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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1920-09-24
WEST CHESTERFIELD. N. H

There VIII be regular meeting of
Spoftord Grange next Saturday evening.
Sept. 25.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. n. Colburn and Mrs.
Hugh Guild and son, Harold, visited
relatives in Walpole Sunday.
Earl F. Grimes of Walpole visited
friends in town a short time last Sun.
day. He recently bought an automobile.
Late blight has struck many of the
potato fields in this vicinity and the tub.
era are rotting more or less, due to the
heavy rains.
Arthur /. Welcome left Saturday
morning for Durham, n. H., where he
Will begin four-years' course in the
New Hampshire state college.
Some of the farmers have been busy
picking and drawing sweet corn the past
week. Only few silos have been filled
as corn IL very late in maturing.
j. n. Wagar and bride have returned
from Canada, where he spent the sum
mer, and have been calling on friends
and neighbors in the New Boston dis
trict.
Marion f. Welcome left Monday morn
ing for Middlcbury, Vt, to begin 6
fouryears' course in Middlebury college
She went by automobile as far az Bel
lows Falls.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1920-09-24

ton. Miss Spring is former summer
resident of this town and owns much
property here, including the Pentecost
place "'
In the recent recount of votes in the
fourth Franklin district, G. S. Warner
gained over his opponent, Representative
T.. w. Coleman, two votes and Mr.. Cole
man lost two, with gives Mr.. Warner
n lead of nine votes. The mistake in
count was in the Orange votes. DIR. n.
p. Wood was elected delegate to the Re
publican state convention by 100 votes,
N. n Kidder, 90.
Mrs. o. S. Pollard, representative of
the State Allied Temperance organza
ton, will be at Alexander Memorial hall
Tuesday, Sept. %, at 2.30 p. m. She
will speak on How to Vote on the 2.75
Per Cent Beer Question, which is to be
placed on the ballot for the fall election.
This rally will be chiefly to interest and
inform the women, but all are invited.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1920-09-24
AIRPLANEs TO FIGHT FIRES.
Pliers Will Patrol National Forests or
the Watch for Smoke.

Fire is the constant dread of all who
have to do with the management of for
ests, either public or private. More
money is spent, perhaps, preventing and
putting out fires in the public wood
lands than in any other branch of the
service. If forest fire can be discov |
cred in its incipiency and the means of
extinction that are maintained in all
large forest areas brought to bear
promptly there il little danger of
spread, but it will be readily apparent
that a blaze may gain great headway
before it is discovered even by the
most efficient patrol system. Where
forest is in a mountainous country
every high point is provided with a
lookout, who constantly surveys the
surrounding country with powerful
glasses. on the watch for Hny thin curl
of smoke that may mark the start of
fire. But at best the guard 8 range of
vision is limited and the exact location
of the smoke wreath hard to determine.
Now that the war is over and the
war department finds itself with more
| airplanes than are likely to be needed
for departmental purposes, it has been
decided to try out the plan of patrolng
the national forests from the sky, and
on June I the work began. On the
same day, under an arrangement be-
tween the forest service of the depart
ment of agriculture and the war depart
ment, observations covering large
part of the Angeles national forest were
begun from a captive balloon stationed
over the army balloon school near Ar
cadia, Cal.
tna NJ ri rrlo
will be operated from March field twelve
miles southeast of Riverside, Cal. Two
planes will be used on each route, each
route will be approximately 100 miles
| long and will be covered twice n day.
This will be the beginning Of expert
mental work in which the adaptabiity
of aircraft to forest patrol work is to
be thoroughly tried out. If the tests
airplane patrols will be extended before
the end OF the 1919 season, and that
airplanes will become permanent fea-
turc of the ceaselcss battle against fires
in the national forests.
The airplane routes from March field
will afford an opportunity to survey
about 1000 square miles in the Angeles
and Cleveland national forests. The
airplanes are not equipped with wire
less telephone apparatus of such ma
turc that they can communicate with
the ground without the installation of
expensive ground instruments, so warn
ngs Of fires will be transmitted by
means of parachute messages dropped
over town, the finder to telephone
them TO the forest service; by special
landings made to report by telephone;
and by returning to the base and re-
porting from March field direct to tho
forest supervisor. ..l.li ,.- o..
Fires will be located and reported by
squares drawn on duplicate maps, one
to be in the possession of each airplane
observer and another to be in the office
of the forest supervisor.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1920-09-24
VERNON.

