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THE VERMONT PHCEKIX, BRATTIiEjBORO, ERIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1904. m ANN0UNCEMENT8. Gcorge P. Mlllcr, Guilford, Vt. Auctlonccrlng In nll lts brnnchcs. I'lnln sowlngby n plnlu drossinakcr. M18S AONES OAIiVlN, 13 Walnut St., Brattleboro. Mrs. Artliur ri9licr wlll opon room3 nt licr homo In Hookcr IJlock, Mnln St., Scpt. 20, for mnklng clilldtcu's clothcs. Drnwlng and Pnlntlng In all lts brunclics. Clnssos or prlvaf o lcssons. MISSKI.0nKNCKI.G001)KN0UaiI,7ElmSt. Ladles' Halr shampooed, 25 cents. Flrst clasa methods nnd matcrlals. Ilours, 9 to 11; 2 to 4.30, nnd by nppolntment. 9 Elllot streot, Brattleboro. t Auctlonoor. F. W. McClurc, aiictloncer. SclU alt klnds of pfoiKMty. Satisfnctlou guaranteed. Onico In coimty clcrk'g olllcc. Crosby block, llrnt tlcboro, Vt. Tclcplione mimbcr, 57-1. !t! Brattleboro Prlvate School OpensSept. 5 ln rooma formerly ocoupled by Dr. Klnkead, Thompson block. For Informatlon cnll nt 1 Harris Place. BRATTLEBORO. The'program for the Grango meetlng Wedncsday evenlng was postponcd. There wlll be n meetlng for men nt the Y. M.. C. A. rooms Sunday nfternoon nt 4 o'clock. Members of the Baptlst church cholr held n corn roast on the rlvcr bnnk nenr West rlver Wednesday evenlng. Dennls Rebekah lodge, No. 1, wlll ob serve the 53d nnnlversary of, the Ilcbeknh degreo Sept. 13, wlth approprlate exer clses. It Is hoped every member wlll make an effort to be present. At n speclal meetlng of the vlllage sehool board thls week It was voted to requlre full tultlon from nll puplls outslde the fllstrlct, whether attenillng the hlgh school or any one of the graaes. Mr. Sargent wlll glve hls flrst lesson ln danelnir to the children Weunesuny nr tprnnon. Sent. 14. nt S.45 ln Orange hall. The class wlll be und'er the patronage of Mrs. J. O. Estey, Mrs. J. G. Ullery. Mrs C. F. Blngham, Mrs. George L. Dunham. The Windham County Sunday School assoclatlon, whlch wns organized In Brat tleboro lnst June, wlll hold lts flrst nn nual conventlon nt the Methodlst church In HpIIows Falls. bec nnlng Tuesday, bept. 13, at 1.30 p. m., closlng at noon Wcd- nesday. the 11th. There are eo scnoois, each of whlch is cntltled to representa- tlon by pastor, superlntendent nnd four delegates. A receptlon wlll be glvon to Mr. nnd Mrs. E. II. Mlller on thelr return to Brook Farm, Dummerston, next Tuesday even lng. Brattleboro frlends extend congratu latlons to Mr. Mlller uponlila marrlage, whlch Is recorded ln apr , Dummerston correspondence. Mr. Mlller Is'nlmost ns well known In Brattleboro ns ln hls own town nnd has galned wlde ncqualntnnce throughout the state througli hls servlce ln both brnnches of the leglslature. Tn the dlstrlct court nt Greenfleld Mnss., Tuesday, W. O. Powers of the Mnplewood Inn of Whately paid a flne of $75 for lllegally selllng llquor. The llnuor whlch wns selzed n fortnlght ago, has not been forfelted. It Is worth about $300. Charles Rlce of Northfield was arrnlgned on the charge of crlmlnal nssault. He nleaded not gullty, the case was con tlnued nnd in default of sureties of $1000 wont to Jail. The funeral of Mrs. John P. Llseom was' held nt tbe house In West Brattle boro at 2 o clock Sunday afternoon, ilev N. A. Wood olllclatlng. nsslstcd by Ilev. L. M. Kcneston. The burinl wns In the West Brattleboro cemetery, where the Orange rltual was observed. There was a large nttendance of Grangers nnd of nelghbors. Among tlioso from out of town who atttended the funeral were Frank Llscom of Ulnsdale, Samuel Lls com of Northfield, F. B. Jones of Ches ter, Mnss., John D. Austln nnd Mrs. Lella Stockweli of Sprlngfleld, Mnss. Mrs. Lura A wife of Jnson Mann, a well-known veteran soldler and former selectman of Montngue, Mass., dled In that town Saturdny. She wns the young- est of the four children of the late Henry Babcock of Guilford. Mrs. Mann was born In Guilford July, 14 1S43. When 16 years old she wcnt to Brattleboro, nnd for seven years was an attendant at the Retreat. Her marrlago to Mr. Mann took place In 1SC1. For 15, yenrs after her marrlage sho held n buslness posltlon whlch caused her to make trlps over the New England and mlddle states. Sho was a womnn of much energy and mark ed publlc splrlt. She was n member of the Congregatlonal church ln Montngue. Willlam H. West's blg Jubllce mln strels captlvated n good-slzed nudlcnce at the Audltorlum Frlday evenlng. The company Is ln a class by ltsclf, far nhead of any mlnstrel troupe that has ever apppeared here. The orchestra could play, the slngers had volces whlch were a dellght to hear, ahd the speclal- tles were of a partlcularly hlgh grade. Every number was pleasing and encores were the prder of the evenlng. A mu slcal novelty whlch made a hlt was the Hawailan love song, "Aloha," by the West octet. Lavalett Brothers, acro bats; Kartellll, klns of the wlre; nnd the flve Juggllng Normans gave won derful exhlbltlons. West's