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The Brattleboro Reformer from Brattleboro, Vermont • 5

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THE BRATTLEBORO DAILY REFORMER 'WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 2, 1914 TOWNSHEND. ISLAND THAT PROTECTS KAISER'S FLEET WEST GUILFORD. Miss- liachel Fisher spent last week iu Greenfield with her sister, Ernest Fairbanks. Miss Ida Phelps of Boston came this It is time to get ready for iu a 1 ZM boy's or girl's outfit. They must have shoes and expecting this we now have our Big New Line of Shoes for Fall and Winter Vear 5 UWe' The Island of Helgoland has been its acquisition from England, and now of Germany's part of the North Sea fleet is believed to be sheltered.

Better appearance better fitting better wear than ever. All prictk and satisfaction is GOING TO FIGHT FOR FRANCE assured. Boys' Shoes, Youths' Shoes, misses' Shoes, Chiidren's Shoes, 50 cents up A FEW SAMPLES AT BARGAIN PRICES I Dunham Brothers Co, are the most important part of the $1.25 to $3.00 $1.00 to $2.50 $1.00 to $2.25 cAnd the rejason why. Optical glass ARGUHT week to visit two weeks with her. parents, Mr.

and Mrs. W. C. Phelps, and family. i Mr.

and Mrs. Harry Johnston of Rich mond Hill, are spending some time with their brother and sister, Rev. and Mrs. William Robinson. Hobert Carpenter went to his home in Greenfield Saturday, after staying two months with his grandparents, Mr.

and; Mrs. II. L. Nichols. A strin of state road is being built be tween the; Chapiri ill and the Lynde and.

Thomas house. A number of men began the job last' week Tuesday. Ervin Holden and three children returned to her home in Brattleboro Sun day, "after staying six weeks with her par-, ents, Mr. and Mrs. R.

15. Thomas. Mrs. 'A. M.

Hulintr and daughter, Miss Estelhi Cook, went Monday to Northfield to spend the week. From there Misa Cook will go to her home in Boston. Jdre. 'R. E.

Howieson and daughter-in-law, Msr. E. Howieson. of are spending a week with the for-, sister, Mrs. Ida Wilcox, at the home of Calvin Coleman.

The pastor's mother and father re-. turned to their home in Stelton, N. Wednesday, after a very pleasant and profitable visit with their children ana grandchildren. Baptist church, Rev. William Robinson pafetor.

Morning worship, 11. fcu-bject, Christian Soldiers. Evening, 7.30. Sub-1 ject, What Is That in Thine Hand? Mid week service Thursday at .30. Subject, Books That Have Helped Mes GREEN RIVER.

Mrs. Anna rage and dauguter nave moved to West Brattleboro. I Miss Thelma Miner of Ieyden vinited her aunt, Mrs. Myron Thompson, last week. Eleanor and Stanley Smith of Leyden are guests of their cousins at Gallup Hill Top farm.

L. L. Churchill is in Brookfield (Vt.) visiting his daughters, Mrs. Louis Wakefield ami Miss Dora Churchill, two weeks. F.

H. Stowe bought an iron cylinder for his mill on his recent business Trip. The cylinder arrived Monday evening. It at tracts much attention, weighing about 4,000 pounds. Warren G.

Wlieeler returned to his duties with the Massachusetts Historical society, 1 Boylston street, Boston, Sat urday, after a two weeks vacation in -this place. Recent guests of Mr. and Everett W. Miner were Mr. and Mrs.

Schouler and children, Allen and Anna, of Green field and their granddaughter, Mias Lena Miner of Halifax. I Fret! Frost and mother-in-law came Fri- day evening to join his family at C. H. Frost where they had heefi several weeks. They all returned to Worcester i Sunday afternoon by automc obde making the trip in aliout four hours.

t'f fiere were six in the party. I Those who attended the harvest home dinner in West Guilford from this place were Elsie Mrs. S. Gallup, Mrs. A- G.

