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THE SPRINGFIELD REPORTER, SPRINGFIELD, VERMONT, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1918 Page Six LUDLOW" FELCHVILLE A LIFETIME OF SUFFERING Prevented by 'Tniit-a-tim" The Wonderful Fruit Medicine 53 Maisonxeuvk Hcu. "In my opinion, no other medicine is so good as Truit-a-tives for Indigestion and Constipation. For years, I suffered with these dreaded diseases, trying all kinds of treatments until I was told I was incurable. One day a friend told me to try Truit-a-tives' (or Fruit Liver Tablets) To nay surprise, I found this medicine gave immediate relief, and in a short time I was all right DON AT LALONUE 50c. a box, 6 for $2.50, trial size 25c.

At dealers or from FRUIT-A-TIYES Limited, OGDENSBURG; N. Y. candy for the children were given by Mrs. Wiley; candy was also given by others. Christmas exercises were held in the high school building Friday afternoon by the 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th grades and had a good attendance.

A program of music, recitations and a play was ably presented. A nice Christmas tree, handsomely trimmed, was the center of attraction after the program. The room was very nicely decorated with red. and green streamers. After the gifts had been distributed popcorn balls were enjoyed by the children.

The 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th grades also had entertaining exercises in the new school building which were much enjoyed by a large audience. The following program was exceptionally well rendered: "Night before Christmas," grades 3 and recitation, "He Led," Helen Cushing; "A Letter to Santa Claus.V grades 3 and recitation, Isabel Thomas; recitation, Herbert Sylvester; song, Virginia Emerson; recitation, Pauline Lique; recitation, Leiter Nelson; Santa Claus song, grades 1 and recitation, Irene Smith; recitation Clifford Jones; song, Helena Wood and Katherine Venette; dialogue, Helena Wood and Alice Nourse; song, Tony Belluscio; recitation, Dorothy Smith; recitation, Leslie Kincaid; song, grades '3 and instrumental solo, Jean Perry. A fine Christmas tree trimmed and loaded was despoiled after the program and popcorn, candy and peanuts were distributed. The room was handsomely decked for the occasion. schools closed Friday for a week's vacation and the teachers have all gone to their homes with the exception of Miss Berry, who is visiting in Boston, this week.

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Private Frederick E. Ballard, for 'extraordinary heroism in action near Marcheville, France, Sept 26, 1918. He displayed remarkable courage and coolness during this engagement. When apparently-trapped in an enemy trench near a machine gun emplacement, he worked his way out under the wire entanglements in plain view of the enemy, and returning with his hand grenades, assisted in bombing out the machine gun nest and capturing some of the men who were defending it Later he accompanied a detachment and assisted in mopping up the town. While thus engaged he was struck by an exploding shell and The body of Mrs.

Lorinda Taylor; a former resident of this place, was brought here from Rutland Tuesday afternoon and burial was in the cemetery. L. E. Boyce has bought out the store of William L. Warner and took possession Dec.

18. For the present John C. Gleason will work for Mr. Boyce and Mr. Warner will stay for a while.

Charles Davenport, division commander of the Sons of Veterans, inspected the auxiliary of Capt Howe camp Monday evening at the regular meeting, during which nine candidates were initiated and received into membership. After the meeting refreshments were served and dancing was enjoyed by a large number. Lieut Edward F. Phelan of the United States medical corps promoted to the rank of captain sometime ago, because of good service. Phelan is a son of Mrs.

Patrick Phelan of this place and has been overseas since the early part of the war. He was a member of the staff at the (Scottish general hospital in Edinburgh, Scotland, and later medical officer of the 62d field ambulance and of the Duke of Cornwall's light infantry battalion near the British frontier in France. Miss Mabel Pollard left Saturday morning for her home in Salem, Nebraska. Her uncle, George Goodrich, accompanied her. Mr.

Goodrich, who has not been well for some time, and has been in the Bellows Falls hos pital, has sold his property in Caven dish and will spend some time with his sister, Miss Pollard's mother, in Salem. Later Mrs. Goodrich and the children will join him there and eventually they plan to go to California to live, hoping that the climate there will benefit Mr. Goodrich's health. The engagement of Henry E.

Ayl ward, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Ayl-ward of Main street, and Miss Marion Carter of Newark, N. is announced. Mr.

