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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-25

To be possessed of head of heavy,
beautiful hair; soft, lustrous, fluffy,
wavy and free from dandruff is merely
a matter of using a little Danderine.
It is easy and inexpensive to have
nice, soft hair ard lots of it. Just
get a 25 cent bottle of knowlton's
Danderine now-all drug stores rec
ommend Happily a little as directed
and within ten minutes thel e will be
an appearance of abundance, fresh
ness, huffiness and an incompatible
gloss and lustre, aid try as you will
you can not find trace of dandruf or
falling haid but your real surprise will
be aften about two weeks use, when
you will see new hair-fine and downy
at first-yes-but really new hair
sprouting out all over your scalp
Danderine is, we believe. the only sure
hair grower, destroyed of uandruff and
cure for itchy scalp and it never fails
to stop falling hair at once.
If you want to prove how pretty and
soft your hai-- really is, moisten a cloth
with a little Danderine and careeu;--
draw it through your hair--taking one
small strard at time. Your hair will
he soft, glossy and beautiful in just
a few Moments delightful surprise
awaits everyone who tries this.-Adv
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-25
FUNERAL CREATIONS,

The old time funeral Grafton was
a classic Of its own unique type. You
could hear some very big eloquence
over some very little men,. Persons
who had the gift Of CAB on such, oc-
casfor7s were in demand for miles
around. In the main these addresses
were not insincere. The instinct of
saying nothings but good about the
dead has it's valid reasons.
still one would occasionally hear
the most fulsome eulogies proncunc-
ed about men whose lives were no.
toriously evil. They might have liv-
ed lives of dishonesty and vice, yet
they were pictured as already arrayed
in shining garments. conserving with
angels and enjoying heavenly COM
pany in which they would have been
most unhappy when on earth.
II The old time funeral grafton was
oyerdone. It was well meant, but
even the mourners have been heard
to protest under their breath at ex-
aggerations. There is a tendency
today among many common sense
people to omit the custom altogeth-
er. ~ y
The funeral Of Admiral Dewey IL
Illustrates this. Here was great
character ,illustrious in our history,
and if warm, eloquent eulogy would
ever, have. been more appropriate, it
was here Yet, no doubt, by the Ad-
mirars own wish, there was no funer-
al grafton. The occasion seemed,
perhaps. more impressive by it's abb
serce.
In the presence of the mystery Of
death, human eloquence is futile. The
average funeral would seem far more
dignified if the customary remarks
were omitted. The words of Scrip
ture, and the burial services of the
various churches express the senti-
ment of the hour in words that have
stood the test of time and which
touch the heart strings After these
classic lithurgies the ordinary funeral
sermon is an anti climax. 1t is a
matter for individual taste, but the
simplicity which marked the burial
of George Dewey might be copied to
advantage in many humber circles.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-25
Boy Scout Branch
Organized in Toxic

Toxic, JAM I25.-A branch Of the
Boy Scouts of America has been or
ganized at Toxic under the honorary
presidency of George w. Guthrie, the
American ambassador, and with the
assistance of Colonel James A. Irons,
the American military attache and
Commander Frederick J. Horne, the
naval attache. About 20 American
boys, all of whom are pupils at the
Toxic Grammar school, form the nu-
cleus of the organization.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-25

The River and Harbor Appropria-
ton bill, carrying an aggregate of
$38.000,000, was debated in the
House.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-25
FIRE IN EAST AURORA.

East Aurora, N. Y, Jan. 25.-The
Griggs & Ball flour mill here was
burned yesterday, ca Using a loss of
100000.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-25

Six men were injured when a scat
fold on which they, were working on
the new William Edwards Co. build
Ing at Cleveland, collapsed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-25

The state armory at Olean, N. Y,
home Of Company I, Third Infantry,
was destroyed by fire at loss of $751;
900.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-25

FUNERAL DESIGNS AND
BOUQUETS
JOHN RECK q SON
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-25

Alderman Lawrence O'Neil was
unanimously elected Lord Mayor Of
Dublin.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-25

Farmer Want Ads. One Cent Word
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-29
ADSHADE HELD FOR
SUPERIOR COURT
Fomer Brattleboro Man Charged in
Keenc with Assault with Revolver
with Intent to Kill.

