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Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-04-09

skipper" Hicks was sentenced 10
lice Judge Erb for racing his horse
through the streets yesterday and In
default of this sum was placed a.
work on the streets. Sam Boomer
received a $40 sentence for fighting
and not being able to liquidate was
added to the street forces under
Street Commissioner HILL
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-04-09

healthy man is king in his own
right: an unhealthy man Is an un-
happy slave. Burdock Blood Bittera
build up sound health-keeps you well.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-04-09

The Ideal club will meet this even
ing at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. Fl.
Shildts, on Prospect avenue. The fea-
ture of the meeting will be the MAX
ing of sleeveless by the girls, for their
young gentlemen escorts. Prizes will
be awarded for the fastest and neatest
work, Refreshments are the regular
program as arranged will conclude the
evenings entertainment.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-04-09

The Guild ladies of the Epscopa.
church will hold their summer annual
meeting in the guild house tomorrow
afternoon at o'clock Officers win
be elected and business of Importance
transacted. Each member is requested
to be present.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-04-09

Alexander Hood son of j. w. Hood
of Charleston, arrived this morning
from Lowe where he Is pastor of the
First Presbyterian church. Prepara-
tions are under way for the holding of
evangelistc services at the Presby-
terrain church at Charleston. Rev.
Hood and his son, Alexander, are to
assist.
Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-04-09
, o o. . . . - . - . o :
LOCAL BRIEFS.

Rev. Charles A. Musselman arrived
in Lewiston Saturday to accept the
pastoratc of the Christian church.
Rev. Mussleman comes to Lewiston
from Hepner, Oregon, to succeed Rev
Hubbel who removed to Grangeville in
October.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-01-01

SO sats-sss f-s 5 ras1a.ls ssasl 70
. re - r1aSL
HrsT F1egrrae LElss
C-v al 1t1rsa1 sisc--i- ---si
are gss-z l-.s rss-s-r crsEs- rs5-
XII gssr.y a. .ss a. Izas q
s-a ga sE-s sts---at 1r-
rt--s. a-1 ra-s- 5lszss "a o-sz1-
.savs ..a-Esf ta.tf fzs ,ssr tF7
ysarr. have 1-Csrz1-s lzrgs ta5--al-
.rstior. a-1 Ez1s t5s-7 sz-s-fa--
a-f l-5roge-e-- El1r- s-r-.rl-E
zEl5ozr - -45.-sI ssc1E- t-s
fse. tha. Orsz5z ls Z sas 1ss -
oseFa,0s. e. rsst.T r--vi-E "a a
great p-odsesr. s-s r-I Fsgag -zfaf--
meats % y1bI. bsrTlss f-a-G-lisi-
What WnI OY-Esa Pr--1r.s;
Whsa asrl-E cas-a. o. sr-rsrrs
.raaspor,s,l51 Erss l-t. -ts CssE.-
rezlo1s. a7--r ---s--s a.
present u fke f1Fsff --srtl. az
lshery wealth q tts rf.s. GO "a en-
,ortant % state vsst .ts sF-t-1-.l- .
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-01-01

ore l-ch ot Advertising space costs
.8st s5- .-st one insertion 10 one o.
-1s Big magazines The back page
--s-s 5000. For one advertisement
a 7t--lsh company paid $4,000 10 a
tsstlC- Journal These are regular
rates regularly paid b. steady adyer-
.ls=.s- They are paid because oi the
-9rss q. The printed PAGE % influence
people.
ysa,.T al the z7sa, immigration
-oTsus-ts o.. the last century were
.ts rsszl; GO advsrtlsiag Possibly
.l- 1as sz-sp-.gE-the only ercsD-
-l.--s The Mormon a.Eht 90 Utah.
Te= discovery % gold ll Suffer creek
vas l=-a,5s5 throughout ths world
ID -arF-a-ers a-i magazines. and
California has 90: recovered yet
:-1z t1s advertising 8. received
-l.s vas free a5Ts-r.s.-z Free ai-
Ts-r.sl-z really ls t1s mos, valuable
s5ss--is.--. -sr-sEe-.!1- az o. does
.ts -o.-- % view 1i the publication
Ek.ca 1-l1,s It. a-d there Is 1srer an
ss1s % any publication that does lo,
.1-'ain a grea; amount ot free ad-
5sr,is!ag FOR many localities. See
bow the great cities are advertised.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-01-01


