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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-07-21
BARTON LOCAL NOTES

George F. Reed was in Derby on
business last week.
L. J. Hitchcock is on the sick list,
unable to attend to his business.
Mrs. W. H. Benware was in Woods
vile, N. H., Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Hill, widow of the late S. S.
Hill sustained a stroke on Thursday.
Mrs. A. G. Buchanan of Craftsbury
is visiting at the home of G. H. Uric.
Miss Vera Carpenter is enjoying a
vacation from her work in the bank.
Mrs. E. W. Barron is entertaining
picnic party at Willoughby lake to-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. W. Hartwen of
Northfield are in town for several
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Webster are
guests of their son in Boston for the
week.
G.. A. Folsom was the guest of his
mother. and sister, Miss Eta, last
week.
The band concert tonight will be
the combined Orleans and Barton
bands.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Baxter OF
Concord, N. H., are visiting Mrs. Jen-
ME Blake.
Miss Jennie Joslyn of Bellows Falls
is spending some time with Mrs. Ar
thur Akley.
Miss Madeline Jarvis and MISS
Grace Humphrey visited IN BeeDe
few days last week.
z G.. Burdick spent the latter part
of the week in Claremont, N. H., VS.
iting relatives there.
Mrs Julia Drown and Mrs: Henry
prooks motored to Albany, N. y, TO
visit relatives last week.
Mrs Eta d. Smith of Braintree,
Mass was the guest of Mrs. Lucy
Robinson the past week.
Mrs G. E. Hubbard and son, Don
.1d are in Randolph and Betnel 'ls-
ifino relatives and frlenos.
Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Burdlck ano
crandson. Vernon Akley, were eue'''
e friends in Danville recently
pomamber the Peter Paul auGtlGn ION
henleb 4be "Sheltran place on Lake
sale ot a. Of 2 o'clock Monday afternoon
u;ss Annie Donaway of montreal,
.ister of Mrs. Glow, ano seSeE W Glow
CHESTS are at the home Oh M L. -
Mrs Daisy BALDWIN and son. Ihare da,
NlS saturday to Montpeller; WITH ,;tt
W. Men. will spend several "eehs
I.dore Kugler of the Braa1Oau or
1sadore has returned from a va
Clothes onop in Montreal and Bur
lington. -, has been
ad;no several days III e eMap,nhre-
! pc uncie,s family on Lake
magog. society of
Inc eLraoational church VIII lhe1 %
the Cons S1,rrier Tuesday, july 80
at 8 o'clock. r. 1.es
a. NJ Henry Smith and Mrs. James ,iaes
MIS-. Orleans, sister ano nlece
Harry Io+a s. S. Hill, visited ms lam
ilv last week. d
~ -, and Mrs. H. c. Humphrey Nan ana
nh+ar' Nh Doris, of Sprlngneiu, ,o+her %
llzare aau recent guests Oh MS ~
e A. Humphrey. u;,.os
Mrs. E. F. Humphrey yabreH ana mlssof Of
Mrs and Adelaide Humplre v;th
k1sR kNsMpora and spent the weekend with
Mrs F. R. Buck
la Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Gsad e f., and hsTe sSn:
Lesn LesosI'i Visiting their parents MI
Mrs Mrs George Goad- ho
AlS Mr.. and Mrs, John n,,a Pr4e6er, s,@e at WR1 W.
have l been spending ssIa rss9enrned s9ms | to their
?, 5crne in Knowlton. T. y. p;.r
n0 Mrs Greenough ug,Ssv Of Wbiss " assist ElsSP e
.s3ss ssI sss -:sss sssssaS s.4 $ Hill
VINO Is r., p p. Webster and
f. %%:sf s:s: + si a:sss xs1ss
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BROWNrNCTON

