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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-26
TRAVELLING MAN
NEARLY GAVE Up
Rutland Citizen Was AL
most a Wreck-Feels Bet
ter Than In Many Years

'-Tanlac delivered the goods for me
and I am strong for it." said J. II. Ryan,
popular and well-known travelling sales
man living on Woodstock avenue, Rut-
land. Vt.
i had gotten so run down from indi-
gcstion and nervousness chat l was al
most a wreck and had about decided l
would have te give up the road.
Il was feeling about as miserable as l
could enc day when / met a friend who
was looking 50 much better than be did
when 7 had seen him last that l asked
him what he had been taking and he
said Tanlac, so I lost no time in getting
a bottle. Ina prepared TO say this medi-
cine does everything that is claimed for
it, for ! eat. sleep, feel and look better
than | have in many years. Tanlac GER
taiuly has the merit
Tanlac Is sold i'm BrattIcboro by the
Brattleboro Drug Co, and Albert Shroe-
der, Londonderry, Nt-Advertisemcnt.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-26

lean Indian. and Prof l. ]. Lawrence
of Mount ITermon win sing Indian songs
There will be the usual drill, bowling and
games of basketball The Brigade has
the largest membership in its history
over 40 boys attending. OF this number
u are recruits. The event is at Skinner
gymnasium at 80
The girls employed at the Northfeld
seminary laundry gave Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
liam Leslie q surprise Sunday evening.
This was the 18th anniversary of Mr.. and
Mrs. LesIies wedding day and wedding
luncheon was prepared for the occasion.
The table was trimmed with purple and
white azaleas and white chrysanthe-
NUNS. During the luncheon they We're
presented three-piece silver tea service
by the Bonar girls. also silver fruit
basket by her cousins, Mr.. and Mrs.
AIeagan and son. \ large wedding cake
was another gift Later Miss Mabel
Cook played hymns and all sang. Be
sides the Bonar family, over which Mr..
and Mrs Leslie preside, there were pres
eut her nephew, Samuel Mcdonald, and
wife. her cousin, Mrs. sNIeagan, and son,
and Miss Henrietta Jordan.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-26
INTERNAL REVENUE
COLLECTOR FINED
Got Income Taxes at Bennington Mixed
Many EiOlatsrs Of Prohibition
Law Fined.

BURLINGTON. Oct. ga large
number Of Hauor and immigration cases
were DISPOSED of yesterday in federal
court before Judge Harland b. Howe OF
this city. Fines ranging from 81 to SI,0uo
were imposed on NolStead act VIolators,
and iaiI sentences given in some cases.
The first case tried was that OF the
Tinted States against w. c. Young, a
denuty collector # internal revenue. lt
zyas a alleged that Young collected certain
sums of money i'm the vicinity of Bennlng-
ton. where he operated, and failed To turn
such money in to the proper authorities.
Three specific cases were cIted,a one
where he collected S7.S1, another of
$I1.35. and still another Of $14.39, a
total of $3.50. Young was fined $500.
It was represented to the court tnat
Young, who is an eX-service man, worked
ell day and a good portion Of the night
taking in income tax payments on the
final day for making returns He placed
the money of those who paid in full on
one side Of his desk and the money OF
those who made partial payments on the
other side. In the confusion he got the
two classes of returns mixed, but thought
he could Straightcn it out and did so 10 his
own satisfaction. But when the govern
ment sent out the bills for the next pay
ment the demands did not agree with the
receipts held by the taxpayers. In other
words. Young still had some of the gov
ern.nent's money mixed up with his own.
His attention being called to the short
age he Immediately deposited $500 with
the collector. 1t appeared to be a case
OF carelessneSs, but Uncle Sam does not
overlook that.
Thirteen violators of the prohibition
law were fined. The lowest fine was so
and three of the respondents were as
SeSSed 81 800 each.
Judge Howe, in passing sentence on all
of the liquor law vio!ators. stated that he
was dead against those who were com
mcrcializing in the business.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-26
WILMER BACK IN KEENE.
Wanted in Connection With Case of Al
legged Incendiarism

KEENE, \. H., oct. 26.-Paul vii
ner. chauffeur of the automobile which
is alleged to have brought Louis J. Field
man of the Kafelt Manufacturing COM
pany, to Keene on the night of Sept. q
last, when an attempt was made to set
fire to the building of the company at
Al Washington street, was in keene
Saturday. lie is under 81 900 bonds to
appear at the superior court as material
witness. He came to Kecne voluntarily.
Wilmer was arrested in New York
Oct l. in connection with the attempt
to fire the plant in this city and was
held i'm $4,000 bonds in New York as
a fugitive from Justice. The bail was
later reduced to 81 900, which he was
able to secure. He then came TO Keene
alone, thus saving the county the trouble
of eXtraditing him.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-26
NORTHEIFIlD. MASS.

