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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1919-08-01

John Duncan returned from Boston
Friday.
r. Ernest Reynolds and family are
living in Mrs Hannah Adams S house.
Chester Butler returned home Sat
urday from Camp Devcns, where he
received his discharge from the scrv-
ice.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. Ernest Reynolds
and Erncstinc are expecting to 60 to
Northampton for a short visit this
week.
Major f. L. Gilbert went to Camp
Dix Friday, where he will receive his
discharge from the service. He is ex-
pected home this week
Mrs. McCram and Miss Butler of
New Haven, Conn, who had been oc-
cupying the Hawley house several
weeks, returned to their homes Tues
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Roberts and two
children of West Medford, who had
been guests of her brother, Major F.
l.. Gilbert, returned to their home Sat
urday.
Mrs. George Grafton Wilson, Mr.
and Mrs. Grafton Wilson, Miss Miriam
Wilson and friend and Miss Rube Will
son and friend are at the Wilson home
Green Hollow, this week.
A birthday party was given at Err
nestine Reynold IS home Monday from
2 to 5 o clock, it being her fifth birth
day anniversary. twenty-five children
were present. Games were played and
refreshments of birthday cake, waters
and ice cream were served. A very
happy time was enjoyed. Among the
guests were Maxine Mae Clarence and
Walter Lynne Walker of Saxtons Ri
Vcr.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1919-08-01
LANDGROVE.

Amos Burton and family spent Sun
day at A. l.. Prouty's.
Mrs j. f. Thomson, who spent a month
in Boston, has returned home.
Mrs. G. S. Woodward of Somerville,
Mass :, is visiting at j. f. Thomsons.
Mrs. j. +. Thomson and Mrs G. S.
Woodward also Mrs. Guy Wyman of
Londonderry, were in Rutland last
week two days.
Mrs. f. A. Woodwork and family and
her mother, Mrs, l.. j. Woodward, are
spending the summer at their old home,
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis +. Woodward of
Sharon, Mass, spent the week end with
her father, l.. +. Woodward, The party
with sister, Mrs. Ella Fem, went to
Saratoga, N. Y, Saturday.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1919-08-01
PERU.
Peru Old Home Day.

August l6 has been duly selected as
Old Home day, and all persons interest
ed, especially those from abroad, are ur-
gently invited to be present and join in
greetings to one another and in reminis-
ences of old times. Dinner, az usual,
will be served upon the lawn in front of
the parsonage, after which there will be
music and remarks.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1919-08-01
WARDSBORO CENTER.

Mrs. James Dexter and little Evelyn
were in Brattleboro Saturday.
Friends of Mrs. Mabel Bacon arc sorry
to learn of her illness with tonsilitis at
her home in Wiliamsvile.
John Ellis, George Ellis and family and
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Porter visited at
Henry Porter's over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs, Charles Dexter and Mr.
Diamond. all of Greenfield, Mass, spent
the weekend at ID. c. DeXter's.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1919-08-01
SICK KIDNEYS
MAKE LAME BACKS

Cause broken, unrefreshing sleep,
AID in many cases that tired feeling
that makes it so hard to get up in
the morning. They also cause loss
of appetite, lack of ambition, and
other troubles.
Hoods Sarsaparilla contains the
medicinal herbs, banks, roots, etc,
that strengthen and tone these or
gans, and relieve their ordinary all
mcnts. Take it.
And if You need a laxative take
Hoods Pills,-they work right.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1919-08-01
SOUTH HALIFAX.

Mrs. Lester Fairbanks is with friends
in Elm Grove this week.
Miss Agnes Harris returned from
Castleton summer school Monday.
Mrs. Mayhem and Mrs. William Tin.
ker and son of Brattlcboro and Mrs
Brown of Shelburnc were guests of
Mrs. Nellie Barry Sunday.
Mrs Abbie Spraguc went to Green
field Saturday to visit her daughter,
Mrs. Oscar Gates, her sister, Mrs, Mary
Blodgett, returned with her Sunday.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1919-08-01

