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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-11-03

meeting Of joint committee of the
Fcresters and Odd Fellows will be held
in the Foresters' hall on Wednesday
evening at o'clock sharp. G. R. Blake
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-11-03

Fisherman take notice: On and after
Saturday the fish pond at the X. Of p.
fair will be posted mo fshing). Better
come some night this week and try your
luck.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-11-03

Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Dakota spent Sun
day at the home Of Mrs Dakota's par.
cnts, Mr.. and Mrs. Allie Willford, Of
Williamstown.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-01-17
DIR. WITH BUSINESS TRAINING.
Local Physician Who Formerly Man
aged Wooden Mill.

DR.. Henry Tucker, who has just en-
tered upon his second term of three years
as health officer of Brattleboro, by APP
pointment from the state board of health,
upon the recommendation of the Brattle-
boro selectmen, has had a business expe-
rience outside the practice of medicine
which physician ordinarily. does not
have, says the local correspondent of the
Springfield Republican. He has brought
his business training into play in the ex-
ercise of his duties as health officer and
has given the town an administration
which makes everybody glad to have him
DR.. Tucker is a graduate of
the New York homeopathic medical col
lege, class of 1869. Before entering that
college he attended lectures at the medical
department of Dartmouth college. After
his graduation he began practicing in
N. H., and was there until
1874, when he came to Brattleboro. In
1888 he took advantage of an excellent OPP.
portunity to engage in the manufacture of
wooden hosiery in Laconia, N. H., and he
became general manager of the Halifax
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-01-17
The Vermont Idea for
Savings Banks

fThe Ludlow Tribune thinks
lat the idea Of Savings banks
keping Vermont money at home
FIJI appeal to Vermonters. In
bmmenting on this particular
ature of the Lamoille County
kvings Bank and Trust Com
my of Hyde Park, VT, it says
Last Thursday this bank passed the million
bar mark in its assets-and not a single
BIT of it invested outside of Vermont. So
tinctively Vermont flavor naturally ap.
BIS to the taste of Vermonters, because it
acks of levelheaded management and a
ety which is quite assuring. Congratula-
BIS are certainly in order.
commencing January 1908 this
Ank will pay four per cent. COM
Funded seni-annually on all de-
6sits large and small alike; will
" taxes on all sums up to $1,000
"a will issue pass-books with no
hits as to times of withdrawal
other restrictions or limitations
Ee those common to all Yer
pnt Savings Banks. Deposits
4de on or before Feb. 18th will
Aw interest from Jan. LIST; those
ter Feb. 18th from April LIST.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-01-17
CELEBRATE 10TH ANNIVERSARY.
Excellent Record Of Childs & Putnam
with the Travellers Insurance Co.

II was Just 10 years ago Jan. IL that
Fred w. Putnam and Arthur w. Childs
took the Vermont state agency for the
Travellers Insurance company of Hart.
ford, Conn. On Monday Of this week
A. l.. Maynard, cashier Of the local of
fee Of Childs & Putnam, handed Mr..
Putnam applications representing new
insurance of $4,000, sent in by agents
as testimonial of good will and a re.
minder of the anniversary. About 40
letters and kilograms were also re-
ceived at the local office. The celebra.
ton of the occasion came as complete
surprise to both Mr.. Putnam and Mr..
Childs, the latter coming to Brattle.
boro Monday night on regular business
Childs & Putnam took the state
agency for the Travellers Jan. ~, 1898,
and two years later Increased their ter.
ritory by taking on the state of New
Hampshire. During the year previous
to 1898 the Travellers wrote two $1,000
applications in this state. Since the
agency was taken by Childs & Putnam
the company's business in this state in
the life department alone has averaged
100000 year, making total of So
100000. In the two states the com.
pany has written $5,000000 insurance
in 10 years. During the year previous
to the time when Childs & Putnam be.
came agents the Travellers received
s9,962 in accident premiums from this
territory; during the year just closed
Childs & Putnam paid the company
$3S,552 in accident premiums.
Childs & Putnam voluntarily re.
signed the agency of one of the largest
mutual companies to take the Travel
ers, believing that guarantees were bet
ter than estimates and certainties bet
ter than uncertainties. The success
which has attended their efforts during
the past 10 years proves that the pub.
lie believes in this policy also.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-01-17
DON'T EXPERIMENT.
You Will Make No Mistake If You Fol
low This Brattleboro Citi-
Zen'S Advice.
Never neglect your kidneys.

