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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-21
TRACK LAYING AT ATLANTA.

''TTacklaying from Atlanta to the
junction with the old East and West
railroad division at Rockmart. Ca. was
completed day before yesterday. thus
marking the practical completion Of the
line from Atlanta, Ga, 70 Pell City.
Ala, within about thirty miles Of Birm-
ingham. The entire line through 70
birmingham is TO be finished before No
yember Is. 1904.
The traffic department Of the Sea
board Air Line has estimated that the
gross earnings Of the system the first
year after the completion Of the At
lanta and Birmingham line should IN
crease 10000"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-21
LONDON EXCHANGE CLOSED.

LONDON. Aug. z0.-The stock OK
change was closed today.
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CHANCE HAS BECOME
CLERK OF DEPARTMENT
Succeeds Blain Taylor as the Chief Of
the Clerical Force of the Post
Office Department.

Merritt o. Chance. who has been act
ing chief clerk Of the Postoffice Depart
ment for the past month yesterday
took the oath OF office and was regular
ly installed IN that position. William
Mooney. a clerk IN the registry al yisiOn
Of the Washington Postofce, succeeded
Mr. Chance as chief Of the supply d.
vision Of the Postoffice Department Mr.
Chance succeeds Blain W. Taylor. who
recently resigned to take up the prac-
uce Of law at Elkins, W. Va,
His Rapid Rise.
Mr.. Chances career In the Government
service has been one Of rapid promo
ton Ee is stiH a young man. but dur
ing his short experience In the AFFAIRS
Of the executive branch Of the Govern
ment, has been a messenger boy, a ste
nographer. private secretary to a Cab
met officer. and chief Of a division.
Now ne is promoted 70 the position OF
chief clerk Of the Postotfice Department.
one Of the meet important OF the sub
ordinate positions in the Government
serVica
Chance was born In Illinois, and when
nineteen years OF age came to Washing
ton 10 accept the position Of messenger
In the Postoftice Department. at a sal
airy Of S!2O year. While occupying this
position. he took up and mastered short
hand and ypewriting. took the ex-
animation. and was promoted to a DO
sition paying $500 a year
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Brisrow took notice Of the DrecOcious
youngster and had him transferred 10
the office Of the inspection division.
From there he worked himself up step
by step until he became tie private
secretary Of the Fourth Assis tant Post
master General. and later chief clerk
Of that bureau
In War Department.
When Secretary Root was named az Sec
Rotary of War he requested thar Mr..
Chance be transferred from the Post
office Department 70 a position In the
War Department This was agreeable
Mr. Chance Immediately resigned his
position in the Postofice. and became
ne private secretary TO Mr.. Root.
When the latter resigned, his position
10 again enter private life, the ONCE OF
chief OF the supply division Of the Post
ONCE Department was offered to Mr.
Chance, and was accepted He remain
Cd In this place until the resignation OF
taylor. when he was promoted to the
position OF acting chief Of the depart
ment After he had been tried. and
found equal TO the task Of handling the
enormous work Of the department, his
position was made permanent by order
OF the Postmaster General
Mr.. TRyloTs resignation took effect
yesterday and Mr.. Chance immediately
qualified for the position
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-21
WIesteru Bulls III Cram Market
Eeu11m9 as Bears on Stocks
NEW YORK CURB MARKET.
Opening. Yesterday s

NEW YORK, Aug. 0.-The following
prices were quoted on the curb market
today:
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-21
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

lReported by W. d. Hibbs Co. 1Es y
Street. Members New York Stock Exchange
Chicago Board Of Trade. ana Warrington Stocf
Exchange.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-21
EARNING BIG DIVIDENDS.

