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The Meeker herald., 1907-09-07

Simp Harp made the round trip to
Rifle one day this week in ten hours.
This is going some-in the mud.
The Meeker herald., 1907-09-07

''Some day says the Boston Tran
script, the little heir to the Krupp
millions will he IL big gun" For II
while however. he will be II small
bore.
The Meeker herald., 1907-09-07

The county commissioners met dur
ing the week rs board OF eqnaliza-
ton, but there was nothing doing.
The Meeker herald., 1907-09-07

The warm spell set In again Tues
day. And WAS of again Wednesday
night when a heavy rain fell.
The Meeker herald., 1907-09-07

The stork left a fine baby girl at
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. BILLY"
Simpson, Thursday.
The Meeker herald., 1907-09-07

BROMO-FIiBRIN willie urc your
cold while you sleep. At Strehlke
Bros City Drug store.
The Meeker herald., 1907-09-07

The weather was shade warmer
during the past week.
The Meeker herald., 1907-09-07

If 1.-THE first shall be last, and the
last shall be first" we wonder where
the ''middle-man" will get in line?
The Meeker herald., 1907-09-07

st. James Ladies' Guild will meet
next Thursday, September 18th, at
Mrs. Fordham's.
The Meeker herald., 1907-09-07

Fine Sunday dinners at thr Meekcr
hotel.
The Meeker herald., 1907-09-07

F.P. Caldwell of White River, has
bought the w. d. Valentine ranch at
the head of Strawberry.
The Meeker herald., 1907-09-07

The Meek er hotel makes speciality
of Sunday dinners for families.
The Meeker herald., 1907-09-07

An atheist is man who is not
acquainted with himself.
The Meeker herald., 1907-09-07

According to the Golfers Weekly,
Mr.. Fairbanks is our vice-of-deccp-
ton president.
The Meeker herald., 1907-09-07

Subscribe for The Herald,
The Meeker herald., 1907-09-07
Services at St. James Church.

Services at st. James church on
Sunday as follows:
Holy Communion ut 7.30 a. IN.
Sunday school at 1O.OOa m.
Morning prayer at HOO a. M.
Evensong Mt 1870 p. IN.
The Meeker herald., 1907-09-07

Take BROMO-FEBRIN for your
cold. AT Strehlke Bros.
The Meeker herald., 1907-09-07
Money to Loan.

Unlimited money to loan on farm
security. Low interest. For partic-
ulars apply to Il. +. Sheridan. df)
The Meeker herald., 1907-09-07

Morning sermon, ''rhe Parable of
the Sower."
Evening sermon, "A Labor Day
Thought"
The Meeker herald., 1907-09-07

The man who loves himself, is gen.
orally in love with a fool.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-10

Peace was paramount in Tuesday s
village meeting and the predicted pro-
gram was carried out with scarcely an
alteration. Not dissenting vote was
heard in the settlement of the questions
which came up for consideration and
everyone seemed satisfied with the dis
position that was made of the various
articles on the warrant. The vote to
discontinue the use of the Australian
ballot system was wise and will save
the village considerable expense in adj
dition to making the annual election
less of a formality. The only surprise
of the meeting was the quiet move
which was made to elect a new village
clerk. This was not probably due to
any personal animosity against Mr..
Perry, the present incumbent, or to
belief that he is not an efficient official
but to a feeling that the village clerk
should be person so situated that the
village records may be accessible in the
day time. The tangle that occurred
two weeks ago over the fling of nomi-
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-10

The Vergennes board Of aldermen In
granting the druggists fifth class Ii
censes for the sale of intoxicating IL
quor passed resolution requesting the
licensees to sell liquor to none but ply
sicians on Sunday. This appeals to the
druggists as being a reasonable request
and they have signifed their intention
of complying with it. This is a move
in the right observation-disclosures En-
terprise,
What does this mean9 Are the drug
gists in Vcrgennes allowed to sell Ii
quor under fifth class licenses without
prescriptions, or are the doctors in Yer
gennes in the habit of writing prescrip'
tions for liquor to be used for purposes
other than medicinal The license law cx'
pressly states that holders of ifth-class
licenses can sell liquor only on a ply
stefan S prescription and the doctors are
told in plain terms that they can write
prescriptions only in cases where the
liquor is necessary for medicinal use.
If man needs liquor for use as a medi-
cine why shouldn't he buy it on Sun
day as well as on any other day!
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-10
None So Blind
(Randolph Herald and News

