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wfttund YOli. LXXVII. BRATTLEBORO, FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 1910. NO. 18.

SECOND INVOICE OF Babies' Go-Carts FOR THIS SEASON JUST RECEIVED And we are showing the best values ever. Our Folding Go-Cart with imitation leather top, at $4.89 is a wonder. Come in if you can and let us show you. If you cannot come EMERSON SON Everything for Housekeeping -BRATTLEBORO. VT.

APRIL 4 APRIL 4 Clawson-Hamilton College, Inc. COSY ONE MAN OR WOMAN FARM SUMMER HOME OR POULTRY PLANT. Within six miles of Brattleboro, less than two miles to railroad station, 30 acres with cottage house and barn, some fruit. Near Connecticut River where there is twenty-five miles of boating, and bathing, if you need it. Price $1250.

There never was a time when there was such a demand for suburban places. If you want to buy, call or write for our list. If you have one to sell, this is the agency to handle it, S. W. EDGETT COMPANY, Brattleboro, Vt.

G. E. GILMAN SON TRUCKING Moving Household Furniture and Pianos Heavy Stone and Boiler Work a Specialty BUILDING STONE, SAND AND GRAVEL FOR SALE Estimates Furnished on all Grading and Hauling Contracts HORSES FOR SALE AND EXCHANGE We shall make special CASH prices on feed at our warehouse through the month of April, which is really the largest feeding month of the year, anticipating our annual inventory May 1 st. Schumacher's Stock Food $1.45 Worthmore Stock Food Sunshine Mixed Feed Lexington Mixed Feed Occident Mixed Feed Low Grade Flour Stand. Middlings Mich.

Middlings Cotton Seed meal Union Grains Gluten Sugarota Daisy Dairy Feed Fancy Hominy STAR Hominy 1.45 1.40 1.55 1.45 1.65 1.40 1.50 1.85-1.90 1.70 1.65 1.35 1.35 1.45 1.25 E. CROSBY CO. COMMISSIONERS' NOTICE. ESTATE OP LUMAN F. CLARK.

The undersigned having been appointed by the honorable Probate Court for the district of Marlboro, commissioners, to receive, examine and adjust all claims and demands of all persons against the estate of LUMAN F. CLARK, late of Brattleboro In said district, deceased and all clalmB exhibited In offset thereto, horeby give notice that we will meet for the purpose aforesaid, at the office of II. C. Streeter on the 4th day of Juno and 30th day of September next, from ten o'clock a. m.

until four o'clock p. each of said days, and that bIx months from the 30th day of June, A. p. 1910. the time limited by said Court 'or said creditors to present their claims to us for examination and allowance.

Dated at Brattleboro this 30th day of March, A. D. 1910. TT II. B.

CHAMBERLAIN, II. C. STREETER, 13-15 Co mmlssloners. iniio foi btuineu, pleuurt of infett- mem: JUU 10 uwi ay If 70U hte slum to sell, send for descriptive crd nd We wui agents where we ie not now represented, end for blub. Fleue mention thu paper, P.

F. Leiand's Farm Agency Established 1892 III DmoutlM Sui, BOSTON. MAM. send for catalogue. WE SELL THE Stewart Ball Bearing Clipping Machines for clipping horses and shearing sheep.

Robbins Cowles Hardwaremcn go MORTGAGES gjjj THAYER A GALE, Minneapolis, Minn. VAN SLYKE SILO THE BEST ON EARTH The silo as a part of the farm equipment has passed the experimental stage, and is now a fixture and necessity with the prb-cresssive farmer. The fanner no longer "no I need a snor1" ine question with him today is What is the best silo to buy?" The answer is the VAN SLYKE, as it is the best silo made. It is shipped complete, reaay put nnf nail, and uy, w.wv... ---1 WllU BO IWU t- air ticrht.

Thev IV ate made WUU muuuuuuo iu- 111. ,1 uu. 1 rhanireahle doors extra strong hocps of rood auallty of steel; hlgnest graae Horway am or Southern pine, or any omer lumuei mo customer wants. Special inducements ior early orders. Prices and terms are sure to nlease vou.

