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THE BURLINGTON FREE PRESS AND TIMES: MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 1918. STORY OF THE TELEPHONE THOUSANDS OF hlEIJ EXPECTED rewarded, when we sold our interests to the New England Telephone and Telegraph company of Boston. Our chief operator was Miss Lily LaFountain, now Mrs. Peter Crady of this city. The first transmitter brought to this State was a Blake, which I brought from Boston This caused great excitement mum Bargains At IN COMPLIANCE WITH Fuel Administrator Garfield's order, our store will be closed all day to-day, January 21st, and all items in our page advertisement will be on sale Tuesday, the 22d.

E. E. CLARKSON Co. Wonderful SAt Odds and ends of high- gj grade lines of Women's Shoes in all black leathers. At Women's Tan Lace Boots, regular $10.50 values.

At Broken lines of fall and winter styles of 8-inch colored boots, values up to $12. Mighty fine bargains if we can fit you. These are only a few of the ues we are offering at this sale. 2J held at 7:30 o'clock. The topic of the evening will be: "Does Jesus Meet Lewis Blanchard Co.

In Church Circles Collegre Street Chnrch. Monday, 7:30 p. m. Annual meeting of the Ecclesiastical society at the residence of Robert Roberts, 232 South Willard street. Wednesday, 3:00 p.

m. Meeting of the ladies at the residence of Mrs. Paris, 324 South Union street, to sew for the French refugees. The work will be under the direction of Mrs. Watkins.

Ladies who have flannel or skeins of worsted are asked to bring such material for making afghans. Thursday, 7:30 p. m. Mid-week meeting of the church, at the parsonage. Topic, "Austria and America," with special reference to the work of the American board.

First Church Thursday, 3:00 p. m. Day of prayer for national prohibition. The Woman's Christian Temperance Union will meet in the parish house for prayer and conference. The Rev.

C. H. Smith, superintendent of the Vermont Anti-Saloon League, will speak. Subject, "Over the Top for Xational Prohibition." Thursday, 7:30 p. m.

Regular prayer meeting of the church. In keeping with the thought of the afternoon service this will be a temperance meeting, Mr. Smith will speak. The missionary box committee plan to pack a box to send to a minister's family in Colorado, also one for the Mcintosh school. Please leave articles at parish house on or before Wednesday afternoon.

Clothing for boys six and eight years of age is especially desired. Methodist Kptscopal Church. Monday, 4:00 p. m. Meeting for young women in the vestry with Miss Corps.

Monday, 7:30 p. m. Evangelistic service; Miss Corps chorus leader and soloist. The pastor will preach. Tuesday, 4:00 p.

m. Meeting for boys and girls with Miss Corps. Tuesday, 7:30 p. m. Evangelistic service.

Wednesday, 3:00 p. m. Meeting of local work committee. Wednesday, 4:00 p. m.

Meeting of women with Miss Corps. Wednesday, 7:30 p. m. Evangelistic serv ice. Thursday, 4:00 p.

m. Meeting for boys and girls. Thursday, 7:30 p. m. Evangelistic service.

Friday, 4:00 p. m. Meeting of young women with Miss Corps. Friday, 7:30 p. m.

Evangelistic service. All Saints' Guild. Wednesday Meeting of All Saints' Ouild at Mrs. Lord's. M.

Paul's Church. Dally, except Friday, 9:00 a ing prayer. Monday, 3:30 p. m. Junior m.

Morn- candidates G. F. S. Monday, 6:30 p. m.

Annual meeting of Young Woman's Auxiliary. Tuesday, 3:30 p. m. Senior candidates G. F.

S. Tuesday, 7:30 p. m. Girls' Friendly AVednesdayv 7:30 p. m.

Evening prayer and address. Friday, St. Paul's day. 7:00 m. Holy Communion: 10:00 a.

Holy Communion. I ung St. laryn Cathedral. A mass of a month's mind will be Saturday morning at 7:30 o'clock for the repose of the soul of Miss Mary Hyland First Baptist Church. The pastor reserves this evening for conference at the parsonage with any on the Christian life.

Word received from Dr. Swift, who plans holding special evangelistic services with the church two weeks prior to Faster, assures us that he will be able to begin at the designated time. Dr. Swift was ill for several weeks. He is now holding special meetings in Iowa.

