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Valuable Vernon Real Estate For Sale
The Whithed Hotel

mile below Vernon Station and within a
minutes walk of Central Park Station
and within five minutes walk OF the new
Connecticut River dam now under con-
struction. This property is valuable for
a hotel or first class boarding house,
situated as IL is on the main highway
between South Vernon and Brattleboro.
There is a small general store in the
building also the post office. Any party
buying the hotel no doubt could secure
the post office appointment At the pres
ent outlook for business in Vernon this
is a very desirable piece OF property.
Two barns on the property; buildings
slated and about FIVE acres land.
APPLY TO
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w ANTED- Saleswoman for cloak room in
w dry goods store. Address ~ care
Phoenix 27.lw
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TERMS. $3.50 per year in advance; IL not
paid within the year s..
Rates Of advertising furnished on application
Birth, marriage and death notices published
free; obituary notices, cards OF thanks etc,
Is cents for a space Of II lines or less
entered at the Brattleboro Post Office as
second class mail matter)
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"ANTED-Compet girl for general
w housework. MRS. c. g. WHEELER,
81 No. Nam street aLtf
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daanted.

WANTED-At once a good cook. MRS
w JULIUS j. ESTEY.
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London has 300 clubs wit member
ship OF 2s0, ,O00
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eRATTLEeoRo DIVISIONS GAIN.
Good Showing Of Twin State Gas and
Electric Co. in Its Local Plant on Re.
port to March 81

]
! y. II. Bickmore x Co. bankers. 30 Pine
| street. New York. have sent out circulars
! offering as "a desirable investment $500. 600
Of first and refunding mortgage bonds Of
| the Twin State Gas and Electric COM
! pdny, Connecticut corporation which
| furnishes electric light and power for
the cities Of Dover, Rochester. Somers-
worth. Salmon Falls. and Hnsdale, y.
| H.; Berwick, North Berwick South Ber-
wick and Lebanon. Maine, and Brattle-
horo. The company also furnishes gas
for Dover and Brattleboro and operates
the Bratteboro street railway
In addition to the security afforded by
the valuable properties covered under this
mortgage this issue is guaranteed as to
principal and interest by the National
Light. Heat & Power company. New
York. which controls and operates the
| Twin state Gas and Electric company
and other gas and electric companies sit
uated in the Eastern and Middle Western
states. The National Light. Heat &
Power company has authorized $40 000,-
600 Of preferred stock and $40. 900. 900
common stock. and it has issued $3.50 600
Of preferred stock and 81. $50 600 OF com
mon stock. The National comVany's gross
earnings for the six months ending March
81, 1907. were S2SG. S9e 2S. its operating
expenses Sl55 639.S2, leaving net earnings
of Sl3l 259.46 and after paying the bond
interest Of S5l,2197s the surplus earn
lhgs were SNoV59oe.
The National company has no bonded
debt The bonded debt Of the subsidiary
companies does not exceed o-thirds
ther actual value. All Of the subsidiary
companies are earning a substantial sur
plus over and above fixed charges and
maintenance. The circular SAYS The
Brattleboro division OF the Twin State
Gas & Electric company was acquired
september !. 1906. and the Dover div
isiou october I. 1906. since which time
gross earnings have materially increased
and operating expenses have teen largely
reduced. The entire property Is now in
excellent condition and capable N hand
ling the growing demand for gas. cleo
trio light ana power The circular gives
statement of earnings and other infor-
nation MS follows
Brattlehoro division seven months. Do
yer division six months 10 March 81, 1907.
Gross earnings. Slo6.7l6.34
Operating and maintenance, 61.759.S4
Net earnings. S44.956.50
Fixed charges. 22.o62.jo
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WTANTED-A man for general work
w at Lindenhurst. GEORGE E.
CROWELL. Rrattleboro. 24-tf
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Enr Sale.

