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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-05-16

Mrs. Thomas Moss of Hanni
bal has been with Monroe rel.
atiVes.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-05-16

Mrs, c. @. Cassidy went t.
Hannibal yesterday afternoon
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-11-29
LEYDEN.

Elinor Smith OF West Deer6eld |,
spending couple OF weeks at her grand
fathers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. s. Whitcomb are in
Gharlemont for few days and will spend
Thanksgiving with her sister.
The storm OF Sunday night and Mon.
day was very severe and the ground was
covered with snow for the first time this
fall
Mrs. Hattie Severance of New York
was IN town over Sunday and attended
the golden wedding OF her father and
mother, Mr.. and Mrs Severance.
Mrs. Melissa Badger has moved to Mrs.
Sawycrs Tor the winter. II was fortu.
nate she made the change when she did
as she was taken i'll the next day and
was, attended by DR.. Whitney of Der
nardston, She is improving in health
but not able to be up much of the time.
There will be sociable at l.. S. Whit.
combs Wednesday evening, Dec. 4, 10
which all are invited. The proceeds are
to be used for buying materials 10 be
made up into articles for the fair which
Is TO be held in Greenfield Dec. IL to u
for the benefit OF the Franklin County
hospital. On Friday, Dec 0, the women
are invited to meet at Hart Il. Mowry's
at 10 o'clock to work for the same object
each one to carry her lunch.
The golden wedding of Mr.. and Mrs.
g. W. Severance was celebrated at their
home Monday. Owing to the storm
some were prevented from attending but
a large company gathered and many
handsome presents were received. Both
MIR. and Mrs. Severance are natives of
Leyden and always lived here. He was
he older brother of the late DIR. Charles
Severance of Brattleboro and she was the
laughter Of DIR, Willard Wilkins, for
nerly of Guilford. He has been a prom
nent man in town, having held most Of
he offices in the gift OF the town and
the district in the legislature. !
lie has been the leader of the choir for |
many years and closely allied to all the
ocial activities of the place.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-11-29
NORTHFIELD FARMS.

William Grout is able to be out again
after short illness.
Mrs. Kenney is home from a visit with
her relatives in New Hampshire. ~
| Mrs. Lucinda Hart has been visiting
her sister, Mrs. G. w. Stratton.
Mrs. F. A. billiard has returned from
visit with her sister, Mrs. Benson, in
Brattleboro
Mrs. Frank Parker of Pine Meadow has
returned from visit to her cousin IN
Orange, Mass.
Mrs. Fred Morgan visited her niece,
Mrs, L. j. Hammond OF Millers Falls
the past week.
Mrs. Fordice Smith has returned from
a visit to her niece, Mrs. Rose Chamber
lain of Orange, Mass.
People are getting ready for winter by
putting on storm doors and double VIII
dows and banking their houses.
Miss Ellen Merriman has closed her
house for the winter and gone to Sun
derland to stay with her nephew.
The Allen family since the burning OF
their house about year ago have been
living in the Leach cottage near the post
office. During the year they have built
a new house on the old site and have re-
Gently moved into it. Their friends I'M
fortunately chose a stormy night Tor
their house warming last Thursday, al
though few courageous ones braved the
storm. But on Friday evening there were
others who also showed their good will.
The Aliens were presented with several
useful gifts.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-11-29

Greenfield to visit and will spend Thanks.
giving day in Aiillen Falls.
d NJ. Bullock is having a wood fur
mace put into his house this week.
The moving picture entertainment
winch was given in Grange hall Wednes.
gay evening was very good but was not
largely attended, and the manager was
out oil pocket.
Broad Brook grange will give their an.
nuai chicken'ple supper and dance Thurs.
day evening. Dec. 0. Leitsingers orcbes
IRA VIII furnish music. All are cordially
invited to attend.
Changers please remember the speeial
grange meeting this week Saturday even.
ing Tor the purpose of comforting the first
and second degrees. The meeting will
open promptly at O'Clock.
), Nj, Bullock received a letter from
ms mother Mrs. Clinton Hall, reporting
her safe arrival in Florida where she
with her husband went from Westmore.
land, N. H., TO spend the winter, hoping
II may be a benefit to Mr.. Hall who Il
IN very poor health.
At the business meeting of the Uni.
versalist Sunday school vote was TAX.
en- to give a Christmas concert. One
OF the features will be tree for the
children. Rehearsals for the music will |
be begun soon by the choir.
The social given by Miss Minnie Thayer
was held Friday evening instead OF Thurs |
day as announced and was a very en-.
loyable affair, The program of enter.
talnment was chiefly musical Games Of
Ill sorts were enjoyed. Refreshments of
cake and coffee were served.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-11-29
The Practical Poultryman.

