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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-01-07
10 FIGHT LICENSE.

In response to the call issued by
Hon. Frank Plumley, Washington
county member of the committee of
fifteen, about sixty men gathered at
the Church of the Messiah in this city
at on Saturday. Mr.. Plumley pre-
sided, and in opening made brief
address on the question under discus
sion. He said that it would be poor
policy to make fight in defense of
the prohibitory law at this time. The
law has been on the defensive for
years, and now the conditions are re-
versed and the proposed License law is
on the defensive. The license men
are now the ones to answer questions
and for the next four weeks we ought
to keep them busy.
Mr. Plumley said the license law as
enacted was as full of holes as skim
mer and he named several of it's weak
y ints and discussed them.
Under the present law, he said, the
saloon keeper is at the base of the
structure with the law on top of him
while under license the liquor dealer
is sure to be at the top directing at
pleasure how his business shall be
conducted. He urged that an organ
ization be perfected and the work
against license carried into the most
remote corners of the county.
Only six out of the twenty towns in
Washington county were unrepresent-
ed at. the forenoon session. These
were: Duxbury, Fayston, Marshfield,
Warren, Woodbury., Waitsfield.
Rev. j. Edward Wright, ID. D., was
elected secretary of the meeting and a
committee of one from each of the
A,1 81, 30
port plan of action at tho afternoon
session. This committee was made
up as follows Barre town, Rev. A.
Tayntor; Berlin, G. Fl. Stewart (;
Calais, S. B. Blodgett; East Mont
pelier, Austin Foster; Middlesex,
Rev. j. @. Angel; Montpelier, Rev.
W. r. Davenport; Moretown, Rev.
O. B. Wells Mortified, Frank Plum
ley; Plainfield, Rev. G.. II. Wright (;
Roxbury, f. E Cram Waterbury,
John S. .Batchelder; Worcester, Rev.
j. w. Illsley. The meeting then adj
journed until 2 AS.
At the afternoon session the follow
ing county committee consisting of
one member from each town was
chosen to cooperate with the State
committee of fifteen: Barre town, E.
c. Dickey; Barre, Rev. E. M. Fuller
Berlin, @. H. Stewart; Cabot, o. F.
Barrett; Calais, Z. T. Lamphere {;
Duxbury, E. f. Palmer, Jr. East
Montpelier, d. W. Cummings; Mont
peiler, G. II. More; Fayston, E. A..
Fisk Marshfield, w. H. H. Mears
Middlesex, J. A. Chaplin Moretown,
Burton Ward; Northfield, Prof. E. A.
| Shaw Plainfield, Rev. G.. H. Wright
Roxbury, Zed S. Stanton; Waitsfeld,
! o. M . Eaton; Warren, Paul B. Dan
iels; Waterbury, j. S. Batchelder
Worcester, Rev. j. H. Illsley.
1t was voted to recommend to the
committee that three speakers OF
national reputation be employed in
making addresses in every town in the
county,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-01-07
DO NOT OPPOSE.

1t has been openly charged that the
Democrats in this vicinity were not
in sympathy with the license law
passed by the recent Legislature and
would not be active in securing fav-
orable vote at the referendum. This
was discountenanced emphatically at a
meeting Of the Democratic committee
held in f. p. Carletons Office Thurs
day. Several chairmen of town COM
mittees were also present. These
leaders agreed that the bill was pleas
ing to the party and voted to urge
town committees to organize forces
and begin campaign for a favorable
vote on the matter.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-01-07
BETHANY RE1DTNG

