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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-10-20
FAR BUILDINGS BURNED

The house and barns of Luclen
Gould were destroyed by fire on Fri
day evening. Mr.. Goulds son went
up into the hayloft of the barn to
feed the horses. He struck his Ian
tern with forkful of hay knocking it
down through the crib and exploding
it. The hay Immediately caught fire
and the barn was soon enveloped in
flames. Mr.. Gould, his son and hired
man turned their attention to saving
the stock, farm property, etc. The
fire made clean sweep of the house
and two barns. But all the stock,
except two hogs, and all the farm inn
plements and wagons, except one top
buggy, were saved, as we'll as the
furniture in the house. The potatoes
and some other crops stored in the
cellar of the house were loss.
The farm is located about three
miles from this city near Horn
of-the. Moon. The blaze lighted the
horizon for considerable distance
and in places the light extended we'll
up into the sky The clouds and mist
were sufficiently heavy to catch and
spread the illumination in a way that
deceived the people in this city as to
the exact location OF the fire. Hun.
dreds of people watched the reflection
on the clouds. The neighbors OF
Mr.. Gould worked hard to save the
property but an insufficient water
supply made it difficult to do effective
work.
~The property was insured in the
Vermont Mutual. Early next morn
ing Hugh Phillips. special agent OF
the company. drove out to the farm
and by eleven O'Clock the loss was ad
justed. The Vermont Mutual ipaid
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-10-20

THE LADIES favor painting their
churches ana therefore we urge every
Minister to remember we give a lib
eral quantity Ct the Longman 81 Mar
tinez Paint towards the painting.
Wears aud covers like gold.
Dou't pay 81. 80 a gallon for Linseed
Oil (worIh 60 cents) which you do
when you buy other paints in u can
with paint label on 1t.
8 q make IA, therefore when you
want fourteen gallons of paint, buy
only eight of L. a. NJ. and mix six
gallons Of pure Linseei Oil with il,
and thus get paint at less than 81. 20
per gallon.
Many honses are vel painted with
four gallons of l.. d NJ. and three
gallons Of Lin:eed Oil mixed there
with
These Celebrated Paints are sold by
Barrows d Peck-Montpelier
Palmer Pharmacy-W Waterbury
Fred PerIin-Plainfield
Howard & Brown Ludlow
H, O. Pierce--Barton 42-43
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-10-20
NORTH CALAIS.

Mr.. and Mrs e. W. Carr of Mont
peter were at S. b. Fairs on Sunday.
Stowe W. II. @. is making prep.
arations to hold a fair Dec. 10 and IS.
H. II. Holmes has sold his farm to
Edwin Smith and bought the John
White place.
WILDER Parker has moved to the farm
he recently purchased of Milo Gould.
EAST HARDWIOK.
Henry Welmerson of this place and
Miss Belts of Cambridge, Mass, were
married last Wednesday evening.
Grange f.ir held last Saturday was
a success in spite of the cloudy wealth.
er. Exhibits we're nearly equal to
those of former years.
Miss Bertha Ransom was home from
st. Johnsbury on Sunday.
George jackson has moved into Guy
Allbee's upstairs tenement and works
for O.. G. Brownson.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-10-20
Sold B" All Druggists.

dress he will agree to have it printed
and placed in the schools of the State.
Rev. L. P. Stevenson, general Sec
rotary of the National Reform Asso-
citation. spoke briefly in defense of
Rev. Mr.. Gardner. DR.. Stevenson
stated that elk States have debarred
the Bible and Christian teaching from
the public schools, besides vast ma
jority of the western cities. Either
the athelstio and intolerant spirit that
orms growing minority will pre-
vail or the old time Christian stand
ards of the east. Agitation and a con-
slant fight are necessary to secure
the prevalence of the latter standard.
OF tire eleven resolutions adopted
by the convention an abstract is SUBJ
joined: That nations are moral be-
lngs, subject to Gods laws, through
the mediation of Christ and accept
ance Of these principles is a reforma-
tion necessary to the welfare, and
even to the life, of our nation, and
that these principles should be en-
bodied in the Federal and State con-
stitution. Bible morality should be
carefully taught in the public schools.
Lynching is deplored as contrary to
Gods laws; the right to every man
to rest on the Sabbath, against the
oppression of greed, is asserted; uni
form marriage and divorce laws are
favored Mormonism and polygamy
are denounced as condemned by the
laws Of God and all civilized nations
The convention especially deplored
the changed attitude TO this State
toward the liquor traffic. which is that
of encouragement and protection, and
urged upon the Legislature to change
is attitude to that of condemnation
and prohibition.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-10-20
MONTPELIER AND VICINITY

