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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-09-13

An enterprise In which Randolph 4
taking a good deal Of interest lust now Is
the new canning factory OF the Demeritt
q Palmer Packing company. at present
engaged in putting up the seasons erop OF
sweet corn raised for Il by farmers OF the
vicinity. THIS factory was built this sum-
mer by the Demeritt q Palmer Packing
comTaUy, who also operate a oannery at
Waterbury. Il Is not the largest factory,
but good judges pronounce 10 the finest
one IN the United States. II cost about
s15,ol0.
The plant Is located beside the Central
Vermont railroad track, just south Of the
village. A spur track connects it with the
main line. The site wal donated BIZ local
subscription, and the factory was eX-
empttd from taxation for period OF ten
years at the last town meeting.
The plant consists Of a main building,
iClXs0 feet, two stories high, except tle
north end. which rises to three stories.
Adjoining this end is an open husking
shed. The foundation Of the main build
ing is OF concrete, and the walls are Of
rock faced concrete bricks, with concrete
slabs for window sills and window and
door lintels. These bricks and slabs were
made on the premises, OF cement, san
and gravel, all the earth materials-which
NEUNta TO He Oh tAE NNE1A-NNHNANE from
the rear OF the same lot. The concrete is
as hard S. granite, aud the effect is that Of
a very even aud beautiful stone, giving
the building an appearance Of solidi.y and
durability. ID is absolutely iIeproof. The
tail chimney Is o. the same concrete ma
te1ial. About 500 bricks In ell were used
IN the construction. aud 1000 bbls. Of
cement were required. The construction
contract was taken by Mr., W S. peacheut
Of Essex Junction. and SO well was it exc
cuted that Mr.. Teachout had nc trouble
IN securing several other contracts for
concrete buildings, among them the tale
mill at East Granville and the Chandler
Music hall in Randolph, now IN process OF
erection.
The lower floor Of the factory building
Is Of cement. On this floor IS most Of the
machinery for canning, and the storage
room, while in rear, separated BY a hre
wall Of concrete, Is the engine room, pro
vided with a t25 horsepower boiler and 3
horsepower engine, supplying the neces-
sary power and the steam for cooking.
The process is very interesting. Il be-
ginsal the husking shed, where the corn
as il IS picked from the stalk IN the field IS
delivered by the farmers in teams, after
being weighed on platform scales IN
rear. Here the huskers get after II y
an baskets holding about n and one
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The output of the factory this year
wall be about 10000 cans, t~wo-thirds OF
which are already put up. When the
canning is completed, the cans will all
have to be labelled ard packed in cases
Of two dozen each, ready for shipment.
The Waterbury labels are to be used this
year. and the corn will be sold under
brands known Gs "White Seal" t'Cream
OF the Valley and 'Ethan Allen" Next
year a special Randolph label will be used,
probably.
The corn put up il sweet, sayory and
delicious.
After the corn canning season, It is
possible that something may be done in
canning apples.
Demeritt q Palmer are casting about
TO see il they cannot lind some other line
OF industry at which this fine plant may
be employed longer than the short
canning period. Ii is really too bad to
have il stand idle so much Of the year.
Tie company will look into the manu-
~facture Of denatured alcohol a little later,
which would seem TO call for about such
a plan. and would employ potatoes and
corr, mostly, for raw materia 5.
Mr.. B. r.. Demeritt Of Waterbury has
been in personal charge If the factory
this year. and has had several experienced
hands from the Waterbury plant to take
the lead m the work. He understands
the bus ness thoroughly, and gets along
we'll with everybody. The help problem
has not been at ell serious, plenty being
available. Al times 100 hands have been
at work az once.
This is the first season, and big things
are not expected, but the business GER
taiRly promises well. The factory is
splendidiy built, well planned n capable
Of turning out a good product fast. One
day last week, in ten hours, Sl,2s4 cans
were filed. The factory is supplied with
electric lights, and frequently runs even
ings. Tn fine village water Is especially
valuable.
This year tire factory is taking the
product OF about 200 acres of corn, and
ten acres Of string beans were cut, clipped
and sent to Waterbury to be put up.
The corn yield has been fully up to the
average, aud the returns satisfactory to
the growers, who get 80 per ton for the
ears, delivered, and have the stalks, husks
and cobs for fodder. The yield is from
two 10 four tons TO the acre, averaging
about three tons, which makes II a better
crop than Ordinary corn. Next year 1t
is likely the acreage will be much in
creased. The factory can take the growth
OF $50 acres with its present machinery,
and there Is room to install a duplicate
plant.
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Randolph.
GEORGIA WHITE, Local Editor.