Aylward, who, for two years aft er his graduation from Middlebury, taught in Rochester, is this year teaching the sciences at the Choate school for boys at Wallingford, Conn. This school is a private school which fits for college, and the pupils are, for the most part, boys from wealthy families. Mr. Aylward is the young est of the 40 teachers employed. PERKINSVILLE Christmas Festival The Christmas festival of Friday evening was a very successful affair and the following program was car ried out: Address of welcome, Stanton Wild er; prayer, Rev.

E. L. Goddard; reci tation, "Little Workers, Viola Gra-gen; duet, Mr. and Mrs. E.

L. God dard; song, Hazel Streeter, Edith Green, Ethel and Dorrice Bradish; song, "Jolly Old Santa Claus," school; a motion play, pri-(mary scholars; recitation, Santa's Plans," Lillian Dailey; song, "Lullaby," grammar grade; recitation, "Santa," Ines Baker; recitation, "The Truce of Christmas," Neil Pike; "The Christmas Fairies," a dance by-primary scholars; "A Lullaby," Anna-belle Clay, Elizabeth and Inez Baker; a Christmas dialogue for boys; recitation, "The Service Flag," Ethel Barrows; recitation, "Hang up Baby's Stocking," Elizabeth Frail; song, Mr. Goddard; recitation, "Christmas," Annabel Clay; recitation, "The Christ mas Child, Elizabeth Baker; recita tion, "An Up-to-date Santa," James Howe; song, Lillian Winestock; short addresses by Rev. Messrs. Goddard and Hopkins.

Santa Claus then appeared and the presents were distributed under the supervision of Supt. F. W. Kinney and an efficient corps of helpers. George Phillips went to Brattleboro last week Wednesday in his auto.

A baby boy arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ellison last Thursday morning. A letter recently received from William Barrows, who has been in the front trenches in France, said that he was in the hospital sick with influ-erza. Mrs.

Eric Nelson of Amsden died Saturday afternoon. The funeral was held Monday at 1 o'clock and was attended by Rev. A. J. Hopkins.

Burial was in the Plain cemetery. School closed Friday for a two weeks' vacation. Miss Hook is not coming back, and Mr. Blackinton of Chester, who has been teaching at Weathersfield Bow, will take her place. The committee on decorations, consisting of Augusta Aldrich, George Phillips, Edna Burke, Cora Fulton and Mrs.

J. A. Piper, met lust Thursday evening to set up the tree and decorate the church. The tree wns contributed by A. T.

Billings, who has made a provision for several years. They Wouldn't lie So Menn Bacon "Because of the scarcity of men on account of the wnr elgl girls were called on to net ns unhcs at a recent society weddinjr." Egbert "If this thing keeps up ome day they'll gret some girl to give the bridegroom away." Yonkers Statesman, Soldier's Letters The following are extracts from letters written by Private Earle S. Randall to his father, O. S. Randall: Nov.

14th, 1918 Dear Father: Well, the war is over (so everybody says). Doesn't it sound good? Now the next thing is to get home, and let us hope that -comes soon. I am feeling better than I did, am on a light diet now and am in hopes it will work well Am sure it will. As soon as we got the news of the armistice there was a lot of cheering. A group of our soldiers went past marching to the music of good old United States songs played by our band.

They bore United States flags, too, and it all looked and was too good to be true. Every now then some ether patient comes into the ward. A few days ago a fellow named Williams from Pennsylvania was brought in. He sleeps near me and is a very talkative guy by nature, and he was affected that 'way, too, by the ether. You ought to have heard him.

We had lots of fun with him and he is very popular. When you write now direct it to this hospital; for I may not see my company again. I tried to wire you but couldn't. Love, EARLE. Nov.

19th, 1918. Dear Father: As you see I am at the same place. Am feeling somewhat better now and go out of doors more. Yesterday a guy named Barney and I went for a walk. It snowed a little last night for the first time.

It made me think of the first snow squalls we get in old Vermont. I am pretty well cured of the cooties now. Had my hair cut the other day and the barber found two. I took a shampoo in kerosene and washed it out by a good hot shower bath. Now I hope I am free from them.

A Red Cross girl came past and gave us some gum and a guy just issued us some tobacco. As I don't use it I shall give it to some one else. I hope that you have a good Thanksgiving, I am sure we have good reason to be happy. Remember I hope to be home before long. Love to all, PRIV.

EARLE S. RANDALL Base Hospital 26, A. P. O. 785, American E.

