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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-12-22
"PII Give ct to Molly Stevens for a
Christmas Present"

something for Christmas that she
could have for her new home.
1--WE really cant afford to buy
another thing just now and that will
do beautifully"
But the mononam?" her husband
inquired.
ooh, that can he taken off you
know and another one put there in
its place 1 heard some one ordering
that to be done in one of the silver
shops the other day"
Eyes, that's a splendid idea" her
husband heartily agreed.
"Ill go dowstown and attend to it
tomorrow. I haven't much timea
Christmas is almost here"
"Our first Christmas said thd
young husband as he clasped his
bride to him.
. %"0ur first Christmas" she muir
mnred
The next evening he asked her if
she had arranged about sending the
gravy dish to Molly Stevens.
~ couldn't send It," she said.
"Why not?" he Queried
because Of the monogram IN the
center she said.
"But you told me that that could
be erased by the silyersmiths ana a
new monogram placed there" her
husband persisted,
81 know I did, the young bride
answered, "but you see they told me
today at the shop that it would be
possible to do 1t were It not for the
fact that 1t had been done so often to
this gravy dish that they wouldn't
dare take chance with It again.
They'd not be able to avoid boring a
hole this time! It has been given
away once too often for me to put to
any USE" she sighed sadly.
"And I shall Just send Molly q
Christmas card. After all she did no
more than any one elsel''
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-12-22
DYE WORKS

OF these intermediates, one line of
treatment will produce drugs, another
high explosives, another poison gases,
still other perfumes, food havors and
Photographic materials. Some have
varying peace and war time uses with
out further treatment. 1t should be
noted that some Of these crudes re-
quire as many as fifteen manipulations
to produce a given compound and in
each manipulation by-product is
produced which again must be made
into something useful in order to avoid
waste.
1t is because of this treatment and
retreatment of coal, crudes and inter-
mediates that it is so easy to convert
dye plant into a factory for the pro-
duction of high explosives or poison
Gus gases almost over night.
Germany was indeed farsighted,
back in 1889, when she took advantage
of Perkins discovery, and began the
development Of gigantic dye industry
so that she might never be without the
crudes and intermediates so essential
to success in war or peace.
Germany developed the synthetic
dye industry, just as she developed
other industries, to create employment
and wealth for her millions. But
through these developments she learn
ed the value of chemistry, OF chemicals,
and Of chemists themselves. She real
lied early how dependent her peace
development was on chemistry and
she soon saw the value of chemical in
dustries to war. Germany saw that
the manufacture Of dyes required much
chemical research and also that dye
making made use of the waste prod
ucts from the coke ovens. themselves
a necessity to her iron and steel in
dustry. She saw its value in the pro-
duetion of explosives, gases and fer.
tiiixers for her keids. This foresixht
gave Cerm.ay q forty yesr staet -
tia UaibeA Statas. - Tie resk q The
wveA.
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pitcate which were. not initiated she
fastened to the place from which they
had been purchased and picked out
other articles Of beauty and Of house
hold necessity.
Her friends had really been remark
ably kind. She had been surprised
to find how ready the shops had been
about taking back gifts and substitute
Ing with others, or In engraving pres
ents which had not already been en-
graved. Only one had charged for
engraving-the gift had been purchased
at wholesale rate" and 30 engraving
was not included.
Altogether from the point Of view
Of presents as we'll as from the point
of view Of mate she had done re-
markably well. This would enable
them to make very good appearance
In their home without having to draw
from the none too plentiful savings.
She viewed everything over again
one evening" presents and those which
were exchanges. There was just one
thing among them that was not nee
essary and not particularly pretty. It
was n gravy-dish. She knew of no
particular use to which she could put
it-she had one of the kline she really
liked.
She could not exchange it. II had
a monogram In the center.
II know what III do with it" she
said to her husband. "Ill give 1t to
Molly Stevens for a Christmas pres
emit She has been so good to US and
I'd like to show her how much I
appreciate it.
"You know she is going to get mar
ried In the spring-that is-her en-
gagement Is all but announced
Don't you think 1t would be a good
idea? She was so helpful about my
wedding and she has told me, quite
confidentially, that the wedding will
be in the spring.
ut would be good idea to give her
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-12-22
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Ray Clarke paced up and down the
floor and wondered how he could have
been so happy-so free from nervous
ness for so long a time.
He hated the great beauty of the
outside world. When he heard people
wishing each other Merry Christmas"
he almost hated their smiles and their
cheerful voices
How deeply he loved Lillian. She
was worth all the Christmas presents
in the world OF course. There were
no two ways about that.
And the doctor had said with such
a genial, merry twinkle in his eyes
"Well, fancy the young son and
heir will be a Christmas present from
the missus to you" ..
He had laughed at the time, and
Lillian had bfushed and smiled and
laughed, too. The doctor was such
a friendly old soul-he had been the
doctor when Lillian had been born.
And he was fine, too. e
But perhaps he counted too much on
Llllian's strength. Ray had been sent
out Of the room and he had been alone
here now for so long.
AT first he had been 50 full of high
spirits. But the delay had been so
strange. They hadn't told him there
would be any such delay. They had
simply sent him out of the room and
had said that everything was all right
and that they'd come and tell him
soon to be back TO see his child.
He would 90 upstairs. He couldn't
stand this another moment. And II
was so quiet. He had fancied it
would not be quiet Then he heard a
strange shrill voice.
How curiously it sounded. Was
that Lillian. She must be very i'll ia
have a voice sound so curiOusly. He
never heard it like that.
They Couldn't keep him from her
she would WANT him, too. OF course
she would,
He hurricdly ran mp the stairs. The
doctor was at the top Of the stairs.
"Wait moment; not so fast; not so
fast the doctor smiled. II was COM
ing to tell YOU"
Couldn't you have let me come to
her? Did you have to wait until 1t
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-12-22
legal Notices
The STATE of VERMONT


