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Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-02-26
EAST DOVER.

Mrs. C. H. Turner is more comfort
able this week.
Mrs. H. A. Moore and son Ralph
have been i'll this week.
We think the winter must be brok-
en- for bluejays were seen nearly a
week ago.
Henry Prouty is staying at c. L.
Halls and drives the stage to West
Dover nights.
Mrs. c. S. Sherman and Miss Mar
ion Howe went last week to Provi-
dence to visit friends.
Mrs. Stella Jefts Is in Brattleboro
caring for her daughter, Mrs. A. r.
Rice, who has young child.
There viii be temperance lecture
at the Baptist church Sunday morn
ing by a member of the temperance
league. All are invited.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-02-26
WARDSBORO.

Mrs. c. A. Briggs is on the sick list
There was good attendance at tn,
grange sugar eat
We are glad to see Mr.. and Mrs
Gordon out again.
Vera Morgan. who has been at work
for Dr.. Brigham, has returned home
Mrs. o. V. Hefflon Of Franklin has
Joined her husband, DR.. o. v. Hefflon
here.
number from this place attended
the auction of Frank White in New
fame Tuesday.
DR.. Hefflon has rented E. B. Pixies
tenement but will retain his office at
Mr.. Esterbrooks's.
Another operation was made on
Harry Towards side by physicians
Wednesday morning. All wish him a
speedy recovery.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-02-26
EAST JAMAICA.

Ralph o. Howe has bought the
Capt. Warren farm.
Alpha Allen is in Stratton drawing
logs for Orville Allen.
H. r. Howard is gaining after be-
ing housed with the grip.
w. J. Allen has been helping Fl. E.
Howard during his illness.
Frank Leonard, who has been quite
sick with the grip. is on the gain.
Mrs. Silas Pike and granddaughters,
Lila and Florence Allen, visited at G.
II. Gleason's Sunday
Little Lawrence Howard has been
seriously Ill with membraneous Group
but at the present time is little bet
ter
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-02-26
DOVER.

e. w. Howard was at home ovel
Sunday
On account of the bad weather we
had no mail last week from Monday
a. m. until Thursday D. m.
Henry Prouty is driving stage from
East to West Dover, Mr.. Toby being
laid up with the rheumatism.
Miss Marion Cooper has returned to
Wilmington, after spending a week
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. N.
Cooper.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-02-26
WEST CHESTERFIELD.

Mrs. Orrin Farr has been quite sick
Mrs. o. E. Randall is housed with
the grip.
Charles Chamberlain and family
have returned from Niagara Falls.
Richard and Fred Farr are paint
ing and papering the upper rooms in
John L. Streeter's house.
Charles Hill, who has spent some
ten days circulating a paper for u.
@. Davis was very successful, getting
over 5000.
The ladies' circle met with Mrs. s.
L. Stowell Thursday all day and be-
side other work did some sewing for
Mrs. Norman Colburn, who has been
quite sick again.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-02-26
WESTMINSTER
Porter Rice is very sick.

Porter RICE is very SICK.
Mr.. and Mrs. Woodburn of Spring
field, VT, are visiting in town.
The Gear Bros. butchered a pig the
other day that tipped the scales at 526
lbs.
Mrs. Mayo aged so. died at the
home of her niece. Miss Ruth Ellis,
Tuesday.
The ladies' aid society will serve
dinner in the lower town hall Tues
day, town meeting day.
Mr. and Mrs. Fayette Ward. Mr. and
Mrs. j. E. Leach, Mr.. and Mrs. G. II.
Walker, Mr.. and Mrs. George Hall
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Johnson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Arnold, and Frank Farr
recently took sleighride to Alstead,
N, H., and attended dance at the
Alstead hotel. All report good time.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-02-26
BROOKLYN e.

Miss Helen Wellman left for Gull
ford this week.
The grip seems bound to visit ev-
cry family. Nelson Smith Is quite
sick and James Moore. C. w. Stick
ney and Mrs. F. A. Stickney have
been housed.
The friends of Mr.. and Mrs. F. C.
Cutler gathered at their home Satur-
day evening. Feb. 20. to remind them
that it was the 10th anniversary Of
their marriage. Their visit was a
complete surprise to the couple. A
set of dishes and other useful articles
were presented to them. Cake and
coffee were served: and the inter-
change Of good will and wishes passed
the evening pleasantly. OF the out Of
town relatives present were Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Niles and Mrs. Celia Cut
Ter Of Townshend.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-02-26
SOUTH LONDONDERRY.

