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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-11
THIRTY GUESTS FLED
FROM CHILDS TAVERN
Fire Destroyed the Brown General
Store in Wilmington, Causing a
Loss of $4,000.
Especial to The Reformer.)
WILMINGTON. Sent. !


Thirty summer guests at Childs tav-
ern frightened from their beds early
yesterday morning by a FIRE in the
Brown general store not 30 feet away
from their windows, dressed and pack
ed their belongings for transfer to the
street before the local volunteer dc
partment got the blaze under control.
There was no panic, but, with light
wind blowing the sparks from the
blazing building on the tavern roof,
the guests worked hastily as though
for dear life, They were aroused by
~. r. Field, chauffeur for Martin
Brown of Boston and Winchester,
Mass, who first saw the blaze from his
room on the third floor of the hostelry.
Shouting Fire' Field ran through
the corridors in his pajamas on his way
to the street to turn in the alarm. Tho
fire was discoveredabout clock in
the morning and was not entirely px-
tinguished until t 9 clock. The loss
will be in the ncighborhood Of $4,000
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-11
THREE BANDS FOR
NIGHT CARNIVAL
Bellows Falls and Greenfield Organiza.
tions Engaged and Third Is Being
Arranged for.

The committee for the Valley fair carni-
val has lost no time in getting busy.
Chairman f. J. Fenton announced this
morning that the Bellows Falls and Green
field bands had been engaged for both
evenings of the carnival, Tuesday and
Wednesday, Sept. 21 and %. and that a
third band is being arranged for These
will he stationed at different places IN the
center of the village and will give concerts
during the evening. The committee will
have further announcements to make
early next week. 1t is safe to assume
that Brattleboro's first experience with a
night carnival will be highly satisfactory,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-11
COMMISSION SEES
FLAT ST. PROPERTY
Begins Hearing Today on Valuation
of Land Taken by Town from Bar
Der, Sparks and Richardson.

The commission appointed by the coun-
ty court to determine the valuation Of
the Flat street property taken by the
town from III. c. Barber, l. II. Richard
son and w X. Sparks for the purpose of
widening and Strengthening that street be
gan the hearing this morning The
commission Is composed Of Judge Thomas
II. O'Brien and 4. |. Bolles Of Bellows
Falls and Senator \. A. Dunklce of Yer
non Attorney Robert C. Bacon repre-
sents the appellants, while a. Z. Carpn-
tn, town counsel, has the interests of the
town in charge. After the situation had
been outlined to the commission an adj
iournment was taken to Flat street
where the rest Of the forenoon was spent
The selcctmen some time ago rendered
checks To the three parties who have ap
pealed and all declined the checks \
total Of 800 feet was taken from Mr.
BaTber's property and the selectmeI
offered him - cents a foot for it. The
town fathers were willing to pay Mr.
Richardson go cents per foot for 61S.l
square feet OF bis property because til,
| land taken from him was next to AlalT
street property. \ total of 214.5 square
feet was taken from the property of "
| X Sparks and he was offered 80 cents
/ loot. lie ulsI accepted IHe CAeCh ant
| then returned it and joined with the two
Others in the appeal f.. II. Thomas, VIII,
Ihad 31S5 square foot shaved off hi.
property, accepted check in payment a
| the rate OF 10 cents a foot.
!, The appellants claim that the awards G.
1.-THE selectmen were not a fair valuation
for the land taken. The decision of The
Iccmmission in the matter Is final anC
whatever Is adjudged to be the amount o
damage must be paid by the selectmen.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-11
BODY FOUND NEAR
RAILROAD BRIDGE
Tramp Had Been Living in Shack on
Hinsdalo Side Of River-Rumor
that it Was Robert White.
to The Reformer. }

hINNIAlE, y. IL, sept. IL.
The body OF a man whose identity is not
known was found near the shack on the
Brattleboro road near the east end Of the
new Boston X Maine railroad bridge
across the Connecticut river at Brattle-
boro this morning The man died in the
night and the body was discovered by T..
j. Gonyon, who lives near the shack
The man apparently was a tramp who
had been living in the shack, which was
used as dynamite shack by the Hol.
brook. Cabot X Rollins corporation, who
built the new Boston x Maine railroad
between South Vernon and Brattleboro
OF this side of the river
The man had been sleeping under a
pine tree five OF six weeks. He had used
q coat for pillow and over him was an
old quilt. He was about 40 years old and
apparently was III the last stages of con-
sumption, and it is supposed that he died
Of this disease.
The Hinsdale seIectmen Were notified
and with County Commissioner Dinsmore
Of keene examined the body Thirty
three cents were found in his pockets, but
there was nothing to throw any light on
his identity Instructions were given ia
Undertaken J NJ Lamb of this town to
remove the body to his undertaking rooms
| 1t will be buried in Pine Grove cemetery
according to present plans.
The man had told the Gonyon family
| that he had a sister in 1onkers, Y. Y
report became current that a body
had been found in the river near the rail
road bridge, which gave rise to the feeling
that it might be that of Robert White
formerly of this town, who mysteriously
disappeared a few days ago while on hi,
way from Claremont to Hinsdale to move
his family to Claremont
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-11