Dr. and Mrs. G. A. Wheeler left satut-
day for White River Junction, from when
place they viii 60 TO Boston,
Miss winnifred Richmond was a guest
Of Misses Mertie and Bertha howell III
Montpelier the first OF the week.
clark Sargent has rented the upstairs
tenement IN n. Il. Harwood.s house on
Weston street vacated by g.. b. Emery
p A. Rand, who lately sold his real es-
tate holdings in Stockhridge, mas come 70
make his home with his sister, MIS- On
Coolidge. ,
p Nayzaloni was IN town Monday and
Tuesday. en- route from the Burlington
f-nit store. Of which he is al present 10
charge. TO another branch store OF 'ne
company a. Pittsield, " H.
MIS- Catherine Metzger, who had beeh
,t-;,ing relatives in Albany and JOINS
NE ~ returned home Saturday ana
bss resumed her duties as stenogfapher
Tor NJ. NJ. Wilson and Qsgood q houhuE'
Nrs charles NJ. stimets and child rem
p-.rn.4 u-are with Mr.. Stimets over 0dA-
A. and l.. ]. Stimets entertained nv ~
- MIC sarah c. Stimets OF New ilaNel,
orer sunday, on her return from d
week spent in 81. Adams
Mr. and Mrs. George S~parhawk ana IVY
SONS Of Beaver, Penn, came oalulua
visit Al IL. Il, Spsrhawk ana AZ y -
s,sr Mr. sparhawk will probably D5
A-asbont two weeks, while his VIE anu
cbiidren sin remain longer.
Mrs Mary Beckett Of Montpelier re-
-rs5 Saturdsv to her home, AFTER speIa
49, Few DAYS with Miss Ada burtou =
NY ny. ia,ter Win Mrs. Abbie Bingham, y
me isnterttaining Mrs. c. Leavitt Of Dos-
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and their four daughters nave taken up
their abode in the home OF their brother,
DR.. j.. p. Clifford, on Highland avenue, the
daughters attending school here.
Monday, through the d. A. Perry Real
Estate agency OF Barre, the Hutchinson
studio was purchased by S. A. Smith of
Barre, formerly engaged in the photo
graph business there, and before that To-
Gated at Newport, Vt. Mr.. Hutchinson
will conduct the business for Mr.. Smith
until Oct. 1st, when Mr.. Smith will move
here and occupy the studio tenement with
his family ard take actual possession.
Mr.. Hutchinson, who has conducted the
business very successfully for three years,
has not fully decided as to his plans for
the future, but may not leave town.
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- nr5i-e them too much. A doctor
ted him. and we tried almost every
rg but the eczema seemed to
$50. IL started IN a small place on
,Eo lower eXtremities and spread for
tro wears until il very nearly covered
n bark part Of his leg to the knee.
aF.naly / got Cuticura Soap,
Ointment. and Pills, and gave them
s5.rl.r- 10 directions. / used them
m Ia tbe morning, and that evening
Efae put my boy to bed ! used them
.r.1. and the Improvement even IN
fev hours was surprising, the
umation seemed 10 be so much
used two boxes Of Cuticura
0rfmaat. the same Of the Pills and
ID soap, and my boy was cured.
NJ has never bad a return Of the
er-ms since. l hope you viii publish
nv la.tar so the public will know
rtst CatIc1ra has done for my boy.
iiu.aI Mrs A. j. Cochran, Jr., 1928
e. Fma.a Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa,
April d, 1905
EHaurl 40 Irierrsi Tnafmeui o. ever
H EHPia 3 scrpfta from lntany O. Afsi
4 fm III bledlats Caiad Fla - ~ fhl
sato ftl druggists sngr - ereac cures
-e EHfms r8Ws sole lFnrst E0sina
WN4Fa hqs @Cufs hanou q eh4heod
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ton. who bias Just returned from a three or
four months stay In California.
Rev. and Mrs. X. NJ. Fowler left Mon
day for a vacation Of three or four weeks
which they will pass IN Island Creek, Ma
homet and Brocktou, Mass. They were
accompanied by Mrs. Fowler's mother,
Mrs. Sarah Hadaway, who returned TO heI
home in Brocktou after a visit here.
q. 5. Abbott broke ground Monday for
a new house that he will construct next
spring on one Of bis lots on Maple street
adjoining George II. Slack's premises. he
viii mt In the foundation this fall and gee
ont The lumber duricg the winter. Inc
nlace will be for rent or to sell when mn
ished.
Mrs. Mary Jerd and Miss Jennie, who
h,5 been All the Old Homestead at Kan
dolph Center for the past three months
Miss Lila Jerd, who had been al A. NJ,
Adams: Mark Jerd at y. L.. Boyden's, and
Miss Margie Jerd, who had been spending
The summer in Pomfret, returned home
saturday and have opened their house on
Franklin street.
Rev. Samuel Knowles arrived home trl-
dsv after an absence Of three or -FOUR
weeks 10 North Attleboro with = orotnet
and in various other places IN Masstchg-
setts. Rhode Island and New loIh. n0
sDent q few DAYS at the fair in Toronto re.
fprning home from there. Mrs. Robert
Marshall Of Adams, Mass, has oeen .
Snssf m Rev. and Mrs. Knowles for a
week.
Through the a. B. Cushman Rell Estadt
ancv II Il. Abbott has sold his place at
~ corner Of franklin and Fales streets IN
O. a. Clifford Of East Randolph, VINO WI.
cntinne 10 rent it for the present 10 is
I1ssent occupant, j.. J. Trerlse. Consider
ation 300. Mr.. Abbott bult thus nous
an ISs2 and has ever since owned H., Az
purchaser will continue 20 CatLs GiH5-d
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quiet, for the itch
ing was dreadful.
He would i~rritate
spots by scratching
with his nails, and
that only made it
worse. Nothing
gave him any
relief until / used
the cuticura REM
edies, and ] can
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-09-13
BOYS
. AWFUL ECZEMA
>, Two Years He Could Not Sit
Mr. Lie Still = Suffered Terribly
Nh Pain and Itching Scratched
Tl Flesh Was Raw : Grew
Worse Under Doctors Care.
SpfFDILY CURED BY
CUTICURA REMEDIES

