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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-01-16
Campbell Reunion.

The 18th annual meeting Of the Campbell
reunion was held Jan l, 1896 with MIR. and
Mrs. David R Sherwin. Sevpnty,fve mem
bers and invited guests we're present. The day
was passed with the usual amount Of witt
ing, into1spersed with otten-heard New Years.
greet ngs. Dinner being over, the p 'esident
called the meeting o order and the following
business was transacted Song by the choir
Gather Up the Rays of Sunshine; prayer
by chaplain; reading minutes of last meeting
by secretary; song, DO You Know That We
Are Building?"; treasurers report, which
showed that the society was OF sound
financial basis resolutions on the death of
Mrs. Ida Kendall were read by MIS- c L.
Gates; business committees report; roll
call; election of Officers as 10 lOws-R. p.
Campbell, I,rest A. N. Boynton. vice prest :;
d. X. Sherwin. sec; E. & Sherwiu, chap; J
j. Gilmore and vile, E g. Sherwin and wife,
j. &. Peck and wife, business com Flora A.
Campbell, Oscar Campbell, Gertie Calkins, j
j. Gilmore and wife. Eta Hobrook, Alice
Holbrook, Herman Campbell, committee Oh
evening entertainment; Mr.. and Mrs. C. l..
Gates, committee on resolutions. Remarks
were made by j. NJ. Campbell and r. p.
Campbell. Instrumental music rendered by
Miss BerAl Harrington closed one of the most
pleasant and successful meetings the society
has ever held. In the evening the young peo-
pie and children entertained the society for
couple of hours with declamations, recta-
tions, songs, instrumental music, tableaux
dialogu $, ETC., doing much credit to them
selves and giving much pleasure to the audi
euce. The following resolutions we're adopted
on the death of Mrs Ida Kendall
WHEREAs-ln the course OF Providence our
sister, Mrs. Ida Kendall, has been taken from
this to the other world; therefore be it
ReSOlHed-That in her death the Campbell
Reunion society is called to mourn the loss of
one its members aud her family TAI -hful
and 8ffpctonate wife and mother; ard
ReSOlVed-Uhat We extend to the bereaved
husband and children and to the almost
heart broken father and mother so far away,
and to the two brothers, our sincere and
heartfelt sympathy; and
ResOlV d-That these resolutions be writ
ten on our books of record, that copies be
sent to the husband. father aud mother and
brothers, and copy be sent to the News
AND CITIZEN for publication.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-01-16
Maple Sugar Makers.

The Vermont Maple Sugar Makers
Association will hold its fourth an
nual meeting and exhibit of products
in the city hall at Montpelier Janu-
airy % 3.
This will be the first time the aeso-
citation has held its annual meeting
independent of other organizations.
The programme includes an adj
dress by President Frank Kenteld of
Morrisville; reading of essay Effect
of Soil, Climate, and Locality upon
the Quality and Quantity of Maple
Products; paper by L. R. Tabor of
Westford, (Which is the Most Essen
tial, Color or Flavor in Maple
Sweets?" discussion, topic, Bounty
Now Due Producers, Probability of
Receiving Same" led by President
Kenfield; address, Culture Prospects
and Possibilities of Vermont Maple
Sugar and Syrup as Profita bic Farm
Crop" Hon. Josiah Grout of Derby.
Thursday, prize essay, Bounty Or
Tariff, which best subserves the in
terests of Maple Sugar Producers"
prize essay, How to produce the
most per tree at the lowest cost per
pound of best quality Maple Sugar
and Syrup" discussion, Our Pres
ent State Law, Does it protect our
maple product from authorizations
and fraudulent limitations" led by
Hon. c. j. Bell OF Walden.
About $500 are fired in premi
ums.
A. j. Croft of Enosburgh Falls is
the secretary Of the association.
The Central Vermont railroad will
give the usual convention rates, tick
cts good going Jan. 21-22 and re-
turning till Jan. "a.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-01-16
WORCESTER.

7. Elliott Hancock has moved back to
town, to the old home. Glad to see you, 10
seph.
The reading club met with Miss Flora
Holmes on Friday evening, and pleasant
time reported.
Allen Lance of Cabot and Mrs. Bates of
Montpelier were the guests of DR.. Lance and
wife over Sunday.
The band boys did themselves credit at
the cor cert Saturday night. Those who
went were well pleased and those who
didn't go were sorry they didn't. Another
concert, boys
Daring the late severe cold weather the
scholars at the Corners school complained
of not having fire enough, and the directors
employed Jake Collar to attend the fire. He
gave them so much of it on Wednesday, jan
3D. that the house was closed for repairs the
next day, but very lite damage was do .
and the teacher controlled the scholars so no
enc was hurt.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-01-16
MnEtn,t Shave Women.

