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Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-12-29
Basketball Notes.

The Athletics will play In Newport.
N. H.. Monday evening and on FRIDAY
will go to st. Johnsbury for a return
game with Company ID.
Brattleboro fans are certainly more
interested in a team composed In part
of local players than In one made up
wholly of professionals,
A notice of the Brattleboro high
school-Leland and Gray seminary
game last Friday will be found In the
Townshend correspondence.
II the Athletics retain the services Of
Long and Davey through the season
there is no reason why they should
not make a strong bid for the state
championship. Their victory over
company d Monday evening showed
their possibilities.
Saws the Greenfield Recorder:
Manager Lawlor is of the opinion
that the towns sporting fever has
waned notably. after looking at his
basketball accounts which show that
he is about 800 to the bad up to the
present time. The crowds of Christ
mas afternoon and evening were not
large enough to pay the expenses OF
getting four teams here. There were
only a few scattered Greenfield people
at the afternoon game. nearly the
entire audience coming from Turner's
Falls" Manager Lawlor and Manager
Allen are apparently Of the same opin-
ion
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-12-29
More Insurance Revelations.

Additional testimony as to the man.
agement of the Mutual Life Insurance
company was adduced at New York
Friday. Dec. %, before the legislative
committee on insurance investigation
tending to show that the company
used profits from the sale of securities
to conceal the reduction of book val
ues of real estate. or losses. as
Charles E. Hughes, counsel to the
committee. called them. Francis Hen
bricks, superintendent of the state in
surance department. when on the
stand Thursday, Dec. p, said he had
never heard of such thing. and that
it had never been called to his atten-
ton Friday after auditors of the Mu-
tual Life had testified to this fact.
Isaac Vanderpoel, chief examiner of
the department, declared that he had
not discovered the matter in his exam
nation of the company last year. when
in his report he gave the company
what was practically a certificate OF
good character" He said these
manipulations of the figures were not
apparent in the books. These trans
fers of profits to the debit side of the
profit and loss account were made by
the auditors upon instruction of Pres
ident McCurdy and Vice President
Germain. and the written instructions
were produced. They named the hg-
ures that adjusted the accounts and
last year. while there was really a
profit of almost a million and half
dollars. when the transfers were made
no profit whatever was shown.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-12-29
Head .on Collision Near So. Royalton.

Several persons were slightly In
iured in a head-on collision on the
Central Vermont railroad near South
Royalton Wednesday. Dec. 21. between
the Montreal express from Boston and
a southbound freight. The passenger
train had proceeded about mile up
the steep grade out of South Royal
ton when the extra freight which was
lust slowing down so as to take the
side track. met it in the cut. The
trains fortunately were both running
slow and the impact was not heavy
enough TO throw the engines from the
rails. The express and baggage cars
were somewhat damaged and four
cars of coal in the freight train. were
torn from their trucks and blocked
the tracks. The engineers and firemen
on both locomotives saved their lives
by jumping. after everything had been
done to lessen the force of the col
lision. Both engines were badly dam
aged. but did not leave the track. The
passengers were slightly shaken up
but none seriously injured. The cause
of the accident. which was apparently
due to misunderstanding of orders.
is under rigid investigation by the
Central Vermont officers.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-12-29
Fresh Eggs in Winter.

The poultryman who can supply
fresh eggs in winter. when prices are
high. has a tremendous advantage
over the one who through ignorance
or neglect has to wait till summer.
when the supply is large. Not every
one can do this. and no one can 10
IL unless he takes proper care OF ms
fowls and gives them food containing
the essential egg producing ingredients
which. when running at large. tney
can supply themselves TO larse & sN-
,s,, in summer. There is no better
substitute for winter use than Page
Perfected Poultry Food" II. F. Hath
away of Farnham. Que. has used IL
Pead what he SAYS: I have trl'a
PAGES Perfected Poultry Food and
think IL is the best l have ever seen
Any one sending his address on a
pOstal card to c. s. PAGE. HYDE farA; am;
VI and mentioning this PAPER VII
,,-ai,-. h1- mail. free. postpaid. sam
ple package Of Pages Perfected Poui-
try Food
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-12-29
Fairfield Church Burned.

