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The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-03
GUILFoRD.

Indications point to an early, sugar sea
SON and preparations for it are being made
in order TO take advantage of the hrst
warm days. Last Monday was pretty
good day for those who had buckets, set.
w, G. Worden of this town gathered tve
barrels of sap in the afternoon OF that
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis i. Martin Of
Greenfield will celebrate their golden wed
ding anniversary tomorrow at Their nome
in that town. Mr. Martin was born IN
Guilford Feb. 10, 1881 and was a farmer
here for many years before moving to
West Leyden. Mass, where he. conducted
Mowry's mills. He and Mrs. Martin went
to Greenfield in 1869.
A COPY OF Town Superintendent J.
Tyler's school report for the year 1893
1860 gives the number OF scholars IN to%f
as 355. with schools maintained IN Il
districts, teachers boarding around ae
cordinp to the custom at that time. wage
maid We're from S1.33 to 50 IN summel
and in winter from $500 to S625. Iota
expense OF schools for the year wa
81 sell. average expense per scnoia,
S446. Board of teachers estimated a
S533. By referring to the auditors repor
for 1o101911 it will be seen that the to d
expense of schools foots up at S2,93l %
SUPERINTENDENT i. A Pierce IN his repor
gives the number of pupils as l33, MAXIM
| the average expense per scholar S--'oo'
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-03
Gu1LroRD CENTER.

Mrs. Seelev of Holyoke. Mass Is
working at the Springs farm,
Mrs. L. B. Learned returned Wednes'
dav from visit in Athol, Mass.
Elmer P. Goodnow was an over,suIn,-
dav guest of his sister, Mrs. j. H.
Thayer. :,
Mrs. J. A. Clark was agar, called 10
Halifax last week owing to the critical
illness of her mother.
Miss Nellie Miner has returned from
H;nsdale. N. H., where she has been
visiting at Henry Barrett's s.
Mrs. J. H. Thayer and two children
returned from Valley Sunday aItel
having spent two weeks with her SISTER
The program for the next grange e,
meeting to be held March ! is as FOL
lows: Song by choir; reading by MIS-
William Fitch; song by B. A. WHITE.
more. recitation by Bessie Miner
music bv Mr.. and Mrs. Harry White;
reading by Mrs. Archie Miner; thS
Grange Journal by Mrs. L. E. Jaqu'tf
and Mrs. f. L. Wellman; song by, MIS-
Fl r. Waite; question, Should INC tnt
Farmer Have the Right to Protect lbs
| Crops Against Deere
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-03
WESTMINSTER.

c. +. Arnold is in Boston TINS week.
The Estabrook farm has been sold
to Albert Whitton.
George b. Hall returned from New
York Saturday night.
Miss Bessie Leach of Boston is VISIT
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs j. Il.
Leach.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. B. Torrey spent
Sunday in the west part of the town
as guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Mel
son.
Miss Beatrice Ward visited her uncle
and aunt. Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur FAR
mum. in Newfane, from Friday to Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Daniels of WON
inc are visiting Mrs. Daniels S rather
c. o. Davis, and her uncle and aunts IN
this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Watkins and
daughter spent Sunday with Mrs. Wat
l,ins s parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George ~
Banks.
Miss Alice johnson, teacher in the
public schools of Springfield, Mass
spent SUNDAY in town on her way TO
Springfield. Vt.
Mrs. Fl. w. Leach and daughters
were called to her old home in New
Jersey last week on account OF the
death of her sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. George N. Banks. Mrs
Rollo Metcalf, Mrs. Martha Peck, Mrs.
J. H. Holton and Mrs, +. |. Lane at
tended the funeral of w. +. Banks IN
Brattleboro Tuesday.
C. C. Reid of Keene. Mrs. Sargent
and daughter. Nellie. and W. a. klngs,
ton and daughter of Bellows Fails and
LLOYD Kirk of Providence, X. l., were
recent guests at f. G. Wellman s.
Francis +. Field of Boston delivered
a very interesting essay or. Art IN ltalv
at the Fortnightly club Monday even
ing. He was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs
J. w. Collins over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Judd, who have
heen emnloved at the Kurn Hattin
Home for several years. have rendered
their designations to take effect Aprll
| l. They will occupy their home recent,
" purchased in this village, after that
date.
Two cars of cans have been received
at the canning factory the past week
for the coming season s use. Ihey are
made in Maryland and shipped to the
factories owned by III. G: Baxter 4
Brothers in carload lots. The factory
in this place will need about ,00o.ooo'
and each car contains apout oo'ooo'
The warrant for the annual town
meeting, which has been posted con,
tains besides the usual articles for the
election of officers and raising OF
money, articles to see if the town vii
vote to light the streets of Gageyille
and also to see if the town will IN
struct its selectmen to build more side
walks in that part of the town, The
meeting will be held at the west part
of the town,
A. B. Wright, who has been the
cream gatherer for the Valley cream
cry for some time. finished work veg
IT.. to become foreman upon, large
; farm. He will be succeeded IN I'll the
cream work by Milton Ellison. The
business at the creamery has peer
: largely increased the past year and the
: farmers are realizing more than ever
the value of keeping the milk on the
farm.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-03
World's Hugest Liner.

