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The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-12-16
THE AUsTINE BILL.
House Considered II Yesterday in Com
mittee OF the Whole.

The house of representatives went
into committee of the whole yesterday
afternoon for the purpose of consider
ing the Austine bill providing Tor a
state institution for detective children
to he located az Brattleboro, aud while
no deiinit. action ON the project was
taken IL met with friendly reception,
which augurs well for its future con
summation. Representative Amey OF
Brighton, chairman OF the special com.
mitiee that visited Brattleboro several
we.,s ago, presided and read the com.
mitiee report.
Judge j. NJ. Tyler said the bill was
in the interest OF the entire state, Civ
my the state AN opportunity To get a
GIT of more than 100000 by adding
enough money 10 make possible the con
struetiOn of an adequate institution.
He believed there was crying need OF
snch an institution aud spoke tefNent-
ly in regard TO Vermont 5 obligation 10
provide well Tor the unfortunate chil-
drcn within lis borders.
{. G. Fits explained how the Aus
tine bequesi came TO be rendered to the
state and then outlined the previous
policy OF Vermont with regard To farm.
ing out its defective children. lie stat
ed that the present appropriation OF
$40 900 wear was not enough to give
half of these children the education and
care to which they were entitled, and
that many parents hesitated to report
such cases for fear that their children
would be sent ont of the state 10 IN
stitutions where Vermont had no con
troll or visitation. In his opinion, the
state should make provision tor the edn.
cation of unfortunate children without
regard to what il did for Others.
DR.. II. ID. Holton spoke IN behalf OF
the trustees of the Austlne fund, urg-
ing the legislature to appropriate
enough money to educate its detectives
so that they would be self supporting.
Mrs. ). ). Ballard of Montpelier, IN
behalf of the Kings Daughters OF Yer
mont, made "A strong plea IN behalf OF
the bill. telling how that organization
had made a start toward a fund TO
build a home for feeble minded girls.
and pointing ont the great need of do
ing the lust thing by the state S unfor-
tunate children. She said that the
Kings Daughters would do everything
they could to further the project.
Representative Stafford supported
the bill strongly, telling how interested
Brattleboro women were in the project,
and moved recommendation of the bill
as amended by the special committee,
with three annual appropriations OF
$4,000 each.
Mr.. Hatch of STAFFORD thought such
recommendation would tend to com
nit the house prematurely, although he
said he was not opposing the scheme
Mr.. Peek of Burlington was OF the same
opinion. Mr.. Cory of Montpelier
moved that the committee of the whole
be dissolved. Mr.. Burbank moved
that the committee rise and report
progress, and this motion was carried
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-12-16
West BrQttLebOrO
A nl, Of nap,is, church Hls.ory.

