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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-06-12
WATERBURY

Capt. j. 3. Fullerton of Wilimantic,
Conn. is a guest of his sister, Mrs j. F.
Duxbury Corner school
gives in the town hall Tuesday evening
the play, THE Joys of Country Life
The operetta THE Toy Shop presented
by grades one to five of the village
schools in the Opera house Friday eve
ming under direction of Miss Lena
Wallace gave those who attended most
enjoyable evening. The scenes were:
THE Portals of Fairyland," Meeting
Place of the Fairies" and 1.-THE Interior
of the Toy Shop" The costumes were
made in the domestic art department
and the boxes for the jacks made in
manual training department. Miss Wallace
was director and Mrs. ID. w. Cooley ac-
companist The characters were as fol-
lows Puck, Earl Graves; Fairies, Eliza
beth Rublee, Margaret Stanley, Grace
keefe, Doris Meade, Lila Anderson.
Beryl Thibault, Beulah Hamel, Dorothy
Parks, Esther Wheeler, Evelyn Shontell,
Abbie Cardazzo, Ruth Stewart; Spirtes,
lnez Bal Rossl, Gonna Pratt, Irma
Thibault, Catharyna OBrien, Hazel
Hamel, Mary Guerra, Josie Imbrugio,
Edith Blackford. Geraldine Garvey,
Hazel Ring. Alice Long, Ruth Hamel and
SURREY Holinesi French Dolls, Melissa
Lamb, Geraldine Hill, Beatrice Hande,
lrma Stewart, Charlotte Palmer, Laura
Allen, Barbara Chase, Anna Hamel;
Japanese Dolls. Blanche Cooley. Rosa
Barber, A. Victoria Blanchard, Mary
Calett Hazel Herbert. Mary Barbera,
June Soners, Ellen Collins; Paper Dolls.
Lena Carney, Hazel Smith, Hilda Marden,
Emma Henderson, Alba Fracassi. Mary
Perry, Frances Perry, Marion Long.
Breta Atkins, Annis JOY; Rag Doll, Rena
Chouli; Jacks-in-the-BoX, Franklin Cooley,
Aurenico Trent. Stewart Hill. Ralph
Eaton, Stanley Ather, Raymond Allen;
I'm Soldiers, Robert Stanley. Stanley
Mansfield, John Keefe. Gordon Woods
George Blay, Max Bailey. Fred Backus,
Nathan Doyle, Maurice Hamel. Carroll
CAR Much was added to the pleasure
OF the evening by the Kindergarten band
and Junior orchestra.--Miss Annie Dorothy
Palmer spent the weekend at the home
or her uncle, O. c. Huntley. In Bottom
Those who attended the Congregational
church Sunday enjoyed a very able and
interesting address by DR.. Cary Of Boston.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-06-12
SOUTH WOODBURY.

tack of heart trouble last Sunday. She
is now able to be out-The many friends
of j. w. Butterfield. district superinten-
dent of schools. will be panied to hear
of his critical condition in the Barre hos
lpital. About week ago, he was re-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-06-12
JOHN BROWNS SON
A SUICIDE
Used Revolver He Carried In Border
Raids to Shoot Himself
From the Kansas City Times)

From the Kansas City Times)
Salmon Brown, SO years old. son of
John Brown, famous Kansan of Civil
War times, committed suicide at his
home in Portland. Ore, last week, ac-
cording to word received by friends at
Lawrence, KS. He had been respondent
over i'll health, having been confined to
his bed for nearly two years. Brown
used n revolver which he had carried
through the Civil War to shoot himself
Brown went West from Ossawatomie
twenty-five years ago, but had visited In
Lawrence about eight years ago and
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-06-12
SHARON

Lieutenant Charles Freeman, a recent
lv returned overseas army surgeon, was
a past week guest of his brother West
Freeman, and was accompanied by Mrs.
freeman. Lieutenant Freeman was
horn and reared in Sharon and Mrs
Freeman is native of Randolph. The
nresent family home is Chicago. Illinois.
Mrs. Sarah b. Baxter. who has passed
the winter in Boston, Is due to arrive at
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-06-12
HOW ABOUT THISf

Speaking of limercks. the Woodstock
Standard prints this one:
There was an old lady of worth,
Who was born on the day OF her birth
Who was married they say
On her own wedding day,
And died on her last day on earth.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-06-12
BASINS SHE KNEW

