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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-11-17

The financial strinGency, passing beyond Wall
Street is imposing embarrassmeuts in the COM
mercial and industrial world Canvasses show
that merchants are largely restricting business.
and the list OF manufacturing companies cut
ting down output and reducing payroIIs begins
to get long. Yet from no conservative source is
1t possible to obtain any view which suggests
that embarrassing elements OF this character
are likely TO be long lived The truth is that
American business men have become ultra-prtl-
dent; they have been SO much bombarded by
pessimism that actual nervousness is induced
and not surprisingly. But aside from the ex-
traordinary shrinkage in currency supplies
there develops virtually no factors OF any dis
concerning sort. Wholesale merchants report
that there are some cancellations OF delivery
orders; but the thing is not large
We seem TO he commercially and indust-falIy
In national waiting mood Progressive. posi-
tive leadership Is what public confidence Just
now needs-is what would be welcomed Is what
would be followed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-11-17

Illustration Of convincing character showed
in the affairs Of the New York Stock Exchange
when few weeks ago. with money rates soar
ing above 100 per cent President R. H Thomas
disclosed his personality. Instead Of IoIing in
eptly and discOnsolately I'm his office chair he
projected himself into the presence of Wall
Streets foremost hnanciers, making plain to
them not merely existing dangers but the nsces-
stiles for relief immediate and comprehensive
And the result was Just what always is tho
result when intelligent. whOIe-hearted forceful-
ness demands attention. Pauic was stayed. And
when finally the history of this extraordinary
panic time of 1907 comes to be written the name
and the record of this man Thomas VIII shine
spendidly.
Every crisis is an invitation to leadership. In
the industrial world and in the commercial
world to-day what chiefly is essential Is that
there shall be found leader.
Security market movement showed rising
tendencies at the end of the week. some OF the
betterment changes being popularity construed
as having especial significance. Stocks in which
standard Oil influences dominate were conspic-
uously strong. Anialgamated Copper was one Of
those which advanced easily. There is renewal
of the banking reports that capitalists in London
and Paris have Joined in a purchasing syndicate
on basis broad enough To absorb the vast sup
plies OF surplus copper metal Mr.. John o.
Rockefeller is said to have recently become (for
the first tme) a large stakeholder in the Arnal>
Ramated companY. II. AIsLAWAY.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-06-28
WEST DUMMERSToN.

John Burnett of Sunapee, n. H, spent
Sunday at his home here
Cecil Morse has finished work at the
quarry and gone to Sodom, where he will
have employment.
Mrs. E. p Reed, who has been i'll at
Mrs. Washers some time, returned home
Saturday somewhat improved in health.
James Phillips was in Wardsboro last
week to superintend the laying of the
granite steps for the new town hall there
which is to be dedicated July 4.
Our local baseball nine have sympathy
with the Marlboro boys this week, hav-
ing suffered defeat at the hands of the
Saturday, the score standing is to 8
in favor of Newfane.
The heaviest thunder storm for some
years visited this place on Sunday after
noon. Apparently there were two show
ers from opposite directions which came
together, and although the lightning
seemed to strike in many places no Sc
rious damage is reported At the power
house of the electric company one of the
men was thrown from a ladder, but so
far as known was not injured.
The funeral of Mrs. Lestina Pike
former resident of this place, who died in
Brattleboro Monday, was held in the
church here Wednesday afternoon, Rev
o. E. Newton, pastor of the Methodist
church in Wiliamsville delivering the
sermon. The burial was in Winhan
where she formely lived. Mrs Pike leaves
many friends here who will remember
her as a kind and oblging neighbor She
leaves two sons and a daughter who have
the sympathy of all in their bereavement
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-06-28

