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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-02
GUILFORD.

! Alice Halliday is visiting her sister,
Mrs. Edward Squires
Mrs Fay Jacobs is spending a week
with her parents in Westminster.
Miss Minnie Blanchard of New York
city was in town Tuesday calling on old
friends.
There will be no services in the Con-
gregational church for the next three
Sundays.
Jed Franklin cut his leg with an ak
Monday DIR. L. r. Lynch was called
and dressed the wound
There will be celebration of holy COM
munion in Christ church Sunday morn
ing at o clock, by Rev. w. c. Bernard.
/ Mr. and Mrs George F. Beals of Bel,
lows Falls were weekend guests of their
daughter, Ruth, at j. Flagg's and their
son and family at the Beals farm.
Robert Coombs, who has returned
from overseas and been at Camp Devens
ZANE ito Brattleboro Tuesday He is ex
bected here soon to visit his father, Ere,
Coombs
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-02
WEST BRATTLEBORO

Roy Tower of IIinsdale was admitted
to the Melrose hospital yesterday to re-
ceive medical treatment.
Mrs. A. W. Stowe, Miss Carrie Ham
lin and Willard Hamlin are visiting
relatives in Lempster, n. H.
There will be no morning service in
the Congregational church. Christian
Endeavor meeting will be held as us
ual at O'Clock.
Miss Madeline Grant, student nurse
at the Melrose hospital, left yesterday
for her home in Hardwick for a
month S vacation.
Mrs. Clyde Butler is expected to re-
turn today from Springfield, this state
where she has been visiting week
with Mr. and Mrs. Arson Conger.
Mrs. David Robinson and son, Nor.
man, of Brooklyn are guests of Mrs.
Byron Howe in the home of Mrs
Howe s parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. G.
! Smith of Guilford street.
Miss Lottie Craft of Worcester
Mass. returned today to her home aft.
er having visited month here with her
cousin. Mrs. Walter f. Bartlett, also
with her aunt, Mrs. Mary Crosier, in
the east village.
Mr. and Mrs John Mckay and
daughter, Alice, went today to Spring.
cid, Mass, to meet Mrs. Estelle Dris-
coll, Mrs. Henry Teller and daughter
Miss Helen Teller, who will visit here
three weeks with Mr.. and Mrs. Mckay
The authorities placed warning signs
at either entrance of the creamery
bridge yesterday, asking automobile
drivers and teams to drive slow. Driv
ers of teams are notified to walk Their
horses and automobiles must not ex
coed 10 miles an hour while crossing tn,
BRIDGE
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-02
GUILFORD CENTER.

Clark Boyd is i'll and confined to his
bed.
Starr Clark has gone to Bellows Falls
to work.
Miss Nellie Miner of Springfield visited
her parents Friday and Saturday.
Harry Beals went Monday to West
Dummerston with the Boy Scouts
The women will meet in their rooms
Thursday, Aug. l. There will be election
of officers.
Services will be held in the No. 9
schoolhouse Sunday afternoon, Aug. g.
at go o'clock.
Miss Margaret French went to Win,
chester, n H, Sunday to visit her aunt,
Mrs. Strickland.
Mrs Albert Biddle and child went to
Newfane Monday to visit few days at
E. w Legates.
Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor of Dummerston
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. E. P Good
now over Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Leland Rounds visited
over Sunday with Mrs Rounds mother,
Mrs Minnie Clark
Henry and Leslie Worden have gone
to Greenwich, Conn, to visit their broth,
er, Marcus Worden.
Mr. and Mrs. Moves and daughter Of
Erving, Mass, are visiting their daugh
ter, Mrs. w c. Baker, and family
William McGreevy, who spent tive
weeks with his family at Charles Gid
denis, returned to Baltimore Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs Nd 3lonnier and chill
dren of Hartford. Conn, were. guests a
j. H. Thayer's Tuesday night on theii
way to New Hampshire.
The Grange will hold a dance il
Grange hall Friday evening. A three
piece orchestra from Brattleboro vii
furnish music. Refreshments will b,
| served.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-02
WEST GUILFORD.

