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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-03
Semi Holiday Character Evident.

The semi-holiday character of the
market was in evidence from the open
ing until the close, the holding of a
session between two holidays being
anything but encouraging to trading.
Many brokers were out of the city.
while many traders are either out of
the market for a vacation period or
are preparing to get out
1t is also fact that many traders
have been eliminated from the market
during the past few weeks by the for
tunes of war or rather Of the specuia-
tive, movement of values.
Others are disguised with the failure
of munition makers, big corporations,
to produce in the matter of increase
dividends on the basis of some of the
enormous earnings reported. and have
decided to stay out for a time until
matters are more settled.
With the foreign situation, Mexican
conditions and U-boat possibilities. the
life of the small Spectator IS more or
less unpleasant.
The market dra jagged its weary way
through the two first hours of the aft
ernoon without material change IN
prices. OlHeT imam IOf L!HC, winch uc
clincd sharply. and one or two ot.--r
less important securities.
Complete Reversal of Form.
There was a complete reversal Of
form during the last forty minutes of
the session. Buying orders developed
all around the room, the bears started
to cover and recoveries of earlier
losses followed.
Additional advances were made in
the stocks that had been strong and
the market closed better than last
week. and stronger than expected.
Where the declines were no fully re-
covered, they were nearly regained.
with Y TO 2. about the meximum de-
clines
Smelter actually gained 4 Mexican
Petroleum, which was strong most Of
the day. 3 points: Studebaker- IL ;
Steel. / "a G. & o.. Il: Reading. y :;
Southern Railway, /. and Union Pa
cific. / IS.
The market was very firm at the tap
of the closing bell.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-03

NEW YORK BONDS.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-06-16

easily rule the making and repeating
of the state laws, to the extent at
least of preventing the general assem-
bly, from enacting a single bit of leg
is'ation to which they are not favor
able.
In land where the rule is sup
posed to be of the people, by the peo-
pie and for the people, it is not fair
that one-fourth of the people should
have such power.
If the 100000 people in the state
are to come into their own as to maxi
ing the laws of Vermont there must
be some change in the state constitu-
ton.
Each town wants to keep on hav
ing its personal representative in the
Legislature. But why not let his law
making power be in proportion to the
population of the towns which he
represents?
That would seem to be fair to all
and would place legislative power I'M
der the control of fourfourths of the
people of the state.
WUNN OALD PHELLAH.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-06-16
CHILDREN DAY PROGRAMS.
Large Congregations Listen to Pleas
ing Exercises in Churches and Sever
al Are Baptized.

The Methodist church was well fill
ed Sunday morning on the occasion
of the annual Children s day services,
which took the place of the regular
preaching service. Seasonable decora-
tions added to the attractiveness of
the session. A welcome song opened
! the program, and then followed "a
I pleasing variety of exercises, songs
and recitations and the baptism of
two children. The pastor, Rev. Thomas
w. Owens, gave an interesting talk
on character building, illustrating it
with a flower, and remarks were made
by the superintendent, e. f.. Convey.
There was only brief session of the
Sunday school.
The Sunday morning service in the
Centre Congregational church was
given up to Children 8 day exercises
and 4 congregation of between 400
and 800 was present, Notwithstanding
the dull weather. The pulpit end Of
the church was handsomely decorated.
The first number was a professional
the children marching from the chapel
through the side aisles and back
through the center aisle to front
pcws. Twelve children were baptized
after which there was a cradle roll
service and songs and exercises by
all the younger departments. In behalf
of the church Rev. Richard II. Clapp
presented substantial Bibles to the
children who had been baptized seven
years and told a story to the school.
The various parts were taken in an
interesting and creditable way.
There was q very large attendance at
the Children s day services in the
Univcrsalist church in spite of the in
element weather. The altar and choir
rail were banked with lilies, double
buttcrcups, daisies, spirca, pinks and
ferns. The Bible school participated
in the morning service, the pastor,
Rev. Delmar Il. Trout, being assisted
by Verne II. Winchester, supcrintcnd-
cnt of the Sunday school The primary
department conducted the cradle roll
service and eight children were chris
tened. Rev. Mr.. Trout, in place of the
regular sermon, gave talk to the chill
drcn.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-06-16
FIRE DAMAGED DALTON PLACE
Flames Got Into Partition and Found
Their Way Into Blind Attic-Alarm
Drew Large Crowd.

