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The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-01-25
JAMAICA.

Ruth Mclean returned to Mortified
Monday morning.
Another four inches Of snow came Tues
day, which made the teamsters wear smll'
ing faces.
Rev. \. Thomas Hafer viii conduct a
series of special eyangclistic services in
the Baptist church beginning Friday, Feb,
/. Mr. llafer comes to Jamaica highly
recommended as an earnest gospel preach
er and good singer,
Wofden 4. Howe, 70. who was struck
aud instantly killed by west-bound freight
in Erving. Mass, Monday morning, was
born in Jamaica. the son of Phoebe and
Sponner Howe, lie went TO Ering about
Is years ago and had lived there since
with the exception OF one year spent in
Americus, Ca, on account of his health.
He was member of the Eving Congre.
gational church and had been deacon
for number Of years, He is survived
by widow and one brother. NJ. Y. b.
Howe, OF Gardner Mass.
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SOUTH NEWFANE.

The Bible study class meets at the par.
sonage this friday evening.
Walter Ingram has moved into part
of Cullen Lamson's house and is setting
up his steam mill in Samuel ii. Morses's
wood lot.
The Ladies Aid society meets with Mrs.
G. E. Brown next Thursday afternoon.
In the evening there will be a social at
the same place.
Mrs. Adams, G. E. Brown, Mrs. Love,
also Miss Nellie Dickinson Of the Parish
school attended the teachers institute at
Newfane yesterday.
Perley G. Stratton of Springfield, Mass,
spent Sunday with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. a. Y. Stratton. His brother Cecil
is home for the remainder Of the winter,
The warm wave of Saturday night and
Sunday had very melting effect upon
the snow and ice. The Branch broke
up" Sunday morning Having accomplish
ed an important work, the wave moved
on and the mercury began to fall Yes
terday morning it indicated from 25 to
30 degrees below zero in various parts
of the village.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-01-25
VERMONT'S BRIGADE.
An Appreciative Sketch of the Work
in the Civil War

The following appreciative notice of the
share of this celebrated brigade in the
war is from the New York Citizen, and
was written by major general:
/ They Were honest farmers turned vag-
abonds. They We're simple countrymen
changed into heroes They were quiet
townsmen that had become rovers. They
stole ancient horses and bony cows, on
the march. They pillaged moderately in
other things. They swept the diaries
and they stripped the orchards for miles
where they travelled. They chased rab,
bits when they went into camp after
long marches, and they yelled like wild
Indians when neighboring camps were
silent through fatigue They were i'll
disciplined and familiar with their Off.
GERS. They staggered in a COOL impu-
ronizlng Yankee GOODNESS upon all regi-
ments that were better drilled and upon
that part of the army generally that did
not belong to the Vermont brigade
They were strangely proud, not Of them
selves individually, but of the brigade
collectively; for they knew perfectly well
that they were the best fighters in the
known world. They were long of limb
and could outmarch the army They were
individually self-reliant and skillful in the
use of arms, and they honestly believed
that the Vermont brigade could not be
beaten by the combined armies of the
rebellion.
They were veterans in fighting qualities
almost from their first skirmish. This
was at Lees Mills. They crossed a mar
row dam under fire, made the attack
they were instructed to make. and came
back wading deep in the water with
steadiness that surprised the army. They
were an. incorrigible, irregular, noisy set
OF rascals. They were much sworn al
during their four years Of service. vet
they were at all times pet brigade
There were but two things they would
do-march and fight; and these they did
IN manner peculiarly. their own. They
had a long, slow, swinging stride on the
march which distaneed everything that
followed them: They had quiet. atten-
TIVE, earnest individual way of fighting
that made them terrific in battle. Each
man knew that his neighbor in the ranks
was not going, to run away, and he knew
also that he himself intended to remain
where he was. Accordingly none of the
attention OF the line was directed from
the important duty of loading and firing.
rapidly and carefully. When moving into |
action and while holly engaged thew |
made queer, quaint jokes, and enioved /
them greatly. They crowed like cocks
hey ba-a-ed like sheep. they neiebed lie
horses; they beloved like bulls. thew |
parked like, dogs, and they counterfeited
with excellent effect the Undesirable
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-01-25
MAKES BIG PURCHASE.
Deerfeld River Company Buys % Mil.
lion Feet of Logs.

