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Mr.. COlweii, accompanied by his
wife, reached Kingston on Friday,
January IL, taking rooms at the
Myrtle Bank Hotel. Mr, Colwell has
been a frequent visitor 10 Jamaica.
and in his letter described Kingston
before the earthquake as being more
be~'3tiful than he had ever before
seen il.
He gives "a dramatic description Of
the fatal Monday afternoon when he
and his wife were awakened from
an afternoon nap" at 3:15 by a
noise similar to a thousand empty
ice wagons along a block pave
mentl" The earth trembled, houses
rocked and fel, and amid the shrieks
Of the guests he and Mrs Colweu
ran TO the open air. He snatched
up chair as nc went, for the use
on Mrs. CoiwelI. Who was feeling
i'll. No sooner had he seated her
upon the lawn than the building
they had vacated fell in with a
crash. Mr.. Coiwell says the entire
city was wrecked i'm less than one
minute. while in less than an hour
fires were burning all over King
ston. lie believes three-fourths Of
the city is totally ruined.
Ignored by the Whites.
The owner Of nearby circus. ne saws.
immediately placed his tents at the dis
posal OF the negroes OF the stricken city,
but the white Americans, including him
self and wife, had the earth for a bed
and the skies for their covering I'VE
were huddied all night" hs writes.
within fifteen feet OF a bear and within
twenty feet OF three lions which had
escaped fI0m the circus"
The next day. Mr. Colweil says they
mnved to Hal dock. where they OBJ
taIned some loose hay and made a
bed upon the docks, where he and his
sife and other whites slept for the
next two nights. with only their coats
over them. He writes that the racetrack
had also been turned over 20 tine negroes
and that thousands of them were
campsd there Despite The horror OF
the situation. ne SAYS. 1t was funny
10 watch these negroes. Ttey danced.
sang and prayed, rolled over upon the
ground and bit the dust for hours At
time in abject fear.
Caused Americans TO Rejoice.
Finally" he writes. ION Thursday
afternoon We saw the United States
hattleships Missouri and Indiana, and
oh, how those Americans reioiced. We
knew that at last we would be taken
care or As soon as they landed i acted
as d guide for the United States officers
and took them 10 the colonial secretary
Office ana then back 10 the docks over
the burnt district so that they eOuld
make a report on conditions Just as they
were.
Il am sure there are at least ], 600 dead
who will never be Identified. One Cath
Ollie priest issued 81 burial permits IN q
single day"
Mr. Colweu says none OF the three
lighthouses along the coast had lights
in them nor did the authorities light any
boufires 10 guide incoming vessels. Tte
regards il as wonderful feat that The
Missouri and Indiana and other vessels
got iHt0 the harbOr without mishap.
MT, Colweils party left Kingston that
afternoon on the Ethel Wilhelm, arriv-
he sailed from that city, after having
passed through the most narrowing eX-
perteace OF his life.
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sl.as % BsItimore and Return

Via Pennsylvania Railroad. every satur-
day and Sunday All regular trains ex-
cept the Congressional limited" Tick
Adv.
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TEMPERATURE.
DONATIONS TEMPERATURES.
SUN TABLE
TIDE TABLE.

aARPERs FERRY. W. Va, Jan. s5-
Both rivers clear.
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Chesaneake & Ohio Ry.

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Thaw's Relatives Early.

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The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-10
wINDHAM COUNTY wARDENs.
List of Those Who viii Look After
Fish and Game Interests Hereabouts.

