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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-09-22
WESTMINSTER.

c. w. Osgood of Bellows Falls will &C.
cupy the pulpit next Sunday
The Misses Green Of Leominster, Mass,
are guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. G. II. Walker.
Mr.. Killenbeck, former resident, now
Of st. Johnsbury, was in town Tuesday.
Harry Holton of Columbus, Ohio, is
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H.
Holton.
Mrs Emily Arnold Of Charlestown, N.
H.. is spending the week with Mrs. Ran
ney.
Miss Bancroft Of Worcester, Mass. was
guest of Mrs. r. r. Barber from Satur-
day to Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bragg Of Keene, who
have been on an extensive carriage drive,
called briefly on old friends Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. G. Norton Of whitins-
vile, Mass, and Walter Richardson of
Ludlow, have been guests at w. S. Fem s
the past week.
Mr.. Roberts, teacher at Kurn Hattin,
has returned from his vacation, bringing
his bride with him. Mrs. Roberts takes
the place Of Miss DeWolf as assistant
matron.
Mark Arnold of St. Louis arrived Mon
day at his Westminster home TO visit his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Arnold.
Mr.. Arnold has many young friends
who will give him a warm welcome.
A detachment of cavalry en- route for
Greenfield camped on ]. F. Wards
meadow last Sunday afternoon, leaving
Monday morning. The camp had a large
number Of visitors, all of whom were
cordially received. About 60 horses and
100 men made up the company.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-09-22
STATIONS RIVER.

Dan Cory is visiting his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. w. w. Cory.
Miss Fannie Dutton visited in Harris
vile few days recently.
Anna Gibson is working in the wooden
mill and boarding at C. N. Smiths
Mrs. r. L. Twitchell will go to New
York tomorrow to spend some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Johnson are
visiting this week in Worcester, Mass.
Mr.. Warwick, the superintendent at
the wooden mill, is moving to Connecticut.
John Bean OF Bridgewater came last
week for his household goods that were
stored here.
Colin Lakes new house is nearly COM
pleted and the family expect to move in
in few days.
F. c. Rand is making extensive repairs
on the George Cory house, which he
bought recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hill of New York,
who have been at the hotel several weeks,
returned home Tuesday.
w. L. Gale of Wendell Depot, Mass,
and Frank Carleton of Windham were at
Mrs. r. L. Twitchelrs last Wednesday.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-09-22
WESTMINSTER WEST.

Mrs. Frost went TO Saxtons River last
week for few weeks stay.
George Wellman is attending school at
Dean academy, Franklin, Mass.
Mrs. Houghton and daughter, Nellie
came home from Newport last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. b. Chapman of Wind
ham were at F. R. Chapman's last week.
Mrs. Edison from Bellows Falls was at
her fathers, ]. L. Ormsby's, over Sun
day.
Miss Abbie Wellman went to Boston
Wednesday. She will enter Tufts college
this week.
c. w. Powers returned to Worcester,
Mass, Tuesday to continue his duties in
the polytechnic institute.
Rev. and Mrs. Fisher came home from
their vacation last Thursday, coming here
directly from Jamaica, where they went
to attend the conference.
H. P. Ranney was thrown from a lum-
Der wagon last week, injuring his ankle
badly. He is able to be around the house
with the aid OF crutches but probably
will not step on his foot for some time.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-09-22
GRAFTON.

E. Lynne Walker was at home over
Sunday.
Miss Abbie Davis is visiting her sister,
Mrs. C. w. Fairbank.
W. N. Bartholomew returned to Newton
Centre, Mass, last week.
Miss Fannie Hall has been spending a
few days in Saxtons River.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Lapham have been
visiting at Prof. G. G. Wilson's.
d. V. Woolley of Boston, a resident of
this place many years ago, spent Tues
day in town.
Frank Sparks of Northampton, Mass,
has been spending a few days with his
mother, Mrs. John Sparks.
Mrs E. D. Randlett of Newport, N. H,
has been spending a few days with her
sister, Mrs. Alonzo Haskell.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Colburn and Mr.
and Mrs Jay w. Eddy have been spend
ing a week in Moriah, N. Y.
Miss Maude Pettenglll, who has been
at Miss e. M Dwinnells this summer,
went to New York city last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert C. Halliday Of
Bellows Falls spent a few days at J..
Henry StowelPs the first Of the week.
Prof. George G. Wilson and family and
A. A. Wilson, who have been spending
the summer here, returned to Providence,
K. l., Tuesday.
Miss Ethel Upton went to New London,
N. H., Monday to enter Colby academy.
She was accompanied by her father, Rev.
c. r. Upton, who returned Wednesday.
A reception was given to Rev. and Mrs.
c. r. Upton at the Baptist vestry We'd
nesday evening. A large number were
present and a pleasant evening was en-
joyed. Refreshments were served.
Mrs. e. c. Palmer and Miss Abbie
Palmer left Wednesday for California
where they will spend the winter.
They were accompanied as far as
Illinois by Miss Maude Simpkins and e.
A. Fisher, who has been here several
months.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-09-22