There Is hardly a Driated Dage In !
newspaper but mentions New York
and Chicago several times. When.
ever city. a town. a county or a
state is aamed in Newspaper or
magazins article. it is an ad for that
locality See how this free adver.
Using OF cities has lured Young peo-
pie 70 our eenters Of population ike
moths 10 a lamp
Go.dneld. New. has just had a lot
OF free advertising. Every locality
gets share. Every locality can obtain
Tree advertising through enterprjss
AAa sAFeEdness. During the last three
years Oregon has obtained an i'm
l-ense quantity OF highly valuable
lrse advertising. The Lewis and
Clark fair. the advertising schemes
worked by the various developmeD,
ieasles and the continued progress
OF 'ae state-sll have attracted ma
ilona. attention.
OF late the great imuig-s,,o,
''Ains have been initiated by paid ad.
'e''isiag' that is. by use. On a large
s,@'e' OF space in standard publiea. (
uoh'' space that is paid for az rsgU- /
TAP advertising rates. and which 90
'a'A' Ihe advertisement Of the loeal. /
ity exploited. ' ''a''
In proportion as srse asvs-,,.,,-
necessarily represents the point -
Vie" OF the publication ana irs go
ers' the paid advertisement 80.
seA's the point Of view Of the sar..
user II tells his message a. ba
Aolld have IL told. The lnitist,rs -
advertising Alberta. Oklahoma Tsv
- california. Dakota, was taken IN
ne shape OF paid advertisement n,
oufse there vas IN immense amonn,
u71 advertising at the same time :
companies. laud eomnsnIss
leagues. and in the csss
Et0eI,a' the Canadian government :
self deirayed the cost 1
l as precaTiOus to calculate nm
! o0'aining free advertising IN The
.snt proportion to start a great ,u1, .
ZION slOn movement. as it would be 10
"a upon the birds sowing the ; )
- . , LOT a big wheat crop. A state : !
20 'oeAll.y may be fortunate enough :. :
DC pushed prominently to the tron, q
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-01-01

ifti az1 irali growing lazds pll turn
01. Sot o1s-tusausth o TIE s,at.
is 1ldsF eEiilFsflol.
Fonosi.E ,ae's prove tha, ,ls ssil
IL gsry pfotlt'iys ali that tks prod.
1ett are gsry profitable % tfanspor,
by Faifoal. and al thh witAout r.
ngatioa
FORTY acrsa wheat uiI produce
900 bushsis A. average Dro4setloa
tha estimate a not TOO high fof
western OrsEsa. Ehere A. hlsh a.
fffy busbsis % ths acre taa b.
Efosa siih rotation o. erors. run-
.ainE clover tso years. wheat tro
years Vails % grosef. tts0. value
io railroad. 10 Portland market. So.
After miiiihE much q this product
again bsooHs ffssh.
Fgfty acres clover 10 vss,era Ore.
goa. a. three t0us per acre. average
Ealpe 20 gForer balet a.
ears u per ion. seed a..
% per baslei from hrst erop.
nets Erorsr A. nearest market a.
oh5. Value 20 railroad company for
aauiing hay % Portland and seed 10
chicago. tgsA
Forty sefss hops. 1900 DoulA.
r1red hops 20 acre. 5000 pounds
- Is cents. t5.2o0. Cost o. making
.rogt. cents pr pound. leaving net /
20 Frover. i1.1so. or So per acre /
freisAt 90 railroad 20 New York 7
l7g0 /
forp acres % apples marketed Ia I
Yes fofk. lilosiuE 81 ust pef box 4
% groEcf a. railroad track. a twelve /
rar-oii orchard produces on an
'seraEe ts.3oo 10 The rrousr. and /
5000 20 the transportation COM
.any THIS crop net the producer
rom illo 10 $500 PER acre. vthout
frigauoa.
Ten acres Lambert cherries thlr I
ear produced $4,000 a. 4 cents A
QUAD The freight 20 the eanpsv
'as $500. THIS az Milwaukee,
lachnmas coluiy
Ten acres loganberriss near g..
'm netted tho grover a4Soo aH.-
a'ins Tor picking. package aud su.
Of making eroD, the grower
'lnS nothing but cultivation and
aalins ihe crop % the station. The
eight 70 Portland vas sIe5O Ore.
'a soil will produce. and the crop.
70 profitable for the transportation
'mpanies
Out OF hundreds of such state.
nf OF fact made. night be men
'ned four aud one-half acres of
apea a. M, AHE,l producing 500
Hons sine per acre.
lrriEaiioA Proiocts IN orceou.
with over seven million dopays an
. AA'ionAl treasury available for
isa''oA psoisets. let us consider
frofH the s,andpoint Of transpor-
ION values. There are extensive
ss'e lrrisation enterprises, but
S1.e4s acres Of irriEabls lands :.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-01-01
OREGONS RAPID DEVELOPMENT NJ

