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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-19
Big Fire in Timberland.

Sparks from an unprotected stack at the
sawmill owned by L. C. Lowell, jr, and
William Workman, it is said, caused a for
est fire Thursday, May IL, which result
ed in heavy property damage. A strip of
timberland a mile long and half mile
wide was burned over, house and barn
were destroyed and only through much eff
fort on the part of men who were called
to fight the fire were other buildings saved.
Lowell Workman began to cut the tim
Der on their lot last March The standing
timber was of good quality pine and it has
been said that stand of hickory which
was burned was as good stand as there
was in southern Vermont. The fire start
ed about 2 p. m, and within few min
utes was beyond control. A heavy west
wind made the flames more difficult to
fight Men from Charlestown rowed across
the river and help also came from Spring
field. An alarm from box u, in the Square,
was sounded on the Bellows Falls alarm
system and many automobile loads of fire
fighters and equipment went to the north
end of the town.
/ An unoccupied house and barn owned
by Senator n. l.. Divoll were in the path
of the flames and were burned to the
OHc VI llt bchl III iNoNh
ingham, that owned by f. NJ. Herrick, was
in danger, bu the buildings escaped tho
flames. The Roundy farm buildings, now
owned by Rev. Rodney W. Roundy, pastor
of the Congregational church in Keene
were approached by the fire, but were not
burned Two old sheds near the bank o.
the Connecticut river went up in hasl
of flames and it was feared that cottages
owned by United States Marshal Charles
j. O'Neill of North Walpole and Frank A
Moore of Westminster street would be
burned The heat was so intense mel
could not approach these cottages. \
fence within few feet of them wal
burned, but the buildings were mo-
touched.
The smoke chung close to the ground
making the work of the fighters more diff
cult. A final stand was made ON an old
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-19
KEENE TO PACIFIC BY PHONE.
Free Transcontinental Conversation
Evening of June Establishments to
Be in City Hall.

Through the efforts of the Keene
Commercial club and Manager Frank
Feather of the New England Telephone
& Telegraph company of that district,
the people of Keene will be allowed
to talk with their friends on the Pa
cifc coast on June 30. The occasion
will be known as telephone night.
The telephone company will place
in the city hall large number of re-
ceivers and at 9 O'Clock III the evening
the wires will be connected with San
Francisco, it being but 6 O'Clock in
that city. All the citizens will be in
vited to attend and each will be given
an opportunity to talk with people on
the Pacific coast, if they so desire.
1t is expected that Mayor Cain will
exchange greetings with the mayor of
San Francisco and probably the chiefs
of the police department and the presi-
dents of the boards of trade in each
town also will communicate. 1t is re-
ported that the cost to the telephone
company will be from 500 to 5000 to
carry out this plan.
1t is understood that Keene is the
first in New Hampshire and the small
est city which has yet been granted
the privilege of transcontinental con.
versation ON the wires. The exhibit
probably will occupy about one hour.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-19
LARGE MATRIMONIAL BUSINESS
Seventy Couples in April Came from
Other States.

Seventy-three marriage licenses were
issued by Town Clerk l.. S. Hayes dur
ing the month of April. The final re-
turns of the ministers and justices
have just been made to his office, the
law requiring that they must be in
by the 10th of the month following
that in which the wedding was per-
formed. OF these 70 marriages 20
were of couples who came from with
ont the state.
The returns show that Justice O.
NJ. George performed 20 ceremonies.
Rev. DR.. A. p. Pratt, pastor of the
Congregational church, performed 10.
Rev. j. Wallace Chesbro of the Bap-
fist church had the third largest mum
Der, performing II during the month.
Other ministers and justices performed
ceremonies as follows: Rev. S. II.
Smith, Methodist, 6; Rev. V. E. Blag-
brough, Universalist, 6; Rev. A. c.
Wilson, Episcopal, 3; Rev. Il. A. Ma
son, Baptist, 8; Rev. Father j. d.
Shannon, Roman Catholic, 2.
Since the beginning of this year
1872 marriages have taken place in
town. There were 6S during the
month of March.
/ Last month either one or both OF
the parties in 32 cases were from Bos
I ton or radius of 25 miles from that
city. Twelve were from Worcester
| Mass, IL from cities and towns in
New Hampshire, six from Fitchburg
and the rest from Springfield, Holy
oke or other Massachusetts or Connec
ticut cities or towns. One couple gave
the address of each as Cleveland, o.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-19
GIVEN A LARGE AWARD
Ryder Gets Verdict Against Last
Block Co. of $685.
Brazach Given Prison Sentence -
Pleaded Guilty to Entering O. o.
Wares Store in Wilmington.


