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The San Francisco call., 1903-12-30
OPPOSE GRADE CHANGES
IN THE BYFTELD TRACT
Board of Works POstpones Action on
Petition So Interested Parties
May Adjust Matter.

OOdfQ Ol W OEAS IOStDOliCS GACtAOh OAA
Petition So, Interested Parties
May Adjust Matter.
The Board of Public Works yester-
day held a hearing regarding the pro-
posed grade changes in the Byfield
tract affecting 1, ] and K streets and
Parnassus and Serpentine avenues.
Professors SouIe and PrOuty, repre-
senting the university regents, op-
posed the change of grades, claiming
that it would damage the property Of
the Affiliated Colleges. Mrs. DR.. Mer-
ritt and ]. C. McKinstry also protested
against the change on the ground that
it would damage the property belong
ing to the Sutro estate without any
corresponding benefits.
They contended that the changes
would only benefit the property of the
City Realty Company. which had pc
titioned that the work be done. The
board decided to postpone action until
next Saturday. In the meantime in
terested parties will confer with the
Cjty Engineer to see if some annie
able adjustment of the matter may
be made.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-30

go. Under the terms Hoffman further
stipulated that $4,000 was to be paid
down on February l. $4,000 more on the
opening day and the balance in weekly
pro rata payments. From St Louis
advices President Carmody jumped at
the terms and has wired Hoffman that
check for the first payment has been
mailed TO him.
The weights for the New Years han
dicap at one and an eighth miles to be
run at Ingleside Friday have been an
nounced. The purse will be valued at
more than $4,000 Following are the
weights:
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-30

The handicap match play competi-
tion begun on Christmas day among
the men of the San Francisco Golf
Club has reached the semi-ffnal round.
In the first round A. S. Lilley won, 2
up, from c. H. Bentley; r. White beat
F. H. Beaver, 5 up, 3 to play; DIR. T.
G.. McConkey defeated J. Hubert Nee,
4 up, 2 to play, and r. ]. Woods was
victorious over L. F. Monteagle, up,
3 to play. In the semi-final round A.
S. Lilley beat r. White, up. to play,
and will meet the winner of the Nc
Conkey-Woods match in the final
round.
During the afternoon ]. A. Folger,
E. r. Folger, w. P. Johnson and War
rem Gregory went round the course for
practice. ]. A. Folger was in excel
lent form, making three consecutive
rounds in 80, AZ, AZ.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-30
UNITED STATES ATTORNEY
WOODWORTH is PRAISED
His Office Stands Second on the List
in the Report of the Treas

ury Solicitor.
High praise is accorded United
States District Attorney Woodwork
in the report of the Solicitor General
of the Treasury for the fiscal year
ended June 30, 1903, a copy of which
reached Mr.. Woodworth's office yes
terday.
In the report Minnesota heads
the list for the year, the United
States District Attorneys office hav-
ing collected $4,000 in fines, forfeit
ures and penalties in cases wherein
the United States was plaintiff. The
Northern District of California, Mr.
Woodworth's Office, stands second,
with $4,000 collected. During the
fiscal year 1901-1902 Mr.. Woodwork
collected $4,000. The Seventh Dis
trict of New York comes third, with
$2S,000.
During the fiscal year ended June
80, 1903, the volume of business in
Mr.. Woodworth's office-that is, the
number of cases disposed of-trebled.
notwithstanding tn t the collections
fell below those of 1901-1902.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-30
MISS DRUM is WINNER
ON THE PRESIDE LINKS
Mems Match Play Handicap Begun on
Christmas Day Reaches Semi
Final Round

Six ladies of the San Francisco Golf
Club took part in a handicap over
eighteen holes, medal play, on the
links on the Presidio reservation yes
terday The handicapping by Robert
Johnstone, the club professional. was
exceedingly we'll done, as the first four
competitors handed in net. scores that
varied only four strokes between the
first and the fourth. The day was
beautiful and the course in excellent
condition. Miss Drum, with a handi-
cap of twelve strokes, won with a net
score of 100. Miss Chesebrough and
Mrs Miller playing from scratch, fin
ished second and third respectively.
The details are shown in the table:
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-30
CITY SHIPS LARGE
AMOUNT TO SACRAMENTO
Treasurer McDougaId Personally
Turns Over Sum of S1,569,4 ,46S
to the State.