Write me your wants. Ask for Silo Catalogue, aiso ubioiukuo i- rvrnrV TT TTTWING. Putnev Vt GEORGE Jl. inwinu, rumcy vi. 1.

fnr Bracket! Shaw Locall representative lor uracKeu, anaw r.unt Co. TAX EXEMPT Deposits in the BRATTLEBORO TRUST COMPANY of $2,000 or'less in either the Savings or Commercial department are not returnable April 1st. Vermont Statutes, section 510, Par. VIII. The BRATTLEBORO TRUST COMPANY solicits your banking business.

Safe Deposit Boxes, $3.00 per year. QUEEN FIRE! Ins. Co. of America, NEW YORK. Extract Report of Chamber of Commerce of San Francisco "Queen Settled its Claims at 100 Per Cent." Paid Without Discount $1,576,000 San Francisco Conflagration.

SANFORD A. DANIELS, Agent Room 8, Crosby Block. Tel. 41-2. SSlantea.

for general -housework. VV US. C. A. 1'RUITTY.

Putney. Vt. Ml WANTED. Live poultry and strictly fresh eggs. BVAN'B HHOtf.

Townsticnd. t. V17ANTED Girl to do general housework in a small family, good pay. llox 129, Hinsdale, N. II.

2" WANTED Cattle to paturo ior no summer. II. II. CHAMBERLAIN, West Townshcnd. 12-14 lit .1 VTl'll Mir.

on (arm, must be good vf milkrr: niso an experienced gardener. L. cd gardener. A. HOWARD, llraltleboro.

IT ANTED Single man (or (arm work, must h- a rood milker and teamster. Apply to G. A. COLLINS, Brattleboro. 12-tf man to work on small farm near village of Hrattle- boro.

Inquire oi J. v. suiuaih, street. ATT ANTED Good reliable single man lo work on farm six or months. Innu re of V.

A. Road. Tel. 11-4. 13-14 WANTED Painter nllround man.

and Paperhanger, allrouncl man, btcady work the year around for tho right man. References required. W. A. mursk.

li-ti TTTANTED A good, cheap, work norso for our lumber yard; a good worker not afraid of cars or weigh law lbs. or over. WHITE 111 LH CHAIR Brattlebom. Vt. 13-lw TTTANTED Teamster, thoroughly com I pen of horse petent man to drive and take care orse, must llvesneur our factory at once.

WHITE RIVER CHAIR Annlv Brattleboro, Vt. 13-lw ATT ANTED Work on a farm, or any 1 1 other kind, by a man well along In years but well and healthy. Wages $15 month and board. Address G. REED, 2G Bryant street, Maiden, Mass.

11-13 I care Phumlx OHlce. 13-lw X7 ANTED Competent female book ana job compositor. Also a cylinder pressman and a good all-round jon man. Good wiigcs and permanent situation. AHGL a j'A'i mur Vt.

WANTED To hlro at once, a good horsu teamster; must be Iionest steady and temperate. J25 per month to 1110 rigm man. Aiipiy wiwi toou rumi-ences to A. A. WHITMAN, Wcstmore-land.

N. II. 9w TTTANTED Girls. Wo aro now able to Yj glvo work to a number of girls In our Jewelry llox and other departments. The work Is clean and will bo steady.

For particulars address KMl'LU Y.Mfc.r 1 AGENT, DENN1SON MFG. South Framlngham, Mass. 12-13 TTTANTED Every dairyman In wlnd-T ham county and vicinity In need of a cream separator to write for a freo trial of a De Laval In your own dairy. Should1 you care to buy, plenty of time will be given for payment. Wo tako old and In terior macnines in iraue.

muuuKues free. Address T. J. FITZGERALD, West Swanzey, N. H.

48-tf BOARDERS WANTED By day or week. Also trnnslcnt first-class boiuiling house. Electric lights, bath and furnace bent. 1 EELS COURT. WANTED 25 Laborers on construction work ASHUELOT PAPER CO.

