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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-02-05
STATE Y. M. G. A. NOTES
Educational Committee Grants Scholar
ships to Former Service Men

The state Educational Committee
held an afternoon and evening session
at the state Y. NJ c. A. office Mon
day. The committeeman present were
Prof. T., B. jerks of the University of
Vermont. Prof e. u. Collins, of Mid
dlebury College: Prof. X. r. 3. Flint,
of Norwich University: Paul Kicker. of
the American Legion; Secretaries Rand
and Clark. The following scholarships
were granted to these ex-service men:
Ralph II. Became, Randolph Center agri-
culture; David Bentley. Manchester
Depot, electrical engineering; Charles
b. Borella, Newport, physical training
william w. Bowden. White River June
ton, bookkeeping; George NJ. Earring
ton. Jr.. Burlington. steam engineering
Nicholas r. Gentle, St. Johnsbury.
soils and fertilizers; Harry H. McGuf-
fin, White River Junction. mathema-
tics. mechanical drawing; Roland A.
Merchant. Montpelier. business; Arthur
4. Mooney, Newport, sign painting
and lettering; Milo X. Moore. Jr.. Mid
dlebury, photography: Beryl w. Ran
dali. Jonesville. electrical engineering
Walter II. Triton. st. Johnsbury, soils
and fertilizers; James b. Whalen, Rut-
land, mechanical dentistry; Rollin F.
Whitney, Salisbury, medical gymnas-
tics.
At previous meeting of the COM
mittee the following scholarship for
the short term course in agriculture at
the University had been granted Roy
b. Cleveland. Huntington Center; Irv-
ing L. Denton, Whiting; Noah Frink
Charlotte; William ]. Hurd, Addison;
Robert p. kilburn. Burlington; Merrill
NJ Marvin, Montpelier; Linus E. Pear
son. Fair Haven; Lee w. Rawson
Whiting Pearl b. Stephenson, Lowell;
Howard p. Walton, Charlotte.
Harry II. Brown, who went to Eagle
Pass, Texas. in 1916 as the v NJ c. A.
secretary with the Vermont regiment,
and who has been in Texas ever since.
is spending a few days in this city. Mr..
Brown remained at Eagle Pass when the
Vermonters returned home, but about a
year ago he was transferred to Fort
Crockett at Galveston. He probably will
return to Texas as one of the secretaries
of large army Y. NJ c. A. building,
which will be opened at San Antonio this
month.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-02-05
NORTH FAYSTON

Word was received In town of the death
If Mrs. Gertrude Granfield. wife of the
late Charles c. Granfeld, of MddleseX
Tuesday morning, January a. at three
O'Clock at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Glenn Kellogg in Winooski. Mr.. Granfield
died very suddenly nearly two years ago
and that with the sudden death of her
mother caused her i'll health. She had
been in sanitarium in Burlington. but
this, helping for while, at the end SEEM
cd to do her no good, her blood having
turned to water. Mrs. Granfeld was born
p in. North Fayston, the daughter of Mr.
Edgar and Mrs. Sarah Brigham Davis
and lived here all her life and was mar
ried from this place. Later they moved
to MiddleseX, where Mr.. Granfield was
engaged in the lumber business. Since the
death of her husband she had lived al
Montpelier and at the home of her daugh-
ter in Winooski She is survived by one
daughter, Stella, wife of Glen Kellogg
in. Winooski, and one son, Ralph, OF
Montpelier. She is also survived by q
daughter of Mr.. Granfield's brother
Blanche Granfield. who has made hel
home at Mrs. Granfeld's since the death
of her father, when she was small
girl. The funeral was held from the Cath
Ollie Church in Montpelier Thursday a
nine o'clock. The remains were placed il
the vault until spring, when she will b,
buried in the Catholic cemetery in Mont
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-02-05
UNIVERSITY NOTES
Seniors Elect II. ". IuIburh Founders
DRy speaker