Gallup and four daughters, Mrs. D. F. Fairbanks and daughter, Mrs. Laura Mrs.

ML A. Goodenough, Miis Olive Ruth Pstge, Archie Burnett, Clayton Barry and Perlev Pond. 'WARDSBORO CENTER. Charles Dexter was at home "from Creenfield Sunday. Carl Bingham and family returned to their I-ome Friday.

Mrs. D. A. Wakefield and nephew, Harry Hopkiiison, visited Rev. 11.

M. Hopkinsoji of South Aeworth, -N. from Friday to Monday. Mrs. Afice Robinson and son, Fred Robinson, Mrs.

C. H. Kennon and their guests, Mrs. EHiot and daughters, Svent to Wtnhall Monday to visit Dwight Bowert, making the trip by automobile. Have yon ever wanted a collar and found, those just returned from the laundry badly broken 1 Did you ever try and put on vonr tour-in-hand tie in a hurry and hare It stick in your collar What did you do? Did you whistle merrily or did you- We will launder your collars without cracking and at same time give an easy tie space, if you will only give us the opportunity.

Brattleboro Steam Laundry 36 Flat Street 'Phone 72 ELLIOT STREET AGENCY Brattleboro News Company's Store You can leave your bundles there for us to launder and call for them there when. done. G5) Has Relations in Belgium. Edward O'Brien ia'much concerned re garding the safety of his sister and hus- and, Mr. and JUr9: Cliaucs Meyer, whose is in Antwerp, Belgium.

A recent from Mrs: Meyer says the provisions in the city are fast giving out, the stores are sold out. and-can procure supplies. They had secured about -weeks' provisions, but when that was they did not know where to look. Meyer is engaged in the shipping business. All members of the firm except himself have volunteered in the Belgium army, Mr.

Meyer being beyond the -age imit and therefore not Meyer wrote- that they were in constant of the city being bombarded. Warren Green of Jacksonville, came Tuesday to visit his mother, Mrs Green, in Harmony ville, Little Allen Ilebb fell while running 'at i Sunday evening, striking so violently to crtuk the bone his Jelt ankle. Mrs. Warner Wright and daughter, I Etta. Wright, of St.

Johnshury, have been spending a few days with Mrs. Charles Mills. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Guild and Mrs.

Susan Chandler, who were guests at A. Greenwood's, returned home Lowell, recently, taking with them Miss Clara Greenwood fot a week's visit. An automobile party including Mr. and Mrs. Rockwell Craig, Mrs.

Robb and daughter, Evelyn, all of Marlow, N. came Aug. 2t! to the home of Mr; and Mrs. Charles Mills. Mrs.

rorest Mills, of Wollaston, who had been visiting I Mr. Mills's some time, returned to Mar low with them. Misses Laura and Ella Ware entertained party of about 155 young people at a corn roast Monday evening. A merry time was had by all, Besides the sweet corn, apples and bacon we're roasted. with toasted marshrriallows and peanuts for dessert, the Bonfire being built in thf pasture opposite the house.

After all had eaten their fill the company adjourned to the house, where Miss Hazel Jones delighted the audience with two humorou selections entitled Aunt Ilttty House and the Usual The rest of the evening was spent in singingj to which all joined. The hole company united in thanking their hostesses for a very delightful evening. SOUTH NEWFANE Mrs. Tvler of Vernon is spending a week with Mrs. Erwin'II.

Me teal f. John M. St rat ton and son, Harold Strat ton. returned to Brattleboro Sunday Mrs. George W.

Lyon went Monday her home in Hinsdale to spend a few ditys before going west. Mrs. Alice A. Bailey came home Fri day, after an absence of two months in Suflield, Conn, Mrs. John E.

Morse, who had been jvis-iting in 10 came home rriday. Gertrude Carey and Kendall Morse arc at home, after a vacation of two week." in Boston and vicinity. ueorgie fc. mitli and nephew Perlev C. Stratton, are in Keene, X.

