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The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-07-16
Putneya"d Vicinity
PUTNEY.

Louis Gorham of Windsor is a visitor
in town this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Aver of Fitchburg
Mass, are visitors in town.
Mrs. Holmes of Langdon was an over
Sunday guest at NJ. w. Locke's.
Miss Annie Johnson of Brattleboro is q
visitor of Miss Ruth Robertson.
Miss McQuarry of Nova Scotia is a
guest of Miss Fannie H. Washburn.
Mrs. NJ. c. Roundy of Rockingham is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. a. j. Aver,
this week
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles t. Davenport Wis.
tied Mr.. Davenport's sister at Chester
over Sunday.
Rev. f. w. Sharpe will preach at East
Putney Sunday afternoon, July Is, at
go. All come.
Mrs Sarah Thompson of Keene, n. H.,
came Tuesday and Is guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. DoT Clough.
Mrs Martha Reed of Brattleboro came
last Friday and is "A guest OF her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Will Elmore.
Miss Ida NJ. Lewis of Wallingford,
Conn, is visiting her grandfather, e. l..
Pierce, and aunt, Mrs. F. A. Burditt.
A. G.. Parkhurst of Worcester, Mass,
and Charles johnson of Springfield, Mass,
have been visitors in town this week.
Mrs. Walter Wheaton and son and
daughter of Golopolis, o., are expected at
Mrs, Laura NJ. Plantzs next Wednesday.
A fire broke out in the sawdust pile at
w. +. Pierce's saw-mill Sunday and it re-
ouired the assistance of several men to
extinguish it.
Mrs. Rufus Chase and daughter of
BROOKLYN, n. Y, came Monday and will
occupy the farm of Mrs. Putnam on West
hill this summer.
4. G. Houghton and Miss Laura Z.
Brown of Fitchburg, Mass, were guests
Of the formers sisters, Mrs. f. S. Harris
and Miss Lizzie S. Houghton, from Satur
day until Thursday.
There will be meeting in the grove
nv the schoolhouse on West hill Sunday
afternoon. July Is, at $50 o'clock. There
viii be special music. Rev. j. f. Berry
will preach. All come.
Prof. Cole and DR.. Alcom of Columbus,
O.. were guests of DR.. Laura M. Plantz
last Wednesday. Prof. Cole has an extern
sive camp at Lake Spofford n. H., and
DR.. Aeon is spending the summer there.
Rev. H. A. Durfee, general secretary of
the State Sunday School association, spoke
at a union meeting held at the Congrega-
tional church Sunday afternoon and even
ing. Mr.. Dulfee spoke very Interestingly
of the state work of the association and
of the work being done in the towns of
the state
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-07-16
SOUTH VERNON.

Mrs. Hattie Bother has returned to
Springfield. Mass.
Arthur Jackson visited at C. Jack
son s over Sunday.
Mrs. G. E. Aldermen is in Paterson,
n. j., visiting her son and friends.
W. J. Weatherhed has sold his milk
route to Grover brothers in Brattleboro.
There will be a prayer meeting in the
chapel Sunday in place of the regular
service.
a force of men are repairing the tele-
phone lines and are boarding at W. j.
Weatherhed 3.
Mrs. B. A. Streeter has closed her
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-07-16
STRATTON.

Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Pike, went to Ar
lington Monday returning Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Eddy and little
daughter. Marjorie, returned to their
home in Brattleboro Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. Grin johnson of ia
maica and Mrs. Joel Grout of Newfane
visited at A. j. Pike S recently.
A party from New York are camping
at Grout's pond. Parties from Dover;
Arlington and other places have camped
there during the last two weeks.
Mrs. Lena Russell and three children
of Hoosick, N. Y, returned to taelr
home Saturday, after. spending rev
weeks at her fathers, c. j. Allen s.
Mr.. Russell came Tuesday.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-07-16
SOMERSET.

James Howard is in Rutland for few
days.
John Hagan and Joe Damour are at
work haying.
Fred johnson has begun haying for the
Deerfeld Lumber company.
Roy Harrington and Miss Alberta Strope
OF Stamford were guests of his sister
Sunday.
Arthur Crosier and several friends from
Readsboro City spent a few days in East
Somerset last week
A party of surveyors from Boston are
camping at the lower mill. Albert Deanes
is cooking for them.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-07-16
GROVE.

