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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-04
LONDON is NERVOUS.
w F Collins Writes of Conditions in
Great Britain's Metropolis.

Writing TO the Newark Evening
News from London under date
of Oct. II, William f. Collins
says: Great Britain is having very
bad attack of nerves.
4 sudden realization of the perils
IF this war to herself has come over
England. This realization does not af-
feet all her people individually as vet
but there Is no question as to the
mass effect.
The symbol of all this realization is
London at night. London after dusk
is, fer the most part, as dark as the
proverbial pocket.
The city seeks to hide from visiting
| Zeppelins under a cloud of darkness.
1t seems to forget that Zeppelins ear
ry searehlights.
1t is a remarkable experience To
ride around London atop a bus after
nightfall. 1t is especially eerie TO
cross a Thames bridge
| The bridges are absolutely darken-
ed-every bus light must be put at
its lowest and then shaded.
The dangers of traffic in the crowd
ell London streets at night may be
imagined Pedestrians crossing thor
oughfares have to trust in Providence
| The cnrionsly yelled newspaper reports
indicate that casualties are not uneom-
mon.
The public houses are closing earlier
| and opening later. This by order One
| could wish that the drinking places
were hlotted out of London at this
time. To see them crowded at this
/ moment of national peril is to grieve
/ over the hold which alcohol has upon
II tens and tens of thousands. 1t is es-
pecially regretable TO note the pres
ence of women in these places. Many
women, because of the separation al
Iowanees given them as wives of
soldiers, have more money TO spend
. than they, ever had. A considerable
part of if, from appearances, goes. for
: beer and gin.
i . Meantime recruiting goes on apaee
Here the real patriotism of Britain
makes itself felt-all classes of Eng
/ hshmen are represented in the recruits
Il The most thrilling sound + have
4 heard since being here was yesterday
), when detachment Of Scotch lads
marched past the Carlton to the Skin
Of -hagpipes 1t was amazing to one
that the crowds did not cheer-but
London crowds do not cheer in this
war
The lines about England are tighten
ing. The censorship is, if anything
more severe. People coming into Eng
land are subjected TO strict exami
nation, and those going out, to an eN
animation even stricfer.
: Women embarking for Holland today
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-04

forts to suppress or at least diminish
the liquor traffic, as the result of re-
cent report of the license commission
of New York city. 1t is asserted
that the motion picture theater is
destined to drive the hardest blow to
the traffic that it has vet received.
An authoritative statement has been
issued in which it is stated that = it
is the night trade of the saloon that
is ordinarily most profitable, and
lit is just at this point that it encoun-
tiers the competition of the motion pic
ture theater. The prohibitionists al
so point out that sociologicaliy the
motion picture theater has supplied the
element of world interest that has
been essentially lacking in the So
called temperance clubrooms, settle
ment meeting places and other arti.
| fetal offsets to the saloon. Similar
| conditions have been observed in 9th
| er cities, and the forces opposed to the
saloon and the liquor traffic IN general
have come to look upon the motion
picture as a distinctly helpful ally il
the elimination of alchohol.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-04

IN attended By relatives and friends.
There was prayer at 215 at the house on
River street, and the funeral services took
place in the Congregational church. Rev
MIR Frary and Rev MIR Wood officiating
There were many beautiful floral remenr
brances. The burial took place IN the
family lot in Bernardston.
Among those from ont Of town who at
tended the funeral were George Lynde OF
Green River, Daniel Willard Of Green
field, Mrs. Minerva Bliss of Marlboro,
Mrs. Hosea Fisher Of Halifax, Mrs. Elisha
Gates and son, Ray. Of Green River, a
nephew, Charles Stanclift. and wife OF
Vernon. Mr. and Mrs. Justin Thomas oil
Marlboro, Mrs Alice Wood of Newfane
Mrs. Albert Halliday Of Williamsville
Mrs Osse Prouty, Frank Sprague o
Halifax, Mr. and Mrs Oscar Rice of Mon
tague and MIR. and Mrs Frank Rice o
Greenfield
Mr.. Stanclift leaves his wife, son
Webster, and daughter, Mrs, Franl
Rice Of Greenfield .eands fonrs grandchildren
Leonard, Ruby, Esther and Oscar Rice
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-04
CHARLES LEROY .sTANoLIFT.
Marlboro Native Had Been Resident
of Bernardston 81 Years.

