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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-10-05
SUIT AGAINST SAVINGS BANK.
Administrator of Harriet Bailey Estate
Sues Vermont Savings Bank for $780,
600 in Montpelier.

The Vermont Savings bank of Brat
tleboro is made the defendant in a
100000 suit filed Wednesday in Wash
ington county court by Hiram Sparrow,
administrator of the estate of Harriet
Bailey, on grounds of malicious prose-
7eution in a suit in which funds of the
plaintiff were tied up in the courts for
10 years.
The suit arose over transactions with
the bank by Harry Lowe, a son-in-law
of the plaintiff, whose home was in
Montpelier. He deposited in 1893 in
the bank 81 300 in the name of Harriet
Bailey. Two years later he opened an
account in his own name as trustee of
Mrs Bailey and her two daughters,
and this account was lively one, the
total deposits reaching the sum Of
$4,000. Lowe disappeared in 1903, hav-
ing drawn out the trustee account and
Mrs. Bailey s account on the claim that
he was her attorney.
She sued for her account of 81 300
and interest, also for the trust fund
with interest. The supreme court ruled
in 1914 that she could recover nothing
on the trustee account, but allowed re-
covery of the other account of 1900
with interest.
The case was carried through the
courts again with the result that the
lower court gave the plaintiff YER
diet for $3,11S.71, which judgment was
affirmed by the supreme court in 1915.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-10-05
CONVICTED OF ONION THEFTs.
Montague and Mortified Farms Men
Fined in Turner's Falls Court.

There was hearing at Turner's Falls
Friday in the case of Richard and
George Black, George Sherry and Jo-
seph Rudeneau, all of Montague, and
Arthur Noyes of Mortified Farms,
charged with larceny of onions from
farms of Fred T. Lyman and Clarence
Newton of Montague. The testimony
showed that Lyman lost eight and New
ton IA bags of onions, valued at $500
per bag. All but George Black were
found guilty. His complaint was dis
missed.
The others were each found guilty
upon two counts. Arthur Noyes paid
a fine of $25 for larceny of onions taken
from Lyman's farm and $50 for those
taken from Newton IS; Richard Black
was fined $40 for onions stolen from
Newton and $25 for those taken on Ly-
man farm George Sherry and Joseph
Rudeneau were each fined So upon two
counts against them. Continuance was
allowed until Oct. 4 for payment Of
fines by the three latter defendants.
One of the young men was caught
by Deputy Sheriff w. M. Carroll of Mil
lers Falls and Chief of Police William
j. Callahan last Friday morning while
loading the onions into an automobile.
lie implicated the others. The arrests
followed numerous complaints of mid
night raids ON gardens in Montague and
Sunderland. One Polish farmer claims
the loss of onions valued at 800.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-10-05
RED CROSS CONCERT.
Mrs. Mary Howe Burton and Assisting
Artists Attract Large Audience-Pro-
ceeds Over $50.

Anticipating delightful program of
music an audience of large proportions
assembled in the Auditorium Friday
for the Red Cross benefit concert, and
their anticipations were not in vain.
Four artists of wide repute, with Mrs.
Mary Howe Burton of Clinton, Mass,
as the one in which interest conferred,
gave brilliant concert before an as
semblage which filed the first and sec
ond floors and which manifested its APP
probation by vigorous and spontaneous
applause. Besides Mrs. Burton soprano,
the artists were her brother, Lucien
Howe, accompanist, Frederick Main,
violinist, and Ernst Perabo, pianist, all
of Boston. They came at the solcita-
ton of Mrs. Frederick Hobrook and
contributed their services for the bene-
fit of the Red Cross. Their generosity
and interest as well as the spirit which
prompted the entire affair is deserving
public commentator.
Brattleboro's gifted daughter, Mrs.
Burton, was in charming voice and was
heard with extreme satisfaction. She
was recalled number Of times. Among
her selections were two compositions by
Lucien Howe, which appealed especially
to the audience, and the two artists
bowed their Acknowledgements to the
recognition given them. Mrs. Burton s
last printed number, the immortal Ave
Maria by Gounod, was rendered with
violin obligato and was wonderfully
appealing. At its close Mrs. Burton
rendered Suwanee River with great depth
of feeling.
Mr.. Perabo delighted the audience
with his exceptional execution and dis
play of musical genius. He has been
known in this locality many years as a
musician and composer of rare ability
and man of a high type of personality
Mr.. Main is first violinist in the Bos-
ton Symphony orchestra and on previ-
obs occasions has appeared here in con
cert with Mrs. Burton and Mr.. Howe
His renditions were those of a thorough
musician and were marked by exception
al technical skill and rare musical in
depreciation.
After the expenses were paid the
amount turned over to the Brattlcboro
branch of the Red Cross was upwards
of $50.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-10-05
BABBITT BROTHERS IN ARMY.
DR.. James A. Babbitt Gables of Arrival
in France-Sons of Former West Brat
tleboro Pastor.

