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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29
MRS. ALLEN DURHAM
 TO BE MATINEE HOSTESS

In compliment to Mrs. John B. Oates of Charlotte, N. C.. Mrs Allen Durham will give matinee party at the Jeff ferson Wednesday afternoon.
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PERSONAL NOTES

One of the pretty entertainments of Thursday was Mrs. Loui Dents lunch con in compliment to Mrs. Phares Cole man. Her guests included Mrs. Coleman, Mrs. Nina Redd Southgate, Mrs Elliott Carperi Mrs. w. K. McAdory. Mrs. Jo- seph Estes, Mrs. Hodges and Mrs. Ernest Redd The decorations of her table fol- lowed the usual holiday plan of poinset- tias and greenery
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29

At Miss Emma Browns card party this week the consolation trophy, lace hand lzerchief, was drawn by Miss Doris Moughon, and the first prize, a lace fan. was awarded to Miss Genevieve Burt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29

Miss Lucille woolf who is the guest of her sister, Mrs. H. M. Beck, has as her guest for a few days Miss Carrie Kohn of Buffalo.
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Miss Orez Prickett and Miss Otis Prickett if Ashville. Ala- are spending the holidays with their sister, Mrs. W. Clifton Prickett, at her home on Foun- tain Heights.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29

MT. and Mrs. E. J. White and Mir. Roy White of Knoxville will be guests of Mir. and Mrs. Frank J. White for the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29

Mrs. w. c. Prickett entertained her guests, Misses Prickett of Ashville. Ala, at box party at the Majestic theatre Thursday. At the close of the after noon dainty ices were served. In the party were Miss Orez Prickett, Miss Otis Prickett, Miss Ida Hill. Miss Ethel Hill and Miss Florence Hill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29

MT. c. E. Brown, Jr, of Florida has returned home after passing the holidays with his parents, Mir. and Mrs. G. E. Brown
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29

Mir. and Mrs. Charles Horr of Ports mouth. O., who spent Christmas with MT. and Mrs. Norman Morrison, left yester- day for Havana, Cuba. where they will spend several weeks before going to Palm Beach for a part of the winter season.
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Mrs. R. A. Steward of Fort Payne is visiting her daughter, Mrs. c. Y. Hall, on the South Highlands.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29

Mrs Louis Friedman and her daughter, Miss Gertrude Friedman of Pensacola, Fla, are guests of Mrs. G. B. Tarrant at Norwood.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29

Mir and Mrs. Nat Banks of Attalla are guests of the latter's parents, pr. and Mrs. D. M Robinson, in Glen Iris park
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-29

Miss Marguerite Robinson is visiting Miss Ada Gum in Thomasville, Ala. where several dances have been arranged in her honor, and each of which she will lead.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-14
FIRE DEPARTMENT AUTOS
Special Car Contains Apparatus
for Entire Grew.

An auto fire engine has just been made
by the Knox Automobile Company for VII
lows. Cal. which is really an entire fire
department in one piece. II consists OF
reciprocating pump, with capacity OF de-
livering SEQ gallons OF water minute
driven by the same engine that propels the
car: a 35-gallon chemical engine ana
hose body for carrying 1,joO feet OF stand
ard hose. II will carry a company OF
from five to twenty men.
r. b. Mathews, engineer or the Board
of Underwriters. conducted the official tests
for the benefit Of the fire underwriters
and the city of Willows. The requirement
of 600 gallons a minute was easily ac-
complished, the pump delivering an aver
age Of go gallons a minute for one hour
duration. readings being taken every min
ute with the throttle only half open The
same engine delivered $50 gallons min
ute on previous tests with thirty pounds
pressure on the hydrant.
The smooth running of the motor, the
absence of all vibration IN the pump. and
| the great height to which the two streams
| Of water were thrown, all received most
favorable comment from those witnessing
the test Besides the city officials and
members of the Fire Department, large
number of visiting councilmen and fire
chiefs were present, and the opinion was
! freely expressed that the day OF horse
| drawn steam pumping engines was past
New-York tribune., 1912-01-14
Auto Trucks SAGE
Taxpayers Money

