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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-06-29
NUCLEUS FOR CIVIL RELIEF.
Local Red Cross Decides on Disposi-
ton of $500 Voted by Village
Packages Shipped.

AT the meeting of the directors of the
local Red Cross society Friday after
noon it was voted to reserve the $500 APP
propratcd by the village at the May
meeting as a nucleus for civil relief
fund, to be used for local relief for
members of the army or navy or their
dependents as needed.
Recently four comfort kits were sent
to the L. S. navy recruiting station at
Burlington, and in response Mrs. j. G..
ter:
My dear Mrs. DEWITT
CIVIL you please thank the Brattle-
boro ladies very much for the comfort
kits. You were most generous. | have
mailed them to four boys, all motherless,
two of whom have no parents at all.
They are Herbert George Lessor, Viii
fred Dennis, MILFORD Nelson Lowell,
and Rock Napolin Leblanc. All are APP
prentice scamen and all are at the naval
training station, Newport, r. I.
@ Enclosed in each kit is n postcard
addressed to you for the boy to mail.
"'Thanking you very much for your
interest,
every sincerely yours.
"IlELEN A. HARRIS
A package containing four knitted
sweaters, two searfs and II pairs of
wristers was sent to the navy league at
Washington, d. c., and Mrs. Dewitt has
received notice of the receipt of the
package, for which the comforts com
mittee extends thanks and expresses
the hope that more work along the same
lines will be done
A ease weighing 345 pounds was
shipped to Burlington Friday con
tanning 60 suits of pajamas, and 100
comfort bags, for the use of the Vermont
regiment. Each comfort bag contained
one face towel, one bath towel, cake of
soap, tooth paste, tooth brush, small mir
rOr, comb and brush, surgeon S plaster,
one-half dozen shoe strings, unc-half
dozen handkerchiefs, talcum powder and
an envelope containing n copy of the
President s war message, and story
cut from the Saturday Evening Post,
these latter the personal work of Mrs.
Dewitt, chairman of the supply com
mittec.
Another package of knitted articles
consisting of Is sweaters, five mufflers
and 81 pairs of wristers was shipped to
the navy league at Washington.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-06-29
SUMMER TRAIN SCHEDULE.
Changes Hereabouts Went Into Effect
at Midnight Sunday Passenger Serv.
ice Somewhat Curtailed.

AT midnight Sunday night there was
change of time on both the Boston q
Maine and Central Vermont railroads,
but with the exception of taking OIL one
| Sunday train each way on the Boston 4
Maine railroad and one train each way
ON the Central Vermont between Brattle-
| borO and Millers Falls and one each way
on the West River bracnh, there are no
material changes. The usual summer
trains to the White Mountains. will be
put in operation June 30 and July 2.
| The revised schedules.
Boston & Maine northbound trains
2.05 n. m, White Mountain night express
daily, except Mondays, first run June
30 0.06 n. m, week days, Sundays, O.lj,
no change in timc iii II. M, daily ex.
cept Sundays, no change in time; 2l3
| p. m, daily, no change in time; 23S D..
m. White Mountain day express, daily
except Sunday, first run June %; 5.55
| p. m, daily except Sunday, no change in
time; 0.l5 p. m, daily except Sunday,
local from Springfield ends run here,
changed from $50 p. m; 1859, p. m,
daily, changed from 1854 p. m. The only
northbound passenger train taken off is
the Sunday local from Springfield that
has arrived here at 5.4S p. m.
Boston < Maine southbound trains
LAP a. m, White Mountain night ex-
press, daily except Sundays, first run
July 2; j.44 a. m, daily, no change in
time; a. m, daily except Sundays, no
change in time; 0.20 II. m, daily except
Sundays, no change in time Lao p. m,
White Mountain day express, daily cX-
cept Sundays, first run June 30; pos p.
m, daily except Sundays, no change in
time; 436 p. m, daily, no change in
time; $40 p. m, week days, Sundays
$40 p. M no change in time. The only
southbound passenger train taken of is
the $40 a. m. train which has left here
Sundays for Springfield.
Central Vermont northbound- Arrive
from New London at 1915 Il. m, daily
except Sundays, no change in times SIS
p. m. from New London daily except
Sundays, no change in time. The only
train taken of is the train arriving here
from Nlillers Falls at Ito p. IN.
Central Vermont for New London-G
n. m, daily except Sundays, no change in
time; 40 p. m, daily except Sundays,
here at 1925 for AIllers Falls has been
taken off.
West River division southbound-A
! INV At i'I"t'l'b'l' ll'H ''pulh I4pHubh
derry, passenger train at $40 a. m, no
change in time; p. M, mixed train. The
afternoon passenger that has arrived at
|. 81 o'clock has been cancelled
West River division leave Brattleboro
Mixed train at $50 a. m, in place of
passenger that has formerly left at that
time; u p. m, passenger train, no
change in time. The mixed train that
has left at a. m has been cancelled and
takes the place of the passenger that
left at $50 a. m. The changes on this
division give one passenger train and one
mixed train each way instead of two pas-
senger trains and one mixed as before.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-06-29
REV. DIR. w. J. HARRIS.
Noted Episcopal Clergyman Was Ma
tive of West Rrattleboro.

