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MIDDLESEX

The specia! offering for the Near East
RELIEF, which was overlooked last Sun
day. will be received next Sunday.--The
Christmas tree program will be given in
tho church this evening-A congregation
OF about 10 attended service last Sunday
and there were Il in the mems class
very gratifying figures. Next Sunday Mr.
Sails will preach on "Ths Christmas
Gift" and will be prepared to receive
into church membership any who are
ready~to be admitted.-The Corner school.
taught by Mrs. Emma Briggs. closed
December IS with Christmas tree in
the afternoon. Quite a few were pres
emit and all had good time. The chill.
dren gave a purse Of money to the teach
ers. This has been q very successful
term. 10 OF the pupils having an average
Of over 80 per cent. The number OF pu-
pills 10 %. average attendance Is. Those
having no marks OF any kind are: Iona
Shirley. Hasel Hubbard. Fioris Fireman.
Thelma Hubbard. Lester Burke. Vivian
Hubbard. Royce Freeman. Muriel Hut
chins. Mavis Freeman. Ray Bagley miss
ed ono day. Those having the most head
marks In spelling are: Fourth class.
Vivian Hubbard: third class. Hasel Hub
bard and Floris Fireman. with the same
number,
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WORCESTER

Thomas Symonds, who has been suffer-
Ing from severe rheumatic attack. Ia
reported better and hopes to get out in a
few days.-Charles Gymer. who recently
moved to Montpelier. has returned and Is
living In the John Richardson place, near
the old Clark mill.-W. w. Jackson. who
recently bought the Plummed- Richardson
place at the Corners, has transformed the
barn into fine up-to-date shop with
modern machinery for repairing in wood
and iron and farm machinery. He has
secured the services Of Albert Anderson
OF Claremont. N. H.. n competent black
smith SO that patrons will be sure Of hrst
class work.--Glenn Dodges passed the
Weekend in Montpeiier.-Miss Gracia
Dodge OF Montpelier is passing two
weeks vacation with her grandparents.
Mr.. and Mrs. A., L. Johnson.--Mrs. Dennis
Kellogg. who has been In che employ Of
the National Life at Montpelier during
the rush time before the holidays. has
returned home.-Mrs. C. w. Taylor and
daughter Lillian, were business visitors
In Montpelier Saturday.-Richard w.
Taylor Is home from Goddard Seminary
for the holidays.-Mrs. George w. Wilson
10 the guest Of her sister, Mrs. A. C.
Jones, OF Barre. for q few days.-Wu
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SOUTH ROYALTON

News has been received Of the marriage
Of Miss Marion Southworth to Theron
Clifford. formerly of Fast Bethel. Both
are graduates Of the South Royalton high
schol hut have recently held positions In
Springfield, Mass. where the wedding
took place.--Miss Jennie Goodrich, who
has had employment for several months
in New York city. Is az home for the
on Saturday were FL
mer Doyle from Holy Cross College, Wor-
caster. Mass, and Miss Norma Clifford
who Is teaching in the high school at
Peterboro, n. H.-Everett Edison, of Ran
dolph, was in town Sunday.-A son was
born Friday to Dr.. and Mrs. Tenney.--
Mrs. Bolan and son. Edmund. have gone
to Boston for the winter, leaving Bculah
to continue her course in the high school.
She Is boarding NJ Mrs. George Browns.
Mr.. ana Mrs. II. II. Stewart and Mrs.
Clara Alexander and son. Robert. with
Miss jennie Goodrich are to spend Christ
mas with Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Smith at
White River NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. tree
exercises will be held at the Methodist
Episcopal Church Friday evening Of this
week.-Mrs.. Blanch Ellis has nearly re-
covered from her recent illness and ex-
poets to resume her work az teacher In
grades Ave and six after the Christmas
holidays.--On Sunday afternoon n COM
nunity service In the interests OF the
Boy Scouts was held in the school house
on Dairy hill. The chief speakers were
Don Blake. Of Sharon, Judge Whitman, OF
South Royalton. and Secretary Hurd. OF
White River Junction. a largo audlenc,
was present.-TheodoIe Whitman comes
homo this week for the Christmas vaca
tfOC.
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EAST CALAIS