City Treasurer McDougaId yester-
day shipped to Sacramento $1,569,-
46S. the balance due the State after
holding out the sum of $723,192 06
for the city school purposes.
The total amount of taxes collected
was $2,140,20S 03 and there was a
balance due the State of $152452 03
on last years school, apportionment
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-30
SPROATS' CREDITORS
WITHDRAW ATTACHMENTS
Move Is Preliminary to Selling Out
the Business as Soon as
Possible

The creditors of Sproat Bros. who
had filed attachments agreed yester-
day to release them and let the orig
inal bill Of sale stand. This action
was taken preliminary to selling out
the business as soon as possible.
Another meeting Of the creditors
will be held to-day. 1t is possible, so
say some of the creditors, that Grim
inaI proceedings will be instituted.
William Cluff said last evening: "On
no conditions will cash settlement
be accepted from the Sproats."
The creditors will get very little out
of the wreck.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-30
PRoaARLE w1nnrns

First race-standard, Hilary, Pirst
Chip.
Second race-Rockaway. Judge, So
1anus.
Third race-Mountebank vel1na CLARK
Atwood.
Fourth raoe-Caronal, Arthur Ray,
Step Around.
Fifth race-Iridius. Kenilworth, San
Nicholas.
Sixth race-Ebony. Celebrant, Avenger.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-30

That poet says he wOTships truth
and truth alone" said the impressions
able girl.
And yet" rejOined Miss Cayenne
pehsively. "he gets angry at what the
critics say about his work.'-CWashing
ton Star.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-30

Triplicate mirrors, standing mirrors
and toilet sets. Beautiful and inexpen-
sive New Years. presents. Sanborn.
Vail & Co.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-30
ENTRIES FOR TO-DAY.
Sd &c. Futurity eourse. for an ages,

First race, Futurity course, Tor al ages,
selling:
s53S sOro Viva (Nard & King) .......... 103
RMS Bee Rosewater (Nichols) ........... 10J
E5o4 Hilary piedmont Stable) ...........10S
ssa4 srrov 0CifsberD .-....................1o 1o3
5434 Miss Vera Lynch) Jos
5475 sFloriana Belle (Miller) ............ IS
5504 IIoneysuckle (Frisco Stable) ....... 105
5547 STANDARD de Arman) .............. 90
5s12 First chin fCrandalD ...............10S
54G2 No Friend (Stover) .105
554S MARY Dunn lBender) -...-.......... IS
$3.50 sToltec University Stable) SIS
55C4 Yellowstone (Fine) ...-..-.-..........11 Ill
$3.50 The Hawaiian Figaro Stable). am. IS
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-30
second race, three-quarters of mile. two

Third race, Futurity course, all ages, selling
l5524) Mountebank lKeating & Co mill
49O7 Planet Parker & Thwaites) .-.-...-. 93
.... Tom Kinsley fBonsac0 ............. los
49,. Homily lBaker) .........,...........10 los
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-30

There is a "big gun" man in town
and he halls from Great Falls. Mont.
They have great falls in the autumn
in Montana. Also in San Francisco
there are falls and James Corbin dis
covered the fact. He was accused of
making a nuisance of himself and his
gun on Kearny street and was finally
tucked under the arm of law and order
in the person of Policeman r. P. de
CURE. Judge Conlan found him guilty.
of carrying a concealed weapon yes
terday and will sentence him to-day.
Clerk Jack Rice also found him guilty
because Corbin was contumaclous and
knew entirely too much law for Great
Falls man. Probably Corbin will get
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-11-06
DUNHAM BROS.
BRATTLEBORO, VT

after supper. Allen riding the white horse
owned by c. ID. Noyes, which has thrown
several local riders. The horse had not
been used since Valley Fair time. While
going up the hill south of the West river
bridge the riders met Mr.. and Mrs. Harris
in their automobile. The horses tried to
turn around, but MIR. Harris stopped the
automobile, and after a while Mr.. Adams
rode his horse past Mr. Aliens horse
then went past without any trouble, but
no sooner had il passed than II began to
buck. Mr.. Allen remained in his seat
until one foot slipped from the stirrup,
when he was thrown with the result as
stated. After the horses passed the au-
tomobile Mr.. Harris started on, suppos-
ing everything was all right. He was
overtaken by J. T.. Leach, who happened
along at the time of the accident, and
was told what had taken place. He took
Allen into his automobile and carried him
to DIR. Aldrich's office. where 1t was found
that the shoe calk had cut through his
ear and made a hole in his head back of
the ear. The wounds were sewed up and
Allen was taken home. He went to sleep
immediately on reaching home and slept
fairly well during the night and on
Thursday his condition was much i'm
proved.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-11-06
The Contagious Diseases.

