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8 THE VERMONT PHOENIX, BRATTLEBOKO, FRIDAY, MABCH 2, 1906. BELLOWS FALLS NEWS Body of a Baby Found Near Con necticut River Bridge Indications That the Child Was Born Alive Authorities Are Now Following Interesting Clue. Last Thursday morning Henry Wlllott, a lad of 14, who, with four companions, was down upon tho rocks under tho toll bridge, found a package tied In nn old newspaper bearing date, Dec, 21, '05, In which was wrapped the body of n full grown male Infant. It was on tho rocks on tho New Hampshire side of tho chan nel and had evidently been thrown from from the upper side of tho toll-bridge. Tho child had n small black ribbon tied about Its neck and the police deemed an Investigation wise. The body was taken to the undertaking looms of the Chase Furniture Co. and Drs. Allbee and Rudden were called. The condition' of tho body was such as to indicate that death oc curred about two weeks earlier, and that iho child was born living. .Friday Sheriff William S. Tuttlo and Medical Referee Dr, John D, Proctor of Keene came to Bellows Falls and assum ed direction of the Investigation, Dr. Proc tor making an autopsy. It was Impossible) to discover anything about the body which wculd lead either to 11a Identity or lta nationality, and It was removed Fri day afternoon by tho New Hampshire pincers to the tomb In Walpole cemetery. "As the body wa3 found on tho New Hamp hlr6 side of tho river the caso Is being Investigated by the officials of Cheshire county, the Bellows Falls officials assist ing In any way In their power. Efforts thus far made to locate the guilty party or parties have not been successful, al though at the present time It Is under stood a promising clue Is being followed Indicating the crime to have been com mitted by persona not living In either Walpole or Rockingham, but In a neigh boring town. License Devotees Working for a "Yes" Vote in this Town Citizens May Wake Up to Find Another Year of License Booked Town Would Make Mistake to Change. Little, has been said here openly in re lation to the coming contest between license and no license for the next year In the town of Rockingham. An unin terested observer or casual visitor' here would probably be convinced that "noth ing was doing" along that line by the devotees on either side. This, how ever, would bo an entirely mistaken notion, at least as far as the advocates of license are concerned, for there Is little doubt that there Is organized, quiet, but effective work being done by those who prefer to have tho open saloon on our side of the Connecticut river. It looks now as If the town might wake up on the evening of March G to find we were booked for a year of license again. If so, It will be because those who are opposed to the saloon are over confident and do not vote. It would be hard to find many persons who would not agree that the experience of this village In the last two years of no license has been a great Improvement as far as sobriety and good citizenship are concerned. It would be a great mistake for our town to change Into the license column as far as evident results and experience would how. A mass meeting of citizens of the town Is called for Sunday evening at the opera house to discuss the question of no license for the coming year. It will be held under the auspices of the W. C. T. U. and a number of' local speakers have been engaged. C. J. Ferguson of Bur lington, superintendent of the Vermont Anti-Saloon league, will be the principal speaker. A number of the advocates of license are loudly talking upon tho streets this week that the town will be sure to go for license next Tuesday. It will not do so If anywhere near a fair proportion of the voters are Interested enough to come out School Children Have Saved Over $1000. Among the reports of the different of ficers which have been distributed the past week, those of the school officers nra Of much Interest. The superintendent's report shows 14 resignations of teachers during the year and 17 appointments.. Of the 31 grade teachers employed In the town, 19 are graduates of normal schools or colleges. A regulation was recently adopted requiring all teachers hereafter ergaged In ihe village schools to bo grad uates of normal schools or colleges. The superintendent recommends that this ap plies also to the rural schools. There are six teachers employed In the high school, and an additional assistant; employed half the time. Tho school census shows 1337 legal pupils, of which 1040 are In the village of Bellows Falls and 165 in Saxtons River. Tho stamp savings sys tem Introduced In tho schools last year by the 'Woman's club has resulted In 687 pupils taking out cards, the cash brought In thereon being 661.05. In addition to this, 188 pupils have taken out bank books, the savings in which amount to $393.78, making some over (1000 saved by the pupils. The system has been Intro duced recently Into the rural schools, from which no reports have yet been made. Physical training has been Introduced In the high school during the last