Mrs. Bert Aklcy is in Bellows Falls
this week visiting her brother, George
Miller, and family.
Roswell Frost of Brattleboro visited
last week at Eli Lees and Homer
Thomass. Mr.. Frost is just out of the
Memorial hospital following an opera
tion.
Robert Whitney is comfortable in
the Mclrose hospital following an OPP
Grafton for appendicitis.
A maple tree worm called Athis is
destroying the foliage on the maple
trees in Homer Thomas S grove They
also are working their way to the Err
nest Thomas farm which is next to the
Homer Thomas place.
A birthday party was given Mrs
Ethel Hastings last Friday, 10 neigh
bors being present. Supper was served
Music was enjoyed and a good social
time was spent. Mrs. Hastings re.
ccived number of useful gifts
Baptist church, w. H. Bishop pastor
Service Sunday at IL a. m. Preaching by
pastor, subject, The Prophets Hour 0
Darkness: l2l5, Bible school for all; 2.3
p. m, service in No. schoolsouse; 49,
y. m, evening service, sermon by pastor
All are cordially invited to these services
Mr.. and Mrs Z. Joos and two daugh
tiers, Mary and Ernestine, of Jerse.
} City have been spending two week
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs JOSEPH
Joos. Mr.. Joos has returned to hi
work in Jersey City but his wife an
daughters went to their summer HON
in Woodman, n. II.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-02
MARLBORO.

Mrs. Minnie Prouty and son, Ruben,
spent Sunday afternoon at the parson-
age
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Adams of Colrain
spent the weekend with Mr.. and Mrs
Z. p Adams.
Chester Shaw of Brattleboro is spend
ing the week with his grandparents at
the parsonage.
Mrs. H. F Whitney, her daughter
Lois and son, Harold, are spending a
few days with friends in North Adams
Mr. and Mrs. H. Whiting Shaw, their
daughter, Pauline, and son, Lawrence
called at the parsonage Sunday after.
noon.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-02
SOUTH LONDONDERRY.
d. A. Boynton lost horse Tuesday

ID. A. Boynton lost a horse Tuesday.
w. B. Smith and family of Brattle-
boro were in town Tuesday.
Rev. E. C. Clark of the Methodist
church announces as his subject Sun.
day morning, God S Surprises.
Mrs. Frank Hayward of Bondville
and Mrs. B. S Gallup of Marlboro,
Mass. visited Mrs. Addie Hulett the
first of the week
Preparations are under way for a
pleasing entertainment for Old Home
week. The comedy drama, Down on the
Farm, will be given Aug. Il.
Prof. F. w. Lawrence of East Or
ange, n. j., is expected to open his sum
mer home, Twin Pines, this week. All
are glad to give this family welcome.
F. J. Miller of Newport, state cream
cry inspector, has been spending a few
days in town while visiting the several
creameries in this part of the state.
Miss Mary Austin, graduate nurse
of Brattleboro, and Mrs. Margaret vii
cox are caring for Gilman j. Thompson
who remains in critical condition, the
result of a severe fall
These last few bright days have beer
welcome to the hay workers who hat
not already finished haying Berry
| pickers have been busy, too. Blueberie
and raspberries are very plentiful
! Lee Gale will sell at Mountain View
| farm in August his herd of registere,
Jerseys. also collection of antique
accumulated by his father. J. C. Gale
which is said to be very interesting.
Mrs. Ellen Jaquith, who had bee
] spending some time with her daughter
Mrs. w. O. Childs. in Newport, n. H
returned Thursday because of the 81
rious condition of her brother, g. ,
Thompson.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-02
WEST NORTHFIELD, MASS

Miss Edna Ball of Springfield is with
Mrs. Mary Gates for the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest billiard of Tur-
ners Falls were at Will billiards. over
the weekend
Mrs. Marion Jones Of Brattleboro has
been visiting Mrs. Jessie Titus and moth
er, Mrs. Corse
Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Bryant and three
children visited friends in Petersham and
South Deer6eld last week
Miss Beatrice Newton of Colrain and
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-02
MORTIFIED, MASS.
Finnigans Win From Mulhgans.

