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The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-08-16
WHIT!NGHAM.

Cotbnrine Scudder has returned from
her visit IN Orange,
MIR. Baaman returned Tuesday night
being away over week,
Mr.. and Mrs. win Underwood and child
were in Wilmington Monday
Miss Shumac OF Williamsburg came
"Wednesday to +. 4, Abee's to board
The summer boarders at L. \. Albee 5
returned 10 their homes last Saturday
Mr. and Mrs. Charles $, Goodnow start
ed Tor Montana ON a visit last saturday
jackson Hall, who has been in poor
health for a long time from heart trouble,
is failing.
Rev. Mr.. Fisher supplied the pulpit
for the two last Sundays IN the absence
OF the pastor.
Mrs. Homer Hicks has gone TO Charlie
mont to live. Her household goods were
taken there Wednesday by team.
Homer Hicks, who had his leg ampn,,
tnted. is reported TO be getting along well
and will return TO his new home IN
Charlemont before long.
Myion Bickiord of Springfield, Mass,
bns been in town and attended church last
sunday and assisted with the musical
services, presiding at the organ
Mrs Lurrissa Brown is preparing, TO
yacate her home she has sold TO Mr. Tut
III, William Read and son, Clinton, VINO
have boarded there for long, time, nave
now gone to board with Mrs. Electa
Wheeler.
A hot wave struck here Saturday, sun
day and Monday, being the hottest OF the
season. Monday thermometers registered
10 in the shade. The weather suddenly,
shifted Tuesday, the night being very cool
and high wind in the afternoon, Wednes'
day night was still cooler, lire beng not
mncnmfortable.
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reported serious condition Of affairs
and at his suggestion the time for the
quarantine of all dogs has been extended
for 90 days. Several OF the suspected
dogs have been shot.
Among the guests present at the basket
picnic near the No. . schoolhousc were
Mr., and Mrs. 4. w. lIolton Of West
field Mr.. and Mrs. John Hooley OF Wor'
cester, Mrs. Lincoln Hammond, daughter
and son of Millers Falls, and Blanche
Holton OF Athol. The program which fol-
lowed the dinner consisted OF recitations,
modern and old time school songs and a
solo by Mary Goebon, There were Wig,
orous and interesting athletic sports and
the officers were chosen for the coming
year. This picnic is an annual affair and
is held the second Tuesday in August.
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GUILFORD.

Several people from here attended the
Mortified meetings last Sunday
Miss Sarah Arms Of Hartford, Conn,
called on old friends in town recently
Miss Ethel Leach and her friend, Miss
Skinner made trip to Leyden ,Wednes-
day.
F. A. johnson and family are at sun
set lake this week, G. p. Miller SUBSTITUTE
ing on the mail route.
Alonzo Weatherhead and daughter VS.
tied at the home of Albert Hudson III
Chesterfield this week.
There was a Sunday school picnic In
the grove near Amos Proutys THURSDAY
afternoon attended by pupils from East
Guilford and the center.
The people of the Hollow in company
with several families from leyden. ana
Bernardston held their annual picnic on
the bank of the Connecticut near Cen
trail park in Vernon Thursday.
George Barber of Indiana made a short
visit at Gale farm this week, attending
service at Christ church on Sunday. ne
is the son of John and Polly Gale BARBER
and was born in this town in 1882, When
a Young man he left Vermont and locat-
ed in illinois where he followed farming
successfully for many years. Later ne
sold out his property IN Illinois and went
to Indiana where he is now interested III
the business of florist.
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LEYDEN.