Fire discovered late on the night of
June s in partition in the house
at Spring street owned by Charles
Miner and known as the James Dalton
place did considerable damage before
being extinguished. The fire got into
the blind attic and the fremen were
forced to use large amount of water
before getting the upper hand, with
the result that there is even more
water damage than actual loss by fire.
The down stairs tenement is occu-
pied by number of Polanders and
the upper tenement by George Phil
lips, his mother and sister. The fire
apparently started back of the stove
in the kitchen in the lower tenement
and got into the partition wall in
which it Travelled to the attic, burning
a small hole in the roof The roof had
been slated over shingles, a condition
that always gives frcmen trouble
when the fire shoulders in the
shingles.
The alarm was sounded from box 80
at the fire station on Elliot street and
was the cause of large crowd gath
ering.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-06-16

church in that village was built for a
Universalist church. After several
years it was closed and in 1874 it was
bought by the Baptist society.
Mrs. Morse S maternal great-grcat-
grandfather was Thomas Sergeant. He
was one of the party driven from
Fort Dummer to Canada by the Indi-
ans. He later made his way through
the woods and settled on what is now
the George Sargent place on the Put
ney road. The old house which stands
there at present was built by Mrs.
Morse s grandfather. She tells many
interesting accounts of her early life
and also of her ancestors. Her patcr-
nal grandfather, James Nichols, came
from Worcester, Mass, and settled on
Dummerston hill. He sold his proper
ty there for $4,000 and later found
that it was Continental money; thus
he started his career in this vicinity
with only So. At the time he came to
Vermont he was obliged to travel
through heavy woodland with marked
trees to direct his way.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-06-16
CHARLES w. SMEAD DEAD.
Greenfield Farmer Married Vernon
Woman.

Charles w. Smead, 70. a prosperous
farmer and live stock dealer and life
long resident of Greenfield, died early
on Thursday, June s, at his farm in
Greenfield, Mass, after an illness
of three weeks. He was born in Green
field, June 6, 1871, the son of Warren
and Abigail (Sage) Smead. He was Il
descendant of William Smead, one of
the original settlers of Deerfeld, who
went to that town from Dedham in
1862. Mr.. Smead was a highly respect
ed resident of Greenfield and was
widely known for his sound Judgment
and success as dealer in live stock
December %, 1866, he married Sarah
Elizabeth Scott of Vernon, who died
some years ago.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-06-16
CROSBY ADAMS ACQUITTED.
Former Brattleboro Young Man I'm
able to See Couple Walking Ahead
of His Automobile.

Crosby Adams of Springfield, Mass
a former Brattlcboro young man, was
acquitted in the police court in Spring
field Monday afternoon of the charge
against him for manslaughtcr. The
case lasted through several late sessions
of the court, with Judge Wallace r.
IIeady on the bench. Mr. Adams was
accused of having caused the death of
Miss Mary Lynch in Indian Orchard
about a month ago by the negligent
driving of his automobile. A young
man who was walking with Miss Lynch
when the automobile struck her was
seriously injured. Mr.. Adams s defense
was that it was impossible to see Miss
Lynch and her escort, who were walk
ing in the road ahead of him.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-06-16
ELLIOT r. WHITE.
Native of Wardsboro Dies in Spring
field, Mass.

Elliot R. White, 60, of Springfield,
Mass, died Thursday, June s, in his
home, 80 Cambridge street, after II
lingering illness. He was born in
Wardsboro, where the greater part of
his life was spent. For a number of
years he had made his home in West
Springfield, but for the past five
years he had been resident of
Springfield. He leaves, besides his
wife, one daughter, Mrs. Il. b. Gill
bert of Springfeld; three brothers,
Ebert f., of Providence, r. l., Frank
H., of IIinsdale, n. H., and Ira NJ, of
Springfield; three sisters, Mrs. Lydia
Gould of Springfield, Miss l.. /. White
of Worcester and Clara l.. Fairfield
of Mclrosc The funeral was held
in the home Saturday afternoon at
80 o o'clock. The burial took place in
Oak Grove cemetery.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-06-16
COBB AND MosHER DISAGREE.
Latter Attaches Formers Automobile
Repair Shop, While Cobb Claims
Breach of Contract.

