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Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-03-27
Charles H. Upham.

Charles H. Upham, aged 66 years
and 10 months, died Thursday from
heart failure, the result of dropsy with
which he had been afflicted for many
years. Although in failing health,
Mr.. Upham's death was entirely unex-
pected at this time, for he had been
up and about the house the day be-
fore. He was born in Leominster,
Mass. coming to Vermont at an early
age, and the greater portion of his life
was spent on his farm in Westminster.
Poor health compelled him to retire
from active life some II years ago, and
he has since made his home at Centre
vile. Mr.. Upham was plain, unas-
Stunning man and was highly esteemed.
He was member of the Baptist church
of West Brattleboro and a G. A. K.
veteran, having seen hard military ser
vice in the 1lth Vermont regiment. OF
his immediate family, wife, Mrs.
Lizzie Upham, son, George A. Up
ham, and a daughter, Mrs. Cora M.
Morse, Of Mortified, Mass, survive.
Funeral services will be held at his
late home in Centreville tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock, conducted by
Rev. F. S. Smith of Bernardston,
Mass. assisted by Rev. n. A. Wood
of West Brattleboro. Interment will
be at the East Putney cemetery.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-03-27
Mrs. Albert Harris.

Mrs. Albert Harris died at her home
on Washington street Thursday morn
ing from heart disease, aged 66 years.
The suddenness of her death came as
shock to the community, as she was
about the house on the previous day,
and on the morning of her death she
made the remark that she had passed
a very restful night. Mrs. Harris was
born in Halifax but lived in Brattle-
boro nearly all her life. She had a
high place in the esteem of the com
munity. For many years member
and faithful attendant of the First
Baptist church, she often said that
her church life was large part of her
social life. The deceased leaves hus-
band and two daughters, Miss Nettie
Harris and Mrs. Jennie King of Shu
shan, N. Y. The funeral services will
be held at her late home at 3 o'clock
this afternoon, her pastor, Rev. Geo.
b. Lawson, officiating. Interment
will be in the Prospect Hill cemetery.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-03-27
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.

We, the members of the Board of Ii
cense Commissi oners for Brattleboro,
submit the following decisions of the
Board and their reasons therefor, that
prospective applicants and the public
may be guided thereby:
1st. Believing that the highest in
terests of the town will be best con-
served by having no saloon, we decline
to entertain or consider any applica-
ton for a saloon license.
End. Believing that the proprietors
of the drug stores of Brattleboro, hav-
ing good, clean business already es--
tablished, will be more careful about
the sale of liquors not to be drunk on
the premises than hotel men would or
could be, through their bar-keepers,
we have decided to issue none but
lst class licenses to hotel men in this
village. >.
Bird. License fees for 1st class Ii
cense to be $1,000. With the saloon
eliminated, all liquors to be sold by
the glass will be handled by such ho-
tells as secure licenses. With competi-
ton cut to that extent we believe that
license fee of 81, 900 should be paid.
4th. None but personal bonds Will
be accepted.
We arrive at this decision after
careful investigation of the question.
We do not dispute the fact that in
most cases where surety bonds are re-
uuired, the bonds offered by Surety
Go. are safer than personal bonds but
in this case we believe the intent OF
the law is to create and maintain
personal interest by responsible citi-
zens, (such as would be required as
bondsmen), in the conducting OF the
liquor traffic by the licensees. Suppose
seven licenses are granted in this town
with two sureties on each bond, you
then have IA property owners interest
ed that otherwise would have no per
sonal interest whatever us to whether
the conditions of licenses were lived up
to or not. AS personal surety they are
hound to watch out and see that viola
tions do not occur, or they may have to
nav a penalty. This element of per
sonal interest would not appear in the
same measure were Surety 20. &C.
cepted. This decision is aside from
the fact that there is certainly ques'
tion as to whether a Surety Co. can lie,
gally come up to the requirement OF
the law.
(Signed)
Fred W. Putnam, BOARD of License
Frank H. Howard, "Reminiscences
John ]. Eckles,
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-03-27
GRANGE NEWS.

The regular meeting of the grange
sewing society will be held Wednes-
day afternoon.
The next of the series of dances given
by Protective grange will be held
Wednesday evening, April l.
Protective grange held a regular
meeting Wednesday evening. After the
business hour A. E. Miller presented
the following program: Piano solo, by
Miss Barker; song by Miss Haskell
Ernest Goodenough related his ex-
perience in learning to milk; mando-
lin and guitar duet by Flora and Eliza
beth Tuthill; song by Arthur Hyde
recitation by Pauline Miller; cornet
solo by Carl Leitsinger; comicai
specially by Percy Henley; mandolin
and guitar duet by the Misses Tuthill ;
the entertainment concluded with a
farce entitled Happy Uncle Rufus"
by Miss Eva Sanders and A. L. Miller.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-03-27
THIS WEEKS DEATH ROLL.
Mrs. Susan Knight Bliss.

