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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-14
Lee Came Upon Them


On the nornlng q the SGT 1! ope, in1
Eof ho q Cpnfederat ties, Ordered sNlcDoyvettSS
to advance rapidly along tho Warren ton
hs
had Mel lowell 81 rted than al heaY q, w.
tiery fire was pened on him e from !. the
wards wards a. heavy cloud of dust to the
Stretne left 8showed that General .ee wa asS
moving to turn tho Union 6flank M DOVE
til pix az that ovemen Ia
BWarrepton pike ru MS Z westWa I'd up ths
valley Jung Branch The gro'l NJ
sometimes becoming hills. The sudley
Spring road crosses the branch it Fight 4
Passing ever En- one 6f tess
Is th h HesaX
tweens the two Is 81 small 5strea 4; sy;,s
hi Hius prevent tia ntedsrates getting
the road which was ltae line .of. retrear3
FOR tho army Porter the g G3-
1sasrass against
son. but Longstree on u , W.
was quick to see q. chance pf aiding III
comrade He says J, Z !. hv - u "
ton OF the masses
General ackson. were immedla tely NJ ~
terIes YleW aaa pS sdha safy
adyanta SO Il had not expeo ga 10 n;tVs,
and +. made haste to use 1T. Two Dat
terles were ordered for the pur pose. ana
one placed In position immedi tely AND
opened as this tire
Informing me Of General acksons !, con- co!
ditlon and hts wants AZ II Waa eYiasnf
not be continued ten minutes under sss..es h,
fire Of these batteries no ennd
battery could be placed, IN post tha Z
enemy began 70 retire eng n ssa ana
tl,at norton OF his army put to fl ght.
pressed heavily On che fet.5lng
streets command carried Bald IIi 81 In
hne stSle sought g 70 e sTssna
10 support tho troops holding snrys
ana prevented AN 6snf akfsn;
point the line az retreat along the gpik 9.
would have been destroyed Y ndera eoves
Bull RUN ~ the st tone bridge. and 4 &. tooks
Position on the hills in front q center
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-14

written up and published In the Sunday
Times Dispatch?
Yours very truly +. I'll
MRS. a. w. 8.
Some answers will be given 10 the above
incur next, Of August 2lst.
The colored American., 1904-10-22

Some OF the Southern newspapers
are trying to prejudice their readers
against the Republican party by max
ing capital of the suggestion of Con-
gresham Crumpacker, that an extra
session Of Congress should be called
to cut down Southern representatives
because of the disfranchisement Of
Negro voters.
Certainly! Who is surprised? And
if Congress should get together for
this purpose before the election there
would be a great many 'left at homes"
who anticipate holding down a five
thousand dollar job in Washington,
for the next two years on the basis Of
Negro citizenship in their districts,
which they have disfranchised.
The colored American., 1904-10-22
STRIKING AT THE WRONG WO-
MAN

Much excitement was created among
the soldiers of the Forty-Second Coast
Artillery over the announcement that
John T. Smith, a member Of the hos
pitaI corps, had married a coIored
woman-his nurse who had cared for
him during a long spell of yellow few
er, and Hospital Sergeant Sparrow
berg called for his discharge. This
statement in the daily papers shows a
most contemplate state Of race pre-
iudice existing in some sections of
this country. White men may live in
adultery with Negro women and moth
ing is said, but here is a marriage and
the soldier is discharged. Who ever
heard Of a white soldier being dis
charged for living with a Negro con-
cubine? Why not draw the line on
concubines and. let legal marriages
alone, especially where the woman is
Of good character, as the woman was
in this case.
The colored American., 1904-10-22

to them the bugbear of social equali-
ty-a thing that Negroes care nothing
for. and something that all sensible
white men know has never existed
and never viii exist as long as people
are free to choose their own associ-
ates in social affairs.
The Democratic managers, started
out by claiming everything; they seem
now to have drawn in their horns and
are making no claims, but engineer
ing still hunt" waiting for some
thing to turn up that they can take
advantage of. 1t was really amusing
to hear them sqUeal when Governor
Odell, Of New York, commenced to
challenge that array of Tammany
Hall, composed of dead men and ere
peaters." What a fuss they made?
When they found that their trick of
voting dead men was frustrated mo
thief ever put the halter draw with
good opinion Of the law" and good
men are not found Kicking" when the
law is being enforced.
The fact is our Democratic friends
have been blocked at their game.
They are defeated at every point The
Republican managers are too smart
for them and are not sleeping on the
battle field. A great victory for the
party is in sight and is due to come
on about November the Sth. Get
your torch-lights ready for the pa
rade.
The colored American., 1904-10-22