mlnstrels on another nppenrance here would be sure to draw a packed house. Mrs. Augusta L. (Carpenter) Noyes, 78, dled Monday forenoon at the home of her daugnter, Mrs. C. W. Rny, ln Chester, Mrs. Noyes hnd-Veen In poor health sev- eral years. She was the daughter of uyrus and Elvlrn Qale) Carpenter, the eldest of flve children. Her father came at the age of elght wlth hls parents to Guilford from Rehoboth, Mnss. She was born ln Guilford, nnd her llfe was spent in that town wlth the exceptlon of the past flve years. Sho was wlth her brother at Sandwich, Ont., on the Detrolt rlver. two years, nnd the past three years had been wlth her daughter. Of her father's famlly there nre two survlvors, Mrs. Mary Yawkey of Marquette, Mlch., and Edward V. t-'arpenter or soutnamDton. Mass.. wlth whom Mrs. Noyes llved some years in uullford before golng to Ontarlo. Mrs. Noyes was a member of the Episcopal church ln Guilford, nnd was hlghly es teemed by all who knew her. The funeral wns held at the Rny resldence In Chester Wednesday afternoon, Rev. Meadville Mc Laughlln, rector of St. Luke's church, offl clatlng. The body wns brought to Brat tleboro yesterday mornlng accompanled by Dr. and Mrs. nny nnd thelr son, May-' nard, nnd by the brother, Mr.. Carpenter. The burlal wns ln the Carpenter famlly lot ln Mornlngslde cemetery; Rev. E. T. Mnthlson ofllclatlng at the grnve. Old frlends of the fnmlly In Guilford and Brattleboro were present. ' HoWsThl87' ' Wooffcr Ono Ilundrcd Dollars lteward for nny case of Catarrli that cannot 1 curod by Hall's Catarrli Curo. F. J. CIIKNEY & CO., , Tolcdo,0. we, tho undersigned, havo known F. J, Cheney for the last 15 years. nnd bcllevo hlm perfectly honorablo In nll buslness transac tlons, and tlnnnclally ablo to carry out any obligatlons mudo by hls tlrm. WAl.MNO, KlNNAN & MAHVIN, Wholesalo Drugglsts, Toledo, O, Hall's Catarrli Cure Is tnkou intcrnally, act lngdlroctly uion tho blood nnd mucous sur faces of tho systera, Tcstlmnnlals sent free. Priee, 75o per bottle, Sqld by all Druggiats. Take Hall's Famlly PlUs for constlputlon. A boon to children In the heat of sum mer, Wllliams' Root Beer ls ccollnEr nnd lnvlgoratlng. , , 'Wny Down East" nt tho Audltorlum . tqnjeht. , . , , ? A wnltzlng party of young peoplo wlll be held In Orange hall Tuesdny evenlng. Mlsa llortcnse A. llnll wlll open tho kludergarten school nt her homo Mondny, Oct. 3. Hoso company No. 0 held a ctnm bako ln llerrlck's lot ln West Brnttleboro Lnbor day. meetlng of tho Sundny school bonrd of the Methodlst church wlll bo held nt I ?JnT ,he Se8S'n f th0 8Ch0l "eXt Sunday. BeKlnnlnc next Mondny but one mnss wlll bo observed In St. Mlclmcl's Homnn Cathollc church untll n resldent prlest Is nppolnted. Thomns Cnssldy, whoso skull wns frnc- tured durlng n gnmq on tho lslnnd nearly two wecks ngo, is stlll ln a serious condl- tlon. An operntlon has not been per- formed. Whlle nt work In tho corn cnnnlng fnc- toiy one day last week John Murrny had three Ilngers bndly cut, but It Is thought tlmt It wlll not be nece.ssary to nmputnto nny of thcm. The Womnn's Alllance of tho Unltnrian church wlll huve a parlor fwlo of fnncy artlcles In Mrs. Wnrder's rooms nt Tho Colonlnl Wednesday nfternoon, Scpt. 21, from 3 to (J o'clock. "Wny Down East" wlth lts pretty story of New Euglnnd llfe, wlll be sccn nt the Audltorlum tonlght. The grcat popularlly of the cclebrated play does not seem to wane. Season nrter senson lt returns, nnd lts recelpts lncrcnse wlth each succeodtng vlslt. John Hnrvev wns broticht before Jus- tlce Ncwton Wednesday, charged, on complnlut of Mayor Blodgctt, wlth run- nlng hls nutomoDlie nt excessivo speea on Mnln street Tuesday. He was flned $5 nnd costs, nmountlng to .$10.40, whlch ho pald. Mr. llarvey is the llrst drlver of n mnchlne to be brought Into court here, but there nre severnl In nddltlon to tho tourlsts, who oftcn vlolnte the law. Chlef-of-Pollce llnll wns cnllcd to tho cnnnlng fnctory dlstrlct both Sundny nnd Mondny, but no nrrests were made. On Sunday some young Urnttlcuoro sports vlstted and nttempted to Interfero wlth the little Itnllnn colony of 50 peoplo who nre here to remaln durlng tho season thnt tho cannlng factory Is open. A complalnt wns made of n dlsturbance, but when Slr. Hall nrrived the offenders hnd dls nppenrcd. On Mondny some of the em- ployes qult work nnd demnnded thelr wnge. Mr. Brldges. the superlntendent, ngreert to pay them the next day, but they grabbcd hlm nnd Inslsted on Immedlato pnyment. By keeplng them nt bny wlth n revolver he held the fort nnd when they knew an ofllccr had been summoned by telephono they retrented. Tho phenomenal success thls season of MIss Wiilnwright in the Shaksperenn comedy "Twelfth Nlght" demonstrates that It Is the hlghest order of drnma. Tlie beauty of the productlon from n scenlc stnndiwlnt, nnd "Twelfth Nlght" is stnged lavlshly, lias boen n materlal adjunct, nnd the splendor of the costumes hiiH ndded