and keep the center Of the stazs !
an indefinite period. II Il doa..J
happen 70 be Ia the center % !,
stage there is a sure way TO get th,.
That is By paying for advert,,.l
space and putting the right m.n.I
ln Il. Those states and dlst,i-i
which are prominently before M
country are obtaining the imigrars
Land values are being created bv !,
thrush Of settlers. and resou,,.
there are rapidly being develoDe5
There is no question that he ss,l
three or four years viii see this 4.
ve.0Dmsnt 10 an unprecedented ~
tent in Oregon. The great adyeri,
Ing campaign planned by Tom RIeI
ardsoa viii be one Of the main "a,
tors. To proclaim its owu ness,.,
10 its own way Oregon will use n.
play advertising this coming year II
Is announced. In over one thousand
newspapers. magazines and farrl
journals The publications wiu h.
those which are read In the mldd.
states and the east. where the pom.
lailou IS that can be influenced al
send its best young people out her.
TO grow up with the country. I'll
publications used viii be those wheAI
are bought for reading. Just as Va,
buy your home paper or your farm
magazine. and the country as a vhol.
cannot escape seeing or understand
Ing a-d 20 obtain the fun benefit d,
this advertising campaign. Eve7I
community 10 the state must take A
active interest IN securing Just a m.
tie more free Advertising. both 70, +
the state aad Tor Itself. Write mor
letters back east. Write % your folt,
a, home. and write 20 their home "a.
7er. Il VIII surprise you 20 see hov
many Of these letters are printed
Write 20 your farm paper telling Of
your success with the seasons crops
Whenever you hear Of a neighbor b.
Ing particularly successful With
certain crop. see that word OF II
sent 20 some agricultural publication
Such communications are highly val.
led by publications and are sure to 4
be pFiated. Every one CONSTITUTES 4
ine ad for the locality. Co-opersis b
With your home paper. Give 4, sub
eriptions Tor eastern friends. The
lone paper Is always a good as Cor .
ae locality where Il Is printed. Help
.royide Il With news items which re-
ate 20 the progress OF the commu-
.ity Encourage your local CORES.
'ondents for the city papers. Remem.
'eF that every time the name OF your
own appears anywhere as a date
Inc Of a news item or an interesting
stier g Is an advertisement OF the
own. By the execution OF a gigantic
dvertising campaign planned for the
tate and by cooperation OF the en-.
sFprising communities In the state
, secure a great amount OF free ad-
sriising, Oregon can become the
- known Of the opportunity states.
ID the inevitable consequences win
? vast tide OF migration. an era
mighty development and a oondl-
On OF uneAampled and unparalleled
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-01-01
Or~r1a Eezerrsrs anf F'frs3arfs,-,s
Frsas sss..srsfsf - Trsnsssg-
taftoa yfise.

70 assr,air re 5ss6usrlTitT g 2
ssas nks O-s1ss. tss; e tTfcs a.
lagxs - isEs. as sss ~ greater
TassstT - 5Fossetss- Es l1at coa-
sssss sas ,glaei,,s sro1 asts zor BE-
fzr tsrnsf -. tsai are ns'iTs % tas
sss,s. tks aezaai FaT material al
pro1s.ts - tse sfr, rage q Sfodac-
tea. Gsf are tsrssa - asnsaiig,
asA aid is iks poriss sack o;
wsslfk-
Ta fha estimate us take m ae-
ess.f - man1fact 1fea. msrchandis-
f-x. passsazer traGe. cypress. malls.
o. ssy of tLs saseseding stages Of
seo1onle Eeslrh. These estimates
o. sos laeisds grain for seed. or
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-01-01

al 5--saa.. and taxation Of these
s---e--iss has been much lighter
thar s-r of the other states. Il is
-ss zo= highly favored region from
The rz-s5oi-t of climate and pro-
f---s -sat rsfi-osd builders can
.- .ss.- z-te1tlo1 %. and fl IS
o-rr 20 Be vordered al tina, they
have 70: entered the Land Of Prom
lss ard Probation.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-01-01
H. r. Fulton Of y. W. Guarantee 4
Trust Co. at Forest Grove De-
velopment Conyention.