Big apples seem to be the general
rule this year, but even under those
circumstances the one that +. q. Oar
row of Waitsfield, who is on the jury
here. is showing deserves prize. This
apple is of the "Wolf River" variety
and measures sixteen inches in circum.
ference, fifteen inches from stem to
stem, weighs twenty-five ounces and
is of rich, beautiful red color. This
is but one OF several big ones that Mr..
Carrow IS trees have borne this year.
The civil suit of Capital Coach and
Livery 90. VS.. J.. j. Douglass was
tried for the second time on Friday
evening before city court jury and
again resulted in disagreement, the
jury standing three to three On the
jury were David Mayo, John Leland,
Willard Whi.comb, Charles Berry,
Daniel Wheatley, and Myron Chase.
The suit is for damages for refusal to
deliver a wagon. John G.. Wing for
plaintiff and H. o. Shurtleff for de-
PENDANT, Deputy Sheriff Charles A.
0Smith drew the jury.
Rev. George H. Spencer, who has
been stationed at the Meridian Street
Methodist church in East Boston,
Mass, has been transferred to the
church in Everett, Mass, to finish
out the present conference year. He
will assume his new work next Sun
day. Mr.. Spencer is son of the late
Rev. III. A. Spencer. who was for
many years a member of the Vermont
Conference. Rev. G. H. Spencer has
been pastor of the churches in Methu.
in, Newton Center, add Chelsea, in
Massachusetts. besides several years
work in New Hampshire.
The Anti-Saloon League at recent
meeting held in the Y. M. @. A.
rooms decided that no appeal as an
organization, will be made to the
Legislature this year for amendments
to the license law. This decision was
reached after thorough discussion.
Rev. W. B. Dukeshire was elected to
the board of trustees to fill the place
of Rev. l.. X. Whitman, Rev. A. N.
Smith to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of Rev. r. O. Penney,
and Mr.. Mcintyre of Dandy. to take
the place of Or. Beard, formerly of
Burlington.
The marriage of Miss Floy M. Eddy
and Clayton B. Boyce occurred at the
BRIDES home in Stowe on Wednesday
noon. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. J. Edward Wright, assisted
by Mr.. E. II. Abbott, pastor of the
Universalist church in Stowe, and
only the immediate families of the
couple were present. The bride is
the daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. G. f.
Eddy. Mr.. Eddy represents Stowe in
the Legislature and is proprietor of
the Montpelier creamery. The groom
is shipper in g. H. Cross g. Sons
bakery. They will live with Mr..
Boyce's sister, Mrs. +. A. Hayden,
on East State street
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-10-20

Mr. Gould 1912 IN the house, barns
and contents. The greatest loss, not
covered by insurance, was ON some
fifteen cords of wood and on the stored
crops, although the loss on the barns,
above the insurance. is considerable.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-10-20

makers, and bills to amend certain
sections of ". 81 and certain acts
of Legislation not incorporated in ".
s. are coming in on the flooding
tide of bills.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-10-20
MORETOwN COMMON.

Lizzie Nayler is the guest of MIS-.
W r. Chase for few days.
Annie Boyce returned to Barre
Friday after Ii few week visit with
relatives.
Walter Child visited friends in
Essex Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs Lucy Wilbur of Fayston was
ut Mason Boyce's Friday
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Smith of Berlin
were in town on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. Long were in
Montpelier Saturday.
e. A. Heath and daughter, Marion,
OF Montpelier were in town Saturday.
II. B. Nichols of Middlesex was in
town on business Saturday.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-10-20
FIRE IN WAITSFIELD.

