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THE BURLINGTON FREE PRESS AND TIMES: THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1917. CITY NEWS Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bradley are parents a daughter, born November 5 at the Mary Fletcher hospital. Mr.

and Mrs. J. A. Bond are on their way to California, expecting to stop over a few days in Denver, Colo. of license, Farmer, Colchester, A to sell real attator" estate has been granted in probate court.

The condition of Mrs. Isaiah Dow, who swallowed bichloride of mercury tablets last week, continues to improve. Professor Anton H. Appelmann has left the city for New York and will sail for Germany probably within a few days. The Misses Austin have closed their house on South Willard street for the ter and went last night to New York, Mr.

and Mrs. T. B. Hanna received word yesterday of the safe arrival, somewhere In Europe of their son, Fred, who is in the aviation corps of the army. One divorce case was heard in Chittenden county court Monday, of Clara Delorge vs.

Eugene Delorge. that, The petitioner was represented by J. J. Enright. No decision was rendered.

A group of the garden workers of the Junior high school De were kept busy yesterday afternoon threshing the beans which were raised by the school during the summer. Ian Hay, author of "The First Hundred Thousand," will speak in the U. V. M. gymnasium December anti under the auspices of the Klifa Ethan Allen clubs.

The proceeds from the lecture will be given to charity. Ethel L. Wells of Milton was appointed administratrix of the estate of Hollis M. Wells, late of Milton, in probation court Thursday. L.

D. Latham H. Kingsbury, also of Milton, were appointed commissioners and appraisers. Suan L. Ray of Hinesburg was appointed administratrix of the estate of Laura A.

Crossman, late of this city, in probat court Thursday. A. D. Weller and C. W.

Pierce, both of Hinesburg, were appointed commissioners and appraisers. Homer I. Drury of Essex was appointed executor of the will of Annette J. Field, late of Essex in probate court Tuesday. I.

E. Huntley and I. A. Gilbert of Essex were appointed commissioners and appraisers. The time of county court Thursday afternoon was taken up with two divorce cases, those of Homer M.

Parker V8. Minnie Parker and Blanche M. Phillips v8. Fred W. Phillips.

No decision was rendered by Judge Fish in either case. John J. Enright was attorney for both petitioners. Mrs. W.

M. Dufrus, who has been spendIng the summer with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wells, left last evening with her children for their home in Lawrence, Kans. They were accompanied by Mrs.

W. C. Isham and daughter, Ruth, who will make a visit of several weeks before returning. Mr. and Mrs.

S. B. Conant are parents of twins, a boy and a girl, born Friday evening at the Mary Fletcher hospital. Mr. and Mrs.

W. H. Tooles of 362 St. Paul street announce the marriage of their daughter, Nellie M. Shea, to George Albert Leddy, Monday morning at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.

Miss Georgia Devine, superintendent of home and school gardens in the city, is closing up the work of the year in her department in preparation for taking her vacation before beginning her spring work. This work will be finished by the end of this week, according to present indications. Mrs. Frank W. Perry of 92 Adams street has received word from the American fund for French wounded that afghans made from two thicknesses of outing flannel or any other woolen material will be acceptable.

The size, when finished, should be 48 by 72. inches. This agthan must be tacked like a comforter. Napoleon Thomas, for the past eight years proprietor of China Hall near the head of Church street in this city, has joined the sales force of George H. Mylkes' china and wall paper shop.

For 38 years Mr. Thomas has been identifled with the china and wall paper business in Burlington. For many years he was manager of China Hall, before becoming its proprietor. A weeks ago the hall was destroyed by Are. The dairy department of the University of Vermont has sent out notices to the effect that on Wednesdays and Fridays of each week it will have on sale in the basement of Morrill hall ice cream, cottage cheese, pimento cheese, olive cheese, cultured buttermilk and skim milk.

To this list will be added cream cheese (in bricks), neufchatel, young America, sage and club cheese as soon as equipment arrives for the manufacture of the same. City Clerk E. B. Corley has received letter from an attorney in Washington, D. inquiring as to the address of Martin Youatt, who was a resident of this city in 1880.

The attorney has a considerable amount of money that is due him or his estate. Any relative of the man who sees this is invited to communicate the city clerk, as the man may died in the intervening with. time. The fire apparatus from station one answered a still alarm at 4:45 yesterday afternoon for a fire at the rear of the gas house on Pine street. Considerable of, a blaze was in evidence when the firemen reached the place.

It was confined to oil in the swampy land thereabouts, SO no serious trouble was anticipated. Chief Stockwell had the men play a stream of water on the burning oll for about half an hour to extinguish it. The number of deaths in this city for the month of October as reported by Health Officer Ennis is 30. Of these two were still-born and three were non-residents. The other 25 comprise 13 males and 12 females.