A nsg furnace, made In ksisshasoo
Mlrh,, has hren installed N the hal,slsl
ehutrh aud vas 1ssd Sunday ioF The hfs'
liaas 1he odd one aas @a-Ad leiila.s
and Mas presented 10 the ehu,vh by l., h
fuilef la 1881, having bren ussai ltvNiesis
Ia a short time al Vermont academy ~
saNions RiysT, fIryi0ns IA ihis Time th'
ehunrh mas heated hy tao boN STOKES anu
many lengihs II pile, When Nj, fnsiel
purchased the church II lhe lhNefsaiis'
society in the spring 1T is'. Nae az
old-iashioned building With two lion'
doors aud Two hrnAd isles, one each sll,
Of the IeNs, which had hlsh backs ana
DOOR, NJ, .I
.b,Iv IA 1877 Rev. l.. \, Maltcson ol tbs
T,pt liapiisl church. preaching the 80
man. Thetr wer- ~ mrmlers. \ Sunday
sshool was otganiard With VI memnets
and l., X. Fuller superintendent heN,
A NOteV Mas the hul pastor, asssihihs
his duties Ia Aprll, 1871 -.
Previous 10 that time member its'm th'
First baptist church alicihaird va .s s
dngtine the services IN the afternoon 1 Nc
kuiLiing Ras remoderd about the ilins
~ furnace was installed, Res. q X
Powers vas then minister. IN 1851 IN,
interior Nas again Tcmoieicd and hnshsu
with its present decorations A's y
Mood was pastor at that TIME me gu
ltn Was made into classroom ioi th'
panea. IN 1000, Rev, J, \. Mitchell Q,
saniyine the elass. During Rev, \. NJ
MITES pssioratr in i9oS electric lights
were installed. The tint organ WAS glNei
by l. X. Fuller IN lSSl, aud ihe pl,'sh'
one was purchased hy the Benevolent 80
e'etv IN iadS. Three carpets have been
bopsbt for the auditorium 81 the church
The old ones utilized for the chapel and
Classm0ms, "a. 4.
The prc.vn, brick building wa, bull, 10y
n Tnisersalis, church aud was dedicated
Ia that use Ian. l, lSi5 Previous "a
thai time the site was occuglcd 10y a
dwelling house whct, IA lNlI; ANTHONY
Van Dorm. father Of the late {, \. Van
Dom and Mn. \ 5 Brown Of the east
village lived. lie set ont the maple
furnish shade aud add 20 the pieiur
esnueDpSs Of Nam street,
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-12-16
Deaths

In Putney, Dec. Z, Robert K, Shelley
"a.
In Keene, N. H.. Dec. Z, Norman IooO'
70, formerly of Putney.
In Londonderry, Dec. Is, Benjamin l.
Sterling. 90
In Leicester, Mass, Dec. IA, Rev. Ed
ward Smiley.
In Hinsdale, N. H., Dec. II, Benjamin
Vigneau, 81.
In Hinsdale, N. H., Dec. II. Janet III
FAINT daughter of William E. Watson ;,
In Mortified, Mass, Dec. 10, kos"eii
Z. Dickinson, 63. ,,
In Burlington, Dec. 10, Helen N. Chiios'
"A, widow of John E. Clary.
In West Townshend, Dec l., MIS-
Sarah Wheeler, 81. -,
In Worcester, Mass, Dec. 3. Mem, Nh
dred, only daughter to Mr.. and MIS- Me-
ton Lamson.
In Lynn, Mass, Dec 6, May Mcguire,
In East Mortified, Mass, Dec. To- MISS
c. Frazier.
In West Chesterfield, N. H., Dec O.
Horace d. Smith, 81.
In West Brattleboro, Dec. 10, hu'0"
Fessenden Akley, IS. II
In Togus, Me-, Dec. 10; William
Elliot. 60, native Of Bratleboro. -,
In Paris. ILL.,, Dec. s, Mrs. ).
Culloch, so, a native OF Jacksoh'iii''
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-12-16
William H. Elliot.

William H. Elliot, 80, died of pneumonia
last Saturday at the National Soldiers
Home in Togus. Me- He was born in Brat
tleboro, Nov. -, 1871, and spent his early
life here. Mr.. Elliot was veteran of the
civil war, having enlisted in Company B,
10th regiment of Vermont volunteers.
After the war he was employed in the rail
road service and during some accident he
sustained injuries which rendered him UNI
able to work and for several years he had
lived at the home where he died. He was
a member of the G. A. r. He made annual
visits to relatives in Brattleboro and was
often present at the reunion of his COM
pany. He was one OF the number at the
last meeting which was held in Brattle-
boro last September. Mr.. Elliot's death
removes the last surviving son OF Samuel
Elliot, who was prominent lawyer IN
Brattleboro many years ago. Samuel
Elliot built and occupied the first house on
Elliot street and for him the street was
named. The house which he built is the
brick structure which stands next the
Grange block and at present is used for a
lodging house. Mr.. Elliot's funeral was
held Wednesday and burial was in Togus.
His wife died many years ago. His parents
died when he was a young boy and he
lived with Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Smith. He
is survived by son, Albert, and daugh-
ter Helen. also two sisters, Mrs. Solomon
Douglass, of New Haven, Conn.,, and Mrs.
Helen Essex of Providence, r. |. Mrs.
L. H. Stelman and Mrs. r. p Wheeler
of West Brattleboro and Mrs. +. G.
Brown of this town are nieces of Mr..
Elliot.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-12-16
WESTMINSTER.

