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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-10-20
LEGISLATIVE NOTES

Subjoined is a synopsis of S. IS,
by Senator Slack, providing for the
preparation and use Of a caucus check
list: Provides for use of check list at
caucuses to nominate State, district
and county officers aud town represent
t~atives, when five per cent of the
voters ask for same. Before March l
the secretary of State is to issue blank
certificates enough to accommodate all
qualified voters, in this form. 1t is
my intention to act and vote with the
------party ut the coming
election" These to be filled ont and
signed and delivered to listers at same
time as inventory and listers to lodge
them in town clerks offices before May
%. Clerks to receive a fee for filing
and arranging them. Seleotmen to
prepare for these certificates, check
list Tor use at oaucus, each party to
have separate space on said list. This
to be posted in at least four public
places, and revised subsequently by
board of civil authority, No person
whose name is not on the check list
shall vote at any caucus. Opportu.
nifty is given for proper correction Of
check list.
S. 20, Senator Buxton's bill to
regulate voting in caucuses is thus
summarized All male persons max.
ing inventories for taxation shall an
swer inter rogatories therein as to their
party affiliations, Listers shall on or
before May 10, in each year, return
certified copies Of that part Of inven-
tories relating to party affiliations to
city or town clerks. Clerks shall pre-
pare ON third Tuesday in May of each
year in which there is a general cleo
ton IA list of voters at such cleo
tion, and designate after the name of
each voter his political party as
shown by the returns to him, and shall
post six copies. Board of civil au-
thority shall en- first Tuesday in June
and at adjournments thereafter revise
and correct such lists upon proper
~procedings. All party cauouses for
election of delegates to conventions to
nominate State, district, ana county
officers, shall be held during the sec
ond week in Jun3. Oaucnses for nom
i~nation OF town Representatives and
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RECEIVERS SALE OF REAL ESTATE.

: BY virtue Of a decree of the Circuit
Court of the United States for the
district of Vermont made on the 9Th
day of October, 1904, will be sold at
public auction upon the premises
hereinafter described, on Friday, the
18th day of November, 1904, at ten
O'Clock in the forenoon, all the right,
title and interest which the subscriber
has as receiver of the Hobart Farm
Company, a corporation organized un-
der the laws of New Hampshire, in and
TO a certain parcel of land with the
buildings thereon situated in Berlin
in the county of Washington and
State of Vermont and described as
follows: A parcel of land on the west
erly side of the old paine Turnpike"
s~o-called leading from the city of
Montpelier to Berlin Corner, bounded
beginning at "A stake and stone ON
said turnpike at the northeasterly
corner of said land, thence westerly
at right angles to said turnpike, sew
enty (70) feet to a stake and stone /;
thence southeTly parallel to said turn
pike, eighty-nine (S9) feet to a stake
and stone; thence easterly at right
angles, seventy (70) feet to said turn
pike; thence northerly on said turn
pike eighty-nine 1897 feet to the
place of beginning.
One hundred dollars ($l00) will be
required 10 be paid in cash by the
purchaser at the time of sale other
term announced at the sale.
Elisha Thayer, Receiver OF the
Hobart Farm Company.
W Oct. 20. ~ Nov. 3 10, 42-45
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justices of the peace shall be held dur
ing the first week in August. Ten
days notice OF oaucuses must be given.
No persons shall vote in a party eau
Gus unless his name is on the check
list as being of that party. Penalty
for voting when name is not on check
list, or attempting to vote or voting
more than once on same ballot not less
than 500 not more than 500.
The member who fails to get on to
any Of the active working committees
sometimes finds it pretty hard to kill
time, and goes back home with a not
very exalted idea of the halo which is
supposed to surround the head of the
town Representative. We are reminded
of one member of a recent house, from
a small town, who found himself with
little or nothing to do in the way of
committee work, and upon whose hands
time hung heavily before the session
was half through. To some one who
spoke to him a year or more later
about his experiences in Montpelier he
said II wouldn't go back there
again and be as small a nan as 1 had
to be at that session for ten dollars a
day" At home this man was an en-
erRetic thrifty farmer, and would have
served we'll on any of the busy com
mittees. He simply didn't get q
chance. Burlington Free Press.
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MARRIAGES.