Farmers are busy haying. Help is
very scarce.
Carl Houghton is living at Mrs. Min
ME Prouty's.
R. J. Legate is making extensive re-
pairs on his barn.
Gilbert Burrows of Readsboro was in
town few days this week.
Robert Legate is cutting the grass on
the Robbins place for Will Clarke.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-07-16
WILMINGTON.

A large number of guests are at the
Childs Tavern.
Mr. N. p. Macdonald returned to Pet
erboro, N. H., this week.
The farmers are busy this week secur-
ing the hay crop. The yield is fully an
average.
Verne l.. Adams, who now owns the
Raponda property is making extensive
improvements and repairs.
Miss Mabel Medbury of Hartford,
Conn. is spending her vacation with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. +. Med
bury.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-07-16
MARLBORO.

Mrs. Leroy Wilder is visiting in Dunn
merston.
Mr.. Lavine of Bellows Falls was in
town over Sunday.
School began Monday in the East dis
trict. Miss Turner of Newfane is the
teacher.
All the pupils who took the. examina-
ton for high school have received their
certificates.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-07-16
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
ESTATE OF MARY RIJDD.

The undersigned having been appointed by the
Honorable Probate Court for the District of MARI
boro, Commissioners, to receive, examine and sd-
just the claims and demands of all persons against
the estate of Mary Rudd late Of Brattleboro In
said District deceased and all claims exhibited in
offset thereto. hereby give notice that we will
meet for the purpose aforesaid. at the Brattle-
boro Trust Company. in the town of Brattleboro
in said District, on the oath day of July and oath
day of December next, from 10 o'clock a. m. until
o'clock p. M, on each of said days and that six
months from the 26th day of June. A. D. 1909. is
the time limited by said Court for said creditors to
present their claims to for examination and al
lowance.
Dated at Brattleboro this LIST day Of July. A. D.
1909.
E.H. Crane. Commissioners.
27-29 O. F. Benson.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-07-16
Death of Miss Florrie Price.

The community was much shocked by
the news of the death of Miss Florrie
Price fni FRO from lockjaw last Saturday. Miss
Price had been employed by P. D. Moody,
for several years, and last week she fell
with plate in her hand. Her thumb was
dislocated and she received a cut from the
broken plate, which required a few
stitches. In short time the thumb be-
came much inhamed and lockjaw set in.
She had the best medical assistance pos
York city, but all efforts to check the
disease were unavailing There was a
service at the house Sunday and the body
was taken to New Haven, Conn.,, for
burial
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-07-16

house and gone to Greenfield, Mass, to
live with her son Leslie.
DR.. Pentecost of Northfeld. Mass,
will speak in johnson hall Sunday eve
ming at 7.30. All are invited.
William Hayden, Mrs, Benjamin
Wade and son, of Springfield, jennie
Bould and Fanny O'Brien OF Gardner,
Mass, are guests at G. II. Newton s.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-07-16
SOUTH HALIFAX.

Joel Davis has been visiting in town this
week.
Wayne Constantine of Shelburne Falls
is boarding at d. Z. Harrss.
ID. f. Harris is adding a new piazza. and
NJ C. Harris bath Improvements to their
farm houses.
Clinton Barry visited in Green River
last week. His brother Clayton came
home with him Sunday.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-07-16
HALIFAX,

Mr. and Mrs Forrest Stetson of Green
field visited relatives and friends here
last Saturday and Sunday.
Agnes and Leon Dalrymple of Brooklyn,
n. Y, are spending their vacation with
their uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. A. Z.
Jones
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-07-16