lts quotn, but wlthout ques tlon the benuty of the plny, the excel lenco of the east, nnd the dellghtful charm of MIss Wnlnwrlght's nctlng nre the chlef factors ln the grent iwpulnrlty of thls nttractlon. No Shaksperenn play Is so replete wlth star parts. It lndeed requlrcd the genlus of n Shnkspcre to llnk together the fortunes of thls dlverse host. MIss Wnlnwrlght wlll nppcar at tho Audltorlum Wednesday evenlng, Sept. 14. A very handsome prospectus has been Issued descrlblng the Y. M. C. A. Star course of entertninments whlcli wlll open Oct. 10 by Slgnor Campanarl, the grent bniltone, supported by Jlme. Ituby Cut ter Savage, soprnno, MIss Dorothy Hoyle, vlollnlst, and Ward Stephcns, planlst nnd nccomianIst. A grent lllustrnted enter talnment is promlsed for Nov. 10, ln a "Day nnd a Nlght wlth Our Llfe Savers" presented by J. E. Comerford. Cnrmen's Itnllan boys wlll nppenr Dec. 22, nlso El bert Foland, humorlst. Matus nnd hls Hoynl Ilungnrian Court orchestra 111 booked for Jnn. 2ti, and the closlng num ber wlll be John B. DeMotte In an lllus trnted Iecture. Course tickets are now on sale nt the Y. M. C. A. rooms. liy buylng course tickets people wlll not only obtnln tho most deslrable sents, but wlll make n large saving In expense over sln gle tickets ns bought for separate en tertnlnmentsi The constructlon work on Iloughton & Slmonds's new bnsement store, whlch Is to bo devoted excluslvely to tho sale of women's garments, has been llnlshed, tho gods are now belng arrnngwl, nnd the nddltlon wlll bo formally opened next Mondny wlth n publlc receptlon durlng the nfternoon nnd evenlng. Thls storo Is E0 by tO feet, the snme In slzo ns the orlg inal F. K. llarrows store, nnd It hns been flnlshed In a very hnndsome nnd nttrnc tlvo way. It has steel celllng, sheathed walls and pollshed hard wood floors. It Is llghted from the front wlth large wln dows of I.uxfer prlsms, with enclosed arcs for artlflcial llght. An electrlc ex haust fan glves perfect ventllation wlth contlnual chnnge of the nir. At one sido ln front flttlng nnd work rooms nre pro vlded. In the renr nre tollet nnd retlrlng rooms. A handsome onk stalrcase leads to the salesrooms from the storo nbove. Customers wlll flnd thls n brlght, nttrnc tive plnco ln whlch to exnmlne goods nnd mnke selectlons. The completlon of thls nddltlon prnctlcally triples tho orlglnal space of the storo and Is nnother mark of the enterprlso nnd success wlth whlch tho young proprletors hnve conducted thelr buslness. A petltlon for Interpleader has been flled by the defendnnt In the case of Frank E. Drown of Sprlngfleld, Mass., who was at one tlmo owner of the Brooks House shoe store, ngalnst the New York I.Ife Insurance company, In whlch the payment of a tontlne invest ment -Insurance pollcy Is Involved. The nmount of tho pollcy, whlch fell due Mny 29, last, Is $152S.40. nnd ls made nav- nble to the plnlntlff's legnl representn- nves. xne pinintin survived the perlod covered by the pollcy. but In 1S93 asslirneil the pollcy to Smlth & Adnms, then do- mg ousiness in Sprlngfleld. When thnt flrm wns dlssolved the pollcy wns con veyed to the Agawam natlonal bank, whlch Is the real plalntlff in the case. Believlng that the asslgnment to the Ag awam bank was of no value, Mr. Drown agaln asslgned the pollcy In 1900 to E. O. Smlth nnd latcr to Cllnton Gowdy and Clara S. Drown. In 1901 nnother asslgn ment was made to Mrs. Abblo M. Ste vens of Claremont, N, H these later asslgnments as n whale coverlng tho face of the pollcy, The Agawam bank claims the asslgnment made to lt was legal, nnd sues to recover the nmount of tho pollcy. The defendnnt In lts petltlon for Inter pleader alleges that lt has no Interest ln the controversy, and nsks that all claims. whlch Include the lnter assignees, may be made parties defendnnt by tho court. The defendnnt has placed the amount of the pollcy ln the hands of the court. Valley Fair Commlttees. Presldent Plerce has nppolnted the fol lowing commlttees to nct nt tho Vnlley Fair, Sept. 28 nnd 29: Press Comralttee W. E. Hubbard. E. II. Crano, Walter Gllbert, J. G. Ullery. Howard nlce. Decoratlng Commlttee Geo. U Dun hnm, U F. Adnms, C. L. Stlckney. Receptlon Committee James F, Hook er, Col. J. G, Estey, Col. L. D. Tnylor, Capt. E. W. Glbson, Geo. C. Averill, W. II. Brackett. E. C. Crosby, Capt. Wm. Halgh, II. F. Brooks, C. C. Fitts, Mnjor Iloughton, II. P. Wellmnn, O. M. LaW. ton, S. O. Miner, C. F. R. Jenne, H. G. Barber, F. R. Vnughan, Harry Randall, W, II. Corser, Henry Thompson, F. L. Hunt, E. E. Perry. H. U Emerson, E. B. Barrowa. E. I.. HlUlroth, MaJ. F. W. Childs, Fred Kuech; M. J. Moran, E. J. Fenton, John Gnlvln, W. II. Vinton, E. W. Blodgett, Col, C. A. Mlles, Edgar J. Mel len, Dennlson Cowles, Warren Walkor, J. L. Stockweli. L. II. Riehnrdson. n. n vbbott, 'ilanrja R. Brown, Chas A, Boy- Tliq grond Jury completed thelr lnbors 'irirtlJedtlitflty'.WOrt nt, Newfnno yesterday nfternoon, reportlng