The practical poultryman of today
studies the Poultry Food problem. will
as great care as the practical farmer
does the question of fertilizers. He has
found that it is profitable to do so; He
bends all his energies toward inducing
his hens to do their best work when
eggs are highest. That George f. Tan
ner of Springfield, VT, has given care
full attention to the matter of food for
his hens is evident. He writes the
manufacturer: 81 believe that it is not
only necessary to feed Pages Perfected
Poultry Food in winter and the melting
season, but all the year round, although
in smaller quantities in the summer
months. | have never fed so much be,
fore as this season and have never had
hens lay so well. -
ANY one sending his address on a
postal card to G. S. Page, Hyde Park,
Vt, and mentioning this paper, Will re-
ceive by mail free, postpaid, sample
package of pages Perfected Poultry
Food"
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-11-29
The Youths Companion Calendar for
1908.

The publishers of The Youths Compan.
ion viii, as always at this season, present
to every subscriber whose subscription
(sl75) is paid for 1908 beautiful calendar
for the new year. Four paintings by ar
lists of distinction are reproduced in the
four panels of the calendar by process
of color-printing which has been recently
brought to remarkable excellence The
first Of the panels is an inspiring sea
scene, full of the beauty of the wide
ocean and sky, and the joyous rush OF
the homeward, bound ship. The second is
a fine cattle piece. The third pictures an
old mill at Zaandam-typically Dutch in
treatment. The fourth panel depicts a
Girl With Roses-a charming face exqui'
site in color and expression. All the pic
lures are worthy of preservation long
after 1908 has passed into the good old
times.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-11-29
NoRTHFIELD SEMINARY.

Services were held in the chapel last
Sunday, Paul ID. Moody addressing tn,
students.
Helen Proctor, 10, has left school fol
the remainder of the term ON account OF
i'll health.
Miss Freeland, a teacher of Hillside
ada recently on account of the death OF
her father.
Miss Dora Peck, O7, was in town Sat.
urday during her vacation from teaching
in Leyden. Miss Louise Anderson is also
teaching on Leyden hill.
Miss Beledona Wilson, a former stu
dent, is attending an art school in New
York city. Some OF her work has al
ready been on exhibition.
Miss Charlotte Walker is training for
a nurse in a nurses school in Philadel-
phia. Her sister, Mary, is teaching do
nestle science in Boston.
The principal of the school, Miss L.
S. Hall, has her Office in the new sci
ence building which is great improve
ment on the one in the library.
Miss Florence Bailey recently under
went a successful operation for appendi-
citis in Albany and hopes to return in
February when she will be gladly vel
coined by her many friends.
On account of the scarlet fever in the
village the seminary students are not al
lowed to leave the campus. The students
living at homes in the town have dis
continued their lessons for a week in or
der that if possible the disease may be
kept out of the school.
At this time of year the Mt. Hemon
youths have been privileged to visit the
classes of equal rank in the seminary but
on account of the visitation of this trou-
blesome microbe, or scarlet fever germ,
the command has gone forth from the
faculty that for a time at least these
friendly visits must cease. A better word
would be fraternal for the ties of rela-
tionship are strictly observed in both
schools and hard is fate to the young
man who cannot find at least one of his
kindred among the 400 seminary students.
A youth rejoicing in the name of Smith
is always happy as he never fails to
find at least one cousin and often several
in the list. But gloom has settled on
Mt. Hermon, the dust gathereth on the
best neekties, and the students are won
lering if germs are not to be reckoned
among the silent and most unkind forces
If nature.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-11-29
TROUBLES, GREAT AND
SMALL

