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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-22
Mrs. Pray is very i'll.

Mrs. Pray is very i'll.
Mrs. Mary Johnson visited friends
in Brattleboro last week.
Edgar Stevens of Brookline has be
gun work for John F. Whitaker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Gray will spend
Christmas with their children in
Athol.
T. V. McManus of Boston spent a
is boarding at w. B. Parks.
The Larkin Social club was enter
tanned last week Wednesday evening
in the home of Mrs. Nelson Gray.
Miss Olive Eager returned home last
week from Mortified seminary She
will spend the holiday vacation at her
home.
Mrs. J. F. Whitaker, who has been
improving in health, is i'll again. Har-
old Whitaker is i'll with severe cold
or grip.
John F. Whitaker returned Monday
night from a visit with his mother, Mrs.
Foster Whitaker, in Agawam, Mass.
Miss Florence Whitaker will spend
Christmas in the home OF her grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James Better
ley, on Dummerston hill.
Mrs. Morse, teacher in the primary
department of the village school in
Williamsville, was a guest Saturday
of Miss Mildred Palmer at Davidson
Naples.
| Miss Mildred Palmer, teacher in the
village school, closed successful tern,
of 16 weeks Friday. The pupils per
! feet IN attendance for the term were
Marjorie Eames and Lawrence Tlh-
belts. Grace Rowe was absent one half
| day and Florence White one day
| Florence McIver, Robert Davis and Ed
gar Howe were absent two days, John
McMillin who entered during the term
was not absent after enrolment The
average daily attendance was % plus
number of pupils enrolled 81. After a
vacation of two weeks for the holidays
the winter term will begin Jan g. The
school in the Union district taught by
Mr.. Wolcott was interrupted a week
or two and will now be continued un
til the Is weeks are completed, whel
the school in that district will begin
the winter term Jan. 3.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-22
NEWFANE.
Mrs. Caroline E. Gushing.

Mrs, Caroline f. Cushing, died at
the home of her son, Ralph Cushing,
Saturday morning, Dec. IS, of a heart
trouble at the advanced age of 90
years 3 months Is days. She was the
oldest woman in this village and had
retained her mental and physical vfror
to an unusual degree. She was born
Sept. /, 1922, in Fort Hill, Boston,
and was one of family of II chill
dren born to Enock Dillany and Harri-
ct Adams Both parents were born in
Boston and Mrs. Charlotte Devise,
born Feb. II, 1888, now living in South
Boston, is the only one of the -
children now living.
For two years she taught school and
then learned the tailor 8 trade, which
she followed until her marriage to
Alexander Metcalf Cushing, who also
was tailor by trade Their four
children were all born in West Med
way. Julius A., now lives in Indiana
polls. Harriet E. died in 1910 Alliston
NJ. lives in Townshend and Ralph G..
in Newfane Mr.. Cushing was soldier
in the Civil war, enlisting in the spring
of 1862, and died the night before
| Thanksgiving in the fall Of the same
year He was buried in Antietam, Nd,
in the soldiers cemetery.
| After the death of her husband Mrs.
Gushing kept house until about six
! years ago, when she went to live with
| her sister, Mrs. Devise, in South Bos-
ton, where she lived three years. The
next two years were spent in Town
shend in the home of her son, Alliston
| M. Gushing. For the past year and
| four months she had lived in the home
of her son, Ralph G. Cushing, in this
village, who left nothing undone which
might add to the comfort of the
mother.
She was very fond of music and
from the age of Is she sang until she
was % in a Unitarian church In Bos-
ton. In 1910 she joined the Methodist
church and was very active in church
work, in connection with which she
took up nursing under DR. Chadwick
She carried paper and pencil with hel
to note down supplies needed by the
sick, either medicine, food or clothing
and when necessary would remain {
few hours, day or perhaps a few
DAYS, to care for those who were i'll.
The funeral was held Monday fore
noon at II clock in the Congregation
/ al church, Rev Charles W. Mock, tn
pastor. officiating. Nearer, My God, t.
Thee, Shining Shore, and Shall w
gather at the River2 We're sung b,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles l.. Hescock. TIL
burial took place in Townshend. W. Fl
Goodnow, w. II. Newton, w. P. Fame
and A. r. Underwood were bearers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-22
SOUTH VERNON.