A strange incident occurred in Bonn
bay recently. A monster meeting Of
Hindoo BARRIERS was held for the purpose
Of considering the question Of the i'm
propriety of shaving the heads of Bin
doc widows and thereby disfguring
them for life. About 400 BARRIERS hay
ing assembled, one of them, named Ba
bajee More, read a pamphlet in Mah
ratti, in which he stated that the bar
bers of old were happy and contonted,
but latterly, as though a curse had de-
scended OH their heads, trade had fallen
off, and they had become poor. The
curse could only be accounted for by the
fact that they were committing great
sin in shaving the heads of poor. limo
cent widows, thus depriving them of
their best ornament. 1t was against the
Hindoo scriptures to deprive a widow of
her hair, and doubtless it was the curses
of the widows that had lowered their
calling. The meeting thereupon unani-
mously resolved that no barber should
shave a Widows head, and that if he
did he should be communicated
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-01-16
Vermont Delegates at St. Louis.

st. Louis received the vote Of the
Vermont member of the Republican
National Committee, Col. George T,
Childs, on the decisive ballot for the
location of the convention. The Sc
lection of ST. Louis is acceptable to
the Republicans of Vermont, and it
is probable that large number will
accompany the state delegation to
that city next June. Rooms for head
quarters have been engaged at the
Lindell. The Vermont member OF
the National Committee early pro-
nounced himself a Reed man, and has
ably supported the candidate of his
choice in the st. Adams Messenger,
of which he is editor. Col. Childs is
President of the Republican League
of Vermont, and was one of the dele
gates-at-large to the National Con-
vention in 1892. He was chief of
Staff to Gov. Farnham, and in 1886
was Department Commander of the
G. A. R., was private secretary for
more than 20 years to ex-GoX. j.
Gregory Smith. President of the Cen
trail Vermont railroad, and has an
extensive acquaintance with public
men. AS a speaker, Col. Childs has
few equals in the State, and he mas
rendered the party good service on
the stump in past campaigns.
There is one Republican leader in
Vermont who cOntemplates with
much satisfaction the hearty sup
port which the candidacy for Mr..
Reed is receiving in this State. That
man is Hon. II. Henry Powers, mem
Der of Congress from the First Con-
gressional District. Judge Powers
is an original Reed man, and has adj
vocate1 the nomination of the speak
er of the House for many months.
He has been confident from the first
that Vermont would send a Reed del
egation to the National Convention,
and now that this results practically
assured he is gratitied.
Gen. W. W. Grout, member of Con
gress from the Second District, is also
an earnest supporter of Speaker Reed
for the Presidency. Gen. Grout is
also an original Reed man, and has
predicted that the State would favor
the nomination of the candidate OF
his choice. Gen. Grout is fully sus-
taiped in his position on the Presi-
Dental question by his constituents,
lspeak particularly of the support
given Speaker Reed by the Vermont
congressman because of their long
time intimate personal acquaintance
and their close political ass ociation
with him in the House of Representa-
tives. Judge Powers and Gen. Grout
are recognized as among the promi.
nent and influential members of the
House, and both occupy important
positions on the committees Forbes
in Boston Journal.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-01-16

and seated about the tables was disting
guished company. Speeches were mals by
.Iudga Field, Judge Ross, Judge Thompson,
Charles A. Catlin. president of the daughters
of Vermont, and Others These officers we're
for tie ensuing ear: President, Alonson w.
Beard; vice pesidents, Hon Alden Spear and
William Fuller; secretary and treasurer,
Elmer Silver; Chaplain, Rev. E II. Byiagton,
d. d.
An alleged fraud is being successfully per-
petrated ia WaIlingtord aud surrounding
towns. A mau claiming tn~be an agent OF
the government vent to the houses of vet
Grams in that town and said that the depart
ment was about to give ord rs for several
thousand blouse army shirts. Wishing to
give the wives of the veterans ii chance to
make a little money, the government had
decided to let the SHIRTS out to the soldiers ia
lilies to make up. Wien he received an old4r
for the shirts the agent" would look over
the sewing machine in the house, aud finding
that the stitch WAS not just tight ne wOull
offer to change it for 81, the money to be
given back when the material was delivered
by an assistant" The people in Walling.
ford are now looking for The assistant"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-01-16
NOTES.