In Montpelier, Oct. u, by Rev. j.
Edward Wright, Edwin L. Bailey
and Gertie Gray, both of Calais.
In Montpelier, Oct, II, by Rev. j.
Edward Wright, Charles E. Stoddard
and Alice L. GRAY, both of East Mont
pelier.
In Montpelier, oct. Il, by Rev. w.
J. O'Sullivan, Edward Herbert and
Aline Juaire.
In Barre, Oct. IS, by Bev. W. A.
Kinzie, James Gould More and Miss
Edna d. Perry.
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st, Petersburg, Oct. 10. All classes
today are plunged in the deepest
gloom over the reverses suffered by
the Russian arms south CT Mukden.
The military authorities express
fear that Kuropatkin will suffer still
greater disaster when he begins the
retreat across the Hun river. The
Russians frankly admit they are I'M
able to find any excuse for the present
disaster. The Gar is said to be in a
pitiable state of depression He is
really i'll with worry and for the first
time begins to doubt the ultimate out
come of the war.
Toxic, Oct. 15.-Gen. Oku has
captured ten more guns Fighting
continues along the whole front.
News of the utmost Importance from
Kuroki is expected momentarily.
Rome, Oct. IA st. Petersburg
despatch says that after a consultation
with the Gar. Gen. G~rippenbergel
has decided to mobilize 900. 600 add.
tional troops for war. Manchuria.
the despatch asserts, will be aban
doned fer the present. A Russian
note will probably be issued announc
ing to the powers the czar's firm in
tention of continuing the war.
Toxic, Oct. 17.-Gen. Nodzu auC
Gen. Oku are cooperating in the wesr
in h%arrassing the Russian retreat
Their operations appear to be highl,
succeesfu1
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FARM IL COMPACT.

Sixty farmers and Legislators, espec.
tally interested in the promotion of
the welfare OF the agriculturists of
the State through Legislation favor
able to them, gathered in the cloak
room of the State House on Wednesday
evening, and joined the Farmers Leg
i~sltaive Organization which was
formed by members of Legislature Of
1902 and organized by the election Of
officers. Regular meetings will be
held each Wednesday evening and it
was suggested that private meetings
might be called later to talk over mat
tiers that the organization might not
see fit to give the press.
The officers of the organization
were elected as follows: S. w. But
terfield of Weathersield. president;
r. B. Galusha of Royalton, secretary;
Fl. N. Davis Of Glover, treasurer;
| George Aitken of Woodstock, d. H.
Morse of Randolph and Senator G. W.
Pierce of Brattleboro, executive COM
mittee.
G. M. White of Woodstock, treas
urer of the organization in 1902, was
called upon to state the condition of
the treasury. He reported that there
was forty cents in the treasury and,
in a few words, outlined the history
of the organization and it's purpose.
He said that the original intent of the
gatherings was to become acquainted
and that the idea of organization came
later. They wanted some books to
keep the records on and dues Of
twenty five cents were levied for the
purpose. The bylaws, he said, were
drawn up hurriedly the last night of
the session of 1902 when the idea of
the permanency of the organization
occurred. These he thought it would
be best to have corrected and revised
by a committee, to suit the will of the
desire to map out any route of action
for the new organization he wished to
state that he did not believe it advis-
able to make class legislation of it as
there were other legislators outside of
the farmers whose interests must be
looked out for. He said if the organ
i~zation was run right great good could
be accomplished from it and if run
wrong it wal a bad thing. Mr.. White
then turned over the forty cents to the
new treasurer.
Upon motion of Mr.. Aitken of
Woodstock it was voted to make the
dues of the members 81 for the coming
biennial term. Mr.. Densmore of st.
Adams, who did much for the organi-
zation last year, was called upon tC
speak and, in a few words, explained
the advantages of the organization.
One of the members of the exeou.
tive committee asked what the duties
of that committee were, and Mr.. Gal
Iagher explained that they we're tc
take charge of farmers legislation in
the House. At this time he made the
suggestion that a committee should be
appointed or elected to correct and re-
wise the bylaws, 1t was moved that
President Butterfeld appoint such
committee. Mr.. Butterfield said that
he wished to deliberate before choos-
ing his committee which he would
announce later.
The meeting was then adjourned
and the members signed their names
and paid their dues.
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VAR NE WS.

