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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-02-12
Windsor County
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION

Preparations for the annua pulp wood
drive down the Connections. White and
West rivers, and under the supervision
of th' Champlain Realty company the
main p.iicc Of which is in Whit" River
junction. are fast approaching compile
ton. The drive SHOWN the White river
will this year he of record breaking size.
as it will include the accumulation Of
two years. as that of 1919 was, at the
last moment, postponed. The White
river drive this year will aggregate &c.
100000 feet. The Connecticut river drive
will not this year be as large as usual
and particularly so as compared with that
of last year, when nearly 1S,O0o.0oo feet
in all were set afoat to Various places
on the river. Three million feet of
this years drive will be halted a tthc
Wilder International Paper company,s
MILLS. The drive down West river this
year will be of exceptional Importance.
as its estimated size is 100000 feet. all
of which will be halted in Brattlcboro.
Miss Lille Lyman, a life long resident
of this place. died at the family home
stead early Sunday morning following a
10 days illness. Miss Lyman was the
daughter of the late Mr.. and Mrs. George
Lyman and granddaughter of Elias
Lyman, Il pioneer settler Of Hartford.
She was about 20 years of age and with
her sister, Miss Louise Lyman had al
ways lived in the ELIAS Lyman homc-
stead.
State superintendent of rural schools.
]. y. Whittier. was in town Saturday in
conference with y. j. Whitehill, super
intendent of Hartford town public
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Sea bass and Albacore are also found
In abundance. The White Sea bass.
Whlle moro uncertain in it's visits 10
the Catalina waters is another gamy
nsh sometimes caught, Two varieties
or huge sword fish fairly infest the
waters and a fight with one Of them
IS no easy task and affords plenty IF
excitement. This year there uerc
many leaping Tunas ranging from 40
to zoo pounds caught while sword fish
Weighing from 100 TO 800 pounds were
in and huge Black Sea bass
aoout the same weight fell before the
wv OF the plucky fishermen.
only a snort time ago a New Jersey
man who has h%arpooned devil 1sb ana
big sharks in Florida came Ia s.n,a
Catalina to try his luck and whIIe ont
cruising in his launch two msles p-on
the island sighted a huge SIM s.h
basking in the sunshine. He haa
taken many game fish at sen so ho
threw a harpoon at the marine NOV
ster but it glanced off as if the hid
was granite. Then he cautiously came
carer and his second thrust struck
nome and the fish began to fight. Ne,,
his guide seized a gaff and plunged
II INTO the corner of the fsh's mouth
n tried to pull It to the launch hut
the weight OF tho monster was 90
great h a the boat listed. Like a
whale the fish belched great volumes
or water m 1t was not until the fish,
had hred several shots from
a largo revolver that the fish was
subdued. Other fishermen saw the
night and came 70 lend assistance but
FISH was SO heavy TINT the avail !
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HAPPENINGS IN VERMONT
continued from page fowyp

way at her homo in Colbyvillc. Sophia
harravcr was born in st. Paul, Canada
g years ago last April. She first married
Joseph Alter, who died several years
Ego. Her second husband Joseph Farm
nam passed away eight years ago. the
deceased is survived by eight children,
Joseph Alter. William Alter and Ed
nund Alter. Mrs. Sophia Merchant. Mrs.
Augustus Turner of this town; Mrs.
Burnham Colby and Mrs. Walker Jones
" Worthwhile and Mrs. Joseph Muicr OF
Berlin, \. y. There are also "A grand
'1ildrcn and four great-grandchildrcn
The deceased was an honorcd mother ana
uadc much of her home lfc.-Mr. and Mrs.
J. W. Clappcr and two children spent
sunday in tndcrhill.
saturday evening Is OF the school
friends of Miss Bcruicc Graves gather
cd at her home as a surprise for her
seventeenth birthday. Refreshments
were servcd.-Ncws of the birth of n
daughter to Mr.. and Mrs. 4. Frank
Perry of Barre has been received
Mr.. and Mrs. Evans are in Virginia
with Mrs. Evans parents and later
they will 20 to Oregon TO make their
home.-Mrs. Grace Van Morgan of
Bristol was ~ recent guest of Mrs.
Eichard Demeritt.--Mrs. Dewey Graves
Of Chattanooga. Tenn. who was call
cd here by the death of her brother,
Frank w Elliott. is a guest at the
home of her father. william Il. FL
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EDISON, 10. U~NFETTERED
BY AN S.HOUR DAY

