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FAIRLEE, VERMONT.

turned home Wednesday from
White River Junction and Tilton,
n. H., where they have been visit
ing relatives.
Mrs. Simon Pierce and family of
South Fairlee were visitors at the
home of her sister, Mrs. Wells
Silloway, Sunday.
Miss Freda Randall, home dem
onstration agent, held meeting in
the hall Tuesday afternoon and
gave very interesting talk to the
ladies of the village. Another
meeting is to be held in January at
the home of Mrs. B. X. Hum
phrey and quite a number of dress
forms are to be made.
Thursday night the Ladies Aid
Of West Fairlee gave an entertain
ment in the hall consisting of
play entitled Glow the Story
Crew." also a sketch entitled
Who's Me-" Two songs by Will
liam Godfrey and a reading by
Mrs. Sproule. The Post Mills or
chestra furnished some excellent
music and was thoroughly enjoyed
by all. The speech by Mrs. Sadie
Cook on the subject of "Man" was
one of the big events of the evening
which was enjoyed by a large
crowd of people.
School closed last Friday for the
Thanksgiving vacation.
Fred Paul of Pompanoosuc spent a
few days at the home of his mother
and brother recently.
John Bean of Lebanon was a
business visitor in town last week.
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POST MILLS

Mr.. and Mrs. I'll. H. Southworth
are visiting her sister, Mrs. Ben
nett, in Barre this week.
DR.. E. P. Douglass and son, Mel
win, from Groton, Conn, are spend
ing the week end at "The Elms."
Rev. W. E. Douglass and Mrs.
Douglass went to Windsor recently
Mr.. Douglass being called to Of
ficiate at funeral and they spent
a short time with their daughter,
Mrs. Durkee, returning home
Thursday.
School closed on Friday for a
weeks vacation.
Mrs. E. E. Smith was unable to
be taken to Hanover Hospital on
Wednesday as stated last week.
And an operation was performed
on Tuesday by DIR. Woodman of
Franklin, N. H., assisted by DR..
w. E. Smith and DR.. L. B. Allen
and a nurse, Miss Petell. At this
writing she is very comfortable.
Her many friends wish her a speedy
recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Pettengill
came Monday.
Mrs. G. A. Adams has been
spending few days with her son,
Albert and family in Quechee, Vt.
Mr.. Herbert Roberts from Fitch
burg, Mass, is spending the week
end at Colby Inn.
Miss Alice Douglass has been
kept at home entertaining a hard
cold the past week.
The praise service Sunday even
ing preceding Thanksgiving was
well attended A reading by Miss
Alice Douglass, solo by Mrs. Allen
were the special features with fit
ting remarks from our pastor.
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THETFORD

