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The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-11-06
Business of the Probate Court.

In the Saturday session Of the pro-
bate court before Judge A. F. Schwenk,
James F. Hooker made a new motion
for the final settlement of the estate
of Henry A. Kilburn. which was al
lowed The will of Mary F. Robbins,
presented by Charles Robbins, was al
lowed, and Charles and Louise Robbins
were appointed executors. Motion for
final settlement by G. w. Richardson
and Leon H. Slater 70 restate of Mer-
rick J. Dowley was allowed and County
Clerk F. D. E. Stowe was appointed
guardian for Ruth M. Dowley, widow.
George H. Davis moved for final settle.
ment and distribution in estate of
Laura Frost, which was allowed. The
will of Charles A. Foster of Whining
ton was allowed on deposition of
Viola A. Stearns of Brooklyn, N. Y,
and Flora E. Foster was appointed
executor.
Motion for final settlement and dis
tribution of the estate of Lewis s. Hig-
gins by w. H. Bracket was allowed.
The motion of A. E. Robbins, admins
traitor of the estate of George Barker
for final settlement and distribution |
Nov. % was allowed. The inventory |
oy the trustees of the Sarah A. Stearns
estate was allowed.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-11-06
THE COUNTY OPTION SYSTEM.
It is a Heads-I Win Tails You-Lose
scbeme and Should Not Prevail.

The Vermont antisaloon league Is
ont for the enactment of a county OPP
tion law at the present session OF the
legislature as substitute for the pres
sent town option system. The fact is
that the league is trying to get the
state back to prohibition basis and is
demanding a county option system as a
stenning.sfone to that end, says the
local correspondent of the Sprlngneid
Rennblican. This is revealed IN an edl-
torial in the last number OF the YER
mont Issue. the official organ OF the
league, which says, referring to county
option' that cit is growing in favor as
a step from town option to state OPP
tion, : State option would mean pro
bibition, as the league well knows. me
ma iority of the people Of Vermont vote
against the sale of Intoxicating liquors
Whenever. they have the opportunity:
but they believe in the prlnclple u
local option, as has been shown sp IN
dainty. After half century OF Inc
old prohibition law, Will, an tne ny
pocrisy that went with 1t, tne peop,SS
broke away from that law and ADOPTED
the local option principle, with the re-
snlt that conditions have greatly, I'M
oroved. But the league apparently Is
unwilling to release it's tenacious I hoid
hs old grsRs sdSant tnsey Of y1 the
,2esen Gpf a% b aE very few towns have
noaIized saloons. in other words. put
small number of towns vote IN faVor
# license: only an average OF one OF
wo in each county. The league wouiu
|eny to those towns the, right :, to say
whether t or not they should have License ;n
nd would allow public sentiment IN IN
nv rV towns to dictate the course to be p;
ollowed by the towns now voting n n
ense, Irrespective of the sentiment Inn mea IN
he absolute destruction of the local
ntion theory. The league well Knows
hat if such law was enacted ;d no,
hev might perhaps be better of fGf
he sentiment of the .s people 1snr of tae
yes in The legislature, will eounte-
anee that kind of an effort to deprive
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-11-06
CHURCH NOTICES.

Unitarian church, Rev. E. @. S. Os
good, pastor: Service every Sunday al
1890; Sunday school at ll.45. Theme fol
next Sunday, The Curse of Shimei AL
are welcome.
Universalist church, Rev. D. E. Trout
pastor: Public worship at 1890 a: m,
with sermon by the pastor, theme, Judg-
ing in Life, Matt. 4; Sunday school at
ll45 a. m. Everyone is welcome. Preach
ing service at pm, at Guilford Center.
Centre Congregational church, Rev. H.
R. Miles, pastor: Morning service at
1890. The pastor will preach upon a say
ing of Jesus not contained in the New
Testament. Sunday school at ll.45. Union.
evening service in the Baptist church at
7 o'clock.
The Sunday morning service of First
Church of Christ, Scientist, at 10.45. Sub
ject, Adam and Fallen Man. The
Wednesday evening testimonial meeting
at 7.45. The reading room is open Tues
day, Thursday and Saturday afternoons
from 2 to 5 o'clock. All are welcome.
Emerson building, Elliot street.
st. Michael's Episcopal church, Rev.
W. j. Hamilton, rector: Holy COM
nunion, 7.30; morning prayer and sermon,
1880, subject, The Story of Planting the
Church in Darkest Africa; Sunday school
md Bible study, II; evening prayer and
sermon, T., subject, Christ's Designs in
the Church.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-11-06