James Bellows McGregor, who recently
celebrated his 1O4th birthday anniversary
at his home in North Newport, N. H., is
undoubtedly the Oldest Free Mason in the
United States, as he was initiated at
Salisbury, N. H., in 1925. He has out
lived the lodge which he Joined, but he
has retained his membership in the order
continuously. AIR. McGregor has lived
under every administration of our gov
eminent except that OF Washington. He
is a remarkably well preserved man and
recalls many incidents and dates con-
nected with his early life.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-09-22
Cotton and the South.
memphis News-Scimitar. ]

Cotton is still king, and the South is
still the garden spot Of the earth.
The value of exports of raw cotton alone
exceeded the value of the combined ex-
ports OF breadstuffs, cattle, hogs and
sheep, provisions and mineral oils.
1t was almost three times as great as
the value OF all iron and steel exports,
and two-thirds as great as the value Of
all manufactured products.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-09-22
cAM5RIDoEPoRT.

Henry Jeffrey has moved to Saxtons
River.
j. II. Ober, who has been in poor health
a long time, suffered al slight shock Sum
day.
Miss Maud Davidson of Waverly Mass,
has been spending a week with Miss Isa-
belle NJ. Dimond.
These delegates were elected to the Sum
day school convention at Townshend this
week: Mrs. A. A. Wyman, Mrs. A. b.
Weaver, Mrs. Frank Davis and Mrs. E..
NJ. Cushing.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-09-22
Uses Of a Fire Escape.
New York Globe.1

One Of the settlement workers asked
an East-side lad what fire escapes were
intended for
ITO sleep on" promptly replied the lad.
Anything else?"
Sure. Dey's good to ripen tomatoes
on, to dry clothes, to drop cats off, to
shoot beans down at de guys passing on
de street, to swear at de cop from, and
But the settlement worker had fed
with uplifted hands.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-09-22

Just what a cholera epidemic, such
as has broken out in Prussia, may mean
may be seen from the fact that 500, 900
persons were estimated to have died from
the disease in Russia and Germany in
the epidemic OF 1929.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-09-22
ATTEND THE VALLEY FAIR

September ~ and 20. Largest exhibition
OF cattle and horses
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-09-22

Attend the Valley Fair
September % and %. Largest exhibition
of horses and cattle.
The St. Louis Republic., 1905-10-07

RIDDLE IsIS-Nir. <ecDn. floor room. Z, per
M.nk .'all c.. ,lI-..S
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NOT GQ.a.
METROPOLITAN HOTEL

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s..rt. I-EnFz 'l-Naf--s '1f.- az sEt 20
R.fa- .r As.-v G..E. "a AgG COLI ha'"f
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Ss.ao. RENIS SIN

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IJST M -..f.D NJ C>CE
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PtEFaT Cr.-Ni~s r3,- so-e.
r--sfrs a.. s.ur-T ki.cssr. sfsss Hs~a
ella. g.! lies. ;ri1s g. 81. H-as- o:-
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AHlERSoE- -SI0eKE REALTY CO.,
s:I CHE~yNIT STREET.
57sO 8ar:mer Ave.