An attachment has been placed on
the automobile repair shop of Paul d.
Cobb on the upper floor of X. f.. Mo
sher's garage on Flat street. The ad
damnum in the writ is $500. Deputy
Sheriff Chauncey l. Knapp is in charge
of the shop, which has been locked.
1t is claimed by Mr.. Mosher, who
brings the suit, that no rent has been
paid since January and that over $500
is due for rent. Mr.. Cobb claims that
he has contract with Mr.. Mosher by
which his shop was to be heated and
water furnished for the closet and that
he was to do the repair work for the
garage. Mr. Cobb claims that Mr.. Mo-
sher has failed to meet the terms of
the contract.
The papers are from the office of II.
q. & F. Il. Barber, and G. G. Fits has
been retained by Mr.. Cobb as his
counsel.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-06-16
BANK STOCK TO RESCUE
Increased Valuation Nearly Offset
Deductions in Taxable List
Book Accounts Not Taxable This Year.
Which Made Material Cut in Lists
of Business Men.

A substantial increase in the as
sessed valuation of national bank and
trust company stock by state com
mission saved Brattlcboro 8 grand list
from a big slump this year. The listers
filed the abstract of tax inventories
with Town Clerk Carl S. Hopkins Sat
urday afternoon, and the summary
shows a grand list of S1,4l7.55. This
is decrease of $374.G3 from the grand
list of last year, which is equivalent
to decrease of $37 ,463 in taxable
property.
This year under certain conditions
person could secure an offset for
debts owing, up to $1,000, and from
this source the deductions amounted to
$lO,S7S. There was much greater
loss, however, from the fact that book
accounts this year were not taxable,
which reduced the taxable lists of
tnany business men. To large extent
this loss was made up by the increase,
by the state commission, in bank stock
valuation as made by the listers.
The commission increased the valua-
ton of the Brattlcboro Trust com
pany stock from 800 share, which
was par value, to 1925. The Vermont
NATIONAL bank stock $3.50 shares) was
increased from 1925 to $3.50. The
stock of the Peoples National bank
($lOO shares was increased from $175
to 1925.
The pro perty valuations for assess
ment are vas follows: Real estate, 81
96S,637 as against $4,90S,992 last year;
personal property, $2,794,3lS as against
$3,270,226 last year. There are 2,119
polls as against 2,o39 last year, bring
ing the total up to $S,14l,755 as
against $S,lE9,21S.
The incorporated school district list is
$65,41 LIS; the town grand list is $751;
1862. The village grand list is $780,
275.75.
This year the listers sent out blank
inventories to taxpayers requesting
them to bring i'll their lists, which re-
suited i'll a saving of about 1920 in the
expense of the work, or from 80 to 40
days work.
Following is the list of persons. firms
and estates paying taxes on $4,000 or
more:
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-06-16
Do You Know That

Dirty hands spread much disease?
A high bred dog has right to have
his birth registered-so has a babyg
The U. S. Public Health Service
guards American ports to exclude for
eign disease?
Health is credit with the bank of
nature?
A clean garbage can is a good ex-
ample to the family
Filth breeds flies-nies carry fever?
Slouchy pastures menace health9
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-06-16
DIR. LYNCH COUNTY CHAIRMAN.
Democratic Committee Meets Here and
Mi Cray Resigns Being Postmaster
at Bellows Falls.

In a meeting of the Windham Coun-
ty Democratic committee in Brattfeboro
Saturday Daniel II. Cray of Bellows
Falls chairman, resigned from the com
mittee. George A. Weston of that town
was elected member of the commit
tee and DR.. f. h. Lynch of Brattleboro
was then elected chairman.
Mr.. Cray is postmaster in Bellows
Falls and so feels that he ought not
to serve on the committee. The Dem
active campaign this fall.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-06-16
MINORITY CAN RULE STATE.
Eighty Thousand Persons Can Die
tate to $4,000.

OF the people of Vermont the 10000
living in 139 towns have working
majority of 32 as to lawmaking in
the Vermont house of representatives
The 10000 by their representatives
can vote up or down the views of the
$4,000 living in the other towns of
the state.
Thus, taking the state as a
whole, less than one fourth of the peo-
pie who live in the smaller towns can
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-06-16
FOR BREAKING PAROLE.
Wheeler, Alias Smith, Arrested by De-
tives in Burlington Monday.

