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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-10-21

westerly breeze. During Sunday night
the wind changed into the northwest and
the America drifted out Of her course at
the rate Of about % miles an hour. The
equilibrator ierked heavily on the line
giving the America a rocking motion.
Monday morning conditions were a little
more favorable. and the motors We're
started again, i'm the hope of reaching
the Azores or Europe. Then came an
other disastrous shift of the wind, and it
was decided to try to reach Bermuda.
Some of the gasoline was thrown away.
The weather turned cold affecting the
lifting power of the gas, So that it was
necessary to throw out more gasoline
and some Of the machinery. When the
steamer Trent was sighted signals Of dis
tress were thrown ont with a lamp. The
airship was 800 feet above the steamship
when the two approached, and after
many trials a line was ran between the
two, but it quickly pulled apart. Well
man and his men then succeeded I'm low
ering the America and launching the
lifeboat, the feat being accomplished
after great difficulty and danger. As the
men were getting away the equilibrator
struck the boat, nearly upsetting ii and
slightly njuring two Of the men.
The following description of the Ameri-
ca was written before Wellman started
for Atlantic City: The airship is cigar
shaped. 22S feet long, about 80 wide and
II Is capable of lifting i tons. The en-
velope carrying the gas weighs more than
two tons Attached to the big gas bag
is car 1856 feet long. The floor of the
car is a fiat tank in which gasoline for
the motors is stored. There are three gas
olne engines, one for lifting purposes and
the other two for motive purposes. They
are in the centre of the car and are eacn
of about so horse power, Beneath the car
hangs a lifeboat 81 feet long. Strung
| beneath the car is an equilibrator $50 feet
| long, which takes the place of the drag
| rope used on balloons. 1t consists of
long steel cable, to which are attached
| 80 small gasoline tanks, each carrying 70
| pounds of gasoline, and 40 wooden blocks,
| each 20 inches long. The equilibrator
| makes It unnecessary to carry ballast.
| Altogether the America carries 5000 pounds
! of gasoline. The ship is equipped with
wireless biography apparatus, and with
! seXtants. compasses and other instru-
ments for locating positions. 1t was IN
| tended to have the balloon sail at a
| height of about 200 feet. If it settled
close TO the water it was expected the
wooden blocks and tanks would float
and relieve the ship of some of the
weight
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-10-21

ium at the Brockton fair \ heifer.
Queen of Elmdale, which was year old
last March. won three blue ribbons and
one red ribbon this fail and four blue
ribbons as a calf a year ago, making
seven first awards and one second at
nine fairs.
The So awards the past season were
divided as follows: IS firsts. p seconds,
10 thirds four fourths, seven champion
ships and three grand championships.
The winnings at Brockton were: Grand
championship best bull of any age;
championship. best aged bull; first, eX-
hibitor's herd; first, bull three years old
and over; first, bull one year old and under
two; first COW two years old and under
three; first heifer one year old and under
two; second, bull with three Of his prog
eny; second, bull two years old and
under three; second, junior bun calf under
six months; second. hcfer calf six months
old and under Il; third, young herd
fourth dairy herd, four cows in milk
fourth, COW five years old and over;
fourth, COW three years old and under
four; fourth, heifer calf under six
months.
Mr.. Briggs has q head of thoroughbred
Guernseys on his farm, nearly all of which
he raised except his bulls. He bought
his first COW of Edwin II Miller of Dunn
merston She is "A years old and Mr..
Briggs has refused an offer of $500 for
her. She gave 5000 pounds of milk in
five months. Mr. Briggs has calls for
more Guernsey stock than he can raise.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-10-21
DOING THEIR DUTY
Scores Of BrattIeboro Readers Are Learn
ing the Duty Of the Kidneys.

