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H1 THE VERMONT PHCEITCX, BRATTIiEBORO, FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 1906. M fifk - RATTLEBORO BROKERAGE HOUSE FAILED. 3rattleboro Branch Office of H. R. Leigh- ton & Co. Closed Friday Few Local Patrons and Losses Light. Tho telegraph Instrument In tho brokor- tnge ofllce In the Brooks House, which Is n branch olllce of tho firm of II. It. Lolgh- Eton ft: Co. of Hoston, ticked oft n message ftibout 11 o'clock Friday thijt the firm bml Imado nn assignment to Charles B. Alien Rof Boston for the benefit of Its creditors. ; The omco was at once closed by John Hollornn, who had It In charge. Mr. Hollornn received no further particulars except from the Doston newspapers. From them It was learned that the extent of the fnlluie might be $500,000. Mr. Lclgh ton says, however, that It will not exceed half that amount. The Brattleboro losses were small. According to Mr. Hollornn they will not be over $500 or $600, In cluding accumulations. Tho nrattlcboro branch ofllce was opened about three years ago by Charles T. Grout of Hollows Falls, under whoso supervision It has been ever since. At the time of the failure there were not over six or seven customers having open deals. Mr. Hollornn says he docs not know just what he will do, but that If the firm settles with Its credi tors In full and the ofllce Is icopcncd he probably will remain In Brattleboro. The first Intimation that customers In the Leighton ofllces had that anything was wrong wns when a notice was posted that the tlrm had assigned. About the same time Mr. Allen made public the following notice: "The suspension of II. It. Lclghton Sc Co. Is due to the fnllure of a member of the TSoston Stock Ex change to meet his obligation, together with certain outside Investments which could not be realized on at once. Details later." It was said that Thomns W. Lnwson was a silent partner In the firm, but when lntervlowd on the subject Mr. Lawson denied any relation to the firm and said he would not know a member of the firm from n side of solo leather. II. It. Lclghton Is the active bead of tho firm and ho and G. L. Babcock nre the principal stockholders. Mr. nabcock Is president and Mr. Lclghton Is secretnry and treasurer. There are 3C branch ofllces, those In Vermont being located In Burlington, Montpeller, St. Albans, Rut land, Morrlsvllle, Woodstock. St. Johns bury, Bennington, Bellows Falls and Brnt tleboro. Y. M. C. A. NOTES. The association has n long list of fur nished rooms nvallable for young men. The secretnry will be pleased to direct young men to thc.ni. Tho third cntcrtnlnment In the Stnr course will be given In tho Auditorium Tuesday evening. Jnn. 23.- It will be i lecture by Sylvester A. Long of Dayton, Ohio. II. C. Eva, of- the Hrtrlem Ilescue Mis sion in New York city, will speak nt th 4 o'clock meeting Sunday on "White Slaves." Mr. Eva Is a very Interesting speaker and every young man In nrat tlcboro Is Invited to hear him. The asso ciation orchestra, who pleased the audi ence so well last Sundny, will furnish music. About 300 members and friends of the association attended the New Year's re ception given Monday evening by th auxiliary. The association orchestra gave a pleasing program, many games were played In the gymnasium and game rooms, and refreshments were served by several young ladles, Miss Emily Clapp and Miss Grace Whltaker pouring the coffee. The decorations throughout the rooms were handsome. The tea table stood In tho centre of the reading room, and ropes of smllnx, In which were Inter woven 10 dozen red carnations, extended from the ens lot tn thn . i. uioie, maxing a beautiful effect. All' young men In Brattleboro may feel free to use the natters nml iK.ti.innn t the association reading room. Following is the list: Dally papers, New York lrioune, springllcitl Rcpublicnn, Boston iieruiu, uoston journal, Albany Journal; weekly papers, Tho Vermont Phoenix, Windham County Reformer, Greenfield Recorder, Bellows Falls Times. Poultnev Journal, Swedish paper, Londonderry Sifter, Burlington Clipper; religious papers, Sunday School Times, Watchman, Congregationalism Religious Forum, Ram's iiuru; magazines, century, Scrlbncr s Horner's Monthlv rtntlnn- ctrn...i -f Cluro's, Cosmopolitan, Technical World, World's Work, Youth's Companion, Suc cess, ijarpers weeKly; miscellaneous, Printer's Ink. AmdnTMn T ..-.. - r I , . sociatlon Men, Association Boys, ' four university catalogues, soven college cata logues; Y. M. C. A. monthly papers from St. Louis, New York city. Boston, Cleve land, Newark, Orange nnd Trenton. West River Railroad Conditions. It Is evident that the new year has pened with n more honeful fenllnir nn vthe part of mill men and other business men on tne line of West River railroad, so far ns railroad service nnd facilities are concerned, than has existed before for several years perhnps than hns over cxisteu. i ins is general recognition of tho fnct that since tho conversion of the road fom the narrow to the standard gauge as much work ns possible, with tho time and facilities nt command, has been done for the Improvement of the road bed nnd to make It safe nnd avail able for the winter. A great deal remains to be dOMe In the way of filling nnd even ing, and of straightening curves nnd pro tecting embankments, but Superintend ent Nnsh realizes this nnd thero is no doubt that ho wfll use his best efforts to havo the work done when another season opens. In any case his energy and dil igence have prevailed up to tho present time. There has been a decided Improve ment In tho freight car service of late, nnd shippers suffer