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Springfield Reporter from Springfield, Vermont • 6

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SPRINGFIELD REPORTER, FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 1917. Six CHARLESTOWN CRISIS OF WOMAN'S LIFE lain vacated last week, moving to Mrs. Emerson's house on School street. Madame Kendall, who visited her sons, Roy and Rollin Kendall, here last week, returned to Windsor on Saturday. Mrs.

M. A. Forsyth enjoyed a visit on March 29 from her niece, Mrs. Clarence E. Cone, and daughter, from West Lebanon, N.

H. Miss Irene Kendall, a student at Castleton normal school, has been spending the, vacation with her parents, Mr Mrs. Rollin Kendall. E. T.

Damon of Plymouth, has been in town for a few days, tuning pianos. He played a violin at the Change Safely Passed by Taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Wagoner, Okla. "1 never get tired of praising Lydia E.

Pinkham's Vege- Unitarian church last Sunday morning. Miss Eva Bates, teacher of com Death of G. C. Boniface The news of the death of George C. Boniface on the afternoon of March 27 was a great shock to his family and many friends for he was apparently on the road to recovery from his attack of pneumonia.

Death came quickly to him in his sleep. George C. Boniface, who was son of the late George C. Boniface, well known among theatrical circles, was born 57 years ago in New York city, but grew up in Boston. He had been until crippled with rheumatism an actor and among the plays in which he had part were Hoyt's "Tin Soldier" and "What Happened to Jones." He had been in later years on the vaudeville stage in New England.

Mr. Boniface had been a great sufferer for about 10 years. A little over six years ago he came to the Lamb's Club Pasture here accompanied by his sister-in-law, Miss Waltzinger, as nurse. In spite of his almost helpless condition, he took an active interest in the welfare of the town and was a very useful citizen. His patience and courage were an inspiration to all who knew him.

He is survived by his wife, who was Miss Bertha Waltzinger, a well known prima donna in English opera; by one daughter, Mrs. Raymond F. Wilcox and her two young sons, also by one sister, Mrs. Stella Boniface Weav tabie (Jompouna because during Change of Life 1 was in bed two years and had two operations, but all the doctors and operations did me no good, and I would nave been in my grave today had it not been for Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg etable Compound Cookedlhis Morning mercial subjects in the Bellows tails high school, has spent this week with her parents, Mr.

and Mrs. H. G. Bates. Miss Marion Wilbur has been spending a few days in New York city with Miss Mabel Fernback.

Mrs. Elsie Snow has been her substitute in the local telephone office. The heavy rainfall Saturday night flooded the cellar at the Congregational church so that the furnace could not be used on Sunday. Services were held in the vestry. Mr.

and Mrs. H. H. Ward, Mr. and Mrs.

W. R. Willard, Mrs. L. J.

Abbott, Miss Ethel Fisk, Elmer Fisk and several others attended "Watch Your Step" at Bellows Falls on the even which brought me out of it all right, so I am now weil and do all my housework, besides working in my garden. Several of my neighbors have got well by taking Lydia E. Finhham's VegetableCom-nouni" Mrs. Viola Finical, Wagoner, Okla. Such warning symptoms as sense of suffocation, hotflashes, headaches, backaches, firead of impending evil, timidity, souncb in the ears, palpitation of the heart, sparks before the eyes, irregularities) constipation, variable appetite, weakness and dizziness should be heeded by middle-aged women.

Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has carril many women safely through the crisis. ing of March 29. W. S.

Taylor of Hartford, is clerk in the Wright grocery for, though Frank Wright is better than last week, he is not able to be on duty. Mr. Taylor and farnily are at A. P. Kincaid's for the present.

Services in St. Luke's church next Sunday will be Holy Communion at 7.30 and again at 10.45 a. with an address. Easter festival service by the fas Moufs On er playing with a Ben Hur company in I Canada. I Funeral services by the Elks of Clareniont were held at the Lamb's club on the afternoon of March 29.

Many friends were present. The body, accompanied by Mrs. Boniface and Mrs. Wilcox, was taken to New York on the evening train. It will rest for a time in the receiving tomb in Greenwood cemetery and after a special funeral service in New York will be interred in that cemetery.

Life's sufferings ended, may he rest in peace. I Scientific Eye Fitting Among the exclusive Crawford features that have made this range preferred above all others are Interchangeable Coal Hods one for ashes, one Sunday school at 3 p. m. to which everyone is invited. There will be no service in the evening.

