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Evening journal., 1909-05-29
UNUSUAL CASES
IN COUNTY COURT
Singular Circumstances in
Connection With Layman-
SIOCOmb Trial

Judge James Pennewill earned
peculiar distinction this week when for
the third time he charged a jury in
the same case. This occurred dur
ing the trial of the case of Layman
vs.. +. +. Slocomb Company, Inc When
the jury brought in a verdict for the
plaintif it was the first in the history
of the court. There has not been
another case in which a jury brought
in a verdict after two previous juries
had disagreed Another peculiar thing
about the Layman VS.. Slocomb case
is that each jury on the first ballot
stood to in favor of the plaintiff.
Bailiff Manlove had charge of the jury
at the January and May terms of
court. Bailin Fleming was on duty
at the March term of court.
The plaintiff was represented oy
Charles +. Curley and George l..
Townsend with William S. Hilles for
the defendant company.
Court Stenographer L. c. Hardes,y
is coming in for his share of con-
gratulations in connection with this
trial During the taking of testimony
Mr. Hardesty was called to contradict
two witnesses. AS he took the wit
ness stand the question arose as To
who should act as stenographer. Mr.
Hardesty very quickly settled ali
doubts by answering the questions Of
the counsel and took the notes of
question and answer while on the
stand. 1t was a severe test OF
competency and accuracy, as the notes
were taken at the January and March
terms of court. He was congratulated
by the court for the efficiency shown
and members of the bar, who were II
the court at the time he was a witness
in the case also congratulated Mr.
Hardesty. He has been court steno-
grapher for twenty years.
Evening journal., 1909-05-29
soott church Notes.

The Ladies' Aid Society Of Scott NJ. T.
Church gave strawberry festival at
seventh and Kirkwood streets last even
ing.
The Junior League Of Scott NJ. E.
Church. will meet i'm the sunday school
this afternoon. The pastor desires to have
oil the members present.
The women connected with the Patrio-
tic order Sons of America, will be pres
ent at the evening services at Scott NJ.
e. Church tomorrow evening. The pastor,
the Rev W. c. Koons' VIII speak both
morning and evening. A pleasing program
is being arranged by the Junior Choir for
tomorrow evenings services A qua~tetts
composed Of J. Harry Wright. William
Purdy. Clark r. NJ Kuhns and Mitchell
Hickman will sing several selections,
Evening journal., 1909-05-29
Girls Friendly Entertains.

The Girls Friendly Society OF old
swedes Church gave an entertainments in
the parish house last evening. The moth
ers Of the girls were royalty entertained.
as Well as the younger members Of the
society. The Rev. Albert f. Clay rector
OF the church, made a pleasing address.
feature Of the evening was an exhibit
tion OF the Wand Gymnasium Club COM
posed by the members OF the society. Miss
Mary Holghouser has put the members
through training, and their gym stunts
last evening. gave those present an idea OF
what the young women have been doine
In the last year. Refreshments were
served.
Evening journal., 1909-05-29
CONVENTION in
UNION CHURCH

The Epworth League chapter Of Union
NJ. y. Church OF this city has extended
an invitation to the Wilmington District
OF the EpWorth League to hold its am
nual convention In Union NJ. +. Church,
Fifth and Washington streets. on Sep
tember q and -. The invitation viii be
accepted.
The District Cabinet officers will hold
meeting on Thursday afternoon next
at o'clock at the home of Mrs. r. B.
Manchester, as the ward to make ar
lrangements for the annual convention. u
promises TO be the largest held thus far
as there has been a steady growth dur
bers.
Arrangements will be made to hold an
q Epworth League Day at Brandywine
Summit Camp on August r. Three Ser
/ vices will be held during the day. al
/ In charge OF the District Officers. II is
expected that there will be a large OUT
pouring OF Epworth Leaguers from all
/ over the Wilmington District at the caml
on that day.
Evening journal., 1909-05-29
sIump In RuIIdina Permlts.

The week ending to-day was a
record for dullness in the real estate
market. only one permit was issued
by the building inspector for the week
up until yesterday. This was for al
terations and additions 10 No. 1o0i
King street so as TO convert IL into
an apartment house for the Rev.
George +. Mason. The cost Of the
Evening journal., 1909-05-29
SPECIAL NOTICE.
Wilmington, New Castle and Southern
Railway Company.

