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Middletown transcript., 1902-11-29
CURRENT PRICES

MIDDLETOWN GRAIN MARKET.
CORRECTED WEEKLY BY JOHN W, JoLIs.
Wheat-No. 1.....72 Corn
No. 2....70 Yellow, shelled As
Timothy Seed $2.65 /" cob 80. 40
Clover Seed ID 104c Oats ............... so
Middletown transcript., 1902-11-29

The Young Peoples Society OF Chris
tian Etideavor OF Forest Presbyterian
Church, meets every Sunday evening at
6.45 o'clock. A cordial invitation is ex-
tended to everybody. The topic for to-
morrow evening is: missions; meeting
in the interests Of Foreign missions. The
i World fnr Christ" Isa. 45;I2-23. Mrs.
G. B. Pearson, Vice-Pres sident, leader.
/ Thanksgiving Day PASSED OFF very
quietly in Middletown as usual the Pres
byterian and Methodist Churches held
their union Thanksgiving services at 1880
o'clock in the morning, and the congre-
cation was quite large. In the evening
the drama aRebecca's Triumph" drew
large crowd to the Opera House. The
program was one of the best rendered by
local talent in many years, and the sup
per which followed was all that could be
desired.
Thieves broke into the Globe Clothing
Store early Sunday morning by smashing
one of the side windows and carried
away about $50 worth of clothing, shoes,
etc. This Is the second time this store
has been robbed during the last few
month";, and Mr.. Roscnburg is indeed
unfortunate in being robbed so frequent
ly. There is no clue to the robbery, but
our night watchman noticed suspicious
looking colored man about three o'clock
passing along our streets, and it may be
that he was keeping watch on the watch
man while his companion did the rob-
bing.
An officer of the Wilmington and New
Castle Railway Company, is authority
for the statement that the Middletown
extension of the road is likely to be built
next spring. The line has been map
ped out and the details for actual work
are being arranged. The company in
tended to build this extension some
time ago, but for various reasons the
work was delayed and some were of the
opinion that the idea had been aband-
oned, but such is not the case. 1t is pro-
bable that the line will run through
Odessa, that being the route which now
seems to be favored.
Word was received here yesterday
morning announcing the death of Mr..
Charles Hamilton, which occurred at
the Cambridge hospital at 8 o'clock Fri
day morning. Mr.. Hamilton was en-
gagged in the harness business in this
town about three years ago, but later re-
moved to Smyrna, but this Fall he
located in Cambridge, Nd, where he
again entered in the same business.
While in Smyrna he was married to Miss
Bessie Carter, of this town, who survives
him. Deceased was former resident of
Elizabethtown, Pa, and about % years o
age. Much sympathy is expressed for
his young wife and the untimely death of |
her husband.
A new $50. horse power boiler and a |
250 pound heater have been ordered by
the Light and Water Commission and |
will arrive in a short time. The de-
mand for extra lights during the past
few months made it necessary to in
crease the power at the electric light
plant, and when the new machineryl
arrives the building will be enlarged
and some other improvements made
that will greatly improve the local plant.
A new building with frontage of II
feet will be erected and some other
made that will greatly
improve the local plant. DR.. T, II. Gil
pin and Mr.. w. A. Comegys have been
made committee to superintend the
work.
Middletown transcript., 1902-11-29
x1DDLErowN SHOOTING ASSOCIATION

The members of the Middletown Shoot
ing Association and few OF their friends
had most enjoyable shoot on Thanks
givsng day.
The medal was won twice by s. E.
Massey and was quite an exciting event,
only being decided after s'miss and
out" event at % yards in the morning
and "a yards in the afternoon, between
DR.. Barnard and the present holder.
Middletown transcript., 1902-11-29
D<oSDe0<Os1SD0sJ
M|ESS|CK'S!