An exceedingly pleasant occasion
was the Red Letter Day Of Bethany
Reading, when, on Friday afternoon,
the members of the club were priv
ileged to share with invited guests an
afternoon S entertainment at the hos
pitable home of Mayor and Mrs. Bout.
well. The membership of the club is
more than sixty and the number
doubled by those invited filled nearly
to overlooking the spacious rooms in
which Mrs. Boutwell, with Mrs. f. S.
Fiske, president of the organization,
received. Vases of tall-stemmed
roses, lovely carnations and sweet
lilies-o -the-valley placed here and
there mutely contributed their share
to the general pleasantness.
A delightful program was arranged
by Mrs. Boutwell, and the gathering
was treated to beguiling music by
the orchestra, moved to laughter or
tears by Mrs. Terrill's reading of
varied selections. or charmed by Miss
Gross singing. Among the selections
given by Mrs. Terrill We're some
beautiful short poems including
Holmes The Chambered Nautilus, F"
Sidney Lanier's Life and Song"
and Wordsworth ''Daffodils;'' the
recitation being made the more i'm
pressive by an accompaniment of soft
music. She also recited with much
feeling the tragic IA Ride for a
Life. "
Miss Cross sang tender love
song which brought forth an encore
to which she responded.
Once and again was the orchestra
encored by the audience swayed by
its fine music of which no part, per-
haps, was more enjoyed than the ex-
quisite introduction to third act of
Lohengrin.
The usual brilliant performance of
this talented orchestra, was if possible,
eclipsed ON this occasion. Other
numbers played were: The 'Valse
Lento" from Faust's ballet music ;
Romanza, BY the River" Bohm !;
the beautiful andante from the SYM
phony by Tschaikowski, OPP IL; and
an intermezzo by De Leibes. Lively
music was furnished during refresh
ments and the peculiar fitness and
perfection of the reading accompani-
ment could hardly be surpassed.
At the close of the programme the
ladies were ushered into the dining
room by Mrs. @. E. Chandler and
Mrs. j j. jackson, where the guests were
attended by Mrs. W. E. Harlow, Miss
Carrie Cross, Miss Maud Shurtleff,
Miss Gertrude Drew, according to the
accustomed pleasant fashion, in this
as in other ways. Miss Katherine
Berry happily performed the duty of
ushering in the guests on arrival.
Favored by almost ideal weather
the affair was one of those pleasant
events which-when" Time shall
steal our days and pleasures too,
it's cheerful memory will half the
joy renew"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-01-07
SUMMER SCHOOLS.

The State superintendent Of educa-
ton, Hon Walter Z. Ranger, and his
cabinet of county examiners, all Of
whom were present, held meeting
yesterday and last night to discuss
matters of interest and Importance to
the department. The afternoon ses-
sion was from two to six, and the
evening session did not adjourn until
half past two this morning. In the
afternoon the new legislation on
school matters and changes necessary
in the administration of school laws
were considered. Regulations govern
ing examiners and certification were
perfected. The most marked changes
are in the granting of special second
grade certificates without eXamina-
ton to teachers who have previously
held first or second grade CERTIFICATES.
By the new regulations the extension
of the privilege of continuous certifi-
cation is applied to all schools instead
of graded schools as heretofore, but
holders of third grade certificates are
no longer entitled to certification in
continuous service.
AT the night session among other
matters more systematic plan for
summer schools, teachers Institutes
and educational meetings was present
ed by Mr.. Ranger and adopted by the
examiners. These plans include edu-
cational meetings throughout the
State during the next two years. In
1908 summer schools will be held in
the following counties: Orleans,
Orange, Windsor (west part), Wind
ham, Chittenden and Lamoille. In
stitutes and meetings in other coun-
ties were also laid out by a definite
plan and no part of the State will be
,,nnlnntnl
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-01-07
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears the n u0N
STATE SPIRITUALIST CON-
VENTION.

The thirty-third annual convention
of the Vermont State Spiritualist
Association will be held in the Church
of the Messiah III this city Friday,
Saturday and Sunday January 8, 10
and H. The first session occurs Fri
day at two O'Clock and there will be
three sessions each day. Vermont
speakers who are expected to take
part are Mrs. Abbie Crossett, Mrs.
Emma Paul, Sarah A. Wiley, Alonzo
Hubbard and Lucius Colburn. The
board Of managers has also secured the
services of Mrs. Effie |. Webster, of
Lynn, Mass, well known test medi-
um and speaker. At each session
there will be an address and seance OF
conference, and during the convention
Mrs. Webster will hold two or three
test seances for which a small admis-
sion will be charged.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-01-07
PAUL REFEREES HOME.

= One of Boston S ancient landmarks
that will not fall is the Paul Revere
homestead, at Nos. 10 and 21 North
Square. 1t has been bought by John
P. Reynolds, Jr., with the idea of
preserving a place that is famed in
history.
Paul Revere bought the place from
John Erving in January, ITO, and
it was from it's door that he went
forth on his famous ride on April 10,
1775, Mr.. Reynolds hopes to have
the building restored, placed in charge
of some patriotic sociey, and thrown
open to the public.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-01-07
l. O. O. F. OFFICERS.

