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The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-29
WEST HALIFAX

Paul Pierson is working in Brattle
boro.
Eugene Berry is a guest at c. T.
Thurber's.
d. d. Pratt is business visitor in
Hartford. Conn, this week.
Mrs. VERNE Pierson has gone 10 Brat
tlsboro TO spend the winter.
/. II. Stone has shut down his mill
which he has been operating here since
fall.
Miss Esther Bowen and Grace Purson
are spending a two-weeks vacation at
their homes here
Mrs. Edna belong has finished work
IT Warren Dalrymple's and gone to the
home of her parents.
4, large number attended the Christ
mas tree and exercises in the Baptist
church Monday evening.
The friends and neighbors are glad to
learn that Mrs. Susan Iarrabee is i'm
proving slowly from her recent illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hobart Carpenter and
Miss Olive Wheeler of Brattleboro spent
Christmas in the home of Mrs. NJ. L..
Wheeler and family.
Baptist church, Rev. A. s. Buzzell
rastor. Morning service at II o'clock
Topic. \ New Year. Evening service
Q clock. Topic, New Years Resolutions.
I he first Sunday in January the or
dinance Of the Lords Supper will be
observed and viii be regularly observed
once IN two months through the year
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-29
WEST GUILFORD.

julius Tucker and family spent Christ.
mas in Hinsdale with his sister
SIR. and Mrs George Watson and son
sEent Christmas with his mother, Mrs
w. NJ. Akley.
Mr.. Toby and Mr.. Watts of Bald
winyilie, Mass, came Tuesday to chop
wood for z. X. Thomas.
Charles Cox was called to Brattleboro
Tuesday by the sudden death of his
mother, Mrs Lucy \. Cox.
MIR. ard Mrs Thomas Frost ana fam
ily and George Graves and family spent
Christmas in Brattleboro with relatives
Hiss Estella Cook returned to her home
in Boston Wednesday after spending
two weeks. with her sister. Mrs, W. c.
Phelps, and family.
Miss Florence Fisher Of Bellows Fails
and Miss Rachael Fisher of Brattleboro
q me Saturday to visit until Tuesday
with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Hosea
Fisher.
There was a Christmas family dinner
Sunday in the home of Mrs. w. c.
Phelps Mr.. and Mrs. E. r. Thomas and
four children and Mr.. and Mrs Archie
Phelps and baby of Marlboro, Is sitting
down TO the table,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-29
EAST PUTNEY.
Irs. viii Collins is i'll.

! MRS. Ill Collins Is ILL.,
The farmers of East Putney held q
meeting at Henry Frost's Thursday IN
order 10 combine for the purchase of fer
1 tilizer.
The committee in charge of the enter
ta1nment at the club Saturday night
| consists OF Mrs. Carl Stockwell. Mrs
Munson. Miss Gladys Yaine, Miss Bea
trice Parker
Dr. e.. ;. Pratt and Harry p Webster
OF bfatlIeDoro were Christmas guests of
Mrs {. ). Pratt John Farr. sr of
LeomlnSter, and John Farr, jr., OF Sax
tons River were guests at Thistle Inn
Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Johnson and family
spent Christmas in Keene. Mr.. and Mrs
Hubert Woods spent Christmas in Bel
lows rams. Mr; and Mrs. Lynn Law
renee and family of Westminster anu
Mrs. Pierce and son of Brattleboro spent
the day with Mr.. and Mrs. James Ellis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry AIaley. Mrs Bra
ney and son and daughter of Springfield
were guests at j. +. Maley's. Mr. and
Mrs; Carl Nyman of Brattleboro spent
the holiday with MIR. and Mrs G. H. wy
man. Mr.. and Mrs Henry Phelps Of
BrattleDoro were with Mr.. and Mrs. Rob
ert Loomis.
The annual Christmas tree was given
by the East Putney community club with
the following entertainment, after which
presents We're distributed to the children
Song, . Come All Ye Faithful; What
| Like, George Green; Greetings to
Santa, Maxine LOOMS; Christmas Stock
ing, Gilmore Kathan; Grandma's Christ
mas Presents, Althine LOOMS. The
Christmas Mending Bee, three girls |
song, Hark The Herald Angels Sing |
The Wiser Way, Robert Loomis and Err |
nest Green; The Runaway Stocking, four |
children; motion song, O Clap, Clap the |
Hands. primary No. Z Children: Annie's |
md Wits Prayer. Grace Kathan; The |
Longest Day, Maxine Loomis: The /
Shortest Day, Rowena LOOMS; Selfish /
Billy Green Beatrice Kilburn Christ
mas Advice FIVE girls Learning a Piece
Robert LOOMS; song, Silent Night; play
No Z school
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-29
Why Horees slssp standina.

