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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-02

f. Burr Smiths household goods went
today to Greenfield, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Adams moved
today from % South Main street to
Myrtle, street,
Mrs Charles r. Bingham has returned
| from a visit in Montclair, n j., with
her son, Harry A. Bingham, and fam
| lily.
Mr.. and Mrs John Waite and chill
dren have returned from California,
fwhere they had been the past few
months.
| Joseph Menard's family are moving
today from here to Bellows Falls,
where he is employed by J. J. Fenton,
clothier.
Madison c. Horton returned yester-
day to his home in Peoria, Ill. He had
been at the Brooks house several
months.
Edward Mason and family went to-
day to Greenfield, where they viii make
their home Mr.. Mason has been en-
ployed there several weeks.
L. R. Wagner and Leon Chamberlain
and their families moved today into
the house on Union street which Mr.,
| Wagner recently. bought of Charles H.
Niles =
i William Connarn left this morning
for his home in Los Angeles, after
depending several weeks in town and in
West Dnmmerston with his mother, Mrs
2. Connarn.
Alton Adams of Putney road was
taken suddenly i'll yesterday with in
fluenza. He had begun working fol
' the week for Louis l. Allen, the schools
being closed.
Mrs. Ernest f. Perry was called yes
: terday to Auburndale, Mass, on ac
o count of the illness of her daughter
Miss Clara Perry, who it is expected
Q will return home with her.
d Mr. and Mrs j. w Vaughan have re
e turned from vacation spent with Nel
Z atives in Canada. Mr.. Vaughan ha
( resumed work for Goodnow, Pearson 6
d Hunt, where he is in charge of the dry
L goods department.
'r Lieutenant c. A. Goodwin, who ha
n been stationed at Camp Gordon, Ga
has been transferred to the 304th in
y fantry, Camp Wadsworth, Spartanburg
e 3. C. He formerly was a member o
/ Company / of Brattleboro.
Friends of Rev. T. +. Mcmahon, a for
mer pastor of ST. MichaePs Roman Cath
g Ollie church, will be interested to know h
n graduated recently from the chaplain
( training school at Louisville Ky, wit
- the rank of first lieutenant. He was on
- of $50 graduates, $50 of whom have bee
~ assigned to duty overseas. Lieut.. No
y Mahon is now spending a few days wit
:, Rev. J. NJ. Brown at ST. Peters rector
:" in Rutland, where he was assistant t
Rev. Father Brown before his enlist
ment.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-02

The following letter was written by
Private Richard s. Phillips of the head
quarters company, l0lst infantry, son
Of MIR. and Mrs James A. Phillips of
West Dummerston, TO his brother Wen
dell Phillips, who is engaged in shipbuild-
ing IN Portsmouth, y. H.:
Dear Brother:
received your letter few days ago
and il was very welcome. have been
SO busy the last few weeks that it was
almost impossible 90 write 10 anybody.
] was in that drive that the French and
Americans made from Chateau Thierry
back TO where they are now. During
this drive have seen sights that |
never want 20 see again. | have seen
comrades that were standing beside me
blown to pieces ! thought / was killed
four or five times at Chateau Thierry.
/ was standing in the woods and the
Germans were sending over g., s. and
l0-inch shells and they were landing IN
the woods beside me. ! could hear the
shrapnel sing over my head. Several
large pieces struck the trees in front OF
me and brought them down. When
think Of that shrapnel flying in all di-
rcctions, think | was lucky TO get out
Of it alive.
Mae was asking me il ! ever walked
over dend bodies Of Germans. ! have
and walked over our own too, only wheI
we walk over our own it makes us wild
/ saw some dead bodies that had beer
in No Mans Land for three months, anC
nobody could get to them until this drive
started when they were buried.
My division is out for Il rest now
We were pretty we'll cleaned up. Out o
companies Of 80. 40 and 50 and some
times go men were left
This drive was mostly open fighting
There was lots of woods but no trenches
! went through one town after the Ger
mans were pushed back, and the road
wer Just yellow with mustard gas tina
the Germans sent over. but it did no
get many Of our fellows We move,
into large farmhouse that was situat
ed in the middle of field. That yer.
night the Germans started shelling tn
house There were lots of horses an
wagons around the place. One she
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-02
WRITES HOME FROM
GERMAN PRISON CAMP
Private James A. Sexton Sends Letter
TO Miss Cecilia Burke-Will
Be Glad to Return to u. s. A.

