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THE" BURLINGTON FREE PRESS AND TIMES: THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1918. CITY NEWS MON TPELIER ML Til in iim31 ISii tftii'ii I r3' Shoe Fit and Shoe Mile State Food Administrator Brook Has Bakers' Conference In BurlLngrton Jeffery Back from Southern Trip Pharmacy Board Holds Exams "A machine out of balance runs to ruin in very short order, no matter how hard the steel; and a shoe out of balance goes just as quickly to the discard. A poor fitting shoe runs over on the side, wears in a few spots and breaks down." Extract from the diary of G. LYMAN SNOW, Reception Given High School Graduating Class Playlet Presented Graduation Exercises To-day The News of the Village. Th Vermont State Board of Health will hold its postponed monthly meeting this evening.

An adjourned meeting of the board of aldermen will take place this evening in the city council rooms. Max Alpert of 141 North Winooski avenue has received word of the safe arrival overseas of his son, Harry Alpert. J. G. White has sold for Charles A.

Johnson of Warren his 150-acre farm, with stock and tools, located in Waits-field, to N. C. Florence. The local board of exemption has not completed the list of the drafted men who are to proceed to Camp Devens on June 28. They were hard at work on Elite Shoemaker.

UU ickel Theatro o-day WORLD-BRADY PRESENTS If i jPS The annual reception for the graduating class of the Winooski high school and alumni was heW last evening. In the receiving line were Prin. "George R. Stack-pole, Miss Minnie Hays. Charles Bellmare, Miss Irene Barrett, Miss Martha O'Xeil and the following members of the class of Knola Grace Devino, Max Isaac Hanson, Margaret Jane O'Brien, Irene Margaret Metlvier, Francis Peter Brassor, Geraldlne Bernice Turner, Oarolyne Smith Hayward, Crawford William Horton and John Robert Kendrick.

The assembly hall and corridors were prettily trimmed with palms and flowers, the American flag: having a very prominent place in the scheme of decorations. After the reception a playlet, entitled "The Happy Day," June Elvidge, Montague Love and Arthur Ashley in "Broken Ties" story of true friendship, also Pearl White, 13th chapter, "House of Hat." i. MEN'S WHITE TENNIS SHOES State Food Administrator F. II. Brooks left yesterday afternoon for Burlington, where he attends a conference of the bakers of Vermont at the roof garden of the New Sherwood.

Among: others things in the conference will be the consideration of using1 the surplus of flour products in the preparation offoods. Harry Grant, who was in city court Monday on the charge of larceny of cigarettes from the freight house of the Central Vermont railway this morning was sentenced four to six months in the house of correction and to pay a fine of $15 and costs and then placed on probation and given time to pay the fine at the rate of $2 a week. Eugene Murtagh, who accompanied him in the deal, retracted his plea of not guilty made Tuesday, and pleaded guilty. He was given the same penalty as Grant received. State Probabtion Officer W.

H. Jeffrey has returned from a trip to the southern part of the State, which included the inspection of the Russian Orphanage near Bellows Falls. A peculiar condition exists in connection with the home, for. according to the institution -of the home, it is under the supervision of the church and the monarch of Russia is the head of the church but the monarch is in exile so that those managing the home do not know "where they are at." Conditions do not suit the State officer and some improvement is to be made, but how to approach it is the problem. The State Board of Pharmacy is holding its annual spring- meeting here for the examination of candidates as to become druggists.

There were five taking the examination this morning and more are expected. The concert which was to have been held in Montpelier Thursday niht will take place Friday nfght. Mr. and Mrs. P.

r. Hornbrook have sold to Mr. and Mrs. E. S.

Hollister their house on Summer street. Mrs. Amos Lanier of Worcester, is visiting relatives here. The heavy thunder storm of Wednesday morning put many of the telephones leading from Montpelier in the adia- from 4 up at 7 $1.25 and up. FOR MEN the matter yesterday.

Mr. and Mra. R. E. Howard, and Mr.

and Mrs. Ralph Soulis will start this morning for Washington, D. in Mr. Howard's car. Mr.

Howard is going to Washington on business. Ellsworth Corkins have just sold for William H. Rood and wife of Bristol their farm, with stock and tools, to R. W. Talcott and wife of Bolton.