Telephone "trouble' is sometime
disconcerting and always annoying
Generally it is unavoidable, though ;
telephone system is no more absolutely
perfect than any other human under
taking, and faults are bound to CROP
out once in a while. What makes tele
phone "trouble" peculiarly difficult
thing for the company to deal with
though, is that in very many cases
there is no way of knowing that it ex-
lists until it is reported by the tele-
phone user who runs against it.
The mechanical equipment and out.
side plant of the telephone system is
extremely intricate and sensitive. The
switchboard and its accompanying ap-
paratus in the central office contain
hundreds, and in large exchanges,
thousands of miles of wire; there are
thousands, and, in the bigger type of
modern equipment, millions of soldered
connections; each circuit has anywhere
from a dozen to 500 or 600 ramifca-
tions; and some of the auxiliary mech
anisms are extremely delicate in ad-
iustment. Most troubles arise some
where in this maze Of equipment
which is fortunate, in one way, because
a great majority of them are thus de-
tected and remedied not only without
the subscriber, but
without his even knowing that they ever
occurred. But some of them, as has been
said, cannot very well be discovered |
by any one but the telephone user,
since they may appear to the operator
simply as a subscribers failure to an
swer or, if they affect the signaling de-
vices, for instance, may not appear to
her at all.
The sturdy looking pole lines and
,olidly built underground system would
not seem, perhaps, to offer many
chances for "trouble' As matter
If fact, though, they necessarily have
many vulnerable points. Every time
he limb of tree, or any stray object
hat may have been caught in the
'oliage, touches telephone wire it
nterferes with transmission; and if
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-11-29
GUILFORD.

Mrs. G. G. Gorham and two children
are visiting her mother at North Charles
town, N. II.
Services will be held in Christ Eplsco
pal church Sunday at 2.3O p. m. Sub
iect. The Communion of Saints.
The king of the yellow birch tribe oil
forest trees is to be seen in a pasture
owned by Frank E. Jacobs of this town;
II measures Is feet in circumference and
has a spread of over 100 feet.
A. E. Weatherhead of Vernon is run
ming a meat cart through here every
Tuesday, his route being oven, Tyler hill
to the stage road as far as Algiers and
from there to Bert Whittemore's;
Philip e. Franklin was in Hartford,
Conn. last week on business connected
with the grange. His sister, Miss Elone
Franklin, went to Newfane with a party
from Brattleboro last FRAY afternoon
TO attend an entertainment given by the
grange there.
Mrs. Marshall Hudson lost good
horse this week by an accident In the
wood lot. In some way the horse, be-
came entangled in the chains used IN
hauling logs, and ran away, finally fall
ing and breaking two legs, making 1T nee
essary to kill the animal.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-11-29
WEST NORTHFIELD.

Lester Darling has been visiting II
Windsor Locks, Conn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy johnson are visiting
relatives in northampton.
Miss Isabel Purple spent Thanksgiving
at her home in Gill, Mass.
The children of F. B. and Q. l. Holton
are housed with the chickenpox.
Frank Hill of Springfield, Mass, spent
Thanksgiving with his mother, Mrs
Hattie Hill.
Mrs. George Field and son, Harry, are
spending a week with relatives in South
Ashburnham, Mass.
Mrs. Bert Frost and children OF Brat
tleboro have been visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Palmer.
Mr.. and Mrs Weeks of Brattleboro
have been staying at the, home oil MI.
and Mrs. e. F. Graves while they were
spending few days in Boston.
The aged mother of Mrs. Rodney Doc
little died last Friday. The body was
taken to Royalston, VT, for burial.
The women of the Lend Hand society
If South Vernon will hold their annual
fair with the usual attractions at John
son's hall Friday evening, Dec: g. Re
;reshments will be served consisting OF
ce cream and cake.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-11-29
VERNON.

Miss Inez Akley is home for the re-
mainder of the week.
Miss Tina Streeter is at home for
Thanksgiving from Greenfield high school,
Mrs. Carpenter of Brattleboro is spend
ing Thanksgiving with the family OF A.
II. Jaquith.
The Sunday school will meet next Sun
day morning at 1890 O'Clock. Everyone
is cordially invited to attend.
At the Withheld cemetery granite posts
have been set to include SO feet in
length in the annex in which is the lot
of e. j. Tenney.
The Ladies' circle will meet next We'd
nesday morning and dinner will be serv-
ed at noon. Members are requested to
come prepared to clean the rooms.
The house in which was the large, steam
pump and boiler at the dam was burned
between and o'clock Tuesday, even
ing, supposed to have taken fire from
heap Of ashes which were against the
building. The Waterman was not IN
sight.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-11-29

