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1 1 inn iiii jit' mm msaem THE VERMONT PIKENIX, BRATTLEBORO, FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 190 vi 4 l'-v. C)c Dcrmont cc,m ANNOUNCEMENTS. New books at Clapp & Jones's. Quick luneh at Jacobs's, 47 Main St. Send your orders for chicken ple-i to Jacobs's Bakery on Wednesdays and Sat urdays. Beautiful Colonial and Nature Studies from tho studios of Wallace Nutting and Woodbury E. Hunt, at Clapp & Jones's. Twentieth Century health bread, cakes, pies, cookies, doughnuts, etc. Wedding cake a speciality. All goods home made. J, E. Jacobs, 47 Main St. Special Price To anyone entering Drattleboro Private School before April. Dancing, Trlvate dancing lessons given day or evening. E. WALES. 9 Canal St. Notice. The regular monthly meeting of the Vermont Wheel club will he held in the club rooms Tuesday evening. March 5. at 7.30. BRATTLEBORO. Theie will he devotions every Friday evening at 7.30 In St. Michael's Roman Catholic church during Lent. The fifth annual bazar of the Vermont society, United States Daughters of 1S12. will be held at the home of Mrs. George S. Dowley March 13. The Main street residence of Mrs. 1!. 1). Harris has been sold on private terms through A. V. May & Co.'s agency, to Mr. nnd Mrs. George C. Averlll. Having bar gained their Terrace street property Mr. and Mrs. Averlll will occupy the Harris place later in the season. Protective Orange conferred the third and fourth degrees on 11 candidates Wed nesday evening. Visitors were present from Dummerston. Halifax, Vernon, Gull ford, Chesterfield and Westmoreland. Af ter the work the harvest supper was served to about 200 and an hour of danc ing followed. The annual Inspection of Beauseant Commandery, No. 7, Knights Templar, took place In Masonic hall Wednesday evening. A banquet was served to 40 Sir Knights at 6.30 by Caterer Hall. The commandery was opened In full cere monial form, with a large number of the Sir Knights in uniform. The Temple and Malta degrees were conferred. The in specting officers were Hight Eminent CommanJcr Ellhu B. Taft of Burlington and Very Eminent Deputy Grand Com mander J. H. Jackson of Barre. both of whom made short remark In reviewing the work. Tho engagement of Miss Edna H. Law ton and Hal L. March was announced by a party given in Linden Lodge last Fri day evening by Mrs, William P. Fitch, Miss Lawton's aunt. A dinner was served In the dining room, which was effectively decorated with smilax and vio lets. Over the center of the table was a big basket of smilax and from It ran ribbon tied to bunches or violets at eacn plate. There were many beautiful pres ents. Those present were Mrs. Fitch, aiiss Lawton, Mr. March, Ray Greene, Miss Ellen Hunt. Miss Edna Crosby, Harrv Bingham of Springfield, Miss Mar garet Martin, Murray Tucker and Andrew ilarch of Shellmrne Falls. After me am ner the party went to the Brooks House- assembly. Class No. 10 of the Congregational Sunday school contains some of the older ladles of the school, with ltev. Henry A. Goodhue for teacher. Tho class arranged for a visit at his residence, 12 Highland street, on Tuesday evening, partly in the nature of a surprise. The members of the class present were Mrs. S. B. Emer son, Mrs. George II. Clapp, Mrs. Edward Clark, Mrs. Geo. II. Bond, Mrs. A. B. Couch, Mrs. F. D. Tucker, Miss Mary E. Stearns, Miss Mary J. Donnell, Miss Sarah E. Grlswold and Mrs. Goodhue, with the pastor, Rev. H. R. Miles, the superinten dent of tho school, H. F. Jordan, and their wives, and S. B. Emerson as Invited suests. The evening was spent In a plea sant social manner, with light refresh ments brought and served by the ladles. The class showed their appreciation of their teacher by a testimonial in the shape of a golden eagle, also a hand some azalea for his wife, which came from Allen's greenhouse. An Increased appraisal of real estate with a prospective Increase In taxation made a combination which raised a vari ety of queries and protests from property owners last week, when It became known .that the selectmen had recommended n tax of 40 cents on a dollar of the giaud list this year, instead of 35 cents, us 1900. A little Investigation, however, show that a tax of not more than 33 cents will le needed. The real estate appraisal for 1906 was $30,823.51, for 1907, $31,499.60. an