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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-03-01
CAMPAIGN FOR PURER MILK.
Suggestions Of State Board Of Health
Usually Compiled with Promptly-Dr.
spraeue May Come Here.

The campaign for purer milk which Is
being carried on by the state board Of
health is proving highly successful and
much good is expected to result from it,
Thus far the milk producers have shown
a disposition to meet requirements and
suggestions of the state board and there
has been little difficulty in inducing them
to improve conditions. Though a large
number OF warnings have been sent out
II has not thus far been necessary to pro-
secute any milk producer for failure to
meet the demands Of the board.
DIT. G. 7. Sprague, who was recently
appointed analyst for the state board has
been making many trips in various sec
tons of the state, taking samples OF milk
which are examined in the state boards
laboratory in Burlington. The condition
of the milk is reported upon in detail
and suggestions are made or the better
ment of conditions under which IL Is pro-
duced. II the report Is faVorabl OF
course that ends the matter but an
unfavorabe report is followed up until
an improvement is shown. When an I'M
favorable report is made a circular letter
Is sent with it, also a bulletin contain
ing so simple rules to be observed in
handling milk. The first of the rules Is
Read current dairy literature and keen
posted on new ideas and 40 more equally
as good, follow. They cover the conduct
OF the men in the stable, the milking and
the care OF the milk in storage and ship
ment and the care OF utensils
DIT. Sprague has not yet visited this
section OF the state and it is possible that
ne VIII not come to Brattleboro, as Dr.
II, d. Holton, secretary of the state
board looks after the conditions here per
sonally. The appropriation made by the
last legislature was sufficient to make
possible the employment OF a skilled ana
lyst but 1t leaves little margin for extra
expenses and rigid economy has to be
USED IN order to make the work of inspec-
ton as effective as possible. Howavar
Or. Sprague may make visit here any.
time, call upon the milkmen for SAMPLES
from the the cans from which thew are
delivering and visit their stables.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-03-01
WEST 5RATTLE3oRo.
Young Peoples Fair.

owing TO the cold weather Saturday
night there was a very small attendance
at the fair and entertainment given by
the Young Peoples club in Academy hall
ana the arair was not as successful fin
ahclally as the efforts OF the committee in
charged deserved. The rear OF the hall
was occupied by booths tastefully deco
rated with crepe paper. Miss Lucille
Perry conducted novel grab-bag. the
devise being realistic post office at
"Ilch the customers received letters AMI
PACKAGES containing the prizes. At a
counter trimmed with pink and white
MISS Sadie Helyar and Harold Perry sold
co1ee' doughnuts and lemonade. while
the candy booth, decorated with vellou,
ana white, was in charge Of Miss Nettie
I1aIe Johnson and Miss Marguerite Clarke
me entertainment consisted chiefly az
songs Illustrated by pantomimes-"The
MiStletoe Bough" and Don't be Cross "
MISS Corrinne l. Blodgett and Clarence
lhuroer sang duet Large silhouettes
Oh local characters were sold at auction
\ pantomime play. Wanted. a Vic :;
was well acted and applauded. II was
announced mat the next meeting OF tho
''up' March II, will be a mock tou,,
meeting The warrant was read and II
IL expected that those who attend viii
take active part in discussions Women
WIN De allowed to vote and are eligible
Tor any town office
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-03-01
NOT THE PHOEBE.
Some Other Bird with a Similar Note I'm.
dOubtedly Heard During February.

