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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1899-09-15
VOLUME XIV.
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old Mrs. Norton Is training the morn
ing glorics out on the front porch. A
white and black cat walks lazily up
from the garden and stretches itself
nj 1ull length in sunny spot, near the
Nerbena bed. In the maple tree at the
end of the lane n red bird is whistling.
And there comes Jennie up the smooth
road on a wheel.
Morning, Mrs. Norton"
Good morning" and the old lady
looks over her spectacles to see who
il is.
Around the circular paths at the foot
OF the garden, past the verbena bed,
Just nipping the cats tail, causing the
cat to seek refuge in the miniature for
est of horseradish, a sharp, rasping
sound gritty and grinding on the gravel
walk-then crash as the front wheel
knocks over and demolishes flower
pot and Jennie alights, gracefully and
smiling sweetly, right at Mrs. Norton's
feet.
MY sakes alive, child" she eiacu-
lates. There goes my calla-lily. Been
nursing that all winter-just was get
ting in fine shape-now there it is
ruined. Clipped the top right off it.
o dear, II was such rare specimen,
too"
The applc.like cheeks of Jennie get
little deeper tinge of red in them. She
bcgins:s = rr
I'm awfully sorry, Mrs. Norton. I'm
so awkward, and I have the worst
luck"
well, never mind, dear say no more
about 1t. | can start another one"
"Why, Papa, that's perfectly absurd
Not a bit of it. A mere matter OF
business, dear"
Il know, but he's fifty years old il
he's a day, and-O, my! so homely
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", -hi' LII mn Shdih, hoW Ndh you
say so? I think they're just lovely"
81 mean just what say, There's no
sense in them"
"Nor on them, | suppose, you might
add"
"Yes, since you've put it that way"
80, my; how ungallant. But | ven-
ture you'll be riding one yourself be-
fore long
Then wicked CLEAN comes into Jen.
nie's eyes.
II ride one of those things! haven't
quite lost my senses yet, Miss Wyck-
Off"
The wheel is repaired now
'Please try it, Mr. Birmingham; just
for my sake"
o, those eyes of Jennie.
A man is astride wheel.
Look out. I'm going"
"No, you're not. Hold steady, hold
steady. Don't hold the handle bars so
tight"
keep away from that hill; keep
away from that hill! For heavens
sake, woman, keep away from that
hill"
30, dear, can't hold you. There you
go. Hang on to the handle bars; put
up your feet and coast!"
God help mel"
At the foot of the hill there's a help
less heap of wheel and man.
"There! If that isn't just my luck to
have my wheel all broken to splnters.
But" there's little twinkle in the
bright eyes-I've come pretty nearly
muzzling the beast"
''Mr. Wyckoff wishes to see you, sir ~
''How are you feeling to-day, Mr.. Bir-
mingham?"
''IIum! Feeling? How would you
expect man to feel who has made a
toboggan slide of himself? Feeling,
sir? Why, | feel as if I'd been in a rail
way wreck or mine disaster"
"Well, I'm very sorry, sir; very sorry,
| can assure you; and / called to see if
there isn't something | can do for you. "
mo; believe there's nothing"
'Now, a word, sir, about that other
matter"
what other matter?"
"Why, the marriage to my daughter
Hum -ah-hum! Your daughter?
Hum-lve already married, sir"
what! Married, and lost that for
tune?"
Hum! No, sir, married and secured
that fortune"
"Why, how can that he, sir? A
Wyckotf must marry a Birmingham.
According to the provision of the
will it"
Hum! A Wyckoff has married a
Birmingham. l am a Birmingham
and"
"But where is the Wyckoff, si,?"
"You ought to know Mrs. Bir0ing'
ham, Mr.. WyckofI, for she is, or ~ ther
was, Wyckoff. Your older brothers
daughter, Julia, you know
why, my brother and his wis Serc
lost off the coast of Ireland fort \ ears
ago"
"Yes, sir, that is true. They were
lost, but their daughter was saved.
1t is not quite half mile to the
WySoff homestead, but the way seems
long, and the sun is hiding behind the
naples, when an old man climbs the
steps.
swell, if that isn't just Jennie's luck
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freighting are looked for by the cx.
perts.
/ suggest that if the steam-roller
and traction-engine were combined
more than one village corporation
might keep its roads and pay for it by
granting a franchise for towing farm.
ers' milk and produce to the railroad
station.
Given reasonably good road, and q
traction-engine would make almost as
good an investment as a canal boat and
be much more flexible as to route.
have no data at hand to make com
parison in cost but it would be n large
saving over truohing. 4 have seen re-
duction of from 35 cents per mile-ton by
mules to nine cents a mile-ton with &
small tracton-motor which towed the
wagons the mules pulled. This was OF
n level, with a short haul.-H. ID. Hook
er, in L. A. w. Bulletin.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1899-09-15

