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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-22
WINDHAAI
Where Were The Critics?

4 farm bureau meeting was held last
week THURSDAY evening. addressed by
& ounty AGENT K. W. Harvey, and III. III.
Bcfrr of the United States Department of
agriculture. who spoke about forming a
cooperative bull association in town. The
meeting WAS attended by about fifteen, of
whom over half were boys. Very few of
those who have recently criticised the
agent for not coming to the hill
towns We're present: although he travelled
by automobile - miles to reach here.
He came through Chester and by mistake
came up the "poplc Dungeon road,
rarely used by automobiles even in sum
mCr Too few were present TO come to
any conclusion although it is hoped to
bay u bull comparatively somewhat later.
PRAYER meeting was held this week Mt
Mrs. Hattie =. Jones. Next week it is
to be at Keith Cartoons.
Harold IoSIin. has finished work chop
ping for the Vermont Marble Co, ann IS
working Tor 4. G. Burbee.
The annual meeting and roll call Of the
q ngl egational church il 10 he held Sat
urday. Dee. 81 ut the vcstry.
Automobiles still travel moro or less
even over Windham hills l.. l.. StOwell
went TO Brattleboro and back Monday.
Miss Mae Ingalls, came home Tuesday
evening for her Christmas vacation from
Smith college. Miss Irene Ingalls, Is
expected Friday night from her teaching
IN Ansonia. Conn.
Miss Viola Cameron. county club leader
was i'm town Thursday She visited the
West School in the morning. The West
WIutlham boys expect to form q potato
club. and girls q clothing club. but no
leaders have rs yet been secured. IL the
center. the girls are to form a clothing
club and boys n poultry club. Mrs. VIII
L. Moses i club leader. aided by Mrs. G.
II. .JoSlin and Miss Florence Corey as
committee.
Glebe Mountain Grange elected officers
last week * follows: Master. Edwin
StoweIl ovcrseer, Leon Abbott; lecturer,
Mrs. Bertha Holden chaplain. Cola
Howe: steward. Robert Stowell; asst
steward. Lewis Stowell; treasurer. ID. Il,
FOntainc: secretary. Carlena Howe
gatekceper. Henry +. RhOades; Ceres,
Mrs. Keith Carleton: Pomona. Mrs
/ NiarsaFet Walsh Flora. Mrs. Henry F.
/ ithoadcS: Lady asst steward. Angellette
/ Abbott
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HINSDAIE n IL

Mrs. c. y Gray visited relatives in
BrattleborO Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. q. G.. Robertson were in
Springfield, Mass, Monday. ....
Miss Josie Redding has returned to
her home here from Gloucester, Mass.
Mrs. j., J. Walker and three children
visited relatives in BrattlebOrO Sunday
and Monday. ..-.
Mrs. Ed. Sweet and daughter, Pauline,
of keene We're guests Saturday and Sun
day of Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Dupee.
Mr.. and Mrs. George \. Robertson left
Tuesday afternoon for Jacksonville, Fla,
where they will remain for the winter.
Mrs. Bessie /. Films and l.. +. Fins
of Boston are to come Friday to remain
for several days with their daughter and
sister, Mrs. +. j. Weed.
The Rainbow Reading circle met with
n good attendance at the December meet
ing. y very interesting program of book
reviews was given. The next meeting
win be held Jan. .. .--.
News has been received of the birth of
a son on Dec. IL to Mr.. and Mrs. Viii
liam c. Clackner of New York state.
Mrs. Clackner was formerly Miss Mil
bred Cramer OF this town.
There will be a Christmas tree and
exercises in the Congregational church
Saturday evening at Z o'clock. \ spe-
ciai Christian Endeavor service with a
Christmas tree win be held next Sunday
evening in the Congregational church at
Il o'clock. At O'Clock a service of story
and song entitled The Inn will be given.
At the close of this service a Christmas
Offering will be taken for the starving
children of Russia.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-22

