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The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1915-03-05
Tinker Goes to Second Base

I Chicago, March 5.-Joseph B. Tink-
er, manager Of the Chicago Federals,
after playing at shortstop from the
start of his long career in the major
leagues, has decided to switch to see
ond base.
Tinker asserted yesterday that his
place in the short field would be taken
by James Smith, 19-year old star,
VINO acquired his baseball knowledge
at Duquesne University, Pittsburgh.
Smith was signed late last fall.
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VANDERBILT GIVES CUP
Donates Gold Trophy For Series o
Schooner Races

Boston, March 5.-Officials of the
Eastern Yacht Club announced yester-
day that Harold S. Vanderbilt, owner
of the schooner yacht Vagrant, had of
fered gold cup as prize for series
of races for large schooners around
Cape Cod. The competition, as in form
er years, will be held late, in June, the
boats starting from either New London
or Newport, and finishing at Marble
head.
The owner of the winning yacht will
hold the trophy year and will receive
in addition silver copy. The owner
winning three races, not necessary with
the same boat, Will obtain permanent
possession of the cup.
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Lonq Drawn Out.

Cncle jeff, an aged negro driver of
Augusta. was plotting several north
ern visitors around just after the first
golf links had been put in there. I'm
Gle JEFF was little short in his
knowledge according to st. Andrew.
but long or. local pride
How many holes have they? In
quired visitor, "eighteen?"
Uncle JEFF pulled up to make his an.
swer more impressive.
'More'n dat, suh.' he said. "Dey's
got passel er land. and de holes
amt bigger'n tin can. 1 reckin
dey's got a thousand holes already.
suh."-New York Post
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Mordecai Brown With Tinker

Chicago, March 5.-Mordecai Brown,
former pitcher for the Chicago Nation
ais, who last year managed the St.
Louis Federals and at the end of the
season played with the Brooklyn Fed
erals, is to play this year with the Chi
.cago Federals. This announcement was
made yesterday, after he had visited
Chas. Weeghman. Brown will go South
with the Chicago Federals on their
training trip.
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SYMBOLS AS SHOP SIGNS.

A Legacy From the Old Days Wher
but Few Persons Could Read.
The man on the street. and especially
the man on the street in Manhattan.
does not realize that he is every day
perpetuating in the signs that he uses
the customs of people who could not
read. In the old days it was useless tc
put up the sign "apothecary." because
few could read 1t. So the apothecary
decorated his shop front with mortar
and pestle as a sign of his trade.
We can read now. most of us. but we
cling to signs Of this sort still. The
symbol fingers.
Here and there barber tries tc
throw on its yoke by painting sior
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Burkey-George Wedding

Marietta, March 5.-Miss Elsie G.
George, of Lancaster, and James Burk
ey were married yesterday at the par
sonage of st. Paul s church, Lancaster,
by the Rev. j. L.. Gensemer. The ring
ceremony was used and the attendants
were Miss Beatrice Burkey and Lemuel
l.. Croft.
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PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT.
Shortness of Breath.

There are many ways in which
shortness of breath may arise.
1t is often one Of the symptoms
Of illness. When a person begins
to complain of habitual short
ness of breath it is important to
have physical examination
made without delay. One rea-
son Is that tuberculosis often be-
gins with no other symptoms
than shortness of breath and a
slight cough If these cases are
seen and diagnosed very early 1t
is not difficult to arrest them.
The symptom Is, of course.
present in such troubles as pneu-
monia, broncho-pneumonia and
pleurisy. which attack the or
gans of breath directly. Violent
exercise naturally causes tempo
rary shortness of breath. In the
case of healthy people it disap-
pears quickly when the exercise
ceases. If 1t does not do so It Is
a good plan to have a careful ex-
animation in order to find out
what is wrong. Young people
sometimes persist in favorite
fern of exercise after they have
begun to notice their shortening
breath. In that way they may
do themselves lifelong injury.
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offers, he said to-day. from the Amer
lean and Federal Leagues.
O'Day received letter from John
K. Tener, president of the National
League, advising HIM that he was free
to sign with any league. He said,
however, that he would not consider an
offer from the National organization.
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Mrs. Vanderbilt to Present Cup

