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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-04-03
$4,000 FIRE YESTERDAY
Flames, Smoke md Water Swell Loss
at Brown d FinncSan'r Dug Store

The drug stove of Brown g Finnegan
at 81 Church street was badly damaged
by fire, smoke and vatar yesterday morr-
ing. Tho blaze from all Appearances.
originated from the furnace and rapidly
spread al! over the cellar and up through
the flooring ard into the store.
Box Al was sounded and the entire fire
department responded at 9;19 O'clock
Five lines of hose were laid under the
direction of Chief Carl D. Stockwe.l aud
good work of the firemen made possible
the saving of large amount of stock.
When seen by Free Press reporter
after the fire. Mr.. Finnegan of the Arm
estimated his loss al $4,000. which included
fire. smoke and water. A great deal OF
the stock in the store suffered mostly
from smoke and water, as the blaze wal
extinguished before II had time to rcack
the stock. The firm was fully insured
in the Powell & Marks, T. S. Peck and
American Druggists Insurance come
panies,
Damage by water was caused In several
Of the adjoining business blocks. So much
water was poured into the cellar of the
store in order to drawn the fire that 10
leaked through the walls IL, many placeC
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-04-03
GIRLS HERD THEIR OWN SHEEP

after paying all expenses, I cleared ST.
24O from my sheep last year" reports Ha-
eel Jeffrey, a member of a sheep club or
ganized in Fremont county, Wyo. Sew
eral years ago she bought the first of
flock and has handled her sheep so sue
cessfully that this winter they numb
1o3 ewes. In 1918 her flock produced 70
lambs. rs of which she rased. These, with
seven orphan lambs abandoned by sheep
herders, constituted the years Increase
All the care the sheep require is given
them by their girl owner. This spring she
plans with part of her profits to buy %
nure bred Cotswold ewes in Nebraska and
,,se them to start purebred flock.
A girl in Sheridan county, Wyo.. In 1918
cleared 1923 with flock of 4S ewes. Dur
ING the coming season these two girls
man TO throw their sheep together and to
herd them themselves over Big Horn noun
ta,ns orphan lambs discarded by other
camps are also TO be collected and cared
Tor nv the youthful herders, Members
=, tho bows and girls sheep clubs in some
=, the western states find the salvaging Of
..hun,, or stray lambs an economical way
~ attaining start in the sheep club
work,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-04-03
RESIGNS OFFICE
John l.. BrOwnell Leaves Revenue Ser<
vice for Manchester Firm

Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue
John Lester Brownell, formerly of EsseA
Junction. and for some time in the in.
ternal revenue office at Portsmouth.
y. H.. has resigned his position to enter,
he employ of Compton w. Jones & Co..
with offices in Manchester. n. H.
Mr.. Brownel. who is a son Of Mrs. A.
,. Brownell, was a graduate of the Uni-
ersity Of Vermont in the class Of 1910,
eceiving the degree of A. B.
He has been connected with the In
'srnal revenue service in the office att
Portsmouth for the past seven years and
has made speciality of the income tax
department. of which he has been the
head since the law has been in force.
When he entered the revenue seyvice
there were but five men employed in the
office force and as many field deputies.
while to-day there are about 100 men in
the field and over so In the office coroe.
His resignation took effect April and,
he will begin his new duties to-day. The
company which he joins is All advisory,
company for corporations and individuals
organized to assist both in making any
internal reevnue returns. They are very
fortunate in securing the services Of so
able and conversant n man on income
tax procedure as Mr.. Brownell. who 10
considered as efficient as any in the
revenue service to-day.
He left with the best wishes of his CO.
workers of the field and office forces
who know his worth and are confident Oh
his future success. He has also madei
many friends outside Of the service who
have sought his assistance and found him
very agreeable and oblging.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-04-03

DOG LAW MAKES TROUBLE
Thomas Dwell Believes Son-in-Law
should Pny for Second License

