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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-07-28
DROVE CAR IN TRAINS PATH.
M. j. Covey, Former Deputy Sheriff,
Fatally Injured in Accident at Man
chester

NJ. j. Covey of Manchester Depot, IS,
deputy sheriff, died at his home
about II O'Clock Tuesday of injuries
received two hours previous when an
automobile which he was driving was
struck by the northbound Rutland rail-
road passenger train reaching Rutland
at about II clock. Mr.. Convey was
learning to run the car and it is be,
lieved that, because of his advanced
age, he was so intent on operating
the machine he forgot the danger from
the railroad and he drove on to the
track near the station directly in the
path of the moving train.
Mr.. Convey was thrown through the
windshield and was hurled about 30
feet when the locomotive struck the
automobile. He was terribly cut and
bruised. lie was taken to the office of
DIR. Lovcjoy and moved soon after TO
his home as it was seen at once that
he could not recover.
Mr.. Covcy was a long time resident
of Manchester. He leaves his wife and
three sons, one of whom, j. b. Covey,
lives in Manchester.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-07-28
ENGELsoN FIGHTS ExTRADITIoN
Arrested in Springfield in Connection
with Guilford Cattle Deal and Hold
as Fugitive.

Barnett Engelson of Springfield, Mass
was arrested in that city Saturday morn
ing on warrant taken there by Sheriff
G. f.. Mann of Brattlcboro charging him
with obtaining property under false pre-
lenses The sheriff had been looking for
lingclson since the fall of 1911 Engelsop
was held under 5000 bail as a fugitive from
Justice Engclsons attorneys declare they
will fight extradition on the ground that
the oifense charged is not cXtraditablc and
not criminal.
On Sept. !, 1911, Engcson and Louis
Plantc of Springfield and Thomas Wei
come of Guford bought two pairs of
steers of A. S. Gallup of that town and
lingclsou rendered in payment "A check for
$29j drawn on the Springfield Safe De-
post and Trust Co. This was returned
for lack of funds.
Gallup later sued Welcome and OBJ
tanned verdict for $3l5.l7, the face of the
check with interest
States Attorney q. i. Hughes ant
Sheriff G.. +. Mann went to Montpelier
Wednesday and obtained Gov Gates sig
nature to cXtraditon papers, and ycstcr
day in Boston they obtained the neccs
sary signatures at the Massachusetts stat,
house Mr.. Hughes arrived home las
evening and Sheriff Mann stopped il
Springfield to bring his prisoner from tin
state line to Brattleboro. He will b.
taken in charge in Springfield by mem
Der of the Massachusetts state police am
turned over to Sheriff Mann at the stat
limo
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-07-28
Dwindling Labor Supply.

With the daily demands of labor for
higher wages and with the scarcity of
labor very evident, the outlook in the
general labor market is being viewed
everywhere with apprehension. The
situation, there is reason to believe,
will become more acute within a very
few weeks unless there is something
done to release large number of I'M
skilled laborcrs to harvest the nation S
crops, says the Electrical World.
The former vast army of unemployed
has found work in industrial ccntcrs at
almost mdrcamed-of wages. 1t is not
thought that the farmers of the West
will allow their crops to go unhar-
vested because Of high wages. Rather
is it expected that labor will be given
unusual inducements to desert the mill
for the farm.
It is certain that there is not a suf-
ficicnt supply of labor adequately to
serve both agricultural harvesting de-
mands and those of the country's fac
tories. The difficulty undoubtedly is
largely due to the cutting off of i'm
migration in large numbers.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-07-28
BIRTHS.

In Brattleboro, July 20, son, How
ard Hopkins, to Mr.. and Mrs. Guy w.
Tudor.
In Brattlcboro (Melrose hospitaD,
July 81, daughter to Mr.. and Mrs.
Scott l.. Barber, granddaughter to
Mr. and Mrs. l.. II. Barber.
In Brattleboro, July 20, son, Ray
mond John, to John c. and Mary (Ben-
SOM Skinner.
In BrattIcboro, July %, daughter to
Mr. and Mrs John Kali
In Battlchoro. July p. a daughter to
Mr. and Mrs Harold Gale.
In Brattlcboro, July Is, a son to Mr..
and Mrs. William p. Rastanckas.
In Brattlcboro, July Is, Il son to Mr..
and Mrs William Ross.
In Townshcnd, july IS, Il daughter to
Mr.. and Mrs. Bella {. Lund, granddaugh-
ter to Mr. and Mrs. Curtis o. Knapp.
In Brookline, july ~, Il daughter to
Bert and Phoebe Brown.
to A. G. and Edith Severance Gallup.
In Jamaica, July II, a son to Mr..
and Mrs. \. II. Crowninshield.
In Guilford. July 10, son to Mr.. and
Mrs. \. +. Falby. grandson to Mr. and
Mrs. l.. d. Tilden of Montague, Mass.
In Montreal Maternity hospital, July
~, daughter, Lulu Chalmers, to Law
renee Montague and Lulu lard Watts,
granddaughter TO Mr. and Mrs. j. w.
lard of Brattleboro and Mr. and Mrs.
George Watts of Bournesmouth England.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-07-28
This Railroad Trip Would Cost You
100000, 100000.

