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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-05-01
Will Not Return to Promotion.


The Woodbury. faction consider
that they have a mortgage on the
GOvernorship but before they capture
that office in open fight they have
got to overcOmfrc convictions of a
large number of the citizens of the
commonwealth who have put them
selves on record as opposed to mort
gaging the highest office in their gift.
Promotion is proper if deserved. 1t
is in accordance with civil service
reform, but there must always be two
parties to it. There is the one pro-
NOTED and those who promote. Now
when the people of Vermont in con-
ventiOn assembled sit down on the
assumption of the Lieutenant-Gov-
ernOr who considers that he has a
mortgage on the higher office because
the people have seen fit to permit him
to occupy the lower one, and declare
that he shall have none of it, such
action should and would carry con-
viction with it. The people of YER
mont have abrogated the promotion
idea and they are too consistent to
return to it, and will not return to it.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-05-01

An article occupying nearly a col
umn and quarter of the St. Adams
Messengers valuable space the Other
day discussed the burning issue Of
the quality of the patriotism of c. S
Pages father. The article closed as
follows:
Two years ago the Messenger was among
the first to yield its support to Mr.. Dilling-
ham for Governor. but he is of a different fam
lily and is differently constructed altogether.
This subject does not need discus
sion. The statements derogatory to
Mr.. Page which the Messenger has in
dustriously aided in circulating, have
been conclusively proved to be false
The point we wish to refer to is this /:
The people of Vermont will be I'M
able to see where the great difference
lies between Dillingham;, Batchelder,
Munson and Page, all now prominent
in Vermont affairs, all born in the
same year, and not one of whom en-
tered the army.
To the average mind it is difficult
to discover any ground for the I'M
favorable distinction made in Mr..
Pages case. The Republicans of
Vermont will see in the Messengers
tactics an utter disregard for fair
play and desire on the part of the
Messengers managers to turn the at
tention of the people away from the
real issue-that is, which of the two
gentlemen prominently named do the
people of Vermont, considering all
the circumstances and associations,
prefer to trust in the gubernatorial
chair in this year Of grace 1890?
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-05-01
A Triumphant Vindication.
From The St. JohnsDury Republican

The political sensation of the past
week has been the triumphant vindi-
cation Of the charge (oniy binted at,
publicly. but largely circulated
through the State in an underhanded
way of disloyaI and unpatriotic con
duct on the part of Nj. Page during
the war. Col. Woodbury., it is but
just to say, denies (and all who know
him will accept bis word in this o.
any other natter any responsibility
for the charge, and the responsibility
is thus left on his too ardent and i'm
petuous supporters; but the attack
upon Mr.. Page has proved a
most destructive boomerang. 1t can
not fail of materially assisting Mr..
Pages canvass and damaging that of
nis opponent in equal measure.
4 4 No man was ever more COM
pletely and thoroughly indicated
than Mr.. Page from fhis charge, and,
as we said, the result must help 'hiD
and hurt his opponents. AS the
fairhayen Era we'll says, NOW that
the story is proven to be without
foundation and only the work of the
enemy it is very likely to react upon
those who have spread the tale and
cause those who pinned their faith
to Mr.. Page to have their trust and
confidence confirmed and make them
work with redoubled energy for his
and election"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-05-01

Clark ". Hatch, of Boston, General
Agent for the Travellers ms, Co. has
just passed through one of the most
severe trials that a gentleman ever
has to suffer. He visited Tin order to
help an aged uncle Who lived on a
government claim near the Nebraska
line. The uncle was found dead in
his cabin the next day. and the
above named was apparently the
last person who had been with him.
Arrested on suspicion while on his
way home to Boston, Mr.. Hatch vol
unfairly returned to the scene and
has endured what we need not at
tempt to tell until last week, when
he was not only acquitted but most
highly commended by all parties. the
prosecuting officer being very en-
phatic III his commentator. Never
theless the $i5 900 which this unwar-
ranted suspicion has cost Mr.. Hatch
is insignificant as compared with the
suffering he must have endured. and
we capIOt avoid the reflection thai
had he faiiep into the hands of fudge
Lynch and his Tetainers, as we al
most wonder that he did not, the ex
pense would have been greatly de-
creased, while Justice" would haye
been as well served as it is in about
half the cases where men jump at con
illusions and take the law into their
own hands. We have q BFatty high
opinion of citizens, judge, Jury, law
yeFs and all on that frontier simply
from the cOme-out of this case. That
the aged uncle died of apoplexy (as a
number of his family had done) is
the unquestiOned belief of all who had
any knowledge of the affair.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-05-01

From the Barre Town News.


