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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-03
TOWN MEETING RESULTS.
More Towns Than Usual Voted Lii
cense in Western Massachusetts.

Nearly 81 western Massachusetts
towns held their. annual town meetings
Yesterday The bad travelling. owing
10 SUNDAY : storm. reduced tie at
tendance at the meetings in many Of
the smaller towns and three towns
Windsor. Plaintiell amt OTIS, which
We're scheduled to hold meetings. Were
obliged to postpone them because If
the inability Of any number OF voters
to get To the meeting place.
The change in the date Of closing
the fiscal year OF towns has resulted
IN a movement for earlier town meet
ings and several towns decided TO hold
them hereafter ON the first Monday in
February instead of in March. The
passing of the time honored March
town meeting seems TO be not far
away.
There were a number OF important
changes in the license situation, the
majority of the towns which changed
their policy going into tho yes : col
umn. Orange and Shelburnc, after
some years under no-license, changed
to license, as did also Belchcrtown am
Athol Chester. after 10 years of Ii
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-03
DEATH OF POLICEMAN.
Barre Officer, Found Nearly Frozen to
Death, Succumbs

Officer George X Carrie of Barre,
who was found nearly frozen to death
on the street on Lincoln 5 birthday.
and who had been since that time in a
precarious condition. died Saturday
after great suffering. The man was in
the thick of a struggle to put out a fire
in the Vermont Fruit store. Feb. ! l..
and with clothes wet. he started late
that night for his home
The next morning he was found With
both legs and arms frozen rs far as the
body. Upon his return TO consciousness
two DAYS later after he was found. he
stated that he was seized with a dizzy
spell and sat down by the road. That
was the last he could remember.
Mr.. earle leaves a wife and seven
children. He received his early train
ing as "A policeman when young man
in London. Eng. Twenty-seven years
ago he came to America and settled in
Barre. He WAS employed as u granite
cutter until he was appointed to the
police force. 10 wears ago. In point pi
service, he was the eldest man on the
Barre force. Mr.. Carrie was 81 years
old.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-03
Two Coal Laden Barges Torn
from Tug in Sunday
Nights Gale
SCHOONER WRECKED
OFF BLOCK ISLAND
Vessel and Cargo Scattered Along the
Southeast Shore, Where Islanders
Salvage

PROVIDENCE, r. l.. March -
Fears that nine lives were lost on the
al-laden barges, Frank pendleton and
Josephus. which were torn loose from
the tug, Edgar f. Luckenbach. off Fire
island lightship in Sunday night S gale
were expressed here last night The
tow was bound To Providence from
Norfolk
Capt. Partridge Of the Luekenhach
reported to the Luckcnbach transporta-
tion company, owners Of the craft, that
the barges were quickly swept out of
sight after the hawsers parted. With
the tug Edward Luckenbach of the
same line, the Edgar +. Luckenbach.
searched the stormy waters of Long Is
land sound all day without hearing any
news of the missing boats. Both barges
were old and seafaring men were of
the opinion that they foundered quick
" with all hands
On the Frank Pendleton were Capt
Alexander Engblom of New York Al
bert Clark Of Maine and Arthur II.
HUMPHREYS and George Mosier Of New
London, CT. The .IosephuS carried
Capt. Charles McIrnev of Philadelphia
and crew of four whose names are
not known in Providence The Edgar
IF. Luckenbach figured in disaster off
Barnegat on December 26 last. when
she lost the barges Undaunted and a
G. Ropes with eight men.
The bones of the four-masted Schoon.
er Jacob s. Winslow were all that re-
manned Of her Yesterday on Black
rocks, Block Island, where she struck
during the gale Sunday. Most Of til,
vessel and her cargo Of lumber wcr,
scattered along the southeast shore
where the islanders, with teams 81
oxen. We're busy saivaging. The body
/ of the negro engineer, William iiann
! bal. of New Haven. who was browne,
in the surf, was taken in charge Ia til,
island s undertaken.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-03

private nursing in Brattleboro, at least
for the present. They have little
time to make up in order to complete
the course, but will receive the diplomas
before the end of the month 1t was
decided not to have graduating exer-
eises this year.
The FIVE pupil nurses who have come
to succeed them are Miss Mary Pierce
Of Bellows Falls, Miss Lillian McKin-
non of Brockton, Mass, Miss Mildred
Woodward of Keene, n. H., Miss Alice
Cronk of Swanzey, y. H.. and Miss
Elizabeth Leslie of Windsor, Mass.
Besides the superintendent. Miss
Schumacher. and two graduate nurses.
Miss Hennessty and Miss Caillouette.
who have charge of the work. there are
- pupil nurses at the hospital, not
counting the five who are completing
their courses -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-03
RESULTS OF THE TESTS.
Marks of St. Michael's Parochial
School Children for February