Rev. William James Harris, SO, died
on Friday night his home in Nashua,
| n. ii. He was born in West Brattlc-
boro in 1884, and was the son of Rev.
Roswell and Matilda (Leavitt) Harris.
He was the recipient of academic de-
grees from Trinity college and from
| Yale university, at both of which he
received his education. He was prin-
cipal of an academy at st. stephen s, n.
b., from 1856 to 1859, and was pastor of
several Congregational churches until
he joined the priesthood of the Epis-
copal church in 1865.
His first parish was at Manchester,
N. H., and next he was an instructor at
the Episcopal theological school at
Cambridge for time, and this was fol
lowed by rectorshps at Montpelier, Rut
land, Saxtons River, Brandon and White
River, Junction, VT, Detroit, Mich,
Yankton, S. d., Sioux Falls, S. D., where
he was dean of the cathedral; Waltham
and Hyde Park, and st. Paul's church,
Boston, now the cathedral. Later, Mr..
| Harris was n diocesan missionary in Yer
mont for several years. On several oc-
casions he had been deputy to the gen
eral convention, and while located in
Michigan he was n member of the
standing committee of the diocese. He
retired 10 years ago. He was 32d de-
gree Scottish Rite Mason and Il Knights
Tempar.
| The cause of his death was apopleXy
and the contributing cause arterio sole
rosis Besides his wife he leaves one
daughter, Mrs. William NJ. Hall of Mon
treal, Canada. Rev. DR.. llarrss father
was at one time principal of Brattleboro
academy in West Brattleboro and the son
was a classmate of Judge James NJ. Ty-
Ter of this village
| The funeral was held in st. Michael s
| Episcopal church Tuesday afternoon,
following the arrival at about . o clock
of the funeral party. which included
Mrs Harris, daughter, Mrs. Emma
Hall of Montreal, and Rev Edward II.
Randall of Poultney, an old friend of
DR.. Harris.
The clergy who officiated were Ri.
Rev George y. Bliss of Burlington,
bishop coadjutor, Rev. Joseph Rey-
nolds, rector of Trinity church of Rut-
land, and Rev. Lucius Waterman of
Hanover, N. II. The burial took place
in Prospect Hill cemetery.
Miss Elizabeth w. Clement and Miss
Lena C. Ross of Rutland were among
those who attended the services.
War poets don't care for khaki say
tits hard to rhyme
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-06-29
MILLIONS FOR POWER PLANTS.
New England Power Company Equip
ment Will Be Largely Increased in
Deerfield Valley.

Because of the unprecedented price of
coal, there has been such Il demand upon
the New England Power company for cleo
trc power, most of which is generated in
the Deeriield Valley and at the Vernon
llnsdale dam that it has decided to spend
more than $7,000,00O in improving and en-
arging its property in order better to meet
the demand. The company operates all
through Western Massachusetts and South
crn Vermont. and distributes its product
as far as Woonsocket, r. |.
The company has petitioncd the Nlassa-
chusetts board of gas and electric light
commissioners for authority to issue adj
dtional capital stock to the amount of
81, 600 900 and additional bonds to the
amount of S3,00O0OO, which if allowed will
give gross capitalization of Sl0,9O4, 900
and funded Indebtedness of 1000, 900. The
commission will give hearing on the
matter at its Boston office ON Thursday,
June IS.
In its petition the company says: "The
rapid expansion of the companys business
and the present unprecedented price OF
coal cause a pressing demand for its power
greatly in excess of the output of its pres
ent developments and make necessary the
immediate acquisition of new sources of
power, and the company therefore desires
to increase the capacity of certain exist
ing lines by adapting them to higher
voltage, to construct a hydro-electric de-
velopment on the Deerhed river to CON
struct new lines. to erect and equip new
subs stations, and to make certain extern
tons, additions and improvements to the
present lines and suh-stations, at tota,
cost of $7,0l0,0O0.'
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-06-29
SHOT BUCK AND DOE.
Dana H. Stafford Killed Deer Browsing
in His Orchard Friday Morning.

