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The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-12-20
Badly Mixed Up.

Abraham Brown of Winterton, n. Y,
had very remarkable experience; he
says: Doctors got badly mixed up over
me; one said heart disease; two called it
kidney trouble; the fourth, blood poison,
and the fifth stomach and liver trouble;
but none of them helped me; so my wife
advised trying Electric Bitters, which are
restoring me to perfect health. One bot
tie did me more good than all the five doc,
tors prescribed Guaranteed for blood
poison, weakness and all stomach, liver,
and kidney complaints, by F. H. Holden
& Co., druggists, SOC.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-12-20
Legal Notices.
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE

Estate Of LEWIS S. HIGGINS. The IN.
dersigned having been appointed BY the
boro Commi ssioners, to receive, examine and
adjust all claims and demands Of all persons
against the estate OF Lewis s. Higgins, late
OF Bratteboro, in said district, deceased and
all claims exhibited in Offset thereto tre
purpose aforesaid, at Peoples National
Bank on the 2lst day Of December and 10th
day Of May next. from 2 o'clock until 4
o clock p m each OF said days, and that
six months from the 30th day Of November
A. ID. 1907 is the time limited by said
Court for said creditors to present their
claims to us for examination and allowance.
Dated at Brattleboro, VT, this 9Th day
Of December A. d. 1907.
c. II. PRATT,
c. L. STICKNEY,
4e.5lc Commissioners.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-12-20
HORTON D. WALKER
EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL
Brattleboro, Vt.
Railroads
BOSTON & MAINE RAILROAD
In effect october 2, 1907
Trains LeAve Brattleboro:


Montreal and Quebec via c. " and G. T. Rys..
I'll OF a. m. 'C230 y. m. 'i0.ls p. m.
Montreal & Quebec, via Newport and c. p. Ry..
I'LL. on a. m. tl0.ls .. m.
Quebec. via Sherbrooke and C. 7. Ry.,-tli.l0a m
tl0.ls p. m.
Quebec, via Que. Cent Ry.-tll.l0 a. m. tflo.ls
y. m.
Greenfield, Northampton, Hoyoke, Springfield
--.52s a. m. t9.07a m. t2.lO p. m. '4.26 p. m.
$500 p. m. ts.4S pm
Bellows Falls. Claremont Junction. Windsor.
White River Junction-til.N a. IN. '2.S0 p. m
'l0ls p. m.
Wells River, St Johnsbury, Lyndonyille- LOT
a. m. II. 20 p. m. tl0.Is pm.
Newport Sherbrooke-tll07 a. m. ITO is p. m.
Boston-'A52s a m tA9.07 q. m. tA2l0 p. M
fB2 80 p. m. 'A426 p. m.
.Daily. fDaily except Sunday. Sunday only.
A via Greenfield B via Bellows Falls. Mon
treal only.
Detailed information and timetables may be OBJ
tanned at ticket office.
ID. J. FLANDERS, c. M. BURT,
Pass Traf Mgr. Gen. Pass. Agt
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-12-20

The state grange resolved last week
that the saloon was a bad thing for
Vermont and that an improved state
prohibitory law ought to be provided
by the next legislature. The saloon
is a bad thing for any state and the
only excuse for its existence is as a
substitute for something worse.
Therefore, because the saloon is bad
thing is no reason for condemning
the present local option law. We do
no believe, as the grange resolutions
state that the present liquor law has
increased drunkenness in many no-li-
cense towns. Even if this is so the
fault rests solely on the inhabitants of
these towns. Saloons did not exist
under prohibition in Vermont but es-
Establishments of far more evil infiu-
ence flourished. When the grange calls
for an improved prohibitory law it
does not stop to think how vast the
improvement would have to be to
bring about conditions as satisfactory
to the state at large as those which
exist under the present system.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-12-20
STATE OF VERMONT,
~ Msrlhnrn &c

By the Probate Court for said District
To all persons interested in the estate OF
BENJAMIN W. STEVENS late Of GulItora'
in said District, freeing IN
You are hereby notified that this Court VIII
decide upon the allowance of the account OF
John E. Gale, Administrator upon the Estate
OF Benjamin W. Stevens, late Of Gui!tord., IN
said District, deceased. and decree dlstrlou'
ton thereof TO the persons entitled thereio,
at the session thereof to be held al tue
Probate Office in Brattleboro in said Dsld,yI,'
on the 2sth day of December A. D. w"
when and where you may be heard IN 'n9
5o.52c II. E. EDDY, Register.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-12-20
A Chance for Bows 10 Make a Dollar,

