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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-06
HOTEL CLERK CONVICTED.
Stafford Found Guilty of Perjury :
Fight in Court Room.

NEW YORK, May Ga verdict of
guilty was returned late last night
against Frank ID. Stafford, the aged
hotel clerk of the Hotel Kensington in
Plainfeld, n. j., who was charged
with perjury in connection with pro-
ccedings growing out Of the $4,000
breach of promise suit brought by
Miss Rae Tanzer against James w.
Osborne, widely known criminal law
yer. The jury dehberated more than
II hours.
Shortly after the jury reported the
court room was the scene of a pugI-
istic encounter.
Roger B. Wood, who has been assist
| ing H. Snowden Marshall, United
States attorney, squared off with Ben.
jamin Slade, one of the Slade brothers
who was defending Stafford.
| Blows were aimed at and parted
| Immediately Benjamin Slade put up
| loud cry that he had been hit in the
eye and David Slade, his brother, raj
| to his aid. Mr.. Wood says he did no.
strike Benjamin Slade, but for few
minutes there was great excitemen
| both within the court room - from
which Judge Hough had retired barrel,
a minute before-and in the corridor
AS it grew worse two of the juror
who had found Stafford guilty almos
came to blows and for time it seem
ed as if the deputy marshals woul,
have their hands full.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-06
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

A delegation from R. E. Johnson
camp, Modern Woodmen of America,
of Keene, n. H., will attend class
adoption by the Brattleboro camp to-
night.
Henry c. Weatherhead of Canal
street fell from his bed last night,
fracturing his right shoulder. DIR. w.
H. Lane was called to attend him,
and this morning he was taken TO the
Memorial hospital, where an X-ray
photograph was made of the shoulder.
The annual meeting of the Woman s
guild of St. Michael s Episcopal churc h
will be held in the home of Mrs. Kit
tredge Haskins on Terrace street In
stead of with Mrs. A. c. Walker as on
the program, Friday afternoon at 3
clock. A full attendance is request
ed
The funeral of Patrick Austin was
held this morning at 10 clock in the
Roman Catholic church, Rev. Father
Foggarty officiating. The bearers
We're James Austin and James A. Aus
! tin of South Main street, James s
! Austin and James Grady The burial
took place in the Roman Catholic cemc-
terry.
John C. Pellet gave a very interest
ing stereopticon lecture on the Euro
Ipean war in the meeting of Protective
Grange last evening. He also gave q
talk on Esperanto, having attended the
! Esperanto convention in Europe last
fall. \ special meeting of the Grange
will be held Wednesday evening, May
i12, to confer the first and second de
grees.
The Thief, by Daniel Froham, a play
which has reached the climax of popu
larlty, was seen on the scfeeI
at the Princess theater yester
day afternoon and evening by larg,
audiences. Miss Dorothy Donnelly, VIII,
took the leading role in Madame X
an equally popular play, takes the par
of the thief in this picture. The pic
ture was intensely interesting, eael
part was well taken and the stage set
tings were elaborate.
The w. c. T. T. viii hold its annua
, meeting with Mrs. Henry Tucker, tn
president, Monday afternoon at $50
The roll call of members and election
: Of officers viii be followed by report
of the work done during the year.
| is hoped that all the members viii b
! present to respond personally whe
, their names are called, or send mes
sage. This will be a public meetin
and members are invited to brin
4 friends. A silver collection will b
, taken for the Frances Willard memo
!. rial fund.
The annual meeting of the Won
:. ans club was held yesterday afte
; noon. The following officers WEI
;. elected for the ensuing year: Pres
; dent Mrs. Frederic l. Swift; first viz
. pres, Mrs. Henry r. Brown; secon
:. vice pres, Miss Ethel Osgood; recor,
. ing see, Mrs. Dana H. Gilman; co
2 responding Sec. Miss Ruth w. Child
treasurer, Miss Edith n. Gilkey; a
ditor, Mrs. George F. Barber; directo
v for two years, Mrs. Charles H. Thorn
k son, Mrs. E. Burr Smith, Mrs. jam
d NJ. Adams. The vote on the propos
; tion to increase the annual dues was
2 the Affirmative.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-06
BRATTLEBORo LOCAL.