much less delay than formerly In" forwarding their products. Mr. Nash nnd Mr. Burke, the stntlon agent at Brattleboro, are doing all they can to help shippers in this aspect. The gen eral business of the vnlley suffers from the open winter nnd the lack of snow. .GRANGE NEWS. Windham county Pomona Grange will meet with Evening Star Grange, Dum merston, on Jan. 17. Tho Grange sewing society will meet Jan, 12. They will havo supper In tho banquet halt' at 6 o'clock, followed by a Boclal evening. Tho Grange dramatic club will hold a meeting Thursday evening, Jan. 11. All members of tho Grange are invltod. Thero will bo a' sociable 'after tho meet ing. Tho officers of Protectivo Grange were Installed Wednesday evening by Past Master Carl S. Hopkins, assisted by Aus tin E. Miller. Past Master Plerco gavo a report of the Btate Orange meeting, , Tha next meeting will be held Jan. 21. HAVE YOU TRIED the new Quick Desserts that grocers are now selling? They are justly termed "Easy to Make" as nil Ingredients nre In the package. Three complete produats J)Zerta guick Pudding and D-Zerta Perfect Jelly essert at 10c. per package, and D'-Zerta Ice Cream Powder, 2 packages for 25 cents. Five choice flavors of each. A trial will convince you how easy it is to i have the finest desserts with no labor and little expense. Order to-day. LOCAL NEWS INSURANCE REFORMS NEEDED. Professional Club Paper by Frank E. Barber Local Agents Attended Meeting and Discussed Subject, A meeting of tho Brattleboro Profes sional club was held In the Brooks House. Monday night, which was timely because of the subject Which It considered nnd was profitable because of tho ablo way In which tho speaker of tho evening, Lawyer Frank E. Barber, trented tho subject under consideration. Thero was n lnrge Utteinlance, Including the Brat tleboro Insurance ngents. After supper Mr. Barber gave a very Interesting nnd comprehensive paper on "Fundamental reforms needed In life insurance." After showing what constitutes life Insurance he (old of somo of the abuses which have crept Into tho business nnd- suggested tho remedies. He advocated that tontine nnd deferred dividend policies, which consti tute ii largo proportion of tho insurance now written, be prohibited, for the rea son that should the Insurer surrender, lapse, change or decrease his policy or die within tho deferred or tontine period he would forfeit nil the accumulations to the company. He said that assessment In surance wns unsafe nnd ought to be pro hibited, because oxpcrlcnco shows thn assessment companies become bankrupt nfter it short time, the assess ments being only largo enough to cover actual present disbursements nnd not large enough to create n reserve to meet the Increasing mortnllty expense. Industrial Insurance, should be prohibited, he ndvocated, because of the large amount written on Infants, which Invites crime. No child should be Insured until It renches the nge of usefulness to Its parents. Mr. Barber showed ,the need of more careful attention to duty on the part of state Insurance departments, ns empha sized by the revelations of the past few weekh. Investments should bo made with more care, and graft nnd negligence should not be possible. "Since dummies do not direct they should have no legal status, except. Indeed, to bo punished for their Iniquities." Among other tilings ndvocnted were uniformity In laws of the different stntes, a law com polling companies to make annual or fro quent distribution of accumulations, and a limitation of dividends on tho stock or stock companies. Tho discussion wn icn n.v nr. i-remont Hamilton nnd wns participated In by nearly nil present, making the meeting one of unusual length. Were Married In Brattleboro Jan. 1, 1856. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Clay Cole of Wal- Ilngford entcrtnlned a large number of friends at the Hotel Walllngford from 3 until 5 o'clock Monday nfternoon In ob servance of the 50th anniversary of their mainage. There were several people from Rutland nnd surrounding towns present nesldcs many from Walllngford. Music was furnished during the after noon by tho Stafford-Mellow orchestra or iiutmml. Mrs. F. H. Baldwin of Rut land was caterer. Mr. and Mrs. Cole have leen residents of Walllngford since 1S6I. The former was In business many years wmi me laie jnnii u. .Miller In the mnnu i.icuirc oi ox-nows. Kor several venrs past he has carried on an undertaking iiusiness. Henry Clay Cole was born at Halifax. Oct. 31. lf.33. being the son of Hollls .and Kunlco (Wilcox) Cole. Mrs Elizabeth Gerland Merrltleld Cole wns the daughter or Jones J. and Lnurn (Holland) Morrl fleld of Newfnne. She was liorn Dec. 3, 1S3S. The couple were married at Brat tleboro by Rev. George II. Deere, a Uni versalis! pastor, Jan. 1, 1S56. They moved to Walllngford eight yenis later. The Cole family consisted of two daugh ters, Mrs. John D. Miller nnd Miss Anna cole of Wnlllngford. There nre three grandchildren living, Mrs. E. C. Mcln tyrc nnd Mrs. F. D. Harlow of Rutland nnd Miss Helen F. Miller of Wnlllngford. NEW HAMPSHIRE NOTES. Death of Sumner Warren at Keene, Sumner Warren, 91, for many years an active and Influential business man In Cheshire county, died Tuesday from a general breaking down nt the homo of his granddaughter, Mrs. C. T. Colony. In Keene. Mr. Warren was born in West moreland, the son of Mr. nnd Mrs. In crease Warren. When 23 years of ago he established a tannery nt Chesterfield nnd for 21 years he did nn extensive business. Later ho was engaged in the same business In Lowell. When tho first shoo factory was established In Keene, about 30 years ago, Mr. Warren became nn Interested