(Randolph Herald and News,)
The Vermont Methodist conference
went on record this way regarding the
local option law
"The Vermont conference makes no
compact with death, no league with hell
1t stands unalterably opposed to the
license liquor traffic. y
But suppose, under local option, there
are fewer saloons, less liquor sold and
drunk, and better conditions all round
what them Aren t results the end in
view9 If Vermont, under local option,
is freer from rum than ever before, is
it notwithstanding a compact with
DEATH" "Ieague with helll" Nor
is this statement begging the question,
as an abundance of evidence proves.
Even so strong and moral a body as a
church conference, in its excess of zeal,
may slop over and make spectacle of
itself-as here.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-10
Montnelier Bank Advances Rates.

The Capital Savings bank and Trust
company of Montpelier is to increase its
rate to depositors to 4 per cent, begin.
ming July l, to be credited on the first
days Of January and July. This was the
unanimous action of the directors at
recent meeting. The rate was increased
from 8 to 3 II per cent. last July, ana
this last action of the directors will be ia
vorably received by the depositors. This
makes savings bank deposit as good. as
a 5 IL or per cent. investment, free
of taxes. Deposits made on or before July
6 will commence drawing interest at, 4
per cent. from the first day of July.
THAT the earnings may be more equitably
divided between the stockholders and de-
positors" is the reason given.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-10
Burlington Carpenters Compromise.

After a sympathetic strike with the
brick LAYERS and masons' union of about
three months duration, the Burlington
carpenters and ioiners' union has reached
a settlement and many of the members
have signed two-year contracts with their
employers. The Champlain Manufacture
ing company has entered into such an
agreement, promising to employ only
union help and that all disputes shall be
settled by an arbitration committee OF
three men. Organizer Shields of Jamaica
Plain, Mass, has been in Burlington. He
advised the local union to resume work
under the old conditions. Officers, of
the carpenters organizations are still in
sympathy with the masons but cannot
afford to stay out longer The masons,
who have been on strike nearly year,
demand an eight hour day.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-10
(Springfeld Republican,

1t is promised from Washington that
active efforts are at hand to swing the
New England states firmly into line for
Secretary Taft. Vermont is to be at.
tracted with the reminder that the sec
retary's father, Alphonso Taft, was a
Vermont native. and then a move is to
be made on New Hampshire with the
hope that Winston Churchill will lend
his aid. The Washington correspond
ent of the Boston Herald adds that,
"two or three Of the Massachusetts
members of the house have been sound
ed about the Taft boom, and are said to
have lent willing ears. One of them is
Representative Gillett, dean of the del
egation."
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-10
License for MiddleseX.

The no-license people in Middlesex have
given up their fight to show that the vote
in town meeting on the license question
was W illegal, The aHidavits given by the
men Who are alleged to have had no
right to vote in Middlesex that day, al
firm that they voted no-license. This took
the wind out of the sails of the no-license
contingent which has been behind the
proceedings and they will now drop the
case. Some of them withdrew some days
ago. but one or two hung on until all
the afidavits they could get were in, and
then they decided they did not have evi-
dence enough to go before the court with
any hope of winning. The license com
missioners were notified Saturday that
auo warranto proceedings against them
would be dropped and they immediately
granted a license to Frank Whitney.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-10
Railroads
BOSTON & MAINE RAILROAD
In effect October 8, 1906
Trains Leave Brattleboro:

Montreal and Quebec. via C. V. and G. 7, BH
-tll.l0a.m &C 2.25 p. m. ti0ls ?. n
Montreal & Quebec, via Newport and l. r. ny
-flI.lO a. m tfl0ls p. m.
Quebec. via Sherbrookea and G. 7. Rya-+lLAAl
4tl0.lS p. m. .y,t
Quebec, via Que. Cent. Ry,-fll.l0 a. n. FAR
y. m. r.-kg
Greenfield. Northampton. Holyoke, sprHgasA
-'5.2s a. m. 1907 a. m. HOBS a. IN. +%%RA
Bellows Falls. Claremont Junction. Wi1iS'
White River Junction-tll.lo a. m '2-'Pa
1875 p. m. lois p. m. Of, r,t
Wells River. st. Johnsbury, LyndonYille-
a. m. t2.25 p. m, 1l0.lS p. m. ....,--
Newport, Sherbrooke-fll.l0 ?. m. 7lols p n
Boston-'A SIS a. m. IA lois a. m, ID 20 ,
m. "A 1921 m. ...
Daily. Daily except Sunday FDaily e3''iS
Saturday. Sunday only. A via Greehhe''
via Bellows Falls. c Montreal only; A.-.
Detailed information and timetables may "''
tanned at ticket Offices.
FLANDERS. C.M BURT
Pass. Traf. Mgr. Gen. Fsss' A.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-10
ONLY ONE.
The Record in Brattleboro Is a Unique
One,

The Record in Brattleboro Is Unique
One.
If the reader has "bad back" OF
any kidney i'll and is looking for relief
and care, better depend on the only
remedy endorsed by people you know
Doan's Kidney Pills relieve quickly
cure permanently. Brattleboro citizens
testify to this. Here is a case of it:
Mrs. NJ. W. Bingham, wife of NJ. w
Bingham, carpenter, of 3 Prospect
street, Brattleboro, Vt, says: Resi-
dents of this city will remember the
testimonial in which Mr.. Bingham
recommended Doan's Kidney Pills
some seven years ago. Previous to
that time he had been more or less
bothered by kidney complaint and its
attendant symptoms. He procured
Doan S Kidney Pills and their use alb
solutely proved that the claims made
for this preparation were not exagge-
rated. Since then there have been
times when he has had slight returns
of that trouble but he has always used
Doan S Kidney PILLS and they have
on each occasion stopped the attack be
fore it became at all bad. We are glad
to recommend Doan's Kidney Pills
whenever an opportunity presents it
self
For sale by all dealers. Price 80
cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan sand
take no other.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-10
State Y. M. G. A. Incorporated.

Articles of association were filed last
week in the office of the secretary of state
by the state Young Mems Christian as.
ISOLATION. The signers include such well
known names as F. d. Proctor of Proc
tor, w. j. Van Patten and G.. F. North
of Burlington, w. W. Stickney of Lud-
low. A. w. Bosworth of Island Pond, G.
C. Fits of Brattleboro, +. Fl. Brooks
of st. Johnsbury, A. j. Holden and l..
H. Ross of Bennington, N. G. Williams
of Bellows Falls, G. A. Woolson Of
Springfield. G. Fl. Perkins of Burlington,
G. S. Manuel of Richford, E. P. Adams
of Swanton, j. A. Mead of Rutland, A.
Buchanan jr., of st. Adams, o. G; Stick
new of Barre and G. H. Deming of Mont
pelier.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-10
The Man Who Does Things.
darlington Clipper.l

Would every county had a state S at
torney like Bacon of Winqham! Elk
press companies have been doing q
thriving business across the Connecticut
river from "wet' New Hampshire
towns to "dry" Vermont villages
They claimed protection under the in
terstate commerce law, and good law
yers said it was interstate commerce.
Bacon put an end to the business by
arresting every violator of the state
license law and the courts have sus'
tanned him in test case. He tried it
out 1t is the men who try to do things
that succeed.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-10
Murderer Mahon Bound Over.