Mrs. Cook is spending some time with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs, j. IL, Robert
son.
Mrs. Wilbur of Greenfield has been the
guest of Mrs. Vining and the family OF y.
L. Severance.
Mrs Barber and daughter of Maryland
who has been spending some time at a
r. Dennison's went away Thursday
+. r. Foster and the boys that are lly-
i'm. there attended the meeting at NoIth-
Geid sunday. Several families from East
hill went over also.
Felix Dupont of Holyoke has been
spending his vacation at Dudley Miners
where he lived for some time lie Is
now employed by florist.
Alton Stowell of Ashburnham Is the
guest of Thurman keet They VISITED am
Rcrst colleges and other points OF inter-
es; in the Connecticut valley Wednesday
Mr.. and Mrs. George Purinton OF Cot
rain were guests Monday night ana uesi
dav at S. G. Severance's and attended
the reunion of Powers institute NedheS'
+. p. Howes, jr., met with quite a
loss Tuesday night. His horse which was
in a pasture with other horses, was KICK
ed and its leg broken and mad 10 De
killed.
Mrs. John Robertson fell down the eel
lar stairs last Friday and though no
homes were broken she was severely
brnised and is i'll in bed from the jar
and nervous shock.
O E. Miller and his three sons VISITED
hi, niece. Mrs George Dunnells, at
Evansville Friday and after staying over
nigbt there they went to Hawley to VISIT
another niece, Mrs. Carter
Dogs have begun their deadly work out
one DOC won't get among sheep any more,
Win Campbell found it chasing his sheeP
Monday morning and shot it in the act OF
chewing up one of his lambs.
Rev Frank B. Severance of Frankfort;
n Y, made flying visit to Leyden ana ana
he Severance relatives Monday afternoon
ans and Tuesday morning. He went from
there t'p to the Mortified meetings.
Several from town attended the tElen-
Nal reunion at Powers institute "ednes'
d lIe and Mrs. Keet was the only repre-
sentative at the reunion OF the ga req
m Top1 at northampton which was held at
the same time.
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birthday. Ice cream and cake we've served
to about 20 children,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles II, Bishop and
son. Harold have returned from sunapee
lake
Miss Edith Smith OF Richmond, Va, Is
a guest of Misses Helen and Blanche WI
kins,
Al the last meeting Of the Ladies AID
society supper was served to nearly loo
people.
Fred and Howard Fem went Monday
for a 10 days vacation TO Pittsiord, MI
Holly and Weston.
Thomas Powers and Harry Winchester
were overSunday guests of Mr.. Powerss
parents in Simonsville.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. 4. Leonard of New
York city were guests of Miss Carrie
Warren the past week.
Mr. and Mrs Lee Rugg left Aug. 10
for New London, They will go from there
to their home in New York city
Mrs. Henry Parker and daughter of
and Mrs. w. +. Whiteomb Wednesday,
Miss Gladys Dudley, who has been a
guest of Misses Mabel and Jean Daseomb
for the past month, has gone to st. Johns
bury.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. II. Walker and Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Converse are spending a
few days this week in South London
derry.
Miss Marion Il. Blakesey who has
been a guest OF Miss Nellie Fem for
the past two weeks, has returned to
Springfield, Mass.
Mrs George l.. Hayes and daughter;
Genevieve, who were guests OF Mr., and
Mrs. w. S. Fem, returned to their home
in Springfield Mass, today.
A party of 10 young men and young
women with Mrs. S. \. Pierce and Mrs.
G.. w. Wilkins as chaperons went to
Sunanee lake Wednesday morning to camp
out for a week.
There will be a Sunday school basket
picnic for the primary department OF the
sunday school Saturday afternoon on
Mr. Evans's picnic grounds. All chill
dren whether members Of the Sunday
school or not are cordially invited to
come. The party will leave the church at
. o'clock promptly.
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JACKSONVILLE.

