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MIDDLETowN NEws.

Middletown, Oct. 10.--Mrs. L. A.
Binford of Los Angeles, Calf. spent
Sunday here with DIR. and Mrs. John
Allen johnson.
st. Georges Hundred Sunday school
Convention viii be held in Forest
Presbyterian Church, Thursday even
ing, next. Rev. DIR. Sumwalt, pastor
OF Grace M. r. Church. Wilmington,
will make an address.
Pleasant-Summit w. c. T. Y. win
be entertained at the home OF Mrs.
Nora Cleaver. next Thursday after
noon.
woman's missionary Society Of
Bethesda NJ. Il, Church will hold a
bake next Saturday. October Is.
Mrs. Elizabeth Vineyard gave a fare
well dinner in honor Of her son, Cap
tain oakley Vineyard. who left on
Thursday for his home in Panama
Tllrty-flve guests were present. Cap
tain Vineyard and his family have
been spending four months vacation
with their relatives in this neighbor.
hood.
Clarence p. Weber. assistant man.
ager of the Middletown branch of tn,
Delaware Trust Co, entertained hfi
fellow -workmen at dinner at the Mid
dletown Hotel Monday evening. Fol
flowing the dinner, MIR. Weber took hi
guests To the Opera House.
Il Mr.. and Enrique Monies de oci
entertained few young folks Il
honor of the eighth birthday ami
versary of their little daughter, lei
Ia ta. Those present were Ethel Stee
Margaret Tyler, Lena Lesger. Grac
! Hopkins, Elizabeth Swain, France
Fisher and Evelyn Elliott.
Mrs. George Echenhoffer celebrate
her seventy-fifth birthday anniversar
last Wednesday. Her sons and daugh
ters gave her a surprise, coming fror
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Loi
wood Grove, for the occasion. A SO
and a daughter living in Texas coul
not be present. Mr.. Echenhoffer pas,
cd his S0th birthday lost March.
The Missionary Centennial OF Il
: Domestic and Foreign Missionary 81
: ciety, which was originated in 1s2
will be COMMUNICATED in 81. Anne
Church on Sunday, November 6.
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were received here. Saturday, OF the
in Sacramento, California,
on October Z, OF Miss Winifred Han
chett. OF New York, to Frank Me-
Cartile of wilmington. Del, now man
nger of ranch at Perwyn. California.
Miss Hanchett left Dover a week
ago today to join Der fiance. reach
ing Sacramento In time for the we'd
ding on Friday. She had been on a
visit here with her aunt. Miss Ella
Murphey. with whom che had spent
much OF her time when not in school.
Miss Hanchett is n daughter of tho
late DIR. Henry @. Hanchett. noted
musician OF New York. Her mother.
also deceased. was Miss Ophelia Muir
phey of Dover. Sanford Murphey of
Denver. Colorado, is an uncle.
MIR. and Mrs. McCardle are both
graduates OF the University of Della
ware.
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HURT IN AUTO COLLISION.

Delaware City, Oct i0.-Albert An
derson, accompanied by Samuel
johnson and son, Fred and Frei
shorter all colored. while on their
way to Wilmington from here Satur-
day night, in a Ford touring car, col
lided with Studebaker touring car,
between Hare'ssCorner and Farnhurst.
completely demolishing Anderson's
machine. A front wheel and top of
the other machine were smashed.
Anderson received injuries abeHt
the breast and back and was hurt in
ternally. He was taken to the Della
ware Hospital for treatment and later
brought TO his home here.
Samuel johnson received injuries
about the back. The other occupants
OF the car were uninjured. One OF
the occupants of the other car was
severely hurt and was taken to the
Delaware Hospital
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WAR VETERAN BURIED.

