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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-11
AMUSEMENT NOTES.
ENGRossING COMEDY SUCCESS.
The Red Rose Sumptuous and Artistic
-straightens the Spine.

The Red Rose, John G. Fisher S com
cdy success which is booked to appear
TT the Auditorium Wednesday even
ing, is a sane, we'll written, genuinely
interesting play with an engrossing,
cloverly carried out story. The music
possesses tho unusual merit of being fas
ciuatinglv tuueful and muscianly at
the same time. The production is stump
tuous and artistic.
II is unlikely that there ever was a
musical comedy produced which fur
uishcd more real music and comedy
than this one. unsteady The Red
Rose is one of the most alluring
achievements in the field of light com
position. The haunting melody of Bo-
hcmia, the irresistible humor of Queen
Of Vanity Fair, capital part song the
whistlcablc air Of / "a Like to Go on a
Honeymoon With You, and the deliciou,
Love Divine are few Of the musical
gems.
Compared with the languid and some
what anacmic appeal of the NienncsC
opcrcttus, this dashing English music
seem. red blooded indeed 1t straight
ems the spine and sets the feet tapping
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-11
NEWFANE.
Covey-Rice Wedding.

a home wedding took place at j. H.
Covey's Saturday evening, when their
youngest son, Lucius P Covey, and
Miss Rubie Rice of this place were
married by Rev. T. NJ. Wiswall. Be
sides the relatives only few intimate
friends were present. After the cere-
mony refreshments of ice-cream and
cake were served. Mr.: and Mrs. Convey,
who are active in Christian Endeavor
and Sunday school work, have the best
wishes of their many friends here
They are now at the home of her un-
Gle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Eleary
Chase, and expect. to begin house
keeping soon.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-11
EAST JAMAICA.

Waldo Howard of Putncy is guest
at n. L. Pierce : this week.
Miss Harriet Doane spent several
days in Townshcnd recently.
Several from here attended the play
The Junior, in Townshend Friday night.
Guy Hartshorn of Northbridge,
Mass, was a guest over Sunday at n.
f. Pierce 5.
Mrs. Dan Mccarthy, who assisted in
the care of Mrs. Arson Herberts and
baby few days, returned to her home
in Townshend Sunday.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-11
BULLET WOUND IN THIGH.
Bennington Man Didn't Sec Shooter
but He Has His Suspicious.

BENNINGTON, April 1l-Scarch has
failed to develop any trace of Joseph
Parrotte, Who is charged with having
fred revolver through a glass door in
q house on River street Wednesday
night. The shooting, it is alleged, grew
out of a quarrel between Parrotte and
Joseph CallenO, another Italian, in
which the two men came TO blows.
Some two hours after Parrotte has been
elected from the house 32-calibre
revolver bullet came through the glass
in the front door and hit Calleno in
the thigh. The bullet passed through
his clothing and made slight flesh
wound. 1t was late at night when the
affair was reported to the authorities
and in the meantime Parrotte disap-
pcared.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-11
WEST DUMMERSTON.

The question for the Grange meeting
April p is. What Are Some OF the
Farmers Unlearned Lessons3
The cottage prayer meetings are well
attended The meetings next week
Wednesday will be held at G. b.
Field 5.
Easter services will be held in the
Baptist church Sunday, April II, at l
P. M, including references to the life of
Judson. Everyone is invited. The Of
ferng will be given TO missionary work.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-11
DUMMERSTON HILL.

Sleighing is still good on the hill.
On account of the bad travelling
school will not begin until April 20
instead of April ID as has been an
nounced.
Mr.. and Mrs. FL. j Betterley went
Wednesday to Springfield, Mass, where
he has a position on the new Spring
field commercial high school building
Miss Freida Blumenberg of Brook.
Ign and Bayard Roberts of Mout Yer
non, y. Y, are spending week at the
Betterley homestead. Miss Carrie Coe
of Springfield, Mass, and Miss Georgia
Lark of Brooklyn are enjoying the
weekend at the same place.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-11
WESTMINSTER WEST.
Observed eeth Anniversary.

Many here will be interested to know
that Mrs. Eliza ]. Ranney has just
celebrated her Goth birthday anniver
sary at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
George Morrill,, with whom she lives in
st. sohnsbury. Mrs. Rannev is daugh-
ter of the late Anterior and Olive Hall
and was born in Westminster West IN
1918. She was married to George Ran
ney, also of this place, in 1889.
Deacon and Mrs. A. f. Ranney, who
are spending the winter in St. Johns
bury, were among the guests at her
birthday anniversary celebration.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-11
WEST WARDSBORO.