st. Patrick's church. rectory and
barn were burned at Fairfield. Mon
day. Dec. %. causing loss of $25.-
900 The edifice was empty when the
fire was discovered, and 1t had gained
great headway at that time, The vii
lage has no fire-fghting apparatus
and nothing could be done toward saw
ing the burning property. 1t is sup
posed that the fire originated in the
ignition of Christmas decorations from
the candles burning on the altar. ST.
Patrick's church was wooden struc-
ture. built about 40 years ago and
valued at $4,000. 1t was richly fur
nished on the interior. The rectory
was built about six years ago and
that. with the adjoining barn were
valued at about $4,000 The total in
surance on the property was $1,000
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-12-29
COMPANY D. WENT DOWN
BEFORE THE SUPERIOR PLAYING
OF THE ATHLETICS.
Strengthened by Long and Davey the
Locals Put Up a Splendid Game and
Won in the Second HaIf-Seore 16
to is at End Of First.

st. Johnsbury's Company d basket
ball team crowned champion of Ver-
mont last season and aspiring to the
honor again this year. found stum-
bling block in the Brattleboro Ath-
letics Monday evening. Strengthened
by Long and Davey of the local lnde-
pendents. the Athletics gave splendid
exhibition of the strenuous game and
succeeded In downing the visiting
quintet by a score of 27 to 10. Until
the very end of the second period 1t
was case of "hoss and hoss." the
lead changing seven times during the
contest.
At the outset the Athletics took the
lead and the score stood TO until
Beck and Smythe each Gagged the ball.
making the score 9 to s in favor OF
st. Johnsbury. Ellis and Stafford then
added four points to Brattleboros
credit and the score stood. Brattle-
boro IL, ST. Johnsbury 3. Smythe add
ed two more points to the creoit OF
Company D. and the score then jump
ed to Is to 12 in it's favor as the re-
suit of goal by McGovern and an
other by Smythe. 1t looked at this
point as II the half would end with
the visitors ahead. but Davey. by a
beautiful shot, reduced the lead to one
point and Ellis put his side to the
good by scoring Just before the
whistle blew. In the second half
basket by Beck put the militiamen TO
the front for few minutes but the
Athletics soon took the pace again and
were not headed.
The game was unduestionably the
most exciting of the season. The men
were very evenly matched and there
were enough local players on the Brat
tleboro team to keep UP the interest.
For the Athletics Longs work was
probably the most effective. He
guarded McGovern. Company DIS star
forward, so closely that the latter
hardly had an opportunity to shoot.
and was also very effective in break
ing up the visitors passing. Davey
did some excellent shooting and so did
Ellis. while Stafford covered Beck
completely and scored four times be-
sides. The summary:
ATHLETICS. COMPANY d.
Ellis rf l.g. Wright
Riley. If. r.g., carr
Davev q c.. Smythe
Long rig IT,. McGovern
Stafford l.g. III. Beck
Score: Athletics 81. Company d IL;
goals from floor Davey 5. STAFFORD a.
Ellis 8, Long. Smythe .. Beck 2. NC
Govern: goals from fouls, Beck 8.
Davev; Referee p Ferriter; umpire.
Thompson of Bellows Falls; timers, f.
Ferriter of Brattleboro and Mcleod or
Bellows Falls; time. Commute halves'
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-12-29

A private bill has been introduced
in the British parliament for sanction
to build the first road in England 10
be devoted exclusively to motor vehi,
cles. It is proposed to run the road
from London to Brighton.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-12-29
Cyclone in Dandy.

The most severe wind storm for
many years prevailed at Dandy Fri
day. Dec %. The worst sufferer was
the S. L. Griffith Lumber Co. which
was damaged to the extent of $500.
About 1000 feet of lumber in piles was
scattered over an area of 900 or 6oV
feet. The roof of box car was blown
off and landed on the roof of the Grif-
fifth box factory. wrecking the building
The roof of the Griffith blacksmith
shop was also demolished. Telephone
poles and chimneys were blown down.
A freight car attached to train on
the Rutland road was unroofed near
Dandy. the roof being blown a dis
lance of 20 rods.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-12-29
The Vermonter Sold.

Col. Charles S. Forbes has sold ms
magazine. The Vermonter, to Charles
Cummings, publisher of the Interstate
Journal at White River Junction, ana
the two periodicals will be consolidat-
ed. the new publication to be known
as The Vermonter and Interstate
Journal The business end of The YER
monters affairs will still be conduct
ed by Col Forbes up to the January
number with which the new puplish.
or will begin. Col Forbes retains
business interest in the publication
and will also be associate editor. Inc
Vermonter was founded by Col.
Forbes in August. 1888 and has been
nublished in st, Albans.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-12-29
VERMONT. FRIDAY DECEMBER 49, 1905

ent. Long and Davey who are EN-.
ployed In the Estey organ factory, VIII
probably finish the season with TINS
team
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-12-29
Immediate annuities.

