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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-03-03
WEST MINISTER.
Mrs. Judd is i'll with grip.

Mrs. Judd is i'll with grip.
Melvin Peters is confined to his room
with rheumatism.
F. F. Field returned to Mortified,
Mass, Wednesday,
w. 9. Fem was In Springfield, Mass,
Wednesday and Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claud Daniels of Wyom-
ing are guests at w. w. Daviss.
Robert Harris cut one wrist badly
while working in the woods Monday.
The village schools have closed aftel
a successful term in both departments
Mr.. and Mrs. George Foster have re-
turned from weeks visit in Greenfield
Miss Alice Johnson, teacher at Gage
Vile, spent Sunday with Mrs. Carrie
Nutting.
Miss Bessie Leach of Winchester
Mass, is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. E. Leach.
The Thief Detecting society will hold
their annual supper this, Friday, evening
in the church parlors.
Frank Bullock, who went to California
last fall, has returned and is again a
Frank Farr's. Mr.. Bullock reports
pleasant winter but prefers good old Yer
mont for a home.
We are glad to say that the inmates o
Kurn Ikattin have liberty to go and com,
at their own pleasure. No more case
of scarlet fever have appeared and tn,
Home is free to all.
The many who enjoyed the lectur
given here last winter by Sam Waite
Foss were saddened on learning of hi
death. No poem of recent date hal
affected as many hearts as his "Voluntee
Organist," and the going out of such
life is a loss to the entire reading public
f. f. Fields essay on Art of Italy
before the Fortnghtly club Monda!
evening deserves more than a passin!
notice One would not have to give tn,
| imaginati a very extensive reach t
| take him to sunny Italy, where h,
could study al leisure the works of ar
| by the old masters, thereby enrichinl
the mind for all future time. Mr.. FielC
| is a great lover of art and has done yer,
fine work while in town the past few
years.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-03-03

Mrs. Leverett T. Lowell died Sunday
morning of cancer after an illness of
many months. The family have been
prominent in town many years, and Mr.
and Mrs. Lowell celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary only a few weeks
ago. Mr.. Lowell is a descendant of one
of the earliest settlers of the town and
has always lived here and been active in
business affairs Mrs. Lowell was Anime
Putnam, born in Springfield, this state,
but came to this town over so years ago.
Their children were Fred Leverett, who
died in 1895 at the age of SO; Lewis
Christopher, who has been in business
many years with his father, and Lura
Anime, wife of Lewis r. Moseley of the
depot restaurant. There are six grand
children, The funeral was held in the
home on Rockingham street Wednesday
afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev. Arthur Pea
body Pratt of the Congregational church
officiating, and was largely attended. The
body was placed in the tomb in Oak Hill
cemetery. The burial will take place
later in the family lot in that cemetery.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-03-03
Vermont Moreans for Army Use.

Breeding horses for the army. says
Adjt. Cen Herbert Z. Tutherly, of Clare
mont, may soon prove to be a most
profitable side line for New Hampshire
and Vermont farmers, If the $25O,OOO APP
preparation carried by the agricultural
department appropriation bill is passed
by the coming session of Congress- The
United States government Is going into
the horse raising business in order to
supply the army with its constantly
needed new mounts, and with the passage
of this bill, it is expected that each sue
ceeding year will bring forth approx
ma tely 24o0 horses bred under govern
ment supervision and intended for use In
the army,
OF the total appropriation. *25o.ooo, it
is expected that about one fourth, or
S65, 600, will be spent in purchasing and
maintaining In the Vermont and New
HAMPSHIRE district ten Morgan stations
to be bred to mares in these states, the
government taking an option on the colts
in their third year.
The entire country will be divided into
four districts for this breeding plan
New Hampshire and Vermont to fur
nish half Morgans, Virginia. West Vir-
ginia, Kentucky and Tennessee to furnish
the thoroughbreds, half thoroughbreds;
the southwestern district-Texas or Mis-
sourl-half breds and saddlers, and the
northwestern district, Montana. Wash
ington, Oregon and perhaps California,
half breds and half thoroughbreds.
From this plan it can be seen that the
government has a great deal of conll-
dence in the horses bred in this section,
particularly those with a Morgan strain.
1t is planned that the ten stations used
in this section shall be put to service
| with "a mares annually, and with this
same standard employed throughout the
country the total 2400 colts annually Is
ic inno cd
army needs about 1000 new horses each
year. in times of peace this plan should
fully cover the needs of government
TClaremont Advocate
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-03-03