member of tho corporation nnd went to Kceno to live. Ho built nnd occupied tho house on Court street now used ns tho Invalids' home. In all his dealings Mr. Warren was noted for his promptness, honesty nnd liberality. Mr. Warren married In 1841 Miss Luthcra Wlllnrd of Charlestown. N. II., a descend ant of Mnj. Simon Wlilard, and to them five children were born, nil of whom died many years ngo, the only descendants now living being tho granddaughter, Mrs. Col ony, nnd her young son. Tho burial was In Chesterfield. Death on the Rail at Walpole Monday. A VOunir mnn ivlin to snnnnon-i tn lieen John W. Jurry, n weaver, about 35, lormeny or St. Albans, was struck by the southbound flyer Just abovo tho rail road station at Walpole Monday nfter noon while crossing tho tracks with the evident Intention of boarding a freight train on which ho lind been riding. Te neck wns hrnknn hut nll.nn.-l... tl. .,..., ..... u.,v...t3U UltJ UKHiy was only slightly Injured, being thrown tiuin mi.- uhuk wnen strucK ny the loco motive. Jurry wns given lodging In the nollco stntion In Vnnnd Cnnnn.. ini.t went to West Swnnzey, whero ho worked In the mill a short tlmo Monday, and then returned to Keene, whero ho boarded the freight train. Tho selectmen took caro of the body nnd It was taken to St, Albanjs by his mothor, who came to Walpole from St. Albans. 56th Wedding Anniversary at Bondvllle. Hon. and Mrs. Cephos William of Win hall observed the 66th anniversary of their marriage at their home In tho vil lage of Bondvllle Jnn. 1. It wns also Mr. Williams's 77 birthday anniversary. Both are natives or winhau and havo always lived there. They received many con gratulations. Five children who urn now living were at home. Mrs. Williams was formerly Miss Harriet Benson. Mr. Wil liams Is ono of the prominent Republi cans of Bennington county and has filled many town and county ofllces. For four years he was an assistant Judge, rep resented his town for a number of years In tho legislature, has been a Justice of the peace, and a selectman. Both have a large clrclo of friends. John A. McCall has resigned tho nrcsl- dency of the New York Life Insurance company, ana it is said that ho may participate In the formation of a new company. He has paid back to the com pany the $235,000 paid in 1904 to "Judee" Hamilton, for which no accounting has oeen mono in aeian. Surrounded by every luxury and wear ing Jewels worth a small fortune, Mrs, Emma' Isabel Peabody, a handsome woman of 37, shot and killed herself In her appartment on the second floor of 74 West 69th street In New York Monday, one was me daughter or Mrs. E. D. Leavltt of Brookllne. Mass.. was educated at Wellesley college, and after separat' from her husband supported herself by writing. She was brilliant and Versatile In this work but was In poor health and had been recommended by her physician recently o take a' sea voyage. IN OUR OWN STATE VERMONT'S RECORD OF FAILURES. Dun's Report Says There Were 197 In 1905 Liabilities $656,494.56, Assets $326, 671.15. Tho uicrcuntllo ngency of It. G. Dun & Co. furnishes tho following failures with llabllltles nnd assets, ns Hied In Vermont tor mo yenr cntung December 30, llH)3. Petitions In bankruptcy) iss Other failures, 9 Total failures, The number of 107 failures ns illcd by Assets. counties Is ns follows; County. Fall. Llnli. Addison, 10 $ SS.CSI.SO Bennington, 0 10I.9S5.9J Caledonia, 23 46,576.90 Chittenden, 23 6S.320.23 Essex, 6 9,9ti6.2S Franklin, 4." 11S.78S.23 Grand Isle, 6 C.f.63.49 J'Uiioille, 1 054.00 Orange, 3 13,700.11 Orleans, 9 l2.03s.73 Rutlnnd, 10 14.406.69 Washington, 33 66,510.79 Windham, 12 1,50,051.56 Windsor. S 15,423.21 $19,672.53 74,OS7.(r 13.327.49 36,831.93 7.10S.01 66,010.69 3.V59.11 100.12 S.9S1.61 7.133.21 7,756.00 41,956.61 35,9C.S3 10.9S8.3 197 $653,491.66 $326,571.15 allures In same district In 19tl 192 $807,28S.91 $190,932.19 Vermont Had 6581 Contagious Diseases In 1903. Dr. H. D. Holton of Brnttleltoro. secre tary of the state loard of health, has complied the record of contagious dis eases in the state In 19o3. The total num ber was (SSI, divided as follows: Diphth eria and croup 422. measles 4431. menin gitis 16, scarlet fever 122, typhoid fever 301, whooping cough !4. small pox 2. There were 5SI cases of measles In Bennington. 1M in Sunderland, 102 In Colchester, 161 In Grand Isle, SfiO In Swnnton, T2 In Fair Haven, 199 in Rutland city. 103 in North tleld, 363 in BrattlelKiro, 123 In Rocking ham, nnd 141 in Ludlow, There were 101 cases of whooping cough In Randolph. The complete report of deaths for 19 6 has not boon received. During tho llrst six months three centennrlans died, aged respectively 100. 105, and 115. The sec retary of tho board has traveled during the year in the discharge of his duties 9123 miles by rail and 159 by team, and has written 3096 letters. Tho Windham county record wns ns follows: Diphtheria nnd croup. 35: measles, 7m: scarlet fever. 