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New-York tribune., 1910-08-19
PARIS MEDALS FOR AvIAToRs
LIE Blanc, Aubrun and Legagneux
Honored

Paris. Aug. is.-The municipality of Paris
is arranging a dinner at which the famous
gold medal Of the city OF Paris will he pre-
seuted to LIE Blanc and Aubrun, who nm
ished first and second in the great aviation
cross country race, completed yesterday
IsegagneuX VINO finished with them, al
though prevented by accident from com
pIetfng the fuli course viii also receive the
medal.
New-York tribune., 1910-08-19
rARMERs HOLD OUTING.

.. q,..l9n'ciair. 4 J. Aug. Is fspeciaD.-
fs q large attendance to-day a
= 1'aa outing Of The Grangers OF
-. Ao@r's ard Union counties at the
- Lake Park One Of the principal
"ss Frank Agsns, of the New
sisse C'snse.
New-York tribune., 1910-08-19
LONG SWIM FATAL TO WOMAN.

Boston, Aug lS--Mrs. Ellen Mahesan.
one OF the best known swimmers OF the
South Boston district. died at the City Hos
piral to-day from exhaustion and Internal
hemorrhages. caused by long swim last
Tuesday She was fifty years old
New-York tribune., 1910-08-19
Henry CIews Speaks.

Henry Clews fulfilled his promise OF
Wednesday, night and addressed the con-
vantion. emphasizing to the audience the
value of education and literacy and prais-
ing the work of DR.. Washington.
O+ber sneakers were ]. E Overbey, OF
TerYersonviIle. Ind. on What I Have Ac-
cnr1plished as a Tanner; A. n. Johnson,
of Nashville. on the work OF negro under
+aka-s and G. w. Hayman. of Little Rock,
,,ho told what progress industrially the ne
eroes of Arkansas had made
discussion of industrial and fraternal
insurance among negroes, which took up
n-acticaIlv the entire morning session at
palm Garden, developed interesting facts
,.,,,- regard to the relative mortality of
negroes and whites.
~ q sDauIding, of Durham, y. G., said
that in Durham, in 1909, two negroes died
for every white. He said the environment
IN which the negroes lived. their ignorance
and lack of sanitary conditions were re-
sponsible for TINS
.-Ip some territories in which we oper-
a+e" he continued, there are no negro
physicians. and the white doctors are SO
husv that they do not find time 10 attend
the sick negroes until 1t Is TOO late 10 save
them
main cause OF ueHtII- he Salt' was
tuberculosis. which moved Scott Bond, OF
Arkansas. a negro planter, TO remark that
tbe disease came with stylish clothes and
the apng of the whites.
.,You never heard OF a negro having tu-
bercuIosis before, emancipation. said he
..'rhat was because they wore a jeans
shirt and a pair OF overalls. and the women
calico dress. Now why you see women
ont in the country wearing carpet slip
ners Down with such foolishness, say
Go out TO the country, you niggers, and
raise mewels and hogs and plant cotton
ana make money Don't live in the cities
and initiate the whites. and be trod on and
starved. The open places are the places
for vou-tha places where you were born.
the places where you ought to be. You
won.t be sick out there and the ground
win love YOU like a brother
Mr. BOND owns nineteen farms leasing
all hit one of them To other members OF
hts race He vas preceded on the stand
nv g " Powell, OF Durham, n. g. who
said the negro insurance companies were
at = disadvantage. because they had only
New-York tribune., 1910-08-19
WASHINGTON GIVES ADVICE
Tells Negro Convention Not to
Mistake Shadow for Substance.
REAL EXPERIENCE MEETING
Exchange of Views Guided by
President. Whose Comments
Are a Feature.

