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The Washington times., 1903-03-29

as the prison bars OF Mrs. Noyes' cap
tivity. Here. for the first time since
the separation from her husband. she
was allowed TO speak with white men,
and throughout the whole treaty trans
actions acted as interpreter. Several
gentlemen offered her home in their
respective fsmilies. but she would ac-
cept but one proposition. made 10 her
by a Mr. Cochran. which was. TO erect
a small dwelling beneath the branches
OF her prison oak in whose vicinity
must be the ashes of her dead husband.
and beneath whose branches had grown
up her only hope and happiness in life,
her beloved Gwawa.
Tschagarag. though of white descend
ants. could not be induced to remain.
although the parting with little Gwawa
brought tears 20 his eyes.
Time and enterprise wrought many
and quick changes; such was to be no
ticed particularly within the horizon
prescribed by a view from the humble
dwelling of Mrs. Noyes and her daugh-
ter
Selected for Capitol Site.
A faithful negro. who was given Mrs.
Noyes by a sympa thizing neighbor. was
her only reliance for support, who, by
his industry. Supplied all necessary
wants Commissioners having been Sc
lected to secure sites for public build
ings. an offer was made TO purchase
Mrs Noyes small estate as a suitable
place 10 erect the Capitol. but she re-
fused to part with IT, and the present
site was agreed upon The grave mounds
of the Indians were just at the base
of the hill on which stood the cottage
Of Gwawa's mother, and where the
mounds once we're now stands the old
est cemetery In Washington. known by
The Washington times., 1903-03-29

NE Of Washington interesting
and historic places is the home
OF Mrs. a. NJ. Dean. known as
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-04-29
Fertillzlna Salt.

The Vermont Experiment Station
at Burlington weighed ten clusters
of grass from two plots of land lying
side by side. From the unsalted
plot the ten plants weighed Ia
grams, while from the plot which
had received 5000 pounds of salt
per acre, they weighed 26 grams or
nearly twice as much.
Speaking of its effectiveness in kill
ing Hawk Weed, or Paint Brush, the
experiment station bulletin says,
''Most of the weed was killed by
the application of 1000 pounds per
acre. Every plant of it was killed
by the application of 5000 pounds
per acre and the weight Of the grass
was nearly doubled.
FERTnzlNG SALT can be obtained
of c. S. Page, Hyde Park, VT, at
$500 per ton in carload lots, and
$3.50 in less than carload lots put
up in cheap 100-lb. sacks-no charge
for sacks. At this price the Salt is
delivered on board the cars at Hyde
Park. Low, special freight rates
have been arranged to all points on
the st. ]. & L. c. and Boston &
Maine railroads in NorthernVermon
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-04-29
STATE NEWS.

Rev. F. B. Kellogg of Waterbury will deliv.
er the address at Waterbury Center Memorial
day.
Two sons of Justin White of North Claren.
don were poisoned Friday morning by eating
decayed apples and for time their condition
was serious.
The city Of Barre is to purchase a chemical
engine and a new hook and ladder truck.
Chief Ca mpbel and the fire committee of the
City Council have been authorized to go to
Providence to inspect similar equipment
there. The expense to the city is not to ex'
coed $4,000.
A baby in box was left on the doorstep OF
the house of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM Brooks in the
village OF Waterford Wednesday night, April
% A note pinned on the infants clothing
said, Born April g." and 500 in bills was
attached. Mr.. and Mrs. BROOKS, who have
no children, will keep the baby.
Ernest Frost of Montpelier, rescued the
four-year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j.
Will from being run overly train last We'd
nesday. The child was standing between the
rails and, apparently terrified by the ap-
preaching train. Mr.. Frost caught her Just
as the engine went by. The engineer tried to
stop the train, but was unable to do so.
The largest piece of granite ever brought
into Mortified was rec lived at the sheldon
Gross Bros recently. 1t IS to be used as a
buttress fJr a tomb and the dimensions inthe
rough we're 1Sx7x3 feet. Tue weight was
about forty and one-half tons and the stone
was shipped on fat car of 100000 pounds
capacity. The dimensions of the next largest
stone ever received there we're 33x3x3 feet.
Mrs Salome Webster DOVE, who forthe last
% years has made her home with her daugh-
ter in North Cam bridge, was "a years old
April % Mrs. Dove, whose maiden name
was Webster, was born in Danville and the
greater part of her life was passed on farms.
She also lived a while in Plymouth, N. Fl. Her
husband was David v Dove, who died in
Norwich % years ago. They were married
March 81, 1882 and had six children, three
daughters surviving.
demand for the nine hour day has arisen
in st. Johnsbury, and the scale-makers' union
has presented a petition to E. & I. Fairbanks
& Co.. asking for a nine-hour day. The
plumbers have received a similar request, but
there is no union of this craft in the town.
the granite shops are all unionzed, and have
been working on nine hour baises for some
time, and early in the winter he employees of
The CALIFORNIAN newspaper Office were volun-
tarily placed on a nine and one half hour
day.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-04-29
EDEN.