those towns u something that they
u Is a poor plo that will not work
hnih ways, but that u Just The Kind ~
q rule Thai the anti saloon league would
prescribe, u would withhold licenses
ffnm towns voting license III the county
~ whole voted against them. hat IL
the county a. a whole voted 90 license
he sale Of liquor. only those towns
shaving license ma ioiiiV would be-
allowed 10 sell Il. Tie league own
explanation ~ county 0piion II this:
III a majority vote Of the whole com
~ u apninsi license. then NO town or
city N any county whatever the ma
lure of its vote, can have licensed sa
looms that year, II the majority vote
81 the county is for license, then mly
ihose cities and towns which give
majority vote for license would be per.
miited 10 have saloons. II the old
principle IT "heads I win. tails You
lose. ever was more typiraly cxempli.
lied than IN this county option scheme.
the people Of the state have vet To
learn of II, And the only arguments
which the league offers in Justification |
of the scheme are that the supreme
court Of the United States has held |
that the liquor business has no inherent |
rights and that certain other states /
have that kind Of liquor law. The 1
liquor business NAV not have any ia
herent rights. hut the people have. and
because some other state does certain
thing - no argument why Vermont Il
should do the same thing. There are
states in the Union in which county II
option is not in force which rank Just
as high as some of those in which
county option exists. and Vermont Is
me Of them.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-11-06
Walpole No License.

The greatest surprise of election day in
the license question in Walpole. Begin
ming next May l the town voted to GO
dry for Two years, but those, who remem-
Der the good old days of prohibition when
as MANY bars were running as were ever
operatei under license will wait before
passing Judgment on the degree of dry
ness. Under the New Hampshire law the
state commissioners may issue license un-
der stipulated restrictions to innkeePers
and druggists. 1t is understood, that
there i, one inn in North Walpole and
the drug stores will have to come later
if at ALL If no license is stTtc1h I'VE en nO tbe
license vote in Rockingham? Some say
t will will help the no vote. The practical
demonstration will be awaited with IN
terest.- Bellows Falls Times.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-11-06
DEPUTY SHERIFF FOUND GUILTY.
Famous Gibbs-Davis Steer Case Con.
cluded at Newfane Monday.

The present term of the Windhan
county court will close in all probability
next week. 4 number Of cases which
were set for trial were settled ont Of
court and probably no case on the erin
inal docket will be tried II is probable
that the plea of guilty will be entered in
each case where the state il party.
The escape of three criminals few
weeks ago has narrowed the criminal
docket to that extent that it is probable
| that day or two will be sufficient to
dispose of all cases.
Deputy Sheriff Myron p Davis was
found guilty Monday afternoon of con-
verting and selling pair of steers upon
which William Gibbs exercised an
agistor's lien. The jury found that Mr..
Gibbs was entitled to recover $3.50
The steers were taken Nov. 90, 1907, by
virtue of lien note executed in favor
of Sullivan d. Bishop of Marlboro
against Watson French of Hinsdae, n.
II. The plaintiff claimed that he took
the steers to pasture on or about June
30, 1907, at the munificent sum of so
cents week but that the animals be-
put them in barn. but after giving
suitable notice to get his steers he there
upon about Aug. 20, 1907 exercised his
agistor's lien; that he offered the steers
for sale Nov. 49,, 1907. and that on Nov.
90 the officer took the steers without
leave or license and sold them by virtue
of the lien note. Mr.. Gibbs claimed that
as Watson French, the mortgagor, did
not record the lien note in the town
where he resided the process was defec-
tive and void, and gave the officer no
right to sell the said steers upon this
note. The defendant claimed that Mr.
-. baI NV ~
of an offer to pay all that was due for |
keeping the steers and that upon a sub
sequent agreement as to the terms Mr..
French made tender Of $50 in the
presence of Deputy Sheriff G. I. Knapp
on Sept. 9. 1907, which offer in tender
was refused. The validity of the lien
note was shown by evidence given by
Watson French. who claimed to be a res
dent of Hinsdale,. N. H. at the time the
property was purchased and the lien
note executed If this. was true, the
lote was properly recorded in the town
If Marlboro and would constitute a
,rior claim to, the, aglstors hen, and
renee give to the officer legal right to
on the note and sell the prop.
rty. Mr.. Davis was only the nominal I
defendant, the party at interest being
ulliyan D. Bishop of Marlboro. Mr. {
Davis is fully Unidentified from any ex- !
ense connected with the case. He was l
furnished with a bond to the extent OF {
Yesterday George Goyette and Jesse +
enney pleaded guilty to breaking and
ntering the postoffice at Vernon and
ere sentenced by Judge w. W. Miles
, two and a half years at the house of !,
,rrection. Their sentences were sus, ?
ended, however, and they were placed :
charge of the probation officer Rob; I
t Kirkwood of Londonderry pleaded Q
lity to horse stealing and was given Il
yo wears and half in states prison. p
he case now on trial is that OF Mrs. lt
[ary Stoddard Berry against Guy, Doc v
tile of Brattleboro, an action OF troVer n
recover $500. a
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The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-11-06
Mind Your Businessl

