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The daily tribune., 1907-06-08
AN .AIRSMIP C0LLlDES
I'D WITH A BATTLESHIP

Norfolk, Va. June s-M. Gaudet,
an aeronaut, had the most thrilling
experience Of his life today in his air
ship ascension owing to a collision
with . pine tree that damaged the
machine and sent it skimming far out
into Hampton Roads, where it collid.
ed with the battleship Alabama, and
the daring operator was rescued, bat
tered and half drowned, by the sail.
oM
In starting on circling trip around
The daily tribune., 1907-06-08
Walker Bros

the exposition, the Gaudet machine
for sorne unexplained reason, veersd,
going into the pine trees at the side
of the Inside Inn with great force.
1t then veered again and struck the
water, going at a clipping gait. It
dipped like cyclone, and each time
Gaudet was submerged.
The daily tribune., 1907-06-08

PARKER RANCH SOLD Car
mody aud Hurd report the sale OF the
old W. q. Parker ranch, containing
l45 acres to +. b. Bean. The price
of land in the Hardscrabble country
is increasing in value rapidly "
shown by this sale. There were. three
different parties wantingdt but +. b.
Bean captured it, paying seven dol
jnrs All aero more for. it thsn wss
A1ted few years ago. Fsrsons In
tsnding Purchasing land sround here
bettsr aet In ON ths ground noor and
ave money while they can for gtiby
will pay morr for 1t In another year.
Prosperity is coming our way and NJ
want TO b. PREPARED to grasp ie before
Somc one else does.
The daily tribune., 1907-06-08
ORPHAN CHILDREN END Z:
THEIR LIVES TOGETHER

Cleveland, June s-As a result OF
taking rat poison with suicidal intent
Marguerite Curtis, aged II. and her
sister, Helen. aged 10. are dead.
p Grief caused by the death Of their
mother a year ago was assigned by
tho children M the basis Of pact be
tween them TO end their own lives.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-02-15
William F. Wilder.

William f. Wilder, e.. died i'm his home
Is South Main street, Tuesday evening at
II O'Clock after an illness of five days
Heart failure was the direct cause of his
death. lie had been a resident of Brat
tleboro since 1890 ANA had worked here
as carpenter ana painter. lie was born
in Morristown and lived there until he
married Feb. H. 1864, Miss ENERGY e
Rice. They moved to Waitshed, where
they lived until her death Sept Is. 1900
lie came here that fan and had lived
here since. Before coming to Brattle-
boro he had been farmer. He married
March ,, 1904, Mrs. Emma \. Curtis. who
survives him. lie enlisted in Norris
town June l, 1861, in Company f, Third
Vermont Volunteers. and was discharged
for disability Dec 81 1862. He fought in
several battles. He was a member of
the Grand Army post in Morristown. He
was a staunch Congregatonalist and a
member of the church here. The funeral
Will be held i'm the home this afternoon at
O'Clock. Rev. Harry r.. Miles, pastor
of the Congregational church, will offici-
ate.
The body will be placed in the tomb
and will be taken to Waitsheld i'm the
spring for burial. He leaves beside his
wife, a sister, Mrs Caroline Patten, and
brother, Charles Wilder both of Nor
ristown, three sons, George H., Don A.,
and Charles NJ. Wilder, all of Brattle-
boro.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-02-15
BRATTEBORO FRIDAY FEBRUARY Is 1907
WEST BRATTLEBoRo.
oor. eaxter,s Great Inventlon.o

