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The statesman., 1906-03-02
Somewhat Starting.

The conversation had turned upor
old-fashioned music. Smithson Jones
who was not musical. was suddenl,
startled by the lady at his side Mr.
Smithson Jones. did you ever attemp'
to play the lyre?' THE liar? Why
bless my soul. madam. not, that
know Of; mean. unless. OF course
positively compelled TO do so."-Com
ic Life
The statesman., 1906-03-02
Monument to Clown.

A well-supported movement is on
foot to cree, handsome monument
to Joe Grimaldi. the ,lown. who died
In 1887, and whose tombstone in the
graveyard of St James. Pentonville
London. is in diplapidated condl.
ton. Grimaldi was the originator OF
the clowns slogan, Here We are
again."
The statesman., 1906-03-02
lutherans In Honolulu.

The Lutheran church in Honolulu.
Hawaiian Territory. has 100 members
who worship in the German language.
The church building cost $4,000. and
was built by the donation OF this
amount by two business men upon the
jubilee anniversary OF their Arm, com.
posed Of German Lutherans.
The statesman., 1906-03-02
PREsENT.pAY PHILOSOPHY.

When man or a woman doesn't
care, the case is hopeless.
Overeducated men are like ove-;ei
men, only the indigestion is int. II.
uAl.
In America. the real imperiaist Is
a child.
Half the world struggles to straight.
en- out what the other half does
wrong.
Add whiskers 10 self-esteem aud
the case is hopeless.-American
Magazine.
The statesman., 1906-03-02
BURIAL IN LABRADOR
PECULIAR CUSTOMS DATE FROM
CENTURIES AGO.
Males Always eJried with instruments
Of the Chase in Their Cairns-Worn.
out Razors Put TO Strange Use by
the Survivors.

Labrador's dreary waste Is peoplel.
generally speaking, by few scattered
tribes OF Montagiais Indians. while It's
scaboard In the north is occupied by
about 5000 Eskimos. Each race has
It's peculiar burial customs. interesting
II awesome When a member OF
community dies the Eskimos carry
the body to the top Of hill near their
settlement and there lay IT, in sitting
posture, on the surface OF the hard.
iiinty ground. Heavy stones are piled
about II In the form of a cairn, com
pletely covering is so that the wolves
and bears may be unable TO disturb the
body. The male is buried with his
weapons OF the chase and the female
with her domestic implements. After
years. when the action OF summer suns
and winter SHOWS has broken down
the mount OF stones, 1t is not uncom.
mon for other natives 10 help them
selves TO the stone lamps. flint and
ivory arrow and lilnoe heads and other
articles OF value to them which are
found lying beside the bodies But
in every case some substitute. even II
less valuable. is placed there instead
Of what has been removed.
II is the idea OF the pagan Esklmos
tina, though the spirit OF the dead per.
son has reached the other world and
no longer needs the articles. the ghosts
who attended on him in life hare 10
be 3ropltiated BY lecpinG up the mum.
ber Of articles originally placed In
the grave. even u the material Of
these Is deported from The Morav.an
missionaries humoI the natives whom
they have Christianized by practicing
this habit OF substitution. and favor
able article TO place In the graves is
rusty razor. Many years ago some
admlr.r OF the mission sent out an
enormous quantity of razors In the
belief that they were In general use.
But the last thing one would contem.
plate doing on this coast In winter
would be 10 use razor. As no other
use could be found for the razors they
have been devoted TO this peculiar pur.
pose. and so II Is common TO see In
every Eskimo grave that has been
opened an appliance which no olj.time
Eskimo ever heard OF.
These curioue customs are trans.
mitted from people TO people. The
MontagnSis Indians lave somewhat
similar practice. They bury their dead
In box or cofiin made out OF bark, and
In this are placed a loaded gun, a horn
OF powder. bag OF shot. pouch OF
tobacco, a fint and seel for striking
hre, an AZ and pair of snowshoes.
The burial place is likewise a hilltop.
rs It is impossible to dig underground
in Labrador for eight months OF the
year. and stones are also used to
cover the coffin. But they are so ar.
ranged that some can be removed after
ten days when the relatives return and
take out these valuable articles. II Is
held that by that time the dead one
has reached the happy hunting grounds
and has no further use FOR them. But
even they. too, substitute wooden
sticks for the gun, AK and snowshoes.
and skins for other articles.
The statesman., 1906-03-02

