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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-05
GuilfOrd Farmer, Edward \.
ThOmplins, Had Been
in iii Health
FOUND WITH HEAD
RESTING ON MUZZEL
Was SO Years Old and Unmarried -
Lived with Mother. Brother and
Aunt ON Old Jesse weatherhead
Place-Hughes and Gale Investigate


Edward y. Thompkins. 80, farmer on
the old Jesse Weatherhead place IN Gull
ford, was found dead in his room about
G3O O'Clock this morning, having com
mitted suicide by shooting himself
through the head with a rife. No one
heard the shot. but when his aunt went
to his room she saw him sitting on the
bed with his head resting upon the muz-
ze of his rifle. \ large part of the lett
side OF his head was blown away hy the
discharge of the weapon lie was dressed
and when found the body was warm.
The selectmen OF the town. Messrs
Gaines. Thomas and Sessions. were mott
| fed and all visited the house. They had
no hesitation IN saying that death was due
to suicide.
! Not knowing what the circumstance
were, Orrin b. Hughes Of BIattleboro.
state : attorney-eleet. went TO the place
this forenoon to make an investigation mt
the request of State ; Attorney Piper.
who Is in Montpelier, lie was ac-
companied by John +. Gale OF Guilford.
one of the officials of that town. They
found that Thompkins : room was ON
the ground floor and that the bullet went
through the plastering overhead and
made several lndentatlons IN the room
above, but they were unable 10 Rnd
the bullet They were convinced that
il was case OF suicide.
Thompllns was unmarried. lIe had
been IN III health foi some time and il i~
thought that his act IS attributable q
Etlist fact lie was a son - AIr. and Ms
Nathaniel ThonpHius The family came
from New York city To this farm about
20 years ago. The father died about J.
4 Years ago. The mother. who l. IN feeble
health. aunt. Mrs. Swezy, and Edward
y. Thomplsins have constituted tile family
and during the past winter a brother o'
the deceased, James Thompkin> formerly
of Greenfield aud Beruardston, Mass. ha,
lived with them. helping about rh,
work. The farm l. owned ly Mrs
Swezv.
The funeral probably Will be hel.
Friday and burial will take place il
! GuiIford.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-05
ASSAULT VICTIM DEAD.
Mrs Bean Was Rescued from Her
Burning Home Sunday

TILTON, \. H., Jan. 5. Mrs,
George Bean, an elderly invalid, died
today from injuries resulting from an
assault committed on her Sunday
morning.
Jack Stewart, who had acted as at
tend;tnt for Mrs. Bean several months
is under arrest at Concord.
Mrs. Bean was rescued from a burn
ing house Sunday.
Stewart, who disappeared before tn,
rescue Of Mrs. Bean, WAS ARRESTED
sunday night at Concord. when he ap
piled for lodging at the police station
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-05
THE WEATHER.
Fair Tonight Warmer Wednesday. Va
riable Winds. Becoming South

WASHINGTON. Jan. 5.-The wealth
er forecast: Fair except snow tonight
or Wednesday in northern Vermont
and northern New Hampshire. Warm
er tonight except on east Main coast.
Warmer Wednesday. Variable winds
becoming south aud moderate.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-05
GIRL SHOT HERSELF.
Mary Jack Was Despondent as the
Result of Over Study.

PAWTUCkET, r. l., jan 5.-Mary
+. Jack. Is. daughter Of Thomas Jack,
died in the Memorial hospital today
from wounds inflicted by shooting her
self yesterday while IN a despondent
state following over study in the high
school. She left note bidding hel
lparents farewell.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-05
STEINBACH CAPTURED,
GERMANS ADMIT LOSS
Upper Alsatian Village Taken by the
French After House to House
Fighting.

LONDON, Jan. ;. - The latest news
from the battle fronts indicate little
activity, the lull evidently being en-
forced by the bad weather. Steinbach,
q village in Upper Alsacc, is now in
the hands of the French, after house to
house fighting. This loss Berlin admits.
The day was marked by artillery
duels with occasional infantry dasheS
for slight gains, hut the line from the
Disc to the sea was almost completely
! calm
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-05
DIFFERENCE Due.

Do YOU never thank "A man for
giving YOU a seat in crowded ear2
inquired one woman.
=. Certainly not. - replied the Other.
- He ought to have walked in the first
place and left mere room in the ear. -
Washington Star.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-05
TO BUILD ARMORY.
J. E. eastman Given Contract for
Building at St Albans.
ST. ALBANs, Jan. J

N'cpttttI 70 TIC htIVFHtf.I
J. +. eastman. we'll known con
tractor of Burlington, has been granted
the contract by the state boarI OF
armory commissioners, to build the
armory here. He plans to begin work
ION the structure in March.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-05
FIRE IN PALMER, MASS.
Commercial Block Burned Today with
a Loss of $4,000.

