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The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-10-01
Expenses of Inferior Courts.
(St. Johnsburv Caledonian. ]

Vs.. DbIlnSbulN NdltuoHldl.l
There is food for serious thought in the
recently published statement that in Frank
lin county, where~a--nYrrrficipal court is
maintained at st. Alpans, 4-ere were 256
cases tried before justices of peace in 1908,
while only l7S were tried in city court
in Chittenden county 1876 justice cases and
6l0 in city court, and in Rutland county "a
Justice cases and 1853 in city court The
Judges of the municipal courts are APP
pointed by the governor and are paid reg
ular salaries and receive no fees. Justices
of the peace receive fees for each case and
no salary. Therefore the justice trials in
crease the expenses of the state depart
ment of justice. while the municipal courts
are fixed charges in that department. I'm
der these conditions it would seem that
such large justice expenses are unnecessary
and call for some system of regulation by
which they could be reduced to a minimum.
The cases which receive a final decision in
either of these courts are small in amount
and this double system is too expensive to
be continued
While figures for the present year are
not available there is reason to believe
that when published they will show that
this method of mulcting the state is in
creasing and the need of attention is more
urgent. One of the things to be settled in
the coming campaign should be a reduction
in the expenses of the states minor courts.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-10-01
Vermont's Ex-Governors.
(St. Adams Messenger.)

The death of ex-Gov. Charles J. Bel
leaves twelve men living that have served
the state of Vermont as its chief magis
trate. They are John w. Stewart of Mid
dlebury, 1902, aged "a years; John L.
Barstow, of Shelburne, lSS2-S4, aged Il
years; Samuel E. Pingree of Hartford
1884 Sc, aged II years; Ebenezer j. Orms.
bee of Brandon, lSs6-SS, aged 70 years
William =. Dillingham; of Waterbury,
lSSS-90, aged 66 years; Carroll S. Page OF
Hyde Park, ls9O92, aged 66 years; Urban
A. Woodbury. of Burlington, 1894 SO, aged
II years; Josiah Grout of Newport, 1896
90, aged 81 years; Edward G. Smith of St.
Adams, 1898 1900, aged 55 years; William
W. Stclney of Ludlow, 10000, aged IS
years; John G. Mccullough of Bennington,
l902-04, aged "a years; Fletcher ID. Proctor
of Proctor, 19O6-0S, aged 40 years.
But little while ago, when the vener-
able Frederick Holbrook of Brattleboro,
lS6l-63, and George W. Hendee of Morris
vile, 1870, were living, Vermont had fif-
teen surviving ex-governors.
The death of Holbrook cast the dean
ship of this little company upon Stewart,
now near the close of his S5th year. Be
tween Stewart and Barstow have dropped
out Julius Converse of Woodstock, 1872
"a: Asahel Peck of Jericho lS74-76; Hor-
ace Fairbanks of st. Johnsbury, ls767s;
Redfeld Proctor of Proctor, 1850; Ros-
well Farnham of Bradford, lsS0-s2 Be
tween Page and Woodbury. came Levi X.
Fuller Of Brattleboro, 1929, and between
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-10-01
Those Hunting Licenses.
bennington Banner.l

bennington Banner.)
Attorney General Sargent has straight
ened out the mistakes of the fish and game
commissioner in regard to the hunters
license law by declaring that no oath is
required by the law and that no town
clerk is authorized to collect more than
50 cents for the license under any circum-
stances. Attorney General Sargent sup
ports in full the statement made by the
Banner a month ago Just before the law
went into effect. The law should not be
blamed for the blunders of the fish and
game department in attempting to put ii
in force. The law has been in effect less
than month but it is evident that it Is
serving the purpose for which it was in
tended Indications are that it will yield
a revenue of six thousand to eight thou
sand dollars year for the fish and game
department. This will enable the stocking
of trout streams to four times the extent
that has ever before been possible. 1t will
also permit the improvement OF the hunt
ing be stocking covers and enlargng the
warden service to drive out the pot-hun
ers Every real hunter and fisherman in
the state is pleased with the law, the only
regret among most of them being that the
fee is not fixed at one dollar so as to yield
more revenue. No law was ever put in
force in Vermont that was more acceptable
to those most interested. The only kick
ing against it comes from those who know
but little about fish and game and are not
interested in its protection and increase.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-10-01
BrattLebOrO Local
EMERGENCY LIQUOR DIsPENsARY
Chief Wilson Discovered One Tuesday
Night-Proprietor Skipped.

