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The Seward gateway. (Seward, Alaska) 1914-1917, 1916-07-26

ness location should get in at OnceFOr as sure as the
sun rises and sets Seward will shortly be city OF 10000
inhabitants and the price of every of the 1900 lots in
the original tOwnse will be beyond the reach of the man
of moderate means.
EVERY RESIDENT WHO LIVES IN A RENTED
1la.ssN aA &Snsn HOUSE
should grasp this OppOrtunity-and every man whose
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-08-18
TOWN LAYS OUT SIX STREETS.
All Between Oak Grove Avenue and
Valley Fair Grounds-Mount View
Avenue 60 Feet Wide.

The selcctmcn have laid out officially
recently six streets in the Oak Grove
section Ali Of them are between Oak
Grove avenue and the Valley fair
grounds In March the selcctmcn re-
ccivcd a petition for laying out of
Marlboro avenue and upon invcstiga-
ton decided that it would be advis-
able to lay out all of the proposed
streets in that immediate section as
there was indication that considerable
building would be done there in the
Immediate future.
The new streets and Park Side av-
cnuc. Cross street Moorland avenue
Marlboro avenue, Home street and
Mount View avenue. Mount View aV-
cnuc has been laid out 60 feet wide
with 40 feet of the width for highway
purposes and the remaining 20 feet
for park purposes, at the request of
The residents there. There is very lit
tie grading necessary on any of the new
streets with the exception of Marlboro
avenue.
The petitioners were a. II. Erickson
Gustaf lIcrtzbcrg. G. f. Smith, +. q. :,
Osgood. a. /. Miller, Will y. smith, j.
A. Lindsey, Il. T.. Jones, a. II. Jaquith
g. O. Robbins, d, Cowlcs, J. f. Haynes
George Croll and r. Y. Morse.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-08-18
SECURE BIG HAY CROP
Harvest About so Per Cent In.
crease Over Normal
Quality Good, But Portion Damaged -
Some Not Yet Cut, Owing to I'm
favorable Weather Conditions.

That there is an exceedingly large
crop of hay this year has been general
ly realized and statements TO this pa
per by representative farmers show
that the crop is nearly half as large
again as in an ordinary year. The
crop is late this year, not all having
been harvested yet, and the increased
yield is Offset TO certain extent by
mfavorablc weather for securing the
crop, which caused some damage. The
conditions with respect to hay are told
in an interesting way in the following
communications from two wcll-known
farmers and the agent of the Windhan
County Agricultural society:
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-08-18
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS
AUTO TURNED TURTLE.
Bellows Falls Couple in Serious Acct
dent in PittsfOrd.

Mr.. and Mrs. Gardwcll Mandigo
met with serious accident Tucsday
while en- route by automobile to Lake
Champlain, where they intended to
camp for Il few days before proceeding
on an extended motor trip through Yer
mont, Maine, New Hampshire and Con-
nccticut. When in the vicinity Of the
Leonard farm, near Pittsford, the steer
ing gear broke just as the machine
turned to let heavy team pass, and
the car turned turtle over a slight en-
bankmcnt into a bog.
Mrs. Mandigo was badly cut and
bruised from broken glass of the wind
shield, and both occupants of the car
were badly shaken up. They were re-
moved to the Leonard home and DIR. II.
II. Swift was called. Later they were
conveyed in an automobile to the home
of Mr.. Mandigo s sister, Mrs. Louis
/ Rowell of Harrison avenue, Rutland.
DR.. Ray f. Smith was then called as
Mrs. Mandigo was suffering from shock.
The couple returned to their home in
Bellows Falls Wednesday, and their car
Il "Stanley Steamer will be shipped
from Pittsford to their home.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-08-18
FUNERAL OF MRS. j. B. HoSMER
Services for One Who Had Been Nurse
at Retreat 80 Years.

