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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-09-05
SAD DOWNFALL.

Mrs. Ella j. Bsgley, formerly OF this city,
is in Chittenden county jail, charged with
several serious crimes.
After series of anything but credtable
escapades Mrs. Bagley left Montpelier
about six weeks ago, going to Burlington,
She obtained the agency for the Lawrence
Knitting Company of Lawrence, Mass. Al
ter leaving Montpelier she went to the
Howard Relief in Burlington. She appear
ed TO take an interest in the institution and
Mrs. Stone, the mstron, reciprocated by
taking an interest in tho welfare Of Mrs.
Bagley. As q result, the woman was in
vited TO room at the mission while in town.
AS the representative OF the Lawrence
Knitting Company, Mrs. Bagley sold stock
ings, Mrs. Stone, in behalf of the Howard
Relief, purchased 600 pairs from this COM
pany through her agency.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-09-05
CAPTAIN CLARK

The fifteenth annual reunion OF the sur
vivors Of the third Vermont regiment held
on Thursday at st. Johnsbury was made
notable because OF the presencs of Gen.
"Baldy" Smith, the first colonel, and Capt.
Charles K. Clark of the Oregon, The officers
escorted TO Grand Army hall by veterans
and Company ID OF the Vermont volunteers.
Music was furnished by the North Hyde
Park drum corps, A reception was tender
ed Gen. Smith and Capt. Clark in the after
noon at the Fairbanks Museum. Over one
hundred members were present and it was
the largest gathering for years.
Gen. Smith and Capt. CLARK made brief
addresses at the dinner that was served at
the close OF the morning session. Ex-Gov.
S, e. Pingree of Hartford was presented
with gold headed cane.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-09-05

After the goods arrived from Lawrence,
the Howard Relief received bill for sum
FAR in excess of the amount stipulated by
Mrs. Bagley when the order was given.
Mrs. Stone referred the matter to Attorney
Eihu b. Taft, when it became evident that
there was a Misunderstanding. Mrs. Stone
maintained that only S88 WAS due to the
Lawrence Knitting company, while the bill
called for nearly twice that amount When
Mrs Bagley was confronted by Attorney
TAFT and Mrs. Stone she declared that an
error had been made by bookkeeper in
the employ Of the firm.
While AT the Howard Relief Mrs. Bagley
cultivated the acquaintance OF Miss Ethel
Il. Campbell, one of the nurses. During
Miss CampbelPs absence Mrs. Bagley en-
tered her room and took her bank book show
ing deposit of $3.50. This she took to the
Burlington Savings Bank. At the bank
Mrs. Bagley protested TO be the owner of
the book. She drew from that institution
about $3.50, forging the name OF the owner
OF the bank book. When the owner of the
book discovered the loss of her bank book
she reported the matter TO Treasurer Waid,
and an investigation by the bank officials
led to the discovery OF Mrs. Bagley's guilt
With the money in her possession Mrs
Bagley went to Concord, n. H., where she
net Medor Isabelle, member Of Blaisdell's
orchestra. Together the pair went to Mon
treal. While there the hotel expenses and
other expenditures exceeded the cash as
SETS of Mrs Bagley and she pawned her
watch to enable her to pay her landlord.
Then, according to the evidence in the
hands OF the police, Mrs. Bagley returned
10 Burlington to get enough money to re-
deem her time piece. Before leaving Can
ada, however, she telephoned to Mrs. Stone
and said she was i'll and that Mrs. Stone
would presently receive telegram from
Mr.. Lawrence, who, she alleged, was a
junior member of the firm from which the
Howard Relief had purchased 600 pairs of
stockings. This telegram, with Montreal
date line, was received the same day by
Mrs. Stone. II ordered the Howard Relief
to pay Mrs. Bagley S88 due for the stock
ings. Then Mrs. Bagley went to Burling-
ton to get the casS, which was paid to her
by Eihu b. Taft, for the Howard Relief.
After getting this money August 20, Mrs.
Bagley, It is alleged, wrote another letter
to the Lawrence Knitting Com pany and
requested them not TO send any more bills
for the stockings, as they would be paid for
in September or October. Mrs. Stones
name was forged to this letter. She. then,
IL Ia said, intercepted letters from the Law
renee Knitting Company to Mrs. Stone.
When the mail carrier called at the How
ard Relief Mrs Bagley got Mrs Stones
mail and stole one or more letters which
were from the president of the Lawrence
Knitting Company, 10 Is alleged.
In the meantime the president OF the
Lawrence Knitting Company had been
communicated with. He requested MIR.
Taft TO arrest Mrs. Bagley II she had tried
to collect the company's account against
the Howard Relief. Mr.. Taft Immediately
obtained warrant for the arrest OF the
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-09-05