year and Is recommended to be taken up by all the grades The school board and Supt. Merriam both refer to the excellent work done in the high schdol by Principal A. E. Tuttle, and at no time In the history of the school has Its standar.d and out look been better. Th,e graduating class of 1905 numbered 23, the same as 1904, ond that of 1906 numbers 32. The latter class will visit Washington the last of thlsl month. Seven of the class of 1905 are now In higher schools or colleges. Twenty graduates of the high school since 1899 have gone to higher schools, InJI cattng the interest Iri advanced education Inculcated during the years of this school. The meeting of the College club Mon day evening was addressed by F. T, Srcdlsh and others. , C. W, Osgood occupied the pulpit of the Congregational churches of Alstead and Langdon last Sunday. Gov. Bell was In town Wednesday and attended the meeting of the state agri cultural board at Saxtons River village. Frank II. Mark has moved Into the tenement on tho Old Terrace owned by "Nellie Brown, formerly .occupied by Mr, McCaffrey. The board of civil authority will meet Saturday forenoon at the town clerk's office for the purpose of correcting the voting list, Tho pulpit of the Methodist church was occupied last Sunday by Rev, D. R. Hlg gins, who Is visiting his brother here, B. J. Hlggins. A number from this village were In Al trtead Wednesday attending the bankrupt sale of the Sterling Anderson s trick of stoves ond tinware. Mrs. Bonnette, the lady barber, who recently came to Bellows Falls from' Montpeller, has been ill during the past week 'with pneumonia. A number of the sugar orchcrds In this town have been tapped during the past week and new sugar In small quanti ties has appeared In the local markets Rev. Leon Austin of Quincy. Mass., has occupied the pulpit of the Congregational' church tho past two Sundays. Rev. Arthur sssssssssssBUsW. iHHfv',,... -windham. S, ! wi1: ow regarded you a "-- I i I I II I 1 1 m i 1 1 11 1 SSSSSSSSSSSSSSaMCT OPIVni WS'n.n.. Windsor. Mrs. a. ' I i .1.1," "NO, uiinwc.vMi.--- . i -nMSta i UMSSSSSSl P. Pratt of Chelsea, Mass., will be tho supply next Sunday. Tho number of members of tho senior clasd, whocwlll. graduate" In" Jdrie, Is this year 32. The total number of graduates hero since tho organization of the high school In 1874, Including this year's class, Is 3G9. Mr. Harmon, tho head of the National Wax Paper Printing Co., which' has re cently' located In the old Island House building, Is very 111 with pneumonia at his home in Boston. Because of this fact the works are temporarily shut down. The Rutland brnkemnm, John Plnkcrton. who was so seriously Injured In the local railroad yard last Thursday and taken to the hospital In Rutland, Is slowly Im proving, although his Injuries' nro of a serious nature, at first thought to be fatal. Miss Marian Wlllson, who recently 10 slgncd her position as teacher In the fourth grade, after about two years' ser vice, closed her work here .Tuesday and went to her mother's home In Fltchburg Wednesday, from which she Is soon to be married. She has been ont of tho popular young ladles of Bellows Falls In all circles. Many residents of this town were shocked Inst Saturday afternoon at the news of tho death of John H. Pettengill of Grafton, a brother of tho late Dr. E. H. Pettengill of Saxtons River. He had been a prominent man in this town, and ho had represented it In the legislature. His funeral occurred Tuesday of this week. Edward G. Osgood was in Woodstock Monday and Tuesday attending the 100th anniversary of tho establishment of tho Christian denomination there. It was nlso the 15th anniversary of tho establish ment of the Cluistlan Endeavor, tho 25 th In the world, and the 23d anniversary of tho establishment of the ladles' society of tin village. It Is now probable the Rutland railroad will have to bring their season's supply of Ice here by train. Tho last freezing over of the Connecticut river proves to be a very Inferior quality and cannot bo used. This Is nn Important matter for the railroad, ns the refrigerator cars passing hero are Iced locally, and the road an nually has to put In many thousand tons. A petition Is being circulated, both In Claremont and Bellows Falls, asking the Boston & Maine railroad to run a Mon day morning train from Lake Sunapeo to Claremont Junction connecting with the train reaching hero at 8,15 a, m. It would also connect with tho mixed train for Windsor, and In that way would ac commodate a large clientage of tho road who would because of that bo enabled to spend Sunday at the lake. George H. Moses, secretary of the New Hampshire state forest commission and editor of the Concord, N. H Monitor, addressed an audience of about 400 pes pie In Union hall Monday evening. His subject was "The Battle of the Forest," and It was profusely Illustrated by many views of trees and forests In many countries of tho world, which clearly Illustrated tho Ideas which the speakor wished to convey. The lecture was given under the auspices of the Woman's club'. In the call for the