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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-12
SAN JOSE SCALE SITUATION.
Appears to Be Encouraging in Brattle-
Continuation of Represslve
Measures Is Necessary.

The San Jose scale situation in Brat
tleboro appears to be encouraging. Har-
old l.. Bailey of the Vermont depart
ment Of agriculture reports finding still
a considerable amount of infcstation,
but saws that severe damage by the pest
is less general than was the case two OF
three years ago. No spread into new
territory has been found.
This favorable condition Is attributed
to the spraying which has been done
by a great many tree owners, and to the
removal of worthless and diseased trees
4 continuation Of the effective work
can reduce the scale to an insignificant
position. Conversely, a relaxation IN ct
fort against it viii allow it shortly t.
resume its former importance and be
come more destructive than before.
Trees and shrubs of no value should
be cut. Fruit trees. especially Baldwin
and Mcintosh Red apple trees, should be
SPRAYED with lime sulphur or scalecid'
before the leaves appear.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-12
DUMMERSTON.

Weymouth Halliday has a new Ford
touring ear.
\. G. Davis has gone to Hog Island TO
work for +. IIolbrook
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Sqhircs made a
weekend visit to l.. c. Halliday 5.
Ethel Grover is with her sister. Mrs
Everett Dutton, and attending school
Mr.. and Mrs j. f. Walker and Harold
Reed are at J. A. Reed s for the sugar
season.
Mrs. Harold Reed is spending a few
days with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. p
f, OConnor in Putney
Mrs. Harold Reed has been called to
Putney by the illness of her mother,
Mrs. Patrick O Conner.
Evening Star Grange will hold de
gree rehearsals Saturday evenings,
April Il and April 90
Mrs. Elvira Field has returned to her
home on the Putney road after spending
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-12
PUTNEY.

Charles Booth has been entertaining
his brother from Nebraska
Mrs. Eleanor O 'Conuor Reed of Dunn
merston is with her mother, Mrs. Pat
trick O'Connor. who has been i'll.
Mrs. Barker, nurse, has moved her
household goods from the Bailey house
to the tenement in Albert Townsend 5
house
The Prouty girls have reported IL
gallons of sirup made from nine trees
George Murch one gallon from three
trees.
Mrs. Lyman Streetcr, who spent Sun
day at her home in Brattleboro, has re
turned to substitute at the telephone
exchange.
Mr. Sorenson, who has been the
farmer at Elm-Leigh farms the past
year, has moved his family to West
Brattleboro, where he has rented the
Smith farm.
There was a good attendance at the
masquerade dance Wednesday night.
Mandigo's orchestra of five pieces
furnished music \ good number at
tended from out of town.
! The next meeting of Boy Scouts will
be held in the dining room of the town
hall next Monday evening at 7.30
o clock. Each Scout should be prepared
| for re-registration and dues.
There will be no meeting for work
at the Red Cross Friday afternoon. The
women will meet that afternoon tc
clean the room in the Masonic hall
which they left last fall and will re.
turn there to work, when they hope
to take up surgical dressings as that
branch has not been carried on except
in a limited way. Mrs A. b. H. Harris
will have charge of the work and i
IeXpected To have some one come Il
teach how the work shall be done.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-12
he winter in Bellows Falls with her son,

the winter in Bellows Falls with her son,
A. l.. Field
Schools began this week with the same
teachers. Miss Elizabeth Braley, teacher
in the North district, is boarding with
Mrs. Ella Spaulding.
Dwight johnson was in Greenfield,
Mass, Saturday to see his son, Ellis,
who has gone to Baltimore, Nd, to
work for the government.
Mr. Round and family have moved
from the Gregory farm to j. Henry
Pratt's farm in Guilford. E. H. Brown
is doing the work at the Gregory farm
The Grange hald an interesting meet
ing and conferred the first and second
degrees on class Of candidates Tues
day evening. The next meeting -Ailf>he
held April %, wien the third and fessst h
degrees will be conferred and a harvest
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-12

