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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-08
WILMINGTON.
Good Results of Scout Camp.

The % hoy scouts who were camping
Scout Master Ira Jay Dutton enjoyed
a week of unusually Pleasant weather
and suffered no mishaIs nor illness dur
ing the time. \ business-hkc schedule
was followed out each day and Us ali
the boys were III the tendcrfoot class
a great deal of work was done toward
promotion. The outline of the day was
as follows: Rising call 6 clock, fol
lowed by a plunge in lake. Breakfast
was cooked separately by the three pa
trols, part of each patrol being cooks
for a hours and the others assigned to
cleaning up duties, dish washing, etc.
At 9 there was general inspection and
the cleanest. neatest tent marked with
an honor mark. After a few setting ~
exercises an hour was spent each day
in the woods, studying woodcraft, and
becoming familiar with the trees ;nd
shrubs Another hour each morning
was given to learning the semaphorc
code, and five passed the examination
A short period of recreation preceded
dinner. The outline for the Afternoon
included various tests, such Us the prop
CT use OF the klllIe ana natcnCC, III
which l6 boys passed; building fires ii
the open with only two matches, il
which 23 passed; and cooking two 20
tatoes without cooking utensils and
building their own fire, IA passing. Al
8 O'Clock all hands went for swim
for half hour. Eleven passed the te,
for swimming 80 yards. Then there wa.
an hour of recreation and supper. E,a =
evening there was a big camp fire and {
talk by some visitor on some Sub ier
of interest to boys \ Mr.. Frick, q pas
scout master from Philadelphia, Nh,
was spending his vacation on the lake
arranged for a tracking contest TIL
boys worked in pairs, following Sigh
and obscure signs left along a trdi
covering two miles of woods. AT III
end of the trail was a treasure, Sha,
Smith and Herbert harrington won tn
prize, each receiving a fine pocket knife
Both Drs. Dunn and Wright gave frs
aid demonstrations i'll reseuing drown
: ing people and reviving them.
! There is no question that the tim
spent was not only pleasant but Won
derfully helpful, The boys learned los
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-08

0 clock the school children are invited
to hear black board talk
Charles Parmclec, Mr. aud Mrs.
George Boyd and Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Jay
button were delegates to a Congrcga-
tional convention and ordination of
the new minister at Dummcrston on
Tuesday.
! Mr. and Mrs. George Strcctcr and
their daughter Mrs. Marshe OF Wood
stock, Henry Allen and Charles Ware
were delegates Wednesday to Bap-
fist Sunday school convention III South
Newfane.
| The Womans club viii hold its an
nual business meeting and election of
officers in the town hall Thursday even
ing. The club is making all possible
effort to provide each of the Whining
ton recruits with a complete outfit OF
homemade knitted articles.
School opened Tuesday morning Of
the high school faculty all of last year 5
teachers returned to the same depart
ments, except that the normal training
course is omitted for lack of a sufficient
number of pupils. All of the grade
teachers are new. Miss Anna Y. Mon
tague has the grammar room. She Is +;
Castleton normal graduate and has had
two years previous experience. Miss
Florence Ncgus, graduate last Junt
of the normal class in the Wilmington
high school, is teaching the intcrmedi
ate grade Miss Hazel Davis of Dover
has the third and fourth grades anC
Miss Mary Durnen is teaching the frs
and second grades.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-08
WHITINGHAM.

A party Of Greenfield boys occupied
one of Putnam 5 cottages last weeh.
Aimee Murdoch returned to her stud
les in the Brattleboro high school this
week.
Benjamin Buttcrfcld w2nt this wecl;
to Athol, Mass, where he viii attend
high school.
c. f. Putnam has had several of his
old boarders with him during the month
of August.
Balton Amidon visited his mother,
Mrs. George futile over Sunday and
Labor day.
c. A. Faulkner and family took on
automobile ride to Winchester, y. H.
Wednesday.
NJ J. Anderson took Oscar Bishop
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-08

