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Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-09-28
THE WORK OF THE SCHOOLS.
Unusually Fine Exhibition Made DJ
PUPILS of Various Grades.

The school exhibition took up large
amount of space in the west end OF
Floral hall and was arranged much IN
the same way as it has been in years
mast. The work of the pupils was ex-
hibited in an attractive manner around
the walls and on tables and standards
erected for the purpose. Miss Marguer-
lite Tucker, supervisor of the village
schools. was in charge OF the arrange
ment of the work of the students. 1t
was the most attractive display that
has ever been made, and large number
of the drawings showed excellent tai
emf in pupils so young. Many water
colors and several designs were finely
executed. Drawings by High school
students of various physical problems
and illustrations to the left of the door
showed excellent ability and careful
work. that of Charles Cheney and FL
win S. Grant being especially notice
able. Several designs were shown by
tbe pupils of the Centerville school and
some excellent water colors. Some good
work in blue prints was also shown.
Rev. H. r. Miles has instructed few
of the bows in the advanced grades IN
wood working and their work appeared
to advantage. The ninth grade OF DIS
trict No. 9 had good exhibition OF
room designs and the seventh grade
had some good designs for colored glass
windows. The eighth grade had work
in cut out drawings. Grade four had
some of their tumbler gardens on ex-
bibition and several cornstalks which
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-09-28
BREAKING A Loo JAM.
Ticklish BUSINESS on the Brink Of a
Forty Foot Cataract.

Not many years ago centre Jam
formed just above the falls where the
Tahquamenon river leaps forty feet to
the whirlpool below, II was only a
few yards back from the verge, and
TO break Il the men were obliged TO
get down into the water below Il, stand
there with the falls behind them aud
the current swirling about their knees,
and pry the bottom logs out with their
peavoys.
The water was not deep enough and
the Jam itself sheltered them from the
rush Of the river; but II man lost his
footing he was gone. Carefully and
cautiously they worked the first log
loose, and as Il started toward them
they loaped upon II, and before II could
get away with them jumped from II to
the jam.
Loosening one stick was not enough
TO start the rest; and they soon found
that the whole pile would have to be
torn apart little by little.
More than that, other logs kept COM
ing down the rapids and adding them.
selves 10 IL; so that II grew at one end
ms rapidly us they could tear Il away
at the other; but they kept at II, and
in the course of time they worked back
ten or twelve rods from the brink.
Then, Of sudden. one Of them saw a
long piece ofpulpwood coming for him.
There was no time for him to dodge
and il was too small TO hold him II he
mounted il, So as the only chance, he
tried 20 jump over IL.
1t was too quick for him, II took
him across the thighs and the next in
slant he was down and the river was
sweeping him toward the falls. On he
went faster and faster, nearer and near
err, till he was almost on the verge;
and then, by some miracle of strength
and agility, he got his spiked shoes
against something solid, rose to his feet
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-09-28

