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The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-03
Something More About the Holden Bill.

Editor of Reformer:
4 statement in your issue of last week
in connection with the water board re-
port and relative to the bills presented by
/. f. Holden, in view of the facts, ought
to be corrected.
Your issue states that SIS was
paid to Mr. Holden for services in max
ing three trips to Halliday brook. At a
meeting of the water board, owing to GER
tain conditions then existing, it was
deemed advisable to make an examina-
ton of the watershed of Halliday brook,
and to obtain certain options for use in
the event of necessity for the protection
of the interests of the village. 1t was
voted that Mr.. Holden should be the
member of the board to make the exam
nation and secure the options. He stat
ed to the board that owing to his bust
ness he could not then devote to it the
time required. 1t was then agreed that
he should receive reasonable pay for his
services. He devoted three full days to
the work. and the charges made by him
for his time and expenses, including a
team. which certainly cannot be said to
be unreasonable.
As to the bill for $50 (which you say
the board turned down., | am informed
that it simply covers an amount actually
paid out by Mr.. Holden. and is in no
way a charge for time and services. |
do not understand that the bill has in
fact been turned down by the water
board
May ., 1907 E. W. Gibson.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-03
LIBERTY CORNERS A HIT.
Successful Presentation by Grange ORA
matte Club last Evening.

After many delays the Grange Dramatic
club succeeded last evening in presenting
Liberty Corners, a four act comedy
drama and a second presentation will be
given in Grange hall this evening. The
plav was well done. The club has been
rehearsing the play for many weeks and
it went off without a hitch. The plot
wanders through vista of comedy and
pathos intermingled with love and crime
in an interesting manner but all comes
out well in the end and everybody IS
happy.
cast was well qualified for the part as
were Frank Wallen and W. A. Corey,
the latter as the heavy william and the
former as the hero. II. T. Miller was
good as the heavy comedian and b.. M;
Goodenough carried his part well. Floyd
johnson was good as the minister, Key.
Charles Pratt. Miss Pauline Miller made
capable heroine and Miss Gertrude
Barker was also good Miss Sylvia Cros-
bv. the diminutive member of the com
panv. was one of the hits of the evening.
The cast of the play is as follows: 81
mon Sprague, A. E. Miller; John Lorley,
W. A. Corey: Richard Garland, Frank
Wallen: Bill Emery, H. W. Whitney;
Judge Bazes, Henry Whitney; Lew
Somers. Oscar Whitney; Zeb Turner, G.
P. Miller; Luke Dodge, II. T. Miller;
Dave Linden, F. d. Weld; Rufe Stebbins,
Charles johnson: Jed Newlirk, f. NJ.
Goodenough; Rev. Charles Pratt, Floyd
johnson: Betsey Blair, Miss Pauline
Miller; Janet Sprague, Miss Gertrude
Barker; Cornelia Beverly, Miss Lola B.
johnson: Mrs. Burlev, Mrs. E. d. Will
son; Grace Burley, Miss Sylvia Crosby.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-03
GEDDIS SECOND
Edith Mather, O. w. Follett
and Miss Russell Lead.

In the voting IN the RptOrmerS James
town Fyposifion contest This week " II.
Geddis has gone from third TO second
place in the first division, Miss Edith
Mather of West Brattleboro is still in the
lead, although by scant plurality of II
votes. There has been little change in
the relative standing of contestants. In
the second division Mr.. Folett of Towns
bend has gained 300 votes. Miss Coombs
of Guilford 200 and Miss Newton of Gull
ford 80.
Standing of Contestants.
Division One
r,.,, \, w, n,n, ,o,o
Edlth NJ. Mather' W est brattIeporo' i iSdS
". ii. Geddls, Brattie29ro ...;'...'' iS99
- rlnne bI3dgeIt' west blattleoofo' ltd ~
" T. Ii; Lynch, brattleooro' ''''.''' 49,
hd DWARF ilerce' bTattIeD9ro; ;;.,'.,''t -
inns division lhciuoes bfatueporoJ
Division Two.
q. w FoIlott Townshend .......... SIT
Mabel F Coombs GniIford ,.,.,,.,, 40
Mia 7 Newton GniIford ,,,,,'' ia
Mrs. N = Brown, East Dnmmerston
This division includes Vermont outside
of Brattleboro1
n;,;.;,, ,r1,uoo
DIVISION AhIee'
Carrie r; Russell, Northfield Mass. 9SS
Miss l.. NJ. Ihayer, Mortified, Mass. 2lS
Pearl 4; Higgins, Hinsdale;; n. Ill.,, l96
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-03
A REMARKABLE RECORD.
What the Holstein- Friesian Association
Has Done Since 1894.

