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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1919-02-12
CUILDHALL

We are glad to report that the
Church services here are increasing
in interest and attendance. Last
Sunday morning the congregation
was the best we have seen in a long
while. Next Sunday morning the
Pastors subject will the "The High.
way Robbery of God"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1919-02-12
Ladies Literary Club

The Ladies Literary Club was en-
tertained by Mrs. Rawson Thursday
afternoon January 80. Items re-
garding the Peace Conference were
given in responce to the roll-call and
a program consisting of readings
from current numbers of the Out
look and vocal solo by Miss Ruth
Currier, was carried out.
The Club will meet with Mrs.
Lawton Thursday afternoon Feb
uary 13. Items about music will be
given in response to the roll-call.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1919-02-12
HOSPITAL TRAIN FOR
CANADIAN SOLDIERS
Three Trains Hospital Cars Go
Though Here To Take Wounded
Canadian Soldiers Home.

Three trains of hospital cars went
through here Sunday for Portland to
take wounded Canadian soldiers
home.
The total number of cars was 40,
in three sections. They return
Thursday. The cars have large doors
inthe center and are fitted up for
every comfort and convenience of
the wounded.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1919-02-12
SOLDIERS LETTERS

Letter from Pvt. Ovila Lacroix to
his parents, dated Jan. II, 1919, at
Vernniel France, about 60 miles
west of Paris.
Dear ones at home:
1t is Saturday P. M. and just back
from kitchen so will write you to as
sure you that | am we'll and in this
camp the 9th inst at 200 a. m. 1t
took us fourteen hours by train from
Percy lie Pantel and it's not very far
either but train travel is not very
swift in this country especially
freight trains. l hope l don't have
to take another box-car ride over
here. When l get back to the States,
I won't know how to sit on plush
seats.
Well Ma this camp is much better
than the one we have just left, lots
more doing here. We have big ma
chine shops and it looks like a city.
We are over 5000 Soldiers, about
1000 Huns and there's work for
every one. | am still working in
kitchen, and our kitchen feeds over
1900 men each shift. Pm on from
noon until noon and 24hrs. off so it
doesn't make it very bad you see.
Gerald is working in the yard pill
ing up big boxes. | assure you there's
lots of work here and l wish you
could see the big pile of broken
trucks and things around, its sight.
It's hard telling how long we may
have to stay here, but only hope it
will not be very long. saw by a
paper yesterday that they will be
sending home 100000 soldiers every
month, so my turn may come before
long. Has any of the boys got
home yet? For theirs no place like
home. l suppose you have plenty of
snow over in Vermont. | haven't
seen any here yet, but we have mud
instead and that is a great deal
worse. l haven't seen any thing but
mud since we struck France. l am
in the barrack with Gerald now and
l tell you it makes it nice, but l ex-
pect to be moved down near the kit
chen. Our barracks are u mile from
where we have our mess. Poor Daley
l don't know where he is now, he
left Percy lie Pantel the day before
we did. | felt sorry to see him go,
because we have been together since
we enlisted. He was a fine fellow
and miss him, but it will not be long
l hope before we all met again in
the u. S. A.
Well ma how are you anyway? |
havn't heard from you for so long.
Your letter No. 5 was the last l
received from you, but we have terri
BILE times getting our mail, but l
know you write every week and it
may come in a bunch soon, / hope
SO for letter is worth much more to
me than any best meal l could ever
get. Well dear ma, I must close for
to-day, hoping to hear from you
soon. Remember me to all the
neighbors and friends. You loving
son, who thinks of home every day.
Cook o. LacroiX
Casual Co. M. 7. G. Motor Recon-
struction Park, A. P. O. 772
P. S. I wanted to tell you that
President Wilson was within l 5 miles
of us recently, but could not get to
see him.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1919-02-12
Merely Wanted the Materials.

