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The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-01-04
Granite Manufacturers Complain.

The Barre granite manufacturers asso-
citation and the merchants association
held special meetings Friday and appoint
ed committees to appear before the rail
road commissioners on complaint charg-
ing that the railroads at Montpelier and
Barre do not furnish power enough to
move the shipments and that carload
after carload of granite are on sidings,
and have been for weeks. They claim
and usefulness to do the work As no
complaint has been formally filed, no
hearing could take place Friday. The
board stated that the complaint must be
made in writing, after which the com
missioners would fix date for hear
ing.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-01-04

Children's caps, bonnets, mittens leg
gins, infants blankets, ladies' knit
shawls, tams toques, all winter goods,
and all leftovers from our holiday trade
are included in this great markdown sale.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-01-04

John II. Mortified, 80, clerk OF Wind
ham county for the past nine years
and one OF the best known ana mos.
highly respected men IN Vermont, uiou
In the Brooks House at o.sa SATURDAY
afternoon Of angina peetoris' lie came
TO BrattlebOro Saturday morning ap,,
parently in his usual health and opened
The county clerk 5 office at about ~
o clock. shortly after | he was strick'
on with what he supposed was an ~,
tack of acute Indigestion. Medical aid
was summoned Immediately, and q mt
lie after noon Mr.. Merriiicld was ahis
10 wink 10 the hotel where he engaged
a room and went TO bed. He seemed TO
he getting along well until about o
clock when second attack 'aiho
and from this he did not rally ms
wife, who was summoned from hef
home in williamsville after the first at
tack, was with him at the end
The body was taken TO WILLIAMSBURG
sunday and funeral services took place
Tnesday afternoon nj l.30 in the Metho'
dist Episcopal church of that village
The church was crowded TO the doors
Rev. l. c. HIagelton of WILLIAMSBURG
offered prayer aud read the Methodist
burial service. and the church choir
sang Abide With Me, One sweetly
solemn Thought and Rock of Ages:
Rev. W. NJ. Newton, presiding elder OF
the Montpelier district, gave brlet
vet extremely appropriate eulogy. lie
said no one could believe the statement
that Vermont has failed to produce the
type of men she used TO If he had
known Mr.. Merrifield. Mr.. Newton
then smoke of his unquestioned honesty,
A quality for which Mr.. Merrifield was
known by everyone with whom he came
in contact, saying that however much
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The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-01-04
Deserving The Title.

The whole state will mourn the death
of Hon John H. Mortified Of Newfane.
He held his friends and they banked on
him. He was gentleman of the Ole
school and was well deserving of the
title of "Honest john He was not
a politician of modern times. He new
er asked man to vote for him in his
life. Less than week ago the writer
was talking to Mr.. Mortified, and the
latter. with tears in his eyes, said that
he felt infinitely satisfied if half the
things said of him in the late campaign
in which he was candidate for the
republican nomination for the lleuten,
ant -governorship were sincere. lie sad
it was worth more to him than the
office he sought.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-01-04
Remnants

We have taken all the odds and END
of our wash goods stock and offered
next to nothing half prices and less th'
half price.
This remnant sale means desirable me-
ehsndise at small part of its real ysla'
and great saving to the purchase
Ginghams, prints, percales, crashes GU
ing fannelettes, cottons, nainsooA
lawns, drapery goods, laces, applique
hamburgs, dress Innings are all inelude
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-01-04
Holm H. MERRIFIELD is DEAD.
End Came in the Brooks House Saturday Afternoon
After an Attack of Heart Disease.

untary lahors of his many admirers
pnye such strength 10 his candidacy
that he received ag5 votes In the state
convention in Montpelier last june
losing ON the second ballot To Lient'h'
ant Governor ProutN'
Mr.. Mortified has served his town ~
lister, seleciman aud superintendent OF
schools. lie was director of the brat
tlcboro Whitehall railroad company
and OF the Union Mutual Insurance
ebmpany of Montpelier, trustee OF
The Windham County Savings Bank OF
Newfnne and member OF the county
mil commissioners, lie was also .
steward of the williamsville Methodist
Episcopal church, president of the ZIP
worth league connected with that OF.
rnnization aud until recently had hrld
the position Of superintendent of W.
sunday school Since his appointment
ms county clerk he had held the once
of iustiee of the peace aud was one OF
the most efficient trial Justices in the
county. Mr.. Merrifeld also had acted
rs executor of many estates aud guard
ian for a large number of minors,
Mr.. Mortified married Feb. "a, 1850!
Miss Ella r.. daughter of Asa and
Polly NJ. Morse Stratton. To them
was born one son who died at the age
of four years. Besides his widow he
is survived by two brothers; Webster
Mortified, president Of the University
of North Dakota in Grand Forks and
Arthur NJ. Merrifcld. a basket manu-
facturer in Wiliamsville.
There are few men whose characters
possess so many of the virtues and ;,
very. very few Of the weaknesses OF
human nature as did that of the latt
Ar Mrrrinnlh. His WAS a life devot
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-01-04
All Vermont His Friend.