Rev. A. c. y. Hall, bishop OF Vermont
was in town n short time Tuesday.
II. D. Ryder left Sunday night for
Chicago on a business trip and is not ex-
pected to return until next week.
The total circulation of books from The
Rockingham free public library increased
from $3.50 in 1909 to 2S,602 in 1910.
Deacon and Mrs. C. w. Osgood re-
turned Tuesday evening from a two
weeks visit in Nashua with the family
of their son, Col E. G. Osgood.
The Chester pupils of the fifth, sixth
and seventh grades had a sleigh ride to
Bellows Falls Saturday and made their
headquarters at Hotel Windham an hour
or two
Dan R. Campbell of the Capital Hard
ware company of Montpelier is spending
several days in Bellows Falls, called here
by the serious illness of his father. DR.,
Edward r. Campbell.
Dr. Edward r. Campbell was taken
seriously i'll Tuesday morning, He is
being cared for by nurse Yrem Keene
in the home OF his sister, Mrs. p. H.
Hadley, on Westminster terrace.
The annual meeting of the Sth Mason
ic district will be held mere this afternoon
and evening, eId the local Masons have
planned to give the large number OF
visitors warm welcome and a pleasant
time.
Dr. o. NJ. George. who has been fol
several weeks in a Springfield, Mass,
/ hospital, where he submitted to an oper-
| alton, returned to his home Monday
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-03-03

Clarence Twitchell spent Sunday in
Keene.
Benjamin Farnsworth began work for
DR.. f. l. Osgood March l.
Miss Ethel Sparks of Townshend came
Tuesday to visit at c. II. Twitchelrs.
Mrs Mary Twitchell went to Haverhill,
N. H., yesterday to visit her daughter,
Miss Anna Twitchell.
Frank Jones has sold his farm to
Charles w. Russell of Keene, possession
to be given about April l.
Judge A. A. Hall of st. Adams visited
his sister, Mrs. Fred Wood, the last of
last week. He had just returned from
Florida and Cuba.
Miss Edith Foster slipped and fell on
the ice Monday morning while on her
way to the post office, injuring her hip
so that she could not step. She is con-
fined to her bed
A union meeting in the interest of no.
license will be held in the Congregational
church Sunday evening at o'clock. Four
brief addresses will be given by Rev. A.
P. Pratt and George Bacon of Bellows
Falls and Professors Hill and Tillinghast
of Vermont academy. male quartet
from the academy will sing and there will
be a violin solo by Mr.. Kelley of Vermont
academy besides other music
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-03-03
Valuable Property Sold for Pittance.

The dam across the Connecticut river
here and other real estate owned by
the Bellows Falls Canal company was
sold by auction in Russell Memorial hall,
North Walpole, Monday afternoon to
sitisfy unpaid taxes. Differences between
the company and the board Of listers of
Walpole resulted last year in their
doubling the appraisal and the company
refused to pay. The amount of tax as
sessed was $3225.11. Selectman Daniel
Connors made the only bid, which was
the amount of the tax assessed, and the
property was struck off to him. The
company have appealed the matter to
the April term of Cheshire county court
at Keene, at which time the whole sys
TEN of taxation will be ventilated. The
property is worth probably half a million
dollars. This sale reminds early resi-
dents of the somewhat similar sale by
auction here of the whole property of the
Rutland & Burlington railroad in 1855 to
three Bellows Falls men, William Henry,
j, D, Bridgman and p. r. Chandler for
one mill per 800 of stock, or a total of
only 500, and the title passed temporarily
to those three men.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-03-03
WESTMINSTER WEST.

Miss Stella Goodell returned from Sax
tons River this week.
The farm recently vacated by Mr..
Dagget is leased by Seymour Minard for
a year.
Miss Carrie Wellman, who visited her
sister and brothers in Winchester. Mass,
returned home Saturday
The sugar party and dance Tuesday
night were well attended, many being
present from out of town.
Cards have been received Announcing
the birth of a daughter of Rev, and Mrs
Fisher. Mr.. Fisher formerly was pasto
here,
The ladies' missionary society met Will
Mrs. Martha Miller Wednesday, Tn,
topic was, "Ceylon," which was of speeds
interest, Mrs Miller having in her pos
session many specimens showing differen
styles and customs of natives.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-03-03
GRAFTON,

