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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-05-28
GUSTA We l.. JACOBSON.

Gustve L. Jacobson, master mechan-
ic of the Montpelier q Wells River
Railroad, died on Tuesday afternoon at
3 10 O'Clock as the result of a shock
sustained ON Thursday evening. From
this he never rallied and for the past
few days his death had been hourly
expected. Mr.. Jacobson was born in
Gottenburg, Sweden, August 10, 1859.
He came to America about twenty
three years ago and learned the ma
chinsist's trade in Boston. He after
wards worked in Manchester, n. H..
and Roanoke, Va, but returned to
Boston and was at work in the rail-
road shops at East Cambridge when
he accepted the position of master me-
chanic on the Montpelier 81 Wells
River Railroad and came to MoDtpe-
lier This was eleven years ago and
why he came here is told as follows:
The engine "Granite City," now the
Montpelier. was, 1t was believed,
damaged beyond a possibility of re-
pairing by collision, About that
time Supt. d. r. Sortwell was at the
Cambridge shops and saw Mr.. Jacob
son successfully complete the repairing
of similarly damage I'D engine. Mr..
Sortwell engaged him to come to
Montpelier and he was so successful in
doing the needed work, that the posi-
ton of master mechanic was offered
to him.
During his stay here Mr.. jacobson
has earned the respect of his employ
ers and those under him and his death
will cause general regret on the part
of all who knew him. He was a men,
Der of the Odd Fellows and Masonic
lodges in this city. Mr.. Jacobson
married Sophia Eller, native of
Sweden, at Manchester twenty-one
years ago and is survived by her and
five children: Harry W., Hulda
A., Mildred E., Charles c., and
Helen, Two SONS died some time ago.
He also leaves three sisters: Mrs. II.
Shultz of this city. another resides in
Boston and the third is about to leave
Sweden for America. The funeral
will be held from his late home on
First avenue at O'Clock on Friday
afternoon, Rev. l.. X. whitman Off
ciating The burial will be in charge
of the Odd Fellows.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-05-28
A CHANGE OF HEART.

Free silver has lost an advocate in
the person of DR.. E. Benjamin An
drews, formerly president of Brown
University and now chancellor of the
University of Nebraska. In an ad-
dress before a class in ethics, Dir. An
drews practically announced on Satur-
day that he no longer entertained the
views he had once held concerning
silver coinage. This change in views
had been gradual in its development,
but his opinion was now fixed and
definite. In company with many
others, few years ago, Chancellor
Andrews said he had been misled by
the arguments of public men, and par
ticularly by celebrated geologist of
Europe who after much study and in
vestigation had announced that the
supply of gold was being exhausted
and the worlds mines would soon
cease to yield a sufficient quantity of
that metal. This made it necessary
that there be another standard OF
value. Time had proved the proph
ecy of the geologist to be false. In.
stead of lessening, said the chancel.
lor, the output of gold has greatly
increased and the supply now seems
inexhaustib]e and as a result, prices
of commodities instead of going to 9
lower level, have constantly appreciat.
ed.
This is one voice from Nebraska
which proves that even in the home
of the great free silver apostle the
craze is fast dying out. Bryan him.
self is still in the ring however, but
he is certainly in the position of one
| who treads banquet hall deserted.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-05-28
THE HORSELESS AND THE
HORSE.

IT automobiles become bane to
the world instead Of a triumph of
modern ingenuity and a harmless
source of amusement to those who can
afford to own and operate them, the
automobilists themselves will be en-
tirely to blame. One phase of the
extreme foolishness that now pervades
the automobile craze is illustrated by
the Paris Madrid race on Sunday,
which resulted in the death of half
dozen people and the serious injury
of several others. The majority of
those killed were participants in the
race, and for these the world has
meagre sympathy. but the matter of
the innocent spectators who were
killed is entirely different. The gov
eminent of France and Spain have
taken the matter III hand and future
races of this sort will not be per-
mitted.
Another phase of the automobile
question, nearer home, appears in the
story published in Tuesdays Journal.
In this case it appears that carriage
was overturned and two people in
jured because an automobiles did not
heed the requirements of common
decency, to say nothing of the laws of
the State, but rather operated his
machine as though the public high
way was made especially for his con-
venience. 1t is stated that after the
accident occurred the man who caused
it rushed by in his automobile with
out even stopping to take note Of the
damage that resulted. If this il
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-05-28
PRESIDENT IN D7NGET.

