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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1908-05-01
The Boundary Posts.

1t is reported that a large order for
granite posts, 1920 in all, has been given
by the International Boundary Commits
sion to our local granite companies.
These posts are to be six feet long
and ten inches square, with hole four
teen inches deep and two aud half
inches in diameter; in the top will he
placed a steel shaft ten feet high.
On the north and south sides of this
shaft will appear the flags of the respec,
tive countries-Canada aud the United
States, while little above them and TX
actlv in the center of the shaft will be-
seen the Union Jack.
This arrangement is made so that all
the world will distinctly understand
that John Bull does not intend that Tn
Gle Sam and Miss Canada shall ever be
united.
The posts will be planted four feet
deep between the present iron posts.
1t has also been decided 10y the gov
ernmeuts of the two countries to have a
clear space the eutire length of the from
| tier twelve feet wide aud twelve feet
high, that is six feet on eat side of the
cline and where buildings are on the
cline" they must be moved back either
way six feet or an opening cut through
them twelve feet wide aud twelve feet
high so as not to interfere with clear
view from post to post.
This long strip the entire length OF
the frontier and twelve feet wide is to
| be made into great international bOu-
levard where Uncle Sam and Miss Cana
da can promenade when the young lady
can be induced to meet him. The nego
| tialions between the countries were de-
| layed quite while because Uncle Sam
objected to having the Union Jack APP
pear above the Stars aud Stripes, com
promise was made 10y John Bull consent
ing to the boulevard arrangement.
The flags of Canada aud the United
States are to be so fixed that they can be
lowered to half mast in case the Demo
Gratis in the States or the Conservative.
i'll Canada should win in the next elec
tons.
The Republicans expect that they
have gained strength by renewing tn
old legend. ain God We Trust" ant
the Liberals are scattering thousands o
notices reading "IIold all or bust,
while the Democrats and Conservatives
whose political history and dogmas ar
as nearly identical as possible for tn,
different forms government, have chose
the same words, "And die we must
Stanstead journal.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1908-05-01

When Governor Hughes message
calling the New York Legislature in extra
session was read in the New York State
senate, the senators who had voted with
the race track gamblers broke into a
spontaneous hiss. OF these II are
Tammany democrats and five are alleged
republican, elected on the Hughes ticket
Had these five senators voted with the
republican majority the race track gam
blers would have been defeated. That
the only reply which the friends of the
gamblers can make to Governor Hughes
prayer is Senatorial hiss, makes com
ment supertluous.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1908-05-01

A genuine revival of business has set
in if signs are not misleading. First We
have prospect of unusually cool crops;
secondly, the country has started ia
again to buy bonds and while buying
twice as many bonds as were being
absorbed, last year, people are purchas-
ing 30 per cent fewer stocks, |. e, ln-
yestments are now in sound bonds rath.
er than in speculative shares. The
country is getting down to real business
in getting away from business in the
Imagination.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1908-05-01

STATE uF VERMONT, isTEICT or EssEN -.
Thr honorable Probate Court Tor the District
81 I--cA
p,...tt,. a t.athsrruie GREETING.
whereas. application iu writing hath been
fus,It o. this Court hy the guardian of Ro~ctte X.
gythrrcufe for license to sell the real estate OF
aid ward VIZ. situated in Canaan in the county
III E.>,y and state 81 Vermont representing
that the sale thereof for the purpose of putting
the proceeds OF such sale M interest, or invest
iup The same in stocks OF other real estate, or
using the asaiIs thereof tur the benefit u SAID
ward a. the law directs would be beneficial Tor
said ward.
Wh,reupou the -aid Court appointed and a.
signed the 18th day Of May. los. at the Pro
bate ofice in brighton IN said District. To hear
aud decide upon said application, and ordered
that puhiic notice thereof be given 10 all per
sons interested therein. 10y publishing this
order three weeks successfully IN the Essex
County Herald. a newspaper published al
brighton in said District, which Circulates ~
the neighborhuod OF those persons interested
therein: all which publications shall he Prev
GU, To- the time appointed ior the hearing.
Therefore Won are hereby notified To appear
before said Court. at the time and place aiore
said then and there in said Court TO object &c
the granting Of such license. If you see cause.
Given under my hand at Brighton in said Dis
trict this 9TH dav OF April. zoos
HERBERT ". BLAKE. JUDGE.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1908-05-01
A Californian'S Luck.