Sampson supplanted. At this rate the mo-
tor equipment is saving $685. a truck a
month. OF a total OF 5,010 for the six trucks.
The saving pays for the entire feet Of
trucks in less than six months
OF course. these figures do not take into
consideration the depreciation which a
business firm would charge of each year.
nor do they make allowance for tire re-
newals when necessary. but there Is still a
taving far beyond the fondest hopes OF the
officials. Commissioner Weaver declares
that no city can claim TO be UP to date II
II still employs horses and wagons.
His department uses the Sampson two-ton
trucks TO gather up cans OF street cleanings
that are placed AT the curb and carry them
TO the municipal dumping station In spe-
c!al emergencies. such as a big connagra-
ton. they are used to assist the Fire De-
pertinent. In addition 10 its regular routine
one OF the two-ton trucks Is used to carry
the sewer gang from one part OF the city
TO another. I'm response TO hurry-up calls
from that department
Hauling asphalt, crushed rock. sand and
other paving materials is the exclusive
work or two three-ton trucks They are
Cited with self-dumping bed. so that the
driver unalded can dump a three-ton load
In three minutes and return the dumping
body TO its position on the truck The third
three-ton truck is used to facilitate general
street repairs, carrying tools, small load,
OF repair material and the laborers who do
the actual work
New-York tribune., 1912-01-14
cgEEARMG s. TON ZRUCKA
Remarkable Economy
Is Wrought in Street
Cleaning Costs.

Almost incredible economy has been ehec'-
ed by motcr trucks in the service OF hansas
City's Street Cleaning Department, and the
taxpayers have benefited by a saving or
5000 a month in one particular branch OF
the department. This result was q great
surprise TO the city officials. While they
looked for a reduction in the cost OF de-
partmental hauling and for greater ell
cheney in the work. they did not anticipate
such a tremendous saving, and all the ofn-
clals are greatly enthused about trucks.
When the administration advertised con-
tracts for six motor trucks, about year
ago there were eighteen bidders. including
all the representative truck builders. Kan
sas City was then referred TO as hotbed
Of motor truck competition, and 1t was
freely predicted that the successful bidder $
trucks would have TO meet the most exact
ing conditions OF service and at the same
time be subject to the closest scrutiny OF
the public so far as operating cost is con-
cerned
Award Of the contract was made 10 the
United States Motor Company, which mar
kets the entire output OF Sampson motor
trucks. built by the Alden Sampson Manu-
featuring Company. Soon afterward the
Street Cleaning Department placed three
two-ton trucks and three three-ton trucks
al work in the department.
Almost Immediately Commissioner w. c.
Weaver found that each of the trucks dis
placed from seven to nine horse drawn
wagons. At the end OF the first three
months he made an analysis OF operating
costs and found that the average OF the
six trucks for three months was sl25 % q
| truck a month. compared with $50 a month
for the wagons and horses which each
New-York tribune., 1912-01-14

thousand three-ton chain and gear driven
chassis. the company to-day Is relegaung
every one Of these to the scrapheap as
fast as they can be replaced by new worm
driven vehicles. OF the latter the com
pany now owns seven hundred. BY sep
tember of the present year 1t Will nave
one thousand more, and early next year
this one concern will have in actual opera
ton two thousand worm driven vehicles
New-York tribune., 1912-01-14
GsNsRAzH HoToag 2 7ov EeUcK'
WORLDS TRUCK RECORD
In Stop Run Alec Excels All
Figures for Steady Work.

new worlds record for nonstop motor
truck service was established early yester-
day morning when the three and one-haif
ton Alco passed the previous best mark OF
l6S hours, made by itself year ago. For
seven days and seven nights this truck has
been in operation continuously for the
United States Express Company. battling
with the worst storms of the season. 1t
has maintained the schedule assigned by
the express company officials. 1t has re-
peatedly climbed snow-clad hills that were
impossible for horse traffic. The reliability
of the truck under conditions that horses
could not cope with has been proven with
striking emphasis.
The new record was set as the truck was
being loaded at the freight station of the
Central Railroad OF New Jersey for triI
to Hoboken. Arriving at the express head
quarters at 5:25 o'clock the truck made II;
regular haul TO the railroad at Communi
paw. Later a load OF merchandise was
taken on for distribution in the Residential
sections. In the evening the work included
a number OF trips between Communipav
and the express company's offices. The We
hicle continued its service throughout thu
day and night with the mechanism working
perfectly. The total number OF hours IL
service up to last evening was 1S3.
The cost in gasolene consumption through
out the run has been low-an average OF
81 ss for every twenty-four hours Of con-
tinuous motor service. Reports on the work
show that the truck has averaged more
than 100 stops a day. and the number OF
miles covered is more than 500. During
this run the truck has done the work OF
FIVE two-horse teams. A comparison in
labor figures shows that four men are now
doing the work requiring six before the
truck was pressed into service. Before en-
tering this duty the vehicle was operated
by the United States Express Company for
six weeks, including the holiday rush sea-
New-York tribune., 1912-01-14
TO PLAY SOCCER IN THE SNOW

