Vermont Phoenix from Brattleboro, Vermont • Page 2

Mrs. W. G. Wright, who has been convalescent, is again ill. All the schools in town will close today for a week's vacation.

R. F. Landis of Mt. Hermon will spend his vacation at F. S.

Harris's, Sidney Bailey caught an 18-pound bobeat in a trap which he had set for foxes. E. Robbing has had his house and barn wired for electric lights by L. B. Safford.

Dana J. Bugbee is a guest this week of his brother, Dr. 1. H. Bugbee.

Gilman F. Vaine is working for Charles Townsend of Brattleboro a few weeks. Guy Davis, the local manager of the New England Telephone exchange, is ill at his home. J. L.

Howard of Brattleboro was in town Tuesday as a guest of his nephew. B. F. Howard. The next meeting of the fortnightly club will be held with Mrs.

Lawrence Friday afternoon, Dee. 31. Miss Louise Williams and Miss Edith Page of Northfield seminary are home for the Christmas vacation. Mrs. Ida Robertson of Minneapolis is with her parents, Mr.

and Mrs. E. C. Parker, in East Putney for the holidays. Miss Jennie E.

Pierce is expected today to spend her vacation with Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Bailey, who occupy her home.

Miss Rhona Patterson of Exeter, N. is spending the holidays with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. E. E.

Patterson. G. A. Douglas and son Cecil Douglas, of Londonderry were in town Tuesday and went Wednesday to their home with a load of sleds and sleighs which they had not moved. Invitations have been issued for the wedding of Mrs.

Alta Eliza Mathews and Leon Ernest Daniels Wednesday afternoon Dee. 29 at 5:30 o'clock, at 173 Washington street, Keene, N. H. Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

E. W. F. Dyer, celebrated her sixth birthday anniversary Monday afternoon, having 11 little boys and girls as her guests. Games were played and supper received many birthday remembrances from her little friends.

Miss Eva Larkin gave up her school in the intermediate department to return to her home in Westminster. She only engaged to teach until her successor could be found, as she has plans to gO to Columbia university, New York, to take special Miss Larkin was an experienced teacher and her "ex place is filled with another teacher of experience, Miss Alta Dennison, who good in the north distriet in the neighboring town of Dummerston. Mr. and Mrs. W.

Carleton Perry of Castine, came Saturday to visit Mr. Perry's mother, Mrs. Jennie M. Perry, two weeks of more. They were married in Castine Dee.

8. The bride was Miss Una Leach, daughter' of Mr. and Mrs. Burke Leach of Bucksport, and became acquainted with Mr. Perry while attending the normal school in Castine, where Mr.

Perry has been proprietor of a garage since a vear ago last spring. In a notice of their marriage a Bucksport newspaper spoke of the bride as a talented young woman, a favorite with the young people. She has both vocal and instrumental musical accomplishments. Mr. Perry's home was in Putney until after his graduation from the Brattleboro high school and Burdette business college.

He was in Portland, for three years before going to Castine. Mr. and Mrs. Perry plan to keep house. Big Business in American Bibles.

PUTNEY COLUMN The makers of munitions of war are the only American business men not, are profiting by reason of the confict in Europe. The knowledge may prove disconcerting to some peace at any price advocates, but it is a fact, nevertheless, that the Bible business in this country, as a direct consequence of the war, is flourishing as never before. The publishers are sending large quantities unabridged editions, ineluding the book of Ezekiel, not only to the allies but to the Teutonic nations also. American made Bibles are being shipped, too, to the South African and Australian markets. Everywhere, according to the publishers, the demand for the American articles is cedentedly large.

It is estimated that the increase over the best previous year is about 50 per cent. And the Bibles are not being purchased by missionaries or foreign auxiliaries of the Gideons, but by the great public abroad. Other nations are handicapped in their ability to Publishis so the whole world is looking country for its supply. At home, too, more people are reading--or, at least buying -Bibles than before. The Gideons, the best single customer, buy 50,000 a year to distribute throughout the hotels of the country.

