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Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-05-09
WEST WARDSB0RO.

The case of Fannie Hall against f..
L. Ellis, so much commented upon in
the newspapers of last week, would in
justice bear some explanation. The
case was brought to recover SO. 30 for
a quantity of hay which the plaintiff
claimed she had not received pay for,
and which the defendant claimed he
had paid S. S. Perry was the justice
before whom the case was brought. h.
W. Snyd of West Wardsboro appear
ed as counsel for plaintiff and A. W.
Spencer of Brattleboro for defendant.
The facts of the case are that Mr..
Spencer made no objection toMr. Snyder
as counsel before the court, but called
the plaintiff aside and told her he
would not be allowed to act for her,
upon which she informed Mr.. Snyder.
After this some hot words were
exchanged between the parties,
the counsel and the witnesses
CD both sides, but none-of this was in
the presence or hearing of the court.
The counsel and parties finally agreed
to leave the case to Leon Stocker as
referee without any trial. excepting for
each side to tell its own story. Mr.
Stocker reported to the court the same
day his decision allowing the plaintiff
a balance of Sill for the hay. Many
in this place would like to know if
there is law that would prevent Mr..
Snyder or any other citizen from plead
ing any case in a justice court
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-05-09
Installation at Bernardston OF Rev G. W.
Patten.

Rev. Geo. W. Patten was installed
as minister of the Unitarian church
at Bernardston Wednesday morning,
the services beginning at II o'clock
The churches of Northampton, North
field, Deerfeld, Greenfield, Turner'S
Falls and Brattleboro were represent
ed, Miss Bertha NJ. Walcott Of Green
field presided at the organ and Mrs. G.
III. Slocomb and Miss Tressie Boswell
of Greenfield sang Lunch was served
in the vestry. The following was the
program Invocation. Rev. George +.
Piper of Northtield; installing prayer.
Rev. c. B, Elder of Keene sermon,
Rev. DR. J. l.. Seward, d. ID. of kecne !;
charge to pastor, Rev J. d. Reid Of
Greenfield charge to the people, Rev.
r. +. BirkS of Deerfield. predecessor
of Mr.. Patten; right hand of fellow
ship, Rev. L. Q. S. Osgood of Brattle-
boro; prayer by Rev. X. X. Marvin Of
Brattleboro. DR.. Seward took his text
from | Timothy ri : >, There is one
God and one mediator between God
and man, the man Christ Jesus" His
theme was. 1.-The essential facts of
the Christian religion.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-05-09
A Morning Glory Gown.

A morning glory gown rivals in pref
tiness its attractive name 1t Is an
apple green with little pink flowers
upon it. The flowers are delicately
unobtrusive. as flowers on a cotton
gown should be, and they show ten
dency TO disappear in the outlines, not
standing out in as much boldnesS as
the vulgar prints of two years ago.
The waist is tight fitting and corded.
No, that is not the way to tell it. 1t
is shirt waist with fine tucks. 1t is
fitted in the back and 50 arranged at
the sides that bones can be slipped in
the lining and hold it to the figure.
The front is trifle baggy so that it
can be pulled out over the girdle- for
there is sirdle.
The pin tucking is so fine that for
your life you cannot distinguish be
tween tucks and cords. The sleeves
are tucked in this fine manner right to
the elbows. Then there is a puff of
pale pink silky lawn, just to hold the
elbow. and then there is a fiat band of
heavy lace, so arranged that it sets
close to the arm.
This makes "A short sleeve, but short
sleeves are fashionable.
The girdle is in lace. cut to a point
above and below the belt. front and
back, and lined with silk and boned
and all that. But the lining and the
bones do not show. And the lace CIR
die is certainly pretty.
The skirt is as tight as it possibly
can be and tucked with the finest Of
tucks, running straight down from the
waist. to the very shoe-tops. Then
comes a band Of lace above flounce.
The name morning glory gown is
borrowed from the tlounce which is
very fun and set upon the skirt, very
near the bottom to make the sudden
flare the morning glory flare, around
the foot. The morning glory gown is
a charming addition to the summer
and is easy to make. Brook
lyn Eagle
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-05-09
NOTINGS.