A girl has a lot OF confidence in the
veracity OF young man who tells her
she is the sweetest thing that ever
happened.
The statesman., 1906-03-02
Needed No Divine Aid.

Ethel, one OF New Hampshire's I.
year-old daughters. 10 devoted to the
birds. She was enraged at her Older
The statesman., 1906-03-02
The Rio Grande Agent.

besides. cynicism is friend-poisoner;
and a bachelor needs TO keep his
friends.-Everett Mcneil in The Sun
day Magazine.
The statesman., 1906-03-02
LOVE AND MARRIAGE.

Marriage is a safety pin that often
comes unfastened.
The man who msrries at twenty is
generally a pessimist at thirty.fye.
Many man who wouldn't buy pig
in a poke is a victim of love at first
sight.
A married man either longs for
some excitement TO relieve the monot.
ony. or some monotony to relieve tn.
excitement.
Happiness is toss-up between a
married mans warning and a bache-
lor's advice.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-10-26
0ranleb0r0 Lodge, 102, Celebrates
Tnenty-FIfh Masonic Birthday

not last long, for ON December e7, 1880,
the petitions for membership were re-
ceived Of seven candidates who were all
voted in in January, 1851. David A,
Dung and +. G. Crouch were the first
initiated ON February Z, 1881. On May
2, 4. A. Sherwin was the first TO take
the third degree, Mr.. Vinton, as mas.
ter from May ., 1851, to April 80, 1852,
raised 81 candidates TO the sublime de.
gree of master mason. This record
cclipses any year that has followed in
Brattleboro lodge. Another man who
has helped materially in our lodge when
in its infancy is DR. Henry ID. llolton
who was our treasurer for l3 years. His
name frequently appears in the records
and at times when our treasury was
short of funds, by timely counsel and
advice he helped us TO devise ways
which allowed us TO travel rugged finan-
cial paths with comparative ease.
These sixteen men laid the foundations
twenty-five years ago of what il now
one of the strongest lodges in the state.
Let this be nm inspiration for the same
diligence and foresight for the next
twenty-five years. Only short time
ago we started Masonic building as
ISOLATION and the contributions now
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-10-26
Dartmouth Williams Tomorrow.

The big task of building stands with
a seating capacity of 10000 was com
pleted on Hampden Park Springfield,
Mass, Monday and only a few minor
details now remain in the preparations
for the annual Dartmouth Williams
football game tomorrow afternoon. j.
Frank Drake of the Springfield board
of trade, who is in charge of arrange
mcnts aud tickets, announces that the
advance sale to date is larger than 1t
was last season the same length of time
before the Brown-Dartmouth game, so
that the indications are that the crowd
will be close to the 10000 mark. Sup
porters of Dartmouth are to have the
west side of the field. and those of Will
liams will be on the east. The general
public has the opportunity to select as
the individual spectator peases, an
equal view of the field being given
from either side. The well-known abil-
ity of the Williams students as singers
has caused many to choose the Williams
side with view of getting the benefit
of the side with a view of getting the
playing. All the Springfield hotels are
making special arrangements to care
for guests, and no city of its size in
the country is better situated to care
for a thropg in this respect than is
Springfield The same fact is one of
the main incidents responsible for
bringing the game here this year The
park is about five minutes walk from |
the center of the city, and electric cars |
from all directions pass close to it.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-10-26