Light Ahead for the Negro" is a
new book just out by Prof. E. A. John
son, the well-known author. It bears
the imprint Of the Grafton Press, n.
Y, and is a work of fiction, romance
anu history. 1t completely refutes the
ideas of Thos. Dixon in Leopard
Spots and those who claim that it is
necessary to use shot guns in settling
the Negro problem. It is a work Of
high literary merit and is listed il
the Book Dealers Magazine among the
recent publications Of note.
The Reformed Presbyterian Synod,
in session at Clinton, S. c., refused to
unite with the Northern church by a
vote Of "a to 8, the chief objection be-
ing that the Northern branch of the
Presbyterian church admits Negroes
to membership. While drawing the
line on admission to membership the
Southern church nevertheless holds
that it is its duty to assist financially
the co1ored members in separate or
sanizations.
The colored American., 1904-10-22
THE POLITICAL OUTLOOK.

The political situation Of the coun-
try grows brighter every day Bett-
ing money is being freely offered by
the betting people, 10 to L on Roose-
velt and 1t finds no takers. This is
one of the surest signs indicating who
is in the lead. A stroll up Broadway,
N. Y, will convince one where the
business element Of the Metropolis is
the Roosevelt banners outnumber
the others 20 to L. Heretofore busi-
ness men have been averse to showing
which side they were on, but in this
campaign they are hanging out ban
ners.
Good reports are coming in from
all the doubtful states.
strong indication that the Democ-
racy is being hard pushed lies in the
fact that a man Of Senator Germans s
standing is getting down to the low
level OF using Booker Washington
Roosevelt dinner episode in his
speeches in Maryland It is well
known that the NEGRO issue is the
last resort Of the Democratic party.
When all other weapons fail they re-
sort to abuse OF Negroes and try to
array the illiterate white voters
against the Negroes by the holding up
The colored American., 1904-10-22

Dr. c. H Payne was born at Red
Sulphur Springs, Monroe County, Va,
now West Virginia, Sept l, 1913, where
ne lived with his mother until the
war Of the rebellion, his father having
died when be was about two years old.
He received his educational training
from private instructors and at the
Richmond Institute, Richmond Va,
from which institution he graduated
with honors. Mr.. Payne taught pub
lie school in West Virginia for q num-
Der Of years, beginning in 1868. He
entered politics actively in 1870 and
has taken part in every State and Ma
tiona1 campaign since that year, some
years delivering more than a hundred
addresses during one campaign. He
has spoken in West Virginia, Ohio,
Kentucky, and Missouri; he has four
times represented Congressional dis
tricts, in National Republican cOnyen-
tiOns-three times as alternate and
once as a delegate He served the
Government as deputy collector Of In
ternal Revenue, at Charleston ". Va,
during the administration Of President
Harrison; was elected to the Iegisla-
ture of West Virginia in 1896 by the
Republicans of Fayette Co., receiving
about 1000 votes Of white citizens and
the entire vote Of his own people In
May, 1903, Mr. Payne was appointed.
by President Roosevelt, Consul of the
United States for the Danish West
Indies, which position he is now fill
ing to the satisfaction of the Govern
ment and to the credit of his country,
his race and himself
The colored American., 1904-10-22

Word has beer. received from CleTe-
land, Ohio, of serious accident which
happened to Mr.. George A Myers, a
we'll known leader and business man
of that city. He suffered a break Of
both legs, one in two places, between
the knee and the ankle, and the other
at the ankle, besides bruising and 9th
erwise injuring himself. He fell down
the elevator shoft at the residence Oh
Mr. SOuthworth, on Euclid avenue,
from the second floor to the basement
He is doing as well as could be eX-
pected under the circumstances.
The colored American., 1904-10-22

Ohio. and the further announcemer+
that among the visitors TO his sick
bed were Aessrs- Rockefeller and
SOuthworth, two millionaires of that
city The last named left word tbot
Mr.. Myers have every possible atten.
ton, and that all bills be sent to him.
MOral-The best white people Of the
country are beginning TO know that
there are different classes of coIored
people just as there are of white peo-
pie, and are treating them according
".
The colored American., 1904-10-22
HELD IN HIGH ESTEEM.

