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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-08-11

land via. New London has already booked
special electric car is to leave Saxtons
River at 40 a. m. to connect with the
train and will return after the II O'Clock
train at night.
Mrs. Almira B. Searle, mother of Ed
ward B. Searle, Mrs. c. w. Osgood and
Mrs. l.. p. Kicker of Bellows Falls, died
Monday morning at the residence of her
son, stephen T. Searle, in Charlestown,
N. II. Funeral services were held We'd
nesday afternoon, with interment in the
family lot at Georgetown, Mass, yester-
day.
a special corporation meeting has been
called for next week Saturday evening to
see If the corporation will vote to rescind
its action of July "a in ordering the grade
of School street near the head of the
stairs to be cut down 50 inches This is
a question upon which there is wide di-
versity of opinion and feeling Is growing
strong upon both sides. The result of
the meeting is doubtful.
At special meeting of Holy Cross Com
mandery, No. IL, Knights Templar, held
Tuesday evening, the subject of attend
ing at Montpelier the celebration in Oct
ober of the centennial of locating the
state capitol there, was fully discussed,
and a committee appointed to make ar
engagements for the trip. 1t is probable
that the commandery, accompanied by
ladies, will go either to the White Noun
tains or to Lake George during the same
pilgrimage.
Harry Wallis, an employee of Harri-
mans barber shop, had boosted of his
sprinting powers and a wager was made
by him on Saturday that he could walk
from Hotel Windham to the Hotel Full
lerton of Chester inside of three hours.
He started from here about o'clock and
reached the Fullerton inside his hours
by 45 seconds only, thus winning his
wager. He was accompanied by II. A.
Hatch and Harry Boland in a carriage
and they brought him back in the even
ing. The distance is II miles and rain
fell much OF the time.
Police matters were lively the first Of
the week In addition to the apprehen-
sion of the horse theft two negro girls
named Daisy Taylor and Mary Lewis Of
Washington, d. c., who had been staying
three weeks at the Central house here.
were arrested Sunday night upon the
charge of intoXication and disturbance.
Evidence showed them to have become
noted about the town In their short stay.
Although ably defended by LAWYER Pin
gree, before Justice Williams Monday,
they were found guilty and not having
money to pay their fines of $40 and S12
and costs, Chief Thompson took them
" INutliuu luSSudS 10 WoIh IL out. Inc
officials there recognized them as old
boarders, they having been discharged
from the work house only a few months
ago after serving terms for offences at
Bennington. Wednesday Chief Thomp-
son arrested a Polander, who goes
under the name of Jacob Stokes. charged
with having stabbed another countryman
in North Walpole Saturday evening while
they were celebrating a marriage there
He returned to New Hampshire without
u requisition and is in Jail at Keene.
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cRAEroM