Mrs. George O. Shelley. John Ingram, a two-weeks' visit -with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Ira M. Im- gram, returned 'to Boston Tuesday. Mrs. Harriet E. Dexter left Tuesclaj for her home in Troy, N.

after lard ing With Mrs. layman l'owers two months. Miss Daisv Barber of Lyndonville ar- ived Saturday, and Monday morning be gan the lau term oi scnooi wun i.j pupils. Mr. and Mrs.

Charles L. Brown, Mrs. A. Swart, Mr. and Mrs.

C. A. Ed- ards, Mrs. Alice A. Bailey, Mr.

and Mrs. Lubert W. Shepard, Miss Ella J. Stratton and Miss Chase went by automobile Tuesday to attend the county Baptist Association meeting in West Halifax. The summer colony was quite deserted last week Thursday, when Mr.

and Mrs. E. Milton Dexter, Mrs. Harrison Aldrich, IT Julian Morse. Mr nn.l Mrs.

t'harles Dexter. C. Josenh Dexter. Miss Doris fWtnr Mi- Mr Willinm n.ile Miss Helen Dole and Miss Louise Dole went to Duinmerston to spend the day rcnicking as guests of Mrs. .1.

Lewis Morse at her summer residence. WEST DUMMERSTON. There will be a prayer meeting in; the hurch Friday evening. Miss Lena Coombs of Brattleboro vis-ted at Maple View farm Sunday. The high water has done much damage at the electric power station here, Miss Alice O'Brien is visiting in the home of her uncle, Fred Connarn, in Brattleboro.

Mr. and Mrs. James Clark, and Mrs. Tuttle's mother and father went Sunday: to Springfield, in Mr. Clark's automobile.

There will be an ice-cream supper in Grange hall Thursday evening, Sept. 3, for the benefit of the Sunday scEool. All are cordially invited. Miss Katherine Cunningham arid Misses Elizabeth Moran and Elizabeth Nason of Brattleboro were guests of Miss Catherine Hartnett Monday. Mrs.

John Murphy and Miss Alice Russell, who had been visiting their brother, E. B. Rnssell, returned to their home in Now London, Tuesday, DOINGS OF THE VAN 4-OOM. ctA.va our THE PRET1f M-ITTC WHEN RING CSbAKcn MUCH INTERESTgD rTHS ENTIRE: QUI VIVE7 IN HER DSPAW-TMSiNT I I THE. VERMONT LOAN TRUST COMPANY F.

W. WILDER, President. Washington, D. C. JOHN SMEAB, Vice President, Spokane, Washington.

E. E. Kogers, Secretary, Spokane, Washington. We own offer for Bale 0 per eent first mortgages on improved farms in the best fanning districts in Montana, Idaho, Washington atid Oregon. All personally examined.

All collections made and remitted for free. Five and one-halL per eent debenture bonds in $100, $200, $500vand $It0(0 amounts alwavs on hand. Send for our last list issued monthly. Eastern office: Brattleboro, Vermont i F. B.

PUTNAM, General Eastern Agent THE FEVER OF Hrent relief from itchine with every. application of Toiletine Do- this vvav. -Wash parts with tepid water and dry partuuiy vmn boh. imui cloth. hue damp appiy ,1 oueuuc, rubbing in thoroughly.

I t. Soothes and Heals Always prepare skin with tepid water because it opens pores and allows it to absorb Toiletine directly. The effect is prompt, cooling; refreshing, quieting; giving rest and peace. When itching sensations come on, repeat applications. Proper diet, exercise and the healing influence of Tiletine will give; lasting relief.

Free Sample at Your Druggist's Other Uses: For an easier shave for chafed spots on babies or fleshy people, insect bites, hives, any skin irritation, burns, cuts, etc. 25 years a proven remedy Large Bottle 25c. Get sample at your druggist's or mail a postal for booklet and sample to THE TOILETINE COMPANY 141 Hope Street, Greenfield, Mass. Sold and Guaranteed by C. F.

