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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-09-13
eRATTLEeoRo PERSONAL.

Mrs. Charles Bemis spent Saturday in
keene.
Mrs. Lucy Gibbs Is visiting at Lyman
Huntleys in Guilford.
DR.. McGiicuddy Of Turner's Falls was a
visitor in town Wednesday,
VIII Jacobs of South Pasadena, Cal.
has visited his brother. Edwin c. Davis,
this week.
Mrs. Alexander Walker of Farley. Iowa,
spent Sunday with Mrs. T. ]. b. Cud-
worth
Miss Mary Wheeler returned Monday
from keene, where she has been visiting
relatives.
Mr. and Mrs Graves of Chicopee were
guests OF Mrs. 7. J. b. Cudworth the
first Of the week.
Monday after spending a month of his
vacation here. College will open Sept
"a.
Miss Agnes Koran, who had been the
guest Of Mrs b. F. Healey a week. re-
turned yesterday to her home in Lowell,
Mass.
Mrs. Maverette Howe and Mrs. Lucy
feaw OF Springfield Mass, visited Mr.
and Mrs. Guy Howe OF Athol several
days last week
Mr. and Mrs. d. f. Healey and daughter
. n ).
house on High street to the Phillips
house on Western avenue.
Charles w. Durham and George w
human are planning to spend the last
Two weeks of the month on the preserve
OF the Laurentian club in Canada.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank L. Hunt went to
New York Tuesday. Mrs. Hunt remained
to visit Mr.. and Mrs. George Traverse in
Hoboken, n. j., but Mr.. Hunt has re-
turned.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Ellis who had been
visiting Mrs. Ellis's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. George f. Gilman. returned to their
nome In Mortified, this state, early in
the week
Miss Bertha White of Chicago return
ed Monday after visiting her aunt. Miss
Emma White OF Chestnut street some
weeks. 1t was her first visit to Brat
tleboro since she was three years old
N Wnen her parents Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
White, moved from town.
Miss Mary e Wier OF Nova Scotia has
returned to her old home after having
lived here for more than three years
She Will be very much missed by the
many friends she has made in Brattle-
boro. Their best wishes have gone with
her and they hope for her return in the
spring.
The stoddard family of Bay street.
IiOiuulIs 0hrs' hhzabeth NJ. Stoddard,
Or. and Mrs. Mortimer j. Stoddard and
little daughter, Miss Maude M, and
Messrs. Ralph W. and Edgar A. Stodard.
returned this week from their summer
at Lake Spofford, N. H-[Springfield.
Mass Homestead, Sept. 7.
Clayton Waite son of the station agent.
demonstrated few days ago that II is
not necessary to go a long way from
nome to get good sport. Fishing In the
connecticut
the engine house he caught FIVE black
bass of an aggregate weight exceeding
eight pounds. The largest specimen
weighed a trihe over three pounds.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-09-13
Return of Senator Dillingham;.

After a several months tour of In
quiry into the immigration situation
abroad which carried them through Eng
land and continental Europe, the mem
bers of the subcommittee of the United
States immigration commission with Sem
ator William p. Dillingham; as chairman,
arrived in New York Friday on board the
Cedric. Some of the members of the
commission are still in Europe compile
ting their Investigations.
Senator Dillingham;, on his arrival,
made the following statement:
In conducting their investigations
abroad the commissioners gave special
attention to the methods employed by
the transportation companies in handling
emigrants, the effect of the United States
immigration laws upon European emil
grafton and the attitude of the various
countries toward the departure OF their
subjects to other lands. The question Of
preventing the coming of criminal classes
into the United States has been a chief
subject of investigation by the sub-com-
mittee. and it is probable that important
recommendations on this matter will be
made to Congress.
THE subject of emigration is a para
mount one in most of the countries we
have visited and in most of them the
attitude toward emigration is not favor
able The constant and long continued
drain upon the rural population, from
which class the great majority of emil
grants come, and the general prosperity
which prevails has produced a scarcity
of farm labor. and, it is claimed, the
agricultural industry is suffering in con-
sequence"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-09-13

