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Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-11-27
CHURCH NOTICES.

First Baptist church, G. B. Lawson
minister. Morning worship 1926. Sub
ject of sermon, What is Christianity?'
Evening service Z. Subject The New
Birth" Preaching by the pastor. Bible
school IL m.
Universalist church. Reignold X.
Marvin, pastor. Morning worship at
10: 80 o'clock. Subject of the sermon,
christianity and Amusements." Sun
day school at 1l:45 a. m. Senior union
at p. m. All are welcome.
At the Adventist Christian church:
Prayer meeting at 10:45 a. m. Sun
day school at noon. Preaching by the
pastor at 2:30 and Z p. m. Loyal
workers meeting at 6. Thursday even
ing prayer meeting at 1880. All are cor
daily invited to all the services.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-11-27

The first Of the Odd Fellows dances
will be held In l. 0. 0. +. hall Tuesday
evening
Last night was the coolest of the
season thus far, the thermometer reg
istering very nearly zero.
The schools in district No. 2 will
not open Monday on account of the
continued prevalence of diphtheria.
They will begin Dec. IA.
Mrs. c. L. Spear of Washington
street fell on the floor Tuesday after
noon fracturing the bone in one ankle
and sustaining other injuries.
"A number of local poultry fanciers
have made entries in the annual poul-
try show of the Greenfield Score Card
club which takes places Tuesday and
Wednesday.
"A Thanksgiving brawl in Reeds
castle on Green street brought three
offenders before Justice Newton this
morning. G. b. Kirwin was fined $40
for disturbing the peace and S. and
costs for drunkenness. Emindio Mancni
was fined $40 and costs for disturbance
of the peace, and Joseph Scarono S.
and costs on the same charge. The row
was started about $3.50 last evening ac-
cording to the evidence by Mr.. Kirwin
who struck Scarono with stick when
the latter was entering the house. This
maddened the Italian who took the
stick away from Kirwin and gave it to
who started for Kirwin and
struck him across the side of the head |
chasing him down stairs and around |
the house. The row attracted the at
tention of a passer-by who notified |
Chief Hall. He arrived on the scene |
about the same time as did Victor |
son of Kirwin's assailant. and I
the two succeeded in quelling the dis
turbance. All three participants spent |
the night in the lookup. Both Italians |
pleaded guilty this morning but Kirwin
stood trial on the charge of disturbing
he peace, acting as his own counsel.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-11-27

warm ana COI1IOTldDle. Mrs. IoWsfS
is IN Walpole to-day.
Thomas Sanford Groonell of Rut-
land and Miss Mary Elanore Clune,
daughter of Mrs. James Clune of this
town, were married at 7.30 o'clock We'd
nesday evening in St Michael's Ro-
man Catholic church, Rev. Father Cum
bingham performing the ceremony.
John Clune, a brother of the bride,
acted as best man, and Miss Rather
inc Clune, a sister, was bridesmaid.
The bride wore a suit of pearl gray
broadcloth and black hat faced with
white. The bridesmaid was gowned
in green cheviot. After the ceremony
a reception was held at the Brennan
street home of the brides mother. AZ
ter a short wedding trip Mr.. and Mrs.
Groonell will make their home in Rut-
land.
-Four new cases of diphtheria and
one of scarlet fever have made their
appearance since last Friday. DIR. C.
r. Aldrich showed sympt oms of hav-
ing the former disease Saturday, and
having no place in town where he
could be uuarantined went at once to
Boston where he entered the city hos
pital Cultures taken from his throat
showed that he had the disease but ii
is in "a mild form and he will probably
be home the first of next week. John,
son of DR.. Fremont Hamilton. has been
seriously i'll with diphtheria this week
but is now better. A son of Andrew
Kirkwood in Esteyville and one of F.
w. Keueh's boys also has the disease.
The one case of scarlet fever appeared
in the family of Michael Baker on FL
lot street.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-11-27

Honesty is the best policy. and an
old and well-worn maxim. but If the
word serves to call your attention to
the fact that the G. o. Taylor Whis-
kies are honest in purity. natural fla
vor and old age, and the truth that a
multitude of licensed dealers in this
country sell these WHISTLES, our pur-
pose is partially accomplished. Be
honest to yourselves and buy these
WHISTLES when you need them Sold
by licensed dealers generally. Pro-
prietors' firm name is on the label and
over the cork Sealed bottles only.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-11-27

rlNate Dancing lessons win be given any
n'sh' aiter O'Clock or Monday night at ?
O'CLOCK by addressing Prof. f. b. Downs
BROOKS House Dancing school for children
wednesday afternoons $50 to 3. For adults
Friday evenings to 1890. aA.,s
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-11-27
Billiard and Pool Handicaps.