Miss Cecilia Burke, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs Martin + Burke Of Fairview
street. has just received letter from
her cousin, Private James 4. Sexton, who
was brought up i'm the Burke family
which was written July q in the Ger
man prison camp at Darmstadt. The
paper and envelope are numbered oiil-
cialv M duplicate, 20 show that the two
20 together, and on both are printed
matter with blank spaces to be filled in
with the writer's name and other facts.
The letter which was opened by cen
sor, is as tollows
Dear Cecilia:-
just a few lines to let you know that
] am still living and in good health. ]
am working every day and am getting
pretty good eats. The American Red
Cross sends III a package every week
but nevertheless ! would appreciate a
package from home especially some
Camel cigarettes Prison life is not bad
but believe me | shall be glad when
get back to the dear old L. S. A., be.
cause that's the best place on earth
have had enough Of this seeing the
world All the travelling ] shall do wher
get back VIII DC TO ana from my WORK
One Of the y. NJ G. A. men sent US som,
boxing gloves. and lots of other thing
not worth mentioning.
Its getting 10 be better every day
] have changed very much since | lef
and | doubt il you will know me whel
I get back as / am much stouter. Hav
exercise every morning. Tell your fathe
that | think | will be able TO handle hin
when get back wouldn't say 70
sure because he might be having exer
cise every morning, too. In that case
don't think ! would.
Wen, think ! will close as | can
think of anything more to say eXcep
that my beans are nearly done. 70
see this is Sunday and ] am cookin
beans for Mondays dinner
If YOU send a package, the only wa
that you can be sure ! get it is to sen
IL To the American Red Cross at Bern,
Switzerland. and ask them to forwar
il 20 me.
Give my love TO all the folks and kee
some for yourself From JIMMIE
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-02
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

On account of the epidemic the meet
ing of the Woman IS auxiliary of st.
Michael's Episcopal church will not be
held Friday.
The Peoples National bank will close
tomorrow at 100 o'clock and remain
closed the rest of the afternoon on &C
count of the funeral of William B. Vim
ton, who was a member of the board of
directors.
OF a total of llS4 questionaires sent to
registrants of the Sept, II class between
the ages of 10 and sc, inclusive, $40 have
been executed and returned to the office
of the local draft board. The time for the
return of the last lot mailed does not ex
pire until Friday and extension of time
has been granted to several.
Frank Eugene Reome of 305 South Mair
street and Miss belinda 'Lafountain o.
2l3 South Main street were married Mon
day morning at $50 o'clock in the Roman
Catholic church, Rev James p Rand of
| fciating They were unattended. A sin
gle ring service was used Mr. Reome i
employed as doffer at Fort Dummel
Mills.
TOILETINE, Math-ol, Inflammacine
Sold by Frank c. Darling, 10 Vine st
Tel 23l-W delivered anywhere in tn,
village.) 1S21S4'
| The canning season is here. Last cal
| for peaches at the Boston Fruit Market
Come early and get your supply.-Adv
| Lots ripe, green tomatoes. Harvey
1927
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-02

from the general service hospital No 3
at Colonia, y. j.. and will return to the
hospital for further treatment
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-02

The canning season is here. Last call
for peaches at the Boston Fruit Market.
Come early and get your supply.-Adv.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-02

sseUY lIBEtT7 BONDS -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-02

Lots ripe, green tomatoes Harvey.
lS2-ti
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-02
PERSONAL.