The watermelon requires considerable
room, and unless there is an abundance
of space available it should not be
planted in the garden.
tits heat loving plant and the seeds
should not be planted in the open until
the ground issWatln. This viii be about
one month after the last hard frost
hfhey DO best in a sandy soil, and require
plenty Of weYsrottfd manure for their
'elepnaalt. The usual method is
TO plant Itlt15ll.3rs<sbills made up with
,,L!eGtx ofkW.llc ptted manure, about 10
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-12

feet apart each way. Some eight or ten
seeds should be planted in each hill, and
when the plants are well established
they should be thinned to four plants in
a hill. For full directions as to the con
troll of insects and diseases, affecting
the watermelon, see Farmers Bulletin
500, entitled Control of Disease and In
sect Enemies of the Home Vegetable
Garden.-U. 5. Department of Agricul-
ture.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-12

supper will be served to which all mem
beers are invited to contribute.
Windham County Pomona Grange will
hold a meeting with West Dummerston
and Evening Star Oranges at Grange
hall, Dummerston Center, Saturday,
April 81 The afternoon session will be
open to the public. Dinner will be
served on the picnic plan.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-12

FOR SALE-The so-called Washer
farm owned by DIR. Gwyer, situated on
Dummerston Hill House in good con
dition, other buildings in fair eondi-
ton Farm contains 225 acres in good
tons good quality hay, all machine
moving; good young sugar lot; plenty
of all kinds of other wood growing on
place, some ready to cut. Inquire of
j. y. Betterley. Tel. 3l4-2. 37-39
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-12
JACKSONVILLE,

Carroll Colman recently visited in
Claremont \. II.
Henry Kingsbury of Glaremont has
been calling on friends the past few days.
Mrs. Eldorous Wilder and son, Gordon,
are visiting her mother, Mrs. Phoebe
Landman. ~
Mrs. Jerusha Underwood has rstala ed
from Beattleboro, where she sprf4tz et7a
greater part Of the winter. -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-12

Let US be loyal. Let us support
our boys in France. While they
fight for US, let us save for them.
You cannot beat the kaiser by be-
ing a miser. If you can't dig in
the trenches, dig in your pockets.
Buy a thrift stump today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-12
THERE ARE MORE WIDOWS

today than there were yesterday, and
there viii be more tomorrow than there
are today Hence an ever-increasing
necessity for life insurance. National
Life Ins. Co. of VT Mutual. y
EARLE s. KINsLEY, General Agent,
Rutland, Vt.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-12
NOTICE

The Vermont Board of Registration
of Nurses will hold semi-annual ex-
animation for registration of nurses at
the state House, Montpelier, Thursday
and Friday, May 9th and 10th. 1918.
For blanks address DR.. d. c. Hawley,
Burlington, Vt. Chas. A. Gale. treas.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-12

FOR SALE-Black driving horse,
sound and safe for women to drive;
Concord wagon, covered carriage, sur
rey, farm wagon, surrey harness, three
driving harness, work harness, Old Com
fort sleigh. Inquire of Henry Gilfeath-
or. Putney Road. Tel. 273-W, 25-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-12

nearby vicinity. f. Hamilton, NJ. d.
293-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-12
MachinistS

.42E cents to 45 cents per hour to
work at New Haven, Waterbury, Dan
bury, East Hartford, Willimantic and
Springfield.
Apply to G. ID. Perkins, n. Y, n. II.
& II. r. r., Room Al, Railroad Station.
New Haven, Conn, or IS Portland
Street. Boston, Mass.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-12

WANTED-Cattle and horses for
my pastures. l.. II. Richardson. 34-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-12
WANTED.

WANTED-Girl or woman, to iron.
Brattleboro Custom Laundry. 33tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-12
LOST
FOR SALE IN VERNON, VT.

To Settle an Estatc-Two acres of
land and modern stcam-hcatcd house
with barn; land lays level; some fruit.
Five minutes from r. r. station, school,
etc. Apply to s. w. Edgett, Admir-. Els
tate of Chas i. Davis.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1918-08-30
n PLAYERS PIANO

