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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-02-19

had passed, dad said: when you
arc in Rome you must do as the Ro-
mans do" and he said he wanted TO
get that heavy feeling off, his should
ers which he got at the religious pro-
ce6sion, aud wanted me TO suggest
something deyilish that We could do.
and l told him we better so and soc
the "Catacombs" He wanted To
know If it was anything like "a Trip
to Chinatown or the BLACK Crook, =
and | told him it was worse. Then
he asked me if there was much low
neck and long stockings in the Ca
tacombs," and i told him there was
u plenty, and he said he was just ripe
to see that kind Of a show, and so
we took carriage for the "Cata-
combs and dad could hardly keep
still till we got there.
I suppose l ought TO be killed for
foolinG dad, but he crayed for ex-
combs" are where Roman citizens
have been buried for thousands of
years, i'll graves hewn out of solla
rock, and they are ~petrified, and after
they have laid in the graves for a
few hundred years, the mummifed
bodies are taken out and stood up
jn corners il tho bodies will hold
together. and if not the bones are
piled up around for scenery.
We had to take torches to- go sin.
and we wandered through corridors,
gazing at the remains, until dad asked
one of the men with us what it ali
meant, and the man said it was the
greatest show on earth. Dad began
TO think he was nutty, and when
laughed, and said: THAT is great
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Rome. taly-Dear Old Friend
You remember, don't you, when you
were a boy, playing tag, you're it,
and button, button, who's got the
button ?" that one OF the trying stua-
tons was to be judged to so TO
Rome" which meant that you were
10 kiss every. girl in The room.
never got enough going to Rome"
when ! attended church sociables and
parties, but always got blindfoldec,
and had to kiss anybody they brought
to me. which was usually a boy or col
ored cook, 50 j leased dad TO take me
10 Rome. and when lie got over his
being ratified and robbed and Burned
by lava at NeSuvius he said he didn't
care where he went. and besides.I told
him about the Roman Coliseum.
where they turned hungry tigers. and
lions. and hyenas loose among the
the beasts eat them alive. and dad
said that was something like it, as the
way he had been robbed and misused
in Italy, he would enjoy seeing a good
share of the population cheWed by
lions. if the lions could stand it.
didn't tell dad that the wild animal
show had not been running for "a
couple of thousand years, cause
thought he would find it out when we
got here
Say. old man. guess l can help you
to locate Rome. You remember the.
time / spoke a piece at the school eX-
hibition, when | put nv hand inside my
flannel shirt. like an orator. and said:
And this is Rome, that sat on her
seven hills. and from her throne OF
beauty ruled the world" Well. this
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right through him. aud would know
he was Baptist, but the rest of the
Americans were going UP, and dad
didn't want TO be eccentric. SO he and
went up. The Pope put out his
hand TO dad, and instead Of shaking
it, as he would the hand OF any other
man on earth, and asking how his
folks We're, dad bent over and kissed
the Pope'S hand, aud the Pope bless
ed him. Dad looked like a new man.
a good man, and when the Pope put
his hand ON my head and blessed me,
my heart came up in my throat.
cause ! thought he must know all the
mean things | had ever done, but
can feel his soft, beautiful hand on
my head now, and from this out /
would fight any boy twice my size
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everything looked dead TO him. l
told him he would get over it after
awhile, and to stay where he was
while I went and spoke TO one OF the
ballet that was reckoning to me, and
left him there. daZcd. and went
around corner and hid.
People were coming along with
torches. all the time, looking at the
catacombs and reading the inscrip-
tons cut in the rock, and after
awhile I went back TO where I left
dad, and he was gone, but after
awhile I found him standing UP with
the stjffs. He was glad To see ME,
aud wanted to know il / thought he
was dead. I told him l was sure he
was alive, though he had a deathly
look on his face. well, sir" says
dad, Il thought it was all over with
me. after you left, for Il man came
took hold under my arms and jumped
me along here by these stiffs. and
told u,e If l didn't stay where I be-
longcd he would break me up into
bones, and throw me into q pile, and
] thought ! would have to do as the
Romans do and stay here. and before
the man left me he reached into my
pocket and took my money, and said
couldn't spend any money in there
where | was going to stay for a mil
lion years, and. by gosh I was SO pc
trilicd I couldn't stop him from rob-
biug me. Say, Hennery, they will rob
You anywhere, even in the grave, and
if this Catacomb show is over, and the
curtain has gone down. ] want to get
out of here, and go to the Coliseum
or the Roman amphitheater. where
the wild beasts eat people alive" And
so we left the Catacombs and went
back TO town. and dad began to show
life again
Say. you tell the folks at home that
dad is gaining every day, and his va
cation is doing him good. He has
promised TO kill me for taking him
TO the Catacomb show, but dad never
harbors revenge for long, and | guess
your little nephew will pull through.
wish ! had my skates, cause dad
wants TO go to Russia. Yours.
HENNERY.
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that ever said u word against the
Pope and his religion. When we got
outside dad says to me: "Hennery
ion't YOU never let me hear of your
doing a thing that would make the
good man sorry if he was to hear
about it, And we went to our hotel
and stayed all the afternoon. and all
night. and just thought of that Popc's
angelic face, and when one Of the
Americans came to our room and
wanted dad TO play cinch. he was in
dignant and said: II would Us soon
think of robbing o child'S bank, and
he went to bed. and il dad wasn't
converted man | never saw one.
Well. sir, trouble and sorrow and
religion, don't last very long on dad.
The next morning we talked things
over. and / quoted all the Roman
stuff | could think of to dad. such as
I'm, that elder day, TO be n Roman
was greater than a king" but before
could think twice there was a COM
motion in the streets and porter
came and made us take off our hats.
because the king was riding by. und
we looked at the king, aud dad WAS
hot. He said that fellow was nothing
but a railroad hand. disguised in a
uniform, and, by ginger, if we had
seen that king out west working on
a railroad with canvas clothes on.
he would not have looked like Il
king on a bet There was nothing
but his good clothes that stood be-
tween the king and a dago digging
sewers in Chicago.
After the king and0hi5 ninespots
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and clapped my hands, and said En-
core dad stopped and said: Hen
ncry. this is no leg SHOW, this IS a
morguc." but to cheer him I'D | told
him his head must be wrong, and ]
pointed to about hundred dried
corpses. thousand years old, In u
corner, with grinninG skulls all
around, and told him that was the
ballet and told him TO look at the
leading dancer, and asked him il she
wasn't a bcaut. from Butte, Mont,
aud that killed dad. He leaned
against me, and said his eyes must
have gone back OH him, because
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Notice Of Application 10 Tie LcgislD-
tllre.

