Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-05-27
JAPANESE TAKE KIN-CH0U
RUSSIANS DRIVEN OUT WITH
GREAT LOSSES.
orea. Sale Of Racing Horses-Ver'
mont Grand Army Move to Promote
Patriotsm-vermont Press Asso-
citation Meeting.


al noon yesterday after a battle that
began al dawn. Heavy casualties are
said 10 have accompanied the capture.
a serious fight Is also reported near
Fcng- Wang -Cheng. In which the
Russians lost 1000 men killed and
1000 prisoners. The japanese have
made another attempt TO block the
roadstead OF Port Arthur with mines,
and they are believed to have lost sew
eral steam launches and two torpedo
boats IN the attempt
seventy-six blooded horses, the en-
tire complement of the famous racing
stable and stock breeding farm of the
late j. Malcolm Forbes of Boston,
were sold under the hammer at the
trotting park at Readville, Mass, this
week. The horses brought Sll6,45O or
an average of Sl532. Bingen was
bought by Arthur III. Parker for S5Z.-
600. The famous Nancy Hanks was.
knocked down TO ]. NJ. Johnson, the
mayor of Calais, Me. for $4,000 Thorn
as w. Lawsons Dreamwold stables
sent 60 horses to the sale. Senator
Bailey OF Texas paid $1,000 for a two
year-old colt.
The Grand Army of Vermont,
through State Superintendent OF Edu-
cation Walter f. Ranger has offered
30 prizes 10 the public school pupils
of the state for the best competitive
essays on subjects relating to patriotic
citizenship The movement originated
with Col. j. II. Goulding of Whining
ton, chief aide of the commandment IN
chief in charge of the department OF
patriotic instruction, and the money
for the purpose was mainly contrlp-
uted by past department commanders.
The prizes consist of money, BOOKS
and certificates of honorable mention.
4 variety of subjects is announced;
A committee will be selected TO read
the essays and award the prizes. Es-
saws must not exceed 500 words ana
be submitted to the state superln-
tendent of education on or before NO
ember l. The Grand Army believes
that the promotion of patriotic IN
struction in the schools will be pro,
ductive of lasting good to state ana
nation.
The spring meeting of the Vermont
Press association will be held in st
Albans this evening. May q. Dinner
will be served the members In a body
at the Park View house at o'clock
and the meeting will be held at the
Messenger office at s o'clock. num-
ber of interesting subjects are on the
program for discussion.
Charles BowIes. a retired million-
aire banker of London, Eng. who has
been residing in Rutland for the past
Il. months. has leased the large build
ings at the corner of Center and Main
streets in that city for the purpose OF
founding there a school of Industrial
arts. including sculpture and paint
ing. 1t will be several months before Z
the institution Will be 5ps7ii- MI
Bowles feels that It ought not to be
necessary to import all the workmen
needed for the best sculpture in this
country.
Ouarries will be opened at once on
tract of land near Poultney recently
purchased by A. T. Hughes of Middle
Granville. N Y, and said to contain
unlimited quantities of unfading dark
green and light green slate.
The Women's State Suffrage asso-
citation of Vermont will hold its an
nual conference in Woodstock June
22-23. in the Universalist church I,is
tinguished speakers will be present
A stabbing affray took place az,
west charleston Wednesday night
NAV %. p. E. Goodwin inflicted sew
arai severe gashes on the body ana
face of Charles Rivers, a painter.
some business transaction seems TO
have been the cause of the affray