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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-09-23
PROCTOR

There were 100 people all related and
descendants Of the Pitts family at a
reunion held here at the residence Of
Mr.. and Mrs. H. r. Burgess recently.
It has been the custom to hold these
reunions each year and the last was in
Syracuse. N. T.. year ago and this
Is the first one held in Vermont. Rela-
tives of Mrs. Burgess from Washing
ton, D. c.. New York city. Detroit.
Syracuse. Oneida, Osweso. Constantia,
Williamstown. Pawlet, ST Adams. Col
chester. Burlington. Rutland and West
Rutland. A picnic was held in Warner
grove in the afternoon and the evening
was spent at the residence of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. r. Burgess. This was the larg-
est gathering Of the Pitts family ever
held.
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JOHNSON

Mr.. and Mrs, N. J. Perry went to ST..
Adams Monday.-Charles Whiting was at
home Sunday from his work in St. AL
bans.-Mrs. H. A. Barrows and daughter
were In Burlington Monday.-Clark Dodge
went to Burlington Monday.-Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Evans. of Graniteville, were
lcallers here tho first of the week.-Leon-
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ne arent-Teachers association

the Parent Teachers association Mt
the high school Thursday afternoon
at four o'clock.-Miss Fannie Peabody
went Tuesday to Burlington where
she will enter the University of YER
month"; and Mrs. John Stone of
Bethlehem, Pa. are spending few
days with relatives in town.--Mr. and
Mrs. H. d. Crooks have gone to Jericho
to spend few days with relatives
The ladies of st. Thomas Episcopal
Church will hold n rummagc sale sat-
urday, October 6. in Grand Army hall.
may leave them with Mrs. j. s. East
Persons having articles to contribute
wood.-Mss Erica Bissell has re-
turned from Antrim. NJ H.. where che
has been spending the summer--Mr
and Mrs. B. w. Johnson and f. W. will
liams left Tuesday for an automobile
trip through the northern part Of tire
State and to Montreal.--Harry March
left Tuesday for Burlington. whore he
will enter the University of Vermont.
Miss Reba Maxfield returns to Mid
dlebury. where she is a student at
Middlebury College.
The funeral of Charles F. Aim, who
died suddenly at his home on Carver
street Sunday afternoon, was held al
tho house at two o'clock Wednesday aft.
ernoon, the Rev. Walter Thorpe, pastor
Of the Congregational Church. officlat.
ing. st. Paul's Lodge. No. q, F. and
A. NJ, Of which Mr.. Aim was a member
attended the funeral In a body. and the
Masonic burial service was conducted a,
the grave. The bearers were c. l.. Cliff.
ford, r. E. Chandler. F. r. Kingsley
F. B. Sumner, A. J. Ives and w. r
Smith Burial was In Pine Hill GENE.
tery.-Mr. and Mrs. II. A. Durgey Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Wenin and daughter OF
Dover. N. H., and Mr.. and Mrs. Dexter
Forbash of Rutland who have beer
visiting at the home of o. A. Durgey
have returned to their homes.--The meet
ing of the Rutland County Union Of the
Kings Daughters which was to have
been held September % has been post
poned until october 6. when the meeting
will be held at Fair Haven.-Mr. ant
Mrs. G. ]. Bradley are at their cottage
"7Jatequitit," at Lake Dunmore for ;
few days.-A telephone has been in
stalled at the home of Rollin Fay. cal
los-8.-Two barns belonging to Arthur
Goodno. a horse barn and COW barn. {
granary and silo we're destroyed by fir'
| Tuesday afternoon at what Ia known al
/ the Clark farm about one and one-hal
| miles south of this village. The barn
| contained between 20 and 30 tons Of hay
| 100 bushels of oats, and he had jus
finished filling his silo. The cause o
the fire is not known. The barns wer,
partially insured. but the crops will b.
total loss.-The rummage sale to b.
given by the ladies of ST. Thomas
Church will be held Saturday. October
| instead Of October g. as was announced
Persons having articles for this sal
will please notify Mrs. ]. S. Eastwood
! and the articles will be called for.-Th
Junior Circle Of the Kings Daughter
will meet Saturday at 400 p. m. in Gram
Army hall. A good attendance is de
sired to make plans for a masquerad
party.-There will be regular meetinl
OF Silver Lake Lodge. No. 20. X. of P.
| this evening at eight o'clock
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and mountain Views. Mr.. Mckee, pilot
of the plane. has been for several days
located in Newport.--Mr. and Mrs. Leon
Magnin Of Worcester. Mass. came re-
Gently to the home Of Mr.. Magnins
father, Joseph Magnin, and Thursday
night a son was born to them.-A paro-
chial school with about a dozen pupils
has been opened in rooms on the Burn
ham farm.-Mrs. w. B. Gilpin Is to enter
tain the Ladies' Aid society Friday aft
ernoon.-Mrs. H. o. Miller has listed her
farm for sale. Her farm was located
by her great-grandfather. Capt. Medad
Hitchcock Of Brimneld, Mass. and she
Ia the fourth generation to continuously
occupy It. Her son. Lee, has carried II
on for about two years, but owing to the
size OF the farm and changing condi-
lions, has decided to sell it.--W. o.
Wright has had the exterior of his resi-
dence painted and Dudley Traver has
had the interior Of his painted and
papered-Joseph Ryea has just received
an automobile, which was ordered for
June delivery.-Fred Johnson OF Leomin-
ster, Mass. visited his sister. Mrs. Alton
Anger, last week.
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CAMBRIDGE