Lord Reading talked at Washington
dinner party about the coclney accent.
"a cockney cook" he said, came over
and settled in America. Her mistress.
who was widow. told her one day how
she came to lose her husband.
81 lost my husband on the western
praries, the woman said. He was KILL
ed by bison. l suppose you know what
a bison is??'
"'Lawks. yes said the cockney cook.
I'd like to ave a quid for every one I've
made q puddin' in "-Selected.
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MORETOWN

daughter Cathryn Priscilla, was
born to Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Fielders
June 4.-Mr and Mrs. r. c. Atkins and
daughter, Miss Vaughn, were in Mont
pelier Thursday.-Mr and Mrs. c. w.
Ward and Mr.. and Mrs. w. l.. Wilcox
were in Burlington Saturday.-Private
Clyde Newton has been discharged from
Camp Devens and is at his home in
town.-Merrill and Evelyn Griffith were
in Montpelier Monday.-Miss Claribel
Morse has completed her course of
study at the Albany Business College
and is enjoying a vacation at her home
in town.-Miss Mona Mann of Mont
pelier Seminary was week end guest
of Miss Marion Ward.-Letters under
date of May 22 have been received tell
ing that Corp. Albert L. Ferris and
Pvt. Theodore Atkins of the Second
U. S. Cavalry are en- route for home
from overseas service.-Sergt. Ken
meth T. Bisbee, who arrived at Camp
Upton from France the last of May,
has received his discharge and is at
his home.-Mrs. Lettie Belden. who was
quite i'll last week, is much more COM
rortable.-Mr. and Mrs. F. NJ Goss,
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. l.. Freeman and Mrs.
Celia Shea were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Byron Trumbull in Braintree on
Sunday.-Miss Mae Battles left Tues
day for Boston, where she will resume
nursng.-Mrs. Albert Ferris and Miss
Irene Child were in Burlington Mon
day.-Mrs. B. S. Ward is visiting in
Plainfield.-The stereopticon lecture on
the Passion Play" at the Methodist
Episcopal Church Sunday evening was
well attended.--Mrs. J. w. Bates is in
Richford visiting her parents.-M. H.
~ n
day.-Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Ward, Miss
Mary Lyman and Miss Edna Waldo
were in Montpelier Saturday.-Several
| from town attended the Marriage of
the Midgets" in Waitsfield Tuesday
evening.-Gordon Lee of Waitsfield had
| the misfortune to injure a finger Sc
riously on a saw Monday.-T, ]. Fer
ris and NJ Il. Child were in Waitsfeld
Monday evening.-The boys class of
the intermediate department of the
Sunday school enjoyed a trip to Mont
pelier Tuesday afternoon to witness
the baseball game between the Sem
mary and Spaulding high teams.-The
graduating exercises of the grammar
grades and the annual prize speaking
of the town schools will be held in
the town hall on the evening of June
19.-Mrs. Winfield Durett is i'll with
bronchits.-Mr, and Mrs. Frank eau
thier and Mrs. Emile Gauthier and
daughters, Gertrude and Thelma, have
gone to Canada, where they will re-
side. Mr.. Gauthier will remain in town
for time.-James Flynn, Lieut. Ber-
nard Flynn and Miss Ruth Flynn are
in town.-Mss Gladys Newton and
Miss Vira Atkins were in Montpelier
Tuesday.--Private Ferd Bulkeley has
received his discharge and is n guest
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. II
Bulkeley.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-06-12
MlDDLESEX.

All schools In town close this week.
Mrs Isaac Newton of Barnard spent a
snort time last week at the Newhall
prother's homo with her son, Frank
Grandy,-Mrs, Ira Johnson of Owasso,
Mich'' came last Saturday from Mont
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AN ALL-ARoUND LECTURER

A man declared to his friends that q
lecture which he had delivered the even<
ing before had proved soothing. rousing
and satisfying to his audience.
His skeptical comrades jeeringly de-
manded an explanation. which was given
in the following terms:
1T was soothing. for half the folk fell
asleep; 1t was rousing. for the other half
got up and went away; and 1t was salts
flying. as they all declared that they
wished never to hear that man again.
Rehoboth Sunday Herald.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-06-12
TO THE RESCUE