Schools have a short recess dur
ing Thanksgiving week.
Chas. Vaughan and friends
went to Royalton and Hanover
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Vaughan
came from Boston to their summer
home for time at the Hill.
Mr.. Goddard is absent for the
present to his home in Lancaster,
Mass.
Rev. VIM. Farr gave a fine dis
course on Sunday appropriate for
Thanksgiving.
Reports from the hospital are
that Mrs. S. Mabel Coombs and
Richard Welch are favorable.
Clough and Goodell have bought
a lot of timber Of Geo. Chase and
wife and are planning TO erect a
portable mill there.
Eclipse Grange elected new Off
GERS at its last meeting, also voted
on a new class of fourteen members.
The entertainment, third number
was well attended and much en-
joyed. 1t was voted to have a
course of entertainments next year.
The musical Club met at Thet-
ford Centre on Monday evening.
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moved thier goods from the prim-
mary school house where he had
them stored.
Last week Wednesday Evening
about 60 friends and neighbors
walked into Mr.. and Mrs, George
Haftwells pleasant home on the
Brook Road to remind them they
had been married 5 years. All were
made welcome. Music, singing and
games were enjoyed, sandwiches,
cake and coffee ,served-last but not
least a nice chair and a sum of
money was presented by H. E.
Morrison in behalf of these present
Mr.. Hartwell responded in pleas
ing manner.
Mr.. Ruben of Boston was week
end guest at E. v Towards being
a customer of Howard & Ames
Creamery Co.
Mr.. John Weeks of Orfordville
is spending the week at j. O. Evans
with his son George and wife.
While Ernest Underhills large
herd of COWS were at the river
drinking last Sunday afternoon 8
fell into deep water and had to be
pulled out 2 of them dying from
the chill.
Everyone enjoys their electric
lights when they have them but
are not good natured when they
look across the river and+see them
in Bradford and none in Piermont.
River Road
The body of Miss Annie Blake
was brought from Gardner, Mass,
and inferred in Cedar Grove Gene
terry Friday afternoon. Miss Blake
had been at the hospital at Gardner
for the past four months suffering
from Bright's. disease and other
complications from which she was
released Tuesday evening. Miss
Blake was a native of Piermont and
will always be remembered by
those who knew her as a woman of
an exceptionally sweet, Christian
character. She is survived by a
nephew and niece to whom she had
been mother since their childhood.
Quite a calamity befell Ernest
Underhill Sunday afternoon when
8 of his herd of cows which had been
to the river for water fell into the
river owing to the bank giving
way. Being unable to get out they
became numb with the icy water
and it took the combined efforts of
several men to get them out and
two COWS died from the exposure.
The rest seem to be coming out all
right at this writing. We are
sorry for Mr.. Underhill's loss.
Mrs. VIM. Carr has been suffer-
ing with a severe cold in the throat,
resulting in the loss Of her voice for
several days. She is now recover
ing.
Signs are at this writing that we
may have a white Thanksgiving.
Mrs. Alec Davis of North Haver-
hill was the guest Of her daughter,
Mrs. Albion Smith, last week.
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FAIRLEE
Wallace Reid in across the Con-
tinent". One of his best ones.
Friday Evening, December ADV.

tinent". One of his best ones.
Friday Evening, December ADV
The Ladies' Union and all those
who are interested in it's mainten
ance are invited to meet with Mrs
w. F. Leach next Tuesday after
noon at half past two for social
and to plan work for the winter
Each lady is asked to bring her
work.
Mr.. Moore went to St. Johnsbury
last week Thursday where he is to
be station agent. Mrs. Moore and
Donald left Tuesday. We are very
sorry to lose the family.
Joseph Algers and family of East
Ryegate moved into Mr.. Moore's
house Tuesday.
The townspeople will be sorry to
learn that DR.. Stetson has been
obliged to return to the hospital for
further treatment.
Miss Ruth Cross went Saturday
to Bradford to spend a few days
with her sister Mrs. Ralph Pierson.
Mrs. Annie Carrier has gone to
Littleton, N. H.
Mr.. Allbee, who has been i'll for
some time, is slowly improving.
Dalmon Magoon of Barre was
business visitor in town Saturday.
Ralph Mum carried twenty Brad
ford people to Groton Friday night
to attend the basket ball game.
Horace Goodwin and family are
occupying Mrs. Paine's house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Woods and
Vernon spenta few days the first of
the week in Bradford at the home
of his parents where Earl is confined
to the house with the shingles.
Mrs. Richardson of West Fairlee
is occupying the tenement recently
vacated by Mrs. Agnes Cross and
family.
1t is rumored that George Cur
rier has sold his house to James
Flagg and that he has gone to Lit
Teton, N. H.
The Christmas Club held a
social at the home of Mrs. Edgar
Chase last Thursday evening, the
occasion being the birthday of Mr..
Chase and the anniversary of Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Davidson. Cen
tlemen's night was observed and
the evening was spent playing
whist, after which an oyster supper
was served and a good time en-
joyed by all. The club members
presented Mr.. Chase with book
and Mr.. and Mrs. Davidson with a
beautiful piece of china. The men
all expressed the wish that we have
at least five more of these evenings
before spring comes.
VIM. Waldron was confined to
the house a couple Of days last week |
with a hard cold.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Magoon
were week end visitors in Topsham.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Pierce
and children are staying at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. |
George, Carr, in Oxford.
At the regular meeting Of Silver
Leaf Grange last week Wednesday |
evening Mr. F. j. Campbell was
chosen delegate to the state grange
to be held in Burlington the week of
December 10th. 1t was also de-
cided to hold whist parties. Pa
mona grange will be held in Brad
ford Dec. 4th.
The Christmas Club was enter
tanned last week Wednesday at the
home of Mrs. Earl Woods. Sew
eral garments were made ready to
hand to needy children and re-
freshments were served by the
h ostess.
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OXFORD

Owing to the illness of the
regular correspondent a new
reporter is on the ''job" this
week.
DR.. Stetson who has not regained
his strength as rapidly as was
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Federated Church

There will be a sale of fancy ar
ticles and supper by the men; also
a farce will be presented Friday
evening, Dec. 8, at Town Hail.
Adv.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-07-27
GEAN-ANDERSON.

