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Newark post., 1921-08-03
4 Good Nelvspaper Motto

The Mirror of the Times was published
in Wilmington 1899 to 1909, by James Will
son. 1t appeared twice week on Wednes-
days and Saturdays, and was printed on
Franklin Press. The motto of the paper
printed at the top Of every issue was:
Here sovereign truth for mans Just
rights contends,
Alike unaa0ed By foes, unsWayed by
friends.
James Wilson was born in Maryland,
learned the printers trade in Wilmington.
After starting the Mirror he opened book
store at what is now Alt Market Street,
called the "Sign of Shakespeare" and
book-bindery on Shipley Street. The Mirror
was the first paper in Wilmington to be
published on the newly invented pure white
paper
Newark post., 1921-08-03

bilities and development He has already
commendable service to the State to his credit
as Representative and on the Board of Edu-
cation all of which is going to serve him we'll
in his new position.
The State is to be congratulated on this
appointment. There is wonderful oppor-
tunity presented to him. That he will meas
ure up to the possibilities is the opinion of all
who know him. He is the Man for the Job.
Newark post., 1921-08-03
Delaware City Has Sturgeon

William Beckett, an old mariner
and his mate, William Bayer, in a
sloop yacht, sighted off the upper end
of Reedy Island something that look
ed like small whale floundering in
the water. After examining it closer
Beckett found it to be sturgeon.
Having no hooks they lassoed the
fish and brought it to Delaware City
where they sold it to Henry Talbot
for $15.25.
Newark post., 1921-08-03
What is Fame?

Everett C. Johnson, former Secre-
tary of State of Delaware, is an "un-
known" to some postal authorities,
despite his prominence in this State.
Harry c. Taylor, county order
clerk, sent a letter to Mr.. johnson,
addressing it to him at Newark. Sew
eral days ago the letter was returned
to Taylor unopened and marked "un-
known" n."-Evening Journal.
Newark post., 1921-08-03
Did You Know?

That there are $4,000 churches in
the United States without pastors.
There are only 5000 students in all
the theological seminaries of this
country, 1450 of whom will be grad
uated this year.
Newark post., 1921-08-03

That in Poland a new law has been
passed whereby juvenile criminals
will be sentenced to trade schools in
stead of the penitentiary.
Newark post., 1921-08-03

That "No Smoking" is new sign
in the women's room at the Manhat-
tan end Of the Brooklyn bridge, and
the matron says it is necessary.
Newark post., 1921-08-03

That the only difference between
rut and the grave is the width and
depth.
Newark post., 1921-08-03
WANTED

WANTED-A Good Stenographer.
Must have good education and
experience.
A good position for right party.
Apply in own hand writing,
stating training, experience, and
salary expected.
Address x
Care of NEWARK POST
Newark, Delaware
Newark post., 1921-08-03

That it is estimated that automo-
biles last year carried 100000, 900
passengers in the United States.
Newark post., 1921-08-03

tears of modification; Fame sends to
the drug store to get some Paris
green with which to re-paint the
laurel wreath. Unknown, unknown! |!
Thus is the fate of one of our Best
Minds in the Republican Party!-
Every Evening.
Newark post., 1921-08-03
THREE STRAIGHT
One on the Editor, one on the Postmaster
and one on

good story, full of huor and fraught with meaning
MORAL Find X
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-27
MRS. MARY ANN sHEARER.
Mother OF Sheriff Frank l.. WelIman
Dies in Home ON Western Avenue

Mrs. Mary Ann (AIorse) Shearer, 20,
mother of sheriff Frank l.. Wellman and
for more than 20 years resident of
Brattleboro. died of a complication of dis
eases at lao o'clock this morning in her
home at S6 Western avenue. She had
been in failing health many years
Mrs. Shearer was one of three daugh-
ters of Franklin B. Morse and Mary 4.
(Warnerl Morse. She was thrice mar
ried. Her first husband Frank H. Well
man. died about 46 years ago. Her sec
ond husband, who was Fayette Howe of
Marlboro. lived but short time after
their marriage. Her-third husband, p.
w. Shearer, died several. years ago.
Besides her son Mrs Shearer leaves
one sister. Mrs. Abbie Adams. who is en-
ployed in the office of the Holstein- Frie-
sian association. Another sister, Nellie
wife of Martin A. Bailey, died Aug. /.
1901
The funeral will be held at , o'clock
Monday afternoon at the house and the
burial will take place in the Wellman
lot in the West Dummerston cemetery.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-27
REALTY CAMP TO
BE MOVED TOMORROW
VIII Be Located at East Putney -
About Three Quarters of Drive Al -s
ready Past BrattIebOrO.

