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The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-19
at the altar, and the marriage service

at the altar, and the marriage service was performed by Rev. J. c. Morris
 Following the marriage ceremony a reception was held at the Country club for the members of the bridal party room was adorned with profusion of smilax and ferns and pink roses ar ranged in baskets.
 Mrs. Shackelford was assisted in re- ceiving by the bride and groom and the members of the bridal party, with Mrs. A. G. Stolenwerck and Miss May belle Stolenwerck of Baltimore. Mir. and Mrs. Alex Cecil, MT. and Mrs. J. D Moore and Dr. and Mrs. S. L. Ledbet- ter.
 Mrs. Shackelford was handsome in a costume of black tulle and jet and a corsage of orchids.
 The brides table was adorned with white roses and calIa lilies interspersed with white candles and centered with big white cake embossed in roses and valley lilies.
 MT. D. A. Reynolds, Mrs. George Macatee, Mrs. Givan Gillam and Mrs Lee Allen Brooks presided at the cof- fee table and an elaborate buffet sup per was served.
 Mir. and Mrs. Smallman left last eve. ming for a wedding trip and upon their return will have an apartment in Ter. race court
 Mrs. Smallinan travelled in a suit of blue duvetine with trimmings of gra, beaver and chic hat to match.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-19
MOBILE LADY WINS PRIZE

At the Writers luncheon of the Ala oama Federation of Women's clubs in Montgomery Thursday it was an nounced that the prize offered in the writers contest for the best poem had poem was sonnet in the Shakespear- ham of Mobile
 Mrs. Durham was the delegate from the Alabama Auxiliary league of Amer lean Pen women whose headquarters are Tn Washington, D. c. Her winniNr poem was sonnet in the Shakespeare can manner
 Mrs. Durham is the daughter of the weL-known southern writer, Mrs. M E. Henry -Ruffin of Mobile. Although quite young, she is among the most promising of the rising journalists and mas already made her mark in her chosen profession
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-19
LUNCHEON FOR MISS LANZ BRIDE-ELECT

Mrs c. F Manley will entertain today
 at luncheon at the Tutwiler in boror of Miss Rena Lanz a bride-elect. Among those Mrs. Manley will include in her hospitality are Miss Lanz. Mrs. Lang. Mrs. J. R. Hobbs. Mrs W. c. Gwen, Mrs R. B. Robertson, Mrs. E. G. Evans and N. F. James
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-19
MRS. BIGHAM'S TEA

Mrs. $. G. Bigham was hostess at q tea yesterday at her home from 4 to s i'll compliment to Miss Eban Cooley. whose marriage to Mir. William T. Dun- can will be an interesting event of Tues day, November B.
 The house was beautifully decorated for the occasion with autumn flowers A large number of friends of this popular bride-elect called during the afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-19
BAZAAR FOR CHURCH

The Independent Presbyterian church will hold bazar on November g and 24 at the home of Mrs. Roderick Beddow. '2S14 Highland avenue. All kinds of fancy articles, homemade cake and candy. Will he on sale The public is cordially invited,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-19
MIR. BAKERS PARTY

MT. Emerson Baker entertained last evening at box party and a after-the- atre party at King Joy Inn in honor of Miss Margaret Simmons His guest in- cluded Miss Simmons, Miss Katherine Hawkins. Miss Alice Erwin, Miss Kath- erine Mcintyre, Miss Mamie Fergers. Miss Grace Fruticher, Miss Elizabeth Terry man, Mr.~ Earl Abel, Mir Douglas Heirs. MT. W. J. Cushman. Mir Joe Hammond, Mir w. o. Sellers and Mir o. c. Roberts
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-19
SHOWER FOR BRTDE.EJ.Er-r

Miss Katherine Bailey, a bride-elect, will be complimented this afternoon at "a linen shower given at the home of Mrs. J. w. Dunbar by Mrs. A. J. Roddy, Mrs. W. T. Kent. Mrs. J. W. Alexander. Miss Mary Dunbar and Miss Lottie Dun- bar.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-19
APRON SALE

Mrs. Hamilton Hien's circle of the Sac end Presbyterian church will have an apron sale on Friday and Saturday of this week at the new Piggly- -WiggIy Store on Eleventh avenue and Fourteenth street. south.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-19
COUNTY TEACHERS MEETING

There will be a meeting of all in. high school teachers of the county at room No. II, Civic Association Satur- day morning for the purpose of per- 1ectIng an organizat tion of=the county nlgh school teachers. There will also De a discussion for plans for high school library.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-19
ANNOUNCEMENTS