F. Mrs. Prosper Root is on the sick list. Mrs. Alice Perry has been spending several days in Springfield.

W. L. Parker has had a new chimney built and a furnace placed in his house. Mr. and Mrs.

Frank Wiggins attended the funeral of the late Clarence Bellows Sunday. Misses Jessie Edson, Ola Chapman and Nellie Gibson began work last week at Hawkins' seedhouse. Mrs. A. E.

Hurd of Windsor spent part of last week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Gibson. WEST SPRINGFIELD Mrs. J.

V. Nourse went to Worcester to stay over Christmas with her daughters. Adam Armstrong is helping E. T. Merritt to lay a cement foundation for the engine in his new sawmill.

Mr. and Mrs. Beturney of Bridge-pert, and Mr. and Mrs. Francis Kelley of Milford, spent Christmas with their parents, Mr.

and Mrs. I. C. Parks. School closed Friday with a Christmas tree in the evening.

Dorothy Cutler, Carl Smith, Herbert Snide and Milford Litchfield were perfect in attendance; Ralph Snide was absent one day; while Hazel Armstrong, Lizzie Davis, Glenn Litchfield and George Peterson were each absent two days. Miss King returned to her home in Proctor Monday and will teach in Brandon next term. Mr. and Mrs. I.

C. Parks have re ceived a letter from their son, Ralph, who is recovering from a severe at tack of influenza in a hospital in France. E. F. Whitcomb has letters from his son, Merle, who is stationed at a medical supply base in Cosne, I ranee, and Mr.

and Mrs. J. C. Harris from their daughter, Miss Anna, a Red Cross nurse who crossed the ocean on the ship with Mr. Hoover.

Mr. and Mrs. A. 0. Spurr enter tained a few friends Christmas eve.

CHARLESTOWN Golden Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Charles Willard were very pleasantly surprised by a call from their relatives and neighbors, the. afternoon of Thursday, Dec. 19, the occasion being their golden wedding anniversary.

The guests, nearly 40 in number, assembled about 3 o'clock. No special program was arranged but a general good time was enjoyed, and cake and coffee were serve. At 3.30 the anniversary cake, lighted by 50 tiny candles, was cut. Following this, Mrs. Calista Burnett, in behalf of the Ladies' Benevolence society, of which Mrs.

Willard is a member, presented to the couple five dollars in gold; and Scott Lombard, in behalf of the neighbors, (not belonging to the society) gave them two and a half dollars in Other gifts were $5 in gold from W. C. Jewett and family of Bellows Falls, $10 from G. G. Bowen of Bellows Falls, $5 from W.

C. Corbih of Berlin, N. $50 frort Dr. and F. F.

Way of Wahoo, $1 from Mr. and Mrs. Ernest White of Charles-town, a gold spoon, a souvenir of the occasion bearing the dates 1808 and 1918, from Miss Eliza Willard of Wa-hno, six silver tablespoons from Mrs. Mary (Willard) Bailey and Ralph It. Bailey of South Charlestown, a pie-knife from Funny L.

Willard of South Charlestown, a vase of Nippon hand-painted china, with gold tracings, from Mrs. S. T. Searles, also of South Charlestown; besides (iO booklets, cards and letters of congratulations from their many friends. Christmas in School The Snumnhire district school held some very interesting Chritmus exercises Friday afternoon which were largely attended.

The program consisted of music, recitations, dialogues and pantomlnes. all of which were wnjl rendered. There was a beautiful Christmas tree nicely decorated and presents for all. Mrs, Barrett acted as Santa Claus. Popcorn and bags of I lodge and a member of the Past Noble Grands' association.

She also belonged to the Charlestown grange. Mrs. Brink is survived by her husband and three children, by whom she will be greatly missed, as well as by a large circle of friends. The remains of Charles Boyington were brought here Friday from Springfield, by relatives for burial in the family lot in Forest Hill cemetery. He is survived by his wife, one brother and one sister, Mrs.

Jennie Darling of Keene, N. H. Mr. Boyington was a nephew of he late George S. Bond and was a frequent guest in town in his boyhood days.

The funeral of Mrs. Luman T. Hodgman was held at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Kate Stevens, Saturday afternoon, Rev. R.

W. Dow officiating. Interment was in the family lot in Forest Hill cemetery beside her husband, whose death occurred about two years ago. Mrs. Hodgman was bem in Charlestown about 78 years ago and had always resided here.