A member of a publishing firm estimated recently that the Bible business of the United States, including both exportations and the product for home consumption, will total $2,200,000 this year. To meet the demand the American Bibles are being printed in many foreign languages, besides English. Pine timber valued at $850,000 on the Bad River reservation in Wisconsin, will be divided between 547 Indians, according to an announcement from the secretary of the interior. They will also get the land, averaging 80 acres each. SCIATICA'S PIERCING PAIN.

To kill the nerve pains of Sciatica you can always depend on Sloan's Liniment. It penetrates to the seat of pain and brings ease as soon as it is applied. A great comfort, too, with Sloan's is that no rubbing is required. Sloan's Liniment is invaluable, for stopping muscular or nerve pain of any kind. Try it at once if you suffer with Rheumatism, Lumbago, Sore Throat, Pain in Chest, Sprains, Bruises, ete.

It is excellent for Neuralgia and Headache. 25c at all Druggists. THE VERMONT PHONIX, BRATTLEBORO. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24. 1915.

WARDSBORO. is working for George Johnson Charles Willard in Townshend. The Christmas concert Sunday evening was enjoyed by a good sized crowd. The Christmas tree will be held in the town hall Friday evening at 7.30. Theron White, who attended the state Grange meeting in Burlington, returned home Friday.

Mrs. W. W. Kidder, who visited relatives in Gardner, recently, returned home Tuesday night. morning church topic will be Sunday, the Days; and in of evening, On the Threshold.

J. Leonard Wheeler of New York visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. L.

Wheeler, the first of the week. The A. 2. club will meet with Mrs. Ella Underwood Wednesday afternoon, Dee.

29. The supper will be omitted. James, Martin and Lucia Gleason are spending their Christma and New year holidays with their father, J. E. Gleason.

Vermont Grange will hold 311 installation of officers in the town hall Jan. 4, with J. E. Gleason, district deputy, as installing officer. George Tudor and Mrs.

Alida Edwards, both of West Wardsboro, were married Sunday evening by Rev. A. Ashford at the Methodist parsonage. Addison Kidder who came home from Amherst agricultural college, for the holidays, is working as elerk onl the West River railroad through Christmas week. A town meeting was called Tuesday James Dexter was elected town clerk for the remainder of the year, his father, D.

C. Dexter, having resigned 011 account of ill health. Wardsboro lodge, No. 70, will hold a New Year's ball and serve an oyster supper in the town hall Dee. 31, with music by Leitsinger's orchestra.

There will be a concert from 8 to 9 o'clock. Colfax Wardsboro lodge, I. 0. O. and Rebekah lodge will hold a joint installation in the town hall Jan.

13, with W. H. Wellman, G. D. and Mrs.

Lillian Allen, G. D. as installing officers. WEST WARDSBORO. Miss Mamie Redfield is spending the week at M.

L. Johnson's. Miss Annie Griffith and Reta Roberts spent a Saturday in Brattleboro recently. Miss Grace Payne returned home Monday night for the Christmas vacation. Ralph Pike, who spent last week in Newark, N.

returned home Monday night. Mr. Cunningham of New Hampshire was in this place Tuesday to measure the roller logs being cut by Streeter Co. At special town meeting Tuesday afterncon James Dexter was' chosen to succeed his father as town clerk. Jack Allen, who has been working in Pikes Falls, was called to Jamaica recently on account of the illness of his brother-in-law, 4oorge Edwards.

News comes from Southampton, L. that Myron L. Rice, formerly of this place has gone into partnership with his son, Raymond Rice, in the retail grocery business. Mrs. E.

W. Johnson went to Brattleboro last week Thursday to meet Johnson on his return trip from Barre. They attended the Chapmanunder meetings that day and returned home that evening. There was a meeting the circle at Mrs. M.

L. Johnson's Monday evening for the purpose of making candy bags for Christmas tree. A meeting for the filling and marking Was held at Mrs. L. B.

Kendall's Thursday evening. Baptist church, E. W. Johnson, pastor. Sunday at 10.45 morning worship.

Subject, What Will the New Year Mean 12, Bible school. All invited; 3 p. with Mrs. May Dexter at Wardsboro Center, prayer meeting and Bible class; 7.30 p. 111., evening worship.

