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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-21

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Leonard were
in town Wednesday to take their final
load of farm tools, etc, from the Susan
Ross place to their home in East ia
maica.
The village graded school opened
Tuesday with the three teachers, Miss
Florence Phelps. Miss Marion Wins
low and Miss Mary Jones, in charge of
the rooms again.
The last Of the series of union pray
Ter meetings was held Thursday OF this
week, the topic being Fellowship with
Christ. The meetings, which were held
alternately in the two churches through
lent, were interesting and well attend
ed
Special music is being prepared by
the choirs Of both churches for Easter
Sunday and in addition Easter eXer-
cises of a musical nature, arranged by
the committee, Mrs r. II. Bosworth
and Mrs. {. :. Mills, viii be given by
| the children in the Congregational
! church combined with the regular
morning exercises. \ committee OF
/ boys also has been appointed to deco
/ rate this church under the direction OF
/ Fred Randall
At the beginning of the winter term
| the seminary students We're divided by
the prayer meeting committee into tive
sides with Harold Haskell captain Of
of the green's and Miss Della Law
renee Of the white side. A schedul,
of points was made out, attendance a
the school prayer meetings, readings
original papers, solos, etc, each count
ing a certain number, the winning sid
to be given q treat by. the. losers. Tn,
4 white side were winners -bv a maiorit,
of Il points, and a social arranged b!
the greens was held in Seminary hal
: Wednesday, evening. A victrola reel
! tai was given, c. c. Robinson 1oanini
his fine instrument for the purpose
The varied program was much enioye
by the students. Refreshments Of len
onadc and waters were served and tn
remainder Of the evening was spent i
a social way with marching. All wer
satisfied by the manner in which tn
! losers paid their debt of honor.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-21
WILLIAMSVILLE.

Miss Cora Brown is working for
Mrs. ]. f. Lewis
Mrs A. NJ Merrifeld visited in
Brattleboro with her daughter, Mrs.
f. J. Fairbanks, the first of the week
Miss Helen Lewis returned to her
school at Marlboro South Branch
Monday, after a seven-weeks' vaca-
ton.
Mrs. PurIc Covey and baby of
West Brattlehoro are visiting her
grandparents. Mr.. and Mrs. II. Z.
Johnson.
Mrs. William Lowe. who had been
caring for f. 2. Wheeler several
weeks, returned to her home in Wards
boro Wednesday night.
A number from here went to South
Newfane Monday to attend the sur
prise party given Mr. and Mrs. HUI
bert Brown, it being their 18th mar
riage anniversary.
At the next Grange meeting Tues
! day evening" April p, each member
| is asked to respond to the roll call b.
naming a bird seen that day. The de
bate. will he on the question, Is tht
/ farmer who IS always complaining OF
| his work and hard times a detrimen
! to his profession? The Grange papel
will be edited by two of the women.
At the last meeting of the Graugt
a very interesting program was given
| The Grange paper edited by H. y. vii
liams and w. H. Temple was full O
| spicy local comment Mrs. Ella Will
lard gave a paper on the anniversar,
of the new Grange building and CAV,
q ~ e ho +,
the present. She read in connection
with it an original poem which /
was voted to place on the records.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-21
GREEN RIVER.

Mrs. Bert Lynde returned to her home
Thursday.
George Lynde IS visiting friends in
Greenfield.
The village school opened Monday with
Miss Leila Gallup as teacher.
Mrs. Arthur Perry and daughter, Eliza
beth, OF West Hartford, Conn, were
guests at the home of her parents. Mr. anC
Mrs 4. ) Gallup, the first Of the week
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-21
SOUTH VERNON.
Planning to Reduce Parsonage Debt

An interesting feature OF the Sunday
morning service in the Advent church was
the distribution of mite boxes to be used
for freewill offerings to reduce the parson-
age debt,
Seven years ago the people Of Vernon
and West Mortified decided to build
church and parsonage This was done at
an expense of Sl1 LOCO. The church was
dedicated Dec %, 1909, free Of debt, hut
a debt OF about 81 600 remained upon the
parsonage. This has been reduced little
at a time, until now it IS $1,000.
The plan is to use these mite boxes dur
ing the summer. Many have been taken,
but the committee will be glad to give one
to anyone interested, whether IN town or
out Of town. This church is the only
church in South Vernon. and under its
efficient pastor, Rev F. II. Leavitt, it Is
doing an excellent work, both for Vernon
and West Mortified.
| Membership in the church Is steadily
growing. The Sunday school, of which 4.
\. DunkIee is superintendent, has a mem
bcrship of 100, its home department mum
bers 90 and its cradle roll 80. The home
department holds the banner of Windham
county. 1t is hoped that many will be in
terested to aid in this worthy enterprise
The mite boxes will be opened on Fellow
ship day, which will be observed in the
fall with an al-day program. \ harves
dinner and supper will be served, to whicl
! all friends of the church and the cOmmun
lity at large will be invited.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-21
PERU.

