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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-29
WEST GUILFORD.

Clifford A KEY. returned home from
Newfane last week. He had been there
as petit iuryman over six weeks.
Rev. William Robinson and Arthur
Lynde attended the funeral of Mrs.
Fannie Wallace Tuesday in Green Riv-
er.
Mr.. and Mrs. Murray Cook of North
Heath, Mass, are spending a few days
with their daughter, Mrs. Cyrus Merri-
field.
Baptist church, Rev. William Rob
inson pastor. Sunday morning worship
at IL clock. Subject, The Believer s
Relation to Politics Evening, 80
Subject, The Good Samaritan. Midweek
services Thursday at 80 p. m. Sub
iect, Christian Character.
The annual meeting of the Ladies
Aid society was held Tuesday evening
in the home of Mrs William Akley
There was good attendance and the
evening was spent socially. These Off
GERS were elected: President, Mrs, w
M. Akley; vice president, Mrs. w. A
Dennison; secretary, Mrs. II. l.. Mich
OILS; treasurer, Mrs. Arthur Lynde. TIL,
society has had prosperous year. Sup
per was served,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-29
JACKSONVILLE.

Miss Mildred Corse visited Mrs La
vote in Nottingham village Saturday.
a number from this place attended
the auction sale at Mr.. Bagnall s Satur-
day.
w. E. Lowe and Mr.. and Mrs. c. II
Waste motored to Heath Sunday and
called on friends and relatives
The directors of the North River
Creamery association have bought 9
new churn, which Is being Installed.
f. A. Temple and family and Charlie:
Putnam motored 10 Somerset TO see the
big dam of the powce CONSTRUCTION Co
Myron Allen and sister. Minerva
visited then uncle, George Allen, il
West Brattleboro a few days last week
Mr.. and Mrs. ] cassias Winn anc
son, Douglas, were in Wilmington Sat
urday and called on relatives and
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Churchill anC
daughter motored over the Mohawk
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-29
Sporting Notes.

Princeton is reported to fear that VIII
hams Is not strong enough to test the
Tigers strength Saturday. There have
been some npsets in football this fall and
there may be more.
Marty O'Toole says he will not play
with the Pirates again. 1t isn't hard TO
believe that, but whether the Feds viii
want him, he says they do. requires a
little more consideration
IL is now reported that Tobin. captain
of the Penn State football team. viii play
against the Michigan "Aggies.' If this be
| true the report that he lost his eyesight
in the explosion at the celebration this
week is slightly exaggerated or Penn
State intends TO play a blind man.
| Old Fox Griffith of the Washington
team has offered Walter johnson. who
had a poor season in 1914, $1,000 to
sign contract for next year Walter is
said to be hanging back as the Feds are
willing to cough mp $4,000 to him for a
three-year contract. Griff says he can go
| if $4,000 won't hold him.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-29
BRATTLEBoRo. VT.

trail TO North Adams and returned
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Greeley Brown of vii
mington, accompanied by his mother.
Mrs. W. A. Brown, and daughter.
Mary, called on relatives and friends
Sunday.
Mr.. Dow carried A. C. Stetson. H. NJ.
Roberts and o. c. Fairbanks in his
automobile TO the dedication of the
Mohawk trail over Florida mountain
last week.
Sunday school in the Universalist
church next Sunday at IL clock. Y.
I. {. [. will meet at u o clock. Miss
Edith Cross will lead on the topic, The
Ideal Christian, His Faith Ali are in
vited.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-29

