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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-09-29
NO AEROPLANE FLIGHTS.
Unfortunate Combination of Circum-
stances Brought Observation-Disclosures
citation May Bring Action for Damages.

Keen disappointment was felt by
thousands of Valley fair visitors because
no biplane flights were made and a
statement is due the association. The
manager of the Willard-McCurdy COM
pany of New York made a contract to
the effect that Mr.. McCurdy, who was
then flying in the South, would come
here and make two flights each day.
When McCurdy returned he informed the
manager that he would take no more
chances on a half-mile track on ac-
count of the danger in alighting. The
company arranged to send Bud Mars,
a ~well-known aviator, and his machine
was forwarded.
management, when the time came for
Mars to start he had not shown up and
the manager rushed to Mr.. Willard on
an aviation field and said the latter
must start for Brattleboro at once and
that a machine had been sent. Mr..
Willard had just time to reach the train
and on his arrival here found that the
machine was not one of the company's
machines and had been in accidents.
He said he would take a chance in un-
favorable weather if his own machine
in his hands with an unknown machine
except under fayorable conditions, which
did not prevail except early "Wednesday
morning, when he made a successful try
out of the biplane. The association
c~ontemplates bringing an action FOL
damages.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-09-29

Mrs. II. f. Bascom's car in gorgeous
purple and white called forth many eX-
carnations of admiration. One hundred
yards of bunting We're used artistically
in the draperies while purple and white
asters and hy~drangeas were the decor
atoms. Al the front of the car two PEN
nants swung to the breeze on which We're
the words "Bascom" and millinery
The letters were purple on white felt.
The same scheme on a larger scale was
used in the front and rear, the word
millinery" being in purple on the white
bunting in front and the name "Bascom'
being seen the last thing as the car went
out of sight. a beautiful basket filled
with fea t and flowers, the handle
tied with chiffon and ribbon showing all
the different shades of purple so much in
vogue his season were seen on the
radiator. Mrs. Bascom and five of her
helpers were dressed in white with beau
tiful plumed hats of purple and white,
and corsage bouquets of violets added
greatly toward making the car attractive,
John Manley, who drove his National car,
carried out the colors in his costume,
wearing a silk hat with band of purple
ribbon, purple necktie and bouquet OF
VioletS.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-09-29
NEST L

Rev. clifford H.. Smith of Pittsford,
formerly of this place, was rendered a
reception by the Pensioners of his
church a short time ago, Rev. Mr.. smith
having resigned to take the position of
superintendent of the Vermont Anti
Saloon league. He was the recipient Of
a number of gifts. The church was dec
grated with pink and white asters and
hydrangeas. Several addresses were
made. all of which dwelt upon the esteem
in which Rev. Mr.. Smith was held in
Pittsford and all prophesied success for
him in his new field.
The barn which w. II. Alexander is
building on the site of the one that was
burned four years g is 80 by A feet
and the work is being pushed as rapidly
as possible. Mr.. Alexander lived on that
place IS years and became very much
attached to 1t. He has a fine apple or
chard, several varieties of plums, peach
es and pears, besides raspberrles n
blackberries selling in one year 1885
worth Of raspberries and $500 worth of
blackberries. He says that one year he
sold over $1,000 worth of fruit and picked
over 700 baskets of peaches. Last yeaF
they gathered 80 bushels of plums and
this year 20 bushels. The peach crop is
not as good as usual and many of the
trees have died and been broken dow
by hard winds. He plans to set out
more trees and bring his orchard up to
its former standard.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-09-29
Why Accrued Interest Was Not Made a
Legal Asset of a Bank.
Editor of The Phoenix,