An alleged attempt to operate an emer.
! gency booze emporium in barn at the rear
! OF the Doolittle house near the junction of
Western avenue and High street Tuesday
was frustrated by Chief of Police Wilson
and party of special policemen With an
| overload OF what was claimed to be whis-
| key John Fredette became Voluble Tues
day evening and acting as publicity agent
Tor the dispenser OF JOY Juice told where he
could buy whiskey. Chief of Police Wilson
! got wise to Johns story and in company
| with j. =. johnson, ReXford Benson, G.
j.. Morrill, and George Bowman surrounded
the DooIlttle domicle and found in the
barn Arthur Williams, Fred Blair and a
gallon jug containing about two quarts of
probably as dangerous fluid as human
belng ever attempted to swallow. Williams
and the jug was taken before Judge f.
w. Gibson OF the municipal court that
evening but there being a few missing
Inks IN the evidence needed the matter
was continued until Wednesday evening
nl.lr eei s55o allowed to recognize in the
sum OF $500, when Arthur and the Jug
along with tredette appeared before His
Honor Fredette said that he was suffer
ing with an acute attack of thirst Tuesday
and mentioned the fact to Arthur. vii
hams volunteered the information that
"a Teller" had gone down country" for
something to take and was expected back.
i''''t ' tNIidiHtu 10 the court that
through a. telepathc message he learned
that the stuff had arrived and he called
at the abode Of Williams and was intro.
duced to one Fred Blair.
An examination of those present failed
to locate Mr. Blair and the court declared
his bail forfeited and instructed the prose.
cutting attorney Myron p. Davis. to issue
warrant for his arrest The court. being
unable to determine the ownership of the
liquor, ordered it destroyed Williams told
the Judge that he had contributed 81 Is
toward the transportation expenses of
Blair to go to Springfield. Mass, to pro
cure the booze and corroborated what FIRE
dette had said in regard to giving the lat
ter the tip that there would be an oppor-
tunlty to quench his thirst Tuesday even
ing lie was of the opinion that Blair
was gone some three or four hours, accord
ing to his testimony. on his errand of
mercy to Springfield. Mrs. Williams.
known as Rosie. was sent for and cues
toned by Mr.. Davis, but could throw no
considerable amount of light on the matter
so Mr.. Williams was discharged and the
case OF State vs.. Intoxicating Liquor
closed. The respondent was taken in
charge by Mr.. Davis and has been de-
stroyed. Though Fredette claimed that
he paid Blair $3.50 for quart of the stuff
those that tested the fluid by smelling of
the neck of the jug were of the opinion
that charge of obtaining money under
false pretenses ought to have been made
against Blair in addition to the one al
ready lodged against him.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-10-01
In Hampshire
HINSDALE.
Rev. j. r. Weakley Resigns.

Following is the letter, in part, of the
resignation of Rev. j. r. Weakley of the
Universalist church, which was rendered
by him last Sunday:
Hinsdale, n. H. Sept 26, 1909
To the Trustees and Congregation of the
Universalist Church of the Redeemer:
Dear brothers and sisters:-lt is very
unpleasant task to which | apply myself
at this time. Over two years ago ! came
into your midst as the chosen shepherd of
this flock to minister to the ethical and
spiritual welfare of those with whom |
would be brought into contact, especially
the congregation of this church and par
ish. To begin with | have a pardonable
pride in the feeling that, all things being
considered, 81 have done what | could ="
bringing my mite of intellectual and spirit
ual help to cast into the treasury of APP
pealing service. But | soon yearned to
reach out a helping hand into a field of
larger service, if perchance ! could so
serve those of other or no religious persua-
sion or belief without sacrificing the work
in my own specific field. | began to get
acquainted in this room with my first con
sregation of 80 people, which with one ex-
ceptlon, July 5, 1909, when we were but
80 IN number, was our smallest congrega-
ton during my pastorate. The largest
congregation numbered "a, not considering
special services, and our average was 81.
Personally | have held 80 Sunday morning
services in my own pulpit and have had
supplies on eight different occasions |
have otficiated at the funerals of IA of our
friends and at three weddings. Eight have
been baptized and three have been re-
ceived into our church membership with
the hope and prospect of more in the
near future. 1t is needless expenditure
of our time to cite any further visible
fruits of our endeavors, only stating final
" that not the least interesting or the
least fruitful of my privileges has been my
and my opportunity to be-
come better acquainted with the people
IN their own homes, and during my stay
here | have made 20l2 parish calls And
now unmoved by any feeling of sudden
surprise | beg leave to ask you to accept
my resignation, the same to take effect
three months from date, Dec 26, 1909, or
the following Sunday at the very latest,
unless an earlier date is mutually agreed
upon as advantageous, With sincerest
wishes for the success and prosperity of
this parish and people and your future
leaders and ministers, | am your minister
and servant in the cause,
James R. Weakley.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-10-01