I Nelopment Convention.
( In my home city in the east. there
Is lady whose hair as yet shows no
threads OF silver: in fact she Is sin
IN the prime Of matured womanhood.
MS lady was the first girl child born
In the city Of Chicago. so that in a
space OF one life. which has not yet
run us course. a little obscure village
mas grown into a mighty city OF near
" Two millions Of people. Chicago
oFihgs the raw material from points
1000 and 10000 miles distant. and
turns Il into the finished products for
the worlds markets.
In 1854, Just hfty-two years ago.
the first house was erected in the
city OF Minneapolis, which now
stands in the corner OF the Mime
haha park a sight for inspiration for
the hVe hundred odd thousand peO-
PIE OF Minneapolis. and its twin city,
ST. Paul.
Just forty years ago ST. Helens.
On me Columbia river. was running
; neck and neck race for supremacy
"NA the city Of Portland. Similar
conditions usually produce the same
9sul's' and western Oregon today
las exactly the same conditions fore
-s us growth and development that
ave made Illinois and Indiana the
llshty states that they are.
Unlike Chicago. Portland has the
aN products at her very door. For
very resource that Indiana and II
NUS possessed. western Oregon has
Iu' ana lew of as can realize what
Nen'y-five or thirty years win bring
orth In this country Of marvellous
'ehness and resources.
WIN the resources and men cap
o,e ', OF developing them. markets
'lihs and anxious to receive them.
% -pi'Ai alone is needed. and this
liass me to the topic that has been
'susu 's',,1 me; that Of better banking
"hA' We need in Oregon today is
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-01-01

shat Il eorfsnsf la tAs rats. b.
protsess turnsd % 90 ale sas tka
furnisa bEtirsss fgf fraatgoratis,
eompaaist dlrs,t.
sheep all readily for - sarh
fsaTiinss are bsinE boughi 90 fsI
t9i aDisos
Coal hsi1s q Cos bay and soath
era oFsEos. l.9s0.8s8.
Orsxoa hss 20 amsiisrs. ma,,s
shiDDed 70 oshsf states.
Daify prodacf insfsass5 from o..
ees.ses 90 1905 20 ffg 600 900. A..
eo4tinE 70 feoou d 1905 Fruit
pfodlet Increased faster Snail sta-
tioas t.ig zoe % lf0 ears. Gamer.
isa multiplying fafi. AL western
orsEon and .afEs parts Of eastern
OFsEon aGapfsd % fruif rrouins
Lnmtsf cgt Increasing rapidly
anf osinE 70 moisisFs and mild els-
Mais fnffsis Er0Eias faster than tim.
esr ssa hs cut. IN osiaion Of GOOD
aBfboriiiss
Ouiy iaFxruf Items. Taken.
Thsss statistics oniy include the.
iarEssi iisms of Droduetivs wealth
Tor Nhich some reliable authority
eoud b. obtained TIE total o8sit
be iausaied ss psf cent The ro.e
nHd f'uii 1rosurf are audsf-sstimst-
81 - suns other groducis Single
touniiss in touihfFs aud eastern
orsron produce q mflian Or tso
"iiiiona guid aahunl5. 90 lac -e.
auifiaE reports from mines or traas.
poFiation companiss
singie couuiiss are turning on
fIom t5gp.eqo 20 o. .eoo. 900 so-th |
of small fruits. apples. peau and |
pfaHss Mech Of this Eoes 10 ths To- !
cal maFts'a. PuEei sound ard san |
FFansiseo. shiie the greator part h |
pafkea ior shipmsat 10 New Yofk /
other large cities and the English /
mafket A oannefy established Al
salem the present lear has put an a
paeh Sorlh ti0o.oe0 Al current mar.
kss hguFes. A numbsr q such car. I
berries VII SO la this coming year
Railroads Ect the haul on frult 20 the
'anuery. on boK materials. on sugar.
'nd then haul the pack % market
These eanuerlcs PCT up frut TIA.
anhos be shipped Tor marketlnr ,
rcsh.
Tho frelEht value of the hop erop
annos BE- properly estimated. unlcss
. consider the business produced =
v railroads on hauling ~ the twine.
llphuF' hop cloth, wire. and the G
anspoFtaiion Of pleken 70 ana I
ON the hop FIELDS.
Il Il estimated that there are hot !
d aud sold annually Ia Oregon
're than a million dollars worth
mineral waters. Even the atnos- a
efo becomes an asset OF trAnspor- lar
ion' when the business Of the hot lth
lass mineral springs. the noun IA
and ocean health resorts is con pr
erred. in the same manner, game !
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-01-01
ADVERTISING OREGON.

