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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-21
SOUTH LONDONDERRY.

Lucy AIdrich, having finished her
school in the Block district. is working
1T g :. Goodenough :.
Gladys Hall ana a friend from Brat
tlcboro were guests at W. {. Hall :
from Friday TO Tuesday
Schools in town closed Friday for
the spring vacation, with the exception
of the high school and two days at
the four corners.
The dramatic club is rehearsing for
the play, Enlisted for the War, which
vii, be rendered Feb. 26 at the town
hall under the auspices of Camp Eos
ter, :. of V
The heaviest snowfall of the season
IN fact for many seasons-2l inches
came Saturday. On account of the
deep snow and bad travelling il was
thought best not TO hold services in the
churches Sunday. The train that left
Saturday morning did not return until
Tuesday night.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-21
WILLIAMSVILLE.
Mercury was '.Out of Sight.

There is little news TO be chronicled
this week. Those who were out of town
were obliged to stay, while those in
town were obliged to accept few more
days of hospitality. The mercury has
been "out of sight at one residence,
at another it registered % below on
Monday, although the selfregister only
went down to % Great was tire re-
.ioieug all along the line when the
operator at the East Dover central of
flee gave a general announcement that
the mail had reached Williamsyiile
station Tuesday afternoon the first
since Friday evening But for the fact
that much mail was destroyed by fire
at Brattleboro Monday the offices
would have been flooded. The snow
tail Saturday was Is inches. and th1
older inhabitants called It a good. ola,
fashioned snow storm. Surely. The
snow lies nowhere quite 50 white as up
in old Vermont.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-21
DISCOVERY COMES
AFTER 5000 YEARS
Buffalo House Takes the Taste
Out of Castor Oil.

Since the earliest days of medicine
chemists have been trying to take the
taste out of castor oil.
The secret has at last been discov-
cred by Spencer Kellogg Sons of Buff
falo. who are among the largest pro-
dncers and rcliners of vegetable oils
i'm the world. They have removed
the castor oil taste. and smell. too,
purifying the oil and making it better
and more effective. Nothing Is added
TO it. nothing good taken out of it.
Kellogg's Tasteless Castor Oil Is
tasteless in the true sense. Even chill
dren take it easily. for all the nau-
seating effect is removed.
Sold now ut all drug stores i'll 25c
and soc sizes. Ask for KelloggS Taste
less Castor Oil by name, for there are
several preparations Of castor oil.
mixed and Favored, which are not
tasteless and do not act rs well.
The public is protected by the trade
mark, green castor leaf, bearing the
signature. kellogg'S.
Made only by Spencer Kellogg \
Sons, Inc. Buffalo, y. Y, retiners OF
vegetable oils.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-21
PUTNEY.

+. l.. Pierce came home Wednesday
from Brookline i'll with hard cold.
". G.. Treadwav is able to be out
this week, after a several weeks i'll
ness.
On Wednesday afternoon George
Stowell. an aged resident, fell at his
home and broke his hip. Mr.. Stowell is
in very feeble health.
Sunday, Feb. 8, was Co-to-Church
Sunday, but Feb. - was Stayat Home
and -Shovel-Snow Sunday. There were
no services at either church.
The Fortnightlv club was entertain
ed Friday afternoon by Mrs. A. b. H.
Harris and current events were dis
cussed. Refreshments were served
Miss Ruth Robbins. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. A. f. Robbins, went last
| Thursday to Brattleboro to work for
Mrs. John Waite, who lives on the
! Putney road.
Miss leila Rugg of Westminster
West was a guest over Sunday of Mrs.
w. q. Wright. She came from Oxford
| \. H., where her school had lust clos
ed, and was unable to get home on ac
count of the storm.
The concert which was TO have been
given by the Mount Hermon Glee ciul
was postponed on account of the
storm Saturday evening, but they ex
pect to come Feb. % and will sing il
the Congregational church the follow
ing Sunday.
The auction at Eugene Holt 5 or
Wednesday afternoon, with ". f
Pierce auctioneer, was well attended
The horse was bought by f. B. Howar,
and the cow by +. w. f. Dyer. Mr.
Holt expects to move this week to tn
Pierce tenement at the top of Kimbal
bill, recently vacated by Fred Murch
The breaking of roads has been tn
, labor of the farmers the past few days
Many were showed in and all commu
nication cut off except the telephon
from Saturday until Monday. Rura
carriers were unable to make their dc
liveries, and business was generall
tied up.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-21
NEWFANE.
Little Traffic on Railroad.