A wedding of wide interest was
solemnized at the home of Mrs.
Dora Anderson, of Altus, Sunday af-
ternoon at four o'clock when Miss
Gabrie Anderson became the bride of
Mr.. Chesley Gean. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. D. M. Gean,
father of the groom. The bride is
the charming and accomplished
of Mrs. Dora Anderson, and
teacher of the Altus school. Mr..
Gean is a promising young man of
the same community.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gean left Sunday
night for Tunica where Mr.. Gean has
a position. The best wishes of their
many friends go with them.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-07-27
ROUP.

There are three forms of roup-
eye, nose and throat. The eye be-
comes swollen and a pus accumula-
ton is noticed. If nothing is done
for it, a cheesy material will form in
the eye and the bird will finally die.
This same cheesy material is seen in
the throat and nasal passages when
the birds have those forms.
The feeding of salts and sulphur is
supposed to act as a preventative
measure. The salts may be given
in the water or feed only once, one
teaspoonful to two birds. Give the
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-07-27
MUCH COTTON SEED BOUGHT.

A. & NJ. College, Miss. July 49,
According to the permits on file in
the office of the State Plant Board.
the farmers OF Mississippi have per-
haps broken all former records this
spring for buying cotton seed for
planting purposes from other st4iea.
shipment of 102,112 bushels Of plant
ing seed into Mississippi, or more
than four times the amount purchased
outside the State in 1921. This
amount covers planting seed only a"i
does not include seed for crushing
or other purposes.
Though Mississippi has a strict
quarantine against cotton seed from
Texas, Oklahoma, New MeXico, and
Western Louisiana on account of the
pink bollworm, there is always the
possibility of shipments coming from
an undiscovered infestation in an I'M
guaranteed state. Because of this
serious danger of bringing in the pink
bollworm or other pests from other
states, and also on account of the high
price of the imported seed and the
high express and freight charges the
Mississippi buyers are paying It Will
be a laudabIe and progressive step,
saysP. P. Garner, Commissioners of
Agriculture and Chairman of the
State Plant Board, if farmers viii be-
gin now to make preparations to
save their own planting seed for the
crop of 1923. Where a farmer is not
satisfied with the cotton that he is
now growing, he could make arrange
ment with one of his neighbors or
with some other reliable Mississippi
planter or cotton breeder to supply his
needs. 1t is a matter of pride that
Mississippi has within her borders
some of the outstanding leaders in
cotton breeding.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-07-27

of the following qualifications:
l. Feel the responsibility that
goes with the office and appreciate
the fine opportunity of doing a real
service for the children and the peo-
pie generally.
2. Know what it takes to make
a good school. If he does not know
he will find out.
8. Be honest. If he is honest he
will be fair with the children, Coun-
ty Superintendent, and fellow Trus-
tees in the operation of the school.
Such a Trustee will vote to employ
only the very best teachers it is pos
sible to get irrespective of friend
ship, kinship, denominationalism, or
anything else.
4. Be broad-minded. Any person
who is narrow, full of prejudice,
whose mind is not open to conviction,
or who is easily offended is not quail
fled. to hold any office of Importance.
5. Be a leader. In order for the
school to do its best work it will be
necessary for the Trustees to so leaad
the people as to cause them to feel
proud of the school, and to give it
their whole-hearted, active support.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-07-27

