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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-08-06
Mr.. Clement aud the Laborlnq Man.

This is the time when Candidate
Clement is going about the state seek.
ing the support of the "plain people"
and asking the suffrage OF the labor
ing man, to elect him governor of the
state. He claims to be friend of the
laboring man. Let us see how he
conducted himself when he was a large
employer of labor.
Soon after he obtained control of
the Rutland railroad, and was it's
active manager, hegot up contract
for the employees of the road to sign.
1t is an innocent looking document.
1t was easy to get men, who were sub
jet to their discharge to sign a con-
tract which provided that in consid-
GRAFTON of their employment they
agreed that they would not claim any
damages from the railroad company
in case they were injured by it's negli-
gence. ruq
This sounds a little strange, but
Clement went a little further and
when he employed a minor he made
the parents sign the contract specify
ing that not only should the minor
not receive damages for injuries, but
if he should be killed his parents
should waive all claim to damages
they might suffer by reason of the
railroads negligence.
The contract worked smoothly
enough until Darius Tarbell in Rut-
land county, whose son had been
killed while at work on the Rutland
railroad, by reason of the company's
negligence, saw fit to test the con-
tract in the court. In volume 70 of
the Vermont Reports, on page BAT,
the case is reported and the opinion
of the Supreme Court is given. The
court in almost scathing terms de-
clares the contract to be within those
which were termed against good
morals" and against public policy
and void" 1t is declared to be an
unlawful agreement" and void in it's
inception, ''reprobated by public
policy" premium for carelessness,"
and the court held that the plaintiff
could recover, Notwithstanding this
neat little game that Mr.. Clement had
played.
This is how the friend of the work
ingman" looks when the light is
turned on.-Brattleboro Phoenix.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-08-06
STATE NEWS.

Professor Thompson of New York has been
secured as principal of the academy at Hard
wick for the coming year
A petition in bankruptcy has been fled by
Almon T. Morse farm laborer of Randolph.
He has liabilities OF 1913 0S and assets oil
$780, all of which are claimed exempt.
Daniel B. Bree has assumed the duties of
deputy superintendent of the house of correc.
tion Rutland, in place of the late W H. Rich
mond. Mr.. Bree, who was appointed last
week is fitted for the thirteen years service in
the institution as a keeper.
The announcement that President Roose-
welt would be in Montpelier August 80, has
induced Admiral Charles Z. Clark to promise
to return to Montpelier on that day The ad-
miral will go to Newport, R. shortly before
that time but will return to Montpelier to as
sist in welcoming the President.
Chamberlain & Robinson of Richmond have
an old pair of saddlebags, such as physicians
used to carry in making their visits on horse
back, on exhibition in their store window.
Mr.. Robinson found them among the rub
bish on the farm he lately purchased in VOL
colt, They are stocked with the medicines
that the former owner used to carry in bottles
OF ancient make, and bear the imprint of
having been used many years
About 215 loaves of bread, so pounds of
frankforts, 3 bushels of potatoes, strips of
bacon and gallons of ice cream we're eaten
by 20 fresh air boys from New York city dur
ing ten days stay at Avalon Beach, Lake
Bomoseen, from which the boys returned
Tuesday. At the first meal after their arrival
one boy devoured seven slices of bread in al
most as many minutes and stated incidently
that never before had he had all the bread
he wanted.
W. Fl. Burbank OF Woodstock recently re-
ceived check for 1865 50, which was due him
for service in the Civil War, but was not paid
at the time of his discharge. Mr.. Burbank
enlisted with the Third New Hampshire Vol
unteers, and became a non-commissioned
second lieutenant. Shortly before the war
was closed he received his commission, but
when he was mustered out his commission
was revoked, and he was paid the rate due to
non-commssioned officers. He attempted for
eight years after the war to collect the rate
due him as a commissioned officer, but was
unsuccessful; and now, nearly forty years after
the war; the amount due is voluntarily paid.
Postmaster H. Miller of Dummerston has
asmall collection of old coins, few of which
are rare. Among the rare coins is a Massa-
chusetts half cent In 1887 and 1888 Massa-
chusetts coined cents and half cents They
are similar in design, having an Indian stand
ing with bow in his right hand and an arrow
in his left, and the legend Commonwealth"
separated by a tive-pointed star. On the re-
verse side an eagle is displayed. On his breast
is shield argent, six pales Rules chief
azure. On the chief the word cent or half cent
is inscribed. In the eagles right talon is an
olive branch, and in the left a bundle of ar
rows. The legend is Massachusetts"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-08-06
Successful MorrlsYIlIe Bows.