Al BUY liberty BONDS =
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l;i..E l1'fERI|' hfI'5... GEITIL.lbLjtE5oTl
 MORGAE
4 Fifteen Dollar Week Gp- orator Wanted to Borrow
 ]. Mere $50, 100000

NV YORK. Feb. 1s-Ho~ ft- -een do.lar-weeE telephone operator posing az Marquis Edmond Russelor di Czs,zl,e-. and confidential representa-. tive ot the King Of Spain, opened ne gs,ia-.ols with banker Morgan C Co.,, for z loan c: htry million dollars 10 Spain, promising ,har Spain would i'm lsd;ate.y e1cer the war or the side ot the E1:ea.e Allies. and which brought -he Sl4,e Department !ato me matter. ~as revealed ;n he federal court to- day ~hen thrae indictments xsre re- turned against Rousse,o. uader the espionage act.
 Rousse.o, VAS pressing his plan for he loan when chance cau=ed his ar re-- = another charge. l. is said that
 y Lansing opposed the loan oy l. hank. but suggested that it be .2Een through ths regular government channels
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DANES EAT THEIR WOLF HOUNDS TO
 KEEP UP LIFE

NORFOLK, Va. Feb. 16.-Dr Maur- ice Francis Eagan. |. s. minister to Denmark. who recently passed thru here. when he returned to the United States, said that European food ex- perts are agreed the entire world will be brought to the verge of starvation if the European war continues two years longer.
 The northern European neutrals, Dr. Eagan declared. are in dire straits. Food is so scarce in Denmark that the famous Danish wolf hounds are being killed for food.
 "On.y those who live within the shadow Of German oppression. said Dr. Eagan, can realize the priceless boon Of liberty" He added that the people Of Denmark are living in prac tical slavery. and that the same is true of other small European neutrals dominated by Germany. He also warns the people Of the United States against German espionage, and de- clared that every citizen should be awake 10 its danger
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3 SLACKERS
 ARE KILLED
 BY COWBOYS
John and Tom Powers and Tom Sisson Will Slack
 No More

PHOENIX. Aria. Feb. 16.-A report from Bisbee this morning states that the posse made up of cowboys. killed John and Tom Powers. brothers, as we'll as Thomas Sisson. their associ- ate A few weeks ago the boys were reported draft eyaders. Sheriff Nc Bride and two of his deputies attemp- ted 10 make arrest. At the time the boys father was killed by the depu- ties and the boys. with the aid of S.sson, killed the sheriff and deputies and left their mine for the hills where the cowboys discovered them and pn refusing 10 surrender, were shot down.
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BERLIN OFFICE
 MAKES STATEMENT
 OF SURPRISE ATTACK

BERLlNN. Feb. 16,-This morning me admiralty made the following statement;
 On the night Of February 14th our torpedo boats made q surprise attack on { strong tc-ce guarding the English Channel be;wesa Calais and Dover on he north and Cape B-isaaz and Folk aS:oas OF the south. There our fleet found a large Eaari c; ships, nuuler- ous armed fishing steamers and sew CTS. vessels which were forced Jo give battle in defense: but the largest part ot them being destroyed by our fleet Our torpedo boats suffered no loss"
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KNITTING SHIPMENT
 TO BE MADE MONDAY