The Magazine club will meet with Miss
Ellen NJ Wallup, the manager Wednes-
day evening.
evening by the Progessives and Repub-
leans respectively
Mrs. Mary E WasRbg,rn ,al hass returned
from. three-Yeeks' visfas tsatEasi old home
at hester, 81 II
Tie Ladies, Ala societHas.of the Baptist
church had a successful ehicken-pi sup
EieF and sale Friday evening.
| z,fhe town voted at special town meeting
| Satmday afternoon to light the streets
and town hall with electricity. 81
Mrs James Fitzgerald, who has been a
tanonth with her niece, Mrs Florence Po-
land. returned to her home in Augusta,
Met ft,ridayts
The annual meeting Of district No ,,
/ O. f. s.. will be held in Wilmington with
Mayhower chapter Thursday afternoon
and evening, Nov ;.
Ex-Postmaster L. p Bailey is the Re
publican candidate for representative and
f. w Aiken will be the candidate for
the Progressive party.
Mrs Calista Bangs of Brattleboro was
here Tuesday evening and inspected Col.
Greenwood Woman's Relief corps, No. 90.
Refreshments were served
Mrs A. b. II. Harris, superintendent of
the Congregational Sunday school, enter
tanned the members of the cradle roll and
their mothers at the church parlors Satur-
day afternoon.
The Ladies Aid society of the Congre-
gational church Will serve their monthly
supper Tuesday evening, Nov 3 Escal-
Hoped oysters and baked beans will be IN
j Guided IN the menu.
Eugene Howe moved the last of his
household goods Wednesday and the fam
/ lily are now established in their new home
On Cemetery hill Since the selling OF
their home they have been living with
Mrs. Howe's mother, Mrs. w G Wright
Miss Nellie y. Clarke entertained the
Fortnightly club Friday afternoon. Mrs
Charles Knight gave full and compre-
hensive paper on The Stranger Within
Our Gates. while Mrs. W. +. Pierce gave
an interesting paper on Andrew Carnegie
Rev s f. Goodheart of St Johnsbury
Centre will preach in the Congregational
church Sunday. Nov /. having been en-
gagged to supply the church through the
winter. Mr. Goodheart will occupy room,
at the Congregational parsonage which
were reserved for him when the parsonage
wYs rented to Mr.. Farnsworth.
d. T. Perry. county road commissioner
is here putting IN a curblng around the
green to the entrance of the PutneA
hotel, where snch havoc was made wher
the grade OF the road was cut down
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-29

full of snap, and this made him a ia.
vorite with the baseball public. He
became one of the best catchers that
ever wore the mitt and during his sey
eral years behind the bat for the Phil
lies was one of the hardest and most
willing workers the club has ever had
on its payroll.
Doom has been manager for five sea.
sons, and last year he landed the team
in second place. leading the race al
most half the season and keeping close
behind New York to the finish. II
was thought that the season of 1914
would be the Phillies' year" but the
Federal raid, which took Knabe, Doc
Ian, Seaton, Brennan and Walsh from
the team, wrecked It 50 completed,
that there never was a chance for it t.
win the pennant Dooin's task ha:
been hard one. He is still held b.
the club on the reserve clause in TIN
contract he signed last year He il
anxious to obtain his unconditional re
lease from the Phillies, and more thar
one National league club is known t
be eager to get him as a catcher.
Pat Moran is a veteran of the game
For many years he was Il regula
catcher with Boston and the Chieag
Cubs He went to the Phiilies in 191
from Chicago and was second catche
! to Doom until his arm went back o
| him. Moran is considered one of til
brainiest men in baseball and Il spler
did coach for pitchers. He, wit
Doom. has developed several star boz
men for the Philies and in this wa
has been of invaluable aid.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-29
GUILFORD CENTER.

Mrs j. H. Watson was guest of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. W. Holden,
recently.
NJ. A. Thomas of Guilford and Frank
Foster OF Leyden have been TO the
northern part of the state buying cows
Mr.. and Mrs. George Sessions gave
party Friday evening. About SO were
present. The evening was spent in dane
ing and playing cards. Refreshments
of cake, coffee and sandwiches were
served. All had very pleasant even
inc
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-29

Miss Anna Cannon, member of the
staff of Harvard University observa-
tory, has been admitted to membership
OF the Royal Astronomical society OF
England.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-29

1t is not improbable that within 4
few years the whole of the nitrate
trade from Chile to Europe, which is
now being carried on largely by Brit
ish sailing vessels round Cape Horn.
will be diverted through the Panama
canal.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-29

In certain cities of Russia street
whistling by civilians is penal Of
Tense, the privilege being reserved for
the police. They exercise it to send
signal blasts to each other.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-29

Dazzy Vance, st. Joseph's star young
pitcher, who has been sold to Pitts
burgh, tells how he got his nickname
When DaZzy was a little fellow if you
can imagine that-he lived i'll 4 little
town whore cowboys We're pretty fire.
quent One of these fellows, who was
pretty friendly with Dazzy, used to say
Wasn't that dazzyE" in place of
saying Wasn't that Il daisy?" Young
Vance picked up the expression and
used it so frequently he was soon
known by the name of ''Dazzy."
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-29
PUTNEY.
Rev. A. F. Trice Resigned.

