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The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-17

Lamberton's lumber mill at Marshfeld
was burned Sunday with an estimated loss
of $4,000. There was no insurance.
w. A. Kline, wealthy and well known
resident of Newport, committed suicide
there Friday by firing two shots into his
mouth from a 3Scalibre revolver.
The mystery surrounding the numerous
fires that have occurred in Rosen block in
West Rutland recently was cleared Satur-
day when Anna Rosen, ID, confessed that
she had set the fires in her fathers bulld-
ing. The girl claimed that a competitor
of her father who conducts a store opposite
offered 500 and Polish fellow if she
would burn her fathers property.
The final balancing of the state treas
urer's books for the biennial period ending
June 30 shows that the assets actually ex-
coed the liabilities by 500 .965.lS. With the
Huntington fund charged off against this
the books show an excess of liabilities over
assets of sl4S, %, but this fund is simply
a ledger liability to the state itself, so the
showing is really one of profit instead of
loss
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-17
wARDsBoRo.

y. l., llamlin and family are on their
farm haying,
Mr.. Astell and Mrs Gordon are visit
ing IN RaWsonyillr.
Malcolm Knapp visited b. mother, Mn
Emma Knapp. lew days last week
Miss Ella Thomas returned 10 her home
ia Bridgeport. Conn, last week,
Rev. aud Mrs. Burk 81 Derby, Conn,
are visiting Mrs. Dexter and Mrs, Blaneh'
ard
MIR and Mrs. Frank Martin and daugh'
ter. visited Mr.. Martins father, \. J. Mar
tin. last week
II. \. smith Of Springfield Mass, Is
visiting hi- father. NJ. A. smith, aud sister
Mr. Newcomb.
Miss I.oitie Turner, who has been visit
ing Miss Nellie Wilbur the past two weeks,
has returned TO her home.
W. c. Smith. who has been visiting, rela'
tiycs in this place, returned 10 his home
in Springfield, Mass, Wednesday.
Silas Siocker OF Philadelphia, Pa, Is call
ing ON old friends Mr.. Stocker is 70 live
in the house now owned 10y Mrs. Emma
KNAPP.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-17
Passed Through and Is Pleasantly
Remembered

Somehow we like to touch the edge
Vi greatness and to feel
That we're acquainted with the chan
;, Who pulled off some big deal;
10 tell our neighbors that we met
The man at some resort
Who first imported elephants
Or something of that sort.
1t makes us feel important quite
And swelled in every way
10 know when witnessing a piece
The man who wrote the piay:
Ii we have ever met the one
Who plays the title role
"A common person couldn't touch
Us with a fishing pole.
When down a list of candidates
We spy friendly name.
A man who once lived next to us.
We feel the breath of fame:
We think that is sufficient cause
Although his claims are slim
why every person that we know
Should cast vote for him.
When riding in trolley car
10 know the motorman
Is quite sufficient in a wav
Our self-esteem to fan.
And II we have acquaintance with
The copper on the beat.
The man who saw us would be SIRE
We owned both sides the street
Nashville American.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-17
sTRATToN.

Several men from New York are camp
ing at CIRCUITS pond.
Miss May Lyman finished successful
term Of school in district No. July g.
Silas Parsons and family of Boston are
spending their vacation at the old home
place.
Charles Styles has moved from London
derry to the Emerson farm, now owned by
Mr. Styles.
Misses Dickinson, Hoyt and Burling
ham of New York city are camping at
the johnson house.
Mr.. and Mrs Moore and son of Jaffrey,
N. IT,, have moved to the John Babcock
farm. Mr.. Moore bought the farm last
year.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-17

Springfield. Mass, ssTu guests u MHs- T.
\. silsFmah MandaY,
Mrs, ", D. MkesieF sehl Thursday 70
Nsa linialh, Gann, loF = surkis gisii siih
l.eF haslaAnd, Ruth .Rd slshAri MhseirF
aIr siANlas With ,huf grandmother A
Asutanr
Ne, ahd Ms, Chaflrs Palmer u iiFAiiie
l.aTp sIanl lasi Hsfk Hilh M.- i'almsfs
n.aihsf, Mrs, Abl,is Adams, Mlss Abllis
Adams, aha frsrnily graduated lFoia ~
laanf hnsifirss nollugs, fansr hoinc Saturday
nishi il.F nnrlr, john Adams II iial'
gnkc, rsHr ailh hrf Ice \ lea days visit,
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-17
Fertilizers for Summer and Fall Top Ores
ing and Seedlng.Down.

