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The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-24
A WARNING TO THE CENTRAL
VERMONT.

If the Central Vermont oihclals nave
not realized it hitherto they ought TO
know by this time that the people OF
Brattleboro are in earnest in their de-
mands for better freight facilities.
The meeting held last Friday evening
under the auspices of the board OF
trade showed beyond doubt that the
business men of this town have lost
patience with the policy of proerasti-
nation which the railroad company has
adopted and are ready to petition the
state railroad commission for relief
Immediately unless speedy improve
ment in conditions is shown. In fact,
the special committee appointed at
the meeting has already begun the
work of collecting data relative to the
insufficient railroad accommodations at
this point, and if necessary this evil
dence will be presented to the rail
road commissioners in the form of
petition from the states attorney.
There is little doubt that Brattleboro
could make out strong case against
the Central Vermont company. Spe-
cifc instances where entirely unnec-
essary delay has been caused through
lack of proper facilities in the local
yard are plenty, and those who have
been Inconvenience by such delay
will be only too glad to appear before
the railroad commissioners in an eff
fort to bring about betterment of
conditions. One important fact
brought out at the meeting of last Fri
day was the lack of trackage in the
local freight yard and to this as much
as to any other one thing can be at
tributed the congestion of the past sew
eral weeks. 1t is no doubt true that
all railroads are hampered by their
inability to secure sufficient motive
power and rolling stock to accommo-
date the unprecedented traffic with
which they are overwhelmed, but there
is apparent no good reason why the
Central Vermont cannot increase its
track capacity at Brattleboro. Ties
and rails are to be had and the com
pany already owns plenty of land on
which to build additional sidetracks.
The only course for the Central Yer
mont to adopt if it wishes to avoid
appearing before the railroad commits
sion is to exhibit Immediately spirit
of consideration for local shippers by
providing tracks enough so that cars
can be unloaded within a reasonable
time after they have arrived here and
sent toward their destination within
a reasonable time after they have been
loaded
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-24
Railroads
BOSTON & MAINE RAILROAD
In effect October 8, 1906
Trains Leave Brattleboro;

Montreal and Quebec, via c. V. and G. T. Rvs,
i'll. 10 a. m. &C 225 p m. 1iO.ls p. m
Montreal Quebec, via Newport and c. P. Ry.,
-fll.l0 a. m. ttl0Is p. m.
Quebec via Sherbrookeand c. 7. Ry.,-tlllOa. m.
+tl0.lS D. m.
Quebec via Que. Cent Ry.-tlllO a. m. ttlOls
p. m.
Greenfield. Northampton, Holyoke, Springfield
3 p a. m. 1907 a. m. tl0.l5 a. m. 1923 D. m.
'4.23 p. m. $500 p. m.
Bellows Falls. Caremont Junction, Windsor.
White River Junction-tll.i 10 a. m +2.25 D. m
f5.35 p. m. lois p. m
Wells River, st. Johnsbury, LypdonviJIa-4l1 IN
a. m. 1926 p. m. fl0ls D. m.
Newport: Sherbrooke-tlll0 a m. HOIST m.
Boston-'A 5,2S a. m. "A 1918 a. m. 4B 225 D.
m. "A 4.23 p. M. -
Daily. Daily except Sunday. tDailv except
Saturday. Sunday only. via Greenfield, r
via Bellows Falls. C Montreal only. =
Detailed information and timetables may be Oh
tanned at ticket offices. O' W.
~ D. fL Ian C.M BURT,
ass Iral' mgr' Gen. Pass, Agt
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-24
FAIR EXCHANGE.
A New Back for an Old One-How 1t
Is Done in Brattleboro.

