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Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-07-21
WEST TOWN sHEND.

Mrs. MAY Howard is Torklng lot
Mrs John Chaplin. who is quite i'll.
POLAND Grout has gone to Farley.
Mass, where he has employment.
Mrs Tucker of Brattleboro is the
sues; of her sister. Mrs. d. r. Boydeh.
Mrs Albert Butler and son of ia
maica were guests of her parents last
week.
Miss Annie Phillips OF orange
Mass visited at +. W. Holden's TINS
week.
Lewis Davis has left the employ OF
w II. Taft and is working on >the
railroad.
Rev. and Mrs. Martin and two chill
dren arrived here from Minturn. Col.
last ewek.
Mrs. Swaller and two chudren OF
Kansas CITY. Mo. are visiting at Ma
thaniel Robbins's.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. q. Houghton and
son George. of Brattleboro. have peeh
visiting at c. C. Harris's.
Herbert Chase of Windham is en-
Moved as engineer in W. II. TaIt
mill and intends to move here soon.
Carroll Boyden of Brattleboro and
Mrs Grace Gorham of Boston. Mass,
spent Saturday and Sunday at II. r
Towards.
D. f. Boyden's house was quite
badly damaged by fire wnicn y
thought to have been smouldering m
a partition since last Monday ana
burst into flames Wednesday.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-07-21
East puMMeReToN.

Miss Lemira Thwing returned 10
Putney Wednesday.
Miss Louise walker goes back TO
Northampton. Mass. today.
Syivanus Kelley Is doing mason work
on bridges In Putney. this week.
]. Il. Adkins Of Hartford. CT. visit
cd at Charles Walkers this week.
As usual several from here went on
the excursion to Block Island. THIS
week.
Mrs. Leslie Halliday and children
are back from visit with relatives
In wardsboro,
Miss Matilda Lyttle OF Northamp-
ton. Mass. spent last week. with Z. u.
walkers family.
Mark Johnson who has been visiting
In Wardsboro with relatives came
back, this week to w. +. Walkers.
Miss Minnie Stockwell Of West
Brattleboro recently passed few days
with her aunt. Mrs. William Aiken.
Harry II. Miller started Tuesday for
Farley Iowa, for months visit with
his daughter Mrs Alexander Walker
The Currier family. who have been
guests of Mrs. Jennie Patch for sew
eral weeks. have returned to their
home In Newton. Mass.
T.. +. Reed opened his house this
week for summer boarders. TWO lad
les from Providence. r. l.. came Thurs
day and more are expected to come
later In the week.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-07-21
ATHENS.

Harry Bemis has new rubber tlfeo
wagon.
Nal Bemis has two carpenters at
work on his barn.
T. O. Kingsley is now able to be up
and around the house.
Miss Eta Perham is the guest OF
her cousin. Mrs. ]. NJ Powers.
The meat cart from Townshend
passes through here every Friday.
Robert and Carl Mendum are
spending their summer vacation at j.
M. Powerss.
w. w. Bemis goes this week to his
farm situated near South LONDON
derry. to begin haying.
Mr.. and Mrs. Holden and little niece.
OF Keene, N H.. are visiting her
brother and wife. Mr.. and Mrs. Mai
Bemis.
The wilderness. the summer home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Downing. VINO are
spending the summer In Europe. Is
occupied by Mr.. Packard ana iamiiy'
who will remain for few weeks.
The Methodist society Is again nope
ful OF getting a pastor for the parish.
This is the third attempt tney nave
made to secure one. having been al
most entirely without preaching since
the conference in April.
william Glynn. aged SO years. a
resident of the town for many years
died July IS and funeral services were
held the following Sunday at p: m
He leaves a wife. one daughter. Mrs
Charles Willis. and one son. who has
heen away for number OF years ana
from whom they have never heard
Tnterment In the south yard.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-07-21
sgRNARosroN.