Some day next July skyseraper viii
come floating M Ambrose Channel, the
Narrows and the North River q. her berth
al the New Chelsea docks IN New YORK.
For they are building seagoing skysefapers
these days aud they are doing pretty wen
at IL, considering,
As starter Il may be said that the
length OF the Olympic, So feet v inches,
is ls2 feet greater than the height OF me
Metropolitan tower in New York, the tall
est structure on the continent, and four
times the height OF the Bunker llill mon,
ument; and yet any one who has toiled
M the steps TO the top OF Boston's proud
est landmark will feelingly agree that Z
4 not To be sneezed at. Also the length
OF the Olympic and her sister shin, the
Titanic, launched in February, 1911, Is
twice the height Of the dome Of -, Peters
in Rome and equals the total drop OF the
famous Bridal Veil falls in Yosemite Val
ley Placed end TO end beside the Brook
lyn Bridge these two ships would com,
pletely span the East River and extend
over the shore 100 feet on each side. In
short the Olympic is ~ feet y inches
longer than the Mnurctanla and lusl.
tania, is a2 feet q inches wide over all, and
~ feet wide over the boat deck, From the
boat deck TO the bottom OF the Keel -
M feet; from the top OF the Captaln's
house 10 the bottom Of the keel j. loo feet
q inches, and from the top Of the tunnels
TO the bottom OF the keel, lf5 feet, There
are IL steel decks and II water'iight
! hull,heads.
The launching OF the 0lymic alone cost
more than enough 20 build a fine steam
ship. More than GOO steers died merely
/ TO make her path into the water smooth,
/ for % tons oi tallow were used TO grease
the ways. Many Belfast waterman made
modest little fortune Judged by a Bel.
/ fast watermans Standard picking up the
! floating talow after the launch, The tai
low, however, was too trivial an item ior
serious consideration when compared with
the rest of the bill.-Technical World
| Magazine.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-03
Papuan Marriages.

