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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-03-14
ljourned Town Meeting Precip-
lated Heated Discussion over
Who Should Vote.
|AD COMMISSIONER FIGHT.
Iided Legal voters in and out OF
Iilingc Could Pariicipnte--,John
A Sargent Elected but Present
| Commispioncr Denies He
VIII Resign.

attleboro, March 1.-THE town meet
which was adjourned from last
Eday, was held to-day and az soon
was called to ordcr hot discussion
70 az to whether voters residing with
the village limits should be allowed
Pte under a law enacted IN 1904 which
IS that unless Is per cont ~ the town
|way tax Is spent on roads outside Of
Village limits, the voters inside the
l. shall not be allowed to vote for a
commissioner. 1t was at last deCid-
|hat all the legal voters in the town
| ID he allowed to vote for the COM
Homer as in this town n special road
Is levied. John A. Sargent was elect
|eoord road commissioner. c. l..
r. was elected town auditor
was stated that the present road
|nissioner intended to resign but he
Is that he has no such intention
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YOUNG WIDOW WEEDS.
NTnrriagc to Aged Columbus HUI
ling az bennington Recalled,

tington, March l1.--Mrs. Jennie HUI
he Young widow of Columbus HUI
n North Bennington, was quietly
d Saturday go Frank s. Lake Of
Creek ~ Y, The ceremony was
med Mt Manchester by ]. s. Rob
Il justice OF the peace. Mr.. and
AXE left at once for "A short trip
| York after which it is their in
to take up their residence in
-nia.
bride, who is less than % years Of
las married IN August, 1906. to Col
Hul!ng OF North Bennington, VINO
h"n i'm his Send year This mar
was strenuously opposed by Mr..
8 nepnews and nieccs, G. Flovd
and Mrs, c. II. Mason of this
ana T. g. Huling Of Chicago. A
hnship was secured over the pros-
bridegroom and it required a
sitting of one Of the supreme
judges to give him possession of
Pperty He submitted to an oyami-
by board of physicians, was
need mentally competent and was
u the same day.
ND BRIEF MARRIED LIFE
iuling lived less than a year after
|arrage ard when his Will was,
Rd II was found that practically all
property was left to his widow. In
Rnal will there were several be.
to relatives but these We're revoked
tOdicll. The estate has not been
tely settled hut the widow has al
Fealized over $50, 900 in cash and tho
state Will be disposed Of at
report that Mr. and Mrs. Lake
iecided to take up their future
&c in California probably has It's
tion In the fact that he already
divorced wife living in New York
where the laws do rot permit the
lage of divorced persons.
COUNTY GAME wARDENs.
Re, March 11.--Commissioner
a to-day appointed the follow
putty county game wardcns:
bile county-North Hyde Park.
II Richards, Sewell Newton,
Graves; Hyde Park. NJ. II. Cal
Morristown, Clayton Haskins.
ans county-Lowoll q. u. Wat.
Gorge Steinhour; Greensboro. ].
say, +. G. kinney; East Charles
A. c. GALLUP: North Craftsbury,
Mullsney.
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,E ON NATIONAL STAFF.
'nton Kelley Appointed by COM
Hlandcr of G.. 4. X.

land, March lit, Benton Kelley
4 Nermonter and former resident OF
'ity, has been made aide de camp
: national commander Of the Grand
Of the Republic. Mr.. Kelley is
bookkeeper at the rooms Of the Yer
association of Boston. He passed
years in this city and was assocla-
PIN Roberts Post, No. IA q. A. R.,
Is city although he fought with the
Illinois cavalry
ase Of more than passing interest
cen set for trial ms a special order
riday in Rutland county court The
if ia the administrator Of Richard
ice and the defendant is the Put
street Railway company. The adj
[rator wants $4,000 for Wallace's
re having been struck and killed by
ley car ut Center Rutland.
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A,vERTED.

The diplomats Of Nippon were IN
secret session considering the war de-
clarod by yellow journalists.
Let us humiliate the boosted west-
ern civilization by virtually wiping II
out" suggested one OF the younger.
but are we ready to COLOMBO all
American" asked y second. more ma
ture.
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S DEAD WIEN CALLED.
|cton Mnn Passed Away while
Taking Afternoon mp.

|ninGton, March ll.-John Cullinan
Flir.gton came into his home late
tday afternoon and complained Of
|eelng well. He said that he would
|wn for while and told one OF the
lrrs Of tho family to call him be-
six O'Clock in case he went to
is Instructions were followed but
an attempt was made to awaken
he was found to be dead. He was
'rs old, and was a widower and left
Ildren.
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DR.. E. J. Foster Eddy and F. w.
Baker Appear As Next
Friends of Mrs. Eddy.
CANNOT MANAGE BUSINESS
DR.. Foster-Eddy Expresses This ODip-
ion of Leader Of the Christian
Science Church--Bakcr Tells
How He Was Uindcrcd
from Visiting Woman.


