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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-08-16

Miss sylyina Wnthed is III with heart
trouble.
Miss Tina Stieeter visited in Greenfield
last week
The ladies' circle will meet next Wed
nesday afternoon.
ahss Helen Rollins Of New York is a
guest OF Mrs. H. \. Staten.
Mrs. !. +. Webster attended the re-
duction Of the play by the Lorne Elwyn
at Bernardston on Wednesday.
Miss Prudence CudwOrth OF Hartford
Conn, Is visiting her cousins, T. H. Akley
and family at Woodlawn farm.
l. II. Strceter and little son, George, Of
Greenfield, spent last Sunday with Mr.
Streeter's mother, Mrs. h. \. Streeter.
The board OF trade met last Saturday
evening and adopted a code Of bylaws.
The directors announced the appointment
Of several committees.
Master Harry sutton Of New York. who
had been spending few weeks at NJ l.
Reeds and f. J. Swifts in Brattleboro,
returned to New York on Tuesday.
Mrs. Emeline Stockwen received a visit
last week from her sister. Mrs Gum Of
Springfield. and Mrs Gums daughter,
Mrs. Chase. and her daughter and ner
daughters daughter, making four genera
tons
Harold, son Of Mr. and Mrs +. II
Akley was taken very III last week Wed
nesday ana was taken 10 Memorial hos
pital where a successful operation for APP
pendicitls was performed on Friday by
Dr. Williams Of Boston HIS many
friends are glad to learn that he is max
ing rapid recovery
Hon Willard Bill OF Westmoreland y.
H., oae of the incorpura tors of the Con-
neCtIcut River Power company and a
commissioner of public works in New
Hampshire maze a tour OF inspection at
the dam site on Wednesday, He called
on an old schoomate ana revived memo
ries Of Powers institute as it was in 1860.
c. Mark Heard Of New York. formerly
of this town, and Miss Emily Van Ripper,
were married on Monday Of this week at
the home of the brides parents at Lake
Dundee, n. j. They are now spending a
few days with Mr. and Mrs. +. NJ. Heard
here. They VIII go next week to visit
Mr. Heard's mother, Mrs b. Il. Allen. at
Lake Sunapee. Marks many friends here
extend congrat ulations and best wishes.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-08-16
THE VERMONT PHd7NIX BRATTIEBORO FRIDAY
WEST BRATTLEeoRo.

w. Il. Chase and family returned early
In the week after visiting friends in Shelf
field
Miss Florence Fisher has returned from
a three weeks stay in Pigeon Cove and
Lynn Mass.
The ladies' benevolent society of the
Baptist church will omit their food sales
for a few weeks
Rev. L. NJ Keneston and mis- family re-
turned Monday from Shelton, Conn,
where they had been two weeks
Miss NJ, Grace Breckenridge Of Bing-
hamton, y. Y, will come tomorrow to
visit Rev. and Mrs. L. NJ. Keneston.
Mrs. II. H. Miller of Lynn Mass Is
visiting her parents Mr.. and Mrs. E. L.
Fisher. Mr. Miller is expected next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fales and their two
daughters Of Troy, n. Y, are at Miss
Laura Powerss for the rest OF the sum-
mer
George L. Barrett, who was injured by
the collapse of the bridge over Milestone
brook Is now somewhat improved. He
was in a serious condition several days
but began to rally Wednesday.
Prof. L. S Patton of the Hartford Theo-
logical seminary preached Sunday in the
absence OF Rev. L. NJ. Keneston. The
many friends which Prof Patton has won
in former visits here were there to near
him and give him cordial welcome.
The womans association Of the Congre-
gatonal church expect to hold their an
nual summer sale of useful and fancy
articles in the church parlors Tuesday
August %. The women have been max
ing large preparations and expect to eX-
coed all their former efforts in attractive
ness and financial results.
The young women Of the Needlecraft
paid a surprise visit to Miss Anna Smith
Wednesday afternoon and gave her pro-
fuse tin shower as a symbol Of their
feeling at the announcement of her en-
gagement to Rodney Wheeler. The &C.
casion was very enjoyable one, as each
Of the many gifts was accompanied by an
original rhyme appropriate TO the &C.
casion. Refreshments were served.
There will be no services in the Bap-
fist church many of the people plan to
90 to Mortified to attend the closing ses-
sions Of the conference there. The fol-
lowing Sunday Rev. J. a. Mitchell will
preach his farewell sermon and will prob
ably move soon afterward to his new field
Of labor in connection with the advanced
course Of study he will take up in Brown
university. The church has not as yet
taken any definite action in regard to
calling a successor. though several can
didates have presented themselves.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-08-16
Want Bat ExtermInator.

