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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-07-08
PROGRESS MADE ON
MOTOR FIRE TRUCK
VIII BE Delivered After Middle of
Next Month-Some Details Set
DISQUALIFICATION for Driver.

The village commissioners were in COM
muuication by telephone yesterday with
representatives of the Seagraves concern
which is making a motor fire truck FOR
this village, Some questions concerning
details came up and were decided Good
progress i being made on the ear. and 1t
viii be delivered after the middle of next
month.
The car Is being manufactured in CO.
mmbus, Ohio. There had been some dis
cussion as to the type of tires to be put
on, and it was decided TO have the Fire
stone tires, which are thoroughly depend
able. The commissioners called for four
ladders, but the company thought two of
them We're 50 long that it would hurt the
looks of the machine The commissioners
decided that they would have all four
ladders, Notwithstanding the looks.
\ man viii he sent with the machine,
to stay two weeks il needed to familiar
izc someone with the manipulation of it.
and it will be tested thoroughly and meet
all requirements before any money is
paid. The price Is to be J,f51. The en-
glne is 79.6 horse power.
Numerous applications have been re
ceiyed by the commissioners from persons
who wish the position of driver, but no
choice has been made. The two steamer
drivers will learn to run the motor car.
but III addition ii permanent driver will
| be engaged.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-07-08
LOCAL FUND FOR
SALEM WAS $d81
Has Been Forwarded to Proper Officers
for Relief Of Suffers - Probably
Largest in This State.

Miss Edith NJ. Gilkey. treasurer Of
the Bratfichoro Woman S club, has
handed to pr Henry y. Holton $ISl,
the sum collected in Brattieboro by the
Woman 5 club for the Salem rchef
fund. The money has been forwarded
to the proper officers to be applied to
the relief Of the sufferers. The efforts
of The Woman : club in collecting this
amount are greatly appreciated by the
officers OF the Red Cross society and
will be still more appreciated by those
who receive it's benefit.
This town led the state in the
amount raised for the Ohio food suffer
crs a year ago, and it is believed that
it again leads in the amount raised for
the Salem people.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-07-08
BEATEN BY STRIKERS.
Man Who Said He Was Going to Work
Assaulted.

PTTTSBURG Pa, July 5. - Stanley
FiaIck, formerly employed in one of
the Westinghouse factories, last night
told some Of his friends iokingly, as
he afterwards declared, that he was 90
ing back to work today. Soon after
midnight he wds rescued by the crew
of a street car from three men on Brad
dock avenue, who had beaten him in
to insensibility. Two arrests were
made There was no change today in
the situation IN the strike district
Intense excitement followed the first
daylight disorder Of the strike when
William Strang. a foreman in the cleo
trical works, was stopped by crowd
as he approached the shop. His skull
was fractured by a brick and he was
otherwise injured. State troopers were
hurried to the scene and three arrests
Wer made.
President Herr returned to his Office
this afternoon and issued statement
in which he declared the strike was
practically over and cid employees
were returning at the rate Of 400 or
800 a day.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-07-08
Residence of Il. S. StrOut i'm
Wakefield, Mass. Wreck
ed This Morning
HAD INCURRED
STRIKERS ENMTTY
According to the Theory of the Police
Family Listening for Burglar Es-
capped Ipiury-No Trace of Person
Responsible.

WAKEFIELD, Mass, July S-A bomb
thrown through window partially
wrecked the home OF Richard s Stout on
Bennett street early today.
The police believe that the explanation
of the attack is to be found in the fact
that Mr. Stout partially reopcned the
cane splitting department of the Haywood
Brothers 4 Wakefield company chair fac
tory, which had been closed because of a
strike
The explosion occurred shortly before >
a. IN. William J. Stout, son. who was
aroused by the sound of breaking glass.
awakened his father and brother, George
IL. Strout. While the three listened for
further sounds Of the supposed burglar
there was an explosion which shook the
whole house and blew ont many windows
and doors on the ground floor
Mr.. Stout, his sons and housekeeper,
who were the only persons in the house.
escaped injury.
No sign OF the bomb thrower was found
and the police were unable to find any
traces to Indicate who was responsible
Mr. Stout estimates the damage at 81 600
Nearby buildings were damaged by the ex-
plosion.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-07-08

OUTDOOR WEDDING
West Brattleboro School Teacher Be
came Bride of Shelburne Falls Young
Man - Double Ring Service.