San Francisco, March 5.-Mrs. w.
X. Vanderbilt, wife of the donor of the
Vanderbilt cup, wired to the Panama
Pacific exposition yesterday her accept
ance of an invitation to be a guest of
honor at the Vanderbilt cup race to.
morrow. She will personally present the
cup to the winner.
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Bransfield Appointed Umpire

Boston, Mass, March 5.-Before
leaving for Hot Springs with the Red
Sox yesterday, T. H. Murnane, presi-
dent of the New England League, an
nounced that he would name William
E. Bransfeld, of Worcester, as an UNI
pire in the New England League this
season.
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o'DAY NOW A FREE AGENT

Chicago, March 5.-Henry O'Day,
after serving the National League as
an umpire for sixteen years and as
a manager for two years, has been de-
clared free agent. He is considering
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The Hanover Metropolitans will
meet the Hoffman All-Stars on the
Hoffman alleys tomorrow evening,
the contest starting at 8 o 'clock. Fau-
yer, Banks, Wharton, Kimmel and
Barber will represent Harrisburg.
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M'CARRoN STOPS REvoIR
Had Him Down in Fifth and Out in
s's Sixth

Allentown, Pa. March 5.-Before a
record crowd, Jack McCarron, of this
city, knocked out Eddie Revoir, of
Philadelphia, in the sixth round with
short right to the jaw. Revoir was
also sent to the mat for the count of
nine in the fifth, and he had hardly
regained his feet when Jack landed
on his jaw again, sending him to
dreamland, but the bell saved him.
The bout was scheduled for ten rounds.
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CASINO LEAGUE

Orpheums win close match from AL
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jim coFrEY STOPS PELKY

Totals :. s51 S4s 1OO1-27O1
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p. r. R. Y. M. O. A. LEAGUE
Easy victory for Federals-
lNusTNI- ID
AT THE CASINO

Regulars trim p. R. R. Draughting
Room Yaniuaus-
The day book., 1915-11-10

Will d SdldIy VI P1G1OOO q JCo1 1O4
two more years.
Both pilots will have to be taken
care of and it is obvious that team
cannot have two managers. One
would have to return to the ranks or
be fixed with another team and the
salaries must be paid. There are also
some plain athletics who have healthy
salaries which run at least through
next season, and they, too must be
taken care of.
When the war first broke out there
was rush to sign players to three
year contracts. The war has been on
two years. So it is reasonable to
guess one guess is as good as
another-that peace will stand a bet
ter chance of coming at the close of
1916. Magnates in the past have
shown no disposition to pay athletes
for remaining idle.
Some time between the 10th and
18th of next April, however, there
will be some ball games started, and
whether three leagues or two leagues
get into the race is immaterial to the
fan who wants to see ball games and
cares little for politics.
And it is also strange that this
peace talk grows hottest during the
meeting of the minor leagues. Is it
possible the organized people are try
ing to stiffen the backbone of the
smaller leagues?
GARY received a big boost as fight
center when Joe yelling whipped Joe
Sherman in a ten-round bout last
night. The match was thriller from
gong to gong and kept the fans on
edge throughout. There was no
stalling, and if the class of entertain
ment is kept up there will be no
doubt about the popularity of the In
diana ring.
Yelling won, and won out in front,
but the stockyards man matched him
in gameness. And he fought, too.
The day book., 1915-11-10

league H00LluS dL IuuldudpOIS yes
terday to cause a palpitating baseball
public to lie awake nights. The mag
mates met, swapped a few words of
encouragement, declared that the
season recently closed had been
grand success, and then majority of
them hiked out for French Lick.
Charley Weeghman returned to
Chicago, but will journey on to the
watering place today. Several rep
resentative men of organized base
ball are stopping at French Lick, and
this has given rise to reports that
peace negotiations would be entered
into.
The Feds dropped Kansas City and
decided to remove the franchise to
New York, Strengthening the team.
A stand to hold 5000 people is to be
built in time for the opening in 1916.
That sounds like physical impossi-
bility, and there is also some ques-
ton as to where the $4,000 people
would be found.
BuffaIo's franchise was taken up,
but the club will be reorganized and
left in its present place. Jim Gilmore
was reelected president of the
league.
Now for the peace talk. There was
a rumor, supposed to be right out of
the feed box, loose in the loop yes
terday to the effect that the sale of
the Cubs to Weeghman had been
completed 1t vanished into thin air
when investigated, just as scores of
similar rumors have done previously.
This arranging of peace between
Feds and organized baseball is more
than a matter of a friendly meeting
and the signing of a few papers.
There are long-term, high-price con-
tracts that must be taken care of and
the athletes must be looked out for
in all negotiations.
Take the talk of consolidation be-
tween Whales and Cubs. We have
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Mrs. Irene Edwards Bills.