The funeral of Mrs. Josephine (Bel
knapp IIosmcr, II, who died August 9
at the Brattlcborc Retreat, whore she
was night nurse, was held at ; 90 clock
Friday afternoon in Bond Son S
undertaking rooms, Rev, !. NJ. omp-
ton, pastor of the West Brattlcboro
Baptist church, onciatcd, and there
were many beautiful flowers. The burial
took place in the family lot in West
Dummerston. Among those present we're
Mrs. Lila j. Timson and daughter,
Hazel, and Mr.. and Mrs. Gamler
Wheeler of New Haven, Conn.
Mrs. Ilosmor was laughter of John
7. and Harriet Urcnch) BellSnap md
was born in Newhuryport, Mass, July
/, 1899. She married Joseph llosmcl a
native of Greenfield, Mass, Jan. :,
1866, in SaXtons River, whore he dlcd
of heart failure five months later. She
had lived in Brattlchoro the past IN
years and had been on active duty us
night nurse at the Retreat IS years,
giving conscientious, faithful and eff
cient service. She found pleasure in
constantly doing little acts of kindness,
and the memory Of her will long remain
bright in the hearts of many afflicted
ones who were cheered and comforted
by her
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-08-18
DIR. MAYO TO HEAD TICKET.
Mortified Man to Run for Governor
ship as Democrat-Pape of Barre for
Congressman.

DIR. VIM. b. Mayo of Mortified is to
head the Democratic state ticket this
fall and Henry c. Brisin of Rutland is
slated for lieutenant governor, this be
ing decided upon at meeting of the
Democratic state committee and other
prominent Democrats of the state held
Friday night at the Hotel Sherwood in
Burlington. 1t was harmonious session
the vote ON all candidates being unau-
imous. The ticket rs arranged as Fri
day night 5 meeting is as follows:
GOvcrnor-Dr. William b. Mayo of
Mortified.
Lieutenant Povernor-Henry c. Brs
lin of Rutland.
Secretary of state - Thomas b
Wright of Burlington.
Trcasurer-Orlo L. Luce Of Stowe
Audtor--Jcremiah c. Durick of FaiI
Haven.
Attorney general-Fred l.. Webster
of SwantOn.
United States senator--Oscar c. Mi!
Ter of Newport.
Congressman lst district-Dr, Emmei
| b. Daley of Bennington.
Second district-G. Herbert Pape OF
| Barre.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-08-18
OPEN STORE ABOUT OCT. l.

Huntress-Wood Co. to Have Three
Floors Formerly o. j. Pratt Store and
Floor Over Woolworth's.
Frank Huntrcss and son, William C.
IIuntrcss, both Of Kccnc. n. H., were in
Brattleboro Monday on business connect
! ed with their proposed drygoods store in
the former O. j. Pratt building, in the
same location where the late o. J.
Pratt conducted a drygoods store over
half a century. They said they expected
to open the store about Oct /. The firm
consists of Frank IIuntrcss, William
| G. llWntrcss and George II. Wood and
will be known as the Huntrcss- Wood
Co. This will be the ninth in chain Of
stores in which Frank IIuntrcss is fnan-
ciallv interested and for which he will
do the buying. His son, William, will
be the resident manager and Mr.. Wood
will be here a part of the time. William
| G.. IIuntrcss has been with Forbes &
Wallace in Springfcld Mass, the past
year. Mr.. Wood is a member Of the
firm Of Wood-lluntrcss Co. of Clare
mont, N. II.
The y. w. Woolworth Co., which re-
Gently bought the Pratt building and
will occupy the north store, vacated a
few weeks ago by Goodnow, Pearson
q Hunt, will occupy the rear end of the
former Pratt store, into which an en-
trance has been cut from the north
store. But aside from that section the
Huntrcss-Wood Co. will occupy all the
three floors which made up the Pratt
store and in addition the entire floor
over the Woolworth store, giving them
much more space than Mr.. Pratt had.
The front will he improved, the en-
trance doors being set back several feet
to give deeper show windows. The firm
will carry drygoods and fancy notions
on the first floor and basement and a
full line of women S ready -to-wear gar
mcnts on the second floor.
The chain Of nine stores is made up
as follows: IIuntrcss- Wood Co., Brattlc
boro; Chamberlain, Footc & Co., Yer
gcnncs; Ross-lIuntress Co., Rutland;
Wood IIuntress Co., Clarcmont, n. H.;
w. p. Chamberlain Co., Kccnc, y. H.;
Chamberlain, Adams & Co., Winchester
N H.; Chamberlain-Pattcn Co., Nashua
y. H.; lIillsboro Drygoods Co., HILLSIDE
ro, n. H.; Observation-Disclosures Co.
Fitchburg, Mass.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-08-18
BIRTHS.