Miss Vina Jillson is at home from
Middlebury college.
Mrs. Clarence Beers is assisting III
the care Of Mrs. f. Tyler.
w. J. Weatherhead went to Boston
to stay over Sunday, guest of Albert
Shaw on the battleship Nebraska.
A Christmas concert viii be given
by the Adventist Sunday school and a
tree will. be decorated for the children.
School in district No. 4 taught by
Miss Grace Payne, which closed Mon
day, will reopen Jan. , with the same
teacher.
Will Dresser of Mortified has finish
ed saving for Thurlow Johnson and
viii move his mill this week to Ere
mont Fairman s woodlet.
Mr. and Mrs. j. L. Stockwell of West
Brattleboro visited recently with Mrs.
Stockwell's mother, Mrs. E. Tyler, who
passed her 10th birthday anniversary
Dec. 16. Mrs. Tyler is confined TO her
bed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-22
LONDONDERRY.

viii Holmes of New York city is at
4. H. Wade s.
Mrs. Charles Wait is visiting in
New York city.
The village schools are closed for a
two week 8 vacation.
DR.. Calvin was in Springfield and
Holyoke, Mass, last week.
Mrs. l.. P. Sheldon has gone to
Chester for treatment by DR.. Roberts.
Miss Clara Marden is home from
Manchester for a two-weeks vacation.
Miss Dorothy Marsh of Walpole, n
H., is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Fred
Brown.
Lawrence Leonard is expected home
from Burlington to spend Christmas
and New Year 8.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Abbott have
gone to Newport, n. H., to spend
Christmas with their daughter, Mrs
Stillman Childs.
Mrs. Calvin, Henry and Rupert vii
Hams were in BrattlePoro from Satur-
day to Wednesday TO attend the Chap
man Alexander meetings. Mr.. and Mrs
Wesley Chase were at DIR. Calvin :
while Mrs. Calvin was away.
Mrs Dart of New London, Conn, and
Mr. and Mrs johnson of Vernon were
here to attend the funeral of Z. p
Barney, which was held last week
Thursday at the home. Rev. Mr.. Good
win of the south village officiated. The
Odd Fellows conducted the funeral anC
the body was placed in the tomb
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-22
JAMAICA.

Arthur shumway has been i'll the
past week.
j. G. Martin of Newfane was IN
town Saturday.
The Soap club met at Mrs. A. w.
Butler s Saturday afternoon.
The young men who are working in
Windham for Earnest Cobb were home
Sunday
The Union Christmas tree and exer-
cises will be held in Opera hall Satur-
day evening.
Miss Rena Allen, who had been home
few days, went Saturday morning to
work in the Home for the Aged in
Brattleboro.
On Sunday morning four ministers
occupied the pulpit in the Baptist
church and took part in the morning
service.
The Baptist prayer meeting will be
held in the home of Mrs. Henry Pierce.
The Congregational prayer meeting will
be held in the parsonage Thursday
evening.
A committee from the Baptist church
| of Townshend attended church in ia
maica Sunday morning, inviting DR.
|
evening. Rev DR.. Dawson accompan-
| led him.
/ Rev. DR.. w. A. Dawson, Baptist state
missionary, was in town Sunday and
spoke to the Baptist Congregation dur
| ing the Sunday school hour. It is al
ways pleasure to hear DIR. Dawson
His words Of advice and encourage
ment were appreciated by all. He sale
tho church seemed to be in the most
prosperous condition he had known il
to be in for many years.
In the Union service in the Baptis
church Sunday morning Rev. Herbert
Tilden, DID,, preached an excellent ser
mon to a large audience. His subjec
was the Use of the Microscope and tn,
telescope. DR.. Tilden showed how oft
en- people of all ages have magnifet
the less important affairs of life, espec
tally of the present, these people usins
the microscope, as it were, while th'
better way Is TO look ahead to the enc
to be reached, thus bringing the reall,
great things to live for into view, or
as he expressed it, using the telescope
DR.. Tilden s sermons the last two Sun
days have been much appreciated.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-22

Ice cutting will begin Tuesday on
Perkin s pond
o. A Davis is spending several days
with relatives in Brattleboro.
Aston Cushing spent three days in
Boston last week, returning Thursday.
H. II. Franklin has a four-yea old
colt bought of A. L. Howe in West
Townshend.
Miss Rena Morse of Williamsville
is a guest in the home of her cousin,
r. l.. Fitch.
Guy Barry has gone to Bellows
Falls, where he has work for the Bel
lows Falls Farm Machine Co.
Mr. and Mrs Sherman Willard of
Exeter, n H., came Thursday to visit
in the home of F. II. Willard.
Mrs. Bertha Nourse of Claremont re-
turned home Monday, after visit
with her cousin, Mrs. Inez Moore.
Merrill Powers of Bellows Falls is
spending his Christmas vacation with
his father and brother at the Town
shend Inn.
There will be no wid-week services
in either church this week, on account
of the Christmas exercises to be held
on Friday evening.
The following were elected com
mittee by the Baptist Sunday school
Sunday to nominate officers for the
school for the coming year. Miss Cora
Mason, E. L. Hastings, II. J. Heath.
A large number from this village
took advantage of the special railroad
rates Thursday to attend the evange.
listic meetings in Brattleboro Several
stayed over night to attend the even
ing session.
Mrs. Clark of Brattleboro, who was
| at the home of her daughter, Mrs. H
| H. Franklin, a week, caring for tn,
| household during Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
| lin s absence at the state Grange meet
ing at Burlington, returned home Mon
| day.
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-22
GREEN RIVER.