(St. Johnsbury Republican,
Dear Honest John Mortified has
joined the great majority. His enemies
were a minus quantity. All Vermont
was his friend.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-01-04

Call up 3l-lS and your re.
quest or orders will receive
personal and prompt atten.
ton.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-01-04
Honest John All the Time.
(Morrisville News.)

''Honest John Mortified" is dead.
This intelligence will undoubtedly
cause many a man in Vermont to
express sincere sorrow. He died
suddenly at Brattleboro last Saturday.
As clerk of the house, representative
and senator and twice speaker he made
host of friends by his genial and
kindly ways, as well as his strict in
tegrity. He was "Honest john all
the time and his service to his town,
his county, and his state as public
servant has been of such character
that it will linger long in the memory
of the people. Surely death has claim
ed good man, an honest man and an
upright man. Peace to his ashes.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-06-13
Hollybush.

Health Of this neighorhood is very good
at present.
Harvesting oats and laying by corn is
the order Of the day.
Fisher Wilson and Dennis Alternately,
of this place, attended preaching at
Pisgah Sunday.
j. D. Mashburn and family visited the
home of Jim Mckay Sunday.
Messrs. Carl Johnson and sister Josie
.O'Ncil returned home last week from
Clinton, where they have been attending
school. We are glad to welcome them
home again.
M. and Mrs. Claud Mckay and little
daughter visited their parents Mr.. and
Mrs. Jim Mckay Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Cawthon, Of Pela-
|hatchic visited their sister Mrs. Ira Murray
Saturday night and Sunday.
Miss Esma Smith, Of PeIahatehie, Is
spending the week with her cousin Mrs.
IN. r. Watts.
Leona Jenkins spent Saturday night
with little S. "A. Watts.
Joe oStingily, Of Pelahatehie, visited
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-06-13
Rankin.

"The good old summer time" has come
at last.
John Darnal spent Saturday night in
Jackson.
Mr.. Selvidge, of Brandon, was visitor
at this place Sunday.
Marvin Darnall visited homefolks
Sunday.
Miss Mary Speer returned home last
week after a months visit to relatives at
Bay St. Louis.
Our good editor, w. S. May and wife,
visited at the home of w. P. Darnall
Sunday.
Roy and Will Buchanan and Henry
Myers, of Brandon, were visitors at this
place Sunday.
Miss Daisy Graham and Miss Beedie
Darnall, of Brandon, spent Sunday with
homefolkS.
Miss Aurosa Leigh Sylvester returned
to her home at Bay st. Louis Saturday,
after weeks visit to her uncle, j. A.
Speer and family.
Misses Lila DarnaIl and Mary Wilson
returned home last week from Belhaven
College, to the delight of their many
friends.
Misses Mary and Leila Speer and
Aurora Leigh Sylvester, visited at
Monterey and Patri lex last week.
Miss Mary and Howard Wilson at.
tended preaching at Andrew Chapel Sum
day.
Childrens' Day services will be held at
Mt. Carmel church the 5th Sunday.
Everybody is invited to attend.
Miss Velma Mckay, of Pelahatchie, is
visiting her brother G. c. Mckay this
week.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-06-13

our Sunday school Sunday. We are glad
to see him back again.
Talley Heslep and Miss Ina Mckay, of
Pelahatchie attended Sunday school at
this place Sunday.
J. D. Williams, of this place is visiting
his daughter Mrs. c. G. Mckay at
Rankin this week.
Mrs. w. T. Watts, little daughter and
son, accompanied by Miss Esma Smith
spent Saturday at the home of Fisher
Wilson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Estell Murray, of Pela-
hatchie, passed through our neighbor-
hood Sunday enroute to Branch where
they will visit their brother John Cav
thon.
Quite a. large crowd attended Sundal
school here Sunday afternoon.
Rev. Carl O'Neil preached fine ser
mon at this place Sunday night; which
was enjoyed by all.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-06-13
Goshen Springs.

