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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-12-21
OSCAR SMITH.
Resident Of 5rattleboro 30 Years. For.
meriy Engaged In Furniture and Up
holsteeinp Business.


Oscar Smith. %. died Tuesday MORN
ing after a brief Illness. He had been a
resident OF Brattleboro 80 years and for
the greater part OF that time had been
engaged In a furniture and upholstering
business on Elliot street. His wife died
last September. He was born I'm Lon
donderry. Feb. 20. 1888. and was the son
OF Ora and Esther Farr Smith. When he
was about two years old his parents re-
moved 90 Chesterfield. n. H. and after
ward lived in Somerset about 10 years
They lived In a log cabin and at that
time there were only four houses in the
town of Somerset:
While In Somerset he married Miss s.
Maria Prouty. They lived in Somerset
for a brief time and for eight years lived
in Maine, New YORK state and in Benning-
ton. In 1868 they returned TO Chester
field and for 10 yeSrs lived on the Chick
ering farm. just beyond the suspension
bridge. They came to Brattleboro I'm
1873 In 1908 they celebrated their golden
wedding here.
The funeral was held In the home Of
his adopted daughter. Mrs. Henry b. AL
len OF Oak street yesterday afternoon at
1890 o'clock, Rev. a II. Webb. pastor
OF the Methodist church. officlated and the
burial was In Chesterfield.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-12-21
Her Christmas Wreath.

Il would not wear the laurel" said the
dear. coquettish maid,
For OF the pathway leading unto fame
l am afraid
The cedar is too somber. and the holly, Is
too gay:
viii not wear the willow, and I cannot
wear the bay;
The rose is out OF season. and the lily. too.
and so,
think on Christmas eve I'll wear a
wreath OF mistletoev
-lWomahs Home Companion for Deem
Der
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-12-21

A cat named Pinkeye has died at
wilkes Barre, Pa, leaving an estate OF
$4,000 to sister cat Each OF the cats
inherited $4,000 last year from B. F.
Dilley' an eccentric millionaire.
Otto Schlick. the noted marine en-
gineer OF Hamburg, now proposes that a
heaVy wheel be mounted on a vertical
axis. so as to prevent the rolling OF the
ship-aeting on the principle of the gyro-
scope.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-12-21
cstarrh Cannot be Cured

with local applications. as they cannot reach
the seat OF the disease. Catarrh is a blood or
constitutional disease, and in order to cure Il
you must take internal remedies Halls Ca.
tarrh Cure IS taken internally and acts di.
Halls Catarrh Cure is not a quack medi.
cine, II was prescribed by one Of the best
physicians in this country for years and IS .
best tonies known, combined with the hest
blood purifiers, acting directly on the musous
surfaces. The perfect combination OF thu two
results in curing Catarrh. Send fe/ testi.
monials free.
FL. CHENEY & CO., Props, Toledo. o.
Sold BY druggists, price Use.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-12-21
STORYTELLING A NUISANCE.
Persons Who Indulge In the Sport on the
Streets Hereafter VIII BE Liable TO Ar.

SNiCCAo FGiNaNNGE WIN DC LldblG 70 AF-
rest.
The board OF bailiffs declared war on
the snowballers who have been making
things merry on the street ever since the
first snow came. in their regular meeting
last Friday. The complaints against
snowballing have been numerous and Wig
orous and it was thought time that the
practice was stopped or curtailed at
least. Hereafter anyone throwing a snow
ball on the village streets. whether man.
woman or child. is liable to get into
trouble.
Principal f. B. Smith OF the high school
appeared before the board in this connec-
ton and told OF the numerous complaints
which have reached his ears. The bail
IFS had heard the same story from others
and had had numerous complaints made
direct TO them. They decided to take ac-
tive steps toward the suppression OF the
nuisance.
Though the complaints have come from
all over town and for all times OF the day
the principal trouble is at noon when the
schools are dismissed. The boys have
singled out several men about town whom
they delight to poster and have snowballed
them pretty severely whenever they had
opportunity. 1t Is against these boys that
the warfare will be chiefly directed.
At the request Of the bailiffs the stu
dents in every school in town have been
warned to desist from the practice and
the teachers have also spoken some words
OF caution on their own account. 1t is
possible that these warnings will have the
desired effect and suppress snowballing
In large measure. AS II now stands. any
person seen throwing a SNOWFALL is liable
to arrest whether complaint is made or
not. If complaint is made of any per-
son he will be arrested.
There is no special village regulation in
regard to snowballing but 1T comes in the
class of street disturbances and any ar
rests will be made on the charge OF dis
turbing the peace OF the village. Snow
balling is always in violation OF the law
but commonly 1t is passed by until II
becomes a recognized nuisance.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-12-21
POMONA GRANGE MEETING.
omeers Elected at the Meeting Held
With Protective Grange In 5rattIeboro
Wednesdav