Perry C. Gallup of Brattleboro is
spending several days at Gallup's Hill
Top farm.
Everyone is cordially invited to the
Christmas entertainment and tree III
the church Thursday evening.
Mrs. Laura L. Hulse returned Mon
day, after visit of several days with
her sister, Mrs. A. A. Smith, of Brattle-
boro.
Mrs. Ethel Keith and little daughter
Agatha, who were guests at L. l.. Chur-
chill's several weeks, have returned tic
their home in North Hinsdale.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-22
PERU.

Congregational church, Rev. Stephen
s. Wood pastor Morning service at
II O'Clock. Sermon, The Birth of My
King. Sunday school at the close of
the morning service. Rewards will be
given out for perfect attendance. Chris
tan Endeavor meeting Sunday even
ing at 7.30 Subject, How to Keep on
the Upgrade. Leader, Miss Minerva
Palm. Cottage prayer meeting Thurs
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-22
TOWNSHEND.
DR.. Tilden breaches as Candidate.

Rev. DIR. Herbert Tilden of Hebron,
Me-, occupied the pulpit of the Baptist
church at the union meeting Sunday
evening, giving brilliant and uplift-
ing address on the text, John 1914
- Behold Your King
Mr.. Tilden came here from Jamaica
where he is engaged in settling the
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-22

estate of his brother, who died recent
ly after a short pastorate in that vii
lage. Mr.. Tilden spoke in Jamaica
Sunday morning and in this village
in the evening as a candidate. DR.. Da-
vison of Burlington accompanied him
and held short business meeting with
the members of the church at the close
of the regular session.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-12-22

day evening in the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Wallace West. Subject, Wisdom 8
Call. Christmas entertainment and
Christmas tree Friday evening, in
charge of the public school teachers,
Mrs. Otto J. Coolidge and Mrs. Fred
WOlcott.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-12
Society
tce.tl.nea from Pas. s,.,

contests were enjoyed by about 30 guests. Light refreshments were served late h the evening. The Farview School Improvement as- sociaton will meet this afternoon at the school. N'-N The Woman's Missionary society will meet Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Virgil Farr. The Minor School Improvement asso- citation will hold a meeting this afternoon at 2;15 o'clock. All members are asked to be present. Mrs. A. C. Haden will be hostess to the Hypathian club Thursday afternoon. MT and Mrs J. B. Tingle of Gadsden are guests of Mr. and Mrs. w. E. Ting,e The Cunningham School Improvement association will meet this afternoon, when election of officers takes place. All are urged to be present. Mrs. Joseph Dlll Mrs. Emma Dill and Miss Helen Coleman of Anniston are
 guests of friends in East Birmingham Little Marian Nygreen is convalescent from scarlet fever at her home. Nr. Enoch Smith has returned from Steeles.
 Mir. A. l.. Grant of Coopers is the Mir. and Mrs T. A. Grant. The Pierian club will meet Friday aft
 ernoon with Mrs. A. D. Smith in Eas Lake.
 The Barrett School Improvement asso.
 ciation will hold meeting wednesda,
 afternoon at 2:30 o'clock | Mrs. R. A. James and Miss Carri,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-12
MUCH ACTIVITY
 IN COTTON MARKET
Cotton Prices Take Upward Turn-Market Closes 2
 to 30 Points Higher