j. D. Smith goes this week to Greensboro.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. B. Blake returned Friday.
Mrs. Curtis Harrington is sick at this writ
ing.
Work on the highways began in earnest the
9th inst.
Work will be begun at the U. s. mine in a
short time.
Mrs. In,z vigeant from Worcester, Mass,
was in town Sunday.
Lillian and Bell McGinnis visited their
brother the past week.
Allen Adams moved the first OF the week to
the farm recently purchased fOrman Adams
Jonas Harrington is reported very sick at
this writing. Dr. Genge is the attending ply
stefan.
Mr. and Mrs. F. a. Raymore went to John
son to see May Parker's Little Pckaninn;es
last Friday eve.
Next Sunday the hour of service will be
expected at 2:30 p. m. at the Corners.
Several OF our farmers are putting in De
Laval separators this spring ut takes too
much time to go to the creamery" so they
say.
Leon Blake has moved to the farm vacated
by J. d. Smith; Geo. Sandville to the farm of
b. f. Terrill and Harrison Bidwell to Martin
Shattuck's farm in west part of the town.
School at the Corners district opened the
Goth, with Miss Jennie Emery as teacher. g.
H. Taylor is the teacher in the McGookin dis
trict. School on the Branch opened the 9th
with Miss Sadie Lamphere as teacher. The
other teachers have not been reported.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-04-29
News Notes.

The cynical bachelor says that the
only man who really thinks his wife
is an angel is widower.
Gen. John c. Black, of Illinois,
ex-pension commissioner, is a candi-
date for commander in chief of the
Grand Army of the Republic.
tits rumored that hitch has occur
red in the negotiations in connection
with the visit of King Edward to the
Vatican. Nothing has yet been def
! initely settled,
The American Panama canal COM
missioners have established their
headquarters at the old De 1esseps
palace, at Colon, where they have
opened an Office.
Mrs. Carrie Nation formally open
ed her home for the wives of drunk
ards at Topeka, Ks, recently. Five
women, all destitute, three sick and
two badly beaten by their husbands,
were admitted.
Winston Churchill, the novelist,
has resigned his commission as col
onel on the staff of Gov. Nathan
]. Bachelor, of New Hampshire, and
the resignation has been accepted.
The reason given for the resignation
is pressure of professional work.
The latest census reports give China
a population of over 100000, 900.
This puts the Flowery Kingdom far
in the lead of nations as regards num-
Der of inhabitants. And if that vast
mass of humanity ever gets perme-
ated with Western ideas of civiliza-
ton what stir there will be in the
Eastern world!
Mrs. Robert ]. Cofey, who has
been matron of the soldiers home
since its organization until last July,
when she became assistant, and Miss
N. ]. Cofey, who has been clerk to the
superintendent, have resigned and
will leave the home the last of the
month. Miss Coffey will be succeeded
by Benjamin Harmon, son of the
superintendent.
Philadelphia is learned town, but
sometimes her inhabitants make
funny mistakes. A German lawyer
was trying case before Judge An
denried there the other day, and the
name of Gesler was brought into the
case. The lawyer could not get it right
and finally the judge asked him if he
did not remember the tyrant who
ordered William Tell opractice arch
cry. Sure l do, said the lawyer,
is this der MANI"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-04-29

Says the Youths Companion: The
clerk of Montgomery, Vermont, re-
Gently paid $12 bounty on panther
shot by a veteran of that region WHO
is seventy-four years old, and claims
to have killed seventy-four bears. In
his way this gentleman has assidu-
ously promoted civilization. Yet one
reads with clearer approval in the
same local paper the paragraph fol-
lowing the record ofhis achievements;
for therein it is stated that a granite
company located almost due south
OF Montgomery and not many miles
away, has secured the largest grab
lite contract ever placed IN Vermont.
1t calls for 100000 worth of
stone for the Pennsylvania State
Capitol and three years or more viii
be required to fill it. "Peace hath
her victories no less renowned than
war;" Figuratively speaking, the
Vermont quarrynen also kill good
many bears.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-04-29
lamOile Probate Court.
e. G. WHITE, JUDGE,