To filter the blood is the kidneys duty.
When they fail to do this the kidneys
are sick.
Backache and many kidney ills follow;
Urinary trouble, diabetes.
Doan's Kidney Pills cure them
Brattleboro people endorse our claim.
Miss Kate Cressy, 10 Green street, Brat
teboro, VT, says; when Doan's Kidney
Pills were so highly recommended in this
vicinity, I made up my mind to try them
and procured a box from F. H. Holden's
drug store. At that time I was suffering
from backache and pains in my kidneys
I did not rest well and as the result, felt
tired and ianguid during the day. Doan's
Kidney Pills relieved the backache
promptly and gave me strength and en-
ergy am now feeling better in every
way and give Doans Kindney Pills the
credit for the improvement"
For sale by all dealers. Price so cents.
oster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York.
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and take
no other.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-10-21
WILMINGTON.

Mrs o. o. Ware has returned from her
visit in Marlboro. Mass.
Mrs. Z. c. Davis Of Readsboro is nurs-
ing at Wallace Hayness.
Mrs Wealthy Ames. who was taken
to the Memorial hospital i'm Brattleboro
two weeks ago. is not gaining very fast.
Floyd johnson, who has been working
i'm Syracuse. y. Y, some time, started
Tuesday for Chicago, where he has a
positions
Earle Streeter mas given up his meat
business and gone to New York to work
for Charlie A. Winchester in the baking
business.
Mrs. Francis Smith is spending two or
three weeks in Boston. Salem and other
places. Mrs. Jane Redway is keeping
house for her during her absence.
Verne L. Adams, one of our grain deal
ers, was married in Springfield, Mass, Oct.
Is, to Miss Juliet Emma Hanchett The
bride and bridegroom are well and fav-
orably known here and We are glad TO
know that they intend to live in town.
Mr.. Adams is having a fine house built
on Shafter street.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-10-21
RrattIeboro CONGRATULATED.

We congratulate the progressive people
of Brattleboro on the prospect that they
will speedily secure the $l25, 900 in sub
scriptions to the stock of the Fort Dunn
mer Mills company, which has been made
the condition Of the establishing of a tex
tile industry in that town, representing
an investment of $3.50, 900 or so. Inas-
much as this industry is expected to add
1000 to the population of Brattleboro, it
can be seen that the town will make a
strong bid for the highest rate of in
crease in population in the next ten
years BY the way, how many other
towns are there in Vermont of the size
of Bratteboro, or larger, which would
undertake 10 raise S125,O00 to secure a
big industry? Would Burlington?-[Bu
lington Free Press.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-10-21
Stanley keteheI Killed.

Stanley Ketchel, champion mddleweight
pugilist of the world, was fatally shot
Saturday by Walter A. Hurtz on the
ranch owned by r. p. Dickerson near
Conway, Missouri. The ball from the
rifle entered Ketchel's right shoulder and
penetrated the lung. Hurtz was an en-
ploye on the ranch Ketchel had bought
an adjoining ranch, and was spending
few days with his friend, Mr.. Dickerson.
Hurtz fled but was captured the following
day. He claims that Ketchel insuted the
cook at the ranch, and in the quarrel
which followed when he took the part of
the cook he shot Ketchel in self defense
The statement of Ketchel's friends is
that the pugilist had censured Hurtz for
cruelty to horse and that IIurtz entered
the dining room while Ketchel was eating
breakfast and shot without warning.
Ketchels home was in Grand Rapids,
Mich. He was only % years old. but had
been in 100 battles in the ring. A year
ago he went out of his class and in a
fight for the heavy weight championship
was knocked out in the. 18th round by
Jack Johnson.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-10-21
IN OUR OWN STATE.
Negligence Suits Aggregate SAC, 900.