Mrs. Della T. Miner was pleasantly
surprised Saturday by the arrival OF
her daughter, Mrs. Belle Blake, and
her two daughters from Providence
r. I. They left Tuesday for Montas-
kett Beach, where Mr.. Blake meets
them for several days outing before
returning to Providence, where he
BROWNINGTON CENTER
Lyman Seymour and family spent
Sunday in Sheffield.
Mrs. Jennie Robinson is visiting
friends in Beebe, P. Q.
Miss Hattie Dutton is in Hanover,
N. H., hospital for treatment.
Mrs. Charles Gallup spent part of
last week at her home in Newport.
Mr. and Mrs. Antoine Provost, Jr.,
OF lrasburg are visiting their parents.
Will Hall of Barton was a guest
of his friend, Walter Young, over
Sunday.
The ice-cream social Saturday even
ing was decided success. Net pro-
ceeds, 5000.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton Judkins and
Philo Powers.
Mrs. Lucinda Hanson of East Bar
net is visiting her step daughter, Mrs.
Philo Powers.
Mrs. Harold Webster and children
of Bury, P O., spent last week with
her father, Lewis Bennett.
Mrs. Ethel Hudson and son, Ber-
nard, and Louie DeMar of Enfield. n.
H, are visiting at Mrs Sarah Weed
ems.
Al Fuford of Passumpsic and Mrs.
Chester Thompson of Newport, n. H.
were visitors at Philo Powers Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. C. Chevalier of
Orleans spent the weekend with Mrs.
Chevalier's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. p.
G. Stone.
Miss Laura Whitehi1l has returned
from Charleston, where she has beer
helping care for her brother-in-law,
Merrill Lewis.
Mrs Leslie Dutton Of Dalhousie
Mills, P. O.. is stopping at the Dut-
ton home while Miss Hattie Dutton
is in Hanover.
Ira Gray has been entertaining
brother and wife from Rochester, n
Y, also relatives from Island Pond,
the past week.
Mrs James Labounty of Barton
and Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Lapont and
Mrs Olin Lapont and daughter, Ola.
of Lowell were visitors at j. II. Cur
rier's the past week
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visiting Lulu Baker of st. Johnsbury
Center for few days.
Mr.. loyal and family from Newport
visited at Theodore Joyal's Sunday.
Two of the boys will help him during
haying.
Mrs. w. A. Blake of Lowell. who
has been visiting her sister, Mrs Ma
bel Place, has returned to her home.
Mrs. Place went with her for a short
visit.
Ross Wright has sold his hound.
Jack, to, Clinton Gilmore of Lennox,
Mass, who has a kennel of foxhounds.
The dog is considered one of the best
in the state. The price received was
$3.50. :
Mr.. and Mrs. c.. F. Blanchard and
Mr.. Newman of Lowell, Mass, visit
ed at the home of P. III. Skinner a few
days last week. Mr.. Blanchard is a
retired apothecary of that place for
whom Mr. Skinner worked when he
was a boy and has not seen for
81 years, also Mrs Browning and
daughter, Genevieve, And Mr.. and
Mrs. E. T. Anderson and daughter,
Rufh
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Stolen Bases, McGovern, Snyder 2.
Sacrifice hit, Heath Two base hits,
B. Lee, Snyder, Hill. Struck out,
Hill 8, Wells a. Base on balls, Hill
3. Passed balls, Stevens 2. Hit bats
man, Hill 1.
Remember the game with Lyndon
vile Saturday on the Playground and
help with your presence and your
Fairbanks scales are known the
world over, and the fame of the Fair
banks baseball team is spreading
rapidly over northeastern Vermont.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-07-21

