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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-01-24
George III. Babbitt, Formerly
Member of Public Ser
vice Commission
PROMINENT RESIDENT
OF BELLOWS FALLS
Died Almost Instantly After Retiring
III Express Business in Earlier Life.
Afterwards Head of Rockingham
Paper Company.
Paper Company.
BELLOWS FALLS, Jan. "a.
Especial to The Reformer.)

George II. Babbitt, 50, one of the
foremost citizens Of this village, died
suddenly last evening at 9 clock at
his home on South terrace in this vii
lage. of apoplexy. His death was with
out warning of any kind. His health
during the winter had been as good as
usual and he was about the village
Thursday. He had very slight at
tack of indigestion Friday morning and
did not 20 out, but was about the house
not much indisposed during the day,
going TO the basement TO attend TO his
furnace only a few minutes previous 10
his death. which seemed instantaneous.
lie had retired somewhat earlier than
usual and his wife was in the room
%hen. hearing an unusual sound, she
rturued toward the bed and seeing that
something was wrong stepped quickly
80 the telephone and summoned DR..
/ Iasclton and members of the family.
Before she returned to the bedside he
was dead.
Mr. Babbitt was born in Windsor,
/ VI, sept. l.. 1851. His father was
superintendent of the express company
many years. and the son. after coming z
/ TO maturity. engag ged in the same bust
ness. being superintendent several
Years Later he engaged in paper man
ufacture, buying the mill of John Rob
ertson & Son and forming the Rock
iugham Paper Co This mill was burn
ed Dec. /. 1912, and the next month
the site and water power passed into
the ownership of the Bellows Falls
Power company. Since that time Mr.
Rabbitt had not engaged actively in
business.
Mr.. Babbitt was appointed by Gov
Fletcher a member of the public service
commission and served the state in
that capacity several months, resign
ing last summer and being succeeded 10y
Robert G. Bacon of Brattleboro.
In 1857 Mr.. Babbitt married Jennie
N Robertson, daughter of the late
lJohn Robertson of Putney and Bellows
Fails. She survives with three chill
dren. Donald George Babbitt, who is II
business in Montreal and is now on hi
way to Bellows Falls. and Frances an
Virginia. who live at home.
Arrangements for the funeral are no
yet completed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-01-24
LOCAL MEN FORM
HOLDING COMPANY
Corporation with Authorized Capital
of S5OO.0oO to Operate Deerfeld
River Properties.

The Deerfeld Lumber corporation,
with authority to capitalize at $780,
600, has just filed articles of associa-
tion in the Office of tho secretary OF
state in Montpelier. The incorporates
are Clarke c. Fits, Hcrmon +. Eddy
and Harold Il. Whitney, attorneys IN
Mr.. Fits 5 Office, bat the present or
ganizatiou is temporary.
This company is to lie holding
company for the various Deerfield riv'
or properties in Windham and Ben
nington counties and is organized to
carry on a numbering business, with
headquarters in Wilmington. The stool
issue is divided into 5000 shares OF
800 each
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-01-24
TO PROTECT CREDITORS.
Plan for the Reorganization of the
Siegel Stores.

NEW YORK, Jan. 24.-Announee-
ment of a reorganization plan to pro
tect the creditors Of the Henry Sicgel
stores in this city and Boston Is eX-
pecteI to be made late today. The plan
Us tentatively agreed upon provides
for the treatment of all creditors, mer
camille and banking, as one class, and
it also provides for the formation OF
one or two corporations to take over
the Fourteenth street store and the
Simpson Crawford store in New York
and the sale or the closing of the Sic
gel stores in Boston.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-01-24
AT THE CENTRE CHURCH

Sunday At l030-Rcv, r. H. Miles Of
New Haven. Conn. viii occupy the
pulpit in exchange with the pastor;
ll.45, Sunday school and pastor 3 Bible
class at which Rev. Mr.. Miles will read
the paper which he presented AT his
installations; 6 O 'c.ock, Home Mission
airy meeting of the Christian EnGeavor
society; : O'Clock, subject Of stereop-
tieon lecture, Strolling Through Old
England 100 colored slides.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-01-24
AT MASONIC TEMPLE.