Description fled in the Office Of
the Clerk of the town of Concord. VI,
pursuant to the provisions Of section
1857 Of the General Laws Of YER
mont, viz, for the protection Of per-
sons engaged in buying, selling or
dealing in milk or cream in cans,
jugs. bottles or jars
Name Of person, arm, association.
union or corporation, Trout Brook
Creamery Co., a corporation. Prin-
cipal place Of business, Concord, VI.
Nature Of business transacted, Dealer
in Min and Cream. Kind of receipt
acle used, Tin Cans. Description of
the name or names. letters, marks,
devices or figures used, On tin can.
tho letters T. B. c. are soldered on
the shoulders and Trout Brook
Creamery, Concord, W., Registered,
10 branded on the body in q perma.
nent manner.
Said Trout Brook Creamery Co.
in Witness Whereof, has hereunto
signed its name this fifth day OF De.
cember, in the year nineteen hundred
and twenty-one.
TROUT BROOK CREAMERY CO..
By o. W. BAKER, Treas
1922
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-12-22
VERMONT STATE NEWS

Henry S. Hale died at his
home in Philadelphia recently.
Mr.. Hale was the builder and
owner of the "Balsams," at
Dixville Notch, one of the fin
est summer-resort hotels in the
country. He expended about
a million dollars on this house
and grounds,which form one of
the beauty spots of New Eng
land.
Between June 80 and Novem
Der % Ira A. Fisk of Stowe
killed $40 hedghogs and re-
ceived 1924 in bounties from
the state. George Streeter of
Bloomfield killed 53v, Fred
Bacon of Cambridge 287, a tot
al of 1860 earning bounty of
1851. Hedgehogs are great
chicken thieves and destroy ma
ny trees
"A. w. Mckay, specialist on
marketing of farm products of
the u. S. Bureau of Markets,
is spending two or three weeks
in the state for the purpose Of
making a survey of the produc-
ton and sale of maple sugar
and syrup.
The Associated Industries
of Vermont will have 200
square feet of floor space on
the steamship St. Louis which
will sail from New York City
the last of March, on a world
trade cruise, during which Ver-
mont products will be advertis-
sed. $4,000 will be devoted
to this project.
The weekly payroll of the
cotton and wooden mills in Bur-
Iington district is now $780,
900.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-12-22