woman and she was taken 10 Jail Saturday
by Deputy Sheriff Edward Reeves, Mrs.
Bsgley WAS thus forced to abandon her ele-
gsntly furnished apartments in the Van
Ness house.
Before this, however, the treasurer of
the Burlington Savings bank notified chief
Of police Brownel that Mrs. Bagey had
forged Miss Campbel's name. Pending
further developments, Mrs. Bagley was
locked in her room at the Van Ness House.
She admitted her guilt and said she could
get the money from clergyman in Mont
peler. AT her room in the Van Ness
House Mrs. Bagley was permitted TO re-
ceive john ). wilkins, an insurance agent
who has an Office in Hayward block on
Main street. who had known her in Con-
cord. Chief Brownel permitted her to go
to Montpelier in company with wilkins,
who vouched for her safe return, She was
here Monday afternoon, but as her former
pastor was out OF town, her errand was
fruitless.
A civil suit has been brought by Mr. Taft
for the protection of the Howard Relief so
ciety and Mrs. Bagley's piano has been At
tsched. The bank is also taking steps to
protect itself and make good the loss to Miss
Campbell. Mrs. Bsgey bias made full
confession. No date has been fixed for the
hearing. She has retained V. A. Billiard Of
Burlington as council. In her confession
she said many discriminating letters from
her male accomplish could be- found in her
room at the Howard Relief The police in
vestigated this part OF her statement and
found il to be correct. The letter which
Mrs. Bsgley is said 10 have stolen from Mrs
Stone is missing. II found, IL will play an
important part in criminal action in
which the United States government will
be the prosecutor.
Officers are on the track OF Isabelle, as
Mrs. Bagley's confession is said to impli-
cate him in assisting her. and planning for
prnOrp6 a
gestion OF CIief Brownell, Mrs. Bagley sent
decOy letter to him asking that he meet
her in White River Junction on Wednes-
day. An officer went in her place but moth
ing had been heard from him at midnight
| last uight. Isabelle is playing with the
orchestra and has recently spent some time
| in and about Concord, N. II.
NJ Isabelle who, according to Mrs. Bag
| ley's confession. is mixed up in this sad al.
fair, is quite well known in Barre and
Montpelier where his services IS prompter
at dances have often been called into use
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-09-05
FIREMAN'S ASSOCIATION

The State Freman's Association will hold
iis eleventh annual convention At Rutland,
commencing Tuesday, September IL.
The object Of this association is for the
general Improvement Of the fire service of
this State; the devisinS OF means for the
more eff-ctual protection OF the property OF
the citizens of tn State from damage and
danger by fire; the open discussion OF and
debate upon the manners and means TO be
employed In the eTtiug uishing OF conf agra
tons, and The suggestion of improvement
in all departments in the State, based upon
the general experience, where such i'm.
provemeut may bs deemed beneficial or
necessary, and to encourage and promote
the organization Of fire departments in
towns and villages in the State now being
without such protection.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-09-05

Speaking of the seething fights now on in
nearly every town naturally necessitates
some consideration OF conditions "the
morning AFTER The highways and by.
ways Will be strewn with totally and per-
msnently busted political aspirations, fond
dreams OF power and glory viii be forever
dissipsted, and msngled political remains
will be strewn hithnr and yon. Ga the
other hand the heat OF battle will inCubate
many Legislative statesmen whose shell is
not yet cracked and who thus far in tbs
race for fame and glory have not been
heard OF outside the circumsCrlbed limits
OF their post Office. IL is q gigantic fight,
full OF joys and SORROWS 70 be.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-09-05