Milford. Oct. .10.--Funeral services
were held, Saturday afternoon for
Benjamin r. Potter at his late home
in South Milford. Mr.. Potter was 81
years old, retired farmer of Cedar
Neck district. and his death was due
to general debility. He was asrveteran
OF the Civil War, was well known and
highly respected among the people Of
this vicinity.
The funeral services were in
charge of the Rev. Charles Z. Dryden,
pastor of the Methodist Protestant
Church, and interment was made in
the local Odd Fellows cemetery.
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NEWS OF sEAFoRD.

STAFFORD. oct. l0.-Miss Margaret
Coulhourn. daughter of Captain ana
Nra Robert r.. Coulbourn, and Ray
mond Phillips. both OF Seaford. were
married In Wilmington, wednesday
evening.
Mrs. George Y. Stewart, Miss Mollie
Dawson and Miss Deiema lsaacs Wis
tied Mrs. william Brown at Bridge
Vllio. Yesterday. Mrs. Brown, who
formerly was Miss Rebecca Stewart
Of this tows. has recently returned
from jefferson Hospital. Philadelphia,
where she has been under treatment
lerac A. Wright. who was called tc
philadelphia by the serious Illness OF
hia wife. who is in Jefferson hospital
Philadelphia, has returned, Mrs
wright being slightly improved.
Mrs. Rosa short. who has been un'
ser treatment at Cambridge. Nd. hos
p,tal for two or more weeks. returned
home saturday, much improved.
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FUNERAL OF W. L. R0THwELL

Middletown, Oct. 10.--Funeral SER
vices. for WILLIAM f. Rothwel were
held at his late home in New Castle.
Saturday. TIE body was brought here
for interment in the Rothwell burying
lot in Forest cemetery. Rev. John
Townly, pastor OF Forest Preshyter-
ian Church, assisted in the services.
Mr.. Rothwell leaves a widow. one
brother, John p. Rothwell of Phila-
delphia. and two sisters. Misses Nellie
p, ans Mary 5. Rothwell of Middle
town.
DR. and Mrs. Dorsey w. Lewis and
Miss May Clayton attended the funeral
services of DIR. Thomas Clayton Frame
of Dover, last week.
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DELAWARE CITY NEWS. 4

Delaware city. oct. 1O.--George B.
Wilson of wilmington, formerly q
soldier at Forts du Pont and Mott,
re-enisted Saturday and was as
signed to duty with the First COM
pany, c. A. c.
Wallace Shook. who has been work
ing at Chester, Pa, for the past year,
has been laid off and returned home.
II. p. Scott and party of friends
had an enjoyable fishing trip, down
The bay yesterday, on the yacht
Countess.
Mr.. and Mrs H. V. BuclSson of ST.
Georges entertained the following
guests over the Weekend; MISS
Helena Newman Of Harrington; Miss
Florence Righter of Ridley Park, Pa,
and Miss Alice Buckson Of Whining
ton.
John Netch has secured position
as assistant engineer on the tug
/ Corinthia.
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SUSSEX COUNTY NOTES.

Georgetown, Oct. 10.-Enrecting an
entrance to the passenger station at
Pennington, a few nights ago, thieves
looted the mony drawers, but OBJ
tanned only about 81.
Officers of Golden Rule Lodge, No.
II, /. o. o. f., of Milton, have been
elected. as follows: Noble brand, Ad-
Olson Chandler: vice-grand, William
Crouch; corresponding secretary, Hall
manus Wiltbank; financial secretary,
George w. Sharp; treasurer, George
Il Davidson.
Earl Dean, residing near Seaford.
was arrested Thursday night by. Rail,
road Detective II. b. Kitchens, of Dell
mar, and arraigned before Justice of
the Peace James X. Phillips, at Sea-
ford, charged with train riding. He
was committed to jail for ten days.
Rev. Il. c. Hallman of Millville q
few days ago was hit in the mouth by
the crank OF a motorboat and had
three teeth knocked loose, with q cut
on the lip which required three
stitches.
Allen Carey OF Baltimore district
sustained a broken arm. the result OF
refractory kick of an autoniobil,
which he was cranking.
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CHESTER AuT0IsT KILLED.
Small Piece of Gliiss From Broken
Wind Shield Pierces yeln..