J F. Barber, chairman of the mill. tary relief committee announced this morning that oFFing 10 the amount Of completed articles already in al the work rooms. it has been decided to make d shipment next Tuesday on the first soutnbound boat. Knitters who hare articles nearly completed are re- quested co rush them thru and bring them in by nine o'clock Monday morn ing b be counted and packed. Anoth- er shipment viii. be made at the end Q, the month, but owing 10 the grea. demand it was thought best to send along as many a possible nov when there B 90 much sufering from the cold In the east and camps over the country.
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Out O the fears and the anXieties of fathers and mothers, out of the broken connections that are ineyita- ble in wartime, there has grown up new department Of the Young Mems Christian Association, the bureau for tracing missing soldier and sailor boys"
 To the folks back home. one of the big tragedies oG war is the fact that there .s no way 10 following the sol. dier-scns into the enemys country 10 way. even, Of making sure that connection remain unbroken. One week the family reads and rereads, laughs over and pretends not to wipe eyes over, the usual letter from the boy in France, letter full Of bravado and ga! O., light-hearted accounting of the details Of camp lie, cokiness about is hardships. conviction about the outcome Of the war The next week the letter doesn't come. They tell each other that it has been de- layed. try not 10 listen for the post mans ring, and refuse to meet each others eyes when the pogtman has come and gone. So the week drags by, and the next week comes, and the next and the weeks after that.
 May Be Prisoner.
 He may be in the hospital, he may have been transferred, he may even be prisoner Of war. He may be dead, altno they have received no no t!ce of his death.
 Heartaick letters from the nome folks, mostly mothers, led 10 the ere ation lhe new bureau of the Young Mems Christian Association. IL fol- lows missing soldier and sailor boys almost around the world sometimes, 10 bring back word Of their safety to their people at home. IL goes even into the prlaon camps, to ascertain their whereabouts During the last month the bureau received thirty-five letters, and was able to trace twenty one Of the boys.
 No detective agency ever worked on such mcager clews az the bureau of missing soldier and sailor boys must do. Sometimes only the boy's name is given. Often the sole hints are bits as these: My boy graduated from
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ATLANTIC COAST SHEPARD STRIKES BECOMING MENACE
 APPEAL TO WORKINCMEN
President Wilson is Appe aIed to Intervene. Wal. out In Sympathy for Carpenters Among Wood
 Workers Increasing Hourly

WASHINGTON. Feb. 16- Chairman Hurley of the federal shipping beard made another ap- real to the striking ship carpen- ters and jainerS in the eastern ShipyardS to return 10 work.
 NEW YORK. Feb. I6.-A d. rect appeal D PreSider. Wilson was made this morning by the shipyard workers to intervene in the strike. Later leaders of the United Brotherhood of Carpen- terS and Joiners ,1ec and upheld the strikers demand.
 l.; : reported tta- fifty or the Shipyard workers in .he New York district are on strike today.
 WASHINGTON. Feb. i6.-As the walk out ot tne wood workers in the western sh;prardS grew rapidly today. and the tac- re ported. President Wilson pre- pared 2 definite proposal 70 end
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HUNGARIAN TROOPS TAKE POSSESSION OF LAST
 STRONGHOLD OF CALlCIANS
More Trouble Brewing for :ae Bosheyiki Govern men,---Posh People B Mourning at Incom-
 ing of Ukraine Republic Theatres Close

AMSTERDAM, Feb. l6.-By virtue ot 8 treaty entered into with tle new republic of Ukraine a large army of Austro-Hungari- an troops entered Brody, and took peaceful possession of the town let night, dispatch from Fienna says. Thus the last big town ia East Galicia was return- ed to Austria-Hungary.
 LONDON, Feb. 16.-Reports rom Barle s2y that several new republic in southwestern Rus sia have been formed and a joint army sanlzed with which to expel he Bo5sheviki forces It is said that the mobilization of 8
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he strike.
 T. i> expected that the Presi- lent will make . personal appeal -o the loyalty Of the men 10 go Jack to work while the govern ment gets it's program for ship workers CT . working basis of fairness 10 all.
 Among the many demands of rhe strikers, iS the demand that hey be given the same wages -hac are paid to employees for -na same work on the Pacific coast.
 WASHINGTON. Feb. l6.- Early this afternoon a meeting o- .ta federal wage adjustment board. jt VAS agreed 10 increase -he wages q the employees in he Delaware ShipyardS which embrace q least sixty percent. 9t he employees on the Atlantic coast plants. New York i> not included II the increase.
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SWEDE URGES SWEDES
 TO BE GOOD CITIZENS
From S7=1s.z Fo,E.-s T:t:ogJ