Monday evening. 80: Special com
menication of Rrattleboro lodge. No.
le2 =. l.. G.. NJ Russell W Blood
VIII make his Official visitation at that
tome Work; NJ NJ. degree
The Masonic daueing class has been
postponed to next week Friday.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-01-24
ROPE AROUND WAIST.
President $ Daughter Climbed Down
Side of the Majestic

NEW YORK, Jan. "a - Mrs. Fran
els Bowes Sayre, daughter of Presi-
dent Wilson, with a rope around her
waist, climbed down a ladder on the
side of the steamer Majestic at quar-
antine today and boarded the revenue
cutter which brought her with her hus-
band up the harbor to the city. The sea
was a bit rough and the rope was tied
around the White House bride 5 walst
az Z rIaeautlon.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-01-24
BLOODHOUNDS ON
TRAIL OF BANDITS
Three Robbers Looted Mail and Ex-
press Cars and Started Locomo-
tive on Wild Run.

FACKLERS Alabama, Jan. -. 49,
Railroad detectives and deputy sheritfs
with bloodhounds early today began
search for the three men who looted
the mail and express ears of the
Southern railway passenger train near
here and after starting the locomotive
and two ears on wild run disappear
ed on horses.
The train ran 10 miles without a
guiding hand until the locomotive went
dead.
The robbers obtained only Sl00 by
blowing open the express safe. The mai
ear carried only seeond-elass matter
and no attempt was made to modest
the passengers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-01-24
FUMES KILLED THREE
SORAHAN SISTERS
Father ard Two Girls Are in Hospital
Tragedy in Plasterer S Home at
Corona, L. l.

NEW YORK, Jan. 24.--Daniel So
rahan, a plasterer, and his five daugh
ters, ranging in age from to 16 years,
were found unconscious in their home
in Corona, Long Island, today. All had
been overcome by gas.
Three of the girls, Katie, Grace and
Madeline, died without regaining con
sciousness The father and two others
were taken to n hospital.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-01-24
Severe Weather Interferes.

The very severe weather AMI the re-
cent additional fail ot snow mas slowed
down the Shedding Pereeptibly, for i
is a serious matter to drive 10 Or q
dozen miles with i load OF logs with
the mercury down iu the ncighborhooi
OF 20 below zero The deep snow. c>-
perially where the travel is not FIRE
quent makes il compulsory t. load
lighter for the time being sand TO TAX,
more time for each trip, neither Of
which is desirable from Il monetary
viewpoint.
There is snow enough and to spare
Just NOW, and the weather report in
dieates still more TO rome. As viii
some other things. il appears that III,
T logging seasons IN this locality Of lat,
have been either a feast or a fam
/ inc and that when the feast come
it IS rather TOO much OF good thing
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-01-24

England has Sc women plumbers,
81 blackemiths. So carpenters and IL
m4sops.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-01-24

which is about all they desire to han
die at one time.
With the first of the Shedding the
teamsters began more or less steady
procession into Brattleboro. Holden &
Martin received nearly 250,000 feet
in two weeks and when it is considered
that 500 feet Is IA good sized average
load it indicates that no small number
of loads of logs were hauled in short
time to that one firm alone. Like
the Smith Co, Holden & Martin have
received immense quantities until their
yards are. well filed and the shedding
ms by no means over.
Resem bled Loads of Hay.
Speaking of the average sized load,
no loads that have been hauled into
Brattleboro in recent years have OK
cecded in size some of those delivered
| to the s A. Smith Mfg. Co. this win
ter from its lot in Marlboro. During
thebest of the shedding several loads
were brought in that averaged about
2200 feet each, and in view OF the fact
| that an average load is about 500 feet
one readily can realize that these load
much rescmbled loads Of hay. L
should be stated, however, that tn,
road was all the. way down grade, s.
the horses were not overexcrted
Twenty-Five hundred feet makes some
thing of pull for all that,
No Surplus of Maple.
The Vermont Last Block Co use
maple logs only ana these are Gu
from their own woodlots and lrauled b
their own teams or shipped by car
from different points in the West rive
valley. This firm has not found tina
there is any great surplus Of mapI
logs, but already has received ove
200.00 feet Maple IS very heavy an
not nearly as many feet to load ca
be drawn rs of the lighter varietie
Teams are still drawing steadily I
: this concern as they are 10 the other
ami TO the smaller mills in otht
} towns.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-01-24
Over Million Feet Delivered
at Plant of Smith Mfg. Co.
the Present Season
SOME UNUSUALLY
LARGE LOADS DRAWN
Procession Of Teamsters Until Last
Snow Came-Holden & Martin Re-
ceived 25o.000 in Two Weeks-Con-
trast with Last Winter.

trast with Last Winter.
The real old fashioned winter
which so many sighed for last year,
which is now in our midst and in
the midst Of which we appear to be
has brought JOY to the lumbermen
and to the factoEy owners here il
Brattleboro who depend upon gooc
sledding to get in large quantities OF
logs for their saws and planes ana
lathes to cut up during the rest of tn,
wear
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-01-24
Small Number Last Year.

