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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-12-06
The Heart Of a Friend.

Broken friendship" says a writer in
an exchange, like china, may be re-
paired, but the break will always show"
And 1t is a bit of real truth and wis
dom. Friendship Is a precious thing
too precious a treasure to be carelessly
broken or thrown away. The world
real, true, deeper meaning is forgotten,
and the acquaintance of an hour or
the chance conner is designated by
the term which in itself bears
wealth of meaning. Your friend Is the
one who appreciates you-your faults
as well as your virtues-who under
stands and sympathizes with your
defeats and victories, your aims and
Ideals. your joys and temptations, your
hopes and disappointments, as no one
else does or can. 1t Is your friend to
whom you turn for counsel, for comfort,
Tor praise; he may not be as learned as
some or as wise as Others but II suf-
hces that he understands you, and even
his quiet listening gives strength and
renewed courage. Blessed be the man
or woman into whose life has come the
beauty and power of such a friendship!
Prize 1t well. Do all in your power to
keep such friendship unbroken. Avoid
the break, for when 1t comes It can
not be easily mended. and the Earring note
mars the harmony. 1t Is not alone a
question OF forgiveness; that may be
full and complete. 1t is the hurt In the
heart that will not readily heal and the
confidence that will not fully come backl
1.-THE Pilgrim.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-12-06
A TWICE TOLD TALE
One Of Interest to Our Readers.

Good news bears repeating. and when
1t is confirmed after long lapse of
time, even If we hesitated to believe 1t
at first hearing, we feel secure in ac-
cepting its truth now. The following ex-
perience of a Brattleboro man is con-
firmed after lapse of years.
George II. Newton. 10 Cedar Street.
Brattleboro, VT. says: For some time
l suffered from disordered kidneys. See
ing Doans Kidney Pills highly adver-
tised, procured a box at F. II. Holden's
Drug Store and began using them. l
am glad to say that they lived up to
representa- lions. / have taken this rem
edy on several occasions since then when
cold or overwork has brought on
slight recurrence Of the trouble and 1t
mas never failed to help me-"
The above statement was given August
20, 1905, and at later date Mr.. Newton
SAID: You are at liberty to continue
publishing my former endorsement Of
Doan's Kidney Pills. have been free
from kidney trouble since used this
preparation"
For sale by all dealers. Price so cents.
Foster ilburn Co., Buffalo, New York,
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name--Doans-and take
no other.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-12-06
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS
FIRE LOSS $4,000 SUNDAY.
Mill Of the Rockingham Paper Company
Destroyed-Narrow Escapes When Elk
plosion Occurred-4o Hands Out of
Employment.

A serious fire occurred here Sunday
morning, starting about 7.3O, in which
the paper mill of the Rockingham Paper
company was practically destroyed and
loss of about $1,000 caused. The mill is
one of the most northerly under the
hill," located upon the island, only
the ground wood pulp mill "A" of the
international Paper company being To-
Gated further up the river. The next
mill south is that of the Moore &
Thompson Paper company, which was
endangered a part of the time during
the day. The fire was fought until
about in the afternoon. although
streams of water were needed and used
most of the day Monday.
The mill had two machines in a large
one.story and basement machine room,
while the beating and mixing engines
were in a thfss=stery building nearer
the river. The product Of this mill has
always been tissue papers, of which the
largest contract covering a great pro-
portion of the manufacture has been
with the Buttrick company for making
their patterns, and for similar fine
grades of stock.
The mill has always been a prosper
Gus one with no lack of demand for its
product and was running continuously
from o'clock Sunday night until Z
o'clock Sunday morning. 1t employed
about 40 hands.
The mill was shut down about Sum
day morning and the last of the en-
ployees, except some repair men, left 1t
about IT'S. About 100 fire was discov-
cred in the basement under the machine
room among some stock and near to
large stock of lime which had been put
in the week before 1t is uncertain what
started the blaze, but 1t was impos-
sible to hold 1t and an alarm was rung
in. stream of water deluged the lime
and added to the heat, making a gas
which communicated to the main three
story building and in a short time an
explosion occurred, blowing out the walls
of that building on the river side. A
number of firemen and employees mar
rowly escaped injury when the explosion
occurred. From this time the building
was doomed and the department put its
attention to saving contiguous mills.
There was but little damage outside the
Rockingham Paper company's mill.
The mill was erected in 1879 by the
late John Robertson and Charles E. Rob-
erston under the firm name OF John
Robertson & Son, they coming here at
that time from Putney, where they also
owned a mill, and II was owned by that
firm until a few years ago 1t was
merged into the corporal ton and Is own
ed largely by George H. Rabbit and his
wife, who was a daughter of John Rob-
ertson. Mr.. Rabbit Is the president and
general manager.
1t Is understood there is a fair amount
of insurance. although the loss will be
heavy to the company in both the prop
erty and the interference with business.
The workmen are mostly of a class who
have not saved ahead and the loss OF
salaries for several months at this time
of the year means a great deal to them.
Without doubt the mill will be rebuilt
at once and the business continued.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-12-06