LNOR SALE Choice lot OF slab wood. mol
II DEN n MARTIN. 2l-tf
NOR SALE-A 10 horse power engine. In
Il quire of G. +. WARNER at bakery.
LNOR SALE-Steel range and some furniture.
L Enquire of FRED LANGILLE al Browns
harness shop. aLtt
NOR SALE About 5000 feet spruce and
Il hcmloCk, bill lumber and boards. INQUIRE
of J. c. JOHNSON. ~ Forest ST. 3-lw
NOR SALE-Ncrmont bred horses. New
Il and secondhand harness always on hand
at my livery stable. p Birge street. Telephone
SB. JOHN G.. BAKER. If
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"ANTED-Wil exchange Cottage House
w in Dummerston for good driving team.
Address bon s. Brattleboro. 2l.tf
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i l9 CEDAR ST. utf
ITO RENT-Small tenement. Inquire OF -
/ PhpniN office 3lf
ITO RENT-Tenemen on Spruce St
L c. B. CROWELL. 24-u
ITO RENT-Six-room tenement on Cen
L tral street d. p. COBB
VINO RENT Furnished room with use Of
L bath. i North Main street.
ITO RENT-Modern tenement. large rooms.
l. Near Estey Factory. EDGETT \ co.
T1NO RENT Tenement in Granite block. ,
L rooms. Inquire of q. j. PRATT. ls-tt
vINO RENT room tenement, rooms all on
i ground floor. Bath, furnace. Forest -.
EDGETT n co.
TINO RENT-Large pasture with water, viii
i keep seven or eight head OF cattle. LEON
NICHOLS, West BrattlchOro. Tel. Slt2
TTNO RENT The Wheeler cottage al Sprfford
i Near SlVerdalc. Apply 10 FLORENCE
l.. PRATT. : oak St, Tel. No. 6r5. 21-u
TTNO RENT-Desk room IN suite . New
i American Building. NATIONAL ri r.
BER STAMP MFG co. l9-tf
ITO RENT -Six-room tenement with bath,
i hot and cold water; garden, JOSEPH
NlCHOL, West Brattleboro stock Farm. lStt
mo LET-A lumter job containing juGO
i feet, more or less. "a soft wood from
stump 10 sticks, also about - cords of bark 10
peel, For further information inquire OF {.
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Gbr l)ermont 3pbonix.
THE VERMONT PHGNIx.
BRATTLEBORO,
FRIDAY. July .. 1907.

Published at Brattieboro every Friday by
o. L. FRENCH.
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Special 9nticcs.

OHIMNEYS built cleaned and repaired.
Address NJ. j. .CAVANAGH, Brattleboro.
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RESSIAKING-MRS. r. P. SPEN-
l. GER, Is Grove St Satisfaction
guaranteed. lift
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TO Rcnt.

ITO RENT Five-room downstairs tenement
i l9 CEDAR ST. altf
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-06
Special Offering in
Knee Pants Suits

10 For boys two-piece knee
u pants suits, good quality
striped cheviot, sizes 8 to Is years.
Regular 1925 value.
90 For boys all wool knee
(. 90 pants suits, good quality
nobby cheviots, dark gray and brown
patterns, well and strongly made,
ages from s to Is years. Regular 81
value.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-09
RllllloN1 VA SATURDAY. NOVEMBER U lr

Q. Harriet sparks Hannah. for
b yeanrsa resident Of q Wassl1nitgtonI
Isrs, for the purpose OF nst,itnting
,l.llsins, Henry o. Davis and other we'll
x Kn,Gw,, men. TO recover ,aFse ama
l lapd y, Tucker county, "; 4 va,i Ct
~ possession. Mrs. Hannah says that
she has DOCUMENTS which estnhlisl,. her
Claim to the land beyond question.
Some Of tile papers are. now, n, the
hnnds OF an attorney OF this City. 4.
The property for which she sues ~
sai t. lie n one Of the richest nl Ysaas
ago 1t was the property Of her fnther'
After bis death, Mrq, Hnnnan alleges e e,
II was disposed OF unlawfully. ana c;,tt1c
into the hands Of its present holders
by means which were illegal. The land
is valued at hundreds of thousands OF
Of dollars. Mrs. Hannah Is seventy years
old, but mentally and physically is ns
active ns woman a score OF years
1le r., junior. She expects to leave 60, , for
reaching that city Will begin proceed
ings against the millionaire West Viz
a
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-09
PERSONALS AND DnIEFs.

The following Richmonders are reg
tstered al the Breslin Hotel in New
York City: Messrs Gordon Wallace and
G. F.. Dietrich.
Miss Nora Houston has sailed from
Now York for Paris. France, whore she
will spend a year in tbs study of art,
Miss Houston's family and friends in
Richmond follow her course with the
deepest interest and the most cordial
good wishes for her success.
Miss Taylor. of Wilmington. N. c.,
who has been enjoying most delight.
full visit to her sister, Mrs. c. E. Bor-
den. will return to Wilmington this
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Guest have re-
turned from Sabine Hall, Richmond
county. where they attended the Guest
Wexford wedding on Wednesday last.
and Mr.. Guest was best man to the
groom.
Mr.. and Mrs, Richard Beck. whose
wedding was celebrated at Radford.
Va. on Wednesday last, will return to
Richmond and make their home at No.
2523 Nenable Street
The subject of Rev. DR.. Ramseys
sermon at Grace Street Baptist Church
in the morning will be The Magma
charta OF Prayer; night subject, Post
Feeling"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-09
FORK SEIZURE
BUT THE BEGINNING
ed movement which may end in 9TH
ar important seizures.
No Unusual Activity.
Continued From Firnt Page.o