There was q meeting of the senior class
Thursday afternoon in the Williams
Science hall at which b. n. Hulburd of
Hyde Park was selected as Founders day
speaker A committee consisting of Prcsi-
dent NJ. G. Bond, +. K. Lynch, =. i. f..
Hill. Miss Marjorie Young and Miss Mar
guerite Weston was selected to appoint
the committees for commencement activi-
ties.
At meeting Of the Honor Scholarship
society, held in the gymnasium last eve
ming, the following officers were elected:
President, Harold RI. IIazcn; vicc-presi
dent, Erad Benson; secretary, Mildred
Hooker: treasurer, II. S. Spaulding; SER
gcant-at-arms. Grosvenor Huse.
The Faculty club met Saturday eve
ming at the home of Professor T.. r..
jerks, SS North Prospect street and lis
tened 10 an able and Interesting discus
sion of THE Problem of the Small
Towns of Vermont by Walter II. Croc-
kett The speaker gave brief history
of the development of the town form of
government, giving tho advantages and
disadvantages of he same. lie also spoke
of the changing population and in some
cases depopulation of the hill towns and
suggested some of the causes and nos
sible remedies In closing, Mr. Crockett
emphasized the part that the University
should play In helping 10 solve some of
tho problems. Despite the extremely cold
weather, there was an unusually large at
tendance. which was an evidence of the
popularity of the speaker and interest i'm
his subject, and no ono went away dis
appointed.
AT the try-outs for the relay team held
on January 81 the first four men wer,
Kibbec 20. Niece, 49, Stevens. 3D. and
Runnals. IN. Irons. '23, and Greene. ri
were tied for fifth place. Tho time wa
unusually fast considering previous
records. The team will go to the Boston
Athletic association races in Boston &c
run "A triangular race with Rhode Island
state and Colby.
There will be n dance in the universit,
gymnasium on Friday night, February %
Tor the benefit Of the 1921 Ariel
The lie for fifth place on the relay tcau
has been run off, with Irons. 80, Defeating
Greene. 81.
Frank NJ. Button. 49, Of Chlcaro ca NJ,
tuesday and will be at Sigma Phi plac,
Tor two weeks while engaged in hi.
profession as a landscape gardener. max.
ing plans for changes in the campus OF
the university.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-02-05
WEAR AND TEAR.

A reasonable allowance for the wear
and tear and obsolescence of such instru-
ments and equipment etc, is allowed.
The proper allowance Is that amount
which should be set aside for the taxable
year in accordance with a consistent plan
by which the total of such amounts for
the useful life of the property will suf-
flee. with the salvage or scrap value, at
the end of such useful life, to provide in
pace of the property its cost or its value
as of March l. 1918, if acquired by the
taxpayer before that date.
When through some new invention, or
radical change in method or similar
circumstance the usefulness in his pro-
fession Of some or all of his instruments
or other equipment is suddenly terminal
ed, so that he discards such assets per-
manently from use. he may claim as q
loss In that year the difference between
the cost (reduced by reasonable adjust
ment for wear and tear. which 1t has TN
dergone) and its junk or salvage value
If the apparatus was owned prior to
March l. 1918, it's fair market value on
that date should he considered, instead
of its cost, in figuring obsolescence. This
deduction is allowed by law. but the tax
payer must be able to substantiate any
claim made on this basis.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-02-05
Restraints MAN FROM
VISITING MOTHERS GRAVE
Strange Legal Notice Served ON Hut.
land Man ny His stcpmOthcr

Rutland, Jan 30-One of the queerest
legal notices ever served in this part of
the State is restraint placed upon
Charles b. Thompson of this city by his
step-mother Mrs. A. l.. Thompson of
Ludlow, which forbids his visiting the
grave of his mother. the first Mrs. A. l..
Thompson.
In 1907 the mother of Charles. now a
man past 30, died, leaving an estate of
about $500. Two-thirds of this went to
the son and the balance to his father.
lot was bought in Evergreen cemetery
here from part the proceeds of the
estate and the woman was buried there.
AS he owned the major portion of the
money left by his mother, Charles sup
posed that the lot was his. His father
attended to the purchase however and
the younger man did not examine the
deed.
About a year ago A. l.. Thompson died
at Ludlow and now comes instructions
from his second wife that she owns the
burial lot and intends to see that Charles
keeps off 1t. Examination OF the deed
shows that the lot was sold TO A. L..
Thompson alone.
Charles has asked the cemetery trus-
tees to return to him $50 which he paid
in for perpetual care of the lot He in
tends to go to law as to his rights in
the premises
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-02-05
LOOKING TO VERMONT
Green Mountain State Very Attractive
for Farm Buyers