Corn is undoubtedly the most appro.
pirate crop to raise in young orchard.
1t makes wind break, causes trees to
grow straight and furnishes food for
insects which prefer young corn to
trees. And the cultivation given corn
is Just what the trees need. Those who
were fortunate enough TO have apples
last year have good bank accounts now
Apples at so cents peck have been ne
dream, but reality which caused the
orchardists to dream of diamonds and
other adornments of plutocrats.-
Homestead.
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ut WOULD BE SIMPLY MADNESS"
Why, Papa, I'm actually ashamed to be
seen with him on the street; and they
say, Papa, he's ii regular old bcar-O,
so cross; and, o, Papa, | know you
wouldn't want me toto marry
there!-that old thing!"
A pair of soft arms around an old
mans neck. A velvety cheek pressed
against a bearded face. The mints are
not made that can coin the money in
exchange for this.
But, listen to reason, daughter He's
not so bad. A very honorable, high
minded man. A little austere, to be
sure, but a good heart. Then, besides,
Jennie, it's just like this: The will pro-
vides that Wyckoff must marry Bir-
mingham. Now, you are the only
Wyckoff there is, and he is the only
Birmingham. My dear child it would
be simply madness to see that big for
tune go out of the family"
But, Papa"
81 know, ] know--eighteen and fifty
there's quite a difference, but one mil
lion dollars is very large sum Of
money"
Eighteen and fifty! o, Papa!-
Grabbed age and youth
Cannot live together:
Youth like summer morn,
Age like winter weather;
"All very pretty, but very unbusiness-
like"
''Is love "A business, thcn?"
Sometimes a very serious business,
dear. Cupid and the wolf are sorry
companions
But how about Beauty and the
Benst?"
"Cr set the dog catcher on him"
Then there's a laugh, light and joy
pus, and, as Jennie turns to leave the
library, her dress brushes agans a
Turkish smoking set and swishes it off
the table. There's a crack like the pop
of toy pistol and the carpet is strewn
with thousand pieces of choice brio
a-brac.
30, Jennie, Jennie, that was gem
30, Papa, did you ever see such luck
What shall | do?'
Never mind, daughter; that's all
right"
1t looks for a minute as if the tears
can't bekept back, ,buta fewtende words
bring out sunshine of smiles again.
"Bless her heart, but that smoking
set was worth fifty il it was worth a
cent. am afraid there's going to be
trouble about that Birmingham affair
Poor child: she's broken almost every
thing in the house, and now am afraid
she's going to break her old father"
Sometimes Jennie INDUCES in mono.
logues with herself.
"Now there's Mr.. Birmingham stand
ing at his gate. I'm going to pretend
TO not see him and ride right by"
Good morning, Miss Wyckoff.' r.
There's hiss-hiss and seeping
sound.
There! I've got puncture! If that
isn't Just my luck, and at his very gate
Hum; good morning, Miss Wyckoff,'
"Why, why; good morning, sir"
"Broken your wheel"'
''Why, yes, sir; ] have puncture.'
"Wel, never could see any sense
in those bicycles"
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"Well,if that isn't just Jennie's luck

as that you, Jennie?"
"Yes, papa. Come right in, James;
come right along in 4
A big, handsome fellow of twenty
three, well formed and athletic, stands
by Jennies side in the library.
Papa, this is Mr.. Norton--Mr. James
Norton-Mrs. Norton's son-you know
him"
Eyes. yes, of course. How are you,
Jimmie? | used TO call you Jimmie
when | saw you around a little chap.
And where do you come from?"
From the university, sir; just
through"
But, Papa; you know his name isn't
really Mr.. Norton, although, of course,
everybody calls him that because that's
his mothers name you know"
"Is that so? What is your name, sir?'
birmingham, sir"
birmingham did you say?'
YES. sir"
Whose son were you"'
william birmingham S.
"The same, as live. Why, | thought
that old Birminghamd down the road was
the son of William
80 we all thought until a few days
ago, sir Now, it turns out that he was
an adopted son. Ny mothers first hus-
band, was William Birmingham. He
died when | was only baby, and-and
| and dwell, he drank, sir, and my
mother never told me until the other
day that Mr.. Norton wasn't my own
father. She never knew about this will
until Jennie told her"
"Well, well, that is remarkable Your
cousin, Julia, will be badly disappointed
| Jennie, TO lose that fortune"
81 wanted TO say word to you, Mr.
Wyckof.'
"Well, what is it, Jameson Mr.. Bir-
mingham, mean?"
"You know the provision of that will
sir?"
"Yes."
| "Well, YOU know / am Birmingham
and you know Jennic-Miss Jennie
Miss 'Wyckoff,tI should say-that is
your daughter7-you know she's a
lWyckoff." :" |
"Yes, she's a Wyckoff."
"Well, sir, Twas"
30, Papa, can't you see?"
"Yes, yes, child, see. You want tc
marry my daughter, sir. Is that it?"
"That's it; if you please Thank yor
SIR"
"Take her and God bless you both.
-Radford Review, Chicago.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1899-09-15
Remember Last Spring.

