The Stanstead journal, 21 décembre 1916, jeudi 21 décembre 1916

[" i The Stanstead Journal.VOL.LXXI\u2014No.50 , ROCK ISLAND, (STANSTEAD) P.Q., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1916.WHOLE No.3697.HERE IS WHERE YOU CAN STILL GET THE GOODS YOU WANT TRUE & BLANCHARD CO.FOR CHRIS S 76¢.Nickel Plated Sterwan Heater 50c.; $1.50 Cello Hot Water Bottle 98¢.; 6 Ib.Universal Electric Flat Iron $3.60; No.0 Meccano Set $1.00; No.0 A Meccano Set $1.00; No.1 Meccano Set $2.00; No.1A Meccano Set 82.00; No.2 Meccano Set $4.00; No.0.Erector 8et 50c., No.1 Erector Set $1.00; No.2 Erector Set $2.00; No.3 Erector Set 83.00; Meccano Electric Motor 81.50; Erector Electric Motor 81.00 and $1.50.Our Line of Lunch Sets for 2, 4 and 6 people is attractin tention, and many motorist will be delighted on Christmas much at- ay.Prices $8.00, $12.00 and $16.00, including Vacuum Bottle.Flashlights, selling bunches; Thermos Bottles, big line yet; Electric Reading Lamps, new lot; Skating Sets, Skates, Moccasins, Skis, Hockey Goods; but what's the use, come and see what we have.It\u2019s here.Merry Christmas To You All W.W.TRUE J.R.AKIN TRUE & BLANCHARD co.\"PHONE 277-2 - NEWPORT, VT.Hemlock Plank, one car Dimen- ny sion Lumber, one car Hemlock SF] Boards.Three Villages Building Association, Limited.STITCHERS WANTED\u2014J.B.Goodhue Co., Limits, Rock Island.éitf TOWN TOPICS.Mr.W.K.Baldwin of Baldwin\u2019s Mills was in town yesterday.Parker\u2019s Studio will be closed on both Christmas and New Year's day.I have a good line of sleighs, bur- loughs, harnesses and robes for the .holidays.H.T.Ball, at Lee Farm.Mr.Carlton Adams and mother, Mrs.Myron A.Adams, of Derby were calling on friends in town Tuesday.G.8.Derick, 3.W.Schoolcraft, Mrs.H.G.Baxter and Mrs.Daniel Campbell have our thanks for eup- lying the papers necessary to complete the JOURNAL files.Mr.A.H.Martin and niece, Miss Florence Morton, leave tonight for Andover, N.H., where they will spend Christmas with relatives.Mr.Martin will return next Tuesday.On the American side dealers are having a good sale of oleomargarine.32 cents against the present price of butter is directing attention to this wholesome substitute which is made up of butter fat and beef suet.John A.Tilton of this place and E.R.Burbank of Barnston have acquired from the H.W.Merrill interests the W?8.Comstock mill near Smith's Mills.Tuesday they were in Sherbrooke, where they purchased another water-wheel which will be installed at the beginning of the new year.The mill bas a complete equipment for sawing and dressing lamber, and will be in charge of Mr.Burbank, who is disposing of his mill and farm in Barnston.One of the later arrivals from the Old Land to reach this place is Mise Dora McLaren of Aberdeen, Scotland, who came over on the Allan line 8.8.Pretorian, the last transatlantic liner to come up the St.Lawrence.Miss MoLaren said the ship\u2019s boats were out while off the Irish Coast, and many of the passengers were more or less excited and nervous, but nothing unusual occurred and she was not in the least worried while in the submarine sone.Miss McLaren has friends here and came over to take a position.Israel Belisle has bought the old Batler house and is repairing the same prior to its occupation by the new tenant, Sidney Fisk.The approach from Church street will be closed.From Caswell Avenue a new street ie planned to run northerly past the Butler house, thence easterly, passing in rear of the Norris buildings and intersecting the back street leading to Lee Farm.The property acquired by Mr.Belisle is a part of the property recently acquired by H.8.Haskell and H.B.Stewart from the Kathan or Hopkins estate.Their will be epecial Cbristmas services at the Congregational Church on Sunday morning and evening.At the morning service the pastor will speak on the subject, \u201cA Christless Christmas.\u201d Anthem by the choir, \u2018God from On High Hath Heard,\u201d by Tarper; trio, \u201cWhile BSbepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night;\u201d solo by Mrs.Wells, \u201cO Holy Night.\u201d At the evening service the choir will sing the cantata, \u201cThe Story of Bethlehem\u201d by Spence, and the pastor will give a brief address on \u201cThe Signifi- oance of the Christianized Calendar.\u201d INLOADING this week\u2014one car TOWN TOPICS.The season\u2019s snow fall to Tuesday totaled 26: inches.Mrs.E.H.Begin of Montreal ie vie- iting relatives in town.Mr.Benjamin Smith is opening a meat market in Newport this week.The Universalist parsonage has been completed and is ready for occupancy.Chas.R.Counter left Tuesday evening for Boston and Springfield, Mass.Mre.Jobn J.Parker and her little 80D came howe from the Montreal Maternity Monday.