Hinsdale, N. H. mo RENT Largo front room, gas and jl nam, aimu ai. io-ii fllO KENT Comenient tenement for a small (amily. WILLIAM S.

NEW1UN. 12-tf rpo RENT Cottage house with modern improvements, riuuiiri i. as vju. iuu rpo RENT Two modern a room tenements at 11 Washington St. Inquire 0 Prospect St.

Mf mo KENT Five-room modern tenement, EDGETT 12-tf second floor, April 15. mn RENT Four-room tenement. In- quire at AEUEN'S STABLE, Oak Oal 13-tf Street. TO RENT Extra good tenement, barn and garden If desired. II.

F. WEATIIERIIEAD, west uraiiierjoro. mo rent Flat of five rooms, all JL modern conveniences. 0 v'arK sireei. Apply F.

E. BARBER. Crosby Block. hm, will, mmWn 1m. nrovements.

Inntiire 23 Washineton St. 9.r of utu iut M. luu.ma, uumora v.cnire, 1 K. 1'. JJ, 3, HnlrnMo tnnemnta garden, barn, henhouses.

138 Western A VO I Call at 103 Oak Grove A. H. 13-14 rpo RENT Eight-room cottage in Centreville JL on Williams street, with 50-foot hen house, large garden and hen yard. House has been completely remodeled and is up to date. CAUL S.

HOPKINS, 144 Western or Town Clerk's Office. 12-tf mo rent pasture or iiz acres situated I Sou.h Guilford. Vt. Well watered arid fenced, with sweet feed or will take aodIv to II. J.

I FllANKUN. or into, mNKi, Bernardston, for I terms. w-iw ii.tvti.ma Protestant American Tf'J SALE Two colts of good build and house on country estate near Spring Held, Ashuelot. II Lnua iuaa reouired. Address '1 10 Capital $1,000,000 gone Sale.

"TTlOllSALK-Cholce lot ot slab wood. IIOL- JL.1 1) K.N 41 A HTI SM( T710R SALE- Lance Irceh eirirs. J. S. SMITH.

JL? 18 High St. Tclepnono connection. B-tt IrOR SALE Huff Orpington eggs for hatching. No. 5 Western Avenue.

IT'Olt SALE Hemlock lumber sawed to order, also drv bonrds. It. HEED, Putney. Vt. 13-tf 17OR SALE Seed potatoes.

Gold Coin, Green Mountain and Early Panama, price $1.00 bushel. F. A. PILELPS, Brat tleboro. 11-tf TT'OR SALE Eight room cottage house jl in good repair; lot 4 by 7 rods.

No. 5 Cedar CHAS. D. SMITH. lOtf TT'OR SALE 100 bushel No.

2 Carmln jl seed potatoes. J1.M per bu. T. E. STOCKWlibU Vernon.

Vt. 10-tf TT'OR SALEr-K. C. Urown Leghorn j- i-iK lur naiciung, cents per set-ting. A C.

Franklin, Townshcnd. Vt. FOR BALE Eggs lor hutching; Bull I'lym-outh ltook, Into Wjnndotto und It. C. nuu lA'Kiiorn.

u. A. riHIUTY, ruuicy, vi, Mf TT'OR SALE Duston. White Wvan- A dotto and Ringlet Uarred Rock eggs, $1.00 per setting. R.

T. LINCOLN, lownsnenu, vt. IT'Olt SALE Seed 'potatoes. Gold Coin, Green Mountain and New Queen, (VI cents bushel. SARGENT.

Putney Road. Tel 11-4 13-H IT'Olt SALE Electric lighting outfits for JU automobiles and motor boats. Stor- age batteries recharged. CHARLES A. 15-tf sail in, 66 frost at TT'OR SALE Choice R.

I. Red eggs for-A hatching. 50 cents a setting. Also nens ior scuinc wii.i-.iam rni.i.Kn Falrvlew street, Brattleboro. 11-tf IT'Olt SALE Ca-h paid for Stoddard's lectures, Century Dictionary, any lilir null vaiuaoie hooks.