you buy for cash you naturally look for the Store
with the best values moi the lowest priced goods II has
besn proven ever and again that is poor econ-
omy to buy cheap article II has always been this
Stores policy to sell good article at reasonable
price, and to knowingly handle trashy and ur.
rsiable stuff On this basis, coupled with our iron.
clad one price Cash Selling
Middletown transcript., 1902-11-29

Wilmington M. e. conference nas
been asked to raise $500 next confer
ence year for church extention, which
s,m Is the same as this years apportion-
ment, and has been authorized to use for
cbnrch extention within the conference
hounds 81 800 of the amount 1t has been
requested to contribute.
Jos. C. Parker. Treasurer OF Welcome
Conclave. Improved Order Heptasophs,
Maid Mrs. Kate Naudain, widow OF 6.
". W Naudsin. 5000 on Tuesday Of
this week. Mr.. Naudain was one Of the
charter members of Welcome Conclaye,.
having been member about eight years
ana psid into the order less than $500
His makes the fourth death. Mr.. Parker
Ia made settlement for in the last three
wears a. follows: Leonidas Darlington,
Fred. DroIi, Jacob Long, g. W. W.
ys.dain. Each claim was paid promptly.
which Is q charpctsristic ot the order.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-04-11
WESTMINSTER WEST.

William \. Wilcox went with his fam
lily last Friday to Feeding Hills, Mass.
where he has employment.
Mr. and Mrs Arthur w. Gorham have
been at Mrs J. Gorham's. They will go
soon to Dedham Mass. where Mr.. Cor
ham will have charge of n dairy farm
which furnishes milk for the Boston mar
ket.
\. F. Smalley has moved from the
Rumrill place lie is going to live I'm the
Brooks house for few weeks while ID f,
Wellman is repairing the dwelling he ex-
poets to occupy as soon as the work is
sufficiently advanced.
The schools will open on Monday Miss
G. Belle Ranney is the teacher i'm No. =:
Miss Stella Durham in No. .; Fred f.
Gilbert of Brattleboro in No. g. There
are some new pupils to come in. but all
the schools will be small.
Letters from Charles G. Miller state
that he is still I'm Kansas City awaiting
the recovery of Charles Houghton before
going on to California. In the interval
he has spent a few days with his aunt.
Mrs. Julia A. Trowbridge, in Glasgow.
Mo. Mr.. Houghton has been very i'll
with measles. and his recovery is not
rapid.
A few of our sugar makers have con-
tinued their work this week BY tapping
trees not heretofore used they have Sc
cured some good runs and made very
fair quality of syrup. AS before stated,
the amount made here is not above the
average of good seasons. There seems
to be a call for all that is made, at good
prices.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-04-11
No Safe is Burular-Proof Now.

The treasury department will buy no
more of the expensive safes that for
years have been supposed to be of suffi-
cient strength TO resist the scientific
burglar. 1t will in the future adopt n
system of automatic electric bells. and
redouble the safeguards that can be provi-
ded by priva te watchmen. one keeping check
on the other. All this is because there is
no longer a burglar-proof safe. An in
Ventlon by Julius +. Haschke. a Chicago
electrician. will enable the man applying
II to cut through the hardest steel plate
as a boy with knife would cut cheese.
Armor plate, such as is used on the Uni
ted States battleships. can be perforated
as an auger would bite its way through
a plank of northern pine. The first public
exhibition of this invention was made not
long ago i'm Milwaukee. An enormous
boiler foundation was to be removed from
the basement of a building. Ii was i'm
possible to get this great mass of metal
out of the building as 1t lay without tear
ing down a portion of the walls. And 1t
was seemingly impossible to cut the
plate into pieces Some one mentioned
the new process of cutting steel like soft
butter, and the inventor was invited to go
to Milwaukee and make a test. The in
ventor ensconsed himself in little steel
house, placed two pairs of blue spectacles
on his eyes, and after connecting his car
bon point with an electrical current
touched the steel plate. Spectators saw
a brilliant flame shoot up. 1t was a white
light producing extreme heat, and near
ly blinded the onlookers. The operator
was well protected, and did the work
with apparently little discomfort At the
rate of foot in five minutes, cutting or
burning a wide space in the plate, the
carbon point with its wonderful power
worked along, and in a short time the
enormous mass of steel had been reduced
to fragments that could be easily handled
The matter was reported to bankers of
Chicago and Milwaukee. and they inves-
tigated the matter carefully.
Experts who made an investigation at
their request reported that no safe was
secure against the attack of this new
invention. The apparatus is simple. A
carbon of electrode is attached to wood
en- handle by means of a metal clamp
To this clamp a wire is fastened, the
other being connected with the object to
be operated upon. If a safe, the second
wire is attached to the hinge or lock. as
the fancy of the operator dictates. The
eyes and face of the workman are pro-
tected against the glare and the heat by
a box OF aluminium or sheet-iron The
carbon point is thrust through hole in
one side of this box The necessary volt
age can be obtained from the wires in
almost any modern building.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-04-11
WESTMINSTER.