Colonel Chapman does not think the
department is more active than usual
along the line OF running down vio-
lators of the revenue laws, and he
declares that Mr.. Gates's presence In
the State is not at all unusual.
mfr. Gates was formerly g. field
man" declared Colonel Chapman. He
is fond Of field work. and whenever
he can spare the time from his office
in Washington he gets out to soc
how the work is progressing"
I'VE are working all the time. and
are catching up with violators every
now and then" continued Colonel
Chapman.
I'VE have made no more seizures re-
Gently than usual. The only difference
Is that more of our captures have
come to public notice recently than
heretofore. The sixteen seizures re-
ported in the papers from Staunton
Were not made within day, nor a
week. nor month. They perhaps rep
resented the work of four or five. and
perhaps six monthsi'
Colonel Chapman is satisfied with
the way things are going out in the
field. and declares that the men are
doing all In their power to break up
collision and all other forms OF in
fraction against the revenue laws.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-09
NEW RECORD DESPITE GALE
Lusitnnin Bears Marks of stormy Pns-
sngc. but Makes Speed.


snEc. but Makes Speed.
NEW YORK, November S.-The mar
Vicious record established less than a
month ago by the giant turbine steamer
Lusitania, when she cut several hours
passage time across the Atlantic. al.
ready has been broken. The Lusitania
still retains tho title, Queen Of the
seas as IT was she herself that es-
tablished the new low mark. On her
last voyage the Lusitania covered the
distance IN four DAYS, nineteen hours
and tifty-two minutes.
The voyage ended to-day over the same
course, was completed in four days.
thus clipping one hour and twelve
minutes from the previous low mark.
and this was done in the face, OF con-
ditions none too favorable,
In tho 1.usitania's big vaults was;
stored nearly Sla,000,00O in gold. more
than quarter OF the immense total
which has been engaged abroad by
American bankers since the present
almost unprecedented movement be-
gan.
The Lusitania bore several scars to
show the severity of the passage. One
heavy sea, which broke against the
liners tall side. sent enough water fly
ing against her wheel house to break
in several windows, one OF the clutches
holding derrick fifteen feet above
the deck was twisted badly and some
of the bolts holding to shrouds Were
pulled out. Her decks We're repeatedly
washed by the seas. While the gallo
was on the passengers were kept in
the cabins out of danger.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-09
NEARLY LYING HING IN NAVY
Negro Fireman Slnsiics Conl-Pasaer ana
Snilora on Rhode Inlund


Negro Fireman Slnslics Conl-Pnsaer ana
Snilors on Rhode Island.
NEW YORK. November 8.-But for
the prompt action of the marine guard
OF the battleship Rhode Island. now in
the Brooklyn maynard. there might
have been negro lynchlng bee on
board E. Lewis. a negro second-class
fireman, becoming enga ged in an alter
cation with r. Fl. Anthony. coal
passer, drew razor aud seriously cut
Anthony in the abdomen. Sailors Bn-
ker and Friess received painful slashes
across their arms and wrists trying to
disarm the negro.
The connection caused blue Jackets
from every quarter of the ship to rush
to the galley. When they saw the me-
gro pummeled by Baker and I'riess
and Anthony bleeding profusely. they
made for the negro with cries Of
Stirring him up!" The marine guard
was summoned and rescued the negro
Anthony has little chance of recov-
cry.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-09
Ne declared. and Its members should
Therefore be able to give their reasons

he declared. and its members should
therefore be able to give their REASONS
Tor IT.
After quoting. from the opinions and
submitting statistics to show that the
Fate reductions had not crippled tl,c
companies. he said that regulation was
needed; that the reduction had beet
applied to department. whiclt c0tihi
best stand 1T. and could most easily
recupcrata and that IT had redoundod
10 the benefit OF every class Of people
In the State.
He denied emphntically that IL had
Anything to do with tho depression In
stocks. and proceeding, said. II want
TO caution YOU business men against
the idea that this is the time for
any step backward. The hands Of the
State have been conservativcly laid
Upon these public service corporations
and should not be taken off.
II they come and ask any curtail-
give sonie better excuse than that they
have been hurt by conservative rate
reduction.
This work was not radical. 1t was
not done In any sr.rit OF hostility or
threat. The State has n right to con-
troll public utilities. md 1t is the duty
OF the State to control them. II the
state does not control them they will
control the State. There can be no
middle ground.
II would not prosecute the railroadg
Thu3 should have square deaf and
stand on the sama footing with other
business interests. but they should be
made to obseryettha laws OF the state.
They should be made to prform their
0uties and to bear their proportionate
share Of the burdens of government"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-09
ALLIED COMPANIES
DRAGGED DOWN, TOO
Embarrassment Of Arnold Print
Works Seriously Affects
Several Corporations.
LIABILITIES TEN MILLION
Nearly Ten Thousand Employees
Are Out in Correlated Com
panies' Rceeiverships.

