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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-08-11
SOUTH LONDONDERRY.

w. F. Mllington of Pottsvlle, Pa, Is
visiting at his home here.
Mrs. VIII Bruce of Brattleboro is visit
ing at Rev. II. II. Tibbals's.
o. r. Clayton and family visited in
Chester Sunday and Monday.
George Curtis of Boston, former resi-
dent, is calling on friends in town.
C. Il. Shorey of Swampscott Mass, Is
staying in town a week with his family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Chase of Maiden,
Mass, came Tuesday for a visit in town.
Mrs L. r. Pierce went to Nashua, N.
H., Monday for a visit with her parents
Mrs. DeVere Houghton and Grace
went to Wrentham, Mass, Monday to
visit.
Mrs. Carrie Johnson of Dorchester,
Mass, Is a guest of her sister, Mrs. G.
l.. Davis.
Frank Balch of Nashua, N. H., who
visited at l.. X. Pierce's, returned to his
home Monday
Ralph Robinson of Springfield, Mass,
is at G. c. Robinson's to spend his sum
mer vacation.
Miss Hannah Livermore is very i'll.
Miss Nightingale. a trained nurse from
Greenfield, is caring for her.
Walter Davenport, Mrs Charles Conant
and Mrs Wesley Chase are ill., Mrs. e.
w. Melendy is slightly improved.
Mrs John Ramsdell went to Ludlow
Saturday called there by the serious i'll
ness of her aunt Mrs. Carrie Pierce.
Mr.. and Mrs Loren Allen of Wards
boro are visiting at o. NJ. willlams's
and with other friends in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. S. Goddard returned
to their home in Leominster Mass,
Monday after spending two weeks with
his mother.
Chauncey Cummings has received news
of the death of his brother, Orlando
Cummings of Lowell, Mass, which oc-
| CURED Tuesday
Mrs. Fred Vale went to Claremont
| Monday for further treatment of her eye.
She went in an automobile and returned
the same day.
Mamie Rawson, who attends school in
| Hartford, Conn, is spending her vaca =
| ton in this locality and was at David
Aldrich's the first of the week.
The recent new Corners at Fairmont
are Mr.. and Mrs f. b. Plant and Miss
Florence Horstman of Brooklyn and Mrs
and Miss Alden of New York city
The new arrivals at Brookside farm
, are Mrs. a. w. Montgomery and son OF
| Brattleboro. An automobile party con-
sisting of Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Furniss ant
two children and Fred Belts of Cam.
| bridge, Mass, We're entertained there
over Sunday.
Old Home week will be observed mex
week by the two societies here. Tn,
Methodist ladies aid society will hold
sale of fancy goods, cake and ice cream
homem made candy, etc, at the town hal
and grounds Tuesday, Aug. 10, Afternoon
and evening and the Baptist ladies' aiC
society will serve their annual Old Hom
week dinner at the town hall Thursday
Pelsue's orchestra will be in attendance
to furnish music. Games and othe
amusements will be provided
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-08-11
WEST GUILFORD,

Eta Jane, ., daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Akley, is very i'll.
Mr.. Lahey of Chicopee, Mass, was at
r. b. Thomas's a few days last week.
Leslie Carpenter went to Greenfield
Aug to stay a few days with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. II. w. Carpenter
DR.. Fitch and family of New London
came last week to r. b. Thomass in his
big touring car, for an indefinite stay.
Miss Dugan of Holyoke returned to
her home Saturday after spending a
week at r. b. Thomass.
Homer Thomas narrowly escaped
serious accident Friday while working on
bridge. one of the big chains broke
and hit him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Nichols went
Saturday to Jamaica to visit Mr.. and
Mrs Willard Fisher. They returned
home Monday.
John Henderson and Mr.. and Mrs Jo-
seph Duquette and baby of Attleboro re-
turned to their home Friday after stay
ing two weeks with Mr. Henderson's
father-in- law, II. c. Merrifeld
No services will be held in the Baptist
church next Sunday the pastor, Rev.
Mr.. Hatfield, is away on his vacation
He will attend some of the meetings in
Mortified.
Mrs. Edgar Hatfield went Tuesday to
Boston to visit relatives. From there she
will go to Springfield to visit her son and
family, being away two weeks. Rev Mr.
Hatfield will join her later in the week.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-08-11
MILESTONE BROOK CLEANED.
DeplorabIe Conditions improved Through
Efforts OF Selectman Gaivln-Accumu-
Iatlon Of Debris Removed.