Mrs. Howard and Miss Minnie Tyler
are guests Of Mrs. G.. H. Walker.
Charlie Bundy Of Alstead, N. H., is
visiting his sister Mrs. Robert Miller.
Miss Martha Wright has been spend
ing her Easter vacation with her pa
rents.
Rollin Rice of Rotterdam Junction
visited his parents. Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Rice briefly the first OF the
week.
B. F. Atcherson will soon remodel
his tenement house. When completed
1t will be available for four families.
Tenements seem to be in demand
around town this spring.
All of the household effects Of the
late Rev. A. b. Dascomb will be sold
by auction today (Friday) at 2 o'clock
p. m. at the old Dickinson homestead
D. L. Snow is the auctioneer.
Grace Webster and Charlie Chase Of
Somerville,s Mass. are seriously i'll
with diphtheria. They are grandchil-
dren of Charles Chase, and generally
spend the summers in town.
A party OF friends surprised Mr.. and
Mrs. George c. Wright last Saturday
brating their 10th wedding anniver-
sary very pleasantly. Light refresh
ments were served.
Mrs. C. w. Darling made visit to
the Homes Friday. the 4th. returning
to Keene the following afternoon. Mrs
Geo. Fl. Walker. Mrs. +. II. Howard
and Miss Minnie Tyler were visitors
at the Homes Tuesday.
The Nancy Morse farm will be sold
by public auction on April % at 2
o'clock p. m. in front of the town
hall. This is one of the few farms
in town that has a valuable timber
lot of old growth upon it.
Charles Z. Bishop. superintendent
Of the Kurn-Hattin Homes. went to
West Brattleboro Saturday afternoon.
returning Monday noon. During his
absence he was the guest of the Rev
Luther NJ. Keneston. who had ar
ranged for him to speak in the inter-
ests of the Homes on Sunday morning
at the Congregational church In the
evening questions We're brought to the
meeting relative TO the Homes.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-04-11
Different Ways of RESTING.

How differently men and women in
dulge themselves In what is called "A rest
ing spell! 81 guess I'll sit down and
mend these stockings and rest awhile"
but her husband throws himself upon the
easy lounge or sits back in his arm chair,
with hands at rest and feet placed hori-
zontally upon another chair The result
is that his whole body gains full benefit
of the hour he allows himself from work
and the wife only receives that indirect
help which comes from the change of oc-
cupation. A physician would tell her that
taking ten minutes rest in a horizontal
position, as a change from standing or
sitting at work, would prove more benefi-
cial to her than any of her makeshift at
resting.
Busy women have habit of keeping
on their feet just as long as they can in
spite of backaches and warning pains
AS they say, IT used to think l must do
thus and so, but I have grown wiser and
learned to slight things" The first years
of housekeeping are truly the hardest, for
untried and unfamiliar cares are almost
daily thrust upon the mother and home
maker.-[Leslle's Weekly.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-04-11
Combining Bees and Poultry.

