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The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-04-24
A Good, Live Organization,

The Braiileboro board Of trade is an
example Of good, live organization
which does things, The town has popn'
la,ion of about 5000 people, being about
the size Of Montpelier, The board OF
trade has membership Of lJi and the
secretary is nf the opinion that the per
cent 0f the citizens belonging TO the hoafd
i larger than any other place ~ me
eountry. II Is certain that II holds the
hell In Vermont. during the year llW0
hool,lets describing the benefits of loca'
ton aud the beautiful scenery Of the
place have been sent out aud the oI.aniaa
iion has over $1,000 ia the treasury. The
town is preparing for more favorable Ia
cilitics for the induccmcnt oi new bust
ness ON the construction OF the immense
dam on the Connecticut.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-04-24

accomplish In congress that Mr. Plum
ley can reasonably expect to accom-
plishi
What reason is there ia the claim
that an able and efficient public ser
want should retire. when he Is better
qualified hy training, experience aud
ability to serve his constituents than
unyonc mentioned as his successor
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-04-24
Who's a-Quarreling.
(St. Adams Messenger

"In Brattleboro, VT, the Song of the
Shirt is merry ditty. Having assisted
all sewing girls in sight, trustees of the
dicial instruction in distribution. Why
not do something for INDECENT hostlers?'
Boston Record.
Brattleboro has been fortunate, indeed,
in the receipt of several such substan-
tial benevolences, but this Thompson APP
pears to be fertile source of friction.
The Messenger will suggest, in the most
disinterested manner, that the fund be
transferred to an endowment for the st.
Adams hospital. We could get along
with it here without quarreling.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-04-24
BOSTON & MAINE RAILROAD
In effect December 10, 1907
Trains Leave Brattleboro:

uo,,r.aI and Quebec. via c. v. and G. T. Rys..
iii. 07 a., m. .C230 y. IN. 'iois p. m
Montreal 4 Quebec. via Newport and c. =. n.y.
ouebec. via Sherbrooke and C. 7. Ry..-tll.@a. m.
Quebec. via Que. Cent Ry.-tii.07 a. m. itlo,ls
Greenfield. Northampton. Holyoke. Springfield
-.52sa m. ts.O7 a. m. t2i0p .. m. Az D. N
ss2gp. m. ts43 pm.
Bellows Falls. Claremont Junction, Wlndsor,
White River Junction t9o3 a. m. ss.Oi a. m.
fii.O7 am. '2.30 y. m. t5.4l pm. 'l0.ls m:
Wells River St Johnsbury. LyndonSille-fli'V'
a. m. 1880 D. m. tl0.is p. m.
Newport Sherbrooke-tild a. m. tlOlsp. m.
Boston-iA52sa m. tA907 a. m. tA2lOp m.
'B2.90 p. m. 'Ai.2G p. m.
A via Greenfield b via Bellows Falls. Mon
treal only fDay except Saturday
Detailed information and timetables may De Cd
tanned at ticket office.
ID. ]. FLANDERS. c. NJ. BURT,
Pass. Traf. Mgr Gen. Pass. ACT.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-04-24
The MeddIer
III the eoai fits yoa, put IL on. "

