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The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-01-24

plant but this rumor is not true. Mr..
| Packard only burned the palm OF his
hand badly.
| Mrs. Mary Dolan and Miss Minnie Nc
Ginnis were called to Wallingford, Vt,
Wednesday by the illness of Mrs. Dolan
daughter, who is well Known here as Miss
Grace Dolan.
Rev. James Weakley has chosen for
his sermon in the Universalist church
Sunday morning, Companionship; for the
evening service, Paul's Shipwreck and
His Last Voyage.
Judge Howe disposed of Is DRINKS in
the police court recently. -Four were dis
charged and three Ashuelot fellows set
tied. One of the other three were taken
to the keene Jail, two for 90 days and
one for 30 days, and the other five were
taken to Westmoreland, two for 30 days
and three for 80 days.
At the semi-annual meeting of the Jun
ior Epworth League of Calvary Metho-
dist church the following officers were
elected: Miss Maud Dickerman, presl-
dent; Miss Lena Smith, first vice presl,,
dent; Miss Rachel Chamberlain, second
vice president; Miss Hattie Moon, third
vice president; Miss Doris Thayerr,, fourth
vice PRESIDENT Miss Ruth Langille, Sec
Mrs. Martha j. Sumner, widow OF the
late Aaron Sumner, former resident OF
this place, died at the home of her niece,
Mrs. Ansel Dickinson, in West, Swanzey
Saturday. She was SO years old and the
cause of her death was a general breaking
down. Mrs. Sumner lived in this place
for a great many years but moved to
West Swanzey after the death OF her
husband, and for the past several years
she lived with her niece there. Besides
nieces and a nephew she had no rela,
tives. The funeral was held IN West
Swanzey Tuesday and the burial was
here.
Mrs. George Day Pratt, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. George Day Of this town,
died Friday evening in a hospital in Tren,,
ton. N. j., of tuberculosis and spinal
meningitis. Her mother was with her
at the time of her death, having gone to
Trenton few days previous: The tu-
neral was held in Trenton and the body
was brought here Monday evening for
burial. Besides the father and mother
there survive a son, who still lives with
his grandparents, and three sisters, Mrs:
A. L. Taylor and Miss Bertha Day, OF
this place and Mrs. Henrietta Farwell OF
Greenfield, Mass.
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short entertainment was presented and
sumptuous oyster supped served.
At the annual meeting of the Ladies
society the following officers were elected:
President, Miss Clara Amidon; vice
president, Mrs. Fred Stoddard: treasurer,
Mrs. Mary Ware; substitute, Mrs. A. r.
Farr; secretary, Mrs. Hazen Farr; direc-
tors, Mrs. Myra L. Farr, Mrs. Nellie vii.
liams and Ellen Smith. The circle will
meet with Mrs. Hazen Farr for an all
day session Feb. 9.
Shubel II. Randall died Jan. 10 at his
home in Alstead, n. H., after two days,
illness of pneumonia, aged So years, 9
months, % days, and the body was
brought here for burial Wednesday. Mr.,
Randall was born and spent good share
of his life in Chesterfield. April IL, lS49;
he married Elizabeth, daughter of Samuel
Chamberlain. In his younger days he
followed the carpenters trade. Later he
engaged for severa years in building IN
western Canada where he resided for a
number of years, going to Bellows Falls
about 1873 where he engaged in the hard
ward business for several years. For a
good many years he and his family spent
their summers here, finally buying place
in Alstead, where his wife died about
four years ago. He is survived by one
daughter, Jessie, wife of DR.. Talbot of
Newtonville, Mass, and one son, Henry,
who has always lived at home; also two
granddaughter, Josephine and Marjorie
Talbot. He was a kind husband and
father and genial and obliglng friend 1S:
Besides his family. Mrs. Booth, the
housekeeper and a friend OF the family,
accompanied the body here. The relatives
here were at the grave. Rev. Charles
Riyiere otficiated
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-01-24
What Chairman Haskins Is Up Against