Through the efforts of Selectman John
Calvin the bed of milestone brook, from
the dam at Nntons paper mill to the
dam near the site of the old mill on
Bridge street, Is receiving this week a
securing such as 1t has not received in
many years Workmen removed several
boa rds from each end of the lower dam,
near the old mill ruins Tuesday afternoon
and shoveled away great quantities of
ooZy mud. a large accumulation of old
newspapers, bottles and other refuse was
hoisted over the dam and the place be-
gan to take on a better appearance. "A
hose was attached to a high pressure
hydrant Wednesday morning and with
two men on the nozzle the work Of
washing out the bed of the brook from
the Ninton dam toward the river was
begun. The brook has a rock bed be-
tween the Emerson building and the
Armory building and the men washed
the rock almost clean of its thick cover
ing of mud, which probably was more
than two feet deep Old pieces of wood,
bottles bundles of papers and rubbish
of all kinds were moved down the stream
toward the holes made in the dam and
into the river. 1t probably will take the
workmen the rest of this week to clean
the place up as the bed of the brook is
uneven and it will not be easy to get
rid of the thick coating of mud that has
lodged there.
Selectman Calvin received permission
from Vice President G.. c. Jones of the
Central Vermont railroad to tear away
part of the dam in order to clean up the
brook and was given permission to leave
the boards off in order that refuse COM
ing down the brook might flow through
the opening into the backlow of the
Connecticut river. The Central Vermont
railroad owns a water right that went
with the old mill. The Twin State Gas
& Electric company also owns a water
right at the lower dam that Is listed as
an asset and Mr.. Calvin was given per-
mission by f. NJ. Adds, local manager
of the company, to make an opening on
the north end, provided that it be left so
that the water power might be used on
short notice If necessary. Two channels
will be washed out by the stream from
the hose, one to each hole and it is eX-
pected that this will serve to keep the
brook clean. Mr. Calvin is rather mod
est about assuming credit for what he
| has done to bring about this change in
conditions that long have been deplored
| by the citizens of the town, but he is en-
| titled to commentator.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-08-11
Grand Trunk Authority to Build.

The certificate of Incorporation to the
Southern New England Railroad, the
proposed Grand Trunk extension across
Massachusetts has been signed by the
secretary of state of Manchester This
completes the authority to the company
and the actual work of construction is
likely to begin very soon. The exact
time has not yet been fixed by the
Grand Trunk officials. The directors
named in the Incorporation papers are
Earl II. Ftzhugh of Montreal, who
probably will be the head of the rail-
road; Ezra II. Baker of Boston, George
C. Jones of st. Adams and John S. Muir
dock of Providence. Wesley II. Chaffee
of st. Adams is treasurer and Clarence
p Riddell is clerk.
1t Is certified that the capital stock of
the corporation is 100000. which sum
has been subscribed and 10 per cent of
it has been paid into the treasury in
cash, as required by the Massachusetts
laws. The new line Is to begin on the
line of the New London Northern in
Palmer and run through Palmer, Mon
son, Brimfeld, Southbridge, Dudley
Webster Douglas, UXbridge and Black
stone.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-08-11
Americas First Normal School.

To Concord Corner belongs the dis
tnction of being the first town in
America to have normal school. In
this little and remote corner of New
England, in 1928 nearly a score of years
before the Massachusetts movement for
training teachers was inaugurated. Rev.
S. r. Hall established a school whose
special mission was the elevation of the
common school by improving the char
acter of the teachers. The school build
ing was of brick 80 by 40 feet and was
located on the low ground across the
road from the church where DR., Hall
preached. He was called to the Con-
gregational church at Concord Corner
early in the year 1923 and accepted the
pastorate on the condition that he be
allowed to open a teachers school," He
continued the school seven years, ad-
uniting in addition to those fitting them
selves for teachers, a class of children,
which he used in instruction and dis
cpline as a model and practice school.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-08-11
FACING CHRISTIANITY PROBLEM
Northfeld Delegates Trying to Increase
Interest In Religion.