Mrs. Irene Edwards Bills, &c, wife
of Merle Bills, died in her home in the
Ambrose house in No. 3 district Satur-
day, after an illness of several weeks
with tuberculosis. She was born in
Concord, N. H., where she spent most
of her life, coming with her husband
to Wardsboro a few years ago. They
moved to Townshend III August of last
year. She leaves, besides her husband,
son of about eight years and baby
girl few months old, also one sister,
who was present at the funeral. The
funeral was held Tuesday morning at
Q O o'clock, Rev. r. II. Bosworth official
inc. The body was taken to Concord for
burial. Mrs. Charles Bills and brother,
William MaGoon of West Wardsboro,
attended the funeral
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Trout Fry Shipments Received.

A consignment of 10000 brook trout
fry was received by c. II. Evans Wed
nesday night from the state hatchery
at Roxbury. These were placed in
the Church brook which joins mill
brook near Simpsonville and in the
tributaries of that stream, also in the
Follett brook. On the same train j.
H. Ware received shipment of 5000
fry which have been distributed to
several parties and will be planted in
sections of Mill brook and in the brook
running through land owned by Earl
Knapp and J. H. Ware in No. , dis
trict Mr. Merrill Of Roxbury came
with the shipment in order to give the
fry proper care.
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WILLIAMSVILLE

H. /. Smith of Brattleboro was a
visitor at f. II. Richardson s Thurs
day.
William \. Barber of Boston came
Monday TO visit his sister, Mrs. G. B
Lamb. He returned Wednesday.
Miss Irene Prouty came Saturday
from Bondville to spend some time
with her sister, Mrs. A. S. Charlton.
The Camp Fire girls were very pleas
antly entertained in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. II. II. Howe in BrookIine
Saturday.
Mrs. F. E. Freyenhagen and daugh
ter, Irene, of Springfield came Tues
day to visit her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
G. X. Stedman.
Delbert Pierce has returned from
East Dover, where he worked during
the sugar season, and has resumed
work for Z. II. Tuthill.
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TOWNSHEND.
west River League Probable.

Plans for a four.team baseball league
in the West River valley are maturing and
a league seems assured. Jamaica, London
derry and Townshend teams look on the
project favorably and Williamsville Is CON
sidering the proposition of a combination
with Dover In case one OF these towns
drops out Grafton or some other nearby
town probably would come in. The plan
is to select players from list handed in
the first of the season, all players to be
STRICTLY amateurs. A schedule for the
entire season will be arranged by the man
ager and closely adhered to-
Such league would assure a strong in
terest in the sport throughout the West
River valley Games by well-matched
teams of local PLAYERS are frequently as in
teresting and sometimes even more SO
than those Of professionals, and in this
town at least the idea of well-managed
league is hailed with enthusiasm.
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VERNON.

Mrs, Hattie Nesbitt is in Bradford
nursing.
A. Lee Barnes went Tuesday to New
fame to begin his duties as juror.
W. Atherton Hale, who is at work in
Brattleboro, was at his home Sunday.
Miss Eta Stcbbins and Mrs Agnes
Gray, who have been i'll with grip, are
better.
Mrs. W NJ. Hale spent last week
Thursday with relatives in Millers
Falls, Mass.
Mrs. NJ. l. Reed attended a meeting
of Brattleboro chapter, D. A. r., in
West Brattleboro Tuesday.
The Ladies circle will meet in Their
rooms Wednesday, April q. Dinner
will be served at noon. All are vel
come.
Mrs. Laboet of Wakefield, Mass, has
returned to her home, after spending
a few days with her sister, Mrs. John
Hubbard.
There will be a regular meeting OF
Vernon Grange Saturday evening
April II. The first and second degrees
will be conferred.
| Raymond W. Fairman, who was EN-
ployed in Northfield, Mass, during the
I winter IS at the home of his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. II. W. Fairman, for few
days' vacation.
Mrs. E. Lee Eldridge and daughter
Marjorie, of Springfield, Mass, came
last week Tuesday to the home of he
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. II. w. Fairman
for an extended stay.
The Birthday club met in the vestr,
Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. E
Stebbins, jr., and Mrs. E. IL. Akley a
hostesses. An enjoyable afternoon wa
spent and refreshments We're served. 4
good sum of money was realized.
Mrs. II. A. Staten received tele
gram Monday announcing the death il
Santa Anna, Calf, Sunday, of he
uncle, William Hiram johnson, rs,
former resident. He leaves his wife
who was Miss Matte Tyler of Bernard
ston, Mass, and his daughter, Mrs
Thomas Jessup, also several grand
children.
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NEWFANE.