Friends of Mrs. Z. NJ. Batchelder are
Very glad to welcome her back from
the hospital, whore she had been since
last January.
Wendall Coolidge visited his sister
Mrs Delmer Stone. last week He re
turned to Ludlow, where he is at
tending school, Monday.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-21

IN my SIDE ana Ddch
until / nearly went
crazy. l went to
different doctors and
they all said [ had
female trouble and
would not get any
relief until / would
be operated on. |
had suffered forfour
I've ars before this
time, but l kept get
] ting worse the more
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-21

Mrs. Julia Newton is visiting her
son in Vernon.
Herbert Tyler and wife are visiting
in Greenfield, Mass.
Kenneth Newton returned to North
field high school Monday.
Mrs. Fremont Fairman is on the
sick list, with hard cold.
Miss Mary Scott is i'll and under
the care Of a trained nurse.
Miss Freda Bloomenberg of New
York city was recent guest at Her
| bert Jillson s.
Work is being pushed at the fish
hatchery and the fry are expected
| the last of the week.
Austin Jillson visited HIS parents
| over Sunday and returned to Turner.
Falls Tuesday.
Mrs. Robert Allen is entertaining
her mother, Mrs. Morse, and her sis
ter, Mrs. Lang and little daughter o
/ Williamsville.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-21

Edmond Becker is at work for
| Charles Faulkner.
| Mrs Z. II. Tyler went to North Adj
ans Monday, returning Tuesday night.
| c. Z. Putnam returned this week from
a fve-months' stay at Palm Beach,
! Florida.
Charles Brown cut his foot badly
while cutting wood for c. s. Goodnow
last week.
Valentine Morehouse of Brattleboro
was visitor over Sunday at G. S.
lGoodnow $.
Gerald Wheeler and Arthur Demming
ATTENDED an auction sale of horses in
Greenfield Tuesday.
Mrs c. s. Goodnow returned Tuesday
from three weeks visit with her
daughter in Florence.
\ party of young people from the vii
lage visited q. ". Kentfield 5 sugar
camp Sunday afternoon.
Ernest Simpson is home from New
P buryport, whore he has been working
> in a shoe shop. He is now painting and
= ipaperiug IN this town and Readsboro.
Rev. F. NJ. Thomas of Langhorne. Pa.
who filled the pulpit here Sunday, re-
manned through the week and Will
speak again next Sunday. He boards at
Mrs. Ophelia Snow 5.
About 20 attended the quilting al
Mrs. Clarence Plumb S Saturday after
noon. Two quilts were tied and ice
Icream and cake were served. Mrs. Mar
n Ella Davis assisted in entertaining.
: A. Z. spencer of North Adams anC
= friend were at his summer home
p SadaWga Lodge, a few days this week
h Mr.. Spencer is preparing to put a cob
l. bic stone fireplace in his big bungalow.
Mrs. 1. II. Sawyer, D. d. G. NJ. in
# stalled the officers of Balance Rocl
,r chapter. Q. f. :. IN Readsboro Mon
J. day night. After the installation Sh
was presented a beautiful bouquet @
n flowers III behalf of that chapter.
al Oscar Mason lost a horse last week
s One of L. !. Roberts 5 roam team horse
was taken sick while at the station an
!, was taken to T. T. Wheeler 5 barn
- DR. Mcdonnell of North Adams wa
- called and pronounced it a bad case o
- blackwater. The animal became wors
and Mr.. Roberts ordered it shot
Z. L. Wheeler is still very low. Hi
= brother, Carl, OF Orange and little sol
= Allan, came to see him Thursday, T,
y turning Friday. On Saturday his brotl
q err. Merton. and wife of SheIburn
le Mass, also were here DIR Stafford {
Oh North Adams was called Saturday t
MT consult with the attending physician
ct DR.. Dunn OF Wilmington. The latte
stayed through the night,
2e In a meeting of the Green Mountai
Il H. club Tuesday evening the following O
II. ficers were elected: Pres, George Tu
OF tie; vice pres, f. A. Murdoch; see
IT. Mrs. Ethel G. Wheeler; treas, Mr.
ny Carrie Wheeler; directors, t. A. Mu
We dock, Fl. A. Wheeler, r. A. Rossmeis
to \ committee. Ernest Simpson, Mrs
ON r. Gillett and r. A. Rossmeisl. was n
it pointed TO see about presenting 4 DIs
in the near future.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-21