aVhen my boy was six years old he
altered terribly with eczema. He
.adgpether sit still nor lie in bed
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rheumatism.

We want to send you an interest ng
booklet telling how Prot. Gardner, Mr..
Ed. Wells and Others were quickly cured
without the use Of liniments or medicine.
The book is FREE. Write Tor it today.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1906-03-15
Return Visit Lexington of a Favorite
Troupe--W II Bring New PLAYS.

An event of much interest to our read.
ers will be the announcement of the re-
turn visit of the Edsall Winthrope Stock
Company at the Lexington Opera House.
The engagement will I've for three nights,
March Is, 10 and IT, with special
matinee on Saturday afternoon. This
excellent company appeared here In Feb.
fuary to fine business and gave the beat
of satisfaction it Ia claimed that the
show is now stronger and better than
ever.
The company Is in Jackson this week
playing 10 full houses, and the daily
papers OF the Capitol City are accord.
ing them nice notices. Resides the plays
presented, new specialties and vaudeville
features will be offered between the
acts. The company includes the follow.
ing capable people and entertainers:
Miss Pearl Winthrope, Miss Florence
Ginella Booth, Miss Grace Porette, Miss
Suzanne Rice, DeIoss b. Edsall, Arthur
Hebert, Frank Cowan, Ralph Mcdonald,
Sam Barlow, Milton Aubrey, Lew Daven-
port and Clinton Newton. Popular
prices of admission will prevail. A bar.
rel of real money will be given away free
on Saturday night.
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Teachers As sociation.

