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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-16
Good Homes Exposition.

Tonight will be the closing evening
of the Good Homes Exposition and
Food Fair, which began Tuesday morn
ing in the drill shed of the Aruory. 1t
is being held under the direction of
the Housewives League committee of
the Bellows Falls Woman s club, and
the proceeds will go toward the dis
trict nurse fund, work which is car
ried on by the Woman s club. Local
merchants and societies and manufac-
turers of national reputation have
booths at the exposition and their
goods are on display. Speakers from
out of town have given addresses of
interest to women and the evening en-
tertainments have consisted of voca
numbers by local singers and of music
by the Bellows Falls band. This is the
third annual affair of its kind held by
the Woman 8 club. The attendance
has been large.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-16
EAST DEERFIELD HoLDUP.
Real Masked Robber Gets Away With
Loaded Slot Machine.

GREENFIELD, Mass, Nov. Is. - A
quite matter of fact holdup at the West
End lunch in East Deerfield early YES
terday morning was reported by John
{. Dougherty, the proprietor The prop
erty taken was q slot machine a1d its
contents, estimated at from $50 to 500
The robbery was effected with very lit
tie disturbance. Night Chef Felch was
alone in the restaurant at | O'Clock
yesterday morning. He was busy at
he rear of the room whene he heard
some one enter Without turning, he
finished what he was doing. When he
did turn he was just II time to see
stranger disappear through the door
with the vending machine under his
arm. The chef hurried to the door,
only to be confronted by handker-
chief-covered face and the shiny end of
a revolver. He was invited to walk
back into the lunchroom and accepted
the invitation. The holdup man. the
machine and its small change contents
are all still at large. A similar ma
chine disappeared at another East
Deerfeld lunchroom recently, but at
that time the thief made his getaway
without being seen.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-16
BROOKLINE.

Mrs. Frank Potwine was at Don
Boutelle S in Townshend several days
last week
The lumber for William Simmons IS
"ready cut' house came Saturday and
G. NJ. Allbee, G. E. Ware, George Os-
good, Glenn Howe and James Brown
each took their teams and helped him
draw it over from the station.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Wellman attend
ed the funeral of his cousin, Mrs. Helen
Boutelle, in Townshend last week. His
aunt, Mrs. Mary Waitman, of Brattle-
boro, came home with them for a short
visit
Rev and Mrs. Lawrence, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. II. Allbee, Arthur Cutler and
Walter Columbus of Townshend, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Dewitt of Newfane
Hubert Stebbins, Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred
Stebbins of Brattleboro, attended the
harvest supper Friday night.
There will be preaching services in
the Baptist church both morning and
evening next Sunday, Nov. 10. The
morning services will begin at II
clock, the preacher being Rev. San,
ford K. Meek, now pastor at West
Topsham and East Orange. Everyone
is cordially invited to hear him.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-16
MAPLE GAVEL OF
HISTORICAL VALUE
From Tree Planted by Senator Morrill,
and Presented at Convention of
Agricultural Colleges.

An interesting episode in the open
ing exercises of the convention Of the
Association of American Agricultural
colleges and experiment stations at
Washington, D. c., yesterday was the
presentation of gavel made from the
wood of sugar maple tree planted
many years ago on his lawn at Stat
ford by the late Senator Justin S.
Morrill,.
This gavel was made from a limb
OF the tree which was wrested apart
III storm in September, 1915, the
wood being selected by Dean j w. Vo-
tey of the college of engineering of
the University Of Vermont. The gavel
was shaped in the college shops and
suitably inscribed as to its origin. It
was presented in behalf of the Uni
versity of Vermont by Dean j. L. Hills
who for the last II years has been sec.
retary treasurer of the association.
1t will be remembered that Senator
Morrill, was the father of the state
universities and Land Grant colleges
of the country, and that the original
enactment in 1862 which founded these
institutions was the product of his
brain, and on every state college cam.
pus the country over his name is hon
ored
1t is certainly very fitting that this
central organization should possess this
historical gavel.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-16
BELLOWS FALLS.
Handsome Memorial Windows.