Since the snow storm the latter part
OF last week, which in this section was
the worst storm since the blizzard Of
1853, traffic on he West River railroad
has been nearly at Il standstiu. no
trains up TO Thursday morning having
lett this station on schedule time.
Engine 800. with snowplow and scrap
or. was run the length of the road
Wednesday and it is expected now that
all trains viii make their usual trips
on the road. Although on the highway
all the roads have been rolled. the
snow Is 50 deep that the travelling is
very hard and viii prevent the lumber
men from doing much work in the
woods until the snow settles Quite in
contrast is the quantity of snow this
year from that of last wear. when
there was not enough to enable people
to draw in their usual supply of wood.
George b. Bush, who was able to
make his trips each day rs mail car
ricr of rural route No. /, SAYS this
storm is the most severe he has ever
been out in.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-21
EAST DOVER.
The Late George G. Holland.

George Chauncey Holland, SO, who |
died at East Dover Tuesday, Feb. 10, |
was almost lifelong resident of |
Windham county. He was born on the
Holland farm in Townshend, August
IL, 1880, and spent most of his boy
hood and young manhood there. lie
was in the furniture business in Brat
tlehorO for n time and afterward went
to Wisconsin. Returning to Vermont,
he ran livery stables at Townshend
and Newfane during the years of the
Civil war. Afterward he carried on
a farm in Townshend for time and
| later moved to Newfane, where he
lived SO years. During his residence
| in Newfane he served as lister II
years and was also member of the
| school committee. He moved to East
/ Dover about six years ago. He was
| twice married. his first wife being En-
| ma Ross and his second wife, who sur
wives. Roena Holden, to whom he was
married at Townshend in 1870 by Rev.
Mr. Ormsbee. They had two children,
Fred III. of East Dover, who survives,
and a daughter, Blanche NJ, who died
in 1891.
Mr.. Holland had been remarkably
strong for a man of his wears and only
the Friday before his death had taken
the cream to East Dover village.
Apoplexy was the cause of his death,
which occurred Tuesday night follow
ing the seizure on the previous Satur-
day morning.
Mr. Holland was one of the most
respected residents of East Dover, a
good neighbor and devoted to his fam
lily. He was generous to a fault, never
turning away anyone who came to him
. for help. He was a lifelong Repub
lcan, much interested in the affairs
of town and state, although rarely o.
g cepting public office.
! Besides his wife and son, he leaves
nine grandchildren; n brother, Charlie:
ii. Holland, who returned to Vernon,
last September after being in business
in New York nearly 80 years; and {
sister, Mrs. Abbie Kathan of Spring
field, Vt. A brother, Henry II. Hol
land of Townshend, and q, sister, Mrs
Mary f. Shattuck Of Brattleboro, diet
within 10 days of each other in 1899
= The funeral was held in East Dove
Friday, Rev. George f. Russell of tn,
| East Dover Baptist church officiating
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Turner san.
" three selections. Thy Will be Done
;. Beyond the Smiling and the Weeping
and Some Sweet Day BY and BY TIL
. body was taken to Townshend fol
i burial. The bearers were the son. Ere,
i II. Holland, a grandson, Thomas J
7 Holland. nephew, Park Holland Q
. Townshend, and Charles Lazelle am
+ Orren Bolster of East Dover.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-21