the Arabic Case Is Subject of Wide
Speculation.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-THE note.
delivered to Ambassador Gerard by
the foreign office yesterday. which was
believed to be a supplemental communi-
cation on the sinking Of the Arabic,
now is understood to be note on the
unsuccessful attempt to torpedo the
Cunarder Orduna several weeks ago.
The note had not been received in
Washington early today and the state
department officials had no information
of its whereabouts.
In circles close to the German en-
bassy it was said the note concerned
the Orduna, and when the contents
were known it probably would be
found that the German government
claimed some sort Of justification for
the attack on the liner.
The Orduna was chased and shelled
by submarine after a torpedo had
missed her stern by few yards July
9. She was on trip to the United
States and carried as passengers %
Americans.
Ambassador Gerard made some in
quiries by direction of Washington
and the German note now on its way
IS understood to be the result.
What effect an attempt to Justify
the Orduna case would have on tho Sit
nation already made delicate by the
German stand on the Arabic was the
subject of wide speculation today
among officials, who regarded the at
mosphere as far from favorable.
The note Is being awaited with much
anxiety.
The new note the United states will
send to Berlin probably viii be delayed
until the second note from Germany
now on its way has been received.
1t probably will point out for one
thing that the mere assumption by a
| submarine commander that his ship
is about to be attacked cannot be ac-
cepted as justification for torpedoing
an unresisting merchantmen
Such stand by the United States
is not expected to lead to compica-
tions.
Dr. Dumba s secretary said that the
ambassador was quite reconcilod t.
request that he be recalled and that he
was forced to maintain silence because
of the position he occupied. 1t wa:
said that after he reached LcnoX. Or
Dumba probably would issue II state
iment defining his action.
Overnight consideration of the nots
on the Arabic indicates a softening o1
views among one set OF officials, whC
are inclined to favor further ncgotia
tions with Germany. Their views can
mot be stated as being President vii
son s, but they will be urged upon tht
President before he makes up his minC
twhat to do.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-11
CRIMINAL LIBEL
AGAINST EX-GOV. FOSS
Summons Issued at Request of Dennis
D. DriscoI, Secretary of Labor
Organization.

BOSTON, Sept. II. = A summons
charging criminal libel against former
Gov Eugene y. Foss, one of the can
didates for the Republican nomination
for governor at the state primaries
Sept. p, was issued by municipal Grim
inal court today at the request of Den
mis- D. Driscoll. secretary of the Trades
Union Liberty league, labor organiza-
tion. Judge Burke, who heard the ap-
pHcation for a warrant on Thursday
issued the summons, but set no date
for the hearing.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-11
IN ODD FELLOWS HALL.

Monday night at 40 - Regular
meeting of Wantastiquct lodge. Official
visitation Of grand warden.
Tuesday, sept. IA, 7.30 p. m. - Reg
ular meeting Of Dennis Rebekah lodge
Tuesday. Sept. "A, at p. m.-AIl
Odd Fellows and Rehellahs are request
ed 10 meet preparatory to ceremony of
laying corner stone of the new temple.
Grand officers. First Regiment band.
Canton Palestine as escort.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-11
ARTILLERY FIGHTING.
Enga gements in the Meuse and Along
the Lorraine Front.

PARIS, Sept. IL. = Last night saw
uninterrupted artillery fighting at sever
al points along the line in France, ae-
cording to the French war office. There
has been a particularly violent artil-
lery engagement in the Meuse and
along the front in Lorraine.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-11

According to the federal census of
1910 Manhattan borough had pop
ulation Of 2,33l .542 The returns this
year, therefore, show decrease of
1S7,4sl. The other boroughs of the city
have all increased, the Bronxshowing
the largest advance, 1874 ,655, an in
crease of about - per cent over 1910.
Queens has increased about 80 per
cent. The entire city, however, shows
an increase of only 300,66l the past
five years. The population Of the state
outside Of New York city is 4,707, ,595.
So that the city has about three hum
drcd thousand more inhabitants than
the upstate counties. s
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-11
coMMENDs ADMINISTRATION.
Taft Expresses Approval of Action in
Giving Dumba His Passports.

