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THE VERMONT PHOENIX, BRATTLEBORO, FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 1912 8 N Sickle Plug keeps its natural fragrance, original flavor and moisture better than any other form of tobacco, because the good qualities are pressed into the plug and held there by the natural tobacco NEWFANE Wright Family Reunion. The Wright family helJ their seventh annual reunion Tuesday In the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Edwards In this vil lage. These relatives were present: Mr. and Mrs. James Thomas, Marlon and Margie Thomas, Katharine and Milton June of Brandon, Clinton Phillips of Bralntrec. Merton Wright of Manchester, Mrs. J. B. Taskcr, son and daughter of Ilillsboro, N. II., Mrs. Addle Hopkins, Mrs. Mabel Wyman and two children of Greenfield, II. George Leonard of East Jamaica, Mrs. W. G. Wright, Mrs. Eugene Howe and daughter of Putney, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Adams and son, Manley, Mr. and Mrs. John Martin and son, Kenneth, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Adams and child, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dunbar and child, the Barrett sisters, Mary arid Mildred, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hopkins, Mrs. Delia Hopkins, Mrs. William NIdo nnd child of Brattleboro and Mr. and Mrs. Burt Wright and son, Ernest, of this village Forty-six sat down to a delicious chicken-pie dinner, served on the lawn. A delightful time was enjoyed In the pleasant and hospitable home of Mr. and Mrs. Edwards. After dinner a business meeting was held and a photograph taken of the en tire company. At 5 o'clock cake, fruit, strawberries and cream were served and the pleasant occasion closed with sing In? "God be with you till we meet again." Their next reunion will be held In the home of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hopkins In Brattleboro. The Close of Schools. The village school closed Saturday and 28 pupils with their teacher, Mrs. Edith Farnum, enjoyed a picnic on Newfane hill, all going In a large team. Mrs. Abble Adams, who had just closed her school In Dummerston, came with IS pupils In another team and gave her school a picnic at the same time and place, also a drive through the village before returning home. The Union school, taught by Miss Mildred Palmer, closed Friday, June 21, with a picnic In Mr. Hamlin's maple grove. Those who had no absent marks dur ing the term were Inez Cherrle, Anna Goodenough, Saldeo Morse, Marlon Wil son; Allen Cherrle. Edmund Cherriet Hubert Cherrle, Ernest Itedfield and Merton Wilson. Those having only one day's absence were Edna Wilson, Bertha Wilson and Ernest Wright. There were 19 pupils and the average dally attend ance was 18 11-49. For the year the av erage attendance was 18 79-141, and those having no absent marks for the year are Anna Goodenough, Allen Cherrle, Ed mund Cherrle, Hubert Cherrle and Er nest Rcdfleld. Those with only one day's absence are Inez Cherrle, Bertha Wilson and Merton Wilson. Mrs. E. S. Morse and Miss FItts of West Wardsboro visited at Mrs. E. J. Butterfleld's Tuesday. Li. II. Knapp of West Brattleboro, who visited his brother, George Knapp, Sunday, returned home Monday. Frank E. Davis of South Londonderry spent a few days the first of the week at the Windham County House. Miss Ethel and Miss Lillian Richmond of Westminster were guests this week of their cousin, Mlsa Ruth Farnum. Ray Jefts and the Rhoades brothers with their teams are engaged on a log Job for J. C. Tlbbetts in Townshend. Mrs. Fred C. Emery and children of Orango came Monday night to spend a vacation In the homo of her father, R. W. Rand. The men's class will meet In the church parlors Friday evening' for bus Inpss and a social hour. Refreshments will be served. Inside repairs have been made, at the Newfane Inn by Landlord J. E. Smiley and this week R. W, and Frank Rand are painting the barn. Will C, Harvey has been supplying a jmipu in Norwell, Mass., since Easter, He will be, at his homo here for a vaca tion the latter part of August. Dr. and Mrs. Abel J. Grout have open ed MOSS Rock cabin on Nun-fnnn hill and Dr. Grout has bought a runabout suuaDie lor mountain climbing. miss uum uray, who Is now In Orange, Is reportej as the second In the Buue ui vermoni to nave passed th Christian Endeavor efficiency test Mrs. W. II. Goodnow returned from Cambridge Wednesday. Robert Pratt came with her