H. X Willard was in town Monday.
Nelson johnson is quite i'll at his home
Milton Ellison is i'll with typhoid fever
Miss Eva Larkin spent last week il
Springfield.
C. f. Arnold and B. T. Phelps loaded
car of squash Tuesday for Boston markets
j. +. Ward is home for the winter anC
expects to make extensive repairs to his
home.
George p. Ellison has been seriously il
at his home but is some better at this
writing.
+. r, Smith, who was injured in the
Walpole bridge accident, is rapidly i'm
proving.
Deacon Osgood of Bellows Falls was the
speaker at the Mems club last Friday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Ware of Townshend
Davis, over Sunday.
+. f. Putnam of Putney, who purchas-
ed the Fred kimball place, moved to his
new home this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Leach have returned
from Burlington where they went to- at
tend the state grange.
Miss Margaret Wright, who has been
quite ill for the past two weeks, is able
to resume her duties again.
George Dascomb, who has been i'll with
scarlet fever, has fully recovered and the
quarantine has been removed.
The man who runs the saw mill en- Al
vim Wright's farm and who was known as
Jesse James, has very suddenly disappear
ed, leaving large bills unpaid.
Miss Eleanor Miller, little daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Miller, received the
doll Tuesday evening at the fair, she get
ting the largest number of votes.
The annual chicken-pie supper and
Christmas sale was given by the women
in the town hall last Tuesday evening. En-
tertainment consisted of readings by Miss
Mary Cox. of Brattleboro, solos by G. p.
Lowell of Bellows Falls and F. A. Met
calf of Wapole, and several selections by
the male quartet, all of which were high
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-12-16
Shriners Elect Officers.

Seventeen candidates walked the ho
sands Friday night in Montpelier at tht
annual meeting of Mount Sinai TEMPT,
Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine, when tn,
following officers were elected: Illus
trious potentate. Thomas W. Fletcher
of Bridport; chief rabban, Joseph "
H, Gibson of Bellows Falls; high priest
Collins Blakley of Montpelier; orienta
guide, F. B. Whitaker of Barre; treas
urer, y. p Towne of Barre; recorder
Charles w. Heaton; representatives {
imperial council, f. W. Fletcher Of Bird
port. Lieutenant. Governor l.. ?. slacF
of st. ,Johnsbury, Franklin Barney Jr.
of Springfield, w. d. Smith of Barre.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-12-16
Divided Ballinger Report.

The congressional committee that ha
been investigating the conduct in office o.
Secretary OF the Interior Ballinger, espe
cially with reference to the CLAWS ant
Pinchot charges, reported last week. The
committee divided exactly according tc
political lines, seven republicans holding
Ballinger blameless, four democrats hold
ing him guilty and deserving OF removal
and one insurgent republican filing an IN
dependent report adverse to Ballnger
The democrats in congress promise TO take
the matter up there
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-12-16
The Ladies' Enterprise society will
meet with Mrs. E. A. Foster, l Organ

The Ladies Enterprise society will
meet with Mrs. E. A. Foster, l Organ
street, Wednesday afternoon.
The local agent of the American
Express company urges all those in
tending to ship Christmas gifts by
express to send as many as possible
this week. if they would escape the de-
laws which are unavoidable during the
few days before the holiday. The COM
pany furnishes a special label, "Do not
open until Christmas morning. and
by this method the gift will not lose
any of the holiday spirit by arriving a
few days earlier. He urges the use Of
wooden boxes for all glass and fragile
articles, and recommends that J each
package be plainly marked with ink or
crayon with both the names and adj
dresses of the consignor and consignee.
1t is well also to enclose card similar
" marked in case the outer markings
become lost or erased. All packages
containing perishable matter should be
so marked and thus will receive special
attention.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-12-16
Recital by the Laskeys.