Waitsfeld, Oct. 15.-W. W Tuck
er's farm buildings were consumed by
fire this forenoon. The fire was dis
covered at ahout o'clock but nothing
could be done to quench the flames
The entire contents of the barn were
destroyed including seventeen hogs
and other animals. The household
furniture, upon which there was no
insurance, was mostly saved. The
buildings were situated about three
fourths Of a mile north of this village
on the place known as the Hazelton
farm. Origin of fire not known, but
it is thought to have been caused by
children playing with matches in the
barn The insurance was about 81, 500,
in the Vermont Mutual, and estimated
loss, 81, 600.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-10-20
FREE MEDICAL ADVICE TO
WON

Don't hesitate to write to Mrs.
Pinkham. She will understand
your case perfectly, and will treat
you with kindness. Her advice
is free, and the address is Lynn,
Mass. No woman ever regretted
having written her, and she has
helped thousands.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-10-20

Too late to cure cold after con-
sumption has fastened it's deadly grip
on the lungs Take DR.. Woods Nor
way Pine Syrup while yet there is
time.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-10-20

Dyspepsia-bane of human existence
BurdocK Blood Bitters cures it, prompt
ly, permanently. Regulates and tones
the stomach.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-10-20

Is it a burn? Use Dr. Thomas Ec-
lectric Oil. a cut? Use Dr. Thomas
Eclectric Oil. At your druggists.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-10-20

- go 50 NJ - -s.G- - Liz.
,,,-.,ns Z, 10 NinG you Have Always 60gqT
a,eo',r, * IAGzIE
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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-10-20
MANY women are denied thet
happiness of children through
arrangement of the generatiye
organs. Mrs. Boyer advises
women to use Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound.

"DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM IL suffered
with stomach complaint for years.
got so bad that 1 could not carry my
children but five months, then would
have a miscarriage. The last time L
became pregnant, my husband got me
TO take Lydia T.. Pinkham's Vegc-
table Compound. After taking the
first bottle l was relieved of the sick
ness of stomach, and began to feel bet
ter in every way. l continued its use
and was enabled to carry my baby to
maturity. L now have nice baby
girl, and can work better than 1 ever
could before. l am like q new woman.
-MRs. FRANK BEYER, % S. Second St.,
Meriden, Conn. - $4,000 forfeit # original Of
aboUe letter proving genuneneSS cannot be produced
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-26
HOpeWell.

Last Monday was the day of Harry
Hale's sale. The day was fair, the
crowd good, and everything sold well.
The sale amounted to over $500. Mr..
and Mrs. Hale have made many
friends while in our neighborhood.
They have been the best of neighbors,
and we join their many friends in re-
grets at their leaving and wish them
the best where ever they may go.
Lew Horns hog house burned down
last Saturday morning. Five hogs
were also burned. Mr.. Horn cooks
feed for his hogs and its is supposed
it caught in some way from the cook
er.
Mrs. Richards is not so well this
week.
J. c. Peoples sold two fat steers to
Will Jamison, Wednesday.
Harry Jamison is moving to the
lIoge farm. Harry bought this farm
last fall.
The fruit tree agent is abroad in
the land.
Winter let go little while on Tues
day to get better grip on Wednes'
day.
The school children celebrated
Washington's birthday by appropri
ate exercises and partial vacation in
the afternoon.
Mr.. Kemper's family have almost
all been sick with the grip.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-26
New County Salary Bill.

With the approval of the house
committee on county affairs, Repre-
sentative Williams introduced a gen.
eral county salary bill prepared at
Cincinnati.
1t provides that the common pleas
judges shall determine the amount to
be expended in each Office for clerk
hire. The various county officers
shall collect all fees and turn them
into the treasury. They shall ap-
point their deputies and issue vouch-
ers for their salaries. After these
are paid the county officers shall re-
ceieve salaries out of the residue
based upon the population of the
county. A minimum with $50 for
each additional thousand over p, ZOO
up to a stated maximum Is provided.
The figures fixed are as follows: Au-
ditor, $1,000 to 5000; treasurer,
81, 500 to 5000; probate, $500 to
s6, 900; sheriff, 5000 to $1,000; county
clerk, 81, ,7CO to %, 600; recorder, 81 900
to 5000; coroner, 81, 600 to $4,000;
surveyor, 81 900 to -, 500; prosecuting
attorney, $1,000 to 5000; county
commissioners, 1000 to "a 900.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-26
Sport in the Legislature.

Senator Vests bill having prohib-
tied members of the legislature from
playing with toy pistols, dynamite
canes, and cannon crackers, the
House yesterday toyed with the
Jones bill prohibiting automobiles on
roads outside of city limits.
The committee had Knocked the
bill by adding to 1t corn shelters and
traction engines. Jones Joined in
the fun by Offering the following
amendment:
"All dry goods stores, grocery
stores, drug shops, dram shops, and
all other shops, shall be located on
the outer edge of all such cities, vii
lagos and hamlets, in order that the
citizens of the rural districts of Ohio
may not be required to enter inside
such municipalities and thereby jeop-
ardize their life, liberty or pursuit
of happiness by moving locomotive,
automobile or other motor vehicle
operated therein"
Representative Lehman of Sandus-
Ky offered this one:
"And provide, That all horses,
mules, oxen or other draft animals,
shall, while travelling on such public
highways, have their ears stuffed
with cotton batting and their eyes
covered with leather blinds, and shall
also be provided with suitable bell,
fhorn OF other signal"
The bill was sent to the committee
on banks.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-26
ZdneSfeld.

