifts.
News Of the death at Glens Falls, \. Y,
OF Rev. Ozro Roys, who was at one time
pastor OF the Baptist church at Waterbury
Center, has been received. Mr.. Rows had
been IN the pastorate over AZ years Be
sides his pastorate at Waterbury he had
0Ni IN q. oouHsDuI!, onelleId ana cut
ton. At St. Johnsbury a church was
erected and 100 added to the church, so of
them by baptism. Mr.. Roys was also an
evangelist of much note
Fred Sherman and Miss Anna Kimberly
both OF Rutland. pleaded not guilty to
charges OF falsifiyng QUESTIONABLE in
the federal court Friday. They have been
In jail for two months Judge Howe took
the case under advisement and they fur
nlshed 500 bail to appear in court Dec
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