H&V&vOCNCLM
 The Cadmean circle will meet with Mrs Paul chalifoux Friday at 3:Ss o'clock.
 The New Bra Study circle win meet Friday at 3 o'clock with Mrs. Robert Brooke, Glenn View road.
 The Edgewood club will meet Friday at 3 o'clock with Mrs. J. H. Eddy, Afilner Heights. Members will be met by auto mobiles at 2:45 o'clock at Miner Heights !entrance.
 The Clionian club will meet with Mrs. c. IS. Bissell Milner Heights, at 2 o'clock. Please notice change in hour
 
 The Joy Crofters will meet with Mrs, J. H. Terrell. 12ls Thirty-second street. on Friday at 2:30 o'clock. Jhe Junior Shakespeare club will meet Friday at 2:30 o'clock with Miss Leola shannon, Cliff road. i! RANDOM NOTES Mr. and Mrs. F.. NJ kilby and daughter. Eleanor, will leave next week for At lanta to spend the Thanksgiviag holi- days with MT. and Mrs Jack Carlton. MT. Frank Jones or Atlanta Is in the city for several days as the guest of friends and relatives Mrs. S. r. Austin and Mrs w. L.. Bloxom and child have returned to Mont gomery after visit to Mir and Mrs. John Cain for several weeks Miss Katherine Lynch returned yester- day from Selma, where she was the
 guest of Mrs. Tom Craig for the past l few weeks.
 ! MT. Austin Cain has returned to Au- burn after spending several days with his parents, MT. and Mrs. John Cain.
 MT. Frank Jones of Atlanta is in tho city for few days. Miss Jordan Prince will leave early 1T December for Kansas City to visit Mis-. Marion Cooke. While there she will hl an attednant in Miss Cooke's wedding.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-19
PUPILS RECITAL

! - CA AA<o AsAISA All
 Mrs. Earle c. McLin's pupils will give studio recital this evening at o'clock at Cable hall to which all friends are cordially invited.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-14
MERCHANTS MEET
BURLINGTON MEN
Officers of New Association
Outline Scope
of Plan
PRINCIPAL TALK
BY. F. d. ABERNETHY
of Merchants Necessary to
Protect Their Best Interests - Com
petition Supplanted by Cooperation,
Which Needs Encouraging.

Four officials of the newly organized
Vermont Merchants association presented
the scope of that organization to Brattle-
boro merchants last evening at a
meeting in the Chamber of Commerce
rooms, which were we'll filled 1t was an
interesting gathering and brought out
convincingly the fact the Merchants as
sociatiOn is a necessity for the best in
terests of the mercantile men of the state
The officers were President F. D..
Abernethy, Vice President Thomas 3.
Wright, Recording Secretary Edward
Hanbridge and Executive Secretary
James P. Taylor. all of Burlington, and
they were presented by George L. Dun
ham of Brattleboro. Arthur p. Simonds
of Brattleboro, who was one of the state
fair price commission. also spoke briefly.
A few of the local merchants met the
visiting party few miles up the Putney
road and took them to the Inwo0d Inn for
luncheon. The visitors greatly appre-
ciated the hospitality shown them and
spoke in enthusiastic terms of the Inn
wood Inn as being of a type Of which the
State ought to have more.
The purpose of the visit of the officers
was to secure memberships as the first
requisite to a successful working organ
iZatiOn. and they We're well pleased with
the result. This was the first trip for
that purpose. and the first stop was made
in Springfield early in the afternoon. At
each place - memberships were secured.
and it is expected that the number III
this town will be largely increased. The
association started in Burlington with
100 members. From here the officers
went to Bellows Falls this morning to
meet the merchants there. and tonight
they will be in Rutland. returning to
Burlington late tonight
Mr.. Abernethy. who was presented as
proprietor for 40 years of the leading
dry goods store in Vermont. said that the
association grew out of the merchants bu-
reau of the Burlington Chamber of Com
merce, which realized that when questions
of vital Importance came up in affairs of
government affecting the merchants
there was no one in the state to whom
the states representatives in Washington
could turn for an expression of the mer-
chants views. An association like the
one recently formed is therefore impera-
tive, and it must have members. an office
and a little money. The merchants had
an easy time buying goods when prices
were on the upward trend. but now that
they are going down the other side of
the ladder they are bound to have trou-
bleS and for them to organize is there
fore an act of sound common sense. He
said that in his travels in this country
and in Europe he had seen nothing that
riyalled the beauty of the little strip of
mountain scenery called Vermont He
thought the natural resources of the state
should be capitalized to make the state
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-14
UNITED KINGDOM
FACES COAL STRIKE
Miners Decide TO Let Strike Notices
Take Effect Saturday - VIII
PaFaIiZe Industrial Life.