Never neglect your kidneys.
If you have pain in the back, uri.
nary disorders, dizziness and nervous
ness, it IS time to act and no time to
experiment. These are all symptoms
of kidney trouble, and you should seek
a remedy which is known to cure the
kidneys.
Doan's Kidney Pills is the remedy
to use. No need to experiment. 1t
has cured many stubborn cases in Brat
tleboro. Follow the advice Of Brat
tleboro citizen and be cured yourself.
Mrs. L. L. Davis of 9 South Main
St., Brattleboro, VT, says: "About
six months ago l fell and injured my
back, and soon after noticed that my
kidneys were disordered. My back at
times panied me so that 1 could hard
ly keep from screaming. If I caught
the least cold it settled over my kid
neys and aggravated the trouble. I
used doctors medicines but received
little relief. Finally procured Doan IS
Kidney Pills at F. FL. Holden IS drug
store and began taking them. They
had beneficial effect on me and was
soon cured of the kidney trouble and
aching in my back. have recon-
pended Doan's Kidney Pills to many
eEends, and will continue to do SO
occasion arises"
or sale by all dealers. Price SO
eel s. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N.
z, ole agents for. the United States.
RsQember the name-Doan sand
other.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-01-17
SPOFrORD.

CORN Hall has gone to Keene for few
weeks.
Mrs. William Atherton is confined to
the house by illness.
Dexter Derby of Keene has been visit
ing at Frank Tuttle's.
Mrs. Walter HEREFORD of Keene is a
guest at Arthur Posts.
Mrs. Charles Joslin has been on the
sick list the cast week.
Fred Farr is busy saving wood with
his new gasoline engine.
Mrs. Runyan of Walpole, N. H., is Wis
iting her sister, Mrs. Earl Burt.
Lorenzo Burnham went to York state
last week and returned with fine pair
of work horses.
John Cookery and John Joslin attend
ed the basketball game in Brattleboro
Tuesday evening.
The women of the Universalist society
will give an, entertainment and supper
at village hall Friday evening, Jan. II.
Mrs. Snowling of Waterbury, Conn.,,
and Mrs. Grace Hewett of Keene were
over-Sunday guests at Charles Hewett's.
The Ladies' Aid society met with Mrs.
Bonney last week Tuesday. Ice-cream,
cake and coffee were served which were
much enjoyed by all present.
AT the meeting Tuesday evening of Mt.
Pistareen grange the officers were in
stalled by Past Master M. E. Chandler
and wife. The lecturer had very in
teresting program. At the close of the
meeting banquet was served to the new
officers,
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-01-17
NORTH HINsDALE.

Kitty Lowe has returned from Gull.
ford.
Mrs: Clark, who has been i'll, is con-
valescing.
Mrs. Isaiah Streeter has been i'll with
grip, but is better at present.
A family by the name of Amidon has
moved into the John Darling house now
owned by Mr.. Rouillard.
Isaiah Streeter and Charles Reek are
now connected with the telephone line,
making ID on this line now
Mr.. and Mrs. George Parker, formerly of
this place but now of Wrentham, Mass,
came last Wednesday for visit.
Herbert Barrett entertained the euchre
club last Saturday evening. The club
will meet with Miss Lora Rogers next
Saturday evening.
Mrs. Hudson, accompanied by her hus
band, went to Springfield last wee
Thursday to consult a specialist. The
returned last Saturday.
Francis Hastings, who broke his leg a
few weeks ago, is not able to use it yet.
The limb is put in plaster paris cast
but the doctor thinks it will be some time
before he is allowed to walk. Francis has
the sympathy of his friends as he has
been very unfoIt the past year, be-
ing laid up the greater part of last win
ter with typhoid fever.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-01-17
How st. Johnsbury Looked Monday
Night,

Local fans who went 10 Turner's Falls
Monday evening aud saw 81. Johnsbury
defeat the local team oi that town BY a
score OF ~ 10 IN were impressed with the
extreme cleyerness Of the Nemonters in.
diyidually and also with their lack Of
team play, The latter may be- accounted
for partially by the fact that Doran, who
helped out for the visitors, was a stranger
10 their methods although Doran seemed
10 get into the passing ~ well as anyone.
Throughout the entire game, however,
there was none OF the swift and clever
passing which is one OF the most inter.
csting features Of basketball. The ST.
Johnsbuy players covered very closely
when the ball was under their opponents
basket but after getting possession OF the
leather one or the other OF them would
attempt to take i, down the hall alone
instead OF rcsorting TO the passing meth.
3D. Of the 81, Johnsbury team IIenschcll
showed up the strongest. He Is big
man, bigger even than Toby Matthews,
yet very last ON his feet, close in guard
ing wonderful shot and withal a clean
player. Doyle looked very thin and didn't
10 standstill. Matthews shot well but
the fact that he was unable 10 get much
the better OF O'keefe proves that he has
been overratcd. llolenbeck is compar
atyey small man but plays with much
speed He is rated as a clever shot but
so closely was he covered by Mclaughlin
that he had no opportunity TO show his
talent in this department of the game.
Right here il will not be out OF place to
say that Mclaughlin by his work Mon
day night showed himself able to play
the game with any OF them. lie did
more defensive work than any other two
men on the floor and in addition scored
thrice. Doan demonstrated his right TO
he considered in st. Johnsbury's class.
and he didn't apparently exert himself
either He shot four baskets, which was
more than anyone else got except Mat.
thews.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-01-17