The Seaboard Air Line Railway IS
earning at the present time the same
gross earnings per mile as the Atlantic
Coast Line, and II IS the opinion Of able
railroad authorities that. with proper
management, the SeabOard Air Line
Railway should be operated at approx
imateIy as low a ratio Of expenses as
the Atlantic Coast Line.
If this should be done the Seaboard
Air Lire Railway would be able, even
on the present basis of earnings, with
out any increase. to pay per cent divi-
dends on the entire issue of preferred
stock. and per cent dividends on the
common stock.
The statement sent out from New
York that the Seaboard Air Line Rail-
way has made arrangements TO borrow
between 500. coo and $4,000 is mislead-
ing The resolution OF the board Of
directors referred TO was a general one
authorizing the treasurer IN the event
that he should require funds TO make
temporary loans therefor, but it is by
no means certain that IT Will be neces-
sary foE him to make any such loans.
PLENTY OF CASH.
The cash which the company has on
manu- at the present llInc ana the CdSAl
coming in to II within the next ninety
days from the first Atlanta and Biz
mingham bond syndicate amounts to
about 31,500OOo. exclusive Of all other
receipts of the company.
The Seaboard Air Line Railway has
furnished large sums OF money TO the
Atlanta and Birmingham road for con-
struction purposes in advance Of the Is
suance Of the FIRST mortgage bonds on
that property. but as track Is laid and
completed these bonds are being issued
and delivered 10 the Atlanta and Biz
mingham bond syndicate and being paid
for
Exclusive OF car trusts, neither the
Seabcard Air Line Railway nor any OF
its constituent companies has any notes
or bills payable outstanding Of any kind
except certain deferred payments on
real estate due during the next three
or four years. amounting in the aggre-
gate 10 less than $l25.OOO; and the Sea
board Air Line Railway holds in its
treasury (ent1rely unpledged and exclu-
sive OF its own treasury preferred and
common stocks) other securities worth
about a million and a half 10 two mil
| lion dollars.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-08-21

SI-25 Baltimore and Return, B. & o.
r. r.. Saturday and Sunday. All
trains SStn ways, both days, except
Royal Limited Hourly Service" Satur-
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-07-22
GUlLFORD CENTRE.

Herbert Thayer of Gill recently visit
ed his parents
Edith Brayman of Brattleboro is the
guest of Miss Cora Barton.
Nathan Putnam of Newton, Mass, Wis
tied his sister, Mrs j. G. Thayer, last
week.
The haying season has been very favor
able, and many farmers will finish work
this week
Mrs. Frank Brigham of Elm Grove,
Mass spent a week recently at her un-
cle's, f. w Miners.
Mrs. a. G. Weeks returned Monday to
Boston after spending several weeks at
her summer home, the Guilford Springs
farm.
The ladies' circle will meet on Thursday
of next week in their rooms at 10 a. m.
This is the annual meeting and a large
attendance is desired. There will be sew
ing and quilting.
Mr.. and Mrs. T.. \. Schouler and child of
Greenfield Mass, spent last Sunday at
+. W. Miners. Mr.. Schouler returned
Monday, but Mrs. Schouler and child re-
manned through the week
The program for the next regular
Grange meeting, to be held Wednesday
evening, July 81 is as follows: Song by
choir; select readings by each member
present. from the works of James Whit
comb Riley; song, NJ. f.. Bullock; question,
Good ways of securing our hay" song,
Elmer GoodnOw; music by choir.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-07-22
MARL BORO.

Mrs. II. c. Warren is Ill.
field this week.
Miss Hazel Whitney returned Wednes-
day from Holyoke.
Mrs. II. L. Hadlocb is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. G. L. Worden
Miss Bessie Copeland returned to her
home in Wilmington Tuesday.
Miss Annie Roadway Of Greenfield Wis
tied at the parsonage last week.
Delos Akley has sold his farm to L. b.
Davenport of West Bratteboro.
Services will be held at the church sun
day morning at the usual time.
Rev. II. II. Shaw is spending the week
with relatives in South Peacham.
Mrs. Henry Bellows and grandson, Ro-
land of Athens are at w. \. Brayman's.
Ruth and Mary Learnard are staying
with their grandmother, Mrs. \. +. Bax-
ter.
Mrs. w. f. Root and children Of Brat
tleboro are at the Adams place for a stay
of several weeks
Conn, is visiting her grandmother, Mrs.
+. NJ. Goodell
Mr., and Mrs 5. b. Winchester and their
daughter and granddaughter and several
friends came Tuesday to The Poplars''
for stay of a few days
Mrs John Clarkson and son, Edgar, of
New Haven, Conn, lately joined Mrs.
Clarkson's daughter, Mabel, and son,
Ralph, who have been visiting their
grandmother Mrs. E. NJ. Goodell
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-07-22
JACKSONVILLE.