Fort Dummer chapter, No. 70, r. A.
NJ, win install officers tonight at $50
clock.
Rev. /. NJ Compton of West Brat
tleboro viii conduct the chapel service
at tie Retreat Sunday afternoon at 3
clock
The vaudeville act at the Princess
theater today is Kaiser s terriers, com
posed Of IL trained dogs in a variety
of tricks.
The Central Vermont railroad is
hauling through here to Canada car
loads of pine from the state of Wash
ington The timber is shipped by boat
through the Panama canal and then by
rail from Bridgeport, Conn, or New
London to its destination. In all there
are about 300 carloads to be hauled.
The well-known Morgan stallion
Reynard, owned by II. r. G. Watson s
Edgeview farm of Brandon, has been
brought here to remain through the
season at the Valley fair grounds. This
horse won the Morgan sweepstakes OF
the Valley fair last year and two
years ago. He is in charge of l. S
Jenncy.
Mrs. Fremont Hamilton gave re
eeption yesterday afternoon at hen
home on Linden street to Mrs. Helen
Cole of Bennington, associate grand
matron, and Mrs. Olive J. Stowell OF
Brattleboro, grand secretary, the wo
men of the Eastern Star being the in
vitcd guests. Mrs. Jesse f. Haynes
Mrs Verne H. Winchester and Mrs
Austin f, Miller served refreshments
in the dining room.
Next Sunday the Baptist Bibl,
school viii open with services especial
~ appropriate to Mothers day. TIL
orchestra will play the old tunes on
mothers used to sing. Carnations vii
be worn freely 1t is hoped that
large number of elderly people will b.
present Arrangements for easy trans
portation will be made if the superin
tendent, Mr.. Hawley, is notified.
Llewedo id. odoatCt a
The railroads of Vermont win oil
serve tomorrow as cleanup day. The
have agreed to have their rights 0
way cleaned up. The necessity Q
cleaning up the railroad bank in TIL
rear of the stores on the east side Q
Main street would be obviated to
large extent if tenants of the bull,
ings would allow their civic pride t
overcome the tendency to throw was,
materials out the back windows.
The Ladies Enterprise society heI
its annual meeting yesterday an
elected these officers: Pres, Mrs. Il.
Foster; vice pres, Mrs. G. H. EvaI
and Mrs. b. l.. jerks; Sec, Mrs. S.
Purintcu treas, Mrs. c.. II. Sargen
trustees, Mrs f. p Hopkinson, Mr.
William Mellen, Mrs. George Bishol
finance committee, Mrs. Charles
Stacy, Mrs. Frank Strong, Mrs. c.
Winchester: flower committee, Mi
Florence Foster and Miss Nell
Blanchard.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-06
BrattIeboro, Vermont

has been caring for her sister, Miss
Dora Styles, who has been very i'll
E. Davidson and family of Dover
moved Monday to the Stephen For
roster place, which is owned by H. For
roster of Wardsboro.
H. E. Eddy and family of Brattle-
boro We're guests over Sunday at E. A.
Eddy s, it being the second trip home
this spring, with his automobile.
II. f. Eddy has bought of his father,
E. A. Eddy, the house formerly owned
by Alva Styles, which he will use dur
ing the summer to stay in over Sun
days and during his vacation.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-06
WAS OFFERED $500
TO CHANGE STORY
Celia Coleman, Negro Maid, Gave Sen
sational Testimony in the Car
man Case Today.

MINEOLA, n. Y, May 6. = Celia
Coleman, the negro maid who is the
chief witness for the state in the trial
of Mrs. Florence C. Carman, charged
with the murder of Mrs. Louise D..
Bailey, created a sensation today by
testifying that negro detective had
endeavored to induce her to change
her story of the murder and told her
if she would do so Mrs. Carman
would pay her $500.
Mrs. Carman 5 attorney objected to
the admission of the testimony, but
was overruled upon admission that the
detective was connected with the de
Tense.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-06
TOWNSHEND.
Died Soon After Husbands Death.

