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Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-07-11
End of the Big Mortified Conference.

One of the best attended and most
helpful Student Conferences ever held
at Mortified broke up Monday Near
ly every preparatory school and college
of the east was represented and some
of the delegations were very large.
Yale registered over 100 men, Harvard
and Princeton each ever 30, and the
other institutions numbered in pro-
portion. Mortified seminary with its
many buildings and broad rolling cam
pus facing the Connecticut river on
one side, and with branch of the
White Mountains for background, is
an ideal place for such gathering.
The ten days were full of religious
meetings, athletics and general good
times socially. Three platform meet
ings were held each day, and the list
of speakers was unusually strong
Special new men were obtained who
were not previously scheduled The
other speakers who did so much to
make the conference successful We're
Prof. King of Oberlin and his col
league, Prof NJ. l. Bosworth, Rev. G.
Campbell Morgan of Northtield. Pres
ident Woodrow Wilson, who gave the
Fourth of July grafton, and John r.
Mott, who also presided. Graded
courses in Bible were taught by W. d.
Murray of New York, H. b. Wright of
Yale university, and G. c, Kitchener,
field secretary of the international
committee of Y NJ. C. A. A colored
quartet from Atlanta university was
one of the most pleasing features
of this successful conference. The Sun
day services climaXed the gathering.
Robert E. Speer secretary of the Pres
byterian board preached, and farewell
speeches We're made in the evening by
prominent men from the delegations.
Rev. John kelman Of Edinburgh Uni
versity, who makes his first trip to
America to teach in the Mortified
Summer Bible school, arrived in time
to take part in the closing days of the
The Summer Bible school
now in session continues until the end
of July. and win be followed by the
General conference of Christian Work
ers. which takes place the first three
weeks in August.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-07-11

evening, Important lltllls may bt l'ltpi'i'''
to the Office at the expense of The Reformer
The Miller family spent Sunday at
David Perry's.
G.. S. Hopkins is on trip of three
months through the West.
Charles Scales of Greenfield began
work in Stockwell's store Monday.
Mrs Charles Becker and daughter,
Cora, are at their cottage for the sum
mer.
Mrs f. NJ. Goodenough went to
Worcester, Mass, yesterday for two
weeks.
Mitchell LeGro of Haverhill, Mass, ,
is visiting his sister at the Perry broth
ers' farm.
DIR. j. G. Perry and family of Shell
burne Falls, Mass, spent the Fourth
with relatives here.
Robert Clark is spending the sum-
mer at his home here, having gradual
ed from Dartmouth college last week
E. II. Holbrook Of Keene, n. H.,
gave an organ recital in the Congre-
gational chapel Monday evening to a
large and appreciative audience.
The celebration on the eve of the
Fourth was spirited but nothing was
done in the way of vandalism A huge
bonfire was built on Main street in
front of the Congregational church and
through the evening selections were
rendered by the Mackerelville quartet.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-07-11
WEST DUMMERSTON.

The thermometer has registered 80 in
the shade for two days. Hay, potatoes
and corn are looking fine. Farmers
are busy haying.
1t is reported that two granite quar-
ries will ere long be opened up on the
west side of the river near Daniel
Bailey's and John Taft's for shipping
granite.
| The civil authority are warned to
meet at the town hall Saturday morning
at 10 O'Clock to consider and decide
/ upon a claim of adjustment of apprais-
al of property by the listers.
The neighbors and friends of Charles
Wilson were given a picnic party at
his home the afternoon of July and
fireworks in the evening. Refresh
ments were served and the host and
hostess made everybody feel glad they
were there.
Willie Connarn is home from Colo
RADIO Springs, and after short visit
will 90 to the White Mountains for the
summer F. G. Rogers and Mrs. Kane
have returned from their pleasure trip
on the 4th TO Saratoga, Albany and
New York. Miss Maud Wilson is Wis
iting her brother, William, in Barre.
The dogs in the neighborhood have
been troubling William B. Leonard s
sheep for some time recently and he
gave the owners fair warning that he
should kill the dogs if they did not
keep them tied up. Wednesday dogs
were chasing the sheep and MI Leon
ard shot and killed Mr.. Connarn's dog
which had been found chasing the
sheep before.
The last rains raised the river and
gave the electric dam folks some trouble
washing out part of the Golfer dam and
large quantities of dirt. We're washed in
where it will all have to be removed
again. Work is being pushed along
rapidly. The huge boulders of granite
from Taft 5 quarry are brought up daily
with two and four horse teams ready
for the foundation, some of the finest
specimens of granite, The saw-mill of
Mr. White is nearly ready at the dam
for saving the logs.
The glorious Fourth was observed
here, commencing on the evening of
the Sd by firing of cannon, rockets and
fireworks all through the night to early
dawn. AT midnight the boys broke
into the church and commenced ring
ing the church bell and did some dam
age. nothing very serious but have
come up and are willing to pay all dam
ages. Some of the trustees of the
church are inclined to exact a heavy
fine on the boys. Don t be too hard on
them for they were full of the spirit
of 1771G and kindred feelings and the
bell must be rung to proclaim liberty
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-07-11