Mrs. Mabel Moon, of Petersburg. N.
Y, and Mrs. Mamie Davis. of Boston,
were guests last week of Miss Nellie
Smith.-Fred G. LaBounty, Of Buffalo. N.
Y. came Saturday to spend weeks va
cation with his aunt and uncle. Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Observation-Disclosures Leavens
of Ludlow. spent Sunday at his home
here-Mr. and Mrs. George Whelan, Of
Montpelier, were guests last week of the
Rev. and Mrs. Walter Gould.-Mrs. Ann
Leach, Of Fletcher. visited Mr.. and Mrs
D. B. Stafford Wednesday.-Mrs Reba
Young and daughter. June, we're visitors
Friday OF her father, II. N. Gray.-Miss
Nellie Smith is In Burlington. the guest
of Miss Margaret Perley.-The Ladies'
Union will met on next Thursday after
noon at Smiths hall to tie a puff. which
will be sold later to the fair.-Mrs. c. L..
Gilman has gone to Providence. r. l..
to pass several weeks at her former home.
Miss Sophie Lohler Of Burlington, spent
Saturday and Sunday at her home here.
Mrs. Linus Leavens was visitor In
Burlington Friday.-R. G. Reynolds and
family left Monday night for New York.
where he will continue his studies at
Columbia Unversity.-Mr. and Mrs. An
drew Westman are the parents Of son.
born Sunday, September 19.-Mrs. Herbert
Rice and child, and mother. Mrs. Wiley.
of Alburg. are visiting at F. M. and M.
d. Willeys.-Mr Granger. of Los Angeles.
Calf, was the guest Of s. M. Sanford
Sunday.
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WOLCOTT

DR.. w. S. voorhiers concludes his prac-
tice of medicine here this week and leaves
for Richmond. where he expects to To-
cate.-Mr. and Mrs. John French and
Arthur Billiard and family. Of Plainfleld.
were visitors In town Sunday.-James
Evans, of Hartford. Conn, is a guest of
the Rev. and Mrs. Oldridge.-C. E. Haskell
leaves the last of the week for Boston
on business trip.-Frank Bordeau has
been a recent visitor in Observation-Disclosures
Blair has purchased a Ford Care. H..
Lurcy was in Greensboro the last of the
week.-Mr. and Mrs. G.. r. Bickford pass
ed Sunday with relatives in Swanton.
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NORTH CRAFTSBURY