Notice is hereby given that arplca-
ton viii be made TO tho General As
sembly OF North Carolina al its pres
ent session to amend the charter OF
the Chowar and Aulander Railroad
Company. heretofore incorporated un-
der chapter "a. Private Laws Of 1893,
as amended by chapter Private
Laws OF 1903. This 10th day Of Jan
uaTy. 1905.
By ST. LEON SCuLL,
Attorney for ChoWan and Aulrndsr
r. r. Co.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-04-14
WHITINGHAM.

Charlie Clark was in town Tuesday.
w. w. Follett was in town Monday.
Mr. Morris was in Springfield, Mass,
last week.
Homer Boyd has bargained for Ernest
Simpsons property.
Ethel Newell left town last Saturday
to take up her school-teaching duties.
The village schools will open next Mon
day with Miss Mary Belle Dix as teacher
Ernest Simpson has rented his house
for the month of May to people from
Florida.
A hard rain storm Tuesday carried of
the snow rapidly, and made the roads
very muddy.
c. s. Chase went to Newfane Wednes-
day morning to attend the April term of
the Windham county court
c. s. Chase was called to Readsboro
Monday afternoon on business connected
with the Italian stabbing affair.
Dwight Putnam had birthday party
Tuesday afternoon, when warm sugar was
served on snow to the little folk.
Mrs. Clara Jflson has some beautiful
tea roses and Easter lilies that have had
some very fine blossoms upon them.
William Underwood has taken orders
this spring for more than 1000 rolls OF
wall paper, and there is more to come.
Carpenters will begin work Monday put
ting a new veranda on c. 5. Chase's
house, and the buildings will be painted
| MIR. and Mrs. Albee have finished work
at the Mountain Springs House and peo-
/ pie from Springfield, Mass, are filling
/ their places
Mrs. Calista Kentheld found an egl
| Saturday weighing four ounces, and
/ another one Sunday weighing five ounces
and measuring by s inches.
| Seven members OF the Thimble club
| met with Mrs. Carrie Chase last Friday
! 4 letter was read from Mrs Jenni,
| Wheeler of Conconully, Wash, one of th'
| original FIVE, at whose home the club wa:
| organized She wrote OF fine sprinl
weather there since Feb. %. The mex
meeting will be held at the home OF Mis-
| Edith Fowler Friday, May 3.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-04-14
GUILFoRD CENTRE.

