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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-25

has been brought out more clearly than
ever before, by the present war. The
misery of vermin is prominent among
the many forms of wretchedness that
prevail in the armies. That suggests
at once the defective and often shock
ing conditions of home-life that still
prevail in town and country, in city
slums and rural cottages, and not in
frequently in the habitations of weIl-to-
do people. a recently published book
by Mr.. c. A. Ealand, gives valuable
summary of the causes and effects of
the insects-conveyed diseases, ana Of
the almost Unreasonable damage done
by these pestiferous creatures in dimin-
ishing or communicating man s animal
and vegetable food. 1t declares the SUI
preme necessity of a war to be waged,
not between man and man, but by man
on the one side and the Arthropod on
the other for which warfare Man must
be educated and equipped. Is the lord
of this earth some day to be a monstrous
ant or bug, wasp or midget, scale insect
or tick?'
Little danger of just that particular
war-lOrd, perhaps, but danger, indeed,
in the strange ignorance and negligence
of men concerning the diseases and
devastations due to creatures that might
and should be rendered comparatively
harmless, if not exterminated. Should
the next war be, indeed, such as these
expert writer's outline, then welcome the
warfare, but let not the allied human
forces count upon either an easy or
speedy victory. The arthropod's name
is Legion, his hosts are innumerabIe,
and he viii put up prolonged and des-
perate fight for the perpetuation of his
pestiferous Observation-Disclosures Cour-
ant.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-25

several years president of the Ladies
Aid society of the Methodist church.
Mr.. Howe has been prominent in Odd
Fellowship for 45 years.
After her first term Mrs. Howe was
reelected department president of the
Woman s Relief corps, and thereby
hangs an interesting story At the
convention Mr.. Howe stated in a jok-
ing way that he objected to his wife
being reelected, because during the
first term she didn t have time to mend
his clothes. The convention understood
him to say chose instead of
1" clothes,'' and straightway the vari-
Gus corps got their heads together.
Presently Mr. Howe began to receive
pairs of stockings by mail and they
kept coming until every corps had sent
pair, 40 pairs in all.
Mr. and Mrs. Howe have three chill
dren, Otto R. Howe of Newton Center
Mass, Arthur /. Howe of Ludlow
| Mass, and John W. Howe of Brattle
boro Mr. Howe has two sisters, Mrs
Elizabeth Herrick and Miss Ellen
Howe, both of Springfield, this state
| Mrs Howe has two brothers, Noah
Wright of Selma, Ohio, and George S
| Wright of Toledo, Ohio.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-25
WINDHAM.

Harry Adams and family spent
Wednesday III Townshend.
Earl Wheeler of Boston visited his
sister, Mrs. S. L. Vincent, last week.
Doris Coombs of Brattleboro visit
ed Helen and Edith Adams the past
week.
LemueI Van Shack and family of
Scarsdale, n. Y, were callers at w.
G. Adams 5 Saturday.
Misses Isabelle and Gladys Wheel
er of Everett, Mass, were recent
visitors at the parsonage.
Mrs. Edgar Butler and son, Prem
tiss, were visitors of Mrs. Hattie
Jones the first of the week.
Mrs. Frank Aldrich and daughter,
Doris, of Westmoreland, n. H., were
visitors at the parsonage over Sun
day.
Henry stephens, who has been
with his parents at the Woodburn
Bungalow, returned to New York last
week.
Allen District Pomona Grange
met with Glebe Mountain Grange
Aug. Is. A good number of visit
ors were present, and there was an
interesting program.
Mrs. C. H. Hamilton and daughter
Dorothy, has gone to Westminster
where her sisters, Mrs. Z. c. Well
man and Mrs. w. A. Puffer, win join
her in two-weeks' visit in West
Berkshire, Vt.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-25
THE NEXT WAR.
Civilization 90 Against It's Common
Enemy, Disease Conveying Insects.

According to a striking article in the
Nineteenth Century by Sir IL. H. John
ston, the next war will be one in which
all civilized nations should be allies
engaged against common enemy. 1t
will be, he says, a war of Man versus
Insects for the mastery of this planet.
Aside from the destruction of property
by the arthropod or creeping thing
two-thirds of human diseases are pre-
ventable, afirms Sir Johnston, if the
transmitting agency be destroyed. Dis
elimination is, however, necessary.
There are creature forms of life on
land and in the water which should be
recognized and treated by man as his
allies in this war, such as the birds
which he has foolishly and wantonly
slain, and many a harmless and useful
reptile that lives only to devour de-
struetive insects and ticks. The fright
fully damaging and destructive part
played by the insect pests, by devouring
or poisoning the substance upon which
man feeds, by attacking his person and
inoculating him with deadly diseases,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-25
SOUTH LONDONDERRY.
Events of Old Home Week.