Mrs Clara B. Felch, 80, widow of Her
bert A. Felch, died Tuesday, May 4, in
her home on West hill after a few days
illness with pneumonia. Her death came
II days after that of her husband. She
had been in feeble health several months
and had been having serious trouble with
her eyes, being confined to a dark room
much of the time. The shock of her hus-
bands death doubtless FASTENED the end.
Mrs. Fetch was born April "a, 1868, in
Goffstown, n. H., her parents being David
s. and Mandana (Ward) Ridley. She
lived in New Hampshire and Massachn-
sets, coming to Townshend several years
ago. She leaves one son, Frank Fetch,
who with his wife lived in the family.
Mrs Felch possessed keen mind and
| friendly characteristics. She was an &C
| tive worker in the Farmers union until
her health failed, and she will be greatly
missed among her neighbors and friends.
The funeral. was held in Milford, n. H.,
and the burial took place beside her hus'
Iband there. 1t is seldom that family
like this, both comparatively young peo-
lple, is taken SO suddenly from commun
lily.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-06
NEWFANE.
The Annual village Meeting.

The annual meeting of the village of
Newfane was held Wednesday evening in
Union hall. After the reading of the war
rant, w H Newton was chosen modera-
tor. The report of the trustees for the past
year was accepted and the following officers
elected by ballot for the ensuing year
Clerk H. A. Carpenter; first trustee, w
b. Park; second trustee, w H. Newton
third trustee, F. A. Dewitt; treasurer,
George b Bush; collector, B. c. Eager;
auditor, L. H. Higgins; fire marshal, L,
III. Whitney
After dis5"ssion on the several articles
in the warrant it was voted to raise a tax
of 80 cents to be used at the discretion Of
the trustees, who were instructed to have
two more electric lights installed in the
center of the street and to extend and re
pair the cement sidewalks.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-06

Mrs. Ed. Phillips is i'll with winter ehol-
era.
Bert Ormsby has been reappointed fire
warden for Westminster West.
Ed. Moore of Keene, N. H, visited here
several days last week, looking after his
farm.
Frank Harlow of Maiden came Saturday
to his summer home here to look after the
planting of his garden and other spring
work.
Grip is still very prevalent in town
Two new victims added to the list the past
week are Miss Nettie Buttertield and Mrs
Seymour Minard
| The parsonage is undergoing consider
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-06

The number of prisoners In the county
jail has increased this week to %.
By invitation of w. c. Ballou an auto
ombile party from this village enjoyed an
extended fishing tour Monday evening, re-
turning home with over 100 pounds of
pike, pickerel, pout and other varieties of
fish Many friends were surprised to find
on their doorstep May baskets next morn
ing of generous quantities of fresh water
specimens Of the fnny tribe.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-06
STRATTON.

Miss Ethel Eddy was at home from
Brattleboro Saturday and Sunday.
Joseph Estabrook of Wilmington
came April % to work for E. c. Pike.
Mrs. Mary Harrington of Brattleboro
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-06
WILL COMMIT ANOTHER MURDER
Slayer of Children Writes to Mother
of One of His Victims.

NEW YORK, May 6.-The letter
writing murderer who killed fve-year-
old Elenore Cohn and four-year-old
Charlie Murray has written to the Muir
ray boys mother telling her he viii
commit another murder when the ex-
element subsidies Mrs Murray read
one paragraph and collapsed. The mis-
sive was taken to headquarters to be
examined for finger prints.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-06
MARRIAGES.

In Brattleboro, May ;, by Rev. Roy NJ.
Houghton, James Collins and Miss Annie
Coffrin, both of Claremont, \. I'll.
In West Brattleboro, May 1, by Rev. /.
NJ. Compton, William Roy Newton and
Miss Clara Sophia Taylor, both of West
Brattleboro.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-06

This time of year people hardly know
what to do-clean in or get new. Ask
Taylor the tailor His experience would
help You All work done as it should be.
Prices reasonable for such work. $3.50
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-06
BIRTHS.

In Brattleboro, May 8, son to Mr.. and
Mrs. Edgar r. Lowell.
In West Dover, May 1, a daughter,
Ellen Kitty, to John H. and Minnie A.
Morgan, granddaughter to Mr.. and Mrs.
Lyman Moulton of East Dover
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-06

Mrs Henrietta C. Benis viii give her
annual recital in Academy hall Tuesday
evening Mrs Bemis is so well known
through her years of teaching elocution IN
the seminary that large audience is al
ways assured
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-06

In the province of Shantung, China,
lis population of 30,O0o,000 on an
area of one-third of the size of Cali
fornia.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-06
DEATHS.

