The Stanstead journal, 18 mars 1920, jeudi 18 mars 1920

[" The Stanstead Journal.VOL.LXXV\u2014No.34 ROCK ISLAND, (STANSTEAD) P.Q., THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1920.WHOLE No.3867 HER HOUSE IN ORDER Carpets swept; rugs, mats, furniture, bookshelves, walls, pictures all dusted\u2014everything as spotlessly clean as a new pin\u2014reg- ularly every week for a few trifling cents only.The Electric Vacuum Cleaner is the only clean way.It absorbs every particle of dust and dirt from fabrics and from every nook and cranny of your house by clean pure air suction; does the work quickly, noiselessly and without the usual dust nuisance.LET US TELL YOU HOW WANTED Young men in our Shipping Department.Apply to W.E.Smith, BUTTERFIELD & CO., Inc.WANTED Rough Pulp-Wood.Will pay a good price for.what is suitable for Lath.J.A, TILTON.PULP WOOD WANTED We will pay highest cash price for Peeled Pulp, delivered at any station on the Boston & Main Railroad.Talk with us before selling.PEERLESS OVERALL CO.TOWN TOPICS Dandy line ot Blue, Grey and White Enamel Baby Sleighs at Clark & Downing\u2019s.Madame Thomas O'Rourke has moved from her Rock Island home to an apartment in P.O.block at Derby Line.ê Burrough\u2019s Orchestra from St.Johnsbury will play at the Border Theatre, Rock Island, Thureday, March 25.Good pictures.At a meeting yesterday the directors of the Union Twist Drill Company decided to proceed with the erection of the proposed new building at Derby Line as soon as weather permits.The expenditure will approximate $200,000.Mr.and Mrs.Robertson Gregson, who went to their old home in England about a year ago, returned last week, and have now gone to Athol, Maes., where Mr, Gregson will enter the employ of the Union Twist Drill Oo.The Haskell Free Library acknowi- edges the following gifts recently presented: Two French novels, Lettres de mon Moulin, by Alphonse Daudet and Les Francais de mon Temps, by Vicomte D\u2019Avenel, from Mrs.Lyman Dwight; Re-Creation of Brian Kent, by Harold Bell Wright, from Mr.G.Earle Heath, and a year\u2019s subscription to McLean\u2019s Magazine, from Mr.L.E.Charbonnel, LL.B.An entertainment, under the auspices of the Y.M.8.C.A.of the College, will be given atthe Haskell Opera House, Tuesday evehing, March 30th.The program will be furnished by teachers and students of the College, and will comprise orchestral, vocal, violin, cello and piano numbers.Miss Lucille Tuttle will make her debut here as reader.A play, entitled \u201cWhen a young man\u2019s fancy,\u201d will be presented under Miss Tattle\u2019s direction.Sergeant-Major Price will give an exhibition in Indian club swinging.The proceeds will be used as subscription to the miesion fund which supporte Murray Brooks and Dr.Brown in Ceylon.Tickets at Parker\u2019s.A local business man kindly wrote his name across the back of an acquaintance\u2019s check so that the local .National Bank would cashit.Ina few days tbe check came traveling back with the unpleasant message on its back: \u2018\u2018no funds,\u201d and the local man had to pay.This happened last October and all kinds of promises came from the maker of the check, but the $103 in cash failed to show up.Finally State's Attorney Frank D.Thompson of Barton was invited into the game, and in ten days the local ac- commodator had his money and costs.That is the way they do business in Vermont, at least it is State\u2019s Attorney Thompson's way, notwithstanding the fact that the check was drawn ona .TOWN TOPICS Fred 8.Laythe went to Atho], Maes., Friday.George McQueston spent the weekend in Athol, Mass.Lawrence H.Laythe was confined at hie home with la grippe tbe past week.Rev.E.L.Rice will preach in the Plymouth Congregational Church, Sherbrooke, next Sunday.Dr.Hight, chiropodist, will be at the Derby Line Hotel, Thursday and Friday, March 25th and 26th.The Epworth League of the Methodist Church will bold a debate on Monday evening, March 22.The term of the Oircuit Court at Stanstead Plain hae been adjourned to May 19, when Mr.Justice Hutchinson will preside.Mrs.Suvean (Greenleaf) Armitage from Hartford, Conn., is visiting her old home here after an absence of about a year.John Gardyne of Toronto is at his home here, having just been released from the Wesley Hospital of that city, after an operation for appendicitis.A plenic Guild will be held in the parish room, Stanstead, on Tuesday, March 23, at 2.30.This will be the last meeting before Easter.A full attendance is hoped for.Miss Laniel will have her opening of spring millinery at her rooms opposite Stewart\u2019s jewelry store, Rock Island, Saturday, Monday and Tuesday, March 20, 22 and 23.