Bear in mind how the roads were last
spring and fix them before another
spring comes.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1899-09-15
DON'T Go We'll Together.

Fix the road when it should be fixed
Don't wait until it must be fixed.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1899-09-15
Mend the Rond in Summer.
Delay Is Expensive

During dry weather is the time tc
prepare the roads for wet weather.
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1899-09-15

Motor-carriages and mud won't agree
worth n cent.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1899-08-18
STAFFORD.

Miss Electa LyfOrd of Warren is the
guest of her cousin. Mrs. VIM. H.
| Chamberlin.
Miss Lena Richardson is visiting her
aunt in Manchester, N. H.
Miss Allison Pierce of Cambridge,
Mass, is the guest of Miss Mary Jones.
Mrs, Marshall arrived Friday from
Boston, accompanied by her brother,
Mr.. Josiah KeEtz; and sister, Mrs.
Carrie Adams.
Miss Mary Chandler of Barre spent
last week with friends in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Morrill, of Full.
ton, n j.. guests of James S, Morrill,,
returned to their home on Friday.
Mr.. Henry Reynolds and Miss Sim.
mons, his niece, were in West Fairlee
for several days, guests of Hon. E. P.
George.
The STAFFORD Dramatic Club have
purchased McPhail piano for their
hall.
John Bacon spent Monday, the 7th..
in Bradford.
DR.. Frederick Cheney of Boston
spent Sunday at the Eagle Hotel, &C
companied by his wife and child.
Mrs. D. G. Hyde returned Saturday
from a trip to Norwich and Lebanon.
F. B. Carpenter and Mrs. Carpenter
arrived Friday from Providence, R. L..
and are at A. B. Carpenters.
Miss Ethel Barry of Boston is the
guest of Miss Margaret Chandler.
Mrs. Geo, Cheney of Rutland spent
Sunday with her mother, Mrs. Edward
at the hotel.
Mrs. j. Mayhem Wainwright of New
York city is with her sister, Mrs. J.
W. Tyson, at Buena Vista.
Vim. M. Hatch arrived Monday
from Washington. d. c., for his sum-.
mer vacation.
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EAST CORINTH.

A CARD. We wish to thank our
many friends who, by their words and
presence expressed their love for the
departed one and their sympathy for
us, in their own time of trouble.
JOHNSON T. CoRLIss
AND FAMILY.
Creamery paid its patrons II cents for
July butter
Mrs. E; P. Sawyer and daughter are in
Boston this week.
Henry Kolseth was in town few days
last week.
Miss Eva Morrison of Manchester is
visiting at r. E. Carpenters.
There is to be a lawn party on Miss
Smart's lawn next Monday evening Ice
cream and cake will be served and cor
dial invitation is extended to all.
Mrs. Mary Jane Corliss, wife of j. T.
Corliss former resident of this place,
died at the horne of her daughter in Man
CHESTER Aug.9th, aged IA years. Burial
in the village cemetery Friday.
F. G. Reynolds gave an entertainment
in School House hall Monday evening,
which was much enjoyed by all who at
tended.
There will be an annual district Sunday
School Rally here Friday, Aug. 25th. Fol-
lowing is the program:
10 a m Song Service and Prayer.
1920 Minutes and Business.
1880 Words of Welcome,
w. n. Worthley
Response by the President.
10.45 Our Position,
Rev. j. NJ. McQuilkin
11.15 The Bible the Children's Book,
Rev. J. Boyd
Discussion led by Rev. &. B. Drake
r. Basket dinner, coffee furnished.
1.30 p m Praise service.
1.50 Children's Rally,
Class Exercises or REGULATIONS |
800 Lesson for August 81,
Returning from Captivity, Ezra j. Ill |
E. W. Hatch |
800 The Young Men of the Bible,
Rev. j. Boyd |
1853 Does our Work Pay?
Three minute responses,
Led by Rev. w. H. Traitor
40 Service of Song.
Las Address,
Rev. Geo. L. Story, State Lecturer
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EAST ORANGE.