The house committee on war claims, OF
which Colonel Haskins is the chairman,
met for organization last Tuesday and is
now wide open for business. Up to that
time. 24OO bills had been introduced and
referred to that committee for its consid-
Grafton. The committee on appropriations
has the name of being the watchdog OF
the treasury" but the colonels committee
certainly runs it very close. Vast num-
bers of the bills which come before it are
absolutely fraudulent, solely designed to
extort money from the treasury by manu-
featured proof. Some. of course, have
basis of justice, but the job of separating
the sheep from the goats out of these
thousands of bills is one which calls for
much judicial ability as well as mighty
LOT of hard work. The claimants come
well fortified with documentary evidence
to substantiate their claims, however, OBJ
tanned. while from the nature of the case
the committee cannot have the evidence at
hand to disprove it. In such cases only
good Judgment can settle it. These raids
on the treasury continue with undated
ferocity throughout the session. and the
committee is continually engaged in. re-
polling the onslaught. One Of the bills
now before the committee calls for $780,
900 900 dollars for cotton DESTROYED by I'M
ion troops during the war;. E. Harriss
Washington letter.
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81 (|8
Basketball Notes.

"Pete" Lamb. who has been playing
with Gloversville since early in the sea
son, has gone to Pennsylvania again.
The Keene, n. H., basketball team lost
its first home game last Saturday evening
to the Easthampton aggregation by a
score of ii to 10. The first half ended
with the score to 5.
Gloversville lost two games to East Bos.
ton this week, the score Wednesday even.
ing being 80 to IL and last evening % to
ance of Lamb or Lennon.
St. Johnsbury defeated Keene, n H., at
Keene Tuesday evening by score OF Is
to 8, and last night won at Springfield, VT,
by score of 80 to Is. Springfield and
Company d will play in st. Johnsbury
tonight.
Turner's Falls defeated the Washington
Guards of Fitchburg, Mass, at Turner'S
Falls last evening by score of 40 to 80
Doran played with the victors and led
the field with II goals from the foor
Tim" Koran was not with the Fitch
burg quintet.
After stretching himself into eligibility
for appointment to the Springfield Mass
police force, Charles Martens, the basket
ball player who was with BrattlebOEv
early in the season, failed to get an ia
pointment as reserve "cop" throus
the delay of the civil service commissia,
in certifying his name. There is one WI
cancy in the list, however, and it is m-
derstood that the commission is favorabtf-
disposed to holding this for Martens
The champion Gloversville On. VII
team which represents the Pittsfel
(Mass.) Bikes one evening each week, hl|
little trouble in defeating the AllPittI
field team Tuesday evening. "TOblu
Matthews, pat" Doyle and Swenson III
the st. Johnsbury bunch, Doherty Of Eat
Boston and Martens of Springfield veil
not fast enough to check the New lGII
ers who won by a score of 81 to %. n
Wachter was easily better than Matthe1|
in the center, scoring 10 goals VIII
Toby" got ice-water. Doyle and "SocklI
Davey broke about even, the former g1
ting seven and the latter six.
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Other County News.
WARDsBoRO.

Clarence Barnard of Greenfield is stop
ping at Underwood's hotel.
Miss Julia Streeter of Brattleboro, a
trained nurse, is visiting Mrs. Annie New
comb.
Miss Hanna Halonen lost her gold
watch Sunday evening. Her monogram
is on the case and fob and her name is
inside OF the watch.
Mrs. Mary Dorset has returned from
Bondvile, where she has been working
for her sister, Mrs. Styles, while she visit
cd her mother, Mrs. John Cobb.
The A. z. club will meet in the town
hall next Thursday afternoon and, even
ing, Jan. 80. Supper will be served from
6 to 8. All are cordially invited.
The following officers Of the Wardsboro9
lodge, No. 20, I. o: 0. F., were installed
by d. d. G.. M. Dewitt Davis of Ches-
ter last Thursday evening, jan. l6: n.
G., w. A. Newell; Y. G., John Gill
fether; secretary, G. w. Briggs; treas
urer, j. E. Gleason; R. s. N. G., w. w.
Kidder, l.. S. N. G., E. M. Spencer;
R. S. V. G., E. H. Lackey; l., S. ", g.,
4. o. Robinson; warden, j.. A. WILDER;
conductor, w. L. Warren; 0. G., L. A.
Hall; j. G., H. S. Bemis; R. s. s., o.
V. Hefflon; l.. S. S., Charles Jones.
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sPoFFoRD.