That Vermont is one of the most at
tractive States in the Union for farm
buyers is strikingly shown by a report
just made public by f. A. Strout Farm
Agency. showing the movements of buy
ers of 3,66S farms valued at s17996. 400
sold by that agency during the last
year.
OF the 252 farms sold by the agency in
Vermont last year. 2l4 are now occupied
by men who brought their families here
from Is States of the Union and from
Canada. The remaining 3S were pur-
chased by residents of Vermont At the
same time, of the 3416 farms sold by the
agency in other States during the same
period. only 10 were sold to residents of
Vermont.
California and Florida and nearly all
the States between We're represented by
the PA buyers who came from other
States to Vermont. The largest contri-
button by any single States was that of
Massachusetts. which sent 81 farm fami-
lies to Vermont. but Canada was close
behind with 80 and New York state was
, good third with 30, Michigan sent II
and the same number came from New
| Hampshire. There were 10 farm families
from New Jersey. - each from Penn
| sylvania and Connecticut. nine from
Ohio. eight from Rhode Island and seven
! from Illinois.
| Three farm families came 10 Vermont
from Virginia and two each from Arkan-
sas. Colorado. Indiana MARYLAND
minnesota, Montana and New Mexico.
From California Florida, North Caro-
| lima. North Dakota, South Dakota. Wis
consin and Wyoming came one family
each
| OF the 10 Vermonters who purchased
outside the State only five fent beyond
the borders of New England: four of
these settled in New York State and one
| in Michigan, OF the others, eight now
are occupying farms in New Hampshire
three in Maine. Two in Rhode Island and
one in Massachusetts
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-02-05
Miss Virginia Francin

Miss Virginia Francin. who has been
a teacher at St. Joseph's school for %
years. died at the school yesterday after
noon at Las O'Clock after a four days
illness with bronchial pneumonia. she
was 70 years old and Is survived by one
brother-n-aw. Miss Irancin was born in
New York but both of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs John &. Francn were from
Alsace Lorraine. She had made many
friends in the city during her life here
and was loved by all. Tho funeral will
be held at ST. loscph's school ut nine
o'clock Friday morning Burial will be in
MI calvary cemetery
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-02-05
SHORT CORD OF WOOD
Alfred Goodrich Pays Fine for Viola
ton OF IFS Cubic Feet Law

Alfred Goodrich, a wood dealer was
arrested Thursday on complaint of the
weights and measures department of
than "A cord Of wood for a cord. He
pleaded guilty and was fined 81 and
costs in city court, He made arrange
ments to pay,
complaint was made to the depart
ment that Goodrich sold under "A cord
and Fl. n. Davis was sent down here
to investigate. He measured the wood
which was supposed to contain l2S Gu
bic feet. and found that 1t was more
than IL cubic feet shy. He therefore
pressed the charges against Goodrich.
YAH wood sold in Vermont for fuel
purposes, with the exceptions of edg-
ings. slabs, bindings. clippings and
other mill waste, must be sold by the
cord or fraction thereof The cord
must contain 1913 cubic feet. The law is
specific on that point
Mr.. Davis states that on account OF
the high cost of wood at present q
| number of compla ints have been receiv-
ed I'm regard to shortage of weight IN
both wood and coal. These compla ints
have been investigated. In some cases
people have expressed a 'timidity abou,
complaining of a shortage in Goa
| measure for fear of being cut out OF
| coal during the shortage. but rigor-
! Gus prosecutions could be made against
any dealer discriminating in that man
ner.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-02-05
FRANCE COMING BACK

Just word about Europe. In figuring
out what is likely to happen over there
don't forget that MAINLAND this applies
to the collective man, or nations-has re-
markable powers of recuperation. Econ
omists, seeing only the waste and ruin
which afflct their orderly minds, quite
often overlook the human element with
its rebirth of hope. To illustrate: Re-
construction of the textile industry in
France, declared only few months ago
to be almost hopeless task, is now pro-
ceeding speedily. Fully 10000 workers arc
busy In textile mills that were hope
lessly' looted by the Germans. Europe
will be awake to the necessities of peace
almost before We realize 1t. Recupera-
ton, slow at the start, will finish Its
course with the usual snap back
Forbes Magazine.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-02-05
Marvin J. Stcarns

Marvin Joyce Stcarns sophomore AT
the city high school, aged Is years. died
yesterday morning at a local hospital
where he was taken the previous day
The deceased. whose home was in West
ford had attended school here for sew
eral years. He is survived by his par
ents. Mr. and Mrs. Amos Stearns, by a
brother, Walla, of this city; and by two
sisters, Mrs. Harold Prior of Springfield
Mass. and Mrs. William Emery OF
Groton. The funeral will be held to-day
at four o'clock at the Corbin &. Frye
funeral parlors, and will be private
Burial will be made in Cambridge or
Friday
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-02-05
WATERBURY CENTER

