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Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-05-27

There has been a decrease Of 7O2 in
the number of transfers during the
year
Number Of transfers during the
year ending March 81, 1903 =. 1854
Number Of transfers during the
year ending March 81. 1904 :. 9,S92
Volumes LVII, and LvTII, OF the
herd register have been published
since last report, including bulls up
to $500 and cows up to $4,000
We have accepted for publication
during the year 125 private butter
tests, ten authenticated fat estimates
and two confirmed butter tests Forty
two cows are at this date undergoing
yearly fat tests, or have recently COM
pleted them.
Our receipts from all sources dur
ing the past year have been s31.0S1.56
and our total expenses s36 1886.
from which it viii he seen that we
have expended s5,296.S0 more than
we have received.
Thus far our expenses connected
with the Louisiana purchase EXPOSE
tion have been s15,472.5e. and the re-
ceipts for butter, milk, etc, $4,000,
the net outlay to date st3,-
2S2.13
our quick assets on March 81, 1904,
were s26, 1920.
The board Of directors recommends:
That the applications of Mr. How
ard Willetts for the registration OF
three animals imported by Mr.. John
D. Wing in 1896, and OF Mr.. F. S.
Peer for the registration Of one ami
NAL imported by him for Mrs Anna
Perry in 1901, be granted, in order
that the progeny of these animals
may be registered
That the club make an appropria-
ton not to exceed $500 each to the
Lewis and Clark contest for 1906 and
20 the contest below the quarantine
Inc for 1906, amount and value sub
ect to the approval Of the executive
committee.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-05-27
Greenfield Granqe.

George S Laid, master of the state
grange, was in Greenfield last week
completing arrangements for the
meeting of the state grange at Green
field in December. He attended the
meeting of Guiding Star grange Tues
day evening, at which time the third
and fourth degrees were worked on %
candidates. A banquet, with music
and speeches. followed the work. The
local grange is gaining in member
ship and the order is increasing
throughout the state. six new oranges
having been formed during the pres
ent month. By the formation of two
new Pomona oranges in the vicinity,
the present Pomona branch of the
order is to be divided into three parts.
The original one will include the
towns of auckland, Colrain. Shell
burne, Heath. Rowe and Charlemont:
the second comprises Greenfield. Ley
den, Bernardston. Conway. Deerfied.
Mortified, Montague: the third is
made up of Ashf1eld. Cummington.
Windsor. worthington and Plainfield.
At the meeting of the state grange
in December Gov. Batchelder of New
Hampshire and f. B. Morris. master
of the New York state grange, are
among the speakers engaged.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-05-27
To Fix Food Standards.

The committee on food standards,
appointed by the secretary of agrl-
culture, held the first of a series of
public hearings in New York last
week. The six members of the COM
mittee, Prof, William Frear, DR.. Ed
ward Fl. jenkins. DR.. Melyill A. SEQ
veil, Prof Henry A. Weber and Or.
Harvey w. Wiley. We're all present
The object of the hearings is to give
an opportunity to persons interested
in various lines of trade to suggest
changes in the schedules of food def
nitions and standards already pre-
pared by the committee. Representa-
tives of the American Sugar Refining
company urged that the schedule re-
lating to Sugars and related sub
stances" be changed so as to afford a
different classification for certain
syrup manufactured by the company.
C. S. O'Mahony, chemist of the I'm
ion Pacific Tea company, was heard
in regard to fiavoring extracts.
The milk standard is placed at
1925 per cent of fat which some
dairymen regard as too high be-
cause some animals do not produce
as rich milk.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-05-27
BIRTHS.

In East Dover May 10, daughter to Mr. and
Mrs. Wayland Moore
In Bellows Falls, May l6. son TO Mr.. and Mrs.
Jerry j. Iawlor.
In BELLOWS Falls, May IL, daughter to Mr..
and Mrs. Henry j. &. SQUEEZE.
In SaxtOns River, May II, a daughter to Mr.,
and Mrs H. j. STROUD.
In Nottingham, May s, son to Mr.. and Mrs.
w. G.. Underwood and grandson to John II. and
Mary 5. Underwood Of North Heath, Mass, and
Jason and Ella stafford of Nottingham.
In Grove May II, a son, Milo Miner to Myron
a. and Lena Z. Thompson, and grandson to
Mrs. II. L. Miner of Leyden, and toIAIr. and
Mrs. Milo Thompson of Corain.
In Peru, May TO- a daughter to Mr.. and Mrs.
Jarvis Mofiit.
In West Chesterfield. May o. a son, Frederick
Milton. to Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Streeter.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-05-27
sPoFFoRD.
Death of Mrs. Elizabeth A. Stoddard,
Respected Resident.