DR.. w. Seward Webb has been inter
viewed on the question as to whether
he would support Mr.. Clement, should
the latter run as an Independent can.
didate for governor. Since DR.. Webb
is declared to be a non resident of Yer
mont we can see no reason why he
should interest himself in the matter,
but we append his reply to the inter
viewer for what it may be worth:
1T is not true" replied DR.. Webb,
"and no such assurance has been given
by me nor by any one authorized to
speak for me. If such stories are afioat
| wish to give them an emphatic denial
| am, as you know, Republican, and
stand by the nominees of my party.
No personal considerations will affect
my loyalty to them, and while Mr..
Clement is an old personal friend of
mine and | would like to support him
in this instance, | cannot do SO under
the circumstances, and | have so told
him. When General Mccullough re-
ceived and accepted the nomination of
the Republican state convention at
Montpelier, he became entitled to the
support of every true Republican in
this state. General Mccullough is the
nominee of our party and he has, and
will continue to have to the end of the
campaign, my cordial support, and so
far as | can properly influence them,
that of my friends throughout the state.
| wish the above to be fully under
stood, as during the past five or six
days it has come to my knowledge from
many sources that it is claimed that |
have given my support to Mr.. Glenn
emf -
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-07-11
Clement Will Probably Run.

The Hon. Percival w. Clement has
got his drafting machine in full
working order and has called state
convention to be held at Burlington on
the 10th inst. at which time it is ey-
pected he will be drafted and be-
come a candidate for the Governorship
of Vermont, and it is said that a full
state ticket will also be put in the
field at that time.
The operation is to be conducted in
the name of the Vermont Local Option
League, and Mr.. Clement claims that
this step was made necessary by the
demands of local option men all over
the state and in such numbers as to
warrant success at the polls. The real
truth of the situation is that there is
no demand for this sort of Vancouver
at least not in southern Vermont
and at least no demand of sufficient
size to warrant any sort of success.
The only demand which exists has been
worked up by men in the employ of Mr..
Clement or the Local Option League
and it is a demand which carries no
weight in this section of the state. 1t
is deplorable that Mr.. Clement should
insist on this step at the present time.
1t can only mean the ultimate loss of
the good start which has already been
made toward high license and local
option laws in Vermont, and the fl
laid at Mr.. Clements door. Even
the great service he has done local OPP
ton during the past few months
will not save him from the just rebuke
which will be administered to him at
the polls in September should he per
sist in running. The Republican party
has pledged itself to give the people a
high license local option law this fall
and after that it will only remain for
the good people of Vermont to adopt
or reject it. This should satisfy even
the most ardent local optionists, and
Mr.. Clement will probably find that it
does. In this connection The Lyndon
vile journal says:
The voters of Vermont will be called
upon to decide whether they prefer
that this law be prepared and enacted
by Clement faction which represents
the radical liquor sentiment or by the |
regular nominee and the more conserv-
ative element of the Republican party |
which would prepare law that would |
serve the best interests of the state at
LARGO
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-07-11