Mr. Talcott takes possession at once. Napolaon Derway, of North Bend street, who was arrested Tuesday afternoon by the police and placed In the county Jail charged with a breach of the peace," pleaded guilty to the charge in city court yesterday. He was fined $3 and costs of $8.85 for the offense. In probate court yesterday, there was a settlement and decree in the estate of Charles A.

Murray, late of this city. Clayton J. Wright of Williston was appointed administrator of the estate of Antoine Miller, late of the same town. M. Barber and Frank Talcott.

also of Williston, were appointed commissioners and appraisers. News has been received by Eldon H. Dickson of 92 Grant street, of the safe arrival overseas of his brother, Elmer, who is serving as an ambulance driver in the 326th field hospital corps. Two more brothers also are in France, Wins- I F. ED.

ALLARD, CLOTHIER, 41 Main Street. Winooski. BELLE MEAD and UNIVERSITY CHOCOLATES May be had here in large or, small boxes at reasonable prices, for your mother, sister or sweetheart. O. RICHARD PHARMACY, WINOOSKI, VT.

Perfect Fitting Shoes Wear Longer Broad on the tread, moulded to the areh and ankle, Elite Shoes fit For 20 years I have worked to produce a Balanced Shoe made of the best leather and made to fit. The Elite Shoe of to-day is the result. learner Figure Your Shoe Mileage Elite Shoes, made of the best leathers with solid oak soles, to fit vertently omitted from the names of the solicitors in the War Savings Stamp campaign which opens here on Thursday, June 20. G. LYMAN SNOW, No.

438 "Pep" Last A light weight, glove fitting summer shoe. Neolin or leather sole. Your choice of Briar-wood, Shade of Russia Calf or Gun Metal. was rendered by the following cast from the junior class: Mrs. Marlowe, middle aged and pretty, Miss Florence Bousquet; Anne Loring, a neighbor, Miss Hazel Htanhope; Sybil Marlowe, the bride, Dorothy Clark; Kitty Fern, a dressmaker, Helen Barber; Opal Xerf, society reporter, Corrine Devino; Mrs.

Tatlock. a country relation. Mora Smith, Polly Tatlock, her daughter, Gertrude Foote. Each took her part In an excellent manner and the play was short, but full of life and spirit. A word must be said about the society reporter, who was a very observing person and who usually got a thing when Fhe started out to cover a story, and Miss Devino would make a very good understudy for any local reporter.

The vocal solo, "Forgotten." rendered by Miss Miss Irene Metlvier, and the violin solo, "Fifth Air Varie," by Miss Edith Davis, deserve special mention. Following this program, Mr. Stackpole spoke with considerable spirit concerning the war savings stamp campaign, which opens here Thursday, June 20. He believes that on every occasion from now on in this war. whenever men, women and children congregate, that their attention should be called to the fact that we are living In war times.

The grand march was led by Mr. and Mrs. Henry Conlin and dancing was enjoyed until 12 o'clock with an orchestra of five pieces furnishing music. The promotion exercises of the grammar school were held in the assembly hall yesterday morning at nine o'clock, before a larpe audience. The program rendered was as follows: Piano solo, Robert Gadue; piano solo, Miss Vivian Mongeon; chorus, "Keep the Home Fires Burning," with Louis Abair as soloist; recitation, "Incident of the French Camp," Charles D.

Lester; chorus, "The Mocking Bird at Eventide," class; recitation, "Your Mission." Raymond B. Wash-burne; recitation, "The Grandest Lesson," I. your particular foot, will give the PERSONAL MENTION. low, a member of Company 60th Infantry, and Floyd, in Company Fourth Engineers. Bakers from all over the State met at the New Sherwood Hotel yesterday and got acquainted with Frank H.

Brooks, the new United States Food Administrator for Vermont. The conference was called to talk over plans for the fall and cent towns out of working order. The lineman had these well nigh repaired 'when the heavy storm broke over the most mileage. The Elite Stamp is branded on the sole of eVery pair. For sale by BOYNTON CRAM 60 Church Street.

Elite Shoes are sold all over New England. It will pay winter ana to near complaints and sug in uic aiternoon putting a S3 ai Mrs. Emallne Smith of West Rutland is visiting Mrs. A. B.

Babcock of this city. Mr. and Mrs. John McCabe of Mont-pelier have returned home after spending a few days with Mr. and Mrs.

T. E. O'Connor of Booth street. Mrs. C.

Ouellette of Murray street, accompanied her daughter, Mrs. Ernest Plante, and little grandson, Howard, to their home in Worcester, after they had made a brief visit here. Mrs. Plante was formerly Miss Cecilia Ouellette. gestions of the bakers on various mat ters.