Most of the sugar makers are busy.
Mr. Knight of Worcester, Mass, is
visiting at Edgar Pixies.
y. H. Robinson received a shower
of - postcards on his sOth birthday
anniversary.
Mrs. Rose Robinson and two chill
dren of Brattleboro are visiting at l..
b. Kendall =.
Mrs. w. s. Boardman of Addison is
visiting her parents Mr.. and Mrs. w.
!. Davidson. Mr. Davidson has been
i'll some time.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-11
Divorce Granted Ethel CDeBoer) Field

Divorce on the grounds of intolerable
severity was granted by Judge l.. p.
Slack in Washington county court at
Montpelier to Ethel (DeBoer) Field
from Edward d. Field following the
Introduction of additional testimony
Thursday afternoon.
Custody of the two youngest children
is given Mrs. Field and the eldest to
Mr. Field, and Mrs. Field gets $1,000
year alimony according to the stipu-
lation filed with the court.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-11
Butter Maker WIN Remain.

Z. \. Nichols has withdrawn his res.
1gnation as butter maker at the Wind
nam County creamery, and will retain
his position here, but will move from
the village into the tenement in the
building owned by the creamery nsso-
citation as soon as it is ready for occu-
pancy. j. Fl. Convey and William Hazel
ton are now engaged in making inside
repairs there.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-11

Marcus Wellman was at home over
Sunday.
Mrs. Hugh Mack is visiting her
mother in Bellows Falls.
Austin Grape is contemplating early
repairs in his dwelling house
Mrs G. f. Davidson returned from a
visit in Burlington Tuesday.
The spring term of court will con
vene in Newfane next Tuesday. A pril
IA.
Rev. and Mrs. Paul Hayne of New
Jersy plan to come early in May for a
| short stay at their summer home here.
Mrs. A. H. Farnum went to Linden
Lodge for a rest and to take electrical
treatment Saturday.
| Mrs. s. G. Brown of Brattleboro was
guest over Sunday of her daughter,
Mrs. Karl Z. Maher.
Mrs. Grace Hammond Rhoades and
children have beer spending a week
with Mrs. +. J. Butterfeld.
Albert Miller of Townshend visited
his motherin-law, Mrs. Everett John
son. the first of the week
f. P. Squires has finished saving out
the lumber on the Eager lot and return
Ell to his home in Guilford
viii Howe, who has been employed
| in the Squires steam mill few months.
has returned to South Newfane.
a small party of men enjoyed a
sugar eat with d. A. Benson at
Uneeda Rest Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. W. G. Sargent, who spent few
days with her grandmother. Mrs
Josephine Howe, returned to Brattle-
boro Tuesday.
Mrs, Arthur Perry has a large supply
she will raise to supply the demands
for the home market.
Mrs. Everett Johnson, who went
Monday with her young grandson, viii
liam johnson, to his home in Brattle
boro, returned home Tuesday.
Mrs. Emerson of South Londonderry
came Monday to the Newfane Inn
where she has been engaged as cool
through the spring term of court.
Mrs. Grace Hosley, who was cook a
the County House for Mr. Davis, ha
gone to tho home Of a sister in Town
shend. Mrs. Grace Barber, The nurse
left Saturday for Brattleboro. Mrs
Vida Severance will remain there
W. NJ. Richardson, who has been liz
ming for some time at Curtis Smith :
died about clock last Friday morn
ing of tuberculosis. He was 81 year
of age. His body was sent Monda
to his home il New Haven, this state
where the funeral was held.
Frank Lowe, formerly of this place
has rented the river farm in Townshen
of A. F. Stone. He moved there t
carry it on last week His son, Charlie
Lowe, who has been employed in Brat
tleboro, has gone there to help hi
father.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-11
WESTMINSTER.

Ed Sugland, colored who is we'll
known in town and Bellows Falls, was
found dead Tuesday morning in Henry
Wood 5 barn. Mr.. Woods has been kind
to the unfortunate man in many ways.
Brief services were held Tuesday after
noon, Rev. Alfred Ward officiating. The
body was placed in the tomb to await
burial
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-11
HoRSEMAN A SUICIDE.
Was Suffering from Pains in the Head
Result of Operation.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calf, April Il.
Edmund +. Burke, 90, a well -known
horseman and the owner of several fla
mos stake horses, committed suicide
Yesterday by shooting himself through
the head. He had been suffering some
time from pains in the head, the result
of an old operation.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-11
MARLBORO.

