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Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-10-03
NORTHFIELD.

Rufus Minot has been critically i'll
but is now reported much better.
Mrs. John Coughlin had a daughter
born Sept. % which will be christened
Sunday in the Catholic church.
Miss Minnie Worden who was pre-
vented from starting on her trip north
by the rain. was taken sick the same
day and is still i'll.
The Grange membership is increas-
ing there having been six new names
sent in and some more are expected, II
is understood they are trying TO get up
a course of lectures this winter.
Mr.. Grace while working at the
seminary moving beds recently. made
a misstep and fell quite a distance,
something hitting him on the head. II
is hoped his injuries may not prove Sc
rious.
LIMA Crandall a former resident of
Mortified, while coupling some cars in
Springfield recently had one arm and
one leg cut off and received other Sc
we're injuries, only living little while.
He leaves a wife in Ware.
G. W. Elmer of Providence, 4. l.,
brother of \. ID. Elmer of this place.
and frequent visitor here. is very
prominent in the Arlington Free Bap-
fist church Of that place. As trus-
tee he has lately assisted in the com
plete renovation of the church at
large expense,
The Misses Bealchers have returned
from a few days visit in Boston and
vicinity. - Miss Williams and Miss
Stevens were in town last week calling
upon old friends and acquaintances.
Miss Williams was "A resident of North
field some 20 years ago Mrs. Arthur
Parker and child are visiting her broth
er, G.. 4. Parker, and her sister, Mrs.
O. D. Adams Mrs. Inez Holton and
son Henry have been visiting in Bos
Mrs. F. W. Ruggles has been Wis
iting her parents in Montague. Mrs.
c. \. Moulton has returned bringing
her sister with her Mrs. Brewer of
Montague is at her sons, o, F. Dunk
lees. Homer A Inning has moved from
the Brigham place to Wayside inn.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-10-03
WESTMORELAND.

Mrs Susan Hall and daughter and
Mrs Abbie Alexander, daughter and
son. have returned to Providence. Il.
|. They will be remembered as Man
ley Horizons daughters. j. H. Brown
returned home to Charlestown, Mass ;,
Thursday. His wife, Bertha and Joe
went Monday. Charles Stoddard
joined his wife here Saturday. james
Brown, who has been visiting his par
ents here, returned Sunday. William
S. Brown, Jr. who with his wife
drove from Boston. returned last
Thursday with the team. Miss SEQ
ville's mother came from Keene to see
her Saturday, returning Monday. Miss
Scoville is on the road to recovery. She
has been very sick the last three
weeks. e. NJ. Greene and his son
Walters wife and son went to Leon
mister and vicinity visiting relatives
returning Tuesday evening
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-10-03
NEARBY MASSACHUSETTS.
BERNARDSTON.

The social circle will meet for work
at 10 o clock Thursday, Oct. g. Dinner
will be furnished.
Miss Alice Adams received pre-
MUM for specimens of topographic
work at the fair in Brattleboro.
Edison W. Hale is repairing and
otherwise improving the premises re-
Gently purchased of L. d. Slate.
Invitations to the marriage of Grace,
daughter of Leroy Z. and Ellen Cush
man Cutler of Springfield to Frank
Morton Butler, Wednesday, Oct. S,
have been received by their friends in
this place.
Mrs. Addie Chase Smith of Boston
expected of her. will give readings in
the town hall Thursday evening, Oct,
l6, under the auspices of the Epworth
League. The program for the enter
tainment will be varied by choice Sc
lections of music.
The ladies' social circle of the Uni
tartan society will give harvest sup
per in the town hall Friday evening,
Oct. II. A cordial invitation is extend
ed to all willing to join in this au-
tumnal Thanksgiving for the abund-
ance bestowed. The Young People 5
Fraternity will join in this festival and
will close with a few hours,of dancing.
Mr.. and Mrs H. A. Ballou of Am
herst were at E. W. Hartwell's over
Sunday Mrs. Ballou attended the 9Sth
birthday anniversary of her grand
mother in Deertield Wednesday. Mrs.
Dietrich of Pittsburg, Ore, is guest
of Mr. and Mrs. L. d. Slate. Harry
Perry is building silo at the Isaac
Burrows place Mrs. George Greene of
Springfield has been passing some days
with Mrs. Nash and visiting other
friends j. H. Allen is at work in ia
maica, VT 1t is said that he will soon
make his home there. The West fam
lily Of five persons who have passed
some weeks in town have returned to
their home in New Jersey. Mrs. NJ.
Hamilton of Sherbrooke, p. O., is Wis
iting her daughter, Mrs. Egbert Cairns
and family. Miss NJ. G.. Sanderson has
gone to New York for a stay of couple
of months
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-10-03