Practically one-half the importations
of the United States are manufacture
ers' materials, amounting, in March,
to Sal, 3S1. 75j. Ten great articles form
the bulk of the manufacturers mater
ials imported. These are tibres, hides
and skins, india rubber, raw silk, tin,
unmanufactured wood, wool, copper,
raw cotton (chiehy Egyptian, and a
large proportion of the articles classed
under the general head of "chemi-
Gals. -
William j. Bryan says that under no
circumstances will he be candidate
for the Democratic nomination for
president in 1904. He thinks the out
look for Democracy for the next two
years is very bright. His position on
the money question is the same as at
the beginning of his first campaign.
He says that the gold standard will not
be the issue of the party's reorganiza-
ton, but insists that although some
people think free silver is dead, money
is still the essential issue. Mr.. Bryan
is making a lecture tour of several
weeks in Kentucky.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-05-09

The Republican state committee has
met and fixed the date for holding the
Republican state convention at which
will be nominated the Governor and
be held at Montpelier, on Thursday,
June 10. 1t is now in order for the va
rieus counties to select date for their
county conventions, and then the battle
royal will proceed. The supporters of
Clement claim they will be able to con
troll the balance of power-and the
nomination. The supporters of Proc
tor claim that they are all solid and
will go to Montpelier with the number
of delegates necessary to nominate
their candidate, and the supporters of
Mccullough are equally certain that it
is 10 be walk over for their candi
date. The Democrats have thus far
made no move toward furthering Il
ticket in the field, but undoubtedly
will do so at the proper moment, and
the ticket will be headed by Felix W.
McGettrck of st. A lbans. Aside from
this there are no new developments in
the situation, and the vituperations of
the partisan press continue undated.
The caucuses are to be guarded with
the militia in fear of a Democratic
stampede, and every voter will be
obliged to swear that he voted the Re
publican ticket two years ago, or stay
out of the caucus.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-05-09

Mrs W. Houghton and four children
have returned from 10 days visit in
Leyden.
Rev. II. V. Baker has received call
this week to church in Connecticut
and will go there in short time
At the meeting of the Western En-
CINE company last Saturday evening it
was voted to impose per cent. tax
on this fire district for the purpose of
raising money to repair the two reser-
yoirS and build new reservoir below
the bridge i
"Ye Deestrick Skule'' as it was in
the little Red School House will be held
at Melrose hall under the auspices of
the Woman association of the Congre-
gational church, Monday evening, May
II. The cast of characters is made up
of local celebrities whose names are all
familiar but which space forbids our
giving here.
Mrs. Alma Akeley, 81, widow of
Thomas Akeley, died Sunday morning
at her home in this village after a
few weeks illness. Mrs Akeley's
maiden name was Alma Shepardson.
She was born in Guilford February %,
1921, and was the daughter of John
and PAMELA (Stedman) Shepardson.
Fifty-siX years ago she was married TO
Thomas Akeley and has lived for over
30 years on the place where she died.
Mr.. Akeley died in 1892 She leaves
one son, Charles,
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-05-09

The American missionaries are not
daunted by their recent horrible
experiences in China, but purpose to
carry on their work there in spite of
revolt and murder. The Methodist
church, South, calls for more mission
aries whom it will push Immediately
into the field, "for," as Bishop Will
son said in his address at Nashville
Friday night, unless we proceed early,
we shall have to conquer at heavier
cost. He confesses that "our safety
is not great, and admits Christian
missionaries had as much to do with
the Boxer movement, as religion had
in the troubles in the Roman empire.
The popular feeling of revolt against
the encroachments of Christianity was
recently shown in the expulsion of Chi
nese Christians from the European
school for refusing to worship accord
ing to the Confucian tablets Minister
Conger protested against this, on the
ground that the treaty promises no dis
elimination against Christians. And
so, with the heavy foreign foot upon
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-05-09

The United States postotfce DEPART
ment has under consideration the
question of placing on one side of the
postage stamps of the new issue the
head of some woman who is connected
with the history of the country. No
particular person has been decided
upon. although there is no doubt that
Martha Washington will be the woman
so honored. This will be the first rec
ognition of a woman on any of the gov
eminent securities issued by that de
partment.
Last year in Venezuela alone 1000,
600 birds We're killed for fashion S sake.
One London dealer admitted II years
ago, long before fashion was so pitt
less as now, that he sold 2,00O.W0
small birds every u months. Three
recent consignments to London includ-
ed 10000 birds of paradise, nearly 500
packages of osprey feathers, 6, 100
crested pigeons, $500 Impeyan pleas
ants, 800 bird skins, go cases of pea
cocks feathers, 1,50O Argus pleas
ants and 500 various other small birds.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-05-09