- Mies Sybil Hackett of Oowansville has been visiting friends in town during the past week.Dr.Hight, cbiropodist, will be at the Derby Line Hotel on Thursday and Friday, Dec.28th and 26th, Ohbristmas buying this year is conservative, but nearly all merchants say trade is a little ahead of last year.Dennison Holmes left Tuesday night for Washington, D.C., where his grandparents, Rev.A.Lee and Mrs.Holmes, are staying.Miss Christina McIntosh has returned from Boston where she has been taking a course in kindergarten and music, and will organize a class here.Turcott\u2019s Orchestra will furnish music for the New Year's dance at the Town Hall, Stanstead, Friday evening, December 20th.The proceeds will go to the Red Cross fund.The young ladies of the villages will hold a New Year's ball at the town hall, Stanstead, Friday evening, December 20th.This is the first dancing party to be held in the new hall.The 8100.00 deposited by W.H.Mc- Dowell with the customs department some months ago, when his dray team was seized for hauling hay from Holland to Stanatesd for Ed Beaubard, has been returned.When the department became convinced that Mr.Me- Dowell was innocent of law-breaking the funds were promptly refunded.The lyceum at the Men\u2019s Association Saturday evening was interesting.The guestion debated, \u201cFree trade for Canada,\u2019 was well presented by Harold Farman, who gave a finely prepared paper, and the negative was well defended by Ross Stevens.Thess discussions are doing a good work for the young men participating in them, and the attendance and attention gradually improve.The next discussion bas been put over for three weeks to pass the holiday season.Last week a metal box containing no money, but a number of valuable papers, was taken from tbe office of the Border Theater while the attendants were outside.It is altogether likely that the person who stole the box was onder the impression that it contained money.Tuaenday night, when the play at the Casino theatre was about half through, the attendant, Edward Cbabot went to the basement fix the fire.When be returned to the ticket booth, the cash box had disappeared, together with ite contents.A friendly boy gave the name of a boy who had taken it and was asked to pursue tbe culprit which be did.When overtaken the youthful fogitive turned on his puresuer with a revolver, and the latter retreated to the Theatre.Shortly afterwards an agent of the Casino visited the boy\u2019s bome at Rook Island and there obtained the cash box and contents.- Sunday the Telford-Chapman factory was entered and a revolver belonging to the cutter stolen.It is thought that this explains the posees- sion of à revolver by the lad in quest ion.TOWN TOPICS.A.A.Webater of Sherbrooke was in town Friday.Oscar J.Proulx of Newport was in town Thursday.E.W.Olark of Northfield, Vt., was in town Saturday.E.O.Joslyn of Essex, Vermont, was in town Thuoreday.F.T.Hale of Windsor was in town Tbureday and Friday.F.B.White of Athol, Mass., was in town Thursday and Friday.John A.McGregor and J.O.Gorton of Athol, Mass., were in town Friday.Mr.E.J.Oliver ot Hatley Center was a business visitor to the boundary yesterday.Mr.and Mrs.A.Kerr of Montreal are spending a few days at the Derby Line hotel.Mr.and Mre.E.A.Rodey spent laet week in Boston and attended the Billy Sunday meetings.The vestry of the new R.O.Church, Stanstead, is used for service each week day morning.Mrs.Alfred E.Bishop and son Kendall of Newport are spending the holidays with relatives here.Mies Ellen Garceau returned yester- dsy from Sherbrooke where she bas been visiting relatives for a few days.J.B.Wooëyatt and Cbarles Johne- ton of the Sherbrooke Railway and Power Oo., Sherbrooke, were in town Friday.Mr.S.B.Telford is out again after an attack of influenza.Mrs.Telford and son Sidney have also been ill but are now improving.P.O.Blanchard of Newport and Clarence B.Kelley of Derby were in town Friday looking at the Putney farm with a view to its parchase by Mr.Kelley.\u2018The numerous juvenile burglaries which have occurred in this place during the past few weeks indicate the necessity for greater vigilance on the part of parents.If boys could be kept at home in the evening the chances of their getting into trouble would be lessened.There jis likely to be bu- miliation in store for parents who are careless of their duties and responsibilities in thie respect.Mrs.Anna Power Shannon, an old and well-known resident of Stanstead, died early Wednesday morning, Dec.20th, in 8t.Vincent de Paul Hospital, Sherbrooke.Tuesday, Dec.12th, Mrs.Shannon fell and broke her left log.She was taken to Sherbrooke for treatment, but in view of ber advanced age, it was realized from the first that the chances were against her recovery.Before the week passed pneumonis developed and the final summons came at 4 a.m.yesterday.Mrs.Shannon had reached the advanced age of 88 years.She lived most of her life in Stanstead and vicinity, and was held in highest estedm by a large circle of scquaintances.For some twenty years Mrs.Shannon lived alone at Stanstead, but about five years ago, her only son, Henry W.Shannon, who up to that time had been in the employ of the Wheeler & Wilson sewing machine people, returned to Stanstead to care for bis mother.It was during his absence at work that bis mother stepped out of her house and suntained the fall which proved fatal.The funeral will take place at the Ursuline chapel, Stan- stead, at 10 sa.m.tomorrow.The bearers are James A.Gilmore, J.F.Paquette, 8.T.Fregeau and Albert Gilmore.COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS TREE.The response to the appeal for funds for the Community Christmas Tree has been generous and the success of the undertaking is assured.Candy boxes and oranges will be provided for at least 500 children.Illumination of the tree will be more of a feature this year