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The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-09-18

.Nrt quite ihoTonehly before he d..
p'nra ip he a candidate.
me basis az the claim for Mr.. ca..
neN y tina, the town ~ Hernariston
has not had a member Of the scnn,S
hnari within the memory Of man mr.,
y u believed was never fenresen,s,,
mere, "a this ih. town Is exeeptionai
MI .orbeil has held town oiiise M,
,he past years almost wiIhout n
nisaA, serving nearly all that linn. a.
seHttmnn, assessor aud oyefse.r IN Tie
1871. "sN"'es" 81
MI 'oEbeii served for three wears in
Tue union army, enlisting when H.
wears old from Huilf0rd, his native
Town, ~ the Ninth Vermont regimen,
and seeing much active service lie
lllsd IN Braiileboro. where he was n
cabinet maker, for several wears nnJ
came from there 10 bernardston, where
he has had n large farm, Ills BernnrI.
Sion friends urge that he mas shawn
every Illness Tor the office and that The
Town deserves well ~ the eonntv when
II has had no representation on the
county board and has a candidate so.
Wei prepared for the place.-tir Greenfield
kceofder w
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-09-18
OBITUARY.
Grace A. canedy.

Grace Almim Cane,y, 10, died lat,
tuesday evening AZ Memorial hosnita !
where she hal been caned Tor since III,
was horribly burned by gasolsne 10 day,
previous while cleaning gloves al h.,
home. liz Clark street. II was feared
irom the first that the accident would
prove fatal although she rallied well from
the shock and seemed quite comfortable
Tor q lew days. She was taken worse
last Friday and did not regain sufficient
strength 20 overcome the shock and
failed gradually until her death.
Miss tanedy was born March :. lsSg
~ Bratlleboro and was daughter OF
Harvey l.. and Sarah !. larrabeel Can.
edy Her mother died Dec. Is, 1906. and
since then she had kept house for her
father. She had always lived in town
and attended the public schools and was
favorite among her schoolmates. She
was q member OF Battleboro high school
class O5 hut was Obliged to leave school
on account Of the failing health OF her
mother and did not graduate. She was
a regular attendant of the Univcrsalist
church and taught a class OF II Young
boys in the Sunday school Miss Can.
edy Possessed generous and lovable dis.
position and was one always ready TO
fulfill any duty assigned her and will
be greatly missed in the home and cir.
cles where she had been active. She was
q member of the New England Order of
Protection and OF the Brattleborn Girls
club.
The funeral was held this morning at
. o'clock al the Cniversalist church. Rev
ID. +. Trout OBLIGATED and Miss lnez Mat.
thews sang The New England Order of
Protection attended the funeral in a
body and Edward Lowell. Leon Mixer,
Arthur Ellis and Percy Goodwin. mem.
beers OF the order, were bearers. Mrs.
Grace Davis, chaplain of the order, of.
fered PRAYER The body was taken to
West Halifax for burial beside her
mother.
Besides her father she leaves three Sis
tcrs. Miss Gertrude Canedy Of keene.
y. H.. Ethel, wife of Tracey Knott of
Westfeld. Mass. and Miss Edith Can,
,dy who lives at home. and two brothers,
Leon of Providence, r. l., and Robert
who lives at home, and grandmother
Mrs. Susan c. Larrabee of West Halifax.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-09-18
PERSONALS.