cable message has been received
from DIR. James A. Babbitt of Haver-
ford, Pa, from Paris announcing his
safe arrival there at the head of the
reconstruction unit No. !, which sailed
from New York Sept. 4, 1917.
DR.. Babbitt was director-general of
the Haverford college students last
spring in their three months drill in
preparedness. Thirty-four of these stu
dents went to France in the ambulance
unit No. 10 sent out by the University
of Pennsylvania.
During the summer about 100 men
drilled in reconstruction work at Hav-
erford, and more than IS of them are
now in France with DIR. Babbitt, and
others will soon follow.
1st Lieut.. Theodore p. Rabbit is at
Camp Sheridan, Montgomery, Ala, aft
err serving in Texas last winter and in
Camp Perry, o., the last few months.
and is liable to be sent with Ohio troops
to France at any time.
Harold F. Babbitt is lieutenant in
the East Orange, n. j., Home Guards.
The other brother, Winfred II. Rabbit
of Honolulu made a hurried business
trip east this summer, but is now in the
Philippines for few months, and
writes: 81 envy my brothers and wish
could be one of them, but will have to
do my bit in another way
The Babbitt brothers are sons of the
late Rev. and Mrs. James II. Babbitt.
Their father was for 10 years pastor of
the Congregational church in West
Brattleboro and later lived in Andover,
Mass.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-10-05
FIRST MEETING WE'LL ATTENDED,
Series of Talks on Old Testament His
tory by Rev. Richard H. Clapp Starts
Off Auspiciously.

Much interest was manifested Sunday
evening in the Centre Congregational
chapel in the first of a series of Sunday
evening services, when the pastor, Rev.
Richard II. Clapp, gave the first of a Sc
Iics of talks on The Origin and Charac-
ter of the Old Testament An audience
that filed the chapel was present, show
ing real desire for such a series of
meetings.
The Background of Hebrew History
was the theme of the first meeting,
which gave general introduction to
the study of the Old Testament, and a
map showing ancient Egypt, Palestine,
Babylon and adjacent territory was
used to illustrate the talk. Rev. Mr..
Clapp had his hearers think back 1000
years before Christ, and traced the
progress of events down through the
centuries, showing a much more highly
developed state of civilization in very
ancient times than is currently realized
and bringing out the fact that many of
the well-known Bible stories were re-
corded on Babylonian tablets centuries
before they were written in their pres
ent form.
The series of meetings gives promise
of being exceptionally interesting. The
next one will be held in the chapel next
Sunday evening at 730 O'Clock.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-10-05
METEOROLOGICAL SUMMARY.
Observations at 40 High Street, Eleva-
ton 1888 Feet, for September.

Temperature, So degrees (219. Low
est, 80 degrees G). Mean maximum,
7l.5 degrees. Mean minimum, 43.7 de-
grees. Daily mean for month, 81 de-
grees. Absolute maximum this month
for 8 years, 81 degrees (1915). Abso-
lutte minimum this month for years,
q degrees 19l3). Normal tempera.
ture this month for 8 years, 59.4 degrees.
Deficiency this year compared with nor,
NAL, 10 degrees.
Atmospheric pressure-Highest, 30.39
O5). Lowest, 2961 (3O). Daily mean
for month, 30,l4. Absolute maximum
this month for 8 years, 3O.67 C9l4).
Absolute minimum this month for 8
years, 1885 19l5). Normal pressure
this month for 8 years, 3013. Excess
this year compared with normal, OF.
Precipitation, ~. Normal this month
for s years, 2.56. Total precipitation
this year, 29,42. Deficiency this month
compared with normal, l.79. Number
of days on which .01 or over of precip-
itation occurred, 8. Wind, prevailing
direction, south. Clear days, 10. Part
ly cloudy, 16. Cloudy, 2. Frosts, II, 10,
"a.
Twelve clear days is an unusually
large number in any month. Two cloudy
days is very unusual also. A precipita-
tion of IT is very small. Frost on the
18th is very early. f. r. Vaughan, OBJ
server.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-10-05
INVOLUNTARY PETITION.
Bankruptcy Schedule Filed by B. S.
Michelman of Brattleboro.