Wallace Johnson, who on account Of
impaired health sold his interest in Mea-
dow Brook farm last autumn, has
bought the A. Y. Stratton farm on the
Branch, to which he will move early
in May.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-11

Italy has now been officially in
formed that the cost of the war with
Turkey for the possession of Tripoli
was S191,0O0,000
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-12-19
Directors End Convention.

The twenty-third annual con-
vention of the Indiana County
School Directors Association was
concluded here Wednesday night,
with the reelection of j. Taylor
Bell as president, and the selection
of these officers: E. M. Lockard;
Indiana, secretary; vice presidents
III. E. Roney, of Trade City, and
John F. st. Clair, of West Wheat
field township; William S. Daugh-
erty, of Indiana, treasurer. Fran
els Elkin, of Smicksburg, almost
continuously a school director for
80 years, was the most interesting
figure of the convention.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-12-19
AmaS Rush Is On at Local Postof-
fee; Mailing Gifts Early.

Postmaster III. w. Fee is pleased
with the manner in which the peo-
pie of Indiana have responded to
the call of the postoffice depart
ment to mail packages early. Since
Thursday the Christmas rush has
been on in Indiana and mails are
much heavier than usual. The rush
started almost a week earlier than
last year.
1t is believed that the last min
ute rush will be avoided to large
extent this season. Additional
clerks are ON duty.
Santa Clause letters are not so
numerous as in other years. Each
year some Of the youngsters put
letters addressed "Santa Claus"
into the mails, but always omit to
place the name of the particular
spot on the map where that gentle
man may be found.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-12-19
Two Killed in Mine

Deputy Coroner Dunsmore, of
Barnesboro, was in Colver Thurs
day and conducted an inquest in
to the death of two foreigners, fa-
ther and son, who were killed at
about o o'clock Thursday morning
in the Colver mine of the Ebens-
burg Coal Company.
The son, it is said, was working
on night shift and was visited ear
ly Thursday morning by his faith
err. The men, it is said, were rum
down by some ears that got away.
Several other miners had narrow
escapes, but these two were the
only ones hit by the cars.
The bodies were turned over to-
Undertaken G.. Doerr, of Colver-
and arrangement have been made
with him to bury them at Carroll
town, probably on Saturday.
The killing of the two men is
the second serious accident in this.
mine within the past week or two
Two miners are recovering at the
Miners hospital, Spanglcr, from
burns received in an explosion of
powder several days ago.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-12-19
CHRISTMAS TREE
HAS BEEN PURCHASED
Big Norway Spruce, 20 Feet High,
Has Been Secured for Mum
cipa1 Event.


A giant Norway spruce, 70 feet
long, gaily decorated with scintil-
ating electric lights, wreaths and
strings of popcorn and cranber-
ries, and beautiful white star on
the topmost branch, and placed on
on one of the towns principal
thoroughfares, will greet Indiana
residents and strangers Christmas
evening, when the first Municipal
Christmas Tree will be formally
dedicated. The committee is busy
with the final preparations and
hope to announce the competed
program within the next few days.
At five minutes before seven on
Christmas evening all the church
bells in Indiana will ring and as
the old town clock sends out its
first note if the hour of seven the
lights will flash on the tree and the
band will burst into a gay Christ
mas song and the long-heralded
Christmas tree for everyone will
be a reality. There will be much
singing, folk dances and of course,
a few speeches to start the pro-
gram in the right direction.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-12-19
TURK TRAINING
SHIP GOES DOWN
WITH IT'S CADETS

London, Dec. 17-In dispatch
from Rome the correspondent OF
the Central News says:
"a Trieste official has announc-
ed the blowing up by a mine and
the stocking of the Austrian train
ing ship Beethoven with the loss
of the crew and all the cadets on
board. F"
None of the standard naval ref
ence books has mention Of train
ing ship named Beethoven belong
ing to ustria-Hungary. The dual
monarchy has four or five ships
devoted to the training of cadets
and it is possible since the out
break of hostilities other vessels
have been used for this purpose.
When a ship is assigned for train
ing purposes her name often is
changed.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-12-19