Dear Sir:-In an address delivered be-
fore the members of the Vermont State
Bankers association, at a meeting held
in Barton, Vermont, August 16, 1911,
Hon f. c.. Williams, bank commissioner,
criticised the legislature of 1910 in that
the bill revising the banking laws was so
amended as to eliminate accrued interest
as an advertised legal asset.
The original bill contemplated accrued
interest in such manner, and provided for
the same being entered among the re-
sources of Vermont state banks in their
annual report to the bank commissioner.
AS a member of the House banking
committee in the legislature of 1910, l am
in a position to know the considerations
which led to the amendment.
The bank committee, to which the bill
was referred, was composed of nine
members, five bank officials, three bust
ness men, and one physician, and while
some members of the took
the view hat accrued interest not due
might properly have a place among the
assets in the official statements of the
banks, | do not recall any member of
the committee that looked with favor
upon accrued interest past due as a pub
lished resource, for the reason that the
latter would naturally include accrued
interest on real estate loans in process of
foreclosure, if banks held any such, also
accrued interest on bonds, for collection
of which suit had been brought, and in
fact almost anything in the line of de-
ferred assets and expectations.
Most of the committee, however, took
the broad ground that in making up a
bank statement, it is a pretty good old
fashioned, conservative rule, to include
only such assets as are already on the
books in some form, and for that, and
and other reasons accrued interest as a
published resource, was cut out of the
bill.
Another agreement favoring the pro-
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-09-29
eRATTLEBoRo PERSONAL.

Mrs. Arthur Merrill of Haverhill is
visiting Mrs. H. NJ. Gale.
Miss Athena Varville of Hinsdale is
visiting her sister, Mrs. LUX Mann.
Miss Lillian Douglas went yesterday
to Hartford, Conn, to visit her brother.
Miss Irna Johnson came Monday from
Boston to visit her cousin, Grace john
son.
Miss Minnie Shea of Holyoke is spend
ing a week with her cousin, Miss Mar
garet Lynch.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Duquette of Hotel
Duquette, Chicopee Falls, are visiting her
brother, G.. II. Danyew.
John Brosnahan returned today to New
York city after a six weeks vacation at
his home on Beech street.
Alexander Mills and daughters, Mary
and Mrs. Foster, of Fonda, N. Y, have
been visitors in town this week.
Miss Florian and Miss Jennie Tucker
of PittStiold, Mass, are visiting a week
with their sister, Mrs. Francis Burton.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. D.. Hayes and children
of Florence, Mass, attended the Valley
fair coming in Mr.. Ilayes's automobile.
Col. J. G. Estey, c. c. Fits and f
w. Gibson attended the funeral o.
ex-Gov. Fletcher D.. Proctor in Proctor
today.
Dominick Belleville of Hinsdale, who
will be 80 next month, is spending this
week with his son, Dominick Belleville
of Clark street.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Duquette anC
two children of Chicopee Falls are visit
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Haskell, of Chaplin street.
Mrs. Swartwout and three children o
Bridgeport, Conn, are visiting her aunt
Mrs. Daniel Shea. Mrs. Swartwout wa
here a part of the week. Mrs. l.. f
Bowker of Meriden is visiting her sister
Mrs. Shea.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-09-29
STATIONS RIVER.

Ralph d. Bowen, brother of DR.. w. Z.
Bowen of this place, died Saturday in
Jordan, n. y, from terrible injuries
sustained 10 hours earlier, when his
right arm was shattered from the effects
of the explosion of "A shotgun. The arm
was amputated in the hope of saving his
life. Mr.. Bowen graduated two years
ago from Syracuse university and he
was one of the widely known athletes of
tina institution. He rowed on the four
cared crew from the university which
won the boat race from other colleges at
Poughkeepsie in his senior year. Mr..
Bowen was under enga cement as princi-
pal of the Jordan high school. He mar
ried two years ago Miss Roberta X.
Campbell of Burlington.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-09-29
Income from LIQUOR Licenses.

The license money, which Vermont
saloons turn into the state treasury, is
approximately 500, 600 this year-quite a
sum, which ten years ago was going into
the pockets of the liquor dealers while
the state got nothing because of the the
o~retical policy hat no liquor was being
sold in m and that there was, con-
sequently, nothing to tax. 1t can be said
for the local option license policy that it
has brought many of the liquor dealers
into public and forced them to pay a per-
centage of their earnings in return for
a special privilege, the state getting the
benefit of the money, And even the OPP
ponents of the local option policy are
willing enough to share the receipts
[Barre Times.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-09-29
r air Visitors.

