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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-01-25
A. & P. STORE BURNED.
Fire Ruins Building In Springfield,
Causing $4,000 Loss-Ton Of Sugar
in Railroad Yard.

Fire was discovered in the building oc
cupied by the A. & P. Tea Co. and owned
by Mrs. Sullivan Belluscio at the juno
ton of Clinton and South streets in
Springfield (Vt) about 10 o'clock
Sunday night, and before the flames
wer extinguished the building had
been ruined The loss will be about
$4,000 The property was insured.
How the fire originated is not known.
The only heat in the building came from
a coal stove on the ground floor while the
fire started in the basement. The fire in
next morning.
The loss will fall principally on the
owner OF the building, which was a
wooden structure story and half tall
and situated on the river bank. The A.
& p. Tea Co. lost it's fixtures, but the
bulk Of the stock was sold out Saturday
night.
Two carloads of goods for the store
which were on the way did not arrive UNI
til Sunday, and they are safe in the
railroad yard. Among the contents is a
ton of sugar and 20 barrels of flour,
which are greatly needed in this place.
Claude f. Barber, young man, was
crossing the river bridge about 10
O'Clock and saw fire in the basement and
broke in and tried to put it out. w. o.
Preston rang in an alarm and the fire de-
partment was on hand quickly, but the
flames had gotten such start that the
building was practically ruined before
they were under control
At one time it was thought the fire
was out and Manager George Burns OF
the store was told to open the windows
and let out the smoke. He did so and
soon the draft famed the embers into
fame and the fire ran up through one end
of the building to the attic and quickly
spread all over that part of the structure,
and in little while the roof fell in
The store was opened year ago Dec
% and has had large trade. 1t occu
pied practically the only available bust
ness site Supt. G. +. Dalton of Rutland
came Monday to arrange for continu-
ing the business,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-01-25
NOTED TURKISH CRUISERS SUNK.
British Warships Get Breslau and
Goeben at Entrance TO Dardanellesc-
Ships Taken Over by Turkey In 1914.

In naval action between British
and Turkish forces, at the entrance TO
tho Dardaneles, the Turkish crusier
Middullu, formerly the German Bres-
lau, was sunk and the Sultan fawuz
Selim, formerly the German Goeben,
was beached. This announcement was
made by the British admiralty Sunday
night.
The official statement says:
"The Goebcn and Breslau--Turkisn
names Sultan Selim and Midullu-
with destroyers, were in action with
the British forces at the entrance to
the Dardanelles this, Sunday morning,
The Breslau was sunk. The Goebcn
escaped, but has been beached, evident
ly heavily damaged, at Niagara Point
in the narrows of the straits.
"The Goeben is now being attacked
by naval aircraft.
"Our losses reported are the moni.
tor Raglan and a monitor, the M-2S. -
The German cruisers Breslau and
Goeben were in the Mediterranean sea
at the outbreak of the war and fed in
to the Dardanelles seeking safety from
the British and French warships that
sought their destruction.
Since then, their activities i'll the
Dardanelles, at the Black sea entrance
Of the Bosporus and in the Blac k
sea along the Turkish Asiatic, the Rus
sian and the Rumanian coasts have
brought them fame for intrepidity sec
ond not even to the German wolves,
like the Dresden, Sec-Adler and the
Karlsruhe.
Reaching Constantinople in the mid
die of August, 1914, the British gov
crnment Immediately protested against
the German warships being accorded
refuge and Turkey promised that they
would be interned, and placed out of
commission until the end of the war.
Later, however, it was announced that
Turkey had bought the cruisers and
given them the new names of Midullu
and Sultan Yawuz Selim.
Then followed frequent reports of the
activity of the warships in the Black
sea, bombarding enemy land positions
and engaging or being engaged by ships
of the Russian Black sea fleet. Although
the Turkish and German war state.
ments frequently announced victories
for the rechristened Germans, the Rus
sian admiralty on numerous occasions
told Of how Russian warships had sent
them scurrying from the Black sea into
the Bosporus, damaged. on fire and
showing the wounds the Russian shells
had given them.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-01-25
TRAINS FAR OFF SCHEDULE.
Several Important Connections Lost by
Now Service-Mttle Ground for
Complaint However.