born in Plattsburg, n. l., March 81,
1869, and was the son of Thomas and
Adeline (Mayott) Grotto When two
and one-half years old he moved to this
town with his parents. At the age of
eight he began working at the Richard
son market where he was employed UNI
til the time of his final illness. He
married Carrie Ardella Worden of this
town March 81, 1891. Three children
were born to them, two sons, Lewis and
Lucius, aged II and three respectively,
and daughter, Audrey, aged II. He
is survived by mother, Mrs. Adeline
Grotto, and sister, Mrs. Minnie f1tz-
gerald, both of Monson, Mass, in addi-
ton to his wife and children. Mr.
Grotto was a faithful employe and al
ways cheerful and obliging TO his Gus
toners. Mass was celebrated at ST.
Michaels Roman Catholic church this
morning at 5 clock and funeral ser
vices will be held at the house this at
ternoon at o clock by Rev. G. b. Law
son. Burial will be in Morningside
cemetery.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-10-26
Both Teams Played Ringers.

Two picked football teams from the
High school met on the island Wednes-
day afternoon and fought out in the
good old-fashioned way their differences
both footballwise and personally. The
teams were supposed to come one from
the sophomore class and the other from
the freshmen and juniors but each team
played "ringers. Glen Jones of the
senior class was enlisted on the side of
the sophomores while Crosby Adams
sided with the consolidated team. When
the dust of the fray had cleared the
score was so in favor of the sophie
mores. Owing to delay in collecting
PLAYERS the game did not start until
400 clock and was played in two
halves of Is and 10 minutes each. The
sophomores kicked to the consolidated
team defending the south goal and af-
ter the ball had changed hands several
times on fumbles and holding for dis
lance. Jones carried it over for a
touchdown for the sophomores and fol-
lowed up the good work by kicking
GOAL. Neither side was able to come
within striking distance of the goal
during the second half Both sides were
penalized frequently for rough playing.
A large crowd of small boys and sew
eral students witnessed the game to
which no admission was charged.
Lineups: Sophmores, T. e., JENNIE, +. t.,
Putnam; r. g., Cheney; c., Hamilton;
|. g., Blood; |. t., Richardson; |. e., Mar
shall; q. b., Dunleavy; !. h. b., Ferriter;
r. h. b., NJ. Adams; f. b., Jones Con-
solidated, r. e., Miller; r. t., Ranney; T.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-10-26

s2O,6l6.66 against 22,OO2.5O in 1905.
The season was badly interfered with
this year on account of the accident
ar. Cox sustained in Cincinnati Sept.
"a. His star PAGER, Argot Boy, 2,03 ~,
holds the record of the year for FIVE,
year-old PAGERS.
Toby Lyons, who played one of the
principal parts in the Press Agent Mon
day evening, visited Brattleboro years
ago as a member of the John p. Lowell
Arms company baseball nine which used
to tour New England. Lyons was
known as one of the cleverest coachers
in the business. He afterward played
in the New England league and still
later acted as league umpire. His first
work on the stage was in baseball
skit which he put on at various vaude-
vile houses. For several seasons he
was one of the headliners at the Old
Howard in Boston, making a great hit
there with his song, Hinky Dee.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-10-26
Mrs. Leroy L. Bond.

Eliza Stoddard Bond 81, wife of
Leroy L. Bond, died at the home of her
daughter, Mrs James Amidon, on Will
liams street Saturday morning after an
illness of over a wear with Bright $
disease. She was the daughter of Levi
and Emma (Wyman) Stoddard and was
born in Dummerston August %, 1889.
She spent the early part of her life IN
that town and was married to Mr.. Bond
September g. 1868. They were the
parents of 10 children of whom eight
are now living: Stephen Bond of Will
mington and Edmund, Perley and Percy
Bond of Brookline, Mass. Mrs. James
Amidon of this town, Mrs. Edward Fits
of Dummerston. Mrs. John Phelps of
Bellows Falls and Mrs Arthur Bates OF
New London, Conn. She also leaves two
sisters. Mrs. Rose Knight and Mrs.
Anna Timson. both of this town.
She was a lifelong member of the
Baptist church in Dummerston and one
of its earnest supporters About one
wear ago she moved to this town to
make her home with her daughter, Mrs
James Amidon of Williams street. and
resided there until the time of her
death. The funeral was held at her
late residence at ! o'clock Monday af-
ternoon Rev. J. A. Mitchell of West
officiating. The bearers
were the four sons of Mrs Bond. The
body was taken to Dummerston Center
for burial
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-10-26
Sporting Notes.