Helen, youngest daughter of j. l.. Mar
tin, was pronounced i'll with diphtheria
Saturday, after specimens taken from her
throat had been sent to the state labora
tory at Burlington. The house was quar-
antined Monday, Clarence L. Pooler' S
tenement at 2S South Main street was
quarantined for scarlet fever yesterday
morning, Mr.. Pooler's daughter being
the patient. Considerable talk has been
made this week in regard to the removal
OF the quarantine card on j. l.. Martins
house. The facts are these. As soon as
1t was learned that the girl was Ill with
diphtheria Health Officer Waterman
tackled the card on the front of the house.
The family objected to having the whole
house quarantined and so had the child
moved to the l. part of the house. Com
munication between the two parts of the
mouse was cut off, the members of the
family We're immunized by having anti
toxin administered to them, and the card
was removed to the L part under the di-
rection or DIR. H. d. Holton, secretary of
the state board of health Members of
the Brayman family on Crosby street are
recovering from an attack of diphtheria
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-11-06

T. M Deal has resigned as general
manager of the Franklin County cream
cry at St Adams to accept an appoint
ment as immigrant inspector
Two more Armenians were assassinated
in London Wednesday. The murderer,
who committed suicide, is believed to be
the man who killed Sagotel Sogouni
president of the Armenian Revolutionary
society.
DIR. c. s. CaVerly of Rutland has been
elected professor of hygiene, in the medi-
cal department of the University of Yer
mont which opens Nov 2S. The session
has been increased from six to seven
months.
Representatives of Seaman & Falk of the
New York city theatrical syndicate are
In Rutland to make arrangements to build
an opera house. An option has been Sc
cured on land near the Berwick house.
The representatives say land has been Sc
cured in burlington for similar pur-
pose.
Papers have been filed in the office of
Barre Granite and Construction com
pany, with capital of 5000, 600 The OBJ
Ject of the company is to purchase and
develop quarry lands in Barre city and
town and to sell rough stock from the
quarries acquired. etc. The incorporators
are ii. W. Whitcomb, c. A. Bond, r. A.
Hoar, b. II. Wells. f. G. Rowland,
George Rowland, Edgar Jackson of New
York city, +. O. Woodruff of Boston and
H. X. Bush OF Barre.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-11-06
Law Students Who Passed Not Given
DIPLOMAS

Frank II. Laughton and Wallace N.
Batchelder of Brattleboro and seven other
law students who passed the bar exami-
nations at Montpelier last week were re-
fused admission to the bar by the SUI
preme court last Friday for failure to
comply with one of the supreme court
rules concerning the qualifications of cam
didates. AS stated last week 10 of the 20
students who took the examinations
passed by a good margin. On Friday
morning the joy of nine of them was
turned into disappointment on being noti-
ned by the court that their registration
papers showed that they had not studied
law as registered students three years
ana that therefore they could not be
given attorneys certificates. Mr. Laugh
ton, who received the highest mark of
any of the Brattleboro students and who
stood seventh in the class lacked about
SIX weeks and Mr.. Batchelder about six
months of the required amount of study.
They hope to be admitted at a later ses-
sion OF the supreme court without being
Obliged to take another examination Mr..
Laughton presented an affidavit signed by
John Il. Gale of Guilford stating that he
studied with Mr.. Gale more than enough
TO make up the required time, but ii did
not afect the action of the court as he
had not registered as student when he
studied with Mr.. Gale. Frank Barber OF
Brattleboro, who was admitted, will spend
the winter in the Office of his brother,
Lawyer III. @. Barber, after which he in
tends to open an Office outside of Brat
tleboro.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-11-06
BRATTLEeoRo MARKET REPORT

