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V licioi 3. e B. ice iol DavJ servlcJ Q. S. undayl 5- Thel irom elcomJ mold orshlpl . serml Sun, Union! i Marl Subjl meet! Satur churl Bund !:30 orcesu Iscourt hursil 30. all HE id like I i all rei 01: frleil hid mii.J WAtJ ,Mal Croee alwj fi.jo A Year. $2. 00 If Not Paid in Advance. "Let all the ends thou aimest at be thy Country's, thy God's and Truth's." Price Five Cents Per Copy. VOLUME XXVIII. BRATTLEBORO, VERMONT, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1903. NUMBER 4G iBBEKENTS. MEETINGS, LECTURES. UDITORIUM BRATTLEBOBO, TUDI Way Evening, Nov. iTbe nigh' before Thanksgiving.) 25 ir. John T. Fenton I puM the great ipeetaenlar eomedy, hough the Center of the Earth. UEIecfrfc and Scenic A Riot of Comedy and Mechanism, A $50,000 Production. Great Vaudeville Comic Opera and Dramatic Stars. 40 kit isle opens Saturday night, Hot. 21, at liiboioftee. HASTED, FOR SALE, TO RENT, Etc. I TT ANTED A cook. Apply, No. 6 Terrace InfAXTED At once men to cut hardwood IT logs, uood price paid. l M.Adams. Call or write to tf TTA.VTED A responsible man and wife to t take a little copy tenement In my house. property, while I am gone, and ly to Jobs Bkttixq, No. 1 lake care of my III borne. App. IWMD street. 46-tf ITTTA-VTED On a place in the country I If middle aged man to care for three I tones, two cows, and a furnace; also cook his I m breakfast. Must furnish A. 1 references I Sera la.-t employer. A good home and good mi (or tbe right person. Only those who can isuii me aoove requirement neea apply, aa i. "Col STHY." care Windham Count? Re. I former. Brettleboro, Vt. 46-tf I tit ANTED. An experienced baker or young i tt man to learn uaaing. I unrt'i Bakery, Elliot St. Apply, St. Oeb- I TTTANTKD. To correspond with woman 11 from 25 to 38 years of age with view to wininony. Am i years ox age, nave some I wiperry, good trade and making good living. I Protestant, good habits and disposition. Ad das, M. M. M., Drawer L.. Bennington, Vt. TIT ANTED. Dry Pine and Basswood boards, I IF pawed 1 or l1 inch, round or souare I ttkre. also 1 inch drv or irreen SDruce boards. IKuare eile rough. State lowest price deliv oed at your h tat Ion or at our factory. Bkat rtEiuiKo Cabi.vkt Co., Brattleboro, Vt. 4i-lt fANTEIJ Working housekeeper in family I two. Must be competent. Lllteral ay to riirht party. Address, Hoi'sekkeper, lefurnier office, Brattleboro, Vt. 42-tf w ANTED I want to get in communication with evervbodv man. woman or child ttat owns any Real Estate anywhere no matter whether it is Houses, Farms, Timber Lands. Rock Pasture anvthinir. H. W. KtKiETT. Bmttleboro, Vt 39-tf H WANTED Native lumber or logs; all kinds, delivered at our mill, or will buv stand ing timber. The 8. A. Smith Co. 1-tf TTT ANTED Delivered at our mill or on cars Tf at vour station, all kinds of hardwood md soft wood logs, except hemlock. Terms an- Hrattleboko Cabiket Co. 40-3mo. FOR HALE. FUR SALE. One pair extra good work horses. Weight 2.600 lbs. Must be sold at race. Call or write Clarenc e a. Barber. 46-l FUR SALE. United States Separator No. 6, as good as new, used only one month . E. ). Smith Thnnmonn Cain'i It. ' farm, Brattleboro, w-tr FOR SALE. Several cows, some milking. Prices reasonable. For particulars apply m a. a. work, jfidgenver xarm, aouui veraoo, Vt. 46-2t Are You Fully Stocked Up tor the Thanksgiving Spread? It's for your benefit we just mention: Carving Knives and Forks, 75c and $1.00 per pair. 15c and 25c each. Butcher Knives, Bread knives, Apple Knives, Chopping Knives, Dinner Sets. Nickel Nut Picks, 25c and 50c each. 5c each. 5c and 10c each. $5.00 to $40.00. 25c set. Decorated Plates, Nappies, Platters, Cups and Saucers, 10c We simply ask that you come in and study the low prices that prevail through out our store, and then give us your trade if our better values entitle us to it. THE BRATTLEBORO CHINA STORE F. D. MORRIS & CO. FOR SALE My driving mare, 6 years old, sound and kind, a cheerful driver and a beantv n. .tufau or team horse, sound. eiehs 1250 pounds, good worker; reason for ale, too many horses. Call or phone lor par ticulars. F. 6. Rogers, West Dummerston, Vt. M-tf . FOR 8ALE Property that pays 15 pi interest. Investigate. Edoett & piDER BARRELS for sale. Co., Frost street. er cent Co. 43-4t H. Eddy & 42-tf niffi SACK A rood second 2 piano in perfect condition, M, Brattleboro, Vt. hand upright Address Box TO REST. mo rpnt Ftv iwim tenement. Small f am. J. ily desired. Inquire at 10 West Stbeet, ntiTwiBtrj, Hmi,n enurcn. - ROOM TO RENT. MBS. F. B. Davis. 