Thursday that his government
could make a satisfactory expla-
nation Of the recent attack on the
Italian consulate at Hodeida. Call
ing at the foreign office for second
time in IA hours, he said that he
expected the Porte's reply to TIA
ly's representations within a short
time.
Despite the delay of Turkey S
reply the belief is strong here that
the matter will be smoothed over
without war. 1t is known that Ger
many has exerted its influence in
Constantinople to prevent the Ot-
toman government from giving
Italy an affront that will lead to
hostilities.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-12-19
Sultan Loses Egypt, Britain
Has Assumed Protectorate

London, Dec. 1.-THE official
Press Bureau tonight issued the
following statement concerning
the making of Egypt British
protectorate His Britannia Mai
esty's principal Secretary of State
for Foreign Affairs gives notice
that in view of a state of war aris-
ing out of the action of Turkey,
Egypt is placed under the protec-
ton of His Majesty, and will
henceforth constitute British
protectorate.
"The suzerainty of Turkey over
Egypt is thus terminated and His
Majesty's government will adopt
all measures necessary for the de-
fense of Egypt and the protection
Of it's inhabitants and interests.
"The King has been pleased to
approve the appointment of Lieut..
Col. Sir Arthur Henry MacMahon
to be His Majesty's High Commits
sioner for Egypt. "
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-12-19
How to Win Our Sympathy

The following letter was written
by j. w. Sutton, of this place, to
the editor of the North American /:
There is a syndicate of Germans
in the United States that is spend
ing vast sum to print and dis
tribute booklet favorable to the
German cause, hoping thus to
create sympathy for Germany in
this country This town has been
flooded with them.
Ii this syndicate would devote
the same amount of energy and
funds to alleviate the hunger and
suffering in Belgium it would do
more to create favorable impress
sion of the Germans than all it's
pamphlets will accomplish.
j. w. SUTTON.
Indiana, Pa, Dee. 7, 1914.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-12-19
Offers Armory Site.

A. C. Ferrier, proprietor of the
Point store, has offered site for
an armory for Company F, Tenth
infantry, N. G. P. The site is five
blocks from Main street and four
blocks south of the site accepted
by the government for the postof-
flee building. Many believe the
site will not meet with the approx
al of the state armory board.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-12-19
Three Miners Burned

John Leslie and Raymond Tus-
key, miners, and William Kerr, a
driver-were painfully burned in
the West Branch mine at Barnes
boro recently, when five kegs of
powder exploded. The building
in which the letgo occurred was
blown to atoms and Kerr was
thrown many feet. All of the in
jured are under treatment at their
homes and are expected to recover
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-12-19
Auto Bandit s End.
(Pittsburg Dispatch.

The fate which finally overlook
Frank g. Hohl, the auto bandit
and bank robber in Cincinnati,
yesterday, was inevitable sooner
or later if he persisted in his
crimes. His success in robbing the
bank at Altoona last March and
in robbing the two in Cincinnati
yesterday was made possible, of
course, by the unexpected nature
Of his raids. While there was al
ways a possibility of just such "A
desperate act, it was deemed so
remote in view Of the danger of
being caught that it could hardly
be guarded against without an ex-
penditure wholly out of proper
ton to the possibility.
Emboldened by his getting
Continued to Page A.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-12-19
Found Frozen to Death.

Uniontown, Pa, Dee. 17.-Froz-
en- solidly in six inches of ice, the
body Of Arthur Robbins, proprie-
tor of the Robbins Hotel and
well-known pottery manufacturer
of New Geneva, was found last
night by a searching party. Rob
bins, aged 42, was in Pittsburg on
Tuesday. 1t is supposed he was
walking home when he fell in
to the stream. A 25-foot embank-
ment leads down to the stream
and a narrow path winds along
the road at this point.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-12-19
Criminal Found in County Jail

A man in the Indiana county
Jail ON a charge of the larceny of
an overcoat and who gave the
name of John Zelaneous, was on
Tuesday morning identified as
Vincent Bhurbuck, of Wander
grift, who had just been paroled
from the Western penitentiary af-
ter serving six years of a 13-year
sentence on a charge of burglary.
The alleged parole breaker was
returned to the penitentiary to
complete his sentence.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-12-19
FALL TERM CLOSES
AT NORMAL SCHOOL
Special Train Took Students to-
Their Homes-opening Day
January 5.
NEW WING is COMPLETED


