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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-19
Payment Today of About 81
Cents a Foot for Land
Taken
ORIGINAL OFFER
so CENTS A FOOT
All Controversies Over Taking Land on
Flat and Main Streets Now Ended
This and Other Matters Before Chan
celIor Fish.

The town Of Brattleboro has settled TIE
last of the controversies that arose over
the taking of land on Main and Flat
streets for widening and Strengthening
those streets. An agreement was entered
into by the town, through Attorney A. j.
Carpenter, and W. X Sparks, represented
by II. G. & F. E. Barber, by which the
town this morning paid Mr.. Sparks
$225.91 for 2745 feet OF land taken from
his property on the south side of Flat
street, and S16.7S costs. This agreement
was presented before Chancellor F. L. Fish
yesterday and was signed and approved by
him.
| Mr. Sparks was offered originally 30
cents square foot for the 274.5 feet taken
/ by the town He declined the tender OF
the check from the town and appealed
| Under the agreement approved yesterday
he receives pay at the rate of about s.
cents square foot No commission was
appointed by the court to hear evidence in
his appealed case, but after the award Of
the commission in the case of II. G.. Bar
Der and the acceptance on the part Of L.
II. Richardson of 81 foot for land taken
from him on Flat street, the above agree
ment was made between the town and Mr..
Sparks.
Judge Fish heard a motion for leave to
amend the original declaration of the plain
tiff in the suit of Lisle NJ Carpenter
against the Central Vermont railroad.
Clarke c. Fits, of counsel for the road,
asked leave to be heard and this was
granted the matter being taken under ad-
visement. Mr. Fits, who was engaged in
court in Bennington, will be heard in the
near future.
Mr.. Carpenter lost one leg by being run
over by train in the yard at South Lon
donderry in January, 1909. In 1912 he
obtained a verdict of S9,250 against the
road and the supreme court has remanded
the case for another trial.
: Judgment was entered for the Jamaica
: savings bank against o. ID. Parker Of
South Londonderry for S41325. The bank
also was allowed costs. This was suit tc
recover on note
Judge Fish denied the petition OF Eva
! /. Brown of Marlboro for an increase II
the temporary alimony allowed her recent
1 ly. She is receiving 81 a week from heI
husband Ernest NJ Brown
The Judge approved the decision Of til,
commissioners in the suit of Thomas y
Lynde of Guilford against Grace J. Chris
tensen TO apportion the farm owned by
Mrs. Lynde at her death. Mrs Christen
+ sen is a daughter OF Mr.. Lynde The com
missioners were +. II. Davenport, J. L
Barney and Hiram F Weatherhead Tht
n farm was divided so that Mrs ChristenseI
n receives the buildings and certain land an,
7 Is TO pay her father, TO equalize the pro
?, portion, S21666. The costs are equal,
f divided
e Arguments were heard on a motion 70
n an injunction in the case Of Kinnear 1
eager Mig Co. against Charles Miner, TIA
y plaintiffs having recently been given judo
q ment. Mr. Miner seeks to enjoin ther
= from collecting. The matter was take
;, under advisement
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-19
SEVENTEEN APPLICATIONS.
Brattleboro Camp of Modern Woodmen
Holds Installation.

Brattleboro camp, modern Woodmen
of America, held a public installation
of officers in Red Men IS hall last night.
The installing officer was District Dep
uty Head Consul Wells, who was assist
ed by Deputy Head Escort Charles
Clancy. The following officers were IN
stalled: Consul, S. E. Miner; adviser,
"a. IT, Ellis; treasurer, c. l.. Young;
clerk. G. L. Cobb; escort, A. H. Reed !;
watchman. John Graves; sentry, g. A.
Bowman; trustee for three years, S.
w. Knight. Seventeen applications
were presented by Deputy Wells, who
gave a short talk on the benefits of the
order, after the installation. A gen.
eral social time followed, consisting of
cards and dancing. Refreshments OF
cake and coffee were served.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-19
LAD AWARDED $1,000
FOR LOSS OF EYES
Walter Hollister Was Blinded by a
Charge of Peas While Steal
ing Grapes.

