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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-11-03
THE VERMONT PHOENIX, BRATTLEBORO, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3. 1911.

entertained in the home of Mrs. j. A.
Sanford Friday afternoon. Two very
able papers were presented, one on
Thomas Wentworth Higginson, written
by Mrs. II. c.. Warren, and one on
Thomas Bailey Aldrich, written by Mrs.
Annie B, II. Harris.
II. L. Scott will have an auction sale
of stock. farming tools, etc, tomorrow
afternoon. Mr.. Scott has sold his farm
to Captain Patterson of Indian River,
Mich, and he has rented Mrs. Jennie
Perry's house and will bring Mrs. Scott
home from Springfield, Mass, where she
has been for treatment.
A meeting of the ninth district of the
Woman's Relief corps was held with Col.
w. II. Greenwood corps Tuesday with
a large attendance, 1875 member being
in the meetings and 1870 at dinner. The
visiting officer was Mrs. Mary b. Good
of Wells River. The department presi-
dent, Mrs. Nina NJ. Stoughton of South
Royalton, inspected Col. w. II. Green
wood corps in the evening. Mrs. Slough
ton was entertained by Mrs. Annie b. II.
Harris during her stay.
Windham County Pomona Grange will
meet with Putney Grange Thursday,
Nov. 8. The program is as follows:
Morning session, 10. 45-Music, Mrs. Dav-
export; general business; question, 'Is
cooperation possible In marketing farm
products?" speakers, F. o. Downs. II. A.
Blood, II. c.. Streeter, Samuel Clark;
dinner. Afternoon session, 100, open to
public-Piano solo, Mrs. l.. H.. Bugbee;
address of welcome, George ID. Aiken;
response, C. l.. Stacey; paper, l.. d.
Ingalls,; THE woman garden" Miss
Bessie L. Braley; song, Mrs. e. c.
Tenney; reading, Mrs. NJ. ID. Whitman;
violin solo, Frank Page; recitation. z. II.
Brown; song, C. A. Poland; reading.
Mrs. j. w Patch; report of the
state horticultural meeting, George d.
Aiken; address, Orlando L. Martin:
question, SHOULD our rural schools be
consolidated?" speakers, DIR. l.. II. Bug
bee. E. C. Tenney. w. F. Walker, w. ].
Ray, Rev. Daniel Mcintyre, o.. L. Martin,
A, NJ. Corser; closing song, Mrs. +. c.
Tenney.
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~NORTHFIELD, MASS.

Mortified Grange visited the Grange
In Bernardston on Wednesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c.. Hicks are taking
an automobile trip to New Bedford and
other places.
Mrs. Ella Tufts returned to Mortified
on Wednesday, having been away for a
month visiting relatives in Greenfield,
Turner's Falls and Chesterfield, n. Fl.
The Fortnightly meeting next Mon
day will be a continuation of the study
of the life of Napoleon. and will be in
the hands of Mrs. Il. w. Brown and her
committee.
n. p. Coffin of Keene will hold a pub
lie meeting in the Congregational church
next Tuesday evening to complete the or
ganization of a choral club under his d.
rection. A large number have already
Joined the club and everyone interested
in music in any way is invited to be
present.
The annual meeting of Harmony lodge,
f. & A. M, was held on Wednesday
evening and these officers elected for the
ensuing year.: w. NJ, Henry Russell; S.
w, Henry Smith; ]. W., DR.. N, p.
Wood; Sec, T. r. Calender; treas, C,
A. Ware. The installation will probably
be postponed until after Thanksgiving.
The lodge is purchasing a new supply of
silver for use in the dining room.
lanes Birchall, an employe at The
Mortified. accidentally stepped into the
elevator well and fell 40 feet, striking
a cement base. He has been in a serious
condition, but is now improving and his
entire recovery Is anticipated. There
were no bones broken, but he was badly
bruised and his back was injured. His
home is in Northbridge. His parents
were summoned and came here Sunday,
A memorial service in honor of the
late Miss Nellie Russell, foreign mission
airy of the Mortified congregational
church. was held recently in Sage chap
ell. The chapel was filled with seminary
students and friends of Miss Russell
Rev. S. p. Cook, her pastor during he
early life, spoke of her sacrifices anC
struggles; others spoke of her life at tn,
seminary and of her effective work as
missionary. Special music was rendered
by the girls choir and Mrs. w r
Moody.
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H|NSDALE, N. H.
Death Of Miss wlnnlfred ReddIna.