Mrs. Elizabeth A. Stoddard, aged
81 years, 10 months, died Tuesday,
May II, at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Reuben Foster, where she has
lived for the past three years. Though
helpless, she has been tenderly cared
for and everything possible for her
comfort and pleasure has been done
by both Mr.. and Mrs Foster The
funeral was at the house at 1870
Thursday, Rev Mr.. McCollester of
Marlboro officiating. The flowers
were beautiful Mrs. Butler and
daughter, Vera, sang Gathering Home
and When the Mists have Rolled
Away very sweetly. The interment
western part of the town beside her
husband and children.
Lincoln Goodnow, a former resi-
dent of this place, died at the home
of his daughter at Sacramento, Cal,
April 26, aged 81 years
Rev. Mr.. Bartlett will occupy the
pulpit here next Sunday morning.
Mrs. Susan Hall has returned home.
having spent the winter with her
children in Massachusetts,. f.
Sutton and family of New York have
come to their summer home here
Carl Leach of Keene was the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Davenport
Sunday.-Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Slade
spent last week in Boston.-Frank
Foster and family of Chicago have
come here for the summer-Mr and
Mrs. William Brown of Cambridge
Mass, called on Mrs. Graves Sunday
Mrs. Wells and son of Walpole Wis
tied their daughter and sister. Mrs.
Earl Burt recently.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-05-27
Hay Trade Conditions.

Reports from leading markets show
strong market and an upward
tendency in prices Arrivals have
continued light and there is little If
any held over stock. Shipments are
expected more freely as soon as farm
ers are through planting.
In the Boston market receipts have
been light and conditions indicate
that prices have not reached the top.
Receipts of hay at New York con-
tinue fairly liberal and large enough
TO meet all requirements
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-05-27
JERSEY CATTLE CLUB.
Thrty.Slsth Annual Meeting at
Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York.

Forty-three members were present
and SO represented by proxy nj the
annual meeting of the American Jer-
sey Cattle club held recently in New
York. The report OF President OAR
ling covers the work done during the
year. and presents the recommended
tions from the board of directors, all
of which We're adopted We give a
brief summary OF the presidents re-
port.
At the beginning of the year, says
the report, we had i3l members;
fourteen have been elected during
the year, and eleven deaths have
been reported, leaving our member
ship 1874 at present, The names OF
those whose deaths have been record
ed are; ID. +. Appleton, William =.
Bull, John Gardiner Peter S. Hoe,
Harvey Lewis. Samuel McIieen, w,
H. Perot, Orestes Pierce, Charles A.
Sweet, +. Griswoid Tefft and Andrew
G.. Weeks.
There has been a decrease Of 17G in
the number of animals registered
during the year, as compared with
the previous year, 172 i'm the number
of bulls and four in the number of
cows. Number of animals registered
during the year ending March 81
1908:
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-05-27
WEST CHESTERFIELD.
The Decoration Day Observances-So-
cial and Personal News.

Rev. T. Roscoe will deliver the Dec.
Grafton day address here next Sunday
at half past two. There will be speak
ing and singing by the children, after
which they will decorate the soldiers
graves.
George Amidon is erecting large
building on his place that he recently
purchased of Charles Hill.
Ice cream sociable at Mrs. o. r.
Farr's this evening.
Eddie Ford is at home nursing sore
hand. Mrs. o. R. Farr went to Wilder,
VT, Saturday, to visit her friend Miss
Bertha Davis. Burton johnson has
gone to Brattleboro to work carpenter
ing. Horace Smith is having his old
store painted inside and ut.-Several
from here attended the dance at the
Center. Wednesday evening, and re-
ported very enjoyable time.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-05-27
HINSDALE.
Death of David M. Cole-Silver Wed
dino Anniversary Celebrated.