Miss Abbe Davis has gone to Bellows
Falls.
d. Parker is able to be out on the
street
j. f. Cobb has new pair of black
horses
Mrs. viii Bathric is a guest at II.
Bathrics.
Miss Ruth Prouty is visiting in Bel
lows Falls.
Fred Dodson recently visited in An
dover, Mass
Miss lone Sumner of Bellows Falls is
working at f. l.. Glbert's.
William Holden made a pint of maple
syrup the first of the week.
Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Chase of Boston
were in town Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Walter Mills of Rutland has been
a guest of her sister Mrs. E. b. Stowell.
John Parker has had a telephone in
stalled in his house. The number is 81
20.
The ladies' society of the Congi ega-
tional church will serve a dinner in the
chapel town meeting day.
Miss Marie Walker and Miss Florence
Gammel attended the play given by the
Vermont academy boys Saturday evening.
Mrs. John Grant, formerly Miss Ida
Turner, went to Boston the first of the
week. From there Sc will go to Pitts
burg to join her husband, and they will
live in that city.
good program on "Winter" was car
ried out in the Grange Friday evening
Quotations on winter were given. Sc
lections from Whlttiers Snow bound"
and from Lowell were read. A talk on
winter in the South" was given by one
who had spent the winter in five different
southern states, and there were read
ings on winter in the Arctic" and
winter in our cities" Sides were chosen
as in a spelling match and the question,
(which is pleasanter, summer or win
ter?" was discussed. The sides were led
by Lee Williams, on winter, and Miss
Marie Walker, on summer
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-03-03
he LEADS US ON.

He leads us on by paths we did not know:
Upward he leads us, though our steps be
, slow;
Tho'dgh oft we faint and falter on the
way,
TIL ough storms and darkness oft obscure
the day,
Yet when the clouds are gone,
We know he leads us on.
He leads us on through all the unquiet
years;
Past all our dreamland hopes, and doubts
and fears
He guides our steps, through all the
tangled maze
or losses, sorrows, and o'erclouded days,
We know his will is done,
And still he leads us on.
And he, at last-after the weary strife,
After the restless fever we call life
After the dreariness. the aching pain
The hayward struggles which nava
proved In vain,
After our tolls are past
VIII give us rest at last
Hiram o. Wiley
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-03-03
CAMRRIpG EPoRT.

Raymond Cushing, whose illness at
Mount Hermon has caused much anxiety,
is improving. His mother, Mrs. E. NJ.
Gushing, spent few days with him last
week.
Thomas Bell was visited briefly recent
ly by his mother and sister of Mooers, N.
Y. They were on their way to Haverhill,
Mass, to see a sister of Mr. Bell, who
is very i'll.
John Buxton is i'll with pneumonia. His
son, Arthur, is caring for him. Others
who are i'll are David Stevens, Mrs
Charles Taylor, Mrs. G. e. Walker and
Mrs Etheind Harris.
Several from Saxtons River and Grafton
and a party of 81 from Bellows Falls
came here on a sleighride Wednesday
evening and partook of a chicken pie
supper served by the women of the viii
lage. The proceeds will be used for
church expenses.
An exercise by the children, Five
Little Pictures of Frances T.. Willard"
remarks by Rev. A. w. Wild and Pastor
Sweet. singing by Mrs. Flora T. Walker
and Mrs. Etheljnd Harris and a biograph-
ical sketch of Miss Frances E. Willard
made up very enjoyable program at the
recent temperance meeting.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-03-03
AVIOD HARSH DRUGS
Many cathartles Tend 10 Cause Injury
TO the Bowels.


If you are subject to constipation you
should avoid STRONG drugs and cathartcs,
They only give temporary relief and their
reaction is harmful and sometimes more
annoying than constipation. They in no
way effect a cure and their tendency is
70 weaken the already weak organs with
which they come in contact.
We honestly believe that we have the
best constipation treatment ever devised
Our faith in II is so strong that we sell
1t on the positive guarantee that It shall
not cost the user cent II 1t does not
give entire satisfaction and completely
remedy constipation. This preparation Is
called Rexall Orderlles These are
prompt, soothing and most effective in
action. They are made OF recent chem
ical discovery. Their principal ingred-
lent is odorless, tasteless and colorless,
Combined with other well known ingred-
tents, long established for their usefulness
In the treatment of constipation, 1t forms
a tablet which Is eaten just like candy,
They may be taken al any time, either
day or night without fear of their caus-
ing any inconvenience whatever They
do not grippe, purge nor cause nausea.
They act without causing any pain or ex-
cesslve looseness of the bowels They
are ideal for children, weak, delicate per-
sons and aged people as well as for the
most hearty person.
They come In two size packages, II
tablets 10 cents, SO tablets rs cents Re-
member you can obtain them only at oul
store,-The Rexall Store-The Brooks
House Pharmacy, c. e. GRAHAM, proprie-
tor
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-03-03
WEST HALIFAX.