to spend his summer va cation ai iiiim nan, Mrs. Pratt Is ex pected July 8. Mrs. William G, Sargent of Boston has been enjoying an outing with for mer uratueuoro inonas at aporrord lake, She will come Friday to visit her father J II, Underwood. ' Strawberries are plentiful, and on ac count of th"e pold weather are a little later than usual this season. Unless the dry weather continues a good crop will i secured by local dealers. Mrs. R. M. Ferguson of Spokane, Wash., and son. John L. Ferguson, a Dartmouth student, have come to spend stimo time with their relatives, Mrs, .Alice ana miss Stella Mlcott. Engineer Bert L. Gates mado three trips to Newfane last week. Under the now tram schedule he will run from Brattloboro to New London and will bo unable to visit his mother here as often us formerly. The school directors met Tuesdav and elected theso officers for the ensuing year: chairman, Arthur Ho wo; clerk, G K Cherrle; superintendent, Rev. O. E Newton; truant officers, Harry Temple ana u. K. cnorrie. J, E. Smiley, and Charles Benson as Slice it as you use it That's tobacco sense leaf wrapper. A rich, sweet, cool, satisfying smoke Economical more tobacco for your money. No package to pay for. Nothing to crowd your pocket. Noth ing to spill. Try it today- Good Dealers Everywhere 3 ounces 10c alternate for Earl F. Davis, attended the Republican district convention Wed nesday In White River Junction. F. A. DeWltt as delegate attended the state convention Thursday In Burlington. Rev. nnd Mrs. farter will leave next week for a vacation trip through Maine. The pulpit of the Congregational church will bo supplied during the pas tor's absence by two able preachers. The regular notices will appear In The Phoenix. By Invitation of Wllllamsvllle Grange about 33 from Newfane went to WU llamsvlllo Tuesday evening in observ ance of neighbors" night. This Grange furnished the program and had an ex cellcnt supper served by the Williams vllle Grange. ' At the regular meeting of the Grange Wednesday evening the third and fourth degrees were conferred on a class of seven and one was entered by demit There was a good attendance. Refresh ments of strawberries, Ice cream ami cake were served. Mrs. A. T. Edwards, who had not been well for a few days, was taken 111 In her home Tuesday evening. Her mother, Mrs. W. G. Wright, and her sister, Mrs. Eugene Howe, who were here to attend the family reunion are with her. Mrs. Euwards was more com fortable Thursday morning. Newfane Congregational church. Morn Ing worship at 11. Sermon by the pastor. Theme, "Throwing out the life line.' Tho sacrament of the Lord's Supper will be observed. Sunday school at 12.15, Evening service at 7.30. Christian En deavor meeting Tuesday evening. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening. A meeting was held Saturday evening in the club room and a committee was appointed to make arrangements to have our village fountain in front of the Newfane Inn put In running order. A subscription paper has been In circula tion to raise funds, and this week John Covey Is In charge of the repairs. The village cemeteries have been mown nnd a general air of neatness Is noticeable also on the common. Tho men confined In the county Jail, under the supervision of Jailer Davis, with authority from the county officials, at- tenu to me mowing of the lawn and other Improvements In and about the Windham County House. Mrs. iG. E. Davidson, state president of the W C. T. U., left Monday morn ing for Burlington to attend commence ment exercises at the University of Vermont and bo present at the Repub lican convention, the Prohibition con vention In Montpeller- and the Washing ton county W. C. T. U. convention In Montpeller. Mrs. Davidson will visit friends In Richmond and Sherburne. She expects to return home soon aftor July 4. Last Friday, in the regular meetlnir of the W. C. T. U., It was voted to accept the committee on food sales as follows: Miss Mary Newton and Mrs. E. J. But tnrfleld for sale of June 29; Mrs. C. L. Hescock and Mrs. Radway, July 13; Mrs. DeWltt and Mrs. Carter, July 27; Mrs. Davidson and Mrs. Pierce, Aug 10; Mrs. DeWltt, Aug. 24. The sales will be held Saturday afternoons at 4 o'clock In the church rooms. It Is expected this week tnat baked beans, hulled corn, cakes, pies, etc., will be on sale nt the usual time and place. The White Mountain Forest Reserve. The purchase of over 40.000 acres of land In the White mountains has been