Two handsome stained glass memor-
lal windows have been placed in the
congregational church, ole by Fred c.
Hildreth and the other by the Wom-
an s association. Mr. Hildreth's win
dow is in memory Of his mother and
sister, Harriet A. Hildreth, and Hat
tie A. Hiidreth. The general color hue
is light tone. The Woman s associa-
tion wiadow IS in colored glass of va
rious hues and is beautiful color COM
bination. 1t shows ivory columns
about which are intertwined grape
vines bearing ripe purple fruit. In
the distance are seen mountains and
plains, with river winding through
At the top of the window appears ~
am the vine and we are the branch
es.' At the bottom is the following
Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may
rest from their labors; and their works
do follow them. Rev xiv. l2.' This
window is in memory OF those who
have departed to the higher life.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-16
MEETING MONDAY IN
INTEREST OF SCOUTS
Plan Under Way to Put Bow Scout
Movement in Brattleboro On More
Substantial and Useful Basis.

A meeting will be held Monday even
ing IN the choir room of st. Michael g
Episcopal church of all men in BrattIe
boro who are interested or will interest
themselves in the Boy Scout movement.
In the meeting of the Brattleboro
Ministerial union Monday morning
Rev. D. f. Trout of the Cniversahst
church and Rev. J. Fredrik Virgin of
the Episcopal church were appointed a
committee to try and coordinate the
varied Scout interests of the town and
organize q Scout council.
Invitations have been extended To a
number of men prominent IN town to
be present and aid in putting the Scout
movement in Brattleboro on a substan-
tial and useful basis. There are Scout
troops connected with several of the
churches, but these separate organiza-
tions are small and there is lacking the
interest that would be established i
they were organized in one large body
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-16
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

The banns of marriage were pub
lished Sunday in st. Michael s Roman
Catholic church between Thomas EN-
met Long and Miss Mary Catherine
Q Neil, both OF Brattleboro.
State Councillor w. H. Jefferv of
East Burke was present last evening
at the regular meeting of the Junior
Order of United American Mechanics
and gave short address. Several mem
bers from Putney also were present.
Robert Edeson, the well known ac.
tor, and his company arrived in Brat
tleboro on the / clock train today
from Holyoke, Mass, to present the
drama, His Brother s Keeper, in the
Auditorium tonight. From here they
will go to Springfield, Worcester and
Boston. There is likely to be large
audience tonight
The fuse blowing episodes of Mon
day and Tuesday afternoons reported
IN The Reformer as affecting the east
side of Main street it appears was re
stficted to the American building and
the annex thereto The fuse blown both
days We're those in the American build
ing and plunged only that building in,
to darkness instead of the entire east
side of Main street.
Charles S. Wilkins, who has had
much experience in the meat business
will open his public market at u High
street, the quarters formerly occupied
by the American express office, Satur-
day. The room has been finished in
white enamel a1d is equipped with nu-
.nerous eonvenienees for conducting q
meat business, including modern cold
storage plant of considerable proper.
tions. The new store will be known as
the Public Market and will be conduct.
ed on strictly cash basis. Vegetables
and canned goods will be carried in
stock as we'll as western and native
meats
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-16
ILLEGAL KILLING
OF DEER CHARGED
Ernest Parmenter OF Guilford Before
Judge Barber This Afternoon
Jury Trial TO Be Held

Ernest Parmenter of Guilford was
brought before Judge Frank Z. Barber
in the municipal court this afternoon
by Deputy Sheriff Frank l.. Wellman,
charged by State's Attorney O. B.
Hughes with killing deer out of sea
son. Attorney A. F. Schwenk entered
Il plea of not guilty for the respondent
and bail was fixed at $3.50 for trial be-
fore a jury at date to be determined
later.
Deputy Sheriff Wellman was notified
yesterday that a hunter had come upon
the carcass of buck and the carcass of
a doe, both of which had been dressed
and had been dead, the officer s inform
ant believed, two or three DAYS.
About midnight the deputy sheriff
obtained from the state S attorney three
search warrants and with Officer Charles
Wood left early this morning for that
section of Guilford near the Massa-
chusetts line.
1t is claimed that the officer found
the careasses a short distance from the
home of Parmenter and that search
of the house revealed what the officers
considered to be sufficient evidence to
warrant making an arrest. Parmenter
IS said to live alone on q small farm and
to spend much time in trapping and
hunting.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-16
Shrapnel Makers Released.