BENNINGTON, Jan 19.-In county
court yesterday Walter Hollister, IL, was
awarded $4,000 damages against c. z.
Oatman of Bennington for the loss of his
eyesight.
The suit which was brought through
the boys mother as guardian, was for
$4,000 The boy lost his eyes on the
night of Sept IA last when he was shot
in the face with charge of peas from a
shotgun while stealing grapes from the
Oatman garden.
The defendant testified he had loaded
the gun with peas for the purpose of pep
Epering fruit thieves in the legs, but that
the discharge was accidental and occurred
while he was endeavoring to move the
/ safety catch
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-19
CONFIRMATION DELAYED.
Fletcher Appointment as Ambassa
dor to Mexico Held Up Temporarily.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. - After a
conference with President Wilson ear
ly today Senator Stone, chairman of
the senate foreign relations commit
tee, found that the Mexican informa-
tion called for by Senator Fall s reso-
luton was not ready for the commit
tee meeting today.
Senator Stone said he intended to
ask the committee to pass on the nom
nation Of Henry 2. Fletcher as am
bassador, to Mexico so that it might
come before the senate, but he would
not try for confirmation until the in.
formation requested by the Fall reso.
luton was received
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-19
CHILD HIT BY SLED.
Lawrence Michelman Rendered Uncon-
scious but Not Badly Hurt.

Lawrence Michelman, 6, son of Mr.
and Mrs. B. s. Niehelman, while
eoasting on Green street hill yesterday
afternoon was struck by a sled on
which Richard Smith, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. I. B. Smith, was coasting. The
lad was carried into the home of his
parents unconscious, but soon recover
ed, and with the exception of a bruise
on his head he is all right today. No
blame attaches to any one.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-19
U. S. SOLDIERS TAKEN.
Rumor That Seven Were Captured by
Mexican Bandits Today.

DOUGLAS, Ariz., Jan. 19.-Seven
soldiers of the 7th United States
cavalry were captured early today by
Mexican bandits IA miles south of
Hachita, New Mexico, according to
reports received here. The surround
ing country was secured by cowboys
for the bandits.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-19
SERBIAN REFUGEES ARRIVE.
Twenty Sent to Quarantine as Precau-
ton Against Typhus.

NEW YORK, Jan 10 - The Greek
lirer Constantinos arrived here todav
from Athens with 800 Serbian soldier
refugees and their families ON board
As soon as the liner reached quaran-
tine 90 of the Serbians were taken OH
and sent to the quarantine hospital rs
he'ng afflicted with vermin of a type
that carries typtus.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-19
FISHER-LAVALLEY.
Brattleboro Young Woman Marries
Burke. N. Y, Farmer.

Joseph Fisher of Burke, \. Y, a
farmer, and Miss Victoria NJ. Laval
ley of 4 Hunt avenue, Brattleboro,
were married yesterday at the Univer-
salist parsonage by Rev. Delmar E.
Trout. They were unattended. a
single ring service was used. They
will make their home in Burke.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-19
In Odd Fellows Hall

Regular meeting Of Oasis Encampment,
No >, Thursday evening at T.30
\ Military whist party will be given by
Dennis Rebekah lodge in l. O. O. f. hall
Friday evening Jan. 81, at clock sharp.
Tickets 2jc. 1t is hoped there will be a
large attendance as the proceeds are to he
used toward furnishing the Rebekah par
lOr
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-19
GERMAN CASUALTY LIST.
London Report Says Latest Loss is q
535,76S

LONDON, Jan. 10. = The total Ger
man casualties published in the Berlin
casualty list today, according to Harold
J. Tenant, parliamentary under seere-
tary of war, total 2,535,76s. OF this
number 5SS,9S6 were killed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-01-19
First Baptist Church

