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The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1907-01-04
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
(St. Adams Messenger.)
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(St. Adams Messenger.)
"The legislature is over for two
years. 1t has accomplished much
and it has also done some foolish
things but freak legislation can
not be eliminated from state leg
islatures. In the main it has been
working legislature, and it has
uncovered some graft and in no
uncertain tone spoken its mind
and set in motion the wheels to
correct the evil. Although graft
has been uncovered, we can still
thank God we are not as some
other states. "-BradfOrd Opinion.
This used to be called the Phar-
isee's prayer.
While we still can be thankful
we are not as some other states,
the thought that we have been
proved bad enough, and that lack
OF opportunity may be our saving
grace, may keep us from being
to much like the Pharisees of old.
CSt. Johnsbury Caledonian.)
Funny how slow many were to
recognize in Mr.. Gibson's railroad
commission bill the exact meas
ure prepared with such care by
the late Judge Jonathan Ross
only four years ago. Apparently
not a single newspaper noticed it.
In looking over the bill one is
struck by the fact that in some
OF its essential points the Ross
measure closely forecasted the re-
Gently enacted federal regulation
system. The proposition of the
learned judge that the findings of
the board Of railroad commission
ers should go into effect at once
and not be delayed by appeal was
thrown aside as too radical for
Vermont four years ago, but it
has since been adopted by the fed
eral government for interstate
commerce. Mr.. GibsOn's revival
Of the Ross bill is timely, and it
will receive due attention.-Ran-
dolph Herald and News.
The editor of the Herald and
News was undoubtedly attending
to his legislative duties so faith
fully that he failed to notice what
our Montpelier correspondent, W.
W. Husband, wrote at the time
Mr.. Gibson INTRODUCED the bill. We
take the following excerpt from
the CaledOnian of Nov. %:
One of the important bills to
be considered after the recess is
that preventing discrimination in
freights rates by railroads, and
the bill which will probably be
adopted is identical with the one
prepared by the late Judge Ross
as the result of his experience on
the railroad commission. The
trainers of the bill freely admit
its authorship and it is always re-
ferred to as the Ross bill. 1t is
notable that even though the en-
tire country has been discussing
railway rate legislation since
Judge Ross drew his bill those
who have made a study of the
problem as applied to Vermont
adopted it practically word for
word.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1907-01-04

To willful men the injuries that they
themselves procure must be their
schooling Shakespeare.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1907-01-04

Clear up the complexion, cleanse
the liver and tone the system. You
can best do this by a dose or two of
DeWitt's Little Early Risers. Safe,
reliable little pills with a reputation
The pills that everyone knows. Recon-
mended by John NJ. Taylor.
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JAMES NJ. CHAPMAN DEAD.


We clip the following from the
McGregOr (IOwa) News of De
cember 10Th, which will be of in
terest to the older residents of
this town.
Two of Clayton County's pioneers
passed away last Friday, each having
resided near Luana for nearly 80 years,
Willard Adams died at his home in
Myron, Allamakee Co, Friday morn
ing and James NJ. Chapman died at
his Luana home Friday afternoon. The
funeral services of willard Adams
were held at Hardin Sunday at u 80
D. m. and ]. NJ. Chapin's funeral serv-
ices were held at his residence Sun
day at 10 a. m. Each service being
conducted by Rev. H. f. Wyatt of Lu-
ana. Both were buried in the Luana
cemetery.
OBITUARY.
James NJ. Chapman was born on
farm in Newbury, Orange County, Yer
mont. Dec. 6, 1925. Died at his home
in Luana, Iowa, Friday evening Dec.
IA, 1906. In 1852 he married Sarah NJ.
Avery and they came west to Grant
county, Wis, in the spring of 1858. On
March 3, 1857 they moved to Iowa and
settled on a farm q few rods west of
the place where the village of Luana
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Mortified News.)