flve bllls of Indlct mcnt. , Tho snle of tlckctR for Mnrlo Waln wrlght ln "Twelfth Nlght" wlll open nt the box ofllco nt tho Audltorlum next Mondny, News has been recclved of the denth nt tho soldlers" homo ln Snn Bernnrdlno, Callf., of George Hnndcl Burdett, 70, for merly of Brnttleboro. . . ,,, . ,, o,,-,, Btreet belonglng to tho E. E. Stockw ruco elt estnte wlll tuko plnco by auctlon tomor row, Saturdny, Sppt. 10, nt 10.30. Mrs. Ann Benson, who hiis hnd n home In Centrevllllo mnny ycurh, hns bought Mrs. F. II. Hurris's house on Onk street nnd wlll occupy It nt nny curly dnte. The wnter connectlons wlth the boller gnve out nt the power plant In Centre vllle Wednesday evenlng, wo thnt 110 elec trlc cnrs were runnlng from 9 untll nbout 10.15. Next Tuesdny mnrnlng nt 9 o'clock the month'fl mlnd mnss In mcmory of Itev. Fnlher Cunnlnghnm wlll bo observed In St. Mlchiict'H Roinnn Cathollc church. A lnrgo number of prlests wlll bo piesent. MIss Theodorn Aumnn, wlio Is work lng In tho state under the dlrcetlon of tho Women'M Homo Mlsrflonnry unlon, Is cx pocted to sienk In the Congregatlonal chnpel nt tho Frldny evenlng meetlng next week. Anthony Gnrrlty, who has been worl: Ing In Northlleld, made 11 scene on Mnln street AVednesdny nlght, clalmlng that ho hnd leen robbed of $30. Chlef-of-I'o-llce llnll Invcstlgnted the cuse, but found the story of the loss to bo very vague. Burnhnm, 2.13V4. owned ns n pacer by Gale & Wllllamson nnd sold by thcm nt om of the nuctlons In Mndlson Squnro Gnulen, hns npponred on the turf ngntn ns n trotter. At Worcester Wednesday Burnhnm won tho 2.40 clnss for trotters In stnilght hents, the fastest In 2.22l. .Members of the Womnn's club nnd thelr guestB grently onjoyed nn evenlng of song nt the Brooks House lnst evenlng, when Mrs. Hnrrlet Brnsor Prntt gnve n recltnl of Tennyson'H poem Enoch Ar den" nnd sang severnl selectlons from Tei nyson's "In Memorlnjn." The Flrst Heglment bnnd wlll glve n conccrt nnd dnnee In Festlvnl hall next Thursdny evenlng, Scpt. 15, Mr. Hlnes wlll prompt for tho squnre dances nnd speclnl nltrnctlons wlll be offered. Tho procceds wlll pay for the bnnd's new bass drum. The young people wlll doubt less tnke ndvnntnge In large numbers of tho opportunlty to dnnee wlth muslc by tha fuli band. Danlel Fltzgernld nnd John Norton of Sptlngfleld, Mass., and Charles Ackloy of Northlleld, who came here to work in thi corn cnnnlng fuctory, landed In the lock up. Thls mnrnlng before Justlco Newton ench wns sentenced to pnv n flne of $5 nnd costs. ninountlng to $10.79. The tliree wlll be tnken to Newfane to scrve the al temntlve sentence of ten days. Tho Knlghts of Columbus of Brattle boro went to Bellows Fnlls yesterday to play h.ise ball with the brethren of that town. The :leld wns wet nnd on nccount of dnrkness the gnme wns cnllcd nt the end of the fourth Innlng wlth the score 15 to 7 ln favor of Brattleboro. The tenm from liere Included Dr. O'Connor c, Grady p, D. F. Shen, lb, Ferrlter 2b, Cor belt 3b, Gulheeu, Burke nnd Rlley ln tlie outfleld. Miss Charlotte M. Johnson of West Brattleboro, daughter of Mr. nnd Mrs. Charles C. Johnson, wlll lcnve Frlday from New York, to snll Sept. 21 from Snn Kr.in clsco on the steamshlp Koron of the Occldentnl nnd Orlental llno to Shanghnl, Clilmu ns n mlslonary tencher in the liridgmnn school. MIss Johnson Is 11 gradunto of Middlebury college In '01, where she took speclal honors, In Engllsh. Ijitln nnd chemlstry, nlso nt commence-mt-nt, nnd wns n member of the Phl Beat Ivuppi. A colllslon whlch Involved nn electrlc cnr. Hnyes Blgelow In hls nutomoblle nnd a llvery team contnlnlng Uert Tenney of Boston nnd .Mls. Iyennn Tliomns occurred last evcning between Ceiitreville nnd West Brattleboro. Mr. Blgelow turned out on meetlng the car, Mr. Tenney thought Blgelow wns golng to the other sldo or. the road nnd collidod wlth hlm, both cnnveynnces were pushed upon the trnck, nnd the eli-ctric cnr liftetl the front of the nutomoblle. three or four feet, but the tnngle wns unrnveU'd wlthout nny serious results. A fenst for the eye, nnd plensure for the senses, such Is the revlval of "Twelfth Nlght" wlth MIss Marle Waln wrlght ns Viola, whlch Mnniiger Jules Murrj' wlll present here on Wednesday, Sept. 14. Tho success of play, Rtar, com pany nnd productlon hns been phenome nnl, not only flnnnclnlly, but nrtlstlcnlly as well. Wherover MIss Wnlnwrlght hns nppenred the full cnpaclty of tho theatre has been tested, nnd the most glowlng encomlums havo bcon showcrel upon her nnd her support. In nll tho wlde range of Engllsh dramatlc lltenituro there Is no plny so dlversllled of Incldent and character ns "Twelfth Nlght." Wlllllnm ntch Cnrllsle, 33, dled Satur dny nt hls home In Wnddlngton, N. Y., from typhold fcver nfter nn lllnesss of sovernl weeks. He was a natlve of Sheldon, thls state, and hls famlly wns ono of tho oldest nnd most promlncnt ln thnt town. He Is survived by a wlfe and ono daughter, hls