About thrce-quarterS of the Champlain
Realty Co.'S log drive, which was send
down the river from Bellows Falls on
account of strike disturbances there. has
passed Brattleboro on its way to the
HinSdale rossiug mill. The remaining
quarter is scattered between here and
East Putney, the rear of the drive be-
ing just north of East Putney.
Assistant Manager Stackpole of the
Champlain Realty Co was in town last
evening and said that the Realty Co.
camp probably would be moved tomor-
row from Westminster down to East
Putney. Strikers are not causing seri-
Gus disturbances now, but stragglers are
seen in the vicinity of the camp every
day.
Mr.. Stackpole was paymaster for
George Van Dyke around 20 years ago on
some of the big log drives that went
down the Connecticut river. In those
days he used to carry with him from
$1,000 to $4,000 in coin besides large
sums in bills.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-27
CHAUTAUQUA STARTS
THIS AFTERNOON
Deficit Faces Guarantors Unless Public
Wakes Up and Buys Tickets Be
fore Course Begins.

y deficit faces the Chautauqua guar
antOrS. which can be avoided only if the
public wakes up and buys season tickets
between now and the opening of the
program, which begins at 3 O'Clock this
afternoon. Tickets may be obtained on
the high school grounds before the aft
erhoon entertainment starts. or they may
be secured of canvaSSers. and if n person
plans to attend not over half the enter
tainmentS he will save money by buying
a course ticket, The limitation does
not apply to children'S tickets
The program is the best the Swarth-
more association ever arranged. The aft
crnoon entertainments will begin at
O'Clock and the evening program at s.
An extra program Will be given tomor-
row night. free to the public, and will
begin at T.30 O'Clock. Today's talent
will remain for the Sunday service.
Today's entertainers are the Eekhoff-
Colafemina Co.. soprano. tenor futistS
and pianist. with the addition tonight of
Julius Caesar Nayphe, who will give a
costume lecture ON the Near East.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-27
CHANGES HIS MIND
AND WEDS ANOTHER
Young Man Returns a Marriage License
to Take Out a Second With
New F'iancee.

MONTGOMERY, y. Y, Aug. 27.>-
Usurping the ageold right of woman to
change her mind on the brink of mar
riage, Lawrence Donnelly on Aug. 10
obtained Il license to marry one OF his
sweethearts, and four days later got a
second license and married another.
One explanation is that he changed his
mind. Another is that Lawrence was a
love strategist y.
Everybody iii the town is acquainted
with all three of the principals, and the
village has found an unbreakable topic
of conversation The least disturbed
seems to be Miss Marion Lief, the lS-
year-old girl who escaped,
DonneIlv anneared before the town
clerk on Aug Is and obtained the IL
cense To marry Miss Lief, but he re
turned on Aug. %, handed back the Ii
cense and got another bearin" the name
of Virginia Shafer, who is also Is years
old Later the license was returned,
with the certifcation of the Rev. John
F. Quinn that the change of mind was
complete.
Donnelly, who is 81 years old, made a
third visit to the town clerk yesterday,
but merely to ask that the first license
to wed Miss Lief be destroyed, and all
trace of the first decision be obllterated
forever from the record. He was in
formed that the license, even if not
used, would have to remain IN the rec
ords, because the law said it should.
In a voice far from shaky, a young
woman. who said she was Miss Lleif,
said that it was true that Lawrence had
wed another. and she added: -..
There Is nothing | care to say.
According to the town of MOntgom-
cry, Donnelly knew Miss Shafer first,
and unrecorded town history has the
date of the switching of his attentions,
but apparently not his affections. The
town noted the progress of the new
match, and some of the more observant,
who now look upon the second affair
merely as piece of strategy, are ,aow
saying Il told you so''.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-27
GRAIN ELEVATOR
TO Be REOPENED
Crosby Estate Administra-
tors Sell to C.. M.
Cox, MelrOse
CONTROLS SEVERAL
WHOLESALE PLANTS
Understood Local Business VIII Be
Conducted as Separate COnceu-Sev-
eral Former Crosby Employees to BE
Connected with Management.