The new Willoughby Lake
hotel property has been. pur-
chased by Mrs. Lucy A. Hub
bard of Barton, who has oper-
ated the hotel for the past four
years.
A new million-dollar claim
against the estate of Theodore
N. Vail has just appeared. A
bout the only way to ascertain
the extent of a mans wealth is
by death and settlement of the
estate.
Newport's new golf club
already has a membership of
forty-five and the canvass has
just commenced. The annual
dues are SIS, and one share
of stock at S25 must be pur-
chased. The Percy property
is ODE leased for the links and
course
Five million small spruce
and fir trees were cut and ship
ped out of the state this
season for ormantal purposes
at about one cent, each or
$4,000 Probably the forestry
department of the state has
set out one-fifth as many
seedlings. What is the matter
with Vermont's scheme of
forest conservation? When
will it wake up?
G. L. Peck of Grafton made
several gallons of syrup from
his naples in November.
There are now in Vermont
1856 accredited herds of COWS,
an increase of 81 in the past
three weeks.
Forty-three divorce cases are
slated at the present term of
the Caledonian county-court.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-12-22
NJ

he heard shouting across streets, wish
Ing others "A Merry Christmas"
Now and again the wind blew loud
ly, but not shrilly nor harshly nor
with a wailing sound The wind, too
seemed to be Quivering with happi.
ness. All Of nature had Joined to-
gether to be as beautiful, as radiant,
In honor Of the day as possible.
The hills were covered with snow,
The branches Of the trees were laden
with 1t. Icicles hung from caves and
from corners Of houses, and windows
were frosted with exquisite designs
The shrubs, too, were covered with
snow. 1t looked more like Fairyland
than anything else,
In the house they were waiting, wait.
ing, waiting.
How tense and long seemed the wait.
How nervous, how frightful, and yet
how marvelOus-if all went we'll
But just suppose everything didn't
go well? Suppose anything happened
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-12-22
Legal Notices
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE
Estate of LUETTE M. LEWIS

THE UNDERSIGNED, having been
appointed BY the Honorable Probate
Court for the District Of Essex, Com
missioners, to receive. examine, and
adjust the claims and demands Of all
persons against the estate Of Luette
M. Lewis late Of Concord in said
district, and all claims exhib-
I'D la sfYsst thereto, hsreby gfvs no
Nee that We will meet fer the purpees
aforesaid, at the store Of r. j. Ben
nett, in the village Of Concord in
said District, on the 28th day of Jan
uary, and 2sth day Of March next,
from / o'cock A. NJ, until 4 o'clock
P. NJ, on each Of said days and that
six months form the Bird. day Of
December A. D., 1921, is the time
limited by said Court for said credi-
tors to present their claims to Us for
examination and allowance.
Dated at Concord this 9Th. day Of
December, A. D.. 1921.
r. J. BENNETT,
W. L. REED, .....
Commissioners.
12-29-21
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-12-22

The following described articles
were seized at the places named be-
low on the dates mentioned, Seizure
No. 1855, for violation Of Section
1882 Of the Revised Statutes of the
United States, to wit: At Island Pond
w., between September 80, 1919,
and April 8, 1921, 18 suit cases and
hand bags and / tool chest. At
Beecher Falls, Vt, between January
l and July 8, 1921, suit cases and
hand bags. All persons claiming said
articles are hereby notified to appear
and file their claim to the same with
in twenty days from the first publ
cation hereof, or such property will
be forfeited to the United States and
sold at public auction at the Custom
House at the various places named
above, on the Gath day of January,
1922 at o'clock p. N. H. C. Com
ings, Collector of Customs,St. Adams,
VT, December IS, 1921.
12-29-21
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-12-22
Gem missiezsrs' Nsties
Estat. of LAFAYETT HASTINGS

The undersigned, having been du-
ly appointed by the Honorable Pro-
bate Court for the District Of Essex,
COMMISSIONERS, to receive, ex-
anime, and adjust the claims and de-
mands Of all persons against the es-
tate of Lafayette Hastings, Late of Con
cord, in said District, deceased, and
all claims exhibited in Offset thereto,
hereby give notice that we will meet
for the purpose aforesaid, at the
Town Clerks Office in the village of
Consord in said District, on the 9th.
day Of December and 14th day of
March next, from 10 o'clock A. M,
until 4 o'clock P. M, on each of said
days and that six months from the
18th day Of November, A D 1921, is
the time limited by said Court for
said creditors to present their claims
to us for examination and allowance.
Dated at Concord, VT, this list day
of December, A D, 1921.
GEO. H. HASTINGS,
FRED E. HASTINGS,
Commissioners
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COMMISSIONERS NOTICE
Estate of WALTER L. BALL
12-29-21

