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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-10-07

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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1922-07-19
STOWE
Auto and Team Collide

Mrs. Henry Demar was driving
around the curve at "The Lodges"
between the villages Tuesday morn
ing when her wagon was run into
from behind by truck. Mrs. Demar
was thrown out forward and one
wheel passed over her body and leg.
One wheel of the wagon was broken,
the harness was damaged and one
shoe was torn from the horse and a
milk can was thrown out. The truck
was from Randolph Center and was
driven by Hector j. Fremette of that
place. Mr.. Fremette took Mrs.
Demar to a physician and from there
she was removed to the home of her
sister and husband, Mr.. and Mrs.
Silas Stowell, on lower Main street.
She is suffering from injuries on one
hip and internal injuries and other
bruises, but how serious they may be
had not been determined Tuesday
noon. 1t appeared that the driver
of the truck, who was unacquainted
with the road, undertook to pass
Mrs. Demar when he saw car COM
ing from the other way and in avoid
ing the other car collided with Mrs.
Demar's wago:.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1922-07-19

lieutenant.
F. B. Noble has rented the new
store in the G. M. Norton block. Sep
TENDER | his son and daughter, Mr.
and Mrs. Lloyd Pearl, of Burlington
will move to this place and go in
business with him.
Ernest Veronneau of D. C. Haw-
ley's barber shop is in Burlington
this week for an operation for the
removal of his tonsils. Murray Noble
is recovering from the effects of ar
operation of the same nature.
Herbert Pierce will move his family
soon from Richmond to this village
in tenement of L. E. Tatro, where
his daughters will enter high school
and the Metcalf girls of Underhill
will come to high school in the fall.
The drama, entitled "The Wolf"
by Eugene Walters, written among
the woods of the Canadian Northwest,
is the feature to be given this week
Wednesday night by the Jane Hast
ings Co. See advt. elsewhere in this
issue.
Word was received last week an
nouncing the birth of a son, June ID,
to Mr.. and Mrs. B. E. Davis in Green
land, N. H.; also the birth of a
daughter, Marguerite Myrtle, June
10, to Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Flood of
St. Adams.
A game of baseball was witnessed
Saturday in this village between the
Barre American Legion team and the
locals, resulting in a score of to 1
The meeting of the Ladies' Aid
will be held at the church parlors
on Thursday afternoon of this week.
All members are expected to be pres
ent, when they will receive the sched-
ule for the years work as prepared
by the committee. Mrs. L. c. Jacque
and Mrs. E. H. Perry. From five
o'clock on during the evening the
ladies will conduct lawn party on
the church park when all are invited
to join them for supper.
The remains of Phil Talman were
brought Saturday from the Water
bury state hospital to the home of
his daughter, Mrs. w. F. Thayer,
where the funeral services were held,
Rev. H. NJ Bartlett officiating. = The
remains were laid in the village ceme-
terry beside the wife, who died year
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1922-07-19

Talbert of Ashland, Mass, and Jay
Talbert, and two of his brothers
Rufus C, Talbert of Stowe anc
Alpheanus Talbert of Leominster
| Mass.
Rev. and Mrs. A. G. Cornwell anc
three children of Elmira, N. Y, who
were in Stowe over the weekend or
motor trip through northern Yer
, mont, left Monday on their return by
way of Montpelier. Mr.. Cornwell
who was pastor of the First Con-
gregational Church in Stowe in 1910
and 1911, receiving his ordination
here in April, 1910, has been pastor
of the Park Church in Elmira since
leaving Stowe. Mr.. Cornwell took
part in the service Sunday morning
at the Community Church, in which
he is especially interested as he was
first to advocate union of the
churches here. Mr. Cornwell and
family were guests at the Green
Mountain Inn while here.
All interested in the Chautauqua,
scheduled here for the %, "a and 25,
are invited to attend a mass meeting
at the banquet hall in the Akeley
Memorial building at 1880 Friday eve
ming. A parade by the children will
precede the meeting. The junior
Chautauqua leader will be present at
the meeting and will carry out a pro-
gram with the children.
Edwin Lawrence Bigelow of Mid
dlebury College, who passed the
weekend at his home in Stowe, was
accompanied from Middlebury by his
sister, Miss Grace Bigelow, who has
taken a course of two weeks in
French at the Middlebury College
summer school. Miss Bigelow is a
teacher of French at the Springfield,
Mass, High School of Commerce.
Guests over the weekend at Car
roll M. Pixies were Mr.. and Mrs.
M. c. Grandy, Miss Pearl M. Grandy
and Miss Lora Muir of Burlington.
Sunday guests were MisS Inez E.
Miller, P. o. Miller and F. E. Wood
ruff of Newport, Fremont Miller of
Westfield, Mrs. Laura Miller Peter
son of Holbaeck, Denmark, and Miss
Hazel Miller of Springfield, Mass.
DR.. E. M. Gully of Melbourne,
Australia, has called on C. M. Watts
and other friends in Stowe while
visiting in Morrisville, where he was
formerly veterinary surgeon. Since
leaving Vermont, DR.. Gully has
crossed the Pacific seven times, the
Atlantic six times, the continent three
times, and has been around the world
once. He goes soon to Ireland and
afterwards will make a tour of the
Far East.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1922-07-19
LOCAL NEW S
STOWE

