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New Britain herald., 1917-08-18
Henry Walsh.

The funeral of Henry Walsh,
 years old of AZ East Main street. whI died suddenly yesterday morning vii be held at g o'clock Monday mornin at St. Mary's church. Burial will in the new Catholic cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1917-08-18
Alvin Speskavitch.

Alvin Speskavitch, the infant sol of MT. and Mrs. Adam Speskavitcl of 313 High street, died at the hon| of his parents last night. The funers was held this afternoon with burial iI Sacred Heart cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1917-08-18

A. A. and Edwin EIaub the high jumping champ of the New Haven athletic association will be in com- petition. Further competing athletic champions will be announced later.
New Britain herald., 1917-08-18
Financial
LIGHTEST WEEKEND
 DEALING OE SEASON
Tendency Still Downward in
 Uncertain Market.

Wall Street.-On the lightest week. end trading of the present season to- days stock market continued its un- certain course, price changes, how ever, being mainly downward. Rails experienced further moderate re- versals, Delaware and Hudson mak- ing new minimum at 102h with subsequent recovery War shares were reactionary and coppers yielded with oils, motors, accessories and util- ities, but shippings gained for the most part. U. s. Steel moved within 1 point radius.
 The closing was irregular, sales ap- proximated 125,O00 shares. Liberty bonds wavered between 99.S0 and 99.S6
New Britain herald., 1917-08-18
TIE AT WORCESTER.

Worcester, Mass, Aug. 18.-Rain interrupted yesterdays game between Worcester and New London at the end of the fifth inning. The score was a tie each team having one run The scores:
New Britain herald., 1917-08-18

New York Stock Exchange quota tion furnished by Richter & Co.,, members of the New York Stock Ex- change, Represented by E. w. Eddy.
 Aug. IS. 1917
New Britain herald., 1917-08-18
LOCAL STOCKS

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TaÌˆgliche Omaha tribuÌˆne. [volume] (Omaha, Nebr.) 1912-1926, 1917-01-05

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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-12-21
COUNTY FISH AND GAME CLUB.
Secretary Reports on Distribution of
Fish-Officers Elected and Member
ship Drive Planned.

There was a good attendance of mem.
berS at the annual meeting of the Wind,
ham County Fish and Game club, held
IN &. a. k. hall Friday night, and much
interest was manifested in the report of
the secretary regarding distributions
made during the year Among matters
discussed was membership campaign,
and plans will be made at an early date
to conduct one throughout the county.
Secretary l.. f. Ellis reported the re,
ceipt and distribution of fish in the differ.
cnt streams as follows: 100000 fry.
$1,000 brook trout fingerlings, 5000 gold,
en- trout fry in Marlboro South Pond,
800 small mouth black bass, SOC, OOO
yellow perch fry. Two allotments of
rainbow trout have not yet been received
one from the state and one from the fed
eral government, but State Fish and
Game Commissioner Linus Leavens has
assured the secretary that he will do his
best to get the consignments at an early
date. The delay is probably due to con.
gestion on the railroads because of the
war business.
Officers elected for the ensuing year
were; President Scion A. Richmond
vice presidents, Charles w. Cleaveland
and 0. ID. Stowell; secretary, l.. +. Ellis
treasurer, f. d. Weatherhead; executive
committee, Harold f. Whitney and Ches
ter Sargent. Membership, procuring and
planting, and entertainment committees
will be named soon by the president.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-12-21
COW TESTING ASSOCIATIONS.
Fort Drummer Organization Given Up
One in Wilmington Beneficial.

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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-12-21
SOLDIERS ADDRESSES WANTED.
Pay Checks Await Certain Members Of
Vermont Regiment in 1916.