Miss Hannah Lee spent Saturday in
Millers Falls
Rev. L. Froeberg of Orange, Mass. was
in town Wednesday.
Misses Mary Mack and Mary ONeil
spent Saturday in Greenfield.
Misses Kate Sullivan and Nellie Griffin
spent Thursday in Springfield. Mass
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarke G. Fits will go to-
morrow to Boston to remain several days.
Mrs. Curtis Robinson of South London
derry was a visitor in town this week.
Mrs. Catherine Splane OF Springfield.
this state, is visiting Mrs. Mary Stewart.
Miss Mary Mccarthy of Bellows Falls
visited her cousin. Miss Barbara Murphy.
this week.
Miss Huldah Borhman went this week
to Liberty, n. Y, where she will spend
the winter
Miss 5. +. Griswold. who was in Wash
ington and New York a week returned
Saturday.
William l.. Brown went Monday "a
CRANKY, Mass, to visit his aunt, Mrs.
James O'Donnel
Mrs Meacham and daughter moved
this week from Centreville To the Thomas
house on Prospect street.
Charles Mclaughlin OF Mt Hermon
was at the home OF his sister Mrs. VIII
Cornelius Kennedy moved today from
10 South Main street To one of Mr.. Crow -
ellis houses on Western avenue
Mrs Marvie a. Parker cashier at Rob
bins Il Cowles's, has taken room at
Mrs. Niles.s on South Main street
Mrs. Monahan and daughter. Alice. OF
Bellows Falls, are visiting Mrs Mona =
hams mother, Mrs. James MCGOWAN.
Mrs, Lillian c. Royce and Mrs Martha
Snow started Monday for Palatka, Fla.
to spend the winter at Mrs. Shows home
Henry Smead Of Wardsboro visited his
daughter, Mrs. George Harris last week
Miss Rose Judge of Greenfield is visit
| ing at her home here.
Mrs. J. ID. Beeman, widow of a former
pastor of the Methodist church, came Ia
| Brattleboro this week to live in w r.
Stuarts house on Canal street
Louis Marsh and his sister Miss Err
nestine Marsh, returned Monday to their
| home in Thompsonville, Conn. after Wis
| iting few days with Mrs. Wallace Pratt
Mrs. Russell Benjamin started Tuesday
for her home in Baltimore, Md, being
| joined by her sister at Westiield She has
been visiting at John joys She was
once a resident of Brattleboro, her hus-
band being conductor on the railroad.
ID. c. Elliot, grand lecturer of the ROYAL
Arch chapter, was in Burlington Wednes-
day to give instructions to the district
deputy high priests of the state o. r.
Buell. OF Wilmington, district deputy
grand master of the eighth Masonic dis
trict, attended a meeting of the district
deputies of the state on Tuesday in Bur
| lington.
Ten students of Wesleyan University
nave been elected by the college body to
represent that body on the college senate
which is joint committee chosen annu-
any from among the students and mem
Ders OF the faculty for the settlement of
disputes between those bodies. Arthur
j. Monroe, 1906, of Brattleboro is one of
the committee.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-11-06

The suit of Charles II. Davenport
against George +. Crowell, the +. p.
Carpenter company and the Carpenter
company has been heard before Special
Master Q. NJ. Barber of Bennington this
week, beginning Wednesday in the office
of County Clerk Merrifeld. Mr.. Barber
will report his findings to the chancellor
at the county court.
Mr.. Davenport claims that he has been
stakeholder in the company the past
20 years and still owns in law and equity
40 shares. He says that in 1856 E. p
Carpenter. then president, and George
r. crowell, then treasurer, both being
directors executed IL promissoly notes
OF the Il. +. Carpenter company without
the knowledge of the directors, and ex-
changed the notes with the Rand Avery
company of Boston, the total amount OF
the notes being $4,000.
Soon after the exchange OF notes the
RAND Avery company was adjudged in
solvent. Mr.. Davenport says the E. p
Carpenter company was put to great ex-
pense in attempting to collect the Rand
Avery notes and had a large number of
them TO pay, all to the damage of the e.
7. Carpenter company to the amount of
$4,000. At the last session of the legisla-
ture the corporate name of the f. p
carpenter company was changed to the
Carpenter company. The Il. p Carpen-
ter company sold its assets to the Car
pany, according to Mr.. Davenport's claim.
voted to issue to Mr. Crowell preferred
stock to pay claims which he held
against the e. p. Carpenter company
prior TO the Rand Avery transaction.
Mr.. Davenport brought a bill in chancery
ana an injunction was issued restraining
the Carpenter company from issuing pre-
ierred stock to Mr.. Crowell until after the
adjustment of Mr. Davenport's claim.
mat Mr. Crowell should make good the
loss incurred by the exchange of notes.
The witnesses in the case have been
martin Austin, jr., who was on the
stand all day Wednesday, Mr.. Crowell
ana Mr.. Davenport. A. e. Cudworth of
South Londonderry. A. +. Schwenk and
F. D. e. Stowe are counsel for Mr.. Dav-
export. and c. c. Fits and E. L. Water
man FOR the defendant. The claim of the
defendant is that the Rand Avery Trans
action was done to secure credit for both
concerns and that Mr.. Davenport had
tull knowledge of 1t. The claim also is
made that the statute of limitations
torestalls any action at this time.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-11-06
Hosiery Company May Move to keene