There is n sign near the top OF PROS
pect hill which says that "coasting IS
forbidden under penalty of the law.
Unless the officials who put up this
sign have in mind the prohibition OF
automobile or bicycle eoasting IL
would be just as well perhaps to take
the placard down and put it away I'M
Ill next winter. We don Z expect any
more snow until then.
The following reply to an advertise
ment for printer was received in tins
office a day or two ago:
~ can to come in yours printing
working. | speak VERY good Franeh
and Italian language, little German
and Latin and | understand American
speaking but / not well they speak. l
know all printing works and | have I'M
usual ability and experience. / am
right man and perfect gentleman.
Write as you please | thank you very
much obliged, Yours truly
A local physician appeared in
nearby court recently to testify in re-
gard to the condition of woman
whose sanity was under question. The
medical man stated that he had oh.
served the woman carefully and had
asked her number of questions, IN
curing among other things as to the
extent of her reading. The woman had
replied that she took two weekly pa.
pers-one of them The Reformer--and
read them thoroughly Presumably
on the strength of this incontrovertible
evidence the court decided that the
woman was perfectly sane
A man called at certain house in
the north part of the village a day or
two ago and inquired if Mrs. So and
So mentioning the name of the wo-
man of the house) was at home. The
maid who answered the door bell re-
Piled that Mrs. So and So was calling
ON one of the neighbors. This seemed
to disappoint the visitor who asked If
there WASH t some way by which he
could see her. To this the maid made
answer that if he was a peddler or
book agent she was sure Mrs. So and
So would not want to see hlm, where
upon the visitor said, "Just tell her
please, that Mr.. Elliot would like to
speak with her a moment. The maid
supposed of course that "Mr. Elliot y
was somebody Mrs. So and So knew
and so called her on the phone. Mrs.
so and So hurried home, wondering
who "Mr. Elliott could be, and found
when she got there that he was an
agent for certain cooking compound.
The Meddler will not attmept to 60
into details about the conversation
which followed the dehouement, nor
does he consider it necessary to add
that the man did not sell any of his
product. However, the story may be
of assistance to housewives who hap
pen to be at home when '.Mr. Elliot"
calls.
The Meddler.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-04-24

"Hetty Rowland Robinson Green,
financier, and Charles II. Robb, Jur'
ist, =" are the sole pillars on which rest
Bellows Falls IS claim to fame in Who S
Who in America for 1908, and neither
of these notables is "home" any of
the time. Brattlcboro has five in the
list-Kittredge lIaskins, Frederick
lIolbrook, Henry d. IIolton, James l..
Martin and James NJ. Tyler.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-04-24
Also Sees a Niger.
(Poultney Journal.)

The editorial, Proctor Not Candidate
from the Brattleboro Reformer, comes a
little nearer to hitting the nail on the
head than anything, we have yet seen,
1t is far from improbable that the doubt
of the Reformer as to the clearing of the
clouds by the decision of the governor
not to become candidate for senatorial
honors is well grounded. A word here
or there with the wouldbe politician who
is really nothing but handle for the
federal Office holder is sufficient to satisfy
the opinion that developments are not
unexpected and until the word is passed
around, such an one must not wink, much
less express himself.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-04-24
Wooden Mill in Receivers Hands.

The Vermont wooden mill at Ludlow,
one of the oldest and best known wooden
manufacturing establishments in the
country, has been placed in the hands of
receiver on the petition of creditors.
Judge Martin of Brattleboro, to whom
the petition was made, has appointed
Frank A. Walker of Ludlow in charge
of the affairs of the company. 1t is ex-
pected that the mill will continue opera
lions when market conditions warrant.
The plant has been closed for several
months, but it was hoped that work
might be resumed within a short time
of closing. When the unfavorable con-
ditions continued, however, creditors be-
the outcome of their petition.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-04-24

The Bradford Opinion admits that
Congressman Haskins has made good
in the house of representatives and has
record that reflects credit upon him
self and his district, but thinks now is
the proper time to let him retire in
favor of Mr.. Plumley. In other words,
The Opinion believes that when pub
lie servant gets to the point where he
is able to accomplish something it is
high time that his place was taken by
an inexperienced man. Sound logic
thati
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-04-24
Reason Holds Good.
Barre Times.l

Political deals and trades are the things
Mr.. Plumley has known the least about
in his successful career. 1t is true that
two years ago Col. Haskins was respon-
sible for a pretty general understanding
that if he could then be elected for an
other term in congress he would be salts
fed to retire from public life at its close.
Mortified News.
1t is also true that many of Mr.. Plum
ley's friends in Washington county gave
as reason for not supporting a Wash
ington county candidate for the congress
sional nomination that they expected sup
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-04-24
Prefer to Be Independent.



Are the Vermont democrats going to
enter state and national politics this year?
-Brattleboro Reformer.
Perhaps they are waiting for The Mont
pelier Argus and The Brattleboro Reform,
er to renounce the error of their ways and
come back to the fold and begin the fight
again A real, live, healthy, rambunc-
tious democratic newspaper IN Vermont
would make us all sit up and take notice
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-04-24
Silent Partners Ruled Out.
Rutland News.)