The library has been moved to D
L. Benson's house. Mrs. Benson is
| librarian
Mr.. and Mrs, Samuel Shattuck OF
Westminster are spending the week
with Mr.. and Mrs. John Barnard
The Ladies' Aid society Of the Meth
odist church will furnish dinner at
the town hall, town meeting day.
Mrs. S. e. Pendleton recently re-
ceived the news of the death of her
brother r. T. Wood. in Keene N H.
Mrs. VIII Staples, George Dudley
and bride of Springfield are visiting
with their parents Mr. and Mrs H.
A. Dudley
Mrs. Louis Rabbit entertained a.
bout forty of her friends at her Church
street home last week Wednesday ev-
ening.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Dudley gave a
reception Saturday evening in honor
of their son and bride, Mr. and Mrs.
George Dudley.
Albert c. Benson now teaming for
the Gallup Lumber company in Win
hall, comes to the front as champion
in drawing big loads. He drives two
horses and the other day, drew from
the mountain to the mill at one load
3240 feet. Thomas Mine, who works
with Benson with four horses drew
1895 feet at one load. This was bust
nesS.-Sifter.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-02-26
HIN sDALE.

Doris Cantlin is on the sick list
Monroe Marble is quite III with Q
fever.
Everett Read has been III for sew.
eral days with cold
Mrs. +. w. Tilden Is confined te
the house with Illness.
Miss Mary Felch visited her sister
Julia in Ashuelot last week.
Harry Gray OF Greenwich. New
York, was at the home of his uncle
d. Gray, one day this week.
Michael Conway and Thomas Shan
Aon were fined $3.50 each in the police
court last week for being drunk.
Miss Florence Field is to be valedic-
torian of the class Of 1904 of the high
school and John Fisher salutatorian.
w. r. Dawson and family expect to
90 to Uxbridge, Mass about the first
Of March. where Mr.. Dawson will go
Into the wool business for himself.
The warrant for the annual town
meeting to be held March s, was post
Cd Saturday II contains sixteen ar
ticles, much smaller number than
usual
The Hinsdale basketball team de-
feated the Catholic Union team Of
Brattleboro In a closely contested
game by score of II to 10 Saturday
evening.
Mrs. Talbot, Mrs. James O'Brien's
mother, who has been visiting her for
some weeks. died at her residence on
River street Wednesday night. The
cause Of her death was an acute liver
trouble.
The members of the Knitting club
took the 9.19 train to Greenfield Tues
day morning. where they enjoyed an
excellent six-course dinner. served by
After dinner they were photographed
and enjoyed good time generally.
The expedition was In honor of Mrs.
W. E. Dawson, one of the members,
who is soon to leave town.
Miss Rose A. Conway, who died in
winchester Feb. II was native OF
Hinsdale and had always lived here
until within the last few years. Her
death was due to an acute case OF
Bright's disease She graduated from
the Winchester high school in 1902
and had taught in that town until
this winter when she went to Ches-
ter. VT, to teach. She was taken i'll
about three weeks before her death
and her mother was summoned. She
died a week after returning home.
Miss Conway is survived by her par
ents also her grandparents Mr.. and {
Mrs. William Lynch of this place and
two brothers and four sisters. The q
funeral was held in Winchester Sat a
Irday morning and the burial was in
he Catholic cemetery here.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-02-26
BIRTHS.

| ID Shea. ~ 'u IN :
In Brattleboro, Feb "A, daughter to Mr. and
Mrs Fred Rano. " ' ""o
In Bratteboro, Feb 70, daughter to Mr. and
In west Bratteboro Feb 70, a son to Mr. and
Mrs George Reed A'-o
In Peru, Feb 10. a son to Mr. and Mrs william
Adams. ~ 'oAess'
In Weston, Feb IA, a son to Mr. and Mrs Eu
gene Potter.
IN clarendon, Jan %, son to Rev and Mrs n
Fuller and grandson to Mr. and Mrs Mr.
Lyon Of Peru.
Mrs A Robinson - @AN
=, In Westminster, February 81. daughter to
Mr. and Mrs A. b. Wright
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-02-26

Schools closed to-day.
Mrs. d. H. Jennerson is on the sick
list
Mrs. Arthur j. Tate of New York is
with her aunt, Mrs. Blodgett.
Miss Annie Thomas returns TO her
home in Brattleboro Tomorrow.
DIR. Hamilton stopped with f. l..
Finton a number of days this week.
Miss Cora Atcherson went We'd
nesday to Claremont to visit her
brother and wife. Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
ter Atcherson.
Fritz & Hamblin's Ten Nights in
a Bar Room" company was here two
nights. Monday and Tuesday even
ings. Though they had a small house
owing to the bad roads and weather,
they gave a good show the best that
has been here in Westminster for
long time.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-02-26
WEsTMoRELANp.
Deferred from last week.