Henry Harlow of Burlington came
Tuesday for few days visit at his home
here.
Pauline Harlow went to Brattleboro
Sunday to visit her sister, Mrs. John O
Tucker
Thirty-six new books were added to
the library Tuesday and are ready for
distribution.
Alfred Holden of Springfield (Vt) is
visiting his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs
jerome Holden.
Sharon Holden of Bradford and Miss
Gladys Deal of Highgate were guests
Sunday and Monday at Jerome Holden
Mr. and Mrs. NJ ID. Barr of Halifax
n S, who have been visiting Mrs Barr's
sister, Mrs. Arthur Harlow, went Tues
day to Fitchburg to visit friends
Mrs. j. H. Clark returned FRIDAY from
a weeks visit with her son, Fred, in Bel
lows Falls. Mrs. Eliza Phillips kept
house for Mr.. Clark during her absence
Harry Harlow shot deer last Thurs
day 1t was eating beans on his fathers
place in the open zone. This is the
fourth deer shot in this new open zone
Mr.. and Mrs. John Gould, his mother
and brother, George and his family mot.
ored here from Windham Sunday and
spent the day with Mrs. George Gould q
sisters, Mrs, Roland Chapman and Miss
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1919-08-01
SOUTH WARDSBORO.
Bears Kill Sheep.

II. A. Reed had three sheep killed by
bears last week. Mr.. Reed saw the
bear at a distance while hunting for
his sheep. Albert Robinson of West
Wardsboro came the first of the week
and set some traps and it is hoped
that he will succeed in catching the
bear. Bears have been reported to
have been seen by several other per
sons in this vicinity.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1919-08-01
Earl Cole is working in Massachu-

Earl Cole is working in Massachu-
sets.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Reed were in
Brattleboro Wednesday on business.
Miss Mildred Corser was a guest of
her uncle, John Shampine, the first of
the week.
Stanley Duby and sister spent the
first of the week with their brother
Frank Duby.
Mr.. and Mrs. North and Miss Mildred
Lowe and Edward Lowe spent the last
of the week at Sunset lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Sage of Town
shend and two nephews of Brattlcboro
visited at J. B. Sages Sunday.
Julius Seeber of Wallingford, who
has been helping his brother, L. w. See
Der, through haying, has returned home
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1919-08-01

The condition of the finances of the
Montpelier city treasury would not per
init the city council at a special meeting
last night to raise the pay of the employ
es in the street and police departments.
The police asked for raise of II IL per
cent which would have fixed the pay at
$22,5O. The street department workmcn
asked for raise of so cents day, max
ing the daily wage $3.50.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1919-08-01

Mrs. Carrie Robinson while they attend
ed the auction in Jacksonville this week.
Miss Mildred Whittemorc had an out.
ing Sunday going with Mr., and Mrs.
Harry Lcarnard to Bennington and
North Adams over the Mohawk Trail
and home, about $50 miles.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1919-08-01
WEST HALIFAX.

D. D, Pratt is butchering and running
n meat cart in town.
Mrs. Powers, mother of Mrs. Francis
Spraguc, has been very i'll, but is better
now.
Royal Collins lost a -year.old colt
recently. 1t is supposed the animal was
struck by lightning.
Mrs. Eugene IIubbell kept store for
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1919-08-01

Several people were riding up around
the Wheaton quarries at Barre in truck
ing team, when the horse became fright
ened' at the raising of an umbrella and the
entire party of eight was thrown into
the road, All escaped injury except Hen
ry Martin, who sustained spr, nd an
kle.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1919-08-01
WEST GUILFORD.

Mrs. Bert Aklcy is in Bellows Falls
this week visiting her brother, George
Miller, and family.
Roswell Frost of Brattlcboro visited
last week at Eli Lees and Homer
Thomass. Mr.. Frost is just out of the
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1919-08-01
GRAFTON.
Japanese American.

A delightful entertainment was Civ
en- in the town hall Saturday evening
under the direction of Mrs. A. j.. Bar
low. Dancing was enjoyed later. A
substantial sum was realized to be
used for town improvement.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1919-08-01