The attorney general evidently proposes
70 eliminate the underground connec-
tions" of liquor licenses. He holds that
a silent partner in the business-one in
terested in the business and not named in
the license-will be guilty under the law
of illegal selling and will be prosecuted
as such. There seems to be no valid OBJ
lection to this construction of the law,
but rather everything to commend it..
The business of legal liquor selling should
be open and above board.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-04-24
He Got What He Needed.

mine years ago it looked as if my time
had come" says Mr.,C. Farthing, of Mill
Creek, Ind. Ter 81 was so run down that
life hung on very slender thread. 1t was
then my druggist recommended Electric
Bitters. | bought bottle and ! got what
needed strength. l had one foot in the
grave but Electric Bitters put it back on
the turf again, and I've been well ever
since Sold under guarantee at f. H.
Holden & Co.'s drug store. SOC.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-04-24
WEEK in THE WORLD.
Great Events and Movements Which
Are Making History.

Secretary of War William II. Taft has
announced that he will resign from Presi-
dent Rooseyelt's cabinet if nominated for
president. Otherwise he will continue IN
office until the end OF the presidents
term. Should he retire it is believed that
his successor will be chosen from Assist
ant Secretary of State Robert Bacon, As
sistant Secretary of War Robert Shaw
Oliver, Assistant Secretary of the Treas
ury Beekman Winthrop, or Charles Il.
Magoon, provisional governor OF Cuba.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-04-24
Something Doing Hereabouts.
Mortified News.

With receipts above $4,000, Brattleboro
becomes a first class postotiice of which
there are only two Others in Vermont
Burlington and Rutland. Congratulations
to that town, particularly as a postal
growth in town is prima facie evidence
that things have been happening indus
trialy in that vicinity.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-04-24

port from Mr.. Haskins this year IN. re'
turn for their support al that time,
There may not have been any deal, bnt
IL they considered il for the besi inter
Ia congress then, why doesn't the same
reason hold good this Year,
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-04-24

The extent of currency legislation at the
present session OF congress will probably
consist of the appointment of commits
sion to consider this question and report
at the next session on new currency
system. The house committee on banking
and currency voted last Friday to table
comment in financial circles. The chief
argument against this proposed measure
is that it is simply an emergency. scheme
and that the need OF it is rapidly grow
ing less.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-04-24

The comparatively small amount of
interest taken in the eaucuses held
throughout the state Saturday shows
that there is no difference of opinion
as 10 what course should be pursued at
the state convention Tuesday. The
republicans of Vermont should select
an unhampered delegation equipped by
trimming aud temperament to do the
proper thing at the proper time, One
of this delegation, We feel confident,
will be Col j. Gray Estey of Brattle'
horn
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-04-24

When lawsuit involving $50 is
tried in county court at an expense to
the state of at least S2e0 and to the
li,igants of probably $75 apiece it
serves TO illustrate the need of a stat
ute forbidding jury trials for eases in.
volyiug less than settled amount
saw 300.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-04-24

In the contest for the Office Of vii
lase clerk aud treasurer Charles ~
Doydeg has one strong advantage in
that his election would mean n more
convenient location of the village rec
ords. The inaeeesibiliiy Of these rec
ords has been considerable annoy
ance In the pas, and the contest which
over the office last year was
SOLELY ON this account, Aside from
this advantage Mr., Boyden is well
qualified for the position and has the
support Of large number of business
men.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-04-24

And now comes the rumor that the
report of the Vermont jamestown com
mission will not be filed until after
the next legislature meets. We dislike
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-04-24
In Re Hogs.
Exchange.)

