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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-04
RISK THEIR LIVES
TO SAVE SHELLS
Harvard Students Carried Out 10000
Rifle Rounds as Flames En-
quilted Dane Hall

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Feb. 4.-Dane
Hall, one of the oldest buildings of the
quadrangle in the Harvard yard, was
burned yesterday. Thirty thousand
rounds OF. ammunition in the basement
were removed by men of the naval radio
and ensigns school under direction of
their officers. Valuable records belong
ing to the university and the govern
ment schools were also saved.
The binding contained the bursar' s
office Of the university and the execu-
tive offices Of the ensigns school. 1t
was of red brick, two and a half stories
high, with frontage of 40 feet on Mas
sachusetts avenue.
The fire started in the basement near
the furnace, apparently had worked its
way up inside the walls, and was burst
ing through the roof when it was dis
covered by a naval officer. Students of
the naval school quartered in nearby
buildings were Immediately modified
and working in squads, went into the
part of the basement where the ammuni-
tion used in rifle practice was stored.
The flames were very close and the
smoke was sitting, but with handker-
chiefs tied over their noses the sailors
CROPPED their way to the shell boxes and
brought them all out without accident.
Books and furnishings of the bursar S
Office and records of the Harvard de-
partments. of economics and English, as
well as papers of a final examination
taken by some of the sailors Saturday,
were saved in the same way. President
\. Lawrence Lowell said he believed
virtually all documents of Importance
were removed.
Meanwhile the tiremen found that the
flames We're making such Roadway in
the wooden interior of the structure that
it was impossible to save it.
Dane hall was built in 1882, the gift
Of the late Nathan Dane, an attorney OF
Boston. 1t was the first building of the
Harvard law school, but was used fol
this purpose only short time There
were several recitation rooms in it. Al
the outbreak of the war part of the
building was turned over to the gov
eminent for use as headquarters of the
ensigns' school. As the fire completely
destroyed the interior, the university
will now be required to surrender rooms
in another building in order that the
course of naval instruction may be car
ried on.
Officials of the fire department said
| that they believed the fire started from
an overheated furnace.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-04
80 CARLOADS OF
ONIONS DESTROYED
Big Storehouse of S. c. Kidder Company
Burned i'll South Deerfield-Loss
Over 100000.

SOUTH DEERFIELD, Mass, Feb. j.
The onion storehouse belonging to the
IS. c. Kidder company was totally de
stroyed by fire. last night. The building
was situated west of the Boston &
Maine tracks few rods south of the
Boston Il Maine station, and was a large
wooden structure, 40 by 100 feet with
a capacity for storing 100 carloads of
onions.
The fire was discovered in the west
end of the building about $50 and had
worked its way into the loft and
through the roof before it was discov-
cred making it impossible for the fire
men after they arrived to get at it
easily. In the building were so carloads
Of onions which were stored there by
different people. Among those We're
Mr.. Thompson, Abraham and Joseph
Roscnbloom, who had about 20 carloads
together, George Hall and Dr. H. A.
Suitor, who had 30 carloads, and several
carloads belonging to different onion
growers.
Mr. Kidder had been in Buffalo,
\. Y, during the past week and re
turned to his home in Sunderland only
Is minutes before he was notified of
the fire. His men had been working in
the storehouse during the day and had
oil heaters going, but said that when
they left the building at o clock every
light was extinguished and there was
no fire III the building. Thirty thousand
crates were burned. The office furniture
was removed.
One interesting feature of the fire
was the way that the letters on the sign
of the storehouse burned. All of them
except the two letters gu 81 We're
burned at once, these two remaining Wis
ible for half an hour after the rest. The
building and contents were insured for
$l50,0Q0 = The loss is not known def
nitely, but is upwards of 100000. The
building was build six or seven years
ago by Abraham and Joseph Rosen-
bloom and was sold to T. c. Kidder
company four years ago.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-04
Duties Of Teachers.

