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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-20

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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-05
ATTACKED BY DOGS.
MRS. Anna M. Hale, Elderly Woman of
Athol, Severely Bitten.

Mrs. Anna NJ. Hale of Athol, Mass,
was severely bitten by two dogs Mon
day. Mrs, Hale, who is an elder
ly woman, left her house in SO Union
square to do an errand. She had gone
but short distance when two dogs
brushed against her. AS she attempt
ed to ward them off, both attacked her
One jumped for her throat. She put
her hand up to push the dog away, and
in consequence received a deep bite in
her right arm. She fell to the ground
and was again attacked by the animals,
receiving painful decorations on both
legs.
A driver of grocery wagon, whom
the police have been unable to locate,
drove the dogs off before Mrs. Hale
was further injured. She was taken to
her home aud the wounds dressed by
DR.. w. G. Edgar. She is now under
the care of a nurse. The matter was re-
ported to the police and Dog Officer FL
mon G. Hatch went ON the trail of the
dogs. The dogs were said to be owned
by Fay Gates and John Duto. Mr..
Gates shot his dog and Officer Hatch
killed the other.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-05
new MILEAGE PLAN
One Book from East Mortified
to White River Junction
Effective June Announcement Will
Bring Joy to Hearts of Travellers -
West River Road Not Included.

Announcements just promulgated by the
Central Vermont railroad will bring Joy to
the hearts of travellers through this Sec
ton. The old necessity for having two
sets of mleages in travelling over the con-
Meeting lines of the Boston & Maine and
Central Vermont railroads between East
Mortified, Mass, and White River June
ton is to be done away with after May 81.
On and after June ! it will be possible
to travel from New York with New
York, New Haven & Hartford railroad
l000-mile mileage book over that com
pany's line, the Boston & Maine and the
Central Vermont as far north as White
River Junction. A l00O-mie Boston &
Maine mileage will be good over the same
route and for tho same distance.
Take for example the Boston & Maine
train was due here from the south at 5.45
O'Clock every afternoon. This comes into
Brattleboro over the Central Vermont
tracks from East Mortified and Boston &
Maine mileage is not good for the IL miles
from East Mortified to Brattleboro. On
and after June it will be possible to pre-.
sent for passage and have accepted be.
tween those points any one of the following
mileage books: l000mile New York, New
Haven & Hartford, l000mile Boston &
Maine, 500-mile Central Vermont, 50O-mile
st. Johnsbury G. Lake Champlain, or 500
mile Montpelier & Wells River.
Boston & Maine mileage will not be good
on the West River branch or south Of
East Mortified on the Central Vermont
On the $50 O'Clock train south in the
morning Boston g. Maine mieages have not
been good as the train is the one south
bound Boston & Maine train that goes ovel
the Central Vermont tracks to East North
field, but after June Boston & Maine
mileages will be good on that train.
Not only will this save lot of trouble
for passengers and conductors between
these points, but as this interchange o
mileage is to be good as far north as Whit,
River Junction it clarifies the situation
north of Brattleboro.
From Brattleboro TO Windsor is Bostor
" Maine trackage, and it is Central Yer
mont trackage from Windsor to Whit,
River Junction. Where it has been neces
sary to have both mileages to cover th
territory in the past, either Boston &
Maine or Central Vermont will be good
as well as the others mentioned, although
the others are not so generally used in Thu
| territory.
An order to conductors on the Yves
River branch now in effect concerns thu
sale of cash fares from West Dummerstol
station where no agent is maintained
Conductors will collect the regular tickle
fare of 90 cents and give receipt checl
which will not be redeemable, instead o
collecting 80 cents and giving rebate sill,
good for 10 cents
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-05
BLUE BELL DANCE.
Telephone Employees Entertained LARGE
Assembly Handsome Decorations
and Pleasing Concert.