sT 5DlSSA: lSSA:LE-Two and one-half
Ssss "a itihg, known as the Whitney
b. Z %Scated at rear of Newport
Nj newport, Vt. Building 3Ox-
lsssiio.t,,a:n lsssiio oa!n. Fine opportunity for
y ir rt,nsg lug plant. Building now
3 n i;,orage, and paying good in
3 son;,. ;.,..'eTStment. For informa-
:, o s c;iI Z. F. Humphrey, New
. lpih' Hunt & Co., Inc, Bar
25tf
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September IL, 1881. In 1898 she mar
ried Fernado Chaffee and to them two
daughters, Hazel and Lucy, were
born. Mr.. Chaffee for a time was
shoemaker in this town, moving from
here to Lyndon Center where he died.
In February Mrs. Chaffee married
Charles Merrill of Whitefeld, N. H.
They had just settled at Lyndon Cen
ter, Mr.. Merrill working at the Vail
farm The funeral was held Tuesday
at l o'clock at the M. E. church in
Lyndonville. She leaves to mourn
her loss her husband and daughters,
two brothers, Albert L. Gleason of
Barton and Francis j. Gleason of St.
Johnsbury, and two sisters, Mrs.
Lila Dubois and Mrs. Ola Downer of
Lyndon Center.
GLOVER
Hill Crest farm has purchased a
Nash automobile.
Mrs. Helen Perry is attending Nor
NAL school in Keene, n. ii.
Rev. John Kimbbal1 supplied pull
nit in Morrisvil1e Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Bean spent the
weekend with friends at Lyndon.
Willie Lvon is assisting through
the haying season at Hill Crest farm
Herman Waterhouse of Poland,
Mo called on friends in town Mon
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Morris Wiley of Man
chester. N. H., visited IN Glover last
week.
The families of J. M. Borland ana
2 H Bean spent some time at Joe
pond last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oren Miles of Grove,
ton N H, and daughters were III
town on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs: Will Leonaru sa,sp spen, in
+be weekend sin their old nome In
Whitefield, N. d.
There will be no grange mee1the e
Ju1v %. The program given py .lT
vorng ladies was very mucn ehJoS GU
Mrs. Sophia Armstrong has 500
NJ ho,se in the village to Mr.. Gas
VOL of Greensboro, who mas taAen
possession.
Mrs Monroe Corliss, who was SO
-sa,.i,,,ate sl, as to break her arm py
eaIl;no from a load of hay, is maA-
ing rapid recovery.
D. N. Dwinen and family Oh New isst
- visited at Hill Crest farm iass
pweek Their son, Lane, WI. ds pGd Of
nert of his vacation Win liien'
the farm.
0a1o walcott motored TO Laco1la,
N n Saturday returning ouhoaS
I,,;+b Margery Bean, VINO mas ~ m
snending the past week wlOs ne
Gle. James Lang.
I.mes Salmon, an old resident Of Of
1alleo assad away at the home OIL
SJlovSa, fE;mbaII Sunday. The rune
li held Tuesday at 1 cloJL,
p "a, Iobn Kimban officiating ana ehe
bor;al was in Sheffield.
Amasa Crossfeld, PHILIPPINE Is.
,.nds visited at Hill Crest Iarm sr
ct week. it having been 4z yea
pa p;rne his last visit at the 1arm vi
.h he was born, and the farm r
"nicn i +he Bean family. be re-
mains IL Ia aerlv education In Glover
osS Ct Johnsbury, later studied Ia"
ID during Taft's administration was
ztationed at the Philippines where ne
bas remained. and practices law there.
He has a 2000-acre plantation with
1000 acres under cultivation Of hemp
and cocoanuts.
GLOVER COMMUNITY CHURCH
Pastor. Rev. John Kimban
Morning worship. IL a. m.
Sunday school at II m
Praise service at 7.30 D. m.
The topic of the pastors sermon
next Sunday will be Community
The subject of the social service
at 7.30 viii be, @Self Improvement"
WEST GLOVER
Harold Baker has bought an Over
land car.
Raymond Place has hired for the
summer with Dana Clark
Mrs. Nettie Baker and David. are
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FOUND

FoUND-small male d0g 1age. ea Short
me about the frs first 9th Of 'aan tam points:
haired, color, dark WIZ owner may
Understands Frencn. nronerty and
have same by provlnSS +. Chamber
having charges. freu 28-30p
lin Irasburg.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-07-21

Guests at w. P, Smiths Sundxy
were Mrs. Clara Walton of WezE
Somerville, Mass, a sister of Mr
Smith, and Mr.. and Mrs Charles
Smith and son, Eden, and Mr.. ami
Mrs. Harold Heath and daughter, Ex-
elyn, of Orleans.
IRASBURG
Frank Towne returned from Box-
ton Wednesday.
A son was born TO Mr.. and Mrs
Ferdina Mason Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. w. Russell are Wis
iting friends in Williamstown.
o. j. Shepard has had the Dodx
lightning rods placed on his barn
Miss Cassie Seavey was the guexz
of Miss Mollie Blake in Newport over
Sunday.
Mrs. Rose Dastons of Lowell.
Mass, is visiting her mother, NM
Joseph Courcy.
The band will give concert On
the common next Wednesday evening.
weather permitting
Mr. and Mrs. b. T. Chaffee anx
children visited relatives In Richford
and Berkshire Sunday.
Mrs. Mary Sherwood and daughtex.
Jeslyn, Of Sparr, Fla, are visiting
her aunt, Mrs. Eliza Sheperd.
Dir. and Mrs s. ID. Lester Of S.
Johnsbury spent Wednesday znH
Thursday with friends In town.
Mrs. II. B. chamberIin entertainef
the Good Cheer club at her home Izxx
Wednesday afternoon All report .
fine time.
Allen Gaynor Of Boston is spenx-
ing the week with his grandfath<x.
s. w. Beauclerk, and aunt. Mrs p
C. TempIeton.
Continued on page eigh ~ s
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TO RENT