authorized by the national forest reser vation commission, created under the Weeks forestry act. The land is In two tracts. One tract of 33,800 acres, is in what Is known as "Bean Purchase," on the watershed of the Androscoggin river, In the northeastern part of the White mountains. Tho land belongs to the Hastings Lunjbcr company, which agrees to sell at $5 an acre. The other tract embraces about 8000 acres, In the towns of Franconla and Bethlehem, N. II., and Is the property of the Berlin Mills com pany, which will sell for U an acre. RESULTS TELL There Can Be No Doubt About the Re- suits In Brattleboro. Results tell the tale. All doubt Is romoved. The testimony of a Brattleboro citi zen Can be easily Investigated. What better proof can bo had? J. M. Alger, painter, 59 Elliot Street, Brattleboro, Vt., says; "About six months ngo I Injured my back and soon after that my kidneys became disor dered. I suffered most of the tlmo from backache and some days was un able to work. I doctored but found no relief and I also used several remedies to no avail. Finally I tried a box of loan's Kidney Pills, procured from F. H. Holden's Drug Store, and they gave me such prompt relief that I continued tnklng them until completely cured. My back and kidneys have not troubled me slnco then and I therefore feel that I cannot say too much In favor of Doan's Kidney Pills." For salo by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Mllburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name Doan's and take np other. TOWNSHEND Death of A. A. Maion, (. A. Mason died In his homo Tuesday evening, Juno 25, of Internal cancer. Ho was operated on for cancer In tho Mary Fletcher hospital In Burlington last Au gust. Tho operation was considered successful, Mr. Mason being discharged from tho hospital In November. Ho was able to be about moro or less during the winter, but began to fall early In April. Adclbcrt A. Mnson was born in .New fane April 4, 1841, the son of Russell and Amelia (Barnes) Masoni When four years of nge his parents moved to Brookllne, where he spent his boyhood, and whero he attended the public schools. He came to Townshend when a young man, and this place had been his home moro than 60 years, with the exception of three years. Mr. Mason married Miss Ella P. Hol land of Townshend Jan. 19, 1869. After living a few years on tho farm now oc cupied by Mrs. Charles Hall and family he bought the farm now known ns the Georgo White place, where he lived and successfully worked tho farm 18 years. He sold his farm and moved to Brattle boro In 1890, and later to Hinsdale. In 1893 he returned to .Townshend nnd bought the Judge Howard place In the village, which has been the home of the family for the last 18 years. Mr. Mnson served the town as lister and road commissioner. He has always been highly esteemed as a citizen and respected as an honorable man In the community. He was a typical Ver montcr of the better class, a hard work er, a skillful manager and a good finan cier. He was a member of the board of trustees of Leland and Gray seminary and a member of the Investment com mittee of that board. Mr. Mason was baptized Into the fel lowship of the Baptist church by Rev. Horace Fletcher, D. D., more than 50 years ago, and has ever honored his Christian profession by "a well ordered life and a pious conversation." Ills faithfulness to all the Interests of the church was a marked characteristic of his life. He served the church as treas urer, collector, member of the prudential committee, and In various other ways, during nearly all the years of his mem bership, being rarely absent from Its Sunday and mid-week services. His straight-forward life In the community, and his consecration to the interests of the church make his loss felt all the more keenly by both, and render his place hard to fill. The funeral service was held at his late home on Thursday afternoon. His pastor. Rev. Joseph McKean, officiated, Mrs. W. H. Miles and Miss Georglanna McKean sang "Some time we'll under stand," "Only remembered" and "Abide with me," Mrs, R. D. Phillips, acting as accompanist. Tho floral tributes were numerous and beautiful. Besides his wife he leaves three daughters, Mrs. Nellie M. Parker, Miss Cora A. Mason and Miss Carrie E. Ma son, also two sisters, Mrs. Sarah Wilson of Brattleboro and Mrs. Martha Brooks of San Diego, Cal., and two half broth ers, Charles Mason of South Newfane and Luclen Mason of Chicago. Inter ment was In Oakwood cemetery. Mrs. Sarah Dennlson Meacham. Mrs. Sarah Dennlson Meacham was born Dec. 13. 