\ recent government bulletin mentioned
the advantage to be gained by combining
the poultry business with either dairying
or market gardening. A writer in Farm
Poultry urges a union of poultry raising
and bee culture as an ideal combination.
Readers are no doubt more or less famil-
Ter, he says, with the life and
habits of the hen, so I will devote little
attention to the bees, which work for
nothing and board themselves, and at the
close of the season divide with you their
earnings. Nearly every one who has
even small open space has felt at one
time or other a longing for the pleasant
occupation of tending bees, but most peo-
pie are frightened away from the under
taking by the difficulties which seem to
present themselves. In the first place
they are puzzled to know how to make
proper beginning, and what the require
ments really are, for it goes without say
ing that no person wishes to invest very
much capital in an uncertainty. A little
looking into the question will usually dis
close the fact that some one within
radius of five or six miles of you is bee
keeper of some degree. If this is the
case, it is well to buy your bees close at
home, even if they are common bees, and
IN box hive. OF course it is best to be-
gin with only one colony, which in the
spring of the year consists of one queen,
a few hundred drones, and from 10000 to
$1,000 workers. This will keep you fully
occupied at first, and furnish you with
experience which would be costly If OBJ
tanned on a larger scale.
Your colony of common bees in box
hive should not cost you more than from
81 to IS, Afterward you can transfer
them into a movable frame hive and in
troduce an italian queen. AS the queen
Is the mother of all the bees in the hive,
you will soon have a race of thorough
oreds. 1t has been my experience and
that of beekeepers generally that there
are fewer risks and larger profits in COM
parison to the amount of capital invested
IN bee keeping than in any other bust
ness. 1t is a conservative estimate of the
nee keepers generally, however, that
each hive should bring in about So year,
IN favorable seasons considerable more.
And as each hive also throws off swarm
annually 1t is easy to see how little
capital invested in bees will grow and
multiply. besides yielding a very fair per
cent of profit.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-04-11
CENTRAL VERMONT RAILWAY co
NOnIh~rh DfVTslOIl .
GOING SOHTH

GOING SOUTH.
Trains leave Braatleboro as follows:
523 a. m. daily for Springfield and New
York.
$40 a. m. for Millers Falls, Palmer and
New London. Connecting at Millers
Falls with Ftchburg division Boston &
Maine r. r., at Palmer with Boston q
Albany R. r., at Willimantic and at
New London with N. Y, N. H. & II.
r. r.
9lC a. m. for Springfield and New York
1C.15 a. m. for Millers Falls and points on
the Fitchburg division Boston & Maine
r. r.
2l2 p. m. for Springfield and New York
4Sj p. m. for Springfield and New York
ABS p. m. for Millers Falls and stations
on Fitchburg division Boston & Maine
R. r., Palmer and New London and
New York via Norwich Line.
GOING NORTH.
Trains arrive at Brattleboro as follows
HOO a. m. from New York via Norwich
line and New London.
HOO a. m. from Springfield.
100 p. m. from Boston via Millers Falls
40, 6.45 and 1909 p. m, from Springfield
and New York. Q0.09 p. m. runs daily.
10 p. m. from New London, connecting
from Palmer, Millers Falls and inter-
mediate stations.
Subject to change without notice
Trains run weeks days only except other
wise noted.
f. II. Fitzhugh, Vice President and Cen
eral Manager.
s. w. CUMMINGS. G. P A. St Adams
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-04-11

Conn, son of John G. Batchelder of
this place, has moved to Dayton, Ohio,
where he has a good position in a large
manufacturing establishment as fore
man. He paid a brief visit to friends
at this place en- route.
Thomas Smith of Clarksburg has
brought suit at Greenfield against the
Hoosac Tunnel and Wilmington Rail-
way company, in an action of tort, for
$4,000. The plaintiff alleges injuries
received while in the defendants en-
ploy and while exercising due care
The heavy rains of Tuesday night
and Wednesday raised the streams,
and we hear that more damage is be
ing wrought at Monroe Bridge. The
log drivers are busy and thousands of
logs are reaching Mountain Mills, both
from the East Branch and from the
West Branch
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-04-11