No new conservation methods were aozen important lines out of working order. The wind of the morning storm did quite a little damage to a circuit urged and the bakers were hiehlv com- plimented on their loyalty to the admin or me tire alarm system. istration. MIDDLEBURY COUGHS AND COLDS VANISH you to look up the Elite dealer in your locality. summer colds" are not hard to break up, coughs and hoarseness are easy to County Court Grist Funeral of Mrs.

Lewis Village Notes The greater part of the day in the get no or. you will take Foley's Honey CHITTEXDEX COl'XTY CHAPTER, RED CROSS The Charlotte branch of the Chittenden County Chapter of the Red Cross will nu compound. Mrs. Mary Sogdam county court Wednesday, was snent in Mapie Perth Amboy N. writes: "It helped my throat; never had any- the continued reception of testimony for the defense in the accounting cas of xning Dener.

Slightly laxative. Con tains no opiates or narcotics. For sale by wimam t. Halloek vs. Edward Tucker.

j. w. suuivan, so Church street. Adv. and a trained nurx with members of the Tucker family occupying the witness chair during nearly the age and a cancer, is in attendance.

GIRLS AT DRILL wnoie aay. Mrs. Tucker, wife of the de Incidentally, High School TNipIIa ters have gone to East Fairfield, where they vill spend some time at the home of her parents. Miss Gladys Shackett. an operator at the central telephone office, is ill at the home of her parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Peter Shackett. Mr. Gibson, the barber, who has been located in the rooms in the upper part of the Kidder block on Merchants" row. has moved his place of business to the lower fendant, whose testimony was started Tuesday evening, was again on the stand at the opening of the morning session and her evidence took up the rest of the forenoon session.

Mrs. Tucker's PROTECT TOm PKOrERTV more now than ever before because it a worth more. Use paint where needed; now, if you're wise. Woolsey's Standard Is guaranteed. Hagar Hardware Co.

(adv.) Appeal for Gymnasium benefit from an entertainment to be given under the auspices of Charlotte Grange Monday evening, June 17. The entertainment will be given on the green of the Congregational Church at Charlotte, beginning promptly at eight o'clock. There will be a military exhibition and drill by 24 young ladies of Charlotte, assisted by a contingent of soldiers from the Signal Corps of the University of Vermont. A dance will be held at Library hall at the conclusion of the entertainment. Charles T.

McCarthy of Essex has presented to the Essex branch a pure bred Ayrshire bull calf which the branch will dispose of by ticket sale. The calf is a prize animal. The sire is "Auchenbrain Annuity," bred by Penshinst; dam Alice Sheldon, a blue ribbon cow exhibited at the Chittenden county fair in 1916. hixty enthusiastic girls showed what they could do last evening in the way! were expended in the giving of testimony Miss Mary J. Gonyeau; chorus, "Incantation of Lullaby," class recitation, "The Singing Leaves," Miss Hilda D.

Graves; chorus, "N'ight in Seville," class; "The Star Spangled presentation of certificates by Miss Minnie Hays, district superintendent. Mr. Stackpole gave a brief address and spoke feelingly about the buying of War Savings stamps. George Burt formerly of Winooski. but now of Massena, X.

is visiting friends in town for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Brown are parents of a son born last week. Mr.

and Mrs. Harry Parizo of Water-ville, are in town visiting friends and relatives. Miss Edna Goodrich and Miss Margaret Houlihan have successfully passed the State board examinations and have been granted certificates to practice their profession by the State Board of Registration of Xurses. The name of Jessie Gonyeau was inad- or drilling and physical exercises and lenaing to loosen up some of the tangled made a very dramatic appeal for a gym- mass or testimony going before in the nasium in which to practice at the exhi- case- This case v-'in occupy the time of floor in the rooms recently occupied by Dr. Novak.

Joseph Adams of Burling- ton is in town for a few days. -Mr. and Mrs. Erick Brown of Glens Falls, X. hospital.

Ransom Kellogg- and daughter. Miss Harriet Kellogg, who have been in town for a week visiting at the home of onather daughter, Miss Addie Kellogg, have returned to Shore-ham. The Rev. Rufus C. Flagg, Ashland.

will preach at the Congregational Church here during the absence of the Rev. Henry C. Newell, the pastor, who is on a three weeks visit at Three Rivers, Mass. Prof. Everett Skilling3 of Middlebury College, accompanied by his wife, left by automobile Wednesday morning for Enosburg Falls, where he delivered Wednesday evening the annual address at the high school graduation exercises.

