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CLASSIFIED Advt's Are on Page Six VOL.10. NO. 167 BRATTLEBORO, VERMONT, THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER LA, 1022. ,HLY MAIL EDITION V 1RITISH LIQUOR SCHOONER SEIZED Brought Into Port of New York by Dry Navy Boat Taylor $56,000 GOLD AND LIQUOR ON BOARD Captain Admits He Had Just Unloaded 4.000 Cases of Liquor Has List of Hotel Keepers and -Maps Showing Places to Meet Motor Eoats. NEW YORK, Sept. 14. The two masted schooner H. M. Gardner was bruoght into port today by t lie dry navy boat Taylor and TOO cases of liquor with iCiti.OOO in gold was taken to the customs house. The Gardner was seized last night off Scotland light. Capt. M. C. Uetts. who said he was the Gardner's skipper, declared he was going from Nova Scotia to Nassau when the Taylor's crew boarded him. lie said he had just delivered 4JMMI cases of liquor and was taking the 100 seized cases back to Nassau because it. had not been accepted by his purchasers. Rooks containing the names :i ml ad dresses of hotel keepers at Asbury Park. Atlantic City and Long Beach and a map showing points where motor boats could be met along the coast were found alniard, the prohibition agent said. The Gardner, of British registry, is one of the largest vessels ever taken by the local prohibition navy. According to Captain Betts's log. she was '2. miles off shore when she was seized. Retts denied bootlegging on American shores. PLOT TO BLOW UP STEAMER PRISON Three Hundred Sinn Fciners Interned On It Republicans Recapture Ballina. BELFAST, Sept. 14 (Associated Press i The Ulster government, it was announced today, has discovered a plot to blow up or scuttle the steamer Ar genta on which ."() .Sinn Fciners are interned at County Antrim. The object of the plot, it is declared, was the release of the interned Republi cans. A letter found on a prisoner about to be released contained references to the sending of 14 pounds of gun cotton with a fuse and detonator to a friendly ad dress in Larne and then to experts in explosives on board the vessel, whti in blowing up the boat were expected to prevent injury to the prisoners. Ballina. Northern County Mavo. 1ms been recaptured bv several hundred Re publicans. The nationals fought stub bornly and suffered casualties before thev were disarmed. Several buildings are reported to have been burned. REV. J. C. PRINCE RECEIVES CALL Former Taster of Bellows Falls Congre gational Church Wanted by Bangor Theological Seminary. (Special to The Reformer.) BELLOWS FALLS. Sept. 11. Rev. John C. Prince, who from Jan uary, l'llti, to January, 1020. was pas tor of the Fmt Congregational church of Bellows Falls, and for the past two years pastor at Waterbury (Vt.), has received a call to become secretary of religious education for the state of Maine and professor of religious education at Bangor Theological seminary. Rev. Mr. Prince has become widely known in New England through various phases of re ligious work. The weight of the Gre.it Pyramid of Egypt has been estimated at O'MUKH) tons. Dance Schedule Home of Clean Amusements Regular Dance Saturday Night BIG DANCE Next Monday Night The Pop 1 1 lav Boston University Orchestra COMING FOR THE BIG DANCE Next Wednesday Night The Original Central America Marimba Band of Guatemala The Great Novelty Orchestra. First Time In Rrattleboro Nothing Like It Ever Heard Here Before DON'T FORGET THAT NOONDAY LUNCH FOR r0e IN THE PALM GARDEN SYRIAN GIRIj GIVES I JFK TO SAVE THREE ROYS BEIRUT, Syria, Sept. 11. A re ntal liable story of self-sacrifice in which a 14-year-old girl gave her life to save three companions lias bcoi received here. While 500 chil dren were bathing in the Mediter ranean three small boys were car ried into a dangerous whirlpool. Ruth Manogian. the only other per son within helping distance, swam to the edge of the maelstrom and furrmlcil by almost suierhuman ef fort in rescuing all the lads and car rying them to a rock. Then she collapsed from over-exertion and died lcfore a life-boat could reach her. MISS BEARD LOSES SENATORIAL FIGHT Man Nosed Ahead of Her by Seven Votes Full List of Senatorial Nominees. MONTPELIER, Sept. 14. Miss Edna Beard of Orange, the first woman to be