THE UNDERSIGNED, having been
appointed by the Honorable Pro
bate Court for the District of Essex,
COMMISSIONERS, to receive, eX-
anime and adjust the claims and de-
mands of all persons against the es-
tate of Walter L. Ball, late of Guild
hall, VT, lin said District, deceased,and
all claims exhibited in Offset thereto
hereby give notice tina tive will meet
for the purpose aforesaid, at the
County Court House in the town Of
Guildhall, in said District, on the 10th
day of January,and 7th day of March
next from 10 o'clock A NJ. until 3 o.
clock P NJ, on each Of said days and
that six months from the list day OF
November, A D 1921, is the
sine limited by said Court for said
Creditors to present their claims to us
for examination and allowance.
Dated at Guildhall, VT, this 1st day
Of December, A D, 1921.
LUCIUS BALL,
FRED II. FORD.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-12-22
R(o22 3D. De- Mrs.! 2 ]
American Chemists Have Accomplished the Wonders
Which Ancient Chemists Strived for by the
Utilization of Coal Tar By-Products
(Told In Eight Sketches)
BY JOHN RAYMOND
No. w
THE ALCHEMIST'S DREAM

Through the literature OF the an
clients runs the absorbing story of the
alchemist'3 patient search for the
touchstone which would transform all
base metals into pure gold, and the
never-ending quest for the elixir which
would restore youth TO the aged and
would cure all human ills. The alchc-
mist, driven from cellar to garnet and
often put to death, had an elemental
knowledge of chemistry and vaguely
form wonders.
It was Ben Jonson's alchemist,
Subtle, back in the early seventeenth
century who planned ito change ak
that is in my house to gold, and early
in the morning to send to all the
plumbers and pewterers and buy their
tin and lead up; and to Lothbury for
all the copper. And more than that,
by means OF this magic elixir, in eight
and twenty days he planned to trans
form an old man of four score into a
prattling child.
Certainly, chemistry has not sue
ceeded in performing these marvels.
The philosophers stone still is an I'M
known quantity to science, buried, per-
haps, with the pot Of gold at the rain
bows end, and the elixir of youth is as
deeply hidden as on that far-off day
when De Soto set forth so bravely
from SpainNo find it in the new world
But chemistry has accomplished won
ders by the utilization of coal tar by
products which contribute to every
phase of our daily life. Take the
fairy glass Of the chemist and look in
to this rather uninteresting substance
--coal.
We put kettle of it over a fire and
we see leaving at various times what
the chemist calls the Crudes-benzone,
toluene, xylene, napthalene, phenol,
anthracene, carbazot and some others.
But these are the most important
Some are clear liquids, some are
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-12-22

was all over to come and tell meY
Ray said in husky voice.
"She wanted it to be that way"
the doctor said. still he was smiling.
How could he smile at such a7time?
How hard and lnhumau doctors be-
came. ..,..,
Il don't believe a word of it." he
said. "She wanted me, / know. |
heurd her cry. That was 1t. You
kept me from her. You wouldn't let
me 40 to her and he-she--wanted
me-"
my dear Ray, just a minute" the
dcttpr said, but Ray had rushed past
lin nd was in his wifes room. Tears
wer II f,s eyes. 4s....
o., he'd lever forgive himself that
he had cnUsgnted to do what the doc
tor had told him to when suddenly
he noticed that Lillian was looking at
him, her eyes wide open, smiling hap.
PLY. >'rr. -
ibid you hear him shout out a
Merry Chrfstmas' to you, RayT She
asked.
at was the baby who cried7"
"Not cry. my love, Merry Christ.
mas was what he said!"
Lillian. my own, my own" he muir
INJURED and beat Down o~cr her. And
s~w shs tesrs came freely. He adm,
~ - I'll aSSxt them. Nothing mat
49, ~ - sn,ns-thar v~s ~
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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-12-22
Commissioner Notice
Estate of MARINA K. HASTINGS
Commissioners
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The Undersigned, having been ap-
pointed by the Honorable Probate
Court for the District of Essex, Com
missioners, to receive, examine, and
adjust the claims and demands Of all
persons against the estate of Marina
K Hastings, late of Concord, in said
District, deceased, and all claims eN-
hibited in offset thereto, hereby give
notice that we will meet for the pur-
pose aforesaid, at the Town Clerks
Office in said District, on the 9th
day Of December and 14th day of
March next, from 10 o'clock A. M,
until 4 o'clock P. NJ, on each of said
days and that six months from the
18th day of November, A D 1921, is
the time limited by said Court for
said creditors to present their claims
to us for examination and allowance.
Dated at Concord, VT, this LIST day
Of December, A D, 1921.
GEO. H. HASTINGS,
FRED E. HASTINGS,
Commissioners
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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-12-22
Estate of LAURA r. BENNETT.
Order of Notice of Allowance OF
Account
LJDIDD UIlLII,
FRED H. FORD


