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THE YERMOKf yPHCENlX, BBATTll'EDO R Q, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1905. t i I ir r Hit r 6 tonwnf lucent:.. ANNOUNCEMENTS. Quick lunch at Jacobs'. 47 Mnln St. Try ono of Jacobs' chicken pics, 80 and 4!ks ! larger ones mado to order. JACOBS, the (la ker, 47 Mnln Bt. F; It, Day. expert piano tuner and repairer. All orders promptly attended to. Satisfaction guaranteed. Address 15 Myrtlo St., or Rstey Organ Company, Drattleboro. tf Twentieth Century health bread, cakes, pics, cookies, doughnuts, etc. Wedding cako a spoclalty. All goods home made. J. E. Ja cobs, 47 Main St. Tickets for the Foresters' mlnstiel show will go on salo at tho box offlce nt the Auditorium Friday oronlng, Feb. 24, at 7 o'clock. Admis sion, LB, BO and 75 cents. Ladles' hair shampooed, 25 cents. Fa cial massage, 25 cents. First class meth ods. Hours, 9 to 4.30, and by appoint ment. 3D Billot .Ht., Telephone 2521. . Special Cash 'prices V '' Feb. 18 to Mrch,20, at H. If. Thompson's. See advertisement in tills paper. Drattleboro Private School 83 Main St. Courses In common school, high school or teachers' branches, and one In short hand and typewriting. DRATTLEBORO. The next Mnsonlc sociable wilt be held on March 1G. Protective Grange wl)l give n masquer ade ball In Orange luill March 11. All members of the Grnnge nro Invited. A meeting will be held this evening nt the headquarters of Company I for tho purpose of forming a camp of Spanish American war veterans. The next regular meeting of Branch 1, Mrnttleboro Sunshine society, will be held, next Wednesdny afternoon nt 3 o'clock, at tho homo of Mrs. C. F. R. Jenne, 14 Oak street. A pleasant evening was spent nt tho valentine party given by the Catholic Benevolent association. Songs by Ellen Turner nnd Grazla Henklc, nnd violin selections by Miss Malzle Gnlvln were es pecially pleasing. The next meeting of the Professional club was set for next Wtilnesdav oven Ing, but on account of the Grand Army encampment It has been postponed one week. The paper will be on Tuber culosis" by Dr. ,F. H. O'Connor. Dr. G. K. uaio will ictttTMtrtnft'dineussion. The commissioned officers of the Ver mont National Guard will meet for In struction and drill nt Burlington Feb. 2 nnd 28. Col. J. Gray Kstey will direct tho course of Instruction. The commis sioned olllcers of company I are Capt. K W. Gibson, Lieut. C. II. Davis and Lieut G. E. Mosher. A Washington party will be given ni'xt Wednesday evening nt X oclock by the Christian Endeavor society of the Con gregational church. It Is hoped that a large number will be present as the so ciety has extended nn invitation to tho society In West Brattleboro. All ladles attending nre requested to dress In colonial costume. Chlef-of-Pollee Hall received by express on Wednesday the rille which Claude It. Taylor stole from George Nelson of Gull ford when ho ran nwav several weeks ogo. Taylor Is the young man who was charged with assaulting Mrs. Ward of Petersham and who was caught near Bellows Falls. He traded the rifle III Worcester, nnd It was lecovpred bv De tectlve Murray nnd .forwarded to Mr. Hall. The Brnttleboro male quartet sang five selections at the Brattleboro Memorial hospital Sunday afternoon. The singing was nn unexpected pleasure to the seven patients, all of whom were convalescent. Up to this week 47 patients had been admitted to the hospital since the Instl tutton was opened less than three months ago. Others have been admitted this week, making the total number of admis sions about CO Deputy Sheriff C. I. Knupp took posses sion or ioyd K. Smith's electrical supply store In Retting building Friday and placed an attachment on the store In belialf of tho Page , Electric company of Worcester, Mass., which has brought suit for J600. Trustee process was served on Dunham Brothers, It. E. Taylor & Son F. W. Chllds nnd H. L. Emerson. The suit will be tried In county Court unless settlement of the claim Is made out of court. Chlef-of-Pollce Hall was notified Sat urday night thnt a horse nnd sleigh owned by Fred Wilder had been stolen from the public horse sheds In West Dummerston and that the team was headed towards Brattleboro. All teams coming Into the village were scrutinized, but none nns wered tho description of Wllder's. On sunuay morning the horse was found wandering nbout unharmed n mile or more from the sheds. Its halter had be come untied, allowing It to back out of tne sued. The S. A. Smith Company's Mutual Accident association was formed Satur day. In Its general plan It Is somewhat similar to the Estoy Organ Company Benefit association which has proved so successful. k It Includes nil the employes of the S. A. Smith company. Assessments of $1 per member will be levied as re quired, nnd In case of disability by injury a member will receive 0 per week, the period of indemnity being ten weeks. E. F, Coxson, J. J, Eckles and Georgo Wilder nre tho executive committee, with W. H. Richardson as clerk. Lyman Howe's Wonderful Moving Pic tures. A feature of Lyman H. Howe's Mov ing pictures, which will be presented nt the Auditorium Tuesday evening, Feb 21 is that every picture Is vivid with life, and authentic. Every picture, too. Is ncrompanled with admirable and Ingen ious sounds In instant unison with every action of the scene which makes the spectator Imagine ho Is seeing actual life Itself life of world-wide travel and world wide Interest In all Its lights nnd shades; a studious blending of the humorous with the pathetic, the educational with tho a musing; nnd njl will) n rapidity and precision that Creates its own demand for regular return visits. If you have never seerytnoving pictures that thorough ly pleas .ivou, go to see Mr.