Subject, The New Page, Good song service. Rev. E. W. Johnson attended the convention of Vermont Baptist, pastors week, which Was Barre this year instead of Rutland.

He reports a very interesting and inspiring convention. While there he Rev. and Mrs. W. H.

Bishop, who moved recently from Shefheld to Websterville, which is only a short distance from Barre. He also met there Rev. W. S. Boardman, who reported that his mother-in-law, Mrs.

Eva Davidson, is in feeble health, which many friends and acquaintances will regret to learn. At the Christmas sale of fancy and useful articles in the vestry Friday evening there were three tables, that of the Ladies' Social circle presided over by Mrs. Leon Waite and Miss Alice Streeter, one of the Pike Hollow cirele presided over by the Mrs. Lymans, and the Girls' club table in charge of Carrie Roberts. Refreshments were served during the evening and several readings with music by the orchestra added to the pleasure of the evening.

The attendance was not as large as was expected, but considering the number present the proceeds of the evening were creditable. It Wasn't the Car. About 2 o'clock in the morning Mr. and Mrs. Hy Geer were awakened by a mysterious noise.

'Listen!" said Hy, and they both sat up in the dark. "Somebody's breaking into the Mrs. Geer whispered. "'I'll go and answered Hy. In gown and slippers he stole dressing, house and across the lawn.

The garage doors were locked. There was no sign of anything wrong, He returned to the house and reported. 44T wonder what it could have been?" said Mra. Geer. 4T am sure I heard did said Hy; "but the car's all right." They were almost asleep, when suddenly Mrs.

Geer aroused with a start. 'Perhaps it isn't the car at said she. Perhaps it's the baby. "By George, I never thought of him!" replied Mr. Geer.

They found that their sixson had fallen out of his crib. Newark News. TOWNSHEND. Little Red Schoolhouse News. Miss Harris has been a guest recently of Miss Vera Davis and of Mr.

and Mrs. John Northup at their Green Mountain farm. School closed Wednesday for the holidays. Miss Harris will spend the vacation at her home in Bennington. Christmas exercises were held in the little red schoolhouse Dee.

22. There was an interesting program of recitations and music, and two delightful readings Northup. The ad.dress of the evening was given by Rev. Mr. Bosworth, pastor of the Congregntional church in Townshend.

He spoke of the frendliness and neighborliness of the East Hill district as being but 3 small expression of the real Christmas spirit, which should continue for all throughout the year. His talk was very much appreciated. After the program Santa Claus arrived and distributed cards, apples and pop corn balls. There was a good attendance. Mr.

Bosworth B. Dauchy of Guests the union were outside, Townshend. Miss Bernice Holden is spending Christmas at her parents' home in Westminster West. Miss Mildred Palmer is spending the vacation from her school two, Williamsville at her parents' home. James Plant of Washington has been visiting a few days at the homes of Miss Catherine Plant and C.

HI. Willard. Alliston Cushing and family attended the funeral of his mother, Mrs. Caroline E. Cushing, in Newfane Monday.

The burial took place in Onkwood cemetery in this village. Miss Mills, who is teaching mathematics in New Berlin, N. also Miss Elizabeth Dauchy and Raymond Watson, students in the University, of Vermont, are home to spend Christmas vacation. Mrs. E.

B. Batchelder is spending several days in Brattleboro, being called there by the illness of her daughter, Mrs. Fred Lowe, with bronchitis. With three Christmas trees, two church roll calls various other 80- ciety meetings scheduled, next week promises to be a busy one. Landlord Powers is planning to serve his usual special Christmas dinner at the Townshend Inn 011 Christmas day.

A Card of Thanks. We wish to express our heartfelt thanks to our many friends and neighbors who 50 kindly assisted us during illness and death of our dear husband and father, also for the music and the many floral tributes. Mrs. Charles Jones. Lottie E.

Jones, Perley L. Jones. Robert L. Jones. Mildred Amidon Jones.