Three negligence suits for damages ag-
gregating $4,000 were filed in Bennington
two against the Bennington and North
Adams Street Railway company and one
against Walter r. White Of North Ben
nington. Miss Kate Knapp of BennnG-
ton wants $4,000 for injuries received at
a crossing near the Soldiers Home May
80 when an automobile in which she was
riding was struck by street car.
Wealtha Slocum of SALISBURY sues for
10000 for injuries sustained oct. %, 1872
when a street car in which she was riding
COlided with a steam roller in North
Adams. The suit against Mr. White is
for $4,000 and is brought by Harry NJ
White Of North Bennington. who was
hurt while moving block of granite for
the defendant amputation of one foot
being necessary. He claims that the APP
planes were not suitable.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-10-21
PRIZE WINNING HERD OF GUERNSEYS
With 10 Head R. H. Briggs Has Taken S3 Awards This Season.
Including Three Grand Championships and Seven Championships
Bull Four Years Old, Gentle and Broken to Harness

Brockton for being the best bull of any
age. He was beaten at the state fair in
White River Junction by a bull which
was given fourth place at Brockton. He
won the championship award at Rutland,
st. Johnsbury and Brockton for being
the best aged bull, and was given the
blue ribbon at Rutland, st. Johnsbury,
Brattleboro and Brockton for being the
best bull three years old or over. The
Brattleboro fair did not make grand
championship or championship awards.
The mother of this bull was Flora i'm
ported from the island of Guernsey. A
picture of Flora's Roy of Tarbell Farm
Is published herewith.
Colonel Fillmore, a two-year-old bull
in Mr. Brggs's herd won second prem
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-10-21

PARDoNs BY GOVERNOR PRouTY
Luke Bradshaw and Harold HolbrooE<
Released condtionally.


During his term of office Gov George
II. Prouty issued 20 conditional pardons
to convcts, four OF which are of local
interest. The four referred to were is
sued to James Mitchell, convicted of muir
der in the second degree; Seaman l..
Witherel, convicted OF a statutory Of
tense; Luke Bradshaw, the Bondville
negro sentenced to 25 years for burglary
and a statutory offense, whose pardon
was announced and his career reviewed
in the Phoenix OF oct. 2; and Harold
Holbrook, convicted OF burglary.
James Mitchell was sentenced to life
imprisonment al the September term of
the Windham county court in 1905 on a
plea OF guilty OF murder in the second
degree. His home formerly was in Wat
erbury, Conn. After arranging with
Linnie Rankin OF that city to leave her
husband and get a divorce in order that
they might marry. Mrs. Rankin came to
Grafton in June, 1905 to work in hotel
There she fell i'm love with another man
and promised to marry him as soon as
she obtained a divorce Mitchell sus-
pected her, came to Grafton July 30 and
the murder followed soon afterwards
Mitchell then attempted suicide, but he
was unsuccessful although the bullet cut
off the optic nerve, making him totally
blind for life.
Seaman L. Witherell of Grafton was
sentenced in 1896 to Is years for one Of
Tense and three years for another offense.
both on statutory grounds of an aggra-
waited character. a petition for his pardon
was made to Gov. f. d. Proctor in 1897
| but it was not granted. Witherell served
more than half his sentence. Harold
| Holbrook was one OF the gang OF yegg-
men who attempted to blow up the safe
| of the Windham county savings bank in
! Newfane Aug. 5. 1904 After being caught
in Boston he declined to come to Vermont
| without requisition papers and States
| Attorney a. F. Schwenk and Deputy
| Sheriff A w J. wilkins, both of this
! town, went to Boston after him. He was
sentenced in 1905 to not less than 10 years
! and not more than 70 years in the state
| prison.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-10-21
AIRsHIP AMERICA LOST.
Attempt to Cross Atlantic a Failure
Wellman and Crew Rescued $50 Miles
of Cape Hatteras.