The Craftsbury community fair will be
held Friday of this week. The stock ex
hibition will be held on Craftsbury Com
mon and the dairy products. vegetables,
flowers, fruit, canned goods, fancy ar
ticles. etc, in the gymnasium. All articles
for exhibition should be entered by 10
o'clock that morning. There will be a
program consisting Of community singing.
baseball game, parade. tug-of-war. relay
and sack races, open for all. Anyone who
does not come provided with lunch. will
find baked beans. brown bread, coffee
and doughnuts served by the domestic
science department of the academy at
moderate prices, the proceeds to be APP
piled towards new equipment. Ribbon
prizes will be awarded by competent
Judges-Miss Lois Hadley returned to the
University of Vermont Tuesday and sew
eral Of Craftsbury Academy, class 1920.
also entered colege.-Miss Sarah Miller.
who has spent the summer here, returned
to her home in Philadelphia Tuesday,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Keller and Mrs.
Bliss Farrar and children attended the
1amoille county encampment of the Amer
lean Legion at Morrisvile Sept. 15-
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Estelle visited in Barre
and Montpelier Thursday.-Marian E.
In South Albany.-The Rev. C. ]. Peter
! son was in Montgomery Center Septem-
Der 10 to officiate at a wedding in the Con-
gregational Church.-A daughter. Harriet
Pearson, was born to Mr. and Mrs. w.
l.. Dustan September 16.-There Will
| be stereopticon lecture, under the aus
! pices OF the Christian Endeavor society.
next sunday evening in Academy hail.
w. c. Hadley has been appointed as del
egate from the Congregational Sunday
school to the State Sunday school conven-
| ton In st. Johnsbury october l-3.-The
seniors Of the academy held their class
| business melting last week and the fol-
| lowing officers were elected: President,
Marian Peterson: secretary. Elma Cowles;
treasurer, Donald Kelly.-A meeting Of
the Girl Reserves will be held to-day In
| the academy hall.
WESTFIELD
very unusual feature Of the pri-
mary was that of $50 names on the
check list. l47 We're present and voted
or the three not voting one was Ill and
/ TWO were out of town.-Miss Natalie
, Bailey returned from Hartford, Conn.
| sunday Tor a short vacation.-Saturday
NJ Miller and family returned to Yonk-
ers, N " after spending ten days with
| their parents in town.-Miss Orcelia At
WOOD OF Enosburg Center was at Mrs.
H. ~ Miller's a few days last week.
owing to repairs on the furnace, there
was no school Thursday afternoon ana
FRIDAY and Monday this week,-W. u.
wright had one of his valuable span OF
horses die last week from Indigestion
MISS Lillian VIM Of Nashua, N. H.
came last week to spend a few days here
looking up the early family history. Her
grandfather was Lucius Stebbins' a
cousin OF many of the older inhabitants.
-lhahks to the Troy Central, several
people had the pleasure September 10 OF
seeing an aeroplane fly over the river
from newport to Lowell and return,
gong up around Jay Peak In order that
Harry Richardson of Newport, photo
srapher could get some fine local river
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-07-15
2,5oo, 900 ALIENS PREPARE TO
RETURN TO NATIVE LAND
u. S. immigration Head Declares Elk
odus Awaits Only Adequate
Shipping Facilities

New York, July S.-More than two
and one hall million foreign born res
idents OF the United States are wait
ing to &c back to the land of their
birth. today said +. A. Baker, super
intendent OF the Department of inn
migration
Lack of steamship passenger facil-
tiles, unsettled conditions in Europe
and currency deflations are some
OF the reasons for their being un-
able TO return to their homes. he
said.
OF those who have gone to Europe
with the intention Of settling there.
he said, a large majority return to
this country within few months
They discovered the H. c. OF l.. has
made the trip to Europe likewise.
Since 1918. departures have eN-
cecdcd arrivals and immigration has
been unstable and not comparable
with that OF pre-war days, he said.
The reasons. he said, include more
stringent passport laws. both here
and abroad, and the present Euro
pean unrest.
What nationalities will comprise
the next tide of Immigration cannot
be predicted, he said.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-07-15
DAUGHTER OF COX
RELATED TO HARDING
Mrs. D. ]. Mahoney Calls 6. o. P.
Nominee Uncle Warren

New York, July 7-Mrs. d. ]. Ma
honey has suddenly become the most
favored of American women, for she
is the only woman in the United
States who can claim relationship to
both presidential candidates. Mrs.
Mahoney is the daughter of Gov.
Cox, but because her mother is re-
lated to Senator Harding she has al
ways called him Uncle Warren.
Now she has to forego the usual
practice OF running down an oppon-
ent OF my fathers" for, she says:
I'VE are all fond of Senator Harding.
He is quiet, reserved and conserva-
tive. lie used to come to our house
in Dayton when l was little girl"
Mrs. Mahoney sat in the press gal
lcry throughout the convention, and.
no matter how strenuous the conven-
ton became, she remained calm to
the end, walking with her husband
after the final demonstration smiling
and serene. Mrs. Mahoney regrets
that more young women do not take
an interest in politics.
SO far as | can see, there is scarce
ly woman here at the convention
under 49, she said one day. Il wish
every woman in the country could
have an eight day course at a politi-
cal convention When asked if she
were looking forward to residence in
the White House she said:
oh, no; | have my home and my
husband. and that is enough for me
to manage at one time
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Pungent Paragraphs.
Compiled by Missouri State Journal,