Mr.. Wilson, president, and Judge w.
X. Farnsworth. secretary, of the Rut-
land horse breeders association; Mr.. and
Mrs. f. o. Burton of Clinton, Mass, who
came by automobile, accompanied by
friends; Colonel and Mrs. Thomas Han
non and Mrs. Sarah Tyler of Benning-
ton; Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Fitzgerald.
Miss Catherine O'Keefe, John Deely,
James Smiddy, James Kingston, Thorn
as Sullivan and daughter, Rose. and T..
p. Nolan, all of Springfield, Mass; c..
d. Whitman of Fishers Island; Dennis
O'Leary and two brothers and William
Bean and Ella Bean of Holyoke; Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Reed and children of New
London; Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund Rocket
of New Rochelle, n. Y; Bradford Met
tey of Northampton; G. P. Howe, Athol;
Charles Chandler, Michae Lynch and
John Moynihan of Holyoke; William II.
Moriarty of Northfield. this state; Les
ter Utley of Amherst; Mr.. and Mrs.
George Mooney of Springfield, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Sullivan and chill
dren and Miss Mamie Higgins of Bellows
Falls: Mr.. and Mrs. AlonZo Stark OF
Jamaica; Mrs. George II. COvey and
John Cooper of Wilmington; George
Cobb of Londonderry; Lucius Thomas OF
Athens; Mrs. H.. c.. Weeden and son and
two daughters of Quincy; Mr.. Hale OF
Greenfield; Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Good
will of Niagara Falls; Elmer S. Cole OF
Claremont. n. H.; Mrs. Willis Cole OF
Cornish, n. H.; NJ. ID. Carlisle of Ches-
ter; Frank Carlisle of Gassetts; Miss
Choate of Lebanon; Charles Fallon ant
Joseph Fox of Athol; j. j. O'Brien and
ID. ID. O'Donnell of Easthampton; S. S
Putnam of Wendell, Mass. George p
Bulls of Sunderland, Mass; Euclid La
Plant of Baldwinsville; Herbert Root OF
Whatley; c. f. Russell of Farley, Mass.
T.. S. Taft of North Hadley; George f
Shears and Irwin Hale of Barnardston
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-09-29
PRESCRIPTION BY THUNDEReoLr.
Peculiar Document in Possession Of Mrs.
II. E. Bond in Handwriting of Or. John
Wilson, Notorious Hishwayman.

Mrs. II. f. Bond has in her possession
an interesting souvenir of DIR. John Will
son, known in the early forties as
"Thunderbolt,' and supposed to have
been the notorious highwayman of Ire
land and Scotland. 1t is a prescription
written probably about 1S43 or 1874 for
her father, Wilder Knight. Mr.. Knight
had been a victim of Indigestion and to
cure his ills had been using a %seaton, a
form of torture that is no onger prac-
ticed. a piece of thread was passed
through the skin, just above the hip, and
at regular intervals the pleasing opera
ton of pulling it back and forth was in
dulged in by the one to be cured. This
caused running sores and was supposed
to alleviate the suffering and finally
cure the disease. 1t was used indis-
criminately for almost any disease and
was supposed to have almost miraculous
powers, which may easily be believed as
the pain of the thread wearing at the
skin probably would take a persons
mind off any other troubles he might
have.
Mr.. Knights indigestion did not seem
to improve to any great extent under the
action of the seaton and DR.. Wilson was
called in to prescribe. He ordered the
seaton to be removed and prescribed as
follows: Try for a Compound to Re-
store the blood & to Cure the Dispptick
Complaint & Regulate the bowels take
Sasseperilla roots d q Dandelion roots
IL with black Cherry bark & nettle roots
a handful Each boil in 3 Quarts of water
Down to a quart Strain off & add q
table spoonful each of Gum alloes q gun
myrrh & add a pint of rum e half a pint
of molases take three table spoonfuls al
a time before Breakfast Il supper evrey
Day til Gone" The spelling, apital
and lack of punctuation are DIR. Wilson!
own. Mrs. Bond is taking especial car,
II L. a,, ~-. 90, a. to, 80 Cal I g nat
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-09-29
THE TENT.