Walla Walla, Wash, May 26.-It
has leaked out today that Joseph
BreckeI. a Swiss socialist, was ar
rested yesterday on suspicion of hay
ing determined to kill President
Roosevelt while at Pendleton, Oregon,
last week. Brecker said to partner
that he had one bullet for Roosevelt,
and another for the Emperor of Ger.
many. When the prisoner left PEN
dleton his partner followed and in
formed the police. Brecker was found
working in butcher shop A loaded
rifle belonging to him was found hid
den in barn along the line which
the President would pass.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-05-28
TWO HEROES.

New York, May 26. -Prompt and
heroic work by two policemen, one of
whom was so badly burned that he
was crazed by pain, saved the lives of
several women and children who had
been caught in burning building at
1871 Fulton street, Brooklyn, this
morning, Policeman William II. Nc
Auley in attempting to rescue a
woman on the top floor before the
firemen arrived fell unconscious. The
woman and policeman were brought
down on the ladder by firemen. Po-
liceman James +. Ravens received
burns which crazed him so that he
had to be put in straight jacket at
the hospital.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-05-28
EAST CORINTH.

Aderissa, wife of R. F. George,
died at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Huntley, at Brattleboro, May "a.
aged seventy three years: The funeral
was held at the house on Tuesday.
@. w. Jewell had the misfortune to
lose his best team horse on Saturday
by it's getting choked in the stable.
Sidney @. Page died in South Bos-
ton, Mass, May 10 aged forty-nine
years. His body was brought to this
place for burial.
The frame of the new steam mill is
up and it soon will be completed.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-05-28

from Washburn Post, No. Z, wore out,
also from the W. R. @.
Mrs. M. G. Flanders returned from
a visit in Boston and Manchester last
week.
Quite fire was started on Fairlee
mountain Saturday night by the z 30
train south. 1t burned all night and
part of the day on Sunday before it
was subdued.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-05-28

A. E. Currier, who has been so seri-
ously, ill is slowly recovering.
Mrs. @. w. Sturtevant attended
the W. @. T. U. convention at St.
Johnsbury last week.
STOWE.
Arrangements for the observance
of Memorial Day in Stowe have been
made as follows: At O'Clock the
members of the Grand Army and Sons
of Veterans will meet at the G. A. r..
hall and proceed to the cemetery at
the West Branch where they will
decorate the graves of the departed
soldiers From West Branch they
will return to the village and dec
crate the graves in the old yard,
after which they will proceed to
Grand Army hall where dinner wi II
be served to all members of the two
organizations by the Woman's Relief
Corps. At 2 clock the parade will
form at the Grand Army hall and pro-
coed to Unity church where the fol-
lowing exercises will be held: Selec-
ton by the band; prayer; singing by
the chorus; address by Hon. r. O..
Sturtevant of Swanton; singing by the
chorus; singing of America, led by
the band.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-05-28

Hon. H. O. Ide of the Philippine
commission, accompanied by his two
dau ghters, arrived at his home in st.
Johnsbury on Monday.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-05-28
OORINTH.

A temperature of s below freezing
on Sunday morning, the 23rd, after a
month of severe drouth looks like a
hard prospect for farming interests
The next thing to rain for scarcity
is farm help. Three are men with
200 acres or mole of land on their
hands with no help but smallchildren,
and some with no help to do a chore
of any kind. While city labcrers are
striking for an eight hour day these
farmers are lucky if they can get
along by laboring sixteen hours in a
day and some average more than that
constantly.
Albert Bishop has contracted to
peel several hundred cords of hemlock
bark for Mr.. Darling on the Richard
son, Metcalf & Sargent lots and to
draw the bark to the railroad station.
He has begun the work.
Mason Boyce is living on the Rowe
place this summer. He does days
work at the mill every day and does
some work for Ernest Hall besides.
The sick, of whom there were so
many in town a short time ago, have
mostly recovered or are in the way of
recovery.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-05-28
DUXBURY.

