The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-03
High Prices Paid at 18th
Sale at Pavilion on Yer
non Street
RED CROSS HEIFER
YIELDS $500 MORE
Now Permanent Property of Kelsey
Ranch, Lexington, Mass.-Walter M.
Lowney, Chocolate King, Pays S705
for Cow Six Years Old.

Lowney, Chocolate King, Pays S705
for Cow Six Years Old.
At the close Of the first day of the
18th consignment sale of registered
Holstein cattle at the Purebred Live
Stock Sales Co. s pavilion on Vernon
street yesterday afternoon u head hadd
been disposed Of for a total of ST.,
$50, or an average Of $lS5. This was
a good average, but none of the indi-
viduaIs brought exceptionally high
Iprices.
There were left for the second day
% head. the total number consigned
which were able TO get through being
I97. \ few consignments from New
York state did not arrive, owing to a
freight embargo.
At the close of the regular sale the
Red Cross heifer calf, Red Cross Segis
| Alcartra. which has brought more than
/ $3 900 into the treasury Of the Brattle
! boro branch of the Red Cross, was sold
for the third time for the benefit of
the branch and this time became the
permanent property Of the purchaser.
| She was bid off for S3l5 by DR.. John
ID. Clark. superintendent of Kelsey
ranch, Lexington. Mass, owned by II.
IS Kelsey, proprietor of the widely
known Waldorf lunch system Nolun-
| tary contributions were then received
aggregating $215, making 4 purse of
I $500
Last December, when the calf was
two months old. she brought 1,21s in
to the Red Cross treasury and was re-
donated to the branch. In February
/ she was sold again and brought 81 l.400.
Again She was given to the branch, and
the figures of the last sale bring the
total up to $326s, and the little ami
NAL cost the Red Cross branch nothing.
Before Alcartra was sold Yesterday
William +. Harmon of Sweet Brook
farm, Willamstown, Mass. Of William
+. Harmon 4 Co. real estate dealers of
New York, made stirring appeal for
funds for the Red Cross. Mr.. Harmon
is to have charge of the coming Red
Cross drive among the real estate men
III New York city. Rev David r. Hef-
fernan of Arlington Heights, Mass,
called attention to the immense task
before the Red Cross and read part
Of letter from one of his sons IN
France Walter NJ. Lownev of Mans
field. Mass, the widely known candy
manufacturer, contributed $50 Mr..
Harmon 500 and others 1925.
Dr.. Clark of Kelsey ranch, who was
the prime mover in the Red Cross calf
plan, C. W. Ellis, jr., of Cortland,
n. Y. who gave the calf, f. H. Metcalf
of Holyoke, Mass, Mr. Kelsey and the
others mentioned are entitled to pub
: lie commendation for their patriotic inn
pulses and endeavorS and their liberal
} contributions, and they may be sure
that their assistance has helped meet
an urgent need and is fully appreeiat
ed.
The highest price paid yesterday was
$40 bid b. II. H. Reed of Westminster
(Nt.) for q Junior four-year old COW
consigned by j. w Prentiss & Son OF
Allstead, \. II. For another cow il
the same consignment Mr. Reed pale
$500, and average for the two of $3.50
Walter NJ. Lowncy Of Mansfield, Mass.
paid 1915 for three year old cow con
, signed by G. II. Thomas Of Wes
: Rindge, \. H. Mr.. Lowney bought
4 three other Head, his average for the
four being $2G5. John F. Benjamin OF
5 Barre (Nt.D paid 1920 for y head
paying $245 each for two three year
old COWS consigned by Mr.. Harmon +
B. Flint of Lincoln, Mass, bought {
COW seven years old consigned by w
o II. Mead of Proctor (Nt) for $40.
In appreciation of the interest they
have taken in the sale of Aleartra DR.
II Clark and Mr. Metcalf were givel
g large colored photographs of the cal
d this morning.
is The sale this forenoon was a hummer
g. 10 head being disposed of for So, 1876
or an average of 1924 w. D. Roben
of Poland, N. y, paid the highest pric
of the forenoon, bidding $1025 for
n COW six years old, Maplemont Gen
Beets %, 30-pound daughter of &c
pound four year-old, granddaughter o
: the 35-pound century sire, Colanth
t Lad She was consigned by j. W
3 Prentiss & Son of Alstead, n H. Nj
II Robens also is a consignor
Walter NJ Lownev of Mansfield
Mass, the chocolate king, paid so
for q six-yearold cow, Blesiie Johann
I'd, who derives % per cent of he
c. blood from the great sire and sho,
bull, Sarcastic Lad. Russell Ford o
Ludlow (Vt.) bought a seven-year ol
p cow consigned by j. w Prentiss
If Son for 5000.
at Two yearling daughters of the grea
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