In Peru, April %. Mrs sarel Sawyer,
10.
In Landgrove. April 81, Josiah Whitney,
-, formerly of Peru.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-05-06
WESTMINSTER WEST.

Rev. w. r. Curtis Accepts Call.
Rev. Walter r. Curtis of Clarendon has
accepted the call to the Congregational
church here He came Saturday and
preached Sunday and expects to move his
household goods here this week
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-07-11
FRENCH NEWSPAPERS
TAXI PEsslNnSTIC VIEW

Paris july no l5-f0 Is. u.t- THE
official German note regarding tle
lHsitAuia Incident contains nothing in
tHe nature ot Concessions wh 20 ine
delay III Hs preparation had emeI
tl Indicate SAYS The Temps
Zine nev paper adds
Ine proposition made hy Berlin
200 allow ships carrying American nas-
streors To pass in safety provided thut
-tlluss are reperied no the German
government that Jaey carry distInc-
I've signs and mat the United states
government guarantee thar the, dU
not carry eonirahaud certainly eauHot
be- admitted by the cabinet Nj WASH
Ingt0u
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-07-11

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indianapolis News Thc note al
the German government ontfreIr f,ile
I lo meet tho issues
| IhHadelphia Evening Teleer9ph.
I The evidence mat Germany h pontir-
unp ts ply for delay is only too evil
Idont
Baltimore News. Unless we wish
lo recognize practical difriculties ma
lpnotioal results of the war-,f retoliu-
tion which ENGLAND and Cirrmanv 1re
Naging. and which Germany cites i'm
her note al pcrtment. We nave zone
too far TO stop
Cincinnati Timee-gtar. So lone KS
Germany does not ACTUALLY. .ptrsist i'm
the course il was following mi The
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Gulfipht and the Iusitanio thore re-
mains homo that amy dispute win me-
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-07-11

uv-s of neutral Americans ou the
high seas
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1915-01-02
sEEDIN WINTER RYE.

c. N. B., of Peoria, ILL.,, writes the fol-
lowing. II am disappointed in not
being able to put in rye in Sully county
in your state last fall, but have been in
formed that rye sown in the early spring
would produce as good as if sown in the
fall. Kindly advise me if this is true,
and whether or not it will mature ahead
of wheat"
Reply by Manley Cbamplin, Assist
ant Agronomist, State College: "At our
experiment farm at Highmore we have
conducted date-of-seeding tests with
winter rye and have sown late in the
fall that the seed did not sprout until
spring; but this made crop, neverthe.
less. / would. therefore. conclude that
rye seeded very early in the spring, say
March lst or little later, would make a
crop. Rye seeded by this method does
not mature so quickly as it would il
seeded at the proper ltime, but it still
natures earlier than bearded spring
wheat"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1915-01-02

of the proprietor of the electric light
plant, divide this by the meter on the
wall and add whatever you can't null
tiply. The answer will come in dollars
and cents. Just divide these by the
price you pay per kilowat and multiply
again and find out what kilowat is. 1t
is something you can't see. that you pay
for according to what someone tells you
who don't know what he is talking about
and he proves by meter that runs by
guess and by CAD and is attached to the
wall by hired man with machine
grease on his nose. You know Just how
many kilowats you have had, just what
they cost apiece, but you don't know
how big they are, what they look like,
who made them, what shape they are.
If all are of the same size, or how old
they are before they are ripe.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1915-01-02
WHAT Is A KlLOWATp

The editor of the Jefferson, Iowa Bee
explains what kilowat is by saying
that kilowat is a kilowat. An editor
of an exchange then proceeds to define
it more fully as follows: Now let US en-
tighten you as to what kilowat is. A
kilowat is measure or weight or a
certain term by which we can find out
how much gasoline it takes to run an
engine to generate certain amount of
electricity to load an amount of wire
with a certain amount of energy sufi-
cient to produce certain amount Of
heat that when forced through certain
kind of platinum wire that is suspended
in certain shaped glass bottle, will
illuminate certain amount of space in
certain buildings as are in such cases
made and provided. You find out by
certain figures in simple proportion.
You multiply the gas by the conscience
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1915-01-02
CONDENSED NEW