Old Home Week was generally OBJ
served through the town during the
week beginning Tuesday evening, Aug.
Il, with lawn party and iee-cream
sale in the Methodist parsonage in this
place and carnival in Union hall
Londonderry, under the auspices of the
Universahst society, with music, dane
ing, iee-cream, candies and music by the
band. The Congregational society
served a dinner on Hutchins S lawn
There was music by the band and a
ball game in the afternoon. On Thurs
day a dinner was served in the town
hall with music by the band, followed
by ball game, the proceeds to be used
for extending the sidewalks In the
evening the Putncy dramatic club gave
performance under the auspices of
the Baptist Ladies Aid society, with
speeialties between acts by home tai
ent.
Among the Old Home week visitors
from out of town not mentioned last
week were G.. II. Walker of Westmin-
ster, Mr.. and Mrs. r.. S. Goddard, Mr..
and Mrs. A. J. Allen and Percy Kelley
of Leominster, Mass, Miss Rena
Mather and F. H. Howard of Brattle-
boro, Mr.. and Mrs. George b. Whitney
and son of Woburn, Mass, Rev. and
Mrs. White of Sturbridge, Mass, Mrs.
White of Jamaica and Miss Ruth Davis
of Chester.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-25
YOUTHFUL BURGLAR
AGAIN IN THE TOLLS
Glendon Tuthill, Probationer, Is Charg-
ed with Robbing Two Railroad
Stations

MORRISVILLE, VT, Aug. 25.-Glen-
don Tuthill, 10, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Tuthill of Woodbury., who last spring, kept
railroad detectives and postOffice inspectors
busy several weeks, and who confessed to
burglarizing the postoffice at Stowe and
the railroad stations in Morrisville, Vol
colt and Hardwick, is behind the bars of
the Jail in Middlebury, charged with bur
glarizing the railroad stations at Jefferson
vile on the St. Johnsbury and Lake Cham
plain railroad and East Granville on the
Central Vermont road
Tuthil and a 15-year-old companion,
George Arthur Of Elmore, were arrested
yesterday at the Tuthill home in Wood
bury and taken to Middlebury.
Young Tuthill was given a prison SEN
tence last spring for his three breaks and
placed on probation.
The break at the Jacksonville station
was made Tuesday night and last Friday
night the station at East Granville was en-
tered
Tuthill and Arthur went to johnson a
week ago to attend camp meeting held
in that town Saturday and Sunday. When
Tuthll's father heard of the break at
Jacksonville he notified the sheriff's de
partment that he suspected his son and
the arrest of young Tuthill and Arthur
was made this morning
The boys will be questioned concerning
break last week at the Pittsford station
on the Rutland railroad.
Tuthill, since he was placed on probation
has apparently behaved and though he has
been absent at times from his home il
Woodbury. it was supposed that he had
lprofited by his eSperiene of last spring and
turned over a new leaf.
The authorities believe that the boy car
easily be connected with the break at JET
fersonville and possibly with the other
Hhnrrlarics
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-25
LOCAL ATHLETES
WERE VICTORIOUS
Baseball Team Beats Walpole Team and
Lawrence and Roger Sherman
Take Several Events.

The local baseball team taken to Wal
pole, n H., yesterday by Morgan Sher-
man to play the team of that place in
the afternoon, on the occasion of Old
Home day, returned victorious by a score
of II to ? johnson and Plumb were the
local battery Thayer distinguished him.
self by making a triple, two doubles and
a single.
Lawrence Sherman of Brattleboro, who
entered in the 22O-yards dash, was handi-
capped, by announcement 20 yards but
actually nearer 40. He managed to finish
third. He was handicapped three feet in
the broad jump and won that event. Bog-
er Sherman, who entered the 100yards
dash for boys and the high jump, won both
events.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-25

Sheikh Sayid NJ. Wajih Gilani, de-
scondant of Mohammed, on his first trip
to New York, says Manhattan s sky
scrapers would make ideal places to
offer Mohammedan prayers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-25
A Common Experience.