guests of Mrs. Plumb s aunt, Mrs. C.
A. Winchester.
Robert Blood, who is employed by
Wilson Winchester, hurt his foot one
day last week, a log hitting it in such
way AS to cause a severe sprain of
the ankle and foot.
On account of the bad travelling the
concert by the Mount Hermon stu
dents, which had been planned for
Saturday evening of this week, has
been postponed for time.
Miss Inez Cherrie has begun her
second half year at the Staten Island
high school Her average rank in
studies required for the honor roll was
high enough to place her name on the
list for the first half year.
The w. c. T. L. have postponed
their meeting, which was to have been
held with the Misses Newton Friday
afternoon, until further notice, on ac-
count of the illness of so many of the
members and the bad travelling.
A whist party was given in honor OF
Mrs. Grace Barber at the Windhan
County House Wednesday evening
Mrs. Barber, who is a trained nudse
from Brattleboro and has been at the
Windham County House since las
June. expects to return to Brattlebort
next week
4 Mr. and Mrs. Ariel Cameron anG
/ her brother of Norwalk, Conn, who
came up last week to visit her cousin
| Samuel Wiswall, and his family, an
| ticipating their first trip into a New
! England village in winter, chose an op
perfume time for it. After an enjoy
able outing of week they returne,
home Thursday morning well please
with the novel experience.
Mrs. Ward II. Eager, who had bee
| spending a few weeks with her mother
Mrs. Rosetta Kenney. returned to he
4 home in New York city Thursda,
morning, leaving her mother, who ha
been suffering from an acute attack o
neuritis in both hands, more comfort
able Mrs. Eager had planned to re
| turn to her home last Saturday, bu
owing to the heavy snowstorm and tn
irregularitv of the trains, she did no
make the venture earlier in the weel
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-21
WESTMINSTER.

Sev. Alfred Ward s subject for next
Sunday will be, The Call of Samuel
Miss Mary Fem, who had been
spending Il month with her sister in
Palmer, Mass, returned Tuesday.
The mercury Wednesday morning at
30 was 20 below zero. At $50 p. m.
ii was 2S above zero and still going.
The many friends of Rev. W F.
Whitcomb Of Claremont, \. H.. for
mer pastor of the Congregational
church in this place for five years, will
be glad TO know that he will speak at
the next meeting of the Men y club
in the church parlors, Feb -. Mr..
Whitcomb will be entertained while
here at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Arnold
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-21

f.. T. Wheeler has been seriously Ill
this week with bronchitis. Miss Stella
Mlcott of Newfane is caring for him.
The play. The Teaser wilb be given
tomorrow evening in Grange hall. Sup
per will be served after the play to
tie followed hv dancing with music by
Woodland and Jones.
Despite the storm SATURDAY after
noon Doris >tedman and Webster
ThaNer entertained several OF their
little friends with a valentine party.
Dainty refres hments were served to
the little people and much fun was
had playing games.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-21
KEEP HOT FROM COLD

In one of the lunch boxes we are offer
ing for sale now. The metal case con
tains a Thermos bottle that keeps hot
liquids hot II hours or cold liquids
cold for - hours and besides there is
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 & Cowlcs. hardware
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-21
WINDEAM.

Mrs. II. NJ. Bemis spent a few days
in Chester last week.
There was no stage from West
Townshend Saturday.
Mrs. Earle Eddy was in Chester WIS
iting relatives over sunday.
There were no services in the Center
church sunday a the roads were i'm
passable.
Mrs :. L. Vincent went to her broth
er 5 in Townshend Thursday for a
short visit, intending to return Satur-
day. but the snow storm and drifted
roads kept her there until Tuesday.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-21
CARING FOR HENS

In cold weather is no little Job. Food
hoppers and water fonts that. do not
freeze up very materially aid in this
work. Besides these things that are now
being used by every progressive poul-
TRUMAN. we have lot of other things
that are what you need in your house,
barn or poultry house. Come in to the
Mellen Hardware Co. 5 store and look
around You III win
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-21
WHEN SLIDING BY

Slip into Sherry ; restaurant on Main
street hill and get a cup of coffee to
improve your state of mind. We are
perfectly willing to discuss the weather
if you feel the need of that as well a
something good TO eat at most any old
time, day or night. Cooking is what
makes things taste good and when it
comes TO cooking there is no other place
in town that can produce better
Sherry's restaurant on Main street
hill
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-21
THEY TASTE AS WE'LL

As they look and we leave it to any
one if our candies do not come pretty
near looking very tempting. We make
our own candies and we are not afraid
to have YOU compare them with any
you are able to buy anywhere. Not only
is the taste and quality right but the
prices are Just right. A. L. Miller, can
DIV maker Main street
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-21
TANGO AT THE EMPIRE.

