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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-05-15
MONTPELIER

The funeral of Newell s. Lord was held
Mt the Volholm chapel at 10 O'Clock Thurs
day morning. the Rev. f. b. Leach Of
floating. The body of Mr.. Lord arrived
Wednesday from Chicago, where he died
May and where he had lived for many
years. He was Il years of age and was a
native of Brandon, but lived for many
years in Montpelier. He married Helen
Redfeld, daughter of Sidney Redheld
who was a druggist in the city many
years. He was partner in the
firm of Soper & Lord in the early 70s
in Montpelier, after which he went to
Chicago where, during the latter part of
his life, he was in the insurance business
His nearest surviving relative is Mrs. +.
III. Kimball of Burlington. who, with her
husband. came here to attend the funeral
Is. C. Winslow of Berlin has been en-
gagged as manager of the Washington
County Farmers Exchange. taking the
place of Earle Hayden, who resigned that
he might return to his farming. Mr.. Win
slow comes to the new position without
experience other than that he obtained i'm
the University of Vermont, from which he
was recently graduated. He was in the
aviation branch of servicee during the last
year Of the war.
against the town of st. Johnsbury in gen.
eral assumpsit 1t is understood that it
is to recover the care of a poor person.
The same town has also brought suit
against the town of Lyndon. Both are en-
tered in Washington county court.
The Wolcott Dairy Co.. Inc, has filed
articles of association to manufacture
dairy products in Wolcott. with n capt.
tai stock of $4,000. The papers are
signed by C. w. Boardman. c. c. Young,
w. NJ. Martin, and some 20 others In
Wocott.
A. B. Moore has resigned as assistant
chief of the fire department after a
years service. No reason for his action
is given.
Earl Holmes of Johnson has COM
menced teaching in Fairfield. having
been elected to that position at the
meeting of the State Board Of Education
in Springfield Friday. Matters con-
nected with the routine of handling the
boards work were under consideration,
while the plans under the new laws also
We're acted upon.
A. Il. Ball, who has been assistant
secretary of the Vermont Muture Fire
Insurance company, and his family left
Saturday for Ferrisburg, where they will
make their home, Mr.. Ball having given
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WATERBURY,.

Mrs. Herbert Greenleaf and daughter,
Miss Irene Greenleaf, who were called
here by the death of Mrs. Greenleaf's
sister, Mrs. Myrtle Boyce Atkins. and
have been with Mrs. Edwin +. Palmer.
have returned to their home in Waltham.
Mass, Mrs. Arletta Boyce. who was also
called from South Duxbury, has now
gone to the home of Mrs. ]. +. Crossett.
Miss Madeline Demeritt and Miss May
dene Edwards were recently taken i'll with
scarlet fever-Those who heard the Rev.
f. G.. French of Danville at the Con-
gregational Church Sunday We're much
pleased with the able sermon which he
gave. Next Sunday there will be a repre-
sentative of the Pilgrim tercenternary to
speak at The Sunday morning service in
that church-The Ladies' Union met at
the home of Mrs. w. II. Seabury yester-
day afternoon.-Monda evening on in
vitation of Mrs. r. j. Edward and Mrs.
Craig. the Methodist choir with a few
neighbors. friends and relatives gathered
at the home of Mr. and Mrs l.. j. Garvey
as a surprise on their 25th wedding ami
versary. About 40 were present, very
pleasant evening being passed. Vocal
solos were rendered by Lloyd Squires and
Miss Tyndall; clarinet solo by Everett
Holmes. and flute solos by the Rev.
George H. Locke. In behalf of the COM
pany Mr.. Locke also presented them
with a nice chair. The Rev. and Mrs.
L. A. Edwards of Newport were present
-Chauncey Lyman. who has a responsible
position in charge Of the bridge gang on
the C. V. r. r. was at his home with
Mr.. and Mrs. Orlo Ayers over the week
end.
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SOUTH WOODBURY.