Editor Reformer: ~
The song recital to be given Dee. 20
by Mr.. and Mrs. Walden Laskey OF
New York, under the auspices of the
Woman S club, as announced in your
advertising columns today, should be
an interesting event for Brattleboro
music lovers. Mr.. Laskey has bari
tone voice of unusually beautiful quail
ity, and most finished method. He has
frequently appeared in concert in New
York and elsewhere with great success,
while Mrs. Laskey has long been recog-
nized by the musical public of New
York as one of the finest accompanies
in the metropolis. Her charming ac,-
compartments have always been a most
delightful feature of their recitals, and
contributed in large measure to the
musical and intellectual pleasure Of
their audiences.
Very truly yours,
C. A. Burbank.
West Chesterfield, n. H., Dec. IS,
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-12-16
CHURCH NOTICES.

Centre Congregational church, Rev
r. M. Houghton, minister. Sunday serv,-
ices: 1890 a. M, divine worship, with
l1.3O, Sunday school and meeting of the
Brotherhood class. subject, Tenement
Housing. This friday evening, at
7.45, devotional service, subject, Deep
ening Fellowship. John 15:l-17; Luke
22:24-30.
The regular week end meetings of the
Salvation army will be held as follows:
Saturday at 8 p. m., free and easy;
Sunday. at II a. M, Sunday school; 3
D. M, Christian praise service; and S, p.
m, revival service; subject, God S
Standard The Salvation Army is ar
ranging to have Christmas tree on
Monday night, Dec. 26, for some of the
poor children of Brattleboro. Any
friends wishing to donate toys that are
in good condition, or candy, please
notify Captain Perrett at once. Tele-
phone, 1872 9 Elm street.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-12-16
PERSONALS.

Clarence NJ. Miller has entered the en-
ploy of the Holstein-Friesian association.
DR.. and Mrs G. 7. Gale Of West Town
shend were in town on business Thursday.
Judge j. NJ Tyler went to Montpelier
yesterday in the interests of the Austine
LII
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-12-16
Births

In Hinsdale, N. H., Dec 8, daugh-
ter to Mr.. and Mrs George Stratton'
In West Brattleboro, Dec. 49, daugh-
ter to Mr.. and Mrs. Gary +, CoYey'
In Brattleboro, Dec 5, daughter,
Ruth, to Mr.. and Mrs. John Barton.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-12-16

Monday President Taft sent to the SEN
ate these nominations: To be chief JUS
tice of the United States supreme court,
Associate Justice Edward Douglass White
of Louisiana; to be associate justices,
Judge Willis Van Devanter of Wyoming,
and Judge Joseph Rucker Lamar Of
Georgia; to be judges of the new court of
commerce, Martin A. Knapp, chairman
of the interstate commerce commission,
for a term of five years, and Robert w.
Archibald for term of four years. Judge
White was later confirmed by the senate
to be chief justice.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-12-16
JACKSONVILLE.

Mrs. j. Y. McCulloch died last Thurs
day, Dec 8, at the home of her son,
George B. McCulloch, in Paris, Ill. Mrs.
McCulloch, nee Plumb, was a native of
Jacksonville and was born here March %,
1880.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-12-16

" enjoyed The women wish to thank a
OF the committees for their efforts I
make it success.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-12-16
Marriages

In Greenfield, Mass, Dec. 5, Kay
Brooks and Miss Mamie Turner OF oou'h
Newfane.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-12-16

