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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-26

Maple Grove Grange voted at its bust
ness meeting to hold a fair next fall.
The Junior Christian Endeavor meeting
will be held Saturday afternoon with
Mabel Harlow.
Henry Harlow won first medal in the
quarter mile run at the track meet in Bur
.lngton Saturday.
Mrs Almon True of West Epping, n. r.,
has been spending a week with her moth
er, Mrs. f. J. Houghton.
T. j. Cook has sold his farm to George
Townsend of Dummerston. Mr.. Townsend
will take possession July 1.
Mrs. Rachel Wellman and daughter,
Caroline attended the funeral of Charles
Alonzo Waitman in Brattleboro Sunday
He was a relative.
In the session Of Sunday school Of the
| Congregational church Sunday, Mrs. Rol
| lin Ranney gave report Of the Windham
County Sunday school convention held in
| West Brattleboro and brought back some
helpful suggestions to the Sunday school
workers here.
Saxtons River Valley Pomona> Grange
| will meet with the Maple Grove Grange
Saturday, June >. There will be an after
noon and evening session. In the evening
meeting County Agent A. w. Sweeton Of
Brattleboro will give stereopticon tall
about insects and spraying.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-26
4 separate admission fee viii be

A separate admission fee will be
charged for each game.
Much sympathy is felt in this place
for the family of Mrs. Phoebe a. Pow
ers, who died early Tuesday morning
in Memorial hospital in Brattleboro.
Mrs. Powers was the wife of j. NJ.
Powers of Athens, and both had made
their home the past two winters with
their son, Prof. G. w. Powers, at the
Townshend Inn, making many close
friends in the village. Mrs. Powers
was woman of particularly fine char
acter and took much interest in educa-
tional work. She formerly was a teach
er for several years in the union school
in this village, Mr.. Powers also teach
ing here. She took great pleasure in
visiting The seminary classes and not
ing the advancement of the work done
and when her health permitted she was
n constant attendant at church.
Rehearsals are going on steadily for
the three-act comedy, Miss Fearless
and Co. which will be presented by
members of the Dorcas guild Friday,
June Il. The plot is unusually good
for an all-woman cast. The characters
are: Miss Margaret Henley, an heir
ess. Miss Marie Hawkins; Miss Eu-
phemia Addison, the chaperon, Mrs
| Jean Hebb; Mrs. Sarah Jane Lovejoy
! from the lost nation, Mrs. Edith
Sparks; Katie O'Connor, Miss Marion
Winslow: Miss Barbara Livingston
Miss Bette Cameron and Miss Marion
Reynolds, guests of Miss Henley, takeT
by Mrs. Elizabeth Fitch, Miss Florence
| Phelps and Mrs. Mildred Lincoln
Just Lizzie,' the ghost, Miss Alias
and Miss Abb, the "silent sisters,
Mrs. Mary Barry and Mrs. Efie Frank
lin
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-26
WESTMINSTER.

Walter johnson has a new automo-
bile.
The Fem brothers have new Ford
automobile.
Miss Nellie Fem spent the weekend
in Springfield, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Wright attend
ed the music festival in Keene Friday
evening.
Mrs. Kate Holton, after spending a
month in Pownal, has returned to her
home here.
Memorial Sunday will be observed
next Sunday. All veterans are cordial
ly invited to be present.
Mrs. George Dascomb and daughter
Jean, and Mrs. E. G. Chaplin spent
Monday in Keene, n. H.
Twenty more boys arrived at Kurn
Hattin Home last week. They will oc-
cupy the Ainsworth cottage.
The Y. P. S. c. E. of this place was
entertained by the Y. p. s. G. E. in
Bellows Falls Friday evening.
Mrs. Philip Irving and Miss Bertha
Prentis of Holyoke, Mass, were
guests of Mrs. Z. c. Chaplin recently
Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Ward, who spent
the past winter in Florida, have re
turned and opened their home for the
summer.
The next meeting of the missionary
| society will be held next Friday after
noon with Mrs. Rollo Metcalf The
subject Turkey will be continued. Any
one having an interesting item on this
! subject is asked to bring it.
Rev. George Colburn of Bostol
spoke to the boys of Kurn Hatti1
Home Sunday afternoon, taking fo1
his subject, The Under Dog. Some o
the boys have been invited to give
report of the address at the Christiai
Endeavor meeting.
Those present from out of town a
the funeral of Austin Sanderson wer
MIR. and Mrs Otis Hager and daugh
ters, Laura and Ruth, and Walter San
derson of South Deerfeld, Mass, Har
Ian Farr and John Maley of Putney
Rev. Clarence Rice, D. D., officiated
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-26