East Dover, Dee. 22, 1915. Pretty Good Climate. (Rutland News.) Some climate, this of Vermont and all New England! 'But in all of the stalling storms, from the famous one of March, 1888, all down the line, Rutland, be it said, has suffered no more inconvenience than the whole territory of hundreds of miles, east and west, north and south. And, on the average, this immediate section has well favored.

A blizzard, annoying and a source of loss though it may be, is unmentionable when one's thoughts revert to real cataclysmic casualties-Martinique, San Francisco, Galveston, Dayton, Omaha, and dozens of other catastrophies. Of what count, comparatively, are backbreaking road-breaking efforts, the loss of a few mails, waist wallowings to office or shop, floods, tidal waves, with homes whelmed with hellish lava, dropping into crevasses, rent beam from beam and scattered to the four winds or whirled into the maelstrom of water--A horrible panorama of death? Poof! Cheer up! Ain't an old fashioned New England snow storm great, though? Come again--but not too soon! The Red Cross Seals (Bennington Banner.) The sale Red Cross seals at this season of the year calls to every. body's attention the fight that the whole civilized world is making against tuberculosis. We are a often discouraged by the failure of the treatment in some particular case but in totals the result so far is amazing. The aggregate yearly number of deaths from tubereulosis has been reduced one half and in the other cases the progress of the disease has been materially delayed.

In time tuberculosis will be conquered but it will take years of patient effort and much money. The state of Vermont has an annual appropriation of $10,000 to aid poor people afflicted with tuberculosis. It is a small sum for such an important work but it helps a little and it may be increased as the demands on it grow. Anyone wishing aid from this fund should put in their request 08 early as possible. The Italians in Albania.

(Hartford Courant.) It is assumed by the war experts that the flank of the Teutonic forces in Serbia is threatened by the landing of an Italian force in Albania. It may be so, but the seriousness of the threat depends largely upon the size of the Italian army that is reported to be going to Serbia's aid. We have learned since the war began to expect the Allies to send a boy to do a work. Their expeditions have repeatedly failed, largely through of numbers. A strong army in Albania could make its threat against the Teutonie right flank effective, but a small force would only find its threat thrown back into its teeth with destructive force.

Mrs. Amelia Fowler, a flag expert, who is famous as a repairer of old battle flags, has expressed an opinion that the Massachusetts banner is the most beautiful state flag in the Union. The design was done by Edmund Garrett the Boston artist. March 25 was once the first day of the year. a a a a a a FIRST TO ACT UNCLE TOM.

Daniel Worcester, 82, Dies in Soldiers' Home in Bennington. Born in Log Cabin in Warren, Vt. Daniel Worcester, the original Uncle Tom in the first company that produced the dramatization of Harriet Beecher Stowe's great novel, Unele Tom's Cabin, died in Bennington Thursday night Dec. 16, at the Vermont Soldiers' Home. He was a native of Vermont, having been born in a log cabin in the town of Warren August 24, 1833.

His father was a farmer and the family included 10 boys and two girls. When only 17 years of age he left home and to Lowell, where he appren, ticed himself to learn the trade of a painter. Soon after his arrival in Low ell he bought his first theatre ticket, an admission to the old Lowell museum where Sheridan Knowles was playing The Hunchback. The play made such an impression on the youth that on the following morning he could, repeat much of the dialogue and then and there made up his mind to become an actor. He secured a membership in an amateur theatrical organization in Lowell called the Aurora club, of which he was soon made president and stage manager.

His first professional engagement was at the Howard Atheneum, where he played minor parts for about six months. In the fall of 1851 he became a member of the company organized by George Aitkin purpose of a dramatization of Unele Tom's 'a Cabin. William S. Hutchins, the famous lightning mathematical cal- culator who made such a reputation with Barnum's cireus and who was for many years the lecturer at the Austin Stone museum in Boston, also was a member of the company and impersonated Stis Claire. Hutchins, at the time of death Boston in August, 1911, was the only survivor of the company except Worcester.