The fourth annual ball of the tele.
phone employees of Brattleboro. held
Wednesday evening in Festival hall.
was q delightful party. While the at,
tendance was about as large as it has
been at any of the annual events bv
the "Girls, ~ larger proportion than
usual Of those who attended 2artic.
ipated in the dancing.
Blue and white, the colors used bv
the decorating committee, were dis.
played very effectively. From the cen
ter of the ceiling was suspended n
huge electrically lighted blue bell. the
symbol of the telephone company. From
this radiated to the sides of the bal
cony twisted streamers of alternate
blue and white.
The stage decorations were espc.
cialiy effective. Across the bottom of
a wide arch of blue, ribbed with
white, was a balustrade. From
the wall at the rear extended twisted
blue and white strips at intervals of a
few inches, giving the effect of can
opy. Electrically lighted japanese
lanterns hung across the rear of the
stage, and at the ends were pillars en-
twined with blue and white strips.
In the southwest corner of the room
was cosy corner and in the north
west corner was a booth of blue and
white, where punch was served during
the evening.
Leitsinger' IS orchestra, C. NJ. Dugan,
director, gave the following very pleas
ing program from 8 to 9 o'clock:
March, The Vanguard, Bagley; over
ture, Raymond, Thomas; The Perfect
Day trumpet and bells), Bond,
Messrs. Morse and Brasor; selection,
The Only Girl, Herbert; The Cavalry
Charge Descriptive, Luders; Remick IS
hits, Lampe.
Dancing was enjoyed from Q to I
clock and the floor was used in
each dance to the limit of comfort for
those engaged in the pleasure. Numer-
ius guests from out Of town were pres
emit.
The general committee in charge was
II. c. Shaw and Miss Lucy E. Wal
bridge. The decorating was in charge
of E. T. Foley, R. j. Eldridge. Miss
Florence Holton. Miss Lena Coombs
and Alfred Darling.
Caterer Ausin E. Miller served ice
cream during the evening.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-05
The Great Methodist Conference.
(Springfield Republican,

While the interest of the average
Methodist centers more in the local
conference which determines his next
minister than in the greater gathering
of Methodist Episcopal clergymen and
laymen known as the general confer
ence, there is a more inclusive inter
est in the quadrennial body which leg
islates for a religious denomination
with 100000 members. This assem-
blage of over 500 delegates with 81
bishops has begun to do business in the
great convention hall at Saratoga
Springs. There are 1873 annual confer
ences represented in the gathering in
proportion to their membership of min
listers, and the number of laymen is
equal to that of the clerical represen-
tatives This lay representation has
been allowed since 1872, when it was
won after long contest at the confer
ence meeting in Brooklyn. The mem
bers of this general conference will be
engaged for four weeks in discussing
and acting upon important matters of
church polity, and in electing bishops,
editors of church newspapers, and
heads of official boards, whose selcc-
ton is in the hands of this great gov
erning body.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-05
Lucky Bennington.
lBenningtOn Banner.l

With gift of 100000 for the new
hospital added to property worth $780,
600 to support the institution; with a
new library to be built at a cost of
100000 or thereabouts; with a new
postoffice that cost $4,000; new
high school erected at cost of $685.
500 with three new factories in
three years and another in prospect ;
with one hundred new houses during a
short period; with $4,000 half of
which was given to the town to be
spent on the roads this year; with
every mill and factory running on full
time and most of them over time;
with practically every tenement occu-
pied; Bennington is the luckiest town
in Vermont. After all though good
fortune is only part of it. Good
fortune and being in good company
may have brought us the hospital and
library but the other good things
came from hard work and public
spirit. And the best of it is there ism It
a feud or fractional fight of any kind
in town. The outlook for the future
was never so good and the future of
the town will be exactly what the peo-
pie deserve and strive for-not with
words alone but with works and faith.
A few years ago the knockers were in
the majority in Bennington. Now
they have all been converted or died
off except twentythree and two of
these are not in'very good health.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-05
MARRIAGES.