than last.The free picture show at tbe Border Theatre will begin at 3 o\u2019clock, and Santa Clane will arrive at the Christmas tree at Lee Farm at 4.30.All children sre invited, no matter from whence they come.Oare will be taken to avoid duplication, to the end that no child may be disappointed, and parents are invited to codperate in this matter.PASSING OF THE DOLLAR WEEKLY The Compton County Chronicle has advanced its subscription price to 81.50 a vear, the new rate to become effective Jan.1st.Three hundred Ontario weeklies have advanced rates to 81 50 or higher.The increase has been made necessary by the advance in all things which go into the making of a newspaper, some of which have gone up a hundred per cent.1tisonly a question of time when every weekly will have to raise the price to $1.50 or suspend publication.STANSTEAD COLLEGE NOTES.This morning a Grand Trunk oar left Stanstead carrying a large party of students for Montreal, Quebec, Sherbrooke and other places along the line.Others drove to Newport to catch the O.P.R., and still others left last night.Mrs.Trurman and Miss Knapp bave gone to Sackville; Mise Leslie to ber home in Halifax; Mise Smith is spend- Ing the holidays in Boston.Mr.Trueman accompanied the special car to Montreal.He will leave the city tomorrow evening for New Brunswick.Mrs.Wateon and Miss Marion Watson bave gone to Waterloo; Mies Jack to Montreal, and Miss Strachan to ber bome in Vermont.Mies Alger is in Bromptonville.Miss Foreman left last night for Hamiiton.Mr.Cleland is in Huntingdon; Mr.Ford in St.Lambert; Mr.Waterman in Barre, Vt., and Mr.Pike in Montpelier.Miss Holding has returned from Mc- Donald College and will spend Ohrist- mas with her mother bere.Mr.and Mrs.Martin and Mr.and Mrs.McFadyen are remaining bere for Christmas.Mr.Dobson and family expect to spend Christmas with Mre.King in Sherbrooke.Basket-ball leagues among the boys and the girls were formed early in the fall, the winning teams being promised an oyeter supper.Last week the finals were played and the winners were as follows: On the boys\u2019 side, \u201cThe En- gineere,\u201d Mr.Kenneth Lunan, captain, and on the girls side \u2018\u2019The Allies,\u201d\u2019 Mies Dorothy Seifert captain.In the boys\u2019 league, second place was won by \u2018\u2018\u201cThe Varsity,\u201d OC.Amaron, captain.On Tuesday tbe supper was given.The whole school was present, but the winning teams had separate tables.Each of the four tables was decorated and a prize was given for the best one.This prize was won by the \u2018\u2018Wanderers.\u201d\u2019 The supper ended with a witty speech by Mr.Trueman, and then all joined in the National Anthem.At nine o'clock, a game of basketball was played in the gymnasium between the \u2018\u2018Engineers\u201d and the Varsity,\u201d the two leading teams of the boys\u2019 league.The \u201cEngineers\u201d won by a score of 14\u20148.Aftér this, the young ladies of the college gave an exhibition of marching and of wand- drill, which did them and their instructor, Mies Leslie, great credit.The long line of about sixty girle dressed in red and white looked very pretty indeed.They went through their movements almost faultlessly and with plenty of dash.The exhibition left the boys wondering whether they could do half as well.75 passengers left for Sherbrooke this morning, and on arriving at the Junction found they had missed their connection, so the \u2018spur engine took them to Lennoxville.One of the students lost her ticket from Sherbrooke to Montreal, if found retarn to JOURNAL Office.AYER'S CLIFF.Services in 8t.George\u2019s Church next Sunday at 2.45 p.m.Communion service Christmas morning at 8.30.A good number enjoyed the annual Congregational Church supper on Tuesday of last week.Mr.and Mrs.E.A.Fish bave been enjoying a trip to Boston.Mr.Fish kindly gave a talk about \u201cBilly\u201d Sunday's work in Boston, at the Congregational Church here Sunday even- fog, which was very much appreciated.Mrs.J.R.Wyman of Brownington, Vt., ia visiting ber nephew, Mr.E.P.Lyon.Mr.and Mrs.8.8, Worthen have moved into their new home on Pleasant 8t.Mr.and Mrs.G.B.Worthen have moved in with them.Their |try.friends wish them much happiness in their new home.Mrs, Patterson entered Sherbrooke hospital last week, accompanied by ber nurse.They went by automobile with Dr.Brown and Mr.8.8, Worthen.Mr.and Miss Rowell have closed their house and gone away for the winter.The pupils of the Academy will have their tree Thursday night.Mr.E.A.Hurd was in Boston on Sunday.Mr.Harry Dustin spent Sunday at home.Mrs.Thibbitts of Montreal was a recent guest of Miss Temple.Mise Ethel Dryver of Bhelbourne is visiting at the home of Mr.Chamberlain.; Mies Flora Whitney of Beebe spent Sunday in town.Mr.Irwin Standish is at home for the holidays.Nothing nicer for a gift than a Fountain Pen.All standard makes at the JOURNAL Office.FAVOR PROVINCIAL PROHIBITION.Citizens of Stanstead and Rock Island Pass Resolution at Mass Meeting.Counter attractions and the rush of the holiday season did not prevent the assembling of a large audience at the Border Theater, laet Thureday evening, when the patriotic temperance maes meeting was scheduled.Principal Trueman presided and the platform was occupied by business men\u2014i.e., aside from the chairman, who is