Editor of The Phoenix
~ have in my Office, subject to prop
er proof and demand, checks OF the
treasurer of the United States for final
pay of the following men who were
members Of the LIST Vermont Infantry
in federal service during the summer
of 1916.
"Thc present addresses or where
abouts Of these men arc unknown.
''Thc following list is published
hoping that information may be re,
ccivcd that will enable these checks
to reach the owners.
at will be necessary for the man
TO whom these checks are drawn ia
furnish n certificate from his town
clerk or a justice of the peace that he
is the party named on the face of the
check
Arthur Bclval, Go. d; Grant Fisher
Co. d; Ernest Shampinc, Co. r; w
NJ. Bachman, Co. L; Clyde Bombard
Co. f.; Roscoe McClenning, Co. Fl
Fred Waite, Co. +; Joseph Gennette
Co. &; Louis Karam, Co. G; Chester
A. Moiiatt, Co. IL Arthur MERCER, Co
l.; George Tomlinson, Co. l.; Joseph
Miller, Co. l.; Arthur Way, Co. NJ
Rufus b. Marvin, Co. NJ; George Ma
goe, Co. NJ; William Thibault, Co. NJ;
Edgar l.. Daniel, Co. NJ; Charles A
Moss. Co. NJ; Fred Carey, Co. NJ;
Frank Davis, Co. NJ.
IL. T. JOHNSON,
Acting Adjutant General
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-12-21
FREE HELP FOR REGIsTRANTs
List of Lawyers in Windham County
Who Offer ServiceS-Pcard Not to
Return Questtonnaires.

No member of the legal advisory
board, either permanent or associate,
should undertake to see to the deliv'
cry of qucstionnares to the local draft
board. This must be attended to by
the registrant personally.
For the convenience of rcgiStrant.
the lawyers of Windham county who
may be consulted regarding filling out
of the questionnaires without amy fec
being charged are named hercwith
The permanent board consists of
Robert c. Bacon Of Brattleboro, George
A. Weston of Bellows Falls and A. +,
Cudworth of South Londonderry. AS
sociates are Neil ID. Clawson, o. b.
Hughes, A V. ID. Piper, w. d. Smith,
John II. Harvey. Harold f.. whitney,
A. r. Schwenk, Charles s. Chase, Har.
rie p. Chase Frank +. Barber, c. NJ.
Miller and Sanford A. Daniels, all of
Brattleboro; Oscar L. Butterfeld OF
Wilmington, A. A. Butterfeld of Jack,
sonville; o. r.. Clayton of South Lon.
dondery, A. w. Butler of Jamaica and
John +. Gale of Guiford. Those to be
named in Bellows Falls are Warner A.
Graham, Thomas +. o 'Bricn, Herbert
d. Ryder, A. /. Bodies, Robert Il.
Twitchell and Fred b. Pingree.
W. X. Daley is the government ap.
peal agent. Any registrant desiring
to appeal from the decision of the rat
ing board may call on him.
Because of the Offices which they
now hold United States Marshal A. p.
Carpenter and Attorney General H. G.
Barber are exempt from acting on the
legal advisory board.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-12-21
POWER SHORTAGE
AT VERNON PLANT
Scarcity of Water and Coal Me-
cessitates Conservation
Customers Asked to Relieve Loads
Some Win Shut Down One Day Each
Week,