Mrs. F. H. Willard is visiting in
Brattleboro, going Tuesday.
Gordon Lake and friend of Saxtons
River were guests at r. L. Fitch S Sun
day.
Charles Hodgedon of Boston came
Monday to stay at l. S. Sayre 5 a few
weeks.
Mrs. Wright of Wardsboro came Sat
urday TO work for a time for Mrs. Z.
F. Eddy, who is in i'll health.
Miss Sylvia Kidder left Saturday to
spend several days with her sister,
Miss Lottie Jones, in Westfeld, Mass
John Mackaboy of Newfane is board
ing at IL. II. Franklin 5. He will work
for Adams & Stone on their lumber
job.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emory Bills of Wards
boro came recently to work for A. f.
Stone at the Boutelle place near the
new mill.
Miss Sadie Whitney is helping in the
home Of Mrs D. F. Bouteile, Mrs.
Boutelle still being confined to the bed
by illness.
A sheep owned by Frank Lawrence
became entangled in the rope by which
it was fastened Saturday aud was
stangled to death.
A ball game between the seminary
nine and members of the alumni will
he played the afternoon of graduation
| day, Thursday, June 3.
Evans Brothers have sold their vii
| lage residence and land to Mrs. Hat
| tie Sayre of Cortland, Y. Y. Mr.. and
| Mrs. ]. S. Sayre have taken posses
sion of the place.
]. c. Snow returned Sunday morning
from Duxbury, having finished the for
estry work on Camel s Hump. Mr.
Snow visited friends in Darlington ant
other places while away.
The saw mill which Stone & Adams
procured in Orange, Mass, has arrived
and is being set up on the Roby lor
which the men have the contract t,
clear. Help has been secured and tn,
mill will begin running as soon as pos
sible
Two ball games will be played on tn
home ground on the afternoon of Mon
day, Memorial day. At , o'clocl
sharp the Leland and Gray seminar,
team will cross bats with the Towns
bend Champions, and at $50 u gam
between the Champs and East Dove
viii be pulled off Here s sport 70
Iall as all three teams are live ones
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-26
JACKSONVILLE.

Several from here attended the fu-
neral of Mrs. Luke Plumb il Whiting,
ham Sunday.
Frank Cross, Ed. and Raymond Rob
erts and Mr.. Hartwell were in Brat
tleboro the first of the week.
Frank and George Cross were called
to Cummington, Mass, Wednesday
their father being much worse.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adm Plumb and Clay
ton Plumb of Greenfield were here to
attend the funeral of Mrs. l.. T. Plumb
Frank Cross has a new Ford auto
mobile. Egbert Dickinson has bought
q Studebaker autotruck for his western
stage route.
Mrs. Mary Canedy, Mrs. Dor1
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-26
pUTNEY.

Robert O'Conner has moved his fam
lily into the tenement in G. L. Pierce s
house vacated by Robert Kingsbury.
Miss Clara Wolfe is taking 10
days vacation from her duties at
Mrs. J. V. Shaw's and is visiting with
relatives.
S. L. Davis is having more lights
added in his store, Pratt & Stafford
doing the work. They are also wiring
Frank Townsend s house and barn.
No pre-Memorial day exercises viii
be held in the town hall this year by
the schools, as the mumps have broken
out and precaution is considered neces-
sary.
Rev. and Mrs. r. B. Davist have
been away this week attending the
Baptist ministers conference of West
River valley and vicinity at South
| Londonderry and visiting Rev. and
Mrs. II. f. Levoy of Townshend
DIR. E. B. Pierce left Monday to
join Mrs. Pierce in New York state,
where she is visiting relatives after
having spent month with her moth
err in Bennington. She will return to
| Howell, Mich, with DR.. Pierce.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Ketchum left
Saturday for Troy, n. Y, Mr.. Ketchum
having received news of the serious
| illness Of sister who lives about 16
miles from Troy. Mrs. Ketchum will
visit her mother and sister in Troy.
| Howard Stafford returned last week
from Washington, d. c., making the
trip in his automobile. His father and
mother, Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Stafford
accompanied him, to spend the summer
at the Stafford barrow farm on West
hill.
William E. Aver and niece, Miss
Margaret Aver, of Fitchburg, Mass.
came in his Buick runabout for a
short visit with relatives and friends
Miss Aver left Tuesday for White
River Junction to visit Miss Helen
Stacey, formerly of this town.
First Baptist church, r. B. Davis
Ipastor. At 10.45 a. m. the congregation
will unite in the union Memorial ser
vice in the Congregational church; l.
m, Bible school. A debate will be par
ticipated in by members of the men 5
class; p. M, union prayer meeting
in the Baptist church. Thursday even
ing at 7.30, Bible study class viii NEE
in the vestry. The Ladies Aid soeie
ty viii meet in the parsonage Wednes
day afternoon, June 2.
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SOUTH LONDONDERRY.

