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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-01-21
Details OF ACCIDENT.

San Juan, Porto Rico, Jan. 49,
Details of the explosion on the battle
ship Massachusetts, on Saturday, were
obtained upon her arrival at this port
yesterday.
The explosion occurred in the star
board after eight-inch turret, shortly
before noon Saturday, and was due
to the accidental discharge of per-
cussion primer while the breach of the
gun was open. The full charge ex-
ploded in the turret and killed or in
jured all the crew of the gun, num-
bering nine men.
Magnificent dicipline was immedi-
ately shown by the officers and crew
of the battleship. The survivors of
the guns crew when rescued were
burned, mutilated and nearly dead.
One man, whose clothing was on fire,
jumped overheard.
The last words of all the men taken
from the turret in a dying condition
were practically the same. 81 did my
duty. Love to home.
Tie GOODNESS and discipline of the
officers and men were credit to the
navy. In less than a minute three
streams of water were pouring into
the turret, preventing the charge in
the other eight-inch gun from explod-
ing.
Washington, Jan. l9.-Admiral Hig-
ginson cables today that seven deaths
have resulted from the powder explo-
sion on the Massachusetts, and another
is probable.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-01-21
RIVAL OF MARCONI.

MassachL is justly proud of her
senior Senator. All the inhabitants
of the Bay State, from the tip of the
anchor fiuke cape to all the borders,
go into violent cachinnations when the
venerable eccentricity takes snuff.
When the Senator s fertile brain can
find no new subject for law making,
he seeks to re enact existing laws, and
emulating Marconi daring aerial
achievements, would go the great
Italian one better and run railway
trains over bridgeless leagues of the
watery waste of ocean. Saith a
Washington note: Considerable
amusement has been caused by the
discovery that the Senate, on motion
of Senator Hoar, had enacted law
which was passed by Congress last
session and approved by the President
last June. The law provides for a
division of the district of Alaska into
three new districts; and it is recalled
that the venerable Senator from Mas
sachusetts once offered bill appro-
priating 500, 900 to survey line OF
railroad from 'Wrangel to Sitka,
Alaska, between which points there
lie two hundred miles of the Pacific
ocean.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-01-21
IN Il NUTSHELL.

Editor Daily Journal: The follow
ing sentence appeared in a dispatch in
your paper telling of Thetford and
Fairlee action in preparing for the
vote on the referendum:
1.-THE open saloon don't take in this
vicinity and this committee will get
the voters out.
That's where the meat of the whole
thing lies. Getting the voters out is
the secret, at the same time the guar
antee, of success in the coming contest.
If the respective town committees push
to the limit in this direction and get
the voters out on February 3, regard
less of weather. Vermont will not be
likely to take backward step in liq-
uor legislation. j. w. S.
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the blind willingness of the man who
is in the business to make it payY
have not seen the Battell bill. and l
have no very definite knowledge of
the South Carolina dispensary law, but
l understand them to provide for the
sale of liquor by public officials only,
thus eliminating the element of greed
and introducing the element of watch
fulness and restraint. If something
besides prohibition must be tried, why
not try something like this? If ] lived
in Vermont should vote against the
license law in order to get an oppor-
tunity either to strip the present law
of its barnacles or to enact wise
measure of public control.
Albert Clarke.
Boston, Jan. 10, 1908.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-01-21
Ch0nOe Of Pubiic0tiOn Day.

Beginning with the issue of next
week, the Waterman will be pub
lished on Thursday, instead of on
Wednesday as heretofore making the
paper one day later to most post Of
fees The purpose of this change is
to give the Waterman subscribers a
better news service. The town news
can thus be more fully and satisfac-
torily collected and published.
Political conventions are commonly
held on Wednesday, aud the returns
from elections held on Tuesday are
not received in time to publish on
Wednesday morning with a satisfac-
tory degree of completeness In this,
and in other ways it is not necessary
to ennumerate, the result of the
change will be beneficial to subscrib-
ers
Correspondents are advised. how
ever, to send in the town news at the
usual time, as any other course would
in large measure defeat the pub
lisher's purpose in making this
change.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-01-21
THE ARTISTS BILL.