On Wednesday and Thursday of each
week during the season, there will be
millinery for sale at the Townshend
Inn, from the millinery shop of Mrs.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-21
WOMAN GIVEN
TWO DAYS
To Make Up Her Mind for
Surgical Operation. She Re
fused; Cured by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.

Philadelphia, Pa.-"One year ago l
was very sick and l suffered with pains
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-21
WHITINGHAM.
Begiebing Family to Leave Town.

People from this side of the town
learn with regret Of the removal of
Hugo Begiebing and family from town.
1t IS understood that they are to go
back to Adams, from which place they
came ten years ago. During their stay
here they have won the respect and
admiration Of the townspeople and they
will be greatly missed Three Of the
young people of this family, Carrie,
Ammiel and Hugo, composed the Be
geibing orchestra, which has fur
nished music for most of the dances
in the surrounding towns for the past
five years. All the family have been
| active in church and social affairs, and
active members of the Grange, Miss
Carrie being its present secretary. She
is also the guardian of the Camp Fire
girls in Jacksonville and has taught
successfully several terms of school in
! town.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-02
Queries and Answers

The cooperation
departments makes possible for The Tribune offer rs redies
expert ddrice question pertaining their tb
question that is asked by specialist
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-02
Meas and Notes

border. When fat cars can be pro-
cured the trucks will follow the regi-
ment and be put in active war
service.
How an aeroplane killed a calf
and the truck drivers exchanged
empty gasoline cans for a chicken
dinner are among the anecdotes re-
lated by George Kimball. a motor
truck mechanic. recently returned
from Mexico. kimball is one of the
shop men sent t. Mexico by the
Thomas b. JefTery Company with
the second contingent of ffty-four
Jeffery Quad trucks. He arrived at
FL PaSo. Tex. on March 21 last
with a trainload of trucks. drove
overland with the Quads TO Column
bus. y. NJ, and was assigned TO a
truck train leaving for Mexico.
Along with the other civilian
truck drivers Kimball was rugged
out with a new army uniform, a
rife with fifty rounds of ammuni-
ton and "a Colt automatic with 100
cartridges. but was given strict or
ders not 10 do any shooting except
I'm sclf-dcfcnce. In over two months
of service i'm Mexico not even a
snipcr fired at Kimball'S truck
train. and the only exciting expert
ence with the Mexican inhabitants
was in dickering with the native
pedlers who sold food at famine
prices to the American soldiers and
truck drivers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-02

Eight Cylinder Brad" has again
put something over for the King
Eight. And its q real stunt.
Brad" you know him, H. c. Brad
field, the Big Gun in the King
Eight Corporation, has, as usual,
done this right. a real test, with
officials and everything you know.
just as a real stunt should be pulled
off. He had every one of his eight
cylinders working; in other words.
gave himself the high speed test, be-
fore he set this thing TO going. And
the result was that it went without a
hitch.
He took the King Eight car and
had it driven for more than ten thou
sand miles in two weeks, day and
night driving. without mechanical
adjustments or repairs of any kind.
The test was sanctioned and super
vised by officials of the American
Automobile Association on the
Sheepshead Bay Speedway and Long
Island Highways.
The conditions Of the test were
specifically designed to approximate
those under which the owner oper-
ates his car. Through rain, fog. sun
shine and shadow, night and day, for
$50 hours. the King eight touring
car with driver, mechanic and $50
pounds of sand on board, swept for
ward with all the inevitability of
Fate, the memorable progress of Des-
tiny. SO consistent was the per-
Torrance of the car in achieving its
average Of over 1872 miles per hour,
there were scores of circuits of the
great oval made in which there was
less than a seconds variation in time.
During the fourteen days and nights
the motor was not stopped once. nor
was any adjustment made upon it,
the stops only being for the purpose
Of taking ON gaSolene. oil and water
and changing driving crews. Not
even a Champion spark plug was re
moved nor the valves touched dur
ing this searching test. The total
time lost in making the necessary
stops was about l4l2 hours. which,
on the basis Of the distance covered
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-02