The marriage customs of the Papuans
are somewhat similar to those OF many
other savage races. The ceremony is
largely a matter of purchase. The men
marry when they are about Is years OF
age, and the girls at Ia or even carrier
One of the girls / met carrying baby
was so far as | could find out, under
IA wears of age; and, like other inhabl-
tants of tropical countries. the Papuasn
females mature very early III NE.
When a young lake man desires. TO get
married he visits the father OF his pros
nective bride and puts forward his per
sonal belongings as an inducement 70
tbe father to consent to the union
Wealth is reckoned by many curious
things in this region, where, one migh'
almost say, no one owns ahytnihe
Furniture, money, clothes-eVerythiIie
by which the civilized races OF the
earth count their possessions-are non
existent. IF man has a gun ne IS
GREAT personage and can demand any
thinp. but, besides their bows and ar
rows and spears, most of the Papuans
have very little. Even agricultural
nroduce is scarce, the only cultivation
undertaken being on very prlmit'Ve
scale. A little clearing is made by botf
men and women, and the women tne ms
crow bananas and sweet potatoes. Iht
men are always armed. and when the
women 90 to the patch to attend &c
their crops or gather the produce I'll, the
men 90 with them as protection. Inc
women. however, do the work.
MANY families have bundle. OF an
! Gent Portuguese cloth, centuries olu
and when young man is. seeking
bride one of these heirlooms is general'N
mart of the "deal, )" The youth anl
the girl s father haggle over the mar
riaue until eventually they agree e
terms. and then the thing is done
The men are not limited to one wire
and once a girl is married she is sun
iect to her husband in everything an'
ia practically his slave. In anotne
mart of New Guinea | remember a dis
tinctlv strong confirmation of the Gus
tom which places woman at the entir'
mercy of her husband. At one nous
T visited | saw standing outside IN,
doorway three huge stone clubs, eaci
| LARGE enough to fell bullock: On mas
inv ino,liries. 7 fourd that they tailed
with the number of wives owing allea
lance to the householder: the ciuh
were used bv the man to beat his wye
with if they ANNOYED him. The guam
mart of it was that. while the wome'
seemed TO raise no objection 70 bein'
floored numerically by their lord IN
master. they would not be beaten WI.
the same weapon as that used on an
other woman: so the nat'Ves vent
senarate club for each wife!-fTom
Notrr9i;e. j. " Guinea. in the Jan
nary Wide World.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-03
LEYDEN.

James Black was at S. q. Severance ?
Wednesday afternoon.
n w. and Mildred Severance ~ az
tended nd the farmers institute IN COL
rain Monday. e4h Door.
foI n snent the last part OF last week
at S. G. Severance ELS. r,,.+
IF Vernon. Vt, are visiting MI anu
Mrs T. L. S. Howes. -
T. Fl. and NJ. f. Severance w Werg na rt
n Gallup IS in Green RIVER w. p"i
Of Of Saturday and Sunday.
Town meeting dinner will be ser 1n y
hv f fbe women IS auxiliary I M4nd"S
CO Contributions of food are solci,eu.
So Several from town attended tn the
dance in Z. F. Copeland 8 new appie
b banse in Coirain last Friday evening.
Miss Margaret Stiles, who is stad YIN
- M ral,m NH college in New YORK Guy Guy
e a guest of Mr.. and Mrs >. b. nuu
ington. Chairman an6
MICS i Rutb Chapman of Shelburne SIM Snn
ond Miss Julia Mowry. were o y Now
d dav ouests of Mr.. and Mrs. H. ~ Iuo"
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-03
VERNON.

A. G. Barnes has been in Kecne this
week.
There will be regular meeting OF Yer
non grange Saturday evening
Miss Lizzie Marshall has returned after
a twoweeks' visit in Everett, Mass.
MIR and Mrs. $. $. Pike were Sunday
guests at Halsey Spragues in Hinsdale'
n. II.
Mrs. d. G. Prescott entertained her
daughter. Mrs. Robert Nesbtt and ehil.
dren Wednesday.
Madam Strceter and daughter Tina,
attended the wedding OF Miss Lorena
Chase in Greenfield last Wednesday.
Several from this place attended the
prize speaking contest by Clawson'llamil'
ton college students at Brattleboro Mon.
day evening.
Work has. been resumed on me new
house being built hy Mrs. NJ. j. Reed, who
i expected home TO superintend the work
about April /.
Recent guests at John Frost's were Mr.
and Mrs. Allis Of Northampton, Mass
and Mrs. Fred Bailey. George Kingsley
has finished work for b, IL. Newton.
The wee people of our neighborhood
Harry and Leo Whalen, Jack MahoneS
and little Sylvia Mute, who have all beer
suffering from bronchial trouble, are mucl
/ better.
Mrs. George Turner and little daughter
who have been visiting at Warren Hale
went TO their home in Leomlnster, Mass.
Wednesday. Mrs. Hale accompanied ne
daughter
Mrs. Frank White and daughter, Marcia
of Hinsdale, Y. H.. visited her sister
Mrs. j. +. Hubbard, Wednesday. Osca
TYLER of Mt. Hermon and Mrs. Geofg
Upham of Mortified, Mass, were at tn
Hubbard home this week.
Madam Streeter has her grandchildren
George and Elizabeth Streeter, with he
during their vacation. Miss Tina Streete
Is home for a week w. G. Snow, who ha
been with his sister, Mrs. Streeter, som
time. returned TO his home in East Wey
mouth, Mass, Thursday.
The Ladies' circle will meet on Tuesda
of next week and serve dinner at noon, a
usual. and any Others who may wish Tor
hot dinner. The women OF the town az
cordially invited to spend the day W.T.
MS instead Of alone at home. Confirm
tions OF food welcome, and members ar
asked TO remember that our family WI
il is hoped, be large that day.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-03
ONLY ONE.
The Record in Brattleboro is
Unique One.


