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Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-05-23
HOUSE DYNAMI1ED

UNIoNTowN. Pa. May 23.-The
family of Emmett Diamond, living
In Masontown near here was thrown
out Of their beds early today by a
blast of dynamite which wrecked
part OF the house. Diamond owns a
small coal mine. 1t has been Idle
for more than a year and resumed
operations last Monday.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-05-23
-lRRESLlIN DRUG RAID

NEW YORK. May 25:-Seven
men were arrested and drugs valued
at $50, 900 were seized by the police
today in an apartment on Broadway
and Twenty-seventh street. After
The raid was over belief was ex-
pressed that an important avenue
through which drugs were smugglei
nto the country was blocked.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-05-23
RookietTars Readyffor Summer Cruise

soon explained and everybody was
happy.
This is the gist of the plot of my
Old Kentucky Home" a wonderful.
human interest picture of mother
love which is now showing at the
Strand theatre.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-05-23

DON'T BUY any more elothe until you
look through the Wearing Apparel" ads
in the classified section.
SHOP WITH your eyes! Read the Mer-
chandise ads before you make a trip to
the stores
WANT TO PUT a little more Zip" INTO
your lunch and dinner menus7 Try read
ing Classification 81.
The Press., 1922-08-03
Word "Lst" Of Puritan Origin.

The use of the word Hot" to des- 1gnate field or plot of land, Is uni versal in the United States. It had its origin among the PuritanS, and was the product of their strict adher- ence to Biblical customs.
 Among the early settlers of New England the extensive salt-marshes from which the salt-hay was cut, were owned in common, every man helping himself to as much hay as he wished. AS the population increased this con- ditiOn could not prevail with general harmony, and it was agreed to divide the marshes equally among all the families. This was done by the Bib ltcal fashion of lot and the portion which fell to each man was known as "his lot" In a short time the word came to apply to any piece of land, and finally reached the meaning of any great quantity.
The Press., 1922-08-03
THE PRESS.
LEWIS MCLAUGHLIN. PUBLISHER
rHURsDAY, AUGUST 3, 1929.
R9 . year in advance. When net pal ln navn1ee. nN tIaa rate of a2.SK a xaaR.

09 . year in advance. Wien net Daaa In advance. at tTAe rate of e2.8g year.
 Entered as second class matter at the post office at Stafford Springs. Conn. under the act of March 2. 1873.
 Resolutions. obituaries or cards of thanks inserted ct { cents a line. Births. marriagos and deaths inserted free.
 We are not responsible for. nor do we by publishing. endorse the opinion of our correspondents.
 Communications received without signatures always committed to the waste baSk0t without attention.
 Advertisers desiring change should have copy at Omcs by Tuesday at 13 m.. otherwise we cannot guarGnteS change. This paper Is mailed regularly to It's subscribers until deAnits order to discontinue iS received and all arrears are paid In full.
 We are always glad to have news items sent in. but request that they reach us by Wednesday morning. or earlier. if possible. It AS often nsc- essary to abridgs items that are re- ceivGd after Wednesday noon. Forms closed Thursday at q. m.
The Press., 1922-08-03
FISH MISTAKEN FOR VESSEL
Peculiar Appearance of Swordftsh Gave Rise to Many Strange
 Stories Concerning 1t.

In the warm waters Of the Indian ocean there lives, a strange mariner, who is the cause of many tales among the natives of the nearby coasts. They tell Of q wonderful sail often seen in the calm seasons, when not breath disturbs the water, and the sea rises and falls like an immense sheet of glass. Suddenly a sail appears, ap- parently driven along by a mighty wind. This sail gIistens with rich purple and golden hues. On 1t comes, Quivering and sparkling as if covered with gems; then, suddenly, 1t dis appears as quickly as it came!
 Many travellers have listened with unbelief to this strange tale, until, one day, this beautiful craft passed directly under the stern of a passing vessel, and it was seen to be 8 gigan- tic sWOrdfish which is now known as the "saiIOr-fsh.'' The sail was really an enormously developed dOrsal fin, over 10 feet high, and richly cOlOred with blue and iridescent tints. AS the fish swam along near the surface of the water this great fn waved to and fro, so that from distance 1t was easily mistaken for a sail.
The Press., 1922-08-03
Father of Three kInaa.

