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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-24

spend a part of the summer with her
niece. Mrs Hugh Guild.
Mrs. Spaulding of Burlington, vt, is
expected soon at the home of her son,
Charles Spaulding, and family, where she
win spend some time.
The West Chesterfield Giants got
trimmed to the tune of Al to 81 in their
ball game last Saturday with the All
Stars of Chesterfield Center.
The school house in this village is hav-
ing some much needed repair work done
to il. and more viii be done after school
doses. William Woodland is doing the
work. ....
Mrs. Clara Bowker, who has been in
Springfield. Mass, since last fall, has
returned to the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Spaulding, on the
Wagar farm.
William Woodland has returned to his
home here after being in the hospital at
Westmoreland where he received treat
ment for a kidney trouble. He is inn
proved in health.
\ few of the members of Spafford
Grange attended the joint meeting of
Cheshire and Windham County Pomona
Oranges at Winchester Wednesday, May
Is. All report a large attendance, a good
dinner and literary program.
Spafford Grange held a regular meet
ing last Saturday evening. There was
an attendance of about so. After the
literary program a birthday treat was
served by those members whose birthday
anniversaries occurred this month.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-24
N0RTHFIELD. MASS.
Memorial Day Plans.

Memorial day will be fittingy observed
with the members of II. II. johnson post,
G.. A r., in charge. ]. K. Hamilton is
the commander and Rev. +. III. Buffum is
adjutant. The parade will form at the
town hall at 10 o'clock. standard time
and will proceed to Alexander Memorial
hall, where the soldiers tablet will be dec
grated. From there they go to the Gene
terry, where the Grand Army post and
Womans Relief corps will hold their
memorial exercises and decorate the sol
diers' graves. The Greenfield drum corps
will furnish music.
The parade will be composed of the
seven members of the Grand Army, the
American Legion with Lieut.. Steadler in
command. the Woman's Relief corps of
which Mrs. Ella Lazelle is president, the
Sons of Veterans, Boys Brigade in charge
of Major w. G. Roberts, school children
and citizens. Lunch will be served at the
town hall on the return. In the afternoon
in the town hall there will be program
in charge of the Grand Army. The school
children will have exercises, there is TO be
special singing and Rev. +. III. Buffum. a
veteran of the Civil war, will give an adj
dress.
Next Sunday the above-named organ
izatiOns will attend morning service at
the Advent church at West Mortified
and are invited then to the Union church
4 VI lApt lOA NltiittE- lOItpNtu DN Il ulcllh-
rial service
John \. Fisher and Benjamin f. Field
of the Grand Army have died during the
last year. The remaining veterans need
the support and cooperation of all citi-
zenS.
Flowers for decorations and food for
I the noon lunch are solicited and should be
at the town hall early Monday.
Norman Long has returned to town and
is employed at Mortified seminary.
Frank W. Kellogg has sold his place
on Holton street TO the Mortified hotel.
Mrs Lewis Whitcomb and bay, Benton,
are visiting her parents in New Britain.
Conn.
| Eugene Labelle has bought the cottage
house on School street of the Quinlan
estate.
Miss Jessie II. Wright of Springfield.
! VT, was a recent guest of Rev. and Mrs.
G. l.. Thmopson.
! Mrs. l.. A. Polhemus and infant son.
John Coningsly, returned from Greenfield
hospital Sunday.
| Richard Stratton and family have re
turned to Mortified for the summer lie
is employed at the seminary.
/ Miss Margaret Callaghan of Boston is
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-24
HAIL WRECKS HOMES
AND KILLS CATTLE
Great Storm Damage In Maryland =
Horse Crazed BY Hail Runs Away
With Girls

STAFFORD. Del, May 24.-Caroline
county. MARYLAND. was wrecked yesterday
afternoon by the most terrific hail storm
in the history of that section. Stones as
large as hens eggs fell, doing great dam
age to growing crops and fruits of all
kinds. Cattle were killed in the fields.
Town and country homes in many in
stances were badly wrecked. Within
names we're smashed. In some cases not
single window was left unbroken in the
home. The large windows in the west
side of the Methodist Protestant church
in Fredericksburg were smashed. Persons
who were caught out in the storm had
their heads and faces badly cut before
they could reach places of safety.
The pea crop. harvesting of which was
to have been commenced this week, was
literally cut to pieces and will be a total
loss. Wheat standing in the fields was
cut as if a scythe had passed through it.
The strawberry crop, which Is now on,
suffered with the other crops.
Rernice and Esther Lane, daughters of
Harry Lane fredericksburg farmer, high
school students. were driving home when
the storm came up. Stones cut their
horse so badly that it ran away and
dashed into a standing freight train, but
the two girls escaped with minor injuries.
Other runaways occurred, but the occu-
pants of the vehicles escaped serious in
jury.
Rev John Rosser of American Corner
was caught in the storm, the stones cut
ting his hat to shreds and decorating his
head He sought safety in hole in an
embankment on his farm. Large limbs
were cut from trees and Strewn every
where.
The storm was at its height between
and ) o'clock, lasting for - minutes.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-24
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL

st. Michaels Cadets second team went
to Bellows Falls Saturday for a game of
baseball with the St. Charles Alumni
team. The St Charles team won the
game by score of 16 TO Z.
\ meeting of ST AIichael's Cadets will
be held at the school this evening at {
o'clock. also a drill at 10. Every mem
Der is requested to be present as special
plans are to be made for coming events.
The wedding of Lewis Willie Houle
of Z Hunt avenue. who is employed at
the Fort Drummer mills. and Amy For
rette Huggin, also of this town, took
place Monday morning. May 16 at 1.30
o'clock in St AIichael's Roman Catholic
church Rev. James II. Rand officiated
They were attended by David LaNioun
taine and Miss Emeline IIoule. They
will make their home in Brattleboro.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-24

visiting her mother on Warwick avenue
and brother, J. Il. Callaghan.
Mrs. Matthew Smith returned Friday
from Brattleboro hospital, where she made
speedy recovery from an operation for
appendicitis.
Charles w Marshall, who has been
principal of the high school the past year,
has resigned. lie has accepted Il position
az master Of the high school in Conway of
which he formerly was principal
Miss Margaret Thomas, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Thomas of Elm avenue,
was married to Raymond Dresser of
Mortified Farms Monday evening, May
1e, by Rev. II f. Buffum of West North
field.
People of Mortified are asked TO hell
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-24
INVESTIGATING FLIER's DEATH.
Boston Police Declare There Is No Evil
dence McGiIvary Was Murdered.

BOSTON, May u. - District Attor-
ney Pelletier today began an investiga-
ton into the death of Patton AIcGilvary,
former overseas fier. Police officials re-
iterated that they had found nothing
to indicate that he was murdered but rel
atives and friends have insisted that Nc
Calvary had no reason to commit suicide.
From Addison, Wis, the aviators
home, word came last night that Dr.
Bunting, pathologist Of the University
of Wisconsin, and DIR. Lorenz, after ex-
animation of the body had expressed the
opinion that McGilvary was murdered.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-24

the relief of Armenian sufferers Used
clothing, especially for women and chill
dren, is solicited The bundles of clothing
should be left at the East Mortified Book
store or $. f. Walker will call for such
when notified.
The annual P0llyanna fair will be held
June IS on the grounds of the Moody
homestead from p. M. to 10 p. III. The
fair is iii charge of the women of Mount
Hernon and East Mortified. The pro-
ceeds will be applied to the current ex-
penses of Mount Hermon hospital, called
Dwights Home.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-24
WEST CHESTERFIELD, n. IL.
Fire Results in Reward Offer.

THO splnrtmnn Of this town will make
it interesting for the parties who are set
ting fires on Wantastiquet mountain, if
they are caught. They offer 800 reward
for information that will lead to the ar
rest of anyone setting fires without a
permit from the fire warden. \ gang
Of men fought a hard fire on the noun
tain all last Saturday night. and did not
arrive at their homes until > O'Clock Sun
day morning Another gang watched it
all day Sunday. This made the third fire
within a fortnight.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-24
Memorial Day Exercises Sunday.

The annual Memorial day exercises
will be held in Citizens hall next Sun
day at 3 O'Clock Everyone is invited
to attend and all are requested to bring
flowers. \ special invitation is extended
to veterans of the Civil, Spanish and
World wars. An excellent program il
being arranged by those in charge.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-24
QUIET IN ALEXANDRIA.
Riots Toll Is II Europeans and SO Ma
tiyes Killed

ALEXANDRIA. Egypt. Nav RI
Quiet prevailed here last night after the
serious rioting of Sunday night and Mon
day morning, the curfew order being we'll
observed The casualties in the rioting
We're officially reported today as l. EN-
ropeans and SO natives killed and 19f
persons wounded
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-24
Ilnrtortant Road improvements.

NJ H. Chickering. with gang of men,
has been putting the roads into shape the
past fortnight. in the New Boston dis
trict. The blasting out of the large
stones in the road viii be much appreci-
ated by all those who have occasion to
travel that way by automobile.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-24

George o. Cobleigh is able to be about
his farm work again. after being i'll with
a severe cold.
Mrs. Frances Hubbard has come to
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-24

Medical Examiner Leary said that the
conclusion reported from Wisconsin
was IAN extremely unreasonable one to
draw"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-24

The walnut growing industry in Cali
fornia represents an investment of
SS0,0000Q0.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-05-24
BIRTHS.
MARRIAGES.