The great security offered, purchsseIIs -.
..--.;o, 81 investors. No iuctuation o. N
me no care. no danger Of loss Colleene.e
- ~ psrf Of the world A permanent lei
Ter III credit. good as long as Eoa nHs, = = as
- ros i've 5efh year. doing hnxiness m =
St.tss Nafionsf Life Ins- Co of VI tAutaALl
u-E.TAYLoR a SON, Gen. Agts.,
Crosbv Block. Brzftieboro. VI
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-12-29

Frank Lewis of Isle La Motto. 10.
who was arrested Saturday. Dec. 70.
on suspicion of connection with the
station burglary. has turned state S
evidence and has implicated Winnie
La Bumbard. He is held under $1,000
bonds as a witness.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-12-29

Mrs Drusilla Hall Johnson, the
daughter of a soldier of the American
revolution. died at her home in North
ampton. Mass Sunday. Dec. "a, aged
100 years. Her father. Aaron Han
was taken prisoner by the British dur
ing the struggle for independence ana
carried to England Up to within
few wears ago Mrs. Johnson's health
had been remarkably good.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-12-29
ER MATTHEWS.

Score: Athletlcs oV' ~
Mathews %: goals from floor, H Mar
tens 4 C. Martens. 3, Ellis 3. Stafford
Trendall 8. Davey 3. Long 2. Cor
coran 2: goals from fouls, c. Mar
tens 4, Davey 3; referee. Ferriter' UNI
pire, Shea: time. Commute halves.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-12-29
Where Can | Inves'
My Money
and Get the Most
forit?

This is the question now agitating the inlhd
%. tbe ,eonle who have money to invest and are
5epending upon that investment for thelr up
mort Let Us talk or correSpohd win -.
tb.f vilI nav you from 5 TO per cent Can
-, Al bettsr than thisl Ten years IN buy,
inc and selling real estate in New Engiaha
- ~ ,s,,5bt us that if we had a million to in
-, - :, ,1,,,,l1 h. mt into real estate in New
Frelsnd Ne win not mention any one pieee
n property in particular but come and tag y y
over or write Us and we viii endeavor 70 pieA-e
Nc would especially call to your mind the
,,-,,ss.ro,,s condition Of Brzttleboro and the
snlendid outlook for the future
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-12-29
COMPANY d.
FATHER MATHEWS TRIMMED.
Athletics Downed the Turner's Falls
AGGREGATION Last Evening.

strengthened by Jerry Corcoran
and the brothers Martens, the Tur-
ners Falls. Mass. Father Mathew bas-
ketbaIl team attempted to soil the
reputation of the Athletics last even
ing. At the end of the melee the vis-
itors were painfully aware of the fact
that they had had ii rubbed into EN-
by a score of 80 to 22. For sail-ln-
and d-let them have-it playing the
game was the best that has been seen
on the local floor in long while At
the start the Turner's Falls players
got the jump on the locals and secured
a good lead but toward the end OF the
first half the Athletics got so busy
that the score was in their favor, II
TO 10, when the whistle blew. Brat
tleboro continued its good work
throughout the second period and held
the visitors safe at all times.
In passing the Athletics showed re-
narkable FORM and il was their ex-
cellence in this department of the
game that won the victory. Long and
Trendall took care of the Martens
brothers in praiseworthy style. while
Stafford. Ellis and Davey were more
than a match for their opponents. To-
ward the end of the second half ex-
citement ran so high that Trendall ana
G. Martens attempted to settle mat
ters by the use of fists. II. Martens
and Corcoran "butted in and started
a lively riot, but the former found
himself in the arms of Officer War
rem and was unable to release hlmself
until the air had been cleared The
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-12-29
CUT THIS OUT

and save it for the address Roofs cleaned on
snow and ice Work attended to pr9mPliy'
FRANK MORSE, So Elliot Street ana "; 70
GAGE 96 Elliot Street
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-12-29
TENEMENT HOUSE BARGAIN.