In county court Friday afternoon
at o'clock the jury before which was
tried the $4,000 suit for personal injuries
Of Affra II. Ryder of Brattleboro against
the Vermont Last Block Co. of Brattle-
boro returned verdict for the plaintiff to
recover S6,9S5.37. The jury was out five
hours
The plaintiff claimed that a defect in
chute, into which last blocks were dumped
from a convcyor, caused IA heavy maple
block to jump over the side of the shute
and hit him ON the head, causing injuries
from which he has never recovered.
The defendant company claimed that the
plaintiff walked in front of the mouth Of
the chute, into which he knew the blocks
were being dumped by the conveyor at the
time, and that the accident was the result
of his own carelessneGs and not due to Il
defect in the chute.
The plaintiff produced witness who tes-
titled that he saw Ryder Immediately after
he was knocked down and that he was un-
der the chute and not near the mouth.
The paintiff and two OF his witnesses tesu-
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-19
INVESTIGATED 1913 CASES.
Report of Jennie B. Powers to Keene
Humane Society.

The report of the Cheshire County
Humane society of Keene, n. H., has
just been issued, and from the section
furnished by the alert and capable
agent of the society, Mrs. Jennie b.
Powers, formerly of Brattleboro, the
following extracts are taken;
q have investigated BPS cases (in-
GLIDING abuses of childrea, sufferings
of aged and demented persons, as well
as cruelty to animals). Some of these
investigations lasted many days, even
months. OF these, 81 pertained to hu-
man beings involving a consideration
of 1874 children"
"During the year | shot ten horses,
two cows, and four dogs, and chloro-
formed eleven cats, to relieve them of
their misery"
''An important part of my work is
caring for babies, to save them from
neglect and possible death; to provide
them with homes or suitable protec
ton; to see that proper care is taken
of those that are sick or diseased; and,
occasionally, to secure their adoption
by worthy persons who will provide
for their future. During the year
five babies have been taken to the
county farm at Westmoreland, three
to the Elliot City hospital, and four
to Il private home.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-19
HEALTH OFFICERS SCHOOL.
Lectures by Famous Physicians from
July to g.

The annual health officers school,
which will be held under the direction
of the state board of health of Yer
mont in Burlington from July 5 to
July s, inclusive, is expected to be
one of the most interesting yet held
i'll Vermont.
While the program has not yet been
fully completed, some of the famous
physicians who will be there to give
lectures and instructions are DR.. Chas.
j. Hatfield of New York, executive
secretary of the National Association
for the Study and Prevention of Tu-
berculoss; DR.. Eugene X. Kelley of
Boston, director of the division of com
munieable diseases of the Massachus-
etts state board of health; DIR. Root
w. Lovett of Boston, chief surgeon of
the Children s hospital in that city.
DR.. Lovett is the one who has conduct
ed the clinics in this state under the
direction of the state board of health
and prescribed treatment for those
who have them left manned by in
fantile paralysis, and he will conduct
another series of clinics over the
state, holding the Burlington clinic at
the same time as the health officers
school. The general of the
public health service at Washington
will send an officer of that service to
attend the school and give an address
This officer will probably be DR.. l.. L.
| Lumsden, well known specialist on
rural sanitation and typhoid fever
Commissioner of Education Milo b
IIillegas will also be present. There
! will be addresses by numerous loca
| health officers of the state.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-19