News has been received of the death
of William Naniah Herrick. recently at
his home in Berlin. Mr.. Herrick was
born in this town 80 years ago on what
is known as the Herrick place on the
road leading to Irving Wilburs, and now
a part of l.. w. Haskills farm. He lived
in Cabot for about 80 years, moving to
Berlin about 80 years ago. He will be re-
membered by the older residents as
nephew of the Rev. Horace Herrick. who
once preached here, and a son of David
HerrclS.-There was no preaching SER
vice last Sunday as the pastor was called
to Sudbury to officiate at the funeral of
friend and former parishioner. Sun
day school was held at the usual hour
l.. c. Swain was in Wolcott, Saturday,
purchasing cows.-Mrs. Flora Blake, who
has been quite i'll is improving Mrs.
Parker is caring for her.--Mrs. Silas
Bill, who has been i'll with pneumonia,
has suffered a relapse. on account of
her advanced age of so years. her recov-
cry is doubtful.-Miss Lucy G.. Sabin and
Mrs. Myrtle Lance We're elected dele
gates to attend the Washington County
Sunday school convention held in Water
bury. Wednesday, May 10.
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WATERBURY CENTER

Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Adams of Hard.
wick Were callers in this place Sunday
Liscomb Gile left yesterday for Cornish,
y. H., where he has employment for the
summer.-John NJ. Dillingham; of Bur-
lington was in the place Sunday and
Monday to see his father, who is in poor
health,-Mrs. Cora Celley returned last
Thursday TO her home in Hill, n. II.
She has been earring for her mother, Mrs.
Harriet Hunter, who has been ill.-The
auction at the Daley farm on LOOMS
Hill last Friday called out a large num-
ber.-County Warden L. S. Newcomb
was in Barre Monday on business.-Fred
Fahner will occupy the Paul house re-
Gently vacated by w. w. Marshall.-The
Rex. j. q. Sails will deliver special ad-
dresses on the Centenary movement this
week and next The why and How OF a
World Task" will be the subject at
LOOMS Hill school house Thursday
evening and at Kneeland Flat Sunday
afternoon. Sunday morning at the
Baptist Church the subject will be For
the sins of the whole world" in the even
ing Adventures of the 10Th century"
There will be no prayer meeting Thurs
day evening.-Mother's Day was fttingly
observed at the Baptist Church Sunday
the Rev, j. G. Sails delivered n very able
and interesting sermon.
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WARREN

Mrs. G. H. Campbell was in Randolph
several days the past week with her
husband, who is recovering from an
operation at the sanatarium.-Those from
out of town to attend the funeral of
Albert Murray were: Arthur Barnard of
Orwell, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Luce of RAN
dolph, Weston Minor of Montpelier Mr..
and Mrs. Bert Barnard of Brandon, Irwin
Murray of Bristol, Warner Pierce of Lin
coin. Mr.. and Mrs. Aware Tucker of
Waitsfield.-Many of the people in town
attended the celebration in Montpelier
Wednesday.-W. J. McGlafin Of North
field was in town Thursday.-Mr. Abbott
of Randolph was in town several days
the past week.-Mr. Bristol from Bristol
was in town the past week and bought
a large drove of cattle.-W e. Moore
was in Barre last Tuesday.-Mrs Mabel
Tucker, who has been having an attack
OF grip, is better.-There will be services
in the church on East Hill Sunday and
they will continue during the summer.
Mr. Tabor of Roxbury will oficiate-
Mrs. Albert Tucker is in very poor
health
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BENSON

Maud Howe. who attends school in
Poutney, is sick with the measles
Schools will be closed this week on
account of the measles epidemc.-Hen
rietta Beldon, who attends school in Fair
Haven, spent the week end at her home
on Main street-Mrs. Harry Howard and
children, who have been visiting her
sister in Washington, ID. c., have returned
home.-Icarl Lockwood of Brandon was
in town Saturday.-W. r. Bush is In
New York to visit Mr.. Parsons, who Is
in n hospital there.--George Eaton of
Fair Haven is working for Palmer
Goodrich.-Truxton Clifford Of Horizon
has been visiting at the home of his son,
Heman Gifford.-Freeman Plue, who re-
Gently returned from France and received
his honorable discharge, Is visiting his
grandmother, Mrs. Mary p. Mcdonald.
Ashley Plue. who has been visiting his
daughters in Washington, d. c.. has re-
turned.-John A. Briggs of Ticonderoga
Is at his farm on the turn pike.-Mabel
Beldon, the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Darwin Beldon, has the measles.
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Miss G.. Il. Kingsland of Montpelier was
in town last week repairing the books
owned by Lowell Public library.-D. =.
Narramore was in Bakersfield and ST
Adams on business few days last week.
Roy Percy has rented the England tene-
ment and taken possession. Mrs. Cavis
Toof of North Troy visited her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Il. Sinclair, Sunday.-Mr.
and Mrs II. V. Newton and son. Robert.
were the weekend guests of his sister
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Gclo.--
MIR. and Mrs. Marvin German of Mont
gomery Center were guests last week
and over Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Diette.--Moses Chase has traded his farm
situated in the west part of the town for
William Kelley's village residence. Mr..
and Mrs. -. f. Narramore were business
callers in Eden. Tuesday.-Albion Steb-
bins of st. Adams was the weekend
guest of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs A. l..
Stphbins
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MlDDLESEX.