OF Mrs Mary Baker c. Eddy and DR.. II.
j. Foster Eddy Of Waterbury VT, Mrs.
Eddys adopted son have become addi-
tional parties plaintiff ms next friends"
of Mrs. Eddy to tho bin in equity brought
to secure an accounting of her property
| gainst leaders Of the Christian Science
Church.
In joining in the bill in equity Or.
Foster-Ed says in his petition that he
has "become convinced that Mrs. Eddy
Is and for long time has been incapable
of intelligcntly conducting or receiving
an account OF her business ard property,
and that the same is being managed
wholly by tho defendants without giving
a proper accounting thereof"
Fred W. Baker in his petition. says
that he is second cousin OF Mrs Eddy.
, The petition continues:
THAT In September. 1895. he was sent
NY his employers ]. 7. and w. II.
!:moad. carriage makers Of Boston to
"'s'' r'o0eHNt Wow to OK rltue AMI re
pair and alter certain carriages Of Mrs.
~; that 80 made known to Mrs Eddy
hts relationship to her, and she treatcl
with cordially or his first visit aud also
n few days later WHOM ho finished work
''''o IN the houeo GurrC his work. which
he did and took his meals with Mrs.
ddy Mr.. Fr,r and wo;aan Of the
household and lodged In the housc over
one night; that she showed him about
the housc md invited him 10 come to
vlsit her, with his wife and children at
any time Mr. Frye, however told him
that he ought not to make that visit.
"'THD. lone, oftor g.,
with the ahov" invitation. while st,il
living IN Boet1n. he prepared to visit
Mrr. Eddy. intending 20 take his wife
and little girl; that hc wrote to Mrs
Eddy, Us she had told him to do. and
that he wan coming. but received no
reply ani therefore. with rnortifcn-
ton and reluctance, gave up the visit. I
During the next three years he /
wrote to Mrs. Fdly tw!n" offering IN
avail himself of hor invitation to visit
her. but he received no reply, and he /
believes that she was not permitted
to Sc" either OF the letters.
"That In the summer &C 1905 he NOV.
cd from Boston to EpooH;, y. H, and
in September decided to make an et-
fort to soc Mrs. Eddy: chat he went
to Concord and to her house ami was
refused the privilege Of seeing hcr by
Mr. Frye, that no urged his right TO
see hor because he had been invited
by Mrs. EDDY to como: that Mr.. Fryo
replied that Mrs Eddy had too much
work TO % ~ rrceivc visitors, and re- .
ceiver none but by appointment; that
he would receiva the request for IN
Interview and it it were granted
would so notify said Baker. Ho also .
said that said Baker could see Mrs
EDDY that day - he would so down to
tho street corner about two O'clock
ard stand there ana scc her drive by
In her carriage. This he refused to
do. eGvc UP tho EFFORT ana never re-
ccivcd any reply to his request for an
Interview
THAT no believes that Mrs. Eddy is
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while far ahead OF the Yanksn IN
general achievement said third tho
senior OF both, Il confess We nigh: 10
embarrassed by trying 20 rtraighte,i
out tho Chicago railroad mutdls. Com
slider. too. tho Herrisburgh scandal thu
Cape May grab, the Brownsville affair.
Brethren. let us rot bite or moro THAI
can bc mastlCated,"
Thus the CRISIS was permItcd to pass.
Philadelphia Ledger,
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6TANDTNG ON IT.

Dearest" pleaded the sentimental
youth, marry me and I will lay the
whole world at your feet"
20, forget IT," rejolned the pra cticai
maid. Its already there"--Chicago
News.
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Rutland oounty-shrewsbury, Julian
Shlffy.
Windham county--Guilford, f. l..
Wollman; South Londonderry. NJ. ].
Howard.
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LICENSE COMMISSIONERS.
Franklin County Appointees for High.
gate and 81. Adams Town.