Mrs Susan Knight Bliss, widow OF
LYMAN G. Bliss, and for about 5Oyears
we'll known in Brattleboro as the nos,
nitabIe mistress of her beautiful nome
at "the Bliss farm" died at the holne
Of her son. John r. Bliss, in Akron'
O.. Tuesday, aged about 80 years.
When the Bliss farm was sold about
three wears ago, Mrs. Bliss went TO
New York, where her daughter caro-
line was teacher, for visit Win ner
before going to join her son IN AKRON.
In New York she suffered stroke OF
paralysis and has been gradually rail-
inc since. Her daughter gave up her
work and accompanied her mother 10
Akron where she has been in constant
and devoted attendance upon her IN the
mast three wears. The body was brought
to Brattleboro yesterday afternoon ana
the funeral was held at 10 O'Clock this
morning, Rev. E. Q. S. Osgood ONO
iatinp. Burial was in the Locust Rloge
cemetery. ::
Susan Helen Knight was born IN
Dummerston May 10. 1923, and was the
eldest of the seven children OF Juoge
Knight. She was teacher IN Missls-
sippi for six years before her marriage
to LYMAN G. Bliss in 184S. AT this
time she came to live at the Bliss farm
where her husband was born and when
had been the home of the Bliss family
for over 100 years. She was the mother
of three children, Albert NJ, now IN
the commission business at Akron !;
Caroline, and John R., travelling sales
man for the Akron Grocery company.
Her husband died May L, 1889, but
She lived with her son John who car.
ried on the farm until three years ago
when he sold it to f. z. Dickinson.
Mrs. Bliss was of CHEEKY, social ma
TUE and bad many friends in Brattle-
boro. She was devoted to her family
and to her home and leaving the old
farm was great blow to her and
doubtless one cause of her illness: She
was devout Unitarian and faithful
attendant at the church in this village.
Besides her children she is survived by
three sisters, Miss Nj. Esther knight
of Dummerston; Mrs. L. NJ. Maynard
of Somerville, Mass, and Mrs. F. D..
Ogle of Baltimore two brothers, K. A.
Knight of West Dummerston and j. NJ.
Knight of Contocook, N. H., step
daughter, Mrs. John Cosgrove, wife OF
Elk Congressman Cosgrove Of Boone
vile, Mo, and four grandchildren.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-03-27
THE MEDBnER.
"If the coat fits put it on

Ex.Goy. Woodbury. Is good bust
ness man and evidently believes 10 mas
ing the most of legitimate opport9ni-
ties. He is not license man aho Is
said to have voted against loca! option,
but he has just applied for license 10
furnish beer and wine to guests OF the
Van Ness house. His long experience
has taught him that under license
law a hotel needs some sort OF license
in order to be successful In business
way. His action is certainly a strong
endorsement of the position taken oy
the Reformer last week in regard 10
the desirability of a license for the
Brooks House.
Look out for the edges and corners, y
exhorts a member of the village I'M
provement society. sit is OF little use
for man to try to keep his lawn IN
good order if his neighbor cuts across
It two or three times day; or to Try
to keep square the edges on his pain,
If people carelessly walk over those
edges. - Truly the fraction OF second
that it would take to turn square cor
ner cannot be weighed against the
beauty of a we'll kept lawn. There is
some warrant too for believing that no
body gains anything-even time in the
long run-by infringing upon another
person IS rights. Please keep OIL the
grass this summer.
The first bright and balmy days OF
spring mark the appearance OF the
spring loafer. He is an old acqualnt-
ance locally, as Brattleboro has few
of the species. From his native eie-
ment, the sunny side of the street, he
blocks doorways, spits on the side
walks, and makes unpleasant comments
to the passers-by. The street loafer,
as we know him, is not necessarily a
bad sort of chap, although some OF
his practices certainly do not indicate
refinement or dignity of department.
MANY members of the order are boys,
who emulate the inspiring example set
by their elders. For chronic and deep
seated case of street loafing there is
little hope, but to the beginner, the
Meddler would say, pause in career
that inevitably leads to shiftlessness.
+
The spectacle of Lilllputian smoK,
err, aged perhaps 10, staggering around
the streets, with hat tipped back,
hands in his pockets, and a cigarette
between his teeth, is not edifying, but
may frequently be seen in Brattleboro.
Perhaps the parents of the boy may be
partly to blame for failing in the cor
receive application of kind but heavy
hand, but the responsibility rests pri-
marily with the dealer who sells the
poisonous weed to the youngster. The
state law says "A person who sells a
cigar, cigarette, snuff or tobacco IN
any form to person under l6 years OF
age, except upon written order or per-
mission Of the minors parents or guar
dams, or who gives away cigar, cigar
cite. snuff or tobacco to person under
16 years of age, shall be fined not less
than 800" 1t goes without saying that
the majority of tobacco dealers are
honorable men who keep fully within
the requirements of the law, but the
way of the transgressor should be made
hard, if the citizens are alive to theil
duties.
The Meddler.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-03-27
CHURCH SERVICES.