TO RENT-Five-room tenement
on South Church street, Barton:
Mrs. L. E. HoIbrook. Z9tI
TO RENT-Store and three rooms
in Davis block, Barton: Steam neateo'
Store suitable for millinery, grocery,
;ca cream ~narlor. barber shop or fruit
s+and s Rooms up one flight and suit
able for LAWYERS, dental, or doctors
Office % or light housekeeping. May pc
ran+ed s;noIv or together. Apply
Clothes Shop, Barton: u
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FOR SALE-0ne Chevrolet run
r.-. II Al condition. Also one Blais-
= atha, complete with chuck, CEN
E cutting tools, etc. P. W. Law
E, Newport. If
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FUR SALE OR RENT-My build
is Il Clover village known as the
laC1 place, equipped with electric
rs, flush closet and spring water,
rg st0rage room. c. H. Kimball,
slTg,. 2Otf
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) I1;nss34 ii nss34LE-Owing to i'll health I
NJ :ea !: 70 offer for sale my mix
,crs .,- sOout zoo customers, also
j h. 9s!Ipment s:II for serving same,
Il IN. ballA from my herd of 20 COWS
! ..,,ss;s lave recently been placed on
L. Brigham, Newport, VT.
29tf
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t92 SALE-50 cords (about three
3s try four-foot wood at r. r. sid
4 niles north of Newport. $3.50
3 ND :. 0. B. cars. Guy Cour-
sr Vest Glover. 7tf
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HELP WANTED-Both men and
women, steady work. The work for
women is on small boxes, also veneer.
Pay is $3.50 per day. Hours 6.45 to
5.1S, one hour out for dinner. Sat-
urdays mill closes at II m. Any en-
ployee who has worked time as above,
So hours, will be paid for Sd hours, a
full week and 1919 extra bonus added
to their pay. Work for men is hand
ling lumber, manufacturing piano
backs, sounding boards and veneer
work. Also several butter tub max
ers, day or piece work. Same hours
and bonus as paid to women: Pay
depends on a mans ability and posi-
ton he is capable of filling. Over
time pay is time and half. Call and
see us. The E. L. Chandler Co., Or
leans 23tf
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FOR SALE-12 horse power OILS
syns nearly new with trucks, also I
: u.lsy blocks for l inch rope, 70
L roee. Price right. Edward D
z. Barton. 23rf
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DD SALE-Twenty-one Holstein
y ~ n good cows. to freshen "a few
,slT fslD the others in the Spring;
h T me three-year-old Registered
T3-siir + bull. Come early and AVOID
! rs5 D. Verrier, Barton, h r
l Evansville road. S-o1p
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FD2 SALE-Dandy IL horse pow
: nsoIne engine in perfect order,
"a reversible propeller. just rlgnt
r tss7y row boat, $40. Cost new
Tg n5i. B. C. Gay, Barton. 2S-29
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II;SIFIED ADVEkfloilst

.r,s will be Inserted under TN
..setli,.lS setligqss ner word for first insertlo'
Id 10 ceLos - word thereafter; Casi
q cent pr ~ order. No advertise
4, y ?aaS ?3sss,tsd for less than tt7enty-nr
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C,TF-Two 6x6 foot green
IlS SAD D Webster. 27tf
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J 1ua SALE-My place consisting
! r-.. -' barn and one acre of land
!. - S On Lake street and known as
=. .s.sf Sheltra place, opposite the
= - SSofenouse. Nice location, fine
- refer Paul, Barton. 2S-29
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lux SALE-2 rebuilt Ford road
r.: Es 1919 touring with starter, 2
= :. Ie0uilt tourings. These cars
: : u Be N good condition as they
n |. ISS oeIng oyerhauled and paint
! W, Lawson, Newport. 16tf
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MISCELLANEOUS