DR.. A. L. Newton has new Buick
runabout.
Supt f. F. Howard has been spending
a few days in Gilsom. N. H.
News has been received of the death OF
G. E. Rice, a former resident.
John Callaghan has bought the John
Dale place on Warwick avenue.
Mr.. Kennedy has rented the Martin
Dickinson place on Main street.
The Woman's alliance held meeting in
the Unitarian parlors last week.
Miss Ethel Leavis is spending a few
days in Warwick visiting relatives.
Mrs. Hattie Cudworth of Troy, n. H.,
is a guest of her sister, Mrs. II. II. Ma
son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Blake are
guests of her mother, Mrs. Amelia d.
Field.
Wallace Holton is taking vacation and
Mr.. Harness is manager during his alb
sence.
Miss Harriet Warmer of West Brattle-
boro is a guest of her sister, Mrs. Fanny
Cotton.
H. n. Bristol is settled in his new home
that he recently purchased of the Belch-
er estate.
Miss Katherine Bacon of Orange was
an over-Sunday guest with Miss Bernice
Webster.
The building on Davis hill in the pro-
cess of construction by DR.. c. ]. Scotield
was burned.
Brown & Coe have started weekly
newspaper. the second number appearing
last Saturday.
Revelle hall suffered some damage from
fire last Saturday, but the flames were
soon extinguished.
The skies are serene, the water sprink-
Ter is making the accustomed rounds, and
everybody is happy.
Thomas B. Nation is in feeble condi-
tion and is not able to make his usual
trips to the postoffice.
r V. Harlow, '05, Yale '09, is librarian
in the absence of Miss Elizabeth from the
Mt Hermon library.
There was a pleasant family reunion at
n. H. Chamberlain recently when ~
relatives were entertained,
A. W. Proctor has opened clothing
store near the seminary, branch OF the
Main street establishment.
Prof. and Mrs C. E. Dickinson and son
Charles of Mt. Hermon are spending their
vacation in the Maine woods.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. f. Howe have been
entertaining Mr.. and Mrs. Massie and
daughter from New York city.
Mrs. Fred II. Watson recently enter
famed the Larkin club OF Hinsdale at
her home in Warwick avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Jillson are guests
of Mrs. David Ball Mr.. yillson IS I'M
proving from an illness since he came here.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. III. Fobare Of Spring
field and Miss Clara Powers were recently
entertained by Mr.. and Mrs. ID. l.. Proc
tor.
III C. Russell of North Hadley and Mr..
and Mrs. j. A. Field OF clinton nave
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-07-16

hold weighing lawn party at the
home of Mr.. Herbert Swift Wednesday
evening of this week.
A Seven entertainment will be held
at the Congregational church Wednes-
day evening July 81 at 8 o clock, under
the auspices of the Christian Endeavor
society. The special feature of the eve,
ming will be the public announcement
of seven old maids and seven bachlors,
why they never married.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-07-16
SPENCER Household Burglarized.

The Spencer household on Pine street
discovered early Monday morning that
their house had been entered by bur
glar during the night and that three suits
of clothes and S35 in money belonging to
Simpson Spencer had been taken. Con
suspicious looking character was found in
the nearby neighborhood who it is said
had on three suits of clothes one over
the other. He was taken to Greenfield
and found guilty of vagrancy and sent to
the house of correction for three months.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-07-16

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Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-19
BY CHARLES F. SPILLMAN

down on the coast in Santa Barbara
county, Is Santa Maria, famous as
producer Of light oil, and south of Los
Angeles are the smaller fields of Whit
tier and Fullerton.
The existing price of oil and the es-
tablishment of a stable market are due
to the efforts of the Producers agencies
of the Kern and Coalinga fields, who,
united, have put up game fight against
the influence of the buying companies
in the field. For period of five years,
from 1902 until 1907, the price of oil was
kept down by the standard and Asso-
ciated Oil companies, reaching the low
water mark of 20 cents at one time.
In 1906 the operators of the Coalinga
field organized the Coalinga Selling
agency, and in the following year the
Coalinga and Kern river producers
pooled their oil. The established price
in 1907 was 27h cents in Kern river and
30 cents in Coalinga. In 1907 l.. +. st.
Clair was elected president of the Kern
River Producers agency, and immedi-
ately waged war on the purchasers
With the assistance of W. b. Robb, SEE
retary of the agency, he bombarded
the Associated, the Standard and the
public with statistics of production and
consumption, which resulted in a con-
tract entered into with the Associated
for period of two years whereby the
Associated took the output of the
agencies at 6Ok cents per barrel for
1908 and 63h cents for 1909. Before
this contract had expired the Union Oil
company secured a contract with the
independent agencies to market their
oil for ten years at the market price.
An arbitration board was established,
composed of two members of the Union
Oil company and two from the Inde-
pendents, which is to pass on all con-
tracts. The Producers Transportation
company, which was organized to
transport the oil from the fields to
tidewater at Port Hartford, is building
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-19