Now that Mr. Clement has been re-
leased from his official duties as presi-
dent of the Rutland road, he will de
vote his entire time and attention to
the canvass for the governorship. In
an interview with the Burlington
News, he says:
OF course nobody can foresee the re
suit but | am going to make it hot for
them (the other candidates. before the
campaign closes. People make mis-
take in supposing that the folks in
the country districts are not alive to
the evils of the prohibitory law. Does
any one think that farmers would
drive u miles into town on a dark
night and stand up two hours to hear
me talk unless they were interested?
tell you, this question is the only real
issue of the campaign and it will re-
main so. | had an audience of 100
people at st. Johnsbury the other
night and a packed house at Morris
vile last night.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-05-09

The little town of Searsburg is prob
ably one of the strongest license com
munities in the state. just what ad-
vantages the good people of that town
think would accrue to them by reason
of license law is a conundrum. Ger
tainly the addition of rum shop
would not contribute to the material,
moral or intellectual development of
the town. w ilmington Times.
1t is simply the principle of the
right of choice that Searsburg advo-
Gates, probably. High license does not
necessitate the opening of rum
shop in every town or in any town.
Searsburg may not want a saloon or
entertain the remotest idea of ever
having one, but it may, nevertheless,
want the privilege for itself and for
others, of deciding for itself what it
needs, or does not need or want
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-05-09

The Hon. P.e.W, Clement will ad-
dress a full house in Brattleboro next
Tuesday evening. The Hon. 2. W. is
speaking to crowded houses wherever
he goes. 1t is now claimed by his sup
porterS that he will secure at least 100
delegates to the state convention and
thus carry the balance of power. a
good thorough shaking up of this sort
will prove most beneficial to Vermont
the best thing which could happen
for all concerned.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-05-09

The Hotel Keepers association has
now taken hand in the Clement cause
issuing circular urging support and
arguing truly that local option law
properly framed and fearlessly and
honestly executed, will do more to adj
vance the cause of temperance in one
year than prohibition has accomplished
in 80 years. The associations view
may not be an entirely unprejudiced
one; but there is no denying its ac'
curacy when it says prohibition has
been stumbling block in theway of
moral and material progress" for the
state.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-05-09

Mrs. Hetty Green, formerly of Bel
lows Falls, has obtained a permit to
carry revolver from the New York
police department. Mrs. Green de
clared that she was in the habit of
carrying large sums of money, stocks,
bends and iewelry. She also said it
was her intention to secure pistol per-
mits in all large cities in which she
does business.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-05-09

her soil and the watchful foreign eye
upon her, China outwardly submits.
But she hates the "Christian devils, F"
as the frequent disappearances of
priests and the growing strength of her
uprisings show. The Christians are
determined to convert her and she must
either give up the faith of her fathers
or fight.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-05-09

w. S. Jones has rendered his resig-
nation as general superintendent of
the Rutland railroad system. Mr.. Jones
was appointed superintendent October
l, 1900. The change is undoubtedly due
to DIR. W. S. Webb's succeeding p. W.
Clement as president. G.. II. Beving-
ton, who for several years has been SUI
perintendent of traffic on the Grand
Trunk has been appointed superin-
tendent of the Rutland system.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-05-09

Hon. p. W. Clement. local option
and high license candidate for the
governorship, viii address the people
of the state at the following places
during the next two weeks: May u.
Bellows Falls: 13. Brattleboro; IA.
Windsor; Il. Barre; 16, Burlington !:
II, Manchester: 10. Poultney: 20,
Rutland: q, st. Adams; %, Ran
dolph; %, Woodstock; "A, Springfield.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-05-09
Legal, NOTICES.