If you don't nobody will. 1t is your
business to keep out of all the trouble
you can and you can and will keep out of
liver and bowel trouble if you take Dr.
Kings New Life Pills. They keep bill
ousness, malaria and jaundice out of
your system. 25c at F. H. Holden &
Co.'S drug store.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-11-06
THE DR.. GREENFIELD LECTURE.
'nething About the Life Of This Tx
tremely Interesting Man.

Dr, Wilfred T. Grenfell. whose WORK
|a0ng the inhabitants of Labrador is q q
|nkiAe example of the highest KIND OF
|SsSIo1a ry service, will lecture IN tne
||f9ngr9 rational church Friday evening,
10y ID. at s o'clock on the subject:
|aOrador and It's Deep Sea Fishermen.
4 Section of the best seats will be re-
Eve at 80 cents. General admission
~ be 30 cents, children 25 cents, an
the money to go to DR.. Grenfell s
,.Nk Tickets will go on sale tomor-
wv evening at all the local drug stores
Y; Grenfell s life has been one OF ab-
..fblng interest and is best told In the
'9iqs of his autobiography. :.
: In 1888, while 1 was studying medl-
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-11-06
TRAIGHT-LINE" RUBBERS

They are made OF a little bet
ter material than the ordinary
kind.
They are constructed a little
more carefully than seems nee
essary to the ordinary maker.
They are finished a little bet
ter than other rubbers.
They are the BEST.
They cost only a little more
they're worth it.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-11-06

Hubert Kunster of Waterloo, ILL.,, aged
70 beclme insane at st. Louis, the trou-
he being due, it is said, to his daughter
dragging him through too many bargain
rusbes in the stores.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-11-06

'The king can do no wrong doesn
N among kings.-Coler's Bulletin.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-11-06

Good housewives prefer Gold Medal
Flour. SAL0ME.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-25
NEW YORK IN FIRST PLACE
Giants Defeat Pirates Twice and Take
the Lead.
WILLIS wEAKENs IN THE EIGHTH
New York Makes All Its Runs IN
First Game I'm one ~InninE--
Scores of Other National
Beague Games.

PITTsBCRG, Aug. A,-New York as
sumed the leadership in the race for the
pennant of the National league today by
taking two games from Pittsburg by scores
of 4 to l and 5 to 1. In the first contest
neither side could score until the seventh
inning, when Pittsburg made a run, when
Wagner got TO first on a single and went
to second on an error by Tenney, and
scored on Abbatichio's single. Ground rules,
making a hit into the crowd good only for
two bases, kept Pittsburg from scoring in
the first inning, when Wagner knocked
what would have been a good thr~ee-bagger,
With Leach on first. Willis weakened in the
eighth inning, with the result that New
York got a home run, a triple, a double and
two singles, thereby placing four runs to
their credit.
New York started to score early in the
second game, getting one run in the first
inning on a hit, an error, a base on balls
and a sacrifice. Leifield was taken out in
the seventh inning. after New York had
made two runs on a single, a base on balls,
a double ard a sacrifice. Score, first game:
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-25
CHAMPIONS GET A SETBACK
Pueblo Takes Both Ends Of a Double
Header from League Leaders.
RAGGED FIELDING LOSES FIRST
Errors Account for Part of Runs by
Both Teams in the second, but
Hanska Outpitched bod
in that Contest.

PUEBLO, Aug. 2A-Before one Of the
largest week day crowds Of the season,
Pueblo gave Omaha a bad setback for the
pennsnt by trimming the Champions in both
games of a double-header, winning the first
by a score Of 5 to 3 and the second. 4 to 3.
Hall gas given ragged support in the opener
and although Galgano was wild, he was
effective with men on bases except in the
sixth inning. The game was exciting
throughout.
In the second game Honsks outpitched
Rhodes. but was given ragged support in
the early innings, Omaha taking a lead of
three runs Then in the fourth inning, with
two down and two on bases, Gonding threw
wild to second base, the ball going to center
field, scoring two runs. In the next inning
Mites threeIbagger, Hogriever's single and
a base on balls filled the bases with one
out, and Manager Patterson won the game
with & two-bagger to left field. Score, first
game:
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-25
HoFFMANs WIN TWO GAMES
But second One Dragged and Wa
Un~Intereating to S~pectRtors.