Mrs. Melvin Derby is ILL.,
Will Pierce is housed with grip.
Fred Farwell recently shot fox that
weighed ID pounds.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Johnson spent
Saturday in Brattleboro.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Amidon of Put
ney are visiting at w. 2. Hannum s.
R. B. Foster, with his help, COM
menced cutting ice on the lake Wednes-
day. :,
Charles York killed black snake back
of Bert Darling's house one day last
week.
Eight men went to West Chesterfield
Saturday to help DIN X. Farr fnlsn
clear the standing timber on the French
farm.
The Ladies' Aid society met with Mrs.
Butler Tuesday and spent very pleasant
afternoon. The genial hostess served
cake, nuts, candy and apples.
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The Vermont Botanical club cleo
the following officers Saturday; Pr
dent, DR.. Ezra Brainerd Of MIDI
bury; vice-president, DR.. Cyrus Prin
OF Burlington; secretary, Poi. L.
OF Burlington; secretary, Prof L.
I. Flynn of Burlington; executive e.
mittee, Dana s. Carpenter, Middleba
Springs; Mrs. E. B. Davenport, Brat
boro; Miss Nancy Darling, Woodsto'
Miss May Boynton of Burlington v
appointed club librarian for the ca
ing year. The matter of consolidi
ing the Vermont Bird club and .
Vermont Audubon club was brought
for discussion, but was laid over D
til the next annual meeting.
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In New Hampshire
HINSDALE.
Fire Department. Annual Concert and
Ball a Success.

Ball a Success.
!. The fire department held its annua
concert and MASQUERADE ball in the town
hall Friday evening. The attendance was
very large and the department realized
about 800. Leitsinger's orchestra OF ten
pieces of Brattleboro gave an excellent
concert from 8 until and furnished mu.
sic for the dancing which lasted until
O'Clock. Following is the concert pro
gram:
/ Overture Merry Wives Of Windsor.
(a) Serenade in Idleness. Macbeth
( hi Intermezzo-Al Fresco. ...... Herbert
Seiection-The Merry Widow. 49,. .LehaI
Sextette from Lucia ............ .DonIzettl
| Piccolo solo, Polka di Concert-The SKY,
/ lark Observation-Disclosures. Cox
| j. w. Parsons.
Tone picture, Enthusiastically Charge,
Luders
Each number was well received and the
piccoo solo by Mr.. Parsons was gener'
ally considered one of the best ever given
in town. The concluding selection also
deserves especial mention. The masquers
were few in number, but still number
of good characters were represented.
Those in charge of the affair were:
Floor marshal Robert A. Weeks; assist.
ant marshals, G. d. Fay, +. L. Latham
and Edgar Currier; aids, F. J. Young,
William Doucette, Paul Maginnis, Joseph
Doucette John Davenport, William La
| chance J. O. Bergeron and Daniel La
chance; reception committee, j. ii. Wat
son. j. N. Mccormick, Julius Martin
and j. E. Scott; committee of arrange
ments, r. A. Weeks, Edgar Currier, Jo-
seph Doucette, w. 0. j. Martin, Chase
: Delphy and Dono Bergeron.
The Universalist women served an oys-
ter supper in the basement dining room
and made about $45.
Albert Ballou is visiting in Chester
field.
Ovid Nicols visited in Greenfield Sat
urday.
Miss Winnie Tilden is visiting in Bel
i lows Falls.
Miss JUNE Howe is working at Will
+. liam Smiths.
Miss Ida Higgins spent Sunday in
West Swanzey.
Mrs. F. NJ. Fuller and son have been
visiting in Keene.
Mrs. Charles Keyou is recovering from
an attack of grip.
Eldon Sargent is recovering from an
attack of tonsilitis
Frank Tilden has returned from busl-
ness trip to Boston.
Miss Rena Dupree is working at w.
N. Pixies this week.
Ansel Dickinson of West Swanzey VS.
tied in town Tuesday.
F. S. Leonard has returned from a
business trip to Boston.
Miss Thurser Chase spent Sunday at
her home in Chesterfield.
Mrs. C. C. Holton is visiting her broth
er. M. D. Mann, in Boston.
Charles Stafford has returned from
business trip to Lowell, Mass.
w. F. Robertson has returned from
few days in Sheldon Springs, Vt.
Mrs. w. N. Pike and daughter, Miss
Mabel Pike, are visiting in Boston.
GUY Smith of Turner'S Falls, Mass,
spent Sunday with his parents here.
Sd Mr.. and Mrs. Julius Martin spent Sun
non with relatives in West Swanzey.
leo. Booth is visiting his daughter,
;ntaes Burns, in Worcester, Mass
l. Ab. line Davis of Winchester Wis
not 'ays recently at c. j. Hub
h has returned from a
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-01-24
WEST CHESTERFIELD.