Wednesday.
Windham County Pomona Grange held
Its annual meeting with Protective Grange
wednesday. There was an attendance OF
% at the forenoon session and 81 ar the
afternoon session, which was an aver
age attendance. The business OF the
morning consisted of reports of the Of
ncers OF the Pomona Grange and the
comforting OF the fifth degree on a class
OF IL candidates. After dinner the re-
ports Of subordinate Oranges we're heard
which showed that the order was in a
hourishing condition throughout the
county. These officers were elected: Mas
ter, w. F. Walker of Dummerston; over
seer, George A. Barker; lecturer. W. &
Allen OF Jacksonville; assistant lecturer,
Mrs. H. w. Sargent; steward F. E.
Johnson; assistant steward. @. E. Tyler
OF Readsboro lady assistant steward
Miss Minnie E. Brown of Dummerston :
chaplain, Mrs Julia Harris; treasurer
n. Z. Streeter; secretary Mrs. Abbie B.
OF Dummerston; Pomona, Miss Mabel
Thurber of West Halifax; Flora, Mrs
Lena Barker; executive committee. w
Patch OF Dummerston: gate keeper, Hen
~ 7. Akley; Ceres, Mrs. W. F. Walker
E. Banks and r. L. Frost of BrattIeboro
and W. 8. Allen of Jacksonville; finance
committee, D. T. Ware and w F. Mixer
of Brattleboro and II. C. Hazelton Of
Dummerston. The officers were installed
by George w. Pierce and Mrs. H. w
Sargent, worthy master and worthy Flora
OF the state Grange. At present the Po-
mona Grange meets with each subordi-
nate Grange once each year, making p
meetings a year. There was some dis
cusslon over proposition to have the
Pomona Grange meet not more than six
nor less than four times a year, having
some OF the subordinate Oranges unite
on the occasion OF these meetings. but
the idea was voted down on the ground
that tne subordinate Oranges might lose
interest under that plan.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-12-21

The Holyoke Transcript contained in its
news columns a notice of the death OF
Mr.. Sears in which It said: Everybody
IN the city knew Frank Sears as he was
iamiliariy called. He had kind, genial
disposition. that easily won friends for
him. His home life was especialIv hannv
and to his wife and daughter much sym
pathy goes out" On its editorial page.
under the heading "Fra-k Sears Dead .
me transcript contained the following
tribute
There could not be a better example
OF the way a man may impress himself
upon the community than the shoclad
expression of Holyoke men today when
they repeated Frank Sears dead" Mr..
Sears had been since his youth William
Writings coachman. with the superin-
tendence OF the Whiting home and home
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-12-21

Some of the greatest authorities on
radium now incline to the belief that 1t
is a compound rather than a chemical
element.
61st and SD streets, Amsterdam and
West End avenues, in New York city, is
block that has 617S inhabitants. II is
the most populous block in the world.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-12-21
For Over sixty Years.

Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been
for their children white teethinR. with DER.
feet success. i sootheS the child, softens the
gums, allays all pain, cures wind collie and is
the poor little sufferer Immediately. Sold bv
druggists in every part OF the world Twen.
X,hve gents, bottle, Be sure and ask for
MIsi Winsl9w's Soothing Syrup" and take
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-12-21
How to Cleans. III. Blood.