1t is sometimes argued as u reason
why horses sleep standing that they
have an acute, instructive fear of mice
and insects. However, this argument
is not conclusive. When turned out
TO pasture, horses are apt 70 spend
more time lying down, but ever at.
that they seldom SPEND more than an
hour at night recumbent. That rour
is generally taken at midnight. 1t
is not uncommon for people TO ex-
press wonder at the quiet way many
horses Will stand still. practically mo-
tionless for hours in one position.
Their weight is generally on three
legs, while the fourth IS resting. Few
people realize how complete is the
relaxation obtained, and to what ex-
tent a horse is able to rest in a few
hours Of such repose. Stable men
declare some horses have never slept,
except on their feet. in their lives.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-29
JAMAICA.


Samuel Castle, So, the third Civil wal
veteran to die in Jamaica within
month, died at his home here Dec. %
FOR several years he had been an invalid
Or Nov. q he suffered a stroke oil
paralysis and since had been confined Ia
his bed, constant care for his devoted
wife and step-son, who tenderly cared for
him until the end.
Mr.. Castle was born Feb. IS. 1910,
IN Lester, son of William II. and Polly
(Dutton) Castle He moved with his
parents to Jamaica when he was 10
years old
He was married four times. Two chill
dren were born of his third marriage.
Louie and Annie Annie married Fred
Mcclellan in 1902 In 1905, when her
little son, John Louie, was il months
old, Annie died. At the age of seven
John was adopted by his grandparents
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Castle
On April is. 1915, Mr.. Castle mar
ried Martha Baybrooks of BondvilIe and
they moved to Jamaica in April, 1920.
where they lived since.
Besides his wife and adopted son, Mr..
Castle leaves one sister, Mrs Emma
Lyon, and one brother, Walter Castle.
both of Guilford; several nephews and
nleces and one great-grandehild daugh-
ter OF John and Emma (Crowninshield)
Castle
In 1861 Mr. Castle enlisted in Com
pany /, fourth Vermont regiment. He
was discharged in 1863. He was
wounded in the leg and never had much
use of it afterwards
Funeral services were held at his
home Dec. % and burial was i'm the
Bondyille cemetery.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-29
WESTMINSTER WEST

Arlene Taylor of Vermont academy
st Saxtons River is spending the Christ
mas vacation at her home here.
Edwin Z: Gorham of Boston came
sunday 10 visit over Christmas and New
Tears With his sister, Clara, and brother.
Henry GOrham.
Mabel Harlow of Bellows Falls and
Fred Harlow Of Putney spent Christmas
here with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Harlow
Miss VI. Louise Frazer and David TT
r5zer came from Springfield, Mass. Sat
rtday to spend Christmas with their sis
ter, Mrs. $. II. AIinard.
Dir. and Mrs. Harlan Goodhne went
70 attleboro Friday to spend Christ
.aeh"enN, and family, returning home
Tuesday
The annual church meeting and dinner
VIII be held Jan. g. The committee in
rharse Of the dinner is Mrs. Bert Hourb-
t5h. Mrs. Florence Edison and Hugh
iieughtou.
Mrs S. J. Holden and son. Carlton
@ IN ms son, Gilbert, Of Brattieboro spent
S.uflSunas with Victor Holden and fam
w w OF Springfield tVt.). Mrs. Holden and
= ,,, arlt2n went Saturday, returning home
Tuesday.
The children at the Westminster West
school did not forget their aird friends.
"a thc .boS ) got CHRISTMAS tree.
which was set mp close TO the schoa,
mouse and on it We're tied apples, crack
ers' suet. cookies, oats and corn.
Santa Claus. otherwise known rs VII
liam Walker Of New York city. remen,-
bered each child here with a pound box
81 Lott s mixed chocolates and other
choice candies The children are very an
rreciatiye of the gifts and extend best
wishes for "A happy New Year.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Harlow went TO
I.rattleboro Sunday, returning home
Monday night. and spent Christmas with
Their daughter. Mrs. john O. Tucker
and family. Pauline Harlow of the Brat
teb9ro nigh school returned home with
them for the remainder of the Christmas
vacation
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-29