The department Of agriculture will
soon offer a prize to any scientist who
win discover an infalAble method Of ex-
terminating rats 1t is said this would be
worth more to the people OF the United
States in a single decade than the depart
ment of agriculture has cost since its
establishment
No statistics of the actual damage
annually done by rats have been gathered
in the United States, but in Denmark
the loss is put at $4,000, 900 a year and in
France at $4,000, 900. The average cost
to the country Of feeding a rat on grain
is about so cents a year. Granting that
half their food is waste material the tax
of feeding rats is still an enormous drain
on the profits of agriculture. The aver
age fire loss in the United States due
to defective insulation, a considerable
part of which is caused by rats, is placed
ar $4,000, 900 annually.
Rats destroy eggs and young poultry
pigeons, game birds and wild song birds
and have been known to Kill young
rabbits, pigs and lambs and even attack
children. They are active agents in car
rying disease germs from house to house
and city to city.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-08-16
Irrigation on Mars.

The argument for the existence Of Mar
tians is both ingenious ard plausible
Ever since 1877 when Schiarparelli dis
covered his so-called canals, 1t has be-
come increasingly clear that there are on
the surface of Mars certain structures
which, so far as is known, are not
matched elsewhere in the solar system.
On the whole, too, no explanation thus
far offered hangs together so we'll as that
of which professor Pickering Is the author
and Mr. Percival Lowell the most con-
spicuous advocate-that the lines are the
strips Of verdure along narrow waterways
that are quite possibly artificial. The
hypothetical Martians, 1t appears, are
fated twice each year to see most of
their available water slowed away in one
or other OF the polar ice caps. They
have, therefore been forced to cover the
entire surface Of their planet with a net
work Of irrigatlng bitches, which take the
waters from the spring MEETINGS, first
at one pole then at the other, and dis
tribute them over the desert island.-tE.
II. Brewster In the hn7~c.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-08-16
Stray Thoughts.

In buds upon some Aarons rod
The childlike ancient saw his God;
Less RTedulous-more believing, We
Read in the grass divinity.
From Horebs bush the Presence spoke
To earlier faiths and simpler folk;
But now each bush that sweeps our fence
Flames with the awful ImmanenCe.
Frederick Lawrence Knowles.
The Master calls-what are his words?
Launch out! Launch out into the deep!
You have been toiling in the dark
Light is at hand-launch out! Launch
outy' Unknown.
Each man his own horizon makes,
And each man sets his boundary stakes
-[Eva Clea7eland.
II thou canst plan noble deed
And never flag till It succe. d.
Though In the strife thy heart should
bleed
Whatever obstacles control,
1hlne hour will come, go on, true SOUL
Thoult win the prize, thoult reach the
goal. Unknown.
Heart, thou must learn to do without;
That is the riches OF the poor;
Their liberty is to endure;
Wrap thou thy old cloak thee about
And carol loud, and carol stout
-[Unknown
Lord thou hast set the goal upon the
hight,
Now show the path that leads thereto.
-[Eva Cleayeland
Thou shalt need all the strength that God
can give
Simply to live. my friend, simply to I've
IF w. II. Myers
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-08-16
What Is 4 "conoerton2

A concerto is a symphony wherein one
instrument is given persistent promi-
hence; in other words, an extended in
strumental solo with orchestral accom-
panlment' often taking three-quarters of
an hour to perform. 1t is the dedication
of single instrument-the highest
achievement its player can attain. A
concerto is to the pianist, violinst, or
eellist what grand opera is to the singer.
II Is tone-drama in three acts-ener-
geuc tender, then climatic. There are
BRIEF intermissions between these three
movements and during these pauses
the player receives applause like star"
-Dowing and smiling-until again the ba-
ton raises, the orchestra starts in, and het
performance goes on.-[The May Circle.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-08-16
viii Spend $4,000, 900.