Mrs. NJ. P. Benson returned from
Manchester Sunday.
Mrs. Dorothy Duttou is at work for
Mrs. Belle C. Knapp.
Virgil Ranney returned from Provi-
dence Monday night.
Miss Christie Benson visited friends
in Brattleboro Sunday.
Walter j. Wright will go to Gassetts
Saturday for an A. r. o. test.
Mrs. A. w. Rawson was guest of
friends in Brattleboro over Sunday.
The steam mill is running again, af-
ter having been shut down few
week..
D. L. Perry of Wardsboro was a
guest at j. G. Tibbetts 8 the first of
the week.
Walter Wright and Richard Park at
tended the boxing match in Brattleboro
Monday night.
Mrs. Guy Wyman of South London
derry is spending few days with Miss
Mabel Phillips.
| Miss Roberts, who was a guest of
Mrs. Coleman few days, returned to
Boston April s.
Miss Ida Byron came Wednesday, from
| Springfield to visit in the home of hel
sister, Mrs. W. T. Bruce.
Richard Park is at work for A. II
Farnum helping in the blacksmith shoI
and repairing automobiles.
Mrs Rand, who had worked a few
months at George Knapp's, went Fri
day to her home in Athens.
Mrs. Mary johnson went Monday
to William Rand s, where she will b,
housekeeper for the present.
Miss Stella Reed returned to tn,
Newfane Inn Sunday, having been il
WardsborO for week s vacation.
| i. w. Underwood and L. H. Whitne7
have been building a new garage TO
A. II. Farnum, adjoining his house.
Mrs. Frank S. Rand exhibited al
egg 6 by s inches, laid by one of thei
Rhode Island Red pullets last week.
Miss Hester Holden returned Satur
day to teach the village school. Sh
viii board this term at w. 7. Bruce s.
Mrs. Lena Randall Butterfeld 0
West Dummerston visited her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. L. NJ. Randall, last weel
There were a large number of PEG
pie in town Tuesday, as usual, at tn
Iopening of the spring term of count.
Icourt.
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Carl Woodland has been seriously i'll sew
eral days
Mrs. White is spending few days
in Wardsboro.
Mrs. Hattie Blood went Thursday to
New York to visit relatives.
Mrs. f. II. Willard has been in i'll
health three weeks, but is gaining.
Mrs. Fessenden has recovered partially
from pneumonia, but remains very feeble
DR.. F. L. Osgood left Wednesday by
automobile to join Mrs. Osgood in Bur
lington.
Mrs. Florence Holland has been con
fined to her bed several days with asthma
and a severe cold.
Mr. and Mrs ID. B. McCarty and daugh-
ter, Annie, spent Sunday at Arson Her
bert's in East Jaamica.
The mill on the Greenwood farm has
been shut down week on account of the
deep mud in the woods.
Miss Ella Derry returned Wednes
day from the Memorial hospital, going
to her home in Brookhne.
Mrs Fannie Perkins and son Of White
River Junction came Monday evening tc
the home of her mother Mrs. +. F. Eddy
| lGS. w IMAM Mccoy ana son OF FlJcn
burg, Mass, were guests recently of Mrs
ATeCoy's sisters, Mrs. d. b. McCarty anG
Mrs. f. b. Lawrence.
The last yesper service of the season
was held in the seminary Wednesday af
ternoon, a song service being given Tn,
regular morning chapel exercises viii b.
given next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Fitch and chill
dren went Wednesday to Saxtons Riv
er to attend the silver wedding ami
versary of Mrs. Ftch's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. G. G.. Lake.
A. X. Greenwood recently bought 4
horsepower gasoline engine and saving
outfit for working up the tops and slal
wood left by the mill on his place. III
also will do saving for others.
The seminary ball team will begi
the season with a game here Saturda
with the Williamsville nine. The tear
has engaged coach, who is expecte
to arrive for practice Monday
A regular meeting of West Rive
Grange will be held Friday evening
April %. The program, in charge 0
: Ceres, Flora and Pomona, will be mos
: ly musical, with readings, recitation
etc.
!, Arrangements have been made by Perle
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Allbce to start milk route through the
village from his farm in Riverdale. He
expects to begin next week and to make
two trips a day, supplying milk and cream.
His supply viii be at least 40 or 80 quarts.
BY the aid of broons, mops, busters,
vacuum cleaners, soap, hot water, and
plenty of muscle the Congregational
church was cleaned from ceiling to base
ment Tuesday by a party of energetic
women who heaved a sigh of relief and sat
isfaction as nightfalI found their work
completed. The windows were washed and
the carpets mended, and thoroughly
renovated church is ready to receive the
Sunday congregation.
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r. F. Lands left on the early train
Thursday morning for his home in
Philadelphia.
James Grimes, who spent few days
with his mother in East Putney, has
returned to the village.
Mrs. George Glynn, who was for
several weeks with her mother, de-
tanned by illness, has returned to her
home in Springfield, Mass.
B. F. Howard is out again, after an
illness with grip. The whole family
was stricken with it with the exception
of Philip, a year and a half old, who
varied the program with Group.
Hubert Donahue has returned from
Keene, \. H., and is again employed
at William Robertson S Sons paper
mill as machine tender, and Vernon
Lewis is back-tending with him.
Nh and Mrs. Walter Parker of New
York city have come to the home OF
Mr.. Parker's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T.
c. Parker of East Putney, and have
taken the farm. Mr.. Parker has been
a chauffeur.
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Mill Hands Check Grass Fire.