The legislature of Vermont has
appropriated the sum of ten thou.
sand dollars for a building and
suitable exhibit at the jamestown
Exposition. The building is to be
OF granite and marble from the
state, but farther than that the de
tails of the structure have not
been arranged. At, previous ex,
positions Vermont has had credit
able exhibits but never has she had
a state building, and to the James
town Exposition is given the
honor of receiving her first eXpOsi-
ton building. The natural re-
sources of the state, her marvellous
quarries of building stone, of
granite, marble and slate, are suf-
ticient in themselves to insure an
exhibit different from others. Yer
mont takes a deep interest in the
jamestown Exposition because
she is the Republics eldest daugh-
ter and her associations and his
tory make her almost one of the
original colonies.
The above is an extract from
the regular letter sent out by the
press bureau of the coming James
town exposition and as regularly
deposited in the editorial waste
basket of most of the newspaper
Offices. 1t shows, however, that
Vermont is already getting some
thing for it's $4,000 contribution
in the name of patriotism and
good (?) advertising. If the let
ter was generally published it
might help us to forget the state
building that Vermont invested in
at the Chicago worlds fair in
1898.
(St. Johnsbury CaledOnian.)
The readers of the CALIFORNIAN
will have in mind that two weeks
ago we published the substance
of the report of the joint commit
tee of the Legislature appointed
to investigate the accounts of our
state officers, and therein stated
that the account for time and eX-
penses of Railroad Commissioner .
George T. Howard of Craftsbury /.
was criticised.
The committee came to the /
conclusion that several hundred .
dollars in his account was wrong 7.
fully charged against the state, .
and recommended that action be .
brought against him on behalf of .
the state to recover this money.
The facts may be somewhat in .
dispute. but the more substantial .
questions with reference to this .
account are questions of law for
the court to determine, and like
all legal questions have two sides.
In view of the fact that the com
mittee recommended legal pro
ceedings, the CaledOnian careful
Iy refrained from expressing any
opinion on the merits of the con-
troversy, and we have been amaz-
ed to see our contemporaries (whO /
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With the exception of the johnson
property. the claims for reduction were on
what are known as river fronts" at Riv-
erton.
]. A. BOUCHER appealed from the as
sessment of two properties One was
Rancocas Park, which was valued at $2,-
900. Mr.. BOUCHER thought it ought not
to be more than $1,000. The other was
Burlington Island, where there is an
amusement park. This was valued at
$4,000 and Mr.. Bower wanted it cut down
to 50, 900. After hearing evidence on these
two cases the appeals were denied
William Simpkins thought he had been
assessed too high on cranberry and brush
lands in Pemberton township. This APP
peal was to have been heard, but before
it was called the appellant said he had
agreed with the township authorities that
his outlands, assessed at SIS per acre,
should be reduced to 81 per acre, and that
his cranberry boys should remain as first
| figured.
On Thursday Major Lentz and Hon
Henry ]. Trick, of the State Board, sat at
Moorestown, to hear the appeals of. the
hotel keepers at that town. Each place
had been assessed at $50, 900. Samuel K.
Robbins appeared for the appellants aud
presented a map of the properties along
the blocks occupied by the hotels. Evi
dence was also taken showing the price
per foot of land and the value of the
buildings. Decision in these two cases
| was reserved
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A1umEl Association.

On Friday evening of this week, there
will be held in the Masonic Temple. the
fourth annual reunion and banquet of the
Alumni Association of the High School.
An attractive program has been arranged.
including addresses by popular speakers
and other interesting exercises. Members
and guests are expected from various parts
OF New Jersey and neighboring states
making the largest assemblage of the
Association ever yet gathered together.
The preceding annual meeting of the
society, held in the Buttonwood Street
School building last Thursday evening
was largely attended and eventful. Al
ter spirited balloting, officers were elected
for the ensuing year as follows: President,
Harry G. Bullock; vice president, Richard
+. Lewis; recording secretary, Mrs.
Beverley q. Kingdom; corresponding secre
tary, Mrs. Henry |. Cooper; treasurer
Miss May B. Boyce; and to the executive
committee, Mrs Rebecca B. Prickett
Henry j. Sherman and Elizabeth A.
Atkinson are the other members of the
last named committee.
The standing committee on University
Lectures will include Henry J. Sherman,
Elizabeth A. Atkinson, Harry G. Bullock,
Richard B. Eckman and Benjamin A.
Sleeper.
Four new members were admitted. and
the total membership numbers one hun
dred and sixteen. The Association is
fiourishing and successful.
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State BOARD of Taxation