An important step in the settlement of
the estate of the late Charles II. Crosby.
and one which will mean the continuance
in BrattlebOrO of the wholesale grain
business with which he was so promi-
nently identified, was concluded late yes
terday afternoon when the extensive
Crosby elevator property on Vernon
street was sold to Charles VI. Cox of Mel
rose. Mass, president of the G. NJ. Cox
Co, one of the largest grain and feed
concerns in New England.
While definite plans for the operation
of the local plant have not been completed
it is understood that it will be conducted
as separate corporation and that several
of the former employees of L. Crosby <
Co. will be connected with its manage
ment.
Mr.. Cox was in Brattleboro yesterday
afternoon to close the deal with c. w
Reed and III. II. Crosby, administrators
of the &. K. Crosby estate. leaving for
his home in Melrose this morning. The
concern of which he is the head controls
the st. Albans, VT, Grain Co.. and has
wholesale plants also in Maiden and
Bridgewater, Mass.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-27

here. Mr.. and Mrs Wood began house
keeping on the farm on BOnnyvale road.
where they lived until their deaths. They
observed their golden wedding anniver-
sary in 1911. Mr.. Wood. who was a
widely y-known farmer, died July %, 1920.
Mrs. Wood leaves two daughters. Eliz-
abeth. wife of Daniel W. Harris of West
Brattleboro, and Alice. wife of Henry
w. knight. who lived at home and cared
for her mother the past II years. An
other daughter, Mary +. Wood, cared
for her mother the first IL years of her
invalidism. She died Sept. 26. 1910 \
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Wood died in in
fancy. She also leaves one brother. Fred
Mcclure of West Brattleboro. and two
sisters, Mrs. Harriet Marsh of Brattle-
boro and Mrs. Ella Plummer of Revere.
Mass.
Throughout the long period of her af-
Fiction. which followed a shock. Mrs
Wood was unusually patient and bore
her suffering with great fortitude
The funeral will - held in the home
at Z O'Clock Sunday afternoon. Rev
Arthur V. Woodwork, pastor of the
First Congregational church of West
Brattleboro. viii officiate and the burial
will take place in the family lot in the
West Brattleboro cemetery.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-27
MARCHING MINERS
ARE DISPENSING
Given Special Train From Madison -
Pretty Tired from Their
Long March.

CHARLESTON, w, Va, Aug. 81
Charles f. Keeney, United Mine Work
ers' leader. and the vanguard of miners
marching from Marnet to Mingo, which
Keeney turned back at Madison, Boone
county yesterday under orders from
Brigadier General Bandholtz, arrived in
Charleston soon after s o'clock this.
morning At the same time General
Baudholz was starting from Charleston
to go over the line. of march and see
that the army had actually disbanded
and was going home.
The miners had left Madison by spe-
cial train and it was expected they would
lose no time in getting to the mining
towns and villages from which they had
set out more than a week ago for the
rendezvous at Marmet. They were tired
and weary after the long march and
long wait in Madison. where Mr.. Keeney
arranged for the train to bring them
back to Charleston.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-27
EXPECT
BUILDING REVIVAL
Negotiating Loans TO Begin Production
Constant Inquiry at Chicago
for Loans

CHICAGO, Aug 27.-If the rising tide
of building permits continues for the
remainder of the wear as in the last
seven months, western lumbermen will
hail the actual commencement of the
long hoped for building boom.
Leading lumber operators of the
South and West. feeling assured that a
permanent demand for their products
is in sight, are preparing for operations.
The recent borrowing by the Hines
Weyerhausen lumber interests may be
taken as a reliable Indication of other
lumber financing to follow soon. There
ia constant inquiry in the ChiesS9
market for loans.
The lumber industry has approx
mately S7.O00OOG,O00 of assets and a
volume of business under normal con-
ditions of about 81 .250,0O000O annually.
Production is now about 6 per cent of
normal but with the settlement of
building trades disputes and the low
ering cost of other building materials
and labor. there il a reasonable assur-
ance that the lumber trade will reach
larger PROPORTIONS by early spring.
Much will depend upon freight rate ad-
justmPnts.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-27
APPOINTMENT CURB DENIED.
White House Does Not Believe Congress
AdiOurnment Restricts Powers.

WASHINGTON, Aug. %. The
White House does not agree with an
opinion by a former attorney general.
made public ANONYMOUSLY yesterday
morning, TO the effect that President
Harding cannot appoint aspirants to
office while congress is taking its vaca-
ton. The idea was advanced that it
would be IA very strange turn of affairs
if the President of the United States
could not name a man to office merely be-
cause. congress did not happen to be in
session.
The point made by the former attor-
nev general is that an appointment could
not be made while congress is in recess.
However. it is Il legal question whether
the present situation is the same In the
pres ent instance congress has adjourned
to q certain date. instead of taking a re-
cess The present special session is not
over. but has merely stopped work for
a while .. ...
It is understood that Attorney General
Daughcrty will be asked to review the
opinion of the former attorney general
so that the entire matter viii be cleared
up.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-27
BURGLAR EAIALLY Y Sf1OT
BY SPOFFORD MERCHANT
ABOUT 3 THIS MORNING
UNIVERSALISTS
TO MEET MONDAY
State Convention Begins Here That
Evening - Closing Session Thurs
day-Featnres of Program.