Lee Falmer of Bridport has taken a position at the local postofflce as one of the city mail carriers and is taking the place of Reginald Bedard, who has resigned. Mrs. Holt has returned from Burlington, where she spent two weeks. Mrs. Theodore ruckett and two daugh bition given by the high school girls in tne court at least all day to-morrow and the City Hall under the direction of Dr.

probably for the rest of the week. The funeral of Mrs. Jennette F. Lewis, who died in her apartments at. th T.na T.

E. Hays. are in town for a few days at the home of Mrs. Brown's Mrs. Pierce.

Mrs. Laura Wright, widow of Silas ine girls marched in and sat down House here Sunday evening after a pro on the floor at the opening of the pro Wright, formerly a man of prorninence i longed illness, were held at the home of gram, while Mrs. H. S. Howard spoke in Weybridge and Montpelier and a fl vr sure teener to them.

Mrs. Howard said that she her nephew, Harry E. Sanford, in West grandnephew of the great governor and The merchants who advertise are working In co-operation with you to keep down jour expenses of living. was taking much interest in their work I Cornwall at two o'clock Wednesday aft- and that she thought it went without IS! ELL-A MS United States senator, Silas Wright of New York, is critically ill at the home of i. saying that every loyal American citizen ernoon.

There was a large attendance of relatives and friends. Cornwall having been the native town of the deceased. wants to do all he possibly can to heln VsssrFO INDIGESTION in this village. Her illness Is due to old i and the floral tributes were many and his country win the war. She said some could give more than others, but beautiful.

The Rev. Christopher Hamil. pastor of the local Congregational Church conducted impressive services and the to give one very best one must be prepared. The nurses, engineers, were able to give their services be interment was in the Evergreen cemetery in West Cornwall, with a large number of cause they were trained. "You eirls United States "Ores she said, "are being trained so that you People gathered at the grave.

The bear- ers were C. F. Benedct, Ira L. Hamlin, can control your bodies, and you must Harry E. Sanford, Frank E.

Foote and remember you can never learn to com are Good Tires Charles W. Lane, all of Cornwall, and rm -ii mand until you can obey. These exercises have waked some of you up and Frederick W. Ward of Burlington. Mrs.

juu Know now you are not as old as tJ. r. Holmes of Lewiston. arrived Tuesday afternoon to visit her son, the you thought you were. If that could take place all over the country, and it Rev.

Elbert B. Holmes. She was accom is true no one is any older than h. ffPiK panied by her daughter, Mrs. A.

T. Maxim, and niece, Miss Doris Maxim, of Fort- the age limit for service could be raised to inciuae more people. land, Me They expect to be here for a month. The monthly meeting of the xijBieai limitations are self-made. In considering physical betterment we must not, however, forget mental improvement.

I want all of vmi c-iri Farmers club which was to have been held this evening has been postponed for one week and will be held Thurs- a resolution not to allow one thought day evening, June 20, at the. home in Salisbury. 01 rttscouragement, fear or fault-findine- of Mr. Frank Atwood to enter your minds while this war Mr- and Mrs. Forrest Benson, who lasts.

have been here for two months on a After Mrs Howard's talk th irtria I visit to Mrs. Benson's parents. Mr. and did a military drill with a nrecisinr, Mrs. William F.

Lanter, have re- worthy of any company of well trains turned to their home in Weston. A soldiers. Then thev linH an I daughter was born to them durine- their til stay in Middlebury. Mrs. Emily Eddy is ill and thought to be dangerously so, at her home on North Pleasant street, but was slightly better Wednesday making an eloquent plea for a gymnasium.

Judge E. C. Mower was the next speaker. He spoke of the old-fashioned way of looking at physical exercises for girls and said the work was not to develop big athletes among the girls but to give the girls good, sound healthy bodies. Ha nrnmiH To Cleanse Dainty Waists laces, and lingerie, perfectly and safely, make a rich lukewarm cuds of afternoon.