Vernon free library will be open
Saturday, Sept %, for the exchange of
books.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Bemis of Fitch
burg were guests Sunday of p. w
Burrows and family.
Ernest Reed and son, Marshall of
New York city have been guests sew.
cral days of Mrs. NJ. |. Reed.
Rev. Delmar f. Trout will preach in
Union church at clock Sunday aft.
ernoon.
The Ladies' circle will meet in the
vestry of the church Wednesday, Sept
90. Supper will be served at o clock
Charles Bubail of Shelton, Conn, re.
turned to his home Monday, after Wis.
iting his aunt, Mrs. r. n. Clark, 10
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Baker of Wor.
cester have Sbeen spending the past
week with his mother, Mrs Hattie
Baker.
Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Streeter and
Miss Hattie Johnson were guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Harrington of
Springfield last week.
Charles Hale has been having a va
cation from his work at the power
plant, which he spent with relatives in
Bellows Falls and Leominster.
Hazen Nesbitt returned last week Ia
his studies at the Perkins Institute
for the Blind at Watertown, after
spending the summer with his mother
Mrs. j. E. Dunklee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Smith went Sun
day to Hyde Park, Mass, with theil
son, Allen, who entered his third year
at the Peabody Home for Crippled
Children.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1920-09-24
TAKE 1T IN TIME.
Just as Scores Of Brattleboro People
Have.

Have.
Waiting doesn't pay.
If you neglect kidney backachc,
Urinary troubles often follow.
Doans Kidney Pills are for kidney
backachc, and for other kidney ills.
Ask your neighbor
Brattleboro citizens endorse them.
Floyd l.. johnson, teamstcr 80 Put
ney Rd, Brattleboro, says: 81 think
Doan's Kidney Pills are wonderful
kidney medicine / used them some
time ago when my back and kidneys
bothered me, due | think to heavy lift
ing. My back was lame and sore and
when l stopped sharp pains in my back
were severe. Ny kidneys were weak
and irregular in action and the score
tons were scanty. was advised to
try Doan's Kidney Pills and got box
at the Brattleboro Drug Company. In
a short time they gave me relief !
am glad to recommend Doan 3 for they
have always given mo Al results"
60c, at all dealers. Foster Millburn
Co., Mfrs, Buffalo, N. Y.-Adv.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1920-09-24
The Office Mystery.

Marie, the blonde stenographer,
A maiden is of note;
Silk hose alone are fit for her,
She wears a seals<in coat.
A diamond ring adorns her hand
Gold pins shine on her hat, &c..
She looks as if she owned the land
She draws down twenty fiat.
John James, the very junior clerk,
Enjoys a cutaway;
He wears a silk hat down to work
With none to say his nay.
A good cigar is in his face,
A shine is on his shoe,
He has no peer in dressy grace
They pay him thirty-two.
Who is that shabby person there
Whose suits total loss,
Who needs a trimming to his hair?
oh, that is just the boss.
lie Hidles round in feedy stealth
As though he'd not franc
Won do not have TO like wealth
With millions in the bank.
e. S. MacKie, in The Home Secic
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1920-09-24
WEST NoRTHFIELD, MASS.

John Brooks is in the Memorial hos
pital for treatment. ...
Mr.. and Mrs. Alpha Allen have
moved to Jamaica.
T.. B. Bufrum was in New York the
first of the week on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Daggett of ia
maica were at George Day S Sunday.
Rev. and Mrs. R. E. Kccn"v Rre ex-
pectcd home from Boston tho last of
the week.
Mrs. Nellie Brown of Bcrnardston
is spending the week with her niece
Mrs. +. l.. Stark
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1920-09-24

The 50th anniversary Of the first
Episcopal church service in Newport
was observed at st. Marks church
there Sunday. So far as known, there
is no person living today who was pres
cnt at the service so years ago. st.
Mark S parish was organized in 1879
and the present structure was built
in 1888.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1920-09-24