The lIolstein.Friesian Register, pub
lishcd in BmttlchorO 10y Frederick H.
lloughton. contains in its issue for May
comprehensive and well Illustrated ar
ticla descriptive of the offices Of Mr..
IIoughton. who is the secretary of the
HOlstein-Fresian association Of America.
There are seven fullpage half-tone pic
lures from photographs OF the rooms on
the third floor of the Ullery building and
the storage room for books in the third
floor OF the new American building an
mex. Many of the facts given in the ac'
complaining description are of consider
able interest locally as we'll as to breed
crs Of cattle throughout the country.
The Importance of this business TO Brat
tlehoro is shown by the postoiiice re-
ccipts from Mr.. Houghton's office, which
were S253Ll4 for the past ten months
over eight per cent of the entire receipts
OF the office I'm the card index cabinets
in the Checking room there are about
100000 cards with records of the breed.
Here are also the original applications
for registry and transfer of animals. Five
clerks are constantly engaged on certiii-
cate work in this room. Another room,
l2Xl6 feet. is the office of HOughton
Seavems, chief clerk. 4 third room, and
a large one, is used by the bookkeeping
and correspondence departments; a fourth
room. only 7x5 feet in size, contains the
transfer letter files with over 5000 let
tcrs The fifth room. another large room,
is the office of Mr.. Houghton and is de-
voted entirely to his Use and to the work
of the literary committee of the assoCia-
tion. The storage room in the American
building is lSX45 feet, and contains Is
tons Of herd books Of various editions
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The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-03
Non Promotion Bugaboo.

But the candid observer of Yer
mont S political history will not DENY
that the fulfllment of Mr. Prouty i
ambition next year will mean as sure.
ly as clouds mean rain that hereafter
every lieutenant governor will bob up
as a candidate for governor This is
why the non-promotion rule exists -
| Brattlcboro Rcformer.
Every governor will bob
up as a candidate for governor, Ell 2
Well this is not a very good reason why
the non-promotion rule should exist, if
any such rule does exist, for of all the
fool rules that could be conceived this
| takes the bun. Whose rule is it, any
way3 And what is it for2 So Yer
| mont lieutenant governor should not be
eligible to advancement. Poor cuss!
What is there about that particular Of
fee that is so fatal to reputation or
abilities that it is a bar sinister against
further political preferment for the in
cumbent? Does it make him unclean or
is it the settled policy of the state to
choose only political lepers to that Of
fee? If either is the case we had bet.
ter revise the law so our lieutenant.
governor will not succeed to the office
of governor in case of the death or i'm.
parchment of the latter otherwise Di-
vine Providence is liable to take a
hand in Vermont politics at any time
and knock the promotion rule so
fiat that even 2 Brattleboro politician
couldn t dig it out. All the talk about
this "rule' is nothing but bosh, any
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-03
RECORD-B BREAKING FLOOD.
Upper Connecticut Went on Rampage
Wednesday.

