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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-07
TOWNSHEND.

Miss Martha Colburn, who has been a
guest for some time at C. @. Stebblns $, Is
at Lake Sunapec, n. H., for weeks stay,
Frank Biczford Of Boston came We'd
nesday for a weeks stay at NJ w. Thay-
er's and is calling on friends in town.
Miss Frances Bennett of Boston, who
visited the Misses Colburn in the home Of
&c. c. Stebbins, has returned to Mortified,
Mass
Miss Ella Stebbins of Springfield, Mass,
came Saturday and remained until Wed
nesday in the home of her father, {. 9
Stebbins.
Mrs. Timothy Allbee of West Brattlc
boro is caring for her daughter, Mrs. Per
ley Allbee, and little grandson, Phillip
Chase Allbee.
Mrs. Henry Blalely and little sons, Car
tsuests in the home of Mrs. Blakely
mother, Mrs. A. d. Benson.
Miss Esther Dale, who had been in
summer camp at Rondaxe in the Adiron
dacks since the close of the college term
came this week to the home of her moth
er, Mrs H. V Dale, to remain for the res
of her vacation
! At the annual Hadassah league fair OF
the park Wednesday afternoon at
o'clock homemade cookery, ice-cream ant
cake and home made candy viii be on sal
and there will be table of needeworl
and fancy articles, aprons being special
ty If the day should prove rainy tn
sale will be held in the Baptist vestry
| Among those from this village who al
tended the Rockingham pilgrimage Sunda
were DR. F. L. Osgood and NJ. Park o.
good, Mrs. Clara Blanchard, Eugen
Weatherby, J. j. Cudworth, Miss Eliza
beth Cudworth, Mrs Guy Powers, Mr.. an
Mrs r. C. Kearley, Miss Carrie Merr
field, Miss Carrie Farrer, Mrs. Almo
Wheelock, Mr. and Mrs A. +. Marsh an
Mr. and Mrs A. NJ. Cushion.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-07
Movies 10 be Stronger than Press.

Rex Reach, in ag. recent interview,
predicted a new use for motion pie
lures. 1t will be the editorial use, -
said the author cf s'The Auction
Block. - I" We have had the moving
picture used IS a comic device, as a
device to spread news, and as an
interpreter Of fiction. But as get no
ono has endeavored to use it as a
mears 10 mold public opinion in
great vital issues of the day. Of
course, it has been used educationally,
and as part Of various propaganda
schemes. But it will be used in con
ucction with great political problems.
1t will become the most powerful OF
all influence for directing public opin-
ion in politics and in everything else
1t viii play mighty part in tn
thought Of the country and of the
world It viii be a stronger editorial
! influence than the press. | have seer
men and women coming from q great
moving picture show almost hysterical
with emotion. / have heard them shout
and stamp and whistle at what they
they saw flashed before them on Q
white sheet as they never did in any
| theatre -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-07
CHURCH NOTICES.

Advent Christian church, Rev. E. S
Hewitt pastor. Morning worship 1915
Subject, The World s Redemption. Sun
day school y. Prayer and praise ser
vice 6. Evening sermon Z. Subject
Fellow Citizens.
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Emerson building, Elliot street Sun
day service at 1915. Subject, Spirit
Wednesday evening testimonial meet
ing at s O'Clock. Reading room opel
daily, except Sundays and legal holi
days from 3 to 5 clock. All are wei
come.
st. Miehael's Episcopal church
Tenth Sunday after Trinity. Holy com
munion $50 and 1920; morning praye
10; evensong with sermon in Guilfor'
at $50; evensong at $50. Holy com
munion Monday, Wednesday, Frida,
and Saturday at 80 a. m. EvensonI
Friday at 7.30.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-07
WEST BRATTLEBORO