Mr.. and Mrs. r. d. stratton went
TO Laurel Park Sunday.
Mrs. william J. Tyler and daughter
have returned 10 Boston.
Miss Bessie Hargreaves Of Eliza
beth. N. j.. Is at DR.. Holton's.
Guy Bardwell has returned from
Townshend and IL at work for Mr.
Read.
Ernest Holway has gone to his
home which In summer is down on
the cape
Miss Hattie b. Snow OF Chicago Is
a guest of Mrs. ii. l.. Crowell and WIS.,
Its other relatives.
Rev. r. Il. Birks OF Deeraeld, for
mer pastor here. viii preach In the
Unitarian church next Sunday.
william West OF Roselle. N. j.. who
has been guest of DR.. and Mrs, Hol-
ton for a few days. left "Wednesday
and will soon go abroad.
Mrs. p. l.. Cushman, with the fam
lily of her son. Arthur j. Cushman oil
Springfield, is spending the summer
at the cushman homestead.
Mrs. l.. d. Slate. Misses Mary and
Lucy Mowry have attended the Chau-
tauuua assembly al Laurel PARK
part or all of the time during the ses-
sion.
Rev. Frederick W, Smith of Peter
boro, y. H.. has accepted the unani-
nous call of the Unitarian parish 10
become minister. His passionate VIII
commence September l.
The lawn party OF the Junior league
Tuesday was success notwithstahu-
ing the excessive heat. The children
performed their parts admirably In the
evening eliciting much applause
Thomas Atherton Cushman son OF
Thomas l.. Cushman of Meirose,
grandson of the late =. l.. Cushman OF
Bernardston. was seized with cramps
and drowned while out bathing IN
Fosters pond in North Reading Thurs-
day morning, July 8, His body was
recovered Saturday night and the
funeral and burial was at Meirose
Monday. Thomas Cushman was
very popular and promising young
man. 81 years of age He came to me
Cushman homestead few Weeks
since for a brief stay and his assoela,
tion with people of the village gained
him the esteem of all and causes sor-
row for his untimely death. Much
sympathy is expressed for his par
ents and relatives
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-07-21

about him. some Of them missing him
/ y only n few inches. A. II was. MT.
Evans was knocked down ana
bruised somewhat. but not seriously
enough 70 prevent his working the
next day. II was close call, and all
concerned are very thankful that no
more serious injuries were sustained
The Townshend friends and rela-
tives OF the late W. l.. Burnap OF Bur
lington will be interested In these
facts concerning his life and attain
Press Of July IL: I'VE chronicle with
pain the death of our townsman. Mr.
Burnap. which took place on Satur-
day afternoon. after Il five weeks Ill
ness, which was at first diagnosed to
be- a sharp bilious attack. but proved
10 be appendicitis. An operation was
performed. which disclosed an intes-
final abscess OF very serious extent
and virulence. During the weeks FOL
lowing his condition varied between
periods of rallying strength. when
encouraged his physicians and friends
10 hope that he would recover, ana
times of depression OF his vital forces.
occasIoned toward the last by alarm
ing hemorrhages. Saturday two sue
cessiye hemorrhages reduced him TO
polnt from which II was impossible To
revive him. and he died about o'clock
I'm the afternoon. Wilder Luke Bur-
nap was born September 3. 1883 IN
Cana oharie. y. Y. but removed at
an early date with his parents 10
Grafton. this state. where he spent
his boyhood and youth. He received
his preparation for college from nome
study and three terms AT Leland tLe-
land a Cray seminary and In due
ri,
college course was broken In upon by
service In the army in the company
of College Cavaliers. but he GRADUATE
ed I'm 1863 and went to Burlington ana
began the study of law and was ad-
mitted to the bar in SO. He speedily
acquired reputation In his profession.
and filed with distinction many
state. county and city offices. MI.
Rurnap was staunch republican. but
his career was professional ra'het
than political. When the question OF
the choice of a man to I'LL the neW,o
created office of attorney general was
nm the Free Press said of him, A bet
ter choice could not IN our OPINION
he made from the entire bar or YER
mont This Judgment of him we ar
firm with emphasis to-day his
standards were high He was man
of strong convictions, and he had the
courage of his convictions. He was
an honest lawyer. valued citizen.
true friend. and everything that was
commendable In his family and per-
sonal relations. His loss VIII De deem
Nv felt in this community and vice,
ly in the state at large a VIE an ar,
three sons survive him, The funeral
services were held from the College
street church Tuesday afternoon at
o'clock. Among those from out Oh
town who attended the funeral was
Mrs C. C. Taft of Townshend.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-07-21
WEST DUMMERsToN.

Mrs. Will Wilson and children from
Barre are visiting at W. w. Wilson'S.
Joe Lamont has moved to the
George Sargent place near the cleo
trio works.
Thomas O'Brien has moved into the
Connarn cottage recently vacated by
Mr.. Lamothe.
Thomas White and family have
moved onto the farm recently occu-
pied by Wallace Hall.
Bert Baldwin of Clayton. n. Y, was
in town this week. He says 1t is cool
and delightful up the st. Lawrence.
Mrs. Harry Horton and son from
Saratoga Springs. y. Y. are with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. o. Norcross.
VIII O'Brien of Monson. Mass. re-
Gently from the Philippine islands. IS
visiting his brothers. John ana
Thomas.
Mrs. Anderson and daughter OF
Chicopee Mass, are spending few
days with the family of Charles r.
wilson at Valley View farm.
Mrs. Sam Prouty. Mrs. S. Clark and
daughter and Mrs. Ed Russell ana
several others are on the excursion 10
Block Island and Watch Hill. X. l..
connecting with steamer at New Lon
don Conn.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-07-21
ouMMERsToN.