-'Howfc'a masterful production; If you have seen wliut yqu. considered pleasing, go nny way and -see those thnt nre Infinitely betterperfect nnd steady regardless of where, or when you saw others; fpr the Lyman H. Howe moving pictures are to day, os. ever, tho only edition' de luxe of moving pictures In Amerlcn, $100 Reward, $100. The readers of this paper will bo pleased to learn that there Is at least one dreaded disease that science lias been able to cure In all its stages, and that Is Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure now known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional disease, requires a constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally, acting directly upon the blood nnd mucous surfaces of tho system, thereby destroy. Ing the foundation of the disease, and giving tho patient strength by building tip tho constitution and assisting nature In doing Its work. The proprietors have so much faith In Its curative powers that they offer Ono Hundred Dollars for any case that It falls to cure. Send for list of testimonials. , 1 Address F. J. CHENEY & CO Toledo, O. Sold by all Druggists, 76c. tlonalt8 Ha"'B Famlly p,lls for constipa- lloy'..S. G. Spear of Maiden, Mass., will preach In the I'niVersiillst church next : SnndnV. Mr. and Mrs. F. I. Swift nnd Mrs. M. A. 1'isner win entcrinin mo oincerB oi Blnghnm chapter, O. E. S., this evening ni meir nome. The mnsqucrudo 'daneo 'given by tho Daughters of Pocahontas Wednesday night In Orange .hall was attended .by nbout 100 couples, A regular meeting of the Knights nnd Ladles of Honor will be held Monday evening' with Mr. nnd Mrs. J. E. Law rence, 32 Green street. ' A hearing on the final report of. tiio trustee in the John E. Morse cstato In bankruptcy will bo held before .Refcreo F. D. E. Stowe nt 10 o'clock tomorrow. II. II. Thompson has had on exhibition In his window this week the diamonds offered as prizes in the pool and bil liard tournaments nt tho Wheel club this winter. The funeral of John E. Norcross was held at 2 o'clock Sunday nt his lato homo In Ryther building. Rev. H. R. Miles olllelatedj iThe body Was. taken tft Keene, Monday for burial. ".Mr. nn'tf Mrs. F. W. Chllds' will give a sociable. Friday evening, "Feb. 17, nt their home on Terrace street. There' will be refreshments nnd music and u salo of fancy and useful articles. All nr'o cor dially Invited. The Woman's Relief corps served a roast pig supper in Grange banquet ball Wednesdny evening to the members of the Vermont Wheel club, nftcr which the annual snle of magazines took place In the club rooms, C R. Crosby acting us auctioneer. A bright light In Freeman Scott's grocery store Friday night gave the Im pression that tho store was on fire. Chlef-of-Pollce Hall called Chief Engineer Sanders, but nn entrance was not forced as It was decided that the light wns a reflection from the coal stove, the door of which was open. Houghton & Slmonds closed a contract today with the Lnmson Consolidated Store Service company to equip their stores with the Lnmson cable cash car riers. The system will be operated by nn electric motor. It is the finest ensh car rying system yet produced nnd will bo In stalled as soon ns the new floor Is open. Charles R. Crosby has bought of the C H. Grant Granite company the Dut lon marble works property on Bridge Htrt.pt. II sllnrt illutnnnr f mm tlia, mil. road track. The buildings Include u barn fl ulmt, ntll Ilia llraill nnmnnMK which hns occupied n part of the shop, will move the stock there to their main plant on the island April 1. Constnble E. It. Thayer nrrested John ir.irit nt tlio T.nllt.nil.1 at n l.ir. t . for intoxication, Charles Grotto assisted tne omcer in tnklng Koril to the Jock up. Ford pleaded 'guilty before Justice hinvtfit, Kn tli,.lii. n,it.,il,iir nml ic.iu Hiia.1 J5 and costs. He was unable to pay and was sentenced in m nays in iewrnne jail, where he was taken by Constnble Thayer. Brattleboro chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, will observe Wash ington's birthday nt the Brooks Houso Thursday evening, Feb. 23, when songs nnd piano music of colonial times will be rendered. Members of the chapter are requested to powder the hair and dress In nnsltllmpu nt tlm nlilnn tlmn tAinli mPmber may invite two guests by paying n nominal lee lor encn. n win lie nn accommodation to the committee If nil will notify Mrs. O. F. Barber as earlv as Tuesday, the 21st, as to the number of invitations nceepted. At ii snerlnl eleetlmi of fnmnnnv W V. V C. linlil nt lvntinliitrf n,lna,i, evening, First Lieut. Hiinnnn wns elected captain to succeed u. t Graves, re signed. Second Lieut. Grennnn wns elect ml ltrt li.tlltfinntit nml T."ttut Snml W D. Forbes was elected second lieutenant. Gen. E. L. Bates presided at the election, dipt. Hannoii is a son of Col. and' Mrs. Thomas Ilannon, superintendent and ma tron of the soldiers' home In Bennincton. who were formerly well known residents of Brattleboro. Capt. Ilannon wns con nected with Fuller Bnttery nt one time, and later was drum major of the First Regiment band. A rally of the Congregational churches of southeastern Vermont has been ar ranged for next Friday In the church In Bellows Falls, Dr. Washington Gladden, moderator of the national council, the highest