Increase of JJG7G.19. The grand list of 1906 was $51,338.91, and on this the select men made their estimates. Provided the personal property remains the same as In 1906 the grand list for 1907 will be $:3, 015.13, and on this a 20 cent tax would raise $16,504.54, a 35 cent tax $19,233.30. The selectmen, with liberal estimates, figure tho nmount to be raised by tax in 1907 at $17,685.59. so it will be seen that a 35 cent tax will raise an am ple amount nnd leave n good margin for unforseen contingencies. Prof. E. S. Morse of the Peahody mu seum In Salem. Mass., pleased a large audience of the Congregational club mem bers and friends In the Brooks House last tilght with a lecture on "The Evolution of the Animal Kingdom." Not only did Prof. Morse give an excellent idea of the principals underlying the evolution theory, but he used the blackboard with telling effect nnd drew amazingly lifelike sketches of grasshoppers and' files, fishes and frogs. He expounded the evolution theory as ad vanced by Darwin and his followers, who have carried it forward and made It much more conclusive than the originator. He mentioned as a significant fact that he was one of the pupils, who studied under Alexander Agasslz, the chief opponent of Darwin's theories, nnd that every one of the scientists in Agasslz's class afterward .adopted the evolution theory Prof, Morse showed In n clear way how It was Impossible to think of the animal king dom except In groups. The evolutionists had shown that these groups were not as widely separated once as they are now nnd In many Instances the connecting links had actually been found, He gave many examples to Illustrate the universal variation In species and showed how the process of natural selection had resulted In fixing the forms and developing them nlong lines useful to the species, Protec tive coloration came In for a good share of his attention and In closing he told some stories of the marvelous Intelligence of ants. KILLS CATARRH GERMS. Stomach dosing cannot kill these germs; ci direct local treatment Is absolutely nec essary, and for this purpose nothing oquals Hyomel. Breathe through the neat pocket In haler that cornea with every outfit. Hy omel reaches the most remote air cells In the nose, throat and lungs, giving Im mediate relief and effecting a permanent cure In the worst cases of catarrh. A complete Hyomel outfit costs but $1.00, and George E. Green gives a guar antee with every outfit that the treat ment will cqst not'.ilng t.rdea It cures. The public will find Mtmvthlng of Inter est In Geddls's announcement of a 25th anniversary bargain s. 'e p. nted on the last page of this p m 13. M. Brosnnhnu Is building nil addition to his house on Elliot street. The next meeting of the Alliance study rtnna will I m Im'IiI nt the Unitarian par sonage Monday evening nt 7.30. Subject, ' "Mahomet, the Prophet of Islam." There will be nn Initiation nt the next meeting of Bingham chapter, O. E. S., Tuesday evening. Tho chapter wilt give a progressive whist party this evening. The annual convocation of the fifth Masonic district of Royal Arch Masons will be held with Casondnnc chapter, No. 2, In White River Junction Thursday. Match 7. Mary Manueilng who has charmed her audiences In the past by the coquetry of her "Janice" and the sweetness of her "Rose Trelawncy" will nppenr nt the Auditorium, Friday evening, March 8, In a new play called "Glorious Betsey," from the pen of Rlda Johnson Young. Mrs. George F. Orr, 67, of Worcester, Mass.. died suddenly of pneumonia Feb. 22, In New Orleans, l.a. Mrs. Orr was tnken III while on her way to California. She was the widow of Rev. Nathaniel Mighilt, who was pastor of the Centre Congregational church in Bratlleboro from 1867 to 1S75. A. V. May's ngency has sold E. S. Hall's house on Western avenue to Joseph G. Tnylor. This is the house which Mr. Hnll occupies and Mr. Tnylor has bought It ns a home. Possession will be given Mny 1. Mr. Taylor is plnnnlng to open n brokerage otllce In the Amer ican building nt an early date. i ne question of public playgrounds will be discussed ill tin' Congregational chapel Tuesday evening. Match 12. by (Toot-go D. Chanibi'tlalu of Springfield. Muss. Mr. Chamberlain has had much to do with es tablishing and managing the Springfield playgrounds, nnd Is familiar with every aspect of the