Fire, set by the o clock southhound
passenger engine, again swept across
the mowings and up the bank west Of
the station Wednesday, reaching the
edge of the previously burned area and
running west and north in dangerous
proximity to the buildings owned by
Eugene Cudworth. The mill force was
again called out, and with the help of
the village men the flames were check
ed.
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MORTIFIED, MASS.
General Church sociable April 20.

There will be a general church So
cable in the vestry of the Congrega-
tional church Tuesday evening, April
90, at 7.3O o'clock. At this time ev-
eryone will be given an opportunity to
bid God-speed to Rev. and Mrs. II. A.
Sibley, as they viii leave town in a
few DAYS for their new work in Wen,
dell, Mass.
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Wonderful Case of Mrs. Crusen,
of Bushnell, Ill.

RrsuNErr I1I-aI think trouble have had since my
caused by exposure when young girl My work has
snow when young realize that would hurt have
suffered bearing back
down in health taken Lydia Pnkhanl Vegetable
Connonnd hurts
am gaining in health every thank for the great help
fering women be glad for print JAMES CRUsE,
Bushn
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Praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound

Women from the Atlantic the Pacific from all sections
Of this great country, city SO large no village SO small
but that some has written words OF thanks tor
health restored by Lydia E. Pnkham's Vegetable Com
pound No who is suffering from the ills peculiar
trial Is it not reasonable to believe that what did for
these women it will do for any sick woman {
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-04-16

y single central station of q Ger
man electric company supplies cur
rent for light to 116 surrounding vii
lagos.
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PUTNEY.
Congregational Men Organize.

A representative group of men met
in the Congregational church vestry
Wednesday night and after dining to-
gether listened to impromptu remarks
on the need of organizing the men in
connection with church and Sunday
school work The following responded
to toasts: Howard Stafford, Cecil Doug
lass, r. F. Lands and Rev. r. II. Da-
Wis Mr.. Goodheart presided An or
ganization was perfected with the fol
lowing officers: Pres, Howard Stafford
vice pres, Cecil T. Douglass; sec.-treas.,
Hollis Cobb; chairman of outlook
com, w. II. barrow. 4 weekly meet
ing will be held Sunday noon in the
church. Before adjourning a rising
vote of thanks was extended to the
women for the bountiful repast pro
vided. 1t is hoped that an increasing
number of men will become interested
in this much-needed work.