We are in receipt of catalogue of
the Lincoln, Nebraska, Conservatory
of Music, which is a very attractive
production printed in nice style and
containing cuts of the buildings as a
whole and of the several departments,
including the private studies OF the
several mem bers of the faculty. This
school is one OF the largest if not
first in siz of any of fits kind between
Chicago and the Pacafc coasts. But
the feature that makes the school OF
special interest to the people in this
vicinity is the fact that A. Alton
Hadley, a native of Morrisville, is the
president of the institution, and to
him in large measure is due the
present standing of the school. Five
hundred pupils wer7 enrolled for in.
struction there during the last school
year. In the personnel of the 'ty
appears the name of Clayton Hadley,
who instructs in piano, voice, har-
mony, theory, and history of music.
Clayton completed four years course
there this spring, giving instruction
in music and singing in two of the
largest churches in the city during
the time, as a means of paying his
own expenses and making the most
of his opportunities. Morrisville peo-
pie are gratif1ed at the success he has
attained and will join US in wishing
him much more of the same kind in
his future work. Prof Hadley, who
with his mother and brother, is pass
ing the summer in Morrisville, will
return to Lincoln in September.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-08-06
HYDE PARK CENTER.

Flora Perry is working for Mr.. Prindle in
Johnson.
Susie Perry is at work at A. N. Terrills in
Morristown.
Mrs. j. Q. Perry spent last week caring for
her brothers wife.
Bert Robbins has gone to Franklin county
to work during haying.
Mr.. Wood from No. Hyde Park was at the
home of Edgar Billiard Friday.
Maud Mudgett returned from Mr. Prindle's,
where she has been working, last Sunday.
Fred Emerson was so overcome 10y the heat
last Thursday that he was obliged to stop
work.
Mrs. Messer of Lowell and Miss Jennie
Messer of New Haven, Conn, have been spend
ing few days at Edgar Billiards..
Howard Perry started Monday morning
for st. Adams Bay on his wheel. He expects
to visit in Swanton and Isle Lamotte before
returning.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-08-06
[Brattleboro Phenix.1

One enthusiastic orator in the Re-
publican state convention referred to
Clement as the Trough Rider Roose-
Welt of Vermont" He is certainly
following the strenuous life this week.
A New York firm of contractors has
been given judgment of 500, 900
against him, Wilson, the White River
Junction spotter, has sued him for
$4,000, and the spell-binding tour
which is to take him into all of the
large towns of Vermont has been
started with suitable fanfare.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-08-06
rBennington Reformer |

1t frets the Rutland Herald because
the people pay so little attention to
it's cheap lies about General McCul-
Tough. Of all the affidavits the Her
aid printed it is well-known that only
one implicated citizen OF any stand
ing and whose word would be accept
ed under any circumstances, and that
one the Herald had to take back and
afj9ctly apologize for. Apparently
the only person who takes stock in
the Herald's drivel is the Herald's
owner. On other issues many Benning-
ton county voters are for Mr.. Glenn
emit. His unjust, untrue, unreason-
able and wholly disreputable attacks
on General Mccullough are deplored
by those who would otherwise be bis
strongest friends.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-08-06
During the past week two Clement