Down in the middle of the Victorian
era it was considered quite the proper
thing in England for man to exchange
kisses with his fair partner at the end
of dance.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1920-09-24

One of the newest uses of aluminium is
its employment in making the socs of
shoes to be used by workmen employed in
damp and wet places The aluminium
soled shoe lasts much longer than an or.
binary shoe and is said to be impervious
to moisture.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1920-09-24

Harry Webbcr and Jack b. Wood OF
st. Adams were painfully but probably
not seriously injured Tuesday night
when the coupe in which they were
riding on the Sheldon road went into
the ditch. Coming suddenly upon q
team carrying no lights, Mr.. Webbel
turned out quickly going over the enc
Of a culvcrt.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1920-09-24

Bishop Hall arrived in Montreal
Tuesday on the steamship Canada, en-
route TO his home in Burlington from
the Lambeth conference in London.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1920-09-24
VERMONT NEWS.

Rev II. A. Parkhurst has resigned his
pastorate Of the Universalist church in
Springfield and goes Oct to the church
in Woodsyille, N. II.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1920-09-24

The Fourth Vermont regimcntal as
ISOLATION held its Goth annual reunion
at White River Junction Tuesday. The
following comrades were elected; Pres
ident, Capt. j. p. Akin of White River
Junction; vice president, William H.
Niles; secretary and treasurer, Warren
+. Bliss; assistant secretary, Clifford
+. Bliss; executive committee. Capt.
Akin, Lynn B. Taylor, c. P. Silloway.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1920-09-24

After sustaining damage of 500 to
his machine when he colided with a
standing motor truck near the Bailey
farm on the MontpelierMiddlesex road
Saturday night, w. Fl. Clark of More
town met further reverse when pract-
cally all the things removable about the
car were stolen after he had left the
car on the spot over night. The cush-
ions, tools and various other things were
stolen.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1920-09-24

Invitations have been issued by Mr..
and Mrs. Earle Scrbner Kinsley Of
Rutland for the wedding of their only
daughter, Miss Hester Medora Kinsley,
and Ralph Harold Fisk of Rutland,
which will take place October a at 4.30
clock in the afternoon, at the Kins-
ley residence. Mr.. Kinsley is Repub-
lean national committeeman from Yer
mont and is well known insurance
man.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1920-09-24

The horse barn, COW barn, granary
and slo of Arthur Goodno Of Brandon
burned Tuesday afternoon at what is
known as the Clark farm. The barns
contained between 20 and 80 tons of
hay, 100 bushels of oats and he had
just finished filling his silo. The ORR
gin of the fire is mystery. The loss
on the barns is partially covered by in
surance but the crops are a total loss.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1920-09-24

Lord Charles Hope, Cyril Tolley,
amateur golf champion of England, and
Roger Wethered, captain of the Ok
ford university golf team, arrived in
Manchester Tuesday evening with Reg
inald NJ. Lewis Of Ridgefield, Conn.
to play the famous Ekwanok golf
course. Yesterday they played two
ball matches to famliarize themselves
with the course in anticipation of two
exhibition matches today.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1920-09-24

Fifty call men in the st. Johnsbury
fire department have quit because their
demand for a 100 per cent increase in
pay was not granted. They signed their
names to petition for the increase, CIV
ing as an alternative that they would
resign if they were refused. 1t was de-
cided to let them do so, and add two
regular men to the department in their
places. There were 90 call men who did
not sign the petition and they are con
sidered sufficient in addition to the reg
ulars.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1920-09-24

Merritt Elbridge, of Enosburg Falls
was severely injured Wednesday morn
ing when the milk truck he was driv-
ing was struck by a Central Vermont
train, southbound at Burt S crossing.
1t is reported that the victim of the
crash sustained severe cuts on his head,
one leg and LETT arm and his left side
was severely bruised. In addition it is
thought he may have internal injuries.
The truck was completely wrecked.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1920-09-24