The Woman's auxiliary of St. Luke's church had a very pleasant meeting at their parish rooms on the afternoon of March 29. At the supper hour about 50 persons enjoyed the good things served by the hostesses, Mrs. J. H.

Fisk, Mrs. N. E. Venette, Mrs. F.

I. Putnam, Mrs. W. B. McDowell, Mrs.

Eustace Chamberlain. Mrs. Jessie A. Jones and Miss Spooner. The menu included hot syrup, rolls, doughnuts, both plain and sweet, pickles, cheese and coffee.

Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Gil-son came from Concord to be present and Mrs.

Jones from Springfield. Our former townspeople, Mr. and Mrs. Mervin L. Whipple, who have lived for several years at Cespedes, Cuba, have been experiencing the excitement of living "in the midst of alarms" of late, and one night in February the rebels visited their ranch and burned about $1,000 worth of sugar cane.

They had seen no fighting at the time of his last writing, but had heard the firing during a battle between the government troops and the rebels which occurred a few miles away. The rebels had destroyed the railroad bridges so that mail trains did not reach Cepedes for over a month. for coal, concealed, clean labor saving, means one trip to empty ashes and bring back coal. Single Damper, which "Bakes," "Checks," and "Kindles" with one motion of an always cool knob. Scientifically Constructed Cup Joints that conserve the heat.

Perfection of design and finish, long service and utility, distinguish Crawford coal ranges or gas combinations. SOLD BY Cahee House Furnishing Company WE have a roomy, comfortable Optical Room, well-fitted for the scientific examination of the eye, and for detecting and measuring its defects. By Special Arrangement with Jordan Son of Brattleboro, Mr Jordan will be here Tuesdays of each week. Office Hours 10:30 a. m.

to 1:00 p. and 2:00 to 6:00 p. m. If possible make all appoint ments in advance. FRAMES MENDED AND BROKEN LENSES QUICKLY REPLACED W.

H. WHEELER SON Born on March 31, a son to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Ahern.

1 Mrs. Lewis Blodgett of Windsor was in town for a few hours on Tuesday. E. F. Bowen has been housed for several days with qninsy sore throat.

The Boys' club social on the evening of March 29 was a very pleasant affair. Mrs. Carl Bowen and Miss Louise Webber spent Monday at Bellows Falls. "Jack" Parker of Keene, a former resident here, was in town early this week. Earl Kendall of Windsor spent Sunday with his parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Roy Kendall. Dean Weld has entered the employ of the Brvant Chucking Grinder Co. at Springfield. Warren E.

Potter and a friend from Springfield, spent the week-end at "The Swan." Col. C. H. Spooner and his sister, Miss Spooner, were in Springfield on business Monday. Hermnn Child of Springfield, was a recent guest of H.

M. Gilmore at F. H. Wilbur's. Miss Susie Allen of Lempster is assisting Mrs.

Belle Miller in the care of her home and family. Miss Beatrice Blood is expected home from Athol, next Saturday for an indefinite stay. Rev. Sheafe Walker of Newport, N. was the Lenten preacher at St.

Luke's church last Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. George Messer have been moving this week from South Charlestown to their new home on Summer" street, which Mrs. Chamber-' phi This tyle Range in four type, Palace, Castle, Fortress and Cottage.

Vermont Springfield, i'-i I IMIHII Clear Away the Waste Bowel regularity is the secret of good health, bright eyes, clear complexions, and Dr. King's New Life Pills are a mild and gentle laxative that regulates the bowels and relieves the congested intestines by removing the accumulated wastes without gripping. Take a pill before retiring and CHESTER MOORE'S CUTICLE SALVE Is soothinpr and healing, relieving itching and curing chronic skin diseases as a number of testimonials show, where all other remedies fail, 25c at Wheeler's Drug Store WESTON J. A. Parkhurst is not as well.

Not very good sugar weather yet. that heavy head, that dull spring fever feeling disappears. Get Dr. King's I New Life Pills at your druggist, 25c. fog jHjg "for Jgjg" Episcopal Church Good Friday Service in the church at 7.30.

The choir will sing "The Story of the "Cross." The rector will preach a short sermon. Easter day There will be a celebration of the Holy Communion at vhich the regular choir will assist, at 7.30 a. m. There will be no midday service, and the evening service with special Easter music, will be held at 7.30 p. m.

The rector will preach. I Paul Moulton has returned from Boston. 1 Miss Maude French is at home from i Chester. 1 Ralph Bolster is at home from Bane for his vacation. Miss Nanna French has been caring for Mrs.