Mrs. II. A. Haskell is entertaining a
sister who came from Hartford
Miss Margaret Wright has been visit
ing in Mount Hermon this week.
Mrs. f. /. Lane was in Boston and
South birmingham the first Of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Austin Bond Of Greenfield,
Mass, are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Bond.
Mrs Charles Buck and daughter and
Miss Ware have returned to their homes
in Boston.
Poles are being set all through the cor
poration for the lighting Of the streets
by electricity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roundy, who boarded at
Madam Fenn's three weeks, have return
ed to keene.
Miss Viola Fenton. who graduated in
June at Castleton, began teaching in Bar
louisville Monday.
Miss Hattie kidder OF Newport, y. H.,
has been a guest of Miss Mary Tenney
for the past week.
Mrs. Fare and Mrs. Clark and daugh-
ter, Louise, of New York city. have been
guests this week at q. c. Wrights
George Ellis Of Jamaica and oscar
Dean of Gardner Mass, were guests
this week Of Mr., and Mrs George How
ard.
Miss Smith, who has been the guest OF
Misses Helen and Blanche Wilkins several
weeks, left Monday for her home in
Richmond. Va.
An account of the field day exercises at
kurn Hattin and the laying OF the corner
stone Of the new school building will be
found on page 5.
Alphonso Washburn and daughter
Of Claremont and Mrs. Henrietta Spur
of Springfield visited the past week at
Rev. and Mrs. Whitcombs
Mrs. Marion Woodbury. was seriously i'll
Sunday. Two physicians were called and
the case seemed a serious one, but a de-
clded Improvement is noted at time Of
writing.
Mrs, w, S. Fem was called to New
London Wednesday to attend the funeral
Of the wife Of her brother, Melvin Peters
II will be remembered that Mr.. Peters
was here to attend his fathers funeral
September l.
In view Of the fact that an excellent
road has been built from Westminster to
Bellows Falls for automobile riding and
the poor accommodations by train to Bel
lows Falls make ii necessity for ladies'
wishing to do shopping there to drive, we
ask in a public manner that the auto
mobilitsts of Bellows Falls concede to
ladies so far as to frequent the river road
with their machines, thus leaving the
back road for driving. We feel sure that
1t is only thoughtlessness on the part of
tourists and not a wish to monopolize
both roads, that has made II unpleasant
for those driving horses which are I'M
manageable only when coming in close
proximity with automobiles.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-09-13
eryan's Candidacy Announced.

What is regarded as an official an
nouncement of the intention of William
j. Bryan to be a candidate for the presi-
Dental nomination next year was made
recently by Harry H. Walker of the New
YORK Progressive league, who for the mast
eisht years has been looked upon as the
Glose personal representative of BRYAN
IN ma prepared statement Mr.. Walker saws:
me situation has developed suficiently
60 ~ make sate these predictions: Former
Gov. David r. Francis of Missouri vili Ne
chairman of the Democratic national con.
Yemtlon; Augustus Thomas of New York
WIN present Mr.. Bryans name to the con-
vehtion' and Mr. Bryan will be nominated
Dy aeelamation. Timothy d. Sullivan OF
VIEW YORK VIII be chairman of the Demo-
cratic national Committed 4" II is a.
peeted that Mr.. Bryan will make an az
tenslVe speech-making tour Through the
East the coming fall.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-09-13
WON EMS WOES
5rattleboro Women are Finding Relief
at Last.

II does seem that women have more
than fair share OF the aches and pains
that affiict humanity; they must keep
up, must attend 10 duties in spite al
constantly aching backs, Of headaches,
dizzy spells, bearing down pains; they
must stoop over; when to stoop means
torture. They must walk and bend and
work with racking pains and many aches
from kidney ills. Kidneys cause more
SUFFERING than any other organ OF the
body. Keep the kidneys we'll and health
Is easily maintained. Read of a remedy
for kidneys only that helps and cures the
kidneys and is endorsed by people you
know.
Mrs, Felix Conwin of so Elliot St,
-Brattleboro, VT, says: "Doans Kidney
Pills are without exception the best Kid
ney medicine l ever used. Ny kidneys
troubled me, off and on. for four years
There were darting pains throusa my
back, / was unable to rest at night ana
awoke mornings feeling tired and unre-
freshed. l had headaches and dizziness
and colds always made me worse, While
accompanying the trouble there was IN
ftammatton of the bladder and kline!
weakness that was very annoying !
consulted doctors and used medicines ol-
derived little benefit from them. l s9"
Doan's Kidney Pills recommended oy
people who had used them, and went 10
f, H, Holdens drug store and got Don
l used this one box and had started on q
second when the darting pains graduaH!
left me and the action Of the kidney Sc
cretions became normal. l near wy
recommend Doan's Kidney Pills Tor
know they did wonders for me-"
For sale by all dealers. Price 80 cents
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, New loIN'
sole agents for the United States
Remember the name-Doan's-and take
no Othar
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-09-13
MINISTER.
Death Of a Former Resident.