A number from here will go to Spring
field Mass, tomorrow to. witness the
Dartmouth-W Williams football game.
The Keene High school football team
lost its second game to Gardner High
school Saturday by score of 10 to u.
A meeting was held in Montpelier
Saturday for the purpose of forming a
basketball league among the schools in
northern Vermont. The league will in
clude Goddard seminary, Montpelier
seminary and Montpelier High school,
Burlington High school, Peoples acad.
envy at Morrisville and St.. Johnsbury
academy.
Norwich university and Middlebury
college played tie game of football
at Mortified Saturday, neither side be-
ing able to score. The contest was
married by much wrangling. University
of Vermont put up. surprisingly
strong game against Amherst Monday.
The Massachusetts team was able to
score but one touchdown and on four
occasions was held for downs on the
fve-yard line.
This week will find all the horses of
the extensive racing stable of Walter
r. Cox safely housed in their winter
quarters at Christian Hill, Manchester,
n. II. Mr.. Cox has had Is PAGERS and
10 trotters in his string this season.
The stable has participated in 1872
races, winning 80 irsts against 40 last
season. The total money won was |
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-10-26
d,hip, Charity and Brotherly

Friendship, Charity and Brotherly
Nc
qtess Masonic virtues were exempli.
Tuesday evening when Battleboro
49, No, 1902, A, +. and A. NJ, eele.
.,,eI the 25th anniversary Of its or.
|,5iatun by banquet in Masonic
/ around the table of honor, placed in
doorway between the main hall
III ,br dining hall, were seated George
H Cbv. worshipful master of Bratte.
am lodge: William ii. Vinton, past
~,.ter Of Columbian lodge, No. 80, of
Prttlehoro, and the first master of
Snttflsoru lodge; \, V. Cox, George
Il Greene, DIR. II. d. Holton, charter
~,mbers of Brattleboro lodge; j. Hen.
4 Pratt. o. Il. Randall, Willis d. Gil.
an Ferris r, Vaughan, W, b. Vinton,
4 l. swift present district deputy
nnd MASTERY, Dennison Cowles (past
district deputy grand MASTERY, Major
loughton, all past masters of Brat.
bbora lodge; Isaac d. bailey (33d de.
raal. W. +. Hubbard, past master of
Sumhian lodge, and Rev. l.. NJ. Ken.
.,on of West Brattleboro. In the cen
n Of this table was gorgeous bou-
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-10-26

