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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-07
BRATTLEBoRo PERSONAL.

Mrs. f. g. Chace and children return
ed last evening from Newport. Il. /.
Miss Lucy Warner of Bernari~ton
is with her aunt, Mrs. q. f. Warner. for
a visit.
Miss Maverette Smith will 90 to Hol-
woke today for a visit with Mr.. ami
Mrs. II. w. Kirkland.
Miss Mary Fits. who is i'll with
diphthcria in New York. is reported
this morning as recovering steadily.
Mrs. Lenora Prouty Davis underwent
an operation for appendicitis yesterday
at the Farrcn hospital in Montague
City.
G. \. Bond Of Locust street is hav-
inc his house and barn wired for cleo
tric lights +. NJ. Goodenough has the
contract.
DR.. Henry d. Holton, formerly sec
| rotary of the state board of health,
went to Burlington today to attend
meeting of the board.
Mrs. William T. Bruce, who was suf
| fering from commissions yesterday an'
| last night, is reported this morning a
resting comfortably.
Mrs. Ada Patterson is visiting il
Greenfield and her mother, Mrs. Z. +
Patterson of Putney is keeping nous
for her during her absence.
Miss Elizabeth Cudworth o
Towushend has been a guest of Mrs
IT. J. b. Cudworth this week on he
way to Bellows Falls for a short stay
G. H. Smith is expected to return K
day from Northfeld Farms where b
was called the first of the week by tn
illness of his father, F. II. Smith, VIII
is ill with pleurisy.
Maude Brown of Brattleboro, men
Der of the class of 1914 at Mount Ho
yoke college. has been chosen first IA
. ternate for the debating team fro
that institution which will discuss Il
question. ''Resolved that Unite
2 States senators of the several stat
, | should he elected at large by the pc
! pie of those states, in a joint deba
against the Vassar college girls.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-07
BRATTLEBoRo LOCAL.

The class of young people who are |
reading German met last evening with !
the Misses Hopkins.
Tickets are being sold this week for
a mask ball to be given in the Brooks
House Tuesday evening, March p,
About four inches of snow fell yes
terday, followed last night by high
wind which has caused the roads in
several districts to be badly drifted.
The Jacksonville stage driver was
obliged to 90 about two miles out OF his
regular route this morning on account
of the condition of the roads near Jack
sonville.
Eight former chums of Mr.. and Mrs.
/ l.. l.. Durham came from Bellows Falls
/ TO a dinner party in the home of Mr..
! and Mrs DHnham Wednesday after
noon, returning on the night train
i They were Mr.. and Mrs. \. H. Chandler,
Mr.. and Mrs. W. f. Perley, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry E. Elliot and Mr.. and Mrs.
l.. J. Robertson.
Mrs. Katherine Kane Quigley, who
died in Ashuelot Sunday of enlarge
ment of the heart, was mother of Mrs
Job Long, il. Of this town. She was
native of Ireland, but had lived in
| this country since she was six years old
| The funeral was held in the Roman
1 Catholic church in Ashuelot Tuesday
and the burial took place in Keenc.
Mrs. Josephine Cushing, II, die,
last night in the home of Conrad Min
err in Guilford Center. Nephritis wa
| the cause of death, a disease with whic'
| she has suffered for some time. She wa
= born in PASSPORT, Me, Il daughter o
: Stephen and Catherine UIambert) Nun
son, and had lived in Guilford in rccen
years in the home of Mr.. Miner. Tn
funeral will be held tomorrow afte'
noon in the home and burial viii TAX
place in GuilfOrd.
A number of Brattleboro people WI
i remember Charles l.. Swemm, who hi
q been selected as chief stenOgrapher
y President Woodrow Wilson. He W;
y here two weeks in the fall of 1917 an
represented the ClawsOnH Hamilton cor
mercial college at their exhibition
III the Valley fair, astonishing thousands
persons by his wonderful speed and a
curacy. He is just 20 years old al
holds the worlds record for accura'
and holds third place for speed, Sven
went through President Wilson s cal
paign with him and demonstrated /
ability as a stenographer many times,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-07
TWENTY-FOUR TABLES
AT MILITARY WHIST
Enjoyable Parry by Brattleboro Chapter,
D. A. R., in Grange Hall-Decora-
lions and Names of Prize
Winners.