Martin \. Brown, ON behalf of the
Deertield River company, last week prac-
tiCally closed big lumber deal with
the Parker \ Dung company of Lisbon, \.
H., which will involve the purchase OF
from Is to % million feet of spruce logs
by the Deerfield River company and the
operation by it for year OF one of the
largest sawmills IN the east. More than
a year ago the Parker-l Dung company
made a contract with the Publishers Pa.
per company for the purchase from the
latter concern, each year for five years,
OF 10 to ~ million feet of spruce logs TO
be delivered at a new mill in Woodstock.
\. II. The mill is big double band
plant capable of saving from 100000 to
10000 feet day, and was built by the
paper conn any. Its erection was delayed
and in the meantime six million feet of
logs were landed at the pond last year.
This year three million more have been
delivered, making an accumulation OF
nine million feet.
1t was the object of the Parker Young
company, in entering upon this contract,
to obtain out of the output of the mill
selection of Is or 20 per cent. of the
lumber for their own use for piano stock.
When it came to undertaking job of
such magnitude as was involved in saw
ing and marketing the entire stock the
company found itself saddled with big
ger task than they cared to handle as
side issue and when Mr.. Brown offered
to take il off their hands a bargain was
struck The Deerfeld River company is
to buy outright all the logs now landed
and to be delivered during the coming
year, operate the mill and sell back to
the Parker Young company such of the
output as may be suitable for piano
stock The contracts are to be signed
early next week. Leonard 4. Brown
will probably locate at Woodstock as the
Deerfeld River company's representative.
Wilmington Times, Jan. Is.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-01-25
Bone and Meat for Poultry,

The development of the poultry and
egg business is something simply won
derful. The fact is coming to be known
that if poultry can have clean, warm,
well ventilated home, with plenty of
food, sunshine and the right kind of
food, they will usually lay. During the
extremely cold months it is very essen
tial that they have stimulating,
strengthening nourishment afforded by
green cut bone. Carroll s. Page Of
Hyde Park, Vermont, is probably the
largest producer of green cut bone and
meat in the United States and he will
send 200 pound barrel to any one on
receipt of $3.50 and will prepay the
freight to any railroad station in New
England or the Middle States.
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worse Tuesday night, Questioning hasiy
cali ion tho physician but ls again COM
Portable aud gaining,
Alu. W. L. llawson has been al her
sons, George Halls, ia South London
derry several days assisting IA caring Tor
some OF her little grandchildren, who are
sick.
The masquerade bali at South London
derry Tuesday night was attended by q
number from here, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Williams appeared as monk and q
flower girl, Clarence Axlell IN Turkish
drcss, Elliot Styles as . Highlander Mrs,
cap and gown Of a student. and Edgar
l.andman as clown. Among those who
went as spectators were Mr.. and Mrs. h.
II. Axiell, Mr.. and Air, iioyt Sheldon,
Mir, aud Mrs. omer Sheldon, Mrs, Phoebe
l.andman and Arthur Dorset,,
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SOUTH WARDSBoRo.

