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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-01-07
DIR. W. II. LAZELLE DEAD.

After protracted illness DR.. w.
f. 'Lazelle died at his sons home in
Barre Tuesday. DR.. LaZelle graduated
from the medical department. of U.
V. NJ. in 1857. He practiced medi-
cine in Brookfield about ten years and
moved to Plainfield about thirty six
years ago. He had been in actual
practice in that town until his late
illness. He was taken to Barre on
Wednesday of last week and seemed
to stand the trip we'll. but on Monday
was much worse and he passed away
at noon Tuesday. His age was sixty
eight years. He leaves widow, a son
and four daughters. DR.. W. Il. Lazelle
of Barre, Mrs. George Collier, Miss
Alice Lazelle, Mrs. A. E. Foss of
Plainfield, Mrs. @. e. Woodward of
Montpelier. The funeral sevices will
be at Barre on Wednesday at II
o'clock at the home of DR.. w. L. La.
zelle and at Plainheld on Friday at
O'Clock. Dr. Lszelle was a man of
sterling worth and was beloved by all
who knew him. He will be greatly
missed.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-01-07
AN INSTANCE OF GROWTH.

1t is a pleasure, in this day of great
industrial combinations, to note an in
stance where an independent concern
has attained to mammoth proportions,
and has gone steadily but surely for
years from small beginning into the
fullness of the present time. Such an
institution is cited in the seed bust
ness of d. NJ Ferry & Co., who for
nearly half a century have gone for
ward each year, constantly adding
new customers and retaining all its old
ones, until it is today the source of
seed supply from which the great
crops of this country spring. Seed
houses have come and gone - some
survived and fiourisbed for years, but
finally succumbed for one reason or
an other while Ferry's kept going all
the time. Thousands of farmers, gar
deners and flower growers look to
them year after year for the seeds
from which the prosperity of their
fields and gardens is to grow, and the
fact that they are never disappointed
in Ferry's seeds is the secret of the
wonderful expansion of this popular
firm. You can buy their seeds in
every city, town or hamlet of this
land, and you are always certain that
they are fresh, true to name and sure
to grow. Their 1904 Seed Annual. a
valuable guide in the selection of the
proper seeds to plant, will be sent free
to all readers of The Waterman who
apply to ID. M. Ferry & Co. Detroit,
Mich.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-01-07
THE NEW TELEGRAM.

The first issue of the Barre Teleg-
ram appeared on Saturday, under the
new management and the editorial
direction of Rev. W. r. Davenport.
In vigorous editorial article Mr..
Davenport outlines the policy of the
paper, declares its devotion to the best
interests of Barre-industrial, COM
mercial, moral and msterisl-snd
that the paper will stand up straight
in its opposition to license. The edi-
torial declaration is frank, strong and
straight forward
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-01-07
SEN4 TOR SIBL Ely DEAD.

Senator George f. Sibley, of North
Montpelier, died this morning at the
home of his brother, Fred H., at 80
O'Clock, of cancer of the liver. He
has been i'll for the past four or five
weeks and had been steadily failing
during this time. Reports have been
sent at different times within the past
two weeks that he lay at the point of
death and on Monday it was thought
that he would not live through
the day. His father died forty-two
years ago and since that time he had
lived with his brother on the old
homestead He was we'll known and
highly esteemed throughout the coun-
ty. He was never married and is
survived by two sisters besides his
brother, Miss Hattie F. Sibley and
Mrs. Walter S. Little. A. ]. Sibley
of this city is an own cousin. The
funeral was held today from his late
home, Rev. J. Edward Wright offici-
ating.
George Foster Siblsy was born in
Montpelier in 1888. He resided at the
old homestead and assisted his father
on the farm until his death. Later
the farm was sold to Fred Sibley, his
brother with whom he lived.
In 1880 Mr.. Sibley purchased the old
wooden mill at North Montpelier.
His plant consists of twenty looms
and he furnished employment to about
thirty people. AS Republican he
represented the town in the State
Legislature from 1886 to 1888 and on
September 2, 1902, was elected men,
Der of the State Senate; he served
on the committee OF elections, com.
mitee of manufacturing, committee of
industrial schools, and joint temper
ance committee. He has also served
in various local Offices which goes to
show that he had the respect and con-
fidenoe of the citizens Of the town.
He was a member of the Fish and
Game League Of Vermont.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-01-07
MAPLE SUGAR MIXERS.