About I3j persons attended the mil
itary whist party in Grange hall last
evening. a. many as the hall could
comfortably, and every
body fully enjoyed the occasion. The
party was given by Brattleboro chap
ter. y. A. r., and the proceeds will be
used for patriotic education. 1t was
intended to have the event in the new
armorv at the corner of High and
Green streets, but it was seen a few
DAYS before the scheduled date that
the new hall would not be in readi-
ness.
Twenty-four tables were filled from
5 to 1880 o'clock, and many were pre-
sent who did not play. The patroness-
es were Mrs. Levi K. Fuller, Mrs.
George $ Dowley. Mrs. George w.
Hooker and Mrs. Julius J. Estey.
Each table represented Il fort appro,
priately named, and suspended above
| it was n string Of small flags for the
/ winners to draw from as they changed
from one table to another Other dec
orations included two large United
| States flags and the insignia of tbs
y. \. r. The changes at the table
were made to military music by Lett
singer orchestra. who occupied seat
on the platform.
Substantial prizes were given an
we're won by Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. Tas
ker. Miss Pauline Morris and Mr.
W. \. Wilcox. During intermission
punch. homemade candy, sailed nut
, and other articles of refreshment wer
served Mt a buffet table. Dancing Wa
enioved from 1890 until nearly mi,
night
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-07
NEW AUTOMOBILE LAW.
Gives Sheriffs and Other Officers
Greater Power in Furnishing
Speeders.

An act of the last Legislature, which
reads as follows, Will be great help
to sheriffs, policemen and eonstabies
in arresting reckless automobile drlv-
ers:
"A person who, while operating or
in charge of an automobile or motor
vehicle refuses, when requested by a
sheriff. deputy sheriff, constable or
police officer to give his name and
address or the name and address Of
the owner of such automobile or
motor vehicle. or refuses or neglects
to stop, when signalled by a sheriff,
deputy sheriff, constable or police of
ficer, or who refuses to produce his
license to operate such automobile OF
motor vehicle or his registration GER
tificate upon request of a sheriff, depu
tv sheriff, constable or police officer
shall be fined not more than 500.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-07

Governor Sulzer of New York has
learned more of the life of his model,
Silas Wright. At the dinner of the
University club in Albany, he met DR..
John NJ. Thomas, president of Middle
bury college, who told the governor
that the records show that Silas Wright
matriculated at Middlebury with load
of hay, which his father thought was
ample to cover the expense. Doctor
Thomas invited the governor to GO to
Middlebury to see the old building
where Silas Wright lived and the entry
in the treasurer's book of the load OF
hay which Wright offered for his tu-
ition.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-07
BRATTLEBoRo PERSONAL.

Miss Alice Macdonald is i'll with
grip.
Mrs. May Potter of Bellows Falls is
a guest of Mrs. c. L. Keye.
Mrs. f. c. harrington and Miss Ruth
Carter went to Boston today to remain
several days.
Mrs. A. B. Goodale is expected home
Monday from visit in Orange, Boston
and Springfield.
United States Judge J. L. Martin re-
turned Wednesday from Hartford,
Conn, where he had been holding court
Arthur Howe, who has been employ
ed for the past year in NorthtieId,
Mass, spent yesterday with his brother,
Fred Howe.
Miss Mildred Macdonald resumed her
work yesterday for The Brattleboro
Trust company after an absence of sev-
eral days on account of illness.
Mrs. l.. W. Hawley was one of the
spectators at the inaugural festivities
in Washington. She is spending several
weeks with her sons, Charles 7. Haw
ley and Luther W. iawley. j., and
their families.
Jacob 6. Ullery of Brattleboro as
pires to be Col. c. S. Emery succes
sor as collector of customs at New
port under the Wilson administration
/ Mr.. Uuery has been prominently iden
tilted with Vermont newspaperdOm TO
many wears, is the Windham count,
member of the Democratic state com
mittee and man whose democrat,
or ability is not Questioned Bartol
{ Monitor
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-07
WEST BRATTLEBoRO.