Up-to-date farmers are agreed that
many cases better results are obtained
meadows from fertilizers which are NJ
Piled in the summer or early fall, ~
is true both as to top-dressing and ss
ing-down. i
We wish to call the attention Of Y
farmers of Vermont to the fact that
can furnish formulas for mixing fertlls3
especially adapted to top.dressing =
seeding-down grass land These forTIs;a
have not only been approved by the Y
mont Experiment Station, but have %
used with excellent results by gu
many farmers in Vermont and g
proved thoroughly reliable. We can
furnish the materials for mixing tertll,aa
in accordance with these formulas;
should be pleased to send the formulas
gether with full directions for mixing
of materials, ETC., to any one who
write us, mentioning this paper Adds
Carroll S. Page, Hyde Park, vt.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-17
EAST JAMAICA.

Mrs. w. j. Allen and children visited in
Londonderry last week.
Edward Decamper is at work during
haying for L. NJ. Butler.
John Harrington of Newfane has been
visiting recently at L. L. Thayer's.
j. H. Underwood OF Newfane is cutting
the hay on his farm here this week.
Fred Smith of West Townshend is cut
ting the hay on Mrs Nancy Burnap's farm.
Arthur Gleason has finished his haying
on the Spencer place and has been at
work this week for n +. PIERCE.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-17
SOMERSET.

The hay crop Is light
One gang of Italian section men left
town Monday.
viii Kennedy is working for Mr.. Sumner
during haying.
Fred johnson spent the Fourth with
his parents in New York city
Morris Rufus and family have moved to
Wilmington to finish his haying.
Several men were discharged at East
Somerset last week on the log drive.
John Moore has moved to Hartwellville
and will keep boarding house for Mr..
Vandevere, who has purchased mill at
that place.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-17
SOUTH wARDsBoRo.

Deer have been eating the vegetables in
Justin Reeds garden.
Julius Gould went back to Greenfield
Tuesday after spending week here.
Hubert Brown and 4. \. White are cut
ting the grass on the old kidder home
stead.
Mrs. Henry Williams and Mrs. Irving
Bill Of West Jamaica were at +. o. Gould :
last Saturday.
John Putnam and Mrs. Walter Putnam
and three children OF Nashua, y. H., who
have been visiting at Frank Gould's have
gone TO West Jamaica TO visit.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-17
Just Exactly Right.

81 have used DR.. Kings New Life Pills
for several years. and find them Just ex.
a act = right says Mr.. A. A. FELTON,, of
Harrisville, N. Y. New Life Pills relieve
without the least discomfort. Best rem
edy for constipation, biiousness and ma
laria. 25c. at F. II. Holden & Co.'s drug
store.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-17
WARpsBoRo CENTER.
Fine hay weather.

Flne nay Weather.
There was surprise party at Charles
Cannon's' Wednesday evening.
Wallace Smith and family have come to
spend the summer at Mrs. Pierce's.
Ernest Bolster went to Bondville Tues
day to attend the funeral of his grand
father.
Wednesday, to help him with his haying,
as he lost his horse recently.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-17

L. C. De Witt q Co., Chicago. III. Gentlemen
In 1897 l had disease of the stomach and
bowels. In the spring of 1902 bought a bottle of
Georgia could not buy. May you live long and
prosper Yours very truly. C. N. Cornell Roding
Ga. Aug. 81. 1906" Sold by All Druggists
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-17

Townshcnd people will roon bc able 10
tell A. thrilling tale, A. did their grand
parrnis IN the pioneer days l.asl week
as a party from the cottage We're climbing
ball mountain, one ni the mrr saw an
animal which hc At iir.t Thought 10 bc
gray fox bat which later climbed a tree
and was probably LINK, Then Tuesday
evening. a. some oi the distributors Of the
trout Wcrc on the swamp near the Brmls
place they heard a cali several times which
they are sure was that Of bear. Deer
are becoming quite plentiful. One was
seen only few days ago picking apples of
a thee in an orchapl not far from a farm
house
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-17

Use De Wits Little Early Risers, pleasant lit
tie pills that are easy to take. Sold by All Drug
gists.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-17
WA Ed
LIVE POULTRY
". F. RICHARDSON COMPAI|
A Market for Your
Hides, TaIIow
and Bones

Almost everybody knows tha1 al
place to send Beef Hides, Horse hls ~
Calfskins, Sheep Pelts, Tallow vi y,
Bones is to c. s. Page, Hyde Park, M
mont, who pays highest prices; fsn
the day following the arrival OF g%
at Hyde Park; pays the freight on ~. ~
ments of 200 pounds or more, ana h' AZ.
his customers at all times posted "
market values,
The Detroit times., 1908-12-07
B|LL|K IS GRANTED
REPR|EvE BY
GOVERNOR
THIS MAKES SIXTH DAY SET FOR
THE ExEcUTIoN-JAN ~
is THE NEW DATE sET-sTiLL
HAS HOPE.

