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CHARLOTTE.

The "Yama, Yama Ministries" enter.
tainment for the benefit of the Red Cross
was largely attended. Much credit Is
due all those who helped to make II
80 very successful.-There was an
all-day sewing meeting Of the Red Cross
society at the home Of Mrs. Stanton
Williams Tuesday.-The annual meeting of
the Fidelity class Of the Sunday school
was held Monday evening at the homo
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Holmes-Miss
Kathleen Smith returned to Boston Thurs
day to resume her studies at the Boston
University.
The Charlotte branch of the Red
Cross made large number of articles
last month. A number of surgical
shirts were made by Mrs. Sarah Hors-
ford, who is in her Ssth year. The
Junior branch. in charge of Mrs. Place,
has done excellent work. The minstrel
show given Friday and Saturday eve-
nings took In s76. thirty-four Of which
belongs to the Red Cross. Cash con-
tributions for local work have lately
been received from Mr.. MelrOse, Mrs.
John Lewis. Mrs. Beech Beers, Mrs Jo-
sephine Wooster, Mrs. Frank smith
Mrs. Lyman Mcneil. Miss Sarah Palmer.
Frank Fink, Charles Kenyon, William
Beach. Mrs. John Williams and others,
including number of East Charlotte
ladies' who gave through the mite box
About $3.50 have been raised for local
work during the past month.
At the election of officers In
the Sunday school Sunday. Scion Lewis
was reelected superintendent. the Rev.
Mr.. Hemenway. president; Wallace Nc
Neil. secretary; Doris Mcneil. assistant
secretary; Noah Frink, treasurer; Ruth
Livermore. assistant treasurer; Sunday
school committee. Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Smith. John Spear. Noah Frink, Miss
Anna Byington.-The church meeting
for the election of officers was held
ut the vestry Wednesday at 1900 p. m.-
Friendship and Berean classes OF the
Sunday school will meet at the home OF
Mrs. stanton Williams Friday evening
for the election Of ofiicers.-Schools be.
gan enerally In town this Week.-Mrs.
Clortnda Ramsey has ~et"rrah tn ansith
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HILL WEST.

Miss Irene Ariel has gone to Samson
Vile to work for Mrs. James LaRock for
two weeks.-John McGrail has completed
his work for ID. II. T. Borthwick.-May
Areil Ia on the sick lst.-Miss Nettie Bryce
returned to this place from her home in
Sheldon Saturday and opened her school
Monday.-Mr. and Mrs. Horace Rush
ford visited at C. d. Shangraw's Tues
day.-Mrs. Laura Jewett had an indepen-
dent telephone installed last week.-J0-
seph Potvin was a business visitor In
EnOsburg Falls Monday
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ENOSBURG FALLS.