While the snow will interfere with the
match between the Brooklyn Football Club
and the Victor Football Club. OF Philadel-
phia, in the third round of the American
Football Association cup tie series. sched-
uled for this afternoon. the most important
fixture in the opening round OF the newly
organized American Amateur Football As
sociation will be played without fail be-
tween the Clan MacDonalds. OF Brooklyn,
and the Baltimore Football Club at Edison
Field, Henry and Lorraine streets Brook
lyn, to-day. This game is regarded as the
most important of the pairings for the first
round.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-14
COMMERCIAL FIVE VICTORIOUS.

The Commercial High School basketball
team defeated the Manual Training High
School by a score of 26 to l6 in a high
school tournament game at the 41th Regi-
ment Armory, Brooklyn, yesterday after
noon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-28
rison, i,1viti,a9 Investigation a,1d
'a provj11g this store's Progress
sive,1ess a11d 1'horough1oess

all this has been considered and weighed need anything else be said to induce your early attendance at this sale? Cor, anything else be said or done? It's daylight Sale, for you. to knolU and to ir,- vestigate. Its purpose, plain and simple is to clear the floors of last season goods so as to enable us to start each new season with an entire new assor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-28

ment and stock. The price reduc-
 tions are actual. The sales price is marked in plain figures on yellow tags ouer the regular price tags which are also in plain figures, Ouer ,ai1ae-tenths of the en- tire stock has been price reduced and from 10 Co 4O%. A per- sonaI visit will disclose to you still other reasons why this sale is the profitable sale for you
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-28

9x12 feet size, regularly $36.00, in distinctive and exclusive Oriental and floral effects ol late design. Priced at this sale GOO E0 at ollly ......... .'....... .......' VAa Ose~ V
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-28

lU Examples Of the Bio So0inqs This Suie A ffords
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-28
$500 Hartford Brus- Sel Rugs, 9xl2 Feet

Well known for it's splendid wearing quality, in range of beautiful floral and Oriental ef- fleets. Regularly $15.50, pricgd at D11 OS
 this sale at only .......... DI sCO
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-01-26
STATIONS RIVER,

Mrs. Anna Reay returned to her home
in Montreal yesterday
Mrs. Mary Twitchell, who has been i'll
with bronchitis, is able to be out again
The nature club met Tuesday evening
IN the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil
Hughes.
About % from the graded school had a
sleigh ride to Alstead, N. H., Friday
evening.
John Austin came from Brattleboro
to attend the funeral of his uncle, Judge
A. A. Hail.
Miss Ruby Eggleston of Keene, who
has been visiting at II. f. Richardson's
returned home Wednesday.
Owing to the absence of Rev. E. A.
Mason there We're no services at the
Baptist church last Sunday except the
Sunday school.
Rev. Z. A. Mason returned Tuesday
from Hartford, Conn, where he attended
the S-day conference in the interest of
the men and religion forward movement.
Miss Anna Richardson, who has been
nursing in Proctorsville, came home
Sunday night She went to White River
Junction Wednesday to stay a day or
| two.
The young peoples class of the Bap-
| fist Sunday school will hold a banquet
| in the Baptist vestry Friday evening,
| Feb 2. Each member may invite one
| friend
Henry Reynolds and Miss Clara Rey-
nolds are spending the winter in the
| home with Mr.. and Mrs. G. R. Tower Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Koran are living in Mr..
| Reynolds's house
Mrs. Abbie Bryant came from Canada
| Monday to visit her mother, Mrs. Mary
Richardson, who has been i'll some time
with kidney trouble Mrs. Richardson
has seemed to be on the gain the past
| few days.
The funeral of Mrs. Lewis Tenney was
held in her late home on Main street last
week Thursday. at 2 p. m, Rev. G. F.
! Chaplin officiating. Those attending the
funeral from out of town besides her
| children, who had been with her for
some time, were Keith Wood of Hanover
N H., Mrs. Anna Tenney and Nellie
Woodbury. Of Holyoke, Mrs. Coolidge
Clark and son, John Clark. b. A. Park
and Mrs. Lizzie Stearns OF Chester, John
Gould and his mother and his daughter
| Helen of Windham, Albert Thomas OF
Brattleboro, George Edwards, John Reay
and Cecil Reay of Canada. The burial
was in Saxtons River cemetery
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GUILEORD.