A perssvering use Of DR.. David Kennedy's
Fsyorite Remedy, Of Rondout N. Y, will soon
Ague, Biliousness, Rheumatism, Debility Of the
stomach, Bowels. Kidneys AID Bladder, and All
dsordere arising from an impure state Of the
s si9Sd Price $780, all drutEistsi bottles for
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-12-21

Henry van Dyke believes that no va
eauon Is perfect without holiday" and
he has therefore written a. series which
ne calls Days on" the first Of which will
appear In the January Scribner. entitled,
"A Holiday In a Vacation. describing
nshing trip down a little river in the
southeast corner OF Maine.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-12-21
Advertised Letters

Men-M. d. Adams, joseph A. Byrne.
Sheriden Brown. william Hamilton p
Frank Smith, George N. Wilson.
Women-Miss @. H. powd, Mrs. Jennie
T. Washer. Mrs. e. Wblff.
Firms-Geo. Smith CO
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-12-21
The Child in Heaven.

My little child. so long away,
Hast thou forgotten me?
And does some Mother Soul in Heaven
Play kissing games with thee?
Then does 1t seem, the playing done,
The hour is come for rest,
And that as yellow as the moon
Thy head lies on her breast.
l bid YOU hold him. Mother Soul,
AS II he were your own;
bid thee softly, softly lie,
o child that / have known!
-IAnita Fitch In Harpers Bazaar.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-12-21
WEST 5RATTLE5oRo.
Organ Recital at the Congregational
Church.

Church.
An enthusiastic and appreciative audi
ence enjoyed rare musical treat Wed
nesday evening at the Congregational
church. when f. F. Holbrook OF Keene.
assisted by z. II. Miller. baritone. rem
dered well selected program OF choice
music. Mr.. Holbrooks numbers were
well received and often encored Mr..
Miller, always good. was at his best and
responded to encores. rendering as his
final selection, Just for Today" The
proceeds from this recital. amounting to
about S2O will be devoted to the primary
department OF the Sunday school
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-12-21

]. GORDON PEACH.
F. MURRAY FROST.
J. ECKLES. Jr..
II. L. FROST.
f. p. HOUGHTON."
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-09-24
THE DATE MUST Be CHANGED
II the Primaries in the Northern Part
of the State Shall Not Remain
Farce.

The time for holding the primary
election is altogether wrong for this
part OF the state, coming as it does
in the busiest season for threshing
and other fall work. Farmers will
not turn out for this election and
they cannot be blamed for it either.
They have great deal of work to do
in the fall and the time in which to do
1t is short. To take a day or half a
day away from their farm work means
much to them. AS at present con-
Quoted the primary election in the
northern part of the state Is nothing
less than a farce. 1t is not fair cX-
preston of the will of the peonle by
any means. as it is easily seen when
towns having hundred registered
voters return less than dozen votes
cast. 1t Is imperative that change
be made in the time for holding the
election. Some time in June or July
would be much preferable.
In Minneapolis, for instance poll
teal campaign has been waged ali
summer, notwithstanding the date for
the election is in September. The
few weeks intervening, between the
primary and the general election is
too short to allow candidates, es-
pecially in congressional districts and
large counties, to become acquainted
with the voters. Longer time also
would heal many wounds which the
primary contests always cause,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-09-24
HARvEsTERs HAVE STRENUOUS TINE
Climbed Telegraph Poles and Batted
Each Other Promiscu0usly.

There were lively times in the vii
'lage of Adams last week as the fol-
lowing story from the Adams Budget
will show:
Saturday evening there was a wild
and woody" time on Third avenue.
Two threshing crews which had i'm
bibed too freely of squirrel juice"
took to the middle of the street and
began humping, cussing, yelling and
even climbing telephone poles. Any
one who evidenced disposition to
fight was accommodated with sud-
deness and slam that would make a
South American revolution "holler"
for water One fellow pulled knife
but stampede was made toward him
and he moved rapidly into a back alley
and was lost to view under the boots
of several angry assailants. After the
crowd had spent an abundance of
superflous breath in singing of their
prowess the scene resumed it's usual
appearance. In the evening Marshal
Hanson arrested several who persisted
in making the welkin ring with ex-
tended outbursts of profanity. Mon
day morning Justice Bookwalter ar
raigned them in his Office and inter-
viewed them to the extent of $34 in
cash,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-09-24
AN APPORT|0NMENT
FOR SCHOOLS
Grand Forks Leads Cities of
State With 1923 School
Children.