Office were kept, lies buried beneath sew
eraI tons of brick and il is doubtful if
any of the contents Will be saved. The
Western Union Office was on the second
floor The conductors rooms. sleeping
quarters FIR traipmen occupied the re
mainder Of that floor.
The depot was erected about 1881 and
was remodeIed IN 1900. The structure
was two and half stories high, of cheap
brick construction and was used by the
Fitchburg and Connecticut Valley divi-
sion Of the Boston & Maine and by the
Central Vermont and Rutland railroads.
Ii was owned by the Rutland railroad.
maintenance costs beng shared by the
other reads.
Temporary waiting rooms and ticket
office are being erected in the Boston *
Maine freight house, together with tenn
porary Western Union quarters. No
tickets are on sale today.
Train service last night was inter
rupted Grly temporarily. as was ser
vice on the SaxtonS River electric road.
Street lights throughout the town were
out for an hour or 80 because of the fire.
This is the first fire loss here since
Eugene Cray was made fire chief about Il
wear ago and. according to those on hand
when the fire started, everything possible
was done to save the building. Lack of
water and the nature of the fire made the
fight hopeless.
Boston x Maine railroad officials and
insurance men arrived in town on the 4
o'clock train this morning and are view
ing the ruins.
Nothing can be learned as TO what sort
of a station may be built in the future,
but it is believed that the three roads
using the location viii share in the ex-
pense Of erecting an up-to-date terminal.
The loss is covered by blanket insur-
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BELLOWS FALLS STATION
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vented similar disaster there. Ladders
were erected IL the roof and the flames
which had started in several places were
put cut.
Streams Of water were played on the
roofs of the Vermont Farm Machine
plant. the freight and coal sheds. the
Wright grain mill and the Rand livery
stable during the whole night. The
stable roof caught fire on three consecu-
i've occasions in spite of the fact that
il is located about 800 yards to the south
Of the depot.
Ticket Agent Dayton II. Switzer was
ut his home when the fire broke out. Not
Il single ticket or any of the money in the
cash drawer We're saved. Some of the
baggage was removed from the baggage
room at tho southern end of the build
ing. bat little else was saved.
Edward Reed, Western Union opera
tor. had closed the Western Union office
on the second floor but IL minutes before
fire was discovered leaving his Overcoat
and a considerable sum of money in the
Office Mr. Damien, in charge of the
Western Union here. states that the
small safe in which the records Of that
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-22
PUTNEY
Church Fair a Success.


The annual fair of the Community
church. which was held Friday evening
was a great success. About 5000 was
taken in and the expenses We're not large
The chicken-pie supper under the super
vision of Mrs. u. w. Phillips was excel
lent.
The b0thsS were prettily trimmed. The
both for fancy work. with Mrs. b. NJ
Reed and, Miss Anna Blood in charge,
was decorated with pink paper peoples.
The apron booth was of green and bitter
sweet and was in charge of H. e. Ever
leth and Mrs. +. f. Robertson The
children's grab was in red and was under
Sylvia Derry. The popcorn booth, in
yellow and white. was presided over by
Mrs y NJ. CroSer and Miss Edith Adams.
The candy booth was of green and sprays
cf Dorothy Perkins roses in paper. Mrs,
l.. y. Fuller end Miss Olive Blood We're
in charge. Huxster. green and tinsel.
NUS H. .. Cobb, Mrs Flora r. Cole. Mrs
Bryant were in charge.
The two-act play. Sally Lunn, was
given with the following cast John Ran
dolph. junior at Yale, Il. l.. Burdett
Leo Randolph, David Haunum; Morton
Glynn. n Yale junior, r. Buchanan Mrs.
join. Randolph. Sally. Miss Toilette
Marjorie Randolph, Miss Murphy !: Mrs
penciOpe WinSlOw. Miss Cooley; Vivian
Winslow. Miss Bugbec. Each one was
unusually good in their parts and the play
was interesting and full of mirth and In
diCrouS situations from start to finish
Miss Jennie Il. Pierce, accompanied by
Mrs. Muckman on the piano, sang two
selections.
Mrs. Ernest Patnode and baby son
stopped with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
NJ. j. Perry. while Mr.. Patnode was in
Brattrcboro to deliver n pair of Brown
Swiss, to DIR. +. II. Lynch.
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FOR THE REFoRMER
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-22
NEWFASE.