Miss Faith Butler of Wardsboro is
visiting at c. r. Prentiss s.
Mrs. B. Leitsinger is spending the
week at the Dunklee homestead.
Mrs. Lucy Higley of Marlboro is at
G. III. Houghton S for an indefinite
stay.
Mrs. L. r. Titus, who has been con
fined to the bed two weeks, remains
about the same.
Mrs. Delmar Hawkins of Springfield,
Mass, is visiting her parents, Mr.. ana
Mrs. II. f. Weatherhead.
Miss Edna Wheeler, Ida and John
Thrower are spending the month of
August at Sunset lake.
Margaret Whalen, fresh air girl of
Boston, returned yesterday after being
Mrs. w. ]. Tyler and two children Of
Boston came Thursday to visit IN the
home of Mr. Tyler's sister, Mrs. j. il.
Stockwell.
Mrs. Hannah Prcntiss and daughter
who were guests at c. r. Prentiss s
are in East Mortified attending the
conference.
Miss Goldie Johnson, Miss Ruth
Houghton, Miss Clara Warren and Miss
Florence Dalrymple will go to Sunset
| lake tomorrow to occupy w. L. Stell
man 8 cottage a week.
! J. A. Stafford, who has spent 10 days
in Wilmington and Readsboro IS ex
pected to return today. His brother
| Ira Stafford of Readsboro, recently OBJ
served his Sth birthday anniversary
Mrs. Stafford and granddaughter. Aga
! tina. were in Wilmington and Reads
horo the first of the week.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-07
An Official FIv Catcher

Now that we are more or less a.
wake to the fact that the fly is a dead
~ insect and dcvising means OF de-
stroying it, municipalities may be in
tcrested TO learn of the simple way
in which Rcdlands, California, became.
as it claims to be, the only flyless
town in the United States The
American journal Every Week -
states that the authorities in Redland5
created the post of fly-catcher in 1915
and appointed A. E. Chapman to fill
it.
The office requires no assistants.
Mr.. Chapman attends personally to
the Redlands flies. Nor does it requirs
more scientific knowledge to he fly
catcher than is possessed by any
housekeeper-yiz., that flies instiac-
lively fly upwards and towards the
light. On this basis the fly-catcher
constructed 9 large trap, screened
frame twelve inches square and over
two feet high. This he raised two inoi-
es from the ground, inserting in the
/ bottom cone-shaped screen, large
/ end downwards Under this cone he
placed banana skin. The whole cen
; traption he nailed to post on a street
corner The flies did the rest. In the
] first month, from one hundred traps
scattered through the business section
of Redlands, he had enlptied and
burned fifty gallons of flies, $50
| 600 of them. There arc now 500 of
these fly-traps in Redlands, and, ae-
eording to the natives, all the flies are
in them. Mr. Chapman. it appears, os-
Inmates that there are $4,000 flies IN a
| gallon
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-07
PERSONAL.

Louis Rate is visiting few days in
Burlington.
James 4. Hoadley left this morning
to visit relatives in East Cabot.
Miss Stella Belden has returned from
a visit of several weeks in Hartford,
Conn.
Mrs. L. F. Inglesby of Washington,
d. C., and son of Portland, Ore, are
boarding at The Melrose
Miss Emma Brown and Miss Cor
lnne Bache of Providence, r. l., are
guests of Rev. and Mrs. L. S. Hewitt
Mrs. Janet Gates of Newfane has
engaged rooms in the home of Mrs.
John Butterfield and will occupy them
in a few weeks.
Howard Brown of New Kensing ton,
Pa, is at his former home here today
on his way up the West river valley
to spend his vacation.
Mrs. Alva Stacy is in Hinsdale
| Mass, having gone there to accompany
home the children of Allen Stacy, who
had been visiting here.
| Harry Bingham has moved into the
upstairs tenement of the house on
Chestnut street recently bought by At
torney A. p. Carpenter.
Mrs Charles Brockington is enjoying
a vacation in Hartford, Conn Hel
daughter, Mrs. Robert Anderson, and
the latter's daughter, Betty, will re
turn with her for visit here.
Mrs. Charles R. Marsh has joined hei
husband at the Melrose Mr. Marsh i!
supervisor of the federal building
which is being constructed at the cor
ner of Main and Grove streets.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. H. Davis, Miss Mel
Ia Clark, and Mr.. and Mrs Duane F
Farr and daughter, Rena, will go to
morrow to Spofford lake to occupy tn
| HenkeI cottage a week Mr.. Davis an,
Mr.. Farr viii come each morning t.
Mr.. Davis s market, but viii return t
the lake for the afternoons.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-07
UNION ABOVE FOOD.
Idle Miners Refuse to Go to Work in
Kentucky Colliery.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, August Z. = One
hundred union coal miners of HOLSTER,
Athens county, Ohio, although idle and de
pendent on charity, refused to accept EN-.
ployment in non-union mines in Kentucky
according to w p Lear, representing a
coal company of Stone, Ky, who returned
here today from the Hooking Valley dis
trict
Men place their union above their bread
and butter" he said, ''and decline to take
employment in the Kentucky mine when
told they would not be permitted to form
union We even offered to pay transpor
tation of men and families and pay wages
of So day.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-07
FROM THE WAR ZONE.
Interesting Bits of News Sent from
London and Petrograd.