Tonight at 730-Christian Endeavor
meeting for all young people Subject,
How to Work with Others Isa Al II.
Leader. Carroll Bond
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-10-12

fist preacher who had become tired OF
Gods poor, slow way of elevating man
selfward, and Catts-like had forsaken
the pulpit and special call as Chris
tan minister to become an active trad
ing worker in Socialism. Two men,
he and another got on the train, oc,
cupied a seat just behind mine. The
ex-preacher had paper, after reading,
said, well, l never saw it put that
way, but that's true. His companion
said, What's true. Ex-preacher an
swered, Socialism is Christianity in
action. His comrade said, Good,
that's So" After a brief pause /
asked which kind of socialism? He
said, There is but one kind" l said,
beg your pardon, then your literature
bellies you for l have read of from ten
to almost forty kinds extending from
red-handed communion to the Chris
tian Socialism in Chicago papers. At
ter rather direct shoulder to should
er tilt he asked me, "Are you preach
err" l said, 'No, and we'll yes, l am
like you and all men, preaching daily
by my life for God or Satan" He said
Are you an ordained MANI" l said,
NO. And while he held the barn
door open, he had opened, said, "Are
your" He said, EYES,. l said what
church? He said, Missionary Bap-
tist". Placing my hand on his Shout
der | said, Brother, you are making
great mistake forsaking God and
his holy religion, the pulpit and its
aids and allies to trust in the Social
lists party" l said, "In Gods and hui
manity's name go back to your God-set
field of labor"
hand this advice also to Bro. Cats
and suggest before he goes back to
loved Alabama he call one more spec
ial Cats meeting, call up mourners,
especially Natty and Knott and the
Roman Catholics and thieving polite
lans, including Park Trammell and
then say, Oh Lord, have mercy on
us sinners since we have gotten Flor.
Ida into such a dirty mess of Demo
cratic politics as to smell of certain
kind of cats, the scent of which is
very pronounced and unmistakable.
oh Lord, forgive us for Christ sake.
Yours,
w. T. McCLELION,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-10-12
NOTICE OF MASTERS SALE

Notice is hereby given that under
and by virtue of certain decree
made and rendered on August goth,
1915, by the Honorable F. A. Whit.
ney, Judge Of the Circuit court in
and for Polk county, Florida, in
Chancery, in a certain cause therein
pending wherein Henry Mann is
complainant, and J. Neilsen-Lanee
and The South Corporation are de-
PENDANTS. the undersigned special
master in chancery, named in said
decree, will offer for sale and sell to
the highest and best bidder for cash,
at public cutlery before the south
door of the court house of Polk
county, Florida, in Barlow, on Mon
day, October End, 1915, and within
the legal hours of sale, the follow
ing described property situated in
Polk county. Florida, towit:
Lots 1, 2, 8, and 4, in block two
or Bakers subdivision of Lakeland
Florida, according to the record
thereon appearing in the public rec
ords of Polk county. Florida.
H. c. PETTAWAY.
'"oe Special Master.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-10-12
1855

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENTH
JUU!C!Al CIRCUIT OF THE STATE rs
FLORIDA. IN AND FOR POLK COUNTY
IN Observation-Disclosures Merriman va
Anna l. Mckissock and.C. L. McKissock. her
husband. her
Notice is hereby given that T. the under.
signed special master in chancery. duly an
pointed, VIII, In accordance with final de.
cree entered In the said cause on the twenty
nIlh day OF September, A. d. 1915. by the
honorable +. A. Whitney, Judge of the Tenth
judicial Circuit of the State Of Florida, Of
ier Tor sale and sell to the highest and hes,
bidder for cash at public cutlery at the
court House door in Barlow, Polk County on
Monday the sixth day Of November n
1915, the same being legal sales day. and
between the legal hours Of sale. the follow
ing described property, located in Polk County
Florida to wit: Lot five (5) in Block one III
OF SCOTS Lakeland Heights Addition TO The
CITY OF Lakeland, Florida. Said sale will
be made in accordance with the final degree
as above mentioned and said property will
be sold to satisfy the said final decree. at
torney's fee, and the costs Of court,
TH0S. w. BRYANT
-. Master In Chancery
X. Erickson, Solicitor for Complaint. 5sl5
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-10-12
Continued from yesterday

AAoAl y0blSIudyJ
In American Republican government
as set up by even Paine and Jetfer.
son, free thinkers, Joined with Chris.
'iah statesman there stands a wise
compromise, setting the church and
her work and State and its work off to
themselves. And no truth is more
generally recognized than this that the
restricted province of the state is pro.
lection to good citizens and punish.
ment to bad citizens. The state nc.
cupies very near analogous attitude
10 religion and a future life beyond
Inc grave as does Free and Accented
masonry. 1t, like Masonry, has no
umpire or legal province beyond the
grave. Both are designed and adapt.
ed TO help human brotherhood while a
pilgrim from cradle to grave. The
church is designed and adapted to
heip our human brotherhood to an
eternal life of happiness beyond the
grave. And under all human and even
oivine government Cain and Abel. my.
SELF and my brother, are tubs stand.
ing each on its own bottom. And anv
ana all steps Cain-like to dictate or
set up a creed for Gains brother is
God forbid and results in degree as
IL is exercised in exact intolerance
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-10-12
Cats Or No Cats
(By w. T. MeCleleon)