q Mrs. William Hazelton has gone to
Turner's Falls to visit relatives.
Miss Marjorie Eames came home from
M.ddlebury college on Friday to spend
the holida-' vacation.
Hayden Marsh, who came from Brat
tleboro TO visit his sister, Mrs. Earle
Hamlin. is i'll with chiekenpoX
Mrs. Adams, who has been spending
week with her cousin, Mrs. George Fos
tcr, returned Monday to her home in
Northfeid. -...
Mrs Marcia Morton, who has been at
Alvin White : for several months VIII
snend lie winter at the Windham
County house.
Mrs. Morton, was staying with Mrs.
Alice Micott until she started last week
for Tennessee, il now assisting Mrs. Os-
borna in the county house.
Tonic Of the Christian Endeavor meet
ing Sunday evening Will be-, Following
the star: What do Men Find? Miss
Marguerite Jones. leader.
Clyde Randall and family have moved
into Mrs. Alice AicOtt ; house and will
live there while Mrs. MicOtt remains in
Hartman, Tenn. through the winter
months.
( Miss Nellie Pratt came from Green
field. Mass, Monday to spend a few
days IN Newfape but did not open her
home as she stopped at the county house
during her short stay.
Miss Nellie Pratt, who is spending the
winter in Greenfield came Monday to at
tend the Rebekah celebration, and for
brief stay at her nome, returning
Wednesday to Greenfield.
Miss Frances Hyde is home from Will
mington for Il vacation of two weeks
and Miss Helen Hyde comes from Yer
mont University on Thursday to remain
at home until New Year 5.
Next Sunday Rev F. b. HYDE will in
clude in the Christmas Sermon stories
for the children. and if desired, baptism
will be conferred on any upon request oil
their parents. Special music for the
service.
The school children who are enjoying
their holiday vacation are busy this
week r6hearsing for the cantata, The
Night Before Christmas. TO be given by
the Sunday school in Union hall Christ
mas Eve. All in the community are in
vlted to attend.
Mrs. Minnie Mountain Green of Spen-
Ger, Mass, formerly we'll known in New
( fame and who came near dying from n
surgical operation last spring, Is so far
recovered that she is planning a visit To
Newfane about Christmas time.
The first West River passenger train
( last week was - crowded with people
intent upOu visit to Brattleboro that
| some Of the ladies were compelled Ia
! i;td seats in the smoking car. but they
got There ali right and reached home
safely. i'm good season, thanks to the
West River road
/ Christmas cheer il in the air and the
! enormous sale of holiday cards shows a
/ Wise tendency to seHd greetings to dear
1 -
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BIRTHS.

In West Brattleboro (Melrose hospi-
tall, Dec 2l, a son to Spencer NJ. and
Gladys (RusselD Gibson, grandson to
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard F. Gibson OF Brat
tleboro and Mrs. John Smith of Buxton,
Me.
In Hardwick. Dec Is. daughter, Car
lean Mildred, to Mr.. and Mrs. Freeman
HoUghton, granddaughter to. Mr., and
Mrs. Bert Hou~hton and great grand
daughter to Mr.. and Mrs. John l..
In Greenwich, y y, Dec T.. a son to
MIR. and Mrs. Raymond p. and Violet
U.Nmanl Smell. grandson to Mrs. r. II.
Woodbury. of NorthGcld, Mass.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-22