Many people are at Laurel Beach now.
DR.. a. j. Thomass brother and mother
are visiting him.
Miss Dorothy Wyman of Wilmington
is visiting Miss Leone Hager.
Mrs. Harris has moved to a tenement
prepared at Mrs. Mary c. Snyder's.
Miss Lura Hager of Athol Mass. is
visiting at her brothers, Freeman IIa-
gers.
Mrs. Joanna Edwards and Mrs. Grace
Corkins visited in North Adams the past
week.
Henry D. Allen and family were at
Pleasant Valley farm the first of the
week.
Miss Marion r. Hall and her sister, Mrs
Sarah Hall Cone, of Boston are at Israel
l.. Halls.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mervin Pierce and fam
lily returned last week from a week s
visit in ReadsbOro.
Mrs Luella y. Lake has returned home
after n two months stay in Brookline
with her son, Dexter.
Mrs Louise Hitchcock of Meriden.
Conn, and Allen II. Hitchcock of Cleve-
land, Ohio, are guests of w. S Allen.
Ivan, the eldest son of c. II. Grousbeck
entertained ten of his friends last Friday
in honor of his sixth birthday anniver-
sary.
party of six young men en- route for
Sadawga lake, passed through here Tues
day from Greenfield, with boats and camp
equipage.
Mrs. Charles Leonard of Brattleboro
and Miss Grace Butterfield of Wilmington
recently have been guests Of Mrs C. A.
Faulkner
Charles r. Ozark, lawyer in Montezu-
ma, Iowa, is visiting his cousin, e S.
Allen Mr.. Clark called on Lawyer But
terrified. having a business acquaintance
with him.
| Mrs. o. c. Fairbanks started last Thurs
day afternoon for Chicago to see her
daughter, Mrs. Musa Dalrympe who is
reported to be in an insane asylum in
that city
Lightning came near Leger Marcoux' s
family July -, damaging the house, es-
| pecially the east end, tearing off doors,
breaking out windows, lifting part of the
| hoof and opening the gable. Mr.. Mar
| couX's stepson, Joseph Pellerin, was
thrown under the table and was uncon-
scious when picked up. He seems to be
all right now, but has singed hair to show
how near he was to the fiery element.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-07-22
DUN M ERSTON.

The Grange held a regular meeting
July -. and discussed the question "Har-
vesting Hay, how and when?" The gem
eral opinion was that hay was dried too
long and not cut early enough. Two
hours drying in good weather was con-
sidered sufficient and cutting swamp
land the middle of June was advocated.
The next meeting, July 26, will be in
charge of overseer, chaplain, treasurer
and secretary. All members are cordially
invited to assist on the program.
Ivan Morawski, a prominent music
teacher of Boston, will sing two selec-
lions during the service of song in the
congregational church next Sunday in
addition to singing with the church choir.
He and his family are spending Vaca-
ton at Mr.. Millers Mr.. Morawsld sang
with the choir last Friday evening and
Miss Emma Gregg of Brattleboro was the
solo singer on that occasion. She has n
fine voice and the church-going people
were fortunate in having a chance to
hear her sing They will be alike fortu-
nate in having chance to hear Mr. Nor
awsli sing. Moreover we are pleased to
say that Dummerston has several eX-
cellent singers who. under the leadership
of L. L. Stark, make the song service a
very interesting part of the religious wor-
ship.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-07-22
NEST TOMNSHEND.

Mrs. Jonathan Eddy has returned to her
home in Newfane.
Mrs. Lakin of Maine recently visited her
sister, Mrs 5. o. Garfield
Mrs. c. n. Boynton's father, mother and
brother recently visited here.
Mrs. William ]. Smith returned last
week to her home in Westford.
Mrs. Wheeler and Mrs. Harris have been
visiting out of town several days.
Mr. Maloney of New Haven, Conn, is
visiting his aunt, Mrs. d. +. Boyden.
Mrs. ODER of the east village is spend
ing a few weeks with Mrs. Jane Gordon
Misses Christabel and Winifred Garfield
have gone to Montpelier to spend a month
Mr. and Mrs Ed Whipple of New York
are at Mr., Whipple's fathers, James
Whipple's.
G. d. Atwood of New York and Mr.
Benson of Bennington were here this week
on business.
The Melendys were in town Wednesday
to put in switch connecting the Wind
ham telephone line with the main line
o. e. Burnap has brought to the cor
respondent three eggs laid in three sue
cessive days, weighing nine ounces and
measuring 7A by inches.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-07-22
IN WINDHAM COUNTY
BROOKLINE.