Timetables from railroads connecting
with lines in and out of Brattleboro
show the loss of several important con.
nections as result of the curtailed
service that went into effect Monday
but on the whole there is very little
ground for complaint. The 9.0l q. m.
| from the north which formerly brought
mail and newspapers from the Rutland
road does so no longer, the q. m. train
out Of Rutland having been taken off.
The earliest train on which one con
get from Rutland to Brattleboro now
is the one which arrives here at FOG
Going north close connections for Rut-
land may be made on the 1l.30 a. m,
5.55 and 1906 p. IN.
Changes on the New Haven road
show some curtailment of connections
to and from New York Going south
it is possible to leave here at 7 n. m.
and reach Now York at 1898, leave
here at 9.20 a. m. and reach New York
at $3.50, leave here at 2.ll, changing
at both Springfield and Hartford, and
roach New York at $40. The COG p. m.
south carries day coach that reaches
Now York at 3.05 a. IN. and q sleeper
which reaches there at 7.05 a. IN. To
get to Brattleboro at $50 D. III. one
must leave New York at noon. The
only other good train from New York
to Brattleboro is the one which leaves
the metropolis at p. nj. and arrives
here at 1905, the express which leaves
New York around . clock now going
no farther than Springfield.
There are some fairly good connec-
tions to and from Boston via the Bos.
ton & Albany road. One may leave
here at $50 or Z a. IN. and arrive in
Boston at ll.40 by way of Springfield,
or leave here at 625 on the Central
Vermont and hit the same Boston train
at Palmer. Leaving here at 9.20 a. m.
VIA Springfield, one may get to Boston
at 2.55 p. m. About the best as we'll as
the most economical train to Boston,
however, is the 4.30 out of Brattleboro
by way Of Millers Falls, getting to the
Hub at $40 p. m. One may leave Bos-
ton at IL or 1890 and reach Brattle-
boro by way of Springfield at 5.55.
From Brattleboro to Wilmington is
about fvc-hour trip by way of Green.
field and Hoosac Tunnel. The a. m.
should get one to Wilmington at 1855;
the Eli p. m. at BIS.
Inc dropping OF inc New YORK
keene afternoon express makes slight
change in the afternoon connection
from here to Keene, the 4.30 out of
Brattleboro being due in Keene at Gao.
The 900 a. m. south should get the
traveller to Keene at 1915 p. m.
All trains are still far off their reg.
ular running time, some being several
hours late.
|. Travelling statesmen possibly feel tn,
effects of the curtailed service more
than any other class, the inconven-
fence being especially trying in connec-
ton with the special Monday holidays.
However, they along with other trav-
elers are disposed to grin and bear it.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-01-25

make it quite impossible TO rear that
class of boys and girls that the state
has the right to expect, if we hope to
have. in the years to come, the sturdy
manhood and splendid womanhood of
the past.
Mr.. jeffrey stated that he fully APP
preeiates the fact that the work which
we arc undertaking has, in recent years,
como to be highly technical; that to
guide the department requires not only
an earnest and sincere heart, but an
intelligent application of those proven
methods now being successfully used
in many of our states.
In closing Mr.. jeffrey said:
81 know that professionalism and So
called red tape are necessary but l also
believe that you will pardon me in
these early days of our existence, if
professionalism shall receive but scant
consideration and red tape shall be
quickly cut, that | may give these de-
pendent little ones immediate aid, re.
lieve their distress, clean up the filth
and vermin, feed them when hungry
clothe them when naked and provide
shelter for those who are homeless.
81 am sure that l speak for every
member of the board when l say to
you that it is our sincere desire to bet
ter the conditions which have been
neglected altogether too long,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-01-25
GARRITY MACHINE GUN sERaT.
Writes Letter from France to Mother
Expressing Great Pleasure at Receiv-
ing Letter from Home.

