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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-11-09
Aaed Men Cast Votes

At Mlddlebpry. VI, Eixteen men
whose eees ranged from 80 to e5 ap,
peared at the polls within few NH.
u,es OF each other at Ike last election.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-11-09
Lead q si,nple Life.

Be content to lead a simple life where
God has placed you. Be obedient; bear
sOSSr sOS d ae 9as Ss.y yba d nsea
mercy.-Fenelon.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-11-09
RAMS HORN BLASTS.

HERE is no COM
munion with Christ
where there Is no
sympathy with Him.
II happiness were
a sin some people
would make the
world brighter.
1t takes bread
from Heaven to
give strength for
the business on
earth.
When a man loves
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-11-09
TortoIse 500 Years Old.

One OF the Oldest known living AMI
mails on earth 10 a tortoise in New
Zealand that weighs 970 pounds. II
is known to be over 900 years old.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-11-09
THE GREAT DESTROYER
SOME STARTLING FACTS ABOUT
THE VICE OF lNTEMPERANcE,

Tho Lifo story of Young Man who's.
Career Ended In the Penifentinry
Owing To Vicious Habits Formed
Throuah Hnbiinnl Indnl-rncn
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-11-09

Scripture Verses.--Mal. 9:16; Johr
1881; Acts 1, IA; 2:1, AZ; Gal. 6
10; Eph. 2:19; Phil. 1886; 1 Thess
5:11-13; Thess. 1:3; 2 Peter 1.1,2.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-07-18

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core--ng rhe -xe-T- months = rce l.
cal uer.od. bzt rbe return. to- m
eleven mcnr1- which -nded NAY II
have nov oeer Published y rh= L.
psr-nent u commerce The ta-a-
xii p-oDebly u abnur 3 $50 o9o -==s
than rae to-zI fcr last year
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-07-18

Victoria z. e.. jay s-Ezss 10
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-sz--ch G->---c-- Nz-,>o-vS- sand
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a-e ce1s-cS e1o-Ec1> damage. zns:
rae-e aL>o lA--e army e E-e nSses-,
a-e Cy-oS g prevent re SPREAD q.
The fans
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-07-18

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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-07-18

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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-07-18

Milwaukee. July I5.->an1el fTo-
Lers. president u the American Fed
Grafton II Labor, addressed rhe dele
gates % the International Lon<shc-e-
men and Marin- Transport WORKERS
Association conEenricn he-e. He de-
no1uced GOV. Peebody. Of Colorado.
for his course II the miners r-o1bl=
and also said that the system q iu!cnc-
tons was wrong. He also SAID the
American capitalists were ChiDesei1g
American labor.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-07-18

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c1zrg-c oe;or- m ----gz- = 1e2z1.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-07-18
FIR.T NEAGE III CiBLE
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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-07-18
TENDED BN SWISS
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HI LEn=-

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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-07-18
PAUL GEE DEAD

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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-07-18

&eT Io-z July The prDtrzcr-
80 rlzgltlzrsoE2- fox = merger II the
Sarlonal Lsa0 Company and the Uni
TED L<5sd Company nave heen -uccess-
fully conc l1d@d according - state
anerte II p9lclzl quarter. TIE former
company Viii aneorh the latter, the
detail. ~ ts carried ozt u The fall.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-07-18
7zcc~s S2ctztcrp-
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t-r.eyz tie
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,sltz. siIGl2
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bran, 31ok71; ahortS. Sz1o13.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-07-18
CANNOT UNDERSTAND



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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-07-18

Fia-- or Govern mont BaildinS a
Pretoria ar Half-Na>r

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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-07-18
Alleged Train Robher CauSh,

Spokane JAY ls-C1eo. Williams
al alleged Bearuoorh, Mont. train
rubber. has been arrested herr He
viii o. taken 70 Mis$o1ls. Mont. to-
tral
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-05-13
NORTH HlNSDALE.