Dana II. Stafford of Guilford street
shot and killed Friday n buck and
n doe that were browsing on young
fruit trees in his orchard. lie reported
the case to Game Warden Il. II. Metcalf
who investigated and pronounced the
slaughter entirely justified, giving Mr.
Stafford a certificate to that effect and
the right to make use of the meat.
Mr.. Stafford and a hired man were
near the orchard when they saw the two
deer browsing on the trees. Mr.. Stat
ford left his employee to watch the ami
mails while he went to the house and got
his gun. The deer were enjoying theii
lunch when he returned and he shot first
one, and then the other.
Mr. Stafford said that over 20 young
trees had been tested by the animals anC
materially damaged.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-06-29
How a Bank Handles Its Collections

bank Discount Register something
Register
Different banks have different methods but used in THE YER
MONT NATIONAL BANK Collection Register
is entered the full description of each instrument 50 nsed giving its
the the time
OF
short description q
those collection
the o pay, a
collection
with but often large bank special forwarding
locality shall make the collection
When back the
VERMONT NATIONAL has been credited by its
whom
his
and the reported him.
The this
business correspondents VERMONT
NATIONAL believes
handling
it the equal
The VERMONT NATIONAL BANK
Banking Series No 80.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-06-29
LANsINGH TO START CLUBHOUSE
Husband of Former Brattleboro Woman
Going to Paris for Massachusetts In
stituta

The Massachusetts, Institute of Tech
nology is establishing center for Tech.
nology men in Paris, and to that end is
sending to France Van Rensselaer,
I-ansngh, 1913, who has been doing i'm
portant work for the advisory commit
tee of the Council of National Defence
and who has been released for this spe
cial service, Mr. Lansingh will establish
as soon as possible Technology club
house for students and alumni, at which
the men going over will be looked after
and which will serve as home for mer
on leave.
The Institute has also established a sys
TEN for keeping track of every Technol
ogy man on the European side of the At
lantlc and will endeavor to serve as the
direct medium between them and theil
people on this side. As far as possible
Mr. Lansngh will cooperate with mer
sent over for similar purpose by Other
colleges in the United States, and look,
forward To the creating of large college
center for the rendering of that persona
and intimate service which is beyond the
scope of governmental agencies.
The center is being established under
the direct authority of the Institute o
Technology, and is being financed by tn,
alumni committee on the mobilization o
Technology resources, and by the associ
ated committee OF Technology women
Many Tech men are already on the
other side and Mr.. Lansngh sails OF
the same steamer that takes over M
American ambulance which includes II
Tech men,
Mr. Lansngh's home is in Cleveland
o. He was in Brattleboro last weel
with his family, who are spending tn,
summer here. Mrs. Iansngh was Mis-
Marian Minor of Brattleboro.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-06-29
HOUSE WORK Is A BURDEN.

Woman s lot is weary one at best.
But with backache and other distress
ing kidney ills life indeed becomes a
burden. Doan's Kidney Pills have
made life brighter for many Brattle.
boro women. Read what Mrs. Benson
says:
Mrs. G. C. Benson, 104 Canal St.,
Brattleboro, says: "Some years ago,
| had great deal of pain right over
my kidneys. The pain was rather sharp
when | tried to stoOp or do any sweep
ing. ! was sore and lame when / got
up in the morning and didn t feel like
doing my homework. My kidneys
didn't act regularly also, and other
symptoms showed that something would
have to be done. My poor condition
gave me some alarm and / finally
bought Doan s Kidney Pills at Wilfred
+. Root s Drug store. After | had
taken three boxes, felt as well as
ever"
Price soc, at all dealers. Don t sim
ply ask for n kidney remedy-get
Doan' S Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Benson had. Foster Milburn Co..
Props, Buffalo n. Y.-Adv.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-06-29
The Dear Departed.