an edocitor, a business map and a farmer, and the principal speaker, who is a preacher and a soldier The speaking was in two languages, and the audience was well divided between the different religious bodies, manifesting a union shown in scarcely apy ether endeavor.Mr.T.J.Norris, who is the practical head of one of the leading industries in the Eastern Townsbips, spoke of the prohibition movement throughout the country.The province of Quebec bad been referred to as being away behind the times.We had been accused of still living in the dark ages, and we would deserve the taunt if we stuck to the discredited license aystem which had been discarded by every other province in the Dominion.The speaker did not think the concessions talked of at Quebec would be at all adequate because licensed drinking placer were much the same by whatever name they were known.He did not think banning the sale to soldiera would be of material help as they could easily get some one to buy the whiskey.Mr.Norris said the local member was pledged to support Province wide Prohibition, and, as therpeaker understood it, one of the main objects of the meeting was to strengthen the hands of the local member.Mr.J A.Many followed in French, delivering a clean-cut, logical address which received the closest attention throughout.Mr.J.C.Holland spoke very briefly of the local situation, claiming that the temperance forces had redeemed their promise to decrease the sale of booze and, under No-License, better conditions of living.The principal speaker of the evening wae Maj.C.A.Williams of Montreal, from whom the liquor traffic got about the best drubbing it ever received from any public speaker in this place.Maj.Williams is a man of splendid physique, and, in khaki made an imposing and unusual figure on a temperance platform.He spoke with great vigor, and while in dead earnest, there was a vein of humor running tbrough bis address which caused frequent bursts of laughter from the audience.At times Maj.Williams got very close to Billy Sunday, tbe baseball evangelist, for instance when he declared that he would as 800D own shares in hell as shares in a brewery.In a burst of patriotic fervor he gave a graphic account of England's great struggle and sacrifice for the cause of humanity, then reproachfully criticised her for being behind the continental powers, including even Germany, so far as the drink traffic is concerned, declaring ¢hat the German War Lorde were not worse enemies of Britain than the English Whiskey Lords.Maj.Williams dealt with the subject from both the social and economic viewpoint, and gave many interesting figures in proot of his contention that booze was bad for business.He gave figures to show that brewery employée received lower wages than other mechanical workers, and that revenue from the liquor trade was greatly exceeded by ite direct cost to the coun- He told of the effects of drink on the soldiers in Montreal, both from a moral and physical viewpoint, and claimed that through drink men were, in some cases, lost faster than they! could be recruited.The speaker, however, would not stand for the proposal to prohibit the sale of liquor to the soldiers while permitting its sale to others.There should not be one law for the soldier and another for the civilian.It it were a question of liberty, certainly the men who were fighting for the liberty of the world should not be banned.Ma).Williams did not claim that it was impossible to take a glass of liquor and yet be a man, but be did claim that for every one who could do so, there were hundreds who could not touch the stuff without becoming enslaved by it.The speaker drew a somewhat ludicrous word-picture of the man who thought it pretty tough that bis opportunity for getting a drink just when he wanted it should be hampered because a lot of other people could not take a drink and let DON'T HOLLER ABOUT THE HIGH COST OF LIVING But live high by making your sugarina MONARCH OUTFIT and sell it at 13c.to 25c.Ib.For further information write MONARCH EVAPORATOR CO., Newport, Vt.it alone.The former class were bemoaning the loss of their liberty, but the epeaker had no sympathy with them.He thought it ridiculous to talk about the loss of liberty in giving up a drink of whiskey at a time wben thousands of our best young men were giving up their lives in the service of their country and of true liberty.The speaker would not say that every man engaged in the traffic was a bad man.He had known men in the liquor trade who were downright decent fellows.\u201cBut,\u201d continued the speaker, \u2018\u2018the iquor trade is the meanest, low down dirty business on the face of the earth.