T. X. Mann has been i'll this week.
Miss Ruth Robbins of Dummcrston
is at \. z. Eddy : for an indefinite stay.
Miss Pauline Martin of Dummerston
is a guest of. Mrs. Gladys Harris.
r.. L. Frost has advertised his farm
to bee sold AT auction the 2jth of the
month.
Mrs. r. NJ. Allbee has returned from
visit with her sister. Mrs. Charles
Warren in Fairlee.
The schools of the town district viii
close today for the Easter vacation of
three weeks.
The Baracea class of the Baptist
church Will serve a sugar supper IN the
vestry Thursday evening.
H. b. Perry left yesterday for Hills
boro. n. H., for Il lo-days business
trip.> Mrs Perry and son accompanied
/ him to Ludlow to visit her parents. Mr..
! and Mrs. Charles Morgan.
The DunkIee brothers are anticipat-
| ing a favorable sugaring season. They
have remodeled their sugar house, built
a new arch and installed new Grimm
evaporatoT.
The March meeting of the mission
airy society OF the woman dSSoSLalloL
of the First Congregational church
was held yesterday afternoon will
Mrs. c. s. Clark. There was larg'
attendance in spite of the storm Mrs
H.. H. Stcllman gave an excellent pa
per on Ancient Religions In China an
Mrs. l.. :. Bartlett read a paper o.
Temples In China in the absence o
Miss Stcdman. Mrs. W. +. Stellma
gave several piano selections and re
freshmcnts were served.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-07
BRATTLEBoRo LOCAL.

The telephone operators of the Brat |
tleborO exchange are to take advantage /
of the snow and enjoy a sleighrlde to-
night,
Rev. Roy NJ Houghton pastor OF
the Congregational church, has order
ed 5-passenger Ford automobile OF
Manley Brothers. 1t is expected to
arrive soon.
About 80 members and friends of
the y. f. o. z. gathered in the home
of Mrs F. p. Davis last evening TO
enjoy the box social. a very pleasant
evening was spent with music, singing
and cards A good sum was realized
FLOR the ladies' auxiliary.
The snow and March wind put the
| Wilmington stage out of business to-
/ day The driver could not get through
to Brattlcboro with the mail for the
! first time this winter. The drifts were
high and hard packed and after ne
gotiating some Of them he had to give
lup.
Florence T. Blanchard, through her
attorneys. Chase & Chase, has filed a
petition for divorce from her husband
Fred W. Blanchard, now a resident OF
Orange. Mass. She charges lntoleraolt
severity and neglect to provide. They
were married Aug. II. 1898, and hvec
in Nottingham from April /, 1908 t.
April l. 1912. They have three child
rem.
Mrs. G. H. Harris of 10 Main stree
entertained the missionary society O
the missionary society of the Yves
= Brattleboro Baptist church yestcrda
= afternoon. The topic for discussio
was: 1.-THE Chinese Republic. Mr.
: Jennie NJ. Cheney gave an interestin
: paper and articles Of interest wei
. read by other members. y supp,
{ followed the meeting.
/. Some additions and changes hav
been made in the peddlers law an
now in addition to such articles
goods as previously included IN IL
list TO peddle when a license was +
quired. are peaches. oranges, banana
II groceries and wearing apparel OF
Kinds. The license fees are Sl5 forPaI
peddlers' license and $50 for n pc
dler who uses other means tn;
a shank : mare and his back to car
his goods.
The death of Mrs. Gertrude Tenn
Trendall, which occurred Feb. 10
Chesterfield. resulting from burr
. was the third death in the family
is result from accident. The others we
~ Daniel Bcmis. her grandfather, "
NO was killed hv falling tree on t
~ farm owned at present 10y Walt
Ia Murphy on the Putncv road. and
* cousin. Merton BemiS, who was kill
&c by a trolley car in Springfield. Mas
NJ four wears ago.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-07
ROAD BUILDERS TO
MEET HERE MAR. Is
State Commissioner c. w. Gates Will
Conduct Annual Conference
Law Changes To Be
Taken Up.