An involuntary petition in bankruptcy
has been filed with United States Clerk
F. s. Plat at Rutland against Barney
S. Michelman of this town, the petit
tiOning creditors being from Boston, 1t
is claimed that Michelman has been in
solvent since Sept. "a, when he made a
general assignment of his stock in favor
of Glenham Jones of the Brattleboro
Trust company.
Jacobs & Jacobs, Boston attorneys,
represent the creditors who are Good
man Levy, who has a claim of $34O;
Meyer Cohen, William Cohen and Hen
ny G. Cohen, doing business as the Hay
market Clothing Co, with a claim of
$430, and the w. b. Manufacturing com.
pany with a $50 claim.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-10-05
ENTERTAINMENT PLANNED.
Epworth League Secures Concert Con-
tralto and Impersonator.

A costumcd novelty entertainment
for the benefit of the Methodist church
has been secured by the Epworth league
for Monday evening, Oct. 10, at s
o o'clock in the church. The entertain
ment will be given by Gladys Beulah
Powers, concert contralto and imperson-
ator, who has met with signal success in
her rare blending of the Old World
songs and stories and endows her Fara-
way Folks with an appealing PERSONAL
ty. In her presentation of Mary Cary
otherwise Martha-an orphan child
who has long held a big place in the
hearts of the people, Mary steps from
the printed page really little orphan
girl. a stirring patriotic finale brings
the program to an intense climax.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-10-05
QUESTION MARRIAGE VALIDITY
License Declined in Brattleboro but Sc
cured in Dummerston, Brides Age
Having Increased.

Some circumstances surrounding the
wedding of Clarence n. Grover and Miss
Pearl Helen Deyo, which took place
last week Thursday at the rectory of
st. Michael's Roman Catholic church,
lead certain officials of Brattleboro to
question the legality of the marriage.
Adm f. Miller, town clerk of East
Dummerston, issued the license for the
marriage to Miss Deyo last week Mon
day. She was accompanied by her
father, Charles Deyo, and gave her age
as 16 years. Acting in good faith Rev.
James p. Rand of Brattleboro performed
the ceremony when requested.
Since then it has developed that a
week ago Saturday evening Mr.. Grover
applied at the office of Carl S. Hopkins,
Brattleboro town clerk, for q marriage
license, which one of Mr.. Hopkins s as
sistants started to ma Ike out. He gave
this town as the residence of both par
ties and stated that the prospective
bride S age was 10 years As the age
of consent in Vermont is 16 years this
halted the issuance of the license and
then Mr.. Grover said that Miss Deyo
would be 10 on Nov. Is next. He was
told that it would be necessary for them
to wait until then. The stub as filled
out up to that point on the application
is now on file at the town clerk S office.
This raises the question of the valid
ity of the wedding on the license is
sued at East DummerstOn, because the
law specifically prescribes that if the
groom is resident of another place
than where the papers are taken out
he must have license from his home
town.
Town Clerk Hopkins says that if Mr.
Grover is a legal resident of Brattle-
boro he should have taken out license
here before being married and adds that
if the bride is only Is years old as
stated to his assistant when application
was made here, there has been no lagal
marriage between the parties.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-10-05
RESULTS TELL.
There Can Be No Doubt About the Re-
suits in Brattleboro.