In Northfield Mass, May 20. a SOL
to Mr. and Mrs. James Quinlan.
The evening world., 1921-06-06
Fables for the Fair
Mr.. and Mrs. Ananias
BY Marguerite Mooers Marshall

Moral: In the Home a Tactful Imitation of the
Truth Is Epen BETTER Than the Real Thing
A Lie in Time SaUes Nine Scenes.
by = J.
N HR. AND ANANIIs--
INI n Sspphna)--
~ - Began their married life with the resolve
They planned little Mr. and Mrs w.
a at
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socmly pleasure and caused waste OF
time.
TO crush this Increasing love Of
pleasure. the Connecticut law of IGI7
stcrnIy decreod that only the solitary
SMOKE should he permitted. Only
once q day at dinner or otherwise,
might tobacco be used, and then not
In company with any other No one
might use tobacco in ANY other house
than his own in the town where he
liVed with and in company of more
than one who useth and drinketh tho
same weed, with him at that time
FOR violating any item of the law tho
penalty was sixpencc, and only one
witness was required"
Yet according to Mr.. Myers. the
unregenerate folk of that day locked
their doors, or went Off in the woods.
ana held illegal smokers, Just as sim
llar sinners OF o-day violate the Vol
stead act in spirit IL not in letter.
l'erhaps, q few'years from now we
also shall be smoking our cigarettes
under the rose, and home cured to-
oacco will be as popular as home
Drew. Perhaps motif the attempt
10 reform smokers goes UP in smoke.
These days you can't even be
SURE OF whiff-put that in yo1n
Pipe and smoke 1t!
The evening world., 1921-06-06
Hiccough.

VUSOIiIiH Us caused BY the spas
n modic action Of the diaphragm,
that powerful muscle of respl-
ration which separates the organs OF
the abdomen from those OF the chest
Ordinarily Il Is of slight Inconvenience
and leaves no untoward effects, but
pcrsistcnt hiccough is a very serious
matter and one can never tell when
an attack of this kind may continue
into that unconquerahlc type which
ends fatally from exhaustion.
One OF the most simple remedies Is
traction of the tongue. Use a clean
handkerchief or napldn, with which to
grasp the tip of the tongue firmly
between your thumb and forehnger.
Now gently and with steady hand
make slow traction, drawing the
tongue out OF the mouth, and hold 1t
out with "A steady pull minute or
two. The hiccough stops and may not
return. Should II do 50, repeat the ac-
ton several times II need be, although
IL is almost invariably successful. BE
tbTtIU Vultl 'hlb 1'''' w y'N 49,
bunglu and do more harm than good.
Another very simple but equally
efIicacious method IL pressure upon
the back Of the tongue with u spoon
handle. Press down and back with "A
steady, forceful hand. The sufferer
can do this for himself and succeed
in checking the spasms.
A Johns Hopkins physician discov-
cred the anti-spasmodic value Of
benzyl benzoate and II is now re-
garded as an invaluable remedy in the
treatment of persistent hicooughs.
Not only rs 1t useful in the mild forms
of hiccough common in infants. but in
tho "pernicious" type occurring in
adults. The benZy benzoate cxerts
it's action bost when made UP In 20
pHr cent alcoholic solution, 90 to 40
drops OF which are given in milk or
water. This Is a point to marx, be
cause the action Of the drug ~ too
slow when given In any other man
ner. The remedy is harmless, invari-
ably successful. and should not be for
gotten
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The Girl i'm Court

