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The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-12-20
A BIG DOUBLE ORGAN
Just Completed by Estey Company 1or
an Abbey in Indiana.

Rrattleboro people have known for
come time of the building of a large
double pipe organ by the Estey Organ
comnanv. The contract for this organ
was taken about year ago from the
piabt Reverend Abbot Athanasius, u
g r for st. Meinrad's Abbey church
in ST Meinrad, Indiana. For many
weeks the organ has been in process Oh
erection in the large brick factory ana
last week the Rev. Vincent wagner
n s b. who is the deputed representa-
five of the abbot and will be the Or
ganist in charge, came to Brattleooro
for the purpose of inspecting and ac-
eonting the organ in the factory ac'
aord;r9 70 contract. He was accom-
nanied by Rev. Gregory Hugle, o. >
r who holds a similar position IN
Conception Abbey, Conception, Mo.
Father Gregory previously visited the
F a oroan works august, 1867 and
= was doubtless considerably due to
his knowledge of the Estey product
tbst the contract was placed with the
Estey company.
Tbe gentlemen arrived Wednesday
night and spent all the week, day ana
nyening in the inspection OF the or
gan They expressed themselves as
Greatly delighted with the instrument
= every particular and stated very
frankly in writing that all expecta-
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-12-20
HOW SANTA CLAUS
CAME TO FENTON'S
A Thrilling Story About Saint Nick
Told for the Benefit Of All
Boys and Girls Interest
ed in Christmas.

tt all came about because Santa
Claus substituted ponies for reindeer
and forsook the comfortable cushions
of his capacious sleigh for far more
hazardous seat astride diminutlve
equine. Now Santa, as every chlld
knows, is about as fit to ride Morse
back as some of the overfed army OIL
GERS who were recently Obliged 10
Jolt across country in compliance with
orders from the White House; but 1t
was not the spirit of recklessness
that made Santa take his life IN ms
hands last Saturday afternoon ana
endanger the hopes of all the little
BOYS and girls who are expecting MN
next Tuesday night. He had promised
TO be on hand at Fenton s store at
precisely 2 oclock and to do this he
had TO leave home hours before. When
he started there was no snow on the
ground so sleighing was out OF the
0uestion, and as reindeer are known
to have a deep-seated antipathy TO-
ward wheeled vehicles the fat old man
began his journey on pony, back, iead'
ing a second pony on which was load,
ed a pack containing all sorts OF
good things.
Nothing marred the first part of
Santa Claus s journey, and he was
feeling in fine spirits when he reached
the outskirts of this town, thinking
of the pleasure he would give al the
small folk who were breathlessly
awaiting his arrival at the big, busy
daylight store. But alas for over-con
fdencel Even Santa Claus, wise as he
is. had not, it seems, reckoned with
the temperamental idiosyncrasies of
Shetland pony. Near the Unitarian
church the horselet which Santa be
strobe suddenly came to the conclus
ion that he was not made for beast
of burden. How long he may have
been revolving the problem in his
eouine mind is not certain, but at any
rate the pony stopped and began the
tactics of his cousin of the prairie; IL
other words, he began to buck IN true
broncho style. Absorbed as he was II
holiday reverie Santa Claus was to
tally unprepared for such mutiny, anc
as a result of attempting to MAINTAIN
his seat and his connection with the
pack animal at the same time, soor
found himself unceremoniously dump
ed into the snow. Away went the
monies down Main street with Santa
in hot pursuit, and if his abdominal
protuberance ever shook "like a bowl
full of jelly" il, was on this occasion.
Beard streaming, his cap and pacE
away, Mr.. Claus chased his ponies
into G. H. Clapp's yard and there at
tempted to reform his broken ranks
but it was a difficult task. At length
after much "whoaing" and-we blusl
to say it-some show of temper on thu
part of Saint Nick he managed to ge
astride one pony. 1t was then pas
the time scheduled for his arrival a
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-12-20
CHESTERFIELD MAN
LOST RIGHT ARM
Frank Barrett Received Charge OF
Buck Shot from Gun of Chelsea
Grips Saturday-Wound Ne
cessitated Amputation.