In Brattleboro, Aug. Q, son to Mr..
and Mrs w. G. Snoring
In Brattleboro, (Mcmorial hospitaD ,
Aug. TO- Il daughter to Mr.. and Mrs.
Andrew Koshinsky Of Putaey.
In Brattleboro, Aug. ~, a daughter,
Evelyn Florence, TO Floyd J. and
Florence (NIerrifeld) Fairbanks.
In Brattleboro, Aug. -, by Carl s.
Hopkins, Esq, Harry Kent of Roches-
ter, \. Y, and Beatrice Gregory CoC
OF Rockfall, Conn.
In Undorhill, Aug. s, daughter,
Maolyn Doanr, to Prof. and Mrs. NJ
Park Osgood granddaughter to DR.. and
Mrs. +. l.. Osgood of Townshend and
great granddaughter to Mrs. G. f..
Davidson of Newfano.
In Vernon, Aug g. daughter to Mr..
and MIS-. w. S. Cavanaugh.
In llinsiale, \. H., Aug 10, q
daughter to Mr.. and Mrs. Irving
Smith.
In Ilinsdalc, n. H., Aug. Il, a son
to Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Field. grand
son to Mr.. and Mrs. p. c. Stewart.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-08-18
HOSPITAL SUPERINTENDENT.
Miss Maude Lands Succeeds Miss Mary
Schumacher, Who Has Gone ON Indeh-
mite Vacation.

Miss Maude Lands of Kansas City,
No, assumed the duties of superintcnd-
mt of the BrattleborO Memorial hospital
Monday morning, succeeding Miss Schu-
macher, who has gone on an indefinite
vacation.
Miss Lands is n college graduate and
n graduate of the Searritt hospital in
Kansas City of which she was after
ward superintendent for three years
She took n postgraduate course in the
Presbyterian hospital in Chicago, was
for nearly eight years in charge of the
lowering hospital in Hannibal, Mo-, and
recently left the Edward Sparrow hos
pital in Lansing, Mich. Miss Lands
has been conspicuously successful III
hospital management and comes to Brat
tleboro highly recommended.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-08-18
MARRIAGES.

In Brattleboro, Aug. IL, by Rev.
Nelson Kellogg, John Auldc Sickc and
Mabel Edna Fellows, both of Spring
field, Mass.
In Brattleboro, Aug. Ii, by Carl $.
Hopkins, ESP, John w. skinner and
Miss Dorothy Corre, both of Spring
field, Mass.
In Brattleboro, Aug. -, by Carl S.
Hopkins, Esq, Wallace llervcy Wright
and Mabel Florence (Eaton) Cooke,
both Of Boston, Mass.
In Brattlcboro, Aug. -, by Carl s
Hopkins, Esq. William Leroy White
head of Springfield, Mass, and Mabel
Agnes Easton of CRANKY, Mass
In Brattlohoro, Aug. 10, by Carl $.
Hopkins, Esq, Ilelmer $. Anderson Of
Cambridge, Mass, and Ruth H. Sven
son of Boston, Mass.
In Brattleboro, Aug. II, by Rev, Ar
thur V. Woodworth, Acliley Roads
slice and Pauline Baldwin Masury,
both of Marblehead, Mass.
In Brattleboro, Aug. IL, by Carl S.
Hopkins, Esq, Clyde Raymond French
of Kecne, n. H., and Beatrice Florence
IIerrick of Pittsfeld, n. II.
In Brattleboro, Aug. II, by Carl S.
IlnphlhS, ISqs, ltlOI ItITN OF ITdi-
tleboro and Laura May Craft of Jack
man, Me.
In Blattlcboro, Aug. - by Carl s. Hop
I,ins ESQ Herbert Elliott Sanderson and
Miss Jessie Elizabeth Warmer, both of
northampton, Mass,
In Brattlcboro, Aug. H. by Carl S. Hop
kns Esq, Edwin Lawrence Oander and
Miss Mary Irene Godfrey, both of North
ampton, Mass
In Brattlcboro, Aug. II, by Carl s. Hop
kins, Esq, Henry James nonoghue and
Agnes Madeline Colbert DeNyse, both of
llolyokc, Mass
In Brattlcboro, Aug. If, by Carl s.
Hopkins, ESQ., James Davidson and
Miss Margaret Robbie, both of Hol-
yoke, Mass.
In Brattlcborc, Aug. l6. by Rev. Ar
thur V. Woodwork, Lewis Albert
Brown and MYra Gibbs Smell, both of
New Bedford, Mass.
In Brattleboro, Aug II, by Carl s.
Hopkins. ESQ, William Carl Ross and
Ruby June Wilt, both of Grecnvillc, O.
In Grafton, Aug. ., by Rev. William
Weston Evans, Albert Hakey and Miss
Fanny Stevens.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-08-18
CANDIDATES FILE PAPERS.
Eight Have Lodged Documents with
County Clerk-Last Date on State
and County Ticket Aug. %.