Awaiting herself of her ecclesiastical
privileges, the clergyman S wife asked
questions which, coming from anybody
else, would have been thought imper
tinent.
81 presume you carry memento OF
some kind in that locket you wear?'
she said.
eyes, ma am" said the parishion
err, cit is a lock of my husband ,,
hair"
"But your husband is still alive,
the lady exclaimed.
eyes, ma am, but his hair is gone
Liverpool Post.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-06-29
DR.. RICE GETS COMMISSION.
First Lieutenant in Medical Reserve
Corps of Army-Expects Call to Duty
Soon.

DIR. Thomas Rice, one of the we'll
known practicing physicians of Brat
tleboro, received Saturday his commits
sion as first lieutenant in the medical
reserve corps of the army. He expects
to be called for duty in the immediate
future. DR.. Rice graduated from the
University Of Vermont in 1898 in n
class of ~ members. He practiced for
year in Maine and then spent six
months in the Boston city hospital going
from that institution to DR.. F. w. Rus
sell s sanitarium in Winchendon, Mass,
where he remained two years as assis.
tant physician. He went to Townshend
in 1896 and in February, 1907, bought
the practice in Brattleboro of DR.. w.
II. Lane and has since practiced here
DR.. Rice has a wife and one daughter,
Dorothy.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-06-29
This SAFELY REMOVES WORMS

Worms are common disease of chill
dren and every mother should know
their symptoms. Sallow complexion with
dark circles under eyes, irregular bowel
movement with stomach hard or swollen
grinding teeth or itching may mean
that Kickapoo Worm Killer is needed
at once. 1t is n mildly laxative remedy
in candy tablet form that children
like. Kills and removes the worms and
let's the child grow strong and healthy
AT druggists, 25c.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-06-29
CREAM OF REGIMENT.
Letters of Four Companies of Battalion
Are MILK

Capt. f. w. Gibson of Company I, is to
be in Bennington several days next week in
an effort to secure more recruits for the
Vermont regiment, which still needs about
200 men. He plans to hold out door meet.
ings in Pownal, South SALISBURY, Airing
ton, Manchester and Dorset, and also in
Readsboro, Rupert and Stamford if he is
able to be away from the regiment all the
week. Company is pretty well filled, but
there are vacancies in Company X OF
Springfield and Company l. of Newport
which are in the same battalion with Com
pany | and therefore as closely associated
as if the men were all in one company
The boys in this battalion claim that il
contains the cream of the regiment fol
the four company letters are Milk
Bennington Banner, June %.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-06-29
His Needs.

off you please, mamma" asked Clar.
encc, aged ten, twill you kindly lend
me pencill"
"But," said mamma, 81 left a pen
and ink for you to do your lessons
with on the nursery table. Why don 7
you use those instead of pencilG"
"Well, you see,' Clarence explained,
81 want a pencil to write and ask the
editor how to remove ink stains from
a carpet. Pearson s Weekly.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-06-29

Don had finished his first day at school
and was on his fathers knee FOR their
usual evening talk before being sent to
bed.
"Well, how do you think you will
like schOoll' his father inquired
The little fellows became serious.
81 IN afraid, daddy, I've started
something that cant finish" he re-
piled.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-06-29

"You have read my new story7"
"Yes.D
"What do you think of it"
"To be perfectly candid with you,
think the covers are too Far apart. =
Puck.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-06-29

And if you didn't know it, and don't
care, you have nothing on us.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-06-29

Tom Marshall is doing his bit by loud
lv beating the tom-tom to wake up the
sleeping nation.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-06-29

Nobody could convince the average
rookie in training camp that soldier
ing is an idle life.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-06-29

War poets don't care for khaki say
it's hard to rhyme
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-08
G. P. HENRY BACK
FROM THE EAST

c. P. Henry, proprietor OF the Cadil-
lac Sales company, returned Monday
from the east, where he was called
by the death Of his mother. He re-
ports conditions impaired slightly in
some sections Of the east, but on the
whole found business not far from
normal
Tine big feature over the country"
said Mr.. Henry this week. ''is the lack
OF fuel and the difficulty IN getting
freight cars. This, Of course, is
brought on by the necessities OF the
war In reference to the Cadillac, I
desire TO say that the Cadillac com
pany has sold more cars this season
so far than ever in the history OF
the company. This Is in the face OF
the fact that most auto plants are
compelled to assist in the manufac-
ture Of airplanes. This we expect 70
make necessary a curtailment Of so
percent in the facilities for the max
ing Of automobiles This Is a poig-
nant reason why all people who are
thinking OF buying a car should or
der now or in advance.
1T is not contemplated, however,
to shut off the automobile business.
II Is the third largest industry IN the
United States. and to ruin Il would
ruin the country"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-08
TAKE CARE Of
THE NEW CAR
Use of Monkey Wrench
Every Now and Then
Is Advocated.