Mrs. G. M. Clough returned from a
10days' stay in Brattleboro Tuesday.
Miss Ainley received a visit from
her brother, Harold Ainley, of Web
ster, Mass, over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Simonds of
Bennington were visitors at f. E. ST.
monds s the first of the week.
Mr. and Mrs. Solon Underwood, who
spent the winter in Torrey, Pa, re-
turned to their home here last week.
Mrs. Josephine Noyes of Colrain
Mass, was a guest at J. w. Melendy' s
few days last week, returning Mon
day.
Mrs. Howard Pierce went to Brattle-
boro Tuesday for a weeks stay, to be
near her daughter, who is in the hos
pital.
Rev. and Mrs. w. G. Goodwin re-
turned from their vacation last week
and services were resumed in the
| church.
Several in the village are having
their homes painted and the new side
walks are adding much to the appear
lanee of the village.
The Methodist Ladies' Aid society
| held a strawberry and ice cream so
cial in the town hall Tuesday evening.
1t was well attended and very salts
factory.
The funeral of w. n. Williams. who
died here last week, was held in the
Advent church in Pixies Falls Friday,
Elder Westbrook of Concord, n H., of
| floating.
Several from here attended the play
in the north village Friday evening
and had the pleasure of listening once
more to the Apollo Ladies orchestra
from Troy.
The friends of Mrs Fred Vale are
hearing favorable reports from the see
ond operation on her eve in New
York, and there are hopes of a com
plete recovery.
Those who attended the Odd Eel
lows and Rebekahs convention at
Brattleboro last week not mentioned
before were O. G. Cummings, d. l.
Benson, Mrs. S. w Cone, Mrs. II. j
Ramsdell, Mrs. D. Y. Houghton and
Mrs. F. A. Hulett.
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WESTMINSTER WEST.
Death of Mrs. Day, Oldest 1nhabitant.

Mrs Amy Drew Day, So, widow Of
Capt. Lorenzo Day, died Wednesday even
ing, May 10, aboct o'clock, after an III
ness of less than a hours with grip She
was taken seuddenly i'll Tuesday night and
a physician was summoned at once. Mrs.
Day was the oldest resident of Westmin-
ster West and had she lived until August
she would have been 50 years old.
She was a daughter of Rev Holman and
Persis Drew and was born in Landgrove,
VT, Aug. II, 1926 Sixty years Of her
| life were spent in Enfield, n. III. About
eight years ago Capt. and Mrs Day came
here to live with their daughter, Mrs.
Charles Hall. Capt Day, a Civil war vet
eran, died about four years ago.
| Mrs Day was lovable by nature and
made many friends and through her trials
in life she always showed an unusually
brave and cheerful disposition. She was
looking forward to plans for the coming
summer with the zest of much younger
person. She was always very active and
did much needlework and assisted in the
home duties up to the last day of her life.
During her residence here she had the de-
voted care of her daughter, Mrs. Hall
! Mrs. Day leaves two daughters, Mrs.
Frank Fisher of Worcester, Mass, and
Mrs Charles Hall of Westminster West,
six grandsons, Burchard, Perry, Lawrence
and Edward Day of Chicago, Edward Fish
Ter of New London, Conn, and Philip Hall
Of this place, and one granddaughter,
Olive Hall of this place, who is a student
! in Middlebury college.
The funeral was held Saturday afternoon
at o'clock, Rev. Walter Curtis officiating.
He read, by request, several verses of
Writers Eternal Goodness, which were
read at her husbands funeral There was
la profusion of beautiful flowers, among
which was large wreath of Easter lilies
and carnations from the Woman's Relief
corps Of Enfield, n H., of which Mrs
Day was at one time president, also flow
!, ers from friends and relatives in Enfield
Worcester and New London and the
school Children of district Mol The ser
vices were largely attended by the towns
: lpeopie, and from out of town were hel
, daughter. Mrs. Fisher, her grandson, Ed
ward Fisher, and her granddaughter, Olive
HALL The bearers were Edward Phillips
= Walter Harlow. Henry Gorham and Ed
;. ward Fisher. The burial took place in tn,
: Westminster West cemetery.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-26
WEST WARDSBORO.

