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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-03-17

for the men: Mrs J. d. Voter, CHAIR
man; Mrs. A. G. Winter, Mrs. o. G.
Dolbier, Mrs. F. B. Hutchins, Mrs.
l.. l.. Mitchell, Mrs. Geo. French,
Mrs. Bert Dolbier.
The following have been appointed
students assistants for the ensuing
twelve weeks and will receive an adj
ditional credit for same: Margaret
Butts, Rosamond Smith, Harry Mayo,
Rena Stafford, Edna Bradford, Alice
Davis, Ella Packard, Eleanor Wood
and Hortense Barden.
C. H. Witham has been appointed
Fire Chief and Fire Warden by the
slectmen for the ensuisg year.
Mr.. and Mrs Harry Ayers have
returned from Kingston N. II. where
they were called by the illness and
death of Mr.. Ayers sister
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Murray are
receiving congratulations over the
birth of son on Tuesday, March 8.
In contrast to the fine wether we
are having and have been having the
past week We give the following data
Of year ago. Friday March btn
ran; Saturday the 6, snow all day,
with high winds, snow drifting badly
no trains out. Sunday the 7th men
shovelled most all day. Four en-
gines were stalled this side OF Far
mington. Kingfield snow train iced
in at Strong. Maine Central stalled
at North Jay going out. Wednesday
the 10th, r. D. Knapp took our first
mail since Friday across to Strong
bringing in a part of the mail bags
at $50 D. m. Thursday the 18th, had
first train snow pillow and one car at
4 o'clock, snow pillow tipped over and
E. C. Butts dislocating his shoulder.
The last of this week as followed by
rain and Saturday the railroad track
was first opened to Bigelow
Donald Norton Post American Lee
gion are making plans for drama to
be given some time in the near future.
A play asd musical entertainment
will be given under the auspices of
the intermediate and Grammar schools
in French's Hall Friday evening, Mar.
town by the school children.
The Kingfield High School have an
nounced the dates for the Junior and
Senior dramas. The Junior drama
ME an Otis will be given Friday
evening March 25, and the Senior
drama Mrs. Briggs of the Poultry
Yard" on April Is. A dance will
follow both dramas
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-03-17
ST. ALBANS

The death of Mrs. Marcia, widow
of J. B. Dow occurred in Exeter at
the home of her daughter. Mrs. Nina
Eastman, March 4th. the remains were
brought here Sunday burial In the
family lot in the village cemetery.
Mr. and Mrs. Dow were former resi-
dents of this town for many years.
She is survived by two daughters,
Mrs. Cornie Merrill of Madison, Mrs.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-03-17
NEW PORTLAND

The Pennington stage route which
has been driven for several years by
Arthur Daggett, has been bid off by
Cyrus Prescott. The change to go into
effect the first Of July.
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Song Hits
PAGE SEVEN

w. =, o Nv ~ - - VA IA Joisoh A-33s1
Sweet Daddies Grow Van and Schenck $ioo
Look for the Silver LningFrom Sally Marion Harris
I'm Gonna Do 1t If Like 1t Marion Harris $100
Why WorEy-From Her Family Tree Nora Bayes A ,,eo
Just Snap Your Fingers a Care A.Sooo
From The CreenzeTnh PfLage FOILeJ Nora Bayes ~-~0
My Last Dollar Bert Williams (A-3 1856
I'm Gonna Quit Saturday Bert Williams $100
Crazy Blues Mary Stafford and Her Iazz Band A. 1866
Royal Garden Blues Mary Stafford Jazz Band Csc
Rose of My Heart Samuel Ash A-33e3
Beautiful Hawan Campbell and Burr s5c
Southern Lullaby Barbara Maurel A-3355
Nanny Dear Barbara MaurelJ $1o0
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1921-03-17
THE FORKS