A Missouri editor in response to the
question. do hogs pay" says: "A great
many do not. They will take the paper
a great many years, and then some day
the paper will come back marked Re
fused "
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-04-24
In Unity There Is Strength.


lis pleasing to see unity; hence the
double.hitch OF the two Brattleboro pa
pers in support OF Kit" Hasbins for
congress is good to look upon.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-04-24

A resolution favoring Taft was tabled
by big majority at the New Hampshire
republican convention in Concord Tues
day when an uninstructed delegation
adopted endorses the, Roosevelt admins
to the national convention. The platform
dapted endorses the Roosevelt admins
tration, urges action for the preservation
of forests, favors changes in the tariff
schedules and declares against instruc-
tions or resolutions of preference for any
presidential candidate.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-04-24

DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills are
prompt and thorough and will in short
time strengthen weakened kidneys and allay
troubles arising from infan nation of the
bladder. Sold by All Druggists.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-04-24
MIR. yINroN FOR THE SENATE.

At tho request Of number OF ms
friends, William II. Ninion, chairman
Of Rrattleboro' 5 board Of seleeimen,
has decided TO bccom. a candidate Tor
state senator. The senaiorship IN this
district belongs to Brattleboro this
wear according to precedent aud there
Is no reason to suppose any attempt
to break this precedent will be made
With the choice Of its candidate left
TO this town there is little doubt whom
Brattleboro will favor Matters Of I'M
usual importance TO this town aud the
county will come up in the Legislature
this fall, and in order 10 put them
through there will be needed in the
senate man OF decision and stability
who is hampcred in no way by obliga'
tons to private interests. Mr. Vinton
Glls these requirements TO the letter.
and ia addition has served his town
and county so faithfully aud well that
the honor his friends wish to bes'ow
upon him is happily deserved.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-04-24


A Scranton. Pa, electric lighting
company which has evidently come to
the conclusion that the secret of sue
cess in building up this kind of bust
ness lies in fostering and maintaining
cordial relations with its customers,
recently put through novel scheme
for impressing the value of its product
ON the public. At given time on a
Saturday evening all the city lights,
signs. window Examinations, etc, were
turned off for one whole minute. Much
implicitly had, of course, been given
the idea and the result was surpris'
ing interest on the part of the city 5
people who turned out in thousands to
see the darkness fall. IL stands TO
reason that such widespread interest
in one minute of darkness could not
have been aroused unless the city had
been reasonably free from those un'
expected and unadvertised periods
when the lights go out accidentally
And furthermore, Scranton must ordi'
narily bask in brillianee else the con
trast would not have been so notice
able. If such stunt were to be
pulled off in a certain town not remote
from here those who had not been
previously informed about the com
pany's intention would say at the end
of the 60 seconds, "Well, the electric
people got repaired little quicker
than usual this time" And that's just
the difference. The lighting company
that gives good service and is eontin'
ually on the alert to meet the demands
of its patrons has at its command op'
portunities for publicity, and eonse'
quently new business, that are beyond
the reach of the concern whose service
is poor and whose policy is the penny
wise pound foolish kind.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-04-24

The Vermont Methodist conference,
which was in session in Barre last week,
passed the following resolution relating
to the control of the liquor traffic:
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-04-24

Is il true that Foster rushed in
where the governor feared to tread and
is now trying to back out as gracefully
as possiblel
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-04-24

A head line in the Boston Globe says
Miss Elkins Loves Joke. Let's see,
il S the Duke ID 'Abruzzi ism I iti
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-04-24

By margin of just one minute the big
Cunard liner Mauretania established a
new transatlantic record over the old
route Friday, her time being 4 days, %
hours, 80 minutes The fastest previous
trip-exactly five days-was made by. the
Mauretania's sister ship, the giant Lusi-
tania.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-04-24

r. p. Morrissey of New York won the
Boston Marathon race Monday, cover
ing the IS miles in 2 hours, 25 minutes,
43 Is seconds. This time is second only
to the record made last year by Tom
Longboat, the Indian runner.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-09-12
Some Beautiful Flowers

