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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-18
SOUTH WINDHAM.
rs. w A. Earr is Ill.

Mrs w. A. Farr is i'll.
Harry L. Hall came home from Spring
field, Mass, Friday. s. - !.
Miss Ella NJ. Howe is home from her
work in BrstleboEo for a. few days.~ei
/ L. E. Haris's sugar Aouse roof col
hpsed under the heavy weight of snow.
Edmund f. Harris of Brattleboro was
= recent guest of his brother, A. A. Har
us. Ts n
/ Mrs. George Chase and two little BOYS
fisited relatives in Thompsonburg March
H.
The church services we're held in the
home of Mrs. + E. E. Clayton Sunday
morning, and evening.
The entire family of George E. Garlic
ton, except Beatrice, have been i'll with
grip. All are gaining.
The Misses Lita E. and Bernice
E. Gibbs are home from their work in
Brattleboro for short vacation
W A. Farr is suffering with an injured
shoulder He was thrown from his sleigh
when his horse became frightened at the
blowing of mill whistle recently.
The crows have been with us all win
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-18
WINDHAM.

Frank Dawson went to Rutland Sat
urday.
Church services were omitted Sunday
for the second consecutive week.
Mrs. Mary Gray and daughter, Phoe-
be, who had rooms at w. j. Smith s
have moved to Joseph Beaulier S.
Alfred Bouseley, jr., of the Vermont
Marble company's lumber camp is Wis
iting at his home. in Fitchburg, Mass.
President Charpentier of the Paw
tucket Lumber company is at the COM
pany's lumber camp in West Wind
ham. g.
Mrs.~L. H. Metcalf spent stwo days
last week with ,.her daughter, Mrs
Charles Jones, while Mr. and Mrs
Jones were i'll with grip.
Miss Lillian Smith, whose school in
Thompsonburg Was closed several
weeks on aceoun4 Of illness, opened
school again last week Thursday. -
Most of the rghsp patients have now
recovered. The center school opened
Monday, while the West Windham
school began Tuesday of last week
The spring vacation will be taken when
the roads are hardest to travel, proba-
bly, the first of April.
The roads Saturday were so soft that
not q single team went through the
village all day The mail was brought
from North Windham on hand sled
The brooks overlooked the road at the
Hastings bridge and at the. Carleton
bridge, so teams Monday had difficulty
getting through.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-18
FARMERS QUIZ BRYAN.
He Is First Presidential Candidate to
Come Under Their Fire.

WASHINGTON, March l8.-William
Jennings Bryan received yesterday the
first copy Of the QUESTIONABLE prepared
by committee Of the national board Of
farm organizations for presentation tn
all presidential candidates in order TO
place them on record on matters of inter
est to farmers
In accepting the QUESTIONABLE, Mr.
Bryan said he was not at this time a
candidate, but would study the series
OF inquiries and give the farm board his
opinion on them.
Elimination of the middleman, protec
ton OF the farmer in his right to organ
ize, appointment Of an expert acceptable
to the farmers as secretary of agriculture
and commissions in the membership o
which various interests are recognized
are the main planks in the farmers plat
| form outlined in the QUESTIONABLE. ac
cording to c. S Barrett, president Of tn
national board and chairman of the com
mittee 49, aa.s,,...yu, !, ta,as.u
and unrestricted right OF collective buy
ing. reduction of the farm credit facilities
national conservation and the mainten
anee of free. speech, free press and IRE
assembly
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-18
WEST TOWNSHEND.

