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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-24
TodaY's Anniversaries.

1S19-Southwark Bridge, over the
Thames river, London, was
opened for traffic.
at Kiel and forma-
ton of a provisional government
to accomplish the separation of
Sehleswig and Holstein from
Denmark
lo5l-James s. Hogg, governor of
Texas, born near Rusk, Texas
Died at Houston, March 3, 1906.
lS69-Baron Henri Jomini, noted
Swiss general who distinguished
himself in the service of France
and Russia, died at Passv
France. Born March 6, 1879.
1S91-ProtOcol for the delimitation of
the British and Italian spheres OF
influence in East Africa signed
at Rome.
lS99-Francis II. Pierpont, first gov.
ernOr of West Virginia, died at
Pittsburgh. Born in Mononga.
hela County, Va, Jan. %, 1914
l9l5-British aviators made successful
raid on German submarine base
at Antwerp.
1916-British channel steamer Sussex
torpedoed with Americans OF
board.
1917-Gen. Nivelie made furious at
tacks on the new German front
and captured two forts of tn,
famous Hindenburg line. -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-24
Little Benny's
Note Book
By LEE PAPE

We was eating suppir today, being
chickin croketts and peez and | started
to choak on a peece of bred on account
of it starting to go down before tx
pected it to, and was having a prittv
good ehoak, and my sister Gladdis sed,
For mersey sakes, Benny, is that emmy
thing to do at the suppir table!
WITCH / stopped choaking, saying.
Well, wat would You do if you got a
hunk of bred down your throat vile
you wasent looking!
That will do. sed Gladdis. Meening
she was too refined for suteh tawk, and
we kepp on eating suppir, and pritty
soon | sed, Pop, Suppose you was out
sumwares for dinner and you had to
choak, could YOU choak and still be
considered polite7
Well, in ease of extreme necessity, to
save your life, perhaps, yes, sed pop.
Well, its not polite to choak in com
pinny, is it. pop9 | sed.
Its not polite to strange to deth
either. if you're meerly there as a
guest, sed pom, and Gladdis sed, think
this is dredfill, l RELY do.
And we kepp on eating suppir, and
after vile l sed, Maybe if you prac.
ticed choaking long enuff. pop. do you
think you could lern to choak to your
self without enyhody noticing itl
j Possibly, sed pop, ony most people
would consider scheme like that the
i insidious propersition of some unseroo
/ pulous undertaken.
l declare III leeve the tatle if ]
heer another werd. sed Gladdis. father
IN serprised at you, you're verse thar
he is.
Benny, please consider the subiecl
closed, sed pop. Meening not to say
eny more about it.
! Wich l dident, not thinking of eny
thing more to say about it enyway
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-24
I odays' Events

A seven-day campaign will be
launched in New York city today to
raise funds for the relief of the desti-
tute people of Czecho Slovakia.
The Roosevelt Permanent Memorial
National Committee is to meet in New
York today to decide on the form that
the memorial to Col Roosevelt is to
take.
Five candidates are contesting for
the mayoralty nomination in the prima.
ries to be held in Leavenworth, Kans.,
today under the commission plan of
government.
Members of the Independent Order
of Odd Fellows throughout Texas will
gather in Dallas today for the annual
meetings of the grand lodge and
affiliated bodies.
To meet the immediate need of the
European peoples the American Red
Cross today will inaugurate seven.
day drive for used clothes and shoes OF
every description.
The future of alcoholic medicinal
preparations will he discussed by the
National Wholesale Drug Manufacture.
er s association, meeting in eighth an
nual convention today in New York
city.
A notable wedding in Washington to-
day will be that of Senorita Maris
! Bonillas, daughter of the Mexican am
bassador to the United States, and
Lieut.. Giuseppe Capola, of the Roya
Italian army.
What promises to be the largest ant
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-24
Today's BIRTHDAYS

William S. Jennings, former Cover.
nor of Florida, born at Centralia, ILL.,.
80 years ago today.
Garrett P. Serviss, well-known auth
or and scientist, horn at Sharon Springs
n. Y, 6S years ago today
DR.. Aven Nelson, president of tn,
University of Wyoming, born in LIE,
County, Iowa, so years ago today.
Charles A. Kennedy, representative
in congress of the first Iowa district
born at Montrose, Iowa, 80 years age
today.
Miss Margaret Carnegie, only child
of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Carnegie
whose engagement to wed was recent,
announced, born in Pittsburgh. ..
years ago today.
Claude Kitchin, representative il
congress of the second North Carolin,
district, born at Scotland Neck, n. C.
80 years ago today.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-24