New York. Feb. ~11.-Thomas \. Edison
is 10 years old to-day. The "Wiaard of
Orange credited with the belief that
success is evolved from two per cent in
SEPARATION and 9S per cent pcrspiration, cx-
pressed yesterday qualification that the
eigh.-hour day had not been invented
when he was II young man.
"If my life had been made up of eight
hour days" said Mr.. Edison. 81 don't be-
lieve I could have accomplished 9 great
deal. This country would not amount to
as much as it does If the young men of
50 years ago had been afraid tina they
might earn more than they were paid.
There were shirkers in those days, to be
sure, but they did not boast of il. The
shirkcr tried to conceal or excuse his
shiftlessness and lack of ambition.
81 am not against the cight-hour day or
any other thing that protects labor from
exploitation at the hands of ruthless en-
ployers. but il makes me sad to see young
Americans shackic their abilities by
blindly conforming to rules which force
the industrious man to keep in step with
the shirker. If these rules are carried to
their logical conclusion 1t would seem that
they are likely to establish a rigid sys-
TEN of vocational classes which will
make il difficult for the working MAJ to
improve his condition and station in life
by his own efforts.
at used to be fashionable to be am
bilious. There appears to have been a
change in recent years. The present dis
is seemingly to say in effect:
4 am what | am and SO shall remain. [
aspire to nothing better than my present
job. I ask for nothing but larger wages
and short hours"
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BURLINGTON DISTRICT MEETIN
ON EVANGELISM