"The luckiest day of my life was
when bought box OF Bucklen's Ar.
MICA Salv-;" writes Charles +. Budahn,
IF Tracy, California. "rwo pc. boxes
cured me of an annoying case of itching
piles. which had troubled me for yeats
and that yielded to no other treatment.
Sold under guarantee at j. W. Thurs
ton drug store.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1908-05-01
Sheriffs Execution and Sale.

Taken on a wit aud charged on execution in
favor of Michael and Sidney Twitchell vs.. Aug
uste I.avoie. the following described personal
property. viz. one grey mare, about six years
old and the same will be sold by me at public
auction to the highest bidder, to satisfy said eN-
ecutiou and all legal cost and charges thereon,
in front OF the Nelson Company's store i'll Nor
ton Vt ON the lth day Of May 4. ID. 1905, at
nine O'Clock in the forenoon.
Dated at Norton this 18th day Of April A. D.,
i4or.
J. NELSON DeDuty sheriff
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1908-05-01
SheriH's Sale.

Taken on a writ and charged on an execution,
iu favor of T. 4 Curtis. and against the North-
rru Lumber \ Fiber Co the following described
property viz new traverse sled. made for one
Of two horses, and about 5000 lbs. Of round fiat
and square black smiths iron And the same
will be sold by me at public auction TO the
highest bidder at the poStoffce in Guildhall,
Vt. ON the Iith day OF NAV \. u. 1905 at 10
,r'n~k IN the forenoon to satisfy said execution
aud all legal costs.
RICHARD BFATTuE, sheriff.
Gmildhall VI. April y. A D. IooS.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1908-05-01

A remarkable condition arose In the
Muskogee tOklal clearing house Tue
other day. When the members OF the
association met at II o'clock TO make
their hank clearings. Il was found that
there was SiU.Op1 Ia checks In the
DAYS business and that when settle
ment was made the accounts OF each
hank against all other hanks balanced
10 a penny. No bank had TO pay cent
to any other bank. The clearing house
clerks were amazed. Such thing does
not occur once In a lifetime.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1908-05-01
Vermont Well Represented.

Vermont's big eight to the national
republican convention at Chicago, next
June are, Senator W. P. Dillingham;,
Gov. +. d Proctor, Col. Frank h. Greene
and Allen NJ. Fletcher as delegates at
large, and r. W. Hulhurd and Thad. NJ
Chapman from the first district aud n,
G. Williams and &. NJ. Campbell from
the second district
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1908-05-01
state Of Oermont
Office of the Commissioner of state Cares

Cbis Certfles that the Island Pond National Bank b,
this day filed with the Commissioner of State Tav
stipulation that said bank has elected to pay and ,I
the State of Vermont the required by law upon ii
interest bearing deposits held by it during the six months
beginning April / 1908 whereon the rate of intcr,. ~
ceeds two per cent per annum and that it will file with
the State Treasurer and Commissioner of State Taya
sworn returns showing the average amount of such de-
posts held by it during said period.
Depositors having deposits in said bank Wherein tl
rate OF interest exceeds two cent per annum are there
fore required make thereof to the Sto.
Treasurer Commissioner of State Taxes
Given under my hand at Burlington, Vermont ths
twenty seventh day of March 1908.
!. L. Cushman
Commissioner of State Taxes
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1908-05-01
NOTICE.

The nonresident proprietorS of the town Of
= cuingtuu, in the county Of Essex. are hereby
gutihcd that the taxes assessed by said town
within the wear next preceding this date. re
main either in whole or IN part unpaid, ON the
ol'owug described lands in said town, towt -
supposed owners I. V. L. Co,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1908-05-01

And so much of said lands will be sold at pub
lie auction at the dwelling house of Mills Del.
Blodgett, i'll said town, on the gard day of May
next at o O'Clock in the forenoon, as shall be
less previously paid.
Dated at Lexington this nth day of April, A.
ID. 1905 MILLS DEF. BI.ODGErr,
Collector Of Town Taxes.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1908-05-01
Shoes
and
Oxford
Gents
Ladies
Children

We have placed 100 prs of High Grade Shoes on Our
BARGAIN TABLE at one-half price to make room for
NEW LINES
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-02-18
humorous department.
Best Left Alone.

