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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-03-31

airy association, will be q candidate
for department commander of Vermont.
The 49th annual encampment of the
Department of Vermont, G. A. r., will
be held in Burlington Tuesday and
Wednesday, April IS and 10, at which
Commander-in-ch T.. r. Monfort and
other high officials will be present.
The delegates from Sedgwiclt post
Jonathan c. Howe, II. p. Hunter and
Col. Kittridge Haskins, by vote of
Sedgwick post in its last meeting, are
to support the candidacy of Capt
Streeter. Col Thomas Harmon of Ben
nington, formerly of Brattlcboro with
in a few days urged Capt. Streeter to
be q candidate, pledging him the sup
port of Bennington county. Gen T. s.
Peek of Burlington, who served for
several months i'll the same company
with Capt. Streeter year ago pledged
his support to him at the coming en-
campment. Department Commander
George 2. Martin of Montpelier, who
will retire this year, is supporter of
Capt. Streeter and there are others of
prominence in G.. A. r. circles in the
state who have given him unsolicited
assurances of their support.
Capt. Streeter says he does. not care
to enter contest for the honor and
has hesitaney about permitting his
name to go before the encampment as
a candidate, for he appreciates the
many duties involved and considers
some of them arduous, but his friends
declare that he will be the unopposed
candidate and will accept the election.
Capt. Streeter enlisted in Company
F., First Vermont cavalry, in Brattle-
boro and served as a private, until
promoted to scrgeancy in July, 1864.
AS a sergeant he was wounded twice at
the same time in the battle near
Charlestown in the Shenandoah valley
Aug "a, 1864, once in the abdomen and
again in the left arm. He recovered
sufficiently in three months to reioin
his command. He was promoted by
the regular stages until he was made
captain Feb. 2, 1865
He is a native of Chesterfield, n. H.,
and was born Jan. q, 1871. He has
been pension agent here over 10 years
and conducts a real estate business. He
is a trustee of the Soldiers Home in
Bennington and very we'll known to
Grand Army men throughout the state
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-03-31
TRIMMED TURNER'S FALLS.
Company I Beat Massachusetts Team
38 to 24-Came Strong After Visit
ors Took Lead-Dance Held.

The Company I basketball team,
playing the best game it has shown
this season, defeated Saturday night
the strong Turner's Falls (Mass.) team
i'll the Armory, 80 to "a. Bernard
Dunlevy of st. Michael S college, u
member Of the company who had been
home to attend the company inspec-
ton, was at right guard. With his
brother, Francis, at left forward he
easily starred. Although both are in
clined to too much individual work
they were so speedy on the floor and
clever at lodging and at basket shoot
ing that they were forgiven the prom
inent fault.
Neipp, who played the first period at
guard and the last at forward, was
easily the star of the visitors, although
closly pressed by Collins until the last
period was about half over, when Col
Inns appeared to become discouraged.
The first period was more than half
over before Company | caught up with
the lead taken early in the period by
the visitors. They came strong enough
Just before half time to land 20 points
to Is for Turner's Falls. The last pc
Rod was very even until the last five
minutes, when Company | simply ran
away from the Massachusetts boys,
Bernard Dunlevy especially featuring
with three baskets in quick succession.
The Company l second team defeated
a team representing the high school II
to , in one period. The largest crowd
of the season was present. A dance
followed the games. The summary:
Company 1 Turner's Falls
F. Dunlevy, If, rg, Sullivan
Fitzgihbons, IF, lg, Neipp, Moreau
Cayanaugh, c, C, Luippold
johnson, Manning, lg,
re-, Donahue, Neipp
B. Dunlevy, re-, If, Collins
Score, Company I 3s, Turner's Falls
"a. Baskets from floor, B. Dunlevy 6,
Manning, Cavanaugh 2, Fitzgibbons 4,
F. Dunlevy 6, Collins 2, Neipp 6, Don
ahue, Sullivan. Baskets from fouls, Col
Inns I, Missed free tries, Collins 4, f.
Dunlevy 4, Cavanaugh. Time, 20-min-
ute periods. Referee, Daniel Riley.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-03-31