Is Done in Brattleboro.
The back aches at times with dull
Undesirable feeling. making you
weary and restless; piercing pains
shoot across the region of the kidneys
and again the loins are so lame to
stoop is agony. No use to rub or APP
ply a plaster to the back in this condi.
ton. You cannot reach the cause. Elk
change the bad back for new and
stronger one. Follow the example of
this Brattleboro citizen.
Mrs. A. w. Larson of Chestnut
street. Brattleboro, Vt, says: "For a
year or more l was subject to pains in
my back which were always worse at
night AS a consequence | arose in the
morning feeling lame and sore and
tired out generally on account of being
deprived of my rest and sleep. Lift
ing, STOPPING or any extra strain on the
muscles of the back were sure to
bring twinges of pain. tried many
remedies but met with Indifferent sue
cess until l went to F. H. Holden S
drug store and got box of Doan S
Kidney Pills. | soon found they were
helping me, and after using two boxes
the pain entirely disappeared and my
back was stronger. could enjoy my
night s sleep and arise in the morning
feeling refreshed while my general
health was better than it had been
for months. This is why I am glad to
recommend Doan S Kidney Pills.
For sale by all dealers. Price 50
cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo.
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan sand
take no other.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-24

sentiment will thoroughly back up the
rigid enforcement of the law.-Burling'
ton Free Press.
When Burlington switched into the
no,lcense column last March II was
rumored that the result was due to the
efforts of certain factions displeased
with the methods of the license com
missioners last year, If this is so the
kitchen bar room nuisance is likely to
he a continuous thorn in the flesh of
the city officials However, if as the
Free Press says there is n "general
demand" that the city be made dry
no blame can be laid at the door of
the license law il the peoples wishes
are not complied with, Public senti'
ment and a rigid statute are a hard
combination 10 beat.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-24

The action of the Barre school dlrec-
tors in deciding not to employ married
women as teachers in the public schools
has been discussed at considerable
length by the papers throughout the
state. Inasmuch as the matter CON
Germs no one but the people of Barre
there is no cause for outside criti-
cism, yet it looks as if the action on
the part of the school directors of that
city might damage its teaching force
greatly. The principal work of a
school board of any town is to furnish
the most efficient school system posi-
BILE. In some cases the result might
be brought about by the employment
of only unmarried teachers while in
others such action might be extremely
detrimental to the efficiency of the edu-
cational force. Any hard and fast rule,
therefore, is likely to prove unsatis-
factory in the long run. Competent
teachers are not so easily secured that
the question of their marriage state
can be given first consideration.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-24

Says the Vcrgennes Enterprise:
"'We fail to see why it necessarily fol
lows that if a licensed druggist sells
liquor on Sunday he is breaking the
law by selling without a prescription. y
Neither do we. Nor can we under
stand why if prescriptions are written
according to law they should not be
honorcd by druggists at any time
whether presented by the physicians
themselves or by their patients.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-24
New Form of Special Delivery.
(Rutland News.)

The new law which after July l
permits the use of stamps of any issue
of the required value to constitute a
special delivery letter privilege by sim
ply writing or stamping the words
Especial Delivery" below the stamps,
is about as sensible a piece Of minor
legislation as has been enacted for a
long time. The value of the special de-
livery system has always been fully
recognized, but frequently person in
a hurry is not where he can get spe-
cial delivery stamp. Under the new
law the special delivery letter business
will undoubtedly increase rapidly.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-24
Ill Prepared Again.
lMontpelier Journal.)

The summer resort season is upon US
and finds Vermont inditferently
equipped to handle any material in
crease in her regular business. Even
the spasmodic and often ill-directed
publicity of the past has had its effects
and last summer found the hotels with
any pretension to being summer re
sorts well filed. More good hotels,
more good roads and more good pub
LEFTY is yet to come before Vermont
takes her place in the array of states
who make a serious business of cater
ing for summer trade.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-24

In the light of reports from various
towns of this county of the number of
trout caught on the opening day of the
season will State Fish and Game Com
missioner Thomas still adhere to his
belief that the "little bunch Of kick
ers" in this corner of the state did not
know what they were talking about
when they protested against changing
the date of the open season from May
| to May l52
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-24
The Lists of Wants.
lBradford Opinion.l

The Burlington News heads its edi-
torial columns with a list of Things
Burlington Wants and this is good
way to bring them before the citizens
Every town has list of wants - and
every town needs yards of argument be
fore any one of the needs is supplied.
1t is bad sign when town or city is
satisfied and thinks that nothing more
is to be desired.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-24

The directors of the schools in the
Brattleboro town district, Guilford,
Vernon, Halifax and Dummerston have
wisely decided to take advantage of
the new educational law by forming
a district for the purpose of securing
expert supervision of schools. They
have engaged as superintendent Yves
ley E. Minis, principal of Brattleboro
academy, who will begin his duties
within a short time. Mr.. Minis will
have 80 schools under his supervision
and while this number is perhaps a
trife too many to admit of the very
best work there is no doubt that a
higher standard of efficiency can be
reached under the new method than
formerly. If Mr.. Minis record as
principal of Brattleboro academy is
any criterion the directors showed good
Judgment in their choice of a superin-
tendent
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-24
In Behalf of the Railroaders.