The annual meeting and conference
of the road commissioners of the towns
in Windham county viii take place In
Brattleboro Tuesday, March Is, with
sessions at 1890 in the morning and
100 in the afternoon.
State Commissioner Charles W. Gates
of Franklin viii he in charge of the
meeting and there viii he a representa-
tive of the office of public roads, Wash
ington, D. c., who viii give a stereopti-
con lecture. The statutes, Section zoos,
| provide that town and city road com
missioneIs attend these meeting and
provides for payment of necessary eN-
penses.
The highway laws have been chang
ed. and it is highly important that all
commissioners and selectmen attend
these meetings to become familiar with
these changes and their own duties as
affected by such changes. The great
demand for highway Improvements ear
be met in no way so well as by 60
} operation. The state stands ready Il
aid in every possible way.
The dates of the meetings in the Va
: rious other counties are as follows:
Fl Bennington county, at Bennington
. Tuesday, March II; Rutland county. a
Rutland. Wednesday. March L.; Add
son county. at Middlebury, Thursda,
- | March u: Windsor county. White RlN
- or Junction. Wednesday, March Il
:, Orange county. Chelsea. Thursda,
y March 20: Washington, at MontPelie
Friday. March 2l; Chittenden count
mt darlington. Tuesday, March p; Ii
{ noble county, at Hyde Park, Wedne
d day. March %; Caledonia county. at ;
II Johnsbury. Thursday, March p; Fran
e lin county. at ST. Adams. Tuesda
? April /; Orleans county, at Orlean
;; Wednesday. April ,; Essex county,
IL Gmldhan, Friday, April 4; Grand Is
n county. at North Hero. Tuesday. App
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-07
It Is a Dandy.
burlington Clipper. ]

Vermont's newest daily newspaper
The Brattleboro Reformer-is a dandy.
The first number was issued Monday
and it shows the hand of intelligence
and energy in its form and appearance.
The Reformer, when published as a
weekly, could be classed with the very
best newspapers in the country and the
new daily gives evidence of maintain
ing this high standard. While Brattle-
boro may be rather small town for
a daily, vet the first number shows eX-
cellent support, and we bespeak sue
cess to a degree for the new Daily Re
former
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-07
Service of the Agricultural Experts.

Service of the Agricultural Experts.
Citizens of counties working to Sc
cure agricultural experts viii be inter
ested in the following letter from the
crop improvement committee of the
council of grain exchanges: 1.-The stu
alton is still the same, except that sew
eral more checks have been sent out.
To all counties property qualifying
within a reasonable time, it is prob
able that we can offer a contribution of
$1,000.
| 'sWe have been so rushed the last
week that | have not been able to tab
ulate the latest information in regard
to Vermont, but hardly day passes
that we no not hear from one or more
Icounties in your territory.
Kindly point out the necessity t.
your counties of sending complete anC
detailed data when sending in thei
final papers, so that we may have ev
erything at once, thus facilitating mat
tiers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-07
INTERSTATE ROADS
UNDER DISCUSSION
Good Roads Congress Considers Coop
Grafton Between Federal Govern
ment and States.

WASHINGTON. d. c.. March T.
Cooperation on the part of the federal
government and the states in the con
struction of interstate highways was
the principal subject under discussion
today at the closing session of the fed
cral aid good roads congress.
Various suggestions We're offered
looking to a uniformity in the construc-
ton of highways and a more scien-
tifc system for the Improvement and
and maintenance of those already built
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-07
FreckIe-Face
February and March Bring Out
Unsightly Spots. How to
Remove Easily.

Do you know how easy 1T IS to 1e-
move those ugly spots so that no one
will call you freckleface?
Simply get an ounce OF othlne,
double strength, from any first class
druggist, and a few applications
should show you how easy it Is
to rid yourself of freckles and get a
beautiful complexion The sun and
winds in February and March have
strong tendency to bring out freek-
les, and as result more othine Is
sold in these months. Be sure to ask
| for the double strength othine, as this
is sold under guarantee of money
back if it fails to remove the freek-
| les.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-07
A Good Newspaper.
Manchester Journal. !

The new afternoon daily, the Brat
tleboro Reformer, made its appearance
on Monday. It is an eight page paper
and gotten up in the usual well written
and well printed manner of the Re
former. 1t is full of good advertising
and we trust that the business men of
Brattleboro will appreciate the fact
that it is their support which will make
a first-cIass afternoon paper possible
there. If it is not a success it will
not be due to the fact that it is not
a good newspaper.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-07
VALUE OF BLUE SKY" LAW.
Kansas Bank Commissioner Praises
Statute Passed by Vermont
Legislature.