playground question, which Is now before the people of Brattleboro. Miss Zettn Weld entertained the lady clerks of Houghton & Slmonds's store In her home Friday evening nt u Martha Washington party. The rooms were deco rated with Mags, mlunture paper hatchets and cherries. Games appropriate to the day were played and later the guests were ushered into the dining room, where they found fortunes and favors awaiting them. William Clements was taken from the Retreat Wednesday and sent to Buxton. Maine, where he will he taken to some state Institution. He was supported by a privnte fund here which has become ex hausted. Ieputy Sheriff Myron P. Davis escorted him ns far as Hollows Falls, where he was met by one of the Buxton selectmen. Mr. Clements was formerly a minister, but' brone down nnd lecanie In sane. "The Isle of Spice." a big musical ex travaganza. Is booked for appearance at the Auditorium Wednesday evening. March 13. Ieslle Leigh, the prima donna of the company, is the youngest girl to hold such a position today. She is a graduate of the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, and made her debut In "The Serenaoe" with the famous Bostonlans. Ijiter she was seen In the part of Maid Marian In "Robin Hood." The third In the series of Brooks House assemblies of the season was held Friday evening, with nbout 75 In attendance. Ii honor of Washington's birthdny the hnll was draped with flags. Some of the lings, which had been used In Washington, were presented to members of the D. A. R. Music was furnished by I.eitslnger's or chestra, the usual concert being omitted. A buffet lunch was served. There will he one more assembly this -season, possi bly two. An Interesting case nf the workings of conscience has come to o. J. Pratt In a letter received a few days ago from n woman In Indianapolis. Ind., with 10 cents enclosed. The letter explains It self. "When I was a little girl I took from your store one penny s worth of something which I ought not to have taken. Now I am giown up and have been converted and have become a Christian woman, and I want to make It right, so enclosed you will find ten-fold. Please accept It from one who wants to light all wrongs and be ready when Jesus comes. The I.ord knows who I am." Mrs. Lucy Doollttle. 71, widow of Alon zo E. Doollttle, died In her home on High street Tuesday morning. She had been In poor health many years and on Sunday was taken serlouslv III with the grip. She had been a resident of Brattleboro near ly 50 years and wis well known here. Before her health wui poor she was a staunch supporter of the Baptist church, but of late years had not been able to take any part In church life. She was the youngest of thf eight children of Henry nnd Klectn (Frnser) Stevens nnd was born In Massena, N. Y. She same to Brattleboro when n young womnn nnd was married here nbout 43 years ago. She leaves three children. Miss Minnie E. Doollttle. Merton A. and Guy A. Doo llttle, all of Brattleboro. Her husband died August 23, 1S8S. The funeral was held Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock In the home. Rev. George R. Lawson. pas tor of the Baptist church, officiated and the body was placed In the tomb to be burled In the spring in the family lot In Prospect Hill cemetery. Rev. Dr. E. E. Chlvers, field secretary of the American Baptist Home Mission society, spoke In the Baptist church Sun day, both morning and evening, to large audiences. He presented the home mis sionary cause and the possibilities for more aggressive work byhe society if It Were SUUnOrted flnnnolrillv liv Mm riArtnln of the churches. A substantial special collection lor home missions was tnken. In the morning he spoke on the wonder ful development of the great west In the past few years and of the wider oppor tunities which this presented to the so ciety. In the evening he spoke on the Immigration question, with especial ref erence to the large cities. He told of a recent trln whlnh ho lm,i tnira,. the East side In New York, noticing me great Improvements which had been made In the conditions surrounding for eigners by establishing parks and play grounds. He welcomed nil such helps but his chief business was the evangel ization of foreigners. He said that the great army of foreigners In the cities was not a problem but a providence, not n peril but a possibility, and