Editor of Rcformer:
No doubt the general public is justified
in complaining of the management by the
Central Vermont Railroad company Of
the New London division, the congested
state of the yard at Brattleboro and the
bad condition of the roadbed of the West
River road. But however this may be,
not much of the blame can be laid to the
working force of the road. | will venture
to state that there is not a more willing,
energetic and hard-worked force of men
in New England, including superintendent,
conductors and trainmen, than those of
this division Night and day, against
wreck and storm they have worked to re-
lieve the situation. Give them credit for
doing their best, and remember that a
kind word and helping hand will do much
more to relieve the situation than kicks
and hard words. H. A. c.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-24

In order to stimulate the lemon crop
we respectfully call the attention of
the upstate papers to the fact that a
Brattleboro man was elected to the
highest office within the gift of the
knights of Columbus of the state last
week and that another Brattleboro
man was given the highest office in
the state encampment of Odd Fellows.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-24
II II Had Been Judge Haselton-

According to a press despatch from
Brattleboro, the friends of Judge j. H.
Martin are "haying a little fun Mt his
expense, because he helped mother
carry small baby, when a train be-
came stalled and the passengers had to
walk to a village several miles distant
As Judge Martin is decidedly a family
man the News fails to see where there
is much opportunity to construct Il
very funny episode out of his kindness
If 1t had bcen-well, Judge Haselton
for instance, the situation would have
been novel at least,
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-24

Kitchen bar rooms are said to be be-
ginning to do a fourishing business in
Burlington. 1t behooves the prescott
ing officers to be up and doing, if pro-
hibition is to be enforced in Burling-
ton this year. There is a general de-
mand that Burlington be made dry in
accordance with the mandate of the
people in the city election, and public
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-24
At Last Another Lemon.
lMaterhnry Reeord.l

We should Judge by the way the
Brattleboro Reformer comments on
Hon. ID. j. Foster being successor to
Senator Redfcld Proctor, that Brattle'
horo has candidate. 1t would be out
of the ordinary run of policies in Yer
mont if such was not the ease.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-24

times: The rate law enacted one year
ago needs to be perfected, Doubtless
the president in planning TO ask Tor
further legislation is only voicing pub
lie sentiment. Just what is needed IN
the way of more legislation is a ques,
ton ON which there is difference OF
opinion. The closest students of the
subject are not quite ready 10 say what
congress should do. The president IL
going about with IN open mind. lie
seems to have a fixed conviction that
much remains to be done before ideal
relations between the public and the
transportation companies are obtained,
and he is gathering the views of many
persons as to what sort of legislation
should be attempted ut the coming SEES
sion of congress. Out of the abundance
of advice he is receiving he Will Gu
deayor TO reach a decision. He may he
prepared to make some definite sugges'
lions in his Indianapolis speech, aud
he may not. If he is not prepared 10y
the 30th TO come out Hat footed for Ger
tain legislation he will content himself
with general discussion of existing
conditions and the need of additional
federal lcgislations,
The largest, most representative ana
most harmonious convention which
ever assembled in Ireland Tuesday at
Dublin repudiated the plan for a linn
tied Irish council, which was all the
liberal government had to offer in full
fillment of its campaign promises. This
action killed the hope of any home
rule legislation by the present parlia
ment. created serious split in the
government S forces, and may have
far.reaching results. The temper Of
the convention was plain from the be
ginning No one had n word to offer
in behalf of the bill. Home rule or
nothing was the unanimous sentiment,
and the resolution rejecting the meas
ure, proposed by John Z. Redmond,
commanded every vote. The Irish par
liamentarans had been deluged with
resolutions from town councils and all
sorts of official and unofficial bodies
since their arrival in Dublin, all de
nouncing the bill. The country spoke
in an unmistakablc voice, and the Irish
members of parliament chccrfully ac'
guessed to its will.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-24