Sunday was Mothers day and in
all the churches the pastors said some
thing appropriate to the occasion. One
florist here said that he never sold so
many carnations on one day as he did
for this years observance.
The Twin State Motorcycle club has
been organized here with members III
this and surrounding towns. The of
fccrs elected are as follows: Presi-
dent, r. f. Slayton; secretary, f. ).
Sanborn; treasurer, r. II. Jacobs;
road captain, +. X. Chase. The club
has II members and the members plan
to arrange regular road schedule to
be announced witlin short time.
Clean-Up week closed Saturday af-
ternoon. Chairman c. w. Osgood of
the committee appointed by the cham
Der of commerce reports that the cam
paign was a genuine success. Early in
the week boys circulated cards calling
attention to the campaign, and they
assisted the committees during the
week They were given an automobile
ride Saturday afternoon as a reward
for their work.
John Hartnett has been elected cap
tain of the high school team to sue
ceed Harry Duffy, and John Rellihan
has been elected manager, also succeed
, ing Duffy. There was a big shift in
the lineup when the team went
against Keene in the Glover league
games at Keene Saturday. The change
seemed to be effective. Next Saturday
West Rutland high will go against the
high school at Barber park.
Copies of tle proposed village by
laws have been circulated. With them
are copies of a lew building code for
the village. The bylaws and building
code will be acted upon in the special
village meeting next Monday evening
Both pamphlets appear to cover about
everything that needs to be covered
The committee appointed to draw
them up consisted of Il. f. O'Brien
Il. S. Leonard and +. l.. Walker
One record was broken in the high
school interclass meet Friday after
uoon. The junior class easily won with
As points to % by the seniors, with
the sophomores and freshmen trailing
far in the rear. The record which went
by the board was the pole vault. Err
nest Smith, '1S, went feet, inches
in this event. Ralph Baker was the
highest individual point winner, scoring
81 points on five firsts and one third
Five of his points were made the pre-
vious week, when he won the tive-milC
run from Saxtons River to the higl
school building on School street
An article in the warrant for tn,
special town meeting which is attract
ing some attention, but very littl'
real interest, is one under which ta'
voters of the village will be asked t.
determine whether municipal light
ing plant shall be erected. Bellows
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-19

Falls has a playground, water sys.
TEN, police and fire departments and
few other modern improvements. but
a survey about the square has failed
to bring to light any overwhelming
desire on the part of some Of the
heavier taxpayers for municipal
lighting plant. The article does not
declare whether it shall be an electric.
gas, gasoline or whale oil lighting
plant. More light may be thrown upon
the matter later.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-19

log road and the fire gotten under control
about I o'clock
The high wind carried burning shingles
and firebrands across the Connecticut riv-
err to the Kendall farm in Charlestown,
fully half a mile away, and made it neces-
sary for men to go to the farm to prevent
serious damage. About $50 o'clock fire
started in the underbrsh in George G..
Bowen's farm in Charlestown. 1t was put
out by section men. This fire also caught
from burning brands carried across the
river by the high wind.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-19

Damascus, in Syria, is the Oldest of all
existing cities
The bamboo trees flower once in
every so years
Guinea pigs do not come from Guinea,
nor are they pigs.
The largest butterflies are found in
British Guinea, some of which have
wing measurement of ! inches
With only three horses to each 100
residents, Switzerland has the smallest
equine population of any nation.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-19
INSTRUCTED FOR BABBITT.
Republican Delegates Will Support
His Candidacy.

The biennial caucus of the Republi-
cans was held Tuesday afternoon in
Banquet hall. There was an attendance
of about 80 voters. Delegates to the
state convention to be held May 20
were elected, new town committee
was chosen, and the delegates were
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-19
ELECTED PRINCIPAL.
Ralph G. Jenkins to Be Head of Black
River Academy at Ludlow.

Ralph c. Jenkins of Manchester has
been elected principal of Black River
academy in Ludlow to succeed Frank
L. Bugbee, who has held the position
many years.
The new principal was born in Spring
field, Dec 3, 1891, and was graduated from
the high school there in 1909, He was
graduated from Dartmouth college in the
class of 1914 and was graduate student
at Middebury college summer session of
1915. He will attend Middlebury summer
school this season. Since 1914 he has been
assistant principal of Burr and Burton
seminary at Manchester, He is to move
his family to Ludlow in August.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-19
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. MEETS
President Babbitt Says Organization
Needs Paid Secretary.