In the July American Magazine
John Brashcar says:
eff you could ride from the earth
to Alpha Ccntauri, on "A train going at
the rate of IL mile a minute, you would
reach your destination in forty-eight
million years. At the rate sound
travels, if song were to be sung on
Alpha Centauri it would be three mil
lion eight hundred thousand years be,
fore we could hear it. This neighbOI
of ours is thirty-fve trillion miles
away. A SPIDERS thread from co
coon reaching to it would weigh five
hundred tons.
"Our earth in its revolutions on its
own axis and its trip around the SUI
and outward into space makes a
journey of nine hundred and eighty
four million miles a year; but the old
clock never varies; there is never q
jar or trcmor, and we are back again
on the hundredth of second. Do you
know it would have cost me one bill
lion five hundred million dollars if
had had to pay my way so far at the
rate of two cents mile during my
journey of sevcnty-fve years.
To ride from the earth to Alpha
Ccntauri would cost seven hundred
billion dollars.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-07-28
MARRIAGES..

In Brattlcboro, July %, By Carl S.
Hopkins, ESD, William Henry Murray
and Miss Louise Marie Quinlivan, both
of Springfield, Mass.
In Brattlcboro, July 26, by Carl S.
Hopkins, Esq, Louis Hamilton Dear
born and Miss Myrtle Madeline Jclley,
both of Nashua, n. Ii.
In Bruttlcboro, July 81, by Carl S.
Hopkins, Esq, Richard Edwin Parsons
and Miss Hazel Gertrude Thayer, both
of Kccnc, y. II.
In Brattlcboro, July "a, by Rev,
Richard II. Clapp, Leopold IIerlitschck
and Sadie A. (Lamont) Clark, both of
Springfield, Mass.
In Brattleboro, July 81, by Carl S.
Hopkins, Esq, Clarence A. Rogers Of
Indian Orchard, Mass, and Grace
Rowe McFarlane of Ludlow, Mass.
In Brattlcboro, July %, by Carl S.
Hopkins, Esq, Joseph Francis Madelle
and Mary Guilda Desormicr, both of
lIolyokc, Mass.
In Brattcboro, July 20, by Rev. Il. H.
Clapp, Alfred Joseph Loiscle and Lillian
May CBettcrs) Warner, both OF Green
field, Mass
In BHttlcboro, July 20, by Carl s. Hop
kins Esq, George Merrck Kennedy of
Medford, Mass, and Anna Louise Aledlyn
of Quincy, Mass
In Brattleboro. July ~. 10y Carl s. Hop
kins, Est, Emil Schlegel and Laura
CFomtunc) Tcuicn, both of Turner's
Falls, Mass
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-07-28

the National Guard and to seek the re-
organization of the college men into
branches of the officers reserve corps
National Guard units composed Of
students, but who have not gone TO the
border prior to Aug. |, will not be
sent forward, and similar organizations
on the border will be Withdrawn on
Sept. for mastering out unless some
new emergency arises.
Individual members of National
Guard organizations who can show the
intention of entering or returning to
college or schools for the fall term al
so will be mustered out on Sept. |.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-07-28
Thirty Barrels Flour Daily.