were served in a very dainty manner
by members of the organization in
costumes Of I'VE olden times and all
harmonized well with the surroundings.
The people who came were very much
interested in the attractiveness and
convenience of the new quarters of
Company +. The organization occupies
the entire space of the third floor of the
building, which was for over 40 years
the quarters of the different Masonic
organizations of the town. Instead of
the main hall being on the rear side of
the building it Is now on the front
overlooking the square and the ante
rooms and entrances are at the back
side, making a great improvement. This
section of the building was destroyed in
the fire of March 26th, and the rear
rangement and finishings are entirely
new and of an attractive character.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-12-06

Sheriff Clifford E. Mann of this town
began Monday, Dec. 3, full two years
term as sheriff of Windham county. He
has held the Office the past several
weeks. having been appointed by Gov.
A. M Fletcher upon the resignation of
Sheriff G. c. Wright of Westminster,
when it was discovered that Mr.. Wright
was not entitled to hold that office and
be town representative also, and he was
elected by the people in September.
Sheriff Mann has appointed these dep
uties. most of whom have qualified: C.
I. Knapp, Herbert E. Harris and A. w.
j. wilkins of Brattleboro, Dorr M.
Thayer of Bellows Falls Sherwin L. Hill
of Dover Adm F. Miller of East Dunn
merston, Frank L. Wellman of Guilforj,
II, f. Willis of Jamaica, Earl Davis of
Newfane, who also is jailor, George p.
Alexander. jr.. of Saxtons River, ]. w.
Melendy and Frank e. Davis of South
Londonderry, w w. Van Ness of West
Townshend, w. M. Sparks of Towns
bend and e. M. Fits Of West Wards
boro.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-12-06
RIDS YOU OF
INDIGESTION
OR YOUR
MONEY BACK

Wilfred F. Root Is authorized to re-
FUND your money II you take MONA
Stomach Tablets for indigestion or any
stomach distress or misery and are dis
satisfied with the results.
And that same guarantee also applies
to any condition caused by out Of order
stomach such as sallow skin. pimples,
headache, nervousness. dizziness, sleep
lessness, dependency. etc.
SO why should you suffer longer from
an unclean stomach when you can try
MI-O-NA Stomach Tablets. the prescrip-
ton OF specialist on this liberal no
benefit no pay plan.
large box for so cents at wilfred f.
Roots and pharmacists America over.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-12-06

Miss Patience Wilder returned from
the Memorial hospital Sunday.
Lewis Hamilton is boarding with Miss
Kate Wheeler and attending the Brattle-
boro high school.
w. E. Stellman has improved his place
by grading his lot and putting in a ce-
ment retaining wall at the back, thus
providing an appropriate place for
shrubs, gardening and outdoor amuse-
ments
Armour's monthly cook book, Noyem-
Der number, contains the usual list of
prize recipes. One Of the four prizes
for Vermont was awarded to Mrs Hayes
Bigelow of this place, who told how to
cook liver and bacon.
The woman's association of the Con-
gregationa1 church held it's missionary
meeting Thursday afternoon in the home
of Miss M. l.. Stedman and Mrs l.. S.
Bartlett The meeting was opened with
devotional exercises. Mrs. l.. II. Stefl-
man, Miss NJ L. Stedman and Mrs. H
F. Weatherhead were appointed a COM
mittee to nominate officers to be elected
at the annual meeting to be held the
last week in the month. A very inter-
esting report OF the annual meeting of
the w. B. M. was given by Miss S. E.
Clark and Mrs. F. r. Mann gave a his
tory of gMormonism from its foundation
to the present time The meeting was
well attended. Sandwiches, cake and
coffee were served.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-12-06