Charles Leroy Stanchft 81 who had
been resident of Bernardston the past
20 years, died Thursday evening. Oct %
He was born Oct. y, 1850, in Marlboro
Nt1, where he lived 81 years He mar
ried, Dec %, 1884, Emma Gene Powers,
next to the youngest of the seven daugh-
tiers of Lyman and Harriet Powers Of
Marlboro.
Mr. Stanclift was by trade mason, AID
worked until his health failed three Years
ago. Since then he had been confined to
the house and was under the doctors care
constantly In April Of this year Afr.
Stanclift underwent an operation for ap-
pendieitis which proved to be serious.
After his return from the hospital his
health continued to fail He was a man
of genial and kindly disposition, a kind
father and neighbor, always ready to help
in time of trouble or illness.
The funeral, Sunday. Nov. /, was large
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-04
EAST DUMMERSTON.

Miss Helen Evans is working at f.
II. Miller :.
Mrs. A. ". Drury 5 aged mother fell
Saturday fraeturing her hip.
Miss Edith Dutton Of Mortified.
Mass, spent Sunday If N. F. Dutton ;.
Mrs. L. H Miller is spending the
week in Boston. She went Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Pnffer Of Brat
tleboro spent sunday at L. G. Halla
day !.
Mr. and Mrs. r E. Carlisle Of Brat
tleboro were at q. G. Walker Thurs
day. Oct. 20.
Wallace Bond Of Greenfield, Mass.
fined 1t H. II. Millerts Monday and
is calling on friends in town.
Mr.. and Mrs G. T. Reed went to
Vernon Sunday with their nephew.
Frank 1. Stark, who came for them in
his ear.
Misses Elizabeth and Alta Denison.
teachers in the West Brattleboro acad-
envy building, were guests Saturday Of
Mr.. and Mrs. James a. Reed at Log
Cabin farm.
a beautiful apple, perfect in color
ing and shape, weighing over pound
| is shown by G. d. Sargent 1t is Of the
| Wolf River variety and came from
tree in the yard of his son, Charles
| Sargent of Brattleboro.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-04

There is a great deal Of truth in the
following reflection by the Manchester
Union Photographer:
Every year, on the day before cleo
ton, we are warned in campaign adj
vertisements TO be on guard against
attempts to bride us. Every year, on
election day, we have stood around
the polling place, looking as blandIy
receptive as a child in an ice cream
dispensary, but never a bride has been
offered MS. We re beginning to sus-
peet there 5 good deal Of bunk about
this bribery business.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-04

were conducted to private cabins,
their hair taken down and their shoes
taken off. An absolute embargo has
been laid on any letter being taken by
hand ont Of England.
London Is taking on itself more and
more the aspect Of a military camp.
The soldiers and recruits are every
where. ! have seen soldiers sleeping
on the concrete pavement OF the
Waterloo station There has been
much complaint. which apparently is
justified, as to the care Of recruits in
the training camps. A camp near
Amersham. which is not far from Lon
don, has had much disease
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-04
YESTERDAYS ELECTIONS.

A hasty glance at the election re-
turns available this morning shows
that Vermont joined in the reaction
against the Progressive party which
seems to have set in all over the
country, and consequently went Re
publican by substantial majority.
The state ticket headed by the popular
Charles w. Gates made a clean sweep,
as The Reformer predicted it would,
and Senator William +. Dillingham;
triumphed over his Progressively Demo
cratic Prohibitions Non Partisan oppon-
emf, Charles A. Prouty, by a margin
approximating 5000 votes Prouty s
wea kness in the northeast part of the
state where he was supposed to be al
most impregnable was one of the sur
prises of the Vermont result. n his
home county Of Orleans ne ran only
400 votes ahead of his Republican OPP
ponent and lost the adjoining county
of Caledonia.
Republicans generally eoncede that
the fight against Senator Dillingham;
has been good thing for him and lis
awakening effect will doubtless have
a wholesome influence on his future
work in Washington. During the last
week of the campaign Mr., Dilling
ham 5 speeches increased greatly il
vigor, and there was general belief
in unprecedented quarters that his &C
tivity had offset the Prouty trend tina
seemed to be apparent a month ago.
As in the majority of states where
elections were held the Bull Moos
vote IN Vermont showed marke,
slump--so much, in fact, that few j
any of the fusion county tickets wer
successful. The feature of the resul
in this county was the Overwhelming
majority for the Republican nomine
for state s attorney, o. B. Hughe.
against whom an active campaign ha
been waged by the Progressive candt
date, A. V. d. Piper. In almost ever
town Mr.. Hughes ran ahead of tn
Republican state ticket.
Massachusetts reelection of Go,
ernor N alsh, Democrat, was not III
Expected, but the extent of the Pre-
gressive slump in the Bay state VIZ
surprising even to those who locke
for a big drop. In New York stat
/, Charles $. Whitman, the aggressis
: prosecutor, won notable victory on,
Governor Glvnn, and the result is
II distinct blow to the influence of Tai
J., many hall. New Hampshire return,
u to the Republican ranks with We
geance, returning Senator Gallinge
y while in Connecticut the G. O. P. swe,
Il was wide enough to include senate
five representatives and the sta
ticket.
- The outcome throughout the coun
points to early disintegration of t
Proeressives, and the Democrats fro
now on Will have to prepare TO BIZ
+ tie with u Republican party more ne:
!; ~ united than AT any time since t
:, presidential election in 1908.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-04
TO SUBSCRIBERS.