The Richford Baptist Church reports that 100 have indicated their purpnne to unite with the church; and the Methodist Church of Richford has received into fellowship over 10f. it was in Richford that Dr. Swift held two weeks of meetings. A full committee will be appointed to carry on the work here. The Thursday evening services will be EIE322 I I i Men's Gun Metal Shoes, high and drop toe, $5 to $7 values.

At $1.95 Men's Tan Calf-and Gun Metal Shoes, Neolin soles, regular $7.50 value. Hurley Shoes for men, heavy tan calf with an extra heavy sole, worth to-day $11 to $12 a pair. Nearly all sizes. hundreds of equally good val- i Bigelow, S8 Church. Street.

attended the second officers' training1 camp at Plattsburgrh. Thirty-seven persons from various parts of this State received their first or second papers in a session of naturalization court conducted in the federal building by Clerk of the United States Court F. S. Piatt of Rutland, Saturday. Mr.

Piatt, who left for his home Saturday evening-, will return to town Tuesday. On that evening- 50 persons are to come from Winooski to get their first naturalization papers. William McXiff, a former steward at the Hotel Vermont, left the United States recently to take charge as chief commissary steward of the Paris aeronautical naval station and expects to remain there during the war. Edward Copps, a former steward at the Bardwell House in Rutland, was the chief commissary steward in charge of the opening of the new commissary' school in the first naval district. Troon Xo.

4. Rov Scouts of America. held a meeting Sunday afternoon at the Hebrew Free school which was at-j tended by several score of the members and their friends. Isadore Samuelson, leader of the troop, officiated as master of ceremonies. Abraham Feen, patrol leader of Troop No.

3, spoke on the war and stated that the boy scouts were organized to do everything possible to win the war. An address was also made by Moses Sacks of Boston. Men of Burlington who have been thrown out of employment temporarily by the shutdown caused by the federal fuel administration order can find work through the office of the Chittenden county farm bureau. There Agent John W. Dana is anxious to hire quite a number of men to cut wood on various farms about the county.

Men who are anxious to secure work until manufacturing operations are resumed can get it by seeing Agent Dana in the Stannard Memorial building. The American Druggist Syndicate of New York, a co-operative organization, including as members druggists from Maine to California, are to entertain their members in Xew York beginning to-day with theatre parties, a visit to clubs and a general sight-seeing about the city, con cluding the entertainment Thursday evening with a ball at the Vanderbllt Hotel. They asked J. G. Bellrose of this city.

who is one of their traveling salesman in Kngland, to go to New York to assist) them in entertaining the members. Mr. Bellrose has accepted the invitation. i The freezing and bursting of a water i pipe in a bathroom on the third floor tho TTntoI ar-m rn voctorH 7 nifirnino' -I 7 discovered and the water shut off. The first intimation of any trouble came shortly before ten o'clock.

Late break-fasters in the dining room noticed water following one of the large chandeliers and in almost the twinkling of an eye there was a stream from every one of the glass pendants. Tables within range were moved to one side and the bell boys were sent over the house for tubs and pails. Investigation showed that the walls and ceiling of a room on the sec- ond floor directly under the bathroom where the break occurred were soaked with water, while the bathroom itself was somewhat damaged. The electric chandelier was put out of commission the rest of the day and water continued to drip into the dining room until late in the evening. Fuel Order.

At $g5 Its Beginnings in Burlington Told by Dr. W. S. Vincent. Letter from Htm Read at Talk: to Employes by Publicity 31 an mt Hotel Vermont Roof Garden Laat Year's Gain 341.

Saturday night at the roof garden of the Hotel Vermont, Mr. Bamburgh of the publicity department of the New England Telephone and Telegraph company, talked to the employes of the local exchange about "Telling: the Public." The purpose of this talk wVs to inform the employes concerning the efforts now being made by the cora- I pany in developing a better understanding between them and the telephone-using public. "One thing about the opportunity and manner of telling the people about the service must be carefully defined," said Mr. Bamburg. "You must not think that there Is any advertising in these lectures, for we are not advertising telephone service nor toll service, nor any kind of equipment at all.