Editor of The Phoenix
Knowing the habits Of the phoebe
tsayarnis phocbc) as | do | cannot resist
trying to set the informant right along
these lines.
1t is simply a case OF mistaken identity
and one that is quite common at this sea =
son of the year. We have three birds in
this locality that say phoebe" or
'pewee."
The chickadee (parns atriCopillus), wood
pewee Ccontopus Virens) and the common
phoebe. The first two draw the note out
as you might say so as to make II a fun
note of four beats. while the latter makes
only two eighths notes Of the same call.
IL Is short, sweet and to the point phopbe
BIRDS have calendar days. that is we
look Tor them TO arrive on about the same
days of each month year after year. For
instance the phoebe was first seen by me
IN Townshend on the following DAYS of the
years indicated: 1894 March %; 1895
April 6; 1896, March 80: 1897, March %
1873, March 2l; 1899, April 6: 1900 April
:; 1901, March %; 1902 March o.. 1909
March 30; 1904, April 8: 1905; March 26
1916 March 20. 1t will be seen by this list
that the last of March is the time to ex-
airy.
some may advance the theory that this
particular bird has been living under n
Darn or shed. That would be impossibIa
AT this time of year from the fact that no
rs practically insectiverous, 30 per cent. of
ms rood being insects and 10 per cent
small fruits. During the breeding season
1t is exclusively insectiverous ana f.ods
nothing but insects to its younp
the major part consisting of ont
worm moths. spiders and transformers n
rev caterpillars, butterflies. ants and
wasps being added presumably for rel
lsn' In the food Of the adult bird the
spiders are practically eliminated. Thus
II VIII be seen ii is out of the ouesrion
FOR a phoebe to be seen here I'm Towns
mend until the climatic conditions have
changed nave
Let those who are interested in bird
lie get out on the warm DAYS ana waTcb
mock of chickadees and they win most
Ilkely near the plaintive call p-h-o-e-b-e
eolne from the throat Of this, one of our
most hardy and interesting featbered
friends. This error seems TO he n deeD
rooted one and | am writing this simpIv
10 snow how impossible IL would he for
phoebe to live here at this season. 7
would also suggest that care should he
takeh not to confound the note of the
pine grosbeak with that of the robin
heS are very dissimilar, yet to one who
ls not familiar with the grosbealk note
ana Is expecting the robin II would he
easy TO make the mistake ana has no
doubt been made by many the present
season. " present
II Is the authentic Identification that
vounts ana we cannot be too sure of orr
Dirds before We set them down op orr
lists. l am always anxious 70 eat 1917 ~ 7
right on this subject and trust This npto
may prove OF interest to someone who
POSSIBLY has not had the time TO Iool, into
these things. 0N i'''o
rownshend March %, 1907.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-03-01
TOWN MEETING TOPICS
Statement from Chairman Hooker Of the
Selectmen.

Seectmen.
Editor The Phoenix
Dear Sir:--Will you kindly insert the
following.
As the grand list will show between
1000 ana $4,000 / believe tax Of SO
cents will be ample for the town>the COM
ing year. \ 4O-cent tax was figured on
the present grand list.
a statement having appeared in some
papers that the Thayer petition had been
thrown into the waste basket by me |
wish to say that this is absolutely false.
The petition was read by the three select
men and filed with the clerk A few
weeks ago Mr.. Thayer called and asked
If he might take it. 1t was given to
him.
In regard to the road to the Souto
plant, several reasons existed for not
laying ii sooner, the principal one being
that the cemetery authorities ana the
selectmen were unable to agree as to
where IT should cross the cemetery. On
my return from my short trip to Eng
land an agreement was reached and
road made. As an actual fact there has
at all times been a good path by which
any employees Of the company could
reach their homes II they lived in that
part of the town.
Very TRULY.
JAMES F. HOOKER.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-03-01
Town Report Items.

Editor The PhpniN:-
Last year an appropriation Of $500 was
made To Vcntilate the Auditorium We
find these items i'm town report: Gilbert
DIX, labor ON ventilator. $3.50: j. $
Thorn Il Co, ceiling ornaments, $l4gO:
total, S22.S6, FOR this expenditure. The
air is no better than before and never can
b" until connection Is made as specified
by the architect What was the reason
this work was not finished last summer?
II the old board are elected will they
complete the unfinished work? No. be-
cause they had no intention OF so doing
at any time
on page 80 Of report we find that Mr..
Eames expended $65.32 for stone and s. 25
Tor labor. total 1881 on our stone roads
As Mr.. Eames is opposed to macadam
roads the wonder is that he attempts to
repair street that originally cost from
$500 to $4,000 to build. on same page
T. ;. Eames's salary 1890 This Is So. 90
day for 3l3 days. This includes all
holidays. not less than six. $lsOO how
many days was he away on n vacation or
ut Grange meetings?
The statute says: Compensation to be
paid shall be fixed in each town by the
s"Iectmen at sum not less than 81 90
per day FOR time actually spent. on same
page We find 5. p Eames $3.50 90. salary
as clerk Cto his father for what? Moth
ing, except graft and this sum together
with charges for days on which no labor
was performed should be turned back to
the town treasury, or proceedings begun
at once to recover same.
Mr.. Eamcss son Is janitor Of the high
school and receives about 5000 a year: lust
now he is in Washington to be absent a
week or more p. S. Eames is doing his
work ana charging the town 81 as road
commissioner. Pretty thrifty. these
Eamcses. Conditions like this could be
handled much better II the present svs-
tenn OF election was abolished and the
old method put in use again: Sl33.lO for
conducting March meeting Is wanton
waste of the towns money. The Austral-
IAN system has developed so many abuses
by petty politicians to further their DO
litical aims. that the voters are beginning
To realize their condition. Come to town
meeting and stay until 10y your votes we
may return To the old system.
II. Il. LAWRENCE
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-03-01
English opinion Of Mary Wilkins.