By Sophie Irene Loeb


on trivial matter and discharged
as not guilty.
one would say that justice was
done such u girl But the greatest
justice would haye been accorded her
II Shc had never been brought before
the judge.
What Young people need more than
justice Is friendship. Justice. though
honest and honorable. is after all
cool and calculating.
What ~ wanted most in the aver
age case of youth is the clasp Of
sympathetic hand, the voice that re-
assures.
Justice is the cure, but friendship
Is the preventive step and the most
necossitous one in this day and age.
A girl once described to me the
fortunes that she had undergone for
years after AS she reflected ON the
shame and embarrassment to which
she was put because of IN Innocent
girhSh prank.
She aud friend were out walking
on the street one night. They hVed
in "A cUngestod area and life was
very humdrum- on this particular
evening they went out ION a laIk'-
just To SHe how many blocks they
could walk and which would tire out
first.
4 rude man came up and spoke 10
them There was "A policeman nearby,
and whru tho man received n rebnf,
no cAll'-i tho policeman and tod him
The girls had approached him
As . result They we're hailed into
court and although they were let
20 with rcprlmand, the episode
was ~ harrow ~; to this girl that 10
thus day she looks back on N with
bitterness and humiliation.
III h..Na
that policeman took hold OF us and
made 10 stay in cell oil night, and
treated "a the commonest creatures;
| still feel as | did then, that | would
like 10 XII that policeman.
-And my mind, goes back 10 our
trial the morning after, with all
kinds OF people there staring at us
as though we were the scum OF the
Garth, I wonder how | lived through II,
And when recall my mother's
tears and her misery at seeing me in
such a plight, honestly would give
some wears OF my life never 10 have
had this experience"
Such memories are drpIorable In
deed What thSr must be the --'no-
spe ct!ou OF young people who have
been called 10 account more than
Onoe?
Therefore it bchooves US TO see TO
it that wherever IL IS possible the boy
or girl. who Is about 10 go on the
maynard path, is halted By the hand
Of hclpfulnehs, rather bhan the stern
scale Of justice and law
To keep them from getting a rec
ord" and from becoming "cases."
there is but one way--give children
the Individual interest rather than
collective care
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ask very gIrlish and simplc-likc. OF
course. ! know what he means. He's
referring to fOur-baSe clouds, as the
newspapers say.
"'I mean home runs he says.
Maybe l says, but ] amt fan
tastic ON the subject OF baseball.
Some guy, is hop
Lyon know it, he says. But
was just as hard n hitter when ] was
q kid. | used to knock so many homo
runs back IN Dayton that my name
alone was sickening TO the other
guys
"'Yes" I says with the rising in
fiction. Wouldn't it 'a'ben nice II
your daddy had 'a'ben a doctor"
Yer kidding mo- he says, looking
superstitious.
NO, ! amt tell him You're
kidding yerself. Now, what kind of
Joke is tho happy little chef going 10
play on you-corned beef or saddle of
alleged lamb"
81 don't think Ia eat here, he
says.
"'You might be safer not to- I
says. AS for me, ] never take a
chance here
We'll. sir. mat baby climbs down
or his stool and Just quits us cold,
telling Lille, at the pic counter. I'm
fresh. Lille owes me six bits, so she
just tells him 10 wake up. Now, what
do you think OF that guy?
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Lucille the Waitress
Copyright BY rqna.n. c.e Now evening world,
BY Bide Dudley


SSNO YOU know what / think
men like TO brag most
about asked Lucille the
Waitress as tho Friendly Patron AT
the lunch counter dropped a medicine
tablet in a glass OF water aud drank
# down.
NO" he replied. WHAT"
THE things they used TO do whom
boys" said Lucille. Il give you my
word OF horror, I've never met a
genius homo man In here who didn't
Like TO tell what a great kid ne was.
That genius homo man is all got
left from the ancient history | learned
at school"
i've never done any Dragging OF
that sort, have II"
"Well. no. But it's the exception
that proves the mule. Now, they was
guy in here an hour ago who had
more cgot than any fellow / ever
tried TO poison with this grub Wo
havo here. He's reading about the
baseball game when I tIckle-tO up 10
see AZ no takes this for feed Joint or
tho public library. Ho looks up and
says:
This guy Ruth hits lot of
hOmcrs. eh?'
"'Picks on guys named Homer
The evening world., 1921-06-06

hN'plhS NNuiS o. ~ Wv -
courts.
a women's precinct has been cstlb-
lLshed In the metropolis. where young
women VIII be housed and cared for
and kept out Of court
II the work Is c. 'uctcd as u is
contemplated, not only e 'nt good will
result but u precedent VIII be estab-
lished for other cities of the country.
have talked with many girls who
have been so-called FIRST offenders"
! know the feeling of such young
women when conducted before n mag
istritte by a policeman.
No one can possibly realize the feel
ings Of such a girl, whether she Is
guilty or not
] have heard many pathetic stories
of young women, who, having been
brought before court for the first
time, have been so humiliated as to
believe the entire world was against
them, and such first offensc has been
the means Of facilitating their way
on the wrong path.
Then again | have known young
women who have been apprchended
by "A policeman, brought into q court
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:WHATDo You 7
. E-H Know .
oagrshl- 1921. oy tho Pras Poblushins 20.
The Sew Yort E,euinE WorIdl