Divided among the wards of the city, ward one is represented by one death, ward two by one, ward three by seven, ward four seven, ward five seven, ward six two. In comparison with the 30 deaths there were a total of 39 births for the month. Miss Eva Berry, register of probate, has received word from her brother, Lieutenant Jerome 1. F. Berry, M.

R. U. S. now stationed at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana, that while the greater number of the physicians there have been ordered elsewhere he will remain at the fort. Dr.

Berry, who is a Richmond boy and a graduate of the University of Vermont college of medicine in the class of 1913, now has the rank of assistant adjutant. Mrs. H. D. Howe of North Willard street has received news of the sudden death in Mount Vernon, N.

Monday of her brother, John E. Merriam, from acute indigestion and heart weakness. Mr. Merriam, who was born in Malone, N. 40 years ago, was engaged in the produce business at Mount Vernon, with connections in New York city.

He was a brother of the late Dr. Walter H. Merriam, V. M. '89, who died in Cleveland, Ohio, a year ago last March.

service flag was unfurled yesterday on the front of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity house. This flag contains 17 stare, 16 of them being grouped around one large star in the center, which is representative of President Guy Potter Benton, who is a member of this fratern- CLEANS THE BLOOD TONES THE NERVES The gratifying results attending the faithful use of the new medicinal combination, Hood's Sarsaparilla before eating and Peptiron after eating, are seen in purer blood, stronger nerves, improved condition of the whole system. They are results that make this course of treatment the most economical for sufferers from impure, impoverished blood, weak, unsteady nerves--no other accomplishes so much for each cent expended. Hood's Sarsaparilla and Peptiron aid each other, and to take both is to derive four-fold benefit. If a laxative is needed in connection with them, the gentle and thorough Hood's Pills should be used.

(adv.) Ity. President Benton is on a year's leave of absence from the university and is serving National his War country Work as Council a of member the of Y. the M. C. A.

in Paris. Harold W. Slocum, secretary of the Vermont Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis, returned Thursday from Springfleld, where he addressed the Vermont Federation of Woman's Clubs in regard to the work of the prevention of tuberculosis, and especially as to the care and cure of tuberculous children. Mr. Slocum, who has received 1,800,000 Red Cross Christmas seals for distribution in Vermont, will see to it that in every town where there is a Woman's club these clubs act as the local agents.

All meals at the Hotel Vermont were served without meat Tuesday, in cordance with Herbert Hoover's wish that all hotels and restaurants throughout the country observe two wheatless and two meatless days each week. Instead of the customary slices of meats, Ash was served at all meals and both the traveling public and the residents of the hotel were evidently satisfled with the menu, A8 not a murmur of disapproval was heard. The Free Press received a despatch Thursday from Lawton, saying that the aerial observers who have been in training at Fort Sill, have been ordered to Garden City, L. a short distance from New York city. The membership of the school has been cut almost one-half but Vermont batted 100 per cent.

Arthur Chamberlin of this city, Perry Aldrich of Essex Junction and Harold Mayforth left Fort Sill Friday with the detachment, while Robert Briggs of Hartford stays at the school as assistant instructor in aerial reconnaisance. Floyd Denton, accused of having wounded Mrs. Frank Wright of Stowe on October 27, and then turning the gun upon himself, inflicting a wound in the head which necessitated his removal to the Mary Fletcher hospital in this city, 18 now sufficiently recovered to be moved to the Lamollle county jail at Hyde Park. He has been under the survelllance of two deputy sheriffs while in the hospital and they took him to Hyde Park Saturday. It was thought at first that an operation would have to be performed upon Denton's head, but his recovery has now progressed so far that this is not considered necessary.

A petition for a diverce, Emroy Pecor Russell vs. Gordon L. Russell, was entered at the county clerk's office Friday by Mrs. Russell's attorney, Fred G. Webster.

The case is returnable at the March term of county court. It is set up in the petition that the couple were married in 1916 in Westford bye the Rev. W. W. White and that they are the parents of one child, whose care and custody the petitioner seeks.

The grounds on which the petitioner sues the petitionee for divorce are intolerable severity, great cruelty, wilful desertion and refusal to support. James C. White of Rutland, in charge of the navy recruiting station there, WAS in this city Thursday, Chief Yeoman White brought from the Marble City with him George M. Hitchcock and James E. McKearin.

Both these young men were enlisted into separate branches of the service by Ensign C. A. Harris, the former as a hospital apprentice, second class, and the latter as a ship's cook, second class. Harrington was ordered to report at Newport, R. and McKearin at Philadelphia, Pa.