A one-act play entitled Or Baxters
Great Invention" was the main feature Of
an entertainment given In Academy hall
Wednesday evening under the auspices
Of Brattleboro academy The comedy was
presented by talented cast and received
generous ana well mctited applause. DR.
Benjamin Baxter. the scientific restorcr
of youth by the process Of olcCtrOlNsis,
was impcrsonatcd by Clarence Barney.
while his obcdient servant. Mary Ann
OFlvnn. was admirably acted by Miss
Helen Prcntss Eloisc Sanders as Doro-
thy Tucker. ana Roy Barney i'm the person
Of Samuel Woollcv represented pair Of
old-time lovers for whom the rtcrea ting
treatment Of Or. Baxter proved a happy
success. The tragic point was reached
when, owing to a mistake i'm the opera
tion Of the electrical apparatus. Peter
Crawford, represented by Hugh Thaycr.
remained under the influence of the cur
rent until his youth was over-restorcd
and he emerged i'm guise Of a small boy.
May Thaver played the role Of Roxanna
Tucker who prepared to retain her proper
age ana become the doctors guardian
angel The full program Of the evening
was as follows: Piano solo. Miss Mary
Clark; violin solo, Miss Helen Weather
head; PLAY violin solo. Miss Weather
head: "Old Maids Tea PARTY" a PAN
tominc with songs Miss Florence Fisher,
hostesses, Miss Mary Clark Miss BESSIE
Mackenzie and Miss Counne L. Bodgett
Home made candy ana popcorn were for
sale I'm booth Of red and white deco
rated with the symbols of Cupid and Saint
Valentine. The proceeds amounted to
nearly S25 and will go toward the general
expenses Of the senior class.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-02-15

early dawn. and the burglars and .-.
pursuers both used their guns in a Hvair
manner one Of the burglars was wound.
ed' but both escaped. Mr.. Brown va,
wounded seriously. and it was feared =.
hrst fatally He recovered. but he stiff
carries burglars lead
Mrs. Brown was in the millinery brs..
ness. Both We're widely known ana
bolh performed much useful work I'm tia,
Town and vicinity Mr.. Brown sar,e5
Alethian lodge Of Odd Fellows AS II.
principal officer. as well as in sub5r.
dlhate positions. He is member NJ
Falls '''' '7
Mrs Brown is a past noble grand ~
North star Rebekah lodge of Odd Eel.
lo"S' ana has served as district deputy
She Is member Of Mary Lyon chapt-r
y. +. ;, both of Shelburne Falls. Sta
was the first matron of the chapter whe-
IL was organized. She is now a member
OF Deerfield Valley Grange of Readsb1ro
From Shelburne Falls they went .,
fltchburg in 1901. and in 1903 tbav To-
Gated IN Readsboro, and it has since then
n"eh their home. Mr. and Mrs Brow
nave been blessed with five children
Two OF whom are living Halbert Wrigb,
hroWn, who Is talented actor and man
aEer' ana Is travelling in the West and
MIS-, Alice Brown Willis of New York
VINO assisted her parents in receiving
tuesday. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Brown srfn
enjoy good health and seemingly have
many Years Of useful life before them.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-02-15
ACOUITTAL IN ACID THROWING CASE
Frank Shepard After Long Trial Municipal Court Declared Not
Tainted Dramatically When Result Of Jurys DeIbera
tons Was Announced