11. 1 Ill'NT-TING Hesse Place, Springfield. Mass 13-lw S. A I I 1 rirt hAtihnnen in I Hon to be moved. Eggs' for hatehinc from pure bred Single and Rose-Combed Itnode Island Reds and W.ilte Leghorns.

CRYSTAL SPRINGS ICE WOOD CO. TT'OR SALE Crouch motor cycle. 3VA h. Jl belt drive, new front tire and wheel, complete and In first-class running conamon. i-irsi cnecK ior takes it.

jiotor cycle, care The Phcenlx. 1TOR SALE Twenty-five full blooded AVhlte Leghorn hens and two cockerels, also two incubators, standard makes. Prairie State and Model, both In KUUU C4JUU1UUI1. 11. Et.Ml li, JSOX lif, iunsaaie, i.

11. 13-15 TjlOll SALE Drv html wood stove lenirth. Jj split or In chunks, also lot of slab wood' Second-hand harvester cheau: in i.trcllpnt condition and guaranteed to run. One pair nf hmU't tnnrlf tii.riha "fun u.ii.AHK. HrwttlolKiro.

tf IT'Olt SALE My house and lot on Cen-. tral street. Brattleboro. two tene ment. Five-sixths of nurchaso monov pan be secured on said property at 4Vs per cum.

interest. Address i. ijavis.n- puiit, Greenfield, Mass. 13-tf ITfOR SAIJD OR RENT Passenger boats sons with refcronce thereto." Other in-: Vermont and New Hnmpsnlre, to- gother with valuable wharf prlvllego on auirles aro brewing at Albany and it is Jh Vermont side of tho river. For apparent that the session of tho legisla- Tarpon springs, Kla.

11-tr ijaul-uw I or casn or good paper, my 60 h. p. mill, machinery, build- nigs, lann lease aim use or side track; moro logs to come In; two miles above Townshcnd on C. V. railroad.

Address A. E. Park, 71 Wllbraliam Snrlng- neid, Mass. ITOR SALE Tho blacksmith shop In Putney, formerly owned by G. H.

Pepin, complete with large stock and full equipment ot tools. One of the best stands In New England. Apply to E. E. KNIGHT, Putney, or to JOHN E.

uAiau, executor, uuiuora. vt. 4'j-ir ITiOR SALE Having sold my mill to Renfleld Gibson to be used as a grist ahd feed mill, I have tho following wooa working macnines ior sate, 1 i-ost boring machine, 1 Iron lathe, 1 band saw, 1 I1117- nlanor 1 hnnrl nHirep 1 24x4 surface planer, 1 hand matcher! 1 iiuna maicner wun neao, i large emery siana two wneeis, i uouoie cut otr saw, 1 Tcnoner machine. 1 Matlson block ma chine, 1 0-lnch blower, 1 wood splitting macnine. rip saw tablo, so-inch French Burr steam mill, 1 largo planer and matcher, saw arbor, shafting, spilt pulleys.

E. A. KNIGHT, West Brattleboro. FARM FOR SALE Tnnnrn a. TCS-aj4 I no to MHtD I'lULHi uated partly in Leyden and partly in Bernardston, containing 170 acres in high state of cultivation.

IIoubo of 10 rooms and large barn and outbuildings, all In fine renalr. Runnlnc water which never falls or freezes, at both house and born. Farm will winter 15 cows and team. One of best pastures In Franklin county. Good early sugar lot and sugar utensils to go with farm.

Easy terms. Address, M. Xt. CORBBTT, Bernardston, mass. iuu Many old men are living on the value of their life Insurance taken years aco.

when they thought of the welfare of others. 61st year. National Life Insurance Company, Montpolfer, Vt. E. TAYLOR SON, Insurance.