Winnifred Mary, 81, youngest daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. James Redding, died
Monday morning about IL o'clock after
a long and painful illness from a compli-
cation of diseases ending in brights dis
ease. Miss Redding, who was a stem
ographer and typewriter operator, was
compelled to give up her position in
Brattleboro because of falling health in
November, 1910. In June she underwent
a serious surgical operation in the Far
rem hospital in Montague, hoping by that
means to regain her health. For a short
time after her return home her friends
had strong hope of her ultimate recov-
cry. 1t became evident, however. in a
few weeks that she was losing ground
and she had from that time been prac-
tically confined to the house, and the
greater part of the time to her bed, al
though able, until a short time before
her death, to move about the house with
assistance. Her long Illness was borne
with unfailing sweetness and patience
and through all the WEAKNESS and suf-
fering no word of complaint ever passed
her lips. She also kept her courage and
almost to the last was planning for the
future. Everything that love could de-
wise or money could obtain was done for
the sick girl, but nothing avalled to save
her life.
Miss Redding was a graduate of the
Hinsdale high school in the class of 1908.
She then took a course of study at the
characterization business college in
Brattleboro. After completing her course
she was employed by the Holsteln-Frie-
sian association and later worked at the
Sparks brothers laundry in Brattleboro.
Besides her parents, Miss Redding leaves
one sister, Ellen Frances, who is a book
keeper for the Durham Brothers COM
pany in Brattleboro. The funeral was
held at st. Joseph's church Thursday
morning at Q o'clock, Rev. Father P. S.
Cahill officiating. The body was taken
to keene for burial in the family lot.
Among out-of-town friends present at
the funeral were Thomas Roark of
Barre, James Roark of Haverhill, Miss
Annie Fitzgerald of Holyoke, Mr.. and
Mrs. Daniel Brosnahan and Miss Julia
Brosnahan of Brattleboro, Miss Mary
Roark of Palmer, Mrs. William Fitz-
gerald of North Walpole and Miss Mona
Purcell of Greenfield.
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Mrs. Daisy Barrett Thayer.

Mrs. Daisy F. Thayer, %, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Barrett of North
Hinsdale, died Monday morning in her
home in Hartford, Conn, after an illness
extending over three years, with tuber-
culosis of the bowels. Mrs. Thayer was
born at the Barrett homestead in North
Hinsdale and lived there until her mar
riage to a. T.. Thayer of Hartford, Conn,
which took place in 1907, since which
time she has lived in Hartford. Besides
her husband, Mrs. Thayer is survived by
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Bar
rett, two sisters, Mrs. Haywood of Will
mington, Del, and Mrs. Lyman Streeter
of Brattleboro, and two brothers, Her
bert and Grover Barrett of his town.
There are also two half brothers, Wesley
Barrett of Contoocook, this state, and
Edward of Wendell Depot, Mass. Mrs,
Thayer's mother, Mrs, Barrett, who has
been with her daughter several times
during the last months of her sickness,
was called by telephone Thursday even
ing, and went to her Friday. She re-
turned home Tuesday afternoon, coming
with the body.
The funeral was held in the home of
the parents of the deceased, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Barrett, Thursday afternoon,
Rev. Roy NJ. Houghton, pastor of the
Brattleboro Congregational church, Off
ciating. The interment was in Oak
Grove cemetery at North Hinsdale.
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WEST
Death Of Martin s.. Burnett.