The story which we are telling- In our lectures is full of simple and understandable descriptions of the telephone plant and the equipment of the central offices, and the wonderfully intricate construction of underground cables and overhead circuits." Dr. W. S. Vincent, who was to have been present to tell the employes about the first telephone system in Burlington, established by himself and Alvaro Adsit, In 1878, was confined to his home on account of illness. Manager Russell read a very interesting account of the beginning of the telephone business in Burlington, prepared by Dr.

Vincent. Mr. Russell referred to Dr. Vincent as the pioneer telephone man of Vermont, and attributed the present high telephone development in Burlington, in the number of telephones to population, to the early start this city had in the telephone business, under the able management of Dr. Vincent and Mr.

Adsit. Burlington was one of the first cities in the country to have a telephone exchange, and the first city in the three northern New England i States to have telephone communica- tion, which was between the City Drug store and the Central Drug store, with telephones made by Dr. Vincent from descriptive drawings of the Bell patents, and used for the first time in June, 1S77, just a-year after Dr. Bell exhibited his telephone at the Centennial Exposition at Philadelphia in 1876. Mr.

Russell stated tnat the net gain in telephones in the eventful year just closed, was 341, which was the great est gain since 1910. Even after deducting 124 telephones installed in the New Sherwood, the net gain for the year, was within four stations of the best year since 1910, and this in spite of the fact that no canvassing was done, and for six weeks last summer applications for service were indefinitely postponed, to conserve material and supplies. Nearly all other cities in the State showed a decrease in station gain over previous years. Therefore, it must be deducted that the general business in Burlington held up very well during 1917, as nothing is more indicative of the trend of business, in any city, than the loss or gain in its telephone subscribers. Dr.

Vincent's letter, read by Manager Russell follows. THE BEGINNING OF THE TELEPHONE BUSINESS IN BURLINGTON. The first telephone that made its appearance in Burlington, and I may say in Vermont, was made by me in June, 1S77, from descriptive drawings in some magazine. The first telephone line constructed in this city was between my store, at 61 Church street, and the drug store, corner of Church and College streets, known as the Central Drug store. Sometime in the summer of 1877, a Mr.

Bradley, son of Judge Bradley of Boston, came to Burlington for the purpose of securing some one to take the agency of the Bell telephone. Hearing of my baby lino, he called on me, ex-, plaining his mission. I told him I would assist him in securing someone to take up that work. We visited several people whom I thought qualified to serve him in this undertaking, but in every instance they declined, saying "it was simply a toy." After returning to my office he quietly opened his grip, taking therefrom some thousand feet of copper office wire, two hand telephones and some papers; then commenced writing. In a short time, he called me saying: "Sit down anl eien these papers, which, upon ex- aminatiorli provecl to be a contract be tween the BelI Telephone Co anc, giving me the agency for the rental of telephones in Vermont.

After signing, he turned over to me the two hand telephones and coil of wire; picked up his papers and left me. I never saw him afterwards. I replaced my own made telephones with the Bell. For the first year the only use made of the telephone was between residences of business men and their offices. In the early summer of 1878, when on my way to the railroad station, I met Mr.

Alvaro Adsit at. the corner of College and Pine streets. During our conversation, the subject of the telephone came up, and he appeared very enthusiastic. We finally sat down upon the terrace, and after a short interview I became fully satisfied that I had the man capable of taking up the construction of a telephone He was given a half-interest in the undertaking; no co-partnership papers were signed. I well remember my first trip to Boston to consult Mr.

Theodore X. Vaii, then manager of the Bell Telephone Co. interests. In his office was a switchboard, some one yard wide, with ten or more connecting wires. At this time a contract was made which authorized us to construct a telephone exchange in Burlington, using the Bell patents.

We at once purchased the necessary wire and other supplies and work was commenced immediately with energy under the supervision of Mr. Adsit. who took general charge of construction. In canvassing for business, residential service was first taken up; then telegraph, freight and ticket offices; then attention was turned to places of business, taking only one of the following: dry goods, i grocery, livery, lawyer, physician, dentist. i shoes and millinery.