to his home on Elliot street about $50
O'Clock to take his mother home after
spending the evening there Frank
Powers of the Estey shops testified as
to the friendly actions of the young men
when in the shop. Leslie Walker test-
fled to meeting Shepard on the bridge
between 40 and y o'clock
Deputy Sheriff Myron Davis testified
To taking the same trip which Shepard
described i'm % minutes. Charles w.
Cleaveland testified that Shepard was i'm
his confectionery store about $50 and
bought candy. Mrs. Colt testified that
Mrs Shepard came to her home about
I15 and stayed until nearly 10 O'CLOCK,
when her son came after her. Mrs.
Phoebe Plimpton, who occupies the ten
ement directly below the Shepards tes-
titled that he left the house ut CAS- and
his mother at :. No one came into their
tenement again until 10 o'clock. The
prosecution was trying to introduce the
possibility of Shepard going home and
Disgusting himself i'm womans clothing i'm
his mothers absence.
Henry Prefontaiue testified that he saw
Shepard and talked with him at 7.4O on
the bridge Henry Allen and Mrs. Allen
Of Hudson street testified that Shepard
came to their home at s O'Clock and
stayed there until $50. The last witness
of the evening session was G. F. Thomas.
the druggist, who testified that lysol was
not powerful burning fluid and could
remain on the skin several minutes with
out bad effects.
Court assembled at $50 O'Clock Tues
day morning. II. C. Barber introduced
bottle of lysol and put Harold +. Whit
ney on the stand to show that it was
bought at Greene's drug store that morn
ing. Mr. Whituey's testimony was oh
jected to as he was not an expert in
chemistry and Wifred f. Root was sum
moned from the drug store Mr.. Root
testified that lysol would burn in time
but not at once. Mr.. Barber closed this
feature of the evidence by pouring the
lysol on his hands and rubbing it all over
them. Mr.. Schorling testified to seeing
Shepard going toward the Connecticut
river bridge at $50 that night Henry
Bclanger. Frank Ryan and Wesley Rich
ardson were recalled and Deputy Sheriff
Davis also testified to another walk which
he took that morning nj the request Of
the prosecution to prove the time it would
take to go from the house on Canal
street to the bridge.
States Attorney Bacon gave his argu-
ment for the prosecution and Frank and
II. G. Barber gave theirs for the defence.
As it was almost noon when they fin
ished a recess was taken until 40
O'Clock when Judge Gibson charged the
jury. The jury was ont about two hours
and returned a verdict of not guilty y
large crowd was present throughout the
trial and many stayed until the verdict
was brought in. Shepard had shown
little evidence of feeling throughout the
trial but tainted, as already stated, when
the verdict was announced.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-02-15
CHURCH AND FRATERNITY.

The mission circle of the Universalist
/. society will meet with Mrs. F. H. Harris
High street. Thursday. Feb. y, at p. m
The next meeting of the Alliance Study
class will be held at the Unitarian par
sonage Monday evening at 80 O'Clock
Subject The Religion of Scandinavia"
Advent Christian church. Estcyyille.
Rev. J. William Denton. pastor Preach
ing services al 3 and 2. m Subject for
the afternoon service, Christian Holt
ness
Unitarian church. Rev. l. q. $. Os-
good. pastor. Service next Sunday at
l0-Sn; Sunday school at 1l.45. Rev. II
Sumner Mitchell of Kerne will occupy
the pulpit in exchange with Mr.. Osgood.
All are welcome
Centre Congregational church. Rev. II.
r. Miles pastor. Morning service at
1870, with sermon 10y the pastor Sun
day school at lli5. Union evening ser
vice in the Baptist church. in the inter
est of the national reform bureau of
Washington
Sunday morning service of First Church
OF Christ. Scientist. at l0ij Subjec,.
Mind" Wednesday evening meeting.
:. The Christian Science reading room is
open to the public Tuesday. Thursday
and Saturday afternoons from to 3
o'clock. Market building
First Baptist church. George r. Law
son. minister. Morning worship. 1899.
subject. The Holy Spirit-His Couvinc-
ing Work." Bible school. T. M: juniors.
$50; vespor service. e; evening worship.
J. union service. address by Rev. b. D.
Judd. Monday, 80 meeting Of men.
Tuesday, classes i'm Young Peoples union:
Wednesday, service in Esteyvillc chapel:
Friday prayer service
West Brattleboro Baptist church. Rev
j. y. Mitchell, pastor Sunday services
1870 a. m. morning worship. with ser
mon by the pastor; ll.45. Bible school
The Baraca class meets i'm the Baraca
room. Next Sunday will be observed as
Rally day in the class There will be
special music. Appropriate souvenirs Of
the occasion will be given to every man
attending. The class will begin the study
of the life of Christ next Sunday: 6 y.
m. Christian Endeavor service: p. m.
cvangelistic service with short sermon hy
the pastor. All are cordially invited.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-02-15
ArVilla E. Phillips,