Harry A. Black, secretary Of state,
has removed licenses from the follow
ing persons SO they will be unable to
operate automobiles: Fred Loveland,
Manchester, 60 days suspension for
hitting a pedestrian; Pearl f. Dudley,
Barton, for conviction in Winooski
court of reckless driving, revoked;
Mark II. Kelley, Barre, revoked, for
reckless driving; Wesley Goodell,
Bethel, and J. +. Brunette, Bethel, both
revoked as unfit to have licenses.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-05-20
EGCS LOADED WITH SCOTCH

New York May IS.-The people Of De-
troit are undsunted by the price of eggs.
even though they are quoted at 81 doz-
en-, according to ID. A. Sawyer, who is al
the Waldorf Astoria, but the Willingness
of people to pay that price was made clear
after n recent accident.
For some time" said Mr. Sawyer,
eggs at 81 dozen have been snapped up
the moment they were put on the mar
ket. OF course, they were supposed to be
very special eggs, and at first some Won
derment was expressed at their value, but
II was all made clear on Wednesday as
the latest style in liquor smuggling when
n man carrying "A big market basket from
a boat Just arriving from the Canadian
side was bumped by a taxi.
Following the collision there was the
unmstakable Odor of good old Scotch ana
an astonished crowd gathered. The man
did not wait to explain nor to make the
! usual charge against the chauffeur but
beat IT, unccremoniously. leaving the
liceman approached.
"On examination the eggs proved to pe
| filled with liquor and carefully sealed.
The customs inspector afterward testliieu
that he had noticed a great increase III
egg imports. and that Il great many men
and women had seemed to be doing TINS
branch of their marketing in Canada pu'
they certainly were surprised at this ne"
method of liquor traffic"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-05-20
SPECTACULAR FIRE
Midnight blaze In the J. II. Booth Shaw
Ing Shed Attracts Crowd


A spectacular fire burst out in the
shaving shed of the ]. r. Booth Lum
Der company early yesterday morning.
but was placed under control by the
fire department in a short time and
was confined to the walls of the build
ing. The loss is not believed to be large
although the flames shot high in the
air and the conflagration attracted
hundreds to the scene.
Edward Fitzsmmons. the night
Waterman, in making his rounds was
near the building when he heard a
noise like slight explosion and In an
instant the roof of the building was In
flames. He rang in the alarm from
box 46. The building has brick walls
but the roof was Of flimsy material
and was quickly consumed.
The fire department had eight
streams pouring into the interior in a
short time. Several streams were run
I'm FROM the ground and others were
run up over the roof of the plaving
mill There was no wind and the oparks
which flew caused no trouble. The
sprinkling system was ~ work in ad
dition to this fire department.
The same shed has caused similar
trouble before and year ago the In
terror was burned ont. The building ia
used for the storage of shavings when
tho supply ~ coming in faster than II
can bc used for fuel The contents of
the shed are then pset: when the sup
ply of shavingS IS low. The blower
system which transfers tho shavings
was not in operation and the hampers
closed so there was no GanE~r of the
fire spreading to the mill
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-05-20
WOMEN ELECT OFFICERS
Mons of TWO CONGREGATIONAL
Churches Hold Annual Meetings

Al the annual meeting of the Woman ;
Union of the College Street Church held
last evdning. the following officers were
elected: President, Mrs. S. T. Monlton;
vice-prcsident Mrs. T.. l.. ingalls,: secre-
tary, MISS t. NJ. Harrington; treasurer.
Mrs. J. Il, Kidder; collector. Mrs. II. V.
Hall; auditor, Il. w. Whitcomb; foreign
missions. director, Mrs. NJ. H. Buckham
assistant. Mrs. +. d. Spaulding, secre-
tary. MRS. q. l.. Forbes treasurer, Miss
Julia Willard; home missions, director
Mrs W. b. Aiken, assistant director,
Mrs. A. W. Slocum: secretary. Miss
Mabel Brownell; treasurer. Mrs + $,
Pease; chairmen of missionary box COM
mittee, Mrs, j. l., Southwick and Miss
Mabel Brownell; chairman of home
beneVoiences committee, Mrs. II. T..
Watkins; chairman Of calling committee.
Miss Susie Tyler; chairmen of ways and
means committee, Miss Sara Smart and
Mrs. A. IL. Rntter; chairman of care of
church committee, Mrs. Smith Wright
chairman OF floral committee, Miss Law
renee.
The reports of the various committees
and departments were given and the
home missionary department reported
that IL had sent out articles valued nj
ST. while the foreign mission department
reported box sent to India valued at
SITS.
! The total receipts for the year for the I'M
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-05-20
DINNER TO BABBITT
George Il. whitney Invites Burling
tOnians to Meet Candidate