On account Of shortage of water and
coal with which to develop electric pow
or, the Connecticut River Power Co has
asked its primary customers to conserve
power by either shutting down a certain
day each week or developing their own
power one day each week, and secondary
customers are asked to develop all their
own power until relief comes.
This arrangement went into effect in
Brattlcboro Dee. IL, when the Fort
Dummer cotton mill shut down its entire
plant for "a hours, instead OF shutting
down parts OF certain rooms and run
ming at night to make up, as stated on
inquiry at the mill that day. This mill
is one of the primary customers.
The Estey Organ Co., which is a sec
ondary customer, is developing its own
power and in addition is supplying little
to the Power Co. At the Vinton paper
mill part of the power is furnished from
the Power Co.'S plant in Vernon and part
is developed at the mill. The Twin State
Gas & Electric Co., which furnishes the
street lighting and owns the street rail
road, besides furnishing light for bust
ness places and residences, il developing
what power it can at its West Dunn
merston plant and secures current from
the Power Go.
Six of the eight units at the Vernon
power plant are running daytime, al
though not at full capacity, and three
are in operation at night.
The cold weather that has prevailed
since the first of the month and the alb.
sence of rain for II long time, with the
exception OF one hard storm, has made a
shortage of water power that is unprecc.
dented so early in the season since the
power plant was erected. This has forced
the company to use IL large amount of
coal which not only is scarce but eXpen-
sive.
The result is that the Power Co. has
asked its customers in the various towns
and cities to relieve the plant of their
loads one day week, some on one day
and some on another, until rain or a
thaw furnishes water for increasing the
electrical output.
Officials of the Power Co. have an.
pcaled to the government for assistance
in the matter of coal, which. although il
comes high, the company is willing to use
until il can depend OH the water supply.
lnasmuch as many of the industries hit
by the shortage are engaged in war Or.
ders it is expected that the federal au.
thorities will act quickly.
Auxiliary steam plssss throughout the
system are in operation 30 as to keep the
industries going as much as possible. A
moderation of temperature so as to pro-
duce Il rain or thaw would make the Con-
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-12-21

that the child would be one month old
Dec. 81; but Mrs, Reed thought the
boy must be older. The note also stat
ed that the parents thought they would
like to have Mr.. and Mrs. Reed take
care of the child for Il year, that if at
the end of year they found they
could not do so any longer they (thc
parents) might be in a position to take
the child, something which they felt
they could not do at the present time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reed have taken the
matter up with the Berlin ovcrseer of
the poor, Clark Stewart, and the mat
ter has also been reported to the
state y attorney.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-12-21
WIFE AND FORMER
B0ARDER DEPART
Dr.. Richie Puts Matter in Hands
OF U. S. Marshal
Death of Little Daughter Sunday
DR.. Richie Had Turned over to Wife
Money He Collected.

Stripping the house of everything val.
liable and taking practically every dol
lar which her husband possessed in the
world, Mrs. Julia Edna Richie, wife
of l.. d. Richie, veterinary surgeon of
% Pine street. departed on Wedncs.
day, Dee. 10, for parts unknown, lcaV.
| ing behind their three children, accord.
| ing to n statement made to The
! Phoenix Monday by c. B. Richie of II
| Church place, brother of the doctor, and
later confirmed by him. With her, SAYS
| Mr.. Richie, went Edward Thayer, who
had been employed at the Estnv Organ
Co. and who boarded at DR.. Richie s
home about six months. Thaycr had
been requested to leave one week pre-
viously and roomed at the Hoadlcv
apartments.
This situation was made all the hard
or for DR.. Richie to bear when their
daughter, lncz May, - years Old died
Sunday shortly after p. m. as the
result of a series of commissions which
the girl suffered following the moth
crs disappearance. She had been sub
icct to these attacks for some time, so
much so in fact that it was necessary
to take her from the Canal street school,
which she attended. After Mrs. Ritch-
lie s flight they became worse and Sun
day morning the girl went into state
of coma from which she never rallied.
On December II Dr. Richie went to
Wilmington to test some cattle and was
obliged to remain over night. He had
previously collected many bills due him,
which money, including $7S for rent, he
turned over to his wife, trusting her to
pay some outstanding bills with it. Aft
or he had gone, says the brother, Thay.
er and the woman sent the children
from the house and III their cleanup
turned furniture topsy-turvcy and
mixed things up generally. 1t is I'M
dcrstood that they boarded a train from
Bfattleboro shortly aftcr.I clock that
afternoon.
Mrs. Richie was, before. her mar.
riagc, Julia Edna Daskam and her home
was in Poughkcepsie, y. y. She is 80
years old. The family moved to this
town from Wilmington two years ago.
Besides the daughter who died Sunday
night there arc two boys, Stanley, 10,
and Willie, 10.
Thayer is about IS years old and is
said to have carried himself with the
bearings of a perfect gentleman in cv
cry manner while at DR.. Richie s home.
All efforts to locate the missing
couple have been fruitless, not even a
trace of them since taking the train
having been found. Monday DR. Ritchic
turned the matter over to the United
States marshal.
| DR.. Ritchic would like to have anyone
hearing of his wife s whereabouts com
muncate with him at once. He says
that Thavcr has q brother and sister in
/ Bost on and that the couple may have
gone there. He thinks his wife will
pose as a nurse, as she formerly did
that work and was engaged in nursing
in Springfield, Mass, last winter.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-12-21
APPEAL IN BACON AUTO CASE.
George Martell Also Files Exceptions
in Damage Case Against Him by
Frank A. Larrow.