Burlington, Jan. 5.-The Vermont
Maple Sugar Association began it's
annual meeting in this city last even.
ing. On account of the trains being
late the opening session was held in
the evening instead of in the after
noon as first planned. The meeting
was called to order by President V.
1. Spear of Randolph. 1t was an
bounced that Nathan Gushing, who
was to have addressed the meeting
on ga Standard of Grading Maple
Sugar and Syrup" was unable to be
present on account of being held on a
jury. President Spear spoke last
evening of the two factors most I'M
favorable to the quantity and quality
of Vermont's maple sugar production
in the past few yesrs-the forest
worm and the unfavorable weather.
He said bill had been introduced in
Congress to aid in preventing adulter.
alton of the maple product, and advo-
Gated putting the entire crop into
syrup which calls for less labor and
brings higher price. In the absence
of @. j. Bell of Walden, his paper on
care Our Maple Orchards Being De-
pleted?" was read by the president.
Mr.. Bell thinks there is no cause for
alarm from this and that the small
ness of the crop is due to scarce and
high priced labor and the conditions
mentioned by Mr.. Spear.
The 34th- annual con vention of the
Vermont Dsirymen's Association was
given large attendance at the city
hall yesterday afternoon. The meet
ing was called to order by President
George Aitken of Woodstock. Ad-
dresses of welcome were given by
Mayor Burke and Ernest Hitchcock of
Pittsford. M. W. CLARK of Williston
delivered an excellent paper ON
"Dairying as Special or Co-opera-
tive Industry. The last address Of
the afternoon was given by Prof J.
W. Decker of Columbus, Ohio, who
treated the subject of cheese making
| in mastery manner.
From point of interest and attend
ance the meeting of the Woman's
Auxiliary to the Vermont Dairymen's
ASSOCIATION last evening was very
successful one. The meeting WAS
called to order by the president of
the Dairymen's Association, George
AitKen of Woodstock. who introduced
Mrs. r. B. Gslushs of Royalton.
president of the auxiliary and during
the remainder of the evening she
acted as presiding officer.
Senator Proctor spoke interestingly
for some time, paying a tribute 20 the
associations in session by saying that
he had seen no movement in Vermont
calculated to be of more benefit to the
State. The Hon. Clifford Pinchot of
Washington, in a masterful manner,
spoke on the subject of Forestry in
New England
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-01-07

There is limit to everything, even
to fish stories. 1t is mighty cold here
in Washington county but people
have stretched their thermometers
about as low % it is safe to go and
feel clear conscience. The people
down here know when to stop and
will not endeavor to go the North
Thetford report, of 60 degrees below,
one better. A story of extreme cold
weather is subject which finds a
responsive note in the bosom of nearly
everyone Look out for 1t.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-01-07
FOR SIXTEEN YEARS.

W. A. Shaw, weather observer at
Northfield. has compiled the follow
ing data covering a period Of sixteen
years for the month of January but it
does not, of course, include this
month, which would certainly have
some effect upon it, judging from the
way the month has started out. 1t is
doubtful if the thermometer has
been above zero this year thus far.
The report for the month of January
for 16 years is as follows: Mean or
normal temperature, Is the wsrmest
month was that Ut 1889 with an aver
age OF "a Q the coolest month was
that of 1898 with an average OF 6 ;
the highest temperature was 81 on
Jan. 2, 1890; the lowest temperature
was-26o on Jan. a, 1898; average
date op which first killing frost
occurred in autumn. Sept. 18th ;
average date on which last killing"
frost occurred in spring, May 18th.
Precipitation rain and melted snow y,
average TOR the month, 1857 inches ;
average number of days with .0l of
an inch or more 13; the greatest
monthly precipitation was A. 80 inches
in 1888. the least monthly precipiGa-
tion was 81 inches in 1896; the great
est amount of precipitation recorded in
any "a consecutive hours was 400
inches in Jan. %, 1891; the greatest
amount of snowfall recorded in any
"a consecutive hours (record extending
to winter of 1878 only was 3 inches
on Jan. %, 1888. Clouds and weather
Average number of clear days, 8;
partly cloudy, IL; cloudy days, 10.
The prevailing winds have been from
the south. The highest velocity of the
wind was 81 miles from the west on
Jan. 23, 1890.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-01-07
ANNUAL MEETING.