The following is taken from a Salem
paper; George Cole, "a well known and
aged citizen, died at his home, 10h
Church street, Sept. at a late hour. He
was born lin Westminster, VT, Dec 2,
1922. When only 10 years of age he as
sisted in driving a drove of cattle from
Westminster to Brighton, Mass, walking
the entire distance of 10 miles He Sc
cured position in a stable on Elm street
in Boston, where he was employed for
long time. In June, 1916, he came to
Salem and was employed in Leavltts
stable ten years. He was coachman for
the late Edward Kimball, and then drove
private carriage from Essex House to
the depot. June s, 1859, fire destroyed mis-
stables, also the Mansion House and IA
other buildings. tie then went to
Gloucester, where he was engaged in the
stable business. In 1863 he returned to
Salem as superintendent of the stables of
the Naumkeag Street Railroad company
After two years he re-entered the EN-
ploy Of Mr., Kimball, serving till 1866,
when he went to San Francisco. He Sc
cured lucrative position there and after
a year returned to Salem for the purpose
of taking his wife back to the Pacific
slope. Learning she could not stand the
journey he relinquished his plans to re-
turn to San Francisco and on June l,
1867, entered the employ of the Salem fire
department, as driver of steamer one,
and continued in that position % years,
when he resigned. He next secured the
position Of janitor Of the Odell block on
Washington street, serving till March %,
1905. He was a member Of Essex lodge Of
odd Fellows and Salem Veteran Firemen's
association. He leaves a wife, formerly
Miss Caroline Bartlett of Loudon, n. H.,
to whom he was married Jan. 10, 1886
The burial was in the family lot'in the
old cemetery last Friday afteroon in this
village, Rev. w. +. Whitcomb officiating
at the committal service. Mr.. Cole was
the brother of Mrs. Frances Richmond
of this place and uncle of John and
George Richmond of Westminster, Harry
Richmond Of Springfield and William
Richmond of Boston. MIR. and Mrs Will
liam Richmond and Harry Richmond were
present at the funeral.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-09-13
What the Little Bird" Picked Up.
[Morrisville News and CitizenJ

The little bird" at the Fish and'CarA
meeting last week picked UP this Bit Of
political gossip: That Lieut. Gov. Prouty
Allen Fletcher of Cavendish and Zed
stanton of RoXbury all have their ewes
on the governorship; that John Weeks Of
Middlebury, NJ. F. Barnes of Addison and
DR.. Mead of Rutland would like to pre-
side over the deliberations of the state
Senate; that Guy Bailey of Essex juno.
ton and Joe Sherman of Burlington
would be glad to have the mantle OF F. G.
Fleetwood, secretary of state. fall on
them; that Frank Greene of St. Adams
does not want the aforesaid Job that
Arthur Stone of ST. Johnsbury would take
the job of state auditor if assured that
Horace Graham didn't want it any longer;
that Tom Cheney will be content for the
present with the speakership once more;
that D. ]. Foster will have no opposition
Tor Congress; that Kit Haskins will take
the nomination again, but that he may
ma a "foeman worthy of his steel" in
FRANK Plumley. These are but a few
early fiutteHngs that may have many ad-
dltions thereto and some alterations
therein before the 'ides of next June"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-09-13
A high school football team has been Or