Is New Hampshire local option system
a fasco? Edward j. Gallagher writing II
Harper's Weekly says that with the lega
sale of liquor restricted to 10 towns and
five cities in the state conditions there
have become a counterpart q OF Name 5
hideous pretence of prohibition. The
writer says that the two elements constl-
tuting this hypocrisy are glaring lack OF
stringent no-license enforcement and the
wholesale importation of liquors from adj
Joining states OF the present statute he
says:
Devised to prevent shipments of ntoNi-
cants from license centers within the Gran
lite state to consumers residing In no-lcense
territory, the new law has disappointed
erstwhile champions by promoting circum-
ventive and extensively fourishing inter
state liquor traffic, in addition to fostering
an insidious development of pocket. ped,
ding" of the vitiating speak easy and
"moonshine.' and myriad similar Illegal
articles. The measure has dissoclated
from the no-license cause the very numer-
Gus respectable individual who has hitherto
conservatively voted mo to benefit has
community, since he could, whenever he
chose. procure beverages for personal con
sumption by sending to such adjoining
wet towns as there might be Now he
cannot even despatch an agent on such an
errand, although railroad express messen-
gers are clandestinely filling commissions
of this sort to great extent. The law.
of course, has built up an interstate ex-
press trade of astonishing proportions for
the Massachusetts, wholesale liquor sellers.
and it is repeatedly claimed that subtle
inspiration from them was potent agency
in obtaining its enactment
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-10-01

Regardless of what eventual disclosures
may bring forth in the CookPeary contro.
versy popular opinion today is unquestion.
ably on the side of the Brooklyn physician,
whose gentlemanly bearing in the face of
his fellow-explorer's vituperation and
steadfast refusal to comment upon these
attacks have revealed courageous spirit
that might well sustain the hardships of
a dash to the top of the earth. Peary con-
tinues to brand DIR. Cook as a fakir and
talks of convincing proofs that are to
come, but as yet these outbursts have
served only to strengthen public belief in
the man at whom they are aimed.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-10-01
Mrs. w. F. Neal.

Mrs. W. F. Neal. 40. died at her home on
Spruce street Sunday afternoon after an
| illness of a week. The news of her death
| came as shock to the community as it
was not generally known that she was i'll.
Mrs. Neal was the oldest milliner in Brat
tleboro in length of service, having followed
that business in this town for "a wears.
learning her trade in the store now occu-
pied by Mrs. G. H. Smith. She after
wards purchased an interest in the store
and later conducted store in the Market
building, moving from that location to the
store she occupied on Elliot street at the
time of her death. Mrs. Neal had en-
not only through her personal but her bust
ness relations with the townspeople
She was born in Lowell. Mass, Dec. |,
1859 and was a daughter of John and Cath
crime Smith The father was killed in the
Civil war and the family was broken up
For short. time she was in the Little
Wanderers home in Boston and she was
adopted from that institution by Mr. an.
Mrs. Royal l.. Ward of South Deerfed,
Mass. She gained her education in that
town and came to Brattleboro as young
woman. sFor one season she worked at
Spofford lake and on coming back to Brat
tleboro she entered the millinery store
where Mrs G. III. Smith is now, as an ap-
prentice. Later she bought half interest
IL 'he ouolheSs anu Will hIs. nOIldS con
Quoted it some years at that stand under
the firm name of Ward & Thomas. Later
she opened a shop for herself in the Mar
ket building and conducted it with de-
cided success u years. Fifteen years ago
she opened the store which she has since
occupied
Mrs. Neal was married Jan. Is, 1884 to
Fred T. Davis of Brattleboro, who died
July y, 1891. She was married again in
1896 to William F. Neal, whose death oc-
Cured April 30 1908. For many years
Mrs. Neal had no knowledge of her own
mother, but after she had been in Brattle |
boro many years the two were reunited |
She leaves a sister, Mrs Thomas Welch of |
Lowell. a brother DR.. Fred T. Smith of !
Hudson. Mich, and a son, Harry r. Davis
Of Brattleboro. For many years Mrs. Neal
was a member of the First Baptist church
Funeral services were held Tuesday !
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-10-01
Apple Growing.
Springfield Republican

