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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1908-04-29
Some Bad Roads

| The roads are bad always at this time
of year, but "the oldest iuhabitant'' does
| not remember the time when they were
! as bad as they now are. This is especial
| ly true of the road to Morrisville
through the covered bridge. From the
| little bridge to the foot of Cold Spring
! Hill it is one mass of clay and mud. In
| several places there are dangerous pit
holes and it is all team can do to get
over them. Hyde Park and Morristown
ought to get together and make this
a permanent road. 1t is the shortest
way to Morrisville and as it connects
with the excellent road around the Fair
Ground is perhaps the most used of any
road from this way that leads to Nor
risviNe.
The road to Morrisville via Cady's
Falls is good with the exception of the
Newcomb hill and that is simply terri
BILE. For several rods it is one mass of
clay and it is really unsafe to try to get
over it. This is always bad in the spring,
but this year it is worse than ever. The
only way to fix that is to do some per-
manent workthere. 1t would be cheaper
in the end than to repair it each spring.
The lower road, or that leading from
the hide house to Newcomb's, is also bad,
not so much clay as the above mentioned
roads, but long stretch of deep mud.
A little outlay on this, in the way of
raising the road would make it splendid,
and as it leads from the lower end of the
county to Lake Lamoille is an important
thoroughfare.
These two latter roads are entirely in
Morristown, and as that town has one of
the best Road Commissioners in the
State, no doubt he will give them atten-
ton as soon as the conditions will war
rant.
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Sudden Death of Asa X. ober

Asa Kittridge Ober, for the past forty
years highly respected resident of Nor
fistown, died very suddenly Monday
noon at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
V, G. Heath, in the south part of town.
lie had been in failing health for the
past three or four years and death was
due to heart disease and kidney trouble
from which he had been sufferer. Mr..
Ober had apparently been feeling as we'll
as usual during the forenoon and at a
little before noon returned to the house,
from the road where he had been filling
hole with dirt. He laid down upon a
lounge and complained of feeling badly
His daughter got him some medicine
which he was in the habit of taking,
when suffering from bad spells of the
heart, and after few ninutes he went
10 the barn and fed the stock. He re-
armed to the house at about 1890, and
as his son-in-law was away, Mrs. Heath
prepared lunch, which they were eat
ing, when Mr.. Ober's hands dropped to
his side, death coming almost instantly.
The funeral was held this afternoon at
two O'Clock, from the house, Rev. G. C.
st. Glare of the Cong'l church officiating.
interment was in Pleasant View Gene
terry in the family lot, beside his wife,
who died eight years ago.
The deceased was born in Eden, II
un tha OF Il
enc of six children of Christopher
Dodge and Sarah Kittridge Ober. His
parents moved from Eden to johnson
and when IA years of age Asa left home,
going first to Lowell, Mass, where he
worked in the mills. He later went to
sea, following the life of sailor for
eight years, during which time he visited
many lands, spending some time in Aus
tralia as a gold miner. In 1858 he was
married in Halifax, Nova Scotia, to Miss
Mary Ann Whitney of Richicabucto, N.
one of whom, a daughter, died when only
five years of age. He moved to Morris
vile 40 years ago and has since resided
in town.
He is survived by one brother, Aaron
0ber of Iowa, one daughter, Mrs. Heath,
and one son, William Ober of White
River Junction. He was an honest, iD-
dnstrious citizen and had large circle
Of friends. The bereaved family have
tie sympathy of the community.
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HYDE PARK.

