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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-08
DUAINIERsTON.
Apnearanee Of ciurch Improved.

The appearance Of the Congregational
church has been improved greatly. Thci
building has been repaired and covered |
with two coats of paint. The blinds, |
which have been partially off for some
time have been restored The horse sheds
near the church also have been put in
good condition during the past week By a
few public-spirited citizens. The cost of
repairs in the clurcll has been. consider
able and the committee in charge of the
work viii be gratiiied to receive. contribu-
tons without personal SOLICITATION.
fred, Miller is working at Charles
Merton. ,IazeIfon IS working in Shell
bnrne, Mass. fgl n a. ..
Miss Adah. Gale OF Brattleboro is
with Mrs. fMyron stark. ,s-r Fl.
Walter Keut Of Goneord, Y. H., called
ON friends in town last week. =s.
Harry Brown of. Understandable was a
recent guest 1T e. II. Browns.
Miss Betty Condor and Miss Helen
Shott OF New York City, are guests of
Miss Miriam Reed. .s
SCHOOLS ,3Fere not in session Friday
afternoon becauseaof a teachers meet
ing held at she, eenter..
NJ. F. Dutton. Miss Edith Dutton and
| Mr.. and Mrs. John IL, Walker enjoyed a
motor trip to kcene Sunday.
Leroy and Paul Taylor of Greenfield,
| Mass, are repairing the buildings on the
| Greenwood farm. They board at Les
| lie Bills s..
Miss Hazel Miller Of Mortified semi
nary and Miss Evelyn Miller of Brattle-
bore high scIfoot spent the weekend
with their parents. Mr. and Mrs. W. A
! Miller.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Icrrick. Mr.. and
| Mrs, c. w. I'utfer Mrs. Augusta Ben
4 nett and Mrs, Abbie Patch went BY au
4 towobile to BernarJSton, Mass, recently
to visit Mr. and Mrs. l.. c. Halladay-
The supper and entertainment giver
Friday night, by the Woman 5 associa
tion was we'll attended. The sur
tpri-c ~ advertised proved TO he Puncl
land Judy show which was much enjoyed
. 10y the children.
The Grange held its regular mectin.
Oct, 4, W. q. HazeItun presiding. Their,
were exercises in memory of departed
. m,nsIcr- and. the date of the annua
game sFIpuer was set for Wednesday
Nov. > The next meeting win be hell
Oct. IS.
On Saturday evening. Oct. -. Their
will be community gathering in Graug
hall under the direction of f. X Brown
Community Service organizer mt Brattle
b9ro, assisted by Dan Nolan. song leader
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-08
HINSDAIE, n, III.

Mrs. Burt Woodland has bought a new
Ford sedan.
= Riley Moon and family of North Adams.
Mass, We're. weekend guests of the for
mer's brother, Edison Moon. ...
Miss Jennie Maynard, who has been
spending several months in New Haven
Conn, has returned to her hoRe here
MIR. and Mrs. William Gould and Mr.
and Mrs Nat Butler. all of Boston are
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George \.
Airs. Urquhart, who has lived with Mrs.
Sarah Sabin. several years, has gone to
New Brunswick Miss Martha Hall has
taken her place
The Christian Endeavor society of the
First Congregational church will ho.d a
food sale in the church Yestry Saturday
afternoon at 3 o'clock tz-g
Miss Calista Thomas, who underwent
an operation in the Meirose hospital in
ANcst Brattlebore several days, ago, has
returned to her home in North Hinsdale
Mr.. and Mrs. Ashcroft of Pawticketl
Rel, were weekend guests of Mr., and
Mrs w. Il. Watson. Their daughter,
Miss Isabelle Ashcroft, is remaining for
a few days visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Wat
son.
Henry NIicheve and Frank Finn were
recently arrested by Officer Browning
and were fined $12 each. Officer Brown
ing took Teddy Coninsky TO Winchester
and he was fined SO and costs of $I7.32
for illegal possession of liquor.
The members of the North Hinsdale
Oak Lawn cemetery association viii meet
at the Baptist church at o'clock Tues
day evening, Oct. II, to elect officers for
other business that may come before the
meeting. essz - e..Ss,,sSe-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-08