PITTsF1ELD. MASS, November g.
announcement was made to-day that
Henry u. Warner. who on Wednesday
was appointed receiver for the Arnold
Print Works. of North Adams. has
been appointed receiver for the VIII
Jamestown Manufacturing Company. Of
Williamstown, Mass, and OF the firm
of Gallup & Houghton. q. North
Adams. Both concerns were affiliated
with the print works and with the
North ?ownal Manufacturing Com
pany, OF North Pownal. VT. which
yesterday passed into the hands OF
Mr.. Warner as receiver. About 5000
persons are employed in these mills.
The mills involved ore the Eclipse.
directly under the management Of
the Arnold Print Works. and employ.
Ing $500 hands, and the Beaver. ui,-
der tho direction OF Gallup & Hough-
ton. and employing 500 hands. both
mills being in this city: the Williams-
town company. separate corporation,
but with Arnold Print Works officers
in control. and employing 500 people,
and the North Pownal Manufacturing
Company also controlled by Arnold
Print Works officers, with 500 hands.
The immediate control Of the Arnold
Print Works. and, through that con-
Germ. of the various other companies
Is Mn a. c. Houghton and William Ar
thur Gallup, his son-in-law, The at
fairs OF all the companies are exceed
|ngly intimate. so that the appointment
Of a. receiver for the Arnold Print
on the petition OF Charles u.
Houghton. a nephew of A. c. Houghton
and a creditor OF tho Arnold Print
Works, was followed by receivcrshtps
for all the other involved concerns.
The effect OF this action is to prevent
attachments upon any et the property
and any waste in the assets. Under
the order OF the court the business of
all properties must continue in thu
usual course under the receivership,
rhe aggregate liabilities are estimated
at nearly $1o.00o.00o.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-09
SEIZE AMERICAN CITIZEN
Nfcnragmnns Imprison Son of Cuban
General Nacco. Despite Protests.

SAN FRANCISCO. CAL. November s.
Seized by a detachment of Nicara-
Euans. after being driven out of his
hiding place on the Pacific mail liner
San Juan. at Cornto. Elizrado Maceo.
an American citizen and son of a ia
nous Cuban general. was captnrad dur
ing the outward trip of the San Juan
from this port and thrown into PRISON
at Managua. Nicaragua. desJite the
protests of the Brazilian minister to
the peace conference and Of 2Uu Amer
Jean passengers. This word was brought
here to-day when the San Juan arrived
from her voyage down the Southern
coast. Maceo, who several years ago
led revolution against Nicaragua,
travelled under the name of Morris. He
was found after a search by an armed
force of Nicaraguans in his cabin, with
a revolver pressed to his temple.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-09
GREAT SHIP SUIT
soon TO Be TRIED.
Case Involves Constitttionality
OF the Interstate Commerce
Law.
Times Dispatch Bureau,
Munscy Building,