Grade nine: Highest average. % Is
per cent, John Kennev; Ruth Danyew
81; Helen st. Cyr, 90; Eleanor Eckels,
% IS; Eleanor Baker. o., Marguerite
Hopkins. 30 6-s; Rose Pellerin. 80 Us;
Julia Filion. 81 IS; James Scanlon,
IS 6-S; Marion Long. s. Is; Josephine
Garrity. 50 IS; Edward Moran, 81 IS;
Mary kaVanaugh, -; William Bovee,
- IS; Joseph Fleming, 70 6-S.
Grade eight: Highest average. Flea
nor Sheehev, So: William Baker, Kath-
crime Denning. 50.
Grade seven: Highest average. Fran
els Austin, q, 10; over 90, Dolor Nolin,
katherine Clarity. Mary Danyew,
Mary Kennedy: over 50. Gladys Rus
sell Helen Mann.
Grade six: Highest average. Mar
guerite Haus, SO %: over So, Bridget
Masajada, Alice Manning, Daniel
Lyons.
Grade five: Highest average Chris
tina Young, s.; 50, Mary Curry, Mary
Grady.
Grade four Highest average. Alice
Boyce, 80 10; over 90, Marjorie Baker
Florence Danyew, Mary Farrant; over
so. NJ O 'Connor. Eva TAYLOR
Grade three: Highest average, Rutl
Filion and Ruth Deffner. 9s Is; over
90, Mary Carey, Margaret Danyew: Sc
per cent, James Lyons.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-03

entrywoman ~it,i net impair thr right
of either TO Il patent after compliance
with the law for one year"
Mr. kinkaid declared that the pres
ent laws are IN imredImcit - nar
riage in the public land states anl That
this should Lc tolerated 10 tu-er.
The gentleman from Nebraska la
i good deal III nerve - call THIS hill
up" suggested Ecprcscutatiy" MANN u
Illinois. lie SAYS il is against FGlli''
policy Ia prevent marriage. while thy
gentleman nj his lifc has been Prr-
venting one marriage thai ought IL
take place"
4 do not stand i'll the WHY ri mar
rage Of worthy willows. wiiowcrS
bachelors or maidcn~. responded Mr
kinkad
Il suggest an amendment including
our Nebraska friend observed Rem"
sentative Madden of Illinois
Il would be Included said MI Kin
kaid smilingiy
we should like to help ne @entic
man GET married" said Mr. Mann.
The bin was passed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-03
OUTSIDERS COMMEND
MOTOR FIRE TRUCK
Efficiency Demonstrated in st. Johns
bury and Bridgeport Rutland
Says It is Prime Requisite.

In view Of the petition and call for
special village meeting for the pur-
pose OF resembling the recent vote
authorizing the purchase Of a motor
driven piece of fire apparatus. the opin-
ions expressed elsewhere relative TO
this kind of Gre-tightiug machinery will
be read with interest. At the time OF
the recent heavy snow storm the
Bri'lgeport fire department was called
on for service Here is what the
Bridgeport Telegram said:
THE exceptional snow storm through
which the city passed has demonstrat
ell the efficiency Of automobile fire APP
paratus Not once has the self-pro-
PEELED apparatus of the local depart
ment been put out Of commission by the
snow and the time made in reaching
fires under any set of adverse condi-
tions will always average better than
the time made by horse-drawn appara-
tus under the same conditions II *
possible TO imagine extreme hahdicaps
under which the automobile apparatus
would be completely stalled, bat horse
Idrawn equipment facing similar odds
| would be put out Of business. No fire
Idepartmcnt cam accomplish much lu a
blizzard Automobile equipment j. not
/ anN more scientific and efficient. but II
| is more humane. y few heart breaking
runs through heavy snow viii kill the
| fire horses bat viii do no harm to
heavy machinery. built to stand thc
GAIT
Commenting on the Telegram ,,
statement the Rutland News said;
- Here Is further evidence of the value
= Co., tTY,- ? IL
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-03