Reports say that the foreign business
of the United States in the nine months
ending with September amounts to near
S3,0OOOOO,OOO. During that period we i'm
ported goods valued at 81 ,333, 1863. 727. or
almost exactly the same as the figures
for the corresponding nine months of
last year, and we exported goods worth
$l,5SS, 6S5,9T or about $3.50, 100000 more
than in the corresponding period of 1911.
IT would appear that our agricultural
and Industrial institutions have had
prosperous year under the Payne AID
rich tariff.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-12-06
College Student Lives on IS Cents a
Week

The high cost of living problem has
been solved by Raymond B. Sanford,
student in the state agricultural college
at Ithaca, N. Y, by adherence to the
following daily menu: SKINNED milk,
buttermlk, stale bread at 3 cents a
loaf peanut butter raisins, lentils, oat
meal, apples, Sanford believes he has
qualified as the champion cheap dieter
of the college world" BY following the
above scheme since he entered college
last July, he has lived on So cents a
week He was spurred to the test by
reading of a Harvard student who lived
on dollar a week. Sanford has gained
weight and declares that he will con-
tinue the diet until he leaves college.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-12-06
1000 Historical Articles and Antiques
Exhibited.

1000 Historical Articles and Antiques.
The loan exhibition of historical ar
ticles and antiques which was held In
the new armory in Union building We'd
nesday and yesterday by the local chap
ter OF ID. A. r. proved to be a much
greater success than the originators
dared hope. During the first day over
800 different articles were placed on ex-
hibition and on the last day there were
upwards OF 1000. These were arranged
In the main hall and ante-rooms in a
tasteful and attractive manner and in
such positions as to show to the best
advantage. The patronage was also
at the price OF only 25 cents the organ
i2ation reaped a handsome income to
assist In carrying on their work. In one
or the antserooms tea and light lunches
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-12-06

Rev. C. L. Eaton OF the Universalist
church has moved from No. 10 Atkinson
street to Cherry street into the house
next east of the David Savage residence.
ST. Peters church at North walpole
had reunion and bazaar on Thanks
giving eve. The net proceeds to be used
In parish work amounted to the hand
some sum Of 1854.
Mrs. Edwin L. Baker of Green street,
who submitted three weeks ago to an
operation for ibroid tumor, returned
Monday from the hospital at Hanover.
She Is gaining slowly at the present
time.
James Chapman. whose wife died Nov.
g. and who has lived % years in the
Barry block on Westminster street, went
Tuesday to Langdon to visit week or
so and then will go to friends In Cam
ada to make his future home.
A telephone call brought the chemical
wagon and Chief Mccain to the f. b.
Phelps house on School street Friday af-
ternoon, where a burning chimney was
making much smoke and endangering
the building But little damage was
done.
Miss Alice Thorpe. district nurse. who
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-12-06

First Doctor-"Had a couple OF odd
patients this morning"
Second Doctor-''Indeed! Who were
they?"
FIRST Doctor-"One was a beekeeper
with the hives and the other a grass
widow with hay fever"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-12-06
WEST BRATTLEBORO
Charles e. Stearns.

Charles e. Stearns, a former resident
of Wilmington and cousin of the late
Mrs. c. R. Evans, died in his home at
10 Quincy street, Brooklyn. Saturday
evening, Nov. 80. He had suffered from
heart trouble some time and was not
able to attend Mrs. Evans's funeral with
his brother and sister. This caused him
some worriment as he was a favorite
cousin, and he failed rapidly until the
end came. Mr. Stearnss parents were
Horace and Lucretia (Tanner) Stearns
of Wilmington. Mr.. Stearns for many
years was in the bakery business in
Brooklyn, retiring some time ago. He
had spent his summers in Wilmington
for some years.
His wife was Viola Miller of Whining
ton. Besides his wife he leaves one
daughter, Mrs, Grace Lyle. one grand
daughter, Viola Lyle. one sister, Mrs.
Harriet Fox, and two brothers, w. H.
Stearns and Fred Stearns, all Of
Brooklyn. The funeral was held in the
home Tuesday evening and the burial
took place in Brooklyn.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-12-06
Trust Company 10 Pay Per Cent Div.
idends.