pnrents, two brothers nnd three slsters. Mr. Car llsle was clerk nt the Brooks House n few yenrs ngo nnd hls older brother, Henry D. Carllsle, was manager of tho house. Mr. Carllsle had been connocted wlth hotels ln Montpelier, Sf. Johns bury nnd other plnces before comlng here. nlso wlth Hotel Reynolds In Boston. The Brattleboro golfcrs mnde nn ex cellent showlng nt the nnnunl Invltntlon tournnment on tho Hoinestead llnks nt Walpole yesterday. The fleld of 20 men Includod Mlller, Tnsker, Whltney nnd Blgelow of Wnnta-stlquet club. Two cups were offered, ono for tho best gross score for 27 holes nnd tho other for the best selected score of nlno holes, over whlch the players wcnt three tlmes. E. M. Blnko of Keenc, former nmnteur bleyclo champlon of Amerlcn, nnd J. E. Tnsker were tled for the best selected score, wlth 35 ench, but ns the tle wns to be settled by the gross score Blake was declared the wlnner, ns he had 120 for the entlro round of 27 holes whlle Tnsker hnd 127. C, M. Mlller wns tled wlth Mr. Blake for tho best gross scoro nnd hnd n 30 for se lected score. The prlze for tho gross scoro wns lnrger thnn the other trophy, and Blake, wlshlng the blg prlze If ho could get It when ho was alrendy sure of ono, plnyed ofT hls tle with Mlller nnd Hnnlly won, one up nt the soventh holc. As Blake could not tnko both cups the one for best selected score wont tp Tnsk er, The flrst prizo ln the ladles' contest was won by Mrs. II. II, Crosby of Brat tleboro. Mrs. C. S. Pratt nnd Mrs. Mnr garet Gnttey of Wantnstlquet club weVe contestnnts, ln a Held of nbout 20 entties. The clubs of Keene, Wnlpole, Fltzwilllnm nnd Brattleboro wero largely represented In the tournnment, In nddltlon to Inde pendent players from Bellows. Fnlls, nnd nll tho vlsitorH . wero cntertnlned durlng tho dny by tho Wnlpolo club. The ChriStlan churches at Constan tinople. Turkcy, and Yokahnma, Japan, havo long usod tho Longman & Martlnoz Paints for palutlng thelr cburclics. Llbcrnl contributlons of L. & M, Talnt wlll bo glvcn for such purp'ose wlioro-cr n cburch Is located. F. M. Scofleld, Ilarrla Sprlngs, S. C, writes; "I pnlntcd our old bomcetcad wlth L. 4- M. 20 years ago. Not pnlntcd elnco; looks better than houses pnlntcd ln the last four years. W. II. Ilarr, Charleston, W. Va writes: "Palntod Frankcnburg block wlth L. & M. Shows better than any bulldings hero havo over dono; stands out as though vamishcd, and nctual cost of palnt was lcsa than ?1 por gallon. Wcars and covora liko gold," Tboso cclebrated paints aro eold by HOnillNS 4 COWLES, Brattleboro, Vt. M. O. WILUAM8, Putney, Vt. BAPTISTS AT WINDHAM. 69th Annlverjary of the Windham County Assoclatlon Held Wedneday Next Meetlnn In Guilford. Tho C9th nnnlversnry of tho Wlndhnm County nssoclntlon opened nt 10 o'clock Wednesday, Sept. 7, In the South Wind ham Baptlst church. Dr. H. D. Ilolton of Brnttleboro wns chosen modcrntbr nnd Ilev. J. E. Berry of Hnllfnx secretnry nnd trensurer of the nssoclntlon. Aftcr n brlef nddress by Ilev. F. K. Connnt, the pastor of tho South Wlndhnm church, ex tendlng n hcnrty welcomo to all, the. nn nunl sermon wns'preached by Rev. H. lt. I'erkln of Putney, who took for' hls text, "Rejolce In the 1ord nlwnys, nnd ngnln I sny, rejolce," Phll. 4:4. Tho ser mon was well chosen, well prcparcd, nnd delivered ln n forceful nnd Insplrlng mnn ner, puttlng evcryono In n rcceptlve frnme of mlnd, nnd havlng much to do wlth the success of the gntherlng. The stnte mlsslonnry. W. A. Davlson, then extonded the. hnnd of fellowshlp to the pastors who had takcn charge of churches In thls county durlng tho past year. TheBe were Rev. James Jones of Guilford, Rc. F, K. Connnt of South Wlndhnm, Rev. I. H. Hemun of Jamnlcn. After thls tho church letters wero read. The followlng commlttees were np polnted: Resolutloiis, Rev. Jnmes-Joncs, Rev. R. A. Nlchols of West Wardsboro, I.. W. Bush of Brookline; next sesslon, Rev. W. J. Vlle of East Dover, C: Q. Stcbblns of Townshend, F. E. Bennctt of Guilford; enrollment, Rev. J. E. Berry of Hnllfnx, II. F. C. Todt of Brattleboro; nudltors, A. J. Flsher of South Windham, Davld Eddy of Jamaica. After a bountlful dlnner, scrved ln the soclnl room of the church, tho scrvlces wero rcsumed, beglnnlng wlth a dovotlonnl servlce lcd by Rev. J. Swnrt of Grafton. Rev. R. C. Ponney of Fnlr Haven deliver ed a forceful nddress on "Junlor Work," In whlch he ls engaged. The Amerlcan Baptlst Mlsslonary unlon wns very nbly represented by Rev. Randall Cnpcn, n young mnn who In nbout to go to Shnng hnl, Chlnn, ns thelr mlsslonnry. Hls ser mon wns phllosophlcnl, as well as loglcal, nnd made a deep Impresslon on nll pres ent. He wns folldwed by Mrs. G. W. Peck hnm of the Womnn's Amerlcan Baptlst Home Mlsslon soclety, who descrlbed her recent trlp through the blnck belt In the South, nfter whlch MIss U B. Hughes of Burmah, who represents the Womnn's Bnptlst Forelgn Mlsslon soclety, spoke of her work In