The Free Press has been sending letters to
the postmasters throughout the State asking
for n list of names to whom the Free Press
would be sent free for a year-Ihe Town
News.
When we spoke of our new Barre contPm-
porary as a creditable paper the other day
we hardly expected to be so soon called upon
to charge it with ibbing, but such is the
fact. The above statement is untruc-Bur-
HngtOn Free Press.
The Town News regrets, more than
ever its esteemed rOck-and-ryc con
temporary can ever know, the neces-
sity of being dragged into Il cOntrov-
ersy.
From the time that the Free Press
was born into this dry State, and
commenced to advertise "blank cart
ridges and other ammunition, for the
Improvement of town agencies, there
is yet to be recorded an instance
when it ever admitted or denied any
thing squarely.
The Free Press has been sending
out circulars, the milk in the cocoa
nut being as follows:
1--WE wish the Free Press to have readers in
this purpose we intend to send out large
number of sample copies during the next few
months. To do this successfully we must
have a list of good names a every pOstOffice
in Vermont. If you will send us the names ot
from twenty five to sixty persons, according
to the size of your office, to whom you think
it would be advantageous for us to send n
few sample copies, we will take pleasure in
forwarding the Weekly Free Press one year
free to any address you name"
Twist the phraseology as you will,
make it read any way you please, the
fact remains that the Free Press is
being mailed throughout Washington
county gratis. 1t is free as air, and
about as windy; free as water, and
about as thin; freer than salvation,
and very much like the Salvation
Army; in fact, if you want the Free
Press and Colonel Woodbury. for
Governor, send in your name.
We do not question the right of the
Free Press to send out its entire edi-
ton gratis, and to fill every column
with Woodbury. literature, with Car
roll S. Pages 'war record" written
in. But we do object to being called
d liar in loaded miniOn.
The choir will now sing
We are coming, Father Woodbury.,
Five and twenty thousand strong
That is, if we don't change our minds.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-05-01
THE GOVERNOR QUESTION.
Mr.. Page the Peoples Choice.
Prom the St Bloomsbury CaledOnian.

From the st. Johnsbury CaledOnian.
Ithas been quite custOmaryiny years
past for the Central Vermont railroad
to name the candidate for Governor
and then calmly wait for the Repub
lican press to endorse their man and
for the State convention to nominate
him. Indeed this is such a common
practice that the first question that
is naturally raised of anym in con-
nection with this office has al
ways been. Is he friendly or hos
tile to the Central Vermont?
and unless he is willing to be
their tool his name is forever
dropped from the list of possible can
didates. 1t often happens that the
Central VermOnt's candidate proves
to be an excellent choice, but the fact
remains true just the same that YER
mont Governors are not usually
chosen by the people. This year,
however, instead of only one candi-
date the somewhat novel spectacle is
presented of two men in the field
both stalwart Republicans and both
worthy of the high office to which
they aspire-Col. U. A. Woodbury., of
Burlington, the present Lieutenant
Governor, and Hon. Carroll S. Page,
of HYDE Park The former is unfOr-
tunately the Central VermOnt's can
didate, and though he has many de-
voted followers throughout the State
he cannot shake off this old man of
the sea. Mr.. Page, on the other
hand, is the peoples choice and a
man eminently worthy of their suf-
frage His position on all the lead
ing questions of the dayis highly sat
isfactory and the affairs of the State
in his hands would be carefully and
hOnorably conducted. He is an up
right man and Il temperance man,
and as governor would use his inRu-
ence in favor of temperance, economy
and the best interests of the State.
His strict integrity, his acknowledged
business ability, his wide acquain-
tance with men, and his insight into
all the public questions now being
agItated in Vermont are respectfully
submitted to the voters of the Green
Mountain State with no fear of their
final decision While the CaIedOnian
does not think, as some of our eX-
changes would have their readers be
lieve, that the Governor question is
the only one to be considered at the
present time, it firmly believes that
Vermont Republicans should take a
decided stand on this question, and
that the final result will show Il we'll
earned victory for Mr.. Page. He is
the pc ople's choice.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-05-01
Is Marriage Il Failure?