office in the gift of the Congre gntlonnl churches, will speak In the even ing on "The Onnortunltv of Canereen tionallsm." He has long been n con splclous leader nnd strong speaker, and Vermont Is fortunate In having him come to this state. At the nfternoon meeting Rev. A fV TTWrln nf anrlnfrflnM Rev. Mr. Vernon, college pastor at Dart mouth win speak, Mr. Ferrm covering the Dawson meetings nt Montpeller. If 75 or more go from Brattleboro n special train win leave iieuows Kails for Brat tlelmro after the evening service. Round trip tickets, good on regular trains north Friday and returning by special train, will be SI If there lire IflO nnsMPtin-orH nml 11.17 If there are 75 passengers. Supper win no served liy the Indies of the Bellows runs cnurcn. A VPrv ,'ntt it'n.1,1 1 nn- ninini-riul W'.wl nesdny nfternoon, Feb. 15, nt the home of Mr. nml Mr Trwnr.lt Ullnsnn T),.nL I.. Clinton, Conn., when their only daughter, Miss Edith Harriet Buck, was married to Clark Sumner Frost of Westfleld, Mass., a son or Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Frost of Brat- tlpllATfV Tltft r.nrr.,n riril wna nninrniA.l At 2.30 n'clnnlr. tho ),rlilnl mirtv utnmlln.- - , - ... ...... i beneath an nrcb of green and white. pnims and rerns ueing arranged In tho uncKgrounii. as tne uridni party entered iiif, imriiir. mr-H .mrrtoa wn.it, t ii rimaiui. Conn., played the bridal chorus from Lo- nengriii. jwiss Ainrion liarrett or Mld dletown. 'Conn., who noted ns rlnebenrer. Clime first Kiln vVnn fntlAn'ml V... bride nnd her fnther, nnd directly nfter mem enme tne groom. Rov. J. L. pen cock of Westerly, R. I., rend the mar rlnge service of the Enlseonal church. two rings being used. After n reception. n wedding Drcnkfnst wns served. The bride wore a gown of white penu de sole, nnd mrrleil hrtiln rn,na Iv.luv. n.....,v wns gowned In white. R. L. Frost, father ui uiu Boiom, was present at' the wed ding, also guests from Mlddlctown, Dan lelson. Deen nivpr. friiester rMlntn., o.i other Connecticut towns. The groom Is a flfemntl nn tha VnMlmmnlnn . " ...v. .,,...(, ijtui U1VIB1UU UI the Now Vnrlr Mow TTiit'an B. I Jn , i, - " ' ' ........ iv. AlUllllfUl niiiruiiii. linn n nmm npni mftmt.a.. nt . Masonic fraternity. Mr. nnd Mrs, Frost vere uie.recipienisLpr n inrge hun)ber of vnlunble nnd useful clrtu Tii.. f.. . . n - .-' , ucj il'ii ji n short hnnevmnnn trln nml ui- " - - -!! Him mi wieir 1 villi.- ,W ll live In Westfleld, f Rev. p, )rJ,; Marvin's First Sermon In. Franklin, Mais. The Franklin. Mnaa ncniinoi V t.-..i. - contained nn extended abstract bt the ser- inuii iireuuneu iy -tiov. R. K. Marvin with tho follnwh.o'- Inlr,,.,... . ,' lj,.'"' , uuiauwiii . aun- day morning Rev. Rclgnold K. Marvin ui n . . 1 una conducted his first service ns the pastor of the Vnl yersallst, church here. Although not yet thirty venrs of nun hn ,.i..i ' conndenco nnd dignity which bespoke ability, crnce nnrl nii.,i.. ' fn!,C',J'.y nn u"U8Vall' '"we audience. ...., ,,v- bino ii uiscourse of eloquence power nnd nroflt. it tt.nv, .in... ,'uen..0' out notes and was logical and convlnc ngi The music was especially good, n v.J. i. fnn0,,n,Ph ,Fnrron of Wnonsocket bo r l K i,,e"l". .'"Pit Mr. and out nf u i,o '"c"M,nB impression, trLTji lL nco . many .,,, comment was the iren. ernt-expression by all who heard him. Ills Them a wna ti, n . : i V - " tv cifoimi Touch in Charity and Reform." This text was tnnT it, . 8t' Mark' v" 16 : ""a took them In His arms, laid His hands upon them and blessed them." , - on . 1 ...m ln J I'Uliy ui u jwuHtt in-ui'ir in t i I Hlnsdrtlo ton1g"hl.on n slolghrlde to attend the Unlvcrsnllst fnlr, The annual supper nnd snle of tho r-l aw.nt T,l. ..)il. . l.n 1.1 T.'rtil.nr evening witn Airs. ii. ii. rumnm. , , , . ,, ..... . , Charles BIy cut off the little flnger ot io hand while nt work on n pinner nt in l.'ialpv nri'tin fnplnrv lnnt week. vinu iiiinu nunc "in i. uu ri. tho Estcy orgnn factory last week i .e .m. eB r....ei,.r.no WuK.ijr .... ... next Wednesday afternoon nt 3 o'clock 1 with Mrs. 12. P. Rensoner, Southern i itnctn win nu vfi .rwiiu iuiif,ii i- i .lm nfr II. nflliA Tny T .Xtrt n M llntVA'a 1 UilJ lilt; Ut'A (Vl AAUTTV K I Moving pictures, which will bo seen at lti.nlnnlll.il Drannn mill mn.ll III.. 4 1. 1 r,l nnd fourth degrees Wednesdny evening, fob. 22. The 'harvest supper will be ervetl. All memhers nre Invited tn rnn- served. A members are Invited to con- trllnltn no' lialml , ... The Bnpw stqrm Sunday evening made It Impossible for tlie street ' carsMo run on schedule time, so they were put In tho barns nt 0 o'clock and did not run during the evening. The meeting of 'the Alliance' study class will bo held nt the pnrsojiage Monday evening, Feb 20, nt 7.30 o'clock. Tho subject will be "The People tit Lystrn Worshipping the Apostles." The 'Indies of tlici Unitarian society will give a supper nt Wells halt Thursday evening, Feb. 23, to be followed by, nn Informal entertnlnment. Supper will be served nt 6,30. All Interested nre Invited to be present. Hermon Mngnusscn bnd the little finger of one had cut off nnd the next finger mutilated nt the Estey factory one day recently. The accident occurred when he was walking past a pinner nnd care lessly drew his hand across it. R. H. Messenger, who has been mana ger of George R. Slmonds's green houses In Bnrre, Mass., the past eight years, Mias been engnged as manager of tha Bradley green houses. Ho comes highly recom mended ns n florist nnd gardener. Charles D. Whltakcr, who bought tho Wymnn