\u201d The audience was sympathetic and the apeaker received the closest attention throughout.At the close of the meeting the following resolution was moved by Mr, John McIntosh, seconded by Mr.Joseph Lowel], and unanimously carried: \u201cWhereas we are urgently called to greater national service, and warned that we must conserve our resources it we would win the war; and whereas in defiance of this obvious fact, we continue to spend millions each year for drink, and allow thousands of men, who are most urgently needed elsewhere, to engage in its manufacture andeale; \u201cWhereas liquor is a source of danger and weakness to our soldiers, and the chief source of delay and inefficiency in the mannfacture of munitions and war eupplies, and in these other waye nullifies our efforts to do our full share in preserving our liberties and upholding the cause of right and justice in the great world struggle; \u201cWhereas the liguor traffic knows pot the name of patriotiem, but is at- terly selfish and debasing; and whereas we in these villages have lived under local probibition for nearly two years, and know that it bas been a great blessing to many individuals and homes in the community, and of material benefit to all legitimate business interests; therefore be it \u201cResolved, that we the citizens of Stanstead and Rock Island, in mass meeting here assembled, eall upon our Provincial Legislatare to enact the most stringent probibitory law that lies within its power; and in the event of this resolution being carried, that copies be rent to the Premier, Sir Lomer Gouin, and to our bocal member, Mr.A.J.Bissonnet.\u201d CASSVILLE.Mrs.Jobn Baron of Gorham, Vt., was a recent guest of her brother, Mr.Chas.Colt.Mrs.F.W.Lawton received a letter from her cousin, Mise Dorie Lenhart, of Portland, Oregon, saying that her mother, Mrs.J.E.Lenbart, had broken her leg at the hip joins by slipping .on a highly polished floor at the Salisbury apartments, and had been at the Good Samaritan hospital for eleven weeks.She has to go about on crotches now.Mrs.Lenbart was formerly Mises Annie Clark of Stanstead, daughter of the late Mr.and Mrs.G.W.Clark.Mayor and Mrs.Lenhart and Miss Lenhart have lived at North Powder until recently when Mayor Lenhart sold bis large ranch, their home inthe town, and rented his warehouse for three years in order that they might go to Portland where their daughter isattendingechool.Atpres- sent the Lenhart family are living at the Imperial hotel.UNIVERSALIST NOTES.There will be a special Christmas service at the Universalist Church next Sunday morning at 10.45.The choir will render some Christmas music, and the pastor will take for his sermon topic, \u201cFollowing Jesus.\u201d Miss lvah Strachan, soloist.Rev.B.F.Melntire, minister.Christmas for the Sunday school Will be observed Saturday evening in the vestry.Supper for the children at six o'clock, followed by exercises and tree.The parsonage is now completed.On account of the shortage of coal, the minister bae not been able to move in yet.Supt.Fortier is expected at an early date to complete the business matters.The property will be deeded to the State Cobnven- tion, and will be free from all debt.U CANADA five, residing in Canada.persons required to fill in such cards.of its receipt.upon application to the nearest Postmaster.Ottawa, 15th December, 1916.NATIONAL SERVICE WEEK : NATIONAL SERVICE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given under the authority of the \u201cWar Measures Act, 1914,\u201d that during the first week in January, 1917, an inventory will be made by the Post Office Authorities, of every male between the ages of sixteen and sixty- National Service Cards and addressed envelopes for their return to Ottawa have been placed in the hands of all Postmasters for distribution amongst the Every male person of the prescribed ages is required to fill in and return a card enclosed in an envelope within ten days Any person who fails to receive a card and envelope may obtain the same R.B.BENNETT, GOD SAVE THE KING.Ist to 7th JANUARY.Director General.~1G1{ \u2014] CI [= 1 \u2014\" [ Ode 2 a u 8 L Fut JE SANTA CLAUS CLEMENT BROTHERS We have our full stock ready for inspection and you had better buy early.Goods have been hard to get and if you delay selection you will not secure gifts that will at all please you or your friends.le IDE We havea beautiful assortment of FURS\u2014Stoles, Collars and Muffs and the prices are reasonable Men\u2019s, Boys\u2019 and Children\u2019s Clothing in great variety.The useful gift is the right gift now in the stress more than ever.Why not buy an Overcoat or Suit?Men\u2019s Furnishings always make excellent gifts.We have a full assortment of Shirts, Collars, Ties, Gloves, Shoes, Slippers, Suspenders, Hats, Caps and the usual items for the men and boys of the home.The Women\u2019s and Misses\u2019 Department of our store is full of the needful things for all the year.Shoes, Slippers, Sweaters, Coats, Jackets, Hand Bags, Toilet Articles Linens, Cashmeres, Silks, Corduroys, Gloves, Mittens, Hose and hundreds of items you need.Our Toy Shop is a good one.Germany has not stopped us here; we have the goods and they are useful and the price reasonable.Dolls from a nickel up, Skates, ete.Sleds, CONFECTIONS IN BULK AND CHRISTMAS BOXES All the fruits of the Season and the many good tasting a things for your Christmas Dinner.DROP CLEMENT BROS, \u2014 \u2014 L 1G [= 161 e = IN AND LOOK AROUND Rock Island e=\u2014\u2014\u2014ne\u2014\u2014\u2014n== | 40.000 THE DERBY GARAGE 4 \"YOUNG & CARBEE, Proprietors, We have a good stock of Automobiles, Oils, Gasolene and many Novelties.Stewart Hand Horn at 83.50.Motor Driven Two-tone Horn, 85.00.Master Vibrator for the Ford Car, 87.50.À full line of Ford Parts.We have all the desirable Tires in stock: Para Flex, Tuff-E-Nuff, Fisk, Federal, Fire Stone.We have a well eqipped Repair Department and we give personal attention to all work.