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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-08-04
DUMB ERSTON HILL.
IS. Henry Hall is gaining slowly

Mrs. Henry Hail Is gaining slowly.
Miss Vina Jillson is a guest of Miss
Myrtle Washer in West Brattleboro.
Harry Temple of Williamsville bought
the grass on d. NJ. Stockwelrs farm
and has it nearly harvested.
Austin Jlllson, who underwent an op-
GRAFTON for appendicitis in the Memorial
hospital July II, returned to his home
Sunday.
Miss Bertha Ladd will return tomor-
row, Saturday. to her home in Spring
field, Mass, after a vacation of two
weeks at the Betterley homestead
Miss Miriam Winchester of South Had
ley and Miss Margaret Pegg of Mama
roneck, N. Y, are visiting their grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. d. NJ. Stockwel,
at Glenwood. Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford
Sunday for a vacation of two weeks
with Mr.. Stockwells parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. d. NJ. Stockwell.
Guests at the Betterley homestead:
Miss Sarah L. Wright of New Haven,
Conn, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles c. Rob-
erts of Mount Vernon, n. Y, and Mrs
Ulrice and daughter Olive. of Hartford
Conn, Mrs. Blumenberg and Miss FIRE.
ida Blumenberg of New York city, Miss
Myrta Mills. Leon Mills and Mrs. Earl
Mills of Mount Vernon, N. Y, are ex-
pected at the homestead tomorrow.
Antonios Savvids, who has been at the
Betterley homestead, will go to Cam
bridge, Mass, tomorrow. He expects to
sail Aug. 10 for his home in Constan-
tinople. Mr.. Savvidls has received the
degree of NJ. A. from Harvard college,
where he studied two years. He has
been teacher in Roberts college in
Constantinople. and will resume his du-
ties as teacher there in September
Edwin Sherman of Providence and
mother, Mrs. Sherman, of Dover were
at the Harry Sargent cottage Wednes-
day. Mrs. Wilhelm Stellman has as her
guests her cousin, Mrs. Gertrude II. Mil
lett OF Medford, Mass, and Miss Hattie
Clark OF West Brattleboro. Mrs. c. p.
Nash, matron of the Home for the Aged,
is guest of Mrs r.. E. Gordon. Mrs.
c. ]. Stockwel Mrs. Chester Sargent
and son, Harry, and Miss Elizabeth
Sargent return to their home to-
day from the Burnham cottage. Mr..
and and Mrs. Metcalf and two daughters
and Mr. Hanover of Brattleboro are ex-
pected at the Burnham cottage today.
A party from Springfield, Mass, is oc-
cupying the Bert Miller cottage and a
party of six from Colrain is In the
Richardson cottage. DIR. Rode, who
runs a sanatorium in Baldwinsville, was
one of a party of IA who spent yester-
day and last night at the lake.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-08-04
HINSDALE, N. H.
Boston g. Maine storehouse Burned.

A fire, the origin of which is not known,
was discovered about noon Tuesday in
storehouse owned by the Boston &
Maine railroad and occupied by the Fisk
Paper company. AS the building was
situated below the depot and we'll around
the turn In the road the fire had gained
much Roadway when discovered, and the
storehouse and its contents were totally
destroyed. The storehouse was filled
with tissue paper in bundles and pack
ages and with paper stock The Fisk
Paper company was protected by insur-
ance to the amount OF $2S00; loss esti-
mated at $4,000. The building was about
rs by 30 feet in size. A much larger
building, owned by the Orren c. Robert
son company. in which a large amount of
paper stock was stored and which was in
close proximity to the fire, was saved
py the able work OF the flremen, who
were aided by fire wall. Several freight
cars which were near the fire were NOV
ed beyond the danger line.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-08-04

Mrs. Leslie Knight of West Brattleboro
and j. Albert Taylor, s. w. Edwards
and Mrs. Alice Prescott of Brattleboro.
There will be special meeting of the
Putney Grange Friday evening, August
II. All applications for Joining the Sep
TENDER class should be sent in at that
time. The Grange fair committee Is
very busy these days. subcommittee
are being appointed and there Is every
indication that the coming fair will
eclipse all former ones. There will be
up-to-date attractions, and the event
will be planned on different scale than
usual. The date will be announced soon.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-08-04
EAST PUTNEY.

Clarence Blanchard of Astead is visit
ing his father.
Miss Helen Wilder of Weston Is visit
ing at her uncle's d. s. Persons's.
The ladies' union aid society met in
Pierce's hall Wednesday, supper being
served and the usual business trans
acted.
John Nichols has been informed by
DR.. Gorham of Bellows Falls that the
sight of his right eye is gone but he
says the left eye is still sound, which
Is some consolation.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-08-04
WEST DuMMERsToN.