After ten days of ideal weather the
farmers welcome the shower that IS fall
ing this Tuesday morning. Cotton is
about all chopped out, and laying by corn
is in progress. There has been great inn
provement in crop conditions during the
past week. The fruit crop being a
failure the sale of jars and ETC., will be
slim.
The merchants do not look as blue as
they did.
Merry music can be heard proceeding
from the graphaphones.
Ice cream, pop on ice, and other cold
drinks are dispensed here as regularly. as
| if we were on the railroad, or owned an
ice factory.
Mrs. CRANBERRY, who has been visit
| ing the family of DR.. Robinson for several
weeks past, returned gto her home at
HazlehurSt.
Mrs. Dillon, Of Warren county, is
spending some time with her mother Mrs.
| Ida Kersh
Mrs. H. T. Ellis is visiting DR.. Robin
| son and other relatives in North Rankin.
Miss Bessie Cranberry entertained
quite number of friends Friday evening.
Refreshments were served and delight
| full time spent by all who attended.
We welcome among US again thel
family of E. S. Barksdale. For severa
years they have spent abe school months
| in Florence, but we are grateful to learn
that they have come home to stay.
The great POLITICAL campaign is now
on every side you can hear the merits Of
| the various candidates discussed by Their
| friends. Of course, we of Goshen, will
vote for those of our neighbors, who are
asking for Office because if you will
notice, they are the best men in the field
and then they best understand our needs
and will help us if they can. Few of US
realize the responsibility that rests upor
lus when we assume the privilege Of
voting. Let us vote for the principles ane
| for the men who stand for these principles
rather than for the men themselves. Lot:
Of us get enthused over our friends and
forget the chief thing. Let's not make
Iup our minds too soon about the variou:
candidates. There are many reasons
why we might change and it Is harder tc
change an expressed opinion.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-06-13
Comedy.

Grandma Bridges has been very low
for several . days. Her sickness has
lasted several weeks and her many friends
hope she may soon recover.
There has perhaps never been a time
when the crop prospect looked so gloomy
in this section as now. A few davis
pretty weather just passed made every
body hopeful; but today the elements
down here look like June may YET be 1
rainy bad month.
The patrons of Messy Oak school met
Tuesday night June nth, and elected
James Taylor, of Monterey, principal, and
Miss Jennie Ferguson, of .Fannin, as as
SiStant.
Quite number of people in this section
who sold timber on time Ilease to the In
DIANA Stone & Lumber CO., and On
whose land the time for cutting off tn
timber has passed, have sold their produd
again to local mill men.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-06-13

up his hand knocking the pistol up
causing the discharged ball to strike
him in the scalp but not doing any
serious injury. Mr.. Ewing then
fired two more shots which went wild.
Sam Lackuy came up at this time.
Ewing seeing himself pressed struck
Homer Lackey over the head, stunning
him. Sam Lackey took the weapon
from Ewing and Homer Lackey struck
Ewing, knocking him down and then
proceeded to attend to him properly.
Meanwhile young Mcbride struck
Powell on the head with his pistol,
knocking him down, and attempted
to shoot him in the back but Powell
seeing this, managed to get hold Of
tho weapon and kept it pointed away
and thereby Mcbride assisted him in
regaining his feet and they continued
to hold the weapon until Henry Mis-
(terfeldt came up and took charge Of
lit. Mr.. Powell then entreated both
yOuuR mODIAu0 0o0 4zWAn6 ~ 49,
him in single combat like men and
neither Of them would do it. Both
Mcbride and Ewing then slipped of
| by the easiest route and the affair
ended. Therrel came up and put
them under $500 bond. to be tried next
Friday at Plain.
Thelma Brown went to jackson
last week.
There is some sickness in tho com
munity.
W. z. Harper will visit n NORTH
Rankin for : few days.
!. !. Williams, 81 Terry, Il visit
| ing his brother ". =. williams tor !
few days.
Walter Alliston. o. Montere5s came
|up Wednesday q legal business.
Hsnry Mistsrfsldt and !. Il Soar
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-06-13
lynWOOd.