Miss Mildred Corse is visiting in Lon
donderry.
Frank Stone has bought the old farm OF
G.. G. Hicks.
Mr.. Murdoch and daughter of Boston
are stopping at A. j. Faulkner's.
Clarence Corkins and family visited at
T. J. Corkinss the first OF the week.
Matthew Barber of Greenfield. is among
the farmers in this section buying lambs
The children and grandchildren OF Mr.
and Mrs. L. j. Corkins had a reunion
tins week.
Mrs. Joseph Leonard has returned IRON
a months visit with relatives in Montreal
and Quebec.
The little daughter of Mr.. Larrabee who
has been at \. j. Faulkners, was taken
home Monday, suffering an attack oil APP
pendicitis. ,,
Al the grange meeting Tuesday Mildred
Corse. Ethel Chase, Mrs. Martha Fuller
and Bertha Faulkner presented the short
play. The Sewing Circle. Following the
literary program was a guessing contest
on early pictures of the members. W. .
Allen received the prize for guessing the
most correctly. Ice cream and cake were
served. Many from here will take IN the
big field day at Brattleboro Aug. 20
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himself harm. These brothers have always
been much attached to each other both
have had much experience with firearms
and no one would think OF calling them
careless in their use The tragedy has
east gloom over the entire nelghhofhood
and All have the deepest sympathy lor
the bereft widow aud little adopted daugh'
ter and especially for the brother who was
the innocent means oil their bereavement
William was the youngest OF the Tour
son, of Lewis &. and Diantha tSmithl
brooks and was born July %, 1865, IN
this town as was also his father and
grandfather lie married Dora H., daugh'
Ter of W. \. and Graeia T., tfalrmanl
Newton in lS03. lie had always horne
the reputation OF an honest, industrious
citizen, a kind neighbor and aliectionate
husband aud father. His vocation had
been largely that OF sawyer IN lumber mllls
in which business he eXcelled, His III
neral will be held from his late home
Friday afternoon,
Miss Sylyna Withheld is quite i'll with
heart trouble,
The Ladies' circle will meet next We'd
nosday afternoon.
Miss Helen Rollins Of New York is a
guest at Mrs, II, \. Staten's.
Mrs. |. +. Webster attended the tri'
ennial reunion OF the alumni OF Powers
institute at BenRrdston on Wednesday
Miss Prudence Cudworth OF, Hartford,
Conn. came last week to visit her cousin,
T.. II. Akley and family, at Woodlawn
farm.
The board of trade held a meeting last
Saturday evening and adopted code OF
bylaws and the directors announced the
appointment Of committees.
l. H. Streeter and little son, George
of Greenfield spent last Sunday with MIR.
Streeters mother, Mrs. b. \. Streeter;
/ Mss Tina Streeter visited in Greenfield
last week,
Mrs. Emeline Stoclwell was visited last
week by her sister, Mrs. Gum OF Spring
! field. Mass, and her daughter, Mrs. Chase,
with her daughter and her daughter 5
daughter, four generations.
Master Harry Sutton OF New York, who
/ has been inhaling Vermont AR Tor the
| Gr,t time and visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
! Swift in Brattleboro and Mr.. and Mrs
NJ. |. Reed, returned home on Tuesday.
Hon. Willard Bill OF Westmoreland, \.
/ H.. made tour OF inspection at Inc
damsite on Wednesday. He Is one OF
the original incorporators OF the power
company and a commissioner fol, the state
Of New Hampshire. lie also called on NJ;
| |, Reed, an old schoolmate, and revived
! Aud Lang Syne.
Harold. son of Mr.. and Mrs. +. II. Ak
lev was taken very ill on the 9Th instant
and was taken to Memorial hospital
where a successful operation for append.
citis was performed by Dr. Williams OF
/ Boston and Dr. Miller of Brattleboro; Ills
many friends are glad to learn that he Is
making a rapid recovery.
c. Mark Heard, formerly Of this town
now OF New York, and Miss Emily Van
Rirer. were married on Monday OF this
weel, at the home OF the brides parents at
Lake Dundee, n. J. They are now spend
ing a few days with Mr. and Mrs. T. NJ,
/ Sunaree TO visit Mrs. b. X. Allen. Mr.
Ueard's mother. Marks many friends
here extend congratulations.
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WESTMINSTER.

Mrs. H. S. Cady has returned from Bos-
ton.
J. E. Holt of Andover, Mass, was IN
town the past week.
Mrs. Frances Bates of Cambridge, Mass
is guest of Miss Mary Ienney.
Bert Evans, who has been at Walton
Fairs. has gone to Chelsea, Mass.
The party that went to Northheldi
Mass, last week report fine time
Mrs. H. Luella Billings visited last
week at Mr.. and Mrs. 0. P. Fullam's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Metcalf of Spring
field. Mass, were in town over Sunday
Mrs. E. C. Chaplin gave lawn party
Tuesday afternoon to her little grand
daughter, Helen, in honor OF her hh
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SOUTH VERNON.