* 6000D WORK IS THä SECRET OF GETTING ON.THE DERBY GARAGE DERBY, : - .VERMONT 000000 0060000000000000000 00000090 00000000 j WILLIAM M.HASELTON Successor to Haselton Bros.Established 1896 Monuments, Headstones, Bullding Material, Marble and Granite.Wholesale and Retail.Workmanship the best.Prices reasonabie.Beebe Junction, Que.Beebe Plain, Vt.A.H.CUMMINGS & SON LIMITED COATICOOK, QUE.Manufacturers of Lumber, Shingles, Clapboards, Superior House Finish.FLOORING A SPECIALTY, W.L.Smith, Agent, Stanstead, Que.FIRNT-CLAMR WORK HREABONABIL} QUARANTEED PRICES CHARLES E.HASELTON Manufacturer of and Dealer in Al kinds of 3ranite and Marble Monuments and Head Stones your Cemetery work such as Lettering and tting is Solicited Beebe Que.and Vt.MASSAWIPPI.The telephone line down the lake road, with every house connected, is now in working order, but on account of the line being too heavily Joaded, it is said, the \u2019phones are not sble to carry apeech with the nearness to give eatisfaction.Mrs.G.A.Smith spent the past week at Lorne, Que., with her daughter.Of late she has been in poor health, caused partly by anxiety over her two sons, Roy and Foster, who are overseas\u2014one being now in France, baving been drafted from the 117th Battalion, .Mre.E.St.Dizier has lately received from a soldier friend in England a curiosity in the shape of fragment (aluminum) of a Zeppelin which fell in England in the month of September, iast, about the 23rd.It looks like a portion of a brace.Mr.P.Albee has purchased the house on Glen street, of W.Hunting, and will take possession soon.He is now engaged at W.A.Hunting & Co\u2019s tactory.Miss Mabel Smith returned from the Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, Saturday night after being there over six weeks.She is quite a shadow of her former self, but bids fair to improve rapidly, having recovered from the operation and fever that followed which was not caused, however, by the removal of the goitre which gave po further trouble.Mr.and Mrs.P.St.Lawrence spent Friday nigbt at Sherbrooke at his brother\u2019s The two little daughters of Mrs.W.Colt have left the convent at Sner- brooke where they have been the past tew months, and one, Helen, is now with Mrs.L.Call while Gladys is with Mrs.E.McClary for a time.Mrs.Colt is at Sherbrooke, A postal trom Miss Christina Harvey, en route to California, states that she spent a day at Salt Lake City to see the sights.The Tabernacie and Brigham Young\u2019s monument were depict ed on the card.She met a lady who was one of 30 children, her tather having three wives.The Mormon religion was explained by all they met in conversation.FITCH BAY.Mrs.James Brevoort who has been confined to her room with a severe attack ot iliness, is convalescent.Miss Marion Kimpton of Abenakis Springs, Que., is speudifg the winter wilh her p.reuts, yr.and Mrs.Alonzo Kimpton.A son was boro to Mr.and Mrs, Awos Woudard on Sunday, Duc.17uh.Tne school Christmas tree will be heid in Brown's Hall on Friday even- ng ot this week.The monthly Guild tea on Wednesday last was Very well attended.The next meeting will be held on Wedues- aay atternoon, Dec.27th, and the time will be spout 10 sewing.A sou was born to Mr.and Mrs.Dell Drew on Monday, Dec.18ch.The services in St.Matthias\u2019 Church on Christmas day will be: Holy Communion at 8.a.m., even song with sermon at 7.p.m, Mr.and srs.U.A, Wyman are leaving this week tor Jacksonville, Fia., to spend the winter with their daughter, Mre.Leaburn E.Thames.Congregational Church, Sunday, Dec.241th, 2.30 p.m.; sermon subject, \u201cGod\u2019e Greatest Gitt.\u201d\u2019 Preacher, Rev.W.E.Craig.HEATHTON.Mr.and Mrs.Augustus Bowen of West Derby spent the week-end with his sister, Mrs.Luseba Blanchard.Miss Mary Higginson of Rock Island spent the week-end at the home of Mr.K.Cooper.Mr.Harvey Peck left Monday for Hartford, Conn., where he intends to spend the winter with his sister, Mrs, H.Bowen.Our echool closes Tuesday for the holidays., Mr.[rvin Dingman epent the first of the week in Newport with his brother, Mr.C.Dingman, Master Melville Davis, son ot Ernest Davis, had the misfortune to break bis leg just above the ankle while coasting at echool some tew days ago.He is gaining rapidly under the care of Dr.Taylor.On account of the storm Saturday, the roller was used for the first time this season.Messrs.Bullock and Po- cock have taken the job for the winter.Mise Marjorie Connor of Derby Line was a recent guest at the home of Mr.P.Ellis.BOYNTON.There will be a Christmas tree and entertainment in the church, Friday evening, Dec, 22nd.Mrs.A.R.Hills is very ill at this writing.NurseMa cKenzie of Derby is caring for her.| Mrs.Young of Moe\u2019s River is with her mother, Mrs.Hille.Miss Lucy Morrison of New Boston, spent the week-end at Mr.W.J.Parkhill\u2019s.Mrs.Ethel Nourse of Newport, Vt, spent the week-end at Mr.A.W.Brown's.Mr.Walker Bennett of MansonWille spent the week-end at the home of Mr.N.E.Fish.Mrs.Johnson of Waterville is visiting relati ve in town.HATLEY.The Ladies Ald was entertained by Mrs.Shorten on Wedneeday, Dec.13 About thirty members partook of the excellent baked bean dinner.Following the Aid the Pataiotic Society also met at the parsonage.In the absence of the president, Mrs.J.Robertson, the first vice-president, Mrs.Rev.A.Shorten, occupied the chair.On Thursday afternoon, Dec.14, the W.0.T.U.met at the bome of Mrs.Florence Haines.A good number of members were preseut to enjoy tbe excellent address given by Mre.F.A.Johnston of Ayer\u2019s Oliff on the subject of \u2018Scientific Temperance.