A high school football team has been or
ganized.
Mrs. Kate Damon of Chester is visiting
her nephew, DR.. C. F. Meacham.
Miss Esther Macdonald of Henry street
is attending normal school in Castleton.
Deacon C. w. Osgood was chosen chair
man of the grand jury at Newfane Tues
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bradford and son,
Emmons, visited in Charlestown over Sun
day
Ralph Ramsay went to Montpelier Mon
day and entered the seminary for a full
course
w. B. Carpenter and family returned
last week from their summers stay at
Lake Rescue.
Mrs E. E. Ramsay is spending two
weeks at Newbury as guest Of Rev and
Mrs, NJ. A Turner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Cote of Boston, who
had been visiting the family of Charles H.
Nichols, returned to their home Monday.
Miss Lula Hart assisted the clerical
force in the Mason Brothers music store
last week during, the absence of E. C.
Mason at the Springfield fair.
Charles Bradford, who has been laid up
the past six weeks with an abcess on one
of his feet, has been able to get around a
George A. Bowtelle, formerly conductor
between here and Boston, has bought a
furniture store in Springfield and will
stil live here, going up Mondays and re-
turning Saturday nights.
Miss Nellie Perrin went to Hanover last
week and at the hospital there had a
slight operation performed, small tu-
NOR on her neck being removed She
returned Friday and was able to begin
her school this week.
Bradley A. Putney, until IL years ago
a well-known resident of Bellows Falls
and a passenger conductor between here
and Fitchburg, is spending the week at
Hotel Windham. He is calling upon many
old friends in the village.
The harness business formerly carried
on by the late s. e. Howes, and for the
last six or seven years by II. e. Stillfell,
has now been sold to G. A. Williams, who
lives on Webb terrace and has for some
years carried on an ice business locally.
Ar~1ndian's skull and other parts of the
skeleton were plowed up last week on
the farm of f. o. Smalley near Walpole
on the river road. The place was known
many years as Indian Knoll" and many
Indian implements of various kinds have
been dug up there in past years.
j. Homer Bacon, who has been employ
ed in educational work in Cincinnati q
few years, has spent his long vacation
here with his parents. He left Wednes-
day, and is to take up new work as
member or the faculty of a college in
Kalamazoo, Mich, where he will have
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-09-13

There are great many tempting bis
cult and waters made by the National
Biscuit company, which are exactly ap-
propriate for every occasion. Among the
most popular Of these are the Social Tea
biscuit These are small, slightly sweet
ened biscuit, almost like a delicious cake
in flavor, but crisp and crackly, this
crispness and flavor being perfectly pre-
served by the protecting package, which
excludes all dust and moisture and keeps
the contents fresh and clean. The pack
age is very pleasing and artistic, so de-
signed that the Social Tea biscuit may
be served from the box, and fitting them
for use for dainty lunches and at all sorts
of social occasions
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-09-13
Grand Army Losing in Membership.

Ten thousand gray-haired veterans
marched in the rain at the Ast annual
eneampment of the Grand Army in Sara
toga Wednesday. Thirty-six veterans are
in the hospital, mostly old men who did
not take part in the parade, but could
not endure the exertion of walking about
the streets.
Commahder-in-Chief Brown, in his an
nual address, said that no president had
SHOWN stronger desire than Roosevelt
10 help the soldier and sailor. The high
was reached in 1890, when 4Os, 4Se veterans
Were enrolled. The membership this year,
with returns from eight southern and
western states missing, is 222, 74s. During
the year 1852 members died and only 65Os
new members Joined the order.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-09-13
Or. J. H. Rlodoett to Leave Town.

Dr. John H. Blodgett of Saxtons River
has sold his practice to DR.. Winsor D.
Bowen of New York, who will at once
move into the house recently occupied by
DR., Blodgett. DR.. Blodgett will spend
some months in post graduate study in
New York and Burlington, and may posi-
bly, locate permanently in the latter place.
He has occupied a prominent place in our
town, is a member of the school board
and Of the trustees of the town library.
His removal causes widespread regret
among his host of friends, made during
his eight years of practice in town.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-09-13
A Safe and Sensible Savings
Bank

The Woodstock Standard seems to
think that the policy of Vermont invest.
ments by Savings Banks has been yindi-
Gated by the excellent record made by
the Lamoille County Savings Bank ana
Trust Company, 1t says in recent IS
sue:
We understand that ever since It's es-
Enlistment the policy of home inNSs',,
ment has been adhered to so rigidly tlat
no dollar has ever yet been loaned %
outside of its own state.
Certainly the remarkable prosperity %, %
the bank has demonstrated the SAMMY
and sense OF its pet scheme.
This bank pays per cent compouu1noeu
semi-annually on deposits OF Sloo o.
more.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-09-13
J. H. WlIVams's Withdrawal from I'M
portant Positions.

James H Williams, who has been en-
tirely incapacitated from all work as
president of the National Bank of Bel
lows Falls since early last winter, does
not improve as rapidly as his friends had
hoped. He is unable to devote any at
tention to business of any kind, although
he rides out nearly every pleasant day.
Some months ago he resigned from the
legislative commission on double taxation,
and at the annual meeting of the Connec-
ticut & Passumpsc railroad, of which he
had many years been treasurer, he re-
signed from that also, Hon. Theodore N.
Vail of Lyndonville being chosen in his
place. Mr.. Williams has for many years
held an influential position in financial
and many corporate interests in Vermont
and other states, and particularly in local
affairs, to an extent that his withdrawal
leaves a vacancy which is hard to fill.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-09-13
Vermont Farming as Seen from New
Mortified News