S~E - Ft'rH 80. t-f- ~ EsIvs % sli:;e To1i.!..
fT.f sfi ras. ~ . feet u - bat t4rDprn. Ia -
W-|l IT Sd 0sF f'sFs. granted! cellar. .Ig-
ur.n. Sla f1s.. -'r-. ussgsff g. every T'F.s"t.
70 +1if% fCsf. Siu p. competed Ia :sr:
days terms s..rsI r--u nrI balance 80 .ec
month. lp ~ rav S.f 70 7-s.r2 this hcuSs.
tEELi.Y t; = %. Ii!- ,h.s-ur 81.
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NOT sEs AND FLATS FOR
HEAT.

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s.. go. RENTS 81, 700.

so-te So - .s's rsa- G--ri are n.il
sF.s nGs, - -Sit - one. s.,o-gr ts~-
ar .-sx~ vo.r .ua
MaE-IS : HSESSsS y r CO.
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ROOMS WITH BOARD.

ROOMS WITH BOARD.
TkI:rNHI:. sss--~ocna>stSrg frsa: rom
. Wit GO! hoard. very '-ss r.h:..
| cHouTEAT. I:-s Room sna boari scr IA
6;sS Nho are .rri?'oyei.
| COOK. --e-HGo.n and bosrd: southern evpo-
sure. ssn;i.men only: telephone peirI.a- :).::
pEa.MAR. ssl- Nice. rsh, rooms. n.wly dec
orat",. with Coa! hoard.
HE,.MAE ss..-pesisatls rooms With board.
s'rlciIs N-s.-c!ass. prone
pELMNR 5ssi-pe.'r.sI" rooms with board
s.r!c;ly arst-class: telephone.
pEI.MAK. 3,e.,l.rs. fron. -oer, .na Other
.ooTs. r.'h board. y. "v.-v convenience.
HF. MAR. Ss.:-Elss.n. rooms ana noafd
80! lccsti6r: al cnnv-aienc.s. Tcasanahlc.
DEI.MAH ..-,-E@auci'uI rooms Win board
r-iva'e family: hoFrs co'Kinr: everything :.rs;-
TFI.WNR ..-7-IsTre ni,-!y f.rn;-Sei ..c.
on: for !-nrt room. goo! home cooking. ell
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c1n-iEois 81 nts;-eLass t-'aED and rooIs 81 :
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private family. ccny-ni.aer.
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steam hot .l"c:Ftc isat. telephone central
RAi'rsrs .r'h-r d.r.e; ~ transfer 'So
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>ruIaps> rR"rrnr, E"R SALE.

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ROOMS For RENr.


NOoNS FOR RENT.
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-05-16
Observation-Disclosures.

About tSo months aRo y. W.
barnes. Who Is a teacher IN the
Seattle high school and n resident
81 nslsytew. and A A. Peterson. a
local tailor. filed written COM
pilnta with the hoard. charging
that Professor Haiungssorth With
indecent exposure and with having
caressed several nf the Eirl pupils
The girls complained that their in
slructor made habit % putting
bis arm about them and otherwise
paying them Objectionable atten.
tons They stated that on one
occasion he kent the elder girls dur
inr RECESS aud told them that. as
their teacher. be had a perfect right
60 embrace them When one 81 the
elder girls said that her parents OBJ
iected. Professor HoillngH worth Is
said 90 have stated thai he would
run his aehnal 10 suit himself
So great AS the pressure brought
on the beard that the charges were
finally Investigated. and the teach
er's resignation followed
Professor uoiilnEsWorth Is mar
fied.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-05-16

Eether in a delightful testimony OF
aged accomplishment.
There were five OF us present
John. Jim McCormick-his sparring
partnes-Frank Hall-his manager
and two OF us newspspermen.
sWhat'll you have?" growled
John In his most pleasant grumble
Lemonade" said Mccormick.
John looked pale
Cigar" remarked Hall.
John frowned.
Lemon Seller" remarked one Of
the seribes.
John shifted uncomfortably on
the trunk.
Ginger Ale" yentured sliding
farther away from the champions
improvlsed throne
The belihop waited In terrified
silence. John cast an OMNIBUS
glance over US. heayed a sigh, and
growled:
All Give me a ham sandwich"
Now" he continued, turning to
me. about this fellow Mitchell. II
he is on the square and wants to
fight. I'll show him that there's a
punch left In me yet. I'm not old.
You don't hear Of any stiff refer
ring to Roosevelt as old. do you?
Yet. Teddy is my age.
They call him the young presi-
dent. The reason why you fellows
refer to me as Old John L. is be-
cause I've been before the public
for so long started in when |
was a kid.
say. son. just put this down.
When Charley Mitchell comes back
to Seattle Wednesday he'll find
John L. Sullivan on deck 70 sign
for any kind OF a fight
And that goes
At this juncture a crowd OF ad-
miring Seattleites broke into the
room and viewed the gladiator with
much awe.
The two newspapermen silently
stole away. filled with 4 memory Of
a deep bass growl. a pair of snap
ping eyes and shock OF gray hair
and mustachc--
Also much ginger ale and lemon
selzer'
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-05-16
BY DAN DEAN.