A record breaking flood occurred We'd
nesday in the upper valley of the Con
necticut river, which caused considerable
damage to the river towns and much in
convenience and delay in railroad traffic
on the Boston & Maine and Maine Cen
trail railroads. The crest of the food
passed Lancaster, n. H., about o'clock
Wednesday, the river at that time having
remained about stationary for two hours,
while reports from towns above Lancas-
ter showed the water to be gradually fall
ing.
The cause of the flood was undoubtedly
the sudden release of great quantities of
snow in the northern parts of New
Hampshire and Vermont, occasioned by
the unusually warm weather the last
three days. 1t is also believed that the
clearing of the timber in the country
north of Lancaster also contributed to
the flood, as there were no forests to
hold back the water, The weather was
colder Wednesday night and it is be-
lieved that the rest of the snow in the
mountains, which still remains to the
depth of a couple of feet, will come down
more gradually.
The river began to rise Monday night
and from 6 o'clock Tuesday night until 3
clock Wednesday morning it went up at
II IdlG VI I'VE llltlltS an lOuIs IlOul
o'clock Wednesday morning until
o'clock in the afternoon it averaged about
one inch an hour, but after that it re-
manned stationary.
The heaviest sufferer from the food
was the Coos Manufacturing company,
which had 100000 feet of logs hauled out
on the river bank. The flood carried
away nearly 100000 feet of logs from the
new sawmill of the company at North
1t also carried away a Golfer
dam at the mill and did other minor dam
age. 1t is expected that the logs will not
prove a total loss, as they will probably
be gathered in by the Connecticut River
Lumber company, which has just started
its yearly drive for its mills down the
river. The Connecticut company and the
Coos company will probably reach the
agreement on the value of the logs that
are recovered by the former.
Trains on both the Maine Central and
the Boston & Maine roads in northern
New Hampshire and Vermont were great
ly delayed and in many cases were stop
ped completely. In several instances
trains were sent back, while those bound
through to points in Quebec were sent
over other lines. On the Boston & Maine
trains bound for Lancaster by way of
Whtefeld were sent around on the
Maine Central tracks. On the Maine
Central road, up the river, the passen-
gers were transferred in numerous in
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-03
CONTINUED TO MAY %.
Result of Hearing in st. Adams Street
Railway Case.

\ hearing which lasted all day was
| held before United States District Judge
! j. l.. Martin Wednesday on the petition
/ of the mortgage bondholders OF the st.
| Adams Street Railway company, bank
rupt, asking to have the first mortgage
declared a hrst lien on the franchise and
! property OF the street railway company.
! Fuller {. Smith, OF 1t. Adams, appeared
| for majority OF the bondholders. Henry
| p. Harris, of Worcester Mass, repre-
sented the Jerome Marble estate, Mr..
| Marble was the largest individual credl-
tor Frank b. Smith, OF Worcester, one
/ OF the receivers, was present, and the 9th
er receiver, Walter II. NOrce, of South
| bridge, Mass, was represented by Frank
Foote, of st. Adams, manager OF the
company Fred IL. Mills, one OF the
bondholders, was present for himself. j.
4. Cushman and j. IL. Maeomber OF
Burlington, were counsel for the Citizens
Coal company of Burlington, &. p. Hogan
of st. Adams appeared for the Electric
Storage Battery company OF Philadelphia,
John ii. Alimms OF st. Adams appeared
for the Standard Signal company OF
Rochester, n. y, and for himself and
Others as stockholders, and c. d. Watson
and Elmer johnson OF st. Adams and L.
A. Ashland of Burlington represented
other creditors.
The fight was on the question of
priority OF liens. Under section 1903, Yer
mont Statutes, the creditors contended
that their claims were a first lien. This
section provides that mortgages of rail-
road franchises, furniture, cars, engines,
and rolling stock shall not prevent the
property from being attached by person
having claim against the corporation
owning such property, for services rem
dered. materials furnished, etc, and that
such property, when so attached, may be
taken and disposed of as though it had
not been mortgaged. As an authority
they cite the case of Poland VS.. Lamoille
Valley Railroad company, reporter in %
Vermont Reports
The bondholders claim that section 1903,
Vermont Statutes, is superseded by the
chattel mortgage law, and that their mort
gage is a prior lien. The mortgage is for
S20oO0O. and the creditors claim that If
this is paid first nothing will be left for
them.
In his petition Fuller G, Smith did not
include the record of the mortgage, for
which reason he asked leave to amend the
petition. Judge Martin granted the re-
quest giving him 10 days and giving the |
creditors until May p to file their an
swer. The case was continued for further |
hearing May %, the first day of May |
term Of the United States court at Wind |
sor.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-03
RYDER HIS
OWN WITNESS
CONTINUED FROM FIRST PACED