 i nos stirring appeal Q Scau6i- -zTlzz people 1zs made 5y -ae Hoz- ( 2 E.nq1iz. during speech d=- -.T=-=d q. .cya.:y meeting hssd re- e@1..y zs Li-cl54.5. Wis n par -Es zpp@z. t3.lows-
 Lt c1e== zs1, ~3o et-y c~o years ago w=-= 1ga..1g -o t=a- ta4 nation sz-2te-. cz1 o==- .ze:- blood and -1=.- p-o2=--y -o s4Te c1= co1.-y tc- 1zE." 1e sad vay szog.dn. he people q -1a a5--1. and par-icrlarly ,1e Immigrants from Scaa5.aav.aa countries. 5z:,.= .o szYe ttis nation? -1eT cane here -o improve their con 1i-ioaz. zz ny parents did. many ot -1=m gin -1ei- Ii.-l= bundles Q. cloth .1g and rearing 1oodea shoes. and -1sE have improved -heir oppo-.un.- -.zz ae-e z5e1dzatIy.
 My coE1cry .s now at var: l co-1--y. me place where I Eaz born TIT co-n--y. rhere ia chldaood days played on t5e hills and valleys of .l= g. croiz. and vas happy al the 3sT long; my co1rtry. which op=aed -o ne he doors q common schools z2d -ae university, and gare nc, ( Do9. b1T- .ae same opportunities as Tsys giTs1 . t1e children q -he -ic@- -1E co----E. t1e place -ae-c ! 1sE-.e9 .1a yty- C. TT hez--'z desire a-e-e -y children Ee-e t1rn. and . 1Ezar= one o+ zy .lrtle bors is sleep 1g beneath ,as sod; my country, me place ~alca my father. a poor inm!- grant came from SEeden in I53s, and worked 91 2 construction crew for q year and z aar un-u he saved e1- ouga moaey Q send for my mother. ny four sisters and my brssner; my -o1E-EE, me place where my father, 1I uo-as-, azy sisters and ng broth = died IT country. where ~e have .iye3 i1 happiness and sEee. content. where Te have been permitted to live 2 peace and com,orr and to worship God acco-diIg To our consc5en1e
 My country. which has done 20 much for n1s and for my people, and g doing % much .oT vOu and your people, Is entitled -o my support and .o yozrs il -h.s great crisis. 10 ny property. ny lie zad eve.y.h.ng I possess
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CHAS. lhGERS0Ll
 COMING NORTH ON
 GASB0AT "GALAXYg'

Mir Dawson Cooper, in charge of inc Reyiiia Hotel, received word from MT
 Rice, manager, that he vas in Los An. geles and learing for San Diego by automobile, where he would visit Q few days and return direct 10 Seattle, Mir Rice said that Mir Chas. Ingersoll the owner, was planning 10 return north with Mr Sam Orchard Of Shrimp Bay, On board the Gasboat Galaxy which would have a logging outfit loaded on scow in tow. The party was expected 10 leave Seattle Febru- ary 5th, but may have been delayed.
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20 FEARS GIVEN
 LAWYER FOR TREASON


 DIES MONIES. Iowa. Feb. 16.- Judge j. Wade of the Federal Court, following his conviction under the es- p.onage act sentenced D. T. Blodgett Des Moines attorney, to twenty years in the Federal penitentiary. The maximum penitentiary sentence is sixty years.
 Blodgett has figured more or less prominently in State politics as the man who became notorious by his at taeks on Iowa Supreme Court Just ices. Blodgett attempted to obstruct enlistment among other things, and also tried to cause insubordination among soldiers.
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MINISTER IS TO MAKE A
 STATEMENT
Will Answer the President And Peace Delegates at
 brest LIt0vsk