1t is the aim of the management to
secure efficient service in the delivery of
CO. operation of subscribers to that end.
Prompt reports should be given of each
failure to receive the paper on the morn
ing following the omission, in person,
by telephone or postal card, thus enabl-
ing the cause of the error to be promptly
and accurately discovered and the proper
remedy Immediately applied 1t is only
by this method that the publisher can
secure the desired service.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-04

Opening the polls at 6 clock yes
terday was welcome departure from
the old plan of starting the voting at
9, IL m, as the number of votes cast
in the first three hours indicated. But
how much longer will Nermonters toll
crate the Anticipated form of ballot
now in use? With the Massachusetts
form the act of voting would be great
| ly simplifed and independence. of
/ thought given the encouragement il
the old-fashioned party column ar
lrap9ement are in the same class witt
those who believe in the exploded
lpartyright orswrong idea; there il
Ieqhal sense in the argument that .
man should vote the Democratic ticket
because his grandfather did. What til,
state should have is Il ballot on which
the names Of all candidates for on
Office are given in alphabetical order
under the name of that office with. tn,
party esignations following the can
didates names. This form. minimize,
1.-THE chances OF an unfit candidate being
ty label, and puts premium on intelli
gent discrimination in the choice o
public officials. Brattleboro S newl,
elected representative might well in
change.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-04

The Burlington Free Press now has an
opportunity to tell the state who will be
Mr.. Dillingham; successor, the next gov
ernor of Vermont, the governor four years
from now, the successor of Senator Page,
and the man to succeed Congressman
Greene. 1t said it could do 50 if Prouty
were defeated
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-04

One Of the growing organizations Of
the day is that of the farmers wives.
There are u auxiliaries f6 farmers
institutes in Kansas, with 200 mem
bers- The members meet every month
and discuss matters in connection with
their work and form plans for better
ment
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-04

Young Mr. Hughes, states attorney
elect, must feel that the voters of the
county are willing to take a chance on his
neXperience
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-04

Lowell Patch, IT., and grandmother,
Mrs Patch, spent Monday with AIRS.
Lowell Patch
Mrs. Sarah Convey of South London
derry is visiting in the home OF her
son, Ernest Covey, and family.
Charles Stockwell is having d bath
room installed in his house. y. X
Harms : doing the carpentry work.
The Near and Farther Lights society
OF the Baptist church will meet Fri
day afternoon with Mrs. L. Fl Cope
land.
Mr. and Mrs. John Mckay and two
children left Yesterday afternoon for
New York, where thev will remain
through the winter
Mrs. Rose Knight of Melrose street.
who is i'll in the Mclrose hospital with
blood poisoning in her hand. is very
much improved and is now able to sit
up a little each day
| Mrs. Harry Wales. graduate nurse
of the Memorial hospital IS caring for
| Mrs. Alice Richmond, who is i'll with
| pneumonia. Mrs. Richmond was a
little more comfortable yesterday.
Prof. Cherrie Of Newfane, Il. "
Gibson, E. G. Crosby, 4. Y. d. Piper
and pr. Blodgett Of Bellows Falls were
speakers in front Of Stockwell : store
| Monday evening, and were listened
70 by a large audience
The Central Magazine club win hold a
special meeting tomorrow evening in iii,
home of Miss Ida Fox Last years period
icals viii be sold By auction and otnei
business viii be brought before the meet
ing. It is urged that all members b,
1 present.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-04

Practical prohibitionists have sud
denly come to look upon the motion
picture industry as an aid in their eff
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-04

1t was little more of an after-election
celebration than Brattleboro had been
counting on.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-04
TO ADVERTISERS.

