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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-01
RECORD CROWDS
AT BATHING BEACH
Attendance Sunday f2O and Yesterday
90-Chutes Prove Real Attraction
Many Learn to Swim.

This weeks attendance at the Com
munity Service bathing beach promises
TO set new record There were 120
persons at the beach Sunday and 90 yes
terday These two DAYS were the best
successive days that the beach has vet
had About 300 persons were at the
beach last week despite the cool and
rainy weather.
The chutes have developed into a real
attraction, and the children and older
boys and girls are finding the sandy
beach a pleasant playground Jumping
and vaulting standards have been
erected for the use of the younger peo-
pie. although there is no bar to some of
the old-timers trying to make a come
back
About 20 children have learned to
swim in the last month at the beach and
practically the same number of adults
have been taught to keep their heads
above water, The cards for the "min-
nows." "sunfish" and Sharks are now
being sent out The "minnows" have
learned to swim % strokes. the "sun-
fish" 80 and the sharks 100.
A beach expert who has visited the
beaches at Brockton and Gardner, Mass.
came to the local beach Yesterday and
pronounced it a better place than the
two in the Bay state
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-01
J. E. ROGERS SELLS
STORE TO GOBIE
One Of Oldest Business Places on Main
Street Changes Hands To-day
Former John Calvin Store

One of the oldest business places on
Main street changed hands today, H.
J.. Gobie buying the plumbing and heat
ing store of j. f. Rogers which is the
old John Calvin store Mr.. Gobie is
well-known painter and paper-hanger
For about 90 years a stove and tim
ware business has been carried on in
this stand. In the early DAYS it occu-
pied two floors and basement. The
second floor was used for farming imple-
ments, but later this part of the busi-
ness was sold to the Valley Grain Co..
on Flat street. The Main street store
at that time was owned by Wood &
Marshall Mr.. Rogers bought the stock.
III years ago of the John Calvin estate
and he has built up successful busi-
ness, specializing on the larger heating
and plumbing contract The Austine
Institution. Abbott apartments, County
House at Newfane. union station. Odd
Fellows temple. Latehis theatre. Shea 3
garage and federal building are among
the buildings equipped by him The
heating and plumbing in the federal
building at the time of the completion
of that building was the finest. with
one exception of that kind of work in
any of the government buildings in
New England. Mr.. Rogers plans to take
y rest and later to look after other busi-
ness interests.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-01
Main Street Real Estate
Boosted in Valuation By
Listers in Ne70 Appraisal
CORNER STONE
OF ARMORY LAID
Placed i'm Position on Southwest Corner
Contains Box and Some Records
NO Formal Exercises.

The progress of the construction work
on the new Armory and Community
House reached the beginning of a new
era yesterday afternoon at $50 clock,
when a handsome white cast cornerstone
with the figures 1922 carved ON two
sides was placed in position on the
southwest corner of the structure There
were no formal or impressive exercises
in connection with the placing of the
stone; the only persons cognizant of the
operation were the woFkmen who hap
pened to be in the vicinity and the few
local notables directly concerned.
The corner stone itself is approx
mately Is inches square and p inches
high. 1t was cast with a hollow base
to receive a box containing the records.
Before the stone was set III place, a cop
per box, IL inches long, six inches wide
and seven inches deep, was placed on
the underpinning This box contained a
copy of the deed and copy of the
American Legion charter. 1t was pre-
pared and sealed by Laurence Sherman
in behalf of tie local post Of the Ameri-
can Legion. The box was then presented
to George L. Sherman and John Il. Dick,
superintendent, who, in turn. put it in
place and the corner stone was then set,
the actual laying having been done by
Frank Owen of Meriden, Conn.
All tie east stCne to be used in the
binding has arrived and is now ON the
job and ready to be put in place. This
viii bring the walls to the bottom of the
belt course of the first story The rough
lining for the first floor has all been
laid and the brick work on the drill
shed is now sill high. The brick work
of the head-house is up to the bottom of
the water table, which the workmen are
now laying. The wood partitions for
the head house are now partially erected
and the staging for the walls of the
drill she'd section are now in place.
Mr.. Dick said yesterday afternoon
that the progress of the construction
work was proceeding very favorably and
that the building was still three days
ahead of schedule.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-01
FREIGHT CARS BUMP
IN LOCAL YARD
Drawback Fails to Hold and Coal Car
Is Pushed on Siding. 0yerturning
Large Tank of Tar.