Mrs r.. w. Bruce is visiting her son
DR.. G. A. Tewksbury' IN Ll''ie'on
| N. Fl.
Miss Martha Alger spent Tuesday a i1
"Wednesday in the city OF Sprlngheid
Mass, this week.
Mrs. F. A. Leisure of Stamford vlsi.eC
her aunt. Mrs. Nellie 0. Graves th'
first of the week.
ALVIN J. Crosby and Harry A. Blng
ham of Springfield, VT. were Visi'o'S
in town Wednesday,
Mr. and Mrs. James f.. HOOKER anu
Mrs G.. w. Hooker have been IN Ne"
York city this week.
Miss Velma Foster spent a few Day
d,rin~ the week at Willis Z. roster 8
in south Walpole, N. II.
Arthur Hyde of Glen Cove, =. -
came Saturday to, spend vacation u
two weeks at his home here.
Mr. and Mrs. James Moran . or f home
hnrg Mass. are visiting at the NOME
If Mr.. and Mrs. John VIEWER.
Miss Edith Douglas left last wegh
e. Saxtons River, where she - teaoh-
mo school in the valley district
Tobn +. Henry and Frances. rroVost
- pni,ors Falls have been visiting al
OF b ban,a Of q A. Littlefeld of Prospect
Hill. r.o of
NJ and Mrs. Clarence Worden OF
NJ, vork city came Saturday to spe.u
a'ew oeation at their former nome III
Brattleboro. 80 +be
Mrs Alice Leonard Eastman OF 'ie
,.a mlo General hospital ~
poston Is spending her vacatioh WIN
town
Nice Elizabeth Glidden and MISS Ma
.:,1o 2rlIerv left Tuesday for Concolu.
y II where they will resume thei'
stnd;es in st. Mary's school.
wv A Sbumwav has been attendins
v" cco1odonia county fair in st. JOINS,
! lne th;s week in the interests Oh INC
Valley Fair association
Mrs Correa and daughter, VINO ha for
MIS-. ZINC at the Brooks House lcl
peeh ss4 month. left Monday for theh
home in New York olt".
u p Wow. L. C. White and u, H9 3nes
n Walker went to Bennington W. If
dav to attend the annual . coistn,,o
tha Vermont Y Electrical assocla'ioi
Mr. and Mrs. c. Frederick. C. Ch,la sbo Of
~, MI AM ,uera in Brattleboro for snorr
!: +mrday afternoon, on their w tha
lil,no from vacation spent III INV
east. rno
Mrs. L. H. Ballou and M ar;so h.lI lien n.
Allen and daughter. M. Miss Denver sllye Col,
where they have been spenu
summer. os+
An out-of,town wedding ,o of IN 1ffe Miss
y Hunt and Ray Green o a. D Of the
So people have been eemb fTeq Of Green
field people ATTENDED edm th the VISUAL usual we'd
ling ceremony onsy, must as it ha was suns sung BY
wedding maron women friends of the
,,tden l-f;yeenfield Recorder.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-09-18
Field Allen Wedding.

! petty wedding took place Wed
su1 " Afternoon at the home of Mr.
NM MS. Frank c. Field. 173 Western
s ,, when their older son, Robert
|G.Son Field and Miss Ruth Esther
N W daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Wins
MI, :, Allen of Dover, were united in
ma5 The ceremony was per
T N.Y.. at BIS o clock by Rev. Allison
n, gus pastor of the West Brattle'
n, IN ,,d baptist church. The couple was
N ,t ga and the brides gown was
N ace Only members of the i'm
NM nee families witnessed the cere-
Eisa me parlors were prettily dec
H. y. with asters and the occasion
M SIillsetly informal. Mr.. and Mrs.
n p, ielt on the 1923 train for a visit
h, SNl T,' Waltham and Amesbury,
n .lney will be at home after Nov.
h V laurel avenue, Bellows Falls. Mr.;
Env WIS, Field were the recipients of
m M, uselul and valuable gifts, in
Et1 ny G1t,glass, china. silverware and
NFD both young people are well
Et si. u town and are popular in
|ys5 Hlcle; Mrs. Field has been en-
II 4 M IN me millinery parlors of Don.
y, wa Jaws and Mrs, G.. H. Smith and
hi iiiio "aS a saleswoman in the store of
/ B1 s Co. Mr.. Field is fireman on
~. Maine railroad with head
'''is at Bellows Falls.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-09-18
Oh. J. G. Estey and the v. N. G.