Last nights session of the National Negro
Business Leagues convention at Palm Car
den in East 5Sth street, continued IN fuii
rneas sure the narration of personal expert
ences in success by fortunate delegates
The large evening programme was further
swollen by tie addition Of speeches whicf
the morning session had been all too snort
TO entertain and the singing, wh1cn mas
played such an important and Pheasant par
at the meetings hitherto, had TO De oliii
But the timely interpretations OF Dr Booker
T Washington, the chairman, relieved lhe
strain of seriousness and some OF lhe III
senuous remarks of the speakers ana queS-
tions from the audience added TO the sayeey
of nations.
Nine. Clara Price. a member of the Wom-
ans Business League of Greater Ne" 10TH
opened the evenings entertainment win
paper on the manufacturing of hair with
side remarks on massage manicurlnS aho
the dressing OF the hair.
Miss Waites another member. Iolio"eu
her with an address on "A Woman race
in the Business World" in which she
glorified the softer sex enough TO make Di'
Washington remark:
II congratulate the WOmens Leaede oAi
two things-first, because they nave i-'t i7i
US in doubt of what they think OF ti'ciii-
selves. and second because they have ful-
filed their promise to begin promptly at
o'clock and close in As minutes.
No Time Is Wasted.
The chairman has proved very 7dio|s
watchdog Of the time No young speaker
full of pride and with a penchant 1or
prolixity is allowed to foist a glowing IN
PRODUCTION the patient audience 'th
a word or two and sharp rap OF me
gavel DR. Washington brings him down TO
brass taclss.
We want TO know about your own busl-
ness-how you started and how much you
are making he always says Cut out he
Introduction and speak up. Time flies
Dr. Washington made little speech OF
his own after the women had ended thelrs'
in which he exhorted the wives and dauSh-
ters of his race to forego the tinsel and
stick TO the fundamental things of lite
"A woman Of our race, coming from a
plantation in the South to New York, Is
likely 70 be taken off her feet when she
walks up and down Broadway through the
white lights and to choose the shadow Tor
the substance You ladies who live in New
York remember that YOU owe IT 10 your
selves and to your children to stick TO the
fundamental things OF life, the things o.
the nome, WHICH is woman's sphere
And then he had some sentiments along
the same lines to deliver for the benefit OF
the men Said he:
In a city like this the average black
man from the South is likely 10 come into
contact with the white man, not at his
strongest moments, but at his weakest
When the white man is hard at work IN
his office or shop downtown the average
negro doesn't see him, but in leisure mo-
r11euts after his days work is done anu
he is Iounging amid luxury in his apart
n-ent house or hotel, enjoying the fruits
OF his labor, then the negro boy is at his
nI
New-York tribune., 1910-08-19
For the Negro Boy to Ponder.

THE negro boy is therefore apt to accept
what he sees for the realities of life, for
getting that 1t took the white man three
long centuries of unremitting toll to erect
this great city, which seems SO splendi1 TO
us to-day. and that the men who are able
to enjoy It are the men who work.
J. Walter Hodge, of Indianapolis who
followed Dr. Washington with a paper on
his real estate and insurance business IN
that city told the audience that he had
started IN the railroad business.
In the railroad business?" said the
chairman. What particular part of it
Pullman car porter replied the young
man in a minor key.
'Oh. a porter said the chairman in &
tone and with a smile that made the audi
ence roar. The gentleman was a porter.
Let's call things by their right names
The speaker himself displayed a row of
ivory that went far to make the incident
one Of the most delicious of the evening.
The real Joker OF the assemblage, how
ever was Scott Bond. an Arkansas planter.
who has more money than education and
isn't ashamed of il. He is short and thin
and light colored. but he has an interest
in the progress of his race so great as to
prompt him TO ask every speaker ques-
ton
He nearly spoiled the effect OF the speech
of DR. NJ O. Lee. of Albany, Ga, by want
ing to know why he left an unlicensed clerk
in charge of his drugstore. Dr. Lee ex-
piained that the clerk was fully competent
through experience to fill prescriptions, but
Brother Bond was not satisfied. DR.. Wash
ington, however came TO the rescue with
nraise for the great success which had at
tended the perseverance of the young ply
sician. who is product Of the Harvard
Medical School.
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PIERMONT.
Methodist Episcopal Church
EDWIN S. COLLIER
Pastor.