Roswell l.. Frost, the newly appoint
ed fish and game warden for Windham
county, has made careful preparations
for protecting the fish and game. He
has issued the list of fish and game
wardens, instructing them to report any
violations of the law.
The town wardens are as follows:
George f. Winters of Brattleboro. \.
II. Thompson of Bellows Falls, Albert
Austin of Brookline, Herbert Jillson
and Myron Evans of West Dummerston,
Lewis Lynde of East Dummerston, 5.
II. Yeaw of Dover, Fred o. Merritield
of Grafton, L. E. Jaquith of Guilford
Center, Francis Miner and w. w. Whit.
nev of West Halifax, NJ. j. Howard of
South Londonderry, B. NJ. wilkins Of
Londonderry, James Underwood of
Newfane, Frank Washer and Edward
Tuthill of Williamsvillc, n. Divoll Of
Rockingham, +. H. Bagley of Somerset,
Ernest Pike of StrattOn, K. n. Snyder
and w. r. Miles of Townshend, }. I.
Wright of Vernon, George l.. Dutton
and H. l.. Chapman of Windham, Ed
ward Day of Bartonsyille, W. W. Kid.
der of Wardsboro, Merle Putnam of
West Wardsboro, c. A. Peck and George
Gould of Westminster, Fred Campbell
of Westminster West, Scion Weaver of
Cambridgeport, II. \. Thompson and
Will Wright of Saxtons River and
Frank L. Wellman of Guilford Center
Mr.. Frost was born in Hubbardston,
Mass, Dee. 4. lS49. He came to Brat
tleboro when he was II years old. AT
ter a few years spent at farm work he
was employed as an attendant in asy-
lums in Augusta, Worcester and Hart,
ford. In September, 1871, he married
Huldah Harris of Wardsboro, Vt. They
had six children, of whom two are liv-
ing: Mrs. George Adams OF Chester
field, n. H., and Clark S. Frost, engi-
neer or the New York, New Haven x
Hartford railroad.
For 81 years Mr.. Frost has been a
member of the grange. He is past
master of Windham County Pomona
grange and a member of Wantastiquet
lodge of Odd Fellows.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-10
YIN. C. A. ANNUAL MEETING.
Officers Reports Show That Year Just
Closed Was Very Prosperous.

The annual meeting of the directors
of the Y. NJ C. A. was held last Satur-
day evening in the association. The re-
ports of the officers showed a total
membership of 277 of whom 62 are new
members added during the year. The
average daily attendance has been lO4
Twentv-nine visits have been paid to
the sick. five senior socials have been
held with a total attendance of 543, 10
"open houses" have been held with an
attendance of 600, 10 men have been
located in boarding houses, 81 situations
have been procured; there have been "
students in the Bible classes. Twenty
two high school boys attended the stu
dent conference in Northfeld, Mass,
last summer, an association orchestra
of five pieces has been formed, eight
men S meetings have been held during
the winter with a total attendance of
112. six boys rallies have been held
with a total attendance of 1872, a
branch of the order Phi Alpha Pi fra
ternitv has been formed with a member
shin of 80, court of the Knights of
King Arthur has been formed with a
membership of 80 and the open air
meetings held last summer numbered H.
Heretofore the annual budget of ex-
penses has called for $4,000 but this has
been reduced to $2100 during the past
year. Expenditures have been 1888 on
the bowling alleys, 800 on the pool ia
BILE and $500 paid on the old debt.
1t was voted to hold the open air
meetings this summer the same as last
summer. The first meeting will be held
the first Sunday in June and the last
one Sept. Is. The meetings will begin
at ) clock in the afternoon.
At the election of officers, E. c. Cfos.
by. who has held the office of president
for the past several years, asked to be
relieved of the duties on account Of the
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-10
sELECTMEN GAVE HEARING.
Say They Will See That Greenleaf
Street Is Repaired All Right.

The selectmen sat as a Hague tribunal
Saturday morning on the controversy
between +. H. Davenport, Daniel Har.
ris and William Rockwell and Road
Commissioner John =. Sargent about
the repairs that Mr.. Sargent has started
on Grecnlcaf street. Messrs. Dayen-
port. Harris and Rockwell were repre-
sented by II. &. Barber as counsel and
with his assistance stated to the select
men in no uncertain tones just what
they thought of the way Mr.. Sargent
was going about the repairs. The gist
of their argument was that the commits
sioner was dumping stones and rubbish
in the highway in front of their prop
crty on Greenleaf street and that he
was repairing the road in a way that
would spoil it. They stated that he was
raising the roadbed three feet and that
he was spelling their sidewalks and
otherwise damaging their property. In
cidentally they claimed that the
changes would endanger passing teams
by making high banks on both sides of
the road and that the amount of knowl'
edge possessed by Mr.. Sargent in the
line of highway construction was not
colossal. David T. Perry, county high
way supervisor, was present at the
hearing and stated that Greenleaf
street was one of the places on which it
was intended to spend state money in
permanent work. Mr. Perry went on to
say that the requirements Of the state
in regard to grades were strict and in
case that any permanent work We're
done on Greenleaf street it would be
necessary to reduce the grade by cut
ting at the top of the hill and raising
the road at the foot. Therefore, he
contended, the work Mr.. Sargent was
doing was in line with what the state
intended to do. At the close of the
hearing the selectmen stated that they
would see that the road was repaired in
a way to injure no one.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-10
AUSTRALIAN
BALLOT GONE,
Motion to Dispense With It
Carried Easily.
MORE DELAY ON COUNT
Annual Village Meeting Passed OF
without a Ripple of Excitement
Eckels and Duggan Fall by wayside
in Contest for Bailiffs.