Charles BOnaparte, father of the great Emperor Napoleon, was a hum ble lawyer, with no very extensive practice, in the sleepy little town of AjacciO, in the isle of Corsica. He seems to have been a most affection ate and exemplary parent, and as the father of three sons who became kings (JOseph, king of Naples and Spain i; Louis, King of Holland, and Jerome, king of Westphalia), and fourth who became the greatest military com mander, monarch and king-maker of modern times, he holds an unique place in history.
 There were thirteen children In the family, Napoleon being the second. Charles BOnaparte, although hardly wsll-tO-dO, strOve to give his sons the best possible education, and had he not decided to send Napoleon (then aged ten) to the military school at Brienne, the whole course of the worlds history might have been changed.
The Press., 1922-08-03
RENOWNED AS GREAT RULER
Roman Emperor; TraJan, Spread the Boundaries of the Empire and
 Governed Justly at Home.

The Roman emperor, Trajan, whose full name was Marcus UIpius Ira janus, was born about the year o6 at Malica in Spain, which was then Roman province. He was trained for a military career and gained dtstinc- tiOn in the Parthian and German cam paiKns and after holding two civil offices was adopted by the Emperor Nerva, whom he succeeded on tue imperi&! throne In the year 9S. The greater part of his time aS emperor was spent in the field commando his troops. His first campaign w;ls carried On beyond the Danube against the Daefans whom he conquered after a long struggle. In the conquered country he planted a Roman colony. and the descendants of those cOlOniSts are the ROumanians of today. Tra5an's next war was carried on in the East. He made Armenia and MeSOpOtamia into Roman provinces, but suffered defeat at CtesiphOn, not far from Kut-e el-Amara where d British force was cut off and compelled to sur render during the World war. In his rear the Jews of Cyrus and Cyrene rose in revolt and made fearful mas sacres, and disorders also arose in the West. Trajan returned to the coast and took ship for Italy. His health was broken and while on the journey he died at Selinus in Ctliria, Asia Minor, ill August, 117. Trajan found time to accomplish much in the Sn,An nl nf He beautitied Rome; he constructed canals, great military roads. and har- bors, and built up towns. Law was enforced and justice fairly admin istered.
The Press., 1922-08-03
Arizona's petr,fied Forest.

The petrited forest of Arizona Ia really q series of petrified forests. There are four of these forests inelud- ed in a government reservation called Petrified Forest National monument, created by presidential proclamation in 1906. The name forest" is not strictly appropriate, for the petrifed tree trunks are all prOstrate and are broken into sections. The logs are the remains of giant trees that grew in Triassic time, the age of reptiles. Some of the tree trunks are six feet in diameter and more than a hundred feet in length. In the first forest there Is a fine trunk that forms a natural bridge over a small ravine, the water having first washed away the Overlying clay and sand and then, following crevice, worked out the channel underneath. The length of this log Is 11O feet, and the diameter four feet at the butt and one and one half feet at the top. These facts have been given out by the United States geological survey. ~..-
The Press., 1922-08-03
Survival os old Roman Custom.

The custom of appointing prOmi- nent citizens to act as a guard of honor at a great mans funeral is the survival of an ancient Roman custom. The name ''pallbearers'' also descends from the old days in the City of the Seven Hills"
 "Pall" comes from the Latin word ''palla," the long sweeping robes worn only by priests and men and women of the highest standing. When a great parsonage died his "palIa" was thrown oyer his coffin and a number of his distinguished friends were permitted to ''bear the palIa" to the grave and to act as guard of honor to the dead.
The Press., 1922-08-03
NOTICE