"lt's This Way, Ladies' and Gentle
men,"
are foolish, Ii seems to me. One can
not imagine an oyster wagging its
head and saying such foolish things.
'That is" Oleo FASTENED 10 say
sit isn't foolish to say such things but
wagging the head is. very, very foolish.
OF course it is a waste Of time 10 say
too true when true will. DO all by
itself"
at might get lonely by itself" said
Brother Oyster.
"Yes." agreed the little oysters. III
night. And besides we are wasting
Brother Oysters time. We might be
hearing the joyful news"
Yes, tell it TO us" said all the
oysters.
"Once more L will begin said
Brother Oyster, "and this time will
not tell of the audience / Ihigft have
an audience of ladies and gentlemen,
children and cats and dogs-but will
talk to the audience I actually have.
Fellow Oysters: II is cold this
winter. What Is more il is freezing
cold And what is still more the river
bed in>which we are living has frozen
very solid. That Is, the river has
frozen over, oh so strongly, and so Sc
curely.
This. Fellow Oysters. may not be
uews TO you. But l shall go further
in my speech than this. will tell
you. Fellow Oysters. that great good
will come of this frozen river
Il have heard that we are so hard
10 get that we will be very. very ex-
| pensive, and that they won't bother
10 get many Of us They will find we
cost too much and so we won't 20 up
TO the land and then go on peoples
plates. and then go into peoples
mouths
Great, great. great. We won't go
On plate" all the oysters shouted
| with glee.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-24

most notable convention in the history
of the National American Woman Suf-
frage association will be opened in st.
Louis tonight with an address by the
president, Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait.
One of the candidates for the mayor
atty nomination in the Butte, Mont,
primaries today is w. F. Dunn, a mem.
Der of the legislature, who recently was
convicted at Helena of sedition and
sentenced to pay a fine of $4,000.
The presentation of the s;upendous
problems of reconstruction nowe chal
longing the churches of North Ameries
is the primary object of New England
regional conference to be opened il
Boston today under the auspices of the
Inter Church World Movement o.
North America.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-24

The Reformer is on sale every evening by
the following news dealers:
Brattleboro, Brattleboro News Co., C. w
Cleveland, s. L. Purinton (Esteyville), Brooks
House Pharmacy, Aliens Depot News stand
George ]. Bower, Riverview street Fori
Drummer district
West Brattleboro, J. L. Stockwell.
East Dummerston, NJ. f. Brown
Putney, M. G.. Williams.
Newfane, N NJ Batchelder
Townshend, c. w. Cutler.
West Townshend, c. II. Grout.
Jamaica, X. ]. Daggett.
South Londonderry, +. II. Tyler.
South Vernon, Z. B. Buffum.
Mortified, Mass, Thompson Bros
West Chesterfield, N. H, Mrs. w. Streeter.
Hinsda1e, N. H., w. II. Lyman.
Greenfield, Mass, Greenfield News Co.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-24
Put it Up to Your Rep.
(Rutland Herald.)

The taxpayers first thought would nat
urally be that the representatives who SC
gaily voted away money for the barge
terminal AN excellent and admirable pro
ject if we had the money-were not in
formed of the facts regarding the states
financial condition. but not only were the
figures made public and printed substan
tally as above in the journal of the house
but they We're sharply brought to the at
tention of the membership by Mr.. Wit
ters of st. Johnsbury before the vote wa:
taken. So the house knew exactly what
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-24
1t is time that Germany made some
effort to heal them.

There is q crusade on in Vermont to
enlist the children in a solemn effort
to keep their faces, hands and nails
clean, and to wash their necks and
ears. The Springfield Reporter predicts
that mothers who have conducted sim
liar erusades along this line will watch
this movement with considerable skep
teal interest.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-24

A German officer, taken prisoner, re-
marked of the Americans that Ger
many was not. afraid of a nation of
ieecream eaters. The icecream eaters
seem to have demonstrated quite salts
faetorily that they were not afraid of q
nation of beer guzzlers.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-24
TO THE SUBSCRIBERS.