Mrs. Hattie Wilder, this week. Wal
ter ID. Stearns, member of the class
graduated from the High school last
June, successfully passed the eXamin-
ations and has entered the Worcester
school of technology this fall. w. f.
Robertson has returned home from an
extended tour in the West Mrs. New
ton Stearns is the guest of friends in
Millers Falls Mass, for few days. -
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mann and child
of Brattleboro are spending the week
at the formers old home in this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Welch of Mil
ford, Mass, former residents of this
place, have been in town for few
days renewing old acquaintance.
through the country in this section. =
George A. Robertson and Miss Mil
bred Cramer spent few days in Bos
ton last week. w. NJ. Thayer of Flor
ence, Mass, was in town couple of
days recently. Mrs. Maria A. Spoon
er went to Boston Monday to remain
during the winter, and her daughter,
Miss Lucy. is to make her home at
Mrs. S. X. Hildreth 5. Hugh Sander
son, H. II. S. 1905, has left school and
gone 10 live VIII MS Uncle III 1llu-
ton. Mass. Misses Ellen and Kate
Cantlin and nephew, Clifford Cantlin,
were overSunday guests at Fred Can
tins. Mr.. Rain, wife and daughter
of Boston, Mass, have moved into the
tenement of Il. p Minis on High
street. Mr. Rain is employed in the
Halle Il Frost Mfg Co., as an engin-
eer Mrs. G. S. Howe and daughter,
Carrie. leave to-day to visit in New
York city and from there they will 90
to Washington, d. c., to attend the
Grand Army encampment. Mrs. +.
II. Jones is breaking up housekeeping
and will make her home for the pres
ent with her mother, Mrs. Julia Jones.
Mrs. Nellie g. Stewart is enjoying a
two weeks vacation in Bristol and AL
exandria. Miss Katherine Cunning
ham expects to start the last of this
month for Los Angeles, Cal, where
she has brother and other relatives.
She has not decided whether she will
remain there permanently or not. -
John o Brien of Ludlow. Vt, was in
town one day last week Mr.. and Mrs.
E. Cunningham of Millers Falls, Mass.
wero over Sunday guests at Patrick
Conway's. Miss Margaret O'Brien of
Keene, n. H., is a guest at the pa
rochial residence.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-10-03
The Great West

has certainly many attraction in the
way of beautiful resorts for those seek
ing health or pleasure. and the farm
ing sections of the west are now enjoy
ing unprecedented prosperity, which
should be of absorbing interest to those
who have almost decided to seek a new
home in a growing section of our great
country, Daily during October. the
Nickel Plate Rd. will sell special low
rate one-way tickets 10 points all
through the west These tickets are
good on the Personally Conducted
Trans Continental Tours which leave
Boston every Monday and Wednesday
at noon, in the elegant Pullman Tour
list Sleeping Cars, which have every
thing for the comfort and convenience
of passengers at rates at less than half
those charged for Standard Pullman
car accommodations. As the service
afforded by these particular tourist car
excursions has become more widely
known, the patronage has increased in
and the class of patrons stead
lily become higher. until now they are
the most popular and high-class tour
list car excursions from New England
for the west. Tickets and full infor-
nation can be-obtained from Mr.. L. P.
Burgess, \. E. p. Agt., No. 25S Wash
ington ST., Boston, Mass. i0-3t
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-10-03
WEST MORTIFIED.

Mrs. NJ. f, c. Shaw of New York
city has been visiting her daughter,
Miss lone Shaw. at Mrs. F. B. Hol-
toms. Mr. and Mrs. F. 3. Holton and
son. Ralph, have gone to Fitchburg TO
visit Elijah Dickinson of that city
Jude Fairman of Washington, D. c.,
is spending a few days with his cou-
sins. Mr.. and Mrs. Wright Fairman. -
Charles Howe and Miss Bell of Green
field have been recent guests at j. W.
Fairman' s.-Miss Eta Brigham, who
has been spending the past five weeks
at the Dickinson homestead. has gone
to Jatfrey. n. H., to visit friends. -
f. L. Tyler is on the sick list. Mrs.
William Balm is visiting her sister at
Northampton Mrs. Stevens, who has
been visiting Miss Lizzie Purple, was
unable to return to her home last week
as intended, because she is suffering
from ivy poison. William Miller is
the new clerk for Mrs. c. B. Merrill.
Isaac Guillemette has moved into r.
X. Caldwell's tenement.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-10-03
Prosperity in the West,

