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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-03

Mass, is in town greeting former
friends.
Miss Ella Jennison is visiting in
Newfane
Miss Ethel Reed has been a guest Of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. b. Reed
Friends from Massachusetts recently
visited at Dwight Miller :.
Horace Wilder of West BrattIeboro
has been visiting relatives in town sew
efal days.
Miss Elsie Hazelton and Leslie Wor-
den of Guilford spent Sunday AT Fl. c.
Hazelton 5.
Arthur l.. Brown went last week 10
St. .Johnsbury, where he has a position
in White 5 garage.
Miss Anna Blood attended the funer.
al Of her aunt, Mrs. Fanny Jones, in
West Brattleboro Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilfred NORM will
make their home IN Brattleboro, where
Mr.. NORM has employment.
Mrs. NJ. L. Dutton went to South
Vernon Wednesday to attend the flu
neral Of her sister-in-law, Mrs. Edward
Buffum.
G. F. Gregory was in Worcester.
Mass, last week. He went Saturday
to Chicago to attend the Holstein-
Friesian association meeting.
T. II. Spaulding of Springfield came
Friday to spend Memorial day and
Sunday with his parents, Mr.. ana Mrs
Il. I. Spauldine.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lauehton and
children came last week from New
burg, y j.. to visit Mr.. and Mrs. f. H.
Lau2hton and Mr.. ami Mrs. Frank
Knapp ii Putney
Miss Ruth Dntton went TO North
field Mass, Saturday to attend tie
graduation exercises OF Mortified sem-
mary She returned Tuesday night. ac-
companied My Miss Eleanor Hull OF
Livingston Manor, \. T., to be her
guest a week
Mrs. Margaret st. Cyr, and Ellis and
George johnson Of Athol. Mass. were
guests oil Mr.. and Mrs Dwight John
son Memorial day and Rev and Mrs.
j. d. King Of Rupert, Mr.. and Ms
Martin Plimpton Of Wardsboro and
Mrs. Alice Butterfeld OF Williams
vile were at 4. G. Halliday s.
Mrs Paschal Laughton entertained
the Birthday club last week. about %
being present Mrs. l.aughton received
gifts of china, fancy articles and other
pleasant reminders Of the occasion.
An abundance Of good things 9raccd
he supper table. games were PLAYED
in the evening and everyone present
had good time
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-03

Life insurance organizations Of the
United States and Canada distributed
$6lG, 600 in 1913, according to
computations by The Insurance Press.
The payments in the two countries for
death claims, matured endowments and
other benefits under the policies Of lev
elpremium companies and the certifi-
Gates of other life insurance organiza-
lions on the assessment basis amount
ing to $4lS,300,00O For premium saw
ings that experience permitted, for
cash values of policies that were sur
rendered and purchased, for annuities
under contracts and to the benefciaries
under policies issued in foreign coun-
tries the regular companies of the
United States and Canada paid
amounts, estimated in part, that aggre-
gated 1928, $50, 600. In 81 Vermont
towns amounts exceeding $4,000 were
distributed, Burlington leading with
S123.250 and Bennington being second
with $l06,750 Barre and Brattleboro
stand third with $4,000 each.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-03
DUMMERSTON.
MARRIED SIXTY YEARS.
Surprise Family Gathering at Home o.
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas N. Reed.


