The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-05-08
CHESTERFIELD.
Native of the Town Loses Wife in a
Strange Manner.

President Winthrop Ellsworth Stone
OF Purdue university, Lafayette, Ind, a
native OF this town has confirmed the
report that his wife has withdrawn from
| the world including her husband and
| family, to pursue a mystic teaching, sup
posed to be imported from India. He and
| his two sons are heartbroken and would
eagerly welcome her back but are unable
to reach her The circumstances were
laid by President Stone before the board
OF trustees OF the university with his
resignation, but the board has voted
unanimously 20 retain President Stone IN
the official position he has held with con
spicuous success since 1900. Three years
ago there was organized in Lafayette a
class IN so-called yoga philosophy. Many
women and some men in the college town
Joined the class, which became a lad with
certain highly educated people. 1t was
taught that the complete power OF the
yoga involved Withdrawal or separa-
ton from kindred and friends. The last
heard from President Stones wife she
was in Germany.
President Stone was born in Chester
field, n. H., June II, 1862. and removed
to Amherst in 1874 He entered the Mas
sachusetts agricultural college in 1878,
graduating in 1882. For two years be
was engaged in experiment work at
private station in Mountainville, n. u,
and then returned to Amherst as assistant
to DIR. Goessmann at the experiment sta.
ton. In 1856 he went abroad and studied
for two years at Gottingen. On his re
turn he became professor IN university
at Knoxville, Tenn, and was IN 1870
called to Purdue as professor OF chemls-
try. In 1900 he became president. Presi-
dent Stone met his wife while he was
~ Inf
married in this country while he was at
Knoxville. Mr., Stones father, +. l..
Stone lives at Amherst.
W. NJ. Ware has gone to New York
state to purchase cows.
A. NJ. Davis has two fine colts, one a
year old and the other one month.
Albert Feathers has moved to West
moreland much to the regret of his many
friends.
Services at the Methodist church next
Sunday will begin at Las instead of 80
p. m. All are cordially invited.
Mr. and Mrs. White entertained their
son-n-law Mr.. Darling and little daugh
ter from Connecticut last week.
Wallace X. Ware, the veteran hotel
man, is back again from a l0,0OOmile trip
he visited 90 states and 40 cities of more
or less note He was accompanied by his
wife and niece, Miss Elsie. They left home
Dec 49, en- route to Los Angeles, Cal,
which they reached in four weeks, stop
ping first at Pueblo, Col, and going
through the Royal Gorge and Grand Can
ypn to Salt Lake City, San Francisco,
Santa Barbara and Los Angeles. On their
way over the mountains to San francisco
they were stopped by several wrecks and
passed train in which many eastern peo.-
pie lost their lives--the train they would
themselves have taken had they not been
delayed in reaching Salt Lake City. On
their journey south from San Francisco
they were impressed with the beauty of
roses and other flowers blooming in pro-
fusion. Making headquarters at Los An
geles, they visited points of interest with
in 100 miles, such as Pasadena, Redlands,
Riverside, Santa Anna Long Beach, Santa
Monica, San Diego La Jolla,. Old Town
and other points in California and Old
Mexico. Feb IS they attended the New
Hampshire meet, where there were l25
from the Granite state, including num-
Der from Cheshire county. April ID they
started home, Mr. and Mrs. Lorin w.
Towne being among those who saw them
off. They returned by the southern route
through Arizona, New Mexico, El Paso,
Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Chicago,
reaching home April "a.