THOMAS. PH. G. W.A. Adama Brattleboro Drug Co.

W. F. Root Crook House Pharmacy FOR A PRACTICAL DEMONSTRATION OF THE SUPERIORITY IN TASTE AND NUTRITIVE VALUE OF Buttermilk as made With Parke. Davis Lactone Tablets, caH at our fountain any time. FRESH EACH DAY, from natural, puqp, sweet milk.

Contain all the elements. bothingVaken out. Buttermilk prepare cfm this way lias become recognized by authorities the -world over as the very best form of one.of the most valuable food products. ONLY CENTS PER CLASS. ICE-COLD AND FRESH.

Wilfred F. Root PHARMACIST The Store With the Stock Professional Cards DB. HENET TUCKEE. Residence. 12 Grove telephone, 258.

Office, Leonard block. Hours, 1.80 to 3, and 7 to 8. Telephone. 29-W. C.

B. ALDBICH, M. D. Hourg, 12.30 to 2.30, 7 to 8. Office Dhone 165-1; house 1C5-.

THOMAS BICE, M. D. Office and residence erer Vermont Savings Bank. Hours, 8 to 9 m. 1 to and 7 to 8 p.

m. DB. Si. iiANG. Office and residence, 32 No.

Main St. Office hoars: Mornings until afternoons until 2. 30; evenings until 8. Telephone, 430. DB.

a. B. HUNTER. Williston Block, over Boot ft grocery. Office hours: 1 to 3 p.

6.30 to 8 m. Residence. West Brattleboro. DB. H.

P. GBEENZ, rnysician and Surgeon. Office, Bank block. Hours: 8 to 9 a. 1 to 8 and 7 to 8 p.

m. Residence, 83 Green Bt. Telephone connections. Q. B.

ANDEKSON, Surgeon and Physician. Surgery a specialty. Office and residence, Brooka House, 88 Main St. Hours until 10 a. 1 to 2.30 and 6 to 8 p.

m. 'Phone. 246. DB. E.

B. LYNCH. Surgeon. Office, Park rooms 1 and 3, tel. 540, office hours vntil 9-a.

1 to 3 and 7 to 9 p. Melrose hospital tel. 201. 9 to 10 a. residence 141 Canal tel.

177; Sundays by appointment only. B. B. WHITE, M. D.

(General Practitioner). Office rooms, 4 and 6, Crosby block. Hours: 6 to a. 1 to 3 and 7 to 8 p. m.

Besi-dunce. 20 Grove St. Telephone. 717. JORDAN SOS-, Optometrists, 1 Elliot St.

Specialists in the correction of defective via ion. Examination, 9 to 12 a. 1.30 to 5 p. m. Evenings, Monday and Saturday, 7 to 9.

Appointments at your convenience. 83 SB. A. I. MILLER, Hooker block.

Brattle boro. Office hours: 8 to 9. 1 to 2. 6.30 to 8. DB.

O. O. WHEELER, Osteopathic Physician, 10 UrosDy block, umee hours: 10 to 12 2 to 4 m. Other hours by appointment. Telephone connections.

9 Spruce St DB. GRACE W. BURNETT. Physician and Surgeon, Market block, Elliot St. Office bouxa: 8.B0 to a.

ac, 1.30 to 2.30 and 1 to 8 p. Telephone. 744-W. W. B.

NOTES, -M. Eye. Ear, Kose and Throat. 9 to 12. 1 to 5, Wednesday and Saturday evenings.

Other hours and Sundays by appointment. Appointments for glasses fit ting made by man or pnone. American Bldg DB. O. 6.

CLARK, Dentist. Whitney block Brattleboro. Telephone. 69-a: gOBJSt E. GALE, Attorney at Law, Guilford Vt.

Telephone. 302. HASBXNS 6 SCHWEKE, Attorneys Counsellorf at Law, Vt. and PRANK E. BARBER.

Attorney Boom Crosby block. Brattleboro. at Law, ROBERT Room 18. O. BACON, Attorney at 'Cilery Buildins, Brattleboro.

