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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-12-21
WEST HALIFAX.

Roy Thompson 3 father and mother
have moved in with him.
Samuel Clement, who has the log job
at the steam mill, has moved into the
house with Fred Miner, from Jackson
vile.
Mrs. f. S. Cooke, who has been ill
a few days and under the care of DR..
Thomas of Jacksonville, is little more
comfortable at this writing.
Mr.. Stone, who owns the steam mill
here, and Mr.. Bixby, who owns the
timber they are saving, are here this
week looking after the business.
Mrs. Hattie Powers, formerly of
South Newfame, but now at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Francis Spraguc,
has been real i'll but is much better
now and able to sit up.
The snowfall was so great last
Thursday night and the wind So strong,
bloc king ur all the roads, that no mail
came here from Thursday night until
Monday night of this week.
DR.. G. Il. Anderson of Brattlcboro
operated upon Levi Mitchell Monday
for appendicitis and Tuesday it was re
ported that he was doing well. DR..
Anderson brought two nurses with him
from BrattlcbOro.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-12-21
WESTMINSTER.

Madam Mctcalf, who is in the Rock
ingham hospital, is improving.
Miss Harriet Farr of Benardston,
Mass, is spending Il vacation in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Winthrop Bent of
Wells, Me-, are guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Farr.
Miss Grace Foster of Northampton,
Mass, was weekend guest of Miss
Nellie Fem.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. +. Hill of Mont
pclier were guests of Miss Carrie f..
Warren Monday and Tuesday.
The storm of Thursday night fol-
impossible. Schools were closed.
The weekly prayer meeting will he
held Wednesday evenings after the Red
Cross meeting, instead of Thursday
evenings, as has been the custom.
The Christmas concert of the First
Congregational Sunday school will be
given in the main auditorium of the
church next Sunday evening at
o clock.
II is expected that the sermon at
the Congregational church next Sunday
morning Will bc pitdcH'u ny hia'
Laura II. Wild. sister of the pastor,
who is now at the head of the depart
mcnt of Biblical literature at Mt. lIOl-
yoke college. Miss Wild is regular
ly ordained Congregational minister,
and has preached in leading churches
in western cities.
Owing to the severe snow storm and
the inability to make railroad cOnncc
tions, the opening meeting and supper
of the Men S club, which was to have
been held Friday evening, had to be
postponed. 1t will be held next week
Friday evening, Dee. IS, and it Is
hoped that Rev. Clinton w. Wilson of
Lancaster, n. H., will be able to come
ut that time to give his lecture on The
Call of the Nation.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-12-21
BARNES PAYS FINE AND COSTS
Exceptions Waived in Case of Brook
line Man Charged with Having
Skunk Skins Illegally.

In the ease Of the state agaiSnt
Charles Barnes OF Brooklinc, who was
found guilty and fined after Il hearing
in thc NcWfanc municipal court Il short
time ago ON II charge of having skunk
skins in his possession illegally, Attor-
news Ilarrie b. Chase and J. G. Mar
tin. who represented Barnes, appeared
before Judge \. f.. Cudworth in the
municipal court here Monday after
noon and waived exceptions which
were taken at the hearing. The case
was then rc-opcned by the court and
the sentence of the respondent modi-
fed by Il remission of SlI.09 in the
costs. Barnes then paid the fine of
$50 and costs amounting to SO, and
he was placed ON probation for one
year. Another case alleging that the
defendant illegally set traps was mol
pressed.
Since the hearing the state fish and
galRc commissioner has revoked
Barnes 5 license, aud no license will hc
granted him within II year unless rec
commended by the commissioner.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-12-21
SOUTH HALIFAX.

School was closed Friday ON account
of the storm.
Ernest Joy of Elm Grove is at work
for Lester Fairbanks.
Myrtle Harris spent last week with
Mrs. Mervin Fairbanks.
d. +. and NJ. c. Harris are filing
their ice houses this week.
=. Calvin of Colrain is with his
brother, John Calvin, for the winter.
Allie Mitchell of Greenfield is with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Mitchell.
The Valley school will hold its Christ
mas exercises Friday evening, Dee. p,
Fred Upton has finished work for
W. w. Cary Of Colrain and is with
his parents, Mr.. aud Mrs. Frank Upton.
Mrs. Clara Calvin of PANEL hill is
with Mrs. Charles Marcy of Colrain
this week.
The little daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Underwood is ill with measles
and tonsilitis.
While breaking roads Saturday morn,
ing Levi Mitchell was taken suddenly
i'll. DIR. Thomas was called and pro-
nounced it appendicitis, for which Mr..
Mitchell was operated ON Monday eve
ming by DR.. Anderson Of Brattlcboro.
Two trained nurses were in attendance.
Mr.. Mitchell is comfortable at this
writing.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-12-21
PERU.

