Deerfield Valley Times from Wilmington, Vermont • 4

DEERFIELD VALLEY TIMES, FRIDAY, OCT. 30, 190S. 4 HARNESSES HARNESSES A new line of Harnesses just arrived. Come and look them over. The prices will surprise you.

Bring your old harnesses along. Perhaps a little repairing will make them as good as new. Get my prices on Blankets before purchasing. A. L.

CURTIS Wilmington, Vermont DO YOU OWN A RAINCOAT i. i in 1 1 jin 1 1 11 (E" MW(Q)(D)o If not, we give )-ou an opportunity to purchase a Genuine Kenreign Raincoat that retails everywhere at $10.00 for $8.75. These coats are just the thing for the cool nights and mornings, and if it should happen to rain, they are doubly useful. You can see one in our window. We still have four or five pairs of bargain shoes left.

Mostly 6 and 61-2. MM A A Make Cookin I Easy Our inter stock is better than last 3-ear. A. L. Wheeler, H.

F. BARBER SON. Headquarters For Fine Footwear. WESTBRATTLEBORO. The Sherwin Williams Modern Method Floor Finishes are made first of all to walk on to stand hard foot wear and look well for the longest time.

They are made for finishing any floor, old or new in any style desired. You can select any one of them and by following our instructions obtain the best looking and best wearing finish it's possible to get. Painted and varnished floors are rapidly taking the place of dusty, germ collecting carpets. They look better, are easier to keep clean, are more healthful and more economical. For these reasons finished floors are in general use in all classes of homes.

The Sherwin-Williams Modern Method Floor Finishes include: For Painted Finish Inside Floors The S-W. Inside Floor Paint. Porch Floors The S-W. PORCH Floor Paint. For Varnished Finish Natural Mar-not, a durable floor varnish.

Stained FLO0RLAO, stain and varnish combined For Waxed Flnlsh-ffF S-W. Floor Wax. For Unsightly Cracks in Old Floors The S-W. Cram and Seam Filler. and values are Finished Floors Made to Walk On more about them (SHU prepaid to your railroad station.

fj Hyde Park, Vermont. all in Let us tell you H. D. ALLEN, Agent Wilmington have turned her body somewhat. The remains were taken, to the undertaking rooms of her son-in-law which are near the scene of her death, to be made ready for burial.

It is thought that she was in the water about two hours. She leaves a son, Martin Coombs of Greenfield, and two daughters, Mrs. W. II. Canedy and Miss Hazel Coombs of this place; also two brothers and five sisters, Selah H.

Hol-brook of this place, Fred E. Holbrook of Mountain Mills, Wilmington, Mrs. Laura Olcott of Rochester, 111., Mrs. Warren W. Goodnow of Guilford, Mrs.

Johanna Edwards, Mrs. Elisha J. Corkins and Mrs. Abby Taylor of this town. She as the youngest daughter of Peter and Sarah Carley Holbrook.

Mrs. Coombs was a warm-hearted, kindly friend and neighbor, always ready to do a charitable act and lend a helping hand to one in need. She will be greatly missed in our community. The funeral will be Friday at two o'clock in the afternoon at the Universalist church. SOMERSET.

John Farley is back in town. Mrs. Cora Belknap visited friends here Saturday. Fred Pickwell has been on the sick list the past week. L.

C. Harris was in Wilmington last week on legal business. Lots of ducks are being shot at the big ponds in East Somerset. We learn that Representative G. F.

Marshall is sick at his home in New Hampshire. Ed. Bartlett and his daughter, Florence, from West Dover were in town Thursday. Harold and Walter Wright visited their mother. Mrs.

Francis Wright at Heartwellville last Friday. Wilbur Marshall has removed all of the goods from the camps and will not cut any timber this winter. Fred Bagley, game warden, was in town Saturday morning warning several parties in regard to the late change in the deer season. A fire was put out on Glastonbury mountain last Thursday. If the wind had not shifted to the south all of the woods in Somerset would have burned over.

WEST HALIFAX. Miss Parthenia Guild is better. William Lane has moved to the Hescock place. Mrs. R.

J. Phillips visited in Col-rain, Tuesday. Miss Eliza Brown is working for Mrs. Newton Stone at Valley. Arthur Cook and wife of-Brattle-boro are at his father's, E.

S. Cook's. Arthur Giddings is helping Charles Corkins shingle the Universalist church. Fred Robinson, who has been visiting in Massachusetts for a few days, is home again. Reuben Winn of Greenfield, and his sister, have been visiting in town a few days.