The Ladies' society will serve an oyster
supper for the leap year dance Jan. 81.
Mrs. Cora Chamberlain received last
Monday the news of the death of her sis
ter's husband, R. F. Pickert. Their home
was in Buffalo, but he died in New York
while they were there on business trip.
At the last regular meeting of Spofford
grange the officers were Installed by Dep
uty and Mrs. H. w. Sargent of Protec-
tive grange, Brattleboro. Numerous VS.
tors were present from Greatmeadow,
Broad Brook and Protective oranges. A
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-01-24
PERSONALS.

f. C. Crosby is in Boston this week.
Mrs. B. II. Newton OF Vernon was in
town yesterday.
Mrs. Norman Newell was taken serious
ly i'll Wednesday.
Arthur Trip was called to Townshend
Tuesday by the illness of his father.
Mrs. A. V. c. Leavitt is confined to her
room at the Brooks House by illness.
Miss Grace Bridges goes tomorrow ia
her home in Williamstown, Mass, for a
visit.
Mrs. H. d. Holton visited her father,
I. Holt, in Saxtons River the first of the
week.
Miss Kate Leonard of Keene, n. H., has
been the guest of Mrs. w. II. Barrett
this week.
H. s. Dorset of South Londonderry be-
gan work for William Warren in Halifax
Friday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Hackley of Green
field were over-Sunday guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. W. Reed.
A. r. Rice, proprietor of the Dairy
Lunch room, is i'll. His place is being
taken by Allen Haynes.
Mrs A. H. Brasor is acting as clerk in
Letsinger & Dugan's store during the alb
sence of the proprietors.
Mr.. and Mrs. John S. Brown are both
confined to their beds with grip at their
home on Williston street.
Charles R. Crosby and DR.. A. L. Pettee
are among those who expect to attend the
motor boat show in Boston next week
Mrs. E. E. Gobie and children went
Thursday to spend two weeks with Mrs
Coolies mother, Mrs. Charles Harris. in
West Brattleboro.
Mrs. f. w. Gipson, who went to Gard
ner, Mass, last week on a visit, has been
called to Cleveland, o., by the serious i'll
ness of her daughter.
Miss Mamie Graves of the millinery de-
partment of Smith & Murray's, Spring
held, Mass, is spending few days at Mr..
Patterson's on Harris place.
Mrs. Julia Barrett and daughter. Miss
Charlotte, expect to leave Monday for
Springfield, Mass, where they will re-
main for week or ten days.
G. L. Wyman has rented +. H. Smiths
house at the corner of Pine and Central
streets and will move his family here from
Lunenburg, VT, at an early date.
DR.. II. d. Holton, who has been giving
49, cii ny 6iChC tllS Week dU farmers
meetings in different towns in Addison
and Rutland counties, is expected home
tonight.
George Ahern of Troy, N. Y, began
Wednesday in the Nicolet theatre as
singer of the illustrated songs. Wednes
day was record breaker in point of at
tendance.
Herbert E. Walker was called to Brook.
lyn,, N. Y, Wednesday on account of the
sudden death of his mother, Mrs. Mary
Jane Walker, a brief sketch of whom
appears in the South Newfane items.
AT the annual business session of tho
Vermont Bird club in Burlington Friday
Mrs. E. B. Davenport of this town was
chosen member of the executive commit.
tee. She was also made member Of the
club. '''e oo'"iicai
Harry p. Greene of Brattleboro was ono
q the four candidates who passed the T ex.
&min,atlons recently given in Montpelier
Gy the state board of pharmacy FIVE Of
khe class will have to try again. Mr.
lGreene is at present student in the I'M.
)'ersity OF Vermont, medical department.
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This County's Share Of the U. s.
Deposit Fund.