not a menace but n mission for all Christian people. It was the duty of the people to rtniri icuiiize nnu evangelize tliem. The details of the management of the annual March meeting next Tuesday have been cnrefully worked out In order to do away with as much as possible of the confusion which results from the changes III the election laws this season. The specimen ballots and lists of candidates have been posted In consplcuousplacesnnd Town Clerk Wllllnm S, Newton uns se lected 2 deputy cletks to assist ns bal lot clerks, tellers and assistant clerks. The meeting win open In Festival hall at !) o'clock In the morning nnd Dr, Henry D. Holton will preside ns moderator, After voting on the license question nnd decid ing whether there shall be one or two road commissioners the balloting for town officers will begin. The polls will be open until three o'clock nnd then the other business will be tnken up while the votes are being counted. The ballot is so complicated this year that counting will be n lengthy task. One of the difficulties which is likely to be encountered Is that voters will not heed the warnings on the ballots and will vote for more of ficers than are to be elected, thereby In validating their whole ballot. For In stance there are eight candidates for se lectmen and only three are to be elected. If any voter marks a fourth man his whole vote will be lost. It is the same with the listers, the auditors, nnd the grand Jurors The ballot distinctly says to vote for three or five or two as the case may be and it is simple If read carefully. The hall will be arranged with voting booths on both sides. All the voters whose names begin with letters from A to K. Inclusive, will vote on the South side of the hall and the rest will vote on the North side. Company 1 held n tegular til III In festi val hall last night. Windham County Pomona Orange will meet with Vet lion Grange March 13 In stead of Maich (1. ns previously an nounced. Quonektacat tribe of Red Men voted Friday evening to Invite the Hinsdale tribe to come to Brattleboro to work the adoption degree March S. Mary, the Infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas O'Connor, died Moudny night. Burial was In the Roman Catholic cemetery Tuesday afternoon nt 4 o'clock, lu the meeting of llrattleljoto lodge, N. E. O. P.. Wednesday evening a degree was worked on six candidates. Plans were made for u slelghrlde next Wednes day evening. Rev. Geotge B. lawsun will have chatge of the services at the Home for Aged dm lug the month of March. Ser vices will be held each Sunday afternoon at '!. All friends ure Invited. A jolly company of between 30 and 40 couples of young man led people went on a shigluido to Vernon Tuesday evening, making the trip In thiee big sleighs and smaller conveyances. The ladles of Ver non, who had engaged A. G. Bunion's dining room and hall for the occasion, served an excellent chleken-pie supper nnd nfter the tepast the entire company pattlclpated In dancing about three hours. A sugar supper will be sened In acad emy hall, West Brattleboro, Wednesday evening, March 6, by the students of Brattleboro academy. The proceeds will be used toward securing tho services of nu Instructor In elocution, to train those who are to compete in the annual prize speuk Ing contest which has been made possible through the generosity of Judge E. W. !lbon, wno offers the prizes. Brattleboro uerle. No. 1512, fraternal order of Eagles, will give their first conceit and ball In Festival hall Easter Monday, April 1. I.eltslnger's orchestra of seven pieces will furnish the music for the conceit from S to 9 o'clock, after which dancing will follow from 9 to 2 o'clock. A. H. Illnes will be the prompter. The committee In charge will emh'avor to make this one of the most enjoyable events of the season. A good sized delegation from Sedgwick post, G. A. It., and the Woman's Relief corps attended the annual state encamp ment In Rutland Tuesday nnd Wednesday, returning Wednesday afternoon. C. L. Piper was elected alternate delegate to the national encampment which will prob ably lie held hi Saratoga. Those who went fiom the post were C. L. Piper, J. P. Elmer. Roseoe. Fisher, H. I. Bangs and Col. H. E. Taylor: from the Relief corps Mrs. Callstn Bangs, Mrs. Helen Newman, Mrs. Georglana Converse. Mrs. E. H. Put nnm, Mrs. Abble