Ertracts From Adfiress Before VIII
Ianetfe VALLEY Development
Laague. Forrest Grove. Oregon
FRIDAY. september :. 1906. by G..
G.. Chapman. of the Chapman Ad-
ver7i.iug Company. Portland. Ore
Eru.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-01-01

u .-- ire -111Iatie- --z- T---
--rlrT .tsH= l-r.Fa-st a-1s r-- O.
i--1 ,s- - f1r-T-ts-s trset, -.s 5---
.1e-s .5 t+ ss-s.-s,s fr8. tts- are
a-ro-l ras.r ea-rllast--- 90 --g
-1-t t.as a-aas are Irrlrs-=-. t-t
Fta- ---l-s-r lE-sr.st a-,1.,s .t--
rl- ---t --s 90 t1-s ssr a--s. l-t l-
.--g O. 1sr 'l-. tss crr- viii e.
vr-r. tf-r a 1ez- .- ltr
l-t sss .-a-fs--sr.11 1a--s r.- .--
r1zss l- -f--l-- .5- as f-sT sra ----
ls--a1 .--- .ra r1.s t.t .z.-g s-.-
ss--f
DTT -a1 Farming
Pa tts s-.- 5.--.1-s -: Crs-l-. -s
.ar 1-s -1"--. ere .sreal- la-t-a-.5
80 a.sat -s d-r-s1- ,l--.-l,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-01-01

40 s--sssr Hr--r-=t s-t r-ss- r---
e-8 -s 1s11r r-1rs--st ---- -- ga
TIA s1-rl.rL a. t--cvE-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-01-01
Our Resources Portrayed by Prominent
Men IN Or Commonwealth.

rs-r 1-r su=-tet l-
--r Sc T-T Cs-.-rT -sgs.
- t--- .r Ts-ss Ca-g5@i- q
-.---- see re Hs-.-s-l1 lad
-s --4r- .s-s--s--s -szt ,5- s-sz-
-r ---r. ere -s-ls,r szl-E -s-Ts--s1
no r-a-- s1---H mere are q. .saft
A. ares --1- -4- -= c---.72-=-
---r-- -- --ss= improved -s---
asa -4-s--s CO ss--c--t-E f-i.
st--ss 20 -FI 1--=s sa.1. a-- a. e
-v s- -a-s a-at-= % c-0t-c.-g
900 tIs-s-t -; rE=st- I-.s
r-s -t sl--1E Gees -.- sHaG --=
---f--.-- 20 --s--r .-EiEst.-- -t1-
.--r be- --s a--s- creates e.s re-
f-s- l-s r--af a-- -.s Ts-=- thar
a-4 q -.z E- ;El. -:-t--ss --s
--5
V.r E.r-8r E.rIzarr~.
Tia sf--a-ss 90 -css1-s t-F-sss
s-. --s-rr--f-d-1 .1--a1las Be- Ore
r- t-s -.r gas,s q - a. ,-- are
.-s -arI- 20 fa-s'rt zr11--t-l1- e.
-- -is 1e--1- 1.-f 1-5 s-s-T s-z-s-
-l1- an l.4 r--- --l- verified A.
11- -.g1f.r --l-.-- fTf-z--s are
.1.r r4-t-. The -.rt- -1--c.s %
.a v- --gr -f 1-sE-- v--- =z--
BE- 'r-- q -l-Fc-----s-.a. --=
-te sr-s--F 81 t1--.-r .-1- --s
-'Fl s-t Hr--F- r-E.s lr-.--.--.
.1- college, r-- =rl-.-=- --s rs--
-- can 1s Crse-- .s-=s-..T -1-s --s-
1- 51.1 declared .-ss Gals rss
zs 8ss. tt--.-E -s-.-- 1t che .
.1-.i T1B ra-s las tst -- -al.- +
sI railroad .1Es. has -1-s rll.=-s- .
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-08-16
WEST NoRTHFIELD.