Mrs. Georgianna {. Bacon, wife of AT
toney Robert {. Bacon, who lost her suit
against the town of Dummerston. which
was an action to recover for damages TO
her automobile which ran of the high
way, has filed an exception which will
take the case to the supreme court.
Counsel for the plaintiff asked the court
to charge the jury in certain specified
way, which the court refused to do, hence
the exception. The court was asked TO
charge the jury as follows:
IF the jury find that there were sods
scattered upon the highway upon said
culvert and the approach thereto, and that
it was negligence upon the part of the de
PENDANT to have permitted said sods to
so be there and that said sods in said
position were the proximate cause of the
accident, and that the plaintiff was free
from contributory negligence, then the
plaintiff is entitled to recover"
Exceptions have been filed in the coun.
ty clerks Office by George AIartell
against whom jury in county court re-
turned verdict for damages in favor OF
Frank a, Larrow, who was injured while
driving on Flat street by being run into
by an automobile driven by Martell
These will take the case to the supreme
court. ii. q. d +. r.. Barber are Mar
tells attorneys.
In county court the plaintiff moved
that the court adjudge that the cause OF
action arose from the wilful and mali
cous act OF the defendant and wilful anC
malicious injuries to the person of Lar
row, and moved for Il close Jail execution
which was granted.
Exceptions are filed on the ground thai
the evidence does not tend to show tina
the cause of action and injuries aros,
under such circumstances as to bring tn,
case within the statute authorizing tn,
granting OF certified executions; tina
there is no evidence tending to show tina
the defendant designed or intended tC
commit any injury to the person or prop
crty of the plaintiff or upon which TN
court might legally adiudge that the de
PENDANT was guilty of "wilful and mali
cious injuries to the person and propcrt
of said plaintiff"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-12-21
MAJ. COOLEY SUES
FOR ALIENATION
Damage Suit for $1,000 Against
B. S. BaIestier
Says Wife Left June 21,1916-Suit Re-
turnable at September, 1918, Term of
Court.