The following business was trans
acted at the Probate Office for tbs
three weeks ending April %. 1903
Estate of Milliscent Page, Hyde Park
Order of notice-settlement and decree
Estate of Mabel M. and Jaffrey Field,
Vergennes. Felix Field appointed Guar,
dian.
Estate of Joseph A. Souther, Morris
town. Order Of notice-license.
Estate of Stephen A. Phillips, Morris.
town. Administrator returns inventory.
Estate of John H. Butler, Cambridq
License granted to sell real estate
Estate of Charles H. Sweeney, HYDE
Park. Mary J. Sweeney appointed Ad-
ministratrix.
Estate of Mary E. Atwood, Norris
town. Commissioners make their re-
port and order of notice-settlemen
Elizabeth M. Raymond, johnson. Or
der of notice-will.
Estate of Blanch r. Miner, Norris
town. Will proved and Geo. A. Cheney
appointed Executor
Estate of Matilda M. McDaniels, Nor
ristown. Robert S. McDaniels appoint
ed Administrator and Geo. A. Cheney
and E. E. Harris Appraisers and Com
missioners, and Administrator makes
application for license TO sell real estate.
Estate of Herbert I. Miner, Morris
town. Geo. A. Cheney appointed AID.
ministrator de bonis non.
Estate of Joseph A. Souther, Morris
town. License granted to sell real estate.
Estate of Mary A. Peck, Wolcott. Lii
cense granted to sell real estate.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-04-29
CRAFTSBURY.

Frank Cass of Lowell, Mass, is in town Wis
iting friends.
Prof. Colburn of Newport will speak here
Memorial day.
James McEwen is back on his old farm, at
work for Mr.. Keller.
Mrs. Chas. Hoyt visited her sister, Mrs.
Marcy, the past week.
Mrs. Ray, who has been working for Henry
Hoyt has gone away.
Mrs. Newton has returned from Glover. She
lett her mother very low.
Alma johnson leaves this week to teach in
the Cheney district in Albany.
Clarence Woodbury. has moved to one of C.
ID. Hansoms farms on the hill.
Miss Florence Peel from Greensboro visited
Miss Ida Dustan the past week.
Armour Moody died Saturday night at the
home of his sister, Mrs. Hubbard.
Little Mary Bruce is stopping with her
grandparents, MIR. and Mrs. c. c. Robbins
Will Greaves has bought the old Patterson
farm in Glover and will soon take possession.
Members OF Henry Flint Post are requested
to meet May 10 to arrange for Memorial
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Hastings, who spent the
winter in California, are expected home this
week.
Mrs. Paddock, who has been visiting her
daughter in Massachusetts,, has returned
home.
Mr.. Holloway, who has occupied tenement
at the north village, has moved his family to
Greensboro.
School commenced in district No. II last
Monday, with Miss Emma Smith of Greens.
boro as teacher.
Miss Marian Clifford. who has been sick
some two weeks with pneumonia, died Satur-
day and was buried Monday. Miss Clifford
leaves three brothers and two sisters to
mourn her loss
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-04-29
3 Cents

Eight cents a pound is
what a young woman paid for
twelve pounds of flesh.
She was thin and weak and
paid one dollar for a bottle of
SCOTS Emulsion, and by TAX
ing regular doses had gained
twelve pounds in weight before
the bottle was finished.
Eight cents a pound is
cheap for such valuable ma
terial. Some pay more, some
less, some get nothing for
their money. You get your
moneys worth when you buy
SCOTS Emulsion.
We will send you a little
free.
SCOTT & BOVINE, CHEMISTS,
100 Pearl Street, New York.
soc, and $500; all druggists.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-04-29
NORTH HYDE PARK.

