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rR. RICHARD FLOWER DEAD
Sensational Career Ended in Theatre
In Hoboken, N. j.


New York, Oct. 5.-Dr. Richard C,
Flower, 73, known throughout the
country for stock selling operations
from which he was credited with hav-
ing netted more than $1,000,000, drop
ped dead in a Hoboken theater Sun
day night, it became known in New
York last night, when relatives identi-
fed the body. Flower, who operated
under many aliases, was lawyer,
preacher healer an "alchemist' with
a secret for the manufacture of rubies,
and a Wall-street mine operator, Flow
er was said to have included the
widow of Theodore Hagaman, a veal
thy New York stockbroker, to intrust
him with more than half of her fortune
of $1.000,000 for investment in his
gold mining schemes.
The son of country clergyman,
Flower was graduated from North
western university in 1868, practiced
law in the middle West and later en-
tered the ministry. When the min
istry palled on him he turned heal
er" and founded an alleged medical
company in which he sold stock. At
the time of his last arrest in Toronto
in 1914 Flower had been a fugitive
from justice nearly Il years. He was
sentenced to serve a term of two
years in the penitentiary on Black
wells island after plea of guilty 10
two charges of grand larceny. He
was liberated August l last and since
then had lived at Bayonne n. j.
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sHAFTs5URY


An automobile party consisting of
the Misses Anna Somers, Sara Burt,
Alfretta Merchant and Mrs. Olive
Tefft of Bennington spent one day re-
Gently at the home of Mr. and Mrs. IL.
A. Burt
Miss Sara Burt and Miss Alfretta
Merchant of Bennington spent their
vacation with Mr. and Mrs. H. A.
Burt.
Mrs. H. A. Niles and daughter Bes-
sic OF West Shaftebury and Mrs. Nor
man Bottum of South SALISBURY we're
guests of Miss Alice Young one day
recently.
Mrs. Ed. Somers and daughter, Rena
were in Bennington one day last week.
Douglas Montgomery left Friday for
Racine, Wis, where he was called by
the serious illness of his brother,
Wells.
The sad intelligence has been re-
ceived here of the death on Friday,
September 30 of Wells Montgomery
a former resident of this place who
passed away at a hospital in Racine.
Wis, of typhoid fever. The remains
were brought here Tuesday. The fun
eral was held from the home of his
brother Douglas Wednesday. The
burial will be in the Maple Hill ceme-
terv
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HIS PERFECT TRUST.
He Showed II In the High Compliment
He Paid His Good Wife.

This story is not contributed. though
it concerns contributor. IL came to
us by devious paths, but it arrived,
and it is n true story.
1t came to pass that in the course of
years Contributor Ablntra arrived at
his thirty-first wedding anniversary.
and that was on n day recently. And
in the morning Mt the breakfast table
he expressed himself thus from an
overdowing heart;
"Well, we've been married thirty or
forty years today And. my dear.
want TO hand you this tribute while
think OF It, In the presence of these
children and grandchildren | wish to
state that during all these years never
once have you been guilty of the rep
rehensiblc habit of going through my
pockets for money after have retired
at night"
THAT Is true" acknowledged Mrs
Abintra. but how do you know it?"
"How do know it?" cried Abintra
"Why, | have never once forgotten to
count my change carefully night and
morning"
Perfect trust! Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
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BIG HUBBUB IN HUB
over WORLDS
SERltsss
Boston Enthusiastic Over Opening
Game on Saturday
JACK BARRY MAY NOT PLAY
Injured Hand May Keep Star
Keystone Sacker Out OF the
Game.