Bartholomew Landers, who has been disabled for a week with rheumatism, is somewhat improved but not so as to be able to resume his usual occupations. Mr. and Mrs. George II I ii XT R. Townsend and their daughters, the Misses Lucile and Nellie Townsend.

of Plattsburgh, N. are in town for two weeks. George Sheltus, who has been spending two weeks at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hebert Sheltus, has returned to Mary Fletcher MULE TEAM BORAX SOAP CHIPS Launder as usual, squeezing the suds repeatedly them they would have the gymnasium for which they had asked and told them not to develop the physical side too much but to also consider the mental.

He closed by advising them to keep up their zeal. The girls then gave an exhibition of several different exercises which brought into play every muscle of their bodies. Several of the numbers brought much applause. M. D.

Chittenden was then asked what he was going to do toward getting a gymnasium for the girls. He said: "I am going to noise it around town that we ned a gym, we must have a gym, we are going to have a gym and we thank you for a gym until we get it. Physical training in Burlington is impossible without a gymnasium. At school it interfered with the academic work and the climate is such that there can be very little work out of doors. We can't have one this summer because it is so difficult to get materials but I am confident we will have one in the fall." At the conclusion of this talk.

Miss Alice Canton, who is a graduate of Richmond high school and is taking post-graduate work at B. II. jumped up on the stage and led the girls in a cheer which ended with "give us a gym for B. H. The girls then did some more marching and fancy drilling and singing another song asking for a gym to the music of "The Long, Long Trail" lined up.

Then they sang "America" and at the conclusion of that, gave a rousing cheer for Burlington high school and for Dr. T. E. Hays. The" classes under Dr.

Hays will not meet again this term of school but Will be resumed next fall: through the fabric so that the Borax in the Chips can dissolve the dirt away. Rinse carefully and your garment will look like new. To make Soap Jelly for general laundry use, add threa table- poonfuls of 20 Mule Team Borax Soap Chip to a quart of water and boil. Add to wash-water and oak or boil clothe as uaoal. Ad 8 oz.

package of 20 Mule Team Borax Soap Chips equals 25o worth of ordinary lauodry soap. It's the Borax with the Soap that does the work War Has Multiplied the Value of Good Tires Sweater Coats Specially Priced Woolen Slipons pure zephyr, in basket and chain weaves sleeveless models all colors $3.50. Shetland Sleeveless Slipons with wide purling at bottom extra heavy weight in pink, turquoise, khaki, sand, rose and purple $4.95. Slipons, with sleeves some plain, others with collars and cuffs of gray angora $5.50, $6.95. Shetland Coat Sweaters with large sailor collar, cuffs, patch pockets ancT sash all the best shades $6.95 to $12.95.

This is distinctly the sweater season. McConnell Co. Specfaliftta fa Outerwear AppareL. AT ALL DEALERS' A Genuine state Bargain Never were cars so necessary both in business and domestic life. Never was their continuous and economical use so imperative.

Never was freedom from tire trouble and tire expense so absolutely essential. The rapidly growing demand for United States Tires prove their wartime worth. Thousands of motorists each week are turning to United States Tires to get dependability and economy. United States Tires last longest and carry you farthest at least cost. They enable you to make the most of your car passenger or commercial now, when it is more than ever a vital war-time necessity.

There is a United States Tire for every possible need. Our nearest Sales and Service Depot will tell you which ones you should have. BAD KIDSE1S LAID HIM IP A slight kidney impairment may lead to dropsy or bright's disease. Don't neglect it. Frank Miller, Bingham, Utah, writes: "Was troubled with my kidneys so bad I could not work.

Tried many kinds of medicine which did me no good. Then I tried Foley Kidney Pills: now feeling as good as I ever did before." J. W. O'Sullivan. 30 Church street- Adv.

The entire estate of the late Michael Callahan to be closed at once. Here is an ideal opportunity for real estate investors. Property now paying over 12 per cent, on $5,800. The property in question is nicely situated on the corner of North and Front streets, and consists of a three-story, six apartment brick building, including adjoining corner lot. Property is substantially built on car line, and right in the midst of the renting district.

Present yearly rentals, $588. Assessed valuation $4,300. Selling price, including corner lot only $5,300. Full particulars of T. J.

McDONNELL, Free Press Building. 'Phone 1329-W. knolv t'rdted States liiv are GUi tii e. CHURCHILL LOCKWOOD. IDEAL GARAGE.

E. O. MEAD Hinesbunr. AUSTIN GARAGE CO. Lt'ji why we sell them.

THE VERMONT GARAGE, Wm. M. SPEAR, Charlotte. If there's a place tor another boarder at your table, sat your message into the classified columns..

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