45; typhoid fever, 17; whooping cough, so. Assault Case In Tunbrldge. George H. SInck.Sl, of Tunbrldge has been bound over to the Orange county court In the sum pf $1000 charged with assault with Intent to kill. Slack's home Is near Randolph Centre. From the testi mony of four witnesses it appeared that Slack's wife and sister-in-law, Mrs. Henry Packard of Dewey Mills, arranged a Christmas reunion nt tho home of their mother, Mrs. Mary Barney, who keep bouse for Jonathan Moses on East hill. Tunbrldge. Upon the nrrlvnl of Mr. nnd Mrs. Packard at 9 o'clock they found Slack the worse for liquor, and his conduct to ward tho women led to a reprimand by his mother-in-law. He finally ordered his wife to go home with him. but she refus ed, ns she feared to take n 12-mllc ride In the night with him in his condition. Slack drew a knife nnd started for his wife with n thrent to kill her. She mil for n bedroom shrieking, nnd Slack wns overpowered by Jonathan Moses nnd Henry Packard, put out of the house nnd the door barred ngnlnst him. He stayed outdoor all night. His defense was Hint liquor in the house caused Ids condition nnd trouble. Dig Deer Kilted In Manchester. A handsome llve-year-old buck was found by Myron Taylor of Manchester Depot on Beech rldge In Barnumvllle, on the Green mountains, recently. County Warden Chnse Investigated the ease nnd found thnt apparently the deer had boon chased by hounds nnd tiled from exhaus tion, there being no marks of any kind on the carcass, Mr. Chase tlnds Indlca Hons of hounds chasing deer on both the East and West mountains In Manchester, and In Sandgatc and Wlnall, nnd will give the matter close Investigation. A dend buck deer that had been shot within a few hours was found on the farm of P. E. Hatpin of Middlebury. neat New Haven river road, n few days ago. The game officer Is hunting for the offender. To Wind Up Bank's Affairs. D. D. Mulr, receiver of the Merchants' National bank of Rutlnnd, which failed March 26, 1900, Is preparing to wind up the affairs of tho Institution nnd pay tho final dividend to depositors. Jnn. 13 he will sell at auction nil tho nssets which have not been converted Into funds. Tho bank wns closed by the government through unauthorized loans of $145,000 by cashier Charles W. Mussey t - Marvin A. McClure, a music dealer. -Mussey was sent to prison, but was pardoned by tho President on the ground of ill-health. McCluro is' serving n sentence of seven years in tho house of correction for com plicity In the wrecking of the bank. Montpeller hnd 1C6 cases of Intoxication In tho city police court In 19)1 and 2s3 cases In 1905. Tho Wright Health I'nderwenr com pany, which had a. largo mill burned In Pownnl Dec. 15, will not rebuild. Cnlvln Horsey, 70, a farmer of East Montpeller, dropped dead nt his homo Saturday shortly after eating his dinner. Ho leaves a wlfo and six children. Henry Brown. 65, ono of tho most highly respected residents" of South Wheclock, was killed by a falling limb whllo driving his team in the woods near his houso recently. Phlio Kidder of Woodstock wns brought into Windsor county court Tuesday on the chnrgo of keeping a bucket shop. Kidder has been agent for the .firm of II. R. Lclghton & Co., o4 Boston, which recently went Into the hands of a re ceiver. HyouMust on account 01 your health Giyeup DruiKlng Coffee WHY NOT TRY THE BEST SUBSTITUTE OLD GRISTMILL Has all the virtues possible in a health drink made with wheat -besides being Pleasing to the taste -and you don't tire of it Try it and be healthy OLD GRIST MILL-Charlc$lown,Mass? Tho grist mill nt West Unmet owned by George Drown nnd tensed to Oeorgo Walker wns burned Friday night. It rontolned a Inrgo stock nnd there wns but n smnll insurance on the property. Felix Boner, 15. and Rov Clark. 11 have been bound over to tho Franklin county court on the chnrgo of nrson. It Is nlleged Hint thoy attempted to burn tho Bnswood hill sclioolhousp In Ilnkers- tlelir Thursday night. Ijiwienee U. McEnniiy, 25, n brnkoman, was killed In the Central Vermont rail road ynid In St. Albans curly Monday morning. 11c supped riom n lint enr, fell liolwcen the rnlls nnd the car passed over him. His left nrm wnH broken,- his left leg nnd tinkle bruised nnd ho suffered sorlous Internal injuries. Ho formerly uvea in i-aiinoiu. Gov. Bcli has appointed G. II. Torrlll of Morrlsvllle n member of tho stnte board of entile commissioners for u term of inrcc years to succeed V. I. Spear of Ran dolph, whose term expired Jnn. 1. Gcorgo Stephens of Hnrtfnrd nnd F. A. "Rich of Burlington nro tho other members of the uoarti, or winch Tcrrlll will bo secretary. StorJhenH and Rich orb vctcrlnnrles. 1 he case In Windsor county court against m. i.eorge l Morris, of Hart land, (Hi the charge of assault with Intent to kill Luther Pennington Nov. 26, went to the Jury Dec. 30. After being oui iour nours tne jury Drought In n ver dict of simple assault. Both sides took exceptions. Hall wns reduced from $2000 to $500 and sentence wns suspended. A furious linll nnd wind storm, nccom pnnled by thunder nnd lightning, struck Rutland Friday nfternoon. Hnll stones ns large ns marbles fell In torrents. Wires were blown down and limbs of many trees broken off. Lightning struck the largo resilience of the Templo Brothers on Mnplo Grove farm, ripped open tho roof and followed the telephone wrles to the cellar. The annual report of tho stnte lnltorn tory of hygiene at Burlington contains interesting flguies. The totnl specimens examined niimhor 666S, ngnlnst 50S6 In 1901, and 5112 the year before. Included 111 the present year nre 2002 throat cul tuies of diphtheria. 1329 tuberculosis, and 40 medlen-lcgal enses. compared with SI 4 typhoid, 132 liquor, nnd 215 puro food law '.uses live yen is ngo. The Vermont Tribune, n newspaper published In Ludlow, has been sold I n n corporation of people of that town. The concern Is capitalized nt $6000 nnd the ollleers are John O. Sargent, president; Mary E. Reed, clerk; nnd Wlntlcld Sargent, secretary. W. W. Stleknev. Mr. John G. Sargent nnd Henry O. Bradley of Northampton, Mass., are named In the articles of Incorporation. Whltoomb Fairfield. 