David M. Cole, aged 81 years, died
at the home of his mother, Mrs, Fan
ME Cole, Monday. He had been i'll
with consumption for several months
and came here from New York hos
pital a short time ago, Mr.. Cole was
born in Ireland but came to this coun.
try when child He is survived by
mother, two sisters, and three broth
ers. The funeral was held at the Cath.
Ollie church Wednesday morning and
the burial was in st. Joseph's ceme'
terry.
The members of the Pine Grove Gem.
etery association held their annual
meeting in the selectmen's room AT
the town hall Saturday. The follow
ing officers were chosen for the year:
President, Edward Stebbins secretary
and treasurer, o. c. Robertson; trus-
tees, Frank W. Robertson, S. X. Hill
dreth, Edward Bishop, NJ. 5. Leach,
II. f. Horton, and f. j, Richards,
David Owen was appointed sexton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward f. Kelley cell
ebrated their silver wedding anniver-
sary at their home Saturday evening
There was large number of friends
and relatives present and the occasion
was a most enjoyable one. Many beau
tiful gifts including silverware were
received by the host and hostess and
delicious refreshments were served.
The annual inspection of the Re-
bekah lodge took place at |. 0, .. +.
hall Wednesday evening. After the
meeting refreshments were served and
a social hour enjoyed.
The usual Decoration day exercises
will be held in the church at North
Hinsdale Monday morning. A delega-
ton of the G. A. r. will attend from
here.
Miss Hannah Higginson is quite ILL.,
Mrs. Nellie Hill who has been serious
ly i'll for some time has failed rapidly
this week.
A number of coleus plants have been
placed in the flower bed at the corner
of Brattleboro and Crescent streets.
There was a Polish wedding at the
Catholic church Tuesday morning. A
Polish priest officiated.
The clerks gave a waltz party at the
town hall last evening.
Mrs. E. L. Robinson and child from
st. LOUIS arrived here Saturday. Miss
Annie Mack is visiting at her home in
South Vernon. G. A. Robertson was
in New York last week Quite a num-
Der from here attended the Brattle.
boro- Winchester and Keene- Ashuelot
games last Saturday. Frank W. JEFF
fords came from Chicopee Falls Mon
day to spend months vacation at
home. John Hodge and Sidney March
were over Sunday guests at G. E.
Weed's
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-05-27
PROBATE NOTICES.

The charge for probate notices Of the usual
length in the REFoRNER for the three weeks
required by law is s2.Oo. This includes Com
missioners' Notices, win Notices and Settle
ment Notices. We shall be glad to have you
direct the Register Of Probate to send.your DO
tices to this Office
WINoHAM COUNTY REFoRMER.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-01-23
over THE LINE"

huts were built in curious shapes. some
being octagonal, others triangular, still
others sextagonal Square ones and
round ones were frequently seen, and
some OF the men exercised great ingenu-
ity in the building of their temporary
abodes. Once in a while a wigwam-
shaped hut may be seen, built around the
trunk OF large spruce or pine tree, the
branches of which served to keep off the
wind and rain.
Very often one might have seen a
conveyance loaded with blankets and
provisions, driven by the wife of one
of the "skedaddlers, drive up to the
line. The husband would be in waiting.
quickly snatch the supplies and dart to
the other side Of the little granite sign
post that divided the United States from
the queens dominions. Here. once past
the post, all the detectives in the states
were powerless to touch him, and he
might visit all the afternoon with his
wife, who generally kept her side of the
line with impunity.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-01-23
IN THE SKEDADDLERS DAY.
when Cfvu War Refugees Sought
Safety from the Draft Across
the Canadian Line.