Whin, Mrs. Emily Allen, Mrs. Ida Goodenough, Mrs. Mabel Wull, Mrs. Adelta Paik and Mrs. Phlla I-amson. An effort Is being made to organize the retail grocers ifnd provision denlers Into a state organization to become nflll la tod with the national organization. There Is no local organization here and none In this county, although such or ganizations have been formed In several of the cities and larger towns of the state. In n meeting held last week In Burlington steps were taken for the for mation of a stnte organization and a representative was appointed in each county m woik up the details of the or ganization In his county. R. H. Amldon of Brattleboro was selected ns lepresen- tatlve fur Windham county. Mr. Amldon was not present In the meeting and does not feel that he can give the necessary time to the work, so he may decline to undertake the organization of the whole county. He Is especially qualltled for the work as he has traveled among the grocerymei) and prgvMon denlers and knows every one of them In the county personally. Martin F. Dunn. Jr., 19. was fined $15 and costs In the municipal court Satur day afternoon for the larceny of a kit of tools from Lysander W. Iird. His fine with costs amounted to $21.43, which was paid by his father. Dunn was nrrested Saturday afternoon In C. F. Keyes's pool room by Night Watchman William War ren nnd was brought before Judge Ernest W. Gibson within half an hour. He plead ed guilty. The tools were taken from a shed owned by J. Edgar Mellen near the railroad station where Mr. Ixud had left them after doing a small Job nf repairing, which he In tended to come back to finish. When he returned the tools were gone, and Mr. Lord placed the case In the hands of Mr. Warren. Suspicion was turned to Dunn by his attempt to sell the tools at J. B. Dunton's second-hand store. Mr. Dun ton refused to buy them as he believed they were stolen. Policeman Warren had Frank Barraby buy the tools from Dunn for $1.75, which clinched the case against Dunn. Orders have recently been received bv thei local post otllce from the postmaster general directing some changes 'In the souvenir postnl card mailing regulations. The most Important takes effect to-day and permits the mailing of cards bearing writing other than the address on the address side of the card. Much confusion nnd trouble has arisen from the fact that a large number of postal cards made In foreign countries have a place for writing on the left end of the address side. Peo ple have used these freely nnd have post ed them with n one-cent stamp attached. The postnl regulations heretofore In force required two cents postnge on such cards. There Is no such restriction In foreign countries and the foreign post cards nre seldom made to conform to the United States regulations. The new regulation allows the mailing of such cards for one cent each. In anticipation of this change several of the local dealers have ordered cards of American make with a place for writing on the address side. Another regulation Is that which forbids the mail ing of post cards with frosting of glass or mica on them unless they nre placed In n sealed envelope. There are n large num ber of such enrds on the market and the powdered glass with which they are frost ed comes off badly when being handled. The glass affects the hands nnd eyes of the employes and serves to wear the other mall unnecessarily, Such cards will le destroyed if mailed without cover. Another Shake-Up In Panama Canal Af fairs. The ranama canal will be built by army engineers; all of the bids submitted by private contractors have been re jected; Senator Blackburn, of Kentucky, will, after leaving the Senate on March 4. be appointed a member of the Canal Commission; John F. Stevens, chief en gineer of the Panama Canal, has resigned and his resignation haB been nccepted. These facts were announced nt the White House Tuesday, Chief Engineer Stevens, who carried on the work with brilliant success during the last 18 mouths, and who heartily concurs with the President in the belief that all bids should be re jected for the best Interests of the gov ernment, will be succeeded as chief en gineer by Major George W. Goethnts, an army engineer of great experience nnd executive ability. Of Interest to Women. Every woman naturally should be healthy and strong, but a great many