Frank Barrett of Chesterfield, n
H.. was shot through the right arm by
= companion Saturday afternoon at
go. while hunting deer in that town,
the charge mangling the right forearm
so badly that it had to be amputatea
above the elbow. In company with
George Shelly of Keene, n. H., and
Chelsea Grips, foreman OF the fiske
Homestead farm in Chesterfield Wnere
the wounded man was employed, bar
rett was hunting near the Waliace
Ware farm about mile west OF the
hotel when a deer was sighted near
the Marsh brook that runs through the
pasture on that farm. Barrett was
nearest the animal and fired twice IN
mick succession. Cripps, who stood
about five feet away, fred also, filling
Barrett s arm with buck shot Inc
wounded man gave directions to re-
move his glove and cord his arm,
which was quickly done by Shelly lie
emf tbe straps from Barrett's overalls
and bound the wounded arm just above
the elbow checking to some extent the
conious flow of blood. Cripps ran TO
tbe Spaulding farm for assistance, and
found Lee Higgins and Charles spauid-
inc both of whom fastened to the nelp
of Barrett. With their assistance Bar
rett was carried toward the nearest
house. Grips then reached the scene
with his team and Barrett was taken
to the Spaulding farm.
DR.. George r. Anderson was sum
moned and he made record trip by
automobile to the farm where he found
Barrett in a sinking condition from
tbe shock and loss of blood. As soon
as nossible the ambulance drawn by
four horses brought Barrett to the
Rrattleboro Memorial hospital. lnves'
tigation showed that amputation was
necessary, and with the assistance or
Dr. Waterman, DR.. Anderson severed
Tho member about half way between
tbe elbow and the shoulder. The elbow
was splintered from the shot while tine
aesh below the joint was riddled. Bar,
rett is. the son of Walter Barrett OF
chesterfield, and is 20 years old; lie
10 not considered in serious condition
Int II will be some time before he Will
ho ahle TO he about on account OF ms
weakened condition caused by the loss
of blood.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-12-20

fame In the driving snowstorm for sew.
eral hours. The annoyance Of the pas
sengers was Increased hy the lack Of
proper heat, only one ear, and that a
smoker which had stove, being warm.
The trouble began when the engine
hauling the train that leaves South
Londonderry al n, m. broke down nj
point on the road about two miles
this side of West TOwnshend. II seems
that the throttle became disconnected
and after some delay in an effort TO
fix IL, the engineer discovered that II
would be impossible to proceed further,
\ wait of an hour or SO brought the
engine known MS the "scrap heap" TO
the scene. This was attached TO the
mixed train leaving Brattleboro at I.i5
n, m. An attempt was made TO haul
the dead engine and train toward
Brattleboro but they proceeded no fur
Their than the Salmon Hole bridge, An.
other attempt was made 10 pull the
"dead' engine over the hill TO New
fame but this was found to be impos'
sible. Hours piled up on the weary
passengers who were obliged to get
warm by turns from the little stove in
the smoker. Those on the scene say
that the trouble could have been avoid
ed IL the dead engine had been
set of Mt Townshend. What was said
by number of the men present would
not be repeated by the only minister
on board. Finally the conductor
tramped through the snow to n farm
house and telephoned for help. Prom
Use on promise was received by the
hungry travellers who had been without
food for 10 hours. At last word was
received that another engine had really
started but no sign of 1t appeared un-
til after 6 clock when progress was
made with the assistance of the third
engine. At Z clock the train reached
Newfane but here another wait of an
hour was made in receiving orders
from New London. Among the pas
sengers were Referee A. r. Cudworth
and Deputy Sheriff ]. w. Melendy of
South Londonderry, NJ. J. Hapgood Of
Peru, w. II. Taft of West Townshend,
George Hollenbeck of the Jamaica
Lumber company, Frank o. Smith, a
merchant in South Windham, b. 5.
Gallup of the Gallup Lumber company
and c. II. Willard of Townshend.
When asked about the occurrence o.
J. Rowe, the local station agent, said
that the New London officials had rea-
son to suppose that the engine at
taehed to the mixed train would have
no difficulty in hauling it, and as soon
as they heard of the accident ordered
the engine at Brattleboro sent to the
scene. They did not know at this time
that this locomotive was in the repair
shop and although all possible speed
was made in getting it ready it was
impossible to put it in shape at an
earlier hour.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-12-20
ALTRUISM AND AESTHETICS.
Interesting Discussion of These Forces
by Rev. J. s. Lyon.