An accident which fortunately had no
serious results happened in the local rail
road yard this morning when the draw
back between the switch engine and
train of freight cars failed to hold the
cars. gaining momentum. crashed into
back of the Twin State Gas & Electric
company's plant on Bridge street. The
brakes of the two cars, one of which
was a coal car being unloaded by two
men. were set, but the momentum
showed them 20 feet The forward car
on the siding struck a large tank con-
carried it 10 feet. overturning it, The
coal car also was pushed off the end of
the track and the forward truck buried
itself in the dirt. The two workmen in
the car Were not injured.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-01
Water Works Property Set
at $250,000-Herhto-
fore 100000
INDUSTRIAL PLANTS
ALSO ARE ADVANCED
Increase in Residential
Property Not SO
Marked

The listers have completed their quad
rennial appraisal of local real estate and
have filed the result of the work in the
office of the town clerk office They also
have given notice to taxpayers whose
property has been increased in value that
they may appear next Monday evening
and air their grievances. 1t viii be a
big meeting without doubt.
just how much Brattleboro's tax list
has been increased by the recent activi-
ties of the listers is not known for the
reason that they have not footed the fig
ures. A casual glance at the new list,
however, shows that some decided boosts
have been made.
For example, the Brattleboro Water
Works property, which has been paying
on Il valuation of 100000. is in the new
list at S25OO00 The Twin State Gas &
Electric Co. now paying on $4,000 for
It's gas plant and $4,000 for its electric
lines, viii be assessed on $50, 900 for its
gas plant and $65.000 for its lines, No.
that isn't an error; the new book says
500, 900.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-01

and was with the regiment every day of
its service After being mustered out
of the service in Brattleboro he entered
the employ of Heustis & Burnap and
later was a member of the harness max
ing firm of Miller 4 kinson until his
retirement
On Dec %, 1869. he married Helen
Field Prouty of West Brattleboro, who
survives with one daughter. Alice. of
Brattleboro. He also leaves three sis
tiers. Miss Gertrude L. Miller. Miss Min
ME S. Miller and Mrs. J. II. Holland, all
of BTattleboro. and two nephews. Harry
Shaw Of OranUe, Mass. and Walter
Shaw of AIiddlebury. Conn
Mr.. Miller was a member of the Sedg-
wick post. q. A r, and at one time
was chaplain of the post He was affili-
ated with no other organizations,
The funeral VIII be held at the home
ut 2.30 o'clock Thursday afternoon.
Rev. J.. @. s. Osgood officiating The
burial Will take place in Meeting House
Hill cemetery.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-01
PRETTY WEDDING
AT ENISHINAWAK
Miss Elizabeth Spencer Becomes Bride
OF Raoui l.. Moquin in Cottage
ON Bank of Connecticut.

A very pretty wedding took place
Yesterday morning at Enishinawak. on
the banks of the Connecticut river. the
summer home of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
T. Spencer of BrattIeboro, in Chester
field, y. H., when their daughter. Eliza
beth, was married TO Raoul Louis Mo
quin. son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Z
Moquin of Washington street. Brattla
boro. The ceremony was performed by
Rev. Fl. p. Woodin, d. d.. pastor of the
Centre Congregational church, in the
beautiful pine grove at the Spencer cot
tage, with only immediate relatives pres
ent. Mr.. and Mrs Moquin left by auto
mobile for Millers Falls, where they
boarded a train for Norwich, Conn. Mr.
Aloquin having a position as salesman
with the Puritan Maid Bread Co., of
that city
Mrs. Moquin graduated from the Brat
tleboro high school in 1918. being
winner of one of the 500 Austine
prizes. and later was two years at Mid
dlebury college. Mr.. Monuin formerly
was employed by Manlev Bros Co, also
by the Roberts Auto Co.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-01
BROTHERS
BUY PAVILION HOTEL
William A. and John C. Purchase Prop
erty in Accordance With
ThOmaS's Will