O. II. Copeland has been making repairs upon his buildings. Fletcher Dalrymple and A. A.

Hill have helped him. Zina Learnerd has bought the Eames place and has taken possession, and has commenced making repairs upon the buildings. FACE ter, Miss Blanche Williams of Springfield, who fell last Sunday morning, breaking her spine. Miss Williams will be remembered by many here, as she spent several months with her sister, Mrs. Reed, during the past year.

A large number from our village enjoyed the farce-comedy, A Count of no Account" at Green Mountain hall, Thursday evening, October 22, E. L. Roberts and Adna Chase going with big teams to accommodate those who were not otherwise provided with a means of conveyance. All praise the play in the highest terms. The new set of buildings which W.

A. Brown has been putting up on the site of those owned by Arthur Chase, which were burned a little more than a year ago, are completed, and Mr. Brown has sold them with land adjoining to Norman Taintor of Greenfield, Mass. Mr. and Mrs.

Taintor are expected soon to occupy their new home. Your correspondent was pleased that Mrs. David Hastings' embroidered pillow slips shown at the Grange fair, was noted last week by the Whitingham correspondent. They were certainly worthy of mention, as were also many other things which probably for want of apace suffered the same clipping by the editorial shears from the fair notes in the issue of October 16. Thursday of last week Mrs.

Elisha Corkins and daughter, Miss Phcebe, in company with her cousin, Mr. Wake-man, of. Savannah, started for North Adams, where Mrs. Corkins expected to visit her daughter, Mrs. Austin Plumb about a week.

Mr. Wakeman and Miss Corkins continuing their journey by boat from New York to Savannah Tuesday afternoon of this week. Miss Corkins expects to remain with her relatives in Savannah during the winter. Drownetl iu Xorlli River. The people of this village received a terrible shock Tuesday afternoon, October 27, when it was known that Mrs.

Sophia Coombs was drowned in North River, back of and between the houses of Mrs. Elvira Easton and Mrs. Ora Taylor. Mrs. Coombs had been in poor health all summer, and failing more through the last weeks it is thought caused her to be somewhat mentally depressed.

She left her home about half past nine in the morning, telling a neighbor's child playing in the yard with whom she left her little grandson that she was going to the post-office, and requested her to take the child home with her if she wished to go before her return. She went as stated, and was last seen alive by Mrs. Mervin Brown go ing between the two houses mentioned. Her eldest daughter, Mrs. W.

Canedy, was to have taken dinner with her, but not finding her at home when she arrived there, a search was instituted. She was discovered about one o'clock by Mrs. Taylor, who saw the body in the river from her house, although she did not know who it was, and gave the alarm. Mrs, Coombs lay with her face down, the water not even covering her head There is a slightly deeper place a little above where she was lying from which the action of the water may the FAMILY Recommends -DO CTO BROWN'S INSTANT RELIEF as a quick remedy for mosquito bites, cuts, bums, bruises, chilblains, and many other common complaints. 25 cents at all dealers.

Prawnd tk Norway Medicine Norway. Mains. WHITINGHAM. Arthur Farrington was in Searsburg a few days last week. Moury Lynes of Guilford was at Frank Jillson's recently.

Mrs. Mary Dix of Readsboro is visiting her sister, Mrs. Lottie Allard. Mr. and Mrs.

Fred Hull were in Boston, several days last week. Mrs. Lucy Ballou is in Readsboro at James Pike's, helping care for Mrs. Pike. Miss Esther C.

Burleigh of Hampden, is a guest of Mrs. Wm. Reed. Miss Eva Plumb of Greenfield, was an over Sunday visitor in town. Mrs.

Albert Wiley of Buckland, visited Mrs. Oscar Chase the first of the week. Mrs. William Underwood of South Vernon is here on a visit among relatives and friends. A cottage prayer meeting was held at the home of Mr.

and Mrs. Geo. Weller Wednesday evening. Ernest Stimpson was in South Deerfield and other Massachusetts-towns a few days last week. L.

H. Sawyer has been having considerable blasting done on his northeast mowing, which will greatly improve the looks. Rev. R. A.

Nichols of who has been visiting in town recently went to Wardsboro the first of the week to visit friends there before returning home. James Worden, Mrs. Wells and Mrs. Newell from Rowe drove out here the first of the week. Mrs.

Eastman, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Fowler, returned home with them. Mr. and Mrs. William Stafford left town Monday.

Mr. Stafford has secured employment in the Beaver Mills at North Adams, Mass. Mrs. Stafford will visit friends a short time before going to their new home. The play, "A Count of No Account," did not take place last Saturday night at Readsboro, due to the failure of one of the leading actors.