Mrs. P. Clarity of 80 Clark street has
| lust received letter from her son,
Sergt. John j. Clarity of Company A,
101st machine gun battalion, American
expeditionary force, in France. He
writes as follows:
"Mv dear Mother:-
81 received your most welcome letter
and you can tell the world | was the
most tickled boy on this side of the
pond. This is the first letter that l
have received from you since the time
left Mantle till the writing of this
letter, but l did receive the maple
sugar on Christmas. l guess l was the
most downhcarted fellow in camp on
that holiday. ! didn't caro- for any
thing except a letter from you. That
would have been the greatest Christ
mas gift l ever received.
"The company had a fine time Christ
mas eve. We had a Christmas tree and
n present for everyone i'll the company
on the tree. 1t was fine. We had a
good entertainment for that night. But
Christmas we had the time. The din.
ner was great-turkcy, dressing, pota-
toes, gravy, apples, walnuts, figs,
pumpkin pie and coffed That was
some feed for one meal and it was
great. 1t couldn t be better. We have
got some cooks in this company who
can t be beat on this side of the pond
CAT night we had another entertain
ment. We got eight acts and they
were good. We put up a stage for them
and | only wish we could have gotten
picture Of it. 1t was great. The
fellows had good Christmas all
around. We put on all of those plays
ourselves and we have got lot of
good talent in this company. Anyway
best company over here, and that s say
ing n lot. 1 am first sergeant of this
company for little while. / don t
know how long, but l hope to hold
it just as long as I can and hope to
20 higher to commission in the army.
~ just got your package as l am
half through this letter, and you don t
know how glad l was to receive this
box The apples are great. am go
ing to send you some presents within
n day or so. The cake was great,
mother, and especially the candy. That
box couldn' t be better.
cit has showed pretty hard here
lately, but a little thing like that does
not bother me in the least We are
hardened to it now, but we can never
get used to the cold weathr, and it is
some cold over here.
"Well hope that you will get this
letter and box that will follow later
on. The money which I am sending
you is the French style of money which
we L. S. men don t think much Of
guess l will close now and say good.
night, with lots of love to mother,
father and all. I am feeling fine and
in the best of health.
"JOHN.'
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-01-25
Completing Revision of Statutes

The wogS of completing the revision
of the public statutes is well under way
at Montpelier, in fact few more weeks
should SEQ its finish, but this will be
slow work at best for the proofreading
on such finely printed matter must Of
necessity be slow. There are already
1000 sections of the book that have
been through the final proofreading
while there will be 1900 sections, but
these will take up but little more in
pages because more printing appears ON
each page than in the old book.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-01-25
BRANDON BUILDINGS BURN.
National Bank and Western Union Tel
cgraph We're Burned Out-Charles E.
Ray Sustains Loss.

Four buildings in tho center of tho
town Of Brandon in which were To-
Gated the Brandon National bank, the Of
fee OF the Western Union Telegraph
company and several stores were dc
stroyed by fire "Wednesday. The loss is cs-
timated at $4,000 to $4,000 The fire
had gained such Roadway before being
discovered that it was not possible to de
termine exactly where it started,
Among the establishments burned out
were the following:
Neshobc Syndicate, shoe store; c. L
Ray, book store; w. c. Fletcher, hard
ware; Ira Maxfed. barber shop; Spoon
er's drug store; Burton Holmes, dentist
Two occupants of tenements, Mrs. j. Ia
Rock and Miss Lima Hubbard lost then
household and personal effects.
AT one time il was feared that the
flames would sweep through the entire
business section, but as the roofs of
buildings were covered with snow fire
men were able to check the spread.
Charles r. Ray was a resident of Brat
tleboro several years
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-01-25
DIR. CHARLES H. PRINDLE.
Death of Chicopee Physician Who For
merly Practced in Westminster.

DIR. Charles II, Prindle, for 80 years
a widely known Chicopec, Mass, physi-
elan, died suddenly at $50 Monday in
his home, l2O Springfield street, OF pncu,
monia after weeks illness, DR., Prin'
die was born in Charlotte. VT, Sept 20,
1856. He attended Middlebury college for
year or two and was graduated from
the University of Vermont medical col
lege, Burlington, in the class of 1885.
After graduation he practiced medicine in
Westminster, VT. He moved in 1887 to
Chicopee, where he lived since,
DR.. Prindle was twice married, His
first wife was Nellie V, Lane of West
minister whom he married Oct. Is, 1887,
and by whom he leaves one daughter,
Mrs Harold b, Price of Amherst. His
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-01-25
THOMAS LEASES COUNTY HOUSE
Had Been Physical Director at Yer
mont Industrial School--Also Buys
Livery Business Connected.