working and keeping the water -
constant circulation. To see that j
is in good condition. remove the Yep
hose from the radiator and then star
the motor. If it is in good conditlon
II VIII shoot strong stream OF water
out Of the pipe. Carbon in the moor
may be another cause for the radla'
tor not working properly. or ta l'
may be due TO a late setting Of hs
spark, or 10 the radiator benz
clogged or rusted.-W. +. Russel.'
manager Buick service department"
II. R.: Where can | procure dsS
pertaining to gas consumption ~.
creases and decreases, resulting irom
differences Of piston displacement .
in the Ford. Overland or Oldsnv
bile type of four cylinder poSei
units? Or. if there is any metnoO
of arriving at cost per mile. fuei eV.i
sumption, using a universal typs u
carbureter. having IN mind pore az
stroke as a basis for computation. s
Your question will undoubtedly.
answered by Herbert Chase OF VI W.
Automobile Club of America, ~
West 54th Street. He has laov,s
tory there, and answers tecnn" "a
questions. | would advise you.
write him. and if he is unable 10 s ..
you an answer, write US again."
tomobile Editor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-02
Resta Wrests Honors.

In Chicago on June II. 1916, Darl)
Resta did little wrestling on his
own hook when he outsped all the
other noted speed kings in the win
ming of the 3OO-mile Gasoline Derby
and carried off the first honors. He
moved around the track at a clip
that would lead one to believe that
he had wresteG some lightning from
somewhere and had a plentiful sup
ply in his car.
There's one thing that helped keep
his car in shape to bag the $4,000
first prize. That was the proper
kind of lubricant. Resta's car, rs
Heretofore in his winning career, was
fabricated throughout with DiXon's
graphite automobile lubricants. And
Resta knew that he was taking the
best means to chase away the fric-
ton iinx and thus improve his
chances to win the big money.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-02

gan that it is possible to keep a
modern car running almost indef-
nitely by renewing parts as they
wear out. This was not the object
of the King Motor Car Company in
conducting the present test. The
desire of this instance was to demon
strate to the motoring public that
the King car could be run for a
mileage greater than the average
motorist puts behind him in two
years without any replacement of
parts or more than ordinary adjust
ments. This end was easily accom-
plished.
Some brief mention of the Specifi-
cations and equipment of the car
which performed this remarkable
feat will be interesting. The vehicle
was King registered stock, seven
passenger touring car, with a 100
inch wheelbase. The tire equipment
was Firestone 34x4-inch castings and
tubes. non-skid treads being used in
the rear. II was fitted with an At
water-Kent ignition system and
Champion, Toledo-made spark plugs.
\ Ball e. Ball carburetor was fed
rom Carter gravity tank. Ward
Leonard starting and lighting equip
ment was used with Willard $50
battery. The weight of the car with
two passengers and $50 pounds of
sand on board tipped the beam at
$500 pounds.
Since the time lost in stops totalled
l4l2 hours out Of the grand total of
336 hours. the average speed of the
car was over $50 miles per hour for
1880 miles. During the running
the car consumed about 80 quarts Of
OIL, an aver age of about 1850 miles
of running a gallon.
Stops made during the test for
supplies and changes Of crews con
sumed l4i2 hours. Obviously. then.
in two years running an owner would
have 10 consume this amount of time
IN the maintenance of his car. but
much of the time lost in changing
crews and in delays due TO exhaus-
ton of the pit men would have no
analogy in private operation, so that
the figures quoted are in extremely
generous allowance.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-02

R. A. S.: There is a device ex-
tensively Advertised as THE Ameri-
can Compensating Plug to be at
tached to the manifold of ones car.
II is claimed TO increase mileage per
gallon 40 per cent and power and
speed each 80 per cent. Can you ex-
plain the principle on which this de-
vice works, and if it will do any of
the things claimed when attached TO
small Overland? Would you ad-
wise getting one of these plugs?
have inquired from several ser
vice department managers concern
ing the device you mention, ard have
consulted various reliable accessory
houses, as well. and none of them
know of this device. They all say.
however, that there are many of
these devices on the market, but that
none of them has proved really sue
cessful. They say that this may be
a complete departure from the aver
age, but that unless it is radically
different, and entirely unlike anv
they know of. they would advise Won
not to use it.-Automobile Editor.
e. L. T.: What causes the radia-
ter to steam and boil over?
There may be several things the
trouble. The pump may not be
working. See that the impeller i,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-02
Cadillac Makes Long Tour.

