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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-18
Last Call to See the Banjo Trio at the Princess

day, April 20, with Miss Rose Dion of
Adams, Mass, as teacher
Although this seems like a peculiar
sugar season, most of the sugarmakers
seem TO be making a fair amount of
syrup, and call il of excellent quality.
Miss Sylvia /. Sherman, who has
been spending two weeks with her sis
ter, Mrs. 5. l.. Hill, will leave Friday
for a visit with her sister, Mrs. f. y.
Blanchard, in Readsboro.
At last the Wilmington stage driver
can make his entire trip with n wagon.
For several days he had to change from
wheels TO runners to come from Mr..
Cuttings TO West Dover.
News has been received from Martin
Is. Atwood, who spent the winter at his
brother s here, and left Wilmington
| April 6, that he arrived safely in
Marshalltown, Iowa, having been q
little over two days making the trip.
Dir. Page Of Wilmington was called
Monday to attend Rufus Stanley and
took Mr.. Stanley to the North Adams
Hospital that afternoon, where he was
operated upon. At last accounts hC
was resting comfortably.
Mrs. Hester Davis of Wilmington
who has been at the home of her son
~. A. Davis, two weeks, nursing a wrist
injured by fall in Wilmington some
time ago, was obliged 70 90 10 th'
North Adams hospital Monday TO have
ia bone set which was found 10 be brok
len
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-18
MRS. G. A. LTTTLEFIELD.
Death Took Place Early This Morn
ing in Melrose Hospital.

Mrs. Mary E. Littlefeld, 80, wife of
George A. Littlefeld of 80 Prospect
street. died shortly after ) clock this
morning in the Melrose hospital IN
West Brattleboro. She was taken to
the hospital Monday and underwent an
operation Tuesday for complication
of troubles. She had been i'll since
January and under the care of pro
fessional nurse She seemed to i'm
prove a little after the operation, but
her condition was critical all the time.
Mrs. Littlefield was born in Wey-
mouth Mass, Oct. 10, 1853, and was
one of six children Of Henry ;. and
|; Mary (Littlefeld) Wheelock. When
| she was about seven years old the fam
| ily moved to Grafton, Vt, and after
/ wards lived in FitzwiIliam, \. IT,, and
| Chester, Vt, where the parents dieo
| few years ago. While living IL
| Fitzwilliam the daughter, Mary, wa.
married to George A. Littlefeld of Fitz
| william They afterwards lived IL
| Grafton, going from there to Putney
| where they lived Is years, coming L
| Brattleboro seven years ago thu
month, Mr.. Littlefeld being employee,
in the carpentering and cement con
tract work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Littlefeld had si
children, all of whom survive. The
are Scion A. of Springfield, Mass.
Fred H. of Somerville, Mass, Harry o
!. | Dummerston, Alice NJ, wife of Georg
t. Taylor OF Jacksonville, Fla, Edn;
| wife of Charles Townshend of Dun
) merston, and Grace, wife of Frank Nj
) Cannon of Springfield, Mass. Mrs
Littlefield also leaves two brother
Harvey and William Wheeloek {
Chester, and three sisters, Mrs. w.
Stevens of Pinehurst, North Carolin
! Mrs. o. X. Rounds of Chester, Mrs.
L. Clark of Guilford. She was men
Der of Sedgwick Woman 5 Relief eorl
: and had many friends here and els
where.
The funeral will be held Tuesda
forenoon at the house on Prospe
street.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-18
Is Your Cellar All Rlaht

Don't take offence at this question,
but. really, when did YOU last clean it out
your cellar? You know that cellars and
garrets - like corners in closets - are
sometimes overlooked until lone has
time?"
Meanwhile dust and dirt gather; scraps
of vegetables become widowed; tin cans
accumulate, and the place becomeslitter-
ed with all kinds of stuff, which draws
insects and mice. The cellar is soon
anything but proper place, either to
keep food in or to live over
1t is not unlikely that some cases OF
illness, which come we don't know how
are caused by neglecting the cellar. Il
| is good thing, therefore, to clear II ou
| from time to time; to give it a good coai
of whitewash. and then to keep it al
| clean as possible.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-18
inexperienced Is Correct.
ySt Johnsburv Caledonian.