We then advertised the subscribers in the Daily Free Press, It required but a short time for others in like business to get in line, and the rush for telephones exceeded our es-Ipectations. i Our switchboard, which we considered ample for some years, was soon filled to its limits, and a new one was invented by Mr. Adsit, which in a short time was found insufficient, and this was sold to a telephone company in Baltimore, Md. Our central office was on the second floor of the City drug store. The wires were carried to the roof and there supported by i a heavy structure, from which they radiated in every direction, secured to nearly every house top in the city.

The great event of our second year was the erecting of a telephone pole at the corner of Bank and Church streets. This pole carried more wires than that of any pole now in the city. It was considered a wonder in pole construction. It was pointed out as a sample of our line construction, and Ziom this massive pole we were fully is Fort Ethan Allen Likely to a Training Cantonment. Post May Be Enlarged to Aeeomm04 date Greater Part of Seeond Draft Army Y.

91. C. A. to Erect Buildings. Fort Ethan Allen probably will bo th; training, cantonment for the New Eng' land part of the second draft army i called soon.

The fort is to be enlarged, ao-j cording to the latest plans, to accom-j modate between 25,000 and 40,000 troopaJ The M. C. A. will trect a number of its buildings at the reservation as as it is knowi how jnany men will there. POST NOTES.

i A horse show was held by the officers off! the Post at the riding hall. Fort Ethanj yesterday morning. Captain Dwyer, riding "The Weaver." took first honors Captain Harmon, riding "Chicken," too! second, and Captain Nelson, rldin Sulky," took third honors. This was th first of the shows to be held by the troop during the winter months. Lieutenant Miles Sumner of headquarter troop and Mrs.

Sumner gave a dlnnej last night to about 10 of their friends. A large number of the officers from thmi Post attended the mass meeting at Th4J Strong theatre, Sunday, held under tht auspices of the Knights of Columbus. Captain Sherrlll of I troop Is on leav of absence owing to his approaching' wed- ding which will occur at Albany, IC T. on Saturday. troop enjoyed a dance in their bar racks Saturday evening, with a large at tendance.

The Second cavalry orchestral! furnished a musical program. i Last night at the Post Y. M. C. A.

thfe' Burlington high school orchestra furnishedri a. musical program, both of hymns andd popular music The troopers enjoyed aigl hour's sing. This evening at the Y. M. A.

will bJ taken up with movies; Tuesday evening Physical Director Eroh of the Burlingtoiv Y. M. C. A. will direct an athletic exj Physical Director Eroh of the Burlington movies; Thursday evening the usual dis cussion group, followed by a social hourj will be in order; Friday evening will bq? open and Saturday night there will bf movies.

on the famous Liggett's Opeko Teafy from the garden to your table, oni package 50c, two for 51 cents, one 6alj to each person on Friday and Saturday only. Also drug store needs at a ing. Prices consistently low, uniformly the best. So why experi ment? You are safe when you buy at O'Sullivan's dependable drug store. i Adv.

I'M NOT PAY ANYONE -T- i rvv, J1DU0N TO BE FIXfcII-1 ILL Duo it MYgir? Stop Using a Truss TRUSS WEARERS. Here' Great. Good. New Tiresome, Torturous Trusses can be thrown away for ever, and It's all because STUART'S PLAPAO-PAU9 mc guieirui irom ine painiui iruss. Deine rneaicinv applicators made self-adhesive purposely to prevenA clipping and to afford an arrangement to hold the distended muscles securely la place.

p4o f6Mtr ro me 09 ilAL of PLAPA0 NO STRAPS. BUCKLES OR SPRINGS ATTACHED. cannot slip, so cannot chafe or press against the pubia bone. Thousands have treated themselves tn the privar' of tho home most obstinate enses cured no dela from work. Soft as velvet easy to apply Inexpensive Process of recovery is natural, so afterwards no us for trusses.

Awarded Cold Modal International Expo I Process vii nu int i ans. vvnto lOflav tA prove it by eendinif TH1AL FLAP AO FREE. Address Plapao Laboratgrics. Elack 567 SuLouis.no.'' lie care of the teeth is hf-ivK taupht in the public schools. Mouth hygiene coupled with toothbrush exercises form a part of the daily curriculum.

