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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1922-02-09

Supt. Of Schools B. P. Hamlin was a
visitor at District No. Friday.
Ahira Mears shot a bobcat one day
last week while out hunting foxes.
A. B. Convey Of Manchester, called on
his niece, Mrs. Nellie Sickle, one day
last week.
Jay Thompson and c. L. Towsley Of
Manchester, called on Fred Squires
one day recently.
Mrs. Arthur Conlin Of Arlington,
was the week end guest Of her father,
Warren Woodland.
William King Of Cambridge, n. Y,
spent the week end with his parents
Mr. and Mrs. Albert King
The death Of Alice Bowen, aged 81
years, occurred at the home Of Philan-
der Moffitt after an illness Of long
duration.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Hoyt Of Cam
bridge y. Y, visited relatives and
friends IN town last week. Mrs. Hoy,
vas Irene Bentley. formerly Of this
place.
The entertainment and dance given
By the people q West Arlington q
Hurts Hall was greatly enjoyed by
those present Much credit is dur
those who took part in the entertain
meHt Many people were disappointed
because - the storm which preveutea
their attending
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1922-02-09

~rosts = coming. mr Green, he
said. putting down the receiver Our
Hiram G. And he's tAlkinE s~n~e. II
seems 10 me that Ne may get little
light thrown OF the activities Of hr.
Hooking aud Herr stelnemann. and
he other nioke
The American nodded slowly
won Grstu. be said Il remember
Ria name now Steel man Maybe
you're right. Captain. and that he
knows something anyway guess
Hiram G. Potts aud | stick closer than
brothers un ! restore him to the bosom
~ bis family"
But SIR. Potts. when he did arrive.
exhibited 90 great inclination TO stick
close 10 the detective. In fact be
showed the greatest reluctance 10 en-
ter the house at all. A. Algy had
said. be was still weak and daAed, aud
the sight Of the place where he had
suffered 50 much produced ouch an ef-
feet on him that for while Hugh
feared he Was going 10 have relapse.
Al length. however, he seemed to get
back his confidence. and Was persuad-
ed 10 come into the central room
ITS all right. Mr. Potts Drummond
assured him over and over again.
Their gang Is dispersed. and Laking-
ton is desA We're ali friends here
nov. You're quite safe. This is Mr..
Green. who has come over from New
York especially To find you and take
you back TO your family"
Tie millionaire stared In silence AZ
the detective. who rolled bis cigar
round In his mouth
That's right. Mr Potts. There's the
little Old sign lie threw back his
coat, showing the police badge. and
the millionaire nodded. Il guess you've
had things humming on the other side,
aud II IL hadn't been for the Captain
here aud his friends. they'd be hum
ming sim"
I'm Obliged to you, sir, said the
American, speaking for the nrst time
TO Hugh The words were slow aud
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1922-02-09
80 e., IL. lneIqnsn,.

A. one II the finishing schools that
line tie banks u the Hudson the dean
WIS suspicious q the number q broth
efs and cousins calling on some d
her sttractive charges The families
seemed entirely too large.
-And Do you know what sne didf
Indignantly explained one o. the girls
~She wrote home snd asked for the
names ard approximate ages q all our
men relatives s. the ID hluf works
no longer and mere trends can't gei
pest the Cd rif -H'ee s
keeFs q
deuts - Me-
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1922-02-09