lSt. JOhnsbury CaIedonian.)
The Brattleboro Reformer reprints a
part of the Caledonian editorial of
last week concerning the failure of the
administration in handling the Msxi-
can question and sarcastically re-
marks that President Wilson should let
the Caledonian settle the Mexican
problem while he is away on his Easter
vacation. All of which emphasizes the
complete failure and inability of the
President to handle the disgraeeful
situation. We can imagine no more hu
initiating suggestion than the perform
anee of President S business by al
inexperienced outsider.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-18
WEST WARDSBORO.
Eric sellfors.

Eric Sellfors, -, youngest son Of Mr..
and Mrs. j.. A. Sellfors, died peaceful
ly at his home Wednesday, April 8, af-
ter an illness Of nearly year with
diabetes He was confined TO the bed
less than two days.
lie was born in Jamaica Aug 30,
1898. Six years ago he moved to this
place with his parents from Springfield,
Mass. Besides his father and mother he
leaves four half-sisters and one half
brother. They are Mrs. Anna Young
of Loveland, Colo, Miss Anna Hoff-
ring of Montreal, Quebec, Miss Gussie
Pierson of New York, Mrs. Charles
Hescock and Emil Sellfors of this
place.
The funeral was held in the home
Sunday afternoon, Rev. w. il. Bishop
officiating, taking for his text lst
Thess. Ala. Mabel Streeter, MirtE
Pike, Raymond Kendall and Ralph
| Pike sang Safe in the Arms of Jesus
and Nearer, My God, To Thee. The
| Stratton Mountain club, of which Erie
was a member, attended in a body an'
marched to the village cemetery, wher'
the burial took place. There were man,
| beautiful flowers from the several or
carnations Of which he was n membe
and from friends.
! Harmon Sellfors Of Springfield
Mass, and Mrs. Anderson of Brattle
boro were among the friends from on
of town who attended the funeral.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sellfors have the SYN
pathy of the community in their bc
| reavement.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-18
GRAFTON.

John Sparks, IT, is in New Haven,
Conn.
c. c. Culver was in Brattleboro
Tuesday.
Henry Grover was at home from
Brattlchoro over Sunday.
Miss L. J. {. Daniels came from Boz
ton Monday TO Hin View.
Prof. {. II. Cambridge and family
returned 10 Swanton Monday.
Mrs. Joseph Clark of Westminster Isl
caring for Mrs G.. Y. Washhurn.
Lawrence Hakey was mt home from
Townshend the first of the week.
Mrs. ia. Jackson Of Ioughtonville
has been visiting Mrs. Cecil Fisher.
Miss Gladys Proutv, who was in
Chester some time, has returned home.
Eaton Merrifeld has returned from
his trip to Washington and Brooklyn.
There will Toe a sugar social in the
Baptist vestry next Tuesday evening.
Miss Phoebe Walker has been enter
tanning Miss Mildred Bryant of Ches-
| ter.
Mrs. Carrie Park Stark of Town
shend was in town Thursday and Fri
day.
/ Miss Margaret Tlamn Of Mansfield
was a guest recently at NJ G. Red
field :.
Miss Mildred Parker was at home
from her work in Saxtons River over
Sunday.
The Easter concert was held by the
Christian Endeavor society Sunday
evening and there was an unusually
large attendance, considering the
stormy evening.
J. +. Prouty and daughter, Miss
Mildred, of Orange, Mass, are visiting
relatives and friends here.
, Miss Ida Shattuek, who has been ;
guest N a. a. IoSselyn :, has return
ca to her home in Concord, =. II.
Lucy Roger, who had been working
e Mt p. X Parker 5, has gone home. Nh
t Parker has housekeePer, who cam
Sunday.
:, Frank Cratic has moved TO Can
bridgeport and j.. Parker has move
e into the house vacated by him an
owned by T. Park.
: : Raymond Eddy won the prize Of ;
!, offered by the local school board fC
the largest number of tent eaterpilla
egg masses collected by pupil of til
. public schools A total of 1O,504 eg
I masses was collected. The winning il
y dividual score was 1915.
Schools will begin April 90 with til
following teachers: Village, Miss Etl
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-18
TOWNSHEND.
Address by Rev. Roy M. Houghton.