Miss Ella Bathric returned from South
Windham Saturday.
John b. Duncan of Boston is spending
TWO weeks at the hotel
"A. NJ. Covey and family enjoyed a car
rage drive to Guilford last week.
Mrs. Jeffers and daughter of Nashville.
Ienn., are visiting Mrs. j. G.. Adams.
Mr.. Lane of Pawtucket, r. l., Joined
his family at NJ. A. Walkers Wednes-
day.
Mrs, F. N. westcott of South Wind
nam Is with her sister, Mrs. j. G. Ad-
ans.
Mrs s. J. Walker and Lewis walker
ham.
Miss S. E. Daniels, with Miss Edith
Maine
Mrs Sarah Davis and Miss Josephine
Ormsbee Of Pawtucket, r. l., are at NJ.
A. Walkers.
Mrs Treadwell and her daughter. Ha-
zel went to Williamsville Wednesday for
few days visit.
Mrs. II. c. Shepardson went to Bellows
Falls Tuesday for a visit with her son,
c. H. Shepardson.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Mercer of Burling-
ton, Iowa, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
CHARLES White and other friends here.
Miss Irene Richie and Herman Far
rar, who have been at Mrs. NJ. f. Walk
ers return to Springfield, Mass, Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs, Myron Taylor Of WASH
lngton, ID. C., and Miss Addie Bailey Of
Brattleooro are visiting Mrs. Helen Ham
ilton
A successful lawn party was held by
the ladies of the w. c. T. U. on the
lawn of the Congregational church We'd
nesday evening
Alonzo Haskell and family have been
spending few days in Claremont, n
H. Mr., Haskells many friends are glad
to see him out after his long Illness.
Mrs. Maria B. Stiles, widow Of Rus
sell stiles, died Thursday afternoon after
only rev hours Illness at the home of
her daughter, Mrs N r. Davis. The fu-
neral was held Saturday afternoon, Rev.
b. W. Pennock officiating.
Mrs. Allen Osgood of Belchertown.
Mass Mrs. Daniel Chandler and Mrs.
Helen Sherwin of Chester, Warren j
Sherwin and Fred W, Sherwin Of AL
stead. n. H.. and Daniel sherwin OF ia
maica attended the burial of James Sher-
win Tuesday.
James sherwin. for many years a res
ident OF this town. died Sunday at the
home of his daughter. Mrs. Allen j. Os-
good, in Belchertown, Mass He was
born In Chester August :, 1870 so that
he lacked only one day OF being IS years
old. He was the oldest of 10 children OF
whom Daniel Sherwin OF Jamaica Is the
only survivor. He was the son OF Sam
uel Sherwin and grandson Of Daniel Sher-
win. soldier in the Revolutionary war.
Mr.. Sherwin followed the occupation of
farmer here for many years and also
dealt extensively in poultry. which he
shipped to the Boston market He was
a Republican and had voted that ticket
ever since the party was organized. He
had voted for President is times. Three
years ago the people of Grafton gave
him party on his 92d birthday ami
versary. He leaves three children, War
rem Sherwin of Grafton, Mrs. A. j. Os-
good and o. NJ. Sherwin of Belchertown.
The body was brought here Tuesday for
burial.
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the greatest misunderstanding comes into
the mind OF the average American when
the Three Conventions are spoken Of OF
these three Covenants" the first Is de-
Noted chiefly to the formation OF The
Hague Tribunal. The other two are taken
up with codifying the rules OF interna-
tional law with regard to the conduct Of
patties py sea or by land and with regard
to the treatment Of prisoners and the
work Of the Red Cross.
Fourth. Among the provisions OF the
Irst Hague Covenant" or Convention"
Is an arrangement for commissions Of in
curry with regard to questions of offence
Whlch have arisen between nations These
commissions might be called commit
tees or boards" But the reader should
understand that no such commission Of
INQUIRY is to be confused either with The
hague Tribunal or with The Hague
conference or The Hague "conven-
lions They are more like the in
designations Of a grand jury. Such
commission Of inquiry is the meet
ing OF admirals which is now in session
IN europe regarding the North Sea incl
uent' But this is not The Hague Tribunal.
Some OF the absurdities which one finds,
even In print, regarding the great arbi-
uaton movement of the time are as ridi-
culous as absurdities which European
writer's make when they use the word
washington" to speak OF a man where
they should use it in speaking OF city,
or on the other hand, where they under
stand Washington the city to be WASH
lngton the man. Such absurdities are
exactly like the absurdities of people VINO
speak of The Hague Tribunal as If 1t were
The Hague Conference or of The
Hague Conference as If 1t were one
or the conventions. or of the present
commission of inquiry as II it were The
Hague Tribunal or The Hague Conference
EDWARD E. HALE
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selected the judges FIVE, seven, nine. or
thlrteen, as the case may be who win
STATE ana adJudge any case which is re-
ierred TO The Hague Tribunal.
49,, second. Now, who made The HaRue
M u tribunal The Hague Conference made
Inc Hague Tribunal. This was con-
gress OF about one hundred statesmen ana
Jurlsts who were called together in 1900
az the request of the Emperor of Rnssia
rms august body adjourned after see.
SION SION OF some months, with the request
that Similar conference" might he
called In hve years. President Roosevelt
. ,-as JUST now requested the powers Of the
ference. "eue Soh-
>, Ihis Hague Conference created The
nd, asuS tribunal; but, observe, 1t Is NOT
Inc hague Tribunal which win he called
together by Mr.. Roosevelts request 10 the
inherent powers to unite in the second
Hague Conference.
Ihlrd. The Hague Conference in 1900
took the first visible stems for tba oo5SS0
cation OF international law. I'm I'M that
.ille international law existed in the pri-
Eate works OF private men-Hugo Grotius
Nattel' Punendorf. Our Mr. Wheaton
wrote books on international law. They
stated what they thought was the common
sense on the whole of international law.
nut these statements were never nut into
tne formal words of code till the first
hague conference wrote them there the
IWenty-four nations represented at Tbe
hague agreed to this code as far as ~
went and In the second American CON
ference held in Mexico the sixteen south
american states became parties 10 the
reeognition OF this code as a piece OF in
ternational law. - IN
now by a great misfortune. in the
rrehch language the word used TO exnress
written agreement OF this sort is ~
WORD convention. But in England and in
america the word Convention means az
assembly OF people. The Hague Con-
ieIehees formulated its decisions In three
agreements. or covenants. But in me
th ns th OF the continent these are called
~ me three Hague Conventions. Here again
is an accident, almost iudicrous bv SSaih
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-08-11
WESTMINSTER.