Boston, Oct. 4.-Enthusiasm over
the opening game of the worlds series
scheduled to take place at Braves
Field on Saturday afternoon is running
riot throughout the Hub. Announce
ment by the Red Sox authorities to
day that every one of the 27,000 seats
available for reservation at Braves
Field has been covered by applica-
tions is evidence of the popularity of
the Sox and of the coming series. The
demand for reserved tickets is so tre-
mendous that many thousands of dol
lars will have to be returned by the
American League club through in
ability to fill orders for the coyerted
pasteboards.
There has not been much betting
on the series thus far, for the good
reason that there is no Brooklyn
money to cover the thousands held by
Boston commissioners and individuals
Odds of 10 to are being offered on
the Red Sox, and though it is base
ball axiom that team is ever to
l proposition it is quite probalae that
the odds will soar to thathei ght before
the first game on Saturday.
Manager Bill Carrigan's remarkable
pitching staff is responsible for the
lack of confidence by those who wager
on the ability of the Robins to come
through in the championship series.
When the great trio of Boston twirlers
Leonard, Shore and Ruth-are con-
sidered there are few who would be
willing to take their chances against
them.
1t appears very likely that Jack Bar
ry, the veteran second baseman, and
one of the coolest and most successful
ball players who ever took part in a
worlds series, will not play against
Brooklyn. When the Sox took the
field at Braves Field for practice this
afternoon, Barry toyed around second
base, but his injured hand was still
weak, and he took no chances on fur
ther decreasing its prospects OF recov-
ering by Saturday.
Barry may prove an incalculable loss
to Carrigan. Throughout the season
he was mainstay in the SoX infield,
and when he quit through the injury
the team seemed to fall off somewhat
in it's play. Barry is not a wonderful
hitter, nor spectacular fielder but he
is remarkably steady, and in the pin
ches there is no better man in the ma
tional game. His chief success lies in
his cool, collected judgement.
Should it be that he will have to re-
frain out of the coming series with
Brooklyn Barry's place at second will
be filed by Javrin, youngster, who
has had lot of experience, but who
might not be able to stand up under
the strain as we'll as Barry.
All the other members of the team
are in wonderful condition.
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RECEIPTS OF MILK
IN YORKLESS
THAN ONE-HALF
Supply Will Diminish Daily Until
Settlement is Reached
DAlRYMEh FIRM IN DEMANDS
Distributors Agree to Make Advance
in Price But Not Enough to
Satisfy Producers

New York, Oct. 4-With the failure
today of Mayor Mitchell to adjust the
differences between producers and dis
tributors Of milk, and the decision of
Attorney General Woodbury. to begin
statewide inquiry into the causes
leading to the rupture, the situation
so far as the general public is con-
cerned tonight was said to be growing
acute.
A shortage of more than fifty per
cent in the milk supply which already
has resulted from the controversy, is
causing much suffering, according to
the authorities The supply is ex-
pected to diminish rather than in
crease until settlement is reached.
Two conferences today between
Mayor Mitchell and the distributing
companies. were futile.
After this second conference Mayor
Mitchell announced his efforts to bring
about settlement had failed.
This ends it as far as | am con-
cerned," said the mayor. Il have done
my best to bring about a settlement"
According to the mayor the dairy
men demanded an advance of forty-five
cents hundred pounds for the coming
six months contract
The distributors with one exception,
submitted to the mayor that they were
willing to grant an advance of thirty
one cents during October only, with
the proviso that commission, APP
pointed by the mayor, should investi-
gate the situation and report prior to
November /
The Borden Condensed Milk com
pany told the mayor 1t had agreed to a
fifteen cent advance and would add to
that twenty cents more making total
advance of thirty-five cents with the
same condition as toa investigation
by the mayors commission.
THE dairymen rejected the proposi-
tion of the distributors said the
mayor. The distributors stand on
their proposition. No compromise
proposition was proposed, the PROPOSE
tion of each side being submitted by
the mayor in turn to the other"
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HAVE DARK HAIR
AND LOOK YOUNG
Cont stay gray! Nobody can tell
when you darken gray, faded hair
With Sage Tea and Sulphur.

Grandmother kept her hair beauti-
fully darkened, glossy and attractive
with a brew of Sage Tea and Sulphur.
Whenever her hair took on that dull,
faded or streaked appearance, this
simple mixture was applied with
wonderful effect. BY asking at any
drug store for "Wyeth's Sage and
Sulphur Compound" you will get a
large bottle of this oldtime receipt,
improved by the addition of other in
gradients, all ready to use. for about
so cents. This simple mixture can be
depended upon to restore natural col
or and beauty to the hair,
A well-known downtown druggist
says everybody uses Wyeth's Sage
and Sulphur Compound now because
it darkens so naturally and evenly
that nobody can tell it has been ap-
plied-its so easy to use, too You
simply dampen a comb or soft brush
and draw it through your hair, taking
one strand at a time. BY morning the
gray hair disappears; after another
application or two it is restored 10 its
natural color and looks glossy, soft
and beautiful. This preparation is a
delightful toilet requisite, 1t is not
intended for the cure mitigation or
prevention of disease.
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DORSET HOLLOW