house on Oak street, has sold the Tullen house on Cluipln street, known ns the Ross White house, to William E. Haskell of Grvo street, Mr. Haskell will take possession nbout April 1. Mr. Whltnker takes Mr. Haskell's house on Grove street In exchange. The license commissioners received the quarterly reports ,of olllcers of the law Saturday night ns required bv law. Sheriff F. W. McClure, Deputy ' Sheriff C. I. Knupp, Chlef-of-Pollce Hall. Police men J. A. Amldnn and A. L. Perhnm, nnd Constables E. R. Thayer and W. L. Walker leported that no Infractions' of the license law had come to their notice during the past three months. There was an attendance or 58 nt the ehnflng dish class In the high school building Fildny. Sixteen young women were present lit the evening lesson. On Friday of this week Miss Field wll begin the regular rtunse of six lessons, the sub ject of the llrst being "Salads, salad dressing and rolls." The afternoon class will meet In the high school building at 2.30 rind the evening class nt 7.30. It Is hoped that n class may be formed In the ninth grade, to meet Saturday mornings. The Boston Sunday Glnle contained an Illustrated nrtlcle on New England medical mlsslonniles In foreign lands. In cluding a portrait of Chniles E. Clark,' M. D a graduate of Dartmouth and the medical, department of the fnlverslty ot Mlchlgnn. Dr. Clark Is n son of Dr. nnd Mrs. Charles S. CInrk. The Globo said "Dr. Charles E. Chirk, n New England physician, having gone out from Vot Brattlclioro, Vt., to the Western Turkey mission. Is now located at Slvns, where he Is reorganizing the work in a large and Important field." The agreement made Inst week between the Brattleboro & Whitehall Jtallroad company nnd the Central Vermont Rail way company relative to standard gaug ing the narrow gauge railroad has been put In urltlng this week nnd n copv has been forwarded to the Central Vermont company, to be signed. Judge E. L. Waterman, as counsel for the Brnttle boro & Whitehall comp.inv. will meet counsel for the Central Vermont com pany in Rutland Xlondny. Feb 27, nnd u decree of foreclosure of the New lndon Northern company's mortgage on the Brattleboro & Whitehall road will !,. I'nlted States court which niiima T.'.ili nil inn niKJUllurc. The Brattleboro Womun's club met at the Brooks House Wwlnoulnv nfim-i, 1. 1.. i The piogrum for the day wns a lecture mum reciiui, arranged Dy the music com mittee. WllO UnVn the niiillnnnn delightful nfternoon with Shaksperlan music. A paper on musical Instruments of the Shakspeilan period was prepared nnd rend by Miss Hnttle Plm-if m,. Stewurt cave n re.nllnir fin.n i ,.,,iu ri Elson's work, "Slmkspere In Music," In terspersed with examples of song by Mrs II. V. Dunham of Bellows Fulls, sololsL a guest of the club, and with duets ten dered by Miss Gregg and Miss Wnrner n trio by Miss Gregg. Miss Warner and nirs. wood, and music by a Indies' quar tet, the memhers nf u-lill. ......... ,i.... Gregg, Mrs. Dunham, Mrs. Eric Ltndry and Mrs. Robert Bacon. Mrs. John Bar rows, nnd Miss IIolilon vr. i.n....i i.. pinno duets. The muslcnle attrarip.l n, interest of mnny music lovers. Jnmes B. Thnmns. fin ,vnii fnrmer. died at his home on tho Hlnsdnlo road, dlrectlv onnosli,. tim ,-in,.., day forenoon nbout 11.30 o'clock. lie had oeen in with pneumonia nbout n week He was n son of William and Rebecca (Horton) Thnmns. fnrm,.rh. f n.,, boro. nnd was born In Hinsdale Aug. 23. .on. ins mo was spent in Hinsdale with tho exception of n few r ...i, ,. was employed bv the Kaiov rw pany nnd lived on South Main street. w. own. a. iiwa. air. Thomas mnrrie,! Elizabeth J. Rnnilnll .1,,. ,..!,. , late Dr. Daniel Fordyco Rnndall. n long time physician In Chesterfield, N. H. She " w "'x cnildren, Fordvce nnd Arthur Thomas of Keene. N. H., nnd Annie, Wllllnm, Berthn und Ellzalwti, who live nt home. Mr. Thomas also . Z 'u "roiners. Andrew B. Thomas of Clnremont. N. II.. nmi p' t ipi of New ok. The funeral wns held nt the .house jit 2 . o'clock Wednesday. Rev George B. 'Iitwson, of the First Baptist church officiating. 'rho burial was In MOmlnirsldn' remeteri. tl,v i.. ...' kre0l!amfc; frrhomns was .......V.V. v,. ,v. D.ipiisi cnurcn, n suc cessful farmer anil a manr who . enjoyed clUzernsPCCt "ml conn,,ort of w Letter tb F. Z. Dlck'lWn. Brnttleboro, Vt. ' i. Dear Sir: Knm ii,ii,i ...! voo1 ,felVdkann1 agent to sell It under this guarantee: this r.n? " "Jl"Z. I!!'" "! with herenft r In .7' ' 11 . "r nbout It. 1 '" ,,en,er "Wo authorize lilni to do what Is right at our expense." ' riMii rIsk'iV0"'1116 Ht,y tclla l,ow 111,10 he J. II. Anlinr X. nn i. nhinebeck; e ' sold DeTrom in.... i i tKuuaumis or cal- nl.r.s1 JU8t complSKt Threo sides of n house were .perfect' the fourth was ns hn.f n .i. ' "-rlecl. good. i inieo were Explanation Tt minmi i. . . . the fourth -lit:' " " ." ",BUI ',ero." T?,i f,wo,woro tere; but wo nro not there. f auuii truly, P. S. Robblns & Cowles scU ur a?nt! Tim v r r ! mill lintil n undnl In "vi the UnlverriallHt; esfjr,y, Friday evening, Feb. Z4. TmSM villi be nn 'entertainment I nml rnfrpslimnnlR. nnd refreshments. Tho funeral of Bcrthn Wright of Cailnl street wns held In the Unlversallst church Frldny afternoon, Rev. h. r. M of ConRrPgntlonnl church oin- , ,T, bur , n Jamnim Sllt. . irday. R, Anton Anderson, sister of Mrs. fi .u.i , i,,.V i,.. i mh. ,,""'' . . " Iiiiniuiii iuan?,, inn v li 1 1 lift miivi t long lllncss-.Mrs. Anderson had visited 1 .. t JTJ I t 1 , .1 iit-'i u nu ui i(i laiuvi iinu mtu iiitiuu