The annual meeting of Vermont
Lodge No. 2, 1. O. o. F., was held
last evening and the following
officers elected Noble grand, l.. r.
Livingston vice grand, E. r. Clark !:
recording and financial secretary, Ed
ward Baker; treasurer, H. o. Kent.
The lodge pursued its usual policy
of keeping man Of experience in the
important Office of secretary by elect
ing Mr.. Baker to that position for
the eleventh time. The appointive
officers will be announced at the in
stallation ceremonies next Wednesday
night.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-01-07
FOR FIFTEEN YEARS.

The following data for January dur
ing a period of fifteen years has been
compiled by W. A. Shaw from the
weather bureau records at Mortified ::
Mean or normal temperature, Is de-
grees warmest month, 1899, average
"a degrees; coolest month, 1898.
average, degrees; highest tempera-
ture, 81 degrees. January 2, 1890; low
est temperature, -26 degrees, January
A. 1898; average precipitation for the
month, 270 inches greatest amount
of precipitation for the month, 4.99
inches; greatest amount of precipita-
ton in any twenty consecutive
hours, inches, January %, 1891 !;
highest velocity of wind, "a miles an
hour, W., January %, 1890; average
number of clear days, 6; partly cloudy
days, 10; cloudy days, Is.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-01-07
AST o7IA Ia.
Bears the n The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature sf &HAZzzw
WATCH NIGHT PARTY.

About twenty-five Young men gath
cred at the Y. NJ @. A. rooms last
night in response to Secretary Bolles'
invitation and spent an enjoyable
evening watching the old year out and
the new year in. The evening was
spent in singing and story tell
ing. Joseph Viau directed the sing
ing, Mrs. Viau accompanying on the
piano. Refreshments of chocolate and
sandwiches were served. 1t was voted
to have a series of meetings such as
was held last night, and the next one
will be held Friday, Jan. 8, and prob
ably one will be held each Friday nigh
throughout the winter The matter of
having series of practical talks or
was taken.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-01-07
SPECIAL CITY MEETING.

In accordance with vote of the
city council taken at meeting held
Tuesday afternoon a call will be is
sued by City Clerk Merrill tomorrow,
for special city meeting, to see if
the city will vote special tax for
current city expenses, which are alb
normally large this year, owing to
damage by last springs freshet and
other unusual OUTLAWS of money
for various causes. 1t is expected
the meeting will be held "Wednesday
evening January IA, at 7 o'clock, at
the armory.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-01-07
BRIGANDS HAD REVENGE.

st. Petersburg, Jan. "a dispatch
from Moscow announces that an Ar
menian millionaire, named Jambarov,
had been murdered while entering a
church there. Jambarov was cap
tured by brigands in the Caucasus
several months ago, and obtained his
release by promising to pay them a
ransom. This he failed to do, and
his captors. killed him in. revenge. 81
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-01-07
For Piles.
Sample mailed free.
One application gives relief.

The continued use Of Hum
phreys' Witch Hazel Oil per-
manently cures Piles or Hem
orrhoids-EXternal or Internal,
Blind or Bleeding, Itching or
Burning, Fissures and Fistulas.
Relief immediate-cure certain.
Three Sizes. 25c.. SOC. aud 800. Sold by
Druggists, or sent prepaid on receipt of price.
Humphreys Medicine Co., Cor. William and
John sts.. New York.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-01-07
COCHRAN DEAD.

Burlington, Jan. 3.-John Cochran,
the brakeman injured in the Rutland
railroad collision at Shelburne last
night, died at Mary Fletcher Hospital
this morning, increasing the death
list to five.
The force of the explosion may be
realized by the statement that piece
of boiler plate with piston box at
tached, so heavy that two men could
not lift it was found today quarter
of mile from the scene of the coll
liison.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-01-07
NERVOUS DEBILITY,

Vital Weakness and Prostra-
ton from overwork and other
causes. Humphreys Homeo-
pathic Specific No. %, in use
over 40 years, the only success
full remedy. 81 per vial, or spec
ial package for serious cases, $5.
Sold by Druggists sent prepaid receipt of price,
Humphreys Med. Co., William & John Stsy nv.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-01-07
CRUDE OIL GOES UP.