Of the 69,Os6.79 which this state
received from the United States in
1887 the sum of $1S6,577.6S has thus
far been returned by towns in accord
ance with an act of the last legislature
which ordered the money into the state
treasury to become part Of the per-
manent school fund. Towns were Civ
en- the option of sending in the prin-
cipal or in cases where the money was
loaned to towns to pay S per cent. in
terest each year to the state treasurer.
In many cases this money had been
loaned to private individuals and in
this case the law allowed towns a GER
tain length of time in which to call
the money. Nine Windham county
towns have thus far sent back their
portions of the fund, the total amount,
ing to $21, 9S2.21. The towns and tn
amounts returned by them folloy
Athens, $350.47; Guilford, 1892 q;
Jamaica, $1557.64; Marlboro, $S7a IS
Rockingham, $11,31O.42; Vernon, b.,
125.40; Westminster, $2,521.43; pit
ingham, $2,O2S.S3; Windham, $69 Is
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-01-24
SOMERSET.

William Paddock has purchased horse
of William Kennedy.
Miss Elsie Beauton is acting as cook
at her fathers camp.
William Biddle of Searsburg is working
for Fred Bagley on his log job.
William Kennedy is driving a four
horse team for Gilman Marshall.
A dance was held at the town hall last
Saturday night. About 30 couples attend
ed.
Charles Tudor plowed out our main
roads last Saturday for the first time
this winter.
We have about IA inches of snow which
is a great aid to the numbering business,
and lumbermen are very busy.
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RIG SALE OF WOMEN'S SHOES
Still Going on at Durham Brothers

and is now driving team for his father, w
X. Lyman.
Those i'll with the prevailing distemper
are w. X. Lyman, Ernest Pike and Miss
Wilmer Pike.
C. o. Rogers of Wardsboro has painted
and papered the kitchen and pantry for
Mrs. L. A. Eddy.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-01-24
SITUATION.

Ray Lyman finished a very successful
term of school inf No. Friday, the 18th,
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-01-24

John =, r Walsh, president of the do.
aunet chicago national bank. was found
s e'Iy Saturday % misappropriatine the
aunas OF that institution. He was fonnd
guilty gum r on 8 counts, the jury taking the
sase jinursd afternoon and report;ne
t abasI In,ys ,g. The penalty under
baen law rhine of which Walsh has
Of On NJ 60 Imprisonment for a term
I've years.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-01-24

De Wits Little Early Risers
best pills known. Sold by All Dru<
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Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-08-11
TWO HIGHWAYMEN
ROB FIFTEEN MEN
Take 500 In Broad Daylight
and Net With No
Resistance.