Mrs. Herbert wyman of Keene is at l..
| G. Wyman's.
Mrs. Hattie Wing is visiting her sister,
Mrs. w M. Ware.
Rev. G. II. DeBevose spent Sunday in
North Brookfield, Mass.
Alfred Cobb Of Brattleboro, a former
resident, called on friends this week.
Mrs. c. H. Bundy Of Lebanon, N. H.. is
with her daughter, Mrs. ]. r. Miller.
Mrs. Frank Leaman and child Of Sax
tons River are at Mrs. Ruth Spencer's.
Mrs. Julia Lyman and daughter, Carrie,
are spending the week in Williamstown.
Miss Maud Blanchard is visiting at
Louis Days in Bellows Fails this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Webster and daughter OF
Somerville' Mass, are visiting at Charles
Chase's.
Mrs. Hannah Waite Of Putney was a
guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. L. c. Richardson
over Sunday.
Mrs. Lizzie A. Pierce was called TO
Andover last Saturday by the serious ILL
ness of her daughter
Mr.. and Mrs. Ware and son visited Mr..
Wares mother Mrs. Clarissa Ware in
Townshend last week
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hall took a car
rage drive to Sunapee, n. H., last week.
returning on Monday.
MI ana Mrs. George Walker left in their
automobile Wednesday for trip to Sara
togo and Utica, N. Y.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. NJ. Nutting went Tues
day to Sunapee to be the guests Of Mr.
and Mrs. Clark Chase.
F. E. Hayward returned yesterday from
ten days visit in Westmoreland with
his daughter, Mrs. Fred Marks
Austin Richardson Of Detroit Mich, is
spending his vacation with his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. c. Richardson.
Mrs. c. A. Hanson and Miss Gussie
Richter Of Brooklyn are expected tomor-
row to spend several weeks with Mr., and
Mrs. Howard Smith.
Last Saturdays ball game between the
Alstead and Westminster teams resulted
In victory for Westminster. The re-
turn game will be played on Wards field
tomorrow afternoon.
VIII f. Nutting left Monday on his
return to Chicago, via Washington. TO
set large scale for the government fur
nished by the Chicago Scale company. by
whom he is employed.
Don't miss the Lake Sunapee Excursion
August goth. $3.50 is the round trip rate
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-08-11
WEST WARDsBORo,

Miss Lillian Redheld is visiting her
mother in Newfane
Rev. and Mrs. j. D. King of Putney
visited Wednesday at o. NJ. Newens.
A good number went from here to the
meeting on Bencasson grounds Sunday.
The ladies' social circle met at the yes
try last week for work, and expect to
meet again next Thursday.
Rev. and Mrs. R. A. Nichols are spend
Ing their vacation in Hartford, Conn.
Royal Bradley accompanied them.
The w. c, T. U. met recently at B. c..
Ryder's and decided to hold a mothers
meeting at the vestry the afternoon Of
Aug. 3D. to which a general invitation is
extended.
A Young Peoples Society of Christian
Endeavor was formed Tuesday night. The
Following officers were elected: President
Miss Ethel Eddy; vice president, Miss
Grace Payne; secretary, Miss May Lyman;
treasurer, Ray Lyman; chairman lookout
committee, Mrs. Ida Waite; chairman
prayer meeting committee, Miss Sadie
Next Sunday mornings service will be
incharge OF Deacon w. r. Lyman
and Mrs. NJ. L. Johnson. The Sunday
morning following there will be a
Sunday school temperance concert in
charge of Deacon E. j. Morse and Miss
Sadie Davidson, who is local w. C. t. U.
superintendent Of temperance work in the
Sunday school.
Visitors who have been in town recently
include Mr.. and Mrs. George Williams and
friends from near North Adams, Mass,
at H. A. Waite's; Mrs. McCluskey and
child from Worcester, Mass, at E. Pixies;
Mrs. Newton Curtis and daughters OF
Athol at M. L. Johnsons; Mrs. Prescott
and two children and Misses Lillian, Lula
and Edith Everhart of New Haven, Conn,
at M. L. Rice's, and Mrs Herbert Smith
and daughter at w. j. Davidson's.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-08-11
oAMBRIDoEPoRT.