Of the six men enlisted by the ensign this week, four were Rutland boys. Postmaster James E. Burke has received word from Washington in regard to the sending of Christmas presents to soldiers who have no relatives and friends to remember them, that any person wishing to delight some soldier boy on the day of the birth of Christianity may do 80 by making the address on such package read "care of the commanding general, port of embarkation, pier one, Hoboken, N. All such packages received will be given to those boys on the other side who have no friends or relatives to remember them on Christmas day. There was a settlement and decree in the estate of Hiram H.

Tilley, late of this city, in probate court Friday. Judge Fish heard two divorce cases Friday, one in the morning and the other the afternoon. The petitioner in the morning's case was Fred Yudas, who a divorce his wife," Lydia Adel Yudas; in the afternoon the petitioner was Edith L. Shepard and the petitionee is Clayton Edward Shepard. Allen Martin was attorney for Mr.

Yudas and Guy M. Page was Mrs. legal adviser. No decisions were rendered by the judge in either case. Lieut.

John D. Thomas, M. R. U. S.

and Mrs. Thomas left this city Saturday on their way to Washington, D. where the doctor is to report to the commandant of the army medical school, at which place he has been ordered to pursue a course orthopedic surgery. Dr. Thomas, was graduated from the wild University of Vermont college of medicine in the class of 1916, was married in Bennington November 4, to Miss Frances Gollage of Pownal by the Rev.

James L. Atwell, D. acting pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mrs. Thomas is the daughter of the Rev.

and Mrs. Kingman Gollage. Mr. and Mrs. Peter O.

Gaudreau of 50 North Champlain street are the parents of a son, born Monday. Mr. and Mrs. George A. Leonard, who were married at Flatbush, N.

November 3, have returned after A short wedding trip and are living at 223 Pearl street. Mrs. Leonard was Miss Jeanette Hamlin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.

O. Hamlin of Ocean avenue, Flatbush. Mr. Leonard has lived in Burlington for several years, and has many friends. He will conduct the business of the G.

A. Leonard company, civil engineers, at his home, moving his office there from. 146 Church street. The November meeting of the Vermont Commandery, Military Order of the Loyal Legion, was held at its headquarters in Stannard Memorial hall Tuesday. It was announced that Dr.

E. G. Twitchell of this city had been elected a member of the commandery, Art -class by inheritance. The commandery lost by death a member in the person of Capt. J.

E. Eldrdege, who died at Highgate Springs, August 10, and another member in the person of Col. J. 8. Wilson, who has resigned.

The investment of commandery funds in Liberty Bonds, by the treasurer, was approved. Owing to conditions due to the war, the usual semi-annual banquet was omitted. The bureau of navigation, according to word received by Ensign C. Harris, is very desirous of obtaining from this district firemen, third-class, and one mess attendant by December 15. A man is eligible for enlistment in the navy Areman, third provided he passes his physical examination and is a citisen of the United States.

His pay, which begins at the day of enlistment, is $36.20 per month and advancement 18 more rapid than any other branch of the service. As A man advances his pay increases. He advances step by step through this branch until he becomes A chief petty officer with pay per month from $77 to $147. A man who 18 ambitious and not afraid of work will make good in this branch of the service. Albert Ferris, chauffeur for C.

P. Smith, paid a fine of $25 and costs of $7.25 in city court yesterday for carelessly and negligently driving an automobile on South Willard street Tuesday. Ferris was prosecuted by State's Attorney Martin on complaint of Mayor Jackson, whose car narrowly escaped figuring in an accident as the result of Ferris' negligence. Besides the fine and costs, Ferrig was compelled to listen to some advice, given by Jed P. Ladd, acting Judge, in the absence of Judge Joseph T.

Stearns, who was in Montpelier. Mr. Ladd, among other things, told the respondent how the law had to be enforced as well as why. Levi P. Smith appeared as counsellor for Ferris.

The Christmas bags for the sallors who have enlisted from Burlington and other places in Vermont have been coming. in very well to the homes of the ladies of the Navy League who are collecting them. There still must be much material, however, to enable the committee to send bags to all of the 41 men who enlisted from Burlington. The committee would also like to send bags to motherless boys and men in Vermont who have enlisted in the navy, and hope that all those who would like to help and do not have the time to make up the bags will turn in money to help buy the articles for these bags. All money or material or bags can be sent to Mrs.

E. D. Worthen, and it is hoped that everyone will take an interest in helping the motherless boys to enjoy a merry Christmas. Warren Hampe, who was until a short time ago secretary at the green Y. M.