The Australian ballot system has seen
its finish in Brattleboro. Following the
lead of the town at the March meeting
the village voted Tuesday to dispense
with the Australian system hereafter
both at annual and special meetings.
The outcome of an act of the legislature
at the session of 1906 requiring that
names of candidates for office be print.
ed in alphabetical order on ballots has
been no end of trouble at all meetings
held since then and both town and vii.
lage are glad to get rid of the machin.
cry of the Australian system and to be
able TO return TO the old.fashioned sys
TEN of voting, 1t will be remembered
that in March nearly two days elapsed
before the result of the voting for Sc.
lectmen could be announced accurately
The comparatively small number of
votes east at the village meeting Tues
day was all that prevented n repetition
of this delay in arriving at the result
of the election. The names of seven
candidates for bailiff We're printed on
the tickets. 1t was found that six had
a majority of the votes cast and mas.
much as the village was entitled to
but five bailiffs there doomed up before
Chairman John Calvin the responsible.
ity of deciding which five to declare
elected and which one having a major
ity to drop outside the breastworks.
The standing of the candidates as deter
mined by the board of civil authority
was os follows,
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-10
1.-THE WOMAN WHO DAREs. "
Mrs. Jennie B. Powers Receives Media
from Massachusetts Humane Society.

At meeting of the Nashua Won
ans Humane society at the courthouse
this afternoon, says a Nashua On. H.
dispatch under date of May I, Mrs
Jennie b. Powers, state agent and in
spector for the humane society for New
Hampshire and Vermont, was presented
a medal from President Angel of the
Massachusetts society for the proven
ton of cruelty TO animals, The medal
was sent by President Angel to Mrs.
NJ, Jennie Kendall, president of the
Nashua society, to be given by her in
behalf of the Nashua Humane society
to Mrs. Powers in recognition of her
work. Mrs. Powers was present as a
guest of the society and made an al.
dress on "Cruelty to Children. At
the close of the address Mrs. Kendall
presented the medal and Mrs. Powers
responded.
The medal is of silver, after the or.
der given by the Massachusetts society
and is Inscribed. There are but one or
two of these coveted medals in New
Hampshire. one of which was recently
presented to Mrs. Kendall by President
Angel.
Mrs. Powers is known throughout
New Hampshire and Vermont as "the
woman who dares. - Modest, unassum
ing. this woman possesses unusual cour
age and determination through which
she performs her duties. There is no
exigcncy arising in her life that she is
not able to meet, whether it be the
shooting Of a dccrepit horse or the ar
resting of a violator of the state laws.
Mrs. Powers has reputation of having
arrested more men than any other wom'
an in the country.
All cattle trains passing through
Kcenc or any other part of the state
where she happens to be are inspected
by her Recently n train was held up
by her in Keene and several dead cows
and calves were removed and the others
ordered cared for. She also made an
arrest in connection with such a mat
ter recently.
Mrs. Powers in the performance of
her duties does not call upon men TO
kill injured or lame animals, but at
tends to such matters herself. Her
courage she inherits from a family of
soldiers. Her two grandfathers were
revolutionary war soldiers, and her IA
Their. Captain Carter, of the 4th Yer.
mont volunteers, and four uncles served
through the civil war.
There is also another side of Mrs.
Powers life. She is often called upon
by the probate court to become the
guardian of unprotected or abused chill
dren, and such a duty she has per
formed for many children.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-10

was carried without opposition, al
though there had previously been
some discussion on the street ms to the
advisability of making this appropria'
ton. Article was in regard TO con
tinuing the Australian ballot system
The chairman waited for some time for
some one TO lead OIL and finally George
w. Pierce asked that the article be
read again which was done. John j..
Eckels then moved that the Australian
system be discontinued and that the
village hereafter use the old style meth
cd at all annual and special meetings.
Article 7 was "to transact any other
business that may legally come before
the meeting" George W, Pierce said
he had been requested to call the atten.
ton of the voters to the demorali2ed
condition of the street signs about the
village. Mr. Pierce said that new signs
would be great improvement and
would be especially helpful TO ourselves
and to strangers. He exhibited me
tallic sign as a sample of what no
though ought to be adopted and moved
that the hailiifs be authorized to Sc
cure suitable signs and place them at
the functions of all the streets in the
village. Mr. Calvin said by way Of
explanation that the matter had been
taken up by the old board of bailiifs
and +. l.. Parker had been asked to
put the road signs in good repair. Mr..
Pierce 5 motion to have new signs was
carried without dissenting vote. Fol-
lowing this came the count of the vote
for bailiffs and final adjournment.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-10
LOCAL NOTES AND GOSSIP.