In Brattleboro, May 3, by Rev. D. E
Trout, Myron Lee Stark and Miss Berry
Gale Martin, both of Brattleboro.
In Brattleboro, April 20, by Carl S
Hopkins, Esq, John Frederick Hutch
inson and Miss Elizabeth Jane Ring,
both of Springfield, Mass.
In Brattleboro, April 20, by Carl S.
Hopkins, Esq, Adolph Gugenberger and
Pauline (Marton) Bunker, both of
Holyoke, Mass.
In Brattleboro, April %, by Rev.
George L. Tomkinson, Thomas George
Cook, ir., and Hazel Mildred Glover,
both of Springfield, Mass.
In Manchester. Conn, April 81, Ray
mond Franklin Strong and Miss Irene
Vesta Hartwell, both of Manchester,
the bride formerly of Brattleboro.
In Bratteboro, April 20, by Carl 5. Hop
kins, Esq, Dennis Francis Savage and
Anastatia Connors, both of Meriden, Conn
In Brattleboro, April %, by Carl $. Hop
llns, Esq, Joseph Philip Baldwin and
Archer Helen Mayo, both of Springfield,
Mass.
In Brattleboro, May l, by Rev.
Thomas w. Owens, DeForest S. Hitch
cock of Merrick, Mass, and Miss
Helen G, Dray of Suflield, Conn.
In Chester, April 80, Lee II. Gale
of South Londonderry and Miss Lila
Howe of Chester.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-05
EXCLUSIVE UNDERTAKING
Donn & Son
Embalmers
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BRATTLEB0R0 VI.
Scarcity of Teachers in Vermont.
lSnringfeld Renorter.N

(SpflhSncld hepOrtef.)
Vermont seems to be having a scar
city of teachers for the public schools
AT least this is true in this section.
This town does not produce nearly as
many teachers as it has schools, and
the superintendent has to 90 far and
wide to procure suitable supply of
properly trained instructors for our
schools. The Understanding course
in the high school should be far better
patronized next year, and others should
90 away to some normal school to fit
for teaching as life work. The state
should at least provide its own teach
crs of all grades, and might well have
an ambition to help supply the lack
in other states. Can it be that teach
ers and parents fail TO stress the i'm
pOrtance of this work, and the inner
ent dignity attaching to the sublime
task of helping TO train for success
the next generation2 How is it else
where in the state.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-05
NORTON SURPRISES FRIENDS.
Cards Issued Announcing His Marriage
Last October to Miss Mabel E. Rey-
nolds.

Cards issued Wednesday announced
the marriage of Col. John G. Norton of
st. Adams and Mabel f. Reynolds of
Montpelier, which took place at Cor
nish, n. H., October 8, 1915, and the
announcement came as great surprise
to the friends of the bridal couple.
The bride is employed in the secretary e
department of Vermont Mutual Life In
surance company. The groom is the Off
cial reporter of the Vermont house of rep
resentatives He is widely known THROUGH.
out the state through his connection with
state house affairs and the militia He
was regimental officer in the Spanish
American war and at one time was private
secretary to Congressman Greene in Wash
ington.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-05

At the installation of the officers of
Bingham chapter, o. +. s., Mrs. Mar
ian c. Coombs, retiring worthy matron,
in behalf of the chapter, presented
Mrs. Sawyer of Nottingham, d. d. G,
NJ, who was installing officer, with a
handsome boquet of pink roses; Mrs,
Minnie f. Haynes, w. NJ, pink carna-
tons, and Mrs. Lena II. Walker, mar
shall, red carnations. At the close of
the installation ceremonies Mrs. Hey
wood, past matron, in behalf of Bing-
ham chapter, presented Mrs. Marion
Coombs, retiring worthy matron, a
beautiful past matron s jewel, to which
she responded with deep appreciation.
Mrs. Coombs also received a charming
forgetme-not pin and a potted plant.
A very happy social hour was spent in
the banquet hall, whore ice.crea n and
cake were served.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-05
sTICKERs FOR PRIMARIES.
Republican State Committee Will Fur
nish Larger Towns with Votes for
Hughes for President.

Republicans in the good sized towns
in Vermont who wish to vote for
Charles E. Hughes in the presidential
primaries to be held May Is will have
an opportunity to use stickers.
The Republican state committee will
furnish stickers in the larger places,
which is taken to indicate that the com
mittee, as a body, has not decided that
Mr.. Roosevelt will be the choice of the
state. The lack of funds will prevent
the sticSers being provided for voters
in every town in the state.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-05
BIRTHS.