Toledo, o., Jan. 1.-The Standard
Oil Co. today, posted notice of an
other three cents increase in the price
of crude oil from all fields.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-01-07
DR.. Ennnnons'

Monthly Regulator, has brought happinesst TO
hundreds OF anxious women. There is posi-.
lively no other remedy known TO medical sci
ence that will 30 quickly and safely do the
work. Longest and stobstinate irregular
tiles from any cause relieved Gtonce. Success
guaranteed at any stage. No pain, danger,
or Interference with work. Have relieved
hundreds Of cases where others have failed.
The most difficult cases successfully treated
by mail, and bene fetal results guaranteed In
syery instance. No risk whatsoever. We treat
hundreds o fades Y Som we never see. Write
for valuab BILE particulars and free confidential
advice. Allletters truthfully answered. Re-
member, this remedy IL absolutely safe under
svery possible conuiton and positively
leaves no after Ill effect upon the health.
BY mail, securely sealed. $500. a IL money
Nv. EMMONS CO.. ITO Tremont St.. BostoI
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-01-07

The crowned heads of every nation,
The rich men, poor men and misers
All join in paying tribute to
De Wits Little Early Risers.
. H. Williams, San Antonio, Tex,
writes: Little Early Riser Pills are
the best ever useu in nv family. L
unhesitatin-ly recommend them to
everybody. They cure Constipation,
Biliousness, Sick Headache, Torpid
Liver, Jaundice, Malaria and all other
liver troubles. Rivers Bros.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-01-07
BUTTER.

Vt. and n. H., assorted slzes......
Northern N. Y, assorted sizes....
Northern N. Y, large tubs.
Western. asst, spruce tubs .....
Western, large ash tubs..........
Creamery, northern tirsts.
Creamery. eastern, best marks......
Creamery, eastern, fair to good......
Creamery, western tirsts,
Creamery, seconds.
Ddlry, W., extra. ...................
Dairy, N. Y, extra.
Dairy, N. Y. and VT. firsts'. ..........
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-01-07
HAY AND STRAW.

Hay, n. Y. and Can, choice to fancy.
Hay, N. Y. and Canada, fair to good.
Hay, eastern, choice.
Hay, eastern, ordinary to fair.......
Hay, eastern. common.
Straw .---...
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-08-19
Fine Hogs In Chesterfi cid.

Chesterfield letter to Columbia
State: "Chesterield county can
boast of as fine hogs as any county
in the State. II. j. Davis, who lives
one mile south of town, two winters
ago killed a monster hog that weighed
888 pounds af ter it was cut up; one
of the hams weighed I'd pounds,
many people believing it was not the
ham of hog. Davis now has some
fine porkers which he showed your
correspondent recently. One of
them is an exceptionally fine one,
being at present u feet in lenght
and weighs 600 pounds. He is not
very fat at present and Davis is con-
fident that he can make him 90 over
thousand pounds by the middle of
winter, when he will be slaughtered
Davis has other fine hogs. Every
year he has plenty of meat for his
own use, and sells good deal"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-08-19
A Rural Police System.

The Georgia Agricultural Society,
in session in Athens last week. raised
the question of the advisability of
establishing thorough and efficient
rural police system in Georgia. The
matter was suggested in the annual
address of the President, Mr.. White
head, who gave as reason for the
abandonment of the farms by many
intelligent and progressive men, the
inadequate protection to their
women, under the present condition
of rural affairs. Judge Emory
Speer, who was present as visitor,
was called up to speak, and protest.
ing his incompetency to discuss
agricultural topics, proceeded to
develop the rural police idea.
Among other things, he said that
the greatest danger to the rural dis
tricts was the presence of scattering
negroes of peculiarly brutal char
acter, descendants of the lowest and
most beastly of African tribes.
These negroes, he said, were
scarcely more responsible than wild
animals, and needed to be held un-
der the strictest surveillance. The idea
of holding them in check by means
of one sheriff for each county, and
an occasional deputy is absurd, and
what the county needs is an efficient
patrol, patented after the Texas
ranger system. He thought there
should oe two or more of these rang
ers, or rural police for each township
in county and the system should be
80 developed that criminals could be
followed from the moment of the
commission of their crime until their
arrest. He suggested that such a
system would go far to doing away
with all apparent necessity for mob
law, and the rural districts could be
made as safe as the towns. The
judges remarks produced profound
impression upon the society and there
is probability that the rural police
idea will soon become an issue in
Georgia as it should in all other
Southern States.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-08-19
aEysX5 CURE FOR =
III CURES WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS, k3l
ID best Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. Use ~
III In time Sold by drugsists HX1
81 SKSSNISIgIE ION =