iii A., ,r;sbas If
In accordance WI" IN. ;m' ho rnado in
many patrons chah8e wiz '' M IN - -
the hours 1or seIEIus i ine,'.S On, a.; Lon;n
restaurant EeFeai te, NJ ul'inVi ",,l -,
at 10 lnSltdu Vi I' ON anu sup
. clock lhSVeau u jaw
The Nav meeting of the woman s
auxiliary of the Y. NJ. C. A. was held
At tbe association rooms Tuesday after
man and was the last meeting of the
season. In the absence Of the presi-
dent Mrs. A. II. Webb presided. The
officers reports for the past month were
rrosontad and found satisfactory. The
dnvotional exercises of the meeting
yyoro conducted by Rev. II. A. Good
bre and he also addressed the meeting,
nointing ont to the members how they
could fnlfll the object of the woman s
auxiliary which IS TO helP INC you ms.
men socially I nj Jl Wv,
and rellglousiy' nc onl'':.i asl ~ =" Lii
festival OF the auAlli'IS 10 t 80 aaIna
sometime IN June anu 'ne Nv" SAYS
will be held during inc summer
One Of the important features of
! n minstrel show is the always NelCoill0
monoIopue. when it is good. With the
DoRne Brothers Ideal minstrels the
monoIome bv Billy DeRue is one of the
hnst acfs He has the faculty of keep
;ng his audience in continuous up
r rns of 1anghter from the start, for he
IL o' one Of tbe funniest comedians known
in The minstrel world today. 1t is from
he case Of deliverance that he was
inS+lv named the "talkative man." He
JIavy has a large collection of up-to-
d 1at iokps and songs. many of which are
Lis own composition. A large publish
i i,,o bonse in New York city recently
lns engagements for Billy to write
a I,paci SONGS and Jokes, and some of his
opoJ are the comedy hits of the
L Plouu, DeRue Brothers appear in
p e@SJ "wednesday evening.
ID d 'io'' ,.,
A hearing was held mere friuay .! oe,
fore Judge }. L. Martin on Ihe PelI'itVin
of Boston liquor houses TO nave eA,ai,
derman Edward D WATKINS e Vi nu.ia ~
adjudged bankrupt, some ihteles'Ln
features were brought OUT. II aPPe are.
that Ueorg ~ No zoos for one wear.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-10
Sporting Notes.

Monroe, a former Wesleyan pitcher,
has signed with the Middletown Conn
club of the Middlesex league.-Spring.
field Republican.
Harry p. Greene has made the Uni
versity of Vermont tennis team and will
play in all the team matches this spring.
There were As applicants for the team
Brattleboro, VT, may have a baseball
team this year, and, if so, "Tom y
Dowd will be much sought after for
some of his extra material-Springfeld
Republican.
George Schildmiller, first baseman on
the Dartmouth baseball team, is not
only covering the bag in splendid shape
but is showing himself to be one of the
best batsmen and base runners on the
nine.
Walter Childs, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. ". Childs, formerly of this town, is
member of the Manchester IN. H.
high school baseball team, playing right
field and acting as substitute pitcher
Young Childs is playing exceedingly
good baseball this season, having hit
the ball hard in the games thus fan
played
The Jump can now deliver his famous
call to the wild, "play ball" any time
he wants to for Jimmy Davey has ar,
rived on the works, prepared to play on
any old position from shoe-string pill
shooter to mascot Jimmy blew in
from Buffalo Wednesday evening. He
has been at his home in Troy, N. Y,
for some time since leaving dear old
Brattleboro. VT, and looks good
Bradford. (Pa) Record.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-10

fact that he is obliged to spend so much
of his time out Of town, The board Of
directors refused 10 accept his refusal
aud he was unanimously elected, Other
officers were elected as follows; Vice
president, +. l.. Hildreth; recording
secretary, DR.. Charles q. Wheeler; treas
urcr George Q, Averill; directors for
three years, $. W. Edgett, DR., G, O..
Wheeler; and Clarke c. Fits; director
for one year to finish the term of Rev.
T.. T. Mathison, who has moved away,
T.. W. Gibson.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-10
CHESTERFIELD
A $500 Shoe
$3.50