The last regular meeting of the year
of the chamber of commerce was held
last evening in Banquet hall. The
next one will be the annual meeting
in October. President +. II. Rabbit
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-19

Old Greece has Is towns with more
than 10000 inhabitants.
Try and live so that the world will
not be better when you leave it.
Vermont is estimated to have p
100000 horse power of undeveloped
waterpowcr.
There are times when fellow
doesn t know whether he is emotional
or has an attack of indigestion.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-19

Let Irvine each thread of the glorious tissue of
countrs flag about heart strings looking upon homes
and catching the spirit which beathes upon from the battle
field Of fathers let resolve that veal woe,
will in life and death and forever stand by the Stars and
Stripes They have floaed cradles; let it be
prayer and struggle that they shall float graves
They have been unfured from the of Canada to
plains of New Orleans to the halls Of the Montezumas and
amid the solitude of every and everywhere as the
luminous symbol Of resess and beneficial power and they
led the brave and free to victory and glory-Holt.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-05-19

Get ready for Decoration Day and the Fourth of
of July.
Every patriotic family of the land should have a
good durable American Flag for public and private
celebrations.
THE VERMONT PHOENIX is going to make it
EASY for every family in this section to for them
selves fine American Flag at small cost great op-
portunty for every Business House and every School
District.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1916-01-27
A LETTER FROM MANAGER OF MOUL-
TIRE PACKING HOUSE.
MOuItrie, Ca, Feb. 8, 1915,

NAOuICTl0, OH., rev. 1910
Swine Elixir Co., City.
Gentlemen: 1 understand that you are
putting several men ON the road in this
section of the South who will call on the
trade selling your Swine Lixir. You will
pardon me, but / want to insist that YOU
instruct your men to make special effort
to sell every man that they possibly can
in this packing house territory, which, as
you know, covers Florida, Georgia and
Alabama.
My reason for making this request is in
the hopes that / will get better hogs, as
from great many tests which I have
made / find that the Swine LiXir treated
hogs are much better in every way; the
meat is firm and better, and the percentage
runs much higher than it does in hogs that
were never treated with Swine Lixir This,
you will see, is not only to the advantage
of the Packing House, but it is also of
great advantage to the farmer, as in every
case where know that hogs have been
treated regularly with Swine Lixir / pay
from SO to rs cents per hundred pounds
more than / do for hogs that were not
treated with it.
Swine Lixir certainly keeps the hogs
clean OF all worms, stomach, kidney and
lung worms as well, and it is my opinion
that frE that reason the Swine LiXir treat
ed hogs arc worth so much more.
Yours very truly,
@. i. MOORE, Manager
MouItrie Packing House.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-12-07
Pleasant Gap.

Brother Hood held preaching
services at Orchard Grove Sun
day morning and Sunday night.
Earl Leeper sawed wood for
John Finawall last Friday. He
sure can change the looks of a
wood pile in a hurry.
Edna and Let4ra Hancock spent
Saturday and Sunday with their
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Cox.
j. F. Wix, we notice, has a nice
new barn almost finished. 1t
looks all o. k. too.
Mrs. Chas. Swcczy spent Sat-
urday with Mrs. J. Il. Brooks and
family.
Henry Tharp spent Thanksgiv-
ing with Earl Leeper.
L. G. Stiner, T. G. Bollweg, ]. L.
Brooks and families spent Thurs
day with B. NJ. Wix and wife.
Mr.. and Mrs. Finkling spent
Thursday with Herman Steiner.
Cotton Gabriel and Joe Brown
field were seen passing through
Pleasant Gap Sunday evening.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-12-07

And, at that, | vote him a winner.
lIhlnk what might have happened
II she chad cooked his meals" 1t
Seems he's ''alive yet"
read of soldier captured by
the Germans who was turned back
because he could throw his knee
cut of Joint, and appear to be a
cripple, and so he deceived the
- Dutch. . Well, in case of war
with Mexico there are about a
million men in Missouri who could
throw several kinds of - fits" if
they could get by with it and be
"turned back" and most likely
they would. ~r
Wilson s message to Congress
Will contain two thousand words.
Will read it? Well. no, not none
"a-tall. What's the use What
NJ says is of no material differ
cnrr as it is generally conceded
that the country is safe anyway.
:" why should | worry?
SUNNY JIM.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-12-07
North New Home.