An old church in Belgium decided to
repair its properties and employed an
artist to toucl. up large painting.
Upon presenting his bill the committee
in charge refused payment unless the
details were specified, whereupon he
presented the items as follows:
To correcting the Ten Commandments,
So. 10
Embellishing Pontius PLATE and
putting new ribbons in his hat, 3.02
Putting new tail on.the rooster of
st. Peter and mending his
comb, $50
Repluming and gliding left wing
of Guardian Angel, 5.18
Renewing Heaven, adjusting the
stars and cleaning up the
moon, ia
Touching up purgatory and re-
storing lost souls, 3.06
Bright ming up the flames of hell,
putting new tail ON the devil,
mending his left hoof, and
doing several odd jobs for the
damned, III
Rebordering the robes of Herod
and adjusting his wig, 400
Taking the spots off the son of
Tobias 1.3(
Cleaning Balaam's Ass and put
ting one shoe on him, LIZ
Putting earrings in Sarahs ears, III
Putting new stone in David's
sling, enlarging the head of
Goliath, and extending Saul's
leg, 6.1'
Decorating Noah's Ark and put
ting head on Shem. Az
Mending the head of the prodigal
son and cleaning his ear, 3.2
800. 81
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old law the matured product of long

old law, the matured product of long
experience.
This work of exposition and eluci-
dating is of the highest Importance
and it cannot be done by foreign profess
sional temperance orators. In four
papers published in the Journal, Hon.
Gilbert A. Davis Vermont lawyer,
has done this work of analysis and
comparison, not only for the public
in general but for the advocates of
prohibition and the opponents of Ii
cense also. Why is not the committee
of fifteen placing Mr.. Davis clear and
searching analysis of the license act
in the hands of it's working force for
development before the voters? Enlight-
eminent is what the people need to en-
able them to vote intelligently. If
the vote in February is Yes, later
on, when the mischief begins to de-
velop, thousands will be saying,
"Well, if had known" etc, etc,
~ never would have voted Yes. :"
The license leaders have learned
wisdom from dire experience. In the
late campaign before the people they
imported an orator. They are not
likely to repeat the experiment. The
prohibition managers ought to learn
much from their antagonists-alw
fruitful source of wise instruction
in any kind of warfare.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-01-21
CENTRAL VERMONT CONCURS.

Ausable Chasm is favorite excur-
sion point among the people of Cen
trail Vermont. They would re-enforce
the petition. as they subscribe to the
sentiments of the Springfield Republic
can expressed in the subioined edito-
rial paragraph Petitions are being
circulated in northern New York,
urging the State Legislature to pro-
vide for taking Ausable Chasm and
making it public reservation, to be
held for all time for the benefit of the
people, Certainly that should be
done, and without delay. Next to
Niagara, the Empire State has nothing
better worth taking than this mighty
impressive chasm, followed out by
the ceaseless rushing of mountain
river for thousands upon thousands OF
years. Many of us have made the
Journey to it over Lake Champlain
from Burlington, VT, and all who
have done so will wish to urge on the
requirement by the State of as great
IA wonder as Europe has to show. a
natural marvel of this sort should nc
more be left to private exploitation
than Niagara, where public control
was long ago introduced.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-01-21
SITUATION UNCHANGED.

Lynn, Jan. l9.-The strike situation
here is unchanged, Two thousand
employees of all the shoe factories
here this morning voluntarily picket
ed ten shops where the strike is on to
prevent imported cutters going to work.
None of the latter appeared and after
delay of an hour the factories start
ed
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-01-21
MINISTER BOWEN HERE.

Charlestown, S. c., Jan l9.-Minis-
ter Bowen and Mrs. Bowen arrived
this morning on the dispatch boat,
Dolphin, from Venezuela. Mr.. Bowen
will leave for Washington this after
noon.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-01-21
SEN1TOR FAIRBANKS.

indianapolis, Jan. Ex-senator Fair
banks was reelected to the United
States Senate by a joint meeting of
House and Senate today. Booth Tar
kington, the novelist, made the nom
mating speech.
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MORETOWN.