The Registrars of the Town of Will lington will meet at the Hall in South and August II, 1922. between the hours of twelve o'clock, noon and nine o'clock in the afternoon for the purpose of making an enrolment of legal voters of said town, as provided by "An Act concerning, Political Primaries and Caucuses," Chapter 176 of the Public Acts of 1901.
 N. B. After the first day of March, 1902, no person can vote or participate in any Political Caucus or primary, eX cept those electors enrolled as provided by said Act.
 Dated at Willington. Conn.,, July 26. 1922.
 ARTHUR l.. SPICER,
 D. LEE ROYCE, 3w17 Registrars.
The Press., 1922-08-03
Fast SalIind ships.

The fastest days record of any sail ing ship on any sea was made by the Sovereign of the Seas on a passage from San Francisco to New York, when 1t covered 437 miles in A hours. The quickest passage of clipper ship across the Atlantic was that of the Dreadnaught, from New York, to Cape Clear, Ireland, in IF days, in 1859
The Press., 1922-08-03
Quite the Reverse.

"A man isn't so apt to t1b about his age as a woman, but he evens up the score when telling about his salary" remarks an exchange. True, but he rarely understates his salary as woman does her age."-BOstOn Tran. script.
The Press., 1922-08-03
NOTICE

All those having bills against the town of Union present them for payment by the first of the month.
 Per order SeIectmen.
The Press., 1922-08-03

NaDanee Round SiIO For SaIe-TiIIcd once. x 20, painted and good as new.
 Price S15O. GEORGE H. WRAIGHT West Willington. 10tf
The Press., 1922-08-03

ALTOMOBILE- for Hire. Five or 7- passenger Day or night service Careful driver. Telephone 16l.2 PAUL GENHOLT 4tf
  rORD SPEEDsTER BODY-For Sale, Cheap. Inquire LOUIS LAZZbRlN, West Main St.
 NOTICE
 The Registrars Of Voting District, No. ?, of the Town Of Stafford viii meet at r. J. Murray x Sons office. on Friday, August 1, 1929, and August II, 1922, between the hours Of twelve o'clock, noon and nine o'clock in the afternoon for the purpose of making an enrolment of legal voters uf said town, as provided by "An Act con corning Political Primaries and eau cuses," Chapter l7d of the publi" Acts of 1901.
 N. B. After the first day of March 1902, no person can vote or participate in any Political Caucus or primary, oN- cept those electors enrolled as provided by said Act.
 Dater at Stafford, Conn. July 26,
 GEORGE SISWICk.
 P. J, MURRAY, Swl7 Registrars.
The Press., 1922-08-03
NOTICE

The Registrars of Voting District, No. l, of the Town of Stafford, will meet at John G. Wightmans Residence, on Friday, August 4th, 1922, and Au- gust 11th, 1922, between the hours of in the afternoon for the purpose of making an enrolment of legal voters of said town, as provided by "An Act concerning Political Primaries and Caucuses." Chapter 176 of the Public Acts of 1901.
 N. B. After the first day of March 1, O2, no person can vote or participate in any Political Caucus or primary, except those electors enrolled as pro Vided by said Act.
 Dated at Stafford, Conn.,, July 25th. 1922.
 JOHN G. WIGHTMAN,
 ARTHUR H. ADAMS,
 Registrars
The Press., 1922-08-03

HIGHEST PRICES-paid for Live Poultry, Veal and Fresh Eggs. Tele- phone 57 HARRY MARKOFF.
The Press., 1922-08-03

Two 2-year old HeIfers and MIIeh Cow For Sale w. A. BRUCE, Westford Avenue Tel. 61-13.
The Press., 1922-08-03

FOUND-Came to my pasture Satur- day afternoon. A heifer. Owner may have same by proving property and paying charges. CHARLES BODNAR, West Stafford 3wl7
The Press., 1922-08-03

MAXWELL TOURING CAR-FOr Sale at a reasonable price. Edward Scussel: 92 Furnace Avenue. lItf
The Press., 1922-08-03