Wilbur Adshade, formerly of this
town. charged with assault with intent
to kill on Fred Hall, was arraigned in
the municipal court III Keene. n. H.,
yesterday afternoon, pleading not guilty.
The state had number Of witnesses
present to testify to the assault and
the trial continued for a considerable
time, after which Adshade was held for
the superior court. October term.
As County Solicitor Pickard outlined
the case the state S evidence is to the
effect that Adshade wrote a card to
Hall III which he threatened him, pur-
chased revolver in Boston and came
back here, showing ii and saving he
was going to use it to get Hall. He
is alleged to have met Hall on Rox-
bury street and make a move as if tC
pull the gun, when Hall knocked hin
down two or three times. Then Ad
shade, it is alleged, got the gun out
and it was discharged, the bullet going
/ through Hall S sleeve.
| County Solicitor pickard represented
1 the state and Adshadc was represented
by Attorneys Joseph Madden and JOIN
~. Landers
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-29
MR.. WILSON LEADS THE WAY.
London Paper Says He Has Shown
Path to a United World.

LONDON, Sept. % Commenting on
the phrase in President Wilson : reply
to- the Pope 3 note, in which he said
that "no peace can rest securely upon
political or economic restrictions meant
to benefit some nations and cripple or
cmbarrasS others, upon vindictive action
Of any sort. or any kind of revenge
or deliberate injury" The Economist
says:
In other words the Power which
must now be recognized as speaking
ellis of the allies has brushed aside all
the utilities of the Paris conference
and shown us the way to peace which
shall not be inaugurated by the raising
of trade barriers all over the world but
by real extension of free trade and of
corporation between nations for the
material welfare of mankind. In view
| rials that will face us when the war is
over, any measures that will imply re
StrictionS on our imports of these eS
sentials to industry would be a blundcl
that might seriously handicap our III
ldustrial recovery president Wilson ,
peace promises us a world in which
mankind may be united into one grea
Ithrobbing hive of industry, in whicl
the best workers will win battles b,
turning out the best stuff and tn
world s output and consumption 0
goods may be quickened to an exten
undreamed of. -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-29
TRAIN SCHEDULE
CHANGES TONIGHT
No Changes on Central Vermont and
But Few on Boston & Maine
Owl Train IS Minutes Later.

At midnight tonight the fall and
winter timetable of trains on the Cen
trail Vermont and Boston & Maine
railroads will 90 into effect. but no inn
portant changes affecting Brattleboro
service have been made The White
Mountain trains viii continue TO run un-
It'll Oct. s, when they viii be discon-
tinued.
On the Central Vermont line there
are no changes whatever, but the Bos
ton & Maine schedule shows a slight
variation in the time of arrival and de
Iparture Of a few tains
On trains northbound the 9.06 a. m
remains the same; that now leaving al
ILL will go one minute earlier; tn,
i2.13 p. M. is set back four minutes anC
will leave the station at 217, while the
/ $50 and 9.15 remain unchanged. TIL,
1859 train will depart at l1.04 Sun
day trains north under the new schedul,
will leave at 9.l5 a. m, as at present
2.17 and l1.04 p. m.
The biggest change in the new time
table is i'll the time of the Owl traii
which has been leaving at 5.44 a. m. L
the future il will not leave until 5.5
a. III. OF the other southbound train
the 9.20 a. m, 4.36 and $50 p. m. train
lremain the same, but the train Ney
: York bound which has been due to leav
at 20S p. m, is changed TO 2.l4 p. II
Sunday trains south are as follows
5.57 a. m, 4.36 and $40 D. m.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-29
First Prize in County Con-
test Goes to Harold
Tenney, Vernon
IBRATTLEBORO GIRL
SECOND IN LIST
Vermont National Bank Winners De-
termined by Assistant Dairy Hus
bandman of Vermont Agricultural Elk
tension Service,