Monday will mark the opening of the
annual fourday convention in Brattle-
boro OF UniverSaliSts of Vermont and the
Province of Quebec. il will include ses-
sions of the Y. p. c. T.. the Woman's
Missionary association, and the Sunday
School association.
n banquet for the young people at 6
Q clock on the opening day will be fol-
lowed at 1.30 o'clock by service in
which the speakers viii be Earl B. Smith
of Rutland and Percy T. Smith of Bar
nard. ON Tuesday there will be a sun
rise service at q o'clock. a devotional
service at $50 and at 1920 an address
by Rev. Stanley Manning of Boston. ma
tlOnal director of young peoples work
The occasional sermon will be preached
by Rev. Arthur G.. CoxOn of Rutland
The NomenS CniverSaliSt Missionary
association will open at , o'clock Tues
day afternoon with a business session
and addresses by Mrs. G. F. Fortier of
Morrisville. Mrs. Katherine b. Haskell
of North Carolina and Rev. Nelson Lob
dell of Japan.
The church convention will open in the
evening at 4 o'clock with address of wei
come by Ferris r. Vaughan. president of
the BrattleborO society, and response by
George c. Felch of st. Johnsbury. pres
ident of the Uniyerstlist convention The
missionary meeting will be continued
and addresses will be given by Mrs. Has
htli eAiih ANtf- Il Ittl II. I1elIiiHS OI 1EOF-
idence.
On Wednesday a devotional service
will be held at $50 a. m, in charge of
Rev. c. F. McIntire of Concord. and at
II O'Clock Rev. C. A. Simmons of Wash
ington will preach the occasional ser
mon. At ? o'clock that afternoon the
Sunday School association will open with
a business session. followed by an ad-
dress by Carl A. Hempel of North Attic
borO. Mass. Rev. Frank o. Hokert of
Barre and Mr.. Hempel will then have
charge of the Sunday school institute
\ mass meeting will be held NVednes-
day evening at o'clock with devotional
service led by Rev. J. +. Johonnot of
Bellows Falls and addresses by Rev r.
III. Mclaughlin of Everett Mass, and
Rev. John Smith Lowe, ID. D.. of Boston.
general superintendent.
The closing session Of the convention
will be held Thursday, opening at 8
O'Clock with devotional service led by
Rev. I. l.. Drury of st. Adams There
also will be transaction of business at
1890 o'clock. .-
The full program for the convention
viii be read at the morning service in
the First Universalist church tomorrow
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-27
HILLS BODY FOUND
IN WOODS NEARBY
Wore Mask and Gloves, Also
Pair of Shoes Stolen from
Store = Three Burglaries
at SHADES in Two Weeks
Community Stirred by
Many Breaks - Will Be
Investigation
Especial to The RefOrmer.l
SPOEEORD- n H Aug

Gardner Hill, 81, whose home is said
to be in West Townshend, Vt, and who
had criminal record of some length,
was shot and almost instantly killed in
the early hours of this morning as he
was attempting to enter the store of
David ". Slade of this village Mr..
Slade himself did the shooting from the
front of his house across the street send
ing the charge of shot into the back of
the victim as he was leaning over bit
with which he was boring holes into a
door panel
Although mortally wounded, Hill man
aged to run around to the rear of the
store, and Mr.. Slade, not knowing how
badly the man was hurt, rang the fire
alarm to summon Constable E. B. Ball
and a posse of searchers. Hills body
was found shortly afterwards in the
woods a few yards to the rear of the
store. He wore a mask and gloves and
carried a loaded shotgun and a revolver.
He had on pair of shoes that had been
stolen from the store.
This mornings shooting was the cuI-
mination of 4 series of burglaries which
nSu s'iLieu tHe community ueepiE. MT.
SHADES store had been broken into no
less than six times, thrice within two
weeks. and as a precautionary measure
he had equipped it with a series of bell
alarms and hired Ernest Deering to act
as night watchman.
Shortly before o'clock this morning
Deering heard someone on the piazza
and pressed a button that rang a bell in
the Slade home across the way Mr.
Slade himself saw the man at work in
front of the door panel and started to
fire at him with revolver but changed
his mind and went back to the house for
his shotgun.
1t is understood he did not order the
burglar to surrender but fred without
warning.
Hill is believed to have camp in the
Continued on Page 4.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-27
MINERS THREATEN TO QUIT
Will Not Work Day While HOwatt
Remains i'm Jail