NJ. J, lIapgood has lost his most val
liable deer.
John Howard S family has moved to
Londonderry.
Edmund Batcheldcr leaves home this
week for trip to Florida in consider
alton of his health.
Miss Abbie West, Il pupil in the
Chester high school. is spending her
Christmas vacation ut her home here.
The great Improvements which are
being made on the residences of Mrs.
Conovcr and Mrs. linic Russell are pro-
crossing. Notwithstanding the severity
of winter weather.
Mrs. Elsie cole, who has been in at
tendance at domestic science school
in Boston since Septcmbcr, will return
to the house of his sister, Mrs Ellic
Russell. for two-wcckS vacation.
The rollers were ON the road two
days the past week aud the stage was
able to make its usual trip until Fri
day, when it drove to Manchester, but
il did not return until Saturday attor-
noon.
Mrs. Minerva Palm, who is rcSum-
ing her second year 5 work in Webster
Grove, Mo-, as primary supervisor
spends her Christmas vacation with hen
parents, at the expiration of which
Deacon and Mrs. Lyon will go to Spend
the winter in Greenland, \. H., with
their daughter, Mrs. Mary a. Parker
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-12-21
JUDGE T. C. ROBBINS DEAD.
Presided Thirty Years in the Probate
Court in Rutland.

Judge Thomas c. Robbins. 81. prom
inent IN the life OF Rutland as a vii
lagc and city since Civil war DAYS, died
ut 1910 o clock Thursday night, Dec
Is, at his home after an illness since
Tuesday.
Judge Robbins was born in Farm
ington, Me. During his youth he was
employed in coach lace and carpet
mills in Clinton, Mass. Later he went
to Philadelphia, where he was con
nected with Horseman Sons, well
known manufacturers. In 1865 Judge
Robbins came to Rutland and in con
nection with James X. Mclean, his
brotherin-law, he published the Rut-
land independent, weekly newspaper,
for some time. Later he was connected
with the marble industry.
For 80 years Judge Robbins was pro
bate judge of Rutland county, retiring
from that office when he was 50 years
old. Since that time he had been pres
dcnt of Evergreen Cemetery associa-
ton and for the last few years Il dircc-
tor of the Rutland Savings bank.
When Rutland city was organized,
Judge Robbins was one of its first Off
GERS and for years he served as alder
man, even after he was 50 years old
always standing for good government.
\ prominent odd Fellow, Judge Rob
bins was trustee OF the Gin odd
Fellows home in Ludlow. Tie was also
affiliated with the Masonic fraternity
in which he had held office.
Judge Robbins is survived by 4
daughter, Mrs. Ida +. Ross, with whom
he lived, aud one son, Frank G. Rob
binns of Kansas City.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-12-21
PETERS MAYOR OF BOSTON.
Defeats Curley by Over 5000 Votes
Gallivan Made a Strong Run and Was
Factor in Result.

For the first time in eight years Bos-
ton has elected a reform mayor. An
drew JP. Peters. former assistant see
rotary of the treasury and representa-
tive of the Back Bay and better bust
ness element of the city, having been
chosen Tuesday by plurality of 1904.
His election was the result of an cN-
trcmcly bitter four-cOrnercd fight. Mr..
Peters $ opponents including the pres
cnt mayor, james II. CurlcY, and two
members of congress, James y. CALI
van and Peter f., Taguc. All four are
nomnally Democrats, although the mu-
nicipal ballot was non-partisan.
Congressman GalliVan, who is an eX-
trcmcly popular character in the city :
life, made Il strong fight on an "anti-
gang PLATFORM, and it is undoubtedly
due to his strong run that the defeat
of Curlcy was effected Congressman
Taguc ran Il very poor last The vote
for each as tabulatcd late at night,
with few precincts missing, is; Peters,
3S. 100; Curlcv, 2S,271; Gallivan, 49,,
80; Taguc, l,16l.
There was little interest in the IL
censc vote. as the no-liccnse forces had
been peculiarly inactive throughout the
campaign.
Three other Massachusetts cities
voted on the license question Tues
day. North Adams switched back from
its dry vote of last year and went wet
by 349 majority. Waltham and Meth
ucn (the latter holding its first city
election, having adopted this form of
government last YEAR,, both voted dry.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-12-21
LONDONDERRY.

