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Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-10-29

mont county, and for your informa-
ton, quote a portion of the letter
written from this Office to Mr.. McCon
nell, which thipk virtually diSposes of
the question you raise.
Your favor of the 10th inst IN
which you state that a question has
arisen over the Local Option Law as to
what extent it affects licenses issued
after the date of the approval of the act
and the time Ehe act takes effect is re-
ceived.
Sec. 8 of the Local Option Bill, found
on page IL, Session Laws 1909 is as
follows:
Sec 8. If "a majority of the votes cast
at an election held under the provisions
of this act shall be in favor of the pro-
position so submitted, then after ninety
days from the date of said election, all
hcenses for the sale of Intoxicating
liquors granted in the county after the
passage of this act. shall become void
and be of no force or validity, and the
holder thereof shall be liable for any
sale of liquors and there shall be re-
| funded to him of the amount paid for
Lsuch license, a sum proportionate with
the unexpired time for which the
license fee shall have been paid, ont of
the several funds to which it has been
apportioned.
NO licenses issued prior to the pass
age of this act shall be terminated or in
any manner affected by this act or by
any election held hereunder.
This act was passed without any
emergency clause, and. therefore, be-
came law sixty days after the adjoun-
ment of the legislature on the 9th day
of March, 1909 The bill was approved
by the Governor, February 20, 1909
Our Supreme Court has construed q
similar statute as TO when it passed,
and held that the,
Passage of an act in the statute
means its approval or the time wher
the act takes effect, and the words
passage of the act have technica
meaning, and refer to the date when il
takes effect and not to the date of the
approval by the Governor" Snyder VS.
Hussey, 2 Idaho, page 8.
Therefore, it is quite clear that tn,
time of the passage of this act, the 6tl
day of May, 1909, or sixty days afte
the adjournment of the Legislature.
BY the term of Sec 8, above quoted
no license issued poior to the passag
= of this act shall be erminated or in an,
, manner affected by this act, or an,
| election held hereunder, but all licen
, ses issued after the 9th day of Ma
T, must terminate at the end of ninet
days after the date of election, in an
q county where the majority vote cast
] election. under the provisions of thi
:, act, are in favor of the prohibition c
n the sac OF intoxicating liquors.
il Yours very truly,
! j II. PETERSON.
r. Assistant Attorney Genera
IS This question is therefore settled
9 so far as the states legal reprcsen
y ative IS concerned, whose decisio
= is to the effect that the saloons {
e this county will be permitted
es continne business until their llcens'
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-10-29

This question is therefore settled,
so far as the states legal represent
ative IS concerned, whose decision
is to the effect that the saloons of
this county will be permitted to
continue business until their licenses
expire, which is March 81, 1910.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1909-10-29

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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-12-10
EAST HAVEN

The Ladies Aid met with Mrs. Guy
Bruce last Thursday.
Mrs. Amar Provost went to Summer
vile, Mass, last Thursday, where she
will spend the winter with her daughter
Mr.. and Mrs. George Lovejoy and
little son, Clayton, of Suncook, n. H.,
are visiting in town with Mr.. and Mrs.
F. w. Smith and family.
Chas. Zero and family Of Lyndon
vile spent Sunday with the former y
sister, Mrs. b. A. Amadon and family.
School in District No. . began Mon
day with Mrs. Washburn of Burke as
teacher.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. V. Sawyer of Henri
ker, N. H., came last Monday to remain
during the winter with their son, l.. B.
Nichols and family.
Frank Malancey is suffering from a
fractured knee.
Mrs. Frank Smith of Burke spent
Sunday in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Hudson have
moved here from LyndonviIle. occupy
ing tenement in Edmund Smiths
house. Mr.. Hudson has employment
with the Williams Mtg. Co.
Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Amadon are en-
Pertaining the latter's uncle and aunt
Mr.. and Mrs. Eph. Danforth of IslanC
Pond.
o. l.. Lund has bought of Fred W
Smith the farm always known as thu
Hosford place. Mr.. Smith has bought
the A. D. Walter homestead. Russell
Hosford first settled on the Hosfort
place some eighty years ago, clearing
the first acre, and untif~the sale jus
made it has always been owped>hy SOM
one of the Ilosford family. Mrs. Johl
L. Hosford, children aud grandchildren
assembled at the old place Thanksgivin,
day and partook of a bountiful dinner
given by her daughter, Mrs. F. W
Smith.
Mrs. Abbie Hosfora is very feeble a
this writing, having suffered a shocI
last week Monday, rendering her entire
ly helpless.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-12-10
Why Not Spend christmss And
New Years In Csnada7