L dSUOr.
Sunday Services.
Preaching IL AM; Sunday School
1915, PM; Junior League, 2 Pm;
Epworth League, 7 Pm.
Class meeting Friday 7:30 PM.
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WOODSVIILE

Mr.. Jackson's family is at Lake
Morey.
H. p. Warren and Misses Gladys
and Helen have been at the Rose
wood, Lake Morey, for a short
time.
Fred Dearth. Ira w. Mann and
Walter Holtham were in Averill
fishing recently. but the weather
was cold and the catch small.
Geo. Hood was married in Lit
Teton last week and will reside in
Woodsville, where Mr.. Hood has a
good position in Sargent's store.
H. p. Warren has accepted po-
sition as state agent for the Peer
less Causalty and Accident Co. of
Keene, for the state of Maine and
will have his Office at Waterville,
and will be pleased to send sam
pie policy to any one wishing a pol
lev that is up to date. His family
will remain in Woodsville for the
present.
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Rev. A. R. Crewe acting as chap
lain. He is survived by one sister,
Mrs. W. w. Coburn of No. Haver-
hill, and two brothers, Geo. Pen
mock of Lisbon and Sylvester Pen
mock of Woodsville, who feel deeply
grateful to the Grange and all who
rendered loving service to their
brother.
The house at the foot of Towle
hill owned by Gilman Chandler and
occupied by Walter Lougee and
wife, was destroyed by fire Tues
day June 18th. The family was
away at the time, but by timely
help from the neighbors part or the
clothing and furniture was saved.
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NORTH THETFORD.

Are you posted on the new time
table taking effect June 20. Trains
making the usual stops leave North
boro as follows: Northbound $40
a. m, 2.27, 500, GIG p. m; south
bound, 1929 a. m, l.23, 7.4S D. m.
Sunday south 1929 a. m, north
500 p. m.
An interesting game Of base ball
was played Saturday on the home
grounds, Bradford Academy 2.
Thetford A. A. l. A fight to the
finish between pitchers Shumway
and Rogers, both being in good
form and few hits being allowed by
either, Bradford making their only
two runs in the first inning, and
Thetford scoring once in the sixth.
The rain accommodatingly held off
long enough for the game to be
PLAYED, for the first time in several
Saturdays. Features of the game
were the long drive out Of grounds
by Pierce of Bradford, and the
clean, quick double play by Rogers,
Fiheld and Lucas eff Thetford.
At Hanover, Thetford A A O.
Hanover High 3.
Thetford viii probably arrange
for another game with Bradford
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club. After a social hour and en-
broidery, refreshments of strawber-
ries and cream, assorted cake and
orangeade were served by the host
ess. The next meeting is with Miss
Marion Bracket July Is.
Richard Faulkner is serving as
janitor of Union church, taking the
place of Frank Turner resigned.
Do you feel the heat these first
warm days? Ice cold orangeade at
d. NJ. Bonds.
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Saturday June 25, at Bradford.