Toxic, Oct. l5.-After the Japa-
nese had partly occupied Shahopau
yesterday evening the Russian main
body fell back into the mountainous
district east of the railway, where they
halted and are now facing the Japa-
nese right which they endeavored to
surround yesterday evening The
Japanese have engaged three Russian
reserve divisions who are believed to
be personally commanded by Kuropat
kin. Fighting against these reserves
was resumed this morning. The ut
most importance is attached to the
outcome. The Russians about PEN
ishu have fled to the northeast
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Legal Notices.
ESTATE OF CHARLES W. LANG.
STATE OF VERMONT,
DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON, S s.

In Probate Court, held in Montpelier, I'm and for
said District, on the 18th day of October. A. ID.
1904.
James X. Prize, Administrator of the estate OF
CHARLES W. LANG, late of the Town of Barre.
In said District, deceased, presents his administra-
ton account for examination and allowance. and
makes application for Il decree of distribution and
partition of the estate of said deceased.
WhereupOn IL is ordered by said Court, that said
account and said application be referred to a session
thereof, 70 be held at the Probate ONCE In said
Montpelier, on the 9Th day of Nov, A. d.. 1894, for
hearing and decision thereon; And, II is further orr
dered that notice hereof be given to all persons in
terested. by publication of the same three weeks
successfully IN the VERMONT WATCHMAN AND
STATE JOURNAL a newspaper published at Mont
pelier, In this state, previous TO said time appointed
for hearing, that they may appear at said timd
and place. and, show cause, If any they may haze
why said account should not be allowed. and such
decree made.
by the Court. Attest,
42-H HIRAM CARLETON. Judge.
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N%or1cE.or FIRsr MEETING or CREp1roRs.

NoTIcEsoF FIRST MEETING OF CREDITORS.
In the District of the United States, fol the
District of Vermont. in Bankruptcy.
In the matter OF LEROY L. SPOONER, bank
rupt.
To the creditors of r Il. SPOONER. Of the
City of Barre, in the County OF Washington and
District aforesaid. a bankrupt;
MNotce Is hereby given that on the Goth day
OF June, A. ID. 1904. the said LEROY L. SPOONER
was duly adiudicated bankrupt; and that
the first meeting Of his creditors will
signed. Room No. 6. U. 5. Posi- Office Build
ing, Montpelier, on the 18th day OF October,
A. u, 1901, AT ten o'clock in the forenoon at
which time the said creditors may attend, prove
their claims, appoint a trustee, eXa mine the bank
ruut, and transact such other business as may prop
egly come before said meeting.
ED WARD II. cav
Referee In Bankruptcy.
Montpelier VT, october Is, 1904.
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NorlcE or F1NAL MrEr1Na or CnrpIrons.