The receipts OF the American Bible
society last year were over $22S, 900.
This is less than is Deeded for its pur-
poses. 1t prints the Bible in 90 diff
ferent languages and dialects, and
while many are of a high class and
purchased by the well-to-do the most
of them are cheap, and find their
way as gifts into the homes of the
poor. Since 1904, there has been an
aggregate of 25O,OOO,OOO Bibles
printed in the world.
The Chicago Armenian Association
has a plan to provide a haven of
refuge for the unfortunate beings
who are now at the mercy of the
Turks. They have secured a promise
from a wealthy New Ne xico land
owner to give 100000 acres of land
for the purpose of Armenian coloniz.
alton. This should prove a very
acceptable refuge, but the important
question is how to get the colonists.
The situation in Turkey is such that
it does not seem likely that any large
number of Armenians will be permit
ted to emigrate at present, and ifthe
massacres continue it is not probable
that many will be left to emigrate.
Speaker Reed counted his first quo
rum in the fifty-fourth Congress Sat
urday His action provoked aripple
of laughter, but not a single Dem
ocratic member seized the opportun-
ity to indulge in a TRADE aginst
"czarism." There was not so much
as hint that the counting of a quo
rum was outrageous and tyranical.
In the years which have elapsed since
1890 even Democratic opinion has
undergone change on the subject of
quorum counting, and it is no longer
asserted that among the rightsguar-
anteed by the constitution is the
privilege for few men to block pub
lie business by means of flibustering
tactics. The majority now rules.
The Atlanta exposition made no
pretensions as compared with the
Columbian exposition, but it has
been more of financial success COM
paratively than the great worlds
fair at Chicago. The total number
of people who passed the turnstiles
at Atlanta was 1886 S53, but of
this number only SHOPS paid for
admission, the remainder, or over
one third, being the recipients of
complimentaries. In spite of the
large number of people admitted
free, the total receipts of the expo
sition company will approximate
ST., 250.000. The deficit is only
about 100000, and if the buildings
are sold to the city of Atlanta, as is
proposed, for a permanent exposi-
ton, the company will have clean
balance sheet.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-01-16
Mccarthy Goes Back.

W B. Mccarthy, whose sentence to
the house of correction for selling
liquor and conditional pardon by
Gov. Woodbury. caused so much
comment throughout the state, went
to Rutland Wednesday to serve out
his sentence. Monday night McCar-
thy and p. M. Meldon of Rutland had
a war of words in the American bill
lizard room that ended in blows, Mel.
don getting a severe beating. 1t is
reported that Mccarthy Immediately
left town, but hearing that Gov.
Woodbury. considered he had violat-
ed the terms of his pardon, came
back. When one of his friends was in
formed that Chief Dumas was look
for Mccarthy, he replied that McCar-
thy didn't care, as he intended to go
to Rutland to serve out his sentence.
Mr. Meldon is one OF the Rutland
Herald's lawyers in it's libel suit with
Gov. Woodbury. and his trouble with
Mccarthy grew out of some evidence
In the suit.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-01-16
POSTAGE STAMP IN A NEW ROLE. :
1t Frightened a DiIasory Lover and Then
Figured In Court. 7e#.HI

Figured In Court. 7e
Miss Jane Ashton Of HOLLYWOOD,
near Manchester, has discovered an en-
tirely novel use for penny postage
stamps.
Courted by Mr.. Samuel Scholes, a
farmer Of that part, and growing weary
Of her lovers procrastinating habits,
Miss Ashton determined at last to bring
matters to an issue. She was moved
thereto by more than one consideration.
1t was not merely the farmers persist
ent neglect to name the wedding dav.
pleading the cotton strike, agricultural
depression an other insufficient excuses;
it was the fact that after ten years of
this sort of shilly shallying Mr.. Scholes
had begun to pay marked attention to
another lady. Moreover, Miss Ashton's
dilatory suitor had attained to the age
of so, and Miss Ashton was herself get
ting on that way.
So Miss Ashton informed him in de-
cided terms that he must make up his
mind.
81 will do anything in reason, said
the farmer.
"Then let us havoit in writing, " said
the lacy.
Thereupon Miss Ashton wrote on a
sheet of paper, "Will you marry me if
l keep company with yOu?' and the
farmer, being thus cornered, appended
the words, 81 WILL" but added the in
sidious proviso, 81 will if ever marry"
Naturally Miss Ashton saw in this
act need for extra caution. She knew
her man, and therefore pulled out a
penny postage stamp, stuck it firmly on
the document, wrote across it the date
and put it i'll her pocket. Then it was
that Mr., Scholes, impressed by this le-
gal formality, begged piteously to have
the fatal paper, stamp and all, handed
over to him. He would give sovereign
for it, he said, and when the lady asked
him, care you going to get married Or
are you not?" he wildly gasped out the
words, whether or not, / want thee to
set me free. t..
The closing scene of the little drama
was enacted at the Manchester assizes,
where Miss Ashton appeared as plaintiff
in breach Of promise action. The post
age stamp may have lacked the sover-
eign virtues that Miss Ashton had at
tributed to it. This little object, which
had caused Mr.. Scholes' teeth to chatter
with fear, may have been mere bug
bear, but the jury looked to the facts Of
the case and gave the lady verdict,
though with what seems to be the rather
paltry sum Of SO damages. London
News.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-01-16
EDEN MILLS.