CHICO, Cal, Aug. 11.-Fifteen
men were held up and robbed Of 800
on a lonely road near Sterling City
today.
Two highwaymen participated in
the robbery and made their attack
upon the men as they we're passing
along the road. The victims were
all lumbermen employed In one of
the mills near Sterling City and had
just been paid their months salary
and were on their way to town.
The two highwaymen had concealed
themselves In a ravine along the
road and when the men came to a
lonely place In the road they rushed
npon them, covered them with their
revolvers and commanded them to
hold up their. hands. None of the
men we're armed and they we're Ia
ken by surprise. and Immediately
complied with the command. One
Of the highwaymeR then made a
search OF the men while the other
held them under cover of his re-
volver. threatening TO kill the first
one that made a false move. The
robbers secured besides the money,
various articles Of jewelry. After
the search OF the men had been made
and their yaluables secured, the
highwaymen ordered the men to
move on up the road. and then they
retreated back into the ravine where.
II is presumed that they had their
horses hidden and made their escape.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-08-11
MAN
EMBEZZLES FUNDS
Claimed Shortage Nay Reach
$4,000 in Fourteen
Months.

SEATTLE, Wash, Aug, I'LL. e.
Yarmouth, an insurance man of this
city. and a former well known min
ing man, was arrested today on the
charge of ENLIGHTENMENT.
The charge against Yarmouth is
preferred by B. c. Osborne, of the
Commonwealth Insurance company.
Osborne recently purchased the in
surance business of this company
from Yarmouth, which up to that
time he had conducted In his own
name. He charges Yarmouth with
embezzling $1,000, and made the
statement today that an investiga-
ton will show that at least $4,000
of the company's money has disap-
peared within the last IA months.
The evidence in possession Of the
prosecuting attorney against the
prisoner is, that he accepted two
checks aggregating ST. which be-
longed to the company. and converted
them to his own use.
Yarmouth maintains that he is in
nocent Of the crime. but would make
no further statement with relation
to it.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-08-11
CONVENTION OF
EAGLES; SEATTLE
Thousands of Members In the
City as Delegates and
Visitors.

SEATTLE, Wash, Aug. 1.-THE
tenth annual state convention OF the
order of Eagles was formally opened
here today and the key OF the city
has been turned, by the mayor, over
20 the members OF the organization
and their friends.
The city IL In gala attire and all
the business institutions are deco
rated in honor OF the occasion. The
delegates commenced to arrive last
evening aud when the convention
went into sessions It Ii estimated
that there were fully 5000 Eagles
and their friends present. II IL pre-
dicted that by this evening that full
ly 1900 visitors win be IN the city
70 attend the celebration.
The convention opened by an adj
dress Of welcome by Mayor Miller
and this was followed by addresses
by Senator Piles and Governor Mead.
Worthy Grand President Bell re-
sponded with an eloquent address on
behalf OF the order. The convention
then proceeded 10 effect an organi-
zation for the discharge OF the BUSH
ness TO come before II. The con-
yention viii conclude with an elabo-
rate banquet.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-08-11
STATES
ARE FOR BRYAN
Declares Charles Edelman, Who
Urges Candidate 20
Come West

LINCOLN. Neb.. Aug liz Charles
Edeiman, member Oh the committee
which viii notify William Jennings
Bryan Of his nomination for the
presidency BY the democratic con-
yention at Denver. today appealed TO
Mr. Bryan to make stumping tour
OF the Pacific coast.
The great commoner Is well liked
,in the west and In both Of his cam
paigns be has drawn a large vote
from the Pacific states, and Mr.. Edel-
man assured him that II he would
make a campaign Of these states this
yeah that he would assure him OF
winning the ELECTORAL votes Of Oregon,
Washington, California and Idaho.