One of the most forceful and in
structive addresses ever given before
tbe Brattleboro Woman's club was
that by Rev. John S. Lyon of Holyoke,
Mass, Wednesday afternoon on the
subject, Some Phases of the Life OF
Our Day. Mr.. Lyon took as his theme
some of the conserving forces in Amer
lean life. namely, altruism, democracy
and aesthetics. These he discussed
with relation to their application to
contemporaneous life. Altruism, ne
said, was the subjugation of elt-lnter,
est in recognition of the rights OF
others-the direct opposite of egoism,
or selishness. Mr.. Lyon held that
most of the present-day education slim
ulates the egoistic spirit by subordl'
Mating in the mind of the student
every idea to that of getting through
school or college in the quickest pos
sible time with a view to earning the
greatest possible salary Egolsm is
dangerous in that it leads to socialism,
which the speaker characterized as one
of the greatest menaces of our time
because of its tendency to do away
with all that is best in our social struc'
ture. As illustrations of practical al
truism Mr.. Lyon called attention to
the anti-tuberculosis movement and
the campaign against child labor.
In regard to democracy Mr.. Lyon
said that it's practical application lay
in the recognition of "the people out
of sight Those whose labor does not
show on the surface but is equally I'M
portant in accomplishing results. The
spirit of democracy is embodied in the
You re as good asian sentiment IN
stead of I'm as good as you are.
The last topic taken up was that OF
aesthetics, or the sense of beauty. TINS
sense models our idea of conduct by
its influence on thought and should be
developed as much as possible IN the
minds of young people. Mr.. Lyon
made a plea for more art and music
in the schools because of their ten
dency to improve the morale of the
schools. The billboard he characterized
as that which usurps for the interest
of the few the beauty intended for the
community.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-12-20
LOST BY THREE POINTS.
Turner's Falls Won Saturday Nlgh' ny
a Score of 20 to II.

Turner's Falls defeated brat :repT NV
at Turner'S Falls Saturday evening og
score of 90 to II in a game a m
vas very close throughout ana, a aIS
hp to the local players, was infiu e tse
considerably by the decisions Oh too ms
,eferee At no time were the sea 4he
more than four points apart and tn tns :
sore at the end of the nrst n pat.
Turner's Falls IA, Brattleboro 7. DO ton
tleboro had Leary of Great Barr,ng he h1e
At center and he played crea 1 aus
game. although the best wGrh VOTE VIZ =
done by Doran and Ellis. Hagge ered
Of Gloversville and Mclaughlin starreu
4 ~ n Tho ecnre -
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-12-20

Fcnton's so the old gentleman decid'
cd 10 take no more chances with
double team. He could drive four
reindeer with one hand but ponies are
different from reindeer. Hailing
small boy Santa sent his packpony
on ahead and devoted all his atten-
ton to his mount. just to complete
the animal s education before begin
ming the triumphal entry Santa Claus
rode up Main street as far as the
Wells fountain and turned about and
started full tilt for his destination.
Apparently in n penitent mood the
pony behaved splendidly until he was
again in front of Mr.. Clapp's house
Then his rebellious spirit got the up
per hand and he bueked again, pre-
cipitating Santa into the soft snow
for second time. Nothing daunted,
the plucky rider held to the reins and
managed to regain his seat, complet-
ing the journey without incident .
At Fenton's there were crowds OF
girls and boys who hailed the belated
arrival of Santa Claus with screams
of delight. Santa s big heart was
touched with this outburst of childish
low and he smiled benevolently as he
took time to get his breath before
dismounting. The pony was touched
too. but in the nerves instead OF the
heart. The spirit of Christmas meant
nothing to him, and so after awaiting
impatiently for the cheering to stop
and seeing no sign of a let'up, he sud,
denly bolted, carrying the startled
Santa Claus down as far as Nam
street bridge, then up again to the
bank corner and finally back to the
store, in the meantime cavorting about
in truly undignifed manner and
threatening every minute to throw his
rider into the snow for a third time.
Santa didn't hesitate before DIS,
mounting this time. He climbed OIL
Immediately, sent the disgraced pony
to his quarters in the basement OF
Fenton s store by the back way and
was soon making glad the heart OF
childhood in way that no one but
Santa Claus knows how to do. For
the benefit of all little boys and girls
who did not witness this exciting in
cident in the life of the holiday saint
it may be well to state that he IS stu
making his headquarters at Fenton's
and that both ponies have repented IN
blankets and sawdust.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-12-20