Perhaps in our youth We were not told how to properly take rare of our teeth but we are informed that the dentistry of today will repair the damage done by our neglect. The woman who studies the ads comes know the stores quite as well as th buyers for those stores know the wholesale markets. And she makes that knowledge serve "her interests quite as certainly as the professional store buyer serve his Etore. J4 S3 13 BBS f3 I PtPAO-tAq liUDt I 1 AOfrur roe mmr ifnr Ufitj ii Successor to Mosley ii. UI.WAJLJ..JX'., CITY NEWS Sessions will be held in all the public schools of the city to-day, as usual.

Mr. and Mrs. William Van Sleet of 525 South Willard street are parents of a son, born at the Mary Fletcher hospital last week. The Knights of Columbus war relief fund in Milton started off auspiciously yesterday, $450 being- raised there. Such, in effect, was a telephonic mes- to T.

A. Delany of this city yes- terday. i Mr. and Mi s. Edward Greenough of Winooski announced the engagement of their daughter.

Bertha, to Percy J. Carpenter, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed-albert Carpenter of Charlotte. Mr.

Carpenter is employed at the Cadillac service station. At a meeting last evening of the Hebrew War Relief association the following officers were elected: Chairman, S. H. Miller; vice-chairman, W. Rosenthal; secretary, M.

G. Rosenberg; treasurer, I. Perelman. Meetings will be held every Monday at the Hebrew Free school building. Charles Eaniere of Plattsburgh was sentenced Saturday to not less than six months nor more than one year at hard labor in the house of correction at Rutland because of his third conviction of being intoxicated.

John De-pouzaque, another man found builty of intoxication, got 72 days tn Jail Friday. Governor Horace F. Graham of Craftsbury and Secretary of State Frederick G. Fleetwood of Morrisville are at the Hotel Vermont. They came to town Saturday evening, to be present at the opening of the campaign of the Knights of Columbus of this State to raise $50,000 for war relief work.

John Burns of 419 South Prospect street has been ordered by the war department ot proceed to Cornell University for a two months' course of training, at the completion of which he will receive his commission as a lieuten ant in the reserve corps. Mr. Burns We Carry a Full Line of A. D. S.

Preparations. Young's Pharmacy 6S Clmrcfc Street. SPECIAL SALE of three-strand wavy Switches, $1.85 MRS. J. VAN DEWATER, 3 Church Street.

OR The personal writing machine. Pee the new improved modal, fluenre agent Ex. w. h. SHcnjiAN, 104 CHuncn st.

oNA i i I i i among the passengers as its purpose was explained. Up to this time, only one phone was used in conversation, the subscriber talking into the receiver. The next achievement was the constructing of a telephone line to Winooski. This event was looked upon as of more importance than the laying of our first Atlantic cable. When the office was opened in the drug store of Col.

W. L. Greenleaf, speeches were made, and the town illuminated. The second long distance line was constructed from the effice of the Champlain Transportation company on King street, to their shipyard at Shelburne harbor, a distance of some nine miles. The rate for a business telephone with transmitter was $40.00 per year, and for a residence telephone $20.00 without a transmitter, or $30.00 with both transmitter and receiver, all payable six months in advance.

Our only toll rate at that time was to Winooski, and a charge of 10 cents was made to call Col. Greenleafs drug store, corner Main and East Allen streets. Our experience in the development of the telephone was similar to that throughout the country. No invention has ever brought so much benefit and happiness to the world as this small instrument, and no man living has done more for its develop ment ana extension, than the Hon. T.

N. Vail. In the development of the mysterious switchboard, C. E. Scribner, chief en gineer of the Western Electric company, a summer resident of Jericho, this State.

is entitled to more credit than any other man. The fact that these persons are residents of Vermont has helped greatly to bring this State to the Iront in many ways It has always been a pleasure for me to meet not only pioneers in the telephone industry, but those who, to-day, are so ably carrying on this larffe and useful work to the whole world. WALTER S. VINCENT. Burlington, January 14, 1918.

