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Middletown transcript., 1919-05-10

net you, man." observed the CORPORAL,
that she's nightly nearly all right,
that little old girl! Let's both write
TO her. It'll do no HARM" So they
did.
Matte eheerad by the vast improve
ment in Bonnie, kept up the farce day
after day, dropping in with bit OF
news, a flower or rose that re-
minded her Of Lochie, till it was the
seventh wonder Of the village that
Bonnie Bennington had discharged her
doctor and was taking long walks
about the country with her old teacher.
Then one, day two overseas letters
came to Miss Mattie Maytield. The
one from Bonne's soldier husband.
which she opened first, left her flushed
and happy by its ardent thanks. Che
had made a better soldier of him, he
said; had relieved his mind and from
now on she was to consider him as her
soldier, too. The other she read
through twice. Scotty was telling her
how she was the most wonderful wOm-
an, that his mother would have done
Just such a beautiful thing in her
place, and so or
"Why, he thin..s I'm as old as Me-
thuselah!" she exclaimed Indignantly.
Then she laughed a little ruefully-it
might have been real romance-if.
"Well, I'll tell him the TRUTH" she said,
and she did, but told him~as ne valued
Bonnie's health not to tell Ben. But
time is long in the trenches. The con-
fession was too funny to keep, and
Scotty bad to tell Ben.
"But. Ben," he said, that makes her
better. than ever. She risked lot OF
gossip making out that she had been
giddy, when evidently she's never had
time to do anything but make her liv-
ing. Wouldn't it get you?"
J But Ben, with tears in his eyes, was
realizing the need that Matte had felt
that something heroic must be done to
save his wife, and Mattie's stock soar
ed to the skies.
When Matte wrote she had told her
age. Corporal Scott was just turning
thirty-One. When she confessed the
correspondence to Bonnie they laugh
ell and giggled like two romantic schol-
girls.
OF course love can come "sight un-
seen,' as the boys say when they swap
jackknives, for letters often disclose
real hearts. So Ben was chaperon to
the romance which eliminated when
he and Scotty were allowed to come
home on sick leave. And ScOtty need
ed no second invitation to spend his
leave with Ben. There were two very
happy couples indeed that made a
foursome in the walks and drives
about the village.
Corporal Scott tried to convince Mat
tie that it would now be in order for
them to elope, for he was ready to
wind up the romance in true Lochinvar
style. "Whose romance is this I'd
like to know?' growled Ben. Bonnie
and did enough eloping for all Of us,
and we've earned the right to stand
up with you right regular"
And 50 it was that Meddlcsome Mat
tie ceased bein: meddlesome at the
same instant that she ceased being the
village spin" and became the wife of
Corporal Scott.
Middletown transcript., 1919-05-10
Did a Highland Fling.

the poor little lamb!' The endear-
ment had no reference to herself, but
to favorite pupil Of hers, Bonnie Clay
Remington. Poor little Bonnie had
done terrible thing and the gossips
were so busy with her name that she
could not withstand the venom of 1t
all. She was Ill, confined through the
not summer to her home, while the
young husband who had married her
clandestinely was at the front, eating
his heart out because the rash act, so
Bonnie now called it, had wrought SO
much unhappiness to the one whose
happiness was dearer to him than any
thing else on earth. OF course, it was
a dreadful thing in place where no
one else had ever run away and got
married. But the fact that Bonnie
was being hectored to death by ma
licious gossip, retailed to her by her
disappointed and nagging mother,
moved Matte to angry tears.
"In not have it! What if she did
run away and get married? What If
she is war bride-I wish" but
she did not finish. She laughed and,
Jumping to her feet, did highland
fling. The unwonted exercise brought
the color to her cheeks and tumbled
her hair, till she had to stop and look
at herself in the mirror as she 'scram-
bled excitedly for pencil and paper.
She was going to write fiction OF
her life. She would tell Bonnie and
her mother how she had planned to
run away with the lover Of her youth,
but that her courage had failed her
and he had gone away never to return.
She wanted the story to hang together,
SO she wrote facts first, then made
them fit But she stuck at his name.
"Strange," she muttered, 'that I can
not recall the name Of this man with
whom I am running away" She could
only think Of Lochinvar. I have it
Lochiel Ross. I'll call him Lochie!"
When Mrs. Clay saw her coming she
said to Bonnie: TITS that Meddle-
some Matte. You don't want to see
her! But Bonnie answered, Eyes, let
her in. She was always nice to me,
nicer than / deserved" So it happen
ed that Matte was soon helding the lit
tie wasted hand, and telling with many
stops and exclamations all about her
| planned elopement. wishing that her
| courage had not failed her so that she
would now be happily married.
She blushed at the revelation (she
was in the habit Of telling the truth)
and added many details. 1t was a
changed Bonnie who smiled her good
| by. Ard Bonnie and her mother talked
when Bonnie wrote to her husband she
told him the story, adding that she
was so glad that she was not an
unhappy old maid, and that he
had married her despite all objections.
When he read the letter it was SO
different in tone from her others that
he whistled merry tune and his bum
kie heard him. Good news. Ben?' he
asked wistfully, hoping to hear OF
the happiness Of some home. you've
guessed 1t, Shorty. and it's all through
the little schoolma'am they used to
call Meddlesome Matte" Then he re-
cited Matties romance to Corporal
Scott.
They talked long and sympathetical-
" about the poor little old maid that
had lost her nerve and her lover. I'll
Middletown transcript., 1919-05-10
Mcddlcsornc
Mattic's Romance
BY BARBARA KERR
Bv BARBARA KERR