Friday.-Mrs E. J. Rogers and little
son Of Cabot are passing few days
with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. F. A.
Cassidy.-C. H. Kendrick Of ST. Adams
passed Friday night with his family here.
They will remain in town until the end
OF the school year.-Sunday was the last
day of the evangelistic meetings that
have continued since Christmas night in
the Baptist Church. There was a large
attendance during the entire day. At
the meeting in the afternoon. for men
only. there was a good delegation from
Lincoln Lodge. No rs. F. and A. NJ. who
were seated in a body. Despite the ex-
treme cold weather. which has prevailed
throughout, the attendance has been very
good. The Rev. and Mrs. Swift. who
were to have left here Monday for
Iowa, where his next engagement is, were
hindered from leaving by the illness of
Mr.. Swift, who Is confined to his bed
with an attack Of the grip.
Friday evening was Enosburg Gen.
ter evening at the union services con-
Quoted by F. w. Swift OF Chicago and
there was a good delegation from the
Congregational Church with the pastor,
the Rev. e. s. Vradenburg. in attend
ance.-Miss Margaret Perley of East
Barkshire has been visiting in the fam
lily of F. NJ. Carpenter.-Mr. and Mrs.
Olin Merrill and daughter. Miss Helen.
and Mrs. MerrilTs mother. Mrs. c. c.
Whitney. have returned from Phila-
delphia. where they passed the holidays
in the home of their other daughter.
Mrs. L. w. David. They came by au.
tomobile from ST. Adams Friday.-The
ice being harvested In the river at
present. is of of fine quality and 81
inches in thickness.-G. e. Paquette of
Richford. who was formerly in the
plumbing business here. was in town
Friday.-Considerabl wood Is being
drawn to town. much Of which is being
used in the green state. Frank La
fountain. the local dealer, has been
entirely out of wood for several weeks.
The schools of tho Franklin central dis
trict will continue the holiday vacation
until January "A in order to conserve fuel.
This includes the schools in Franklin,
Enosburg and Sheldon.-The public library
will be open one day. Saturday, of each
week during the winter in order to con-
serve fuel.-Richard c'Chinl'') Erwin is
serving thirty days in the county Jail
rather than pay fine and costs Of $24 Is
assessed against him In city court In St.
Adams January 2 for q second offense
for intoxication.-M. l.. Irish Is acting as
collector of the village water and light
rentals In place of his father, v. A. Irish,
who with Mrs. Irish. Is visiting another
son In Salt Lake City.-County Agent
Elliot was business visitor in town
Thursday.-The members of the
Kimball families of this village, at their
annual Christmas gathering. by q previous
agreement gave the money they would
have spent for tree and its trimmings
to the local Red Cross whose treasury IL
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the Immediate cause Of his death being
pneumonia. He had been almost help
less for several years from hardening
Of the arteries. He was born In High
gate So years ago, where he had always
resided on the home farm, until three
years ago. when the family moved to
Swanton. The father was Joseph Smith
who came from Underhill. with an OK
team nearly 100 years ago locating on
the road to Highgate Springs. Harry
". Smith, now Of Buffalo, and for a
time in the collector Of customs Office
at Burlington, Is son. Mrs. Smith
survives him and the other children
are Lester living in Highgate, Cassius
Of Maiden, Mass, and two daughters.
Mrs. Towne of this place and Mrs. Nor
vett Of Port Jarvis, N. Y. The funeral
afternoon at two o'clock.-A village
meeting is called for January 10, to
elect a trustee in place of NJ O'Day.-
The Barney Marble company secured q
carload Of coal last week, which was
distributed to forty Of their employees.
During the recent nigh wind, 20x60
foot section Of the roof of John Niles
barn was torn off.-A company Of home
guards Is being organized through the
efforts Of DIR. Han and others. The
place Is to have company Of not less
Nearly the full number Is already en-
! rolled.-Fred Wiseman and family have
| gone to California for the winter. Mr..
Wiseman has been foreman of the ma
chine shop department of the Reming-
ton U. NJ. c. for several years.-William
Ledoux has gone to Watertown, N. Y,
to work In munition plant.
! The monthly business and devotional
meeting Of the Kings Daughters was held
In Library hall Monday afternoon. with
good attendance. Mrs. Cross. the presi-
dent, had charge and Mrs. H. M. Bell
had charge Of the devotional exercises.
Light refreshments were served.-The
Shakespeare club met with Mrs. wibberly
yesterday afternoon, the first meeting
after the holiday recess.-Miss Lucille
Cross has gone to Boston for a week.
Leno Lapelle. who has been seriously i'll
for several days. was able to get out
Tuesday - The condition of James
Wagner is reported to be better.-Mr and
Mrs. M. Hungerford Of Bedford are guests
Of M. A. Hungerford.-The Shakespeare
club have sent seven afghans to the Red
Cross. Boston.-Very little frewood ia
being brought into town.-Mrs b. G..
Sawyer is confined to the house with
rheumatism. - Mrs. William Borden of
Watertown. N. Y, is the guest of her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. o. A. Skeels.
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MONTGOMERY.