As work on making shrapnel has
about finished at the plant of the Yer
mont Farm Machine company many
men have been released from the com
pany s employment New work has
been begun on making high-powered
explosive shells for the Canadian Car
& Foundry company, under a sub-con.
tract from the Russian government
This work has just begun, and it is un.
derstood that later some of the helm
who have left will return to work.
Those who have gone are mainly un.
married men who were working in the
night shift.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-16

PARIS, Nov. lG. - French and Rus
sian troops from the Macedonian front
are now within four miles of Monastir,
it was announced officially. The war
office says the pursuit Of defeated Bul-
garians continues.
On the eastern end of the line British
troops have again assumed the often
sive, defeating the Bulgarians in the
region of the river Struma and cap
turing the village Of Karakasha.
During the night the BuIgarians aban-
doned their principal position west of
the Cena river. The French and Serbi-
ans took 400 prisoners and made prog
ress toward Yareshok in the Cerna bend
west of Monastir. South of Monastir
the French and Russians are reported to
be making substantial progress. 1t is
in this region to the north of kcnali
that they have advanced to within -four
miles Of Monastir. ... u..F#.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-16
PERSONAL.

Thomas Lynch is i'll in his home ON
Elliot street.
n. D. Clawson and A V. D. Piper
are spending several days in Newfane
hunting deer.
Mrs. S. w. Hescock and daughter.
Isaphine, of Greenfield have returned
home, after a week S visit with her
mother, Mrs. J. NJ. Alger of Reed street.
Mrs. w. F. Mixer of Western avenue
has returned from Readsboro, where
she had spent week with her cousin.
Mrs. L. D. Blanchard. Mrs. Blanchard
recently underwent a serious operation.
Eloise Twiss, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. f. c. Twiss of 9 Harris place, OBJ
served her third birthday anniversary
in her home yesterday. She enjoyed a
birthday cake with three candles,
which was cut for supper.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-16
MRS. FLAGLER WEDS.
Widow With S70,o0O0o0 Marries
Friend of % Years.

NEW YORK, Nov. 16.-Mrs. Mary
Lily Flagler, widow of Henry NJ. Flag
Ter, one of the organizers of the Stand
ard oil company, was married in this
city yesterday to former Judge Robert
Worth Bingham of Louisville, Ky. The
wedding took place at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Pembroke Jones, Rev DIR.
George Morgan Ward, rector of the
Flagler chapel at Palm Beach, officiat-
ed. Only members of the immediate
family attended.
The engagement of the couple was
announced at New York the 5th and
was the result of a friendship of more
than 20-years standing renewed at q
house party last year They first met
at commencement exercises at the
University of Virginia 23 years ago.
Mrs. Flagler inherited an estate from
her first husband estimated as high
as $40 100000.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-16
PUBLIC DANGER
BEING REMOVED
Now Owners of o. j. Pratt Building
Remodeling Roof So as to Prevent
Snow and Ice Dropping.

The new owners of the o. j. Pratt
building are having changes made 10
the roof of the building that will bring
heartfelt thanks from ali residents of
the town. A straight front is being
built ~ past the mansard roof. aaL the
roof will be pitched back short dis
tance and a gutter made to carry the
water down through the building in
stead of permitting water, snow and
icieles TO drip and fall down on to the
sidewalk
1t has been necessary every winter
to shovel snow off the roof. roping off
the sidewalk in front of the building
after each storm, in order 10 prevent
the snow from sliding off the root and
possible injuring pedestrians.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-16
Burning Village AS It Falls
Back i'm the Province
of DObrudja
BERLIN MAKES DENIAL
OF RUMANIAN CLAIM

In Macedonia the Entente Allies Are
Winning Further Successes and the
City Of Monastir Is Almost Within
Their Grasp.
Field Marshal Won Maekcnsen s army
in the Rumanian province of Dobrudla
is in retreat, the Petrograd war Office
announced today, burning villages as it
falls back. Bucharest reported q further
advance yesterday toward the important
CernGvoda Constanza railroad which
the Teutonic allies captured in their
drive. Berlin today entered a denial of
the Rumanian claim. Fighting in the
Sommc region of northern France shows
little diminution i'm intensity.
The invasion Of Rumania is continu-
ing successfully, Berlin announces, al
though increasing resistance apparent
ly is being encountered along the Wal
lachian border. Nevertheless progress
is claimed for the Tcutonic forces with
the capture of more than l, POO prison
crs. In Macedonia the entente allies
are winning further successes in their
campaign for Monastir.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-16
RAILROADS UNITE
IN GENERAL ATTACK
Will Fight the Eight Hour Law. Which
1t is Estimated, Will Cost Them
S50,000,OOO.