Chester Williams is still in a very
critical condition, but his chances
for recovery are favorable.
Mrs. David Henry, who has been a
resident of the village for many
years, and who has been a great suf-
ferer from bodily affiiction, passed
away on the evening ofthe 23rd. She
leaves kind husband and one daugh-
ter, with many relatives and friends
to mourn her loss. Her funeral was
conducted at the home of E. o. Wick
ersham Thursday afternoon at two
o'clock, by Rev. Scott.
DIR. G. NJ. WanZer returned from his
Western trip better satisfied with
Logan county than ever. He was in
Cincinnati, Wednesday, on business.
Mrs. Addie Lacey is paying her
| brother, G. G Reames, near Belle.
fontaine, a farewell visit before re.
turning to her home In California.
The writer was in Cleveland Mon
day and Tuesday on business.
DIR. WanZer me [ q very narrow es
cape last week, while walking on the
railroad track on his way home from
the Peele farm. The wind being
against him and having a cap drawn
over his ears, he did not hear the
whistle of an approaching engine be
hind him, which was nearly on to hin
when he heard 1t, and he jumped
from the track barely in time u
save his life. He suffered no injury
save being badly frightened.
| We are told Mr.. Geo. Miller ha
purchased the grocery stock of hi
father and viii continue the business
in the Daugherty bulldog.
MIR. and Mrs. Sol Reames visited
their SON, Roy, in Bellefontaine, thu
first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ossie Townsend are il
Springfield on visit.
Mrs. a. G. Hadley attended he
father-in-law's funeral at Whining
ton, last week.
Mrs. Ella Nelson returned SatuI
day from visit with her son in Day
ton.
Mrs. Eva Mitchell visited her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Than Jacobs, Tue:
lday. o. II. +.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-26
The JdCk-Rdbbit Cure.

Medical journals are reporting the
cure of mild cases of appendicitis by
requiring the patient TO go on all
fours for twenty minutes at time,
four times a day. The cure was
probably suggested to some one from
thel fact that Nebuchadnezzar never
was known 10 have the appendicitis
after his four.footed peregrinations.
It is claimed that certain muscles
around the vermiform are brought
into play ana strengthened by this
quadrupedal cure, which are unused
when a biped walks erect. Others
are relaxed, and the localized in.
iammation has opportunity to sub
side.
well known diplomat was cured
of beginning appendicitis by this
method lately. The four-footed dose
is recommended in dyspepsia, too.
but, of course, Il should be taken be-
fore meals
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-26
COUNTY NEWS.
NOTthWOOd,

We are having samples of most all
kinds of weather this week, and the
fellow who keeps up with the weather
these days will have to get hustle
on his bones.
r. s. Johnson is able to occupy a
wheel chair, and Is able to wheel
himself about the house.
Frank Wheeler expects to go to
Iowa next week to work on a farm
the coming season.
C. +. Ganson moved from Hunts
vile to \. +. Scott's farm, near here,
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milroy entertained a
number of friends to one OF Mrs Mil
roy's good dinners Wednesday.
John Lapp and family moved to
their recently purchased home near
Zanes6eld, Wednesday,. w. NJ. Jami-
son. VIII Windham and George FISH
er hauled loads for them. John and
his wife are good Industrious citizens
| and we are sorry to lose them from
our neighborhood, but we expect to
meet at the big Logan County Fair
in August and find they have forty
nine or forty-seven articles on eXhibi
tion and every one good to eat.
/ Fred McKirahan arrived Saturday
levening from Topeka, Kansas. anC
will visit relatives here for d weeks
| Chipmunk Literary drew a ful
house last Friday evening and goot
program was rendered. The mex
meeting will be Friday evening
Karch T. The debaters for tha
ievening are Messrs. Lester Milroy
Claude Peoples. Chas. Akin AM
Matthew Mitchell. Question, IRE
solved, that strikes are beneficial.
Rev. j. Walter Light, of Xeni
Theological Seminary, preached
sermon to the U. p. people here las
Sabbath afternoon. CLIFTON.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-26
DID YOU EVER?
Startling Statement of Usur-
patton of Power.
Republicans of Logan County to
Be DiSfrdnChiSed BY the
Committee.

