The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-08-26

Nv York city recited two selections,
ssving the plaudits of the audience
nh3 Dr. :. T. Dunn of Wilmington, who
sske in behalf of the physicians OF the
Hu. Dr.. Paul Butterfield of New York
5lowed with an interesting speech upon
M two prevailing Observation-Disclosures
nj cancer. declaring that it was within
b. power Of all to assist the physicians
Stamping out these perils. He said that
ME air and water were the consump-
tie hope and that the hill towns
sered the healing elixir for the un-
hrunate conslmptive. Cancer, although
snngy more difficult to handle would
bis opinion, some day be successfully
upd with through developing the sclen-
Tie experiments
Governor Prouty was warmly received
md spoke upon several of the more I'M
Otant issues which interest Vermont
M Governor Prouty was happy in his
.lusOns to the public spirit and thrift
d Wilmington a. eynced in this splendid
NInon and entertainment of its native
born sons and daughters. He referred
10 the effort to keep the boys and girls
o. the farm and within the confines OF
The state and that this could only be done
through the adoption of broader and bet
y methods in our school system and IN
Ile various things appealing to the young
lie believed that there should be an nm
Uement in the public schools and that
was encnmbent upon MS to employ
pod teachers at reasonable salaries. 1t
IDLE TO think that a girl 16 years old
. whom we pay S6 week as teacher
As the experience or training to teach
IAal an older teacher, costing more money,
ls; We should remember that it takes
4 least iOuI years for teacher to per-
leN herself He commended the normal
NAook OF the state as offering satlsfac-
10y advantages and alluded to the indus
uaI school at Nergennes as having I'M
Proved its methods of industrial teaching
VII now the boys and girls were taught
many practical and useful vocations.
Inc governor expressed little sympathy
~ ~ the scheme for trunk lines through
@e state, preterring, as he said, to build
WI highways gradually and well, without
sNtlng to the eXpedient of bonding the
Me tie believed in good roads every,
auele and thought that it was one OF
Me states best assets but this could be
so9mplShed without a great debt and by
paying as We 90. His idea was to keep
= good road commissioner when once
%gled, dNorcing this office entirely from
. o pull or prestige. A good road
% !, is invaluable to the needs
n u Vermont One of the most impressive
, muolelnS the people of Vermont have TO
s Sntnl with Is the question of our mlgra-
s0 m fnl!r 40 per cent of native-born
, ,sS ana daughters emigrate and become
'HIdenls OF other states.
, ollse i W Gibson of Brattleboro
y, ,sAe {, l99lTeefgly upon the life and charac.-
sa, u Nndham county's several proml-
s ~. lawyers and Judges, several Of who's,
In I'M are hung ON the walls in Memorial
h. including eight Judges and a num-
ra.1 y WeIknown lawyers. He told many
FF H., stories and was followed by Rev.
, SEl NJ Blssell pastor of the Unlveer-
tsn A church OF Wilmington, who de-
H., 'u mat It was the country towns
s ii, were sending out the best of citizen,
r,p ana While it was lamentable that ~
r, n, IeiIt went outside the state, it could
h n De helped and there was no remedy
lI,aa @nITf It could be entirely checked
dtns se = T. T. /. Waterman. former resi-
fri. nj, u Wilmington, related several funny
H1Ue> OF which he was an eye witness.
d t pdl9 a + leasing tribute to the ability
, IT, IIe ate Judge O. L. Shafter,. Hon 8
II hass' Judge j. NJ. Tyler and Charles
d. DAVENPORT and others, who made up
@,. strength and character of Whining
l. uIzlcnshlp in years gone by. ;,
Gnr~a,, informal reception was rendered
sn ,e,n9r iIouty, the audience being pre-
hpebl " RolIin S. Childs, and music
l'ulel the program.
n, !eatule Of the mornings exercises
M we olgalization of Wilmington
ls ,T,orlal association for the purpose OF
on R''ualng the spirit and loyalty OF the
M ana daughters of old Wilmington,
6m having at for its purpose the celebrai-
bsip VI or home week in 1920. The toii-
Ams olIcers were chosen by unani-
l,rt. vote 81 the meeting: President
Dns;J \. Brown of Wilmington; wee
Ansa y Charles d. Spencer OF SheE
y D. failS, Mass; secretary, Chandler
-S'eil ol Wilmington; treasurer, Don