We want all the bones we can geI'
Can use heads, hoofs, horns-anythllnIg
in the line of bones-if only dry we
will pay 6oc per hundred pounds foI
thoroughly dry bones-we can pay
even more if strictly clean, hard fres 81,
dry, boiled butchers bones-and pa!
freights from your station if shlPP9L
in lots of 200 pounds or more. May
be shipped in barrels or cheap sacks sacks
C. s. Page, Hyde Park, Vt. 4V"
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-12-20
STATE OF VERMONT,

- MarIb0rO, IS. -.
BY the Probate Court for said District. =
To all persons interested in the estate o.
PATRICK RYAN, late of Guilford, deceas7u'
Whereas, Nicholas II. Ryan has presented
to this Court an instrument purportins 10 Dg
the last will of said deceased for proDal Ill,
You are hereby notified that this Court , |-''
at the session thereof to be held at the
Probate Office in Brattleboro. in said disGlG7-'
on the 2sth day of December A = I$ost
when and where you may appear and eo"'e''
the same, if you see cause. ,,.-i,.,r
50-52 VI. f. EDDY, hegIS''''
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COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.

Estate of DANA +. BRACKET.
The undersigned having been appointed
by the Hon. Probate Court for the District
OF Marlboro COMMISSIONERS, to receive,
examine and adjust all claims and demands
Of all persons against the estate Of Dana
F. Bracket, late of Brattleboro, in said dis
trict, deceased, and all claims exhibited in
Offset thereto hereby give notice that We
will meet for the purpose aforesaid, az Peo'
pies National Bank on the 4th day Of Jan.
uary, and 4th day Of April next, from 2
o clock D. m. until O'Clock p. m each
of said days, and that six months from the
30th day Of November A. D. 1907 is the
time limited by said Court for said creditors
to present their claims to us for examina'
ton and allowance
Dated at Brattleboro this 9th day OF De-
cember A. d. 1907. -
@. L. STICKNEY,
F. G. ADAMS.
5O.52 Commissioners.
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$685.
STATE OF VERMONT,

y MarIbOro, SIS.
BY the Probate Court for said District.
To all persons interested in the estate Of
MARTHA l.. HAITIAN, late Of Dummerston'
deceased Greeting
Whereas, George L. Lane has presented to
this Court an instrument purportlng 10 De
the last will Of said deceased, for probate t
You are hereby notified that this Court VIII
decide upon the probate of said Instrument
bate Office in Brattleboro, in said district, on
the 2sth day of December A. D. 1907 when
and where you may appear and contest the
same if you see cause.
5O-52 H. f. EDDY, Register
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-12-20
Non -Committal.


Senator Proctor was asked in Washing.
ton the other day about his attitude on
the third term question and his preference
regarding republican candidates for the
presidency next year. His reply was that
it was too early to be talking about
preferences. Probably the alert senator is
not TO be caught in the same trap as was
Congressman Haskins, who, by the way,
never said it.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-12-20

The Pinkerton detective agency at New
York confirmed Wednesday night the re-
port that William +. Walker, the alb
sconding treasurer Of the New Britain
Conn. Savings bank, had been captured
in Mexico. Positive identification has
been made and Walker has consented to
return TO Connecticut without awaiting
extradition proceedings. Walker was ar
rested Tuesday at a mining camp $50 miles
from Ensenada, Lower California, which
is in Mexican territory. lie was taken
By a representative OF the detective agency
at Los Angeles and posse OF Mexicans.
The prisoner was removed to Ensenada,
where his admitted identity was con
frmed. He viii be transferred to San
Walker is 81 years old and disappeared
Feb. 10 with about $685., 900 in securities.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-12-20
A Good Project.
From the Bradford Opinion.)

From the Bradford Opinion.l
Brattleboro has healthy trade from
the surrounding country, and that hust-
ling town has introduced into its midst
a very helpful and practical idea for the
convenience of its customers. The ladies'
of the town have fitted up vacant rooms
in the shopping part OF the town with
comfortable chairs, couch or two, tables
and writing desks and fresh supply Of
magazines and books for the pleasure Of
the women folk who come to town with
the men to do their shopping. This makes
a place where they feel perfectly free to
60, know they are not in the way, and
where in quiet or by visiting pass the
time pleasantly until the men are ready
to go home. The old way was to hang
around first in one store then another,
always feeling in the way, nothing to do
but sit on an uncomfortable stool and look
around, so that the day which began as
kind of an outing ended as the hardest
day of the week. Bradford, too, enjoys
the patronage of many who drive in with
teams. Isn't the idea good one for Brad
ford to adopt? 1t certainly does not mean
much expense and it would be a drawing
card with those who dreaded a day IS
shopping and the long waits until the
team was ready to return home.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-12-20