Mrs Nora Harvey has recovered
from her illness
Fred Barrett of birmingham, Mass.
called on friends Tuesday.
Mrs. Nora Harvey has been i'll with
inf1ammatory rheumatism.
There will be preaching at the
church next Sunday p. m.
Grace Taylor has entered the hos
iery factory at Brattleboro.
Mr. and Mrs. A. e. Torrey visited
i'm Wardsboro the first of the week.
Miss Nellie Miner of Guilford Gem
ter was a recent guest at Henry Bar
rett's.
Mrs. Abigail Miner of Hlnsdale viii
lage has been at her fathers, Henry
Streeters
The farmers are all engaged put
ting in their spring crops. Some
have corn planted.
Joel Martin has moved back to his
farm from Hinsdale village, where
he has spent the winter.
Lovely punches of the trailing ar
butus have been gathered and there
seems to be an abundance Of it.
Francis Hastings, who works at
Amidon's mill, has been home on
weeks vacation owing to the mill be-
ing shut down.
There was a meeting at the church
Wednesday evening to appoint COM
mittees and make arrangements for
the Memorial exercises.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-05-13
News Briefs.

A raid of dogs on sheep in Green
field. Mass, is reported. The herd
belonged to d. p. Bardwell.
Dr. Thomas Trumball, jr., of vir-
ginia has presented to the Mt. Her
mon agricultural school twenty Ayr
shire cows.
Some of the papers are predicting
scarcity of sweet corn during the
coming season on account of the
shortage of good seed.
The acreage of sweet corn for the
Essex Junction (Vt) canning factory
promises to be largely increased over
last year, as many found it paid we'll
and is about as easy to handle as any
corn raised
A despatch from the headquarters
of the Vermont Sugar Dealers asso-
citation says that Vermont's sugar
season just passed was the best since
1896. The average yield was about
four pounds to a tree.
Woodshed, the famous PAGER, died
Sunday after an illness of only 10
hours. His death was due to a
ailment. Woodshed was is
years old and had a record of 2.09A.
He started in "a races, won 81 and
.ook money in IS.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-05-13
sPoFFoRD.

Myrtle Pierce and friend Of Win
chester were in town last week.
Mrs. ]. +. Butler spent a few days
last week at Claremont, her old home.
Mrs f. B, Pierce of Keene visited
Mrs. l.. i. Bonney recently and call
ed on old friends who were pleased
to see her.
Chester McClenning and family of
Westmoreland spent Saturday, April
2S, with Mrs. A. Il. Brown 1t being
her Goth birthday
Pistareen grange held its regular
meeting at Village hall Tuesday even
ing, April 26. Literary exercises were
furnished by the lecturer, consisting
of readings, recitations, solo and Sc
lections by the choir. Short discus
sions were had on different topics.
The Ladies' Aid society met with
Mrs. Butler Tuesday afternoon, April
26. A very pleasant time was en-
joyed, thirty-five being present The
ladies were pleased to meet Rev. and
Mrs. Jones, our new pastor and wife.
Dainty refreshments were served, con-
sisting of ice cream, several kinds of
cake and waters.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-05-13
CHESTERFIELD.

Alice Barrett played the organ ir
church very acceptably Sunday, May
ter, Mrs. Jessie Brown, in Troy last
week.
The swallows have come and So in
the shade seems pretty good heat
even for May.
Several young people attended the
May dance at West Chesterfield We'd
nesday evening.
Mrs. w. G. Barrett has returned
from Keene where she has been TAXI
ing care Of sick friend.
The rain of Monday and Tuesday
washed the face, of nature" to per-
lection and grass is booming.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hammond recently
received a visit from his sister, Mrs.
Norah Wing, of Florence, Mass.
John Harvey of Brattleboro came
to town Saturday in his new automo-
bile. He was accompanied by his
mother, Mrs. H. C. Harvey.
Hazen Farr of West Chesterfield is
employed as clerk by E. A. Stafford,
and gives excellent satisfaction to
customers.
Rev. Mr.. Tisdale of Contoocook is
visiting his wife's parents Mr.. and
Mrs. j. C. Hubbard, and other friends,
all of whom are glad to meet him.
Our friend Mixer has missed but
one trip since last summer we think,
and that from badly drifted. roads.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-05-13
WILMINGTON.