The Associated Press dispatches in
announcing the death Of the venerable
Bishop L c. Clinton, of Charleston.
S. c., recently, called attention to the
fact that the leading white people Of
Charleston suspended. business and at
tended his funeral in large numbers
From another part of the country
comes the news OF a serious accident
to Mr.: George A. Myers, Of Cleveland,
The colored American., 1904-10-22

Mr.. Bryan and Mr.. Hill are assert
ing on the stump that the Republican
Party does not appoint Negroes to Of
flee in the North, but only in the
South.
We can see how Mr.. Bryan might do
so, but how could Mr. Hill overlook
Mr.. Charles W. Anderson, Of New
York City, Supervisor OF Races.
and Mr.. J. E. Bruce, in the Surveyor
of Ports Office.
Bah! Bah,l Bah,!l The Republican
party recognizes the Colored element
of the party North and South, and
lays down the rule of appointing good
men to Office without first asking
whether he is black or white, as the
Bourbon Democracy does.
The colored American., 1904-10-22
THE jim CROW" CAR MUDDLE.

The other day very bright coIored
man and a white man were travelling
together on one of the Jim Crow"
railroad lines. When they reached the
Maryland line the conductor ordered
the white man into the "Jim Crow
Car and left the eoIored man in the
White" car. These mistakes are con-
stant1y occurring and shows what a
muddle the Jim Crow system is,
anyhow
If this keeps on, it will be neces-
sary after a while, not only to put
white" and 'fCoIored" signs on the
cars. but also to put sign on each
passenger
The colored American., 1904-10-22

Some Of our leading colored divines
hold that separate organizations are
best for the -colored ministers in that
they afford a better field Of develop
ment; whereas in the white Organiza-
tions colored men would have to take
back seats and be generally over awed-
The late Bishop Haven held this view
and for that reason favored separate
organizations in the NJ. E. Church.
The colored American., 1904-10-22

By a vote Of the House Of Deputies
of the General Association Of the
Episcopal church in session in Boston,
Mass, episcopal ministers will still
be allowed 20 marry parties who have
been divorced.
The colored American., 1904-10-22

This has been gala week for the
Shriners in this city. More than five
hundred delegates from different parts
of the country were in attendance
Those from Richmond, Va, came in
special car.
The colored American., 1904-10-22

Mr.. z. A. Johnson. of Raleign, n T.
was in this city this week en- route
from New York. wheere he went 70
look after the issuing Of his new BOOK
Light Ahead for the Negro"
The colored American., 1904-10-22
THE DEMOCRACY RESPONSIBLE

For the Evils Complained of in the
St Louis Platform, so Far as the
Race Question is Concerned.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-10-07
lunenburg.

The Woman's Club met with Miss
Nettie Bell Tuesday September 9th.
The milliners have displayed some of
their fall goods.
The cider mill starts up this week and
will have large crop of apples.
Mrs. Florence Palmer has presented
to the town through the trustees of the
Alden Balch Memorial Library solid
brass figures to indicate the year in
which the building was erected, and
these ill soon be placed on the build
ing. The trustees have voted unani-
nous vote of tina ks to the donor.
Col. F. D. Hale and F. A. Turner
were in town the last of the week.
Elbridge Carbee is doing painting for
M. d. Bowker.
Mrs. c. w. King has gone to Massa-
chusetts to visit relatives and expects to
be gone several weeks.
Hilltop Grange invited the Lancaster
Grange Wednesday evening September
2Sth, and about twenty-five came over.
A pleasant evening was enjoyed and
refreshments were served.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-10-07

Rev. c. W. Kelley had friend visit
ing him a few DAYS lzst week.
Mrs Lucy Knapp Of Franklin, Mass,
was a guest Of Miss Julia White Sep
temI.er 2sth also Miss Martha Br1ekett
of Lancaster.
A large number Of the w. r. {. Wis
tied st. Johnsbury last week to attend
the district meeting.
Nelson Dodge, wife and sou visited
her sister, Mrs Herbert Lougee at st.
Johnsbury, returning the first of this
week.
Miss Mary Wesley, teacher in the
high school room, spent Sunday in ST.
Johnshury.
Miss Grace Marsh, teacher in the
primary school, was taken i'll in school
and obliged to give up for few days,
but expects to be able 10 resume work
this week.
Miss Lota Barnard has gone to Port
land to remain several days.
Cards have been received here
announcing the marriage of Lyman
Blondin aud Miss Bertha Howe, both Of
Lancaster, October 9th.
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CuildhaII.