13. son of rlmrim T. Fairfield,, editor of tho Rutlnnd Even ing News, wan nreldentally shot In the abdomen while handling a revolver Sat urday In Chicago. He was ornted upon nt the Mnrshall Field. Jr.. hospital and It Is thought lie will recover. His father, who had Just arrived In Rutland from the West, hastened Imck to Chicago on re ceiving a telegram nnnnuncliu- tim nmi. dent. O. S. Wilcox. lllMHIt 50. shot himself with n 32-cnllbrn rifle nt 7 oVInek- . day morning nt his home In Wlllowvnle. """""'"in- 1110 utui snot missed, but the second enteietl one ovo nnd mini nut nt the back of the bend. The man died a few minutes later. It Is said that ho had threatened to kill himself. Wilcox lived on 11 small farm nnd did some enr- IH-iitry work. He Is survived by a wife, two sons, and 11 daughter, who Is nwny from homo. At the annual meeting of the Arvi,i Breeders" association held In Syracuse, N. V. recently George W. Bnllou of Middle town, N. V., was chosen president nnd C. M. Wlnslow of Brandon. VI.. Kwrolnrv and editor. In the distribution of nrlrew the llrst prize, $75. for n 'herd of nve cows wiih awarded to Mr. Wlnslow the record being 39.S44 pounds of milk nnd lt36 pounds of butter. Mr. Wlnslow nlso won third In the single cow test, with the animal Acelista. tho record being 10, ?39 pounds of milk nnd 119 pounds of but ter. Tlie rate war on tlio price of coal, which has been waged by tho local dealers In Rutland since last June ns n result of nn effort mnde by tho Combination Cnsh Store company to sell coal nt a fair profit Instead of tho get-rlch quick plan. Is probably nt nn end owing to Influence brought to lienr by the N'ew England Re tail Coal Dealers' association. Tho In dependent retailer has lecn forced to raise prices or go out of business. At one time coal was being sold In Rutland ns low ns $5.50 per ton. but consumers there now will hnve to pay $7.50. Guy W. Hill wns appointed Monday state's attorney of Caledonia county to nil the vacancy cnused by the resignation of D. Thompson, who has gone to Barton, where he will succeed to the practice of Judge Miles, recently appointed to tho -upremo bench. Tho nppMntmcnt wns mnde by .Tudgo Watson, presiding nt the December term of court In St. Johnsbury. and the nssoclnto Judges. Mr. Hill wns born In Bethlehem, N. II., la 1S7S. grndu nted from St. Johnsbury nendemy In 1S!)7, nnd studied law In that town. Ho HIU mCraber of 1,10 law flfm of Ma' & Miss Cnrrlo I-oftls, n mine nt the stnte hospltnl for the Insane nt Waterbury, nnrrowly escnped death Dec. 28 in a heroic effort to save tho life o ono of tho patients of that Institution who Jumped into the Wlnooskl river. Miss Loftls. Irf company with two other nurses, was In chnrgo of a number of patents who were being given n wnlk Just nfter dinner. At n point whero tho rond came In close proximity to the river, one of tho patients, a woman, mado a sudden flungo through tho thin Ice. Miss Loftls quickly went to the rescue and both women wcro In dan ger for some tlmo, ns the efforts of two other nurses to render assistance were futile. A woodman who wns passing suc ceeded In getting both from the wntor. A suit hns been brought by Hnrold W. Rnnn of Derby, ngnlnst Dr. M. C. Twltchell of Burlington, and tho Mnry Fletcher hospltnl for $5,000 damages for loss of tho sight of nn eye. Rnnn, who 4s 13 yenra old, claims that ndvlco given by Dr. Twltchell wns harmful. Thero wns a piece of tin 1n tho eye. It Is claimed, nnd the doctor said no tin wns there, nnd nrivlBcd no treatment. The boy lost tho sight of tho eye, Jones Will Get Wllmlnnton Post Office. Orrln H. Jones will be recommonded by Congressman Ilasklns for reappoint ment ns postmaster at Wilmington. Thero has been quite a spirited contest for this nppolntment. there having been at ono tlmo several candidates for this ofllce, but It finally narrowed down to a contest between Orrin II, Jones and Lewis II. Strawser, editor and publisher of the Dccrficld Vnlley Times. Petitions wero circulated In Mm Int dates and each received n lnrge number ui BiKiuiiurcs, uui tne majority of tho patrons of tho ofllce favored the present Incumbent, na xrrn a ahnn-n t... tt.A 1 1 . . ..u Hi.unil f . 1 1 VJ fJdttlUHO, Brattleboro letter In Springfield Sun- uy Jiejtuuucun. Speared by a Sled Stake. John L. Benson of AVInhall met with a very painful accident last Wednesday, Whllo drawing four-foot wood Mr, Benson was turning his team around In tho woods on a steep side hill, when tho rear sled caught a stump, throwing him violently upon a sharp pointed stake, which penetrated his body about threo Inches Just under the right arm. Mr. Benson Is a heavy man nnd ho fell with great force, and ns his feet went from under hlm his whole weight was thrown upon tho stake. Ho succeeded In ex tricating himself after somo dlfllculty. Dr. Esmond of Bondvllle, who was has tily summoned, dressed the wound. Mr, Benson Is doing as well as could bo ex pected. Gen. Francis TTsoondn Molnao most aistinguisneo soidien in thn oivii wnr and a former mayoi of Portland, uiea xuesaay. JAMAICA. Irene Gleason enme home Inst Snturdny for n visit. Mrs. E. M. Spencer wns tnken very 111 suddenly Tuesday. Fnnnle Ballard has visited In Spring, field, this state, this week. A watch night servlco was hold nt the" Bnpllst church Inst Sunday night, Ellen nnd Henry Williams hnve 'entered the omploy of the Jamaica Lumber Co. Stella Howard Bpent (liroo days hero last week, going bnck to Chlcopco Falls Saturday. Mrs. Carrie Hlgglns has returned homo after spending Christmas with her son In New York. II. A. McLenn, O. J. Lovolnnd nnd A. V. D. Piper wero In Brnttloboro Snturdny on business. Several from hero attended tho dances ut Londonderry nnd West Wnrdsboro on New Venr's night. Rev. nnd Mrs. Huntley Spraguo came to Arthur Allen's Monday to stay tho re ninlnilcr of tho winter. A. B. Stnrk hns bought n vnluablo tim ber lot from Mrs. S. E. Rawson In the Pike's Falls neighborhood. SnVf-rill Tt.