In the days of the civil war, especially
after the beginning Of GO, there were
stirring times in the north country" or
those portions bordering upon Canada,
says the Boston Herald.
West Stewartstown, N. H.; Beecher
Falls, VT, and the township of Hereford,
+. O., are those most frequently men,
toned in the tales Of the sixties as hav-
Ing been the scenes of bloody encounters
and such wholesale smuggling as to rem
der them more closely patrolled by the
government than almost any other
points upon the border
When the boys in blue We're fighting
for their country the recruiting sergeants
found 1t necessary to draft" soldiers to
enter the struggle between the north
and south. and they secured the country
for able-bodied men who had not come
to the front voluntarily. These men, who
were to be forced into fight against their
Will, rebelled, and large numbers of them
made their escape lover the line" into
Canada.
at that time, when good roads were
not as frequently seen as now, the main
were the roads up to Canada on both
sides OF the Connecticut river In Ver-
mont and New Hampshire.
1t was a common occurrence for man
who had been drafted to make his es-
cape from home during the night and
drive at mad pace up river to Canada,
where, once over the border, he could not
be touched by Uncle Sans officers.
Some of these men journeyed all the way
from Massachusetts, and Connecticut,
taking roads off the main line, sinking
through the woods by day, sleeping in
barns or haystacks at night and begging
or buying here and there, at wayside
farms, food and drink for their sus-
tenance.
Over 100 of the men who held their
own safety dearer than their country's
honor went to Hereford and Peuuette-
Vile alone. and were dubbed by the resi-
dents of Canada. who had small sympa-
thy for them, by the suggestive epithets
OF stockholders"
Here. once safely over the line, they
"squatted," and built for themselves
from logs. fence rails or few dollars
worth OF lumber, quaint little huts, bare
ly large enough to accommodate them
and their belongings. In pasture and
forest they built up their settlement.
and even now an occasional "skedad-
dler's hut" may be seen, slowly rotting
away.
Some OF the men who had sufficient
money dubbed together and built log
houses. which are still standing in Pc
quetteville, part of Hereford. The
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-01-23
THEY WERE COMRADES.
Confederate Omcer Departed from
the Code and Helped
Negro Soldier.

Wearers Of the blue and the gray alike
were brave In daring the fire OF the
enemy to save or succor wounded COM
rades. One would hardly expect. how
ever. to find the instances numerous OF
confederates who risked their lives for
q negro, but the Osceola Democrat cites
one moving instance.
George Macdonald, one OF the few col
ored confederate veterans in his state,
was wounded at Wilson's Creek, where
a mimic ball plowed through his hip and
a buckshot struck him in the face. He
lay grooming upon the ground when he
was found by Owen Snuffer, lieuten-
ant Of his company. For Snuffer the ne
gro had all the affection a pet slave
lavished upon his master, and the mas
ter knew it
The white man bent down, examined
the blak mans wounds and stanched the
flow Of blood from them. The wounded
man. as soon as he could speak, begged
for water. The lieutenant's canteen was
empty, but midway between the firing
lines was a well. To reach it was to be-
come the target of sharpshooters, but
the groans of his black friend moved the
lieutenant deeply, and he determined
to take chances,
He pushed forward under fire until
the we'll was reached. And then he dis
covered that the bucket had been taken
away and the windlass removed.
The well was an old-fashioned walled
one OF great depth. After an instant's
thought Lieut.. Snuffer pulled of his long
cavalry boots, and taking one in mis- teeth
he made slow and laborious decent of
the wall. When water was reached and
the boot filled he began climbing up the
same way he had gone down, straddling
the well and clutching with hands and
feet at the rocky walls.
Reaching the surface, he picked up the
other boot, and crawled and wriggled
back to the confederate lines.
He gave the negro as much water as
he cared to drink, and filling his canteen,
poured the rest Of it over his burning
wounds.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-01-23
REACHED FOR THE PICKEREI,

In New York and his left in New Jer-
sey. he saw a commotion in the water
on the New York side of the rock.
The commotion came rapidly toward
the rock and eliminated in the break
Ing from the water of sunfish, with q
big pickerel in it's wake. The terror
stricken sunfish's rush to escape it's saw
age pursuer took 1t a foot or more be-
yond the edge of the water on the slop-
Ing side of the rock. The pickerel, in
fierce pursuit, followed the sunfish, and
the impetus of its charge carried it clear
through New Jersey and halfway across
Pennsylvania, where it stopped.
The sunfish instantly Topped back
into the water. II the pickerel had been
content to so on either into the water
on the Pennsylvania side of the rock
or the New Jersey side, it would have
saved itself, but it turned on the rock
and began Topping back into the New
York waters.
That move was fatal. Campbell re-
covered from his surprise, rose to a sit
ting posture and reached for the pick
erel. His middle finger ran under the
gills of the fish and stopped it where it
was. AS it lay captured its position was
such that it covered part of three states
and three counties. 1t weighed nearly
three pounds.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-01-23
A WONDERFUL CADDY.
snEncious Greyhound Trained to
Carry Playing sticks for "a Young
Woman Golfer.