T. +. Howard went 70 Boston on bust
ness Monday night
=, AIRS. Emily ID. Howard, who has been
~ with grip at Merritt Howard's, Is
Mr., and Mrs. Merwin Pond and daucb-
IL! 1gf, Jahet' OF Northampton, Mass, spent
tuesday with Mrs Merritt Howard
ana MRS. Orviiie Clark and dgucb.
yer OF Brattleboro spent Christmas with
hef parents, AIR. and Mrs Sidnev Lucia
Leon Vass. employed By the Swift
company OF North Adams, Mass. visited
ms parents, Mr.. and Mrs d. {. Vass,
during the holidays.
Charles and Bert Sage of East lanai
ca and Rlchard Bodware of Bellows Falls
nave returned to their work for the ID
j. Smith corporation.
Mrs. Charles Holt of Walpole, \. H.
was operated upon last week at the
tteekIngham hospital in Bellows Falls
for the removal of adenoids
Miss Ruth Prentiss and friend. Miss
Mildred RAYMOND, both of Boston. Wis
lied Miss Premises sister. Mrs. D. ].
Smith, Wednesday and Thursday.
Jack O'Neil, employed by Fred L.
'i0ushton. has rented the upper tene-
nent of Mrs. Emily Howard His wife
and two children will come soon.
There viii be a regular meeting of the
Eastern Star Jan. 3. 1t is hoped that
q t"' &c iau,iID.I VIII ne present as some
important business is to be transacted.
Richard Amidon. >sons of George Ami
don of West Chesterfield. Y. H.. and
Helen Smith, daughter of Walter Sinitl
~ THIS place were married at O'Clock
"Wednesday afternoon bv Rev. Clarence
Savage at Spcfford, n. H.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merritt Howard enter
tanned 20 GUESTS at their home. Catalina
Crest farm, Christmas Among the
quests from out of town were their son.
Waldo of New York city. Mr.. and Mrs
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-29
PLANS MADE FOR
EGG-LAYING CONTEST
viii Be Conducted by Farm Bureau Jan.
Is to July 15-Ceunty Boys and
Girls Under 10 Eligible

An egg-laying contest, which is oper
TO any boy or girl in Windham county
under 10 years of age, will be conducted
by the Farm Bureau during the sly
months period beginning Jan. 10 and
closing July 10. Ten special rules to be
complied with have been drawn up. Bows
or girls wishing to enter the contest may
do so by sending their names and nd
dresses to the county club agent. Farm
Bureau office, Brattleboro, before Jan.
H.
The contest rules follow:
/. Flocks may be grades or purebreds
The contestant may own the flock or it
may be the family flock ANY number of
birds may comprise a flock. The contest
ing flock must be kept separate from all
other fiocks.
2, Accurate feed records must be
kept.
3. Accurate labor records mus. be
kept.
T. One contestant may enter more
than one flock as long as each flock is
Kept separate with proper records.
.. Decreases in number in each flock
by sale, sickness or other cause must be
reported promptly to the club agent.
q. Each flock entered must be identi-
fed at opening of contest by breed name.
and IN case of more than one flock by
letter as: AR. ]. Reds; B-R. /. Reds
C-Plymouth Rocks.
q AAtpOLlS VIII DC Hl8lleu promptly to
the club agent the 10th of each month.
The reports will include number of eggs
laid by each flock during the previous
month, the kind and cost of feed CON
sumed, labor costs and number of birds |
entered in contest for following month /
with a short story of any interesting hap |
penings. Report blanks will be mailed !
each contestant the 10th of each month. /
With the last report a story based on |
the monthly reports will be submitted.
8. This contest will continue for six
months, beginning Jan. 10 and ending
July Is.
3. Publicity consisting of contestants
name, breed name, monthly production
and costs, average number per bird for
month and per cent production for month
viii be given in the daily papers and the
Farm Bureau News -
10. Prizes viii be announced later.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-29
Reauty and power Of sinesrltx.