H. O. Drury. I Jesse Newton of Bellows Falls is working for Mrs. Mary Pease.

I Miss Ruth French is at home from Greenfield. for a visit. Henry. The hostesses are Mrs. Henry and Mrs.

Baird. Dr. Roy Young of Clareniont was a week-end visitor in town. Robert Parker is at work in Proc-torsville on a stock farm. Roland Merritt started in this week to work for Adams Davis again.

Mr. and Mrs. George L. Fletcher of Leominster were in town over Sunday. Miss Mary Deane is spending her vacation at her home in Herkimer, N.

Y. Mrs. C. E. Eddy of Windham has been visiting her sister, Mrs.

Zela Ed-son. St. Luke's guild are planning an Easter sale and supper in Wiley hall, April 12. Mrs. Fanny Gould and her daughter, Miss Margaret, of Cavendish, have CIC Fair List Prices gSSSgC FairTreatment C3 been visiting "Mr.

and Mrs. F. H. Harris. Herbert Chandler of Keene has been visiting his parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Dan Chandler. Miss Vera Garfield is in Londonderry with her grandparents during vacation. Edward Jeffrey has been visiting his brother, John Jeffrey, in West Swan-zey, N. H.

Mrs. Clinton Fullam and Mrs. Herbert Stewart have just spent a week in Montpelier. Mrs. Henry Smith and daughter, Eunice, are visiting friends in Charles-town, N.

H. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lawton of Bellows Falls spent Sunday with Mrs. Alice Lawton.

George Marsh and Waldo Stevens are making sugar on the Thomas farm in Smokeshire. Raymond Coleman, who is a teacher at New Bedford, is at home Where Are Those Ford Size Frank Spencer of Rutland was in town last week. Fred Pollard was in Leominster, last week. The Loyal Ladies will be entertained April 12 at the home of Mrs. Charles OOOORIG BLACK SAFETY TREAD TIRES We Called Back? THE CLARK Cutaway Disc Harrow These are 'the original Clark Cutaway Harrows which are famous with farmers the country over.

All discs have forged edges which means that they retain their cutting edges much longer and do better work. "Bring back any Goodrich Black Safety Tread Tires you feel have not given you the right service." Thus ran our 1917 message to the world. If there were "such tires we wanted them back and we said so as emphatically as we could say it particularly Miss Oce Atwater is staying a few days with Mrs. Mary Winship. Miss Lucella Taylor is spending a few days with Mrs." Mary Pease.

B. F. Mansur is recovering from a case of mumps at R. K. Taylor's.

Mr. Sweet of Mt. Holly is carrying on Freeman Eastman's sugar lot. Miss Burnice White went Saturday to visit her sister in Springfield, Mass. Clifford Richardson is working for W.

E. Benson and boards at L. E. Bolster's. Mrs.

Hattie Bolster has finished her work at Theron Turner's and is at her home. Clyde Stoodley of Ludlow is spending the week with his grandmother, Mrs. Nellie Stoodley. There was no service at the Methodist church Sunday on account of the illness of the pastor. Mrs.

Orrin Sparks is spending the week with her son, Harry, and family in South Londonderry. Earl Richardson, who has been confined to his bed since last November, is able to be around on crutches. Mrs. Joseph Jelly of Bellows Falls was called here by the illness and death of her mother, Mrs. Eunice Hart.

Earl White and Dr. C. A. Smith went to Woodstock Friday on the Johnson case. They returned Saturday.

Mrs. Eunice Hart passed away Monday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. R. D. Briggs, after a long illness.

She left several children and grandchildren. The funeral was Wednesday at the home. to the owners of Ford automobiles. From the thousands of Ford Size Goodrich Tires sold we had a right to expect a certain number of tires to come back. Our tires have come back loaded with a surprise.

Read this letter from your town that came with a Ford Size Goodrich Tire sent back: JrMSWW f00 Si 00 Miil Springfield, I'cb. (f, 1017. The 11. Goodrich Springfield, Mass. Pining the past year I have used Goodrich Safety Tread Tires on the Ford car I drive on my rural mail delivery route.

Koads are very hard being hilly and rough in spots. All of the tires I have used have more than delivered their mileage and have run from 5,000 to (1,000 miles. I am sending you one which has run about 7,000 miles which you may bo Interested to inspect. Sincerely yours, JOHN N. HAMMOND.

for the vacation. Mrs. Allen Shepherd has finished working here and has gone to her home in Grafton. Hugh Barton of Grafton street has moved into Mrs. Hattie Allen's tenement on Main street.