n very pretty outdoor wedding took
place yesterday afternoon at i 0 clock
ut the home of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene
T.. Blodgett in West Brattleboro, when
their daughter, Miss Ethel Evelyn
Blodgett, was married to Francis Viii
liam Avery Of Sheiburne Falls, Mass.
Rev. Henry Lamb, the present pastor
of the West Brattleboro Congregations
al church. performed the ceremony, as
sisted by Rev. l.. NJ. Keneston of Pres
ton, Conn, q former pastor, using a
double ring service. The ceremony
took place on the porch, which was
decorated with a profuson Of ever
green's and yellow and white daises, The
bridal couple standing under an arch
of evcrgrcens and daiscs. The bridal
march from Lohengrin was played by
Mrs. Amy Ryan
The bride was becOmingly gowned in
white wolfe and wore Il veil, which was
fastened into cap shape by a wreath
of tiny white daises. She carried white
laises and maidenhair. She was attend
ed by her sister, Mrs. Louis Stcllman,
as matron- honor who wore white
Soile over pink silk, and by Miss Jean
Blodgett. sister Of the bride, and
Miss Grace Avery Of Shelburnc Falls,
sister of the bridegroom, as brides
maids, who were dressed in yellow
| crepe de chine gowns and carried vel
| low and white daises. Evelyn Stellman,
a niece of the bride, was the ring
bearer and was dressed in white, while
four little flower girls. Blanche, Irene
and Caroline Avery, cousins Of the
bridegroom. and Marion Dinwiddic.
niece of the bride, dressed in white
with yellow sashes, carried baskets Of
daiscs. The best man was James South
ard of Bath. \. II. The bride entered
on the arm Of her father, who gave her
in marriage. Only members Of the
famil lies and intimate friends were pres
Cn1.
| Immediately after the ceremony re.
| freshmcnts of icc-crcam. cake and
| punch were served. Mr.. and Mrs.
| Mrs Avery left for a wedding trip, and
upon thcir return they viii bc 1T home
in SheIburne Falls. where MIR. Avery
! is associated with his father in the
cattle business They received num-
her Of wedding gifts OF linen, silver
and furniture.
Mrs. Avery is Il graduate of West
| Brattleboro academy in the class of
| 1904. Since that time she has taught
| school, having had :; position in the
academy tire past wear rs teacher of
music ami assistant teacher. Mr.. Avery
| is sou of Mr.. and Mrs. William B.
! Avery of Shelburne Falls.
Among tine ut-of-town guests We're
| Mr.. and Mrs. William +. Avery Mr..
and Mrs. James Avery, Miss Grace
Avery. Miss Hazel Kinsman aud Mrs.
! Mellona Avery. all OF Shelburne Falis,
Mr.. and Mrs r. d. Avery and family
Of Fort Erie, Ontario. p. }. Coyne OF
| Monroe Bridge. Mass, James Southland
OF Bath, n. H., Mr.. and Mrs, Louis
StelIman and daughters OF Syracuse
n. " Mr.. and Mrs. G. +, Dnwiddic
and children Of Buffalo, y. y, Mrs
George G. Upton and two erandsons Of
Gardner. Mass, and MIR. and Mrs. Al
ton Blod9ett OF Frosscr, Washington.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-07-08
HUSTIS is CHOSEN
B. &. NJ. PRESIDENT
Will Leave Presidency of New Haven
III August Began Career as
a. Office Boy.

BOSTON, July 8.-James H. Hu3tis,
president of the New York, New Ha-
ven 6 Hartford Railroad company, was
yesterday elected president Of the
Boston & Maine railroad, succeeding
Morris Mcdonald, who recently re
signed.
Mr.. Hustis s election bccamcs eff
fective Aug. Is. In the meantime he
will continue in the New Haven IS
presidency until the return of How
ard Elliott, chairman of the New Ha-
ven directors, from Il vacation trip to
the Maine woods.
When MIR. HustiS leaves the New
Haven road it is. expected that Mr..
Elliott beside continuing as chairman
of the board, viii be given the title
of president.
No announcement was made regard
ing Mr. Hustis' 5 salary in his new
| position. The Boston & Maine pr5si
| dency has been carrying an annual
| salary OF $4,000, the same as Mr.
| Hustis has been receiving from the
I New Haven since last September.
Mr.. Hustis, who IS 80 years old and
a native of New York, began his rail
| road career at the age of - as an of
| nee boy on the New York Centra
| lines. In 1891 he was made trainmas
| ter of the Hudson division and there
after WIS steadily promoted to differ
ent positions. He was appointed as
sistant general manager of the Bostol
| & Albany railroad in 1907. becomin.
| vice president in charge of the prop
ertv two years later. He became vie,
president CT the New Haven Railroa,
company Sept. l, last and since Nov
l has been its president.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-07-08
Man Who Installed the DictO-
graph for Mrs. Carman
the First Witness
DAUGHTER
TOLD OF SHOOTING
Saw Man and Woman in the Waiting
Room 10 Minutes Before the Murder
Mother Was Upstairs After Fatal
Shot Was Fired.