at F. P. Hills.
A. D. Robbins was in Burlington and
Winooski yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Knight spent Sum-
day last with friends at Morrisville.
Mrs. Ellen F. Page and daughter Alice
returned from Boston last Saturday.
Judge D. G. Walker of Cambridge was
a business visitor at the probate office
last Monday.
Advertised letters: Mr.. J. W. Robbins,
Mr.. j. M. Kicker, Bob Tencane, Mr.
Horton Thomas.
Mrs. Frank True is in very poor health,
so much so that she is now confined to the
house all of the time.
Walter L. Hill returned last Monday
evening from a few weeks visit to friends
in Worcester and Boston, Mass.
DR.. Stevens is to make professional
calls ere long with an automobile, having
recently purchased late Buick make.
Well, as long as we have this mud the
automobiles will not venture ont. This
is consolation only to those who do not
own autos.
Mrs. D., Mulliken spent Tuesday in
johnson. She went down to congratu-
late her father, Franklin Sinclair, on
reaching his SD birthday.
Rev. G. F. Carter of Lexington, Mass,
was guest of Col. Mcfarland Monday
night. He was on his way to mis- sum-
mer cottage at Caspian Lake.
The Students of the L. G. A. are re-
hearsing a play entitled "Nephew. or
Uncle" which they expect to present to
public on Friday evening of next week.
Frank Rooney, with his wife and son,
spent a few days recently at the home of
his father, b. G. Rooney. They re-
turned to their home at Enosburg Falls
Monday.
The johnson aud Hyde Park Grammar
school baseball teams played n game of
ball on the school campus last Friday
afternoon, and our boys were winners by
score of II to 9.
A. b. Harris of Enosburg Falls visited
his son, William, few days the past
week. He returned Tuesday morning,
accompanied by William, who will be
absent few days.
The calf skin business is on the in
crease. Receipts this spring are more
than one-third larger than last year. On
Monday nine cars of stock were set out
for the hide house.
Fred Wheelock, who has for several
months past been in the employ of A. d.
Robbins of the Phoenix, has finished his
labors there and gone to Eden, his for
mer place of abode.
Gavin Tyndall evidently intends TO
have the best stock obtainable on his
recently purchased farm, having just re-
ceived from Brandon a handsome full
blood Guernsey calf.
Thomas Moore has purchased the Geo.
Brown place on Main Street and will
take possession as soon as vacated by
Mr.. Minor, who, we understand, is to
move on to his farm.
Mrs. Eunice Wood, wife of P. G. Wood,
who has been in poor health for the past
two years, died yesterday afternoon at
five o'clock. The funeral will be held
from the house Friday afternoon at three
o'clock. A more extended notice will
appear rext week.
Trout fishing on ponds is legal May
lst. Friday morning, bright and early,
Ned" Noyes and "Jerusha Crimus'
NAV be found on Mud Pond trying their
luck for speckled beauties.
The Listers have filed an abstract of
their inventories ut the Town Clerks
office. There is quite falling off in the
list, mainly the personal, which drops
about S25, 900 from last year.
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S1.00 . Year in Lamoille Co
S1.26 Outside Of Lamoille O.

have noted from week to week, is no
better and is gradually failing in strength.
G. J. Ferguson of Burlington, Secre-
tary of the AntiSaloon League, was here
Monday, visiting at the home of A. v.
Viswell.
Sugaring is over, much to the joy of
those who have been making it the past
six weeks. 1t has been the best season
in twenty years and reports of amounts
made, range all the way from three to
seven pounds to tree.
Sure signs of spring-base ball on the
streets and bicycle riding on the side
walks. These are two amusemeuts
which should be relegated to the proper
places-the former to the school campus
and the latter to the roads.
Master Willard Jewett, 10} years of
age, tapped 20 small trees in his fathers
pasture, and has gathered, and boiled in
the kitchen, sap which has made some
over q pounds of sugar to tree. Dur
ing the time he attended school daily.
your premises. There is nothing that
adds more to the attractiveness of vii
lage than well kept lawns and door-yards.
Get the ash heaps out of the streets and
the winters accumulation of rubbish out
of sight.
The reception to have been given by
the Rebekah Lodge to the members of
the Odd Fellows Lodge tomorrow even-
ing, has been postponed one week, on
account of some of the members of the
latter organization being unable to be
present at that time.
A consignment of fry, 10000 square,
tailed brook trout, was received here
Monday evening. They were for Corey
Pond and j. T. Stevens and Howard
Stevens took them there at once, making
the trip in the night and successfully
placing them in the pond.
The list of birds seen in this vicinity,
in addition to former list, as reported by
members of the Field Glass, is as follows:
Purple finch, Savannah sparrow, white
crowned sparrow, hermit thrush, bank
sparrow, sparrow hawk, ruby crowned
kinglet, chipping sparrow, white throated
sparrow, warbling vireo, chebec.
A new rule has just been issued by
the local railroad authorities which is
thai ali the baggage left at the station,
whether checked or unchecked, will be
subject after twenty-four hours to tax
of 25 cents for the first day and 10 cents
each day thereafter. So watch out for
your baggage or the railroad folks will
get a fee out of you.
A game of baseball was played on
the school campus last Monday after
noon between the L. c. A. and johnson
High school teams, which resulted in
victory for the former by a score of 9 to 7.
The game was called at the close of the
eighth inning so the boys could return
home on the mail train. One of the men,
bers of the visiting team, by the name of
Nolan, was unfortunate in receiving a
slight fracture of the collar-Done, the
result of a collision with another fielder
while trying to catch fiy-ball in the left
field.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1908-04-29
Stone Cutters Strike Settled