annual town meeting Tuesday, In addition to the routine articles, artlclo eight is "to see If the town will voto to accept th proposed gift of Andrew Carnegie for a Free Pub lic Library building and provide for the support of such library building." Article nine Is "to see If tho town will appoint a committee to accept said gift and will appoint a committee to select and secure a slta fort a free public library building and provide means therefor, not exceeding $5000." Article 10 Is "to see If the town will make changes In its system of caring for lta poor and appropriate money therefor." A critical Inspection of all the hy drants in the village has been made by the board of water commissioners dur ing the past week under the direction of Supt. H. W. Keene. Two of the whole number of about 60 were found frozen. It happened one of these was the Im portant one located at the north end of the Vermont Form Machine Co.'s build ing and might havo caused embarrass ment had a Are broken out In that sec tion. The record of the Bellows Falls flro department Is that no fire since 1868 has extended outside the Immediate build ing in which It originated. Few villages of this size has that record for 38 years. In the year of 1800, the town of Rock ingham had a population of 1C84, and there 'were In the year 180S 682 pupils In the different schools. The number In Bellows Falls was 26, the Lawrence's Mills district 88, Rockingham village 87, Saxtons River village 75, and Cambridge port 32. One hundred years later, In 1905, the. school census shows the num ber of 'pupils' to bi 13S6, with the popula tion by the census of 1900, 5806. Of these Bellows Falls has 1095, Saxtons River 164, Cambridgeport 28, Rockingham 11, and Lawrence's Mills 8. These fifcures show In a 'graphic way the much smaller num ber of children per family, and shows the decadence of the rural communities in this respect. WESTMINSTER. .School ha clpsed for the spring vaca tion. Nina Dawley Is at home to stay a few days. Miss Carrie Lyman Is at home for a week's vacation. Mrs. L. A. Pierce and Elmer Royce are on the sick list. H. H. Reed furnished the first new sugar of the season. W. P. Baldwin was In Keene the first of the, week on business. Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Arnold are spending the week In Boston. , The' whist club met with Mr. and Mrs. Walter A. Johnson Wednesday evening. Miss Annie Carter has closed her school and returned to her home In Quincy, Mass. Twenty-six persons drove to Saxtons River Tuesday evening, and after supper whist and dancing were enjoyed. Fred A. Metcalf, employed as a clerk In the store of Goodnow & Pearson of Bellows Falls, formerly clerk for Mr, WalHer of ttjts place, has bought from the latter the business which Mr. Walker has conducted successfully at the present stand the past ,11 years. Mr, Metcalf Is a son of George W, Metcalf of this place and a young man of sterling character and business ability. He Is In every way qualified to assume the responsibilities connected with Buch a business. His many friends here and elsewhere extend to him their best wishes for his future prosperity and success. It is hoped that Mr. and Mrs. Walker will decide to con tinue their residence here. They have been Identified olosely with the social life of the town and your correspondent feels that every one fully appreciates their helpfulness. WESTMINSTER WEST. An Invitation has been extended by Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Ormsby, to tho members of Maple Grove Grange to meet with them for a day Thursday, March 8, at 10 o'clock. Dinner will be served at noon. Subject for discussion, "Why do we fa vor national aid for Improvement of our highways?" All are expected to be ready to speak on the subject. ' Feb. 22 forty niembers of Maple Grove Grange and their friends responded to the cordial Invitation given by Mr. and Mrs. Henry Croweli to meet at their pleasant home and enjoy Washington's birthday. Many old time relics were shown that had been handed down from several generations which all were pleas ed to see and hear " their history. An excellent dinner was served by the com mittee at noon. CAMBRIDGEPORT. The March meeting of the W. C. T. U. will be held next Thursday afternoon with llrs. George Walker. Mr. and Mrs. Wilder of Alstead, iJ, JI., spent Sunday with Wesley Ellis. G. E. Walker returned Saturday from his trip to New Jersey. SaMtSSaiSrnaftrord. The duue - J3 , -- poUcynolder. . "r'r "."'n Star. lAm SAXTONS RIVER. Mrs. R. L. Twltcholl Is gaining very slowly. . , - G. P. Alexander was in Boston tho first of tho week. . . J. F. Alexander and Arthur Ball are housed with mumps. Mrs. H. C. Johnson's mother of Guild, N, H., Is visiting her. W. B. Glynn returned tho first of tho week to Watefbury, Conn. Several from here went to Bartonsvllle to attend the danco last Saturday- even ing. A few from this place attended the play and dance In Chester Inst Monday evening.