\u201cThe Confession,\u201d a picture of unusual interest, will be shown at the Border Theatre next Tuesday and Wednesday.See advertisement elsewhere in this paper.Cecil @.Tilton is taking up the sale of Beatty Brothers\u2019 extension and step ladders, which is one of the best lines in the country.He is contemplating a thorough canvass of the southern section of Stanstead County shortly.An inter-school debate of much interest is promised for Saturday evening, March 27, when 8t.Francie College, Richmond, and Stanstead College will decide whether Ireland shonld have home rule or not, The public is cordially invited.Admission 25 cents.A Lenten service will be held in the parish room, Stanstead, on Friday evening, March 19, at 7.30.The service will be followed by the annual meeting of the Girl\u2019s Auxiliary.As this is a most important meeting, all members are requested to make a special effort to be present.Albert Clark of Stanstead haa been seriously ill during the past week.Yesterday Dr.McKay of Sherbrooke was here in conenltation with local physicians; today the patient seems better.His daughter Jessie, Mrs, Wellington Reynolds, from Holyoke, Mass., has been cabled to Stanstead.Mre.Joseph Lapointe is seriously ill at ber home on Maple Avenue and under treatment of Dr.Peabody of Newport.Her som, J.N.Lyons of Oolebrooke, N.H., daughters, Mrs.John Reed of Colebrooke and Mrs.Roy Morrison ot Whi*e River Junction, Vt., and grandsou, Caseina Brigys of White River Junction have been called to this place.Mrs.Charles R.Counter was called to Hardwiok at the week-end by the death of a niece, Mrs.Reginald B.Paquette, who had fallen prey to spinal meningitis.Mre.Paquette was in excellent health on Tuesday, to all appearances, and died on Saturday.The funeral was held from the late home Monday afternoon, burial at the Hardwick Cemetery.Mrs.Paquette is survived by her husband and twin daughters, Katherine and Jane, two New Hampshire bank.years old.TOWN TOPICS W.F.Pike is able to go to his store for a short time each day.The Rock Island Overall Co.will establish a branch factory at Stan- stead.D.W.Davie, who has been very {ll with the prevailing epidemic, 1s 1m- proving.Mrs.A.C.McKenna (née Edna Cas- well) of Magog spent the last of the week here.Harris C.Colby of West Burke is bere painting automobiles for the Ames garage.W.H.Holmes is moving to \u201cHolm- huret,\u201d bis estate near Way\u2019s Mills, in preparation for sugaring.Mr.and Mre.H.E.Paine and two children left Monday night for their new home at Milton, Maes.George T.Ames, J.A.Hunt and WE.Norris are attending the automobile show in Boston this week.Israel Belisle will move his shoe shop to quarters which are Wing fitted up for him in the south end of the Kathan building.Nelson Iyes has concluded his engagement at the Butterfleld works and has gone to Claremont, N.H., to investigate a position there.Mrs.Percy OC.Brooke of Athol, Mass., is visiting her husband, who is the foreman of the Canadian tap and die department at the Butterfield works.° All ladies are cordially invited to attend Miss A.Simard\u2019s Millinery Opening Friday and Saturday, March 19th and 20th.Parson\u2019s block, Rock Island.A.G.Sprague of St.Johnsbury was in town Friday.Mr.Sprague is ueual- Jy a weekly visitor here, but was at his home for two weeks with influenza and narrowly escaped pneumonia.Oharles Garceau, for some years foreman of the thread cutting department at Butterfield & Co\u2019s Canadian factory, is terminating bis engagement there today, and will seek outdoor occupation for the benefit of bis health.The Three Villages Building Association have purchased from the H.M.Hovey estate the front building formerly connected with the old Rock Island machine shop on Foundry Hill.The transfer was made Monday.O.O.Hunt continues to occupy the ground floor with his stock remedy business.Derby Line will bave a toy manu- factory.The concern will employ several girla and more or lees male help.Ample experience and capital are behind the enterprise.The plant will be centrally located and will probably be in operation by June 1.From 50 to 76 people will be employed.The product will be sold to wholesale houses entirely.The lines to be made will be as staple as possible but toy- making necessarily partakes of novelty largely for popularity.A slight change has been made in the plans as announced last Sunday at the Universalist Church.Morning service will be held at the Universalist Church at 10.45.The subject of the sermon will be \u201cCooperation.