John Burnett was home over Sunday
Walter Durham is in Hartford. Conn.,.
to stay few days.
George and Frank Burnett visited
Martin Burnett Sunday.
Ben Matava has gone to Huntington,
Mass, where he has position in a
wooden mill weaving fancy worsteds.
Miss Gertrude Norcross and her
nephew. Sumner Norcross Horton. have
returned from an outing at Fishers
Island, N. Y.
Among the Sunday visitors in town
were Arthur Weld, Miss Pauline Lang,
Arthur Wilson and Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy
Wilder at Valley View farm, and Miss
Gertrude Bailey at David Bailey's.
Deer are very plentiful In town and
prove a great nuisance. doing much
damage to the crops. s. s. Washers
field OF beans was entirely destroyed by
them. He is looking to the state for
recompense.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-08-04

George Kingsley of Jacksonville is
working for F. l.. Stark.
Arthur II. Beers of Whately visited his
brother, ]. A. Beers, this week.
Miss Mary Scott has been Ill with a
heart trouble the past few days.
Harry Mallory of Wilmington began
work as clerk for L. b. Buffum & Son
Monday.
the Advent camp meeting which is being
held in Springfield, Mass.
Mr. and Mrs. Adm Fits and two chill
dren of West Dummerston visited his
brother, f. A. Fits, last week.
Mrs. William NJ. Stone visited her sis
ter and brother. Miss Lizzie and Charles
Marshall, on Tyler Hill Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Martindale and
daughter. Olive, spent their vacation
with friends in Springfield last week.
Mrs. Mable Dodge and daughter, Eve
lyn, are spending their vacation at the
home of her parents Mr.. and Mrs. C. j.
Stone.
Mrs. Leon Burrows and daughter,
Audrey, of Bernardston, visited few
days in the home of her parents Mr. and
Mrs Fremont Fairman, this week.
There will be no preaching service in
eHe CHuICH uuTlHB the next three weeks
and no Sunday school session. The Loyal
Workers will hold a meeting at o'clock
each Sunday evening.
Edwin Palmers household goods were
shipped Tuesday to his new house in
Alberta, Canada, where he has bought a
large farm. People here are all sorry to
have them leave town.
Miss Marcia Beers has returned to her
nome In Osceola Mills. Pa, having spent
TWO weeks vacation with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Beers. She visited
Mrs. Florence TruaX in Keene Tuesday
A. prayer meeting was held at the
chapel Tuesday evening, Mrs. T. W.
stoddard was leader There was a good
attendance and much interest A duet
was sung by Mrs. Dora Burrows and
MISS Pauline Fairman.
Mrs f. L. Hunt and Mrs. ]. f. Law
renee of Bratteboro have been staying
with their brother, W. II. Newton, as
slsting in the care of his wife, who ha
been Ill the past week with gastritis
Mrs. Newton is improving slowly and is
able to sit up some.
The South Vernon Sunday school will
hold a picnic in A. A. Dunklee's grove
Wednesday Aug. 8, and cordial invita-
ton Is given to all friends to join in the
days outing. The women will carry
provisions for dinner and In the after
noon ball game and other sports will
be enjoyed. II Wednesday is stormy the
picnic will take place the following day.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-08-04
Advertised Letters.

Men.-C. o, Bishop. Clarence Grover,
f. A. Hamilton, r. S. Hanna, /. A. Hal
loway, Henry Kendall 2. Edward Rob-
inson.
Women.-Mrs. Adams ESQ Elliot street,
Mrs. Jane Knapp, Mrs. Mabel Lang
shaw, Mrs. Henry l.. Nelson.
Firms.-Maplehurst Mfg. company 2.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-08-04
SOUTH VERNON.
Brown Family Reunion.