John e. Gale is housed with rheuma
tism
Mrs. Fred Coombs, who has been III
several weeks, is gaining.
Will Baker has moved from Brattle.
boro to his fathers farm here.
Mrs. Herbert Jacobs is seriously i'll
with rheumatism and grip. Her son,
Charles Franklin, came Wednesday.
Mrs. William Heath's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Palmer, also a young brother, of
New Albany, N Y, have been visiting
her the past week.
Archie Mellen attempted to walk
without his crutch or cane Wednesday
evening and fell on the kitchen floor,
badly injuring his knee where the leg
was amputated. His nephew was with
him to render assistance.
The annual social and oyster supper
given by Mrs. Lucius Putnam will be held
in the Congregational parsonage in the
village Thursday evening, Feb. 1. An
entertaining program will be given An
invitation is extended to all.
Twenty young people, friends of John
A Scherlin, gave him a surprise party
Jan. IS, the occasion being his 21st birth
day anniversary. He was presented a
pair Of cuff links, tie clasp and a stick
pin. Cake, coffee and ice cream were
served and the party had very enjoy
able time.
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sa15o Available for Hospital Purposes.

The Bellows Falls Womans club held
an interesting meeting Tuesday evening
in the assembly room of the high school
for the purpose of forwarding the in
terests of the Bellows Falls Hospital as
ISOLATION, for which an effort Is being
made to raise funds. They had as
guests, by special invitation, members of
the Bellows Falls board of trade, and
Rev. Albert Hammatt of Newton, for
mer pastor of the local Universalist
church, was here as the principal speak
err The hall was well filled and con-
siderable interest in the enterprise was
manifest. Mrs. A. l. Bolles, chairman
of the hospital committee, reported the
results of that committees investiga-
ton and stated the amount of available
funds now on hand to be $3.50 A num-
Der of local citizens, and practically all
of the physicians of the place, spoke in
favor of at once establishing a small
hospital with from five to ten beds, and
the general sentiment seemed to be that
1t would be better to hire a building
for the purpose, instead of investing in
one for the present. A number of avail
able buildings for this purpose were
mentioned, and it is probable some ar
rangements will be made for establish
ing a small hospital here in the imme-
date future. Mrs. Bolles and other
members of the committee have worked
hard for several months investigating
and ascertaining what could be done,
and are entitled to the thanks of the
community. In addition to the hard
work done in the interest of the asso-
citation. Mrs. Bolles exhibited her deep
interest by making an additional con-
tribution of $3.50 to the fund.
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ents, Mr.. and Mrs John A. Thwing. Mr..
Thwing had not been in Bellows Falls in
| the past five years. He went to Chicago
| about ~ years ago and at one time was
| superintendent of one of the big steel
| plants employing 5000 or 1000 men He IL
now superintendent of the American Con-
duit company's factory In East Chicago.
Edmund Powers, IS, a plumber en-
ployed by George b. Allbee, several
years, died Wednesday in his home in
| North Walpole after an illness of two
years with consumption. He gave up
| work two years ago this month and had
| made a good fight for life ever since. He
was born in ireland and came here in
| 1891 He married Kate McAuiffe of this
town, who survives with one daughter,
Mary. The funeral was held this morn
ing in st. Peters church and the burial
took place in Drewsville.
Gen. Lewis A. Grant, who in 1861 was
a weu-known lawyer in this village and
who enlisted from here, Is living in Min
neapolis at the age of 81, and he shows
remarkable vigor for man of his years
In 1906 the state of Vermont made him
their special guest by vote of the legis-
lature while In session At a banquet of
the Minneapolis Sons of Vermont in
Hotel Lexington in Minneapolis Jan. TO-
at which $50 former Vermonters were
present, General Grant was a striking
and very popular guest.
The report of Chief Mccain of the fire
department for the year 1911 shows II
still alarms and 10 box alarms, total %.
The department went out of the village
three times, twice to North Walpole and
once to Alstead. The total loss in this
village is placed at $23,SS0.27, of which
$21, 200 was by the fire of Feb. 16, when
the carriage repository of w. c. Hadley
& Co. burned on Canal street, communi-
eating to three dwellings and a junk
shop. Seven of the 10 box alarms were
rung in from box IL at the corner of
Hotel Windham.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Fall Mountain Electric Light and
Power company was held in their office
on Bridge street, Jan. 16. These officers
were elected: Clerk, Eugene s. Leonard;
treas, E. L. Rantoul assistant treas, P.
II. Hadley directors, Charles E. Howard,
A. p. williams, A. N. Burbank, D. p.
Rogers, Richard S. Russell, L. j. Royce,
H. H. Allbee The board of directors
organized by electing Richard S. Russell
president and L. J. Royce vice president
and manager. The maximum lighting
rate was reduced from IA to 10 cents per
K. W. hour.
In the first regular meeting of the
newly elected board of trustees of the
village Tuesday evening the heads of all
the old departments were re- elected. All
members of the board were present ex-
cept Trustee James f. Byrne, who was
in the West. In dividing up the work of
the board for the coming year Mr.. Bryne
will have charge of the buildings, DIR.
Kirkland of the police, Mr. Mandigo of
the fire department and DR.. George the
street, sewer and water departments.
Chief Severance is again elected in the
police department, Mr.. Mccain in the
fire department, Mr. Lawrence superin-
tendent of streets, water and sewers, and
Mr. Crandon of the fire alarm system.
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at 9 o'clock in ST. Charles's church, of
which he was an influential and valued
member.
Mr.. Higgins was born here, the son OF
Daniel Higgins, who had an honorable
record in the Civil war in which he lost
a leg, and lived here many years there
after. Daniel p. Higgins was prominent
In social, society and political affairs Of
this town and village, always taking a
keen interest in all public questions. He
had devoted his entire life to the manu-
facture of paper, beginning when a boy
of II years with the old Fall Mountain
Paper company, and gradually advance
ing. The last 10 years he mad been
joint owner with Charles M. Blake of the
mills just south of Bellows Falls which
had until that time been known as the
Westminster Paper Co.'s plant He mar
ried in 1880 Cordelia Keane, who survives
with three children, Mary F., Catherine
c. and Charles. Miss Catherine has been
a teacher in the public schools several
years. Mr.. Higgins had been a village
bailiff and was member of the board Of
trustees of the Rockingham free library.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-01-26
MARLBORO.