Alfred Mahan was Saturday afternoon
bound over to await the action of the
grand jury on the charge of numbering
his niece. the 4year-old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. German Mahan of North Ben
nington. There has been so much morbid
curiosity attending the case that the hear
ing was conducted as quietly and quickly
as possible. There were present only the
presiding Judge, L. L. Bates, the states
attorney, the sheriff and his deputy and
the prisoners counsel, o. NJ. Barber.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-10

Despondent, it is believed, because of
poor health Deputy Sheriff Reuben L..
Greene, 49,, who was turnkey at Frank
self Sunday forenoon in the basement of
that institution, a little more than two
weeks after his marriage to Miss Kittie
Tinney of Swanton, who is 20 years of
age. The body was found at noon in
a dark room at the end of the basement
of the court house, in which the jail is 10.
Gated, after a search which lasted several
hours. Greene stood upon a chair and,
tying moose in a piece of clothesline TAX
en- from steam pipe and secured to a
beam over head, he swung off. In his
pocket was found an open razor, with
which it is believed he planned to end
his life in case the hanging was not sue
cessful.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-10
WEEK IN THE WORLD.
Great Events and Movements Which
Are Making History

Governor Hughes met his first defeat
last week in the conflict now going on
between him and the state senate at
Albany, N. Y. BY a vote of q to "a
that body refused to concur in the gov
ernor's recommendation regarding the
removal of Otto NJ. Kelsey as state
superintendent Of insurance. The
fight Governor Hughes is making in
New York state has a national signiti-
canoe and the particular battle on the
question of Kelsey's removal held the
attention of insurance circles through
out the country. Governor Hughes,
who is himself the greatest expert in
this country on insurance matters, came
to the conclusion soon after he was in
augurated, that Otto Kelsey, the state
superintendent of public insurance,
who had been appointed by his prede-
cessOr, Governor Higgins, was wholly
an improper person to have charge OF
insurance interests. The governor s
previous experience in the insurance in
vestigation had made him entirely ia
miliar with the situation. 1t was dem
onstrated before the Armstrong com
mlttee that the New YORK Supeflntenu-
ent of insurance at that time was not
wholly incompetent but had conducted
his office manifestly in the interests of
the corrupt insurance ring itself. 1t
was shown by the testimony that the
insurance department of the state was
either ignorant of or had overlooked
gross violations of the law. 1t had
failed to protect the policyholder and
the general supposition was that it was
hopeiessly corrupt. AS result of the
original investigation, public opinion
forced Governor Higgins to reorganize
the department, which he finally did by
the appointment of one Otto Kelsey,
an excellent gentleman personally, who
had about as much capacity for the
work as a maltest eat has for the super
intendence of a creamery. Governor
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-10
WANT TO SELL YOUR FARM?

Write to the old reliable New England
Farmer for their cooperative plan of selling
farms. No agents, no commissions. You
deal direct with your customers. Best plan
yet. Will sell them if anything will. Write
today and get full particulars. Send 10
cents for 10 weeks trial subscription to
The Best Farm Paper Address
The New England Farmer, Brattleboro, Vt
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-10

nation papers served to emphasize this
need, and II would not be surprising
II concerted move were made next
year to elect new clerk ON this ground
alone
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-10
Another for the Colonel.
Barton Monitor.)

While compliments are being passed
to Vermont representatives, the Moni-
tor wishes to pass good big compli,
ment to exit" Haskins just on general
principles. Haskins is a worker and an
influential member of the national
house.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-10
The MeddLer
m The coat fifs yog. pnf n on.