In Brattleboro, May 3, son tc
Charles Victor and Ida (Robb) Grant
In Brattleboro, May 4, son to Mr.
and Mrs. Patrick Quinlan.
In West Wardsboro, May l, a
daughter, Alice Alma, to Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Hescock.
In Brookline, April 20, a son, Har
Ian Luther, to Gerald NJ. and Ruth
(Osgood) Allbee, grandson to Mr.. and
Mrs. f. P. Osgood and Mr.. and Mrs
George Allbee.
In Grafton April %, son, Leland
Fuller, to Mr.. and Mrs. Leland F
Wright.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-05
COMPULSORY SERVICE.
Britain to Call All Able-Bodied Men to
Colors - Gen. Townshend's Army

SufrenderS.
England has at last adopted the
compulsory military service, which
means that all able-bodied men be-
tween the ages of Is and Al will be
called to the colors. In making the
announcement Premier Asquith declar-
ed that Britain has now raised 5000. 900
men for the service. They are di
vided into SO divisions in actual war
campaigns, and 100000 in training
for duty in the naval and military es
adjustments 1t is stated that under
the compulsory act, including 100000
married men, there are but 100000
men in England, Scotland and Wales
who can be enrolled under the compul-
sorry service act.
Starved out after resisting a siege
for l43 days Major General Charles
Townshend has surrendered his entire
force of $3.50 men at Kut-el- Amara in
Mesopotamia. About 5000 of this
force are Britishers and the others ma
tives of India, who have fought val
antly under the British colors. The ex-
petition started out to capture Bagdad
and once was in sight of the city. A
relief expedition was unable to reach
- "a o"i W tlc hOOuCu
dition of the country. At the same
time Russian army has advanced to
within less than 60 miles of Bagdad
from another direction. 1t is under
stood that with the, men SURRENDERED
the Inflated British expedition, which
accomplished nothing, cost 100000 men.
Several more contingents of Russian
troops have landed in southern France
and they will go to the front as soon
as possible. In order to reach France
these men made. journey longer than
around the world. They travelled from
Russia across Siberia to Vladivostock K.
and thence by ships through the Pa
cific and Indian oceans and the Suez
canal to the Mediterranean.
The fighting on the Verdun front has
continued with intensity, the French
making important gains. All of the
reports from Paris indicate that the
German drive has been checked and
that the French are advancing.
The British admiralty has announced
the loss of the battleship Russell, a
W ssel of $4,000 tons. 1t was sunk in
the Mediterranean. and 124 men are
missing. Admiral Freemanlte, % Off
Gers and 676 men were saved.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-05
One of the Signs.

"Does my boy" inquired the par
ent, "seem to have mental bent in
any one directionq"
eyes, SIR" said the teacher. Gle
gives every indication of being a cap
tain of industry some day. He gets
the other boys to do all his work for
him. STRAY Stories.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-05
DEATHS.

In Brattleboro, April IS, George
Cox, 60.
In Jacksonville, April %, Mrs. FL
vira j. Rich, 60.
In Lakeport, N. H., April 30, Mrs,
Almira Winchester of West Brattle-
boro, widow of Charles Winchester.
In Newfane, May 2, Mrs, Harriet ].
(Blanchard) Simonds, "a.
In West Halifax, April 80, Ansel c.
Jones, So.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-05
Have the Right idea.
barre Times.)

The Barre board of trade is not the
only organization of that sort in Yer,
mont which is planning to do more eff
fective work during the medium of a
"paid secretary" The Brattleboro
board of trade is seriously considering
the proposal with view to rendering
the work of the organization more
powerful in the community. Barre and
Brattlcboro have the right idea.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-05

Consider the bottle fly and the wasp.
The bottle fly pounds around and
makes FIVE times as much noise as the
wasp but doesn't command one-fifth
as much respect.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-05

The Baltic has the greatest wreck
record of all the seas, averaging one
a day.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-05

French scientists have found that
newly fallen snow is highly radioac.
tive.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-05

Out of $1,000 houses in Schenectady, \.
~ O., only All are not wired for electricity
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-05
The MelrOSe Hospital

WEST BRATTLE8ORo, VT.
Well equipped for the care of medi-
cal, surgical and confinement cases, also
chronic invalds, rheumatics, nervous and
mild mental cases. Skilled nursing. good
food and reasonable rates.
DIR. e. r. LYNCH, Supt
Helena ID. Mathews. Matron.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-05
WEST BRATTLEB0R0
Mrs. Almira winchester.