H. X. Willard was in town Monday.
Nelson Johnson is quite i'll at his home
Milton Ellison is i'll with typhoid fever
Miss Eva Larkin spent last week in
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1910-08-04
LAST Fishermen and Miners of this
Well Before You Vote

sary incidental expenses OF main
tanning said courts; two-hlths of
said fund shall be expended by the
governor of the territory of Alaska
within his discretion and under his
direction, in building schoolhouses
and maintaining public schools
outside of the incorporated towns
in said Territory: and ope-htth Of
sail fund shall be ly)ended BY the
governor of the territory of Alaska
within his discretion and under his
direction, in the establishment ard
maintainance OF a home for aged
disabled, and pioneer prospectols,
and in aid and support Of sick
aad INDECENT persons in the To-
ritory." =.
There you have it lIr, HaIibn.
Fisherman, Of the fifty cepts you
would be forced to pay as taxes on
each box Of halibut shipped. as pro
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1910-08-04
Ed. s. ORR OF VALDEZ
Republican Nominee
FOR DELEGATE TO CONGRESS

rate of ten cents per hundred
pounds or half dollar a box on
halibut they catch and ship down
to Seattle or other place outside
of Alaska. In other words, yea
are taxed for the privilege Of TAX
ing your lives in Your hands ard
wrestling forth living from the
treacherous deep. Yes" some
of you say, but isn't this money
so collected to be spent for the ben
eft of the fisherman, in the way
of research or propaeation?"
Here is the way in which the act
stipulates that the cash to be
squeezed out of the fishermen is to
be disposed Of, qnoted word for
word:
Provided, That all sums of
money collected by the clerks of
the district courts of A aska under
this act shall, on the first day of
January, April, July and October
Immediately following the collect
ion, be transmitted to the Treasury
Department of the United States,
there to remain as separate and
distinct fund, to be known as the
Alaska fund-Fisheries, and to
be wholly devoted to the purposes
hereinafter in this section stated
in the Territory of Alaska, One
fifth of said fund shall be, and
hereby is appropriated to the es-
Establishment and maintenance of
salmon fish hatcheries in the Ter
ritory of Alaska and cod hatch
cry on Shumagin island, and shall
be expended by the Commissioner
of the Bureau of Fisheries under
the direction of the Secretary of
Commerce and Labor; one-hfth Of
said fund shall be transmitted to
the clerks of the district courts in
the four judicial districts in Alaska,
in equal parts, and said equal
parts shall be expended under the
orders of the respective judges of
said courts in defraying the neces-
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1910-08-04

fishermen under this benehcient
bill of Understands, will pay the
same tax on their boats or launches,
and besides will be mulched at the
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1910-08-04

Next Tuesday, August 9TH Almost the whole of the voters
voters of the District Of Alaska will part DstrcSouth
polls their respective eastern Aaskacome under two
communities and will there exer- classes and
else their rights as American paper, this time.
electing since Wickrsham appealing
Halls of Con- thmto send him back to Con-
gress duty which calls desires ask the members
great orougt the these classes the fishermen
part upon the de- and miners of Southeastern Alaska
csion Of the depends up Understands record
tue Alaska, years they concerned other
least and probably what Delegate
are three asprans office Wickersbam them
Wm Conner tie Labor Party benefit fishermen
candidate; Orr residents Alaska, fine
publican nominee: and lastly James bill which
Wckersaeach representing provides they shall be taxed
different principals every fishing boat they happen
man. pa possess that
per speak pacu shall be assessed
larry. the of fifty per
The gross: that they shall be compelled
making re-to hundred ahonls
his actions o. gill other net
while they much
enacted obtained the salmon fishermen. The habut
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1910-08-04

CONTINUED on next Page.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-12
The Smart Set