Mrs. Mildred Russ is employed al
q clerk at e. B. Forbes store in Mos
COW.
August have been found for 81 "fresf
air" children.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. o. Mower ant
little son of Montpelier visited
friends in town Sunday.
The Ever Ready" Community
Club will meet with Mrs. N. B. John
son Thursday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Hale are par
ents of a daughter, born Saturday
night, their eighth child.
Harley Camley has finished work
for F. E. Smith and went Monday to
Barre, where he has employment.
c. H. Rathburn and step-daughter
Miss Julia Aiken, of Waterbury
passed Sunday at A. w. Collins.
There will be meeting of the
|. Stowe Civic Club at eight o'clock
Wednesday evening at the selectmen's
office.
Work will be discontinued this
week upon the cemetery lots on which
the dues of the Cemetery Association
have not been paid
Miss Beatrice Gale, who is en-
ployed in the office of the Mt. Mans
field Creamery Association, is having
a vacation of two weeks, which she
is passing with friends in Burlington
and Swanton.
Miss Hildegarde Smalley, who re-
turned Saturday from visiting her
brother, Robert Smalley, in Maine,
was in the train wrecked on the
Maine Central near st. Johnsbury.
Miss Smalley was badly shaken up,
but otherwise uninjured.
Geraldine, daughter of Mrs. Ethel
Perry, died Sunday afternoon at the
home of Ottro Boyce, after several
months illness. She would have been
three years old in September. The
funeral was held at the house at 1880
o'clock Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Jenney served
sugar on snow Sunday to party of
friends, including Mr.. and Mrs.
Daniel Gale of Grand Haven, Mich,
Mrs. Betsey Slayton, Frank Gale,
Mrs. Elvira Gale, Mrs E. S. Billings
and two children of st. Louis, Mo.
The colder Girls" of the COmmun-
ity Church will serve ice cream, sher-
bet and cake on the church lawn
Thursday evening. The proceeds will
go toward the expense of the daily
vacation Bible school. There were 72
children present at the school Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Winfred W. Houston
Aand four children, who left their
home in Berwyn, Pa, by automobile
Saturday morning, arrived Sunday
afternoon in Stowe, where they will
pass two weeks with their parents,
James E. Houston and Mr.. and Mrs.
C. NJ Watts, and friends.
By a mistake, the names of the
bearers at the funeral of Alvar j.
Talbert were not given. They were
the two sons of the deceased, Burt
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1922-07-19
JEFFERSONVILLE

Mrs. Elida Marcher is visiting at
r. H. Bourne's.
B. E. Reynolds was in Boston last
week on business.
H. w. Varnum is confined to his
home with rheumatism.
Charles Miner of Barre and family
were in town recently.
Lyle Norton is visiting friends in
Montpelier for few days.
L. S. Morse and family passed last
week in Boston and vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Cobb are en-
pertaining friends from Montreal.
H. F. Beard and family were bust
ness visitors in Burlington Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. o. Thomas are
visiting their children in Burlington.
j. E. Hunt of Essex was a recent
business caller of 'his son, w. E.
Hunt.
Mrs. Pearson of Bakersfield was a
guest last week of her brother, F. L.
Start.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luke Carlton of New
York State are guests at G. D. Girls
wold's.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Wood spent
last week in camp with friends in
Milton.
A great many cars visited this vii
lage Sunday, coming through Snug
glers' Notch.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. C. Thomas of Bur-
lington were Sunday guests at
H. A. Hawley's.
Mr.. Jackson of Essex Junction is
in town doing masonry work in G. M.
Norton's new block.
Frank L. Start was in Morrisville
Saturday, when he took the civil
service examination.
F. L. Start and family and B. G..
Hawley and family passed over Sun
day at Highgate Springs.
D. C. Howe, of the F. E. Pope en-
ploy, is installing bath outfit in
the Frank Flynn residence.
Mrs. John Sherman and Mrs. Neal
Patch of Fletcher were guests last
week at Charles Buffers.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. R. Westover with
Mr.. and Mrs. H. S. Buker visited Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Flood Sunday in st.
Adams.
Bring your friends to dine with
the Ladies' Aid on the church park
this week Thursday afternoon and
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lynn Tracey, with
D. C. Hawley and Alice Anderson,
passed Sunday with friends in st.
Adams Bay.
A bail will be held at Hotel
Melendy this week Friday night.
Music will be furnished by the Jack
& Hal orchestra of Boston.
H. A. Hawley and family, with
MIR. and Mrs. E. w. Holmes, left
Monday for a two weeks automobile
tour through New York State.
Quite delegation of the baseball
team from this place witnessed the
game Sunday at st. Adams between
the st. Adams and Burlington teams.
o. X. Jenney of Stowe called on
friends here last week Wednesday
while en- route for months stay at
Camp Devens, where he will serve as
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1922-07-19
Toast to Bert E. REYNOLDS