- Louis Rlttonberg nnd son, William, of Now York city, are nt the hotel to stay a few days. The Saxtons RlVer band Is rehearsing a play to bo' given In tho near future, followod by a dance. C. N. Smith cut one finger badly last Monday at tho woolen mill. He was able to return to work the next day. Frank Dwlnncll of this place was ar rested In Bellows Falls Tuesday and taken to Newfane to serro 20 days. Mrs. Lewis Tcnney, who has been hous ed by Illness since the first of May, was on the piazza for tho first time last Thursday. A party of 30 young people from West minster had supper at tho hotel Tuesday ovenlng. Dancing and card playing were tho entertainments. Tho hockey team from Vermont academy went to Rutland last Saturday to play tho Rutland high Bchool Saturday evening. The game resulted In a score of 7 to 6 in favor of Rutland. The meetings of the Vermont state board of agriculture, held In Odd Fellows' hall Tuesday afternoon and evening, were fairly well attended In the afternoon and a large number were present In tho even ing. Interesting addresses were made by J. L. Hills, Gov. Bell, Dr. II. D. Holton and Ernest Hitchcock. GRAFTON. Mrs. E. W. Gove Is spending a few days In Walpole. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Watcrhouso visited In Reading last week. F. A. Palmer recently bought the old churn shop of E. H. Clarke. Mrs. Florence Thompson Is spending a week with Miss May Thompson. Eugene White has moved from the Randlett house to F. Park's house by the river. The next meeting of the W. C. T. -U. will be with Mrs. S. T. Leonard March 7, at 3 p. m. Miss Marguerite Menifleld Is at home from her school In Fltchburg, Mass., for a short vacation. The ladles of the Congregational church will serve dinner at the chapel town meeting day. W. E. Prouty has been so unfortunate as to lose three of his team horses within the last two weeks. Miss Margaret Day of Bellows Falls spent a few days with Miss Marguerite MerrI field last week. Miss Fannlo Pettengill of Saxtons River was called hero last week by the illness of her uncle, J. A. Pettengill. John A. Pettengill died at his home Saturday after a week's Illness. The fdneral was held Tuesday afternoon. George Aldrlch has returned after a yenr's absence and has taken rooms In F. A. Palmer's shop, where ho will do photographic work. Mr. nnd Mrs. A. M. Jelllson of West Lynn, Mass., came here last week to arrange for their auction, which was held Wednesday afternoon. Clarence J. Ferguson of Burlington, superintendent of the Anti-Saloon league, will speak at a union service in the Bap tist church next Sunday morning. The many friends of Mrs. C. E. Wnlker, who Is spending tho winter with her son, E. L. Walker, are glad to know that her health has greatly Improved since she went to Bellows Falls In December, Those from out of town who attended the funeral of J. A. Pettengill Tuesday were Mrs. Pettengill, Miss Helen Petten gill and Edward Pettengill of 8ax.tons River, S. B. Pettengill, Jr., of Middle bury and Mrs. H. R. Church and her son, Harry, of New York city. The Canadian government sustained a loss of 31,000,000 by fire which destroyed the plant of the Intercolonial railroad In Moncton, N. B., Saturday. Over 1000 men were thrown out of employment. Gov. McLane has asked the supreme court of New Hampshire for an opinion as to the right of the owners of tho race track at Salem to permit or coun tenance pool selling, bookmaklng and betting on races. Prof. Samuel B. Langley, 72, secretary of Smithsonian institute in Washington and known throughout the world as n (dentist, died Tuesday at Alkon, S. C. His work covered a wide .range of sub jects, nnd In recent years he had ex perimented with an aeroplane down tho Potomac river a short distance from Washington, but the nights of his airship always resulted disastrously. Alcides Peltier, 34, was charging the furnace in tho Page Boiler company's foundry in Exeter, N. H., Saturday, when he fell forward directly Into the furnace door. Several workmen rushed to his as sistance, but before they could pull him away his head and the upper 'part of his body were burned beyond recognition. Physicians think the fall may havo been caused by a shock or heart disease. He leaves a wife and four small children. Mont Pelee Is again active and the in habitants of Martinique nre In terror, fear ing a recurrence of the great eruption of four years-ago. Several people have been struck by falling rocks thrown up by the volcano, and many residents have fled to shelter behind the mountains to the south ward. A large number of houses In Mar tinique have been destroyed by earth quakes. The shocks have been Violent In several of the Islands of the West Indies. Chase W. Thurston, 42, who lived alone In a small house In Exeter, N. H., lost his life In a peculiar manner Sunday. The police thought at first thnt he was a victim of foul play, but on close examina tion were satisfied that he caused hla own death accidentally. They think he awoke with the Idea that an Intrduer was In his room and that hd fired his revolver at an Imaglnery object. Five bullets were found embedded In the wall. It is thought that the flash of the revolver Ignited Thurston's