During the past week two Clement
men, outsiders, were looking up the
town as to the prospects of Mr..
Clement and espousing his cause, but
SO far as we have been able to learn
they were given the ice-house. The
voters of Cambridge can be depended
upon to support the nominations
and platform of the Montpelier Con
vention, for they believe that the
high license men received all that
they could consistently ask for, and
this is the prevailing feeling through
out the State Judging from news
paper comments and reliable infor-
nation received from different Sec
tons. That the majority of the
most influential voters of the Repub-
hcan party will stand by the nomi-
nations made at that Convention is
an assured fact.-CambTdge Tran
script.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-08-06
[ Bellows Falls Times. ]

Clement now says that Mccullough
is a prohibitionist. In the pre-con-
vention campaign he thought he was
license man. What has changed
Mr.. Clements opinion? Thesupport-
ers of Mr.. Clement have freely charged
that because the Orange county Re.
publican convention refused to en-
dorse the liquor plank in the party
platform. Clement himself headed a
bolt against the platform in the Rut-
land county convention and is him
self an original bolter. 1t is not fair
for the arch boiler to lecture on the
ethics of boiling.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-08-06

The value of electricitvis becoming
more and more apparent. 1t is the
coming power. Two French physi-
clans, as the result of various expert
ments, have discovered that electrici-
ty can be made a substitute for chic
reform ether, nitrous oxide and other
means for producing temporary TN
consciousness. 1t is rapid in its ac-
ton, and the patient is restored to
his normal condition with ease. and
most important, it has greatly dimin-
ished liability to injurious after eff
fects. Thus far it has been mainly
used in dentistry, but an operation
has been performed without pain to
the patient involving the removal of
large hemorrhoidal mass. So it
will be seen that there is little doubt,
that in time it will be applicable to
the most severe operations in sur
gerry. There are many eminent ply
sicians who have been saying that in
all probability electricity will soon
become the most reliable and efficient
of remedies to be used in the cure of
many of the worst diseases, and
this discovery appears to bear out
the prediction.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-08-06
CENTERVlLLE.

Mrs. Marie Mason has been visiting
at w. d. Isham's.
Mrs. Olive Corliss of Oxford, N. H., is
visiting her cousin, E. G. Sherwin.
Alba Kellogg and wife of Newbury,
are here for a few days, called by the
death of their mother.
Harvey Hyde and family drove over
here the first of the week from Albany.
Harvey has returned, but his wife and
child will stop awhile
Herbert Sherwin and his sister Louise
from Chicopee, Mass, are visiting at
E. G. Sherwin's. They came via Stowe
and on reaching Morrisville they found
no train and so walked over to Hyde
Park. They are enjoying their visit i'm.
mensely.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-08-06
Why Not =?
Dear Mr EditOr.-

Dear Mr. EditOr:-
Will you please say something in
thu News AND CITIZEN about having a
Sunday-school. picnic? Don't you
think it would be nice if all four of
the Sunday schools would go in to.
gether aud have agood old-fashioned
picnic, same as we have heard our
papas and mamas tell about having
when they we're children? We go to
Sunday School every Sunday regular,
but if we don't have a picnic we don't
care whether we 90 much more or
not. Yours truly,
~ Us CHILDREN.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-08-06
In the matter of national prosperi-

In the matter of national prosperi-
ty, the Democratic contention is that
such prosperity as the country enjoys
is not due to Republican policies,
and as matter of fact there is no
real prosperity anyhow. This re-
calls the old story of the cracked
kettle case. In that famous litiga-
ton the defendant maintained that
the kettle was cracked when he Dor
rowed it, that it was whole when he
returned it, and that he never had
the kettle at all.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-08-06
From the New York Sun I

1t is satisfactory to study the
opening campaign speech of Mr.. Per-
cival W. Clement, who, after turning
out.an unsuccessful candidate for the
Republican nomination for governor
of Vermont, has bolted to run indie
pendent in behalf of local option.
The speech as we get it in various
New England abridgements is de-
voted almost wholly to charges of
bribery" and corruption" and
suppression" at the election of dele
gates to the Republican State Con-
vention and in the convention itself.
Mr.. Clements candidacy is plainly
one of personal disappointment and
crankiness, and consequently cannot
be likely to disturb seriously the Re-
publican party in Vermont.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-08-06
The Governorshtp.
Mortified NeWs.1

Hon. Fletcher d. Proctor has ex-
pressed his determination to enter
heartily intothe gubernatorial con-
test and do all in his power tor the
success of the regular Republican
ticket. He favors a prompt and Wig
orous campaign and is confident of
Republican success in September.
This is just what is to be expected of
a man of Mr.. Proctor's size. He has
proved himself good loser.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-08-06
TAX NOTICE.