This has certainly been most pros
porous year for the western farmer
and in order to give people living in
the east an opportunity TO witness for
themselves the present advantages of
western farm life, the Nickel Plate Rd
has arranged two special lowrate
round-trip Homeseekers' Excursions,
leaving Buffalo Oct. eth and 21st for
the farming sections all through the
west, and Mr.. l.. p. Burgess, y (. p.
Agt., No. 21s Washington St. Boston.
Mass, will he pleased to answer in
quiries regarding same, and give full
information regarding. rates, tourist
sleeping cars, etc. 4O-3t
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-10-03
CHESTERFIELD.

Many people attended the Valley Fair
Wednesday and Thursday.
The Republican caucus is appointed
at the town hall Saturday evening at
O'Clock.
A case of diphtheria is reported in
the family of Lyman Howe. and proper
means will be taken to prevent the
spread of the disease.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-10-03
WEST CHESTERFIELD.

Norman Columns son. George. took
the first premium on his trained steers
at the Valley Fair Mr. and Mrs
Fred Anterior and daughter of Rut-
land spent several days at William
Chamberlain recently. Mrs Fred
Fisk has gone to Southampton to visit
her daughter, Mrs Orrin Ham N G,
Colburn broke his ensilage cutter last
week, a cobblestone getting in with
the corn. Mr. Cobleigh does not show
much INFRINGEMENT in health.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-10-03

So good and complete a local pspd :
the Reformer should be in The hands q
every person in this section, a well a. W.
whose interests and hearts are here Dl!M
obliged to live elsewhere. We are anN,Ya
that every person in our territory a Nya ,,-
from our territory, should become a ltsl-..
subscriber, and with the help Of our DE- 49,
subscribers. hope TO make them 80. Il 81, ~
of our present subscribers viii SEND u,
names of good reliable people re>mgHs.
this section who do not now take the NY t
mer, and the names of former residents W.
still take an interest in local AFFAIR - -
would be interested in the ReiuTut'
will send free sample copies e all IA
names and make them proposition "L. Wa
should secure them a permanent ,at>.t..
ers. We will allow a commission NJ -.
To be credited on your subscription acco. \.
for each subscriber we secure from Y
names sent in by you.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-10-03
Summer Sickness.

Nost people who complain otill'
ness in summer have been careless
in eating or drinLi1g, T over
heated stomach is uwerl, IS 20 d.
gest unsuitable food. In :, h cases
BLOOD WINE is of greag waite,
quickly restoring the stomach toa
normal condition, creating 4 healthy
appetite, and assisting in the d.
gestion of the food. For sale By
GEO. e. GREENE, Druggist.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-10-03
SAID A NORTHFIELD LADY,:

oh dear, the hoop has come of this tub again!
just run down to Morgan'- tin store and get me
a galvanized tub. That will end all the trouble.
Nou know he has moved 70 his store on Main
street. where the bakery used to be: Well, he
has. and he also has a good line of tin and agate
ware. galvanized bushel and half hushel baskets
Have YOU ever seen any? They are nice for small
grain the kernels cannot rattle out. Then he
has stoves and ranges too. If you wish anything
in his line. would advise You to call on him he
fore buying elsewhere. Now hurry along. as !
want the tub. and while you are about it, just
bring me one of his dollar nickel tea kettles.
Remember the place.
w. D. MORGAN'S,
Main st. MORTIFIED, MASS.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-10-03
Attention Reformer Subscribers

GEO. e. GREENE, Druggist.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-10-03

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. D. Clark of Ber-
nardston. Mass, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Spellman of Hartford. CT, visited at
W. H. Lyman's one day last week. -
Mr. and Mrs Charles Newcomb of
Wardsboro. VT, former residents in
this place. have been calling on old
friends and acquaintance here this
week. Their son, Carl. was also a
guest in town for few days recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Mcdonald
and two children are enjoying a several
weeks outing at Mr.. McDonald's old
home in Forestdale, Vt.-Miss Marga-
ret Leonard returned to Cambridge,
Mass, Monday TO resume her duties
as teacher in Miss Ingalls, private
school for girls, after spending the
summer vacation at her home in this
place. Miss Della Boyden of Spring
field, Mass, is the guest of her sister,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-09-23
sILo FITTED FOR STEAM.

