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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-19
TOWNSHEND.
Planning for Grange Fair.

At the regular meeting of West Riv-
or Grange a pleasing program was CIV
en-, including music, readings and reel
tations. An original poem was read by
Mrs. F. NJ. Snow A roll call was re-
spondcd to by each member mentioning
his favorite fruit and especial variety
Of the same. An interesting and prac-
teal discussion of the question of how
20 make the farm boys an enthusiastic
rnember of the firm We; Dad and I -
followed, led by G. B Whitney Good
points brought out were the furnishing
Of light and properly sharpened tools
FOR the hoy Is use, of working with the
boy, not sending him to do hard and
disagreeablo tasks alone. of finding him
means of earning spending money, etc
AT the business sessions committee
including Arthur Cutler, Miss Lotto
| Holden and Miss Florence Howard. was
appointed to arrange for an entertain
ment IN the near future, the proceeds
of which viii he used for expenses, of
| the annual Grange fair
Because of the destruction OF the
town hall it will be impossible this
year to hold the usual dramatic enter
tainment on the evening of the fair, 50
tho general committee plans to have a
series of social entertainments during
| the summer in order to cover the ex-
pense of the prizes, etc. The business
committee announced that the new
pressure steam Gamer ordered by the
Grange had arrived and IS ready foI
use by any member free Any family
fof the village, not members, may use
it also on payment of n small rental
Several families may club together fol
its use for 4 day thus reducing the sun
for each, as the desire of the Grange is
to encourage canning and home con
servation Of foods. The Gamer viii bt
kept at the home of DIR. f. L. OseooJ
and may be rented from him.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-19
WESTMINSTER.

Mrs g. II. Walker is spending few
days in Northampton, Mass.
Miss Ruth Hill of Waltham, Mass,
is guest of Miss Helen Hall.
The total realized at the Red Cross
social Friday evening was $23.65.
Miss Almira Burwell is a guest of
Mrs Kimball at her home in Orwell,
Wt).
W. f. Stanford and family returned
to their home in Hartford, Conn, the
first of the week.
Miss Irene Burgess of Bennington is
spending the week with her sister
Mrs. Howard Fem.
Madam Holden of Gorham, Me-, is
spending the summer with her daugh
ter, Mrs p G.. Dawley.
Mr. and Mrs Fred Prouty and daugh-
ter, Helen, of Marshfield (Vt.) were
guests Wednesday of Mrs. Kate Hol
ton.
Mrs. Lucy Wilder and son went t.
Brattleboro Friday to attend the an
nual picnic of the Home Study Club
Miss Patience Wilder returned with he
the first of the week.
Arthur Vane, who has been working
for w. S. Fem and company, has re
ceived notification to answer to th'
government 5 call. lie left this wcel
Thursday for Ware, Mass, where h,
registered.
| Mr.. and Mrs. r. X Harris and tw,
children of Palmer, Mass, who hav,
gone to Maitland, Ontario, for tw'
weeks stay spent a part of Monda.
and Tuesday with Mrs. Harris IS sis
ters, Miss Mary Fem and Mrs. CARR
Nutting
Regular meeting of Boyden Grang
will be held this week Friday evening
The third and fourth degrees viii b
conferred on several candidates. TIL
lecturers program will include music
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-19

Mortified, Mass, left Tuesday morn
ing for a two-weeks' automobile trip
in New York state.
Rev. Mr. Johnson returned from
Mortified for the Sunday services
Misses Edith and Marion Putnam re-
turned home Saturday. Misses Maud
and Alta Edwards, Carrie Roberts and
Wilma Pike are attending the meeting
in Mortified this week.
The Ladies Social circle was pleas
antly entertained last Thursday after
noon at the home Of Mrs. II. NJ Hop
kinson. The work was knitting and
patchwork. Mrs. Hopkinson served
cocoa and cookies. The circle accept.
ed an invitation to meet with Mrs.
Thorn Johanson for the next regular
meeting Thursday afternoon, July %.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-19
WEST DOVER.