There have been filed to date in the OF
fee of County Clerk f. d. f. Stowe nom-
nation papers in the interests of +. l.,
Hastings of Townshend, for assistant judge
of che county court Clifford f. Mann OF
Brattleboro, for sheriff; John H. Ware Of
Townshcnd, for the state senate; \. f.
Schwcnk of Brattlehoro, for Judge Of the
probate court for the district of Marlboro;
Warner A, Graham of Bellows Falls, for
Judge of the probate court for the district
of Westminster; Edwin r. Adams of Mari
boro, for assistant Judge of the county
court; Frank A. Dewitt of Newfane, for
the state senate; and William H. Daley of
Brattleboro, lor states attorney of Wind
ham county.
The last day for filing nomination papers
for county and state offices is Aug -,
Papers for representatives must be filed
with the town clerks not later than Aug.
90
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-08-18
FRANK W BRIGGS DEAD.
Son Of Mr.. and M r. Ii. Briggs
Stricken wit IL lntle Paralysis in
New Canaan r1l l.

LNOW N'eNAite"Ai fA l.
News was received Tuesday by Rus
sell II. Briggs Of West Brattlcboro that
his son, Frank ". Briggs. of New Ca
man, Conn, had been taken to n hos
pital there with one side paralyZci.
Next morning at $50 o clock . telegram
was received announcing his death mt :
o clock. Infantile paralysis was the
cause Of death.
Mr. Briggs was taken i'll Saturday
night with Il chill Other members of the
family had been having colds. At first
it was believed that the trouble was
nothing serious, bat paralysis soon de-
velopcd in the upper left side and finally
reached the heart. His wife and chill
dren are under quarantine. There have
been several eases Of the disease in
New Canaan.
X. IL. Briggs left for New Canaan as
soon as he received the news of his
son S death, but did not go into his
son s house. lie returned here yester-
day afternoon with thu body in aisealcd
casket. ~
Frank w. Briggs was born in Hins-
dale, n. H., April 39EJSSt. a son of
Russell II. and Nellie tFessenden)
Briggs. lie had lived IN IiRsdale and
in Brattleboud all of his life until about
two years ago, when he moved to New
Canaan TO become hcrdsman for n. V.
Barnes, a wealthy cattle fancier.
Besides his wife, who was Miss Coanc
of Brattlrboro, and his five sons, Mr..
Briggs leaves his parents, one brother
Richard Briggs, Of West Brattlcboro,
and three sisters, Mrs. William Cush-
man, Mrs. j. II. Dix and Mrs Frel
Wcarherhcad, all of West Brattleboro.
The funeral will be held in Bond &
Son s undertaking rooms at > O'Clock
this afternoon, Rev. |. NJ. Compton,
pastor of the West Brattlcboro Baptist
church, officiating. The burial will take
place in the West Brattlcboro cemetery.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-08-18
Editor of The PhoeniX:-