(SprlnS1leld RepuDllcanJ
The Rochester Herald conveys warning
to the apple growers of western New York
that we hope is not needed by apple grow
ers in New England. A dispatch from
Glasgow to the Toronto Globe, complains
packed for the British market. The larg-
est dealer in the Scottish city finds that he
has to empty every barrel he receives from
Canada, owing to the practice of filling the
bottom and top with fine fruit and the
middle with inferior grade The result of
this dishonesty is a scaling of the price of
Canadian apples. The Rochester news
paper comments; I'VE make mention of
this because western New York is bidding
lively for the foreign fruit trade Our APP
pies have high standing in European mar
kets, and it is to be hoped that dishonesty
will not jeopardize it. For we may be
sure that if our packers practice such de-
ceptions, punishment in the way of loss of
trade will be sure to follow" In this con
nection it is worth noting that the profes-
sor of pomology at the Massachusetts agri-
cultural college has made valuable report
to the state board of agriculture regarding
the growing of apples in New England.
With ample detail Prof Sears shows that
what is needed to make this industry sue
cessful in the east is the adoption of bust
ness methods and the application of the
best cultural principles. Fortunately many
farmers in this state are inclining that way.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-10-01
The MeddLer
ri The coat fits y0n. pm il on. /"

Residents OF the northern part OF the
town ought to band themselves together in
a determined effort to induce the town
authorities TO repair the sidewalk in front
of j. b. Manley's house on North Main
street. Mr.. Manley himself is Just as
anxious as anyone else to have the nuisance
abated. He says that when he built his
house two years ago the town authorities
made fair and square agreement to relay
the sidewalk if he would put in d new
! granite CURLING. Mr.. Alanley lived up TO
his share of the bargain and the curling
stands today as monument to the bar
gam: IN fact, IT stands so high that it Is
impossible TO clean the walk in winter and
| the result is an almost impossible morass
1t is no good excuse for Road Commissioner
Sargent to say that he isn't going to take
| out his concrete outfit this season and so
cant make the needed repairs He ought
to be forced to fix the sidewalk ON the
grounds OF public safety Residents of
Linden street and vicinity are already
pretty well disguised with the botch he
has made of that highway and if he per-
SlsCs IN refusing to do what is .yitaly need
ed IN front of the Manley residence there
| IS hkely TO be considerable doing next
! March
1t certainly has been rainy time during
the past week or more, but The Meddler
able cloudbnrst womT fm,W Uiy u nerlI-
ror the present condition 81 H. no JNense
road ward The snaca nSt os y'e &c i4 t laii
passenger station was IN suoh i, ,e F Iocai
day afternoon and WednesJay s ,napri ues,
to be almost bevond dascrnff;n ,n0'It"g "a, d.
literally sea of black slime of untold
wished to get from the stat;on bIe atfnr VINO
the office of the Rrattiehoro H. ~ no "
panv. a distance of no,ba,lD s0 f go c !i
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-10-01
l 2 6 7 s 9 10 II u 10
Foundry O 022 90 0 0 0 Is
Mill 0 0 0040 $50 0 0 0 o.

William Estey is on the sick list.
Frank Lamb is working in Bellows Falls
Vt.
Mrs. 2. F. Amidon visited in Wilton
Wednesday,
Wilbur Harris of Canada is visiting Mrs
Ella Doolittle.
Miss n. E. Purcell has been quite i'll
the past week
Guy MORN Of Wendell, Mass, spent
Sunday in town.
Victor Cote of Greenfield, Mass, was
in town Monday.
Miss Bridget Raleigh is visiting in
Springfield, Mass,
Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Pearson visited YES
terday in Greenfield.
Mr. and Mrs. A. p. Jones of Greenfield
were in town Sunday.
O. G. Robertson was in Concord and
Nashua the past week.
Mrs Joseph St Cyr underwent a surgi-
cal operation last week.
G. s. Howe went Friday for several
days stay in New York.
William Fitzgerald of North Walpole
visited in town this week
Henry Harmon of Bellows Falls visited
at Maurice PurcelPs recently.
Miss Elizabeth Hancock was at home
from Greenfield over Sunday.
Mrs Whitcomb of Fitchburg, Mass, re-
Gently visited at /. C. Smiths.
Mrs. f. D; Jeffords of Chicopee Falls,
Mass, recently visited in town.
Miss Susie Conway of Winchester spent
Sunday at William A. Lynch's.
Thomas Raleigh has gone to Springfield,
Mass, where he has employment.
Mrs II. NJ. Newell is teaching the dis
trict school in South Winchester.
W. B. Stacy has installed a dynamo for
lighting purposes in his box shop.
Miss Cornea Leach of Westmoreland is
visiting her brother, NJ S. Leach.
Louis Roeder has gone to Wendell,
Mass, where he has employment.
Guy Smith of White River junction
was in town several days this week
DIR. o. i. Smith went Thursday for
visit at his home in Claremont, n. H.
Rev. ID. c. Ling of Lebanon, n. H., !
visited Rev. 7. ). Cahill last Tuesday
Misses Mabel and Mollie Pike have gone |
to Boston 20 attend business college
Mrs. w. I. Fay and Miss Josephine |
Perry visited in Winchester Wednesday
Miss Mary Coll went to Keene Monday
where she VIII attend the normal school
Francis Golden and son of Plymouth,
Mass, are visiting his father, p s. Gold
en-.
Mrs. Philura Sprague returned Friday
from a several weeks visit in Wardsboro,
VT.
r. C. Robertson has been in New York
recently and spent Sunday in Atlantic
City.
ii. T. Fisher was in Burlington, VT, on
business Friday and Saturday of last
week
Mr.. and Mrs. George Barrett of Lowell.
Mass. Mrs. Orn Darling and Mrs Calista
Bunker Of Mortified Farms, Mass, visited
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-10-01
WEST CHESTERFIELD