over 2O00 delegates to the Christian
Workers conference are gathered in
East Mortified for the goth annual ses-
sion Of the oldest annual religious con-
ference in America The session is con-
vening in the buildings of the Moody
school for girls. To accommodate the
large crowd number of tents have been
erected on the grounds Two hundred
young men are camping under the pines
of Notch Mountain, in one of the favorite
haunts of d. l., Moody, the founder.
The chairman of this gathering called
1t for the purpose of preparing the dele
gates for service in their home churches
Attention has been called to the fact
that the present age ia one of dissatisfac-
ton with the truths of Christianity, and
that the value of religion is questioned
In order to try to cure this condition
special meetings have been held to place
upon all classes their responsibility for
demanding a change in Americas atti-
tude toward religious subjects.
England and Canada and America are
all sharing the honors in furnishing the
speakers this year From England have
come Rev. j. Stuart Holden, Rev. John
A. Hutton and DR.. Thomas Phillips
from Canada President w, II. Griffith
Thomas and Prof. G.. A. Johnston Ross
There are score Of well known Ameri-
can speakers, among the most popular
are DR.. r. A. Torrey, President Ozora
Davis, Prof Charles h. Edman, and DIR
James A. Francis The desire for
longer conference has caused Mr., Moody
to arrange for a series of talks to b'
given following this session
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-08-11
WORK THAT TELLS
Plenty of It Has Been Done Right Here
In Brattleboro.

Cures that last are cures that tell. To
thoroughly know the virtues of a medi-
cine you must investigate the cures and
see If they prove permanent. Doans
Kidney Pills stand this test, and plenty
Of proof exists right here in Brattle-
boro. People who testified years ago to
relief from backache. kidney and uri-
nary disorders, now declare that re-
lief was permanent and the cure per-
feet. How can any Brattleboro suffer-
er longer doubt the evidence?
George II. Timson, retired farmer. It's
Elliot street, Brattleboro. VT, says:
Doans Kidney Pills rid me of kidney
trouble several years ago and / am glad
to say that there has been no recur-
renee. 1t was so bad that l could not
lie in bed and the kidney secretions
were in terrible condition. Doans Kid
ney Pills cured me and at that time j
gave a statement for publication In
praise of them. Today / willingly con-
firm all l then said"
For sale by all dealers Price 5(
cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, New
York, sole agents for the United States
Remember the name-Doans-and take
no other.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-08-11
WARDsBoRo.

Mrs. IT. Bosworth has returned home
from Athol.
Mrs. Betsy Boynton Is visiting her
cousin, Charles Rice.
Mrs ]. II. Pope of Sheburne Falls Is
visiting at G.. w. Briggs's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Davis OF New York
are at her fathers, A. L. Wheeler's
Stella Pike is home. She returned
from Londonderry Tuesday afternoon.
James Gleason Of Boston Is guest OF
his nephew and family, j. e. Gleason.
Mrs F. X. Williams returned to her
home in Springfield, Mass, Wednesday.
Miss Beatrice Jacobs of Brattleboro Is
with her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. C.
Rice.
Miss Abbie Tiilburn had an auction
Tuesday to dispose of her household
goods.
Rev. Mr.. futile supplied the pulpit
Sunday. He returned to Boston Monday
morning
Mr.. and Mrs. II. f. Knight are on their
Jamaica farm haying and have nearly
finished
Mr.. and Mrs. IT, Bent and two sons and
David Farr are boarding at DR.. o. V.
Hefion's
The a. u. club met with Mrs. A. Derby
bers were present. Mrs. Derby served
ice cream and cake. All reported a fine
time.
The girls club met with Mrs H. How
ard Aug. and held a mission meeting.
The topic was Japan" The next meet
ing will be held Aug. IS, subject "Domes-
tic science"
Mrs. G. p. Crosby and Mrs. r. II. Bar
Der of Holyoke, Mass, and Mrs Ida L.
Bartlett and Master Arthur Bartlett of
Springfield, Mass, are staying at II. f.
| Towards a few weeks.
Ashton Derby and family of Gardner
and George Goodell came in his automo-
bile Friday and were guests of Mrs. Der
| by's mother in her summer home They
returned Sunday afternoon.
The boys club and baseball team
some young women and several older
| ones, went to Dover Wednesday to meet
| the Dover baseball team. ]. e. Glea sor
| furnished team to carry large load
or young people. 1t was a fine day and
a good time was had. Dinner was or
| the picnic plan. Ball game score was II
to In favor of Wardsboro.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-08-11
A Word to Depositors in
Savings Banks