When man marrieS he assumes
great and serious obligations. Very
many men and women, however, enter
into the marriage contract without
giving much, if any, thought to its
weighty responsibilities. They treat
it us casual matter, a relation car
rying with it no particular cares or
duties, rather than Il lifelong engage
ment and the most important step
that man ever takes, These will tell
you later that marriage is a failure,
when the only trouble is that they
themselves have failed to comprehend
and meet the high and holy obliga-
tiOns of their marriage VOWS. Mar
riage is not n failure, but when man
takes upon himself it's solemn VOWS,
promising her who places all in his
keeping and under his protection that
he will cherish and defend her in
health and in sickness it should be
with some knowledge of what he is
undertaking and a fixed and lasting
determination to be faithful to his
self-appOinted trust. He is the bread
winner. He has undertaken to pro-
vide for her and her children. From
the beginning of their relation to the
end Of life this is his work. If he fails
in any way when in his power to
guard the family he has brought
together against present want and
possible future evil in so much is he
recreant to his VOWS. If by dint of
industry and well directed economy
the savings of years has given him a
title deed to his home, would he be
true to her, whose labors in the com
mon behalf have been, perhaps, no less
than his, should he jeopardize that
home by any speculation or fail to
use every possible means to make it
a permanency2 There can be but
one answer; In winning Il home he
has, indeed, done we'll, He has
brought about him those who would
be severely distressed to be deprived
of that home. VIII he not come far
short of his duty if he does not pro-
vide against such deprivation and
distress so far as he can? He can
keep out of speculation but he can
not with certaintygqard against fire
He can, however, secure a policy of
reliable insurance Of H. NJ. McFar-
land, Genl ms. Agent, Hyde Park,
Vt, which will go far towards giving
him a new home should fire come.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-05-01
7U'-,.;'-.,;.I' 10 2 ctIIIs e
u NJ DARRONS " TO-.
Publishers of Official Market Reports
of Boston Chamber of Commerce


of Boston Chamber of Commerce.
The above statement, it will be
observed, comes with the stamp of
authority upon it, directly from the
publisher of the official reports of the
Boston Chamber of Commerce. We
have procured it IN order that the
farmers of Vermont may have au-
thoritative evidence that were it not for
Mr.. Page, who has, for political rea-
sons, been accused of depressing
the price of dairy skins, this import
ant product of the Vermont farm
would have been worth, for the past
three years at least, a sum hardly suffi-
cient to pay for Skinning the calf.
The subject is one concerning
which the friends of Mr.. Page invite
the most searching scrutiny. With
him the finding of new avenues for
the absorption of Vermont dairy skins
has been almost a life work. The
success of that work is shown by a
comparison of the above official quo
tatons with the prices which Mr..
Page has been able to pay the farmer
and which everyone conversant with
the business knows are materially
higher than the Boston Chamber of
Commerce quotations.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-05-01
Estate of Fanny Dow.
NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT.

State of Vermont, District of Lamoille. S.
In Probate Court, held at Hyde Park, in said
Dist, on the 18th day of April, A. ID. 1890.
Arthur Pike AdInr. of the estate of Fanny
Dow, late of johnson, in said District deceased.
presents his administration account for eXami-
nation and allowance and makes application for
a decree of distribution and partition Of the
estate of said deceased. Wher-upOn, it IN
ordered by said Court, that said account and said
application be referred to session thereof, to be
the 9th day of May, A. ID. 1890, for hearing and
decision thereon: And, it is further ordered that
notice hereof be given to all persons nterested,by
publication of the same three weeks successive
fy in the News and Citizen, a newspaper pub
lished at MOrriSville and Hyde Park. previous
to said time appointed for hearing. that they
may appear at said time and place, and show
cause, if any they may have, why said account
should not be allowed and such decree made.
BY the Court.-Attest.
25 II. 5. PAGE, Judge.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-05-01
Vermont Fairness.
Frpis, m ICIsrso~ Comfy HnraI1

Our candid opinion is that the eff
fort to turn back the tide of success
that has set in towards Mr.. Page by
means Of taseiess scandal and dis
pafaging insipuations will defeat it
self There is love and spirit Of
justice inherent in our Vermont peo-
pie that can, we believe, be trusted to
right this great injustice and injury
sought to be perpetrated, unfairly too,
against an honorable man.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-05-01