Compiled by Missouri State Journal
1t will tax the ingenuity of Demo-
cratic spellbinders to say worse
things about the Republican leaders
than they are saying about one an
other.-Greenville Piedmont.
BY the time they get those J and
Scent coins minted there will be
nothing left that costs that little
indianapolis Star.
The Allies are not SO fond Of
Uncle Sam as they used to be. One
always cusses an uncle" when the
time comes to pay up.-Columbia
Record.
At eight-three John burroughs
gives the press OF the country this
message: Keep cheerful and get ont
better papers" Well do it, Uncle
John, Eighteenth Amendment and
newsprint scarcity to the contrary
Notwithstanding Transcript.
But when you see a reference to
Carmen" in the headlines these days
it is Jar more likely to mean strike
than an NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., N. G.,
News.
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See the Kansas City team play ball

See the Kansas City team play ball
Sunday.
Ed Crabtree is home from an ex-
tended trip through the west
Young men-Trade at the Young
Mems Store, Black & Sons 23-tt
]. G. Beegle, of St. Joseph, a one
time Butler boy, was business Wis
itor to this city last week
Mrs. Julia Gaines left Tuesday for
Higginsville, where she is the guest
at the home Of relatives.
Kansas City VS.. Butler Sunday.
Mrs. Ruby Phillips left the last OF
the week for Kansas City, where she
expects to reside in the future. :
Mems work shoes below cost this
month. Walker McKibben's.
Mrs. Byron Pipes, of Ranger,
Wyoming, is guest at the home of
her mother Mrs Mary Woody.
Mrs. G.. L. Robbins and SON; Joe,
who have been visiting relatives ia
Michigan returned home the first of
the week.
Headlights overalls will outwear
two ordinary pair. Black & Sons. 23-ti
Elmer Kinney came over from
Lawrence, Il Kansas, Saturday and
spent Sunday in this city with home
folks and friends
Special for Monday only, the 10Th,
$50 unbleached muslin for ~ LAC.
IL Observation-Disclosures.
Attend the auction sale of furniture
and household goods at Browns feed
yard, Saturday at 8 o'clock, July II
DEACON BROS.
Mrs. w. ]. Nix and daughter,
Marjorie, left the last of the week for
Elk City, Kansas. where they are the
guests of relatives:
Floyd Holloway came down from
Kansas City for visit with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Holloway,
on East Dakota street.
New Brogan style Ladies Oxfords,
$3.50. Observation-Disclosures.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-07-15

The French court of ar.u.is Thurs
day upheld the de-; ;inn of the |, wer
courts granting rank !. G aid a
divorce from Edith kcll, ,.1..i.. Nr.
Gould was granted divorce from
Edith Kelly Gould il Paris in 1910
Later Mrs. Gould attempted to have
the divorce annulled on the grounds
that the French courts were without
jurisdiction, owing to the fact that
she was a resident of the United
States. The court in the case over
ruled her plea and sustained the de-
cree to Mr.. Gould She then carried
the case to the court of appeals.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-07-15

Reports regarded by the war de-
partment as the most reliable yet re-
ceived. reached Washington Saturday,
were to the effect that Grover Clevc-
land Bergdoll, the millionaire draft
dodger, has been located in the
northeastern part of the United
States near the Canadian border.
Secretary Of War Baker declined to
give more definite information but
said agents were working ON the case
and are sanguine of the authenticity
of the report.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-07-15

Appointment of Van S. Merle
Smith, to be third assistant secretary
President Wilson designated Sec
rotary of War Baker as chairman ci
the new water power commission
Friday. The commission is created
under the water power Legislation
recently enacted by congress which
makes the secretaries o! war, agri-
culture and interior members Of the
commission. Organization OF the
commission will take pace as soon as
Secretary Meredith returns from the
San Francisco conventi. y. sai, Mr..
Baker.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-07-15