\u201d Friends of all churches who may be unable to attend the special services at the Methodist Church will be cordially welcomed.In the evening Rev.E.L.Conklin will speak in the Congregational Church, and the sermon there will be \u201cReverence.\u201d Few of us have been able to give very much heed to Lenten observance, owing to severe weather conditions.Why not make a new start next Sunday?Let every one attend one of these services.Some two hundred employees of Butterfield & Co.gathered at the Border Theatre Baturday afternoon to honor Mr.and Mrs.Harrison E.Paine, Mr, Paine having recently terminated his engagement as manager of the company.George E.Emerson, on be- halt of the employees, presented Mr.Paine with a fine 21-jewal Hamilton watch in a solid gold case, a solid gold cable guard and Masonic charm, and a very handeome diamond stick pin.Mr.Emerson prefaced the presentation with expressions of esteem that were appreciated by all.Mr.Paine\u2019s response showed his deep regret at leaving those he had been so closely identified with for the last seven years.The affair was very unusual in the evident loyalty of workmen and superiors.Such evidence of coûpera- tion and pull.together was good to witness.Mr.Paine possessed not only the good will but the respect of all.Mrs.Lewis Huckins, on behalt of Mrs.Paine\u2019e friende, presented her with American Beauty roses and a purse of gold.Mre.Paine\u2019s response wus most apt and kindly.Mr.Paine\u2019s good-bye to each of the men at the door reminded the onlobker of that good old TOWN TOPICS Mr.and Mrs.Lyman Hill are in town for a few daye.The One-Cent sale is now going \u2018on at the Rock Island drug etore.L.R.Brush of Littleton, N.H., was in town Tuesday and Wednesday.Take advantage of the One-Oent sale at the Rock Island drag store March 18th, 19th and 20th.Mrs.H.B.McGaffey will entertain the Rain or §hine Club at ber home Tbursday afternoon, March 28, at 2 30.Mrs.Allan R.Oughtred, of Montreal, who was a guest at the home of Dr.0.A.and Mrs.Moulton at Derby Line last week, is at presentetaying at Dr, C.I.Moulton\u2019s, Stanstead.Thie week the Southern Canada Power Co.have been thawing out the water main on Eim St, Derby Line, with a transformer brought from Richmond.The residents now feel they have returned to civilization.NORTH HATLEY The news of the sudden death of Miss E.A.Bryant of Apple Grove came as a great shock to her many friends bere.On Tuesday afternoon Mies Buzzell of Macdonald College gave a demonstration here on \u2018\u2018Dressmaking and Remodelling\u201d which was very inter- eeting to the goodly number of ladies present.Mr.and Mrs.Robt.Smith were at Magog on Tuesday.They are moving to the Lyall farm, two miles from that village on the Georgeville road.They will be greatly missed here.The ladies Aid will have a \u201cpicnic tea\u201d at the home of Mrs.W.E.Le- Baron ou Thnraday afternoon.The Junior Guild will meet on Saturday evening.The funeral of the late Mies Violet Gundry of Sherbrooke took place at the cemetery chapel here on Thursday, March 11th, Rev.G.Ellery Read of Sherbrooke officiated, and interment was made bere.Mr.W.W.Reed spent a few days in Boston last week.The Plymouth Creamery Co.have sold their entire plant, both American and Canadian, to the New England Milk Producers Association, and will take possession of same very shortly.The same managers and officers have been engaged by the new company.Owing to the condition ot the roads there have been no services at the Baptist Church for two Sundays.Mrs.Ida Call is spending some time at the home of Mr.8.8.Colt.Miss Lilian Bowen has recovered frem quite a severe illness.Mr.P.8.Tait got bis face quite badly injured one day last week in Mr.T.V.Reed\u2019s sawmill, when a belt flew off a pulley, and struck bim with euch force as to knock bim down.The local physician was called at once after Mr.Tait reached bome, and he was able to go back to work the next morning.MAGOG The Sunday School Institute was held in the Methodist Church on Friday afternoon and evening.Rev.Mr.Doyle, secretary of the Sunday School Association, addressed the meetings.Several others gave interesting talks, also discussion on different phases of the work.Rev.Mr.DePinto, a