Denman Thompson, who was a member of the Aurora club in Lowell at the time Worcester was the club's stage manager, agreed with Aitkin to become a member of the company. Thompson and Worcester were both aspirants for the name part in the new drama, but while the rehearsals were in progress the young man who later in lite scored such a remarkable success in the Old Homestead secured what he believed to be a less risky and more profitable engagement and was released from his agreement. Aitkin produced the drama for the first time at Natiek, Mass. From Natick the company made a tour of the cities and larger towns in Massachusetts. The theatres, or museums as they were called at that time, all were by stock companies and it was necessary for the troupe with its untried production to make its appearances in halls or churches.

One night the play was given in a bam. At Springfield, where the drama was given in Hampden hall, Harriet Beecher Stowe, who was then living in Hartford, was in the audience. From Springfield the company went to Greenfield. It crossed the Hoosa mountain in coaches and appeared in North Adams and Williamstown. Vermont was avoided for the reason that at that time there was a law on the statute books of the Green Mountain state prohibiting traveling theatrical companies.

From Williamstown Manager Aitkin took his company into. New York state. He played the towns on Lake Champlain, which gave the people of Vermont living on the other shore an opportunity to see the drama. When the company appeared in Port Henry, Essex and Westport fully one-half of the audiences was composed of Vermonters who crossed the lake in boats or on the ferries. In Westport there was an engagement of a week and a steamer was run each night from Vergennes to carry the towns the company' vent theatre goers from that city.

From Ogdensburg and then into the western section of New York. These early productions of the drama were rather crude and author continually changing the lines as was saw opportunity for improvement. The parts were then in not hav. ing been published. Aitkin was with the company less than six months.

soon as he had completed the revisions he thought necessary he went to Troy, N. where he organized troupe and where U'nele Tom's Cabin was produced for the first time by stock company on the evening' of June 18, 1852, at the old Troy museum. Writers of stage history generally have recorded the opening night by Aitkin's company in Troy as the initial production of the play, but Uncle Tom's Cabin had previously been on the road fully half a year and had been seen by hundreds of people. When Aitkin left his original company, Worcester became its manager, and it was under his direction that troupe made its western New York the tour. The actors remained together year, but Uncle Tom's Cabin was the only production attempted.

Uncle After his success with the originai Tom's Cabin company Worcester experienced little difficulty in securing engagements with the leading stock companies. He was usually listed as first old man, but not infrequently as stage manager. After his return from the Civil war of his engagements were in the latter, capacity. Worcester enlisted the 27th Connecticut regiment, When his term of enlistment expired he returned to his old home in Vermont somewhat broken in health by the hardships of the service. After regaining his health he secured an engagement with Forester's New York troupe.

In the fall of 1864 his company appeared at Montpelier, the, Vermont state capital, during the session of the legislature, and he remembered re announcing President coln's election from the stage. At time he was playing the part of that Old Hurricane in The Hidden Hand. Later he became stage manager for Stone and when she obtained an opportunity to make a professional tour in he bought the company and Australia kept it on the road a number of years with dramas. a repertoire of sensational He was stage manager for Laura Keene during the two ceding her retirement. years Worcester left the stage in 1874 and took up his residence in Bridgeport, WESTMINSTER.

Mrs. Walter Johnson gave a fivehundred party Saturday afternoon. Miss Marion Nutting, a student in Northfield, is at home for her vacation. Miss Edna Bachelder of Manchester is a guest of her aunt, Mrs. Gilman Kimball.

Miss Mary Holmes, a student in Middlebury college, will spend the hollidays with her parents. A good sized delegation from this place attended the Chapman-Alexander meeting in Bellows Falls Friday. Mr. and Mrs. John Ware and daughter, Ella, of Townshend were guests recently of Mr.

and Mrs. Fred Davis. Mrs. E. C.

Chapin went to Brattleboro Tuesday, going from there to Holyoke, where she will spend the Christmas holidays. Miss Nellie Fenn, who is teaching in Brattleboro, and her sister, Pauline, clerk in J. E. Mann's dry goods store, are spending their vacation with their parents. The next meeting of the Men's club will be held next Wednesday Rev.

Parker evening C. in the church vestry. Mansor of Windsor, chaplain of the state prison, will be the speaker. The next meeting of the Fortnightly club will be held Dee. 27 with Mrs.