Archie Franklin Of Gill visited at w
G. Worden's last week.
C. w. Weymouth has sold his farm and
will move away about April 20.
Leslie Adams of Readville, Maine, has
been calling on friends in town recently.
Eugene Sessions recently bought the
Warren Wilder farm. He will move there
soon
Real estate in Guilford seems to be hav-
ing a boom, as six farms have changed
hands within short time.
Broad Brook Grange will give calico
ball some time in May. The date will
be announced later with detailed arrange
ments.
1t is expected that most of the schools
will begin April "a. The Baker school
will begin April II, with Miss Lulu Hall
as teacher.
Sugar makers are taking in their
buckets. The season has been short and
many farmers have not made as much
sugar as usual.
The next regular Grange meeting will be
held Wednesday evening, April &c, al
which time the following program will
be presented: Music; recitation, Mrs. Con-
yers; song, Elmer Goodnow; Changers
Journal Mrs. Alice Thomas and Mrs
Alta Hudson; quotations or Bible verses
beginning with the letter A, by each
member; debate, Resolved, that the
state should receive national aid in build
ing roads, with F. L. Wellman and NJ
A. Thomas in the affirmative and Roy
Ingraham and E. d. Conyers in the mega
tive; music.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-04-14
WILLIAMSVILLE.

Bertha Manchester spent Sunday in
Brattleboro.
County Clerk Merrifield is attending the
session of court at Newfane.
Carrie Stedman and Carrie Freyenhagen
are visiting at Mr.. Roels in Brattleboro.
Prentiss Carr has received a visit this
week from his mother and brother, who
live in Townshend.
Mrs. d. r. Stedman was called to Brat
tleboro Wednesday by the serious illness
of her sister, Mrs. Frank Morse.
Beulah and Abbe Adams returned to
school at Townshend Monday and Robert
White returned to Barre Wednesday.
Schools in town will begin Monday
April "a. Floyd Putnam will teach in
Williamsville and Mrs. H. NJ. Adams in
the Parish.
Frank Allen. who has been helping
Walter Wheeler in the saw mill, came
down" with measles Wednesday. He
worked until p. m. Tuesday,
At a meeting of the school directors
John E. Morse was chosen chairman and
d. r. Stedman clerk. viii Bruce of New
fame was appointed superintendent OF
schools.
E. H. Tuthnl left town last week for
small place near Waterbury, Conn.
where an electric railroad is being built
He took four horses and two men with
him. He expects to be gone all summer
The steam mill has caught fire twice
in the last month, the last time being on
Sunday, when Amos Stratton happened
to be passing by and saw the smoke
issuing from one of the windows. He
eXtinguished the fire, which but for his
timely discovery would have soon beer
beyond control.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-04-14
DUNN ERsToN.

Faith Fairbank and friend, Harriet
Kreesech of Guilford, were the guests of
Edith Dutton last week.
Arthur Miller has gone to Brattleboro to
work for DR.. A. l. Miller. Mrs. Miller
will move there later
Theodore Brossard, Florence Miller and
Edith Dutton, who have spent their va
cation in town, returned to Mortified
seminary Monday.
Schools began Monday at the Middle
town and Hollow, with Mr.. Willis and
Miss Marcy as teachers. Mrs. Sprague
will begin school April II in the North
district.
In commemoration of Passion week the
following services will be held in the Con-
gregational church at 7.30 p. m: Wednes-
day, Taking Up the Cross" H. r. Miles;
Thursday What Shall l DO with Jesus, "
l.. NJ Keneston; Friday, THE Wondrous
Cross" ]. d. King; Saturday, "Disap-
pointments," w. p. jackson; Sunday,
1.-THE Resurrection of Christ" W. p.
Jackson. Next Sunday, April 16, the
pastor will speak on Christ and the
Twelve"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-04-14
WILMINGTON.