The stone cutters strike having been
settled the last of the week in Barre and
other places wording under the same
bill, the local stone shed was started
again last Saturday noon, after shut
down of just eight weeks. II is under
stood that the new bill is for three years,
the first year pay being the old rate of
37d cents per hour. the second year 3S
cents and the third 3Sf cents. The bill
also provides for a weekly payment in
stead of once in two weeks, as in the
past.
Several new men were taken on yester-
day and the usual gang will be running
in few days.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1908-04-29

CARD OF THANKs.-We, the under
signed, wish to hereby express our ap-
probation and gratitude to the kind
friends and neighbors who so kindly
aided us by work done and rendered dur
ing the trials just passed through, in the
sickness and burial of our loved son and
brother, Howard. Also for flowers sent.
Mr.. AND Mrs. G. w. CHAPIN,
HELEN CHAPLIN,
G.. HAROLD CHAPLIN.
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p. A. Wins First Game

The first base ball game of the season
was played last Saturday and resulted in
a victory for Peoples Academy over Brig
ham Academy, the score standing IS TO
2. The visitors put up a loose fielding
game and were unable to hit j. Weafer,
who pitched the first six innings. d.
Weafer was tried out for the remainder
of the game ami did some very clever
work. The two struck out IA men. Ryan,
who pitched for B. A. last season struck
ont only three men and was retired from
the box in the seventh inning. A tea
ture of the game was the stick work of
the P. A. team, who also showed up well
in the field. John Raymore caught six
innings, r. Stafford and w. Tinker also
being given trial. P. A. lined up as
follows:-J. Weafer, p; j. Raymore, C;
r. Stafford 1st b; Tinker, Cd b.; G. Stat
ford, 3rd b; D. Weafer, s; B. Thomas,
l.. f; r. Thomas, f; Cooper, T f. Fisher
and Kelley, subs. The next game will
be played on the Old Fair Grou nds to-
morrow afternoon, Bellows Free Acad-
emy being the visiting team. The game
will be called at $3.50. This team is a
good one and the game should be II close
one.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1908-04-29

A. II. Slayton was business visitor
in Franklin County Monday.
Drew Daniels of Waterbury was Wis
itor in town several days the past week.
Miss Vivian Greene has been i'll the
past week, suffering an attack of chicken
pox.
William Chapman of Oxford is the
new clerk in l.. A. Wadleigh's drug
store.
Mrs. f. G. Barrows and children re-
turned Tuesday from few days visit
with Mrs. Barrows' parents in Stowe.
George Saxby and Miss Anna Copeland
spent several days the past week at the
home of the latter's parents in Albany.
A. C. Hamel has purchased of the Asa
West estate, twelve acres of land, located
beyond the "dugway" on the Wolcott
road.
Mrs. c. NJ. Fisher, a former employe
in the Citizens Telephone office, is help
ing out there again for two or three
weeks.
William Lamoge of Burlington was in
town over Sunday, a guest of his friend
Miss st. Clare of the Citizens Telephone
Company.
Mrs. Robert Guymer returned from
East Hardwick Monday, where she has
been spending several weeks at the home
of her brother, William Stewart.
D. d. Holmes, who has been confined
to his home by illness for nearly two
months, left last Saturday for Cavendish,
where he has a position as butter-maker.
F. G. Wilson left Monday morning for
Burlington and from there went to New
York state for two weeks business
trip in the interest of Bailey's Music
rooms.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1908-04-29

Mr.. and Mrs. L. C. Udall of Wolcott
were guests Of friends in town over Sun
day.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1908-04-29

MORRiSVll-LE

Miss Flora Hebb of Jeffersonville be
gan school, Monday in the Delano District.
Miss Clara Burnor of Burlington has
been a recent guest of her brother,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1908-04-29

The Local Advertiser
Always gets good results IN
this paper. Why?
1t has THE circulation.
The Ketchikan miner., 1908-03-14

agreeing on verdict. The jury was thereupon discharged and new trial ordered for Monday, March 9th, at , :00 D. m.
The Ketchikan miner., 1908-03-14