had no appetite. Since / have taken
lydia T. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound the aches and pains are all gone
and I-fecl ike new woman. | cannot
praise your medicine too highly Mrs.
AUGUSTUS LYON, Terre Hill, Pa.
It is rrue that nature and . woman's
work has produced the grandest remedy
for woman's ills that the world has
ever known From the roots and
herbs OF the field, Lydia Z. Pinkham,
forty years age, gave to womankind
a remedy for their peculiar ills which
has proved more eficacious than any
other combination of drugs ever com
pounded, and today Lydia E. Pinkham $
Vegetable Compound is gniz d
from coast to coast rs the standard
remedy for wcman's ills.
II. the Pinkhann Laboratory at Lynn.
Mass, are files containing hundreds of
thousands of letters from women seek
ing health -rneny OF them openly state
over their own signatures that they have
regained their health by taking Lydia
T. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound ;
and in some cases +hatit has saved them
from surgical operations.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-03

eense, voted emo and Warren also
shifted to the no-license side.
Greenfield voted an appropriation of
100000 for a new school building An
appropriation of $4,000 was made for
paving Main street from the town hall
crosswalk westerly. Robert L. Pray,
4. J. Smart and Harry Richardson
were elected selectmen. Greenfield 5
vote in favor of license was III to
$50. Several other Franklin county
towns voted license, the votes being
as follows; Bernardston So to 40, Col
rain l42 to 49, Deertield l57 to So.
Erving 9S 10 IL. Montague 400 to 403.
Whately 20 to %. These towns voted
no license: Mortified lis to "a. Levden
- to .. Warwick - to L. ..a..
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-03
MARY HOWE TO SING
NEXT MONDAY NIGHT
Brattlehoro' Famous Prima Donna to
Give Concert in Centre Church
A Recent Tribute

The many friends of Mrs Mary
Howe Burton OF Clinton, Mass, are
planning to give her II cordial vel
come when she appears here in con-
cert next Monday night. Mrs. Burton,
who Is Brattleboro's famous prima
donna soprano, will sing in the Con
gregational church at ) clock for the
benefit of the society''s building fund,
and will be accompanied by her broth
err. Lucicn Howe. From the stand
point of vocal music the entertainments
will be the finest in Brattlebor this
season.
Mary Howe-who has won the
plaudits of t~music- loving people of
Europe and America, recently sang at
the Worcester Musicians Relief asso-
citation s band concert, when l22 mu-
scians with instruments were group.
ed on the stage, conducted by Arthur
Pryor.
OF her singing n Worcester news
paper said; Mrs. Mary Howe Burton,
soprano solost, won the hearts of the
vast audience by her splendid interpre-
tation of classical music There were
many present who remembered her ap.
pearance at the Worcester music fes-
tival in S. and when she came upon
the stage the applause was tremen.
dous. Mrs. Burton 5 voice was pure
and sweet, and she sang with a clear
ness and resonance that moved from
the very sOftest note to the glorious
crescendo of full volume. The audi
ence remained absolutely still under
the spell OF her voice; so still that the
lowest note carried to the four cor
sers of the great room, clear ant
sweet as a bell.
. Mrs. Burton first song. Air .ant
Variations. Proch, gave her an excel
| lent chance to show the range an,
! quality of her voice. The singer 5 per
sonality is charming and the expires
sion OF her face. which changed witt
each variation of the air, Sc ed [,
| draw the attention of every heare,
She sang with little effort, taking tn
! high notes with remarkable ease an
| surcness. She was accompanied at tn
! piano by her brother, Lueicn Howe.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-03
DIPLOMAS FOR FIVE
NURSES AT HOSPITAL
-Four Will Remain in Brattle-
boro-Five New Students.

The threeye courses OF five nurses
nj the Brattleboro Memorial hospital
end this month, and five others have
come to take their places. The five
who are to receive diplomas are Miss
Marguerite c. Taylor. Miss Catherine
Frances Guyer, Miss Roselee Rochon,
Miss Adeline Rochon and Miss Mar
iorie IT. Halle. Miss Taylor, whose
home is in Grafton, Mass, has gone to
Troy \. y. to take a course in obstct-
rics, and the four others intend to 10
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-03
THE WEATHER CHANGES

Bring on hard colds that are hard to
combat. Chills are frequently prom
inent symptom with them. \ hot water
bag or bottle placed in the bed with
a patient helps materially. In fact
there ought not to be a house in which
such a useful article is not to be found
when wanted. Wilfred f. Root, phar-
macist, has a complete assortment of
the very best makes of hot water con-
tainers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-03
BACHELOR READY TO
WE'D FOR new LAW
kinkaid of Nebraska Sets
Chamber In UprOdr.