J. B. Brooks gave a religious talk
Sunday morning and Rev. Mr.. Boyd
was present at the o'clock service.
C. NJ. Colby and his mother spent
Saturday in Barre.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Sleeper of Brad
ford were guests at Mrs. E. G. Colby's
Monday and Tuesday of this week.
Hon. and Mrs. Chester Dickey of
Washington called on friends here
Wednesday on their return from visit
ing friends at East Topsham.
VIM. N. Jewell of Chelsea, Mass,
arrived at the Jewell homestead Satur-
day for brief stay.
D. n. White of Manchester, n. H.,
is guest of the Simpson brothers.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Coleman and son
Roy, Mr.. and Mrs. g. NJ. Colby and
Miss Jennie Tillotson of East Warren
went to Lake Mercy Wednesday for a
few days outing. Mr.. and Mrs. E. L.
Sanborn are to JOIN them there on
their return from Hanover where they
have been the past week.
Fl. D. Davis was in town the first of
the week.
Bernlce Colby of Bradford spent a
few days here last week. returning
home Sunday with her father.
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TOPSHAM.

The Methodist church will hold a
soclable and entertainment in the
Town House Wednesday evening,
Aug. 29rd, for the benefit of the church
Ice cream and cake will be served.
Admission 10 and Is cents. Come one
and all.
Charlie Corliss and Harry Dickey
were in Barre on Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs j. G. Hutchinson of
East Orange were in town Monday to
attend the funeral of her father, Har-
vey Gates.
Mrs. Lois White Eastman of Reding,
Mimi, who came east year ago last
fall to help care for her father, died at
her fathers home last Sunday. Funer-
al at the house Tuesday, and the body
taken to Minnesota for burial beside
that of her husband. Our sympathy
goes out to her aged mother in her
great bereavement.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus Rowland visited
her sister, Mrs. Myra Smith, Friday.
DR.. II. L. Watson is attending Mrs.
Finetta Frost, who is i'll.
Mrs. Ida Emerson and mother, Mrs.
Diana Butler, of Bradford Center WIS.,
tied in town Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. D. Fellows of Waits
River visited on this side of the hill on
Tuesday.
The remains of Harvey Gates of Con
cord, n. H., a former townsman, were
brought here Monday and inferred in
the village cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Morrison and two
children visited in Orange the first of
the week.
G. P. Hood and wife visited in New
bury the first of the week.
R. M. Harvey from the west side at
tended the r. P. church Sunday.
Charles and George Hood accompan-
led by Mr.. Davenport were in Mont
pelier on business Friday.
George Martin and wife of Corinth
visited at S. X. Meade's Tuesday.
D. G. Mckay and wife, G. F. Miles
and wife, and James Welch and wife
took in the excursion to Westport, N.
Y, Friday.
The Cream Club will hold dance
in the town hail, Friday evening, Aug.
goth.
Fri Morrison has returned to his
home after few days visit in Corinth.
c. H. Currier and James Mckay
went to Westport, N. Y, Friday on the
excursion.
The legal voters of the town of Tops
ham were warned to meet at the town
hall, Tuesday, Aug. 18th. Article 1st,
to see if the town would vote to raise
money to repair the highways. Arti-
Gle I'd, to see if the town would vote to
raise money to pay the indebtedness
of the town. 1t was voted to dismiss
both articles.
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CORINTH.

Rev. Alvin Smith of Williamstown
will preach at Academy Hall, Cook
vile, Aug. 9th. Services commence
at eleven a. m.
Blake Locke, who was thrown from
his moving some three weeks ago and
severely injured by having his collar
bone broken, is very poorly.
Mrs. Elizabeth Robbie has so far re-
covered from her long illness as to
walk from her house to the road.
Heber Gamsby is at home from Bar
re to visit his father. Will Wilson is
taking his place at Mr.. Towns.
Warren Fuller and wife visited Mrs.
Nelson at Monroe, N. H., last week.
Mrs. E. S. Carpenters sister and
niece from Manchester, n. H., are Wis
iting with her.
Miss Root of Thetford is the guest
of Nettie Sargent.
Mrs. J. w. Robbie and Mrs. J. C.
Hastings and two children have been
entertaining the measles for the past
week.
Nellie and Jennie Winch have the
whooping cough.
Farmers have nearly finished haying
and report a fine crop. Oats are near.
ly ready to cut, and corn is looking
good.
r. r. Burrage and Ed. Sumner have
finished work at Piermont returning to
this town as light as they went, both
losing the pay for their labOrs.
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WASHINGTON.