Andrew Carnegie. at dinner that
was recently given in his honor in New
York. told an amusing story at his own
expense.
II was travelling on an English rail-
way Londonward last year" he said
and had chosen Il seat in a non-smok-
ing carriage. At a waySide station a
man boarded the train, sat down in my
compartment and lighted Il vile clay
pipe.
"This is not a smoking carriage,
said. l.
"'All hight, governor said the man.
I'll just finish this pipe here
He finished it. then retilled it again.
See here l said I told you this
wasn't a smoking carriage. If you per-
sist with that pipe l shall report you
at the next station to the guard
Il handed him my card. He looked
at it, pocketed it, but lighted his pipe,
nevertheless. At the next station, how
ever. he changed to another compart-
ment.
Calling a guard told him what had
occurred, and demanded that the smok-
er's name and address be taken.
Yes, sir said the guard, and hur-
ried away In little while he return
ed. He seemed rather awed. He bent
over me and said apologetically:
DO you know, sir; if l were YOU
would not prosecute that gent. He has
just given me his card. Here it is. He
is Mr.. Andrew Carnegie Washing
ton Star.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-02-18
SAVED FROM BEING A CRIPPLE
FOR LIFE.

Almost six or seven weeks ago |
became paralyZed all at once with rheu-
matism." writes Mrs. Louis Mickey, 913
Seventh street. Oakland, Cal 1T
struck me in the back and extended
from the hip to my right leg down to
my foot The attack was so severe
that I could not move in bed and was
afraid that ] should be Il cripple for
life.
About twelve years ago l received
d sample bottle Of your Liniment but
never had occasion to use 1t, as l have
always been WELL but something told
me that Sloan's Liniment would help
me, 50 | tried it. After the second ap-
plication | could get up out of bed, and
in thre days could walk. and now feel
IN three days could walk. and now feel
My friends were very much sur
prised at my rapid recovery and l was
only too glad to tell them that Sloans
Liniment was the only medicine II
used"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-02-18

man a furtive kick on the leg, and the
fireman replied, Yes
Now said the president advanc.
ing and addressing the fireman, the
rest Of it would consist Of your ask
ing me what you could do for me, an6
|, standing at a respectful distance
would explain the nature of my er-
rand and then depart with circumspec-
ton. have shown you the proper way
to do it, Now, I want you to do II
yourself. Just step out Of the office
re-enter and show me that you have
profited by the lesson l have given you.
"The big fireman felt positive that
he was already as good as out Of job
and he couldn't see any nutriment in
the kind Of performance he was asked
to go throughout he went through
it all right. He got up from the presi-
dents chair, clomped out, and present
ly knocked loudly on the door.
Enter sang out the president.
THE fireman softly opened the door
removing his greasy cap as soon as he
crossed the threshold, and then he just
as softly closed the door. Then he
tiptoed. burlesque fashion. part of the
way over toward the presidents desk.
"'Ah, that is something like it, COM
mented the president. Now, my man,
what can I do for you?'
You can take a running jump for
yourself and go to blaZes, you club
footed son of a cayusen broke out the
fireman, mad clean through over the
pif1ingness Of the performance, and
then, clapping his cap on his head, he
clomped out slamming the presidents
door after him.
THE president of the road looked in
the direction whence the fireman had
gone for a long, long time, with his
mouth wide open and his jaw hanging.
Then he turned to the superintendent
Of the mechanical department and
caught that person blowing his nose
with great violence and in a very sus-
picious sort of way. A slow grin began
to spread itself over the presidents
usually stern features. Then the presi-
dent took off his glasses and wiped
them with his handkerchief, and sud-
denly broke into a riproaring laugh
the rarest imaginable thing for him.
lis that man a good fireman" he in
quired Of the mechanical super.
Best fireman we've got on the line
replied the super.
"'Well, how are we off for engineers"
asked the president. Dye think you
could give an engine to that fellow
"I can give him freight engine to-
morrow
"'Give it to him then said the pres
ident, and then they went on with their
business.
That fireman Is now the superin-
tendent of the Texas railroads mechan-
ical department; but he didn't find out
for many years how he ever managed
to hang on to his firemans job, much
less get promoted. New York Sun.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-02-18
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1S, 1908.
TAX RETURNS FOR 1908,
Office Of the County Auditor Of York
County, South Carolina.
Yorkville, S. c., Nov. 20. 1907.