Z charge of MISS Bessie Braley and nght
\ refreshments will be served TO which
! each is asked to contribute cake or
cookies without solicitation. This is
one thing in which everyone in the
town is interested and all are invited
, and urgently requested to help make it
a pleasant occasion
Mrs. L. p. Fuller is visiting in Rutland
with friends.
George Bush of Rutland was a
week end guest at E. f.. Patterson s.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence of Springfield
(Vt) were guests at Andrew Wings ov-
er Sunday.
Miss Clara Thurber of West Brattle-
boro was week end guest of Miss
Adine j. Farnum.
The Cooker family of New Jersey
is expected Friday, Aug. l. to occupy
the home of Miss Sophia White during
the month.
d. Mrs. May Ketcham Glynn has gone to
Springfield, Mass, and will go from
there to Boston, where her husband has
employment.
. Miss Wnifred and Miss Edith Bugbee
O. entertained two sisters and brother
and three of their friends from Chester
Sunday evening.
Mrs. Newton Clark's two oldest girls
joined her and their brother and sisters
Sunday at the home of their grandfather,
Charles f. Prouty.
Miss Margaret Lindeman and Miss
Ida Lindeman of Philadelphia came Sat
urday to be guests two weeks of their
niece, Mrs. Walter +. Parker.
Mrs Mary f. Washburn has received
cable from her son, Lieut.. Harold f.
Washburn, that he sailed from Brest
Saturday, judy 20, on the George Wash
ington.
A party of IS young people went on
Putney mountain Sunday evening They
planned to go Saturday evening but were
prevented on account of rain. The sun
set from this spot is very attractive and
people are registering from all around
the country.
Frederick R. Cobb of Lowell, Mass
formerly of Northampton, who frac-
turcd his leg in the spring, falling from
a ladder, is confined to a wheel chair
. Mr.. and Mrs. Cobb are soon to move to
Providence, R. l., to live with their
daughter, Florence, now Mrs. Alfred
Knapp.
o. L. Haven has exchanged farm in
Wiliamsville for the village property
known as the Langley house owned by
DR.. L. H. Bugbee. He is moving his fam
lily there this week, vacating the tene-
ment in the Ketcham house, where they
have been located since the disposal OF
their farm.
Willett Crosby of Redland, Cal, was
in town a few days this week visiting
the scenes of his childhood He was a
native of Putney, born in the house
which his father, Theodore Crosby, re
placed by one where the Maley family
live in East Putpey., His uncle, Morse
Crosby built the brick house now
owned and occupied by Henry Frost.
Mr.. Crosby's mother was Stella White,
sister of the late Charles White. His
sister, Nettie Crosby, who died in the
west, married Fay Foster of Brattl6N
boro, who died recently at Seattle,
WASH
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1919-08-01
WESTMINSTER WEST.
Shipping to Be Feature of Sale.

The Ladies Aid society will have their
annual midsummer sale and entertain
meat Friday evening, Aug. y.
On account of the high cost of mate
rails they have made no aprons or fam
CIV articles this year but they will have a
"snipping sale" Everyone is requested
to send bundles to Mrs. Arthur Harlow,
president. These bundles will be tied by
strings to long strings extending from
the pillars in the vestry For % cents
any one can have the pleasure of snip
ping off bundle with scissors.
There also will be candy booth and ice
cream and cake will be for sale.
The program for the entertainment is
not yet complete. The entertainment
committee is Miss Nellie Houghton, Mrs
Alberta Barnes and Miss Elida Frost
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1919-08-01
THE PUTNEY COLUMN
Reception to Pastor and Wife.

The community will give reception
to the pastor and his wife, Rev. and
Mrs. T. w. Crippen, at the vestry of
the Community church, Monday eve
ming, Aug. 4, from 8 to 10 O'Clock.
There will be short program in
charge of Miss Bessie Bralcy and light
refreshments. will be served 70, which
! each is asked to contribute cake, or
cookies without solicitation. This is
one thing in which everyone in the
town is interested and all are invited
and urgently requested to Help make it
q pleasant occasion
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-02
WAGE CAMPAIGN ID
 GET POLL TAX PAD Heavy Increase in Voting Due to Campaign in
 Labor Organizations

Voting in Jefferson county promises to no the heaviest in the history of thc county. according 10 information received yesterday. because of the activity of all the labor organizations in the city and county in having every man of their re spectve organizations pay up his pol. tax.
 Lists kept in the probate court are being checked daily by the leaders of the dif ferent organizations and every man l. gone after separately to see that his pol tax is paid up. enabling him to vote in the coming primaries.
 One of the unions officials reported Saturday when three members put ever. man in that particular union on the vol ing list
 It was stated yesterday that men wha have been in arrears to the county the payment of poll tax for as mar years as 19 are coming in by the doze and getting a clear receipt up throu. the coming year
 Statistics gathered from the amount paid up until November 15 last year. as compared with the amount paid up to the samn date this year show approSi- mately 25o per cent increase, The poll tax receipts to the date last year amounted to slSOo. while those this year up to the 18th of the present month amount to 5000 and very marked in crease over that figure in the last t5 days is being shown.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-02
BIRMINGHAM PLANS. MONSTER WELCOME FOR GEN. PERSH|NG
City to Turn Out En Masse at Parade in Honor of American Commander.
 Accepts Invitation