Leo W. Thomas, who for the past
year and half has been physical di.
rector at the Vermont industrial school
in Vergennes and one of the officers of
the institution, took possession Tuesday
of the Windham County House at New
fame under lease from Sheriff Frank
l.. Wellman. He also has bought the
livery stable connected with the hotel,
and as proprietor of the hotel he will
be lailer at the county Jail.
Mr.. Thomas has had experience in
the hotel business. Before going to
Vergennes he was for several years
head clerk at Deer Head Inn, Elizabeth
town, N. Y. He is 35 years old and
has wife. He studied medicine two
and half years in the University of
Vermont at Burlington. Judge Frank
l.. Fish Of Nergennes gave Mr. Thorn
as high recommendations for this posi-
ton, and Sheriff Wellman is much
pleased to have the question of who
should succeed Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. p.
Benson in the management Of the house
settled in so satisfactory a way.
The new manager is q son of General
l.. Thomas of Burlington, travelling
salesman for a large drug house in
Brooklyn. He has been travelling
through this section "a years. A broth
or Of Lee w. Thomas is Or. r. b. Thorn.
as, who has been practicing physician
in Enosburg falls seven years and Is
now in Cornell university, New York,
specializing for x.ray work for the
army. They have two sisters who are
school teachers.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-01-25
FARMERS TO OBTAIN NITRATE
Government to Sell Nitrate for Fertile
er Through County Agent-Price Is
$3.50 a Ton.

Notice has been given to A. W.
Sweeton, agricultural agent for Wind
ham county, that tho United States
department of agriculture will sell at
cost a supply of nitrate of soda to
farmers i'll Windham county.
The nitrate was purchased through
the war industries board under the au-
thority of the food control Act as a
part of the program for stimulating
agricultural production. 1t will be UNI
loaded at Atlantic ports and the price
will be $3.50 q ton, free on board cars
at port of arrival. Farmers are to pay
in addition freight from port of ar.
rival and the state fertilizer tag fee.
Applications for part of the 100,-
900 tons of nitrate bought by the gov
eminent will be received only from ac-
tual farmers or owners or holders of
farms for use on their land, and may be
made through County Agent Sweeton
or through any town director of the
Farm Bureau.
No money will be required with the
application but upon notice from the
county agent farmers who have signed
applications must deposit with local
bank, association, or individual, desig-
mated by the secretary of agriculture
to act az the farmers agent for that
purpose, money to cover the cost of the
fertilizer except the freight charge.
After the money is transmitted to
Washington the nitrate win be shipped
to the farmers. If applications for the
nitrate exceed the supply Of about l0O,.
600 tons the government will allot the
supply OH pro rata basis among those
who applied. Applications r,gst be re
ceived by Feb. A.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-01-25
LOCOMOTIVE BOILER EXPLoDEs.
Accident to Express on Rutland Rail
road Near iddlebury-Fireman
Killed Engineer Fatally Hurt.

The night express on the Rutland
railroad, bound from Montreal for Bos-
ton, was wrecked two miles north of
Middlebury Tuesday by an explo-
sion in the locomotive. Fireman n. s.
McCauley was killed All passengers es-
capped without injuries. Several cars
were der9iled.
The express, No 500, left Montreal at
: Monday night and was due in Bos-
ton at 40 next morning. 1t was made
up Of Pullman sleepers and day coaches.
When the train was between Beldens and
Middlebury the boiler of the engine OK
ploded, n. s. McCauley of Rutland, the
fireman, was killed instantly and +. w.
Fuller also of Rutland, the engineer, was
injured fatally. Tho train in.
cluded sleeping cars from New York,
which ordinarily are diverted at Rut-
land
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-01-25
HEAVY FARM PRODUCTS YIELD.
Total Value for tho United States In
the Year 1917 Nearly 20 Billion
Vermont's Share Was S45, CSC, 900.