It is noteworthy that the 5000 replies
to the Saturday Evening Posts question,
rs Roosevelt a menace to business
were ''iwth few exceptions" all in the
negative. The affirmative answer to the
question finds its chief strength in the
region round about Wall street, New
lork, L. S. A."
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-12-20

Despicable, venomous, brutal, cal
lous, ill,considered, ill-timed, inaus-
picious, illtempered, scathing, abus-
i've, violent-these are some of the
adiectives which the state press has
been using without stint in condemna'
ton of the attack made by the Rut-
land Herald last week on Senator Red
field Proctor in connection with his
gift of the Pittsford sanitarium which
was dedicated last week. And there
is not one of these qualifying words
that puts the matter any too strongly.
Through the form of a balance sheet
The Herald made an attempt to show
that Senator Proctor was still thou
sands of dollars in debt to the state
in return for favors received at its
hands. The effort was poorly carried
out Malice, spite, hatred and jeal-
ousy were evident in every line, and
the whole thing did more to lower
the tone of The Herald than almost
anything else that could be imagined.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-12-20

On Friday, the 18th, the American
seven masted schooner, Thomas w. Law
son, was caught in a gale of the Sicily
islands and turned turtle. Only two Of
the crew Of II were saved Thomas W.
Lawson of Boston was the largest owner
in the vessel, which is a total loss.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-12-20
The MeddLer
"Iffhs eoaf f,is you, put II on. !"

Sherlock Holmes sat in the county
clerks office, gazing languidly out of
the window and making rings with the
smoke of his ever present cigarette.
His feet were propped high on an ad'
joining desk and his mind apparently
was miles away from home, Holmes
didn't turn around when The Med
dler entered but said without NOV
ing, "Ah, my boy, on the hunt for
news as usual ! suppose. Well, just
east your eyes on that group Of men
across the street and listen while |
give you an item about them. You
will observe of course that they have
been wading in the snow. Anyone
could see that And that they are
contributing money toward some pur'
pose or other Now what do you sup
pose it's all about" The Medder
looked out of the window and sup.
pressed grin. "Well," he said de-
liberately, "I'll deduce that mystery
myself. Those men all live in the
northern part of the village. ! know
that because / live in their neighbor,
hood myself. And they are angry be-
cause they were obliged to walk
through snow which fell two days ago.
! know how they feel because ! did the
same thing this noon. And they are
subscribing to fund with which to
hire n man to shovel Deacon Bonds
sidewalk. / know that because l head
ed the paper with 20 cents"
just the faintest glimmer of smile
played over the features of the great
detective for a moment and was gone.
Then he said solemnly, "Under the cir
cumstances | think my services are not
needed in this case. -
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-12-20
THE NAME OF HUGHES.

Through the maize of political Cos
sip with which the newspapers are
filed at present one figure stands out
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-12-20

Denver, Col, has been decided upon as
the place for holding the democratic ma
tional convention and the date is set for
July I.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-12-20
WEEK IN THE WORLD.
Great Events and Movements Which
Are Making History.

Sixteen frst-class battleships, the back
bone of the American navy, started Mon
day from Hampton Roads on the l40OO
mile cruise which will terminate next
| April on the Pacific coast. The fleet was
in command of Rear Admiral Robley ID.
! Evans and is acknowledged to be the
greatest array of naval power ever assem-
bled. President Roosevelt on the naval
yacht Mayflower reached the rendezvous
of the fleet Monday morning and was
saluted by 81 guns. He then received the
four rear-admirals and l6 commanders
who are to take the vessels through the
Straits of Magellan to San Francisco, and
then for a journey of nearly 10 miles led
Chesapeake bay. Near the Thimble Shoal
light the Mayfower turned aside and
dropped anchor and the great fleet passed
by in single column. The big government.
built flagship, Connecticut, flagship of
Rear Admiral Evans, led the way and the
other vessels followed 400 yards apart,
making line reaching more than four
miles.
The tide of immigration is indicated by
these figures Austria Hungary, 1885,
49,; increase, 1874 Bulgaria, Servia
and Montenegro 1889; increase, 6,6O3.
France, 9,73l; increase, 345. German en-
pire, 1907; increase, 243. Greece, $3.50;
increase, 1901, Italy, including Sicily
and Sardinia, 2S3,73l; increase, l2,6ll.
Russian empire and Finland, 25S 1913; in
crease, 1928. Turkey, 2O,767; increase,
ll,257 England, 56,637; increase, JAG.
Ireland 1880; decrease, 465 Scotland,
10, 74O; increase, 1874 China, 96l; de
crease, $50. Japan, 3O,226; increase, 49,
39l British North America, l9,9lS; in
crease, 1855. West Indies, 1869; in
crease, 1908.
immigration to America during the year
ended June 80, 1907, was vastly greater
than in any previous year. This fact is
placed in strong light in the annual re-
port of Frank p. Sargent, commissioner
general of immigration and naturalization,
made public this week. The immigrants
admitted during the year numbered l,2S5,-
$40. exceeding 1906 by lS4,6l4. The aliens
rejected numbered 1904.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-12-20