General Pablo Gonzales, one OF the
strongest political factors in Mexico,
has revolted against the De La Hucr-
ia provisional government, it was re-
ported in an intercepted message to
Mexico City, signed Gen. p. Elias
Gales, a copy OF which reached San
Antonio Thursday afternoon. Con
zales, who has resided in Monterey
since his retirement from the army,
left Monterey Thursday at the head
of 500 men, Gales message said.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-07-15

A charge that the anthracite coal
industry is dominated by a monopol-
istic system that presses Mp to
squeeze the consumers and to
squeeze the wage-earner, by divert
ing profits at points where neither
can see them through the screen Of
bookkeeping and legal devices" was
made before the Anthracite Coal
Commission. by w. Jett Iauck, in ar
guing the admissibility of exhibits
on profiteering and monoply on be-
half Of the United Coal Workers of
America. and to which the represena-
tives OF the operators interposed OBJ
;ections.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-07-15

John \. Lewis, better know as Eli
jah H., pretender to the power of
the late John Alexander Dowic,
founder OF n-City,dicd at his
home at Zion City Thursday of heart
disease. He was 70 years old. Lewis
was Dowie's legal at .sN and when
the head OF the Zion chu.ch diec he
cited Lewis in .lis w:.l a, his success
or. Wilbur Glen Voliva. the First
Overseer of Zis.n. unlisted Lewis
right to the succession and was elect
ed head of the chuch
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-07-15

Inauguration of a campaign for a
federal constitutional amendment
making divorce impossible was an
nounced by Rev. DR.. Walter Gwynne.
general secretary of the Society for
the unfolding of the Sanctity of Mar
rage. Vigorous propaganda will be
carried on. Dr.. Gwynne said, to ex-
tend the membership of the organiza-
ton to every Christian denomina-
ton in, the country, and minister of
every creed will be urged to refuse
to perform the marriage ceremony for
any person who has been divorced.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-07-15

Civil war has broken out in China
according to advices received Friday
at the state department. The Ameri-
can legation at Pekin cabled that the
Anfu party is leading a revolt. One
force was reported to be advancing
at point thirty miles from Pekin.
Tuan Chi Jul. former premier and war
minister, is leading the revolt; ac-
cording to the cable, assisted by Gen
eral Hsu Shucheng, former vice-min-
lister OF war
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-07-15

Marie Anne Houde Gagnon, under
sentence Of death at Quebec for the
murder by cruelty and neglect of her
granddaughter, Auroe, Thursday, gave
birth to twins, boy and a-girl, in
the Jail infirmary. The father is
serving life sentence in St. Vim
cent de Paul Penitentiary for COM
plicity in the murder of his daughter.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-07-15

Several Misso,rians who were at
tending the convention at San Fran
cisco recently, among whom was
Gov. Gardner, took night off and
proceeded to explore San Francisco's
Chinatown. The Cinnamon had be-
come trifle bored by the crowds Of
sightseers and as the Missouri party
were passing up dark alley they
and their police escorts were deluged
with overripe hen fruit. 1t is said
the clothes cleaners had rush OF
business next morning.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-07-15

Mrs. Milla ID. Shonts lost her fight,
temporarily a, least, to administer the
estate OF the late Theodore p. Shonts,
her husband. when the court of ap-
reals Thursday night reversed the
ruling OF the appellate division and
affirmed the surrogates decree
Shouts, who was president of the ~
ter borough Rapid Transit Company
here. lett his 100000 fortune to a
friend. Mrs Amanda {. Thomas.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-07-15
MISSOURI NOTES

In some places they enforce the
anti-cigarette law. A Nevada, Mo-.
merchant was fined $40 the other day
for selling cigarettes to a minor. He
claimed that he had left his store in
charge OF a boy who had made the
sale through ignorance of the law.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-07-15

Fear Of being buried alive prompt
ed Joshua Bays. aged resident of
Jerico Springs, Cedar County, to re-
quest that his body be packed in ice
three days after death, then to be
buried, If no signs of life were pres
cnt, without enbalming. He died
Sunday and relatives complied with
his request, hauling five hundred
pounds OF ice from Lamar Bays
was more than 80 years old. In ear
lier days he was known throughout
Southwest Missouri as the owner of
Black Rat, race horse that ran in
rider