1840, In Guildhall, this state, and was a daughter of David E, and Pamella (Nelson) Dennlson. . On Aug. 14, 1859, she was married to Seth Meacham In Guildhall and to this union were born fouri children, Mrs. John A. Hayes of Groveton, N. H., Mrs. Ernest Beach of Lancaster, N. II., Mrs. Frank R. Stebblns of Springfield, Mass., and Ashbel D. Meacham of this town. Mrs, Meacham attended country schools In Guildhall, where she lived until 1897. She spent two or three years in Brattle boro, nine years in Hinsdale nnd lived here with her son, A. D. Meacham, the past two years. Sho Joined the Congre gational church at Guildhall when 17 years of ago and united with the Con gregational church In this town by letter when she came here. Mrs. Meacham died June 20 of apoplexy at the home of her son. The funeral was held last Saturday, Rev. C. H. B. Sellger offici ating. The burial was In Oakwood cem etery. A number of people from out of town were present at the funeral. Joe Snow Is working for W. A. Eddy. Miss Olive Pierce Is at her home in Riverside. Miss Cola Martin is visiting relatives in Chester. Mrs. Blanche Prince and Glena left Saturday for Boston. Charles Evans made a business trip to Springfield last Wednesday. Mrs. Alton Holden has been 111 the past week with bronchitis. Dr. Thomas Rice and family of Brat tleboro were In town Sunday. , Mrs. C. H. B Sellger and children, Leah and Robert, came Friday, The Hadassah league will meet Tues day, July 2, with Mrs. McKean. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Brown (Alice Par sons) visited In town over Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Derry of Brookllno were visitors at Earl Derry's over Sunday. Miss Ballard of Ocean arove, N. J., came Wednesday to' visit Miss Hobart. Mlsa Lucy Sawyer of South hill cared for A. A. Mason previous to his death. C. II. Wlllard has a now six-cylinder 30-horsepowor Stevens-Duryca automo bile. Bernard R. Phillips of Westfleld, Mass., Is at his home for a short vaca tion. C. E. Farnum of South Newfane runs n baker's cart through town every Tues day. Dan Hale finished sawing lumber for Mosea Grout on Bald mountain Wednes day, A. A. Blood and R. W. Blood ,havo been repairing the barn at the Evans place. Park Osgood spent a few days the last of the week with friends In East Jamaica. Frank Dobbin, a botanist from Shushan, N. Y., spent Saturday with Leston Wheeler. Howard Rurke of Jamaica, a former proprietor of the Townshend Inn, was In town Tuesday, Mrs. J, C. Taft and sons, Maynard and Lincoln, went to Jamaica Tuesday for a short visit. , Benjamin Mehuron Is working- for AN ton Holdcn, drawing hay from Mrs. ' Dressel's farm. J. II. Ware has a now Ford automo bile. Miss Ella Ware has learned to run tho machine. Mr. nnd Mrs. Bert Plerco and wlfo of Plttsfleld, Mass., nro visiting his mother, Mrs. Frank Pierce. Mr. Marvin of Bellows Falls spent a few days the first of tho week at Hor ace Gale's home. Children's day exercises will be held In the Congregational church Sunday morn ing at H o'clock. Willis A. Proscott has returned to his homo in Aycr, Mnss. His wlfo and chil dren will return later. Mr. Blodgett closed his school Friday and left Saturday for his homo In northern New Hampshire. f Miss Marshall of Manchester, N. H., has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Louis Wheeler In Harmonyvlllc. Herbert H. Prcscott, who Is staying In South Wardsboro, visited his parents at H. A. Felch's recently. Mrs. II. V. Dale and Miss Allco Dale of Springfield, Mnss., enmo Thursday to stay through tho summer. Miss Lottie Jones closed her school In WcBt Townshend Friday. She will be nt her home this summer. Miss Laura E. Ware returned Satur day from Castleton. She will spend the summer nt her home In town. The fishermen report that the trout ore much larger and they are more abundant than usual this year. Miss Hazel O'Brien of Somervllle came Tuesday to spend the summer here. Her mother will come about July 1. Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Davis and daugh ter, Freda Elizabeth, of Westminster spent the week-end at J. II. Ware's. May Howe was called to Brattleboro Tuesday night by the Illness of her fa ther. Mrs. Rand went Wednesdayi Mrs. Barry has been putting In order Dr. unices house for the summer. Dr. and Mrs. Bruce will come early In July. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Mason, who had been caring for A. A. Mason, left Wed nesday for their home In Gardner, Mass. Carl Bruce returned Friday from Northfleld, Vt., whero he attended tho commencement exercises of Norwich uni versity. A. M. Boutelle. who Is principal of the Murdock high school In Winchendon, Mass., ,1s at his home for the summer vacation. Miss Grace C. Van Bercan of Spring field, Mnss., has been spending the week with Miss Ella Stebblns at the Stebblns homestead. Emery Jones of South Chnrlestown. N. II., called on Mr. and Mrs. Dunham uim uuier menus in me norm enu or me town sunuay. Rev. Joseph McKean spent the week- end In Winchendon. Mass.. where he at tended the funeral of an old friend, Mrs. Agnes ueddes. Mr. and Mrs. Wright K. Phillips and children, Gladys nnd Marian, of West field, Mass., came to visit his mother, Mrs. Mary Phillips, Tuesday. Miss Florence Follett Is visiting her sis, ter, Mrs. Turner. She will spend some time with O. W. Follett and in September will teach again In Grafton. Some industrious people In town have taken advantage of the fine weather recently and, as the old saying goes, have spent the week In making hay while the sun shines. A meeting of the executive committee and a few others of the Christian En deavor society met Monday evening at the Baptist parsonage to nominate of ficers for the coming year. Mr. and Mrs. Willis A. Prescott of Ayer, Mass., attended the commence ment exercises In- Hanover, N. H., and on their return visited at H. A. Felch's, where they formerly lived. Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Wilson came Sun, day to the hotel In their automobile from Gowanda, N. Y. Mr. Wilson Is here in the Interests of the Masonic Protective association of Worcester, Mass. Mrs. Henrietta Clarke Bemls, who had been in town two months, left Monday evening. She will give several recitals In this part of the state and will go to her home In "Concord, N. II,, next week. Mr. Mason of Saxtons River Is straightening the weather vane and get ting ready to paint the Congregational church. While working here Mr. Mnson and family will camp out In Will Blood's pasture. The delegates to the state and district conventions left Wednesday. O. W. Fol lett, Hugh Holbrook and Will Holbrook were delegates for the district conven, tlon nnd W. M. Sparks and R. W. Blood represented the town In the state con vention. The topic for the Sunday morning ser vice In the Baptist church, Rev. Joseph McKean pastor, will be Religious d! plomacy." The union service In the evening will be held on the lawn, the weather permitting and the topic will be "The dignity of labor." The heavy rains of the spring washed away part of the south side of the bridge over Joy brook to such an extent that Road Commissioner Taft Is now working on It nnd connecting the sluice way under tho Joy brook bridge with that of the railroad bridge by means of a cement conduit. Mrs. Mary Brlgham, Miss Blanche Brlgham and Lyle Batchelder left Wed nesday for Duluth, Minn., to spend tho summer. They will spend a day at Ni agara and one In Chicago. While Miss Brlgham la away Georglanna McKean will carry on her dry goods agency at the uaptlst parsonage. A Card. We take this method of expressing our thanks to all who so kindly assisted us, both In service and sympathy, and to all who so kindly remembered our beloved husband and father, in gifts of flowers and otherwise during his long sickness; also to the singers and others who rendered helpful service at tho funeral. We appreciate your kindness. Mrs. Ella P. Mason and family. WEST TOWNSHEND. Lee Pike Is working for W. II. Taft. Allen Capen has moved to London derry. Floyd Holden is suffering form Ivy poisoning. George A. Smyth's mother from Brad ford, N. 11., Is visiting him. Mrs, George Dompler nnd son havo gone to Londonderry to visit. Mr. nnd Mrs. Ernest Wheeler are visiting his father and brother. Mrs. C. II, Grout nnd Paul and Ethel- yn aro visiting In Londonderry. Will Mngoon Is visiting his brother, Kdward, in South Londonderry. Fred Houghton is .turning out first ciass worn irom his new paint snop, Mrs. I. E. Sanderson Is entertaining her niece, Miss Irene Gladding, ot Prov idence, In spite of tho cold, backward spring (J. o. Kimball Is picking largo quan tities ot peas. S. E. Hescock of Springfield, this state, visited his sister, Mrs. E. W. Hoi- aen, last week. Mrs, John Bishop nnd Samuel and Kntheryn started Saturday for