r. A. Griffith of Montpelier visited
his parents on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs Ira Pike of Duxbury
visited friends in town Saturday and
Sunday.
Mrs H. Q. Ward entertained the
members of the Junior League at the
reading room Friday evening" Re
freshments were served and a fine time
was enjoyed by all
The cottage prayer meeting will be
held Friday afternoon at the home OF
Mrs. Curtis Guyette.
Chandler McAllister from Paw
tucket, r. l., arrived in town Satur-
day evening.
Mrs. Mary Hoffman has returned
home after a number of weeks alb
sence.
E. f. Palmer has gone to Waitstield
| to work for the Moriarty Brothers, log
ging.
WORCESTER.
Burt Dugar has returned from New
Hampshire.
Mrs Paulina Johnson has been i'll
at the home of her niece, Mrs. A. T..
Hall, in Middlesex.
Mrs. G L.. Nichols of Montpelier
visited her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Chauncey Hunt, last Friday.
Miss Amy Haskins, who has been
occupying the pulpit at the Congrega-
| tional church for some time, has gone
to East Barre.
Mr.. and Mrs. Addison Minott and
son Chauncey of MiddleseX were Wis
itors at Chauncey Hunts, Saturday
night.
| Mrs. Pierce. and Miss Alice Pierce
of Huntington were guests at the
| home of Charles Curtis last week.
NORTH CALAIS.
Miss Edna Parker has gone to Reu'
ben Parker's, in Sodom, to work.
Allie Cameron was at home from
Montpelier Seminary, Sunday.
About forty couples attended the
whist party at Memorial Hall last
Friday.
Gardner Orion went to Pixies sta
tion last Monday.
Colds and grip" are the prevailing
maladies at the present writing.
John Hawkins has been appointed
janitor for Memorial Hall.
Teachout & Orion, who have been
the local merchants here for the past
five years, have gone ont OF business.
The remainder of their stock has beer
moved to S. B. Fairs block, who Will
conduct general merchandise
store.
Miss Alma Leonard has been visit
ing at Mrs. S. H. Fosters the past
| week.
DANVILLE.
Mrs. Oliver Clifford died on We'd
nesday, January IA, at the home OF
her daughter, Mrs. Matthew Green
bank. Mrs. Clifford was life long
member of the Congregational church
and highly esteemed by her many
friends The funeral was held OF
Saturday, Rev. G. H. Cummings ON
ciating.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Badger were
very pleasantly surprised by about lol
of their friends and neighbors who
took possession of their new house
Wednesday evening and proceeded t6
give it thorough warming. Lawyer
Burbank, in behalf of the friends
preented them with two fine chairs
The affair was very enjoyable one
The pomenade given ON Friday nigh
by the students OF Phillips Academy
w as very successful and we'll ATTENDED
The receipts were $3.50.
Mrs. Frank Stocker is caring for he
aunt, Mrs. Lewis Fisher, OF East st
Johnsbury, who-ts quite i'll.
At the annual meeting OF the stock
holders of Caledonia National banl
the following directors were chosen
III. ID. Tolman, Peter Wesson. Fer!
Stocker, M. d. Wells, George. L
Howard. The directors organized b.
lecting II. s. Tolman, president
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Peter Wcsson, vice president; Asa
WessOn, cashier; Aaron Wesson, as
sistant cashier.
Miss Celia Morse went on Thursday
to Washington, d. c., where she will
visit her aunt, Mrs. Abial Fisher.
Mrs. Annette FAIR is spending few
weeks III Brooklyn, n. Y, visiting
Marshall j. Morrill,
H. S. Dale is putting in twenty
five tons of ice for the creamery.
Born in Danville, January ~. a
daughter to Mr.. and Mrs. Estell VIM.
Mrs. Oliver Clifford died in this
town. January IA, aged seventy five
years
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-01-21
NORTH MONTPELIER.