Marion John is an Irvington boy. two
years old, and he recently had cold II
the course of which he made the &C.
quaintance of calomel, says The Indian
apolis News. Two or three days later his
mother told him the story of Red Riding
Hood She came to the point where sfie
had to impress him with the fact that
Red Riding Hoods grandmother was
i'll. and she laid that on rather thick.
"Give grandmother talomel-gtve her
talomel!" he shouted.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-06-12
LOAN STORIES

Now that the Victory Loan campaign
has closed some Of the funny incidents
happening to speakers are being told.
The Philadelphia Ledger tells Of a re-
mark exPresdent Taft made when he
WAS urging his listeners to hold on to
their bonds. He said: at may be an
Irish bull. but If you sit on those bonds
they'll go up" Another orator was
speaking In one of the public schools
of Philadelphia on the theme of pa
triotism. He wanted to say something
about a sterling character" and in ex-
planning the full meaning of the WORD
asked: When you turn over one Of
your mothers silver spoons, what do
you read, stamped on the back of it?"
Several hands went up and the nearest
girl said, MADE in Germany"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-06-12
PLACE FOR AN ARM

They were walking under a very little
umbrella, he was modest and seemed to
be nervous, and she finally remarked
softly: Charlie, I'll carry the umbrella
II you'll let me-
20, no, can carry it."
Eyes, Charlie, but you see, your arm
takes up SO much room that one side Of
me is out in the wet
Il know, dear, but what will do with
my arm? Won't it be in the way all the
same?"
II don't know, Charlie. Tom Clark al
ways knows what to do with his arm
when he is under an umbrella with
Mary Martin, because Mary told mG
so."-Pittsburg acknowledgement.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-06-12

That spare room just a little private
luxury? Get a desirable tenant through
the classified.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-06-12
THRIFT

II suppose fellow ought to have a
good deal Of money saved up before hi
thinks of marrying" Nonsense! !
didn't have a penny when l started. and
I'm getting along fine" That sol
lnstallment plan? Yes, and we've only
been married and keeping house for
year, and I've got the engagement ring
paid for already. "-Watertown Times. ;
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-06-12
TOO LATE FOR CHANGE

Johnny was at the grocery store. II
hear you have little sister at your
house, said the grocer.
Yes. SIR" said Johnny.
do you like that" was queried.
II wish 1t was a boy" said Johnny. so
could play marbles with him and base
ball"
WELL" said the storekeeper, why
don't you exchange your little sister for
a boy?"
said, rather sorrowfully:
we can't now it's too late. We've
used her four weeks Raleigh Times.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-06-12
NORTH FAYSTON.

States Attorney f. r.. Smith
and son Of Barre. were In town
Saturday investigating the Earl Smith
case, Mr., smith has settled the case and
sent his children to school again. George
Smith, youngest son OF Earl Smith is
very ill.-Miss Gladys Newton of More
town was visitor at G.. c. Granfeld's
Sunday.-Sumner Wheeler of Mortified
visited his uncle Charles Wheeler, Satur-
day and Sunday.-George Jones of Waits
'heid was in town Saturday.-Mr. and
Mrs. q. c. Granfield and Mrs. C. j..
Nelson were In Montpelier Tuesday
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Harvey, Miss Nora
Griffin and Edison Foss of Waterbury
were at George Granfields Tues evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Jones of Waits
field were at the Bisbee camp over Sum
day.-Hugh Henry who was called on
grand jury from Fayston was at home
Sunday.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-06-12
THOSE WONDERFUL FRENCH

Chicago boy, who had the good for
tune to return in good shape from his
thrilling experience with the marines at
Chateau-Thierry, was prevailed upon
some girl friends to relate his ex-
perlences there.
Quite dffidently he recounted what he
remembered of the fighting at the point
where he was stationed. 1--WE were hav-
ing a terrible time" he said. until the
French brought up their 75's."
Whereupon one of the girls exclaimed:
II think 1t is so splendid for men of that
age to be fighting, don't you?"-Cartoons
Magazine.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-06-12
THE STORY TELLER
A coon GIRL

Here is good story of Princess Ingrid,
daughter of the Crown Princess of Swe!
den, who was one of the bridesmaids at
the wedding of Princess Patricia OF
Connaught.
1t appears that when she was quite a
little tot her mother engaged n new head
nurse for her. She introduced the new
conner to the nursery, and then withdrew
for little while to attend to an urgent
call.
Returning few moments later she was
just in time to hear her youthful daugh-
ter exclaim:
$50 you are my new nurse?s
Yes, dear" was the reply
well, then" remarked Princes Ingrid.
Il want to tell yon that 1 am one of
those little girls who can only be
managed by Kindness so you had better
get some sponge cakes and oranges at
once. "-Pearson's Weekly
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-06-12
DEATHS REGISTRY FOR COOKS