The state appointment for the
schools of Grand Forks county has
been completed and shows very
gratifying increase over that of for
mer years and Of other counties in
the state. The average amount re-
ceived by each youngster in the city
will be something like $500. Those
who are to partake of a slice of the
fund must have attended school for at
least sixty days during the school
year preceding. The total amount
received by the county from the state
amounts to $11,052, while the county
aid amounts to $4,000 making total
of $11, 242 to be handed around.
The Grand Forks city schools will
partake of large slice amounting in
all to about $5,246 or an average of
exactly $500 per pupil, as there wAe
1923 children attending school last
year.
Larimore comes next in the county
with 100000 303 pupils.
There are 119 school districts in
the county, with the special district
in Reynolds, among which the $11 ,249
is to be disseminated.
A glance at the reports of Grand
Forks and Cass counties shows that
in Grand Forks there were 1928
scholars, while in Fargo there 'were
but 2,400. Fargo pupils received $1.67
apiece.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-09-24
MANY CITIES ARE REPRESENTED
Delegates From All Parts OF the Val.
ley in Attendance at CrOOkstOn.

The Red river development confer
ence which convened in Crookston
this morning is one of the most i'm
portant meetings held in the valley
in years. The session today has been
taken up by the speeches and getting
the delegates acquainted with the city.
The following cities and towns in
the valley are represented by from
two to ten delegates: Grand Forks,
Fargo, Hillsboro, Devils Lake. Lari-
more, Valley City, Wahpeton. Graf
ton. jamestown, Langdon, Casselton,
Enderlin, Crystal. Walhalla. Penn
bina, Hankinson, Lisbon. Park River,
Glendale, in North Dakota; Barnes
Vile. East Grand Forks, Fergus Falls,
Hallock. Moorhead. Detroit Lake, Red
Lake Falls, Thief River Falls, Ada,
Bronson, Stephen, Ulen, Mentor, Ken
nedy, Hendrum, Gary, Fertile. Bad
ger, Argyle, Pelican Rapids, Roseau,,
Twin Valley, Perham, Frazee, Foss-
ton. Breckenridge. Audubon, Lake
Park, FELTON,, in Minnesota.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-09-24
FELL ALMOST FORTY
FEET FROM A
SCAFFOlO
Arne Halvorson, a Walhalla
Carpenter, Brought to City
This Noon.

Arne Halvorson, carpenter resid-
ing near Walhalla, was brought to
the Deaconess hospital in this city
this morning suffering with frightful
bruises and injuries received in a
fall of almost 40 feet from a scaffold-
ing last week. The young mans back
is injured although the attending
physicians state that they do not think
1t is broken, and he is otherwise
badly bruised and battered.
The injured man is a carpenter and
was employed at the time by the
Walhalla Milling Co., which is build
ing new mill at that point He was
up on scaffold near the roog en-
gagged in mailing sideboards on the
wall when in some inexplicable man.
ner he fell or was blown off and was
found few minutes later by his feI-
low workmen groaning and writhing
in pain at the foot of the false work.
Nobody saw or heard the man fall
so nothing can be given out as to
the manner in which the accident hap
pened. Immediately after the fall he
was taken to private hospital where
he was given the best care and at
tention, but his removal to the hos
pital in this city was thought advis-
able and he arrived here this morn
ing
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-09-24
BRUTAL ACT OF |NHUMAN F|EMD
Knocked UnoHending Boy Down With
Scantling and Then Fled.

Mrs. H. E. Wheeler's thirteen year.
old son was knocked down by young
man at Minot. a stranger in the city,
while the lad was on his way home
from school. Tie little fellow was
struck across the forehead with
piece of two by four, and rendered
unconscious. Before he had recover
ed the big boy had run away. The
lad was taken to the Office of sur
geon where his injuries were attended
to. A terrible lump formed on the
forehead. The city was searched for
the miscreant who did the deed, but
he must have hidden. The injured
lad had done nothing whatever to pro-
woke his assailant, who must be
thorough degenerate.
The fiendish act was witnessed by
a number of men, who made no effort
to catch the brute as he ran away.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-09-24
WAS UNCONSCIOUS FOR SIX DAYS
Then Death Relieved Miss Anna Hegge
From Her Suffering.

