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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-05-14
THE THEATE
THEATRICAL CALENDAR.
NEW PHILLIPS.
All Wee&-High ciass Vaudeville.
GENNETT THEATRE.
Week Of May f0.-cook Stock Co.
June and Opera, "Priscilla."
Cook stock Company.

Cook stock Company.
Riley & Ahern, who are appearing es
the vaudeville feature of the Carl w.
Cook Stock CO.. at the Gennett thea
tire this week are presenting the neat
est singing and dancing speciality ever
presented In this city. Some idea Of
the dancing they do can be taken
from the following facts. They do
twenty-seven steps minute, dancing
five minutes, doing 1876 steps in that
time, 20 steps . day. 1900 steps a
week and s, 100 steps in q month Dur
ing q course Of years work they
wear out six pairs Of wooden shoes.
The New Phillips.
One OF the most amusing situations
In vaudeville Is introduced by the
Potts Brothers Company, Who are
showing at the New Phillips in ~Dou.
BILE Trouble these three days. The
Potts brothers are twins in life. II
the play they are supposed to be cous-
ms The wife Of one cousin takes hel
cousin by marriage to be her husband
and there is host Of puns and good
situations back Of the mistake. gboi
enough for the best comedians TO han
die now on theatrical boards IN,
ol0t = developed we'll II = hard to-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-05-14

such authority, a. to intrastate busi-
ness, to be similar In extent to that
now possessed by the Interstate Com
merce Commission as to Interstate
transactions
The Railroad Commission act
should be 30 amended as to permit
the issuance by common carriers Of
non-uegotiable bills Of lading heretO-
fore known as straight consignment"
bills Of lading. which have never pos
sessed negotiable character.
The safety appliance law should be
80 amended as to provide punishment
for the wrongful destruction or inter-
ferences with safety appliances or APP
pliances used to protect highway
crossings; such destruction or inter-
ference being a misdemeanor.
A Trespassing Law.
A statute should be passed to pre-
vent trespassing upon railroad tracks.
and Furnishing all persons using sucn
tracks as footway. The railway EN-
ployes, including section men and in
spectors, should be given constabulary
powers in the enforcement OF this
law.
The law regarding the running IT
crossings by enginemen without stop
ping should be SO amended as to pro-
vide only fine for the first offense
and for fine and Imprisonment in the
county jail for the second and each
subsequent offense; the provision as
IN i'm mr. iSnnpnonf m fh0 stu MAINTAIN.
tiary to apply only to the second and
subsequent offenses.
The safety appliance law should be
SO amended as to require adequate
and properly working hand brakes to
be placed upon all cars. both freight
and passenger. including interur-
bans; and as to the latter, the hand
brake should be required to operate
Independently of the air or power
brakes
The cities and towns law should he
so amended as to give the commits
sion authority to require the removal
OF lateral and overhead distractions
near railroad tracks in cities and
towns.
Against Grade Crossings.
A law should be enacted providing
for the elimination of grade crossings
throughout the state, by requiring
the steam and electric roads to sepa-
rate a specified number of grades each
year, for each 100 miles of railroad or
fraction thereof, owned or operated
by them. The expense of separation
should be divided between the rail-
roads and the counties, cities or towns
wherein the crossings are located, &C.
cording to some fair basis.
The Railroad Commission act should
be SO amended as to require imme-
date telegraphic report to the Com
mission of all accidents occurring up
on any railway in the state.
A statute should be enacted making
it misdemeanor, punishable by fine
and imprisonment, for any person TO
pass under or through railway gates
at highway crossings when the same
are down.
The cities and towns act should be
SO amended as to permit an appeal to
the Railroad Commission from town
boards and city councils, in regard
to ordinances governing the speed Of
railway trains within the corporate
limits.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-05-14

y cyst GumOI Oh
four years growth.
which three Of the
best physicians de-
clared l had. They
said that only IN
operation could
help me. / am very
glad thatIfollowed
. friends advice
and took Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vego-
table Compound,
for It has made me
n atrnn0 and ~A11
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-05-14
KILLS TO STOP THE F,ENp.