During the past week the Bellows
Falls Trust company has advertised that
they will now pay per cent interest in
its savings bank department instead of
the 3R per cent heretofore paid. Both
our banks have heretofore paid the same
rate, but 1t is understood that the Saw
ings Institution, which Is much the old
er organization, will hereafter pay the
same as the Trust company.
The Trust company was organized in
1902 and has rapidly gained the conf
dence and patronage OF our people. 1t
has capital stock of $50. 900 and in its
savings department 1t had the first of
this year s4s3. 1885 in deposits. It's
president is e. L. Walker and treasurer
Albert III. Chandler.
The Bellows Falls Savings Institution
was Incorporated in 1S47 and the first
of this year had deposits to the amount
of H,695, 33617, ranking as one of the
largest in the state. Its president is
Judge a. II. Allbee and treasurer Ar
thur p. Williams.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-02-14
FUNERAL Will BE
HELD this MORNING
Many Friends Of Late ". D.
HGys Will Attend

The funeral of the late William d.
Heys will take place this morning at
1O:3O o'clock, from the residence Of
his father on Rees Park, Rev. o. B.
Chester officiating.
Mrs. E. A. Shipley, of Hamlet, N. c.,
and Mrs. l. B. Winlock, of Augusta,
sisters of the deceased, arrived yes
terday to attend the funeral, and also
Mrs. T. o. Battle, of Pelham, Ga,
sister of Mrs. w. d. Heys.
The pail bearers will be Messrs. l.,
G. Council, E. c. Parker. H. e. Al
len, w. NJ. Harper, j. N. Carter, c.
J. Sherlock, H. S. Council and K. L.
Bell
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-02-14
TO IMPROVE
OLD S. A. |.
station
MUCH WORK IS TO Be Done
Present Building Badly Needs
The OVGrhauIing

The Seaboard railway is preparing
to overhaul and improve the general
appearance of it's passenger station in
Americus, the repairs probably being
sufficient for immediate requirements
and until the location of that much
needed union depot can be decided up
on by the railway companies here.
The building, erected about twen-
ty years ago, is to be repainted inside
and out. A new roof of red tiling
will be put on in place of the old
shingle roof, and the building gener-
ally overhauled and improved
Other changes contemplated will be
the removal of Agent Everett's office
from the cottage building near the
passenger depot to the freight ware
house on Finn street, thus consolidat-
ing the two branches of business
there Some improvements will be-
made in the freight depot building in
fitting up offices and general over
hauling.
The Office of assistant superintend-
ent of this, the Fourth division of the
Seaboard, will be established in the
cottage building now occupied by
Agent Everett, and Assistant Superin-
tendent Parsons will soon be estab-
lished there
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-02-14
CONCEDE nine
STATES TO 7. R.
But Taft's Managers Think
That is About All

Washington, Feb. l3.-Representa-
tive Mckinley, who was made mana
ger of the Taft campaign, has held :
conference with the presidents prl-
vate secretary, Charles d. Hilles, and
Senator Murray Crane to decide GER
tain matters in connection with the
opening of new Taft headquarters.
Senator Crane is one of the men
responsible for Congressman Nc
Kinley's selection as manager Sena-
tor PenrQse and ex-senator Aldrich
are the other two Senator Aldrich
has called at the White House several
times in the last few days, and it is
thought that the present activity is
due to his taking a hand.
The principal result of the confer
ence was tie giving out of a roseate
prophecy of victory for the president
The three men assert that Mr.. Taft
already has 7S0 delegates out of the
1876, or 241 more than the majority
necessary for nomination. An unoffi
cial statement that is understood new
ertheless, to come from inspired
sources. gives the president 45 states
and territories, and comedies I,
Roosevelt nine states. The state
claimed for Taft have $40 votes II
the convention, but few scatterin,
votes are magnanimously passed owe
to the Roosevelt column with the ex
planation that there will be fe,
split delegations.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-02-14
POLITICAL INTEREST CENTERS IN
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS CONTEST
Three New Candidates are the field Making Total of Six Contestants For G
Three Positions MeS W. C. Mitchell and Lee Johnson are Latest Entrants

Interest politically at this time CEN
ters largely in the race that will be
run for the three vacancies to be fill
ed on the board of county commission
ers, as two other announcements were
added yesterday to the four which had
been made previously, so that there
are now a half dozen candidates in tie
field
The two candidates who entered the
race yesterday were Messrs ]. Lee
Johnson, of Huntington, and W. z
Mitchell, of Sumter City, so that both
the city and the county are now rep
resented in the list of candidates whl
are seeking the honors of these posi-
tions.
Instead of having barely enough
candidates for the vacancies that a,e
open. a state of affairs that seemAd
to be for a time a perplexing one,
there are now twice as many candi-
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-02-14