The infant son of w. G, Eastman
was buried last Saturday.
DR.. H. E. Bowles of Hammonton, n.
D., was in town last week visiting rela-
tives and friends.
Mrs. NJ. G. Kenzie, who has been in
Barre city for several months, was in
town last Thursday and Friday.
Miss Alma Clough returned from a
concert tour with the Sturtevant sis
tiers last Saturday.
Mrs. Willard Clough is in Lebanon.
n. H., for medical treatment.
Mrs. Sarah Downing is dangerously
i'll with typhoid dysentery.
Mr.. Dan Stanley, Mrs. Chas. Stanley
and daughter Grace, Miss L. A. Calef,
Mr.. l. G. Calef, Olive Calef, Beulah
Paine. Sewell Calef, Emily Calef, Leo
Seaver and Mrs. S. NJ. Brown attend
ed the Universalist meeting at Bur-
lington last week.
Rev. Mr.. McIntye and family are
visiting at VIM. Wilson's.
Miss Ida Henryi is employed as nurse
for Mrs. Sarah Downing.
Florence Henry came to Barre from
Harrison, Mich, last week.
Carl Carpenter, Crichton Carpenter,
Forrest Huntington and Everett Smith
are camping at Fairlee lake.
Miss Claire Carpenter is camping
with party from Faint at st. AL
bans Bay.
Miss Alma Clough is teaching in the
Taylor district.
There was large picnic last Tues
day in the woods near Mr., Whitcomb's
Mr.. Page of Barre was seriously in
jured last Saturday. He and his wife
were eating their lunch near the
creamery when the horse started to
run. Mr.. Page caught the lines but
was thrown to the ground and severely
bruised, though no bones were broken.
The ''only rushing city of eastern
Vermont" the self.styled Chicago of
the east has spent so much time call
ing the attention of the world to her
growth and superiority of
her gilt-edged productions that she has
neglected some things that are cOnsid-
cred of vital Importance by cities
which have outlived the embryonic
state. Her inhabitants deserve the
of the whole civilized world.
or, with condemned water" threat
ening death on one hand and the pro-
hibiUory law menacing them upon the
)ther side what wonder is it that her
Ulcers try to Elk things" for the peo-
lie and in consequence get fixed
themselves.
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NORTH THFTFORD.

The small body of water once called
Fairlee pond is today become the
Fountain of Youth and it's devotees
cry out, See Naples and die"
Yes, the few who lived at the time
of the death of Copt. Sam M. and the
man who lived 80 years in the house
built by Capt. M. so reverenced his
genius that not a stone of his planting
was ever disturbed. and those who saw
him eye to eye, walking under his UNI
brella in mid-winter rejoice that his
name and fame has another chance for
Immortality.
After two weeks recuperation at
Lake Morey and Ordway cottage, our
campers came home with ruddy che eks
and invigorated spirits, having enter
tanned and extended acquaintance
largely.
A student youth from sainted old
Peacham is agent for a boo6 called
Home Life" well illustrated, much
needed and select short chapters from
four rare authors.
Mayo at the Pond has had a carni-
val of musicians, the comedian and
tenor of the ''Bostonians," the Misses
Post OF Lebanon, ETC., all gone To-Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carol Dimick now Of
Watertown, called around, just leaving
us to feel what we have lost in their
removal. Dimick is now sergeant-at-
arms, his quarters Boston state house,
and portly as an alderman.
Barrett of B. and family have been
here. B. is a scientific dairyman, but
has quilted such confinement for farm
ing, where himself and hound can find
breathing room. Mrs. B. while here
kindly ministered to two or three
changing families. Thank her for it.
Since Mary Ladd is now the wife of
Mr.. Peck the dear name of L. is blot
ted out, and herself gone from us.
Those and large circle of Gilmans
are pleasant in memory.
Our far off cousins DR.. FL. H. Gillett
and Catherine reigned up for short
call today.
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There must be due preparation for
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feelings, by advising women to write
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stefan. So far as known no qualified
woman physician is connected with any
proprietary medicine establishment.