Friends have been advised of the
wedding in Augusta of George E.
Gilman of that city to Bryant Bruce
of China. The bride is the daughter
of Lille Durgin. formerly of The
Forks and the late Harry T. Gilman OF
Augusta and the granddaughter Of
Mrs. Elsie Durgin of this place. She
is a graduate nurse and has been very
successful in her work. The couple
have many friends here who wish to
offer congratulations.
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Dance Records

Bright Eyes-Fox-trot The Resman Orchestra 1866
Love Brd-Fox-uot The Leo F. Resman Orchestra s5c
RosieMdley Fox-rot Yerkes Jazamba Orchestra A
You Oughta See My Baby Yerkes azamba Orchestra
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Happy Six A 1858
Now and Then-Fox-trot The Happy Six s5e
Remember Me-Fox-trot Paul Bcse Tno1 , -.
Happy Hottentot-Song Fox-trot
Paul Biese Trio and Frank Crumit ~i'o"
Oo"n the Iran to f10me Sweet HomeaWa A6Iso
Dearest one-Medey Waltz Princes Dance Orchestra $i<9
Song OF Sadne''-Aigenfine Tango o.,... 1859
Defos-Waltz Orquesta Argentina 0'S
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INDEMNITY CORPORA
TION
Kansas City, Mo.
ASSETS DEC. 81. 1920

fetal Liabilities and Sur
plus .............. $2,06s, 025.79
III. c. REED, Mgr.
New England Dept.
:. Richmond, Maine
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-08-01

Cooper. III :
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Sayre AM
daughter Lucy spent the week end a
the J. f. Sayre home.
Mrs. Emma Letto and son Alder
of Eldora are visiting the formers
sister, Mrs. Il. A. Schroeder and family
Earl Day left Friday for Rochester
Mimi, to visit his sister, Mrs. Guy
Segar.
Mrs. Emma Highley of Storm Lake is
visiting at the home Of her uncle, w
r. LeClair and wife.
Mrs. e. G. Jarmin entertained a
number of little girls Monday after.
noon in honor of DeLoris' sixth birth
day. DeLoris received many beautiful
gifts. Dainty refreshments were served
by the hostess. assisted by Nesta Lynch,
Mildred Lemley and Viola Cooper. The
girls departed wishing Miss DeLoris
many more happy birthdays.
July 81. ~
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- /.
dinner and supper was enjoyed by all
at Briggs woods, south of Webster
City,
Miss Alma Mcller of Webster City
visited few days the past week with
Miss Helen McPhillips.
Mrs. Richard Godsell entertained the
ladies of the E. F. w. club Thursday
afternoon.
Fred Schiller of Bloomington, ILL.,,
who has been visiting his sister, Mrs.
NJ. Seiser and family, the past week,
has returned home.
Miss Grace Arnold Of near Kamrar
visited several days the past week
with her sister, Mrs. John Taper Jr.
and family.
Mrs. Miles McPhillips entertained the
ladies Of the Social Circle Wednesday
at dinner.
Henry Bohem of Bloomington, ILL.,,
who has spent the past six months,
employed on the Edmund Seiser farm,
returned home Friday.
July 30.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-08-01
Sta,il,ope News.

Clarence Johnson, who has been a
tending school at Iowa City, returne
home Thursday.
| Carl Sandell Of Stratford was il
town Thursday.
Nelson Dick was Stratford visito
Thursday.
Glen Butte, who is attending schoo
at Ames, returned home Friday.
Leslie Hove was a Webster City visi
tor Friday.
Mrs. Jennie Jackson is now making
her home in Des MOines.
Miss Keo Kesscler, who has beer
visiting the c. NJ. Wilson and Peter
Hove families, returned home to Swea
City Friday.
Pat McGee and family have been
guests at the NJ. X. Wade home during
the past week.
Miss Gertrude Gumtau went to Web
ster City Wednesday to visit friends,
returning home Friday. Miss Claire
Groves took her place in the post
office.
Arnold Schultz of Webster City was
in town Friday.
Il Mrs. Austin Groves autoed to Web
ster City Friday.
Mrs. Vernon Kepler and Mrs. G. H.
Dick and son Wayne motoretl to Web
ster City Friday.
Hilman Peterson of Stratford was in
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spending d few days at okoboji.