Cleveland Moffett believes that pub
lie school teachers have a definite pa
triotie duty to perform in their daily
work and has written a creed for their
use which contains the following:
l. l teach my pupils that their duty
is first, last and all the time, to be loyal
to the President of the United States,
loyal to the Allies of the United
States. loyal to the. military policy of
the United States.
.. | teach my pupils that when Ger
many sank the Lusitania, she sank her
right to be treated as a civilized ma
tion.
3. l teach my pupils that there is
one thing in the world worse than
German enemy and that is an American
traitor, an American coward, an Amer
lean Stacker, an American paeifist. /
teach them that reasonable utterances,
spoken or written, are as dangerous
to this Republic as armed attack and
must be punished by law and by force
of outraged public opinion.
4. | teach my pupils that a prema-
ture peace would be world disaster;
that we are fighting war for liberty
against German tyranny, and that hav-
ing drawn the sword in lust eause.
we must never sheathe it until Germany
has been conquered, punished and made
to pay for her crimes.
5. l teach my pupils that they must
defend with all their strength our pre-
eious heritage of American liberty, and
must be ready and glad to do their
part in universal military training.
6. | teach my pupils that this war
has ceased to be a fight and has become
a great world religion, a religion of
democracy, that We must be ready to
die for, if need be, SO that our children
may live and be free. | inculcate in
my pupils faith that the American peo-
pie will dedicate their lives and sub
stance to these great ends, invoking
| the spirit of our fathers and the bless
ing Of the God who never forsakes q
| righteous cause.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-04
NORTHFIELD, MASS.

Prof. F. L. Dulev is i'll with measles.
past week.
The Bible class will meet with Mrs
S. L. Walker this week
Mrs. G.. \. Kidder entertained the
Sewing club Saturday evening.
The Tennis club meets with Mr. and
Mrs. q. \. Kidder Tuesday evening.
Yarn and gauze have been received
by the local Red Cross and no meetings
were omitted.
The board of trade met Friday night
at Sons of Veterans hall and discussed
the town warrant.
f. A. Davis has several fractured
ribs, caused by being thrown when try
ing to catch his runaway horse.
John Anderson had several bones
broken in his foot when his sleigh over
turned in a drift and ran over his foot.
Fitchburg normal school to complete
her course, which she plans to do IN
August.
Mrs. C. C. Stockbridge entertained
the Woman s Relief corps Friday aft
ernoon in her apartment on Highland
avenue.
On account of the shortage of coal
the public library will be open Tues
day afternoons and evenings only for
the present.
Mrs. John r. Mott and children ana
Mrs. F. p. Turner and party of Mont
clair, n. j., are at the Mortified hotel
for season.
w F. Yeager, physical director OF
Mount Hermon school, expects to leave
soon to engage in Y. NJ. c. A. work i'll
France III military camps.
The merchants Of Northfield have
met and agreed to close Wednesday in
stead of Monday Food stores will re-
main open half a day Wednesday,
Miss Marion f. Webster goes to
Northampton Tuesday to take part in
concert by the Clef club of that city.
She will be the guest of Mrs. Freder-
lex Bement
The members of the Boys Brigade
will meet at the Mortified hotel Fri
day evening at 7.30 clock. There will
be drill, moving pictures, games ana
refreshments
The engagement is announced of
Ruth Kathelene Williams of Leicester
to Private Paul Lapham Burnett. Miss
Williams is niece of Mrs. Ellen Steb-
bins and spent several years with her
in East Mortified.
An excellent entertainment was given
at Northfield seminary Monday eve
| ming by Theodore Cola, harpist, Miss
| Viva Faye Richardson, pianist, and
Miss Eva May Parcis, reader. The
two latter are from the seminary faeul
ty.
| The town reports were received Sat
urday. Twenty-seven articles are to
| be brought before the voters for ac
ton. One unusual appropriation asked
for is Old Home day 1t is the plan
| to celebrate il in connection with the
220th anniversary Of the Unitarian
church.
Prof. Patterson of the English de
irartment of Amherst college, will give
ireadings from the Merchant of Venice
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-04
TOWNSHEND.

Mrs. Eugene Cudworth is i'll.
Wilbur Snyder is not as well at this
writing.
c. H. Wizards LUMBER mill was
closed Thursday to save fuel.
Guy Barrows has finished work in
Bellows Falls and is now working for
]. c. Taft.
Mrs R. H Bosworth had few of
her friends with her for a quilting
party Friday.
The stores were closed Monday aft
ernoon and are to be closed every Mon
day afternoon until further order from
the fuel authorities.
Rev. S. S. Vincent s son, Fred, writes
home from Camp Dix, Trenton, \. j.,
that they have received word that they
are to leave very soon and that of late
they have been having snow storms and
that now they have more than a foot
of snow on the ground. His company
is quarantined for measles as one man
is i'll with the disease.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-04
THREE SONS IN THE WAR.
Parents Are Former Well Known Brat
tleboro Residents.