NOTICE OF FINAL MEETING OF CREDIToRs.
In the District Court of tho United States, for the
District of Vermont. in BankruDtcv.
In the matter Of WALDO IL. FARRAR, bank
rupt:
10 the creditors of WALDO II. FARRAR OF
Montpelier, I'm the County Of Washington and
District aforesaid, "A bankrupt.
Notice Is hereby given that Vernon W. Rand,
trustee OF the said bankrupt, has filed In court his
final account and n meeting of the creditors of
the said WALDO III. FAKRAR, viii be held at
the office of the undersigned, Room No,
6. u. S. Post Office Building, in Montpelier, on the
10Th day OF October, A. ID. 1904, at ten O'Clock in
the forenoon, at which time the final account of the
said trustee will be examined and passed upon.
DWARF II, DEAYITT,
Referee In Bankruptcy.
Montpelier, VT, October II. 1904.
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Mrs. A. o. Baldwin spent last Sun
day at George Baldwin's,
Dixie Worthep, express messenger,
from Montpelier, and a lady friend
are at his fathers, A. p. Wortheu's,
for a few days.
Mrs J.. A. Guodell is i'll.
BARRE.
Mr.. and Mrs John Redmond, who
were recently married, were given a
reception on Saturday evening by a
party of about fifty Of their friends
from this city and Montpelier. The
| evening was passed most pleasantly
with dancing, and refreshments were
served.
Vincent Bates of East Barre, q
Goddard graduate, was acting captain
of the University of Vermont foot
ball team eleven which defeated st.
Lawrence University at Burlington
on Saturday. by the score of 10 to 0.
L u BlhyOh On thO tChih " tIiiCo
years. Perley Buchanan, another
Goddard graduate, was quarter back
on the Tufts College team which was
defeated "a to 0 by Holy Gross Sat
urday.
GOULDSVILLE.
Mrs. Eliaz Thompson and Miss
Vida Oass went to Lebanon, N. H.,
Sunday called by the illness of Mrs.
Charles Ingalls,.
Mrs. Ellen Stone served a bountiful
supper to the M. l.. @. p, club last
Saturday evening, every member
being present.
Mrs. Hiram Thatcher has been i'll
for the past week.
Gardiner Murphy has returned to
his work in Boston.
J John Riley is spending a few days
with his parents at Randolph.
Two of the children of Robert
Paine are i'll with scarlet fever.
Charles Whitmarsh is moving his
family to Mortified.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ephraim Pray and son
of North Montpelier visited with Mrs,
M, Lawless and daughter Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. william Stevens have
returned from Ludlow, Mass.
Frank Dutton and family of Water,
bury are visiting at Charles Dutton s.
Miss Estella Gross returned Monday
from a visit with friends in Randolph.
Peter Bean met with quite an acct
dent Saturday evening. He wa
driving to the village with his family
and just as he left the bridge he
turned out to meet a team and thu
wagon struck a pile of lumber throw
ing them out and breaking the cola,
bone Of the little girl. The rest o
the family escaped with only a few
bruises and a general shaking up.
PEAOHAM.
Miss Myrtle Craig returned t.
Hampton Saturday.
Miss Mary Story and two children
who have been stopping with he.
father, Plyn Bolton, for some time
returned TO her home at North Ben
nington last week.
W. M. Butson had a shcck q week
ago Sunday while at church.
Miss Lane has returned from hel
visit at Concord, N. H.
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BIRTHS.

In STAFFORD. Oct, 2, a son to Mr..
and Mrs. Harry B. Ordway.
In Montpelier, Oct. 16, a daughter
to Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel P. Sexton.
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DEATHS.

In Strafford, Oct. II, Mary A.,
wife of Rev. Henry Cummings, aged
seventy-nine.
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CORINTH


George Marston died Oct. 10, and
the funeral was held from his late res
idence on Friday with the burial at
the Centre. He leaves a widow and
two daughters, Mrs. Harvey Sumner
and Mrs. Dana Huntington.
Mrs Munson and CARL Corliss at
tended the funeral of the son of Dor
man Magoon and wife at East Orange
on Saturday.
Miss Annie Maud Wilson is home
for a time from Waits River on sc-
count of whooping cough among her
scholars.
The children of Mr.. and Mrs Leslie
Parker have the whoopinR cough.
A. P. Flanders and family have
moved to Vershire,
Mr.. Fortney, the Universalist min
lister, preached at Academy hall on
Monday evening.
Mrs. Rodney Childs and SON Carroll
of Fairlee, visited at Fred Hutton's a
part of last week.
News has been received of the re-
cent birth of a son to Mr.. and Mrs.
j. P. Coyle in Somerville, Mass.
Marcus Peck of B~rookield was in
the place Monday night.
CORINTH CORNERS.
Will Porter has moved from Fairlee
to his farm here, E, f. Colby from
Boston to the place which he recently
bought of the Orange Howell estate,
and Mr.. Silloway from Vershire to the
parsonage.
A daughter was born to Mr., and
Mrs. P. E. Goodwin on Sunday.
George Chalmers of st. Johnsbury
has been visiting relatives here re-
turning home on Monday.
william Burgin visited in East
Thetford recently.
Mrs. J. F. Merrill was in Bradford
on Tuesday.
MORETOWN.
Sidney Atkins, who has worked FOL
H. o. Ward for the past eleven years
finished work for him ON Saturday
and comr1enced work for P. l.. DaviI
Monday morning.
There is to be a dance at The
Naples in Duxbury Friday evening
Oct. 81. All are cordially invited t.
attend.
Mrs. Farnham has moved into vii
Somerville's house.
Frank Atkins has put an addition
on to his house.
Miss Emma Royce and JENNIE
Pierce were in Montpelier Sunday.
j. W. Taylor and family are ex
pected home from st. Louis thi
week.
George Ashley is visiting hi
parents.
WEST BRADFORD,
Miss Elsie Thurston returned hom,
last Thursday from Corinth, wher,
she has been for a few weeks.
Mrs. Ida Oapper of Boston, is visit
ing her mother, Mrs, Hannah Bald
win, for a few weeks.
Mrs. Nelson Kelley was called tt
Lebanon, N. H., by the sickness o.
her son.
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NEWBURY.