John M Glenn holds the unique distinc-
ton of being appointed to spend 10000
O00 This Is the amount with which Mrs.
Sage has endowed the Russell Sage Foun-
dation for the betteTment of social and
living conditions among the poor, and is
the largest gift ever bestowed by one
person for such a purpose. Mr.. Glenn
has been appointed the chief executive Of
the institution, its secretary and direc-
tory, with Mrs Sage herself as president,
while Helen Gould and other notable phi
lanthrOpists and economists are on the
board Of trustees. Mr.. Glenn, who has
been called from Baltimore to New York
to fill this important post, is a man not
far from fifty years Of age and graduate
OF Washington and Lee university in
West Virginia. OF independent means,
his life might have been spent in the
pursuit OF pleasure. Instead, 1t has been
consecrated to social service in a great
diversity OF ways. Among the positions
he has filled are those Of president Of the
board Of supervisors OF the city charities
Of Baltimore, president Of the national
conference OF charities and corrections,
president OF the state conference OF chari-
ties, and lecturer in Johns Hopkins uni
versity.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-08-16
CHURCH AND FRATERNITY.

Adventist church. Cottage street. Es-
teyville. Rev. II. \. Sweet Of Littleton,
y. H., will preach at and p. IN.
Methodist church, Rev. \. II. Webb,
pastor, 50 High street. No special train
will run next Sunday to Mortified, so the
services here will be held as usual; 1890
a. M preaching by the pastor; 11.45 a. m,
Sunday school; $50 p. m, Epworth league,
Union service on the common a o'clock
The Atlanta quartet will sing.
St. Mchaers Episcopal church, Rev.
Enoch NJ. Thompson in charge. Sunday
services: 7.30 holy communion; 1890
morning service and sermon 7.30 even
song and sermon. Week days. Wednesday
$50 a. m; Friday $50 a. IN. and 80 D.
m. Saturday, Aug. "a. feast of st. Bar
tholomew 7.30 and $50 a. IN. and 730 p.
m. All welcome.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-08-16
GUILFoRD CENTRE.

Stanley Hall of Cambridge, Mass, Wis
tied Master Lowell Bullock this week.
George Barber Of Rockford, Illinois, Wis
tied his nephews, John and Frank Thayer,
last week
Mrs. Burton Burroughs and two children
Of New Britain, Conn, are visiting at +.
W. Legate's
Mr. and Mrs. c. Fred Richardson are
visiting this week in Albany and White
River Junction.
Clarence Wellman. youngest son Of Mr..
and Mrs. +. l.. Wellman, has been very
sick the past ten days
Rev. Merrill G. Ward Of Southbrldge,
Mass, will preach in the church Sunday,
August Is, at o'clock
The annual river picnic for the people
Of Weatherhead hollow and Bernardston
was held Thursday in Vernon.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. L. Ward went 10
Springfield, this state Aug. Z, for stay
Of a week or ten days with DR.. Ward.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Thayer and two
children Of BroCkton, Mass, came Satur-
day for a visit at John G. Thayer's.
Mrs Newton Stone with her children. of
jacksonville, Is spending the week with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w W. Good
now.
The moving belonging to the Benjamin
Stevens estate, known as the White lot,
was decided last week to Mrs. Samuel
NJ Bullock
Mrs. Gilbert Morse returned from her
visit to Hartford and New Haven Fri
day bringing with her Dora and Russell
Emo Of Hartford, who will stay two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs William Martin, Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Martin, Ruby and Charles
Martin Of Corain and Miss La Pier Of
Brooklyn, visited at h. W. Miners last
week.
Mir and Mrs. Elmer Goodnow. Lawrence
Canncdy and Miss Bridges. Louis Jillson
and Essie Cannedy, VIII Bridges and a
friend are spending few days at sun
set lake.
Mr. and Mrs Winnie Goodnow Of Shell
burue Falls visited at W. W. Goodnow' S
over Sunday, and their children. who
have been spending several weeks there,
returned with them.
The ladies' circle is invited to meet
with Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Prouty next
Thursday morning, Aug. %, at 10 o'clock,
to elect officers for the ensuing year. to
which everybody is invited
Leonard 3. Starkweather Of Rockford,
H.. called on old friends and former pu-
pills Sunday. lie taught select school at
Guilford Centre ~ years ago, coming back
again four years later 10 teach.
Among the visitors in town the past
week were Mr.. and Mrs. Fisk and daugh-
ter. Mabel, Of Greenfield. at Myron
Thompsons and \. r. Miners; Mrs. How
ard at Connie Miners and Mr.. and Mrs
Levi Thompson at Archie Miners.
The program OF the next regular Grange
meeting will be in charge Of the overseer
and secretary, and will be as follows
Music by choir; reading, Minnie Thayer
recitation, Walter Nichols; pantomime,
"A Domestic Tragedy; piano solo. Mrs
Stebbins; paper Earl Jaqueth and James
Thayer; music.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-08-16
Practical Points on Holding a Camera