LONDON, July 27.-(Correspondence
of The Associated Press. )-''The Grand
Duke s voice is one of the striking
things in his personality, says the
Right Rev. Herbert Bury, Anglican
Bishop of northern Europe, i'll describ-
ing a recent interview which he had
with the communicated of the
Russian armies
ellis voice is not only very deep,
strong and clear, but it has peculiar
sound and satisfying effect upon the
carr explains the bishop, "and il
seems to me that his soldiers listened
as though they loved just to hear hin
speak.
"The Grand Duke is o tall man
standing far above everyone else, an'
preston.
''There are three qualities which
have observed him to possess. He is ;
man of quick decision in emergencies
he has the faculty of gathering rounS
him the best and strongest men in TIL
country; and he has the modesty AM
humility which is the mark of rca
greatness. lie has no desire for popu
larity or applause; he does not care VIII
gets the credit so long as the thing
done.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-07
PRISON CONDITIONS SCORED.
Report on Blackwell's Island Puts
Blame on Katherine E. Davis.

ALBANY, August Conditions in
the New York City prison on Black
wells Island were severely critised ano
blame for them placed directly on the
department of corrections of which
Katherine B. Davis is the head, in q
majority report on an investigation
made public by the state commission
ON prisons yesterday. The report re-
commends the dismissal of Warden
Patrick Hayes.
The commission finds that the admin
istration Of the penitentiary is too Sc
we're, harsh and repressive; that more
than 1000 prisoners are confined two
in a cell with an air space of about
$50 cubic feet. which is grave
menace to health; that healthy persons
are " doubled up'' with prisoners af-
fected with tuberculosis and other dis
eases; that the cells are infested with
vermin and that the blankets are not
| kept clean.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-07
Northaeld weather Man Promoted.

W. A. Shaw, n. u. '83, of the
United States weather bureau depart
:nent, located at Norwich, has been pro-
NOTED from forecaster to meteorolo-
gist. The station at Mortified has the
distinction of being the first one in the
state to be raised to the rank of me-
teorologist. Mr.. Shaw graduated from
Norwich university in the class of '88
and Immediately entered the weather
bureau service. He has been stationed
at Boston, Portland, Me, New York
city, Pierre, S. D., and Sioux City, Ia.
He received the appointment to North
field in 1896, and has been there since
that date.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-07
VERMONT NEWS NOTES.
North Hero Man Dying in Hospital.

William McDuell, who has been miss
ing from North Hero for the past six
years and who was thought to have
been murdered, has been found in the
Royal Victoria hospital, Montreal, in
dying condition with cancer. He was
a resident of Mortified for 40 years up
10 about six years ago when one Dc
tober night after a days work for
Matthew Dodds husking corn he drop
ped cut of sight. Friends tracing his
movements found he had worked some
time near his old home in Hemming-
ford, z. @. When found he was too i'll
to recognize his visitors.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-07
BAN ON "GRAss WIDOWS.
Postoffice Department Makes Def
rite Rule for Civil Service.

WASHINGTON, August Z. -. No
grass widow need apply for any
job in the gift of the postmaster gen
eral.
This is the decree filed in the am
nouncement Of a competitive examina-
ton for Oct 2, by the United States
civil service commission.
The clause covering this feature of
eligibility and desirability is too strict
to admit of misconstruction, so the
fundamentally dissatisfied must either
turn to the courts for a divorce de
cree or seeks other fields of human en-
deavor to pay the bills of the butcher
the baker and modern dressmaker.
Uncle Sam has decided to leave ont
loophole for the near-wed widow by
placing her on the eligible list once sh'
obtains a divorce.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-07
To Teach Spanish at Middlebury.