FREEPORT, y. Y, July 5. CASTOR
Bcissoncutt, manager of the detective
division of a company which manufac-
lures telephone. devices to record con
vcrsatinn. was the first witness called
today at the resumption of the inquest
into the death of Mrs. Louise Bailey
It was Beissoucult S company that
Installed a telephone device in Dr. Car
man 5 Office at the order OF Mrs. Car
man.
The witness told today of the first
coll Of Mrs. Carman at his office She
at first said that she was a dressmaker
then admitted her identity. adding
that She had domestic troubles ana
wanted 10 hear what went on in her
husband $ office.
On the same day Mrs. Carman made
plans to take her husband away for
two DAYS while the instrument was be
iag installed. The witness said that
Mrs. Carm2n had told him about see
ing nurse kiss DR., Carmau.
She said She was so mad. - he went
on. '.When she saw that that she al
NEST broke the window by knocking
ON it. " Ms. Carman told him further,
that she knew her husband met many
women. both i'm his home and outside.
She said cmphatirallv, however, that
She would not get a divorce on account
OF her daughter.
Elizabeth, l2 daughter Of DIR. anrr
Mrs. Carman was then called. She said
that after dinuer on the night of the
murder her mother told her to stop
running around the house and sit down
and be quiet, So said Elizabeth, :.
went in the diningroom and sat
down
The dining room was dark and the
curtains between il and her father :
waiting room were pulled aside She
saw two persons. man and a woman,
IN the waiting room 10 minutes before
the murder. She saw no one in tbs
/ hail. After the shots were fired she
ram upstairs aud saw her mother, her
/ auut and grandmother there. Her moth
| CT. she said, was in a kimona.
/ The inquest was closed shortly before
! noon today.
/ No verdict was immediately announced
| hut one Is expected later in the day.
/ The district attorney informed the cor
oror after the inquest that he believed .
woman should Immediately be arrested
and held for the murder.
/ The coroner answered that hc would re
view the testimony taken today anC
might order am arrest before night.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-07-08
STRIP CLEARED FOR
LINE ON MOUNTAIN
Power Co. Making Progress on Trans
mission Line From Bellows Falls
Less Danger Across River.

he work OF cutting path through the
woods on Nautastiquet mountain north
from a point Just north OF the island has
lust been completed, and poles will be set
soon to carry the high tension wires from
the Vernon dam to Bellows Falls The
line on the New Hampshire side viii he
about two and a half miles long, extend
ing to the suspension bridge.
While there Is some feeling against cut
ting off trees on the mountain, which is
one of the beauty spots of Brattleboro,
the Connecticut River Power Co felt that
the danger OF accident from heavy cur
rent of electricity in the rear of the build
ingS on the east side of Main street ought
To be eliminated if possible, so a right Of
way 1OO feet wide was secured on the
New Hampshire side
1t is believed that after the under
growth gets started and the new poles he
come a little weatherbeaten the pole line
will not he nsightly For the present a
steal tower line VIII not be built
The company has nearly completed the
line from Bellows Falls to below Putney,
except short strip in East Putney,
where permission to cross has been re-
fused. The question of the right of cross
certain land there and in Dummerston IS
before the public service commission, al
though the main question appears to be
the amount of damages involved
In negotiating for Il right of way on the
mountain the company found that the
New England Telephone y Telegraph
company already had a right Of way there,
but never has taken advantage of it ii
the telephone company ever constructs a
line there doubtless it will be arranged 50
| that both companies can use the same
cleared strip of land
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-07-08
CLOUDBURST CAUSES
RAILROAD ACCIDENT
Several Persons Injured in Derailment
on Missisquoi Branch of Central
Vermont.
Especial to The Reformer.)
ST. ALBANS. JnIv 5.