clothing. The upper part of his body was badly burned, and the woodwork of tho room wes charred The medical examiner found that death was caused by Are. D. F, D, Sullivan, George Llndsley, practical painters. It's sound sense that we tell you. Your work costs less dollars and Is best every time you use the L. & M. Paint. You do more painting with one gal lon of L. & M. than with two gallons of other paints and the L. & M. Zlno hard ens the L. & M. White Lead and makes the L. & M. Palnfwear like iron, 4 gallons of L. & M. mixed with 3 gal lons Linseed oil will paint a moderate sized house. L. & M. costs only $1.20 per gallon. A. T. Terrell, Rlverhead. N. Y. writes; "16 years ago painted with L; & M.. Only now requires repainting." Sold by Robblns & Cowles, Brattleboro, M. G. Williams, Putney, Vt. More cases of sick headache, bilious ness constipation, can be cured in less time, with less medicine, and for less money, by, using Carter's Little Liver Pills, than by any other means. They make you feel as though life -was worth Hying, rake one of Carter's Little Liver Pills after eatlnff; It will relieve dyspepsia, aid dlgestlbn,, give tone and vigor to yie system. WILLIAMS VI LLE. Death of Dennis A. Dickinson. Dennis A. Dickinson died nt the homo of his daughter, Mrs. P. P. White, in this village Monday nfternoon. He was born In Dummerston March 13, 1819, one of the five children of DaVId and Rachel Knight Dickinson. Tho family came to New fane In '1876 and In the public schools of tho town tho chlldron received their edu cation. In his early mnnliood Mr. Dickinson established a cabinet nnd wheblwrlght business, which he conducted for several years. He was married Feb, 25, 1813, loMary C., daughter of Capt. Aaron C. Robinson, and two yenrs Inter the couple went to live at tho Robinson farm, ono Tinlf mile east of the village. Here they lived more than half a century, erecting a set of commodious farm build ings nnd so Improving the place that It was regarded as the best In town. Here Mrs. Dickinson died Dec. 19, 1S97, ending a wedded relationship particularly con genlnl and happy. Soon after tho death of his wife Mr. Dickinson came to live In the home of his daughter, Mrs. White, In this village, where tho wants of his last years have beeji tenderly and lovingly ministered to. The funeral wns held In the Unlversnllst church Thursday afternoon. Rev, F. L. Mnsseck of Brattleboro officiating. The burlnl was In the village cemetery. Be sides his daughter, Imogene, wife of Dr. P. P. White, Mr. Dickinson Is survived by one son, Aaron C. of Canon City, Colo.; nlso by a brother, Dana D. Dick inson, of this village. The deceased brothers and sisters' were Artemns and Joel E, Dickinson, and Maria, wife of Dwlght Ingram, Mr. Dickinson was ft member of the Unlversnllst church In this village from the time of Its organization until his death, was active In Its support nnd for a long time was leader of the church choir. Ho had been prominently Identi fied with the public nffalrs of his town and neighborhood. During his active life he wns Interested and associated with all the various movements tending to pro mote community Improvement. He served for a considerable time as lister of the town nnd In 1870 wns elected town clerk, which office ho held for 33 years, and until the Infirmities of ndvanclng years compelled htm to lay down Its duties. He was justice of the peace for a long time nnd wns constantly called upon In that capacity to draw deeds nnd other docu ments. Ho was much Interested In tho success of the Wlndhom County Savings bank and served for a long time as a corporator of that institution. The pub lic records of tho town for a third of a century bear witness on every page to the methodical and painstaking traits which characterized all the work of his busy life. Mrs. Frank Perry Is visiting In Jamaica. Remson Hendrlckson of Cedarhurst, L. I Is a guest of C. W. Freyenhogen. Rev, F. L. Mnsscck will preach In the Unlversnllst church next Tuesday even ing at 7.45. The Junior Y. P. C. U. will give nn en tertnlnment nt Schoolhouse hall Wednes day evening, March 7. Among those reported on the sick list this week are Mrs. O. L. Sherman, C. II. Dickinson and Mrs. A. M. Merrifteld. Mr. and Mrs. Everett Wilcox of Green field nnd Mr. and Mrs. S. Washer nnd Chester Washer of DummerstQn spent Tuesday with F. B. Washer. There will be a dance at Schoolhouse hnll next Friday evening, March 9. Wecdcn's orchestra wll furnish muslo and the ladles will serve supper. Miss Nellie Dickinson attended the presentation of a drama at West Towns hend Inst Friday, evening and remained over Sunday with Hortense Swltzer. Culler! Lamson has bought the Charles Kelsey place in South Newfnne and will move there soon, so as to make sugar this spring. We are sorry to lose such people from our village. The Junior Epworth league held a so cial at the parsonage Tuesday afternoon and evening. The Juniors have been pas sing Jugs to raise money and at this time tho Jugs were broken and prizes were nwarded to tho .ones whose Jugs held the most money. Curtis