G. Hall, hostess. Motto for the evenB. ing: The Proper Study of Mankind Is Man: current events; music; paper George Dascomb; music; reading by Miss Margaret Wright. Pomona Grange will hold a sugar festival December 31 in the new Grange hall.

In the afternoon a cial invitation is extended to the ladies of Westminster to spend as much of the afternoon as possible there in a social manner. Supper will be served at the usual time. It is hoped a good number will respond to the invitation. WESTMINSTER WEST. Mrs.

Lois L. Chafer. The many friends here of Mrs. Lois L. Chafer will be saddened to learn of her recent death in the home of her son.

Rev. Lewis S. Chafer of Montelair, N. J. She was the widow of Rev.

Thomas Chafer of Rock Creek, Ohio, where the body was taken burial. She endeared herself to all who knew her during her residence here, when her son, Rev. Rollin T. Chafer, was pastor of the Congregational church. Miss Olive Hall of Middlebury college is at home for the Christmas holidays.

Hugh Houghton of the Brattleboro high school is home for the Christmas holidays. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Barnes attended the state Grange meeting in Burlington last week. Miss Elida Frost is at home from the Castleton normal school for the Christmas vacation.

Elizabeth Minard gave a Christmas party Monday afternoon with a Christmas tree and Santa Claus. number of people here attended the meetAlexander ings in. Brattleboro Tuesday afternoon, Miss Zella Rugg closed her school in West Wardsboro Friday and home here for the Christmas vacation. Alfred Ranney, Alonzo Kerr and George Bell attended the meeting of the Grand Army post in Putney Tuesday. Miss Hester Holden, who is teaching in Williamsville, came Monday to spend the Christmas vacation at her home here.

The Congregational Sunday school will have a Christinas tree and exercises in the town hall Friday evening, Dee. 24. All are cordially invited. Mrs. Jerome Holden spent Wednesday in Brattleboro with her daughter, Bernice, of Townsend, who will spend Christmas and Sunday at her home here.

Miss Iola Gleason of East Jamaica, who taught in the South Valley school last year, has been spending a few days as a guest of Mrs. Ernest Currier, where she boarded last year. Mrs. George Gould and daughters went last week their new home in Windsor. Mr.

Gould closed his home here and went Friday with his stock, and Ed. Benson went with him, returning home Monday. Mr. and Mrs. George Bell received news Tuesday that their daughter, Mrs.

Perry of Malden, was ill in the there. She was taken to hospital last week for an operation for appendicitis. It was found that she had an abscess in the appendix. A successful operation was performed and she is reported to be doing well. Miss Carlotta Lawrence, teacher of the South Valley school, closed the term Friday afternoon with a Christmas tree and exercises by the children.

She will spend the vacation at her home in Grafton. Miss Sarah Nelson of the Westminster West school left Saturday to spend the vacation at her home in Manchester Depot. Miss Laura Brace of the Brookside school resigned her position to be married and Miss Bertha Hazelton or Dummerston will teach there next term. Vermont Has the Man. (Morrisville Messenger.) Union.

The Times is right. Vermont has the The Republican convention cannot afford to overlook Vermont, the eastern state went Republican in 1912. Let the Green Mountain boys dig up a favorite son to claim its rightful -Albany, N. Times- A man in every way fitted for the place, and whose name is known the country over, Charles A. Prouty, late of the Interstate Commerce Commission.

His name has been included in the mentioned list whenever the situation has been quietly canvassed at Washington for the past two years. Two million fruit trees, occupying between 25,000 and 30,000 acres, mostly irrigated lands, are being planted in eastern Washington and Oregon, Idaho and western Montana. An eight boy was recently sent by parcel post from Salt Lake City to San Diego. The postage was 50 cents. DUMMERSTON.

Miss Florence Miller of Boston is Maple Ridge fruit farm, a guest of Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Miller.

Miss Louise C. Walker of Northampton, will come Friday to spend Christmas with relatives at John Walker's. Ernest Ray of Washington, D. is spending the holiday vacation in town with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.