When Senator Tillman's South
Carolina critics accused him of tour
ing the West on free passes, he
said, prove it, and they couldn't, be-
cause he had the passes in his
pockets where they couldn't get at
them. When conductor on the
Burlington 81 Quincy road came to
Senator Tillman last week for trans
portation the Senator felt his clothes,
and finding his pocketbook gone
said that he had passes but they
were lost. The conductor asked
him to prove that he had 9 pass,
and he found himself in the ident' al
position in which he had placed
South Carolina critics, he was unable
to furnish the proof.-Yorkvillc En-.
quirer.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-08-19
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deafness,
and that is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an infamed con-
dition of the mucous lining of the eusta-
chian tube. When this tube gets inflamed
you have rumbling sound or imperfect
hearing, and when it is entirely closed
deafness Is the result, and unless the
inflammation can be taken out and this
tube restored to its normal condition,
hearing will be destroyed forever. Nine
cases out of ten are caused by catarrh,
which is nothing but an inflamed condi-
tion of the mucous surfaces.
We will give one hundred dollars fol
any case of deafness Caused by catarrh)
that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars free.
+. j. CHENEY 6 CO., Proprietors,
Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by druggists, 75c. Halls Family
Pills are the best
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-08-19
BY JAxNEs. sHELoR. SMITH 81 srEoK
Remember the Date
August 2Ist, 1908.

Mr. O. Gasque representing abe Globe Tailoring
oarF Fall andy Winter
inv
Cassimeres, both imported
a he snap pandsh to
tlases.
g,andRd
measuring and fitting fit abet-
$35; to
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wALHAllA. soUrn oAsoLIaA. AUG. 40. 1903.

utter darkness, but we are still outing
some ioe, as the cold storage house was
not destroyed and the neighboring towns
are supplying us with that indispensable
necessity.
For several years since coming here
was connected with the Tuscaloosa Ga
zette, but I found out that could not
practice law and run newspaper at one
and the same time, 80 1 quit the latter;
but / am no exception to the rule, that
once q newspaper man you are always
one, and sometimes now confess that i
like to road my own writing, and have TO
20 in print again. We used to have
three daily papers here, but these have
sll been merged into one thatis not much
better or larger than any one of the
three were when they were in competi-
ton with each other.
We also have the dispensary here, but
not la Tillman; and 1t is q success
from almosta any standpoint. The sale of
jntoxioants has been out down practically
half, and the number of arrests have
likewise decreased. The people here
would not think of returning to the
open saloon and its attendant evils.
Wednesday Of this week tho furnace
of the Central Coal and Iron Company
was "blown in." That is. in plain Eng
lish, they began to make iron. This
plant is just northeast of us on the river
ant, IL with " iittiii the coal and :reH lands Gee.
something like one million of dollars.
This has given our town an impetus and
everything looks bright and prosperous.
Coal mines are being opened up and
tries are being installed; all of which
tend to good times and good feelings.
The farmer also has good cause for con-
graduation, for while his cotton is little
late, it is good, and the corn crop is ex-
cellent. There will be more corn made
in this county this year than at any
time in its history.
This is also great place for water
melons and fruits. This year I had
peaches in my yard that weighed close
to one pound. They were of the Elberta
variety and of excellent flavor. The
negro and the watermelon, though, are
centers of interest, especially on Satur-
days. have seen as many as
fifty wagon loads sold here in
one day-retailed in the streets.
l saw yesterday tomato that was
grown by negro that weighed two
pounds and six ounces.
In fact, we have great country here,
but no greater than yours. Your water
power and moderately hot summers are
things that will forever place you to the
front in the manufacture of cotton
fabrics, and am inclined to think that
any young man can do las we'll there as
elsewhere, as 1t is energy that wins in
the end and not environment.
When speaking of the Legislature l
forgot to tell you that while was serv-
ing time in that honorable body met
an old Oconee boy in the person of John
A. Lusk, now of Guntersville, Marshall
county, in this State. Mr.. Lusk was
born on Smeltzer's creek, near Walhalla,
and now has kindred near you. His
father came to this place just after the
OWL war. Mr.. Lusk is fine character
and a man of influence in the Legislature.
If you think this will be of any inter
est to any of your readers you can pub
lish it with the best wishes and thanks
of yours truly, @. b. Werner.