Sarah Hall has been Ill with grip this
week,
Mia Bessie Hicks has gone to Hol-
yoke to work.
Mrs. Elliott Stancliff is ILL., DIR. Dunn Is
attending her,
Mrs. Verna Pierson is the possessor of
a new upright piano.
Clinton Barry is visiting his grand
mother Mrs d. Pratt.
Pastor W. NJ. Hitchcock spent two days
in Brattleboro this week,
Mr.. and Mrs. Eli Cook spent two days
in Brattleboro as guests of their sons.
Miss Pauline Adams and Ruth Crosier
were guests at the parsonage recently.
Miss A. Battles was a guest of Mr..
and Mrs. Zina Learnard the latter part of
last week,
Emory Whitney and family returned
home Monday after spending week with
friends in Brattleboro.
An error In the items last week gave
the age of Warren Curtis as two and a
half years instead of two and one half
months
Mrs. Forest returned home Sunday
from Wilmington, where she went to
undergo an operation for appendicitis by
DR.. Dunn.
We are glad to hear that Addie and
Clara warren, who have been i'll with
grip in Brattleboro, are better and have
returned to school.
Miss Ruth Learnard and Master Ma
than II. Learhard have gone to Will
| liamsburg Mass, to spend week with
! their sister, Mrs. A. II, Vile
Mrs Diantha Whitney, who was re.
ported i'll last week, is better and doing
most of her own work. She will celebrate
her S0th birthday anniversary Monday
with unimpaired faculties Mrs. Hill
mother of Austin Hill, will celebrate hel
| birthday anniversary the same day
Though bent with age, both retain thell
youthful spirits
| A social for the benefit of the Sunday
school and home department of the Sun
| day school will be held in the Baptis
parsonage Thursday evening, March 8
| the object of which is to bring the mem
| bers together for a pleasant evening anC
| become better acquainted. A good time
is expected and everybody is earnestly
invited 1t is hoped that all the chill
| dren will be present and enjoy them
| selves. Refreshments will be served
which the women of the church are re
quested to help furnish.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-03-03
Ended Life by Hanging.

Everett Wilder, rs, who boarded with
Mrs. Della Straw few months, commit
ted suicide Wednesday afternoon in a
room which he formerly occupied in the
house which the late Miss Grace Scollay
owned. He went to the house ostensibly
on an errand and as he did not return
Mrs. Straw went to the house and found
him dead in a chair. He had driven
three nails into the side of the room
and hanged himself with a cord. He was
a lifelong resident Of the town and was
being supported by the town. 1t is
thought his act was due to a dread Of
having to go to the town farm He leaves
one brother, Hyland Wilder of this vii
lage.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-03-03
Mrs John Stanley is i'll with grip.
Bernard Wilder is sick with measles


Bernard Wilder is sick with measles
after her recent Illness.
Mrs. F. NJ. Davis and children visited
in Readsboro the first of the week.
Z. NJ. Davis and l.. W. Boyd were
business visitors in Somerset recently.
Mrs. Elva Russell and son, Floyd, also
Fred Canedy of Jacksonville, were in
town the first Of the week.
Miss Grace Smith, who visited her sis
ter, Mrs. Walter Howe, several days last
week, has returned to her home in West
Bratteboro.
Mrs Mary Hescock, who spent the
winter in Brattleboro with her daugh ter,
came the last of the week to remain
some time with her son, Gilbert Hescock.
Mrs. +. W. Knowles of New Haven,
Conn, who came to take care of her
mother, Mrs. Mills Brown, who has been
i'll with grip, returned to her home this
week.
Little Helen Gilfeather, who is at her
grandfather's, Albert Foxs, staying
with her mother, Mrs. Gilfeather, had a
slight operation performed on her throa [
Monday by DR.. Dunn.
C. NJ. Russell returned from New York
Wednesday after filling lecture engage
ments in that city and Brooklyn. on
Wednesday evening, Washington's Birth
day, he gave his lecture in Albany under
the auspices of the First Baptist church.
On Monday evening of this week he ad-
dressed the Republican club of the 10th
assembly district in Brooklyn.
The annual meeting of the Deerfield
Valley creamery was held in the town
hall Tuesday afternoon at 100. The re-
port of last years work showed 1910
pounds of butter made, total dividend
paid for cream furnished $40, 1893. 95,
average monthly dividend paid per
pound for butter 1852 cents; average
30.13 cts; buttermilk sold, s1S2.67. Off,
GERS elected for the ensuing year as
follows: Directors, c. Chandler, l.. W.
Boyd, Bion Leonard, c. C. Haynes and
Hal Stetson; auditors, Porter Fitch and
Newland Haskell.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-03-03