iiitiii; fr n.la I, If lUIIVtOl T v Unit Win uou in our nome at inc x. m. v. a. I ...n..ll,. Um...I..i. m r,.....,....i I ll'.wl I nesdny night meeting In the Adventlst I church Rov. II. It. Miles will speak on I "Tim Clnru Rnmnrllnti " Nejtt Wednesday being', n,' holiday,. Wnshlngtofi's iblrthdy, tile letter 'enr rlers will' mnfo 'liiily tho enrly morning delivery nnd the rural routes will not be covered nt nil. The post office will be open from 7 a. m. to 12 m., nnd 5 to 6 ). m. Brnttleboro lodge. N. E. O. P., will servo a griddle cuke supper in Grand Army hall next Tuesday evening' from 5.30 to 7.30 o'clock. All itlc cordlnlly In vited. The regular lodge meeting will open nt 8.15. Members are urged to be present. The following scoics In the four-ball billiard finals In the Vermont Wheel club's tournament nro for the wock end ing Feb. 15: Dye 100. Stolte 30; Chllds 130. Aldrlch 74; Randall 05. Aldrlch 116, Randall winning on the handicap; Stolte 05. Randall 51; Wood 90, Dye 72; Wood 0. Stolte 3S. William Johnson, who died In Spring field, Mass., last week, wns In the em ploy of the lnte Col. E. 11. Chase of Louisville and Brnttleboro nbout 20 yenrs, nnd a large part nf the year lived In Brattleboro, In charge of. Col. Chase's stables. He was widely kndwn ns n trainer nnd rider of rare horses In Kentucky. Twenty members of Protective Orange had n slelghrjde to Gulirord Centre to at tend the Pomona Orange meeting Wed nesday. Broad Brook Grange gnvo them n hearty welcome nnd served n fine din ner. Both morning and afternoon meet ings were Interesting nnd prnfltnble. Theie were delegations from Vernon, Dummerston nnd Sporford. Wllllnm Martin of Blrge street wns nr rested by Chlef-of-Pollce Hull Saturday night for Intoxication. He was kept in the lock-up over Sunday und on Monday was arraigned before Justice W. S. New ton. He pleaded guilty and wns fined $5 titut costs. He chose the alternative of 20 days In Newfane Jail nnd wns taken to Jail by Constable W. L. Walker. The supper given nt the home or Mr Julius J. Estey last evening by branch 1 of the Sunshine society was a marked success In overy way Although ns many Inbles were spread ns could lx crowded Into the spacious room the attendance wns so Inrgq hnt ninMy lufd to wait. The food was delicious nnd consisted of rolls, cold meats, creamed fish, salad. Ice rrenm, cake and coffee. H. U EmcrSon Is having the Reed "castle" on Green street ton! down. Is lle Smith hnvlng the contract. The "cas tle" Is one of the landmarks nf the town, but It has become unsightly and unprof itable. Mr. Itmerson has plans for a residence nnd -a tenement house, nnd he also has opportunities to sell the land, but he has not decided whether he will build or will sell the lot. - J. C. Hllllar.1, S3, the philanthropist, who died In Washington, D. C. Fildny was a well known insurance adjuster, be ing for several years connected with the Aetnn fire Insurance company In Hart ford. He was n frequent visitor here, where ho hfUl many friends. -He gave to tho town nf Kensington. N. if.. Its public library, and to tb" New Hampshire state college liospltnl J3000. The bailiffs voted at their meeting Fri day night to employ a day and a night policeman, and they selected Chlef-of-Pollce Hall as the day man nnd Ellis G. Wordcn for the night service. Each man will be on duty 1! hours n day, so thnt the entire 21 hours will be covered. Each officer will be paid 25 cents nn hour Messrs. nioiigett, Crosby, Bacon nnd Fos I ma in-null 'l IIIB bnlllffs lufs. created much discussion, and nu in 111 a new man. tiio nctlon of the me iin-.uon oi me continuance of n dny and night ixillcemnn will undoubtedly be one of the bones of contention nt the next village meeting In May. An effort Is being mnde to Increase the number nf Hlirarlr.o l.. . . ..... . : "" ti iiiinu. .nucii lias been done In the past ten yenrs. but .uiu me sun iuu towns In the state without free public libraries. Eleven of these lire In Wlmlln,,. , something be done this spring? If a town wishes to take ndvnntnge of stnte ntd, articles must bo Inserted In the warning for the March meeting, to see If the town will elect a board of library trustees nnd i" nee wiuii sum, ir nny, the town will npproptlate for the maintenance of n free public library. If the conditions nre com Plied with, application may be mado through the library commission to the state, which will furnish n hundred dol Inrs worth of new books for n foundation. Application blanks nnd reports of the commission, which glvo more detailed In formation, may be procured from the stnte library, commission. Immedlnte nctlon Is necessary to secure results this year. The suit of Mrs. Hattle Marsh of Dum merston ngalnst Georgo Ludzus, who lives on the Cain farm In district No. 6. wns tried Mondny In the county clerk's offlce tin... ..1 rtmu,r BPoncer and n Jury consisting of Arthur p. Slmonds foreman. W. R, Geddis, T. A. Taylor S A. Daniels Fm,i A nLil-J'."!0;'.?- c uu.i ir i, T "-'""f"ii unci v. m Ml,tc.'"; '' R' c- Rncon ninnrod for the plaintiff njid Frank E. Barber for the v.v. ,,,,. 1I1L. puuntirr sought to re cover a promissory note for G5. Her n ? wSt.1.1"" I'udzu', 1,OUGht a horse of H. llklns nnd on Jnn, 20 executed a no e to W. G. Doollttlo In payment therefor, arid that Doollttlo endowed I tho note over to Iter without recourse. The defendant rlnlmn.t l., mn " hi 'nnin1'.0 ,h..r J". t"o. defendant's. never executed the note' held by Mr Marsh, .which hnm C. 1 . V.r?' surname n.t u,!.lw.er" ,lls able n whV Z ' . ""' ,,e u'" ' - - i"ui me noto wan a 1?.,?.