II. II. Miller left Tuesday for visit
with his daughter. Mrs. A. c. walker
at Farley. Ia.
The next meeting of the grange VIII
be- July % instead of July 26 as re-
ported last week.
Mrs. Stewart. sister of Mrs.
Frank Wilder, has been making a
farewell visit in Dummerston before
leaving TO make her home In wash
ington state.
Rev. Mr.. Jackson will preach sun
day morning on The Harvest There
will be preaching service SUNDAY
evening at 1870 Subject. Heaven on
Earth.
Miss Margaret Johnson sang the
solo. The Resurrection. in church last
Sunday morning. Her rendering or IL
did credit to Mr.. Miller as teacher
and to herself as faithful pupil.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-07-21
oUiLFoRD.

There will be service In CHRIST +,
church Sunday. July %. at 2:Sv p. ~,
charles Spark of the dry goods d firm
90 Reed & Hughes of Norwich. Conn,
" with his wife and daughter nave p aed
visiting Mrs. Sparks parents s,oS M am
Mrs. Lorenzo Leach. this "eeh'
A good Illustration Of y, the me , present
t ,i,,e in the protection of birds was
Noticed rn,a'e one day this week when :;,t two 9
stra's 81 horses had their attention d.
pa,t to a pair Of robins in a nearby nearby
f feid making frantic efforts to aedend
their nest. The team was s ove, a
,rhiie one Of the men climbed over .
WINE VIM a U found large black snake
wan wal, an AM On the limb OF the tree near
we, wen n ae o. The snake was soon killed es,
,nt a stout stick and the men went
on their way.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-07-21
LONDONDERRY.

Miss Evelyn Wade is at work for
Clyde Wright
Mrs. c. f. Bacon and Mildred were
in Chester Tuesday.
Mrs. Clyde Wright is very Ill at her
home in this village.
Miss Copeland. sister of Rev. LAur-
ence Copeland, is a new arrival at the
new Gibson Inn.
Walter and George Parker have re-
turned to their work in Chicopee Falls
after a vacation spent in this place.
Mrs F. X. Moore Of WATERFOWL.
Mass, has been in town for the past
week overseeing the repairs being
made on her place here.
Our old friend. J. E. Carleton. Is
seen on the meat cart of late. He Is
managing Bacon and Wrights market
while Mr. Wright Is detained at
home.
The Womans' auxiliary will give
lawn party at Mrs. Frank Stowelfs
Tuesday evening July %. Ice cream
and cake will be served. Proceeds to
60 for minister's salary Every one
will be welcome
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-07-21
wuirlNohAM.

Mrs. Elvira Newell is crit,ca !. 9TH
Ms sherwood Of New YORK Is
Mr s;star Mrs. Deming. a..
her s,S. carrier of Northampton mas
WI, listing at Porter Carriers x,u
Ms I.aurrisa Brown Went Havs' visit
,; ms tuesday for a few cays md
W I'M from Springfield have ca, arf'
ms ms, MI Mrs Reed is expected poue
ana a. Alta wiley and Mrs MIS-, S Dsr.
M 81 Readsboro visited 'n Wsapes-
Chase n Oh r Chase and wife. "ed"es
day. l., a,osad Rev. Mr..
the me Family has gone to YORK a,,ss staid
Cr9i, 10 will return for their hou
goods later. ,na neigh
NINETEEN of the friends "a ana has ne' had
Nin 81 George Weller. who mas ont
bors oi md severe sickness. tur nnS mt
a long rdax and cut his grass .d supper
Sat ;u,o his barn. Dinner .a anu at the
II in'o nroyided by the lad, gs,,er and
were ~ MT. sparks. Mr.. W., MEN, Kindly
home s,v u deeply appreciate 'h's
Heed
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-07-21

Peter Fry. woodruff run Years YEA with the
best physIcaRpss rss in the advised ed
me II | had any n,,.I 0sS 10 it at once. as
had better Sos aaSg' i've another F %Sta
t sssFe c S1s We se is s
g s sSs . aS for ! ana . s sst iss
I'M, Ing s md continusa to ,%p pr All Drug
e, Mss entirely well 500 "
gists-
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-07-21
VERNON.