H. c. Campbell of Rutland is star.
checker champion, having won H. .t.te
In the tournament held In BurlIngtor Iase
week. with score of SS points. othsr
contestants who made a good show,n.,
were c. H. Stewart OF Burlinrton ss
points DR.. A. ]. Valleau of Morrisv,,Io
~, E n Hyzer OF Randolph 25. j. A
JARVIS ,S OF 81, Adams "a DR.. Valleau was
the only player who defeated CamnheI,
twenty games were played by each con"
testant' making a total OF 22O games
me closing match between Campbell ana
spectators, "S
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-03-03
SUNNI
MONDAY

You don't have to boil the
clothes when you use Sunny
Monday laundry soap. Hard
water, soft water, cold water,
hot waterfall look alike to
Sunny Monday, and it does
its work equally we'll with any
one of them.
Sunny Monday is white
and contains no rosin, but, in
stead, a marvellous dirt-starter
which saves time, and wear
and tear on clothes.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-03-03
That Awful Small Boy.

Small boy-What is a roost, pa?
Parent-A roost, my son, is the pole
on which chickens roost at night.
Small boy-And what is a perch papa ?
Parental perch is what chickens perch
on at night.
Small boy-Wen, papa, could a chicken
roost on a perch?
Pareut-Why, OF course.
Small boy-An' could they perch on a
roost?
Parent-Certatnly, OF course
Small boy-But II the chicken perched
on roost, that would make the roost a
perch, wouldn't It?
Parent-o, heavens, yesl / suppose so.
Small boy-But II just after some
chickens had perched on a roost and
made 1t a perch, some chickens came
along and roasted on the perch and made
1t roost, then the roost would be a
perch, and the perch would be a roost
and some Of the chickens would be
perchers and the others would be roos-
tiers, and
Parent-Susan. Susan! take this child
to bed before he drives me mad.-[Blue
Bull.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-03-03

The regulations of the American Red
Cross require annual appointments to
membership on its state boards, and the
members OF the Vermont state board
have been reappointed, as follows: Gov,
]. A. Mead of Rutland. president DR..
II. d. Holton of Brattleboro, vice presi-
dent; c. S. Forbes of St, Adams, secre-
tary; II. S. Howard of Burlington, treas
urer; +. D. Proctor of Proctor, e. c..
Smith Of St. Adams, A. NJ. Fletcher OF
Cavendish, Fl. n. Turner of st. Johns
bury, c. II. Darling of Burlington and
C. s. Emery of Newport, executive com
mittee
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-03-03

The Cunard company is having built
at Clyde Bank, Scotland, q steamship to
be called the Aqultania which will be
slightly longer and have 10000 more ton
mage than the White star liners Olympic
and Titanic 1t wl be a $4,000 ton ves-
sci, SS5 feet long, 95 feet beam, with a
speed of 20 knots. II will have accom-
modations for 500 first class passengers,
TAO second class and 24O0 steerage pas
sengers.
A wireless operator at San Francisco
has just held conversation for an hour
with the operator at Ghost, on the coast
of Japan, $500 miles distant. There was
one relay, a Pacific Mail companys steam
er, about 5000 miles from San Francisco,
The possibilities in the development of
wireless communication are almost linn
itless. In the future we may be able to
keep in almost daily touch with polar ex-
porers and the pioneers in dark CONT
nents,
The feat of II. S. Hardness in deliver
ing by airshp a message from Fort Rose
| Grams, Cal, to a United States patrol
party on the Mexican border, near Tial-
fuana, was of practical, as well as scien-
| tlfc value. He made the 45-mile trip In
| Sc minutes over a country where the
| roads were impossible because of torren-
| tial rains. Other nations are exploiting
aeronautics more enthusiastically than
the United States.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-03-03
Good Progress for Hospital Fund.

Good progress is being made in the eff
fort of the Bellows Falls Womans clup
to raise funds with which to start small
n ,snital here The recent charity ball
given by the knights of Columbus re-
suited in a net amount OF approximately
$500 to aid the enterprise, and the COM
mittee of the Womans club has been
active in other ways for some weeks so
that a goodly sum is already in sight.
In this connection it would be well to
consult the annual report of the overseer
of the poor of the town. which this year
shows that in the care of those dependent
upon the town alone during the past
year he has paid I'd hospitals in other
places, and to trained nurses the sum of
$SsS.7O, while the town has paid to the
different physicians during the year an
aggregate OF s7S5.25 for services rendered
the poor. A portion of this, and prob
ably a large part, might have gone
toward assisting a local hospital by pay
ing it here instead of elsewhere.