Plans were set in motion late yesterday for monster ovation to Gen. John J. Pershing, famous commander of the American army in Europe, when he reaches Birmingham at 6:s5 o'clock Fri day evening, December 1S for brief night visit of five hours and fifteen minutes.
 The celebration will be an official af- fair under auspices of the city kovern- ment assisted by the various civic and patriotic organizations of Greater Bir- mingham.
 Accompanying General Pershing to Bir- mingham will be nine staff officers. Ac- ceptance of the formal invitation ten- dered by the city commission was re- ceived early yesterday in the following telegram;
 General Pershing appreciates very deeply the invitation of tn city com mission of Birmingham convyed in your telegram of November 29, and is most happy to accept. He will arrive at Bir- mingham at 6:SS p. m., December 12, leaving at 11:50 the same night"
 The telegram was addressed to Dr. N. A. Barnett, president of the city com mission. and signed by Marshall Colonel, A D. C.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-02
SOCIETY GIVES AID
 ID MANY CHILDREN Reports of Officers Show Children's Aid Society
 Doing Active Work

The affairs of the Alabama Chill
 dren's Aid society were found to be in
 excellent shape and the work of the
 organization is progressing satisfac-
 torily, according to reports made yes
 terday afternoon at meeting of the
 executive committee held at the Civic
 association at 1 o'clock.
 Robert Jemison. Sr.. vice president,
 presided in the absence of the presi-
 dent Crawford Johnson. Among others
 present were Dr. Henry NJ Edmonds,
 Rabbi Morris Newfield. Mrs. w. l..
 Murdoch, Judge S. D. Murphy, J. K.
 Rice. Frank |. Glass and J. w. Don
 nelly.
 During the month of October, accord
 ing to the report of the secretary,
 Ralph s. Barrow. II children were
 placed iu good homes and about 40
 other children were given assistance. The report of Mr. Barrow showed that AS2 children had been cared for by the society and that one third of that number had been placed in Christian homes, where they are receiving the best of care. including ample educa- tionaI and social advantages, as wen
 as the same care pa, ents bestow upon their own children.
 Practically every county in the state l has, come within the scope of the so- ciety's work, according to the report of MT. Barrow. and children of the so- ciety have been placed in homes of the best families throughout the state Mir. Barrow also pointed out the work the society was doing m cooperating with other agencies, such as the churches, the juveniie court, the pro- bate courts. industrial schools and | others in solving some of the problems which they encountered in caring for homeless children,
 Plans were outlined at the meeting of the committee for a definite and active cooperation between the Chil- drens Aid society and the Department of Child Welfare. which has just been organized by the state government by
 the act of the last legislature. Judge s. D. Murphy and Ms. w. l.. Murdoch of the board of the Alabama Children's Aid society have been appointed by the governor on the board of the state department of child welfare. The pri- vate society and the state department will work in close harmony in the de- lvelopment of the organization for child welfare in each one of the counties, ac- cording to a plan submitted by Judge Murphy and MT. Barrow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-02
BIRMINGHAM IS OBSER WING
 I'VE WFUEL ORDER STRICTLY
Baptists Pass $3, 900, 900
 Mark in DriUe in Alabama
Birmingham Association Over $500 900 Above Quota and Many Churches Yet to Report-Seventy-fiye-M e-Million
 Campaign Scores Big Success Everywhere

It now is s2SS.s65 in excess of the sSOO. eco quota, and thIs will be increased to $SO0.- 600 by noon today, it is pointed out
 The First Baptist church in Montgom- cry has reported $64,0O0. the First church of Selma $69,0O0 and the Mobile associa- tion reports Sls6,00o.
 Students and factulty of the Southwest ern Baptist Theological seminary in Fort Worth, Tex. subscribed Sl03,Sso Every Baptiss college in the south has gone over i;s quota.
 Fro.n messages received last night, the campaign organization in Birmingham de- clared there was no doubt of the total quota cf $75,0O0.0 0'0 being exceeded, possibly going beyond :75, 5,ooo,000
 Yesterday ,wss a day for juhilation in local Baptist circles and the magnificent success obtained by the Birmingham as- sociation was q chief topic in business houses, in homes and on the streets Practically every church in the local as sociatior thus far reporting has exceedsi it's quota.
 In Anniston there was geenral reioic- ing. With a quota of sS0,oo0. the Parker Memorial church in that city has gone beyond $100,p0 and still going. D. '. Coope- was tho campaign organized in Calhoun county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-02
EXPECT ID CLOSE
 CAMPAIG TODAY Mercy Home Drive Lacks 5000 of $15,000 Needed
 for Cause