The following toast was dedicated
to Bert E. Reynolds, manager of the
Jeffersonville baseball team, by one
of the players:
Just minute before you drink, boys,
Stick those glasses up in the air,
Drink toast to our worthy manager,
The man who always "plays fair"
He's the squarest and cleanest sport,
boys,
That ever came down the "pike,"
No matter what color you are, boys,
He will always treat you white.
If anyone gets into trouble,
Whether woman or child or man,
He is Johnny on the Spot" boys,
He's there with the helping hand.
Then let us play the old game hard,
boys,
Let us do our level best,
We will go and get the scores, boys,
And Bert will do the rest.
May he live to be a hundred
And never turn a hair,
And when he goes to Heaven
Have baseball team "up there"
Musings from First Base.
The new night Waterman at the
mine, Mr.. Bannister, is from Ran
dolph.
Fred Akerson took Mrs. Lamb and
children to their home in st. Adams
recently.
Hugh Haselton went to East Hard
wick Sunday to visit his grandmother,
who is i'll. Emmett Sweet took him
over.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1922-07-19
Funeral of Armand Beauchemin

The funeral of Armand Beauche-
min, who was drowned while in bath
ing July II, was held at the Catho-
lie Church at Waterbury Saturday
forenoon. Interment was made at
Waterbury. Among those from Stowe
besides the family who attended the
funeral were Mr.. and Mrs. A. H.
Foster, Mrs. Thomas Clark, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. B. Weeks, Mrs. Henry Sar-
gent, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph White,
Sr., Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph White, Jr.,
Mr.. and Mrs. George White, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. A. Parsons, Mr.. and Mrs.
c. P. Brown, Mr.. and Mrs. Foster
Van Dusen, S. H. Mathews, Roger
Bedell and Messrs. BOuchard, Salvas
and E. B. Forbes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl D. Wood of
Georgia and Mr.. and Mrs. C. M. Aus
tin of Pleasant City, Fla, are visiting
their sister, Mrs. Mark Shaw.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. C. Moody, who
have visited relatives here for sew
eral weeks, returned to their home in
Minneapolis Saturday. They were
accompanied by their niece, Miss
Dorothy Burt,S who will visit rela-
tives there for several weeks.
Miss Pauline Franklin entertained
20 young people at the Green Noun
tain Inn Friday evening. Miss
Franklin's niece, Dorothy Noyes, of
Greenfield, Mass, gave solo dance.
Miss Ruth Collins acted as matron.
The rooms were attractively decor
ated with yellow daisies and ferns.
Dancing was enjoyed and refresh
ments were served.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1922-07-19

Eldon Westover of Waterville was
in st. Adams city court recently,
charged with driving motorcycle
while under the influence of intoxi-
eating liquor. He pleaded not guilty.
His father, Allen Westover, was also
before the court, charged with intoxi-
cation. He pleaded not guilty. Both
will be given a hearing July "a.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1922-07-19

ago. Those present from away
were Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Bundy of
New York, Mr.. and Mrs. Bundy,
Miss Gladys Bundy and Miss Ruth
Thayer of Burlington, George
Churchill, Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Tai
man and George Talman and family
of Wolcott and Mrs. Fuller of Bur
lington.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1922-07-19
Hardwick Community Week

Hardwlck merchants invite every
one in this place who is interested in
real bargain opportunities-making
their dollars purchase to the utmost
desirable goods-to visit the hustling
Granite Town any day next week,
when most convenient. Sports and
amusements galore and free. See big
half page advt. on page 5.-Adver-
tisement.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1922-07-19

Miss Theresa Hill of Burlington
recently passed several days at the
home of her grandmother, Mrs. Ida
Hill, in South Hollow.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1922-07-19

Tell your troubles to the unwel-
come guest. He will soon depart.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1922-07-19

$1.OO will pay for 26 weeks in VT.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1922-07-19

Mrs. Mildred Russ is employed as
4 clerk at e. B. Forbes store in Mos
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-07-21
WINDIIAM.