PIANOS PLAYERS PIANOS
This is your last chance to get
a piano at the old price. The gov
eminent has levied a tax of
1910 on the manufacturer which
will be added to the price Of flu
ture orders. | will be compelled
to make the same advance. For
tunately | have a number of
beautiful pianos on hand and if
your are in the market for a
piano you will save the advance
by buying now. Don't delay as
procrastination is the thief of
time and at this time delay will
cost you money.
Your are perfectly safe i'm
buying at home as we handle on
Ily first class pianos of standard
makes with factory guarantee
and will be glad to furnish you 4
list Of over fifty satisfied pur-
chasers in and around Licking
ton. Don't forget, you get 25
rolls Of music, a player bench
and piano delivered free. Rem
ember, you get the wonderful
Melo Harp in the Strube and
Hammond players only. The
patents are owned and CONTROL
ed by the Straube Piano Com.
pany. You must hear the Melo
Harp in the Straube piano in or
der to realize how beautiful and
complete a player can be. Come
in and we will gladly demon
strate the wonderful possibili
ties of the celebrated Straubc
MelO Harp.
We also have some good used
pianos at very reasonable prices.
Don't fOrget-DOn't delay
Prices are advancing.
Mccall PIANO COMPANY
1924 Kranklin ST.,
LEXINGTON, MISSOURI
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know | saw my old Co. &c" Of
the 356th Inf, on July 4th. 1t
was through an accident that |
found out where they were, but
it made me very happy. y y
Coolies are plentiful over
here. 1t is comical to see the boys
sitting out in the sun picking
them selves. 1t is possible to get
rid of them that way if you
start in time, but if they get the
upper hand Of you, you have to
have a change of clothing if you
get any rest, asleep or awake.
| have thrown away two suits
Of underwear so far. It's no dis,
grace to have them-seems ia
be the style as everybody has
them sometime or other. They
have a machine they run the
soldiers clothes through, a kind
of steamer, ] saw a pile of cloth
ing at least a wagon load on the
floor not over 80 feet from the
dining hall with a placard on
them, Coolies, keep away"
Everybody gave them a wide
birth, too, believe me q 81
We have good news this morn
ing. The Germans are in full re.
treat again on the whole Ameri.
can front.
| am having an experience
over here that money can never
buy when this war is over.
would not miss it for anything.
Save all these pictures and
will! tell you about them when
come home. With lots of love
to all. | am as ever,
Your loving son and brother
THORNTON.
Corporal Thornton b. Gordon.
Co. AZ 4th U. S. Inf,
Am. f., f. France.
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Has SITUATION ALL SIZED UP
Writer on Metropolitan Daily AFRO.
gantly lmagines He Knows All
About the Country Press.

We are prone to hypercritically sniff
It the country correspondence in the
I'D home paper, and tire of its weekly
nonotony of trivialities. Out in the
Good Intent neighbOrhood 1t seems as
f some member of the Pumpelly tribe
S everlastingly cursed with a rising in
his head, or the Pumpelly girls are al
ways Sunday afternOoning at some
body else's home, or a certain Teller
$ Wednesday eveninging at the Pun
belly residence, or Grandma Feebles
S no better in spite of the fact that
she is kin to the Pumpellys, or Zeke
Fagg is tending Squire Pumpelly's
lOrth forty this year, or Uncle Tuck
Pumpelly can't remember as wet or
Try a seasOn as this is, or young An
gus Pumpelly has bought a new hem
ryfOrd and all the girls had better
watch out, and a good deal more Of
equally unimportant information.
If we know nothing of the cOndl-
lions in that region we decide that
here are few persons of any conse-
luence there except PuWpellys. If we
ire sophisticated we say, "Uh-huhl
The correspondent is a Pumpellyr
The truth of the matter is that the
TENS are written by a young Teller
named Smith, who is stuck on one Of
he Pumpelly girls. By-and-by he
win marry her and presently thereaf-
.er cease writing about the Pumpellys.
And then there will be another CORE
'pOndent at Good Intent, and the Hef-
lefngers or the Daubenspecks will
nave their innings,-Kansas City Star.
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With his hand on his heart he ex-
ecuted a most profound bow. "Faith."
said he slowly Strengthening, Its a
beautiful dream I'm having. l never
lean to 60 to sleep"
She came in smiling. "WeI. wake
up, Jerry. l don't want to talk to a
somnambulist. I've come on business,
and you'l have to be very wide
awake"
AT your service, milady. Won't you
sit down? 1t isn't often 1 have such
distinguished company"
She laughed. Say, Jerry, before I
ask you to do something for me /
want to tell you I'm sorry for every
thing, 1 see things differently now.
but it never occurred to me until after
ward that you would think my pros
perity had gone to my head. l didn't
mean to say those things, Jerry. For
give me, will your"
IT'S an honor to have a grievance.
If forgiying kills the hope of another
visit, I'm lOath to consent"
"Come off your exalted perch, Jerry"
she laughed. 81 guess Tn forgiven.
Look here, l want you to help me to
get even with Julian Fletcher. He's
spelling everything I write by sketch
.ng me into the Illustrations. / can't
imagine his motive"
perhaps you are his ideal. Most
artists feel they can do better with an
deal. And perhaps you didn't realize
It, but you're a very beautiful ideal foS
any artist"
She Redeemed. GERRY Page, l be-
lieve you are defending him / don't
see why you should when he's taken
the place you ought to have. He's the
most popular illustrator today, l do be,
lleve. And his things can't be com,
pared with yours. Think of his putting
one girl into every picture"
THAT'S f~Orgiyable. We all do it
We can't help it. You see, as I said.
we get one girl into our head and it's
all up, we can't see anything else"
"But he hasn't got me into his head
| never even saw him."
"Yes, Kate, dear, you did. You're
looking straight at him."
"Jerry!"
"Surest thing you know"
"YOu're Julian Fletcher"
ayes"
"But you don't-you haven't got m,
i mean"
ayes have. I've got you in my heat
and my heart all the time. l couldn't
tell you in the old days when all
could afford was an occasional meal
But love you, Kate, and l want you
And in all your dear stories l see onl!
you. Now what vengeance will YOU
have?'
She considered Il minute, then int
her gray eyes returned the teasing
smile of the stairway girl.
'ThlsI !" she said, going over to hin
and Offering her mouth for a kiss.
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comforts Tor the Soldiers.