Rev. Marcia Selman will give a
temperance address at the church
next Sunday evening, January 20, at
Z O'Clock. Topic: 1.-THE Present Is
sues" Miss Selman is conceded to
be one of the best temperance speakers
in the State The lecture will be free
and the public is cordially invited to
attend. The meeting will be under
the direction of Hope Lodge, ]. o. G.
Il.
Charlie Bugbee died on Saturday,
January II, after long illness. The
funeral was held on Tuesday at p.
m.
Alice Gray is at home from Will
Jamestown for weeks visit.
Charles Bugbee, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Willard G. Bugbee of this
town, died at the home of his
parents on Saturday of Brights' dis
ease, aged thirty years. He leaves
two sisters and two brothers. The
funeral was held at one o'clock on
Tuesday, Rev. j. Edward Wright
officiating
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IL DdlC 10 putting III lMtubN-
five tons of ice for the creamery.
Born in Danville, January ~, a
daughter to Mr.. and Mrs. Estell Vim.
Mrs Oliver Clifford died in this
town. January IA, aged seventy five
years.
WAITSFIELD.
Chandler b. McAlTister has been
spending few days with his father,
W. G.. McAllister.
Cards are out announcing the mar
riage of Mr.. Chandler McAllister and
Miss Josie Griffith, to take place at
the home of the BRIDES sister, Mrs.
Childs, at Moretown, Jan. 81.
P. E. Lockwood is quite sick !;
he is threatened with pneumonia.
The Good Templars old organ is to
be sold at auction. at G.. A. R., hall,
Friday evening, Jan. 90. at seven
O'Clock. Come and get it at your own
price.
l.. G. Berry, notice of whose death
was printed last week, was born in
Moretown, VT, Jan. IL. 1S43. When
he was thirteen years old his father
moved to this town where he lived
to the time of his death. In Decem-
Der, 1868, Mr.. Berry enlisted in Com
pany H, Second United States Sharp
Shooters, and served in that regiment
until they disbanded. when he was
transferred to the Fourth Vermont
where he served until the close of the
war. After returning from the war
he was married to Miss Mary Quimby.
They at once bought the farm where
their son, Eugene, now lives. There
| they made their home until poor
J health caused him to sell out, and re-
I tire from hard work. By hard work
and good management they had saved
comfortable property. He had been
a member of the Methodist church for
/ over thirty five years. and for many
years he served as one of the stewards.
He is survived by his wife and two
sons, Charles j., of Montpelier, and
! Eegene c. of this town.
Theron, son of G.. H. Newcomb is
I quite sick with pneumonia, but at this
writing is little more comfortable
j. A. Smith had the misfortune to
lose good work horse last week.
Grace Joslyn of Montpelier Seminary
was in town, Sunday.
Master Ferd Newcomb went to
Mortified on Mondoy, where he is to
attend the high school,
Several from here attended the trial
of J. c. Baird at Fayston, Friday
evening; he was fined $40 and costs
for intoxication.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-01-21
BARNARD, SUMNER & PUTNAM,
WORCESTER, MASS.
Linen Department


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FIGURED HUCK ABACK UNION tic
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Dozens ,Or
Table Cloths, the Best
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Damasks by Yard
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The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-09-18
Spoopendykes.
o.. II.

The people are coming from all di-
rections to see the illustrious Spoopen-
dyke Family in Valhalla Hall to-mor-
row evening. 1t is safe to say that the
hall will be crowded to its utmost ca
pacity. Following is the cast of char
acters:
Reuben ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
E. d. Vanderlieth.
Mrs. Rachael OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
dyke, Miss Claire Macdonald,
Sierra Nevada Spoopendyke, Miss
Edith Howe.
Master Teddy Roosevelt Spoopen-
dyke, DR.. w. II. Cavell.
Master Billy Oglethorpe Spoopen-
dyke, VIM. l.. Howe. (Sacramento)
Miss Minerva wilma Spoopendyke,
Miss Lillian Swift.
Miss Pearlina Seraphina Spoopen-
dyke, Miss Emma Vanderlieth.
Baby Nelophina Spoopendyke, Miss
Agnes Porteous. New York
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-09-18
Carman in the East.

We clip the following from the De-
troit Mich. News:
f. w. Carman, of Gardnerville, New,
is at the Griswold house with Mrs.
Carman. They are on their way to
visit friends in their old home in Cleve-
land. Mr. Carman is we'll known in
the telegraph world, having been chief
operator for the Postal Telegraph Co.,
in Cleveland He went to Nevada to
engage in the gold mining business,
and he has been successful, so he says,
beyond his widest dreams. He brings
from the west with him a small satchel
of gold nuggets and dust, and he ex-
poets before long to have money
enough to buy out the Postal and
Western Union, and when he does this
he will raise the wages of the boys
He believes it is about the only hope
they have for a raise.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-09-18
Shut up Shop.