Raze-How are you buying your
books?
Daze-Two dollars down, and a dollar
every time the collector sees me first
Judge.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-25

How people on other planets would
laugh at our notions, and wouldn t we
think they were the queerest evere
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-11-26
STATE WOOD.

Lester Ward, 16 years of age, son of
Mr.. Bradford Ward, residing near
Copper Hill, Freedom district, while
out cunning Saturday evening about
6 o'clock, with Dock Boone, in some
unknown manner Mr.. Boone's gun
was discharged, the contents striking
Wards right ankle and nearly blowing
his foot off. The accident occurred
near Wards home. The boy was
rushed to st. Agnes Hospital, Balti-
more in DR.. Wells automobile, where
it is thought he will lose his foot.
Mr.. and Mrs. George E. Benson at
tended the funeral OF MIR. w. Il. Rich
ards, of Patapsco, Sunday.
Rev. 8. 4. Cassen, OF Towson, spent
Monday afternoon and Tuesday with
MIR. Thomas J. Miller, of Maple Grove
Farm.
MT. and Mrs. Horace H. Shipley and
daughter, Mabel, and son, .Lamotte,
and Miss Olga Isaacs, attended the
wedding Of Mr.. Michael Schmidt's son,
at Glenville, Sunday.
Miss Matte Mae Brothers was Civ
en- a. birthday party Thursday, Novem-
Der 18, by her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Brothers, at their beautiful
home at Statewood, it being Miss
Matte Macs 21st birthday. She re-
ceived some very handsome and beau
tiful presents. Games of various kinds
were played until a late hour when
refreshments were served consisting
Of cake, lemonade, bananas, candies,
peanuts and roast beef.
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PLEASANT VALLEY.

Sunday school this Sunday at 1.30
D. m. Divine service at 2.30, by Rev.
n NM. Reinecke. G. f. Society at 73O
in the evening. On Sunday morning
there will be practicing for the
Christmas service. Every member is
invited to be present
Don't forget the oyster supper TO
be held Saturday evening, November
27, in the hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Kindig, of
Littlestown, spent Sunday with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Hahn.
Miss Miriam Sheets, of Cranberry
Station spent the week with relatives
and friends i'm and near this place.
Fire was discovered about II O'Clock
on Monday night in the wash house
OF Mr.. Luther Helwig, which had
made such progress that it was i'm
possible to save 1t. The wood shed
with about two cords of wood in it
and smoke house were also burned.
The dwelling also caught fire but
was saved by q bucket brigade. Mrs.
Helwig was washing and it is sup
posed to have caught from spark.
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BLUE RIDGE COLLEGE.

The concert rendered by the Amer
lean quartette Saturday evening was
one OF the best numbers ever given
at p. r.. 'C.
The readings given by Mr.. Gilbert
were wonderful. His impersonation
OF one or Riley's characters was 80
true to life that the entire audience
fully appreciated the genuine humor
Of the selection. His ability to sway
the listeners from the humorous To
the serious and pathetic side of life
was equally d. great
The cartoonist who so quickly de-
picted scenes from real life was IN
doubtedly master OF his art
The musical selections rendered by
all the members or the company were
very well given. In fact the entire
program was treat to all who at
tended
Prof. Keller and Miss Parkhurst
were delightfully."- entertained at the
home o. MIR. and Mrs. Lfttlefield, Mid
dleburg, Nd, on Sunday, November
21st.
President Bowman gave a very in
terestinE chapel talk on tho life OF
Booker T. Washington, Tuesday
morning.
Prof. and Mrs Guyton entertained
mt dinner Monday evening Professors
C1auser and Keller.
Quite number Of former students
attended the concert Saturday night.
The gymnasium has been marked
on and preparations have been made
for the first basket ball game that
will be played here after the holt
days.
Mrs. Bowman and the MeSsrs.
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RERRFTT-