Prince and Lapolita, classy singers
and dancers are dancing the tango,
turkey trot hesitation waltz and other
fancy society dances. They are well
worth seeing especially during this
time of agitation about the dances. All
high class photoplays are shown here.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-21
THERE ISN'T A DAY

Goes by that does not see our stock of
big bargains reduced materially. It is
rapidly nearing the time when we must
move to our new building on Elliot
street and we are planning to move as
little as possible. 1t makes no differ
ence what it ~ you need or wish in the
household furnishing line, if it is in
our stock it is to be had at a bargain
price. Emerson Il Son, Main street
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-21

Miss Matte B. Metcalf has been
spending the past week in Vernon and
Brattleboro.
Mrs Samuel Morse, Deacon f. NJ.
Strattcn and DIR. and Mrs. John :.
Stratton are i'll with colds and grip.
Friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Hubert
Brown state that they will return to
their farm this spring, after year 5
absence.
Mrs. +. II. Metcalf has closed her
winter term of school at Vernon. She
r;tme home Tuesday, accompanied by
her daughter, Evelyn.
On Thursday of last week Rcv. f.
{. Clarke attended tho annual oll-call
Of the Baptist church at Townshend
aud delivered an address.
John NJ Stratton of Brattlcboro
aud DR.. Lynch came "Wednesday night
TO see the former : father, John :
Stratton. j.. NJ. Stratton remains fol
few days.
The Ladies Benevolent society vot
ed to hold a maple sugar social in the
Nestry the first Friday evening in
March. The afternoon meeting fol
next week viii be held at the xestry
Wednesday At o'clock.
John \. Kelsey. who had been board
ing at l.. W. Bingham :. left Thurs
day, Feb. ,. for Florida. arriving in
the Indian River country Saturday. Mr.
kelsey reports finding delightfully."-
warm. sumirci-Ike weather, welcome
change To him from the cold. snow. anl
ice, which he wished to escape
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-21
WE ARE BACK

In our ola quarters. which have been
thoroughly renovated, and have added
to our stock q new line-Condensed
and Evaporated Milk We also have q
complete stock OF Teas. Coffees, Cocoa,
Spices of all kinds. and Candy. The
Direct Importing Company sell high
grade goods at low cost
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-21
ADVERTISED LETTERS.

Women-Miss Villa u. Andrews, Mrs.
Nina b. DunwelI, Mrs. +. II. Foss, Mrs.
NJ. Pettingell, Mrs. Somerville Sellers,
Miss b. K. futile, Mrs. Almira Win
chester.
Men-Arthur NJ. Elliott, , letters,
VIM. p. Harrison.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-21

Mrs. {. y. Winchester. who has been
i'll the past three weeks with grip and
complications, is gaining slowly.
Mrs. Clarence Plumb and little
daughter, Dorothy, of Wilmington are
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-21
How the Story Grew

The entertainment and oyster sup
per given Friday evening at the vestry
brought out an attendance of about
90. The program was begun with songs
by. Aldine Bingham, Florence Powers
and Martha Calruth. Miss Barber gave
recitation. This was followed by
the dialogue. How the Story Grew.
participated III by Mrs. Alice A. Bal
ley Mrs. G. H. Kelsey, Mrs. NJ A.
Bingham, Miss Gertrude Carey, Miss
Ruby Ingram, Mrs. l.. w. Shepard
Mrs. Ira NJ. Ingram and Miss Daisey
Barber They kept the audience anus
ed and laughing while the ''story
grew to tremendous proportions in
being passed from one to another un
til its climax. 1t was then traced bacl
through those who had added to it and
20 the one who started it, with much
satisfaction. The oyster supper fol
lowed. Aprons were on sale during the
evening.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-21
j. SUTHERLAND g. co.

| Special sale on ladies ready-to- wear
garments at discount of one-third to
one-half regular price, and in some
| instances less.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-21
Professional Cards

nR HENRY TUCKER. Residence. =.
~ Grove street: telephone. 25s. Office
Leonard block. Hours. 100 to and to 8
Talephone 29-1.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-05-20

pitchers for 10. hits. Cy Falkenberg
had an easy day. JUL, Chicago
product, was the first Brooklyn heav-
er maltreated. Kauff doubled once
and singled three times.
MISCELLANEOUS SCORES
Crane, 6; Austin, 0.
Phillips; g.; Marshall, 0.
Lane, 10; North Division, 8.
Lake View, Il; Mckinley, 4.
Proyiso, 8; University High, 8.
New. TTier, 6; Morton, 2.
st. Cyril, g., st. Rita, 2.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-05-20