There are many matters connected
with human affairs that are beyond HUI
man knowledge.
We know they exist, but why, omni-
potence only understands
But when 1t comes to cold-blooded
everyday business affairs like banking.
we find that given conditions certainly
produce their logical results.
Here is a concrete illustration:
On the first day of July 1907, the
Hyde Park Savings bank had deposits
aggregating 1914, 1884. Four years later.
to wit, on the first day of July. 1911.
those deposits had increased to s2.O1s.-
SO6.77; 1879 per cent or s1,174,14s.4s gain
in four years.
The first utterance given to a state
ment OF this kind is, 1T cannot be
true
The second is, 1.-THE growth is phe-
nomenal."
And then we say 1T is simply won
derful-how can It be?"
Figures do not lie and the cold facts
in the matter are that in the little VIII
lage Of Hyde Park with It's population
of only 423, there Is a savings bank
which the people of Vermont hold in
| such high esteem that for four years
the deposits therein have exceeded the
Withdrawals by between 5000 and $1,000
for every working day in the four years.
| ha obo
day.
What Is the explanation?
Simply that the people of Vermont
have watched the growth of the La
noble County Savings Bank and Trust
company with unusual interest because
of its management and its methods OF
investments.
They have not failed to observe that
in its entire existence of more than %
years, the funds of the bank have been
invested with such excellent judgment
and with such painstaking care that the
bank has a record, probably unparal-
leled, Of never having lost dollar by a
poor note.
The man or boy having money to de-
posit has simply said to himself, 1.-The
very safest, the very strongest and the
most conservative savings bank man.
agement Is none too good for me, and II
the four per cent interest paid by the
Hyde Park bank is the highest rate of
interest paid by any Vermont bank, and
If it Is perfectly safe to send money by
maitland the records show that not a
dollar of deposits sent by mail to this
bank was ever lost-why shouldn't !
place my funds for investment and safe
keeping in the Hyde Park bank?'
The question is a natural one and the
answer follows as naturally as the night
follows the day.
Really. there Is nothing mysterious
about this abnormal and phenomenal
growth.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-08-11
NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTES.
Automobile Turned Turtle.

An automobile owned by Mr.. Van
Wagner of Alstead and occupied by Mar
shall Currier and five others tipped
over near Spofford village, on the road
to Westmoreland, about 8 o'clock Sun
day afternoon and the six occupants
narrowly escaped serious injury. One of
them, an aged woman, was rendered un-
conscious and may have received inter-
nal injuries, but the other occupants es-
capped with bruises and scratches, no
bones being broken. AS near as can be
ascertaned the occupants of the car
were belated and were in a hurry to get
home. Their route lay to or from West
moreland by way of Spofford, and when
near the old tannery in that village the
driver undertook to make quick turn
to avoid some obstruction. The car
skdded and turned turtle. Both of the
front wheels were broken. 1t is thought
that defect in one of the wheels may
have caused the accident.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-08-11
INVENTOR OF SAFETY DEVICE.
Tall Buildings Practicable, Was Born
100 Years Ago In Halifax.

One hundred years ago on August 8,
there was born in the little town of
Halifax, VT, man whose inventive
genius led the way for the erection OF
the skyscraper buildings that now dis
tinguish every American city, and incl
dentally added millions of dollars to the
value of real estate.
The man was Elisha G. Otis. His
invention was the elevator, undoubtedly
one of the most important and useful
inventions of the nineteenth centur.'.
Without the facilities offered by the ele-
vator for reaching any desired height,
the tall buildings of today, 1t is hardly
necessary to state, would be wholly i'm
practical.
Otis began life as a farmer but his
inventive genius led him to turn his
attention to the mechanical pursuits
After engaging in various lines of manu-
featuring in Albany, Troy and one or
two other places, he finally located in
Yonkers, where he was given charge of
the erection of some buildings for a
manufacturing company.
In erecting the buildings 1t became
necessary to construct an elevator for
use on the premises, and in connection
with this. Mr.. Otis devised plan to
prevent the fall of the platform in case
of the breaking of the hosting cables.
1t was this safety device that brought
the elevator into practical use.
Mr. Otis first demonstrated the safety
and utility of hfs invention at the inter-
national exposition held in New York
city in 1853. Within a few years there
after the elevator system was intro
duced into public buildings. The old
Fifth Avenue hotel, which was torn
down only few years ago, was the
first to install an elevator and for a long
time it was an object of much curiosity
to all visitors to the metropolis
Mr.. Otis lived to see his invention
come into general use not only In
America, but throughout large part of
the world. He established a factory for
the construction of his elevators in
Yonkers, where he resided until his
death in 1861. While his name will al
ways be inseparably linked with his in
vention of the elevator. he was fertile
i'm other lines of invention and improve
ment, among his products being a ma
chine for making blind staples, an auto
matte wood turning machine, a steam
plow, and rotary oven for use In the
making of bread.-[Concord IN. H. Mon
itor.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-08-11
EAST DOVER.