one Of the most important lessons for n
beginner to learn is to hold the camera
in the proper position during exposure
Whenever there are corners OF buildings
or other objects which give vertical lines,
the camera must be held absolutely level
If this is not done, the buildings In the
picture will appear to be falling either
backward or forward. according to the
way in which the camra was tilted.
There are times, however, when the
camera may be tilted TO advantage-in
some cases 1t is an absolute necessity
For example, in photographs of clouds,
waterfalls, balloons, etc, the camera may
point upward; while in taking pictures Of
people swimming or bathing, children at
work or play etc, 1t may be pointed
downward Very successful photographs
of prominent speakers, parades, crowds,
etc, have been taken when the camera
was held upside down. 1t makes no DIFF
ference in the negative whether the
camera is right side up or not By hold
ing the camera in the way suggested
many a photographer has secured good
pictures while others who tried 10 use
the camera in the usual way made abso-
lutte failures. often by holding the cam
era by the side OF the body and pointing IL
backward, one may secure pictures Of
children at play and of older people In
natural poses without the knowledge Of
any members of the groups.
Another warning to beginners is nee
essary. Do not try to take a time eX-
posture while holding the camera in the
hand. Even If the camera is held against
the breast and respiration stopped, the
action of the heart Is sufficient to cause
the box to vibrate and spoil the picture.
-[From the Circle.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-08-16
WHITINoHAM,

Harley Upton finished haying Saturday.
Jennie Austin is at Mrs. S. A. Wheel
ers.
Katherine scudder returned Thursday
from Orange
Mrs. Bradford Upton and daughter are
at G. N Upton's.
Mrs. Russell and daughter, Laura, went
to Holyoke Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. b. Chase and son spent
Sunday at o. r. Chase's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Keheo returned to their
home in New York Saturday.
William Read and son, Clinton, are
boarding at Mrs Samuel Wheeler's.
Mrs. II. A. Wheeler furnished supper
for IL from Colrain Saturday night.
Misses Beesley and Terry of Providence.
r. l., returned to their homes Saturday.
George Upton came from F1tchburg Sat
urday morning, returning Sunday morn
ing.
Mrs.. AJhur Pixies aunt and cousin
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-08-16
REPORT WAS A FAKE
Hooker, Corser & Mitchell Have No
Intention Of Leaving Town
Have Simply Considered Establishing a
Branch Factory Elsewhere and Board Of
Trade Has Taken No Action.

Neither the officials of the Hooker,
Corser & Mitchell company nor the Off
GERS of the board Of trade have any
knowledge of the origin of a story which
appeared i'm several Boston papers this
week to the effect that unless the board
of trade could secure girls to work in the
company's shops the industry would move
from town.
The officers Of the company say that
they have never appealed to the board
of trade for assistance in securing help
and do not look upon it as part Of the
board of trades work to assist them in
this way. The company is confronting a
condition in Bratueboro and the only
remedy seems to be to establish branch
factory somewhere else where more girls
may be obtained. AS it now is the COM
pany has about all the available women
in town at work in the shop and nearly
as many as it has ever had. The business
has increased so much in the past few
years that at least $50 more women could
be employed if they could be hired.
The company has been in negotiation
with several towns, among them being
North Adams, Shelburne Falls, Turner'S
Fails and Berlin, N. H., in regard to To-
eating a branch factory but has not made
any decision 1t is not the intention of
the company to move the main industry
from Brattleboro, although such step
might be taken IN the course Oh time II
1t was found that the business could be
conducted more satisfactorily elsewhere.
The plans of the company do not in any
way hinge on what the board of trade is
doing, as it is a simple business PROPOSE
ton that they have more business than
they can attend to with the facilities
available here. One of the officials of
the company expressed his belief that
the board of trade would most gladly do
anything in its power to assist the com
pany but that he did not believe it could
accomplish the desired end after the COM
pany had tried every means at its com
mand to induce women to come here to
work in the shops and failed.
The origin of the story in the Boston
papers has not been traced definitely.
The statement was published in the Bos-
ton Transcript Tuesday under Brattle-
Dor date line and copied into the Globe,
erald and other papers the following day.
It appeared In the North Adams tran
script. an afternoon paper. on Tuesday,
without a date line, indicating that it was
original matter for that paper. 1t is
probable that some writer, who did not
fully understand the situation wrote the
article from information obtained in Shell
bu: Falls.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-08-16
KILLED BY THE SHOT
Tragic Death Of WiIIiamW. Brooks
in Vernon Wednesday
Rifle Was Discharged Accidentally at
Close Range When His Brother, Eugene,
Jumped over the Bars.