ADDRESS by Rev. Roy M. Houghton.
The thankotfering of the Women Is
Missionary society of the Congrega-
tional church was held Thursday even
ing. The program was carried out
successfully. The president, Mrs. Otis
b. Dauchy, conducted the exercises.
Rev. Joseph Mexican read the 150th
Psalm and led in prayer, the congre-
CATION sang two hymns, especially ar
ranged for the occasion. Mrs. Ill. v.
Dale sang solo, If | Were a Voice.
The address of the evening was deliy-
cred by Rev. Roy NJ. Houghton of
Brattleboro, who had for his subject,
The Value of Missions. He touched
upon the value of foreign missions, but
dwelt largely on the value and success
of home missions as shown by the pro
gress of the Christian religion in this
country, both in the development OF
churches and church life and in the
growth of Christian education.
He referred to the missionary spirit
of any church as being its very life
for the Christian religion is a mission
airy religion. A selfish church which
tries to live wholly TO itself is never
successful in the home work. The moro
church does for others the more in
| SEPARATION it has for its own work. By
way of illustration he referred to the
experience of his own church in Brat
| tleboro during the last year, which
| raised such a large sum for the new
| building, vet made the largest benevO
| lent offerings in the period of his pas
torate. Mr.. Hougqhton spoke an hou
and was given the closest attention
| throughout.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-18
WARDSBoRo CENTER.

Earl Simpson has returned to his
home in Windham.
Mrs. Norman Johnson 5 cousin. Miss
French, is visiting her.
John Mackey is at Fred Robinson 5
repairing his automobile.
Ralph La Brack has been visiting
the past week at c. II. Kennon s.
Ethan Scranton and brother, Arthur
who have typhoid fever, are gaining
slowly.
VIII Fitzpatrick and Jay Hayes are
cutting logs for James Underwood il
East Jamaica.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-18
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

The spring term of the free kinter
gartcn will begin next Monday.
Wilson Bros sold Il model 24B Buick
roadster to X. w Evans of Northiield
Mass, yesterday.
Frank Joseph Burns, dentist of 1873
Huntington avenue, Boston, and Miss
Katherine Ruth Murphy of the same
city were married yesterday afternoon
by Carl 5. Hopkins, justice of the
peace.
Rev. Avery +. Lambert, ID. d., of
Middlebury college will preach in the
Centre Congregational church tomor-
row morning. Rev r. NJ Houghton,
pastor, will preach in Mortified, Mass.
Mrs. Murray NJ Tucker gave an
aluminium shower to Miss Marjorie
Crosby Thursday evening, at her home
on Chase street There were four ta-
blcs at auction bridge. The first prize
was won bv Mrs f. r. Newell and the
consolation prize by Mrs. o. +. Ben
son. Refreshments were served by the
hostess.
The chorus for The Misft Man the
First Regiment band show, is holding
regular rehearsals in the armory and
Gilbert Of Boston, who is to produce
the musical comedy, will be here May
10 take charge Of the rehearsals ano
remain until after the performances
the dates Of which are May 90 and 81
The funeral Of Emerson +. Flagg, ST.
was held this afternoon at , o clock il
his home OH Prospect street, Rev. Del
mar +. Trout, pastor of the Universal
list church, officiating. Mrs. Lama
Costello sang two selections. TIL
bearers were w. c. Mitchell, w. IL
Proctor, Willis II. Phillips and William
IT, Haywood. The burial took place i
Morningside cemetery.
The Misft Man musical coined,
scored a big success two nights thi
week in Iaverhill. Mass, given by tn
Agawam club under the direction o
James Gilbert, who will produce tn
opera here for the First Regiment ban,
The llavcrill Gazette SAYS it is the con
scusus of opinion that the show wa
.hc best that the club ever attempte
in it's career before the footlights.
The funeral Of George S. Phillips wa
held this afternoon at > o clock in hi
home, Cedar street, Rev. George /
Tompkinson, pastor of the First Bal
tist church. officiating. The bearer
were Elliott Phillips. Herbert b. Chan
berlain aud Robert G. Bacon of Bra
tleboro and Frank II. Field of Sch,
nectady, y. Y. The body was take
TO Dummerstou Center for burial.
Miss Phoebe Clark very pleasant
entertained in honor of her sister, Mr.
John Lame Of Springfield Mass, fol
tables at five hundred at her home {
Central street last evening. Mrs. BE
uard Nichols Of Middlebury also W;
an out-of-town guest. Mrs. John Ba
den won the first prize, and the 60
ISOLATION prize went 70 Mrs. Walt
Sturgcs. Each guest was present'
with carnation. \ buffet lunehe'
WAS served.
Class No. 10 of the Baptist Bill
school held its annual meeting yestC
day ut Mrs. Ida Thayer's. A lar
number were present and social tin
was enjoyed by all. The following {
fccrs were chosen: Pres. Mrs. Il
Thaycr; vice pres, Mrs. Charles
Colt; see. Mrs. A. +. Boynton; trea
Mrs. Sarah Wilcox; chairman of wo
committee, Mrs. O. F.. Mack; devotiC
al committee, Miss Cora Hatch; cha
man Of sick committee, Mrs. Ida Tn;
err; press correspondent, Mrs. Abbie
Van Doom. The collection was So.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-18