Rev. A. F. Tricc, for the past two years
the efficient pastor of the Baptist church,
has rendered his resignation to take effect
Dee. l. Mr.. Trice has worked hard for
his church and III many ways his place will
be hard to fill Mrs Trice has ably see
onded his efforts and viii be missed
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-29
LITTLE BITS OF
SPORTING CHAT
New Plan to Divide Worlds
Series Money.
PRESENT PRIZE TOO BIG.

It is PROPOSED rhas part Of The Big
Plum Be Awarded to Other Clubs In
Proportion to Their Standing In the
Race-Would Stimulate Interest In
Late Games.
Each of the Boston Braves received
something in excess of $500 for his
part in winning the worlds champion
ship, and each Of Connie Mack's team
received a trifle more than $1,000. This
seems to be lot of money for the eff
fort involved, and sporting writer's
are considering changing the system
so that the reward will not be so large
and will 20 to more men. The prOpO-
Sition has been made that the mem
bers of the teams that play for the
great prize receive only 60 per cent of
the sum set aside for the players. the
remaining 10 per cent to be divided
among the other players in each league.
those finishing second receiving twice
as much as those finishing third, and
so on down to the team finishing in
seventh place. .t.
This plan would give to each member
of the club winning second place about
$500, while the members of the teams
finishing seventh would receive about
$50. One advantage would be that in
terest would be stimulated in the fin
ish of the race and would make each
contest up to the last a hard fought
struggle. 1t would mean something
more than honor to the players to fin
ish rs high in the percentage column
as possible
The bonus plan was tried this ycal
by the owners of the st. Louis Nation
al league club. The players were
promised Il certain percentage of theil
regular salaries if they finished in sec
ond place. a lower percentage if they
landed in third and tri6e less if they
wound up fourth.
What was the result? The Cardinal.
fought tooth and nail for every gam,
in which they participated. They play
ed their string out to the finish, il
sharp contrast to the tactics of severa
other clubs which for time had
chance for the pennant and then los
ii. The reason for this was plainl
that Miller Higgins men had some
thing to work for right up to the las
game, for the race was so close tina
until the next to the last day of tn
campaign they had chance to bea
out the Giants and finish in second DC
sition.
Pat Moran, the veteran catcher, WI
has been acting as coach and instru
tor of young pitchers for the last tw
seasons, is the new manager of IL
Phillies. He succeeds Charles s. Do
fn. who has been with the Philli'
since 1902 and who has managed Il
team for the past five years.
Doom joined the club as a youngest
from St Joseph. Mo. back in 1902, al
no youngster ever broke into fast col
pany with less encoura cement for b
future He was said TO be too SINS
and too light for a catcher but he "
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-29

When Hank Gowdy blew himself TO
n 100000 two base. hit at Fenway Park,
Boston, in the third game of the
Worlds series, he gave professional
baseball one of the greatest boosts it
has ever received. Gowdy's hit, which
developed into the winning run for the
Braves, cost the Boston and Philadel-
phia clubs approximately $4,000
apiece. as it broke up tie game that
would have been called at the end of
the twelfth inning and thus shortened
the series by one day.
Had the game resulted in draw the
Braves and Athletics would have
drawn at least two more big gates in
| Boston, though. of course, the players
| would not have participated in the Re
ceipts after the fourth game, and tie
| figures as game i'll determining the
! players share. When Gowdy delivered
| his hit he. therefore cost Jim Gaffney
pretty penny, but he again demon
strated the honesty of the game and
the reason for its hold on the American
public.
Fenway park therefore holds the bis
league record for expensive plays. Two
years ago it was the scAue of the fl
nous $4,000 muff pefpetTafed by FREQ
Snodgrass. and noY Gowdy has shown
what base hit can amount to in dol
lars and cents. Probably this RECORD
will stand for some time
Figures compiled by the Sydney MAJ
show that the money won in stake
during the recent turf season in Aus
! tralia amounted to S3,5S9250 TIE
thousand. races were held The VIII
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-29

It is Pro,rp,ossaead rhas part Of The Big
Plum Be Awarded to Other Clubs In
Proportion to Their Standing In the
Race-Would Stimulate Interest In
Late Games.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-05
PUTNEY MINISTER
MAKES STATEMENT
Makes No Apology for What He Did
Through Ignorance, but Says Serv-
ing of Writ Was Disgrace.