Mrs. Almira Winchester died April
80 IN Lakeport, N. H., at the home of
Der son, II. II. Winchester. She was
born July Is, 1928, and was married to
Charles Winchester in 1S4S. She came
at that ime to his home in the west
part of Brattleboro, which had since
been he home, although for several
years sh spent the winter of each year
with hei son in Lakeport and the rest
of the year at home with her son, ID. A.
Wnches or, until the death of his wife
several ears ago. After that she re-
manned with him most of the time un.
til a serious illness about ten and q
half years ago, which necessitated her
going to her son s home in Lakeport
to be cared for.
Her husband died many years ago.
They had four children. The oldest,
Charles, died at the age of nine years,
and the third, Frank, when about two.
She was faithful wife and mother,
doing for the family all that love could
prompt. also kind and helpful neigh
Dor, performing many acts of kindness
whenevcr there was need to do so. Be-
ing very ambitious, she accomplished
much ~ her long life.
The burial took place Wednesday in
West 'rattloooro, where her husband
and tv sons are buried.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-02-03
WORTH KNOWING

Henry VIII was the first English
sovereign to be styled his majesty"
Serbia is particularly the country of
centenarians. One mar in every $3.50
has lived to be mi hundred years old.
An Italian scientist has developed
a method of Identification Of individ.
uals by means of the veins in their
hands,
A New York woman has invented a
dining table for schools and institu-
lions in the form of a ring, children
being seated both inside and outside
to save room.
Italian army engineers will sink a
large number of artesian wells in an
endeavor to convert a large area OF
desert land in Tripoli into an oasis
by irrigation.
Flour made from the kernel Of the
cotton seed after the oil has been ok
tracted has been found to have much
food value.
Scituate. Mass, has won the prize
offered by the Massachusetts Forestry
association to the city or town in the
state making the best showing in the
planting of shadeaatrees. Additional
trees constituted the prize.
The wolf is at the door of the Uni
versity of Oklahoma. This is no fig
ure of speech, for the campus is said
really to be infested by the beasts,
1t is an "allied" movement, including
gray and black wolves and coyotes.
Hat pins have been invented in Eng
land with flexible points that can be
returned into q hat after passing
through It.
Electricity Is generated by a wind
mill so successfully at a German tech.
nical school that It is estimated that a
similar plant could supply light and
water for 100 persons at a cost Of $l25
q year.
Machinery to sort oranges and
lemons with running water. the idea
being that sound fruit will sink and
frost bitten float, has been patented
and dedicated to the public by a Cali
fornia inventor.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-02-03
Cuba Lady Discovers New Remedy
For Croup-Y You Just Rub It On

you wish, and I will take pleasure in
answering any Inquiries
Vick's Vap-O-Rub is the invention of
a North Carolina druggist. He found
how to combine Menthol and Camphor
with the volatile oils of Eucalyptus,
Thyme, Cubebs and Juniper in a salve
form, so that, when Vap-O-Rub is ap-
piled externally, the body heat re-
leases the ingredients in the form of
vapors. These vapors are inhaled
with every breath, through the air
passages, to the lungs, loosening the
phlegm, and, in addition, Vick's is alb
sorbed through the skin, taking out
the tightness and This
double action makes Vap-O-Rub useful
for a wide range of troubles. From
determinations of the air passages,
such as head colds, catarrh, asthma,
sore throat, bronchitis or deep chest
colds, down to infiammations Of the
skin and tissues, such as burns,
bruises, stings, piles and itchings. We
particularly recommend it for mothers
with small children, as it can be used
freely, with perfect safety, on the
youngest member of the family. Three
sizes, Csc, SOC or $1.00. The Wick
Chemical COMPANY. Greensboro N. G..
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-02-03
New Clothes Good as Medicine.

The best tonic for the homemaker
and mother of a family is new clothes.
There is not merely Joy but real
health-giving in a new hat or gown.
Too many times the mother says,
Anything will do for me" so often the
whole family comes to believe it. The
woman who knows she is becomingly
dressed will carry herself erect and
walk with a certain spring and elias
ITCHY impossible to the shabby or
dowdy woman.
It may take considerable tact and
persuasion on the part of the younger
members of the family to convince the
mother past fifty that she needs a new
hat instead Of a box Of pills. or that
a new gown will be a better producer
of energy than a bottle of iron. Re-
member, a woman is as old as she
wishes to be. So she should cling to
her youth. A woman shouldn't get the
idea she is aging and she won't age
Mary l.. 0berlin, in Farming Business.