6 High Street. 4fi-2t Low Rates West and Northwest Every day until November 30, the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway will sell one-way tickets Chicago to many points on the Pacific Coast for $33- Never before have there been such oppor tunities for success as are pres ented in the West today. It is worth your while to write for folders giving complete informa ion. . W. HALL, I. E. Freight mi Pis'. AjMt, 369 Washington Street, Boston. Real Estate and Personal Property at PUBLIC AUCTION ! I will sell at Public Auction on the Premises at East Putney, Vt., on Tuesday, Nov. 17, at 9 a. m., the following property. REAL ESTATE. The Farm known as the Stearns Parker Place 94 mile from station and P. O., consisting of 80 acres, about H tillage, balance wood ana pasture. Wood and Timber sufficient for home use. Tillage nearly level, easily car ried on, all mowed by machine ana produces feed to winter 20 or more cows and team. Convenient two story slated house with ell; nearly new barn. 42x65, slated, with basement and 100 ton silo. Other necessary buildings In good repair. Spring water, and telephone. Produce and Live stock 25 tons of hay, 15 tons oat feed, 50 tons sweet corn' ensilage; 16 grade cows, a business herd, 1 pair horses, 1 sow, 4 shotes, 20 spring chickens. Farming tools of the highest grade and carefully selected. Household goods in fine condition and complete. Terms at Time of Sale. C. H. CONVERSE, East Putney, Vt. M. M. TAPLIN, Auctioneer, Barton Landing, Vt. Why Not Have a Piano? Three excellent Pianos of sufficiently different charac teristics and variety of sizes and styles to meet all demands upon them, yet all alike in being remarkable Pianos at their prices. The Estey, The Janssen, The Newton All guaranteed and are sold on easy terms; pianos of unim peachable character, of which any home may be proud and prices within your reach. The small cash payment makes it unnecessary to wait; fyou enjoy the music, the children pro gress with their music lessons while you save up to pay for it; to defer purchase means the money that would buy a piano may be frittered away for passing pleasures that are of no lasting value. Start the Piano Fund To-day! Five Square Pianos; all good ones, $325.00 to $75.00. Buy one of them and exchange it for a better one later. Two fine modern, up-to-date, five octave Estey Organs at $50.00 and $60.00 respectively; worth $100.00. Call and get posted; get a copy of "Old Time Songs." They are free. Write if you cannot call. A useful and handsome holiday present would be a fine Piano Stool or Chair, a Velour or Damask Piano Scarf, or a Music Leaf Turner. ESTEY ORGAN COMPANY, Retail Department. Brattleboro, Vt. Baking Day is an easy day . spA wnenyou use a IffiW! Makes Cooking Easy EMEKSOH SON, BRATTLEBORO, VT. To the well prepared young man "dJomn IwHrjew life holds opportunities as great as the in nv prof eaion. The jBisijysss, COLEGE, fX-boot of Shorthand and TelegJjsPj'" wbet preparation xPTtncJfV UuMer lectures. Snfl 'l??1'. r graduates anBttally. fcpd at once foe cata "fiie. Address CAR NELL si HOIT, Albany, N. Y. VILLAGE HOME FOR SALE On IDasy Terms A fine village home in Bemard ston, Mass. Fine church and school privileges. Might ex change. S. W. EDGETT, BRATTLEBORO. Thanksgiving: Unsurpassed Vermont Turkeys. We find high grade birds are exceedingly scarce this season, but we have been able to procure a large number of such from the Northern part of the state that we feel confident will give complete SATISFACTION. Give your orders early and avoid disappointment. Fresh Providence River Oysters every Tuesday and Saturday. THE RICHARDSON MARKET C. O. ABBOTT & SON, Proprietors. BOARD OF LICENSE COMMISSIONERS. has made application to the Commissioners ior -- -----jj-- to sell intoxicating ''"l"? " 'bi.