The Phoenix has received from Carl
NJ. NOctsch, Il member of Company l.,
LIST Vermont regiment, who is with the
field bakery at Eagle Pass, Texas, II
letter giving some details about bread
making for the soldiers. Mr.. Voctsch is
II son of Charles Voctsch, proprietor of
a bakery on South Main street, and
assisted his father at the bakery be-
fore going to the border. lie writes
EAGLE PASS, Texas, July II.
1t may interest the people of Brat
tleborO to know something about the
bread end of camp.
The bakery is run by % men. Ser
geant George f. Romcr of Washington
is in charge and am his assistant.
There are three shifts of seven men
in charge of Sergeants Walden, Vogle-
song and llcidman respectively. Each
shift makes $500 pounds of Al
bread, total of $500 pounds day
We use about 80 barrels of flour day
This bread is eaten by all the troops
here. Flcischmann s yeast is used and
the flour comes from San Antonio.
The bakers are sent here from the
different camps of militia and regulars
some from Kansas, Maryland, Vermont
and some regulars.
Hoping this will interest you, / an
Yours truly,
CARL NJ. VOETSCH.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-07-28
JUMPS IS STORIES TO DEATH.
John M. Lidgerwood Providence Brok-
or, Had Suffered Nervous Breakdown
Six Months.

John NJ. Lakewood, 81, stock
the Turk S Head building i'll Providence,
X. L., Tuesday afternoon and was in
stantly killed before Scores of people.
Every bone in the body was broken. y
heavy trolley wire was snapped i'll two.
He went i'll to see Herbert NJ. Sher-
wood in the law Office of Gardner
Pierce 4 Thorney, about collecting on
an accident and health policy, which
he had. and also about some small in
vestments. He had been suffering
from nervous breakdown for six
months.
All of the business was transacted in
the morning and there was no reason
for his return in the afternoon, it was
said at the law Office. He appeared
there Just before > clock and asked
that he might sit in the reception room
for a few minutes. Five minutes later
c. Il. IIaslam saw him sitting there
but a minute later he was gone and his
body had struck the pavement below
Lidgerwood had been employed by
the l.. A. Lockwood company for &
number of years and was bachelor.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-07-28
OVER 400 CARS OWNED HERE.
Registrations Up to June 10 Were 396.
Representing 40 Makes - Increase of
116 Past Year.

The ninth year book of the Automo-
bile Club of Vermont, as of date of
June |, but containing an appendix in
GLIDING registrations of machines to
June 10 inclusive, shows 396 machines
of 40 different makes registered by own
ers i'll Brattleboro and West Brattle-
boro. This is an increase of 1l6 over
the registration at about the same time
last year and an increase Of six in the
number of makes of machines represent
ed. This does not include machines
owned by dealers and used by them or
their employees. Several cars have been
registered from Brattlcboro since the
year book was issued, bringing the total
well above the 400 mark. Only % mo-
torcycles are registered from Brattlc-
bOro, decrease of five from the record
last year.
The record shows that there is a large
| increase in the number of cars of high
grade owned i'll town. Fords lead, of
course, with a total of IN. Next come
Ovcrlands with 33, closely pressed by
lIudsons with 81. There are % Bucks,
81 Dodges, 20 Cadillacs, y each of
Franklins and MaXwclls, nine each of
Oaklands and Studcbakcrs, eight Chal-
mcrs, six each of Metz and Chevrolets,
five Oldsmoblcs, four each of Pierce
Arrows and Reos, and three each of
Stanleys, Ramblers and Cartcrcars. The
makes with two representatives each
are Saxton, White, Jcffery, stevens
Duryea, Federal ITupmobilc, Thomas
and Knox. Those of which there is but
one each are Haynes, Republic, Stew
art, Schact, Galloway, Courier, Bcrliet
Patterson, Briscoe, Premier, Lippard
Standard, Sclden, Mitchell, Paige-De
troit, Detroiter, Packard, Alec, Grant
Kochlcr, Little and Lion.
There are % motorcycles registered
representing five makes. The indians
lead with 10. The IIarlcy-Davidson has
three, Pope two and the MIN and
Excelsior one each.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-07-28
PURE BLOOD MAKES
HEALTHY PEOPLE

Hoods Sarsaparilla removes
scrofula sores, boils and other erup-
tions, because it drives out Of the
blood the humors that cause them.
Eruptions cannot be successfully
treated with external applications,
because these cannot purify the
blood.
Hoods Sarsaparilla makes rich,
red blood, perfects the digestion,
and builds up the whole system. In
sist on having Hoods. Get it now.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-07-28
FORT ETHAN ALLEN, July 26.