Burlington police, ON complaint of
the Burns defective agency. Monday
arrested Charles +. 5. Wheeler, alias
Howard E. Smith, the noted forger, for
violation of his parole.
Wheeler was parolcd from state S
prison in October of last year by Gov
ernor Gates, after serving two years
of five years sentence for forgery.
Posing as a reformed forger he went
to Burlington Sunday from st Paul,
Mimi, whence he was traced by detec-
tives.
Wheeler spent part of last winter
in Vermont lecturing against prison
labor contracts and selling subscrip-
lions to the Prison Monitor.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-06-16

A HUNDRED YEARS OLD
Mrs. Eliza S. Morse Given Flowers
in West BrattIeboro Home

Lifelong Resident of West Brattleboro
Made Stage Coach Trip to Boston
In Early Life.
boro reached Wednesday the Tooth mile
the event in a quiet way in the home
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-06-16

Sailors in the British navy now util-
ize their spare time in making NUM-
tons, for which they receive no re-
enumeration.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-12-28

the Daily Express Of London, in the
proud keeping Of the authorities at
New Scotland Yard.
1t is a roll Of honor Of men who
forsook their life Of crime and vol
unfairly offered their lives to their
country on the outbreak Of the war.
There are 20 names on the roll. All
of them were criminals and became
clean-living, self-sacrifcing soldiers
when they realized that their country
was in peril.
The majority Of these 20 men have
been killed in action. Some Of them
were decorated for bravery. One
man was awarded the Victoria cross
for a brilliant achievement in the
trenches in France; another was dec
GRATED by the car with the St.
Georges cross.
The roll Of honor is, Of course, not
for public inspection; it is a conf
dental record, and, framed in oak,
it hangs in the private room of Basil
Thomson, assistant commissioner,
criminal investigation department.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-12-28
Why That Lame Back?

That morning lameness-those
sharp pains when bending or
lifting, make work a burden and
rest impossibl. Don't be handi-
capped by a bad back-look to
your kidneys. You will make no
mistake by following this Nc
Connellsburg residents example.
P. F. Black, of McConnells-
burg, says: while at work, |
slipped and wrenched my back
badly. After that | had great
pain across my loins and my
back often got lame and sore. |
used Doan's Kidney Pills, pro-
cured at Trout's Drug Store and
they soon gave me relief" "
Price soc. at all dealers. Don't
simply ask tor kidney remedy
get Doau's Kidney Pills-the
same that Mr.. Black had
Foster-Mllburn Co Props, Buf
falo, N. Y.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-12-28
ALL MATTER OF CONVENTION
English People Insist on Seeing
Frenehmen as They Have Been
Accustomed to Seeing Them.

Why is it, l wonder, that the
Frenchman always has been-and
still is-portrayed in British comic
journals in the traditional guise Of
gay boulevardier, wearing a Van
Dyke beard and dressed in a ridicu,
lous velvet jacket such as the Mont
martre artists affect? Marcel Boulen-
ger asks in Cartoons Magazine.
Do you remember the legendary
Marius Of Marseilles, whose droll sill
houette was one of the masterpieces
of poor Caran d'Ache's delightful
art? Such, or nearly such, is the
portrait accorded us-in the most
friendly way, of course-on the
other side of the Channel. In the
naive imagery of the British people
it is thus We appear. And no mat
ter where this strange, gaudy per-
sOnage shows up, Tommy Atkins af-
fectionately gives vent to cheers, for
he has recognized his comrade.
But why under the sun should the
sympathetic Tommy picture US like
that? He Nhould know better now.
He surely knows that the average
Frenchman no more resembles Ma
rius than does the typical English
man resemble Lord Dundreary. But
no matter. Convention so ordains.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-12-28
Dear To Our Hearts

How dear % our hearts are the
scenes Of ol childhood, when
patrons all paid us up cash In ad.
vance; and when these fond re-
collections now breik ou our view
they almost INSPIRE Us TO set up
and dance, for now We are tug
ging from daylight till dart with
little or nothing in store lnd Its
nipand tuck to meet our exl nses
and keep the grim wolf from our
door.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-12-28
WEST DUBLIN.