on the afternoon of Feb 4, after
seven weeks of suffering from diffuse
multiple neuritis Arvlla EVerleth wife
Of Wesley r. Phillips entered into rest.
Mrs. Phillips was the daughter Of
George and Ann Tenncy EverIeth and
was born at the homestead on the road
between Brattleboro and West Dunn
merston Feb. s, lS4S. In Townshend
Nov. 2S, 1861 she was married to Wait
Still Ranncy Pettec. first lieutenant in
the Union army ana brother of Aurolius
Pettce Of Brattlcboro. Left widow
five years later, she first worked I'm the
Estey organ shops and then opened
dressmaking rooms i'm wilkins building.
These she kept until 1859, when she
moved to Keene. y H. In Holyoke
Mass. in July 1899, she was married TO
Wesley r. Phillips Of Keenc For a
number of years they had spent the
winters i'm Daytona Beach. Florida, and
it was there that she died
personality and character of rare
attractiveness won the admiration and
love Of all those who knew Mrs Phillips
Her life was one of untirnE devotion
to others. and many depended on her for
counsel and support. OF her ms Of her
Master, il could we'll be said she
went about doing good"
The funeral was held Feb. 8. at one
o clock. i'm PutneY. at the home of her
brother II, G. Everlcth. Rev. George h.
Lawson, pastor of the Brattleboro Bap-
fist church, Of which she had been
member the last So years. officiated.
E. II. Miller sang three selections:
ASLEEP i'm Jesus" Sometime Wen
Understand" and Good Night" Beau
tiful flowers bore fragrant testimony to
the love of friends. The intcrment will
be in the family lot at West Dunn
merston.
= Besides the husband and daughter.
the near relatives broth
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-02-15
PRESENTED WITH 5000 IN GOLD.
Tenth Wedding Anniversary Of Rev. and
Mrs. H. D. Maxwell Recognized by
Their Practitioners

The Somervlle. Mass. journal Of Feb
contained excellent half-tonc portraits
Of Rev. and Mrs. II. u. Maxwell and the
following notice:
Rev. II. -. Maxwell and Mrs. Maxwell
were given delightful evidence of the
affection i'm which they are held by the
people Of the First Universalist church
on Monday evening. when they attended
the Sunday School social arranged for
that evening. They were surprised to
find the affair i'm reality a parish gather
ing with 25O members of the congregation
present including representation of all
the societies.
Following the informal reception the
exercises were opened by solo by Harry
Handy of the church choir. after which
Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell were invited to
make their way to the front. i'm order as
they were told. to receive the congratulate
tons of their friends upon their tenth
marriage anniversary.
The two unsuspeCtinGly took their
places, when to their great surprise
they were presented by Arthur w. Glines.
who acted as master of ceremonies. with
a purse containing 5000 i'm gold. \ hand
some bouquet was also given to Mrs.
Maxwell, while Mr.. Maxwell received a
handsome anniversary cake ornamentcd
with ten candles
An eloquent response was made by Mr..
Maxwell in behalf of himself ana Mrs.
Maxwell. after which the members of
the parish pressed forward to congratu-
late the bride and groom Of ten years
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-02-15
Neglected Rheumatism Causes
Paralysis
A UrIc.o Treatment viii in All Gases Re-
move the Cause.