Lucius J. Harris is housed by illness.
Everett Rhodes was in Londonderry
Friday.
Harvey Capen was business visitor
in Brattleboro the first of the week
A. f. Hadlock was in Brrttleboro
Tuesday to attend the listers meeting
Prayer meeting this week at the par
sonage Next week at Don Sprague s.
Mrs. Jack Sprague and baby were
visitors at George Buckley 5 Wednes
day.
Mrs. Martha Howe, who has been in
Brattleboro visiting her children, has
returned home.
Charles Hall of Brattleboro was at
George Buckley S Monday on his way
to Wardsboro a
Harry Burlington of Mortified
Farms has been visiting his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. NJ. r. burlington.
Gladys Chapen was unable to return
to her school in Jamaica on account Of
the bridges being washed away.
Mrs. George Gale, who has been with
her family at Dr. Gale : the past month
has returned TO her work in Brattle.
boro
Henry G. Stratton is transferring the
| mail and baggage from the train to the
railroad station during the repairs OF
the railroad trestle on Post 5 meadow
Vivian Decell, who is attending tn,
| high school and has not been absent
or tardy this year, walked to Towns
bend Sunday in order to be in tim,
and not break her record.
| Orison Toilette, who was in tow
/ Saturday buying calves, was obliged t,
stay over night on account of the
river breaking up and blocking tn
Aighwa y'swith ice sndiwater 'at Ills i
Post s farm.
Selectman Don II. Sprague had
gang OF men Sunday and Monday open
ing up the. old road from H. c. STRAIT
ton Is to the Woods place on account o
the breaking up of the. river and IN
water set back in the highway at til
H. +. Post farm.
The school bank which was organize
Feb. 3 includes p depositors who hay
earned $l8.72. The following seven pu
: pills have transferred money to the ia
: maiea savings bank: Robert l.. Blak,
Isl; Viola Wheeler, 50; Bernice Had
} lock, 50; Hazel Jennison. 81; Elsie Jenr
ison 81; Paul Manning, 81; Mark Cha
pen. ST. Several of the other bows ar
earning suits of clothes and have no
brought their money to the school banl
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-18

and painful injury March while passing
Seminary building. She put one hand
behind her to prevent the door closing
too rapidly and caught the third finger
OF her right hand in the hinge side of
the door. The flesh was crushed from
the bone and the skin torn off. DR.. F.
L. Osgood dressed the wound, taking two
stitches
Several eases of scarlet fever have
appeared in the village recently and
District Health Officer G. S. Leach de-
cided Saturday to close the graded
lsthool for the present in. order to pre-
vent a spread of the disease.1 The cases
have been of children I'M thu families of
r. L. Fitch and j. H. rNorthrup and the
disease has run very lightly The sem.
mary vacation will begin March o., =,
The thaw and all-day rain Saturday
covered all. depressions on the meadows
with water and filled brooks and river
/ full, the water, running several feet
over the ice. The West river started
to break up near West Townshend but
damned and set back, the water spread
! ing over the Burnap meadows ant
across the highway and tearing ou
a culvert on the railway. The ice be
low held until the falling temperature
at night put an end to the danger o
washouts for the present The waite
has gradually forced channels through
the ice in many places which may saw
trouble when the breakup comes.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-18
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL

Rev r. A. Num- will conduct the
chapel service at lhe Retreat Sunday
afternoon at 3 clock.
Pocahontas council, No. 4, d. of P,
will hold a. card party-and social in Red
Mems han THIS evening for members
and their friends.
The free kindergarten will close to-
morrow for the spring vacation and
wall open the same time as the public
schools fs4, ahb yDIlpg :tethi. sod " /,
'The Ladies' Aid society of the Swed-
iA LuthGtdn 5chqrth win ihaye,t $50
cth4e tomorrow night for the benefit
Of home and foreign missions.
a croc47, and, ~ snowdr9p. peepings ont
from behiffd THE snow banks in front
Of the Unitarian parsonage on High
street, is sure sign that the real
spring is not far away.
Ralph s. Godfrey, -, youngest son of
Eugene f. and Lila NJ Godfrey of'West
Lebanon, n. H.. formerly of Brattleboro.
died Monday after a few hours illness
with pneumonia. The body will be taken
TO Nershire for burial.
Mrs. John Spaulding of pa Elliot
street was pleasantly surprised Monday
evening by number of friends who gave
her surprise visit, the occasion being
her birthday anniversary. Nictrola music
Was enjoyed and refreshments were
served
Stllman c. Graves of 76 South Main
street was given a surprise party last
evening in honor Of his birthday ami.
vcrsary. Among the guests present were
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Babbitt and Ernest
Parker Of Worcester. Ice cream, cake
and cocoa were served.
In order that there may be no mis-
understanding regarding the tickets fol
the Rose o. Plymouth Town each ticket
holder should bear in mind that those
hearing the number go" admit the hold
ers to the production this evening, while
those bearing the number 40 are fol
admission to tomorrow nights perform
ance.
Before the American Legion pos
meeting tonight it is requested tina
those who have enlisted for service il
the new military company TO be organ
lied here or those who contemplate en-
listing assemble in Red Mems hall a
o clock. capt. Il. b. Miner will out
line various matters of interest in con
ncction With the proposed company.
A new ign-was placed this mornin
over j r. Mann : store on the Yves
side of Main street. Il is much longe
than lie old sign, extending over tn
entrance to the new women s depart
ment as well as over the old entrance
The lettering, which is in raised COL
on a black background, is: Women
Wear-J. T.. Mann--Dry Goods Will
the new department is not ready TO
opening some Of the stock is being III
ranged in the enlarged quarters, allow
ing Encouragement of stock at some o
the other counters.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-18
WEST BRATTLEBORO