native of Ceylon, preached at the Methodist Church cn Sunday, also gave an address on Monday evening.Mr.Gordon Ball from McGill spent the week-end at home.Mr.Fred Huse passed away at his home on March 8, after a lingering illness.Funeral on Wednesday afternoon.Rev.8.W.Boyd officiated.Burial at Pine Hill Cemetery.Mr.A.Kimpton from Apple Grove was in the place recently.Mrs.Stevenson from Warden was a recent guest of Mrs.Colburn.Mrs.Manning is spending a few days with relatives in Warden.News of the death of Miss A.E.Bryant came as 8 shock to friends here.We extend sympathy to the bereaved family.Congregational Church Notes A union service in the interests of the local branch of the Rible Society wlil be held in the Methodist Church, Stanstead, at 10.30 Sunday morning, March 21.Rev.Geo.Maclennan will will give the address.There will be no morning service in the Congregational Church.The Rev.E.L.Conklin, who was to have conducted both services in the Congregational Church, will preach in the Universalist Church in the morning and in the Congregational Church in the evening.Any of our people who are unable to attend the servioe in the Methodist Church will be made welcome at the worship in the Univer- Anglo-8axon saying, Fair Play.\u201d One-Pipe Furnaces We are going to say it over and over and over until our good friends know that we mean all we say about the CRAWFORD ONE-PIPE The facts are, we have not said enough about them and the result is that through another col a home has been been only partially warned.Sickness has resulted, fuel has been consumed without results, and while the winter of 1920 is pretty well spent, there\u2019s an- winter many other only a few weeks ahead, and Now is the time to decide that there will be a Crawford in this time on.your family from SUGAR TOOLS Two Carloads Monarch Buckets and Tanks just received.We still have several hundred of those splendid Red Band Monarch Buckets, plenty a couple 30-pail Hauling Tanks, a fe ; 3x12 Imperial Boiling Rig, and a 24x12 ft.2nd hand Boiling Outfit, so come on with your sugar tool orders, and we of covers and spouts, w Storage Tanks, a will pass out the goods while we have them.TRUE & BLANCHARD CO,, NEWPORT, - VERMONT STANSTEAD COLLEGE NOTES At the Wednesday evening recital there were fouf piano solos by the following students: Helen Gordon.Rhena Nutbrown, Marjorie Chapman and Marguerite Kersley; a concerto by Mies England, the orchestral part being played on the second piano by Prof.Martin; and a violin solo by Marguerite Margie.The Rev.T.P.Perry of Sherbrooke and the Rev.Johnson Seller of Len- noxville gave short addresses at the Thuraday evening song service.On Friday evening the student body attended tbe last of the series of en- tertainmonts in the People\u2019s Concert Course\u2014a lecture by Dr.Peter Mc- Queen, European Oorrespondent of Leslie\u2019s Magazine.Theo lantern slides were exceptionally beautiful and the lecture full of interest from start to finish.Saturday evening the Y.M.B.C.A.entertained the young ladles of the College at a skating party in the Olympic Rink.A fine band was engaged and appetizing refreshments were served at nine o'clock.Altogether it was an evening of real enjoyment.Mr.R.W.8.Natbrown of Lennox- ville entertained his daughter Rhena at the \u201cInn\u2019\u2019 Friday.Dr.Trueman preached in the Sherbrooke Methodist Church Sunday morning and at the Lennoxville Methodist Church Sunday evening.Hie theme was \u2018Christian Stewardship in Connection with the Forward Movement.\u201d A bunch of the senior privileged boy students arranged a sleigh drive for the senior privileged girls.Prof.and Mrs.McFadyen accompanied them.On the way home a supper was enjoyed at \u2018The Restaurant.\u201d The Y.W.C.A.was held Tuesday evening in Pierce Hall.The program was exceptionally fine, consisting of a violin duet by Ann Louise Nix and Adele Noble with Rhena Nutbrown accompanist; piano svlo, Bertha Wal- dron; two readings by Pearl Larrony and a short address by Ruth Farnham, the laiier bearing où giving our lives for service.Monday afternoon Mesdames True- man, McFadyen, Irvine and Martin were the hostesses at a delightful tea given to all the young lady students at the home of Mrs.Martin.The Rev.Manson Doyle of Toronto preached an educational eermon in the Methodist Cburch Sunday morning.At the song service in Pierce Hall hie talk was particularly for the students.Leslie Goodwin, president of the Y.M.8.0.A., presided, and