II the owner drives his car con-
stantIy It VIII be an excellent thing
for him to use his monkey wrench
now and then. Especially with a
new car It IS not bad plan TO 60
over nuts and bolts occasionally
warns American Motorist. Even the
tightest nut will be more or less af-
fected by constant vibration and a
loose bolt should be frightened. since
the play to which the Iooseness gives
rise may result IN the necessity for
later repairs.
As the car grows a little older the
bolts and nuts settle and there is less
occasion for Tightening. The fOregO-
ing advice applies with particular
force to spring clips, a pulling up OF
the nuts OF which Will take but few
minutes OF the operators time about
once a month. keeping the springs
properly seated and adding much to
the sense OF security that is obtained
by the man who looks after things
tended TO. Sometimes Il happens that
the motorist is unable OF keep the
nuts fastening the bolts absolutely
tight.
Try as he may the nut will come
loose again II a lock washer cannot
be applied, 4 good remedy is to put
a drop OF solder on the thread OF the
nut OF in the absence Of solder a
little paint or varnlsh will set the
nut tight and prevent It from becom-
Ing loose again.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-08
Rdmming Motor Co.
Shows ImpossibiIity
OF Auto CurtaiIment

Through the courtesy OF A. II. FL
more Of the Ramming Motor company
we have been able to secure the fol-
lowing statement Of Judge s. Lovett,
member OF tho war industries board:
The report that I am contemplat-
Ing an order shutting off cars from
the automobile Industry IS without
any foundation IN fact I said a week
ago that I did not have IN mind any
transportation order treating any in
dustry as non essentlaI, since priority
order No. went as far as II seemed
wise TO 60 in dealing with sOcalled
nonessentials by transportation or
ders. That statement still stands"
This is a very interesting bit OF in
formation 10 all contemplative buyers
OF automobiles IN view OF the rumors
aprOpos the curtailing the output OF
cars for the coming year. In this con-
nection Mr.. Elmore said:
1T would be little short OF dis
astrous for the country TO close down
or seriously cripple the automobile
business. as millions OF dollars are
tied up in 1t and hundreds OF thou
sands OF people dependent on # for
livelihood. In addition to these facts,
the government realizes a big source
OF revenue from this industry. A sec
ond thought would make these points
plain TO anyone. We expect to be able
to furnish Buick cars to all buyers as
In the past"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-08
Easy to Make This
Pine Cough Remedy
Thouzands Of families BvrsaF b. r.
prompt results. Inexpensive
and saves about s..

You know that pine Sc used in nearly
all prescriptions and remedies for
coughs. The reason is that pine con
4ains several peculiar elements that
have q remarkable effect In soothing
and healing the membranes Of the
throat and chest.
Pine cough syrups are combinations Of
pine and syrup. The syrup" Is usually
plain graduated sugar syrup. Moth
ing better, but why buy i'll You can
easily make it yourself IN five minutes.
To make the best pine cough remedy
that money can buy. put ~ ounces
Of PineZ 100 cents WORTH IN q pint
bottle, and I'll up with homemade
sugar syrup. This gives you q full
pint-mOre that YOU can buy ready
made for $3.50. It is pure, good and
very Pieasant-children take it eagerly.
You can feel this take hold Of a cough
or cold IN a way that means business.
The cough nav be dry, hoarse and tight,
or nav be persistently loose from the
formation Of phlegm- The cause is the
same-infamed membranes-and this
Pinex and Syrup combination will stop
usually in "a hours or less. Splen-
did. too, for bronchial asthma, hOarse-
ness, or any ordinary throat ailmenE
PineE Is q highly concentrated com
pound Of Norway pine extract, famous
the world over for its prompt results.
Beware Of substitutes. Ask your
druggist Tor "21A ounces Of PineL
with directions, and don't accept any
thing else. Guaranteed to give ALSO
Lutte satisfaction OF money refunded
The PineL Coz Ft, Wayne. Ind