MIR. and Mrs. d. W. Harris are confined
TO their home with hard colds
Mrs. Minnie Fits has recovered from
an illness and is about the house.
Charles r. Allen went yesterday to
Boston to attend the automobile show.
The chimney on the Congregational
church became loosened by the heavy
snow. 1t is being rebuilt.
Allen Wilmington is out again, after
having been seriously i'll several weeks
with grip and throat aiiiction.
Frances, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Elijah Prouty, who is i'll with a bronchial
trouble, is little more comfortable.
l.. II. Weatherhead went to Springfield,
Mass, yesterday. lie will visit his son,
Fred Weatherhead, and family in Green
field before his return.
AIdweek prayer meeting of the Con-
aregational church this evening at 73O
in the yestry. Subject, The Child Mind
Exalted, Matt. lS:l-l4.
Miss Belle Thayer has resumed work
for f. L. IIildreth & Co after having
been at her home several weeks on ac-
count Of illness in the family.
Mr. and Mrs. Adm Jillson and three
children, who had been confined to THEN
home by illness, have recovered and Mr.
JIllson has returned to work.
First congregational church, Rev. A
" Woodwork minister. Sunday morn
ing worship at 1890 with sermon by the
pastor, Sunday school. at .45. Chris
tian EndeaVor meeting at Z o'clock in the
ycstry. Subject, Every Day CoIlrtesies
Leader, Mrs Alice Alexander.
Baptist church. Rev. f. b. Cornell pas.
tor. Morning worship at 1890 with ser
mon by the pastor. Sunday school at
l.4J. Evening service at O'Clock with
program of special music including a
chorus of male voices and other special
selections. 4 vest pocket edition of the
books Of Judges and Ruth will be given
to each one present Midweek prayer
meeting Thursday evening at 100.
Portuguese is the language of more
than 3OOOO,O0O people
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-18
MRS. MARTHA (HARRIS) HASKELL
Wife of Newland M. Haskell Dies in
Home on washington Street.

Mrs. Martha (Harris}, Haskell, ~,
wife of Newland NJ. Haskell, died at
2.15 clock this morning in her home
at % Washington street, after an i'll
ness of about two weeks with pneu
monia and complications.
She was one of four children of Lorin
P. and Mary Jane (Haynes) Harris
and was born in Wilmington Feb. 10,
1916, and lived there. practically all
Her life. ,0ns Nov. u, .lS6s, she married
Newlandl M. haskell of Wilmington.
veteran 1ef the, Civil war who served
nine months, in Company IF, 18th Yer
mont regiment They lived in. Will
miRgton all OF their married life until
|, October, 1918, with the exception of
/ four years when they lived in Phla-
delphia, where Mr., Haskell conducted
a bakery, and a short time when they
were on a farm in Dummerston While
living in Wilmington Mr.. Haskell con-
Quoted a store many years, later NOV
ing to a farm. Mr.. and Mrs. Haskell
came to Brattleboro in October, 1918,
to the tenement which has since been
their home.
Mrs. Haskell was a member of the
Methodist church in Wilmington, but
| never affiliated with any other organic
| alton, preferring to devote her time to
| loving ministrations to those in her
home. Although she had lived here but
a short time she had become greatly
esteemed by her neighbors and those
whose acquaintance she had made, pos.
| sessing as she did winning personal.
| ity and fine Christian character.
Besides her husband Mrs Haskell
! leaves one son, Herbert Haskell of vii.
mington, two daughters, Mrs. Edith
Plaisted, who lived, with her parents
and Mrs Ernest Aldrich of this town
and two grandsons. Wesley Plaisted and
| Robert Aldrieh. One. son, Walter, dice
at the age of % She also leaves one
brother, c. F. Harris of Hartford. Conn.
and half sister, Mrs. Frank Blood OF
Townshend
The funeral will be held in the HON,
Saturday afternoon at O'Clock, Rev
Il. A. Num-, pastor of the First Meth
odiSt church, officiating, and the body
will be placed in the mausoleum il
Morningside cemetery to await buria
IN Wilmington next spring
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-18
LANDGROVE.