II kaleidoscope changes that N
that
brilliant
House keeping
board Free kindergarten and Undertaking
carried the that with
young people OF another day
Many splendid merculy destroyed
quick Francisco has
ends house
Hobart Ness shroudd
Mrs Jackson when
ghes
California
year closed before the obats acquired OF IT.
period OF their might be called appet era e
Later the Josseyns 1cd
until fortunes OF 1000
walls had dnd
danced bought ribbons the familiar
rebuilt Flood
vher lavishly viii
probably boarding house ike the Bndg house near Dy'
uI,cr tsaS abandon led wear
OF the hospabe homes OF few
ago the boarding house estate the Clark
uc
unceemonousy dragged
the where adveses
Shortly before epidemic of boarding houses attacked the
Within blocks dozen stately residences reduced
and dodgers At the
the mansion where Mrs Hermann Oelrls
r werex
next place where Miss Jennie and Tmpn
Adjoining Chad
the the Homer King
boders The spacious )Suyan mansion block
beyond the Taan home also The
held dodgers only
b board Norris Davis residence few
doors below of tragedy in the chronicle
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-12
HEIR DEMANDS RETURN
OF hNTEMORTEM GIFTS
$1,000 in Water Bonds Distrib-
uted by Lydia Inwood

Lydia z. Inwood, who died April s,
1910. aged 90. leaving an estate worth
about $4,000, made a personal distri-
button OF property worth $1,000 a few
weeks before her death and the cir
cumstances were inquired into by
Judge Graham yesterday on a motion
by George : Harmon. her grandson.
that the gifts be revoked and the
property returned 10 the estate.
Seven SiskiYou water bonds, worth
81 600 each. Mrs. Inwood distributed as
follows: One TO her attorney, John D.
Gish one TO Gish's wife. one TO DIR. w.
4. Harvey. one 10 Harvey's wife, two
10 Louise P. Hughes. house keeper. aid
one 10 z niece.
-Gish testified that all the donees
were called together by Mrs. Inwood
when she made the gifts to them.
Judge Graham put the inquiry. over
oae week
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-12

The luncheon given
yesterday by Miss Will
mot Holton at the Fair
mont was a farewell af-
fair. as the young host
ess will leave shortly
for the east and Canada.
Among those who en-
joyed the reunion Were:
Miss Agnes Tilln1ann
Miss Mildred Ba ldwin
Miss Anna Olney
Miss Erna st. Goar
Miss Kate Peterson
Miss Marie Louise Ty-
son
Miss Constance McLaren
Miss Jane Hotalfng
Miss Minna Van Bergen
Miss Martha Foster
Miss Florence Cluff
Miss Laura Baldwin
Miss Marjorie Stanton
Miss Fredda Smith
Miss Pearl Chase
Miss Marguerite Doe
Miss Otilla Laine
Miss Helen Cooper
Miss Lurline Matson
Miss Rhoda Niebling
Miss Amalia Simpson
Miss Mildred Baldwin
Mrs. c. o. Alexander,
who has been in New
York for a brief visit.
sailed yesterday morn
ing for Europe. She
viii go TO Paris, where
she will join her daugf-
ter. Miss Harriet Alex
ander, who has been
travelling abroad for sew
eral months with a par
~ OF friends.
Mrs. Charles Buffers.
who has been enter.
tanned in the last few
days by friends in town,
returned yesterday TO
her home in Claremont,
where she has been pass
ing most of the early
season
Miss Johanna Volk-
man entertained a half
dozen of the younger
girls at an informal
luncheon at her home in
Broadway. Since her
return from abroad in
the late summer Miss
Volkman has been Civ
ing a series of informal
reunions at her home.
Miss Helen Dean Is
confined to her room at
the Fairmont, but her
friends are expecting
that she will recover
from the indisposition
and will be out again
within a few days.
Mrs. William G. Irwin.
who has been in Burlin-
game for a day or two.
returned yesterday 70
her home in Washing
ton street.
Mrs. Florence Porter
Pin gst, who is in Wat
sonville. will remain un-
til the latter part of the
week, when she will re-
turn to town and wili
be at her apartments at
the Fairmont for the
winter.