NEW YORK, Nov 16.-The railroads
OF the United States have begun in earnes,
their tight TO wipe the Adamson eight -hour
law off the statute books and the federal
department of justice has perfected an
organization to meet in court the legal
forces OF the transportation companies
Large railway systems in various parts
OF the country filed injunction suits in the
federal courts yesterday, using in their
actions identical avenues of attack upon
the constltutionality of the eirht-ho,r Law
passed by congress at the instioation OF
President Wilson TO avert national rail
way strike called by the four bic railway
brotherhoods TO take place the first oi
last September
Suits attacking the law were filed last
week by these roads: Union Pacific. Santa
re, st, Paul, Rock Island, Chicago & East.
crn, Chicago Great Western, Burlinc
ton, Louisville & Nashville, Missouri Pa.
cifc, and the Illinois Central. Suits were
brought yesterday by several large eastern
roads and by the Hill systems.
1t is considered probable that one 0,
more elght-hour suits as test cases, vii
be rushed through the lower courts and
to the United States supreme court st
that there MAJ be a decision by Jan
the date set for the law to become effec
tive
The railroads have estimated that il
would cost them S50,0000O0 a year to Civ,
the members Of the four brotherhoods the
eight-hour day, and they are by no mean,
assured that other workers, such as teleg
raphers and switchmen. will not try t,
come in under its benefits, thus increasin,
the cost still further
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-16
NOT TO REQUIRE
BAGGAGE VALUATION
Boston & Maine Railroad Issues Orders
CanCehng Present Regulation AT
ter December l.

The Boston & Maine railroad has issued
orders that after December l declaration
OF the value OF baggage or property trans
ported in baggage ears of the road will
not be required unless desired.
On June /, 1918, the road, in common
with others in the East, issued orders re-
quiring that the owner or shipper of each
piece OF baggage for interstate traffic
should declare its value before checking it.
This has caused much delay at the bag
gage rooms and the change will be wei
coined by travelling public and railroad
employees alike.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-16
EXPLOSION WRECKED
AMMUNITION SHIP
Caused the Death of $50 Persons and the
Wounding of $50 Others at
ArchangeI.

LONDON, Nov. 16. - \ Stockholm
newspaper says that some days ago an
explosion occurred on board the Rus
sian ammunition steamer Baron Drece-
nj at the Russian seaport of Archangel,
causing the death of $50 persons and
the womding of $50 others, according
20 dispatches from the Swedish capital
to the Exchange Telegraph company.
The Baron Dreceni and another steam
er, the despatch adds, We're destroyed.
Several buildings near the harbor and
two barracks were set ON fire and
burned down.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-16
Diverts Few Bushels From
Employer and Lands
in Court
SETTLES WITH BOTH
OWNER AND STATE
Brattleboro Man Fined SIS and Costs
for Disturbing Peace in Halifax, and
Halifax Man Pays Fine for Intoxi-

From a roll of 800 Arthur Dorset
of Jamaica paid in the municipal court
yesterday afternoon $42.s0 as a penal
tv for having attempted to reduce the
high cost of living in manner and
by method not in accordance with
the law. Of the amount paid S25 was in
the nature of fine and $3.50 were
taxed as costs.
1t appeared from the evidence that
Dorset had been engaged by Edward
Rawson to dig from mother earth that
almost priceless article of food known
in less expensive days as Murphies.
For this labor Dorset was to receive,
and it is claimed did receive, 50 q day.
Nothing was said, it was claimed.
about allowing him to select from the
fruits of his labor with the potato dig
ger the largest and most symmetrical
of the spuds and reserve them for his
own use.
As It panned out, he reserved six
bushels, or thereabouts, but was de-
teeted and his employer confronted him
with the facts. Dorset paid Rawson for
the potatoes which he had segregated.
the amount being around S25 it is un-
derstood and he supposed the matter
was ended until he was arrested. On
his way to Brattleboro to appear in
court he drew from the Jamaica Saw
lngs bank 500 that he might be pre-
pared for an emergency. The amount
required by Judge Frank E Barber
brought the expense of the potatoes
| up to more than $40 bushel.
Frank Edwards of Brattleboro. who
IS employed in Halifax, also appeared
before the court yesterday afternoon.
| He was charged with breach of the
| peace IN the town of Halifax, residents
| thereof claiming to the states officials
that Edwards and others had been
| making Sundays hideous with brawls.
Edwards claimed that the only thing
he did Sunday that might have dis.
turbed the peace of Halifax was to go
| to church there, but the court inclined
enough against his version to assess
him SIS with costs of $3.50. Edwards
arranged to pay.
| Paul Hosley Of Halifax pleaded
guilty to a charge of intoxication. said
to have been one of the several cases of
the Sunday epidemic caused by Shell
| burne Falls firewater, and he arranged
! for the payment of a fine of S. aud at
| tendant costs.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-16
CABRERA MAY OBJECT.
Not Present When His Associates Ap-
proved Border Control Plan.