The Burlington News well says:
HAS The Vergennes Vermonter
k.sthing up its sleeve for our Ma.
s,s Guard3 1t says: Company q
tthe Vermont National Guard, located
Bradford, has been disbanded upon
b recommendation of the regimental
snnander because that company has
aIen below the standard of efficiency.
iil some of the brethren who are
Rsed in military matters tell us
Ttel, in the history of the organiza-
boz, the Bradford company was up TO
tl,lard! And, by the way, what is
be matter with the Vermont militia
iel several companies have been dis,
Alded for this same reason. And VIII
rey also tell us why such very small
~ cent. of the militiamen were ac-
eyted by the government when the
sslsh war broke out?' 1t seems to
: that since the reorganization fol low
= The Spanish war the regiment is IN
utter shape than at any time in Its
Geer
The News is right If the Vermont
,lta regiment had been in its pres
condition Of equipment and ETH
tlT at the time it was mustered INTO
Y United States service in the war
IA Spain, great part of the melan-
.sy story of its experiences in that
pan would never have been.
The following from The Montpelier
glal may help to suggest the man
ttaps more responsible than any
eaii one citizen for the present graft
Frlg condition of the Vermont Ma
ahal Guard:
a letter received from an officer or
n United States army speaks in the
blowing terms of the officers and men
the First Vermont regiment at the
se encampment: While at Pine
lsnl,, We had the good fortune to have
Il Vermont regiment for our neigh.
during their ten days tour or
srce. | tell YOU | was proud to be
A the same state as they were.
regiment. as a whole, made less
N and did more work than any
N National Guard organization in
t.ap and its colonel. j. Gray Estey,
u one of the best, if not the best,
fH%hental commanders in camp.
Men that served with Colonel Estey
ne War with Spain could expect
lng else from him. He has In
past ten years devoted a great deal
alselfish service to his state in time
peace, service performed only at
e or less sacrifice Of time and
INV and service that perhaps may
De fully appreciated by the aver
Haan until the Vermont soldier boys
10 war again. Colonel Estey de-
S me thanks of all thoughtful citl-
IT, VINO can appreciate what ne is do
10y the public service in his modest |
|'-N' Adams Messenger.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-09-18
Pearl E. wilson.

Mrs. Pearl Ethel Wilson, wife. Of
George c. Wilson, chief clerk in the local
office of the Connecticut Co, passed
away at her late home, 52O Connecticut
avenue early Monday morning. Mrs.
Wilson, who was but 2s years OF age, Is
survived by her husband and a son, Rob,
ert. aged Is months, her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Stillman Pike, and one sister, Mrs,
Frank II. Knickerbocker.
Mrs. Wilson was born in Nottingham
and has since her early childhood been
associated with the First Baptist CHURCH
Of Bridgeport, where her beautiful Chris
tian character was for some years re-
aected in her teaching at the primary
Department of the Bible school and the
Chinese Sunday school of the First Bap-
fist church. Up to two years ago she
was prominent worker in the Young
people's society of Christian Endeavor
and in various other organizations. ne
funeral services were held from her late
home Wednesday afternoon at 2.3o; KEY.
George w. Nicholson officiated bridge
mort Telegram Mrs. Wilson had many
friends and relatives here and had spent
many summers in Bratteboro and wen
ity. Mr.. and Mrs. Arvine, Pike and Mss
Bernice Pike of this place and MIS-
Charles Shepardson OF West Guliord at
tended the funeral.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-09-18
RratHeborO Local
,,ssAoE 70 VETERANS,
F,om Governor HolbFoox 10 Sur
W AZ Third Vermont,