o. e. Butterfield is attending court at
Newfane.
Martin A. Brown is in Boston this week
on business.
Rev. Henry X. Reigel OF Saugus, Mass,
has been in town this week.
A special meeting OF Social lodge was
held on Wednesday evening for the con-
ferring Of the second degree.
Present indications are that the sugar
season is nearly over. little more than
half the usual crop has been produced.
Nicholas Mcdonald. who has been in
California during the past winter. has
returned accompanied by his friend.
Oliver Perry
Mills Brown, who was elected town
grand juror, having declined to qualify,
the selectmen have appointed c. NJ.
Russell to the Office
Water is in the reservoir to the depth
Of six feet. The main on West Main
street was filled Saturday and hose at
tached to one OF the hydrants.
The weather for the past few days has
been very favorable for driving logs on
the West branch and another week as
favorable will bring the drive to Mountain
Mills.
The usual Tuesday evening meeting at
the Universalist church was well attend
ed Notwithstanding the unpleasant
weather. Rev. Mr.. Potter of Shelburne
Falls. Mass, conducted the services.
Mr. and Mrs ]. II. Kidder announce
the engagement of their daughter Faith
years course at the New England Con-
servatory in Boston, in June. to Charles
Egbert Gardner of Troy, n. Y.
The high school under Principal Stet-
son began on Monday. The other de-
partments will begin next week under
the following teachers Grammar school,
Miss E f. Hammond; grades five and six,
Miss Prince; grades three and four, Miss
Chamberlain; grades one and two, Miss
Mabel Medbury; teacher in Castle school,
Miss Mabel Pike; Fitch school, Miss
Ardelle Whitney: Cutting school, Miss
Belle Bemis. No teacher has been
secured for the Dix school as yet.
II you have never seen the unusually
fine collection of shells. minerals and
other curios owned by Walter d. Adams,
call at his residence and look them over
and Mr. Adams will take pleasure in
showing the specimens. We doubt il
there is in the state another such display
outside of the colleges. The collection
has been obtained at a large expense
| from all parts of the world. Every article
| is catalogued and arranged in a fine case
Mr. Adams has also two large chairs and
one table made almost entirely from the
| horns of cattle. These articles are unique
and represent much labor and are useful
as well as ornamental.
Clinton Z. Clark was brought before JUS
| tice ]. H. Kidder on Monday, on grand
! jurors complaint that Clark committed
/ rape upon the person of Miss Bessie
| Clark on Sunday afternoon in the high
| way near the residence OF Luther H
| Clark, father of the girl o. E. Butter
! field conducted the case in behalf of the
state. Several witnesses We're called and
| the testimony was strongly against the
respondent The court held Clark in the
sum of 5000 for his appearance before
county court. Not being able to secure
| bail he was taken to Newfane on Tuesday
by Sheriff Barber and will probably have
| his trial at the present term
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-04-14
GUILFORD.

Miss Chloe May Franklin is improving
after a recent illness.
Mrs. Josephine Reed returned this week
from New York, called home by the ILL
ness of her sister, Fannie.
Miss May Franklin is at work at Chas
Coombs's. Miss Matte Metcalf of Brat
tleboro is taking care of Mrs. Coombs.
Asa Wyman and family are moving
from the Wilder farm to the Edison Smith
farm. Mr.. Wyman will work for S. A.
Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merton Thomas gave a
card party last Saturday evening, which
was enjoyed by 80 or more of their
friends. Refreshments were served, which
included hot maple syrup on snow.
c. w. Weymouth has sold his farm to
Mr. Hawkins of Manchester, this state.
George P. Miller has sold his Warren
Wilder farm to Eugene Sessions of Green
field, Mass. George Sessions, a brother,
also from Greenfield, is moving to the
Macia farm, adjoining, which he bought
recently.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-04-14
GREEN RIVER.