spending few days at Okoboji.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Segar were Web
}ster City callers Friday.
Mrs. Earl COons is on the sick list.
Omar Baliantyne is spending a few
days with relatives at Marksville
Mimi.
r. r. Stafford and family returned
Hast week from short vacatio al
Clear Lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. f. Sayre J. f. and
w. T.. Sayru were Wesbter City callers
Friday.
Mrs. w. c. Cheffer and sons were
Webster City callers Friday. They at
tended a birthday party OH Mrs. C's
nephew.
Robert Peiz and family were Webster
City callers Saturday.
w. G. Merryman had his house
shingled last week.
The missionary society met Thurs
day with Mrs. W. j. Streveler.
Florence Lynch has returned to the
o. O. Schroeder home after a two
weeks vacation.
Edison Cooper has rented the house
occupied By Ray Baird.
Mrs. E. N. Bish and children spent
Wednesday with Mrs. L. c. Sayre.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Wilson and baby
spent Wednesday evening in Williams.
Joe Davenport, Mrs. Jennie Wal
rath, and: daughters, Mrs. Faye Yale
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harrisburg Paragraphs.

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Possehl ant
daughter Elsie Of Mopona, Iowa, ant
Mr.. and Mrs. Tilmar Nelson of aurora
ILL.,, are visiting at the Fred ,Grevt
home. Mrs. Nelson is a sister. Of Mr.
Grevc.
Doris and Janette Rutledge are visit.
ing, at the home Of their grandparents
Mr.. and Mrs. Hanlin.
Mrs. G. r. Walrath and daughter
Beatrice spent the week end with Mrs.
Roy Martin and family at Webster
City. .., ,..,,. .xs,r III. .,.,
+. G. Evans and family and Mrs. 1.
Jaycox We're Westber City callers Fri
day. 80 .,. -. ,...s
:, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Rntle1ge are
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| y +
and Kathryn Marlis of Sioux City are
visiting at the Bronson home.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. c. Sayre and II. w
Chesshir were Williams callers Thurs
day.
Miss Minnie Stout of Fort Dodge
visited her sister, Mrs. I. O.. Manion
and family, few days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Sorenson and sons
spent a few days last week at the
Jens Jensen home in Williams.
Prof and Mrs. I. J. Bradley and
daughters, Misses Eva and Cora, left
Thursday for their new home at
Wesley.
Mr. and Mrs. p. Z. segar, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. J. Streveler, Glenn and Dora
Segar and Mrs I. Day left Saturday
morning for Rochester, Mimi, called
there. by the serious illness of Mrs.
Vera Segar, who underwent an opera
ton Friday.
Richard Evans is on. the sick list.
Mrs. E. NJ. Bish and daughter who
have been visiting friends here, went
to Williams Thursday to visit at the
c.. A. Wilkinson home.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. Tittsworth and
son Lloyd spent the week end With the
formers parents. Mr.. and Mrs. ROtt-
meyer, at Parkersburg.
Clay ErtOn was a recent Ames caller.
Mrs. Clara Bartlett Of Webster City
snent the week end with Mrs. C. c.
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town Thursday.

town Thursday.
Nelson Dick was completely surprised
Wednesday evening when a number Of
friends burst in upon him. About forty
were present. Ice cream and cake
were served. A good time is reported
Peter Hove was a, Webster City Wis
itor Thursday.
Mrs. Charles Larson went to Web
ster City Thursday.
Mr.. Lindenmeyer, who has been Wis
iting in Minnesota, has returned home.
Miss Halle Smith of Webster City
was in town Saturday.
July 81.
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Around Breeze Hill.

Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Seiser recently held
Il family reunion. The company i'll
cluded Mr.. and Mrs. Scissors three sons,
Charles, Edmund and Herman and
families, Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Essig of
this vicinity, Mrs. Mary Wilder of
Sioux City, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Kirch-
ncr and family Of Clarion and Fred
Schuler of Bloomington, Ill. A picnic
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Silk Mignonette Blouses $2.6

These are really remarkable values Every blouse
the lot is fresh and new It is great relief to be able
ladies of Webster City and vicinity are taking advants
of this latest find Do not delay-Be sure you make yc
selection from these attractive blouses this we
Shades Of tan, green, blue, etc-Sizes SO to as at
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-08-01

Dressmaking. For appointment cali
4O7M 7-2al-tf
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1921-08-01

FOR RENT-a farm. DR.. o. A. Hall.
27dGj2f2x
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Mrs. 8. o. Hytland, registered Spcn-
Ger c0rsetiere. Phone ASSN. 7-21d12
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-15
FARM BUREAU FIELD
DAY TOMORROW
VIII Be Held at L. L. Brigham Farm in
observation-disclosures Demonstra-
tionS ard Addresses

Details for the Farm Bureau field day
have been perfected and if the weather is
favorable every farmer and his family
ought to find something of interest in
Jacksonville tomorrow.
At 1918 a. m, three tractors will
demonstrate their ability to fit land on
y. L. Bingham's farm Two of these
arrived Saturday and the other is ex.
pected today. Those who do not feel
particularly interested in this phrase of
agriculture viii be Interested III seeing
Mr.. BInghams power Sprayer apply
bordeaux mixture to his potato crop.
The boys and girls will be entertained
by games IN charge of Miss Viola NJ
ameron, the new county club agent. and
Mrs. Arnold Pellet. A talk on Thrift
by Mr. Butterfeld of the Wilmington
Savings bank, also will be of interest Ia
the children
At noon the picnic lunch will be the
main feature, which will be followed bv
speeches by Chester Gray of the Ameri
can Farm Bureau federation. Past Mas
ter Wilson of the National Grange. Prof
Cummings. head of the horticultural de-
partment at the University of Vermont.
and speaker to be announced, from the
United States department of agricuIture
These speakers are attending a field day
IN Windsor county today. During the
noon hour n meeting of the executive
committee viii be held.
The closing feature will be the ball
game between the Dover and Jackson-
vile teams Arrows have been Dosted
showing the way to Jacksonville in order
that the people from the northern parf
OF the county may not become lost.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-15
HOLBROOK GROCERY
SUITS SETTLED
VIII Pay American Sugar Go. 100000 a
Year for Three Years-SeveraI
Other Suits Filed.

The Holbrook Grocery company of
Aeene, n. H.. has settled with the
American Sugar company for 100000 to
cover damages as result of a war
time sugar contract, according to a
Nashua dispatch \ suit for sI25. .OO0
which was fled in the United States
court IN Concord last April has been
withdrawn
ne heene concern viii pay the Amer
ican Sugar company $4,000 each year
Tor three years.
he suit arose when sugar was sell
ing Tor 20 cents and more a pound. VIII
ham \; Rogers of the firm of Streeter.
Demond, Sulloway & Woodwork of
Concord was counsel for the sugar com
pany and Mai Philip III. Faulkner of
heene represented the Holbrook Gro
cery company
The Holbrook- Marshall company Of
Nashua, which is connected with the
Holbrook Grocery company of Keene.
through Mr.. Holhrook. has fled six
small suits against retail dealers i'm the
HIHsboro county court, which will be
heard IN he Sentember session
he American Sugar COMPANY has a
similar suit for S25.000 against the w,
Il. Goodnow company of Keene. which
probably will be heard at the next ses-
sion OF court. W. H. Goodnow is head
of the GoOdnow syndicate stores. in
Guiding the Goodnow, Pearson & Hunt
store of BTattleBoro.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-15
FRUIT RAISING AND
FARM DRAINAGE
SUBJECTS TO BE Discussed in Windham
County This Week by Specialists
Along Those Lines.