In striking contrast to the coast
to-coast record, the Los Angeles-San
Francisco record, and numerous
other road records made by the
Cadillac Eight, comes the news OF
a l,400-mie tour made by a New
York man in one-cylinder Cadilla'
Daniel Ulrich and his wife lef.
Katonah, Westchester County \. y,
on May "a for Gainesville, Fla, and
reached the latter place on June }.
Mr.. Ulrich has owned the car since
June %. 1906; hence it had already
seen ten seasons Of constant use.
Nevertheless, it made the 1,422-mlle
trip from North to South in good
shape, in spite Of rains, mud, ruts
and sand. Mr.. Ulrich relates now,
in getting from Washington, d. e."
tc Fredericksburg. Md, he en-
countered series Of aXle-deep ruts,
which were so bad in several places
that he was compelled to stop and
choose which he would attemp-.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-02
King Eight Triumphs in ll,OOO-Nle Nonstop Run

could have gone on for another 49,
600 miles. and another on top Of
that. in the same consistent and
efficient manner in which it negoti-
ated the present distance without
any removal of parts or major
equipment. The newspaper men who
were present at the conclusion of
the test and who were afforded an
opportunity for examining the car
confirmed this opinion. 1t was. of
course, realized before the run be-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-02

shows the King owner as spending
about eight minutes a week on the
maintenance Of his car.
1t is, of course. impossible to say
Just what the King would have done
if it had been decided 10 continue
the run for another 10000 miles or
more. The technical men who were
IN charge of the test and who eX-
amined the various parts of the car
at the end Of the run were unani-
nous in asserting that the King
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-02

The Molne-Knight sleeve-valve
motor drove the first bus Of the
Fifth Avenue Coach Company that
ever took load Of passengers from
New York 20 Philadelphia Satur-
cay. June o. Ii was bus No 300,
recently equipped with the new style
&C motor which has been made the
standard by ne bus company, and
the passengers were the guests IF
John II. Livingston. ir., and Lionel
Van Praagh. who control the Fifth
Avenue bus advertising. The bus
made the journey in record time and
took part in the big parade held on
Monday. June 26, in connection with
the annual meeting Of the Asso-
ciated Advertising Clubs Of the
World
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-02

The veterans Of the eth Regiment
have purchased nine Federal motor
trucks and one Commerce truck
from Morton W. Smith Company
Inc. New York distributors. The
veterans presented the trucks to
their old command.
Instant delivery was made and
these much appreciated gifts We're
used TO transport army stores and
equipment from the Eth Regiment
Armory. Park Avenue and Sixty
seventh Street. 10 Jersey City where
the cargoes were transferred to the
train in which the 9TH left for the
The Washington times., 1916-01-28
JACK HEGARTY MAY
GO TO ST. LOUIS U.
Former Georgetown Star, Later
Coach At Raleigh, Is Now
Being Considered.

ST. LOUIS. Jan, cs.-Jack Hegarty.
former Georgetown University star
tackle and captain. is being considered
as possible football coach at st. Louis
University. For three years Hcgarty
has been coaching at North Carolina
A. and NJ. at Raleigh. n. c., and has
been meeting with considerable success
His 1915 eleven won from Uncle Sans
middies.
1--WE have not decided yet just what
We shall do In the matter of hiring a
coach" says Father Herman. faculty
director of athletics at st. Louis INF
Nersity. we have received applica-
tions from so many good men that We
to co.
Hegarty finished his college football
career three years ago and since then
has been coaching the North Carolina
Aggies. In 1914 he had a strong team.
tying the strong Georgetown eleven.
which ran wild over the BillIgens
here last THANKSGIVING Day. Last sea-
son, through loss OF materials, he did
not have so much success, but the Ag-
Cies did manage to defeat the Navy.
Hegarty's name goes into the list
now comTosed of NJ. L. Fuller. Larry
Whitney. Brad Robinson. Churc!S Will
son, Jim Barron. Frank Schneider. and
Lingard.