and family to North Adams Wednesday
by automobile.
The Butterfield family held reunion
at the old Butterfield homestead IN
Wilmington Labor day.
Newton Upton, who suffered partial
stroke of paralysis about three weeks
ago, is slightly better.
DIR. and Mrs. f. d. King and son,
Coulter, of bingham, Mass. were guests
at j. Il. Gillett s last week.
Miss Marion Rist of Wilmington ia
teaching in the Gillett school ana Miss
Murphy of Bennington III the Boyd
school.
The Begcibing orchestra of North
Adams drew large company to the
dance Saturday night. The music was
much enjoyed by all
| Mr. and Mrs. Archie Morse visited
relatives in Massachusetts towns last
week. They visited the soldiers camp
at Westfeld Sunday.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Mortimer SHAY and lit
tie daughter of Hartford, Conn, visited
her sister, Mrs. Lyman futile, last
week. Mr. and Mrs Clayton FARMER
of Springfield Mass, also were guests
at Mr. futile s last week
| Arthur Dcming, Clayton Carrier, Mr..
and Mrs. c. S. Goodnow, Mr.. and Mrs.
! G. II. Wheeler, j. X. Gillett and family,
/ l.. II. Sawyer and family and Bert Ship
pee and family were among those from,
here who attended the North Adams
fair Labor day.
Grover Plumb was at home for few
hours Sunday. He came from the camp
at Westfeld on a furlough for IS hours.
, He stopped over night in Greenfield and
Adm Plumb brought him by automobile
to Nottingham for farewell visit to
his folks before he leaves for France.
| George Murdoch of Charlestown.
Mass, has been visiting his brother.
Ernest Murdoch. He came by automo-
bile and brought his sister and her hus-
band, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Shaw, of
Cambridge, Mass, with him. They re-
turned home Tuesday. Mrs. Murdoch
returned with them for a short visit
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-08

scale than ever.
There arc two new eases of whooping
cough i'll town.
Carlton Brown is home from North
Adams to attend school.
Linus Hubbard and daughter Ct Ur-
Lana, H.. are visiting relatives in town.
Mrs. John Buckley has been enter
tanning her father and her brother and
his wife from Thctford
Chauncey Mann, who has been visit
ing relatives in town. has returned to
his home in Chelsea, Mass.
The Ladies Aid society of the Con-
grcgational church will meet with Mrs
George Boyd Thursday, Sept. -, at go.
Charles Allen, who has been visiting
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. n. y. Allen,
has returned to his home in Brooklyn,
n. Y.
| Readsboro and Wilmington played a
/ u inning ball game Labor day with a
score of to 4, in favor of the visiting
team.
Dana Boyd is working for Mr.. ia
place of Mr. Haskins, who has posi-
/
At the regular meeting of Mayflower
chapter, Eastern Star, Tuesday evening
Mrs. Greeley Brown was installed as
conductress
Mills s. Grimes, n Presbyterian II in
lister Of Lyons Falls, is visiting in town
and occupied the Congregational pulpit
last Sunday.
Clara and Forrest Barber, after spend
ing several weeks in the home of their
grandmother, have returned to their
home in New York city.
n. G. Armstrong and family, who
have occupied the Cuneo cottage at
Lake Raponda for two months, returned
Wednesday to their home in Cohocs
N. Y.
There will be a Windham County sur.
day School institute in the Congrega-
tional church Friday, Sept. Z. At Z
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-08

Young man, how much do YOU earn"
a hundred dollars week In that
case you should be able to support my
daughter comfortably | have no ohiec-
ton" But. sir am only getting S25
week. Boston Transcript.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-08

The landlord says he can't have a kid
in the building making SO much noise,
exclaimed the ianitor That isn't child;
it's a parrot ooh, In that case it 5
all right. Washington Star.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-08

Hes terribly reckless, I'm afraid of
what will happen to him. What's he
done: Joined the aviation corps"
"No-he's accepted an invitation to dinner
from bride of week who can't cook
Buffalo Express
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-08

sons of cleanliness, neatneSs, self con
troll and obedience and self reliance
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-08
Raponda Hotel Changes Hands.

Vernon Adams has sold his interests
i'll the Raponda House to Hosea Mann
and gave possession Sept. /. Mr.. Mann
will make large improvements aud ex-
poets to conduct the business on a larger
scale than ever.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-09-08
How Would You Like
10 Receive a Telegram
Like This

Miss Williams Bay Path Institute from Putney Vermont She
started work Stenograph Department January 1 1917 On
the
in Washington.
The following telegram received by Miss Williams August %
1917 notifying her of her appointment Washington senographc
position in the War Department salary of 100000
This result
What we have done for Miss Williams for YOU.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-09-14
IS DISPENSER OF COMFORT
One EngIishwoman Does "Her Bit" BY
! Keeping Open House for Wounded
Mems Visitors.