the interference is sufficient it abso-
lutely cuts off service for the time be-
ing Yet with the restrictions many
towns and cities place on trimming
trees this difficulty is unavoidable.
Though cables are naturally less sus-
ceptible to interference than open wire,
still they cannot be absolutely protect.
ed whether they are overhead or under
ground If the lead sheath of a cable
is pierced by hole no bigger than a
pin would make, and moisture gets in,
the whole bunch of wires enclosed,
which may number from dozen to
1900, will be put out of business sooner
or later. The curiosity of squirrels and
rats, the carelessness of laborers work
ing on other underground construction
indeed, score of unpreventable
causes-may instantly ruin telephone
cable containing large number of cir
cults. Besides, here and there cables
must be brought to points, and the
functions in cable boxes on pole lines
or in conduit manhoes afford other OBJ
portunities for things going wrong.
This gives an idea of a few--a very
few-of the chances for trouble in a
complicated plant of vast extent. The
wonder is, really, that Interruptions
are as few as they are. With all the
difficulties to be met, the telephone
company has so organized its work of
maintenance and repair that the rec
ords show that even in large telephone
centers, where the plant is most com.
plicated, the individual subscribers
service is not interrupted, even mo-
oftener than once in four
years on the average.
Whenever there is ''trouble" of any
sort the New England company, for its
own sake as well as for the sake of its
is anxious to get right af
ter it. The longer "trouble" exists,
The more difficult and expensive it is
10 repair and the greater the loss of
business to the company. So it is a
distinct favor to the New England COM
1any to have ''trouble" reported
promptly, and for making such re-
ports the manager of any exchange
nay be called without charge from any
subscriber s "stati0n' or from any
,ublic pay station.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-11-29

OF the moon are this time 10 be sr,
prophets OF comfortable winter.
Miss Ada Tufts of Turner's Falls sn.,,
thanksgiving in town,
Miss Margaret Callaghan is visiting he,
mother on Warwick avenue.
MIR, and Mrs. Travers spent Thanks,
giving IN Boston returning today.
John A. Fisher has rented his farm
ana Is soon TO move into the village.
Mrs. II. L. Dean of Barnard il the
guest oil her BROTHER Dr. N. Z. Wood
II. IL. Chamberlain is entertaining his
sister and husband, Mr.. and Mrs. Marsh.
Arthur Okeeie has returned TO town
after spending several months in Can.
ada. o""
Frank Crelan OF Hartford, Conn. il
the guest of his mother, Mrs. Addie Gre.
Ian. S's
Mrs, u. N. kidder is entertaining Mrs
and Miss Mcdonald, also another friend
from Brattleboro.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Parsons of Ley.
ington were the expected guests of The
Misses ugood yesterday.
Miss Kate Barnes from Worcester
.tS"N iNN udss III TOWN. last week. She
is now living with William Curtis.
Roy Chamberlain and Herbert Reed
were the exhibitors of Il gray squirrels
recently, the result of hunting expedi.
ton.
Among the family gatherings Yesterday
were large parties at A. w. Proctors. s.
H. llolton's, j. L. Cummings and New.
ton keet's.
Miss Eva Tower, principal of the high
school, is now located at Perham's inn
as DIR, Thompson's parents are soon to
be in town.
The next number of the lecture course
series comes Friday evening, Dec. 10. and
will be given by Hendrickson and Rosani, |
magicians and juggers.
S. IL. Smith has begun a new build. |
ING. for his bakery which will be south |
Of his house on Main street recently pur-
chased of Kate Barnes.
Extensive preparations are being made
or the Sons of Veterans auxiliary fair
which will be a sale OF articles that will |
De useful as Christmas presents.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-11-29
|orthfeId, Mass.
CARS BUILDING RECORD.
L.M Of Structures Erected Smaller
Than Last Year.

=, bulding season is about over and
..ss,b not as many new buildings have
ertlei as in past years the minor
.,sments have added much TO the
,al good looks of the village. The
I'd new building is Science hall,
,1 was erected ON the seminary
l .as. al cost of $4,000, the gift OF
6aghtels of Mrs. Frederick Billings.
@ residence near the seminary
,'ss costing about $1,000 has been
n BY John Sutherland and Mr..
~ has built $500 cottage near
',,naker lake. ID. w. Parker has
~ tenement house in West North.
n Il an estimated cost of $1,000 and
Snl Quiulan is building one on Ma.
sret for something over $500.
Is new cottages are being built on
IN Ridge at an average cost OF $500
I, thIs makes a colony of some so cot.
4, Among those who have added to
/ Otherwise improved their houses are
I'M Chamberlain, j. L. Cummings, j.
nnnell r. h. Aldrich, +. w. Wilbur
n Cola Nelson. The center school
|,nr ha, been enlarged, the basement
~Eted and the building plumbed,
IA, it more comfortable and sanitary.
I tower has been added to the town
\ for the purpose OF drying the hose
!, an unfinished portion of the North.
\ hotel has been made into IA rooms
4 the main hotel has been connected
"A the annex. j. w. Field has built
iItions to his poultry and brooder
~ and Charles Stebbins is putting
r6er story on the ell of his house. !
.sy Of the buildings have been re-
lied, new roofs laid and lawns bet.
, graded and improved. In the |
1rg Rev. Alexander Brown is intend
to repair the Albert Lyman place.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-11-29
Scribner's Magazine.