Farm products of the United States
reached the Unprecedented value of
$l9,443,S49,3Sl last year, an increase of
$6,000,0 100000 over 1916 and almost
$4,000, 100000 more than 1915. A pre-.
liminary estimate just announced by the
department of agriculture shows crops
We're valued at $13,6lO, 1862, 1882 and rep.
resented 20 per cent of the value of all
farm products. Animals and animal
products were valued at $5,833, 1886, 500
in 1917, an increase of almost $780,.
100000 over 1916.
Value of all farm crops for 1917 by
states, not including the value of ami.
mails and animal products, shows Hi.
nois first, Texas second and Iowa third.
In 1915 Texas led with Iowa second and
Illinois third. The table for 1917 fol.
lows:
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-01-25

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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-01-25
TALKS ON COTTAGE CHEESE.
Specialist of United States Department
of Agriculture to Be In This County
Week of February 4.

When the supply of meat is so short
and the price so high every housewife is
endeavoring to find some good sub.
stitute that will take the place of this
popular and necessary article of food
Cottage cheese, made from SKINNED
milk, is one of the best meat substi-
tutes, and its value is not appreciated
in many households. One hundred
pounds of skinned milk will produce
10 pounds of cottage cheese, which will
contain as much protein as an equal
amount of beef or pork that costs from
~ to 80 cents pound, and still they
will be worth onc-h half az much as the
SKINNED milk for feeding purposes.
The saving to be made by utilizing
more SKINNED milk for human food in
the form of cottage cheese is great,
and to bring this to the attention of
the public and to show the best WAYS
OF preparing it, l.. II. Burgwald of the
United States department OF agriculture
VIII give series of cottage cheese dem
onstrations. These meetings viii be held
under the auspices of the Windham
county Farm Bureau during the week
of Feb. 4, probably in Rockingham
Westminster, West Brattleboro, Gull.
FORD, South Vernon and Wilmington.
Mr. Burgwald demonstrates two
methods of preparing cottage cheese and
explains in detail its food value and
how 1t can best be utilized in the bill
of fare. An announcement of the time
and place of these meetings will be
given later.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-01-25
United States, $l3,5sO, 76S, 900
Using Exhaust Steam.

More attention than ever before is be-
ing paid this winter to careful Use of cx.
haust steam in power plants 1t may be
applied to innumerable purposes, such as
heating feed water for the steam boiler,
for many washing purpose, heating build
ings. pasteurizing and sterilizing, and the
like A small investment in additional
boiler-room equipment, such 80 an ex-
haust-steam heater, will effect .,avings OF
several hundred dollars YEAR in the
coal bill OF even a moderate szcd power
plant.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-01-25

first wife died in 1900 and in 1904 he was
married to Lottie i. Smith of Chicopec
who survives. He was a member OF the
Academy of Medicine, Springfield, and
past master of Chicopee lodge OF Ma
sons. He attended the Congregational
church
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-01-25
KILLED BY A BULL.
j. J. Galbraith, Barnet Farmer, At.
tackled While Leading Animal.

AS james j. Galbraith, II. a farmer in
Barnet, was leading bull to water
Monday afternoon, he was attacked and
fatally injured by the animal. He leaves
son, John, and an unmarried daughter
in st. Johnsbury.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-01-25
And He Got II.

suitor (courting sister)--I'n give you
a dime If you II run away and play.
Jimmy-Certainly not! If it's worth
dime to get rid of me it s worth n
quarter to see what you re going to
do
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1918-08-12
FRENCH GO BACK TO CANDLES
Scarcity Of Materials Used for Light
Ing Has Led to Revival Of
an Ancient Art. r. =

While the war has wrecked some in
dustries in France, it has at the same
time created new ones and revived
older crafts. An excellent and litter
esting example of the latter is the art
Of candlestick making, which has
taken on a new lease of life. Even in
some Of the big towns there are houses
which are not supplied with gas, where
before the war petroleum or spirit was
used for lighting purposes. Now that
the use Of these is restricted closely,
recourse has to be made to. the old.
fashioned candle. as.-
This is true in the country especial.
ly where candlesticks are in great de.
mand, and every one is buying them
according to his means or fancy. At
first they were made Of copper, but
when that metal became scarce brass
was employed. Some Of the modern
examples have several branches and
are very artistic. s. ~
A domestic art metal morker at AK,
who has specialized in this kind of
work, and has become quite celebrity,
has just constructed series Of tall
iron cand1esticks of very solid proper.
lions which can hold several candles.
They have been critically inspected by
art metal critics and are claimed to
be true works of art, and to appeal to
all lovers of ronwork.-Scientifie
American.