Henry Harwood and William Kelley
are busy filing silos.
Mr. Mcdonald came Tuesday to re
turn with his family.
William Kelley had a Holstein COW
that gave birth to pair of twin
calves last week.
The school here apened Monday
with Miss Janet f. Tulley as teach
err from South Dorset
Miss Margaret Miller and Miss Fan
ME Allen of Deerfeld, Mass, arrived
Friday at Valley View farm for a
weeks stay.
Miss Ellen Miller. who has been
spending the past five weeks at Val
ley View farm returned Tuesday to
her home in Deeried, Mass.
Mrs. Frank Mcdonald and two chill.
dren, who have been spending the
summer at their cottage here returned
Friday to their home in Chester, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. William r. Young and
chauffeur, also Mr.. and Mrs. j. l..
Moon motored to Montreal, Ca, Sun
day where they will spend few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erwin Roberts and
daughter, Charlotte, spent a portion
Of last week at Lake St Catherine
with Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Williams.
Mr. and Mrs. H. NJ. Dawson and two
children, who have been spending the
summer at Kewayden cottage return
ed to their home in Brooklyn, n. Y,
Friday.
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ARMY Of INVADING
RUMAhIANS
SHATTERED
IO'Ce of Is or 16 Divisions CON-
pletely Routed
SlAvS WORRY MkCKLNSEM
Russians Continue to Garry on Sue
cessfu Offensive in
Pennsylvania.

Sofia, Oct. 5.-Between 10 and 16
divisions composing the Rumanian
army which crossed the Danube into
Bulgaria were completely shattered in
the collapse of the invaders. This
force comprised about $4,000 men, the
war office announced today. The
number of Rumanian prisoners captur-
ed is not known but the Bulgarians
took a large quantity of war material
The Russo-Rumanian attack on
Mackensens line across Dobrudja,
however, according to dispatches con
tinues to make progress in the center
and on the left, where 1000 men and
seven guns have been captured. In
Pennsylvania, too, the Rumanians are
pushing a successful offensive and
have taken 1000 prisoners. The Ger
man report shows that the Rumanian
army which was defeated at Hermann
stadt has rallied and is in action
again
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TRIED TO BRIGHTEN HER LOVER
schenectady Girl Killed by swaIIing
Poison Tablet.

Albany, Oct. 5.-F'rances Sullivan,
% years old, died in the Ellis hospital,
Schenectady yesterday morning, after
swallowing poison tablets which she
had placed in her mouth to frighten a
young man with whom she had quar-
relied. The young woman would not
tell the authorities who he was. She
said she did not intend to swallow any
OF the tablets.
The young woman went to the office
of DR.. William l.. Fodder, coronet's
physician, at about $3.50 o'clock Tues
day night and complained that her
mouth burned. She asked the physi-
clan for something to relieve the pain
While she was in the Office the woman
told DR.. Fodder she had quarreled with
a young man, and might have swallow
ed one or more OF the tablets she had
put in her mouth, although she was
not certain.
Dr. Fodder said the woman told
him she expected to go to the home Of
girl friend, and he told her to call
him If she believed the poison was TAX
ing effect.
Early yesterday morning the police
were notified that the young woman
was i'll, and she was removed to the
hospital. \ stomach pump was used
but she did not regain consciousness.
Several poison tablets were found
in her room.
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elaek FridaYs.

In England the term Black Friday
was first applied 10 Dec. @, 1Ti5, the
day on which news reached London
that the prctcpder, Charles Edward
hpd reached Derby Again on May II,
1866, when the failure Of Il large Eng
lish discounting institution brought on
most disastrous panic, the day was
called Black Friday. On the day Of
the suspension the Bank Of England
raised the rate of discount 9 Per cent
Wild speculation in gold in New York
and other cities eliminated i'm none.
tary crash on Sept. 1G. 1879, that swept
thousands of firms and individuals into
financial ruin and caused 4 commercial
depression that extended Into the eight
les OF the last century; hence the origin
of the term Black Friday in the United
STATES
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BRITAIN IN NEED
OF MORE MEN TO
CONTINUE WAR
Gen. Robertson Says Entire Nation
Must Serve
WOMEN MUST SHARE BURDEN
Male Employees in Government Posi-
tions to Be Displaced to Put
Men in Ranks.