The East Calais Union Sunday-school
will have its Christmas concert In the
church Sunday, December % a. one
o'clock. There will be no tree laden with
gifts but everyone 10 asked TO bring
gift which Will be donated to some good
cause as has been dono In the past two
years. This year the school voted to pre-
sent the gifts to one Of the nelghbors,
who recently was severely injured. He has
tho sympathy Of every one. so we hope
many viii come to the church on the
above date. hear o good concert, and help
to swell the gifts TO generous proportions.
&C. 4. Wing. who has been visiting rel
stives in Massachusetts for several weeks.
has returned horle.--Mrs. Myra Lamb is
spending few weeits In North Calais
with Mira. Ada Cate.-A daughter was
born to Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Jackman at
Mrs Alice Cariey's December u.-Marion
Remission has returned home from God
dard Seminary for tho Christmas vaca-
tion.-Messrs. Wilbur and Remission have
been working on the Union Telephone
line for tho past few days.-The officers
OF the Grange for the coming year are:
Master. +. II. Gray; overseer C. J. Lamb
lecturer, Dora Balentine; steward. A. y.
Cove; assistant steward, l.. c. Tchoctts;
chaplain, Ethel Gray; secretary and
treasurer. 1. w. Gray; gatekeeper. r. C.
Goodall: Ceres, Alta Cove; Pomona. Flor
ence Warren; Flora, Mabel Clough; lady
assistant steward. LILA Tebbetts.
Clarabell Brown has returned 70 Wood
bury. where she is to teach the winter
term OF school.--Mr. and Mrs. u. L.
Charles were recent visitors In South
/ WOODBURY.
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BURLINGTON FREE AND TINES

Of Forestdale, near Brandon, who was
shot by the accidental discharge OF
gun belonging to her brother-in-law, Ia
now resting comfortably, with prospects
of recovery.-Miss Louise Barber returned
to Rutland Sunday to renew her work In
business college.--Mrs. Truman r.
Coats will go to Chicopee Falls Christ
mas and Mabel Brown, Mrs. Coatess
daughter. will meet them there.--Arthur
Graham, who worked in tho barn at
the Mountain View Stock Farm four
years and has recently been appointed
manager of the Mountain View Stock
Farm, owned by william II. Bush. starts
for Lexington. Ken, on Tuesday, Decem-
Der 81. He has, been away from home
four years and goes back to visit his fa-
Their and mother. He will be absent about
two weeks.-Union services were held at
the Methodist Church Sunday evening.
the Rev. David II. Strong preaching a
very appropriate sermon for the occa-
sion
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ARTIFICIAL PEARLS
(From the Daily Colonisp


A short string Of real pearls, imper-
fectly graduated, can BIO bought perhaps
for 81. 0oO but a string of the same length
In the finest pearls. perfectly graduated.
will cost from $50 900 up, and In the longer
strings the price will run to $l50.Ooo at
least. Artificial pearls are very skillfuiH
made, and they are not inexpensive, the
price being anywhere from SIS 10 $1,000
This will include the cost OF het clasp.
There are different ways Of making the
artificial pearl. They range from the
cheap little pearl that the children wear.
which used to be Ave to 10 cents a string.
to the finest made pearl known as tho
Indestructible" The children's pearls are
OF blown glass, with pearl effect In
coating on the inside. and very fragile.
Regular commercial pearls are known
as the half-hlled. the FULFILLED and tho
indestructible. The frst two are hollow
beads, Into which Is inserted the nacre
or Ash silver. made from Ash scales, a
product coming chiefly from Russian
sources. This was unobtainabie during
tho war. but 10 now again on the mar
ket. The indestructible pearl has for
foundation usually a composition OF
opaque glass or crushed mother Of pearl.
on the surface OF which IL blown the ash
silver in various layers. from three to
.. the finer pearls having the greatest
number OF coatings.
France makes the finest indestructibls
pearls Excellent ones are also made In
Germany. and Japan In recent years has
been producing an inferior grade OF hol.
low. coated pearls. and during the last
two years has made some advance in the
manufacture OF the indestructible pearl.
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HAPPENINGS IN VERMONT
CONTINUED from pnge ~