Results tell the tale.
All doubt is removed.
The testimony of Brattleboro cit
lien
Can be easily Investigated.
What better proof of merit can be
had?
Frank Stockwell, lis South Main
street, Brattleboro says: Sometimes, |
have had spells of kidney trouble, the
most common symptoms being too fire.
quent action of my kidneys, which has
bothered me at night The kidney Sc.
cretions at such times have contained a
sandy-like sediment, the color of brick
dust, L have also been bothered quite
bit by sharp pains over my kidneys
and have found it almost impossible to
bend over to lace my shoes. Il l did
so, l had sharp, cutting pains in my
back. l have always bought box OF
so of Doan's Kidney Pills from the
Park Drug Store at these times and
they have put my back and kidneys in
just as good condition as ever"
Price 60c, at all dealers. Don 7
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills--the same that
Mr.. Stockwell had. Foster Milburn Co.,
Props, Buffalo. N. Y.-Adv.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-10-05
PIG CLUB PRIZE
AWARDS ARE MADE
First Prize Goes to Harold Ten.
ney, Of Vernon
Green River Girl Second in List-ver-
mont National Bank Winners Deter
y,,ipad

+. r. Churchill, assistant dairy hus-
bandman of the Vermont Agricultural
Extension service, awards the Vermont
National bank club prizes as follows:
"As result of scoring the pigs raised
by the boys and girls in Windham county,
believe the prizes offered by the YER
mont National bank for the best individ-
ual pigs should be placed as follows
First prize, Harold Tenney, South Yer
non; second prize, Catherine Gallup,
Green River; third prize, Miner Thomp-
son, Guilford; fourth prize, William
Wilder, Cambridgeport.
/ believe honorable mention should be
given the following boys and girls: Gilbert
Dompiers, Grafton; Paul Holbrook, West
Brattleboro; Mabel Fitzpatrick, Wards
boro Avery Parks, Grafton; Chrlstobel
Charlton, Williamsville; Claude Shine,
Wardsboro; Helen Hughes, South Vernon;
Margaret Boyden, Townshend; Elizabeth
Starks, West Brattleboro; Kenneth Trot-
ter, West Brattleboro; Rita Roberts, West
Wardsboro; Edward Mckay, West Brat
tleboro; Agnes Morse, Williamsville;
Robert Davis, Newfane; Rhonalda Rock,
West Brattleboro.
Very truly yours,
(Signed) f. r. CHURCHILL.
Mr.. Churchill visited all of the Pig club
members during the week of Sept. and
scored each pig carefully, taking meas
urements and estimating the weights
where it was impossible to have the pigs
accurately weighed. In making the
awards the cost of keeping the animal was
not taken into account, so that the state
and county prizes offered through the
Vermont Agricultural Extension service
may not coincide with these awards. The
extension service prizes are based not only
upon the individuality of the pigs raised,
but also on the rate of gain, the cost of
gain, and the story written by the pig
club member telling how he raised his
animal
The winners of the Vermont National
bank prizes are also entitled to a trip to
the Eastern States Exposition at Spring
field, through the courtesy of L. G. Ten
ney of the Scott farm, Dummerston, who
offered $40 to help defray the expenses
of such a trip. This trip will be in
charge of County Agent A. w. Sweeton.
Some of the winners have been urged to
exhibit their animals at the Eastern
States Exposition in Springfield, and at
least one has already been entered.
The boys and girls of the Windham
County Pig club are to be commended on
the way in which they have cared for
their animals OF the 81 pigs distributed
by the Vermont National bank only three
have died and all but four or five have
grown well. A number of the pig club
members already have paid their notes
and many of them are working outside eX-
pecting to pay their notes sometime be-
fore thew become due.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-10-05

Federal officials in single raid in
New York city arrested over 100 Ger
man plottcrs and sympathizers, and they
were interned at Ellis Island to remain
there during the duration of the war.
Nearly all of the men are mechanics
and some had been employed in NUM-
tons plants and on navy contracts. A
few had in their possessions pulverized
carborundum, which, it is believed, they
intended to use in wrecking fine machin-
cry.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-10-05
More Paralysis Gases at Barre.

DR.. j. W. Stewart, health officer Of
Barre city, reports that two new cases
of infantile paralysis have developed in
that city, one of which is the daughter
of DR.. ID. c. Jarvis. The schools, which
were to have been opened Monday, will
remain closed indefinitely.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-10-05
FRANK A. WILSON DEAD.
Representative Who Caused Investiga
ton of Brattleboro Retreat.