A group of Italian laborers stood in
front of the Brooks House entrance the
other morning, engaged in conversation
with the usual gesticulatory accompan'
iment. One of the men, in whom ex'
citement had no doubt stimulated the
flow Of the salivary glands, stopped
long enough to clear his mouth but not
long enough to take note where he was
aiming As it happened the local
health officer was approaching while
the conversation was going on, and he
arrived on the scene just in time to in
tercept with his overcoat the liquid
contents of the Italian 3 mouth, Nat
urally the medical man was a bit
wrathy. and he took occasion to stop
and tell the foreigners that there was
a law in this state that prohibited ex.
pectorating on the sidewalk. OF course
if the man had been quick at repartee
he might have replied that he hadn I
spit on the sidewalk, which would have
given the doctor opportunity to rejoin
that il was only necessary TO show in
tent. But that has nothing TO do with
the point The Meddler is making, which
is that it might be a good thing if the
attention of more people were called
to this same law.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-12-20

1t seems that one of the male mem
bers of the repertoire company which
was here last week was a matinee idol;
at least he made so much of hit with
one woman that she teIephoned down
to the hotel where he was staying and
asked to speak with him. OF course
the woman did not know the man s
first name and so simply asked for
Mr.. So-and.So. Now it happens that a
local man also named So-and-so stays
at the hotel, and it was he whom the
clerk called to the telephone. What the
conversation was is immaterial. Suf
fee it to say that the local man made
an appointment to meet the charmer
at the other end of the wire, and spent
several hours in adjusting his attire
to conform with the Importance of the
event. When he arrived at the desig
mated meeting place the woman was
there and he at once began converse
ton. Imagine his chagrin when he
learned from the confused young person
that he was the wrong Mr.. So-andso
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-12-20

"What g the use of having any pub.
lie coupes, -" said man to The Meddler
the other day, "if you can't get one
when you want it' l reached Brattle
boro on the s:15 train the other even.
ing in the midst of a pouring rain and
tried to find a conveyance to take me
home. There was none at the station
| then sent word to Main street and
found out that there was none there.
Next ! made inquiry by phone at the
homes of the various coupe proprietors
and found that all of them had their
horses put up for the night and didn t
care to venture out. Finally | walked
home and got wet through, having no
umbrella" 1t occurs to The Meddler
that the coupe drivers might make
some agreement whereby at least one
of them would be on duty every stormy
night.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-12-20

Life is chance. Life insurance is
dead certainty
, 1907-05-09
-=ONE DOLLAR A WEEK. .
EDISON OR VICTOR PHONOGRAPHS
"BUY IT AT BARRYS'
The Store With The Goods and Quality
CARD.

AS there seems to be a misunder-
standing as to words used in speaking
to the motion to strike out the first
resolution offered by Prof. Prown at
the annual school meeting, l will put
in writing as nearly as can remember
the resolution and the reply to the
motion.
The resolution, as nearly as l now
remember, was in substance as fol-
lows: "That it is the sense of this
meeting that the public schools in Lar
annie shall be raised to the highest
state of efficiency"
A voice Immediately exclaimed, 81
O to strike that out" Not seeing
the person who made the motion. |
stated that Il am surprised at this
notion" judging 1t was made by a
person of foreign birth. | am told mat
40 or a greater per cent of the adult
population in Laramie is foreign born.
Then addressing the president, l said,
But each foreign born citizen has the
same right on this floor, and the same
right to express his views here that
you or l or any other person has to
express their views" Then | said,
1T is the American spirit to submit to
whatever tax that may be necessary
to educate each child Of foreign born
parents, SO that when it reaches ma
turity it will feel as proud of being an
American citizen as ever was a Roman
youth proud of being a Roman citizen"
Now submit If there is anything in
the words or in the spirit in which
they were spoken hat appeals to my
other sentiment than that of gratitude
and loyalty. w. II. HOLIDAY.
, 1907-05-09