lge of handsome gladioli bulbs to each
member, which was greatly appreciated.
MIR. and Mrs. T.. II. Hitchcock have re-
,eived word of the birth of son, Ken
meth Ebridge, to their nephew, Maurice
Lawrence, at Portland. Me. Mr.. Law
renee lived with them many years after
his mother died.-Ralph Miller came home
from Montpelier Seminary Friday for
two weeks vacation.--Milton Bell ex-
poets to go to Southern Pines, N. c..
the first of January for the winter at a
big hotel.--Miss Chela Miller Is expect
cd home from Hartford, Conn, for the
holidays with her mother, Mrs. II. d.
Miler.-Miss Hazel Miller is expected
home from Springfield Mass, for the hol-
days with her mother, Mrs. Fremont
Miler.-Mr. and Mrs. Albert Eastman, Of
Lyndonvillc. are coming home Friday
for the holidays with relatives.-A daugh-
ter, Doris Alice. was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Harold Breer December 15.-The village
schools have q Christmas entertainment
to-day and do not keep again till after
the holidays.
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wheat and possible tax increases within
a year to two.
The German representatives have been
asked to estimate the amount Of Ger
man wealth at present in neutral coun-
tries and how Germany plans to CONF
pensate her citizens for property seques-
trated and liquidated abroad.
Delegates have been pledged to secrecy,
but there Is a general impression they
viii recommend that their governments
permit Germany TO keep some Of the S0.-
600 tons Of shipping she was ordered to
surrender under the Versailles treaty. The
United States is still regarded as the only
banker who can furnish Germany with
tho necessary credit.
The American dollar Is mentioned fire.
quently as O desirable standard in ex-
pressing reparations figures. 1t IL i'm
possible for Germany to export gold
marks. and the dollar is considered the
most stable unit al present.
Belief was expressed here to-day that
when the conference assemblies next
month Il will be we'll on the way toward
n settlement Of the reparations question.
Tho conference adjourned at noon to-
day until January H. Before the meeting
closed the allied experts told the Ger
man delegates there was o. good pros
poet of reaching an agreement on the con-
cessions asked by Germany and indicated
that with continued good will on both
sides during the January sessions q go
luton of the rcparations problem would
be In sight.
The adjournment was taken to enable
the Germans to get further information
on tho questions submitted by the allies
and to facilitate an investigation OF pay
mcnt of the German debt abroad and
other matters.
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ROCHESTER,