PALMER, Mass, Jan. ;. ~ The Com
mercial block. three-story wooden
structure on Main street, containing
stores and offices, and u small fruit
store adjoining, were burned to-day.
The heaviest individual loss was sus-
tanned by the Brown Hardware COM
pany.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-05
Information Wanted.

Pop. there 5 one thing want to
know.
'@What i THAT, sonny
Is an ocean greyhound a water
idog? Baltimore American. So. ..
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-05
FOUR WERE KILLED.
Young Austrian Women Stepped in the
Way of Switching Engine.

ALLENTOWN. Pa, Jan 5. Four
young women, natives Of Austria, who
were on their way today from their
homes to cigar factory in which they
worked, stepped of the. way of a
switching engine on the Lehigh Valley
railroad track directly into the path
OF an express train. All were killed.
They had no relatives in this country.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-01-05

There are always people to say that
the best singer in the world can I
sing
The Washington herald., 1915-08-29

Trimmings are playing more i'm
portant part than ever in the new
frocks. Perhaps this is because there
is no really radical change in the
frocks themselves. There is no min
aret tunic, there is no increase or de-
crease of two yards in the width of the
skirt, there is no novel long basque,
no hustle, no unexpected pannier. The
fashions of the autumn are a sort OF
continuation of the fashions of the
summer - continued along logical
lines.
Beads take the first place. in au-
tumn trimmings. At the Paris open
ings Doeuillet featured beads exten-
sively, and the other dressmakers
used them, too. And they have al
ready made great headway on this
side of the Atlantic. Of course, beads
as trimming are not new. We have
had them for a couple of seasons.
But beads are used in novel ways in
autumn trimmings.
For one thing, there are buttons
formed of beads-balls covered with
beads. These are hung by little
strings of beads to the frock they
trim. This hanging button arrange
ment, by the way, is one of the
strong features of the autumn. And
buttons hung by cord of some sort
an inch long are decidedly decorative,
and lack the stiffness that attaches
to a button sewed close to the cloth.
Bead embroidery is used on all fab
rics, from serge to chiffon. And per-
haps more interesting is the combi-
nation embroidery of beads and col
ored silks-a bead used to give point
to a design of silk embroidery, or a
few strands of silk used in mass Of
bead work.
The new embroidery is coarsely
worked Heavy silks are used, and
The Washington herald., 1915-08-29
TRIMMING THE NEW CLOTHES

for afternoon and evening. Martial ct
Armand, it is cabled, shows them.
And it is used much for trimming.
Spangled nets to veil metallic
cloths for evening frocks are featured
in the Beer opening. Spangled nets
are always a favorite with women
who like pretty clothes, for they pos
sess, even before they are made up,
a suggestion of gsiety and richness.
Gold ribbon is used, especially on
millinery, to some extent-perhaps
that is one of the effects of the mill
tary influence on fashions.
/ Silver ribbon, too, has its place,
and sometimes two straps of it are
crossed diagonally over the front of
the bodice of silk or chiffon frock.
Tucks in every width, from pin
tucks to those four or FIVE inches
wide, are cleverly used this autumn.
Sometimes bands Of narrow tucking,
edged with valenciennes lace, are
used like wide insertion.
The Washington herald., 1915-08-29

darker colors in their depths. They
are used on frocks of the color of the
markings.
Ribbons are much used, too, in new
trimmings. 1t is said that the French
ribbons have not come quite up to
standard this year, because women
have supplanted men in the ribbon
factories. Therefore We have more
feathers and flowers on our millinery
than ribbons. But for all that, the
type of clothes in fashion demands
the use of ribbons, so ribbons there
are. Fortunately, the ribbons are not
to be used in stiff little bows-there
was indication some two seasons ago
that we were going back to the old
use of ribbons in stiff little bows to
give needed touches of color here and
there. But ribbons are used in
fringes, in frills, and ruches, and in
bands in truly decorative style.
Lace-have we spoken of lace?
That, too, is to be featured this sea-
son. There are whole frocks of it
The Washington herald., 1915-08-29