Mrs. l.. P. Butts is slowly recovering.
E. Stuflebean is repairing his house
shingling, &c.
Mrs. ]. P. C1ary remains about the
same-very sick.
E. Bullard is painting his house. D.
Gregory assisting.
We hear of no fatal cases of drunken
ness the past week.
Geo. B. Allen has finished his repairs
and re-opened his store.
Mrs. wilkins of the Valley House has
just received another lot of millinery.
Lovely weather Everybody ought
to be happy that's we'll and don't try to
make themselves miserable.
Village school commenced last Mon
day with Misses Rooney and Bullard as
teachers-which guarantees very good
school.
H. S. Manchester, our veteran cattle
drover, can go to the head on the egg
industry so far as heard from measure
ment 8x6A iches. The hen is in usual
health and calls for more corn.
Peter Paren had the misfortune to-
lose his rooster and hen last Saturday
evening. They seemed healthy when
they retired. AS he could not find their
bodies in the morning he thinks some
scalawag lifted them during the night.
Another freak of nature has ap-
peared. Mr.. Thomas. who resides ON
what is known as the A. c. Hayford
farm near East Johnson recently
found a calf of the feminine gender
minus any rear appendage, therefore
she has nothing to wiggle while suck
ing, or brush flies while feeding, or
switch into fellows eyes while milk
ing-if she arrives at that stage of the
game.
The Village Improvement society
met Tuesday evening as per notice,
but as there were but few present
they adjourned until Saturday even
ing, same time and place. A good time
expected, so come and enjoy it. No
charge for admission. Geo. Sargentoe
Johnson and E. w. Smith of North
Hyde Park are expected to discuss
the rum question, if in order and there
is time, after attending the business
of the call.
Mrs. Sardie Whitcomb thinks there
must be some mistake in the wife no.
tice of the past two or three weeks,
signed by her beloved husband, Cla-
ton Whitcomb, whereas his darling
wife has left his bed and board, etc.
She wishes to say, without fear of
contradiction, that "Clayton w. has
never furnished either bed, board or
place to lay my weary head dur
ing our ten months of blissful welded
life. Neither do I know whittier he
has gone or what for. unless it be to
fool somebody else" She will admit
Mr.. w. is handsome beyond endur-
ance and proud as Lucifer and good,
if one can find out what for.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-04-29
Maplehill.

Mrs. Flora Newland was in Morrisvi1le
Saturday.
Arthur and Nellie Clapper we're at
home Sunday.
Erwin Lilley and family were in the
place recently.
Charles Clapper visited his parents
the first of the week.
Nora and Avis Page spent Sunday
with Mrs. Eli Jewett.
School began Monday with Miss Lill-
ian McGinnis as teacher.
Nelson Jones Of Irasburg visited in
this place the past week.
Mrs. A. M. Whitcomb was at her mo-
theirs, Mrs. Burbank's, Sunday.
Miss Lizzie Burbank visited her SIS
ter, Mrs. A. M. Whitcomb, recently.
Herbert Brown and family went to
Keene, N. H., Monday, where they will
reside in the future.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-04-29
EDEN MILLS,

Lila Kimball was at home over Sunday.
Miss Edith Adams is teaching school at Bel
videre Corners.
Mrs. G. E. Stone visited in johnson two
days last week.
School commenced Monday with II schol-
ars and Miss Bertha Potter as teacher.
Mrs. VIM Emery, who has been quite sick
for the past week, is very little better now.
Landlord Sylvester and wife are rejoicing
over the arrival of q son at their home Mon
day morning.
Geo. Sanville has moved to the west part
of the town. What hatneighborhood looses
Eden Mills gains.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-04-29

The trouble with the old promo
ton rule was that it had degenerated
into cast-iron understanding that
no man could be Governor of YER
mont until he had first been lieuten-
ant governor, with the result that
the people were practically shut off
from taking of their own choice a
man of the best calibre and putting
him in the Governors chair when
ever they had a chance to do So
Vermont Phoenix.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-04-29
Riverside.

Fred Crowell has sick COW.
Edward Crowell and son from Elmore
spent Sunday with his father, Almon
Crowell.
School commenced last Monday in
the Griswold district with Minnie Cur
rier as teacher.
Mrs. Ella Currier and Hershal Mills
spent several days with relatives In FL
more last week.
L. E. and J. S. Manley spent few
days with friends in Fletcher recently,
returning home Monday.
Bert Grimes has moved to the Doty
place and Gordon Grimes and bride are
now living on their farm.
A young son of o. Hadley, from Clare
mont, N. H., is staying with his uncle,
Willard Whitcomb and attending school
at the village.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-04-29