AMSTERDAM. Feb. 16-Aecording 10 Vienna dispatches today. Count Czerain. Austrian, Foreign minister, nas announced his intention to deliver | long statement tomorrow concerning the peace al Bresc Litoysk, the result and an answer 10 President Wilson's s .a-esr message 10 congress.
 Count Czernin is said to favor Will sons argument in every respect but canot very well express himself as tul- Y as he desires. Vienna papers say today
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ast army is in progress and that
 he contest will begin shortly.
 WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-Ac- -o.d.nr to official reports the Po- fish people consider the transfer af shaic home government to the ['3.raine Republic government as another partition of Poland. When the news of the transfer tvas received in Cracow, the in- ! bitanta appeared on the treeta in mourning.All the thea
 CTS and moving picture shows, closed and the people congested Il small assemblages where they deplored the new move.
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AMERICAN USES
 NAPOLEON'S DESK

PARIS. France, Feb. 16-Oscar T. CXrosby. President Of the Inter-Allied council on war purchases and finance, and assistant secretary of the United States treasury. has opened the Paris office of the council in the former res idence Of Talleyrand, lately occupied by the Rothschild family.
 From Mir. Crosbys use, the French government has directed the transfer from one Of the state collections the desk O. Napoleon.
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LEAVING FOR SEATTLE

Mrs. W. c. Wickstrom, (Margaret Clemensson) who has been visiting with her mother, Mrs. C. J. Clemens son, in Ketchikan for several months. is planning on leaving for her home n Seattle next Tuesday on the City of Seattle
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BRITISH LOSSES TOTAL 73.017
 IN JANUARY

LONDON. Eng. Feb. 16.-British casualties reported during the month Q: January to-aled 75.pI7. They were divided a follows: Killed or died ot ~ou15s. 35S officers, 13.s9S men; xocass5 o7 missing, I.2a5 officers 57.- -5s men
 The January casualties show a s,.gAE falling oE from those reported during December, which reached 2 to- 2l ot -4527.
 Tie :o-al for November was 1Zs.9S9 -=fec.ing rle severe Eghting on the C41-5rat front in that month.
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OCLD GAGE KAISER


 BALTIMORE. Md. Feb 16.-Peter Becht e 5nis cl5s has not love for the Kaiser eea Jao he was born in Ger many.
 "I sesz ,n zte German army three years sad BeeAt T would not kill the Ka l would put him in cage and s;asre him to death as he is caus- ing Germany 10 be starved"
 Becht. who axhibited his naturali- zation papers displayed two broken thumbs. He said the Kaiser struck him Wal a sword while reviewing German cavalry because he did not like th- way Beeht held his thumbs on the leins.
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PATTERSON, ". J, Feb. 14-Hav- ing prophesied that the Kaiser would die Jan l8." and despondent because the Emperor failed to make the pro- phecy good Lombardus Muller, re- tired sea captain, killed himself here by shooting himself. He left note which read: T have been false pro phet, therefore, I have sinned against God"
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WILL GO NORTH MONDAY

Mr and Mrs. Jahn Ellis, Of Seward, who have been stopping over in Ket- cnikan for the past week owing 10 the illness of their baby fin the hospital, VIII leave on Monday on the Alaska Tor their home.
 Nr. Ellis is the manager Of the Frye Bruhn Meat Market at the point, and with his wife and baby was returning from holiday trip south. when the baby was taken III on board the boat.
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WALTER SHARPE FINISHES FIRST
 KNIT SWEATER

To -oung Walter Sharpe IT, te- -eags -ke honor of f1i5a.ng the first sweater among the boys at inc Ketca- kan Public School The sweater was completed within two weeks and made during spare moments.
 Master Sharpe is pupil of Miss Clara Derrick, in the sixth grade and is just eleven years old The sweat er Ig On exhibition in rhe windows Of ] r. Hecknan C Company and would 6o credit D an old hand knitter. Miss Derrick F yery proud Of her ambitious young pupil.