\u201d The home of Mr.Lewis Schoolcraft was the scene of a pleasant social event on Saturday evening when a birthday surprise party was given for | their son, Mr.Preston Schoolcraft, who is at present employed at Rock Island.In spite of the raging storm a, number of young people were present to enjoy a pleasant evening which was spent in singing and playing games.At the close of the evening a number of pretty and useful gitts were presented to the young host by Mr.Willie Woodman.Miss Rath Jones has returped to her home atter some weeks spent wilh triends in Island Pond and other puinte.Pie.Carroll Hodges is the first of the Hatley boys in the 117th to go to Frauce.He went oa Nov.30, with a dratt, to join the 6ub Mounted Rifles at tne trout., \u2014\u2014 WAY\u2019S MILLS, The Progressive aud Homemdkers clubs held their mouthly meeting (which proved a very bappy gaib- ering of the ciubs) in tne new hall Dec.6ih.Quite a large vumber ot men aud women was present, and the cousohdated school wilh 1s Leuchers came in for the midday dinner.Miss Babb of Macdonald College wus present, and at 2.30 the company adjourned to the school buliding tor sliss Bavb\u2019s lecture aud demoustration.Miss Babb dwelt upon the importance ot uourish- wg tood tor ibe growing child.\u2018Tne ¢nlidren Of 4 consolidated scuovol are driven sume distance iu the\u2019 moruiug; breaktast 1s apt tu be hurried in the scramble of preparation for school, but if à lunch whnich pleases the eye and appetite is provided, the children ure more apl Lo become physically efficient.Miss Babb brougne with her & luuch box with luncheon packed and gave misuie directions tor making cocoy, eXpluiuing that if children lsaru à little ot dumestic science in school in very early ite it will help in thelr oouse ite.Los the birthright of cunlidren LQ bo healthy aud bappy.Miss Babb evmpussized Lue 1mpor- tauce of Carisuan courtesy in school and home, Lhe esthetic value ot cleanliness and explained that conversation al mouis is au arc.\u2018I'he new nail, which is the property ot the women ot the Progressive Cluo, 1s in a pretty location, just on the edge of \u201cNigger\u201d river und was complimented by Mise Babb who was much 1nterested also 10 the new consolidated school oud the new mill, Mr.Barr, chiot ot the dairy division, in an audross lust smmwuer suid, \u201cWay's Mills as a dairy center stands secoud in Uanuda.\u201d SMITH'S MILLS.Mr Peter Simpson ot Lisbon, N.H., is acoppiug al Lho hume vf bis daughter, dir, F.Manuing.Mrs.U.KR.Ruiter returned home trom Sherbrooke, on Wednesday atter a two-weeks\u2019 Visit With Iriende.Mr.and Mrs.Wm.Lunderville, of Concord, N, H., and Mr.and Mrs.Elmer A.Lunderville, of Lenuoxviile, were guests at the home of their ta- ther, J.Lunderville, recently.Mrs.C.A.Junkins and Mrs.Linda Yetta were at Newport on Tuesday.The saw-mill tormerly owned by Comstock, aod later by Merrill and Raymond, has recently been purchased by J.A.Tilton ot Stanstead.Mr.J.Goodwin, who has been relieving at the station here during Mr.Rodey\u2019s absence, lett on Thureday tor North Hadley as Mr.Rodey bas returned.The flashlight pictures taken ut the masquerade dance held at O'Leary\u2019s Hall on Dec.1st, were received Lhe past week, and were excellent.The subject of the sermon at the Methodist Church Sunday Dec.24th, 10.30 a.m., will be \u2018(iod\u2019s Greatest Gift.\u201d Preacher, Rev.W.E.Craig.PLEASANT HEIGHTS.Very little seems to be tranepiring in this vicinity of late.Christmas ie the topic of conversating, and it will surely be another blue Ubristmas in many bomes.May the new year soon bring peace in thie dreadful war,where so many of the brave boys are fighting for their home and countrÿ.Mr.and Mre.A.A.Bachelder of Derby Center were recent guests at Pleasant Heighte.\u2019 Miss Goldie Wells visited her grandparents here on Tuesday.© The total value of all farm crops in the United States for 1916 amounts to $7,641,609,000, leading all former years.Nothing nicer for a gift than a Fountain Pen.All standard makes at the JOURNAL Office.HARD TIMES.M\u2019seuir JOURNAL,\u2014Sinoce Ah\u2019m come leeve on your city, Ah get some fonny h'xperience.Ah will tole you das s\u2019pose you not too burry.Ab\u2019m leave ole Canadaw tree four mont ago wit my dear ole lady, an\u2019 we shed good many tear, two tree quart probly, for leave so much friend be- bind, but I tole she we would find plentee good peep h\u2019every where we gone, \u2018cept we gone Lo Germany an me [ won't.An besides, we are \u2019blige to obtain more sheep plas tor leeve, for ah have not money maself for lass me seex mont, \u2019spose we stay on Canadaw.Long tam ago was de good ole days in eighteen fotty-nine.Ab\u2019m tak dat year for come on top de globe.Ma fodder an modder has beeg fambly\u2014 mostly boy ap girl, an dey duff io bard to bring \u2019im all op.As for me Ah com \u201d op alone an drove a pig, but dar was plentee fun all along de way.An we did hav\u2019 bully tam, Ah \u2018oui\u2019 m\u2019eeuir bully tam, an