The handicaps for the annual poo
and billiard tournaments of the Yer
mont wheel club have been made and
posted this week The first tourna-
ment games will be played next week
The marks are as follows:
Three Ball Billiards.
Childs, 10: Bacon. 100; Howe. 80;
Aldrich, 70; Conland 70; L. II. Miller
20; Fox Go; Perry. 65; Wood. 65; Ellis
so; A. II. Pettee. so; ]. A. Allen, So;
Ullery, SIS; j. NJ. Dugan so; Foster, so;
Jones, so; Randall. so; Thompson, so;
A. l.. Pettee, 45; McRae, 40.
Four Bail Billiards.
Childs IFS; Bacon, $50; Howe, 1875;
Aldrich, 100; C. NJ Dugan, 100; Fox,
100; L. H. Miller 100; Conland, 80;
Ellis. 90; C. NJ. Miller 90; Perry, go;
Wood, 90: A H. Pettee, IS; Thompson.
so; Foster, IS; j. II. Allen, 10; Cor
ser 70; L. f. Hall, 65; Randall. 65;
unery. 60 Cobb. so; J. A. Dunlevy,
so: j. NJ Dugan. so; Jones, 60; A. L.
Pettee. co: Stolte, 60; F. w, Hall, So;
Young, So; Bisette, so; McRae 40.
Pool.
C. NJ. Dugan, 100; Fox. IS; Bacon.
so; Childs. so; Williamson, 80; Al
drlch, 20; Brasor 20: Corser, 20; C. NJ,
Miller, 70; Thompson, 20: ]. A. Allen,
65 Conland, IS; L. II. Miller S.; Per-
ry, 65; Wood, 65; Foster, so; Young.
so; Cobb. SIS; j. NJ. Dugan. So; Dun
leavy, So; F. W. Hall, So; Pratt, 55;
So; a. L. Pettee, so; Stolte, SO;
w. F. Dunleavy AS L. l. Allen, 40
Nc Rae, 40.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-11-27
Piano Tuning.

D. carpenter the Piano Tuner. who has
n's oruer book at the Brattleboro News Co.'S
sore comes to Brattleboro every month and
WIN promptly attend to orders left with Mr..
oohhors' Boston address, 10 Temple Place. AZ. At
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-16
.srtins the following Language in the pro-

serting the following language in the pros hhitory section:
 ar any person or company conducting any competition or contest Involving the swRrd ofsa prize to he Issued on the reia- tive accuracy of g,3esses or estimates; or conducting any scheme or device for bet- tting, wagering or making pools upon ohrse races or other similar contests"
 This amendment is held to be necessary by reason of the Attorney Generals hold ing that contests which involve the award of prizes obtained on the relative aecur- acy of guessts or estimates as to the mum. Der of votes in Q political election or . number of beans that certain jar con- tains. etc., are not in violation cf the present lottery laws. 1t Is sought by the amendment also to protect the pubic against fraud. As well as to suppresa gambling which accompanies betting on horses.
 Betting on horse races has been held not to be within the purview of the lot- tery laws. Consequently 1t is held that the only way by which these turf invest ment schemes can be suppressed under existing laws is upon the ground of fraud in which case 1t is extremely dificuh to obtain sufficient evidence to warrant an action. Such evidence cannot be oh- tained in any event until after the scheme has been operating for some time and the company has in its possession thouaanQs of dollars of the peoples money of which the issuance of-a fraud order. experiences ha shown that the company retains . large part
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-16
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TO REFUND COTTON TAXES.