l.. r. Ames has shut down his Smith
Valley creamery. On being question
ed regarding the shut down by Car
son Appeal reporter, he said:
My sole reason for closing out the
business, which was paying, was the
scarcity of labor, or the inclination
not to work on the part of the men
that | was compelled to hire. was
absolutely at the mercy of the men
who received good wages, and they
treated me in such manner that in
order to have any rest of mind, the
creamery was closed down. Men would
be recommended to me and | would
give them trial. If they suited, they
either left me in the lurch or else
dissipated to such an extent that life
was not worth living. Several times
we were compelled to get out in the
middle of the night and milk the
cows or run the creamery, as the man
in charge had left without a word OF
warning. The last man we had did
this, and when l found that this state
of affairs was the general order, the
plant was closed.
This is not the only class of work
that gives the man who owns the prop.
erty trouble, but nearly the same con.
dition exists on all the farms at the
present time. The hired man simply
runs the farm, and if the farmer
speaks his mind he will lose his man.
Even the Indians have taken up the
same course and if the policy con-
tinues there is going to be plenty OF
trouble for the land owners. As far
as am now concerned, the worry is
past, as we can manage the farm al
most without hired help. Most of the
farmers are placing their land in such
shape so as to command the least
possible hire, as the action of farm
help in the past few years has COM
PEELED them to do SO. regret the fact
that | was compelled to close down
the creamery, but the action of my
help forced me out of the business.
Life is too short to put up with that
kind of trouble for the pay that is
| in it,
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-09-18
In District Court.

The case of w. II. Foley VS.. the Car
son valley Smelling and Refining Co.
came up for trial in the District Court
at Genoa last Monday. The plaintiff
having asked for a jury trial, the fol-
lowing citizens were examined and
sworn in as jurors,
VIM. James, (Foreman), Geo. w.
Hawkins, Warren Mott, Fritz Seaman,
Thos. Laurie, d. L. Jones, |. Goldstein,
Bernard Clock, Peter Anderson, Frank
Walker VIM. w. Milbery, VIM. Huss-
man.
The case was given to the jury at
lao A. M. Tuesday, and after being
out one hour, they found vedict in
favor of the defendants. Alfred Chart2
represented the company and NJ. Turn
the plaintiff.
The case of the State of Nevada VS..
Fhos. E. Houston, charged with sell.
ing liquor to an Indian, was called al
P. M. Tuesday and the following citi
zens qualified as jurors:
VIM. Hussman, Chris Nelson, VIM
Mulberry, II. F. Beste, Frank Walker
Peter Anderson, A. Jensen, J. B. Dang
berg, Chris Rabe, Fritz Seaman, VIM
II. James, d. L. Jones.
District Attorney Virgin prosecuted
the case and VIM. Wood3urn appeared
for the defendant. Taking of testimo
ny and the arguments by the attorn
eys occupied the time until II O'Clock
Wednesday, when the case was giver
to the jury. After weighing the evi
dence for short time, the jury return
ed verdict mot guilty."
Miss Nellie Milligan of Carson re
ported the testimony in both of the
above cases.
The case of the Ralston Iron Works
vs. the Smelter Co. was dismissed.
Court adjourned without date
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-09-18
Mottsville Items.

Frank Brockliss is doing profitable
business with his new threshing ma
chine. He commands the trade on a
good portion of the western side of the
valley. T. A. Reed has charge of the
traction engine, while Jim Brockliss
manages the rest of the concern.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Alderman, who
have been visiting relatives here for
the past three weeks, will return to
their Wadsworth home at the end of
this month. George is a fireman in
the Southern Pacific passenger service.
Oscar Hildebrandt, the piano tuner,
has been doing this section of the val
ley throughout this week. He intends
to be back in Gardnerville by next
Monday.
II. N. Hanson, accompanied by his
wife, has been in San Francisco for
nearly three weeks, to be treated for a
serious case of stomach trouble. The
complaint has been of old standing,
but reached an accute stage while he
was working at Loope. About ten
days ago he was operated on, appar-
emily with success; but according to
the latest advices, he is still far from
being out of danger. Hence the date
of his home coming is quite uncertain.
In the meantime Mrs. Morrison of Car
son takes care of the Hanson residence.
a LII