C. A. building at Fort Ethan Allen, is now associate secretary of the college Y. M. C.

A. at Princeton. Mr. Hampe expects to remain in this work only until Christmas, when he will enter the third in the series of reserve off cora' training camps. H.

E. Hansen, formerly physical director of the Y. M. C. A.

at Fort Ethan Allen, has returned to the College of the City of New York to continue his classes in physical tion in that institution and to take up social settlement work there. Daniel Smart, former secretary of religious work at the Post, is now with the soldiers at Camp Jay, Governor's Island, 'N. Y. Ernest L. Rand, recently secretary of the red building, is soon to sail for Russia to take up Y.

M. C. A. work there. At the regular monthly meeting of the Vermont state board of health Thursday, the reports of the officers were read, and the board vacated its order prohibiting the commitment of children from Washington county to the Home for Children at Brandon and the Industrial school at Vergennes.

The report of the secretary showed that during the past month there have been 35 cases of scarlet fever, nine cases of poliomyelitis, 18 cases of measles, 26 cases of diphtheria, 19 cases of german measles, 13 cases of whooping cough, 68 cases of chickenpox, 15 cases of typhoid fever, 22 cases of mumps, 16 cases of tuberculosis and 37 cases of venereal diseases. The report from the laboratory of hygiene showed that during the month of October there were 704 examinations of diphtheretic cultures, 76 of typhoid, 145 of tuberculosis, 60 of syphilis, 33 of gonorrhea, sanitary water analysis 55, pneumonia one, milk 72, food two, miscellaneous for courts 22, miscellaneous 189. Of the 704 diphtheretic cultures, 136 were of school children and 21 were from soldiers at the Post. OBITUARY. Mrs.

Theodore S. Peck. Mrs. Agnes Louisa Leslie, wife of Gen. Theodore S.

Peck, who passed away at her home 275 College street, at 2:15 this morning, was stricken with apoplexy January 1, 1917, since which time she has been partially paralyzed. Throughout her long illness she has been a patient sufferer, thinking not of herself but of those about her. Mrs. Peck was born in Toronto, tario, the daughter of William and Louisa (Webb) Leslie, her father coming from the home of his ancestors in Dundee, Scotland, Upper York (Toronto) Canada. He and his brother James were the original proprietors of the Toronto Examiner, later the Toronto Globe, the great liberal paper of Canada, the site of the present Globe building having been Mrs.

Peck's birthplace. With her family she belonged to the Scottish Clan "Leslie." Her mother's home was in Champlain, N. and on her maternal side the Webb line of ancestors is traced back to the year 1850, including many English people of note. She was a charter member of Green Mountain Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, and the first State regent of Vermont: a member of the Woman's Corps of Stannard Post. G.

A. of the Humane society of Burlington, and for many years was president of the board of managers of the Home for Friendless Women. She was a devoted member of the College Street Congregational Church and found constant content in manifold good works. To whatever interests she became associated Mra. Peck gave faithful and tiring attention, her life being An ample of the high ideals which inspired her, and her memory will ever be cherIshed by a wide circle of friends.

She is survived by her husband, Gen. Theodore S. Peck, and her daughter, Theodora Agnes Peck. The funeral services will be held at 2:30 Saturday at the house, 275 College street. Mina Eva Duhamel.

Eva Duhamel, daughter of Alphonse H. Duhamel, died this morning at 1:30 o'clock after a long illness of tuberculosis. Mrs. John H. Black.

cemetery, Marguerite Doyle. Mrs. Hannah Hogan-Black, widow of John H. Black, died late Monday evening. Mrs.

Black had been an invalid for sev.eral years. She was 76 years of age and is survived by two sons, John G. Black of this city and Charles F. Black of St. Albans, and by one daughter, Miss Mary B.

Black of this city, The funeral will be held from St. Mary's Cathedral at nine o'clock this Joseph morning, with burial in St Marguerite Doyle, the five-year-old daughter of John Doyle, died at her home at 21 Cherry street Monday afternoon at 1:45 of diphtheria. She is survived by her father and two brothers, Bernard and Leonard and one sister, Helen. The funeral was held at ten o'clock Tuesday morning from her home and burial was in St. Joseph's cemetery, Miss Lida M.

A telegram received by Martin 8. Vilas of this city told of the death Tuesday morning, following an November 7, of his niece Lida operation M. on Thompson, at a sanitarium at Battle Creek, Mich. Miss Thompson was the 8. A.

and Emily Vilas daughter of oldest sister of Mr. Vilas, and was Thompson, the 39 years old. She was born in Clay Center, Kans, but the death of her mother when she small child, most of her early after, life was spent in Swanton with Mrs. Eunice Frink, sister of her father. Miss Thompson was graduated from the State normal school at Johnson, in 1896.