elected to the Vermont legislature and the only woman candidate for a state scnatorship. was defeated in the primaries in Orange county Tuesday by Frederick It. Bickt'ord at" Bradford by the close vote of S4 1 to S."l. In Chittenden county three of the nominees were members of the last sen ate, I. S. Co bur n of Milton ami Martin S. Vilas ami William B. McKillip of Burlington. J. Gregory Smith of St. Albans also won the nomination in Franklin county anil in Orleans county Wallace I. Gilpin was defeated by O. W. Locke of the village of Orleans. Following is a list of the nominees for the senate : Addison county W. II. Dver of Salisbury and Carl O. Church of Whit ing. Bennington county W. A. Root of Bennington and Heibert -Hulet of Ar lington. Caledonia county Gilbert E. Woods of St. Jilinsbury and Sherburne Lang of I.vndonville. Chittenden" county Harry M. Fav of! Williston. Irving S. Coburn of Milton. Man in S. Vilas and William 15. McKil lip of Burlington. Essex county Franklin county J. Gregory Smith of St. Alhan Franklin. Grand Isle Grand Isle. and Arthur II. Gates of county G. II. Branch of Lamoille county Bert E. Reynolds of Jeffeisonviile. Orange county Frederick II. Bick ford of Bradford. Orleans county Stoddard B. Bates of Derby and O. W. Locke of Orleans.. Rutland county E. W. Lawrence of Rutland. William R. Bush of Benson, W. K. Farnsworth of Rutland and A. W. Newton of Clarendon. Washington county V. L. Perkins of Waterbury. I). A. Perry of Berlin and James Mackay of Barre. Windham county E. C. Crosby of! Brnttiehoro and E. A. Melendv of Lon-! aoTioerry. Windsor county J. Hartford and Allen I), and C. II. Edgertou of A. Staeev of P.all of Ludlow Rochester. Prominent Men in House. MONTPELIER. Sept. 14. An unus ually large number of prominent men were nominated for town representative in Tuesday's primaries. Former Gover nor Horace F. Graham of Craftsbury received the Republican nomination iu his town. Among the probable candi-i dates for the speakership in the list of j nominees are: Frank E. Barber of Brat-1 tlehoro. F. L. Osgood of Rockingham, I O. L. Martin of Plainfield and Harvey J R. Kingsley of Rutland. Kach one of these men has had legislative experience' Levi P. Smith received the nouiina-1 tion in Burlington. Mason S. Stone in 1 and John W. Gordon in Barre. I Montpelier. M. (!. Morse in I lard wick ' Among the members of the present j house of representatives who are candi- dates for re-election are Fred Johnson of Somerset, Wad'1 Keyes of Reading, Lawrence Billiard of Windsor and II. A. Railev of Winooski. THOUSANDS ARE DROWNED. (reek Refugees Stampede Last Ship Re fore Turkish Occupation. CONSTANTINOPLE. Sept. 14 (As sociated press . The American subma rine chaser tM has arrived here with the reports of the appalling situation at Mudania. where the harbor is filled with the bodies of refugees who stampeded when the last vessel departed before the Turkish occupation. Fifty thousand refugees lined the water front for miles in the boiling sun pleading to be taken off. First Baptist Church Friday 4 p. m. Junior Endeavor first meeting; 7. ."JO Regular church prayer meeting. Centre Congregational Church Thursday. Sept. 1 1. 1 p. m. Annual meeting of the Woman's association in the chapel. Lunch will be served at 1 o'clock, after which the business will be tia nsacted. Methodist Episcopal Church Friday. 7.30 Prayer meeting in the vestry. Saturday, Sept. 10, beginning at 2 o'clock Group No. 4 will hold a food sale on the church lawn. All women of the church are asked to contribute. Pure Cider Vinegar A. J. TATE Girl Wanted at Hall & Farwell's BEGIN SEPARATE R. R. SETTLEMENTS Expected About 50 Rail roads Will Sign Agree ment Ending Strike PROBABLY BACK TO OLD JOBS SOON Shopmen Return to Work Under Labor Board Wage Scale Seniority Ques tion Not Mentioned In Agreement Arbitration Board Provided. CHICAGO. Sept. 14 (Associated Press. Members of the shoperafts' policy committee, who "yesterday ap proved peace plans for ending the rail way strike with separate, agreements with separate railroads, today began separate settlement negotiations under the plans of the agreement. Instruc tions to various system federation offi cials to arrange agreements with their roads were sent out from union head quarters. Railroad systems counted among those expected to sign the agree ment immediately or soon were said to number about 0 of the 202 class one roads of the country. The text of the instructions to officials of system federations would remain confidential, it was said. Any list of railroads which were parties to the agreement, it was added, would have to come from the railroads themselves.