Albert Fits of Dummerston visited in
town few days ago.
Many are suffering with the prevailing
distemper, hard colds and grip.
Mrs. Corser closed successful term of
school at the Hollow last Friday,
Charles Fansworth OF West Springfield
recently visited +. b. Kidder at Mrs. Ar
thur Whites.
DR.. Miller of Brattleboro was here one
day last week in consultation with DR..
Hebron regarding Leon Stocker, who is
still seriously i'll.
Saturday night our January tbaw put
in an appearance with vim and carried off
most Of the snow in this section, leaving
a bed of ice in many places; an uncertain
footing for man or beast. The ground is
bare in many places
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music OF the mule When, perchance,
I they held picket line in a forest it
seemed as ii Noah's ark had gone to
! pieces there.
In every engagement in which this
/ brigade TOOK part, it was comphmented
! for gallant conduct. One of the most
remarkable of its performances, however,
has never appeared in print, nor has it
been noticed in the reports. After the
hattie OF Gettysburg. when Lees army
was in the vicinity OF Hagerstown and
the Antietam, the Vermont brigade was
deployed as a skirmishing line, covering a
point of nearly three miles. The enc
my were in force in front near Beaver
creek. The sixth corps was held in readi-
ness in rear of the skirmish line. antici-
pating a general engagement The enemy
had evidently determined TO attack. At
last his line of battle came forward. The
batteries opened at once and the skin.
mishers delivered their fire. Our troops
were on the alert and stood watching for
the skirmishers to come in and waiting
to receive the coming assault But the
skirmishers would not come in and when
the firing died away it appeared that
the Nermonters thus deployed as a skir-
mish line had actually repulsed a full
line -of-battle attack. Twice afterward
the enemy advanced to carry the position
and were each time again driven back
by this perverse skirmish line. The
Nermonters, it is true. were strongly
posted in wood and each man fred from
behind tree. But then everybody
knows that the etiquette in such matters
is for a skirmish line to come in so soon
as they are satisfied that the enemy
means business. These supplemented
patriots from the Green mountains, how
ever, adopted a rule of their own on this
occasion; and the enemy, disguised with
such stupidity, retired across the Beaver
creek. When the Eemonters led the
column on march, their quick move.
ments had to be regulated from corps or
division headquarters, to avoid gaps in
the column as it followed them. If
rapid or forced march were required. it
was common thing for Sedgwiek to saw
with quiet smile, PUT the Vermonters
at the head of the column today, and
keep everything well closed up"
After the riots in New York. when it
was found necessary to send troops to
the. city to prevent recurrence of the
outbreak, the Vermont brigade was spe-
clally named by the war department for
this duty. Within two hours after the
receipt of the dispatch, the command was
en-, route for the city. They occupied the
public squares here for some time en-.
loyed themselves not wisely, nor yet vir.
tuously; and returned to the army Of tbe
Potomac sadly demoralized in ali Int tha
two great essential qualities of fighting
and marching. It was a fortunate thing |
Tor the New York mob that it avoided |
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conflict with the New England troop:
at that time. Upon the return Of he
brigade to the field they quietly held %
to their old routine of life and main.
tanned to the close of the war the sps1.
did reputation they had won at the vey
outset. There were many regiments elal
10 the Nerin ~ regiments in actual 81.
tie, and some that, like the 9Th Nsg
\ urk volunteers, not only equaled tam
in fighting qualities, but greatly surpase3
them in drill, discipline and appeaRnN
on parade. As brigade, however, they
were undoubtedly the best brigade in The
army of the Potomac, for they not only
fought as well as it was possible to fight
but they could outmarch with the Ut.
most ease any other organization in th:
army.
1t was the intention OF the writer only
to refer to this brigade as furnishing the
best type of the American soldier, but
this article has grown beyond its intend
ed limit, and we have therefore not the
space TO examine into the causes Of this
superiority. Two, however, may be brief
~ stated
First, that the regiments from Vermont.
were brigaded together This rule
strange to say. seemed to work well only
in regard to the smaller states. like Yer
mont and New Jersey. Second. the fat
that Vermont during the first year q;
the war recruited for her regiments and
kent them full Regimental and company
officers, knowing that their ranks would
be filed up, discharged men freely, and
thus managed to get rid Of their veal
and worthless soldiers. For these reasons
the Nermonters were good men. The
were fortunate, moreover, in having sued
commanders as Gen. w. F. Smith and
Gen. W. I. Fl. Brooks. It naturally re
suited from. this combination of circum
stances that they became a great power
in battle, and earned a reputation q
which every man and woman in Vernon,
may well be proud.
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WARDsBoRo.

Mrs. 4. NJ Farnam is i'll with erysipe
las in her eyes.
Mrs. p. $. Knapp has been visiting in
Mortified, Mass.
Mrs. j. A. WILDER, who has been Wis
iting her sister in Boston. has returned
home.
Mr., and Mrs. Bert Prouty of Winhal
visited his uncle, a. NJ. Farnam, ovei
Sunday.
The a. z. club will not have any sup
per next week on account OF so many
being ILL.,
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Axtell worked at the
hotel while Mr.. and Mrs. Underwood
were away.
A number from this place attended the
Epworth league supper held at Mr.
Sebers Wednesday evening.
Rev. X. I. Edwards will speak in the
Methodist church next Sunday morning
on the AntiSaloon question.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Underwood, who
have been visiting Mrs. Underwood's sis
ter in Putney, have returned home.
You can do your banking by mail with
perfect safety. Especial attention is given
to this department by the Brattleboro
Trust Company.
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WEST DUMhiERsToN.