Negotiations are still in progress look
ing to the removal OF the business of the
Brattleboro Manufacturing company.
formerly the Brattleboro Hosiery com
pany to Keene. n. H.. or perhaps il would
be better to say that the Keene board OF
trade Is still trying to induce the company
TO move its business there. The bust
ness has outGrown its present quarters
as stated some time ago. knowing this
the heene board of trade last spring
made proposition to the company. which
was rejected Afterwards "A Philadelphia
concern sent representatives. to Brattle-
boro to attempt to formulate plans
whereby the business OF the two concerns
could be united, as they were anxious to
get INTO the country to avoid high rents
labor troubles, etc, but no Arrangement
was made. This week representatives. OF
Doth tho Philadelphia concern and the
heene board of trade have been in Brat
tleporo to confer with the officers of the
company, and within a few DAYS c. H.
Thompson, president OF the company.
has been in Keene to look over the
ground President Thompson authorizes
the statement that no conclusion in the
matter has been reached. The details
OF the proposition are not given out but
IL Is understood that il is better than the
one made last spring. At that time il
was understood that the Keene peonle
would provide suitable quarters and take
a large block of stock which would en-
able the company to increase their BUSH
ness. At the last session of the legis-
lature the Brattleboro Manufacturing
company was Incorporated with n capital
STOCK OF $4,000 and was given the right
TO increase the capital stock to not more
than $3.50. 900.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-11-06
Beaten into insensiblllty by Strikers

L. NJ. Backus employed as an engineer
at the plant of the f. r. Patch Manufac-
turing Co, in Rutland, where the men
have been out on a strike for two years,
was assaulted and pounded into uncon-
seriousness shortly after midnight Wed
nesday morning. He says he was met
by two men while on his way home from
work and one of them attacked him and
after a struggle he was rendered uncon-
scious He laid beside the sidewalk half
an hour, Backus said he recognized his
assailant who was one of the strikers.
warrant was sworn out for the man
but the police have been unable to To-
cate him. Backus came to Rutland Ia
work with the other non-union men after
the strike was declared. He was so
badly battered up that he was placed un-
der Il doctors care
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-11-06
STATIONS RIVER.

Mrs. George Carleton of Windham is
visiting her sister, Mrs. r. L. Twitchell
The ladies' sewing society of the Bap-
fist church gave a supper Wednesday
evening.
George Marks has moved from the
Searles house to the farm owned by Fred
Morrison.
The students at Vermont Academy
will give a recital Saturday night The
public is cordially invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Houghton were given
a surprise party last Friday evening, the
10th anniversary of their marriage,
Mrs. II. j. Stroud has returned from
New York to pack the household furni-
ture, and Mr. and Mrs. Stroud will make
their home in New York.
Sidney Earle. so, died Sunday night at
Charles Osgoods He was not i'll until
Saturday. Funeral services were held at
the Baptist church Wednesday at 10 a. IN.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-11-06
WESTMINSTER WEST.

The ladies' aid society met with Mrs.
+. Il. Chapman last week
Several of the farmers have been TAX
ing their apples to Putney having sold
them to VIII Wood of that place.
Mrs Anna Frost, who has been spend
ing the summer at George Goulds, has
decided TO remain through the winter.
Mrs a. f. Schwenk and daughter of
Brattleboro are spending a few days with
Mrs. Schwenk's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harlan Goodhue.
Mrs Charles Roster of Claremont Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Clark and daughter, Alice,
of Bellows Falls spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. ]. ii. Clark.
Miss Electa Goodhue of Saxtons River,
formerly of this place, started Tuesday
for Dayton, Ohio, to spend the winter
with her brother, DR.. George Goodhue.
Harlan Goodhue accompanied her as far
as Springfield, Mass.
William b. Cutting and family closed
their house last week and left for Boston
to spend the winter with their son. We
are sorry to have them leave but hope
our loss will be their gain, and we trust
they will return in the spring much bene-
fitted by the change.
Louis Miller has sold his farm in the
south part of the town to Will Pierce of
East Putney, who Will take possession at
once. Mr., Pierce intends to cut off the
lumber this winter. This farm has been
in possession of the Miller family more
than four generations.
The people of this parish are passing
through an experience that they have not
been called upon to pass through before
for several years-that of obtaining a
new pastor There has been no time in
over 80 years that we have not had
resident pastor. We hope this experience
will be of short duration, and we shall
soon see the deserted appearance of the
parsonage changed to one of occupancy.
Maple Grove Grange observed ladies'
night Thursday evening. Oct. 90. Fifty
people partook of a fine chicken pie sup
per, with cake, pies and fruit. short
literary program was given under the
direction Of the worthy lecturer. After
refreshments were served all returned to
the hall where old and young enjoyed
themselves a short time in dancing
Several members were present from Sax
tons River Grange The next regular
meeting will be Nov. ~, when District
Deputy Whitney will be present for in
spection. The meetings will be held dur
ing the winter in the town hall