New York, October u.-In contrast to
 the weakness of the closing days last week, today's cotton market was very
 support on large scale and a strong ad- vance in prices which carried January contracts up to 12.s4c. against the closing figures of 1e.53c on Saturday. Scattered
 realizing in the last hour brought about little reaction and final prices were cs
 to 30 points net higher.
 The market opened steady at points decline to 1 point advance, reiecting easy
 cables and an absence of frost on the early weather map except along the east
 ern edge of the belt It was soon appar- ent, however, that large interests were
 accommodating cotton and offerings which peared, leaving the market almost bare or cotton and in a position to advance
 rapidly on any good buying movement
 The general theory seemed to be that big bulls having sold out before the decline
 last week, were of the opinion that drop of 70 points from the highest of the sea-
 son fully discounted any improvement there may have been in the general situa :
 ton. besides eliminating most of the weak
 long accounts. Uptown interests. Wall
 street houses, large local operators and the south were among the most conspicu- GUS buyers of today's advance. which ran prices up fully g bale from the low l points of the forenoon, when December
 sold at 12S4c January 1244c. March 120sc
 and May 12.s5c. The strength of the spot
 position in the south and a feeling that
 recent frosts had practically stopped all further growth In northern sections of l the belt materially helped the bull posi- ton. At 12.S4c for January, scattered realizing appeared. causing a reaction of about 10 points in the last half hour. The prospect for clear and warmer weather in the eastern belt was more than offset by predictions for increased. cloudiness and colder conditions in the southwest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-12
RAILROAD STOCKS MAKE GOOD GAINS Standard Shares in Demand on Exchange, Particularly
 Railroad Issues

New York, October 1.-The inquiry for
 fandard shares which effected so radical change in the speculation aspect last feek was resumed today, with further |lbstantial gains in various railway is Iles, notably Canadin Pacific. Lehigh falley, Louisville and Nashville and New
 aven, the latter adding points to it's P-point rise of the preceding week at 4. Hartman and Hill shares. the trunk hes and Reading denoted pressure. Read tg particularly showing heaviness. Later Atlantic Coast line. Rock Island, Denver Ind Rio Grande, and some other inactive
 locks recorded variable advances. Revival of interest in some of the high |riced war specialties which featured the fter dealings, was regarded as natural |utcome of the increased complications rising from the situation in the Bal bans. Baldwin Locomotive, westing- |ouse. General Electric. Crucible Steel.
 merican Car, and Bethlehem Steel com
 bon and preferred rose substantially baldwin gaining 121k to 1271t points. United States Steel opened with 10000 |hares at S21s to S3c, it's record price pr over four years, but fell back until
 he very final dealings, when it regained Is top quotation on a sale of one block |f 9300 shares. Auto issues shared in the fse, General Motors gaining points at s50 and Willys-Overland going to 2.40. A |eflection of the last turn in Mexican Effairs was seen in the gain of 334c for |iexican petroleum to 97 and 31ac in Amer fan Smelting at 9314c. Stocks of other |Orporations with Mexican interests were hoderately strong.
 Among the few weak spots were Con- inental can, which fell to 30, New York kair Brake down 5H to 14414, and General Chemical which lost points of it's re- lent meteoric ascent at $50. Specialties fere at high levels in the final dealings, Fith increased heaviness in Reading, Union Pacific and several other railers. l he approaching holiday was responsible |or much profit taking and the confusion Fhch characterized late dealings. Trading was on a very extensive scale throughout the session, the first hour |ounding up over 100000 shares. This was lmost duplicated in the final hour. Demand sterling was again weak. sell hg 11a cents under last weeks low quo- |ation. Anglo-French notes, on one small |ale. were quoted at sS1sc.
 The bond market was firm at the out let, but eased off in the late dealings Total sales, par value, aggregated j, ,970,000
 U. s. bonds were unchanged on call.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-12
Hubbard Bros. & Co.'s Letter

New York. October 11.--(Special. ) Liverpool this morning was somewhat lower than due and there were enough outside selling orders at our open ing to cause q decline of some 2 or points from Saturdays close. The cotton was well taken, however. by a trade demand since the American mills not having bought freely on the sum- mer against their requirements are now found in the market on each decline. This buying steadied prices and sub seQuently on the posting of predic- tions for cold and unsettled weather in the western belt covering demand appeared from last weeks sellers which brought about recovery of some 25 points from Saturdays close. At this level the market met enough southern selling to hold 1t in check on q moderate volume of business through the afternoon. The local feel ing is to anticipate no remarkably low temperatures over the holiday and to consequently. believe that the recovery of today win not be maintained on Wednesday,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-12
WHEAT PRICES
 TAKE UPWARD TURN
Reports of Teutonic Ad- vance on Dardanelles Influ-
 ences Price of Wheat