Mrs. c. f. Dickcrson was in Buffalo
a few days last week.
Miss Betty Moody is attending Alb
bott academy at Andoyer.
Mrs Max Huber sr.. is visiting @lrs.
Paul Breinig in Allentown, Pa.
Mr. and Mrs. l. r. Smith were in Bos-
ton several days, returning Monday
Miss Edna Ball of Springfield spent
the weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. y. T.
Lyman.
Fred 7. Pallam is haying a weeks va
cation and is spending it in New York
city and vicinity.
Mrs James Delaney of Athoh has been
visiting her sisters at the Evans home
stead on Warwick avenue.
W. r. Moody and family and s. f.
Walker attended the Nale-West Point
football game Vt New Haven Saturday.
b. Miss Katherine Callaghan has re-
turned from the South and is with her
sisters in Boston
Mrs. r. G Sautrr and little son are
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. William Dresser
in AShburuham.
Mr. and Mrs Ralph johnson OF Win
chester. \. H.. visited their mother, Mrs.
William LeaviS. and family Sunday.
Miss Florence Cotton who has posi-
tiou in Camdcn.N. J.. also is continuing
-, - L''' '''1''
MIS-. y. >. "otqon II III 'tEehhGIq, tah-
ing a much needed rest. Mrs, william
bor absanco i1' ms
-tr. ana MIS-: bacheIuef ana Mr..
NcEloner "f " aiilhgIord. NJ We're week
END guests &C the Rome OF their sister,
MIS- l. : howard.
-. Fred Field OF Springfield and Earl
ie OF 'ofcheSter were "eek-eld guests
TT the home OF their parents Nr. ana
Mrs 'hatIeS Is. le!d.
Rev. II. f. Lion has moved his family
from the y. !. Brown house to Glouces-
ter, whore he is TO be manager of the
chamber of commerce.
Mr. and MrslJ. =. Stebbins spent sew
eral DAYS last week in West Lebanon. \.
H.. visiting Mr.. and AIRS \. NJ. Solandt,
former residents Of this town.
: + Walker lost his valuable collie
MONDAY, The collie was struck bv an aus
.,f,,biia Doar q = Rufrun1'~ store and
% badly injured it had to be disposed OF.
A.. Co.,. st.t1,;.- T., IT. -.
o+ her, lam" ',rr en- BirnaI ''J road Her
GRANDSON. Gordon Crane, entered Dart
mouth college for his freshman wear this
fall.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-26
MAKE $500 WOOL BLANKETS. .
Massachusetts Farmers Utilize Woo
They Couldn't Sell.

BOSTON. tOet. 26.-Cold nights will
have no terrors for Massachusetts farm
crs who keep sheep tbs winter. Unable
to dispose of their wool to advantage,
many have followed a suggestion of the
state department of agriculture to have
it made into blankets
Stations for collecting the wool have
been established at Shelburne Falls,
Springfield, West Brookfeld. Concord,
South Hanson and West Tisbury.
Enough has been turned in 10 make $500
blankets weighing four pounds each, val
ucd at about $50 each
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-26
SEE MOOSE AT swANZEY.
Large Animal First Seen Feeding With
Herd of Cows.

KEENE. n H.. Oct. 26.-Sunday
many motorists and residents Of Swanzey
saw a large bull moose. 1t remained i'm
Swanzey the greater part of the day. and
it was seen by many during the morning
and afternoon. The animal apparently
was not afraid and allowed people to
approach within 100 feet of it. The ami
NAL had a handsome pair Of horns with
- prbngs. 1t weighed about 1,1OG
pounds. 1t was first seen about : O'Clock
in the morning feeding peacefully with a
herd of cows owned by Frank Handy.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-26

the wife of u noted New York divine said
ITO her listeners Watch carefully vour
daughters physical development. Moth.
ers should keep their, daughters wen in
formed as to matters pertaining to health.
and should see that nature is assisted. if
necessary, to perform its Offices"
Irregularities and pain are warning
symptoms of some trouble, and mothers
may depend upon Lydia T.. piukbam's
Vegetable Compound to correct them. and
restore the system to a healthy, normal
Condition-Adv.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-26

Ralph Gean. eo,.r ycars oil under a
-t,io - dead leaves ut the road SIDE The
horn of an approaching automobile truck
caused them TO scatter Ralph did not
move. apparently mistalIing their cries
Ia. nalr Of the game they were playing
.Fhe wheels Of the truck crushed him to
ftaatN
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-26
To Cain w eight

Brattleboro Drug Company guaran-
tees Bitro-Ehosphate 10 rebuild shat
tered nerves; to replace weakness with
strength; to add body weight to thin
folks and rekindle ambition in tired
out advertisement.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-26
1.5ss.l4a Z. z. EaEpLOYEs.
Official Figures by Interstate Commerce
Commission.