Miss Margaret Mills, after spending
week with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
c. 5. Mills, returned Thursday to Mid
dlebury college for the spring term.
The snow storm of six inches which
came Wednesday night enabled sleds
and sleighs to run fairly well Thurs
day, thereby adding one more day 70
the long shedding season.
Miss Georgianna Mexican, teacher at
the Oak Grove school in BrattleborO,
after spending two weeks vacation
with her parents, returned Saturday to
begin work of the spring term Mon
day.
Mrs Emma F. Eddy is very i'll with
pneumonia She is being cared for by
a nurse, Mrs. Rice of Wardshoro, and
Mrs. Perkins of White River Junction
DIR. Thomas OF jamaica has charge OF
the ease.
Owing to the absence of the coach
Thomas Leonard, Of the Leland & Gray
seminary ball team and the bad condi
ton of the roads between here and
Chester, the game with Chester high
school boys which was scheduled TO bt
played on the local grounds Saturday
afternoon was called off.
The Hadassah league held its Apri
| meeting with Mrs. Nellie Parker Thurs
day afternoon. Mrs May Rigelov
| joined Mrs. Parker in entertaining tn,
| league. The members spent the after
| noon in sewing, bat there was so mucl
| Of that kind of work that it was no
| finished, making it necessary to adjourn
| to next week.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-18
SUES BOSTON & MAINE.
Dissatisfied Bondholder Attaches Prop.
erty of the Company.

BOSTON, April 18-A suit against
the Boston & Maine railroad for 5000,
600 was entered today by Robert l..
Curran of Westfeld, n j., who holds
$4,000 of the company 5 notes. Real
estate of the company was attached
by the plaintiff. The suit is one of
several instituted by holders of the
note issue which matured Feb. 6,
when most of the note holders agreed
TO an extension of time.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-18
HINGHAM's CELEBRATION.
2O0th Anniversary of the Founder of
Derby Academy.

IINGHAM, Mass, April 18.-The
2OOth anniversary of the birth of
Madam Sarah Derby, the founder of
the old Derby academy here, was cele-
brated today. The exercises took the
form of an old-fashioned Derby lecture
day, and the participants included
many old pupils, some of whom at,
tended Derby academy in 1916. An
address by John d. Long of this town
ex- governor and former secretary OF
the navy, is on the program.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-18
stratton Mountain Has Fire Station.