at u, and also midway between the
bottom and top nj +. The upright pipe
L f. in the silO was covered with Il cap
at r so as L. prevent fodder from fall
ing into the pipe. Ten to fifteen holes
| three-eighthS of an inch in diameter
were drilled in the pipe near the cap
at + as outlets for the steam. The ell
| bow at q turns directly down and
COMES to within about two inches of
| the bottom of the silo. This elbow O.
prevents material from getting into the
pipe G. III and serves as an easy outlet
| for the steam when forcing it into the
silo near the bottom.
The SiIo was filled with very green,
immature corn. cut three-quarters of an
inch long ana packed as tight as possi-
Bile. The contents were then steamed.
first by making connection through ID,
then diScopneCting ut ID and connecting
ut l. Pressure was part of the time
ut twenty pounds. and, for the latter
part, forty pounds. The steaming proc
ess lasted from about o'clock one
evening till $3.50 the next morning.
A Stcrilized cotton plug was tied over
the end of the pipe ut l. projecting from
the silo. T. second pipe projectin.
from the s''0 was stopped with All
iron plug screwed in at ID. Just ut the
end of the - ling process. and while
the corn fodder was still very hot, both
silos were covered with layers of heavy
building paper and then with several
inches of Sterilized cotton.
When the silos We're opened in De
cember. the steamed silage was sweet
and bright. and had undergone very
little change since the green fodder was
put in.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-09-23
THE SUGAR BEET.
Useful Items Of Experience From the
Michigan station.

Useful Items Of Experience From the
Michigan station.
Considering the extra work involved
In the narrowing of the space between
rows OF sugar beets. together with the
Inconvenience and even imposSibility
Of cultivating with large farm horses
in narrow rows, it seems as yet wise
to the Michigan station, to continue
with the rows twenty -one inches apart
ut least.
Figures from recent tests show de-
cidedly In favor of increasing the nj
trogen content of the sugar beet fer
tilizers. Not only is the yield of beets
greater, but the percentage OF sugar
Is higher where an excessive amount
Of nitrate OF soda is applied. The
marked difference in yield of sugar
from the home mixed fertilizer over
the commercial fertilizer suggests the.
possibility of nitrate nitrogen being su-
perior to the form of nitrogen found.
in the commercial fertilizer.
A fair comparison of nitrate of soda
and sulphate ammonia as a source OF
nitrogen for sugar beets, being the
average result from five different eX-
periments conducted for three years in.
succession, shows yield of over IL
per cent more sugar from the nitrate
than from the ammonia and presents
conclusive evidence of the superiority
of the former.
A general conclusion in some soif
tests with fertilizers is that stable ma
nure increases the tonnage, but does
not increase the total number Of
pounds of sugar in similar propor-'
ton
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-09-23
NEW FEED ADULTERANTS.
The Hard. Flinty Hulls OF Rice "sh
the Inner Hull of the Coffee Berry,

The New Jersey station announces
that there are two new adulterants on
the feed markets of the state. lie
one consists of the hard. dried, finty
hulls of the rice grain, the other Oh lne'
inner hull of the coffee berry. The
woody. fibrous nature of these Is ap''
narent under careful inspection. bur
when they are mixed with standard
feeds, even in quite large proportion,
their detection is matter of much
difficulty.
According to Chemists voorhees, ahd'
Street that these inferior materials
are used for the purpose OF aduiterat'
inp feeds of recognized value is evil
dent from the fact that among the
somples collected this year were found
one sample of brown middlings whlcn
consists of nearly one-third rice huiis'
and one sample of wheat bran thaI
contained considerable OF the hheis
ground coffee berry hulls.
Tho dark colored outer hulls or the
coffee berry have long been employed
as n coffee substitute, but the use oi
the inner hull. the parchmentiike endo~
earn rs an adulterant has been noticed
chic season for the first time. When
finely ground, this material resembles
corn hran. and when mixed with
wheat brah. several cases OF which
have been found, it can only be De
tectsd by the use Of the microscope
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-09-23
What He wanted to Know.