John Horscnail has bought second
hand Studebaker automobile
Orville ingalls, and family of Mount
Holly were visitors Sunday at +. M. In
galls's.
William Wiswal has finished work
for the Vermont Marble Co. and gone
to Argyle, N. Y. to work.
Rev. David James, who is visiting
Rev. Il. b. TreFethren, preached very
acceptably ut the service Sunday after
noon.
Miss Elizabeth Dawson of Jamaica
Plain, Mass. visited her uncle. August
Carlson, last week from Monday to Sat
urday.
Miss Florence Allen of White Plains
\. Y. came Monday to spend week
with her aunt, Miss Edith Wood, nj
| WoOdburne.
Mrs. Aurilla Lawrence and Mrs
| Charles Raymond and son came Satur
| day to the Lawrence homestead, now
owned by D. f. Mattison. Mr.. Ray
mond will join them the last of this
week.
Haying is in full swing and the hay
is heavier than usual. II. NJ. ingalls, u
cutting the Dimick. or Myron ingalls,
place, w. ]. Smith the ii. M. Abbott
place, Paul Jones the parsonage lot
Charles Abbott the Woodburne place
and George button part of the Hamilton
farm. ID. F.. Mattison is exchanging
work with Don Eddy and f. ii. Carleton
with Harold .Toslin. Sterling Smith Ii
working for Paul Jones and Home
Moses for W. j. Smith. Loren Gle
has done the haying for II. l.. Chapman
and Charles Fontane. r. r.. Dimick il
to do the haying for James Scott.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-07-21
WESTMINSTER WEST.

George V. Reed of Holden, Mass, is
boarding with Mrs. Lydia Beach.
Many from here attended the Chau-
tauqua entertainments in Putney.
Miss Bessie Mason of Newton, Mass,
is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Bert Ormsby
Mabel Harlow returned to her work in
Bellows Falls Thursday, after several
days visit at her home here.
Maple Grove Grange members are
busy with play, Old Nevada, which
will be presented probably some time in
August.
Mr.. and Mrs. Whttemore motored
here from Boston Sunday TO visit Mr..
and Mrs. Bert Ormsby, returning home
Tuesday
Miss Marion Benson, who is training
for nurse at the hospital in Green
field, Mass, is spending her vacation at
her home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Lake and family
of Grafton motorcd here and spent the
weekend with Mrs. Lakes sister, Mrs.
Roland Chapman.
Mrs. Julia Wilcox and baby of SYRIA
cuse. n. Y, and Mrs. Hattie Stoodley
of Skowhegan, Me-, are visiting their
father, George Bell
Rev. Walter X. Curtis will have for
the text of his sermon next Sunday
morning, Lead Us Not Into Temptation,
but Deliver Us from EVIL.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland Chapman and
family. Miss Alice Goodell and Rennie
Washburn motored to Windhani
Wednesday to visit Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Chapman.
Miss Carrie Houghton and Bert
Davis motored here from Springfield,
Mass, and spent the weekend with
Miss Houghton's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Bert Houghton.
Mr. and Mrs. r.. NJ. Farr ad Mr.. and
Mrs. Benson of Chester motored here
Sunday and spent the day, calling on
Mr., and Mrs. Edwin Butterfield and
Mr.. and Mrs. Seymour Nlinard.
Charles A. Frazer motored here Fri
day from Springfield, Mass. to visit his
sister, Mrs. Seymour II. Minard, re-
turning Sunday. Miss NJ. Louise
Frazer, who had been spending week
with her sister, returned home with him.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Tucker and fam
lily, Harry Harlow and Dorothea Van
'derveer motorcd here from Brattleboro
Sunday and spent the day with Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Harlow. Hertha Daley
of Brattleboro. who had been visiting
Pauline Harlow. returned home with
them.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-07-21
GRAFTON.
Everett Converse Palmer.