Robert Atwood and Miss Rose Greeley,
both Of this town. were united in mar
rage at the Methodist parsonage at
White River Junction. December 49,
Deer were plentiful this year In Roches-
ter. 81 being killed and reported to Will
tam McCray.--The cantata and pageant
which was given In Pierce Memorial hall
Sunday evening BY the united chors Of
the three churches. was a great success.
The amount raised for the announced
objects was $3.50 over 200 people were
pressnt.-viola Holt IL here from, Middle
bury College and staying with Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Ilennedy.--Robert Greeley
and Mrs. Chatterton were in Woodstock
last week on business. AT the Methodist
Church Friday evening. December "a, a
supper will be given to the Sunday-school
and all children of the parish a, $50 p.
M, with a tree and exercises in the eve
ning.-Thc village high and graded schools
closed Friday last for two weeks. The
trees and programs were much enjoyed.
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possession. The consideration is said to
have been about 5000. They have rooms
in the house now. Other occupants Will
not be asked to move. These will include
the Leland Moving picture concern. deal
ers In moving picture supplies. Messrs.
Hick and Pryce of the firm, have taken
over the active management Of the com
pany. Mr.. and Mrs. Leland leave by auto
mobile for Los Angeles to spend the
winter In hopes that It will benefit Mrs.
Leland's health. Mr.. and Mrs. Going re-
Gently bought the Derrick store In the
Playhouse building. Mrs. Going Is in
charge of the store, while Mr.. Going Is
deputy commissioner of agriculture at
the State House.
Mrs. Cora Il. Hale, wife of George o..
Hale, died about 1880 O'Clock Friday
morning at Hcaton hospital. where she
had been n week for treatment. She has
oeen In poor health for some years and
recently was taken to the hospital ex-
pect!ng TO have an x-ray taken TO es-
tablish the cause Of her poor health. but
she did not gain strength enough and
died Friday morning. She was native
OF East Montpelier, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Carr who live on Ridge
street In Montpelier. Tn her early life.
she moved to Middlesex, where she was
educated. She attended tho Baptist
Church. Her surviving relatives are her
palents, her husband, and q brother.
Delbert Carr. of Montpelier.
Three large dcrr!clss have arrived at
tho East Montpelier railway station and
are being moved to the Hughes Granite
company's quarry In Calais. They are
of Oregon fir. The masts are 102 10t and
167 feet long respectively while the booms
al foot long ho, ut-f., ipS 40 IL.
pacity OF 30 tons on a single line. Three
other derricks of like capacity are ex-
pected shortly with two dobe cars cleo
tricaiy equipped Of 100 and 10 horse
each. Tho Hughes Granite company
bought the quarry last summer Of c.
S. whittier and are developing 1t fast.
Tho wonder" basketball, team las
night defeated the Montpeler American
Legion team; by score of q to /.
Gen. II. r. Johnson, adjutant general
has returned from Plymouth. Mass.
where ns aide TO Gov. i. w. Clement h,
attended the 3Cnth anniversary celebra
ton that took place in Plymouth Tues
daE of the Landing OF the Pilgrims. Som'
Of the New England States were not rep
resented at the celebration. Harvey u
Goodell. secretary TO Governor Clement
has MISC returned from trip TO Boston
ON State matters
{ a representative Of the Standard OF
company, Mr.. Wright who was IN TIL
ciiy Wednesday, upon directions of tn
management OF the company. notified tn
company'a agents in Vermont 10 see tina
all Of their drivers changed their none.
I, into checks as fast as possible in orde
that if any robbery occurred, the cur
rency would rot be lost. This IA the re
suit of n hOil-llD If ono of their AGENT
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GERMANY MUST PAY
100,000,000 900 MARKS
And In GolA-Amount COllectable, Ex-
perts Say, II Help IL Given

And In GolA-Amount COllectable, Ex-
perts Say. II Help IL Given
Brussels. Dec. o. (By tho Associated
Press).-Payment by Germany OF 10000
10000 marks In gold remains the basis
upon which experts and delegates to the
second financial conference in session here
are working. This amount. although far
below what was authorised by the treaty
OF Versailles, il considered by them col
lectabie only on condition that Germany
is helped along the lines suggested by the
German delegates.
Allied experts. In secret individual re-
ports recognize Germany's real necessities,
and delegates generally are impressed by
arguments that Germany Is an insolvent
creditor who must be maintained as a
going concern. The extent to which strict
fulnllment of the Versailles treaty may
be waived. however. depends upon the
allied governments.
Virtually none Of the delegates Is still
Of the opinion that the treaty can be
executed literally and allied experts agree
with the Germans that PREPARATIONS must
DO be- paid chiefly in kind. Some cash.
however. will be demanded after q year
OF two. II not Immediately.
To-day's meeting was really In pro-
paration for tho recess which will be
taken until Janusi:; 70. Allied delegates
planned to meet apart this afternoon for
the purpose Of exchanging views and
reaching Q common accord which will
DO reflected in reports to their govern
ments.
German delegates are stili working on
tho list OF questions submitted by the
allies. which cover a wide range. 1t 10
inferred from some Of -:hom that the
allied experts believe that indirect taxa
ton In Germany IS not high enough.
/ Other questions concern tho German H.
nancial policy relative to taxation Of
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Rutland County
BRANDON