Editor The Reformer, Brattleboro:
Dear Sir:-Herewith / hand you
.opv of letter received from Hon. j. \.
Dollev, bank commissioner of Kansas,
relative to the so-called ''Blue Sky
law" passed by our Legislature at the
session Just closed, giving his estimate
of the value of this law to the people
of Vermont Mr.. Dolley having to do
with the enforcement of a similar law
in Kansas, since March, 1911, is the
one man in this country best qualified
to Judge as to the benefits to be de-
rived by the people of Vermont from
the operation of this law. have no
doubt that many Nermonters would be
pleased to read his letter bearing on
this subject, if you care to give it
space in your valuable paper.
J. c. FLYNN.
North Dorset, March ).
State of Kansas, Banking Department,
Topeka. Feb. %, 1913.
Hon. J. c. Flynn, House of Representa-
tives, Montpelier, Vt:
Nv Dear Mr.. Flynn:-I received of
copy of the "Blue Sky law which
YOU were successful in getting through
your Legislature.
I congratulate you and your asso
ciates upon your splendid work. Yor
have placed upon your statutes one o.
the most constructive and valuable
pieces of legislation placed there TO
many years. 1t will save the people o.
your state from year to year NOR
money than the entire cost of main
ttainance of your state government.
Again congratulating you, am,
Sincerely yours,
J. n. DOLLEY,
Bank COMMISSIONS
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-07
STRIKERS QUIET.
Only One Disturbance Reported in Bos
ton During the Forenoon.

BOSTON, March THE striking
garment workers gave the police but
little trouble today. Only one disturb
ance was reported during the fore.
noon, and that resulted IN the arrest OF
one woman.
Because of the cold weather only a
few pickets were maintained TINS
morning in the manufacturing district
and those who wished TO go to WORK
were seldom nlolested.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-07
SOUTH VERNON.

The south Vernon male quartet will
sing in the Adventist church next Sun
dav. Come to hear them.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-07
BIRTHS.

In Brattleboro, Feb. %, a daughter
to Mr.. and Mrs. William Searles.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-07
DEATHS.

In Brattleboro, March Z, Mrs. Al
mira NJ. Crone, 50, wife of jeremiah
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-07

A young man should learn to paddle
his own canoe, even if his father does
own a motor boat.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-02

AS perhaps by now is generally known
a new plan has been adopted this Christ
mas for the sale of the Red Cross seals.
Instead of selling them on the street, a
vigorous campaign Is being conducted
responsible for seven pages in the tele-
phone book. have been appointed, ard
they in turn have delegated one page each
to committeeman, whose duty it is TO call
up the residents on that page and take
orders for the Red Cross seals. One
page in the telephone book. 1t does not
sound appalling, and yet the labors of
Hercules dwindle by comparison. [ speak
from experience.
In one morning the wires had brought
ell sorts and conditions of women, the
highest and the lowest the well-to-do
woman in her beautiful residence on
Highland avenue and the poor, needy
one in her humble home on the outskirts
of theN city. One incident was quite
pathetic. In response to my appeal the
answer came back: Il don't need no
seals this year 1 can't give no Christ
mas presents; I've been laid up with the
rheumatic and am out of work"
1t so happened that the first person l
called up was prominent Christian
Scientist. All unawares l told her my mis-
sion. Il am sure she said, you have
the wrong Mrs. B" "Oh, MO" I
FASTENED to answer her. II want all the
Mrs B-s." She then told me that she
was Christian Scientist and not In sym
pathy with the work. She believed. she
added. in stamping out this evil, but in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-02
RAILROADS COME To
RELIEF OF TREASURY
Several Large Corporations
Paying Taxes in Advance
of Regular Time

Montgomery. December 1.-CSpecial)
Railroads of Alabama are coming to the
relief of the state and are paying their
taxes in advance of the regular time
Auditor c. Brooks Smith today received
several large remittances from railway
corporations, and indications are that
practically all the railroads doing bust
mes in Alabama will pay their taxes
sometime within the next week or two.
The governor recently addressed let
ter to all the tax collectors of the state
urging them to see the banks and have
those institutions make remittance, but
he did not request the railroads to pay
before the usual time. about January /,
when taxes become delinquent
However, the railroads have taken the
matter in their own hands and are com
ing TO the relief of the treasury. The
state will need several thousand dollars
this month to meet the heavy school
appropriations and other expenses.