- Th0. turned a verdlAtV v itiuuyer nis costs. :A i lie nnrrnu- mmn-A tt . -vj bound the "flrsr'orr.,e 'week" Tho'S SUndav nhrhi n,i,ii, n . r.rFj Hunuay 'night, which fell to n deptl io? several Inches on a level, drifted on WL nnnMfOUVcP't deeP ln some places? W burled tho track. On Monday thofS ti. in uiu unenioon, and 1. the lv"B7 tral" ,Iuo to leave nt BUS ove "'",.:"'".,1" nrattlebpto Rniiti, t , V i. nnuw piow starred -for . i'1 '-""iwdorry, Assistant Superin tendent E. iV.JvTnul, XT." V -". ?' ."' In,- vviiti. ii. J J " . "naon Do ng with tho drew. It was followed by alais?enB.er Araln' The tmln reached n i i -"""onaerry about 5 o'clock nt nlfrht find alaiixA Kn-l. - . . l . . . . . 4 iiavn. m i nee, nrnvinir nbout 8 n'clnlr a in .i "ii "... " , , " wwiuvr me train Btnrted again, for South Londonderry, but at West Townshnnd n n,..nni , , .V , 1 laying tho trdln six hours. The destlnnl lion wpy refhpd about 3 o'clock Wed nesditv. Mno ,U,i,n .i, , i ii "low nan uoen ?tiirlt thw,"K ""t the snow that had t- ' UU1 lrCK. The d sabled buaineBB. iu uo any freight The Romnn Cnthollc society Is prepar ing to hold n fnlr St, Patrick's night. The Indies' Cnthollc benevolent associa tion cleared J30 ot the recent Valentino party. The regular monthly meeting of the Garment Workers' union wns held In Grand Army hnll Monday evening. The bans of marrlago were published Sunday In, St. Michael's Roman Cnthollc church between Qllbort Polllca and Kntberlne Dundon. Sedgwick Woman's Relief corps will have a drill In Odd Fellows' halt Satur dny afternoon nt 3. Every member Is Urged to be present. t Dr. F. 11. O'Connor has sold Ills for mer residence In Bellows Falls tn Thomas Shaugbnessy of that village. Ho Intends to build n houso on his lot between tho Baptist church and the public library tho v)nilngrmimineri , ''Preparill()hs nre b'elng made for a con ..lest oil" tho license:-question at the com "tntfTMnrch town meeting. A meeting of a number nf no-llccnso ndvocntcs was held n few days ago, nt which n plan of ;Jictlon wijs db))issed "in n general way, and sentiment was In favor of having n muss meeting, listing voters on town meeting dny, etc. The supporters license nre milking plans to get out the full lloense vote. Alanson O. Johnson, Jr., 19, 'died Just 'after midnight Inst night at the borne of Ills parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Johnson of 6 Myrtle street. He had been 111 four days with pneumonia. He was born In Brattleboro Aug. 31, 1885, nnd always lived In town with the exception of two yenrs, when the fnmlly were In Keene, Besides his parents he leaves two sisters, Mrs. Mnlicl Goodhue of Keene and Miss Alice Johnson or Brattleboro, nnd one brother, Herbert H. Johnson of Spring field. Mass. The funeral will lto held nt the house Sunday nfternoon, Rev. E. T. Mnthlson officiating, nnd the body will be placed In the tomb In Prospect Hill cem etery. t The present Indications are that the II. 1 1 f tlnlfnt tn. u,.l 1 . I.. I I. .. ,1 ..1 . 1 ...Ml . .'il. . V V V . ,v'v.lllll III III," nriu Will contain the names of Jnmes F. Hooker. Wnrren U Wnlker nnd E. 11. Putnam Since Messrs. Vinton nnd Glenson an nounced thnt they did not wish to serve longer ns town fathers several prominent men have been asked to give the town their services Mr. Hooker, while not desirous of the honor, has consented to have his name used, nnd It Is probable , mat be will bead the ticket. There will be jio caucus this year, and under the law the nominations must bo filled not later thnn 16 days liefore the date of town meeting. This fixes the limit for filing nominations for this year's meet ing nt 12 oclock next Mondny night. The annual valentine imrty of the Kp wortb league wus held nt the Methodist parsonage Tuesday evening. A' large number of the leaguers and their friends weie present In spite of the lateness of the hour for the program to bcelm S.45 nnd they were ushered Into n labyrinth of hearts or ull sizes, displayed In the league colors, red and white. The work mnnshlp or the cherubs wns good, bad nnd Indifferent, (mostly bad), but after lepeated trials they succeeded In finding ineir iimniiies. and were then set nt the task of mending hearts, but at this they were a dismal failure. The post office wns nusy delivering valentines, und character descriptions by palmistry, tho matrimojiial chart, nn ungraded love school nnd home-made candy helped muke tne evening particularly enjoyable. l Julius J. Estey gnve n dinner nt her home Saturday evenlne to tim hostesses who gnve the Itall In tho Brooks louse Jan. 12. Tho hostesses were Miss Amy tunes. Mrs. Mnrgnret I-. finttv. Mm Chnrles 11. Thompson. Mrs. Wllllnm H. neniey. airs, fiinrles S, Pratt, Mrs. J urny. hstey, Mrs. J. Hnrry Estey. Mrs. i.inn 13. Tnylor, Mrs. James F. Hooker nnu .Mrs, Charles A. Boyden. The three Inst named were unable to be present. being out of town. Delicious refreshments were served In the dining room. The mine wns handsomely garnished, a large nnd bcnutirut centrepiece or Jonquils be ing surrounded with smaller bouquets of me same nowers, a green rlblion nt tending from ench bouquet to the plate in me guest tor wnom it was intended. The company was delightfully entertained. .