ST. Adams, March 11.-Assistant
Judges Danforth and Mcleod of Frank
lin county to-day appointed license com
missloners for st. Adams town and
Highsate. In st. Adams town they are
James Maginn. Or. f. w. Mason and
Clark c. Sunderland; in Highgate My
ron Il. Barr George Folsom and Frank
Winters The appointments for the town
OF Rchford will be made shortly.
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rkT3 OF Oulo, CITY or TOLEDO, .,
ILnCAR COUNTY. wv

iT1T7 or I ou,o' t G,Ty or Tothro' 80.
FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath that he Is the
ssoior psrtnra Of the firm ctF. j. cH.NKy& Co,
aSa Sac nud tSs. sid q vi Sfu pn
tho sum CT ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS 'fcg
each ard evcry case Of CatsfTh thHt came. be
cureG .. rho ,rse OF HAAS CATArsA CrsE,
FRANK j.. o. ESEN.
Sworn to Ne<ofo mo and srhecr ned in my
felenee, THE eta day OF pocembss, AID. 1885,.
caAt. g. -. GLEASON,
>-~yN Notary Pubic
y SIS Catarrh euro IL taken Internally and alta
iircctiv ON tho blood and mucous surfaces 81
lAc systonl. send for tcNimonielG, free.
Il. j. CHENEY !. co, Toledo, O.
~ Gold bv DrugeistS, 7So.
HALLS Family Pills sre the bpst,
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previous occasions. He gradually became
weaker and weaker, and the attendant
clephoned for Judge Barnes, who reached
Shiloh house at I a. m. Forty minutes
alter Dowe died.
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TERRIBLE ITCHING
AND SCRATCHING

On Hands, Feet and Face Caused
by Poison Oak and lvy--Was
Unable 10 Rest Night or Day
Developed Into Eczema, which
Affected Whole of System -Suf-
fered 4 Years Without Relief.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-06-28
DuMMERSTON.

Mrs. D. W. Gates visited her daugh.
ter, Mrs, b. NJ. Reed, in Putney several
days ago.
Dwight johnson and his entire family
made an all day visit at Frank Downs s
last Sunday.
NJ. F. Evans and A. NJ. Laughton
have finished work on their stone Job
on Putney hill for the present.
The meeting of the Ladies' club at
Mrs. Adm Milers last week Thursday
was very well attended and an interest
ing meeting is reported.
A very hard thunder storm passed over
this part of the town Sunday afternoon.
doing considerable damage in the way OF
spllnterng telephone poles and burning
out the connections to the instruments
in several houses. Seven poles were
struck within a quarter of a mile of
Austin Laughton's. VIII Miller's chin
ney was also struck but no serious dam.
age Is reported there. On Tuesday al
ternoon another storm came in all its
fury. Besides striking several more tele-
phone poles, burning out the connections
again at several places and overturning
a monster elm tree just north of viii
Mlller's, it struck the horsebarn belong.
ing to Fred Laughton and killed both
his work horses. The driving horse
which stood in a stall next to the work
horses was apparently uninjured. Con.
siderable damage was done to the barn.
although 1t was not set on fire. Mr..
Laughton has the sympathy of his neigh.
bors in his loss
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-06-28
CHESTERFIELD.

1t is reported that Albert Hubbard
had a COW killed by lightning a few days
ago.
B. G. Thatcher, who has been in at
tendance at the United States court at
Concord as juryman for several days, has
returned to his home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Stafford received
about 80 friends Thursday evening of last
week and they had fine time, although
it was not as great surprise as was
intended, some busy bee" having been
in advance.
We have had some very noisy thunder
showers within the past few days but lit
tie rain. Vegetation is growing rapidly,
the mercury being among the nineties,
but more rain will be needed soon to
keep business lively.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Cressey, who have
lived in Keene for the last two years,
started Wednesday for Mankato, Mimi,
accompanied by their daughter and her
Mr.. and Mrs. Young, to visit
Mrs. Cressey's sister, Mrs. George Marsh
and other friends. They will be absent
a year and may conclude to remain there
for life,
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-06-28
WHITINGHAM.

Frank Albee has been on the sick list
this week.
Charles Chase and John Hunt came
home Wednesday night.
Arthur Chase, wife and son of Reads.
boro were at o. r. Chase's Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Stafford of New
York. have been visiting at Will Under
woods.
Mr.. and Mrs. Forbush of North
Adams have been recent visitors at ia
son Stafford's.
Mrs. George Sawyer received call last
week from her old friend, Mrs. Della
Thayer, of Chesterfield, Mass.
Gerald Wheeler is nursing two sore
fingers which came in contact with a
bench saw at L. H. Sawyer's mill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Niles and son of
Stockbridge, Mass, visited their sister
ln-law, Mrs. Larrissa Brown, last week.
Not very favorable reports come from
the North Adams hospital about Eugene
Murdoch. He has had another operation
for an abscess on the other side.
Mrs. Thomas G. Morris and daughter.
Faith, and friend came Monday night
and called on old neighbors They re-
turned to their home in Bernardston
Wednesday.
A birthday party was given Annet
Maria Dickinson at the home of her son,
Orlando Dickinson Wednesday, the oc.
easlon being her SD birthday. She is in
feeble health.
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Other County Towns.
JACKSONVILLE.