The Holmes County Teachers As
sociation will meet in Lexington
Saturday, March 81, 1906, and will
work the following program:
|. Usual opening exercises.
2. How to properly assign les.
son, Prof. W. NJ. Alexander, Miss
Sallie Eubank.
3. How to succeed in gaining the
interest Of the parents in the school
Miss Florence Newman, Prof. John
Belford.
-. Special and closing day exer-
cises, Miss Cecile Ramsey, J. A. Nc
Reynolds.
5. Standard of requirements in
the preparation of the lesson, Miss
Emma Mclean, Prof. J. M. Kim
brough.
6. Value of written reviews, Miss
Kate Weeks, Miss Helen Melton, j.
7. Parkinson.
7. General discussions.
All members of the Association
are urged to be present at ten
o'clock, the time for opening.
COMMITTEE.
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NUMBER 40
ENTERTAINMENTS.

MISS Fannie Mccain will be hostess
Of the $. W, Club Wednesday.
Mrs. W. L. Walton will entertain
the ). ). Club Friday afternoon.
Misses Beall gave twenty-four Of
their friends an enjoyable evening
Friday. Miss Alice Gwin was honores
Of the occasion. 5000 was played
and dainty refreshments enjoyed.
Mrs, David Sutton extended her
gracious hospitality to limited
number of guests Thursday evening.
Wednesday evening Mrs. D. W.
feali gave many magnetic moments
to a number Of friends. Euchre was
enjoyed, also a dainty menu. The
souvenirs were won by Miss Occie
Mclean and Miss Shepherd.
Mrs. R, H. Baker, Jr., was hostess
OF the Whist Club Thursday after
noon. A number Of guests also
played euchre. The club souvenirs
and consolation were pretty boxes Of
papeterie and we're won by Mrs.
James Fuqua and Mrs. David Sutton.
Miss Hayerkamp cut the consolation.
The euchre souvenirs were handsome
combs and went to Mrs. Lester Barr
for high score and Miss Fannie Nc
Cain for consolation. A salad course
and tea were served. Mrs. ]. C.
Pinkerton will be the hostess Of the
next whist meeting on the afternoon
of the %.
Mrs. R. A. Stigler was host
esq of lovely luncheon for
Miss Taggart Wednesday afternoon
when her engagement was announced
to MIR. John Hooke. The parlor and
reception room were decorated with
violets and potted plants. Crimson
bells rang a chime from the door
ways when luncheon was announced.
Miss Belle Stigler and Mrs. Hooke
assisted Mrs. Stigler in dispensing the
halcyon hospitality, and Misses Walter
Belle Taggart and Matte Wilburn
served chocolate. The dining room was
in green and white and a bower of
Springtide beauty. A large green
bell hung from the chandelier over
the table with festoons Of green and
white ribbon extending therefrom
to the corners of the table. The CEN
ter piece was d plateau of greenery
and asparagus ferns. This was graced
by miniature bride in full nuptial
regalia carrying shower bouquet.
The place cards were handpainted Gu
pids and hearts, pinned with hand.
some souvenir hat pins. The refresh
ments were in keeping with the color
scheme of green and white. Toasts
and merry making speeded the hours.
The guests present were the honoree,
Misses Eva Shepherd, Edna Wilburn,
Loula and ANNA Beall, May Wilson,
Viola Lindholm, Annie Brown, Sadie
Moore, Mamie Stigler, Tennie Morris,
Bette Brooke and Mesdames Robt.
Gwin, Hal Gillian and Ed Shaddock.
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Letter to Mayor McBee,
Lexington, Miss.