4 young wife complained to a London
magistrate the other day that her nus
band had reserved to himself the duty
Of housekeeping, and that she couldn u
eat the food he bought. The lawyer for
The defense argued that the husband has
the right to do tho housekeeping if he
chooses but the magistrate didn 7 a2ree.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-22
SOUTH WINDHAM

Nj w. \. Farr was in Brattleboro
Saturday.
Charles Frances was I'm Brattle-
boro the last of the week
School closed Friday for a two weeks
vacation and the teacher has gone to her
home.
Miss Minnie Howe has gone to her
home in Brooklinc for a months vacation
from her work at Alva Harris.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-22
New Year S Eve

The annual New Years Eve good time
dinner dance will be held at the Wei
don Hotel Saturday evening, December
3Ist. from 100 to 1900 p. IN. Music by
D0lan's famous dance orchestra of
Springfield. Souvenirs of the occasion.
noise makers. and a general good time
for everybody Dinner starts promptly at
100 p. M Reservations for tables should
be made in advance. Address Mr.. J.
TcnnysOn Seller. Manager.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-22
waRDsBORO CENTER.

Little Robert Waite was burned dread
fully one last week. He fell on the
stove, burning the inside of his hands
and underside of his arms.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-22
ANNOUNCEMENT

The Weldon Hotel ut Greenfield, Mass.
viii serve a special Christmas dinner on
Monday. December 2Gth. from 1900 IN.
to 300 p. IN. Bring your friends and
enjoy the Christmas holiday at the Wei
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-12-22
DEATHS.

In Brattleboro. Dec. 81, infant son of
Oscar T. and INA (Higgins) Whitney.
In Yakima, Wash, Dec. u, David
Thomas Perry, 81, of West Brattleboro.
Evening star., 1921-06-12
MANY BUY HAND|WORK
OF SOLDIER PATIENTS
Hundreds Daily Attend Sale Of
Articles Made at St.
Elizabeth's.

Between three and fve hundred
persons day have been attending
the sale and exhibit of articles made
by the soldier patients of st. Eliza
beth's Hospital, on display in an
lmprovised salesroom at 16 Jackson
place. headquarters of the District
Chapter. American Red Cross. Many
purchases have been made
The collection of handmade arti-
cles. which will remain on sale until
Wednesday, includes trays. baskets
and other forms of wickerwork. toys
OF intricate workmanship. and va
rfous kinds Of household furnishings.
such as woven rugs, towels. etc.
A toy. which has attracted consid-
erable attention is a miniature street
car of detailed construction Even
the sliding windows, control appara-
tus and motorman's stool are incor-
porated The car is being ranled of
for chances of 10 cents apiece.
Checker boards are in the exhibit, one
being made entirely of wood, with
sections OF a broomhandle serving as
checkers and another with sunken
squares. precluding shifting of the
checkers.
The handwoven rugs are of all
designs and weaves and represent
several color schemes. A whole room
is devoted to the display Of rugs and
embroidered centerpieces, runners,
pillow cases and luncheon sets.
Proceeds of the sale over the cost
of the patients. who have put. their
time into making the articles. Nurses
aids from the hospital assist in the
disposition of the wares and explain
the hardships met by the soldiers in
producing them.
Evening star., 1921-06-12
PUBLIC CALLED TO WAR
ON UNCLEAN HOUSE FLY
District Health Authorities Point
Out Need for Help of House
holders in Campaign.

Commissioner Oyster. who super
vises the health department, yester-
day joined with Health Officer Fowler
in an appeal to the people of the city
to open war on the house fly.
The Commissioner pointed out that
there is little the health department
can do toward eliminating flies from
the homes, and that the success of
the campaign against these disease
carriers depends upon the efforts of
the householders.
DR.. Fowler said that IL it were pos
sible to trace the travels of a single
fly for one day and make a list of the
numerous insanitary places where he
alights before landing in the butter
or the milk bottle, the housewives
would realize the Importance of swat
ting every one of the insects that puts
in an appearance around the house.
If every window and other opening
in the house is not screened, the
health officer. continued, fly that has
just left a garbage can. a pool of
dirty water, or some other filthy spot
may enter the house and contaminats
some article of food.
Inspectors of the health depart
ment will exercise their regular sum-
mer supervision over public places
where food is served or sold. but un-
less the people as a whole carry on
the war in their homes the effect of
the precautions taken in the stores
will be partly lost. Dr., Fowler pointed
out.
So. begin swatting now, and keep
it up as long as there is a fly in
sight.
Evening star., 1921-06-12
TABLET TO BE UNVEILED.
Bears Names Of Georgetown Law
Students Who Died in War.