Will Hoyt ard wife are at work in Tucker
Vile
Sam Stone f,om North Hyde Park is NOV.
ing into the WheelOck tenement.
Miss Lizzie harmon and Miss Emily Pratt
are guests at F. l.. WhittemUre's.
Henry Leach went to Montgomery Monday
where he is at work on lumber job.
A Mr.. Davis, who is doing lum Der job for
E. Campbell, lost good horse last week by
breaking its leg while skidding logs. -.
Orrell Stone broke his thigh bone near the
hip, by being wound round a shaft in his
fathers blacksmith shop last Wednesday
night. DR.. GeDge of Fl, de Park was sum
moned and soon made him as comfortable as
possible
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-01-16
1t Nav Do as Much for Ynn.

Mr.. Fred Miller, of Irving, H.,
writes that he had severe Kidney
trouble for many years, with severe
pains in his back and also that bis
bladder was affected, He tried many
so called Kidney cures but without
any good result. About year ago
he began the use of Electric Bitters
and found relief at once. Electric
Bitters is especially adapted to the
cure of all Kidney and Liver troubles
and often gives almost instant re-
lief. One trial will prove our state
ment. Price only SOC. At II. j.
Dwinell's drug store.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-01-16

The first and most wonderful of the
spotted negroes was born in 1908 Oh the
island of st. Vincent. His father and
mother were both Africans of the very
darkest hue The child in question was
as spotted as leopard, the popularity
not combining itself to the skin alone,
but extending to the hair and nails The
hair (wool) of the head was composed
Of 30 spots, alternately black and pure
white, varying from the size of pea to
that of a half dollar. Showmen who
heard of The freak engaged the boy and
his parents for tour of England. He
died at Great Marlowe, Buckingham
shire, in the fifth year of his age. st.
Louis Republic.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-01-16
EDEN.

Do not forget the campfire February l.
Programme not complete yet will try and
givedhe name of the speaker next week.
The lady evangelsts, Misses Harmon and
Pratt, are to hold special meetings at the
Corners, commencing Friday evening next.
Let everybody turn out and assist in these
meetings.
F. II RaYmore writes that he Lad pain
ful surgical operation at DR.. SpaIhawk's san
tarium at Burlington last week. He expects
however to be well enough to be moved
home the last of this week.
W. l.. Bennett is rapidly gaining strength
after his severe Illness and My Pard, or the
Fairy of the Tunnel" will he presented to the
public Friday, January "a, at Church hall,
Eden Mills. Look out for posters.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-01-16
VIII Meet at MONTPELIER.

George M. Powers of Morrisville,
chairman of the state Young Mems
Republican Club, has completed ar
engagements for holding the annual
meeting of that organization in
Montpelier, February II, instead of
at Rutland as at first decided. The
young men of Montpelier have raised
5000 toward the expenses CT the
meeting. A speaker of national rep
utation will be present, and a strong
effort will be put forth to secure the
attendance of Thomas B. Reed.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-01-16

Many merchants are well aware that their
Gust omers are their best friends and take
pleasure in supplying them with the best
goods obtainable As an instance we men.
ton Perry & Cameron, prominent druggists
of Flushing, Michigan. They say I'VE
have no hesitation in recommending Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy to our customers,
as it is { ne best cough medicine we have ever
sold and always gives satisfaction" For
sale at 25 and so cents per bottle by II. j.
Dwinell, Morrisville G B. Foss, Hyde Park
II. p. Hubbell. Wolcott.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-01-16