Sunday was observed as every men,
ber'' day at the Baptist Church.
canvass was made during the day and
over 100 was subscribed. 1t was voted to
extend a call to the Rev. ]. " Carton
to become pastor of the local church
The Rev. Mr.. Carton was a former pastor
here several years ago.-Theodore
Crockett is spending his vacation from
Phillips Andover Academy at Andover.
Mass, at the home of his parents. Mr..
and Mrs. George w. Crockett.-E. A.
Palmer is moving from his house on Cen
ter street to his tenement house formerly
occupied by Mrs. Hatch on Center street.
--Neshobe Grange conferred the third and
fourth degrees on class OF q candi-
dates last Saturday evening, after which
a banquet was served.-Stewart Eastwood
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Chase of Quincy,
Mass, are visiting at the home of Mr..
Chase's mother. Mrs. Laura Chase.-Miss
Catherine O'Connor and Miss Margaret
Force have returned from Rutland. where
they visited friends.-Mrs. Harry ]. Predi
ger went Monday to Northampton, Mass,
where she will remain for several days
with relatives.-The funeral of Miss
Pamela Seager, who died at her home
on Park street Thursday morning. was
held at the house Sunday afternoon at
2:c0 o'clock, the Rev. Walter Thorpe. pas
cor Of the Congregational Church. officiat-
Ing The bearers were w. II. Harrison.
Frank Flint. Hugh Seager and DR.. Bow
man Seager Of Troy Mich. Burial was
in Pine Hill cemetery.
Misc PAMELA Seager diod at her
home on Park street Thursday morning
after a few days Illness with pneu-
monia She was Sc years of age. She
Is survived by one brother Bowman
Seager of Michigan and several nieces
and nephews.
The annual meeting of Silver
Lake Lodge, No. 40, Knights of Pythias.
was held Thursday evening and these Of
fcers were elected for one year: Chan
cellor commander. r. l. Marsh: vice.
chancellor. Carroll A. June; prelate,
Reginald Ray; master-at-work. w. G.
Scott; master-at-arms r. A. Denton
keeper of records and seals. Bernard O.
Bush; master of eXchequer, A. II. Hendry
master of finance, C. J. Rowe; trustee for
three years. G. j. Rowe: stewards, r. II
Everest and w. II. Tarbe At the close
Of the election venison supper was
served
Clerk of the Fire District Il. 4. Kings
ley has posted the warning for the an.
nual meeting of Fire District No. 1. which
will be held Monday evening. January
in the town hall.-Miss Mabel Riseing OF
Montpelier is spending her vacation al
The home of her parents. Mr.. and Mrs
r.. r. Riseing.-Mrs. Guy Bump ant
children have gone to Pitfsfield. Mass.
where they will remain several days with
relatives.-The members of the Congre
gational Sunday school will have a sup
per in the chapel Friday evening at eigh
o'clock which will be followed by severa
reels of moving pictures.-"Whip-p poor
will" Farm. owned by C. J. Rowe con
sisting of 1872 acres has been sold to Mrs
George E. Edwards. who will take pos
session January I.
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MORETOWN