Dear Sir: You are interested in
the prosperity Of your town. You can
contribute to it materially, and give
it far more prosperous look at the
same time. Perhaps the public prop
erty needs good coat of paint.
Devoe will supply that coat with
two-thirds of the number Of gallons
required Of any other. Devoe will
last twice as long as any other. De-
voc is all paint and full-measure. De-
voc is the strongest paint known. De-
voc will take care Of the property, in
the long run, for half the money re-
quired by any other.
The reason is stated above: De-
voc is all paint and full-measure; the
strongest paint known.
E. D. Jewell, Cory, Pa, painted
his house 5 years ago with a mixed
paint; took IA gallons. Last spring
he repainted it with Devoe; bought
Ia and had A left. Saved SIS to $40,
for painting costs two or three times
as much as the paint.
Yours truly,
F. w. DEvoE & Co.,
New York.
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VOL. So
CITIZENS" MEETING.

In response to call issued by AL.
derman A. M. Pepper number of re-
preventative citizens gathered at the
court house at 3 o'clock Wednesday
afternoon to consider the electric
light question. The meeting organ
lied with Henry Rosenthal chairman,
and D. W. Beall, secretary, after
which Mr., Pepper addressed the audi
ence at length, objecting to a bond
Issue for municipal electric light
plant and giving his reasons there
for. In the course of his remarks he
introduced Fred Garden, of Durant,
who read portions of and claimed that
the estimate of cost of municipal
electric light plant, submitted to the
town authorities by Prof. Ard, of the
A. 4 M. College, contained serious er-
ors. Alderman W. P. Tackett then
took up the municipal ownership side,
replying to every point made by Mr..
Pepper. He read Prof. Ards report
in full and dismissed Mr.. Gardens
structures upon it by stating that
Prof. Ard was a recognized expert,
employed by the State to teach cleo
trical engineering at the A. & M.
College. Hon. G. A. Wilson then,
briefly outlined the history and capa-
city Of the present plant. The whole
discussion was along the most friend
ly lines and intensely interesting.
No expression was had from the
meeting as to its preference, it being
understood and desired by the advo-
Gates of both, municipal and private
ownership, that the question will be
decided by the vote of the Lexington
electors. The meeting served the
useful purpose of placing both sides
of the question before The people for
intelligent consideration and dis
cussion before voting on the bond
question.
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transfer $4,000 from the county fund
same to be placed In the bridge fund tC
cover the above described warrants is.
sued and TO be issued for that amount
Ad valorem Fund--Ordered that the
following accounts be allowed. payabls
out of the ad valorem fund: r. b
Whiting, repairs on Howard Pike
$3.50; Jonas Long, Iepairs on bridge
near Bently place. District 4. $40.
ordered that the Silver City Lumber
Company be allowed sls722 for s,&4O
feet OF lumber. payable out of county
fand, for lumber used by g. II, I.usk on
bridge. District L.
County Fund--ordered that the fol-
lowing amounts be allowed. payable out
OF the county fund; 4. q. Stephenson,
days and mileage. M. b. g.. $500,
same. days examining roads and
bridges. sit: II, Rarger. days and
mileage. NJ b. s.. $3.50; G. s. Rogers. Q
days and mileage. NJ, d. s.. $3.50: same
IL days examining roads and bridges
$aa; w. l.. Smith, q days and mileage,
NJ. b. s., $780, same. 8 days examining
roads and bridges, $l6; IL. H. Buck, 2
days and mileage. N. b. s., 50; same, 6
days examining roads and bridges. $l2:
W. w, Wilhurn. Sheriff. 9 days attend
ance on Board, 81; Parham Williams.
Clerk, 2 days attendance on Board. t6.
Ordered that the appointments made
by the members of the Board from
Districts A and 6 for road overseers for
the Delta portion of Holmes county,
and they are hereby constituted and
appointed az overseers, and the Clerk
IL directed 20 issue commissions in ac-
cordance with read book. and place
same in hands of the Sheriff for de-
livery.
ordered that J. II, Mcsee ct al. trus-
tees T. II, r. east, be allowed $40 to
supplement the salary of Miss Edna
Mason for teaching the Cruger School
one month. pay able out OF said town
ship funds,
ordered that W. r. Tackett be re-
funded 1926. county part Of taxes on
assessment of $500 personal property,
same being known over valuation.
Ordered that the Board do now ad.
tourn to meet at 10 o'clock am on the
first Monday In April. 1905.
Ii. -. BUCK, President.
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Mrs. Mary Marks Nabors.