on cape f1atteTdS'
The whole world was guessing from
Saturday morning, when Walter Wellman
and five intrepid companions started from
Atlantic City in the big airship America,
bound for Europe, until Tuesday, when
wireless despatch told the story of the
rescue of the airline travellers at sea,
after they had abandoned their airship.
Wellman was able to keep up communi-
cation by wireless telegraphY with the
mainland until about noon Sunday. Al
that time his craft was making progress
through the ocean at n point south of
the island of Nantucket about 300 miles
from Atlantic City. 1t was thought that
Wellman would be opposite the coast OF
Nova Scotia on Monday, and that he
would then head directly across the At
lantic in the pathway of the big steam
ships, but nothing more was heard from
him until the news came of the rescue
At the time when the America was
abandoned and tine passengers taken on
board the royal mail steamship Trent
hound from Bermuda to New York, Well
man and his companions were $50 miles
off Cape Hatteras and some 25O miles
northwest of the Bermudas.
The America was in flight from a. M
Saturday until p. m Tuesday, Il hours,
and in that time the air craft Travelled
more than 1000 miles. This Is new
worlds record both for distance and time
in the air. The best previous record was
held by Count Zeppelin, who in May OF
last year navgated his big dirigible $50
miles in a fraction over 81 hours in trav-
cling between different German cities.
When the America passed Nantucket
Sunday morning the conditions We're raw
orable and Wellman was hopeful of cross
ing the ocean, After passing Nantucket
the America Travelled an estimated dis
lance of $40 miles, northeast or nearly
half way between Nantucket and Nova
Scotia.
At that time the motors We're not in
use the airship travelling in a fresh
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-10-21

Having won SO awards and $715 in cash
premiums this season with a herd of 10
Guernsey cattle, Russell II. Briggs of this
town, proprietor Of Elmdale farm is sat
isfed that he has one of the best Guerra
sey herds in New England. These prizes
and awards were won at Vermont and
Massachusetts fairs, and Mr.. Briggs has
reason for special satisfaction because
of the fact that 16 of them were taken in
hot competition at the Brockton fair, the
largest fair in this part of the country
where the most competent and impartial
judges in the business are on duty. He
never had exhibited in Brockton before
BY very narrow margin he failed to
win the cup offered for the best exhibit
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-10-21
WEST DOVER,

w. NJ. Harris is in Newfane as juror.
Miss Julia Thatcher of Florida, Mass,
is a guest of Mrs VIII Harris.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Boyle visited rel
atives here the last of the week.
Mrs. c. w Jones will go to Boston
Wednesday TO have her arm treated.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Snow of Somer-
vile, Mass, were visitors in town Sun
day.
Mrs. NJ X. Flint and son, Marshall, of
Cambridge Mass, were guests at the
Green Mountain Inn over Sunday.
Mrs. n. D. Alexander returned home
Monday after weeks stay with her
mother, Mrs. Eliza Banks, in Mortified,
Mass.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-10-21
Great Disaster in Cuba.

Devastating hurricanes swept over Cuba
Thursday AID Sunday and the rain fell in
torrental floods The damage is esti-
mated at millions of dollars. The build
ings on many sugar and tobacco planta-
tions were destroyed and in the three
western provinces thousands Of peasants
were rendered homeless and destitute by
the loss Of their shaCks and food crops.
Only a few fatalities We're recorded in
Havana and vicinity but il is believed
that many lives were lost I'm the interior.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-10-21