An air cushion is worth its weight
in gold to the man in the trenches.
These can be bought in various sizes
and when not in use fit into a small
rubberized envelope. 81 would rather
lose nay whole kit bag than that air
cushion" one of the returned soldiers
told me. ut is great to have some
thing soft to lay your head on, after
hours and hours of tramping." Tablet
ink also deserves mention. This can
be dissolved in water and makes a
splendid writing fluid. Fountain pens
have n habit Of running dry, and some
times ink Is hard to get.-WOman's
Home Companion.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1918-08-30
Exit INSPECTOR.

A school Inspector happened to no
ice that a terrestrial globe In one Of
he clasSrooms was very dusty.
"Why, there's dust here an inch
he said, drawing his finger
lcross its surface.
"It's thicker than that, sir" calmly
ceplied the master.
"What do you mean2" exclaimed the
Inspector, glaringly.
"Well, you've-er-got your finger
IN the Sahara desert" came the reply.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1918-08-30
Discreditable invention.

Japan is alleged to have in
vented an artificial coffee. This
may have been put in cir
culation by some insidious prop
gandist anxious to discredit a
wonderful people. There is e.
nough bad coffee in existence to.
meet every possible demand for
an inferior article. w
Star.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1918-08-30

Mrs, Claude Hunt returned
Monday to her home in Napton,
Mo-, after a few days visit here
with relatives.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1918-08-30
SOLDIERS LETTER
Thornton Gordon, Son of MIR. and
Mrs. N. j. Gordon, Waverly,
Writes From Overseas.

August 3, 1918.
Dear Home Folks
Letter No. Is, Saturday even
ing, and a little bit lonesome, [
am, too. This iddleness is becom-
ing monotonous. | am still in the
hospital altho my wound is en-
tirely healed. My shoulder is
giving me quite a bit of trouble.
The Drs. pronounce it bursitis.
| sprained it, or rather wrenched
it, when | was at Funston about
seven months ago, and for the
last three months it has panied
me constantly. 1t is nothing Sc
rious and the Drs. say it will be
alright, They took an X-ray of
lit.
| am helping in an American
Post Office at present. A. light
job which does not require
much eXertion, and gives my
shoulder a chance to rest.
The chow. or feed, here is.
good, but not as good as it was
two weeks ago. They have so
many patients. Boys are coming
in direct from the front. They
are having some hot fighting up
there now, as you can see by
the papers. You, no doubt, get
more news than we do, but we
get first hand information from
men who were actually there.
The Americans have captured
81. * s. Germany must be
getting hard up for men and
think she is on her last pins. 1t
his the beginning Of the end.
Some Of the boys are going to
church. One boy said, give days
ago | was up there killing men.
today | am going to church and
ask forgiyness."
The papers are full of encour.
aging news, and American vic.
tories. They are certainly a fine
lot Of soldiers and they have wor
the admiration of the French
people, if not that of the Who'll,
world, except Germany. Sh,
hates us but that is considere,
a compliment. The American
soldier neither asks for or give.
any quarter, he's in a fight t
the finish. Very seldom that one
IS captured unless he is uncon
scious, or so badly wounded tina.
he cannot offer any resistance
We know that the German can.
not be trusted. The truth is mo-
in him and he is void of honor
These qualities are essential i
he expects others to have any
confidence in him. We know
from other peoples experienc.
: what to expect from Germany
if we are unfortunate enough t,
be taken a prisoner by them.
The German stays with hi
machine gun and shoots at u
until he runs out of ammuni
, ton or sees that he can't ge
/ away, then he throws up hi
> hands and hollows "Kamerad.
J a word which is not in the En-
I glish vocabulary and NATURAL
The American pays no attentio.
to it,-iust sticks his bayonet in
to him and looks for a NOR
: lively foe to encounter. One Gen
man spoke English and asked t
be spared. He said he had a wifi
and four children. The America
t said, you are mistaken, yo
: have a widow and four OF
4 phans,' and in another minut
r his soul was with his "Gott.
; The boy who sleeps beside me
+ named Flynn, He was a machin
r gunner. His comrades had OF
/, ders to retreat, his helpers ha
a been killed and he did not &c
; the order. The first thing h
knew his comrades were 5
yards behind him and the Gel
mans advancing. He couldn't 90
!. away, so he did his own loadin
z and firing. too HE coprode
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d. A. Ruebel Of st. Louis, ar.
rived this morning for a visit
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Daniel Ruebel, Sr.
He Doesn't Watch the Clock.
Merchandise you a man
who watches the clock?
Applicant-No. Sir; | watch
the stenographer. As soon as
she begins powdering her nose
| put up the books.-Boston
Globe.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1918-08-30