The first real trouble to arise over the
increase in the price Of dog licenses oc-
Cured In Essex Junction and waxed so
furiously between Thomas O'Neil and
John Esmond, his son-in-law, that yes
terday O'Neil was in city court on
charge Of breach Of the peace It seems
that the law which provides FOR a ten
dollar license zee for the second dog in
a household bumped the ONeil-Esmond
clan pretty hard for they live together
and both men have n dog. Each has his
favorite and is loath to part with 1t.
Another point about which there was a
large amount Of trouble was which dog
was to swell around with the ten dollar
license. ONeil was of the opinion that
he should have the two dollar dog and
that his son-in-law should have the other
Then he came to the conclusion that the
easiest solution was to get rid Of the
other dog and he maintained his position
to the extent that a complaint was made
to the States attorney and he was ar
rested. His case was yesterday continued
until April 30. when he will be tried by
IL Of his peers Judge Brown directed
that the jury he drawn from the towns
Of Essex, Wlliston and South Burlington.
O'Neil was heard to utter after ne left
the court room Tin going to be careful
what I do but one dog is all there's
going to be in my house, He was
released on bail of $40. He is going to put
upa hard fight, from the Indications.
When asked IL ne wanted counsel, he
said he wanted W. b. c. Stckney but as
he wasn't about, A. L.. Sherman was
secured.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-04-03
MANY MEMBERS SECURED
Grand Isle County TO Have Permanent
Farm Bureau Association

So successful have the farmers of
Grand Isle county been in their farm
bureau membership campaign during the
last two weeks, that more than enough
members already have been secured to
make certain of permanent farm
bureau association.
Only 200 members were required before
government and county aid could be
secured in financing the association, but
already over $50 members have been
secured. with only incomplete returns
in from many of the canvassers. When
the canvass has been complete and the
final report made. it is expected the MEM
bership will be over 300.
The first annual meeting will be held
at North Hero Thursday. April II. 1919.
During the morning session the election
Of officers and the other business of the
day will be transacted. During the
afternoon several of the best speakers
Of the State will deliver addresses.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-04-03
OBITUARY
Mrs. Henry II. Brown

Elizabeth Wales Lee. wife of Henry
Il. Brown. died Friday. Mrs. Brown
was born in Canada, the daughter Of
Daniel 3. and Mary tWales) Lee, on
January 3, 1871, and has resided in this
city the greater part of her married life.
She is survived by her husband. Henry
Il. Brown; by three sons, Herbert j.. of
West Haven. Conn. Henry n. Of Bridge
port, Conn. and Ferriss L. Of this city;
by two daughters. Anna NJ. and Eta G..
Brown, also of this city: by two grand
children, Raymond J. Brown In overseas
service, in the army of occupation in Ger
many, and Doris Brown Of this city: also
by three brothers and one sister of
Montreal
Funeral services were held privately
at her late home. 81 Hungerford street
Monday afternoon.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-04-03
Peter Shiatte

News was received in this city Thurs
day Of the sudden death in Fall
River, Mass, of Peter Shiatte, former
ly of this city. He leaves his wife,
who was Miss Cordelia Langlois of
Winooski, six sons and two daughters,
George, Frank, Felix and Theo of Fall
River, Fred and Edward and Mrs Fred
Gotta of Manchester, N. H.. and Mrs
George Martin of Nashua, n. H.: also
three sisters and one brother, Andrew
Shiatte of Tilton. n. H.. Mrs. Eli La
Valley and Mrs. Oliver Mitchell of this
city and Mrs. Louisa Mongeon of An
son, Maine.
He was a member of Stannard Post,
@. A. r., Of this city The funeral was
held In Fall River Saturday morn
ing.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-04-03
QUARTERLY CONFERENCE
Local Methodist Episcopal Church to
Ask for Return OF Pastor

The fourth and last quarterly con-
ference of the local Methodist Epis-
copal Church was held last night In
the parsonage on Buell. street. 1t was
unanimously voted to instruct Il. j.
Booth, w. Il. Burt and +. c. Lyon, dele
gates to the Troy Conference, to strive
for the return of the Rev. John A. Ham
ilton to the passionate.
The officers elected were rs follows:
Treasurer, Il. ]. Booth; collectors. Il.
r. Baldwin and William N. Cameron;
finance committee. s. r. Henry; j. l..
Hall, +. L. North. q. p Burns. e. p.
Howe and A. M. Aseltine, pulpit supply
committee, E, y. Howe. s. f. Henry;
fishers, r. +. Howe, r. c. Drew. j. A.
Corbin, Donald Beach and II. G. Beach.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-04-03
William =. Kellogg

william S. Kellogg. formerly we'll
known farmer of East Charlotte, died
Monday noon at his home in South
Burlington, of pneumonia, after being
i'll two weeks He was born January
10. 1S4S, at Bedford, n. Y. For many
years he has lived in East Charlotte,
moving but recently to South Burling-
ton. He is survived by his wife and
several children.
The body was taken to the funeral
parlors of Corbin & Frye. where the
funeral services were held on We'd
nesday afternoon at 80 o'clock, with
burial In Green Mount cemetery.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-04-03
MASONIC ELECTION
Everett 8. Towne Chosen Worthy Mas
ter OF Warrington Lodge No.