.
'that he was an Internal scoundrel.
and that ia have nothing whatever 10
do ~ifh such . viiiainous scheme And
theB-almost the last thing I can re-
member saw Peterson look AZ LAX
lngtOn. Thea they both sprang on me.
aud felt something prick my arm.
And after that / can't remember any.
thing clearly. Your face. slr'-he
turned 10 Drummond-'oomes 70 me
out OF a kind OF dream and yours. too
h. added TO Darrell But II was ike
long. dreadful nightmare. In which
vague things. over which had no
power kept happening. until woke up
last night In this gentleman's house
lie bowed TO Ted birmingham. who
grinned cheerfully
And mighty glad I was 10 hear you
talking sense again, sir" he remarked
do you mean 20 say you have no rec
objection OF how you got theref'
None sir: none. answered the mil
lionaire. at was just part of the
dream"
cit shows the strength OF the drug
those swine used on you" said Drum
mond grimly. "You went there In an
airpane. Mr.. Potts"
IAN alrplane cried the other in
amazement Il don't remember IT,
I've got no recollection OF II whatever
There's only one other thing that can
lay hold OF. and that's all dim and
muzzy. Pearls. A great rope
OF pearls. | was 10 sign a paper
and ] wouldn't | did once. and
then there was a shot and the light
went out. and the paper disappeared.
ats ut my bank at this moment. Mr..
Potts. said Hugh II took that paper,
or part Of II, that night"
"Did your" The millionaire looked
at him vaguely. 81 was TO promise
them a million dollars when they had
done what they said. | remember
that. And the pearl necklace.
the duchess OF !" He paused
and shook his head YEARLY.
THE duchess Of Lampshire'sr
prompted Hugh.
That's IT," said the other. THE
duchess OF Lampshire's. II was say
Ing that I wanted her pearls, think,
and would ask no questions as TO how
they were got"
The detective grunted
wanted to incriminate you proper
ly. did they1 Though 1t seems to me
that II was a blamed risky game |
There should have been enough money |
from tie other three to run the show |
without worrying you, when they |
found you weren't for It."
"Wait." said the millionaire. shat
reminds me. Before they assaulted me
at the Carlton they told me the others |
wouldn't come In unless ! did"
For while there was silence,
broken at length by Hugh.
swell. Mr.. Potts, you've had moldy |
time, and I'm very glad it's over. But |
the person you've got to thank for |
putting us fellows on your track IL
girl. II 1t hadn't been for her I'm
mares"
81 would like TO see her and thank |
her" said the millionaire quickly.
"You shall" grinned Hugh. 'Come |
to the wedding; II will be in a fort
night or Whereabouts"
wedding" Mr.. Potts looked a III.
tie vague.
Yes Mine aud hers. CHASTITY |
proposition. isn't itf'
''The last straw" remarked Ted Jer-
ningham. "A more impossible man as
a bridegroom would be hard to think |
of. But In the meantime pinched
half a dozen of the old mans Perrier |
Jouet 1911 and put 'em In the car.
What say your"
Say" snorted Hugh. idiot boy |
Does one speak on such occasionsr'
And II was so.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1922-02-09
HoyT-BENTLEY

A quiet wedding took place IN Cam
bridge n ". February !. a. 3 p. m
AZ the First Methodist church, the con
tracing parties being Miss Irene
Bentley and Robert A Hoyt, both q
Cambridge. The ceremony vas per
formed By the Rev Edgar Brown.
After a short trip. Mr.. and Mrs. Hoy
MI reside q; the home q the groom
q; s. East Main street The young
esuple have 3 host q friends Who en
tend congratulations
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1922-02-09

HOW
SLANG PHRASES FINALLY
ARE ADDED To LANGUAGE.
Nobody seems 10 know where
The term oliver tmeaninG
cheap. nippsnt little carr orig
mated. any more than there Is
discoyerable original least
by casual inquiry-Of the source
q the word "jltney" A titney
seems originally 10 have been
the name Of a nickel or nve-cent
piece. Thence, presumably IN
reference 10 the fare. Il has be
come transferred and IL now APP
piled 10 the miscellaneous We
hieles, from small motorcars 10
charabauncs, which ply for hire
In . number OF American cities
In competition with established
street car lines-a competition
which has become 50 severe In
some western towns that the
street car companies are threat
enlng 10 abandon their services.
But the American fecundity
and Ingenuity In coming new
and not seldom atrocious-words
goes on with the same buoyancy
as characterizes all American
industry. We will, In courtesy,
pass by President Hardlng's
"normalcy"; but l have stayed
In hotels which Informed me
that, besides a regular physi-
clan, there was both an "osteo-
path" and a "chiropractor" on
the premises. You will hardly
find an optician, who is not also
an "optometrist." Perhaps the
most fashionable branch of
American dentistry just now is
"orthodonits, which Is prac-
ticed by "orthodontists."
Gentlemen who deal In land
and house property who have
heretofore been known, rather
clumsily, a. real estate agents,
now call themselves apparently
without shsme) realtors" In
certain cities there is strong
movement among the under
takers to have themselves rec
ognized as "morticisns." Added
to the "Dago" (Which, though
having only recently become
popular In England, has at least
half a century OF current use
10 sanction II In the United
States) and the more recent
"Wop"-though you may see II
spelled "Wap"-has now arisen
the "Hunysk. q comprehensive
chronological term for. roughly,
all European peoples who are
not called Dagoes, Scandina-
vians (more commonly Sven
skies") or British.-From an
American Edition OF the London
Times.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1922-02-09