SynQ1cate.)
4 Matte Mayfield was the village
spinster, and, strange as 1t may SEEM
she had in a manner elected or ap-
pointed herself tc that post, though she
did it unwittingly. Her widowed moth
er died when Matte was in her early
teens. and Matte had to help out her
meager Inheritance by some sort OF
work. She was ambitious to become
a teacher, so she let down her dresses,
for in those days the Letting down OF
the dress signified an age OF dignity
and discretion, and Matte must make
an impression on the school board.
She put her hair up very high, prac-
ticed her prunes and prisms religious
ly before her mirror till her mouth
lost it's habit of dimpling and turning
itself up at the corners on the sllght-
est provOcatiOn-and received the
school. Someone guessed her age
ridicuously old, and, jubilant, she let II
remain; then, OF course, the mlschle1
was done. She could not be young II
she wished, and at times she did wlsh'
oh. SO much! But as time went on
she almost gave up wishing, took up
a staid middle-aged life in somber
clothes at tWenty-eight-and that is
old in village-and so she became
the village "spin." She knew also that
some people who had felt the weight
of her scorn on occasion had called her
Meddlesome Matte.
One evening as she sat in her room,
before her tiny stove, she said the
name to herself, but in new tone,
determined, respectful tone.
"Yes," she mused. that's just what
l shall do. I'll be MeddlesOme Ma tie
Middletown transcript., 1919-05-10
NOTICE.!

ESTATE of Catherine A. Naudain De
ceased. Notice is hereby given that
Letters Testamentary upon the Estate
of Catherine A Naudain, late of St.
Georges Hundred, deceased, were duly
granted unto Lillian Naudain Biggs,
Helen Maud ain Cooke and Catherine
Goodhand on the Second day of April
A. D. 1919 and all persons indebted to
said deceased are requested to make
payment to the Executives without de-
lay, and all persons having demands
against the deceased are required to
exhibit and present the same duly pro-
bated to the said Executives on or be-
fore the Second day of April A. D. 1920
or abide by the law in this behalf.
LILLIAN NAUDAIN BIGGs,
HELEN NAUDAIN Cooke,
CATHERINE GOODHAND,
Address Executives.
JOHN BIGGs Esq,
Equitable Bldg.
Wilmington. Del;
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-01
RURAL DENTAL WORK
BEGUN IN MARLBORO
Two Dentists Travelling in Ford Truck
Under Fund Provided by Miss
Emily Proctor of Proctor.

DR.. Darling Of Burlington and Dir.
Burgess Of Barre. began work this week
in Marlboro under the Proctor fund
for rural dental work. the funds for
carrying on the work being appronri-
ated by Miss Emily Proctor Of Proc
tor
The dentists 60 about with Ford
truck fully equipped with all dental
implements and appliances necessary
to carry on the work in a thoroughgo-
ing, sanitary and efficient way.
When tho work is completed in Marl-
boro the dental unit will go to Halifax
to carry on q similar campaign. It is
expected that the work in these two
towns viii occupy the greater part OF
a month or six weeks, and the time
which win be spent in that section
will depend to large extent on tht
weather and travelling conditions.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-01
MEN ON SHORE
LEAVE IN RIOT
One Killed and Others Hurt in Dis
turbance Following New Years
Celebration in Norfolk, Va.