Philadelphia. Oct. 10.-David Ginns,
"a years old. of Chester, was fatally
injured in an unusual manner last
evening. in a collision in which three
automobiles were involved at Fifty
fourth street and Greenway avenue.
None Of the cars was greatly dam
aged, but the impact cracked the wind
shield of the car Ginns was in, and a
small piece of the glass few back and
hit him on. the neck, severing his Jug
ular vein
Ginns was in the car driven by DR.
NJ. Bricl. Of this city. and was be-
side him in the front seat.
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TO BUY CAR FOR PASTOR.

Milford, Oct. 10.--The Ladies' OF ST.
Johns Catholic Church gave card
party and entertainment. Thursday
evening In the New Century Club
rooms; for the purpose OF raising
funds TO purchase u new Ford Sedan
for the use of the Rev. Joseph IL.
Irwin, recently appointed by Bishop
Monaghan as priest OF the local church.
a large sum was realized for the pur-
pose.
Many handsome and valuable prizes
were awarded. the chief prizes being
large centre-piece, worked by the
pastors sister. and awarded TO Mrs.
j. Lynn Pratt; n cut-glass syrup cup,
awarded to MIR. Carl A. Collell, and q
set of guest towels, awarded TO Mrs
Mortimer Browning.
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NEW, ELECTRIC RATES.

Milford. Oct. l0.-For the first time
since the Milford electric Eght plant
was erected, many years ago, the con-
~umera of electric current here are
now paying FOR the same according 10
she amount used as indicated by the
meter system. Heretofore fiat rate
of 50 much per month was charged
al consumers In accord with the num-
Der N lights In service.
Several months ago meters were
installed in all houses and business
places. and last week all the meters
were connected. No definite rate has
ns yet been fixed, except that there
will he a minimum monthly charge
az $3.50. AZ the end OF one months
umo. a careful check OF the amount of
current consumed in total, and also
me cost of one months running OF the
plant. will furnish a basis on which
60 place the charge per kilowatt.
which has been estimated TO be about
40 cents.
About the first OF November. the
surrcnt viii be turned on for a
tweuiy-four hour basis, something that
Milford residents have been looking
sorward 20 for many years. as in the
past only a night current has been
Furnished.
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Upset Stomach,
Gas, Indigestion
"Pape's Diapepsin" gives
Relief in Five Minutes

stomach seidity causes indigestion!
luod nourine. gas, distress, Wonder
what upset your stomach? Well, don't
hothvfi The moment you eat a tablet
a. two pf papc's Diapepsin all the
humps ~ indigestion pain, the sourness,
heartburn and belching Of gases. due
~ aridlly vanish truly wonderful!
millions of people know that it is
needles 90 be bothered with indiges-
tlon. dyspepsia or q disordered stom-
srn. A few tablets OF Papc's Diapepsin
nsuilalifc acldity and give relief at
unce no waiting Buy q rixty-cent
ease uf papes Diapepsia now Don't
osay miserable. Regulate your stomach
. yvu can eat tavorite foods without
.nnA1sins rogrsS
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nrcKwHEAr CROP SHORT.

GcorEetown, oct io.-Indications
arr that the huckwheat crop in south
.fn Delaware win reach only one
shlrd of what Il has been in former
wears. due 20 the six-week's dronth
which was not known until about ten
days ago.
Most of the buckwheat has been
harvested in the central part OF the
county, and within the next three
weeks practically all Of the threshing
viii be finished.
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HELD ON MURDER CHARGE.

Dover. Oct. 10.--At a hearing, Sat
urday afternoon, before Magistrate T..
f. Wood, Roy Fisher, colored. Of Cam
den, was held without bail on charge
of causing the death of Douglass Pur-
nell. also colored, during fight over
a crap game in a branch back of a
colored school house, near Wyoming,
on Sunday night, October 2.
Witnesses who testified, claimed
that Purnell, the victim, started the
fight which ended in his being stab
bed. The State did not hear all os
It's witnesses.
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HEAVY FIRE LOSS.