+ rmt raising and farm drainage will
be considered in Windham counfv this
week by specialists along those lines.
a meeting viii be held In the town
aall IN Marlboro Wednesday. evening at
: CLOCK, when Prof. Cummings, head
= ~ the horticultural department. at the
~ = hlFersity OF Vermont, will talk with
the farmers regarding fruit raising.
Mr.. SehafeT, drainage expert from
the United States department of apri-
euiture.wIll be IN the county early this
week for the purpose of surveving land
on on farms where drainage is needed
ms work viii be done free of charge
provided the farmers make annIicaf; ;e,,
for it, but these applications sbopId ba
made at once to County Agent r WI
ton Harvey. The agricultural depart
ment hopes that the men whose farms
are surveyed win see fit to carry out
the suggestions offered by Mr. Scbafer
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-15
BURGLARS SCARE
SUMMER COLON|STS
Special Guards Installed al
Resorts on Maine
Coast
ORGANIZED GANG
is SUSPECTED
Get $4,000 Necklace and Other Plunder
From Homes of Philip Jones and DIR.
James Robbins at BiddefOrd Pool -
Jewelry Tal.en at Hotels Oh"

BIDDEFORD, Me-, Aug. l5.-Summer
colonists at coast resorts in this yicin
ity have become alarmed as a result OF
a series of robberies at Kennebunk
Peach, Biddeford Pool and Prout :
Neck during the past few weeks and
are taking extraordinary precautions
Local police and private detectives who
have been investigating some of the
robberies are to be augmented by
county officers. Beginning tonight L
force of deputy sherlns assigned by
Sheriff Graham at the request of sum
mer residents will patrol the Prout )
Neck section nightly.
The latest work of burglars, who are
believed to be organized and working
together, was at the summer home of
Philip James of New York and Dir.
James Robbins of Weston, Mass. at
Biddeford Pool, where they obtained a
amount of plunder, includ-
ing a necklace said to be valued at So
GOO. About 5000 in jewelry was taken
last month from rooms in two hotels at
hennebunk Beach and a tapestry val
ned at 5000 was removed from the
Parson mansion at Parsons Beach.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-15
JUDGE STANTON
PNEUMONIA VICTIM
Chief Superior Judge Died at Home in
ROXbury To-day After
Brief Illness.
Especial to The ReformerD
MONTPEL1ER ,tlg

MONTPELIER, Aug. I5.
Judge Ied :. Stanton, - died at his
home in RoXGury this morning after a
brief Illness with pneumonia He was
chief of the superior Judges of Vermont
a. post which he had held since the re-
tlrement of Judge Z. L. Waterman of
BrattlebOro.
Brattleboro. The funeral will be held
here Thursday afternoon at two o clock,
Judge Stanton was born in Roxburv
May l. 1913 and always had made that
town his home. He was educated in
the public schools of his native place
and at NOrth6eld high school and be
fore admission to the bar was engaged
III railroad work He was member of
the ermont house of representatives.
III 1884 and 1886 and of the senate in
lSF He had held nearly all the offices
within the gift of his town and was as
slstant Judge of Washington county
court from 1884 to 1888, state s attorney
from 1890 to 1896, and a member of the
state railroad commission from 1896
to 1898, part of the time as chairman.
lie was elected heutenant-covernor in
1907, and in 1908 was elected to the SUI
perIor bench, receiving reelection in
1910 and 1912 He was appointed third
superior judge in 1914 and was re-
elected in 1915, 1917, 1919 and 1921.
Judge Stanton was man of agreeabI
personality and extremely popular
among the lawyers of the state. who
considered him an able trial Judge
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-15
Troops Can't Stop Beer