London. Oct. 5.-Gen Sir William
Robertson, chief of the British imper-
ial staff at army headquarters said
yesterday in speech at Balderby, Lin
colnshire, that, While the allies were
winning the war slowly but surely, he
wished to impress upon his hearers
the necessity OF producing more men
for the army and munitions factories.
In this connection, he said, he had a
serious word of warning to give. I'VE
are not justified in expecting to win
the war" he said "unles the service
of every man and woman in the coun-
try is utilized to the fullest extent"
I'VE must be under no delusion, y
he continIed. "as 10 the end or prob
able duration of this great struggle,
We must be prepared to continue for
a time which cannot at present be
estimated. In fact we must be pre-
pared for the worst while we hope
for the best We have adopted in
theory the principle of national sery-
ice. We must see that we put it into
practice because we want more men.
and we want them now, and eventual
ly we shall want all who can be
spared
Great Britain is in urgent need Of
men for her armies and also for her
munitions factories, according to a
statement to this effect given out
yesterday by the man power distribu-
tion board, recently appointed to comb
out men eligible for military service
in the United Kingdom who have not
yet been enrolled in the army.
The board has under consideration
the extended use of women and OF
men over the military age and also the
release of men of military age now EN-
plCyed in government Offices This is
the only means the board SAYS, where
by extension of the age for compulsory
service can be avoided
No official figures have been given
recently as to the number of men
serving with the British army On
May 25 King George in signing the
military service bill placed the NUN
ber raised up to that time at 5,O41,-
GOO In July. August and September
the British casualties were 307 ,l69.
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MANCHESTER

The Mary Frances sewing club will
meet Friday afternoon at $50 with
Miss Helen Brewster.
The Womens Missionary circle
will meet Tuesday. Oct. 10. with Mrs
Burleson at the Depot.
H. p. Wheadon OF Arlington and
Miss Hazel Wheadon went to Bond
Vile on Wednesday,
Mrs. E. b. Smith is spending a few
days with friends in Dorset.
Regular services in the Baptist
church next Sunday morning and even
ine.
The Service club of the Baptist
church will meet Friday afternoon
with Mrs. r. l. Batchelder.
Rev. Joseph Brown is spending a
few days in Schenectady.
Miss Cheney is spending few days
in Rutland, attending the wedding OF
& friend.
At the evening service in the Bap-
the state convention held at Chester
will be read.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wilson of Rut.
land were A. town calling on William
Wilson, who is i'll and does not i'm
prove as rapidly as his many friends
wish he might.
Louis Towsley is very i'll at his
home in Manchester.
The body of Mr.. Farmer, who died
in Rutland Sunday were brought to
Manchester and laid to rest in Del
wood cemetery Tuesday.
The principal of the North Benning.
ton high school is fortunate in seepr-
ing Miss Winnie Brush of Manchester
as an instructor of music in the
school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bowen were in Dorset
last Thursday TO attend the funeral
of Mr.. Bowens father.
Mrs. A. f. Smith, who has been Wis
iting in Rupert returned home Sunday.
Miss Estella Taylor is visiting
friends in Brattleboro.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Reed were in
Brattleboro recently.
John Fariman has moved from the
rooms in James Hasley's house to
Manchester in Mrs. Mary Ways.
MIR. and Mrs. David Hasley and Ed
ward Hasley who have been spending
the summer in town, returned to New
York last week ,H
Charles Bond who has been out OF
town several days, has returned.
Miss Laura Towsley who has been
visiting in Barnumyil le,has returned.
Mrs. Cressey Lugene is spendin =
few days in Granville.
Mrs. Hattie Hiliard of Rutland was
recent guest Of riends in town.
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6oNDVlLLE

Mr.. and Mrs. II. c. Williams attend
ed the fair at Greenfield, Wednesday.
Mason Jones and w. d. Howard
caught d bear in their trap at Stratton
Sunday.
Rev. and Mrs. Percival Hewitt and
children returned from Claremont
Junction Thursday of last week
Mrs. Earl Lackey, who has been
very i'll the past week. is improving.
Her mother returned home Saturday.
An automobile party consisting of
Mr.. and Mrs. b. A. Cushman, Alden
Cushman, Miss Hope Cushman and
Miss Evelyn Folks of Yonkers, N Y,
and the Misses Ruth and Mabel Cush-
man of New York city who are at Sun.
derland, were in town last week visit
ing relatives. rni nu
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P0RS0N'S WEAKNESS.
The Drink He Got From Mrs. Hopp-
ner's Private Bottle.