Saturday June 25, at Bradford.
The tent is increasing in popu-
larity and we are having new con-
verts to our encampment here. H.
F. Wilcox is raising one this week,
Bond and Davis have a new one
set up near the square, and others
are considering.
Schools are closing and the sum-
mer vacation is in order. Miss
Mildred Lord was a recent arrival
at her home here. Miss Augusta
Cook came last week from her
sch DOL in Norway, Maine. and 9TH
ers will soon be on their way.
Mr.. Charles Stetson wears a smile
twice as broad as usual, and is
twice the grandfather he was before
Mrs. Stetson returned home from
st. Johnsbury with. the news of a
son born to Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin
Brown.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. NJ. Bend we're in
Bradford Monday attending the
funeral of Mrs. John Waugh.
Mrs. j. A. Ressegue and son ar
rived here from Everett, Wash, for
a visit at the old home, guests of
H. f. Wilcox and wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hadlock brought in
a nice string of bass and pickerel
from a couple of hours fishing in the
river Monday afternoon. There
are still some good fish N the river
if one can only get them out.
Miss Nina Stimson, who has been
visiting here, a guest of Mrs. Addie
Fitch, returns this week to her
home in Greenfield, Mass, taking
Nina Babcock with her for a visit.
DR.. and Mrs A. c. Walker of
Cambridge, Mass, spent a day
with their aunt. Mrs. Addie Fitch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. B. Stevens have
been entertaining their daughter,
Mrs. Kilborn of Wilder.
Make a noise like a strawberry"
We are raising our first native ber-
ries. They are prime and find a
ready market.
The new tank for gasoline has
arrived and is being installed this
week.
Byron Earle of Lexington, Mass,
spent a few days at his old home
here last week.
VIM. Strong was home for a visit
over Sunday.
Mrs. Nettie Badger visited friends
here last week.
c. L. Howe of West Townsend
was a recent visitor at Chas. Jenk-
ins. Mr.. Howe is a hunter of re-
pute and is strong on foxes.
The S. S. Club met last week
with Mrs. Jessie Bond. The meet
ing drew a large attendance, Mrs.
Addie Babcock was a guest of the
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POST MILLS.

Mr.. T. H. Chubb of So. Framing.
ham, Mass, is staying with his
daughter, Mrs. c. A. Adams, for the
present.
~ Supt. Mcknight spentSunday and
Monday with friends in Plainfield
and East Montpelier.
Midshipman Geo. Cook, who has
been visiting his father and friends
here for the past two weeks, left
Wednesday morning for Newport,
r. l.
A public examination of teachers
will be held at the school house in
Post Mills, Thursday and Friday,
July Z, and s. At the same time
and place will be held an examina-
ton for free tuition as we'll as one
for candidates seeking admission to
any of the State Normal Schools.
Minnie Woodcock is at home
Spending her vacation, also Miss
Vera Powell.
Mrs. Margaret Hodgton Of Plain
field is visiting at her brother s,
Nathan Corliss'.
The Grange gave reception to
Mr. Ray Powell and wife Tuesday
night, about seventy-fve being
present. The Grange presented
them with a nice rocking chair, and
Supt. Mcknight says the Grange is
willing to repeat this if given the
chance. The Grange ought to
prosper.
Mary Ford has finished her work
for Mrs. Dodge and has gone to
her sister s at Bradford.
On Tuesday, June IA, our vener-
able Lake House proprietor. Mr..
John Hutchinson and wife received
as a remembrance of their thirtieth
wedding anniversary many beauti-
full cards from their numerous friends
in Orange county and outside the
state. Owing to the poor health of
Mr.. Hutchinson a party not being
advisable. Their thanks are ex-
tended to all their friends both old
and new
Jerry Adams picked up a dead
fish which he found floating in the
lake which proved to be a lake
trout which weighed IL ga lbs.
Think we have a few good ones left
that are very much alive.
Miss Elsie Corliss is visiting rela-
tives in Cabot.
Harold Ordway has gone to the
Profile House to work this summer.
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BOYS CAN MAKE MONEY