mills company. The business was con
Quoted with success until 1898, when II
became victim of a panic. While in La
coma DIR. Tucker was president OF the
board OF trade. vice president and general
manager of the street railroad, and was
officially connected with banking and
other enterprises. In 1896 he returned to
Brattleboro, and he has practiced medi..
cine here ever since then. He has served
three years on the medical board OF the
Brattleboro Memorial hospital and has
been admitting physician at the institu-
ton. He is a member OF the Vermont
medical society, the Vermont homeopath-
ic medical society, the Windham county
medical society. the Western Massachu.
sets medical society, the American public
health association and the international
congress of tuberculosis
DIR. Tucker was born in Laconia, May
l. 1913. His father was Alvah Tucker,
one Of the earliest cotton manufacturers
in New Hampshire, and his mother was
Mary Jane Bean. He lived in Laconia
until he went to Claremont in 1869. In
March, 1864, he enlisted in the United
States signal corps, department of the
Gulf, and served until September 1865,
participating in the capture OF Mobile.
He married Miss Mary Ellen Moore,
daughter Of Dr. David +. Moore of La
COMA in 1870, and they have two chill
dren. Edwin of Brattleboro and Miss Mar
guerite, supervisor OF the Brattleboro in
corporated schools. DIR. Tucker is 32d
degree MasoA being member Of the
New Hampshire consistory. He is a mem
Der of Granite lodge of United Workmen
Of Lacona and surgeon of Sedgwick
Grand Army post OF Brattleboro, and of
the following Masonic bodies of Brattle-
boro: Beauseant commandery, Knights
Templar. Brattleboro lodge Of Masons,
Fort Drummer chapter, Royal Arch Ma
sons, Connecticut Valley council and
Bingham chapter, order of Eastern Star.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-01-17
Daughter of Revolution Program.

The program committee of Brattleboro
chapter Daughters of the American Rev.
olution has Just completed the program
for the chapter for 1905 January II will
be regents day and Mrs. II. 4. Bond
will be the hostess. On February % a
Washington tea will be served at the
home of Mrs. L. L. Holden, A paper on
A Story of Old Westminster will be given
by Mrs. A. S. Thompson March ID, and
the hostesses will be Mrs w. H. Corser
and Mrs. G. f. Bingham. Mrs. G. l..
events April II. the hostesses being Mrs.
j. l.. Stockwell, Mrs. B. S. Miller and
Mrs Henry Halliday. On May u re-
ports of the continental congress will be
given, the hostesses being Mrs. w. F..
Root and Miss Velma Foster Mrs. Will
liam j. Dare and Mrs. Irving Crosier will
be hostesses June 10, when flag day will
be celebrated. A basket picnic will be
enjoyed with Mrs Blanche Goodnow
Pratt at the old Field homestead at New
fame July 7. Mrs. William S. Severance
of Greenfield will give paper on Golden
Opportunities August IL, and Mrs. Grace
l.. Kirkland will be the hostess. A Day
in lahore will be the subject of paper
by Mrs. John B. Devins of New York
September 5, when the hostesses will be
Mrs. H. II. Thompson, Mrs. A. S. Thomp-
son and Miss Genevieve M. Slate The
Hayes homestead in West Brattleboro,
owned by Mrs w. II. Bigelow, will be
thrown open for colonial sewing, party
October l3, and Mrs. Bigelow will give
paper on A Southern Home. A paper on
Old Vergennes, the oldest and smallest
city in Vermont, will be given by Mrs.
William T. Haigh November 10, and Mrs.
Charles R. Crosby and Mrs. Orlando Be.
mis- will be the hostesses. The annual
meeting will be held December 8, and the
hostesses will be Mrs. Frederic l. Swift
and Mrs. Walter A. Gilbert. Where
hostesses are named the meetings will be
held at the homes of those first named.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-01-17
Basketball Notes.