The heavyweight boxing contest be-
tween Jack johnson, the colored holder
of the title, and Jess Willard, has been
set for March II, and will be held a,
Juarez, Mexico. This announcement
has been made by Willard's representa-
tives.
DR.. Henry Won Bruins, one of the
pioneer settlers of the Black Hills, met
an accidental death last Saturday night,
by falling into a prospect hole in the
bed of Deadwood creek between Black
tail and Gayville. He was one of the
first practicing physicians in the Black
Hills, arriving in 1877.
Judge J.. D. Elliott of Sioux Falls has
been appointed by Judge Walter H. San
born, senior judge Of the United States
court of appeals at st. Paul, to sit in the
place of Judge Youmans at Fort Smith
Ark, at the January term of the federal
court during the trial of the coal mineri
there on charge of conspiracy agains
the government.
Pierre, Dec. 28.-The estimated re-
venues for state aid to education for the
next year, are placed at practically an
other million dollars by the state lant
department. The amounts due at tn,
beginning of the year are: Term leases
school and endowment $274,3l7.47; In
terest on deferred payments 1904, SOP.
40; Interest on permanent fund 1858,
1856. To this will be added the leas'
fees for spring leasing, which are ex
pected to carry the total past the million
mark.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1915-01-02
LIVE STOCK PRICES
AT SOUTH OMAHA
Beef Cattle Higher and Feeders
Rule Lower,
HOGS MOSTLY 1OC LOWER.
Lambs Good and Steady to Dino High
er--Steady Deal In Aged Sheep ano
Market Generally Active-Few Feed
ers on Sale.

Union Stock Yards. South Omaha,
Dec. 3o.-Cattle receipts yesterday to
tailed about 4,500 head. There was
good demand from dressed beef men
and the market was active and pretty
close to a dime higher on an average
Some of the more desirable beeves
showed more than a 10c advance
Practically all of Mondays decline
has been regained and cattle are sell
ing pretty much the same as they
were the latter part of last week. Any
thing that suited the dressed beei
men in the way of western grass stock
found a ready sale at steady to strong
figures. Medium and common kinds
were slow to dime lower. Cows and
heifers were in active request and
about dime higher, although com
mon and canning grades were slow
sale in about the same notches as on
Monday. Desirable, feshy grades OF
feeders were in very good request and
quotably steady, while it was slow
ard lower deal for the big bulk of the
liberal offerings, and the stuff was
difficult to move at prices that aver
aged fully dime lower than Monday,
Cattle quotations.: Prime yearlings,
$8.50@9.00; good to choice beeves,
$S0OQ8.60; fair to good beeves, $3.50
@S.00; common to fair beeves, $6.50@
750; good to choice heifers, $6.003
725; good to choice cows, $5.75@6.60;
fair to good cows, $5.o0@5.6o; Gamers
and cutters, $4.00@5,00; veal calves,
$70099.00; bulls, stays, etc., $4,000
$50; good to choice feeders, 1880
$40: fair to good feeders, $6.75@7.25;
common to fair feeders, $5.75@6.50;
stock heifers, $5.25Q625; stock cows,
s4.75@5.75; stock calves, $6.o0@8.00;
good to choice range beeves, H.75@
BIS; fair to good range beeves, $6.75
67.50; common to fair beeves, $5.75
@6.75.
Some 1880 hogs arrived yesterday,
The market opened with a few sales
ket became fairly lively before the
close and prices did not look over so
| 10c off. However, the general market
was mostly 10c lower than Monday
Bulk OF the supply went at $7.00@7.10
with tops at $7.15.
Sheep and lamb receipts totaled g.
500 head. There was no mistaking the
fact that the packers wanted some
| good killing lambs of handy weight
as they commenced business at an
| early hour and paid prices steady to a
dime higher than Monday. The range
of prices was mainly at $S.506S.60
with Nebraska fed westerns selling uI
to $S.7O. Ewes we're active and steady
Quotations on sheep and lambs:
Lambs, good to choice, $S.50@870;
lambs, fair to good, $S.250S.50; feed
ers, fair to good, $7.50@790; year
lings, good to choice, $70OG7.50: year
lings, fair TO good. $675Q700; year
lings, feeders, $5.75@6.25; wethers
good to choice, $6.25@6.5o; wethers
fair to good, $6.oo@6.25; wethers. feed
ers, $4.4o@5.00; ewes, good to choice
| $5.4O@5.70; ewes, fair to good. $5,1od
$40; ewes, feeders, $4.25Q5.00.