TACOMA, Wash, Sept. IL In my
judgment the administration has pur-
sued the only course open to it in the
case of Ambassador Dunbar" said
William II. Taft in a statement pub
lished here today. "After the admis-
sion made he could no longer be per
soma grata to the American govern
ment, - the ex-president added.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-11

Since the purchase of Alaska by the
United States its waters have yielded
fishery products valued at more than
$3.50, 100000.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-11

Tuesday, Sept. 14-Mr. and Mrs.
George l.. Durham will give Il lawn
party at their homo on North street, to
which every one in the parish is most
cordially invited.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-11

90 When | sing / get tears IN my
eyes. What can ] do for this?'
Stuff cotton in your ears. Chi
cago Tribune.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-11
AT THE CENTRE CHURCH
Sunday, Sept. 12.

1890 a. m.--Service of Worship and
Praise Sermon by the pastor
llA5-Sunday school
100 p. m.-Christian Endeavor. Ad-
dress by Miss Miriam L. Wood
bury of New York city.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-11
THE WEATHER.
Fair Tonight and Sunday = Cooler
Moderate West Winds.

WASHINGTON, Sept. H. The
weather forecast: Fair tonight and
Sunday. Cooler Moderate west winds.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-11
GOV, GATEs's MOTHER.
Venerable Woman Dead in Her 85th
Year at Her Home in Franklin.

FRANKLIN, VT, Sept. Il. - Mrs.
l.. Rebecca Gates, mother of Gov.
Charles w. Gates, died today, after q
long illness. She was 81 years of age.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-11
Germany ClaimsJustification
for Attack on the Cunard
Steamer Orduna
VESSEL CARRIED
MANY AMERICANS

What Effect the Statement VIII Have
on the Situation Made Delicate by
the Arabic Case Is Subject of Wide
Speculation.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-11

Total of city ........... 5,066, ,222
The Pulaskian., 1915-07-16
Mill Creek.

]. L. Mann has sold his dairy to Grover Blunt of Little Rock Mr. Blunt will live on Mir. Mann place.
 C. W. Nowlin caught an 85- pound turtle last week. It meas ured four and one-half feet with it's head and tail extended and its shell was IS inches across. The age of the turtle was estimated at 112 years. Some of the young men who sampled it's flesh pro- nounced 1t very good.
 L. Mann and family motored to Mabelvale and Alexander Sat urday.
 The dance at the club house Thursday night was well attend ed.
 R. F. Baise's large water tank fell Saturday and was completely wrecked. The loss is said to be about $75. Mir. Baise is erecting a new and better tank to take its place.
 L. L. Mann and family motored to Lonoke Monday to look at some farms.
 A COW belonging to Wallace died Saturday evening from in iuries received several days age when a reckless driver ran over her. Teamsters should not be permitted to drive so recklessly.
 The Mill Creek Country Club met Tuesday night, taking in four new members.
 Mir. and Mrs. E. A. Beedle drove to Geyer Spring to see Mrs. Beedle's parents, Mir. and Mrs. ]. D. Jones, one evening last week.
 Charley Mccall attended the surprise party at R. W. Jones Sat urday night.
 It is said that the Oak Leaf Hotel has been we'll occupied late ly.
 Miss Minnie Kinsell of Hal stead was the guest of Mrs. I. L. Mann and family Monday.
The Pulaskian., 1915-07-16
Forty Three Added to Confeder.
 ate Reunion Rolls.

fwenty-two Confederate vet erans and twenty-one widows of veterans were granted pensions Monday by the County Pension Board, consisting of w. C. Rat cliffe, General B. W. Green and County Clerk Herbert s. Turner. Those who received pensions were:
 T. P. Self, R. D. Plunkett, ]. w. Bennett, w. J. Stone, Nathan iel Midgett, James E. Stanley, ] E. Bryant, Dave Aldridge, Geo. P. C. Rurnbough, B. L. Matthews, A. w. Smith, s. T. Farris, John P. Lowry, T. J. Grim, J. L. Hard castle, s. w Young, w. A. Mason, 0. A. Johnston, K. N. Wilkins, Jesse B. Miles, James E. Herrod and k. P. Henderson.
 Margaret A. Owens, Bettie In- mon, Ida E. Boyd, Mollie E. Sto-
The Pulaskian., 1915-07-16
North Point.