Edward Towne was in Barre Monday
On business.-Miss Hazel Martin went TO
Montpelier Monday. where she llattend
school.-Mrs. Blanche Webster of Spring
field, Mass, has been visiting her mother
Mrs. j. O. Freeman. for a Week.-Mrs.
Matte Fisk has gone to Hinsdale, n. H.
--Murel Sweeter went TO Lowell. Mass.
Saturday. Mabel Pratt, nurse at
L. w. Russel's. was obliged to go to her
home in Waterbury two days last week
on account of the illness of her husband.
"A son was born January Is to Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred l.. Graves,-Mr. and Mrs. p. L.
Grendell of Bucksport, Me. are at l.. W.
Russelis for a few days-At "A social and
candy pull held at the Methodist Episcopal
vestry Friday evening the Rev j. G.
Sails was presented pudse of money
contributed by the Middlesex and Water
bury Center friends for the purpose of
purchasing a fur coat.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-02-05
SOUTH ROYALTON

John Alexander Of New York is spend
ing few days with his mother, Mrs
Clara Misunderstanding Stewart, who
has been undergoing surgical treatment
at the Randolph sanitorium has recover
ed and returned last week to his work
in Springfield. Mass.-Mrs. William Farm
ham, who has been spending few days
with her daughter in Windsor, has re-
turned.-Mrs. Henry Stewart is at White
River Junction with her daughter Mrs.
Allen Smith.-Niss Carrie Godfrey is
seriously i'll with influenza and has a
trained nurse.-Miss Helen Southgate.
who has been seriously i'll with pneu-
monia, and who had relapse last week
is improving rapidly .-George Hackett.
one Of the few surviving Civil War veter-
ans, died last week at the result of hard
ening of arteries, He is survived by his
wife and son, Frank Hackett.--The
school at .Royalion Center is closed for
a few days account of influenza in
the family of William Toomey.-The
, many friends Of of Mrs. Edgar McNichol
of White River Junction. formerly of this
place. will be panied to learn of her death
Sunday morning. MIS- McNichol under
went serious operation at Hanover
| hospital few weeks ago
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-02-05
FATHER AND SON
william ). Humphrey Admitted 60 Part
nership in the blue store

Another change takes place to-day In
tho life of Burlington's business con-
Germs. when William j. Humphrey will
be admitted to partnership in the Blue
store. This is one of the ctys oldest
business concerns, having been estah-
lishcd by Smith e. Pease March % 1875
Ten years later the late Charles Il. Pease
retired and Henry G. Humphrey and
Jerome b. Smith formed a partnership
ana carried on the business until Mr.
Smith died in 1894. Since that time II. C.
Humphrey has conducted the business
and he Is to-day probably one of the
Oldest in service of the retail merchants
OF the city.
William j. Humphrey. the new MEM
Der OF the Blue store firm, is Il young
man who has grown up with the business
He entered the store nine years ago and
has served AS salesman and buyer ex-
cept for about a year while he was in
the war service in France. The new firm
will be known as II. c. Humphrey &.
Son.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-02-05
OBITUARY
UOthcr obituary on Page -


Mrs. Edith T.. Haynes, wife of l.. r..
Haynes, died yesterday morning at her
home in South Burlington after an ILL
ness of over year with lung trouble.
Although she had been very Ill at times
she had been seemingly better recently.
and her death occurred very suddenly
from cmbolism of the heart.
She is survived by her husband, Luman
T.. Haynes; by her mother. Mrs. +. T..
Race; also by three children, l.. Il.
Haynes. Jr, Of Windsor, Mrs. Robert
Mcrrihew and Miss J. Ruth Haynes. both
of this city.
Throughout her life her first thought
was for others, and her unselfishness
and courage were unfailinc during her
long illness.
The funeral will be held al 3Ij o'clock
on Friday afternoon at the home in South
Burlington.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-02-05
KILLED IN ACTION"
YET BOTH MEN LIVE
Casualty List and Facts at Variance iu
Cases OF Two Haverhin Soldiers