The next regular meeting of the
Stratton Mountain club will be held
in the vestry Saturday evening.
Mrs. II. E. Eddy and children of
Brattleboro spent Sunday with her
mother, Mrs. Avis Waite.
1t is expected that Rev. and Mrs. +
w. johnson win return from their va
cation trip this week, and that all OF
the usual services will be resumed
next Sunday.
Raymond Kendall took an automo
bile party to Brattleboro Thursday
May 90, to attend the Rebekah meet
ings. The party included Mrs. Avis
Waite, Mrs l.. B. Kendall, Mrs. E. o
Robinson, Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Waite
Mrs. H. H. Forester and Miss Hal
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-26
LONDONDERRY.

Mrs. Fred Bollard and daughter of
Jamaica visited at Saville Gibson s
last week -. ....
Miss Phillips of Newfane spent the
last of the week at Guy Wyman > and
attended the play.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Simonds of
North Bennington were weekend Wis
itors at L. P. Sheldon s.
Dr. and Mrs. Gordon of Brooklyn
came Monday. DIR. Gordon will hold a
series of meetings in the Congrega
tional church until June 4.
There was crowded house at the
play and dance Friday night. The
play was we'll rendered and the Apollo
ladies orchestra of Troy, \. Y, gave
their usual satisfaction.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-26

Sprague, Alice Sprague and Minerva
Allen attended the Rebekah assembly
meeting in Brattleboro Thursday and
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. @. A. Faulkner re-
ceived news May 20 from Mortified,
Mass, that their daughter, Pearl, had
received q. serious injury to one knee
cap and was in the hospital.
DIR. S. F. Dunn, J. c. Winn, jr., C.
D. Dalrymple, Carl R. Woodland and
w. S. Allen of Ridgley lodge attend
ed the grand lodge, l. o. o. F., con-
vention in Brattleboro last week.
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HALIFAX.

Perley Crosier and family motored
to Windsor Locks, Conn, Sunday.
Mervin Fairbanks, who is building a
large barn, held raising" Wednes-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Learnard spent
several days with relatives in Brattle-
boro recently.
Samuel Clement and family attended
the funeral Of Mrs. Fred Bowen in Ly-
onsville Monday.
Fifteen persons from here attended
the roll call meeting of the West Hal
flax Baptist church Friday.
Relatives recently received news of
the death of Mrs. Merton Crosier of
Norfolk, Neb. She leaves her husband
and three children
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-26
BROOkLINE.

Mrs. Hanson of Randolph is keeping
house for G. E. Ware.
Mrs. Wright Bush of South Charles
town, n. H., has been visiting at L. W.
Bush s.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Blodgett and
sons of Westminster attended church
here Sunday.
George Bush is gaining slowly from
his attack of heart trouble His faith
er is still on the mail route.
DIR. and Mrs Gordon and little
daughters of Williamsville visited at
Rev. H. S. MeHale's Sunday.
| Mrs. George Allbee visited her sis
ters, Mrs. Frances Snow and Mrs E
II. Allbee, in Townshend last week
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Wellman drove
| to Brattleboro Sunday to attend the
| funeral of Charles Waitman, who died
Friday morning.
| Mr.. and Mrs. L. w. Bush and Mr.
| and Mrs. E. l.. Bush attended the me
mortal service in Newfane Sunday.
| f. A. Stevens and daughter, Winnie
visited Miss Fannie Stevens in the
Memorial hospital, BrattIeboro, Sun
day.
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TOWNSHEND.
Little Red schoolhouge Notes.

Mrs. Willis Prescott and her two
daughters of Aver, Mass, are at the
home of Mrs Hills for the summer.
There was a large attendance at the
special meeting of the Farmers Union
Saturday night. 1t was voted to ac-
cept the offer of Mrs. Lane to lease to
the union building site for a club
house on land directly opposite the
little red schoolhouse Mr. Dutton has
donated a small building which will be
put up this summer. 1t is hoped tc
make this little building a real social
center for the neighborhood.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-26
STATIONS RIVER.

A. L. Mulloy of Waterbury, Conn,
visited his niece and nephew Satur-
day.
Mrs. T. S. Beebe of Westminster
West has been at Dr. Bowen s for
treatment the past three weeks.
Mrs. Walter Cate of Townshend
who was at DR.. Bowen s two weeks
was able to be moved to the home of
her father, C. c. Lake.
Not much thrift is expected of an
old maid.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-26

Nothing great was ever done in this
world without somebody having faith
in human nature
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1915-10-22
MEDAL FOR MOAB BOY
John y. Larson Grower at the Rlga,.si
Corn Weld Per Acre.