Rev. II. X. Regal of saugus, Mass.
is visiting In town.
Manly l.. Burr of Brooklyn is II
town for a few weeks.
Henry W. Bellows Of Marlboro Is
in town for a few days.
There was "a special meeting OF
Social lodge on Tuesday evening for
the comforting of the second degree,
Road Commissioners Gleason and
Streeter are busy these days and we
shall hope to see our roads In good
condition,
The social gathering at the rooms
of the Y. NJ. c. A. was well attend
ed Tuesday evening and the eXer-
cises were very interesting,
Fred l.. Atherton who lives upon
the old May place In the eastern part
of the town was brought before II.
w. Bellows, justice, on the complaint
that he had stolen a quantity of po-
1atoes belonging to j. +. Woffenden,
from the depot at Nottingham and
also that he had taken two bags of
phosphate from the same place.
Atherton waived examination as re-
CARDS the potatoes and was bound
over for his appearance before the
county court next September in the
sum of 5000. In the matter of the
phosphate he was fined $500 and
costs.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-05-13

Everyone recognizes the power o
diet in preserving health. Diet 4
much, but ii is not all. 1t must b.
supplemented by a variety of othei
things. Among the most importan
of these is regularity of habits.
once heard a man who had made
much Of himself physically, after
starting with a very poor natura-
equipment, say that he attributed a
great deal of his sound condition to
the fixed periods as which he took
| food II find it better" he said, ito
break my fast at dinnertime, by a
sandwich, when | cannot have a full
meal, than to wait for an hour or two
for my regular dinner. The stomach
is creature of habit and if you take
liberties with ii you are bound 10
make it uncomfortable sooner or lat
err"
Another man of similar experience
said later, in my hearing, that there
was iitNhliiS NpiSt lpl piiS bAat1iA ~
regular exercise. These women who
start out and walk seven miles in one
afternoon and then take no more Wig
orous exercise for a week, do them
selves more harm than good" he de-
clared. The regularity more than
the amount of the exercise is what
works benefit
Which leads to the necessity for
exercise, and regular exercise at that.
No one can afford to get along with
out it, The man or woman who wish
es to preserve health must not miss ii,
while the man or woman who desires
to restore health must be even more
assiduous. The women who allow
themselves to become run down must
recuperate by other means than
physic. Prominent among these
stands rational exercise. 1t matters
little what form it
takes, so that it is rational and is pur-
sued steadily. One more quaaifica-
ton it must possess. 1t should be
taken, as much as possible, out of |
doors, or at least in the fresh air. This |
is one of the drawbacks to such games
as ping-pong, excellent as they are in |
other respects. They are played in
doors, and usually in closed room.
Half as much time spent in the fresh
air would be of twice as much value.
Because of the growing appreciation
If fresh air exercise among physicians
md students of hygiene everywhere
am glad to see the returning and in
'reasing interest in the bicycle, as
estified to by public opinion and the
advertising columns of the daily press
md Of other publications. Physicians
ell us, that rightfully used. a wheel
5 one of the best friends of the
rown or ungrown person who wishes
o take outdoor exercise, because IL
ot only gives play to the muscles of
he body but furnishes to the rider '
he sense Of doing something and I
citing somewhere. (
One Of the discouraging features Of c
xercise for exercise sake is that IL {
lust seem futile and dull to the S
usy woman or man who does every G
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-05-13
WARDSBORo.

Mrs. Marshall White has been here
moving her goods.
Miss Mary Underwood has returned
! home from Brattleboro.
+ Arthur Torrey Of Hinsdale was al
the Underwood house Tuesday.
The Epworth league will hold so
cial next Tuesday night All are
cordially invited.
NJ. A. Smith and Mrs. w. w. Kid
der visited recently at +. L. Frosts
in West Brattleboro,
Charlie Rice has rented some rooms
of H. NJ. Kidder and will move as
soon as Mr.. Simpson goes.
A number from this place attend
ed the Pomona grange meeting at
Brattleboro last Thursday.
Earl Simpson will move into John
Cobb's house which he recently
bought of Marshall White.
Dexter Waite of Brattleboro has
bought Harry Howard's place Mr.
Waite was in town Sunday. He will
not move till fan.
The A. q. club will meet in the YES
try next Thursday afternoon and
evening, May 10. Supper will be
served from TO s; everybody is well
come.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-05-13
Memorial Day ARRANGEMENTS.