I.ulIoI Ol / ne lIOtDIA
The hay crop in Windham county
for the summer of 1916 is the largest
in many years. During the last month
many middle aged men have stated that
they did not remember when there had
been a heavier crop Of hay. Grass on
the better titled fields has been very
heavy with an extra large proportion
of clover. On the more or less bound
out fields ON the back farms the crop is
more than double what it was last year.
In my visits about the county | have
found many men who have their barns
crammcd full and are wondering what
they are to do with the rowcn crop.
The cause for this heavy crop is prob
ably due to several reasons, but mainly
to the wet weather which we had in
1915 and which has been continued in
| 1916. Previous to 1915 there had been
n term of years in which the rainfall
had been considerably under normal and
during this period the hay crop became
lighter and lighter, except on the fer
tile, wcll-tillcd fields. When the rain
did come in 1918 the dricd-up grass
plants began to thrive and came back to
normal Following this came a winter
with good snow covering and another
rainy, cool spring, all being favorable
for a luXuriant growth Of foliage, which
has resulted III the abundant hay crop
OF this season.
The gain is not as large as it might
seem, however, and frequently we hear
experienced feeders saying that they
think that the hay will not "spcnd - as
it usually does. Through the growing
period there has been very little sun
shine which is necessary in the clabora-
ton of the various food constituents,
and this may result in a smaller
amount Of nutritive value in the hay.
Then again, ON account of poor hay
weather quite proportion Of the hay
has either been rained on or it has stood
in the field until it is over ripe, which
increases the woody tissue and decreases
the food value. The lowering of the
quality of the hay in these ways proba-
bly, in part offsets the increased amount.
A. w. SWEETON,
County Agricultural Agent.
Brattlcboro, Aug. lG.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-08-18
E. r. PRATT TO BUILD RESIDENCE
Contract Awarded to e. T. Abbott Con
struction Co. Stalking Out Location
on Orchard Street.

Edward r. Pratt of New York and
Brattleboro, has closed a contract with
the f. T. Abbott Construction Co. Of
New York city, the contractors who are
erecting the federal building in Brat
tleboro, for the erection Of handsome
residence ON Orchard street hill. Mr.,
Abbott came Friday and the work
of stalking out the building is in prog
ress. Mr.. and Mrs. Pratt are at Lin
denhurst.
The residence will be of handsome
design and will command beautiful
view. The premises include the Cook
property, afterwards known as the De-
Wolf place, and the Starkey pasture.
Wilder & White of New York are the
architects.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-08-18
KAISER USES VERMONT sNATII
Bellows Falls Product Used for All
Scythes OH His Estates.

Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany is rccciv
ing much publicity just now because
he is reported as spending his after
moons moving hay with Il scythc Bel
lows Falls should receive little re
nccted glory. The scythc snath used
on all the kaiscr's estates are made
in Bellows Falls.
The oldest and largest scythc snath
factory in the country is located in this
village and for many years consign
mcnts have been sent to Berlin, con
signed to the purchasing agent for the
kaiser. While Wilhelm is welding his
Vermont made scythc snath the lOwli
est peasants in his country and in al
European countries are using nipple
mcnts made by the same firm, for they
are sent all over the world from this
place.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-08-18
$4,000. 900 for U. S. Navy.

The conferees in congress have vir-
tually agreed upon their program for
the United States navy. The bill calls
for an expenditure Of $3l5,0O0,0OO,
which is a world S record for single
appropriation. The senate, after the
house had voted in favor of the measure,
ratified the action of the house by
a vote of 2S3 to 81. The bin provides
for the construction of l57 warships in
the next three years, and the enlisted
strength of the navy is to be brought
up to 1900 men.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-08-18
DEATHS.