- I'nder the terms of the peace plan shopmen are to return to work under wage scales prescrilicd by the United States railroad labor board effective July 1. the date the strike began. The question of seniority was not specifically mentioned in the agreement. The agree ment made no mention cither of work ing conditions or the contract system for 'farming out" shojt work which, with the wage controversy, were the original issues in the strike. Disputes over the "relative standing" of employes and new disputes which might arise as outgrowths of the strike shall, under the peace terms, be re ferred to adjustment boards composed of six representatives of the carriers and an equal number of employes, if the dis putes cannot be settled as an individaul matter. J. A. Franklin, president of the boiler makers, said a great number of shop men will probably be back at their old jobs within a week. With the announcement that partial peace had been voted, came the first definite statement from S. Davies War hold, president of the Seaboard Air Line and representative of a railroad securi- t les company said to control S 1. .() i- ttttO.IHiO of stock, which showed he was responsible for negotiations that finally ended in the agreement. The New York Central and Boston iV: Albany are the only eastern roads involved in the set tlement. Injunction Fight Continues. CHICAGO. Sept. 14. Despite the partial settlement of the railway shop men's strike the injunction fight on At torney Genera! Daugherty's application for a preliminary restraining order against rail strikers was continued to day. Peace settlements would not alter the government's determination to finish its case, spokesmen for the attorney general said. Over Half of Mileage Ready. WASHINGTON. Sept. 14. Advices to the labor department today from its representatives in Chicago said t ha t rail roads representing approximately o." per cent of the country's mileage had signi fied their intention of ending the shop men's strike on the basis of the agree ment accepted by the shop craft general committee and that the roads represent ing an additional M0 per cent were ready to end the strike. STICK FOR 4S-1IOUU WKEK. Textile Strikers at Somersworth Refuse to Return to Work. SOMERSWORTH. N. II.. Sept. 14. Striking operatives of Great Falls j Manufacturing Co., who voted to refuse" to return to work despite the approxi mate restoration of the wage scale in force before the textile strike was Called, were prepared today to continue indefin itely their fight for a 4S-hour week, it was said. Ollicials of the company said thev had received no notification of the action, that the mills were operating on the old wage scale and HI hours and that operatives were gradually return ing l work. THE WEATHER. Showers Tonight Cloudy Tomorrow Moderate Temperature. WASHINGTON. Sept. It. The weather forecast : Showers tonight. Friday cloudy. Moderate temperature. Moderate westerly winds. Red Mens Hall Thursday, Sept. 14. at S p. m. Reg iil.r meetinsr of Pocahontas Council. No. 4. D. of P. Election of degree! master. All members are urged to be present. . , Friday, Sept. 15. at S p. m. Special meeting of Quonekticut tribe. No. 2, I. O. R. M. Rehearsal of Adoption degree. All degree team members are urged to be present. Masonic Temple Thursday, Sept. 14, at 7",0 p, m. Stated convocation of Fort Dummer chapter. No. 12, R. A. M. Odd Fellows Temple Tonight at 7.30 Regular meeting of j Ladies' Auxiliary. t Thursday, Sept. 14. S p. m. Regular! meeting of Canton Palestine, No. o. 1 NUMBERS FOR MUSIC MEMORY CONTEST Twenty-Four Selections Familiar to AH but Which Comparatively Few Can Tell by Name. The committee on the music memory contest being sponsored by Rrattleboro Community Service announces, through its chairman. Miss Izetta M. Stewart, the 24 