Paralysis is disease whose cause is
Shrouded in mystery. If you We're to in
Vestigate carefully all cases of paralysis
you would md that at some time previous
TO the attack, the patient suffered from
some form of rheuma tism. Possibly like
50 many others, he thought it was only a
slight matter of temporary inconvenience
and paid no further attention to it. Rheu-
mdtsm is not to be neglected with impu-
nifty The uric and poisonous Rheumatic
acid must be neutralized and driven from
the system as soon as they put in an APP
pearance. Do this with Uric-O
. II is harmless vegetable preparation
and does not contain a single drop of al
cohol 1t operates by its action upon the
blood, muscles and kidneys and cures
rheumatism TO stay cured. We might give
you testimonials from thousands of people
in all parts of the country, but we would
you know and can believe Next time YOU
are down town, just drop into the store of
the BROOKS House Pharmacy, Bratteboro's
popular drug store, and ask them about
Uric-O. We won't predict what he will
say but we have confidence enough in
the remedy to leave 1t to him
Urlc-O is not a cathartic, nor does Il
anect or distress the stomach in any way
Uric-O IS cure for rheumat ism and for
rheumatism only. That is why II is such
a great success. 1t does one thing and
giSts sell Uric-O at 75c and 81 the bottle
but you can have a sample bottle free II
you cut out this advertisement and sent
II with your name and address to the
smith Drug Co, Syracuse N. Y. Some
times they send an order on your drug
glst for 75c bottle free of charge in re-
ply to those requests for a sample.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-02-15
HUNDREDS OF GUESTS PRESENT.
Fftieth Wedding Anniversary Of Mr. and
Mrs, Joseph c. Brown a Notable
Occasion in Readsboro.

The 5Oth wedding anniversary Of Mr.
ana Mrs. Joseph Gardner Brown was
notable occasion in Readsboro Tuesday
me exercises extended throughout the
AFTERNOON and evening, the principal OBJ
serNance taxing place i'm Music hall
which was deliberately decorated in golj
ana green. Several hundred visitors
oHered their congratulations. and a spec
lal train brought a large number of Wis
ltors from Shelburne Falls and other
places. The celebration took the form
oi an old-time New England home gath
ering. Refreshments were served and
the attractions included vocal and in
strumenral music and dancing There
We're many appropriate gifts for both
MT ana Mrs. Brown. Four Organizations
OF Shelburne Falls were represented
Mountain lodge Of Masons Mary LYON
chapter OF Eastern Star, Alethian lodge Of
ODD Fellows and North Star Rebekah
lodge. '''
Joseph Gardner Brown was born in
Nottingham Nov. 80 1899. He was n
son of Capt. Joseph Wright and Sophronia
Rice Brown. He was married to Miss Polly
tlmlra stafford in Wilmington Feb 70
1871. by the late Charles y. Davenport
Justice OF the peace. Mrs Brown was
the daughter Of Ira and Polly Hicks
Stafford and was born in Whitingbam
July 10. 1898.
After their marriage. Mr. and Mrs
Brown lived in Jacksonville until 1871
with the exception Of one wear. 1870
winch they spent in Thomaston. Ga. They
moved In 1871 to Shelburne Falls. Mass.
ana hNed there 80 years During much
of that time Mr.. Brown was an employing
l"Weler and an expert Matchmaker. He
Is me musician. and for Is years ne
was the manager and director of Browns
orchestra of Shelburne Falls and lack
sohNlile' lie was the prompter and play
ed second violin
II was while living at Shelburne Falls
that Mr.. Brown had an exciting experi-
ehce. burglars had visited the town
ana cracked the safes i'm Woods ieweIrv
store ana In the post office. Mr. Brown.
win the late Dwight c. Bartlett. started
IN pursuit. They met the burglars on the
lonely Shelburne mountain Mr.. Brown
chhed upon the men to halt. and some
'hlhs was doing at once. 1t was in the
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-02-15
OBITUARY.
Death of Wilbur A. CUNNINGHAM.