The worst foe for Il years Of John
Deye, Of Gladwin, Mich, was running
ulcer. He paid doctors over $4,000
without benefit. Then Bucklen's Ar
MICA Salve killed the ulcer and cured
him. Cures Fever-Sores. Boils, Telons.
Eczema, Salt Rheum. Infallible for
Piles, Burns, scalds. Cuts, Corns. 15c
ct A. G. Luken & Cos.
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The custom of eatorting dowries
has grown into the very fabric OF the
social, life, and is standing disgrace
to the Bengal community, which has
no justification to plead or apology to
offer. The practice has now assumed
alarming proportions Of parents OF
boys extorting costly dowries as con-
ditton OF marrying their. sons. The
marriage OF daughter among Ben.
gals has become IN expensive affair.
and the amount in cash demanded
by tho father or guardian Of the boy.
and paid by the father or guardian
OF the bride. varies with the education-
al attainments OF the bridegroom.
The Indian Daily News published I
few days ago . piteous appeal from
respectable Hindu parents Of dover.
len daughters
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-05-14
TUllOR OF
FOCJRYEARS.
GROWTH
Removed by Lydia e. Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound

South Bend, Ind. Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound removed
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-09-24
G0Odn0w, Pearson s. Hunt
CHURCH NOTICES.

Unitarian church, Rev. E. @. S. Osgood
pastor: Service every Sunday at 1871;
Sunday school at Has; subject of Sermon
The Lesson of the Golden Candlestick. All
are welcome.
Centre Congregational church, Rev. r
M. Houghton, pastor: Sunday at 1870 a
m, divine worship subject OF the sermon;
What is the Bible; Las "a m, Bible school
of the church. This friday evening at
7.45, devotional service, topic, How JOY
is Won.
The Sunday morning service at First
Church of Christ, Scientist, at lO.45, sub
iect Reality. The Wednesday evening tes-
timonial meeting at 7.45. The reading
room is open Tuesday, Thursday and Sat,
urday afternoons from , to 3 clock: All
are welcome Emerson building, Elliot
street.
Universalist church, Rev. d. E. Trout,
pastor: Public worship at 1890 a. m,
with sermon by the pastor, subject, The
.Jailer's Question, Acts 1880; Sunday
school at ll.45 a. m. Everyone welcome
Service at Gulford Center, ) p. IN. This
friday evening at 7.30 in the church yes
try meeting of all interested IN the or
ganizaton of \. 7. &. U.
At the First Baptist church, Rev. John
r. Cow. ID. d.. minister, Rally day for
congregation and Bible. school viii be an
proTriately observed. The school will lis
ten to a morning sermon on The Chill
dren's Crusade, and invites the congrega-
ton and their friends to special exercises
at the noon hour. At the evening service,
: o'clock, DIR. Cow will speak on Life
Without Haste. The public is cordially
invited to all the services of the day.
Methodist church, Elliot street, Rev. NJ.
III. Sharples, pastor, parsonage, % High
street: Public worship, 1890 a. m, special
Harvest Thanksgiving service and sermon;
at u m. a Rally day service in connection
with the Sunday school, The Way of the
Strong: Epworth League service, 8 p. m,
topic. Faith Paralyzed BY Fear, leaders,
Miss NJ Rawson and Miss H. G. Nichols;
praise and prayer service at Z o'clock.
Glass meeting, Tuesday evening, 40. lead
er. s. NJ Yeaw; church prayer meeting,
Friday evening, $50. Everybody welcome.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-09-24
In NeW HAMPSHIRE
HINSDALE.
HINsDALE ON THE BOULEVARD
Route Of New Highway Includes this
Town,

After many delays the route of the west
side boulevard has been decided and il
was no surprise to many to know that
the road win pass through this town. Be
ginning at the state line the new road VII
cross the extreme southwestern corner Of
Winchester and come into Hinsdale terri
tory little below Doolittle's Crossing
and will continue into the village via the
regular Mortified road. Thence the road
will continue along the Ashuelot river un
til it again goes into Winchester at the
so-called Whitaker place.
This town will have approximately eight
miles of the boulevard and owing to the
good condition of the present road in re
gard to bridges, cuts, ETC., the expense will
not be as great as was at first thought
1t is now thought that $4,000 will cover
the cost to the town. When the subject
of the new boulevard was first mentioned
here there was much opposition to the
project because Of the enormously esti.
mated expense.
Now nearly everyone interested seems
glad that-the road will pass through here
a large number of laborers will be re-
quired to do the work, which must be
fully completed within five years.
The west side boulevard will pass
through the following towns: Hinsdale,
Winchester, Westport West Swanzey,
Keene, Gilsum, NARROW, East Lempster,
Goshen, Newport, Croydon, Grantham, En-
field, Lebanon, Hanover, Lyme, Oxford,
Piermont, Haverhill, Woodsville and Cole
brook, where it meets the east side boule-
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-09-24
CHESTERFIELD.
ley fair next week.