There Is a large class Of English.
women, writes London correspondent
who have to keep their own homes 60.
ing, but who manage to take time to
help to ease the war strain. She visits
soldiers wives and families In DARK
and dirty streets, as do most Of her
friends and hundreds Of other women.
She never goes empty-handed. To pay
for these luxuries she dispenses with
help In the housework. rising earlier
In the morning to do it herself. Here
Is the experience Of one:
In the course of her visit to a hos.
pital tall, sad. young Scotchman won
her sympathy. He was grievously
wounded, but what he seemed to suffer
from most was inconsistencies and q
wild longing for his own people, es-
pecially his mother. "She can't afford
It," he said when asked why she did
not visit him. "She could get half
fare warrant, I know, but even then
she's not accustomed to travel, and
she'd be lost in q strange town."
This gave her an idea. She would
ask the mother to come to Leeds and
stay with her! She met her at the sta.
ton and took her up to the hospital,
where the excited boy lay.
For few days the old Scotch WON.
an stayed with her, and then returned
to Scotland full Of gratitude and de-
light at having seen her son. She was
the first Of many guests entertained by
this warm-hearted Englishwoman. Sol-
diers' wives came, sometimes bringing
with them a baby-once or twice 1t
was baby the father had never seen
before, born while he was at the front
soldiers sisters, sweethearts, mothers,
all poor women who could not afford
to have come without her offer Of hos
pitality. They arrived tired, anxious
and sad, and she comforted them and
eheered them, and they went away hap
pier to know that their dear ones had
SO kind q friend at hand.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-09-14
cAMELS ARE IN BIG DEMAND
Great Numbers Of Beast of the Desee1
Used by the British In Defense
of Egypt.

Along the banks af the Suez canal
and thence along the old coast road to
the east you will find today between
the endless series Of British encamp.
ments caravans Of camels passing I'd
and fro with their burdens or lying
patiently at their managers and chew
ing the cud with that tranquil express
sion Of the beast which no stress Of
war can disturb. says the Manchester
Guardian.
There are more camels gathered
here than ever were assembled In the
haxaars Of Cairo or Damascus. Though
the defense Of Egypt has been carried
forward from the canal itself to the
hills and dunes of the Sinai desert
and to the Land of Promise beyond.
Che camel Is still an integral part Of
the defensive scheme. Roads and rail.
ways, 1t is true, run out here and there
eastward from the bank, but there re-
mains a vast hinterland unreclaimed
from the desert, waste, In which our
troops continually move.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-09-14
The World on Wheels

According to a report by the Office
Of public roads, which takes notice Of
such matters. there were 8,512,006 au.
tomobiles and motor trucks and 250,.
go motorcycles registered In the
United States in 1915. This Is an In
crease Of 43 per cent over the registry
Of cars and trucks for the previous
year. The gain was greatest in the
Southern states, where it reached SO
per cent. On the estimate Of the pres
ent population there is now an automo-
bile for every 20 people in the United
States. On the basis Of comfortable
seating capacity, this makes room for
one-sixth Of the Inhabitants, says
Thomas F. Logan in Leslie's. Or, in
other words, If properly apportioned.
every sixth or seventh family would be
found supplied. The total license reve-
nue. derived from this source for 1915
was $2A865,370, which represents an
Increase Of $7,899 $50 over the receipts
Of the same character for the year
befOra
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-09-14
Church Directory.

METHODIST EPISCOPAL SOUTH.
Every Sunday at II A. M. and 500
+. M. REV J. r. JACOBS
PRESBYTERIAN.
Woodstock-Every Sunday Ii A
NJ. and 1880 P NJ. except End Sunda,
Mt. Jackson-Second Sunday ii A
NJ. and 500 P. ~
REV. J. MCMURRAY.
Paste
Every Sunday II A. M, and 7.3U
T. M. REV. s. w. KUHNS, Pastor.
CHRISTIAN.
Second Sunday. IL A. M. and 7.3O
z M. REV. j. d. HAMAKER
PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL
Woodstock Every Sunday, except
the fourth, at 11:0O q. IN. Fourth
Sunday at 500 p. m.
Mt. Jacksop-Second and fifth Sun.
days at 400 p. M, fourth Sunday at
1l:00 q. m.
Rev. M. S. TAYLOR, Rector.
REFORMED
st. Paul's Woodstock-2nd and 4th
Sundays A. M. Every Sunday nigha
Calvary-1st AMI 3rd Sundays A M
REV. W. Fl. CAUSEY, Pastor.
Services will beheld at the follwing
places:
WHITE CHAPEL
Preaching every LIST. Sunday 1880
a. IN. Bird Sunday 7:45 p. m.
Sunday school, every Sunday $50
a. m. Epworth League, every Wee
nesday 7:45 p. m.
OAK LEVEL
Preaching I'd Sunday 1880 a. M.
4th Sunday 1870 p. m. Sunday schoo'
every Surday'9:30 a. m.
SLATE HILL
Preaching 3rd Sunday 1890 a. m.
ELMER P. SLOANE, P. G.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-09-14
Doqs of LUXURY.