Deferred from last week.
Miss Ellen Cobb held n valentine
party at her home Monday evening.
Misses Carrie and Eunice Bennett
OF Fltchburg and Charles and Frank
Bennett Of Keene spent Sunday al
home.
The Westmoreland high school held
valentine party Friday evening. The
audience, though not very large.
highly appreciated the excellent en-
tertainment. The program was:
Duet, Misses Media Craig, Minnie Bry-
ant; reading, Miss Gladys Leach;
song, male quartette; valentine coup
let's; violin solo, Allan Rogers, accom-
PIANIST, Miss Rogers; male quartette;
magic mirror The program was fol-
lowed by a supper which did credit TO
the school.
A surprise party was given Mr.. and
Mrs George ]. Bennett Saturday ev-
ening at the hall. large number be-
ing present. A social hour was
spent which was followed by
speaking by Revs. French and Roscoe;
song by male quartette Poor Mrs.
French; duet, Miss Goodnow and Fl.
f. Lane; remarks by f. A. knights.
The presentation speech was made by
Willard Bill. The presents were a
grange past masters Jewel to Mr..
Bennett and a crescent pin set with
pearls to Mrs. Bennett. They res
pended by expressing their sorrow al
eaving town.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-02-26
WEST NoRTHFIELp.

Mr.. Beers is on the sick list
Miss Lizzie Purple is visiting rela-
tives in Fitchburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. p Aldrich have been
visiting their son in Athol
Norman Greenwood is visiting his
grandmother. Mrs. Nye of Mortified
Farms.
Mrs. Lizzie Howe and Walter Fair
man have been visiting relatives In
Greenfield recently.
Mrs. William Strange is on the sick
list Her daughter. Mrs. Lamson Of
Huntington, Is with her.
Kate Strange of Monson has been
spending a few days with her moth
er, Mrs. William Strange.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-02-26
Erred Roule Found.

Fred Boyle who was shot last sum-
mer by his brother Frank disappeared
before the fall term of court so as
not to testify against his brother and
has not been seen about here until
found Friday by Deputy Sheriff C. f.
Mann under the floor of his fathers
wood shed, where he was in hiding.
1t Is believed that he has been about
home most of the time keeping out of
sight If any one was around.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-02-26
DUN M e RSTON.

The grange held a regular meeting
Feb. 20, Worthy Master Miller presid-
ing, Sister Lille Gates acting as lee
turer. The program was interesting
and the discussion of the question
brought out some interesting expe-
riences regarding buying feed for
stock with profit. A supper Of cake
pie and hot coffee was served and
general good time enjoyed. The next
meeting will be March s. Question.
Should the farmers raise mongrels
or pure bred poultry? II pure bred
which breed Is the best ?n
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-02-26
WESTMINSTER WEST.

Deferred from last Week.)
The ladies' aid society met with
Miss Nellie Houghton Thursday af-
ternoon.
Maple Grove grange worked the
third and fourth degrees on q class
of three Thursday evening.
Miss Hannah Hastings, daughter of
H. E. Hastings, died at Brattleboro
Retreat Tuesday The funeral was
held Friday at the residence of her
sister, Mrs. Abbie Woodland, of this
place
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-02-26
MARRIAGES.

In Bellows Falls, Feb Is, by Rev Father Rey
Ola NJ Wiley of Bellows Falls n
:, In South Vernon, Feb 20, by A A Dunklee.
Esq, George Walter Porter Of Boston. Mass !
and Miss Esther Mary DARRELL of Everett Mass
In Brattleboro, Feb 81, by William Newton
both of Brattleboro.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-02-26
sPoEEoRp.

Miss Sarah Hewitt is at her home
here.
Mr.. Ford's private school COM
menced this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Field spent
Sunday with relatives In Keene.
Mrs. Frank Wheeler OF Bellows
Falls visited Mrs. Eta Wheeler last
week.
Owing to the cold, dry winter sew
eral families are without water which
seems to be the case In many local
tiles.
Mrs. Julia Hicks sold her house,
hold goods at auction Saturday and is
stopping with Mrs. NJ. Il. Chamberlin
for the present.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-02-26
WEST WARDsBoRo.

Mrs. J. A. Streeter is visiting in
New York.
The ladies' social circle are to hold
a sale Of useful and fancy articles at
the church vestry March 3. A pro-
gram consisting of music and reading
will be given. Refreshments viii be
served.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-02-26
PUTIN EY.