1t may not be generally known. but
a certain prominent resident belongs
to family In which he is one of twen-
ty-folr brothers and sisters, sixteen or
whom are now living. There were two
mothers in the family, the first having
eleven children and the second thir-
teen. The man In question belongs to
the second group. One OF his sisters
grew to maturity, married. had seven
children and died before he was born.
He was an uncle before birth and n
great-uncle at five years of age. 1t is
said that when the latter event came
to pass and the youngster was inform
ed that he was now really and truly a
great-uncle he who had beeh an uncle
for five long years cooked his features
into an expression of sadness and re-
piled, THAT may be all right, but when
am | going to be q gran'pa"-Ann Ar
Dor Times.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-09-23
Mhent ON Corn Ground

Wherever the three year rotation Is
practicable but little plowing is done
for wheat, says an Ohio correspondent
in National Stockman. The yields OF
wheat on corn ground are 50 satisfac-
tory in many places that the economy
of growing wheat in this way is no
longer disputed. The improbability or
a higher level of prices for wheat on
account of worldwide competition
makes cheaper production imperative.
Many farmers would eliminate wheat
from the rotation altogether were II
not the connecting link between corn
and grass. No other crop serves this
purpose quite as well. Better crops
of wheat are grown on corn ground
now than twenty-five years ago. The
difference is chiefly due to the better
treatment of the seed bed. Then 1t
was the custom to SOW the seed broad
cast and cover it with n double shovel
plow. The seed could not be covered
with a uniform depth Of earth. and the
surface was left uneven and cloddy.
If moisture was deficient in the fall'
the wheat would be failure.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-09-23

least six inches and good Ferrara
rapier. with engraved blade and en-
bossed hilt. and was at last fully
garbed and equipped as a cavalier or
the fifteenth century.
When ] came to the armor, had con-
sidcrably more trouble in pleasing my
self. The plate armor was heavy and
cumbersome and would not fit. l tried
on corselet after corselet only to throw
them into the corner in disgust. and
when at last l thought had found one
that was comfortable Jacopo Informed
me that | had it OH wrong side before.
The suits of mail or chain armor
were not much better. From being
much worn by my predecessors and
from being much sat down In every
one Of them was baggy at the knees,
and it went against my first principles
of dress to wear them. AT last man
aged TO find very fine. light steel
hauberk. or rather a shirt made of well
tempered chain woven together like a
steel dishclout. and, having placed 1t
next my underwear and beneath the
gorgeous doublet which have just de-
scribed, prepared to set out upon the
road to the city Of Firenzalino.
Clan Jacopo brought around for me
to the front porch of the villa a spirit.
ed black charger full sixteen hands IN
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-09-23
The Oldest British Game.

In one form or another football, the
oldest British game, has existed for
centuries. SoaS, see it In the game
"harpaston," played by the Greeks, the
name of which, they say, by deriva-
ton, suggests that the ball might be
seized and carried into goal. No trace
of the game, as now understood, Is
found outside of Britain, but In Eng
land it has fiourished for centuries.
Shrove Tuesday, in olden times, was
the great annual football day, when
the fun was fast and furious, shops
and houses being closed for fear Of
damage and both sexes and all ages
taking part.
FItzstephen in his History of Lon
don, 1175," makes the earliest mention
of the game in England. He tells US
of young men of the city annually go
ing into the fields after dinner to play
at the we'll known game Of ball on
Shrove Tuesday. Traditions Of Chester
and Derby bear this out, where 1t was
long the custom to do the same, Ches-
ters first ball being the head OF q
Dane.-Pearson's Weekly.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1902-09-23
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STEAM SllOS.
The Latest Endeavor to Secure n ST.
lage Free From Acid.

The Latest Endeavor TO Secure a ST.
lage Free From Acid.
The latest development of the silage
idea is the use of steam TO prevent
fermentation as far as possible and Sc
cure an approximately acid free silage.
The Oregon station began experiment.
ing on this line last year and the cut
shows the construction of one or two
small silos used for the purpose These
We're built of well seasoned yellow fir,
dressed, tongue and groove lumber. one
and tive-eighths inches thick, three and
one-half inches wide and twelve feet
long. When completed the SiloS meas
ured approximately five feet in diane
ter and twelve feet deep. They were
constructed plain, having no doors, so
that the only way of filling and empty
ing was by WY of the top of the silo.
They were fitted with one and one-quar-
ter inch piping so that they could be
steamed after being filed.
The silo of which the lower portion
is here shown was fitted with pipes SO
that steam could be liberated in the
silo within two inches of the bottom