She is survived by three daughters, one son and eight grandchildren, also by seven great-grandchildren. Prosperous New Year to All Too busy to write advertisements, but wish to thank all those who helped us to make this the largest Christmas on record. HI Total Florist Randolph, Vt. SAVE MEAT SAVE MONEY With very rout of owl poultry, and am, and awry, bakad fuh, terra a liberal (mount of STUFF ING or DRESSING ftarorad with Boll's Seasoning. Incraaea lha plasma and dacraaaa tba coot.

ASK GROCERS FOB Harold Snow of Keene spent Sunday with his family. Mrs. Roswell D. Whitcomb has returned to Melrose, Mass. Clifton Straw is convalescing from a severe attack of pneumonia.

Mrs. Tiffany and daughter have been visiting at Mrs. James A. Hall's. Miss Ida Swift is passing the holidays at her home in Hartford, Conn.

Miss Margaret Roys has returned from several weeks in Worcester, Mass. Henry Smith of Camp Devens, was a week-end guest of N. E. White. A Christmas service was held at the Congregational church Sunday morning and special music was furnished by the -choir.

The Ladies' Alliance will resume its suppers in January, and the first one will be Jan. 2. Dean Weld was in Springfield, from Thursday until Saturday of last week. Misses Florence and Ruth Moore are with their parents in this week. Mr.

and Mrs. Guy Worthing of Plymouth, N. are visiting relatives in town this week. Abbie Knapp was called to Concord, N. last week by the death of her grandfather.

Dean Weld went Monday to Springfield, where he has a position in a machine shop. Alger E. Hemphill was with his brother, Julian Hemphill, in Greenfield, Christmas. Mr. and Mrs.

O. T. Muzzy returned from Shelburne last week, accompanied by their grandson. Miss Irene Lynch of New York is passing the holidays with her brother, George Lynch, and family. Charles Lester of Schenectady, N.

has been staying a few days with his mother, Mrs. James Lester. Leslie Parks has received his discharge from the army and is a guest of Arthur G. Parks and family. The results of the canvass for Red Cross membership during the past week have been very satisfactory.

Miss Marian O. Wilbur of Camp-ton, N. is spending the week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F.

W. Wilbur. Dexter Lockwood, who has been in service overseas, has reached home and has been a recent guest of his brother, Clarence Lockwood. Howard Gilmore, who has been stationed at Fort Benjamin Harrison, has received his discharge and reached home Saturday evening. Miss Walker, teacher of domestic science in the high school, was called to Concord, N.

last week on account of the serious illness of her mother with pneumonia. Miss Alice Loop of the Moody school in East Northfield, with a friend, arrived last Thursday evening and will spend the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. D.

Loop. Shirley R. Lund, son of Mr. and Mrs. Byron B.

Lund, died at the home of his parents in Walpole, N. Friday at the age of 15 years and seven months. The remains were brought here Sunday, accompanied by relatives, and burial was made in the family lot in Foresf Hill cemetery. The deceased had been ill several weeks from influenza, which developed into pneumonia. He is survived by his parents, two sisters and three broth ers.

The family were formerly resi dents or this town. The many friends of Mrs. Jay Brink were shocked to learn that her death occurred at her home in Kearney, Dec. 15, after a short illness from pneumonia. She was the daughter of the late Mr.

and Mrs. Horace Harlow and was born in town Oct. 24. 1880. She was educated in the schools here and about 19 years ago she married Jay Brink, who was also a resident here.

A large part of their married life has been spent here and in the West They went to Kearney, three years ago. She was a charter member of Elmwood Rebekah Cisturbed sleep usually comes from some form of indigestion. Strengthen the stomach and stimulate the liver with a course of Uranl Sata of Any Modlclna III World, bold avarywbara. la Bozm. 2 So.

Pills CHESTER Stockholders' Meeting The annual meeting of the stockholders of the National Bank of Chester, for the election' of directors and the transaction of such other business as may legally come before them, will be held at their banking rooms, at Chester, on Tuesday, Jan. 14th, 1919, at 1 o'clock p. m. P. E.

HEALD, Cashier. Chester, Dec. 10th, 1918. Adv 51 Urban Doran went to Boston Monday. John Eowell was in Rutland Saturday.