Baker was the suc cessful one among tho boys and Flora Baker for tho girls. SOUTH LONDONDERRY. Epworth League Rally. Feb. 25, Epworth League day, was observed at the Methodist church and devoted to the Interest of Chapter No. 2467 Epworth League, South Londonderry Methodist Episcopal church. Services consisted of nn organ voluntary, singing by choir, apostles' creed, prayer by the pastor, an original poem, "God has spoken good concerning his people," by Join Landman, singing by choir. The presi dent of the league, Mrs. Mabel Howard, then entertained the audience by reading a poem, "Mantle and Spirit, or the Model Epworth League," by Rev. A. J. Hough, one of the conference poets, after which eight new members were added to the roll. Twenty-eight persons responded to the roll call. L. T. Landman responded for the church In, greeting the chapter and the Junior league were Invited to be seat ed with the league ns a mark of honor. Mrs. Musle Skinner Is superintendent of this department nnd much credit Is duo her for the faithful and loving work she has devoted to It. Tho church and Epworth lenguo highly appreciate her services. Other members of the church responded with hearty and helpful words for the good work that Is being done by tho young people's societies all over the world. Some letters of encouragement and good cheer were read from original charter members who now are living In other places, which were an inspiration. After singing two hymns n few re marks were made by the pastor and two verses of "Blest bo the tie that binds" were sung. The pledge was recited In concert, closing with the Epworth bene diction. Izette Rowley Is working In the family of W. W. Heald. Will Lllley Is running the mill for Hap good and Mllllngton. A. W. J. Wllklns of Brattleboro has been in' town this week. Scott Rounds has moved from Weston to the Randall house on Church street. Mrs. Orrlri Stowell nnd little, son of Brattleboro visited In town over Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Lawrence of Ches ter were guests nt O. R. Clayton's on Saturday. The Methodist ladles' aid society served one of their excellent dinners at Par sonage hall Wednesday, Miss Meritta Davis, who has been spending several weeks hore, returned Tuesday to her home In Landgrove, Several from here attended the dance at the north village last week Thursday evening and a few went to a dance nt Slmonsvllle the same evening. Rev. W. M. Newton will preach in the Methodist church Sunday, March 4; at 7 p. m. A good congregation' Is desired, as It Is to be an evangelistic union ser vice, A. P. Cutting has tho misfortune to lose a cow tnd a sheep during the past week. In some way the'eow got her head caught nnd cither choked to death or broke her neck. Rev. F. E. Coburn and Mrs. S. M. Hoi den are attending the evangelistic meet ings In Brattleboro this week. Mrs. A. II. Holden also Is spending a few days In Brattleboro. The Junior league held a Washington Birthday party at the parsonage hall Thursday evening. Casper Landman per sonated George Washington and Ethel Melendy, Martlia Washington. Other ilicuiuuraoi me lenBuo ku.vo appropriate readings, and epilations, making an in teresting program. Cake and coffee wre served, A Food to Work On NORTHFIELD, MASS. The body of Mrs. Patrick Murphy was brought here for burial on Monday from Hinsdale. Mrs. Murphy was a former resident of the town. John Harris of Colraln accompanied by his fiancee. Miss Jessie Eddy of Conway, has been the guest of Mr. Harris's uncle, I. M. Hnrris of this place. Pearl Smith, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Homer Smith, passed away on Tues day after n long nnd most distressing Ill ness. She is survived by her parents and two brothers. The funeral was held on Thursday. Tho body of Mrs. Julia Barry Carroll of Millers Falls was brought here for burial on Monday of this week. She was a sister of Mrs. Daniel O'Keefe of this place and wns a resident of the town for several years nt one time. She Is re membered here by many friends and neighbors as a most estimable woman. The fifth number of the Northfleld Free lecture courso will be given on Monday next. Instead of Tuesday, as advertised In the prospectus, the change being duo to a mistake on the part of the company coming. The entertainment will be a con cert by the American Jubilee Singers con taining a male quartet, mixed quartet, octet, chorus and a reader. Some of these Blngers were members of the famous Flsk Jubilee singers so widely known through this section. The Republican and Democratic cau cuses were held on Friday and Satur day nights and were quiet nnd harmoni ous. Both caucuses nominated the old board of selectmen, A. W. Proctor, S. C. Holton and Frank Montague, tho same school committee, Mrs. Nellie M. Wood; town clerk and treasurer, Warren J. Wright. Some of the assessors were the same In both caucuses, so there Is lit tle promise of contest In the town meet ing. Dinner will be served at noon next Monday In the town hall dining room. CHESTERFIELD, N. H. Mrs. Lawrence Butler, who was' serious