women, unfortunately, are not, owing to the unnatural condition of the lives we lend. Headache, backache and a general tired condition are prevalent amongst the women of to-day, and to relieve these conditlops women rush to the druggists for a bottle of some preparation supposed to bo particularly for them, and contain ing nobody knows what. If they would Just get a box of Brandreth's Pills, and tnke them regularly every night for a time, all their trouble would disappear, as; these pills regulate the organs of the feminine system. The same dose always has the same effect, no matter how long they are used. Brnndreth's Pills have been In use for over a century nnd nre sold In every drug and medicine store, either plain or sugar-coated, BRATTLEBORO PERSONAL. N. T. Ryan of Greenlleld was lu town Wednesday. Miss Joslo Brosuahau spent Sunday In Bellows Falls. Miss Zetn Ryan Is n clerk III Emeison & Son's store, Mr. mid Mrs. A. E. I bullock spent Sun day In Marlboro. Miss Mnry Stewart was lu New Voik pait of last week, Mr. nnd Mrs. James Hooker weie III New York last week. W. A. Prouty will enter the elupluy of Dunham Brothers Monday. Mrs. Merrill Adams has moved fiom 13 Cedar ti 15 Myrtle street. Thomas Nolan of Plttsllcld, Muss., was n visitor In town Wednesday. Mrs. A. AV. Shattuck of Londondeiry Is it guest of Mrs. A. L. Sumner. Mrs. Agnes Coolldge Rice, the teacher. Is at home from Somervllle, Muss. Mr. nnd Mrs. Fnilik Baker of Spring Held, Mass., spent Sunday In town. W. P. Emerson of Alton Bay. N. 11., was in town Tuesday on business. Eldrcdge Cundlff cume from Albany, N. Y., for a visit over Sunday In town. John Corcoran of Claremont, formerly of Brattleboro, spent Sunday In town. Miss Mnry E. Austin left Wednesday for a week's visit III Boston nnd Spencer, Mass. Miss Helen Thompson of Northampton visited her mother tho latter part of last w eek. Frank Ryan spent Sunday lu White River Junction, the guest of his cousin, F. Ryan. Miss Annie Stewntt of Millers Fulls visited ut her home here the latter put t of last week. James Noonnn of Newton I'pper Fall called on Brnttleburo friends Saturday ii nd Sunday. Miss Snnih M. Wlnslow will go today to Ashtnont, Muss., to be a nurse In a pilwite family. Mrs. W. D. enson wus called to Hart land, Vt., early In the wvk by the severe Illness of nn nunt. Miss Mnigaret Martin went to Boston Wednesuay for a week's visit w Ith friends In the Dnnn Hall school. Miss Marie Nnumaun has leturned to her home in Springfield. Mass.. after spending a few days here. Miss Esther McVeigh went to New Yoik Saturday to attend the funeral of her aunt, "Mrs. John McVeigh. Victor Erlckson, who left the employ of the Estey Organ company, will tuku a position In Springfield, Muss. Mr. and Mrs. Olney Crosier of Shel burnc Fnlls, Mass., visited Mrs. Crosler's sister, Mrs. W. E. Combs, last week. Mrs. Bnscom left Wednesday for a two weeks' stny in Boiton and New York. studying spring styles in millinery. Miss Julia Brosnahun went yesterday to New Haven, and from there will go to Jew York for an indefinite stay. Misses Ruth and HI la Adams leturned yesterday from a visit with their btollier, George E. Adams. In Sprlnglleld, Muss. Mrs. Amos Bowers, who Is visiting In Philadelphia, will return home next week She is very much Improved In health. Miss Josie Foster came from Spring- Held, Mass., Friday to spend the spilng vacation from her school duties at hotn Miss Aplln and Miss Hublmrd returned to Springfield. Mass.. Mondny. wheie the are attending Chllds's business college. Mr. and Mrs E. P. Kimball tetuined to Greenfield Monday nfter a visit of a few days with Mr Kimball's father, S. W. Kimball. James Betterley of Dummerston Hill re ceived a cablegram Friday announcing the safe arrival of his son. Hugh Betteiley, In Manila Fell. 20 Gregg Irwin and Harry Irtvln of Spring field, Muss., came with Hurry Bingham to attend the BrooKs House assembly last hi klity night. Harry L. Green returned to the I'll! erslty of Vermont medical department, Buillngton. this week, after spending a few days at home. Mr. and Mrs. Frank I.. Reed of Ber nardston were among the out of town people who attended the Brooks House assembly Friday evening. Frnnk A. Wallen has rcslgnetl his po xltlou ns shipping clerk for the S. A Smith company nnd will be a clerk in E. J. Fenton & Co.'s new store. Mr. nnd