Exercises commemorating e the hero
dead Of Georgetown University
School OF Law will be held in the law
library tomorrow evening, when a
bronze tablet, bearing the names of
twenty eight students and alumni
who sacrificed their lives in the world
war will be unveiled by their class
mates
Engraved on the tablet is the fol-
students Of Georgetown Law School
in honor OF the sons Of Georgetown
University Law Department, who sac
rificed their lives on the altar Of civil
lization during the world war"
The names of the studens and alum
nj that appear on the tablet are: En-
sign John B. Ahearn. Lieut.. J. A.
Beck, Lieut.. Charles r.. Buckley,
Lieut.. Thomas c. Carver. Capt. Ralph
e. Donmelly. Lieut. Julian N. ,Dowell.
james p. Dunn, Ensign James L. Cog
gins, Capt. J. Gardner Greene. Robert
M. wanford. Harold Hall. Lieut. Mau-
rico L Harding. Lieut.. Warren G..
Harrfes, Lieut.. Charles W. House,
Lyon. sergt. John NAHUM; John W.
seph q. Mcdonald. Sergt. Maj. Edward
D. Mclaughlin, Lieut.. William F.
MiltenberEer, lieut.. Albert Nantx
Lieut.. william A. Sheehan, Lieut.. For
rest Stuart. Francis M Tracy. A. g
Vanderlip and Sergt. Carl N. Weber.
The tablet will be unveiled by Capt
David r. Wolverton, U. 8. A., chair
man Of the committee that had charge
of its erection. John M. Karns OF
the senior class, has been chosen to
make the memorial address.
Evening star., 1921-06-12
COMPLETING NEW SALARY
SCHEDULE FOR TEACHERS
School Authorities Will Make Eff
fort to Have Congress
ApproVe Draft

Work Of drafting the new salary
schedule for District public school teach
ers. which school authorities will make
an effort to have Congress approve is
nearing completion, it was announced
last night Steps to frame the new pay
scale were taken about month ago.
when committee of school officers and
teachers was appointed by the teachers
council to study the wages paid teachers
in other large cities. At that time the
teachers. through the council representa-
tives, voted TO request Congress to in
clude them in the proposed reclassifica-
ton legislation now before Congress.
Since then the teachers have withdraw
their request, and are now in favor of a
separate pay schedule. which will not be
inserted in any of the reclassiication
bills.
The new salary scale probably will be
completed early this week and submit
ted to the board of education at its
meeting Wednesday afternoon for con-
Gderation. It is understood that it pro-
vides a minimum salary of s.. 900 a year
for elementary teachers. with Longevity
increases annually. as are nov granted.
Evening star., 1921-06-12
Three TEXAS FARM BOYS
TO SEE SIGHTS HERE
Lads Who Won Prizes Judging
Live Stock on Way to England.
Will Stay Here Two Days.