DAY OF PRAYER. Members of Woman's Christian Temperance Inlon to Observe Thursday. In accordaance with a-etion taken at the Rational W. C. T.

tr. convention, held in Washington last month, Januarv 24 has been designated as a day of prayer for national constitutional prohibition. Following are suggested topics for thanksgiving prayer: l) For national and State legislation to provide moral safeguards for soldiers and sailors; (2) for the increasing conviction that the liquor traffic is a menace to public health and public morals, and a foe to patriotism. Topics for supplicatory prayer are: (1) For the President of the United States that he may be given wisdom and strength (2) For our soldiers and sailors in training and at the front, that they may be kept unstained from the vices that destroy and that they may Love God even as they love their country; tor the home folks that they may keep the home fires burning and uphold moral standards; (4) For the campaign work for ratification of the prohibition amendment; (5) For the States now in State-wide prohibition campaigns; (6) For guidance and help in the enforcement of existing laws. (7) For God's blessing upon the Woman's Christian Temperance Union in carrying out its plans for final victory.

At ten o'clock on Thursday morning, January 24, all members of the Burlington oman Christian Temperance Union are asked to offer at their several homes this thanksgiving and supplicatory prayer. In the afternoon at three o'clock a public i meeting will be held in the parish house of the First Church when Dr. C. II. Smith, State superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League, will give an address, his subject being "Over the Top for National Prohibition." The public is cordially invited.

TI1K IMIIAVS PEACE AXD WOMK.V. The American Indians did not know any way to make peace effective except by appeal to their 1 women. To ask for peace was thought to be so unworthy of a male that unless women intervened there was nothing for it but to fight on to extinction. The Five Xations estab lished their Peace Woman in a fort near Xiagara River in a long house divided in the middle by a curtain. She would receive the contending parties each un-know to the other, and after she heard their cases, would draw back the curtain and give her decision.

The idea of woman as the proier arbiter prevailed in the famous international a-greement between the Iroquois and the Lenni-Lenape. At this time the courteous and peace-loving Delawares were induced to become arbiters by being made women. This role of international peacemaker was carried out by the Delawares for long with dignity and success. But finally the pacific Delawares did something which was unpleasing to the militaristic Five Xations of the Iroquois. Whereupon the Five Xations sent them word that the Delawares had lost their right to independent action.

And so ended the first international peace league. In this connection it may be interesting to note that there was once in America, somewhere about where AVisconsin, is now, a neutral nation, of which nothing now known except that it was neutral. Its very name is lost. -Mary Austin, in World Outlook for Januarv. A TIME FOR STRONG NERVES Alany people are worrying' them-selves sick over the high cost of living.

War time with its excitement anrl hysteria is a trial to the strongest nerves. To those whose nervous systems are run down by overwork or worry, to those who are on the verge of neurasthenia, it is a time of danger. There i3 no tonic for the nerves that is not a tonic for every other part of the body. There is no form of debility that does not rob the nerves of nourishment. -The remedy therefore for nervous breakdown in a tonic that will build up the general health, revitalize the blood and enable it to cany to the nerves the elements that they need.

Dr. "Williams' Pink Pills are an ideal tonic for this condition because they are ncn-alcohoiic and neurasthenic patients should avoid alcoholic stimulants. The Dr. "Williams Medicine Schenectady, X. has published a little book on nervous disorders that contains a chapter on neurasthenia in which the symptoms are fully described and the correct treatment given.

The booklet is free on request. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are sold by your own druggist or will be sent by mail, postpaid, on receipt of price, 50 cents per box. six boxes for $2.50. Mrs.

S. E. Co -3 Church Street. Trimmed and Untrimmed HATS AT REDUCED PRiCES To Advertise in the classified is to reduce the task, or quest, to the simplest terms, as concerns both time and money involved. I Man's Deepest Need? Is Jesus' Forgive ness Satisfying, or Does It Pauperize One? Is It True That In Nature There Is No Forgiveness?" OBITUARY Asahel B.

Puffer. Asahel B. Puffer, formerly of Jericho, died Saturday morning at the home of his step-daughter, Mrs. Bingham H. Stone, 475 South Willard street, after an Illness of about two weeks with liver trouble.

Mr. Puffer was born in Enosburg in 1830, for 25 years lived in Jericho. Since the death of his wife seven years ago, his home has been in Burlington with Mr. and Mrs. Stone.

He was twice married, his first wife being Mrs. Hannah Wade, who died in 1892. They had one daughter, Mrs. Ransom Wilder of Jericho Center. In 1894 he married Mrs.