amount to over $1,000 and the fund is
growing each year and no very distant
day will see us the owners of Ma
sonic building. Another one of our
achievements is the establishment of a
permanent and charity fund which is
large enough so that the income has
provided for all of our charity work
for several years.
The supper and speaking were en-
| livened by selections from Leitsinger s
orchestra, Clinton NJ. Dugan, Alison
Dugan, Carl Leitsnger and F. c. Lett
singer. After Mr. Vaughan had spok-
en-. Bro Dudley Prescott of Boston was
introduced and gave some clever banjo
limitations.
Past Master +. /. Swift then read
some letters and kilograms from non
resident members. including G. NJ. Tay
lor, Washington, d. c.; w. H. Taft,
Taftsville. VT: c. r. Stevens, Marietta,
o.; f. F. Leitsinger, Marietta, o.; F..
r. Dwyer, Chicago VIM. X. Whiting
Boston; f. L. Simpson, New York; A.
r, Fisher, Mohawk Lake, n. Y: Rev.
T.. W. Whitney, Milford, Mass; and a
telegram from David A. Young, past
master. now of Seattle, Washington,
who wired: "Continued prosperity to
Brattleboro lodge. May richest of
Heaven s blessings rest on the mem
bers
Owing to the illness and absence of
C. B. Crowell, master of Columbian
lodge Past Master W. E. Hubbard re-
sponded for that lodge with excellent
taste. Another solo by Mr.. Miller fol
lowed. which was encored. Rev. l.. NJ.
Keneston convulsed the hearers with
his story Of the setting hen who came
off a nest of fish-hooks reading II black
bass: and his story of the lrishman
who. seeing fire engines in New York
for the first time from ten-story win
dow at night, told his sleepy friend
Mike to "get up-they're moving
hell-one load has gone by and one
more is coming!' Then he added the
necessary serious touch to his remarks
by a story of an unselfish Japanese
farmer who saved the village folks
lives at the cost of all his rice crop.
DR.. Holton, for Is years treasurer of
Brattleboro lodge after it was char
tered. was the last speaker, and, as al
WAYS, what he said was both entertain
ing and instructive.
On motion of w. Fl. VintOn message
of greeting was ordered sent to absent
brothers and vote of thanks to the
Eastern Star.
For over an hour, Mr.. Precott of Bos- |
ton entertained the members with the /
most clever limitations and feats of |
ventriloquism, at which he proved to
be "past master.
Every member present united in de-
claring it to be the most successful oc-
casion of the kind ever known in Brat
tleboro. Many enthusiastic and com
ELEMENTARY remarks were made about
the committee in charge, F. /. Swift, W.
r Vinton and Dennison COwles.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-10-26
Mrs. Arthur o. Carpenter.

The body of Mrs. Minnie Brooks Car
penter, who died after an operation IN
Auburn, n. Y, Friday night was
brought here for burial Monday morn
ing. Mrs. Carpenter was born in this
town in 1872. daughter of William and
Mary A. (GiD Brooks and lived here
for the first twelve years of her life.
With her family she then moved to
Pen Yam, n. Y. In that town she was
married to A. O. Carpenter of Auburn,
n. Y, October II, 1901, and went to
live in Auburn. Last spring they moved
TO Franklin, Pa. where Mr.. Carpenter
was employed as a mechanical draughts-
man. She is survived, in addition to
her husband, by her mother, Mrs.
Mary A. Brooks of Auburn, N. Y, two
brothers. A. C. Brooks of Pen1an and
George Brooks of Auburn, and a sister,
Mrs. G. S. Barrett of Auburn. Funeral
services were held at the home of her
sister in Auburn and a committal ser
vice at the grave was conducted by
Rev. H. R. Miles. Friends of the fam
ilv acted as bearers The body was ac-
companied by her husband and her
brother George Brooks.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-10-26
FISH AND GAME RESOLUTIONS
Passed at Meeting OF the windham
County League Saturday Evening.

At meeting of the Windham County
Fish aud Game Protective association
Saturday evening IL was decided 10
present to the joint committee ON game
and fisheries Of the Vermont legislature
the following resolutions;
Resolved that Il is the sense Of this asso.
eiaiian that the open season on game In the
state 81 Vermont should be as follows!
Partridge, woodcoek and all other game
birds. from Sept. | 10 Dec. l, and no hunter
shall kill more than five Of one kind In any
one day or more than 30 Of one kind In the
season; gray squirrels and raeeoons, from
Oct, to Jan, / deer. the last full week In
October excepting sundays, and each hunter
may kill one buck or doe during said season.
Each nonresident hunter shall pay H.
crnse fee Of $40 for hunting deer and game
birds each season.
Resolved. that there should be statute
forhidding the pollution Of any stream lake
or pond inhabited by trout with sawdust or
any other substances injurious TO trout, and
that there should be special statute for
hat there should be special statute for
Windham county making the open season on
trout therein from April to Aug. /.
At the meeting Representative Il, W.
Gibson stated that Senator Proctor had
communicated with him in regard 10
Windham county location for the pro-
posed auxiliary fish cultural station for
which $4,000 has been appropriated by
the government, and that j. w. Tit
comb, who has been selected to search
for a suitable site, would probably visit
Brattleboro and vicinity within a short
time. II was voted that the officers of
the association do everything possible
to assist Mr.. Titcomb in inspecting the
various springs in this county and use
their efforts TO secure the location Of
the hatchery in this county.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-10-26