At the Adventist church. prayer
meeting, 10. As a. m. Sunday school,
noon, Preaching, $50 and Z p. m. by
Elder p. G. Lord of North Shrews-
bury. Loyal workers, G. Prayer meet
ing Thursday evening at 40. All are
cordially invited to all the services.
Christian Science services in Market
block Sunday at 10 :45 a. m. Subject
"Unreality. Sunday school at II m.
Testimonial meeting Wednesday at 30
p. m. Reading room open Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday from 3 to p.
m. All are welcome.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-03-27
Robiusou-CroWell.

At the family residence of the groom
Friday afternoon, Miss Elsinore j.
Robinson of Benicia, Cal, became the
bride of Christie B. Crowell. The
marriage ceremony was performed by
the Rev. Geo. b. Lawson of the First
Baptist church, only the immediate
friends and relatives being present.
The reception room, where the we'd
ding took place, was tastefully trim
med with bride roses and smilax. The
brides dress was of cream colored
crepe de chine trimmed with pearls
and was made in the style of the last
century. The bride is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Robinson of
Benicia, Cal, one of the oldest and
most esteemed families in that city.
She was graduated from the Benicia
High school in 1900 and has spent one
year in further study at Mortified
seminary. She has marked artistic
and literary gifts. The groom is one
of the most popular and best known
young men in Brattleboro. He is a
graduate of the High school and Mt.
Hermon school, and is prominent in
local business, society and religious
circles. The couple will be at home at
No. Ii Myrtle street, after June l.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-03-27
THIS WEEKS BASKET BALL.
The Local Y, N. c. A. Team Win from North
ampton Y. N. c. A. and Local Printers De-
feat Catholic Union.

The Brattleboro Y. NJ. G. A. basket
ball team defeated the Northampton Y.
M. C. A. team Wednesday in one
sided, uninteresting game, the score
being 56-lO 1t was easily seen from
the beginning that the Northampton
five we're not in the same class with
the local team and were unable to re-
tain possession of the ball any length
of time. There was a great deal OF
unnecessary roughness on both sides In
the first half and Regain the Northamp-
ton center, was taken out of the game
by his manager. In the last half the
Brattleboro boys shot baskets at VIII
and many of the spectators left the hall
before the game was over. For brat
tleboro Stafford, March and Ellis
played the best game and Carver played
we'll for Northampton. The score;
pra,,,ahoro Northampton
Ellis, Ferriter, .f........,.l, f., Carver Regain
March, r. 1............,....s -, -, - $500
Howe. c..........c.,C Carver, Regain. Mickieman
Tufts, l. g....-..............'-.. u, i" au.
stafford r. g.......,....... ....'.i. &.
score. Brattleboro sc, Northampton 10; bas-
kets from floor March 8, Stafford7. Howe 8, FL
lis 3. Ferriter Q, Tufts, Mickleman, Carver =,
Regain; baskets on free tries. March z, carver )
referee. Sanders; timer Dunevy; time, 10 NM
uta hal Ives
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-03-27
Printers 16-Catholic Union 8.