Major F. w. Childs was in town for
brief call Monday.
Mr.. Goodwin spent several days this
week at his summer home.
Mrs. John Blanchard has gone to live
for the present with her daughter in
Brattleboro.
Master Leon Ryder, while splitting
kindlings with tan axe recently, received
a very serious cut on his thumb.
Miss Strong of North Pomfret, a stu
dent in Mortified seminary, was a
guest of Mrs. G. L. Adams over Sun
day.
Master Harold Whitney, who spent
several days with his brother, Perry
Whitney, in Wilmington, returned to his
home last week.
The Winchester school, taught by Miss
Bessie Turner, will close this week. Pu-
pills not absent during the term are Err
win and Bertram Akley and Ned Tyler
Mrs. Simeon Adams entertained the
ladies' aid society Wednesday, a good
number being present. The next meet
ing of the society will be held with Mrs
Earl Taylor Wednesday, Jan. 81, when
it is hoped a large number will be pres
ent to greet Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor in
their new home.
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JACKSONVILLE.

Miss Eva Lowe has finished work in
Colrain and is now at home
N. E. Adams and family visited Mrs
N. D. Adams in Rowe Sunday.
Mrs. Musa Dalrymple and Miss Oaks
have been in Brattleboro this week.
The farmers meetings were we'll at
tended. The addresses were very inter-
esting and instructive
E. l.. Roberts of Brattleboro was the
guest of his brothers, B. F. and H. NJ.
Roberts, the first of the week.
A sugar supper will be served in the
Unversalist church parors Saturday
evening, Jan. 81, for the benefit of the Y
p. c. U. 90"
Alton Cheney is working as baggage
master on the Hoosac Tunnel and Will
mington railroad in place of his brother,
Wales, who is at home for a short vaca-
tion.
Next Sundays topic for the Y. P. C.
II. will be young peoples day." at the
usual time, 1O.45, and Eva Lowe will be
the leader. Although the topic refers to
young people all interested in the work
will be welcome.
The United States civil service COM
mission announces that on Feb II an
examination will be held in Nottingham
as a result of which it is expected to
make certification to fill a contemplate ted
vacancy in the position of fourth class
postmaster at Jacksonville and other
vacancies as they may occur at that Of
flee, unless it shall be decided in the in
terests of the service to fill the vacancy
by reinstatement. The compensation OF
the postmaster at this Office was $423 for
the last fiscal year. The age limit is p
years and over on the date of examina
ton, women IS years. Application forms
and full information may be secured from
the postmaster at Jacksonville,