SPRINGFIELD. ILL.,, Dec. Acting
Governor Sherman this morning grant
ed a further reprleve TO Herman Bill
Xix. condemned 10 be hanged next Fri
day. until Jan. 20. 1909. his makes
the sixth day set for the execution or
Billik. who has been in Jail over two
years.
The proceedings before acting Gov.
Sherman and Mr.. Sniyely, OF the state
board OF pardons, were very brief.
Francis L. Hinckley. attorney for Bill
Xix. filed brief petition setting out in
a formal way the status OF the case,
the various reprieves. prolongations.
stays. ETC.. and stating that certain
new matters have come 10 the knowi-
edge and attention OF the petitioner
since The presentation OF his appli'
cation TO the governor last April. The
petitioner further stated that Gov.
Deneen has made a thorough investi-
cation OF the merits OF the case and
asked that a further reprieye be
granted until such time as the govern.
or can conveniently hear further pro-
ceedings. Attorney Hinckley was the
happiest man In Springfield when Gov.
Sherman called him into his private
Office and oficially informed him or
the further reprieve.
Rilhk was convicted OF killing by
poison several members OF the Vrzal
family.
The Detroit times., 1908-12-07
Markets al Finance

Northwestern wheat receipts Non
day, 463 cars; year ago. SIS cars.
Wheat on passage $4,000 ou. de-
crease.
Receipts In the Detroit market Mon
day. included 1900 bbls OF -four, cars
OF wheat and OF oats Withdrawais
We're 900 bbls/of Hour 1905 bu or
wheat, and l,s7? bu OF oats. stocks are
75s 063 bu OF wheat. 277.3I2 bu OF corn.
iso,9s5 bu Of oats. AMI so.0os bu OF
rye.
Wheat In Liverpool closed hd. and
Visible supply changes: Wheat. .
pa. 900 bu. Increase, corn. l.sis.00O bu.
increase: oats. $4,000 bu. increate.
Wheat receipts at primary points
Monday. 100000 bu; year ago, 100000
bu
Exports OF wheat and flour Monday.
256.0O0 bu.
CHICAGO GRAIN.
CHICAGO. Dec. 7.--I.ower cables and
Is ger worlds shipments caused de-
cline Of hGLc in wheat, but the mar
ket recovered Its loss shortly after
wards on fair buying by commission
houses. Lamson and local profession,
ais were the best sellers. Logan ana
Bryan We're the best buyers. lsiverpooi
cables were !. q Sc lower. Broomhall
says Argentine continues TO orer wheat
freely. The northwest receipts con-
tiLue to run considerably below last
week and last year. Minneapolis stocks
decreased $4,000 bushels for two days
against an increase OF 100000 year
ago. Ohio state crop report shows an
Improvement OF tour points the past
month. The secretary OF the Kentucky
Grain Dealers association. thinks the
condition In that state between 20 and
SO
Opening prices: Wheat-May. N.lots
@iLoh. Corne,May; s27s q sse, 1 Oats
Seas al6.s2 @l6.25. Lard-May. Ssi0
Ribs--May. 1856.
Wheat. closed Is a 20 lower for the
day. Corn lost a ale; oats We're on
7, n SC. and provisions were 2 - a S5c
lower.
Closing prices: wheat-May. sl.0s%.
5gc Pork-May. si6.oTGlslO. Lard
Jan. 1915 asked. Ribs-May sSs41
asked.
The Detroit times., 1908-12-07
BY T. G. ShOTWElL.

NEW YORK, Dec. 7.-Expectation
that the government report on winter
wheat would show the lowest average
of the heavy selling of stocks on Sat
urday and of the continued heaviness
in the early trading today.
Preliminary reports indicated that
about 100000 acres of winter wheat
had been abandoned ana that the re-
mainder showed condition OF so. or
under. as compared with condition
of above 80 year ago. This taken IN
connection with the high price OF
wheat and the partial crop failure in
Argentine caused considerable I'M
easiness.
Most stocks found support in the
early trading and nearly every issue
advanced above the closing figures OF
Saturday. The advance met stocks
and the morning was very irregular
without particular feature, the entire
list being under one influence. Read
ing second preferred broke back to
80 in the first half hour az compared
with 80 on Saturday, when IL was re-
ported that the issue would be retired.
The condition OF winter wheat Is not
necessarily n bear argument on the
general stock market because the ex-
tension of the wheat fields in the
northwest is so rapid that additional
acreage can be planted In the spring
10 make up all the loss from the win
ter crop
The situation developed is bull ar
gument on railroads in the northwest
and not bear argument on general
market.
London was heavy in nearly all de-
partments.
On the New York Curb market
prices were firm with a slight recovery
in silver stocks.
The Detroit times., 1908-12-07
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