The S15,000 necessary for the operat- coming year has not been fully sub scribed, and there remains still 5000 more to be raised before the drive can be closed. Up to last night only s14,- 900 had been secured in cash and pledges and the teams will make every effort to reach the goal by tonight
 The drive was started week ago and was to be a Thanksgiving cam paign, the women interested in this home being of the opinion that the money which was considered very small after the various war drives could be subscribed in two days How ever, not being disheartened, the mem- bers of the teams have kept steadily at work and will not stop until the $15,000 mark is reached
 Few people realize just what splen- did work the Mercy home does and what an institution of this kind means to a city like Birmingham" said Mrs C. B. Spencer, president of the insti- tuition. Tor we feel they would have responded more iiberally Of course, we realize that the pubic has had one call after another on them. but never more worthy one than that of the , Mercy home.
 If there were no Mercy home here there would be S5 of Birmingham children with no place to go and no one to care for them, but as 1t is they have comfortable home, food, cloth ing and a wonderful mother in Mother Ramsay" as she is known to all tho children.
 We feel confident that the public will rally to the cause today so the campaign may close Tuesday,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-02
MAIL THEM EARLY"
 SAYS POSTMASTER

Already the mail matter at the local postoffice has taken on holiday dimen- sians in every department. according to Postmaster R. B. Smyer. and plans are being made to handle the largest Christmas business in history
 All persons are urged to mail their pa ckages early and to be sure to have them wrapped properly and legibly ad- dressed before they start on their jour ney through the mails.
 Persons are especially requested to put their packages in substantial con tainers in order that they may reach their intended destination in good con dition.
 A number of additional men will be placed on duty to handle the Christmas business. as well as several trucks and every effort will be made by local officials to have all mail matter deliv- cred promptly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-02
GOVERNMENT SENDS SUPPLIES FOR CITY
Definite Decline to Ship 1900 Woolen Blankets Because
 of Mexican Trouble

While the army quartermaster in At lanta has declined definitely to fill the order from b. E. Mckinley. city pur- chasing agent, for l50o woolen blan- kets on account of the Mexican menace, a carload of other supplies and surplus government foods was received here yes terday and will be placed on public sale at S:3o o'clock tomorrow morning in the ground floor lobby of the city hall, In this car are 800 wool and cotton mixed blankets that will be retaied at $50 each Mems union overalls, the wholesale price of which is $4, will be sold for s2.50 Light woolen socks that retail for 75 cents per pair will be sold at 25 cents. In the lot are 3e garbage cans that wholesale for $ each. The price of the army cans will be sS One thousand rolls of toilet paper, now re- tailed at two for 25 cents, will be sold for three for p cents Other prices fol- low:
 Apples, evaporated, l5 cents per pound Beans, bales, No. I, , cents per con Beans, bakes, No. 2. 10 cents per can. Beans, dry, cents per pound Bacon l2-pound cans s. 40.
 Candy, half pound boxes, 2o cents. Candy, pound boxes, 50 cents.
 Corn, No. ?, 10 cents per can.
 Corn beef hash, No. 2 40 cents per can Peas, 10 cents per can.
 Prunes, 1S cents per pound.
 Roast beef, No. ?. 6S cents per can Tomatoes, No 2. 10 cents per can. Tea, 50 cents per pound.
 Mir Mckinley purchased a fair amount of candy from the army supply depot. and at the reduced price and the scarcity of sugar it is expected that it will be
The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-02
MORRIS TOURING
 RURAL PRECINCTS
Election Commissioner Closes Office in Courthouse Until January l3.
 Reports Heavy. Registration

The office of the election commits sioner NJ. E. Morris. was closed yes terda.y and will not again open until January f3. when Mir. Morris will re- turn from a canvass of the rural pre- cincts of Jefferson county.
 During the time that the office was in the courthouse more men were reg lstered sean ever before in the history of Jefferson county. According to MT Morris. who stated that he also ex- pected the rural precincts to register heavy, the voting in the primaries next year will be increased by at least 40 per cent.
 MT. Morris. while on his tour of the county. will visit every precinct and schedule of his itinerary was sent out and posted all over the county The qualifications necessary to the voter were al-Ap shown on these posters