If the reader has "bad back" or
any kidney i'll and is looking for re-
lief and cure, better depend on the
only remedy endorsed by people you
know. Doan S Kidney Pills relieve
ouickly-cure permanently. Brattle-
horo citizens testify to this. Here is
ease of III:
G. II. Boone, 80 Green ST., Brattle-
boro. VT. says: 81 found more relief
from Doan s Kidney Pills than from
anv other remedy l ever used. My
work obliges me to do great deal OF
STOPPING and in this way my kidneys
were weakened. l suffered almost con-
stantly from backache and could hard
" straighten at times on account of the
soreness in my kidneys | was led to
try Doan's Kidney Pills through read
ing about them and l procured sup
plv from F. II. Holden S drug store.
In few days the lameness in my lolns
disappeared and the backache ceased.
Doan : Kidney Pills deserve my en-
dorsement.
For sale by all dealers. Price 30 cents.
Foster Milburn Co.. Buffalo. New YORK,
sole agents for the United States,
Remember the name-Doan sand
| take no other.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-03
WEST GUILFORD.

A. G. Barnes and Harold Akley Of
Vernon bought five cows of II. l.. Mich
ols Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. II. c. MerriGeld re.
turned TO their home last week Friday
after visiting three months in Provl'
Ida Henderson, and other relatives.
Russell and Frank Nichols of Elm
Grove. Mass, came last week T h1i "a
70 visit their cousin. Walter Nichols
They returned home Sunday.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-03
WHITINGHAM.

Mrs. George SAWYER spent few days
ont of town this week.
Mrs. Frank Albee. went to Reads as
boro Saturday and visited few days
Fourteen couples attended the dance e
a. Green G1 Mountain hall the night OF
Feb. %.
Jason Stafford. who has been, away
for a week, returned home the last OF
the week. W.,
Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Busby OF VII WI
min aton visited his parents, Mr.. ana
Mrs, Alonzo BusbY, Sunday.
Proctor Busbv. who has been an IN,
NATE Of the Brattleboro Retreat, was
home with his parents last week.
Mrs. Lucinda Wheeler went 70
Rridgeport, Ct, last week to see mel
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-03
SOUTH VERNON,


Mrs. L. Pratt is on the sick list.
Calvin Stone is housed with hard cold,
Fred Gregory has left the employ OF
ID. Voce and gone to work in Braitleboro'
Florence Weatherhead Is visiting IN
Mortified and West Orange, Mass, this
week,
Mrs. Cora Adams visited her family last
week, returning Saturday TO the West
field sanitarium. Her health is improved
Elmer Goodnow was called TO Towns
bend 10 the funeral OF his father, and was
taken sick there. William Dresser oil
Mortified is saving for him at his steam
mill.
Mrs. C. jackson is much improved IN
health. Her son Arthur, OF Northampton
Mass, was her over.Sunday guest. and
Mrs. Jackson is expected TO come for q
few days this week.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-03
Mass.
= @. Rritton s.