In the hospital during the three days
10 were cared for by trained nurses from
the Memorial hospital and by physicians
who had volunteered their services, The
tent was under the charge of Dr. F. II.
O'Connor, assisted by every physician in
town. Men, women and children were
cared for, Two cot beds, first aid to the
injured outfits, and everything to care
for the sick or injured were in the tent.
Two patients were cared for on the first
day, seven on the second day ana IL
yesterday. The following nurses were on
duty: Tuesday, Miss Myra Prout, Miss
Blanche Duffy; Wednesday, Miss Myrtle
DeRosier, Miss Lena Vending; Thurs
day, Miss NJ, II. Place, Miss j. NJ. Deane
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-09-29

Fayston, the little hill town in Wash
ington county where a man was killed in
a drunken Draw last week, voted license
last spring 80 to SO. The Bennington
Banner says the % or 80 citizens of
Fay ston who failed to vote no doubt
consider themselves among the best
people of the town. and with their in
difference to the rights of suffrage as a
text the Banner delivers this effective
p~reachment: Instead of that they failed
in their first duty of citizenship. Every
voter ought to vote at every election or
suffer some penalty. For a first failure
to appear at the polls he should pay a
nominal fine just as a reminder. For a
second offence the penalty should be
more severe and if a third time guilty
lose his right to vote for a term of years
as well as be fined in order to stop his
parading under false pretences as a mar
and a citizen. No town too small t.
support local police officers should be al
lowed to have a license, but mighty few
towns of this class would ever be eX-
posed if the voters were faithful to tn,
responsibilities of citizenship"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-09-29
Our immigration.

The net gain of the United States In
population from immigration during the
fiscal year is estimated by government
sta tisticians to be 500, 900. The total num-
Der of immigrants to this country during
the year was S7S.5S7, while about 300, 600
returned to their native land. OF the
total 1870, 900 were from Italy, more than
twice the number from any other coun-
try. British and French immigration,
though small in the aggregate, showed a
slight gain over former figures, while
there was a pronounced falling off in the
number of newcomers from Germany,
The greater portion of the immigrant
body was made Of adults, and 1t Is no.
ticeable that the proportion of skilled la
Dor was very small. 1t was the raw ma
terial, in every sense of the phrase
Huntington News.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-09-29
Ten Favorlte Hymns.

One of the prominent churches in New
York city having taken a poll of the
congregation in order to determine the
10 faVorite hymns, says the Northwest
ern Christian Advocate, announces that
the following have received the requisite
number of ballots: Nearer, my God
to Thee abide with me- Jesus, low
err of my SOUL" 81 love to tell the
story" Lead, kindly light" RESCUE
the perishing," Rock of ages" ION
ward. Christian soldiers What a
friend we have in Jesus Four others
were tied for 10th place: Love divine,
all love excelling," Just as l am"
Faith of our fathers, living still" and
I'm the cross of Christ l glory" The
list illustrates the change that has
come over religious thinking. 1t does
not include one hymn about heaven,
Ten years ago no congregation would
have omitted Jerusalem the golden
or There is a land of pure delight, II
and % years ago half the list would
nave been given to such hymns.
Even pessimists can see the bright
ia - N allta. dnlIo.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-09-29
FAIR NOTE.

The exhibit by Dana Stafford in veget-
able hall was a part of the showing he
made at the state fair last week. with
which he captured 81 prizes. 1t consist
ell ofIa fine display of fruits and veget-
ables and at the state fair he was award
ed &c firsts, &c seconds and Is thirds.
That speaks pretty well for Windham
county farming.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-09-29
What Mother Said.

Wife-"What a darling you are to ad-
NIT that your are in the wrong!"
Hubby-'Yes; my mother taught me
tha 1t was easier in the long run to give
In with a woman than to argue. ITO
ledo Blade.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-09-29
Bedtime Amenities.

Mrs Casey (sitting up in bed)-Moike.
did yez put out the cat?
Mr.. Casey-Oi did.
Mrs. Casey-Oi don't behave 1t!
Mr.. Casey-Well. II yez think Ohm a
liar, get up and put 'er put yerself.-[The
Sketch.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-09-29

Statistics gathered in the German
army on the condition of the teeth of
recruits showed that farmers had the
best teeth and confectioners the worst.
Bakers also figured badly, n next to
them came watermen from the river
Elbe, from districts where there is no
lime in the water.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-09-29

Even pessimists can see the bright
side of a silver dollar.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-04-13
AIR FLIGHT MADE
FROM LONDON
TO PARIS
Pierre Prier Does goo Miles
Without a Stop
ENCOUNTERED MUCH FOG
Crossed English Channel Near Dover
at Height of Over 5000
Feet