Tho subject of the sermon at the Meth.
odist Episcopal Church next Sunday will
be Acquainted with Cod: address,
"What We Believe" In the evening Z
lecture will be given by the pastor en-.
titled Life" There will he collection
at the close.-Edward Baker. son of Mra
Lottie Baker Anderson, who has beer
very Ill. 10 improving John La Fount mir
has moved from the Center to the Village
and has taken up his duties with the Trout
River company.-Frank Miller has work
fCoatAnnAA N naga fourA +,
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HUNTINGTON.

The missionary meeting. which was
postponed last week. will be held to-day
with Mrs. Sarah Sherman.-Mrs. Bert
Martin had the misfortune to slip on the
ice in her yard Sunday evening, breaking
her right leg above the knee.-John
Adams. son of the Rev. and Mrs. Thomas
Adams, returned Monday to Colby Acad-
emy.-Schools opened here Monday Mrs.
Charles Falby takes the place Of Miss
Cassidy, resigned.
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BAKERSFIELD.

There will be a meeting OF the N. e.
N. p. A. In the town hall Friday at 10 100
a. m. 1t IL hoped that all members will
be present at this meeting. A farmers
meeting will be conducted, afternoon and
evening. by Mr.. Elliott, county agent.
assisted by several other speakers. All
are cordially invited. 1t II expected that
the hon. H. 8. Brigham Of st. Adams,
will address these meetings. Daisy
Beals. who teaches In Newport, and Miss
LILA McNancy At Greenfield. Aass., re-
turned to their schools Saturday.-Miss
Iva Barsha Of this place and Mr. Bennett
Of Waterville were married at the Catho-
lie rectory Thursday morning. January
8. by the Rev. d. Carrieres.
SWANTON.
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TOWNSVILLE.

Tom Ryan has moved to the W. G.
White farm.-Roy Miller has returned
from Montpelier, where he has been
for the past two months.-Miss Levina
Miller spent her holiday vacation In
warren.-School opened January af-
ter a ten days vacation.-The family Of
Len Cague, which has had scarlet fever,
has been released from quarantine
A. c. Palmer was given surprise De-
cember 20. to remind him Of his birth
day.--T. L. Stevens was taken to the
Fanny Allen hospital Jan. 1. having
fractured his leg belo wthe knee De-
cember %. Henry Pease is also at the
same hospital, where he underwent an
operation Friday. Mrs. Pease and lit
tie son are staying in Burlington.-Mrs
Frank O'Brien expected to return homo
from the hospital Sunday.-Miss Flor.
ence Colby has returned to Burlington
after spending two weeks at F. H.
Chessmore's.-T. F. Whalen has re-
turned to Chicopee Falls, after spending
his holiday vacation with his parents.
katherine Whalen is i'll.
The Lend-a-Hand will meet with Mrs.
Mary Pease Friday. Dinner will be
served on the vestry plan.-Mrs. F. A.
Balch was in Burlington Tuesday.-Mrs.
+. l.. Stevens was at the Fanny Allen
hospital Tuesday to see her husband
Clayton Tyler and James Strong. who
went to Newport training station Decem-
Der 1, are now at the Brooklyn navy
yard.-The family of Bert johnson has
been i'll with colds.-The library will be
open Saturday evening of this week.
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HUNTINGTON.

The illustrated lecture by the Rev.
Thovnss Adams an nj. ..-s-
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SOUTH BURLINGTON.

The schools reopened Thursday after
the usual holiday vacation.-C. H.
Steele is a little better.-Mrs. 1sham re-
mains about the same.-F. B. Catlin
has been i'll with the grip.-Mr. and
Mrs. e. w. Butler returned Friday from
Franklin. where they had spent New
Years with Mr.. and Mrs. H. e. Gates.
They also visited at the home of A. D.
wilder.-Rollin Tilley returned Satur-
day from Richmond, where he had
visited at the home of his uncle, DR..
Tilley. several days. Mr.. and Mrs. H.
r. Tilley were there for Christmas.
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RICHFORD.