Lawrence Cahrenger and mother are
visiting Mrs. Frank Hay in Clarkville.
Mrs j. Z. Hale and Mrs Earl Rich
afdson have been i'll but are improv-
ing
Mrs. Mary Bates is again in Thomp-
sonburg caring for the family of Bert
Howe and Merritt Cook, who have in
fluenZa.
Seven men and six horses from Man
chester and East Dorset, who were after
the boiler and engine from the mill
in Clarkville, were stalled through the
storm last week and spent five days at
j. f. Thomson s.
NJ. II. Smith and family are rccov-
ering from influenza. Mrs. Dean of
Londonderry, who has been caring for
them returned home Friday. Mrs. j.
+. Thomson cared for Mrs Dean S six
months old son so as to enable her ia
leave home and care for the sick the
past y days.
The zircon, found in Norway, Ceylon
and other parts of the world, has been
suggested as a substitute for the diamond
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-18
PRIVILEGE, NOT CONFUSION.
Women Want Right to Serve on Juries
If They Feel So Disposed.

NEW YORK, March lS.-Thc Brook
lyn Women's Bar association announced
last night that it would send delega
tion to Albany, March 81, to urge the
passage Of the bill to make women eli
gible for jury duty. A public hearing on
the measure has been set for that date.
The bill would give women the privilege
of sitting ON juries, but would not make
it mandatory for them to serve.
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ter, but their numbers have increased
%th,g III f pis' sBss - Il r. ss sfS
The, teacher Miss Nyra Blackington
vert to her ahemei in Chester March 5
school being closed on account of the
prevailing illness. -4t-REas expected sht
would return to open school Monday
bnt owing to. the bad travelling caused
by the heavy rain Of Friday she was I'm
able to reach here until Monday night.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-18
BROOKLINE.

w r. Simmons was in Brattleboro
Tuesday.
Edison Dury is working for G. P.
Stickney.
Glenn Howe has returned home from
his work in Newfane to get ready for
sugaring.
School closed Friday for six-weeks'
vacation. The teacher, Miss Florence
Haynes, returned to her home in Will
mington Tuesday.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-18
TO INVESTIGATE "DRYS."
Speaker of Maryland House Names Com
mittee of Five.

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, March 49, Speaker
Milland Tydings of the house of dele
gates, furnished surprise Tuesday by
the appointment of a com
mittee of five to investigate the Anti
Saloon league. A petition from the Anti
Prohibition league of Talbot county, ask
ing for an investigation of the Anti a
loon league, was presented in the house
of delegates several weeks ago.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-18
WHITINGHAM.

Mrs. Walter Chase was taken to the
North Adams hospital for treatment
recently. 1t is expected she will be
obliged to have another operation. She
has been operated upon in that hospi-
tai twice
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-18
VERMONT NEWS.

Peter Larrow, noted horseman in
his day and breeder of fast horses,
died at his home in Ferrisburg Tuesday
aged 76 years.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-18

Potatoes have been very scarce in
Bristol, but it is claimed that they are
being held back by the farmers in that
locality, even though the merchants are
paying $3.50 bushel. One farmer in
Starksboro, said to have 800 bushels
is holding them for So.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-18
Headaches from Slight Colds.

LAXATIYEt BRQMO QJiNINE Tab
let's relieve ahe 1Heaaachsi by. curing
the Cold. A tonic laxative and germ
destroyer. look sEfer signature E. w.
GROVE on box. SOC.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-18
TOWNSHEND.
WHAT ABOUT JULY 4?
Why Not a Celebration to Help Equip
New Town Hall?

AS the beautiful and commodious new
town hall nears completion with the
plans for an ample dining room, con
venient stage and large audience hall,
where a perfect dancing floor will be
laid, the remark is heard in various
sections of the village, .AWhy not have
a Fourth of July celebration here this
|summer?" The last celebration held
there was six years age and was sue
scess in spite of the pouring rain in the
limofnng. Since the old town hall was
Eburned in the spring of 1918 there have
Ebeen no suitable facilities forf dramatic
Entertainments in this town and there
l;has been very little going on to amuse
and interest young or old outside the
f.Seminary activities. "a
I Fhe new town hall has been gener-
Ifously given by Mrs. Fl. F. Dutton and
Fin no way could the appreciation of the
| people here be more truly shown for
| this magnificent gift than by its use
for the betterment of the social life of
| the place.
| The new kitchen will need range,
dishes and other utensils. The stage
will need furniture and scenery and the
| funds for these could easily be raised
and the whole town be bettered for the
public spirit and get together feeling
engineered by good old-fashioned July
4 celebration The Parker lot, which
was bought last year by the town for a
playground and on which work was be-
gun last fall, probably will be just in
good shape for a ball field this spring
and is in an ideal location for public
games, and Townshend has never beer
lacking for players. Why not talk this
over throughout the village and il
thought best have a mass meeting called
TO make plans for the day.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-18