In the preliminary game the Print
ers defeated the Catholic Union by
score of 1873, in a much more interest
ing and harder fought contest than the
bio game. The Printers won by super
ior passing. At times the playing was
a bit rough but not Intentionally so to
.any extent. In the first half the teams
seemed evenly matched, the score at
the end of this period standing SO. In
the second half the Printers took a
brace caging the ball several times in
rand succession. For the Printers,
Crosier and E. Cundiff played well,
and Guiheen and Clune played best for
the Union. The score:
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-03-27

Unitarian church, Rev. E. @. s. Os-
good, pastor. Service every Sunday at
10 30. Sunday school at IL :45. Theme
for next Sunday: BLESSED Necessi-
ties" All are welcome.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-03-27

Special costumes are in process OF
manufacture for the mammoth minstrel
performance to be given by the Catho-
lie Union April p.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-03-27

Eugene Clark is very i'll with cry
sipelas.
Mrs. III. b. Soule is critically ill,
the result of stroke of paralysis.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-03-27

Which are in such quick de-
mand in New York that the
manufacturers are utterly UNI
able to supply the full demand.
Also opened this morning
another lot of
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-03-27
Swell styles
In fine
Separate Skirts,

Etamine, Nuns Yelling, Mis-
trail and Mob Mistral, $3.50,
$3.50, S5, $17.75, $3.50 and
$25.
Among our assortment OF
children's coats we offer The
Peter Thomson Refers. E to
"A years, dark sailor blue serge
and unfinished Worsted, Mono
gram u. S. N. as cheveron on
sleeve-brass buttons; smart
and fashionable.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-10-14

rate school districts during the
month of October following may
apply such balance to the building,
repairing, or furnishing with
school furniture or apparatus
houses which belong to the county
or separate school district, not APP
propriating to any school located
in the county or separate school
district an amount greater than
$25. 90, unless an amount equal to
any excess of this sum to be APP
propriated by the county, be con
tributed and paid into the county
treasury by the patrons of the
public schools making such appli-
cation and receiving such appro-
priation.
Under the provisions of this act,
the funds remaining in the treas
ury Sept. 80, 1908, were distrib-
uted so that each supervisors dis
trict received the following
amount: Beat /, $125; beat 2,
$218.75; beat 4, $218.75; beat 5,
$218.75. These amounts were
then apportioned to the different
schools applying for help, as indi-
Gated below:
Nola Line, sos.
Continued ON 4th page.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-10-14
SEQ I : S
SION

Scots Emulsion is the
means Of life and of the en-.
joyment of life Of thousands Of
men, women and children.
To the men SCOTS Emul-
sion gives the flesh and
strength SO necessary for the
cure Of consumption and the
repairing of body losses from
any wasting disease.
For women SCOTS Emul-
sion does this and more. It is
a most sustaining food and
tonic for the special trials that
women have to bear.
To children SCOTS Emul-
sioa gives food and strength
for growth of flesh and bone
and blood. For pale girls,
for thin and sickly boys SCOTS
Emulsion is a great help.
Send for free sample.
SCOTT g. BOVINE. Chemists,
a9-4f5 Pearl Street, New York.
SOC. and $l.OO; all druggists.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-10-14
Illinois Central Railroad.

OF interest to stockholders.
Free transportation to attend the
annual meeting at Chicago.
Public notice is hereby given
that the regular annual meeting
of the Stockholders of the Illinois
Central Railroad Company will be
held at its Office in Chicago, Hi
nois, on Wednesday, October 81,
1908, at twelve O'Clock noon.
To permit personal attendance
at said meeting there will be is
sued to each holder of one or more
shares of capital stock of the Hi
nois Central Railroad Company as
registered on the books of the
company at the close of business
on Tuesday, Sept 80, 1903; who is
of full age, a ticket enabling him,
or her, to travel free over the
company's lines from the station
on the Illinois Central Railroad
nearestto his or her registered ad-
dress to Chicago and return, such
ticket to be good for the journey.
to Chicago only during the four
days Immediately preceding, and
the day of the meeting, and for
the return journey from Chicago
only on the day of the meeting,
and the four days Immediately fol
lowing, when properly counter
signed and stamped during bust
ness hours that is to say, Between
900 a. M. and 5 p. N. lin the
Office of the assistant secretary,
Mr.. w. G. Bruen, in Chicago.
Such ticket may be obtained by
any holder Of stock registered as
above, on application, in writing,
to the president Of the company in
Chicago. Each application must
state the full name and address of
the stakeholder exactly as given
in his or her certificate of stock,
together with the number and
date of such certificate. No more
than one person will be carried
free in respect to any one holder
of stock as registered on the books
of the company.
A. G. HACKSTAFF,
Sec1 etary.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-10-14
Two Summit Benedicts.