The Ladies' circle win ,n meet July ~ , Is.
rooms wednesday afternoon ~ sa carv
'0 eugene Tyler has bought I'll the an 1i IN.
vestment. 80 pocantico
owen has been the guest Oh H.
W. .Senas of Charles Jackson con- a,
The iraer him upon the increase Ok
his s. psr people here availed t tssm;
severe TIE excursion to Block islaiiu
selves a, a. J whiff Of the sea breezes.
to ee' r,mha,, and Miss Ruth French
Mrs. .i h, mnton are spending 1o rev
OF .s Es on the French farm !" ~
VornOn,
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-07-21
SOUTH LONDONDERRY.

Lena Landman is clerk in the post
office.
Charles Robinson is visiting his son
in Mansfield. Conn.
Rome Goddard Of Springfield. Mass.
is spending his vacation In town.
s. M. Holden has sold the Stuart
place to W. w. Bemis OF Rocking
ham.
Mrs. C. H. Rich of Bellows Falls is
spending the summer at Mrs. Onel
Tylers.
Mrs. John Stuar: is returning visit
from her brother and wife. MI. ana
Mrs. Austin OF Portland. Me.
The ladies' of the Methodist aid So
ciety gave a lawn party at the parson-
age last week Thursday evening.
G. O. Davis and family with their
son and wife from New York city
have been spending few days in Pc
~,
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-07-21
JACKSONVILLE.

Mrs T. w. Johnson has returned u
her home in Bernardston. M o
Mrs. ]. s. Roberts OF 1ach1ooi ID
Texas, is visiting her orother' "
sfr and Mrs. Will Hazeltine ano
c,art of Andover have been re-
n, visitors at Frank Piers.
cen NJ Dorsett is on the sick iisI
S.xeral from here attended oah
- Manchester "Wednesday
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-07-21
WEST JAMAICA.

Ninety-eieht i'm the shade on the hill
farms.
Charles Smith is working for a few
davs for George May of Wardsboro
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Higgins have
returned to New York city after VS.
IL among the hills and mountains OF
their native state.
ia Smith will cut the hay on the
George Wilder place. Charles smith
has taken the hay on the Daniel Alien
farm to cut on shares. Fred Johnson
is changing work with Alv" Higgins
cutting grass.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-07-21
HALIFAX.

Henry Allen of wilmington was "
town Saturday. ,,.
pev C. f. Smith of Heath. Mass
ia in town for few days.
Farmers are harvesting their usuai
oron Of hay. Most of them are nhish-
ing this week. r,,o
Mrs. cynthia Tucker ana Eva va
Cooper of Brattleboro are Vis'''"s III
town this week. a.,s &c
Mildred stetson of Gre snn arard |.
spsl nuts Mt. and Mrs. G. NJ. Scott
~ pexaville Stone and Mrs. Mat
Worien and daughter. Helen. OF
ne peston' are at their cottage for 'he
season. ne
The family of DR.. E. S. Niles OF b .s-
srriyed last week to spend .ne
lon AT their summer home. Inc
san,or is expected in few days
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-07-21
WEST DOVER.

w. F. Jones spent Monday in Will
mington.
Mrs. Charles Piper and son Of Wor--
cester. Mass, are guests Of Mr. and
Mrs. G.. e. Mann.
About twenty people from the club
house. Wilmington, took supper az
Green Mountain Inn Monday and all
report a fine time.
Carl Adams and wife Of Hartford
Conn.,, are visiting their parents. MI
and Mrs George Adams. v. L. ADAMS
Of wilmington spent Sunday at MS
fathers.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-07-21

Distinct earthquake shocks were
felt in various parts Of Maine ano
New Hampshire Saturday. July Is. out
M damage was reported.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1905-07-21