Mr.. and Mrs f. l.. Pike of Wardsboro
visited at f. G.. Harvey's from Saturday
to Monday.
Miss Florence Neglls of Wilmington
was visitor among relatives in town a
few days recently.
The Vermont Bird and Botanical club
were in, town recently and took dinner at
c. j Upton's farm house.
Mr. and Mrs Arthur Chase Of Reads
boro and Rollin Harris of Wilmington
were guests at w NJ Harris's Sunday
The rainy weather makes the outlook
for haying very discouraging to the farm
ers. A very heavy electrical storm passet
over here Tuesday evening, catching {
large amount OF hay in the fields.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-19
Pleasant Memories Better Than Mourn

Lieut.. Dinsmore Ely, u. S. A., of Win
netka, ILL.,, was killed in France in avia-
ton service. A few days before his death
he wrote letter to his father, DR. James
Q. Ely, which closed thus:
and l want to say in closing, if any
thing should happen to me,let's have no
mourning in spirit or in dress Like Lib
erty bond, it is an investment, not loss,
when man dies for his country 1t is an
honor to family, and is that the time for
weeping? | would rather leave my family
rich in pleasant memories of my life than
numbed In sorrow at my death"
The family held funeral service for the
soldier, placing his effects in his canoe
and covering all with the national colors,
and sinking it in quiet nook of the lake
which was the favorite retreat of young
Ely.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-19
Hotel Is Closed.

On Saturday as the boarders at the
hotel came for their dinner they were
informed that supper would be the last
meal served to them and the house
would be closed that night, as the family
were returning to Brattleboro Sunday.
Mrs. Anderson and daughter, who have
kept boarders from the Bradley corpora
tion shop since last winter, like everyone
else in the business, claim it is not pay
ing proposition. The boarders were
hunting over town Saturday afternoon
for rooms. and moving was much in evil
away over Sunday returned to find them
selves locked out.
Mrs Waldron at the corporation board
ing house, who had been taking vaea-
tion from boarders, had her house filled
and many table boarders besides.
Mrs. j. T. Russell and daughter
Marion, went Wednesday afternoon tC
Williamstown, Mass, for week.
Mr. Hebert, who with Mrs. Hebert i,
employed at the Bradley corporation
shop went to Rupert with Leon Vass anC
truck to get his household goods and viii
occupy the house owned by Mrs. Edit
/ Howard.
Madam Bradley Mrs. l. c. Bradley ano
son, |. G. Bradley, jr., and Mrs. Gertrude
Yarmasky have returned from severa
Er--ir---t-teur-ff-tf 2ssxiiaa
ton, where they rented a cottage during
the stay of Franklin r. Bradley at tn
technical school at the University of Yer
mont, before his departure for Cam
Upton l. C. Bradley and Mr., Marshal
went Saturday to Burlington to brin
them home by automobile.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-19
WARDSBORO.

Mr.. and Mrs. O. III. Willard of Phil
adelphia came Wednesday to spend the
summer at the Wardsboro House. Since
leaving Philadelphia they attended the
international Sunday school convention
in Buffalo, n Y, and the Woman's For
eign Missionary conference in Mortified,
which closed Tuesday night They also
have visited in Niagara Falls.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-19
JAMAICA.

The missionary auxiliary met 'Wednes-
dav afternoon in the Congregational
church parlors. An interesting program
was given by four young women. The sub
iect was Alaska, and it gave desire to
know more of the country. Mrs. Lottie
Bassett sang America for Christ in a
beautiful manner Although the afternoon
was rainy there were % present and a
pleasant social hour in connection with
| the tea was enjoyed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-19
THE BRATTLEBORO DAILY Reform

roll call to be responded to with pre-
eepts from fourth degree by members,
a four minute talk on current affairs.
The program will be short. Light re-
freshments will be served on the lawn.
weather permitting.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-19
STATIONS RIVER.

Miss Marjorie was at her home from
Putney over Sunday.
Ruth Barry, after visiting her grand
mother, Mrs James Little, returned C
her home in Townshend
Mrs. George Carlton, Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Carlton and four children of Wind
ham visited at c. L. Gales Sunday.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-19

Membership of the Austrian trade
unions has been reduced nearly 60 per
cent by the effects of the war.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-19

The failure is generally the young
man who was too stuck up to get down
to honest labor.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-19

Hazelton, Penn, retired business mel
are taking up farm. work.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-19

Muncie, Ind, is putting women into its
fire department.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-19
LIFT OFF CORNS!
Apply few drops then lift sore, touchy
corns off with fingers.