-
y" .ys!s Of Third Vermont
Frederick llolbraok sent the
~ Inn Ia the veterans Of the
fas s,...Ff regiment which held It's
~ rgsisu Ia -, Johnsbnry this
srA B,uJ,ian. W.. sept. II. 1905.
ffiHd Vermont Regiment RE
y Association, 1T their session on
riff l5iA inst, AZ ~, Johns
w IA Ga Hau Veterans! How |
~ 4, d. able "a meet you AT
70 ,5rioH and extend TO YOU my
W, and shakiRgs aud cordial greet
y mn fur advanced age iofbids
s.ow,, Incident Ia sneh u trip,
~. 80 hi q lasting satisfaction Ia
~, ym did what You could 10
~ ~. iE, Union IN the great sirug
~ M istr civil war The result
'51B. The Just and true con-
VI ,,l y5sbls II the union were es
- Ii firm aud lasting basis,
y. shaken hN vile secession
and grand union Of states
D.'i and made supreme over all.
80, As the pillows, and one as the sea-"
,s,f.g covering q country of vast
sI extent. embracing every va
w y climate. soil aud productions;
| "a ti-,. af substantial comfort aud
J,,,fd 40 over H., greater than
si..Whrft in the world: with
o. r.r, generally distributed than
49,, fhF government Of "A free
ty IA, praple and for the peo-
,.,,p'e who know their rights,
ss5Nia.. dare maintain them; and
| TsN
:, ,ar Spanglcd Banner. long may Il
!. la Of the free, and the home Of
he have.
- ,s,rinti,m. bravery and efficiency |
~ ,s,srau, displayed during the great
n MAJ proycd YOU TO be the worthy |
-,5sb,s or successors of the grand
"GrssB Mountain Bows, and that
usisbpI well our mountalnsl
II a., How our noble veterans are
w. ., the silent land, Stern
~. AZ scattered far and wide, AMI
T. ,r5psllv revisited, wherever prac'
|..Ie and lovingly decorated with
|,ris
.s,s the brave who sink TO rest.
~ ,hsireountry' wishes blestl
n ssrins with dewy fingers cold.
= :. % deck their hallowed mould.
|s.,,,, shall dress a sweeter sod
IL, F,pey feet have ever trod.
II Haror comes a pilgrims way.
r., he mould that wraps their clay.
|, y freedom, shall awhile repair
II mi a weeping hermit there
I su sorry. dear veterans. that TINS
,rr n respect and congratulatlon Is
,s,asrily written so hurriedly AMI
|~,y Had ! time Just now | would
4 "a write You a better one, and in a
|srg hand writing. | hold You in
y esteem and YOU have my hearty
Ii wishes for your happiness and
|rsefity
Nav our ever kind Providence bless
h. MIL q sun long in its westering.
y Ncuinatime of light y indeed;
h. No ,ola,o of kind friends ever
|yr a; Land. is NV heartfelt wish for
HI Nav "Our Fathers presence
|wv,h all LIES journey shine and
sm your journeys end.
WITH lind regard and warm esteem,
Your friend.
Frederick Holbrook.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-09-18
'@merly Lived in Brattleboro.

b u l. Corbett, of Bernardston,
h nas announced himself a candi-
h county commissioner, to sue
I'M COMMISSIONER Avery. who is not
! mrG agaln. Mr.. Corbett will have
Ii tpoLL Of his own town and in
stv y me western towns of the
Nssi,H as been given encouragement
SUPPORT. He looked the field
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-09-18
Passed Examination Successfully.

James Donahue, New Britain, Conn,
writes: 81 tried several kidney remedies,
and was treated by our best physicians for
diabetes, but did not improve until |
took Foley's Kidney Remedy. After the
second bottle / showed improvement, and
five bottles cured me completely. | have
since passed rigid examination for life
insurance" Foley's Kidney Remedy cures
backache and all forms Of kidney and
bladder trouble. Sold by all druggists:
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-09-18

and these also help to stem the progress
of the fire. All night the fight is kept up,
and not until the last spark is ,quenched
In these efforts to subdue the flames
Don Luis and his sons are usually to be
seen working like demons and urging their
men to greater efforts. Fighting prairie
fire has all the elements of danger, and
for excitement it has few equals. For
this reason Don Luis takes a fierce delight
in combating the flames, and declares
that it is one of the destinations of prai-
RE life.-Tit-Bits.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1908-12-11
American Grand Opera.