Haverhill. Mass Jan 3O.-Word has
been received here that Sidney Norton
and George Brooks, who enlisted for
the World War from this city and who
were reported killed in action. are
alive. it was announced to-day. Their
names are inscribed on the municipal
roll of honor as having died in the war
and the war records Of England of the
United states show them dead.
Norton, who was officially reported
killed at Vimy Ridge while serving
with the Canadian Gordon Highlanders
has written from England to his for
mer employers here.
Brooks. who served in the 26th CYAN
keel Division and was reported by the
war department as having been killed
in the St. Mihiel drive. has been dis
covered in a military hospital in Vir-
ginia where ne is shell shock pa
tient. according to letter received
from the hospital by his father Charles
Brooks, carpenter here.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-02-05
WARREN

f. G. Lamb, Justin Tucker and Earl
Fuller were business visitors in North
field the past wcck.-Charles Johnson of
Windsor was in town Sunday.-Dr.
Warren has moved his family to
Worcester. where he will practice
Gertrude Neil is ill.-Cherrie and Susie
Rich are Ill. II is feared that they have
typhoid fevcr.-IIarl Fuller has pur-
chased Leon Thayer's farm. Mr. Thaycr
has rented Or. Warren's tcncment-Mr.
Davignou and Mr.. Boudran were bust
ness visitors in Randolph last Monday
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-02-05
WHAT OUR NEIGHBORS SAY
Strikers Helping 10 Pay Their Own In
creases in Cost OF Living
From the Springfield Reporter)

From the Springfield Reporter)
The president of the Vermont Dairy
mems association, +. II. Bedford oc
Bradford, objects to the farmers continu-
Ing to work 16 hours a day to feed those
who condescend 10 labor on an eight-hour
basis and demand what to the farmer
look like exorbitant wages. The result.
he thinks. will be the return Of the farm
to family-production basis and. CON
seduently. rather short ratons for the
eight-hour fellows. It seems To him TO
be the idea of labor to receive as much
and give as little as possible In return.
and all the time less hours and moro
pay Is the cry that Is needed and grant
ed which brings about higher prices for
the necessares of life and makes it Just
SO much harder for the farmer
I'VE hear consta nifty" he says, about
the appointment of this or that commits
sion to Investigate the farmers price for
milk, with the idea in mind that he ia
profiteering and it is unnecessary to
maintain the present price of his prod
ucts. Have any one of you known of u
committee being appointed with the idea
of reducing the cost of those things tho
farmer ia Obliged to buy?" There Ia
something to tho gcntlemans remarks,
and there Is another view of the situa
ton
The men who are striking for higher
wages are not benefitng themselves
much; for aside from what they lose in
striking, they have to help pay their own
raise.
They have simply increased the cost Of
production and, by their shorter hours.
lessened the output Of the industry in
which they are employed, which reacts
oy increasing the cost of everything they
have to buy Most of them when they
come to think of II. will acknowledge
| thai, for all the big wages they are get
| ting. they are not well off and cannot
| save az much as they did on half or two
thirds of what they are earning now.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-02-05
HARD WOOD FLOORING
trrom the Waterbury Record)


Never in the history of Vermont has the
opportunity been greater to cut and |
manufacture hard wood lumber than the |
tfesent. In many sections of this State
the soft wood lumber is practically all
cut and up to the present time hard
wood has not been paying proposition.
Conditions have changed. Within the /,
past ten days hard wood flooring has been
advanced from $500 to $50 per thousand.
This same grade of flooring sold ten
years ago around $1,000 One LaInoille
county manufacturer is caught with
enough factory hard wood flooring on
hand SO that he is going to easily clean
up tidy little sum of over $50 900 above
that he was willing to sell the foorings
for last year.
Men conversant with the lumber BUSH
ness, especially from the selling end, are
sanguine in their belief that an OPP
portunity is in store for the men who
own land that is heavily timbered in hard
wood.
In years past Waterbury has been O
prominent shipping point for soft lun-
Der. This section has thousands of acres
thai are said to be we'll timbered in hard
wood. We also have in this town men
who are thoroughly conversant with
every detail of the lumber business
men who. when given the proper en-
couragement and the right sort Of
neighhorly support, would doubtless
launch into the hard wood manufacturing
business.
Tho time is ripe for some one to erect
in Waterbury one Of the largest hard
wood manufacturing plants to be found
in the New England States. Such a plant
as we would like to see built would
furnish employment to fully one hundred
men. Unless we are deceived in the
facts that prompt this editorial. fortune
IL in store for the man or company of men
who will start a business enterprise such
as we have indicated.
The manufacturing plant that can Sc
cure its rough product at home certainly
has everything in its favor. Plenty of
high grade hard wood lumber is to be
found in this section. The suggestion We
make is worthy of more than a passing
thought. Think II over.