Mrs. Roy Rounds is in Brattleboro
for a few days.
Ed Slate of Springfield, Mass. is a
guest of Fred Brown.
Mrs. Hattie Graves and son, Jay,
of Simonsvile were in town last week.
Lucy Calls is boarding with her
uncle, Madison Farnum, and attend
ing school.
The schools will have Christmas ex-
erciscs in the congregational church
Friday evening.
George Shatmck returned from Bos-
ton the first of the week. He visited
his son in Kecne, \. H., while awty.
There was no school last Friday, ON
account of the snow drifts. The Oldest
residents claim they never knew of
such severe cold weather and so much
snow before at this season of the year.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-12-21
SOUTH WINDHAM.

Cola Howe, who went two weeks ago
to work in Putney, has returned home
Mrs. L. A. Robinson is dangerously
i'll. Her children were all with her
Sunday.
Elder lIartwell of Derry, n. H.. has
been spending a few days at f. H.
Bridgeo S.
l.. f. Jenison has bought the Emora
Rhodes place. His son, Forest, will
live there.
Mrs. a. G. Burbce and little Stewart
are in Springfield, Mass, to remain un
til after the holidays.
Elder Lynch of South Londonderry
has moved into the Advent churci
building and will work for r.. X
Bridgco.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-12-21
HALIFAX.

W. l.. StctSon bought a Reliance gas.
olinc engine recently.
MIR. and Mrs. \. II. Jones spent Sun,
day in Shclburnc Falls, Mass.
MIR. and Mrs. Harry Lcarnard. who
attended the state Grange meeting in
Burlington returned home Monday.
News was received Sunday of the
death of Otis Gates in Lcommster.
Mass. lie was born in town and al.
ways lived here until few years ago.
Miss Matte Wheeler, who has been
attending the Greenfield high school,
has been called home by the illness
of her mother Mrs Marion Wheeler.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-12-21
EAST JAMAICA.

Miss lola Gleason spent Wednesday
in BrattlcbOro.
r. +. Robinson is in Brattleboro this
week as juror at the United States
court.
Mrs. l.. +. Circuit and daughter, Muir
icl who have been suffering with hard
colds, are better.
The Farmers club met at G. NJ.
Doanc s Tuesday evening. the occasion
being much enjoyed by all
The Christmas tree and exercises will
be held at the River schoolhousc next
Saturday evening, Dee. %.
Frederic Butler came home Monday
from the Lyndonvillc agricultural
school for the Christmas holidays.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-12-21

And now professional iokers are as
sorting that the reason why doctors
advise their patients not to cat meat
is that they realize people who eat
meat at present prices viii not nave
enough money left to pay the doctor.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-12-21

Eat pcrishablcs produced locally and
ior our soldiers.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-12-21
LANDGROVE.

Miss Noa Wcstnc is visiting ut j..
f.. Thomson 5 this week.
No stage from Thursday until Mon
day and no delivery of mail Friday ON
account of the severe stern.
Mrs. Arthur Mmmoc, who waA re.
ported seriously i'll last week, is more
comfortable at this writing,
Mrs. Alive Nelson, who visited her
sister, Mrs. Parkhurst, in Brattleboro
several days, returned home Tuesday.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-12-21
SOUTH LONDONDERRY.
Deacon John Allen Dead.

Friends here received news of the death
of John Allen. which occurred at the Gill
Odd Fellows home in Ludlow last week.
The funeral was held in Jamaica Satur-
day and the burial took place in the
cemetery at Jacksonville beside his wife.
Mr.. Allen was a resident of this town
for several years and was much respected
by the people here for his many sterling
qualities He was a deacon in the Bap-
fist church when he lived here. He leaves
one son, Arthur, of Leominster. Mass
Lyle Churchill has gone to Boston to
take the examination for an aviator
Mrs. Ella Perkins has moved into one
of the tenements over the new clothing
store
Clinton Goodnough has stored his goods
and the family have gone to Orleans
Clarence Benson has moved into the tene-
ment vacated by them
Rev. A. B. Enright, who is on a two
weeks vacation, is visiting his brother
DIR. George Crofton Enright of Yonkers,
n. Y, and Washington, d. c., and before
returning home will visit his son, Henry
Spencer Enright of Camden, n. j. He
is expected to return the last of the week
The Methodist and Baptist Sunday
schools will have a union Christmas eXer
else at the Baptist church Tuesday eve
ming, Dec. 25. Instead of the customary
gifts, an Offering for the starving millions
of Armenia and Syria will be taken.
The program promises to be very inter
esting, with special music, songs and reel
tations by the children. All are cordially
invited to attend and Join in helping
those who are in such need
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-12-21