STATE OF VERMONT, BY the ProbateCourt
~ Marlboro IS. { for said District.
To all persons interested in the estate of
SILAS W. RICHARDSON, late of Brattleboro,
deceased, GREETING:
Whereas C. C. Fits has presented to this Court
an instrument purporting to be the last will
of said deceased, for prohate:-
You are hereby notified that this Court will de-
eide upon the probate of said Instrument at the
session thereof to be held in the Probate Office
in Brattleboro, in said district, on the 3lst day
of May A. ID. 1902, when and where you may APP
pear and contest the same. if You see cause.
l9-3t A. +. SCHWENk, Register.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-05-09

Hon. Frank Plumley of Mortified is
out with a letter in which he favors
Gen. Mccullough and gives many good
reasons why the Bennington county
man should win. Mr.. Plumley is also
making prohibition speeches in the
wake of Clement.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-05-09

Good honest Horace W. Bailey of
Newbury is in the field for the Office of
state auditor. Mr.. Bailey is eminent
ly well qualified for the position, and
if he wants it there is no earthly rea-
son why he should not have it. Here's
hoping that his friends will help him
to uet If
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-05-09

WOMAN AND HER WORLD.
NOTES AND CHAT TO HELP AND INTEREST
The Child That Died.

The Child That Died.
That which saved lost,
And that lost found.
And YOU are mine, O tender little Ehost
Whose grave is holy ground.
That which kept is flown.
So fast the children grow.
The only child keep to be my own
lost long years ago.
The little ones that stayed
Slip from me while cry:
Oh not SO fast, 50 fast, yon golden mead
Swift as the wind they fly.
one day day will dawn
viii see me dispossessed-
An empty nest whence singing birds nave noWh'
Who shall refill the nest?
The years run out like sand
TO strip me of my pride;
Then in my hand Will steal clingihg hahd'
keep the child who died.
God gives, and does not lend
This one lamb Of the fold;
And he will need his mother to the end,
That never will grow old.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-05-09

The organs are now calling Clement
a "poltical vaudeville because he
carries round quartette of negroes to
sing at his meetings. He is certainly
making the liveliest music our poll
tician plunderers ever stepped to.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-05-09

Gems. Funston and Macarthur both
seem eager to claim the responsibility
of the method of Aguinaldo's capture.
However important and desirable that
.apture may have been, we fail to see
anything to be proud of in the scheme
of forgery and deception by which it
was accomplished.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-05-09

On another page we print some let
tiers from leading Windham county
people on the question of the removal
of the county seat to Brattleboro.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-05-09
AHEAD OF ALL COMPETITORS.

The NEW YORK LIFE INST RANCE COM
PANh Is the greatest international life insur
ance company because it has more policy
holders throughout the civilized world than
any other company. 1t also leads every other
company in the nited States.
4. w. CHITDS, Resident Cashier
Brattlrhor0. Vt
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-05-09
WARDSB0RO.

Miss Nettie Bishop will sell her en-
tire household furniture at auction at
10 O'Clock Thursday, May u. adv.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-05-09
ULLERY & CO., Publishers.
00lindham County Retormer
BRATTLEBoRo, VT, FRIDAY, MAY. o, 1902

And now Charley Fairfield has be
come a prohibitionist.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-05-09
ARE YOU GOING TO HAVE AN AUCTlONo

Don't forget to advertise it in the Re
former. 1t will he seen and read by more
people than in any other paper. The
Returmer is the greatest and best adj
vertising medium in this section. Rates
as low as consistent with good service
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-05-09

The beef trust is still doing well and
will have all the money it needs be-
fore Attorney General Knox can stop it.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-05-09
DISSOLUTION NOTICE.

The co-partnership heretofore existing under
the firm name of A. V. Cox x Co.. is this day
dissolved by mutual consent. All bills contract
ed by said company will be paid by A. V. Cox,
and all bills due the said company are payable
to said 4. V. Cox.
A. V. con.
LUCY A. cox.
Brattleboro, Vt, May S, 1902. 19-3t
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-05-09

Affection is the heaviest soil that
patience has to furrow, but it is also
the most fruitful.-James Buckham.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-05-09
CARD OE THANKS.