Yorkville, S. c., Nov. 30, 1907.
A S required by statute my books
n will be opened at my office in
Yorkville on WEDNESDAY, JANU-
Try l, 1908, and kept open until FEB
RUARY 20, 1908, for the purpose Of
/ listing for taxation all TAXABLE
PROPERTY held in York County on
January /, 1908.
Returns made on proper blanks, and
sworn to before an officer qualified to
administer an oath and forwarded to
me by registered mail before Febru-
airy 20, 1908, will be accepted.
All taxpayers are particularly re-
quested to inform themselves as to the
number of their respective school dis
tricts, and where they have property
in more than one school district, they
will please make separate returns In
dicating the location Of each piece or
property. The school districts In
which there are special levies are as
follows: Nos. 13, 29 and 33 In Bethes-
da; Nos. 8, 20 and 40 In Broad River;
Nos. 8 and 20 in Bullocks Creek; No.
~ in Catawba; Nos. Z and IL In Eben-
ezer; Nos. 26, % and 80 in Fort Mill;
Nos. IL, 20, 33 and 80 in York.
For the purpose Of facilitating the
taking Of returns, and for the greater
VI ldA pdySISJ OO CT
the following places on the dates
named:
At Yorkville from Wednesday, Feb
ruary to Thursday. February 20.
All males between the ages Of TWEEN
ty-one and sixty years, except Confed-
crate soldiers over the age Of fifty
years, are liable to a poll tax OF 81,
and all persons so liable are especially
requested to give the numbers Of their
respective school districts in making
their returns.
It will be a matter Of much accom-
mediation to me IL as many taxpayers
as possible will meet me at the res
pective appointments, mentioned above
so as to avoid the rush at Yorkville
during the closing days.
JOHN ]. HUNTER,
County Auditor.
Yorkville, s. c., Nov. 29, 1907.
So Al
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-02-18
WANTS NOT THE APPLE.
Col. Watterson Cares Naught For the
Reward of Politics.

reward OF FoIitiCS.
l see by the papers, as Mr.. Dooley
is wont to observe, that they are hav-
ing some trouble at Frankfort over the
election of a United States senator: To
me, personally, it matters little who is
elected senator; but, since very free use
of my name in that connection is be-
ing made outside the state by profess
sional friends and brothers, who are
more complimentary than considerate-
if l may say so without seeming url-
gracious-it may not be improper, or
irrelevant, for me to repeat, what L
have often declared, that If certificate
of election were placed in my hand l
would not go to WashoingtOn to take
the oath Of office. If had wanted that
sort of thing l would have sought it
thirty years ago, when as young man,
I stood in the line of succession and all
the ways were open to me.
l was born and grew up in the ma
tional capital. l was brought into too
close touch with the ups-and- downs,
life to be enamored of it. In point Of
fact, 1 knew too familiarly too many
poor great men, their servitude, their
disappointments and their sorrows. l
early resolved that if l ever gained a
footing in my chosen profession 1 would
not follow the fatal examples of Greedy,
Raymond, and Forney, but would pur-
sue my destiny as ever free man and
never a slave whersoever it might lead
me, hewing to the line, leaving the
chips to fall as it pleased God and
truth. From that resolution l have
never swerved.
am profoundly grateful for the good
will Of my professional brethren. But
l cannot help feeling kind Of resent
ment that they should think once a
promotion" and call it a reward y
1t is rather a badge of servitude. For
all dignities my respect is reverend Of
the army and the navy, Of the senate
and the church: but there is also a
dignity in duty done for it's own sake.
and this dignity connot be enhanced by
any blue ribbon, or tituliar distinction.
Honor and fame from no condition
rise,
Act well your part-there all the hon
or lies."-Henry WattersOn in
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-02-18

THE POWER OF THE PEN.-A physi-
clan out west was sent for to attend a
small boy who was i'll. He left pre-
scription and went away.
Returning a few days later. he found
the boy better.
Yes, DOCTOR" said the boys mother,
"the prescription did him world Of
good. I left it beside him, where he
could hold it in his hand most of the
time, and he can almost read it now.
You didn't mean for him to swallow
the paper. did you, doctor?"-Harper's
Weekly
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-02-18

TIE CUBAN MILLICNAIRE.-PreSi
Manuel AmadOr of Panama, was re-
viewing the wonders of Cuney Island.
A remarkable place" he said tc
Il reporter. Il shall never forget il
am reminded of Il joke they are tell
ing about Il Cuban millionaire.
An unfortunate man obtained ac-
cess TO this millionaire and depicted
his wretched poverty in the most vivid
and moving cOlOrS. Indeed. 80 graphic
was the visitors sad narrative that
the millionaire was very profoundly
affected, and. Summ0ning his servant,
he said. with tears i'm his eyes and a
voice trembling with emotion:
John, put this poor fellow out in
To the street. He is breaking my
heart.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-02-18