tions were realized and even surpassed
This verdict was, of course, most sat
isfaetory to the builders but not un'
expected The greatest pains had been
taken with this organ from beginning
to end. 1t is really two organs IN one
The large three manual organ is to
be placed in the gallery, so'called, ana
the two manual organ in the sanctuary
The console of one of the organs rs so
arranged that the organist can play
both organs from it, either singly or
combined. The organ is built on the
electric, pneumatic principle and 1t IS
of interest to know that over 500 feet OF
cable were used in its construction.
The console is movable and the elec.
tric system, which was designed and
constructed in this factory, is the most
simple and yet perfect in its working
vet devised. In shipping the organ
three or four very large freight cars
are required. Competent workmen VIII
be sent from the Estey factory to erect
il in the abbey in January.
Fathers Gregory and Vincent Of
fciated at st. Michael's Roman Cath
Ollie church Sunday morning, and at
that service a cordial invitation was
given the parishioners to visit the Els
tev erecting building Sunday after
noon when these gentlemen gave a fine
organ recital to very large audience.
Undoubtedly this organ, which is es,
pecially designed for the rendering Of
the Gregorian music made imperative
by the command of the pope, will lead
to other contracts of magnitude as
soon as this is completed, all of which
is of interest to Brattleboro as an es-
pecially encouraging aspect for the flu
ture of this important and rapidly
growing industry.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-12-20

insufficient means, 2; nervous debility,
5; overwork, /; old age, s; ovarian
cyst, /; paralysis, /; pleurisy, /;
presbyopia, !; rheumatism, l; spinal
disease, 3; tuberculosis, /; tumor, /;
uterine disease, 2.
Four patients were sent to the
Brattleboro Memorial hospital. Two
surgical operations were performed
Six patients were sent to the Brattle-
boro Retreat for treatment which
could not be procured at the Brattle-
boro Memorial hospital. The district
nurse has visited those in need of her
services and in one case a nurse was
detailed from the hospital for pro
tracted illness.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-12-20

vbcb is $s05.13 less than was expend-
a the previous year The amount
gent in direct aid to seamstresses and
ether beneficiaries was $4,546.O6, or
inst about $1,000 less than was ex-
,ended for this purpose during the
revious year. OF the total amount
Tent in Brattleboro during the year
Gding May 10, $l5,4ll.S6 went. to-
yard the running expenses a the hos
htal, this being nearly three -fourths
,i the hospitals total receipts Tor
That time. Figures from the trustees
SEVENTH account are given above.
The following is Mrs. Wells s report
avering the same period: During the
tine above specified, 63 women have
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-12-20

received aid from the Thompson trust
fund The causes for which aid has
been given were old age, insufficient
means of support, illness, and illness
or ineilicieney of dependent relatives,
Five of those aided have died aud
two have left town. The causes Of
death were; Cancer, 2; apoplexy, /;
Bright disease, /; tuberculosis, /.
Following is n list Of causes for
which aid has been given; Apoplexy,
2; Bright s disease, .; bronchitis, .;
cancer, 81 dependent relatives, 10;
eczema, |; fstula, l; grip, o. innamma'
ton of bowels, /; injury to hand, /;
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-12-20

Brown, l. g.............r. g., Boggio
r. g...........'''L l., Ellis
Score: Turner's Falls 20, Brattleboro
II; goals from floor, Haggerty 3,
Schulda ., Mclaughlin 2, Hannifan 2,
Boggio. Ellis 3, Leary 3, Doran;
goals from fouls, Boggio, Mclaughlin
3; referee, Grogan; timer, Shea; ~
minute halves; attendance, $50.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-12-20
Notice to Our Customers.

We are pleased to announce that Fo-
LEWIS Honey and Tar for coughs, colds
and lung troubles is not affected by the
National Pure Food and Drug law as it
contains no opiates or other harmful
drugs. and we recommend it as safe
remedy for children and adults. Sold by
All Druggists.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-12-20
-p.1N STALLED IS HOURS
u.r GERS on West River Road hSu 9
PasSeA chilly Time Saturday

passengers on The v IVES rail.
6 @aT were re- loud in their Ps cp%sd 1 the
urday t 4veF of the officials in . New
London l,so, G0nG disregarded the comfort fort
sa% them to be delayed aOO
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-12-20
thompson TRUSTEES ACCOUNT
mount Spent in Brattleboro During Year Ending Nav
10 was $24,SO495

me trustees of the Thompson fund
.,s filed their seventh account which
a, lha condition of the trust for
1, wear ending May 10, 1907. The
/. pport of the trustees was filed a
In ago last June. The seventh ac.
.rt shows a gross income of $751;.
wG as against S73,27753 for the
ryins year; the net income was
N ,gqGN as against si9,O57.22; the
-5Gn, available in Brattleboro $780,
@fl o. against $50, 70is2. During
n wear ending May 10 there was ex.
,r3ed in Brattleboro $2i, s04.95,
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-12-20
WORCESTER "PROS"
WERE OUTCLASSED
Brattleboro Had No Trouble in Beat
ing Them 81 to 24-Contest Prom
ised Well at Start but Soon De-
veloped Into Walk-Over.