Until the beginning of the present school year, her time since had been devoted to teaching. She taught for several years in the public schools of Proctor, and for A number of years in the schools of Stamford, Conn. Miss Thompson was a notably brilliant student, both in before teaching and in her mastery whatworse ever department she followed. She was conspicuous in introducing several lines of work in New York city, received several new. promotions there, especially because of her capacity for accomplishment and grasp of detail.

She was of unusual strength of character steadfastness of purpose and was guided by a stant desire to aid others. Wherever she taught, she obtained the respect and affection of her pupils and the esteem and regard of all who knew her. She had before her a future of unusual promise in the work to which she had devoted her life and hoped during the year of leave of absence allowed her from New York city to regain her health, worn down by overwork and to return to the boys and girls in whose welfare she took very great interest. She was a woman of tremendous energy and capacity for work, of high hope and dauntless courage in whatever she undertook. She carried cheer and inspiration to all with whom she came in contact and was touchingly brave and ed in the premature closing of a life of great activity and tremendous usefulness to the world.

Miss Thompson spent last summer at Vantine's in Grand Isle and her last days in Vermont were here in Burlington about two months ago with her uncle at 42 North Willard street, where she hoped to spend the most of the winter. She leaves three sisters and one brother; Fred S. Tompson of Stamford, Elva E. Thompson of this city, May L. Thompson of Washington, D.

and Mrs. Jennie Ward of Owosso, Mich. Eva Gelinas. Eva R. Gelinas, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Clarence Gelinas of 18 Cherry street, died at her home Monday evening, aged 22 years, ten months and 28 days. She is survived by her father and mother, seven sisters, Gladys, Dorothy, Leona, Loretta, Marjorie, Viola and Thelma, and two brothers, Clarence and Alfred, all of 18 Cherry street. The funeral will be held at St. Mary's Cathedral at 10:30 o'clock this morning.

Henry W. Fraser. Henry W. Fraser, a veteran of the Civil War, and well known in this city, died Monday morning at his home in Cohoes, N. after short illness.

Mr. Fraser WAS born in Hinesburg 76 years ago and had resided in Cohoes for the past 20 years. He was a veteran of the Civil War, having served with Company 14th Vermont infantry. Mr. Fraser was wounded in the battle of Getyysburg.

He was member of Burlington Lodge, No. 100, Free and Accepted Masons, G. A. R. and the Silliman Memorial Presbyterian Church in Cohoes.

For 49 years Mr. Fraser was a traveling salesman for various lines of goods. While a resident of Burlington some years ago he was a member of the Arm of Safford, Humphrey Fraser. He was well and favorably known and had many friends who will mourn with the family at his death. He is survived by his wife and one son, Harry M.

Fraser of Cohoes. The funeral was held yesterday afternoon from the late residence, the Rev. George A. Armstrong, pastor of the Silliman morial Presbyterian Church omciating. Interment was in Oakwood cemetery, Charles Debles.

Charles Debles of 173 Church street died Tuesday night at a local hospital. The funeral will be held at St. Joseph's Church three o'clock this afternoon, Mrs. Peter Langevine. Mrs.

Peter Langevine died last night at 11:55 o'clock at her home at 331 St. Paul street after an illness of only one week with pleurisy and pneumonia. She was 48 years of age. Besides her husband she 18 survived in her family by four children, Mrs. Lyman Sproner, Miss Laurs Fuller, Ruth and Harry Langevine, all of this city.

No arrangements for the funeral services were made last night. UNIVERSITY NOTES. Sophomares Win from Freshmen Proc Night Evens. The sophomores defeated the freshmen In Proc night events Friday by a score of 67 to 25. In the afternoon seven freshmen were captured by the sophomores, which netted them seven points.

The Arst dummy rush consisted of the sophs trying to rush the dummy twenty yards beyond the walk joining Prospect street and Untversity place. They did not succeed. This gave the freshmen 10 points. The second rush was similar, the difference being that the freshmen attempted to rush the dummy the same distance and failed. This gave 10 points to the sophomores.

In the third rush the dummy was in a tree with two or three sophomores guarding it, the tree being surrounded by sophomores. The freshmen succeeded in getting many of the sophomores away from the tree but could not get up in it to get the dummy out. This rush gave the sophomores 10 points. The men then adjourned to the annex where the wrestling, boxing and keg rush were held. The heavyweight wrestling match was between Blood, '20, and Lougee, '21.