The Mulligan-Finnigan baseball game
was played on the field at Hotel North
field Tuesday afternoon. This is an an
nual event which is the source of much
enjoyment.
The teams are composed of employees
of the hotel and guests, and townspeople
generally enter whole-heartedly into the
contest. The score was As in a closely
fought game with the Finnigans, the win
ners
As a result the Mulligans and their
supporters gave the Finnigans and their
followers a treat This was held on
Wednesday evening on the hill near the
Homer Smith farm
Mrs. William Marsh is matron at Mu-
sic hall.
Miss Madeline Payne is at Mrs vii
liam Leaviss.
Mrs A. G. Moody has returned from
visit in Boston
Miss Bernice Teele of Somerville is Wis
iting Mrs F. T. Pallam.
Mrs Rogers of Pasadena, Cal, is Wis
iting her niece, Mrs. j. A. Stebbins.
Mr.. and Mrs Kirschner of Maiden are
visiting their sister, Mrs. Allen Field
and family.
| Rev Mr. Blake of New Jersey is build,
a cottage on Rustic Ridge John Marsh
Is assisting him.
| Paul Breinig, who is spending the sum
mer at Lake Squam, \. H., with his fam
| lily, was weekend guest of c. E. vii
| lams
| Mrs. Pattison, mother of Rev F. w
Pattison, and Mrs. Dowd, mother oil
Mrs +. w Pattison, came this week tc
visit the Pattison family
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Durgin and fam
lily, who went to Japan last winter, are
now in the mountains of Japan for the
summer All are in excellent health
Richard Smith arrived in New Yorl
July y from France and is at Camp Mer
ritt for few days. His mother, Mrs n
Fay Smith, expects him here the last o.
this week
The engagement is announced of Mis-,
Ethel Leavis to Raymond Mooney O
Charlestown, N H, who is principal o
the school where Miss Leavis has taught
the past year.
Mr.. and MRS. Theodore Brightup anC
two children og Waterbury, Conn, ane
Miss KatherineS Atwood of Keene have
been guests the past week of F. E. At
wood and family.
William Huber, who has been a stu
dent at Carnegie Institute three years
is home for two weeks. He goes to tn
University of Wisconsin for year t.
complete his training as a civil engineer
DR.. and Mrs. Stark, missionaries from
tCeylon, are occupying the Wood cottag
on the hill back of Hotel Mortified
Mrs. Starks's sister, Miss Emily McCaI
lum, who teaches in girls school i
Turkey, came Wednesday to visit then
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-02
CHURCH NOTICES.

First Church of Christ, Scientist, En-
erson building, Elliot street. Sunday
service at 1915 a. m. Subject, Love.
Wednesday evening testimonial meet
ing at 7.45. Reading room open daily
except Sundays and legal holidays,
from 3 to 5 clock
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-02

Superintendent Fayette Miller of the
poultry department is already at work
compiling his list of special prizes,
which he expects to make unusually
large this year In addition to the reg
ular classification he is planning to add
several utility classes with the idea of
increasing interest in general purpose
fowls.
So ~.
Four horses already are in training
on the fair grounds and may be seen
Jogging around the track any pleasant
afternoon. They include W. B. Allen s
May Queen, Fred c. Clark's Gun Me-
tai colt, Ben Bingen, and two animals
belonging to n. o. Maynard of Hins-
dale, n H., mare named Molesta and
gelding which carries the uncertain
name of Perhaps. 1t is expected that
other horses from this locality will put
in training here within the next few
weeks.
Treasurer F. C. Adams expects to be-
gin to issue stock in the new associa-
ton early next week and is anxious to
complete the task as quickly as possible
after it is started. Letters of notifica-
ton to subscribers are now being sent
out.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-02

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Adams of Hartford
Conn, are at w H. Smiths.
Mrs. c. |. Holton and daughters Olive,
Mrs. Alfred Holton and Thelma and Mrs
Ralph Gibson and son, Robert, went
Wednesday to bingham, Mass, to visit
Mrs. c. /. Holton's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Alfred Lincoln.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-02
NEWS OF THE VALLEY FAIR
Tuesday, Sept. 30 "Wednesday, Oct
1919

Now that Secretary II. f. Moffitt has
returned from his vacation it is ex-
pected that the wheels of the fair ma
chinery will turn steadily and with in
creasing speed until the time of the
show itself.
The directors held a meeting last eve
ming to complete revision of the cattle
department of the premium list, going
over the classification thoroughly with
Superintendent Walter Robbins and
Assistant Superintendent Harold New
ell. Comparatively few changes will be
made in the cattle classes this year al
though int is expected there will be
more special prizes than usual.
-
The Vermont Agricultural Extension
bureau plans to make an extensive ex-
hibit at the fair this fall: The building
on the further side of the track which
this exhibit has occupied in the past
will be moved to another and more ia
vorable location.
Fred Pickle, whose trotter Lockboy
has been a consistent winner on the
Bay State circuit, plans to have
string of horses at the Valley fair this
fall The next month will find him on
the Canadian circuit but he is planning
to get back into the states in time for
the state fair at White River Junction.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-02