300 feet, and as the riches of these pools
have become known Oil men from eV-
cry part of the globe have been at
tracted here. The drilling Is easy and
the formation presents but few diih-
culties to be overcome, while the re-
turns are certain, but few dry holes
resulting from the thousands of wells
which have been drilled into the sands.
OF the known oil territory very small
percentage has been drilled, and the
fields are constantly being advanced.
The Kern river field, which is so
far the only proved oil land on the
east side of the San Joaquin valley,
contains the greatest oil pool known
to man, and has produced In the eleven
years since the first well was drilled
I35, 900, 900 barrels of OIL The greater
part of the product in Kern Is su-
uerior fuel oil, and both the Southern
Pacific and the Santa Fe railroad sys-
TENS draw the greater part of their
supplies from this field. Two pipe lines,
the Standard and the Associated, con-
meet the field with San Francisco bay.
The proved territory is five miles long
by three miles wide, and the oil sands
of the different strata measure from
$50 to 300 feet in thickness. The great
est producer of the field is the Peerless
Oil company, which has paid dividends
amounting to $4,000 an acre on 22-cent
oil. which Is about one-third the pre-
vailing price.
On the west side of the valley are
the fields of Sunset, which produce
a superior grade of oil used for street
and road work. Twenty-Five hill, with
some wonderful producers of light oil
superior for refining purposes, North
Midway, which just now is in the lime
light because of several big wells that
have been brought in far in advance
of the field, and Coalinga, which Is rap
idly expanding it's production until 1t
soon will rival Kern river in point OF
production. To the south and west,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-19
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an S-inch pipe line tapping Kern river,
Midway, Sunset, McKittrick and Goa
linga. About fifty miles of this line
remains to be completed, the Coalinga
line having already been laid.
The association of the many produc-
ers into the Independent agencies has
been a powerful factor, not alone in
securing a fair price for oil, but in
creating a worldwide market, and the
tendency now is toward even higher
prices. The Union recently contracted
with foreign government, presumably
Japan, to supply oil at a price in advanc
of 81 a barrel The Independent agenciei
are constantly engaged in strength
ening their forces and securing new
memberships among the rapidly in
creasing number of producing compa-
nies. With the present organization
there is no danger of the price OF oil
falling, nor that the supply Will be-
come so great as to glut the ever W'd-
ening market.
Los Angeles has profited greatly
the growth of the oil industry, espa
cialIy in the matter of oil well supplies
which is practically controlled in this
city. A great deal of the wealth from
production, too, comes to this city,
which is the natural center of business
for the oil fields.
The importance Of the petroleum de-
posits as wealth producers Is found
in the profits disbursed by the leading
listed stocks. The total dividends of
thirty companies operating in Califor-
MIA in November amount to $543,076.1O,
and the total dividends paid to date
by companies operating in the state
whose stocks are listed on the Los An
geles and San Francisco exchanges is
$24, ,446, 34O.27. Probably half of this
amount was earned with oil at from ~
to 30 cents barrel, and the other half,
it is quite safe to say, has been earned
in the past two years, above the cost
of extensive drilling operations.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-19

IN HE FIRST effort to develop the
petroleum deposits of Southern
u California and to utilize the vast
deposits of oil dates back a great many
years; just when the first oil well was
drilled is clouded in uncertainty, but
the Santa Paula canyon district In
Ventura county lays claim to the old
est producing well in the state, which
is said to have been producing petro-
leum for forty-four years. 1t is quite
certain that the Ventura county belt
was the first to be exploited on COM
mercial basis and production has been
continuous since the first well was
drilled, although the field has suffered
greatly from neglect following the ,lw
prices which prevailed at one period,
and which threatened the existence OF
the industry.
The pioneer in the fuel oil business
was Edward L. Doheny, now president
of the Mexican Petroleum company and
the American Petroleum company, WHO
drilled the first well In the Los An
geles city field and who controlled for
a time the fuel oil business of the Ia
cific. Contemporaneous with Doheny
were Garfield, Chanslor, Stewart,
O'Donnell and a host Of other sturdy
men who have overcome every obstacle
to success, have created a worldwide
market for oil as fuel and who have
placed the industry on a sound basis
insuring its success until the last dror
of the precious fluid shall have been
taken from the earth.
The oil fields of the San Joaquin
valley which extend from the Kern
river pool north and west to Coalinga,
Including Sunset, Midway and McKlt-
trick, are conceded by oil experts to be
the greatest deposits of petroleum
known to the world. The oil is con-
tained In several strata of sands, ex-
tending In some places to depth OF
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-12-10
Inspccts Farm Property.