Prof. William Shipman has returned to
Boston.
Mrs. c. II. Newton is visiting in Brat
teboro this week.
Mrs. j. G. Weatherhed has gone to
visit her daughter in Brattleboro.
Miss Emma Putnam OF Springfield
Mass, is visiting her nephew, L. Wilder
Mrs. George Allis and daughter, OF
Northampton, Mass, are visiting at D. H.
FrCst's
II. G. Lee called upon old lrineds here
the past week He LETT for Flint, Mich,
Wednesday where he expects to make MS
home.
MIR. Cole, our center grocer, has bought
a store at Smapee Lake, and will take
possession about the middle OF Septem-
bel.
Edward Eames and family Of Framing
ham, Mass. came to L. W. Browns last
week. They made the trip in their auto
mobile.
Daniel Haskell Of Northampton, Mass
was an over.Sunday guest at D. w.
Baileys. His mother, Mrs. Nette mas
keI. is lowly improving at the hospital IN
Montague, Mass.
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THE BRATrI,EBORO REFORMER, FRIDAY, AUGUST 49, 1907

jacksonville line 80 any one on the Halt
iax line i now Obliged to call Jacksonville
central to talk with them.
There is 10 be grange lawn party. at
Mrs. s, u. Thurbers next Friday evening,
Aug. 10. Ice cream and cake will be
served, Al are invited.
The neighbors and friends Of Ira LARA
be,, Ind a bee to help him hay last Sat
uIday, They did a big days work, cut
ting and getting into the barn from 10 To
m big loads of hay,
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GUILFORD CENTER.

Rev. Merrill C. Ward of Southbridge,
Mass, will preach in the church Sunday
at 3 o'clock.
The Ladies Circle is invited to meet
and elect officers for the ensuing year
with Mr. and Mrs Amos Prouty next
Thursday morning, Aug. %. Everybody
is invited.
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BRoOKLINE.

Harry Ford of Putney has been among
tho out-oftown guests here this week.
Mrs G. w. Adams and son OF Prov
dence. R. l., are visiting here this week
This week secures the hay crop when
is usually good and oats are being mar
vested.
Road Commissioner F. NJ. Barnes has
dered his resignation on account OF Ill
health.
Mrs. F. L. Potwine is enjoying the
home week of Massachusetts,, visiting IN
Boston and vicinity.
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DUMMERSTON.

Miss Clara Holt visited her parents IN
Putney last Sunday.
The salectmen are making much need
ed repairs on the bridge near Mrs 1reen-
woods this week.
Mrs. Arthur W. Laughton and daugh-
fer are spending several days at Mrs Mrs
Lauchton's old home in West Brattle-
hprO
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whitfield, Mass.
AT ALL MEETINGS
in General Conference
-, ...,,or Than Ever Before.