Julia Xichols, whose death occurred here seven years ago. Mr. Puffer enlisted in Company Fifth Vermont Volunteers, and was in the battles of the Wildness and Gettysburg, being wounded in the former battle. He was a member of the G. A.

R. Post at Underhill. Besides Mrs. Stone, he leaves his daughter, Mrs. Wilder of Jericho Center, and also four grandchildren.

The body will be taken to Jericho today, accompanied by Dr. and Mrs. Stone, and services will be held there this afternoon at one o'clock. Frank La fond. Frank Lafond died yesterday morning about three o'clock at his home, 97 Walnut street, after an illness of a year with gastritis and Bright's disease.

He was 6G years old and leaves, besides his wife, two daughters, Mrs. Louis Lamoureux of Fall River, Mass. and Melina Lafond of this city and two sons Leonard of this city and Frank of Reinfew, Ontario, also a step- i daughter, Mrs Philip Desey of Montreal, i and a brother and sister, Edward Lafond of Williston and Mrs. E. Ross of this city.

He was a member of St. Joseph's and Sacred Heart societies. The funeral ar- I rangements were not completed last eve- ning. I (Gilbert Ilobnr. Gilbert Bobar died last evening at six o'clock at the home of his son, Ira Bobar, at 32 Charles street.

He was 66 years of age and is survived by his wife, Mrs. Olive Bobar; by three sons, Irving of Colchester, Frederick of Ticonderoga, N. and Ira of this city; by one daughter Mrs. Arthur Bessette of Richmond; and by several mr giitnutiiiiurcii. xne iunerai services will De held Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock at the house, with burial at Willsboro, NT.

Y. Fnneraln Vew terday, To-day morrow. and To- The funeral of Mrs. Margaret Harrington was held yesterday afternoon at two o'clock at her late home at 486 Pine street, the Rev. A.

E. Montgomery' officiating. Mrs. Hodges sang "Face to Face" and "Some Sweet Day." The bearers were G. L.

Tiffany, Vernon Crane, Charles Harrington, H. A. Smith, William McGrath and Martin Rafter. The body was placed in the vault at Lake lew cemetery. The funeral of Ursula Caroline Prior, infant daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. J. W. Prior, was held at the residence of the parents yesterday at 2:30 p. the Rev.

J. S. Braker officiating. Mrs. J.

E. Brad- 1 iey ana imiss j-Jdith Brown sang two duets, "Safe in the Arms of Jesus" and "Will the Circle Be Unbroken?" Among the floral tributes were a bouquet of sweet neas from the rraillo i-rM i a- jit jriifct Baptist Church, of which the little girl was a member; a spray of pink and white carnations from the B. Y. P. U.

and many other pieces that displayed the i lull. mat m. uiLie one nas xett In the hearts of her friends. The bearers were imam Laugnton. O.

D. Johnson. YV I Varney and W. M. Hazen.

i lhe funeral of Miss Mary Gertrude Smith will be held this morning at 10:30 at St. Mary's Cathedral. Burial will be in St. Joseph's cemetery. The funeral of Mrs.

Anna" Hudson will be held this morning at nine o'clock at St. Mary's Cathedral. There will be a prayer service for the late Isaac F. Hatch at his home Tuesday morning at ten o'clock. The funeral wiil be in the Methodist Church at Vergennes, with burial at Vergennes.

To Advertise usoa articles, still valuable is to find buyers who have the money to pay ror them and to whom they would highly desirable. HEART 39 Friday evening "PAID IN FULL" Saturday matinee "The CintierelSa fVlan" Saturday evening "READY MONEY" 20c; evening-, but Tuesday 10c, to Mat. 2:30 The Strong Ea 8:15 ALL THIS WEEK BUT TUESDAY Accordance with th i Government ecognized to Presenting; THIS AFTERNOON AND TO-NIGHT OIMOFTOW Extra Special Sale OF UNDER MUSLINS IG 0 Wednesday "OFFICER 666" Thursday "ONE DAY" Friday matinee "Bought and Paid for" Matinee daily but Tuesday, 10c, 20c, oOc, 50e. Seats now on sale. CO.

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