Harold Wright has gone to Wells River.
N. H., where he has employment as night
clerk In Hales Hotel.-Kenneth Freer Is
visiting friends In Barton.-Miss Glenna
Aver. teacher of domestic science in the
Vail school In Lyndonville, Is passing the
holiday recess with her mother, Mrs.
H. C. Ayer.-Wayne Woodwork has
gone to Ormond Beach. Florida, where
he has q position as bellboy In the Hotel
Ormond.-Owing to the shortage of fuel
the Colonial theatre will be closed until
further notice for moving picture shows.
The result Of the recent campaign for
new members to the local Red Cross So
ciety is very gratifying. Two hundred and
sixty-four new names were secured. and
10 renewed their membership. This makes
our total membership $50 In December q
box OF supplies was sent to Boston. Several
Of the Red Cross workers who enclosed
their names and addresses In the Christ
mas packages have received replies from
the soldiers who were fortunate enough
to receive their packages.
Clifton Estey, aged two and one-half
years. son Of Mr. and Mrs. A. Leon Estey,
died of meningitis Monday afternoon
Mrs. p. b. Swan Of Montgomery Is visit
ing at the home of her sister. Mrs. H. c.
Comipgs. and friends in this place
Mahlon V. Taylor. who has been passing
the holiday vacation with his family. re-
turned to his work in Dallas. Texas. last
week.-Frontier Post. No. 70. G.. A. r., has
elected the following officers for the ensu-
ing year: Commander. l.. B. Parker: S.
", L. c. Leavens; ]. ", Edison Alger;
surgeon. David Marcy; @. M. L. B. Park
er; o. G.. Edison Alger: chaplain, C. A.
Powell; Pat. ms. L. b. Parker: Q. NJ,
a J. MontIrth
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HUNTINGTON CENTER.

Grin Baker died suddenly Monday at
200 p. m. of pneumonia at the age Of 50
years. He was lifelong resident of this
place. Besides wife. he Is survived by
four sons. Burton and Arthur of this place.
Dayton and Clayton of Massachusetts,;
and five daughters, Mrs. Effie Bates. Mrs.
Lucy Fuller and the Misses Florence and
Lila Baker of Massachusetts, and Mrs.
Belle Wright of Rutland. The funeral will
be held at the church at the north village
this afternoon at one o'clock.-School COM
menced Monday after the holiday recess
John Bromley Of Hnesburg visited his
wife at her fathers. Ezra Kimball. Satur-
day and Sunday.-Mr and Mrs. Forest
Brewster, Samuel Damon and Harvey
Strong have returned to their work in
Bristol, Conn. Lloyd Ring accompanied
them.-Rolla Sargent returned to Harvard
College and Miss Lena Miles to Boston
conservatory Saturday.-Burditt Gorton
has returned to his work In Hartford,
Conn, and Fred Shattuck accompanied
him.--Boys enlisting in the service will be
furnished with knitted articles by the sup
ply committee of the Red Cross. Mrs.
Bertha Sargent. charman.-i'rayer meet
Ing will be held with Mrs. Cordelia Ellis
this evening.
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UNDERHILL.