Quite a large number who went from here to see the play returned in disappointment. JACKSONVILLE. Clyde Reed is on the sick list. E. A.

Temple is building a new shed to adjoin his barn. Miss Lena Lowe is working at Houghton Faulkner's in Wilmington. Miss Arabella Mitchell is working for Mrs. C. S.

Goodnow at Whitingham. Married In Jacksonville, October 22, by A. A. Butterfield, John AtherUm of Wilmington and Miss Celia Davidson of Readsboro. William Parker is repairing a build ing adjoining his barn and adding a new part 18x30.

The building will be used-as a wagon house and store room. Selah Holbrook, who went to North Adams, Tuesday to have the plaster cast removed from his injured elbow, feels certain that in time he will regain the full use of it. At this writing he is able to do some work. Thursday of last week Mr. and Mrs.

A. J. Faulkner left Nebraska, where they have been stopping several weeks with Mrs. Faulkner sister, Mrs. Fred Chase.

They will visit friends in Kansas City and Iowa and are expected to arrive home the last of this week. Mrs. II. G. Reed baa received news of the dangerous accident to her sis- PERFECTED The farming tools, stock, and personal property, including about one hundred hens, of the late Mrs.

Willard Stark, are to be sold at Auction Wednesday, Nov. 4, at the Stark farm, near the Marlboro stage road. The younger children who have always remained with their mother, are going to find employment away, except the youngest daughter, who will live with a married sister out of town. William H. Ames, the last of the Ames family to leave Ames hill, which was named for them, has sold his farm to D.

E. McElhinny of New York, and bought a small place near West Brattleboro village. His great uncle, Luther Ames, was the first to settle on the hill at "Hillcrest," now occupied as the summer home of Maj. F. W.

Childs, where he reared his family. He died many years ago, and his family have all passed away, ex cept one son who lives in the state of New York. EAST WILMINGTON. Archie Burrington is spending a few days of his vacation at Charles Blodgett's. What Everybody is saying must be true.

"Was there ever such a fine rain as that of Sunday and Monday of this week!" Byron Coon has closed his labors at E. W. Haynes' and gone to work for "Mate" Johnson on a lumber job. Fred Bogle of West Dover takes his place at Mr. Haynes'.

Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Day and two boys visited friends in Brattleboro last week Friday and Saturday.

Incidentally a drive down to the "Big Dam" was taken and Mr. Day was informed by the Superintendent that for 69 successive days work on the dam had not been interfered with by the weather, and that the water in the Connecticut was about the lowest ever known, all of which will not greatly surprise the dwellers upon its tributaries. WEST DOVER. H. W.

Estabrook is in town for a short stay. Miss Florence Stanley is at work for Leon Shippee. C. C. Bogle from White River Junction is visiting relatives in town.

L. J. Sylvester and James McCrea were in Brattleboro on business Monday. The 4 per cent discount expires Saturday, Oct. 31.

It is hoped the taxpayers have not forgotten it. A fire started on the Hosea Mann farm last Thursday, burning over quite a strip of land, but timely aid from the men of the place soon had it under control, They sent men to watch it during the night. STRATTON. Word was received Mondav of the death of S. L.

Pike of Warmick, brother of A. J. Pike and Mrs. E. A.

Eddy. Mr. and Mrs. A. J.

Pike went to Newfane Monday, and Mrs. Eddy to Brattleboro Tuesday, on their way to their brother's funeral which is Wed nesday. Are Yon Only Hall Alive? People with kidney trouble are so weak and exhausted that they are only half alive. Foley's Kidney Remedy makes healthy kidneys, restores lost vitality, and weak, delicate people are restored to health. Refuse any but Foley's.

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Being in good condition, lice do not trouble." A. A. OLMSTEAD, So. Newbury, Vt The Best Poultry Food. "I can truly say that Page's Perfected Poultry Food is the best Poultry Food that I ever fed my bent." K.

PENOYER, Constantia, N. Y. A First-Class Article. I have found Page's Parfected Poultry Food to be a irmt-clan article. I feed it the year round.

Chicks need it when they are growing; pullets need it when they are laying, and later, during the moulting period, it is a great help." C. A. BROWNING, Apponaug, R. I. Best on the Market.

We use Tage's Perfected Poultry Food and And it the beat on the market." E. S. CORSE, W. Northfteld, Mass. If you cannot get the Food at home, send us $2.00 for a 60-lb.

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Manager. Depot Grounds, WILMINGTON, VERMONT.