numbers which are to be used. It will be seen that there are many numbers which are familiar to every body through frequent hearing, sueh as Sousa's Stars and Stripes Forever, and that beloved 'Cluisdnuw carol. Silent Night. How many people know ' who wrote this cared which everybody knows ? Everybody has heard From the Land of the Sky Blue Water, and Beethoven's Minuet in G, but there are still many who. when they hear them, have to turn to their neighbor or consult the program to be sure of the name. Such selections as Morning, from the Peer Gvnt Suite, and the Pilgrims' Chorum from Taniihauser are frequently played in the moving picture theatre, but most people cannot give the nanrvs of them or tell just what the composer had in mind when he wrote them. It is the object of the music memory contest to make everybody who will take n little time familiar with all thse 24 selections. Sine' the complete list will not be printed in the newspaner aiain. readers should dip this article and peservo i for reference. It will be seen that three items ;vri crive the name of the comsit ion. the name of the composer, end his nationality. The contest is a movement inaumir pted to spread th knowledge and h e of good music through a contest in reeoirniy.ing and naming 24 famous com positions when thev are heard. It is ojicn to everyone without fee or regi-,-trution. For further details telephone 2i N. The Reformer in later stories will ex plain the contest selections. The winners will be awarded prizes. Special prizes will be awarded those who make the most beautiful scrap books based on tho music memory con test. Following is the !i-t of selections: From the Land of Sky Blue Water, ("adman. American. Minuet in G. lieetboven Triumphal March from German. Aida, Verdi, Italian. Sextet from Lucia di Donizetti, Italian. I ammcrmoor. Stars and Stripes Forever, Sousn. American. I'nlinishcd Symphony, 1st Movement, Schubert, Austrian. barcarolle, trom Oii'cnbach. French. Dan o Macabre Saint Saens. French Tales of Hoffman, (Dance of Death". Old Black Joe. Foster, American. Licbestraum (Dieum of Live) No .1. Liszt. German. M4odv in F. Rubcntcin. Russian. Oh for the Wings of a Dove, Mendels sohn, German. Largo from the New World Svmphonv, Dvorak. Bohemian. Minuet from Don 'Vtiwnr Mzart. Aus trian. Two Grenadiers. Schumann, German. Morning: and In the ITill of the Mounti'Mi King, from Peer Gvnt Suite. Grieg. Norwegian. To a. Wild Rose. MacDowcll, Ameri ca n. Pilgrims' Chorus from Tarrhauser. Wagner. German. M-irche Slav, Tchaikovsky. Russian. Silent Night. Gruher, Austrian. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot, Spiritual. American. Bhu Danube Waltz. Strauss Negro A us- Polonaise MiJitairo. Chopin. Poli-h. lf-illeliliah Chorus from "The Mes siah". Handel. Anglicized. German. Father, mother p"d all f the children are invited to take part in the contest. LEAVES DRY WOOD FOR NEXT CAMPERS Party at Free Auto Camp Also Writes Explanatory Message Sets Good Example for Others. An evidence of good sportsmanship, courtesy, and a. knowledge of woodscraft is shown by the following impromptu message left at the free automobile camp at Broad brook. Some wood had been left under one of the tables and this note was nailed to it : "We left this wood so don't forget The other fellow who comes in wet. Leave some good dry wood for him. Otherwise his chances for fire are slim." It was signed by W. C. Aggers. F. II. Flood. Thomas L. Lowe ami J. Frederick CongtTon of Bridgeport. Conn. If all campers would show this spirit there would never he any trouble in run ning a camp and all campers would en joy the automobile camp more. The above attitude is much appreciated by the Outing club. TO ACT ON SOLDIER BONUS. Grand Army of the Republic to Consider It at National Convention. DES MOINES. la., Sept. 14. Definite action on the soldiers' bonus is expected to be taken bv thcf7th national encamp ment of the Grand Army in Des Moines, Sept. 21-20, it was learned here yester day with the announcement that Col. Hanford McNider. commander of the American Legion, will be a guest of honor ut the encampment It is understood that McNider will confer with officers of the Grand Army on the subject of the bonsus and voca