NORFOLK, Va, Jan. l.-One sailor
was killed. another dangerously wounded
and several citizens received minor in
jtries early today in a disturbance which
started after midnight frolie Of enlisted
men from the army and navy on shore
leave. While streets in the business dis
trct were filled with crowds celebrating
the New Year men in uniform held up
street ears. raided restaurants, looted
store windows and pawn shops from
which weapons were obtained. The .po-
lice opened fire on number of men
caught lootmg a store window, after
Which fighting became more or less gen
.eral. 4 navy provost guard aided the
police, According to police appeals to
naval authorities for further assistance
brought no response.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-01
ALL LOCAL SCHOOLS
TO REOPEN MONDAY
Every Precautien Taken to Safeguard
Health Of Pupils-Niss Ross
Succeeds Miss Packard.

Al schools in district No and The
town viii reopen Monday, Jan. g. Ey-
cry precaution viii be taken III regard
TO the health Of the pupifsa and the
teachers. Miss Mary LoomiB school
nurse, viii make daily inspection Of
the rooms, sending out anyone with
hard colds
In district No. 2 the plan Of one ses-
sion will be adopted for the rest Of the
winter term, grades ! through 6 open
ing at SIS and closing at 1245 and
grades and 8 opening at s 0 clock and
closing at | u. III.
| Miss Vera Ross Of Boston, graduate
lof the Brookline high school ard Of
Miss Weeloek 5 kindergarten IN Bo8-
ton, viii succeed Miss Rachel IL Pack
ard as teacher il grade 7, Canal street.
Miss Ross has had experience IS teach
or IN the South Miss Packard resigns
OH account Of illness in her family
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-01
BOMB OUTRAGES
DUE TO ROLSHEVTSM
Philadelphia Investigator Claims the
Crimes in This Country Are Re
suit of Organized Movement.

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. l.--As re-
suit Of the bomb esstrages at the homes
of three prominent Philadelphians Mon
day night police detectives and de-
partment of justice agents today in
vestieated every organization in the
lefty from which pacifst. aatid draft.
socialist, or /. w W propaganda has
heen circulated Organizations known
rs the deputies of Russia Soviet
workers colony eff Philadelphia and vi
cinitv'' and the )" All Russia Soviet
committee of America were among
those under scrutiny and large guam
| tity of literature seized.
W b. Hill, acting superintendent of
! police, said: 81 think from our in
vestigation SO far that real Russian
| Bolshevism Is spreading throughout
/ this country through connection of for
| eipn soviets and workmens councils
Edward Moore, who was arrested IL
connection with the bomb outrage,
here, was held without bail today fol
Il hearing next Monday. He is said b,
| the police 10 he radical in his public ut
teranceS. 4 detective testified that ;
loaded automatic pistol and about POI
letters, many from interned aliens, were
found i'm his room. According to tht
police an uncxploded bomb was fount
yesterday IN a public telephone bootl
near the offices Of the United State
district attorney in the federal build
ing
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-01
REPORT OF AUSTINE
INSTITUTION OUT
Trustees Report to Governor Says Ad-
vance in Charges or Deficit Must
Follow Higher Cost.

The third biennial report Of the
Austine Institution Of Brattleboro. for
deaf pupils. was issued yesterday aft
ernoon. 1t shows that for 1917 the
number Of Vermont state benefeiaries
was 81 and for the past year 80. The
difference is nearly all due to the fact
that in 1917. owing to the per capita
cost of maintaining the department for
the blind, that department was given
up. which took away six pupils. In
each wear there were nine pupils from
New Hampshire
The school is maintained in part bv
the state and in part by an ondow-
ment. and some private pupils are
taken. who are called full-paid pupils.
In their report to the governor the
trustees say that the advance in prices
Of supplies and fuel has considerably
increased the cost Of maintenance, but
that By the careful practice Of econo-
NY, in which al interested have par-
ticipated, the increase has been kept as
small as possible. The report eontin-
ues: " Because Of this unavoidable IN
crease in cost an advance must he
made in our charges or a deficit will be
incurred
The booklet contains a list of the
officers and faculty, reports of the at
tending physician, DR.. Winfred IL
Lane, and the surgeon. George R
Anderson, the principal, Miss Helen @
Throekmorton, i catalogue Of pupils, !
statement Of the purposes Of the insti
| tuition and general information, ae-
! acknowledgements Of gifts and courte
sizes, the Act relating to the education
cf deaf and blind children. and sever
/ al full-page halftone illustration.
/ showing groups Of children in pageant
costume, besides Ii fine picture Of the
! building. 1t is q very attractive re
/ port.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-01
GRAHAM DENIES NOTHING,