the house in froeiorsvillo where Miss
Martin was employed, testified about
certain letters which the latter had re,
ceived from Bellows Falls aud said that
one of them was signed "Doe. The
state : attorney attempted TO have the
witness tell what the letters contained
| but this was Oyerrulcd. Arthur NJ.
Graves of Proctorsville, a member of
the household In which Miss Martin
was employed, testified that he had
given the girl SEQ to 90 to Bellows
Falls aud see IL DIR. Ryder would get
her "out of her predieament. Other
witnesses who testified before the adj
iournment Saturday afternoon were
Cleo Martin, brother, and Mr., and
Mrs, Edward Martin, parents of the
dead girl, j. +. Kecfe and A. II. Sabin,
undertakers, former State y Attorney
H. ID. Ryder, Sheriff A. IL. Thompson
and Health Officer l.. S. Allhee.
Nothing was done on the ease Mon
day or Tuesday for the reason that DIR.
b. II. Stone of the state laboratory,
an important witness for the state, was
called TO Bennington TO make an au-
] y
child who was murdered there Sunday,
The time from Wednesday morning
until yesterday noon was taken up
with the examination and cross-exami
nation of Dr. Stone and Professor
White of the state laboratory DIR. G. $.
Pratt Of Brattleboro and Dr. +. $. ALI
bee of Bellows Falls. At noon yester.
day the state rested, and the respond
emit took the stand in his own behalf,
The claim of the state is that Miss
Martin S death was due to shock caus
ed by injuries received just previous to
her death, but DR.. Ryder testified that
the injuries were self.inhcted and the
girl died while h, was making an ex.
animation. He produced in court let
tiers purporting to be from Miss Mar
tin and corroborative of this fact, and
several witnesses testified in regard |
to the hand writing.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-03
HUNG HIMSELF IN KITCHEN.
South Londonderry Man Committed
Suicide Saturday.

Henry A. Davis, p, a longtime resi-
dent OF South Londonderry, was found
dead in his kitchen Saturday morning,
having committed suicide by hanging. One
of his sons, on arising about daylight that
morning found a light burning in the
kitchen. He blew this out and on turn.
ing around discovered his father suspend
ed by the neck from an iron brace over
head by means of two roller towels. The
body was Immediately released, but life
was extinct.
Appearances showed that Mr.. Davis
had stood upon a pail to fasten the towel
about his neck, then had kicked the pail
away. When found, his toes were touch
ing the floor. No motive nor reason ex-
cept temporary insanity can be assigned
for the deed,
The funeral was held at the house on
Monday, Rev. J. H. Bennett and the
Methodist choir being in attendance. The
remains were taken to the cemetery at
the North village for burial. The de.
ceased is survived by six sons.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-03

stances between Lancaster and Beecher
Falls, where there has been very little
communication with the north in the last
few days.
At Guldhall village and at Northum-
berland, the water entered the streets Of
the towns, flooding the cellars, but not
causing any great damage Other small.
er villages along the river also suffered
from water in the streets, but so far as is
known no houses have been carried
away.
The streams emptying into the Connect
lieut. below Lancaster are not particularly
high. While the upper Ammonoosuc is
five or six feet above the average, on ac-
count of the great depth OF snow on the
Presidential range to the north, the lower
Ammonoosuc has about the average height
OF water for this time of year.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-03
OUR TREES.
Interesting Paper Before Woman
Club by DR.. S. E. Lawton.