Bob is the name OF the intelligent
greyhound that has been trained as
golf caddy by Miss Maud Pottle, of New
York city. The dog is rapidly becoming
the pride OF the members OF the Marine
and Field club. and his picture will soon
be framed and hung on the walls of the
clubhouse. Miss Pottle has taken steps
at Washington to patent the harness by
which the animal is able to carry the
clubs securely, for the plan is practical
enough to be extensively copied.
Bob was entered in the Brooklyn dog
show and bids fair to become one of the
best known CANNES in the country He
is only 10 months old, and was brought
from North Dakota when he was a
puppy by Charles Pottle, New York
merchant. He is handsome animal,
buff colored, with large yellow optics,
that recall the gem known as tiger eye
He is already as big as the majority of
his breed, He was bought OF Dakota
rangers. Unfortunately his pedigree
list has been lost by his new owner
Bob is a peculiar dog. Except on
warm nights he insists on sleeping on
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-01-23

for officers, and it seemed Incredible
that Gen. Smith could be inviting us to
help ourselves from that pile. But az
the thousands of men marched up in
order and filled their haversacks with
the toothsome hard tack, the more
toothsome because Of the memory of
sinkers, or fapjacks. our regiment
passed the pile of hams, and one dar-
Ing private thrust his bayonet into one
OF the largest and carried 1t off at
right shoulder shift Another did the
same and another. and there sat Gen.
Smith on mis- horse smiling indulgent-
ly, il not approvingly. So it came about
that many Of us ate more ham that
night than was good for u.s. l was
sick as horse. and my stomach has
never been right since. have always
insisted that l was worse hurt at West
Point than was at Stone River, where
a bullet went through my right arm"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-01-23
Half Rates to New Orleans and Re-
turn via Southern Railway.

On account of the Mardi Grass Car
nival at New Orleans, La, February
10th 10th; Mobile, Ala, February 10Th
10th; Pensac In, Fla, February 10Th
10th, 1904. the Southern Railway will
sell special tickets from all stations on
its lines to New Orleans, Mobile and
Pensacola and return at one fare, plus
25c for the round trip. These tickets
on sale to either of the above points on
February 9th to 18th. inclusive, with
return limit February 10th. 1904, except
that by deoositing tickets with Ticket
Agent at destination and payment of
SIC the rel urn limit will be extended to
March 10Th, 1904. Fare for the round
trip from Richmond TO New Orleans,
S26.50; Mobile, $24 90; Pensacola, $24. so.
The Southern Railway offers exception
ally good facilities for reaching the
above points, having two fast limited
trains daily, with through pullman and
day coaches. and dining cars of the
highest standard.
For further information apply to near
est Ticket Agent of Southern Railway.
O. W Westbury,
D. P. A.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-01-23
POULTRY YARD NOTES.

To treat fowls for health is better than
to dose them for disease.
Season soft food with salt. 1t sharpens
appetite and aids digestion.
A handful of sunfiower seed now and
then adds luster to the plumage.
Hens will pay well for table scraps. It
is wasteful to feed them to mongrel dogs
and cats.
Litter in which there is tough, wiry
hay is not safe to put on the scratching
floor. If eaten it causes crop-hound
conditions.
Much time is wasted on farms in win
ter by the men folks that might be made
profitable by caring for the poultry and
producing winter eggs.
To renew the vitality of a flock it is
not necessary to cross-breed and make
them mongrels. Better get males of a.
different strain or family of the same
variety.-Farm Journal.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1904-01-23
Comic derate Ronda

Back in 1863 the southern confeder-
acy issued $15,0OO,O00 of seven per cent.
bonds, which were placed in London.
1t was TO have been supposed that all
hope of ever realizing anything on this
investment expired in the breasts of
the British bondholders about IS years
ago; but not SO, apparently The hope
still lives, and the current issue of the
London stock exchange year book rec
ords have raised fund OF sec, 900 "to
obtain the recognition and settlement
of these and other similar bonds" But
where are they to apply for the recog-
milton of the confederacy debit
Springfield Republican.