LOST-In West Chesterfield. n H,
two sheep. Finder notify Glenham Jones.
I9O-192
Lo$T-Two weeks ago. silver chain
with blue stones. Finder please leave
lat ItcfuTmor office and receive reward.
Mp.a 1SS-Ig0@
LOST-Scpt -. bone trimmed gold
bowed spoetacles in large black case.
Finder please return to desk at !. f.
Mann'S store. Peg 1S3-tf
LOST-Saturday afternoon Veeder hub
odomcter between Brauleboro and DUN
merston Center Finder please notify Mr.
Shaw of the Telephone CO. 179-tf
ON Oa,.-Grove or Main, st. a cluster gar
,{}it, T.ps aff4ld 2Afp-g4sc .4faRc a,ta47 yesal5
81. +. +. BIrrowS. rcsidp2ceJ and re
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-08

and Miss Roberta Winans, an expert rec
Feation organizer. There viii be no adj
mission fee and DummerstOn people, old
and young are invited to attend and
have good time.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-08

MNNNGERT- WANTED = To take
charge of branch office for large Chicago
corporation to be established in Brattle-
boro:. Vermont. so per week allowed
as salary from earnings and share of
profits which should net better than 81
800 annually. $4,000 cash investment
required, fully secured. Give previous
experiences. age and reference in first let
ter to receive reply. Unless your repu-
tation, is good and you have the cash to
invest. Save your stamps. Address {:
Eastern Field Manager J. Earl Nag-
Ier 232 South Goth street, Philadelphia.
PennsyIva1iia. 1SS-1S9
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-08
NOTICE.!
To Ice Consumers

Our ice supply IS practically exhausted
aat sh.- lst-#sb aIk Ul. ,atyape $50 tevDr
serve their ice and do with IS little Is
possible. All those wlso can do without
viii confer a favor ON US, and on people
VINO must have it, by disseminating ats use
the remainder of the season.
We have bought several carloads from
wholesale dealers and are informed by
them today that their supply is JveFgxsRearIy
all gone and that there is doubt about their
supplying us more than another week or
50 as there is no ice they can buy any
where.
We can probably supply our regular
customers from two to four weeks longer,
but after that unless people conserve or
do without now, ice will be practically an
unknown article.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-08

WANTED-TO hear from producers Of
fine quality apples and winter vegetables.
7 viii sell on reasonable commission. Sup
nlv thn home. market first. Tel. 60l-R.
NJ. 4. Stark, Brattleboro. vt. 1oO-l9l
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-08

FARM WANTED-Twenty to 90
acres. Good buildings. Fruit, sugar or
chard and timber. Price must be low
Let me know what you have anyway; 1t
NAV be the one | will want. Address T.
D. Briggs general delivery, Brattleboro
- ~ 1S6-1SS#
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-08

WANTED-Two unfinished. connect
ing rooms for light housekeeping, Must
be centrally located. Address L, care
Reformer. or phone 932-M. lo@-tt
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-08

WANTED-Horses to board by day or
week, also transient trade; feeds 2Ic;
bitches in. barn 15c, bitches under shed
Zoe. Brooks House Stable, Tel. 35-N::
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-08

WANTED-lfan or woman, salary,
$8G ,fgl tins e an hour e. spare tina IT
perenCe unnecessary. Internatona
Hosiery Mills. Norristown, Pa. 1SS*
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-08

WANFED-Girls at the White NJ Mfg:
~ ItA-Cl
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-08

FOR SALE, TORSES-We will arrive
Oct. with express load of horses. VIII
have pair blue roam mares 1900; two pair
grays POO to 5000; five pair bays 5000
TO 5000; balance single horses 400 to
1900 lbs. These horses are all young,
sound, good. broke and ready for work
All horses sold are warranted as repre-
scented. Guilford & Wood Horse Co. +.
$. Wood, Prop, Shelburne Falls. Mass
Pei. 1873 ---.. s~ .--. -,-1S6-I92
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-08

TCHIROPODIST-D Briggs at DR..
Bailey's Office, POI Barber block, phone
6D6 Residence 439-J. 1S2-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-08

FOR SALE-At lake Sp0ff0rd. T. II.
the well known Dew Drop Inn. 3 cot
tages. out buildings and about - acres
of land IS boats. also furniture in cot
tages and in the store. Apply to Joseph
Kaiser, Lawrence. l.. l.. New York. Hero
is a chance for a live man to make good
1SS. 90. %.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-08
SPECIAL. NOTICES