Finally, let Us remember that the
great secret of clear expression is sin
certify. II your deepest desire is to
speak the truth, your utterance will
have the beauty and the power which
belong TO sincere speech. Say the
thing that you know, the Thing that
you heartily believe. and say nothing
else. Let all your discipline in speak
ing or writing be a discipline in truth
telling. Don't talk against conviction
or without conviction. Don't amuse
yourself by trying 10 see If you can
not make strong argument for a
false position. Don't talk for effect.
Don't talk for popularity. Don't talk
for victory. Speak the thing that
you have found to he true, in your
own experience, or the thing which,
with the best light you can get, you
believe 70 20 true.-"Live and Learn"
Washington GLADDEN..
A machine for grade marking lumber
at the mills is being perfected by the
southern Pine association.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-29
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL

| Rev. c. C. Chayer will conduct tn,
chapel service at the Retreat SUNDAY
afternoon at 3 O'Clock.
| All members of the Catholic Renevo
| lent association are requested 10 meet Al
| the home of Mrs. Anna Pellerin of II
South Main street at s O'Clock tonight
also Saturday morning at $40 o'clock al
he home of Mrs. Charles DUDE of Walnut
| street to attend in q body the funeral OF
the late Mary Pellerin.
| The second Of the children's ski parties
| will be held tomorrow. Saturday after
noon at 2 o'clock. The party win meet
! in front of the town hall building and
participate. Philip Wheeler. who won
the cross country ski race at last win
ters' carnival, will be the leader. The
skiing is fine and if the weather contin-
ues as at present conditions will be ex-
cellenItOmorrow
The funeral of Felix Gilfeather, who
died Monday night was held in
the home on Putney road at 10
OF clock yesterday forenoon. Rev. DIR
Herbert p Woodin, pastor of the Centre
Congregational church, officiated. The
burial took place in the family lot in
Wardsbore. The bearers We're John Gil
feather Of Wardsboro, George Gilfeather
OF Poultney. and Henry GiIfeather and
julius Newton of Brattleboro.
ne annual meeting OF BOCa hOntaS
council, No. t. was held last evening
in Red Mems hail and these officers were
elected: Pocahontas, Mrs. Mary Wris-
ley; Prophecies Mrs Lila Hadley
Winona, Miss Mabel Wilbur Powhatan,
Verne Colburn: keeper of records. Mrs.
May Berry; collector of wampum, Miss
tfelen Leahy; keeper of wampum, Mrs.
Ruth> Tucker; trustee for three wears.
Mrs. Hattie Lord. After the meeting
social time was enlOyed.
Cards were received in town today |
the marriage in West Hall I
fax Wednesday of Miss Mary Emeline I
Sumner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis I
4. Sumner To Earl Perry Collins Of
West Halifax. Mrs. Collins formerly
lived here while attending the high
school and later attended Black River
academy IN Ludlow She has since been
reaching, for the past year or more in
Mass. Mr. Collins. who is
2 World war veteran. is chauffeur for
a physician in Springfield, Mass
The annual Christmas party of the
Daughters circle of All Souls church
was held in the parlor at the rarish
house last evening, % members be-
ne present. Following the election of
ulcers a Christmas tree for which I'M
marked packages were provided By the
members, was unlOaded. Mrs L. l.
Leader, the retiring president, presenting
,ach n Christmas card. Popcorn balls
md apples We're served. Christmas dec
'ratIons were used effectively in the par
or. The officers elected were: Pregi
lent, Mrs. j. f. Leach: vice president.
IRIS. Henry f. Shipman; secretary, Mrs
Nay Morris; treasurer, Mrs. Harry c.
freeman
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-29

Mrs. John S. Robinson spent several
days IN Brattleboro last week.
Alfred Crowninshield was in Rrattle-
boro from Monday 10 Thursday Iast
week on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Mclean are visit
ing their parents in Mechaniesville
through the holidays.
u young physician from ProctorsviIIe
was IN town last week to look over the
location with view to coming here TO
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-29
Bank Annirersarv Reeognlzed.