tional training while here. MRS. HARDING IS RETTER, General Sawyer Reports Sat isf actory Re cuperative Progress. WASHINGTON; Sept, 14. Further improvement in the condition of Mrs. Harding was reported today by ling. (Jen C. E. Sawyer. White House phy sician The President's wife, he said, spent an excellent night the best since her illness became critical. Satisfactory recuperative progress, he added, is being made. Knights of Columbus Hall Tuesday. Sept. 10. Regular meeting of Leo Council, Knights of Columbus. Special business: Election of officers. Monday. Sept. 18. S p. m. Ave Maria Circle, Daughters of Isabella, will hold a social in the form of gentlemen's night, each member being asked to in vite a gentleman. Five Jiundred and military whist will be played. All members are urgently requested to bs present. 10 PRISONERS GOING TONEWFANE On Way Here from Boston in Car Stolen from L. D. Taylor ONE IS REPORTED TO HAVE RECORD Chief Wilson and Carl W. Henkel Left Boston This Morning Patrolmen En titled to Reward but May Not Be Al lowed to Take It. Information was rdeeived here late this morning that Chief George Wilson and Carl W. Henkel were on their way to Rrattleboro with the Cadillac coupe owued by Maj. Linn I). Taylor which was stolen while standing on Grove street Monday night on the south side of All Souls church. With them are the two prisoners who stole the car, their names as given to the Boston police who captured them, being John Graham, '.IV,, and Frank Stearns, lit). Both men said tley were from Rrattleboro although Stearns said his home was iu Johnson, this state. It was reported this morning to Ma jor Taylor that one of the men has a record while in the case of the other man this is said to be his first offense. The men signified their willingness to return to Brattleboro without extradition pa pers. Considerable interest is manifested as to the penalty which probably will be lueted out to the two prisoners. The law suites uiai nicy are suojeci to ai t ... i. term of imprisonment of not less than JO years or a fine of ,."M) or both. It is piooable that the men will be taken di rect to Newtane, where the county court is now in session, and it is expected that ttieir cases wilt- be presented tomorrow morning. ' When asked this morning by The Re former who would get the reward of 1m which he offered, Maj. Taylor said it should go to the two patrolmen on the Roiston police force who apprehended the men Tuesday afternoon. The names of the officers are Cullerton and Gildre slevc. Maj. Tavlor said he thought the two officers would be unable to accept the reward on account of a ruling which prevents officers from accepting contri butions of any nature. In any case, Maj. Taylor will send a check for the amount to the Boston police commissioner with directions to turn it over to the pohce ' relict fund, m the event that the patrol men cannot accept it. it was learned also that the coupe was not damaged when taken in Boston, with the exception of slight damage to the rear which probably happened when the car was backed into something. The two coats belonging to Dr. and Mrs. William W. Fenn of Cambridge were found in the machine. WALK ONLY SMALL PART OF JOURNEY Two Young Men Given Lifts by Motor ists Between Pittsburgh and Camp Devens Here Over Night. Fords piloted by traveling salesman are responsible for a larye number ot lifts given pedestrians ot the present day, according to the story of 'lhomas and James ( owen ot" Plattsburgh. N. V.. who started from Plattsburirli Monday morning to walk to Camp Devens. They arrived in Devens Tuesday, hav ing covered only seven miles on their pedal extremetics. When they arrived in Brattleboro. where they remained over Monday night in the home of Allen Davis, they reported that they had walked six miles, petting lifts the re.