CHICAGO Oct. 26.-The latest official
employ ment figures on all American rail-
roads, given out by the interstate COM
merce commission, total 1.5S6. 143. This
was the average number of employees in
the service during the month of June.
1921. Railroad officials say that there ha.;
been an increase in employment since
that date. possibly bringing the figure up
to 100000
Arough classification of the railroad
workers shows the following figures
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-26

Figures given out by the labor organ
izations have said that approximately
2,000,000 men would be affected in the
rail strike.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-26
BURIED BOY KILLED BY CAR.
Covered With Leaves BY PIaymates and
Crushed Under Wheels.
At 4 MOTHERS, MEETING

SILNER CREEk, \. Y, Oct. 20
'hildren at play here yesterday buricc
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-26

DR.. E. I. TRACY, Physician and Surgeon, PA
Main St. Office hours: to a. m, TO ) P. m,
to $50 p. IN. Tel. $50
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-26
EDWARD r. LYNCH, n

EDWARD r. LYNCH, NJ: ID. Surgery s0e-
cialty. Once Park Building. Phone; $40.
Hours. l to 4 p. m; to 9 p. M. Residence,
Putney Road. Phone, II. Sundays by ap-
pointmeut only.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-26

Surgery a specially. Office and residence
Brooks House. Us Main St. Hours: AR
Moons, 80 to ;. evenings, to s, except Tues
days and Fridays. Sundays by aQpoirt1en mt
only. Phone 80.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-26

DIR. G. B. HUNTER. Office at residence, West
Brattlebor0. Hours: to a. M; to 2, and
$50 TO S p. m. Telephone, 3l8
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-26

DIR. GRACE W. BURNETT, Physician and
Surgeon. Market Block. Elliot St. Office
hours: $50 to $50 a. NJ; 80 70 go, and to
D. m Telephone 744-W.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-26

DIP. HENRY TUCKER. Residence, u Grove
St; telephone, 258. Office, Leonard block
Hours: 80 to ), and to g. Telephone, 29-W.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-26

DR.. B. E. WHITE, Physician ard Surgeon.
Barber Building, Rooms EOS and 200. Hours
Is and IS p. m. eOfice tel, INV, res, ne
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-26

DR.. A. I. MILLER, Hooker block, Brattle
boro. Of6ce hours; TO 9, to 2, go to s.
W. R. MOVES, II. D, Physician and Surgeon,
Eye, Ear Nose and Throat. Glasses fitted. Hrs.
9-l2, 1895. Wed. and Sat. Eve. Am. Bldg.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-26

DR.. H P GREENE, Physician ana Surgeon.
Office, Bank block. Hours; 80 to }, and to
D. m Residence, IS Green St Telephone
connection. Mornings and Sundays by ap-
poiutment only.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-26

". Il. LANE, NJ. D., III Main St. Hours
to 5 and to 8, except Sundays Tel. 789-W.
DR.. c. G. WHEELER, Osteopathic Physician,
10 Barber Bldg. Office hours: TO to Y and
to /. Treatment by appointment Tel. 2I9-W.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-26

DR. H. [. WATERMAN Office III Main St
Over kuech,s store. Hrs: I.5O-3. Is Tel 42-M.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-26

HASKINS & SCHwENK, Attorneys and Coun-
sellers at Law. Bratteboro, VI
DR.. C. F. BARBER, Dentist. Union block,
BrattIebOro.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-26

BOND & SON, Exclusive Undertaking. Auto
mobile service. Telephone 264-W.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-26

FRANK E. BARBER, Attorney at Law. Bar
Der Building, Brattleboro.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-26
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.

PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
DIR. E. I. TRACY, Physician and Surgeon, PA
Main St. Office hours to a. m, to P. M
to $50 p. m. Tel. ESQ. -
DR.. B. E. WHITE, Physician ard Surgeon.
Barber Building, Rooms 205 and 20. Hours:
Is and IS p. m. sOfice tel, INV, res, 7l7&
DIR. G. B. HUNTER. Office at residence, West
Brattleboro. Hours: to a. M; to 2, and
go TO S p. N. Telephone, 3l8.
". I. KANE, NJ. D., Physician and Surgeon.
Office, Room 10. UlIery building. Hours: $50
to g 90; 50 to $685. to s. Office phone, 429-W.
Residence, Is Frost ST., phone, 429-R.
c. r. ALDRICH, NJ. D. Hours: 1880 to go
to g. Once phone, 165W; house, l65-R
N-ray work a speciality.
C. r. ANDERSON. Surgeon and Physician.
Surgery a speciality. Office and residence,
Brooks House, l8 Main St. Hours: AR
Moons, so to ). evenings, to S, except Tues
days and Fridays. Sundays by appoint7ent
only. Phone 30.
DR.. GRACE W. BURNETT, Physician and
Surgeon. Market Block, Elliot st. Once
hours: $50 70 go a. NJ; 40 to go, and to 8
p. Telephone 7+i-W.
DR.. H. P. GREENE, Physician ana Surgeon.
Office, Bank block. Hours; 80 to ), and to
5 D. m. Residence, So Green St. Telephone
connection. Mornings and Sundays by ap-
poiutment only.
EDWARD r. LYNCH, NJ. D. Surgery. a spe-
cialty. Office, Park Building. Phone, $40.
Hours. / to p. m; to p. III. Residence,
Putney Road. Phone, III. Sundays by ap-
poIntmcut only.
DIR. A. I. MILLER, Hooker block, Brattle
boro Office hours: TO 9, to 2, go to s.
W. R. MOVES, III. D, Physician and Surgeon,
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat. Glasses fitted. Hrs.
9l2, 1905 Wed. and Sat. Eve. Am. Bldg
DR.. HENRY TUCKER. Residence, y Grove
St; telephone. 258. Office, Leonard block.
Hours 80 to ), and to 8. Telephone, 29-W.
DR. H. L. WATERMAN. Office, III Main St.
Over Kuech's store. Hrs: 1903, IS. Tel. 42-W.
". Il. LANE, NJ. D, III Main St. Hours
/ to 5 and to 8, except Sundays. Tel. 789-W.
DR.. c. G. WHEELER, Osteopathic Physician,
10 Barber Bldg. Office hours: TO to y and
to /. Treatment by appointment. Tel. 2l9W.
HASKINS & SCHwENK, Attorneys and Coun-
sellers at Law. Brattleboro, Vt.
DIR. C. F. BARBER, Dentist. Union block
BrattlebOTO.
FRANK E. BARBER, Attorney at Law. Bar
Der Building, Bratteboro.
o. B. HUGHES, Lawyer. 2I2 Barber Building
Telephone Il06-W.
BARROWS & CO., Wholesale and Retail
Dealers in Goals Of all kinds. Office, 81 Main
St, Brattleboro.
BOND & SON, Exclusive Undertaking. Auto
mobile service. Telephone 264-W.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-10-26

o. B HUGHES, Lawyer. 2I2 Barber Building
Telephone II06-W.
BARROws & CO., wholesale and Retail
Dealers in Goals Of all kinds. Office, 81 Main
St, Brattleboro.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-26

In an address to the convention of
engineers in Syracuse, \. Y, Herbert
Hoover made very clear the fallacy of
attributing business depression to over
production. There is no such thing as
the nation overprOducing, he declared
The commodities or services produced
by the whole nation are capable of alb
sorption by the whole nation if they are
of the right character. If we could at
tune the whole industrial machine to the
highest pitch. agriculture as we'll as man
ufacture, an increasing production would
mean a directly increasing standard OF
living. when 10 men or 100.000,0OC
men divide their united output they can
by doubling their output, have twice the
amount to divide. The problem in dOub-
ling output is to direct it to commodities
or services that they can use"
The saddest thing about the present
situation is that 100.000,00O people
could use nearly every kind of commod.
tiles and services in larger quantities il
they had them, and yet they are unable
to get what they want and need because
millions are withheld from production
! by a sort of industrial sleeping sickness
Mr. Hoover recalls the great production
of 1913, when 20 per cent of the ma
tion's man-power was withdrawn from
productive industry into the army, and
estimates that today, with all our man
power available, we are making such in
| effective use of it that we are not pro
ducing more than 60 to 40 per cent OF
our national capacity. Here is intoler
able underproduction.
Government SO far has done little
for the scientific control of production
! but the fact that Mr.. Hoover himself has
agreed to accept the appointment of sec
rotary of commerce in the Harding cab
met, with the understanding that he will
have a free hand in recognizing the de
partment. may mean the first definite
step toward effective utilization of our
national productive forces.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-26
Mr.. Hapgood's Idea.
lRpnningtnn Ranner. }