3. $50 you married my daughter think.
ing I'd pave the way for you In busi-
ness? Is that it?'
"Well-er-not exactly. I'd do the
paving but I thought you might fur
nish the rocks. Boston Evening
Transcript. "a,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1919-02-12
Gard of Thanks

Mrs. William M. Buck and son
wish to thank the members OF Is.
land Pond Lodge, F. & A. M. and the
friends who SO kindly helped in oui
bereavement of their late husband
and father, and for the many floral
tributes.
Margie E. Buck
Irving M. Buck
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1919-02-12
G. H. ST. PIERRE, MerchantssTaiIor
B. II. S. WINS TENTH GAME
OF THIS SEASON.
Beat Whitefeld 42-17 at Whitefeld
Game Was Fast and Exciting

B. H. S. and Whitefeld clashed a.
gain, last Friday night, to try for
tunes. But fortune favored B. H. S.
and left W. H. S. out. The game was
exciting and large crowd saw the
game.
Roby got several long shots while
Stevens and Rooney did the close
work. Three periods were played
and in these Whitefeld endeavored to
win but they lacked the unity and
passing that B. H. S. had. White
field got the first basket which was
quickly followed by spectacular bas-
ket from Roby, who shot more than
half of the length of the hall in get
ting it. This seem to start B. H. S.
and after that they dropped in basket
after basket.
The lineup follows:
B. H. S. w. H. S.
Stevens,rf Burns, rf
Rooney, If Paro, If
hoDy, opdululng, c
Marsh, lg Monohan, lg
King, rg Powers, rg
Withrow, sub. Stevens, rg
Baskets from fouls Stevens a and
Monohan 5. Baskets from the floor
Stevens 10, Rooney 5, Roby a, Paro
/, Burns 2, Monohan 3.
Score made by periods; 1st period
17-9, End sd, 3rd 20-4.
Next Saturday night B. H. S. will
play with Berlin Ind. You remember
the last game with Berlin so come
to this game. Prices Is and soc.
On Friday the 21st B. H. S. will
tackle st. j. A. at st. J. The boys
need support so everybody that can
ought to 60 to St. J. and back up
B. H. S., as this will help to tell the
champion of this part of the state.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1919-02-12

From Corporal Aurthur J. Sey-
mour to his parents Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Seymour.
st. Mazaire, France,
Jan. 3rd, 1919
NY Dear Mother and Father:
Your most welcome letter received
today also what you sent in it. You
do not know how glad l was to get
it, and am so glad that you are well
l am feeling fine and getting along
o. X. 1t has been beautiful day,
and not a bit of snow. Suppose you
have all kinds of it there now and lots
of cold weather to go with it. | am
glad you got the Christmas cards and
letter.
Well Ma l must tell you l saw one
of the most wonderful cities | ever
saw yesterday afternoon. We left
right after dinner and went 5 miles
in the trucks. Forgot just what was
the name of the place, anyway there
are the stations of the Cross out
doors and the statues are nearly eft.
tall, l tell you it is wonderful place.
We started and went into a chapel,
from there into cave and in a corn
er was place representing the birth
of Christ, The Blessed Virgin was sit
ting holding the Infant Jesus in her
arms and st. Joseph was standing be-
side them. These were all in large
statues, from there we saw statues
in the wall, where Our Lord was be-
ing tried by PLATE, from there the
stations of the Cross commence and
continue until we reached Calvary.
There Our Lord is being crucified be-
tween two thieves. There are statues
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1919-02-12
Arthur.

Corporal Arthur J. Seymour. Co.
F, M. R. S. U. 3O7. M. T. C. A. P. O.
701. A. f. F.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1919-02-12

Letter from Pvt. Ovila Lacroix to
his parents, dated Jan. II, 1919, at
Vernniel France, about 60 miles
west of Paris.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-03

these little accessories from France,
we would produce such things for
ourselves. must now see how wide Of
the mark they guessed; but we all
made guesses that didn't come truS
concerning the war and its conss.
Quencss. which is not much to be
wondered at. As matter Of fact
there 10 more demand for these little
articles Of dress now than ever. TO
be sure. cur men who had never
caught closer glimpse Of France
than they had gained from grammar
school geography or q Broadway
musical comedy with q scene or 80
laid In a French watering place. came
back from overseas service disap-
appointed.
Much to our satisfaction. those
French women had proved not to BE-
what our men had been led to sup
pose they were going to be. How
ever, few Of our men have como hack
without bringing some little trinket
or other OF apparel to their women
over here. And all this has been q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-03