Everett Converse Palmer. 20, died
July 10. He was born in Grafton Aug
IS, 1912, on the farm where he died
He was son of Amos Ray and Mercy
(COnverse) Palmer After attending the
public schools here he attended the old
academies at Saxtons River and Town
shend.
Mr.. Palmer was farmer. In early
manhood he taught school winters or
found other employment, but nothing
was, ever allowed to, keep him from the
t fsa SAfs work ss be wH %''h 4 the he
In his youth he went to Illinois for n
few years, and although he came back
to Vermont Mt the urgent request of his
parents, to him the middle West was
ever the land of promise.
In Illinois he married, Oct 80, 1870
Miss Cynthia Fisher, whose people went
from Grafton at an earlier date. They
had four children, Abbie A. and Francis
a. of this place, Charley H. of Brattle
boro and Everett F. who died in child
hood. There are two grandchildren
Carey ID. and Cynthia f. Palmer. Mrs
Palmer died in Tropico, Calf, Nov. %
1903, where she went in an effort to re
gain her health.
affairs of town, state and nation. AS he
read his newspapers during these las
years he often expressed the wish tina
the world might straighten out and NOV,
along peacefully and progressively.
The funeral was held Sunday, Rev. G
Il. Congdon officiating, at the house
where a good number of relatives an,
friends met to pay the last tribute of re
spect
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-07-21
BELLOWS FALLS
GYPSIES LEAVE TOWN.
Claim Against Insurance Co. for In
juries to Boy by Il. NJ. Colcman's
Automobile Adjusted at $500.

Claim Against Insurance Go. for In
jurics to Boy by Il. NJ. Colcman's
Automobile Adjusted at $500.
Settlement was made Tuesday after
noon between the father of the 1O-year-
old gypsy boy who was injured seriously
Friday evening by being run over and
the attorneys of the insurance company
which insured the automobile of b. Nj.
Coleman, who was driving. The settle
ment was a compromise on both sides,
and the band of 63 gypsies with their
seven large automobiles broke camp next
morning and resumed their trip to De
iroit via Burlington, Plattsburg and
Buffalo, as outlined by them.
The amount paid in settlement was
5000. 1t was necessary for the probate
court to appoint Chief-of-Police Tracy
guardian of the boy in order to get valid
release of the claim. No blame for the
accident is attached to Mr. Coleman.
Numerous complaints have been made
by residents living in the vicinity of the
gypsy camp, most of them resenting the
unsanitary condition of the camp. 1t il
reported that many of the gypsies have
openly bathed in the river without wear
ing any bathing costumes and have per
mitted their children to run around the
camp unclothed in the presence of many
of the villagers. 1t is also claimed that
the gypsies had no hesitancy in making Q
change of clothing in full view of pass
ers-by on the road all of which has
melted the ire of some of the people
Many of the young people of the town
have visited the camp and had their for
tunes told and there seems to be q con
siderable degree of satisfaction now that
the gypsy band has departed bag and
baggage.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-07-21
WESTMINSTER.
Barns Burned at Ranney Place.

Two connecting barns, tool house
and garage on the Wallace Ranney farm,
about three miles south of this village
on the Brattleboro road, were destroyed
by fire shortly after 2 o'clock Wednesday
afternoon. A purebrcd Jersey bull, two
calves, the farming tools and about half
this years hay crop also were destroyed.
Several horses were removed with diff
Guilty. The loss is estimated at from
$4,000 to $4,000, partially covered by
insurance.
The dwelling house was saved through
strenuous efforts of the fire-fghters, who
used wet blankets after the tool house,
which stood but 20 feet from the house,
caught fire The wind also was favor
able for saving the house. Mr.. Ranney' s
mother, who is SO years old, has been
critically i'll for some time, but it was not
found necessary to move her from the
house.
The fire caught in the barn. A boy,
whose father works for Mr.. Ranney,
went to the barn to feed the horses.
The grain was in dark corner and he
turned on the acetylene gas, with which
the buildings were lighted. The gas did
not light and the boy tried second
time. His second attempt was followed
by an explosion which sent sparks into
the hay, setting it afire. The fire spread
so rapidly that it was impossible to ex-
tluSulHH It,
An alarm was sent out and about 80
re-fghters, and as many spectators.
gathered. The Westminster chemical
company responded and bucket bri-
gade was formed, water from duck
pond across the road being used w.. S.
Fenn's automobile truck was used to
carry water. The Bellows Falls chemical
apparatus also was called, but having
difficulty in getting there did not arrive
in time to be of service Mr.. Ranney
was in Bellows Falls with his automobile
at the time the fire broke out and did
not arrive home until the buildings bad
fallen.
One of the barns was about 30 feet
long and the other was about 80 feet
long. milking machine was included in
the machinery destroyed, all of which
was modern.