qet of red and white carnations. The
other tables were spread in the main
hall and the dining hall at either side.
The banquet was served at little
after seven o clock, Rev l.. NJ. Kenes-
ton saying grace, and over $50 Masons
sat down to a most bountiful repast.
1t was the largest gathering of Brat
tlebOro Masons ever held in Masonic
hall The supper was prepared and
served by the women of Bingham chap
ter, Order of the Eastern Star, the
wives of the past masters of Brattle-
boro lodge being the committee in
charge, Mrs. w. d. ellison chairman.
The menu consisted of soup, roast
meats and vegetables, pies, fruit, ice
cream, cake and coffee.
Worshipful Master George NJ. Clay
presided at the post prandial exercises,
and called first upon Past Master Will
liam II. Vinton, whose name headed the
EDITION to the grand lodge for a char
ter % years ago, and who was appoint
ed the first master of BrattlebOrO lodge.
Mr.. Vinton, in an informal, CONVERSE
tonal manner, talked for few min
utes on the causes which led to the
forming of Brattleboro lodge, and the
place it had filed in local Masonic his
tory. STARTING with 10 members, only
nine of whom are now living, it has
grown to membership of over 200.
Mr.. Vinton s words were warmly APP
plauded, as whatever he says is always
direct and to the point. W. Master
CLAW then arose and in a few words,
70 Mr. NJDtnp
on behalf of the lodge a most beautiful
and valuable past masters jewel. Mr.
Vinton was visibly affected and sur
prised and his words of thanks were
plainly sincere.
Brother E. H. Miller of Dummerston
then sang a baritone solo which called
out a hearty encore.
Past Master Ferris r. Vaughan gave
a brief, but extremely fitting historical
sketch, summary of which follows:
On the 23rd day of November, 1880,
the grand master of the grand lodge OF
the state of Vermont, our late brother
l.. NJ Read of Bellows Falls, granted a
for lodge in Brattleboro !
to be called Brattleboro lodge. The
number, 1O2, was supplied later when
the charter was granted. This was IN
response to a petition headed by Will
liam H. Vinton and fifteen Others as
follows: J. Henry Pratt, George NJ
Taylor. J. L. Miner, F. A. Whitney
J. H. Holden, d. Leonard, George f.
Greene, A. C. Davenport, Henry D. Hol-
ton, David A. Abbott, A. V. Cox, A. l.,
Clark. C. R. Stevens, Edward Clark
md w. II. Taft. The grand master ap,,
pointed William H. Vinton worshipful
Master, A. C. Davenport senior warden
and J. Henry Pratt junior warden:
These three men organized lodge and
appointed officers. When all the mem
,els attended the meetings, there were
eft only three as members present who
we're not in Office This condition did
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-10-26

whatever it is, Viavi preparations alone
will cure it, A Chicago woman, who
received an invitation to one of these
lectures through friend, lays bare the
whole "game " in few sentences:
"After the lady lecturer finished her
discourse it became evident to me that
there was no one present who was ex-
empt from the need of 'Viavi, from
the actions and words of the lecturer,
and also, | IN sorry to say, from the
words of the ladies. y
The same old "skin game -; get your
victim TO worrying, and she II buy your
medicine. "Viavi Hygiene - of course,
is based on the tallacy of diagnosing
and treating by mail.-Collier s Weekly,
July H.