The death of Martin S. Burnett, rs,
which took place in his home Wednesday
night of last week, removed a we'll
known and respected resident and one
who will be missed in this community.
Mr.. Burnett had not been in good health
the past three years, but he was confined
to his bed only about a week. His
death, which came suddenly, was due to
valvular heart disease and occurred
about 10 o'clock at night in the house
where he was born and where he lived
his entire life. He was born Oct. l..
1888, and was one of seven children of
Stephen P. and Emily French) Burnett.
After attending the schools of West
Dummerston he assisted in the farm
work and when a young man learned to
play the violin and solo alto. He was
first violinist and leade of the Burnett
IL Higgins orchestra, which played in
towns for miles around in this state,
New Hampshire and Massachusetts, their
services being in great demand. The
orchestra for many years consisted of
Mr.. Burnett, Alonzo II. Hines of Brat
tleboro, then of West Dummerson, and
the late S. B. Higgins of Newfane, then
of Brookline. Mr.. Burnett played in a
brass band which flourished in West
Dummerston at one time and which
filled many important engagements. He
kept up his musical work more thar 30
years, put dlter the death or his father
he devoted his time to carrying on the
old farm, which consists of 100 acres and
has been in the Burnett family about
40 years.
Mr.. Burnett leaves one brother
George w. Burnett of Brattleboro. the
last survivor of his fathers family: also
two nephews, Frank L.. Burnett of
Brattleboro and w. w. Burnett of this
place. a granddaughter and g%randniece,
children of w. w. Burnett, are Miss
Grace w. Burnett, a student in a medi-
cal college in Philadelphia, and John s
Burnett. who is employed by the state
highway department.. Frank Leonard of
this place also is a grandnephew.
Rev. d.. f. Trout. pastor of the Uni
Versalist church of Brattleboro, oficiated
at the funeral at 1.3O o'clock Saturday
afternoon and the burial took place in
the north cemetery. The bearers were
Frank L. Burnett, w. w. Burnett, John
s. Burnett and Frank Leonard.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Chauncey Holland of
Dover visited a few days at J.. O..
Adams's this week.
A small sum was added to the Grange
treasury as the result of the supper and
dance held Friday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Huntley of Brattle-
boro spent Sunday with Mr.. Huntley's
mother, Mrs. Jane Hutnely.
Sunday guests at w. w. Burnett's were
Mr.. and Mrs. Ferris Vaughan, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Burnett and Mr.. and Mrs. G..
w. Norcross of Brattleboro.
The play, Diamonds and Hearts,
which was postponed from Oct. 10, will be
presented in Grange hall Friday even
ing, Nov. 10, to be followed by supper
and dancing.
Section Boss Connarn and his employees
had a narrow escape from injury Thurs
day morning of last week. While round
Ing the curve above Charles Taft's they
were met without warning by an extra
freight coming down grade and only
prompt action on the part of the section
men in jumping averted a serious and
perhaps fatal accident. The hand car and
contents, including dinner pals, etc,
were damaged.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-12-22
PASTOR BUILDS BIG FENCE
All Work on Stone Wall 100 Feet
Long Done by HImeelf-Build-
ers Praise Work.

Montclair, N. REV. DR.. Thomas
Travis, pastor of the Watching Ave
nue. Congregational church, who is
one of the few Montclair preachers
who did not take a vacation. finished
the construction of a stone fence about
100 feet long and two feet thick on
the grounds of his new Sis, 1000 home
in Watching avenue. The labor was
all done by his own hands. and build
ers say 1t reflects credit on his ability.
Dr.. Travis is a great believer In
outdoor work as a a Of promoting
health. A large wood pile at the real
OF his grounds attests to his energies
in still another form OF manual labor.
He also is an excellent gardener and
spends much time looking after his
plants and vegetables. DR.. Travis also
is well known as a criminologist. hav-
ing written a book on the subject. Re-
Gently he caused a sensation by his
denunciation OF conditions In the Cald-
we'll p~enitentiary, which is maintained
by Essex county. DR.. Travis de
nounced the penitentiary authorities,
saying they have not adopted modern
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-12-22
Persona

Gov. Woodrow Wilson has begun
his campaign in Illinois.
The Lorimer Investigation seems
destined to drag until spring.
Attorney General Wickersham fav-
ors the creation of a bureau to super.
wise corporations.
Senator Works of California has
asked investigation of soldiers homes
and urges federal care of confederate
veterans.
Gen. P. H. Barry eff Nebraska has
the refusal of the place of governor OF
the soldiers home at Dayton, O.
Walter Cook of New York vas elect.
ed president of the American Insti.
tute of Architects.
Congressman Stephens has intro
duced a bill in the interest of the
Ponca and Santee Indian tribes.
senator Lorimer will probably be
the last witness in the senatorial srl'
berry scandal.
senator Cummins introduced a bill
to give the tobacco organization tha
right to appeal from the American
Tobacco company reorganization.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-12-22
Hopkins, RecIuse, Was Once Thought
Dead, Is Put In Grave for
Good.

Hopkins, MOTOR the second time
in a quarter Of a century James II.
Magee, a recluse, has been lowered
into a grave in a coffin.
A quarter of a century ago, in Burl-
ington, Ia, he was stricken with
cholera. He vas thought dead. was
placed in an old board coffin and was
being lowered into a grave when a
friend stopped the proceedings, de-
claring that he believed Magee was
alive.
The coffin was raised, a doctor sent
for and Magee was revived. He was
nursed back to health. For more than
a year, however, he had been In poor
health, and there was no doubt OF his
death when he passed away this week.
"Old Mack" was the name under
which Magee was best known in the
vicinity of Hopkins. He was born In
Ireland in 1920 and came to America
with his parents when he was three
years old. He lived in New York and
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-12-22
OF HARDSHIPS