r,.,or,, co,fererce
|rta IN "s''.4"
s,,oprer Than Ever Before.
s''"5 ,orotines Of all kinds for dele
,iseu, .,,;,,tions iii every hour
q all uy ., ,be coming of Charles
H. day. N'i's ,.tej cvnngelistie sing.
lhundrr wv, ,,r ,', service is one Of
ttt moIll,U- mos Of the day. Every.
largest iuy.'lus toNsometimes the
Jps'-4' ,', in tbe galleries, the
then lI' -,.i,.nce nll have their
/ rn ~ uy f3de d yenrs old girl
trnI, a, WI. l,5rbtor Of a Montclair
|ab Nl'',', I'D, FAR which Col. Hon.
.br slnI l,,. hcr n HYMN book
!. x bo,,o" -' pbilndclphia business
| II v, ,'"''t, ,, If The features last
|, a Bh''' W. i"s ny Melvin Il. Trotter
var %. I.'" gs he ravr a good old
|Ga0ii h ,..;,, 81. st,ry Of the conversion
|9'el Nv Wr.man" rs lac was called,
~ r. s,r head O, the largest res
INV . far @nnkards in the country.
rl''." ;n,,,e.tinr personality and his
a AZ '"Tgrbic humorous and full of
: ~, a' ,[., me liked and he has been
Y. ,I Jnrn- the week, DIR. G.
VI ,lorm lartured on "Justifca-
a nr IMales l.. Goodell of New
y. n,.,or of one of the largest
~ .rnrbr, in the country was
guy .n,.r,.rirs speaker. The sub
~ am pastoral evangelism has
mIy continued and Key. Lewis
associate editor OF the missionary
IA, been one OF the Ko'Ind top
lIa +, 2 remarkable hngnlst'
N, eg,ily m about 10 languages Last
y CI Hon5ius OF Boston. a prom,
re.t,c. both Of the seminary ana
| Harmon presented the llnanciai slue
n conference and stated that therr
hfrt Of about $1,000 IN the confer
,yreu-as This sum was raised at
S,s o.. DIR. Norgln's lecture and TAT
i Fa.,l TO $1,000.
William r Lane of the National
elnr'b rlnrcil England, was heard
p a''tC" N Tush Of Rochester, who
a..' u, alarra Of the work of the
.5'l u. ,lning the last 10 years. In
a ,.,S everybody watched the
a ....,n. and Bautists play ball which
| ea Ilcg,nder mpired to the en-
llG i,r,i,n IF the crowd and play
% S.r5oy ,ha auditorium was packed.
T S,e5Hns's song service began
- b,t,rs fine announced time.
' ''.,'' l,,,,s and family car.
tom'lho,'' 'a' sci naonIo from the
jlme I'.at ,,,. " and he building was
gni'ns ' ,,.l, A., T,' Ainvander onened
at wv W .sn - tho Isles also were
riaar 'G. y l ,,',, 'n NTH d;fIicnltv that
1iel ana IT. N' ,.,n %''' tbromgh them
l@as'"ay N"s ;g N1ps on tbe platform
r we're % u' .,,5 on andience If over
u ne t"o o,o | ,,ralIn 70 Get in attend.
A.oUt ~. .l;iIrsn's service held on
T,r rho mornings speaker was
Y b ly, Orr of Glasgow. the after.
ga,i,s wa. addressed by Rev. c.
I,rriar A. Philadelphia. At Round
t ," e. Wybum, superintendent of
W gtl srra' mission in New York,
.i 'bi work. and in the evening Mel
Tattor If Grand RAPIDS led the ser
Drrir, tbe week DR.. George f.
@.t WIS one of the speakers. Among
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STRATTON.

O. A. johnson was at E. A. Eddys
the 10th.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hescock of Dover
were in town on business "Wednesday.
Rev B. II. Eddy of Charlestown, Pa,
is spending several days with his brother,
E. A. Eddy.
Miss May Lyman and her brother, Kay
LYMAN are visiting their brothers IN
Springfield and Greenfield, Mass.
Mrs. A. j. Pike returned Monday from
Northbridge, Mass, where she had been
visiting her sister, Mrs. Hartshorn, who
is very i'll.
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CAMBRIDGEPORT.

Mrs. Clara Parker is visiting In Athens
A widows pension has been granted
Mrs Sarah Waterhouse.
The Chaplin house and land has oe fI
sold to j. Manley of Charlestown, N, III
The Petre place about a mile above Cam
bridgeport on the Grafton road has been
sold
Miss Alice R. Perham will remain / an
other week with Mrs. Davidson OF New
fame
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CHARLES H. GREEN.
Of Prominent Citizen Saturday
Afternoon.