George r. Whitney gave dinner to
about 60 representative men Of Burlington
in honor of the Hon. Frederick II. Rabbit
last evening in the roof garden of the
Hotel Vermont. Mr.. Whitney in explara-
ton of the dinner said he realized that in
politics every occasion was taken ad-
vantage of by the adversaries and he did
not know what Interpretation would be
put on the dinner, but he wanted to say
that Mr.. Babbitt did not know anything
about it until he was invited yesterday
and that if there was any fault 1t should
he attributed TO himself He had known
Mr.. Rabbit for % years and wanted to
see him the next governor. In this con-
necton he wanted him to meet some of his
friends among Burlington people.
Warren Il. Austin acted as POSTMASTER
and said that in times like this Vermont.
like every other State. wanted the best
that could be had for its chief executive.
Now when prices are high and money is
tight man Is needed who knows what
a dollar Is worth and what its equivalent
is. Mr.. Babbtt knows through a life time
by experience and by early home train
ing. This candidate has no fervid, rash
promises to make to secure the nomina-
ton. but should get it on his past record.
Through many years of legislative expert
enct hHu ny HIS dCiiNlties III Tue iuteT
est Of the State he has shown what he is
capable of. All Mr.. Austin asked was that
if elected governor, Mr.. Babbitt would
continue as he had done in the past.
Charles T.. Black spoke briefly in be-
half Of Mr. Babbitt He was followed by
w. Il. McKillip. Prof G. +. Burns. Max
l.. Powell, r. l.. Patrick DR.. c. IL. Beech
er John II. Lawton. MILO C. Reynolds who
alluded to the fact that Mr.. Babbitt was
receiving a big newspaper support and
that it seemed natural and spontaneous
Levi p. Smith said that it was his Gus.
tom to go slow nowadays in selecting his
candidate and he did not act as hastily
as he had years ago. If he did not know
Mr.. Babbitt he would be willing to trust
the welfare Of the state in his
hands because of the people II
whom he had confidence who were
willing to sacrifice their time. wher
it was precious. to further his candidacy
He did know Mr.. Babbitt. however. ant
he was therefore a Babbitt man because
of his own Judgment. He thought Mt
time like this the welfare Of the Stat
could not he placed in better hands
Among the other speakers In support o
Mr.. Babbitt We're Miles s. Sawyer of Rut
land who said there was strong show
ing of Babbtt sentiment there.
| Mr.. Rabbit was called on and spok
briefly. He said the only pro.':.'e he woul'
make was that If elected governor h
would exert every bit OF the ability AM
energy he might have in attending tn
duties of TIL office. and would put tn
same vitalit.' and work into IL that II
had his own business. He had a keen re
alzation Of what the office meant.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-05-20

ion were si,12571 while the disbursements
were S7tiZ}
Preceding tho meeting there was COW
cred dish supper.
BAPTIST CHURCH
AT the annual meeting of the Woman's
Union of the First Baptist Church, held
in the vestry last evening the reports of
the nine committees were given and show
cd the Union in good standing. All of the
bills have been paid and there Is a bal
anoe in the treasury. During the. yenr.
about 5000 has been raised One of the
things which the Union has done was to
install an electric motor for the church
organ. 1t was voted to give $500 toward
contemplated repairs on the church.
The following officers were elected .
President. Mrs. A. b. Simonds first vice.
president, Mrs. J. Il. Bradley; second vice.
president, Mrs. J. d. Tousley; third vice.
president. Mrs. William Lawton. secre-
tary. Mrs. James NJ. Hotchkiss; trc3srr-
er, Miss Florence Spear.