Mrs. Alice Wylie is working in the bank. Mrs. Mora Wetherbee was in Bellows Falls Tuesday. Lawton Crocker of Boston has been home for a few days.

Miss Grace Sargent of Brandon is here for the holidays. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Sawyer are in Plainfield, N. for two weeks.

Miss Helen Wallis of Brattleboro is the guest of Miss Alice Landon. S. B. Smith of Healdville was at H. M.

Guild's Wednesday last week. Lloyd Martin has been discharged from the army and is now at home. Mrs. Fred Waite and son, Harold, spent Wednesday of last week in Ludlow. W.

0. Farrar of Bartonsville has bought the Meader place and has moved onto it Miss Lilla Weed of Wellsley, is the Christmas guest of her sister, Mrs. E. J. Davis.

Mrs. Belle Davis of Plymouth, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Henry Smith, for a week. Dr. Charles Ray attended a meeting of the Rutland railroad surgeons at Burlington last week.

Isabel and Mabel Davis of Keene, N. are visiting their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. D. W.

Davis. Mrs. Fred Locke and two children have been in New York, where Mr. Locke joined them this week. Mrs.

Ernest Gibson and family of are guests of Mrs. Gibson's mother, Mrs. Grace Hadley. Mr. and Mrs.

C. Fred Clark of New Britian, are guests of Mrs. Clark's sister, Mrs. Elmer Fairchild. Mrs.

Effie Goodnow and daughter of Brattleboro 'are with the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Atwood. Mr. and Mrs.

Bert Chandler of Bellows Falls spent Christmas with their father, Austin Chandler, and Mr. and Mrs. Guy Earle. Miss Dorothy Cambridge of U. V.

M. is spending the Christmas vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cambridge. Mrs.

Mattie Perry, who has been, quite ill, has been, staying awhile with Mrs. Fred Pollard before visiting her sister in Springfield. Mr. and Mrs, Harry Wood and H. M.

Abbott wejre with Mr). Wood's brother, George Wood, and family in Springfield Christmas day. Carl Allen Wells returned home Dec. 18th, from Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana, having been honorably discharged from the army. Frank P.lackington is home from his school nt Weathersfield Bow.

This next term he will have charge of the graded school. Among those who were in Bellows Falls last week Wednesday were Miss Lizzie Cobb, Mrs. Harry Gibson and Mr. and Mrs. A.

W. Farrington. 1 Mrs. Era Hall fell last week Wednesday on the sidewalk in front of Henry Wiley's and strained the ligaments of her loft leg quite badly. Albert A.

Magwire TEACHER of PIANO Easy Method for Beginners 24 Pine Street, Springfield SIMONSVILLE Mrs. Alice Chase is soliciting funds for the Red Cross. William Holden is at work in Windham at the talc mill. Miss Ruth Sawyer came from Townshend for the holidays. Ralph Leonard is home for the Christmas holidays from Pittsford.

Christmas exercises were enjoyed Tuesday evening at the schoolhouse. Miss Pearl Haseltine has returned from Chester high school for the holidays. Miss Laura Leonard held her Christmas exercises at Sims'bury Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs.

Jesse Parkhurst was with their daughter, Mrs. Ed. Foster, in Weston on Christmas. Mr. and Mrs.

Allen Bean of Bellows Falls visited the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. I. Sweet, during the holidays.

Mrs. Hattie Graves, son, Jay, Pauline Brown enjoyed Christmas with Mrs. Graves' daughter, Mrs. Jessie Marsh, in Walpole, N. H.

NORTH SPRINGFIELD Death of L. R. Bemis After an illness of several weeks Lowell R. Bemis passed away at his home Dec. 18.

Thedeceased, a son of Lewis and Rebecca (Farr) Bemis, was born in Baltimore in 1840. He served in the Civil war with the nine-months' men. In 1869 he married Clara E. Hall of North Springfield. Besides his wife, he is survived by three daughters and two sons; also by nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

The funeral took place at his late home with Rev. Parley D. Root officiating, and burial was in Pine Grove cemetery. Frank Blake and family spent the week-end in Rutland. There was a dance at Edward Pat terson's Friday night.

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hall of Chester were in this place Saturday. Mr. and Mrs.

Erwin Olney, H. M. Knight and Earl Spicer were in Chester Saturday. Mr. and Mrs.

Charles Sprague and three children from East Wallingford are at E. G. Streeter's. Mrs. Jennie Glynn of Bellows Falls is spending the holidays with her daughter, Mrs.