The stockholders of the Capital Saw.
ings Bank g. Trust Company are. here.
by notified to meet in the rooms of
said bank in Montpelier, VT, on the
14th day of January 1904. at 3 O'Clock
in the afternoon, to elect seven trus.
tees for the year ensuing and to trans.
act any other proper business.
Frank N. Smith, Treasurer.
Montpelier, VT, Dec. Ia. 1908.
I7-24-8l jan Z.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-01-07

[ anna. Democrat David B. Hill
in his speech in New York on Monday
evening said that the Roosevelt ad-
ministration fairly outstrips the
great Bsrnum in the noble act of self
advertising" IL is one thing to ad-
vertise by saying things and doing
things to match which are worthy OF
the admiration and honor of the
country, and another to say II am a
Democrat and do nothing.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-01-07
.BARRE'S POOR.

The expenses of the poor department
in Barre for 1908 have been figured
with the result that the city is $l08. "a
better off than last year. This year
the expenses wereIsS, saO. O6 and $s43. SO
was collected back making net ex-
pense Of 1855. 4S. In 1909 the expense
was Ok, 1856. 10 and $145. 4S was collect
ed back making net expense OF
az. O80. 81.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-01-07
HARDWICK.

The weather is very severe in this
vicinity, the thermometer registering
from twenty to thirty degrees below
zero IN various localities. Many have
been compelled to abandon work in
the granite sheds owing to the ex-
treme cold.
Evelyn, the three years old dauhg-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Chapman, was
taken violently ill with covulsions
last Monday afternoon and for time
her life was despaired of. She is,
however, recovering from the attack.
Ed Blodah is quite sick.
George, the young son of Edward
Foster, is having quite serious at
tack of the mumps.
Mrs. A. B. Owen and her grand
daughter, Miss Mildred Gale, returned
on Saturday from visit in New
York.
Edwin Keats returned on Monday
from trip TO Westerly, RI
Fred Pearce is back in town after a
weeks absence visiting friends III
Barre.
Hardwick academy and graded
school opened on Monday after va
cation of three weeks. The pupils
have enjoyed longer vacation than
usual, owing to repairs being made up
on the school building. The building
has been enlarged and steam heating
apparatus placed in it.
@. L. French has moved to his resi-
dence on South Main street Mrs.
French will soon remove her stock OF
goods from the rooms which she mas
occupied as millinery parlois for
many years and will go out of busl-
ness
A series of revival services are be-
ing conducted at he Methodist church.
Miss Avery and Miss Bryant are as
sitting, and good deal of interest Is
manifested.
MISS Kate Mack and Miss Alice
Kimball of the Johnson Nomal schooi,
speut the Christmas recess u their
homes.
7 W. Burgin has been supplying at
the Baptist church for the past three
weeks January 8. Rev. j. ID. wal
den began his passionate.
Mrs. @. ii. Dana has her millinery
business advertised tor sale
Mr.. Shattuck has the addition TO
his store completed and has moved
| into it.
r. M. Crane, M. D., is visiting MS
rather in Minneapolis.
The remains of =. Philip, an &C,
count of whose tragic death was noted
las week, were taken TO Quincy,
Mase., for burial, last Thursday
NORTH CALAIS.
M. H. Teachout is moving MS
family to Hardwick this week
A daughter was born On Monday
20 Mr.. and Mrs. W. l., Leonard.
MIR. and Mrs. A. M. Teachout OF
Hardwick were in town on Saturday.
The officers Of stowe Post, q. A.
r. and Stowe W. r. o., were In
1 q AL
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enactment. Many times the courts
have been blamed for the mistakes OF
the Legislators. That should not be.
The courts are the safeguards OF gov
eminent. Honor them.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-01-07
NORTHFIELD.

Mr.. j. S. Marion will be at Ere
Fuller's livery stable Tuesday. Jan. 1:
II you want your carriages paintd
l will take them to Montpelier and r
turn them. Prices reasonable ad
Work guaranteed.
]. S. Marion, Successor to Dn
Guptil. AL.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-01-07
WORCESTER.

Rev. ]. e. Wright is to preach in
Puthamyille next Sunday at.2:l5 p.
M. upon "Getting Used to Condi.
tiOns.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-10-21
ARE TO FERRET OUT
ALL SALOON MEN
Pythian Lodge Instructs New ChanceI
Tor to Enforce Policies of His
Predecessor, Mr.. Edens.