Mrs. Abbie Brown was in Brattleboro
two days last week.
David Perry, county road commission
err, was in town Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Loren Allen visited rela-
tives in Londonderry this week.
w. d. Howe and Marion Howe are at
tending Mortified meetings this week
Barney Pratt of Brattleboro visited his
daughter Mrs. Ralph Moore, Tuesday
and Wednesday.
Lula Howe of Brattleboro spent two
days this week with her parents. Mr. and
Mrs. ID. c. Howe.
Ralph Howe, Raymond Halliday Carl
ton Halliday and Forrest Wentworth are
working in Brattleboro.
Hazel Metcalf returned home Wednes-
day after staying a week at Wayne
Yeaw's in West Brattleboro.
Carl Brown of Brattleboro and Ace
Brown of South Newfane spent Sunday
with their father c. L. Brown.
Mrs. F. E. Johnson and son. Ralph
visited Mrs. Johnsons brother, Frank
Adams, and family in Townshend Satur-
day and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Yeaw, Mr.. and Mrs
T. Halsey, Miss Fanny King and Mr.. and
Mrs Frederick Nicholas had a picnic at
Sunset lake Tuesday.
Mrs. Kathan and two daughters of
Springfield, this state, visited her broth
er G. C. Holland, and family from
Thursday to Tuesday
Miss Ida Goodell returned to SPRING
field Mass, Monday after staying 10
days with her mother. Mrs. Mary A.
Goodell and sister, Mrs w. II. Moore
Twelve friends of Miss Grace Pratt
gathered at her home Monday afternoon,
July 81, to celebrate her 18th birthday
anniversary. Games were played and a
very enjoyable afternoon was had. Re-
freshments of Ice cream, cake candy and
popcorn We're served.
Ars. f. ID. Miner broke her ankle
Tuesday morning. She fell out of a
| doorway six or seven feet Mr.. Pratt &
family being awakened by her cries hur-
ried to see what the trouble was and
found her lying in the henyard and Mr.
| Pratt carried her TO the house DR.. p
p. White was summoned. Mrs, Miner is
| 81 years old,
The ladies' aid society of the Methodist
| church held a picnic Wednesday In Mrs
| Rua Adams's grove About 1870 were
present coming from Wardsboro, Will
| Evansville, Brookside and Dover. A very
interesting ball game took place in the
afternoon between Wardsboro and East
| Dover, resulting 10 to 6 In favor OF
Wardsboro. very enjoyable day was
had by all The society realized about
$40 from their ice cream sale.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-08-11
WEST WARDSBORO,

Two of Mrs. Selforss neces Of New
York city are visiting her.
Mr. and Mrs. NJ. l.. johnson and son.
Russell, were in Bratteboro Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs II. \. Waite and Mrs.
Mary Lamb We're in Wilmington this
week.
DR.. w. Sheldon and daughter Miss
Agnes, of Rutland have been visiting
relatives.
Albert Wagner and Ernest Kendall of
New York city are visiting at l.. B.
KendalIs.
Ernest Tudor of Brattleboro and Mrs
Della Harris of West Townshend have
been assisting in caring for Mrs. George
Tudor.
Raymond Rice and family of West
hampton, n. Y, were at NJ. L. Rice's
recently. Mrs. Rice and the two little
boys will stay a few weeks
The members of the w. C. T. L. and
the ladies' social circle are invited to
meet with Mrs. Eva Davidson on the
afternoon of Wednesday, Aug. 16.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-08-11
Walton's Vermont REGISTER.

Waltons Vermont Register for 1911
1912 has just been issued by the futile
company of Rutland, publishers. 1t was
edited by Guy b. Horton. 1t contains
much new matter and has many i'm
provements over former editions and the
price, as will be seen in advertisement
in this paper is the same as hereto
fore; the old popular feature of arrange
ment by towns is used again and the
book will appeal to farmers, business
men and professional men because it
contains much information not obtain
able elsewhere. 1t is made up with a
special endeavor for accuracy as a ref
erence book and contains 435 pages with
new census maps.