a medal Of merit for John T.. Lar.
son, a boy of Moab, grower of the big.
gcTt corn crop per acre In Utah dur.
Ing 1918. was received at the office Of
Gov William spry Saturday from g.
g. Moore, president OF the Panama.
Pacific International exposition. with
request that the governor present 4,
20 Larson.
The medal was awarded hy the Uni.
N"fsal Corn convention. which met st
the san Francisco exposition.
Young Larson grew a hundred and
Iltty-slN bushels of corn to the acre
new record Tor Utah. In seudine
the medal % the governor. Presid,ni
Moore declared that Larson's ACHIEVE.
ment was of more worth 10 the star,
and 20 the nation than that of an,
champion baseball player of IN,
country lie asked the governor ~
emphasize the importance of IN,
achievement In presenting the medal
IL II probable that the governor Min
arrange for formal presentation M
the medal In connection with Tho ,.,,
farmers institute al Moab.
the medal Is heavy bronze CO.'S,
bearing on one side I.arson's name -.
the champion corn grower of IN,
state for 1915 and ON the other m,
insignia Of the Panama Pacific mt
national exposition.
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1915-10-22

sheepmen aud stock growers gem
orally throughout the 1ntermountain
and Western States who have evinced
interest In the work that has been
carried on during the past year or
more 10 insure the proper preparation
OF Western wool for the market will
read with n good deal OF interest the
following excerpt from pamphlet
Just issued by the Pioneer Australian
shearing shed. OF which J. y. Cos
griff, president OF the Continental Ma
tlonai bank OF Salt Lake city. IN preai-
dent. and which sets out In detail the
results % the operation Of the first
Australian shearing sheds established
In this country.
IL was Coagriff who a year or 40
ago brought the world expert. w. r.
Ritch, from Australia and paid his
salary and expenses for twelve months
while Ritch iourneyed among the
sheepmen and woOlgrowcrH Of Utah.
Idaho. Wyoming and neighborinR
states. telling them Of the Australian
methods by which wool II prepared
for market at ~ source. the ahearing
pcn. l..
Plant l. Fitting Finale.
At the conclusion OF the year for
which CosKriff employed Ritch Ca
help the intcrmountain shcepmen
solve their problem Of better price
for their wool. CosRriff decided that
az n fitting finale 60 his years work In
this direction he would head COM
pany 90 erect the first shearinE plant
in the United States. The Pioneer
Australian shearing shed was organ
iNed and differed by Coagriff as pres
ident. r. w Boyer az vice president.
J. IT. A. Boyer ~ secretary and treas
urcr. and tiitch ~ the wool specialist.
Others interested In the company were
J. X. HART Of inwlinH. Wye. and -.
A. Rcavill of Rock springs. wyo.
These men erected the first Australian
shearinE plant Of the United states at
Six Mile Ranch. Hix miles south Of
Bitter Greek station. Wyoming. whore
last season the herds of the Cow
Greek Cattle company. the Pioneer
sheep company, Boyer llros. incor-
porated. and the Antelope Stock COM
pany were ahcnred.
The United States bureau 81 animal
Industry sent several experts 10 the
plant a. watch its operation. The ma
jority Of tho crew OF ahoarcra were
AUSTRALIAN ana New Zealand experts,
the othsr crews about the plant were
compria "a largely Of students from
the Agricultural College of Wyoming,
and during the operation of the plant
scores OF prominent visitors were en-
tertained from every section OF the
West. including observers from Sow
eral state experiment HtationA
The construction and operating fca-
lures OF the plant were described In
The Suns columns while the plant
was In operation. Since the close OF
the nhearing season coagriff and his
associates have been beaieEed by re-
quests from shecpmcn all over the
The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1915-10-22
Good Light Also Helps.

The sheds are well lighted from
the roof and only rapid shearer can
appreciate what good light means TO
those endeavoring TO shear rapidly
and evenly without injury 10 the
sheep. The floor IL even and clean
and I am not abiiged 60 tie the fleece.
which IL a saving In time. The sheds
are well ventilated and with an alb
sence OF cold draughts. This II i'm
portant 60 a man heated by rapid
work. Finally there II system. order
and cleanliness. which brings out the
best there Il In man. When every
facility II provided for convenience
and comfort. including labor saving
devices. intelligent operatives quickly
appreciate your efforts and take more
interest In their work. which results
In complete "a isfaction for all COM
cerned"
We suggest 60 the shcepmen that
when they hear adverse criticisms Of
the new method Of nhcaring and pack
ing they inquire ~ 90 the motives
which actuatc these self appointed
Judges. many 81 whom never herdcd
sheep a day In their lives. never own
I'd herd ~ sheep. and never sold a
clip Of wool.