Doesn't hurt bit! Drop little Free
zone ON an aching corn, instantly that corn
stops hurting, then you lift it right out
Yes, magiel
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-19
SOUTH NEWFANE.
Letter from Corporal Roy S. Bailey

From letter written June by Cor
poral Roy s. Bailey, 9th Co., LIST Inf,
Tr Regt., American expeditionary force
in France, to Mrs. A. M. Kelsey the fol
lowing paragraphs are taken:
We have had fine weather lately, and.
flowers-we have lots of them here. The
wheat fields are full of wild poppies
and bachelor buttons. The fields are
full of all sorts of flowers.
Memorial day we celebrated by ex-
ercises at the next town in the fore
noon and had the rest of the day to
ourselves. We have Y. M. G. A. tent
in our town, also Q. M. commissary,
SO we are able to buy most anything
we want very reasonably. They had
band at the Memorial day exercises.
The same band played at the Y. Nj.
G. A. at the next town today. Another
corporal and myself went there to hear
it. The music was fine. This band Is
to give a concert in our Y. M. G. A. ev-
cry Tuesday night. The Y. M. G. A.
also expects to have ''movies once
week. We have only seen them once
on this side of the water.
| All the wagons are two-wheeled, and
| if you see one drawn by more than one
horse they are hitched tandem. The
lady who sells papers here has to &c
to the railroad station at the next towr
for them every day at IL o clock. She
has two dogs which she bitches to {
/ two wheeled cart and rides after them
| She says she can travel as fast will
them as with bicycle. We do not SET
many automobiles here except those
| that belong to the United States.
The largest crop they have here il
grapes. They have large vineyards
and sure put lot of work in them
Nearly every family has a small patel
of strawberries, so | expect we will b,
able to buy some when ripe. They arr
beginning to ripen now.
We have seen only few furries o
snow since we came, which was Marcl
90.
Every one of the fellows who cam
here with me has left, but you know
always find some one to chum aroun'
with.
Since landing we have seen som
beautiful country. Every bit of it
| cultivated. The hedges are kept wei
trimmed and the yards look fine. Rose
we have lots of them. / have see
lseveral old water wheels working. w
are all having quite new experience
but of course we will not object to be
ing sent home when the war is over.
(Mr, Bailey is from Agawam, Mass
but formerly of this place and Ia
many relatives and friends here.)
Mrs George II. Houghton of Brattl'
boro visited at c. K. Brown s Tuesda
and Wednesday.
Herbert C. Bingham was notifie
Monday of the death of his mother-iI
law, Mrs. C. E. Coleman, in South Lon
, donderry and went Wednesday to a
tend the funeral. Mrs. Bingham wa
-lwitA, -hor mother,- and had been theI
during the latter part of her illness.
, The Ladies Benevolent society wi
: hold the last meeting of the season ne1
Wednesday afternoon at the home
Mrs. Bailey and Mrs. Kelsey, when
: large attendance is expected as thel
is work to be completed. The annut
sale has been appointed for Friday af
ernoon and evening, Aug. 8.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-23
FEDERATION OF WOMEN
POSSIBLE

A Federation of Women Trap
shooters is a possibility in Kansas.
The Salina Ladies' Trapshooting Club
is behind the movement and every
thing the Salina Dianas have under
taken has been successful. And they
are going about the formation of the
Federation of Women Trapshooters
in a manner which should make the
organization one of value to the
women and the state.
In putting the federation over, as
they say in sporting parlance, the
Salina organization offers to defray
the expenses Of the targets and the
prizes for all competition the first
year. This settles a point which
causes many new organizations to go
on the rocks.
A. M. Campbell, the president of
the Salina Club, has invited the Kan
sas State Sportsman's Association to
aid in the movement, has written to
every club in Kansas inviting the
clubs to aid the federation, and also
written to every woman in Kansas
who owns a gun or who has shot In
the field or at the traps. inviting
them to join the organization.
Stimulate Interest
Through the federation Il Ia hoped
to make for greater interest in shoot
ing among women. The idea Is to
give instruction in the use of the
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-23
CITY THEATRE.

The Jack X. Lewis Stock Company
opened the second week OF their en-
gagement at the City theatre with the
beautiful play. THE Rosary"
In the Rosary Mr.. Lewis rs Father
Kelly demonstrated that he is not only
one OF the best leading men playing
stock today. but by his Interpretation
OF this wonderful character, proves
himself competent to draw true TO life
without cuffoonery.
Miss Edna Grandin in the dual role
of Vera Wilton and Alice Marsh made
many new friends and is sure to be-
come a great favorite with lovers OF
the spoken drama in Perth Amboy.
Every member Of the company was
cast TO the best OF advantage and the
words of commendation heard on ev-
cry side Is a sure sign OF the success
OF Mr.. Lewis and his excellent COM
pany.
The scenery for this production,
painted by Charles Montgomery, is a
credit 20 any theatre and when one
takes into consideration the beautiful
lighting effects employed IL ali goes
to make one of the best productions
ever played IN this city.
The management claims for this
theatre the best cooling system IN the
city OF Perth Amboy and the tempera-
ture is at least so degrees less than
on the street.
Next week the company will play,
why Girls Leave Home"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-23