w. II. Jordan died Tuesday night after
q short illness. Funeral services will be
held at the Methodist Church FRI
day at 100 o'clock p. m.-The Underhill
branch of the Red Cross has recently
sent box to headquarters.-Dr w. Scott
Nay was In Boston Tuesday to attend the
funeral Of his uncle.-Schools began in
town Monday. after two weeks vaca-
tion.-E. G. Nealy was a visitor In Bur-
lington Wednesday.--Mrs. w. l.. Blaisdell
has returned from White River Junction.
where she has been visiting her son.
Leslie Jordan of Woodsville, N. H.. was
called here by the illness and death Of
his father, w. II. Jordan.
UNDERHILL CENTER.
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College and Russell williams and John
Ramsey have returned to Troy Confer
ence Academy. where they attend
school. Joseph Winterbotham Of Chi
cago was IN town on business last
Week.-Mrs. Mercb Whalley has returns
cd to her work as nurso in New York
city.-Charles Bora is in Burlington
for treatment.-The Sheffield Farms.
Slosson- Decker company, commenced
filling their large icehouse here Mon
day.-Mr. and Mrs. Merritt Carpenter
returned last Saturday from visiting
relatives in Montpelier.
ESSEX JUNCTION.
Rudolph N. Hunt, son Of Mrs. Nellie
Hunt Austin. has Joined the navy. He
Is in the motor department Of the avia-
tion corps and is located at the u. s.
naval training station at Great Lakes.
Ill.
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Boston, where she will pass the balance
of the winter with her daughter. Mrs
Walter Stanley Brown.-0uy Bicknell re-
turned Saturday from the hospital In a
much improved Condltion.-Miss Anna
Thcrien has gone TO Canada to visit hor
parents, who live near st Theresa. Mrs
r. w. Henry and children have returned
from visit with relatives at Middlesex.-
Miss Rose Labarge returned Monday from
a visit at Winooski.-Miss Helena FIFE
simonds has returned to her school work
at Northfeld.-6chools opened Monday Tor
the winter term.
WILLISTON.
Miss Bertha Loggens, who had been
very III with n cancer the last two years,
died Monday morning. Ernest lombard
has been engaged by w. H. Metcalf for
the coming year on his farm.-Mrs.
Ernest Bombard and little boy are board
ing with Mrs. A. z. Martin.-On account
Of the severity of the weather the
weekly prayer meeting was omitted
q. r. whiting, who has been suner'ng
with an abscess on one wrist, Is much
better-The Ladies' Union Aid met
with Mrs. w. M. Baker Wednesday,
Pearl Harper, who has been supering
with an injured knee, was taken 70 the
hospital Friday for treatment. 1t Is
feared he will lose his leg.-A very quiet
wedding was witnessed by few init
mate friends Sunday night at the home
Of Mrs. Kraus. when Mrs. Sadie Kraus
and Andrew E. Martin were me cried by
the Rev. H. q. Banks.-Joseph lombard
has a job in the brush factory In Bur-
linvton
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UNDERHILL CENTER.
Mrs. Sanelda Fuller went Monday %
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SWANTON,

n p. Smith died Thursday morning.
New Britain herald., 1918-01-26

Vien6a and Berlin just what we ex- pected, replies to the Presidents $ peace proposals which are in fact no replies at all. That is, so far as they may be deemed peace replies. There is contained in both of them not one sentence that might be construed as fair and honorable so far as a com plete negotiation might be made up. And yet, there is also noticeable turn bout in the German utterances of former occasions. Tn this speech of von Hertling there is to be found only slight trace of braggadoc,o and nothing like the spirit of blood and iron that permeated all the ut tcrances of his predece essors. This time last year the German statesmen were ready to bite the head off any man who dared call the name of Hohenzollern in vain. Now the tenn per is somewhat srnoothed, which is about the only good omen in the entire documentary discussion. It was the fire-eater and sword-swal- lower von Bethmann-Ho1lweg who last year occupied the stage. The one who holds his place has evil dently eaten less of raw meat. He is not half so wild.
 Given time, we may expect that even the HohenZollefns and the Hapsburgs will see the light. While the German Chancellor em mphatically denies that President Wilson's diff ferentiation between the German people and the Imperial German Government has had effect, it is seen that the Counts speech is also used as pabulum for the war-weary, peace hungry, inhabitants of the Father land. It is a further attempt to hold the people together, in common union with the Emperor. AS such it serves it's biggest end
New Britain herald., 1918-01-26
FACTS ABOUT THE AMERICAN NAVY
 BY LIEUT. F1rzHUGH GREEN U S. N
Under the Gun.