The health of the neighborhood il
only tolerable. -
One Of j. E. Townsend's little
boys fell off Of horse Sunday and
broke his arm in the elbow. DR.
Patrick dressed the wound. and he is
doing very nicely now.
D. A. Burgess is up from a severe
spell of typhoid malarial and bilious
flux; Senator Purvis is still on the
mend.
The rain has stopped and the
weather is beautiful, and the farmers
are making. good use Of it. Some
chopping cotton and some harvesting
oats, and il the weather will stay
pretty they will soon have their crops
in good shape.
There will be county union meet
ing at Shiloh on the 4th Of July
Guess they will invite some goot
speakers such and Henry Whitfield
J. K. Vardaman, Of Jackson, W. T.
Odum, Of Light. Mr.. Odum will
address the people on cheap living
light diet. such as eating peas io1
breakfast, drinking water for dinner
and swelling for supper. He sayl
he sees nothing but prosperity for the
people il they will heed good advice
from an experienced man.
Henry Whitfield / suppose would
speak on education and vardaman on
agriculture, and . great many Of the
county candidates will be there look
ing after their part Of the political
matters.
r. b. Brown passed through our
town last Thursday. Bob aidn't
look scared bit; Bob's got nerve.
Oh yes We are glad to inform the
Virgil correspondent The Shiloh,
Hawkinsville and Indian Territory
telephone line Is complete.
Next week we will furnish The
News with complete roster 81
90. A. Of The IS Mississippi Regiments
the company that Dol. J.. NJ. Jayne
carried from Brandon 10 Virginia 46|
years ego. Tho daughters oan put II
On Ale and keep it for The future.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-06-13
Plain.

On Saturday June s, Mr.. Powell,
sawyer at Lackey Bros. & Smith s
mill, and Miss Katie Mcbride,
Of Plain. went to Mendenhall, Simp-
son county, and were quietly married.
At the time that they left Plain Miss
McBride's parents were in jackson
on business. Young Johnnie Mcbride,
brother of Katie and Nick Ewing,
. brother in law, were living in
Jackson. When said Johnnie Mo-
Bride heard that Mr.. Powell and his
sister were married, he made threats
that he would kill Powell on first
sight. Young Mcbride and Ewing
then came to Plain on the 7 O'Clock
train Monday morning and proceeded
to N AXE the air dark with smoke
from their pistols. When the ten
o'clock north bound train came, bear
ing Mr.. Powell and bride on their
way to Jackson, young Mcbride and
Ewing boarded the train and follow
ed them into town Dut made no efforts
to disturb Powell, but when Mr.. Pow
ell and his bride separated for short
while they followed her and heaped
abuse upon her. Mcbride and Ew-
ing then DO arded the $3.50 south bound
train for Plain and awaited the
coming Of \ II. Powell and his bride
% the 0 'clock train. Whom the
4 o'clock ira In came up Mr. Powell
and wife gotT Of but 81 they did 50,
young Bride, Ewing and young
MoBride's fat her mot them and Ew-
ing at once demanded the marriage
certificate, WI ,ioh M. Powell 81 once
offered 50 res " 50 him, but EWING
wanted IL il his own possession
Homer Lackey then proposed that ht
read them 10 atisfy ~ parties where
upon Ewing 4 rew his pistol and tried
y shoot Poue 4 when Powell threw
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-06-13
County News Notes
Whites.

We are having fine weather, ani
farmers are putting in good time, II
rain will hold up for two weeks, the
grass will be conquered.
Childrens day services at Clear
Branch Sunday was grand success.
The childrens' exercises began at II
O'Clock q. M, and ended at 1890 q.
M, after which, Bro. Carter, Of Jack.
son addressed the congregation, telling
as all about his orphan children al
Jackson. Dinner was then served,
and great many people were not able
to get in the house on account Of the
large crowd. After the refreshments
were served the people were called
back in the house and heard an ex-
cellent address from W. w. Barlow
and Rev. @. B. Williams, then Bro
Garter entertained the crowd for a
short while and were dismissed by
Pastor Tuition. A very nice little
sum was collected by the children and
given to Bro. Garter for the orphans
in Jackson. The Clear Branch
people appreciated the good order we
had and the many visitors that at
tended the exercises
On the 9th day of July there will
be a picnic at Clear Branch aud all
the candidates are invited to be with
us on that day, and we will expect
many good speeches from them.
The announcement has been made
that A. G. Norrell will speak at Clear
Branch on Saturday evening Of the
inst. at O'Clock p. m. Let every
body come out and hear him.
A curiosity appeared at J. W. Will
liamson's last Sunday morning:
chickens were Matched from one egg,
we'll developed in every way except
the breast and heads were grown
together, and you could not see the
eyes. the bill was turned down be.
tween the two necks under the skin
and was alive when Matched but soon
died.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-06-13
King.