-t of the way. Fords driven by salesmen were the chief means of locomotion. Word has been received here that the boys rode practically all the war to Devens from the Massachusetts state line, to which point thev were taken from here in Col. Ernest W. Gibson's Hudson car. The distance covered by the two boys was approximately 2.0 miles. DYEING DEMONSTRATION. To Be Given Tomorrow in Centre Cliurch Chapel by Expert. It will be especially interesting to the women of Rrattleboro to hear about the new colors which will be most popular this fall and what the manufacturers are planning for the spring. Miss Suth erland, who is to give a demonstration of dyeing, is planning to include a talk on choosing the best of the new fall col ors and demonstrating the method of getting these newest shades on materials that have become faded or worn. The decree of fashion is that "browns are the thing" but not the olive drab or dull browns that have been known for many years. There are new browns with such' entreating names as Chutney, spice, P.ois De Rose, and many other tones from bitter sweet to a dull rich nut brown. The demonstration will be given at l..",() in the Centre Congregational chap el at Rrattleboro Friday. BRATTLEBORO LOCAL There will be a corn and weenie roast oh Creamery Hats tomorrow night under the auspices" of the Dorcas society of the Swedish Lutheran church. The Baraca class of the Baptist Bible school and their friends, the party nuni-; bering about 200, enjoyed a corn roast last evening" on Guilford' street. The menu consisted of roasted corn, frank furters, sandwiches. bacon, coffee and marshmallows. After the "feed"' there was a general good time, with games. Extensive improvements are being ma"de by W. A. Shuniway in his property at the corner of Putney road and Ter rirce street. The ell part on the .west side has been torn down, and A. G. Gal lup is making preparations to move the house east 15 feet and to raise it up. The house will be given an exterior fin ish of stucco. INMATE OPERATES STILL IN OLD FOLKS' HOME MUSKOGEE, Okla., Sept. 14. An 81-year-old inmate lias lost lier haven of refuge at the county old folks' home, it was learned todny, Iieeause the authorities discovered a complete wine-making apparatus hidden under her bed, together with several quarts of the completed product. Officials refused to dis close her name, but said she had stolen the grapes from the county farrn. SEPTEMBER TERM OF COURT OPENS Judge Chase Presiding for First Time in This County Several Divorce Cases Discontinued. Several cases, including seven divorce cases, were entered as settled and dis continued, one was removed to the ! United States court, two were certified to the probate court, one was assigned ; for hearing Oct. .' ami the trial of one j case was set to begin Wednesday after-1 noon in the opening that day of the! September term of Windham county ! court at Newfane. Court was opened by j Judge Harrie B. Chase of Brattleboro, ' this being his first term in this county,'1 and Rev. F. B. Hyde of Newfane offered ! prayer. Assistant Judges Tyler B. i Goodell of Readsboro and A. B. Waite of i Ivondonderry also were in their chairs. A jury will lie drawn that afternoon in the case of Thomas P. Nauni against j Christie Ballas, which is a suit to re-! Cover for money collected by the defend-' ant. on accounts receivable. O. B. ! Hughes is counsel for the plaintiff and : A. V. I). Piper for the defendant. The case of the Vermont Valley rail road against the Connecticut River Power Co., which is a suit to recover! damages caused by Hood, has been set ! for hearing Oct. H. A definite assign- j ment was made on account of so many : attorneys being engaged in the case, one: of whom is a Boston attorney. The out-, cine of this suit will be awaited with; much interest. . The $2m.(MK) will case of the estate of! Reriilo Howard of Jamaica, in which B. F. Howard of Putney is the propon ent and a large beneficiary and which was set for jury trial, was certified back to the probate court. The other case certified to the probate court was the' claim of a mal-practice action against J the estate of Dr. B. F. Millington of i Ixuidonderry brought by Frank Davis, j the case being certified after judgment had Irt'en given the defendant with costs. Davis presented to the commissioners of the Millington estate a claim for mal practice and an appeal was taken from the commissioners to the county court. Judgment was rendered on consent of both parties.. In tie case of Manley Bros., Inc., against ttie Mu'ienaKer .corporation. tirr case was removed to United States court. After being on the docket many years