Wilmington, New Castle and Southern
Railway Company.
Saturday, May 29th and Saturdays
during summer, Delaware City cars will
leave Wilmington in addition to regu-
lar cars, every 40 minutes from 11.40 a.
m. until IL p. m.
Sunday. May SOth and Sundays dur
ing SUMMER, Delaware city cars leave
Wilmington every 40 minutes from a.
m. until 1920 p. m. also on Decoration
Day. May 3ist.
Commencing May 30th and daily
thereafter additional cars will leave
Wilmington for Delaware City at q.
m. and 4.20 p. m. Leave Delaware City
at $40 a. m. and $40 p. m
Take the Blue Line cars for New
Castle. Riverside, state Range, Fort
DUPONT and Delaware City.
G.. p. Holcomb. superintendent
Evening journal., 1909-05-29
Junior MeohnnIos 70 pehate.

Telegraph Council. No. 20. at their
meeting last evening appointed Coun-
cilor Henry S. Hopes and Everett
Jones as debators TO meet two debators
from Diamond Council. No. 3 IN de-
bate in the near future on Diamonds
invitation. The debaters viii meet soon
and choose a subject and time for the
debate.
Evening journal., 1909-05-29
Lamnerls Son pead.

special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL
GEORGETOWN. Del. May 29-
danes. the small son Of James NJ.
Tunneil. Of Frankford. member Of
the Sussex County Bar and with Offices
81 this town. died suddenly Wednesday
morning.
Evening journal., 1909-05-29
West-Lonq.

rpeciai 10 THE EVENING JOURNAL.
GEORGETOWN. Del, May 2s-The
marriage Of Miss Beulah Long, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs John Long, Of
Omar. and Fred West. son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles West, of Clarksville, took
place az the ocean View NJ. p. par
sonage last night, Rev. Mr.. McLaine
performing the ceremony.
Evening journal., 1909-05-29
Improvement win be 1880.

An item Of interest is the announce
ment that Lenderman Brothers are
arranging TO build six dwellings on
Laurel street, between Delaware avo-
nue. and Sixteenth street
Evening journal., 1909-05-29
Local Charities.

Hubert A. Roop viii speak on Pro
lhtable Hospitality and Local Charities
at the meeting Of the Epworth League
/ In Harrison Street NJ. F.. Church to-
morrow evening.
Evening journal., 1909-05-29
New csstle of K. g. 2

Georgetown Castle. No. AZ, K G. E.,
will be instituted at Georgetown this
evening.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-10-28
CHARGED WITH LARCENY.
Randolph Man Arrested for Alleged
Theft of P~OcketbOOk.

Randolph, Oct. 22.-Frank H. Grove
was arrested yesterday on his return
from the excursion to Boston, charg-
ed with the theft of a pocket-book
belonging to Granville w. Barnes, an
aged veteran of the Civil War. Mon
day Oct. II, Mr.. Grove, with his wife
and child. went to Boston, and about
8 o'clock in the morning was seen
by three school girls to pick up a
wallet on the depot platform near
the box for north-bound mail. Mr..
Barnes had mailed a letter in this
box earlier and it is supposed that
he must at that time have dropped
his wallet, which contained about
$50 in money, a cashiers check for
$3.50 and an endorsed check for $3.50
on a Chattanooga bank. After his
arrest, Mr.. Grove denied all knowl-
edge of the lost pocket-book or of
having picked up such a book, and
was finally released on bail furnished
by A. b. Gay, W. c.. Emerson and
Harry Chase.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-10-28
EAST CABOT.

Mrs. Hattie Wood, of West Barnet,
is visiting relatives in town.
Mark Hall, who is in i'll health.
sold his stock and hay at auction
Saturday.
Farmers are finishing potato dig
ging and report a very good crop.
Mr.. Drew is slowly gaining. He is
being cared for by a trained nurse.
Mrs. Mabel Briggs Tyrell returned
from Montpelier Thursday and will
remain with her mother, Mrs. Drew,
for some time.
Several camps have been pitched
in this vicinity which shelter the ar
dent hunters who were ready for
deer season" Monday morning.
Dudley Blaine, wife and daughter,
of West Barnet visited at p. E
Houghton's the first of the week.
There will be an entertainment at
the school house Friday evening, the
18th. All cordially invited.
Mrs. Vanade Blake has been at
Frank Walbridge's, of Cabot, caring
for her daughter, Gladys, who is i'll
with tonsilitis.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-10-28
Death of Ira Shattuck.