To THE TAXPAYERS or HYDE PARK, VT
The taxpayers Of the Town OF Hyde Park are
hereby notified that tax Of 100 cents on the
dollar has been voted and assessed on the Grand
List of 1902 and the same With the exception of
a fax of as cents on the dollar against taxpayers
within tie corporate limits Of the Village of
HYDE PA has been placed in my hands for
collection, agreeably TO the laws Of the State of
Vermont. An taxes pa q to tie Treasurer of
HYDE Park on or before November 4.h viii be
subject 10 discount Of 4 per cent, After 90
DAYS from this date a warrant VIII be issued
against all delinquent taNpAyers ana put into
ne hands Oi the Collector Tor collection,
n, Il. STRONG, Town Treas
hyde Park, VI, Angus. z, 1902.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-08-06

Ellsworth, Wis, claims to be the
healthiest town in the United States.
There were only two deaths in that
town last year. But Iowa seems to
be the most favored state in the
Union for conditions of health.
Official reports compiled by the
marine hospital service show that
the mortality in that state in 1901
was only 900 per l 900 of popula-
tiOn.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-08-06
Republican County Ticket.

For Senator,
HEBER A. JACKSON, of Waterville.
For States Attorney,
F. G. BICKNELL, of Johnson.
For Assistant Judges,
]. o. THOMAS, of Belvidere,
A. N. BOYNTON, of Wolcott.
For Judge of Probate,
g. c. WHITE, of Hyde Park.
For Sheriff,
A. D. ROBBINS, of Hyde Park.
For High Bailiff,
T c. CHENEY, of Morristown.
For County Commissioner.
o. H. WILSON, of Johnson.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-08-06

The advance guard of Co. K. of
Bennington, on leaving for state camp
Monday, were given $25 by General
Mccullough, the amount he has given
them every year. Of course this is
"undue influence" and a howl may
be expected from the Clement camp.
The soldier boys appreciate the dona-
ton all the same and will buy gro
ceries with it when in camp.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-08-06

Fifty local optionists, all of them
residents of Morrisville, have en-
dorsed the regular Republican county
ticket, with the exception of Senator,
substituting E. L. Noyes, the Demo-
cratic nominee, in place thereof, and
have filed a certificate of same with
the County Clerk.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-08-06
Riverside.

Walter Barnes has been on the sick
list for the past few days.
Clarence Styles of Burlington spent
a few days with his father, Edwin
Styles.
Mrs. Flora Ransom of Burlington re-
Gently visited her brother, Edwin
Styles.
Clinton Styles, who has worked for
w. c. Maxfeld for the past six months,
employment.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-08-06

prosperity is not ALL" remarks a
a Democratic organ, Butin the opin-
ion of most people the Republican
prosperity of 1S97-19O2 is vastly
more comfortable than the Demo
cratic prosperity" of 1S93-97.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-08-06

Civilizations making rapid strides
in South Carolina At Democratic
meeting there the other day the
speaker was denounced as a liar, and
there were no sudden deaths.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-08-06

The presumption is pretty Strong,
Yohe know, that Capt. Strong and
Miss Yohe understand each other,
notwithstanding the jewel episode.
Both are in England just now.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-08-06
Fewer Gallons; wears Longer.