1t is the aim of the management to secure
efficient service in the delivery of the paper
each night, and it solicits the cooperation of
subscribers to that end. Prompt reports should
on the morning following the omission, in
person, by telephone or postal card, thus en-
abling the cause of the error to be promptly
and accurately discovered and the proper rem,
edy Immediately applied. 1t is only by this
method that the publisher can secure the de-
sired service
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-24

The address of homage circulated on
the occasion of the ex-kaiser S birthday
received 436,912 signatures. These viii
be bound in 81 volumes and sent to him
The perusal of the 81 ought to keep
William amused through the summer
months.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-24

We are evidently facing an era of
the "home brew" An outbreak of in
toxication in the town of Pittsfeld
Ne, was puzzle to the police until
the mystery was cleared up by the ar
rest of man who said he had been
drinking some homemade cordials al
different places
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-24
Wash. or Wear eIoves7

Little Bernice was getting ready to
go for walk with her grandmother
aud being asked If her hands were
clean she said.
Not very. Shall l wash them or
put on my glovesy'
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-24

Mrs. Beatrice Forbes Robertson Hale
declares that overalls have emancipated
women since the war, but we see no
features of emancipation in the new
hobble skirts they have taken to lately
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-24

The 80 members of the Missouri leg
islature who offer to resign if U. S.
Senator Reed will, are keeping up the
reputation of the Missourians. They
wish to be shown
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-24
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Space rates application.
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Position 10 per cent extra.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-24

A little touch of spring fever has
been suppressed by an order from
Washington which forbids a yeoman
(f) to sport gay silk hosiery with their
uniforms.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-24
One Year Ago Today In the War.

Metz and Cologne bombed by British
airmen.
Paris again shelled by the German
long range gun.
, Germans drove British back across
the Somme and repulsed French and
American reinforcements.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-24
Member of The Associated Press.

The Associated Press is exclusively en-
titled to the use for publication of all new:
dispatches credited to it and not otherwise
credited in this paper and also the local new:
published herein.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-24

Food costs IS per cent more than in
1913 says press despatch. If anyone
had asked us we should have placed il
at 100
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-24

Keep the memory of the fallen sol
diers alive by planting tree on Arboi
day.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-24

Time to order those Victory garden
seeds
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-24
SEED CORN

We handle Dickinson's
Seed Corn, including: Lean
ing, King of Earliest (yel-
low dent), Silver King (white
dent) and Eureka.
Orders should be placed at
the earliest possible mo-
ment, for cars are being or
dered out daily from Chicago
and we are shipping only
what we take orders for.
We also have in our eleva-
tor here $4,000 bushels of
Crosby's Seed Oats, Marquis
Spring Wheat, Six Row Bar
ley, Canadian Peas, for sale
in any quantity, prices &C
cOrdingly.
E. CROSBY & CO.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-21
BREAKS HIS LEG IN
MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT

Ellsworth S. Grant OF Quaker Hill
is in the Lawrence hospital in New
London suffering with a fracture OF the
left thigh as the result of a motor
cycle accident Which occurred about
noon on sunday near Wakefield, Rhode
Island. Mr.. Grant in company with
Norman Biaisdell Of New London was
Oh the way from New London to
Newport, r. l.. to spend the day. The
two young men left New London early
in the morning and when they got to
Wakefield struck bad piece of road.
Blaisdell was leading and was some
distance ahead when the accident hap
psned. MIR. Grant was going through
a sandy stretch of road when an au-
tomobile came up behind him and to
make way for the machine he started
10 go little faster and as he did SO
his machine skidded. 1t shot to one
side of the road and crashed into a
telephone pole throwing the young
man over tbs handle bars with con-
siderable force.
He was dazed for few minutes and
when he tried to rise found that his
leg was injured SO badly he could not
stand on it. An automobile driven
by a woman came along shortly aft
erward and the driver seeing the young
mans condition helped him with the
aid of Mr.. Blaisdell. who finding that
his friend was not with him had turn.
ed back. The injured man was TAX
en- to the Lawrence hospital where II
was found that his thigh was fractured
| and he was suffering from other Sc.
we're bruises. His machine was badly
smashed as q. result of the crash.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-21
NORTH sToNiNGToN QUOTA
ON LOAN is Sf6.2o0