-lt-tlna nf vmit.,v nAnrtl etijoyeti inc sxniing on Bloodsucker pond t.un mvii, 1 tic ico is 111 nno condition. Mrs. W. O. Davis of Townsbcnd nnd Leon Wtirdwell nf fjnrdnntv MnHa lo,. been sending 11 few dnys nt Mrs.' F. G. Hoslcy's. G. It. Hollenbeck nnd W. V fntiln have been In Gardner 11 ml mliolninn- towns, looking up tho chnlr stock trade tills week. The Jamaica Lnmbor i-nmnfltii- li-,u ...it out n lino calendar llhtut,-nt.t t.-tti. .. n..t of the men, horses and skldwnys of logs uit im- h esi mil jon. Bert Allen linn 1 village mill with his gmlolcnc engine saw ing up the next yonr's supply of cord wood, which is coming In fast now. t'nlon services will bn lieM nt ti, ti-.. tlst church next Sunday morning nnd a meeting of girls nnd young women will 1)0 held lit thn Cntlf-rnf-ntl.,.-.! ,l...-1. I.. - --- O-- VllMH.il 111 tho nfternoon. Rev. Georirn llnnt-n wmit 3ntu,.i,. ... .Massachusetts to vlnlt nn (ni-nir.l ol l.,- nnd Mrs. 1-deer tlm mfinimit., r-- - " v luun jChnrgc of the services Sunday. Meetings ... .cv ... ,u uv,ii ttiiu even ing mis ween. Slolghlng Is flue nnd Ions fast. John Clark hns t WO t ffl m H (1 nt i Inc from thn MoT .I'll ri Int ,i . .1 .. ... .. jtond, nnd the Jamaica Lumber company has six teams drnwlnt? from thn it,,itt lot In Htrntton. The Drnmntlr rlnli lumn tiiia tu rehearsals of tlu ilrnnui "ti- ti.. r- ylct," which they will present the latter i-niv ut huh monui. j nig piny Is some thing more elaltoralp tlm ti,nA fore undertaken by the club nnd much bard work Is being put into It to make It nn- Bui-it-sa oi me season. EAST JAMAICA. Mr. ami Mr. Merrltt Hotvnnl of Put ney nnvo visited recently at Hnrvcy Hownnl's. Dora Tliaver returnrul in itrriiiw.-,x . - n -" titiiu tic iasi weeK nuer v mm nf anmA iwr iinme nere. Somo of mir Vniinp ruwriln ntlntnln.l nance hi unnru now it. u'm tv...... Hhend Friday night. WEST WARDSDORO. Mrs. Jl. I nice Is tnklng caro of Mrs. HIIm nt Wardsboio. Mrs. K. O. I.yman will havo chargo of ni-xi nunuay morning'n service. Mrs. I. A. I'erry was in Urnttlcboro l.i at week to attend tho funeral of her uncic. M. B. nnd Guy Putnam broucht In n boar last week. The animal wns minus ono loot ana n part of another foot. There was n good number nt the sing ing iervice Sundny evening nt II. H. For rester's. Next Sunday evening evening the meeting will lo held nt S. S. Perry's. The Icy condition of tho hlgW last Krltlay and Saturday was very dk .. jng lug. but notwithstanding this several chil dren who bad lieon 1nvlt...l tr Tr..ol tngo wnlked thero nnd back, enjoying uieir isii very mucii. Krnnk Hescock of West Dover nnd Miss Mary B. Perry of this place were married Christmas day. They visited relatives In Halifax, returning here Tuesday of this week. Mlt.s Blanche Hoyd stayed with Mnrcln Costs. In passing through West Dover village they proved that It wns n good yenr for rice. WINDHAM. John Itoger visited In Fnlr Hnven Sun dny nnd Mondny. Mr. nnd Mrs. Orrln Rhoadcs spent New Year's nt Ora Ilhondes's. Tho nnnual church roll call wns held nt tho Congregational church Mondny. Miss Winifred Chapman returned to Vermont nendemy. Miss Helen Adams to Colby university nnd Paul Jones to Brnt tleboro high school this week. .The Centre Congregational society hnve chosen the following ollleers for the ensu ing yenr: Moderator, J. W. Gould; cleric, II. M. Abbott; collector. D. 11. Prentiss; trensurcr nnd ngent, B. II. Jones; nudltor. It. It. Prentiss; mlnlstcrlnl committee, II. B. Wood, J. W. Gould. A. A. Goodell; church committee, V. G. Adams, G. t,. Dutton, II. I.. Gould; pnrsonnge commlt te.e, A. A. Goodell, L. D. Chapmnri. B. B. Prentiss. Glebe Mountain Grange has chosen the following ollleers for the next year: Mas ter, J. W. Gould; overseer, I.. M. Kdson; lecturer. Miss Inez Kdson; chaplain, nev. J. 8. Cogswell; steward, Will Tonney; assistant steward, Itoscoo Ingnlls; lady assistant steward, Mrs. G. E. Eddy; sec retary, 11. I Gould; treasurer, W. D. Hathrlc; gatekeeper, A. S. Howe. Ceres, Miss Hazel Shanks; Pomonn, Mrs. Will Cnrleton; Flora, Mrs. Will Tonney; organist, Miss Jesslo Stone. Lister Will Have a New Question. Randolph Herald nnd News. When tho lister comes around next spring nnd nsks you what's your politics, don't think he's Joking, nnd don't get mad and tell hlm to go bang, it's none of his business. For If you do, you nro linblo to nnd out a little later that you enn't voto In the caucus of cither party or any party thnt yenr. Just own right up that you nro a Democrat or a Republican nnd sign yourself ns such on Ills little slip. If you aren't certain which you nre, try to nnd out before list tnklng, If you want to enter a caucus; otherwise there Is no Uopen door" for you In sight. Such is tho provision of the caucus law passed At thn lHRt letrltllnf K'n Boealnn Oama ..... - --i-'n 1' .1 1 U liJl- sldcr It pretty drastic, but It was deemed mo most simple, inir nna ereective of the several plnns proposed. Ono point not to bo overlooked is that it Is not operative in any town unless Ave per cent, of the voters so petition on or beforo May 25. Wo apprehend most towns will try It, once at least. Emma Durand, a cook, was burned to death In n nro which gutted tho wooden niiiiuing ai na jianu street, New London t,onn eany oaiuraay. amy I'lerson, a lodger, wns thrown from a second floor w-meow uy nn explosion of gasoline In the rear of the building. She Is in tho tTm! , ? "Lk"0.. Idaho, was assassinated while entering his home In Pnldujnll thnt etntn o.i.,i bviiut ui nlrtt. v hn Ivnin.inn ' "ITui : ' -, - SSfc. -r J?,LT I v? 5ullcd ....... - ..w