they are sewed in big stitches. The
whole effect, however, is decidedly
trim and smart.
Some embroidery is formed of a
heavy black silk floss, sewed down. at
! quarter-inch intervals with twisted
gold thread. This is an easy sort OF
thing to copy at home, and is decid-
edly good in effect.
Almost any sort of stitch answers
for the new embroidery - anything
that serves as a means of getting the
colored silk threads in place on the
fabric. Sometimes a sort of back
stitch is used, sometimes cross
stitch. Sometimes shocking is done
with colored silks.
There are some lovely new frocks,
of chiffon or other soft material, that
show shocking about the hips and
bodices, and sleeves. And some of
the new blouses are also shocked.
Drecoll uses braid, and so do 9TH
ers. Sometimes it is wide braid, used
! for belts or sashes, and sometimes it
is soutache braid worked into de-
sign.
Sashes are featured on many of the
new frocks and coats-wide strips of
the material that are tied-not tied,
| for one end is simply looped over the
other-in front. They often end in
| long tassels of gilt and silver threads,
| 1f eli, ~ of xrao1>o fr;prs
There are buttons galore in the
| new clothes-buttons as trimming.
Some of them are severe little bone
buttons; some of them are made of
wooden forms covered with embroi-
dered silk They are used in every
conceivable way, on skirts and sleeves
| and bodices.
Jet finds a place in the autumn
! trimmings. Jet slides and buckles
/ and few jet tuttons are used, and
on the new hats there are many jet
ornaments. At the Newport fashion
show, held few weeks ago, one of
the evening gowns had shoulder
straps of jet.
Then there are straps of kid. usu-
ally of the patent variety, shiny and
black, that are stitched on some of
the new cloth suits and coats with
decidedly good effect.
Leather belts. too, are used effec-
lively on some Of the new frocks.
Usually when there is a leather belt
| about half of it is hidden, either by
tabs or straps through which it runs,
or through bit of the bodice which
hangs over it.
Fur is another popular trimming.
II is lavishly used on coats and jack
, cts, and it is probably to be as much
used on frocks as it was last winter.
Perhaps it will be even more used;
for most. of the French houses have
featured it widely at their openings,
and we still follow in the wake of
France.
There are some pretty new buttons
of white glass, with markings of
The Pulaskian., 1915-06-11

mistress, and proved herself quide equal to the occasion. She spoke as follows:
 To-day we meet again. Mt St. Mary's girls of yesterday, to pledge anew our love and fealty to our dear Alma Mater, and to awaken in our hearts those sweet memories of school days How happy we are to be here to again see the dear familiar faces. and to feel the loving charm St. Mary's ever exerts over her children"
 Mrs. Brizzolara spoke clearly and feelingly, and evidenced by her de- livery that she was true to her words and true to her Alma Mater
 The following toasts were respond ed to:
 Why We Are Here," Mrs. D. N. Yancey.
 Our Guests" Mrs. Wm. Sellars.
 The Class of 1915" Miss Anra Joyce.
 Our school-day Friends" Miss Annie Ginocchio.
 Peace Movements" Mrs. Wm. Quayle.
 "Woman's Mission" Miss Mamie Peaker.
 Heroes and Heroines," Miss Lu- cile McDermott
 Our Members, Miss Mabel Laf- ferty
 Our Alumnae Brides, was re- sponded to by Mrs. George E. Gun ningham, who very gracefully and cleyerly expressed the feelings of the Alumnae towards the welfare of the two brides, Mrs. Aristo Brizzolara and Mrs. D. N. Yancey, who have married since the last reunion.
 Talks were made by Sister Fidelis of Hot Springs and others
 Many were the Alumnae present at the meeting, their glad faces making a memory picture, testifying to Mt. St. Marys hospitality. the joy of .her pupils of yesterday returning to her fond and welcoming threshold. - Southern Guardian.
The Pulaskian., 1915-06-11

hard times. T have no money to buy beer and 1 can't sell any bread" The other one would have said: "I want bread, but I can't sell beer, and if can't sell beer I can't buy bread"
 Let's all go together, dam up the Arkansas River near Big Rock, make large lake up there fifty feet above the regular river stage. This will give us water power; let's then build all sorts of factories there and make all sorts of things and stamp. write, mold burn or in some way mark every thing Made in Little Rock" and when we buy anything let's demand that mark. We make good times or we make hard times; it is the way we spend our money. Get hitched up with the fair Association and they will tell you how to spend a small sum to exhibit and you can make 1t all back and more, too, before the fair closes, and by the way let's be Dutehmen when it comes to spending money and wear the stuff out among ourselves.-V. c. B.
The Pulaskian., 1915-06-11
ANNUAL SUNDAY SCHOOL PICNIC
 MONDAY, JULY 5.