Experienced DHessmaker-TeIeph 72-H for appointment. *2w18 FOR SALE-HOlStelmC Cow, RPeshem this month. Apply P. PANCIERA, Tel. 913.
 "Sw1S WANTED-S1tuatfOm for homework by a girl Is years of age. MISS ANNA DROBNEY,, West Wilmington. *1w18 FOR SALE-lS2O Ford Roadster mOtORs paint and tires in good Condition
 SPRINGS HOUSE GARAGE. 18tf BARGAIN-192O Touring ear i'm good running condition, recently overhauled
 cord tires. new battery. Best offer takes it if sold at once. Inquire KEALEY'S GARAGE. 81w FOR SALE-GOOd all-FOund Horse. I'm quire Sundays at H. W. Eaton's farm in West stanord 4w1s NOtiee-E will start making Cider Sat- urday. August 5. STEVE KOLLAR, West Wilmington. sSw1S
The Press., 1922-08-03

Experienced DRessmakeF-TeIeph
 72-14 for appointment. #2w18
The Press., 1922-08-03

SEED POTATOES FOR sALE-Green Mountains and Cobblers, $1.50 bushel at my cellar or delivered on orders in Rockville, Stafford and vicinity. Ad- dress WILLIAM J. BOWLER, West Wilmington, Tel. 619-14.
 FOR SALE-1917 Ford Commercial Truck. A. BIDORINI.
The Press., 1922-08-03
NOTICE

EOND SPEEDsTER BODY--For Sale. Cheap. Inquire LOUIS LAZZERlN, West Main st.
The Press., 1922-08-03

Two Fresh Cows with calVes-AIsO one Driving Horse. C.. A. BRIGHENTl. Tel. 17-9. l3tE
The Press., 1922-08-03

FOR SALE-Ford touring caF,'21 mod ell good as new. PAUL GENHOLT, West Main street Garage. %2w17
The Press., 1922-08-03

FOR SALE-91S Buick Roadster. Very good condition. JOSEPH FOUCHEh, Wilmington Avenue.
The Press., 1922-08-03

Screen Door Spring Hinge Sc ca. Any Wood Chair Seat 1Oc. Sizes
 12 to Is inches. 25 per cent. off on all Bathing
 Caps. EXTRA GOOD Gold Edge Cof-
 fee Cup and Saucer 19c com plete. Regularly 25c. Full size, first quality. BOG Liquid Veneer 21c.
The Press., 1922-08-03

FOR SALE CHEAP-FOrd Delivery. 1919, demountable rims, cab, new paint iob tires ex. condition; also Ford tour ing 1918, motor just OVerhauled. tires good. D. SARTORI, Tel. 1-4.
The Press., 1922-08-03

AUCTTON,-I will sell your goods at auction anywhere in this part of the state. Terms reasonable and satisfac- tion guaranteed.
 H. c. BARLOW, Westford. Tel. 2S1-2, Willimantic Div. "1y22
The Press., 1922-08-03

Lizzsrd Spool Fly Cstchers lc
 each. Regularly for 6e.
The Press., 1922-08-03

FOR SALE Jersey Bull from good stock nine months old July 1st.; also pair steers three years old. E. H. BUR- DICK, West Wilmington.
The Press., 1922-08-03

Pint ThermOs Bottle S9c. s1x9O Sheets $1.OO each. Mason Pint Jars, 72c dog. Jute Tapestry Rug, 27x54, $1O
 Regular price $125.
The Press., 1922-08-03

FOR SALE-My house and lot 47 Vest ford Avenue, with a lot in the rear. Also standing grass in the borough. 2w16 GEORGE TONNE
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1922-05-31
F. B. & LOVIsA CROMWELL VS.. ADELARD
HAMEL, MARIE l.. b. HAMEL &
FELICITE BENOIT.
In Chancery. LamoilIe County.