Canada is loyal to the mother
country, no doubt, but the loyalty
does not prevent the Canadians from
driving a large trade with the man
ufacturers and mine owners of this
country. A statement of Canadian
commerce just received by the Bureau
of Statistics at Washington, cover
ing the seven months ending with
January, shows that Canada i'm
ported from the United States during
that time SGT 100000 worth ofmer-
chandise, against $32 600, 900 worth
from the United Kingdom, and $21,-
900, 900 worth from all other parts
of the world. In other words, the
United States supplied Sc per cent. of
the imports by Canada in the seven
months, the United Kingdom supplied
81 per cent. and the remaining por-
ton of the world II per cent.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-04-29

Gov. Mccullough and staff, with
our congressional delegation and a
few others, have gone to st. Louis to
attend the centennial Of the Louis
lana purchase. Vermont will not be
represented by any great array OF
military and brass bands, but no
state will have a more level-headed
and common-sense delegation at that
event than the Green Mountain State.
Vermont might have made an appro-
priation for a lavish expenditure of
money and representation, but very
wisely she did not.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-04-29

A Providence, R. l., newsdealer is
dead from blood poisoning from hand
ling the highly colored supplements
of the Sunday newspapers. 1t has
long been known that yellow jour
nails" are poison to the mind, but
this is the first case of physical poi
soning that has developed.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-04-29
LOWELL.

Truman R. Stinehour of Highgate is repair
ing his mill.
Edgar Stinehour of Highgate is visiting
relatives in town.
Ezra Smith and son of East Berkshire, were
in town last week.
G. B. Stewart of Hyde Park was in town
Saturday. He was accompanied by his
daughter, Ola.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. ]. Stewart passed Satur-
day and Sunday at the home Of Mr. and Mrs.
Edison Kinney in North Troy,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-04-29

A CARD.-We, the undersigned, do
hereby agree to refund the money on
a 50-cent bottle of Greene's War
ranted Syrup of Tar, if it fails to cure
your cough or cold. We also guar
antee a % cent bottle to prove salts
factory or money refunded.
L. B. Sherwin, Hyde Park; Frank Lara
way, Wateryille; j. v. Stevens, Waterville ;
NJ Shattuck & Son, Eden; G. B. Foss, Hyde
Park c. C. Fisher, North Wolcott.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-04-29

Reward ofMerit Be a good boy"
said Uncle John, land maybe when
you grow up you can be President"
Is that SOP" said Willie excitedly.
And ride on the engine? Gee, you
bet I'll be good! "-Buffalo Express.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-04-29
Hyde Park Center.

Susie Perry began teaching i'll Stowe
Monday.
Will Clapper has rented Mrs. Nettle
Sherwin's farm.
Mrs. Della Gates and Mrs. c. l..
Gates visited Mrs. Sherwin one day last
week.
Those from this part of the town who
attended the Grange play pronounce it
very good.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-04-29

The colored man WHO'S industrious
and frugal is doing more to solve the
race problem than all of the writers
and speakers in the country.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-04-29

The last survivor ofthe "War Gov
ernors, Alexander Ramsey, of Min
nesota, died last week at St. Paul.
He was Secretary of War in the Cab
met Of President Hays and served
two terms in the United States Sen
ate.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-04-29

The good roads movement is re-
ceiving attention in many of the
states and legislative action has been
taken by several. Pennsylvania,
however, leads all the rest by appro-
Priating six and a half millions for
highway Improvements.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-04-29

SeQlTnent or SET
ting indicates an
unhealthy condi-
ton of the kid
neys; if it stains
your linen it is
evidence Of kid
ney trouble; too
frequent desire to
pass it or pain in
the back is also
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-04-29

A negro, Tom Booth, recently
hanged for murder at Wedowee, Ala,
and pronounced dead by physicians,
was resuscitated and seems likely to
recover.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-04-29

Senator Hanna in vigorous speech
on the labor question last Wednes-
day criticised certain utterances re-
Gently made on that subject before
the American Manufacturers Asso-
citation at New Orleans. The Sen
ator stands for cordial relations be-
tween employer and employed and
enjoys the esteem OF both sides.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-04-29

To jail for the hundred and seven
tenth time is the record of John
Shannon of Rutland This is the
greatest record in Vermont and prob
ably anywhere else. Shannon ought
to be more at home in jail than out
with that number of introductions.
A life sentence might not only be ben
ehcial to John, but would be great
saving of time and money in the way
of trials and commitments.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-04-29

''Cure the cough aud save the life" DR..
Woods Norway Pine Syrup cures coughs and
colds, down to the very verge of consumption i.