Valley far next week
Mrs. Truman Stoddard has returned to
her home in Boston.
Walter Carpenter killed woodchuck
Thursday that weighed nine pounds.
Mrs. Smith entertained her. Sunday
school class from Spofford Saturday after
noon.
Arthur Saxton of Greenfield visited at
his brothers. 4. l.. >aXton 5, from Thurs
day until Monday.
Rev. c. H. Smith of Haverhill, Mass,
father of the pastor, preached at the Meth
odist church Sunday, Sept. 10.
A balloon passed over here last week
Thursday and landed in Mr.. Buffers yard
There were five persons in it. He carried
them to Brattleboro.
Several persons from keene were enter
tanned at the parsonage Monday. Among
them were three ministers. Dinner was
served on the lawn.
Henry Cobleigh, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Cobleigh of Westmoreland, Bert Davis OF
Brattleboro. Hiram Tenney of heene and
Mrs Truman Stoddard of Boston were
Sunday guests at c. NJ. Davis's.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-09-24
ATTORNEY GENERAL
ON HUNTERS SIDE
His Opinion That Application Fee
is Illegal.
SAYS PROSECUTE TOWN CLERKS
Has Instructed States Attorney VIII
liams to Take Action-Clerks Think
State Fish and Game Commissioner
the One to be Jumped On.

That the attorney general of the state
of Vermont and the fish and game com
missioner have different views as to the
details involved in issuing a hunters Ii
cense is evident Several weeks ago Henry
G.. Thomas of Stowe, state fish and game
commissioner, advised the town clerk S
Office in Brattleboro that he knew of no
reason why town clerk was not entitled
to a fee for attesting the signature of an
applicant for hunters license. Upon
such advice Carl S. Hopkins, assistant
town clerk, has charged all persons calling
upon him to attest their signature to such
applications 25 cents. Acknowledgement
John G. Sargent of Ludlow now advises
the states attorney of Windham county
that town clerks have no right to charge
for administering the oath attached to the
anplication blank He holds that the oath
Is not authorized or required by the stat
ute. He saws that any town clerk OF any
one issuing licenses who charges fee for
administering the oath as called for on the
application blank lays himself liable to
prosecution. States Attorney Williams
understands that the advice received from
the attorney general is virtually an order
to prosecute any clerk who charges such a
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-09-24
WEST CHESTERFIELD.
Valley fair next week

Herbert Amidon has gone to Brattle-
boro to work for the 5. A. Smith com
pany.
Mrs. John L. Streeter of Brattleboro
visited here few days the first of the
week.
Fred Stoddard's sister. Mrs. Ella Tafts,
and daughter Of Mortified, were here over
Sunday.
c. A.. Clark and Burton johnson, Mr.
and Mrs Harold Randall attended the
fair at White River Junction.
]. B. Kelley, the grammar school teacher;
boards with Mrs G.. F. Burnham, and
Miss Mary Hill, the primary teacher, with
Mrs S. Boutwell,.
James Ford and daughter Matte were
in town the first of the week to see to
moving his wife's body from Westmore-
land to the cemetery here.
Morton, second son of Mr. and Mrs. Al
bert Chickering is at the Memorial hos
pital in Brattleboro suffering from lock
Jaw. He stuck a nail in his foot Sept. 10
The wound healed but about a week ago
he was taken with PAIN IN the back and
grew steadily worse.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-09-24