The Goth wedding anniversary Of
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas \. Reed of this
town occurred June l. 1t was a happy
thought OF their children and grand
children to anticipate the event and
give their parents Il surprise visit Sun
day May 81, instead Of June L. The
family party included Mr. and Mrs
f~iWard +. Reed. their daughter Miss
l.ouela Reed, their son, Edward :
Reed, of Brattleboro. Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl 7, Reed Of Dummerston. Mr.. and
Mrs. Burt NJ Reed Of Putney and Mrs
Gertrude Reed Newton and her dauuh-
ters, Miss Blanche Newton and Mrs
Hazel Newton NORM ana the latter ;
husband. Wilfred NORM. of Brattle-
boro.
Each guest brought for the supper
contributions Of good things. consnicu-
Gus among them being a large wedding
cake decorated with roses. brought by
Mr.. and Mrs. Burt NJ Reed. Ice-crpam.
fruit, cakes etc, were adiuucts to the
feast. The couple were greatly pleased
with the happy reunion.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas \. Reed
are in their seth year. Mr. Reed was
born IN Putney Aug. 81, ISIS, a SON OF
Simeon and BetSey (Joy) Reed. Mrs
Reed was born i'm Dummerston Sept.
10. 1928, and was daughter of John b.
and PhiIa knight Miller. Both auccs
tral families We're prominent and i'm
fiuential citizens in their respective
communities.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reed have lived in
Dummerstou all the years of their mar
ried life, and both are highly respect
ed. Mr.. Reed has been orc Of tie
town 5 foremost citizens and has had
his share of public houorS. lie was town
representative in 1876. ana other Offices
were acceptablv filled. Mrs. Reed is
home lover ana alwa looks wea
TO the ways of her housrhJil ami loves
to do for others. Congratulations from
all the townspeople,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-03

Holders of stocks and bonds Of the
leased roads Of the Boston Maine
system will not be pleased with the
of Governor Walsh of
Massachusetts that these properties be
regarded as integral parts of the sys-
tenn and share its profit and loss. Cir
cumstances, however, make such a plan
necessary. The securities of these
leased lines do not share in the risks
OF railroad operation, but require regu
lar dividends and interest out of the
earnings of the system as a whole. If
earnings are poor, rs has been the ease
lately, the burden on the regular stock
holders becomes doubly heavy.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-03
Detecting Forest Fires.
Barre Times.)

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The value Of the system Of having
IRE watchmen stationed on Vermont
mountains was demonstrated in Wind
ham county last Sunday afternoon
when the Waterman ON Stratton noun
tain detected forest fire blazing be-
tween Brattleboro and GuIford ami
notified the proper authorities IN those
towns. It matters not that at the same
time the fire also was detected by 9th
err persons in the immediate vicinity
who were going about the work of
lighting the fire when the message came
from the mouutain-the usefulness Of
the system was proven. And if the
value of the system was proven in this
more populous section. the plan of hay
ing FIRE watcmnen would prove more
valuable in the more remote regions OF
Vermont, where there are fewer peo-
pc and, therefore, less likelihood Of
early discovery of danger These for
est fire watchmen are likely to save
Vermont great amount Of money in
the aggregate in the course Of a sum
mer s work
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-03

The Rutland News ism t able to for
get the fiattery plastered all over Gov
ernor Fletcher by President Guy Potter
Benton of the University of Vermont
IN making the executive duetor of
laws 1t thinks that memories of the
honeyed words Will arise, like Banquo 5
ghost, to disturb the dreams Of both
giver and recipient. With the approach
OF The commencement season other col
lege presidents should bear this thought
IN mind and not draw too heavily on
their stock of superlatives
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-03

Charles Becker has been taken back
to Sing Sing prison As he entered
the death cell he was visibly depressed
1t was not 50 much on account of the
realization that he was in the death
house again. 1t was the attitude of the
prisoners that struck chill into his
heart. Five hundred of them stood
silently watching as he crossed the
prison yard. Only one of them took
his hat off deferentially as he passed.
They received him as a condemned
man for whom there was no hope. 1t
was the voice of the prison spea king
in the language of silence When he
came to Sing Sing before ne was greet
ed with the prophecy that he would
win his appeal. But this time the con
viction pervaded the institution that
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-03
Memorial Day Observed.

The Memorial day exercises in tie
Grange hail at Dummcrston Center were
unusually good and great credit is due
the chairman, ". T. Walker There
was excellent singing by u. II. Miller.
accompanied by Mrs. Miller. address
of welcome by Miss Marion Laughtop.
responses hr Comrades Cobb and Ill.
G. Streeter. recitations by Jennie
Wilder, Edward Davis. James johnson,
Ruby Wilder, Doris Blood, Helen An
nand and Marjorie Crosby, drills hv
Helen Blood, Lena Ampizenia, Ruby
Wilder, Merton Hazelton, Henry Evans
and Raymond Fisher, a march and
scarf drill by L young women Rev.
]. d. King gave an eloquent address
which was enthusiastically received.
\ drum corps from Bratt4eboEo escort
Ell Greenwood post and Woman s Re-
lief corps from Putnev to the cemetery.
where the graves Of the soldiers were
decorated with flowers carried by the
school children. The dinner was all that
could be desired and was in charge OF
Mrs. Emma Downs.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-03
Short Addresses Best.
lBarre Times