-,e. ale tel. so called, in the village of West Brattle boro in the town of Brattleboro. Alio hearing will be held on said appli caMonlS the ofBoe of the Setectmen of Brattlej boro on Batnrday, November 28tb, 1803. SSck Vm, which time all persona inter Ltedmiv appear and make objections, if any thev have, why said license snouia no. s1- , FRANK H HOWARD, Commissioners JOHN J. ECKELS, J for Brattleboro. Brattleboro, Vt- Nov- 13, ?L . a t.s Pwittafa f"Vwirft CTATE OF VEtunui. . "J . ..ih fCTlnt "to 5f EES fnieres'ted'JiTh. ELLEN BANNING, late of Brattleboro. de- "wTAS,MaryA. Mni?g has JpreMedto this Court an liwirum J""i'''ft " lilt will of said deceased, for probate : oa are Kfihi notined that this Court will decide upon ?rri5 of said Instrument at the session H JrE! held at the probate Office in Brat ?heJ .Vlfuiict on the 28th day of No vember A n 1903. when and where you may ap vemner. a- jf TO ttnM. pjr and contest the ""VKNKjKegisttr To .u oSs interested in the estate of wTlMTnTbAM. I... of Br.ttWK.ro in said District. , Too an hereby notified that this court willde eide npTn'theTlllowanee of the v K f orbett. Executor upon the lXrtrnd mjbe heard to the THWliK, Kegiste HURRY-UP JOBS AT THE. SATISFACTORY SHOP are given almost instant attention so that you can telephone your order right after dinner and have the job delivered the same af ternoon at the agreed on time. . Prompt and dependable. Call J 27-3. Office on the second floor prices on the ground floor. The Reformer Print Shop Cilery Building, Brattleboro, Vt- BILL TERZIS & CO. We opened our store in the front of Lafleche Bros.' tailor shop, Richardson Block, No. 41 Main street, this morning and are ready to meet the demands of the public. We will carry a full line of Fruits, Cigars, Tobacco and Confectionery. Our prices on fruit will be the lowest tor the best goods. The reason we can sell good fruit for lower prices than our competitors is that this com pany controls four stores, a wholesale market in Boston, two stores in Lowell, and this store here, therefore we buy in large quantities and sell at low prices. Give us a call. BILL TERZIS & CO. POCKET PUNCHING BAGS. Fun and exercise for young and old Price, 25 Cents. CLAPP & JONES'. DIPHTHERIA IS SPREADING 8EVERAL NEW CASES AND ON DEATH REPORTED THIS WEEK. School and Health Authorities Ask Parents to Use Extreme Caution Preventing Children With Suspic ious Symptomi Attending School, In splie of the efforts which are be ins made by the local health author! tlea there seems to be a gradual Rpreii(l of diphtheria and acarlet fever in town, Two new cases of the latter disease have been reported this week, the suf ferers being the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. U. Mills of Washington street ana Miss Horence Timson, an employee of the hosiery fact ory, who lives on Chestnut street. The cases are of a mild type and both were reported to Health Officer Waterman Wednesday. As reported elsewhere the oldest son of Henry Pellerin of Birge street, died of diphtheria Monday morning after an illness of only two days. Cultures taken from the boy's throat were sent to the hygienic laboratory at Burling' ton to make sure of the disease and it was found to be diphtheria in a mild form. A son of John Fredette who lives in one of the water cure build ings on Elliott street, and a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Brockington of Green street ulso have the disease in a mild form. Holton, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Davenport, is recovering from a slight attack of diphtheria al though the case was not reported un til the first -of the week. One of the children of Edwin Canton of Elliott street came down with the disease yes terday. In view of the fact that the numner of cases of diphtheria in the town seem to be slowly increasing, the school board Joins with the health authorities in asking parents to be extremely care ful and not et "hildren attend school who have sore throats until throats have been examined by physician and reported to be all right. While thus far, with the exception of one case now sick with diphtheria all are hav ing a light run of the disease, neverthe less the fact that the number of cases slowly but surely Increases and also that the