Ira Arson Shattuck, of Hardwick,
died suddenly at the New England
sanatorium in Melrose, Mass, We'd
nesday night. Mr.. Shattuck has
been a victim of Bright's disease for
some time and went to Melrose
about a month ago for treatment. Ira
Arson Shattuck was born in Whee-
lock, February 81, 1916, son of An
son Shattuck, whose father was one
of the first settlers of that town. He
obtained his early education at Der
by Academy and a Boston business
college by which institution he was
later employed. Returning to YER
mont, he became a jeweler and
matchmaker which trade he has
since pursued, being proprietor of a
store in Hardwick at the time of his
death. Mr.. Shattuck was postmaster
at Hardwick from 1876 to 1885 and
from 1890 to 1893. He had been town
clerk and treasurer since 1901. He
was for IL years secretary of the
second district Republican commit
tee. He was a member of Caspian
Lake Lodge, No. 81, A. F. & A. M
He leaves a wife and two children
Mrs. William Fraser and Mrs. Perley
Shattuck, both of Hardwick.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-10-28
MORETOWN.

DR.. and Mrs Burdick, of Winooski
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. j. H,
Derrias Sunday.
Mrs. G. r. Foster, of Montpelier
were in town Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. l.. Goss, of Mont
pelier, we're guests of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Goss, Sunday.
Trapper Davis, of Waterbury, was
in town Sunday.
j. F. Honan, of Waterbury, was a
guest of his sister, Mrs. william Sui
livan, Sunday.
G. r. Foster and G. S. Knapp, OF
Montpelier, attended the auction OF
L. A. Child Tuesday.
Miss Lena and Arthur Farnhaml
visited their aunt, Miss Anna Boyce,
of Middlesex, Sunday.
Bert Weston and John Sloan, Of
Mortified, were in town Sunday.
r. f. Britain, of Mortified, was
in town last week, wiring George
EVANS OATH.
Miss Ethel Child, who is teaching
school in Randolph, was a guest OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Merrill Child over Sun
day.
W. r. Chase was in Waterbury
Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. WILLIAM Russell, Wis
tied Mr.. and Mrs. o. S. Turner at the
home of Mrs. b. f. Pickett, of Dux'
bury Sunday. Mr.. and Mrs. Turner
left today for their home in Tallap'
poosa, Ga.
o. e. Russell is painting the towr
house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Child, of Mid.
dlesex were the guests of Mr.. ant
Mrs. A. c. Child Sunday.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-10-28
New Position For st. Adams Man.

Frank E. Chamberlain, of St. AL
bans, has taken a position as general
manager of the construction COM
pany which is now building the
Grand Trunk Pacific Railroad. He
will assume his new duties within a
month, having his headquarters at
Cochrane, One. Mr.. Chamberlin was
born in Bethel in 1861, and went to
St. Adams in 1877, working first as
chief clerk for the freight depart
ment of the Central Vermont and
was afterward secretary to the pres
ident of the road. When ex-Gov.
Smith left the company Mr.. Cham
berlin followed him and became
general manager of Mr.. Smiths va
rious enterprises, including that of
general manager of the st. Adams
Messenger Company. He was also
executive clerk to the Governor dur
ing Gov. E. c.. Smiths term in the
office.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-10-28
BULLET O JAW
Rifle in Hands Of Boy Causes Acct
dent AT West Rutland.

Rutland, Oct. 24.-Because Thomas
Kelly, the 13 y~ear-old-son of Mrs. HUI
bert kelly, of West Rutland, wanted
to 60 deer hunting, took out a license
and sent away for a % calibre rife,
Catherine, the ~six-year-old daughter
of Patrick r. Dryer, of the same
town, lies at the Proctor Hospital to-
night in a serious condition, with n
of her Jaws fractured, several teeth
missing and a bullet in her neck
which the physicians have been I'M
able to locate.
Young Kelly was so pleased when
the rife arrived, that he exhibited the
weapon to a lot of playmates in d
barn neal his home at West Rutland
this afternoon. A cartridge became
wedged in the breech of the rife and
when Kelly tried to fix it, the cart
ridge suddenly exploded, the bullet
glancing off the barn door. The mis-
sile sped across the street, striking
the Dwyer girl, who was standing in
front of her home, on the right side
of the mouth, fracturing the lower
| jaw and tearing out some of her
teeth, and then lodged in the back
of her neck.
The girl, with a groan, sank to
the ground, and the boys ran over,
picked her IN and carried her intO
the house. DR.. J. B. Guiltinan was
Summoned and ordered the child re-
moved to the Proctor Hospital.
When she arrived there the physi-
clans probed for the bullet without
success and an operation will be per-
formed tomorrow morning. 1t is be-
lieved that the child will recover. No
action has yet been taken by the au-
thorities to place the blame for the
accident.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-10-28
The Best Food for Workers.