LONDON, Oct 1.-THE United King
dom faced today perhaps the most ON
inous industrial crisis in its history. This
situation is due to the decision of the coal
come effective Saturday night following
the rejection of the compromise offered
to their demands for an increase in
wages.
1t seems certain that unless the gov
ernmeut or the mine owners conceded
the demands of the men or made new
attractive offers more than 100000 miners
would not return to work IN the pits
Monday. thereby throwing hundreds Of
thousands of workers in other indus
tries out of work and paralyzing the in
dustriaI life of the country.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-14
LARGEST
CATTLE BUYER
BernardstOn Man Takes Home String
of - - About so Head Disposed
of at Pavilion in Two Days.

= About so head of purebred Holstein-
Friesian cattle were disposed of in the
two days of the Goth sale at the pavilion
of the Purebred Live Stock Sales Co. on
Vernon street, which closed last night
The largest buyer of the sale was w.
r. Nelson of BernardstOn, who bid off -
head. and the second in number of head
bought was Z. c. Rogers of Putnam,
Conn, who paid around $4,000 for IL
head.
The highest price for a single animal
was that of $500 paid by f. H. Metcalf
OF Holyoke. Mass. for a two-year-old
heifer consigned by the Vermont State
Hospital at Waterbury. \ three-months
old bull calf consigned by Mr.. Metcalf
brought the second highest money, II. B.
Ayers of Westerly, r. l., paying 1925 for
him. Mr. Metcalf also bought a four
year-old COW from Mr.. Ayers for $500
and yearling heifer from the State hos
pital for S210.
A good number of the cattle offered in
this sale were young stock and did not
bring especially high prices The buying
also was not as spirited as it has been at
many of the sales.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-14
MEN WITH ROBBERY AS
MOTIVE BIND AND GAG
MRS. WHEELER IN HOME
ODD FELLOWS AT
DISTRICT MEETING
Lodges in 10th District Assemble il
South dOnderTy-FOurteen At
tend from BrattlebOrO.

Fourteen members of Wantastiquet
lodge of Odd Fellows went by automobile
last night to South Londonderry to
attend a meeting of the 10th district with
West River lodge of that place. The
lodges in Wardsbor0. Newfane and Man
chester also were represented.
Following a delicious chicken-pie sup
per in the town hall the tables We're re-
moved and the hall was converted into a
temporary lodge room. the lodge rooms
having been burned in a recent fire. The
meeting was opened by West River lodge
and 4. +. Cudworth gave the address of
welcome. \ response for the district was
given by George B. Bush of Newfane.
past district deputy grand master, and
for the grand officers by III. i. Brown of
LUDLOW. the grand master. Frank w.
Jackson of Barre. grand secretary, gave
the unwritten work. Other grand officers
present included c. G. Staples. grand war
den. and r. Il. Perry. past grand repre-
sentative both of Brattleboro. 4 report
was given BY the secretaries of the various
lodges of the district.
Rev. Delmar f. Trout of Brattleboro
gave an address on The Way of Gold. or
the Way of the Golden Rule-Which Was
It to Be? He referred to it as affecting
America. the world and the lodge itself.
Remark also were made by several of the
members. including Rev. Mr.. Brown of
Manchester.
One automobile load of men who went
from BrattleborO did not return until
nearly S O'Clock this morning on account
of trouble with the lighting system of the
car. which could not be repaired in South
Londonderry. The men were not able to
get a telephone message to their homes
early this morning until they arrived
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-14
eos.OOo.OOo BUSHELS OF WHEAT.
Not So Much In Stock As Last Year
Its Location.

WASHINGTON. Oct. 14.-Stocks OF
wheat in the United States Oct. l, to-
tailed COS. 600. 900 bushels. the depart
ment of agriculture estimated yesterday
This compares with TAT, 900. 900 bushels
in the country on the same date last
The total on hand the first of this
month. the department announced. rep
resented Az. 100000 bushels held by
farmers. 1O2, 10000 bushels held at
country mills and elevators, and 10000
600 bushels held at other points of ac-
emulation. Last year Oct l. farmers
held 515.OO0O0O bushels. country mills
and elevators 142,0O0,0O0 bushels and
other points of accumulation, 90,000,000
bushels.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-14
OF MUTUAL
AID ASSOCIATION
Annual Reports Show Much Work Ac-
cOmDIished - Had 1872 Calls for
HeIp-Officers for Coming Year.