Wilbur Austin Cunningham, n. died
Saturday morning i'm the home Of w. H.
Haywood, ~ South Main street. after an
Illness of about Il week. He had been
employed in the w. II. Ninton paper mill
40 years and had worked continuously
for the Ninton company except for brief
periods when the mill was shut down
Until he was taken sick a week before his
death he had been steadily AT work
For the past II years he had boarded in
Mr. HaNwood's family
Mr.. Cunningham was born i'm Brat
tleboro, the son Of Wilbur A. Cunning
ham and Phoebe Maria GIalel Cunning
ham His parents moved to Northampton
when he was a child and he attended the
northampton schools. He lived with
his parents i'm northampton ANA vicinity
until his marriage i'm 1860 to Mrs Mary
Editha CStcele) Chamberlain. who sur
wives him. He came to Brattlchoro
shortly after his marriage ANA had lived
here since. He leaves besides his wife.
who lives i'm northampton, one daughter.
Miss Maude Capitola Cunningham. Of
Northampton. sister. Mrs Louis \.
Fray of southampton. Mass and two
nieces Mrs. Frank II. Clapp Of South
ampton and Mrs William +. Strangford
Of Easthampton
Mr.. Cunningham has been for some
years an active member Of the knights
Of Honor and of the knights and Ladies
of Honor He had served the knights Of
Honor as dictator ana held the office of
guide and was trustee OF the grand
lodge of the state.
Private prayers were held at the house
Monday afternoon at l o'clock The
bearers We're from the paper mill and
from the organizations of which he was
a member. Those from the mill We're
w b. Ninton. Michael Murphy. Ernest
Winter and John Tromby The repre-
sentatives of the Knights Of Honor were
j. w. Simonds and G. l.. Piper and from
the Knights and Ladies of Honor, T. II.
Putnam and +. X. Barrows. Rev George
b. Lawson. pastor of the Baptist church
otficiatcd. and the body was taken to
NOrthamnton for hurinl
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-02-15
JAMAICA.
AIva Higeins's sawmiII Burned.

The sawmill of Alva Higgins. used for
getting out chair stock. about four miles
from this village on the road to West
Jamaica was destroyed by fire about
midnight last Thursday. The cause
Of the fire is Unknown. The building was
heated by stove but Mr.. Higgins went
To the mill as was his custom, about :
O'Clock in the evening and fully extin-
guished the fire. There were no lamps used
IN lighting the building, nor had anyone
been smoking in or about the premises
Mr.. Higgins was first awakened by the
bright light and quickly ran out to the
mill which adjoins the house. but the
whole building was a mass of flames and
nothing could be done TO save If or
the contents' All the tools. saws and
benches were destroyed as we'll as a large
quantity of stock i'm the process of manu-
facture. Fortunately the wind was away
from the other buildings so they were
not damaged. The loss will be about
$1,000 and there is no insurance. Mr.
Higgins is making plans to rebuild at
once.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-02-15
Judge f. L. Waterman was in tou,r
Wednesday, ON business

Judge f. L. Waterman was in town
Wednesday on business.
Mrs. a. a. Willis and son have returned
from two months visit in Boston and
vicinity. ''
The auditors began their work unon
the town books yesterday. They hone
to finish and get the report into the hands
of the printer so the report win he read,
for the voters by the last of next week
The third and best of the organ recitals
was attended by a large and appreciative
audience at the Baptist church last SIM
DAY evening. Mr. Halter sang Face 70
race. He has powerful voice of ex-
cellent quality.
the play, 'Jedediah Judkins. 7 y
given by the dramatic club Thursday even
ing was greeted by a crowded house Aho"t
20 came down from South Londondeyr,,
ana We're furnished supper by the ladies
OF the Congregational society in the
church vestry. Lunch was also served
there after the play. Several norties
came also from Wardsboro and Tou,as1
mend. The sum realized by the cluh vim
add very materially to the fund for me-
ing IN a furnace at the haIl. the neod
fore. 90 "'Ner ne
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-02-15
Y. M. c. A. NOTES.

Last Saturday night another OPEN
house was held with musical enter
tainmont under the direction of Scott
Barber
Last Sunday afternoon Rev. J. A.
Mitchell addressed a small gathering of
men His theme was overcoming the
giants which beset modern life.
The rally for boys which will be held
Sunday afternoon at o'clock will be
addressed by Rev. \. II. Webb There
will be musical program by the boys
orchestra.
The date for the entertainment to be
given under the auspices of the woman's
auxiliary has been set for March 49,
Miss Clara Clemens, daughter of Mark
Twain, will sing ana Miss Marie Nichols
will assist with violin selections The
proceeds Of the entertainment will go
towards the 800 pledged by the auxiliary
towards the association debt