James Moore is critically i'll at c. p.
Stickney's,
MIR. Benson Of Manchester, spent a few
days this week with Lucus =. Martin.
Mrs. Stanford Morse of West Brattle-
boro visited last week at r. NJ Allbee's.
Mrs e. w. Bush and children Of Bellows
Falls are at l.. w. Bush's for short
stay.
]. Morse of wiliamsvile is spending
some time at his sisters, Mrs. G. c..
Wares.
II. p. Robbins and family and A. M.
Robbins returned this week to their home
in Springfield, Mass.
Mrs. Lucy Iosley of Manchester has
returned to the Vermont Springs COM
panys for a few weeks stay.
Monday and Tuesday were the hottest
days of the season. Monday the mercury
reached 81 in the shade and the dampness
made the heat oppressive. Tuesday mer-
curry registered 90 degrees in the shade.
Rain fell Monday evening.
Mrs. A. C. Wellman recently picked
from her lemon tree a lemon which weigh
ed 131h ounces and which measured II
inches one way and IL inches the other
in circumference. The lemon had been
growing IA months At the time the
fruit was picked the tree had several lem
ons of this years growth, about the size
of walnuts The tree is three years old,
about five feet high and has always been
kept in doors.
The funeral of Mrs. Mary Flint of New
York, which was held Sunday Afternoon
at the cemetery in Townshend, was at
tended by several of Mrs. Flnts Brook
line friends She lived in town several
wears and was housekceper for
J. b. Stebbins Mrs. Flint was a member
of the Baptist church and was a faith
full worker for the society. She was treas
urer of the ladies benevolent society
several years, and participated in all work
for the church She went from here to
New York to make a home for her son.
who was in business there. Mrs. Flint
husband was Calvin Flint. who died in
1872. The had three children, one of
whom, Dorr Flint, survives. She had been
i'll three weeks with eryspelas, followed
by blood poisoning, from which her death
resulted on Friday.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-07-22
JAMAICA.

Miss Lucy II. Hitchcock went to New
fame Monday.
City boarders are at y. a. Willis's and
G. NJ Doane's.
j. y. Butler and family visited in Wind
ham Thursday.
Rev. W. \. cutler left Thursday for his
home IN Toledo. Ohio.
William Warren is spending his vaca-
ton in New York state.
Mrs. Chloe Eddy went to Shushan, y
Y, Saturday returning Tuesday.
Mrs. Maria Eager Of Newfane came last
week to visit Mrs. Mary Ann Muzzy.
George Joslin was called to Chesterfield
Wednesday on account OF his wife i'll
ness.
Mrs. Lucinda French and Mrs. silas
Barnes of South Londonderry visited here
last week.
/ Mrs. Dorr of Manchester has visited her
sister Mrs George Clark, and other rel
atiVes recently
I is spending several weeks with her sister
Mrs :. +. Rawson.
Fred White and family Of Worcester.
Mass, are visiting Mr. Whites parents,
/ Mr. and Mrs. Marshall White.
Master Maurice Root. who has been at
/ Mrs Flora Towards several weeks, went
/ to his home in Connecticut Wednesday.
Frank Boynton Of Pittsburg Pa. came
Monday for "A weeks stay with his mother
at Mrs. Annie Boyntuns 8, taking a team
from Brattleboro for use while here
y u weeks school on South hill, taught
by John Wolcott. closed July S. Harold
Knight received no mark. Amy knight
no absent mark, and David Knight had
/ no tardy mark, but was absent one day
/ On Friday evening of next week, July
%. VIII Cartoon. the noted lecturer and
a a NJ 1fi
| lures at the Congregational church. This
| Will he rare opportunity for the people
/ OF Jamaica ana surrounding towns to
hear this well-known lecturer N country
/ prices.
| O. y. Wardwoll and ]. c. White, of the
| White Mop Wringer company. have been
! on a weeks trip looking for n new loca-
/ ton for the mop wringer business. and it
! is understood that a number of very de-
! sirable sites We're found. This company
! has an attractive exhibit at the Louis
lana Purchase Exposition, st. Louis, in
| the manufacturers building, hardware ar
cade, section S-B.
The silver medal oratorical contest, Civ
/ en- under the auspices of the w. c. 7. T.,
which was held last week Friday evening
was a decided success in every way The
stage was made attractive with plants
and ferns ana other decorations. The
music rendered by Miss Florence Muzzy,
| DR.. +. c. Brigham and G. +. Morgan was
excellent and much appreciated by music
| lovers The five contestants received
hearty commentator from all. The win
ner of the medal was Miss Lila Kings
bury, but the marking by the judges of
all the contestants We're very close The
! judges were Rev. Fred Colburn of South
Londonderry, Rev. r. A. Nichols of West
| Wardsboro and Mrs NJ. L. Burt of Spring.
field, Mass. There was a large attendance
and the receipts We're $l4.75. While the
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-07-22
SOUTH LONDONDERRY.