Ministers and laynen of the Burlin1
ton district Of the Troy conference md
in Rutland Tuesday for the considerable
OF district evangelism. Henry Noyes d
Glovcrsvillc, n. Y, and Or. John l.. FOL
of Chicago were present and ADDRESSED
tho sessions. Tho following is the repoI
of the committee on findings: The cond|
tons Of the world to-day. as never beforj
emphasize the need Of bringing people I
surrender to and TO act under the leadei
ship of Jesus Christ. The Methodist EniI
copal Church having set n minimum sod
of n million aCcessionS to the churI
before june !, 1920. and the Inter-Churd
World Movement having designated til
five weeks preceding Easter as a perid
for special evangelism. We do. thereforj
accept this goal and this program for IA
Burlington district, and in faith and cod
fidencc pledge ourselves to the task.
We recommend: /, That n complete con
stituency roll be prepared immediatelj
:. That a committee on evangelism n
formed in each church. 3. That a VIII
one Legion be formed in each churcA
:. That the fullest possible use be mad
of our laymen. including minute mel
unit leaders, and officials. ). That prayd
be offered daily for Zach church and pas
hold itself ready to ender all possib1
assistance to neighborirty churches.
That the district superintendent be keI
informed as to the progress OF tn
work.
The committee members were: g. n
Moody, G. :. Martin and j.. \. Hamilton
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day of the death of Miss Helen Conant
At the Mercy hospital. Springfield, Mass,
where she held u position in the publicity
department office of the Fiskc Rubber
company. Miss Conant was well known
in Vermont, as she was n member Of the
Nellie Gill Players. who have summercd
III this state for the past. five years.
The company was owned and managed
by w. W. Henry and Miss Conant. The
deceased was the sister of Attorney II. J.
ronpnt of North Montpelier. and is sur
vivcd by her parents, who live IN Wor-
c%cstcr. Mass, and two brothers and ono
sister. Miss Conant was 81 years old and
had spent considerable of her life in this
vicinity. She was a graduate of Emerson
School of Oratory and had followed the
theatrical profession until recently. Her
death was caused by pneumonia of only
IL teW days duration.-Thc first COM
munity snowshoe hike of the season was
held Monday night under the direction
Of Prof. X. II. Il. Flint and E. NJ. 1Iolton.
The mixers went TO the fair grounds
where coffee wa made and II lunch
servcd.-Miss Marion Field. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. T.. l.. Field. who has been
employed in Burlington for some time,
has zone to Boston, where she has a
l'oSiln'n vi Int Office vi inc MtITtDolllun
Life Insurance company.-Paul Colmar.
who received his discharge from the
L.. S. navy recently. IL at the home of
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. y. Colmar.
Mrs. Harold Fiake. who was called here
by the death of Grant r. Haitgll. from
Nashua, n. H.. where she had been for
several weeks, has gone TO Brookheld, TO
spend a time with her young son. Master
lloyd Fiske. at the home of her brother.
Robert Ditty.-Rayrond Cutting was q
visitor in town last week. He had been
spending a short time with his mother.
Mrs. n. ]. Cutting. in Woodstock, wherc
she is spending the winter with her
daughter, Mrs. Laura Wells. who is
teaching school in that place. Mr.. cutting
spends considerable of his time in the
Adirondacks. where the Cutting Brothers
q lumber business.-Thc remains of
Charles Adams, whose death occurred at
the home Of his son. George Adams. on
Highland avenue, after a short Illness
with pneumonia. were taken Friday to
Bangor, n. Y, for burial. accompanied
by George Adams and Dynes Gilpin. Mr..
Adams was 66 years old and is survived
by two sons, George Adams of Mortified
and Hiram Adams of the West. and one
daughter. Mrs. Dynes Gilpin, of this town.
He came her from Texas about a year
ago. having been in the West for IA years.
A prayer service was held at the home
by the Rev. James b. Sargent.
James A. McMann has gone to Brush
ton. n. Y, his former home. called there
by the death of his cousin.-Mrs. William
Cha of Randolph, a former resident of
was a visitor in town last
week. a guest at the home of Mrs. Robert
Floyd bearing and son,
Howard. of Burlington. have been visit~
at the home of her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. f. i. Houston. the past week.
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schools TO perfect arrangements ior a.
.sot,n WINDSOR county dlstll'.
80. '""'eS,' mo "'I' oi :" a tni,i
s .no w. T'""u' '"'" tel ,vili
a., aotno,a, No. ,'o"' tyo alter.
- w uo''S"'u' """ ,r.i those
Loion,t ,nu ~ rs dtstrirt trial
contes, -, oitba, va ox stoto fair or
nj , rocttru 30 ns 80 hoard Of cduca-
1inn Thtnn w. Mo ao ids viii come
rrom t,c ho,,d or aJuo,to, while the
ron,tnin, I zoo ca, Nv it.tric, have been
selected hv suncrirtondcn Whitchill and
assistants -pri,.tr .tobn Smith, in the
army rccruitinr service yas called to
Consent. New Jersey. saturday by the
serious ilIuess of a sistcr-privatc John
Williams. i'm charge of the army recruit
ing Service in town. discontinued the
same Monday nirht. and Tuesday went
TO Woodstock for u weeks servicc.-h.
". johnson of Boston has como TO White
River Junction as tho ncting manager
of the Western Union Telegraph COM
pany's office, William PATTERN, - w.
Billings and \. II. Badger were recently
in town and ON tncir way 10 thclr re-
FpcctiNc sharon homes following q i"ur
weeks stay in Florida. Whllc III WASH
ington on his return trip. they were inc
quests at a dinner given ny SenatorS
pllIlnsham and rage.
Tho funeral of Asa Il. IIoOard, sccrc-
tary and treasurer of the smith ~ son
corporation, who died at his Highland
Park residence, Monday morning from
pneumonia. was held from 81. TauTS
Episcopal Church Wednesday afternoon
Episcopal rhurc't cWdncsday afternoon
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blue as the Mediterranean and under
skies as SOL as those which cover that
water n amid scenes which sum I'D
al the rlories of golden California
us towering mountains, wooded an
'V'" anu """u'''lnN Slore ilne'
Attractions Tor Everyone
There seems 70 nc evervtbinc \.
Santa Catalina TO ulease the Measure
seeker. For the peoplo who prefer TO
be away frcm tho crowd there is a
splendid hotel with golf links. swim
ming pools and a stable OF excellent
riding horses and autos to travel abo,lt
the island
For tie largo minority there is
s'vimmine md fishing and even aero
planning 10 Young aviator has a
machine oi 'tc beach and sells rides
for the str Of ,to ,or trim and does
"A fhriyino i.,--r,., MI, ,.,- e Ill
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IN parts of the island and unearthed
things which bear evidence that it
was inhabited at least -four or five
centuries ago and that the people were
Intelligent and showed excellent work.
manship in the articles they made.
The island is about twenty-five miles
long and from n 10 eight miles wide
and contains approximately $1,000
acres. L. is hilly and contains two
mountain peaks which although only
2,109 and 1000 feet high respectively.
seem much higher as they rise straight
up from the sea. IT. has changed
hands frequently ana has seen ,rou-
blous times. First 70 was GRANTED
by Mexico to Govcrnc: Pjo pico who
afterwards decided it to Nicholas
C~ovarrubias, ST.. IT was next pur-
chased by James Lick TO nc used as a
for his sheep. In 1856 Mr.. G.
Shatto purchased the island n CON
ceived the idea of turning II into a
summer resort and 10 that end laid
Oft some lots lea Avalon Bay ana
sold thcm, calling this particular part
of the island Avalon but II was not a
success along these lines n some
pcuN jNOb6i ~ sHiN Nv HIilo NOIldlltI
silver and it was purchased by an
English syndicate for silver min
ing but his too proved unavoidable
and 1t was disposed OF in 1892 to a
company who :ried 70 carry u the
summer resort idea and succeeded IN
mahing the place popular for a time.
A fine hotel was erected (Which was
burned a few years later); cottages
were built, curio shops were opened
and at last a small city of tents was
put up. These latter proved very
successful and today it Is the popular
thing in southern California for whole
families to go to The Island. rent a
tent II keer house when they are
not In tho water.
The fishing Is excellent, the swim
ming fine and tho hunting for wild
goats very good. Here tho tenters may
live In The sunshine beside the water ms
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SOUTH ROYALTON