Williams Introduces Bill in the
 Lower House.
 Washington, Dee. 1S.--RepEeaentatsVe Williams of Mississippi. introduced c biii providing for the refunding to certain States of cotton taxes paid in 1885. tSst and Is67, and appropriating s6o.o0.OOo toi that purpose.
 Representative Dearnond of Missouri today introduced 8 bill providing for the ranking and promotion of officers of the United States Army on merit.
 Representative Williams of MlsSlssippi, introduced the following bills today:
 To put upon the free list when coming from countries which permit identical pro- ducts of ours to enter free, hides of all animals, leather of all sorts. boots, shoes saddles and harness. To prevent tndiVld- uals or corporations engaged in Interstate commerce from making if condition of the sale that the purchaser shall not sell or deal in products of any otner persons firms or corporations
 To prevent the over-issue of stock oy corporations or combination of corpora tions and defining such oveF-issne as public cheating"
 Requiring the payment Of interest on public funds deposited with banks.
 Mir. Williams of Mississippi. introduced a concurrent resolution in the House to- day proposing an amendment to the Con- stitution to give Congress power to col Iect taxes m incomes and providing that such tax shall not be construed to be a direct tax within the meaning of the Con- etitufiOn
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-16
Cured of Bad Habit.

Los Angeles Times.
 A few months ago the son of railway director was, through his fathers lnfu- ence, given Q position of some importance on a large railway. He was fresh from Cambridge, and in the orders which he from time to time issued to the men under him always made use of the longest most unusual words. This habit led to some rather expensive bIunders. and the mat ter coming before the general manager. he wrote the young ofacial the following letter;
 "in promulgsting your esoteric cogita- tons and in articulating your superficial sentimentaIities and amicabie. philosophi- cal, or psychological observations. beware of platitudious tponderosity. Let your conversational communication possess a clarified eOneiseness. a competed con- prshensibleuess a coalescent consistency. and a concatenated cogency. Eschew all coaglomeration of natulent gArrultty, jejune babhlement, and asinine afTecta- ton. Let your sxtemporaneous descanE. inRs and unpremeditated expiation have intaliigibility and veracious yivacity with- out rhodomontade or thTasonicai bomhast. Ge6uIously avoid all polysyllabic profund- ity, pompous prolixity. psittaceOus vac- uity. ventrtloquial verbosity and canilo. qusnt Vapidity. Shun double enterdre. prurient jocosity and pestifsrous profan- ity. obsurart or apparent. In other words, talk plainly briefly. naturally, sen. sibiy, purely and truthfully. Don't put on airs; say what you mean; mean what you say, and don'E use big words.h
 The young odficial took the gentle hint and changed his style.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-16
STATE SUPREME COURT
:. DOCKET NEARLY COMPLETED; ADJOURNED TILL THURSDAx
Mrs. shanks Secured . Favorable
 Decision Against the Gont-
 gomAry Street Railway. Other Opinions Rendered.

The call of the civil docket of the Supreme Court of Alabama was almost completed yesterday and the court ad- journed until Thursday. All cases on the docket which were ready were submit ted by the attorneys-
 The court permitted few eases at the request of the interested attorneys to gc over until Thursday when the criminal cases of the Montgomery division VIII be submitted. The docket was . light one.
 The out of town attorneys who were present were Senator Dempsey Powell ana Colonel Claude Hamilton Of Greenvtiie.
 The following opinions were rendered:
 Mcclellan, c. J.--Tom Sledge vs. 6. !. singley. ct al., appeal from Choctaw Ctr- cuit Court; reversed and renanded.
 Haralson, J.--R. F. Hayneaworth vs. Norris Adder. appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court; affirmed.
 Tyson, J.--Alabanna and GeorGtA Lun- Der Company vs. W. H. Tisdale, ct al.' auueaf from Montgomery Circuit Court; reversed and rendered.
 Sharpe, J.--Montgonery Street RAILWAY ys. E. A. shanks, appealed rom Mont aomery City Court; affirmed.
 Dowdell, J.--John B. Nicrosi VI. Bessie W, walker, ct al., apeal from Montgom- cry City Court: affirmed.
 The affirmation of the case of the Mont gomery Street Railway Is . victory for Mrs. ghanlss who seckured judgment in the Montgomery City Court for ta- jurfes received in a street car accident.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-16
CONDITION or MINES.