The Cosmopolitan, sold at 81 dol
lar year, has put in an extensive
photographic plant capable of print
ing 100000 pages per day Zone
color.) The January issue presents
as frontispiece a water color draw
ing by Eric Pape, illustrating the last
story by Robert Louis Stevenson,
which has probably never been ex-
celled even in the pages of the finest
five.dollar French periodicals.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-01-16

Last year was a great one for gifts
to colleges, churches, libraries and
public charities. The total is placed
at about $28, 943,549 against &c.
967, 116 for 1894. That is a record
which Offsets the complaints of many
pessimists. The wealthy year by
year are learning to make wiser use
of their money, making the world
better and happier for their accumu-
lation of cash.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-01-16
So She Was Exiled From the Choir.

The Rev. W. NJ Shepherd, vicar Of
st. Johns, Carlisle, has just dismissed
from the choir of his church young
lady, Miss Gibson, because she took
part in an amateur performance of
"Iolanthe " at the Carlisle theater. II
write this, said the reverend gentle.
nan in his letter, with great sorrow
and disappointment, but your appear
ance in the choir would cause so much
unpleasant comment and give SO much
umbrage and hinder my spiritual work
to such an extent that should despair
Of recovering such blow for years to
come. ''-Westminster Gazette.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-01-16
A Wooden House May BE water Tight.

A Wooden House May BE Water Tight.
AS many architects have probably re-
ceived from owners complaints of leak
ages Of walls and roofs during severe
storms, it may be Of assistance, to the
younger practitioners, at least, to know
that they may properly assure their
clients that the experience of the best
architects and builders shows that it
often proves difficult to build a wall or
a roof even under careful supervision,
which will net permit water to enter
the interior during protracted storms
accompanied by high winds. Even with
the most careful work III filling masonry
joints, minute cracks will occur, through
which the water will penetrate, and these
cracks are most difficult to detect Great
difficulty also is found in having the
pointing Ct stone work SO done as to
prevent penetration Of water during driy-
ing storms. A cheap wooden house shin
gled Oh the outside can with ordinary
care be made watertight, bat brick or
masonry walls even 2 feet thick, al
though built with especial care, often
prove to be very vulnerable to wind
driven storm water. American Archi-
fort
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-01-16
Vermont Farm Machine Company Score
Victories,

The Vermont Farm Machine com
pany have today scored some i'm
portant victories for their various
implements Recently, a public test
of their United States separator by
the side of various other manufac-
lures, at the farm of A. A. Dunklee in
Vernon, resulted in separating more
milk per hour; and doing closer work
than any of the rivals, and as a re-
suit four of their machines have been
sold in that immediate vicinity. Ii
was the smallest size, hand machine.
which sells for $75 and the compet-
itors were machines selling for 1925.
At the dairy meeting just closed at
Rutland, five prizes out of six were
awarded to the company for butter
made with their apparatus. This in
cluded the sweepstakes, the highest
honor of all.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-01-16
GEMTRENIIIE

Mrs. B. N. Gates visited friends here last
week.
Eunice Williams visited friends on ODER Hill
last week.
Mrs. Fred ODER of Morrisville visited at her
fathers recently.
few from this place attended the meeting
at North Hyde Park last Sunday evening.
Richard Moiles Las bought the late David
Campbell farm of George Clark and took pos
session this week
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-01-16
MARRIAGES.

AN-CUSHMAN.-In Worthwhile
on Tuesday, Jan IA, Mr. Oscar NJ. Water
man and Mrs Jennie Il. Cushman, by the
Rev. DR. Booth, all Of MorrIsville.
LABOUNTY-PUTNAM In Cambridge, VT,
Jan. &, 1896, by Rev Henry G. Howard
Jesse NJ. Labountyof Cambridge and Ethel
G. Putnam of Fletcher
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-01-16

British resentment at President
Cleveland's Venezuelan message was
a summer zephyr in comparison with
the tremendous wave Of Indignation
which has been aroused in the United
Kingdom by Kaiser Wilheim's out
spoken espousal of the cause of the
Transvaal Beers.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-01-16

The Beers, who have so swiftly
and terribly punished a British at
tempt to invade their territory, are
fighters. They are hardy and pros
porous herdsmen and farmers, and
their present independence is the her
itage of magnificent and successful
resistance to English aggression
many years ago.