the bench show. The bulk of the show
management naturally fell on the
shoulders of Superintendent r. c. Ba'
con but he was ably assisted by Charles
Welcome and W. J. Pentland, jr.
AS to the dogs there were so many
good ones that it is hard to do them
justice without going too much into
detail. DR.. William Jarvis s beautiful
Irish setter Oh. Shan Law again swept
everything before him, winning the cup
for the best in the show as well as a
number of other specials. The Boston
terrier, Chauncy Girl, owned by Mrs.
j. Edward Anderson of Brookline,
Mass, stood next in rank although in
the free for all sweepstakes she divided
second money with DR.. James E. Hair s
English setter, Oh. Queen Pride. In
st. Bernards, Willowmere Farm had
everything its own way, showing eight
dogs that were always center of at
traction. Evans Brothers of Town
shend did well with their English set
ter, Evans Pride, who reappeared in
the ring after an absence of six years.
This dog is probably the best son Gin
cinnatus Pride ever sired, and his going
to reserve winners in the regular elias
ses gave a good idea of his quality.
r. |. Holbrook, another Townshend
man, did well with his pointer, Sena-
tor IS Dot, taking reserve winners in the
bitch division. The collie classes were
not quite as good as last year although
C. c. Paine of Randolph showed pref
ty bitch in Peggy Butcher, who beat
Countess Cerise for winners. There
were large number of cookers benched
and a local dog, Sandie, formerly owned
by Mrs. C. A. McRae but now the prop
erty of Billings & Weatherhead, won
in the novice, limit, open and win
ners classes. Mrs. James F. Hooker S
poodle was also blue ribbon winner.
Bull terriers were only fair and there
was but one French bulldog. Boston
terriers, the big class of the show, con-
tanned much quality, Myron w. Robin
MS Junior III and Mrs. Anderson s
Jhauncy Girl coming out ahead. Dali
en- s Punch, shown in the puppy class,
won the special for the best American
pred puppy in the show. Quonatock
Kennels of Mortified, Mass. Paul D.
Moody, proprietor, were successful in
Airedales, while the Grafton Kennels
If North Grafton, Mass, took the
,ream in Scottish terriers. One of the
most admired dogs in the show was
roots, white Pomeranian shown by |
J. F. Mann of this town.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-09-28

in the frosting in pure white on a drab
ground, and the word, 'Brattleboro, -
on the side, done in the same manner.
Flower and Canned Fruit Show.
Around the north wall of the agricul-
tural building were canned fruits in
most tempting display. All sorts of
vegetables were done up in the cans
and exhibited in a most attractive man
ner. To the right of the door was the
exhibit of Ethel Hastings of West
Brattleboro consisting of strawberries,
pears, peaches and jellies of currants
and apples. Cora +. Goodenough had
a fine exhibition of the Gamers art,
both in beauty and number. Mrs. A. f.
Yeaw of Guilford. Mrs. W. II. Alexan-
der of West Brattleboro, Mrs. w. G.
Haviland of Tiashoke, n. Y, and
Bridget Manning of Brattleboro had
jellies on exhibition which were de-
light to the eye. Mrs. C. A. Post of
Chesterfield, n. H., had good exhibit
ton of canned goods. c. A. Post of
Chesterfield, n. H., had an exhibition of
maple syrup and sugar. l.. A. Piper of
Keene, n. H., had numerous plates of
pears and late plums. Norton +. Thur
Der Of West Halifax had an excellent
show of maple sugar and syrup as did
also T. III. Lynde. c. A. Evans of Clare
mont, n. H., had good show of pears,
apples and plums. The Mt. Hermon
school showed apples and also tomatoes,
the latter put up in cans and sealed
as it is done in the regular canning fac
tories. Dana II. Stafford of Brattle-
boro showed apples. peaches and pears
as did also f. r. Copeland of Colrain,
Mass. C. J. Bachelor of Wilton, N. H.,
had a fine show of grapes, both white
and purple. J. F. stearns of Bfattle-
boro. j. S. Wood and Hugh Dunklee
showed apples of fall and winter varie-
ties. Margaret Carpenter showed APP
pies. as did Cassius l. Wilson of West
Clifford L. Akeley of West
Brattleboro, A. N. Foster of Leyden,
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-09-28
MR. HowATr JUDGING THE JERSEY