Mrs. W. W. Cook left yes terday for Florida where they will spend n month. They wore accompanied by their daughter. Miss Marguerite Clarke. Mr. nnd Mrs. Charles Freyenhagen of Wllllamsvllle have come to Brattleboro to live. .Mr. Freyenhagen has taken a po sition in the Souto factory office. Dr. H. D. Holton attended the meet lug of the Pocumtuck Valley Memorial association In Decrfleld. Mass.. Tuesday and made a short speech at the evening meeting. Miss Ethel Randall, formerly a stu dent lu the New England Conservatory of .music in Boston, has been engnged as soprano singer In the choir of the Baptist riiurcn. Mr. nnd Mrs. Wells R. Sargent have returned to their home In Keene Mr, Sargent was III here several weeks with pneumonia nt the home of his parents, Mr. nnu .Mrs. a. sargent. W. E. Combs, grand high priest of the grand encampment of Vermont, I. O, O. F., and W. J. Cain, senior warden, made nn oniciai visit to Mansur encampment Bennington, Mondny night Harry Belknap of Claremont, who has Ueen in two weeks In the home of his mother. Mrs. -Peter S. Chase of Chestnut street, will return to work tomorrow, lie is bookkeeper In the Monadnock mills, Arthur F. Stone, editor of the St. Johnsbury Caledonian, was a visitor In town Saturday, while on his way home niter delivering a lecture In Northamp ton, Col. G. II. Bond will move March 15 from John O'Connor's apartment house on Canal street to Brook street and the tenement which he vacates will be taken by w. o. Horton. Mls9 Jennie Todd of Palmer. Mass., who has been visiting at J. T. Dennlng's went to Hanover Wednesday, accom panied by Miss Elizabeth Denning. They win return Saturday, Miss McCloskey, Miss McDonald and Miss Fleming of the Memorial hospital staff attended the dedication exercises of tho Wesson Memorlnl hospital In Spring Held, Mass., Monday. Mrs. Chnrles Keycs of Brattleboro was one or the guests nt the ball held in South Lyndeboro, N. H., Friday night In cele bration of the 103d anniversary of the La Fayette Artillery company. C. F. W. Cunningham, secretary of the i . .M, u. A., attended the annual New Englnnd conference of the paid officers of the association held In Springfield, Mass., Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs- uay. lie returned today. iurs. J. J, O'Donnell returned Wednes day to her home In Granby after a week's visit with her sister. Miss Mary Brown, Mrs. Annie Smith of Ashuelot, formerly or uranny, visited at Miss Brown's Sat urday and Sunday. The battleship Georgia, to which Past .M.usnipman Luclen Kimball Is assigned left Boston Thursday and arrived nt New port, R. I., encased In Ice after a rough passage. The Georgia will soon go to Savannah, where the silver service from the state of Georgia will be presented to the vessel. Tho Georgia will then steam to Norfolk, Va., to await orders. The Boston Globe of Wednesday con tatned the following concerning a former Brattleboro resident us n despatch from Wilton, N. II.: "Mrs. James F. Estey onscrvea her 88th birthday at the home of her daughter. Mrs. P. F, Amldon, to day. Mrs. Estey enjoys very good health and regularly attends the Unitarian church and rarely misses a sociable or a meeting of the Woman's alliance." m, Our Spring Line I OF I Coats and Suits is now ready I Hints about our Materials, Styles and Prices MATERIALS STYLES PRICES POLICY J. E. MANN Brattleboro M 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I H 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 M II 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 The Country Boy's Advantage. Fortunately, 1 believe In the countr -Ik)iii boy. He receives strength from the soli nnd vigor from the air, and while Intelligence and knowledge come best perhaps In the mlngllngs of the city. Iiodlly strength and health are the best foundations on which to build the super structure of success. And the very limitations of the country Imi.v nre his Instruments of success. Pov erty Is his portion and poverty Is his power. If he has not tools he must make them, and a man can handle best the tools which he has made. The country boy's dowry of, poverty Is a great Inheritance. Modern business Is a thing of small economies. The child of wealth Is educated to extravagance. There Is luxury In the home. The Indulgence of parents liberal, free-handed expenditure and he comes from a