Hiram Wrisley was recently stricken
with shock of the right side; there
is no hope of his recovery Mr.. Wris-
lev is eighty-nine years old and has
lived most of his life in town.
Mrs. May Blondin, who has been
working in Montpelier has returned to
her home.
Walter Weir who is working in Fay
ston visited his brother one day this
week.
John Tildon was at home from
Montpelier on Sunday.
Mrs. Foss has left Mr.. Goodhart' s
and returned to her hoWe in Water
bury.
GROTON.
Rev. ]. X. Williams of Peacham
will exchange with Rev. u. w.
Clough next Sunday.
Hatch & Blodgett have placed tele-
phones in the homes of j. r. Cald-
we'll, J. B. Morrison and L. j. Moul
ton.
@. II. Cole, the dentist, will be in
Peacham this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Malone of
Merldeth, N. H.. arrived in town last
Saturday and are visiting at Torrance
o. Neil's
Leo Cook, the high school teacher,
was at his home in Irasburg on Satur-
day and Sunday.
James Burton is repairing the ell
part of his house.
Mrs. Mary Wilson died at the home
of her son, G. H. Pillsbury, last Fri
day. The funeral was at the Meth
odist church Sunday at l O'Clock,
burial in Topsham.
Allen Goodine and Miss Ella Morri-
son were married last Friday by Rev.
A. j. Hough.
Mrs. Hosea WEIGH is very sick with
pneumonia.
Charlie Pillsbury of Montpelier and
Wilson Pillsbury of Corinth were at
home over Sunday to attend the fun
eral of their grandmother, Mrs. Will
son.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-05-28
BRADFORD.

A reception to A. T. Clarke was
given at the home of Mrs. o. H.
Stevens last Friday evening by the
members of the choir. Mr.. Clarke
was presented with nice mantel
clock. Light refreshments were
served and a general good time en-
joyed
The services of Memorial Sunday
were held at the Congregational
church this year; sermon by Rev.
H. j. Kilbourn. A large number
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-05-28
DANVILLE.

The ladies' minstrel show will be
given Friday evening, June 8, and
will be the event of the season in the
way of entertainments.
There will be a promenade concert
on Friday evening of this week for
the benefit of the ball team.
Mrs. Nellie Walbridge and William
McNaughton of West Barnet were
married at the home of the brides
father. o. E. Hale, last Wednesday
Lee Hatch of Chicago is visiting his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Hatch.
Aurelius Odekirk has purchased
John browns. place and Mr.. Drown
has moved to East Burke.
The special town meeting to rescind
the vote to build q school house at
West Danville failed to do so. The
West Danville people made out so
strong a case that the vote when finally
taken was unanimously in favor of
the new building which will be 30x6O
feet in size, and to cost not to exceed
50, 600.
Mrs. Harold Ayers of Savannah,
Georgia, has returned to Danville for
the summer.
The Danville base ball nine will play
the Cabot nine at Cabot on Memorial
Day.
Isaac Colby has been quite i'll the
past week with, the grip.
Mrs. Joseph Owens of Hardwick is
visiting at Rev. Joseph Hamilton's.
Mrs. Daniel Forsheimer, children
and nurse OF New York city are stop
ping at f. j. Prestons for the sum-
mer.
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Vermont Waterman Co., Job Printers.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-05-28
PLAIN FIELD.

A party of ten ladies from Barre
took dinner at the Plainfield House on
Wednesday,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-04-16

To the Assessors of Grant County
By virtue of Section 4, Chapter
AS, Laws Of 1901, meeting of the
assessors of Grant county will be
held in the city of Lancaster in said
county on Tuesday, Apr. %, 1908,
at p. m.
The assessors elect are requested
to procure the assessment laws, in
structions to assessors and all papers
furnished assessors by the supervi-
sor Of assessment, from the assessors
of last year and bring these papers
and pamphlets with them to Ian
caster. may not be able to furnish
new pamphlets to the new assessors.
Dated April 10, 1908.
T. L. CLEARY,
Supervisor of Assessment.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-04-16
An Ordinance.