The Hoffmans of South Omaha won two
games Sunday, defeating the Americans 10
10 l and the Hooters 8 to ?. The feature
Of both games was the pitching of Mason
and the fielding of the Hoffmans. In the
sixth inning DENNY OF the Americans re-
tired in favor Of Finley after ten runs had
been made off Him, due to poor fielding Of
the American team. The second game was
slow and not much interest was taken by
either team. Score, first game. R.H.E.
Hoftmans -..'5 9 9 OIL Q Q I'd 6 !
Earned runs: Hoffmahs. 5. .Two-base hit:
Swift. Base on balls; OFF Denny. q; off
Finley, l.: off Mason, 2. Struck out: By
Denny, 6; by Finley, 2; by Mason, 10. Bat
teries. Americans, Denny, Finley and Fin
ley; Hoffmans, Mason and Williams. UNI
pire: Lynch.
Score, second game: R.H.B
Hoffmans ...........l Q 0 3 0 2 g !
Hooters ..............i 0 0 0 1-2 2 1
Earned runs: Hoffmans, L. Two-base hits:
Finley, Gorcoran. Struck out! BY Mason.
u; by Mcmahon, l. Batteries: Mason and
Cissna.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-25

nose. Burns was decidedly grogsy and
staggered TO his seat when the gong
sounded.
sauires Tired out.
Round ~12-squires again d~eterminedly
forced the fighting at the beginning of the
drawing his opponent on by swift side
stepping and lodging, and as the blows
fell harmless. steadied the Australian with
two lightning punches. He then attacked
vigorously and Squires. his fast work hav-
ing plainly tired him, was glad to act on
the defensive during the rest OF the round.
opened the fighting with a terrific right
swing that grazed the Australians chin.
The men fell into a clinch and as they
broke Burns planted a half-erm blow near
the point of Squires' chin. sending him to
the floor. 1t took the Australian nine sec
onds to recover, and as he arose, groggy,
Burns put him down again with a short
uppercut. The referee had counted eight
before he was able to rise. and then. sway
ing on his feet, he landed a light right on
Burns ribs. The American cody awaited
an opening and when II came clipped the
Australian a right-hander on the chin that
sen. him down and out. The referee counted
Squires out as his seconds threw up the
sponge.
After the officers and men of the Ameri-
can fleet had been entertained at luncheon
and with buck jumping and boomerang
throwing contests. the fistic carnival, be-
gan. The scene was within the wooden
stadium at Rushcutters bay. In the center
Of the stadium was pitched a tweEty-four-
foot ring, a good view Of which could be
had from all parts Of the building.
Twenty thousand people were present
when Prendergast. the lightweight cham
pion OF the American fleet, defeated Raft
of Sydney in the preliminary ten-round
bout to the B~urns-Squires fight.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-25
PASSED BALLS GIVE SIOUX GAME
Two in succession, Following n wild
Throw, Score Two.

SIOUX CITY, Aug. A-Sioux City won
the second game Of the series from Des
Moines today, 2 to o. Twirlers Starr and
Witherup engaged in a pitching duel and
the fact that the latter lost was no FAULT
of his own. The fielding was almost fault
less on both sides and many fine stops and
throws were made.
TIL Sioux won the game in the fourth
inning, when Holmes opened with a single.
Green hunted safely, but Neihoff made the
throw to first when no one was on the base
in an attempt to nip Green. Both runner
were advanced to third and second on the
error. A passed ball by Heckinger allowed
Holmes to score. Heckinger was plainly
ratified and allowed the next pitch to get
by him and Green scored. Outside OF this
inning the Boosters played perfectly. Two
singles were made off Starr in the ninth.
but the next three men up hit to him and
he threw two of them out at third and the
last one at first. Score;
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-25
Hooper Defeht. Merchnnn.

HOOPER, Neb., Aug. 24.-(SpcoiaI3-
Hooper defeated the Merchant team OF
Omaha Sunday afternoon by the score of
8 to 8. II was IN off day for TIA > local
team and they had an uphill game to
play all the way through. score: X. II. T..
Hooper ."..0 90 8 Q g - s
Three-base hit; Roman. Two-base hit:
Elliott. Base on balls: off Small, /; off
Hartman. 3. Struck out: By Small. 3;
by Hartman, T.. Double play: Heckcr 10
Cook, Batteries: Merchants, Small and
Brown Hooper, Hartman and Jensen.
Time: 1925. Umpire: Cook.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-25
RInir win. Rageed Game.