Order of Notice of Allowance Of
Account
State of Vermont, District of Es-
sex, IS:
The Honorable Probate Court fer
the District Aforesaid:
To all persons interested in tie
estate of Laura r. Bennett late of
Concord, in said District, deceased,
GREETING :
WHEREAS, said Court has assign
ed the 3Oth day of December next
for examining and allowing the &c
count of the Administrator of the es-
tate Of said deceased and for a decree
of the residue of said estate to the
lawful claimants of The same, and
ordered. that public no.
tice thereof be given to all persons In
terested in said estate by publishing
this order three weeks successfully
previous to the day assigned, in the
Essex County neraIa, a newspaper
published at Brighton, in said Dis
trict.
THEREFORE, you are hereby not
Med to appear at the Probate Office
Ia Concord in said District on the day
assigned, then
and there to contest the allowance Of
said account If you see cause, and 20
establish your right as heirs, legatees
and lawful claimants to said residue.
Given under my hand this 9th day
Of December 1921.
FRED A. BREWER,
Judge.
Ie-Ep-M
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-12-22
Celery and Banana Salad.

Cut the bleached portions Of crfsped
celery into half-inch lengths. Mix with
It an equal quantity of diced banana.
Arrange IN small mounds In lcttsos
csps, arass vita ssayonnaiss asd 80
nish VIA nnctsh walnut meats, -
Y ss~seA1 y Asa1ss6 saEys b beaanA
..~.,-sA.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-12-22
His First
Christmas
nu...u..z-ki-.z.-xu--urzz.=ur-.uuw
~ MARY GRAHAM BONNER


T WAS very
quiet In the
house. Outside
the spswhakes
" ere chasing
each other with
vigor and a
gayety and a
sense Of the
merriment Of
the season
UntrDu NO1HfA
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-12-22

III was a young
bride Every
pr g 8 e n t she
had received
was vUy vci-
come She had
depended on
pre- 8 e n I 8 to
furnish h g r
new ON 9 .
When she had
received an
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-12-22
Estate of SARAH C. HOVEY
Order of Notice of Allowance Of
Account
STATE OF VERMONT.


STATE OF VERMONT.
DISTRICT of ESSEX SIS.
The Honorable Probate Court TO
the District aforesaid:
To all persons interested in the es-
tate of Sarah c. Hovey, late of Con-
cord, in said District, deceased,
GREETING
WHEREAS, said Court has assign
ed the 80th day of December next
for examining and allowing the ac-
count of the Executor of yheestate of
said deceased
and for a decree of the residue of
sal d estate to the lawful
claimants Of tie same, and ordered
that public notice thereof be given to
MI persons interested in said estate
by publishing this order three weeks
successfully previous to the day as
signed, in the Essex County Herald,
newspaper published at Brighton
in said District. W.
THEREFORE, you are hereby not
flied to appear at the Probate Office
in Concord, at 2 o'clock p. m. on the
day assigned, ......
then and there to contest the allow.
ance Of said account if you see cause,
and to establish your right as heirs,
legatees and lawful claimants to said
residue.
Given under my hand this 9th day
Of December 1921.
FRED A BREWER, Judgs
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-12-22

calls, and either heat
or cool as the case
may be, and we get
a host of other COM
pounds described
as interme di a t e S.
Although some Of
the crude s and
many of the in
term c d iates are
u S c III as such,
the real develop
ment begins with
the chemical treat
mcnt Of the interme-
dates. With many
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-12-22

beautiful crystals,
but all are brought
out of the black
coal tar by the
magician's W a n d,
which is sim p y
fractional distilla-
ton; that is. catch
ing and condensing
the vapors given off
at various tempera-
lures.
Nov, what Of the
eradeSf Add ait|c
seh. o. aay Gao al
6ssAre4s & eAonl-
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Commissioners
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