Mr.. and Mrs. Olney visited in Bel
lows Falls over Sunday.
The ladies' literary club met THU
afternoon with Mrs, Metcalf.
Mrs. NJ. ID. whitman has returned
home after two weeks absence.
WIN Smith and family have moved
from Burlington back to their ole
home here.
Il. s. Huse, formerly principal OF
the central school. is In town for a
few days.
Charles Harrington has bought the
Will WILDER homestead and will oc-
cupy the house In the spring.
A small party OF young people ac-
companied the basket ball team on n
sleigh ride to Townshend tonight.
The ladies' missionary society OF
the Congregational church will meet
Tomorrow afternoon with Mrs. Cole.
There will be a game Of basketball
here next wednesday evening with
the second Y. M. c. A. team Of Brat
tleboro. (The Gyms.) This is the only
game here next week.
Putney athletes play basket ball
tonight at Townshend. The game
Friday night here with the SPRING
field team was one Of the best OF the
season. Score. 15 to 10 In Putney's
favor.
Rev. v. Grant Huston, u. s., the
young man whom DR.. Talmage bap-
tized in the river Jordan when he was
travelling in that country, will lecture
at the Baptist church Wednesday
evening, March O. This promises to
be rare literary treat, as the young
man Is thoroughly conversant with
his subject, having been in the Holy
Land a number of times.
on the School Question.
The following comparison has been |
made by one Interested In the school |
question TO come up next Tuesday
and is here offered for the considera-
lion of others. The figures giving the
expenses Of our schools for the past
year were taken from the town report II
md the other figures are only approx
mate, but are estimates honestly n
made in accordance with the best
Judgment of the writer. The salaries
# teachers of the five schools under
consideration for the past year aggre- {
,ate $1034 and the board $40. The {
ost of fuel was s96 and janitor's SER ]
ices $4,000. Transportation cost $50. {
,epairs and cleaning s10S.95. Now II
! conceded that three teachers could
o the work now being done by five
0 that we have on the same basis
704 for salaries, and s245 for board !
iguring that fuel and janitor service !,
ould cost about the same under eth .
r system we have a saving of 1896 !,
n salaries and board, and adding the =
l0S.95, the cost of repairs for the last I
ear, we find a gross saving of s703.-
in favor of the consolidated schools, y
nd this doesn't include the rental Z
ON the town hall schoolroom which ~
ould more than cover the increased
'st of transportation. Y
These figures show conclusvely "
at we can secure all the benefits to
|, derived from the consolidation of
ese schools, without any increase of
xes, by borrowing or bonding for a q
rm of years and paying the debt
installments of $500 a year the A,
Mount saved being sufficient to pay
e interest and principal as 1t comes :.
e az
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-02-26
stops the Cough
and works off the Cold.

Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets cure . cold
In one day. No cure, no Pay. Price Is cents.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-02-26

When all the Establishments of life are
gone,
The coward sneaks to death, the brave
live on.
George Sewell.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-02-26

Reformsr's Quaker Range Contest
begins March I.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-10-03

him. They think now that they are
buying him with the great sums they
llinS into his campaign chest
why does Theodore Roosevelt.
honest, upright, incorruptible man
that he is. allow his stainless reputa-
ton to be thus compromised? Nelson
w Aldrich and George b. Cortelyou
are de6ling his good name, they are
every day mixing up his official pow
ers and responsibilities as president
of the United States With his personal
anl political Interests as candidate
of The republican party. The pres
ence 81 either one of these men, with
out a word spoken, in the office of
a corporation amenable to federal dis
ciplino is a scandal. an implied inyi-
tation to bride The executive. an offer
OF Immunity from prosecution for pay.
a degradation of the presidential Of
flee through its accredited agents, q
humiliation put upon sensitive peo-
pie. e stain upon the honor OF Theo-
dore Roosevelt"
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-10-03
DOES ADVERTISING PAY?

The Bulletin has asked this ques-
ton 10 a number of merchants In the
city during the last few weeks. with q
view to learning for itself as well az
10 acqusint it's readers of just what
the men who have had the most expe-
rience in advertising think of IL.
The advertisers were asked TO state
In their own wav what they thought
OF advertising in general. newspaper
advertising in particular and their
opinion Of the publications of The Bull
Ietin company specifically The re-
plies OF representatives Of two differ
ent branches Of trade have been pub
lIshed in former issues and today the
answer Of enc Of the largest furniture
and house funishing establishments
Of the world Is presentes to Bulletin
readers These answers BY success
ful men. leaders in their class. require
no comment.
The existence Of a newspaper de-
ponds upon the returns its patrons re
ceife from their advertisements. IL
costs more to publish and deliver the
news than the receipts from subscrip-
lions and sale Of papers. The larger
ard more important the publication
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-10-03
MtIKDEN,