The campaign for thejVictorf loan
subscriptions, will start Monday in
North Stonington. Royal A. Moore is
the town chairman. as in the previous
loans. and Mrs. Frank Button the
chairman OF the wonen's committee.
This town has been allotted two
captured German helmets, which will
be given to the solicitor who turns in
the largest number of subscriptions at
the end Of the first two weeks. Be
sides these rewards, each. worker for
the loan will receive suitably hi
scribed medal made from captured
German cannon.
|. The committee is not yet sure
whether this town can be reached by
the train of captured war material
which is touring the state.
Residents of the town are cautioned
that. as this town has no bank, they
must fill out in each case the sec
ton of the application by which credit
will be given to North Stonington. or
/ the last loan the town made suDscrip-
I tons amounting to $4,000.
! The quota for the Fifth Liberty
! loan will be $1,000.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-21
GAVE WELCOME HOME
PARTY FOR TWO LDIERS

An. enjoyable evening was spent at
the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. T. E. Tefft on
Fourth street. Saturday evening. in
honor of two local boys who have late
~ returned fromoverseas. Private Fred
Turner arrived home from France re-
Gently, after IL months service, during
which lie took part in one OF the fierc-
est battles of the war, the Battle of
the Marine, last July. lie served with
the 53rd Artillery and was one OF those
who was decorated fer bravery and
awarded the CroiX de Guere He re-
turned home in good health and none
the worse for his experience.
Sergeant A. f. Turner returned home
after serving seven months over there
with the 68th Artillery and tells some
Interesting stories of what he saw
while in France.
All the guests were in high spirits
at the safe return of the boys and all
passed d most enjoyable evening. MI
sic. dancing and games and dainty
refreshments proved Mr. and Mrs. Tefft
TO be first class entertainers.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-21
GREET EASTER WITH SUNRISE SERVICE

sunrise service by Young Peoples So
cieties held at the cid Second Con-
gregational, the first service of this
kind to be held in this city. Nine
churches we're represented by dele
cations, the approximations number
ing as follows: First Baptist is
Trinity Methodist 23 Central Bap-
fist S. United Congregational 81
Park Congregational II. Church Of
the Good Shepherd IL. Norwich ToHf
"A. Greenevillc Congregational 8. Fed
Grated s. outsiders ). making q total
at the service OF eli.
The service was vary impressive
and helpful being i'll charge Of l.. \
Dean president OF tic Young Peoples
society of the United Con-regat tone
church. An orchestra ri ii2teaa
pieces Hnder the supervision OF Miss
Elizabatl Lane assisted the orga il;ss
| Miss Olive Linton in the .nuslc;t
part Of tl1n service.
| An interesting and helpful serrno
was preached By Rev. Z. L. kenags
1.-THE new Yeiing Peoples Worker o
| the Central Baptist church. who tool
| for fli5 subject Eternal Life ard How
to Live It. The offering Of the morn
ing was devoted 10 the Near E,as
fund and was very substantial
| The church wac beautifully and ar
| tsticaily deeor2 led with Easter lilie
| and rottetl ana cut flowers wilicl
! were generously loaaed by th'
| United Congregational church.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-21
sun. Moon and Tidcs.
GREENEVIIIE

Frances Barry of Newport Training
Station; r. l.. is spending a few days
at theEhome of his parents on Convent
avenue;
Walter Blair Of Wauregan spent
the Weekend at the home Of his
mother on Tenth street.
Mrs. Timothy Donovan has return
ed after spending q few days with her
daughter in Providence. r. l.
Mrs. Patrick Brennan has returned
after spending week with rela tiyos
in New, York
The tGreeneville Stars defeated the
Taftville Tigers Saturday afternoon
on the. :Taftville grounds by the score
of Is to Z. The feature of the game
was the pitching of Eugene Fuller and
the batting Of Charles Nelson, who
Knocked home run With two men on
bases. The Stars would like to ar
range a game with puro club team or
any OTHER team challenging seventeen
years. The lineup is as follows: Will
liam Shaw c. Eugene Fuller p. Chas.
Nelson: Id. $. Hoffman Oh, Joseph
Bradley, 3b, Albert Nelson So, Frank
s;wayes. CT. +. Sikegodi IF, Arthur Por
telancaS.lf. ~ rs :
Carl'Reilly who is employed in New
.Londolk spent the week end at the
home Of his parents on Fifth street.
Joseph Belair of Willimantio spent
Sunday with relatives ON Fifth street.
Martin Rainsford spent Sunday in
Worcester, Mass, making the trip by
auto. ~.--
Morris Carroll is visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. William Carroll on Mowry ave-
nue.. Tie is employed in the govern
ment fservice in Washington d. c..
and is home on a five days furloush.
William Brennan of the L. 5. navy
is spending a few days furlougn at
the home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Patrick Brennan of Prospect street.
lie has just returned from a trip to
| Cuba. . .
Miss .Ellenore Donovan is spending
! few days with her sister, Mrs. Pat
rick Dillon i'll Providence, r. [.
| Henry Harrington spent Sunday in
/ Jewett City.
| Andrew Benefer and John Sulli-
van spent Sunday in Jewett City.
! Mrs. August Cayouette of Central
| avenue. is spending the Easter holt
| days in Washington. D. c.. as the
| guest of her children, Miss Leontine
and August Caouette. who are EN-
: ployed IN the service of the l. S. gov
| ernment.
Private Brophy is. spending a. few
/ days furlough at the home of his
! brother. Dr. L. ]. Brdphy on Cen
! tral avonue. Private Broplly is q
mcmbef OF the 26th Division and land
| ed in Boston last week and will be
mustered out of service after the pa
radc which viii take place in Boston
on April %. He is now at Camp
| Devens, Mass.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-21
TAFTVlLLE