WINDSOR. Ont. Aug. 15-Armed
with rifles. 40 state troopers patroIIing
the border water front in the vicinity OF
DetroIt failed Yesterday to check the
flow of Q per cent beer consigned from
Windsor and Walkerville breweries to
the United States shore in river craft.
Beer was hauled to both Sandwich
and Walkervillc docks truckload after
truckload. 1t was estimated that n
dozen boats pulled out every hour after
: o'clock in the morning.
Since the decision of Judge Gundy on
Wednesday. dozen or more carlood
lots of beer have been taken to Detroit
by rail. the bulk of it camoufiaged as hay.
Legal clearance papers were obtained on
the shipments, the outside of the cars
being labelled Hay" \ small portion
OF the box cars. near the door sections.
were hlled with hay, but at both ends of
the cars beer was stacked room high in
cartons.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-15
SCHOONER SELLS
LIQUOR OFF SHORE
Disappears When Customs
Inspectors Approach
Anchorage
INTERVIEWS WITH
RUM PURCHASERS
Sales Vary From One to Six Quarts -
Officers Intended to Arrest Captain
and Steward Under Ancient 12-MiIe
Law-Net In Detroit.

BOSTON, Aug. 15.-Three customs
inspectors returned today from Martha
Vineyard and New Bedford, where they
have been investigating the alleged rum
running activities of the former fishing
schooner Arethusa. They said they
found positive evidence that the vessel
had been moored off No Mans land and
that they interviewed men who had pur-
chased liquor from the craft. The pur-
chases vary from one to six quarts. but
the Arethusa had gone when the inspec-
tors arrived.
They had made plans to arrest the
captain and steward of the vessel under
section 2S12 of the old 1899 law. which
has never been repealed, requiring mas
ters of vessels coming within II miles
OF the coast to produce their manifesto
on demand
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-15
HORSE ENTRIES
FOR LABOR DAY
Committee of American Legion Already
Has Good Number. and More Are
to Be Booked Later

In connection with the American Ie-
gion Labor day celebration, Sept. ;.
some excellent entries for the horse
races have been secured by the commit
tee. There will be three races. with
purses of S400. for the following classes !:
t'ree-for ALL 2.17 pace and trot, 2.35
trot
Here are some of the horses entered ::
Baron Gerry and Setter Boy. owned by
William +. Wright of Springfield, Vt.
Dal Dillon and Albert H.. owned by
Roger Rourke of Greenfield. Mass. Jo-
hanna Patehen, owned jointly by III. F.
Yearly and Leon Fuller of Brattleboro
and Putney; BinguS. Jr. owned by
Harry knight of Keene, n H.: MAY
Queen, owned by Il. o. Potter of Ja-
maica Lady Brook. owned by Melvin
Dalrymple of West Brattleboro !:
Brownie. owned by Charles Haskell of
Winchester, y. H.; John Wilkes and
Alollie O.. owned by Ee ]. Rose of Brat
tlebOro Sherman Girl. owned by George
Fuller of Putney; Duke Boy and Broth
er Mckinley. owned by l. NJ Wright Of
Chester Depot.
This is only a part of the list the com
mittee expects to be on hand. and every
effort IS being made to put on some of
the best racing possible.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-15
CHILDS TO LEAVE
NEW YORK LIFE
Roilin ;. Childs VIII Have Completed
41% Years with Company Wednes-
day-PensiOned i'm 1908.

Rollin s. Childs. agent for the New
York Life Insurance Co more than 40
Years. will sever his connection with that
company Wednesday, He said today that
he relinquished the duties because of i'll
health
MIR. Childs began work for the company
411a years ago Wednesday and was put
on the pension list in January, 1908. He
has continued to write insurance since
that time. however,
While he could not say today exactly
how much insurance he had written
he stated that it amounted TO several mil
lions of dollars. His trips extended all
ever New England and into the western
and southern states. The growth of the
company during the agency of Mr.. Childs
has been from S20.000.0 900 assets to IN
wards of 81 S1,000.000.000 and tile annual
income from $10.000,000 to the pres
ent income of S194,0000O0
MIR. Childs'S office formerly was located
in the Crosby block in the rooms now oc-
cupied by III. Il. Taylor & Sons agency.
Maj. Fred w Childs. who has been asso-
ciated with his brother about 80 years.
will continue the business. Part of the
business in the local field viii be attended
to by Merle Cobleigh of West Chesterfield.