The lady of the house lacked a cook,
and said she would have look at the
advertisements. Her husband noticed
that she was searching through the no.
tces Of deaths. II thought you were
going to search the want Places" he
said. You are looking at the deaths
columns II know she replied. II!
wish to see what cooks have lost their
employers. London Telegraph.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-06-12
UNAIDED EXIT

Two country boys, twelve and fourteen
years of age, walked into my office one
morning and had no sooner closed the
door than one of them placed his hand
over his ear and jumped around on one
foot. then on the other, swearing and ex-
claiming, There he goes. there he goes"
and when I asked him what was the mat
ter. he replied that he had a bug in his
ear. Before l could examine him he re-
peated his contortions, exclaiming,
There he goes again, there he goes"
The bugwas playing taps on his membrane
tympani, 1 placed the boy before VIM
dow and with a concave mirror threw q
bright light through the ear speculum.
The bug saw the light and came forward
crawling out to the edge of the spectrum,
and I picked 1t off with my fingers.
When I showed the boy the bug. he
said, Thank God; how much is it?"
replied dollar The other boy, who had
been attentively watching the proceed
ings, exclaimed: "A dollar; WE'LL that's
gall. You never took out that bug; he
walked out hisself. journal Of the
American Medical Association. 2
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-07-16

Of the tribal orators told the virtues of the departed ribesmen and women and the assembled multitude howled and groaned their regrets. And as the Indian dancers fell out of the dancing ranks the women would lay their heads on the shoulders of the man and weep briny tears down tle poor fellows palpitating bosom.
 While the custom of having Big Crys' is fast going out of vogue among the Indians, occasions where many have died from some epidemic disease has been the means of calling them together to talk over the situ- ation and to perform some rite that would propitiate the anger of the Great Spirit. Last winter saw the death of many of the members of the Indian tribes and some action had to be taken to ward off future evil.
 Today the tribesmen from out of town are slowly vending their home ward way, satisfied that they had per formed their duty to the Diety.
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-07-16
WALLAPAIS HOLD 3-DAY
 MEET AT KINGMAN
(From Tuesdays Daily.)

KINGSAFAN, July S.-The lights from hundreds of fires frightened the hillsides and canyon cas- of King man the past several nights. where fully thousand Indians from afl parts of the country had assembled to pay tribute to their dead and to exorciate the devil. Mbhaves, Yu- mas, Apache Mpnaves, Supais, Mo qnis, and a sprinkling of AIaricopas were there. to join in the big doings.
 All day long from Monday to Thursday strings of wagons laden with supplies and horse feed and topped by men. women and children Uttered the roads to the Mecca of the tribes at Kingman. Wednesday even ing the practice for the big dance that was to put the evil one out of commission was carried on and Thursday night and last night the feast of Terpsichore, if such it could be called, was at its height. All night long the dancers in relays kept up the good work. As morning dawned the council house was fired and burned to the ground, thus re- moving any possibility of the evil genius of the tribe from returning and renewing his death dealing trade.
 During the dance one after another
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-07-16
TAKES SUIT
 CASE ROW ON APPEAL
(From Fridays Daily0

Refusing to take the decision of the justice court as final, although ne did not contest the case there, Joe ,Vandrini yesterday filed papers for appeal to the Superior court of the suit over the loss of a suit case belonging to Abel. Gonzales. Con gales alleged that he checked his suit case at the Valdrini hotel, and that on presentation of the check, was told the case was lost. He valued it at SIPS, and was awarded the sum on default judgment in Jus tice McLane's court.
 Gonzales is a snepherdcr from the Holbrook country, and came here to attend the Frontier celebration. He stocked up on store clothes, and had some very expensive silk shirts. AL together, his apparel and personal effects were valuable, he claimed. Valdrini accepted the case and the money for taking care of it, but failed to return it when called upon to do so.
 Gonzales was represented in the justice court by A. L. Hammond After judment was rendered, Val drini employed F. O. Smith and took the matter up, declaring he would fight it through rather than to pay the SIPS.
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-07-16
GOLF COURSE COMPLETED; PLAN
 CONSOLIDATION OF INTERESTS
 OF ALI LOVERS OF THE CAME