The State Board of Taxation has about
finished its labors on appeals from assess
ment in this county. The Board has held
several sessions. AT a recent sitting In
Burlington, among the properties con
sidered was that of Elizabeth S. johnson.
of Mount Holly. The County Board had
estimated this property to be worth at
least $50, 000 This decision was reached
by the fact that Mr. johnson gave $12. 900
for the place in 1892, that property in the
neighborhood had greatly increased in val
ne during the interval. and from Mr.. John
sons admission that he had spent enough
on it tosreach the figure of about $40, 900.
At the meeting of the State Board Mr..
johnson gave testimony similar to that
given to the County Board and had several
witnesses who said they did not believe he
could sell it for more than 5000.
The State Board reached partial con
clusion that the latter figure was correct,
but there was at least one member who
dissented and the case was not definitely
settled. On Tuesday last announcement
was made that it would be reopened if the
township could produce evidence that
there should be higher assessment placed
on it,
This, however, appears to be an i'm
possibility MI Johnson admits that the
property has cost him at least $40, 900 and
he has evidence to show that it is not
worth more than $3.50 How this can
be overcome is not clear There are 1888
front feet to the lot and the testimony of
the appellant at the hearing before the
County Board was that $25 per foot would
be about right. That would bring the
price of the ground to $7,700. These
figures leave the value of the house and
buildings less than $4,000 In 1904 the
assessment was $4,000. in 1905, $14 1000
As it now stands, the value of the property
has increased but $1,000 since it was
purchased.
There were several other cases of high
class properties before the State Board
and in every instance, with few excep
lions, reductions were made. Following
is list of the values fixed by the County
Board, the amount of reduction asked and
the final decision of the State Board.
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have been expended upon it for the last
three years. After expanding $525 for the
necessary expenses, the balance of about
$500 per year has been put upon the road.
bed
Henry G. Lippincott considers the
bridge safe. He has had eleven cows on
it at one time and had no fear of going
through He considers the road better
and more pleasant than stone roads.
William B. Wills knew the road when
it was first built The material was the
same as that now used for repairs He
considers the bridges safe. He does not
use it as much as he did two or three
years ago. He frankly admitted that
there were times when the road was in
poor condition and, as president of the
company, he had issued instructions to
take the toll off when such conditions
arose, and he supposed the orders had
been respected. At one time he said the
road was so bad that he drove around by
way of Jacksonville in the hope of get.
ting better travelling, but it was much
worse and his horse tioundered around in
the mud to such an extent as to break a
swingletree. The company is expanding
all the money it can spare to keep the
road in good shape. If it should be aban-
doned with nobody to care particularly for
it he thought it would be a matter of
short time when there would be more
cause for complaint than there now is.
This ended the testimony, and the com
mic "a Cd To
next week when they will go over the
road.
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Court.

On Thursday morning Judge Horner
ordered Charles Dudley, of Bridgeboro,
TO pay all costs in connection with his fail
ure to obey a summons served on him to
testify in an assault and battery trial The
defendant was charged with contempt of
court He gave as an excuse for his
absence that he was taken i'll and could
not get to Mount Holly. This was not &C
cepted as satisfactory, as the court had not
been notified of any such illness.
For his assault and battery on Philip
Stumpf, of Bridgeboro, sentence of two
months in the county Jail was imposed on
John Duff.
Because of the absence of some wit
nesses, who might not have been properly
subpoenaed there was postponement of
the rehearing in the case of James Nc
Cam, of Florence, convicted of assault and
battery
Having been given permission to change
his name, Samuel Smilovitz, of Burling-
ton, will hereafter be known as Samuel
Hoffman.
Because OF the inability of Eckard P.
Budd to be present on June 10, the trial
of the men indicted for killing of David
Beebe, at Chairville, has been postponed
until the September term of court.
The appeal case of William B. Urqu-
hart, OF Moorestown, to recover $15 from
Alfred Taylor. for repairs to the roof of
the latter's house at Stanwick, was tried,
and judgment rendered for the full
amount of the claim.
Application was made by Ernest Watts
for the partition of lands of Martha Lucas
and Wilhelmina Absalom.
An order was made allowing Reginald
Branch to sell the remainder of the as
signed estate of Herbert s. Wells, of Bur-
liugton, for 1000.
The Burlington City Trust Co. was APP
pointed trustee of the estate of Joseph w.
Taylor, deceased.
These final accounts were approved: r.
III. Page as executor of Sarah Page, de-
ceased, of Mount Holly; executors of Ma
rissa NJ Venable, deceased; executors of
William Rush Wallace, deceased; Walter
E. Borden as administrator of Mary V.
Holloway, deceased.
An order was made releasing James
Carson as trustee under the will of James
Carson, ST., deceased.
Notice was given that application would
be made to have declared insolvent the es-
tates of Walter Hubs and Mary w. Rob
erts
An order of distribution was made in
the case of the estate of Henry R. Plum
mer, deceased.
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DIED.