Miss Carrie Godfrey. who has been i'll
with Influenza, is improving. No other
cases in the village are reported.
Edna Barrett, n high school teacher. has
been i'll for several days.-Mrs. Charles
Southworth. who has been in feeble
health for several months. is seriously
il.-Howard Chilson of Sharon has an at
tack of pucumonia.-On Tuesday prize
speaking exercises We're held at tho high
school. the following comprising the con-
tcstants: Doris Luce, Constance Laid
King Howe. Robert Waterman, Viva
Dodge. Anna Jones, Gladys Christie. Bart
lett Dewey, Clement Ladd. Prizes were
awarded as follows: First. two dollars.
Anna Jones; second. one dollar, Robert
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TSFIE

Miss Lillian Porter returned Thursday
after spending three weeks in Millbury.
MaSs.-Mrs. l.. }. McAllistcr has gone to
X. Fl. Downcr's to board for the remain
Ter of the winter.-Mrs. Annie Turney was
taken Saturday to ileaton hospital. Mont
pelicr. for treatment. Mrs. -. f. MORT
orty accompanied her.-Mrs. Orrin Boyce
has been i'll with a severe cold the past
weck.-Mr. and Mrs. Henry Belts. Of
Moretown, were visitors in town Sunday.
Harold Hayes spent sunday at his home
N Middlescx.-Mrs. X. w. McAllister and
Mrs. Hugh Carpenter were recent visitors
at Charles Bingham's in MiddleseN.-Mr.
md Mrs. Chandler McAllister. of YER
genncs. are the guests of relatives in town.
Mrs. Harrison Corliss was a recent Wis
tor in town.-Miss Marion Dana was UNI
able to attend to her duties as teacher
IN the high school a few days the past
week because of illness.
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able block and tackle was not able to
stand the strain and the giant sunish
mad to be placed on u truck and pulled
by tho aid of a number OF men who
used ropes and pulleys. II was found
TO weigh 1000 pounds and is the
record catch OF the season.
Then. too. fishing there Is so easy,
II n cares to make it SO as boats
a be hired n the captain will take
entire charge of the sport. He will
row o to a spot known as good fish
ing grounds, bait o Il hook and give
instructions as to how to get the fish
to bite. assist in the pulling in and
then fix the fish to be taken home.
Frequently the anglers have their
catches packed in Ice and sent to the
mainland.
Glass Bottom Boats
Perhaps the most remarkable thing
about the island is the clearness of the
water which surrounds it as one IN
see to the marine gardens on the bot
although the depth may be as
much as 60 feet. Glass bottom boats
been provided for this and sitting
in a comfortable BOAT one may look
through this heavy glass at the
gorgeous undersea gardens with their
tropical c%olors. their wierd-
ly beautiful forms of sea life. the
gold. blue and green fishes swimming
In and out of the huge bushes, of kelh
and other sea weed and see the shells
and pebbles on the bottom. On one
Of the boats Is a diver who will go
and pick up any shell the
may request-usually one Of
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NORTHFIELD