Thermometer registered % degrees be-
low zero yesterday morning.
Bert Pike, teacher in school district No,
|, attended the teachers meeting ia New
fame yesterday.
A meeting OF the town auditors has
been called in the yestry in Dummerston
Centre Friday, Feb, 10, at o'clock a. m.
Tor the purpose of settling with town Of
hees. Those who have orders or bills
against the town will present them Tor
settlement before the meeting, That the
taxes for last year have all been collected
except about $3.50, speaks well for our
town administration.
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WEST TOWNSHEND.

Miss Irene Robbins of Brattleboro is
at G. 0. Kimballs.
day
M. B. Switzer, American Express agent
of Easthampton, Mass, is at his moth
er's i'll with grip.
The G. E. social last week Thursday
evening was not very well attended, but
those who went report an enjoyable time.
Rev. R. T. Edwards of Burlington
spoke in the interests of Temperance in
the Congregational church last Sunday
morning. Tie also spoke. very acceptably
to the Sunday school children.
The many who were reported sick with
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-01-25
WILLIAMSVILLE,

G. L. Park is in Hartford. Conn. this
week.
Mrs. E. H. Richardson has been
spending several days in Brattleboro.
Frank Perry of Agawam, Mass, has
been visiting his father, G. E. Perry.
School has been closed this week owing
to the illness of the teacher. F. B. Put
nam, with grip.
Misses Florence Dickinson and Ruby
Sparks, Cheney Williams and Horace
Ais are victims of the grip.
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BROoKLINE.


Grip is the prevailing distemper,
Telephones have been put in around
town and the line has been very busy fol
the past few days.
+. L. Pierce is planning to build a
house on the Whitney lot, formerly
owned by Mrs. Lois Whitney, to accom-
modate his help.
Nelson Smith has bought the old
homestead owned by N. G.. Marsh. \.
Marsh came to this town in 1910 as a
blacksmith and he is now 80 years old.
He has disposed of his blacksmith shop
and is now living with his son, A. M.
Marsh.
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grip last week are not improving as rap
idly as might be wished and lheTe are
several new eases, among them Mr.. aud
Mrs &. g. Harris, Mm. Sarah Carr, Ora
Howe. Elliot Jcnnison, Mrs, W, w. Van
Ness, ". II, Liycmore, Frank Hawkins,
Mrs. Henry Staiton and Julius and
Harry Inhn.
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MANY people in this neighborhood are

Many people in this neighborhood are
suffering with severe colds.
Eugene Sheldon of Chester was a guest
of his relatives in this place last week.
The little son of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Williams was very i'll with Group the first
of the week.
You can do your banking by mail with
perfect safety. Especial attention is given
to this department by the Brattleboro
Trust Company.
Loren, Adm, Tennie and Halbert Cole
man were at home from Proctorsville sew
eral days lately during temporary lull
in their work
Mrs B. j. Cobb had turn for the
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-01-25
JACKSONVILLE.
Born Poor But Died with a Silver Spoon
in its Mouth.

Freeman Lazelle lost a fine pig one day
last week and upon examining the ami
NAL to learn, if possible, the cause Of its
death, discovered a silver spoon which
the creature had swallowed and which
had evidently choked it to death.
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Cure Effected or Money Refunded.

package orrne sold by the leading
obtanable write the Onl
Co. Inc. st. Washington D. @.
by Brooks House Pharmacy, Main
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-01-25

viii be fully $4,000 in excess Of that OF
former years
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Stop Drinking
Orrine Destroys all Desire for Drink
How to Swear Off"