EwAN.-June 8, at Mount Holly, Edward w
Evan, aged 53 years.
Relatives and friends invited to attend
funeral, from late residence, $50 Cherry street.
Mount Holly, n. j., Wednesday, p. NJ. In
terment Mount Holly Cemetery.
SrEwART-June 10, at Philade1ph Mrs.
Clara l.. Stewart, of Mount Holly.
Funeral from residence of w illiam g. Nor
! an, Bispham street, Mount Holly, Thursday
afternoon at O'Clock.
BARCKLEY.-June A, at Burlington, Sarah
w, wife of Thomas Barckley.
ENGLIsH.-June 4, at Juliustown Samuel 9.
English, in his 5Sth year.
FREEs.-June I, at Ocean Grove, Elizabeth
p Frees, aged IS years, formerly of Borden
town.
HARKER.-June 6, at Ewanvtlle, Walter b
Harker, son of Abraham and late Wtlhelmina
Harker, in his 3lst year.
HAYs.-June 6, at Burlington, Nathan w. c.
Hays
HEAL-June 6, at Beverly, william Heal
son of Samuel l.. and late Charles HANNAH
Heal in 18th year.
LIPPINCoTT. - June 5, near Mount Holly
William F Lippincott, aged So years.
RAPP.-June6 6, at Bridgeboro, Deloria Rapp
infant daughter of Clarence b. and Julia L
Rapp, aged months.
PLArT.-May 30, near Masonvflle Sarah II
widow of Jonathan Platt, in her 10th year.
SMALL June s, at Mount Holly, Mabel e.
wife of George II. Small, and daughter o
Anna and the late John Mincer, aged 20 years
SPILLARD.-June4 4, at White Hill, Barbara
widow of John Sp1llard, in her 64th year.
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Death of N. w c. HAYS.

Nathan w. G. Hays, of Burlington, died
at Frankfort, Pa, on Wednesday
Several months since the health of Mr.
Hays became seriously impaired and he
was taken to a private sanitarium al
frankfort. For awhile there were indica-
lions that he would improve, but change
took place and he gradually failed. About
two weeks ago he was attacked by heavy
cold which developed into pneumonia and
death resulted on Wednesday.
No man was better known in this county
than Nathan w. g. Hays He was born
near Burlington, in 1912, aud has lived in
that immediate vicinity ever since. He
chose the drug profession and graduated
from Philadelphia College of Pharmacy.
He entered into business with his brother,
Adds, in Burlington, and occupied the
store which is now in the possession of
the gentleman who succeeded him to the
position of postmaster.
His health became impaired by close
confinement in a store, so he returned to
the farm and conducted it for some time.
He took an active interest in politics, and
filled minor offices, the first being Town
ship Committee, and in a short time he
was elected member of the Board of
Freeholders. In 1881 he decided to enter
into the county race and was elected
Sheriff by handsome majority. His adj
of the office was fine and he
was openly complimented in court by
Judge Parker on the high character OF his
jurors.
After retiring from that Office Mr.. Hays
became an active leader in the Republi.
can party and his aid and advice was
frequently sought. He was independent,
aggressive and steadily refused
10 bend his knee to those who insisted up
IN conducting matters for their own
benefit. A vacancy occurring in the Of
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Signature Of G/HAzzZM

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Ply, indigestible and innutritious food,
very often, and the stomach has to do the
best it can. Normally there should be no
need for medical assistance for the stom-
ach. But the average method of life is
abnormal and while this continues there
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Golden Medical Discovery II is the one
medicine which can be relied on to cure
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of digestion and nutrition. 1t is not {
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MARRIED.