| 1t is announced that the administra-
ton has planned an antitrust bill to
90 through Congress at the next ses-
sion. Congressman Littletield of
Maine is to prepare this measure, the
basis of which will be Mr.. Littlefeld s
former bill providing sundry amend
ments to the Sherman act. The pres
ident's desire, it is claimed, is for
law to effectively check the aggres-
sions of trade combinations when they
begin to interfere with popular rights.
The president expressed himself on the
matter of dealing with trusts in his
Pittsburg speech, July 4, as follows:
Much can be done along the lines of
supervision and regulation of the great
industrial combinations which have
become so marked feature in our civ
ilization, but if we recklessly try with
out proper thought. without proper
caution, to do too much, we shall do
nothing, er else we shall work a ruin
that will be felt most acutely among
those of our citizens who are most help
less. 1t is no easy task to deal with
great industrial tendencies. To deal
with them in a spirit of presumptuous
and rash folly, and above all to deal
with them in spirit of envy and ha-
tired and malice, would be to invite
disaster, a disaster which would be so
widespread that this country would
rock to its foundations.
The presidents attitude on the trust
question is regarded in some quarters
as a shrewd political move, in connec-
ton with the fall campaign, designed
to circumvent the plans of the Demo
Gratis, one of whose chief arguments is
that the Republican administration
has taken no action whatever against /
the trusts.
The fact that the Republican party
has had every opportunity but has new
or done anything to check the trusts,
makes this suspicion but natural, I'M
founded though it may happily be.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-07-11
Words Backed Up BY Deeds.

The great public living under the
present Republican administration OF
the United States government admires
the cheerful and strenuous activity Of
President Roosevelt: it admires the
fearless way in which he declares wal
upon the trusts, marshaling the attor-
ney general and the highest courts OF
the country into line against them: il
admires his stirring and patriotic ut
terances so full of strength and prom
Use for the public good, especially those
recent utterances at PittsbuIg: words
are good if backed up by deeds, and
only so' and II regret that measure
of reciprocity with Cuba is rot already
embodied in statute or in treaty, but
it will be just as sure as fate': it ad-
mires the noble stand he took with
Congress on the latter subject and his
vigorous attempts to compass reciproc-
ity legislation during the recent SEES
sion. The public has almost inva-
riable admiration for the presidents
attitudes and utterances.
But it remembers that coal is scarce
and high and the great coal mines still
unworked; that the beef trust has re-
organized itself into bigger, stronger
and more nearly impregnable combina-
tion with financial weddings, and is
still setting prices on meat which the
public has to pay: it remembers that
Cuba is looking out to-day, as General
Fitzhugh Lee puts it, upon future of
anarchy due to impoverished business
conditions, and that the reciprocity
fight has resulted in nothing but re-
newed pledges dubious of redemption
it realizes that all this pleasing and
enthusiastic activity, while it has ac-
complished nothing for public relief
may have significant influence in the
coming presidential campaign, and that
this is the season when there are al |
ways axes to grind. The great public
likes to see a good stand we'll taken
and it enjoys the right kind of talk:
but it wants something done.
And it wonders why it is so easy to
conquer Spaniards and control hordes
of treacherous, rebellious little brown
men and 50 very hard to do anything
at all with a trust; it wonders what
the limit of power is that defies
president, congress, attorney general
and all the courts of a great republic;
it wonders what ails the Sherman an
THRUST law, that it should be found
necessary to call on Congressman Lit
tlefield of Maine to frame a new law
to curb the trusts, as it is said the
president has done: it wonders why it
is so easy to build great canals and
turn deserts into gardens, but so very
hard TO give even little relief to 1
burdened people. 4
And the great public, because it re- =,
and wonders, will not go be-
yond admiration and wax enthusiastic :
until the administration backs up its |
words by deeds'' 5
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-07-11
BIRTHS.

In Brattleboro June 20, daughter to Mr. am
Mrs. Meryin Whitney.
In Londonderry, June 21 son to Mr.. and
Mrs. George T.. Herrick.
In Hinsdale. \. H., june %. a son to Mr.. and
Mrs. William Walker.
In Athol, Mass. June %, a daughter to Mr.
and Mrs. Walter s. Pratt.
In Lcyden. June p. "A son to Harry and Della
Ryan, weight 1912 pounds
In Colrain, June IS, a son to Mr.. and Mrs. Her.
bert Donelson.
In Winchester, June 2s, a son to Bertha and
Luman Nelson, and grandson to Mr.. and Mrs
NJ, K. Nelson of Bernardston and Mrs. Eunice
Streeter of Shelburne Falls.
In Newfane, July 4, a son to Mr. and Mrs i.
j. johnson.
In Brattleboro, July s. a son to Mr.. and Mrs.
l., A. smith.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-07-11