The sad news of the death of A. w.
Scott, NJ. d.. of Bakersfield, was received
here last Friday. He was a former
resident and physician at Groveton, N.
H., and was the Worshipful Master of
Benton Lodge, F. & A. NJ, of this place
A large number of the members of
Benton Lodge went to Bakersfield to
conduct the funeral services, which
were held at 2 P. NJ, Sunday.
Neal Beattie is attending the high
school at Bradford.
W. II. Hayes house and barn was
destroyed by fire the night of September
~. There was quantity of hay and
grain in the barn. The house was
unoccupied. Insurance, $500.
Charles Morse of Lowell, Mass, is the
guest of his sister, Mrs. S. G. Poole.
Mrs. John Boyce gave a picnic at
Grange hall Monday evening, September
20. 1t was enjoyed by all present.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-10-07

"Nothing new under the sun? Yes
there is. A call for another important
Commission, consisting of three or more
members to be appointed by the Cover
nor, at four dollar per day salary and
expenses. It's name,-"A Commission
to advertise the gorgeousness of Yer
mont Sunsets, the purity of her Water
and the high degree ozonic conditions
OF her atmosphere" This will be sup
Elemental to the work of the Board of
Health and Railroad Commission.
Would it not be we'll also to provide for
a commission on Immigration" with
authority at state expense, to cross over
to Europe and hunt up desirable immi-
grants for our rural hill farms which a
few years ago were greatly enhanced in
valne by much Advertising? No doubt
the Steamboat and Railway Companies
will be willing to advise the commission
as to the best methods to pursue, at a
reasonable commission per head in ex.
cess of the passage price.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-10-07
ANGLES LETTER,

Letters of acceptance, constituting a
direct appeal to their fellow citizens,
have been submitted by the two leading
candidates. These letters should be
duly considered, as they are the best aid
to the people who are interested in ascer.
tanning the strength of character of
each candidate. Of far more impor-
lance this than the platform constructed
in convention. Laws and "forms" made
by men are fallible, even that venerated
document the "Constitution" does not
allow for emergencies; the president
should not be so manacled by claw" as
to fail to rise to the needs of golden
opportunity, rich in benefits to his
countrymen.
President Roosevelt has wisely sup
plemented his actual acceptances of
nomination with reasons for his official
actions during his filling out of presi-
dent McKinley's term. These reasons
cannot fail to convince unprejudiced
minds that in every action the Presi-
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-10-07
East Charleston.

w. E. Trip went Tuesday to Boston
to spend week, combining business
and pleasure in the TRIP.
II. j. Hudson has returned from his
visit to New York city. His daughter
Addie accompanied him home.
Several sheep have been killed by dogs
in this vicinity recently.
Representative elect Clark Royce left
town Tuesday morning for Montpelier.
The village school held an entertain.
ment Thursday evening in the vestry
and in spite of bad weather it was well
patronized. With the proceeds a flag
for the school has been bought.
Miss Ella Moore called on some of
her former pupils on Saturday. All were
pleased to greet her.
Mrs. II. Moore accompanied by her
son from New York have been visiting
relatives here the past week.
The six months old girl baby, recently
left in care of Mrs. d. Chaplin by two
unknown women, has evidently been
abandoned, and overseer of the poor.
+. J. Bruce, has been notified to care for
her.
Engineer, w. F. Kimtall, who was
killed in the wreck at Lewiston, Me-,
was we'll known in this town, having
spent his vacation here for several years
with Mrs. Kimball's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. S. Bean.
Miss Florence Bruce is home from the
White Mountains to spend short time
before going to Florida to spend the
winter.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-10-07

The people are all nightly in hopes
that the incoming law making body will
be equal to the demands of the hour
and accomplish all that we need for the
next two years. Outlines the majority
of the people are disappointed in what
their representatives accomplish while
at Montpelier; Arrays some of the peo-
pie are entirely dissatisfied with results
so far short Of what they anticipated,
there is so much difference of opinion
that friction causes many wrecks of pet
hobbies. We know the senate will be
strong in business sagacity and loyalty
to principle; the house will be no less
so, and with its many able and honest
leaders there is no danger that the
following will be led astray.
The foregoing WIS inserted in the
HERALD last week, but the accidental
omission of the word "no" in the fourth
line from the bottom, before the word
"less," made us say exactly the reverse
of what we intended We trust the
members from Goshen and Peru, Bur-
lington and Montpelier, Rutland and
Glastonbury did not notice the signif-
canoe OF our former suggestion as prin-
ted-they might kick. Leave out one
small word and how changed is the
sentiment expresed.-ED.1
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-10-07
Essex County Court, October Term.