sulphur twice per week for two weeks,
one tablespoonful to a quart of mash.
If the bird is affected the eye form
should be treated by squeezing all the
secretion out of the eye and dropping
two or three drops Of the following
preparation in the eyes twice daily.
Oil of Thyme, 20 drops.
Oil of Eucalyptus, 80 drops.
Menthol, 10 grains.
Oil of Petrol, 2 ounces.
The nasal or throat form should be
treated by holding the beak and nasal
openings submerged in a solution of
common baking soda Il t~easpoonful
to l pint of water) until the bird
draws the solution up into the nose
and throat. This will cause the bird
to sneeze and cough out the cheesy
material. Then swab out the throat
with peroxide of hydrogen or argy-
roll.
The latest development in the treat
ment of roup is to vaccinate each in
dividual with Avian serum. This Sc
rum is more valuable as a %preventa-
tive but has a high curative value.
The writer assisted in vaccinating a
flock of 127 chicks with severe cases
of roup, eye form. We only had
enough serum for 102 and all these
102 recovered with the exception of
two, while the Is that were not treat
ed died. Your local druggist can Sc
cure this serum for you and it will
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-07-27
IMPORTANT POULTRY DISEASES
SOrehead.

Sorehead is usually very preva-
lent in the southern states during the
summer and fall. About 80 per
cent of the flocks of Mississippi we're
infected last year, some in a mild
form while others suffered severe at
tacks and lost large numbers OF birds.
This disease is caused by a fungus
and may be transmitted from one
flock to another on the feet of animal
or man. This fungus thrives in cool,
damp places and the disease is high
" contagious. A small p~ustule first
appears somewhere on the head and
develops into the pox or sore. The
birds lose their appetite and color,
gradually becoming thin and emaciat-
ed, finally dying if not treated. The
same preventative measure should be
used as in roup. The same serum is
also effective as a vaccine affecting a
cure.
When sorehead is noticed in the
flock, separate the affected birds and
treat as follows if you do not wish to
use the vaccine, rub aseline on the
sore to soften the scab, then remove
it and apply iodine. This treatment
has produced very satisfactory re-
suits.
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cost 5 cents to treat one bird.
MARRIAGE LICENSES ISSUED.

The following marriage licenses
were issued: On the 10th of this
month, license was issued to Dawson
Edgar Coffman permitting him to
marry Miss Margaret Gill.
July 18th a license was issued to
Mr.. l. I. Franklin and Miss Minnie
Lee Mccoy.
Mr.. Chesley B, Gean and Miss
Gabrie D. Anderson were issued a
license on the 22nd of this month.
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SNAKE BITES WOMAN.
Victim Saved From Probable Death
BY Son.

Pontotoc, Miss, July 21.-Quick ac-
ton on the part of her son and the
family physician saved Mrs. John A.
Donaldson, wife of the principal of
the Ecru high school, from probable
fatal death, when she was bitten by
a poisonous snake while gathering
beans near her home,
The snake bit Mrs. Donaldson on
the middle finger of her right hand.
She rushed into her home and her
young son, John A, Jr., corded her
wrist. He telephoned his father and
the family physician and the victim
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-07-27
PUBLIC SCHOOL TRUSTEES

Some of our finest men and wo-
men in Mississippi are trustees of
cur public schools and are doing a
great work. There are, however,
some Trustees who, seemingly, think
very little of the office they hold. They
do not realize that the proper train
ing and education of our children is
the states really n Dig business.
A good Trustee must possess some
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-07-27

Prof. and Mrs. w. E. Johnson,
from Durant, were the guest Of their
UNCLE and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. R. S.
Black last week.
Little Misses Tennie Ruth Wiley,
Of Pontotoc and Hattie Sue Boren, of
Toccopola visited their little friend
and cousin LYDIA Black, the latter
part Of the week.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-07-27

PICNIC-Whites' Picnic on Hopson'z
Farm, nine miles west Of Oxford,
Friday, August A, 1922. There will
be prominent speakers present to
entertain you. Come and bring a
well filled basket. Good platform
provided. H.. H. and NJ. F. White.
July ZIP.
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RAILROAD MEN TO BALLOT
SOON.

Photo shows B. M. Jewel, head
of the railroad employees depart
ment of the American Federation
of Labor, who sent word to Chi
cage headquarters to speed up
printing and distribution of strike
ballots. "The new wages" he
said recently, "dO not permit a
minimum living wage, and they
are wholly at variance with the
saving wage championed by Sec'y
of Labor Davis and President
Harding" Mr.. Jewel will be an
important figure in the present
strike.
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but will not permit her to use her
hand during the remainder of the
summer.
The Republican., 1922-10-19
COMMERCIAL HOTEL HAS
CHANGED OWNERSHIP
Purchased By Messrs. ]. A. Tow
Ter and w. o. Davis.