The sight of quart bottle which had evil
IDENTIFY contained whiskey at no distant date
standing in the doorway Of Slads's drug
store at an early hour this morning caused
me to reflect on the remarkable workings Of
some things which are called by courtesy
human minds. 1t doesn't require many
brains to perpetrate such "j1ke" az this,
Grass assininity to the 80 called Joke" OF
showerirg newly married people with rice
which might otherwise be put to sensible
and intelligent use. Whiskey and any or
all its accessories are very poor material for
a Joke
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-09-05

Ny ancient friend Spear, V. L, the emiD
ent Orange county agriculturalist and
statesman, was in town yesterday, ON his
way home to Randolph from tour in the
interest Of school book combine. That
WAS supposed to be- what he vas out for,
but L surmise that he gave the benlghted an
occasional chunk Of advice 10 to their pUlit
ical duty in the course Of his wsnderlngs
Victor confded to me, however, thatit was no
time for missionary work. People in tue
rural districts want DO outside interference,
and an attempt TO dictate To or steer them
just now is aboet AS uusate as the intertri-
ence by.an outsider il Il quarrel betN een
husband and wife.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-09-05

Mayor Brown relates little anecdote In
which Alderman Laird's dog is the star ac-
tor, as that illustrious quadruped frequent
ly is. The Mayor says he was on his way
home one evening about nine o'clock %
when he met Fred and his dog on the court
house corner. The former was evidently in
an uncertain and agonized frame of mind
and tearfully asked If anything appeared to
be wrong with him, mentally, physically or
any other old way. The mayor looked him
over carefully and replied that he couldn't
discover anything unusual in his condition.
"Well," said Fred, something is wrong
with me for fact My own dog don't
know mel" The Mayor, however, finally
effected reconciliation and the pair started
shows that dogs sometimes have their off
days.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-09-05

Miss Lydia Hartig gave a very INTEREST,"
ing stereoptican lecture at the Union church,
Monday evening on Hone MISSIONARY
work in the south and west" 1t is much|
regretted by those who were present that n
larger number did not avail themselves Cd
the privilege within their reach. One OF the|
best W Us TO have such privileges is I'd
show our appreciation OF those that do como
to us.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-09-05

Amid the slam and rattle and clatter and
elimination and re elimination and chew
ing of ears and reaching for throats, politi-
cally speaking, only one thing appears rea-
sonably certain. Which it is that there will
be- much larger Democratic representa-
ton in the larger hall Of the State capitol
down the street than for years. La fact,
very likely more than ever. This is the
logical result of the hot family contests in
the Republican family in many towns.
The Democrats may possibly hold the bal
what will they demand? A supreme court
Judge? A local option lawP We will see.
This condition may not arise, but it will do
no hurt to give the possibility little
thought,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-09-05
Proof that Failing of the
Womb IS Overcome by
Lydia e. PissEtksas,sSs Nege-
table 0OErIuOUnd.

DEAR Mrs. PNKHAM - When l
wrote TO you some time ago, / had
been suffering from falling of the
womb for many years without obtain
ing relief. Was obliged to wear a
bandage all the time also had bad
headache and backache, felt tired and
worn out. After taking six bottles of
Lydia 4. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and four boxes of Liver Pills, |
discarded my bandage and have not
had to wear it since. / am entirely
cured; Mas, J. p. TRoUTMAN, Box a,
Hamilton, Ohio.
DEAR MRS, PINKHAM-For nearly
two years l was unable to work. I
was very weak and could not stand on
my feet but few minutes at time.
The doctors said had falling and in
flammation of the womb. l began to
use LydiaE Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, and after using five bottles I
feel like a new woman. Mis-. p. N.
BLAKE, Confluence, w. Va.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-09-05
Three More Letters from
One Woman Relating ROW
She was Cured of Es'reg-
uiaF' MenSfrUafEOny keu-
COrF'ksnea and HacksCK1e.

DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM-I am suffer-
Ing and need your aid. I have pains
in both sides of the womb and a drag
ging sensation in the groin. Men
situation irregular and painful; have
leucorrh@a, bearing-d down pains, sore
ness and swelling of the abdomen,
headache, backache; nervousness, and
can neither eat nor sleep."-MRs. CAR
RE PHILLIPS, Anna, H., July 10, 1897.
"DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM-I want to
thank you for what you have done for
me. When l wrote to you I was a
total wreck. Since taking your Vege-
table Compound, Liver Pills and Sana-
tive Wash, my nerves are stronger
and more steady than ever before, and
my backache and those terrible pains
are gone. Before l took YOU medi-
cine | weighed less than one hundred
and thirty pounds. l now weigh one
hindred and fifty-fve pounds. Your
medicine is a godsend to poor weak
women. l would like to ask you why
l cannot have child. l have been
married nearly three years."-MRs. CAR
RE PHILLIPS, Anna, ILL.,, Dec. /, 1897.
DEAR MRS PINKHAM-I did lust as
you advised me, and now l am the
happy mother of fine baby girl. 1
believe l never would have had her
without your Vegetable Compound. -
MRS. CARRIE PHILLIPS, Anna, ILL.,, Jan.
Of 1899
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-09-05

81 Rad a running, itching sore on my leg
Suffered tor;ufos DOsns ointment took
away the burning and itching instantly and
quickly ff"c'ed p"rmanent cure" q. W.
Lynlart, Bowling Green, o.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-09-05

which ~as more prosperity than he could
carry. The business vent to the demni-
ton bow'wows year or 20 ago and Barlow
has since been the principal source OF in
come OF the " Waldorf ho'el, New York. Here
he has nourished AID promoted several
eky-screping schemes, the latest being an
automatic uickle-in Jhe.slot restaurant, from
which hot dogs pie and divers other AL
legged food could be insfautly extracted 10y
tho menipula ion Of Is button. In the fur
therance OF this colossal innovation Barlow
made frequent excursioDs TO Baltimore,
Philadelphia and Washington last winter,
and did up the country men in those places
in great shape. just now be dates his letter
from Paris hotel, snd writes that he is
about TO go to "A German resort Tor the benz
eft OF his impaired health. Aiter retros-
pective review Of the facts the conclusion
must be arrived at that Edward NJ. Barlo "
Is at least the most stupendous and success
full humbug that Vermont has produced
in recent years And am aware thai this
is saying great deal
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-09-05

Many business men throughout the State
and nearly all OF them In this section have
had some acquaintance and more or less
Burlington, late conductor OF an advertise
ing agency in that city. Ed built up bus.
mess Of $40, 900 Q year net increase or better,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-09-05

Bodily pain loses its terror il you've bot
tie OF DR.. Thomas Electric Oil in the house.
Instant relief in cases Of burns, cuts, sprains,
accidents of any sort.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-09-05

A blessing alike to young and old; DR..
Fowler's Extract Of Wild Strawberry. Ma
lures specific for dysentery, diarrhna and
summer complaint.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-09-05

Scrofula, salt rheum, eryspelss and other
distressing eruptive diseases yield quickly
and permanently to the cleansing, purifying
power of Burdock Blood Bitters.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-09-05
AHs
Invitation
GO
W. omen

All the world knows of the wonder
full cures which have been made by
Lydia L. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, yet some women do not realize
that all that is claimed for it is abso-
lutely true.
If all suffering women could be made
to believe that Mrs Piukham can do
all she says she can, their suffering
would be at an end, for they would
at once profit by her advice and be
cured.
There is no more puzzling thing than
that women will suffer great pain
month after month when every woman
knows of some woman whom Mrs.
Pinkhnm has helped, as the letters
from grateful women are constantly
being published at their own'request.
The same arrangements which make
painful or irregular periods with
dull backaches and headaches and
dragging sensations, presently
develop into those serious inhamma-
tions of the feminine organs which
completely wreck health.
Mrs. Pinkham invites women to
write freely and confidentially TO her
about their health and get the benefit
of her great experience with the suf-
ferings of women. No living person
can advise you so well. No remedy in
the world has the magnificent record
of Lydia h. Pinkham's Negeta BILE Com
pound for absolute cures of female
ills. Mrs. Pinkham's address is Lynn,
Mass.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-09-05

The landscape gardening around the Jail
and the continuous attempts to beautify the
surroundings of that ort reminds me OF
Bill Nye's answer to letter from a friend
residing in Bill's former home at Laramie,
Wyoming. The friend, presuming on Will
Jams interest in his old place of residence,
asked for a large contribution to build a
church, and received this reply: "Having
lived in Laramie and being we'll acquainted
with my former neighbors and that section
generally, 1 don't think you need a church.
What you really and seriously require is a
nice, cosy comfortable but at the same
time, secure Jail. Here is my check for that
purpose. Give up the idea OF church, and
invest the money where it will prove the
greatest blessing to the largest number"
And it was 30.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-09-05
THE DAYS REVIEW.