the tort net ion of Harrison II. Chamber-j Iain ugainst Frank B. Lawrence of Townshend was entered as discontinued.! The -ase of Ruth Grout against thei town of Dummcrston was discontinued. The companion case in behalf of her! husband was tried at the last term of court and judgment wis awarded against the Falikiil Construction Co. An entry of settled and discontinued was made in the case of Stephen F. Whitman & Son against A. II. Fuller, which was a Bellows Falls case. Four suits brought, by local concerns against the McDonald k Kivel Co.. con tractors who built, the Manley garage, were discontinued because the defendant had been discharged in bankruptcy in Massachusetts. Following are the divorce cases dis posed of Wednesday forenoon : Elizabeth M. Mattison against Frank L. Mattison of Windham, discontinued because the parties are living together. Eva M. Chamberlain against Leon B. Chamberlain, discontinued because of the death of the petitionee. Beatrice A. Gale against. Arthur R. Gale of Saxtons River, reason for dis continuance not stated in court. Harvey E. Reed against Emma Reed of Brattleboro, discontinued because they had lived together since the peti tion was brought, although they are un derstood to be living apart at present. Melvina Chartier against Abel Char tier, reason for discontinuance not stated in court. Nellie O. Boyd against Willie A. Boyd of Wliitingham. discontinued be cause they are living together. Alice II. Dairy mple against Charles Dalrymple, reason for discontinuance not stated in court. DEATH OF MISS ELLA HOUGHTON Former Newspaper Compositor Had Been in Failing Health Long Time Member of D. A. R. Chapter Miss Ella L. Houghton. (10, who had made her home with Miss Sarah E. Winslovv at 24 Prospect street the past 10 years, died there this morning at .."( o'clock of a nerve trouble. She had been in failing health a long time ainl had been seriously ill six months. She was a cla lighter of John Houghton and Emily (Miller) Houghton of Dum inerston. where she was lwrn June 12, 1S.3. As a young woman she came to Brattleboro and worked on The House hold, a paper issued by the late .George E. CrowelL For several years also she was employed in the Vermont Phoenix composing room. For many years she kept house on Green street in the house now occupied bv Fred ('. Clark and fam ily. Miss Houghton had been a member of the Centre Congregational church since 1ST.". She, also was a member of Brat tleboro chapter, Daughters of the Ameri can Revolution. She leaves a sister, "Mrs. Anna F. Waite of Jouth Main street, also two nieces and three nephews. They are Mrs. Houghton Seaverns and Miss Lou ise Waite. both of Rrattleboro, Luther Houghton of Dumtnerston. Don Hough ton of Norwich, Conn., and. George B. Houghton of Springfield, Mass. The funeral will be held in the Wins low home at 2.:ii o'clock Saturday after noon and the burial will take' place in Prospect Hill cemetery. Labor leaders and health workers in Minneapolis are co-opera tinsr to stimu late the unions of that city to promote the health of their members. iVAUDE viLLE BEST. INFAKHISIORY Neither Expense Nor Ef fort Spared by As sociation FIVE ACTS FROM KEITH CIRCUIT Canton Five, Gordon Brothers and Box ing Kangaroo, Peters andi Lebuff, Reckless Duo and Sylvia, and the Two Bluchers Engaged. No expense or effort has been spared to secure the finest attractions available for the vaudeville program to be pre sented at the Valley fair on Tuesday and Wednesday, the 2Gth and 27th of this month. C. L. Stickney, 'president of the fair association, made' the final ar rangements today, and contracts have been closed with the B. F. Keith Vaudeville Exchange of Boston for five acts which represent the best on the circuit. It lias always been the policy of the fair management to secure only those vaudeville attractions which measure up to a high standard, and from the recom mendations which have been received this year the vaudeville nets to be pre sented at the coining fair will far sur pass all previous exhibitions. There will be five acts, and the pro gram will be presented twice daily be tween the racing heats. The attractions are headed by the Canton. Five, a group tif five Chinese, three men and two women, who