fee as has been done at the Office of Brat
tIehorGS clerk.
Assistant Town Clerk G.. S. Hopkins has
been issuing licenses and charging 25
cents for administering the oath, as ne
had received a letter from Mr.. Thomas
unfolding him in the matter. Last week
the fish and game commissioner evidently
underwent a change of heart or saw some
sort of light for he advised Mr. Hopkins
that he was probably overstepping his
rights i'm charging such fee. The reversal
of his opinion coupled with the opinion OF
Attorney-G General Sargent would make the
town clerk of Brattleboro seemingly IN
debted to the state of Vermont in approXi-
mately the sum of $4,000 in the form of
fines
There is another side to the question
that seems to have been overlooked by tho
encouragement and which has been re-
ligiouslv followed by the town clerks office
of Rrattleboro Section 2 of the law gov
ernng the issuing of such licenses reads:
"Such license shall be issued by the town
clerk of any town in the state under such
rules and regulations and in such form as
may be prescribed by the state fish and
game commissioner
The rules and regulations made by Mr.
Thomas require the filling out of a blank
which must be subscribed and Sworn to
before ANYONE qualified to administer
oaths' All persons qualified to admins
ter oaths" are not inclined to go into the
wholesale business Of administering them
for nothing. regardless of the fact that the
attorney general is of the opinion that a
clerk must do the stunt whenever called
upon and take thank you" for compen-
sation.
The town clerks in this nart Of the state
are inclined to accept the laws Of the state
as authority especially when they have
a.Auu DO
ment prepaid from the Office Of the secre-
tary of state There Is nothing ambiguous
in the wording of the law nor in the data
called for on the application blank and
clerks hereabouts are inclined to wonder
why the attorney general doesn't jump on
the FISH and game commissioner rather
than upon them.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-09-24
sPoFFORD.
Valley fair next week.

alley ldlF HtAJ Ncth'
CORN Hall of Keene was in town Sun
day.
Mrs. Amasa Marsh of WestDort was at
H. r. Lapoint's Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Burt are in Spring
field, Mass, visiting relatives.
Mrs. Lyra Harvey is visiting her parents,
Nr. and Mrs w. A. Partridge.
Nathaniel Henry came home Sunday
after an absence of several weeks
Mrs. Ella Eaton of Winchester is stop
ping with Mrs. ID. w. Slade for few
weeks.
r. T. Cobb is entertaining his sister,
Mrs. Nanocker. and his niece, Mrs. Rifle
of Buffalo. n. \.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Hewett have gone
to housekeeping in Curtis Beals tenement
above the steam mill.
John Fisher, son of Rev. and Mrs. ID. l..
Fisher. returned to Harvard university
Saturday after spending the summer at the
lake.
Rev. and Mrs. \. j. Wheeler OF Provl-
dence r. l.. who have been spending sew
eral weeks with Rev and Mrs. F. j.. Bart
lett. returned to their home Friday.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-09-24
WILL OPEN ENLARGED STORE
Houghton & Simonds Invite Public to Visit New De-
partments To-morrow-Rapid Growth of Firm.

Since the establishing Of the firm of
Houghton 4 Simonds it has been neces-
saiy to enlarge or alter some part of the
store about every two years to keep pace
with the demands of the business This
time the alterations have been on the
second floor and, after months of labor
the second floor of the Hooker block has
undergone a decided change in appear
ance The rapid growth of the store
made it necessary to have more room
and though more room was hard to obtain
in tie Hooker block it has been secured.
Immediately south of the old garment de-
partment were two rooms used by the
Spencer Press. stairway and the law Of
fees of James f. Hooker. All of these
rooms have been thrown into one by the
removal of the partitions. Heavy beams
supported by iron pillars take the place Of
the partitions. This new and enlarged
salesroom is flooded with the light from
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-09-24
Other County Towns.
WHITINGHAM.
Valley fair next week.