70 the People of Putney:-
In view of the happenings of August
!, the people of Putney need an ex-
PLANTATION from me. | am first, last
and all the time for the enforcement
Of the law, to keep bicycle riders OF
your sidewalks. As notices call for
observation of said law in the village
of Putney, il is necessary to establish
u fixed boundary of the village. We
certainly do not receive village priv
leges on our end of Depot street
We not alone maintain our sidewalks.
but the road also. A part of the road
is dangerous to walk on, say nothing
about driving over.
My arrest for transgressing agai;s5
the law was caused by ignorance as to
tho full meaning of the law | am grill
ty of riding around a bad, impossible
place in the road, on the sidewalk pat
~ constructed by myself. When Mr.
Aiken informed me that ! had broken
the law, that | was within the village
limit, | felt sorry and believed the
law should be enforced. | was guilty
and was ready to satisfy the demands
of the law. | confessed the same from
the pulpit Sunday and pleaded with
the people to stop unjust criticism oi
Mr.. Aiken. He said he would notify me
when the court would sit.
l feel ! am guilty as to the letter of
the law, without setting the law in de
iance. Every citizen has that privil-
| eye, to plead guilty in his own
behalf under like circumstances.
am not ashamed of the action, but
the act of serving writ of arrest OF
a publicly. self-confessed guilty
| Through ignorance) citizen and min
lister OF the gospel as YOU would on 3
thief and murderer is a Disgrace to the
town OF Putney, in the eyes Of all man
| kind.
| However. the animOsity of the action
| speaks for itself.
ANTHONY +. TRICE.
| Putney, VT, Aug. 4.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-05
PRoUTY NoN-PARTISAN.
Writes Barton Monitor he Is Appealing
TO All Parties for Support.

BARTON, Vt, August 5. TT The Bar
ton Monitor today publishes the fol
lowing letter from G. A. Prouty:
Newport, VI, August l.
". II. Gilpin, Barton, Vt.
Mr.. Editor:-Upon getting pack to
Vermont this morning my attention is
called to the suggestion III vouI lust
issue that l shall lose many Republican
votes through my statement that
would not at this time ACCEPT a Repub
lican nomination. Before YOU pass final
Judgment / would like to put YOU, and
through you Your readers, in pcs secession
Of my exact thought
lam running in this campaign as
a non-paTtisan. As such ! belong t.
no party. To put it in another way
have for this particular purpose formed
q party of my own. | am aplmalire
to all other parties for support. and
treat all parties exactly alike. Just II
have refused to declare myself 4
| Progressive in order that / eh- rc
eeiye the nomination of that party TN
der that name, so | cannot sol II no.
/ accept a nomination as a hepnblie1n
although | do, as a nonpartlSaL, most
| earnestly solicit the support OF al
Republicans who believe with me.
| If elected | must register III Wash
ington as a non partisan, but . cUul.
not do that if ] were nominated anl
| elected as a Republican.
If this position alienates Republican
support l sincerely regret it, but tbi.
has been my attitude all along and
must try to be consistent and TO PLAY
fair even if it should cost ME tn
election.
Very truly you-s
c. A. PROUTY
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-05
VILLA DECLARES
INDEPENDENCE
FL Paso Hears He Has Severed His
Connection with Carranza-Lands
to Be Distributed.

Ell PASO, Texas, Aug. 8 Gen.
Francisco Villa virtually has proclaim
ed his independence from the Carranza
government, according to the reports
brought here yesterday by arrivals
from all parts of northern Mexico. Vii
la has begun recognizing his army.
Gen. Felipe Angeles, Carranza 5 de-
posed secretary of war, is in charge Of
the reorganization. A movement is on
foot for the immediate distribution of
lands. Carranza has not been inform
Ell, SO far as is known. 1t was esti-
mated by Americans coming from Vii
la 5 territory that 1000 recruits have
been added to his ranks within the last
two weeks. They have been armed
with rifles supposed to have been SNUG
gled aeross the line at FL Paso.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-05
WILLIAM BARsFow STRONG.
Former Railroad President Was Native
of Vermont.

Los ANGELES, Cal, Aug. 5-Wil-
liam Barstow Strong, former presi-
dent of the Atehison, Topeka and San
ia Fe Railroad, died here last night.
lie was a years old.
Mr.. Strong was born in Bloomington,
VT, but he received his education in
Chicago where, after being graduated
from a commercial college in 1855 he
went to work as station agent and tel
egrapher at Milton, Wis. After serving
in these capacities at various stations
he was made general Western agent of
the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
railroad He next became assistant sup
erintendent of. the MeGregor Western
railway, and after serving on the Chic
ago and Northwestern, the Missouri
Central and the Burlington lines he
was, In 1877, appointed viee-president
and general manager of the Santa Fe.
He was made president of the road in
1880 and retired in 1889.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-05
BULL MOOSE CONVENTION.
Will Be Held at Burlington on Wednes-
day, August 26.