tant. 1t was a handsome animal, having
good-sized antlers, and seemed not at all
disturbed by the presence of others than
its kind.
Friends of Prof. +. U. Landman and
Mrs. Grace Blood Landman will be in
terested to hear that a most successful
year of school work at Maine Central
institute has just been completed. The
average attendance has been 161 the
largest IN the history of the school The
financial agent will be retained for a term
of years if he will accept, and the old
board of teachers will be retained with
out change.
with the departure of Gilbert Boutwell,
from the north part of the town the last
occupied farm in that section will be
left vacant There is little or no in
ducement for owners of retired farms to
continue to live upon them. The schools
are being centralized and the funds for
road building and repairing are in these
days being expended upon state roads and
more travelled highways, as the demand
each year for better roads Is increasing.
The locality of the Boutwell, farm, for
merly known as Acton, is remembered by
one of our village residents to have
school of ~ pupils, he being one of their
number.
During the thunder storm Sunday after
noon, when the rain was a minus guam
tity pine tree standing in the pasture
owned by Mrs. Charles Gray was struck
by bolt which performed some peculiar
feats. a young man living in the neigh
borhood saw smoke arising from the spot
after the startling clap of thunder and
was curious to investigate. He found the
tree to be burning slowly and that the
bolt after striking the tree had plowed
a clean furrow as large as a mans wrist
to rock five feet away, then returned,
blowing a parallel furrow to another
rock, where trace of it is lost. Some APP
prehension is felt by village residents as
this season of thunder storms is at
encies, when two houses were struck by
lightning, as well as several other points
in this immediate vicinity.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-06-28
WEST WARDseoRo

Mr.. and Mrs b. c. Ryder are visiting in
North Adams.
Mrs J. p. Ryder has gone to Brattle-
boro to live.
Miss Sadie Davidson has come home
from Mortified Mass
Mrs FEDORA Sprague and Miss Natalie
Beach Of Northheld, Mass. are at W. J.
Davdsous
Mrs F. L. Adams, who was visiting in
Newtane, has returned on account Of the
Illness Of her daughter.
At the Christian Endeavor meeting
wednesday evening, in charge of Mrs
Lyman, some echoes of the county con-
vention were given.
The Sunday school voted to have a
childrens day program July Il. Misses
sadie Davidson. Ethel Eddy. May Lyman
and Lcola Forester were chosen as com
mttee
The W. c. T. L. were invited to a ;
o'clock tea last week Wednesday, to meet
the pastors mother. Mrs. Boardman. So
cially IT being the last day OF her STAY
here. \ fine time was enjoyed.
-Four Kinds OF Soil" will be the sub
Ject OF the first Of series of sermons on
the parallels Of Jesus. The parallels OF
Jesus map out the kingdom. Mercy and
Sacrifice will be the theme in the even
ing
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-06-28
IN WINDHAM COUNTY
BRookLINE.

The continued hot weather has for
warded grass and planted crops very
fast the past ten days.
Mrs V. w. Ranney saw two deer
about five rods from her house one day
this week. They were going into the
garden but were frightened away when
they heard a door opened near them.
Chldren's day was observed Sunday
at the Baptist church with recitatons
and singing by the children, also songs
by the choir and few pieces of reading
by the older members of the school
Monday evening a gathering of people
at the Methodist church listened to some
excellent music and songs by Mrs. Caro-
line A. Lasher of Randolph a worker
under the Vermont Domestic Missionary
society. Mrs Lasher was in San Fran
cisco at the time of their last great
earthquake and it SO affected her that
she sang near the hail on the third floor
Of a large hotel while others were fleeing
around her in confusion. The song had
a very consoing effect on some who
heard, but she says afterward she did
not recollect singing at all and did not
know it until a person who heard told
her the words she sang. Her songs were
the best we have heard here for some
time.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-06-28
DUMMERSTON.

Arthur Brown is home on vacation.
John Walker spent Sunday in Chicopee
Falls. Mass.
Henry Allen, the carpenter finished
work at E II. Miller's Wednesday.
Henry Warren has been putting up
some keystone fence for e. II. Miller.
Miss F. II. Curtis is in Boston on busi-
ness, but expects 70 return home soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dwight Johnson and Mrs.
NJ e. Brown attended the Grange meet
ing in Putney Friday, June 81.
Mrs. Judson Sears and Miss Elizabeth
and Master Gustaf Isenbeck of Boston are
at Brook Farm for the summer.
There was no Grange meeting Tuesday
evening because of the weather. The
next meeting will be held July 8.
Mr.. and Mrs Wilder Buffum were at
NJ. F. buttons last week. Miss Edith
Dutton is home from Mortified, Mass.
The wind in the shower Tuesday up
turned a big elm tree belonging to w. A.
Miller and destroyed several trees in w.
]. Rays young apple orchard.
w. F. Walker, Mr.. and Mrs Robert
Blood, Mrs. s. b. Craddock. Mrs Angus
ia Bennett and Mrs. J. w. Patch attend
ed the Pomona Grange meeting in Reads
boro June 10.
Lightning struck F. II. Laughton's
barn during the shower tuesday after
noon and killed a pair of valuable work
horses. A telephone pole near ]. A.
Reeds was struck and the telephone bat
terry burned out. Mrs Reed and ]. d.
Reed were severely shocked by the cleo
tricity.
During the heavy thunder shower Sun
day afternoon lightning struck w. A. Mil
lers house and descended into the kitchen
without doing any serious damage. Light
ming struck the telephone pole near Aus
tin Laughtons residence. The telephone
batteries at F. II. Laughton's and W. A
Miller's We're burned out
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-06-28
JAMAICA,