ly III, Is Improving. Mrs. H. C. Marsh had her sister, who lives In Keene, as her guest a few days. Bert Davis Is making a last call with his gasollno engine, demolishing the wood piles. Elmer Colburn sustained a painful In Jury a few days ago while chopping, the ox cutting a gash In his leg near tho knee. He will be housed several days. The school and town warrants have been posted. The most Important articles urj to see If the town will vote to discontinue tho police Judge's salary, and to see If the town will vote to raise money for a new schoolhouse to be built at West Chesterfield. WEST CHESTERFIELD, N. H. TVtA Iflrilea' snMotv mat with Xr-a n TO Amldon Thursday afternoon. Lumbermen have been compelled to give up their sleds and to take to wheels In their work. The pastor being away no services were held hero or at the church in West moreland last Sunday. MIka TCmmn TTiitphtn nf Via XT.., 1 ,1 seminary has been spending a vacation of . mw uuya wmi ncr parents. Mrs, Ira Fnrr has been in Putney the past week caring for her daughter's family, who are 111 with mumps. N, G. Colburn and Frank Jackson are at work In Dummerston and Putney with their gasoline engine sawing up the numerous wood piles. A special meeting of Spofford Grange will bo held Friday evening to practice the first degree. The next regular meeting will be held Saturday evening, March 10. George Brown and family expect to lenvo their farm soon and to move to Brattleboro. Mrs. Brown will remain at Mr. StflCPV'ft ROTTIA tlmt tlAfftm K&n.l : , w wve.u.Mus housekeeping again, and Mr, Brown will u(, worn, wiia nts leant around a lum ber mill near the Marlboro line. ThlrtV.flVA mornhnra rf n-nr v. ' . ... . "I'tllbO 11C1U visited Evening Star Grange In Dummers- iuu Muuinuuy evening 01 laai weeK and furnished the entertainment. An excel lent sunnpr wiia' aapvo Utr I, . Grango to the visitors, who arrived here in mo mnaii nours alter naving nn excel- itrub time. Slander travels farther than do compli ments. County, bs" ' ' uucaa rriuiK j. uneney makes oath that ha Is senior partner of the firm of F. j. Vi..: V tSr i j uusiness in the City of Toledo, county and state afore- SiaandS.ai Ja14!? W"J the sum "u'wku uuimrs iur eacn and cured by the use of HaU'e Catarrh Cure. w w uviui mo uuu suuscriDM 111 A D 1886 JJecemDer. Beaj.) , Gleflaon, u u i a. ncr ii uiiernajiy. " w vvui u vi it) uuxxi nun mu c susnby & CO., Toledo, O. "LW& ' patlon. -injr mis ior oonatl- irosby BI Work! Work!! Work!!! Lots of energy is needed to keep up the pace. In the struggle, the man with the strong body and clear brain wins out every time. The man of to-day needs something more than mere food ; he needs a food that makes energy a food to work on. Although some people may not realize it, yet it is a fact, proved and established beyond doubt, that soda crackers and this means Uneeda BlSCtllt are richer in muscle and fat-making elements and have a much higher per cent of tissue-building properties than any other article of food made from flour. That this is becoming known more and more every day is attested by the sale of nearly 400,000,000 pack agcs'of Uneeda Biscuit, the finest soda cracker ever baked. An energy-giving food of surpassing value sold in a package which brings it to you with all the original flavor and nutriment perfectly pre served. Truly tht food to toork on. Whoever you are whatever you arc wherever you work Uneeda Biscuit NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY JACKSONVILLE. Miss Ethel Chase Is visiting In Brat tleboro. W. A. Wilcox came homo Tuesday to stay a few days. Miss Hazel Coombs Is working In the wallet shop in Athol, Mass. The Methodist ladles will furnish din ner at Grange hall town meeting day. Now you see it, now you don't that Is the way of sugaring this season so far. Arthur B. Chase Is moving to his new home, bought of F. A. Farrlngton, known ns the Putnam Pierce farm. Rev. I. II. Bemnn stayed Tuesday night at Lawyer Butterffeld's on his way to tha lcllglous meetings In Brattleboro. Saturday evening, March 10, at 7 o'clock bids will bo received at the creamerj- for gathering cream the coming year. Mrs. Luella A. Lake, who has been in Massachusetts and New York with her children two months, returned home Tuesday. The directors of the Ncrth River cream ery declared ajJlYjdend last Saturday of 25 cents per pound for butter fat furnished in January. Charles F. Brown of Roberts, III., made n brief visit East recently to look after some property he hoped to buy. He has returned home. On account of lack of snow, Charles Mitchell and others who were working In Somerset for Chase & Kentfleld returned home last week. Miss Estclla E. Butterfleld finished a 15 weeks' term In the high school, this vlllngo, last Friday nnd visited In Saxtons River from Saturday to Tuesday. Miss Mary J. Coombs closed her school In No. 6 after a successful term of 11 weeks. Pupils not absent or tardy were Bessie Bishop. Albert Bryant, Clyde Hastings, Jennie Hamilton, Harold Burn ham, Joseph Williams, Ralph Williams. Town meeting will be held next Tues day at