The Metropolitan Opera company
steps nobly to the front rank OF the
few but jealous champions OF Ameri-
can talent in the field of composition.
Recently the native work Of Frederick
s. Converse. The Pipe of Desire" has
been given a hearing. and its success
must stimulate hope I'm the breasts OF
American composers that the field is
not to be nonopollzed forever by for
eigners. The Metropolitan company.
proposes 10 head a movement in favor
Of American operas TO he rendered In
English. As a starter It offers prize
for the best grand opera written by
composer born in this country.
Much has been said of late about the
demand among managers for Ameri
can works TO stage For an American
work which will score at the box Of
fee. Of course. there is always de
mand. but Il still remains trIc that the
native asplrant must first Fush aside
a score or SO Of foreign attractions
which have made good before he can
get hearing. The public will be edu-
Gated to favor American talent IL the
managers desire It. The Metropolitan
management risks an innovation In
producing grand opera I'm English. In
Offering a prize for new work to be
sung In English 1t shows faith in the
American public as well as in Ameri-
can composers.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1908-12-11

The Increase in the amount Of letter
mail between this country and Eng
land during the first month Of the two
cent postage rate win do for a starter.
although It does not offset the decline
in postage receipts which followed the
cut from to 2 cents. The increase
was only % per cent but doubtless the
bulk OF 1t was letters sending the news
Of the reduction one way or the other.
and the service will show a profit in
time.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1908-12-11

In Sayin" that he hasn't written Il
single name on the cabinet slate as yet
and that not enc III the cabinet posi-
tons has been offered To- any one Mr.
Taft invites 4 campaign ~ bu;tonhol-
ing that must be far from agreeable To
president elect. The assurance is
certain TO redouble the activities OF the
friends Of candidates. He would better
let the guesSers go ahead making
states. the more the merrier. and keep
the candidates busy also guessing on
the real thing.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1908-12-11


President Elect Taft urges the CON
sumers to make themselves heard on
tariff revision. Hosts Of them sup
posed that they were doing that by de-
livering their minds as to the Chicago
platform and candidate in November.
They made less noise in that way than
they would be likely to should all get
together before the ways and means
committee. A member OF the commit
tee has said that he expects some
body to make the fur fy" when the re-
vision fight Is on. There are consum-
ers who would like to let hy chain
shot, solid shot, lyddite shells. or what
ever Is best at smashing armored
things, before the new schedule is fixed
up for good.
And there's the rub-agreeing upon a
tariff schedule that will drown the
several volumes Of different kinds Of
noise. General Hancock was laughed
at for saying in the campaign Of 1880.
THE tariff is a local issue" He had
been swinging around the circle as a
soldier candidate on a revision plat
form. Every fresh swing brought him
face to face with a new brand Of
noise, one community shouting to have
this on the free list and that taxed to
the limit. while a neighboring section
shouted for exactly the reverse. II the
body Of consumers today could drop
In at a tariff committee hearing for
just one session they would feel like
asking Mr.. Taft to put the tariff up to
real experts, If he knows any then 60
Ing home to resume consuming.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1908-12-11
Standard OILS Business Machine.

Standard OILS Business Machine.
1t is well not TO let our surprise and
Indignation over the illegitimate opera
tons OF Standard Oil blind our eyes to
the marvellous business methods Of the
company. 1t has not only driven out
competition here. but has successfully
competed with the long established
and perfected systems of the old
world. Mere greed and bludgeoning
could not have given Standard Oil the
complete ascendency 1t enjoys today.
Mr.. Rockefeller's story Of how the
legitimate advantages Of the company
were wrought out is a feature OF the
history which many American bust
ness men may learn from. 1t is n rec
ord OF keen business intellect working
patiently and persistently. More ex-
pense and labor were put into legiti-
mate work than into illegitimate. and
competitors were Outgeneraled rather
by doing better work than by trickery.
Stripped Of its high finance superstruc-
ture. there remains a model business
machine In Standard Oil.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1908-12-11