Brown family reunion took place at
Forest Lake, Winchester, July 81. fol-
lowing invitations sent out by Mrs. L..
A. Gale and Mrs w. A. Young of Win
chester daughters of the late Eugene
Brown. Among those present were Miss
Eva d. Graham OF West Mortified and
Mrs. Cynthia l.. Park, Mr.. and Mrs. L.
w. Brown, Mr. and Mrs. D. l.. Park and
three children, Mr.. and Mrs. T. L.
Brown and three children, Mr.. and Mrs
H. A. Brown and three children, all of
South Vernon. OF the original family
of five Brown brthers. Lowell w. Brown
is the only one living. The old home Is
in Vernon In its report of the reunion
the Winchester Star said: There was
only one accident to mar an otherwise
complete day of enjoyment. The eleven
year-old daughter of H. A. Brown of
South Vernon was playing on the wharf
in front of the Norwood cottage, when
in some way she fell into the lake. Her
cries attracted the attention of her I'M
cle' L. L. Brown, who waded in and
rescued her. Aside from a bad fright
she was uninjured."
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-08-04

Wagner Thompson Of Troop NJ, Fort
Ethan Allen. was drowned In Winooski
river. opposite the post, Tuesday after
noon. After leading two mules to drink
he made dive into the water and prob
ably struck his head against stone.
Nelson Stevens of Barton. wealthy
real estate dealer who figured In the SEN
sational hold-up at Barnet two weeks
ago, has brought suit against Harry
Munsey, the victim of the hold-up for
$4,000, charging him with alienation Of
the affections OF Mrs. Stevens. Counter
suits have been brought by Munsey
against Stevens.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-08-04
Killed In Runaway Accident.

Ban Mcleod, 21. OF Jonesville. in Chit
tenden county. son Of Mr.. and Mrs G..
Mcleod, was thrown from his wagon
when his horse took fright and ran away
Tuesday morning, falling upon a rock,
striking his head with such force that
he died instantly.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-08-04
A Card.

H. G.. Everleth and family of Puenty
wish to extend thanks to their many
friends and relatives for their kind SYM
pathy and floral tributes in their recent
bereavement.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-08-04

A New York man delivered a funeral
grafton over his mother-in- law. and in
some ways II reads like Thanksgiving
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Inquirer.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-08-04

The well-known law firm of Howe &
Hovey OF st. Johnsbury was dissolved
Tuesday. Mr.. Howe and Mr.. Hovey will
continue practice In st. Johnsbury but
each for himself
The Washington herald., 1911-12-31
.FARRARS ARE SEEN
IN PARIS STREETS
Former Royal Chaplain Now
a DiSgraced Exile.

London, Dec. 3o.-A mysterious anony-
nous letter received by Scotland Yard
this afternoon stated that Ret. Percival
Farrar, the former royal chaplain, who
is now a disgraced exile, had been seen
in Paris this week accompanied by a
woman believed to be his wife.
The Farrar scandal is being forgotten
by royal command, and there is little
likelihood that the case will be revived
through an investigation. Scotland Yard
is making no effort to apprehend the min
ister, and II is quite likely that the war
rant issued against Farrar, upon a basis
of gross immortality, will never be served.
The clergyman has been reported as fee
ing to America and the Continent.
Rev. Mr.. Earrar's name has been
dropped from the list of recognized
clergy of the Church of England be-
cause of the nature of the charges
brought against him.
Friends of the Farrars are touched by
the loyalty of Mrs. Farrar, who. before
her marriage, was Miss Nora Davis. sis
ter of Richard Harding Davis. Mrs. Far
rar Is believed to be with her husband.
The return of King George from India
will, to some extent. revive interest in
the case. for 1t was early during the
Kings absence that revelations which led
to the dismissal of the chaplain were
made. King George sent the dismissal
by cable.
Despite the flight of Mr. Farrar, which
in itself was virtual admission of his
guilt. Dowager Queen Alexandra still
believes in him, it is reported, and ~e-
fuses to credit allegations again mis-
character
The Washington herald., 1911-12-31
CONSOLIDATION OF COURTS
TN EFFECT ON NEW YEARS
Congress Hands UnweIcome Gift" to Many En-
pIoyes of the United States Circuit Courts,
Now Abolished.

Service Bureau, it having been consol-
idated with the Bureau of Investigation
of the Department of Justice. The De-
partment of Commerce and Labor has
absorbed the Census Bureau, although
that bureau is more of an Independent
otIice; it consolidated the Life-saving,
Labor, Corporation, and other bureaus
under one department.
Now the government discontinues the
circuit courts, institutions as old as the
government itself. Congress finds that
the maintenance of these courts requires
d considerable part of the appropriations
for the upkeep of the judiciary, and that
the work performed by the Circuit Court
judges can well be done by the District
Court judges. Furthermore, it has de-
veIoped that in many cases the work OF
the district courts overlapped that OF the
circuit courts, and that the dual ar
rangement tended to the lowering of the
efficiency of both courts.
The Circuit Court justices will form a
Court of Appeals, dealing with cases on
appeal from the District Court. The
District Court will be the court of first
instance; appeal will be taken to the
Circuit Court of Appeals and from this
court direct to the United States Su-
preme Court. In effect, this confines
the former. Circuit Court justices labor
to appeal matters exclusively, whereas
formerly they had jurisdiction in Dis
trict Court matters, as well as the Dis
trict judges.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-31
REVOLT STARTED
INSANTODOMINGO
Haiti Expedition Plans to
Overthrow Government.