year ago il was hard PROPOSE
tion to ger logs enough for any OF
the ! cal industries that use them.
There was no Shedding, and hauling
logs on wheels IS a job the lumbermen
lido not like for they are obliged then
to haul smaller loads than on runners
and besides taking Time it is much
harder to load logs on wheel vehicles
than on runners.
But it was necessary last winter tx
get at least some logs to market, ans
small quantity compared with tbs
amount usually brought in here eacl
winter was dumped in the different
mill yards. The lumbermen and tn,
farmers who depend upon the loggin!
| industry for q large part of their in
come during the winter months fel
the situation keeuly, and prediction
| during last fall that this was to b'
another open winter were not greete'
by them with amy degree Of hilarity
Big Influx This Fall
! Some Of the manufacturers decline
to take any chances tins fall and be
gan having their logs hauled o
| wheels The = \. Smith Alanufaetul
ing company receiNed large qnantitie
of logs, that were teamed in 0
wheels during the late summer an
fall Since then the concern has bee
receiving large quantities OF sof
wood that is used in It's varied ou'
iput, and SO great has been the iRtu
that the firm has been forced to ca
a partial halt. The firm has now ove
a million feet of logs in the yard
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-01-24

The United States has 240,32S miles
of railway tracks
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-01-24
Special Notices

Special NOTICES
CASH PAID for dry wood. F. n.
Larrow. 233tf
sl.oo down and S1.00 weekly buys
high grade range for short time only
Emerson Il Son. 22S-tf
SEWING Machine Needles and sup
plies for all makes of machines at j.
B. Dunton 8, l6 Flat st.
HIGHEST cash prices paid for rags,
rubbers, metals, hides, skins and bones
Geo. GGss, % Flat St. Tel. Office SIGN
LOST-Black robe marked /" George
Clay. Finder will receive liberal re-
ward if returned to Moshers Stable
273-27s
S. zAR, 7s Elliot, buys rags, metals,
| ubbers, papers, cash, trade. Best prices.
Mail card; | will call. Tel. 209-W.
243-tf
| WILL CLEAN and press your suit
| for 80 cents. Ladies' and gentlemen 5
garments repaired and altered at rea-
sonable prices. Call 236-W and | will
come for and deliver your work. Carl
kohls, 81 Chestnut St 272-2s4
/ CARE OF COMPLEXION & HAIR
Shampooing, scalp treatment, facial
massage, manicuring. Falling hair
badness, dandruff, treated elfeetually
IA American Bldg, Flora NJ. kava-
naugh. Tel. 605-W or 366W. 262-tt
! MOTORCYCLES REPAIRED an
prepared TO overhaul and repair mo
torcyeles Of all makes Have youi
work done now and be ready fol
spring. Satisfaction guaranteed b
: L. Ober, Wilson 5 Garage, Flat St
26S-277'
MRS. Il. II. BAILEY $ chiropody
and shampooing parlors for ladies an'
9 gentlemen now open from to II am
. to . daily, Monday and Saturda,
f evenings. Toilet supplies, hair combs
pins, etc. lit Main ST., one fiigh,
Phone 606-M. (Res. phone 383 NJ
T 264-t
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-01-24

FOR SALE-Dry rock maple wood
Split or in chunks. l.. f. Jaqueth
r. i. y. ,. Tel 1911. la3-ls3'
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-01-24

FOR SALE-Good hay: $3.50 per
ton at barn, Apply to Herbert r
Yearly, Brattleboro. 275-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-01-24

FOR SALE bennington typewriter,
model ., nearly new. Cheap for cash.
Miss NJ. b Clarke, West Nerthfeld,
Mass. 275-2s0E
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-01-24

FOR SALE-Slab wood, fitted for
stove. III. Ii. Winchester. Tel. 653-M
252-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-01-24

FOR SALE-Solid mahogany libra
ry desk, large brass bed and several
other pieces of useful furniture. No.
i6 American building. 261-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-01-24

FOR SALE-Dry hard wood, split
or in chunks. Crystal Springs Ice Co.
+f
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-01-24

FOR SALE-Sleds and sleighs, top
sleighs; parlor aud kitchen stoves; one
new fur Wombat overeoat, cne second
hand fur coat SO, one Franklin tvpe-
winter. good as new: Charles Mircr
- ae1- #
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-01-24
THE WEATHER.
Rain or Snow Tonight, Colder il Yer
mont Sunday.