-.x-uiivernnr r reuencK llolbrook was 92 yenrs old Wednesdny. He spent tho uny at nis nome on Walnut street, where he received a large number of flowers, principally carnations, which bore to him n message of love, also many callers nnd letters and telegrams of congratulation nnd good will, nmong them a letter from his former pastor. Rev. C. O. Day, presi dent of Andover Theological semlnnry. is mm receive,! Bo-verni line books. vwiue luuy appreciating the happy sent! ments expressed, there came tn the von erable ex-governor n feeling of sadness because his son nnd one ot his grand daughters were no longer nble to be with uni on nis uirtnuny anniversaries, both naving died within the year. Governor Holbrook proves his remarkable virility niuie mm mure us tne years go by. He spends a large part of his time In liter ary worn, nnu, neanng the century mnrk he cn read and write without glasses i.iiiiiiukm iie uses mem. His mentnl faculties nro strong nnd active, nnd ho exercises tho caro necessary to keep his Physical ielng well preserved. He rides , out on plensant dnyk and makes frequent ; visits tp the .Brattleboro Retreat. In which ( he is deeply .Interested, having been presl- ui tne iioniu ot trustees more than iv j I'll lei. Advertised Letters. Men Rufus B. Brown, John E. Hurl burt. .Women Mrs. Emlln xi t . ptter, Mrs. Olive Webster. Mrs. J, E. J. Snmtml MrPna arlottsvllle va:rWas'anged1',n0rthe H.vo r,,uuy tor tne murder ..h,s lf. Sv!pt' 4 laat- "o mado a lit Hc,nt,to Xe efrect that he was re sponsible for the crime and that he ad mitted the Justness of his sentence. ' F. E. B. thiTe.ll!ar dMa ma".8aJr the other morning that tho abbreviation of February Feb TH,lVlf.FTeex,e every body, and that man Ln. M ilen ,n hls ulster- 11 was appar-fh-. h "eeal thtr klnd-of warmth that stays, the warmth that reaches from Iiead to runt u m.. i. i. j .. ... Knf?i3..h,ii;,ifrom Personal. knowledBo thai Hood's BarsArmriiin VivJ - t warmth. It Invigorates the blood and speeds It aWnfenrough arterj ana vein. 1 ; . . ' " wpmen, poys and Irls, to enJoV old weather jand resist the V -' it """""-."Vnf "lrnfnnens 'fi .tfe!i:'aa-fe?-mo' aRKbenenta are !tti& Thpre may: WWreestlon In 'WIU tioaltlvlv n..i'.i-i.v- f-'i.-v. wiri ":"r -ai icr b kiltie uver nV: 5Ws ",not bt truth. One -.Ii o Tf navenuement. Bmall pill. Small dose, Bmall nrW "t IV. A. 11 ui i..t, I I . . . r. 5"i"imy liuivs nuiousness and qons lf.atlon In a night. Trial package and booklef .free. Wrlto to-day. The J. II. cr popter Co., S Park Sq Boston. WAflmlnMnnlnl l . I.. .,. i . . . iui. ....v.,.. uuuuiuui, up-to-aato. lithographed -wall map or Oklahoma and Indian territories, with mnntina i i.. - r. ....v.i. ... umuivilb uuiurr. Thosa territories are grldlronod with railroads, dotted with cities and towns, and have a population of over one million, nlthough the country has lwvn f I i.,t iACO i - .- i" . v-.i j i ii ii , i in j cars, b certainly proves it a vory rich and pro- -V.V....V, tv.vi.il,,, r.vury-purcuflEer or western real estate motlgngcp should have one of these maps, ao4 by addrotslng a'Tiostal enrd to tho Monannh Trust- n ii..i.i... , " ..""""i'"! ivuinws, asKing for tho Bamb,you,wll receive for ono cent a map that would cost j'ou half a dollar. BRATTLEDORO PERSONAL. Miss Ella Htebbliis Is spending the week In Boston. Miss Joslo Iockrow lias returned nfter a week's stny In Boston. Mrs. Mary Smith of Holyoke (ins been In town the pnst two days. , John Fcssenden returned Hnturdny to Albany nftcr a week's visit In town. Mr. and Mrs. Ienvltt moved Inst week from Marlboro to 36 South Mnln street. Miss Nellie Ulako returned Saturday nfter n stny of several months In Bellows Falls. Mrs. T. A. Murphy of Bellows Falls visited at John O'Connor's Wednesday and Thursday. Mrs. F. A. Richmond of Green River Is spending some time with her sister, Mrs, E. F. Nllcs. Miss Mary Ritchie returned to Burling ton Tuesday nfter n week's visit with Miss Nellie Brown. Miss Kntberlne Dwyer was called to Springfield, this state, Saturday, by the Illness of t he mother. , ,f Mrs. S.-M. Veaw spcht a pa of this week in Rutland with her sou, Leon, wlio Is III, but who Is Improving. . ; i'l Mrs. A. U. Hnll hns returned from New York. She Is nt tiio home or her dauglir ter, Mrs. George E. Faster. T. A. Austin and John Gulvln were In Essex Junction the first of the week on business connected with (he Foresters. Mrs. S. II. Ijizclle was called Saturday to Wnrdsboro by the Illness of her sister. Mis. N. C. Johnson, whose death took place today. The Young Peopled Christian Union of tho I'nlversnllst church will observe next .Sunday ns Christian Citizenship Sun day. The meeting, which will be nt 7 p. m.. will bo lead by F. D. E. Stowe. All are welcome. Wur Is on for the control of the Equitable Life Insurance society of New York, which holds assets or JITS, 000, 000 and has half a million policy holders. James II. Hyde, whoso rather founded the company, holds n controlling Interest In the organization. He Is it soclnl butter fly and recently gnve n ball at Sherry's In New York which was the topic of tho day. The expense of this one nffalr Is said to hnve been 1100,000. Jnmes W. Alexnnder, president of the society, nnd H heads of various departments hnvo threatened to withdraw unless Mr. Hyde, who Is first vice, president, gets out or the wny. Mr. Hyde, who Is possessed or millions, has the support or Edward H. Harrlman. the greatest single railroad power In the country, nnd or other men. At the meeting of the company yester day the officers were re-elected and n resolution was adopted recommending that policy holders be given the right to vote for directors. This nctlon Is regard ed as a step In plan for mutuallzntlon advocated by President Alexnnder. Mrs. Joseph