W. E. Knight and family. Mrs. E.

F. Lockwood and daughter, Agda, of Dorchester, are visiting Mrs. Lockwood's mother, Mrs. L. Perry.

Frank Parker, who had been staying with his son, Vinton Parker, and family, returned to his home in Felch-ville Monday. WEATHERSFIELD CENTER Miss Margaret Fuller is with her pp.rents in Rutland during the holiday (Vacation. Mrs. Nellie Ahrens was with her mother, Mrs. Wells, in Brattleboro over Sunday.

I F. A. Putnam and two daughters, i Misses Thelma and Helena, were in iClaremont, N. Saturday. Rev.

M. J. of the Y. M. C.

i A. at Fort Terry, N. is spending Christmas week with his family at W. E. Page's.

Miss Thelma Putnam is home for the holidays from Middlebury college 'and Miss Marjorie Pierce from a business college in Boston. I Miss Jessie Baker of Springfield is passing the Christmas vacation from Springfield high school with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Page. A very pleasant evening yaa enjoyed by the community Friday at the Town hall where the schoolchildren, I assisted by their teacher, Miss Margaret Fuller, gave a Christmas play and with recitations and songs and henvily loaded tree.

Everyone had a 'good time. Miss Ruth Ladd, who was the commercial teacher in the high school last has been the week-end guest of Emma Belcher. Miss Ladd is now teaching in Barre. Mr. and Mrs.

Will Pollard, Mr. and Mrs. George Harlow and Miss Ro-wena, Mrs. Ida Fuller and Miss Gini-vera Pollard spent Christmas day with Mr. and Mrs.

James Pollard in Rutland. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Monroe of Troy, N. are spending Christmas with Miss Carrie Lee.

Mr. and Mrs. Francis Shields of Bombay, N. are also guests of Miss Lee and Mrs. Lou Johnson.

Miss Mary Davis, who is studying at the New School of Art, Boston, is in Chester for the holidays. Miss Davis is to be congratulated on her high standing in school, having a percentage of 98 in all her studies. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Crocker, who are staying in Portland, for awhile this winter, send word that Wendall Bailey Crocker, a nine-pound boy, came to live with them Dec.

18. Both Mrs. Crocker and the baby are doing nicely. Karl Davis arrived on the sleeper Sunday morning after ten months' service overseas. For four months he was in observation work and the last six months he had been a radio operator on the North Seaycoast.

His sister, Mrs. Peabody, who has not been home for two years and a half, came from the West Friday. The carol service at the Congregational church was fairly well attended, considering the weather. Miss Margaret Williams sang a solo, which was very much enjoyed, and Mr. and Mrs.

L. A. Carpenter and Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Rhoades sang "Silent Night" most effectively from the gallery in the back of the church.

The children of the grade school gave their play, "The Magi of Today," Friday, for the benefit of the starving Armenian children. The school children voted $10, which they had earned doing janitor work towards this.fund and, besides that, they had $9 more, so that $19 was sent to the Armenian and Syrian Relief committee. Mabel and Ina Robbins had a very narrow escape last Thursday from a serious accident. On their way to school, as they drove down a long hill, the holdback broke and the horse ran. The girls were not able to stop it but succeeded in staying in the wagon until they got into the village, a distance of a mile and a half or more.

In the village the horse stopped and no harm was done. A. R. Slader Son, the Rutland Optometrists, Opticians, will be at the Fullerton, Wednesday, Jan. 9.

adv tf GASSETTS Prescott Warren lias sold his nice stalion horse. Mrs. Eugene Putnam is sick with ulcers of the stomach. J. C.

Giddings was in Essex Junction Saturday to purchase hay. Miss Jennie Bowen came home Saturday to see her father, who is sick. School closed Friday, for one week's vacation, with a Christmas tree in the evening. Mrs. Abbie Hall of Springfield has been spending a week with her daughter, Mrs.

E. A. Spufford. WINDHAM Private Leslie Matterson of Camp Dix is home on a five days' leave. Paul Jones is home from his school in Antrim, N.

for a week's vacation. Mr. 'and Mrs. E. L.

Stowcll, their three children, Mrs. Cart Holden and Greva were in' Brattleboro Friday. Miss Irene Ingails Is home from her school in Attleboro, and Miss Mae Ingalls from Smith college for the Christmas holidays..