One ont drinking of gousy at New lt
,. Lar ,v, % tho sood resolutions WHY MOTIF
Because the continual drinking the has weakened the nerve cells Of
~ m iii the craving for itself strongly
empta be resisted
Thousands the of whiskey and beer
za that they cannot help they afford
Happily for drunken
is
average tinker will drink
Mothers orrne without the patient knowledge
eoorless
less orrne No willing the remedy Either
: per box Mail orders filled on receipt of
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The news of a sad accident came ne
Gently TO A. A. Mason aud Mrs, Wilson,
IN the death OF their nephew, Clifford
Mason, son Of Herbert Mason OF Pitts,
town, n, u Clifford, little boy eight
years old, had toy gun and was play.
ing with a friend, One suggested playing
soldiers, aud they procured an old gun
which had not been used FOR years. II
was the old story Of mot knowing the
gun was loaded. aud the friend shot
Clifford in the face, killing him instantly.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-01-02
BUYS INTEREST IN ExCELsIoR
 GROUP.
(From Sunday e DailyD

What appears to be one of the i'm portant mining deals of the past month was consummated yesterday, when the title to onc.hnlf interest in the Ex- cclsior group of mines in the Walnut Grove district, was passed from John Brady to D. NJ. Clark, the seller re- taining the. other half.intercst. The consideration was not made public, but is known to be large amount, as the properties are promising ones.
 The group, consisting of six claims, is located n short distance northwest of the Hassayampa River, about one mile cast of Moore's Spring. The claims cover large iron dyke, demonstrated on the surface by a number of cross cuts, to be from 25 to 90 feet in width, which cuts through the country forma- tion from the northeast to the south west. One shoot of ore is opened on the vein length of l30 feet by tun. mel. showing n paystrcak of free mill. ing gold ore two and one-hnlf feet in thickness, eight inches of which sam pies in n number of places as high as S200 to the ton in gold values.
 A force of men left here last night for the camp, where the sinking of q winzc on this ore shoot will be com menced in the bottom of the tunne with view to determining the dip ans extent of the shoot below the level which is 60 feet beneath the apex, whcI it is proposed to sink double com partment working shaft at site to b' decided later from which the veil will be explored ny laterals in the us ual way.
 D. NJ. Clark, who sold the Dunkirl group of mines. recently. the seeon' payment of the purchase price of whicl has been made already, stated ycsterda, that he believed that the Excelsio was bound to develop sooner or late into good paying proposition, an' that he purchased the interest in i with the intention of pushing it's de vclopment as fast as possible. Joh' Brady, the owner of the other half interest and the discOverer of th mines, will have charge of the work He is n mindS of many years' experi once and capable to conduct its devel opment in an extensive way. He ief for the camp last night
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-01-02

was perfectly sober, had endeavorcd to cash checks on his imaginary bank nc count
 That Nicholson IS n worthless check grafter of the most dangerous type was made manifest by his transactions here. After vainly trying 10 "toueh' sew crnl of the local newspaper fraternity, Nicholson visited the Wellington sn. loon, where hc cashcd n worthless check for SEQ. Later he visited the Palace nnd secured sl0. He also succeeded in getting ]. F. Dillon to cash one of his worthless checks for Sj. The next day hc fled to Phoenix, where hc repeated the same operations that marked his short soiourn in Prescott. He was ar- rested and returned here. After laying in jail for several days. during which time he wrote letters to his victims, begging them not to prosecute him, Nicholson was placed on trial in Jus tlcc Kco!,rac E court, and fined 800, in lieu of which he was committed to jail for 90 days.
 This was on November I. On De. ccmbcr l3, according to District At iorncy Talbot, the grafter was released from jail, after serving only a month and thirteen days of his sentence. He at once proceeded to Bisbec, where he secured work for week on the Re. view, later taking up his graft of cash ing worthless checks, with the resul, as stated by the Bisbec papers.
 The fact that Nicholson was a noior' ious cheek grafter led to an invcstiga' ton by some of his victims here as to why he had been released from jail before the expiration of his sentence to continue his ncfarious methods.
 When asked by representative of the Journal Miner why Nicholson was released, District Attorney Talbot said:
 "wcll, the man was of good appear ance, and l ordered his release, on the mans promise that he would send the money back here to make good tho worthless cheeks he had eashed. This he faithfully swore to mo he would do | also made him promise that he would i, leave tho Territory. This he also prom ised to do. I ordered his release about twenty days ago.
 "No, do not intend to have hin brought back here to serve his unex pi,ed tern. We are too glad to gel rid of him."
 Inquiry at the sherin's office, n mem bar of which secured Nichoison's ar rest in Phoenix, and brought him bse'