ATLANTIC CITY, Nov. 16.-Inter-
est in the session of the Mexican Amer
lean Joint commission was today in
learning what would be the attitude Of
Luis Cabrera, chairman of the Mexi-
can commission. During his absence at
Philadelphia the other Mexican repre-
scntatives virtually agreed with the
American commission on the essential
points Of plan of border control. They
express confidence of the support of
Mr. Cabrera, notwithstanding the OPP
position offered by him OH Tuesday the
last time he appeared in conference
Their optimism, however, was not
shared by all those in touch with the
conference early today
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-16
COL. ] p. BRADLEY
NOT A CANDIDATE
Declines to Run for the Position Of Com,
mander-in- Chief of the
Grand Army.

BOSTON, Nov. l6--Col. J. Paysoa
Bradley of this city today announced
the withdrawal of his candidacy for
commander-in-c chief Of the Grand Army
of Republic. His name had been put
out forward by New England veterans
at the last annual encampment at Kan
sas City as their choice for the post
next year. In statement explaining
his withdrawal Col Bradley said that
as the national eneampment would be
held in this city he thought it unfair
to ask delegates to vote for Massa-
chusetts man for the highest Office in
the order.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-16
AUTHOR OF QUO VADIs.
Death in Switzerland of Henry Sien-
kiewicz, Polish Novelist.

NEW YORK, Nov. l6.-Henry Sien-
kiewicz, the Polish novelist, best
known IN this country as the author of
Quo Vadis, is dead at Vevey, Switzer-
land, according to cable despatch re-
ceived here today by the Polish vic
tim 5 relief committee. Sienkiewic7
had devoted much Of his time recently
to Polish relief work and had been in
frequent communication since the Euro
pcan war began with a committee here
and with the National American Red
Cross. The message said the novelist
died suddenly in Neycv hotel yester-
day
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-16
MISTAKEN FOR A DEER.
Clarence Campbell Killed Near Rox-
bury, Maine Yesterday.

ROXBURY, Me-, Nov. 16.-Clarence
Campbell of Worthley Mills, while hunt
ing here yesterday with Charles Dane
was accidentally shot by Harry Mars
ton of Mexico, Me-, who mistook hin
for deer.
The charge entered Campbell's s side
and he lived only five minutes. Dane
and Marston hurriedly summoned aid
but to no avail. DR.. w. 7. Rowe OF
Rumford, medical examiner, was called
The body was brought out of the woods
late i'll the afternoon
Mr.. Campbell was 40 and leaves 6
wife and two young children.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-16

. Ell PASO, Texas, Nov. 16.-Francis-
60 Villa referred to Americans as
white Chinese at Parral when he
entered the town at the head of his
troops following its evacuation by Gen.
Luis Herrera, declared Mexican refu-
gee from Parral who came to the Dor.
der disguised as a peon. In a speech
to the people of Parral Villa said he
intended TO kill ali Chinese and "white
Chinese, meaning Americans, the
refugee reported. Three Chinese were
said to have been killed there by Villa
bandits. Villa also announced inten-
tion to 90 to Chihuahua City and cap
ture it from the Carranza troops the
refugees said.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-11-16
DENIAL BY GERMANS.
Submarine Did Not Fire Upon Rowan
more's Life Boats.

BERLIN, Nov. l6, by wirclcss.-As-
scrtion that the German submarine
which sank the British ship Rowan
more, on which there were several
Americans, fired upon life boats con.
tanning members of the crew are dis
missed as utterly false in the report of
the commander of the submarine. Fur.
ther details of which became known to-
day. On the contrary, it is said, the
men on the Rowanmore owe their lives
to the precautions taken by the Ger
mans.