C. H. Alcott, a travelling man from Seattle, is in town, stopping at the Conneit.
 J. w. Labor, John T. Chamberlain and John Carlson are the latest arriv- als at the Stedman.
 The launch Uncle Dan left out for Hadley today, taking several passen- gers and quantity ot mail matter.
 John c. Olson and John Campbell both of Juneau, were arrivals in town Sunday and are registered at the Cornell.
 The Vigiant left yesterday morning for Swigart's camp in Traitors Cove to bring in raft of logs awaiting her at that place.
 The Alert left out on her regular run today for Chomley. She will take in Karta Bay where she will pick up Mr. Barber who is there looking after his mining interests.
 A baby girl arrived at the home of Joseph Starr at half past two o'clock this afternoon. Dr. Myers is in at tendance and reports mother and child as progressing satisfactorily. A few of the Henty books and others are missing from S. Johns School Library. Those who have borrowed books at any lime are requested to see I if they have had any in their possess sion too long, and return them so that others may have the benefit of them.
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WILLETTSVILLE.
June 1, 1908.

June /, l9O6.
John Larick and wife and Ed. Lar
lex and wife, we're visiting friends at
their former home in Clinton county
last Sunday.
Ben Vance, Pope Mcdaniel aud E.
B. Reeves attended the Democratic
Congressional alconvention at Xenia last
Thursday.
Leo King and wife, of Martinsville,
we're visiting relatives here Sunday.
Frank Sharp and family we're over
in his new auto visiting his mother,
Mrs. Daniel Sharp, Sunday.
John Lick, who is employed with
John Br .ggs at Russells, will move
there this week.
Quite number from here attended
Decoration Day services at different
places last Saturday.
James Warden and wife we're visit.
ing relatives in Brown county Sunday
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SINKING SPRING.
June 1. 1908

June /, l9O6.
Miss Edyth Hite, of Greenfield, is a
guest at the home of I. N. McKeehan
and family.
Philip Wickerham, of Portsmouth, Z,
was the guest of his brother, o. q.
Wickerham, few days last week.
Mrs. Sim Overhultzer and son, of
Springfield, are the guests of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. Weaver.
Miss Bessie Gall, of Portsmouth,
was the guest of relatives here over
Sunday.
Miss Euna Johnston, of Portsmouth, +,
was the guest of Mrs. Ed. McKeehan,
Saturday.
Mrs. Mary Gall, of Belfast, spent
Friday and Saturday with relatives
here.
Mrs. Bert Butler and children, of
PEBBLES, spent Saturday with her aunt,
Mrs. Louisa Butler.
Carl Phillips, of Sabina, was the
guest of his parents here few days
last week.
Mrs. e. Hochwalt, of Dayton, is Wis
iting friends and relatives here.
Miss Rose Stultz, of Louden, spent
few days last week with Miss Mar
garet Patton.
John Hite and wife spent Sunday
with friends at PEBBLES.
Miss Bertha Gillian, of Portsm outh
was the guest on Saturday of Mrs. n
Easton.
Miss Olive Gray, of Greenfield, il
spending few days with her aunt,
Mrs. Bert Copeland.
Richard McKeehan was a visitor at
PEBBLES, Friday.
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PRICETOWN.
June l, 1908

June l, 1908
Children's Day will be observed at
this place the first Sunday night in
June.
Decoration Day was we'll attended.
George Garrett delivered fine ad.
dress, W. S. Barker sang a song, title,
STAINLESS Banner" and a quartette
composed of Miss Sylvia Young, Mrs.
Jennie McConnaha, W. s. Barker and
]. B Farris sang appropriate selec.
tions, after which new officers we're
appointed for the coming year.
John Wrinkle and wife, of South
Liberty, visited the latter's grand
parents, ]. G. Landess and wife, Sun
day.
DR.. Clancy and children, of Lynch.
burg, we're callers at this place Sat.
urday.
The East Danville team played the
Pricetown team Saturday afternoon,
the score stood 20 to IL in favor of
| Pricet0wn.
j. w. Gossett and wife visited their
dau hter, Mrs. Addie Fouet, and fam
lily, Sunday.
Mrs Lou Easter, Of Dayton, is visit.
ing her grandfather Faris and family.
Herman Charles and wife and Rosa
Donohoo, Ella Ruble and Thomas
Carey we're entertained by Leslie
warman- and wife, of Harwood, Sun
day.
Bert Young and family will move
from the George Stevens farm to the
Chris. Roebuck's farm this week.
Mrs Mae Brandstetter, Frank Rem
ley and wife, of Cincinnati, spent Dec
Grafton Day with home folks.
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A Square Deal In Newspaper Row.