Rhena Nutbrown officiated at the piano.HELPWANTED AT STANSTEAD On Monday, March 22, we will open an overall factory on the premises of H.F.Pierce.We want 25 hands (female) at once.This is an opportunity for you who live at Stanstead to get first-class employment at highest wages, right in your own home town.Apply on the premises, or at our RK Island factory.PEERLESS OVERALL Co.GEORGEVILLE We are pleased to congratulate our esteemed townsman, Sergt.J.G.Cochran, for being awarded a Meritorious Service Medal, for good work overseas, Mr.Geo.Silvester and family bave moved into the house lately vacated by Mr.H.Huckins.Another big storm on Sunday rendered the roads impassable here.No services in the churches, and no mail for two days.Drs.Bowen and Cabana of Magog were in town on Thursday visiting patients.Miss Bullock entertained the Ladies Guild at ber home on Thursday.We were sorry to hear of the death of Mr.Melvin Cass of Beebe, formerly of Fitch Bay and well known here.Mrs.Geo.Rediker of Fitch Bay was at the Guild meeting on Thursday at Miss Bullock\u2019s.Rev.O.E.8.Bown also attended.There was no school Thursday and Friday on account of illhess in the home of the teacher, Mra.Bullock.GRANITEVILLE Owing to the severe storms no services have been held here the past two Sundays.Mrs.Walter Hand is at Georgeville caring for her mother, who 1s sick.Mrs.Floyd Blair left for Worcester on Tuesday evening to join her husband, who has employment there.8he was accompanied by bis sister Flora who has been visiting her par- enta the past few weeks.Ezra Rediker and family have moved in with Mr.Rediker\u2019s parents and rented his house to his brother, Carrol Rediker.Mr.James Brodie has bought the J.O'Leary property.Tbe flu patients are all recovering and no new cases are reported.THE DERBY LINE MEAT MARKET CHARLES MAROIS & SON, Proprietors LIBRARY SQUARE Western and Native Beef, Pork, Veal, Lamb, Ham, Bacon, Liver, Tongue, Tripe, and Sweetbreads.Pork, Beef, Frankfort and Boulogne Sausage.SEA FISH TWICE A WEEK Halibut, Sword Fish, Cod, Haddock, Mackerel, Salmon, Herring, and Finnan Haddies.GROCERIES FOR THE TABLE.EVERYTHING NEAT, SWEET AND SANITARY.salist Church at 10.45, x EE EAST BOLTON A very bard thunder shower wae experienced here Friday evening.Does this indicate an early or late spring?The storm raged flercely here all day Sunday.Mrs.Bowker received the sad news of the death of her cousin, Mies E.A.Bryant, of Stanstead, but was unable to attend the funeral on account of the weather and bad roads.Mr.Asher Bryant spent Saturday with bis uncle, Alfred Bryant.Mr.Will Juby went to Sherbrooke on Monday.Mr.E, C.Juby went to Knowlton recently to attend the county council.Mr.John Patterson and Mies Medo- ra went to Magog on Saturday.\u2018Mr.Bracey, our mail driver, bad the misfortnne to get both his borses cut last week while on his mail route.Good news bas been received from Master Hutton Patterson, who isin the Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, for treatment.Intended for last issue.The worst storm of the season has been raging since Friday evening, and the roads are blocked.Messrs.Carl, E.C.and Will Juby, and E.Wing, with four horses on their roller, broke through on their division March 7.\u2018The other did not get through today.Mr.and Mrs.Charles Channell of Channell, Mr.Donald and Miss Medo- ra Patterson were guests of Mr.and Mrs.A.M.Bowker on Friday evening.The Ladies Aid and Farmers Club, which met at the home of Mr.and Mrs.John Patterson on Tuesday oven- ing, was well attended and all enjoyed the evening.The neat sum of eight dollars was realized.Mr.Mclontic addressed the Farmers Club in the evening.Mr.and Mrs.Patterson served refreshments.On Friday Rev.E.Darlington returned from Montreal where he has been spending a few days.Mr.and Mrs.A.Stuart McFarlane who were guests of her brother, A.M.Bowker, on Sunday, returned to their home in Montreal on Monday.Mrs.J.M.Bryant went to Sherbrooke on Friday to spend a few days with her sister-in-law, Mrs.Frances Patch.Mies Orcutt went to her home in Coaticook for the week-end.Mr.Uoats of the Bryant neighborhood has sold his farm to Mr.Leonard Wing and Mr.Murray.Mr.Ooats has rented roome of Mr.Ed.Wing and is moving his family there fo?the present.Mrs.E.C.Juby is on the sick list.Miss Minnie Stone of Magog is stopping with ber at present.Miss Lottie Clark, principal of Frelighsburg echool, is epending a few days at her bome here.All the tarmers here are very busy drawing lumber, hay, and pulp wood, and getting ready for sugaring.Mr, Colin McPherson is in the place scaling the lumber he bought of Mr.Joka Patterson.APPLE GROVE It is with sadness that we record the sudden death, on March 7th, of Mise E.A.Bryant at the home of ber father, A.A.Bryant, after a week\u2019s illness of influenza and pneumonia, The funeral was held Wednesday, March 10th, the service was conducted by Rev.F.R.Matthews of Beebe.Text, \u2018Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord, from henceforth, yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors, and their works do follow them.