Everett s. Towne was elected worthy
master of Washington Lodge No. D.
A. F. & A. M, at its annual communi-
cation, held last night in the Masonic
temple. The reports of the secretary
and treasurer showed that the lodge
was prosperous. both In membership
and in finances. 1t was unanimously
voted to purchase $1,000 bond in the
forthcoming Victory loan.
The other elective and appointed
officers follows:
G. NJ. Herberg. s. W.: H r.. Leather
man J. W.: Merton c. Grandy, treasur-
err: Roy Eaton. secretary; Henry W..
ackburn, 3. D.; Charles F. Young,
j. D.. william S. Wager, s. s.; Charles
G. McGaffey, ]. s.; William A. Towne,
chaplain; Melville S. Mcleod. organist;
William H. Folsom, tyler; The finance
committee elected is. Walter c..
Isham, Charles E. Beach and Harvey
T. Rutter NJ. f. Sornborger was cleo
ted trustee.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-04-03
Mrs. Jane Tilley

Mrs. Jane Fay Tilley, widow Of Sidney
n. Tilley. died Thursday evening at the
home of Mrs. Frank Curtis in Williston.
after n brief illness. She was rs years and
seven months old. She leaves one daugh-
ter and nine grandchildren. as we'll as
a. large circle of warm friends In her
home and elsewhere who will miss her.
The funeral was held Sunday after
noon at two o'clock at the residence of
Mrs. Curtis in Willston.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-04-03

Mrs. Mary Gumlaw died at her home,
541s North Champlain street, at IL o'clock
Friday morning. She is survived by
two sons. George of Burlington and
Joseph of Rouses Point. and by three
sisters. Mrs. Frank Brassor and Mrs.
James Trombley of Burlington and Mrs.
Alfred German of st. Adams.
The funeral was held at ST. Joseph's
Church Monday morning. with burial in
Mt. Calvary cemetery.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-04-03
Mrs. Cecilia Francis

Mrs Cecilia Francis died at the home
of her son. Edward Francis. at 1:15
Thursday afternoon of cancer She was
90 years old She is survived by two
sons. Edward and Solomon, of this
city and three daughters, Mrs. Louise
Thibeault, of Springfield, Mass. Mrs.
Eva Pratt of st. Adams and Miss Mary
of this city. The funeral was held
at ST. Joseph's Church Saturday morn
ing at eight o'clock Burial was
in Mt. Calvary cemetery.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-04-03
CUT THIS OUTFIT is WORTH
MONEY

Don't miss this. Cut out this slip, en-
close with five cents to Foley 4 Co.. 2S35
Sheffield Ave-, Chicago. H., writing your
name and address clearly You will re-
ceive In return trial package containing
Foley's Honey and Tar compound. for
coughs, colds and croop. Foley Kidney
Pills and Foley Cathartic Tablets. w
O'Sullivan. 80 Church st. (Adv.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-04-03
Milford Demo

Milford Demo, the eight months old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. William Demo of
80 Colchester avenue, cied at 1920 FRI
day morning of pneumonia. Besides his
parents. he is survived by two brothers
MILFORD and Alfred. The body was
taken Saturday to Essex Junction.
where interment was made in the
Catholic cemetery.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-04-03
Miss Mary from bley

Miss Mary Trombley, the 10 years
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Max
Trombley of Rose street. died at a
local institution Thursday Of tuber-
culosis and spinal meningitis. The fu-
neral was held at st. Joseph's Church
Saturday with burial in Mt. Calvary
cemetery.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-04-03
Peter Miller

Peter Miller died late Friday night at
the home of his sister. Mrs. Williams. on
Starr Farm rOad. He was 81 years old
The funeral was held at st. Joseph's
Church at 1918 o'clock Monday morning
Burial was in Mt, Calvary cemetery.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-04-03
Charles Hoffman

Charles Hoffman of "A Bissell street
died Monday after lingering illness
with tuberculosis. He Is survived by
wife and five children.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-04-03

FREE PRESS WANT ADS PAY best
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,vvp PRESS WANT ADS PAY BEST
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-07-11
Are You Guilty?