A fresh revolutionary movement against
the government of the Dominican repub-
lie was reported to the State Department
yesterday by Minister Russell at Santo
Domingo City. Zenon Torribio, who is
the only one of the former followers of
Morales who has not been captured or
killed is leading the expedition, which is
now organizing in Haitian territory and
preparing to cross the border near Daja-
bon. Strong measures are reported to
have been taken BY the Dominican gov
ernment to check the movement.
The Torribio expedition is the latest
development in general scramble for
office made by former political exiIes of
Santa Domingo, following the assassina-
tion of President Caceres, on Novem-
Der 19 .-E ~
Other revolutionary disturbances were
successfully put down by the govern
ment forces after the defeat of the Mo-
rales expedition. Several men prominent
at the capital, some of them holding Of
fee, were found to be parties to the at
teppted revolts and fed to escape ar
rest. For the last week the situation
has been quiet, until the gathering of
the Torribio expedition.
About two weeks ago the United States
armored cruisers Washington and North
Carolina were withdrawn from their pa
troll duty to which they were assigned
following the assassination of Caceres.
The United States gunboat Wheeling is
still on duty there to make certain of
the safety of American interests.
The escape of from 500 to 100 prisoners
from the state prison at San Luis Potosi,
Mexico, was reported TO the State De-
partment also. No details of the Jail de-
livI y have been received.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-31
WILL ASSIST RICHESON.
Father of FIancee Has Not De-
serted Accused Pastor.

Boston, Dec. 3O.-Commenting for the
first time on the case of Rev. Clarence V.
T. Richeson, accused of the murder of
Avis Linnell. Moses Grant Edmands,
father of Miss Violet Edmands, Richie
sons fiancee. says that he stands ready
to help the defendant.
Il stand ready to do anything that lies
in my power to help Richeson and
further his. interests he said to-day aft
er he had been closeted with Attorney
Morse, one of Richeson's attorneys, for
two no IS.
Johr Lee and Beverly H. Harrison,
of y mia, who will assist Attorney
MOI defending Richeson, will arrive
in Be IN tomorrow. They will at once
prepare for the trial and set about ques-
tloDing the fifty or more witnesses for
the defendant The trial will get under
way Monday morning, January Is.
Opinions differ as to the physical condi-
ton of Richeson. The prosecution says
he has practically recovered from his
self-inficted injuryI Attorney Morse says
he is sure Richeson will not be fit
mentally or physically to undergo the
strain of trial so soon. Attorney Morse
will, it is understood, confer with Attor-
ney Lee about asking the court for per-
mission to have their own physicians
examine their client in his cell.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-31

Uncle Sam has handed to a number of
his employees New Years presents that
will live long in their memory. With
one fell swoop he has deprived these men
of positions. they have filed for years.
1t comes about through the consolidation
of all the district and circuit courts in
the United States, and follows the recent
recommendations of Secretary Meyer, of
the Navy, and Chief of staff Gen. Leon
ard Wood, of the army.
Tomorrow all circuit courts OF the
United States will cease to exist, likewise
the salaries Of all the clerks and en-
ployes attached to them will cease. On
the same date the various district courts
will have conferred upon them by Con-
gress additional power and influence.
This new order of things springs out of
the recent action of Congress in perfect
ing the new judicial code. Twenty-seven
circuit courts will cease to do business
at the 276 places they have been accus-
toned to meet.
In the army and navy there have re-
Gently been installed . modern business
methods, including in their scope the
consolidation of various Offices and bu-
reaus. This has resulted in placing these
organizations on a better and more pre-
pared foundation administratively and
economically. Other departments fol-
lowed suit. The Treasury Department
practically has eliminated its Secret
The Washington herald., 1911-12-31
ICE GIVES WAY
AT HOCKEY GAME
Two Boys Drowned, While
a Score Are Rescued.