Marshall ]. Hapgood. who ceased to
be the Tinker of Peru" since he acquired
that famous crippled typewriter known
because of its weird product in half
the newspaper offices in the state. can
usually be depended upon for something
original. if nothing more. The six times
member of the house of representatives
from the little mountain town in the
northwestern corner of Bennington
county has been at the state capital
during the present week. He was pres
ent at a public hearing Tuesday evening
on the poll tax bills now before the
legislature. When the feature of one of
these measures permitting women to
vote in town meeting came up for dis
cussion Hapgood expressed himself from
one of his charactcristically strange an
giles. Hapgood said he thought the
women had a right to vote and also a
right to pay poll tax: If either mem
Der of the household should be exempt
it should be the one who wears the
pantaloons. :, In view of the present
tendency I'M female apparel. Hapsood's
distinction III likely to be obsolete a few
years hence.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-26
OVERLAND IN 40.
Wagon Trains Made from Ten to Twentv
Miles a Day.

he story of those days of ls4e and
after can be told only in broken sketch
es. it was for us the movement of a
continent, Edwin Markham says in his
book on California Those that went
overland were accustomed to meet i'm
the neighborhood of independence. Nd.
30 travellers tell US that BY Apri1.
1919: the shores of the Missouri were
mushroomed with tents and covered
prairie schooners, waiting to Join trains
and waiting also for the grass to be
high enough to feed their cattle on the
broad exIanses of the plains. A little
later. train after train took form and
denarted from the frontiers of elviiiza-
ton; and it was not long before tina
trail from Fort Leavenworth to Fcrt
Laramie, at the foot of the Rockies. was
one long but broken line of OK wagons
and mule wagons. Some of the emf
Grants settled in the rich meadows of
the Nebraska THE Platte.) but others
pushed forward drawn BY the lure OF
the FL Dorado beyond the setting sun
'sIn setting out upon the long trail,
some man was elected captain. and US
uallv his word was law Ten to twsntr
miles was an ordinary DAYS travel of
o train. TIE men walked: and some
of the children helping to drive the
loose cattle. walked nearly all the wav.
A number of young men were selected
to ride rs scouts ahead. to trace the
road and to find river fords also to
secure game and to find watered places
for camping.-Bm'lingt Free Press.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-26

In his advocacy of the bill proposing
to take from the governor the power to
appoint the state highway commissioner,
Col. Curt" Emery, defeated gubernator-
ial candidate, is reported to have said
that he could see nothing in Governor
Hartness's intention to appoint a New
Hampshire man but 900 miles of hard
surface roads in Vermont. Looking for
the moment beyond Colonel Emery's re-
stricted-we had almost said warped
vision, we come upon the fact that the
experience of Clarence NJ. Brooks of
Keene, \. H, whom Governor HARNESS
named for commissioner, has been almost
entirely on gravel roads. Division 4. of
which Mr.. Brooks has been engineer, has
practically all gravel roads except for a
few sections in the city of Keene. and
The Reformer can speak with authority
when it says that the gravel highways
in this division, which adjoins Windham
county, have been developed to as high
a point of efficiency as anywhere in New
Hampshire. The probabilities are that
Mr.. Brooks will not become state high.
way commissioner but in fairness to
him it should be said that he is essen,
TALLY a gravel road man, and his
many Cheshire county friends believe an
unusually good one.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-02-26
Library News
Wilbur Edition of The Contrast.

N1lOllf EuitlOn Oh ne contrast.
The beautiful Wilbur edition of The
Contrast, by Royal Tyler, is of especial
interest to Brattleboro people since it
contains an introduction by Miss Helen
Tyler Brown, the granddaughter of the
author.
Royal Tyler was born in Boston in
1857. He entered college when he was
II years of age and was admitted to the
law in Massachusetts for 10 years be
moved to Vermont and became one of the
most eminent jurists in the state. He
lived many years in Brattleboro, where
he died in 1926.
The first of his many writings to he
preserved is The Contrast. a comedy
which gives an unusually good picture of
life at that time. The character of
Brother Jonathan is especially typical.
The play was first performed with APP
plause" in the John Street theatre. New
York, in April. 1877. 1t was repeated
there several times and given in Phila-
delphia, Baltimore, Williamsburg and
Boston. 1t has been given in recent
years in New York. Boston and Phila-
delphia and also at the Brattleboro Pag-
editor, is much interested in early Yer
mont history and recently gave a statue
of Ira Allen to the University of Vermont.
He owns the copy of The Contrast pre-
scented to George Washington and contain
ing his autograph. He describes the long
search for it by Mr.. L. e. Chittendcn.
who at last discovered it in an auction
room in Philadelphia in 1876 and how
he himself finally obtained possession of
it. The present edition of The Contrast
is made from that copy.