On Monday fl. Fl. Forester placed
a telephone on a hand-sled and went
to Manicknung log cabin near the top
of StrattOn mountain, where he in
stalled the telephone and afterwards
had connections made with several
places, including C. c. Fits s Office in
Brattlcboro. Mr.. Forester found the
snow about six feet deep.
During the summer this cabin will be
used by the state forestry department
as II fire station. 4 GJ-foot steel tower
is on the mountain under the snow
and will be erected rs soon as weather
conditions are favorable.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-18

School opened Monday with Mrs. En-
nice Sprague of Jamaica As teacher.
Mrs Luana White went to Newfane
Monday TO remain a few weeks.
The Ladies Social circle met in the
vestry Tuesday afternoon. Supper was
served at o clock. This was followed
by social hour and reception TO Rev
and Mrs. w. II. Bishop, who will leave
soon for their new field in Sheffield.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-18

According to an estimate by Sir John
Murray, the total annual rainfall upon all
the land of the globe amounts to 29,374.4
cubic miles, and OF this quantity 6,524
cubic miles drains off through rivers to
the sea A cubic mile of river water
weighs, approximately 4,205 $4,000 tons,
and carries in solution, on the average,
about AZ, 900 tons of foreign matter. In
all. about 2,735, 200, 900 tons of solid sub
stances are thus carried annually to the
ocean.-United states Geological Survey.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-18

elene Waite and Miss Maude Green.
wood; Walker, Afiss Ellie Boswell.
Pettengill, Miss Edith l.. Davies; Eas.
man, Miss Eva Wright; Valley, Miss
Alice NJ. Hatch; Houghionyille, Ms.
Edith Davis
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-18
WEST DOVER.

Bion Leonard of Wilmington was at
Julian j. Shows Monday.
II. K. Wilson of Readsboro has been
spending few days at William Ship
PEGS.
The village school viii begin Mon
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-18
QUICK TRIAL FOR AssAILANT
Continued from Page ~

the basement of city hall, where Maho
|ney had been taken, and questioned
him. "Why did you shoot at me?' he
Easked Mahoney The mayor seemed as
Icalm as if nothing had happened.
The prisoner answer was incOher-
ent. Covering and trembling before
his questioners, he seemed hardly TO
know what he had done. He was slim
and gaunt, wore a ragged fringe OF
white beard, and was clad in an ill-fit-
ting suit of dark striped gray and
derby hat
Mob Cries Lynch HIM.
| While the police were trying to learn
his name, which he persistently refused
to give, Mr.. Polk, able to walk with
the assistance of one of the ambulance
surgeons, was removed to the New
York hospital. By this time the plaza
was literally packed with a iostling,
morbidly curious crowd, some of whom
cried: '.Where s the assassin? Lynch
him! = It was thought at the time that
the corporation counsel had lost most
jof his lower teeth and that the jaw
bone had been pierced in two places
by the bullet, but a later report from
the hospital stated that only one tooth
Ihad been Knocked out, and that unless
lblOod poisoning set in. the wound would
not prove serious.
The prisoner was taken to police
Headquarters. where he underwent a
searching examination before Police
Commissioner Woods, District Attorney
, Whitman and the officials.
Mahoney Once Worth 100000.
Mahoney said that he was born II
Ireland. that at one time he had beer
: worth over 100000, and that he ha'
gone heavily into real estate specula
< ton. He had spent number of year
!, lin Pittsburg, be added, and had live
I in New Orleans. For the last 10 year
he had lived in New York city at irre2
ular intervals. At one time during hi
examination ne expressed regret TO
, what he had done. At another time n
said he was a blac ksmith by trade ant
had been out of work year.
5 In Mahoney's pockets the polle
: found two bottles containing liquid
n supposed to be some sort of drugs.
man who said he saw the shooting de
: lcIared that as MahOney fired two me
who had been with him ran off in oppt
site directions This led to the belle
that there had been plot TO assasinat
the mayor and that Mahoney had bee
= urged to do the actual shooting
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