Law B. HPGHE3. Lawyeij Telephone. 225-M, OILMAN HELTAR, Surveyori and Con vtracting Engineer. Teh or 892-W, O.

C. BILLINGS, recently First Assistant Commissioner, of Patents, Solicitor and Attor ney in Patent and Trade-Marie uasa. Key motir. Sormonr. Meerath Billines.

71 Bdwy New Tork: McGill Washington. D. O. 0. W.

EJDGETT Real Estate and In notary mDiic. oi Main t. BARROWS ft Wholesale and Retail Dealers In Coals of all kinds. Office, Iin- Brattleboro. W0R4N ft Undertakers, 19 Main St Teleiv5jona.i854-a.

i Brattleboro. vt. ESTABLISHED 1ET0. Exclusive Undertaking BOND SON BEOISTEaED EMBALMEES. Mwm'1724.

VU 27-28. N. H. 220. EiinW Prices: Correct Senrlca.

Auto in Season. RECZEM A Tito "HI1 home letter new six gone Mr. fear play as K. in at a I i i i i WAR PRICES powerfully fortified by Germany since is a practically impregnable guardian and the Kiel canal, where the kaiser's York for service against Germany. the Universalist convention.

Several others from this society also were in attendance. amJ, two-weeks visit in Middlebury and Rut land. fia(, Ynnr nf KnnrTu.M is visitihk her aunt. Mrs. Emma Wernaff.

Oeorpe Abbott and family, who have spent the summer here, will move soon to Springfield In spite of the rain, there was a large company at the band concert and carnival at I'nion hall Tburpday evening, Aug: 27 Miss Marion Gibson, is in Hrattleboro on business a fev days and Miss Laura Leonard of SiindnsviJle is in the post office. I Herbert WiJIianW went to the Melrose hospital in Brattfeboro Aug. 27 and was operated upon for appendicitis Friday morning. Mr. and Mrs.

Ham Ablwtt and Mr and Mrs. Clyde Wright were in Chester Thursday, Aug. 27, and -attended the Ed son picnic. Mildred Swift and brother Win- throp, have gone home to Manchester for a short stay. Mrs.

Wilkins is; carina for 'Mr. Lacoii while she is awav CAMBRIDGEPORT. David F. Gushing of Boston has lieen a visitor with relatives liere. Mrs.

Ball went last week to BellowsFalls to visit relatives. The W. C. T. U.

will meet Thursday afternoon, Sept. 10, in the chapel. Miss Jennie Harwood of Brookline, was with her Mrs. Moore, a few clays last week. luiymond iu.

ushmg went Sept. 1 to N. to take a course in the business college. Fred Taylor of Lawrence, spent a day last week with his brother, Charles lay anil family, i Sidney Sweet, son of Rev. II.

I'. Sweet spoke Sunday afternoon in the interests of the ermont Anti-Saloon, league. Mr. Kinney cut his-foot-badly "last week by the slipping-of chiHel as he was working on timber for- Will Wdder's barn. i Mrs.

Norman Blodgett 'lias been enter taining mother, Mrsllenry" llibbard, 'and a brother, Ralph, of Nortli Hadley. and an aunt, Mrs, Baker of South Hadley, Mass. BOBBV WsN LOOM BR0Te.R OP.THB.' l61 THSl'O MEYER i Hft. TO WEAR A WHITE SUfT IP THEt HA0MT PROVED TftAT TY rr Wears; Our is imported irom England and Germany. Our jobbers notified us to expect a shortage of lenses in the near, future and that prices will then be from 50 to 1 00 per cent higher than now.

cA word to the wise is sufficient. You save money by buying now. Our prices will remain as usual until we are forced to raise them. JORDAN SON LOiotSt. Brattleboro -ity Photo by American Press Association.