Miss Anna Hegge, the young lady
who has been resisting the efforts Of
the physicians to restore her to con-
seriousness for several days. died yes
terday at the Poverty hospital, to
which place she was transferred on
Saturday morning. Her death oc-
CURED at o'clock last night and her
brother, who had come down from
Grafton, was at the bedside. The
young woman was employed in the
household of Joseph Isaacs previous
to the illness and was seemingly in
good health when she suddenly COM
planned of pains and was taken down
sick. On Wednesday she became I'M
conscious and remained in this coma
condition until death blotted out her
mortal existence.
The young woman had relatives re-
siding near Grafton, but her parents
reside in Stjordalen, Norway. The
funeral arrangements will be attended
to by the brother and by an uncle
living north of town.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-09-24
HAS THUMB PAINFULLY LACERATEO
Chris Smith Has Thumb Badly Cut
This Morning While Hitching
Horses.


Chris Smith. farm laborer en-
ployed on the Twamley farm north
Of the city, was the victim of a painful
though not serious accident early this
morning. He was hitching up a team
of horses preparatory to going to
work in the fields and as he was
fastening the strap which holds up
the tongue of the wagon, the horses
suddenly backed up tightening the
strap and decorating the young mans
thumb in a very painful manner. The
man showed great fortitude and came
to town where he had the wound
dressed. He told an Evening Times
reporter that the horses backed up
SO quickly that he hadn't time to jerk
his hand out and projecting buckle
did the rest.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-09-24
EXAMINE WATER OF LAKES.
Entire System Submitted TO Mineral
Analysis and Report Published.

Special to The Evening Times.
Washington, Sept 24.-The hydro
graphic Office of the geological survey
is preparing to begin the important
work of investigating the quality of
the water carried by the great lakes,
the amount and kinds of mineral mat
ter held in solution and suspension,
its fluctuations, with different sea-
sons, and the changes which the
water under goesin its journey from
the head of Lake superior to the st.
Lawrence river.
With this in view. arrangements
have been made for monthly COL
lection of samples of water from each
of the lakes and the regular shipment
of the samples to the laboratory of
the survey at Washington where a
complete mineral analysis is made.
This is the first attempt that has
been made to examine Systematically
the waters OF the Laurentian system,
and it is expected that the results will
prove most interesting and valuable
On the completion of the work, which
will be carried on for year at least
report will be published by the
survey.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-09-24
PROMINENT SPEAKERS ATTENDED
The W. c. T. U. Convention at PARK
River Decided Success.

The gathering of the w. c. T. U.
delegates at Park River has shown
the great interest taken in the work
in North Dakota. The program for
today was as follows:
Monday Morning.
8:30-Praise service, Mrs. Anna Nc
Crory, Cogswell.
9:00-Reading of minutes.
Reports of department superinten-
dents.
ing, Mrs. Alice NJ. Goheen, Sherwood.
Peace and Arbitration, Miss L.
Thomas, Oberon.
Work Among Indians, Mrs. w. w.
Packard, Rolla.
Report of secretary of statistics,
Mrs. May Tousley, Fargo.
Hymn, Nearer My God to Thee"
Heredity and Hygiene, Mrs. I. A.
Morey, Ojata.
Mothers Meetings and Purity. Mrs.
Blanche Marcellus, Forman.
Pledges for state work.
Noontide prayer. Adjournment.
Monday Afternoon.
1:30-Opening exercises, Mrs. w. ].
Kneeshaw, Pembina.
2:OO-W. G. T. u. home hour.
Report of the president of the board
of directors, Mrs. E. Preston Ander-
son.
Report of matron.
Report of state home worker, Mrs.
Emma H. Clark.
Hymn.
3:O0-"The Political Outlook" Mrs.
l.. M. Brown.
Discussion. opened by DR.. Anna
Shaw.
3:30-"The Art of Finding and De-
veloping Leaders," Mrs. May H.
Tousley, Fargo.
Discussion.
4:00-"Why Do the Women of North
Dakota Desire the Ballot?" Mrs. Lille
B. Smith, Thompson.
Discussion. Adjournment.
Monday Evening-Jubilee Night.
7:30-Devotional exercises, Mrs. E.
F. Salmons, Canio.
Piano solo, Prof. Dunbar
Addresses by the presidents of
counties and districts making gains
in membership.
Quartette, Mesdames Libby and Bid
lake, Messrs. Bidlake and Libby.
Address, Mrs. Helen D. Hartford.
Silver chimes, Mrs. Ella NJ. Shippy,
Hope.
Reading, Miss Honey.
Presentation of prizes and banners.
Adjournment.