Mrs. S. Joyce, $50 Sullivan St., Clare
mont, n. H.. writes: about a year
ago / bought two bottles of Foley's Kid
ney Cure. 1t cured me of a severe case
of Kidney trouble of several years
standing. 1t certainly is a grand, good
medicine, and l heartily recommend it."
Sold by All Druggists.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-24

Lieutenant Governor Prouty says
that everybody knows he is a eandi-
date for the govenorship in 1908. How
will this knowledge affect his chances
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-24

The president S speech in Indianapo-
lis on Memorial day may be counted on
to mark the beginning of a general re-
vival of interest in a demand for ad
ditional railroad legislation by con-
gress, says the Washington correspond
emit of the Boston Transcript who con
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-24
The Meddler
IN the eoai fits yoa. put IT on. 3"

Every year Inc Mtuui'A ="
upau TO warn youthful bicNclists that
a village ordinance prohibits riding
these machines on the sidewalks, buf'
ing the past few weeks the habit mas
been INDUCED in to such an extent
that pedestrians have had to Keep
their eyes open and their ears cooked
in order to avoid being run down. II
n friendly warning will not serve 10
put a stop TO this practice one arrest
and conviction might accomplish the
desired result,
The common, which formerly adj
Joined Common street but is now locat'
ed on the northern boundary OF PARK
Place, is one of Brattleboro : beauty
spots, aud during the summer months
hundreds of local people as well as
many visitors here enjoy its refresh
ing surroundings. Its green turf IS
ALWAYS well kept and as whole 1t IS
carefully attended, One thing, how
ever. might be done to improve its
appearance. The walks in many places
are overgrown with grass along the
edges and should be Strengthened and
made of uniform width.
.,,- .. 40 ooon reminds
~, Pr%Ni Ii. n,a. .,, nnenipg hand
NJ M'",s''' '','s -, &. soboirle5 IN
coilceIt VI VI, ,,i' rrorn Anna IN
. IAN p,", ,',. " oHo ;noiinod n knock the
INN l,ufI. ',,t;.L t,,rnisbos sncb GOOD
'sa"'N"l'ou ll.', ' "ll',gi, h,t tbe
li'''9,' -" ~ ','' i,;,l.ars aro forced 70
I"pst S'tg4'o"' go, 80 prottIohoro :
AUNT '"% az i'' - ,nio,.r,ort
summer .'ie srtt1 .hon tbo sor;os of
10 sI,"'ei MINI, ,,.L '"%" ara ,,;rcn nv
oP'" ".i IN o.,. ,.aor In foet Rraf.
- ,,.,,,la 10 a rrctt,. moribupd
town if it were not for the band con
eerts.
Nrrcb as he dislikes 70 believe it
Tho NedJIer is of the opinion that
tbnro oro a few neople in town who
would IN little axnlting on the
n,ict If tbe Connecticut river dam pro,
faat should foII throngh But ia tbi,
lunch of sorn- heads knockers pcssi.
raists and coId.,roter throwers The
HToJdlor con Owe assurance fiat an
o,,nrtnrity 70 vent their nersonal
sIito viii NOT he forthcoming In a
Few DAYS At thc very latest actual
yor,, o1 tbo nroioct which is TO mean
so mncb 70 eycrybodv in Brattleboro-
sore.beads knockers pessimists and
coid.watnr throwers included will be.
Gin On this occasion some public,
sniritad ritiznn ongbt TO corral the en-.
.ira rrann If oroTIers +ransnort them
a. tbo s;to of tbo dam and comnol
t6om 70 stand in omen .mouthcd awe
vbiio thoir faces are fIcd with fying
Ti r r. tbo conf fts mt II On.
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People who have sometimes called
the auditorium bad investment Tor
the town may gain new light ON the
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-24
Division One.