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Small classified advertisements. iu cents per line first insertion, five cents per line each subsequent insertion. (Entered at the Brattleboro post office as second class mail matter.) The gubernatorial campaign Is likely to shape Itself bo that the Republican convention next summer will give the nomination to some good man not now considered ns a candidate. Important chapters have ben reeled off rapidly In Representative David J. Foster's life In the present session of Congress.

There was first, his splurge against Cannonlsm; next his unbroken support of the speaker when the Insurgents were securing a change in the rules, and a twinkling later he was ap pointed by the speaker to the chairmanship of the important committer on foreign relations. Perhaps Mr. Foster has been consistent, perhaps ho stood by Mr. Cannon from principle, without a thought of reward, but it would bo Interesting to have his own explanation of his course in the past few weeks. Adln Miller of Dummcrston an nounces his candidacy for sheriff of Windham county nt tho coming election.

Mr. Miller has been deputy sheriff for 17 years, being now one of the most ex perienced deputies In the county. He has been a prominent man in town and countv affairs for a long time. He has held all the Important offices In his own town, has represented Dummerston in the legislature, and Is known throughout the county as a man of Integrity and ability. Mr.

Miller's friends call attention to the fact that Dummerston has never had the office of sheriff and has received but little recognition In the distribution of other county offices. The office of sheriff comes by custom to the south shire this year, and Mr. Miller will make a strong push for the position. It Is time for the Voters of each town to begin to think seriously about the representatives and senators In the legislature of 1910. Men should bo chosen for their fitness and their ability to ac complish results, not because they have been active In politics and are "good fellows.

The next legislature will be called upon to deal with Important mat ters. It must take the initiative In pro. posing changes In the state constitution; it will bo called upon to vote upon the proposed amendment to the federal con stltution: a change In tho methods of handling business In the legislature Itself Is needed, and the important matters of taxation, education, trunk line highways, etc will come up for consideration. The members of our next legislature will have offered in years for doing a genuine service for the state. The investigation of charges of bribe taking against Senator Jotham P.

Allds of Norwich, N. which had been In progress In the Now York state Senate several weeks, came lo an end at Albany Tuesday, when tho Senate voted 40 to 9 that the charges had been sustained by tho evidence. Tho accused senator was convinced that his colleagues would And him guilty and he resigned Just before the vote was taken, thereby avoiding cxpul sion. The charges were filed Jan. 2S by Senator Bonn Conger, who became the centro of Interest Tuesday, Senator Cobb introducing a resolution for the appoint ment of a committee of five to present charges against Senator Conger "grow Ing out of his connection with legislation and tho use of funds to influence the members of the legislature or other ner I lnvestlimtlnn.

fnr wVilnh them finema in im amnio rnnnn ample roason- Dr. John A. Mead has committed politi cal harl-karl, or wo miss our first guess. Thero was nn Inexcusable delay in answering Mr. Hapgood's letter.

In fact Mr. Hapgood had to prod him second time to get a response. Dr. Mead Is unquestionably a man of quick decision In business mattors. If Mr.

Hapgood had been a prospective customor negotiating for a carload of scales It would not have taken 11 days to get it reply back to Peru from Rutland. Dr. Mead wavered and finally made a fatal mistake. Instead of meeting the Issue fairly and squarely he ducked, The public has a right to know what a candidate spends in securing nomination for office, especially the high est office in the gift of the people of a state. In fact many of the states require sworn statements of expense from the candidates for all important offices.

In his clumsily constructed reply Dr. Mead declines to join with Mr. Hapgood and Mr. Fleetwood In taking the public Into their confidence, and he uses considerable verbiage which means little. In fact, his reply Is one of those letters In which language Is used to conceal thought.

With his pen Dr. Mead has shattered a politician's biggest asset, the confidence of the people. Emerson Austin, 76, was almost In stantly killed in Jeffersonvlllo Wed nosday when ha was thrown from bis wagon while driving to his borne. Get a. 50-cent box of Ml-o-na Stomach Tablets at Wilfred F.