picking up Bones and sending them
to us. We pay Go cents per hun
dred for almost anything in the
Bone line, if dry. For clean, dry,
boiled butchers or house bones we
pay as high as So cents per hundred.
At these prices we pay the freigth
from nearly all stations on shipments
of 200 pounds or more. Ship in bar
rels or cheap sacks.
CARROLL S. PAGE, Hyde Park, Vt. 30
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Preaching IL AM. Sunday School
1915, PM; Junior League, 2 Pm;
Epworth League, 7 Pm.
Class meeting Friday 7:30 Pm.
Mrs. Edwin Celley is entertain
ing the Misses Helen and Alice
Colby of Fairlee.
Mrs. ]. G. Stickney and Mrs. Ned
Gould visited Mrs. Robert j. EN-
erson in Bradford recently.
Louis Dodge is home for weeks
vacation
Rev. and Mrs. Irons of Haverhill
spent the day Monday with Pastor
Crewe's people.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Brown of
New York have been recent guests
at H. E. Stebbins'
Mrs. Milton Hanks of Rumney
was at G. o. Morse's last week.
Gladys Fields is spending some
days with her grandparents, Josiah
Lowell and wife, Mr.. Lowell is quite
ill.
River Road.
Mrs. Isberg of Boston is guest
at Elm Farm.
Mr.. Henry Tisdale of Roxbury,
Mass, is visiting his niece, Mrs.
Louise Horton.
At the recent graduating exer-
cises of Haverhill and Bradford
Academies we were proud to notice
three of our River Road students.
namely, Gladys Crafts, Effie Hum
phrey and Fayette Worthen did
themselves honor in the excellence
of the composition and the manner
of delivery of their several essays.
Strawberry season is on again,
and there are conflicting opinions
as regards to the promise of the
crop, but it is hoped that there will
be an average one.
Mrs. Shute of Woodsville and !
Fred Crosby of Pittsburg, Pa, also
Benz. Bean were recent guests of
Mrs. Martha Clark.
Mr.. Colby of Concord was in
town recently on business.
Congregational Notes.
The ordination of Rev. A. Regi-
nald Crewe will take place Thurs
day, June 80, at the Congregation
al church. Particulars later.
Rev. A. R. Crewe, VIM. Blais-
He'll, Mrs. Loudella Ames and Mrs.
Martha Camp were those chosen to
our church at the Sun
lay School convention at Oxford.
The Sunday School at Clay Hol-
ow will observe Children's day
next Sabbath. Our pastor will be
present to help in the service, which
axes place in the afternoon.
There will be a lawn social Tues
lay evening, June Is, at the home
If Mrs. Emma Blaisdell. Every
body come.
Brook Road.
Mr.. Joel Pennock. whose death
vas briefly mentioned two weeks ago
vas born at North Haverhill, Dec.
S29, making him 81 years and six
months old at the time of his death. {
n 1856 he married Miss Harriet [
3agley, and for more than 80 years
ived on the Brook road near the
Barton saw mill. His wife died % '
ears ago, since which time he has I
wed alone a great deal of the time |
lie was esteemed by all, and those ]
Who lived nearest to him speak in I
he highest terms of him as a neigh !
.or and kind friend. He was Choir ,
,ter of the Methodist church for a :
ong time. He joined the Piermont /
range, and during the thirteen .
ears he was a member he only
Missed one meeting until i'll health !
ept him away. The fuReral was +
ED at the home of his sister, Mrs. |
Y. W. Coburn at North Haverhill, :
here he was kindly cared for the y
lst few months, interment being r
lade by the side of his wife in
'iermont. The procession was met
t the cemetery by a large delega- !,
ion from Piermont Grange, and v
ne beautiful and impressive burial
ervice was performed at the gravel
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HAVERHILL.