As the. result of a cloudburst last
evening train No. "a on the Missisquoi
Valley branch of the Central Vermont
was partially derailed two miles north
of Green $ Corners and several persons
were injured.
Engineer George H. Curry was bruis-
ed and burned and Fireman George
GILLESPIE was badly scalded. Both were
brought to the st, Albans hospital. H..
ii. Bishop. a passenger, sustained two
broken ribs.
On account of numerous other wash
outs along the line a relief train was
unable 10 reach the scene of the acci-
dent. and passengers were brought to
this city in automobiles Trains are be
ing dcroured this morning by way of
the st. Johnsbury Lake Champlain
road.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-07-08
ROBERT BURNS COTTAGE
OBJECT OF ATTACK
F Fortunately This Shrine in Scotland
Was Saved from Ravages of the
Arson Squad.

GLASGOW. Scotland, July S-An at
tempt TO destroy the cottage at Ayr.
where Robert Burns was born , was made
today by two members of d militant suf-
fragette arson squad.
The two women were surprised by
might watchmen as they were in the act
of placing bombs against the doors and
windows of the poets birthplace. which
is venerated as shrine by the Scottish
nation
The men captured one Of the militants.
but the other escaped.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-07-08
COWS MAKE SOME
GOOD RECORDS
County Cow Testing Association Ends
First SIX Months-Cne Cows
B1tterfat Valued at $86.49.
Especial to The Reformer.)


NEWFANE, July 5.
Tho West River Cow Testing asso-
citation has completed the first SIX
months of its existence, during which
time some very favorable records have
been made.
\ registered Holstein owned hy Lee
Haven Of South Londonderry produced
during this time 1,26l pounds Of milk
an average of 1910 pounds a month,
containing total of 262.l pounds ot
butterfat valued at current prices $50
40. This is equivalent to 1916 pOunds
of butter, or 1.79 pounds of butter and
39.7 pounds of milk daily.
purebred two-yearold in this same
herd during the same period produce
5,777 pounds of milk and 2l0l pounds
of butterfat, equal TO 262 pounds Of
butter or l.4j pounds a day.
This latter record is unusually good
for Il hcifer with first calf, and re-
fleets credit not only on her feeding and
care, but on her breeding, tracing to
G. j. Gregory S Dumerston Farm stock.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-07-08
Two Were Carried from the
Courtroom to the Cells by
Seven Attendants
INGENIOUS GRENADE
FOUND IN THEIR FLAT
MRS. Pankhurst Resumed Command of
the Woman's Social and Political
Union and Was Then Arrested and
Taken 20 Jail.

LONDON, July s. ~ Mrs. Emmeline
Pankhurst today resumed command of the
forces of the Womens Social and Political
union at their London headquarters, but
was not permitted to remain there long.
She reoccupied the offices at noon without
hindrance of the police, although they
knew OF her intention and had detectives
on duty in the vicinity
However, when she emerged from head
quarters to 90 to lunch the police pounced
upon her and took her to Holloway jail
Simultaneously with the reappearance
OF Mrs. Pankhurst a violent scene was
created III the central criminal court
where four sutfragettes were brought up
for trial The charge against them was
that of "conspiring with others malicious
ly to commit damage and injury and to
spoil certain real and personal property
.of the liege subjects OF our Lord the
King"
The prisoners were arrested in west
end fiat and in their room was found a
new grenade of ingenious manufacture,
coils Of fuse and plans Of houses.
Two of the women. when brought into
court, refused to plead They threw pa
pers and pens from the prisoners enclos-
ere and shouted a running commentary
on their treatment in Holloway jail
Both complained of being forcibly fed
They made a violent fight and it took two
police and five women attendants to carry
them out OF court to the cells below
| When the Judge decided TO proceed with
the trial in their absence one of them
, threw herself to the floor and kicked sew
eral policemen and it took some minutes
to remove her The other prisoners
| pleaded not guilty.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-07-08
RELIEF FUND 1900.
More Contributions Received for Relief
Of Salem Sufferers.

BOSTON, July s - Contributions of
more than SD 900 were received today
for the relief of the Salem fire sufferers.
The total subscribed to date is S434 900.
The largest gift today, 5000, came from
the Citizens Permanent Relief committee
Of Philadelphia. Subscriptions of $1,000
each came from people Of Worcester and
Providence, r. l.: Sf255 from Medford
and 81 900 each from Norwood and the
city OF St. Johns, y. B.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-07-08
AT THE CENTRE CHURCH

Thursday, July Q, $50 p. m.-Im-
portant rehearsal of children s pa
geant in chapel. Miss Helen b. Cal
der will be present. Children of any
denomination are invited to join.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-07-08

Tinplate imports into the United
States fell from 135 .O00,000 pounds in
1902 to 100000 pounds in 1912. while
the quantity exported increased from
100000 pounds in 1902, to 1S2, ,O0O,-
pounds in 1902
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-07-08
THE WEATHER.
Generally Fair Tonight and Thursday;
Cooler; West Winds

WASHINGTON, July S.-The wealth
er forecast: Generally fair tonight AMI
Thursday; cooler in the interior to-
night; cooler Thursday; moderate west
winds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-07-08

An orange tree will sometimes pro
duce 10000 oranges, while a lemon tree
seldom yields more than 1000 lemons
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-07-08
AT MASONIC TEMPLE.