This was won by Blood with two falls. The sophomores gained 10 points on this match. In the lightweight, however, be-' tween O'Brien, '20, and Taylor, '21, they were not so fortunate. This match was won by Taylor, '21, with one fall and two draws giving 10 points to the freshmen. The heavyweight boxing match between Bowman, '20, and Berry, '21, was a draw giving five points to each class.

The lightweight boxing match between Raymond, '20, and Branch, '21, WAS won by the sophomores, giving 10 more points to the class. The next event, the keg rush, was won by the ten men representing the sophomores, who pushed the keg a few feet over the line held by the freshmen I ten. This event gave the sophomore class 15 points. All events were run off by the Boulder society. The final- score WAS 67 to 25 in favor of the sophomores.

At a meeting of the junior class held Friday, Sprague WAS elected editor-inchief of the Ariel. Furman was elected to the athletic council. Berry, Bishop and Carr were elected to the student council. At A meeting of the junior class Friday morning the following officers were elected for the Ariel: Editor-in-chief, Duane Sprague; athletic council, Allen Furman; student council, Homer Berry, Arthur Bishop and H. H.

Carr. The members of the 1919 Ariel board are: Editor-in-chief, D. O. Sprague; assistant editors, E. D.

McSweeney, W. D. Hoak: business manager, H. Bowley; assistant business managers, L. R.

Patten, K. C. McMahon; associate editors, C. W. Horton, R.

C. M. Parker, R. C. Drowne, W.

Cheney, Fred Kent (medic), Elmer Pike (medic), Edith Scrivner, Louise Tower, Katherine Casey, Margaret Patten, Vira Purinton; art staff, A. H. Hogan, J. H. Johnson, Edith Halstead, Sarah Nelson; photographers, Z.

Miura W. B. Buckham, Mary Wells, Margaret Cheney, Alpha Tau Omega announces the pledging of James P. Fitzpatrick, '19, of Pittsford. YOUNG GIRL TAKES POISON Cora Bergeron, 15, Tries Suicide in Battery Park.

Drinks Half Ounce of Carbolic AcidNow In Dying Condition--Father Had Whipped Girl for Her Friendliness with Soldiers. Miss Cora Bergeron, 15-year-old daugther of George Bergeron of 280 North drank about half an ounce of carbolic acid near the bandstand in Battery Park about 10 o'clock last night, and as a result of the eftects of the poison she is in a dying condition at the Mary Fletcher hospital at an early hour this morning. Why the girl took the acid Is mystery. Her father, who 18 ployed at the Vermont Milk Chocolate company's plant, and who was in the police station early last night In search of the girl, claimed she had not returned home from her work yesterday noon. He said that he had whipped the girl several times during the summer for traveling around with soldiers, which punishment apparently was of no avail.

As a matter or fact, Cora was seen early last evening with two young men near the Battery, both of whom were unrecognizable to soldier who passed the three at the time. The girl's screams, after the poison had burned mouth and throat, were the means of attracting to her assistance an unknown young man, who escorted her as far as "Bee Hive on North whence the police were notified. While the ambulance was speeding on its way the girl, several people in the vicinity of the aforementioned block endeavored to get soap and water down her throat, but this was useless, as it was Ible to force her jaws open. Even when she was taken into the hospital It was no easy to get an antidote Into her mouth. ALUMNAE WAR WORK.

Women Graduates and Students at Univeralty of Vermont Join Forces. War work is claiming the attention of everybody these days and the U. V. M. Alumnae club of Burlington 1s not to be a back number in this regard.

A movement has recently been organized by the members of this club to help on the work and, at the same time, bring together the alumnae of the city and the girls of the university for the purpose of a better acquaintance the two groups. The plan as presented to the undergraduate women of the university has received hearty endorsement of all four of the classes, and virtually all of the young women volunteered to take up the work as outlined. The plan is this: The local members of the U. V. M.

Alumnae club and the young women of the university will be grouped alphabetically into four groups, the alumnae being intermingled with the undergraduates. Each one of these groups will meet every fourth Saturday, part of them in the afternoon and part in the evening, at the home of Mrs. J. W. Votey on Main street.

The Arst meeting will be held next Saturday. It' was not considered practicable for all to try to get together at the same time, 80 this plan was adopted for the convenience of everybody concerned, and each group will meet once a month. In the meantime, the alumnae and the undergraduate girls will knit at home for the work which is to be taken up. This work will embrace three distinct branches of war aid, the Red Cross, the Navy League and work for the French wounded, which includes the making of clothes for the orphan children of France. The Red Cross will supply the yarn for the work in its department, and the Navy League will do the same.

The material for the French aid will have to be furnished by the club and this is being done by a series of concerts and entertainments of which the lecture on "Nationalism in Music," given by Mrs. J. W. Votey last Saturday was the Arst. The undergraduate girla will be put to no expense whatever to carry on this work.