Stafford. oct. lo.-Fire OF an un-
known origin visited the farm of Ar
thur Ellis. near Middleford. between
eeaford and Georgetown. Friday
nlaht. destroying a machine house and
nli ts contents. consisting of traction
eneine. tractor. threshing outfit, tools
and farm machinery.
Mr snls viii lose heavily by the
nrr. az he had only a small insurance
pn the building and none on the ma
ghiuUFN.
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Miss Marie Artis was

October 10. Miss Marie Artis was
elected alternate.
Friends of-Harry l.. Gafrord of this
town, are congratulatinE him on the
presentation to him OF a. solid open
face Waltham watch, in recognition
OF his services AS representative OF
q watch company with which he has
been connected for more than two
wears
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STATE CAPITAL NOTES.

Dover. Oct. 1o.--Henry Hazel was
elected from the Peoples Church sun
day school of this town. yesterday, TO
the Kent county Sunday school con-
vention to be held ct Houston. on
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Welded IN CALIFORNIA.
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poysr Oct lo.-Announcements
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-03
SERGEANT CLUNE'S
BODY ARRIVES HERE
Son of Mrs. John Garrity Died of
Wounds Overseas i'm 191S-Funeral
Tomorrow i'm Catholic Church.

The body of Sergeant John C.. Clune
who died overseas, son of Mrs. John Gar
rity of II Vernon street. arrived here this
morning and was taken to the home
of his mother The funeral service will
be held tomorrow afternoon at , O'Clock
i'm St NIichaers Roman Catholic church
and the burial will take place in st.
Michael's cemetery
Sergeant CIune. who was member of
Company f. 305th infantry died Sept.
%, 1918, from wounds received while i'm
action in the Argonne Forest. He en-
listed from Chicopee. Mass, where he was
employed at the time, and was sent to
Camp Devens and later was transferred
to Camp Upton. Iaphank. l.. L.. sailing
from there for overseas in MAY. 1918.
During his term of service Sergeant Clune
had seen active service in the front line
He was born in Brattleboro Sept. q.
1892. and his father was the late John
Clune of this town. He graduated from
st. Michael's ParoChial school and at
tended the high school one year. He also
took course at the Disqualification
business college. He learned the printers
trade with the Vermont Printing com
pany, by whom he afterwards was en-
ployed. He also was employed at his
trade in Bellows Falls, Greenfield and
Chicopee. Mass His only sister, Mrs.
Leo LaFrance. died Oct II. 1918. of
influenza. Besides his mother. Stepfather.
five half-Sisters and one half brother live
in Brattleboro, and a step-sister lives in
Springfield, Mass.
All American Legion men are asked to
meet in the armory at ~ o'clock tomor-
row to attend the funeral of Sergeant
Clune.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-03
Full Dali Eireann to Meet.

LONDON, Aug. 3.-There will be nc
sectional meeting of the Dali Eirean1
to consider the British proposals for an
Irish peace conference, and these pro
posals will only be considered by full
meeting of that body, according to ad-
vices received by the Westminster Ga
zette.
The Dali is making no direct applica-
ton either to the British or the Irish
governments for the release of its i'm
prisOned members, it was said, but viii
follow the procedure OF issuing notices
for convening the meeting to all mem
bers, including those in custody These
notices viii be addressed to the pris-
ons where they are held, and it win
then be for the authorities to decide
whether the prisoners are released. 1t
is anticipated that this will promptly
be done
Eamon de Valera has informally sub
mitted to all available members of the
Irish Republican parliament the peace
proposals of Prime Minister Lloyd
George, it is declared by the Daily
Sketch.
Austen Chamberlain, government
leader. stated in the house of commons
that Premier Llovd George and De Va
lera agreed at the recent London con-
ference that if negotiations collapsed
there should be a reasonable notice of
termination of the truce.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-03
CONTINUED on Page s.
FERDINAND KLINGE
DIES FROM SHOCK
Former Brattleboro Man Was i'm Civil
War and Was Imprisoned Eight
Months at AndersOnyiIIe