Nor Does He Admit Anything in Con
nection With Accountant s Report.
To the People of Vermont:
I have read the report of Arthur
Young & company of the examination
of the accounts of the auditor Of ac-
counts during my II years and three
months tenure of office.
I had long EGO decided 10 make no
state -r'.l my term Of Office as
Cove, ov od crpjred and I neither ad-
nit nor denv anything at this time
However / cannot permit this ronort
to go to the public without a word from
mo
I do not know any member of this
firm nor any of their employees and have
never met any one Of the gentlemen
who conducted the examination, nor
have / been asked by them to assist
in any way or to make any explanation.
| 7 am first charged with having over
| draw my account eveTv year but Que
while I held the Office of auditor of ac-
| counts.
In the fall of 1904 the late Freder-
ick s. Platt. inspector of finance. ex.
| amincd he books and accounts OF the
Office and made the. following report
to the legislature:
t'Proper vouchers were exhibited hy
the state treasurer and the state audi
tor and the books and accounts Of boil
officers were found to be correct
4 In 1906 Luther A. Cobb, inspector
of finance. examined The Office and re
:. ported as follows:
/ "The. books are we'll and CORRECTLY
kept. and the accounts are properly
Wondered. -
AGAIN in 1905 Mr. Cobb reported:
"ITe has performed the duties re
fquired OF him by Section 39S relatin,
10 the state treasurer and auditor o
accounts.
In 1910 the present bank commits
sioner reported to the legislature a
follows:
u examined the auditor $ account
! as required by law, and found thel
= correct The system of accounting
excellent, and full information with re
lation TO all accounts required by la
y
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-01
FORD EMPLOYEES TO
GET MINIMUM OF S6
Raise Affects Approximately $4,000
Men-Ford, Sr., Resigns as Head
Of Motor Co.

DETROIT, Jan IA new minimum
wage scale of So q day, fat increase
Of 81 day for approximately $4,000
employees throughout the country, was
announced today by the Ford Motor Co.
Enrployes Of the Ford tractor interests
are included in the increase. The new
minimum became effective today.
Twenty-three thousand other employees
of the Ford interests already receive
46 or more a day. Coineident with the
announcement of the wage increase
was made known the fact that Henry
Ford had resigned as president Of the
Ford Motor Co, and his son, Edsel
Ford. elected 10 succeed him at a sal
arv Of Si50.00a year.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-01
RIGA IN TERROR OF
BOLSHEVIK TROOPS
Many Families Fleeing from City-Rus-
sian Fleet to Attempt to Join
British in Baltic

COPENHAGEN, Jan. Riga is
panic stricken over the advance of Boil
sheyist forces. which are but Is miles
away. and many families are fleeing
from the city according TO advices
from Berlin. The Russian fleet will at
tempt to leave Kronstadt and meet
the British in the Baltic Two hattie
ships and some, cruisers tried 10 put ont
10 sea recently but were fred upon
from the Finnish coast and returned TO
kronstadt
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-01
DIVIDING THE U-BoATs.
Four on Way to U. s., London Mail
Hears.

LONDON, Jan. German sub
marines are being divided among
the allies. according TO the Mail
Fifteen go to France, 10 to Italy,
seven to Japan, and four to the
United States Those turned over
to the United States arc said to be
now on their way across the Allan
tic, The Mail does not specify the
manner IN which the.rest of the 127
surrendered submarines are to be
allotted.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-01
TRooPsHIP ASHORE.
Northern Pacific Went Aground Off
Fire Island Today.

NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-The troop
ship Northern Pacific with more
than :, 400 American officers and sol
diers returning from France went
aground early today at Fire Island
Other vessels were sent to the scene
to remove the wounded.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-01
CHAOTAUQUA To
Be RESUMED HERE
Contract Is Signed, but De
tails as to Program
Are Incomplete
MORE GUARANTORS
WILL BE SOUGHT
Provisions Made that Contract VIII Not
BE Binding in Case Board Of Health
Order Prevents Ohautauqua from Be
ing Held.
Chautauqua is coming back.