Three sons of Mr.. and Mrs. A. E..
Dunklee of Providence, R. l., are in war
service. Mr.. Dunklee is former we'll
known resident of Brattleboro, who
lived some years with his family in
Athol, Mass, where his boys attended
the high school and were prominent in
athletics, particularly baseball. Law
renee has been in France since last Sep
TENDER with the 101st field artillery.
Louis and Paul had been engaged in gov
eminent work, the former in Mime
sofa and the latter in Washington, but
they enlisted in December for aviation
service and both are now in training
at Newport News, Va.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-04

George @ Of the st. Louis Browns has pronounced
ahd Tv
IRIS S r " '}e American league batting year
me possible Mcuns he
is
each n thu oufed also has shown IN
doubted skill s
r most itcA players the such star
it'usA pdlatIet a
inc I Who covers rgt field regularly also and
Harold of the
Aenul< quality McInnfs po.
ably could although best at the initial
Selan-
excellent the
third Yankees Pknpaugh
.a from lurto I'd orse second
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-04
INDIVIDUAL IS SUPREME
Player Cannot Win Unless He PLAYS
the Best Game.

GOLF is the one game where the in
divldual Is supreme. No matter how
poorly one man plays, the other can
not win uultss he himself plays better.
The mistakes Of one player do not
themselves rid the other unless he
avoids making the same or other err
rors. The tennis player drives out of
bounds or into the met. The football
team ;gllie2 when the punt is dropped
or The ball IS fumblcd a dropped fly
ends many q baseball game when vic
tory seems sure for the other side. And
80 oa in every sport but one, and that
BE- golf lt he one golfer drives out
&c bounds er top, his drive or shoots
into q trap the other man benefits not
at ali unless he plays better golf.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-04

who have been kept out of tourna-
ment competition for several years,
will be returned to good standing by
the golf association. Ouimet, besides
playing exhibition matches for the Red
Cross, is now in the army and there
are several others who deserve credit
fot the work they have done,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-04
SCIENTIST MADE CHAPLAIN.
Given Rank of Lieutenant in Navy,
Says Announcement.

: NEW YORK, Feb. 4.-Secretary of
the Navy Daniels has appointed Rich
ard J. Davis of Boston,. Christian
Scientist, as a chaplain in the navy,
according to statement given out yes
terday by Albert F. Gilmore of the
Christian Science committee on publica-
ton. Mr.. Davis has been commissioned
with the rank of lieutenant, junior
grade, and has been assigned for tenn
porary duty at the Boston navy yard.
tie Is the first Christian Scientist to
be appointed as chaplain in the navy,
TWO having been appointed in the
army.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-04

in the vestry of the Unitarian church
Wednesday evening, Feb. 6. Prof. Pat
terson was recently heard on Brown
ing at the meeting Of the Fortnightly,
where he was enthusiastically received
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-04
TEAM T IN LEAD.
Took Two Strings and High Total
Against Team D of Masonic League

In the last match between teams T
and ID of the Masonic league the for
mcr took three points after losing the
first string by narrow margin. Tracy
with 292 for total and Streeter with
ll5 for single took the honors.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-04

a woman seldom attempts to hide
her jealousy under bushel
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-04
Team F
Who's This Hoover?

Who's This Hoover?
Monday hestless,
Also wheatless,
Wednesday wheatless too.
Tuesday meatless,
All days Sweetless,
Who 8 this Hoover, who?
Randolph Herald and News
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-04

Men who do the most work don t al
ways do the best work.
Smyrna times., 1918-04-24
STATE DEFENSE COUNCIL
ORGANIZES FOR BUSINESS
WILL FIRST TAKE A MAN POWER
AND STATE RESOURCE CENSUS
Governor Townsend Heads Board as
Chairman and Dr.Rowland G.PaYn-
ter, Secretary-Plans Discussed