Men who not only do not covet but
actually refuse high honor are so rare
as TO be notable. Archbishop Williams
mas twice been offered a degree nv
harvard university but on both occa
SONS courteously declined the honor
HIS reason is not given, but when
Grover Cleveland, then President de-
ciined the same honor, he explained
tnat not being himself college grad
uate 1t seemed to him presumptuous
70 receive a distinctive mark of SC bol.
arship. i
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-07-11
WEST NORTHFIELD

Mrs. K. L. Adams has returned
home after several weeks stay with
friends in Marlboro and Brattleboro,
Vt. Mrs. Alfred Lincoln and daugh-
ter of bingham are visiting Mrs.
Clifford Holton. Nellie Brooks of
Vernon is recent visitor at J. ".
Fairman 5. Bessie Purple of Gill has
been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. F. b. Hol-
ton. Mrs. Henry Graves ard daugh-
ter of Chicopee have been visiting her
sister, Mrs. William Aldrich. Mrs.
Thomas of Brattleboro has been visit
ing Mrs. Jane Preston.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-07-11

Those teachers who went to the Phil
ippines with underlying missionary
aims, and who sought to use the OPP
portunities offered by their profession
for PROSECUTING purposes will find their
pilgrimage vain one since the gov
eminent has announced that it is no
part of its policy to have any religion
taught in the schools. Complaints
have been made to the war department
that certain teachers have been trying
to convert Catholic children to Protes-
tantism. The department has prompt
ly instructed Gov. Wright to stop the
practise. The United States govern
ment is not wagine religious wars. 1t
is not seeking to convert the Filipinos,
neither can it accede to the pathetic
proposition of the sultan of Bacoclod.
'There is only one true religion that
of STEAMBOAT and that is ours" says
this insignificant but loyal ruler,
"either accept it or go away: we do not
want you in our country. " If this say
age chief were Christian, and stood
up thus boldly for his faith against a
mighty nation he would be accounted
noble and a martyr, by all civilization.
But as it is, he is simply regarded as
ugly and defiant The army in the
however, is not dealing.
either give or take, in religions. 1t is
civil government.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-07-11

Conservative New Englanders are in
for the doubtful pleasure of closer ac-
quaintance with their foreign brothers
than they have hitherto had, if the
scheme projected by Marshall Field of
Chicago and his associates, succeeds.
These promoters have their eye on the
colon ization of the abandoned farms of
this section with farmers and mechan-
les from the old world The big rail
roads and steamships are actively in
terested in this project and A. S. APP
pleton of New York and London has
been circulating millions of persuasive
pamphlets in Europe, in the German,
Russian, Spanish, French and Scandi-
navian languages, giving glowing ac-
counts of the fruitfulness of the stony
New England soil
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-07-11

The session of Congress which CLOSED
features. Its appropriation record OF
nearly billion dollars was unsur-
passed; it was marked by three per-
so-al encounters among senators, by
party divisions and dissensions, by SEN
sational Investigations and by the fail
ure of Congress to enact measures de-
manded by the people Eight impor-
tant bills were passed: the isthmian
canal, irrigation, Philippine govern
ment, Spanish war ia repeal, Philip
pine tariff, census and oleomargarine
bills, and the re- enactment of the Chi
nese exclusion Law.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-07-11
CLEMENT WILL RUN
If Nominated by Local Option Convention
Called for July l6 at Burlington.

The Vermont local option league has
issued a call for meeting at the How
ard opera house. Burlington, July Is,
to consider measures for conducting
the campaign. and to elect officers. All
high license local-option clubs are in
vited to send delegates. This move
ment started in Rutland Thursday
when 40 Clement leaders from various
parts of the state met there for
conference. 1t was decided, after long
discussion and some division of opin-
ion. to put local option high license
ticket in the field, Independent of all
political party lines. BY a unanimous
vote, committee was appointed to
ask Mr.. Clement to run as candidate
for governor of Vermont on this ticket.
He replied that he would run if nomi-
mated by the convention to be held
July 16 He said he was confident
that the party could win if they would
put work into the cause. The high Ii
cense men will make their fight upon
the ground that money was illegiti-
mately used in the recent gubernato-
rial caucuses. and that without its
use Mr.. Clement would have been the
regular nominee of the Republican
party. They also claim that the Re
publicans are insincere in their adop-
ton of local option plank in the
state platform: and would nullify the
Effect of the referendum plank. 1t is
said that the local optionists will start
/ daily paper either in Montpelier or
Barre very soon. Campaign headquar-
ers have been secured in Bennington. |
The petition from Bennington sent to
he Rutland meeting contained the
lanes of about 800 voters.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-07-11
DEATHS.