Clarence W. Reed of Brattleboro is in
town for few days.
The North River creamery paid 20 IL
cents for May butterfat.
Miss Mabel Anbertine of Readsboro
visited at Mevin Pierce's this week.
d. NJ. Canedy will hold his annual
July 4th ball Wednesday evening, July 8.
Ossian Butteriield of Greenfield is
spending a weeks vacation with his pa
rents.
Mrs. w. II. Hancock and two children,
Fran and Edith, are recovering from the
measles.
The circle of the ladies' aid of the
Methodist society meets this week with
Mrs. David Hastings.
Mrs. Jennie Pike took the body of her
mother Mrs. o. V. Bennett, to Boston
Monday for cremation.
Mr. and Mrs D. NJ. Canedy have re-
turned from a weeks visit with their
daughter in Easthampton, Mass.
Corena, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. F.
p. Bell, won one of the special prizes Of
SIS at Brattleboro high school graduation.
Junius B. Chase has bought Mrs. Mi.
randa Faulkner's place. Mrs. Faulkner
will have an auction of household goods
this week Saturday.
The grange meeting Tuesday evening
was in charge of the assistant lecturer
Miss Mildred Corse. Mrs. Alice Allen
gave report of the Pomona meeting at
Readsboro. There were selections by Mrs.
Martha Fuller and W. S. Allen and
humorous reading by Mrs. Jennie Stet-
son.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-06-28
Marriages

In Brattleboro June %, by Rev 4
B. Lawson, Frank Walter Strong =
Miss Sadie Jane Merrill, both Of III
tleboro.
In Brattleboro, June %, by Rev
Miles, John Alfred Waite and MIS- 1
len 5. Marcy, both OF BrattleboN
In Brattleboro, June u, by Rev I
S. Osgood, Vern Hart Winchestg =
Miss Zetta Maud Weld, both OF bS'<
horo.
In Brattleboro, June &c, by ReT. y
Carmody, Edward j. Lavelle Of An5sS|
Mass, and Miss Mae Elizabeth Bl'|
of Brattleboro.
In Brattleboro, June %, by Rev u
wig Akeson of Worcester, Mass, a@ ~
cd by William S. Newton, esq., VI
August johnson and Flora Mara Da-|
son, both of Wilmington.
In Newtonville, Mass, June O. By H.
J. I. Stocking, DeWeese P. DeNH \
Brattleboro and Miss Elizabeth A'"-
Der of Newtonville. i
In Rockingham, June g. AndF3T !
Aver of Putney and Miss Mary w"
Roundy of Rockingham.
In Wilmington, June g, BY Rev. I
n, Blackford, Charles Y. Buckley Il
Miss Mabel Pike, both Of WilmlngSl
In Hinsdale, n. H., June g, By, H.
Temple, esq.,, John E. Scott ana %'|
Nellie A. Gushing, both Of HlnsdaE'
In Greenfield, Mass, June 10 HI
Martin Wheelock and Laura fl'lD|
Brizzee, both of Brattleboro. IL
In West Brattleboro, June ., BY ~
Fl. H. Shaw, Clyde Warren Lyman \.
Miss Bessie Alice Copeland, both Of v"
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-06-28
SPOFFORD.

D. w. Slade has a new Stanley auto
mobile.
Mrs. Horace Kiburn was ill last week
but is improving.
The summer guests have begun to ar
rive at the lake.
Stage Driver White has his coach and
four horses on the route for the sea-
son.
The women of the Universahst and
Methodist societies cleaned the church
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. L. Holton of Win
chester were over-Sunday guests at T..
j. Humphreys.
Norris Gurnsey and Miss Addie Eaton
of Keene spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. John Joslin.
Schools closed Friday after successful
term. We hope Misses Knight and
Spaulding will return for the fall term.
Last week Tuesday was the hottest
day for many seasons. Thermometers
registered SO and 9S in the shade and at
Mr.. SHADES store l03.
Mrs. Lizzie Barden, who was married
to Clifton Bradish at Keene June Is, liv-
ed here several years and has many
friends who wish them much happiness.
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Deaths