Several years ago, when the relation of price to
quality was established for the "Chesterfield'
shoe for men, the cost to manufacture this
grade of shoe was considerably less than it is
today; leather has advanced from 20 to 81 per
cent and labor from 10 to 20 per cent.
A few years ago $3.50 was a popular price tor
mems shoes; today, practically every standard
$3.50 shoe is sold at 81. 90; in most cases when
the price remains the same, the quality has been
cheapened. 1t may seem like big story to say
that this is not so with the chesterfield" but
it is fact.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-10
MATE OF VERMONT,
= M1r',.,,. o., )

NIAIL OF TERMONT,
Marlboro SIS.
Dy the Probate Court for said District. =,
MIA all persons interested in the estate OF
s 4aAIA PHILLIPS late of Guilford, de-
'I t4d Greeting.
IA, Whereas. John f. Gale has presented to
II, IN /, COURT an instrument purporting to be
V, last will Of said deceased, for probate -
a.4de upon the probate Of said Instrument
5,,o -5 N session thereof to be held at the Pro-
Is ,s g.lce in Brattleboro in said district, on
T5s- -o'n day of May, A. D. 1907, when and
ars you may appear and contest the
iiS 55i Il you see cause.
- H. E. EDDY, Register.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-10

r.I, 80, ~ debts chargeable on the
D. Ssa.e Of said deceased. $1,000
raI 's s..s for license to sell so much of the
ts ,5s ot said deceased, as is necessary
Of s5ri-a:.s Li1snt Of said debts and charges
islr5 .t lRon it is ordered that the same be
p The B- --e session of said Court, to be held
Saturday Of Nav a P d Igo7 when and
g1 's e. you may be heard in the premises if
f. E. EDDY, Register.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-10

MATE OF VERMONT
1T Marlboro S..
Tue Probate Court for Said District.
III all whom il may concern. Greeting. -.
-5a ' s.,..' D. a. Benson. administrator OF
, e;gane, in said district deceased, has rep
I' (, ono?qt Of debts due
7s e'9 n said deceased IS. $325.00
'- II, charges Of administra.
1'l' estimated ......'. $500
Ia .,,g g3lae of the personal T''''''
Of NE, Is .............. S240 90
Be '- ...; has been or may
1900 $4,000
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-10
Nednesday,May Is
gsus, 8 A. NJ. until 4 p. N.
van, ewes will be examined by the
MINERS SCIENTIFIC METHOD,
S,sItyely the only absolutely cor
sctway to fit glasses. CONSUL
rylnN FREE,

no DROPS UsED) Those who have
wv ,y-Iia,i for GLASSES by men who
+. ~ 4,gmira eyes by the old, incorrect
AA + a. j.. dane by everyone who supplies
A.. WIN" nv, u.s. will be agreeably surprised
', %r Scientific and wonderful methods OF
Hin. glasses. ,-t,,,s H.. looL;rs In
srl, nkia- the exact scientific measure
~ q n the focus and shape of the eyes:
10 QUESTIONS ASKED, no trying
~. n g0ur face until we have deter
IA r5gr exact optical error.
n. I'D. tedious, and tiresome. way, Of try
m i, glasses by either putting drops IN
aras which often causes BLINDNESS,
Nv irwin. m q lot Of glasses, and asking
| I, tCin r8u see these letters or do
". ri5s,cs make You see betteri'
lhs- yaur Optician does a lot of guess
.r5 has vuar eyes all out Of shape, you
|Irs ,dg have been examined.
Talak this over, and you can readily see
FL vag have been doing your own eXamin'
Il, 5r5 that is no doubt the reason you
lIa IId trouble TO get glasses correct.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-10
'THE EDWARD E. BANNERS co.

49, 3i8 Weybosset St., Providence, R. I:
565 Broad st., Newark, N. j.
LARGEST RETAILERS OF GLASSES
IN AMERICA.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-24
INTERVIEWING.

The independent farmer has appeared again, this time in central New York, where @ farmers club, covering four counties indignantly protests against a proposed convention to do something for the farming interest. It says that produce brings more than ever before, lands are appreciating in value and there are no abandoned farms. "The last thing that we need in the State of New York is a whine over farm con- ditions," say the resolutions. I've are in no condition that demands that we be petted, patronized or made political capital of, and therefore protest against the proposed legislative appropriation for the purposes suggested in the call of the convention"
 Refreshing indeed. It Is cheering to know that there are still some people in this great, glorious, comparatively free and immensely rich country that are able and willing to take care of themselves, and don't want laid" of any kind except that which comes from a benevolent and benefcent Providence, The example of the New York farmers merits more imitation than 1t Is likely to have.