the trimming may obstruct the. view
Of the stage.
At least inoffensive In this regard
are the new veil headdresses that
have derived inspiration from that
newest Of fashions hunting grounds,
Arabia. The first time you cit be-
hind q woman 20 coifeured you may
think that you are In close proximity
to some Bedouin princess. Perhaps.
you think. she is the wife or daugh.
ter Of some ambassador or minister
from some one Of the remote regions,
concerning which we most Of us have
little definite notion save that they
are oriental. Then as she turns q
purely occidental profile to you, you
will suspect the truth, and az you
see others Of the Same Arabian de-
sign about you 1t win dawn ON you
that you have encountered NO fair
exotic but new fashion.
Far more occidental In appearance.
but decidedly more annoying from
the point Of view Of the ono who sits
behind them, are the headdresses
made Of afgrettes-or imitation
aigrettss that are mounted on Jet
bandeaax and stand straight NJ about
the head. Kinder BY far - the lady
who wears her ray feathers the other
way round and permits them to sweep
her own shoulder and nestle against
her own cheek rather than to dance
about In midair. This looks absurd
but why7 There IL really no reason
why the feathers we choose to wear
in our hair or hats should 80 up and
not down. And II We are permitted
to wear curls nesting down the side
of our cheek ana in the hollow Of our
necks. then why not feathersf Even
some Of the street toQues that are
emanating from the French milliners
have feathers that are put on just
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-03

would indeed be wasted in buying
frocks and cloaks and suits and hats
were not an almost equal amount ap-
propriated for the little things-the
gloves and slippers and stockings and
chains ana headdresses. parasols.
vanity cases. wells and all the rest Of
the accessories that make shopping
at once q pleasure and q distraction.
And there 10 this about It. You may
get your forcks and hats from the
best dressnakers and mil1iners and
you may still appear Diminished" or
commonplace simply because you
yourself have not developed that
truly feminine art Of shopping
round" for the little things. 1t is the
quality that makes you who have 1t
20 immeasurably more interesting in
your dress than your cousin who has
1t not.
French women always think more
about their hair arrangement than
Americans, and to every one hair
ornament or headdress possessed by
an American woman of fashion the
French woman would have = half dozen.
And this IL not entirely q deficiency
on the port Of the American woman.
for there 10 q charm about the simply
arranged hair that no one can achieve
better than an American woman. 80
elaborate have some OF the head
dresses In Paris become that one has
all one can do to distinguish them
from hat. The line seems to be
drawn by the authorities at the thea
ter. where hats may not be worn In
the fauteuilles, but ''coiffures' may
There are turbans that support
feathers and fancies and flowers In
Vulnerable, but no one would dare
call these hats. since they encircle
the crown Of thA head-even though
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-03

great advertisement for thiags
Partisan and would no 0ouAt ~ Of
benent II IL were at all D0ssshls for
those Of our allies who rule tls world
Of woman's clothes to produee even .
fraction Of the things for which there
II already . market.
. There 10 ut present waging . very
jnterssting controversy h the minds
q those who deal In footgeAr fer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-03

IF JET. +.
American women. 1t IL al about the
new shion in Paris OF wearing laced
slippers. which sometimes are No
moro than heeled sandals-with Or
without stockings.
In Paris these slippers are quite the
expected thing. Everybody wears
them. That 10. everybody wears Z
slipper that 10 laced over the instsp
and about tho ankle. Some Of the
French women. Of course, wear san.
dals with . fair claim to being siins
pers, and most Of them wear stock.
ings. It 10 perfectly true that stock.
ings are sometimes dispensed with
and very deliberately jewsled sandais
are fashioned to wear with bare feet.
But for the most part stockin9s are
worn, albeit they are Of the Ainasiest
texture and are often flesh colored, 20
that their presence 10 not noticeable.
They are then but q slight barrier In
tsrposed between the world and NE
bare bare skin.
All sorts OF things are done 70 keep
these hlmy stockings from oblivion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-03
NJ ANNE RITTENHOUsn.