In Cain, in the Jewish church. and
Roman Catholic church, intolerance
went to the extreme of murder, shed.
ding our human brothers. blood. This
danger is not only open and liable to
Cain, Jeweish, or Roman churches.
but before all creeds and churches as
a possibility and even probability in
exact proportion to their backslidden
estate, away from the Christ religion.
such as was lived and practiced by
Christ and His twelve fishermen fol-
lowers. These warning historic bea-
cons in Jewish and Roman church his.
tory 1t is to be devoutly prayed and
hoped such will never again stain re.
ligiion's garments with blood. And
yet fearful warning appears in the
possibility of a wrong educated con.
science which Will -Paul-like cause
men not only to hold the cloaks but
stone to death good men like Stephen
was, and like the Jews killing the
prophets and stoning them whom God
in mercy and love sent unto them
To close, for l have said enough and
yet not one-tenth of what could, DOS.
sibly should. be said did time and
space allow such, to go back in all
kindness to Bro. Cats, l say to him
whatI said on the cars to another ham
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-10-12
Edison Week Occurs
Over All The World

the music critics and the music Low
ers Of New York city. Get the most
critical audience you can possibly get
If l have succeeded in doing what
set out to do, they wont be able to tell
Madame Rappold's voice from the
monographs reproduction of her
voice."
The test was made on April 20 be.
fore an audience of $500 people, and
just as Mr.. Edison had prophesied, it
proved impossible to distinguish Ma
dame Rappold's voice from Edison's
reproduction of it. Next day the
New York papers were enthusiastic in
their praise of Edison's new invention.
The New York Tribune said: Edison
has shared the soul of music" The
Globe referred to it as "the phono-
graph with a SOUL" One writer stated
that Edison had developed a new art
-Music's Recreation.
Similar tests were made with other
artists in Boston, Philadelphia and
elsewhere, and with the same result.
One of Mr.. Edison's associates col.
lected all the Newspaper reviews and
found that the music critics of more
than 20 newspapers had testified to
the fact that Mr.. Edison's so-called
Recreation of Music could not be dis
tinguished from the original music.
These newspaper reviews were neatly
pasted in scrap book and shown to
the inventor. He glanced through the
scrap book and then remarked: "The
opinions of these experts prove that
we have accomplished what we set out
to accomplish, but some how or other
the opinion of layman is always
more interesting to me than the opin-
ion of an expert. When l complete an
invention like to know what the man
in the street thinks of it and how he
thinks it is going to benefit him."
Mr.. Edison's associates remember
ing this remark decided to get the
opinions Of non-expert and non-tech.
meal people. Without Mr.. Edison's
knowledge they arranged through
Frank Idner, of this city, and mer.
chants of several other cities, to place
number of these new instruments in
homes and get the untechnical
opinions of typical American families.
To stimulate interest in the matter
$1,000 in prizes are offered for the
best opinions. This contest occurs
during Edison Week. The first prize
is $500, the second 5000, and the third
500. Then there is consolation con.
test with prizes aggregating 5000. It
IS proposed to print the prize winning
opinions in booklet and present it
o Mr.. Edison os souvenir of Edison
Week. Opinions which do not win
prizes. but which are nevertheless con.
idered worthy of publication will be
purchased at 10c per word. No opin.
on is to exceed 200 words in length.
excellence will not be consid.
red Professional writer's and all
'ersons connected with the phono.
raphic industry are barred from the
ompetition, as it is desired to obtain
My untechnical opinions. {
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-10-12
Will Begin Next Monday-Wher
Handsome Prizes VIII be Offered