Few complaints are coming from the
boys Mt the training camps. They
didn t expect picnic and were aware
when they started that the army issues
no dancing pumps.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-12-21

The study class met with Miss Amy
Davis Wednesday evening.
Favorable reports are received from
Mrs. F. l.. Gilbert, who is in the Rock
ingham hospital.
Miss Hazel Treadwcll came home
from Leland and Gray seminary Satur-
day for the holiday recess of two
weeks.
The lToughtonville school was closed
last week on account of the illness of
Miss Eunice Heath. School re-opcned
Monday.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-12-21
GRAFTON.
Pastor Going Overseas.

\ special meeting of the Congre-
gationaI church and society was held in
the chapel Wednesday afternoon of
last week. At this time Rev. w. w.
Evans rendered his resignation as pas
tor to engage in Y. NJ c A work over
seas. lis resignation was accepted.
Rev. Mr.. Evans has been at Spring
field, Mass, the past month in train
ing. He will sail at once for Russia
to have charge of some educational
work there. Mr.. Evans and family left
town Wednesday evening for Worccs-
ter, Mass, where Mrs. Evans and the
two children will stay with her par
cnt9 for the present.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-12-21

Food-tastcrs are to be selected to sam
pie the food at our army camps,
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-05-04
REASON FOR HIS CONDITION
Beggar DiscIoses Earlier Calling
Which Made 1t Impossible. for
Him Ever to Work Again.

There was a beggar who sat at the
gates of the city crying, Almsl Aims
and making piteous moan. And there
were many Of great riches whe saw
him daily and merchants laden with
silks and spices and fresh eggs and
potatoes going their way to the city
markets TO barter. but they gave him
little heed and few aims.
Cometh a day when a fat dame
paused to give him her pity. to spend
a moment and pay him her regards
but to give him of coins and OF pieces
of gold not any.
And she inquired of him, saying. Lo.
thou art in rags and the blight of sioth
is upon thee. Thou takest little pains
with thy personal appearance and thou
art lazy as no man was ever lazy be-
fore. Hast it ever been thus with
thee or how didst thou come to such?
And he made answer, l once had a
city political job and I've never been
able to go back to work since Roy
K. Moulton I'm Topeka State Journal.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-05-04

gathered, hauled to market, and made by weight
72 bushels to the acre. and brought a money value
of S35 per acre.
The planter used to plant the corn set to
drop three grains to the HILL and never missed
putting three grains in the hill, but too often
dropped four grains, which made the corn too
thick, and this condition reduced the yield fully
ten bushels to the acre. But think Of y
for 20 years produced more than 20 bushels
to the acre, and this feat accomplished in so short
a time and with so little expense, as the cost of
the vetch seed was but $3.50 an
This experiment with yetch made Mr.. Smith
vetch enthusiast The following year he planted
ten acres of better and higher land to vetch, and
the yield of corn this land after the vetch was
over 90 bushels per acre. the cost of the vetch
seed for this field being only So per acre. Similar
experiments were made with the growing of sweet
corn and potatoes on land that had first been
planted to vetch, and the results were equally
successful.
Vetch, according to Mr.. Smith. is no respecter
of Soils 1t settles down and makes its home with
the rich or poor clay as well as the rich or poor
sand and commences its business of soil restora-
ton at once 1t has no terrors of frost draught
Winter will grasp it with its hand and hold it in
its icy clasp for months and months, and when
the warm sunshine of spring releases it, 1t smiles
with its freshness of green and continues doing
business at the old stand. The drought of fall,
IT heeds 1t not and continues its business of stor
ing fertility in the soil though 1t were being con-
stantly caressed with refreshing showers.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-05-04
Big Elephant Butte
Dam Will Curb the
Rio Grande Floods