Transient advertising-Ru of paper,
80 cents an inch for first insertion; Is
cents an inch for each subsequent inser-
ton. Limited space on first page at
double rates.
Space rates on application.
Classified advertisements - Five cents
q. line hrst insertion with 90 per cent
discount for each subsequent insertion
without change of copy.
Reading Notices-Ten cents a line first
insertion with so per cent discount for
each subsequent insertion without change
of copy
Position 10 per cent extra.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-04
WEST BRATTLEBORO
Jolly Halloween Party.

The Christian Endeavor society Of
the Congregational church had a jolly
Halloween party last evening in the
chapel with about - present. The fun
began at clock and lasted until
1880. The chapel was trimmed with
a number of JACKIE lanterns and pump
kins, besides large stacks of corn ar
ranged about the room Ali sorts of
Halloween games were INDUCED in, but
perhaps the most fun came when the
supper hour was announced Picture
cards were cut in two several times,
and each one had to match his part of
the picture to find the group with which
ne went to supper. The regulation
halloween refreshments were served.
consisting Of doughnnts, popcorn and
apples. Miss Marjorie Arms rendered
two solos and Hazen Stockwell gave
two selections. The evening ! enter
tainment closed with chorus singing Of
college songs.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-04


The Vanderbilt hotel in New York
has an idea for the benefit of its
guests who have children which might
well be copied by other hotels. A kin
dergarten has been established, under
trained teacher, using Montesorri
and other methods. There are toys of
every descriptions to keep the young
sters amused and in the meantime
they may be learning something worth
while. #*Hs
The London county council in its
statistical abstract for 19l2-l913, fur
nishes the following concerning Lon
don: Population, as5sk1ee; inhabited
houses, SIS 600; birth rate, 24.5 per
1000; death rate, 1876 per 900; rata
BILE value, S225,000,000.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-04-09
Buy The Weigh

The editor OF IA paper published
in an Idaho town in the good
old early days when the bark of
a six-g was sweeter music to
the sturdy pioneers than the
sound of a Sunday school gong,
picked up a Winchester one day
and started down the trail to
deliver it to its owner The de-
linquent subscribers got it into
their heads that he was on the
warpath, and everyone he met
insisted on paying what he owed
the editor. One man wiped out
a debt OF ten years standing.
On his return to the office he
found a load OF hay, fifteen
bushels OF potatoes, a load OF
wood and a barrel of turnips, be-
sides half of the bankroll OF a
neighbours faro game. "Them
was the good old days"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-04-09
Business Locals

Furnished room for rent. In
quire of Mrs. A. j. Mitchell.
Black Cat Hosiery-the foot
glove. Gem Dry Goods Co.
See Spurrier Lumber Company
for good live wood cedar posts.
They're perfect = Black Cat
Hosiery. Gem Dry Goods Co.
Figure your bills for spring
building with Spurrler Lumber
Company.
For Sale = Team of heavy
mare colts. Inquire at barber
shop. H, Hughey.
See ad on page 4 for reduced
price list OF "Ball Band" Boots,
Gem Dry Goods Co.
Before you buy your Easter
hat visit the Parma Millinery
Parlors. Mrs. Ellen Case
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-04-09
Who Has Seen
Prof. COrbett?

"Has anybody here seen Cor
bett?" Nearly every business
man IN Parma is making a noise
like an Interrogation point and
the above query is general.
A week ago yesterday asuave
individual, who called himself
"Professor" Corbett, appeared
and announced himself as a Mo-
ses come to deliver the business
men of Parma from the bondage
of penury. The professor told
our business folk that he was an
aerondut. whether it was hot
airornot he did not relate.
His plan was to bring his bal
loon to Parma. make an ascen-
sion and triple parachute jump,
and thus do the magnetic act in
drawing multitudes to the scene
| OF his exploit. who would then
be pleased TO separate them
selves from their surplus filthy
lucre and swell tns yawning cof
Sers oi the man in trade.
| 1t was a beautiful plan, anc
the suckers bit. rne professor
cleaned up about $40 in cash
and departed. leaving abou'
that much more in uncolleeteC
subscriptions, promising to re
turn, thrill the populace, mak'
the merchants happy, and col
lect the remainder OF his loot.
He never came back. Their
are men on that list who ar
mourning the loss of their hard
earned money and who shoult
have it refunded, as they are dis
appointed. These men never ad
vertised before, and to be stunl
in their first effort to emulat
their progressive competitors j
a burning shame.
Some oneshould slap Professo
Corbett on the wrist and say b,
is real naughty.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-04-09
S. III. ScOtt's
Brother Dies