Central Park, N. Y., where they will stay sev- orai weeKs, Schools closed Friday, In tho grammar department. Miss Lottlo Jones, teacher, the following had no absent marks: Samuel Bishop, Loon Chapln, Edith Har ris, Ralph Stratton. Boryl Inwronce. Willis Tnft, William Worthly; absent one-half day, Hoy Chapln; absent one- day, Gladys Chapln: absent ono and one half dny, Mildred Hulett. A groat deal of Interest was shown In collecting wild flowers, more than 100 varieties being found. WILLIAMSVILLE. Shellhammer-Plerce Wedding, The houso of Mr. nnd Mrs. Fred J. Pierce was tho sccno of a pretty wedding Wednesday afternoon nt 1 o'clock when their daughter, Annie, and Harry Shell hammer of Now York wero married by Rev. E. C. Clark of tho Baptist church of South Newfane, the stnglo ring ser vice being used. The rooms wero taste fully trimmed with ferns and mountain laurel, and the couple stood benca'th an nrch of laurel In full bloom, tho setting In the rear being ferns. Miss Jennlo lies-, cock of Greenfield wag bridesmaid and Delbcrt Pierce, brother of tho bride, was best man, Tho bride wore whlto mcssallne with trimmings of whlto Bilk fringe, and car ried brido roses. The bridesmaid woro bluo mcssallne and carried nlnk and whlto roses. Only relatives and a fow Immediate friends of the couple wero present. Wednesday was tho 59th weddlnir an niversary of the bride's grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Covey of Hill. N. II.. who would havo been present had not Mrs. Covey recently sustained a stroke or paralysis. Mr, nnd Mrs. Shcllhnmmer wero tho recipients of many gifts of silver, linen, china, cut glass and money. After refreshments of cake nnd lco cream had been served tho bridal couplo icit amm tne usual shower of rlco and confetti for a wedding ' trip. They will visit Mr. Shcllhnmmer's parents In Hhz elton, Pa., and will live In New York city. Mrs. Shellhnmmer Is a popular young woman and hns many friends here who extend congratulations nnd best wishes to them In their new homo. Guests from out of town were Mrs. Rebecca Skinner, Mrs. J. T. Weather head, Mrs. Bert Sargent, and dauchter and son, Miss Charlotto Tuthlll and Brad ford Sargent, and Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Frev- enhngen of Brattleboro; Mr. and Mrs. John Covey and daughter, Loella, Miss Mabel Hall and Charles Rice of New fane, and Mrs. J. E. McCarty and son, Gerald, of New York city. Howard Thayer visited In Greenfield Wednesday. Floyd Washer has gone to Northfleld to stay a week. Willnm Hunt of Ashburnham Is vis iting his cousin, Sewall Hovey. F. E. Wlllard and Mrs. C. E. Park were visitors Sunday In Townshend. Miss Ruby Sparks has cone to Brat tleboro to visit Miss Lena Randall. Miss Harriett Corliss, a former teach er here, Is visiting Miss Florence Lazelle. Miss Amy Young went Sntimlnv fn ner nome in i'awlet to spend the sum mer. W, II. Munn of Holyoke came last spend some time at P. B. week to Sparks's. Miss Lena Randall of Brattleboro vis ited the first of tho week at O'. R. Temple's. F. E. Wlllard left Wednesday to at tend the Republican state convention In Burlington. Mrs. D. R. Stedman and dauchter. Doris, of West Brattleboro were visitors In town recently. Oliver Corbett of Worthlncton. Mass.. visited his brother, W. J, Corbett, from i-nuay to Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Morso and dauch ter, Agnes, were In Worcester and Greenfield last week. Mrs. Arthur Ball and children of Bel lows Falls have been visiting her moth er, Mrs. Cynthia Allen. Dr. John Robert Whlto of Lvnn. Mass., came Tuesday to visit his na- rents, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. White. Miss Beulah Tlmson. who has bean teachllng the past year In Hanover. Is nome to stay through the summer. Mrs. Kendall and crandson. Kendall Foster, havo come from Boston to snend several weeKs at their summer home. E. S. Putnam, who went to Califor nia In March, returned Monday. He Is witn Ills daughter, Mrs. F. B. Wastier. Mrs. George Kidder and nephew. Em erson Qulnn of Northfleld, are spending me weCK with her sister. Mrs. F. B. wasner. Mrs. Abble Adams has finished her school In West Dummerston. She Is nt home In the parish to stay through" the summer. Mrs. J. E. McCarty and son. Gerald. came from 'New York Saturday to spend me summer with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. j. nercc. A good number of Grangers came from Newfane Tuesday evening to visit the local