AN ORDINANCE to regulate the doing OF
street sprinkling and scavengering and the
depositing of garbage.
L The Common Council of the city of Lam
caSter-do ordain as follows: -
Section mo person or persons shall en-
gage the business of sprinkling any street
or streets. or parts thereof, in this civ
without first having obtained a license
therefor from the Common Council which
shall specify the streets. or portions there
of. for the sprinkling of which such license
is granted, and for which license the IL
censee shall pay the sum of ten ($10) dollars
for each street sprinkler run by him, and
give bond to this city in the sum of one
hundred ($100) dollars with sufficient surety
to be approved by the city clerk. conditioned
for the faithful doing of such spr1nkllng as
required by this ordinance and such license
may be revoked by two thirds vote OF the
City Council if he fails to comply with said
ordinances
and conduct such sprinkling of streets un-
der the supervision and according to the di-
rection of the Street Commissioner of this
city who shall see to it that the same is
done in suitable and proper manner &C
cording to the conditions and needs of the
streets. to keep down dust and not make
them too muddy. and to avoid too much
sprinkling on crossings when not there
needed and he shall not do any such sprink-
ling before six O'Clock. a. m. nor after six
O'Clock o. m. of any day.
Section 3--No person or persons shall en-
gage in the business of doing scavenger
work. privy-vault or cess-pool cleaning. or
having obtained license therefor from
the ommon Council, for which he shall pay
the sum of ten $50 dollars. and also give
bond to this city in the sum of one hundred
$10O) dollars conditioned for the faithful
carrying on of sa busine SIS in compliance
with the ordinances of this city under the
superintendence and according to the di-
rection of the Street Commi ssioner and the
unloading and depositing of ali such clean
ings and Collections outside of the city linn
it's unless otherwise permitted by the writ
fen 11aYr1it Of the MaVOr.
section avery person violating any OF
the provisions of this ordinance shall, up-
on conviction thereof. be fined in the sum
of not less than five Gs5) dollars nor more
than fifty $500 dollars and the costs OF
prosecution. and in default of the immedi-
ate payment thereof shall be imprisoned in
the common jail of Grant county for per-
iod of not less than five nor more than thirty
DAYS.
Section 5-This ordinance shall take effect
and be in force from and after it's passage
and publication.
Passed by the Common Council Of the city
of Lancaster this 18th day of April, A. D.,
1908 and approved by the Mayor.
S. E. HASSELL, Mayor.
AUG. MIcHAELIs, City Clerk.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-04-16
ENGINEER WAS DEAD.
A "ROyal Blue" Train Runs for Twen.
ty Miles with No One at
the Throttle.

Baltimore, April 10 fast-f1ying
Royal Blue train on the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad, running between New
York and Washington, ran 20 miles
Saturday night without an engineer
at the throttle. j. Frank Furley, the
engineer, leaned out of the cab window
at point south of Wilmington, Del,
and had evidently been struck by tel
egraph pole or some other obstruction,
and probably instantly killed. The
body was found by the fireman, who
brought the train to Baltimore.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-04-16

and rubbed a generous supply on
her face.
While she was wondering at the
peculiar sickness of it and think
ing that it was the strangest lini-
ment she had ever had any exper-
fence with, her sister came into the
room and said: What on earth
are you doing with the cough medi-
cine, it smells as if you had tipped
the whole bottleful over"
/ A light was hastily struck and
there stood the victim with face and
hands smeared with the sticky mass,
some of which had trickled down on
to her slumber robe. It dawned on
the young lady then that she had
forgotten about putting the ini-
ment back in its place and that it
was a case of mistaken Identity in
bottles.
The cough medicine was wiped off
and coat of liniment added and
the peculiar thing about the whole
incident is that the next morning
the young lady was not only cured
of her toothache but OF a cold with
which she had been suffering.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-04-16
PAID THEIR FINES.
Missouri Packing Companies Give Up
$27, 1856 as Penalty for Violation
of Antitrust Law.

Kansas City, Mo-, April 13.-The five
Missouri packing companies which
were fined $4,000 each on March 20, for
violation of the antitrust law, through
their attorney, Frank Hagerman, fthis
city, have mailed to the state supreme
court a draft for $27,136, in payment
of fines and costs incident to the action
against them. The firms fined are the
Armour Packing company, Cudahy
Packing company, Hammond Packing
company, Swift & Co., and Schwarz-
child and Sulzberger. The payment
was made before it was due, as the Of
tenders had 80 days from March 20 in
which to satisfy the judgment.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-04-16
A SAD DISASTER.
Mig Gun on BattIeship Iowa ExplOd es,
killing Three Men and
WOunding Five.