Governor Receives Report from State
 Inspector.
 Governor Jelks has received a detailed report from Chief Mine Inspector J. M. Gray upon the conditions existing Af Pratt Mines where the State convicts are employed.
 The Governor Is keeping well informed of and in close touch with the condition of the mines in which the cOnvicts of the State are worked. Special interest at- taches to the report of the Mining In- spector. because of the fatal accident at slope 10. at Pratt Mines. November 90. in which two men were killed and others were seriously wounded.
 The detailed report made by the Chief Mine Ispector was from report made to him by Assistant Mine Inspector Hill house. Mr. Hlllhouse reported upon slopes 2 and 10, ct Pratt City.
 The ventilation and general conditions at both places were found to be In ex- cellent condition. TllS inspector calls at- teRtion to the restrictions and regula- tions thrown. around the issuance and use of powder, but he recommends that the wooden portions of the powder house be done away with and the houses be built throughout of iron.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-16
Ready for Anything.

John Sharp Williams. of Mississippi, the newly elected leader of the Democrats in the House of Representatives, was asked how he would keep the Democrats in iine if they should become oostreper0us. Easiest thing in the world" MF. Wil. liams replied. T shall be prepared for any emergency, like justice of the peace down in my country when he was called in mind to hang a man without S'-- --seo- cess of law The justice with copy of the statutes of Mn Iunder one arm and q repeating rt Alder the other. Gentlemen he said, I am the servant of the people. can apply the law of the great State of Mississippi to this case or can help you shoot the cul- prtt-Just as you elect.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-16
~ALADAMA DAY."
School Children of Tuscumbia Oh
 serve Anniversaxy.

School Children of Tuscumbis ob-
 serve Anniversary.
 Tuscunbia, Dec. i5.--tSpecial. .)-.Aia- bama Day." comfnemorattng the aduafs- sion of Alabama into the sisterhood of states, eighty-four years ago, was oh- served by the public schools of this city yesterday, a most appropriate and inter esting program being rendered by the &o or more pupils of the schools. The exor. cises consisted of songs. recitations. eve lutions. etc.. with an eloquent address hy Hon. John D. Rather. IT,. of this place. The trustees of the school and the Mayor and City Councilnnen witnessed ths ex- ercises.
 D. o. Matthews Of this city. Is filling a contract for several thousand cross tics for the Illinois Central Railroad. putting in circulation a large amount of naopey. the benefit of which is being yeaped by timber owners, haulers and the meT- chants of Tascumbia. Matthews also sup piled the Electric Street Railway Com. pany with a large number of ties and poles, and his purchase from the country people in this immediate vicinity will probably aggregate 3.0oo ties.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-16
Conferred with Congrsssmer.

Washington. Dec. B.-The Executive Council of the American Federation of Labor held conferences today with Speak CT Cannon and MT Gardner. Chairman of inc House Committee on Labor. in which the labor representatives are in- terested. They requested consideration of she eight hour bill and the prison labor and anti-injunction bills. The conference was also with President pro tenn Frye and Senator McComas, Chairman of the Sen ate Committee on Labor.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-16
TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC.
New Anti-Lottery Law Introduced
 Bv Penroae.

Washington. Dec. 1.-Two bills were in- troduced in the Senate today by Senator Penrose designed to strengthen the laws regulating the use of the mails. One ts aimed at the ''get rich quick" concerns another at guessing contests and includes the District of Columbia and ''an terri tory within the jurisdiction of the United States" in the law forhidding the use Oe the mails for the transmission of lottery tickets.
 The bills were drawn in the law division of the Postoffice Department The act of 1890 forbiddirg lotteries Is aHsndSd by in-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-16
camarek Wants Information

Washington. Dec. i5.--Senator Carmack resolution today directing the Secretary ef the Treasury to inform the Senate whether any report had been made to the Treasury Department by Leslie CullOm. special agent efsthe customs ser vice. with respect to the conduct of A. R. Curzen. the Collector of Customs in Porto Rico.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-16
TUG MA-AAE M. SINKS.
es Down to 20 Feet of Water, 6
 Being Drowned.


 syotcbez Miss. Dec. iS.-The 1s0 ton
 Mattie M.. owned by the Dixie Company of New Orleans, |raged in towing cotton seed for the Endard oil Company of New Orleans bk in twenty feet of water this morn on the old bed of Lake Coneordaa- Tue ite fireman and five negroes were bwned
 he dead: Chris Martin. white fireman; Page, negro cabin boy: three negroes bks and one negro roustabout. names known. he watch had just been called and re were only two men asleep at the he the boat went down. These two men re Capt. A. L. Brunson and Clerk H. rhss. They were called by watchman Ina Rhoder, who was the first to dis rer that the boat was sinking. he cause of the sinking Is attributed the fact that the boat had taken on
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-16
FUNERAL OF xR. STEINER
Large Gathering of Friends to Fay
 Last Tribute