CASH PAID for furs, hlaes anu 1n
Junk. Telephone 5S-ll. Daniei OFF
Daasky, Barton.
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FOR SALE

m sALE-Oat straw. o. l.
! Cover.
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!. s'a 4, SALE OR RENT-Farm
-. w acres, sugar and apple or
= running water. Good house
= ~ ~, Uniy two miles from Bar
rr,,.. -ase on Westmore road. Good
b. :. g-afry on property. Also 18O
A. - woodland and pasture. j. NJ.
barton. 16tf
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NOTICE-Car of New BrunswJlch Jel
sh;n0lae & iust arrived, all graoaess;
anl. pr;ee r;obt E. r. Cook, Barton. zo1l
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1920-11-18
TRIBUTE TO BRITISH
New Home for Orphans Of War
Heroes Is Opened.
by American Admirers of
English VaIer.

New YOrk.-A home for fathcr!eSs
SONS of British war heroes has just
! cen opened In Reading 40 miles from
London. by the National Allied Relief
c,."'mlttee, working with funds raised
In The United States. according to m
announcement made by that organlZa-
lion. whose headquarters are AT No.
e West F0rty-fifth street, New York.
The announcement said that the money
for the home was supplied Through
American admirers Of British Vnlor."
and that the home was "a tribute Of
appreciation and memorial from the
American people" Lieut.. J. G.
Churchill of the British army has been
named headmaster of the hone. and
his wife. Mrs. Churchill, has been APP
pointed matron. 1t will be under the
protection of the British ministry Of
education. 1t will be home for +S
boys.
a check for maintaining tn" home
was taken to England few weeks
ago by John Moffat. chairman Of the
National Allied Relief committee. and
turned over to the British manage
inent committee. The home was for
pIerly st, Andrews home of the Waits
and Strays society of England and WAS
purchased furnished and fully
equipped.
The British management committee
is composed of Col. Arthur G. MUIR
ray, chairman; Maj. ]. ]. Astor. treas
urer; Evelyn Wrench, secretary; Lieut..
Col. A. s. Cleaver, Robert Grant. Jr..
G. Mills Mckay and James Van Allen
Shields.
The honorary patrons of the COM
mittee are Earl Reading, formerly
British ambassador to the United
States; Baron de Cartier de Marchi-
enne, the Belgian ambassador; Kijmo
Shidehara, the Japanese ambassador.
and DIR. Charles w. Eliot, president
emeritus Of Harvard university.
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LET ALL REJOICE
Taking Courage From the Spirit
of the Pilgrims.
Surely the People Of Today Have
More Causes for Thankfulness
Than They Possessed.

To us 1t certainly seems as though
the Pilgrims had little to be thankful
for. If the settlers In Plymouth could
sacrifice the sacrifices of thanksgiv'
ing" in 1921, what. pray. ought we TO
do in this year Of our Lord? Think OF
the blessings which We enjoy as the
commonplaces of the day, OF which
the Pilgrims never even dreamed! "A
vast territory mastered surveyed ana
thickly Observation-Disclosures treasures OF
farm, mine, forest and mill poured out
for human uses-innumerable inveD'
lions harnessed to the service OF hu-
man efficiency and cOmfOrt-a great
republic Conceived in liberty and ded'
icated to the proposition that all men
are created equal"-free political, edu-
cational and religious institutions
hitherto unknown and unparalleled
successfully established-a higher
grade Of material well being. wider
diffusion of culture. q nobler ideal OF
happiness, a finer conception OF de-
mocracy. achieved for all the people,
than the world has ever seen De1ore!
II is true, of course, that not all Ills
have been suppressed. nor all blessings
won. But because we have not YET
achieved everything is no reason why
we should not be glad that we have
achieved much! Because we have mol
vet won the goal of life is no reason
why we should not rejoice that we
have advanced! The world today Is
better than it ever has been before
Men have less suffering, greater happl
ness and nobler opportunity than In
any epoch past. Humanity is SUI,
fighting the same persistent Ills anu
seeking the same Elusive goods. Du'
I'm new fields and on higher levers
The goal still lies far ahead, nut De-
hind Is a long road Of miseries con-
q,lered and battles won.
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MILK FLOOD CLOGS B0WERY
Traffic Tied Up 70. Hour When 1920
Bottles Are Smashed In
Accident