Burmah. cspeclally of that of the glrl's school In Moulmaln. In the evenlng Mr. Davlson spoke of the work of the stnte conventlon. nfter whlch Rev. Henry Crocker of Chester delivered n stlrrlng riodress on "S.inctlflcntlon." The Thursdny forenoon sesslon wns de voted to dlscusslons of vnrlous phnscs of the work and ropnrts of commlttees. Tho followlng commlttees were nppolnted for the yenr enaulng: Bencvolence. Rev. E. R. Perklns. Rev. J. A. Mltchell of Wil mington. Wnrren Nlles of Halifax; oblt narles. Rev. I. II. Beman. Rev. F. IC. Conant. W. A. Puffer of South Windham; state of rellglon. Rev. E. A. Royal of Townshend, Rev. W. J. Vlle. H. O. Dodge of Putney. Thc next nsmclatlon wlll be held the flrst Wednesday In Septcmber. lJfG, In Guilford. Rev. I. H. Beman wlll preach the annual sermon: nlternntc. Rev. J. E. Berry of West Hnllfnx. The commlttee on nrrnngemetvts onslsts of Rev. Jnmes Jones. Rev. N. A Wood, Rev. E. R. Per klns. The hospltnlltv of the. ladles of South Wlndhnm nnd the liountlful provlslon whlch thev nTnfle for nll vlsltnrx brought out compllmcntitry commcnt from nll who nltended the conventlon. BRATTLEBORO PERSONAL Earl Stapleu-went to Wardsboro Tues day for n vlslt. Mr. and Mrs. Kreoman Scott were In Amherst. Mass, yesterday. MIss Kate Sellcok Is nt Swampscott, Mnss.. for uniuutluir of two weeks. , Mls C. U. sTJjfwk Is lnMlddlebiirj- for. n vlslt of two weeks wlth relatlves. John J. Grndy, who wns In Holyoke nnd Sprlngfleld n few days, returned Tuesday. . John H. Wrlght hns gone to hls old home ln Montgomery, thls stnte, to vlslt relatlves. Mrs. J. C. Pellett nnd son. who were here severnl wteks, returned to Worces ter Monday. MIss Llln mJ ThllKtult, who has Ix'en vlsltlng In town, wlll return todny to her home In Koosexjlle, N. Y. MIss Mnud rtnrrisey wns In town Snl urdny on her wny from Lyme, N. II., tn her home In Orange. Colonel Estey nnd Capt. J. II. Estey entertnlned tbe, olllcers of the rcglment nt dlnner nt the Brooks House Frlday. MIss Florence Cull, who nttends sclnxl here. wlll return tomorrow from her home In West Pawlet, whero sho has spent the summer. t Mrs. L. C. Johnson of Wlnona, Mlnn., who vlslted a week wlth her cousln. Mrs. J. P. Nlchols, stnrted yesterday mornlng on lier Journcy home. MIss Knte McKIe. who wns tho guect of Mrs. J. J. Estey n few days, returned to her homo In Cnmbrldge, N. Y.. yesterdny. MIss McKlo wlll nccomp.iny Mrs. Estey nnd Mrs. Cobb to tho World's Fair ln Octobcr. Mrs. Mnrtln James Austln nnd nephow nnd nlece, Dr. A. G. Kenno nnd MIss Adele Kenne, of New York clty, who spent three weks nt I-nkeslde, Spofford lnke, came to Brattleboro for n weck'H vlslt, nnd on Tuesdny Dr. nnd MIss kenne returned to thelr homo. Mrs. Austln wlll remaln here severnl wcks, nnd Mr. Aus tln wlll come to Brattleboro nbout Sept. 20. Fred W. Putnnm hns lenscd R. S. L. Paton's house on Green streot for tho wlnter. Slr. nnd Mrs. Paton wlll go to day to Hartford, Conn,, to spend tho wln ter wlth thelr son. Prof. Paton, of Hart ford Theologlcal semlnary. who returned to that clty Monday, nccompnnlcd by hls dnughter, who hns been hero severnl months. MIss Lanlce Paton wlll return to her studies at the Pratt Instltute, Brooklyn. Mr. .Putnam nnd fnmlly wlll movo from Am(M hlll Saturdny. Joseph Ferrlter. who went to the Klon dlke ln 1897 wlth Hugh Adams nnd Gcorge Wllson, cnme home Saturdny to vlslt hls parents, Mr. and Mrs. Luko Ferrlter. Ferrlter has had a varied ex perlence slnce he left home. After work Ing on mlnlng claims he wns a compos Itor on the dally newspaper In Dawson Clty. He was for a tlme cook on a steamboat on the Yukon rlver nnd then went to Australla. Later he wns In South Afrlcn, und ln the pnst two or three yenrs hns been ln Texas, wlth hendquartcrs nt Gnlveston. WEST BRATTLEBORO. Rev. James S.'ciark Is a guest nt C. S. Clark's. , Mr. nnd Mrs. FljR. Mann nre vlsltlng ln West Townshend. Louts Stellman has gone to Worcester to nttend school. Conductor Whltney Prouty ls conflned to the house by illness. MIss Marln Stellman returned Saturday from her slx weeks' trlp abroad. Mrs. Lovett nnd daughter of Brookline, Mnss,, aro at Mrs. Rlchardson's fofa few days' stay. Mrs. John Phalen has returned to her home ln Brooklyn, N. Y after spendlng the summer here. Rev. L. M. Keneston has been called away ngaln thlB week, on nccount of Ill ness In hls father's famlly. The delegates to the Windham confer ence of Congregatlonal churches were Dr. and Mrs. C. S. Clnrk. Mr.'nnd Mrs. F. R. Mann and Mrs. S. H. Gonyer. All these nttended the iconference, whlch wns held nt Westminster.- v ,,, , Tho Enstern,.