Governor 7 townsend Heads Board as
Chairman and Dr.Rowland G. .PaYn-
ter, Secretary-Plans Discussed
The state council of defense, ap-
pointed last week by Governor Town
send, met at Dover Monday afternoon
with all members present except /.
D. Short, member from SUSSEX
county, who has declined the appoint
ment on account of pressing business.
Mr.. j. E. Hoffecker, the only Smyrna
representative on the Board, was in
attendance. Governor Townsend called
the meeting to order, and DR.. Row
land G. Paynter, of Georgetown, was
chosen temporary secretary. On per-
manent organization Governor Town
send was chosen chairman. The office
of secretary was left open. Everett
c. johnson, secretary of state, who
has been receiving much of the gov
ernment's defense matter. was unani-
mously chosen director general Gov
ernor Townsend was given authority
to arrange for permanent headquarters
in the state house and to employ
general clerical force The council
received from Charles Warner, repre-
senting the committee of seven, public
service, reserve officers. boys work
in reserve, state board of agriculture,
county agents, plans Of the work of
the committee. A budget Of expenses
was submitted covering the cost Of
this work. Mrs Charles R. Miller,
representing woman's defense work,
submitted report of the year s work,
and also presented budget for next
years work. One of the first matters
to be considered will be the taking of
a MANI power and resource census.
The next meeting of the council will
be held at the call of the chairman.
Smyrna times., 1918-04-24
smYRNA's DOG QUESTION AGAIN
One Citizen Calls Attention to the MUS
ance of Dogs Running at Large and
of the Danger of Rabies

Publisher of The Smyrna Times,
Dear Sir: "Were it possible for our
recently elected Clown Fathers" to
eleminate one exasperating annoyance,
Smyrna would be an ideal place
wherein to abide. | refer u a horde
of worthless dogs unrestrained and
roaming throughout the corporate linn
its. Fido and Fossie wear the crown
of privilege in lieu of the muZzle and
collar. One, who is not merely a
pair of lenses behind which there is
no eye, cannot fail to see a group of
NANCY, parasitic ours any day holding
high carnival upon the towns prin-
cipal streets. A portion of them with
one leg entirely out of commission,
the result probably of a vigorous ap-
plication of club, or perhaps from
cOngenital deformity. Such scenes
strongly suggest the necessity of an
empOunding plant with asphyxiating
gas. The present scribe is not one
who advocates perpetual warfare on
'man's best friend?" and yet, the
major portion of the canine species
are only good dogs when they cease
to exist. If one has been rightly in
formed, several years ago an ordinance
was enacted and designed to eliminate
this menace to our community. 1t
seems that it is impossible of enforce
ment. Among this horde of nones-
sential brutes, case of hydrophobia
may develop at anytime with deplor-
able results. But where, within or
without the towns limits, can be Sc
cured one who will serve in the ca
pacity of official dog exterminator =?
One who would assume this authority
must bo prepared to repulse a barrage
fire of anathemas hurled at him every
day. His pathway would not be
strewn with lilies of the valley, and
no one would essay to attach a bou-
| tonnier to the lapel of his coat, and
yet, he would be entitled to the praise
usually reserved for an obituary. He
would be a public benefactor. If
readers Of the foregoing feel that
their pet dogs have been unjustly con-
demned. may they find consolation in
reading Lord Byron's epitapa- on his
favorite Newfoundland pet Here il
is:
'Ye who perchance beholds this sim
pie urn,
Pass on, it honors none you wish tC
mourn.
To mark a friends remains these
stones arise;
| never knew but one, and here ht
lies"
Observer.
Smyrna times., 1918-04-24
TRAPPERS END SUCCESSFUL
YEAR IN FUR GATHERING
SOME LIVING ALONG THE MARSH
MADE NEARLY $4,000 TO GOOD
Muskrats Have Been Scarce Owing to
Hard Winter Weather But Prices
Have Been "Out of Sight

The trapping season for fur hearing
aniamls has closed The season was
one of the most profitable that trap
pers have known in Delaware, not
withstanding that for four weeks the
trappers caught no animals because of
the hard freeze during January. But
after the thaw, so the trappers de-
clare, they never before saw so many
muskrats caught in such a short time.
The price was never known to be
near as high as it was during the sea-
son just closed. While the trappers
of Bombay Hook and Taylor's Bridge
vicinities had a successful season some
trappers further down the state, more
than once, caught as much as $3.50
worth in one night. A few have
cleared enough to invest in small
farms. The fat marshes have been
rented for about fifty dollars a season,
but after this year the rent will be
more than double. Many of the own
ers of marshes will not rent at any
price but will hire boys and trap on
their own account. Zone trapper in
Prime Hook Neck, " says the Milford
Chronice, "sold this season more
than $500 worth of rat pelts. A
number of other trappers. who have
sold to dealers in Milford, got more
than $1,000 from small marshes. The
raccoon and opposum hunters had one
of the best seasons ever known in this
part of the State. For good coon
pelts the dealers paid as high as IS
each. There where offered high as
$5 and 81 for them; good oppossums
from 25 cents to IS cents each; minks
for $5 each. There were not many of
the latter caught this year One Mil
ford buyer and shipper Of raw furs is
said to have bought and shipped this
year more than 25. 600 rat pelts fol
which he paid the trappers more thar
$35, OOO.
Smyrna times., 1918-04-24
PRETTY WEDDING AT MILFORD
Miss Frances Emily Jones Becomes the
Wife of Dudley G. Frazier OF Elkton