An alienation Of affections suit in
which damages of $4,000 are claimed
was filed in the office Of County Clerk
+. ID. +. Stowe Monday morning. 1t is
the suit of Major Walter o. Cooley of
Brattlcboro against. Beatty S. Balcsticr
of Dummcrston, Kipling's brother.iu-
law, and alleges that since June 81,
1916, the plaintiff s wife, Rose Putnam
Cooley. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
w. Putnam, has not lived with him be-
cause the defendant "by artful means
and wilcS corrupted her mind. -
The suit is brought through the of
flee Of Attorney Robert G. Bacon and
is returnablc at the next September
term of the Windham county court.
Mr.. Balcsticr was arrested by Sheriff
Clifford f. Mann and was released on
bail signed by Edwin H. Miller OF
Dummorston. Major Cooley, the plain
tiff, is major in the lst' Vermont Regi-
mcnt and is at Camp Greene, Char
lotto, n. G.
In the legal document it is stated
that the marriage of Major and Mrs.
Cooley took place Jan. ., 1912, and
that they have ever since been husband
and wife. 1hc document then contin-
ucs in these terms:
'Thc defendant. coil knowing the
premises and contrivu@ md wrong.
fully, uulawfully, wickcdly and unjust
ly intending to niurc the plaintiff and
deprive h.m OF the consort, comfort,
fellowship. a-cicty, aid and assistance
Of said Rose Putnam Cooley, wife OF
the plaintiff as aforesaid, and TO alien
ate and destroy her affection for the
,1Ip hpp nt "a, ~
day Of June, 1916, at Brattlcboro in
said county and at divers other places
and times between that date and the
commencement of this action, wrong.
fully and mldwfullv visited persund-
ed, advised and induced said Rose
Putnam Cooley and wickcdly and un.
justly and Ivy artful means and wileS
corrupted her mind, She then and there
being the wife Of the said plaintiff,
and thereby the affections of the said
Rose Putnam Cooley for the plaintiff
were alicnatcd and destroyed.
"And the plaintiff further AYERS
that by reason thereof the said Rose
Putnam Cooley, without the leave, H.
crnsc or consent of the plaintiff and
against his will, did absent and scpa-
rate herself from tho plantifl' and his
hWclllhg mouse and has - remained
separate and apart from the plaintiff
and from his dwelling house ever since
and by reason thereof the plaintiff has
from thence hitherto wholly lost and
been deprived of the comfort, fellow
ship, society, aid and assistance of the
said Rose Putnam Cooley, his said wife,
in his domestic affairs, which the plain
tiff during all that time ought to have
had and otherwise might and would
have had.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-12-21
STATE NEWS NOTES.
Find Baby oil Doorstep.

Mr., and Mrs. William Reed Of Der,
lin, just outside of Montpelier, were
very much surprised to find on re,
cent night a baby boy done up in a
bundle which they found on their pi-
azza. Mrs. Reed retired at about 9.4j
o clock and half an hour later she
heard Il noise in the front of the house
which made her think that a calf had
gotten out Of the barn. So she investi,
gated Instead of finding the calf Snc
saw bundle on the piazza, which
she brought into the house. On open.
ing the bundle she found the baby, a
healthy youngster, wrapped in neat but
inexpensive clothing.
With the bundle was Il note stating
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-12-21
CROWD BUSHES FOR SUGAR.
Consignment at Cloverdale Quickly TAX
en--Police Called on--Statement by
D. P. Dewitt

Talk about a run on bank; it
wasn t in it with the jam of people
which lighted on the Cloverdalc Co. 5
store ON Elliot street Monday morning
in n mad scramble to got sugar The
crowd became so great in fact that it
became necessary for George w.
Brooks, manager of the store, to call
Day Policeman w. +. TYLER to prevent
disturbance.
1t all came about in this way:
Late Saturday afternoon 800 pounds
Of sugar arrived, but Manager Brooks
did not place it on sale because of the
usual rush experienced on that night.
When the store opened at clock
Monday people began to gather
about il and by G.30 fully 80 were
waiting in line. At clock the sugar
was placed on sale, positively only one
pound TO customer, and at 9.20
o clock it was all gone.
1t has been long time since Brat
tlcboro has sccn such rush. People
were orderly enough, but were crowd
ing and talkativc, and in order to pre-.
vent over crowding the presence of the
police was deemed advisable.
SO far as known this was the only
store in town to receive any large con.
signmcnt Of sugar and how the news
of its arrival spread 80 rapidly re-
mains n mystery.
y. p. Dewitt of the Dewitt Grocery
Co.. said that morning he had not had
q pound Of sugar in his warehouse for
more than a week, although he daily
expected Il consignment of 200 bags
from the diverted Russian supply and
80 bags from Boston. Mr. Dewitt said
he was continually hearing that he had
been shipping sugar out of town in the
face of local needs. The facts are, he
said, that although he had a large mum.
Der Of out of-town customers who de.
pended upon him for their sugar sup.
ply approximately three quarters of all
he had received since the shortage had
been distributed among local dealers.