Tap Tap
Nv hand beat a nervous. apollo
getie tattoo on the door OF room AT,
Butler hotel
COME I'M"
a voice like unto an ocean fog
horn rumhied out lts welcome and ]
TREMENDOUSLY entered into the pres
enee OF the mighty John l.. Sulli-
van
He was seated on trunk-this
veteran gladiator OF the prize ring.
His great chest was covered with a
great expanse OF white shirt. for
John had just returned from the
Star theater where he had done his
mnnologue speciality twice to the ed-
lfleation Of two monster audiences
and he still held on his tuxedo
lie has not changed much since
seven OF eight years ago when the
writer saw him In ST. Paul. His
halr-and there is still plenty OF it
ls q little grayer: his girth a trifle
more generous. but he is a changed
man and In many other respects.
Those keen eyes. that peer out
from beneath the husky black eye
brows. are bright and flashing, his
skin is as pink as a baby's.
And his voice.
It's the same old below that has
sent a chill OF fear down the spine
OF many a good man.
John has a wonderful memory
for names and faces.
How are your said he, extend
Ing a huge. hairy paw Last time
saw you was In ST. Paul, and be
fore that it was down on Broadway
in my saloon.
Course you want an interview.
Well. about Mitchell lie thinks
that I'm bluffing. and that I'm all
in. Before ! get through IN show
him that I'm Johnny on the spot. 3
The only John L. here departed
from the trunk and punched one
great finger at the push-button on
the wall.
.tWhat'll you have" was his in
terrogation when the hellboy az
rived. The way John says "WhatH
you nave" Is a vocal gem Of wonder
and beauty The words roll to
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-05-16
The Trsth Abotzt the MECH
Ma1ignedH umb1e Tide Flats
BY NAN BYxBEE.