In game full of promise at the out
set Init which steadily petered out I'M
IfI Il became as tame as tiddledywinks
At the end, Brattleboro defeated the
Worcester (Mass.) professionals
tuesday evening by score OF oil 10
IA. All of the visitors may DC pro.
'iassionaIs in some vocation or other
huff il was very plain that only one Oh
Them. s'Tim" Koran, was good enough
in basketball to be called proies,
,ional in that sport. Koran played an
svrnllent game. and had he been sur
rnnded by four other men OF ms can
bor Brattieboro would have had TO
"sten some. as the bills say, to WIN
Davev was center for the home team
and his presence resulted in one OF
the best displays of passing tnao mas ma,
been given here this season. = hus'y
Ellis q former local favorite, TOOK inc
MACE of Martens and demonstrated,
that with a little more practice ne VIII
he his old reliable self again. Doran
NOT only starred in floor work but shoI
baskets with deadly accuracy, securing
u in all. :, :. os ro;no
The game began as if it was gong
n he q corker. Worcester scoreu
tbron noints in the first minute or Two
and if was some little time before
Brattleboro was able to tie the score e.
However, when Doran's bunch dld s e'
4 going it was at pace altogether 100
fast for the opposing players bla, =,
tIeboro s score mounted sIoa
through the first two periods ana Lay az
the beginning of the third the ie4 ~
was so big that the locals decided ecu 10 10
/ polish up their team work a bit. Aht
The crowd to it's feet repeatedly;
I Doran, Davey and Bogglo hg Rinps
y PROMINENTLY in these exhipi s;tars
which were so rapid that the vl .aan
were completely mystifed. b BE Com'
\ periods two aggregations dubbed l,, oUn
I panv 7 and the Vermont Guards playe -
game which resulted in score u
5 to 6 The score:
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-12-20

=, 4uohoro 81 WOrcesteT IT
Score, brae sen Doran -, Davey 7,
Goals from l,, nool Koran 3. McCabe 3,
Moore 8, Broderick 2. Goals l Pef
fouls, Boggio 2, Davey, i1of nnnleavv.
cree. Dan Riley. Scorer, Dun, ,innte
Timer Allen Time, three lo-mlhu'e
periods. Attendance, 3oo.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-02

at IS cents. the $1.00 and $150 sailors
for IS cents. the $500 sailors for $1O0
all day Saturday at McCabes
Expert manicuring, shampooing and
thorough treatment of the hair AMI
scalp given by Mrs. Sol Levi. 1876 Sew
enteenth street. Old phone west SO.
NJ. B. A. excursion to Muscatine Sun.
day. Aug. 4 on steamer w. w. Leaves
10 a. m. Music and dancing. Refresh.
ments and lunch. Only 80 cents rouni
trip.
do job printing that will suit the
most particular and deliver it at the
time promised. c. J. Smith, proprietor
of Martins old stand, 1872 East Sew
enteenth street
The Picture | Have of You" THE
Ballad Hit 10 cents at music depart
ment Of w. G.. Putnam K Co.'S 10 cent
store. Special Saturday. ASK for orr
free book of choruses.
The postponed game between the
fats and leans viii be held at island
City park Tuesday, Aug. 6. Tickets
dated July II are good for this date
Notice names of players on advertising
cards. Proceeds Of this game to be
donated to the Old Ladies' home
The announcement of Larson 4 Co
regarding their introductory shoe sale
should be of great interest This firm
has established Il reputation in Dave !
port and Moline for selling better
,r..1,, Go, I,.5.-
ers are able to offer for the reason that
they are able to obtain better prices
from manufacturers because of the
great amount OF stock they buy every
season. Don't fail to read il on page &.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-02

Bids will be received at the mayors
Office for constructing sidewalks on
certain streets and avenues in the
Third ward. city of Rock Island, ILL.,.
and opened Aug. -, 1907. at 8 a. m.
Contractor will be paid in bonds
bearing ) per cent interest, payable in
one, two. three, four and five years.
Specifications on file at the office Of
the city engineer.
II. C. SCHAFFER.
President Board, of Local Improve
m6ntS.