streets yesterday. It was rumored that telegrams had been received during the day both at Whipple Bar racks and by civilians in the city, to this effect.
 It was reported that orders have been issued by the war department at Washington to muster out all off cers by September 30, to discharge ali soldiers and concurrently with that action to prepare to transfer all patients to Denver and North Care lina hospital posts on October next.
 There is nothing in official tele- grams, it was said. as to what action is to be taken in maintaining this military post.
 This unfortunate news has been anticipated for the past five weeks, when rumors were quietly circu- lated at that time that Whipple was destined to go, and that it would be turned over to federal officials in Arizona, later to be given to the state.
 The source of this information was a former military officer then visit ing Prescott, who claimed to be in touch with the war department. The matter was treated lightly at that time, in view of the construction nearing the end of the $2,0OO,OOO hos pital post, the incoming of several score of new patients, and the beau- tifying and. improving of the grounds.
 Recent orders of the war depart ment pertaining to hospital posts, are indicative of wide Fetrenchment in bed capacity of these institutions, all hospitals being materially reduced in this line. Whipple did not appear in the list, however, from which it was inferred that it would not be dis turbed.
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-07-16
MORE RAILROAD TROUBLE
 DOWN THE LINE (From Thursdays Daily)

Cioudbursts, like misfortunes, are hitting the s. F. & P. P. line in cycles of three, and yesterday morning the third climatic explosion for the week caused this road one of the heaviest freight losses in many years.
 The trouble this time occurred just out of Hot Springs Junction to- ward Wickenburg, when a cantaloupe train Of l6 cars from Glendale bound north piled up when a bridge l26 feet in length and l6 feet high went out. The engine passed over safely, and as remarkable as it may seem, none of the operating crew was injured. It is believed a Cloudburst at about / o'clock in the morning weakened the structure, and the heavily loaded freght cars coming onto the frail bridge about an hour later made the crash inevitable.
 The JOSS is said to be complete and there will be no salvage of property.
 The northbound passenger out of Phoenix yesterday morning again was annulled, while all freights bound for points south of Hot Springs were held up.
 Last night a transfer service at the wreck point was established for passengers, mail and express and the time schedule observed, barring a slight interruption
 The evening passenger out of Phoenix for points north and to the coast let; on time last night, while No. 3, southbound passenger, left Prescott yesterday afternoon for Phoenix on time, to transfer at the washout and wreck.
 A stub train from this city for the main line of the Santa Fe at Ash Fork was made up and left at about 2:25 yesterday afternoon.
 Reports received from the country where the cloudburst occurred would indicate that the downpour was equally as heavy as the one near Kirkland two days before, when three bridges were wiped out.
Weekly journal-miner., 1919-07-16
RIFLE CLUB FORMED TO JOIN STATE AND
 NATIONAL CLUBS
(FrOm Thursdays Daily)

Completing their local organiza ton as the Prescott Rifle Club, de voices of the high powered weapon last night prepared to affiliate with the Arizona State Rifle Association and the National Rifle Association. Being members of the latter, they will be empowered to send a team to New Jersey for the national com petition this fall.
 J. E. Axton heads the organization as president. A. H. Schmehl is vice president, Tom Bate treasurer, E. H. Loveridge secretary and Col. C. \. Baker executive officer.
 The Prescott Rifle Club has been extended the courtesies of the gov ernment target range three miles northeast of Prescott by Col. Ray mond Bliss, commandant at Wnipple Barracks, and will use that place for practice and match shooting. The first shooting may take place as early as next Sunday, according to officers of the club, who have called a busi- ness meeting for next Sunday morn ing the Moose hall
 The following are charter members of the club, whose roll is open to all lovers of rifle shooting:
 Charles N. Baker, J. H. Axton, J. F. Axton, A. H. Schmenl, E. H. Lov- eridge, Sam Coffee, Ted Carruthers, Jack Edwards, s. R. Staniforth, w. J. Sheehan, Chas. Matthews, Monroe Clibborn, C. w. Pardee, Jess Le- Baron, Chas. Kennedy, Harold Smith, II. T. Southworth. R. \. Looney, T. H. Bate, Claude Bate, Chas. Weston, Ed Weston, Francis ONeill, Frank Fletcher, Jack Thur man.