The fall term of the Indiana
State Normal school closed with
the end of the 80 class period ON
Thursday afternoon. A special
train on the Pennsylvania railroad
Friday morning took the students
who live In towns and cities along
route from here to Pittsburg to
their homes. A dance, customary
at the close of the term, was held
in Recreation Hall on Thursday
evening. The winter term will OPP
en- on Tuesday, January 5, 1915.
When the winter term opens, n
majority of the students who have
been living with private families
and in the school cottages, will be
given rooms in the main building,
as the new wing to the girls DOR
mitory, is now completed. Even
with the new rooms, there will not
be enough for all and several of
the cottages will be retained. !.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-12-19
List of Letters

Remaining uncalled for in the In
diana postoffice December II:
Miss Marcel Cark, Miss Burma
Ferguson, Margaret France, VIM.
Kelly, J. A. F. Landenschlager, j.
A. F. Landenschlager, II. ID. Lloyd
Joseph Meyer, j. R. Patterson, L.
II. Pinkerton, Mike Priskin, S. NJ.
Stewart, Meri Szenteszki, j. Omko.
When inquiring for letters in
this list please state that they were
advertised, giving date.
HARRY w. FEE, P. NJ.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-12-19
Grand Jury Pleased
With Juvenile Ward

In making it's return the De-
cember grand jury, of which G. c..
Campbell was foreman, compli-
mented the officers of the juvenile
home, which has just been estab-
lished by Indiana county on the
Campbell farm, southeast of town.
The grand jury said: "The New
ly Juvenile Home has been opened
and is in operation. We think it
is a good idea and should be main
tanned in a proper manner, which
we found to be done. We think
the new home is well managed by
Mrs. Sue Willard and Mrs. S. J..
Telford, who have the same in
charge. f" The Juvenile Home is
the farm house on the County
Home farm and is admirably stu
ated for the keeping of juvenile
offenders.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-12-19
Rushing Work at Josephine Plant

An additional force of 100 men
las been put to work by the Boil
l;nger-Andrews Construction COM
pany on the new ingot mill at DO
sephine. There is at the present
time arge demand for the pro-
duct and the plant will be rushed
to completion. 1t is expected that
the plant will be finished within
20 days. The site will have 20 ac-
res adjoining the Josephine blast
furnace of the Corrigan-McKinney
company. Six acres are now being
covered with five large buildings.
A number Of houses to accommo-
date the workmen are also in pro-
cess of construction.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-12-19
Many Candidate for
the Indiana JudgeShiL

One of the most spirited politi-
cal fights in the history of Indiana
county is expected next year when
the term of President Judge S. j.
Telford expires. Among those who
have been mentioned as being pos
sible candidate are j. Wood
Clark, Samuel Cunningham, who
was defeated by a narrow margin
nine years ago by Judge Telford !;
John L. Getty, Congressman j. n.
Langham, John III. Pierce, John A.
Scott, E. Walker Smith, S. j. Tel
ford, Elder Peelor and D. B. Tay-
lor. 1t is expected that Judge Tel
ford will be a candidate for re-
election.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-12-19
Son Charged With
Killing His Father

Latrobe, Dee. 17.-John Aman-
ich, Jr., chaged with shooting to
death his father, John Amanich.
Sr., and then attempting to end
his own life, is in the Westmore-
land county hospital in a critical
condition. The men had been
drinking. The shooting took place
near Harrison City.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-12-19

be quite in line with the announce
1pents in dispatches from Petro-
grad that the Russians, threatened
on both fianks, had decided to
take up new positions where they
would be able better to meet the
onslaughts which are being
launched against them by the
Austro-Germans from the Carpa-
thians to the East Prussian from
tier.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-12-19
Report Deep Drifts.

Drifts from 10 to II feet have
been reported from the northern
part of Indiana county since the
heavy snowfall of Sunday. In
many cases it is necessary to take
to the fields to travel in that sec-e
ton.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-12-19
Hunting Embargo Issued.

The state livestock sanitary
board has issued a general order
prohibiting hunting in all of the
counties under quarantine for foot
and mouth disease.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-12-19
Dubois Becoming a City.

Dubois today filed its formal ap--
plication to the governor for a
charter as a third-class city. It
voted in favor of cityhood last
month.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-12-19
Artilleryman Home.

Harl Langham, one of the Unit
ed States gunners, who helped to
shell Vera Cruz, is visiting his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson Lang
ham, of this place.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1914-12-19
Banquet for Hotelman.

In honor of G.. NJ. Workman, who
recently purchased the Moore
Hotel, he was rendered a banquet
by number Of prominent Indiana
men.