new cases are coming from dif ferent sections of the town shows that the infection is general and should this continue it would be a menace to the community. It might be well to state that all the school buildings have been thoroughly fumigated from time to time. The books that were used by children taken ill with infectious diseases have been destroyed and the board of health have done everything in their power in maintaining the strictness of the quar antine. All of these precautions. however, will not avail If the parents do not co-operate with the school au thorities nnd board of health by re porting suspicious cases before children having sore throats have time to come in contact with others. The barn and outbuildings on the John Blanchard place in Marlboro were burned Wednesday afternoon, the loss amounting to about $300. : QUARTS ! PINTS ! AND JPINT5 i BY WINE MERCHANTS DRUCCISTS CR0CER5 VtRYWHfJK SOLD IN If J SEALED F t !! PauIJones&Co. DISTILLERS, LOUISVILLE. KY. H. G. SIMMONS KmtESEtrrA nvc. 909-910 Colonial Did;.. BOSTON. TO GRANT JNEW LICENSES BRATTLEBORO COMMISSIONERS HOLD HEARING TOMORROW. Fivs Application! for Three Licenses One for Melrose H6tel Southern Tovyn Residents Object to Pasting Open Saloon. Hearings in the license applications of Patrick L. Shea, Cecil C. Turner and George H. Danyew will be held to-mor row evening at 7:30 in the selectmen's rooms. A petition has been circulated among property owners near the Whet stone building and residents on Canal street this week objecting to the grant ing of a license to Mr. Shea to sell li quor in the store In Whetstone building formerly occupied by the city market. The, petitioners do not claim that Mr. Shea is an improper person to have a license but base their objection on the fact that to grant a license for that lo cality would mean an open saloon which would have to be passed by a residents of the southern part of the town. The petition will probably be presented to the license board to-morrow night. What action the commissioners will take upon the different applications is matter of considerable discussion. H. B. Haus has this week leased the Melrose hotel in West Brattleboro of L. J. Strong with an option of pur chasing the property, and the new les see has made application for a first class license for that hostelry. This makes five applications for three li censes, Mr. Shea asking for a first and second class license, and Messrs. Turn er. Danyew and Haus each asking for a first class license. Mr. Haus's hearing will take place Saturday, Nov. 28. BEGIN VOTING TOMORROW CONTESTANTS'MAY REGISTER ON ANY DAY BEFORE DEC. 1. WONDERFUL PIECE OF TAPESTRY On Exhibition at the South Main St. Homo of Mrs. Lucy A. Cox. A large number of people have been to the home of Mrs. Lucy A. Cox on South Main street this week to see the tapestry depicting the Biblical scene of Queen Esther's exposure of Haman. This valuable piece of handiwork will be shipped next week to Detroit, Mich., where it will find a place in the home of ex-Congressman Corliss. The tap estry belonged to the late A. S. Cox, whose younger sister lives with the family of the Michigan ex-congress man. It was worked by Mrs. Sarah Caroline Topliff Cox of Barnard, who devoted the last seven years of her life to Its completion. It is estimated that four years of actual work, six hours a day, was required to make this tapes try and it seems wonderful that any such effect could be produced by nee dle and worsted. The scene depicts the moment when the beautiful Jewish maiden, Esther, taken captive by the Persian king, Ahasueras, and after wards made his queen, at her banquet revealed to him the plot of his chief minister Haman. to destroy her peo ple. The tapestry Is 44x56 inches. worked upon heavy white drilling, and the design is entirely original. In .some of the more delicate portions 20 differ ent shades of color and over 600 stitches are included in one square Inch. The stitch used is peculiar, always accom modating itself in direction to the course of color shading. The tapestry has been in the family of the late A. S. Cox since the death of his sister, its maker, in 1863. At the time of the Centennial exposition a strenuous effort