BLAIR. Neb., Aug. A-(special Tele-
gram)-Blair defeated the Maryville, MO,
Comets this afternoon in a slugging match
by a score of - to s. The game started IN
"a rain and the ball was wet and most
everyone who got a hold OF the ball dropped
It. McMurtrie of Blair played a star game
in the field. cutting off drives that looked
GOOD for hits. Score: R.H,E.
RIsir - soOsO5 o ZIP 10, s
Maryville 80. o 2 1 L o 2 o 0 2-Sn
Batteries: Blair, Pipher, Routt and West;
Maryville, H. Vance and Clark. Hits: or
Pipher, 6 in four innings; off Routt, . IN
bv Routt, 6; by Clark, 8. First base on
balls: Off Clark, 3 Hit with pitched ball:
BY Clark, I. Two-base hit: West. Three
base hits: Wolff (2), Clark. Umpire: Kelly.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-25

PICKRELL, Neb., Aug. 2.-(Special Tele-
gram)-Pickrell efeated WILDER today in
the fastest game of the season on the home
grounds by a score of 3 to 2 In eleven
innings. The feature OF the game was a
three-base hit by Vnnderhook in the
eleventh inning, scoring Brain from first
errorless ball. Score: R.H.E.
Pickren o o o 0 0 1-3n o
WILDER -. l o 0. l 0 O. 0 0 % 7 0
Batteries: Pickrell. Mcpherson and Zim-
norman; WILDER, Luce and Storkan. Struck
out: BY MCPHERSON, 6; by Luce, L. Um-
plre: DR.. Thomas.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-25
HoLLYs WIN by HEAVY HITTING
Defeat West sIders 10 to 3, Allowing
hut Two Hits.

At Vinton street park the Hollys added
another victory to their credit by easily
defeating the West Sides 10 to 3 Cross
vas again in the box for the Hollys. In
hits off of Ted, the only two they got.
Only one was "a clean hit. the other being
due TO slow handling of the ball. After
the first the Hollys ughtened up and gave
Cross glltedged support and as he got into
his stride he kept the losers from scoring
in the last eight innings. The fielding
features of the game went TO Dennison,
the Holly left fielder, and prunmy, the
West Side Ghird baseman. wills Atkins
was in the Holley lineup and put up a
great game at third. Besides clubbing the
ball hard Cross struck out thirteen TO Nei-
harris fourteen, but only thirty-one faced
Ted while between Neihart's strikeouts
were hits and runs. Score by innings:
R.H.E,
West Sides ....3 o o 0 o o 0 o. 2 4
Batteries; Cross and Gibson; Neihart and
Greener.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-25
Grundy Center Carnival.

IOWA FALLS. Ia. Aug. 24-(SpecialO
A splendid array of amateur base ball
talent will be brought together at Grumpy
Center Thursday and Friday of this week,
when a tournament will be held. one
game will be played each forenoon and
two games the afternoon of eacn DAY,
The following is the schedule which brinss
together these teams: Wellsburg against
Grundy Center Thursday. forenoon. In
the afternoon Dysart will play Traer 1ol
$3.50, followed by a game between Fark-
ersburg and G~ladbrook. Friday tine fore
noon game will be played by Gladbrook
and Traer and the afternoon games pe,
tween Wellsburg and New Hartford anu
Parkersburg and Gruhdy Center.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-25
JONES GOES UP IN THE SEVENTH
Two Hits and Two Gift. Throws Game
to Denver,

DENVER Aug. PA base on balls, fol-
lowed by two hits in the first inning, one
Of those hits a scratch, gave Lincoln che
run that seemed likely to win. Jones was
pitching the incest kind OF ball, and but
one hit was made by Denver in six innings.
In the seventh Kinneally opened with a
single. McDonough was hit by a pitched
ball, Bohannan was passed to first. Wal
dron won the game with a Texas Lacquer
into left field that bounded way from Jude
and went for two bases. Two more hits IN
the eighth added another run. The feature
was a great catch by Lovett, which kept
Lincoln from adding a run to its score.
Fox beat out two infield grounders, getting
three hits for three times up. Score:
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-25
tRatted fnr schlnkA In nin

Three base hit: Cobb. Sacrifice hit: John
son. Double play: Coughlin and RossmaRs
Left on bases: Washington, 3. Detroit. ..
Base on balls: OFF johnson, 3: off Donovan,
2. Struck out: BY Johnson s; by, Donovan.
8 lime: liza Umpire: .Egan