TOPEKA. Kans., Aug. 27.-From the
day Alexander Howatt goes to Jail.
Sept. 8, until the day he is released not
ton of coal will be dug by union
miners in District No. Il, William
Howe. secretary of the Kansas state
federation of labor. declared in a state
ment Yesterday.
Predicting that the state would have
to take over the mines and try to OPP
crate them if Howatt remains in Jail
long as the result of refusing to fur
nish a peace bond, Secretary Howe de-
elared the state could mine coal only
at an exorbitant price, and that prob
ably sneeial session of the legislature
would grow out of the industrial court s
efforts TO control the situation
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-27
EXPLOSION WRECKS
TORPEDO PLANT
Property of Hundreds of
NeighbOring Plants
Badly Damaged
ONE MAN KILLED;
ANOTHER INJURED
Harry Stark Has Eyes Blown Out and
Is Badly Cut - Every Window With
i'm Quarter of Mile of Plant Is Broken
Whole City Shaken.

PROVIDENCE, r. L., Aug. 27.-One
man was killed. another was seriously in
jured and scores of people were slightly
hurt when the plant of the United Rail
way Signal Co, East Providence, blew
up this morning with crash that
wrecked property for several hundred
feet around and was felt all over Prov
idence and miles beyond.
= The companys plant was completely
wrecked. Two other factories were
badly shattered. Every window within
quarter of mile was blown out This
city was rocked by the explosion. Many
windows were broken on the East side
and some in the business district
Mauritz A. Carlson, ~, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Alfred Carlson of East Providence
was killed instantly.
Harry Stark of East Providence. who
was with Carlson within 10 feet of the
scene of the explosion was pulled from
the wreckage and sent TO the Rhode Is
land hospital. There it was reported
that he was not in n dangerous condi-
tion. but he probably would lose his
sight. His eyes were almost blown out
and he was cut on the head, left arm and
right wrist.
Railroad torpedoes are manufactured
at this plant
About 90 girls were at work in the
plant of the Eastern Lace Co. directly
next to the torpedo plant. The blast
smashed one side of the building, hurling
glass. window frames, machinery and
boarding upon the workers. Every one
of the girls was slightly hurt.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-27
Lloyd Georges Reply.

LONDON, Aug. -. = Ireland cannot
be permitted to withdraw from the
British empire, This is the outstanding
figure of the note sent to Dublin yes
terday by Prime Minister Lloyd George
following consideration by the cabinet
Of the whole Irish situation Mr.. Lloyd
George declared he would be glad to
continue negotiations with Eamonn De
Valera. but warned the Irish leaders
that a needless prolongation of the con
versations might wreck the chance of
an agreement and terminate the truce.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-27
DUDE TO WORK ON
BRIDGE TOMORROW
Ready to Begin Laying Floor and VIII
Keep on Heels of Erecting Force
Pouring Cement Today

Road Commissioner c. j. Dube and men
have laid nailing-pieces OvT about three
fourthS the length of the new steel bridge
floor steel. and the mailing of three-inch
chestnut plank to these pieces will be be
gun directly. They will cross the bridge
from side to side.
The road force viii work this afternoon
and tomorrow in order to keep its work
caught up as closely as possible to the
bridge work.
Mr.. Dube began pouring cement this
forenoon into the form built across the
east end of the bridge, TO serve as a re-
tanning wall on top of the abutment.
1t is expected that the bridge will be
ready for use by the end of the next two
weeks.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-08-27
IRISH REPUBLICANS
CONSIDER REPLY
Lloyd George Stands Firm
ly Against Secession
From Empire
SOME ANXIETY
OVER NEGOTIATIONS
British Premier Warns Irish Against
too Prolonged Dickering May be
Obliged to Terminate Truce - Irish
Still Hopeful.

DUBLIN, Aug. p ASSOCIATED Press).
Members of the Irish Republican par
lament met today to consider the sit
uation which has developed from the
firm stand of Prime Minister Lloyd
George relative to a settlement of the
Irish controversy.
The message from the prime minister
arrived here last night and the intima :
tion that The British government would
not consider any unreasonable delay in
continuing negotiations caused some ap-
prehension among the people. Leaders
of the Dali Eireann and members of the
cabinet of Eamonn De Valera appeared
however not to consider that the situa-
ton had become any more delicate than
it had been since the exchange began.