WASHINGTON. Jan ~ The
weather forecast: Rain or snow to-
night; colder in Vermont SUNDAY; SNOW
and colder; moderate wnds, mostly
south To west
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-01-24

TO RENT--SmaIl tenement suitable
for man and wife, care furnace for
heat, care lawn and walks, rent rea-
sonable, none Others need apply. Plum
mer, 203 Main. 266-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-01-24
For Sale

FOR SALE - House and building
lot. Inquire SO Canal st. 5. II. Farr.
263 -296*
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-01-24

TO RENT--Eour room upstairs tene.
ment in Allen cottage on Vernon St.
Inquire of Chas. Clark or Mrs. A. G.
Allen, 56 Western Ave. 272-t If
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-01-24

high grade range for short time only.
Emerson Il Son. 22Stf
The Detroit times., 1914-11-07

Miss Ellen - Richmond Marshall,
mexzocontralto. will give recital
Friday evening, In Y. w. c. A. hall,
assisted by Mrs. e. Nelson Higgins,
violinist, and Miss Margaret Mamie
bach, pianist. Miss Marshall will
present an interesting program.
The Detroit times., 1914-11-07
SOCIETY WILL REVIEW
SAFETY FIRST MEASURES

The newly incorporated Safety
First society of Detroit, according to
announcements made Thursday fol-
lowing q meeting OF the executive
committee, will review the various
safety first ordinances now pending
before the city council. The pro-
posed ordinances twin ibs held. up. by
the council until the society has had
an opportunity to pass on them.
The society IN agreed that reckless
driving and automobile parking are
the two most important problems to
consider, and ordinances regulating
these matters will be acted on first.
The organization committee In its re-
port favored the formation OF safety
first organizations In the factories and
schools, fixing the annual dues for
the children at Ave cents and for
adults at 81.
The executive committee OF the So
ciety has obtained the services OF
Jay Hayden. secretary Of the street
railway commission, who will act as
advisor on ordinances and legislation.
The cooperation Of r. r.. Ray, safety
first engineer for the Michigan Work
ingmen's Mutual Compensation In
surance association. has also been
secured. He will assist the society
In its organization work.
The Detroit times., 1914-11-07

Mrs. Stephen Y. Seyburn entertain
Cd II guests at dinner. Thursday even
Ing.
The Detroit times., 1914-11-07

Mrs. Donald Clark and son. Donald
Jr., have gone to the mountains o.
North Carolina to spend the winter
months. Mr.. Clark will join them II
December to remain until spring. Mr.
and Mrs. William Henry Gage have
taken the Clark home on Cadillac-ave
for the winter.
The Detroit times., 1914-11-07

I bought both her ticket and mine
out OF the state.
There wore a dozen people who
saw me do II, and. Of course. some OF
them were spoilers who will swear TO
the fact"
but. Dick. I don't understand.
What difference will II make? You
certainly can't be arrested because
you did q kind act to a widow"
That's just II, my dear girl This
morning that woman came to my
once and said that she was going 20
swear out a warrant for my arrest
under the Mann act; that she could
prove that / bought her ticket into
another state and that she would
swear II was for an immoral pur-
pose
shuddered. Could II be possible
that such terrible women lived?
II asked her how much she wanted,
and she said she was not after money.
But never saw you after we
ate dinner together, and Miss Fairiow.
q perfectly reputable woman. was
with us at that time ses
1t would be q nasty thing to bring
her into the case said the woman,
but ! am afraid It will have to be
done
why. Dick" I exclaimed. IT am
sure that Eleanor Fairlow will be glad
to testify that she met you ON the
train and you had nothing more TO do
with the other woman. OF course, you
told her the circumstances"
No. did not" faltered Dick. "and
what good would II do to get Eleanor
Fairlow into 1t? She could only tell
her"
did you sit up later" I asked.
Not very" Dick answered, shortly.
IT'S that gang Of grafters-they've
got me and would not be surprised
IL they sent me over the road"
! gave suppressed scream--I had
never thought OF that.
What Will you dor" I asked.
- don't know, dear. Tomorrow Pm
gong to see Harry Symone early.
He'll have to help me: got him ont
OF Ms scrape. But that devilish wo-
man ID the slickest individual ever
came across"
Where does she liver" asked.
she 10 at the $3.50. hotel"
hope you have not bean thera -
called them up and told them TO
s,ve her q good room. Oh. was Iust
piuming myself on my philanthropy
10 poor woman. even intended
ASKING you to go down to see her"
Maybe had better co."
no. | won't have you mixed up
with such cattle" -
nut DICK, We must do something. -
Mr.. Sslwfn h going down TO con.
sui with the governor tomorrow. He
Knows him well. and as soon as 7
nave seen Harry I'll tell you what I
! dld not say anything to him. hut
ntena 70 see both the Utter woman
ana Eleanor Faiflow in the mean.
The Detroit times., 1914-11-07
The Confessions of a Wife
Dick Continues His Story