nnui im.uu mi- der the gate at the entrance of his house, SO that they could ba exnloded when hn approached. It Is thought that the murder Is a result of Sternberg's activi ty In crilfehtnir tbn minora rtntct nf Paaiii. D'Alene n 189D. A. STEIGER & CO., Holyoke, Mass. January Clearance Sale OF Women's Cloaks, Suits, Skirts and Millinery This sale has been a remarkable success so far with us, on account of the extremely low prices which we have placed on good, desirable merchandise. It testifies that the. thrifty, econ omic traders of this vicinity fully appreciate the values which we are giving. If you have not attended this sale, you should make it a point to visit the store some time during the coming week, and enj'oy your share of the bargains. Good, desirable merchandise extremely low prices goods that are guaranteed in quality. A. STEIGER & CO., Holyoke, Mass. BRATTLEBORO LOCAL EATEN AT NEWPORT, N. H. Score Against Brattleboro Athletics 41 to 2-1 One Mlx-Up a "Feature." The Athletics wcro defeated by the Newport Athletics In Newport. N. II., Monday night 41 to 24. The Newports have not been defeated on their floor this season, but If the referee nnd Newport players hnve been In coluslon nt every tiniii.- .in mi- ni-te in una une iv is easy to understand why they havo not been ber.ten. Tin. tmmn wn f-int l.nt ti,A-A were no sncclnl features nsitle from n little mix-up between Stafford nnd lvttirns. lvnnrnn twiralat.t In 1-it.t.lr.,- ..to elbow Into the visitors, nnd nfter Stafford nnu given mm n few wnrnlngs without result more effective means were em ployed. Tho summnry: NKWPOUT A. A. BRATTLEBORO. Doyle, rf lg. Long Mansenti, if rg. Stafford McGulggnn, c c. Davy Kenrns, rg If, Ellis Brill, lc rf, Riley Score. Newport 41, Brattleboro 24. Goals from floor. Doyle S. Mnnscau 3, Mc Gulggnn 3. ICenrns 2, Brill 2, Riley 5, Ellis 3. Stafford 2, Davy. Goals from fowls, SIcGulggnn 5. Davcy 2. Referee, Ladue. Scorer. Stratton. Timer. Maley. Time, threo 20m. periods. Attendance 400. SPORTING. .V return gnme with tho Newport Atinetics is scheduled for Jan. 29, In Festi val hall. The Brattleboro Athletics will play Co. D. In St. Johnsbury tonight and the Bel lows Falls tenm In Bellows Falls next Thursday night. Dan Stolte wns referee In Greenfield last evening In the game between tho Father Matthews team of Turners Fnbs and the St. Jerome team of Holyoke. Honry Martens and Charlie Martens, Into of tho Brattleboro Independent basket ball tenm. nre playing with the St. Mary's nggregntlon In Turners Fulls. "Flo" Hnggerty has Joined the Atlanta boat club sqund in Springfield, Mnss. Aftl-lma frnm Dotrnft Inillmtj. tt-nt Jnmes Barrett, the crack pentre fielder of tho team which represents that city in ine American association, may De traded to RnniA nllipr nllll, rtnrrntt n-linca Y.nmA wns formerly In Brattleboro, where he began playing ball while attending the parochial school, led nil tho fielders of the lengue last year, not having an error In tho 24 games which ho played. He sus tained nn Injury to his knee which put him out of the gnme n large part of the season, nnd when his relatives here last benrtl from lllm 1m hnri hoAn nvlai.l in have the knee placed In a cast two moiuns, wun tne expectation tnat tno treatment would put him in good condi tion for playing this year, WESTMINSTER WEST. Mlso. Kellle CntHnir relllrnprt tn TTnmll. ton, Mnss., last Saturday. Mrs. J. P. Rnnney Is In East Putney, nursing, but Is expected home the Inst of ine wceii. AlOQt nt tlm fitti.lnnta n-tn r. 1. n ,a luian homo for tho holidays have returned to meir oirrereni scnor - Mrs. J. I.. Ormsl i still In Tteltntrs Falls with her daugl Mrs. Edson, who hns been 111 several jcks. Tho pnstor prcpnred a printed prayer as a Now Venr's greeting to his people, which he hns distributed among his parishioners nnd which Is much ap preciated by them. Tho mission study clnss which hns been tnltllll? tin thn nfiwlv nf Afrlnn IiaM thn closing meeting nt tho pnrsonnge Tucs dny evening. The meetings have been well attended nnd much profit hns been derived by thoso tnklng the course The librarian's report for 1905 shows that thero nrn in thn llhrnrv A7. vnlnmoa 45 having been ndded tho past year! iiunocr oi suuscriucrs ror tho year 34, mtmhdr nt vnlnmoa tnlfn tmm lllimw C01 nf ftinaa Int w.r. trnv.la lilo(n.tA. biography, tho Vest fiction. Books have uei-ii uuuuieu uy i-j. jv, wucox anu J. U. Codding. Considering the size of tho place this seems a good showing as to tho reading capacity of the people. The Only Survivor of the llaycs Arctic Expedition, Mr. S. J, McCormick, now U, S. Deputy. Mlnerat Sur veyor, lyiss Station, Idaho, says: "For years I have suffered from severe pains In the hip joint and back hone, depriving me of all power, The r.i n r ura .nn. In . V. Til...!,)... 1 "T . i in the Kidneys. After using Dr. David Ken- cuj invumc jtemeay. oi HOnaout, JM. jr., I was completely cured." If you are tired takinir the laree old-fashioned griping pills, and are satisfied that purging yourself till you are weak an dsick is not good common sense, then try Carter's Little . . ...9 Jtim team now easy 11 is 10 De ee from biliousness, headache, constipation, and all liver troubles. These little pills are and all liver troubles. These little pills are smaller, easier to take and give quicker le "J1 "a" aaY P' one a dose. Price 25 ce.n,s' Feed It to Their Fowls. & Ion., nromlnent millers at uhimimiiic, ,i, , icu ui ineir cxnenence i v"h Poultry Food. Their letter will be oi interest to I'ou trvmen. line it In W h,v "old 'l'age's Perfected Poultry Food' a num ber of seasons and it cives baod latUfanlnn ?nd ' fKw increasing