MONTPELIER, Aug. deeds werd
passed Yesterday morning transferring
the Pavilion hotel to the new owners,
William A. Heaphy and John c. Heaphy,
brothers of Thomas j. Heaphy the de-
ceased, owner of the hotel UP to the time
of his death
One deed is given by Anna Ford
Heaphy, the widow and John c. Heapy
as executors of the will of Thomas J.
Heaphy, TO William A. Heaphy. this
deed setting forth that it is done in ac-
cordance with provisions in the will to-
gether with agreement that one-third
should be decided to John G.. Heaphy.
The second deed transfers to John
G. Heaphy an undivided one-third
interest in the property, so that il
leaves William A. Heaphy owner of two
thirds and John c. Heapny owner Of
one third of the property.
The sale which is made at price
fixed by Mr.. Heaphy in his will, and
is said to represent the cost to him and
not the real market value, includes the
Pavilion hotel and real estate, the
garage and the personal property IN the
hotel provisions, etc. The deed specifics
the consideration to be 5000.
The new owncrs like their deceased
brother. have been long identified with
the hotel business. William A. Heaphy
has been clerk and hotel manager mp
ward of 80 wears. He started his career
IN the BROOKS House at BTattieboTO and
has been identified principally with ho-
tells in the south, among them hcstelrics
in Ft. Paine. Montgomery and latterly
with the Windsor at Bristol. Tenn. Va
He was for a short time with the Pa
vilion in this city during his brothers
ownership.
John c. Heaphv. manager of the hotel
for the past twp and half years, and
who becomes one of the proprietors. win
continue as manager.
He was in the insurance business for
a year in New York before coming here
10 years ago TO become clerk His work
as manager in the nast two wears has
been verv successful and assures the
continuation of the high standard of
service and cuisine which the Pavilion
has always maintained As both own
ers are hotelmen with great experience.
one with a thorou~h knowledge of Yer
mont's needs. the continued success of
the business seems assured. The new
management win start off with the best
wishes of Montpelier neople
Since tho death last fall of Mr.
Heaphv who hought the hotel in 1907.
the business has been carried on by
The executors cf the will Mrs Heanhv
the widow, and John c. Heanhv nrr-
mo tho lifetime of her husband Mrs
Heavily had personal charge of = larrn
norton of tho house keepers duties and
no small part of thp success of the hotel
was due TO her unti,inE efforts.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-01
VALLEY FAIR TO
HAVE NEW FEATURE
Young Peoples Recreation Center TO Be
Known as Happyland-Will Have
PLAYGROUND Facilities

A new feature at this years Valley
y. will be a youne peoples recreation
center to be known as Happyland. This
center viii be in the pine grove on the
grounds and will be in charge of Com
munity Service Director f. X Brown.
In this grove all playground facilities
are TO be installed and there will be ath-
lctic contests Of all kinds for boys and
girls. There also viii be baby show and
parade, ribbons being given for the best
babies. Daylight fireworks. Punch and
judy. games, band pieces and vaudeville
acts will be in the Happyland proqram
for each morning and afternoon of the
fair
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-01
GIRLS DIE FROM
POISON PIE IN n. Y.
Large Number of Victims Among Pat
rOns of One Restaurant-COllapse
at Their Desks.

NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-Two girl
stenographers died today and nearly 100
persons are i'll of poison believed to
have been taken in pie eaten in res
taurant at Broadway and 26th street
Yesterday. Autopsies on the bodies of
the two victims were ordered to deter
mine the nature of the poison which
killed them, while officials of the medical
examiners Office were conducting an in
yestigation of the restaurant itself
Panic reigned in Offices in the vicinity
Of the restaurant yesterday afternoon as
young men and women collapsed at their
desks. Ambulances We're kept busy
rushing them to hospitals. A check-up
disclosed that practically all of them had
eaten berry pie in the same restaurant
Police feared more deaths among per
sons who went home without obtaining
medical treatment
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-01
OPPOSE SENDING COAL TO L. S.
Welsh Unions Would Net Relieve Fuel
Shortage Here

CARDIFF, Wales, Aug. 1.-The coun-
Gil of the South Wales miners federation
approved a resolution Yesterday from the
Rhondda district in favor of preventing
the export of coal to America 1t was
resolved to communicate the action of the
South Wales federation to Frank Hodges
national secretary of the miners union
stating the opinion of the South Wales
council and urging that the international
committee should take steps to prevent
the export of coal to America.
Prices in Cardiff yesterday were firm
at the coal exchange. With the colierieS
fully booked there is little disposition to
enter further commitment
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-01
WAGE CONFERENCE
ON COAL CALLED
Operators and Miners of
Central BituminOus Field
Meet Monday
RAILROAD MEN
MEET IN NEW YORK