More than 100000 people are EN-
ployed in the various industries found
ed by Thomas A. Edison. In the Uni
ted States alone over 100000 men and
women earn their livelihood in voca
lions created by Edison's genius. Fol
number of years group of these in
dustries has observed October Fl, the
anniversary of Mr.. Edison's invention
of the electric light. This year the
week of October 1921 will be OBJ.
served throughout the United States
and Canada as Edison Week. The
light and power companies will man.
hest their recognition of the fact that
Mr.. Edison is the founder of their in
dustry, and thousands of other men
and women who make their living by
virtue of Edison's invention will play
their part in this unusual demonstra-
ton.
Among the many things planned for
the celebration of Edison Week is
$1,000 prize contest arranged by as
scciates of the inventor. This contest
had its origin in remark which Mr..
Edison made last spring to one of his
assistants.
Music is Mr.. Edison's hobby. His
intimates and associates are aware
that of the thousand or more inven-
lions which he has developed, the
monograph is his favorite. He has
always contended that there is no rea.
son why monograph could not be
made which would reproduce musical
sounds so perfectly that the mechan-
1cal reproduction would be exactly
like the original music, in fact, so ex.
actly like it as to be indistinguishable
from the original. For years Mr.. Ed.
son has stated that when he got time
ne would develop such a phonograph
scientists generally scoffed at this
idea, and even his own laboratory as.
slstants, with the exception of two
or three. who have been with Mr..
Edison so long that they believe moth.
ing is impossible, were inclined to
think that the perfect photograph was
a thing that could never be.
Several years ago, having complet.
ed his work on the storage battery.
Mr.. Edison decided that he would trv
10 develop means Of recording and
reproducing sound which would make
the reproduction Observation-Disclosures
from the original. It proved to he
the longest most costly research work
ever undertaken by Mr.. Edison. He
spent nearly 100000 in experiments
alone, and these experiments were not
completed until March of this wear
When the new invention and new rec.
ora were perfected, Mr.. Edison said.
NOW we shall find out what we have.
Hent Carnegie Hall, New York city.
anu get Madame Rappold of the Me-
lropoiitan Opera to go over there.
have her stand beside the new phon.
ograph and sing in actual comparison
with our records OF her voice. Invite .
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-10-12

to the wounded In battle, went to
witness the ceremony. Troops were
drawn up in two lines, waiting. Pres
emily the nurse to be decorated, at
tended by several officers, marched to
a position between the lines, where
they, too, stood waiting. Then the
car, surrounded by his staff, appeared,
went to the point where the last COM
ers stood and pinned medal on the
woman's breast. Then the band play.
ed the national hymn.
When the newly decorated girl left
the ground she passed very near me.
She was the girl ] had first met on her
way to Siberia and again at the opera
in London.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-10-12
Effect Of Shell Fire,

When q 12-inch shell strikes the
water 1t throws up splash" higher
than battleship's mast. This splash
weighs about 1000 tons, enough to
sink small ship.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-10-12
OTHER PEOPLE.

When we take people merely
a. they are We mako them
worse; when we treat them q.
u they wsrs what they should
b we improve them a. far a
they can be improvsd.-0osthe.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-11-22
DECIDED REACTION
ON COTTON MARKET
Low Levels Reached on Re-
port That Liverpool Rates
Had Been Withdrawn

New Orleans, November 2i.-A re-
dictionary tendency was displayed by
the cotton market today, prices being
held down by pressure from liquidat-
ing longs throughout the session.
There We're recoveries from the de-
cline. but they were not well sus-
tanned. The market did not have the
good tone which it has been show
ing recently. At the lowest levels of
the day prices were 3s to 40 points
down; the close was 80 TO SO points
down net. Spots were marked up IL
points to 20.25 cents a pound for mid
ding, a new high record
The opening was at the decline, in
spite of thu small ginning this last
period. The census bureau report to
November 10 indicated the output for
the last period was 9S9,544 bales
against 1,391.75S during the same Pc
Rod last year. While this report about
it was not low enough to arouse suf-
ficient buying to absorb the heavy
offerings from realizing longs
In the early trading prices lost 20
to 80 points. This was followed by a
partial recovery, but later the mar
ket was down again. Nervous fluctu-
atoms occupied the rest of the ses-
sion with the lowest levels reached
around the middle of the morning fol-
lowing the report that freight rates
from here to Liverpool on cotton had
been withdrawn