Ferdinand KIinge 20. formerly a res
ident of this town. died last evening at Z
O'Clock in his home in EaSthampton.
Mass. lie suffered shock last April
and second one in June. and death re-
suited from this cause. He leaves two
children. Miss Annie Klinge and Fer
dinand Klinge. jr.. both of Easthampton.
Mass, and one sister, Mrs. f. b. Walker
of Brattleboro. \ son. William Klinge.
died three years ago.
Mr.. klinge was born in Cambridge
port. Mass, MAY 23 1872 He was a
veteran of the Civil war. enlisting when
10 years of age and was in Company f.
4th Vermont regiment. He was impris-
oned at Andersonville eight months He
married Miss Anna Cullen of EaSthamp-
ton. who died in 1916 Mr. KIinge
worked several years as maChinist in the
Hines & Newman machine shop. which
was located where L. II. Stellman &
Sons shop now is on Arch street He
moved to Easthampton in 1877 and
worked for the West BoylstOn mills in
that city.
He was a member of the George c.
Strong post, G. A. r.. of Easthampton
Mr.. klinge seldom missed the annual
reunion of his company in Brattleboro.
1t is expected that the body will be
brought here tomorrow night and that
the burial will take place Friday in
Prospect Hill cemetery.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-03
CIRCUITS SUE TOWN
OF DUMMERSTON
Amasa GrOut Seeks $4,000
and Wife $4,000 for
Accident
AUTOMOBILE RAN
INTO WASHOUT
Ellen Fits Manley Asks $1,000 from
George NJ. Stark Alleges Misstate-
ments About Annual Income to BE
Derived from SignbOards.

Two suits against the town of Dunn
merston, one for $1,000 and one for $1,000,
were filed today in the Office of Clerk
court, the suits growing out of the acci-
dent TO Mr.. and Mrs. Amasa Grout of
Bradford, formerly of this county, which
occurred April 30 of this year. The suits
are brought through the law office of Bar
Der, Barber & Miller.
Mrs. Grout, who was injured in the
accident, sued for $4,000. and Mr.. Grout
asks for $1,000 for the loss of his wife's
services, for money paid to physicians. fer
medicine and for damages to his auto
mobile The actions are returnable at the
September term of court.
1t is claimed in the legal papers that
Mr.. Grout and his wife. Ruth Grout. were
driving from Putney to BrattlebOro and
and that when about 100 rods north of
the Harry Tarbox place in Dummerston
the car ran into a waShOut at the an
prOach to a culyert and was overturned
1t Is claimed that the town knew about
or should have known about the waShout
which it is said was FIVE deep. three feet
wide and 10 feet long
According TO the declaration Mrs Grout
was thrown against the Windshield. was
shaken up, cut and bruised. sustained q
nervous shock and later had severe at
tack of blood poisoning, developing from
the wounds. She says she is incapaci-
tated from work and will be for a long
time and endured much pain.
Mr.. Grout says the whole steering ap-
paratus of the car was broken. the axles
were bent and the engine damaged.
y suit for damages of $1,000 has been
brought by Ellen Fits Manley of Brat
tleboro against George NJ. Stark of Brat
tlebOro. through the office of Barber. Bar
Der x Miller. She claims she bought 20
acres of land of the defendant. living on
the easterly side of West river. for
which she paid $500. She declares Mr..
Stark told her that there were certain
signs and signboards on the property
which would yield 500 a year from per
soIrs who had used them and would
continue to use them for advertising pur-
poses. The representation was false. she
says, as there were no persons under oh
legation to pay anything for CARRYING adj
vertisements on the signboards and she
has received no income whatever from
them.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-03
WEDDING TODAY IN
EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Miss Ruth T.. Anderson. Teacher in
Academy building, Becomes Bride
of John g. Atkinson.