Essex County Court commenced Tues
day morning, Judge Start presiding in
the absence, through illness, of Judge
Watson.
The jury docket was first called and
several cases marked settled or contin-
ued. In the case of the Town of Bright
on v. Kelsey the court called up the
defendants motion to dismiss for GER
tain imperfections of the writ. After a
very brief argument the court overruled
the motion and the defendant noted an
exception and filed demurrer showing
twenty-nine reasons why the declaration
should be adjudged insufficient. The
court ordered counsel to submit briefs
on this question within ten days, when
he would take the matter under consid-
Grafton, make ruling, note exceptions
by defeated party, and also rule whether
the case should be passed Immediately
to the supreme court or stand for trial
on the facts.
In the case of The Fitzgerald Land &
Lumber Company ct ais v. The Island
Pond Water Company, the court ruled
that the case in its present state had no
standing in this court and that the only
way to bring it there was to petition the
county court for rehearing.
In the afternoon the grand jury were
sworn and ably and clearly instructed in
their duties, and at once proceeded to
their business.
The case of Dodge v. Carpenter, an
action of replevin, was then taken up
and a jury impanelled. The case resulted
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-10-07

We saw list of the newly decorated
Colonels in some publication. We do
not recall their names nox, but do
recall that as we read the names we
failed to recognize that of any one OF
whom we had ever heard, but it is safe
to say that they will prove to be men of
marked valor in the hour of carnage
and possessed of great dignity in
the hour of peaceful receptions, etc. We
never yet heard of a Colonel of this
class who were not extremely courteous
and affable, especially when the ladies
are around. Here's to the military
bearing of the new Staff of Governor
Bell.
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Lexington and So. Canaan.

Otis Covell started for St. Louis last
Saturday.
Miss Sarah Jordan has returned from
Poland Springs, Me.
We understand that Rev. Asa Fuller
will gather the cream in this section for
the North Stratford Creamery Co.
The two typhoid fever patients are
doing we'll.
We hear that the Vancore boys have
purchased house in Colebrook Village,
N. H., and will move there before win.
fop
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sTATEop VERMONT, DISTRICT OF Essay,

STATIC OF VERMONT, DISTRICT OF ESSEN, 81.
In Probate Court, held at Brighton. in
and for said District, on the 18th day OF
October, A. D., 1904, an Instrument, pur-
porting to be the last VIII and Testament
of George II. Fitzgerald, late of Brighton
in said district. deceased being presented
to the Court by the custodian thereof for
Probate.
1t is ordered by said Court, that all persons
concerned therein be notified to appear at a
session of said Court to be held at the
Lakeview hotel il Islan1 Pond on the
22d day of October, ID. 1904, at o O'Clock
A. NJ. and show cause, II any they may have,
against the Probate of said will.
For which purposeitis further ordered. that
a copy of the record of this order be published
three weeks successfully in the ESSEX COUNTY
HERALD, newspaper printed at Island
Pond, previous to said time appointed for
hearing.
BY the Court, Attest,
Oct. 7 ROBERT CHASE. JUDGE.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1904-10-07

in a verdict for the Plaintiff, one cent
damages aud costs
Al 5 O'Clock the divorce case Of Mabel
VI. Cory =. Arthur +. Corey Was called,
and after brief examination OF the
petitioner il was discovered that the
parties had never lived together in this
state aud that the petitioner had re-
sided less than two years in the state.
The case was therefore dismissed, the
amended law requiring a two years
residence in such a case. The case oil
Nellie NJ. Prouty V. John p. Prouty was
then called and a divorce granted for
intolersble severity.
wednesd sy morning a hearing was
commenced in the case of Emma Heath
v. John Heath, for divorce. This case
was dismissed because the petitioners
attorney had signed the libel for her
instead of securing her actual signature.
The grand jury reported one true bill
charging Reuben Bronson of Bloomfield
with murder in the first degree, which
completed their labors and they were
discharged.
In the chancery case of G. +. Clarke,
administrator, v. Willard Smith, decree
pro forma was made for the plaintiff,
without hearing, and appeal allowed ia
the supreme court for the defendant.
Wednesday afternoon the court tooh
recess until 8 A. NJ. October Is, wher
the murder trial will be commenced.