This is a question that comes anna
ally to the minds of those Who have
lived. or spent any time ia Canada aud
quite frequently to those who have not.
Why not jnin the Talks Of the many
that havef
The Grand Trunk Railway system
announces specially low excursion rates
from all stations on their line in the
states Of Maine, New Hampshire and
Vermont.
A postal card addressed to any agent
Of the Grand Trunk Railway system
will bring full particulars or same ma,
be obtained ON application 10 the unds'
mentioned: c. F.. Teuny, Portland 7
p. Chandler, Lewiston; w. A. Gl.eson
Island Pond; j. II. Edwards, Berlin.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-12-10
Teaching Taxation.

The Rutland Herald says: A men,
Der of Superintendent Stones "educa-
tional troupe" was asked at one of the
meetings, if he proposed to have taxa
ton taught in the schools. His reply is
not on record, but the idea is immortal.
The extraordinary difference OF opinion
between Vermonters on this vital prob
lem is in some degree needless. Some OF
it results from an imperfect understand
ing of taxation principles. People may
differ about methods, but few men who
have given any considerable thought to
this problem differ on basic principles.
TO tax property, wherever found, once
is really fundamental. 1t is when we
begin to modify, add to and take from
this principle that we get into difficulty.
The problem of permitting offsets
has arisen from condition where an
attempt was made to assist the man in
debt at the expense of the rest OF the
community. The evil of double taxa
tion came from the effort to increase
taxable values to make up the loss by
permitted offsets. Resulting from both
comes the artificial, illegal and unskilled
attempt of listers to adjust appraisal
values in accordance not with the true
value of property in money, but, in most
cases, in accordance with what the list
ers consider the taxpayers ability to pay
The result is decentralization, 80
thorough and deep-seated, that we are
not likely to recover from it in one, two
or six years, no matter what remedial
laws are l'assed and no matter how care
fully they may be administered. The
most careful study of our conditions
has been made, the best judgment of SIX
picked men is on record, but The
Herald inclines to the belief that
not one Vermonter in three has mastered
the details of that report. More publ
city, more education, more agitation o.
this taxation problem is urgently re-
quired. How shall it be had?
One of the most important construc
tive movements in the state is tn
grange movement. One of the creates
instruments of uplift in the rural com
munity is the grange. Why should thu
commissioner of agriculture not sent
out man like Ernest Hitchcock t.
paeach not the gospel of remedy, hu
the gospel of knowing exactly wha
the theory of taxation is and how
works out in practice?
In the opinion of this paper such
series of meetings., with their resulting
discussion, would be one of the bes
things that ever happened to Vernon
and one of the most interesting serie
ever offered by the state grange to it
lodges.
Worth considering perhaps.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-12-10
CONCORD

Sam Raymond has opened a meat
market ia the village.
Rev. S. Won Blarcom, who is stopping
in Calais for few weeks, recently Wis
tied his daughter, Arlene, here.
The V. |. 5. met last Monday evening
with Mrs. Charles Howard.
The boys of the uuiversalist Sunday
School gave an entertainment in the
vestry Saturday evening. One of their
number, Sidney Young, goes to Massa-
chusetts this week to spend the winter
with his uncle.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. f. Miltimore are en-
tertaining relatives from the West.
Concord Grange worked the third and
fourth degrees on twenty candidates
Friday evening. The Grange seems t.
he in fourishing condition.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-12-10

a little on-, 100 miles long, but 1t Was
needed by the Grand Truhk system.
.It is the Pontiac. Oxford Norti.
ern, and il il in northern Michigan,
said Mr.. Hays 1T Was an independent
route, but has been in the hands OF i'-
ceiyers for about two years. IL connects
with the Grand frank at Pontiac.
DO not care to name the consideration
but We are taking over the outstanding
obligations OF the railroad and paying
a sum in cash. 1t will not be necessary
in consequence to issue more stock or
, bonds of the Grand Trunk.
with the approach of winter We
have had to slack up on the construction
work Of the extension of the Grand
Trunk to the Pacific, though in the
rock country in British Columbia blast
ing is being continued. From Prince
Rupert, on the Pacific coast, ll9 miles
of the road have already been completed
toward the east, aud on the eastern end
We have built to Wolf Creek, 9l5 miles
west OF Winnipeg. From the Latter
place It's miles more of road westward
is under contract and 1875 more from
the Copper river eastward. This leaves
a gap of only 400 miles, and We hope Il
be through between two or three year
from now. Our great difficulty is labo
conditions. Labor is scarce out there
"Rusiness 10 very good in our lines
There has been an early movement @
wheat which this year is more plentiful
. and of better quality than usual. Tn
country TO the northwest is settling u
, rapidly. Indeed, during the last min
months no fewer than 10000 new Sc
tiers have hocked into the country we.
, of Winnipeg"
"Our road is building large static
and hotel at Ottawa and at Toronto "
have undertaken the elimination
. grade crossings and the erection of
new station"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-12-10
We Want Your Beef Hides