The above named plaintiffs having entered
in said court on the 29th day of April, A. D.,
1922, their petition for foreclosure setting
forth in substance that Octave Benoit and
Marie A. Benoit. then of Central Falls,
Rhode Island, on the 3rd day of March, 1921,
duly executed to Fred B, Crowell and Lovisa
Crowell Of Hartford. in the County of Wind
sor and State of Vermont, a mortgage deed
of certain land situated in Hyde Park, in
the County of Lamoille and State of Yer
mont, bounded and described as follows:
Being about hundred and eighty-five
acres of land, be the same more or less and
being the same land and premises described
in deed from Ransom G. Currer and Min
ME L. Currier to f. b. Crowell, dated May
l, 1908, and recorded in Book "a, Page 159
of the Land Records of the town of Hyde
Park and being the same land and premises
decided to Octave Benoit by Fred b. Crowell
and Lovisa Crowell, to which deeds or their
records reference is had for further and
more complete description"
The petition also shows that said Octave
Benot said 3rd day of March, 1921, duly
executed to said Fred B. Crowell and Lovisa
Crowel mortgage deed of certain personal
property then on said land described as fol-
lows: Eleven cows, hefer two years old
! bull, l sow, 10 hens, l box stove, about
cords stove wood, 10 bu. potatoes, l cream
separator, l express wagon l buggy wagon
double wagon, harness. / cultivator, 2
chains | grindstone, forks, l shovel, l post
maui, 500 sap buckets, ! set double seds.
l sleigh, l driving harness l moving
machine, ! horse rake, plows, ! weeder,
truck wagon l wagon box, l sap sled, !
set scales, churn, l work harness. All
of the foregoing property had of Fred b.
Crowell and Lovisa Crowell with the farm
purchased of them May 8, 1921 Also con
veying increase and additions of the above
described property whether by purchase or
otherwise"
Conditioned for the payment of Fifty-seven
Hundred Dollars, specified in one promissory
note, dated Mar 3, 1921 signed by Octave
Benoit and payable to Fred b. Crowell and
Loyisa Crowell, according to the tenor there
Of Which note is now justly due and owing,
or part thereof
The petition further shows that said
Octave Benot and wife decided the property
heretofore described to Marie L. B. HameI
Jan. 20, 1929, and as your petitioners are
informed and believe said Marie Hame and
her husband claim some interest in said
premises
The petition further shows that said Marie
Hamel and Adelard Hamel have mortgaged
said property to one Felicite Benoit as your
petitioners are informed and believe and that
said Felicte Benoit claims some interest in
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1922-05-31
THE COMING CIRCUS

Sparks World Famous Shows are
billed to exhibit at Burlington Tues.
day, June 6, and from the newspaper
reports preceding them their exhibi-
ton will be worth going many miles
to witness.
Of the many features carried by
the show this season, some of the ami
NAL acts are without doubt the most
wonderful and thrilling ever present
ed to an American audience. The big
group of fighting forest bred lions
all full grown males, give an exhibit
ton that is full of thrills and the
audience is left with a positive feel
ing of awe at mans wonderful mas
terry over the brute creation.
Another extraordinary feature with
the show is Capt. Tiebor's troupe of
educated seals and sea lions. These
interesting sea animals perform the
most seemingly impossible feats; bal
ancing chairs, umbrellas and whirling
brands of fire while climbing ladders
walking tight ropes and riding the
backs of galloping horses. This fea-
ture battles description and must be
seen to be appreciated.
Many other wonderful things are to
be seen with this mammoth show and
the main performance beneath the
big tent will present number of the
most marvellous foreign acts of the
century.
The menagerie of wild animals
carried with the show is complete in
every detail and contains rare and
curious specimens of the earth's most
interesting and curious animals.
A mile long street parade of daz-
cling splendor, beautiful women and
handsome horses, interpreted with
three brass bands and a steam cal
nope VIII traverse the streets shortly
before noon and this feature alone
will be worth going many miles to
see.
Don't forget the date and the place
OF exhibition, Burlington, Tuesday
June 6.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1922-05-31
Operetta a Big Success