The country has another bumper
crop 70 move. yet the railroads, to
take them at their word, have done
very little in a practical way to stave
on the usual car famine. ]. ]. Hill.
who speaks for the railroad interests,
says that enormous outlays win be
necessary at once in order to equip the
lines for handling the normal increase
Of trafic. In some quarters there is
complaint that the public attitude to-
ward the railroads does not encourage
che owners to put money into new
equipment whenever they can avoid IT.
Meanwhile. IL the soil keeps on yield
ing generously. the public must get
around the crop moving problem as
best II can.
More waterways are coming some
time to relieve the rails Of part Of the
transportation burden. But 1t may not
be necessary, after all, to await the
digging Of bitches. widening Of creeks
and dredging OF chOked up channels.
A little figuring and dividing ON the
live and let live" rule ought to help
some. The roads now often haul the
soil products twice as far as they
need 10 be moved. They get a long
haul from the farm to the wholesale
markets irst, then long haul back to
town and village retail markets within
short haul Of where they were
grown. Probably one-half Of the but
ter, eggs. potatoes, meal and noul
bought at retail in this country travels
500 to 1000 miles needlessly because
middIemen and railways working witt
them have complicated the process OF
moving food from the farm to tn;
table.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1908-12-11

fine For the Marines to Go Ashore.
The presidents recent order sending
the United States marines to the naval
stations and coast defenses is hailed
by the jacSies as an uplift for the man
behind the guns. The marines were
originally put on board ship to police
the deck, and the natural antagonism
Of the sailors to espionage at the
hands of landsmen has never worn of.
But things have changed, the condi-
lions are different. and it is time for
the marine TO go.
For years we never knew that we
had a marine corps except In time Of
war. Half Of the warships were laid
up. and those In commission passed
the days on uneventful cruises which
the public knew little about When
war came the seamen ranks were filed
by men Of all types and from all ma
tons. A police was needed, and the
marines were recruited up. Now our
sailors are always under wholesome
discipline. They serve long terms and
are rewarded for good conduct. They
are superior men and can keep order
OH shipboard without prOdding from
The man with the musket
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1908-12-11

Tom Johnson says he still has a
thousand fights In him. If he makes
that prophecy good now that he is
poor. he will doubtless enjoy the battle
better than when he had bank roll to
fall back upon. 1t is almost a truism
in this country that you can do any
thin: with money" But it takes sand
to do anything without money.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1908-12-11

Uncle Sam is at last getting exclu-
sive with his national emblems. and
the commissioner Of patents now rules
against the registration of trademarks
bearing them. Hereafter the eagle, the
shield. the flag and other insignia Of
the United States must not be used to
exploit private trade.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1908-12-11

A big New York restaurant on the
help yourself and pay as you go out"
plan failed because the eaters of $3.50
worth OF pies didn't get no further"
than the first two words of the rules.
then began on the pie.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1908-12-11

Mr.. Carnegie thinks the steel interest
is now rich enough to do a little uplift
work In the way Of tariff revision. II
the revisionists once get lever under
the high tariff structure something
win surely have to 60. Perhaps that's
what Mr.. Carnegie aims to give them,
q lever made OF steel bars.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1908-12-11

Woman suffragists would do well to
suppress this talk in open meetings
about n woman not being able to live
on $4,000 year. That was all the
men presidents got for a long, long
time. and maybe the women presidents
viii have to start at that figure. espe-
cially IL the congresses elected with
them are not in harmony with the new
idea.
The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1908-12-11

The best seller in fiction is beaten
to n fragile and likewise TO a pulp as
a money maker by the white paper
industry. according 10 the revelation
Of paper trust profits brought out at
the tariff hearing.