A stan writer in Newark, N. j., news
paper has discovered that the scholarly
gentleman in charge OF the public library
IN It's city, Mr.. Dana, is a Vermont far
mer. That the librarian is a learned
gentleman who owns a farm in this state
IS not very remarkable but the thing the
Newark newspaper writer does with the
gentleman when he gets him back to
the simple life in Woodstock is a little
wonderful. He says: During Mr.. pa
mas vacation in the Green Mountain
state he follows a strict farm routine
hoeing his wheat, training his pumpkin
bushes over their trellises, etc" The
writer also finds that "Mr. Dana has
often been advised to give up general
farmingl and go in exclusively for maple
sugar, but he believes that continual
cultivation OF the cane would weaken
his land" Possibly the farmers in New
Jersey hoe their wheat" and pumpkin
bushes" flourish there: while IL Is quite
likely that Vermont maple sugar. in
that state is made from cane-but the
New Jerseyite should come up ana learn
thing or two before he puts Mr.. Dana
on his farm another season.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-09-13

Home, Sweet Home" was first sung
In this country at theater in Phlladel-
phia, in connection with the production Of
John Howard Payne's melodrama, "Clari,
the Maid of Milan" This was in 1928.
The play was originally produced in Co.
vent Garden theater London, and imme-
diately the sweet air of the song sung by
Clari became famous,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-09-13

Prof, Brander Matthews tells of an I'M
dergraduate student of science who was
asked: what would happen If an irresis-
tible force met an immovable body?"
The youth hesitated a moment and then
responded: 1.-THE result would be some
very interesting by-products."
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-09-13

The monthly statement OF the United
States Treasury department shows a
cash balance on hand of 1886, $50, 4OS
on September l. The decrease in the
public debt during the month of August
was $3,OOs,77
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-09-13

King Leopold has offered a prize of
5000 for a remedy for the sleeping
sickness which is wiping out his subjects
in Africa.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-09-13
Social reas SIN the am.

Less than 5000 people own all the land
Of Great Britain.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-06-25
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Stampede For Canada.
By ameS Cree1rnan

is said that than hundred thousand will settle
this year
Iowa. Nebraska Kansas Illinois, Michigan Minnesota the ako
Ohio and States Massachusetts,
the impressive proportions of hundred thousand Do
realize the tremendous meaning this movement?
al mos he nxnr in dnlla
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-06-25
Pench TMir Borer.

The peach twig borer is one Of the
most important pests to the peach
growers of Western Colorado, says a
bulletin issued by the experiment sta
ton of that State.
The injury is caused by small
pinkish-brown worm. one-half inch
long. The worm is the immature stage
of small grayish moth. The winter
IS passed by the worm, still very min
ute, in small chambers followed out
within the spongy tissue of the bark
ut the crotches of small limbs. Early
In the spring, at about the same time
the foliage of the peach shows as small
green tufts upon the tips, the worms
leave their burrows and attack the ten
der twigs, boring into them near the
tips. This injury to the terminal tips
constitutes an Important injury to the
tree. Young peach trees ere usually
worst infested.
The second generation of worms
brings about another injury to the
peach crop by making their way direct
" into the forming fruit, producing
TIE "gummy'' peach.
Former Recommendations for the con-
troll of this insect have been for spring
applications of lime and sulphur wash
es. This has. In fact, been most sue
cussful treatment, but the use of lead
arsenate against the twig borer of the
peach is destined TO meet with equal
popularity when its efficiency. cost and
convenience of preparation and appli-
cation are considered.
The arsenate of lead is recommended
at the rate OF three pounds of the
paste to fifty gallons of water. The
line and sulphur wash should be used
at the rate of fifteen pounds lump lime
and fifteen pounds flowers of sulphur
per fifty gallons Of water, the two In
gradients beng boiled together In q
small amount OF water. for forty-five
minutes, then diluted with enough cold
water to make fifty gallons of spray.
The two sprays. as applied, are OF
about equal cost-each a trifie over
cent per gallon. exclusive of cost of
preparation. The arsenate of lead
spray Is far more convenient, quicker
In preparation and more pleasant to
apply.
The spraying should be done at the
time when the majority of the blossom
buds are first showing their pink tips.
and SIS rule while they are unopened.
Any arsenate of lead spray applied
to peach trees must not contain free
arsenic, as they are easily damaged
by impure lead or lead diluted with
water to contain too high a per can't %
the poison. though pure.