Alexina Peltier OF North E street
was q visitor in Providence over the
week end.
Fred Stone of South A street spent
the week end i'll Fall River.
John Donovan OF Hartford vas i
visitor in town over the week end
". 7. Buck OBrien Of Viii
iimantic is visiting friends in town
The name of Miss Gertrude Rup-
pretch appears on the list of unclairn-
cd letters on the bulletin in the Taft
vilF post office.
Miss Agnes Dougherty of Washing
ton. D. c.. is spending ten days
leave with her parents on Merchants
avenue
Thomas Greenwood of Bristol spent
The week with his parents on
Front street.
Armand t'ountaine OF Bristol spent
the week END at his home on front
street.
Napoleon Plpen Of North 4 street is
visiting Tor d time in Providence.
, Joseph Iregeau of Providence street
has purchased a new Buick light six
automobile.
Peter Duquette OF Hunters avenue
! has had his Car newly painted at Par
ads garage.
Louis la Fleur of New Orleans, a
member o. the L. 5. n. stationed al
Brooklyn, is visiting Frank La Tleul
Of South & street.
Mrs. Isadorc Mi,l6tte has returned
after few days visit with her d&ugh-
tex in New York city.
! Miss Nora Murphy of Willimantic
spent tho week end at her home OF
Merchants avenue,
| ,Ulderic Chenette of Bristol spent
| the week end at his home on South I
| strset
Miss Jeanette Claude of s5aco. Me.
| IS visiting friends on Norwich ave
| nue.
| George Weller. fnachinist mate, has
/ been placed on the inactive service lis
and is now at his heAe on From
street. He has accepted n position
with the Ponen1ah Mills Co. and vii
start on his new work this tMcnday
morning.
| Gus Greenwood of Rose Island spen
! a few days leave at his home on From
street.
| Basketball seems to be the FREEDOM
| inant sport in Taftvile und vicinit!
Just at present. since the Taftyili'
| boys have won ali he available
chm pioiiships open to a,en. The girl
| have taken it unto themselves to or
sanize ha.slsH' | team 10 win tn
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-21
WEAK, NERVOUS WOMEN
Benefited by Friends Advice, Passes
the Good Advice Alona to Others.

Milwaukee, Wis., was weak
nervous, all run down, no appetite and
had taken different medicines without
benefit. A friend advised me to try
Vinol.- 1t gave me wonder
ful appetite. sleep well, have gained
in weight and am now strong and
well. Mrs. +. Strey.
We strongly recommend yinol,
which contains beef and cod liver
peptones iron and manganese pep
tonates and glycerophosphates for ali
weak. nervous, rundown conditions
and to build up strength after sick
ness. ---'
Broadway Pharmacy, 6. G. Engler,
Prop; Norwich. Einol Is sold in
Willimantic BY the Wilson Drug Co. j;
In Danielson By the A. ". Williams
Pharmacy. and in Putnam by ]. P.
Donahu'. and druggists everywhere.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-04-21
Is AMERICAN SOLDIERS
BURIED AT LIE MANS

Paris, April s5.-Thirteeu American
soldiers killed in the wreck O. an OK
press train ut Crisse Thursday we're
buried yesterday al Lie Mans. Tho
bodies were carried in thirteen Rec
Cross motor ambulances, covered with
flowers and flags, from the American
hospital to the cemetery.
The route was lined with American
troops, while the cottege was followed
by American commanders and their
stats as we'll as the French district
commander and the project of the de-
partment Of the Sarthe.