William W. Brooks Of this town was in
stantly killed on Wednesday morning by
the accidental discharge Of rifle in the
hands Of his brother, Eugene, who hap
pened To be at William ) house that morn
ing They had started out to kill dis
auied horse for Johnson Brothers In
pasture nearby They had reached a bar
way about 80 rous from the house and
near the bridge between the Johnson
place and Mr.. BroOks's house. Eugene
was carrying the gun, which was repeat
ing Shaps rifle Of 40 calibre, and had just
discharged the weapon at a bird, and be-
fore adjusting the safety catch on the lock
he got over the bars and jumped to the
ground, his brother closely following. As
he struck the ground the gun was dis
charged, either from the jar as he struck
the ground or by the gun hitting one of
the bars, the muzZle pointing behind him.
William was probably in the act Of going
between the bars in a bending posture as
the charge struck him in the left breast
and passing downward through his body,
the bah came out near the hip. William
sank back upon the ground, saying. You
have shot me- and breathed only a few
times.
John H. Frost was driving from the
south and reached the spot just after
the accident. Seeing that William still
breathed he hurried to the nearest tele-
phone and summoned DR.. n Z. Wood of
Mortified, also the neighbors. who quick
ly responded and rendered all the assist
anCe possible.
Eugene was frantic with grief and I'M
able TO give an account OF the accident
for some time and it was feared his rea-
son might forsake MIN and that he might
DO himself harm. These brothers have
always been much attached to each other
and both have had much experience with
firearms, and no one would think OF call
ing them careless in their use.
Eugene is a jeweler and barber, also
taNidermist, and his place Of business is
at South Vernon. William was a farmer
and a sawyer in lumber mills, at which
work he eNcelled He had always borne
the reputation OF an honest industrious
citizen, a kind neighbor and an affection
ate husband and father.
lie was born in this town July %, 1865,
and was the youngest Of the four sons
OF Lewis c. and Diantha Smith Brooks
He married in 1898, Dora T., daughter Of
William +. and Gracia +. Newton. and
they have one adopted daughter Edith.
seven years old
His tragic death has saddened the en-
tire ncighborhood and all have the deep
est sympathy for the bereayed widow and
family, and especially for the brother
who was the innocent means OF the acct
dent. The funeral will be held, this. Fri
day afternoon. at his late home.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-08-16

Dan Riley batted for ,425 in the several
games in which he played with Stafford
Springs in the Bi-State league. He will
Join the club for the two games on
Labor day.
Reulbacn Of Chicago, who was pitcher
for the Hlnsdale, y. H.. club only three
years ago, now leads all Of the twirlers
of the National league in percentage Of
victories lie has won IA and lost but
three games this season.
Daniel Martin. who was pitcher Of the
Brattleboro baseball team lSS7-S9, has
been drafted into the service again in
Northampton. where he has been police
man several years. He will pitch for the
Northampton Knights of Columbus in
three games against the knights Of East
hampton.
Patrick Murphy. the Keene pitcher, is
one of the promising youngsters wanted
by the Philadelphia and st. Louis Ma
uonal league teams. Murphy jumped
from the Bridgeport team in the Con-
nectlcut league to Allentown. Pa, in
the Atlantic league early in the season.
He was still under contract to Bridge
port and that club has received $3.50
through his recent transfer to Johnstown,
Pa. He won 90 of the p games that he
pitched for Allentown. He is now re-
ceivng a salary of 800 a month with
Johnstown.
In the first round of the state tennis
tournament in St. Johnsbury this week
Fred H Harris was drawn against Ar
thur Sweetser, the Harvard interscholas-
tic champion, but the Boston man de-
faulted In the second round Harris was
finally beaten by ]. c. Tomlinson Of New
York in the most exciting match the
tournament has furnished. TOmlinson
won the first set rs and Harris took the
second by the same score. The decisive
set was finally won by Tomlinson 1913.
Three times harris was within a single
point of winning the match. d. NJ Rust
of Northampton, well-known here, won
in the first round from Merwin White OF
Providence rs, 60 and in the second from
FRANCIS Lincoln of Belmont Mass, 60,
Go. Semp Russ Of San Antonio, Texas,
who has held the Vermont championship
two years, will be present to defend the
title against the winner Of the tourna-
ment. There were 80 entries.