French reservists sailing from New EAST DUMMERSTON. Miss Eliie Hazel ton will teach in Put ney. entered Mt. Hermon Krnest Ray has school. liertna nazeiion resumes teacmng Xlim rsmnje Wilder is a student tins fall in seminary.

course Miss Ruth' Diijtton will take a in the Albany bilsiness college. Miss Blanche Newton will teach in the Hollow school, East Dummerston. The Center school has been provided a good teacher. All schools will open Sept. 8.

Miss Eleanor O'Connor of Putney will teach the North school and board at Log Cabin farm. Miss Ida Davis and Miss Jennie Wild er are attending Leland and Gray semi nary, Townshend. Miss Aldrich of IJrattleboro is caring for Miss J.ucretia Miller, Mrs. Waite ttwuv lacii, Housekeeper lor ix'wis IfOKlc, lias lett and llsoth ot pnngtieUi, lias taken the place. Miriam F.

Reed has returned from I Niantic, and hasv as guets at -Jl. III. Millers this week.liss Doris Hum phrey of Chicago. Mies -Mary. Miller -and Aleck Miller of Northampton, Mass Jlr.

and Mrs. Jlrooks and Mr. and Mrs. William Wildi'r of Ashby, were guests last week of Mr. and Mrs.

Dwight K. Miller at Maple liidge fmit farm. John Sheldon and family have returned to their Greenfield home, after a two-monlhsNitay at Kheldon farms. September calls, that playtime is over: business for growp-ups, schools for the young. The newly-elected officers of the Ladies' club are Miss Alice G.

Laughton; vice Mrs. Lilla Miller Reed; and Mrs. Dwight R. Miller; ast. sec, Miss Ruth Khapp.

Other officers will be appointed. LONDONDERRY. Clarence Baxter of Boston was in town over Sunday. Mrs. Mav Hall of Brattleboro is visiting at Frank Stowell's.

I Arr and Shattuek of Boston are visiting his brother, George, this place. Frank Stock well, Clarence Marden, Misses Thelrna and Phyllis Arnold went to Brattleboro this week as delegates to VAN LOONS 5AJD VOV MAY TW WAS MARWE.O. THIS IS A cCrano I I HERE'S OUR Per Case Pilsner Beer 1.00 Jones Beer 1.00 Bnrkhardt Beer 1.25 Phoenix Beer 1.25 1.25 Narragacsett Beer 1.25 Ballantines Beer 1.50 Schlitz Beer 1.75 Per Case Budweiser Beer ....9 2.75 Idberty Ale 1.00 Smith Ale 1.00 Smith 'a stock Ale 1.25 Burkhardt Alo 1.25 BalTantine'a Ale 1.50 Jones Ale 1.50 Jones Porter 1J50" Ballantine Porter 1.50 We will Pack in a Barrel 10 dozen of our Bottled Beer when i Our Beer and Ale in the wood, both In Quarter and Half Barrels, are from America's BEST Breweries. 1 CAN VOU BEAT IT CRESCENT BOTTLING CO. Importers and Distributors.

NOKTII WAiPOLE," Telephone 110 Bring Quick Society Reporter secured a few interviews at Grace's Wedding MUCH CM WEOOINQ DAI" 5AIO MSi VAN MRS. JcNeS-RfeOTTSsS BRovyN -wwTHeKB VOt.ONTR0 THlJ "THEf'REL AU. SO AWPIU.V NCRVOUi. WHEN CfACE MA HARMED A OPTEi CITf WAS '6M IWT IB.T ME TE.li. HALF THEP1-CEH AB6UT ONB 1 REMCrn TMK.

OPfICIAI KHOT- i WHO 0 THE. JyRS6 OF fcu 5Ait H0THIWC.8WT iOKEfl UlA UiUV UAT I MILUONAIRS. VAN-OER MVRST7THa (R00M IS 10 OB VER UJBE.HA WITH HIS ATTENDED fH sfiVf BACK I WAi, i wiur THAT N0RE THAN AX.C TRS. WOROS oo tfout-b wiH euTi oi A PIVE.FOOT dEWB.M0Mf. THE OTHER.

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