Human life doesn't mean much these days
 So people are saying. Of course they mean we are sacrificing tremend- ous numbers. But we are sacrificing for tremendous object. If in the
 rush and tumult of battle men's senses numb to their peace-time loath1ng for blood and pain and death it is only
 temporary dullness of a natural in
 stlnct-the strongest instinct man has to preserve first his own life, and then that of the one nearest him. Every battleship carries tons of ex-
 plosive for her guns and mines and torpedoes. The deadly stuff is slowed in rooms called magazines, refriger-
 ated to an unvarying temperature. ventilated to an outdoor freshness, and guarded prison-like by bolts and
 dogs and heavy padlocks on thick steel doors.
 In action or at target practice the doors are open. Not swung open, but permitting powder to be passed through holes covered by large brass flaps; brass because steel might mako | a. spark; and flaps to prevent flame of explosion from shooting through and setting off powder.
 Bags are passed or hoisted up by | stages, each stage an enclosed space with f1ap-doors leading in and out. A bag which has left the magazine finally reaches the pit or platform | under the guns great breech Two men stand ready to seize and heave up the heavy burdens the moment bore has been reported clear-that is so soon as the opened breech per-
 mits the gun captain to find out if any burning particles are left in the
 gun
 Instantly up comes the next charge,
 The cumbersome bags are swune
 swiftly into the gun n-powderman's s
 waiting arms. After four are up and
 in, the breech is closed and the gun
 elevated. Since the loading shelf is
 made fast to the gun 1t comes down
 like the lowered end of a see-saw as
 goes up. It so happened in a certain
 type of mount that this steel shelf
 lowers to within few inches of tho
 deck below.
 Jim Short, an old hand on the
 U. $. S.--kneW this all too we'll.
 Once he had nearly got caught under
 the heavy girder like an ant under a
 mans foot. He had plenty of nerve but the shiver he felt as he escaped
 by the breadth of hair stayed with
 him.
 Daly. the other pttman had been in
 the turret only a few weeks. His
New Britain herald., 1918-01-26

stock build had caught the turret of- 1icer's eye, and though a green man he filled the important job alonsSides old Short
 whatever you do' Short warned the lad, watch out when she's down atop us" He shook his close cropped head. Jelly would be substantial stuff alongside what our baby would do for you if she caught you between shelf and deck!" t.U
 But wouldn't the pointers hear me yell ?" was Dalys illogical reply.
 "No," said Short; "too much noise. If you're snagged it's a. pretty safe bet you're gone" n
 Just then came Station for 1oad- ing!" The men braced. At the wfis- tie they leaped upon the gun like wildcats and loaded her as animals might tear flesh from the bones of their prey. E,~.
 Ready" from the gun captain. He was wrong. Daily had slipped His head struck. He lay stunned di~ rectly under the lowering steel shelf. Short sprang to drag him clear. It was too late. The sturdy seaman could only roll the body enough to delay the inevitable tragedy.
 He screamed. Afterwards he didn't know he had even cried out. But the man below heard and thought it was time for the next charge. The bag shot up through the trap. Short bounced on it. He whirled and wedged it between shelf and deck. Daily was saved. @.-.f.
 Two minutes the turret officer swore openly and with great earneste ness short" he snapped, you've saved Daly's life. But do you know that the first safety precaution is not to expose a second charge be- fore the first has been fired? Did you realize that you were tanning ninety pounds of powder against a hot and sparking motor? Do you know if that bag should go we'd all go? Do you know that the turret and most mile high? Flaps don't always work. "
 Short nodded without answering, Then, "I know now, said he, that in the hundredth part of a second 1 saw happen everything you say might happen-saw it happen. But l had tc save Daly." He could hardly speak. T don't know why, but I had tow
 It's true. Men will give their lives for others. But first of all men will give the lives of others for the life of the man nearest.
 Believe me, you would too. .s unless. We're working to build up the character of that unless. 4-