llarvc Mcdaniel and wife have
returned home from Kansas City,
where they have been visiting the
past month
Merritt Pickett bought corn
rom Milt Reeves.
Frank Miller came home
Wednesday from Iowa where he
has been huSking corn.
Johnny Richmond visited with
his grandparents, John Phelps
and wife. from Thursday till Sun
day.
Henry Ehart and wife ate
Thanksgiving dinner at Homer
LinendollS.
John chart bltchercd hogs last
! Wednesday,
The pie supper at Nyhart was
we'll attended Friday night. They
made about $4,000.
j. \. Patterson and sons, lack
and Stanley, Albert Dunsworth.
John Creggs and Walter Malone
lett Saturday for Southeast Mis-
souri, on hunting trip. :
Grandma Pickett is visiting
with Mrs. Ben Pie kett.
Mrs. Hugo Kipf and children
and Miss Alta Kegereis spent Fri
day with Mrs. LinendOll.
Mrs. Mccormack spent Friday
afternoon with Mrs. Brick Me-
Caughey.
Fred Rominc and Charley
Simpson spent Sunday with Guy
Phelps.
Mrs. Ben Pickett has been sick
for the last two weeks but is some
better. \
Lon Smith and family has
in one of Mr.. Shay's
houses for this winter.
Brick McCaughey and family
spent Sunday with Jack Skaggs
and mily.
WIN .e CASTOR of Butler was a
Nyhart visitor Sunday.
Mrs. Fred Pahlman and chill
dren have returned to their home
at Jerico, Mo-, after visiting her
w. S. Chandler and wife.
Ike Kelly and family moved to
Butler Tuesday.
Henry Ehart bought 225 BUSH
els of corn from j. F. Kern.
COR.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-12-07
Foster News.

Harvey and Charley Foote, o
Kansas, are here visiting thei
friends, Mr.. Arbogast and family
Quite Il few people went from
here to Nyhart to attend the pi,
supper. A good program wa.
rendered by the pupils of tn,
school. The proceeds were
$500.
p. L. Shelton was a Butler Wis.
tor last Friday and Saturday.
Shirley Board, Of near Butler,
spent Saturday and Sunday with
his friend, Clay Meyers, north
west of town.
Esther Bartzfield, who attends
school here, spent Thanksgiving
and holidays with home folks at
Mapleton, Kansas.
Maude and Bertha Martin
spent Saturday and Sunday with
relatives in Butler.
Rev. c. N. johnson preached at
the Christian church Sunday.
The house was we'll filled and all
enjoyed his sermon,
Rev. Wright of Rich Hill
breaches at the Methodist church
next Sunday.
Grover Arbogast spent Thanks
giving with home folks.
Christian EndeavOr will begin
ut 6 o'clock next Sunday evening.
Livingston is leader. We
extend to every one a hearty well
rome.
SHABBY.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-12-07

Emery Crumley and wife spent
last Sunday at the Ed Bailey
home in Elkhart.
The pie supper at Silver Dale
last Saturday night was all o, K,
and they report a good time.
Mrs. Pearl Armentrout has got
ten of the finest white ROSTERS
that you have ever seen any
where. You bet they are all O. X.
Miss Nellie Bruner and Miss
Bessie Allen took in the pie sup
per at Silver Dale last Saturday
night.
The writer and Mrs. Pearl Ar
mentrout called at the home of
Guss Bruner and wife last Sun
day evening.
Mrs. Pearl Armentrout was
trading in Amsterdam last Mon
day and took dinner at Mrs. w.
S. Armentrout's.
We didn It hear of anybody hav-
ing turkey out in this part. We
guess that they roasted too high.
Mr.. Knight of Adrian was out
in Elkhart one day last week writ
ing up insurance for some of the
farmers.
We heard that Ed Bailey got
the premium at the pie supper at
Concord for being the LATEST man
in Elkhart township.
Will Kershner made a flying |
trip down in the Ozark Hills and |
down in Arkansas. He reports
that they didn't look good to him
down in that country.
JOHNNY.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-12-07

bnt that's nothing. They pass
through about twice a week.
The pie supper at Pleasant Gap
was a grand success. The band
played seven nice pieces of music
! and then the teaeher Mr. Weber
had nice program prepared for
the occasion. The girls brought
several pies which sold fairly
nigh, the highest being $3.50, and
I then they had a box of candy for
the pretticst girl. Theo Burkhart,
one Of the school girls, got the
candy. "A big box Of talcum pow
der was given for the uglicst man.
Ielva NafuS and Dcwic Wilson
were run but Ielya came out five
votes behind. SO Wilson won.
The supper was given for school
purposes, All seemed to enjoy
themselves.
Mrs. John Kaufman was on the
sick list last week but is better
at this writing.
Earl Leeprr seems to be going
into the butter business as he got
a Jersey calf by express Saturday.
Luck to him.
Clark WiX finished his new
barn last Saturday. He has sure
got some barn. The best in the
country.
HIM DI\GER