DR.. E. r. Lynch, Brattleboro. BOB
Edith NJ Mather, w. Brattleboro. 2S46
W. H. Geddis, Brattlcboro. .......2 0+O
Corinnc Blodgett, w. Brattleboro. 1913
Edward Pierce, Brattleboro...... p
Division Two.
O. W. Follett, Townshend .,...... 1855
Mabel +. Coombs, Guilford. ..... 34g
Mia j. Newton, Glbilford. ...... 1874
Mrs NJ +. Brown, E. Dummerston. 9
Division Three.
Carrie X. Russell, Mortified, Mass. 4sl
Pearl \, Higgins, Hinsdale, n. H.. 22l
Hope Mead, Mortified, Mass. p
H. l.. Brigham. Mortified, Mass. 26
Mrs. Albert Hazard, Dallas, Pa. %
James Wall, Mortified, Mass. ?
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-24
Interested In Live Stock

b'tS'
Horses, Cattle, Sheep. Swine and PoE.T
the pure bred kinds Then YOU s52l-
and keep posted on what the successful
lows are doing along these lines, 4lE
only one way to keep posted on tlsA
ters--that by reading the old rsAags
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where as THE Best Farm Paper
10 cents for a 10 weeks trial substfIss
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The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-24

rural carrier will keep straight aheao
in the middle of the road.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-08

en charter members of the club who since the organization was formed in 1878 have sQen several democratic vic tories.
 Among those noticed present were; Father Farmer, chaplain of the club; D. J. Moriarity, ex-Mayor c. T. Drls- coll Sheriff Henry Farrel, Alderman Thomas II. Molloy Alderman James M. Maxwell, Thomas Cunningham, Thomas Brennan, Matthew Leahy, Alderman-at-large Frank Kenna, Mark Ryder, James T. Moran, Dr. Henry A. Spang, J. J, McPartland, John E, McPartland, Thomas Gib- bons, Daniel M sheehan, John B. Judge, General Registrar Francis w. Foley, F. F. Cronan, Dr. J. F. Sulli- van, Dr.. James Cohane, Dr, James F. Maher, Pierce M. Maher, s. H. Moore, s. H. Cunningham, John Brennan, John J. Corbett, Dr. John E. Murphy Dr. James H. Flynn Dr. M. c. O'Con- nor, Sergeant McGann, Police Com missioner Daniel Kelley, William O'Keefe, M. F. Campbell William Jordan, pr. Thomas Corbett, Dr. Thomas Cahill, Dr. Thomas Smith F.. i G. Conlan, William M. Geary Will liam Cronan, Thomas Fitzsimmons. I M. F. Shanley, William Carroll, Cap tain Laurence O'Brien, William Maher
 and Michael McGinn
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-08
FOUNTAIN MARBLE HERE
Trouble Experienced Carting it Across
 the Green.

The marble for the Bennett memo rial fountain has arrived, and yester- day was spent in hauling it from the cars to the site of the fountain on the green. Considerable difficulty was eX- perienced in this work, The big Smed- ley trucks were loaded with the fine stone, weighing heavily, and when they entered the green on the Church street side and attempted to get up through the grass to the site of the fountain with a particularly heavy load the truck got stalled, the wheels sunk about half foot into the soil, and for upwards of an hour large crowd watched the efforts to eXtricate the team from it's predicament.
 The fountain, according to present expectations, will be in readiness for the dedication on November 29, and by that date will be all up and in working order, unless some setback now un- foreseen occurs.
 Already the foundation and water and sewer connections have been made. so that all that remains now is to erect the base and superstructure The marble is all ready for cementing to- gether, and before shipment to this city was put up temporarily at the quarry, where it was found to fit to perfection. The work of putting it to- gether permanently here will take about two weeks.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-11-08
 BODY WASHED ASHORE.
Unknown Man Comes in at Prospect
 Beach.

Washed up by the tide, the body of man so far unidentified was found yesterday morning on the shore at Prospect Beach, about half a mile from Waverly Grove. The condition of the body gave indications of It's having been in the water for at least two weeks, the, features being beyond rec ognition. The body was clad In overalls and jumper with sack coat, which had the name of Enrich Brothers of New York as the makers. The man, 1t is thought, was 40 years old He is described as being about feet tall and weighing from 175 to 200 pounds
 The body, after being viewed by Medical Examiner Barnett of West Haven. was removed to the undertak- ing rooms of Pierce, Graham 6 Hayes in Campbell avenue, West Haven. It is believed that the man may have fallen overheard from some boat in the sound. About two weeks ago the coal barge wild West, belonging to McWilliams srothers of New York, sank in the sound at a point 6 mile out from where the body was found, but at that time it was reported that there was nobody missing.