Grange. A fine program was given by the visitors nnd a good supper was served. Miss Amy Young, teacher In tho cram. mar school, closed a successful term Frl any. -me cnuaren had a picnic on Grimes hill In the afternoon, the girls piaying ban against the boys. Ice cream ana cake were served. SOUTH NEWFANE. Mr. and Mrs. Harlan Sparks visited In Brattleboro the past -week. Mrs. Clara Mundell of Brattleboro Is at C. E. Brown's to stay a week, Colle Lane wont to South Shaftsbury last week to attend the funeral of his father. Mrs. Moss of New York city came Friday. Sho Is having her haying done tnis week. Hnrold Pratt Is working for Justin Thomas, while Mr. Thomas Is visiting relatives In Athens, Cecil Strntton came Saturday from faprlngfleld nnd remained until Wedn,s day looking after his lumber. The meeting of the ladles' aid society was Inrgcly attended at Mrs. Alice Baileys Wednesday afternoon. . Mr. nnd Mrs. Lymnn May and grand ron, Merrill Allen, went to Wardsboro Tiiursdny to visit relatives several days, E, M. Stratton has gone to Suffleld, Conn., to visit. His daughter, Mrs. E. V, Morse of Brattloboro, accompanied him E. M, Dexter nnd granddaughter, Miss Dorothy Dexter, of Philadelphia nave come to Dexter Hall. They expect to remain through tho hot weather. J. O. Metcalf Is visiting in Rhode Is land, William and Ernest Mellen are guests of their nunt, Miss Mat tin Mut calf, during tho nbsonco of Mr. Met calf. Mr. and Mrs. Dolo of Ronton spent Sunday at their home. "Fern Bank.' returning Monday. Their daughter, Miss Helen, will stay with her grandmother, Mrs, Helen Aldrlch, until her parents return. Mrs, Krwln Mctcnlf closed n very sue ressful term of school Friday. Mrs. E. Morso Invited the teacher nnd pupil; to her home In tho nfternoon and treat ed them to Ice cream and cake. It was a very enjoyable occasion for all, C. E. Brown closed his school orf Marl boro South Branch Saturday with n pic nlo In A. II. Colllns's grove In the after noon. The children gavo recitations with credit. The teacher nnd children wrish to express their thanks to Mr. Collins and others who contributed to make a very pleasant afternoon, There was n gathering of friends at the homo of Mr. and Mrs. Lvmnn May In honor of their daughter, Miss Llzzlo May, who has gono this week to Malno for the summer. Her brother, Arthur Mny. and friend, came from Brattleboro Mr. nnd Mrs. John Allen and son, Merrill, nnd many others wore present. And they tell in a garland their loves and cares; Each blossom that blooms In their gar den bowers In Eastern lands they talk In flowers, On Its leaves a mystic language bears, J. G. Perclval Downiest rZCL world's best hMPn I w SHOWS JQ-M Y.AJvTL v ioo new acts, featurkv4 M ANDSENSATI0NSV7 OT ' nI liiniiiiliiiift U !S. TS .f.-X toniiiWittuti FAMOUS MUSICAL EltPHHT$ TtlC DONNItm kfj Mimh 0RT0H rAWLY-""" , Oo.n W.itun FAMOUS DUCKS Ml MILITARY HOUSES MILE-MING FREE r MAGNIFICENT 3 PERFORMANCES DAILY rtT 3M - BRATTLEBORO SATURDAY MANUFACTURER'S SALE OF Hammocks 200 Odd Hammocks at About 60c on the Dollar Will Go On Sale Saturday Morning, June 29. $1.00 Hammocks 69c $1.50 Hammocks 98c $2.00 Hammocks $ 1 .39 $2.50 Hammocks $1.79 $3.00 Hammocks $1.98 $3.50 Hammocks $2.39 $4.00 Hammocks $2.69 $5.00 Hammocks $2.98 $6.00 Hammocks $3.87 $7.50 Hammouks $4.75 GOODNOW, PEARSON & HUNT One Prico, Cash, Your Money Back If You Want It Operators of Ten Stores SAXTONS RIVER. Miss Carrie Holt Is homo from Welles- ley. Miss violet French was homo from Brattleboro Sunday. Miss Isabel Hume of Springfield, Mass., Is at her home. Eight members of the Lorno Elwyn company are at Hotel Kimball. Mrs. Arthur Merrill returned to her home In Haverhill, N. II.. Saturday. Several new cases of measles and. whooping cough have been reported. Harry Slmonds and family are mov ing from Bellows Falls to Milton Wiley's house. Miss Margaret Willis of Mlddletown, Conn., Is with her grandmother, Mrs. Newman. Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Farr of Brattle boro visited their cousins, John and Charles Baker, Sunday. Mrs. Carrie Swain and Mrs. Prosper Morris nnd child of Leominster, Mass., are visiting In town. Saxtons River lodge, I. O. O. F., con ferred the second degree on two candi dates last Tuesday evening. Miss Annie Knowlton went MonJay mornl.ng to Sugar Hill, N. H., to work In the Sunset Hill House this summer. Mr. Senate, proprietor of tho barber shop and lunch room, hns put In a stock of groceries. Henry Landfear Is work ing for him. Mrs. I'ena Osgood wn lng the ncmorlal scrvl Fellows' and Rcbeknhs I as taken III dur- Ices of the Odd Sunday morning, She Is at the home of her brother, Will Dean, and Is more comfortable. Tho ninth grade of the school closed last week, seven students going to Bel lows Falls to graduate with the other ninth grades ot the town. Tho seven were Boland Slmonds, Malcolm Farno worth, Taul Willis, Howard Austin, Mar guerite Morse, Hazel Mark and Dorothy Wnlsh. Marguerite Morse recited a se lection from "Evangeline." POMONA GRANGE. Windham County Pomona Grange held a very Interesting meeting with Vermont Orange In Wardsboro Thursday, June 20, Worthy Master, Fred Smith presid ing. Tho forenoon session was given to tho transaction ot business nnd confer ring the fifth degree on a class of 19. The officers who conferred tho degree wero Mnstcr, Fred Smith; overseer, F. A. DoWitt; leoturcr, Mrs. Ella Knight; steward, Henry Hamilton; assistant steward, O. R. Wright; chaplain, Mrs. O. R. Wright; treasurer, M. A. Smith; secretary, Abble B. Patch; gatekeeper William Walte; Ceres, Mrs. Mary Smith; Pomona, Mrs. Augusta Bennett; Flora, Mrs, Annie Newcomb; lady assistant steward, Mrs. M. E. Brown. Great cred it Is duo theso officers as they were un prepared for tho work at this time. Vermont Grange entertained Its guests nt dinner. The meeting was ono ot the beat of the year, In which nil have been nbovo tho ordinary In merit. There was nn excellent literary program at the af ternoon session, which was open to the public, The question, "How far Is the present estent nnd method of lumbering and the destruction ot our woodlands a damage to farm and agricultural In terests?" w.ib discussed, Vormont, West Townshend, Newfane Protective and Evening Star Granges wero well repre sented. Tho next meeting will be held with Marlboro and Guiding Star Grange In Marlboro Aug, 1. Many an Innocent picture Is framed In gilt STREET PARADE AT I0i30 A.-M. JULY 6 Brattleboro, Vermont Central Vermont Railway Trains Leave Brattleboro. 2.25 a. m. Except Sunday. Express for Springfield and New York. 3.40 a. m. Seashore limited dally for New London, Worcester and Boston. 5.40 a. m. Dally. Express for Spring field and New York. 8.50 a. m. Except Sunday. Local for New London, Worcester and Boston. 9.20 a. m. Except Sunday. Local for SDrlnefleld nni! Nw Vnrlr 9.20 a. m. Except Sunday. Local for South Londonderry. 1.13 p. m. Except Sunday. For Spring field and New York. I. 55 p. m. Except Sunday. Local for Springfield and New York. 2.15 p. m. Except Sunday. Local for South Londonderry. 3.50 p. m. Except Sunday. Local for New London, Worcester, Boston and New York via the Norwich Line Steamers. 4.17 p. m. Daily. Express for Spring field and New York. 7.00 p. m. Except Sunday. Local for South Londonderry. 8.27 p. m. Sundays only. Local for Springfield and New York. 8.34 p. m. Except Sunday. Local for Springfield and New York. Trains Arrive In Brattleboro. 12.15 a. m. Seashore limited. Dally. From New London, Worcester and. Boston. 2.25 a. m. Express from New York. Ex cept Monday. 8.50 a. m. Daily. Mall from New York,. Boston and Worcester. 8.50 a. m. Except Sunday. Mall front South Londonderry. II. 05 a. m. Except Sunday. Mall from, Springfield. 1.35 p. m. Except Sunday. Express fromi New London, Worcester and Boston. 1.50 p. m. Except Sunday, Local from. South Londonderry. 1.55 p. m. Except Sunday, Express from New York. 2.25 p. m. Except Sunday. ExpressY from New York and Springfield. 2.27 p. m. Sunday only. Express from. New York. 5.60 p. m. Except Sunday, Local from New York and Springfield. C.30 p. m. Except Sunday. Mall from. South Londonderry. 8.00 p. m. Except Sunday. Mall from New London, Worcester and Boston. 10,30 p. m. Dally. Express from New York and Springfield, LOVELL'S JUMBO, PERCHER0N Can be registered; four years old;, dapple bay; white hind ankles and stripe. Sire Imported, Dam 1650 lbs. Deep hollow between hips, extra flat legs, heavy mane nnd tall. Perfect stock horse In every respect; $10 to war rant. JOHN PORTER. MORGAN No. 5683; seal brown. By Arlatos 1495,. by Daniel Lambert 62, dam by Hamlet, by Volunteer. Has won 1st over llr stallions at state fair; J 10 to warrant. DAN PATCH Two-year-old, fast pacer, a game bird; 15 warranted. Parties met at Jl a trip extra. H. A. LOVE LI. PUTNEY, VT AUCTIONEER A.W.J. WILKINS, Brattleboro.4 Wide experience. Terms reasonable. Telephone IJ3-18, r V V