-S4ar hijliOtha (flrst regu lar communlcatlon Tuesday nlght after a vacntton of two months. BRATTLEBORO ,PER80.NAU , John Mnnley went to Boston Tuesdny 011 a buslness trlp. Luko Woodnrd hns been In Fltchburg n pnrt of the week. John amdy wns wlth relntlveg In Hol yoke over Lnbor dny. Edwnrd Benson of Northnmpton 1ms been nt home severnl dnys. MIss Mnudc Cnrlton, of Sprlngfleld, Mnss., Is home for n vncntlon. Rnv Grceno returned Tuesday nfter a vlslt of n few days In Greonfleld. Mrs F.'W. KUech nnd children Vlslted In Vv'nlpole the flrst of the week. Jnmes Allen hns been In Sprlngfleld nnd Holyoko n part of tho week. Mrs. E. A. Shnw of Northfield, Vt., Is n guest nt Mr. Glllett's on Frost plnce. Henry Hlnnchnrd tfpcnt Sundny and Mondny nt hls homo In Worcester. Mr. nnd Mrs. S. II. Farr havo spent tho past ten dnys In Boston nnd vlclnlty. Rov. R. K. Mnrvln wns In Woodstock Tuesday for tho Hobart-Merrlll wcddlng Mrs. G. W. Flsher went yesterday for a weck's vlslt In Kccne nnd Wlnchester. Mrs. F. A. Bemls went Thursday to Boston for n stny of n week or ten dnys. llcrbert Mnk flnlshed work Snturday ns clerk In. George E. Greenc's drug Btore. John Mnnnlng, who was ln Snxtdns, Rlver for n wcek's vncntlon, returned Monday, John Osgood, clerk In Fenton'H. vlslted nt hls home ln Wnre, Mnss., tho flrst of the week. Frnncls Weekri spent severnl days thlH week wlth hls parents ln Sprlng fleld, Mnss, Rlchard A. Brown vlslted wlth hls son, Frank Brown, In Keene over Sunday nnd Labor Day. , MIss Minnte Toomcy hns returned from a two weeks' vncntlon In Barre nnd White Rlver Junctlon. Mrs. T. A. Murphy wns called to Leb anon, N. II., Monday by the serious Ill ness of her slster. MIss Matllda Carpenter of Bristol. Conn.. ls spendlng severnl weeks wlth MIss Flora Pellcrln. Mrs. H. P. Wellman nnd MIss Florence Wcllman returned yesterday from a car rlage drlve of a few days. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Atwood left Tues day for a vlslt wlth relatlves in the northern pnrt of the stnte. Mlsses Kntherino Gnlvln nnd Ncllle Mnck, who wero In New York severnl weeks, returned Snturday. Mrs. Hnrvey Iloughton returned Frl dny nfter n vlslt of severnl weeks wlth her grnndson In Clnremont. Wllllnm O'Donoghue plnyed clnrlnet wlth Mead's orchestra for tho Foresters' dnnee at Northfield Monday nlght. Mr. nnd Mrs. W. F. Sprlng nnd son vls lted wlth Mr. Sprlng's relntlves In Hnrt fntd, Conn., the flrst of the week. Mlsses Mnry Morlarty nnd Kntherlne Doyle, who were In town severnl weeks, returned Monday to Mnldcn, Mnss. Mr. nnd ' Mrs. E. J. Wltcher nnd son returned Tuesday from n two wecks' vlslt in Iebnnon, N. 1L, nnd Boston. Mrs. A. J. Pullen returned yesterdny to her homo In North Fond du Lac, Wls., af ter staylng reveral wecks In Brattleboro. Avnlon Convcrse, nfter a month's vlslt at home. left yesterday for Kansas Clty, where he Is employed In n clothlng store. E. A. Doyle cnme Tuesday from Clare mont to work as Clerk In the drcss goods dcpartment of Iloughton & Slmonds's store. P. M. Ferrlter returned Monday from n two weeks' vncatlon. He vlslted ln Boston, Holyoke, Sprlngfleld nnd Chlc opee. A. E. Fox of Clnclnnntl, Ohlo. who mukes frequent vlslts to Wilmington, hls nntlve town, has been In Brattleboro thls week. Florence Ferrlter has been engaged as clerk In Charles A. McRac's store, whlch wlll bu openeu tornorrmv at the old Boyn ton stftnd. , RdwaYd Russell, ' who vlslted slx weeks nt hls home In St. J0I111S, N. B., returned Saturday. He wns nlso In Boston sev ernl days. ' W. E. Chase. clerk in Fred S. Knight's shoe store, has gone to hls fatherls homo In Sheffield, thls state, for n vncatlon of two weeks. Mlsses M; K Eddy and I. S. HnJI re turned Tuwdny to Somervllle, Mnss.. after n vlslt of two tvecks wlth Mrs. A. A. Strnrns. Ed. Smlth, whose farm bulldlngs ln West Brnttleboro. were burned last year, left Wednesday to mnke hls permnnent resl dence In New York. Luther Hnwley and Fred Spencer go Monday to Worcester, Mass., where they wlll begln thelr flrst year In the Worcester Polytechnlc Instltute. Rev. Jnmes B. Green, n former pastor of thc Unltnrian church, now of Nowburg, N. Y.. Is spendlng n week wlth hls daugh ter, Mrs. Frnnk Brnsor. M. J. Larnbee, who has drlven the mall wagon for some tlme, wlll enter the cm ploy of the Swlft Beef company Monday. iie wiu unve tneir (icllvorj' wagon. Mrs. L. M. Thaycr, who hns been In Wllllamsvllle on nccount of the Illness of her daughter. has returned to Brattleboro to work In the famlly of Dr. Tucker. MIss Pltmon, who taught the elghth grade In the hlgh school bullding lnst yenr, hns returned to Brnttleboro thls week to take up the work of tho fall tcrm. Mr. and Mrn. John M Hnckley of Greenfleld hnve gone to Vlrglniiv for n stny of severnl weeks. They wlll be nt Mr. Hnckley's old homo In Wnrrenton a pnrt of tho tlme. Mrs. W. F. Patch nnd son, Ralph Patch, who hnve been spendlng the sumiaer In Brnttleboro, wlll go to Groton. Mnss,, Mondny, Lnter Rnlph wlll roturn to hls studies nt Amherst. Mrs. L, W. Hawley and MIss Jessle Hawley, who wpre at York Bench, Me., a large part of the summer, returned Monday. They vlslted wlth relatlves In Taftsville over Sundny. Mr. nnd Mrs. Newell Moore, who have been vlsltlng ln Brattleboro for the past month, wlll return