Fred Howard of Putney was in town
over Sunday
S. T. r. Cheney is at his fathers, Wales
Cheney's, for the summer
Several Of the farmers have begun hay
ing; indications point to a good crop this
year.
Mrs. a. V. D. Piper and daughter re-
turned from three weeks visit in Stott-
vile, n. Y, Wednesday.
Bills are out for the sale of the real es
tate and personal property of the Les
Una NJ Williams estate on July 10.
Ray Harrington has returned from
Massachusetts, and is working for w. F.
Cutting in the Holden & Martin mill at
Cobb brook.
The Baptist society voted at its annual
meeting Monday afternoon to buy a new
furnace Tor the church, the money to be
raised by subscription.
Thd Dramatic club held another dance
saturday night a good crowd was in
attendance and fair sum was added to
the tund for buying a new furnace for the
hall
The selectmen have decided to sell the
DANIEL Mundell farm at auction next
Mon lay, July l. They have received
several good offers for the property at
private sale, hut feel that in fairness to
az the property should be sold at auc-
ton.
petition has been presented to the Sc
lectmen asking that a highway be laid
out from the main road to the cemetery
in Jacksonville across the land of f. +.
johnson, There will be a hearing on the
petition Saturday afternoon at Rawson-
vile.
w. B. Smith of Boston, the real estate
agent who made the sale of the Windham
Light and Lumber company's timber to
the Jamaica Lumber company, was in
town Saturday with a prospective buyer
for the remainder of the property belong
ing to the light company.
Several complaints have been made to
the selectmen Of late against riding BIZ
cycles on the sidewalks and especially on
schoolhouse Hill The boys have been no
titled that II this practice is not stopped
at once some one will be made an ex-
ample of by having to pay a fine.
A V. d. Piper was in South London
derry Saturday as counsel for the defend
ant in the case of d. A. Boynton VS. Ora
j. Underwood, being an action of trespass
and trover for selling mortgaged property.
Judgment was given for the defendant to
recover his costs and an appeal taken by
the plaintiff Cudworth & Pierce APP
peared for the plaintiff
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-06-28
WIlLIAMSNILlE.

Mr.. Tefft of Greenfield is visiting his
son, w. II. Tefft, this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Wright of Fishers
Island are visiting at Herbert Browns
Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Quinn and son of
Brattleboro spent Sunday at f. S. Put
MANS.
The real estate of the J. II. Merriaeld
estate will be sold at auction Saturday at
l o'clock at the post office in this place.
John Lewis is visiting in Poultney, Fair
Haven, and Rutland this week He will
attend the horse show at Rutland while
gone.
The Epworth league will serve ice
cream on the church lawn this evening
If it should storm the sale will be in the
vestry.
Mr., and Mrs. Moses p. Grout have be-
gun housekeeping in the c. w. Freyen-
hagen house lately bought by A. NJ.
Merriheld
Joshua c. Morse of Kansas City. for
mer resident of this place and well known
to the people as a carpenter and con-
tractor, is visiting his brother Luke j.
Morse.
John Sparks, a lad of nine years, made
the best catch of the season, getting four
trout from one hole in one day that
weighed 11a pound, the largest one tip
ping the scale at IL ounces.
Inc exercises at the Methodist church
last Sunday morning passed off very sue
cessfully and the music was of a very
high class, one person remarking that it
was the best ever heard in the church.
At the Epworth league service next
Sunday evening a ladies' chorus of 10
voices will render TWO selections and will
lead in the other singing. New song
booklets have been bought and will be
used for the first time on that occasion.
We have been favored with two speak
ers of late, who are very highly spoken
of. Mrs Trego was here on Wednesday
night the 18th, and spoke in the interest
of the w. c. T. U. and Miss Averill, a
deaconess from Boston, speaking on Mon
day night of this week.
In the last issue of lions Herald. in the
obituary column, was found the name of
John d. Blake, who will be remembered
by the older people of this village, as he
was clerk for Houghton G. Walker for
three years, afterwards buying out
Houghton and carrying on the business
two years under the name of Walker &
Blake in the store now owned by H. A.
Williams. The article stated that he be-
came very wealthy in Minnesota and made
contributions that built three churches on
the frontiers and gave property to the
amount of 100000 for another church, be-
sides helping in other ways.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-06-28
T0WNSHEND
Maude and Harry Moore Abduct
ed by Their Father
Automobile Carrying Them Driven
Toward 6rattleboro at Rapid Rate
Lived with Mr. and Mrs. Horace Gale.