The Brattlehoro Reformer eommends
the recent Memorial day orator IN IFS
town for brevitN, declaring lrI. the
veterans are not rs stron" AM; full II
endurance rs once they were. Tlas
which was noted in Brattlcnrfo al o
was noted elsewhere; orators All l,ar.
ing that their addresses OF - minutes
or half an hour are fully as e.itct;Na
as long drawn ont dissertations Cf aa
hour or SO. Moreover, many publ,
speakers other than platform orators
dle learning the same lesson.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-03
TO ADVERTISERS.

Transient advertising-Run OF paper
% cents an inch for first insertion, %
cents an inch for each subsequent inser-
ton. Limited space on first page at
double rates.
Space rates on application.
Classified advertisements = Five cents
me hrst insertion with 90 per cent dis
count for each subsequent insertion
without change of copy.
Reading Notices-Ten cents a line first
insertion with so per cent discount for
OF copy.
Position. 10 per cent extra
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-03
WEST DUMMERSTON.
ouarrying Large Granite Slab.

AIucn interest j. being taken in 4
granite slab which Superintendent
o 'Brien is getting ont III the quarry.
This stone is ~ feet long By II feet
wide and II inches thick. weighing -
tons. 1t is TO be shipped 70 Cleveland
Ohio, for the roof Of tomb At the
present time % men are employed At
the quarry, and more are expected
soon
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-03

1t may be, as President Wilson says.
that the business depression is purely
psychological, but those who have par
tIcipated in the more than $I50.0oo.-
ooQ decline in dividends during the last
two years will have difficulty in think,
ing Of the situation as wholly imaei-
nary.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-03
Too Light a Fine.
Rutland News.

tkutiand News
Brattlebpro automobilist has been
fined for running his car while he was
IN an intoxicated condition. The pen
atty is inadequate. His license should
be revoked forthwith We require Of
a man who runs a locomotive many
years OF training and experience.
knowledge of machinery, and absolute
sobricty. The locomotive runs in a
given track, ana cannot well divcrge
from that. The requirements OF a man
who runs an automobile which goes
anywhere, are small, but they should
include sobriety
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-03
oCopyrieht.)

he would never leave it alive. lie was
quick to catch that feeling There were
no good omens in his arrival this time.
lie was the only man to be returned to
the death house from New York coun-
~ by second conviction, and he was
placed in cell Il, from which no man
has ever come out, except to 20 to the
death chair
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-03
TO SUBSCRIBERS.

1t is the aim OF the management to
secure efiicient service in the delivery of
the paper each night, and t solicfts the
cooperation of subscribers to that end
Prompt report should be gwen of each
failure to receive the paper on the morn
ing following. the omission, in person, by
telephone or postal card, thus enabling
the cause of the error to be promptly and
accurately discovered and the proper
remedy Immediately applied. 1t Is only
Dy thls method that the publisher can Sc
cure the desired service
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-03

Mayor Curley has decided on the
Ford as the official automobile for Bos-
ton city officials, his reason being that
there will be less temptation TO Joy
riding
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-03

There are go banks in Vancouver. r
6. Last year their combined clearincs
toraled S650.fls,ss7.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-03

English engineers assert that enough
coal to last the world 500 wears still
rs available in Newcastle.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-03
Member OF the Associated Press.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3. 1914.

Beteher the governor doesn t call
an extra session.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-03

Walter Kent recently lost horse.
Charles $. Reed OF North Adams.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1914-07-02
A Famous surgeons View.