Frank Fife has been confined to the
house two weeks with rheumatism.
A. j. Bracket was disabled last week
with a sprained knee, injured while at
work in H. Stoves saw mill.
Fred Stowe spent last week in Boston,
New York and Rhode Island canvassing
for chairs, settees and lawn swings.
Ernest Thomas of Brattleboro spent
last week with his mother, Mrs. Fanny
Thomas, and visited at Arthur Lynde's.
Daniel Lazelle has leased his farm and
cows to David Robbins on shares for the
year, possession having been given April
/.
Clark Thomas is spending several days
with his mother at Turner's Falls and
with relatives in Greenfield and Gill,
Mass.
Our former school teacher, Miss Mary
COombs, was in this place Saturday. We
were very sorry to learn that she was
not to return for the spring term of
school.
d. NJ and Earl Thompson are at work
for David and Arthur Worden through
sugaring. This has been a poor season
to date, but Mr.. Worden reports having
made over 100 gallons of fine syrup.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-04-14
SOUTH NEWFANE.

Miss Lulu Goodrich is i'll with measles.
L. w. Shepard is spending a few days
in Agawam, Mass.
News has been received of the death
of Mrs David Whitaker of Brattleboro.
formerly of Marlboro.
Mrs. George Whitney returned Sunday
to her home in Brattleboro. after a week s
visit with her sister, Mrs. c. +. Brown.
B. c. Bailey brought the body OF his
infant son from Brattleboro to be buried
in the South Newfane cemetery on We'd
nesday.
The ladies' aid society will meet at the
vestry of the Baptist church Thursday
OF next week. AS there is special work
to be done, all are requested to be present.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-04-14
WEST HALIFAX.

The people who are sick are improving.
Sugarng has been closed with a very
light crop
Judge worden is attending the April
term of county court
The roads are settling rapidly and
travelling is improving.
Walter Canedy's little boy fell out Of a
chair recently and broke his collar bone.
He is doing as well as could be expected.
Rev. w. j. Vile of East Dover will eX-
change with Rev. J. Il. Berry and will
preach in the Baptist church in this place
Sunday, April 23
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-04-14
JAMAICA.

S. T. r. Cheney visited his parents this
week.
Halle Sprague left for Burlington Tues
day morning.
A. p Carpenter spent Sunday with his
wife at Mrs. Boynto8's.
Dora Thayer Of Brattleboro called on
friends here last Saturday.
Mrs. C. r. Amsden has bought the place
owned by Ellbridge Dixon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Almon Bliss of Hinsdale
were recent visitors at A. S. Works.
Miss Edith Newton Of Brattleboro has
visited this week at Mrs. NJ. f. Aliens.
Bessie Boynton came Saturday to visit
her mother, going back to her work Tues
day.
Mr. and Mrs Albert Hildreth Of Brat
tleboro visited at NJ F. Towards last
week.
The body of Orrin F. Knowlton of Bel
lows Falls was brought here for burial
last week.
C. j. Torrey has rented his house to
George Hollenbeck of the Jamaica Lum-
Der company.
Rev. James Tarr preached at the Con-
gregational church Sunday. A call has
been extended to him.
Miss Olive Shumway spent most of heI
vacation in Boston. coming home Friday
to remain until Tuesday.
Mrs Betsey Boynton is suffering from
nervous prostration. Her daughter Mrs
| Carpenter is caring for her.
A man from Burlington has been here
to take specimens of lime rock from Bal
| mountain to experiment with.
Mr. and Mrs. Snyder and young child
| are boarding at Mrs. Fannie Howard s
Mrs. Snyder was formerly Miss Spencer.
Mrs Ada Goodenough and son wen
home and Miss Florence Muzzy returned
| to college Wednesday. Mrs. ]. A. Muzzl
accompanied them.
The girls club of the Baptist churcl
| will hold a sale of useful and fame!
articles and serve refreshments at thu
town hall next Tuesday evening.
The ladies' Industrial society met Wed
nesday with Mrs. Kellogg. 1t was vote'
to give the Sunday school sugar suppe
at the parsonage next Monday evening
All members of the Sunday school ar
cordially invited to be present.
Mrs Lydia Clough of West Jamaici
was found dead in her bed last weel
Thursday morning. She had been on
winter with her daughters in Brattleboro
| coming home about two weeks ago
The junior aid Of the Congregations
| church. under the leadership of Mis-
Mabel Sage, gave a pleasant entertain
ment last Friday evening. After the pro
gram, consisting of a dialogue, tableaux
pantomimes and music, cake and coffe
were served. There was good at
tendance and the proceeds amounted t
$s.25.