In the garden Of Captain i. r.
Parker al 34i Seventh street is a
cluster Of beautiful Golden Band
lilies that are attracting much atten
ton. While Mrs Parker is rather a
tall woman, her lilies are fully three
feet taller than she is, as they stand
about eight and a half feet There
are six stalks, with from Y TO ~
lilies on each stalk, Mr. Dow, in
charge of the clatsop exhibit at the
state fair at Salem, fel, positive these
lilies would attract much attention
there and would win a prize, but as
they have been in bloom already
about two weeks il was not thought
possible 10 take them 10 the state
fair. Mr., Wood6eld took snap
shot Of the beautiful lilies yesterday.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-09-12
Refused Tie Complaint

Request was made yesterday Upon
Justice Of the Peace Goodman that
he issue warrant for the arrest 81 q
6sherman who was accused Of vio-
lation Of the new initiative and ref
crendum law that went into opera
ton al the close of September 10. The
justice refused the application for the
warrant The offcnsc was committed
on September 10, and Mr.. Goodman
refused 70 sign the complaint on the
grounds that the law provides Its pro-
visions shall not go into effect until
from and after the iotlt~day Of Sep
tember." Justice Goodman held that
the 10th day Of September continued
until the last second Of the last min
ute Of that day. and that therefor
there could be no violation Of the law
until the commencement Of the 18th
day Of September; that Is, not until
some time after midnight OF the 10th
day Mr.. Goodmans position seems
perfectly clear and sound, yet the
water bailiffs had apparently been in
strncted by the state fish warden to
make arrests on the 10th day itself.
Apparently warrant could properly
have been sought and secured for
this offense under the provisions Of
the old law. which provided for "a
closed season at the time the alleged
offense was committed, but the war
rant was sought under the new law
and was therefor refused.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-09-12

Deputy Collector A. r. Collier, of
the Puget Sound customs district
with headquarters at Tacoma, was in
the city yesterday, on an errand
which Is a bit unique and impinges
upon the now famous rivalry being
fought out between his city and Se-
attic, in a fashion at once amusing
and wholly illustrative.
For long time past ships and
steamers, foreign and coast bound,
loading lumber out from Knappton.
on the Washington shore, opposite
this city. have been cleared by the
customs authorities at this port, all
fees accruing, Of course, to this Office
and district
Now Knappton is in Washington.
and, according to Mr.. Collier, in the
Puget Sound customs district; and in
order to enhance the customs clear
ances Of Tacoma. as against those Of
Seattle, his superiors propose to COM
pei all vessels loading out OF Knapp
ton to do that phase Of business
through the Tacoma Office. There
are not more than rs cargoes per an
mum sent out from that busy little
place, but Mr.. Collier intends to make
the last one Of ther contribute to the
commercial showing Of the CITY Of
Destiny; and to this end he is here
to overhaul the British steamship
Boveric, which, in Difference to Mr..
Golfers claim, was cleared from this
port for Knappton, whence she win
carry huge lumber. cargo to the
Antipodes, and being the first ship to
clear from Tacoma under the new
rule.
Mr.. Collier declares it IS Tacoma's
right. and that she is going after it,
and the rule will be invoked at all
other Washington points on the Co
lumbia river, within the range Of the
Puget Sound customs district. He is
very pleasant gentleman, and de-
voted Tacoman, with friendly word
for Seattle, but not much Of anything
else if he can help it.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-09-12
THEY ARE GOING FAST

Every day shrewd and careful buy
ers are taking advantage Of the ex-
traordinary bargains at the great Ad-
yertising Sale OF Pianos and Organs
at 424 Commercial-street Some fine
money saving snaps YET left II will
be a long time before highest grade
pianos will be offered at such redicu-
lously low prices again Call today,
Eilers Piano House, 424 Commercial
street, Astoria.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-09-12
Two Men Arrested

AT the instance Of S. NJ. Gallagher,
Of the Imperial restaurant, +. Il.
Thornton and J. II. Rockefeller were
arrested yesterday under the provis.
ions Of the innkeeper act which per-
ni,s a hotel or restaurant keeper TO
cause the arrest Of those who secure
board or lodging without paying
therefor. The men owed only 80
cents. They denied any intent to de
fraud, but said they didn't like the
way the demand had been made upon
them for payment. Justice Goodman
suggested to the men that they pay
the 80 cents, which was done and the
ease was dismissed.