Notice for PubIication-CoaI Entry.
United States Land Office, Cheyenne,
Wyo., May 9, 1907.
Notice is hereby given that
CHARLES F. WALLACE
of Laramie, county of Albany, state
of Wyoming, who on the 9th day of
June, 1906, filed in this Office his coal
declaratory statement for the north
east quarter Of section No. %, town
ship No. 81 north, range No. 80 west,
has this day filed in this Office his
application to purchase said lands IN
der the provisions of sections 234S to
1852, U. S. revised statutes.
Any and all persons claiming ad-
versely the lands described, or design
ing to object for any reason to the
entry thereof, by applicant, should file
their affidavits of protest in this office
on or before the 10th day of June, 1907.
w. E. CHAPLIN, Register.
, 1907-05-09
CONGREGATION WILL SOON
BE SEIE-SUPPORTlN(

At the council meeting of the West
Side church on Tuesday evening the
usual routine business was disposed
of. The offerings for the month were
very good and the interest in all de-
partments of the church has been keep
ing up well. There will be a special
meeting of the congregation the first
week in June to make application to
the home mission board for aid for the
tarily reduced the amount this year.
With the increased interest and
growth in the church, it will not be
long until the congregation will be self,
supporting.
, 1907-05-09
REALS LOSES CONTEST
FOR SHERiFF'S OFFICE

The contest for the office of sheriff
OF Albany county was settled last yes.
terday afternoon, C. A. Reals losing to
Alfred II. Bath by eleven votes. The
boxes in the seven city precincts and
six country precincts were opened, and
a number of changes made, but not
enough to give Reals the place. West
Laramie precinct was thrown out en-
tirely because there were only two
judges of election in place of three re-
quired by law. The costs of the con-
test were borne by Reals.
, 1907-05-09
smokestaek in Position.

The smokestack on the new boiler
at the rolling mills was placed in posi-
ton today, the last section being hoist
ed into place this afternoon. New sig
nal whistles have been put on at the
rolling mills, to govern the engines
driving the rolls. the deeper-toned
whistles being very annoying to the
men at work. The bar mill was roll
ing three-inch fiat today, the merchant
mill turning out nut iron. All the de-
partments of the mill were working to-
day.
, 1907-05-09
6LUShED WHEN HE HEARD
NAME SWEET WILLIAM

In one Of the grades at the East
school yesterday a maiden of
twelve was asked to name a number of
flowers. She proceeded rapidly and
finally came to a favorite, sweet will,
liam, and 1t was some seconds before
she noted the blush on the face Of a
schoolmate named William and heard
the titterings of the other pupils and
even the teacher. The latter came to
the rescue Of the maiden by suggest.
ing that "she certainly had nothing
personal in her mind"
, 1907-05-09
TAKEN TO CARBON
FOR BURIAL TIL

The remains of Mrs. Sarah Hughes,
the aged wife of William Hughes and
the mother of Mrs. Ben Watkins, who
died Tuesday right at the home of her
daughter in this city, were taken to
Carbon for interment this afternoon.
Services were held at the Watkins
home at Eighth and Grand avenue this
morning by DR.. Pierce, pastor Of the
Methodist church. The pallbearers
were Jabez Cook, William Brands,
Terry Logan, Richard Butler, A. Mil.
Ter and Conrad Appel.
, 1907-05-09
ESCAPE FOR
FAST TRAIN
OVERLAND LIMITED STRIKES
STONE AT COOPER LAKE AND
PILOT OF ENGINE SMASHED.
Train Was Taking Siding for West
Bound Train and Was Moving
Slower Than Normal Speed-Pas-
sengers Awakened, but None Were
Seriously Injured-RaiIroad Notes.

Train No. 2. the Overland Limited,
the Union Pacific's first-class east
bound train, ran into a stone on the
track at Cooper lake, twenty miles
west of Laramie, at 5 o'clock this
morning, demolishing the pilot of the
locomotive and causing a delay of
about an hour. The train was taking
the siding at Cooper lake for the west
bound Los Angeles Limited, and was
not moving at a very rapid rate of
speed, which probably saved the train
from a wreck,