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Francis and chill
dren Of Burlington are guests at the
home Of Mrs. NJ. Regan on South Hill
Mrs. Celia Shee and Mrs. Fred Shontell
visited Mrs. Lewis Palmer ut her new
home in Waitsfield December 15.-Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Sawyer were In Montpelier
and Barre F'rldey.-Afrs. Birney Griffith
was in Montpelier Thursday. Mrs. Addie
Sawyer il assisting at the Ward Lumber
company store during the holiday sea-
son.--Harold Uaylett has returned to
Burlington. Foster Slayton OF Barre Is
at Walter wiicox's home.-The several
students from out of town are ut their
respective homes for the Christmas re-
cess. Kenneth Ward of Dartmouth Col
lege Is at home for the holidays.-hfrs.
Celia Shea was in Montpelier Friday.
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WATERBURY, CENTER

Through the kindness Of Warner Wood.
ward. Q church wood pile will be cut from
his wood lot on tho "Hogback" range.
Work will probably be commenced on
this next week.-Eighty-fou were count
ed In the congregation Sunday morning.
80 remaining for Sunday school. The eve
ming attendance was about 40.--The hos
tital pageant. mo Room in the Inn." will
be part Of the Christmas tree program
Friday evening in Seminary hall.-A spe-
cial appeal Is made for funds for the
Deaconness hospital. Offerings may DO
brought. or pledges made. either Friday
evening or Sunday morning. Sermon top
les for next Sunday: THE Christmas
Gift" and 1.-THE Glory of a GOOD Kesolu-
tion."
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CLARA BARTON SMITH
FINALLY SURRENDERS

Juarez, Dec. 22.-Clara Parton Smith.
wanted in Ardinore, Okla. in connection
with the murder of Jake l.. IIamon,
Oklahoma millionaire, arrived here to-
night and Immediately was taken into
custody by Sheriff Garrett of Ardmore
who had arrived on the border An hour
before.
After Miss Smith otepped from the
train which came from Chihuahua, she
rushed to Sheriff Garrett, shook hands
with him cordially, and exclaimed, "Mr.
Garrett, I am so glad to see you
The sheriff then conducted her TO
waiting automobile and tho party os
peace officers and attorneys drove toward
the home OF James L. Smith, tho wo-
mans father.
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LABORING DAY IN
PETROGRAD IS is HOURS
IO5 Lnborers Who Wanted 1t Shortened
and Morc Food Arc Executed

London. Dec 22.---A serious labor
riot occurred recently in PetroGrad In
which many persons were killed or In
jured says a. Helsingfors despatch to
the Central News under yesterdays
date. The riot was crushed and los
laborers were executed. the despatch
adds.
The trouble started when the Soviet
authorities refused the demand OF tho
city laborers for moro food and short
ening of the working day, which Is 16
hours.
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WARREN

Albert Tucker and Walter Murray vera
badly injured Dec. II whom the roof Of
an old house they were taking down col
lapsed and buried them. Hiram Pierce
escaped injury. Tucker suffered injuries
TO his back and Murray was hurt about
the hips ana thighs. 1t IL not believed he
sustained any broken bones.-Mr. and
Mrs. Alfred Lamb. who went to Massa-
chusetts last October for visit. have re-
turned home.--Mrs. Myra Palmer ID I'LL
j. p. Greenwood has returned from Prov
idence. Il. The Norwich Musical. club
gave a pleasing entertainment at the town
hall Tuesday December IA for the benefi,
0f
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BENSON

Preparations are being made for a union
Christmas tree on Christmas eve. The
two churches are unitins.--James Noble
a junior in Middlebury College. Is home
visiting his mother, Mrs. Ida Noble, Miss
Rudell Creech returned to New York city
her home. on Friday.-Miss Ruby Gould,
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SOUTH WOODBURY.

Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Sabin were In
Hardwick Monday.-The Rev. c. c. Nor
rill, Of Burlington, preached q helpful
discourse here last Sunday.-Christmas
exercises will take place At the church
Friday evcning--Parley Wheeler Is spend
Ing tho winter with his brother. Simon.
in Calais.--Timothy Angel 10 stopping
for awhile at the old homestead.