The annual meeting of the Jamaica
Savings bank was held Wednesday.
As it was the 50th anniversary of the
bank, Judge L. J.. Waterman. who
drafted the bin for its charter and who
is the only living charter member. read =
brief sketch Of the banks history, which
be prepared for the occasion.
The vacancies in the list of corporators
We're filled by. NJ F. Mclean, I. G..
Roberts, W. w. Van Ness and II. l..
Chapman.
The following officers We're reelected
President, James 4. NIuzzy: vice presi-
dent. George. w. Briggs; treasurer, J.
). Robinson; trustees, !. 4. Muzzv,
q. w. Briggs, 4. f. Cudworth. II. II.
FORESTER. II. \. Dudley, y. II. Law
renee. j. :. Robinson.
Judge Waterman, who had been on the
board OF trustees, refused to serve In
that capacity, althouqh he remains a
corporator of the institution.
The trustees declared the regular two
and one-quarter per cent semi-annual
dividend
The bank is in the strongest financial
in its history and is in excellent
condition for business in the future.
At noon a bountiful turkey dinner was
served at the Jamaica House.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-29

A. L. Trip and two children. Dorotby
and Alfred, Mrs Jennie Perry and
daughter, Miss Bernice. Perry, all OF
Brattleboro.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-29

ae first thimble was made in the year
5S4, but devices of an apparently sim
Tor pattern have been found in Egvp-
tan ruins.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-29

Gas fast IS the wind may mean any
thing from 8 miles pcr hour. which is a
light air. to 80 miles per hour. ter
rible hurricane.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-29
Odd Post sox.

Mother Carey'S post box" is wa
tertight barrel hooked to a long stout
chain hanging froma lonely cliff of
rocky promontory known as Cape yir-
gin, in the Strait Of Magellan This
barrel is a post Office, but the postal
authorities of no government in the
world have authority in tha. rocky
waste. Every ship going through the
Strait of Magellan sends a boat to this
oak barrel. The letters in the barrel
are looked over to see if there is any
mail for the men on board, and other
letters are placed in the barrel for sea-
men on board ships headed for the
Horn. Money and valuables have been
sent through this barrel post Office and
there has never been violation of con-
fidence placed in Mother Carey's post
office.-Dearborn Independent.
Four Rivers Close Together.
A British explorer, Capt. f. King
don Ward, tells in an English maya
zine about a remarkable belt of coun-
try between China and Tibet, where
within distance of $50 miles four
OF the big rivers of Asia flow close to
and parallel to one another
These rivers, the Irawaddy, the Sal
ween, the Mekong and the Yangtse,
he says, flow in gorges two and
quarter miles deep, in one place only
about fifteen miles apart. The gorges
are separated by snow-crested rock
walls rising for twenty-one thor.sand
feet above sea level
These vast canyons may, it would
seem, prove, when fully explored, to be
worthy rivals of the Grand canyon
of the Colorado.-The Outlook.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-29

Don't miss hearing Raleigh Drake.
cellist, and other entertainers at First
Baptist church tonight at S o'clock. Adj
mission 80 cents. 255
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-29
WHITINGHAM.
Death of Nina COrse

The community was shocked and sad
dened Sunday morning TO hear of the
death of Miss Nina Florence Corse. %
youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Les
ter Corse. She had been i'll only a short
time and not considered seriously so un-
ri day or two previous TO her death
She had been suffering from a rheuma-
tic trouble the past few weeks, which
developed into rheumatic fever. and the
trouble reached her heart Saturday night
which caused her sudden death. DR..
Stafford was there to see her Saturday in
consultation with her attending physi-
clan, Or. Walsh of ReadSboro.
Miss COrse always stayed with her par
ents. She and her sister, Ruth, who is
about two years her senior. have taken
a large share of the care and responsible
Ity of the affairs of the farm and home
and her untimely death will come as a Sc
we're blow to the members of the home
Ruth, who recently married Ambert
Martyrs of Colerain, Mass, and Mr.
Mathyrs are staying at present at the
COrse home. 4 younger brother. Merrill. /
also survives. An older sister, Geneva,
died of pneumonia in February, 1908. at
the age of 16 years and brother, Car
rol, died q number of years ago at the
age of seven weeks
The funeral was held at the home
Wednesday afternoon at / o'clock.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-12-29

The regular monthly meeting of the
Garment Workers union will be held in
q. \. II. hall next week Friday evening.
Jan. 3 o55