Chicago. October 11.--Promises of the Teutonic advance toward the Dar- danelles had distinct effect here to- prices of wheat. After a nearly con tinuous upturn the market closed ner- vous, 303sc higher with December at sl.o4s c 1.05 and May at s1.o69I.06ls Other leading staples. too, all showed gains-corn $c to 1@1Bc; oats, SC to 5s O 1c; and provisions 100 45c
 Announcement that delivery of ten million bushels of wheat purchased by France in Roumania and Bulgaria had military situation throughout the Bal kans attracted eager attention from dealers here. The inference was drawn that the bulk of the total amount ramed would have to be replaced by shipments ordered from this side of the Atlantic. Liverpool dispatches were also at hand indicating that Great Brit ain was already. feeling the pinch in supplies. As receipts in the domestic spring crop region were meager and farmers in the winter belt were said to bo SoitifiuihS tO nOiu paCk on tle pel- ter grades. the buying here became quickly of broad character. One firm alone took one million bushels out of the pit in a single hour
 Confident assertions by bull leaders that the opening of the Dardanelles was now remote prospect did good deal to hasten the upward swing of the wheat market. Bears were further discouraged late in the day by an ac- tive export demand for Manitobas and by huge. clearances at the seaboard.
 Increasing complaints of serious crop damage made corn values firm. The market was also affected by predic tions of unsettled and colder weather and by the bulge in wheat.
 Oats merely reflected the action of other grain. There was virtually nc pressure to sell.
 Nearly all deliveries of provisions rose to the highest prices so far this season. A lively advance in the hog market gave impetus to the buying.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-12
SELECT OYSTERS
 FROM CHESAPEAKE Carload Received Yester- day-Other Fish Scarce.
 Poultry Going Up


 Wholesalers of fish on Morris avenue yesterday were gratified to get solid carload of Chesapeake oysters of se- lect variety. and much business was done in the fish market for the first time since the West Indian hurricane struck New Orleans and the gulf coast. Other fish and sea foods are scarce. but the oyster makes up for the absentees, and the de mand is strong. Prices remain unchanged throughout the market.
 There is a strong upward tendency no. ticed in the poultry and egg market, ant the demand for eggs is strengthening daily. The supply Is equal to the de- rnand thus far. but dealers are antici psting even better demand, and rising prices are considered likely in the neal future.
 Cotton remains unchanged, Today's quotations follow:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-12
Produce Market

New York, October 11.-Butter firmer; receipts. 41Ss: small extra (92-score). 25@ 2sNc; creamery (higher scoring), 2s%@ 30Ac firsts, 26lx@2Skc; seconds. 4G26c. Eggs, steady; receipts, s1O1 fresh gath cred extras. S5dS6c; extra firsts, S3G34c; firsts, 2S@32c seconds, 231s@27c; nearby hennry whites fine to fancy, 4Sd5oc; nearby hennry browns, 36@Ssc. Cheese, steady; receipts, 5S5: state whole milk, fresh flats white. 15c: fresh colored. 15@ 15Ac; fresh white and colored, average fancy 14s4c. Live poultry prices unset ted dressed firm western fresh chick ems. 17@2Sc; fresh fowls. iced, 14@1Sc; frozen turkeys, 17@22c.
 Chicago, October 11.-Butter higher; creamery, 22@271sc. Eggs. steady; re- ceipts. 4530 cases At mark cases in- cluded. 20125c; ordinary firsts. 24dl241tc; firsts. 25Q2515c. Potatoes higher; receipts, 55 cars; Michigan and Wisconsin whites, 60d6sc; Minnesota, Ohios and Minnesota whites. 65@6sc. Poultry, alive. steady; fowls. 131kc springs. 14c.
 Kansas City, October 11.-Butter; cream cry, 27c firsts. 25c; Seconds 23c; packing, 191hc. Eggs firsts, 23c; seconds, 193kc. Poultry. hens, 12cs roosters. Sc; broilers, 15c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-12
COTTON PRICES
 GAIN STRENGTH Market Opened on a De- cline, But Advanced
 S2 a Bale

New Orleans. October 11.--Cotton opened at the decline today. but soon gained strength and rose nearly s2 a bale from the lowest on reports on frost damage in the belt Late in the session scalping longs were liberal profit takers and under this selling the market lost part of the net gain. clos ing 21 to 22 points over Saturdays final figures.
 The lower opening was due to a dis appointing Liverpool At a level to points down fresh long buying came in and the market commenced to make a show of pronounced strength. The official weather returns indicated tenn peratures as low 30 degrees at some points in the cotton region over the weekend and the bulls claimed much damage had been done to cotton not yet matured The most active months rose 35 to 40 points from the lowest levels where they stood 31 to S3 points over Saturdays close. Market gossip was that much short cotton was coy cred on the rise. many bearish traders having put out lines on the theory that a sustained reaction downward was imminent.
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