HARFULLY trite yet signifi-
- cantly true 1t IL in the realm
II OF dress that the little things
count even more than the big
Things They count not only from
the point OF view Of the general get
up. but from the point Of view Of the
on1 who foots the bills, ana money
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-03

JEWELED BRACELET SHOES FOR
THE EVENING, WORN WITHOUT
STOCKINGS, AND BR0NzE SHOES
FOR AFTERNOON. EMBROIDERED
AND OPEN-wORK STOCKlNGS.
SMART PAIR MADE OF BLACK
Silk THREAD CAUGHT WITH JET
BEADS.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-01-22
need Of better library facIlltIes, h

need Of better library facilities, its
present public library being located
In store. Under the stimulus Of the
proposal to erect,a library building as
a soldiers and sailors memorial,
movement for a new library is aking
shape.
In New York City the suggestion
has been made for the establishment
OF library of war literature, the
building to constitute also a memo
rial to New York soldiers and sailors.
At Lake Forest, Ill. the wealthiest
and most fashionable suburb of Chi
cago. public library. as the memo
rial to the soldiers and sailors OF that
city who died in the war, has already
been decided upon.
A resolution urging the erection of
a library building in Los Angeles as q
fitting memorial to the dead heroes
from that community has been pre-
sented by committee of influential
citizens.
Union, N. j., has taken up this
same idea, which is being promoted
by a group of prominent citizens.
Juts as one OF the fruits of the war
has, beyond a doubt, been an increas-
ed familiarity with libraries and Ii.
;brary service on the part of the young
men Of America, another direct result
may be established of scores, possibly
hundreds, Of memorial libraries. The
movement is one worthy of the atten-
ton Of the American Library Assoc
citation and Of librarians generally.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-01-22
JFF STUFF

L. ~ -. LHA .ka.a
Y: Ogden Armour was on the STAND
ID ne house invests cation Of the pack
|nk indnstry Yesterday.
s .. s & !.
!, -
'uelic pSop baby VII conclude that a., i
Fas mistaken about prices being nisn.
l'att whore does the money 90?
~.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-01-22
lNELUENzA,s FncH7FuL COST

HE Public Bulletin published BY the Equitable Life
Assurance society, makes the statement in its most
recent issue that N the short space Of rs weeks, end
tie eoseof l9l5. the weekly reports Of the Census
,uisaa show that over 10000 death. occurred m A
American cities as result Of influenza. In the same
time the deaths IN the same cities from all other
.i1ses combined numbered but $1,000 The Bulletin
ksie out that on this baa. The total death loss from
his n tb country was AS 900 and that at least
<,o0gO 0EweSe down with the disease.
These are appalling figures and they certainly lend point
he demand that the research societies and scientists IN
he employ Of the government do their utmost to put this
eRuchye germ under control II the cost Of each case
u influenza was but $50. very modest average when
i,membered that the funerals Of those who died must
be INTO onsideradon along with the doctors bills
md fees direct money cost Of this outbreak
ril d millions Of dollars. The indirect costs.
uek time lost By workers and the slowing up Of pro-
aueton. .of course. many times greater.
Ills good business therefore for the health authorities
nd 10 spend money. lots Of it, to keep this
from AT present the authorities are very
npsh sea about the disease They cannot even agree
best method Of handling it after it has attained
pidsmie We must find out more about this
sseous disease right away and national and state gov
to be willing TO bear their share Of the cost
u the investigation
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-01-22
Personals,

Mr.. and Mrs. Guy c. ellison and
child have returned from a visit With
relatives In Gallipolls, Ohio.
Mrs. Charles r. Phillips was q vie
itor in Fairmont on Tuesday.
Charles f. Kunst has returned from
Philippi. where he was called by the
death OF friend.
n. d. Cochrans Of Clarksburs wai
a business visitor In the city yester
day.
Mrs. Marie copus Of Lima, Ohio, Is
here for q few weeks visit with hei
brother. C. J. NcKenna and family H.
Center street before going 10 Rich.
mond, Va, whore she viii Visit leil
sister.
Harold MCGEE has returned 70 Mdn.i
Gle, Indiana after q several weeks visit
at his homo IN Monroe street.
Carl Mccombs of Cameron, recent
~ returned from q. 8. Army service
at Detroit, is q visitor In Manning
ton.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-01-22
(lI) y s|!z! !!!!!E

Hotel life was net what ik ID now
IN the early part Of the ninteenth oen.
tury, Soma interesting insishta Into
hotel conduct Ia these days are OBJ
tained BIZ reading an Advertisement IN
The Wheeling Repository OF january
"a, 1907, more than = hundred years
asoi
s'fo the Puhii6i The subsoriber dur
ing long aud changing life, having
observed that the most descent and
seber travellers wish to pa acconfedat.
ed ct respectable aud sober aousss,
Ehiea aFs aot disturbed ~ the Halse
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-01-22
WHEN you BEGIN TO GET BALD.