DR.. Lorenz is one of the most famous
surgeons of Europe. He is the man who
was called to America to perform the
operation on little Lelila Armour, daugh-
ter CT the multi millionaire pork. packer,
and transformed her from deformity in
to normal human being.
He received big fee for this service,
of course, but before he left the country
he performed innumerable operations in
New York hospitals of similar character
free of charge for the afflicted poor OF
that city.
He returned 10 this country recently on
a visit and performed more OF these re-
markabe operations which have bought
him international fame. On the last oc-
caSion banquet was given in his honor
by the leaders of the medical profession
of New York city, at which there were
many prominent people. Wine, ot
course, was served. The guest OF honor
declined il, and politely requested the
waiter TO bring him cup of tea. The
doctor next took the first opportunity TO
ask DR.. Lorenz if he were total abstain
er. This was his reply:
"I cannot say that | am temperance
agitator, but am a surgeon. My sue
cess depends upon my brain being clear.
my muscles firm and my nerves steady.
No one can take alcoholic liquors with
out bunting these physical powers which
must always keep on edge. AS a sur
geon must not drink"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1914-07-02


Much confusion exists as 10 the mean
ing TO the term Portland cement" To
correct the many erroneous impressions
as to how this kind OF cement came to be
named Portland. a prominent cement
company has prepared the following
historical sketch, so that better UNDER
standing OF the term may be more general.
Since the dawn OF civilization ''lime"
has been used as binder In building
construction; in fact, as long as man
contented dhimselfwith simple econstruciion
that had to resist only the effects OF the
atmosphere he found lime TO serve his
every need as a binder. With the rise
OF the Roman empire the want for bin
der or cement that would harden under
water and resist its action soon made
itself felt. The necessity for such ma
terial soon produced il.
The Roman found that by mixing about
three parts OF Stacked lime with one part
OF the volcanic ash from Mount vesuvius
a cement resulted which would "set up"
to hard mass under water. This cement
was called 'puzzolane, and with II the
famous Roman aqueducis and public
buildings were constructed.
Up to the end oi the eighteenth centu-
ry il served all the needs OF man as ce-
ment. In 1895 John Sheaton, an English
man, was entrusted with the building OF
the Eddystone lighthouse. he cast
about 10 find local material 10 displaee
the expensive puzzolane. lie found that
by burning a certain chalk and grinding
il to powder he obtained cemen! that
set up very rapidly and was much strong
er than the puzzolane. This nc called
Roman cement, Il was red brown color.
In 1924 John Aspdin, Leeds mason.
set about 10 make Roman cement by ar
tificialIy mixing powdered limestone aud
clay, and burning the mixture TO clinker,
which was then ground TO fine powder.
After much experimenting he produced a
product by this procedure which when
mixed with wafer "set up very rapidly
under water TO hard. stouelike mass of
gray color, resembling the famous Port
land buIldingstone. From itsresemblancc
he called Il Portland cement, 10 dlstin-
guish il from Roman cement and puzzo-
lane. Itsoon displaced all other eements.
Portland cement. then, is an ariiicially-
prepared product made by mixing pow
dered limestone and clay substance to-
gether in definite proportions and burning
them TO a clinker, which Is then pulyer-
lied.
Since Aspdin's day great improvement
in quality Of Portland cement has been
made, due TO our better understanding OF
the chemistry Of il. and TO the modern
machinery for making IL.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1914-07-02
The Old Home Paper.

When father gets the weekly from the
Indiana town where him and nav was
born, you know, he just sets promptly
down to read the whole blamed paper
through, the items great and small, and
every advertisement, editorial and all.
And nav she turns and frowns at us
and says: "You boys be still while paw
reads what's been going on back there in
Spencerville.
But me and Jud don't give hoot bout
strangers joys and woes, the facts about
the folks paw knew when him and they
were boys, and bout the girls nav knew
then. And so We squim and fuss till
nav declares she never saw two meaner
kids than us. They pear to think we
ought TO Joy TO hear all that there stuff.
when, Shucks, we've heard it o'er and
DER till we have got enough! Some fel-
ler's dead; paw says, "Poor Jiml"-his
voice is kinda sad. A partY's next; nav
say, al low pleasant time was hadP'
Him, now" says paw, lust listen here:
Twins born the other day to Miz and
Mister Jackson Brown That's funny
him well, say Jack Brown LYddY's
fifty-some-" But nav just stops him,
"Pshawl That there's young lack.
Why don't you know? Have you for
gotten, paw?" 81 swan," says he,
"that little tad ?" "Law, paw, he's twen-
ty-three % "Who . him2 Get out !!
That can't be true - now, hold on,
lemme see! Twas only just the other
day-Here, Judson, you be still Well,
well, how time has hustled on since We
left Spencerville."
And then as paw reads on and on
maw's eyes sometimes grow dim, and
paws voice kinda husky gets, b'cuz to
her and him it's like letter from back
home where every trees their kin (; the
place where they was born's the best IN
all this world OF sin. To him and her all
that is real bout folks they used to know
and love and Joy and sorrow with in days
of long ago. 1t pears like though they're
way off here, it bridges space and years
'twixt now and here and then and there,
each time the Globe appears. But me
and Jud can't feel that way, and maybe
never will, but then, you see, we was
born here and amt seen Spencerville.-
BY Tom P. Morgan in Kansas City Star.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1914-07-02
Kind Words for the Register.