Calfskins, Horse Hides, Sheep feits' al
low, Bones, etc, and will pay you out
side prices therefor. We pay spot cash
We pay the freight; We pay full marker
value. We want to arrange with some
one in every village where We have nc
agent, to collect the above named goods
for us and to sell Pages Perfected foui'
try Food and other poultry supplies
We furnish money with which to ouS
and We keep our buyers thorough!
posted at all times a. to market values
Write for full particulars
CARROLL S. PAGE, Hyde Park, VI
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-12-10
Rules for Christmas Shopping.

Read and ponder the admirable ad-
vice abont Christmas shopping given in
six rules by the Consumers league;
buy early in the season and early
in the day
2-Send packages two weeks ahead
marked "Not to be opened until Christ
mas
3-Minister to actual needs. Give
chiefly to children.
Choose presents having either
usefulness or beauty.
5-Demand articles WHICH have beel
made and sold under conditions fair an.
wholesome to the worker.
6-Remember that Christmas is o
noble memory, not an OCCASION for dis
play
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-12-10
lUN EN- BURG

Mr.. Smith, piano tuner, has been III
town during the past week.
The Missionary Society is preparing
a barrel of clothing to be sent South III
time for Christmas. Those wishing to
give are requested to do so at once.
Stephen Smith. who has sold his farm
to Walter Colby had an auction Dee.
4. He expects to move his family to
this village occupying George Parker's
new house. We understand Mr.. Colby
does not take possession until spring.
Mrs. Pierce has taken rooms at Albert
Morgan's for the present.
The first number of the lecture course
occurred last week Monday evening, Rev
Mr.. Pitts of Maine giving his address
on "Wits and iIumorists" to a large
audience, which filled the Congrega
tional church. The lecture was much
enjoyed by all.
The wedding of Harry Hill aud Mis-
Grace Fielding of Portland, occurred
December 9TH at the brides home.
Mrs. Hanna LoWrey of NorthumbrI
land visiaed her sister and other rela
tives over Sunday.
The stores are beginning to fill u
with Christmas things.
The Timsons' on Baptist hill hav
let their farm and will leave there fo
Littleton this week.
Mrs. Nettie Burt has been visiting a
her sons during the past week.
Judge Blake of Island Pond was her
on legal business the first of the week.
Over fifty new books were added
the public library, December 4th.
Civil service examinations were hel
: in the school house December 4th II
: r. F. ID. carrier.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-12-10
CANAAN
Edwin Green has moved into his new
house on Gale street.

Edwin Green has moved into his new
house on Gale street.
Mrs. Simpson of Beecher Falls visited
her sister, Mrs. Henry Duff, Monday.
The /. NJ. M. Club met with Mrs. F
II. Heath Thursday evening. Whist
was enjoyed until late hour, when {
very nice lunch was served.
Several from this town attended The
Pomona Grange meeting at Colebrool
Monday evening.
Miss Bertha Ellis spent Sunday will
Mrs. VIM. Bord at Lancaster.
Frank Brown has gone to work fo
Heman Schoff and has moved his fami
ly to the farm adjoining Mr.. Schoff's.
Mrs. Ed. Parsons, who has been con
fined to the house. by illness, for SOM
time, is again able to be out.
We W. Z IcUCuti WdS III lSthUu TOn(
on business Monday.
Mrs. Geo. Parsons of Stewartstowl
has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Young
Ed. Gay, who underwent very s+ri
GUS operation about three weeks ago
has so far recovered as to be out again
Mrs. Henry Marsh of Norton visited
her daughter, Mrs. Kerr, Friday ant
Saturday.
Rev. William Thompson of Cole
brook, N. H., will give a lecture OF
"Adam Shirk' at Grange Hall, Decem
Der 18th, for the benefit of the senio
class of Canaan Commercial Higl
School.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-12-10
Trade at Home.