The famous Queen Elizabeth was OK
ceedingly superstitious, and she took the
precaution to consult an astrologer be-
fore naming the day for her coronation.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-02

SPECIAL = A few hundred choice
blossomed geraniums at Zoe each Hop
kins, the Florist
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-02

Kid gloves, with hand-painted backs.
were once great craze in some of the
European countries.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-02

SPECIAL - A few hundred choice
blossomed geraniums at Toe each. Hop
kins, the Florist.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-08-02
BRATTLEBORO REFORNER.

Pickle is a well known driver here
through his handling of the Newport
Stock farms entries in past years.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-19
TALK OF THE TOWN

Read Shea's special slipper adv, adv.
Christmas pianos on sale at Bailey's
Music Rooms
Auction sale at City Auction Market
SATURDAY. See adT-ady.
Dance in Rowland hall Saturday
evening; Gilbertson's orchestra. adv,
Buy Victrolas and Sonora talking
machines to-day at Bailey's Music
Rooms.
Public dance, Worthen hall, Saturday
night; admission, soc a couple, ladies
free adv.
Call at the new dry goods store, l
gifts. Mrs, c. NJ. Halves.
Anyone wishing to purchase prayer
books, beads, medals and pictures may
get them at the Sacred Heart convent
at very reasonable prices adv.
The best thing to make your hair
soft, thick and glossy Partisan Sage.
i. A. Drown & Co. sell the genuine,
made from the original formula adv.
Donations for flowers to decorate the
altar of st. Monica church for Christ
mas will be gratefully received at the
Sacred Heart convent, Summer street
H. B. Tenney of Washington street
left this morning for Concord, N, H.,
where he was called by the sudden
death of his sister-in-law, Mrs. Frank
Tenney.
Yale alumni of Vermont have ar
ranged for a get together at Middlebury
college to-day with Professor William
Lyons Phelps Of Yale as the principal
guest of the day, Henry II. Jackson OF
South Main street left this morning to
attend the reunion.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-19
TALK OF THE TOWN

Miss Eleanor Negretti of Blackwell
street began duties yesterday as clerk
in the Mitchell candy store.
The collectors for the funds for the
Congregational church ask all those
who have not already done so to bring
or send the balance of their 1919 sub
scriptions next Sunday, so that the
business committee can close the books
in season to make up the annual re-
port for Jan. |.
The first inflow of college students to
arrive in town were the several young
men of Barre who are studying at Dart
mouth college This list includes John
and Norman Gordon, Albert Lyon, John
Mola, Laurence Campbell, James
Young and Wendell Drown. H. Nelson
Browne Of Cliff street is expected to
arrive to-day. The Dartmouth sessions
were suspended yesterday for a 20-day
vacation the reopening for 1920 to be
on Tuesday, Jan. 6. Many of the ca
diets at Norwich university also com
pIeted yesterday the lessons for the
first semester and arrived here from
Mortified last night. This group in
cluded Robert and Peter Barclay Law
renee Kent, Earl +. Lane, Lowell
Drown, Drown, Reid Barclay and Their
on Morse, all of whom are home for the
/ holidays
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-19
TALK OF THE TOWN

Buy sheet music at Bailey's Music
Rooms.
The Sons of Veterans auxiliary viii
serve dinner at 1890 Saturday, Dec. 20,
at their hall in the Worthen block. All
members of r. B. Crandall post, No. So,
and Major L. A. Abbott camp, S. of ",
are cordially invited.
Prof. Joseph Leahey of Goddard sem
mary left to-day for his home in Hol-
yoke, Mass, where he will spend the
Christmas and New Years recess, Prof
Leahey expects to get onto the basket
ball court for few games during the
holidays.
Sergt. Roy Gain and Sergt. Ed Ny
Tor of the Sd cavalry at Fort Ethan Al
len are in the city for the purpose of
securing recruits for the army. These
men are stopping at the Hotel Buzzell
and will probably remain in the city
for four or five days. The sergeahts
say they are authorized to accept re-
eruits for the Sd cavalry at Fort Ethan
Allen or for any branch of the service
in the United States Men may also be
enlisted for service in Germany, France,
Siberia, Alaska or our island posses
sions
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-19
FUNERAL OF T. ]. BEACH.
Many from Out of Town Were Present
at Services in Baptist Church.