II AS coup's = hours later ths'
Hugh rang % hIs -ams 90 Haf Noon
sfreei From Alsy gho spoke = him.
he rattered Thar Phyllis and her "a
ther we've quite safe He also found
oar anHher tt chat Tel Tern 2.
han had iusl err . wtth n hauless
Potts tn tou. aho uras apparently suf-
ncieuIy recovered 70 talk sense. he
~ss aeak suu and dzz-L BAT 20 long
er lflbeclie
Tel Ted - bring him down 70 he
Elms Al o1ce.s eg1ered Hush. -Thsres
q cosrfatrlot q his here, waiting 70
1sIco.ls hin slih og-an arms
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1922-02-09
SYNDICATE

Ito be concluded)
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-09-04
ORANGE SPRINGS

Orange Springs, Aug. 31.-Misses
Gladys and Ethel Hall have returned
from Titusville, after a pleasant visit
with relatives there. Their cousin
Frank Hall, came with them and spent
the weekend.
Misses Christine Townsend and
Estell Rosenberg of Lake Butler, ar.
rived here Sunday to spend the week
Our town is lively with girls agan
and we rejoice to hear their song. II
may not be all Emusic" but it is not
unpleasant to the ear and we have nj
fiappers. All those of this class mus
find resort elsewhere
The passenger bus keeps good time
and is great convenience to the peo
pie along the line. many of whom
would have to stay at home if it were
not for this means of travel.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. M. Culpepper o.
Jacksonville, who spent two week:
camping at Blue Springs. passed
through Friday on their return, re
porting a great time.
Mrs. D. R. Ferguson and two SON
departed Wednesday for Charleston
after spending a pleasant month herr
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. D. A
Walker.
Mr.. Charlie Burt, county commits
sioner from Palatka, was here Tues
day on business concerning the new
bridge. The bridge is under headwa!
and will soon be completed.
Mrs. Frank Thomas left last weel
for Center Hill, where she will spent
the winter.
Mrs. D. P. johnson returned to st
Petersburg Saturday.
The Civic Club held it's regula,
meeting at the postoffice last Satur
day afternoon. The most importan
subject was a new straight road from
Main street to the spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Wimberly wen
to Palatka Monday.
Mr.. F. M. Green of Grandin il
spending a while here for his health
stopping with Mr.. Frank Jordan.
Mrs. Rayburn is spending this weel
az Bay Lake with her husband, wht
is at work there.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-09-04
OCALA TEN YEARS AGO

Evening Star Sept. 4, 1922
Mr.. D. w. Tompkins will leave Fri
day for Brevard, N. C.,where he will
join his wife and daughter who are
spending the summer there.
Messers. Robert Anderson and Leslie
Anderson will leave in a few days for
Washington & Lee University at
Lexington, Va. Robert was a grad
uate of the Literary department and
this year he will enter the law school,
following in the footsteps of his
father.
Mrs. E. G. Peek and sister, Miss
Beulah, will leave this afternoon for
West Florida where they will spend
the month of September with rela-
tives.
, Miss Beulah Hall was hostess this
morning at the regular weekly meet
ing of the young ladies' sewing club.
Miss Pansy Souter will be the first
assistant in the Dunnellon school this
term.
Mr.. L. F. Savares went to Tampa
today on business.
Mrs. Arthur Clark accompanied
Mrs. Kreger to Lake Weir today to
spend the month at the Conner cot
tage.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-09-04
OXFORD