New YOrk.-Thei cutters Of the
BOwery were awash with milk Sun
day. A large truck containing 24O
cases, or 1920 bottles, of the liquid,
was overturned at BrOome street,
when the wheels became damned in
the car tracks. Every bottle was
smashed. Traffic on the Madison ave-
nue. and Third avenue surface chr
lines was tied up for more than IN
hour.
Patrons of Bowery lodging houses
are aroused over announcement of an
advance in rates. The Bowery "ho-
tells" have increased their prices from
the Is and 20 cent schedule, main
tanned for many years. to double these
rates, in many cases, with an average
rate now of 40 cents.
In connection with the increased
rate many of the prOprietOrs have
eliminated the clean towel formerly
thrown in with the nights lodging.
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hold q special Thanksgiving service Of
that kind.
Thanksgiving menls were things to
remember. Those were the good old
days when doughnuts were made IA
big as bricks, and twas not thought
necessary to eat as many as sin, but
the doughnut came between n rs.
and on Thanksgiving day they we're
not greatly In demand.
For breakfast we always had
chicken with many 'fix.ns' and pan
cakes and sweet cider for dessert. 1t
was a meal for all day. but not long
after noon we all gathered for the
feast, and 1t was small family that
did net muster at least twenty strong.
We all went home to grandpn's, the
last one of US. Commonly every living
member of four generations would he
together for that day. no matter how
scattered their homes might be.
after dinner there'd be enough out
door sport to raise an appetite for six
o'clock supper and after supper in
door games among the young people
till bedtime, but even the oldest were
dragged into the games until they We're
tired out.
"There may be families TINT keep
up the old customs even YET bnt !
wouldn't know where to look for them.
Even If | did, don't suppose I'd be
able to get any of the mince and pump
kin pies. And If l should get any OF
them they wouldn't be such as grand
ma used to make"
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Infant Mortality Rate Declines to
81 to LOCO, Vital
Statistics Show.

Americas baby cnp In 1919 was a
Hygiene association.
An annual preliminary report on
vital statistics bv that organ'ZntiOn.
covering data from 2G9 cities with an
aggregate population Of 31,0O0Nn,
shows the infant mortality rate de-
cined to the encouraging figure of 81
deaths per 600 habies." n saving of
nearly 12.0c0 babies over the 1918 rate
and 1000 fewer deaths than In 1917.
In the cities covered by the report,
6S0000 births were recorded. while In
the entire country 1t Is estimated there
are $500 600 newcomers annually. All
of the cities included have populations
of 10000 or more.
Babies seemed to thrive well in
some Of the larger cities. where for
merly the death rate was very high.
Among the 81 cities Of more than go
600 population reported, ten were he
low the average for the 2G9 and the
death rate for the group was IS. two
points below the general average.
"Ten years ago" the report said. sit
was the aim Of many department Of
health to see this rate fall below the
100 mark. In 1910 only four Of the
twenty-four larger cities were above
It,"
One Of these was Pittsburgh. the
Smoky City" where the rate was 115.
Buffalo with 1O7. Kansas City, Mo-.
with 1903. and Jerey City. N. j.. with
1902 were the others.
Houston, Tex. was the best habv-
raising ground among the cities Of
more than 100000 and less than 90.
600. with n mark of 81. Berkeley. Cal.
had a baby mortality rate &c ~. while
Brookline. Mass. with population Of
less than 80 600. led all the rest with
the healthy percentage Of 40.
New York city registered 50. st.
Louis scored *. Les Angeles and San
Francisco registered CT and 65. respect-
lively, MINNEAPOLIS 81 and Seattle 81.
FL Paso. Tex. had the worst show
ing with 245. burlington. VT. was next
with $50. FL Peso, however. Is not in
birth registration urea. according to
the report.