Is There a Burlington Clique?
Burlington correspondence of the Springfield
Republican.
There is a Custom-house clique in
Vermont, and even those who never
visited the State know that the Cen
trail Vermont Railroad sometimes in
dulges in politics for pleasure and
profit. The analysis of the clique's
position is this: Col. G. G. Benedict
and Col. Woodbury., both of this city,
wished to be ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
in 1888, Col. Woodbury. outstripped
his rival in winning the good graces
of the Republicans of this city and of
the nominating convention. At that
time it was well understood that he
had committed himslf to the support
of Gen. w. w. Henry for collector of
the port in the event of Gen. Harri-
sons election; but the gubernatorial
bee began to buzz in Col. Woodbury's
bonnet, and, strange to say, the same
bee visited Col. Benedict. 1t looked
like another friendly contest for high
State honors, but Col. Woodbury. did
not court it. For obvious reasons he
preferred to silence his opponent by
pacific means. The collectorship of
the district is the first federal Office
in New England next to the Boston
collectorship, and in consideration of
this, so the story goes, Col. Bene-
dict copcapta5 70 xt-oi1,a he o,,,I,;+;o...
for the GovernorsNp and promised
the support of the custom-house pat
ronage and the Free /resS, of which
he is editor, to Col. Woodbury.. Col.
Benedict is now collector, and Gen.
Henry is superintendent of the cen
sus work of the State. The Free
Press naturally denies all this. 1t
never heard of such a thing as a
custom-house ring. 1t supports Col.
Woodbury. because he is the best man
and wears an empty sleeve. Yet
changes have been going on in the
customs service, and every one of
them helps out Col. Woodbury. more
or less. For instance, F. c. Smith,
CNlllOl vi lllC ~. LAIDdllS AOCH| y, lids
been appointed deputy collector at
St. Adams. The Sentry represents
the opposition to the Central Yer.
mont Railroad in Franklin County.
The Central Vermont supports Col
Woodbury.. 1t would have been quite
natural for the Sentry to throw its in
fuence for Mr.. Page for that reason.
A Job in the customs service would
certainly not accelerate any move
ment of the Sentry toward Mr.. Page
The editor of the North Troy PdLIa-
dIum also received a government job,
and it would not do for him to op-
pose Col. Woodbury.. There are
other federal appointments which
have fallen to worthy newspaper men.
F. N. Whitney, editor of the Burling-
ton CLIPPER, and Col. c. S. Forbes,
Vermont correspondent of the Boston
journal, are deputy internal revenue
collectors, and it is noticeable that
both are in essential harmony with
the custom-house organ here. OF
course there may not have been any
trade, but there is every indication
of it, and this suspicion of ''bossism"
has lost more than one supporter to
Col. Woodbury..
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-05-01
Estate of Luther CriswoId.

Inc Undersigned, having been appointed by
the Honorable Probate Court for the District of
and adjust all claims and demands of an persons
against the estate of Luther GriSwold, late of
hyde Park in said Dist deceased, and all claims
exhibited IN offset thereto, hereby give notice
that we Will meet for the purposes aforesaid
AT the dwelling house of the late
Luther GriSw0ld, on the 10th day of MAY and
llth day OF November next, from ten O'clock
a. N until four, O'Clock p, IN, each Of sad DAYS
and that ,si2 MOUTHS from sle y'FiiSt
day Ct 6AhElls \. p, 1897 is me tme llmlte1
claims to us Tor examination and allowance
Dated at Hyde Park, This Sth day Of Ahril
y; q i0'O IT, +. " hofy, Commissioners,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-05-01
Estate of Arson WhIttemore.


State of Vermont. District of Lamoille, ss.-ln
Probate Court, held at Hyde Park. in said Dist
on the 18th day of April A ID. 1890.
W. G. Bassett. administrator of the estate OF
Arson Whittemore, late of Eden, in said
District, deceased, presents his admin :
istration account for Examination and allow
ance and makes application for decree of distri=
button and partition of the estate of said deceased
Whereupon, it is ordered by said Court, that said
account and said application be referred to q
session thereof, to he held at the Probate Of1ce
in said Hyde Park. on the 10th day OF May. A,
ID, 1890, for hearing and decision thereon; And,
it is further ordered, that notice hereof be given
to all persons interested, by publication OF the
Citizen, a newspaper published at MoTrisville
and Hyde Park, previous to said time appointed
for hearing that they may appear at said time
and place, and show cause, If any they may have,
why said account should not he allowed and
such decree made.
BY the COurt.-Attest.
25 II. S. PAGE. Judge.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-05-01
Estate of N. y. Warren,