\u201d Interment in Marlington cemetery.The roads were #0 bad that relatives from a distance were unable to attend, The bearers were Messrs.Roy Reed, T.Woolle, À.Hamilton and À.Gothorp.\u2018Those sending flowers were Mr.and Mrs.Hopkinao 3, of Derby, (cousins) a sheat of carnations; Boynton school (pupils of the deceased) a sheaf of roses and carnations; a wreath of roses and hyacinthe from the family.Miss Bryant has taught school for more than twenty years, always with success, giving satisfaction wherever she went.She was so very quiet and reserved by nature, that she made few friends, but those she had were very dear to her, and by those who knew and loved her beat, she will be greatly missed, not only in this community but in many other places as well.Mise Irene Harvey has been caring for Mrs.Ward Derrick who has been ill with pneumonia.Miss Eva Brewer of this place was taken ill at Beebe and was cared for by her sister, Miss Edith Brewer.A telegraph message from Florida has been received by Mr.and Mre.8.G.Drew of Grifin, announcing the sudden death of their son-in-law, Mr.Redway.Much sympathy le felt for Mrs.Radway who was a former resident of this place.MCCONNELL Our school has been closed several days on account of the serious ilinets of the teacher, Mra.L.H, Parnell, wto is now slowly recovering from the flu, Mr.L.H, Parnell and little daughter were both down with the disease at the name time.Mrs.J.8.Humphrey returned to her home in Magog on Sunday after spending ten days here helping to -care for ber daughter, Mrs.Parnell, and family during their illness.Master Harry Bacon has been quite ill with the flu.Mr.J.Courtemauche lost one of his Aorres with pneumonia, recently.MASSAWIPPI Friday evening a 500 party was given by the Homemakers Club at the home of Mr.©.Albee.Although the weather was stormy, quite a number assembled and spent a few hours playing the game, Mr.L.Edson has moved from Hat- ley village to tbe house which he recently purchased on Glen Bt.He has also purchased the old hotel property, adjoining, thus making a much larger yard, garden, or building lot.Mr.G.Mosher has moved to the Murray cottage on the Station road.Mr.Dexter Willard of Ascot Corner bas been engaged for afew weeks\u2019 sawing at the mill of W.A.Hunting & Oo.Mr.À.Knight was at home from Rook Island over Sunday.Mrs.Knight was at Hatley recently, to see her daughter, Mrs.Hool, who ie ill.Mr.L.Stebbins, who has had a painful abscess in bis head, is now on the gain.Hie sister, Mrs.A.Kezar, of North Hatley has been with bim a few days lately.Tbe young people are planning a Victrola dance for Friday evening of this week, at the Hall.Many temperance workers in Stan- stead County will remember Miss Lillian Phelps of St.Catherine, Ont., who, quite a number of years ago, lectured tor the W.0.T.U.and held meetings in this County and throughout the Province.Word has come that she has passed away.Surely her life was devoted to a good cause, and the good she was able to do for many yeare cannot be estimated.Her labors were not all given to Canada, but Jargely to the States as well.The W.C.T.U.membership campaign ended today, March 16th.Unions in Stanetead County are requested to report soon to the county treasurer, the number of new names gained, Wednesday, March 24th, the regulsr monthly meeting of the Union will be held at the home of Mrs.Moulton.The ladies will remember that arrangements were made for a \u2018\u2018basket tea.