Oagrlshl- 1891. 5y Tho Prus Puoluahins %
The New Yorh E'euinE woridI
QUESTIONS.
I. What 10 the State flower OF Ne
brssks7
2 What State group name 10 aiven
70 Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota,
South osk ots, Missouri, Iowa and
minnesota
3. How many times a year are day
and night Of equal length all over the
world7
4. What was the name OF commo-
dore Perry's flagship in the Battle of
Lake Erie7
5. What was Longfellow's first long
narrative in verse;
6. What is the circular ooIorsd part
OF the eye cailed2
7. What was Admiral Fsrrssuts
H-st rs1ne7
g. In what city was rresiuer.
Washington first inaugurated7
q. What Snanish King and Queen
made possible Columbus's discovery
Of Ameriea7
10. What is the I'm on the top Of a
fish's back called7
ANSWERS.
l. goldenrod; 2, West North Central
states; 8. twice; 4, Lawrence; ..
Evange'Sne 6, irts: 7, David; :, New
York; Ferdinand and Isabella: ~.
dorsai
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The Jarr
Family
By Roy l.. McCardeU.
|"orssh. lvHl. oY the Prss P,ijssin. On
THE New York Evening World

I"0reht. 1871 oT the Prss P1slssin. On
THE New York Evening wor1d)
Sc Az I'm in n hurry! Why isn't
- my breakfast ready ?" asked
Mr.. Jarr.
You should have sahi th,, Mai,
wanted it early" replied Mrs. lar
Great Scott! I should have cooked
1t too!' exclaimed Mr. Jar wbo
vas starting the day all wrong.
II don't olre what you do" r.
pled Mrs. Jarr. but one thing I
won't stand for. and that is vour
talking TO me this way! We do the
best we can II your breakfast :,
late It's your own fault. You lie IN
bed till the last minute and everv-
thing Is cold or burned. and then you
blame mel"
Who else Ia to blame?- MIR. Jar
inquired testify. "All Won uron,.,,
seem TO be afraid of your servants
these days. 1t makes Inc sick tr
hear you saying. Please do tbs. and
Please do that 1 notice you dom;
speak to me that way
Well, Mr.. Jarr." said his wife with
forced calmness, I'm glad the chill
drcn arc not here TO see this erhibj-
i'on of your temper. But you know
az we'll as I do that I called you
three times. And you know that
your breakfast Is rcady!"
Bacon and eggs" sneered Mr..
Bacon and eggs every day."
We'll, day before yesterday morn
ing said Mrs Jar triumphantly,
we had-let me see--yeS, we had
bacon and scrambled eggs!-
It's a wonder you are not afraid
OF making me i'll, with such a com
plete change of diet!" sneered Mr.
Jarr.
Wei" said Mrs. Jarr. Gertrude
makes lovely biscuits but you never
come to the table till the last minute,
and If she cooks them beforehand
they get cold and sosgy. and IL she
waits for you, you have no time TO
wait for them. And that sort OF
thing dlscourages O. girl"
"oh, 1t does. does ~" said Mr..
JaTT. And / don't suppose you could
let her know that ] am getting up,
aud then she could so ahead with
her lovely biscuits and they would be
ready by the time got 10 tho table,
That might discourage hei too. ch?
How about me7 Bacon and eggs!
Eggs and bacon! should be dts
CouraSed."
"You would be IL you knew what
they cost" replied Mrs, Jarr. and
here she began TO sob. You're
breaking my heart!"
''Then why did you start such a
fuss about my sleeping a little late
for?" asked Mr.. Jarr. seeking a loop
hole TO escape. II don't have to be
downtown early this morning. It's
all right dearie; never mind"
Mrs. Jarr was taken somewhat
aibaok by this change Of front and
said with a sniffle: "Nell, sit down
10 your breakfast. That's all you
seem to care for"
~ only care for YOU" replied Mr..
Jarr. with a show OF feeling. DRY
bread and water would seem the
finest fare with you smiling at me
across the table,"
Don l Ltih nonSense! Saio MS
wife. you know you don't mean IT,"
But they went to the table amiable
enough.
whats for breaa1tnst7" asked Mrs.
Jar.
Chops, mum" raid the girl.
Great Scott" exclaimed Mr.. Jar,
testify. "ChopS day after dayl Why
can't you have bacon and eggs To-
breakfast once In q whilef"
The evening world., 1921-06-06
lis SMOKING GOING|
| OR COMING?
DO Women Hold the Decision?
More Women Smoking To-Day Than
Ever Before and More Places Permit 1t
but
Organized Opposition Among Women
Is Becoming More and More Relentless
Blu Marguerite Dean.

cop-a vi. n n rr
Y o ooUng?'
NV Lady Noouuc 70 ihc
is sho TO will
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