The United States reclamation service has COM
pIeted by the building of the Elephant Butte dam
a reservoir capable of impounding 49,, 200 100000
gallons of water. That is to say, within an artih
cial lake 45 miles long and with a shore line of
216 miles, water enough will be stored to be
spread a foot deep over an area of 4,2S5 square
miles or, If twice that depth, it would cover the
state of Delaware. The purpose of this water Is
TO irrgate 1S5OO0 acres IN four valleys lying be-
low the storage basin in New Mexico and Texas.
While the dam itself is not so high as others in
the United States for a kindred service, still the
massiveness of the structure and the capacity of
the reservoir make the project not only the big
gest thing of its kind in the United States but the
most ambitious in the world The famous Assuan
dam In Egypt impounds only two-thirds much
water and cost S14.000000 more than the Elephant
Butte structure or S19O00000. Elephant butte
is In New Mexico about twelve miles west of
Engle. and in order to carry materials to the dam
site it necessary to build branch railway
nearly thirteen miles long tapping the Atchson
Topeka and Santa Fe line. The government con-
structed this road and operated something like
fourth of it, and in this way saved 100000 in
freight charges alone.
The dam Is built of great rocks buried in mass
of concrete and blocks canyon on the Rio
Grande From the Iowermost point of the parapet
wall the dam rises 31s feet and nearly third Of
this is below the river bed. At It's top the struc-
ture has a length of 1874 feet and on it runs
thick at its base and the entire mass which called
for 10000 cubic yards of material. represents
dead weight of 100000 TONS This strength and
inertia needed to halt the onrush of the erratic
and the torrential Rio Grande and to hold the |
accumulated waters that they may be supplied /
slowly and safely to the widespread acres reach
ing for III miles.
Work begun in 1911, and half of the sue
ceedng six years was taken up in preliminary
operations before the great bulwark could be
reared. This preparatory work called for the con-
structon of a great suice to divert the rivers
flow and enormous bulkheads subsidiary dams
above and below the permanent dam.
The climate is equable in the region
opened to the farmer and the soil Is abundantly
when properly watered. A practical
with $1,000 working capital has a
splendid chnnce
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-05-04

poorest and most rolling two acres of sand land
on the farm Ii grew r"pidly, and by winter the
ground completely covered with its foil
age that washing of the land was entirely pre-
vented. An examination of the roots showed them
set thick with nitrogen nodules. Early in the
spring, before any other grass vegetation be-
gan to grow, the vetch plants were pushing out
their summer foliage. and by May 1 they were
four feet in length. About the first of June the
two acres were cut for hay.
Seeing that he had found valuable plant for
the farm, Mr.. Smith planted % acres to vetch the
next year, the sowing being done the poorest
and sandiest land of the farm. 1t decided to
seed 81 of this land to field and leave
the other for pasture. The yetch grew luxuri-
antly
The spring of 1905 very wet, and 1t was
May 1 before the ground was In condition to
break for corn Delays were such that the 81
acres reserved FOR corn were not entirely broken
until May 25. The vetch had grown TO height of
five feet and the mass of vegetation was so heavy
that It almost impossible to turn under.
half dozen makes of plows were tried with COM
plete failure, when finally success obtained
with double disk pillow, and the field was finished.
The prospect did not look inviting, for punches
of vetch showed here and there sticking out Of
the ground. The field worked down to fairly
good condition for planting by dragging and
rolling. and on June and was planted to yellow
Dire were the predictions made as to the out
come. Many contended that the heavy mass of
vegetation would absorb all the moisture from the
ground and the would die. But Mr.. Smith
gritted his teeth. held his counsel and awaited
results. The corn came up splendid stand. Dry
weather set in which added little discomfort
to the situation. The grew slowly, and
soon it sufficiently large the cultivators
were set to work and worked with little
difficulty on account Of punches of vetch insult
iciently plowed under catching the cultivator
points.
The neighboring farmers came around, leaned
the fence, and INDUCED In sarcastic remarks.
The gist of these remarks was that they had never
in all their experience unpromising
prospect for corn as this field presented.
The weather dry and the grew five
or six inches, and made no further growth for
seemed TO take on new life. and grew with such
rapidity that even Mr.. Smith astounded.
When the corn reached waist height the pro-
phets who had predicted it's early demise
count of the great mass of vetch turned under
tried another tack: "Wat until 1t begins to ear"
they said "and you will IT fire and wither up"
But the corn refused to side with these chronic
croakers and grew up and up until 1t reached the
height of eight TO ten feet, silked tasseled, and
bore its ears of golden corn.
II was subject to six weeks of dry weather
after 1t had silked. ard yet IT had not fired and
every hill bright and green. Across the road
0 neighbours corn fred clear above the ears Of
the corn and did not make more than 20 bushels
10 the But Mfr Smiths corn finally reached
It's harvesting stage sound and solid. 1t