The Sunday school of the Forest Park Church will hold it's annual Fourth of July picnic this year on Monday, July 5. The Four H. Club and the Epworth League will join in the picnic and assist the Sunday school in making the arrangements and bearing the expense.
 This is not merely a plain Sunday school picnic, but one for the whole community, and it is the earnest de. sire that all children under 90 years of age will look forward to this out. ing and join in the capers Grown people more than 90 years old will De made equally welcome.
 A committee on arrangements has been appointed, and is now preparing a progra membracing a number of games in which both old and young can join. As in former years the fes- tivities will begin about noon and end with an old-fashioned basket supper when the sun goes down.
The Pulaskian., 1915-06-11
CITY A. o. U. w. LODGES BUSY.


 There is great interest being mani fested in A. o. U w. circles in Little Rock, Pulaski Heights, Argenta and Levy.
 Germania Lodge No. If held well attended and enthusiastic meeting or Wednesday, June 2 in Kirst's Hall Several grand lodge officers were present and new members were ini- tiated also.
 Capitol Lodge No. 26 met in Kirst's hall Monday, June ', and a good at tendance was out Frazer Lodge No. fl will meet at Levy on Wednesday, June g, and several new members will be admitted
 Barring Cross Lodge No. 35 will en- certain all the lodges and members in a get-together meeting on Thursday night, June 10, in VogeIs hall, Ar genta A special program of music and readings will be rendered, and refreshments will be served, and a class of new members initiated. West End Lodge No. 13, the largest A. 9. U w lodge in Arkansas will meet Friday, June Il, at Markham and Chester streets. This lodge is add ing new members at every meeting and the attendance is very good in- deed A strong effort is being made to secure several hundred additional members in ninety days and pros poets are very good for securing them. Many railroad and shop employees are members of West End and they ara all enthusiastic supporters of the 4. o. U. W. H. L. Cross Lodge No. 61, recently organized in Pulaski Heights, will meet in the grand lodge offices on the third floor of the Gazette build ing on Monday night, June IA. This lodge is starting out with fine mem bership and a special effort will be made, with the assistance of an ex- perienced lady deputy, to largely in- crease it's membership. Advt.
The Pulaskian., 1915-06-11

St. Marks Church (Episcopan. Woodlawn and Ash streets, Pulaski Heights. Second Sunday after Trin- ity. Sunday school 9:45 a. m., G. s. R. Sharp, superintendent. Morning prayer and address Il a. m. by w. I. Whitty, lay reader; subject, Chris tian Character No evening service. Choir practice Friday, 7:30 p. m.
The Pulaskian., 1915-06-11
CHURCH ANNOUNCEMENTS.

First Presbyterian Church of Pu. Iaski Heights, corner of Sixth and Walnut streets, the Rev Samuel Stan- worth, pastor Sunday school at 9:45 a. m., Charles S. Harley, superintend- ent Glasses for all ages. Morning service at II o'clock and evening ser vice at o'clock conducted by the pastor. A cordial welcome is extend ed to all
The Pulaskian., 1915-06-11

Pulaski Heights Methodist Church. Beech street and Woodlawn Avenue, the Rev. S. R. Twitty, pastor. Sun day. school at 10 a. m., Clay Smith, su- perintendent Junior service at 10:45 a m. by Byron Harwell. Preaching at II a. m. and 8 p. m. by the pastor. Morning subject, Spiritual Worship. ]" Evening subject, "The Transformed Life" Prayer meeting Wednesday evening at 7:30 Teachers training class at S:30 p. m.
The Pulaskian., 1915-06-11
Forest Park Church

Forest Park Church = Sunday school at 10 a. m; preaching at II a. m. and D. m. by the pastor. the Rev. A. c. Graham. Epworth League at D. m., Miss Margaret Smart. leader. Four II Club meeting Tues day at 8 D. m. Prayer meeting Thurs day at S:30 D. m. Officers ad teach CTS meeting Thursday at 7:30 D. m. Ladies' Missionary Society meeting Tuesday at 2 D. m. Choir practice Saturday at p. m.
The Pulaskian., 1915-06-11
FOREST PARK NOTES.