The appearance of little dogs as OBJ
jects Of luxury goes back to the most
ancient times. Documents are not
wanting that go to show that Greek
and Roman women had little dogs
which were idoIized by their mistress
es- Even men, particularly among for
eigners, were not ashamed to walk the
streets of Rome with pet dogs under
their arms. Speaking of this subject,
Plutarch relates that Julius Caesar,
seeing one day in Rome some strangers
thus loaded with their dogs asked
them ironically whether the women o.
their country did not bear children
Tertfa. the daughter of Lucius Are
Illus Pr ulus. vas 50 fond of he -
that in the moment Of billing farewell
to her father, who Yves about to lei
his country and his family to wae.
var against perseus. kiHe Of Mace
mia, she frankly admitted that the So,
ness imprinted on her face was due q,
the death CT her pet deg Persia. Iri
Europe the greyhounGs we're the frs
favorites of women during The middir
ages.-Boston Post.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-09-14
Green Flash of Sunset

One Of the most rarely witnessed Of
natural phenomena, but one that has
often been discussed at scientific meet
tngs and that always awakens wonder
when seen. is the SO called green
LASH occasionally visible at the mo
ment Of the disappearance Of the sun
behind clear horizon. The Observers
eye must be fixed upon the rim Of the
san as 1t disappears in order to catch
ths phenomenon. One authority tells
ns that he has seen the green flash,
although rarely. at the instant Of the
setting of a bright star. Among the
explanations offered is one based upon
the optical principle Of Complementary
colors. If one looks at the sun and
then closes the eyes a green disk will
be perceived A sensitive eye might
be similarly affected by q brilliant
star
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-09-14

Put YOUR savings IL the Savings
Department of the Shenandoah Val.
ley Loan. and Trust Co., Woodstock,
Va, at per cent compound interest.
Amounts of S1.00 and upwards re
ceived. The only savings institu-
ton in the county for the a5comull.-
ton of the small savings of iaporins
men, women, and children.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-09-14
Lock Canals.


The Egyptians had canals beAbre the
days of st. Paul, but the LOCK- canal
which made it possible to cross noun
tains in a boat came only few years
before Columbus discovered America.
To be told that Raphael in his spare
moments when not painting Raphael
was constructing q locomotive would
scarcely surprise you more than to be
told that Leonardo da Vinci was q
pioneer canal lock builder
But the hand that put upon the walls
Of that historic church In Milan 1.-The
Last Supper also designed the locks
for Milan's canal
That was just five years before an
other Italian from the nearby town of
Genoa sailing a Spanish ship came to
anchor at San Salvador. Before the
ieck system was born canals had to be
on level ground, although in China
they had them on slight inclines.-
Philadelphia Ledger.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-09-14

Il was a bright, sunny Tuesday
morning and Mrs. Brown was on the
roof preparing to hang out her wash,
when Mrs. Jones appeared on the scene
carrying basket of clothes.
"What are you dom hereT' demand
ed Mrs. Jones. Monday is your day
for hangin' out clothes"
Il know it isl replied Mrs. Brown,
removing the clothespins from her
mouth SO she could articulate more
clearly, "but it rained yesterday, an
I'm hangin' 'em out today instead
Tuesday belongs to the fourth floor
back, an that's vacant, SO l guess I've
got as good a right here as anybody
else What is it to you, anyhow?
Wednesday is your day"
"Wednesday is my day, all right,"
admitted Mrs. Jones, ''but the paper
says It's goin' to rain tomorrow, an l
amt takin' any chances. You take
them rags Of yours downstairs again,
or I'll throw 'em off the roof"
And that's how the trouble began
Sc Louis Post-D1spatch.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-09-14