Root's and stop all distress. Cure Indigestion, or money DOCK. A National Department of Public Health Proposed. Conservation of natural resources has been a popular slogan ever since our strenuous cx-prcsldent took up the subject with his customary enthusiasm. That wo should preserve our wealth In forests, in mineral lands and In water powers so that It.

will not bo frittered away by wasteful methods of handling, nor thrown Into the hands of great combinations of capital without adequate payment, goes without saying, but after all the greatest conservation possible will come In dealing with preventable diseases. An Important Btep In this direction has been taken in a bill for the creation of a department of public health, introduced Into the United States Senate by Mr. Owen of Oklahoma. It Is estimated that there are 3,000,000 people In the country who are sick from preventable causes; that fully one-third of these are wage-earners, or "in the working period of life;" that about three-quarters of a million of these people lose on an average (760 a year on account of sickness. The bill Introduced by Mr.

Owen purposes to establish a national department under which the work of fighting preventable disease will be systematized. It has the endorsement of the American Medical association, a public spirited body of physicians and surgeons which Is a great credit to the country and to the profession of medicine. Resides, the proposition has the approval of both great political parties through the declarations of their national platforms. Tho possibilities of this work arc Incalculable, In preventing suffering, In reducing tho death rate, and In bringing thousands and millions of people to greater state of efficiency In their dally work. San Jose Scale.

The United States deirtment of agriculture regards tho San Jose scale as by far tho most destructive Insect pest with which this country has to deal. The entomologist of the department has said In one of his annual reports that "the fears aroused by this Insect have led to more legislation by the several states and by various foreign countries than has been Induced by all other insect pests together. The minute and dreaded In sect has in fact assumed an International importance. The scale attacks deciduous fruits, notably the pear and apple. and certain small fruit, especially the currant.

Its first nppearance in this country was In San Jose, early In tho seventies. It spread gradually through tho California fruit regions but did not reach the fruit growing districts of the eastern and middle states until nbout 1S93. Investigation made at that time showed that the Insect had been brought Into eastern nurseries on a lot of plum trees obtained from the San Jose district In California. The existence of this pest In this country soon became known In the European countries and rigid measures were adopted by the gov ernments of thoso countries to keep the insect out. The alarm spread even to countries as far distant as New Zealand, Cape of Good Hope and Australia.

The entomologist of the United States de partment of agriculture made a special visit to Japan and China, to discover the origin of the pest If possible, and became convinced that Us origin was in cer- aln provinces of northern China where is found on native haw and crab ap pie trees, but where It was kept under control by a variety of ladybird whlca fed constantly on the Insects. The insect Is very minute, being scarcely visible to the naked eye. Un der the magnifying glass a very small whitish or yellowish point Is seen, look ng like a minute oyster. Under this shell or scale the Insect lives and sucks the juices from tho Inner bark of the tree. Under this shell or scale, too, the eggs are deposited.

Reproduction Is so rap that it has been estimated that the progeny of a single female in one sea son. If left undisturbed and uncontrolled, would reach the enormous number of 3,000,000,000. When a tree has become Infested with the Insect Its bark soon becomes completely covered with the scale and presents a peculiar rough or dark appearance, even to tho minutest twigs. Grafting Days. Pittsburg is deeply stirred over the rev elations of graft among city councllmen.

The opportunity to confess and receive immunity was taken by many, but some did not come forward, and will be prose cuted. Tnero Is an nbundanco of cvl dence. An attempt to bribe Jurors con sidering the cases was broken up by de tectlves. Men with plenty of money were hanging about the jurors to fix them. Since tho Investigation began.

four men havo been landed In the penl tcntiary, another is under sentence, two await sentence, forty-ono are under in dlctment and thirty councllmen have confessed. The bribes ran from $5,000 down to JS1.10. the bargain rate. One of the scandals was the division of 1100,000 furnished by national bonks among the councllmen In order to secure the deposit of city funds at the banks. Tho federal government has begun to probe this bust ness.