F. R. Churchill, assistant dairy hus
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 Tcnney, South Yer
non second prize. Catherine Gallup,
Brattleboro third prize, Minor Thomp-
son, Brattleboro; fourth prize, William
Wilder, Camb1idgeport
| | 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; Christobel
] iCharleton, Willamsville; Claude Shine,
Wardsboro; Helen Hughes, South Vernon
Margaret Boyden Townshend; Elizabeth
Starks, West Brattleboro; Kenneth Trot-
ter West Brattleboro; Rita Roberts, Nest
Wardsboro; Edward Mckay, West Brat
tIeboro Agnes Morse, WilIiamsville; !;
Robert Davis, Newfane: Rhonalda Rock,
West Bratteboro.
Very truly yours,
(signed) +, 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 stats
and county prizes offered through the
Vermont Agricultural Extension service
may not coincide with these awards. Tn,
extension service prizes are based not only
upon the individuality Of the pigs raised
but also on the rate Of gain, the cost 0
; gain, and the story written by the pi!
club member telling how he raised hi
animal
The winners of the Vermont Nationa
bank prizes are also entitled to a trip t
the Eastern States Exposition at Spring
field through the courtesy Of f. C. Ten
l ney of the Scott farm, Dummerston, VIII
offered so to help defray the expense
of such a trip. This trip will be i
! charge of County Agent a w Sweetor
Some of the winners have been urged t
e exhibit their animals at the Easter
e States Exposition in Springfield and a
: least one has already been entered.
Q The boys and girls of the Wmdhar
n County Pig club are to be commended 0
+ the way in which they have cared fc
t their animals OF the 81 pigs distribute
. by the Vermont National bank only thrC
have died and all but four or five hay
d grown well. A number of the pig clu
q members already have paid their nott
n and many of them are working outside e
pecting to pay their notes sometime b
fore they become due.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-29
Resident of Peekskill, n. Y,
First American to Gain
the Decoration
SAVED A CROWD OF
FIFTY VILLAGERS
With Aid of Pocket Lamp Found Bomb
Which Had Been Dropped and Threw
II into River Where it Exploded
When IL Struck Water.

PARIS, Sept. % The first American
soldier TO win the war cross with palm is
John McCain, says the Paris Herald. on
the night OF Sept. IS German airplane
hcw over the village in which he was and
dropped several bombs Onc tell within
- feet OF building around which some
80 villagers had gathered Notwithstau2
ing the warnings of those near him, the
newspaper continues, Private NlcClaln
dashed out into the road and, discovering
the bomb with the aid OF pocket electric
lamp picked it and hurled it into the
river The proieetie exploded as II
struck the water No one was injured
He Is "a years old and has been in tho
Wmv four Years He saw service in
Mexico The French authorities have no
tined his wife, Mis-. Elsie McClain OF
PccksbiIl, v Y, OF the honor conferred
ON him
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-29
TUBERCULOSIS CONFERENCE.
New England Meeting to Be Held il
Rutland Next Week.

The National Association for the
Study and Prevention of tuberculosis
will hold a New England tuberculosis
conference in Rutland next Thursday
and Friday. A war program has been
prepared, the entire aim being to dis
cuss tuberculosis in its particular bear
ing on the social problems and respon-
sibilities created by the war. The first
day will state the problems, medical
and social. The second day will sug-
gest programs, national, state and To-
cal, for the solution of those problems
The conference will be held in the be
lief that many who cannot attend the
annual meeting of the national assoeia,
ton will avail themselves of this op
portunity.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-29
PROPONENTS REST IN
WALKER WILL CASE
One Witness Examined for Contestant,
When County Court Takes Recess
Until Monday Afternoon

After the examination of several wit
nesses in county court yesterday after
noon the proponents, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
NJ. Randall rested in the Walker will
case, III which the contestant is the
Brattleboro Home for the Aged and
Disabled.
Yesterday afternoon S witnesses were
Mrs. George Crosby, Warren L. Wal
ker, Arthur F. Robbins, Henry J. AL
len, Myron F. Dutton, d. E. McElhin-
lney and Ambrose Knapp. The burden
of their testimony was that the testatof.
George w. Walker, was kind to his
daughter, Mrs. Randall, and her husband
and otter said that they were to have
! his property, also that he was of sound
and disposing mind
/ This morning the first witness for the
! contest was examined. He was George
/ johnson, formerly employed at the Wal
/ ker farm. He testified in substance
that the Randalls were kind TO Mr.
| Walker at times and unkind at other
times, and that he had known of stormy
conferences between Mr. Walker and
the RandaIls and had heard the latter
say that they would see to it that Mr.
Walker s first will was changed That
will gave them only the use of the
property, the Home for the Aged vi
timately to receive it. The Home al
leges that undue influence caused Mr.
Walker to change his will, giving tn,
property to the Randalls
AT noon today court took a recess un
til 2.30 Monday afternoon Charles S
Chase was on the stand when the re
cess was ordered
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-29
BRILLIANT CONCERT
FOR THE RED CROSS
Mrs. Mary Howe Burton and Assisting
Artists Attract Large Audience
Proceeds Over $3.50.