Here is a subject of community inter-
est and it is worth thinking about. IL
is of importance not only to the business
man who is directly affected, but to ev-
ery resident of the town to whom Its
prosperity is matter of consequence
The era Of holiday shopping will soon
be at hand, indeed it may be said to be
already here. Also the era of depart
ment store catalogues is at hand, and
intending purchasers are receiving 'nvi-
tations to do their buying in Portland'
Boston, New York, and far of Chicago.
As rule it NAV be stated that the
most satisfactory trading is done at
home, where if an error OF any Kind
occurs, it may be and will he readily
rectified by the accommodating local
merchant. If there is difference IN
price, it is not greater, probably than
the cost of money orders aud express
age. But aside from TINS, ana othe'
things being equal, the local merchant
is entitled to the local trade.
Here in Island Pond the business
men have widely selected stocks and
with equipment equal to that OF con
Germs in centers of greater population
They are each of them a factor in tn
community III ey employ local people
las help and they pay good wages, which
adds that much to the coin in circula
ton.
By every rule the home merchan
should have the patronage OF the HON
people. 1t is a good rule to buy the ne
cessities in your own town, and thi
most people do. 1t is rule just as goo
to buy your Christmas gifts at home
for whatever money is spent here come
back to the people through increase
opportunities for employment either d
rectly or indirectly.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-12-10
SHOULD HELP RAILWAYS.

Prompt Handling Of Freight by Shippers
Would Avert Car Famine Danger.
An article on the subject of car sup
ply, which appears in this months issue
of Industrial Canada" the official organ
of the Canadian Manufacturers Associ-
alton, has caused a good deal of dis
cussion, and apparently has been mis-
understood in some quarters.
A railway freight official said yester-
day that a careful reading OF the article
would show that the association had not
only made no attack Oh the railroads,
but that it was joining heartily in the
movement to avert loss to the business
world, always occasioned by want OF
cars, and conveyed to its members a
warning of the impending danger unless
shippers and receivers joined with the
railroads in keeping freight cars on the
move. The railroads say that there is
really no car shortage at present, and it
would seem that the public could aid
greatly in preventing one if cars were
detained only such length of time as is
necessary to load, and unload freight.
In this way the freight car equipment
of the railroads, in the use of which the
public has joint interest, could prob
ably be made to supply all the wants OF
the shipping world, and the great loss
and embarrassment to both the shipping
public and the railroads through cal
famines, which have been of almost
yearly occurrence in the past would be
obviated.-Montreal Gazette.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-12-10
The Battle
By
CLEVELAND MOFFETT
Novelized by the Author
From His Great Play of
the Same Name
Copyright. 1909. by G. W. Dillins.
ham Co.
CHAPTER VIII.
AFTER THE BALL.

FEW nights later Philip kept
IA his promise to Jenny Moran
N ard accompanied her to one OF
~ the numerous balls that form
so important a factor of the social life
OF the lower east side of New York in
winter.
AS they entered the hall about 200
couples were doing a slow twostep
with set and serious faces, most of the
girls chewing gum in time to the meas
ure and many of the young men hold
ing lighted cigars or cigarettes he
tween two fingers. while the other two
clasped the lady's hand.
One look at Philips face showed
Jenny that he did not care much for
this. and as she cared very little abou,
1t herself (what she wanted was to
get him alone, she suggested that they
60 up into the gallery and look on. and
II Philip felt like ordering two glasses
OF beer, why, that would be very nice.
Philip ordered the beer. and they took
seats In the gallery.
Presently the music struck up an
inviting waltz with dangerous, In
tensided beat and Jenny leaned for
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-12-10

Gerald Gilmore spent last week at
West Derby.
A. Moulton has moved to East Charles
ton.
Geo Bryant is very i'll.
Mrs. Arthur Daggett entertained her
daughter from out of town last week.
Mrs. Clara Pinney of Newport was in
town last week.
Carroll Green is home from his work
at Bloomington.
Rev. Mr. Barnard held services at the
Union church Sunday, Novem Der IS.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Lang from Fast
Charleston were guests at Bert Car
giIl's last Saturday.
The school at the Center began the
winter term November IS with Mrs
Fuller of East Charleston as teacher.
Mrs. Vornax has had the Bell tele.
phone installed in her residence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Burroughs visited
friends at Island Pond last week.
ID. w. Scribner has moved to Islanc
Pond.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-12-10