Mrs. G. j. Pike and Mrs. Alice
Stevens attended Pomona Grange
at Dorchester Tuesday.
Mrs. Whiting has been entertain
ing Scott Farnum and wife of Lyn-
don and Rev. Maude Bailey Ped
ley and husband of So. Dakota,
who are on an auto trip to Boston,
Maine, and through the mountains
home.
Mr.. Cornell has moved into the
Jesse Squires house.
Elmer Blake also has the "trans-
portation fever"
Miss Platt, former teacher, is
spending few days in town.
Judge Westgate and daughters,
also Miss Davidson and Miss I'm
defhill spent part of last week at
their summer cottage at Aiming
ton pond.
Ethel Carpenter has gone to
Woodstock, VT, for the summer.
Mrs. Maurice Randall has a new
organ.
Carrie Towle is quite sick at the
Crawford House.
Your correspondent deeply re-
grets the unintentional omission of
two of our graduates from last
weeks items. The poem on Alaska
was splendidly rendered by Carrie
Midway, and Annie Award is sure to
make successful lawyer, for his
Glass Will was worthy of comment.
The S. S. Concert given by the
children of the M. E. church was
much enjoyed by all. The little
ones did we'll and much credit is
due Mrs. Large and Mrs. Morse for
their careful training.
The Sunshine Society met at the
NJ. E. church last Wednesday for
the purpose of sweeping and dust
ing the church.
Roy Squires and family have re-
turned to their home in Montpelier.
Elmer Spencer's blacksmith shop
was badly damaged by fire last
week.
Col. Frank W. Clough of Frank
lin, Grand Representative to the
Supreme Lodge, visited S. S. Davis
Lodge, Knights of Pythias, Monday
evening. C. L. Clough is looking
after the party that goes to Mil
waukee Aug. 1st. Several are talk
ing of taking the trip.
Memorial services were held by
the X. P. at their hall Sunday af-
,ernoon. Rev. Willis Holmes gave
.he address.
Stephen j. Roberts and daughter,
Mrs. Fannie Hanbrick, were in town
% attend the funeral of Madam
3urbeck, his wife's sister. Dea.
a deacon in the Congrega-
ional church in Claremont, and
highly respected, was born in Ha-
,erhill almost SO years ago, so we'll
physically and mentally
he might well be envied by many
. younger man.
DR.. Harry Reding of Lawrence,
Kan, was in town last week, more
han delighted to find so many he
NEW. Many will remember the
line year old boy that left town
With his parents, the printer and
postmaster Warren Reding, for
lome in the West.
Miss Lizzie Z. Merrill of Lisbon
) at the Crawford:House for a few
weeks.
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WEST FAIRLEE.

Miss Helen Huntington, who has
just completed a year at the Mac
Duffie school for girls in Springfield
Mass. lis visiting her aunt here.
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A public examination of teachers
will be held at the school house at
Post Mills July Z and s. At the
same time and place will be held
an examination for free tuition, as
well as one for candidates seeking
admission to any of the State Nor
NAL schools.
The Rev. Timothy Prescott Frost
of Evanston, ILL.,, is spending his va
cation at his cottage at Lake Morey
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Woodland
are rejoicing in the birth of son
At the school examination clos
ing the term and school year,
every child passed satisfactorily
into the studies of the next grade.
Much credit is due to the efficiency
of the teachers in charge, Miss
Campion and Miss Titus.
Ralph Pierce is spending a day
or so at home. His work is with
the New England Telephone Co. in
Fair Haven, and Whitehall, N. Y.
Mrs. W. E. S. Celley is attending
a meeting Of the board of missions
held in Montpelier.
Ladies Union meets Friday after
noon at the library.
Next Sunday morning the pastor
speaks to the children and young
people. A children's concert is
planned for the evening.
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HAVING TOOLS

lThe VIM. Harvey and Son,
the Solid Steel and Clipper
scythes.
cash and Cherry Snaths.
GSteel and Wood Bow Hand
Rakes, Drag Rakes.
lHay Forks of all kinds.
qGrindstones and Scythestones
Libbey Brothers
Bradford Vermont
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gee
G..
am1re&nS
Large assortment of goods.
Every customer used alike
Everyone welcome.
Compare our prices with others.
Always have one price for all.
New goods arriving all the time.
Did you ever try our flour.
Remember us in all our lines.
Eggs wanted in exchange for goods.
When in want of good Goods come to us.
Saves you money to trade here.
Full line in all departments.
Aim to have best quality of goods.
If you are not satisfied, tell us.
Remember to tell others if you are.
Large line of Dry Goods.
Every effort made to please you.
Every department shows an in
crease in sales---Why ?
Lee C. Andrews, Fairlee, VT.
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FAIRLEE.
Federated Church
c.. G. PARKER, Pastor.

SUNDAY SERVICES
Preaching l0:45 a. m. and Z p. m.
Sunday School 1910 p. m.
Prayer meeting ednesday 7 80 p m
Rose Circle first and third Saturday
2 p. m. each month.
K. 0. K. A. second and fourth Sat-
urday 2 p. m. each month.
w. H. M. S. first Thursday 2:3O p.
m. each month.