ing Held.
Chautauqua is coming back.
After lapse 81 two years. because of
epidemics and war conditions, Brattlc
boro is again to have series of enter
tainments under the auspices of The
Chautauqua Association Of Pennsyl lyania
| ". ), Goodwin, representative III the
association. was here recently TO secure
guarantors and make other preliminary
arrangements for the attraction. which
will be put on during the summer bul
the dates, program, location OF tent ana
other particulars nave not been decided
upon definitely.
/ The Acknowledgements of the signed con
tract, which contains the names of 81
guarant0rs, has been received by the
board OF trade from the association
offices IN Swarthmore, Pa The letter
states that although no definite an
nouncement as to the program can b.
made plans are under way for the biggest
and best program. the association ever
has had
In order to secure the Chautauaua pro
gram II Is necessary to assure the asso-
citation Of certain amount of money and
this has been done BY those who have
signed as guarantors, but Others will be
asked at an early date to help assume
this responsibility, although it i ex
pected that the advance sale Of tickets
will coFer the responsibility Of the guar
antors SO that they will not be called
upon to meet anv deficit
One Of the conditions under which the
guarantors have signed the contract j.
that III case Chautauqua i not held by
reason Of any order OF the state board al
health the guarantors will not be Liable
for any part Of The guaranteed amount
!. This viii eliminate the possibility Of any
question arising such as arose vhen
Chautauqua was given up before on ae-
count of the state board of health quar-
antne order because Of infantila paraly-
Sis
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-01
ITALIAN TROOPS MAssED.
To Occupy South Germany if Bolshe
vism Breaks Out.

COPENHAGEN, Jan. Large
forces Of italian troops have concen-
trated near Innsbruck, Austria, ac-
cording to reports from Berlin. It Is
presumed the concentration il directed
against Munich The Berlin reports
say that if Bolshevism breaks out in
South Germany the Italian troops will
occupy that region.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-01
BIG BALANCE UNEXPLAINED.

Report of Accountants Hired to Examine
Accounts of Auditor Graham.
To the special committee appointed by
the board of control of the state of
Vermont for the purpose Of having
an investigation made OF the Office of
the state auditor Of accounts.
Gentlemen:
We have made a comprehensive audit
from October @, 1902, to January ,, 1911
of the accounts OF the state auditor with
the state of Vermont, also the accounts
of the deputy state auditors. and OF the
staff employed for the same period, this
being the term during which Horace /
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-01
WOMEN TO BE RELEASED.
Only About 25 Per Cent of Those at
Newport Naval Station to be Kept.

NEWPORT, R. T., Jan. I'm addi-
tion to the Is women primer makers
recently released at the naval torpedo
station here, - others will be dis
charged this month and still others lat
er, it was announced by naval officials
today. Only about 25 per cent of the
women employed at the station dur
ing the war will be permanently re
tanned.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-01

PARIS. Jan. I.@President Wilson re
turned To Paris last night and spent to
day resting in preparation for his depart
1u-e for Italy tonight He has expressed
himself as greatly pleased with the re
suits of his trip to England,
The steamer Brighton, on which the
Presidential party made the passage Of
the Channel reached Calais At l2.4o
O'Clock aud was welcomed by General
Ditte. the governor of Calais. the officers
commanding the allied bases and repre-
! sentaei~es ef the municipality. The
President left for Paris at l O'Clock by
special train.
| The American peace delegation held Il
/ New Years celebration at the Hotel
/ Crillon this afternoon Among those at
tending were the members of President
/ Wilson'S immediate party.
The plans for the departure OF Presi-
dent Wilson for Rome on Wednesday
night viii not be affected by the crisis in
the italian cabinet. The cabinet sitna-
/ ton in Rome Is said to he purely politi-
cal and outside the range Of the Presi,
dents visit
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-01
TO CARE FOR ARMENIA.
France Plans to Do it if Peace Con
ference Doesn't Decide Otherwise.

PARIS. Tuesday, Dee. 81, (Associa
ted pressl.-France plans 10 assume
the guidance of the destinies Of Ar
menia, Syria and Lebanon in the new
order Of world affairs growing ont Of
the war in conformity with treaties
signed with Great Britain and Russia
IN 1915, if the coming peace conference
does not rule otherwise. according to
authoritative information furnished
the Associated Press.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-01
lJmyersalist Church

Thursday, Ian .. at 4.3o r.m.-Regular
meeting of the ladies circle.
Thursday. Jan ., at 6l5 p.m.-A public
supper win he served in the vestry.
Thursday, Jan. ,, at 30 p.m.-The an
uual meeting IF the parish viii be held,
Officers will be elected and other business
if there may be any, transacted, and re-
ports will be made by all the auXiliaries
Of the parish