HAVE GOOD. TEAM, sleighs and
wagon. Want steady job. Coady, Pep
pereI Mass lS4-l91~
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-09-30

Ways Of embellishing clothes and of
adding to simple frocks touches that
bring them into an entirely new realm
are as important as the clothes them
selves; oftentimes more so, asserts a
prominent fashion authority.
A great many women like little or
no trimming on their clothes; others
enjoy bits of color. ribbons and laces.
This is more or less matter Of taste.
and it would be making rather strong
statement to say that one is good taste
and the other bad
Things Of this sort depend greatly
on individual temperament. There is
no reason why a woman should not
have any kind of trimming she likes,
especially in these days when so many
kinds are offered and all are as rich
In suggestion.
Because one woman likes her clothes
plain and of severe simplicity is no
reason why another should sacrifice
her individuality by copying her.
Fussiness Threatens to Become Vogue.
There is treat deal of unnecessary
criticism Of women's taste in clothes.
Never were they more comfortable, n.y.
gienic, prettier or more sensible than
now. But there is a cloud looming
On the horizon, heavy with the sug-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-09-30
SPIDER ATTRACTED BY MUSIC
According to Organist, He Was Always
Sure of One Listener When
ever He Played.

An organist, telling of his expert
ences while playing the great instru-
ment in Boston hall, relates pretty
story of his most regular listener
"a spider that had taken up his abode
in the organ case over the performers
head. 1t remained there for about
year.
1t was a musical little fellow, and
when the man began to play it would
spin down almost to a level with his
shoulder and gently swing to and fro
and listen. When he had finished q
piece it would draw itself up to its
nest, and when he began another,
down it would come again and resume
it's position as an interested listener
1t had six legs. Two it put out in
the air as balance pole, two it
handled the web with, and the third
pair it used in pulling itself up hand
over hand. as sailors climb rope.
The organist came at last to watch
for the little fellow, and it was always
faithful, so that he was sure of at
least one attentive and appreciative
listener.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-09-30

TO give temporary relief to the unim-
which is heavy in any day of the week
and intellectually bad (by those who
have not witnessed it) on Sundays and
holidays. 1t is nothing unusual to find
ones self on the western side of the
river, or on the eastern side for that
matter, with string of automobiles
miles in length between ones machine
and the ferry and a wait of several
hours is a usual occurrence at these
times. The pontoon bridge, which Mr..
Lindenthal says can be built in less
than a year, at a cost of two million
dollars, will afford immediate relief
dozen miles to the north of New York
city, and will ease up the crowding
of the New York ferries very mate
rally.
The plans call for a series Of steel
trusses 100 feet in length, which will
be carried by steel A-towers rising
from the decks of the ships, which will
thus take the part of the usual piers.
There will be four lines of trusses
each 10 feet in depth, upon which will
be laid wooden flooring with total
thickness of II inches. The width
out-and-out of the trusses will be 80
feet, and the width over all of the floor
will be 40 feet. Thirty feet of this
will provide a roadway sufficient for
three lines OF automobiles and adjoin-
ing this will be 10-foot sidewalk for
foot passengers The steel towers or
piers will be erected at the middle OF
the ship, and each tower will consist
of four braced bents with their posts
battened in the direction of the axis of
the bridge, the width being 20 feet
where they rest upon the deck of the
ship, and 5 feet at the top, where they
receive the ends of the steel spans.
The wooden ships which will be TAX
en- over from the shipping board will
be about 40 in number. They are of
what is known as the Ferris type, 2S1.6
feet in length by 45.2 feet broad. When
the bridge is completed, the underside
of the trusses will be about 40 feet
above the water. The ships will be
very securely anchored either by mas
siye anchors sunk in the river bottom
or by massed piling driven ahead and
astern of the ships. 1t will readily
be understood that because Of the
great size of the ships, the secure man.
ner in which they win be anchored,
and the absence of any waves sufficient
to cause any roll or scend of the ships,
the bridge, to all intents and purposes,
will be as rigid as one whose piers
reached to the river bottom. Further
more, because of the length of the
ships, it will be possible in the future
to make very quick and compare
lively inexpensive addition to the ca
pacity of the bridge by erecting addi-
tional towers and steel spans adjoin-
ing those at present proposed.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-09-30
WAX MUST FIRST BE HEATED
Impossible to Get Light From Wax
Candle Without the Presence of
Necessary Gases.