Gan about town, writes cores
pendent 10 The Moddler, "are unsightly
dumps, papers, cans, etc; ON the beau
tiful Clark farm road, ON the Brook
road and elsewhere, The people on the
south side of Western avenue apparent
" throw all waste down the bank and
spot that might be made attractive is
hideous. Why not form neighborhood
Improvement clubs! Let n dozen FAM
lies living in the same neighborhood
Join together and try to see who will
keep his premises, front and rear, in
the best order. There is much worth
considering in the suggestions offered
above and much truth, alas, In the state
ments about the localities mentioned,
Brattleboro is naturally a beautiful
town but its appearance is greatly
marred in many needless ways. Places
that little care would make shining
examples of civic pride are allowed by
neglect to become all too glazing illus
trations of civic shftlessness; for ex'
ample the railroad bank which blights
the vista from The Meddler's window.
The suggestion of neighborhood i'm
provement clubs is not at all a bad
idea. There has been some agitation in
town about interesting Brattlcboro peo'
pie in the Prize Garden idea which
ilourishes in Northampton, Mass, but
il might be worth while to form first a
plan for offering prizes for the most
neatly kept back and front yards IN
various parts of the town. Competition
of this kind would be as beneficial to
the appearance of the town as most
anything one can imagine, While on
the subject of "spring cleaning The
Meddler commends to everyone the fol
lowing suggestions made by the mayor
of Denver, Col, relative to the observ'
ance of cleaningup day:
If your store front, residence or fence
is dingy. order it painted.
If your awning is old, torn or faded,
get a new one,
If your sidewalk, gate or fence needs
repairing. fix it.
If your advertising sign is old or fad
ed, take it down or paint it.
Resolve never to throw paper in the
streets.
Take all dandelions out Of your lawn
they win spoil its beauty.
Destroy the young weeds that are
starting on your property and on your
neighbor S property.
Burn all the rubbish possible-allow
no one to throw it on streets, alleys or
vacant lots.
Promise not to spit on the sidewalk.
Organize a block improvement socie-
tv. and allow no weeds to grow on
sidewalk area or vacant property in
your block.
Ask your milkmen. grocerymen and
expressmen to have their wagons paint
ed.
Irrespective of the size of your house,
make your lawn the finest
illuminate the front of your store in
the business section.
Every effort put forth or dollar spent
to improve our city's appearance will be
returned twofold,
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-10

Win the question of moving the coun'
tv seat be an issue in the next county
campaign! In view of the discussion
that has started already this question
is not out of place.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-10

Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup is best for
women and children. It's mild action and
pleasant taste makes it preferable to VIC
lent purgatives, such as pills, tablets, etc.
Get the booklet and sample of Orino
at All Druggists.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-10
OF Course.
burlington Clipper

OF course the present dean of the
state press lives in Bratteboro. He did
not seek the honor. He just could not
help its coming to him.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-10

The body of little Horace Marvin,
son of DR.. II. n. Marvin, whose mystic
rious disappearance from the Bay Mead.
ow farm near Dover, Del, had batiied
solution since March /, was found ~
ing in marshy piece of land about a
half mile from the Marvin farm Sat
urday by a farmer who came upon the
body while out cunning, Examination
of the body failed to reveal any traces
of foul play and it is generally thought
that the boy died from exposure ana
starvation. A strange feature, how
ever. is the fact that the spot where the
body was found had been repeatedly
traversed by the searchers.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-10
New Library Books.

Following is list of few recent
additions to the Free Library:
Biography.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-10

Developments in the equity suit to
compel an accounting of the estate OF
Mary Baker G. Eddy reveal an amazing
state of affairs at Pleasant View, Con.
cord. n. H., where the aged founder of
Christian Science, according to the
sworn charges of her relatives, is help.
less prisoner in the power of conspira-
tors according to story in the World
Monday. Former Senator William E..
Chandler and all the lawyers associat
ed with him as counsel for the plaintiff
relatives now express the belief that
Mrs. Eddy, wrecked in health and un'
balanced in mind, is beset on every side
by two opposing sets of conspirators
engaged in desperate conflict for mas.
tcrv New evidence in possession of
the lawyers point conclusively to Sc
rious fractional split in the Frye-Farlow
cabinet. II is now charged that Mrs.
Augusta Stetson, leader of the Christian
Science cult in New York city, is close
" identified with the strange activities
at Pleasant View; that Calvin \. Frye,
the all powerful footman secretary, Is
Mrs. Stetson s agent in that house OF
mystery; and that a plot is on foot to
compel the retirement of Mrs, Eddy and
the elevation of Mrs. Stetson TO the
leadership. 1t is further charged on
the strength of new,found evidence
that Alfred Farlow, II. S. Herring, lrv-
ing Tomlnson and the other defendants
named in the bill of equity, are com
bined in determined opposition to the
Stetson- Frye group.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-10

To Trout Fishermen: Next Wednes
day is May 10. Don crowd.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-10

Mr.. Pierce did an exceedingly good
thing when he brought up the question
of street signs at the village meeting
and persuaded the voters to take action
toward getting some new signs to re,
place the ugly boards that have served
to inform people Of the names of the
various streets. The new signs will be
uniform in size and lettering and if
they are put up properly they will add
much to the appearance of the village