labOrs ! hear the word from round
about sources that my wife has sued
for a divorce.
Il wish to impress upon your mind
that my home has been my first and
last thought every day since l first
landed here, in 1898. and that | love
my wife and family dearly. | visited
home for some time in 1901, and again
eighteen months ago, and had /
thought then that there was anything
of this kind in her mind l would have
given up my claim and suffered the
loss OF all my hard work rather than
see my family rent asunder. l cannot
help but believe there is some kind OF
conspiracy or some one has per-
suaded my wife to do as she is doing,
or that her mind has become confused
through the loss OF her daughter.
Miller had negotiated a sale OF a
half interest In his claims to a syndi-
cate at Seattle, but says his wife
wrote to the Seattle firm handling the
trade and spoiled the deal. He as
serts his claims are valuable, and
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-12-22
STOKES ASSA|LANTS
ARE ACQUITTED
FOUND NOT GUILTY OF CRIMINAL
INTENT IN ASSAULT ON
MILLIONAIRE.
END Of MYSTERIOUS SHOOTING
Miss Conrad Goes Into Violent Hys
terics When She Hears Verdict
Millionaire Was Not Told
News.

New York, Dec. 1S.-A verdict OF
no guilty was returned freeing Lii
liam Graham and Ethel Conrad of Grim
inal charges on which they had been
held since last June for shooting the
millionaire sportsman and hotel pro
p%rietor, w. e. d. Stokes.
The girls were tried OF an indlct
ment of three counts, h first charg
ing an attempt to murder Stokes. o.
consideration of this count, however,
the jurors were relieved by Justice
Marcus, at the request of the district
attorney. The court restricted the
jury to the second and third counts,
which charged, respectively, assault
in the first degree, with intent to Kill
and assault in the second degree with
intent to do bodily injury.
When the girls faced the foreman
he announced the words mot guilty
Miss Conrad cried Thank Cod" and
went into violent Mysteries. She sank
to the counsel table, then jumped UP
again, shrieking and tearing her hal,
and throwing her arms about wildly.
1t was a surprise to the spectators, for
Miss Conrad had shown much the
throughout the trial. On the other
hand, Miss Graham, who continually
wept during the trial, and sobbed the
more when she heard the verdict, re
covered herself when she saw her
companion so affected, and acted as
the comforter to her younger friend.
The summing up argument which
Assistant District Attorney Buckner
made against the girls was a dramatic
feature Of the late session OF court,
He flourished the revolvers with which
the girls had shot Stokes and punctu.
ated his recital Of the shooting and
his scorching denunciation of both
Stokes and the girls by frequent snaps
of the hammer.
Stokes was shot when he called at
the apartment Of the show girls on the
night of June Z. He said he had gone
there at the invitation of Miss Conrad
with the expectation OF getting letters
he had written to Miss Graham and
that when he got there the girls laid
before him a demand for money with
a flourish of revolvers and a threat
to shoot. The girls declared thai
Stokes attacked them and that he
seized their revOlvers long enough to
fire two shots, and they shot also, sew
eral bullets taking effect in the mil.
lionaire's legs.
More favorable news OF Mr.. Stokes
condition was given out. DR.. Joseph
Thornley,, the attending physician, said
his patient was progressing %favorably
and is we'll OF the road to recovery.
"Mr. Stokes is ignorant Of the &C
Quittal of Lillian Graham and Ethel
Conrad" added DR.. Thornley,, land
gone to the jury"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-12-22
RUSSIA SENDS THREAT.
Ambassador Bakhmeteff Calls on Sec
rotary Knox.

Washington, Dec. 1S.-What in dip
lomatic language is interpreted here
as practically a threat by Russia to
sever all friendly relations with the
United States in the event that con-
gress goes ahead with it's plan to at
rogate the treaty Of 1882 with that
country, has been made to President
Taft and Secretary Of State Knox by
the Russian ambassador, George
Bakhrneteff.
Mr.. Bakhmeteff protested against
the Sulzer resolution for the abroga.
ton of the treaty on the ground that
it's final adoption would be inconsist.
ent with the long friendship that hae
existed between the United States
and Russia. While neither the presi.
dent nor Secretary Knox was alarmed
over the turn of affairs, it was said
at the White House that a determined
effort would be made by senate lead.
ers to modify the Sulzer resolution.
What Russia Objects To.
Russia objects to the following Ian.
guage in the SulZer resolution:
THAT he government of the United
States will not be party to any treaty
which d~iscrilninates between Ameri.
can citizens on the ground OF race or
religion; that the government of Rus
STA has violated the treaty between
the United States and Russia, con.
Guided at st. Petersburg, Dec. Is.
1923, refusing to honor American pass.
,~rtc I,,1u icc,,n1 IN A m 0rioon niti
Gems on account of race or religion;
that in the judgment Of the congress
the said treaty for the reasons afore.
said ought to be terminated at the
earliest possible time"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-12-22
INEBRIATES ARE NOT WANTED
Maryland Judge Said Saloon Free
quenters Were Disqualified
From Jury Service.