Mrs. George billiard is on the sick list
Mrs. +. j. Madden is entertaining her
sister from Boston.
Mrs. Helen Riley has been entertain
ing friend from Boston.
Lillian Turner has returned from a
months visit in Connecticut
Mrs. Jane Preston has returned from
a visit with relatives in Hinsdale.
Mrs. Martha Tyler Of Vernon is Wis
iting her brother, f. +. Graves.
George Shaw and family are moving
into John Firms tenement this week.
Mrs. Goodchild and son OF Hartford are
visiting her sister, Mrs. Frank Corser'
Frank Hill of Springfield, Mass, was
an overeSunday guest of his mother Mrs
Hattie Hill,
Alton Turner of Bridgeport, Conn.,, Is
visiting his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs
L. w. Turner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry c. Gates and son
of Orange are visiting his mother, Mrs
Mary A. Gates.
Mr.. and Mrs f. L. Tyler attended the
class reunion of Powers institute at
Bernardston Wednesday.
Mrs. Eddy and two children of Glare
mont. n. H.. are recent guests OF MI
and Mrs. William Aldricn.
Lizzie Langua was taken to the hos
pita at Bratteboro Tuesday to be OPP
Grated on for appendicitis.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-08-16
NoRTHFIELD FARMS.

Mrs. Walter Shine is ON the sick list.
Sidney Slate has returned TO his home
in Athol.
II is reported that Wilson Billings is
soon to move on to the Merriam place
Mrs. Merrick and Mrs. Bunker visited
their niece, Mrs. John Hall, in Erving a
few days ago.
Mrs. Lucy Stratton has returned from
Springfield where she has been visiting
her sister, Mrs. Martha Alexander. Mrs,
Alexander returned with her and is Wis
iting her brother, Asahel Sawyer,
About 60 of the friends and neighbors
OF Mrs. O. ID. Adams held lawn party
in honor of her birthday last week. The
lawn was decorated with japanese Ian
terms and friends were present from
Orange, Cambridge and Nlillers Falls,
Mass, and from Kansas. Cake and ice
cream were served
Mrs. Merrick of Henniker, \. H., and
Mrs. Coles of Worcester are visiting their
sisters, Mrs. Bunker and Mrs. Darling,
The four sisters are aged 81, "A, 20, Is
years, and they visited their brother,
Rufus Stratton of Amherst last week
Mr.. Stratton is so years of age and the
combined ages of this remarkable family
are 375 years 1t is seldom that so many
members of one family of as many years
get together.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-08-16
WILMINGTON.

II. W. Stearns gave picnic at hapohu"
Wednesday.
II is expected that work will be re
sumed on the town hall within a week Vi
two.
N-,,,rorors narties have been to the sum
,,.;, ~ Usvstack of late and report that
,hc, n had fine H views.
'',S '' u n uotohl,;ss has returned from
MIs' T. ~, l' Tosn;tai where She under.
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The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-08-16
WILLIAM BROOKS
SHOT BY BROTHER
Tragic Accident in Vernon Wednes-
dav-Rife Discharged as Eugene
Brooks Was Getting over
Fence.

william w. Brooks of this town was IN
u+ontiv killed Wednesday morning by the
o"c;dental discharge Of rifle IN the hand manu-
of his brother, Eugene. The brothers start starr
od ont to kill a disabled horse Tor Johh I
ei brothers in a pasture nearby, and haa
soli a barway near the bridge about
1e IDS from the home of Mr.. Brooks ana
I;, fatber-in-law, w. E. Newton. Eugene
was carrying the gun when was
c %II repeating Sharps rifle with d
Sa safety device to the lock and had ]qst uis-
obarged the weapon at BIRD. ne was
on nt4ing over the bars, his brother ioilow-
ser'i inst behind. when as he struck Ihe
lug Nd the gun was discharged. either
r luu Che lar or by the gun hitting one
IN tbe bars. The muzzle was pointing
beb;nd him. William was IN penallls
n Gesture in the act of going between Two
Fl tbe bars and the charge struck MN IN
~ IL III loft breast. the ball passing, down
In luud "a and out of his body near the mp.
William Viii sank upon the ground utterlng
w.. W NV, words "You've shot me, ana
L Sno only few times; ). ID. Frost
was driving from the south ana reae Saoi
th, Mace lust after the accident. gee,
w; w that William still breathed he hurried
nn +be telephone at Mrs: Harriet oohll-
W nearby and DR.. Wood was sum
soa, and rendered such assistance as
, ,llosio POSSIBLE. Eugene was frantic Win
was vac p and f was feared that his. reason
g Igonld leave him and that he might DO