John Fredette Of Fitchburg, who was
hurt in an automobile accident in Bran
don last week. died Saturday night in the
Proctor hospital. Fredette was a carriage
maker He leaves a wife and IL children.
Mrs. Ellen NJ. Seaver, Il. widow of ].
II. Seaver. died in her home in Mont
pelier oct. 13 She was prominent in
Woman's Relief corps work and at one
time was president of the department of
Vermont
W. e. Maple, 80. of Burlington, a brake
man on the Central Vermont railroad,
was fatally injured Saturday in Bethel.
He was at work on top of a car which
was being shifted when his head struck
projection from freight house, frac-
turing his skull.
At a meeting Of the grand lodge of
Good Templars in Cabot Friday resolu-
tions We're adopted petitioning the legis-
lature to provide for re-submssion to
the voters of the question of a return
to statewide prohibition, with suitable
provision for its enforcement
The work of surveying for the proposed
railroad between Rutland and Montpelier
which has been in progress since August.
/ is nearly completed. The Harrison En-
cheering company of New York has had
charge of the survey and a force of 10
men has been employed. The distance is
about So miles.
These officers We're elected at the annual
meeting of the Vermont State Medical
society in St. Adams: Pres, DR.. II. c.
Tinkham OF Burlington; vice pres, Dr.
S. w. Page of st. Adams; sec, DIR. G. H.
Beecher of Burlington; treas. DR.. b. II.
| Stone of Burlington; aud. Dr. a. NJ
Norton of Bristol
While attempting to cross the Rutland
railroad tracks at Ludlow Tuesday morn
ing Mrs. Lucinda Wiley of Cavendish
20, was struck by freight train and her
| right arm was cut off above the elbow
Mrs Wiley is deaf and she did not hear
/ the train as 1t backed toward her She
was taken to a Rutland hospital
Governor Mead has appointed Frank
| T. Parsons, business manager of the
| Montpelier Journal. commissioner of the
| state printing to fill the vacancy caused
! by the resignation of Frank f. Langley
! of Barre. Mr. Parsons was formerly
| business manager of the Rutland Herald
| lie was connected with papers in Water
| bury, Conn, many years and filled posi-
/ tons at other times on the Springfield
Republican and Manchester Union. He
| is recognized by the newspaper workers
in the state as a very efficient business
man and his appointment will give gem
eral satisfaction.
Edwin Payne has been bound over to
| the Chittenden county court on a charge
of perjury. He is 2S years old and has
been employed as a farm hand in Stowe.
| The granddaughter of his employer went
to Chittenden county for a visit Payne
followed, obtained a marriage license in
| Huntington, giving the girls age as 49,
! and the couple We're married in Rich
mond. Payne and his bride returned to
stowe, and the girl, who is not 16 years
old, resumed her studies in the high
| school. Later she confided to her grand
mother the story of the marriage. Pro
ceedngs have been begun to have the
marriage annulled.
II. G. Thomas of Stowe is one of the
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-10-21
GIFT of $500, 900 by Rockefeller.

A gift of sS,S2O,OOO by John D. Rockefel-
Ter was announced at the opening of the
Rockefeller institute of medical research
in New York city Monday. This bene-
faction increases the income bearing en-
dowment of the institution to SS240 Gao.
1t Is expected by the board that the
scientific laboratory research. which has
been somewhat circumscribed will now
he extended to cover the entire medical
fold
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-10-21
Advertised Letters.

Men-R Willis Adams, L. T. Frarey,
Joseph Godoin, j. S. Kennison, Wesley
Kinney, James Manning, Henry Pear
son, John G. Sanborn, 2, n. II. Slack,
Bert Wood, Morris Zundell.
Women-AIrs Mary Barabee, Mrs. Ed
win Fiske Mrs Mary Lesher Miss Mar
garet Nolan, Mrs. Nora b. Raymond, Mrs.
Clara Williams.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-10-21

At the annual meeting of the Vermont
Historical society in Montpelier Tuesday
il was voted to hold anniversary eXer-
cises in representatives han Nov. 10,
when Matt b. Jones of Boston, counsel
for the New England Telephone and
Telegraph company, will give an address.
w. W. Stickney of Ludlow was reelected
president and c. S. Forbes at St. Adams
corresponding secretary.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-10-21

Some of the Texas papers are init
mating that their state has increased
as much in the past ten years as has
the city of New York, which gained
1929 6Sl in that time, Possibly this will
turn out to be true, although its truth
is far from certain at this stage of the
count, 1t is absolutely certain, however.
that Texas will get ahead of Missouri,
and will run Ohio rather close.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-10-21