Miss Mary wilkins whom now we must
learn 90 call Mrs. Wilkins Freeman, is n
somewhat baftiing artist She used TO do
one thing supremely well; she could write
short story, which. for grip and inten-
SHY, Tor literary finish and dramatic
Skill rivaled the almost incomparabIe
work OF Nathaniel Hawthorne. The little
Sy called Silence" is one OF Miss Will
kins's gems; so. too is "a New England
Nun, which perhaps made her reputation.
TO TINS succeeded Pembroke" and Mad
elon,' the first remarkable for its Arm
psychological drawing. the second for its
inherent strength and vigor Then came
the first hint OF another Miss Wilkins In
Ihe Portion Of Labor" a novel which
many nave admired but few have ac-
cepted as characteristic example OF the
authoress's gifts. The doubt that was
telt then is the doubt that we feel now
when we have in our hands her last Wort,
by the Light Of the Soul"-[W. T.
courtney in London Telegraph.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-03-01
THE HEART CAN'T STAND RHEu.
MATIc ACID POISONING.
To Free and Correct the Blood a Uric. o
Treatment is Advised

- '~ O''NSN e'S DlOOu a uric o
Treatment is Advised
There is great danger in those sharn
shooting pains through the chest arounG
the region of the heart II means thar
poisonous uric and rheumatic acid are
there ready to spring and grip tightly
tne muscles controlling the hearts ac-
ton. Don't neglect these warnings, thev
are tne Danger signals nature flashes TO
you tor help, You must neutralize and
drive these dangerous poisons from the
come you. wa WI
The only true way to cure rheuma tisn,
Is TO get at 1t from the inside with Uric-O
1t acts with marvellous swiftness upon the
muscles, Kidneys and blood. Clears out
the sand-like deposits in the muscles
toIces the Kidneys to perform those du-
Ties Tor which they were designed and
ueHuaHzes the acid within the blood
A. your physician will admit that this Is
the only true way to cure rheumatism
permanently, and should know that
Orlc-O rs the one remedy that will do IL
successfully and permanently JJrIc-O is
a liquid taken internally, three times d9iiY
and does not contain a drop of alchohoi
opium or other dangerous poisons II is
good Tor rheumatism in any form. Sciat-
tea, muscular, infiammatory and articular
rheumatism all yield readily TO TIric-O
the store Of the Brooks House Pharmacv
is the nome OF Uric-O in Brattleboro ana
II you call there they can tell you OF MANY
wonderful cures that Uric-O has ma1s
right here in your own home town He
sells II for Use and 81 the bottle or Won
can obtain a trial bottle free by wrIfipS
20 the makers Of Uric-O, the Smith Drug
Co. syracuse, N. Y.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-03-01
Y. M. C. A. NOTES.

Inc woman's auxiliary will meet Tues
DAY afternoon at o'clock in the asso-
citation rooms when varied program will
ne given. There will be readings by Mrs
u +. Hunter and several vocal and in
strumental selections
The woman's auxiliary has been unable
10 make the arrangements for the enter
talnment by Miss Clara Clemens and Miss
marie Nichols and has substituted a CON
cert by double quartet from Spring
ueld' TO be given Wednesday, March 20
me TWO quartets are composed of leading
soloists in the Springfield churches and
nave drawn large audiences wherever thew
nave appeared in concerts. They have
been In great demand for the past two
seasons and have filed mary out-of
town engagements with success. The
members of the Home City quartet are
Z. L. Hoyt, c. b. Richardson. w 7
marsh and f. r. Hodge The ladies'
quartet is Mrs f. Fl. Shaffer. Mrs. F. I,
sample, Miss Lulu Sackett and Miss AL
eXander, They are all prominent members
OF the Musical Arts society which has
given Springfield some of the best music
IL mas heard in the past five years Mr.
Richardson is also a reader of ability
and Will vary the program with selections
me object of the entertainment will be
TO raise funds for the pledge of the
auxiliary towards the association debt
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-03-01
B. AND N. WAGE INCREASE.
About 1000 Men Affected on the System
Yard Men to Get rs Cents a Day More,
Trainmen 10 Per Cent.