Miss Gladys Stevenson of Ar genta spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Nowlin i'll their summer camp.
 Miss Mayme Nowlin, Dr. Tucker, Cab Goodson and Jess Nowlin of Roland attended the picnic at the Prothro camp ground.
 Misses Pearl, Ethel, Lena Lock ert, Marshal, Mack and Fannie Cotton of Natural Steps also at tended the picnic here Saturday
 Mrs. H. L. Meyer is spending the week at Natural Steps.
 Mrs. Etta McHughes of Little Rock visited her sister, Mrs. Will son, before returning home.
 Misses Doris and Marie Garri- son spent Sunday with Miss Rose Morgan.
 Mrs. W. J. Cotton and Miss Hazel Robe spent the weekend with Mrs. H. F. Auten of Pulaski Heights.
 There will be church at Prothro camp grounds next Sunday.
 George Pye and Tom Newton spent Sunday afternoon with Mir Cotton.
 Will Cook went to Little Mau- melle last Friday on business.
 Miss Nina Christian spent the weeks end in Little Rock with home folks.
The Pulaskian., 1915-07-16
Gever Spring.

Mrs. K. H. Henry, who visited her mother, Mrs. Peterson, last week, has returned to her home Ill Little Rock.
 Mrs. Nestal and children oi Cato were the guests of Mrs. l. C. Myers and family last Fri day.
 A surprise party was given at the home of R. w. Jones in honor of his son, Guy Jones, on last Friday night. There was good crowd out and every one reported a good time.
 Mrs. M. C. Jones has some large tomatoes, two of them weighing a little more than a pound.
 Clyde Vestal of Cato attended the surprise at Mir. Jones Friday night.
 Mrs. ]. P. Donnelly, who has been Ill, Is able to be out again.
 Singing has been changed from Friday night to Saturday night
 There will be band practice on Thursday and Friday nights of this week.
 Mrs. J. Harrison, who was i'll last week, is reported able to be out again.
 Little. Ellsworth Snow is quite i'll with pneumonia.
 Miss Lizzie Engleberger of Lit tie Rock IS visiting her grand parents, MT. and Mrs. Deppe and family.
 The recently completed school census shows sixty-eight children of school age in this neighbor- hood.
 Mrs. Hallie Walls of Little Rock was the guest of her grand
The Pulaskian., 1915-07-16

baugh, Lula Ann Culver. M.-.. Eliza Winn, Alice McKen1;s Amanda C. Toney, Elizabeth z Gayden, Martha E. Norr;. ' Eleanor E. Brantley, Geora;a' West, Tennessee Wilson. Victas;a a E. Bethea, Canzadia Duke. sus;a M. Cook, Mary L. Mann. penn; C. Murtishaw and C. M. Donolaa
 The following were transferrad ~s, to the Pulaski county pens;es list: s. H. Schell from Ho4 Spring county, c. P. Roberts from Drew county, Hallie F. Sbort from Lonoke county, ". E Marks from Dallas county caro line Patterson from Clark countv and Joseph H. Craig and ". M Barker from Garland county. W E. Penick was transferred to Dew county, and Ms. E. I. Strib. bling was transferred to Saline county.
 The pensions of w. R. Avres and Allen W. Telley were in- creased.
The Pulaskian., 1915-07-16
ALL OVER THE COUNTY

parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peterson Hast week.
 s. (, Jay of Little Rock wa the guest of Ham Lark and family Monday.
 Miss Dora Billings Is spending the week with Mrs. (. W. Jones
 Mrs. M. C. Jones, who has beer i'll, Is somewhat better.
 Mrs. Geyer and Mrs. Rowan were Little Rock shoppers Tues day.
 The Farmers Club and the Boys and Girls Club held a joint meeting Tuesday night.
 The L. A. F. C. of Geyer Spring and the Larkin Club of Mabelvale met with Mrs. C. W. Jones Thurs day afternoon.
 The Girls Sewing Club met with Miss Seeta Jones Wednes- ddY dllNl HUH.
 Mr. and Mrs. Glennie Edwards spent the latter part of last week with Mrs. Edwards sister, Mrs. C. w Jones.
 Miss Lillian Guyant Is visiting her uncle, C. c. Myers and fam fly.
 Mrs. Granville Alley went to Little Rock Wednesday to visit her daughter, Mrs. Arthur Myers and family.
 We expect our band to be able to represent us at the County Fair.
 The (. w. S. C. of the Geyer Spring Sunday school will hold their monthly business meeting at the home of Mrs. R. L. Ray Saturday afternoon.
 B. F. Fitzhugh, pastor of Hen derson Chapel M. E. church, preached here last Sunday after noon.
 John Arnold was visitor at band practice Monday night.
 The Mabelvale road receives it's full share of spooning cars.
 Don't forget the canning school  and picnic Tuesday, August 10.
The Pulaskian., 1915-07-16
FERNDALE ITEMS.