DETROIT. Dec. CLOSE: All hands
were waiting for the government re-
port on Monday. and little trading was
dcne Private reports last week put
the condition or winter wheat down
TO so and under. but the government
made the condition SIS 3-10, which COM
pares with 81 lilo year ago. This
n axes the report more bearish than
exIected. although many dealers fis-
ured that the government would put a
better face on IL than the private ones
old The Immediate influence OF the
report was bearish Wheat lost a cent
suddenly and recovered fraction.
Trading was uuiet and the bulls APP
pear To be as bullish as ever. Winter
wheat acreage Is 29.Ss4.000 bu. accord
ing 10 the report. against 3l02l.oO0
acres a year ago.
Wheat duotations--Cash No. red.
car at 81 O6! December wheat opened
unchanged at 800 dropped iC. adj
Vanced to siOsM. and closed at sl.O6;
May Opende at S11lal. declined to
.iiO% advanced TO sli1is. and closed
at SliOi4 July opened at sl.06 touched
~ 05. advanced to sl05as and closed
at sl.o4h No. red. s1.o3: No. l white.
Coarse grain quotations: Corn-Cash
No. 3. 62c. No yellow. I cars at 63c.
Oats-Cash No. white. 50 nc asked.
Rye--Cash NO. 2. l car at "a &c
Beans-Cash and January, s2.i5:
Clover seed-Prime spot. 40 bags at
sF65: March. 200 bags at s5F5. sam
pie. 90 bags az s5.45, % at s5,25. - At
~ sample alsik.e bags at ~.
Wheat receipts at St Louis. $1,000
bu: year ago. $4,000 bu.
Worlds wheat exports last week.
Winnipeg wheat receipts. ss7 cars;
year ago, 10l.
The Detroit times., 1908-12-07
WON'T CANCEL TAXES
ON CHARITY PLEA

Chrity cannot be pleaded as a cause
for canceling paving taxes. This posi-
ton was taken by the council COM
mittee on streets Monday morning at.
ter consideration OF the petition Of
Mrs Lena Dimde for relief.
Mrs. Dimde is an elderly woman In
poor circumstances. who has a little
home on the east side. Her daughter.
az years Of age. is her only support
10 provide a scanty living. When the
street on which she lives was ordered
paved, the assessment was overwhelm-
Ing. She sent in her petition and ap-
rcared before the aldermen to tell
them that she could not pay and that
her home must fall Into the hands 4
tax title sharks.
Some OF the aldermen were inclined
&C. grant the request that the tax be
cancelled. Secretary Schreiter de-
INJURED.
III we grant this petition. II will
open the door for a food OF other
similar petitions" he said.
II was finally arranged that the city
shall bid In the taxes at the coming
/ oele and hold the tax title. allowing Il
10 be redeemed al a future date. at
fair rate Of interest, by whomeyer
nay buy the place.
The Detroit times., 1908-12-07
SAYS DRUNKARDS NEED
NURSING, NOT PRISON

CLEVELAND. o., Dec. Instead
at taking intoxicated men and women
To- prison, Health Officer Friedrich
would have them removed 10 a hospi
tai DR. Friedrich believes this
method of handling cases OF intoxica-
ton is the only one that will eliminate
deaths In prison cells.
He says that the viewpoint from
which intoxication is now considered
is wrong and that until there is a
change in the opinions of the Ameri'
eau people on this subject intoxicated
men will be taken 10 prison and will
continue TO die from the effects OF al
coholism
The people now consider an intoxi-
catea person criminal and put him
Ia JAIL" said DR.. Friedrich. They do
this as a means OF effeciing a cure.
rs matter OF fact, 1t is ineffective.
Men when intoxicated are suffering
from alcoholic poisoning and are often
in "a very serious condition. ANY mar
intoxicated to the point OF uncon-
scicusness is in very serious condi
ton and may die at any moment.
I'm the beginning OF case OF In
toxication the victim Is unduly ex-
cited. There is great circulation and
the heart Is stimulated to overwork.
This Is followed by the collapse. The
person becomes unconscious and In
this condition is picked up by the po-
lice and placed in cell.
In the collapse the victim, invaria-
oily gets cold. The danger OF death
in suchs cases Is always great, but
when thrown into a cell and given no
attention death Is almost certain. The
police are not To blame. 1t is the
viewpoint Of society.
There ought TO be a change and
instead OF placing the intoxicated In
prisons every man found In such n
condition ought TO be taken to hos
pital. Even though physician were
detailed to the Jail all the time and
examined every prisoner brought In
there would be deaths In the jail
without proper nursing a man suffer-
ing from alcoholic poisoning Will die.
He needs the best OF nursing"
The Detroit times., 1908-12-07
SLAIN BURGLAR A
MEMBER OF BAND
OF ASsAsS|Ns
ADDITIONAL LIGHT IS THROWN
ON PLOT AGAINST REV. WAT
ERs, OF DETROIT. AND OTHER
PERSONS.