The VIGOROUSLY corrupt Russian min
lister Of justice, Tscheglovido6. had
great and well known passion for mel
ons. A story was told in tho duma
how he was once travelling through
Russia on a tour Of inspection and ON
reaching a remote outpost was met
at the station by tho usual high court
officials
HIS visit to the place had been long
advertised, so that one little man, a
very obscure person even in the off,
cial world Of the district, had had time
to grow an immense melon. When the
minister of Justice had concluded his
reception at the railway station the
small man came forward and dutifulIy
presented Tscheglovidoff with the mel
on, upon which he had for months Law
ished the utmost care.
The minister was 80 delighted that
he thereupon made the man a judged
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-09-14
Gold Leaf.

There appears to be some mystery
about the origin of gold leaf. It Is
found, for example, in connection with
the most ancient known mummies, hav-
ing been used for covering teeth, tongue,
skin, ETC. Sometimes it IS also found
ON the collins. Gold leaf was also used
on the tombs and monuments Of ancient
Egypt. The process Of making gold
leaf has thus been known since the
eighth century B. q. In the eleventh
century it seems to have attained as
high a degree of perfection as today.
The gold leaf on some ancient Grecian
pottery, indeed, is as thin as that now
used.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-09-14
For Old Linoleum.

An old hnoleum, If not worn into
holes, may be refreshed and made al
most as good as new with little trou-
Bile. First, be sure that 1t is stretched
and tackled as closely as possible.
Then paint it all over with two coats
Of any good wash paint, letting the
first one dry before supplementing 1t
with the second. When this Is quite
dry, give the floor coating Of orange
shellac. After this is dry, go over 1t
with q second coat. This gives an ex-
cellent finish to the floor and will make
the linoleum not only look well, but
add greatly to its wearing qualities.
An oil mop will keep it clean.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-09-14
African Grosbecks,

The social grosbscks Of South Africa
live In large societies. They select a
tree Of considerable size and literally
cover 1t with grass roof, under which
their common dwelling Is constructed.
The roof serves the double purpose Of
keeping off the heat and the rain, and
400 or 800 pairs Of birds are known to
have the same shelter. The nests in
this aerial dwelling are built in regu-
lar streets and closely resemble rows
Of tenement houses.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-09-14
Theft In Ancient Wales,


In some ways which might nowadays
10 called sentimental" the laws Of an.
cient Wales were In advance Of those
0 today. ]. e. Lloyd in his His
tory Of Wales" mentions that In some
Il the codes (Which were, as a rule,
very severe on theft a remarkable
provision exempted from punishment
the starving man who, after begging
for three days and receiving nothing,
helped himself to the food which he
needed in order to keep him alive.
That every man had the right to live
was q principle Of the law, and the
sentiment Of the country demanded
that every person Of substance should
keep open house not only for ordinary
travellers, but also for the destitute and
the friendless"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-09-14
Sure Bait.

"How did you manage to sell that
piece Of goods that's all out Of date to
Mrs HifiT
Clerk told her It was a great bar.
gain, but / thought Mrs. Richcoin had
had II laid aside for one Of her daugh-
ters Then she took 1t right OF.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-09-14
Too Costly.

At one Of the Boston theatsn Resne
y there was shown On the screen q
picture Of stock exchange. The bro
kers were hurrying about, pushing,
waving their arms, gesticulating and to
the uninitiated acting like lot Of In
sane men. Two young ladies IN the
balcony watched them with GREATNESS
interest for some time, then one asked:
why In the world don't they sit
down and rest once In awhHeT"
MY DEAR" was the enIghtening an
swer, don't you know that seat In
the Stock Exchange costs thousands q
dollars ?"-Harper's Magazine.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-09-14
Why Cherries Ara Red.

It was the theory Of Darwin that
nature made cherries beautiful to the
eye for a definite purpose. Red. he
said, was the most prominent and at
tractive color. Cherries turned to that
hue in order to attract birds. Birds,
noting the brilliant globules, tasted
them, found them to their liking, told
other birds and consumed the crop,
swallowing seeds and all. In this way
the cherry stones were carried far and
wide over the country and dropped
where they might grow into otheE
cherry trees.