gef, We nave usco. ii tor our iowis ana know it is a Bood article." ww nut ucapair ui curing your sick neaa ache when you can so easily obtain Car- Icr'a T.lttta T t..A- -on,- m!.... " .V,1 . n. h- -i- I - - . . , . . . n so easily obtain Car- Pills. They will effect p- unent cure. Their Jural a prompt and dp WEST BRATTLEBORO. Sixty Years Married. Monday was tho 00th anniversary of tho mnrringo of Mr. and -Mrs. Hazelton Rice and the event was celebrated by their relatives and friends, somo spending tho day at feasting and games and good cheer, whllo others were coming and go ing leaving gifts nnd congratulations. Mr. and Mrs. Rice, though no longer young In yenrs, exercised their right to be the gayest nnd happiest of all Ilaielton Rico was born In Somerset and Esther Smith In Londonderry, tho former Is S3 and tho latter 78 years old Vet thosn tvhn wltnMm t.Al- . i ... . . --icmnui jgum can nardly bellevo the I chronologist. For the Inst 21 years thev 1 hnvtt llve.1 In U'..t ii.,ti . . perennial youth can hardly .bellevo the h.i inye lived In West Brattleboro and have largo hold on th tHAn.iovt.. a i-TOm iibiiuus to coming nere they lived in Somerset nnd Nowfane. VL. and Acst Chesterfield, N. II. It seems a curious coincidence that Mr. Rice wn.s selectman of each of the above named towns at the time of leaving. He sev eral times held every office In the gift of his native town except that of town clerk. Ho was elected representative two terms tho second tlmo unanimously. He was a member of the house of representatives nt tho extra session called in 161. Mr Rico has been a life-long Republican voted for John C. Fremont, and was present at the "Hnrd Cider," "Tippecanoe and Tyler Too" campaign rally on Strat ton mountain when Daniel Webser gavo the address. Mr. and Mrs. Rice burled two children many years ago, a daughter three years old and a son about 21. They are mem bers of tho First Congregutional church and staunch supporters of everything that makes for morality and good cit izenship. Their home Is a bright spot In a community of friends, who share with them the Joys of long life, good health, faith, hope and peace. Mrs. Eliza Ames Is critically ill at Mrs. Hlgloy's. Bert Miller spent Tuesday In Green field, Mass. ,.,E'i U' -'it'ennort was In Wilmington Wednesday and Thursday. Miss Mattlo Clark of Troy, N. T. spent several days at David Perry's. Mr. and Mrs. Alton Blodgett of Green field were at home for Christmas. Miss Edna Wheeler has returned from a visit In Springfield and Worcester, Mass. Mrs. Charles Pettee of Boston Is visit ing her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Hill. Homer Hlgley returned Tuesday to Al bany aftor spending Now Tear's at home. Mrs Fisher and threo daughters re turned Monday from a week's visit In Lynn, Mass. Mrs. J. L. Stockwell and children spent Sunday nnd Monday with her mother In South Vernon. A gathering of the Miller family was held at David Perry's Monday. It was a very enjoyable occasion. Miss Ruby S. Clary, who camo' to spend Christmas with her mother, re turned Tuesday to the Rochester nrt school. Frank Tuttlo has taken a Job of team ing for Charles Johnson and has hlretl Mrs. Stoddard's house for the winter. Ho will move thero tomorrow. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Fox were visitors in tho village over Sunday and Monday. Mr. Fox coming to look after the affairs of tho late Miss Lucy Fox, being exec utor of her will. Tho annual meeting of Are district No. 5 was called Monday evening, but the at tendance wns so small that no business wns done nnd the meeting was adjourned until the first Tuesday In 'April. Several peoplo called upon C. A. Van Doom Wednesday, his Slst birthday an nlvorsary. Ho is in comfortable henlth. although not able to bo on tho street often or to attend to much business. The Near and Farther Lights society of the Baptist church met with Mips Kate Wheeler Wednesday, when gentlemen's night was celebrated. A very pleasant evening was enjoyed with games, Instru mental and vocal music. The young peoplo of the Congregational Christian Endeavor society gave a suc cessful Mother Goose social In the church parlors Tuesday evening. Pantomimes Illustrating Mother Goose rhymes com prised a part of the entertainment The woman's aid society of the Baptist church mot at Mrs. Evans's Thursday afternoon of last week. They have had a very prosperous year, raisins over J1U0. Mrs. Len Taylor and Mrs. Edward Thur bcr wero elected president and vice pres ident, and Mrs. O. Q. Covey secretary and treasurer. Tea wns served and a, social hour was enjoyed. The home of L. II. Stellman was tho scene of unusual festivities Monday even ing when a party was given In honor of L. M. Stellman, who Is nt home from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. The evening was filled with games, music and social entertainment. Refreshments were served. The occasion will be count ed as one of tho pleasant events of the season. A reception and euchre party was given, recently at tho home of Mr. and Mrs. John S. Wood In honor of the tenth an. nlversary of tho marriage of Mr. ana Mrs. Henry W. Ifnlciit or Pmui.. t I. There were six tables at cards 'ami & ,L by Austin Akley, Sire. -t,ct lauuni. reason akipv nnrHi Marsh, Peter Baker and Daniel Karri n.i.i,m.i. ."el Harris. a, suoscnoea by friends "J nelehbors. They returned to their vuoura nome xnursuay afternoon, Georero Lerln. R. nrm nt rn- t-. mnos trom Millera TaHs was drowned Friday by falling ln- to a t ell near the house while attempting to water. who lives about two miios from Millera k ; -i 4 ah, ent to om.,. action Is mild anj Ml IMA J 4 I BI