MY boy" writes a whitehaired
mother to her SOD, busy man in a
distant state. write home often.
you do not realize what your letters
are to me. and how long it is be-
tween them" No. he has not real
ized it, and unhappily there are
many absent sons and daughters
who need similar reminders They
would be Indignant at the sugges.
Sion of wanting filial devotion, but
in the stress of business, in the so.
ciety of friends, in the happiness of
a new home circle how rarely they
spare the hour for a good long let,
ter to the ageing mother in the old
home-the loving mother whose
heartache, as the passing days fail
to bring the longed-for letter, is one
of the most pathetic tragedies of
old age. The decline of the letter
writing habit of an earlier genera
ton has often been deplored, but
this feaure Of the decline can Meth
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-07-11

er be excused or defended. The
post card substitute for letters is
little less than mockery when the
cards are sent to the mother who
wants and should have, so much
more than that.
AS youth lives in and for the fur
ture, so does old age always look
back over the slope as it nears the
summit, The parent is wrapped up
in the son and daughter: but as the
son grows to manhood and the
daughter to womanhood they are
absorbed in the plans of the COM
ing year. Such is the law of life
and the basis of all progress, but it
is a pitiful thing when the son and
daughter fail to keep in mind their
obligation to the loyalty and love of
their parents. Blessed are the ab-
sent ones who write long and fire.
quent letters to the old home. Soon
they cannot know how soon, the
precious privilege will no longer be
theirs,
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-07-11
II Always Happens.

Now that it is all over and the
echoes of the great encounter in
Toledo are fading away, one won
ders how many million people
are promising themselves that they
will never again permit themselves
to grow excited over a prize fight.
Two months of skillfully stimu-
lated interest eliminated when two
large, muscular persons began to
batter each other, and IL minut es
later a very considerable portion of
the people of the United States be-
Gan to wonder whether they bad
not in some sense been tricke d.
Why all the fuss? why should
one permit himself to be artfull y
warmed and then heated into a boil
over the question whether one Will
liam Harrison Dempsey could or
could not jolt one Jesse Willard into
insensibility within a period of 12
rounds, Marquis of QIeensberry?
Is boxing a national sport like
baseball? No. Few men box and
professional boxing has ceased to
be sport 1t is a money-eetting
affair. as Willard frankly admits.
The last thing on earth he wishe d
to do was to box, but he did want
that 100000. and there is the
whole reason for the Toledo affair.
After reasoning along that line,
we can imagine the average citi-
zen vowing that the next time a
championship match is arranged he
will pay no attention to it, and will
60 a-fishing on the day of the fight
But men have been making the
same promise to themselves ever
since John L Sullivan whippcd d
Paddy Ryan, and the men who
made the vow then can probably
name every champion since then
including Tommy urns-Republlc
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-07-11
Prices Still Upward.

When the armistice was signed
it was generally expected that soon
the trend of prices would be down.
ward. The fighters would get to
work. and would be raising crops in
Europe, war bills would stop and
there would be a general tendency,
back to normal conditions.
But here it is eight months after
the end of hostilities. with prices no
lower and many further advances
threatened. Clothing and shoes will
60 up in the fall Food prices show
no indication of dropping The cost
of building and repairing houses is
increasing.
A man bought pair of shoes in
big city store the other day for
$500. He was a rather free spend
er, so he did not think much of the
price afterward. Then he saw at
tached to the ticket the name of q
manufacturer with whom he had
some acquaintance personally. He
wrote to the maker and asked him
to send him a pair of just the same
shoes aud bill him at whatever the
prize was. He received the shoes
and the bill was $3.50. 1t looked
as if some one was making money
No doubt this case was exception
al. The shoes were probably bou ght
at fancy price store, and the man
may have gotten the second pair at
cost through friendship. The great
majority of retail stores are maxim &
nothing out of these advances. But
there are chances for profteerine
in time when prices change so
fast.
Any producer is entitled TO an
advance on his product comparable
to the general advance in expenses
and living costs But a great many
advances are going far beyond that
point and should stop. All elements
should get together in a nation wide
movement to stop prices in every
case at a reasonable point, If it
can not be done by law, it could be
accomplished by some form of com.
munity action aud cooperation of
all elements.
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-07-11
Retaining Waste.