H. Freeman lies mortally wounded, her daughter. Miss Mny Brown, Is dead nt Jacksonville, Florida, and. Qlty Detective W.. B. tahoon'-ts Seriously, wounded ns a result or a shooting affray in the court room of Justice I. L. Fer.r.1 Tuesdny. Mrs, Freeman lind brought nctlon against Owen JF. Laodholdtz. charg ing him with ruining her daughter. .Ac cording to the witnesses of the tragedy, Mrs. Freeman attracted Laodholdtz's at tention by calling his name, and then tired upon him. His reply wns prompt nnd deadly. He fired five shots, and every one took effect. Mrs. Freeman was shot In the breast, nnd her daughter, who had fired once, wns shot In the mouth and eye. Cnlioon. who was attempting to disarm laodholdtz, was shot In the back, evidently by one of "the women. I-ondholdtz wns nrrested. A gasolene explosion yesterday ln n submarine loat or the British navy killed four men nnd seriously Injured U others at Qucenstown, Ireland. Lfeut. Good, commander of the vessel, was blinded, nnd Is In n critical condition. J. E. MANN. OPENING EXHIBIT AND SALE OF WASH GOODS. WEEK BEGINNING FEB. 18. Our exhibit of Spring Wash Goods far ex ceeds any previous showing, both in the excellent values offered and in fabrics. Lawns, Swiss Muslins and Dimities. We shall maintain our reDutation of fnvino- hpet values in all staple fabrics. most practical summer gowns. Btamine, Tre'vise, Bungalow Stripe, Voile Fantaisie Are some of the sheer fabrics Toile Seraphique, cenzea veilings, Cotton Voile, Galatea Cloth Are amoner the medium OTP. good wearing materials. Fancy Embroidered muslm, Dotted Black Ai5 sme of th.e g00.d staPk Mohair Suitings, Silk Taffeta Are cloths made of mercerized varn. tnuranz wfl0h and not lose their finish, and gcuciai eueuuveness, Mercerized Crepe Are soft, fine tevturp fabric, without ironing. An early inspection of these lines of Wash Goods will De or benefit to vou. as the mnst rrmi i , the first to sell. J. E. MANN. DA8KET DALL NOTES. Dartmouth reserves defeated Id ,,, Falls 29 to 20 at Bellows Falls Tu day evening. Tho gnme tonight with Ni, v.,,, University will bo tho first local ga. the state championship scries be Brnttleboro, Norwich, St. Johnnbur uns tho University of Vermont Dornn uiu play with Brattleboro. Tho champion Holyoko Intcrscholi t, who defeated Brattleboro the first . lBj, this s win, will play In Festival hall next Frldny night. The line-up will be Wnchtcr, centre, Snow and Wiley, k. rdj and Hard man and McCorklndale, for. wards. . AN UNFORTUNATE YOUNGSTER, trkiome Restriction That Surround an Heir to Million. Robert W. Jones In tho Housekect There Is n four-yenrs-old boy In N'e York, heir tnjrtlOflOO.QOO, who lsitjoig t miss H "who! lot 'of fun. Hln jrbaniia,,, have, set out to( bring "him up "kleily 4M'hl$ end.'cvdrythrng that monej , do will be done. He Is to hnve n dm., skilled Instructors. A smnll arm of nurses, maids, governesses and gr iomi have been engnged to nttend upon h wnnts. A $10,000 Jersey cow has ix-PI, bought to glvo milk for him alone T. process of sterilization Is to be uppllij not only to the milk, but to almost n thing thnt comes In contnet with p youngster. The latest devices of s i. n. nro to be employed for his proU t,. n ngnlnst germs. His playmates are ' j fc strictly limited In number nnd, of c .ursj must nil bo little aristocrats. We have no wish to disparage thr ad vantages of wenlth nor the Importance of careful nnd scientific training for the young, but It does not look as ir Nature wisest of ' physicians, were going t get a chance to show what she could do for this youthful millionaire. Just think of the boyish Joys that Poet Riley Finss nbout, which ho will miss. The Jolly ex curslons to the "old swlmmln" hole the blissful manufacture of mud pies the ecstasy of gaining free admission to the circus by carrying water for the elephant' What will he know, with his expensive rod and reel nnd careful attendants of the delights of "goln' flshln'?" There i grent danger thnt the boy who Is "Ideally brought up will become a nnrrowmlnded, snobbish, selfish man. 'The spirit of our public schools is essentially American and democratic. The public school Is the plac-i for every American boy, rich or poor Hi will lenrn lessons there, and valuable ones that are not ln books. To hnve (10.000 000 Is n pretty hravy handicap for a be starting out In life. But It can be over come If the boy Is only given a chance "What's tho matter with Lawson "He's all write." Life. Ml Stuffed Up That's tho condition of many sufferers fro in 'catarrh, especially in the morning. Great difficulty is experienced in clear ing tho head and throat. No wonder catarrh causes headache, impairs the taste, smell and hearing, pollutes the brenth, deranges the stom ach and affects the appetite. To cure catarrh, treatment must be constitutional alterative and tonic. 'I was afflicted with catarrh. I tooi medicines of different kinds, givlm: each a fair trial; but gradually crew worse until I could hardly hear, taste or smell. I then concluded to try Hood's Sarsaparilln. anj after taking five bottles I was cured nri hare not had any return of the disease since." Era eke Fobbes, Lebanon, Kun, Hood's Sarsaparilln Cures catarrh it soothes and strength ens the mucous membrane and buildj up the whob dyetem. the immense varietv of These materials make the in colors. Opera Crepe, Mer- Writ nrtVAltfoc anA n...UI Swiss, Dotted Silk Swiss and Sheer Muslins fabrics in sheer goods and are are almost equal to silk in anil SWt Cre a . . wettI