All that is asked of them is their time and co-operation, and this they are freely giving. An executive committee composed of eight members of the local Alumnae club Miss May O. Boynton, president, Mrs. J. W.

Votey, Miss Sarah E. Potter, Miss Jennie L. Rowell, Mrs. L. M.

Simpson, Mra. S. D. Hodge, Mrs. Ellen Johnson and Miss Martha O'Neill, and the vice-presidents of the four college classes, Miss Helen Magner, '18, Miss Florence Cummings, '19, Miss Katherine Pease, '20, and Miss Bernice Byington, '21, will have charge of carrying on the war aid work.

Miss Potter, who is the assistant professor in home economics at the university, will have full charge of the sewing and cutting of the garments. She will be assisted by several of the home economics Instructors. MORE TAXES COMING. Real Estate Papers Must Bear Stamps After December 1. Following are several extracts of the new revenue law that refers to stamp taxes on legal instruments in relation to real estate.

The provisions in regard to the war stamp taxes take effect December 1, 1917. Bonds of indebtedness: Bonds, debentures or certificates or Indebtedness 1s- sued on and after the first day of December, 1917, by any person, corporation, partnership, or association, on each $100 of face value or fraction thereof, five cents: Provided, that every renewal of the foregoing shall be taxed as a new issue: Provided further, that when a bond conditioned for the repayment or payment of money is given in a penal sum greater than the debt secured, the tax shall be based upon the amount. Capital stock, issue: One each original issue, whether on organization or reorganization, of certificate of stock by any association, company or corporation, on each $100 of face value or fraction thereof, five cents: Provided, that where capital stock is issued without face value, the tax shall be five cents per share, unless the actual value is in excess of $100 per share, in which case the tax shall be five cents on each $100 of actual value or fraction thereof. Power of attorney granting authority to do or perform some act for or in tehalt of the grantor, which authority is not otherwise vested in the grantee, 25 cents: Provided, that no stamps shall be required upon any papers necessary to be used for the collection of claims from the United States or from any State for pensions, back pay, bounty, or for property lost in the military or a naval service or upon powers of attorney required in bankruptcy cases. Conveyance: Deed, instrument, or writing, whereby any lands, tenements, or other realty sold shall be granted, assigned, transferred, or otherwise veyed to, or vested in, the purchaser or purchasers, or any other person or persons, by his, her, or their direction, when the consideration or value of the interest or property conveyed, exclusive of the value of any lien or encumbrance remaining thereon at the time of the sale, exceeds $100 and does not exceed $500, 50 cents; and for each additional $500 or fractional part thereof 50 cents: Provided, that nothing contained in this paragraph shall be 80 construed as tiimpose a tax upon any instrument or writing given to secure a debt.

THE OLD BEE HIVE November 15, 1917 Warm Little Sweaters For Infants' and Children's Wear Soft All Wool Sweaters in white, colors and pretty color combinations, priced $1.50 to $3.00 for infants, $2.98 and $3.98 for sizes up to 34. Many of them have pretty knitted caps and toques to match, priced 85c each. CHILDREN'S BATH ROBES made of Beacon blankets in very attractive designs, 6 to 14 year sizes $2.50 and $3.00. 1 to 4 year sizes $1.50 to $2.50. INFANTS' SWEATER SETS Cap, mittens, sweater and leggins of soft angora finished yarn, in Copenhagen, rose and oxford, priced $5.00 and $5.98 per set.

INFANTS' KNITTED very attractive line of infants' knitted and flannel sacques and kimonos, priced 50c to $2.50 each. INFANTS' LONG KIMONOS of white flannelette with and without silk frogs, priced 59c to 79c each. The Clearance Sale of Suits Continues $16:50 For $22.50 to $27.50 Suits $2, .50 For $32.50 to $37.50 Suits Handsome winter suits in the approved styles, colors materials, splendidly tailored. Coats with large cloth, plush and velvet collars. All sizes for misses and women.

$2 Washable Gloves $1.59 per pair Colors are tan, ivory and sand, one clasp with pretty wide embroidered backs. A glove sold in all stores at $2.00 per pair, all sizes to start with and by far the most important glove offering of the season. Women's Flannelette Night Robes 98c Made of pink and blue striped flannelette, high neck, trimmed with finishing braid, actual value to-day $1.38. Khaki and Oxford Knitting Yarns We have a full stock of oxford and khaki knitting yarn put up in 4 and 6 ounce hanks, priced 79c and $1.19 per hank. Women's Fleece Lined Union Suits 19c Two styles, high neck, long sleeves and Dutchess half sleeves, a splendid weight garment and actually worth $1.00.