The schedules for the increases in
wages granted to the conductors and
brakemen of the Boston and Maine rail-
road will not be available in detail for
several days yet as they affect some 1885
passenger service men, about 1900 freight
service men and some 400 yard men
but considerable general information is
obtanable. Members of the committee
which has been comforting with the man
agement said last evening that the yard
men will get an increase of about %
cents day. The present pay of yard
night brakemen, $3.50; day conductors
S2.95; night conductors. $3.05 The men
in the train service it was stated. will
hereafter be paid according to mileage
rate instead of by the trip-that is, they
VIII be paid 50 much for each 100 miles
travelled and so much additional for all
mileage in excess of 100 miles The in
crease in their wages, it was said, will
average about 10 per cent. The mileage
rates will be: Passenger service. con-
ductors, $3.50 per 100 miles; baggage mas
ters, $3.50; brakemen, $21O; freigh
service, conductors, $3.50; brakemen, $2.55.
me present trip wages vary about as
follows: Passenger service, conductors
1878 to $3.50 and even 81 a day; brake
men, 1925 to $3.50 Il day; freight service.
conductors $3.50 day; brakemen 81 90
The Increase will affect about 300 regu-
lar and $50 to 200 extra men on the Con-
nectlcut River and Passumpsic division
and some 1000 men on the entire system
and will involve an addition to the roads
payroll of over 10000
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-03-01
Don't
Buy Shoes Now
Unless You Want to Save Money

statesmen them
the dull the month the
Our bills and light certainly not less winter than during
of merchandise
small during months of the especially February
sales fair average
statesmen Of offering during February
the the hundreds Of shoes taken from
regular fall and lines which unSod the beginning
month
This practice has proved successful bringing
who for expenditure
keeping
has been successful but there still great many
and than likely that them just the you
will mistake the
them for whether Of this week
buying shoes to be ignored
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-03-01

LIS, Hiss lena landman of South Londor-
visited at o. G. Covey's last weel
Mrs, r. d. r. Stowe will entertain The
ewing club at her home Tuesday So.
noon from to 5. "S utter
Mrs {. b. Ford was called % D.
u , tuesday by the illness y, VA an
"'other Mrs. Sarah Powers. ier
MISS MISS Susie Clark finished her farm, -,
~ ~ III westminster last week ara a.
hume Tor the spring vacation 10
rial,,t e service in the Baptist church -
lowed Nv, 81, covenant meeting. FIJI
MI. p G,, lhe regular business sessio,,
miss. MISS owe Weatherhead retnrne5 .e
studies in the school of dor'o.. ieu 10 her
~ worcester Monday, after sner, sGience
NInn vacation with her parents NJ
"iis' H. r. Weatherhead. WI ana
,,.e EnoOut ~ members of the t9l,,o, -,.,
NJ, Ti'eItalned at the home Of NJ. eiup
io,,a5 %; . Miller last evening 90 anu
S,,y,,G Nhe popular game and ~ N eli-
Gn 'i,,is"eu by Miss Maud Miller ga nisl
fresbn,or O'l'soh' and a phonogranb D.
o9'ilehts were served. P''' ne
emu oUauemy students will bola = CO.
min suay evening, March G. Tha
petent inetr',s 20 toward securing a com
otNg part in the prize speaIino," VINO VIII
n NJ ne ehd or the year. Come ga oti 'SH,
~, ana ald a worthy object bastjo!S
fo,,o Us % VINO are interested In tho -,
a. VI brattleboro academv min - well
test , HnoW that the prize spealfinss -
tior " 'i1Sn was held last year In oerS In
he MIth the graduating exercisoo ''l rec,
ye,orao, again this year owine % W Nl
newed ~ VI r. w, Gibson, who has ~
'"'u MS offer OF prizes. VIM mas re-
Peop'e ircm here, reinforced
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-03-01
John Henry Liscom

John H. Liscom, 6S, died suddenly Mon
Jay afternoon from epilepsy at the home
Oh ms brother, George b. I.iscom. with
'N'I he hved. He appeared to be in
Hoor,,. ie Si IN the morning and ate n
epilepsy since the age of seven 'e 10 10
ne recovered from severe illness Of tYi
Phold iever. Mr.. Liscom was the son %
;n ana Eliza (Amidon) Liscom ana yos
porn IN Boston, June 20. 1889. His orI,,
aIurT wing relatives are a sister. Mrs n
IAN a. hanhey of Cambridge, Mass. and hi:
vas III, George r. Liscom. The funeral
pa as "Tlu at the house Wednesday ar .
heN l.. M, Keneston oficiatinp Nj
hatue n. Clark and Mrs. L. TT Sta,,,, Mss
sang Two selections. The buriel vas s''' g.,
w est Brattleboro cemetery Mrs n n ~
i'anhey and son. Ned were present L.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-03-01
Business In the Probate cour,