Prof, G. W. FELTON, of Burlington,
arrived home from a three years resi-
dence in the Philippines, has promised
to give his old friends and acquain-
tances of this village a short talk,
Friday evening". He was principal
of our high school for several terms.
Charley G%reenleaf, general dispenser
of fresh meats, has taken to himself 8
helpmate, Miss Ida Wheaton.
Ed. George is wearing an unusual.
lv happy expression n--nis face. an6
no wonder, it is q ten pound grand
son.
If any one knows of a good skunE
hunter, tell him there is a rich fielt
or operation right in Newbury vii
lage. II all reports are true, there
must be more than forty Of then
prowling around there every night.
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L

The members of Stetson Post, Wat
erbury Center, were royalty enter
tanned Thursday by Mr.. and Mrs. A.
H.. Smalley at their home.
Mrs. Rose Shepherd, who has been
visiting in town for several weeks.
went to Granville Friday with her
brother, A. II. Smalley; from there
she is to go to her home in Quincy,
Mass.
Burton Loveland and Leon Johnson
have hired Mrs. Somers' tenement
where Mr.. Loveland is to have a
barber shop.
Mrs. Addie Phillips is TO open her
millinery shop on Thursday. in rooms
at E. A. Earle's.
Frank Nichols is moving back to
his farm from Waterbury.
Several from here attended the fun
eral of Ewdard Farrar in Waterbury
Sunday.
Deer hunting seems to be the topic
of the day. Sportsmen are getting
ready for the hunt.
About fifty attended the reception
given Mr.. and Mrs. George Rumney
IN Monday evening. Oct. 10, at their
home in Shady Kill. The company
left the worthy couple S27 in money
as a token'of friendship.
Ed. Dana is not going to move into
the house with George W, Wiley but
will go to Moretown to work for
Fred Jewett.
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DAN VILE.

Miss Louise Fallner of Concord, N,
H., and Miss Mary Chairman Of Man
chester, N. H., spent last week at d.
P. Coveny's.
Miss Carrie Cobb has gone to New
York to join her brother Nathaniel
Cobb, and they both will sail for Italy
soon, where they will spend the win
ter.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Ainsworth,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. e Currier, Or. and
Mrs. Libbey, Will Mccormick, Isaac
Green, Asa Wesson and Mrs. Abel
Hartshorn are among those who took
advantage of the excursion rates to
Boston.
G.. A Tinker is visiting friends in
Albany for a few days.
Mr., and Mrs. Charles Braiuard Wis
tied relatives in Montpelier last week.
@ L Kundl stt of Providence, r.
l., visited DR. Pache at the Elm house
last week.
Rev. and Mrs. G. w. Cummings
and family have returned from Straf-
ford, where they were called last week
on account of the illness and death of
Mr. Cummings mother.
Maurice Hoyt has returned from
Bethlehem whe'e he has been en-
ploye1 during the summer.
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Mrs. Nelson Kelley was called to
Lebanon, N. H., by the sickness of
her son.
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In the destruction by fire of the
buildings of John @ Arms, on satur-
day all the furniture and provisions in
the dwelling house We're consumed ex-
cept a few articles on the first floor,
and the entire contents of the barn,
including more than 1 900 bushels>of
potatoes and one horse. Buildings
were insured.
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Mrs. A. o. Baldwin spent last Sun
day at George Baldwin's.
Dixie Worthep, express messenger
from Montpelier, and a lady friend
are at his fathers, A. p. Wortheu's,
for a few days.
Mrs j. A. Guodell is i'll.
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WEST BRADFORD

Miss Elsie Thurston returned home
last Thursday from Corinth, where
she has been for a few weeks.
Mrs. Ida Capper of Boston, is visit
ing her mother, Mrs, Hannah Bald
win, for a few weeks.