The annual meeting of the Brattleboro
Mutual aid association was held yester-
day afternoon at the headquarters.
The treasurer reported the receipts for
the year as $l9,S2989, the expenditures
as $40, 1869, leaving a balance in the
treasury Oct. l of S5S.2l.
The secretary reported 792 calls for
help received during the year, of which
673 We're filled. Six hundred and ninety
five of these calls were for sickness, and
500 of them were filled. Twenty-nine at
tendants and pupils of the Thompson
school were on duty 4,257 days and were
employed 5,ll3 days. The course in the
Thompson school originally was six
the past year five pupils completed a six
months course and seven a years course.
Sixteen pupils entered during the year.
Three of these have graduated, but will
remain on the staff, leaving Is in train
ing, three at the Norwood hospital Nor
wood, Mass, and 10 at the school.
Three hundred and one cases were
cared for by the supervisor and attend
ants OF these $50 were maternity cases.
The maternity nurse made l l,448 calls.
The district nurse reported 2S8 pa
tients under care and I,742 calls made
The child welfare nurse reported 269 ba-
bies under care and l,767 visits made.
She inspected 10 rural schools in the fall
of 1919, and examined 422 children She
visited y rural schools i'm the spring of
1920 and examined 4I2 children
The superintendent reported various
changes on the staff during the year, the
latest being that OF Miss Percy Fowler,
who is acting as maternity nurse in
place of Miss Laura Sylvester, who was
obliged to 20 away on account of illness.
The superintendent, Miss Harvey, told
of her attending the Vermont public
health convention in Burlington in June.
She was asked at that time to give a his
tory of the Mutual Aid association, and
was told that it's work was the largest
being done in the state in the line of
public health work.
The officers elected for the year are:
President. Miss Mary R. Cabot: vice
president, Mrs. 4. W. Montgomery sec sec
The president appointed the same chair
men of committees as the past year,
ramely: Finance committee, Mrs. c. /.
~ticknev: committee ON the care of the
sick, Miss Margaret Moran; Vacation
House committee, Miss Mary F; Fits:
social service committee, Mrs. Howard
{. Rice.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-14
WILL HAVE OFFICE
IN SPRINGFIELD, VT.
DIR. Stanley a. Wilson of BrattiebOrO to
Go There Sunday-Graduated from
University of Vermont.

DR.. Stanley A Wilson Of Brattleboro
will open an office for the practice of
medicine and surgery in Springfield (Et3
next week, with rooms in the Woolson
building on Main street. DIR. Wilson Is
Il son Of Mr. and Mrs Edwin d. Wilson
of this town. He graduated from the
College of Medicine. University of Yer,
mont, in June. He recently completed
a course of l3 months OF special work at
the Mary Fletcher hospital in Burling-
Dr. Wilson is a graduate of the Brat
tleboro high school in the class, OF 1915.
He is spending a few days at his home
here, but will leave Sunday for Spring
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-14
ADJUTANT GENERAL
TO DISCUSS ARMORY
Will Meet Memorial Building Investi-
eating Committee Here Tomorrow
Relative to Combination.

Adit. Gen. Herbert T. Johnson will
come to Brattleboro tomorrow to meet
the local memorial community building
investigating committee and discuss the
question of the feasibility of such build
ing in connection with an armory. In
some places III the state, including Rut-
land and Newport, community houses are
being erected in connection with armories,
both the state and the town benefiting
thereby. and the committee feels that the
matter should be gone over thoroughly
before any definite action is taken. The
meeting will be held in the Chamber of
Commerce rooms at 7.30' O'clock in the
evening.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-14
DENIES SHE HAS
LOVE FOR BOYD
Mrs. POupart Testifies in
Alienation Trial in
County Court
DEFENSE SIDE OF
CASE IS STARTED
Claims Endearing Letter from Mrs.
Poupart to Boyd Was Part of Scheme
to Help Husband Get Divorce and
Was Written With His knowledge.