Considerable excitement prevailed in the
village Wednesday afternoon over the alb
duction of the two Moore children from
the public schoohouse just at the noon
hour. As the school was being dis
missed and the pupils passed out of door,
a large automobile stopped near the door
and a well-dressed man alghted. going
up to the porch, where Maude Moore was
standing. He spoke to her, telling her
that he was Mr.. Moore and her father
and asked where her brother, Harry was.
She Immediately began crying, probably
from some feeling of apprehension and
the strangeness of the situation. She
recovered herself enough to turn and
point to 1l-year-old boy standing near
and said That is Harry" He told them
to get their hats and go with him for an
automobile ride.
While they were obeying him he en-
tered the schoolroom and introduced him
self to the teacher as Mr.. Moore and the
children's father, repeating what he had
told the children. Thinking nothing
strange in this, they were allowed to de-
part. on going outside he put his arm
around them assisting them into the car,
and placed one on either side Of him
While the driver was preparing to start,
| lady crossing the common, noticing
something unusual, went toward them
and when within speaking distance dis
covered who The children were and being
well acquainted addressed the girl asking
her where she was going, whereupon she
again burst into tears and answered, Il
dent know"
Before another word could be exchanged
the machine was off taking the road
south toward Brattleboro, whence it had
come shortly before. When passing
through Harmonyville 1t was going at a
rapid rate and observers thought 1t some
"a = vi
an arm around each child, their hats
having been drawn down SO closely over
their faces that recognition would have
been impossible.
Telephone messages were Immediately
sent to Horace Gale who has provided
them the only home they have known for
several years. He at once telephoned to
Brattleboro to intercept them, he leaving
on the afternoon train. Word was re-
ceived here that they had arrived in Brat
tleboro and were being held, but could
be detained but a short time and 1t
is supposed that they later left the state.
Miss Maude Moore was a bright, attrac-
tive and well developed girl of thirteen,
and with her younger brother had
through the kind heartedness Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Horace Gale found home with
them since early childhood. They were
well provided for and sent regularly to
the public school and have been treated
by the Gales as their own children. Dur
ing the past winter an aunt OF the chill
dren from Chicago came to see them,
thinking perhaps to take them away, but
on finding them in such a good home and
50 well cared for she refused to take any
steps in the matter, saying their father
had no home for them.
Mr.. Moore has not provided for the
support of the children for several years,
hardly since the death of their mother,
which occurred when they were very
small.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-06-28
WEST ToWNsHEND.
Miss Lestina A. sanderson.

Lestina a. Sanderson, a. passed away
about 4 O'Clock Tuesday afternoon after
a lingering Illness which confined her to
the bed nearly four months Miss San
dersOn was the daughter Of John Sander
son. She was born July 4. 1892 on the
farm which has always been her home.
The house in which she has lived her
father erected in lS43. She attended
school at Leland & Gray seminary. Miss
Sanderson was woman Of sterling char
acter, al good nelghbor and always help
full to others. 4 niece. three nephews and
one other lad found a home with her from
earliest childhood. One nephew, Eugene
Sanderson. still makes his home there.
Miss Sanderson was a Universalist By
profession. She was one Of six children.
a brother, Royal Sanderson Of East Town
shend, being the only survivor The
funeral services will be held today.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-06-28