The city OF Mukden, from which the
Japanese are attempting TO drive the
Russians, is an imposing city with a
population of over 100000. II is In
the estimation Of the Chinese, sac
red city because II contains the tombs
Of the ancestors of the present i'm
perial house OF China. Ii was a small
and unimportant village until the
Manchu family possessed it and made
il the headquarters from which the
Prince Of Mukden moved with his
army OF conquest in 1870. overthrow
the Ming dynasty and placed himself
on the throne at Pekin. The city Is
surrounded by a brick wall sixty feet
high This wall has eight grand gate.
ways with huge bastiOns surmOunted
by watch towers and batteries. a
large trade in hardware and furs is
ordinarily done in Mukden, but the
war has greatly interfered with the
customary business OF the city.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-10-03

lers, attended to the wants at the Ia,
hlc and served the frankfurters, veal
outlets, salads, ice-cream and choco'
lalcs. If this isn't disgrace t.
modern society, we'd like 10 know
Why Not only is II disgrace, but
III Is u damning, objectionable sin.
Within few miles Of he reSort
where this disgraceful affair was
given was a city teeming with thou
sands OF human beings many OF them
literally starving TO DEATH in rags;
brothers and sisters wearing heir
fingers to the bone and burning their
eyes out In desperate struggle 10
Keep body and soul together II
there is any vengeance In heayca
there will be full recompense meted
out to these vulgar parvenues on the
day of Judgment, II IL 10 be hoped
before. Such acts are criminal in the
eyes of God and God-fearing men and
no excuse can be offered except that
their brains are idle or tina. they
hayn't got any
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-10-03

the triier this Is. The publisher. then
pins his faith on his advertising col
umns knowing that failure to bring
returns to his patrons means his own
\ financial ruin What a newspaper
may have 10 say about its success la
| this direction Is, therefore not always
strictly fair criterion OF the facts,
The publisher may not wish to de-
ceiye, II may BIO merely matter OF
bias on his part. II ii human nature
net to underestimate a mans own
work. In a newspaper, then, when the
knowledge of its value as a medium
is desired, the judgment and expert
ence OF it's advertisers is the one safe
guide.
The Bulletin and It's contemporary,
The Evening News, now offer their
advertising patrons a round crcula-
ton Of 1000. probably twice the circn-
lation OF all Cairo newspapers one
yeal ago and certainly ten times thar
OF The Bulletin prior to August l.
1903. The company's system Of cred
its assures the highest class for its
readers. II realizes that quality counts
in circulation hardly second to quail
~, for the man who can not or will
not pay for his newspaper is not the
patron that the merchant desires.
There are no subscribers on the com
pany's books who belong to the latter
class and in consequence the com
pany has no bad debts to trade out. " |
1t does nor exchange It's services for
any commodity, but cash.
The answers that The Bulletin has
to the question, does adver
Using pay? are, therefore, OF much
more Importance To the publishers
than they are to any one else, but
rho Bulletin believes that it has
friends enough to rejoice with it in
what it has accomplished during the
past year and for that reason these
'eples have been reproduced. They
ire in fac smile form. that they may
;ay exactly what their authors
bought and not more. II there Is an
,bject lesson in it for other adyertis-
RS so much the better for them and
or The Bulletin as Wen.
The Cairo bulletin., 1904-10-03
The Library Meeting.

The high school room was filed Sat
urday night by ladies, gentlemen and
children where program was render
ed for the benefit OF the Cairo high
school library.
Miss Jennie Warwick read paper
giving a brief account OF the origin,
progress and financial condition OF
the library; the County Superintend-
ent Butler INDUCED in few i'm
promptu remarks; Misses Steele, Phil
lips, Williamson, Hunsacker and Clara
Harrell furnished music on the piano;
the pupils Of the high school INDUCED
in light gymnastics and Mr.. kauf-
mans excellent string band filled the
intervals with very enjoyable music.
A number OF persons present be-
came members and others minated
a purpose to do SO at an early day.
BY payment OF five dollars to Rev c.
II. Foote. treasurer. NJ b. Earrell sec
rotary or Michael Howley librarian, a
certificate of stock emitting the hold
er to voting privileges and free &C
cess to the library and use of the
books for one year. BY payment Of
one dollar to the librarian, MI. How
ley, three months privilege is given.
From and after this date the Ii
brarian will he present in the library
room every Tuesday and Friday even
Ings. after school hours. The library
already numbers about 400 volumes.