the Methuen, Mass. show. He remained
long enough, however, to express his
approval of the way in which the show
was managed.
Two Pinkerton detectives, j. W. Rog'
ers and an assistant were in town all
three days of the fair. When asked
as to what they had accomplished Mr..
Rogers said: 81 guess the news of our
coming scared the crooks away.
haven't seen anyone in town who
looked dishonest. "
Gen. T. Nelson Hastings of Walpole,
n. H., one of the vice-presidents of the
association, occupied seat in the press
stand part of Wednesday afternoon.
Gen. Hastings has been busily engaged
in New Hampshire politics of late, and
had time enough only to make hurried
trip to the fair by automobile.
Professor Norrin did one dive Tues
day that was not on the program. After
his fire dive the boards on the platform
took fire and Mr.. Norvin scrambled
with some haste up the ladder to put
out the blaze When he was ready to
return he remarked, "this is the cas-
lest way" and forthwith dropped into
the water rather than Chamber down
the ladder.
DIR. d. ]. Smith of Claremont, N. H.,
one of the exhibitors at the bench
show, will superintend dog show in
connection with the Claremont fair
next week Wednesday. R. c. Bacon
will act as judge of all breeds and
Number of local fanciers are plan
ming to attend the event Over 100
dogs are entered in the show including
pack of Otter hounds.
When Patrick McMann, who has
charge of the Battell Morgans, leads
Gen. Gates before the grandstand it is
hard to tell which has the more style,
the man or the horse. Mr.. McMann
has been employed by Mr.. Battell for
years and is as familiar with Morgan
horse history as any man in the state
He takes as much pride in the appear
ance of the animals as if they were his
own property.
In spite of the presence of the two
Pinkerton men an attempt at pocket
picking was made yesterday morning
at the depot Miss Abbie Pratt of this
town was standing in one of the cars
of the 9.06 train when she saw man
with his hands in the pockets
of two other men. She at once raised
an alarm but not in time to catch the
thief He bolted through the car and
into the crowd before an officer could
be called. He is described as a rather
short man with "a light suit and face
badly broken out. Whether he secured
from the pockets into which
he was delving is not known.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-09-28

Mass. and E. B. Barrows A. A. Dyaiu
sbowed some excellent honey IN frames
and pound boxes. ;,
The exhibit up stairs which attracted
the most attention was Z. f. Gam
honey and bees at work in glass hlVe
and wire net box. II. $. Noreross Of
West Dummerston and W. Ronillard VI
Hinsdale showed peaches. Z. Il; Marla4
of Greenfield had a good snow o.
,rrones as did Frank Amidon OF hlGh-
anond N. II. G. B. Crowell OF brattie-
horo had a good collection OF asters,
C Cb. Harris of West Brattleboro ana
= a Tutbill of Westminster showed
annles A. A. Halliday and son hao y
large exhibit of apples and grapes. ..
~ Alexander of East BridgewateI
showed large and choice as gan az
Of dahlias; Mrs. Julia a. hoes T.r "
Rrattleboro a pretty, dimlnutive ~
salem cherry tree; Miss Bertha Nj NJ
oho;ce collection of nasturtlums' Mis
w q Haviland of Tiashoke, n. 1,
aoi,oet;on of garden flowers OF many
5;4ferent kinds; Mrs. r. q. Johnson VI
Center a pot of zinnlas, ana
NJ d Taft of the same place
large variety of marigolds; Marc ol co
I pai h of West Brattleboro i also
lhnwed marigolds and Mrs. A. |. WI WI
s ,:p,as If Brattleboro sweet peas, mas
,la !. INNS Nc and asters. Mrs. A. |. lngra-
ham a. Of Guilford Center showed a s M;ss
4;on Of ~ kinds of geraniunmss.;s MISS
! n;o shine of Brattleboro II different
L al;at;as Of dahlias; NJ. Z. Hudson
S sanonet of different flowers; Esther =.
p"nrv Of Guilford Center nine dif1eren.
l a:sas If asters with zinnias and sweet
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-09-28
Pet Stock Exhibit.