was made to have the ork shown as a part of the Vermont exhibit, but owing to the difficulty in shipping it this was not done. The only time the tapestry has been seen by the public was at a loan exhibition in the Baptist parsonage several years ago. Mrs. Cox will be glad to show the tapestry on afternoons and evenings during the rest of this week, and the ork is well worth seeing. Although 40 years old its colors remain as bright as ever, and every detail of the picture from the lace on the costumes of the women to the delicate designs of the palace hangings is as clearly traced as if it were done with a brush. ATTEMPTED BURGLARY. The Annual Voting Contest Conducted by the Reformer Offers An Oppor tunity to Obtain a Quaker Home Range Free. The Windham County Reformer of fers as prizes to five ladies in its field who secure the most votes between Nov. 14. 1903, and March 1, 1904. five Quaker Home Ranges, valued at $60.00 each, and as second prizes to the sec ond in each contest, 6 barrels' of Gold Medal flour, valued at $6.00 a barrel. The votes may be obtained at any time beginning to-morrow, Saturday, Nov. 15, but all who wish to compete for the prizes must register at the Re former office in person or by mall be fore December 1. The five districts are as follows: DISTRICT NO. 1. The town of Brattleboro including West Brattleboro. DISTRICT NO. 2. The towns of Newfane, Wardsboro, Townshend, Jamaica, Londonderry, Winhall, Peru. DISTRICT NO. 3. The towns of Dummerston, Putney, Westminster, Brookline, Rockingham; Windham, Grafton. DISTRICT NO. 4. The towns of Vernon, Leyden, GilL Northfield. Hinsdale. Chesterfield. Win chester, Westmoreland. DISTRICT NO. 5. The towns of Guilford, Marlboro, Do ver, Halifax, Wilmington, Whltingham. There Is not yet a full list of entries in any district and the opportunity to win is excellent, if the contestant regis ters at once. The prizes will be with drawn in every district in which there are not two contestants or where there are not 1,000 votes cast for any one con testant. There is no expense whatever con nected with the entering as a contes tant, and we are offering special rates at which it will be easy to obtain sub scribers. ' Every subscription received at the Reformer office, either from the sub scriber or from the contestant is en titled to a receipt, and each receipt for a year is accompanied by a coupon good for thirty votes for any contestant. Each contestant must be a bonaflde resident of her district, but votes may be cast for her in any other district, or she may solicit subscriptions in any other district. No votes will be Issued except for cash payments, and none for any amounts of less than one year. No coupons will be printed in the Re former, and none allowed for advertis ing or job printing orders. The same number of votes will be al lowed for money paid by an old sub scriber as by a new subscriber, pro vided the former pays up all arrears and one year in advance. The Reformer gave away four Quaker ranges last spring. They were won by Mrs. W. A. Belden, Brattleboro; Mrs. H. E. Putnam, Wardsboro; Mrs. F. O. Downs, West Dummerston, and the Vernon Union Church society, Vernon. . We refer to any of last year's prize winners as to whether or not the ranges are satisfactory. The range may be seen at Emerson & Son's store in Brat tleboro. The ranges and the flour will be delivered promptly to the winners without any expense whatever. A pic ture of the range we offer may be found on another page of this issue. Register at once and get instructions; if you do not wish to compete when you find out how easy It is, the fact that you are registered does not compel you to do so. .Windham County Reformer. ' Office second floor of Ullery Build ing, Main street, Brattleboro, Vt. Wil- EXAMINATION OF TEACHERS Will be held as follows: TOWNSHEND, VT., NOV. 23, 24, 1903. BRATTLEBORO, VT., NOV. 27, 28. BELLOWS FALLS, VT., DEC. 1, 2. All teachers not personally known to the examiner, should bring certificates of recent successful teaching, (food moral character and ability to govern. WM. A. HARTHORN. 