The funds have been ordered withdrawn gradually from six banks In volved, amounting to over $3,500,000. In tho New York fire Insurance Inquiry, It develops that William II, Buckley, the Albany lawyer, to whom tho companies paid large sums of money was most efficient lobbyist. He snld he required the money to pay "the boys" in order to get favorable legislation and he got It, He also was able to forecast court deel slons to great advantage. Tho slgnaturo of Judge McCall of the Supreme court bench on a 135,000 check that went to Buckley has not been fully explained by tne judge. lianuoipn Herald.

The French Senate has passed the age pensjon bill, over which a controversy has gone on for several years, but not In tho form to suit the radical wing of the Socialists, The law will affect about 17,000,000 workers. Andrew Carnegie has warned the city of Pittsburg that If It desires to see the Carnegie technical schools, for which he has promised to spend 10,000,000, com pleted, the city must have a thorough political house-cleaning and put out the grafters. Up to date Mr. Carnegie has spent J4, 000,000 of the $10,000,000 prom ised for tno schools. Declaring that good roads should follow the establishment of the rural mall de livery system.

Senator Bankhead of Ala lama addressed tho Senate In advocacy of a bill introduced by him and reported by tho committee on agriculture. The bill seeks to appropriate 1500,000 with which to make experiments looking to the formulation and adoption of a plan of cooperation Dy tho government and th states and counties In a comprehensive system of road construction and main tenance. Ho said that many of the states wero making rapid strides in the 1m provement of their roads, but advocated federal cooperation as essential to sue cess. He stated also that many of th states were using convict labor to ad vantage In road building. PL BRATTLEBORO PERSONAL.

David Meaney began work Monday for Richardson Co. Miss Katherlno Manning Is assltlnc In Ctapp and Jone's store. Mrs. Charles Cleveland and daughter are visiting in Keene. Mrs.

a. O. Bussell visited In Dover from Friday to Monday. Miss Irene Graves of Springfield. Mass- Is a guest of Miss Helen Martin.

Mrs. T. W. Bruco returned Saturday: from a visit of several days in Boston. Walter S.

Pratt of Springfield. visited Tuesday with his father. D. Pratt G. A.

Houghton returned Monday from Gainesville, Florida, where he spent the winter. Mrs. H. T. Boynton of Russell.

Mass- has been visiting her parents in town his week. A. B. Goodale and family havo moved from Organ street to the Field house on Wester avenue. Miss Elolso Sanders went Monday to Islt her sister, Miss Ethel M.

Sanders of Hartford, 10 days. O. French went to New York Wed- esday. He will spend several days In Washington before returning. Mrs.

Thomas R. Edwards returned Sat urday from a visit with her daughter, Miss Maude Edwards, In Rutland. Mr. and Mrs. George H.

Clanp returned Friday night from Washington and Now York, where they spent two weeks. Mr, and Mrs. Eric Landry have moved from Mrs. Farr's house on Horton placo to F. Ij.

Burnett's house on Brook street. Edward Hall, clerk In the Central mont freight office, visited his mother, Mrs. L. Hall, In St. Albans over Sunday.

Miss Eva Knowlton went to Bellows Falls last week. She Is employed as stenographer In the office of the town clerk. Arthur Billings was In Monson, last week to attend the funeral of his father, who died after an illness of several months. Misses Bessie Cain and Harriet Atkin son returned Tuesday from Bennington, where they visited a few days with Mrs. F.

T. Hopklnson. Sylvia Crosby went Saturday with the high school excursionists as far as Meri-den. where she Is visiting this week with relatives. A.

W. Cutting of Northfleld, who has been painting for George N. Kidder Co. of that town the past year, has moved to Brattleboro. Miss Sheldon, the teacher, went Wed nesday to Woodstock to remain through the vacation with her sister, who Is a teacher In that place.

Elwin Whitney of Plalnville, Is spending a vacation of two weeks at the home of his parents, Mr. and Jdrs. G. Whitney of Central street. Verne H.