s. H. Scott. a pioneer of Idaho
and Washington, and a promi-
nent citizen OF Parma. also own
er of y large ranch on the Snake,
west of Parma, on Tuesday re-
Leived the sad intelligence of the
death OF his brother, George NJ. i,
at his home at Sherburne,
MINI, on March 27 Mr. Scott
had not seen his brother for up
ward of 80 years, and had PLAN
ned, but few weeks ago. to pay
a visit to the Minnesota horne,
but was prevented by the fact
that his wife is quite i'll and fee
BILE, and the news of this broth
er's death, the first TO occur in a
family of eight, came as a hard
blow.
George Scott was a pioneer oi
Minnesota, going into what was
a wilderness then, nearly sixty
years ago, and engaging in trap
ping. Since then he had amass
ed considerable wealth, and has
held many responsible political
offices. He received a two-col
umn obituary in the Sherburr
Advance.
He was we'll known by the
.Iurries family, who reside il
Parma.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-04-09
American Girl
Makes a Hit

Last night the Girls Glee club
of the College of Idaho invaded
Parma aud no one could say
them nay. They staged the op-
eretta, "The American Girl" !" and
music lovers enjoyed a riot OF
melody and luscious loveliness
The scene PORTRAYED All English
boarding school into which the
American Girl, accompanied 10y
Ter Irish maid. enters 10y mis-
take, and complications were
numerous and amusing in this
sequestered Adanless Eden
The operetta was well rehears
ed and there WAS nor dull mo
ment during the evening unless
it was between acts, and that in
terim was merciiully brief.
MISS Sarah Boone, as the Am
erican Girl, was charming. as
only Yankee lasses are, and her
Irish maid. enacted by Miss Con
zada Hampton, was inimitabIe
as peach from old Erin Her
own peculiar style of Irish beauty
was accentuated in the dignified
way in which she dressed her
golden tresses. wore her clothes
and chewej her gum Her song
about "O'Rafferty's Flying Ma
chine" was especially well rem
dered.
The solos. duets and chorus
work showed painstaking prepa-
tion, and in the drills, the i'cake
walk" and flag drill demonstra-
ted the fact that poetry OF mo-
tion is not found alone in the
tango. Each and every member
of the glee club is deserving o
special mention, but our space
will not permit it, AS a whole
though, the ladies are entitled tl
unstinted praise, and as enter
tainers are superior to the ave
rage professional musical coined,
company.
The gross receipts were nearl.
$40, and the net proceeds vii
materially assist in liquidatins
the gym. Indebtedness.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1914-04-09
Boise High
Is Defeated

The College of Idaho today de
feated Coach Mirchell's Boise
High school gIadiators in the
most exciting contest seen in
many moons at Caldwell park,
thereby stirring up the venom i'll
Mltch's crouch so ttat 1t will he
extra hasardous to tempt him TO
eat from an ungloved hand Tor
DAYS to come.
For the first few stanzas in rhe
game it looked to fan in the
grand stand as though history
would repeat itself aud that the
collegians' star had gone gIim-
mering Goose eggs followed one
another for the G. of | in agon
izing succession, while the score
gradually shotu up in the visitors
favor to the tune of 4 TO o. A
batting squirt finally changed
the aspect of things and Caldwell
forged to the lead by 6 to 1.
Some bad generalship later in
the field permitted two more
runs for Boise, tieing the score
until the last half of the ninth
when, with two down, Bates be-
came peeved and smashed a hot
one through the third baseman's
territory, making two bags, and
then, thanks to Boise's bonehead
work, stealing third, later scor-
ing, because OF wild throw.
Well, we beat 'em, and a z to g
game amt so worse at that 1t
is cineh that it can be done
again, and will be done again, az
the Boise battery is inferior,
their fielding more ragged, and
their batting just ordinary.
About $50 people attended the
game from Parma, nearly all CO.
ing by auto, and their roofing
not only helped to win the game.
but it made a hit with Mister
Mitch.