off with highballs and ended with
champagne.
In 1902 Percival w. Clement, pro-
prietor of the Rutland Herald, ran for
governor on the local option ticket.
None of the candidates had sufficient
votes to carry the election but a Re
publican legislature chose Clement s OPP
ponent, Mccullough. At the same ses-
sion the legislature voted to submit u
local option bill to a referendum. The
issue then was sharply drawn between
local option and prohibition. Local OPP
ton carried on narrow margin of 729
votes.
1t was surprising to see the change
that local option made. Towns that had
openly defed the state law voted out
the illegal saloon that they had former
ly patronized. Under local option, the
number of licensed towns steadily de-
creased from ninety-two in 1903 to
twenty in 1914. And this did not mean
that "blind tigers were being patro-
nized on the SLY as in old prohibition
days, but it meant real closing. Prima
facic evidence of this is found in the
fact that in 1899 under prohibition
there We're sos federal liquor licenses
in Vermont as against only 2S6 federal
liquor licenses in Il recent year.
Today the number of saloons in Yer
mont are in proportion to the legitimate
demand for them. Burlington, with its
fine hotels and large summer tourist
population, has license. BrattlebOro, a
residence town, has none. Occasionally
the prohibition forces in a town like
Barre with large foreign population
gain the upper hand and the town goes
dry. Then the Italians sell liquor in de.
fance of the law until the town de-
cides that it might as well have reve
nue. from the sale of this liquor and
then the vote is "wet. -
Even with this excellent showing
for local option, Vermont might have
returned to the prohibition column if il
had not been for the proximity OF
| Maine. Maine facts constituted the 10
| cal optionists' most effective weapon
When the prohibitionist said that the
proposed law was not like the old dis
| carded Vermont law, the local option
list pointed to Maine. When the prohi-
bitionists brought in speaker from
Kansas, the answer was "Kansas is q
| long way from Vermont, tell us about
| Maine AS an illustration of the diff
ferent results between Maine prohibi
tion and Vermont local option, the fol
lowing comparisons between a Maine
"Dry' city and a Vermont "dry'
| city, and between a Maine "dry" city
! and Vermont "license' city were
used to great effect in the campaign
The figures given below are from the
official reports of the cities in ques-
ton:
Burlington, VT Bangor, Me
(License) (Prohibition.)
Population 49,. 20,46S 20,S03
Arrests for in
toxication, in
six years. 80. 2,19s 1879
In these two cities of the same pop.
ulation there were 1851 more arrests
for drunkenness in the Maine prohibi-
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-03-31

emplifed in the leaders of the anti-pro-
hibition fight. The president of the Yer
mont Local Option league was James
NJ. Tyler, former justice of the SUI
preme court. Justice Tyler, now passed
eighty years of age, is total abstainer.
On the other hand, he does not believe
that another is to be forbidden to have
wine on the table, yet he is not an ad-
vocate of even moderate drinking. He
believes that each man must decide for
himself whether he shall drink and to
what extent. And what applies to the
individual must also apply to the com
munity-each unit of population should
decide its own liquor regulations.
The election was surprise to both
sides. The National Anti-Saloon League
had conducted whirlwind campaign
through its "Flying Squadron Of
speakers and through advertising in the
state papers. The local optionists had
conducted their campaign almost entire
ly through newspapers. 1t is estimated
that less than $4,000 was spent in the
campaign. The Anti-Saloon League had
expected an easy victory because 50
much of the state was already dry,
while the claims of the local option
managers before election were exceed
ingly moderate. There were three i'm
portant factors that determined the re-
suit:
Vermont s satisfaction with local op-
ton.
Vermont experience with prohibi-
ton over a period of fifty years, and
The ever-present example of Maine
prohibition just across her state line.
The character of Vermont S popula.
ton has changed very little since
Revolutionary times. 1t is over eighty
per cent native and most of the people
, live in villages. Its largest city is Bur
lington with a population of 10000. In
its early days practically everyone, fol
lowing the New England custom, drank
wine. 1t was served instead of tea in
the afternoons, and even ministers in
dulged in friendly cup. Then in the
early part of the nineteenth century,
temperance spread throughout New
England, this movement developed into
the prohibition movement and in 1851,
Vermont followed Maine as one of the
original prohibition states.
Prohibition in Vermont worked very
Ntl Ut HlSl bul II ooOIl ulONSul III lNH
wake the usual hypocrisy such as is now
familiar in Maine. Under the Vermont
prohibition law, the towns operated So
called agencies where liquor could be
purchased for medicinal and mechani
cal purposes. 1t was customary for one
to 90 to the town agency, register any
name, and when asked if the liquor was
intended for medicinal or mechanical
purposes, to answer "both. " The agent
usually augmented his stock of liquors
belonging to the town with a private
stock that he sold at profit There
were besides the agencies, drug stores
and joints where liquor could be bought
Sheriffs and other enforcing officers
usually arrested the jointists once a
month and the offenders were fined
Hotels sold liquor openly. In the little
town of Brattleboro, which under local
option has no bars, one hotel had bar
that would not be tolerated in license
town today. In fact the prohibition law
was so much of dead. letter in its
final days that banquet attended by
the governor and state officials, started
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-03-31
WORK ON FEDERAL BUILDING.
Beginning Made ON Cement Floors -
Outside of Building Will Be
Thoroughly Washed Down.