present a startling and spectacular Chinese variety act. Intri cate juggling, in which the Orientals are adepts, as well as fire-eating and hanging by their cues are only a few of the stunts with which the troupe will mystify the audience. The performers are very beautifully costumed, and judg ing by the laurels which this quintet has won at other exhibitions this act will be a prominent feature of the pro gram. Gordon Brothers and the Boxing Kan garoo will be awaited with interest and curiosity by everyone who is planning to attend the fair. The great attraction in this act is, of course, the kangaroo, which it may be said is a real, rare, live kangaroo. This is the first time that any such trained animal has been se cured fcr the Valley fair, and this part of the program is sure to make a big hit. Peters and Lebuff will appear in a comic acrobatic act in which these per formers, are high lights in their profes sion. Some of the best aerif work ever seen at a fair will be presented by these two comedians. Reckless Duo and Sylvia is the title of a mystifying act which is said to be thrilling to the last degree. It consist? of several dare-devil stunts which are new to the vaudeville stage, and is cer tain to be one of the feature acts of the program. The last act will be performed by the two Bluchers, a novelty especially adapted for presentation at county fairs. Instead of being presented on the regu lar vaudeville stage, this performance will take place on the track in front of the grandstand. An explanation of this act would not lie opportune as it has several surprises which must not be re l..weit until actually presented. It will suffice to say that the act is quite wide in scope, two horses being necessary for the presentation. SERIOUSLY HURT BY KICK OF COW Torter C. Thayer of Williamsvilie Sus tains Rupture of Small Intestine Taken to HospitaL Porter C. Thayer, a farmer in Wil liamsvilie, was painfully . injured in the abdomen by a kick from a cow which he was milking in his barn last night. Mr. Tbaver was alone at the time, which was about 7 o'clock, and without any warn ing the animal gave him a kick which knocked him over. He was able to go into his house, where he was made com fortable ami Dr. L. B. Gordon was sent for. Mr. Thaver's injury was extremely painful and he continued to grow worse. At 11 o'clock, it. was decided to take him to the Brattleboro Memorial hospital. lie was brought to Brattleboro by Samuel Merrifield and taken direct to the hospital, where Dr. George R. An derson found that the small intestine' Lad been ruptured, and an immediate operation was performed. It was stated this morning that Mr. Thayer has an even chance of recovery. LEAGUERS HAVE CORN ROAST. Also Plan for Opportunity for Service by Young People of Church. Over :5( -oiing people, most of whom were Epworth Leaguers of the First Methodist church, attended a corn-roast last evening, in Covey's pasture off Western avenue. This event marked the beginning of the fall and winter recrea tional program of the League and will be followed by events of similar interest each month. Herman Kuhuer, chairman of the rec reational department, was respons ible for a large pile of dry wood, care fully laid in between the rocks of the "quarry." No sooner had the party ar rived at the top of the half mile hill than the flames began Ut rise. As soon as the fire was right, a veritable ban quet was served on the savage plan. Wenies. corn and marshmallows were roasted in turn. The only liquid re freshment was hot coffee, which in some mysterious way arrived on the spot al most at the boiling point. The exhu Wrant spirit created by such, a repast in the vonnjr flk found expression iu songs, wnien auaen mucn i me rujo ment. At an early hour the entire group re turned to the Covev home on Western avenue and held a business me"' which such plans were mad that all young people of the Methodist church are promised mwh inspiration, enjoy ment and onnortunity for serv;"P th-ou?h the Eriworfh Txague during the fa1' and winter month. Regular meeting of the League are to b resumed Sunday evemnff at 0:?-0. Tho pastor of the chorch will be th leader of the first service. if ' i i I f f ! t ! t ! f I I I i v i r