Mrs Herbert Morgan went to Thomas
ton, Me, last Monday for a few weeks
visit.
Olive Colburn, who has worked for Mrs
c, A. Burbank for three years has gont
to northampton to work
Owing to the rain only 90 couples attend
ed the last dance. The supper was pro
nouneed to be the best the society haC
served for a long time.
Last Saturday morning Chester Burn
ham and Myrtle Stoddard drove to Brat
tlebore where they were quietly married
by Rev. Delmar Trout. They took short
trip. returning Monday night. Tuesday
Mr.. Burnham resumed his duties at Mr.
Burbank's. For the present they will
board with the brides parents
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-10-01
SPOFFORD.

Miss Annie kilburn is working in Brat
tleboro.
Mrs. Emma Franklin is at her home fol
a few weeks.
Rev d. L. Fisher is on business trip
to Portsmouth.
in town Sunday.
Mrs. William Lapoint is visiting rela-
tives in Gardner. Mass.
w. b. Brown of Gardner Mass, was
here the first of the week
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Burt have gone to
Walpole for an indefinite stay.
Mr. Fitsimmons of Gardner called on his
sister, Mrs. Will Lapoint, Sunday.
Miss Amy Kilbun and Mrs Rifle at
tended church in West Chesterfield Sun
day with Rev. and Mrs. ID. L. Fisher.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-10-01
OUR HALL OF FAME.
Personal Paragraphs Pertaining t,
Prominent Personages.

Leroy A, Hall of st. Adams makes a
noise with his clothes.
Col. Harry Ralph Cutler of Barton pre-
fers to be called colonel.
Stub" Slayton of Montpelier wasn't
one of the original Prouty men. He has
never said that he was sorry he wasn't.
Orlando Martin of Plainfeld, who is
making a bit of buzz resembling commits
sioner of agriculture, doesn't dress the
part.
Samuel X. Burbank, Pittsfords town
treasurer. is a penman hard to beat. fffs
chirography resembles the work of a steel
engraver in hair lines.
Harry Carr of st. Johnsbury is one of
the mitigating crowd of the lily-whites
Whether Harry goes after business or po-
litical scalps he doesn't quit.
E.. NJ. Harvey, Judge of Montpelier's
municipal court, is one of the guybaily type
He is a lawyer who attends to business and
has plenty of business to attend to. He
was a genuine clerk of the railroad com
mission a few years ago,
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-10-01

There is little doubt that the state fair
lost hundreds of dollars on its show of last
week. On account of the weather, which
was threatening when not actually rainy,
the attendance fell way below what was
expected it being claimed in some quarters
that few more than 10000 people were
present in all. Many agricultural societies
would be satisfied with total of this size,
but it must be remembered that the state
fair in the matter of premiums and general
expenses is conducted on a far more elab
crate scale than most fairs hereabouts
Just how great balance the state fair
faces may never be known to the public
although as an institution receiving aid
from the state it ought to be obliged to
publish detailed statement
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-10-01
S33 Pacific Coast

Via the Chicago, Union Pacific and
North Western Line from Chicago daily,
Sept. Is to Oct. 10. CORRESPONDENCE low
rates are in effect from your town.
These low rate tickets are available for
passage on personally conducted excur-
sions in Pullman Tourist Sleeping Cars,
Chicago to the coast without change.
The train service includes no less than
four splendidly equipped trans-continentai
trains daily from Chicago, connecting with
all lines from the east.
Write for particulars to S. A. Hutchinson,
Manager Tour Department, 2l2 Clark St,
Chicago, III. Cd