Wilbur Bigelow of Salem, Mass. is
spending a few days with Mr.. and Mrs.
A. p. Bigelow.-Mrs. Cora Morrison of
Waterbury Center is in this section sew
ing.-Mrs. Carrie Ward of Owasso, Mich,
accompanied by Mrs. Ira Johnson of
Owasso. Mich, arrived last Thursday to
spend sometime in ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Brothers have purchased tractor pow
and harrow of f. II. Slayton CT Barre
Mrs Ida Houghton of South Barre spent
the weekend with her husband at Mrs.
Minnie Richardson's Donad Culley,
soldier of the 26th Division from st.
Adams is expected to visit his uncle's,
the Newhall brothers. this week.-L. r.
Wells has sold his farm to Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul George, who are to take possession
at once.--Mrs. II. B. Chaplin is in Mont
peier with her parents.--Mrs. w. G..
White of Burlington has been spending
a few days with Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Swift.
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WAITSFIELD.

y. f. Lamb of Randolph was n bust
ness visitor in town the past week.--The
Rev Orlo Barnard was in town calling
on old friends the past week.-Mr. and
Mrs f.. r.. NELL of Randolph were guests
of relatives recently.-Alex Anderson Of
Barre was business visitor in town,
Monday.-Miss Lule Jones spent Thurs
day in Montpelier.-Mr. and Mrs. Martin
Chaffee of Waterbury were visitors in
town, Thursday.
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Orleans County
WESTFIELD

Several Of the enterprising men of the
town have been considering building
bobbin mill. AS yet the mill is in the air.
but the optimistic are expecting to begin
before long.-Last Friday was visiting
days in the schools.-The Rev. w. G.
Macfarlane is planning to attend the
State Congregational conference held at
Essex Junction. May 22-A-Miss Bohan-
non, business training teacher at North
Troy. was a weekend guest of Mrs. W.
D. Bell.-Harrson Streeter, who has been
boarding with L. II. Hitchcock the past
year. went back to his own house last
Saturday.-Mr. and Mrs. Cleon Seaver Of
North Troy spent Sunday with their
sister. Mrs. W. o. Wright.-Mr. and Mrs
II. L. Gray of Waterbury spent two days
last week with their son, Maurice. -Des-
pite the cold weather, Sunday saw a
large number Of cars racing through
the village all day and far into the night
Mr.. and Mrs. McCuen and daughter and
two children Of Johnson spent Sunday
with their daughter. Mrs. Maurice Gray.
Herbert Longley was home from
lrasburg, Sunday.-Miss Natalie Bailey
taught the Mill district school last week
On Monday, Mrs. Hayward wife of the
Rev. Charles T.. Hayward of North Troy
began teaching for the term.-Mr. and
Mrs Herman Ramsdell of Newport visit
ed Mrs Herbert Longley. Sunday.-H. L..
Longley was at home from Irasburg
Sunday.-Mr and Mrs. McCuen and Mrs.
WEIGH and two children of Johnson spent
Sunday with Mrs. Maurice Gray.-The
M. l.. A. s. will meet with Mrs. Erwin
Clark next week Wednesday
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GREENSBORO

Fred Messer and Il. c. Kinney of
Montpelier were in town. Thursday, re-
turning Friday forenoon. They brought
a new Ford truck to Mr.. Bates at the
creamery.-The Fifth Liberty Loan was
apportioned to Greensboro at s5,OOO and
the people have subscribed s9I OOo
Greensboro has gone far over the ton in
every call made by the government and
has taken about $92, 600 in bonds in tho
several loans.-Earl Rodgers of Danyille
OF the 1Olst Machine Gun Battalion. re-
Gently returned from overseas service.
visited MS cousin, George Rodgers. the
past week.-Trevor Blodgett, recently ar
rived in this country from duty in
france, visited his home at Georpe
Taylors last week on Ave DAVIS fur
lough Trevor had been in a hospital at
Cobiehz Tor several weeks prior to COM
ing nome and Is at present under treat
ment at the military hospital at Camp
DeVehs returning there Monday.-The
young people enjoyed dance at town
nall. Friday evening with "A good attend
ance and music by the Bow Scouts
orchestra of Observation-Disclosures Good
rich commenced his labors as rural car
rier on the route from this village. Mon
day Miss Reta Miller the retiring car
rier has given excellent service the mast
thirteen months, during which time she
mas acted as substitute-The Rev. s r.
Achenback spent the week with friends in
town, going TO Barton, Saturday. who're
he preached Sunday.
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LOWELL.

i'arris shufelt, who has been overseas
ABOUT year, returned home last week.
discharged'-Seth Hill of johnson called
OIL Comrade ii. II. Newton, Sunday
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WORCESTER.