From the Index, Tuesday. Feb. %, 1904.
The Logan County Republican Cen
trail committee will select the dele
gates from Logan county to the Dis
trict Congressional convention which
will be held in Findlay, April 10. 1t
is needless to state that the delegates
will be instructed for Judge Duncan
Dow
The above feeler is thrown out, no
doubt to see how it will be received by
the people. Certainly the Central
Committee has had nothing to say in
the matter of appointing delegates
to the Congressional Convention. 1t
has never had chance to even con-
slider the matter.
And the Republicans of the county
will abide by no usurpation of powers
by any Committee.
That has been tried. 1t didn't work
then. 1t won't now.
| No committee or fraction of d COM
mittee is as great as the people.
The Executive Committee tried it,
and got set down on once, but now ii
is proposed to have the Central Com
mittee rake the chestnuts out of fire.
This is not a movement in the in
terest of Judge Dow, but simply a
sly effort to try and perpetuate the
power of a little gang who are using
his name to conjure by. One membe
of the Executive Committee remark
- 81 - hot h.l
Judge Dow was nominated or not
: with his name to rally on they coult
get the organization again.
We don't believe Judge Dow ap
proves of any such high handed pro
, ceedings.
: We know of no opposition to tn
Judge in the county. We hear
2 no other name even mention for tn
place. But If the Committee shoul
undertake any arbitrary and auto
. cratic action, the people would insis
on another candidate entering tn
! field.
There can never come time whel
the people are not entitled to decid
: these matters. But it seems that
4 new set of suckers are born ever
once in while, who think they ca
: usurp the power that belongs to tn
people, with the result that there
e another set of dead suckers.
= This attempt to disfranchise tn
n voters, by the would-be dictator
National committee, penned Januar
a 10th, by the late Senator Hanna
d blocks them. 1t reads as follows:
: "The congressional district deli
e gates shall be elected by convention
a called by the congressional commit
+ tee of said districts, in the manne
e of nominating the candidates fC
+ Representative in Congress in sal
/. district"
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-26

SECRETARY HAY has received infor-
nation that Japan has negotiated a
treaty with Korea whereby she guar
antees the independence and integ-
rity of Korea.
This is regarded here as one of the
cleverest of the many startling diplo-
matte moves that have been made in
connection with the whole Eastern
question.
The effect is to place Japan on. a
high moral plane, for it is understood
mere that this treaty is an announce
ment to the world that even if she
prevails in her struggle with Russia
involving military occupation OF
Korea, Japan will take no advantage
of that fact. but will maintain the in
dependence of the Hermit Kingdom
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-26

Pure, rich blood means
health and strength-thin,
impure blood makes pale
ness, ansmia, weakness, ner-
vousness and disease.
One reason why Hagee's
Cordial oh ci Lim: HE9oshS'Hssdaii.) sha sai.) does
so much good, in cases of
nervousness, sleeplessness,
indigestion, NAL assimila-
ton, rheumatism, skin dis.
eases, blotches andweakened
conditions, is that it purifies
and enriches the blood
Observation-Disclosures
strengthening every organ
and building good, sound
flesh.
Hagee's Cordial contains
all the good of cod liver oil.
1t is a thin, fluid cordial,
pleasant to taste and smell.
Sold by all druggists. Prepared by
KsihaIDon Chemical Co. ST. Louis. Mo.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-26
To the Republican
Central Committee

We understand that there is to be
meeting of the County Central
Committee held in this city tomor-
row. To the members of the COM
mittee we would say: "Don't let anv
little cabal dictate to you or per.
suade you to select the delegates to
the Congressional convention" The
Republican party is founded on prin-
ciples, one of which is that all power
comes from the people. Any de-
parture from this is always bad for
the party, but worse for the ones
guilty of it.
This is government "fOr the peo
pie, by the people, and of the peo
ple," and not government by clique:
or committees.
1t has been announced that yo,
would select the delegates to tn,
Congressional convention. Who hat
authority to make the announce
ment? And that, even before yor
could consult on the matter or b
lconsuited.
| Repudiate the bosses who woul
bind you, in advance, to an actio
that you would be ashamed of.
Give the people a fair chance fo
free expression of opinion. That
the only way to succeed and keep til
party strong.