In Brattleboro, June %, WlnonaS \.
meta, infant daughter Of Bert " :
Myra B. NJ. Ware. u
In Brattleboro, June %, Mrs. GeoIss
kimball, SO. :,
In Brattleboro, June 49, Mrs LS'~
Pike, 81, of Dummerston. r.
In Brattleboro, June %, Felix L.
ner, 20, of Bellows Falls. -,
In Newfane, June %, Ray White ", "
In West Townshend, June 20
Lestina Sanderson. ii
In Orange, Mass, June 90, La"
Jordan, 50, formerly of Wilmlns.ol, Y
In Greenfield, Mass, June q, Gi.''
Kelley, rs, a native OF DmmersI'l',
In Chicago, June II, German DupD
formerly of Hinsdale, n. Il. NJ.
In Springfield, Mass, June 20
Josephine Z. Henderson, AZ. ,-s
In Nantucket, Mass, June D. NTH ga
Bunker Coffin, 70, formerly Of D''
boro. g., III
In Wallingford, June q, Da ,,.lr.
Packard, 80, a native of Lond9naslsf 8
In Dummerston, June II, hoS"'
Thrasher, 81.
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Miss Kitty Lowe has left the overall
shop and will assist her mother during
the summer.
Mr., and Mrs. George Parker are taking
their meals with Mrs. Hudson while they
remain here.
Mrs. Isaiah Streeter has returned from
Lowell, Mass, where she has been visit
ing for a few days.
Mrs. George Smith and daughter, Mrs.
Foster of Greenfield, but formerly of
this place, called on their old neighbors
recently. Mrs. Smith was accompanied
by her nurse.
The local farmers are all setting their
tobacco but owing to the intense neat
and dry weather a good share of it has
been reset, Mr.. White having his whole
field TO set over.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-06-28

moved from the home of C. H. Pearson
to the tenement recently vacated by S.
II. Smith in the Fay house.
Mrs. Owen ,Quirk and child of Pitts.
field, Mass, are here for a two weeks
visit with Mrs. Quirk's sister, Mrs. j.
E. Mann.
1t is expected that G. NJ. Oaks, WHO
moved from here to Randolph three
years ago will return to Hinsdale. He
has sold his bakery and real estate in
that place.
German Durham, a former and well
known resident of the town, died in Chi
cago June II of heart disease. He has
for some time been diamond merchant
in that city.
If the residents living near the flower
| plots in town would water and give the
plants a little attention it would be a
| great benefit to them and would be high
ly appreciated.
James Latchis, the fruit dealer, seems
horse ran again Tuesday, having been
frightened by the steam roller. Some
damage was done.
Mrs. Fred Barnard has sold the house.
hold goods and will join her husband in
Pontoosic mills. The community is very
sorry to lose them.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Latham and son,
Wayne came Monday from Boston for a
weeks visit with Mrs. Lathams sister,
Mrs Edward Bergeron, after which they
will visit in Keene.
Fred Latham has finished work at E.
G. Robertson's and is working at the
site of the dam for a few days before
he is to have steady employment at the
Eagle iron foundry.
The friends of Mrs. James II. Hancock
called upon her unexpectedly Friday TO
help her celebrate her birthday. A very
pleasant time was enjoyed by all and a
fine supper was served.
Mr.. and Mrs Leon Drinkwine are to
move to Springfield, Mass, the first of
July to live. Mr.. Drinkwine has been
a barber here for many years in the
basement of Hotel Ashuelot.
A dog owned by w. G.: Smith showed
some signs of hydrophobia Monday and |
to avoid danger it was thought best to
end his life. William Redding's dog was
bitten by the dog so he also was killed
The Hinsdale and Winchester baseball |
teams will play what Is expected to be
a very interesting game in Winchester
Saturday, June 20. This is rubber
game, the previous scores being 80 and
80.
Mrs S. X. Saben visited her son in
Bellows Falls last week. On her return
she was accompanied by Edwin Saben, a
grandson, who will spend a few weeks
at the home of George Webb in Chester
field.
David Bell and family left Saturday for
a two weeks vacation. Mr.. Bell and
Hazel, will visit his sister in
N. Y, and Mrs. Bell with
the younger child will go to South Man
chester, Conn.
Children's day was observed at the Con-
church Sunday by an appro-
pirate talk by Rev. w. H. White, the
PASTOR in the morning and in the even
ing the children of the, Sunday school
gave very fine concert.
DR.. I. p Booth of Chester. Vt,
preached in the Universalist church Sun
day morning Next Sunday Rev. w. FL.
Trickey will by request address the Ma
sonic and Eastern Star fraternities at the
usual hour. A cordial invitation is ex-
tended to the public.