Issy-Les- Moulineaux April 13.-The
aviator, Pierre Prier, arrived here at
5:33 o'clock last evening from Lon
don, having made the trip of about
29O miles in a monoplane without a
stop.
Prier left Hendon near London, on
his flight to this suburb of Paris at
1877 yesterday afternoon. Above the
English soil the aviator found fog and
squalls, and, going higher and higher
in an endeavor to obtain better wealth
er crossed the English Channel near
Dover at height of over 1920 feet.
Leaving the channel behind him,
Prier encountered fine weather until
he reached Beauvais, ffty-four miles
from the French capital, and from
that city the rest OF his voyage was
made through haze.
Prier was widely acclaimed by a
dense throng az he stepped out Of his
machine after alighting on the Issy
aviation field
The monoplane used by the aviator
was the historic machine with which
Alfred lie Blanc, the French aviator,
won the $4,000 prize by finishing
first. in the great cross-country race
OF 48S miles on a circuit east OF Paris
last summer
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-04-13
FUNERAL OF e. A. MUTT
Trinity Church Filled With Mourning
Friends Of Montpelier Man

Montpelier, April 13-The funeral
of Edwin A. Mutt was held at Trinity
Methodist church yesterday afternoon
at o'clock The church was filed
with people, there being many from
outside the city. Previous to the ser
vice. the Rev. J. Edward Wright offer
ed prayer at the Riverside, only the
immediate friends being present
Rev. A. J. Hough a former pastor
and a fellow Odd Fellow, as We'll, as
a warm personal friend Of Mr.. Mutt,
delivered the sermon
He spoke of Mr. Mutt as man with
a great capacity for sympathy q man
to whom the Good Samaritan was an
ideal Friendship, service and home
affection were his characteristics No
! frmer friend or more faithful helper
could a man have than he In his
daily rounds OF the city he had a good
word for everyone, a ready hand for
the needy and deep sympathy for the
afflicted
The bearers were members OF The
Club an organization of which Mr..
Mutt was a valued member. and were,
| J. A. DeBoer, d. b Z. Kent. NJ. S.
/ Stone, w. II. Crockett. 4. j. Browns
combe and Benjamin Gates Inter
ment was in the family lot at Green
/ Mount cemetery.
Vermont Lodge Of Odd Fellows, the
/ G.. A. r. and the Woman's Relief
/ Corps attended the services in a body.
I Business was suspended during the
funeral hour and Judge W. W. Miles
] called a rara4z OF Kraehfnwfon county
court during the period
Among the newspaper men to at.
/ tend the funeral were Frank l. Greene
and j. Norton OF ST. Adams. j. L.
Southwick and W. 3 Howe Of Bur.
+. llngton. Dean Perry of Barre and
Lynn NJ. Hays of Essex Junction. The
Rev. j. W. Miller of Bethel, o member
. of the legislatures OF 1905 and 1910
also attended. as did Charles A. Plum
ley OF Mortified, clerk OF The House
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-04-13
HENDERSON GOES TO WORK
Burlington Boy Who Married Alleged
Adventures.

Burlington, April 13.--George Hen
derson, the Burlington young man
whose sensational marriage to Chi
cago adventures was the talk of the
country few months ago, has enter
ed the employ of CHM & Co., the well
known Boston Publishing firm, at
their Springfield, ILL.,, office, according
to advices received by Wlnooski
friends of the young man.
1t appears further that Henderson
would have been taken on again by
the Century people if they had had
an opening at the time, az they
consider him an unusually capable
man.
Nothing further has been heard
to the sentence of Mrs. Henderson,
who was convicted in a Chicago
court of a swindling game, or ut
tering worthless checks.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-04-13
$4,000 VERDICT
ON TEST I'M ON Y
OF NEWSBOY
Salesman Sued Taxi Company
for Loss of Leg
SMALL BOY HIS ONLY WITNESS
Corporation Had 10 Eye-Witnesses on
Stand But Jury Believed the
Youngster

New York, April 13.-The testimony
of Meyer Bernstein, a IL year old
newsboy, outweighed that Of ten men
before a jury in the Supreme court
yesterday and brought for William B.
Capell a salesman, a verdict of $685.
600 for the loss OF his leg.
Capell was run over by a taxicab
owned by the New York Transports
ton company and he brought suit for
$4,000 When the suit came to trial
today the only witness Capell could
get was the newsboy, from whom he
had bought paper just before the
accident Counsel for the company
produced 10 eye Witnesses and from
their testimony sought to establish
contributory negligence but the jury
took the nowsboy's version.