The best food for those who work
with hand or brain Is never high
priced.
The best example Of this is found in
Quaker Oats. II stands at the top
among foods that supply nourishment
and vigor, without taxing the diges-
ton, and yet 1t is the least expensive
food one a eat.
This great food value and low cost
make 1t an ideal food for families who
want to get the greatest good from
what they eat.
Laborers, factory or farm hands, fed
plentifully on Quaker Oats will work
better and with less fatigue than IL
fed on almost any other kind of food.
All Of these facts were proved and
very interesting information about
human foods were gathered by Pro-
fessor Fisher of Yale University in
1908. In addition to the regular pack
age Quaker Oats is packed in large
sized family packages either with or
without china dishes. 8
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-10-28

The Brattleboro Water Works COM
pany has decided to build the spill
way of it's reservoir in Pleasant val
ley high enough so that it will hold
back 100, 000, 900 gallons of water from
the start, instead of S0,000,000 gal
Ions as at first contemplated. The
work can be done to somewhat better
advantage now than after the reser-
voir has filled and the relative cost
will not be large. The increase in
the capacity of the reservoir will ne
cessitate cleaning from n to two
acres more of the bed, and that work
is now in progress. The extra work
will not delay materially the date of
closing the gate and allowing the re-
servoir to fill, and it is expected that
the gate will be closed about Nov. Is.
The gate house is nine-tenths done
and the spillway is seven-eighths
completed. Figuring the consumption
of water at 60 gallons a day for each
person in town, which is a liberal es-
innate. the reservoir once full would
last the town $50 days, or more than
eight months, without any water run
ming in, calling the population of the
town 5000.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-10-28
WILL HOLD SPECIAL TERM.
Supreme Court Decides to Hear
Cases ut BrattlebOrO.

Brattleboro, Oct. 25.-The Supreme
Court has finally decided to hold a
special session at Brattleboro next
month for the third consecutive year.
Last year considerable difficulty was
experienced in getting cases heard on
account of the smallpox epidemic
Several cases were set pending trial
in the Windham County Court.
A petition filed against the Deer
field Lumber Company, of Whining
ton, %adjudging the firm bankrupt, was
dismissed today by United States Cir
cult Court Judge ]. l.. Martin, the
presiding petitioners withdrawing
the charges. The petition was filed
several months ago by creditors. The
Deerfield Company is one of the larg-
est corporations in the Deerfeld Val
ley.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-10-28
Death of Rev. $. b. Pettengill.

Rev. Samuel Barrett Pettingill died
of apoplexy at his home at Saxtons
River Thursday. The funeral will be-
at the residence Sunday afternoon,
Rev. George F. Chaplin, pastor of the
Congregational church, officiating,
assisted by Rev. B. p. Pennock, of
Grafton, VT.
Mr.. Pettingill was born in Grafton,
VT, Feb. Z, 1899. He was educated in
Middlebury and Amherst Colleges and
afterward was graduated from An
dover and Princeton University The
ology Seminary. He served several
years as Congregational minister in
Royalton, VT. He was editor of the
Rutland Herald for about 10 years,
and of the st. Adams Messenger five
years. In 1889 he became editor of the
Oregonian at Portland, Or. Hon. John
Barrett, nov of the bureau of Amer
lean republics, serving as n of his
reporters. He also edited the Tacoma,
Washington News and the Tacoma
Ledger.
In 1862 he organized Co. B, 18th r.
|. cavalry, the only company in the
federal army composed entirely of
college students. After the war he
wrote a history of this company en-
titled: The College Cavaliers" In
1880 he was married in Louisville,
KY, to Miss Sue Harry Claggett, q
Southern and n gifted author
ess.
He is survived by two sons, Harry
Pettingill, a graduate of Vermont
University and a civil engineer In
Washington, d. c., and Samuel Pet
tingill, Jr. who was graduated from
Middlebury College last year and IL
now in the Yale Law School.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-10-28
MAY BE COLONIAL RELICS.
Ancient Musket Sabre, Knife and
Parts Of Uniform Found in Brid-