Oxford, Aug. 29.-Mr. Grin Rainey,
east of town, while cleaning up new
ground last Monday came upon a
huge RATHER and succeeded in putting
an end to the awful reptile. He had
ten rattles. Those young men who
were hunting rattlers on the Withla-
cochee (if they were) went to the
wrong place.
Miss Ruby Warnock, formerly of
this place, but now living on Lake
Okeechobee, is visiting relatives and
friends in Oxford this week.
Right you are, Mr.. Editor, when
you suggest that the prettiest girls
do not always enter the beauty con-
tests, and the result does not prove
the claims
Miss Marie Snowden of Ocala is
visiting her aunt. Mrs. T. ]. Bailey OF
Oxford.
Mr.. J. M. Hallison and family, and
perhaps some borrowed ones, of Sum-
merfield were taking Sunday eve
ming outing in this part of the county
last Sunday. People 60 to Sumter
for good roads rides now.
Mrs. Chairs and two pretty children
Of Georgia are visiting Mr.. J. M. Col
lum and other friends of Oxford.
Mr.. R. A. Sirmon made flying trip
to Gainesville the latter part of last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Averette are the
proud parents of a new baby girl.
The Oxford correspondent to the
Sumter County Times seems to think
that there is new discovery in this
community, in the nature of a dog
that will set rattlesnakes. Since the
item was printed, we have been in.
formed that it is not uncommon for q
good birddog to set rattles. Anyway
rattlesnakes must be on the writer's
mind.
Miss Irene Rou, teacher in the Ok.
ford school, made a pleasant visit tt
Reddick last Saturday, returning Sun
day. -
We have a big bus running between
Orlando and Ocala now, and it is 6
great convenience. We hope that il
viii do a good business.
Mr.. T. ]. Bailey is having erected
new barn. Mr.. Harry Barnett OF
Coleman is the contractor.
Mr.. Frank McDernitt of Pedro wa.
mingling with his former friends il
this section last Monday.
Accept a bouquet, Mr.. Editor, fol-
your willingness to expose fake mon
ey-making schemes.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-09-04

Nearly every town has its full quota
who delight in seeing in print some
bit of community gossip that places
a neighbor in an embarrassing posi-
ton with his friends. The last issue
of the Fort Lauderdale Herald hands
out this squib to some of its gossip
loving citizens:
Probably dozen people have come
to the Herald during the past week
and have asked if we were going to
publish certain piece of news effect
ing local citizens. Just as plainly as
We could we have told all inquirers
that we expect to use our own judg-
ment about it. AS a matter of tact
the article these same people would
like to have seen broadcasted was not
news at all. 1t was gossip. The Her
aid does not care to indulge in gossip,
especially where such gossip is going
to cause innocent persons to suffer-"
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-09-04
OCALA TWENTY YEARS AGO

Evening Star Sept. 1902
} Train Master Arthur Glass of the
Atlantic Coast Line went to Gaines
vile this afternoon on business.
Chalmers Raysor left this afternoon
for the mountains of North Carolina
Prof. Warn, the excellent principle
of the Ocala High School, arrived
home this afternoon after a months
absence on his grove near Barlow.
Miss Florie Crook left this after
noon for Birmingham, Ala, to visit
her friend, Mrs. Chas. E. Powell.
Mrs. S. T. Sistrunk and children,
and sister, Miss Annie Atkinson, who
have been enjoying themselves in
White Springs, have returned home.
Mr.. R. L. Anderson and family who
have been spending the summer at
Blue Ridge Springs. Va, have return
ed home.
J. M. Gates, Of the Teapot, con-
graduates himself that he has obtain
ed, for his summer home at Lake
Weir, the foundation stones of the
Lake Weir Chautauqua building with
Col. PARIS name chiseled on them.
Mr.. J. A. Gilman has severed his
connection. with the Ocala Furniture
Company.
Merton Mann returned yesterday
from Chicago, where he has been tax
ing a course of chemistry at the
CHEMISTRY of Chicago.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-09-04

tn get in new people IS to advertise
and have golf links and other amuse-
ments for them when they get here.
Ard the only way to advertise and
have the band and all these anuse-
ments is to levy publicity tax that
will fan equally upon all taxpayers
like, since all of them get their share
OF the good work done by the Chamber
of Commerce and the advertising and
boosting. So the publicity tax is lev
led now in every progressive city and
county in the state, and it has been
found to be the only way in which to
raise the necessary funds for the pub
lie and to prevent the drives that
make the drivers tired and those who
are driven more so.-Sanford Herald.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-09-04
SPARR