W. Lee Berkstresser, Of fJacobs
Huntingdon county, and Harry
Berkstresser employed IN Al
toona by the Morris Packing
Company, are spending tn e
Christmas vacation at tn cir
home in this township
Margaret and Paul Kirk who
have been at Juniata College the
past term are spending tn e
Christmas vacation at the home
of their parents Mr.. and Mrs. E.
Il. Kirk.
Ruth Lyon, who has been at
tending a Business School in
Philadelphia, came home last
Thursday TO spend Christmas
with the family of her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. James E Lyon.
Mrs. Bernard Foreman is rath
er poorly at this writing.
Oliver Ritchey and wife have
moved from Rays Cove to the
t4nant house on Sidehng Hill, be.
l)nging to the Fulton County Rod
and Gun Club.
Albert King is spending Christ
mas at his home in this township
Jesse McClaln who has been
employed at Mount Union Is
spending Christmas at the home
of his parents Mr.. and Mrs
Isaac McClaln.
The high wind of the past
few days was rather destructive
10 rail fences.
The streams OF water are
rather low at this time and in
some localities even lower than
here.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-12-28
MEDIUM OF GOOD STORIES
Episcopal Bishop 10 the Hero Of Many
Amusing Tales That Have Been
Put In Circulation.

A hundred and one stories are told
of DR.. Edward Carr Glyn, bishop
of Peterborough, who is resigning
his see, says London Tit-Bits. One
of the best concerns rich and be-
nevolent millionaire who was once
boasting to Doctor Glyn of the
amount he gave annually to charity,
as though he were certain it would
secure him one of the best seats in
Paradise. "Well," remarked the
bishop, on hearing the amount, "that
is the largest insurance against fire
l ever heard Of"
Here is aLother story which the
bishop is rather fond Of telling
against himself. He is a keen mo-
torist and also a stanch teetotaler.
While out with his car on one occa-
sion, the chauffeur ran short Of pc
troll, and pulled up at public house
for some more. Noticing the bishop
in episcopal dress, the publican said,
dyes, I've got plenty of petrol, but
l don't sell it to the likes of them
what never buys my beer"
OF the bishops wife, Lady Mary
Carr Glyn, an amusing story is told
regarding a visit she once paid to
Peterborough infrmary, to see one
of her servants who had been taken
from the palace suffering from
burns. At the next bed an evange-
list was speaking to another patient,
and mistaking Lady Mary for the
patients mother, gave her tract,
with the words, "Are you saved,
madam? Are you sure you are
saved?" Lady Mary replied Sc
renely, "As nearly as bishops wife
can expect to be-"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-12-28
WHAT REALLY COMMENCES.

commencement" is not con-
Trajectory term. What it really
means is the commencement 0f real
work, real worry and real vision for
those who have been in the aviation
corps Of educational frivolities.-
Providence Journal.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-12-28
TOUCH FoREsTALLED.

"Father."
''Yes, my SON."
"NIay I-er-call on you for
S5O?"
"Yes. You may call on me for
500 if you wish"
"Thank you, sir" Is.
"But you won't get it."
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-12-28
liquor Notice.

named persons have filed their petitions IN =, g
once OF the Clerk OF Quarter Sessions 'he
Fulton county, Pa, praying the Court to gro VI "
70 them License TO keep an Inn or Tassa.nat
s,re.eDd ana 10 se, liquor and that the same win lc
9Th day OF January 1917 at 10 O. clock o. m ''e
Robert W. Broadbeck, Burnt Cabirs, Pa
Harry Hamil, McConnellsburg, Pa.
chss + Ehalt, McConnellsburg. Pa.
Clerks ONCE, b. FRpNK HE sRY.
Dec. 49, 1915. Clerk O c
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-12-28
WHEN FATHER RODE THE GOAT

BY IRA S. EBERsoLE,
The house is full of arnica
And mystery profound;
We do not dare to run about
Or make the slightest sound.
We leave the big piano shut
And do not strike a note;
The Doctors been here seventeen times
Since Father rode the goat.
He joined the lodge week ago
Got in at A. NJ,
And sixteen brethren brought him home,
Though he says he brought them.
His wrist was sprained and one big rip
Had rent his Sunday coat
There must have been lively time
When Father rode the goat.
He's resting on the couch today
And practicing the signs
The hailing signals, working grip,
And other monkeyshines;
He mutters passwords meath his breath
And other things he'll quote
They surely had an evenings work
When Father rode the goat.
He has gorgeous uniform,
All gold, and red, and blue,
A hat with plumes and yellow braid,
And golden badges, tco,
But, somehow, when we mention it,
He wears look so grim,
We wonder if he rode the goat;
Or if the goat rode him.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1916-12-28
EX-CoNVICT WEARS ~. c."
Strange Roll Of Honor That Is Kept
by the Authorities at Famed
Scotland Yard.

A roll Of honor which forms a
noble commentary on the impartial
ity Of British police methods and the
fairness Of British Justice is, says