will be In Washington today as the
guests for two days Of the govern
ment. They are G. w. Weiting Of
county and Alva Debnam Of La Mesa.
Tex. In competition last fall with
boys representing thirteen states
these three won the first prize in
judging live stock at the southeastern
fair at Atlanta, Ga. This prize. given
the English royal live stock show at
Derby, England. for the three boys,
the county agent in. the county in
which the highest boy lives. the state
leader for Texas and for one man
from the Department Of Agriculture
work.
During the first day in Washington
the young visitors will have a motor
ride through Rock Creek Park and to
many other points Of interest. under
the direction of o. B. Martin of the
day they will visit Secretary Wallace
and go with him and other officials to
see the President.
The party. as it will be made up
for the voyage from New York. June
addition to the three boys. 1. w. Hill
of the Department of Agriculture, H.
H. Williamson. state leader in Texas
in the cooperative work carried on
by the state and the Department of
Agriculture. and Harvey B. Ross
county agent for Falls county. Texas.
home Of the boy scoring highest in
the judging contest. After visiting
several countries, not yet decided
upon, the party will sail from Glas-
gov July 90 on the Saturnia for
Montreal.
Especial interest attaches to the
work in judging done by these boys
because their knowledge of live stock
was gained on the farm. and without
the advantage of instruction in an
agricultural college. College boys
were not admitted to this particular
class Of work in the southeastern fair,
Evening star., 1921-06-12
J. L. SCOTT TO ADDRESS
IRISH SOCIETY CARNIVAL
Five Local Councils Plan Elabo-
rate Celebration July 4
at Georgetown.

Joseph L. Scott of Los Angeles.
Calif.. will be the principal speaker
at the Independence day carnival to
be held at Georgetown University
by the five local councils Of the
American Association for the Recog-
milton Of the Irish Republic, accord
ing to an announcement made last
night by officials in charge. Mr..
Scott wired his acceptance Of the in
vitation to participate in the demon
stration to headquarters OF the asso-
citation yesterday.
Elaborate preparations are being
made by the Irish society to celebrate
the day in a manner never attempted
in this city before. A delegation will
visit the Commissioners tomorrow to
ask their sanction, and 1t is hoped
that one of the District officials will
be present at the celebration.
Patrick J. Haltigan, reading clerk
of the House of Representatives., will
read the Declaration of Independence
and Washington's farewell address. A
mixed chorus of 100 voices led by
Miss Agnes Whalen. will sing ''The
Star Spangled Banner" and more than
5000 persons will participate in the
hag-raising ceremonies.
Prettily decorated booths WIN sur
round the campus, where refresh :
ments viii be served. and following
the patriotic exercises the remainder
OF the day will be devoted to athletics
Evening star., 1921-06-12
PROTEST PRIZE FIGHT.

Declaring that it was astonishing
that ANY state in the American
Union would tolerate an exhibition
act only bloody and brutal in itself,
but intended to appeal to all that is
Rbyemal in the average man." the
Board of Temperance and Public
Morals of the Methodist Episcopal
Church issued a statement yesterday
condemning the Dempsey Carpenter
fight to be held at Jersey City July 2.
AL "right-thinking Americans" the
statement said, Ought to see to It
that this is the last prize fight fought
on American SOIL"
Boxing was characterized as "a per-
fectly harmless, character-building
sport" but the Dempsey Carpenter
bout. the statement said, will not be
boxing or anything like boxing"
Men who habitua1ly see such things
inevitably become not only brutal,
but cowardly," the statement contin-
ued, '.and lose every sense of sports
manship. Women who see them fire.
quently. in the end, become things that
are certainly not women"
Evening star., 1921-06-12
COL. HOFFMAN ASSIGNED,

Col. George NJ Hoffman, corps Of
Engineers. who has Just completed a
course at the General Staff College.
Washington barracks has been as
signed 20 duty In charge Of the mis-
mept
That division has supervision over
All engineering. projects IN this vicin.
lty, including the District water sun.
ply system. public buildings ana
grounds. the Key bridge across The
Potoman tho impfuveimAnt Il the 20
tomac river and the transfofmation Of
ene valley OF the AhacostA river Into
q largo water PARK.
About twenty years ego. OIL Hoft-
man assisted Col A. H. Miller IN the
nstruction Of the tunnel Which
carries the water from the George
filtration plant near the SoldiefT
Home.