The funeral OF Theodore j. Beach
was held Wednesday afternoon at 2
o'clock from the Baptist church, Rev.
Bert J. Lehigh officiating. There was
prayer service at his late home on
Trow hill at | o'clock.
The bearers were +. N. Beach, +, G.
Rogers, Frank Bradbury, L. A. Will
liams, Edward and William Gabree. In
terment was in Hope cemetery
Those from out Of town attending
were Mrs, c. NJ Howell and children
of New York City, Zob Maynard and
John Wagner of Milton, f. n Beach,
Bert, William and Edward Gsbree and
Mrs. Dwinell of Montpelier; Mrs May
nard Williams of West Topsham, Mr..
and Mrs. Forest Wolcott of East Barre,
Mrs. Ira Wright of South Barre and
Mrs. Jennie Bouldry Of Berlin.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-19
TALK OF THE TOWN

"Tell Me- and many other good Vic
tor records now on sale at Bailey's Mu-
sic Rooms.
Trucking Done = Anyone wanting
light or heavy trucking done, call the
Granite City Bottling Works.-adv.
A masquerade ball in the South
Barre grange hall will be held Friday
evening. Dec. 20. Prizes to be awarded
for best lady's and gents costumes
Refreshments to be served. Admission
81. extra ladies 25c.-ady.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-19
TALK OF THE TOWN

Dance in Rowland hall Saturday
evening; Gilbertsons orehestra.-ad
Buy music bags, rolls and harmon
ieas for Christmas at Bailey's Music
Rooms.
Mrs. H. G. Bailey has returned to
Newbury, after spending several weeks
with her mother, Georgianna Mudgett
of Park street.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-19
Notice.

All comrades of R. B. Crandall post,
together with the officers and managers
of L. A. Abbott camp, S. of V, are re-
quested to meet in G. A. r. hall Dec. 20
for an adjourned meeting to take ac-
tion in regard to transferring and tax
ing over the management of the post
by the sons, and at the same time to
keep the charter and organization of old
r. B. Crandall post on the firing line to
the last man. Per order G. l. Beckley,
commander
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-19
THE UNION DRY GOODS COMPANY
TALK OF THE TOWN

Saturday afternoon and Saturday
evening would be good time to open
a Christmas club account with the
Barre Savings Bank d Trust Co.--adv.
Last rehearsal for Christmas concert
at the Methodist church Saturday aft
ernoon at 2;30. 1t is necessary that
everyone taking part attend this re-
hearsaI
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-19
TALK OF THE TOWN

Why go out of town to buy bracelet
watch when you can find full line Of
American made watches at Goodfel-
lows Jewelry Store, 2ll North Main
street f-adv.
Saturday afternoon and Saturday
evening would be good time to open
a Christmas club account with the
Barre Savings Bank & Trust Co.-ady.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-19
BARRE DAILY TIMES
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1919.
The Weather

Cloudy tonight and Saturday, prob.
ably local SHOWS, rising temperature
moderate east and southeast winds.
The Washington times., 1919-03-03
CHAPTER TWENTY-EICHT
By DR.. LYMAN F. KELLER.

several feet OF water and the air was
full Of gas. It was impossible to
enter without a gas mask. None
were available. A company OF fully
equipped soIdIer- was approaching.
The officer in charge was inform
ed Of the difficulty, and he immedi-
ately asked a number Of men to vol
unteer. They approached the en-
trance. adjusted their masks. passed
into the chamber. made a search and
found no one. The Cinnamon, how
ever. insisted that WI was in there
a short time before. Another search
was made with the same result ex-
cept that they had heard a noise in
side the image. Buddha. The orientals
said there was an opening at q GER
tain place. Investigation proved the
correctness OF the statement The
soldiers were provided with extra
gas masks and proceeded to enter
the image.
Inside the idol was found, not
only WI but a lady and two men.
They were removed and after some
questioning all were released. Made
line asked that some one. either or
der q taxi or take her to the hotel.
She arrived without any further an
noyance.