Oolan smashed a double and three
singles and Higgins a double and two
singles. i...
Mordecai Brown only lasted FIVE in
nings against Buffalo. Gene Knapp
tanned the Sloufeds.~ Hammering
HanfOrd got a double and triple.
Kansas City outbatted Baltimore,
but blew the game by stupid fielding.
Kenworthy poled a double and three
singles and Walsh partook of two sin
giles and a twO-bagger. ~
indianapolis batted three Brooklyn
United labor bulletin., 1914-06-06
ORGANIZED LABOR DEVISES
PLAN TO END THUG RULE
CONGRESS OF LABOR REPRESENT
ATIvES TO MEET IN CAPITAL.
United Mine Workers Bringing This Sub
ject Home to Union Men and Sym
pathi1ers Throughout Nation.

\ labor congress OF Representatives
from all trades union organizafio a
feature OF which will be parade to the
capitol. IL to be held in Washington he
fore the adjournment of the present Con
grrs- or al he outset of the Decein-
Der session of that body.
The meeting il for the purpose OF in
fiuencing Congress to do more than mere
~ investigate industrial disturbances
-Norkingmen. women and children
d. clarcd Fsank i. Hayes. vice president
OF the United Mine Workers of Ameries
in Washington, have been brutally muir
dercd by this modern warfare of captains
of industry and government by asassi-
nation has been substituted for govern
ment by constitution
At the meeting in Washington re-
sumo OF the great strikes in industrial
ecnters for a decade will be given
1T Is hoped by this scheme said
Hayes. ito devise some plan of impress
ing Congress with the necessity OF do
ing something to end the rule OF gun
men which has characterized the recent
strikes OF the country
The International Executive Board of
the United Mine Workers. of America is
now cndcavoring TO interest all trades
unions in the meeting
Two bills which have the support OF
labor unions are those of Senator james
+. MARITIME of New Jersey and Com
grcssmau William Raltz OF Illinois. Mar.
tines measure would prohibit all corpor.
ations doing interstate business from
hiring armed guards. The Baltz hin
prohibits, corporations in interstate trade
from transporting strikebrcakcrs across
state lines.
United labor bulletin., 1914-06-06
JUDGE LINDSEY'S RETURN TO DENVER
GREETED BY THRONC OF LABOR PEOPLE

SO left the train 20 miles out of Dem
yer on the open prairie, to be brought
to the Capitol by back streets. where he
could not be seen.
Many Prominent Labor Men Present.
Among the prominent labor men pres
ent We're President Charles II. Moycr
and Secretary Treasurer Ernest Mills OF
the Western Federation OF Miners: Ma
tional Board Member John r. Lawson,
Secretary. Treasurer Ed l.. Doyle and AS
sistant Secretary John Ramsay of Dis
trict 10 United Mine Works; James
Morgan OF Cheyenne. Secretary Wyo-
ming district. United Mine Workers I;
John O'Ncill. editor Miners Magazine .
Edwin V. Brake. state commissioner ot
labor: General Organizer w. IL. Hayden
of the United Brotherhood OF Carpcn-
ters. and practically all the local officials
of labor unions as well IA representatives
of the Colorado Womcn's Peace Associa-
ton.
After the moving picture operators
had permitted the smiling judge. who
was visibly pleased with the reception.
to reach waiting automobile on Sew.
cntecnth street. there were G rics for
"Spccch." lie mounted hamper on the
back of the machine. where he could see
and he heard by the immense throng 1t
was several moments before the crowd
could vent its welcome sufficiently for
the judge to proceed. Then he gave an
intercsting talk of half an hour in which
he told Of the courteous aud kind recep-
tion given by President Wilson 10 him
sclf and the women and children OF
Continued ON Pgge Seven.)
United labor bulletin., 1914-06-06

Explained that the labor leaders have eN-
hnusted every mcaus To secure a new
tual and that unless the President grants
pardons they must begin at once sery-
iut their sentences in the federal prison
IN Leavenworth. Kan. Zoling argued
that nothing could be gained by forcing
these men to serve long prison sentences
The date set for the defendants in
the dynamite cases to surrender them
Solves ut the prison At l.cavenworth or
TO the United States marshal at Chicago
was deferred from June G. the date orig
inslly set. to June 25 The respite is
due to the fact that President Wilson
needs more time to study the petitions
for their pardon presented when the last
court decision went against them.
The men are out on bond and there is
q possibility the. some form of exccu-
tive ciemency will be extended them.