Mr.. j. D. Lea, Jr., Of Sum
nit, was married yesterday even
ing at 4:15 o'clock to Miss Nellie
w. Hinson, at the residence of
her father, James Hinson, at
Liberty, Miss, Rev. j. B. Quin,
of McComb, officiating. The
young couple arrived here last
night, and will temporarily board
with Rev. B. N. Hatch, aftelward
going to housekeeping in the res
idence recently occupied by Mr..
John Ryan's family.
Mr.. H G. Flippen, of Summit,
was united in marriage to Miss
Mary Lewis, daughter of Thos.
FL. Lewis, of BrookhaVen, Rev.
Lee Jackson, Of Summit, officiat-
ing. The ceremony took place at
the home of the bride in Brookha-
ven, in the presence Of relatives
only, after which the young eou-
pie left fol Summit, and will
make their future home with Mr..
and Mrs. 3 r. Jewell.
OF the t0o gallant and happy
grooms in this affair, one Of them,
Mr.. Joe Lea, is The trusted book
keeper of the firm of j. L. Moyse
Is Bros, while the other, Mr..
Flippen, holds responsible
clerkship in the same firm.
We congratulate both them
selves and their fair and gracious
young brides upon the consumma-
tion Of their dearest wishes, and
hope their future will be re-
splendent with joys uncon6ned.
Summit Sentinel.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-10-14

mary, whether he voted for Sum
mers or not.
By the first primary it was de-
termined that either Keenan, or
Summers should be the. nominee.
Up to this time the field was open
and all Democrats desiring the
nomination for themselves or
friends had ample opportunity to
submit their names in the first
primary. Several gentlemen Of
unimpeachable integrity did solic-
it the nomination, and from among
the number, Summers and Kee-
nan received the highest vote
and by edict of the law and the
will of the people, the bars were
put up and all Democrats cut out
of the second primary but these
two gentlemen. Keenan,, Judging
the situation from his standpoint,
saw fit to withdraw, thus leaving
Summers in the race with no OPP
position. BY the verdict of the
Democrats the nominee for this
Office should be either Summers
or Keenan,. Keenan,. declined to
contest with his opponent and the
submission of Summers name in
the second primary was meie
matter of formality. The with
drawal of Keenan, was in reality
the nomination of Summers, and
whether the vote received by him
in the second primary was great
or small, he is the nominee of the
Democratic party. Whatever
may be the opinion and wishes of
individuals. Summers in law and
by the decision and judgment of
this committee is the Democratic
nominee and should be supported
and voted for as such by all true
and loyal Democrats. Any other
candidate than Summers is bolt
er pure and simple.
Many negroes in this county are
registered and the bolter's move
ment, if it meets with favor,
places the balance of power with
them and the Republicans. We
here direct the attention of Demo
Gratis to the fact that the mass
meeting which nominated Mr..
Linton was organized by and with
the advice and assistance of a pro-
nounced and avowed Republican.
Some of the defeated candidates
for beat Offices have also ignored
the result of the primary and
have publicly charged this com
mittee with having acted ''arbi-
trarily, illegally, unjustly and I'M
fairly" The committee gave ey-
cry person fair and impartial
hearing and determined all ques-
tlons arising before it according
to the law as they understood it.
Thus an effort is being made to
bring the party in disrepute by
attacking the integrity of this
committee. Individually, the
matter is of so small moment to
the members of the committee that
it would not receive any notice
but for the fact that these boilers
are .endeavoring to make politicaI
capital out of the committees de-
cisions in the absence of other
pretext to bolt.
The committee urges every
white Democrat who voted in the
two primaries, as well as who die
not vote therein, to stand by the
nominees from constable to gov
ernor.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-10-14
PROPOSALS.


Sealed proposals for the building and con-
Struction of about Two Hundred miles of road
within the Parish of Tangipahoa with all neces-
sary cuIverts and bridges less than twenty feet
in length will be received UP to and including
Monday. November 2, 1908, at IL O'Clock a. m.
Al e 0S shah Pc Z. So ue do per Fl niue o. raaedd
bridges. All bids shall be addressed to the
President of the Police Jury. at Amite City.
a. M, Monday. November 2. 1909, and will be
opened at ~ o'clock M. on Monday November
2, 1908, at the Courthouse. Specifications can
be seen by calling on Mr.. A. X. Lewis, Clerk of
Court, at Courthouse. All bids must be ac-
companied by certified check for $4,000. drawn
in favor OF the President of the Police Jury.
The accepted bidder shall give bond in the sum
of 100000 for the faithful performance of his
contract.
The Police Jury reserves the right to reject
any and all bids.
President of the Police Jury.
Amite City, La, Sept. q, 1908.
mr.