Middlebury college viii offer instrue-
ton in Spanish beginning with the new
college year, which opens September 23.
Interest in business openings in con-
nection with South American trade has
created a strong demand for courses in
the Spanish language. The instructor
engaged is Charles st. Clair Wade, for
merly of Tufts college. Mr.. Wade has
been in Spain on four different trips
and speaks Spanish tiuently, besides
French and other European languages
He was for one year resident at the
American school at Athens.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-07
WALLINGFORD co.
MAY MAKE BAYONETS
Possibility That Company May Get
Contract That Would Last As
Long as War.

RUTLAND, August There is posi-
'bility that another big war order may be
landed in this county, for the warning ma
tions are in great need of bayonets and
the Wallngford Manufacturing company,
fork factory nine miles south of this
city, is considering the proposition OF tax
ing on some of this work. The officials of
the concern did not wish to discuss the
matter yesterday, but General Manager A.
W. Ferguson admitted that through an
other firm the Wallingford company was
considering the rolling out of millions of
bayonets.
There has been great development in
the close fighting since the outbreak of
the European conflict, especially among
the French and bayonet drill is as much a
part of the routine of the soldier IN the
making as the target PRACTICE.
Several large orders for the steel swords
which are attached to the end of the guns
have been placed in this country and one
hof the larger plants has not the capacity
of fulfilling its contract and is now making
proposition to the Walhngford plant
| The finished bayonet has to go through
several operations, such as milling, dror
| forging and finishing into the blade which
the Rutland county plant is not equipped
to do without the installation of a large
quantity of new machinery.
For fear that this move might interfere
with the regular business of the Walling
ford plant, which is engaged in making
hoes, forks, rakes and other farming nipple
ments, the management will not put IL
| the new machinery, but they may decide
to do the rolling Should this be started
it win give employment to number o
men and the work will last as long as the
war.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-07
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

Daniel Emmett Shea and Miss Ruth
Agnes Pryor, both of Naugatuck, Conn.
were married yesterday afternoon by
Carl S. Hopkins, justice of the peace.
The N. E. o. P will hold regular meet
ing Monday evening in G. A. r. hall at S
o'clock. At this time the district deputy
Mrs. Jennie Patch of Springfield (Vt.l
will be present to install an officer As
TINS IS the only meeting this month it is
hoped that every member will make spe
clal effort to be present
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-07
Advertising for Wilmarth.

Police headquarters in Vermont re-
ceived circular with the imprint of
John L. Wilmarth s likeness over read
ing matter which offers n reward Of
$50 for his capture. a detailed des-
cription of the youth, who is alleged
to have attempted the murder OF Miss
Stella Cross in Addison late in July, is
appended. o. A. Smith, Yergennes
sheriff, will receive all communica-
items bearing on the search for Will
marth.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-07
DIED MILKING cow.
Shelburne Man Stricken While Doing
Farm Work

SHELBURNE, August 7.-Henry NJ.
Drew, well known farmer of Shell
burnc died suddenly yesterday morn
ing while doing chores. He had been
i'll Of heart trouble for some months.
Mr.. Drew was past - years old. His
wife called him to breakfast as usual
and when he failed to come she went
TO the stable. She found him lying ON
the floor where he had fallen frcm a
milking stool She hastily ran to a
neighbor, r. $. Whiting who found Mr..
Drew breathing his last. DIR. lIaz.n of
Burlington was summoned.
Mr. Drew is survived by his wife and
eight children by 4 former marriage
Fred, Elizabeth, Frank, George, Cleo
Charles, Robert and Carrie. Mr.. Drew
had been a lifelong resident of Shel
burne.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-07
REPORT AIRsHIP's CAPTURE.
German Statement Says italian Craft
Was Brought Down.

BERLIN, Aug. (by wireless to Lon
don An official statement given out
today by the German government says:
At midnight of Aug. ) the Italian
airship Citta De JOSH, while endeayoring
to approach over Pola, was brought
down by shrapneI before it could dc
any damage All the crew, consisting
of three naval officers, one mechanieian
and two men were taken prisoners. The
airship was taken into Pola.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-07
BOSTON GETS CONVENTION.
Republicans Will Meet in That City
Oct. 2 Instead of in Springfield.