Washington, d. c., Nov. s.
The case OF the Cosmopolitan Ship.
ping Company against the Hamburg
American Packet Company, the North
the Wilson (Hull) Lines and tl1a
Scandinavian Lines, which involves
tho constitntionallty OF the Interstate
commerce law, and which promises
to be one OF the biggest cases of re-
cent years. has been set for hearing.
by the Interstate Commerce Commits.
sion OH December Sd. The leading
counsel for tho defendants, the prin-
cipal Of which is the Hamburg Amer
lean Packet Company, in which En-
peror William, of Germany ls heavily
interested financially is John G..
Spooner. former United States Sena-
tor.
He will enjoy the distinction OF hav-
Ing had principal hand in the maxi
ing OF the law, and then seeking to
have 1t declared unconstitutional.
The steamship lines attack consti-
tutes what is known as the Baltic
Pool" 1t fixes rates in conjunction
with the big American railroads on all
incoming and outgoing freight through
tho ports of Boston, New York. Phila-
dolphin Norfolk and Newport News.
and at the same time apportions all
incoming and outgoing freight among
the various lines constituting the pool.
to each a given percentage OF
the business. and, It is alleged, pre-
venting the independent lines from
getting a share OF the shipping bust.
ness.
This control of rates and shipments
applies to all European cities within
the range of the lines in the pool.
The plaintiff claims that the pool
is in violation of the Interstate conf
MERGE law and the Sherman anti
trust law. 1t recites the fact that the
Hamburg Packet Company
enjoys the imperial patronage OF the
German government, and that 1t is the
biggest shipping line in the worl.
having more than million tons regis
ter.
The original petition set forth is
that the Hamburg-American is the
special pet of the German government.
When the commissioners read that
there was knitting of brows. and
1t was finally decided that In the in
terest OF peace and amity between
Teddy and Willie" 1t ought to be
Withdrawn. and requested the COM
plainants to do so. This they readily
agreed to do.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-09
NEWS TO coLLscroIt SUMMERS.
Says He is Not Aware of unusual
LOSSES to the Government.
[speeial TO rho Times.pIspa,ch

Especial to Tho Times Dispatch
BRISTOL, TENN, November 81. r.
Summers, collector of internal revenue
for the Eastern District of Virginia.
and whose district comprises the whole
OF Southwest Vifginia-the Fifth,
Sixth. Seventh and Tenth, and part Of
the Eighth Congressional Districts, if-
ty-1ve counties in all--was asked to-
day regarding the news from Wash
ington about alleged irregularities and
frauds on the part of distillers by
which the government is said to have
lost probably 100000 in revenues.
Mr.. Summers declared that the whole
affair was news to him; that he mad
heard absolutely nothing regarding a
general raid.
Continuing, he said: cot course, there
is always more or less OF fraud being
practiced in connection with the
operation of distilleries, and 1t is a
part of the business OF my office to
catch up with such frauds and ire
gularities and to bring the violators
of law TO justice. I have fifteen depu-
ties, who are all the time busy with
this class of work, and who find more
or less to do. but SO far as any de-
mand for a general raid is concerned
am not aware of any. There has not
been IL single distillery seized in my
district within the last ten days. re-
CARELESS, of any reports that may have
gone out TO the contrary. My force OF
deputies are going ahead with their
duties and are unearthing frauds from
time to time In connection with the
distilleries in the district. These
troubles have always existed in con-
nection with the manufacture OF whls-
key. but as to whether there has been
anything lilse loss of 10000 to
the government from that source In
virginia is, In my opinion, more q
else"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-09
OLD DOMINION SHIP AFtRE

Steamship Jefferson Sends Wircless
Message for Fireboat's Aid.
NEW YORK. November S.--With her
crew OF thirty bravely lighting flames
In her hold. the steamship jefferson
Of the Old Dominion line, from Nor
folk. came up the bay this afternoon
and entered her slip in the North
River. There We're sixty-three pas
Eengers aboard her.
BY DeForest wireless. the Old Do.
minion Line office had received the
following message from Captain l.
Dole:
We have fire in our No. . hold.
Have flreboat at pier. Have steam
turned on
The tireboat Seth Low was awaiting
the steamship. as had been requested.
and the flames were soon extingulshcd
when she locked. The vessel was but
slightly damaged.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-09
CUT WIFE's HEAD OFF

Husband Finding Her with Another
Man, Thus Wrenks Vengeance.
HOUSTON, Ten. November s.-The
eight-year.old daughter of Matthew
W. Anderson. a railroad clerk, early
to-day found the dead body of her
mother in the Kitchen OF their home
in Houston Heights. her head almost
completely severed from the body. the
woman having met death at the hands
of her husband.
An unsigned note from the husband
declares that returning home. at an
earlier hour than usual to-day, he
found another man in his home and
this being the second such occurrence.
~ felt obliged to wreak vengeance OF
my only love-" Anderson has disap-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-09
ASKS FORTUNE FOR SCALP.

Youth Sues Animal Dealer for Injury
Received in store.
NEW YORK. November s.--Isidor
Duchotf, thirteen years of age. is SUI.
Ing Bernard Ruhl, Grand Street AMI
NAL dealer. before Justice Dayton and
jury in the Supreme Court. for s1o.-
600 damages for the loss Of four square
inches Of his scalp.
The boy testified that he was sent
by his mother to the defendants store
two years ago for bird seed. He passed
a cage in which were two leopards. One
tore off four inches OF his scalp. He
said skin-grafting operations had not
been successful