The announcement of the sumptuous
Christmas number of Scribners Magazine
promises treat to its host of friends in
this section of the country
1t is, as usual dressed in a most beauti-
full cover and among other notable eontri-
buttons contains some maryelously beauti-
full colOred illustrations done by Sarah S.
Stilwell, most sympathetic in treatment of
The Child in Fairyland.
Among other notable contributions is a
poem by George Meredith entitled, The
Wild Rose;" and a most interesting series
of illustrations showing in the original
colors the important collection of medal
lions by Josiah Wedgwood.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-11-29
SOMERSET.

Walter FOWL of Springfield is in town.
Six inches of snow fell Monday morn
ing.
William Kennedy of Searsburg was in
town last Saturday buying stock.
New tenants have moved into the Rob-
erts house on the Mountain road
Bert Leonard and Frank Miner are at
work for the Deerfeld Lumber company
in Glastonbury woods.
DR.. Dunn of Wilmington called to see
the infant child of Mr. Eastman who
was seriously i'll last week.
The cars are now running to the STRAIT
ton woods, hauling logs to the Mountain
mills from Marshall's camp.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-11-29
WIIITINGHAM.

Mrs. Charles Chase of Brattleboro
was here over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Underwood of
Heath were at VIII Underwoods last
week
William II. Reed and son Clinton went
to Springfield, Mass, to spend Thanks.
giving with his family.
Village school closed last week but
will reopen again with Miss Nevill as
teacher after two weeks vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Sawyer and Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Albee spent Thanksgiv-
ing with their sister, Mrs. Lizzie Eddy,
in auckland.
The funeral of Mrs. Lucy Tucker was
held at the Union church last Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Tucker of Hud.
son, Mass, attended the funeral. Also
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Holmes of Green
field, and several relatives and friends
from Colrain and Brattleboro.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-11-29
GUILFoRD CENTER.

A number from this grange attended
the grange meeting in Brattleboro last
week Wednesday evening and report
fine time.
The Ladies' circle will be entertained
nv Mrs. Huldah Sessions Wednesday at
10 a. m. instead of Thursday. All are
cordially invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. B., A. Whittemore and
Miss Minnie Taylor went Wednesday to
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-11-29
GREEN RIVER.

Mr. Hillman is not so well.
Minnie Pond is at work for Mr.. Ami.
don in Grove.
Mabel Hastings of Stratton is with her
sister, Mrs, Goodnough.
The following pupils of Green River
school were not absent during the term:
Marion Bradbury, Ray. Gates, Minnie
Hill, Leila Gallupe and Luther Perry;
absent half a day or less, Halmemann
bradbury, Clayton Barry and Henry
Bradbury.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-11-29

Do you know the Wednesday Boston
Transcript? Many people when shown a
copy for the first time express their APP
probation of it's magazine articles, its
genealogical page, its many departmental
features, as well as its unusually high
tone as a general newspaper. The We'd
nesday Transcript is literary delicacy
to tide one over from Saturday to Satur'
doU
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-11-29
This Is Worth Remembering.

AS no one is immune, every person
should remember that Foley's Kidney
Cure will cure any case of kidney or
bladder trouble that is no. beyond the
reach Of medicine. Sold by All Drug
gists.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-11-29
TELEPHONE TALKS

land telephone and Company publishing series
Of brief expostions Of some phases Of telephony,
the benefit Of ITSELF and. as hopes for the
benefit of all telephone
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-11-29

The postmaster of Gasconado, Mo-, Dan
iel A. Bugh, says, ~ cannot say too mncn
for your Kidney and Bladder Pills; 1 Ieei
I;ke new man." DeWitt's Kidney ana
Bladder pills are sold by All Druggists.