Roy w. Dimond returned to Worcester
last Saturday
Isabelle NJ. Dimond returned Tuesday
from months visit in Springfield.
D. F. Gushing of Boston came last week
to his old home here for short vaca-
ton.
Mrs. Alice Cody and Irene will return
to their home in Springfield, Mass,
Thursday.
Rev. F. NJ. Baker of Randolph Centre
came Monday to spend a vacation of a
week or more.
Next Tuesday evening the ladies' be-
nevolent society will be entertained by
the Misses Harwood
Fl. o. Pillsbury and daughter, Mary
of Walpole, Mass. came Tuesday to the
Misses Dimond's for visit.
Mrs. Wesley Ellis entertained the
ladies' benevolent society on Wednesday
afternoon, when % were present
Mrs. Grace Bolewine and children of
Woburn, Mass, are guests of Mrs. Bole-
wines father, Rev. F. D.. Goodrich,
Prof Wild and family of Williams
town, Mass, and Miss Louise Douglass
came to Rev. A. w. Wild's last week.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-08-11
WIN DIAM.

DR.. F. r. Newall OF Chester spent Sun
day at F. H. Farris's.
c. r. Prentiss and daughter, Helen, are
visiting at Z. II. Jones's.
DR.. Morrison OF Bellows Falls visited at
L. w. Lawrence's recently.
Mr. and Mrs Charles Farr visited at
w. j. Smiths over Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Holbrook OF Brook
lyn are expected at F. H. Harris's the
last OF the week.
Mr. and Mrs. George Gould and daugh-
ter. Alice, visited at ]. W. Gould's the
first of the week
Mr.. and Mrs. F. r. Chapman and daugh-
ter. Doris, visited at L. B. Chapman's
Sunday and Monday.
Miss Kate Holbrook Of East Brimfield.
Mass, is spending two weeks with her
sister, Mrs. F. II. Harris.
Rev. George F. Prentiss OF New Haven.
Conn, is visiting in town and will oc-
cupy the pulpit at the Congregational
church next Sunday morning.
DR.. Joseph Hyde Pratt. United States
geologist; Mr.. Herrick, a mining engineer,
and W. e. Bennett OF Springfield. Mass,
treasurer of the Vermont Tale and Soap
stone company, were recent guests Of A.
L. Stone.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-08-11
SOUTH WINDHAM.

Frank Lambert OF Dandy is at work for
E. L. Burbee.
Mrs. F. L. Westcott and Mrs. LETTERS
and daughter are visiting in Grafton.
S. W. Puffer of Athol was the guest Of
his brother, w. A. Puffer, last week.
Hugh Tenney is spending the week in
Rockingham with his uncle, George Ten
ney.'
Mrs. Samuel Walker and son, Lewis, Of
Grafton are visiting at L. E. tensions
and Kirk tensions.
Mr.. Burnett, who has been staying at
A. ]. tensions, has returned to his home
in Springfield, Mass.
A. ]. Westcott has moved from the
Chase place to Mrs. H. F. Robbins's
house, recently vacated by Herbert Chase.
Miss Effie Fisher and brother, Frank,
attended the Van Schaick- Austin wedding
at Townshend Wednesday evening.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-08-11