NJ. Wilson of the Unitarian cnurcn,
he pulpit was occupied Sunday Dy
Nj, Truesdale of Montague, who gave
practical discourse. Rev. MT. VIII
son was in Boston over Sunday.
A few were planning to take advan.
age OF the excursion going 10
all and Block Island yesterday. Dy
ae courtesy of the railroad omciais
people could remain until Monday VI
return the same day as they pre-
fered.
The Mortified grange will have
GARDEN party Tuesday evening. july
=, On the lawn of Floral cottage ""
maple street. There will be an en-
ertainment and ice-cream and car
VIII be on sale. The public Is cor
daily invited.
We are hearing nothing about any
engagements for Old Home day anu
% one seems to know anything apou'
Perhaps, as such a good snowhs
sss made last year. 1t is thougnt ma 20.
ae town can rest on its iaureis LUZ
ne present year.
Mss Florence Shepard. who mas
tne guest OF MIS- N r ~ o.
the past week. goes tomorrow =,
slhngheld. VT. where she VIII N,s 81,
- sister. She expects to sail soon ~,
sAl2b, Turkey. where she Will r'
~ parents who are missionaries
Ms. Anna Phelps is one of a sna,
,ssrV who are taking a pedest
sP through the White moun'sna
me- me- members Of the party are ME- y,
Stakeholder. librarian
: Brooks Free library. and MIS-
= davenport both of Brattleooro-
During the tennis tournament nei'
:, Aesn college men at East Noi =,
Nj Hermon was representa- ~
Dc Carteret. 1906 ana
~ lssi- Swift played to the s e,
ms when he was defeated BY sini''
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great majority, however, find their way
back to some relative whose motives are
not unmixed; the fact that the child is now
able to earn living is not overlooked
AS to the institutions, they are all man.
aged by kind people; they were established
from motives OF philanthropy and religion;
they undoubtedly feed and clothe the chill
dren well; they are visited from time to
time by the state board of charities. And
yet, after all has been DONE who would
like to be brought up with a great company
of children, shut off very largely from
moral companionship with adults and al
most wholly deprived of all the influences
that mold the lives of the children In the
ordinary community?
Far better is the lot of the children who
find their way from the crowded city and
from Its charitable institutions to the free
life of the country. The Childrens Aid So
ciety sends quite a number of such children
to homes In the west and south each year.
The State Charities. Aid Association places
children, more especially little. children, in
homes, largely in the state of New York.
There Is no difficulty about finding plenty
of homes, but there are many difficulties in
the way of finding the right children If
there Is a surviving parent of good char
acter 1t is imposing an undue hardship to
send a child far away to become the part
OF the family of others. In some other
states, notably Massachusetts, and Pennsyl-
vania, under such circumstances the child
Is placed out to board in family in the
country The child is not legally adopted,
and, as its board Is paid by the city or
state, the family receiving 1t Is fully aware
that It may be removed at any time. When
admin1stexod WITH Hxesf1 care and undsr
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university in America, appealed to people
of means with unusual force. How may
large sums of money be advantageously
devoted to the benefit of needy children?
Not by converting the money into bricks
and mortar. We have institutions enough
Some of them find it difficult to secure a
sufficient number of inmates. Preferably
by strengthening the agencies that are
caring for children by the more natural
methods of family care; by endowing So
cietieS that receive needy children and
care for them according to their fndi-
yidual needs and not by any hard and fast
method, giving the preference always to
placing the child under the natural sur
roundings of home Large endowments
are needed to provide an income for pay
ing the board of children in families when
the children cannot be adopted. larger
sums are needed for the assistance of Wild
ows and other needy parents who should be
assisted to care for their children at home
Very small training schools on farms for
special children are needed, provided the
money for their maintenance as well as for
their purchase is provided. There is great
need for a few small home schools for the
training, under highly expert direction, of
children who show symptoms of approa CHI
ing feeblemindedness. Up to the present
the average person of large means desiring
to devote 1t TO a charitable purpose has, as
a rule, established some great Institution
with imposing buldings-a monument to
the benefactor. The time is coming in the
near future when he will be generally rec
oSnized as the wiser man who provides for
large income. making it, use availAbse
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Rows of Corn on a Cob.
Cor. ST. Louis Republic.

Arcola Cor. ST. Louis Republic.
George Hanson of this city is exhibiting
an ear of corn grown on his farm that is at
tracing a great deal of attention due TO the
fact that the ear has an odd number of
rows of grain-twenty-thre in all. Several
of the oldest farmers in the neighborhood
were skeptcal of the story until they were
shown the ear.
Rows of corn grow on the cob In even
numbers, and one with an odd number is
considered an almost unheard of freak
The ear In question is. however we'll devel-
oped, and the rows are straight and even.
Mr.. Hanson discovered ii while sorting corn
for seed.
There is an old story to the effect that
once, in antebellum days, an old southern
slave owner promised freedom to the first
negro who would find an ear of corn bear
ing an odd number of rows. Among the
slaves was a young darby who had a
thought which he kept all to himself. but
when the corn was In the roasting ear he
went to the field and, stripping back the
husk from an ear, he cut away one of the
rows of grain with sharp knife. BY the
time the corn had reached its maturity the
wound made by the knife had been entirely
obliterated and the ear showed an odd
number OF rews OF grains. The young slave
was accordingly given his freedom, and his
cunning was not discovered until he had
gotten safely away.