HAT worried. fear-s.rcken, haunted expression FIRST
appears on your face when you discover that your
hair is falling out and your friends begin kidding you
like this: oh, boy what high forehead you're accmu-
latny," and oh. well, ypu don't show your age 50
much as that"
Ihen. when you start syy slipping into the drug stores
and. in husky voice. asking the suspicious clerk. who
eyes you though you criminal with your victim
body concealed about you somewhere for quart bottle
Of hair restorer. You beat it away with sharp gances
hther and yonn order to dodge mqIsitye friends and
acquaintance you handle the bottle with much
loving though you were ancient tank in dry
town who hadsecured quart Of old jazzerino.
Up in your room you carefully pull down the shades
and then rub the stuff in your scalp with high hopes and
an exact regard for the printed directions Next you lightly
and cautiously brush your thinning locks and with gup
and gasp discover more than the normal number Of loose
hairs adherns to the bnsles Finally you 60 down to
the evening meal with mcrose look and distinctly sweet
scent cmgng about your head like damp cloud hussns
hillside on a misty morning
Your family giggles at you behind your back and
anonymous mscreans send you skull caps and toupees
through the nails
When you drift into barber shop for shave you
expect cOmmiseron and coarse laughter from the razor
wieder. Instead he runs his hand through your hair with
gladstone smile and cmts this gloom destroying line of
dope: What thick hair you have! You have won
derful head Of hairl You'll never become bald But
you must take care Of your harl Now this preparation
have here will keep your hair is forever, and Oh.
boy you forget about your precious hair reore expert
ences and you buy everything the shopl Who says bar
bers don't know human naturel
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-01-22

D.
a a oarrccm md drinking peop,-, pre-.
roses TO epea q house and stat!e. etc
Ter tha, p1rpote, and for boarding. and
fading In country produce, on the frs,
day OF each month n Chaflestown,
Brooke county, Virginia. The house Ia
that new KEEP, By Mr.. Henderson, situ-
ated on Front street, the alGu Of the
spread eagle, eonslsting Of 4 store and
seven other rooms, With . cellar undet
the whole. The interests Of descent
travellers viii be decently attend to;
and % no hath lived several years II
the territories Of Louisiana and Miss
isaipDi, those only acquainted with
the French language may find per
son with whom they can CONVERGE
Andrew Wilson.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-01-22
Arrested Here on
Harrison %. Charge

Harrison county officials viii come
mere today to take into custody vii,
liam Wright, who Il wanted IA HArri.
son county for an alleged theft, Last
night local police officials were mott.
fled that the man Ia question ives be.
lieyed to have taken q sum Of money
aggregating $3.50, from another party.
His description was given and ct once
the officers started ON search which
resulted in the arrest Of the man few
hours later. Officers Ford and Kern
made the arrest and after searching
the priseher found the bum Of $ls6,
and q revolver ON his pArson. He had
purchased a ticket for Morsantcwn.
Harrison county officials we're mott.
fled and stated they would como here
uring tAe AsE Ia secure the prisoner.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-01-22

Now that the West virginia troops win all be home
from France soon preparations should be madeto ten
der them some sort Of formal welcome. They are not
saying much about It, but the home coming of the men
who saw service In France be distinctly disapront
Ing After the first three ships arrived they did
not even get whistle salute For the most part they
ore returning to their home communities from the de-
mobilization camps in ones and twos and attracting
no more attention than the men who got out Of
the country This is scarcely proper recognition Of the
service they rendered this country and the world at
large They ought to take up at Charleston the matter
Of formal home coming for the West Virginia troops
The state Council Of Defense probably could manage
and finance ceremony which would do credit 10 the
occasion.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-01-22
/: TELEPHONE CONTROL.

3 true that one Of the subjects that Will come up
i lie meeting this afternoon Of the directors Of the
Chamber 81 Commerce will be consideration Of the
BY Is b hoped tha. they will see their way clear to
% b IS favormg such course Of action as will
b 10 The business interests Of the country
WI unslsthand that dc Bell Telephone people arc
,,ehs Is build up body Of public opinion in favor Of
& retaining control Of the companies until the
tts question can be worked out and>he labor situation