LICENSE TO SELL.
State Of VerRoHt, District OF Ldmoille, ss In
Probate Court, held at Hyde Park, within and
for SAID district on the l4th day of April, A. ID.
1870.
s., G.. Atwood, Administrator of the estate OF
n. 5. Narren,late Of Stowe, in SAID district, der
ceasedimakes application 30 said Court foraIce nse
to sell al ofthe real estate of said DECEASED rcpTe
sehting that the sale thereof is necessary for the
purpose OF paying the debts of SAID deceased and
expense OF administration. WheTeupon il is or.
dered by said Court, that said application be rer
terred to session thereof to be hold at
the PROBATE ONCE in said HYDE Park, on the 18th
day of May, a. d. 1890, for hearing
and decision thereon; and it is further ordert
that all persons interested be notified hereof by
publication of notice of SAID application and
order thereon, three weeks SUCCESSFULLY in the
News and Citizen published at Morrisvile and
Hyde Park, before said time of hearing, that
they may appear at SAID time and place, and, il
they see cause, object thereto.
By the COurt-Attest,
"a Il. s. PAGE, Judge.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-05-01
In fnsoIvan1v

- state Of Vermont, District Of Lampille, 81
10 HhoW IL Map ConrBrn Notice is hereby
gwen that the Second and Third Meetings 81
the creditors of sc Pennock, Of Wolcott. fnsol.
vent Debtor. viii be held at tile Probate ONCE in
Hyde Park, in said District on the iIth div of
May, A. ID, 1890 at ten o'clock i'm The fore
noon at which time and place the said insulvent
VIII ASK ot said Court certificate of discharge
anu the Assignee of said mSolvent estate, having
h i ms account with said Court. will. nj lie
Ltfiie anu place aforesaid apply Tor settlement
assignee of said estate, and such other business
may be lEapsafted as is'pfoylded in IuchNasks
by seq; % Of the Revised iaHs 6f Vermont!
Ok RlSSEL g. PAVE -
% Judge'of the Court Of ilfsdlyene..
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-05-01
Estate of Jenny }. Smith.
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.

COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
The undersigned. having been appointed by
the Honorable Probate Court for the District of
LamOille. Commissioners, to receive, examine,
and adjust all claims and demands of all persons
against the estate of Jenny j. Smith, late Of john
that we will meet for the purposes aforesaid
at George p. Phillips. in johnson, on the
18th day OF May A. d. 1870 and 18th day OF Octo;
4 o'clock p. m. each of said days and that six
months from the 14th day of April A. ID. $780, is
the time limited by said Court for said creditors
to present their claims to us for examination and
allowance.
Dated at johnson, this 18th day of April,
A. d. 1890. II. A. BEECHER,
G. i. PHILLIPS,
% Commissioners.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-05-01
Some Condolences.

The Messengers always counted as
the organ Of the Central Vermont R.
X. In this contest it is aliiji6 With
what some call IL 'custom house
ring" How much there is to the lat
ter theory we do not know; it is
pretty evident that the custom house
officers, from Mr. Benedict All the
way down With exceptions so few as
not to break the rule are supporters
Of Col. Woodbury..
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1890-05-01
Estate of George Woodward.

EXTENSION OF TIME.
State of VERMONT, District of ,Lamoile, ss-In
Probate Court held at Hyde Park, within andfpT
Ella NJ! Woodward, administrators iof tile
estate. Of Gelrge WoodBard, late uf Johhsun
in said District, deceaSe ,makes appiica
ton to said Court to extend the time Hereto
fore allowed her to pay the debts due from
said estate, and to render her admnis-
WhereupOn, it Is ordered by said Court that
said application be heard at the Probate ONCE,
in Hyde. Park, ON the srd day of May, iS9Oi
ana It Is further ordered, that notice be given
notice Of this order In the News AND CITIZES,
printed at Worthwhile and Hyde Park, three
weeks successfully, before said hearing
BY the COurt-AtteSt,
"A II. =, PAGE Judge.