You can paint building with few
err gallons of Devoe Lead and Zinc
than with Mixed Paints, and it will
wear twice as long as lead and oil
mixed by hand.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-08-06

With this issue we complete the
serial "When Boys were Men"-an in
teresting story founded on war
events. Ia ashort time anothers serial
will be started. Keep your subscrip-
ton paid up so as not to miss the
opening chapters.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-08-06

The Londonderry Sitter very peril
nently suggests, "No, Mr.. Clement
was not drafted he volunteered.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-08-06

What's this? Sam Small, the
southern preacher-orator, is to stump
the state for Clement! Ofcourse he
has high license at heart and comes
not for revenue.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-08-06
Republican State Ticket.

For Governor,
JOHN G. MCCULLOUGH,
of Bennington.
For Lieutenant Governor,
FED S. STANTON,
of Roxbury.
For Secretary of State,
FREDERICK G.. FLEETWOOD,
of Morristown.
For State Treasurer,
JOHN L. BACON,
of Hartford.
For State Auditor,
HORACE F. GRAHAM,
of Craftsbury.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-08-06

Kidneys themselves break down and waste
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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-08-06

William c. Whitney says the De-
mocracy has no leader and no issue,
that politics is uninteresting just
now and that he much prefers horse
racing.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-08-06

We said editorially last week that
the Democratic county ticket was
made up of Simon Pure Democrats;
every one of them" We make the
correction in regard to one and that
is Judge White, who was placed on
their ticket for Probate Judge. The
Judge is on the Republican ticket and
the Democracy endorsed him-some-
thing they have done for the last
twelve years.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-08-06

There was anything but silence at
the Republican state convention, and
what started all the uproar was an
attempt to tell the facts to people
who did not wish to hear them
Rutland Herald.
Nonsense! The uproar started
when Mr. Partridge withdrew Fetch
er Procter's name in favor of General
Mccullough. The Clement men saw
their finish" and then, after shouting
"God Almighty hates a gutter" left.
The Clement men were given an op-
portunity to be heard just as soon
as the uproar ceased. That is his
tory.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-08-06
Republican Congressional Ticket.

First District,
David J. Foster, of Burlington.
Second District,
Kittredge Haskins, of Brattleboro.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-08-06

The physicians of Barre have united forpro-
lection against dead beats. At their last
meeting they decided to prepared list OF dead
beats, the same to be distributed among the
physiciane of the city.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-08-06

Burdock Blood Bitters gives a man a clear
head, and active brain, strong, vigorous
body-makes him fit for the battle of life
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-08-06

The following from the Burlington
Free Press shows how Percival w.
Clement took care of railroad inter-
ests when he was a Senator in the
state legislature:
Mr.. Clement, in his campaign
speeches, calls attention to an in
crease in state expenses, a decrease
in farming lands and the creation of
useless boards and commissions. His
alarm about useless commissions "
did not manifest itself until a special
commission authorized by the legis-
lature of 1898 reported to the legis-
lature of 1900 thatrailroad property
in Vermont was taxed less than one
fourth as much as the real estate of
Vermont Mr.. Clement was the man
who defeated a measure introduced
in the last legislature to partially
equalize the taxation OF these two
classes of property.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-08-06

In response to the Boston Herald's
requests, many members of the Demo-
cratic National Committee have ex-
pressed their opinions on VIM. ].
Bryan's standing in the party and
what they regard as the leading
issues in the coming Congressional
campaign. Answers received from
many of the committee show gen.
eral belief that, while Mr.. BRYAN
must be considered very important
factor, he is not at all likely to be
again nominated for President, nor
lis it generally believed that he desires
to be nominated. AS for the issues
to be fought out, trusts, tariff revi-
sion and imperialism appear to be
regarded as the most important.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-08-06

The assertion by the free trade or
gans that the Dingley tariff has closed
foreign markets to the United States
is contradicted by the official figures.
In the last fiscal year of the Wilson
tariff law, with Democratic admin
istration in power, the exports ag-
gregated 1882, 6O6,93S. In the tis-
cal year of 1902, under the Dingley
law, with a Republican administra-
ton in power, the exports aggre-
gated 1882, O33, 4O7-an increase
of nearly $5OO,OOO,0OO annually.
That is the way the tariff has closed
foreign markets.