John Wheeler is home from Greenfield.
j. NJ. Gleason Of Boston was here on
business the first of the week.
Mr.. Drew of Greenfield was in town
the first Of the week on business
Mr.. and Mrs. r. d. Potter of SPRING
field, Mass were in town recently.
Miss Lucia Gleason is spending her va
cation with her father, j. 4. Gleason.
Mrs. Althea Terrill of Brattleboro is the
guest of her sister, Mrs. Luther Eames.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Martin are SPEND
irg the week in Putney with their son,
Gary Martin.
Herbert Eddy, who spent the past week
with his mother, Mrs. Mary Eddy, has re-
turned to NewtOnville, Mass.
Mrs. Adams, who has been visiting at
a. J. Martins several days. has returned
TO her home in Dummerston.
Miss Averil a deaconess from Boston,
gave very interesting talk Tuesday
evening at the Methodist church about
her work
Peter Barber came Monday night with
six painters from Greenfield, and the work
OF painting the new town hall is pro-
crossing very rapidly.
Mrs. Mary Dorset, who was caring for
Mrs. Wales Willard was obliged to come
home and care for her mother, who is
suffering with rheumatism.
Frank y. Farnum of Brattleboro came
Wednesday night to assist Mr.. Under
wood until after the Fourth OF July, his
VIE VIII come Monday night.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-06-28
WARDsBoRo.
Fourth Of July Celebration and Dedication
Of New Town Hail.


Are you all ready for the Fourth?
The people of WardsbOru are in po-
sitiOn to offer you g good time if you VIII
come and be with them on independence
day.
We shall endeavor to make this ccle-
bratiOn the best ever, and firmly believe
this town will furnish the best celebra- b.
ton in Southern Vermont this year. The
parade will start at a. m, headed by
the Wardsboro COrnet band. There will
be grand pageant of decorated teams,
floats, barges etc, and the antiques and
hoTibles will be there to make fun for
all.
After the parade a fine program of field
and athletic sports will furnish entertain
ment, the contests to include running and
jumping, and suitable prizes will be
awarded. In the afternoon at 2 O'Clock
will come the dedication or the new town
hail. and this will be the feature of the
day for the people of WardsbUro and all
friends of the town. The speakers will
be Congressman Haskins and Attorney
General Fits. f. H. Miller will render
vocal selections.
The fireworks in the evening will be
better than ever before. The committee
In charge is planning fine display. AZ
ter the fireworks will come the dedication
ball, with Leitsinger's orchestra to fur
nish music.
Everyone IS cordially invited to be pres
ent the entire day to enjoy the occasion
with us, and we feel that one and all
who come will be amply repaid for the
effort
Landlord Underwood will furnish dining
service at the new hall-dinner at u m,
supper at p. m, and a midnight supper
for the dedication ball
base ball game has been arranged
between teams from Townshend and a
mixed team from Bondville and Wards
boro These are two strong teams.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-06-28
Samuel Rlshop is seriously III.

Samuel Bishop Is seriously i'll.
oscar Deane spent Sunday at Charles
Deane's.
Mrs. Clark Mundell and D. J. Harris
are in poor health.
Mrs. John Dompier OF Grafton visited
last week at George Dompers.
School will close Saturday, the 29th.
with picnic for the children.
Mr. Waite Of Wardsboro was a guest
over Sunday at c. II. CIRCUITS.
Mr. and Mrs Charles Dunbar attended
the Dunbar reunion in Manchester this
week.
Mrs. Dora Wood OF Springfield is visit
ing at William Van Nesss and Selim Jen-
nison's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Atwer Farwen left
Thursday for a summers stay in Provi-
dence. r. l.
Mrs. William Lawrence returned Fri
day from her months stay at her daugh-
ter's in Farley. Mass.
Mrs. John Russell and little daughter
of Peru and Charles Iakin Of Maine
spent Sunday with Mrs. $ o. Garfield.
Mr. and Mrs. Abner Bristol go 10 Cas-
Teton this week 10 attend commencement
exercises at the state normal SCHOOL
their daughter, Miss Ethel being one Of
the graduates there.
Little Earl Chaplin had a severe illness
Sunday. The lad had been chewing bits
Of tarred roofing paper which practice
1t seems had become a fad among some
Of his playmates. He swallowed several
pieces Of the paper and save for prompt
action would undoubtedly have been
poisoned from the effects.
The thunder shower last Sunday had
well-defined boundaries At Lawrence's
the rain poured down in torrents, while
at Fairbanks's, scarcely a mile distant
"as the crow flies" not a drop Of rain
fell; only little rain fell in the village
although the sharp crack Of thunder sig
nifed that the centre Of the storm was
very close.