Word has been received of the death
May l, of Gordon Abbott Whipple az
years old son Of Mrs. Bessie Abbott
Whipple of % Church street, Maiden,
Mass, native of Worcester, well known
to old residents on account of her con-
nection with old and respected residents
the Folsoms, Abbotts, and Cops. long
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CRAFTSBURY

+. w. Hardy was doing business in
Greensboro a few days last week-Fred
Kerr of the 26th Dsvision. accompanied
by his wife, came Friday to his home
here to reside.-Mr. and Mrs Stickney
from Ontario, Can, are guests Of their
uncle, S. A. Gage.-Men of tlfis COM
munity spent another day last Friday
repairing sidewalks the Earnest Work.
ers' furnishing their dinner.-Miss Maud
Mooney left Monday for Concord. N. H.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Wheeler, late from
Alberta. is calling on friends in this town.
Victor Gilbert has rented the Allen Pike
day was observed in the
Methodist Episcopal Church by an ap-
propriate and interesting sermon by the
pastor, the Rev. o. B. Wells.-Mrs Jennie
Hubbard has finished her work at James
Anderson's and returned to her home
Saturday.-Miss Clara Collier. a returned
missionary. will speak In the Methodist
Episcopal Church May q at 200 D. M
Mrs. Cora Mylie returned from Massa
chusetts Friday and has moved her house
hold goods TO the home of her sister, Mrs.
NJ 5. Sawyer.-Mrs. Lila Mackender and
Mrs. Flora Pierce Chaffee were week
end guests of the Rev. and Mrs. c. D,
Pierce in Orleans.
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Orange County
RANDOLPH

/ Miss Eta chamberlin. teacher in
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-07

ing speculations was the foundation
of a national school Of music and
dancing. The question came up for
the first time at this session and the
dancing masters intend to push the
matter until it takes some definite
shape. Nose Christensen, Of Port
land. Ore, who has made a life
long study Of dancing, was the first
70 make the suggestion. He pointed
out that every civilized country IN
the world but the United States had
2 national school OF dancing i
would take years to perfect one here,
but il would not take more mon =,
he declared, than is now being spen.
annually by municipalities on dance
halls and musical entertainments.
Mr.. Christensen has the Russian bal
let in mind and believes that Amer
.ca is approaching somewhat SIM
liar institution.
The dancing masters were agreed
that there was little likelihood OF tn
revival of the o.d-fashioned dances
the redowa, the schcttische, the
Newport, lancers and auadrllles. For
one thing, the young people Of to-
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day were pronounced too selfish to
care greatly Tor group dancing
They wanted speed above all things,
and they wanted to dance two and
TWO rather than in mass formal on.
1t was predicted that the fox trot
had a long life ahead Of it that the
doom Of the shimmy was already
sounded, and that the old-fashioned
watt would be popular dance dur
ing the season Of 1920. 4 new order
Of things will prevail for the Castle
dance. No longer will the girl have
to keep backing necessarily. After
this it will be tifty-tfty for her part
ner and herself. The war has had
il; effects on the dance, and the new
regulations adopted by the conven-
ton were based largely on army and
navy rules for dancing.
Moreover, the dancing masters
have made up their minds to make
dancers out Of business men. They
compared notes on the business men
of New York and OF the Far West,
and decided that, as whole, they
did not have half enough exercise,
and the best way 70 get it was 10 set
the phonograph going ard fox trot
with their wives ard daughters and
neignbors after TIE days work was
done.
So they are going TO start q CAM
va.gA for the lImbering up Of the
business man. Less rheumatism and
= green old age will follow II they
trip the light fantastic toe, the pro-
fe .ona,s contend. In proof OF this
they pointed 70 Louis kretlow, one OF
their number, who is seventy-slx
years old and has been teaching
dancing for upward Of sixty years.
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them entirely to the scrap heap.
The saxophone, the slide trombone
and the clarionet they c.assed as
the guilty parties. whose wild and
woolly wiggles need to be straight
ened out.
with an abundance Of beautiful
music at our disposal we make noises
fit only for the illiterate and the
savage" declared one Of the dane
ing masters from the Far West. 1T
is almost like going back to the
tom-tom and barbarian days. Real
dance music is becoming a rare
thing"
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should rest just above the small
of his partners back.
,. The girls left hand should
rest palm downward in her part
ner's shoulder.
3. The girl should look over
her partners right shoulder and
vice versa.
4. The girls right hand should
rest palm downward in her part
ner's left hand.
). Partners should stand at
least six inches apart.
6. Dancing should be'from the
waist down only.
In other words, me death
clutch" must 90. Dancing partners
must gaze over each others shout
ders instead Of into each others
eyes. They must be distant to one
another. In fact, the new ordinances
sound almost ike a return to the
DAYS Of the minuet. when Beau
Brummel, in satin breeches, touched
but the extreme tip Of his partners
fairylike fingers and thought him.
self overbold if perforce he had to
lay his lace-frilled hand on the
whalebone sides of his blushing
Cynthia.
Not that the dancing masters are
particularly anxious to revive the
minuet, Newport or the lancers. Oh,
no; they are not "snappy" enough
for the twentieth century American
But they want little Of the stiff
backbone and crinoline Of the '90s
mingled with the toe dexterity
end muscular agility Of the twenti-
eth century. And if they can't bring
this desirable combination to pass
by means Of charts and what not
why, then, they will petition for
civic ordinances, so that dancing will
be as much Of municipal affair as
FIRE reels and cops and all the other
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-09-07
Simplicity