Nina Gleason of Jamaica is at r. S.
Goddard's.
F. w. Melendy spent Sunday in Bos-
ton, where his family are staying at pres
ent.
Mrs. H. p. Yearly and twin daughters
drove from Brattleboro, arriving here
Monday. All were glad to see them here
again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Landman are visiting
in town. Mr.. Landman is the principal
of the Maine Central Institute of Pitts
field, Me.
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Smith and two children re-
turned last Monday from a weeks visit
with Mrs. Smiths parents in Georgia.
this state.
L. T. Landman and family Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Landman and Dr. Osgood and
family of Townshend went to Jamaica
pond this week to camp and fish.
Mrs John Nourse and three children ot
Brattleboro visited last week at Bert
Reeds. Mr.. Nourse came up Saturday
evening and returned with his family
Monday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hall of Brattle-
boro are in town for a few weeks. Mr.
Hall is working at his trade. He will dc
some Stating for A. B. Waite at the north
village and on Huletts store and the
post office building here
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-07-22
GREEN RIVER.

Miss Emma Scott of Reading, Mass, is
visiting her cousin, Mrs. II. Stowe.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Smedley of Grafton
Mass, are visiting relatives here and in
Halifax.
Edwin and Lawrence Canedy of Green
field visited their grandfather, D. NJ
Thompson, recently.
Mrs. A. c. Clisbee of Boston came last
week to spend the summer with her
daughter, Mrs Alice Richmond.
Nearly all the farmers have finished
haying, and find they have an average
crop. Corn and potatoes are looking we'll
Mrs. Maria Matthews OF Easthampton
Mass, and her cousin, Mrs. Henry Daven-
port, of Broad Brook, Conn, are spending
the week with Mrs. Matthew'S sister
Mrs. H. II. Barden.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-07-22
WEST GUILFORD.

George Phelps of Boston spent day
last week at G. II. Phelps's.
Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Willard and daugh-
ter of Greenfield visited last week at Ho-
sea Fishers.
Mr. and Mrs. Emery Bennett and
daughter of Maiden are spending a week
at f. G.. Benefits.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Miller and Henry
Carpenter returned this week to their
homes in Greenfield.
The ladies' aid society will hold a box
supper at the church vestry Wednesday
evening July o. Ladies will bring boxes
for two
Miss Lowell and Mrs. Gardner of Bos-
ton, who have been boarding at r. b.
Thomas's a few weeks, returned this
week to their homes.
Clarence Clisbee and family arrived at
Mrs Frank Richmonds this week, COM
ing from Boston i'm their automobile. They
will be here a month.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-07-22
STRATTON.

Mr.. Blanchard has returned to his home
in Westminster.
Delmar Stone, who was very i'll with
pneumonia, is improving.
Miss Hope Chase of Townshend visited
Miss Ethel Eddy last week.
Ernest c. Pike and L. L. Reed have
Joined the Wardsboro Cornet band
Miss Ethel Allen has returned from Will
mington where she has been visiting
Edwin Grout and his daughter, Mrs
Celia Smith, visited in town last week.
strange horse, whose owner is I'M
known, wandered into l.. e. Reeds barn
few days ago.
Mrs. Lucy Baybrook sent to the report
er last week a bouquet of panses contain
ing 70 different varieties.
Misses Edith and Mildred Hulett en-
tertained a few of their friends last week
on Mildred's fifth birthday anniversary.
School in district No. 5 closed Friday,
July l. A picnic was enjoyed by the
school, refreshments being furnished by
the teacher, Miss Irene Allen, in Mr..
Temples grove. Minnie Wheeler was
neither absent nor tardy during the term
of ~ weeks.