W. J. Ray. Ray C. Betterley attended the wedding of his cousin, Rolfe Carmean of Mount Hermon, in Springfield, yesterday.

Miss Cynthia Smith, teacher in Millers Falls, will come this afternoon to spend her Christmas vacation at the Betterley homestead. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur L. Brown of Burlington are guests of Mr.

and E. H. Brown, parents of Mr. Brown. They will spend the holidays here.

Mrs. Ella Houghton is caring for Mrs. Henry Miller. Mrs. Ellen Holton, who had been with Mrs.

Miller a long time, went recently to West Brattleboro. There will be a Christmas tree at the Wheeler schoolhouse and exercises by the pupils Saturday, Dec. 25, at 7.30 p. m. Parents are cordially invited to attend.

Shailer Herrick of Mount Hermon came Wednesday night to spend the Christmas vacation in the home of his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. James N. Betterley. He was accompanied by his roommate, Earl Penn.

There will be no Christmas tree at the church this year, because of illness in several families of the social workers, but each school will have Christmas exercises and a tree or some other scheme to distribute gifts, and there will be the usual number of home celebrations with Christmas trees and dinners. SOUTH NEWFANE. Mr. and Mrs. Fred W.

Morse of Brattleboro were in town Sunday to visit Mr. Morse's mother, Mrs. Charles W. Morse. The coasting down Store hill has been fine for a number of days and the young people have improved the bright moonlight evenings enjoying this sport.

The swiftest sleds carry their, passengers from top of the past Mrs. Samuel Morse's house. Deacon Hiram Denton of Nicholville, N. a member of the Baptist church of which Rev. Frank A.

Kelly was pastor before coming to this place and who spent some weeks here with Mr. Kelly's family last summer, died last week Thursday night in his home in Nicholville. News was received here the following day. The downpour Saturday combined with the fast-melting snow, filled the Branch and broke up the ice during the afternoon. Enough snow was left to make good sleighing.

On Wednesday morning the mercury registered at 6 degrees above zero, which was the coldest morning to date this season. Thermometers at, other points in the village indicated several degrees lower temperature than the self register. A very successful term of 16 weeks in the village school, taught by Miss Edith Landman, closed Friday Dee. 17. for a vacation of two weeks.

Those having perfect attendance were Herbert Brown, Addie Brown and Ralph Kelley, Charles Wade after enrollment. Mabel Powers was absent one- half day, Florence Carruth and Eugene Kendall each two days. In the contest in attendance and turdiness the side that was beaten furnished dinner Friday afternoon for the schcol. The teacher offered three prizes. One prize of $1 for the most for effort was won by Merton Pierce.

The second prize of 50 cents was won by for Florence Carruth. A prize of 50 cents the greatest number of perfect spelling lessons was won by Florence Powers. WILLIAMSVILLE. Mrs. Tyler Walcott of Greenfield has been visiting Mr.

an! Mrs. G. B. Lamb. Mrs.

W. E. Wheeler returned Wednesday from a two-weeks' visit in New York and Springfield. Mrs. A.

M. Merrifield and Mrs. A. S. Charlton went Tuesday to Brattleboro to attend the last of the Chapman-Alexander services.

Mrs. W. J. Corbett went Thursday to Nashua to spend Christmas with her husband. She will return to her home in Boston next week.

A community Christmas tree with interesting exercises by the children will be held Friday evening in the Methodist church. Everybody invited and asked to help make this Christmas one long to be remembered by the children. The next Grange meeting will be held Tuesday evening, Dee. 28. For the roll call each member is asked to tell in what way the Grange has been of the most help to him or her.

The subject for discussion is Progress of the Year in This Country in Seience, Invention and in Peace Sentimenta. Reports of retiring officers, will be given. The children in the lower grade in the village school had a Christmas tree Friday afternoon. Several guests were present to enjoy the afternoon with the children. Santa Claus called and left many presents for the little people and a promise to visit the Christmas tree this week.

The higher department played games and all engaged in a lively hunt for the presents. Refreshments of sandwiches and cake were served. Schools will reopen Jan. 3. Booker Washington's Influence.