The pet stock exhibit was not very
large but il was the center of attrac-
ton for hundreds of little folk. The
show consisted mostly of Belgian hares
and rabbits mingled with white mice
and cats. Entering the east end of the
building the first animal to meet the
range of vision on the left was a
sleepy-looking red fox shown by G. w.
Jeffrey of Westminster. B. Roberts of
Mortified, Mass, showed Belgian
hares. Next were the white rats
of Ralph Weeks of Mortified,
Mass, and then an ugly old rae
coon exhibited by +. w. Pierce
of Brattleboro followed by cage of
speckled rats shown by Floyd Johnson
of Brattleboro. The prettiest animals
shown were the pair of tame raccoons
of +. w. Pierce of Brattleboro. These
appeared gentle and amiable. They
would come to the front of the cage
to be fed and would stretch out their
claws and noses to spectators. Next to
them was cage containing two red
foxes shown by H. G. Clark. On the
south side of the building were cat
and kittens shown by G. E. Thomas
of North Walpole, N. H., and manx cats
shown by II. Jakway and Shelton E.
Keneston of Brattleboro. Miss May
Ferriter showed a large tabby cat. Har-
old Newell of Brattleboro showed Bel
gian hares. Henry Smith of Brattle-
boro showed English rabbits. Nathan
r. Pierce of Brattleboro had cage of
Guinea pigs on exhibition. Helen M.
Pierce of Brattleboro showed a cage
of large white Angora rabbits. G. Il.
Thomas of North Walpole, N. H.,
showed cage of gray rabbits. Some
of the animals shown looked as if they
would much rather be left at home to
the enjoyment of their simple lot as
best they might.
Just outside the door in the east
end of the hall stood large cage con-
tanning three gray squirrels exhibited
by M. Z. Downes of New York city.
The cage was large and roomy and con-
tanned wheel on which the pretty
creatures exercised as frequently as
they chose.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-09-28

and started to wade back against the
current.
Little by little he forged ahead till
he met some logs large enough to carry
his weight, and mounting them, he
jumped from one to another till he
reached the jam. Then the foreman
cursed him for having dropped his
peavey, and he waded out again almost
to the brink, found it where it had
caught between some rocks and
brought it back.
The problem of handling drive in
which the logs are not made up into
rafts-as is sometimes done-but are
simply turned loose on the river, is to
keep them from jamming and to see
that no stragglers are left behind.
1t is the stragglers that give the most
trouble-the stray sticks that run
aground in the shallow places, and that,
if the water falls considerably after
the spring freshets, are often left high
and dry on the banks to make what
the river driver calls a dry rear.
Now and then, it is true, whole
field of logs catches in a narrow bend,
and the entire crew has to go forward
to the point of congestion and set
things moving; but most of the time
the men are taking care of the rear
while the rest of the drive will take
care of itself.
just behind the drive a long boom,
made of logs chained together end to
end, is stretched across the stream from
shore to shore, with big red bateau in
charge at one end and square boxlike
scow at the other A short distance
ahead of the boom are two smaller
boats, one following each bank, and
few men are usually walking along the
shores, sometimes wading in the water
and sometimes afoat on the loose.
The first time river driver asked me
if 1 was "any good on the loose" l
thought that he was wondering whether
or not l would make congenial COM
panion on spree. This proved to be
"The loose is the term used on the
drive to designate logs or pulpwood
sticks floating loosely on the surface of
the river, and to be good on the loose is
to be able to go about on it wherever
one pleases without getting wet To
ride big pine log is not so very diff
cult, but to walk or run across field Of
pulpwood, where most of the sticks are
far too small to carry man IS weight,
is like skating on very thin ice.-Out
ing.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-09-28
WNDAM

beam bean H. d. Thaycr a Sou, Of w.,
ntat,ieb"ro several specimens of ,sa
giant black snnflowcr; J. ~ uom 'nS
,Malpole, n. H., aud +. Il Thnrho nh ~
West brattleboro several speelmens ~ ~
neld corn; Carroll Bond af GniisosI
s y celery, aud sweet pens, Iee
barnes OF Vernon bunch Of sorchnn,
grain, several large winter saansbcs o"d
mangel wurzcl heets. Miss y = NJ
SO" had good exhibit OF celery. Mrs.
~ d. fratt -four kinds Of benns and
s some good corn; Ida L. weatherboad ~
nu,liord several specimens of the CHM,
poiehes bean, home OF the mods ~
which We're fully two feet in long,b,
warren NJ. Taylor nm exhibit Of corn
pumpkins and potatoes, and Miss Cath
crime shea of this town several large
winter squashes. John T.. Gale az GnIi.
iord had crate of wonderfuI no,a.
toes on exhibition, some of which
weighed nearly two pounds and none
less than one pound. There was also In
the hall an excellent exhibit Of MES
cakes and bread which looked yery
,oothsome. One cake had the words
valley Fair, Sept. 1906" on the ton
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-09-28