time be did not move.
Presently Moran came over 60 LIr.
.It always makes n new man s.k
You'll get used 10 II.
Il hope not" said HaggletOn. -Al.
Their. many bakeshops like this In A-g
York;
Dozens. and some worse
Not worse than thisr'
Huh retOrted Moran. I'D Ike D.
show you one ON Allen street. dogs
and chickens all about, and-L,y
Petro." he called. roll that barry
here"
Petro rolled over a barrel filled viii
crumbs OF sour bread aud muily
dough and sweepings from the tiuur
.Sae thaty" continued Moran. I'VE
LET IL 20 as garbage. but there are
h.lsrs who use II. Yes. sir; they suiE
!, I'm stuff that takes away the sulr.l.
then they dry II and put In Curraujs
and molasses aud bake 1t into cake
| And heaven knows who eats EN-
That's an outrage!
| Moran leaned toward him with a
CLEAN Of hatred. I'm tell you another
on,raee. Mr.. Jackson-it's when
landlord takes big rent for n rotten
cellar like this and won't fix Tie
plumbing. No wonder were sick
worked in a cellar bakeshop on Hester
s,raet where the plumbing was su had
wa GOT a back flow from the sewer
av.rv time IL rained hard, and the
whole floor was-well, I'll cut out the
rest"
.Great Scott!' muttered HagglelIn
..but all this must be against the law"
Moran laughed harshly. That's line
IN talk about law. Why aren't the
laws enforced against trusts and rail.
roads? Because somebody has mighty
good grating reasons for not enforc.
ing them. It's the same here"
"H'mr" said Haggleton. How many
bakeshops are there i'm New York
"TweDty.fiye hundred or so. There
must be 1900 bakers in New York,
easy"
Haggleton weat on quietly, You
say there's q lct of sickness among
themY"
sickness. burst out Moran "Of
course there's q lot of sickness. There's
rheumatism and asthma aud fever ana
consumption. Ihat ; the worst colt
sumptjou." He paused, and a lgiIl
smile spread over his thin face.
Go on" said Haggleton.
"You know bread is spongy stun and
takes up anything near it-germs and
dirt and bad water Well, We make
the bread, but they eat 1.-THE million
, aires!'
, Not this bread!'
. "How do you know who eats this
bread? How do you know who makes
y the bread you eat? A quarter Of a
! million loaves and cakes are made
every day In New York by sick bak
ers-that's putting it low-and some
body eats 'em, germs and all WeIIt
1.-THE germs are killed in the baking
. THE heat in the middle OF good
. sized loaf Is away under POO, and il
takes 2l2 to make sure of Killing
germs. read how n London doctor
tried it and found thirteen different
y kinds of microbes in loaf that had
been baked. Yes, sir, found eu alive
h. and kicking"
=, Haggleton's face took on such look
i" of purpose and resourcefulness that
Moran marveled and said IN jest Il
suppose you're going to show US bow
to run these bakeshops!
Yes" said Haggleton, with snap
of decision, IL think | am.
II fro he CONTINUED.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-12-10
GUilDHAll

Essex County Court took recess
from Saturday noon until January ls
on account Of Judge Taylor having to
hold court at Middleoury.
The Ladies Society held social in
Grange Hall Thursday evening which
was we'll attended
Miss Addie Poole was a guest of Mis-.
Helen Howe in Groveton, N. H., Satur-
day.
Rev. F. W. Lewis, district superin
tendent, will preach in the Congrega
tional church next Sunday morning and
evening.
Mrs. |. p. Chase visited her daughter
Alice, in Lancaster, N. H., Monday.
School began Monday with Mrs. II
NJ. Hubbard teacher.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-12-10
LEXINGTON

Miss Grace Young of Colebrook is
teaching the winter term in the Monad.
mock school.
Nelson Holbrook left this week for At,
extended business Trip.
Mrs. George Brown is STAYING with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Norton,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1909-12-10
EAST CHARLESTON

School in the village began Monday
with Mrs. Reed as teacher.
l. r. Wolcott has finished work at
Beebe Plain and returned home.
Mr. and Mrs. j. b. Buck went to
Newport Saturday to attend the funeral
of Mr. Wilson.
Floyd Davis has gone to West Derby
Where he las employment in the bak
cry. =
Miss Grace Alard has finished worl
at the Union House and returned t.
her home in Glover.