died at his home IN terrlsburg 1uesday,
aged &c years.
Potatoes have been very scarce in
Bristol, but it is claimed that they are
being held back by the farmers in that
locality, even though the merchants are
paying $3.50 a bushel One farmer in
Starksboro, said to have 800 bushels,
is holding them for So.
Lillian Gish, the we'll known " movie -
actress, with 40 of herr company are at
the junction house 1T White River
Junction. They arrived Tuesday aft
ernoon. and will use that place for
.tsrr hsaapIareS..w aestBey make pic
lures of Quechee Gulf for one of their
new. productions. 80 ,ssDssESf
Edward Lucas, II, paymaster of the
|. Central Vermont railway company for
the past 30 wears and an the employ of
the road 43 years, died Wednesday. He
volunteered at the. beginning Of the
Civil war. and enlisted at the age of
II years as musician, the youngest
enlisted man in the Federal army.
Deraiment of - cars on an extra
freight southbound on the Boston &
Maine Just above st, ,Johnsbury Center
station at 10 O'Clock Tuesday night,
interrupted traffic for about 10 hours
-Four of the loaded cars are in the Pas
sumpsic river, having turned completely
over in their trip down the embank-
ment.
The Horace Greeley Memorial asso-
citation has been presented by George
F.. Brown of Rutland a copy of the
Northern Spectator on which the cele
brated, journalist lived Mr.. Brown
| found the paper about 40 years age
while repairing a house in North Poult-
rcy. The association owns the cold
! Greeley house, in East Poultney
! Joseph Wllett, veteran railroad MAJ
of St Adams, has been appointed trav
teling passenger agent Of the Chicago
Burlington & Quincy railroad, viii
headquarters in ST. Adams. lie be
gan railroading on the Central Vermont
railway at the age Of IA and estimate,
that he has ridden over 100000 mile
on passenger trains since he took III
that work
! Miss Yvome Buquette narrowly es
capped death at Winooski one mornin!
recently, when she and several othe
young ladies, finding the street cross
ing blocked on their way to work il
the lIickok mill, crawled under a freieh
car that stood on the crossing Mis-
Duquette was the last one TO get undo
the car and it started while she wa
there, five ears passing over her as sh
lay between the rails The front 0
her hat was cut off by a ear wheel, on
eye was injured. her face was cut an
her clothing badly torn. She had t
be taken to her home.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-18

Mrs G.. IT. Smith has taken the
agency for the web known and popu-
la.r Gage hats.-Adv. l6
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-18

Portuguese is the language of more
than 30,OOO00O people
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-02-09
STATE HOUSE
Next Meeting Of Governor ne Wednesday,

Secretary of State Frank w. Ball
Saturday sent out a communication
to prospective candidates in the
primary election notifying them that
primary nomination papers must be
filed in the Department Of State on
or before April 10, 1920. 60 days be-
fore the primary election day on the
third Monday Of June. When the
papers are presented there shall also
be filed in writing the consent Of the
person proposed for nomination
therein, agreeing to accept the nomi-
nation, II nominated at the primary
election, not to withdraw, and II
elected at the State election to quail
ify as such officer.
Nomination papers may be signed
only by members Of the same politi-
cal party as the proposed candidate
who reside in the electoral division in
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-02-09

by men and some have 10 or more of
the Office force scattered among the
teams. The names of the various
outfits are: Executives, Highway,
Bridge, Educators, Utilities, Ac-
countants. Foresters, Secretaries,
Surveyors and Constructors.
Just at present, the Executives are
at the top of the heap with a two
point lead. but they are so closely
pressed by the F'oresters that an up
set may come at any time. The Elk
ecutives. however, have all the hon.
ors in the circuit. They hold the
team single, with 469; the team total
with 1927 and Capt. Lester M. Hart
has all the individual records. His
average is 1873 for the season while
his three-string total is 345 and his
high single 126. Capt. Hart gained
his experience in the old Amateur
League of Portland and the famous
Night Owl Circuit.
Next to Capt. Hart in the individ-
ual standing is L. w. Smiley of the
Highway team with IS and Archie
Norcross with 93.9 and Herbert A.
Folsom with 93.S, both attached to
the land agents Office but on differ
ent teams, are next.
Governor Carl e. Milliken is a
member very naturally Of the Ex-
ecutives. The governor never rolled
the candle pins before, but he did
roll the ducks while in college. but
that was a long time ago. At the