Ab\u2019l never forget dot.My fadder an me kip email farm an some hen, an two tree cow an caf.Tree four pig an one ole goose, an We mak a monee ver fass.One tam we raise two honerd buebil Californy potato on one-balf arpent, an sell it tor 26 cen\u2019 a bushel.We also pick good many dozen h\u2019aig an he\u2019s wort 10 cen\u2019 dozan.Ma modder, he\u2019s also pick de goose an sell de teader dollar pond.We buys get plentee sport chase dat goose whal tam we run bim down for put stocking on hees hed, an de bird was tucker out.We get everything ver sheep in dat good ole days\u2014Barel flor tor five dol- jor.Butter tor 10 cen\u2019 a pond.Haig tor 10 cen\u2019 a dozan, an sugar tor nots tings.Now Ab\u2019l splain Lo you why Ab\u2019m leeve ole Uanadaw an mak exodus on Uuite State\u2014Dey sharge 80 moeh me Ah caint lveve.So us Ah remark betore Ah\u2019m settle down on you city an look tor job saw woud.We gooe firs\u2019 t\u2019ing on de grocery for lay in good supply ui dat, an now what you tink?Dose store feller she\u2019a sharge me forty tree cen\u2019 tor pond of butter, fotty cen\u2019 tor peck potato, 60 cen\u2019 tor dozin h\u2019aig.He's ax me Lirty five cen\u2019 tor pond bacon an Lwenty cen\u2019 tor pood pork.An wus h'offle mad ap mak reckon on ma bed how much would cost de \u2019nole hog.80 pow An\u2019m change all ma plau, sn ma domicil also an An\u2019m gon\u2019 rat Luck on good ole Canadaw tore An\u2019m bruke.Ab\u2019m start north tomorrow, an\u2019 Ah will kip go till An arrive ai guud ole 184% ouce more.An Bagosn it dag emigraie muah 4X me where An\u2019m go, an how ale Ah be, an where An com?trom, sn how many wite Ah nav\u2019, an how moch mouse Ab get, Au Wiil tole him \u201cgo poke you nose on sume oduer plas,\u201d tor Ab have no monee at all an noting else.Bon jours, * ANTOINB.\u201d VERMONT ITEMS.Hop, F.D.Thompson ot Barton will deliver the Memorial day address at North Troy.Navigation closed on luke Memphre- magog, December 13Lh, three anys lat~ or Lhau any tlwe lu 33 yours.There are 46 divurce Cases un the docket ot the court ot Caleduula county.Ous is Wrignu ve.Viriue.At a recent literary club affair Bar ton realized $250, toward a und the village is raisiug tor 4 llorary bulidiog.Newport's veteran merchant, Henry 8.Root, has gone to St.Peversourg, Florida, tospeud the winter, Mrs, Roos accompauyiug him.The state Grange held its 45h ane nual meeting in Ruuand, \u2018Luesday, December 12.l'hls wuvement js GUILDE a very successtul wurk In Le state.Tne state University at Burllugtos is providing eveulug lectures ou juurnal- 1sm tor toe winlsr., Sucn mou us Col, F.L.Greene, Howard L.Hivuiey, W.L.Bigelow ana Frank E, Howe are already DOOKed LO speak.A very pluasaut event in Musonio circles was Lhe 1utormal recopliva tel dered Judge W.3.Rooovius ot Derby at Masouic Hall, Nowpore, Fuvsday Light, Ducemuer 12, vu ie eve ut Dig departure (or Cailioria, whee De will wuke his home in the tuwure, Mr, Ruboius 19 tue oidest VILE Past Muss ter of Mempurewmagog Lodge, saving presided over thal vudy us Master 10 18756 und \u201976.Abuut 60 ui the Brounren were preseut, aud aller sort spueuLes by several ot the Breturen, Judge R.W.Spear, 10 4 neal speech prossoted to Judge Rovvius a suid guid Past Master's juwel, us à Lokeu ut ivVe And good Wistes trom bis brucners of Memphremagog Lodge.À iUuch Was served at Lhe close of the exercises, in the dining-rvoms.WEST HOLLAND.There wiil be a Coristmias tree and entertaivment in tbe church here on Saturday evening, Dec.23rd, vegio- ning at 7.30.Aniunviltationis extended to ail, Mr.Harry Goodall spent the pass week at the home of his sister, Mrs, Guy Bartiett, Newport Center.Mrs.Geo.Curtis received the sad news of the death of her uucie, Me, Orin Moulton, of Coaticook\u2019 on Wednesday.Good aesortment of sleighs, bur- loughs, harnesses and robes for the holidays, at Lee Farm.H.T.Bail, x BE PATRIOTIC\u2014 WEAR RUBBERS British Government Has Given You Rubber at Low Price, So You Can Wear Rubbers and Overshoes to Protect Your Expensive Shoes.Before the wap a cow cost sixty dollars; now a cow's hide costs as much.This means expensive shoes ==the same quality as before with & price fast approaching double that formerly paid.\u201cWhat's to be done?\u2019 asks the mean or woman in moderate cir- oumstances.\u201cBuy Rubbers and Save your Bhoes\u201d is the answer the British Government gives.The British Government has put the price of rubber down so that you may benefit, Think of this and think of the rise in the price of other staple articles.Then, be patriotic and wear rubbers\u2014rubbers made from British Government rub- ber\u2014and save your shoe leather from winter's snow and fall rains.ONF GOOD COAL STOVE FOR SALE\u2014Ap ply to J.M.Montle.ute FOR SALE.One 2nd hand Sleigh, one two-seated Sleigh, \u201clan two very handsome Black Boar Robes, all in first class condition.J.B.GOODHUE.Rw4 WANTED.White Ash ard Elm Logs: alsn Al] Kinds of Fulp Wood.For price and cutting instruc tions write C.H.DAVIS, St.Johnsbury, Vr, SAVE MONEY If vou will bring or rend me your rubacriptions and renewals to any newspaner or magazine published anywhere, I will save you money, time and trouble.Write for prices.H.A.BEERWORTH STANSTEAD, QUEBEC opr FAISE TEFTH WANTED-Wae pay un to sf fer fall or hroker