A wax candle really is a gas torch.
You will find that when you apply
lighted match to the wick of candle
it will not light readily. You have to
hold the match to the wick until the
wick burns sufficiently to heat the wax
hot enough to turn it into gases which,
on mixing with the oxygen in the air.
produce the fire in the form of light.
The candle will continue to be
lighted end to burn as long as The
wax continues hot enough to give off
the gases or until the candle is en-
tirely consumed. Any interruption to
this process of Transforming the wax
into gas will result in the extinguish-
ing of the light.
The reason the candle goes out
when you blow on the flame is that
the gases which feed the fame at
the end of the wick are blown away,
the process of turning the hot wax
into gas is interrupted and with the
gas supply shut off the flame is ex-
tinguished.-C Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-09-30
Long Capes That Match Dresses

Long capes that hang as part of
dress or that match the dress, but
are detachable, are among the new
fashions. A model in which cape is
made to appear as part of the frock
while really detachable is Of black
cloth, the cape having lining of rust
colored taffeta AS it falls from the
shoulders, cascading effect is given
at either side, thus revealing the con-
trasting lining.
Designing clothes is approaching
more and more the imminence of
fine art. The sources from which de.
siners gather the ideas that go into
dress are as interesting as they are
varied.
America is showing growing in
terest in costume design, and it is a
question as to whether, in time, this
growing interest will not tend to make
us rival Paris in fashion supremacy.
Little by little we are relying on the
ability of our own designers to create
distinctive modes with less dependence
on what they are wearing in Paris,
and the time may not be far distant
when the world will look with respect
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-09-30

The government paid 100000 to tow
them in there, and it would be cheaper
to pay 100000 to tow them out and
sink them rather than continue this
expense for another six months"
| Well, the United States shipping
] board finally agreed to sell 205 of it's
wooden vessels to the Ship Construc-
ton and Trading corporation of New
York, for $2,100 each, or a total of
! $4,000, which is less than the esti-
mated average cost of one of the
ships.
The board, as will be noted, held
out 20 ships. 1t conditionally reserved
| from the sale so vessels for use as
pontoons to be used in building the
son river.
1t announced that if the pontoon
| bridge company wanted them it could
have them for $1,000 each, or $105,000
for the fifty, otherwise they, too,
would go to the bidder for the fleet,
to which the 205 vessels are to be
sold. The bidder for the whole fleet
also assented to the elimination of 20
ships, to be sold at higher prices.
The Scientific American has pub
lished an illustrated article on this
proposed pontoon bridge which con-
tains the following interesting infor-
nation:
1t is now proposed to utilize the
pontoon method of bridge building on
| very extensive scale by a crossing
of the Hudson river from Yonkers to
Alpine. The width from shore to shore
is 500 feet, and the length of the
pontoon bridge between the trestle ap-
proaches will be about 1880 feet. Pro-
vision will be made for the passage of
Hudson river steamers by building
some form of drawbridge, probably of
the lift type, across the main channel
| of the river. There will be enough
| clearance between the water and the
under side of the bridge to permit of
the passage of river tows and the
smaller craft, without opening the
drawspan.
The proposal to build a pontoon
bridge at this point came first from
Major w. A. Welch, engineer of the
Palisades Interstate park commission.
At present, because of the utterly in
adequate facilities for getting across
the river, the park is comparatively
inaccessible to millions of New York
city people. The matter was suggest
ed to the major by the application of
the shipping board for anchorage priv
ileges, for idle wooden ships, in the
Hudson river waters adjacent to the
park. Major Welch suggested the use
of the ships for pontoon bridge to
Mr.. Otis H. Cutler, who is chairman Of
the Hudson River Bridge corporation,
and he submitted the idea to Mr.. Gus
tav Lindenthal, the designer of the
Hudson river bridge. The undertake
ing was found to be entirely practical !;
] in fact, Mr.. Lindenthal had proposed
the construction of a pontoon bridge
across the Delaware at Philadelphia to
assist the movement of military sup
plies during the war. This bridge
would have been built but for the in
tervention of the armistice.
The bridge at Yonkers will, of
course be an emergency bridge, built
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-09-30
Prominent French Dressmaker Con-
tends That oid-F ashioned Affair
Is to Be Used.