Winchester Is In Maine this week on a business trip for Dunham Brothers company, taking the place of one of the traveling salesmen who Is 111. Miss Helen Doland, who has been em ployed In the Estey Organ company's' office for the past eight months, will re turn tomorrow to her home In Hudson, N. Y. Mrs. Leonora Richardson of Ashburn- ham, was the guest of Mrs.

C. S. Pratt over Sunday, and Miss Leonora. Richardson was here with her mother on Monday. Mrs.

Llla Tlmson of Claremont, on leav ing Brattleboro last week, went to Mld- dletown, N. to remain Indefinitely with her mother, Mrs. Smith, who Is seriously 111. Gay W. Curtis, of New London.

who has been attending the Clawson-Hamilton college, has taken a position as stenographer with the Fellows Gear Shaper company In Springfield. L. W. Hawlcy of Brattleboro and Rev. A.

P. Pratt and Miss Elvira Gorham of Bellows Falls arc among the 18 delegates selected to represent Vermont at the world Sunday school convention In Washington, D. May 19 to 24. Isaac D. Bailey, grand master, and Fer ris R.

Vaughan, grand lecturer, of the grand council of Royal and Select Masters of Vermont, made an official visit Friday night to Windsor council. No. 8. Christie B. Crowell accompanied them.

Mrs. Thomas Holloran visited with her brother. Rev. Father M. J.

Carrhody, from Friday until Monday, Miss Catncrlno Carmody, who had been at Father Car-mody's a week, returned Monday with Mrs. Holloran to their home In Bennington, Luther W. Hawley, instructor In tho Bralntree, high school, and Miss Jessie Hawley, a senior In tho New England conservatory of music in Boston, have been spending their Easter vacation at the homo of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. L.

W. Hawley. Hobart K. Whltaker, principal of the Salem, high school and formerly principal of tho Brattleboro high school, has been granted a month's leave of absence on account of 111 health. Ho is staying with his sister, Mrs.

Herbert Field, in Leverett, Mass. Mrs. A. W. Chllds and son, Randall, will come tomorrow from Manchester, N.

to stay with Addison Foster, while Ills mother, Mrs. George Foster, is In New York, where she will meet her mother, Mrs. A. B. Hall, who has spent tho winter In the South.

Mr. and Mrs. Dana I. Howard have moved this week from Guilford to the Taylor houso on Maple street, between Mr. Manley's and Mr.

Eddy's, which Mr. Howard bought a short time ago. Mr. Howard Is now employed In the White River Chair company's factory. Mrs.

Fred C. Galo and son, Bryan, who have been living in Boston several months, returned to Brattleboro Saturday. They will make their home In Mr. Gale's house on Grove street. Mr.

Gale will continue In business In Boston, and will come to Brattleboro at frequent Intervals. Oscar W. Ray was one of the representatives from Norwich university nt tho New York alumni banquet In tho Murray Hill hotel March 25. During their stay tho representatives were entertained by the alumni at that hotel and wero takon over tho different construction and engineering projects now under way In. New York, Mr.

and Mrs, F. E. Perry returned' Saturday from Barre, after an absence of several days. Mr. Perry was engaged! In grand lodge work In and near Barre as master of tho grand lodge of Odd Fellows and Mrs.

Perry did some Sunday school work. They were guests of Mr. and Mrs, Frank Jackson In Barro and visited In Montpeller on their way home. Mr. and Mrs.

Fred W. Putnam will go to New York on Monday and will make the trip from there by boat to New Orleans In company with Mr. and Mrs. Lester II. Greene of Montpeller.

Mr. Greene, Mr. Putnam, Glenn Wllklns of Morrisvllle and II. C. Cady of Northfleld are delegates from Mt.

Slnal templo, Nobles of tho Mystic Shrine, to the imperial council to be held In New Orleans April 12, 13 and 14. Mr. Wllklns and Mr. Cady, who will be aocompanled by their wives, will make the trip by rail. Mr.

and Mrs, Putnam will visit Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Savannah, Richmond, Washington and other places on their wak back by rail, and will not reach home until the latter part of April. sssW 1 sfcOMMtf- 'llll mra- ShlrTrn i 'i.