The Commercial Hotel, located on
Second street in Oakland, has been
purchased by Messrs. James A. Tow
Ter and William o. Davis from the
Misses Miller, who have had charge
of the property and have managed
it for a number of years past.
The Misses Miller, some months
ago, and in anticipation of selling the
hotel, purchased the Dewitt property
at the corner of Second and Center
streets, which they are now having
put in thorough repair and many i'm
provements made for occupancy by
them in a short time. The improve
ments to the Dewitt property will
include a modern hot water heating
plant and other additions to the house
so that it will be modernly equipped
dwelling in every respect.
The new owners Of the Commercial
Hotel property are planning great
improvements to the property, which
will include among other things hot
and cold water in each room, addi-
tional bathing facilities, the rear
rangement of the first floor providing
for larger Office and lobby for the
accommodation of the guests and the
public and other improvements that
will be appreciated by the patrons Of
this well known hostelry.
As soon as the contemplated work
on the property is completed the new
owners will reopen the dining room,
which has been closed for the past
two or three years, and will estab-
lish a thoroughly up-to-date hotel in
all departments.
The Republican., 1922-10-19
FIRE THURSDAY DID DAMAGE
To The Offutt Electric Light Station
In Oakland.

Fire on last Thursday afternoon,
which was probably communicated to
the structure by a switching locomo-
tive on the tracks Immediately ad
joining, badly damaged the building
of the old electric lighting station in
Oakland, owned by the estate of the
late D. E. Offutt and which for many
years, or until the new municipal
lighting system was installed, fur
nished electric current to the resi-
dents of Oakland.
AS soon as the fire was discovered
an alarm was given and in very few
minutes thereafter the fire depart
ment was on the ground. A faulty
fire hydrant cut down the pressure
on the hose to such an extent that
practically no water was played upon
the fire until those handling it had
elevated themselves on an adjacent
roof.
In addition to the damage to the
building housing the machinery of
the original electric station, water
tank which had been used for an aux
iliary storage, but which was empty,
was also burned.
1t is stated that the machinery in
the plant was not injured and no in
S11rancn Voc ca1riad
The Republican., 1922-10-19
BRUCE And FRANCE ARE
ENDORSED by THE "WETS"
Adoption of Resolution Cause
Split of Anti Organization.

Four members of the executive
Committee of the Maryland Division
of the Association Against the Pro-
hibition Amendment, including Shir-
ley Carter, the president, Tuesday
resigned from the association at a
meeting which brought to climax
long standing differences over Sena-
torial candidates.
The committee gave the associa-
tion's Endorsement to both candidates
for the United States Senate, Will
liam Cabell Bruce and Senator Jo-
seph France, Mr.. Bruce, in a letter
to the committee, declared himself
in favor of the repeal of the Volstead
act and the 18th Amendment. =
The designations were submitted
Immediately after adoption of a re-
solution embodying the double en-
dorsement. All but the members who
resigned approved the resolution,
which pronounced both candidates en-
favor Of all the principles and pur-
poses of this association
The vote YVES ten to four.
The resolution advised all members
of the association to oppose three of
the Congressional candidates, who
are described as dry. These were:
7. Alan Goldsborough, Democrat,
First district
Albert A. Blakeney, Republican,
Second district.
Frederick N. Zihlman, Republican,
Sixth district.
The Republican., 1922-10-19
ONE KILLED, FOUR INJURED
IN AUTO ACCIDENT ON PIKE
Ford Touring Car Turned Turtle Near
SOmerfieId Saturday Morning

Charles Griffith, ager "a years. of
near the Maryland State Line, was
instantly killed and four others in
jured Saturday morning about 1880
o'clock when the Ford touring car in
which they were riding turned turtle
just east Of Somerfeld, a few miles
west Of Keyser's Ridge on the Ma
tional Road.
Persons living nearby who were
witnesses when the accident occurred
claim that the machine was travelling
at a high rate of speed when the ac-
cident occurred. With Griffith in the
car at the time were his brother, Rus
sell Stark, of Addison; David Will
trout, owner of the car, and Ray
Wicklow, all of whom suffered more
or less serious injuries.
The party had been in Uniontown
and surrounding territory searching
for work, but finding nore were re-
turning to their homes when the ae-
cident occurred.