Regular sizes only. Women's 35c Stockings 25c $3.50 Blankets $2.45 pair. pair. White and gray wool finBlack seamless cotton ished, full bed size blankets stockings with reinforced with pink and blue borders. A heel and toe, flare garter top.

The Brown blanket that would sell at Buster quality which gives exceptional wear $3.50 if purchased on to-day's and satisfaction. market. Select Any Trimmed Hat in Our Stocks and Pay Less Than Price Marked This one-quarter off sale continues until Saturday night. It is the choice of the house sale, for there is not a single trimmed hat reserved, the most charming creations for street and dress occasions, all 25 per cent. less than the regular prices.

50c Knitted Corset Covers, Knitting Bags 50c. 29c each. Good size knitting bags, Merode Knitted Corset made of cretonne, attractive Covers, medium weight best designs, worth 75c. Ten dozen at 50c each. 50c quality, short sleeve styles Others priced $1.00, $1.50, only.

Choice 29c. $2.00 and up to $5.75. 1,600 PEOPLE PRESENT. Fifth Annual Concert and Bull of Police Department Last Night. The fifth annual concert and ball of the Burlington police department at the Armory last night was attended by a throng of people from all walks of life in this city and vicinity which was conservatively estimated at 1,600, one of the largest gatherings that has ever attended a ball in this city.

The ball was ushered into being shortly after nine o'clock with the grand march. This was led by Mayor and Mrs. J. Holmes Jackson, followed by Chief of Police P. J.

Russell and Mrs. John O'Nell. After these couples came the officers of the police force with their wives and friends, the whole standing out as the most prominent feature on the evening's program. The hall had been tastefully decorated for the occasion by members of the police force with American flags and bunting. There was also in evidence in one end of the hall a large shield, to represent the badge worn by the policemen; at the other end of the hall was strung across the wall an Irish flag.

In addition to the Interior decorations, the exterior of the building was made bright by a large electric star which had been put in place in afternoon by Earl K. Pressey, the city electrician. orchestra furnished an enjoyable Previous to the grand march, of four pieces, "The. Light Cavalry," "The Debutante," "Poet and Peasant," and "Princess Pat." During the remainder of the night and away into the morning the orchestra furnished excellent music for dancing. The dance order last night consisted of 24 numbers, which were called by Officer Patrick Henry.

About midnight there was intermission for luncheon. A word should be said about the excellent punch which was served last night. It was made under the personal direction of Officer Victor Fisher, a past master at the art. The committee of arrangements consisted of: Chairman, Levi Vincent; secretary, G. W.

Sinon; treasurer, Victor Fisher; hail music, John Splaine, chairman, J. H. Ryan, D. F. Brodie; printing, W.

T. Hanion, E. J. Barry, T. G.

Mongeon, J. W. Gorman; refreshments, V. Fisher. chair-of man, G.

Fraser, F. G. Colt, M. Curtis; F64 ception, members of the department. The honorary committee consisted of J.

Holmes Jackson, mayor; Edward Laval4 lee, J. H. Quinn, F. N. Latour, commise sioners; Patrick J.

Russell, chief; Patrick J. Cosgrove, deputy chief: door director: J. J. Brothers; assistant floor directors, A L. Brockney, W.

G. Collins, MoGowan; aids, menibers of the department. NAVY BOYS REMEMBERED Burlington Women Sending Out Christman Boxes Containing Luxuries. Words of highest commendation were forthcoming yesterday from the officer and navy men at the local recruiting station for the patriotic spirit tested by the ladies of Burlington for their large and seemingly dant supplies of candy, eatables, pipes cigarettes, cigars and tobaccos of al kinds and description that were sent in to be mailed to the boys from this State now in the service of the navy. In this connection special mention it due Mrs.

E. D. Worthen, Mrs. B. IL Stone and Mrs.

E. F. Gebhardt. The idea at the outset was to have the motherless boys remembered af Christmas time, but when the ladiet got together they determined that every mother's son should be remem bered, regardless of whether his moth er was living at the present time or not The result of this determination is that the place was literally swamped with boxes. Six men kept busy throughout the night entire addressing afternoon the and boxes well into the to the boys in the various branches of the service.

The local navy men are mightly pleased with the situation and mend the women hereabouts highly, The proposition was put up to them by Ensign C. Harris at a recent meeting of the Athena club. Chiropodists to Meet. Montpelier, Nov. annual meeting of the Chiropodists of Vermont takes place at the home of Mrs.

J. B. Dillon to-morrow afternoon. An effort is being made to get out a large number of the members the organization..