Spar, August 30.-Mr. C. H. Luff
man and family accompanied by Miss
Lille Acre and Mr.. Dave Hooker,
left Saturday afternoon for weeks
outing at Salt Springs.
Mr.. John Knight and family, who
have been the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
W. D. Eminisor Sr., left Sunday
morning for their home at Daytona
Beach.
Miss Vera Higginbotham left Sat
urday for Jacksonville, where she will
take the teachers examination. While
there she will be the guest of her sis
ter.
Mr.. Lee Huffman of Cordele, Ga,
spent the weekend with his brothers,
Messrs. John, Walter and w. o. Luff-
man.
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Taylor have re-
turned from their trip to Missouri
and are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Evans Taylor for a few days, after
which they will leave for their home
at Homestead.
Mr.. John Farris of Fort Mccoy,
has accepted a position as clerk in
Grantham Bros. store.
Mr.. BuZard and son of Cocoa. ar
rived last week to take charge Of the
Martin place, which Mr.. Buzard pur-
chased from Miss Isabel Burton Aft
| er making some necessary improve
| ments. Mr.. BuZard will move his fam
| lily here.
Mrs. T. Savage and family of Or
ange Lake were the guests of Mr. D.
q. Riker and family Sunday.
Rev. II. Martin of Island Grove, is
assisting Rev. Calvin at the Baptist
church.
Mrs. Annie Newton and family
moved yesterday into their pretty
| little newly built cottage on Souter
Hill.
Mr.. T. J. McQuaig has recently in
stalled a Colts lighting plant in his
home
Mr.. L. G. Young and family, who
moved from Spar to Mississippi sew
eral years ago. have returned to Flor
ida again and are making their home
at Floral City.
Mr.. o. Blunt and family of Hollis.
ter, spent the weekend with his sis
ter, Mrs. Lige Clemmons.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-09-04

1 There is no use in a few back num-
bers standing round the corners and
knocking the use of public money for
publicity purposes-that is, we mean
there is no use in any public-spirited
citizen listening to their tale of woe.
There was a time when these same
citizens sat idly in their spider-web
Offices and allowed the rest of US to
boost their city and without spending
q cent of their money we made them
rich. They think they can do this to-
day, but the tide has turned and the
majority of the people realize that
the only way to make big city here is
to get in new people and the only way
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-09-04
INVITE CELEBRITIES TO
AUXILIARY CONVENTION

Queen of Roumania has been invited
to the national convention of the
American Legion Auxiliary in New Or
leans October 1920, Mrs. Lowell F..
Hobart, Auxiliary national president,
announced today An invitation also
was extended to Mrs. Warren G. Hard
ing, Mrs. Hobart said.
The invitation to Queen Marie was
forwarded to Bucharest through
Frederick C.. Nano, Roumanian charge
d'affairs at Washington. Distinguish
ed for her work among soldiers of the
Allies during the World War, the
Roumanian queen is one of the most
popular rulers in Europe among
American legionaires.
The Auxiliary plans to entertain
some of the most prominent men and
women in the country during the
national convention to be held in con-
nection with the annual gathering of
the Legion. John J. Tigert, United
States commissioner of education, has
accepted an invitation to address the
convention, and a similar acceptance
is expected from George B. Utley,
president of the American Library
Association.
Other notables invited: Mrs. M. P.
Higgins. president of the National
Parent Teachers Association; Mrs.
Herbert Hoover, who is president of
the Girl Scouts of America; Mrs.
George Minor, president of the Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution; Mrs.
Philip A. Moore, president of the Nat
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-09-04

ionaI Council Of Women; Mrs Agnes
H. Parker, president of the Women's
Relief Corps of the G. A. R.; Mrs.
Livingston Rowe Schuyler, president
of the United Daughters of the Con-
federacy; Mrs. Cora A. Thompson,
president of the Spanish-American
War Veterans Auxiliary, and Mrs
Thomas Winters, president of the
American Federation of Women's
Clubs.
Mary Roberts Rinehart and a num-
Der Of other well known women writ
ers are also expected to attend the
Auxiliary convention.