The funeral of MT. Michel Steiner. the young business man who died Monday night, took place yesterday afternoon at o'clock from the residence of his pa. rents. MT. and Mrs. L. Steiner, at 1O South McDonough Street.
 A great many of the young mans TOT. mer friends and associates gathered at the house to witness the last rites over their departed friend. The esteem in which he was held was evidenced by the many beautiful flowers which decked the
 Rabbi A. ,. Messing. IT.. in charge of Kahi Montgomery. conducted the funeral seryices. Interment was made in Oak wood Cemetery.
 bearers: Henry Newman. Harry Davis, HaroId Jacobi. Jake Munter, Charley Kehn. Philip Baum, Sam Rosenbery and 0ylvfn Baum.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-16

A beautiful Ferris Wheel Gin mo- tion) is in Dowe's window today. II is made entirely and only of candy and is propelled by electricity. Fret ty little girls are in each car, viewing the scenery-which, by the way, il candy, too. The candy in the bottom of the window was left by santa Claus and is intended for the chii' dren's stockings. Santa left orders to sell it for 10 cents Q pound Git ia 25 cents quality). So bring ali the children and buy your candy nsw-- and avoid the rush.
 Get the habit
 And say with the others:
 "Let's go to Dowe's."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-16

1Oe bOxes of coal at this port. She was drawing three and a half feet and her guards were almost under water A high wind prevailed at the time and 1t is bc- heved the whitecaps washed into the hull, filling it with water and swamping the boat
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-16
CASES or THE noonLRRs.
Attorney Folk Says He VIII Keep
 on Trying Them.

St. Louis. Dec. 16.-circuit Attorney Folk, when asked today for an opinion on the Supreme Courts decision. dsciar- ing that tnformations issued by prosecut- ing attorneys are not valid unless accom- panied by a6idavits from them or some other person. dictated the following state- ment:
 50 far as the poodle cases are con- cerned. they will continue to be tried and sent to the Supreme Court.
 "Whatever the effect of the decision may be. it will not permanently release any boodler now under charge"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-16
COLONEL TlSDALE LOST DECIsIoN AGAINST HIH BY gU-
 PREME COURT. Contractor Who Built His Home Failed to Pay for All Materials.
 Court Renders Judgment A Against Property.

The Supreme Court of Alabama yester- day reversed and rendered the case Of the Alabama and Georgia Lumber Conn pany against W. H. Tisdale, which was appealed from the Circuit Court of Mont gomery County.
 The decision of the lower court nndins for Colonel Tisdale is set aside and the lumber company was awarded Q veRdics of s355.52,
 The opinion in the case by Mfr. Justice Tyson is a lengthy one and gives an ex- haustive review of the law bearing upon mechanics and building companies liens.
 The suit of the Alabama and Georgia Lumber Company was directed against Fred Moesser the contractor who built Colonel Tisdale's house and against Col onel Tisdale as owner of the house. It dates back to the building of Colonel Tis- daie's handsome home on Fielder Street in 1898. The company furnished to Moss- ser upwards of $500 worth of building ma. terials which it claimed had not been paid for.
 It was set forth in the papers in fine ease that Colonel TiAdaie had paid tho contractor the full amount due him under the specific contract entered into between owner and builder. 1t was further clam. ed by the defendant that the suit had net been filed within six months after the ac- cruai of the account between MoesHer and the lumber company.
 The plaintiffs claimed that the property should be liable for the lien incurred by the building material used in 1t and tho court sustained this contention.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-16
16O Policy Indlctments.

Chicago. Dee. Establishments to the number Of 15o were voted against alleged policy shop keepers today by the grand jury. It was reported that many more indictments would follow. The action of the grand jury Is the outcome of cru
 sade by the Citizens Association.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-16
MONTGOMERY THEATRE. Thursday Matinee and Night kkHyI- aNnamAH~n ft

Seats are now on sale for the Royal Lilliputians," who come to the Montg3m erx Theatre Thursday matinee and night in "Guliiver's Travels" an entirely new production The matinee which will be given Thursday will be especially enjoyed by the children. -adV.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-16

Keep the bowels active if you would preserve your health. A dose of Priekiy Ash Bittefs now and then does this te- perfection. Wed-fri-gu.