Washington. = Representative Moses
-kinkaid of Nebraska. bachelor. was
greatly embarrassed recently in the
house Nj Kinkaid'S bachclorhood has
frequently been the subject Of lest
among his c4leasues but he was near
" obliged this time To yet married rs
a means IF forcing through Il bin in
which he has II keen interest
Mr. Kinkaid asked consideration for
"a bin providing that the marriage Of
a homestead entryman to homestead
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-03
APPEAL BOARD TO MEET.
Will Make Arrangements for Telephone
Appeal Cases.

MONTPELIER. March 3.-Thc state
board of appeals will take up the ques-
tion of appraisals of the telephone
companies at 10 O'Clock Thursday
morning in the Senate chamber at the
state house. Appearances will be made
by the companies at this time and
then adjournment will be taken until
the middle of the month. The board
will be in session only one day, and
no heatings are expected to take place
on the opening day
Appeals have been filed by the state
through the state treasurer, Edward
II. Deavitt, in all of the valuations
made by Tax Commissioners Charles A.
Plumley on the SO companies and in
dividuaIs doing a telephone business in
Vermont.
AS this is the first time that the
companies pay on valuations 1t was
thought best that the appraisals should
be passed on by the board. Under the
old law telephone companies paid ON
their income.
Under the new law the appraisals
aggregated $3,63l,325 and the tax
amounted to S45,3Sl60, in increase of
$26.53l.36 from the year before, I'M
der the old law
The board of appeals consists of
Lieut.. Gov. Frank L. Howe. State Au.
ditor Horace 4. Graham and Secretary
of State Guy w. Bailey Attorney Gen
eral Rufus E. Brown will represent the
state and will be assisted by State
Treasurer Deavitt.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-03
Large Increase in the Annual
Amount Turned Into State
Treasury
S623 ,363.S4 FROM THE
BANKING CONCERNS
Railroad Taxes Have Trebeled in 10
Years, Increasing from S164, 9Oo.23
III 1908 to S544,771.66 Last Year
Total Receipts About S1,500,000.

MONTPELIER. March .. State
Treasurer Edward II. Dcavitt has re
ccivcd the six months tax due Dccem-
Der 81, 1913. from savings banks and
trust companies, which was payable
March ]. 1t totals $3l7.32i45. This is
larger than for the whole year 10 years
ago.
For the six months preceding, Jan
uary | to July ], 1913, the amount re-
cciNed by the state rs taxes on de-
posts in savings banks and trust com
panics was S306. 039.39, making total
Tor the year from this source of 1923,
363.S4. This latter amount is larger
than the combined taxes of all corpora.
tions 10 years ago.
The amount received by the state
from savings banks and trust compan-
les in 1913 is $J0,694.S9 larger than
was received from the same source in
1912 and in the latter year the amount
was $40, 1922 more than received in
1911. The 1911 tax was $4l,303.74
larger than thst of 1910.
Taxes on Railroads Trebled.
The taxes on railroads have treblcd
in TO years. In 1868 the railroad taxes
amounted to $l6i,90G.23 and in 1913
lhtN IOlaleu TO4f. I l.JD. Ouc- nan OF
the latter amount was paid TO the state
treasurer last October and the balance
is due April -. Adding the railroad
taxes of 1913 TO the taxes received
from the savings banks and trust com
panics the state received from these
sources Sl,l6S. 1880. About 5000
viii be received this year in taxes or
savings deposits in national banks
. lf
state receives approximately $l5ooO(
. q year which is just about double the
amount received from this source It
years ago.
other corporations such as telephone
telegraph, transportation and express
companies, together with the $4,000
received in the form of annual corpora
tion license fees. add about 81 ,500,O0'
10 the state treasury against $600.00l
received from the same sources 10 YEAR
ago.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-03
DUNLAP HATS.

In the spring styles for 1914 We
now have in stock and on display, The
Dunlap hat is the best made aud is
preferred by the best dressers alt over
the country. We have complete as
sortment of the hats of this manufac
ture which means that if you wish to
be dressed properly as to your head
covering, if you come to MS for style
and fit you will pass inspection any
where. Ambrose Knapp, clothier, Main
street.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-03
SOME NEW BOOKS

At popular prices are to be found on
our shelves and they are books you
will wish to read. We have large
stock of books, some in special valua-
BILE editions. others at prices that
place the best reading matter with
in the reach of all. You should
know, also,' that we have all sorts OF
writing papers, desk materials and lit
rrature for children. Clapp & Jones,
Main street.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-03
THE DEEP SEA FISHERMEN

Are bringing 10 the wharves in BoS-
ton tons OF mighty fine eating fish and
we are almost daily getting supplies
from them that discriminating house
Keepers in Rrattlchoro are buying and
their families are eating. Besides an
kinds of fish we have lot eff other
things, and our variety of canned goods
is very extensive. S. Wells ~ Son, fish
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-03
FRUIT is CHEAP