The wedding of John George Atkinson
son of Mrs Jane Atkinson of Western
avenue, and Miss Ruth Elvera Ander-
son, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
w Anderson of North Adams, Mass,
took place this morning at $50 O'Clock
i'm St AIichaefs Episcopal church Rev.
Walter c. Bernard, rector, performed
the ceremony. using double ring serv-
ice Paul Bernard. the church organ
list. played The Bridal March from Lo-
hengrin as the bridal party entered the
church The bride wore a gown of white
crepe Juliet with bead trimming, with
veil and carried a bouquet of bride roses.
Miss Alice NJ. Nelson of Detroit, Mich
was maid of honor and wore orchid or
candle with organdie hat of the same
color and carried pale pink roses. Miss
Ethel Anderson. sister of the bride. as
bridesmaid were blue organdie with hat
to match and carried pale pink roses.
Miss Emma Atkinson. sister of the BRIDE
groom, also was a bridesmaid and wore
Nile green organdie with organdie hat
of the same color and carried roses of
a deep pink shade Miss Esther Nelson
of Detroit was flower girl and was
dressed in white organdie and carried
basket of rose petals. Abbott NJ. Friz-
Zell of Brattleboro was best man.
The ceremony was performed in the
presence of about 100 relatives and in
vited guests. Following the ceremony
a reception for the Immediate families
was held at 211 Western avenue, where
Mr.. and Mrs. Atkinson viii begin house
keeping after a weeks wedding trip to
Lake Champlain and other places in the
northern part of Vermont.
Mrs. Atkinson graduated from the
Westfield high school in 1914 and from
the Westfield normal school in 1916 She
has had position the past FIVE years in
the Academy building in West Brattle-
boro rs teacher of music and English. !
She will continue to teach music at the
school.
Mr.. Atkinson is graduate of the
high school in the class of
1910. He enlisted with Company | and
went to the Mexican border with the
company and served in the World war as
supply sergeant in the 18th Pioneer reg
ment He was overseas nearly two
rears. He now has a position as rural
etter carrier on route No. 4.
The brides mother. Mrs. G. w. An (
lersOn of North Adams. Mass. was
Imong the out-of-town guests.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-03
AMERICAN LEGION
MEN SAIL TODAY
Over $50 Members Going to Visit Bat
tlefields of France-COm-
mandeF With Them

NEW YORK, Aug. 3.-With the flag
Of the national commander of the Amer
lean Legion flying at her masthead and
more than 80 members of that organiz-
alton on board, the American passenger
steamship George Washington sailed to-
day for Cherbourg and Bremen. The Le-
giOnnaireS will disembark at the first
port whence they will go to visit the bat
tleiields on which for more than a year
they fought against the forces of the
German empire. To many of them it will
be the first visit to the scenes of conflict
since they left for home, uniformed mem
bers of various units of a victorious
army.
The Legion party is headed by Ma
tiOnal Commander John g. Emery and
includes men from every state of the
union
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-03
LIEUT.. COL. AUSTIN
GETS ID. S. M. AWARD
Former Drum Major of BrattIeboro Reg
mental Band Rendered Exception
ally MeritoriOuS Service.

Lieut. Col Fred 7. Austin. field ar
tillery. L. s y, formerly a temporary
brigadier general, has been awarded the
ID. s. NJ for exceptionally meritorious
and distinguished service while in COM
mand of Camp Zachary Taylor. Ky.
and particularly during the period that
said camp was subjected to a severe cpl
demic of influenza. Lieut. Col. Austin
is former Mortified tVt) boy. a
graduate of Norwich university and an
architect by profession. In the old mus
ter days he was drum major Of the First
Vermont regimental band of Brattleboro.
He is former National Guardsman of
Massachusetts He went into the reg
ular service following the Spanish war
and has had a brilliant career.