A most interesting and instructive pa
per on Our Trees was read by DIR. Smaller
L. Lawton at the regular meeting of the
Woman's club Wednesday afternoon in
the Brooks House. Perhaps the keynote
of the paper was the imperative duty of
the present generation to provide for the
future generations in the planting Of
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-07-04
A Big Circus.

The great Campbell Bros. conso1-
idated shows which will exhibit in
Mountain Home on Thursday, July
IL, has been enlarged on such a
scale of liberality as to make it
next to impossible to depict its real
magnitude. Besides enormous ad-
ditions to the circus proper, the
parade has been increased and is
now one of the finest ever seen
with this meritorious organization.
In the arenic display are brought
together an assembly of the most
famous acrobats, gymnasts. areial
perfoi mers, dancers, funmakers and
sensational specialists in the world.
Most of these artists make their
first appearance in this country
with the great Campbell Brothers
consolidated shows. Foremost
among these celebrities are 1.-The
Flying lie Vans, - the ''Mizuno
troupe of laps, Bishop Bros.
double somersault 1eapers; Nellie
Ryland, champion bareback rider
of the world; Cossack Rough Rid
ers, in daring feats Of horseman-
ship; the great hippodrome races
and other highly sensational acts too
numerous to mention.
Among the trained animal fea-
lures are herd OF performing ele-
plants, educated horses and ponies,
high jumping dogs and clown
mules. The menagerie annex con-
tains the most complete, exclusive
and valuable collection of wild ami
mails from all parts of the world.
The street parade viii leave the
show grounds at &c O'Clock. Per-
tormances at 2 and p. IN.
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Biq Insurance co.

We represent Protective Under
writer's Insurance Co. Our COM
pany paid its millions promptly on
San Francisco fire. 1t also paid
millions to Baltimore and other
great losses. During period of
one hundred years it has met obli-
gators promptly and stands as one
of the great insurance companies of
the World Investigate the respon-
sibility of the company in which
you insure your property. Call on
us and we Will be pleased to talk
the matter over with you. Can lend
you money and insure your proper
". MARK & WATKINS.
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Brother Manufacturing Company.

The new leveling device described
through the columns of the Maver-
lex as invented by A. A. Brothen
will be manufactured here at home
and this right has been purchased
by a company recently organized for
that purpose. The company has the
exclusive right Of manufacturing
for the entire United States and
have the distributing territory for
the sale of the machine west of
the Mississippi and Missouri rivers
excepting the five states of Utah,
Nevada, Colorado, Montana and
Wyoming.
The company is organized with a
capital of $40, 600 and consists of
the following directors: R. w.
Smith, A. A. Brother, Ray Wise
carver, j. L. Kerr, o. E. Cannon,
o. E. Norell adnd I. 3. Warner.
Articles of incorporation are be-
ing filed and will be recorded at
once. Machinery for the manu-
facture Of the machines will be
installed and the instrument placed
upon the market at an early date.
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STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Boston Idaho Gold
Dredging Co., Ltd, will be held at
the office of L. B. Green. Noun
tain Home, Idaho at twelve O'Clock,
noon, July s,.1907, for the purpose
eff selecting directors for the en-
suing year, and DONG any other
business that may come before the
meeting.
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Attention knights of Pythias.

All members of No. IS K. of p.
are hereby notified to attend at the
lodge room at 8 p. m. sharp Mon
day, July 1st. Officers to be in
stated and work in First Rank.
All sojOurning members of the
order cordially invited to attend.
CHAS. ABBOTT, X. of r. ard S.
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MIR. Ed. Oppliger of Minneapolis
is the guest Of his brother and Sis
ter in Mountain Home. He is look
ing over the country with view
10 locating.
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Stock and fixtures in store doing
a business OF S13, 600 year. For
particulars address P. 0. box 70.
Mountain Home, Idaho.
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For Sale.

Thoroughbred Scotch collie pups
from imported stock. Natural heel
drivers. Call or write w. c. Bow
ers, Mountainhome, Idaho. 4tf