Just heaaune one poor old man,
half crazy and irresponsible, waa
found sick In an unclean shack the
working men thieves, idlera. thugs.
criminals and deReneraiea. II IL n
damnable lie Come with me aud
will show you how We live"
These we're the words Of Olaf
Walker. a venerable old man who
came into The Star office Monday
morning and asked that the resi-
dents Of the sand flats. grossly
ecandslized IN the Sunday Times
be given justice Ia public print
The writer went. and what was
seen and heard. IN tho course Of n
three hour investigation. was auf-
fielent 20 support the ola man Il
statement In every particular
II Nas all. a. he said. a damna-
bic lie.
True enough. the residents Or the
sand flats are poor. but that they
are idIsn. loafcrH. criminals aud
erimiual-hreeiors IA statement
which every unfortunate In the two
mile strip has a riEht 10 resent
one hundred and twenty six
sharks were visited by the writer
The doors Of an bat three OF these
we're CLOSED with padlocka The
dNellaTa were away az work
Olaf Walker. who has lived for
four years In bis oWn neat little
cabin. sho owns his own aloop and
roN boat and on whose bookshelvea
repose the works % Irving. the es-
Faya 81 Bacon. the volumes OF Rus
kin. Savage and 6wedenborg. acted
as ny guide AZ every one OF the
t2g cabins he stopped and gave the
history u each inhahifant he told
Of Two ambitious young men Of Is
and - Who kept bachelor hall"
on So cents each per day while
wofkinE A. apprentices a. the Moran
shirYarda. learning 10 be- boiler
makers Of lnborerE who tfRmped
the streets and haunted the en-
nleXmeut bureaus yalnly seeking
steady Jobs subHisting on such
chance work aa they could get Of
fishermen Away al their work their
little homoe paaiocked and their ex-
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Read the foregoing statements.
you Who are victims q the Eallop-
iuR meters Of the gas trust. and You
have isarned all that anybody
knows about that Important gaa
inspection bill
The document Vas uahrred into
the council many months ago ~
Councilman Murphy In an effort 20
put a stop % the robbery 60 which
gas consumers are being subjected.
Il Was 80 long ago that ever body
would have forgotten about u. had
not The Star called attention 90 Il
from time to time. 20 jog the mem
Dries q the city fathers
The bill Is tucked away some
where. and a diiigsuf search would
reveal r. Il ia safe 10 say how
ever. that the council will hesitate
before sending out a serchlng parts.
The council must have a reaBon
for forgetting about the bill There
"a not gas consumer Ia the city
who would not be oyerloyed 20 see
the bill become a law Every mem-
Der Of the council knows II. and
they would not so carelcaaly diare-
gard the gas consumers unless they
had some reason for pleasing the
corporation that sells the gas
Perhaps the cOuncilmen have
election pledges Perhaps they
desire the financial aid Of the oc-
topus in the municipal campaign
that vii soon be here again. There
Is something rotten IN that which
lmpels q public official 60 forget the
people who elected him. and silent
ly and ahameieaaly display his ser
vltude % the pilferers Of those poo-
pie
MurphY'a bin provided for the APP
polntmeut Of a gas Inspector. whose
duty II should be TO inspect the
quality Of gas. the pressure at which
lt vas developed. and the manner
In which the meters are regulated.
The bill wuH referred 10 City En-
gineer Thompson for a report. and
nothing more MAS heard from H.
The eouncilmen we're afraid 10 at
tack r. They depended upon the
public "a forget about the matter
until such a time as the bill could
be embaimed.
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vAe sharses made BY two prom
=, .s,lnens q nellyieW against
s..,...w Holhnssvorth. a public
- sAsr. arr true the rcsig-
-. q The psdagosue from the
s..s,,.x seAaol has net come any
se.rAvear Of dissension among
- ~ssle a aellvlew Who send
~. sAIIsrsa 10 the village public
49, she taaehss Friday evening
49, n Aiz resignation
49, AZ : well known hellvicS
go rnmnlalnea to Rev. J G.
80 chairman q the school
- sAas Professor Helllngsworth
- f.kInx lihwfles with the elder
- i the hoal Nothing ma
s.r.gfed from the complaint aud
- ef Re paseats were incensed
{ - tAsy claimed n be lack OF
r..r salrit On the part Of the
rxvnan. A wouan also raised
r-uusas eajeetIoas against the
~slses q he Instructor. and fin
- sehdFex her ehlidreu from the
zEiziiea.
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BY
RELIGION

Mrs. Eva }. Dodds. 90, was
brought To the county Jail Monday
afternoon by her husband. father
and several neighborf
Mrs nadd. who "a the mother Of
three children. was raving violently
and was placed IN padded CELL
where she waa examined by physi-
clans and committed to Steilacoom.
Religion had overturned the wom-
ans mind.
@A3 Woman was brought In from
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DISTURB CONGREGATION

A gang Of boys. Monday night.
created disturbance In the FIRST
Mission church. at Ballard. by rush
ing IN through the front door and
tearing around the alslss while the
congregation Vas engaged IN wor-
ship. The gang consisted OF four
youngsters named Martin. POmeroy.
Massie and Missouri Watson.
The police were called out. but
were unable 20 capture any Of the
youngsters. who promptly took 10
the brush on the approach Of the Of
flrnTa
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WOMAN'S BRAVERY
MAKES HER A CRIPPLE
MRS. SCOTT AN INVALID FOR Lire rseoUos SAVING LIT.
TIE BoY FROM oEArH-sR SUIT AGAINST SEATTLE
ELECTRIC

The molorman. according 20 Mrs.
Scott. was busy talking with pas
asnEer aud did not see the boy.
Mrs scott jumped down from the
enbankment shouting and scream
ing.
She succeeded in attracting the
motormaua attention Just In time
Tor him 20 stop the car before II
ground the unconscious lad to
death
Then for the first time Mrs Scott
reaIized that she was hurt. Both
her ankles we're dislocated. the
eartllagea being badly torn She
vas injured internally and suffers
constantly She says the accident
has made her a permanent invalid.