Are Preparing Reply to Presidents Pro
posal TO Settle Strike-COal Men TO
Remain ON Strike Until Definite Agree
ment Is Reached.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 1 (Asso-
ciated Press "A joint wage conference
of operators and miners of the central
competitive bituminous fields, to be held
in Cleveland next Monday for the pur-
pose of negotiating a basic agreement
designed to terminate the present coal
strike, was called today by John L..
Lewis. international president of the
united mine workers.
President Lewis also summoned the
general policy committee of the union to
meet in Cleveland at the same time, for
the purpose Of acting promptly upon de-
veIopments as they occur in the joint
wage conference. All men will remain on
strike until an agreement or definite
understanding is reached.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-01
CHAUTAUQUA TO
START TOMORROW
College Singing Girls to
Give Program, Begin
ming at 3
OF
MUCH EXCELLENCE
Tent to BE Erected on High School
Gr0unds-JuniOr Chautauqua Parade
This FOreno0n-The Crisis and the
Call. Lecture Tomorrow Night.

Tomorrow is the opening day of Brat
tleboro's 1922 Chautauqua, the first en-
tertainment taking place in the big tent
on the Brattleboro high school grounds
at 3 o'clock, when the College Singing
Girls win render a program. The even
ing entertainment, which will open at
730 o'clock, Will consist of a program
by the same musicians and an address by
DIR. l.. G. Herbert, one of the ablest men
on the American platform
A careful study Of the advance pro-
gram for the week indicates one of the
best series of Chautauqua entertainments
ever presented here 1t includes -
events-music, entertainment and lee
lures. Among the speakers are W. j.
Spillman, who will speak on The Basic
Industry on Strike: DR. Frank Bohl,
whose subject will be Good News, and
who Will conduct an open forum at the
close of his address DR. Thomas r.,
Green, who had charge of the speaking
activities of the Victory Liberty loan in
1919. His subject will be Guarding the
Outposts. The comedy, Turn to the
Right, Will be another feature of the
series. The musical programs will in
clUde entertainments by the Clarke Con-
cert IdFIN-d baritone. Nl0IlnlSJ anu
pianist; the Observation-Disclosures
lists and yocalists Boston Little Sym
pbony-trumpeter, pianist, viOliniSt.
'cellist, soprano and tenor; and Mildred
Leo Clemens an dcoinpany in a program
of Hawaiian selections
In order to secure this excellent series
local citizens guaranteed an advance sale
of S1,S0O in season tickets. but up to
this noon not nearly that goal had been
reached and unless many more persons
show willingness to secure season tick
cts before tomorrow night the guarantors
viii find it necessary TO make up a sub
Stantial deficit. Season tickets for adults
this year are SO and for juniors 81 Each
ticket will admit the holder to any or ali
sessions and the tickets are transferable
THE admission price to the play alone Is
81, and to each of the other evening pro-
grams the charge is 20 cents All single
afternoon admissions areN 75 cents. A
local business man remarked this morn
ing that the opportunity to hear DR.
Thomas Green was alone worth 81 Sea
son tickets may be bought at the follow
ffNonfinrvngf n \
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-01
GUARANTORS MAY
FACE BIG DEFICIT
Only Receipts from Course Tickets Go
Toward Guarantee-Publie Not
Buying as 1t Should.
o the Citizens of Brattleboro:

To the Citizens of Brattleboro:
am not given to writing open let
ters in The Reformer, but / do feel that
something hould be said in regard to
the sale OF season tickets for the Chau-
tauqua
The program this year is without
doubt thu strongest ever presented and
up to the present time the citizens have
not taken hold of these season tickets
as they should
There should be at least 800 Junior
tickets sold, as they cost only 81, and
are available for children under Is years
OF age and are good for admission to
every performance The same tickets
figure only about five cents a perform
ance and give the children a splendid
time.
The Adult tickets cost So and if tick
cts were to be purchased for separate
entertainments they would cost over
50. The tickets for the evening enter
taInments alone would cost S4.75.
Furthermore, the thirty guarantors
who make this splendid program pos
Sible should not be asked TO go down in
to their pockets to the tune of thirty
or forty dollars. If YOU want to help
the guarantoFs, purchase season tickets
rs the single admission tickets all go to
the Chautauqua association and do not
aid the local guarantors in any way
In years past ! have been a guarau-
tor. but / am not this year, as ! was
satisfied that if there were not at least
fifty who were sufficiently interested
that / did not wish to sign, nevertheless
I do feel that with this exceptionally
strong program this should go over with
a whoop and unless this is put over it
probably viii be the last wear and it
should not be- as Brattleboro needs
these high grade entertainments and
lectures.
SANFORD A. DANIELS.
Rratflpboro AuO I 1000
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-01