Pensacola, Fla, April 1O.-A disas-
trous explosion occurred on the bat
tleship Iowa Thursday, while the YES
sci was at the target practice in the
gulf. The forward port 12-inch gun
burst from a premature explosion of
a shell, IL feet of the piece outside the
turret being demolished. Three men
were killed and five injured, two seri-
ously.
The killed are: First Glass Seaman
Kiele, Ordinary Seaman Percell, and
Gunner's Mate Berry
The injured: First Class-Seaman
Caught, Ordinary Seamen Thursdale,
Brown. Mansdale and Purcker.
Washington, April 13.-The cost Of
repairing and overhauling the Iowa,
including the damage caused by the
recent explosion, is estimated by the
navy department at 100000. 1t is not
thought that these repairscan be COM
pleted under six months, during which
time the vessel will be out of commits
sion at the New York yard. The Iowa
has been in commission about five
years, and prior to the accident recon-
mendations had been made for an ex.
tensive overhauling of the vessel.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-04-16
Severe Attack of Grip

Cured by one bottle of Chamberlain's
Congh Remedy. when had an attack of
the grip last winter the second one) I
actually cured myself with one bottle of
Chamberlains Cough Remedy says Frank
w. Perry, editor of the Enterprise, Shorts
yille, N. Y. "This is the honest truth. 1 at
times kept from coughing myself to pieces
by taking spoonful of this remedy, and
when the coughing spell would come on at
night would take dose and it seemed that
in the briefest interval the cough would
pass off and would go to sleep perfectly
free from cough and its accompanying
pains. To say that the remedy acted a
most agreeable surprise is putting is very
mildly. I had no idea that it would or
could knock out the grip, simply because
had never tried it for such a purpose, but it
did, andi seemed with the second attack of
coughing the remedy caused it to not only
be of less duration, but the pains were far
less severe. and 1 had not used the contents
of one bottle before Mr.. Grip had bid me
adieu.'' For sale be j. 4. Bennett.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-04-16
SPANISH WARSHIP RAISED.
Chastity Reminders of Dewey's VIC
tory in Manila Bay Found
in the Hold.

Manila, April 13.-The warship Reina
Christina, flagship of Admiral Montejo,
which was sunk by Admiral Dewey in
Manila bay, was f1oated and beached
Sunday. The skeletons of about so
of her crew were found in the hulk.
One skeleton evidently was that of an
officer, for it had a sword by it's side.
There are Is shell holes in the hull
of the Reina Christina, one made by an
eight-inch gun and the others small.
The main injection valve is missing,
showing the ship was scuttled when
Admiral Montejo abandoned her..
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-04-16
BRAIN-FOOD NONSENSE.

Another ridiculous food fad has been
branded by the most competent authorities.
They have dispelled the silly notion that
one kind of food is needed for brain, an
other for muscles and still another for
bones. A correct diet will not only nourish
. a particular part of the body, but it will
sustain every other part. Yet, however
good your food may be, it's nutriment is des-
troyed by indigestion or dyspepsia. You
must prepare for their appearance or pre-
vent their coming by taking regular doses
eof Green's August Flower, the favorite
medicine of the healthy millions. A few
doses aids digestion, stimulates the liver to
= healthy action, purifes the blood, and
e makes you feel buoyant and vigorous. You
can get this reliable remedy at all drug
gists. Price 25c and 75c
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-04-16

The old saying that thunder
storms before the leaves are budded
brings snow proved true this spring.
The young man that waits for
something to turn up will never
amount to much. Don't be ashamed
of a small job. Take it, put your
best energies INTO it, and it will be-
come the stepping stone to some
thing higher.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-04-16
Danger of Colds and Grip.

The greatest danger from colds and grip
is their resulting in pneumonia. If reason
able care is used, however, and Chamber
lains Cough Remedy taken all danger will
be avoided. Among the tens of thousands
who have used this remedy for these dis
eases we have yet to learn of single case
having resulted in pneumonia, which shows
conclusively that it is certain preventive
of that dangerous disease. 1t will cure
cold or an attack of the grip in less time
than any other treatment. 1t is pleasant
and safe to take Forsale by j. 7. Bennett.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-04-16
Gives U,D His Place.

Washington, April 13.-It is an
nounced that Assistant Attorney Gen.
eral James NJ Beck rendered his re&g-
nation to President Roosevelt before
the presidents departure for the west
In rendering his resignation, Mr.. Beck
took occasion to express his pride and
gratiica ton at having been privileged
to serve under the presidents admins.
tration and that of his predecessor
In accepting the resignation, the pres.
ident wrote a most complimentary let
fer