With the exception of a little sick
ness, caused by the vaccination and
typhoid treatment, everyone seems to
be i'll good health and enjoying camp
life. The inspections are frequent and
this serves to keep everyone on the look
out for the general health of the camp
Where any negligence is detected a
guard is Immediately placed to see that
things are done in accordance with i'll
structions.
We are being fed even better than
should be expected, there being good
variety of food and plenty for all. Two
cooks, with the kitchen police, prepare
the meals for the LIST Infantry detach-
mcnt, of which Company | is part,
and for the unattached recruits. The
band and headquarters company have
their kitchen as has the machine gun
company.
The band, which has been recruited
within month, has done splendidlv.
considering that their Instruments ar
rived only about a week ago. They take
part in the entertainments at the Y.
NJ. c.. A. tent.
All of the LIST Infantry attachment,
and especially the Brattleboro boys,
have felt greatly the loss of two of. our
men, John Marshall jr., and Thor L..
! Anderson, who were acting first ser
geant and sergeant, respectively. They
are acting in this same capacity in the
newly organized machine gun company.
Last night Major Tompkins, who was
i'll the Columbus raid with the 18th
Cavalry and is here recovering from
wounds received, gave us a very inter
esting talk of conditions near the Dor
der, with special reference to the Colum
bus raid 1t was greatly enjoyed by all.
The recruiting party of which Lieut..
h. l.. Knowton of Brattleboro is a
member, is under Instructions to leave
in the near future for their appointed
stations. Lieut.. Knowlton goes to Mid
dlebury with three men as assistants.
The Y. NJ C. A. tent is very good
thing for the camp. There the fellows
gather to play games, read papers, sing
songs and use the writing material,
which is supplied free Of charge.
The pajamas referred to i'll The Re
former have not as yct been received.
They would be n veryl welcome article
as the boys need something of the kind.
Respectfully,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-07-28
JOHN Nj. THOMAS,
Chaplain First Vermont Infantry.

John NJ Blake has written from Eagle
Pass, Texas, under datc of July 10 to the
Vermont Printing Go, by which concern
he was employed at the time of going to
the border as "A member of Company |.
After expressing appreciation Tor gilt
from the employees Of the concern he men
tions the weather conditions there and
says that one consoation is the cool
nights. He describes the moonlight as
wonderful and so brilliant that IA news
paper is read with ease.
"The war scare is slowly quoting down,
he writes Company i, LIST battalion
left this morning for Blockers ranch, 81
miles northwest of here, and Company [
has gone to En- Creek, eight miles away
to guard railroad bridge. All are in fine
condition and feeling well. Once in a
| while you see a fellow drop, but this Is
from the excessive heat. They recover
quickly.
The feeds we get are of the best anc
due credit should I've given to our trio o
cooks -Gonyer, Heap and Lee-also t.
Mess Sergeant Boyd How does this lool
for Sunday dinner Fricasscc CHECKER
with dressing, rice pudding, mashed pota
toes, bread and butter and lemonade. NJ
one here has the slightest kick coming.
myself, would rather be here than at For
Ethan Allen. it takes 5000 loaves o
bread to feed the division one day. NJ
were issued underwear, shirts AM
brccchcs yesterday and this makes II
think we will be here some time.
He enclosed souvenir in the form ot
nipcc of manor money issued bV the Can
| rama government.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-07-28
SOLDIERS ENJOYING CAMP LIFE
Numerous Incidents Related in Letters Written Home
and for Publication of Squadron of Cavalry
to Infantry Delays Sending Recruits

The week has been quiet for the boys
of Company | and the, first Vermont rcgi
ment both at Eagle Pass, Texas, and at
Camp Governor Gates The transfer of
the squadron of cavalry to the infantry
has held up once more the transfer of the
Company | recruits to the Texas border
and it may be another week or two be-
fore they finally start to join their com
rades in the south The first battalion
has been relieving regulars on border duty
at different points, being divided into de-
tachments for the work Interesting let
ters from members of the regiment have
been received, some of which are given
herewith.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-07-28
CAMP GOVERNOR GATES, July .