(Granite State Free Press.) Booker T. Washington lived long and died young. "That life, is long which answers life's great 'Tis said his death is a national calamity. Humanly speaking, and apparently, that is true. But we may not be sure.

What volumes are written of him and will yet be. Men say his place cannot be filled. It does not need to be; but it will be strange if what is said of him does not inspire other men and women too, to enter upon the work to which he gave his heart and life. It is even more than possible that he accomplished more, translated, than in his earthly sphere. where for 11 years he was a member of the police force.

Resigning fom his position as policeman, he moved to Montpelier, where he bought a small farm. After' a residence of several years in that city he sold his property and moved to Roxbury, in the same county, where in February, 1909, his nervous system broke down following the long and final illness of his wife, and he was admitted to the Soldiers Home. GOVERNMENT FIGHTING RABIES. Tries to Prevent Spread of Disease in West by Rabid Coyotes. The department of agriculture is taking action, through the biological survey and the forest service, to combat a serious wave of rabies infection of wild and domestic animals that is in danger of becoming widespread in the far West.

The fact that the extensive dissemination of the disease is taking place through the agency of coyotes makes the situation a difficult one to meet. Outbreaks of rabies among coyotes have been noted from time to time for several years in parts of Washington, Oregon, and northern Idaho, and the forest service undertook last year to aid in bringing the disease under control by employing hunters to make war on coyotes in the national forests of some infected localities. Since, however, the coyotes breed in the foothills and around the outskirts of the forest, a more comprehensive campaign is called for. The eradication of coyotes in sparsely settled or rough country is said be an exceedingly difficult task. Inasmuch 89 these animals are always a source of considerable losses to the livestock industry of the West, Congress last year provided a special fund of $125,000 to be spent by the biological survey for the eradication of predatory animals both in the national forests and on the public domain, and from this fund a special allotment has now been made to provide for fighting the rabies.

The disease first appeared in parts of eastern Oregon and Washington and northern Idaho, in a region surrounded by natural barriers confine the outbreak. Demesticedame mals and human beings were bitten, good deal of alarm was manifested by residents of the infected distriets, many of whom feared for the safety, of from their children on the roads school. The disease is now reported as having extended into northern Nevada and northern California, whence it may easily be carried far. The forest service, the biological survey, and the state board of health are working together to meet the situation in California. Modoe and Lassen counties have been put under quarantine by the state board, has appointed forest rangers inspuctors in Modce county.

Funds have been provided by the biological survey for the employment of additional men and the purchase of traps and poison. The publie will be enlisted in the campaign, which will be led by the biological survey officials and the forest rangers. School Law Working Well. (Rutland Herald) The State Grange finds the new school law working out fairly well, and that the much-berated concentration plans, involving the trunsportation of children to adequate schools, has "'decidedly improved conditions in the rural Thus perishes another bugaboo of the campaign of prejudice which saw its worst perihelion in the Legislature of 1915. BRATTLEBORO MARKET REPORT.

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Eggs, fresh, dozen .45 Graham .05 Corn Meal, gran. .04 Meal, bolted, lb. Flour, patent 6.73 Sugar, refined .07 Flour, roll, bbl. 7.00(@7.25 Molasses Raising .13 Salt, T. bu.

.55 Rye Meal, lb. .05 Japan, lb. Tea, Young Hyson Tea, Oolong Linseed Oil, gal, .70 Kerosene, gal. 12c, 5 gal. for .55 Kerosene, best, gal.

15c, 5 gal. for .75 Lemons, doz. Cheese .25 Potatoes, pk. .30 Cabbage .03 Beans, qt. .17 Onions .04 Beans, qt.

.17 Y. E. Beans, qt. .17 Lard, compound .12 Lard .14 Meats--Retail. Pork Steak .20 Pork Chops Pork Roasts Roasts, Beef Porterhouse Round Steak Hams, whole Hams, mineed Sliced Ham Spring Spring Lamb, Fowls Broilers .20 Steak .35 .30 .22 .20 .30 fore quarter .18 hind quarter .25 .25 .25 Salt Pork .14 Turkeys .36 Chickens .28.