\u201d Those not members are invited to attend and participate.The topic will be \u2018\u2018Medical Temperance\u2019 and will be led by Mra.L.Colt.VERMONT ITEMS Vermont live stock is worth 847,700,- 000, according to a recent census.The rate of 86.40 levied by Halifax for 1920, is the highest tax of any town in the state.Nelson E.L.Ecuyer, for many years business manager of the St.Albane Messenger, died in Florida recently.February 20, the Richford National Bank received, from the Comptroller of the Currency its authorization to do business.W.W.Blodgett of Newport has consented to have his name used as candidate for senatorial honors from the north end of Orleans County.Derby and Troy were the last to fur- pish candidates.By precedent Newport is now in line for it, and their candidate is well qualified for the office.The better citizens of Burke feel very much humiliated because tbe town vote showed a majority for booze.It is the ame old story of being too eure.The town hae a large majority for no-license, but too many staid at home.The saloon crowd never stay away from polls, and they vote early and often.Archie Griggs and Arthur Fountain of Newport have been arrested for railroad thieving.Several others are implicated and will be apprehended as the case progresses.After a great deal of pct y thieving, such as that ot bats, shirts, shoes, groceries, etc., the gang has at last been rounded up, because a member \u2018\u2018peached,\u201d so the detectives believe.Brigadier-General Stephen P.Joslyn of Burlington, died Monday, March 9.General Joslyn was a nephew of the late Hubbard Joslyn, the somewhat eccentric capitalist who lived many years at Derby Line and will be remembered by the older citizens.The general was born in Brownington in 1843 and was 77 years old.He was in the Civil War, and at its close entered the regular army and spent his whole lite in the service in the Iodian and Spanish-American wars and in the Pbilligine Islands, with an enviable record.He is survived by his wife, two daughters and a eon, the latter baving been a Lieutenant-Colonel in the aviation arm of the Great War.Frank W.Ager of Ludlow \u2018has come out as candidate tor governor.He has been one of the wheel horses of the license crowd of the state, a staunch supporter of the present governpr.The woods are filling up fast with seekers after this high office, while Col.Emery remains the only man the office is seeking.The Daily Argus (democratic) poses as the critic of the Uolonel\u2019s articles of faith, particularly where he says: \u201cand a square deal for labor,\u201d claseing it pure political camouflage, which would not get Mr.Emery anywhere.This reminds us that some old gray-headed sage once sald: \u201cEvery time a man opens bis mouth be judges himself.\u201d We would like to know how far the Argus man will get by discrediting the motive of the north-end candidate.VERMONT ITEMS The check list of 8t.Albans shows the names of 600 women.Waltham, Mass., has a flourishing Vermont society of about 200 members.The Canadian Pacific Railway contributes 9500 to the Newport hospital tand.W.W.Troe of True & Blanchard Oo., Newport, has been shut in during the past week.Public gatheringe are forbidden in Highgate for the present on account of influenza.Mrs.E.O.Gallup of Echo Inn, East Oharleston, has been vielting friends in Newport the past week.The Missisquoi Puip & Paper Co.of Sheldon Springs is increasing its capital from $100,000 to $300,000.Owing to the prevalence of influenza, Belvidere was obliged to adjourn ite annual town meeting to March 22nd.Timotby R.Merrill has been city clerk and treasurer ofsMontpelier for 40 consecutive years and has just been reélected.The senior class of the Ohester high school will take a trip to New York City, March 22, for a week.Travel is a great educator.Richard Billings of Woodstock has just given Goddard Séminary of Barre 81,000.The endowment fund of this school is now $161,608.89.Bennington bas voted 885,000 with whieb to build a concrete highway between that village and North Ben- nington, a distance of 3 miles.42 divorce cases are on the docket of the Orleans County Court this March term.The pre-iding judge is Hon.Fred M.Butler of Rutland.Owing to the scarcity of rents for family use in Rutland, many garages have been converted into tenements which rent at exorbitant prices.The Vermont Maple Sugar Association bas advieed producers of sugar to ask §2 50 per gallon for syrup and 30 cents per pound for sugar wholesale.Col.C.8.Emery\u2019s former home town of Chelsea comes out witha strong endorsement of Mr.Emery for governor, the republican town committee pledging the party support.Editor D.W.Hildreth of the Express and Standard, Newport, has soid his interests in Sarasota, Florida, not because he expecta to quit the section for a winter home, but local interests