The United States Department of
Commerce has taken up the cam.
paign for reclaiming waste and this
is to be organized all over the coun-
try. The people of Monroe City
should give hearty cooperation.
In the old days of low prices and
abundant help. the u. S. spent its
resources with prodigal lack of
thrift. 1t seems easier to dig new
metal out of the ground and raise
new products from the soil. than
TO save the old material already in
existence.
These old abundant days are gone
and the government asks people to
save paper, rubber. metals, etc. But
if you throw such stuff indiscrimi-
nately into a general barrel of
waste. it may not be worth picking
over 1t is just as easy to classify
it in different receptacles. The re.
suit is not merely that you can get
considerable price from the junk
men. If everyone CO operates, it
must help keep down the price of
manufactured products, which rise
because of scarcity of material.
Great forests have to be cut down
to supply the paper demand that
could be saved if the enormous de.
struction of paper stock could be
stopped The majority of people
already save their old newspapers.
which has done a lot to hold down
the price which already is far too
high.
But an enormous waste is still
going on Of old envelopes. letters,
circulars, wrapping paper. etc. This
material has to be arranged in
neatly tied packages to he
salable. Just lay two pieces OF
cord lengthwise in a box, then lay
two cords CrossWise. LinS the bot :
tom and sides of the box with pa
per, then fill up with old paper as
it collects. Top off the box with
newspapers, tie up the cords, and
you have a salable package. The
American people must learn many
thrifty methods like this
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-07-11
How Long 0 Lord?

Might as we'll make your will n0w
and turn everything over you have
to the Bell Telephone Co, the rail-
roads and the express companies;
they will get it all in time anyway
if they are permitted to keep on
raising rates. There was time in
the history of this nation when the
people elected representatives to
Congress and to the state legisla-
ture and laws were enacted to safe
guard the rights of the people a
gainst being exploited by the public
service corporations; but not so now.
Cur government has been turned
over to the public service commits
sions and the courts and the law
makers are merely nothines at this
stage of the game They can enact
laws but the courts can say the laws
are unconstitutional; and there you
are. Will the people always stand
for such government? Is it any
wonder that organized labor finds
fault with our courts9-Armstrong
Herald.
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-07-11

A farmer near Green City. who
recently marketed a country cured
ham bought, it is said. with the pro-
ceeds, 100 pounds of sugar. a quart
er's worth Of hominy, a half dollars
worth of breakfast food, fifteen
pounds of salt fish and 100 pounds
of grits. He was thoroughly con-
WINGED that the citizen who has a
few surplus hams to sell need not
worry greatly over the increased
cost of other food supplies.
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-07-11

Regard for law. and ready willing
ness to obey civic authority depends
largely on its manner of enforce
ment II those in authority are
careless and indifferent in admins.
tration, the people will soon become
lax in their attitude toward obeyine
the laws of town. country or state.
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-07-11

Missouri has received $685. 81
as its share of the fund appropriat-
ed by the federal government under
the Chamberlain.Kahn Act for the
fight against social diseases in the
next fiscal year To get the appr1-
priation the following year the state
must appropriate an equal amount
before June 30,1920. The state
board of health will begin immedi-
ately a campaign 10 get the state to
provide that money.
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-07-11
$500 a YEAR
MEN and WOMEN !Sai5 Sc5iP; ;sse sser ;s.,ss., end

WEN dIIu WVMEW mad this to-dGpl
JNO. F. DRAUGHON, st Louis, Mo-, Dept. 40
Tell me why you were asked to send the Govezns
ment hundreds Of accountants (men or vomen), ~
$4,000 year; about your misunderstanding anA
Business-Procedure Course; how, by your Dew
method and in half usual time, you viii train mas
at MY HOME or at DRAUGHON'S COLLEGE
for position bookkeeper or stenographer. at $2E
to Sl25 MONTH or as accountant, at <,1o0 10
81. 500 year; why training by your new plan isaR
easy and interesting may forget he s studyinE-
may absorb instruction; why 90 per cent Of veEbafm
stenographers write the Shorthand you teach; Why
concerns employ 100000 persons you trained u
prefer training at.-....-...lstate h0me eolla0A
Monroe City Democrat., 1919-07-11

Go to Miss Belle johnson for
high grade enlareements.
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