Miss May Goodell has a friend visit
Ing her this week.
Mrs. George Willis and son Of New
York are guests at E c. Fishers.
Miss Lora Wilcox is at Mortified.
Mass, this week to attend the meetings.
Mrs. A. A. Fuller and daughter and
Mrs. Parsons Of Warren, Vt, are ex-
pected at Walter Buxton's this week.
The ladies' aid society met with Mrs.
]. p. Ranney last week Thursday after
noon. In the evening a lawn party was
held at which ice cream and cake We're
served.
The singing in the church Sunday morn
ing was much enjoyed by all present,
L. r. Gorham, Mrs Florence Durham
and Abbie Wellman being present and
taking part.
DIR. Ned Goodhue Of Dayton, Ohio, is
spending a few weeks at his fathers.
Harlan Goodhue's. Mr.. and Mrs. Schwenk
of Brattleboro were at Mr. Goodhue's over
Sunday, Mrs. Schwenk remaining for the
week.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-08-11
THE HAGUE.

The central arbitration committee at
Washington, under the lead OF the dis
tinguished peacemaker, Judge Foster. is
calling together series Of public meet
ings In different cities, to quicken and in
struct public sentiment with regard to
arDltration. The little phalanx Of readers
who are kind enough to follow me. week
by week, In this column of the Register.
understand that in this crusade, II may
can It so, the crusaders are not simply
recalling the eternal statements which
condemn war. The immediate object in
hand is Justice. II the forty principal
nations OF the world can secure the
methods or the machinery which will in
sure justice in the decision OF their diff
terences, peace will follow justice. 1t is
hardly proper to call these great meetings,
peace meetings. They are meetings Of
international justice.
1t seems worth while in a year in which
the public conscience will be awakened To
this great interest to try to guard sneak
erS and writers against some of the most
obvious dangers which seem to attend on
this great crusade. have observed that
even writer's for the press fall into mis-
saAes, sometimes curious, always annoy
ing, In the language which they use
First. The very word "arbitrationr 10 a
pad word; that is to say, in common lang
uage we use the word "arbitration" Tor
procedure somewhat informal which IN
our old New England language was called
leaVin' II out to men," where two ouar-
reling neighbors disliked a court. thew
left their case out to ARBITRATION In
the present case the so-called Arbitrator
treaties are treaties in which the nations
pledge themselves TO refer to a permanent
tribunal The Hague Tribunal Is an
established court; and the treaties commit
the treaty-making nations to refer to this
Hague Tribunal the subjects IN dtso,,o.s ms
This Hague Tribunal" is a. body OF eightv
Jurists who have been named bv tbs
twenty-four contracting powers at The
Hague, and are permanent board This
board has never met, probably never viii
meet; but from its number must he
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-08-11

Water at sea level boils at PIG degrees,
but at a higher elevation it boils at a
lower temperature. At the hospice Of st.
Bernard in the Alps, which is $500 feet
above the sea, 1t will boil at 200 degrees,
and on some OF the peaks in the Him
alayas 1t has been known to boil at $50.
Doctor Killem-What ever induced you
to spread the report that / was a great
mimic?
Lawyer Capais-I never said that; l
merely said that you were always taking
somebody OFF
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-08-11
ATHENS.

Miss Luella Smith of Claremont is Wis
iting at p. r. Clark's
Miss Annie Ranney of Grafton is a
guest at w. A. Wymans.
Mrs. Hattie Davis is spending some
time with her sister, Mrs, Nj. j. Clark.
Charlie Perham of New York city is
spending the week with relatives and
calling on old acquaintance.
A number of the young people from
here attended the Van Schaick-Austin
wedding in. Townshend Wednesday even
ing.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-08-11
LensthenIna Human Lie.

1t is established beyond doubt that dur
Ing the last half Of the nineteenth century
there was an important lengthening Of
provement in living and the ADVANCE
ment In medicine. It was during that
time that Hostetter's Stomach Bitters
its wonderful curative properties soon be-
came the recognized leader among RENEE
dies to cure poor appetite, sour stomach.
constipation, biliousness, kidney ms or
malaria, fever and ague. Doctors and
druggists everywhere recommend il in
bottle and test 1t for yourself. Women
who are run down and In need Of a tonic
ana regulator will also find the Bitters
invaluable. Be sure to get the genuine.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-08-11
CHESTER,

Charles Caldwell of this place, in whose
cellar the carcass of a deer was found
recently, was arrested by Game Warden
F. A. Leland, Caldwell pleaded guilty
and is now under $500 bonds for ap-
pearance in county court.