Every one who makes any pretense
of following styles thought that cor
sets as an important theme in fashions
had died natural death. But not
SO, declares fashion authority.
They have recently succeeded in get
ting themselves quite prominently into
the limelight, especially so for such an
intimate article Of apparel.
There is considerable gossip on all
sides regarding corsets. A great deal
of this was started by man-Paul
Poiret, of Paris, who contends that
we are about to see the return of the
o!d-fashioned corseted figure, and who
is constructing some striking clothes
that really require the corseted figure
to give the right effect.
But as one well known American
importer, who has never ceased to
advocate the uneorseted figure and
the comfortable chemise dress, says,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-09-30

gestion of the business of Victorian
days, when dress probably was at it's
worst. This cloud, however, may be
one of commercialism-th is, dress
makers and manufacturers endeavor-
ing to increase business by establish
ing altogether new styles.
They have, however, one very potent
fact to contend with, which is that
women themselves make the fashions,
and during the last few years more
than ever before, have shown their
ability to do so, as well as their indie
pendence in dress. They have been
most discriminating in the selections
of the styles they would accept.
Sleeves are worthy of an article all
to themselves. Although a great deal
has been written about sleeves the
surface of the subject has only been
scratched. Artists in the dressmaking
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-09-30

and concern to see what America is
wearing.
The director of one Of our great
American fashion academies, when in
terviewed recently, had much to say
in praise of the ability of the young
American designer.
A successful costume designer must
be responsive to the motifs and ideas
to be found in the dress and arts of
ancient times. The classic Greek
dress is perhaps richer in suggestion
than the costume of other ancients.
This is because of the beauty that the
Greeks obtained through simplicity.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-09-30
children,s Outfits colorfuI.

autumn Is to be a., very colOrful
season for the young, judging from new
fall outfits. Bright colors prevail for
children, not only in dresses, but in
coats and wraps. Some really lovely
little coats have been developed in
bright red, green or blue broadcloth,
with touch of fur as trimming, some
times in the one vivid tone.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-09-30
oh, Sapient Judue.

"Your honor, my wife accuses me Of
being untrue to her, but the woman 1
talked about in my sleep is merely my
favorite motion picture star, whom /
have never seen in person."
THAT'S good story and has some
originality" replied the judge, "but it
has been my experience that no man
ever talks about woman in his sleep
whom he has never seen. 1t simply
can't be done" Birmingham Age
Herald.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-09-30
Measuring Rainfall.

To measure rainfall it is necessary
to use a rain guage. In its common
form it consists of cylindrical yes
sci closed at the top by a funnel
shaped lip, through hole in the CEN
ter of which the rain falls. A narrow
glass tube, rising outside of the yes
sci from near the bottom, shows the
amount of rain in the vessel. A very
simple rain gauge consists of a cop
Ger funnel, the area of whose open
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-09-30
Flowers and the Seasons

The relation of the colors of flowers
to the seasons has attracted the atten-
ton of Canadian professor, who
finds that, of $50 Towering plants in
the provinces of Quebec and Ontario,
about one-third have white flowers.
Yellow flowers come next and COM
prise about one-quarter of the total.
Puppies and blues form about one
ninth or tenth. White flowers are com
monest in April, May and June, where
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-09-30
PREDICTS RETURN OF THE CORSET

SIT will take more than one man or
even several great style creators to
put over the old-fashioned corset in
this generation, or even in the next"
In direct opposition to Mr.. Poiret,
another French dressmaker has
brought into prominence a special
type of belt to be worn instead of
corset and which gives the effect of
the uncorseted figure while providing
some slight support.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-09-30

ing is exactly ten square inches. This
funnel allows the rain to pass into a
bottle, and the quantity of rain caught
is ascertained by multiplying the
weight in ounces by .173, which gives
the depth in inches. A rain gauge
must be placed in as open a position
as possible, away from trees, houses
or other distractions.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-09-30

roasted or fried in butter, with a lit
tie parsley, are said to be delicious,
according to the Detroit News. The
nimble grasshopper is vegetarian !;
he lives in the sun and his flesh when
cooked is white and delicate. In the
oriental countries, where it is appreci-
ated, the little creatures are prepared
for export by being dried in the sun
or preserved in brine.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1921-09-30
Safety First.

EYES," said the timid passenger to
the aviator, 81 understand I'm to sit
still and not be afraid, and all that;
but tell me, in case something happens
and we start to fall, what do do?"
saw, that's easy?" said the bird
man. "Just grab anything we're pass
ing and hang on tight J"