Geo. W. DeBolt, OF Prosser, WASH,
and wife were in the city this week
to inspect the A. A. Porter property
on Grave creek, which he purchased
some time ago. Mr.. DeBolt was for
many years principal In the Seattle
schools, leaving big salary to take
up farming pursuits In which he has
been very successful. At the pres
ent time he owns a 40-acre orchard
tract In the Yakima valley. This
property he is endeavoring to sell
so as to be able to come to this
county and develop his new purchase,
which includes over 400 acres OF the
best land In the county. II Is his
intention to commence Immediately
the Improvement Of the place and
planting to orchard and vineyard of
n portion OF the tract. Alfalfa grow
Ing will also be taken up. Mr.. De-
Bolt expects to return here IN the
spring with his family and make
Josephine county his home.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-12-10
HoIcomb Iniures Hand.

A. C. Holcomb, OF the Peerless
Clothing store had painful accident
on Tuesday. Mr.. Holcomb started to
go out OF the front Of the store and
being in a hurry, put his left hand
quickly on the large, swinging glass
door, when the glass shattered be-
meath his touch and a painful wound
was made, the heavy plate glass cut
ting through the flesh on the back
OF the hand 20 the bone, from the
thumb to the little finger, and sever
ing an artery. Mr. Holcomb is care
fully nursing the injured member
now but will be very willing TO re-
llnquish the task to his sympathetic
lady friends who may be wei
versed in the art OF holding hands
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-12-10

entitled an ordinance granting to
John r. Allen, his heirs and assigns,
the right to lay down and construct,
acquire and to maintain, operate and
use railways, poles and wires and
underground conduits and conduct
ors in the city of Grants Pass, etc..
being on its third reading was read
at length and amended as follows:
Section by inserting In line No.
46. after the word "the rail and for
eighteen inches" and by striking out
OF said line the words "one foot"
Which amendments were adopted by
vote Councilman Riggs moved that
the ordinance as amended be placed
on final passage now, to which mo-
tion Councilman Cramer moved to
amend by providing that the final
vote on the ordinance be taken next
Monday night. Question OH the
amendment the chair declared II
adopted and stated the question to
be on the motion as amended. A
vote being taken. the motion as
amended prevailed.
On motion the council adjourned
to meet next Monday evening at
1880 O'clock. We understand that
there Is no question as to the pass
age of the ordinance, The delay
was caused by some members OF the
council not fully understanding the
terms OF the ordinance and desired
further time for Investigation. Since
that time the matter has been gone
into fully and every member of the
council is prepared, as we UNDER
stand, to vote in favor of granting
the franchise.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-12-10

lay received the following letter In
reply. a copy of which was sent to
Mr.. Anderson by our congressman.
It will be seen that the information
1t contains is OF the utmost import
ance to the people Of this county.
Department Of the Interior,
United States Geological Survey.
Washington, Nov. 10. 1909
Hon. w. c. Hawley,
Salem. Oregon.
My Dear Sir. In answer to your
favor Of September 10. Answer has
been delayed in consequence OF my
absence In the field Regarding the
topographic and geologic survey Of
the Galice mining district, Josephine
county. Oregon, your request has
been considered by the Geologic and
Topographic branches of the survey.
AS you will understand, 1t is Of
course too late in the season to con-
slider any work for this year and in
deed ! very much doubt II there are
any available funds sufficient to war
rant the beginning of the work early
next spring, However, l will instruct
the chief geographer to give this
special consideration when plans
are taken up for work under the
next years appropriation. 1t would
seem advisable to make survey not
only of the Galice quadrangle, but
also of the one next north where coal
has been developed. Indeed, the
area south of the Galice quadrangle
is important also, as II includes the
Waldo copper and gold districts, ex-
tending to the California line. The
Importance of this region is appre-
ciated and the chief geologist assures
me that he will plan for geologic
work to Immediately follow the COM
pletion of the topographic survey.
Il
suppose you are familiar with the
old, small-scale reconnaissance map
of Grants Pass which was published
some 10 years ago, and which. while
not at all comparable with our mod
ern topographic maps resulting from
more detailed surveys, should never
theless he of considerable assistance
to the people concerned in the area
embraced Hereunder.
Yours very respectfully.
(Signed) Geo. Otis Smith,
Director
Truly yours, r. c. Glover, Private
Secretary.