Hagerstown. Md.--1n ~discharging
the November grand Jury Judge
Keedy took occasion to answer those
who found cause for criticism be
cause some of the members of the
grand jury were pronounced temper
ance men. Judge Keedy said. In
part:
TT IL not disqualification to a Juror
to be a temperance man, but It is a
disqualification to a juror who is in
the habit of %frequenting saloons
while he is attending the sessions OF
court. When a man is here admins
tering justice he needs all OF the wits
he possesses, and If ne is under thu
influence Of liquor he is not. In my
judgment, in a proper frame of mind
to perform his duties"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-12-22
SP|TOME.0F EVENTS
GENERAL NEWS AND NOTES
FRESH FROM THE WIRE.
THE STORY IN A NUTSHELL
Embracing = Condensation OF Events
In Which Readers Generally Are
More or Less Concerned.
Warrington.

Democratic Leader Underwood pre-
dicted that the caucus of he u
democrats would not authorize an
omnibus public building bill at this
session Of congress, notwithstanding
the public building committees re-
commentator for one.
The Sherwood service pension Dill,
which would add upwards OF $4O,OO0,-
900 to the governments annual ex-
penditures by granting increased pen
sions to civil and Mexican war vet
Grams on the basis Of length OF SER
ice, was passed by the house despite
the determined opposition OF many
democratic leaders.
A plea for the creation Of a special
committee OF five to investigate the
so-called money trust" was made De
fore the house rules committee by
Representative Lindebergh OF Mime
sota. Mr.. L~indebergh's contention IS
that a syndicate of bankers and allied
capital controlling the reserve funds
In American banks dominates the
financial world.
Former Senator Aldrich Of Rhode
Island, chairman of the natlonal
monetary commission, had a confer
ence with President Taft at the white
house. The president expects to
make suggestions for what he con-
siders necessary financial reforms in
a message to congress after the holi-
days, and it was understood that Sen
ator Aldrich talked with him over
such legislation.
Indictment and prosecution OF rail-
roads which fail to refund promptly
manifest overcharges on the trans
portation OF freight, hereafter will be
requested by the interstate commerce
commission. The commission called
oficial attention to the fact that 1T
is as unlawful for a carrier to over
charge a shipper as it is to give
him q rebate" It also says that the
refund OF overcharges should be
made without an order from the com
mission.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-12-22
Beggar Suspected Of ShammIn9
Scorns Tempter and Goes
to Jail.

Cleveland, O.-How to determine
whether a man is deaf or is merely
pretending to be is the problem that
has engaged the attention 'Of Police
Judge Levine and Probation Officer
Vining since John G. ;GrOwnest. 40,
was arrested on the charge OF being
a common beggar.
For Grownest used the plea wnen
he was begging that he was deaf and
dumb. the police say. When the pa
trolman who arrested him brought him
into the station to enter his name on
the blotter Grownest whipped out a
pad and pencil and wrote his name on
that. All efforts on the part OF the po-
lice to surprise him into speaking fail
ed. At every attempt Grownest would
shake his head and rapidly scribble
on his little pad the declaration that
he could neither talk o hear. The
police believed that he was felgnlng
and locked him up.
In court Grownest still stack to MS
character Of mute and defied all at
tempts on the part of the judge 10
trap him into speech. Not able TO de-
eide whether or not the man was an
imposter, the judge sent him back to
Jail and sent for Mrs. Elmer Bates,
president Of the Society for b Deaf
and asked her to talk to him.
After trying in vain TO talk to MIN
through the sign language, Mrs. Bates
came to the conclusion also that the
man was taking. In court the 1udgE
sentenced the man to $50, costs and
thirty days in the. ~workh9use.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-12-22
Man Buried Second Time

New Jersey until manhood n
learned the trade Of a %plasterer when
a youth.
He went from New York to Bush
nell. H., in 1862, and there married
Hester Ann Pierce. daughter OF a
wealthy land After his wife
died he became a wanderer and trav-
eled over much of the United States.
He took up the work of contractor
and built a number OF the Harvey
eating-houses along the Santa Fe. be-
tween Newton, Kan. and Albuquerque.
N. M.
Although he was an avowed free
thinker, shortly before his death he
asked that a minister be called and
he died praying that his sins be for
given.