The grand lodge of Knights of Hi
terday afternoon unanimously empow-
cred Grand Chancellor Whiting to
carry out the policy inaugurated by
Past Grand Chancellor Edens in 'pur-
flying and cleansing" the order. The
grand lOgde voted an appropriation
for this work and authorized the nam
ing of state deputy chancellors TO as
sist the grand chancellor.
George w. Herdman of Jerseyville
and w X Whitfield of Sullivan were
appointed as members Of the grand
tribune The Pythian home matter
was not settled as contemplated. The
committee was authorized to continue
the work of raising funds and report
at the Decatur meeting a year hence.
Grand Chancellor Whiting will be roy
ally received at his home IL Canton
tonight.
The action of the grand lodge OF
Knights Of Pythias in barring saloon
keepers from acting as delegates in
the grand lodge meeting was supple
IItuIeu yesterday by d IeSOlutlOll
adopted empowering the grand chan
cellor to employ assistance to ferret
out all members of the order engaged
in the saloon business and to enforce
the law which bars such members
from the order. The resolution was
adopted without a dissenting vote.
1t is the claim of the saloon men,
however, that friends of the resolution
waited until many delegates favorable
to the saloon men were absent and
then took the convention by storm.
The question of providing for Ply
THAN home was postponed another
year year while the state lodge will
De gathering funds
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-10-21

ment along social. religious and COM
mercial lines.
Success of Anti-SnIOOn League.
Other addresses were by Rev. How
ard Agnew Johnston, of the New York
board of home missions. on Home
Missions" and by w. II. Anderson.
superintendent of the Illinois Anti-Sa-
loon league, ION The Battle With the
Saloon" Mr. Anderson said there was
hope of having passed at the next SEES
sion of the state legislature the local
option bill. an enactment that would
close 10000 saloons. and eventually
would wipe them out altogether. The
league had made remarkable progress
in the past year.
Home Mission Society officers.
The Womens SynodicaI Society for
Home Missions elected officers as fol
lows:
Presidcnt-Mrs. G. w Robinson.
Recording and corresponding secre-
tary and treasurcr--Mrs. b. Stafford.
Secretary for Freedman's depart
ment-Miss Mary +. Holmes.
Secretary for literature - Mrs. Al
fred Nash.
Secretary for Young Peoples work
Miss Louise Frackelton.
The synod decided 10 meet next year
nj Champaign
Rev. KIil,en Talks to Students.
Rev T.. Kligen, who has been at
tending the state Presbyterian synod
gave short but interesting address
to the high school students yesterday
afternoon. He dealt with the value Of
specializing in ones vocation. and the
necessity of concentration of thought
upon this one subject His talk was
very clear and forcible. Rev. Kligen
who was a boyhood friend Of Principal
Brown. had reputation as an able
speaker while attending school, and he
has upheld that reputation ever since.
He is connected with the Presbyterian
church at Quincy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-10-21
McELROY CASE Is
IN HANDS OF JURY
No Verdict Reported at $3.50 This Az
ternoon-Other Matters in the
Circuit Court.