After several weeks of inactivity on
account of cold weather work has been
resumed ON the federal building at the
corner of Main and Grove streets. A
beginning has been made on the cement
floors, of which there will be three. A
large amount of terra-cotta work will
be done, also plastering, etc, before
the interior finish is begun.
The outside of the building will be
thoroughly washed down and the lime
stone trimmings frightened up. A
whitish substance has appeared on the
outside of the brick in the upper part
of the building, laid in cold weather
the nature of which has not been de-
termined, but it is expected that this
will disappear.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-03-31
b. Dunlevy, rg, If, Coll
WooLWoRTHs GET BUILDING.
Deed from Earle P. and Ida S. Charlton
Filed with Town Clerk Hopkins for
Record Wednesday.

There was filed with Town Clerk Carl
S. Hopkins Wednesday a deed trans
ferring the former o. j. Pratt prop.
erty on Main street, which was bought
recently by Earle =. Charlton of Fall
River, Mass, to the f. w. Woolworth
Co. of New York. The transfer is from
Earle p. and Ida S. Charlton to the
Woolworth Co., and is dated at Fall
River Mass, March %. The considera,
ton is one dollar and other valuable
consideration.
This confirms what has been the gen
eral belief since the sale of the prop
erty by the o. j. Pratt estate to Mr..
Charlton became known three weeks
ago. That the Woolworth concern had
sought location in Brattleboro for
some time was no secret, and when it
became known that Mr.. Charlton had
purchased the Pratt estates Main
street property, as he is connected with
the Wooworth concern it was practi-
cally certain that the property would
be transferred to the big corporation,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-03-31
Had Lung Trouble
and Expected TO Die

The many rccoVeTies brought
about By ECkman's Alternative are
attracting wide attention. Read
about TINS Case:--
~ ST., I<eyser. W. Vn.
"Gentlemen:-I was taken Nick Ia
November, 1905. grew steadily
worse. Had two consultations. The
verdict was the fever had affected
my lungs ana that my case was
hopeless; only give me two months
10 live. My physician had tried most
NIL kinds of treatment and none did
me any good, 30 he asked my hus-
band IL he objected 10 him trying
proprietary medicine. l began
your Alternative. l was in he'd from
November 30, 1OGS, until February
rs, 1909, ana was Thought dying sew
ernl times. Today 4 am healthier
and stronger t1nn ever" tAbbre-
Waited.
tSigncD MRS. II. Il, HRILEY.
Eckman's Alternative Is most eilica-
cious In bronchial catarrh and Sc
we're throat and lung affections and
up building the system. Contains
no harmful or habit forming drugs.
Accept no substitutes. Small size,
ST. regular size, 81. Sold by lead
ing druggists. Write for booklet
of recoVeries.
Eckmnn Laboratory, Philadelphia
Sold by Brooks House Pharmacy,
Brattleboro, VI.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-03-31
PASTOR COMES IN MAY
Rev. Arthur V.Woodworth to Take
Up Work in West BrattIeboro
Once Principal Of Tennessee School
Institute Maintained by American
Missionary Association.