were willing to pay the price asked.While in Newport last week, B.O.Howard of Sherbrooke, who purchased Province Island from tbe Zabriskie estate, indicated that the island was to be a busy place the coming season, as be expected to make extensive changes.The final returns at the office of the Secretary of State, show that at the last town meetings, 127 towns became wet, against 18 in 1919.This is just an expression of pure bluff, as national prohibition bas the lid nailed down tight.Mies Kate Drew of Newport, writes from Bradentown, Florida, February 24, of \u201csitting on the lawn under the shade of a palmetto tree, with an orange in one hand, a grape froit in the other and a box of luscious strawberries in front.\u201d Some contrast to Vermont conditions.The scarcity of labor will probably be a serious handicap to the production of maple sugar throeghout the state this season.The same condition of lack of efficiency in production is the chief cause of the present high level of prices and cost of living.Good-bye to the old faeskioned maple sugar cake.The recent ruling of the Internal Revenue Department that this particular form muet pay & tax, will atop its produetion.Doubtless many will charge this to the democratic party and eliminate the form.Governor Clement and Lieut.-Gov.Stone were absent from the state on the same day recently and according to the provisions of the constitution, the speaker of the House of Representatives, Oharles 8.Dana, became acting governor.Barton, Orleans, Irasburg, Lowell, Newport, and West Derby are named by the war department as landing fielde for aeroplanes.1920 will probably make ue accustomed to seeing these comparatively new vehicles of travel and conveyance of mail and exprens.J.Wesley Erwin, for about 40 years attorney at Derby Center, died March 4 at the home of bis piece, Mrs.Herman E.Foster, at East Swanton.Mr.Erwin was 85 years of age and a veteran of the Civil war.He is survived by two brothers, Dr.C.L.Erwin of the town of Newport, and J.D.Erwin of Waterville.The burial wae at Rice Hill.The National Bank of Derby Line, in ite last report to the U.B.Treasury Department, under date of March 8, showed resources of $883,263 20, capital, surplus and undivided profits $260,250.88, circulation 870,000, individual deposits subject to check 8165,- 902 17, time deposits $238,708 07.At the March meeting of the directors it was voted to Increase the rate of joterest on savings deposits from three to four per cent semi-annually, March 1st and September 1st.TELLS HOW HE CURED COLD New York Physician Passes on Remedy Which He Declares Does Away With Affliction.This is how Dr.L.Duncan Boik- ley of New York cures his own colds and those of other people.Doctor Bulkley tells the story in the Medical Record, as follows: \u201cYesterday I! had about as severe a cold as possible, which had been coming on several days, and had been simply neglected.and I sneezed and coughed all day, using any number of handkerchiefs, In the afternoon ! took one or two doses of soda, half a teaspoonful, and in the evening took five more, at half-hour intervals, in warm water.At midnight I took one of the grip powders I have so long prescribed, ten grains of phenacetin with 20 of soda, with hot water, and went to bed with two handkerchiefs under my pillow.I dropped to sleep very soon and slept soundly until called at 7:30, when I took another of the phenacetin and soda powders and found the cold entirely gone; exactly the experience which I reported before and which I have had many times, \u201cLast year from October to late spring I wrote for the phenacetin and soda powders, ten grains and 20, almost every day, and sometimes at least four times in the day, for patients threatened with grippe, and although I questioned many patients at subsequent office visits I have yet to learn of any failure to arrest the trouble.\u201d TO WORK OLD COPPER MINES American Company, With Modern Machinery, Will Reopen Shaft on the Isle of Cyprus.Equipped with modern mining machinery purchased in the United States with California money, the rich copper mines of the isle of Cyprus, which centuries ago furnished copper for the civilized world, may In a few months be turning out thousands of tons of that metal.According to an announcement made yesterday, a syndicate of Cail- fornia capitalists has secured a long- term purchase lease on a score or more of the most valuable workings on the island, and engineers are now an the