In Bellows Falls July /. Mrs. Edward Shaw
In Wardsboro June %. Mrs. osmore Clarke
81.
In Chicago Ill. June 80, of paralysis, w. C
Wheelock, native of Townshend and brother
of Mrs. Thomas Crouch. Funeral private, and
interment at Oakwood
In Providence X. L., June 20. Miss Ethel Pa
ton, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert l.. S.
Patton of Brattleboro.
In Gardner, Mass, July Z. Edward j. Bowler,
ton.
In Brattleboro, July :. William klnge, 81.
In Putney july s. William Foley %.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-07-11
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A Riotous Fourth at Northfield.

The state police are investigating
the riotous proceedings which took
place at Mortified, Mass, the night
before the Fourth and prosecutions
will probably be made. The town was
terrorized by mob of about 40 men
and boys with blackened faces, who
tore down the horse sheds of the Uni
tartan church, levelling them to the
ground, broke into the church, rang
the bell furiously for an hour, tore
down signs and made an all-night dis
tnrhanre
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-07-11
Needed, an Eruption

! The decision that Mr.. Clement shall
be an independent candidate for gov.
ernor of Vermont ought to provide "A
sequel to the struggle for the Re
publican nomination quite as inter
esting as Twenty Years After. :"
1t would have been a pity to let the
Vermont situation settle down into the
old lethargy. The state has been as
extinct, politically, for 40 years as
some of these volcanoes, and the hour
for an eruption has come. That is what
the state needs an eruption. Regard
less of the issue creating the disturb
ance, it may be said that Vermont
needs to he literally convulsed. With
in the memory of man, there has hard
ly been such a thing as a strong, lively
political opposition of any description.
That the results have not been good is
apparent. Even the political morality
of the voters has not remained un-,
smirched, if the evidences of bribery
in the recent contest for the Republi-
can nomination be seriously consid-
er.d. Mr.. Clement now comes along
and proposes to give to Vermont a real
taste of politics in the shape of red
hot local issue. May he shake the state
as by an earthquake. Whoever may be
elected governor, the experience of such
a campaign would do the Vermonters
world of good. Springfield Republi- |
can.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-07-11

STATE OF VERMONT, BY the ProbateCo lr'
Marlboro SIS. for said District
\, 10 az persons interested in the estate q
!MAhGARET MOUNTAIN, late of BrdtcicbIe
In said District. deceased, GRrFfIyG:.
You are hereby notified that this Cont VII
u u IN upon the allowance of the acc0Ert ~ l
n n. thompson, Trustee of Jerry Moynihan gnld
, sle VIII OF Margaret Moynihan, late Of Bidtllg
uispositlon of such funds in accordau,r WIZ
.n9 VIII OF said deceased, at the session ta,ftt
70 pe heid at the probate office in BrattieboI'
III Sald district on the Goth day of july, \. Y.
IV., when and where you may be heard in the
premises if you see cause.
-e-5t A. F. SCHWENk Register
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-07-11
Democratic County Convention.

\ convention of the regular Democratic vot-
ers of the County of Windham is hereby called
TO meet at Newfane on Tuesday. July Goth 1902.
at 10 o'clock a m. for the purpose of placing in
nomination candidates for assistant Judges of
the county court, judges of probate states at
torney, sheriff. high bailiif, senators and county
commissioner. also to elect Democratic coun-
ty committee for the ensuing two years and to
transact any other business that NAV prop
erly come before the convention. The ratio
of representation in this convention will be
two delegates for each town and one addi-
tional delegate for each twenty-five votes or
major fraction thereof cast for the regular
Democratic candidate for governor in 1900.