to Help Husband Get Divorce and
Was Written With His knowledge.
Evidence on the part of the defense
is now being taken in Windham county
court at Newfane in the alienation of
affections suit of Alfred L. Poupart Of
Wilmington against Samuel E. Boyd
of that town. in which the plaintiff seeks
damages of $1,000 for the loss of his
wife's love. The taking of testimony
may be completed this afternoon.
The cross examination of Sheriff
Frank L. Wellman by Attorney Barber
for the defense was completed yesterday
afternoon. and then the plaintiffs side
rested. 1t was brought out in cross
examination that when the officer ar
rested Boyd at the Sadawga cottage he
took Boyd out to the light of the auto
mobile so he could read the warrant.
There were two women in the car. The
officer did not think one of them was
Mrs. Poupart. as she later was crying on
the bunk in the cottage and he did not
see any woman leave the car and go into
the cottage 1t is the claim of the de-
fense, however. that Boyd was alone in
the cottage when the officer reached ther-
and that Mrs. PoupaTt went in while the
officer was reading the warrant to Boyd.
In regard to the kissing episode in the
cottage after Boyds arrest the officer
said Mrs. POupart kissed Boyd twice.
but he did not say that Boyd kissed
her.
Mrs. Poupart was called by the de
fense yesterday afternoon. and her testi-
mony was to the effect that during the
Is or % years she lived with him he
sWore at her and after moving to Will
mingtOn became more diSagreeable. throw
ing 4 water bottle and q nickel lamp at
her and choking the oldest daughter
She said she left him because he abused
her. She testified that she had no love
or affection for Samuel Boyd.
This fOrenoOn's session was taken up
in part with testimony by Mrs. Pou-
part with reference to an endearing let
ter which she wrote to Boyd Dec. 20.
1919. which began. My dear Sammie" "
which letter had been introduced earlier
in the case. In response to questions by
Attorney Barber. Mrs. Poupart said
the letter was written with the knowl-
edge of her husband to assist him in his
divorce proceedings. She said she tel
ephoned to Boyd that she had written
such a letter. but asked him not to open
it. He was then boarding at Rupert
Becker'S. Boyd. according to the story.
put the letter in his pocket. from which
Becker took it and delivered it to Mr..
Poupart as part of the scheme to get
evidence to support Mr.. Poupart's di-
vorce case.
Boyd was the next witness for the
defense. his testimony covering his re-
lations with the plaintiff and wife during
the period involved.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-14
MONEY CAME AFTER
THEIR DEPARTURE
Mr.. Wheeler Is Agent of
Shaw Fern Co. - Strang-
ers Well Dressed and APP
parently Knew of Mrs.
Wheeler's CustOm-Sher-
iff Notified Late and
Makes Investigation

Two men, with robbery as their mo-
tive, bound and gagged Mrs. Fred
Wheeler of Stratton in her home yester-
day forenoon, ripped open the bosom of
her dress in search of money, ransacked
the house and fled into the woods back
of the house without having secured
any booty.
Sheriff Frank l.. Weilman, who was
attending county court at Newfane and
Eho was notified of the attempted day
ight robbery late in the afternoon, went
o Stratton. accompanied by w. R.
Daley. and made an investigation, secur-
ing a description of the two men from
Mrs. Wheeler.
Mr.. Wheeler is agent for the Shaw
Fern Co. of Wilmington and employs
several pickers in Stratton. Money to
pay the wages of the pickers is sent
from Wilmington to Mr.. Wheeler and it
has been Mrs. Wheeler's custom to carry
he money in her bosom. Over 5000 was
received by Mr.. Wheeler yesterday, but
not until after the attempted robbery.
The men apparently knew when the
money was sent and what Mrs. Wheel
ar's custom was as to carrying it.
\ man about 80 years old called at
the Wheeler house Tuesday afternoon
and asked Mrs. Wheeler if Mr. Wheeler
was at home. She replied that he was
in the shed and went to call him. but
when they returned the man had gone.
She never had seen him before. Next
morning about 1910 o'clock the same
man and a younger man called at the
house and went into the hall without
making their presence known. Mrs
Wheeler discovered them in the hall
leading to the sitting room and asked
what they wanted whereupOn they seized
her, bound her hands behind her. forced
a spool of thread into her mouth as a
gag, forced her into a rocking chair and
then opened her clothing. Not finding
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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-14
Centre Congregational Church

Thursday. Oct. IA, $50 p. m.-Meeting
of the Woman's association in the chapel.
The delegates to the annual meeting of
the Vermont Branch of the Woman's s
Board and the Woman's Home Mission
airy Union will give reports.
Friday, Oct. II, 7.30 p. m.-Church
night Topic for discussion, Inspiring
Books as an Aid to the Growth of the
Soul
Friday and Saturday, Oct. - and 16
The Woman's association Will hold a
rummage sale in the Hooker house on
Main street. For information telephone
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