The other night, when I stepped
to the window to get my sleeper and
ticket for home, there was woman
just ahead OF me. She was a sumner
for looks. I'll say that for her. and
she seemed In great trouble. She was
In widows weeds and was looking for
her pocketbook, which was evidently
lost.
In a moment or two she began to
wiring her hands. What shall / do?
What shall l dor" she exclaimed. and
her big eyes had Reconstruction
look. Oh. she was fine actress.
IL was anxious to get my ticket, and
the line was stretching out beyond
The Detroit times., 1914-11-07

Dorothy Roberts. Albany, N. Y;
Mrs. George Bourne. New York, and
Miss Helen, McBurnie, Winona. MINI.
Jules Glaezner, New York. was best
man. and the guests were seated by
Sydney Gardiner, Chicago; Webb
Willets, Norfolk, Va; George B..
Angel. Bernard Stroh and Angus
Smith, all of Detroit; 8. w. M. Halle
and Thomas W.. Harper, Savannah.
Carsten Tfedeman, the brides small
brother and little Tom Screven were
the pages. Following the, church
ceremony, large reception was held
in Carsten hall, the Tiedeman home
on Isle of Hope. the beautiful subur-
ban river colony Of Savannah's mil
lionaires. Mr.. and Mrs. Chaplin will
be at home in Detroit. after Dec. 4,
having leased the Crosse P6inte home
OF Miss Florence Pond. for the win
ter.
The Detroit times., 1914-11-07

me. SO / said: Have you lost your
money. Madame?
"She turned quickly. oh. yes. and
I must get home to my little boy to-
night-he IL sick. ! don't know q
person In this town. My name Is Mrs.
Alsetta Utter. Do you think I could
get enough money on this ring to pay
ticket and berthr and she held out q
splendid diamond ring. I've never
been In q pawnshop In my life.
"'You won't have to do that I'll
buy your ticket and berth and you
can send me check for 1t when you
get home
"She was. of course. overjoyed and
The Detroit times., 1914-11-07

PORT HURON. Mich. Nov. a.
Especial -0sorss Lamont was IN
stantly killed At the Imperial OIL plant
In sarnia, this morning. when he lost
his balance while 1t work on roof,
and fell 70 the ground, breaking his
neck. He was IS years old. No h
quest will be- held.
The Detroit times., 1914-11-07

S0"o oooy Hecovsreo.
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. Nov. a.
Especial THE body OF Leonard
Sweet. drowned In Glen lake. two
weeks ago. was found I'm 20 feet Of
water this morning at Fisher's Point
Men In boat saw the body standing
on the bottom.
The Detroit times., 1914-11-07

, sss fs ss:t,;s De- Ds.s .,sAt. r-s.
The Detroit times., 1914-11-07

81. Johns Episcopal church IN
savannah, Ca, held brilliant as-
semblage Of guests, Wednesday eve
ming. for the marriage of Miss Inez
Tiedeman, daughter OF Mr.. and Mr..
George washington Tiedeman, to
Roy Dikeman Chaplin, president Of
the Hudson Motor Car Co. The bride
was attended by seven maids: Miss
Moselle Nicely, Waynesboro, Ca;
Mia Edith Adams, Nov York; Miss
Sfances Long. Marion. Pa; Mis-
The Detroit times., 1914-11-07

DR.. Francis T. Mccormick. No. l4l
Chandler-ave., will entertain the
members Of Delta Mn graduate chap
ter Of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity,
Friday evening. " George L. Mccain
will give an informal talk
The Detroit times., 1914-11-07

DR.. and Mrs. %. W. White are in
New York.
The Detroit times., 1914-11-07

Mrs. Hamilton Carhartt. Jr, was the
hostess Of a delightful luncheon.
Thursday, in compliment to the house
guests Of Mrs. Charles l.. Palms, Mrs.
William Mossitt, Mrs. Savage Bates,
and Miss Papin, Of st. Louis.
The Detroit times., 1914-11-07

Palestine lodge. No. 357, f. & A.
NJ. will give an informal dancing
party. Tuesday evening. Nov. 10. IN
the club house, No. 150 FOREST west
Instruction In the modern dance steps
win be given from 1880 to 9 o'c'ock
when general dancing Will follow.