Reader, dear or otherwise, as the old fell
low at Randolph once said, lit Is well
enough at times to take retrospective
look into the FUTURE" and there are a few
little things which come incidentally to
ones notice every day which, as President
Lincoln said of the rat hole, will bear
looking into" Skip what you don't like,
read what you want of it aud think and
say what you please, This is free cOun-
try. excepting for silver.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-09-05

Probably there are very few people who
embrace the delusiou that Gen. Grout is
passing these sweltering days ia a ham
mock under front yard elm at his ances-
trail home at Kirby, driving off the familiar
fly, slipping ginger beer and dreaming OF
the days OF his ong-gone childhood. He is
doing mono Of these things. He stopped ov-
or one train at Montpelier today, arriving
on The midnight train south and departing
on the mail after "a breakfast at the Pavilion
with Postmaster Shedd. BY the way, our
excellent postmaster may in time be sus.
pected of fsvoring the Generals political
aspirations.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-09-05

Yesterday my agile and sylph-llke friend
Stanton, who will be q senator elect after
next Tuesday, tripped gracefully down the
stairs Of the old postofice block and started
down the street. At that moment the or
chestra of wandering minstrel combina
ton started up at the head of the street.
zed instantly executed a right.sbout face
and paced off in the direction Of the proar
called to him from across the street and
after moment OF hesitency he right-ob-
liqued over and said The fact is, l am
out on another spellbinding expedition, be-
ing billed TO hypnotic the multitude at
Planfield tonight, and it has become ha-
bit with me that whenever hear a band
instinctivey try to fall in at the head Of the
procession" Well, il Zsd ever gets out Of
politics-which is not at all certain-he can
demand a big salary rs drum major.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-09-05

City Judge Boyce of Barre believes him
self to be naturalization court, and as
such is performing the present rapid duties
of that office. City Judge Smile will not
80 act, not believing that he has legal
right TO do so. But possibly Judge Boyce
Is given jurisdiction by the terms of the
act constituting his office which Judge
Smile is not Certainly Judge Boyce
should know himself to be right before he
goes ahead, and very likely knows what he
can legally do. The situation reminded
Judge Carleton this morning Of the fellow
who was on trial before justice out west
for some petty misdemeanor and was
promptly sentenced to receive forty-nine
lashes. His counsel, young lawyer, gave
notice that after dinner he would argue
motion for new trial, aud when the court
reconvened in the afternoon the judge de-
cared his readiness to hear the motion.
The argument began and progressed with
a lurid display of eloquence, during which
the prisoner was brought in. He was
somew hat agtated, aud tried TO attract the
attention OF his counsel but unavailingly.
After the argument, however, he said to his
counsel: "Well / have lost interest in this
thing. The sheriff carried out the sentence
while you was at dinner" This goes to
show that people sometimes do things
whether they can or not.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-09-05

Many of our older citizens and the sur
rounding country will remember the great
Barre bank robbery by Miles, Curley ct
cetera, about the year 1875. The romantic
and unusual circumstances of the burglary
occasioned very much excitement in this
section, and the trial was probably the
most momentous event OF the kind in Yer
mont court annals. Do you know what
ever became of Cashier @. A. King, the man
who was taken from his home al dead OF
night and led to the bank by the gang?
Well, will tell you He is one of the most
prosperous citizens of New England today,
the head of the great Kings Bohemian
Beer" Company of Boston. Time effects
some wonderful changes.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-09-05

"Those in position to know" and
who claim to have accurately diagnosed
the preferences of the to-be members OF the
next State Senate, assert that majority is
squarely committed to local option law.
This should be at the head Of the important
if-true department.