Rep Frank A. Wilson the mem
Der of the last legislature who intro.
duced the resolution calling for the in
vestigation of the Brattleboro Retreat,
died Friday. Kinney trouble, with
which he had long been afflicted and
which was the cause of critical illness
during the session, was the cause of
death. He had been a deputy sheriff
of Bennington county and had held a
number of town offices. He leaves his
wife, who was Julia Kimball, a son and
two daughters, all of Pownal.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-10-05

The kaiser evidently got q white ele-
plant when he angered Siam. Siamese
troops are soon to appear in the
trenches.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-10-05

Russian Cossacks vote to fight Can
you imagine Wild West Cossack stopping
to vote on whether he would hghty
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-10-05

The hyena "aughs" most when he finds
something rotten-and he doesn't always
wear four legs.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-10-05

A soft boiled egg has nastier dis.
position than hard boiled egg.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-10-05

There seems to be no aspirants for King
job!
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-09

Washington, April 9.-Austria for
mally broke relations with the United
States today. The Austrian charge,
Zwiedinek, called at the state de-
partment and asked for his pass
ports. He informed the department
the order for his action was issued
yesterday.
Ambassador PenfieId knows moth
ing of the break in relations, as he
left Vienna on April 7.
The point was emphasized here this
afternoon that, . breaking off dipIo-
matte relations with Austria, Amer
lea is not at war with Emperor Karl
and his people. The situation is par
aIleI with Americas break with Ger
many and before President Wilson's
armed neutrality" plan was adopted.
There has been no change, how
ever, in the status Of relations be-
tween this government and Turkey
and Bulgaria, it was officially stated.
It would not be surprising, however,
if they shortly followed the lead of
Austria.
The passports will be Immediately
available for Baron Zwiedinek, for
Count TarnOwsh - who has never
been received here as Austrian am
bassadOr- the entire embassy
staff and for all Austrian consular,
diplomatic and commercial attaches
throughout the country,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-04-09

Seward torpedoed without warning in Mediterranean,
have been safely landed
"Look Out For Suspicious Boat"
Boston, April g. CharIestown navy yard warned
coastwise shipping today be lookout for suspicious
vessel reported by British vessel in wireless warning.
Censorship Immediately closed down after warning.
Naval officials refused to comment.
German U-BOat Fails.
Paris, April 9Brazilian consul notified his govern
today that German U-boat three times attempted
to sink another Brazilian steamer which has just locked
at Vigo.
The Dickinson press., 1917-04-07
CERTIFICATE OF PARTNERSHIP

KNOW ALL MEN BY. THESE PRES
ENTS: That we, Jacob Fleck of Richard
ton, in the County of Stark and State of
North Dakota. and Anton Wilhe1m of Of
State of North Dakota, whose names are
hereunto subscribed, have this DAY
under the firm name and style of The
Red Trail Garage, and that said business
will be carried on in the Village of Rich
ardton. in the County of Stark and State
of North Dakota.
Dated at Richardton, N. D.. this 23rd
JACOB FLICK.
ANTON WILHELM.
State of North Dakota, County OF
Stark. SIS.
On this 23rd day of March, 1917, before
me personally appeared Jacob Fleek and
persons described in and who executed
and they and each Of them acknowledged
to me that they executed the same:
(Seal) BENZ. N. RICHER.
Notary Public, North Dakota.
Ny commission expires December 18th,
(Pub. April 7-14-21-2s).
The Dickinson press., 1917-04-07
new GERMAN RAIDER
SINKS MANY VESSELS

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.-Two hun.
dred sixty-ive men and two women,
survivors of eleven steamers and sail.
ing vessels sunk in the Atlantic,
brought into port another amazing
German raider story.
They arrived on the French bark
Cambronne. The new German raider,
according to their stories, is a sailing
vessel with auxiliary gasoline engines.
She flies the Norwegian flag and is
heavily armed. The Survivors claim
ed many of those on board the eleven
ships destroyed by the latest German
sea rover had been drowned or lost
in the sinking of the vessels.
The new German raider bears the
name "Sea Adder" Her commander
is Count Luecker. She left Germany
IN Dec. %. Most of her victims were
overhauled and sunk in the vicinity
of Trinidad, according to the survivors,