the funeral of Grant II. Haisht, whose
cath occurred in Syracuse, \. y. was
Neld Thursday afternoon at the home Of
mis- iather-in-law, w. !. 1'iske. on Union
street. Prof. G. V. Woodbury. of Nor
Nich University ofiiciatcd. The remains
ur,c placed IN the vault at I;lmwood
'cmetery. Members of the Sigma Phi
epsilon fraternity of Norwich University.
f which the deceased was a member.
icted as bearers. Mr.. Ilaight is survived
by his wife, who was formerly Hazel
Fiske of Mortified. and two young chill
iren. Hubert. aged six. and Leona, aged
hree; also his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
!. IFaight of South Burlington: and by
,ne brother, Earl Haight Of Akron, Ohio.
Fhe deceased was graduated from Nor
Nich University in the class of 1909 in
,he civil engineering course. and nj the
ame of his death was professor of civil
iginccring in Syracuse University.
Word was received in Northicld Nom
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GABY DESLYS DIES AT
HER HOME IN PARI

Paris, Feb. 11.-Gaby Deslys, the Fren}
actress and dancer died today.
Gaby Deslys had recently undergo}
several operations for an infection of Il
throat.
The name Of Gaby Dcslys becan
known after former King Manuel
Portugal displayed his i%nfatuation Il
her.' Tha was ten years or more ag|
In 1911 she arrived in America and mad
her appearance on the New York stag
she made a second visit to America
19l5, and returned to London and Par
IN" following year. Her last visit he|
was in the fall of last year.
me throat affection from which tH
actress suffered is said to have been
complication Of influenza.
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MONS|CNOR ClOAREC'S
LAST RESTING PLACE.
Body Will BE Placed Under Al
tar in st. Joseph's Chapel
Will Lie in State at Church
Until Hour of Funeral To-
morrow Morning

rho body OF Monsignor jerome NJ.
Cloarcc was taken yesterday afternoon at
three o'clock from the parish house on
Elmwood avenue to st. Joseph's Church.
whore II will lie in state until ten
O'Clock Friday morning, when the funeral
Will be held. Attending the body were
the pupils of st. Joscph's school, the
Nazareth school, the girls from Mount
st. Mary's Academy, pupils of the Cathc-
dral school, tho Cathedral high school
and st. JoScph's orphanage, and they
more than filled the church. The chan
Gel choir sang and the Rev. T.. pariscau
OF tnderhill presided ut the ceremony
of translation of the remains from the
house to tho church. Then vcspcrs for
the dead were read, the Very Rev. J. f.
ellis of st. Mary's Cathedral presiding.
The ceremony closed with the marching
of all OF the children past the body.
The pail bearers were Fred Beaupre,
Clemcr Beanpro, George i. Grafton,
=. u. Grady, A.. n. Lucia, Frank Robil-
lard, Napoleon Thomas and Jules Simays.
This morning at $3.50 o'clock there will
be a mass for the children of all the
schools. TIL office for the. dead, which
was announced to take place at $50 this
morning. will be held at 1870 o'clock this
evening in st. Joscph's Church. and all
priests and the general public are cor
daily invited to attend.
At the request of tho mon of st.
Joscph's Church the body of Monsisnor
Cloarcc Will be placed beneath the altar
in st. Joseph's chapel, permission having
been granted by Bishop Rice. The com
mittee which called on the bishop con-
sisted of J. Henry Lavignc. George j.
Grafton and T. L. Grady.
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the abalone type which are so eXquis-
itely beautiful and so plentiful in that
section. All this seems like fairy land
and there are few who can resist idlins
away their time over this beautiful
picture.
The Seal Rocks, a little island three
miles away is the home of Il great
lumber OF seals who are protected by
the State of California and have be-
come so gentle that one may so out
in Il boat and anchor very near n
watch their antics on the rocks.
Good History
How the wild oats which may be
hunted came upon the island is en-
planned by the fact that long ago some
unknown person-perhaps one OF the
Spanish owners of centuries ago,
the islands with these goats.
For many years they were undisturbed
and have so increased in number thai
lodges are maintained at the
different ranches and guides and a
may be obtained TO aunt them
by those who are inclined to that
sport
Moonlight trips are frequently madt
the waters and the lights of the
steamer seem to wake up tho entire
marine world for the seals plunge
about in the water and the flying fish
seem disturbed at their rest and will
frequently fly into the boat. The noise
the engine. the rolling off the rocks
Or the seals. the whir of the fyinf
ish and the strange shadows on In.
water make a trip OF this kind IN.
fanny but at the same time there Is a
certain fascination about the scene
which few can resist and those whd
make 1t once repeat it again and again
Tho climate Of the island is perfect.
n fact 1t has everything about 1t tt
Its name TO be changed to the
.sland of Enchantment.