DREAD UNCERTAINTY. - The ferry
clock was stopped yesterday for the
second time in its history. the first per-
iod having been the long months in
1906 when the four dials unanimously
announced the hour as 5.13. Yesterday
the Market street face proclaimed the
time exactly 6 O'Clock, while the Oak
land face read 7.33 o'clock.
Funny thing happened on account
of the clock" remarked Capt Leale of
the Newark a man came abroad
painting, red in the face. Just made it,
he exclaimed. Got off by the loop and
ran. Ought to have taken the 5 o'clock
boat. But my watch was run down
and was up at the club and didn't no.
tice the time
Then he pulled out his timepiece
and, preparing to set it, looked back up
at the tower as we left the slip. His
face was a puzzle.
Say he inquired apprehensively,
would YOU notice the cocktails on my
BREATH San Francisco Chronicle.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-02-18
Mi5eellaneuu5 8@dia9.
WITH NEIeHeoRINe EXCHANGES
News and Comment Cleaned From
Within and About the County.
CHESTER,

Lantern, February IA: Miss Mary
Williams of YOrkville. is visiting Miss
Josie Oates. .... Miss Nell Elliott OF
WinnsbOro. who has been visiting Miss
Myra Webster. went home Tuesday.
Miss Fannie Burden returned Wednes-
daN from a three weeks visit to heI
sister. Mrs. O'Kelly at Jacksonville
Fla. 5000. Mr. James Stevens died We'd
nesday in Cheraw of tubercular trouble
and his remains were buried in Rock
Hill Wednesday. .T The absence of
editorial matter this week is due to the
fact that the editor has been at home
sick with grip since noon Wednesday.
Miss Carrie Taylor of Rock Hi,
who has been in the city nursing Mr..
Butler Woods, expects to leave today
for Greenville to nurse patient. ......
One of the most brilliant social events
of the winter was the wedding of Miss
Nancy Boyce Brice and Mr.. Edward
Henry Hardin. which took place at
Woodward, on Wednesday, the 18th.
at high noon. The marriage was i'm
pressively solemnized in the Concord
PRESBYTERIAN church by the Rev. G. G..
Mayes of BlackstOck. .... Mrs. Eliza
beth P Woods, wife of Mr.. Jas. f.
Woods. died at her home in the Chalk
VILE section early Tuesday morning.
Heart trouble was the cause OF death.
The funeral services were held at
Brushy Fork Baptist church yesterday
afternoon at o'clock. Mrs. Woods was
about sixty years of age She feaVes
a husband and several step children
among these latter being Mr.. W. T..
Woods and Miss Bessie Woods of this
CITY. The following invitation has
been received in the city: Mr.. and Mrs
Robert Bratton Lowry request the hon
or of your presence at the marriage Of
their daughter Elizabeth Scott, to Mr.
James Lowry Guy, Wednesday after
noon, February twenty-siXth, nineteen
hundred and eight, at four o'clock at
home. Yorkville, South Carolina. .....
Mrs. Elizabeth ]. Elliott. until recently
a resident Of Chester died at her home
in Sumter Tuesday afternoon. Grip
was the cause of death. The remains
were brought here yesterday afternoon
and taken to the residence of Miss Leila
DaVega to await interment. The fu-
neral services were conducted from the
residence this morning at 10 O'clock
Rev. S. ]. Cartledge officiating and the
following gentlemen acting as pail
bearers: Messrs. JnO. G. White. B. M.
Spratt, E. a. Crawford, E. p. Moore
VIM. McKinnell and j. R. Alexander
The remains were laid to rest in Pur-
ity graveyard. Mrs. Elliott was one OF
the oldest native born residents or
Chester, her age being in the neighbor-
hood of four score. She leaves the fol-
lowing children: Miss Mamie Elliott
of Sumter; Mrs. j. r. Millard of Winns-
boro: and Mr.. ]. w. Elliott of st. Lou
is. Mo.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-02-18

Still. \ PUPPY.-The youth had only
left college, and his ambition, like his
collar, was high.
At home the all engrossing subject
was the young mans future career, and
he was discussing with his parents
which Of the professions stood most in
need of his genius.
The fathers idea Of his sons ability
WAS diSgustingly low.
Il think" said the old man, that you
had better adorn one of the stools ir
my office"
ne young man drew himself up, and
the high collar grew tight as he strove
10 swallow his righteous anger. Fold
ing his arms, he asked:
Am | a dog"
No, not yet. but you'll gov" came
the crushing response.