|8nes II. Green died Saturday after
i after a short illness from pneumonia
beat failure He caught cold Tues
which brought on an attack OF grip
he was thought to be recovering when
Fe exposure brought pneumonia ana
best medical skill was helpless against
disease accompanied as it was by
h trouble and other complications,
two sons. Frank of New York, and
le, Of Boston. with their families were
him at the end. The funeral was
Tuesday, Rev. D. NJ. Wilson pro
|hdng a fitting eulogy for one so con
| Dus in the business affairs of the
b. There were beautiful floral offer
from various societies in which Mr.
IN was valued member and a large
Der Of friends from this town, Green
and Gardner. also several from the
nge commanlery attended the services
burial was in Gardner Wednesday,
r. c. Ward, DR.. N. P. Wood, Dr.
l. Newton, b. F. Field, G. A. Inns
C. 4, Ware, 0. S. Leach and james
COwles acting as pallbearers when the
"as carried to the station. ollarlt s.
1'een was born, % years Az SJo ~ ~
ra lgli r Iue son Of mares anu 60 me,
sb.; u,ggn Ill5 amer was vas educated
be Gardner schools and at the age OF
be he served about a wear on the
Fading fleet his first service being on
mnb0at Stars and Stripes. In 1866
married Tucy r. daughter of Hon
mas Z. Glazier and Of their five chill
four are living Frank H., who has
important nosifion with the Hayward
tiers Of New York CITY. Charles, who
omected with the same firm in Bos
and Fannie and Mary who are liv
at home.
arv so,, f, -. ,o N 1870
| Gr, sy''' "l'ef MS ma, ma c ia5 u had
u;ei c"IIe 10 NorIhiielu aiiu 90
b, nl!' Ills place OF residence ever sino -
BUSINESS was buying and cutting VI
SF lots and this extended over a larse
with Mortified as center. At the
Of his death he was an extensive
G Of valuable timber land in Vermont
Massachusetts, and for the past sew
Years was associated with Osgoot
h in lrnbo,;no, iUtnrosts At one time
bal o ,',s''nis In.e Iii - So,,th Yer
vbaro w '' I y Jun az million
r,.;n ns 'ie "'uuiea ahllually q Fort,
sDns MS vigorous pesonal eilo III 4
r,v WORK. Much of the timber prov u
, went to the Hayward char SHOPS -
uer a concern with which ne WE VIZ
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WEST HALIFAX.

w. E. Thurber of Brattleboro was IN
town the first of the week.
A Young woman from New York is Wis
ting her cousin, Rev. w. j. Vile.
p 7 Phillips and daughters, Misses
Laura and Alice, visited in Ashfeld the
first Of the week.
Rev. w. ]. Vile handed in his resigna-
ton last Sunday to take effect the tirst
dav of September next.
Israel Hall, Wallace Allen, Paul Shum-
way and Alias Pike have been taken from
the Halifax telephone line and put on the
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HALIFAX.

Inland Niles is in Brattleboro this
week.
Dr Niles of Boston arrived last week
with a company of friends for few days
stay.
Mrs. Heman Ware of Wilmington. is
spending a few days with her sister, Mrs.
A. G. Jones.
Mr. and Mrs. G. NJ. Scott attended the
funeral of Mrs. Joseph Clark in Colrain,
Mass, last Sunday.
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GREEN RIVER.

Mrs. Allen Bolster is i'll.
Mrs. Jane Fletcher is visiting at M. u
Gates's.
Mrs. Marion Goodnough and daughter
have gone to Brookline for visit with
relatives.
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I;cbt snots are indicators of the predatory
habits of an insect which attacks only a
good leaf, but as matter of fact, these
spots are due to the combined action OF sun
and rain.
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Putneyana Vicinity
PUTNEY.
Voted $500 for Use in Repairing tho
Highways.

A special town meeting was held here
Saturday afternoon to act on an article TO
see II the town would authorize the Sc
lectmen to borrow on the credit OF the
town a sum Of money not TO exceed $1,000
10 be used for repairing the highways and
to prescribe tine manner in which the
money should be expended. There was
a large attendance and some opposition
to the article on the ground that the
highway money already raised had not
been expended in u satisfactory way.
Those in favor Of raising additional high.
way money won, but the APPROXIMATION
was $500 instead OF $1,000. This is prac-
tically a 10 per cent, tax. At the last
annual meeting a 90 per cent. tax was
voted: also $500 extra in order TO draw
s3OG from the state highway fund. This
$1,000 added TO the towns share OF the
regular state money, amounting to 800,
and to the appropriation Of Saturday
makes $3.50 for the use Of the road build,
ing in this town this year. was voted
10 have the money expended under the
direction of Road Commissioner W. A.
Wood.
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The village of Zhu in Switzerland is SO
sb,,t in nv mountains that il gets practically
no sunlight during the winter months
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the town. He had been an extensive
traveller IN United States and Europe.