shotgun and then when the women
become proficient to have them shoot
the ~twenty-gauge gun. When the
small gun Is mastered then they can
shoot the twelve-gauge.
The Salina Club was formed but q
short time ago and at this writing
only two of the members know how
to shoot. Prizes have been offered
for those who make progress and
these trophies, 1t is expected. will
make every woman a good shot be-
fore the end Of the year.
Three years ago the women of
Salina formed a rife club among the
school girls, and every girl who join
ed at the start is still a member. A
range was fitted up indoors and Sa-
lima now boasts OF the best women's
rifle club in Kansas.
A swimming club was formed from
among the women of the rife club
one year ago. Only two could swim
at the time. A twenty-ffRe-foot pool
was built and everyone gave up sonas
time for practice. At the end of the
year every member could swim-in
fact, II was necessary for everyone
to swim a half-mile on the closing
day of the year.
So Salina is going in for bigger
things. The women of Salina are
progressive and it is a good wager
that they will put over the federation
as 1t should be put over.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-23
COLLECTS se75 IN FINES
Auto specders Fined For Violations
Third Offender Pays 500.
BIZ Special C~orresponden1.

TOTTENvILLE, July 2S-Twenty-
eight of the thirty speeders caught by
Motorcycle Patrolman Gescheidt on
Sunday were arraigned in the first dis
trict court yesterday and paid over to
the city OF New York in fines the sum
Of 1918.
One Of the violators of the motor
vehicle law caught burning the dust
on Amboy road was a third offender
and Magistrate Croak imposed q fine
OF 800 on him with q warning that
the next time he would get a jail SEN
tence. Four were second offenders
and they were each fined $50. The
rest were fined the minimum sum OF
f26 each.
All were charged with speeding
from twenty-five to forty miles an
hour on Amboy road. The other two
who did not show UP in answer to
summons given them by the patrol
man. will have warrants served on
theni.
Those caught In the net were from
Manhattan. Brooklyn, Staten Island
and various parts of New Jersey,
Those from this section were Clifford
Vaughan, superintendent of h Dicto>
graph Company, residing in Perth
Amboy; William Dougherty. John
Franco, REQ Husser, William Hyman,
Gorge Leach. all of Perth Amboy;
George Leach, all of Perth Amboy;
Hubbell OF South River, and George
Nelson OF New Brunswick.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-23
JAMESBURG BOY ON
SAN DIEGO WHEN SUKn
Writes Letter Home Telling So
thing of His Experience
Lost Everything He Had
ln QnRcinl Cnrraananneaa
sy Special

HELMETTA. July 2s:-Erank
Witkowski, son of Mrs. Constance
Witkowski, of this place, has been
signally honored in the service of his
country by showing his many friends
just what kind OF material he is
made of. He has just sent word to
his relatives at this place telling them
OF a thrilling experience he had just
gone through when the United States
8. 8. San Diego was torpedoed on
Fire Island last Friday.
Probably Frank, or Butch" az he
is better known among his friends
here, Is the youngest member of
Uncle Sans crew in the service, and
was not yet sixteen years of age. He
enlisted last June at Trenton Ind has
seen quite a bit OF service since en-
tering the war. He was given pre-
liminary training at Newport News
and other training stations and II en-
thusiasm counts for anything he will
again show his friends Just what fine
material Uncle Sans sailors are
made of. The following letter was
received yesterday and is se~lf-explan-
atory:
"Hoboken. N. J.. July %, 1918
Dear Relatives:
Just d few lines to let you know
that I am safe In Hoboken. / sup
pose you all know that the ship I was
on (the San Diego) was torpedoed
and sunk. It had a crew of 1900
men and its weight was 1880 tor
After we were struck II took but If
teen minutes for the ship to sink and
we didn't even ave time to launch
the lifeboats; the only thing We had
were q few l~ife-rafts and most of us
had to swim until help came. We
were hit about eleven in the morning
and were not picked up until nearly
four in the afternoon. The fact that
! knew how to swim came In mighty
handy to me.
1 am on a forty ight-hour fur
Tough and would come home only for
the fact hat 1 lost everything / had.
even all my money. and will not be
able to get another furlough until
some time next week, and then I will
be home and will be able to tell you
q good story Of the sinking of tia
boat. I haven't any address yet and
will not have any until I get located
In the navy yard or the receiving sta
ton. 1 am well and hope you re-
ceived my telegram sent you when I
landed"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-23
CHARGED WITH HOMICIDE
Arraigned in Court As Result OF Auto
mobile Accident
NJ