Anticipating a delightful program Of
music an audience of large proportions
assembled in the Auditorium last night
for the Red Cross benefit concert, and
their authorizations were not in vain.
Four artists of wide reIute, with Mrs.
Mary Howe Burton of Clinton, Mass,
as the one in which interest centered,
gave brilliant concert before an as
semblage which filled the first and see
ond floors and which manifested It's ap-
probation by vigorous and spontaneous
applause. Besides Mrs. Burton, soprano,
the artist1 were her brother, Lucien
Howe. accompanist, Frederick Mahn,
violinist, and Ernst Perabo, pianist, all
Of Boston. They came at the soicita-
ton of Mrs. Frederick Holbrook and
contributed their services for the benc-
fit of the Red Cross. Their generosity
and interest as well as the spirit which
prompted the entire affair is deserving
public commendation.
Brattleboro S gifted daughter. Mrs.
Burton, was in charming voice and was
heard with extreme satisfaction. She
was recalled a number of times. Among
her selections were two compositions by
l4uclcn HOWE, NHlCH dl'itdleu eSilecldllN y
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 Suwance River with great deptI
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 :
musician and composer of rare ability
and a man Of a high type Of personality
| Mr.. Mahn is first violiniSt in the Bos
ton symphony orchestra and on previ
Gus occasions has appeared here in con
cert with Mrs. Burton and Mr.. Howe
/ His renditions were those Of thorough
musician and were marked by exception
Fl technical skill and rare musical in
| itcrpretation.
1t is expected that after the expense
are paid the amount turned over t
the Brattleboro branch Of the Red eros
will be upwards Of $50
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-29
BRITISH SHOT DOWN
RAIDiNG AIRPLANES
Two German Machines Lost When
Twenty Made Attack on England's
Southeast Coast.

LONDON, sept %. Two German air.
planes which took part in last night raid
over the southeast coast OF England were
brought down, it Is announced officially
No casualties were caused by the raid
The following official announcement was
made.
Lord French commander Of the home
delcnsc.l reports that the latest intorma-
ton indicates that about ~ enemy ma
chimes participated IN last nights raid.
Bombs were dropped in number ot
places IN kcnt, Essex and suffolk, but
mo- casualties occurred and only nsigniti
cant damage has been reported up to the
present Repeated attacks were made
ON London, but in no case did the raid
cts penetrate the outer dnienscs One
cuemy airphne is reported to have beer
shot down ia the Thames estuary and a
second one off the coast
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-29
FOUR CANDIDATES
IN MAYORALTY FIGHT
Mayor Mitchell, Losing Republican
Nomination, Will Run on the
Fusion Ticket.

NEW YORK, Sept pa four cor
nered contest for mayor was assured to-
day when it became virtually certain that
Mayor Mitchell would make a fight for
reelection, despite his defeat by William
NJ Bennett. former state senator for
the Republican nomination. Leaders III
the fusion government, which was re-
sponsibe for the mayors election fom
years ago, began today to make arrange
ments for the campaign for his reelection
With Mayor Mitchell running on the fu
sion ticket the ballot next month vii
contain the names Of Mr. Bennett, IudgS
John F. Hylan and Morris Hillquit, tn,
latter the Socialist nominee
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-29
COnferees Worked Through
Day and Far Into Night
to Finish Measure
FINAL ENACTMENT
EARLY NEXT WEEK
Will Raise About S2,7OO,O 900 in Rev
enue - Found Necessity for Numer-
Gus Changes, Mostly in the War Ex-
cess Profits Section.