There will be preaching on Sunday
at the Messiah Church OF the Wood.
bine charge by Rev. G.. Nv. Baughmar
at 10.45 a. m. In the evening at 7.3C
the Woman Missionary Society will
hold thank offering service, to which
the public is most cordially invited
AT 2.30 p. M, there will be preaching
service at Calvary church, Woodbine
by the pastor, Rev. Baughman.
The first snow fell here on Tuesday
Miss Ella FrtZzell and her niece
Amanda Dorsey, went to visit rela-
tives i'm Baltimore Wednesday,, in
tending to spend a week.
Miss Leona Cook and her aunt
Mrs. Geilda Wetzel, are spending
Thanksgiving with relatives in Bal
timore.
Miss Bertha Shipley spent a few
days last week with her friend, Miss
Hollis Criswell, at Gist.
Rev. and Mrs. Baughman are away
for Thanksgiving.
Several of the young folks OF this
place attended revival services at
Bethel Sunday evening.
Mr.. Wilson Rinehart, Of Baltimore,
is visiting his cousin, Roland Paynter.
Mr.. Frank Bennett is home from
the West, due to i'll health
Mrs. Basil Dorsey and Mrs. Estella
Garheart called on Frank Bennett
last week.
We are expecting to lose some of
our neighbors by moving away.
Brandenburg Methodist Protestant
Sunday school will hold their Xmas
entertainment on Xmas night A
eantata entitled "Santa's Wonderful
Gift" will be given.
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the midnight excursion to Baltimore
On Thursday.
X. ID. Diller spent last week In Bal
timore attending the Maryland Week
Exhibits.
Mary Roger, Of Westminster, re-
Gently visited her grandparents,
Samuel Weybright and wife.
The people in this neighborhood
have been very busy this week butch
ering.
Wilbur Miller has been having
boils ON his neck this past week and
has missed quite q number OF days
at school.
Samuel Weybright il still i'll; on
account Of his age, no improvement
is expected.
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MOUNT OLIVE.

We are having very cold weather at
this writing.
Mrs. James w. Fleming, of this
place, made flying trip to Baltimore
recently.
Mrs. William Dempsey called On
Miss Susan M. Penn. Of near this
place, Sunday last.
Mrs. Willard E. Buckingham, of Mt.
Olive, visited relatives and friends in
Baltimore recently.
Mrs. Annie Sellman, OF MT. Olive,
who had been visiting her daughter,
Mrs Charley Fleming, has returned
to her home.
Mrs. Lulu A. Gosnell, of near Wood
bine, visited her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs Jesse Leatherwood, Of near this
place, Monday last.
Mr.. James 2. Matthias and Mr.. Will
lam p. Hinton, both OF Baltimore,
were the guests Of Mr.. Samuel
Matthias ard family Sunday last.
Mrs. Lucinda Ecker and daughter,
Alma, OF Mt. Olive, and Miss Deborah
K. Davis, of Mountain View, called on
Mrs. Annie @. Matthias and family
Tuesday last
Mrs. Carrie Dempsey, Of SykesvilIe,
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SYKESVILLE.

Mrs. j. M Morris entertained nc a
turkey dinner on Sunday, Mr.. and
Mrs. John DeLashmutt, of WOodbine,
and MI. and Mrs. Howard Warfeld.
Mrs. ]. Fred Waesche entertained
at a card party Tuesday afternoon
Mesdames ]. Clement Clark, Harry
DeVries, Newton DeVrics, Harry Pur-
dunn, L. H. Schultz, T. P. Schultz
Howard Warfeld, N. 8. Jones, Wade
Warfield, Pennington T. Bennett, Kate
Mcdonald, Lowndes Bennett, William
Blunt, John M. Morris, Robert l..
Swain, Misses Hattie and Nell Ben
nett, Elsie Jones and Ella Schultz.
Miss Helen Duddrear spent Satur-
day in Baltimore.
Miss Ruth Dorsey, of Mt De Sales
Academy, is spending the Thanksgiv-
ing holiday at the home of her aunt,
Mrs. Harry DeVries.
Miss Helen Farquharson, Of the
State Normal School, Towson, Is
spending the holiday with her aunt,
Mrs. Elizabeth Noble, at tie Spring
field Hospital.
DIR. John ". Morris, who had been
spending several days with his broth
or, MFR. IT. X Jenkins, OF Charles
county, has returned home.
Miss Adele Harris spent Tuesday
in Baltimore.
Miss Esther Sullivan is spending
this week as the guest Of Miss Ruth
Berrett.
Misses Rose and Alice Davis, Of
Gainesville; Messrs. Tyson Byers and
Joe Lehner, Of Baltimore, were the
Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Mar
ion Harris.
Mr.. William M. Chipley and Miss
Ruth Bennett attended the recital
Friday night at Western Maryland
College.
Mr.. John Townsend, of Western
Maryland College, was the Sunday
guest at the home Of Mr.. w. H.
Bennett.
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Hoover were glad to have their par
ents and brothers from Timberville,
va, spent Saturday and Sunday with
them.
Last Sunday night special pro
gram was rendered in the Christian
Workers meeting. The program was
of special interest to young people,
I'D many OF life's problems were dis
cussed.
Prof. Keller gave an elaborate din
ner to several Of the students
Thursday evening i'm appreciation of
their service rendered him in teach
ing his classes during his absence
last week.
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BARE BRANCH.