training of ex travagance to a business of parsimonious economies, how can a boy trained to make $2 do the work of $1 succeed In a business whose success consists In making $1 do the work of 52. And the business built up by the economy of the father goes to wreck through the Inevitable extravagance of tho son, and where you find a rich man's son successful by his own efforts, you find a rare man. the rarest man, I might say, in our American life, because he has risen superior to the hindering limitations of Ills father's wealth. The country boy comes to the city with the Iron of the soil In his blood, the vigor of the country air in his lungs, his clothes and his habits of JIfe are without frills and It Is the frills that entangle the runner and he lives cheaply because he knows no other way, he Is used to toll nnd privations, nnd Into Ills business he carries the economies which he has always practiced and he "wins out." And there nre higher than commercial valuations that enter Into the assets of the country' boy. Vlllngo friendships are the largest friendships; the city boy has a multitude of acquain tances, but few friends, for friendship Is made In the solitudes, not In the distrac tions nnd touch and go of the multitudes. From address by President Gunnison of St. Lawrence University, Our First American. Lincoln's mounting fame, 42 years after his death. Is the more extraordinary be cause it Is not due to his having entered the mythic period. Thousands who knew hlnr In the flesh survive; his life, in Its minutest details, Is all the while being searched afresh as with a lighted candle; yet It Is this lntenser reality of the man which makes him seem the greater. Many of his contemporaries have shrivelled at the touch of the historian, as many of his successors In office undoubtedly will; but Lincoln's character and achievement are only enhanced by nil the light that has been thrown upon them. It Is even truer today than It was when Lowell sold It In the shadow of his death, that our "first American" ."can his fame nblde." N. Y. Evening Post. These Hustling Americans. At a recent gathering In Baltimore two men from different sections of the coun try were discussing the capabilities of "nervous, restless Americans" for being most slow nnd deliberate. The Mary lander claimed the palm for slowness for the Inhabitants of the eastern shore of his stnte. "It Is a saying hereabouts," said he, "that If oysters had been created with legs, the people of the eastern shore would nil have starved to death." "The folks mound Mount Monadonck hnve a saying that beats yours," re mnrked a Vermont man, "Of one man up there It used to be observed that If you were to give Hiram Hlgglns forty yards start, stock-still would catch him'" Harper's Weekly. The oldest enlisted man In the United States army Is Sergeant David Robertson of the hospital corps nt Governors Island He enlisted May 27. 1854. and has never lost a day since. He Is 74 years of age He knew Gen. "Phil" Sheridan as a lieu tenant and Gen. W. S, Hancock. ' NOVELTY CLOTHS in the newest and most choice designs, made by the best producers. PLAIN CLOTHS in all the new colorings of Grey and Brown, also all staple shades in dainty light weight Panamas, Veilings and Broadcloths. Represent the latest efforts of the best New York manufactures. The graceful lines in the new Eton and Pony suits, also the loose and fitted coats, evinced in the trimmings, workmanship and minor accessories, are the features that make our Spring models the leading STYLE CREATIONS. SUITS in both Pony and Eton styles, in all new mixtures and plain colors, riced according to style and quality. $7.50 up to $25.00. COATS in the new loose models, in black and mixtures, in both short and 3-4 lengths. Price $3.98 to $15.00. FITTED COATS in black Broadcloths, also in Covert Cloths in a great variety of styles. Price $3.98 to $15.00. Our prices are based on econcmical produc tions and high class style and quality. That's our pclicy originally adopted and strongly maintained. Inspect our line and make selections early. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 II 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Wound Her Up. They were skating. "George." she asked, as they rounded the bend. "Is your watch correct?" 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