One of the most interesting of the many
trips into the wilderness made by Ernest
Thompson Seton, was a canoe journey of
600 miles into the practically unknown
country of the great Arctic prairies. ~
the November Scribner he describes his
first hunting in 1.-THE Land OF the Bufra-
To-" 1t was the prospect of experiencing
today some of the romance and glamor
of the old Wild West days that attracted
be found.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-10-21
VERMONT ACADEMY BEATEN.
Game 6 to 5-Excitlng Contest All the
Way


Everybody connected with the Brattle-
boro high school. from the youngest
freshman to Principal Smith. was jubilant
Saturday evening, with good reason. The
high school football team had defeated
Vermont academy 6-5 This was the
first victory ever won at football over
the institution at SaXtons River, either
by school team or a town team from
Brattleboro. The playing was both bril-
liant and crude by turns, but it was in
tensely interesting from start to finish.
From the spectators standpoint it
eQualled any game ever seen on the
island grounds. The academy is always
strong on football ana this years team
had not sustained a defeat. although it
had been held to "A no-scorc finish by Bel
lows Falls high school.
Daye of Bellows Falls refereed the
game and won for himself negative
reputation in that capacity. Just before
the academy made its touchdown he made
a decision that has been the cause of
discussion the past week, and Walter
Camp of Yale has been asked to pass upon
it. on forward pass by Vermont
academy Miner Of Brattleboro touched
the ball. but was unable to hold it. and
Vermont man captured it. Daye gave
the ball to Vermont. Brattleboro claimed
the ball on the grounds that it was a
forward pass, that the distance had not
been made.
The discussion took up several minutes
and Mr. Daye forgot to blow his whistle
for time out Forty-five seconds remain
ed at the time OF the play and later
when Bent went over the line for touch
uo""' I'M n'u tNpIleu pN several MN
- ne '.,l,c IL, ma ;" anu III ''e
neNt , p'r!ou LUX auNah'dse OF Teen
yards.
Between the second and third periods
IT,. aIS' I',.u nv, nv "''',' u,l''.'Vn' HlduS
e"a' an! NioMu,nE uP"" '"e IleId "ouiu
I,Hu'' III P'""''N luI "Il' OF tht teams
~ -" ,''""'o "aS ruSI'hE 'he pan d"Wh
I'Ie I''Iu anu N.SI""S oil announcer tou'h-
uoMH were III Ihe ar out lle relere'
NV o a. i't,t EI"uP ~ va men StanulhR on
'"c "''u at I'"S' ~ N'ruS peHlIlu the
sLc"c OF oI'I 1''hS' ms inuiScreuon ON
ne i'' VI muse on me "y'u cost i'Idl-
ur"v'" ~ N'l"S, an" WIN me peI"llN TO
MVIA against the ""NS quickly lost the
p@Ii'
me acaueIhN plaNed more hnSnod
E'"r j" SUM reSp'C,S man me hlEh
''' ny III ',S I"rl'a'IonS Tor
Ihterlerence. thompson was used IRE
1u1nuN by bratuenoro IN advancing the
pa'l, anu pE MS speeding anu uodSlhE
~ l,',,,r a, sl''r.iS u,1r runs OF ~ 10
o. EaruS' AuaHns ana wentworth showed
the redl l"otn!" Sprlt ana We're consplc-
uous Tor lhelr lacking ana good an
/ AROUND WORK EMS was very tast IN
setuns uoWh the helu ana broke up some
81 the attempts at forward passes.
loushtoh win ms long gains was the
SANE h'nu vi " payer Ior the visitors
ma hoihPSoh WIS Tor the nome team
anu ne tackled thompson ana Eckeis
When tney We're almost clear of the Held
LOT runs 10 .he Eoai nHe, beht was also
| very s'uSerE payer IoI vermont acad-
einE ana blahklnshlp at umes hammered
III, 'U iD' g. Sa t!i N'0I.olS ran
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