CHICAGO. Dec. 1.-THE mystery
OF the threatening letters signed Tho
Knights OF the White Death anu
wrapped around coffin handles and hn'
man bones which had lain long In the
crave has doyetailed into another
mystery OF two months ago. Al De-
came known last night that the target
OF two OF the missives is DR.. Adolph
Gehrmann. No. 1916 Ellis-ave., who, In
company with his father. Theodore
Cehrmann, shot and killed LOUIS
Louterbach, an ex-convict, wniie IN
the act OF robbing the Gehrmann
house on Sept. rs.
The identity OF Louterbach never
was explained satisfactorily 10 the po-
lice. and IL has been made many times
more interesting a study TN account
Of tha fact that one of the blackmaii
ing letters TO DIR. Gehrmann was WRIT
ten the day after the shooting OF
Louterbach and announced that the
burglar was a member OF Inc
Knights of the White Death.
II threatened The physician and his
father and mother with death unless
$500 was placed on the confessional
box OF st. Jarlath's Roman Catholic
church. Jackson-blvd. and Hermitage
ave. at IL o'clock Sunday night, OF.
Is. II was followed by second letter
dated Oct. IL and embellished with
rough drawings of daggers and revol-
yers. similar to those found on letters
Nv the same author addressed to the
Rev. w. o. Waters. of Grace Episcopal
church, formerly OF Detroit. and AS
sistant Chief OF Police Herman r.
Schuettler.
The Detroit times., 1908-12-07
DR.. FORBUSH PAYS
TRIBUTE To POPE

The Rev. William Byron Forbush. III
his illustrated address on Pope Plus
x... Sunday evening. in the woodward
ave. Congregational church. showed
some unusual pictures of the Vatican
and OF the holy father in the intimate
relations of his daily life. He spoke
Of his generosity and mentioned In
stances of his self-impoverishment for
the sake OF his poor. Closing with
some pictures of the pope celebrating
u.ass in st. Peters. DR.. Forbush made
this statement;
Then there Is a usefulness 10
creep under the shelter OF one who Is
q true holy father. in the fulhllment
or the Masters prophecy that there
shall be one fold as there Is one Shep-
herd. And the man of faith hesitates
not to say that. in some way. a fast
uniting Professionalism may some day
come face to face with fast spirit
ualixing Catholicism. In one holy
church under one Lord. and united for
the one purpose of making the king
dom OF this world the kingdom OF our
Lord. For such a consummation may
every Christian work and pray"
The Detroit times., 1908-12-07
TWO REPORTS ON BANK
BONDS PROPOSITION

Ii Is probable that two reports Will
&C from the sinking fund commission
10 the common council Tuesday even
ing in regard 10 the acceptance of pei
sonal surety bonds from the Old De
troit National and American Exchange
National banks as surety for the d.
posits OF city funds. The commission
appears TO be evenly divided. Mayor
Thompson and Controller Doremus
having the support of three aldermen
I'm favor OF accepting personal bonds,
while Treasurer Koch has four alder
men with him in opposition.
The commission meets Tuesday
morning and the result will have to
be determined by the entire council,
apparently.
One OF the banks which holds city
funds Is favorable TO Koch's stand In
demanding surety company bonds
from the banks. unless they will agree
to the rate of interest paid TO the
city. This is the National Bank Of
Commerce, of which former Controller
Richard p. Joy Is president This
bank took its portion of the city funds
at 2 IA per cent when the other bank,
would offer only per cent.
President JOY now recommends that
II any change be made. II be by allow
ing the banks to deposit railroad and
municipal bonds as security for city
deposits In a letter to Koch, Joy as
serts that the sinking fund commits
sion, In considering the question
should consider the interests OF all tn
banks and not OF the two which are
now requesting the change.