Fenton Bot, president OF the
American National Association Of
Masters Of Dancing, stoutly adj
hered to the opinion that at heart
people like the graceful, moderate
dance and simple music best Of all.
He had been surprised to find a
dance in progress on the roof OF
the Astor Hotel, where the old
fashioned waltz was the favorite
number and classical music monopo-
lized the programme. This, he
thought, was hopeful sign.
"It's ridiculous to expect that
people will have nothing but the
music Of the fine old masters.
There is much in the popular music
that is excellent for the modern
steps" declared Mr.. Bott. But
this cheap, trashy jazz. Why, it
has put ragtime quite in the shade,
and that was bad enough, goodness
knows We need a little more Of
Griec. Of Strauss and the other old
masters. The cowbells and noise
that pass for music now are offensive
to any refined ear, and are directly
responsible for this ugly jumping
around that is an insult to ones
intelligence.
"Play a simple old air; get people
dancing in the old-fashioned ray and
see if they don't enjoy Il emse'ves.
But Just as long as Broadway con-
tirues TO shake its shoulders it will
be hard for US to prevent national
tendency to do the same. There
you have the whole thing in nut
shell-the theatrical producers. They
could do more TO improve the stand
ard of dancing than any other body"
The correlation existing between
music and dancing came in for a
good deal Of attention, and the pho
nograph was blamed for much Of
the Indifferent pirouetting around
that passes muster in these days.
While the informal dance in the
home was commended as an excel
lent thing, the dancing masters
/ pointed out that the tempo on the
phonograph was frequently irregular
and the phrasing uneven. They de-
cided to consult the photograph
companies about it and see what
could be done to standardize tempo.
The jazz instruments they would
try to control without RELOCATING
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Al Sorts

Many elements were represented
in the four hundred dancing teach
ers gathered in convention. a oaby
Of tour danced around On her little
pink toes with winning spon:aneity.
Girls in ;heir teens, who run dancing
schools VI their own in different
parts OF the country, were there.
But the seasoned veterans OF yeaN
Of experience constituted the main
body Of the gathering. ley voiced
the views Of North and South.
Of East and West. They came from
Texas and even from Canada. One
and all pronounced shimmyirg and
Jazz q menace to their profession.
This was their thirty-ssxth con-
ver.ion, and they had hoped to ef-
feet the amalgamation Of inc Ameri-
cum National Association VI Mas
tiers Of Dancing and TIE American
Society Of Professors Of Dancing
before il ended, but this project fell
through. i.
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He was ore Of the spryest fynres on
the ballroom floor Of the As.or dur
ing tne con.cntion an! vigorously
Joined in al the new dances.
He frankly admutte. that he
"al0red" the modern aancu, and was
not in the least keen 10 see the s.eps
of thirty years ago revived. But
the sa.mmy he believed - be quite
outside tic pale Of decency. With
long flowing beard, black satin knee
brrecnes and trim hose he made o
picturesque figure as he moved grace
fully around among the younger
dancers.
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The Solution
What to do about il?

What to do about It!
Well, they would pass civic or
dinances standardizing dancing and
music, and inspectors would be APP
pointed TO enforce the law until
their art was put on higher plane
both publicly and in private. But
this, they argue, would be but pal
liative at best. The real cure goes
deeper. One Of their most interest