IN the regular session n, Tho Droh,. %
oourt last Saturday, Walter IT cheney
vas appointed administrator NJ tba asta+a
ca g. GDenezer b. Ellis in Mace ~ 7.
;S.o ~" swell who presented the viii IN the
eNao,,to oi the court and was appointed
signea anu trustee but afterwards re-
st.s"eu' In the ]. Henry HoldaD ostat,
.he petition OF c. II. Pratt adr.tntst.o
vi, LOT license to sell real estate With the
1GScnseht or the heirs was granted Tn tbs
o FORBES estate Of Wilningtor
' e VIII presented by o. e Rntter6aIl
annoiut .io"ed and o. F. Butterfield was
Aeid 49, executor and Don o. Butter
az, anu j. II. Kidder were appointed
APPRAISERS and commissioners ,Tbo nm
Vi william w. Sutherland NOS 1t,
rnt mrs. Sophia r. Sutherland was an
u"irSeu eNecutriN. The petition ~ 7 o,,is
- french administrator OF the wiIIion,
sell roaS estate or Halifax. for license 10
heirs' was granted. The 6naI VI ne
W. D. Moran as administroto,. 80 81,
I'm austin estate, the James Austir os
p a'e' the Cornelius Sullivan astata ~.
rison UT'HeW ORiley estate and the TJar-
the hnicCormiek estate. were allowed and
heirs rt ordered distributed 10 Tho
80. Inc hnal account on IA n III
ION executor OF the Ann EI,zoL "a, -; nol -
,o' was allowed and tho boiarna a.
a., distributed to the lepotaas III,
istrator c y, OF George Shanks. admin
was az OF the Almon W. shattuck estate.
to the U,SIo and the balance ordered paid
Ernest w c ana father. The petition Of
ann fIInma j. White estate Of Newfon .. t sor
nm a5 settlement OF account, was CONT
tbar me nnal account of Fred n Nv
Riiss executor or the estate OF WiuIam g
balance Dover was allowed, and the
The Spo' ordered distributed to the heirs
OF the Gracla A. Andrews SS eAeeu'os
Orange was allowed 'e"s estate OF
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-03-01
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL NEWS
WILL ARRIVE HOME TONIGHT
High School Excursionists Arrived in
Washington in Driving Snow Storm
Visited Mhlte House Tuesday.

Visited White House Tuesday
Letters received from members of the
senior class of the high school indicate
that the Washington party is making the
most of its time and seeing things in the
national capital which are really worth
while Principal f. Burr Smith does
most Of the conducting as he is familiar
with Washington and as far as can be
judged by the letters is allowing the
young people all possible freedom for the
trip. There is another school party
from Swamspscott, Mass, under the
leadership of a principal who will not al
low the eXCursionists to do anything not
previously planned in the schedule and
the freedom Il fhV Brattleboro party is
sea. .pplrant by Imparison.
"a. washington party left on time
last saturday morning in the bitter cold.
The special car was to be taken at South
Vernon. but IT was frozen up and the
cNcursiOnists did not have their special
until Springfield was reached. 1t was
Just as cold in New York as it was at
home and the party ran into typical
Vermont snow storm on their arrival at
Washington. They arrived Saturday night
and the snowstorm ragged all day Sunday.
Some of the party attended church. but
most preferred to remain in the Metro
politan hotel In the afternoon the
party sailed forth in spite of the storm
and visited Corcoran art gallery and in
the evening a trip was taken to the
Congressional library
Monday morning they went to the capt.
tai saw the opening of the House of
Representatives, the Senate and the Su-
preme Court, having special guides in all
three places to explain the proceedings
In the afternoon they went on a special
train to Mt Vernon and spent several
hours in the historic places of which they
had read so much The trip was to have
been by boat, but the river was frozen
solid and there had been no water traffic
for days
Tuesday morning they visited the
bureau of engraving and printing and
saw the work of printing United States
paper money, going afterwards to the
Washington monument, the treasury
building and through the White House
The early part of Tuesday afternoon was
spent in the Smithsonian institute and at
$50 O'Clock they embarked in two big
automobiles and spent two hours in See
ing Washington"
Wednesday was to be the last full day
IN Washington and a schedule was
planned which would take up every min
ute of it. The return trip was to begin
yesterday morning and last night was to
be spent in New York. If the trains are
on time the Washington party will return,
tired but happy, this evening at 1918.