| St. Johnsbury defeated a team repre-
senting Haverhill. Mass, Tuesday evening
by score OF SO to %. Doyle shot l3 has
kets.
Several of the Fitchburg players com
planned Tuesday night because they were
hit by what were supposed TO he shot
thrown from the galleries. This sort OF
business should be cut out Immediately.
Paul Stcinbeg captain of st. Johns
bury's star bunch, has been obliged to re.
tire from the game on account OF an in.
jury to his knee. 1t is not likely that he
will be in the game again this season.
Steinberg is an excellent guard and his
fast defensive work has contributed in no
small degree to st. Johnsbury's success.
Pat" Doyle showed a glimpse of his
speedy temper at Turner's Falls Monday
night when he mixed it up a bit with
Brown. However, there was no need of
the general melee that followed. The two
players had separated and were ready TO
call il quits when some fool ran up be-
hind Doyle and struck him twice in the
head. Of course this precipitated an in
eipient riot but it was soon quelled.
Apparently when st. Johnsbury began
its recent trip it believed itself to be in
yincible, or at least the supporters of
the team did. Now, however, there is a
trihe different feeling among the scale
city fans and Manager Gray is strength
ening for the Brattleboro series. Since
Company d was defeated at Gloversyille
Friday night 81 to q and at Schenectady
the following night As to 10 the New
York bunch has come up wonderfully in
the estimation of the Vermonters, and
it is stated on good authority that Gray
has offered Ed. Wachter sos a game and
expenses to play center for St. Johns
bury in the state championship, Wheth
er Ed has agreed or not is not known
but the offer shows to what lengths St.
is going to land the imaginary
Gray also has lines out for a
New Yorker named Swenson, who is said
to be very fast and wonderful shot.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-01-17
OBITUARY.
David E. Downer.

bavid E. Downer, 70, died at the
|ttleboro Retreat Monday night OF
rt disease. He was born in Shafts
", July 10, 1885. He lived after
I'd for number of years in Ben
gton where he was first married. Mr..
,wner went west before the war and
n ok up a land claim in Iowa where he
Remained for about a year. He en-
listed in Company A, 4th Vermont
Regiment, and on Aug. Is, 1861, was
appointed a corporal though he was af.
terward reduced to ranks. May 3,
1S63, he was badly wounded at the bat
tie Of st. Mary's heights near Fred
ericksburg, Va. Mr.. Downer was then
lin the army of the Potomac. He was
taken to the hospital in Washington
and afterward removed to the military
hospital in Brattleboro. He was trans
|ferred to the veteran reserve corps
/ April 10, 1864, and was discharged
Sept. 20. After partial recovery at
THE hospital he acted as assistant hos
|pital steward Shortly after the war
sMr. Downer married Julia Bardwell of
This town. She died Jan. %, 1900.
There were two children by this second
twife, Charles E. Downer of Brattle-
5boro and Minnie, wife of w. Fl. Har-
EHey of Worcester, Mass. With the ex-
Eception of year spent with his daugh-
tier in Worcester, Mass, and short
time at the soldiers home in Benning-
ton, Mr.. Downer had lived in Brattle-
|boro since the war. He was man Of
great physical strength. He was an
expert stone mason and had charge of
1.-THE stone work on several large con-
tracts in town, notably the Canal
street schoolhouse and the Chestnut
Hill reservoir. The funeral was held
Wednesday afternoon at 6 Cottage
street, the home of Charles E. Dow
ner, Rev. George B. Lawson officiating.
A delegation from Sedgwick post, G.
A. R., was present. The bearers were
John M. Joy, Fred T. Stewart, Eugene
Clark, Roscoe Fisher, H. J. Allen and
Luke Ferriter. Burial was in Prospect
Hill cemetery
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-01-17
WEST CHESTERFIELD.