AEra1gn60 IN court AS Result u AuUO-
mobile Accident
~ bpsu@tGorvesp0ndssA-
TOTTENvILLE, July 2S:-Magis-
trate Croak, in the first district court
yesterday, held Renie Van Geyt,
fhirty-two years old of 40 West ESD
street, Manhattan, in $1,000 bail for
examination to be held n week from
today on a charge of homicide in
causing the death of George E. Del
cormean, forty years old OF 420 West
l3d street. Manhattan. at Amboy road
and Arbutas avenue, Huguenot, Sun
day afternoon. Deicormean was
riding on the rear seat Of Van Geyt's
motorcycle and was thrown of. He
received q fractured skull and died
instantly.
His body was removed from SclIaf-
fer's morgue. Stapleton, to his home
in Manhattan yesterday, following an
autopsy by DIR. Mord, the assistant
medical examiner for Richmond Dor
ough. Mrs. Van Geyt, who was rid
tng IN the side car OF the motorcycle,
is recovering at the Staten Island
Hospital from injuries received when
the machine turned over.
Van Geyt was arrested on June .
by Motorcycle Patrolman Gescheidt on
q charge OF speeding and fined SIS In
the first district court the next day by
Magistrate Croak.
When arranged in court yesterday,
Harry Rabinowitx of Marcy avenue,
Brooklyn, was held in $4,000 bail for
examination next month. He was re-
leased on bail.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-23
WORTHWHILE

Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Woolley OF
Woodbridge spent the weekend with
relatives here.
Edward Reid was a Red Bank visi-
tor Sunday.
Leroy Van Pelt was a Long Branch
visitor Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Harnely were
Asbury Park visitors Sunday.
Messrs. Myron and Eurastus Bovine
of Camp Dix spent the weekend with
their mother, Mrs. Mag Bovine.
The Misses Hazel Boyce and Ruth
Hyer are spending the week with Miss
Beatrice Woolley at Woodbridge.
Miss Gladys Woolley is spending
the week with Mrs. Ethel Peet at Jer-
sey City.
Miss Geisel is spending the week
with her aunt in Newark.
Miss Mae Suab of Elizabeth spent
Sunday with Mrs. James Kileomns.
Mrs. Harry Van Pelt of Elizabeth
spent Sunday with Mrs. Selma Van
Pelt.
Mrs. Ethel Peet of Jersey City spent
tho weekend with her mother, Mrs
Frank Woolley.
Mr.. Paul Young of New York spent
the week---S Nth Henry Sober.
Miss Beatrice WooiiSy, has returned
home after spending the week with
Mrs. Arch Boyce.
Vaida Dolson was a Long Branch
visitor Sunday.
Miss Mildred Van Pelt has returned
home after spending a few weeks
with her grandmother. Mrs. Selma
Van Pelt.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. ". Crime and chill
dren have returned home after spend
ing several months IN Georgia.
Mrs. Young of New York was q
Morganville visitor yesterday.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-23
T0TTENvILLE

Mr.. and Mrs. Spencer videon, of
Philadelphia, are the guests OF his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. c. 8. Videon,
MI. and Mrs. e. J.. Gross. BenJa-
min Stanton, with Misses Lucy Rud-
dick. Florence Bruins and Ida War
ner. OF West New York. motored 70
Eunern. N. r.. in the formers car on
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Williams. Of
Butler avenue. were at Palisades
Park Sunday.
Miss Muriel Crooks Is home after
q vacation At Wilmington, Del.
Mrs. Harry F1thian and daughter
were visitors at the home OF her par
ents In New Dorp yesterday.
Arthur Woods was at home from
Camp Upton w the weekend.
Herbert ]. Bedell, Of the S01st
light field artillery. who was trans
4erred TO the medical department OF
the regiment before he left Camp
pevtn. Mass. IL now on his way over
seas
Mrs. Charles schmauder and
daughter. Miss Tina schmauder, Wis
tied the formers son IN Jersey City
Mr.. and Mrs. George scuIl and
daughter. Mrs David Coleman. and
son David motored IN New Jersey
DR.. r. ". Rsnwiek win give the
second or the aerias o. lectures en-
first aid 70 the members or the Police
Reserves. Red Cross and policemen
- hall