At special meeting Of the Help ing Hands and Happy Hearts Club Tuesday night, it was decided to change the club meeting date from Sunday at 3 D. m. to Tuesday at s D. m. There will be three Tuesday even ing meetings and on the fourth Sun- day in every month there will be Sunday afternoon meeting. The mem bers decided to furnish bed at St Vincent's Infrmary. This plan was studied carefully before it was adopted. The club will furnish bed, table and tray, also bedding and linen. This bed will always be ready so that if any member of the club or anyone in the neighborhood is iii need of hospital care they will feel free to go there and use the bed supported by the club. This would not be in any way accepting charity, as the club is supported by donations taken at every meeting; $2 was donated 10 start the fund necessary for the equipment of the room, also some necessary articles of bedding.
 Mrs. Maust, teacher of Bellevue School, was present at this meeting, and kindly consented to repeat her school entertainment given on June 4 at Bellevue School. There will be free will offering taken and no ad- mission charged This entertainment will be given Friday night. June IS, at the church for the benefit of the club and the school.
 The revival services at the Forest Park Methodist Church will start Sunday, June 20. The Rev A. c. Ora ham, pastor, will be assisted by the Rev. MT. Baker of Hunter Memorial Church.
 Mrs. J. D. McFarlin returned last week from three weeks stay in Ola, where she visited her mother.
 Mrs. Fred Smith has been ill the past week.
 Mrs Luttrell. who was i'll last week, is better.
 There will be meeting of the stewards of the Forest Park Metho- dist Church at the church Sunday at 6 D. m.
 When in need of groceries, call Cranberry. Phone 3499. Advt.
 Clifford Garner of Tamo. Ark, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Della Doss of Forest Park. The young man will spend his vacation with his mother at Craig's Mill.
 Melvin Hicks of Forest Park vis- ited his grandmother, Mrs. Garner, at Craig's Mill last week
 Mike Hunt of the Blue Trap Rock Company has been transferred to Hope, Ark being succeeded by MT. Abeles. Joseph Doss also has DO. sition with the local company
 Mrs. Waller of Forest Park is en- tertaining her sister from Morrilton.
 Mrs. Garrison of 1906 Hickory street has been quite sick.
 Mrs. Wesley Murphy is expected home soon from Palestine, Texas, where she has been visiting relatives.
 Mrs. J. T. Wyatt was slightly ill for few days this week, but is now inl- proving.
The Pulaskian., 1915-06-11

FOR SALE-Room size rugs. s7 50; terms, $1 week; gas ranges, s1975; terms, $1 week; excellent oak rock CTS, S2.95, terms, soc week. Jackson Strawn Furniture Co Advt.
The Pulaskian., 1915-06-11
Pulaski Heights Baptist Church =

The Rev. A. l.. Aulick, pastor Sun day school at 9:45 a. m., preaching at
 II a. m- and 8 p. m. by the pastor.
 Baptismal service following the preaching Sunday night B. Y. P. U. senior and junior, at p. m. Prayer meeting Wednesday at p m Teach
The Pulaskian., 1915-06-11

CTS study class Thursday at p. m. Sunbeam Band Saturday afternoon at 2:30 D. m.
The Pulaskian., 1915-06-11

Mrs. c. E. Bottome, daughter Of MT. and Mrs M. J. Hunt of Pulaski Heights left Monday for her Califor- mia home in Oakland. Mrs Bottone and son, Chasselton, will visit friends and relatives in Oklahoma, Kansas City and Denver, on her return. She will arrive in Oakland on or about the first of October, her little son being contestant in the Panama Exposition for Better Babies" hay ing won the Oklahoma state prize in 1913. Baby Bottome's picture is hung in very prominent place in "The Temple of Childhood" in life size. Baby Bottome also holds an award from the State of California for one of the Golden States Better Babies.
The Pulaskian., 1915-06-11

The ehildren's choir of Forest Park will meet for practice next Saturday at D. m. The attendance at the last practice was the largest ever had. Those present were: Pauline Webster, Maggie Lee Henry, Annie Lou Waller, Terror Edward Rogers, Myrtle Henry, Jessie Webster, Nora Pearl Henry, Gladys Webster, Lucille Abels, Louise Abels, Reba Woodson, Bessie Price.
The Pulaskian., 1915-06-11

FOR HELP-CaIl Little Rock En- ployment Bureau Telephone 1862 Adv
The Pulaskian., 1915-06-11

Miss Maude Messenger and Miss Elsie Meyers have been rendered posi- tions with the telephone company and probably will be stationed as opera tors at the new Woodlawn Exchange on Pulaski Heights
The Pulaskian., 1915-06-11

Mrs. Sydney Mase has been quite sick the past week at her home on Poplar street.