the Glen House hall, Jacksonville. There is much Important business to be attended to. As yet we have not heard what the slate Is to be, but we understand that the present treasurer will not accept that office another year. When Wn ranitMar thnt tA length of Hfe Is about 36 years, when Hcupie oi eu ana si years die, we seem to havo been connected to the past. Sally S. Bliss, who died Sunday morning, Feb. 18, was born In Readsboro 80 years ago. She was tho daughter of . Christopher Shlppee. She married Osmyn Bliss and lived In the south part of the town. H-r husband died 30 years ago and since then she had lived with her daughter. Mrs Charles H. Waste. She was a true wtfo and loving mother, a life-long Unlver sallst. There was a large attendance at the funeral, at which Rev. Margaret Bar nard of Rowe officiated. Burial was in the Cutting cemetery. Two daughters re main of her family. Mrs. C. H. Waste and Mrs. E. M. Thayer of Chesterfield. Mass, Ozlas D. Klngsley. who died Monday. Feb. 19, was born in Guilford 81 years ?'.By ,Scup?tlon he was a wheel wright' religiously he wns a UniversalUt and.uh? f5,th'ully attended the services of that church. Socially he was a Free nRcH.'. '0""eriy' having been a member of Social lodge of Wilmington, but for several years a member and regular at tendant of Unity lodge of this place. The fSnera.1 2" he,a nt the Unlversallst church. The Masonic fraternity attend- tomb In Guilford and will be burled In the spring with Masonic services. Be sides the aged widow there are left one iZnnC and three laughters Mrs! S?J!.nle araham of Ogden, Utah, Mrs Stilla Green of Wilmington and Mrs Lutfe Knowlton of Brattleboro Whitinqham! , th"weyekT"ey )a'vUltlnS at O. n. Chase's Mrs. L. S. Brown has been having serious trouble with her eyes. "avmS The dancing school will be held Tues day Instead of Friday evening ayueensrtya?Ucnserr0hfl,'anKe' 'Mass- s a guest at C. S. Chase's, over Sunday. Mrs. Amherst Snow and Mrs a a Wheeler returned Friday "Greenfield: been very cold since then Wealher has "ndtncePed there wl" be a We B- Chafe wr 5hMrd.Ddro.,e" 3 EAST DOVER. Miss Marlon Howe Is visiting In Provi dence this week. Mrs. Will Tcaw and Louise Hale are on the sick list. Several have been attending the evan gelistic meetings in Brattleboro this week. George Randall and two of his grand children, Raymond and Walter Halladay, left Tuesday for a visit with relatives In Somervllle, Boston and Providence. They will be gone about two weeks. There will be an Interesting meeting In Canaan district schoolhouse Wednes day evening. March 7, also one In the schoolhouse at Brookslde Thursday even ing, March 8. All living In those com munities are cordially Invited. A fine entertainment was given In the Baptist church Thursday evening. The children took their parts In a highly creditable manner, showing thorough drilling. Mrs. Leach and several of the children responded to encores. We hope to be favored again In a similar manner. "DXTCTMERBTON". Mrs. George Sheldon and daughter are visiting Mrs. Jennie Patch. Miss Mildred Halladay has been visit ing her aunt, Mrs. Augusta. BennetL Alonzo Bradley tapped part of his sugar lot this wctk and was successful In getting a fair lot of sap. Other sugar makers are making active preparations for a good season. The citizens' ticket for nomination of town officers contains tho following names: For moderator, Lewis H. Lynde; iown cieric, Aain Miller; first constable, Frank O. Downs! selectmen, John F. Houghton, W. W. Burnett, Henry D. Blood; road commissioner, Leon F. Crosby; school directors. A. O. Norcross for three years, S. C Betterley for one year. The ladles of Evening Star Grange met with Mrs. M. E. Erown Feb. 22 and or ganized an auxiliary to the order to be known as the Grange Benefit society. Of ficers: President. Mrs. Emma L. Downs; vice president, Mrs. S. B. Craddock; sec retary and treasurer, Mrs. J. W. Patch; business ccmrrittte, Mrs. M. IS. Brown. Mrs. Ella J. Blood, Mrs. Jennie Fisher. Tho next meeting will be held with Mrs. Emma Downs, March 8. All the Grange ladies aro cordially Invited to Join. WEST DUMMERSTON. W. B. l-eonsrd cut his hand seriously while chopping. Mr. and Mrs. Wilcox of Greenfield visit ed recently at S. T. Washer's. Mrs. Walter Burnham Is In Greenfield caring for her father, who Is very 111. Mrs. Mary Cone, Mrs. Jane Huntlev nnd Mrs. Wllklns, til of whom .have been on the sick list, are Improving. The Baptist society will hold a meeting nt the parsonage Monday evening, March 5. to elect officers for the comlns year. HAPPY WOMEN. Plenty of Them In Brattleboro, and Good Reason for It. Wouldn't any woman be happy, After years of backache suffering, Days of misery, nights of unrest. The distress of urinary troubles, She finds relief and cure? No reason why any Brattleboro reader Should suffer in the fa,ce of evidence like this; Mrs. A. Lind. of I Chestnut St., Brat tleboro, Vt., says; "My experience with Doan's Kidney Pills proved them to be tho finest remedy of the ltlnd I ever used. 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