John II. Hosley. 81, who died at his
home at so Florida street In Springfield
Mass, Friday, was born in this town
July %, 1884 the youngest of the seven
children of stephen 81 Hosley. He went
to Chicopee at an eaby age and was at
one time employed by the Wason Man
ufacturing company. He was in the
armory In Springfield several years. but
the past % years had been in the Smith
& Wesson firearms fadory. He was an
expert filer.' He marred Miss Helen n
Kimball of Gardner, DC. IA, 1856 They
had two children, both IF whom are dead
Mr.. Hosley is survive by his wife and
three brothers, James of Chicopee, Jud-
son of Arlington and Iarshall of SPRING
field.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-04-11
A CASE OF IT.
Many More Like 1t In Brattleboro

The following case is but one of many
similar occurring daily in Brattleboro.
1t is an easy matter to verify its correct
ness. Surely you cannot ask for a bet
ter proof than such conclusive evidence.
Mr.. L. NJ. Stickney, of 20 Chestnut
street, Esteyvlle, employed at the Estey
Organ company says: MY kidneys gave
me considerable trouble for a few years
with a constant dull aching in the small
of my back AS a rule it bothered me
more after my days work If | sat still
for any length of time a stitch caught
ways settled in my back and made it
lame and sore for days also had kid
ney weakness which made 1t very in
convenient at times and especially an
noying at night. | used considerable
medicine but got little or no benefit.
Doan's Kidney Pills brought much longed-
for relief They helped me in every way
and did more good than anything else
ever took"
For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents
Foster-Mllburn Co, Buffalo, ~ Y, sole
agents for the United States.
no substitute.
Sold by Geo. E Greene, g Main STREET.
Brattleboro, VT.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-04-11

Miss Bertha Manchester is visiting in
Brattleboro.
Merchant c. f. Park is in Boston this
week buying goods.
Miss Annie johnson visited Brattleboro
relatives the past week.
Mrs. d. NJ. Moore is VISITING her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Ed r. willard
Olive Thayer has been very sick, but is
now somewhat improved.
Mrs. Malvlna Bradley OF Brattleboro
was a recent visitor at George p. Halls.
Mrs. Celia Brockington Of Brattleboro
is visiting her sister Mrs Thomas A.
Morse.
Mrs. Bertha Morse. now Of Harrisville.
y. H.. was a recent visitor with Mrs
Oliver p. Morse.
Miss Minnie Moore returned Saturday
after stay of several months with Deer
field Mass, friends.
1t is announced that Miss Gertrude Will
liams, daughter of the late ]. Hastings
Williams of this place will ne married at
her home in Maiden, Mass. April q. to
William Eldredge of New York city.
The steady rain of TUESDAY night and
Wednesday raised the streams to a high
pitch No damage is reported except
the carrying away of quantity of logs
that were doomed at the Dickinson pine
lot
Rev. George NJ. Blrdick i attending the
session of the Vermont conference at St
Adams, consequently Their will be no
preaching at the Methods church next
Sunday. Sunday school IL II O'Clock
Epworth League services az p. m.
Rodney r. Wheeler. who has worked
as carpenter for several years in diff
ferent Massa chusetts cities will spend the
fsnr1 ffaer l.
enabling his brother. George Wheeler
TO attend West Brattlebor1 academy.
Mrs. Mary l.. Lincoln. one of our aged
residents. while going w he steps to
neighbor's house last Saturday,, fell and
struck heavily on her ba X. severely in
iuring her spine. Her rranddaughter
Mrs. Ernest Bemis of Brttleboro. Is now
caring for her.
Edgar II. Tuthnl and Horace Wood
have gone to Springfield. Mass. with
four teams and have secured work for
the season at good prices for a large
Springfield contractor, Mr. Tuthin will
have charge of the work as superintend-
emit
Lucien d. Stedman o. Worcester Ar
thur Staples of Greenfield Mr. and Mrs
Newton Staples Mr.. ard Mrs Herbert
c., Sparks and II. c. Sparks. jr.. of Brat
tleboro, Mrs. NJ. c. Bal and Mrs. D. A.
Ball of Bellows Falls. and other friends
from out of town We're here Wednesday
to attend the funeral OF Harry l.. Sted-
man.
Mrs. Alice \. Morse and Mrs William
\. Brooks have rented their place in
this village, long known as the Ephriam
Morse homestead. to Sidney and George
Hescock, subject to privilege of sale
when opportunity offers 1t is n matter
of general regret THAI Mrs. Morse will
soon leave Williamsville to make her
home in the house which she owns in
Brattleboro village.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-04-11
IN THE LOCAL FIELD.
Will INGTON.
A Week of Law Suits,