Utf
In Samuel Rogers and His Circle"
is this anecdote about Richard Person,
the famous classical scholar and pro-
fessor of Greek:
When Hoppner, the painter, was re-
siding in cottage a few miles from
London, porson one afternoon sudden
ly arrived there. Hoppner said that
he could not offer him dinner, as Mrs.
II. had gone to town and had carried
with her the key of the closet which
contained the wine. Person declared,
however. that he would be content
with n mutton chop and beer from the
next ale house and accordingly stayed
to dine.
During the evening Person said, 81
am quite certain that Mrs. Hoppner
keeps some nice bottle for her private
drinking in her own bedroom, so pray
try if you can lay your hands on IT,"
His host assured him that Mrs. II. had
no such secret stores; but. Porson in
sisting that search should he made,
bottle was at last discovered in the
ladys apartment, TO the surprise of
Hoppner and the joy of Porson who
soon finished its contents. pronouncing
il 70 be the best gin he had tasted for
long time.
Next day Hoppner. somewhat out of
temper, Informed his wife that porson
had drunk every drop of her concealed
dram. Drunk every drop of it, cried
she. Heaven above it was spirits Of
wine for the lamp" .i
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PROGRESS AT THE soMME
British Official Statement Sums Up
Allies ACCOMPLISHMENT.

London, Oct. 5.-An. official state
ment issued yesterday gives details of
! the fighting on the Somme front after
| the advance OF September 10, describ-
ing the capture of villages including
Combles, Gueudecourt and Thiepval,
and proceeds: These victories
brought our front line at more than
one point within a mile OF the Ger
man fourth position west of the Ba-
paume-Transloy road"
The statement continues: THE en-
emy has fought stubbornly to check
our advance, and since September Is
seven new divisions have been
brought against us and five against
the French. The severe and pro-
longed struggle demanded on the part
of our troops very great determina-
tion and courage.
"At the end Of September the situa-
ton may be summarized as follows.
Since the opening OF the battle on
July l. we have taken 26,7S5 prisoners
and engaged 3S German divisions, of
which 29 about $4,000 mem have
been withdrawn exhausted or broken
We hold the half-moon upland south
OF the Ancre, occupy every hight of
importance, and so have direct obser-
vation ground to the east and north
east. The enemy has fallen back upon
a fourth line behind a low ridge Just
west of the -Transloy road
THE importance of the three
months offensive is not to be judged
by the distance advanced or the num-
Der of enemy trench lines taken. 1t
must be looked for in the effect upon
the enemy's strength in numbers. ma
terial and morale. The enemy has
used up his reserves in repated, cost
ly and unsuccessful counter-attacks
without causing our allies or our
selves to relax our steady, methodical
pressure,
In this action forces from every
part Of the British empire and Brit
ish island have been engaged All
behaved with the discipline and reso
luton OF veterans Our aircraft have
shown in the highest degree the spirit
of the offensive. They have patroled
regularly far behind the enemy's lines
and have fought many battles in the
air with hostile machines and many
with enemy troops on the ground
For every machine that succeeds in
crossing our front it is safe to say
200 British machines cross the en-
emy's 'front.'
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JUMPED TO HIS DEATH
North Adams Actor Committed Suicide
Wednesday

Marshall Murray, of North Adams,
a brother of Ernest Murray, pianist in
the Harte Theatre, committed suicide
Wednesday afternoon by jumping
through a third story window at the
home of his parent, on Union street,
North Adams. He landed on the pave
ment below and died within few min
utes.
The deceased had been connected
9TH the Marcus Musical Comedy Co.
now playing here, for years, but had
been at his home since the first of
September. Since then, he had been
observed acting queerly, having tried
on the day of his death to burn his
hair with matches. He is survived
by his parents and nine brothers and
sisters.
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The Dorcas society met Tuesday
with Mrs. James Davis. Miss Sally
Cleghorn gave a talk to all present.
Mrs. A. f. Sweet of Bennington was
in town Tuesday.
Walter Bamford, who has been
spending the summer with his parents.
Rev. and Mrs. W. H. Bamford, has re-
turned to Tibbitts school in Hoosick.
Arthur Moffltt was In Granville re-
Gently.
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Card of Thanks

We wish to express our heartfelt
gratitude to friends and neighbors
for their kindness and sympathy at
this time of bereavement. We tender
sincerest thanks to friends for person
al gifts of flowers also to Mt. Anthony
Chapter No. l, Order Eastern Star, G.
A. Custer 9th Corps Post, w r. C. 9Th
Corps and Bennington Grange for
their beautiful floral offerings.
Mrs. BENJAMIN j. Brooks,
Mr.. and Mrs w. b. Voorhis.