Miss Frances Emily Jones Becomes the
Wife of Dudley G. Frazier of Elkton
Mrs. +. E. Postles attended on Sat
urday the wedding of Miss Frances
Emily Jones, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Allan Davis Jones, and Mr.. Dudley
G. Frazer of Baltimore, Nc, form
erly of Elkton, Md The ceremony
took place at l O'Clock in the First
Presbyterian Church, which was at
tractively decorated for the occasion.
Rev. H. L. Bunstein officiated. A
small reception for the families fol-
lowed at the home of the brides
grandmother, Mrs. Hester Angelina
Marshall. The bride was given in
marriage by her brother, Marshall
Jones of Pittsburg, Pa. She wore
a gown of gray silk and georgette
crepe, with gray tulle hat, and car
ried bouquet of pink and white
sweet peas. Miss Della Hall of Mil =
ford was the maid of honor, wearing
gown of blue georgette and foulard
with blue georgette hat, and car
ried pink roses. Mr.. John Brook
Jackson, brother in-law of Mr.. Frazer,
came from Virginia for the wedding
and was the groom's best man. The
ushers were William Pierce of Milford
and Charles Blake of Elkton, Md.
The groom's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert B. Frazer, and his sisters,
Miss Emily Frazer and Mrs. John
Brook Jackson, with the latter's small
daughter, Miss Mary Dudley Jackson,
came from Elkton for the wedding.
Other out-of-town guests included
friends and relatives from Baltimore,
Elkton, Wilmington and Philadelphia.
The bride is a granddaughter of Mrs.
Hester Angelina Marshall and the late
DIR. William Marshall. After a we'd
ding trip Mr.. and Mrs. Frazer will re-
side at 227 West Monument street,
Baltimore, Md.
Smyrna times., 1918-04-24
SMYRNA HIGH SCHOOL NOTES
Professor and Students of Delaware
College Pay Visit to the High School

Professor and Students of Delaware
College Pay Visit to the High School
On Saturday, May 4th, examina-
tions will be given to ali non resident
pupils who wish to enter cur school
next fall. They will begin at nine
o'clock. The entertainment was given
by Miss Passmore, teacher of the
eighth grade, and Miss Martin, of the
seventh, and not Miss Passrore alone
as stated in last weeks issue. On
Friday afternoon last about thirty
minutes was given for the postponed
Arbor Day program which consisted
of speeches about trees, birds and the
third Liberty Loan The high school
boys are practicing for the field meet
at Delaware College May 11.-MOn-
Gay morning five teachers and students
from Delaware College visited our
school in interest of the Liberty Loan
and the college. The high school play
is progressing nicely and we expect to
give it in about three weeks. M. d.
Van Horn.
Smyrna times., 1918-04-24
KENT COUNTY FENCE VIEWERS

c. r. Massey, Thomas Kirby and A. [.
Hudson Jr.. Named for This District
The court in session at Dover last
week approved the folloWing fence
viewers for Kent county for 1918, as
appointed by the Levy Court: First
Representative district, Chas. R.
Massey, Thomas Kirby. Alfred l..
Hudson, Jr. +; Second, James F. Laf-
ferty. James Denney, George w.
Turner; Third, George Davis, 0. J.
Lafferty, John Jacobs; Fourth, Thomas
Marvel, Joseph Boyles, William H.
Marvel; Fifth, William Dyer. A. G.
Massey, Henry E. Moore; Sixth,
James Townsend. Edward B. Carter,
John T. Moore; Seventh, Frank C.
Bancroft, H. G. Ross, Ed. Todd !;
Eighth, Howard Wix, Charles w.
Neeman, John w. Killen; Ninth,
Emmett Raugbley, George F. Smith,
W. S. Bradley; Tenth, Schuyler C.
Kirby, James H. Webb, F. A. Webb,
Jr Court adjourned until Friday
morning.