showed fine collection Of flowers but
Il arrived too late for competition.
The Retreat farm also made good
display Of mixed dahlias
Tho music OF the First Regiment
band was one Of the pleasing features
of all three days. The band was com
posed Of 2s pieces and the quality OF
is music was not strained.
No little attention was drawn by tho
excellent display Of w. j, Portland,
IT,, nndor Floral hall II included a
complete toilet room set, an enamelod
refrigerator and other articles in Mr..
Pentland : line.
Nine yoke Of oxen and steers shown
ON the track by 4. L. johnson, proprie.
tor OF the Pleasant View farm, Cor
nish, n. H., attracted much attention
yesterday afternoon. The animals were
In the pink OF condition.
The Boston terrier bitch, Chauncy
Girl, which won the second most i'm.
portant special In the bench show, was
sold by Mrs. j. Edward Anderson Of
Brookline, Mass, 20 George Miller OF
Seville, o., the price being 5000.
/. n. Chase, owner Of Advancer, was
an interested spectator Of the races yes.
terday afternoon. Mr.. Chase win send
Advancer TO Brockton next week, and
the horse will probably go to Baltimore
with the Whitney string after that.
A large black hog escaped from his
pen Tuesday morning and caused con
siderable trouble before he was recap
tured. He promenaded in front of a
line Of horses near agricultural hall
and nearly stampeded the whole bunch.
The American Decorating company
has outlived its usefulness apparently.
The decorations this year were skinny
in several pieces and did not give the
town the gala-day appearance it ought
to have had. Better try another CON
Germ next year.
James Watson of Hackensack, n. j.,
who placed most of the awards in the
bench show, was obliged to leave imme-
diately after finishing work to judge
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-09-28
KEEP THE KIDNEYS WELL.
Health Is Worth Saving, and Some
Brattleboro People Know How to
Save It.

ooNO Al'
Many Brattleboro people take their
lives in their hands by negecting the
kidneys when they know these organs
need help. Sick kidneys are respon-
sible for a vast amount of suffering
and ill health, but there is no need to
suffer nor to remain in danger when
all diseases and aches and pains due
to weak kidneys can be quickly and
permanently cured by the use of
Doan' IS Kidney Pills. Here is the
statement of Brattleboro citizen who
has reclaimed good health by the use
of this remedy:
J. G. Montrose, carriage painter, of 8
Canal street, Brattleboro, VT, says:
"My experience with Doan's Kidney
Pills dates back to some six years ago
when / could hardly attend to my work
on account of my kidneys being so
badly affected. There was dull pain
across my kidneys and if | Strengthened
quickly after STOPPING sharp twinge
would catch me and the pain would be
so severe that could hardly keep from
crying out. Headaches and spells of
dizziness were frequent and weakness
OF the Kidneys caused TOO frequent dc-
ton of the kidney secretions, particu-
larly annoying at night and disturbing
my rest / heard about Doan s Kidney
Pills, sold here by F. Fl. Holden, the
druggist, and so l commenced taking
them. l tried many different rene
dies but nothing ever did me SO much
good as Doan's Kidney Pills. They
not only cured the headaches and
pains through my back but they also
regulated the action of the kidney Sc
cretions. Since then | have recon-
mended them to scores of people. +"
For sale by all dealers. Price 30 |
cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan sand !
take no other.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-09-28
FLORAL HALL FEATURES.
Needlework. Pictures, Pianos, Rugs and
Fur Goats.