"Any building going on in this
.own2"
NO mister, All we're putting up
nowadays is arguments"
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was very agreeably SurprlS-
ed last Sunday morning when a
man from my own company
tapped me on the shoulder and
said, Hello, Gordon" He had
left the company only ten days
before and it was the only di-
rect news | had had from them
since | left them almost two
months ago. They had held the
position where l was wounded
for about two weeks and then
moved up the river two or three
hundred yards.
Our Lieut.. one night called for
volunteers to cross the river and
capture some prisoners. of
course, nearly every one volun-
teered but he picked out seven
men who were good swimmers
They got within about 20 feet
OF the other bank when the Ger
mans opened up on them with
machine guns and rifles. Only
three got away. The lieutenant.
Cheesman by name, was either
Killed or captured, more than
likely killed. He was a Missouri
an from near st. Joe and had
been in the army 18 years. He
had worked up from the ranks,
and was one Of the finest off
GERS have served under. s. #
This fellow from our company
is a Dane. He said Lawrence
Epps was alright when he left.
We went out to the old Chateau
or Castle Tournoel and spent the
afternoon. We had supper out
there, the best meal since | left
the States. Fried chicken.
French fried potatoes and plen-
Ity Of them, salad, coffee, sugar
and cream, too, and war bread.
1t cost us "a francs for supper
and a few drinks which we had
before supper. 1872 francs e.
quals $500 in American money.
They don't have
many tourists over here. Case
lene is Sl.40 per gallon and the
, government limits civilians to
, the the amount they can buy per
month. Most all Of it goes for
! military use. They have the fin
est rock roads over here | eve,
dreamed Of. You very seldom see
a dirt road in France. The rock
roads are always in the best of
condition with little piles of
rock to repair them when need
ed. They have plenty of rock
and stone in this country. All
the buildings are stone and most
of the fences are stone walls
9 from 8 to 10 feet high and 2 to
4 feet thick. They usually en-.
close a small place about like
-, our yard or smaller.
p. The ice cream you speak OF
q sounds very good. The last | had
was in Newport News, Va. early
in April. | left there for France
q April 9Th. Was nine days on the
ocean ana Jhfee days on the Shir
: before we unloaded. 8 =
. We are not in a position to know
,, Just how much the American
people are sacrificing for thei,
soldiers as they make no com
plant, but | realize their sacri
fees are great, but they ar,
nothing compared to what these
/. poor French have had to suffer
Many of them have lost all their
men folks and they have to d,
- 1.-THE mems work. They harves
:, the grain and do the cultivating
too. They have a wonderful spir
it and don't seem to be a hi
y downhearted. Almost half O
;, them are in mourning and the,
have a sad look in their ewes
but they always have a pleasan
4 word for you if you speak t
them, All formalities such as in
Productions are unnecessary
n They seem to enjoy having vor
StOD and fry IN carrv on n ,ou
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Married a Native.

They We're looking at the kan
CARGO at the zoo when an Irish
man said Beg pardon, sor
phwat kind Of a creature is
that ?"
Oh" said the gentleman.
that is a native of Australia"
Good hiyins - exclaimed Pat
AN me sister married wan O.
him. Transcript.