ToN--BozARTH.-May Is, at Medford, by
Rev. +. w. Randall, Harry Cotton and Mar
tina Bozarth both of Medford.
NEss-CRoNK.-June 9, at Burlington,
by Rev. L. S. Hammond, Thomas B. Denness
and Miss Carrie N Cronk, both of Mount
Holly.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT l. at Burlington
by Rev. T. M Eastwood, Albert Eastwood of
New york and Kate Martin Dennis, daughter
of Harry Dennis, of Burlington.
HoRN-DoLAN.-May 25, at Riverside, by
Rev. Father Goth, John Horn of Riverside
and Mary Dolan, formerly of Mount Holly.
KIEsLING-KU 5, at Burlington,
by Rev. Father Russi, Chester A. Kiesling, o
Camden, and Miss Anna Kulp, of Burlington
LEwIs-GRAvEs. /, at Beverly, by
Rev. William t. Snead, Lima r. Lewis, OF
Philadelphphia, and Miss Edith p. Graves, OF
Beverly
MooRE-TRoTH.-June 6, at Columbus, by
Friends ceremony, Cyrus Moore and Miss
Susan Troth, of Columbus.
MoRRIs-W AIDMANN.-June |, al Riverside
George Morris of Riverside and Elizabeth
Waidmann, of Philadelphia.
STAHLEY-MAssEY.-Ju 6, at Burlington
by Rev. T. NJ. Eastwood, Edwin L. Stanley and
Miss Elizabeth A. Massey, both of Burlington
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Four candidates were initiated in the
Lodge of Elks on Thursday night.

Four candidates were initiated in the
Lodge of Elks on Thursday night
Bedroom suites, refrigerators and oil
stoves at Rosenfeld's. Special bargains
this week.
The commencement exercises of the
Brainard school will be held in the Opera
House. on Thursday evening, June 20.
A quiet wedding took place at New
Egypt Sunday night when Harry M.
Ireland and Estella DeBow, two prominent
young residents, were married. Rev. w.
E. Cornwell, of the Baptist Church, Off
icated.
The Supreme Court yesterday decided
that the State Board for the Equalization
of Taxes has no appellate power to review
the work of the State Board of Assessors
in relation to assessments on railroad
property. The case was the appeal of the
Tuckerton Railroad Company from certain
assessments levied against it by the Asses
sors.
Thomas B. Denness and Miss Carrie
Nelson Cronk, daughter of Horace Cronk,
both of Mount Holly. were married in
Burlington, on Sunday evening, at the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs Washington
Irwin. The ceremony was performed by
Rev. Thomas s. Hammond, pastor of the
First M. E. Church of that city. Mr.. and
Mrs. Denness are now arranging their
newly furnished home on Mill street.
Girls wanted to learn watch case max
ing and watch case engraving. viii be
paid $500 per week while learning and
advanced rapidly. Those living at a dis
lance can obtain board and lodging in
Company's own boarding house, with all
home comforts, at SO, 90 per week, if de-
sired. Apply to Philadelphia Watch Case
Co.. Riverside, Burlington County, N. j.
After several weeks delay E. Chandler
Reed, of Beverly, and an official at the
Custom House. Philadelphia, had his leg |
above the knee, yesterday.
Some time ago all arrangements were
made for the operation, but the doctors
feared Mr.. Reed could not survive the
ordeal. Over forty years ago, in the bat
tie of the Wilderness, Mr.. Reed was
wounded in the leg, and it was not until
two months ago that he suffered any
trouble from the wound. Then gangrene
set in and the operation was necessary to
ave his life.
The announcement, on Sunday, of the
of Miss Helen G. Arnold, of
lear Beverly, to Prof. Thomas j. Fern, of
Mt. Carmel, Pa, which was sOlemnized
N Monday evening, June 3, at the Bap-
list parsonage, Burlington, by Rev T.
Eastwood. came as great surprise to
he friends of the bride. Mrs Fern, last
october. was the heroine of vicious
truggle with ruflian, who entered the
telephone exchange at Beverly while she
'as on duty, Her cleverness In telephon- !
az to nearby residence for help put the c
ltruder TO flight. Prof Fern is well I
nown musician at Mt Carmel, ut which c
lace they will reside.
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Personal.

Mrs. George Rendell Las returned from
her visit to Atlantic City.
Miss Rae Compton was at New Egypt,
last week, visiting her brother, Harry
Compton.
Mrs. j. b. Carter and Mrs Ivens, of De
lance, visited friends in Mount Holly, on
Wednesday,
George Stoddard, student at the Annap.
oils Naval Academy, is enjoying months
leave of absence, portion of which will
be spent in Mount Holly.
Mrs Mae Herzog and children, of Wash
ington, d. c., and Mrs. Phil Cedar, o.
New York, are visiting their sister, Mrs
Martin Bayersdorfer.