Monday to thelr home In Akron, Iown. Thls has been thelr flrst vlslt ln Brattleboro for 3S years. MIss Ellzabeth Lewis, who has been In tho Whlto .Mountalns and tho northern part of Vermont slnce the flrst of July, returned thls week. nnd wlll resutne her work ns tencher ln the Brattleboro grnded schools; Wllllnm Selms,. Arthur Brasor nnd Charles Keyes were the guests of Tommy Gulheen nt the ball gamo in Fall Rlvcr, Mnss.. Labor day nnd tho followlng dny saw the games between the Boston Amer lcnns ajul Wnshlngton. Charles Fawcett of New York was here over Sundny wlth Mrs. Fawcett nrid son, who have been nt the home of Mrs1. Faw cett's parents, Mr. nnd Mrs. N. II. White, tho pnf.t month. Mrs. Fawcett wlll roturn to 'New York next week. Among those who nttended th ball games ln Greenfleld Monday were A. H. Pettee. Henrj1 Benson, John Austln. Wll llam Fenton, Wllllam Blanchard, Herbert Mack, Harry Knlght, Hnrry "Blxby, Charles Dunleavy and Georgo Hall, Charles D. Todd, the granlte cuttr who was employed by C. II. Grant elght years, carne to town Wednesday (or n vlslt of a few days, Mr, Todd left here n little over a year ngo, and worked n short tlme ln St. Paul, Ho went from there to Toxas, wliero he Is located In a town of 2000 populatlon near tho Mexlcan llne. Ho cnme from Texns on the Grand Army ex curslon and wlll return shortly tb that stnte. John L. Howard nnd fnmlly went Frl day from .thelr summer home In Putney to Malden, Mass., where Mr. Howard wlll eoon begln hls tenth year ns euper vlsor of pcnmanshlp ln the schools of that clty. Mr. Howard nlso fllls a slm Ilar posltlon In the schools In Wlnches ter and Nnhant, Mnss. By request of thn mihlfflhnra li n U nn.l.llM,,. n tlcle on buslness wrltlng to the Perfmah's OUR NEW FALL SUITS Now Ready fpr - your inspection. The largest and finest 1 i n e of CLOTHING carried in town. E. E. PERRY & GO. Always Reliable. J ARDINE & CO. Successors to N. I. HAWLEY. Announce the Arrival of Autumn Styles in Coats, Suits, Skirts, Waists, for Ladies' and Misses' Wear. Splendid collection of the newest Tailored Suits for women, ranging in price from $15.00 to $45.00. New Tourist Coats-the most attractive and stylish production of the season. $10.00 to $25.00. New WalkinR Skirts. $2.95 to $10:00. New Silk Waists, Scotch Plaids. $6.50. New Crepe de Chene Waists in white, pale blue, brown. $5.00. New Black Silk Waists. $5.00. First showing of New Wool Waists. $2.95, $3.95, $5.00. Splendid assortments of New Fall Dress Goods, Silks, Draperies, Flannelettes, Superfine Flannels, Kimono Friezes, Rugs. Saving Money Just Before Blanket Time. We have received a lot of Blankets subject to slight imperfection, at a large discount from regular prices, that will be most ttmpting to thrifty housekeepers. There are about 50 pairs at the following prices: $2.25, $2.95, $4.50. $5.00, $5.50. CHURCH AND FRATERNITY. Unltarlnn church. Revl E. Q. S. Osgood, pastor. Servlce every Suriday 'rit 10.30; Sundny Hchool nt 11.45. Theme for next Sunday, "The Eternlty of Mortal Acts." All aro welcome. Unlversallst church. Relgnold K, Mar vln. mlnlster. Mornlng worshlp at 10.30 o'clock. Subject of the sermon, "The Hlghest Motlvo." Sunday school at 11.43 n. m. ; Young People's unlon at 7.30 p. m. All nre welcome. Chrlstinn Sclcnco services In Market block Sunday at 10.45 a. m. Subject, "Mntter." Text, Eccleslnstes, 6:11. Tes timonlal meetlng. Wednesday at 7.30 p. m. Reading room open Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday from 2 to 5 p. m. The pub llc nlwnys welcome. Flrst Bnptlst church, Rev. George B. LnwHOn. mlnlster. Next Sunday Rev. E. Herbert Dutton, asslstnnt secretary of the Amerlcan Baptlst Mlsslonary unlon, Bos FALL TOMORROW. An Autumn Showing . of MEN'S, BOYS' AND YOUTHS' CLOTHING, HATS, FURNISHINGS AND SHOES. Practically every fashion source of consequence in New York and Boston is represented in this exhibit. ,'. , YOUR PRESENCE IS CORDIALLY INVJTED. This showing again demontrates ourYmmacy" m this secbon as Clothiers, Hatters, Outfitters. E. J. FENTON & CO. Everything Man or Boy wears. Always reliable. ... v ton, wlll preach both mornlng and even Ipg. In the mQrnlng. ho wlll present the work and needs of the mlsslonary unlon. Methodlst Episcopal ohurch, F. W. Lewis, pastor, residenco 52 Hlgh street, Proachlng services on Sunday, 10.30 a. m. nnd 7 p. m.; Blble school at 11.43 a. m.; Epworth league prayer meetlng at C p. m. Class meetlngs wlll be held Tuesday even lng and the church prayer meetlng Frl day evenlng at 7.30. Junlor Epworth league Wedncsday afternoon at 3.15. A cerdial welcome to all. The dlscovery in the northern Trans vaal of treasure valued at Jl,230,000, which was removed from Pretorla be fore tho en.ry .of Field Marshal Lord Roberts, half. of which wlll go to the government. wlll serve to reimburse the latter for some of the ammunltlon lt took to mnke tho Boers dem lt advlsablo to cart away thelr valuables. STYLES