We offer for sale the hnest pui.' jim i'm
bonse in New England at twenty-five per
80, 1oss than IL. is worth House has four
.enamsnts and barn, cemented cellars, sound
nroof floors. and is in first class CONDITION
and rented to good families The lot Is
large enough for two more houses Electric
cars run by the door Too much cannot pe
said in praise of this property and the ohly
reason for selling is the owner hves out ol
town and wishes to use the money IN hls
business. Situated as it is on central stree
il is convenient TO all factories ana u a., 49,
s,ass home and also good income, or buy
ss an investment you should see this; DO
not wait till the other fellow gets It ana tneh
be sorry you were so slow
WRITE OR CALL ON
EnHETT e. co.
The oasis., 1905-10-07

fraternity was employed to bilk the unwary of his money and the cheap booster, despised bya men, was there to rope in friends and strangers for the fake games. Both Nogaleses were well represented, there being several hundred people from the line cities in Magdalena every day and many of them re- mained several days. The bull
 fight was as purely fake as the skin games of the grafters who bet nothing against all the money a visitor could be induced to put up. Wednesday the matador fairly butchered a poor beast whose en- tire force was used in efforts to get out of the ring. He could not strike vital spot and if he ever held sword in his hands before there was nothing Tn his per- formance 10 show 1t. The crowd cried Brutol Bruto! Brutor' till the bull he could not kill was let out of the ring, to be butchered outside. The second bull to enter the ring was killed. There was no fight to it. The third, a large brindle steer, tossed his head wickedly and charged everything and everybody in sight. After few minutes strenuous efforts to keep out of reach of his long horns, the gate was opened and he was allowed to depart, a conqueror. The matador, who had tortured the animals that sought only to escape dared notenter the ring with his sword when he found a belig- erent animal, nor could the ieers of the spectators induce him to do so.
The oasis., 1905-10-07
MACDALENA NOTES

Rev. Father Serrano returned to Nogales, Sonora, Thursday, after spending several days here at the feast of San Francisco.
 At Magdalena TIE OASIS re-
 porter, on Tuesday, met Mir. Luis Aguilar Pelais, administrator del
 timbre of Sonora, who has head quarters at Nogales, Sonora. He has been absent from Nogales about three months visiting the different cities and towns of the state and returned to the line city Tuesday evening.
 The Black Mountain Mining Company people are rushing the work of installing machinery at their mine about 30 miles from Magdalena. The construction of the power line from Magdalena to the property is also well under way. About seven miles of posts are now in place and more than three miles of wire has been strung.
 Cards have been received by friends here and in Nogales am nouncing the marriage in Los Angeles on Saturday, September 3Oth, of MT. Norman L. Tener, of the firm of Tener Brothers < Politzer. and Miss Josephine Dupuy, the bride being a sister of Mrs. Politzer. The happy couple have hosts of friends in Sonora and along the border who will ex- tend most sincere congratulations.
 Mr. Pedro Trelles, the surveyor. has just returned from a three months trip to Mexico City and Guanaiuato Speaking of the recent lisas strous flood at Guana- juata Mir. Trelles says the news paper reports were exaggerated be- yond all reason, some reports giving the loss of life all the way from 5O0 to 1000. In all there were iorty-fve bodies recovered and in Guanajuato it is not be- lieved that the total number off lives lost will exceed fifty. The property loss, he says will reach about S3,0O0,00000 and is all in the business center of the town, and 1t is the merchants who have suffered. The poorer classes, he says, are now better off than ever before Most ot them live on the higher ground, out of town, and suffered no losses, and now they are employed by the merchants in rebuilding the business blocks that were destroyed by the flood. They have plenty of work at good wages
 The feast of San Francisco is past. The crowds that have thronged the streets for weeks have scattered to all parts of the country. The deyout believer and the cynic have departed for their homes and the gambler and his victims have deserted the town. Ia most re- spects 1t was like so many other festas of the present day. The crowd was not so large as 1t has been in years past, but the Yaqui troubles had much to do with that. In years past several thousand Yaqui Indians have attended the fiesta. This year they are other wise occupied. The nature of their occupation is such that it also pre- vented some thousands of people who live in remote districts from making the journey to Magdalena ! tN l. l.
The oasis., 1905-10-07
Cheap Round Trip Rates

Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo, $35.00. Date of sale daily June 1st to October 15 inclusive. Final limit October 31.
 Portland, Oregon, S50.OO going and returning via any direct route through Huntington or Billings. August to IS inclusive, 30 and 31; for September, to 6 inclusive, 13, IA. 15, 27, 2S and 29.
 $56.00 via diverse routes, through San Francisco, Billings or Hunt ington. Dates of sale for August, IS inclusive. 30 to 31; for Sept emb3r, l to 6 inclusive, 13, 14, b, 27, 2S and %.
 In addition to the above we have on sale cheap summer rates to all points east. Write or call and see us. W. J. BLACK, c. P. A.,
 Topeka, Kansas.
 w. R. BROWN,
 DiT. Pass. Agt. Fl Paso, Texas.
The oasis., 1905-10-07
COFFEE
 What s wrong ]? w hat s wrong l? w hat $ wrong

Write for our Knowledge Book. A schiuing & Company. San Francisco.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1905-04-21

In commenting on the speeches
before the Bankers Convention at
Amarillo. Monday, the Herald OF
that place coming to our Mr.. Lester,
says:
IL. T. Lester, Of Canyon City,
came next with "Hogs, Alfalfa and
Feeding, - and that gentleman
more than made good for his lapse
at the last meeting, when he was
subjected to considerable good ma
tured chatting for his forgetfulneSs
of the task assigned him The
topic was one with which he was
in touch, from an experience Of
many years, and it was extremely
valuable in the practical informa-
ton it contained on the subject to
the stock farmers Of the Panhandle
and Plains country"
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1905-04-21

DR.. Williams Of Corsicana,
through land agent at Clarendon,
purchased the cold Lady" Thomas
section at Umbarger. Williams is
to pay %. 50 per acre and left $1,000
as earnest money. Mrs. Thomas
is at Cleburne and it is not known
whether she will accept or not, but
the price to be paid is stated to be
that she made to the agent who did
the selling.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1905-04-21
RAILROAD NOTES.

A Chicago special to the Dial
las News under date of April
-, gives the following;
Official announcement was
made today that the manage
neut of the Santa Fe bad decid.
ed 10 build a $40, 600, 600 cutoff
TO the Pacific Coast, with a
view of getting rid OF the noun
tain passes which are encounter
ed in transcontinental travel.
"Orders have been gwen for
the purchase of all the material
necessary, and work will be be
gun within thirty days, which
will be as soon as the materla
can be placed upon the ground.
The work will be pushed to
completion rapidly, and the new
transcontinental low-grade line
will be ready tor opening with
in one year. or fifteen mouths at
the outside.
The western end of the cut
off Will be at Belen, n NJ,
twenty seven miles south of AL
buquerque, on the Fl Paso line,
and the eastern END will be at
Texico, $50 miles away, and on
the Pecos Valley line of the
Santa Fe. The new road Will
cross the Sierra Nevada Noun
tains at Abo Pass, al an eleva.
ton of 6,49l feet, but at maxi
mum grade east bound of Il per
cent and westbound OF siX.tenths
of per cent. The new line will
cross the Santa Fe-Ceutral near
Willard, and the FL Paso and
Northeastern at Llano, n. NJ
The estimates of the company
for the total cost do not exceed
5000 600 but 100000 will
be availa ole if il Is required.
Twenty miles of the new line
were completed more than
year ago, which brings the con
struction up to Abo Pass, where
il was abandoned indefinitely.
Work will be begun proba bly, at
both ends OF the line and pos
sible in the center"
This, is evidently relia Die,
and for Canyon City means a
trunk line-a main line running
from Atlantic to Pacific coast.
1t means several trains going
each way daily and will do more
in the way of developing the
country than anything that has
yet happened.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1905-04-21
Get Your Trees From the
Hereford Nursery.

Over 100 varieties growing here;
100000 trees in stock, all of which
are Plains grown. Have had ID
years experience in Texas. Write
me fo- catalogue. Visitors welcome.
l.. P. LANDRUM, Proprietor,
Hereford, Texas.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1905-04-21

Mrs. Keesee, residing near UNI
barger, died at Temple one day
last week. She was at Temple for
the purpose Of having a surgical
operation performed and did not
survive it.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1905-04-21

Commissioners Court in special
session three days this week. Elk
aiming and approving tax collec.
tors annual report. burning poll
tax receipts and passing on accounts
consumed the time.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1905-04-21

Mr., Laughery's household goods
arrived Tuesday and his wife and
other children came Thursday. His
daughter, Miss Ella, is printer and
has been at work in The News Of
flee for several days.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1905-04-21

The Canyon Hardware Co., is
the name of the firm purchasing
the Canyon Hardware & Grain Cos
hardware stock. They solicit your
business through The News and
will treat you right.