Forty thousand dollars was the
handsome price paid by Mr.. H. c. Bag
lev for the undivided one-half inter
est of Gordon Clark in the fine planta-
ton located a dozen miles north Of
Americus and owned by the two.
- g sale mas just been consummat-
ed, and Mr.. Bagley is now in entire
possession of one of the finest farms
in Southwestern Georgia.
The farm contains 5000 acres and
is upon the great Andersonville-Thom-
asyille highway, besides other good
roads in that section.
Mr.. Bagley has owned the place, iii
part long time, and proposes TO
make of it one of the model farms and
show places of South Georgia, In
tensive farming and high fertilization
will bring rich results in the produc-
ton of cotton. while the raising Of
fine cattle, mules and hogs will be
Eiven much attention as we'll.
Twenty miles of wire fencing have
teen put up there, surrounding the
fam and dividing it into numerous
tracts for the grazing of cattle. Five
hundred fine hogs are on the farm
already, while a dozen brood mares
have recently been added Mr.. Bag
ley, in time, will raise all the mul,
colts required in cultivating this mod
el plantation.
This year, under the direction }
his son, Hugh M. Bagley, recently o
Americus. MIR. Bagley is operating six
ty plows, and expects to make
cotton crop of at least one thousant
bales. He will plant only eighteel
acres cotton to the plow, using 100
pounds guano per acre.
But other crops will not be neglect
ed and especial attention will b.
/, given the production of corn, oats
MAY, groundpeas and chufas, for tn
feeding of the cattle and hogs on thu
farm. In time. all the meat required
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-02-14
DELEGATION
IS TO LEAVE
FOR ALBANY
TO ATTEND LARGE Meeting
Representing Sections Of
Southwest Georgia

An Americas delegation that viii
appropriately represent this city and
county will go down to Albany today
to be present at the sessions of the
Southwest Georgia Get Together"
meeting to be held there. Among
those who will go will be the fol-
lowing: Mayor J. E. Mathis, Mr.
Crawford Wheatley, president of the
Board of Trade, and Secretary Clar-
ence j. White, Mr.. Frank Sheffield,
chairman of the Board of County
Commissioners, and Mr.. E. A. Nisbet
The morning session of the meeting
will begin today at 10 o'clock in the
morning, while the afternoon session
will begin at 2:30 o'clock, the court
house to be the place of meeting at
both times. In the morning the fea-
lures of the program will be the ad
dresses of welcome. Mr. E. A. Nieb9t
is on the program Of toasts that will
be heard at the banquet at night, the
subject allotted to him being Lights
and Shadows of Southwest Georgia.
With the two meetings outlined,
that of the morning and the after
noon, the sessions should be of spec
ial value and interest as regards the
development of this section of the
state The banquet in the evening,
which will begin at 7:3O o'clock at the
armory hall, will be a delightful So
cial feature. All the members of the
Americus delegation will stay over 10
enjoy the banquet
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-02-14
INVITATION HAS
Been GIVEN TIL
The COMMISSION
TO INSPECT The PLANT HERE
Railroad Commission Invited
to Visit City

AS the result of the action of coun~
Gil at it's recent meeting, a telegram
was sent to the railroad commission
of the state in Atlanta Monday night.
inviting that body either to come in
lcrson or to send an expert represent
ative to inspect and investigate thor
oughly the property owned here by
The Americus Gas and Electric Com
rany before they reach decision in
tie matter now pending before that
body relative to the issue of $4,000
of bonds by the local corporation.
The matter was brought befors
council by the report made by Mayor
Mathis to council as a result of the
trip recently made to Atlanta by a
committee of three members of coun-
Gil to represent the city at the hear
iEf held there on February Z. Mayor
Mathis gave brifly his impressions of
the hearing and said that he thought
the railroad commission ought to be
given an opportunity either to come
to Americus or send an expert repre-
sentative to investigate matters here
so that they might gain an unbiased
knowledge of conditions.
When the resolution was put to u
vote it was passed practically with
out opposition, and the. telegram was
sent to the commission. Up to a late
hour yesterday no reply had been re-
ceived from the commission. 1t is not
known as to what action that body
will take with reference to the mat
ter