Our several summer schools be- gan this week with bright pros poets. We especially like our teacher at Ferndale, Prof. Chas. Parker, who is Hendricks stu dent and prospective minister. He promises to teach us a good school.
 Z Miss Christian Is teaching her second term at Jones School. We are glad to have her with us again.
 Miss Estelle Prothro is teach' ing Pinnacle School. She is one of our home girls and we hope her much success.
 We are glad to note from last weeks Pulaskian that Fernda1e has been discovered at last, anu the poole of Little Rock are find ing out what we knew all along about our beautiful. picturesque and productive country. The peo pie said we were to have an ex. tension of Twelfth street pike te Saline county, which will allow the pleasure seekers of Little Rock to come out oftener in their cars and enjoy our scenery.
 We have fine prospects in tht, fields, orchards and gardens. Especially the Canning Club girls are pleased with their tomato crops and are looking forward toI d visit from Miss Allen, when she will give them a demonstration i'll canning at Prothro's camp grounds.
 Brother Landreth, our pastor at the Baptist church, is working faithfully to build up our church at the camp ground and will be. gin protracted meeting the first Sunday in August.
 Mrs. Geo. Prothro, with three small children, were thrown frons1 a buggy last week when young horse became frightened and ran away They suffered several painful injuries, the worst proving to be a sprained ankle, which is almost we'll now.
 Mrs. Joe Rowland and daugh- ter, Omia, have been very sick during the week, but are slowly improving.
 Mrs. Nelle Baker is boarding the new school teacher. She got used to boarding the teacher last winter and seems to like 1t now.
 No one shows more enthusiasm over Arkansas feeding herself than Miss Irene Wooten, who has canned already over one hundred cans of beans, berries, etc, and has something over one hundred cans left from last year.
 Mrs. Geo. Prothro entertained with lawn party last week, over fifty guests being present. The evening passed pleasantly with music, singing and refreshments. Several young people were pres ent from Natural Steps and Ro- land.
 Frank Nowlin Jr. and wife are spending the summer camping at Prothro's camp grounds.
The Pulaskian., 1915-07-16


 Judge Joe Asher one day last week made 100-mile trip through the Valley country east of Little Rock and he says that he never saw such fine crops. They are uniformly good on all kinds of land, especially in the buckshot soils and on the prairies The judge says Pulaski county ought to have no trouble feeding herself this year, for more corn is being grown than ever before In the localities visited no insect pests have as yet made their ap- pearance.
The Pulaskian., 1915-07-16

Pennington bayou bridge on the Little Rock-Pine Bluff pike IS being reconstructed and was closed to traffic on Thursday and Friday of this week. The bayou can be crossed by a short detour. The bridge will be temporarily opened Sunday. The work will be pushed to completion as rapid- ly as possible.
The Pulaskian., 1915-07-16

There was a meeting of the Scott's Cotton Growers Associa- tion at the residence of W. P. Dorteh Tuesday night. Those attending were J. R. Alexander. A. L. Alexander, B. R. Costin, e Scott, H. L. Brown, D. P. Slaughter, c. W. Templeton, Dr. E. F. Buckley, Ernest Templeton, T. D. McCabe, Tom Fletcher, R, L. Dortch, T. $. Dortch, W. R Dorteh, w. P. Dortch Ir.
The Pulaskian., 1915-07-16

If you want the best the market affords in hay and grain, you should call TOM HILL GRAIN GRAIN co. Phone 261.-(Adv.)
The Pulaskian., 1915-07-16
Tom Hill Grain Co. speaks fc

your trade. We buy in carload lots and can sell for less. Get our prices on hay and grain feed Phone 1262-(Adv.l
The Pulaskian., 1915-07-16

Jimmie Naylor, the 17-year-old Naylor, 1924 West Tenth street, Little Rock, was drowned Mon- day while swimming in Little Maumelle creek, eighteen miles west of the city, where he had gone with his father and party, including A. L. Holcomb and Judge Hendricks, for a days out ing. The boy could not swim and got beyond his depth.
The Pulaskian., 1915-07-16

A. M. Vests Stakeholder car was destroyed by fire while climbing the Country Club hill Saturday. Back6re ignited the grease and oil about the carbu- reter. With MT. West were four children. No one was hurt.