I A. A
- n Fred G. Brittop caught
~, noas morning \ screen;
s., as near n stove, ignlte9 ,nhu i
pc, "" was drawn NJ over douDie
OIa.,,s stood open, into the part r,
|ls' WE" ,lr. Rritton used a large are e
b. N Hsr and sent a call tor the
! ngu','|l ~. re3eGborhood, who RESPOND
p y Y" dozen more large nre eX,
WIZ Ii was necessary to tear
|ggi'p' a.rlwanl floors and ehop holes
ihg e, ,5iI hut the fire was event
|9 lng g ANA with the fire extlnguls,h l
Wv Two front rooms downstairs
la' f,. M room and bathroom up
I'VE ~ demolished, and the iurni,
if' ",'g PINNED hy the acid from the
e WI, as1s Mr. Britton was sum,
tlnI f,m Rayalston and returned
|re1 5gIaht. The agents Tor the
|'o! log' companies in which IN.
+ O,rl furniture were insured nay,
u.G WV g," summation, but the loss has
az ,s ~ hsra estimated
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-03

The town Of Windsor, Ont, probably
holds the marriage record. II has a popu.
lation OF less than $1,000 souls, and the
number Of marriages taking place IN the
town last year was not less than 2,2bS;
The bulk OF the marriages were contracted
by young couples from Detroit. The gov.
eminent Of Ontario received a revenue Oh
s1 200 from these affairs, and the officials
Who issued the licenses took in S3.1I6 in
ices. The Detroit board of trade should
take steps to keep the marriage industry
at home.
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sister. Mrs. Bestick. who is very III
aud not expected TO live.
Addison White, formerly Of Heath
but who has been at A.. A., smith = TOT
the last few weeks, visited his eouslh'
Mrs. Ophelia Snow, Sunday.
Last SATURDAY. seven or eight OF the
village women took walk to the place
where the men are NJ work drilling
for the new dam for the water power
company.
Arthur Deming went 10 Ashield,
Mass, last Saturday with a load OF
goods for Frank Pike, that had been
stored here when he moved to Ashheid
n year ago.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-03
SOUTH HALIFAX.

Miss Mary Davis visited her mother,
Mrs. Lydia Davis this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Harris OF south
Deerfeld Mass, visited at D. E. Harris S
this week.
Mr. Howard returned Saturday to
Springfield, Mass, where he is at work
this winter.
George Newstead has finished work at
the steam mill and is with his son George
Newstead, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Woodward al and q
daughter Merlene, spent Sunday at Cllff
nalrymple's in Marlboro.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-03

and sold at auction, Sven Berquist being
the highest bidder,
The costume OF Martha Washington was
of colonial blue with figures IN white,
trimmed with Rose point lace, and the
lace plastron was ornamented with pink
ribbon, as was her lace cap, She wore q
lace hehu and was a good model OF an old
picture. George Washington wore. colo
NAL ballroom suit OF light b. ue satin, with
lace cuiIs, white stocking, knee and shoe
buckles. The darkies were picturesque,
happy aud saucy. Mrs. W. r., Walker,
president OF the society, tenders thanks Tor
everything that helped make the ball a
success.
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A Card.

We, the undersigned, do hereby agree
TO refund the money on 50-cent bottle
of Greene's Warranted Syrup OF Tar II
it fails to cure your cough or cold. We
also guarantee 25-cent bottle to prove
satisfactory or money refunded:
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-03
p,fus II. Minot Dead.

II Nmot. 81. died at his home
R1lu, Nsju street Friday night az
' S9o, a . an Illness Of two weeks,
b .c.a' h Ia had been gradually failing in
|oqa0 y. ,or ' fbf nast two years MI
|oI N, n lY. taC son of Jonathan Mi Linz I
Fc,g,''' , w" sons aud two daughters
+ wlg ,c.trs AGO. Rufus Minot is
|oui Wv H.. family to PASS away
[ Ill W &, daughter. Sarah, who has
+ Ig s,i.' ' " for him in his failing
iiNi''ltIr i. Wife who was Miss Maria
|ais; .,, ',' ,lGyaudcr of this town
5' 10, S ,'y married in 1854, died several
om n ny q" Thc funeral was held Mon
az. i VIM Rev, Mr., Blynn, a Sur
|,.Fa.t minister from Norwich, Conn 3,
E.otei The body was taken =,
.;nncf,'i on Tuesday for cremation
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