The subject of this sketch was born
at Lexington, June l, 1880 and died at
Coahoma, Miss, March 3rd, 1906.
1t seems to us at times so strange
that while there are those among
the living to whom life appears as
a barren waste, with a future present.
ing no attractions, Death passes them
by and stretches out his hand and
torches some joyous spirit, stills some
heart, in love with life and living and
buries thousand fond hopes and re-
collections in a premature grave
Such was the case with Mrs. Nabors
She was married just a little over two
years ago, to Mr.. l.. Rufus NaborS
and never was there a happier or more
loving couple. She had high con,
ception of the duties and response.
bilities of wife, and she lived up tc
that standard, daily admonishing her
husband to live a life of consecratior
and service. She was sick three
weeks and always a patient sufferer
and hoped to recover. However, when
told that she could not, not mur.
mur came from her lips nor did q
shadow of disapproval cross her face,
but with feeble hands, she wiped the
tears from the eyes of a broken heart.
ed husband and with sweet submission
said: let Gods will be done" How
peacefully she resigned all the Eleas.
ures that motherhood had promised
her! Death had no sting for her and
as the evening snn cast its last, ling
ering ray upon a saddened town, with
uplifted hands, she cried triumphant
ly, "Goodby, goodby to all" and her
soul was waited to the other shore
May the little girl, just three weeks
old, be spared to those who loved and
sorrow for her mother. May she be
taught to love the Savior whom hel
mother loved and trusted. The be.
reaved husband and relatives have the
sympathy of the entire community ir
their great sorrow. May they lool
for comfort to Him who has said
What do, thou knowest not now, but
thou shalt know hereafter" Some
one has said it matters not so much
when or where we die, but how we
die. We feel that with Mrs. Naborl
We can truly say, 1T is well,' for sht
had so lived that when the last mo
ments came she was sustained anC
soothed." May all who mourn her b,
as we'll prepared when the final sum
mons shall come. L. H. F.
CoahOma, Miss
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Choral Club,

The Choral Club had pleasant
and profitable meeting with Miss
Wilburn Tuesday afternoon. On &C.
count Of sickness in several families
we failed to have a full attendance
The president very earnestly desires
to have a full attendance at the
next meeting, which is with Mrs
Louis Pepper on Tuesday March 9th
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1906-03-15

In compliance with numerous re-
quests from strawberry growers in
various portions of the county, the
ADVERTISERS Office has laid in a large
supply Of strawberry tickets, and will
be prepared to fill all orders for same
promptly and on short notice. The
cards are of excellent quality, do not
break and will last many years.
C. R. Dicken, of Memphis, was here
Monday, renewing acquaintances with
friends and former customers. Mr..
Dicken is now travelling salesman for
Smith & Zeigler, wholesale grocers.
His son W. J. has secured the position
Of day clerk at Gaston's Hotel and his
younger son, Vernon, is employed in
one Of the leading hardware concerns
in Memphis.
Don't forget US if you want to
build or repair.
T. W. Smith & Sons Co.
On Saturday night a shooting af-
fray occurred on W. W. Perry's
Christmas place, in which Howard
Ross, colored, was considerably per-
forated with bullets at the hands Of
John, Bob and 81 Thurmond, all COL
ored. An old dispute over a poker
game, accentuated by liberal liba-
tions in "fOrty-rod' blind tiger whis-
key, was the cause of the difficulty.
Brick buildings burn and blow
away. See H. W. Watson about In
surance.