4S-2t Fat men who have to back up to a door to knock, are uninsurable. Very thin men who have to group to cat a .hadow. are likewise, yet they caa buy Annuities and prove their longevity, or they caa Insure early in life before the fat. or lack of it. Mth year, doing business in 3R States. Natl Life Ins. Co. of Vt. (Mutual.) ORGANIZED 1850. H. E. TAYLOR SON. Can. Agts. Caossr Block. Bkattubobo, Vt. Three Men Try to Break Into mington Postoffice. A bold attempt was made Wednesday night to break into the postoffice at ilmington. At about 1:30 Thursday morning, Mrs. E. E. Wheeler who resides directly opposite the office was awakened by a noise and going to the window saw three men at work on the postoffice door; she made a noise and the persons were evidently frightened and ran away. They left their tools which consisted of two chisels, a heavy hammer and a long wrench and a bar of iron. The tools were evidently taken from the basement of the Deer- field River office where plumbers are putting in steam fixtures. An officer was promptly called and all effort made to find a clue to the would-be robbers but no trace at this time can be estab lished. Railroad Wreck in Hinsdale. There was a wreck on the railroad near Hoyt Day's in Hinsdale Tuesday afternoon. The track was being re paired arid the men on an engine failed to see the danger signal on the track. The engine was on the way to Keene; it was thrown from the track and down an embankment. The engineer and fireman and one or two others who were on the engine barely escaped by jumping from the engine. Over 500 people visited the scene on Tuesday and Wednesday. The engine will be raised on to the track Sunday. His Skull Crushed. Herman Whitsch of Bellows Falls, ged 60 years, an employee In the fac tory of the Vermont Farm Machine Co, was thrown from a carriage Sun day morning and probably fatally In jured. He was driving a span of horses in the square, when they became frightened at an electric car and ran. A quarter of mile away, at the corner of Canal and Rockingham streets, the carriage was wrecked. Whitsch was thrown against a tree and his skull crushed. The horses were uninjured. Fifty Years of Married Life, t Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Smith quietly celebrated their 50th wedding anni versary Saturday at their home. 47 High street, by inviting their broth er and sister and their children to din ner. The party which sat down to the generous repast numbered 24 including Mr. and Mrs. C. T. 'Walcott, O. W. Smith, Mrs. Marsh, Frank Smith and Mrs. Emma Prouty of Greenfield, and Warren Rice of Bennington. After dinner Mr. and Mrs. Smjth were pre sented with a handsome silver service, a substantial sum of money and a number of other gifts. The wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Smith took place in West Dover Nov. 7, 1853, "Priest" Owen, as he was called, being the officiating clergyman. Mrs. Smith's maiden name was S. Maria Prouty and she lived in Marlboro previous to her marriage. Mr. Smith was a native of London derry and afterwards moved to Somer set where he and his wife made their home for two years after their mar riage. For the past 40 years they have lived in Brattleboro or within three miles of this town. Mr. Smith was nearly 21 and Mrs. Smith 21 at the time of their marriage. Mrs. Sally Prouty, aged 94. mother of Mrs. Smith, was the guest of honor at the golden wedding celebration and enjoyed the occasion as much as any of the young er people. Edgar Cross of Goshen, aged 40 years, shot himself dead Wednesday morning. The cause is supposed to have been temporary insanity. He was a man of good habits, but lately had acted strangely. His family rela tions were pleasant. A sister living In the west who was Implicated in a mur der case was pronounced Insane. He leaves a wife and three children. Dan Patch paced a mile on a half mile track at Birmingham, Ala., Tues day, afternoon in 2:03Vi. and lowered the only world's record for pacers out standing against him. The previous record was 2:03H. held by Prince Alert, The sale of the Prospect Hill gro cery store, which was mentioned in the Reformer last week, was consum mated Monday. W. W. Macia, the new proprietor, taking possession at that time, H. H. Mower, the former own er, will move to the northern part of the state. fij i. 1 f I I I y l V