Boston. Dec. 3G.-Two boys were drown
ed, a dozen others were hauled out
just in time for doctors, by strenuous
efforts, to save their lives, and more
than a score of others had a. narrow
escape late this afternoon when the ice
gave way on DAVIS Pond at Melrose
Highlands, where a game of hockey was
being played between the teams of the
Melrose High School and the high school
alumni
Girls and college students from Har-
ward, Yale, Amherst, and Dartmouth
took part in pulling out nearly thirty
persons precipitated into the icy waters
well over their heads. .. g.
The drowned boys are Sargent F1agg,
aged twelve, and Albert Mcintyre, aged
fifteen, both of Melrose street, Melrose.
The distressing accident took place near
the close of the contest. The two teams,
watched by large crowd, we're fighting
for. supremacy on ice that was rotten
and through which a number of stumps
of trees protruded.
The ice began to crack, and before the
boys could make their escape they were
foundering in the water. 1t was esti-
mated that between twenty-five and
thirty went through the ice.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-31
''TEST COSTS" GIVE
ACCURATE DATA
Packers Business Made Into
Scientific Calculation.

Chicago, Dec. SO-PrOsecutiOn and de-
fense in the trial os the beef barons for
operating under an alleged criminal trust
agreement enjoyed another breathing
spell, given by Judge Carpenter, in the
United States Court to-day.
Court adjourned until next Tuesday,
when Attorney Henry Veeder will re-
sumo his testimony, a sensational prelude
of which came late yesterday when he
was sworn and began telling of the big
packers pool which had remained buried
nearly twenty years.
In many ways the narrative was even
more remarkable than the one told by
his father, Attorney A H. Veeder, who
is now called the master trust builder. "
The father told a story of high finance,
attempted consolidation. and stock ma
nipulations which involved hundreds of
millions of dollars. He told how he led
the little party of packers into an adven-
ture into Wall street which he frankly
admitted, had ended in disaster.
While Father Veeder worked with fer
tile brain and cunning Imagination, Son
Veeder worked with nimble fingers pen
CLING out the profits and limiting the
weekly sales in the defendants interests.
With stenographer and two clerks the
younger Eeeder became a mathematical
wizard who took the meat industry out
of the field of competition and made its
profits a matter of scientific calculation.
He told of how the first test costs
were made away back in 1903, and how
afterward the prices and volume Of
shipments became matters of mere whim.
He proved indubitably that the packers
were acting in concert and, except for a
brief hiatus, beginning in 1896, there has
been no actual competition for over eigh-
teen years, if the governments conten-
ton that the National Packing Company
took the place of the old pool is correct.
Attorneys for both sides held important
conferences to-day. Both sides predicted
tfat the trial will last until spring. Sen
ator Kenyon declared that the govern
ment has subpoenaed 200 witnesses. The
first witness alone consumed nearly four
days, and it is believed Henry Veeder
will be on the stand the greater part of
the next week. Precautions to keep the
jury from becoming fatigued have been
taken by Judge Carpenter. The jurors
have been advised to take long daily
walks, and frequent family reunions
will take place in the chambers of Judge
Carpenter. Nightly amusements have
been planned, and the jury will be taken
frequently to the theater.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-31

of four or five years. They profess to
believe that to maintain the commission
would be a waste of time and money. and
say that if the members of the Presi-
dents Cabinet haven't the time or ability
to run their departments in an econom-
ical and businesslike manner, the vari-
Gus Democratic committees on expendi-
lures in the several departments will be
mighty glad to help them. These COM
mittees started out with a brass band
accompaniment during the special ses-
sion, to demonstrate that after sixteen
Years of Republican rule this government
was one great honeycomb of official rot
tenness. Having been unable up to date
to scare up anything much of interest
either to themselves or to the public, they
are now getting their second wind and
are perfectly willing to labor in the vine
yard In the interest of economy. So this
appropriation will be left out, too.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-31
ADAMsoN LIKES THE CANAL.
Says 1t Will surely Be Opened on
January 1, 1919.

Charleston. S. c., Dec. So.-Chairman
W. C. Adamson and other members of
the House Committee on Interstate and
Foreign Commerce from the steamship
Cristobal are on their way to Washing
ton to-day from the Canal Zone. In
speaking of the trip, on his arrival here.
Representative Adamson said:
1--WE are perfectly satisfied, both with
the progress and quality of the work.
Being done for all time, the work is
properly being we'll done. There seems no
doubt that the canal viii be opened for
traffic on January l. 1915, and the War
and Navy departments and the Canal
Commission may use II considerably ear
Iier than that. No engineering problem
remains to be solved. There is only the
physical proposition 10 complete Culebra
Cut, and the locks and dams.
.'The committee will proceed immedi-
ately to submit to Congress what 1t con-
ceives to be appropriate legislation touch
ing the operation of the canal and the
control Of the Canal Zone"