BOSTON, Aug. T. = Boston was Sc
lected as the place and Oct. ? as the
date for the next Republican state con
vention at meeting of the executive
committee of the Republican state com
mittee yesterday. This committee
makes its recommendation to the full
committee at meeting to be held Aug.
g. Although there was spirited dis
succion over the selection of a conven-
ton city, it is expected that the execu-
tive committee s action will be ratified
by the full committee. The great sue
cess of the convention at Worcester last
year gave impetus to the suggestion
that the convention be held outside
Boston. After a full discussion vote
was taken on the question of whether
it should be held in Springfield or Bos
ton, the latter place being chosen by {
vote of four to three
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-07

LONDON, July 81. Dental sur
geons were not made part of the
British Army Medical Corps until
last January, although the United
States army has had u dental depart
mcnt for about Is years, and up TO May
80 only s. British dentists had been Civ
en- a lieutenant s commission. In d force
of three million men, IS dentists do not
mako much of an impression. More
over, dentists do not appear to be wei
coined by the army medical men.
Complaint against the small represen
tation given the dental profession and
the prejudice against it in the medica
corps is made in statement issued b.
the chairman of the representative
board of the British Dental association
Some of the large training centeri
in England are unprovided with den
lists, and in some districts there i
only one dentist to $4,000 men or more
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-07
Tho New Vision.

A wonderful beauty stole into the world
Ono day
For Jesus came into my life with His
love to stay.
New meanings appeared in the years
that had fed;
New promises came for the hopes that
were dead, that day.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-07
No Disturbance.

Boarder-''That new maid of yours seems
very nice and quiet"
doesn't even disturb the dust when she is
cleaning the room. Life.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-07

The president of the Western Electric
company, whose employees figured in the
Eastland drowning accident, is Harry B
Thayer, ~ o. II, of Mortified, who
started his business life in a savings bank
in Mortified % years ago. Two years
later he entered the electrical field and
has become an important figure along that
line. Besides being president of the cleo
trio company, he is vice president of the
Western Union Telegraph company and a
director of many other concerns.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-07
MARRIAGES.

In Chester, Aug. 5, by Rev Hemy L.
Ballou, Robert l.. Manley of Brattlc-
boro and Miss Jennie May Farnsworth
of Bellows Falls.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-07

The first printing press in the United
States was set up in 1929.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-07

PEROGRAD, July ga report has
just been published here of fight in
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-06-10
TURKISH TRANSPORT
CAPTURED; GUNB0AT SUNK
tsr ~oap,ne ,onaaAL SPECIAL LEASED w'as,


London, June 8 (S:10 p. m)-The
Turkish gunboat Marmaria has been
sunk and the Turkish transport Mo-
sui has been captured according to
an official statement given out this
evening by the British government.
The action took place in the Persian
gulf region.
The Turkish gunboat Marmaris dis
placed 492 tons and carried a compile
ment of sixty-six men. She was "a
feet long and was armed with four
nine FOUNDERS and two one-pounders.
She also was equipped with one tor
pedo tube. The Marmaris was built
at Leereusot, France, in 1891
The text of the statement follows
Fuller reports of our advance up
the Tigris river and the occupation
of Amara show that as a result of an
action on May 81 and June /, the
enemy's force which had been threat
ening Kurnah for some time became
completely demoralized
mo resistance appears to have
been offered to the small party pur-
suing by the river the Turks trying
to escape as fast as they could in
Mahalas and steamers. The former
surrendered on being overtaken while
the Turkish gunboat Marmaris was
sunk and the transport Mosul cap
tured
although the strength of the force
which arrived at Amara in the Comet
British destroyerl and some small
launches was quite insignificant 1t
forced the entire garrison which
numbered over 900 to surrender, in
Guiding the Turkish civil governor OF
Amara, Hahn Bey. the commandant
of the force recently opposing us at
Kurnah. and Said Ullah. command
ant of two fire brigade battalions.
Shortly after our occupation OF
Amara, the advanced guard troops of
Daghastani's column, which had has
tily retreated from the Kherka val
ley entered the town and were cap
tured. The remainder of this force
estimated at about 1000 fled, leav-
ing heavy gun in our hands.
THE remnants of the enemy who
so far have escaped capture are re-
firing in state of DISCRIMINATION,
many having discarded their arms.