BURLINGTON, Aug. 5. The call
is out for the Progressive state conven-
ton, which will be held in Burlington,
Wednesday, August 90, in the afternoon
for the purpose of placing in nomna-
tion candidates for the offices of United
State senator, governor, lieutenant gov
ernor, state treasury, secretary of state,
auditor of accounts, and attorney gem
eral; for the election of state com
mittee, the election of member of
the national committee and for the
transaction of other business.
Cities and towns will be represented
in this convention by delegates elected
on the basis of one delegate for each
city and town and one additional dele
gate for each 100 votes and each frac-
tion of 100 votes exceeding 80 east
for the Progressive candidate for Pres
ident at the national election in 1912
These delegates will be chosen at pri-
mary meetings called by the Progress
sive committee of each city aud town
The caucuses will probably be held Sat
urday, August p.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-05
ARM AMPUTATED
NEAR SHOULDER
e. L. Bass of Bethel, Seriously Injured
OF Planning Machine Wife
Former Brattleboro Girl.

F.. L. Bass of Bethel, whose wife is
a sister of Ernest NJ. Goodenough of
this town and formerly lived here, was
working in his shop Monday about 3
o clock when his right arm was drawn
in a planning machine and SO badly
crushed that it was amputated three
inches below the shoulder short time
afterwards by DR.. o. V. Greene, assisted
by Drs. o. D. Greene and +. A. Ed
munds. George Spaulding was with
him in the shop at the time of the ae-
cident and calling to his aid Richard
Wynn and George Stuart from the
Central Vermont freight office near,
carried him to DR.. Greene's office in
Mr.. Vim 5 automobile. The arm
was fearfully mangled, parts of the
flesh and bone being left on the ma
chine. Mr.. Bass is a. well-known and
substantial midtIle-aged citizen and
property owner. He is largely engaged
in the lumber business and runs small
shop by gasoline power for finishing his
own lumber. He is reported eomtorta-
BILE at his home.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-05
IN MONTPELIER SEPT. .
Plans Made for Holding a Republican
State Convention.

BURLINGTON, Aug. "a meeting
If the Republican state committee was
held at the Van Ness House Yesterday
afternoon at which arrangements were
made for holding the party eonven-
ton and the eaucuses preliminary to
it. Montpelier was the place selected
for the convention and the date fixed
at Sept. 9. The caucuses for the cleo
ton of delegates will be held on the
same day, Thursday, August p, at
which time all the new city and town
committees viii be elected.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-05
BAN ON LARGE MONEY ORDERS
Postmaster Haskns to Issue Orders
for Small Amounts Only.

Orders from the postofiiee depart
ment have been received by Postmas-
Ter Kittridge Haskins notifying him
not to issue large money orders for
points III Europe where in his judg-
meut, the money is to be used for
speculative purposes.
The amount is not designated in the
order but the postmaster is to use his
own judgment in issuing money orders
aud to notify the department in Wash
ington on refusing to issue such an
order.
The order is general throughout the
country and is made because of the
conditions in Europe at the present
time.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-05
SAFE IN PORT.
Two German Liners Arrived in New
York This Morning.

NEW YORK, August Another
German liner whose whereabouts has
been unknown, the Kaiser Wilhelm II
of the North German LLOYD line. an
rived safely in port this morning. The
HamburgAmerican liner, President
Lincoln, from Hamburg. also arrived
early today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-05
ANOTHER PROCLAMATION.
Great Britain and Germany Included
in Pronouncement.

WASHINGTON, August 5.-Anoth-
er neutrality proclamation including
Great Britain and Germany not in
cluded in yesterdays pronouncement
was prepared for issue today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-05
DEvEREUx PLAYERS TOMORROW.
AS You Like It and Twelfth Night
Under Woman's Club Auspices.

Given the opportunity to exercise its
spell over the human mind and heart,
Shakespeare 5 genius, as it may be re-
vealed lit the performance of his trag-
cdies and comedies, can so affect sen
,itive spectators as to make them in
different to, if not oblivious Of, phys