Rev. Arthur V. Woodwork, who re
Gently resigned as pastor of the Con
gregational church in Harwinton, Conn
to accept unanimous call to the First
Congregational church of West Brattle
boro to succeed Rev. Henry Lamb, re-
signed, will take up the work of the
West Brattloboro pastorate May IA. lie
has occupied the pulpit there, both be
fore and since receiving the call, and
the members of the parish are looking
forward to a period of fruitful activity
with him.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-03-31

The number of sheep estimated to
have been shorn last season in Aus
tralia and New Zealand was 109,692,-
264, which produced seven pounds
and u ounces each head, including
lambs, as against seven pounds for
the previous season.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-03-31
WOULD BE C0MMAND DER
Capt. Streeter Likely to Be Candi-
date at G. A. R. Encampment
Says He Will Not Enter Contest-As-
sured of Support from Prominent
Grand Army Men of State.

Assured of the support of Sedgwick
post, G.. A. r., of Brattleboro and of
several prominent members of the
Grand Army posts of Vermont it is
probable that Capt Henry c. Streeter
of Brattleboro, a past commander of
Sedgwick post, president of the Wind.
ham County Veterans association and
president of the First Vermont Cav
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-03-31

''For the land IS sake--use Bowker's
Fertilizers. They enrich the earth and
those who till it,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-03-31

BY using a simple wireless receiving
outfit it is possible to detect thunder
storms many miles distant.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-03-31
ton city than in the Vermont license

ton city than in the Vermont license
city.
Brattleboro, Vt.
DRY Under Brewer, Me
Local Option) (Proh.bition)
Population ..7,541 1907
Arrests for in
toXication. in
three years.. 1872 223
These statistics cover the years 1910,
1912 and 1918. Statistics for other years
in Brewer were not available. For the
three years mentioned there were 101
more arrests in prohibition Brewer than
in Brattleboro under local option
Comparison between other Maine and
Vermont cities and towns show the same
proportion of drunkenness as those
quoted above. The population of Maine
and Vermont is similar, with the native
born predominating.-M. Nicholson, in
Boston Transcript March %
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-03-31

Germany's last potato crop amounted to
80 100000 metric tons.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-03-31

In these two cities of the same pop,
ulation there were IL ,5Sl more arrests
for drunkenness in the Maine prohibi-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-14
FORTY PER GENT. OF
 DEATHS RENEWABLE
 SAYS DIR. w. HI. BROWN

Declaring that 40 per cent. of the 1,80O annual deaths in Bridgeport are preventable, deploring the lack. of iso- spread of tuberculosis through the crowded housing conditions, Dr. Wal ter H. Brown, the newly appointed health officer. brought home the needs of the city along sanitary lines to several hundred business and pro- fessional men at an informal dinner given by the Bridgeport Business Mems association at The Stratfield.
 The tuberculosis problem is, accord ing to pr. Brown, one of the most pressing in the city. Instead of the seven beds which it now has, Bridge port should have 100 for it's tubercu- losis patients, according to the health official Another problem, he declar- ed, was to provide pure milk. The disposal of waste matter is another essential problem touched upon by pr. Brown, who said that he had been instructed to proceed with the draft ing of a plan whereby garbage and ashes would be collected by the city. This plan he hopes to see in opera within year. Charles L. Gaylord, president of the association, presided at the dinner, Judge Carl L. Foster was toastmaster and B. F. Jones, of Winsted, president of the Connecti- cut Chamber of Commerce, was one of the principal speakers of the even ing
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-14
LITTLE BENNY'S
 NOTEBOOK
N (By Leo Papc)
.~~~~~~

We was eating supper last mite, having stake, wich it wood of bin all rite if it hadent of bin so hard to eat, and pop sed, We'll, I've bin in almost every big city in the western hemisfeer, and besides that I have a pritty fair nollege of joggriffy, but never have attacked a stake that awffered sutch impregable resist tents.
 Wat, wy the ideer, don't he absert, I carved that stake, and it cut like butter, sed ma.
 Like wat? sed pop.
 You herd me, that stake is per- feckly tender, and I don't wunt you to be reedickilis, sed ma.
 O, all rite, as long as I know the stake is tender, my mind is at rest, sed pop. And he kepp on trying to cut it, and pritty soon he sed, This stake cuts like butter, so I don't wunt anybody to think I am al1oding to it, but if I had an ax, Id make little experiment.
 Now, Willyum, sed ma.
 Wat is it, my love? sed pop. And he pusheR back his coat sleves and made fearse faces trying to cut the stake, saying, On End thawts, Id rath- CT have a saw, lucky saws, with steel teeth.
 Willyum, sed ma.
 Wy, you don't think I'm referring
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-14
THE ROAD TO
 HAPPINESS
(By Walt Mason.)