CAMP GOVERNOR GATES, July 81.
Sixteen of the officers of the cavalry
squadron at the camp were discharged
from the service and departed for their
homes this week. This action was in
accordance with an order from Wash
ington which called for the transfer
of the cavalry to the First Vermont
Infantry regiment. Three of the Off
GERS, including Lieut.. Robert Knowltoh
of Brattleboro, were retained as re-
cruiting officers.
There were no positions in the regi-
ment open to officers of their ranks
and none of them cared to enlist in
the infantry as privates, having earned
promotions, some of them as high as
ma or.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-07-28

EAGLE PASS, Texas, July 81.
Last night we received from the
Soldiers Aid society of Brattleboro
100 pairs of pajamas for the company.
The men are SO proud of the gift that
this morning pajama parade is be-
ing held i'll the company street Please
see that the thanks of the company
are extended publicly through The Re
former for this gift, which is very
much appreciated. The heat here for
the last three days has been intense.
For each of the three days the mercu-
ry has reached the 100 mark and yes
terday the thermometer III Maj. Ash
leys tent registered los.
Company | went on guard duty again
last night and as usual in the rain, LIST
Lieut. Walter X. Spaulding being Off
Ger of the day To show that the boys
when OH guard are up to snuff, Col
Reeves came wandering along and
Private Harold +. Dean held him up
until he could identify him. He then
let him pass.
There were other heroes in the com
pany besides Dean. John A. Mae
Donald held up man from Company
T. and Anthony Vulgar was responsible
for holding up two members of Com
pany NJ.
Francis A. Dunlcvy is orderly for
Col Reeves and Francis NJ. Fitzgibbons
is orderly for Capt. and Adjt. Bar
Der.
LIST Lieut.. II. w. Taylor of Brattlc-
boro, of the medical corps, admins
tered the other day the second treat
ment of typhoid serum to the men who
had not received it and - minute,
later Capt. Edmonds of the medical
corps vaccinatcd about 30 men foi
smallpox. The vaccine is just beginning
to work and there are some sore arms
Things are certainly coming our way
Sunday, the 17th the men were ISSUED
clothing consisting of cotton olive dral
brecchcs and shirt and suits of under
wear. We were all glad to get them
for the wooden clothing we had beer
wearing was just bit warm for this
climate. Cots are being issued to the
companies and Company | will get
theirs after they come off guard to
night. 1t will seem good to sleep Oh
one after few weeks of camping Oh
the ground or a board floor.
Last night we had very hard sand
storm, the first hard one for a week
This was followed by a thunder shower
which lasted about an hour.
II. L. ROBBINS.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-07-28
DEATHS.

In Brattleboro, July %, Raymond Bcr-
nard Houghton, infant son of Mr.. and
Mrs \, y. lloughton.
In lIinsdalc, \. H., July 20, Senator
Lemuel Frank liscom, ~.
In Clinton, Mass, July II, Ella NJ.
(Sage) Harris, GA, native of Jamaica,
wife of Levi w. Harris.
In Gardner Mass July %, Mrs Gil
bert A. Allen. 73. formerly of Wardsboro.
In Putney, July n, Lyman b, Wood, II.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-07-28
EAGLE PASS. Towns. LnIv

EAGLE PASS, Texas, July Is.
Col. Reeves has assigned me the pleasant
duty of sending word now and then to
the home papers, in order that the friends
at home may have an official word as to
the health and welfare of the men. | am
glad to report that thus far the men are
in excellent spirits and there have been
no more cases of illness than would be
likely to occur among the same number
of men at home. The only illness at all
serious has been that of Private Vance
Rich of Company +, who is making IA rap
id and complete recovery from an opera
ton for appendicitis Aside from admin
istlation of the typhoid prophylactc and
vaccinations, the medical staff has had
little to do. One of the doctors has sug-
gestcd he might bring his family here as
"A desirable health resort. What little ill.,
ness we have had has come from drinking
too much pop" and eating pies bought at
the exchanges and outside stands. Restric
tions were placed promptly on the sale
of these articles, and the good effect was
noticed at once. The army rations arc
clean, healthy, and abundant and botl
officers and men live as well as they dc
at home.
1t is natural for the boys to write scary
letters about the terrible beasts and fear
full climate, but so far no one has beer
wounded by horned toad nor has there
been a single case of heat prostration
The friends at home should remember that
Texas has considerable permanent popu
lation, many of them from the north, ant
that they stay here OF their own free
will and accord. because they like the con
ditions. Frankly, | prefer Vermont but
have to admit that | have seen nothing il
Texas so disagreeable as the slush and muC
of the annual spring thaw in Vermont
We have precisely the same conditions
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-07-28

A firm name sometimes indicates
business infrmity.
Direct wireless communication ac-
ross the oceans is likely to be accom-
plished soon.
The writing Carran2a secs on the wall is
a warning that his so-calIed government is
tottering to a fall.