The show in the second story Of Flo
raj hall was not as large as in previous
years, but was well arranged. To the
left of the door at the east end as one
enters, was the millinery exhibition of
Mrs. G. II. Smith, consisting of trimmed
hats and other feminine headgear. II. ii,
Simmons exhibited an inlaid table the
top of which was made of $500 pieces
Of wood. Along the south wall wer
eases containing needlework and en-
broidery. The Companions of Jesus
Of Fitchburg. Mass, had large collec-
ton of needle work, from doilies and
mats to bed-quilts and shawls. Other
exhibitors along this line were Miss
Lila $. Taft of Spofford n. H., Mrs.
W. G. Haviand Of Tiashoke, n. Y,
Mrs. Vera \. Jakway of West Brattle'
boro, Mrs. J. S. Dutton of Brattleboro,
Mrs. $ w. Pickett nf West Leyden,
Mass, Helen Thurber of Brattleboro,
Mrs. F. d. Wright. Mildred Nicholson
of Brattleboro, and Mrs. F. c. Brigham
of Jamaica. In japanese drawn work,
Miss Adele Morgan showed a center
piece; Emma A. Heustis Of Brattleboro
a ribbon waist; Mrs. Carrie M. Heustis
of Brattleboro, Miss +. N. Robair,
doilies; Mrs. f. f. Carpenter of Brat
tleboro, Mrs. l.. f. Abbott, shawls.
Minnie johnson had several pretty
pieces of hammered copper. ID. d.
Sullivan, Brattleboro, had passably
good oil painting representing start
led deer; n. Regal of Millers Falls
showed pictures sketched in pencil and
in oils that showed careful work; Ethel
Knowlton of this town exhibited al
pretty centerpiece of cut work, and
Margaret Carpenter showed some pref
ty basket work. The central tables
were piled with needle work and
braided rugs; names of some of the
exhibitors of which follow: Mrs. c. l..
Stacey, Mrs. l.. s. Higley, Mrs. l.. s.
Abbott, Mrs. W. g. Norris and Mrs. W.
n. Bradley, all of Brattleboro.
At the west end of the hail near the
partition was the piano exhibit OF W.
B. Eddy, showing three pianos Of we'll
known makes. During the day these
we're played by young ladies making
,ne of the pleasing features of the ex-
nibit The Amatite Roofing company
exhibited it's roofing at table in the
center of the hall; Guy Thayer of Brat
-leboro had on exhibition several of
MS stuffed birds; j. T. Burch of this
own showed his rugs made out of old
carpets; Leitsinger and Dugan of this
own had several pianos on exhibition;
3. E. Perry exhibited large number
If fur coats; R. S. Manley showed sew
,ral White sewing machines and Good
low. Pearson e. Hunt filed the corner
If the building with large and hand
ZONE exhibit of fur coats.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-09-28
Valley Fair Notes.

Everyone is thankful the fair comes
but once a year.
The number of umbrellas checked
yesterday morning was unusually small.
1t is rumered that someone was
caught trying to pocket Mr.. Roel's big
pumpkin.
C. H. Welcome bought the promising
cocker puppy, Silver Lake Ben, of the
Silver Lake kennels of Barnard, VT.
H. r. c. Watson of New York city,
formerly proprietor of the Forest Park
farm, Brandon, was visitor at the
fair Wednesday.
G. E.Whitney of Burlington, owner of
the famous Angus Pointer, was on the
grounds Wednesday, watching his more,
Burlington Maid, go in the 2.17 pace.
The Estey Organ company made a
good exhibit of pianos and organs in
their special building, which was
crowded through the day Wednesday.
Advancer, AK, was the fastest
trotter on the grounds, and his stall in
barn A was surrounded by horsemen
all the time Jennie W, 2.10k, had
all the time.
H. B. Gardner, of Revere, Mass,