Before I bought my handsome auto, I was the loneliest of swains. I wea- ried of the single life; I wished to have loving wife, with her to walk along the years, to mingle hopes and smiles and tears, with her to work and rest and sup-but all the damsels pass ed me up.
 I'd ask the girls to take a walk, ramble down a country lane, and such requests gave them a pain. Their winning smiles they promptly lost; they said that walking was a, frost, and only tinhorn sports would think of things so badly on the blink.
 When I felt rich I'd hire hoss and rig that was a total loss, invite a girl to take a ride, and then ask her to be my bride. Alas, she always turned me down, and said, with cold, forbid ding frown, that. she would never wed a skate who wasn't strictly up to date. 'You shouldn't try a girl to spark, with this old plug from Noah's ark" :" the girl would say with burning cheek "You ought to know your rigs a freak
 When thirty maids had talked that way, I said. "Tll palsied be and gray. the seams of age will score my brow. before I lariat frau, unless new methods I adopt-the old time plans are herewith dropped. I have bum dle laid away, saved it for a rainy day, but rainy weather is afar - I'll take my roll and buy a car"
 The banker told me had brains. "Just take your wad and buy car" the banker said, "and life will be thing that fairly reeks with glee."
 I bought a car, and now the girls, those lovely mands with sunny curls, look on me with admiring eyes, and half a score of them will rise when I lift my hand and say, "who wants to go with me to-day?"
 And when I pop the question next, I do not think that I'll be vexed, by a maiden saying in my ear, "Pll always be your sister, dear."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-14

to this stake, do you, sed pop, do you know wat this stake cuts like? But ter.
 Very funy, sed ma. Meaning it wasent, and pop termed his peece of stake over on it's other side, saying, if I may have the privilidge, like all men in. high positions, of changing my mind as occasion demands, I wood say that perhaps a hatchit mite be the best all erround interment, if a hatchit was good enuff for George Washington it awt to be good enuff for Willyum P. Potts.
 Willyum, one more outbrake frum you and I leeve this table, sed ma.
 Wy, my deer, you mussent imagine things, do you know wat this stake cuts like? sed pop.
 Jest one more werd, and I go, sed ma.
 Wich pop dident say it, and ma stayed, ,ony she dident try to eat eny stake, being a good thing for her she dident.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-14
RISK OF A STRANKER
 SPEAKING, NOT INTRODUCED

M. c. M writes: 'I am interested in your talks. Am an orphan and lonely up north. Some girls and were in town this summer. Sitting alone, young man talked to me. He was as nice as could be. Came to our town often to see me. Asked me for my picture. would only give it if engaged. He sent his.. Were engag- ed after. Of the boys, I liked him best. Would our marriage be unhap- py because of not being introduced? It bothers me. People know him say he is a gentleman"
 He may turn out well, but you took great risk in becoming acquainted with a stranger, not being introduced. You may be saved from ills thus by peo- pie knowing him to be good. We'd lock and love, I trust, will make your future bright. Watch. and wafr for good to come.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-14
HIGH SCHOOL GIRL MAKES UN-
 HAPPY HOME A PLEASANT ONE

w. " A. writes: Please advise. I am a girl of 16 and in my second year in high school. My parents forbid me to speak but little to boys or girls. They do not let me go any place ex- cept school, not even to church. Do everything to keep me from looking ladylike. I long for college educa- ton. Father says I am to work in his office when through high school. Like personal answer, but they open all my mail. I could make home of my own happy. Please tell how to make my present unhappy home a pleasant one"
 Try hard to see the bright side of dark clouds. Much may happen so that father may change his mind. No one can keep you from looking sweet with hope in your heart. Latter will turn an unhappy home into a pleasant home, as your future one will be.