At the Hast regular meeting of C.
| h. Lawton post, q. A. r., the follow
! ing officers and committees We're
elected for Memorial day: President
of the day, o. II. Butterfleld; vice
president, Charles ii. Parmelee;
marshal George f. Haynes; assist
ant marshal, Walter d. Adams; COM
mittee on vocal music, f. j, Corbett
j. H. Kidder, n. NJ. Haskell; commit
Haynes; on flowers, Mrs. w. d. Adj
ans, Mrs Mary Bickford, Mrs. J. NJ.
Bassett; arrangements, George +.
Haynes, +. Il. Ray, O. Il. Butterfield
collation. committee, X. =. Ames, j.
L. Cooper, n. NJ. HASKELL committee
to designate the graves, X. F. Ames.
Committees were also appointed to
assist in the exercises on the after
noon preceding Memorial day for the
different schools in the village, also
in Dover Center, West Dover, East
Dover, Searsburg and Marlboro. Rev
George A. Stott will deliver the me-
mortal sermon Sunday, May %, at
the Methodist church at the usual
morning hour This win be a union
service. Comrades old soldiers and
sons Of veterans will meet at the
post hall at 10 o'clock Sunday morn
ing and proceed to the church. Fol-
lowing is the program for Memorial
day, Monday, May 80: Parade will
he formed on the old school house
grounds AT 10 a. M, in the following
order: Science hall drum corps of
c. n. Lawton post, q. a.
r., with colors and guard of honor
associate members, sons of veterans I
schools and citizens. The line Of
march will be down West Main !
street, hating upon return al hotel !
for speakers. then to soldiers monu (
ment where short exercises will be I
held then TO East Main street and I
village cemetery where regular \
ritualistic services will take place. |
Column will then reform and proceed 1
20 the post rooms where dinner will
be served. At 1.30 O'Clock column
will reform and march to Memorial
lah where the address Will be deliy- 4
red by Rev. John S. Lyon of Hol- \
,oke, Mass. Contributions of food for \
he table are solicited, also flowers
which should be left at the post II
.ooms early in the morning.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-05-13
Rural Betterment.

An organization was effected last
week of the Massachusetts Confer
ence for Town and Village Better
ment association. Arthur C. Boyden
1 is president.
The conference is virtually a league
of town and village improvement
arts and crafts, civic, sociological and
citizens societies generally, aiming to
secure cooperation and avoid dupli-
cation of effort.
An important address was deliv-
cred by President Kenyon L. Butter
field of the Rhode Island agricultural
college He showed that farming en-
listed $4,000, 100000 in capital and
one-third of all the workers, making
it the largest single industry in the
country. The farmers were held to
constitute the great middle class of
the community, and even today held
the balance of power, if they could
be brought to use it. That farming
in New England was not a negligible
factor was indicated by the follow
ing table, showing a comparison of
New England, Iowa and Michigan:
New Eng. Mich. la.
Farms
No. $4,000 203. 900 $4,000
Value in
millions, $40 $500 s1.s35
Persons engaged
No. 100000 $4,000 $4,000
Value produced
per acre, $50 s12 s12
He said there is no need to devise
new agencies tending to better rural
four at least being at hand
that only need cooperative effort to
be more effective. They are: Better 4
means of communication; organiza- /
ton, the oranges having proved sue
cessful: education, stiH defective. but /
rapidly improving; religion, the 1
farthest behind, but apparently des-
tined TO regeneration, through the I
spread Of settlement" work and the
-ural scheme Of the Y. NJ c. A.