Health of this community is very
good.
Miss Sallie Clark visited her sister
Miss Mary Mcleod, of Harrisville, the
past week.
Buford Walker Ehas returned from
Starkyille, where he has been attend
ing school.
W. E. Laird attended the com
mencement exercises at Starkville last
week.
Miss Eva Stuokey and two sons, of
Meridian, are visiting the family OF
r. B. Stuokey this week.
Misses Mollie Harrison and Lucille
Crawley attended the commence ent
exercises at Clinton last week.
Quite crowd from here attended
Children's Day at Whites Sunday.
Carl and Louis Crawley returned
home last week from Clinton, where
they have been attending school.
Miss Henrie Walker, of Star visited
her sister Mrs. D. B. Orawley last
week.
Sunday school is progressing nicely.
Several from here attended the ice
cream supper at Star Saturday night
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-06-13
Rhodes.

Health Of this community Is very
good.
Farmers had very good time the
past week to work and they made
good use Of it.
The patrons of this place have
elected Miss Ollie Watson for their
teacher next session.
J. G.. Carter and daughter Ora 40
companied by Virgil and Sue Rhodes
attended childrens day at Johns Sun-
day.
Mrs. Lula Garter and children and
D. NJ. Robbins and wife were the
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Rhodes Sun-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. o. Rhodes visited
their son Everett Monday.
Miss Maude Robbins left Sunday
for Hickory where she will spend i
few days with her sister Mrs. Russell
who will leave for Battle Creek,
Michigan soma time SOON.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-06-13
Pearson.

Health of this community is fine
with the exception of Mrs. J. D.
Pickett.
Miss Edna Clement has been at
home for week or two. Miss Edna
is one of our sweetest girls and we are
always glad to have her with us.
We had little excitement in oul
little town the other day, the South.
worth family Show was here, and
all who went enjoyed it fine; Pearson
is coming out in her old age.
D. J. Pickett killed one Of the
largest snakes that has been seen this
season; its body was as large around
rs quart bottle and he was as lone
as broom handle. How is that for a
snake?
There is not much farming going
on at present.
News is scarce In our little town.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-06-13
Dobs0n.

Farmers have made good use of the
dry weather. They are about through
planting tho every one says tits q
poor prospect for crop.
Miss Eddie Brown, of Jackson, and
Irma Crook, Of Brandon, spent few
days the past week with Miss Eva
Myers.
Jim Grain spent Sunday at home.
DR.. Ruel May and Miss Irma Crook
spent Sunday at W. L. Barnett's.
W. s. Crook is at jackson for a
few days.
Miss Georgia Baker is visiting
relatives in Kinds county this week.
The ice cream supper at W. s.
Crooks was very much enjoyed by
all.
Russell May is at home from
Taylorsville.
Misses Sudie and Sara Grain spent
last week with their aunt Mrs Hob.
son at Jackson.
Mrs. Mcdonald is slowly i'm
proving.
We are glad to have Rev. Mr..
Afford with us for the next summer.
Next Saturday and Sunday are
preaching days at the Baptist church,
let everyone come.
There will be Children's Day
services at the Methodist church the
4th Sunday in June. Everybody is
invited.
Miss Leslie Russell is working in
Jackson.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-06-13
lodabar.

We were glad to welcome the little
shower OF rain Monday afternoon.
Farmers are very busy with their
crops after so much rain.
P. M. Huffman, one Of our best men,
is very sick. We hope for him q
speedy recovery.
Walter White made flying trip to
Jackson Sunday.
Ben Gray and family visited their
father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Moore Saturday night and Sun
day.
Selby Harp, who had the misfor-
tune Of breaking one Of his limbs, il
now at home. We are glad to have
him back after being away several
years.
Walter Sowell and family visited
the family Of p. NJ Huffman Sunday
Mrs. Ada Huffman, who has been
very sick, is now improving.
Irwin Knight visited the family of
j. j. Carr Sunday afternoon.
A very fine sermon was preached at
this place Sunday by our pastor, Broth
er Ware, his text being taken from
Judges fourteenth chapter and eight
teenth verse.
Tommie Knight visited A. p. Dear
and family Sunday.
Little Vaider, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Att Martin, died last Monday
and was laid to rest Tuesday in Loda-
bar cemetery.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1907-06-13

brough went to jackson Wednesday on
business.
Albert Thomas, who has been i'll
for several weeks, is improving.