port.
The current issue of the v%ergennes
Enterprise contains the following in
teresting letter:
The recent finding by Edwin r.
Preble in a pasture owned by A. G.
and A. A. Preble, in the southwest
ern part of Bridport, of an old time
flint-lock musket, a silver mounted
officers sabre, the silver trimmings
of a scabbard, a large clasped pocket
knife, several buckles apparently
from the gunsling strap, numerous
buttons from a uniform, and other
metal objects not yet identified, is
well calculated to excite the interest
of the student of Colonial history
from the standpoint of a local Yer
monter.
That the articles we're found close
to the course of the so called military
road running from Crown Point fort
to the fort at Pittsford, known to ex-
list in the middle of the eighteenth
century: that the spot is remembered
to have been a dense forest within
comparatively recent years, but which
Is now a "stump-pasture" remotely
situated; that all the surrounding cir
cumstances point to the probability
that a soldiers remains could at one
time have been found with them; all
these things unquestionably indicate
a tragedy in the long ago. The ar
ticles were all on the surface of the
ground or practically so, never hav-
ing been placed in a grave, and they
were found close together.
The gates of imagination are
thrown wide open. One may fancy in
his mind the lone officer far from
home or comrade and many miles
from human habitation; perhaps sick,
crawling into the near forest to lay
down to die; or more likely to have
been attacked by the wild beasts OF
the woods and killed. Indians would
udTuly nave pSIllitCcu TIC llhc vi
sword to remain with their victims
body, to be found a century and a hal
later; and if settlers had become
common in the neighborhood, as they
were not until after 1861, the body
would undoubtedly have been discov'
cred, given Christian burial and the
personal effects cared for.
In view of the fact the the nipple
ments and other articles found have
been exposed to the action of all sorts
of weather since some period previ
Gus to the War of the American Revo
luton, and with no protection save
few inches of dirt, the slow accumu
lation of many years shower of fall
ing leaves, they are all in a remark
ably good state of preservation. O
course only the heavier metal part!
remain, and their appearance great.
resembles that of similar substances
that have PISSED through a hard an
long continued fire. All silver part
are espe iai'y we'll preserved.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-10-28
ASKED TO BE ARRESTED.
Stranger Blows Into Randolph and
Gives Himself Up.

Randolph, Oct. ga stranger,
giving his name as Edward Hill, of
Taftsville, had been around this vii
lage nearly a week in a more or less
intoxicated condition and at last ap-
piled to Chief of Police Ketchum for
a nights lodging. The chief offered
and the stranger expressed a desire
him the hospitality of the lookup,
to be sent to the county Jail at Chel-
sea for a long enough time to re-
cover from his spree. Much to his
qualification apparently, he was ac-
cordingly arrested and, on his plead
ing guilty to a second offence of in
toxication, he was given thirty days
in the Jail, to which he was escorted
last Thursday by Deputy Sheriff d.
d. Howe.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-10-28
WRESTLING AT MARSHFIELD
Young Lorraine, of This City, and Mar
tin of Barre Draw,

The wrestling match between Lo-
raine, of this city, and Martin, Of
Barre, which took place at Marshfeld
Saturday night, resulted in a draw
after one hour and six minutes of
furious wrestling. Young Benzie, of
this city, who appeared against
Young Thomas, of Barre, in the pre-
liminaries, won his bout without any
difficulty.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-10-28
smallest amount that has been turn
ed over to a constable since Rutland
became a city.
Catholic Conferences.

The semi-annual conference for
one district of the diocese of Burl-
ington was held at Burlington
Thursday afternoon in the ~rectory
of st. Joseph's church. Papers were
read by the Revs. w. p. Crosby and
w. A. Plamondon, of Burlington. A
general discussion followed. Among
those present were the Rt. Rev. J. M.
Clorecs, who presided, and the Revs.
P. ]. Barrett, j. F. ellis, j. A. La
couture and j. NJ. Billion of Burling-
ton, J.. ID. Shannon, of M~iddlebury.
L. A. Vezina, of Vergennes, ]. Their
in, of Underhill, A. p. Clermont, of
Richmond, A. Beauchesne, of Shell
burne, ]. p. Rand and J. F. Audet, of
Winooski, and L. Lachance, of South
Hero.
A conference of the Catholic
clergymen in the st. Adams district
was held Thursday at the rectory of
the Church of the Hold Guardian
Angels at st. Adams and was at
etnded by the following: The Revs.
J.. ]. Cullion, of Montpelier, J. P.
O'Neill, of Mortified. J.. A. Cam
peau, of Alburgh, e. F. Cray of
Bakersfield, P. r. Gauthier, of High
gate, A. Fontaine, of Barre, Joseph
L. Paquet and Fred H. Paquet, OF
Milton. N. o. II. Durion, of Richford,
Jean Marie, of Swanton, D. j
O'Sullivan, L. r. Desrochers, r. j
Cahill and Robert Dewey, of st. AL
bans.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-10-28

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