1t seems to have been a good week
for the lawyers, judging from the num-
Der of suits that have been brought.
The case of e. Nj. Lorette VS.. Ed.
ward Goulette, returnable on the 9TH.
was continued. Butterfield for plain
tiff, Chase for defendant.
Napoleon LeGrand VS.. Louis Boutin
at Searsburg. tried before Justice
Daniel r. Cutler on the 9TH. Verdict
for the plaintiff to recover the sum the
defendant admitted he was owing.
Chase for plaintiff, Butterfield for de-
PENDANT
Allan A. Painter of Westerly. r. l..
VS.. H. LennoX Bray, returnable on the
9Th was continued until May 6. But
terrified for the plaintiff, Chase for the
defendant. Action on promissory note.
Francis l.. Davis VS.. Lorenzo H.
Gore tried at West Dover on the Sth
before Justice Warren r. Boyd. YER
dict for plaintiff. Appealed to county
court Butterfield for plaintiff Chase
for the defendant.
j. H. Kidder, administrator of the
estate of John B. Davis. VS.. w. H..
Churchill, returnable at West Dover
on the Sth. Continued till the 10th, at
which time it is expected there will
be a trial before jury Warren r.
Boyd, justice. Butterfield for plaintiff,
Chase for the defendant.
A. E. Blodgett VS.. Peter Riende, c..
NJ. Russell, trustee. Settled and paid
in full.
c. d. Spencer VS.. Victor Hescock,
w. H. Churchill, trustee. Settled.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-04-11
Road Conamissbner Proctor.
[From the rutland News.]

Road Co1hmissiner Fletcher D.
Proctor seems to going down the
pike in pretty Satisfactory fashion in
the gubeDnatorial ace with General
John G. McCulloWh of Bennington.
His frieHds confidetly expect that he
will win out. BY the way isn't it a
pretty good evidere of Mr.. Proctor's
interest in Vermonlthat, although the
executive head of the largest marble
business in the void, he is highway
commissioner Of hisltown.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-04-11

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lame back, kidney, bladder, uric acid trou-
bles and Brights Disease, which is the worst
form of kidney trouble.
DR.. Kilmers Swamp-ROot is not rec
commended for everything but If you have kid
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just the remedy you need. thas been tested
in so many ways, in hospital work, in private
practice, among the helpless too poor to pur-
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every case that a special arrangement has
been made by which all readers of this paper
who have not already tried It, may have a
sample bottle sent free by mail. also book
telling more about Swamp-Root and how to
find out II you have kidney or bladder trouble.
When writing mention reading this generous
offer in this paper and EgE
send your address to AaHzdt ii sEE::ss)a
DR.. Kilmer & Co., Bing W..
hamton, N. Y. The zssE eM3 ts1ss
regular fifty cent and Home of swamp-RoOs
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