The Booth place on Main street was sold at auction last Friday. Mr. Bick-nell was the purchaser. Mrs. Flint has moved from Will Pollard's house and Mrs.

Emmerette Davis of Rutland has rented it. The Junior Christian Endeavor of the Congregational church presented the church with a flag last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. George King are receiving congratulations on the birth of George which occurred Thursday, March 29.

Several of the young men of the town have formed a club and have rented the room formerly occupied by Dr. Young for a club room. Richard Field had an operation for adenoids last week. Dr. Murray of Bellows Falls assisted by Dr.

Stevenson were the attending physicians. The bakery has been undergoing repairs; a new floor and partitions having been put in. It is expected that Harry Camm of Brattlcboro will open a bakery there soon. J. Osborne Gregory, the son of Mrs.

Delmar Bryant, received his honorable discharge from the navy last week and has been visiting his mother before starting to work in Rutland. Thirteen of the high school pupils, chaperoned by Mr. and Mrs. Guy Tut-tle, started for Washington last Saturday morning. The pupils were Ada Blackington, Helen Lawrence, Marjor-ie Benson, Rose Jackson, Mildred Bryant, Frances Clemens, Dewisse Dewitt, Ralph Dewitt.

Harold Warren, Ralph Leonard, Nathan Pierce, Wnlter Jeffrey, Paul Jeffrey. The annual meeting of Mizpafi chapter, 0. E. 8. was held Tuesday evening and the following officers elected: Worthy matron, Miss Nellie Lc-land; worthy putron, Leslie Parker; assistant matron, Miss Edith Leland; secretary, Miss Georgia Miles; treasurer, Mrs.

Frank Davis; conductress, Mrs. Joseph Hanson; assistant conductress, Mrs. Charles Ray. The chapter is planning to have the installation Monday, April 9. Actual photograph of ire eent back by Where You See This Sign Goodrich Tlrea ire Stocked Comfort, safety and durability you N.

Hammond are sure to get for your Ford car if you I demand Goodrich Black Safety Treads GASSETTS Mrs. John Brooks went to Windham Tuesday to see her folks, who are sick. John Kelsey of Clarcmont, N. IL, was here on business the first of the week. Mr.

and Mrs. Ernest Horton attended his aunt's funeral in Rutland last week. Elmer Smith of Smokeshire found a trailing arbutus in blossom Saturday, March 31st. Who can beat this? Johnny Carvcrnon, who has been with John Brooks the past winter, has gone to work for lid Farr in Chester. Wallace Hutchinson and family huve moved to his mother's house in Gassetts from the II.

JI. Whitaker farm. Alio maker of the tire on which Dario Rota won the Official 1916 National Automobile Racing Championship Silvertown Cord Tire. of your dealer. The B.

F. Goodrich Co. AKRON, OHIO Ask Your Dealer for Them We carry the Double Acting, A-5, which has t.o gangs (20 16-inch discs), one gang throwing out and the other in leaving the ground thoroughly pulverized and level at the same time. The Reversible Single Action Harrow has 12 16-inch Cutaway discs or we can furnish this in round discs. This is the same high grade Clark Cutaway Harrow with the long service discs.

EVERYTHING IN IMPLEMENTS AND SEED FOR THE FARM AND GARDEN. CALL IF YOU CAN, WRITE IF YOU HAVE TO, RUT HE SURE AND GET OUR PRICES E. J. DAVIS Hardware Merchant CHESTER DEPOT, VT. gCIC "Best in the JLoxig JZxxn" SCCICCa TEXTAN is a fibre sole a Manufactured bjr ron.

Ohio I JNU 1 rubber. It is waterproof, stub-proof, flexible, Worms Handicap Your Child Worms drain the strength and vitality of children, making them dull and listless. Their power to resist more serious diseases is reduced and energy nnd interest in play is lacking. Klcka-poo Worm Killer is a mildly laxative remedy in candy tablet form that children like to take. It kills and removes the worms and lets your child grow strong and healthy like other children.

Don't let your child be dragged down by worms. Full directions on the box. At all druggists, 25c. Adv lTiaicncs your shoes per fectly and outwears any leather sole you ever nrananm ia Ask your dealer. nd Dealer! i Everywhere (QjfU the GOODRICH Sole A.

R. Shuler Son, the Rutland Optometrists, Opticians, will be at the Fulcrton, Wednesday, May 2. Adv tf.

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