Advances in residential real estate
ave not been so marked as those in
business property. and in several cases
there have been reductions One of these
IS the property of Emery J. Eddy. one of
the listers, whose Chestnut street place is
reduced from So 400 to S.. 200. The
property Of II. Z. Shipman, another of
the listers. shows no change, standing at
81 500
In industrial property the Crosby Mill
ing Go. plant is increased from $4,000
to $4,000, the Estey Organ Co. from
SS6,357 to $4,000, the S. A. Smith co.
from $4,000 to $4,000. the Bradley
Corporation from $4,000 to $4,000.
The land on Vernon street which the
Twin State Co. recently sold to the local
board of trade for S3,SO0 as a site for
the Presbrey-Leland granite works re-
mains IN the list at $500, where it was
before. The Houghton & Simonds garage
property at the corner of Main and High
streets is raised from $4,000 to $4,000
frank +. Barber's Wheel club block on
Elliot street is raised from $4,000 to
$4,000.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-01
CAR MEN
. STRIKE IN CHICAGO
10000 Employees Protest IL
Per Cent Reduction i'm
Wages
TRAFFIC STOPPED
FOR TIME BEING

ish Fight Between Roads and En-
pIoyes-Part of National Guard Ready
for Duty.
CHICAGO, Aug. / (Associated
Press) Twenty thousand motormen,
conductors and guards on surface and
elevated lines went on strike at 4 o'clock
this morning against II per cent wage
reduction and the greater part of the
working portion of Chicagos nearly s.
000,000 persons was forced to seek i'm
provised transportation.
There was no statement from com
pany officials as to when an effort to re-
sumo traffic would be made, but a Chi
cago paper, in a copyrighted news story
published today, said the strike meant
war to the finish between the lines and
the employees. The newspaper said plans
had been perfected for an attempt
quickly to restore traffic.
City authorities have prepared for use
at any moment of the entire police force
of approximately 5000 men and it is
understood certain units of the Illinois
National Guard have been ordered to be
in readiness for duty.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-01
DEATH TODAY OF :,
HENRY III. MILLER
Longtime Harness Maker Was Veteran
of Civil War-Had Been Ill Seven
Years-Funeral Thursday.

Henry Hyde Miller, 70. for more than
80 years a harness maker in Brattleboro
and a veteran OF the Civil war, died
home at I2l Elliot street after an illness
of about seven years. He had been con-
fined to his bed only since Thursday
morning Death was due to hardening
of the arteries.
Mr. Miller was born in Brattleboro,
July ], lS43, a son of Nathan w. and
Sophia (Chasel Miller After attending
the local schools he learned the harness
making and with the exception of the ii
months he was i'm the Service. he worked
at that business until he retired
He enlisted in Brattleboro in Company
b, 10th Vermont regiment. Aug. - 1862,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-01
Hooner Attends Union Conferenee.

CHICAGO, Aug. 1 (Associated Press }.
Executives of the six federated shop
crafts went into conference today to CON
slider President Harding's proposals tor
a settlement of their strike. Chairman
Ben Hooper of the railroad labor board
was present at the hearing. He was met
at the train on his return from confer
encc with the President and escorted to
the conference by 4. O. Wharton. labor
member of the board. and B. NJ. Jewell,
head of the shopcrafts.
Mr.. Hooper said that originally he had
no intention of being present at the
conference, but had agreed to do so when
urged by AIr. Wharton and Mr.. Jewell.
He said he had no message to transmit
from President Harding and refused to
discuss the strike other than to say that
he did not plan any immediate session of
the labor board in connection with it.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-08-01
Railroad Executives Meet.

NEW YORK, Aug. / tAssociated
Press The standing committee of the
American Association of Railway execu-
tives went into session here today 10 pre-
pare reply to President Harding $
proposal for settlement of the railroad
strike.
The standing committee adjourned its
something should be said in regard to
eraI conference was called to order. Read
ing of President Harding's proposal i'm
mediately was begun.