The young women will give leap year
dance, Jan. 81.
At the 47th annual festival there was
the usual large crowd Fifty couples en-
joyed the dancing and the articles from
the fancy table sold well. R. G. Farr drew
the sofa pillow by guessing the nearest
on the guess cake and Mrs. Hazen FAIR
got the cake.
The body of Miss Abbie Randall, sis
ter of Shubel Randall, was brought here
and was buried in his lot. A good many
had been an invalid Her age was IS.
She died at the home of Mrs. Mordon,
in Springfield, Mass, who came herr, with
the body. Mrs. Clara Metcalf and daugh-
ter, Gertrude, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Met,
calf and Howard Metcalf of Holyoke and
Mrs. Willis Griswold of Bellows Falls were
here. All the relatives here were. present
and Rev. Charles Riviere offered prayer
at the grave.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-01-17

In 1870 he came 10 Bfattleboro and
entered the employ Of the Brattlebofc
Retreat AS an attendant, Later he
worked for Y, Y, Brooks and for three
years was in the employ OF Frost q
, White, local Ice dealers, lie married
Abbie T.. Patterson In Brattleboro In
1870 aud with the exception Of year
aud a half-spent in Ncwfane had lived
In this town since. He was a member
Of the United Order Of Golden Cross
and the Odd Fellows. The funeral was
held Mt the home, II Washington
street, Monday afternoon, Rev. y. 5.
o. Osgood officiating. The bearers were
the past noble grands Of the order;
A. I. Roberts, Frank A. Cook, William
T.. Coombs, W. j, Cain, and q. l.. Spear.
who took the place OF Merton Micott
who read the committal service at the
grave. Burial was In Prospect Hill
cemetery. lie leaves besides wife
one brother, William Moran of Albion,
Michigan, and FIVE sisters, Mrs. Kath'
crime Williams Of Rosclawn, Cal; Mrs.
Mary Eddy Of stratton, Mrs, Hattie
Jones of Saxtons River, Mrs. L. II.
Coates of this town and Mrs. Susan
Lawrence of Townshend. Those from
out OF town at the funeral Were; ID.
j. 0'Brien Of Boston, Frank Lawrence
of Townshend, Mrs. 4. Persons OF
Frank Moran of Bellows
Falls. Mrs. Susan Wilder of Dummers.
ton. Charles Patterson Of Peterboro, n.
H., Mr.. and Mrs. John Patterson and
son of Putney, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer
Pratt and daughter of Putney, and
Morton Patterson of Winehendon,
Mass.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-01-17
FITCHBURG BREAKS
OUR WINNING STREAK
First Home Defeat of Season Accom-
plished by Washington Guards
Tuesday Evening-Visitors Play
ed Wonderful Game.

Brattleboro s basketball team suf
fered its first home defeat of the sea
son Tuesday evening at the hands (ant
feet) of the Washington Guards OF
Fitchburg, Mass, the score being 43 t.
49, There is no use holding post
norton on the contest. 1t is enough
in the way of explanation to say that
the better team won. Big "Tim
Koran and his followers had it on the
locals in shooting, passing and block
ing. The game, however, was nc
cinch. 1t was by all odds the most ex
citing exhibition of basketball that
has been seen on the local floor this
year. The visitors went into the game
with blood in their eyes and their de-
termination to carry off the victory
was an important factor in the out
come,
At the very outset the crowd had an
opportunity to yell and from then un-
til the end of the game there were
very few moments when it would do
to keep quiet. Koran scored the first
goal but Boggio soon tied the score
and Doran added two more after Nc
Laughlin had converted foul into one
point. Then the visitors scored three
in succession making the score to 5,
but Brattleboro rallied and led by
two points when the period closed
with the tally IA to -. In the sec.
ond period the visitors ran away from
Doran s men, making 20 points while
Brattleboro was securing s. Molaghan
did particularly brilliant work in this
period, caging the ball five times, three
of the shots coming in rapid succession.
managed to get three off Mclaughlin.
In the final set-to the home team made
a desperate endeavor to get on top.
Stafford was put in center against
Koran and Mclaughlin went against
and the change seemed to
improve matters somewhat, although
not enough to overcome the lead. Nc
Laughlin took care of Molaghan in
good shape but Stafford was no match
for Koran, who used up considerable
time by dribbling the ball back and
forth in spite of Stafford s efforts to
stop him.
The game was certainly corker to
watch, although some disappointment
was felt at Brattleboro s showing.
Doran was not in his usual form, suf-
fering not little from an old knee
injury which was aggravated a few
nights ago. Stafford seemed slower
han usual in handli ythe ball, while
8oggio was not assm of factor as
Usual in the scoring Ellis was veiy |
asst on his feet but assed a numb +
# good opportuni 4es by takinh
hances on long shot instead of passS
ng to Boggio when the latter was un
Ter the basket. n
In fact Mclaughlin alone seemed to l
,e up to par. But this does not mean
hat Fitchburg did not deserve to win.
Every visiting man did yeoman SER
ice. Indeed, after seeing them work,
eople who witnessed the st. Johns
ury team play Mond$s evening won.
cred how it happened that the Yer