There is a considerable amount of
corn to be husked in this vicinity.
Mr.. Elwood Wantz was the Sunday
guest or MIR. Ralph Koontz.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Logue spent
the latter part OF last week in Balti-
more.
MIR. John W. "A. Koontz, OF Harris
burg, is spending week with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. j. IT. Koontz
Mrs. Davis and Mrs. Parker, OF
Baltimore, are the guests of MIR. and
Mrs Theodore Logue.
Mrs. Ella Hasstler, Of Manchester,
spent Sunday with her brother, Mr..
John Brown, and family.
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MORGAN VALLEY.

Morgan Run school during th@ Fall
term made N better average than II
did the corresponding term last year:
Susanna Caples and George Caples
having been present every day dur
ing tho term, also a number OF others
were present almost every day.
The scholars have ordered their
library but have not received it as
vet, but have just pat Gp handsome
map OF Maryland.
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SHIPLEY.

Mr. and Mrs. Columbus A. Shipley
and Miss Mabel Shipley spent Novem-
Der IA with MIR. and Mrs. William
Davis, at Bird Hill.
The Young Peoples meeting was
well attended Sunday night. The
meeting will be led next Sunday night
at 7.30 by Miss Mary Shipley. The
subject, Word Will Be Called"
Preaching Sunday morning at 1890
Mr.. Jerome Wagner was the week
end guest of MIR. w. Edmondson.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Schneider has as
their guests Sunday evening Mr.. and
Mrs. Columbus Shipley, Of this place,
and MT. and Mrs. Frank Schneider, of
Baltimore.
Mrs. J. p. Wilhide had as her guest
last Wednesday morning Mrs. Guy b.
Smith, of Gist
MIR. and Mrs. Nj. o. Conner, of Gist,
were Sunday evening guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Hughes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard B. Owings
had al their guests Sunday evening
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Polster, Mrs.
Gladys Bair, Miss Marie Polster and
others.
Mr. and Mrs. John r. Wilhide had
as their guests Sunday Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Schneider, of Baltimore.
Those on the sick list are Mrs.
Alice Magin, Mrs. Louise Hook and
Miss Evelyn Hook. we wish them
quick recovery. Master Raymond
Hughes, who was sick last week, has
improved.
MIR. Andrew Polster and Mr.. Albert
Bair visited Mr.. Luther Zahn Satur-
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs o. c. Zepp had as
visitors Sunday evening MIR. and Mrs.
John Kaufman, OF Westminster.
4r- and Mrs. J. Id. Foutz entertain
ed Sunday Mr.. Brandenburg, Miss
Ethel Little, Mr.. Wilson Little, of
Washington, ID. c.; Miss Mary Ship
ley, Melvie and Reda Gibson, Lillian
Foutz, Roland Farver, Howard Cop
persmith, Edward Little, Earl Gibson,
Harry Hughes, y. Id. Owings and
others.
On Sunday, November IA, Mr.. ard
Mrs. Earl Harmon, of New Windsor,
visited MIR. and Mrs. y. Id. Foutz.
The stork visited Mr.. and Mrs.
James Schneider Wednesday and left
them fine boy. Best wishes little
boy
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CAPE HORN.

We want to congratulate MIR. "a.
Jennings Greene, son OF Mr.. and Mrs
Thomas Greene, and Miss Hazel
Trump, who were married November
20.
Mr. and Mrs. John Smith, oil
Snydersburg, spent last Sunday with
ID. o. Reed and family.
Mrs. Ellen Hosler and son, Leon
ard, visited mt Pleasant Valley, Sun
day.
MIR and MrH. John Smith spent
last Sunday with Walter Algire and
family.
Mr.. John Smith and Edward Reed
spent few days last week with the
formers sister, Mrs. Tracey, OF
Cockeysville.
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visited Mrs. William Dempsey, OF near
here, last week.
Mrs. Samuel Matthias, or NIT. olive,
has finished husking corn on the farm
OF Mrs. Amelia =. Davis, OF Mountain
View.
MIR. Perry Franklin, or Mt Olive, il
on the sick list.