Ard plentiful just now ana there Is
not much in that line that we have
not on hand. We are offering some
mighty nice naval oranges at . cents
and we have them in all sizes and de
grees Of sweetness up to 40 cents a
dozcn. Grape fruit Is especially de-
ljcious just now and very cheap. Fruit
is good thing to eat. Il. II. Amidon,
grocer, Main street
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-03
SELECT EARLY

The materials for your spring suits.
The samples and materials are here
and so are the new STYLES. There is
never very much change in the STYLES
of men : dress but what there &.e we
have. II pays, if YOU wish your
clothes early in the season TO get an
early start. We cannot make every
suit we turn out in a season in a day
or 4 weei.. Someone has to be first.
w. II. Haigh, Elliot street.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-03
IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE

To US whether you have all of your
laundry work done outside or only a
part of it. 1t makes no difference to
us whether it is flat pieces or collars
or fine waists, we have the machinery
and the people who know how to work
it and we send out only laundry work
that has been properly done. Brattle-
boro Steam Laundry, 10 Flat Street.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-03
KEEP HOT FROM COLD

In one of the lunch boxes We are offer
ing for sale now. The metal case con
tains a Thermos hottie that keeps hot
liquids hot ~ hours or cold liquids
cold for - hours and besides there i
ample room for great big substantial
lunch. The real advantage Of this
equipment is that the hot and the cold.
the dry and the wet, do not mix until
you want them to- And it does not
cost much to be assured of this Rob
bins & Cowles, hardware
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-03
SOME OF THE NEW RECORDS

Are what YOU need to add to your col
lection. Not only have we the new rec
ords but the new music itself ami them
we have the rolls for the piano play.
ers. Besides we have the pianos, the
Victor Victrolas, the music boxes. the
player pianos and everything in the
music line. l.. II. Barber, High St.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-03
A COMFORTABLE CHAIR

IS something Won want whether for use
at home or at the office. They are
made in every conceivable material.
shape, size aud height; high backs, low
backs, upholstered, wicker or hard
wood. 1t is quite often that YOU find
u chair has oltIised its usefulness.
When such is the case look over Moran
& Co. 5 stock. They have what you
want.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-03
LIGHT YOUR LIGHT.

There is nothing that will attract
attention like light. An electric
sign is the modern way to advertise.
Are you among the live onesl Think
this over and let us know where our
representatives can tell you all about
an electric sign.-Twin State Gas &
Electric Co.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-03
MEAT PRICES VARY

And so do prices. There is one thing
about the prices we put on the meat
we sell and that is they do not vary
from the very lowest notch that will
give us q reasonably fair profit. When
We. can buy meat cheaper. we sell il
cheaper. Our margin of profit is the
Same always. We do n cash business
and do not have to stick on prices to
make up for poor accounts. Brattie.
boro Cash Market, The Abbott.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-03
NOT A CANDIDATE.
Proutys Position That He Would Con,
slider Election Mandate from People

MONTPELIER, March > Charles
A. Proutv has declared IN 50 many
words that he is not and viii not, iii
,rectlye or~ indirectly, be a candidate foa
the United States Senate 10 succeed
w, Z. DILLINGHAM;, whose term expires
next year This news is contained IN
two letters written to Nermonter~
since Mr.. Proutv was in Darlington to
attend the Greater Vermont associa-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-03
SPEAKS MANY LANGUAGES.
Indian, Walking to Washington, Seeks
Voting Privilege.

Voting Privilege.
Columbus, Ind. Chief Wifi" Cloud.
who says hc has recently been elected
chief Of $50 Dakota Indians. Sl"ppcd
here for . short rest willie on hia Ny
to Washington Il. see President wilson.
The chief Is walking the eutir" iii,
lance, aud when be meets the pr"Ri
dent he intends lo request the chief
executive t. do all he can t. giR" tn"
Indians = vote
t'hidflAViifte t1ow calls attention. to
the fact that lac is a Carlisle graduate
that he speaks twenty three languages.
nine of which are foreign tongues and
the others Indian dialects: that he has
taught school and is now an Indian
chief. but that he has no right t.
vote
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-03-03

LE0ld l. , lllAhdilt ?
V g &c table Com
pound. II lsea I fir :
began taking it !
was suffering frCr
female troubles r.,
some time and had
almost all kinds Of
aches pains in low
er part Of back and
in sides, and press
inc down pains |
could not sleep and