The operetta, Flora, or the May
Queen Festival" under the direction
of Miss Beryl Powell, was most sue
cessfully presented at the johnson
opera house on Wednesday evening,
May "a. by the children of the grades.
The children sang, spoke and acted
their parts remarkably well, and
much credit and praise is due the
music teacher, Miss Beryl Powell, for
her untiring efforts in drilling the
children and staging the festival. One
of the pleasing features of the fes-
tival was the Maypole dance, and
many thanks are due Miss Ruth Bur-
gess. who drilled the girls for that
dance. The sum of S3S was realized
as the receipts of the entertainment.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1922-05-31
M0RRISVlLLE
Death of Orrin SpauIding

Orrin Spaulding, So years of age,
died very suddenly at the f. G. Foss
home Saturday morning, where he
has been employed for several
months. from acute indigestion. Mr..
Spaulding was feeling as well as
usual and had ate breakfast and went
about his duties rossing pulp wood
when he was stricken with a severe
pain around his heart. He went to
the Office of a physician and walked
back to the Foss home, where he died
at about $3.50.
Funeral services were held from
the Foss home on Park street We'd
nesday afternoon at one o'clock, the
Rev. W. T. Best of the Methodist
Episcopal Church officiating, and in
torment was made in the Small neigh
borhood beside his parents, who died
many years ago.
town 81 wears ago May "a. one of five
children born to Mr.. and Mrs. Free
man Spaulding. He was twice mar
ried and practically his whole life
had been spent in this town. where
he is most highly esteemed. He wos
an attendant at the Methodist Church
The deceased is survived by a
daughter. Mrs. Walter Farnham cf
North Favston: and a son. Frederic
Spaulding, of Hartford. Conn. who
was present at the funeral service.
he also is Survived bv a brother.
c. j. Spaulding, Of Hardwick.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1922-05-31
.JEFFERSONVILLE

Captain Hollenbeck of Wolcott has
been a business visitor in town.
Ben Nye goes June 5 to enter the
conservatory of music at Ithica, N. Y
B. E. Reynolds and party were
visitors Thursday in Woodsville
Col. Williams of Fort Ethan Aller
spoke Thursday before the high
school.
Mr.. Gallant of the Daily News
staff has been a business visitor in
town.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. S. Curtis were
guests Friday at L. A: Thomas in
Fletcher.
The high school ball. team defeated
Bakersfield at that place Wednesday
score 6-12.
H. w. Hewlett and party of Rut-
land were callers this week on the
Thomas Bros.
A party of thirty-six were regis
tered for dinner Tuesday night at
hotel Melendy.
Elsie Smith, Mrs. E. A. Wood with
Alice Anderson have been business
visitors in Burlington.
Mrs. Kate Walker is passing some
days with Mr.. Jed Kingsley and
family at Cambridge Boro.
A daughter, Sylvia Mari, was born
to Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Runnals.
The child and mother are very COM
Portable at the Sanitorium of DR..
B. F. Andrews.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1922-05-31
Edgar MAYNARD Dies

Edgar Maynard, who was reported
i'll, died Friday from heart compli-
cations. The funeral was held Sun
day afternoon from his late home
Rev. Mr.. Kirkness officiating, who
made some very appropriate remarks
fitting to his life as a soldier. Inter-
ment was in Mountain View cemetery.
Those from out of town at the
funeral were Mr.. and Mrs. L. S. Til
lotson and Mrs. R. A. Wiley of Nor
risville, Mr.. and Mrs. j. R. McCuin,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Emery, Mrs.
Bennett Tillotson, Mr.. sand Mrs.
Edward Fitzgerald and Charles Bar
rows of Johnson. Mr.. and Mrs. Viii
liam Lang and Mr.. and MRS. Mark
,Hebb of Cambridge, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Davis of Eden and Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Wood of Fairfax. The
closing services were in charge of
the Post, of which he was a member.
He is survived by two daughters,
Mrs. Henry Stafford of Springfield,
Vt, and Mrs. d. j. Morgan of this
place.