WASHINGTON, Sept 29-The war
tax bill revised upwards to raise about
81, ,700,0000oo war revenue was ready
today for presentation to the house and
senate after the conferees had worked
through yesterday and far into the night
to perfect the measure 1t had toen ex-
pected the new draft of the bill would be
reported to the two houses yesterday, but
the necessity for numerous technical
verbiage changes, mostly in the war eX-
cess profits section, prevented. Prospects
today were that the conferees' report on
the bill would not be considered in Vhc
house before Monday, although its final
enactment early next week is regarded a
assured
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-29

. WASHINGTON, Sept % = Sen. Kel-
logg received the communication which
was adopted by the state commission as
'he result of Senator La Toilette s re-
cent speech at st. Paul. Before present
ing it to the senate he conferred with
Vice President Marshall, Senator Mar
tin of Virginia, Democratic leader, and
Senator Pomerene of Ohio, chairman of
the committee to which it was referred.
Any further action will first come from
lthe committee.
Senator La Toilette was not in the
chamber when the communication was
| presented and there was no discussion
or other action.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-29
MUSICAL COMEDY
TO BE PRESENTED
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Philbrook to Put
On The Rose Girl Nov. 1, and 8
as Red Cross Benefit.

At a meeting of the executive commit
tee of the Red Cross Yesterday after
noon it was decided to present the musi-
cal comedy, The Rose Girl under the
auspices of the Brattleboro chapter in
the Auditorium Nov. > and 8. There
will be a large company of local musi-
Neal and dramatic talent in the cast. The
production will be staged by Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis Phiibrook, who so success
fully presented The Runaways and Hon
| eymoon Lane under the band auspices
| Mrs. f. p. Blake is chairman of thl
Red Cross committee in charge.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-29
Mrs. John AarO Slashed by
Razor i'm Hands of Un-
known Negro
THOMAS HARRISON
NOW IN CUSTODY
Arrested in Peterboro and Taken to
Keene - Will Be Taken Before Mrs.
Aaro for Identification - Blood
hound on Trail.
Especial to The Reformer.)
KEENE, y. H., Sept. :


Mrs. John Aaro, who lives near Full
Ter S mill in East Swanzey, was the
victim yesterday afternoon of the most
lrutal and bloody assault which has
occurred in this locality for decade,
being severely slashed by razor in the
hands of a big negro. Last night
about IL 'clock Thomas Harrison, 30,
Icolored, was arrested by Chief of Police
Timothy Driscoll at Peterboro and
brought to this city on suspicion of be
ing Mrs. Aaro s assailant. Harrison
was arraigned before Judge Holmes in
the municipal court this afternoon and
the case was continued pending full
investigation which is now going on.
Harrison will be taken before Mrs. Aars
as soon as she RECEIVERS sufficiently
from her wounds, as she is positive
THAT she can identify the negro who at
tackled her.
According to the story told by Mrs.
Aaro she was cooking in the kitchen
of her home when the negro approached
from behind and held a gun to her head.
when she tried to get away he pulled
Ia razor ana cut Her cruellV IN the
Emouth, on the head and elsewhere Al
Though bleeding profusely the unfor-
ttunate woman tried hard to escape her
Eassailant. She managed to reach one
Iof the front rooms and made an effort
Ito get through window, but was un-
liable to do so. The house was spattered
with blood from one end to the other.
With desperate trying Mrs. Aaro finally
managed to reach the nearest neighbor 5
house, probably !, 900 feet away. I'm
imediately word was sent to the author.
tiles in Marlboro, Troy and Keene and
posses were organized TO begin a search
for the culprit.
At the time the negro entered the
: house Mrs. Aaro s little girl, about five
years old, who was terorized, sought
safety by hiding beneath the piazza
where she was later discovered un
harmed.
. Mayor Eames of this city passed tn,
I house soon after the assault had takei
e place and hurried word to Keene. Sher
Il iff L. II. Lord with several officers a
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-29

1880 a. M The service will BE given
up to Rally Day and promotion ex-
erciscs of the Sundag school All
members of all classes are asked
to meet in the chapel at 1915. No
regular session Of the Sunday
school
100 T.. m.-Junior Christian Endcavor
meeting in the chapel.
$50 y, m.-Scnior Christian Endeavor
meeting in the chapel. Miss Glad
ys Holden will give report Of the
foreign missionary conference at
Northfcld.
go u. m.-Tho pastor will begin Sc
ricS Of lectures on the origin and
character Of the Old Testament
The lecture tonight will be on the
background Of Hebrew history
This series cf lectures is open tC
any who desire TO avail thcmselyc,
of il.