In Wilmington, Aug. 70, John s
Stanley, 50.
In Turner's Falls, Mass, Aug. 10,
Mrs Addie PriesD Sumner, 81, for
merly Of Putney and Brattlehoro.
In Athens, Aug. -, Mrs. Esther f.
Smith, 20, widow of James Smith.
In Westminster, Aug. II, Mrs. Annie
Cox IIolton, SO, wife OF Ira Holton.
In Westminster West Aug, 10, Miss
Mary Minerva Braley, 73.
In Springfield, Mass, Aug. rs, Mrs
Peter Bean, %, formerly of llinsdalc
n. II.
In Putney, Aug. II, Russell IL. Bra
ley.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-08-18
RUSSIANS ADVANCING.
Campaign of the Italians Also Forms 4
Feature of War News English and
French Gain.

poo..,no % vuor rJor,s pro,ish ord
io'U'i' Vi "''A A'0"' '''''
French Gain.
ma pussions bo,o oor+,ro1 1oIlon.
;+,, onn ~ tho ,r;nciroi antovo,,s from
G XIX +l,ro,,,,b +bn Co,Totb;on no,n.
.aim, e. thn iIn,aarion ,inins and Pot.
,",m9 ro''ort. TT tbdir nGons;vo in
~, 'Iiraot;o, l. non+innina Tbis is tho
G,.t rn,,.s 81 m nd,nmc6 NV tbo Rms.
s n. sontborn armv sincc ito ronmcst
~ tbo Anst'inn crown land Of RnI<o.
,,.os oomrIo+od
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-08-18
Milk Now Costs Eight Cents a Omar
in This Village.

Retail dealers of milk have advanced
the price of milk TO eight cents quart
High prices of grain and labor are
given rs the reasons.
Within the past month baked bean.
have been raised from II cents to y
cents a quart by the bakers; icc-cream
sodas have been boosted from five cents
TO 10 cents and banana splits from IL
cents to - cents by the druggists
Shoe shines have been advanced from
five cents to 10 cents pair on Satur
days. Sundays and holidays.
cit dOcsn T cost near so much 10
live in the country apparently is
headed for the wicker.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-08-18
GET RID OF HUM0RS
AND AVOID SICKNESS

Humors in the blood cause inter-
nal arrangements that affect the
whole system, as well as plmples,
boils and other eruptions, and are
responsible for the readiness with
which many people contract disease
For forty years Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla has been more successful than
any other medicine in expelling
humors and removing their inward
and outward effects. Get Hood s.
No other medicine acts like 1t.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-08-18
MONEY FOR RELIEF WORK.
Funds in Hands of Committee Looking
After Soldiers Dependents.

The committee named by GOV. Gates
to look after the wants of those left de
pendent by soldiers now located on the
Mexican border, of which committee the
chief executive is chairman, met Tues
day in the state house. Members
made reports relative to conditions eX-
isting in their localities and arrange
menis were made to have funds placed
in the hands of each member to be
used when found necessary.
Coy. Gates stated that no fixed sum
had been decided upon as the amount
needed cannot be determined, the
length of time the troops will be alb
sent not being known. The money has
been raised By the members Of the com
mittee personally, but il is probable
they win be reimbursed by the next
legislature
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-08-18
Editor Of The Phoenix

The hay crop is abundant in this Soc
ton, probably averaging nearly double
the amount harvested during any re-
cent year, with the prospects excellent
for Il good second crop on early cut
pieces. On account of unfavorahlc
weather conditions it is slow work Sc
curing the crop, and while farmers gen
orally have their hay in the barns ut
this time. a considerable proportion of
the crop is still uncut this season
Grasshoppers have done serious dam
age in places and appear to be more
generally scattered over the town than
last year.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-08-18
Putney, Aug. 16.
Editor of The Phoenix

Editor of The Phoenix
Due largely to the frequent and
abundant rains during the summer and
autumn Of 1915 and spring of 1916, the
hay crop in Windham county and as far
as observed throughout New England
is the best for several years. In most
cases the crop is giving an increase of
20 to 30 per cent above any one of the
last two or three years. Farmers are
laborng under considerable disadvan-
tage in getting it harvested, rs there
have been very few good hay days and
much Of the hay will be off in quality
on account of being damaged by rains
and becoming over ripe, but barns will
be well filed when all is harvested and
ON the whole with fair quality hay.
Nearly all the old hay was picked up
during the spring and much was i'm
ported at high prices, and il seems an
opportunc time for Il bumper crop.
Where the crop was harvested early
there is promise Of a good second cut
ting.
Pastures have given an abundant
growth and stock is looking we'll
A. A. DUNKLEE.
South Vernon, Aug. IS.