We wish to express our great appreciation of
the many acts of kindness done by our friends
and neighbors during the illness and since the
death, of our mother Mrs. Alma Akclry
MIR. AND Mrs. CHARLES AKELEN.
West BrattlebOrO, Vt. May 5, 1902.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-05-09
IDEAL CASH REGISTER FOR SALE

We have for sale a new Ideal cash Register
Cost Sl25GO but win ~ sold for $1,000 Who
wants it? Come in and see it before someone
a - uptS
, 1902-03-01

:. York Work man Had Unfsiling
Method Of Measurinx Hours,

Ne. York workmn Had Unfailing
Method Of Measuring Hours.
I've heard Of many strange time
pieces said . buyer for . New York
ice company, but l ran across some
thing entirely new in that line last
week. l went to a lake back OF New
burg to estimate the ice crop. Among
the men working there was a heavy set
fellow who was dressed in blanket
clothes. He kept his trousers in place
with a narrow leather belt. and several
times in ourse Of the morning l no
ticed him tighten 1t hole at a time.
what time is it?' | asked him. for
my watch was not running.
He glanced at his belt and an
swered promptly, '1l:30.'
"Seeing that he had no watch l
asked him how he knew. and he eX-
planned his system Of telling the time
by his belt. After breakfast. which
was eaten at 6 o'clock, the belt was set
at the last hole. Every hour during
the morning he was forced to take 1t
in a hole. He knew 1t was thirty min
utes after II because he had taken in
five holes and the belt vas Just begin
ming to slacken. After dinner he would
let it out again to the last hole and, it
would mark of the hours during the
afternoon. He said it was as trust
worthy as the best watch he had even
owned, and several tests proved that
he was right"
, 1902-03-01
MOTHERHOOD AND INDUSTRIAL
ISM.

A dispatch from Chicago says Prof.
Kiele of the chair of pedagogy of the
University of Minnesota, in speaking
before the National Education associa-
ton declared that women and girls
were entering upon commercial pur,
suits to such an extent as to %endanger
motherhood n American homes
In this age OF commercial and in
dustrial conditions said the profes.
sor, mo provision has been made for
motherhood. This phase OF life seems
to have been brushed aside. In fact,
we are making money earners of our
daughters in commercial pursuits.
while women have every right to
an equality with men in matters of
education, they are going outside of
their sphere when that portion of their
education fitting them for the highest
duties Of home life and motherhood
does not take precedence ove every
thing else. The entering OF women in
the commercial and Industrial field
cannot but have a disastrous result in
time"
Tho foregoing exemplifes In some
Aegree what might be expected under
socialism as preached by Prof. Mills
and some Of our local students. AT
Cheyenne Prof. Mills stated in reply
to a question in relation to
the rapid increase of population that
socialism would regulate this by de-
creasing the birth rate. He said as
the race became more enlightened and
knowledge was more universally dis
seminated and the women were de-
pendent entir ly upon their W exer
lions for a livelihood. there would be
fewer births; that large families were
now confined almost exclusively to the
lower classes.
In France this enlightenment" the
professor speaks of has increased to
such an alarming degree that the
death rate Of the native population is
greater than the birth rate and the
French are on the decline.
II the women were all compelled to
do their equal share of the toll and
business of the nation. they would have
bies.
, 1902-03-01
A Printer Greatly Surprised.

Il lever was SO much surprised III my
life, as | was with the results of usins
Chamberlain's Pain Balm" says Henry
T. Crook, pressman Of the Ashville
IN. c. Gazette. Il contracted a severe
case of rheumatism early last winter
by getting my feet wet. I tried several
things for it without benefit. One day
while looking over the Gazette, ]
notice that Pain Balm was positively
guaranteed to cure rheumatism, 80
bought a bottle of it and before using
two thirds Of it my rheumatism had
taken its flight and l have not had Z
rheumatic pain since" Sold by F. H.
E%ggleston.
, 1902-03-01

There Is an old suburban inn near
Philadelphia kept by a Quaker who,
amid the incongruous surroundings OF
his bar, still clings to the plain Ian
guage Of his faith. Occasionally he
even ~dispenses liquid refreshments
with his own hands, and 1t seems queer
to hear his mild voice asking. What
will thee have?" The other day there
was a crowd in the bar. and one Of the
men had already been imbibing too
freely. Nevertheless he lined up at
THE bar with the others. and loudly
called for whisky. The old man
booked at him severely. and remarked:
Names. doesn't thee think thee has
had enough of the strong stuff? Thee
had better take a 'parilla." There was
no appeal, and james drank a glass
Of sarsaparilla.