The June McClur's publishes an in
teresting article by the late Carl
Schurz which pays high tribute TO the
news gathering profession.
"Thus," says General S;hurz, VI
entered the journalistic fraternity.
My most agreeable experience con-
sisted in my association with other
members of the craft. found among
the correspondents of the press a
number of gentlemen of uncommon
ability and high principle-genuine
gentlemen, who loved truth for its
own sake, who heartily detcsted sham
and false pretense, and whose sense
of honor was of the finest. My more
or less intimate contact with public
men high and low was not so uni
formly gratifying enjoyed, indeed,
the privilege of meeting statesmen
of high purpose, of well.stored minds,
of uusel6sh patriotism, and of the
courage of their convictions. But
disgustingly large was, on the other
hand, the number # small, selfish
politicians l ran against men who
seemed to know no higher end than
the advantage of their party, which
involved their own who we're always
nervously shifting for the popular
breeze; whose most demonstrative
ebullitions of virtue consisted in the
most violent denunciations of the
opposition whose moral courage
quaked at the appearance of the
slightest danger to their own or their
party's fortunes; and whose little
nesses exposed them sometimes with
involuntary frankness to the news
paper correspondent whom they
approached to beg tor a Favorable
notice or for the suppression of an
unwelcome news item. They we're by
no means in all instances men OF
small parts. On the contrary, there
were men of marked ability and large
requirements among them. But
never until then had I known how
great moral coward a member oi
Congress may be.
"It is probably now as 1t was then
There we're few places in the United
States where the public men appear
ing on the national stage we're judged
as fairly and accurately as they were
in Newspaper Row in Washing ton
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CARMEL.
June l. 1908

June 1, 1908
Considerable corn toplant thisweek
Mrs George Eubank has been quite
poorly for several days.
Mrs. Will Smith and friend, Mrs
Olive Haney and daughter, Mary, of
Bournvllle, Ross county, we're guests
at the formers parents, L d Mccoy
and wife, Saturday and Sunday.
D. w. Holiday, wife and daughter,
of Wilmington, spent Saturday and
Sunday with Thomas Holiday and
family.
Miss Clara Hughes, of Rainsboro,
spent Sunday with her sister, Mrs.
Austin Beaver.
Mrs. Jesse Jenkins, whose illness we
have mentioned several times, depart
ed this life Saturday about the noon
hour. She leaves husband and one
daughter. Funeral today at eleven
o'clock at Cynthiana and interment
in the cemetery at that place. We
extend our sympathy.
Carey Holiday, wife and baby of
Rainsboro, we're calling on the home
folks on Saturday evening.
Mrs. A. N. Head called on Ella
Henry Saturday evening.
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Where Tourists Will Find Humph-
Peys' Specifies.

Where Tourists Will Find Humph-
reys' Specifies.
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Waterloo.
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BARCELONA, Ronda S. Pedro 36.
MADRID, Gale Tetuan, 8.
ALEXANDRIA, rue Cherif Pacha
MANILA, 1877, Escolta.
RIO DE JANEIRO, 70, Rua de s
Pedro.
BUENOS AYRE5, i, ,446, Gale Florida
MEXICO CITY, Gale de Coliseo, g.
At all Drug Store in Canada, Cuba,
Central America, Honolulu, Porto
Rico, the West Indies, and In every
City, Town and Hamlet in the United
States of America.
DR.. Humphreys' Manual in English,
German, Spanish, Portuguese or French
mailed free. Humphreys Medicine
Co., Cor. Williams and Ann Streets
New York.
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Every Woman VIII Be Intere sred

If you have pains in the back, Uri-
nary, Bladder or Kidney trouble, and
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tralian Leaf. 1t is safe and never
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Records of the numerous public
libraries in New York City show that
in the last five years there has been a
remarkable increase in interest in
sociology, political economy and kin
dred subjects. The reading and con.
sulting of books relating to such
matters has more than doubled in the
last l5,years.
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In the state of New York there are
IL, 900 abandoned farms, representing
an area of 100000 acres, and capa-
BILE of caring for population of 250,'
600. 1t ie stated that farm lands in
that state nave decreased sl70, 1000, ,0OC
in value in the last 20 years.
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