The suit for $4,000 damages of IT.
vim Lynch against James McElroy
was given to the jury in the circuit
court at II o'clock this morning, but
it had not reported a verdict at $50
this afternoon.
Trial List for Next Week.
The trial list for the sixth week
of the September term of the circuit
court beginning next Monday is as
follows:
Monday-No. %, Mapes VS.. Sperry;
No. 1876. McCaskrin vs.. Brasher; No
10l, Kahlke VS.. Wnans.
Tuesday-No. 20. Free vs.. DeSilva;
No. 1O7. Blake & Murphy VS. Sisters
of Visitation; No IS, Fluegel VS. Zef-
iran.
Wednesday-No $50, Martens vs.
c., r. l. & P. Railway company; No.
33. Gowling VS. Rock Island K Peoria
railway company; No. 80. Borgolte VS..
Board of Education of Rock Island; ;
No. Sc. Steckman VS.. c., r. |. & p. rail
way company.
Thursday-No 81. Meyer VS.. Saun-
ders; No. III. Chelstrom VS.. Deere &
Mansur compan: No. 112. Townsley
d Hessman VS.. Messman; No. 119,
WATSON VS.. Harms.
Friday-No 122, Elliott VS.. c., r. l.
&; P. railway company; No. 127. Crib
bon VS.. Silvis: No. 119. Oh. Passig VS..
Passig; No. 1879, Mas vs.. Rentz.
and 1873. Call stopped at $50.
Divorce Cases To BE Heard.
Saturday, Oct. 22.-No. PIG. knapp
VS.. knapp; No 100, Baker VS. Baker
Saturday. Oct. 29-No. 1O5. Shelley
VS. Shelley; No. 1G9. Farquahr VS. Far
quahr
Saturday. Nov. 5.-No, III, Archer
vs. Archer; No. 50. Won Lake VS.. Won
Lake
Saturday. Nov. 12.-No. 1G7. Noeman
VS. Noeman; No. 215, Doherty vs.. Do
herty.
Another Panel Petit Jurors.
The following panel of petit jurors
to report Monday. Oct 81. was drawn
yesterday afternoon:
Black Hawk-Willam Parker.
Bowling - Elmer Haines, Edward
Lore. William Sears. Seth w. Slater
John w. Johnston.
Coal Valley-AXel Anderson.
! Observation-Disclosures Miller
Moline - Fred Quick. John Carey
Neis Rasmussen. Charles ThOrnblom
Gust Peacock, William EverS. Frit:
| TCline August Johnson. Henry WaG
ner Henry LadelOff ST., William
Quick
Rock IsIand-W. \. Hubbard, Her
man Detjens John Bender, w. w. Col
burn. Fred Sauermann. Robert Boden
Fred Fuller, Joseph Dietz, G. Brehmer
William Johnson, William Wilkins.
IC. Wilson, Robert Borell. A. Lind
StrOm.
Rural. NJ. Hutchinson.
South Moline - George SarginsOr
John KittlesOn.
South Rock Island-John Campbell
John Baker. Perry Ohaver. Georg
Baker.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-10-21
RIVER RIPLETS.

The Helen Blair and Winona were
in port The Dubuque went north. At
g a, m. the stage of water was GO
and at noon il was ESQ.
The steamer Dubuque comes from
the north tomorrow evening. This
wiz be the next to last trip Of the
steamer for the season. She will make
one more round trip and will then be
tied up at St. Louis for the winter.
The Sidney will remain in commission
until the latter part Of next month
The local packet season viii continue
until about Nov. 3. The two packets
are doing an excellent business for
this time Of year
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-10-21
MORE TEACHERS VISIT CITY
Delegations From Two Iowa Towns
Inspect Rock Island Schools.

Two more delegations of teachers
we're here 10 visit the public schools
today. They were from Wilton juno
ton and West Liberty, Iowa. Super
ntendent l.. G. Focht and the entire
force of teachers came from Wilton
Junction Those accompanying Mr..
Focht were the Misses Chalker. Ian
ion. Johnston. Perry. Mahanna, Per
ley. Detchon and HoltZhauer. From
West Liberty there were Superintend-
mt Z. F. SchoH and Misses Hender-
son, Boyd. Van Tuyl and Smith.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-10-21
OBITUARY..

Mrs. a. NJ. Bruner. who spent two
weeks at the bedside of her father.
John Forsling. in Kimbal, NeD., re-
turning home on the 1ith inst, has re-
ceiyed word that he passed away two
days after her departure for Rock Isl
and. John FOrsling was born in Swe-
den, near GOthenburg, in 1892. He
leaves besides his widow four sons
and three daughters. all of whom. with
the exception of a daughter in Sweden
and Mrs. Bruner, have resided in west
ern Nebraska since the father settled
in America in 1880. Mr. Forsling. with
his sons. has been interested in cattle
and lands near Cheyenne, Wyo., where
the sons now represent important and
extensive interests Mr. FOrsling was
q man Of affairs. stunch churchman,
with answering loyalty TO all mat
tiers relating 10 the interests Of his
country and state.
Miss Kathryn P Anthony, after a
lingering illness with tuberculosis,
died AT 9:45 O'Clock this morning at
the home OF her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Jacob Anthony. SIC Third avenue. aged
80 years Surviving her beside her
parents. are three sisters, Mrs. Mary
Hoffman and Misses Elizabeth and
Margaret Anthony. and her brothers.
John and Peter Anthony. Deceased
was q member Of Mayfower camp No.
l0I. Royal Neighbors of America. and
the funeral services, to be conducted
at O'Clock Sunday afternoon at Sac
red Heart church. viii be under the
auspices of that lodge.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-10-21
RIVER FORECAS

RIVER FORECAST.
The Mississippi will continue to rise
AZ nearly the present rate between Du-
buque and Muscatine.