Valley fair next week.
George futile lost nice COW last week
The auction sale of Herbert knowlton :
stock brought fairly good prices.
George Sawyer returned last week after
visiting in Brookland and Templeton'
Mass.
Mrs. George Sawyer went to Guilford
Wednesday to attend the funeral oil a
friend.
Mrs Mary Dawson, who formerly hyed
here for many years but Is now OF Mel
rose. Mass. is here on a visit.
Mrs. Walker. who has been boarding
with Mrs Rosa Chase for several weeks
returned to her home in Chelsea Sunday.
Fleta Dix returned to her home in Fitch
burg.
Miner Wright, who has been in poor
health for long time and a great sui
ferer, passed away Sunday night: lhe
funeral was held Wednesday, burial IN the
village cemetery. He leaves widow ana
one son.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-09-24

muslns and drapery fabrics, blankets,
pufs and low price cotton goods.
Briefly stated these are the changes that
have been made in the store this season.
Much time and labor has been expended
in planning the alterations and the cost OF
the changes has been heavy However,
the shopping public will appreciate the
conveniences wrought by the changes and
the proprietors have reason to feel that
the amount expended has been an invest
ment along the line of progress followed
by the store since its establishment.
Houghton & Simonds succeeded +. x.
Barrows in the ownership. OF the store
April 7. 1902. At that time it was a
fancy dry-goods establishment. The. store
on that date was located in what is the
present north store of Houghton & 81
monds. Since then changes have been
wrought periodically. Feb. 7, 1903, the
south store was added and the variety OF
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-09-24

II windows The ventilation is the best
as the windows are divided between the
three sides of the room, to the east,
north and west
To meet the demands of its increasing
business the Garment Shop has been made
more than twice its former size. Along
the east side of the room new and hand
some dust proof cases in mahogany finish
have been installed for suits and coats,
and the other fixtures have been given
attention. Convenient new fitting and
work rooms have been made where all al
terations required are made free of charge
by competent experts The new shirt
waist section on the west side OF the room
is fitted with new fixtures, and new glass
counters where fine dress waists may be
displayed.
Around the corner toward Main street
will be new feature, a special infants
department, fitted with glass cases. Here
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-09-24

will be found everything in the way of
infants clothing and accessories.
Fifty feet of new shelving and new coun-
tiers have been built along the north side
and the muslin underwear and corset de-
partments will occupy this space. Form
erly the muslin underwear department
was in the basement and corsets on the
main floor Now these two closely allied
departments will be brought together and
in a part of the store that will be far
more convenient for the displaying OF
stock The space formerly occupied by
the corset department has been utilized
for a special art needlework department
and this line will be materially increased
as the holidays approach. The space in
the basement store formerly occupied by
the muslin underwear will be used for the
stocks of ousefurnishing goods, and the
whole basement store will be given up to
the showing of curtains, tapestries, yard
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-09-24

merchandise was increased by the add
ton of dress goods, wash goods and house
furnishing draperies. During the. summer
of 1904 the basement under the north
store was entirely rebuilt, furnished and
opened to the public Sept with another
new stock Of women's and chldren,s
ready-to-Wear garments. Rapidly out
growing the room given it, the entire
second Hoor over the north store was Sc
cured, the main floor stores re-arranged,
and on March |, 1905, the ready-to-wear
department installed in its present guar
tiers. And now with the expansion OF the
selling space to more than twice its
former size. BIatteboro has garment
store second to none in the state.
Houghton & Simonds also own and OPP
crate large store in Springfield, vt, be
coming the owner, on May -, 1907. 1t
is located in the Adna 7. Brown hotel
block Two months were consumed IN
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-09-24

extensive alterations and the store is
thoroughly modern.
The stocks and assortments are the
same as carried in the Brattleboro store,
and the buying of merchandise for two
stores has resulted in price savings that
have given superior advantages, in the
matter of the selling end of the business.
One of the most successful departments
of the Houghton & Simonds store is the
mail order service organized three years
ago. It has already grown to such pro
portions that one stenographer is kept
busy answering the correspondence with
customers in all nearby towns.
The growth of this store shows how that
growth has been achieved on sound pro
gressive principles governing efficient re-
tail distribution of merchandise.
The store welcomes the people of Brat
tleboro and vicinity to a reception to-
morrow. Leitsinger's orchestra will fur
nish music.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-09-24
County Sunday School Association.

Rev. AP. Pratt, president of the
county sunday School association has
arranged an unusually fine program for
the annual convention at Westminster
Oct l2-l3 The program will be sent
to the schools this week or early next
week Plans for large attendance
should be made at once. and notices
of numbers going sent to Rev. W. r.
Whitcomb.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-09-24

Valley fair next week
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-09-24

Valley FIR next week