Thursday evening, 7.30 - Regular
convocation Fort Dmnmer chapter, No.
l., Royal Arch Masons.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-07-08

tt is said that fully l2,o00,000 horse
power can he developed from water
falls in the national forest reserves of
this country.
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-14
1.-THE PRICE She PAID"
COMING ON MARCH 17th

That the people of Grand Junction
VIII be surprised on Tuesday. March
nth Is positive certainty for on that
occasion the newest dramatizedi offer
ing entitled The Price She Paid" will
be brought to the Park Opera House
No greater artistic triumph has ever
toured the country than this wonder
fully dramatic play which has more
thrills than Fine Feathers" more
gripping situations than Within the
Law" and more wonderful lines than
the book OF David Graham Phillips
himself.
The subject matter of the play has
to do with the efforts of wealthy
man to induce a pure girl TO become
his common law wife. Circumstances
arise which enable the wealthy man
TO tell the girl that il she does not
join him in this proposed alliance, he
Will send her brother to prison, thus
bringing humiliation TO her and the
other members of the family 1t is
battling against such odds as this
that bring out the firmness and won
derful spirit in the girls character
The bitter fight she wages against the
wiles of the millionaire, her uphill
battle in her efforts to save her broth
er from prisoners cell. and her final
triumph at the end OF the play pre-
sent dramatic Possibilities that have
never been equalled before in the drn-
ma
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-14
Enjoy Dance in the Country.

Misses Pearl Herndon. Sydney Blair
Gretchen DeLong. Margaret Monroe
Cora Briggs, Helen ostrom. Pearl Fall
low. lone Vanderwerf. Katie OHare
and Messrs Frank Smith. Leonard
Smith. Henry and Ellsworth George
Claude Hough. Joe Cherveny. Roy
Zeeb, William Dunbar and George
Frey. made up a merry party of young
people who met last evening at the
home Of Miss Sydney Blair and en-
toyed hay rack ride out 10 the home
OF Earl Fahrmeyer northeast OF town
where dancing party was the feature
OF the jolly evening. A delicious lunch
was served during the evening by
Mrs. Fahrmeyer assister by Misses
Ruth and Marian Hardenburg.
The daily sentinel., 1914-03-14
Rules of the Rond.

To be adopted when the roads are
good by the anti-Automobile society:
!. Upon discovering an approach
ing team, the automobilist must stop
off side and cover his machine with
Ia blanket painted to correspond to
the scenery.
2. The speed limit on the country
roads and on Main street this year
will be a secret. and the penalty for
violation will be $1,000 for every
mile an offender is caught going in
excess OF it,
J. In case an automobile makes
a team run away, the penalty Will
be $4,000 for the first mile, $4,000
for the second. $4,000 for the third
etc, that the team runs in addition
to the usual damages.
4. On approaching a corner.
Tnere he cannot command n full view
OF the road ahead, the automobilist
must stop not less than 100 yards
from the turn. toot his klaxon, ring
a bell, fire three shots into the air,
halloo and send up bombs at in
tervals OF five minutes.
D. Automobiles must again be
soasonably painted, that is, so they
will merge with the pastoral en-
semble and not be startling. They
must be green in spring, golden in
summer, red in autumn and white in
winter.
6. Automobiles running on the
country roads ut night must send up
red rockets every mile, and wait 10
minutes for the road TO clair. They
may then proceed carefully: blowing
their horns and shooting Roman can
dies
Z. All members OF the society.
will give up Sunday to chasing auto
mobiles. shooting and shouting at
them, making arrests and otherwise
discouraging country touring on that
day.
5. In case horse will not pass an
automobile, the automobilist will take
the machine apart as rapidly as pos
sible and conceal the parts in the
grass
3 In case an automobile ap-
preaching farmers house when the
roads are dusty il will slow down to
one mile an hour and the chauffeur
will lay the dust in front of the house
with a hand sprinkler worked out of
the front dash.-Selected.