In renewing his subscription 10 the
Register for another year, Rev. II. l..
Hout, of Washington City, writes US as
follows: Although il is nownear aquar-
Ter of century since left the old home,
10 me sill il is home. and we look for
ward with interest TO the weekly visits OF
he Register. Many ofthe friends of 9TH
er days have passed away, and new
names largely occupy the personal COL
umns and yet to me there clings the
memory OF associations and experiences,
fond and sacred, which is ever and anon
touched by your paper. have ever ielt
pride in you for the most excellent man
agement and makeup Of the paper. and
have pointed TO il with pleasure, as the
cleanest and purest community county
weekly with which have come in con-
tact. Morally clean, politically pure and
broad, ediiorialIy bright and CHEEKY, il is
great uplifting force TO the community.
May you continue TO prosper and bless
the old home place with the clean, CEN
sored news, fit TO be read by all mem-
berS OF the household, and calculated to
instill in the youthful minds that truth and
morality are above the reponorial efful-
gence of hall truths and sensational immor-
ality. say this because | believe word
OF appreciation is due you, and because
have ever endeavored TO hold up this
ideal before the people"
In sending his subscription TO the Reg
ister for another year Josiah Klzmiller,
OF South Auburn, Nebr., says: "l cannot
do without the old home paper. Times
are pretty slow out here. Farmers
haven't been able to do much, as II IS
very dry. A cyclone south OF here
week ago blew down barns and other
buildings and tore up many trees. The
fruit crop here will not be very heavy
this year, as there has been too much
cold weather"
In renewing his subscription Tor an
other year Mr.. B. d. Buxton, OF Haper's
Ferry district, writes :w have been taking
the Register ever since Mr.. little publish
ed il, and Lcannot do without IFS weekly
visits, bringing me so many newsy items.
II reminds me of the days OF long ago,
when lived in your vicinity"
From far-off Wyoming our friend b. r.
Engle writes to renew his subscription
TO the Register and says: "Am always
glad to receive the paper from home"
Continue the Register another year.
do not want to miss single copy, for J
am always anxious TO hear from home"
Mrs. NJ. N. Moore, Cover, Mo.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1914-07-02
Revenge.

The postmaster was not so engrossed
n the reports that he was writing that he
could not hear the strange conversation,
quoted in DaS Echo, between his assistant
and the purchaser OF two-cent stamp.
"Don't you care for any post cards TO-
day ?"asked the assistant, as he handed
the man the stamp.
"No, not today" replied the man.
"Or some stamped envelopes p? We
have some new ones"
"No, thank you"
"Would you like money order 2"
"No."
"Or perhaps you would like TO open
postaI-savings account ?"
Certainly not"
"Let me advise you, at all events, tc
rent one OF our letter boxes"
But the man had fled.
"Who was that man 2" the postmaster
exclaimed, Indignantly, when he had re-
covered from his astonishment. "Whai
do you mean by asking him those ques-
tons ?"
THAT" said the assistant, with sigh
twas my barber. For years, when he
has shaved me, he has bothered me with
recommendations OF messages, shampoos
hair cuts, hair tonics. and what not. Fol
once in my life am even with him."