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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-08-05
PLANS FOR VENTILATION.

Governor PrOuty In Conference
With State Board of Health in
Regard to New System-Bids VIII
BE Received in Near Future-Cost
Indefinite.
The conference between Governor
G. H. Prouty. and the members of
the State Board of Health, which
occurred Friday afternoon at the
Pavilion, relative to the completion
of the proposed new system of ven
tilation for the State House, was
productive of definite results. in
that plans will be prepared imme-
diately so that bids can be asked
for from various concerns. The ac-
ton of the officials is the result of
an act passed by the Legislature of
1908 authorizing the expenditure of
an indefinite sum to provide a suit
able system of ventilation for the
State House, the statue itself being
as follows:
Section l. The state board of
health is hereby directed to consid-
er and make plans for a proper
system of ventilation of the house
and senate assembly rooms used as
Office and committee rooms, in the
state house, and proper sanitary
arrangements and improvements for
the toilet rooms in the state house.
Sec. 2. The plans prepared by
the state board of health under the
preceding section with the recon-
mendations of such board thereon,
shall be submitted to the governor.
Upon the direction of the governor,
the sergeant-at-arms shall provide
a system of ventilation and the i'm
provements and alterations as sug-
gested by the governor, under the
supervision Of the state board Of
health, and he is empowered to
make the necessary alterations and
changes to meet the requirements of
this act.
Sec. The state board of health
may employ a sanitary or consult
ing engineer, if deemed necessary,
in making the plans required by
section l of this act.
Sec. 4. The auditor of accounts
shall draw necessary orders to pay
all expenses incurred under the
provisions of this act upon an ac-
count therefor, approved by the
governor.
Sec. 5. The work required by this
act shall be completed on or before
June /, 1910.
Sec. 6. This act shall take effect
from it's passage.
The Legislature of 1906 passed
an act providing that four rooms of
the State House, the Assembly
Chamber, Senate and two committee
rooms on the first floor should be
ventilated in accordance with the
approved system to be designed I'M
der the direction of the State Board
of Health, and the last Legislature
went one better and finished the JOB,
as has been stated above
The idea now in process of for
| nation by the board is one much in
use at present and entails the OPP
Grafton of large fan, which in this
instance will be located under the
| Speakers room on the north side OF
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-08-05
W CABOT.

Mrs. Czrina r. Wells and Harrl-
son L. Lyford were united in mar
riage by Rive. F. e. Currier Satur-
day, July "a, at the home OF MI
and Mrs. George Houghton
About forty persons were pres
ent to witness the ceremony when
was performed at o'clock. A re-
ception was given from TO 10, re-
freshments of ice cream and cake
being served. The couple received
many gifts.
Mrs. Wells is from Manchester
Mr.. Wells has been a resident o.
Cabot for some time. For the pres
ent they will stop at a cottage a
sabin pond in Woodbury., but WI
reside here this fall
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-08-05
BARRE.

Mrs. Amanda Smith died July
2S, at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Henry j. Smith on Maple averue
She suffered paralyttc shock last winter
and few weeks ago was i'll with pneu-
mona. She was born in Hanover, N.
H., u years ago. She was married
twice. Her first husband was Edward H.
Smith Of Boston. Two children were
born to them, Mrs. Arvilia Smith, of
Barre, and Arthur B. Smith, of Manches-
ter, N. H. After the death of her first
husband she married his brother, George
w. Smith. She is survived bv her chill
dren and by brother, i ] Bridgman.
OF Salem, Mass and by sister, Mrs.
Edward Lane, of Wellesley, Mass. A
prayer service VII be held at 80 o'clock
tomorrow morning and burial will be at
Manchester, N. H.
George H. Porter died at his
home in South Barre Tuesday night
July 81, of hardening of the
arteries. Mr.. Porter had been fail
ing for some time, but had been
confined to his bed only two weeks.
His age was 60 years and he had
been resident of South Barre for
nearly 80 years Mr.. Porter was
carpenter by trade. He is survived
by widow, three sons, two step
sons, one of whom is Fred Cutler,
of South Barre, three brothers, and
a widowed mother.
Workmen who are excavating on
teh French property for the cellar
of the new Rowland Brothers e
Cave building, were osmewhat sur
prised Wednesday to unearth
tombstone. The slab is Of slate
stone and little work in cleaning
it revealed the following inscrip-
ton: Samuel j., son of Samuel
and Lydia French, died Oct Is, 1922
in the five year of his age" Re
cords show that the Samuel French,
Sr. referred to as the father of the
young boy, was also the father OF
rltHCll, WIN III LiNA ~ viva
ed the property where the block :
to be erected. Ephraim French,
however, was not born until 1914
and was born in Washington where
his parents lived, so the reason for
the stone being on this lot is not
known. The stone may have been
taken from the boys grave and put
into the wall when Ephraim French
built the house, and remained
buried since that time.
Oscar F.. Thompson, of Barre, a
teamster, has filed a petition in
bankruptcy with Clerk F. S. Plat,
of the United States court. He has
liabilities of $1,266 60 and his as
sets amount to $SSS, of which $50
is exempt.
t The workmen have finished the
task of bricking and placing gran
tie trimmings on the First Baptist
church, and that edifice is now one
e of the handsomest churches in the
0 city. The workmen have made
y quick job of it considering that the
work has been done since June l.
by two masons and their helpers
q The contract was taken by j. N
!, Bushman' and William Avery, whC
l. did the work The handsome ap
d pearance of the church is due Il
the combined efforts of the pasto
Rev. W. e. Braistedy and TIL
members, who have spared no effor
le in raising the necessary funds 10
"a the completion of the structure. Tn
e church edifice was started in 1879
% and not until the present time ha
the society's financial conditio
been such that the remainder of tn
- work could be done.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-08-05
HOT TRIAL AT wAITSFIELD.
Charles Markham Convicted of Non
Support of His Wife, But Placed
on Probation.

The domestic infelicities of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Markham, of
Waitsfield, were aired in a court
trial held on Friday before Justice
H. N Bushnell in the Odd Fellows
hall in that town. After jury trial
lasting for several hours the court
found Mr.. Markham guilty of refusal
to support his family. He was fined
500 and costs but the sentence was
suspended and Markham will be
placed in the hands of the probation
officer upon paying the costs in the
case and reimbursing the town to
the extent of little over 81 which
was used to pay for the woman S
board for about month.
The trouble which called States
Attorney Gates to Waitsfield start
ed some time last May. Mrs. Max
ham did not get along very we'll
with her Gin law" parents, with
whom she and her husband made
their home. One day her father-in-
law threw her out of the house bod
lily and Mrs. Markham claimed she
was hurt. She went for a time to
stay with her own mother, Mrs. G
L. Keith, and then later sent for
her huband so that they could talk
matters over. He responded to her
call and she tried to get him to
leave his parents and come and live
with her. He refused to leave and
also refused to support her longer.
Shortly after this Mrs. Markham APP
piled to the town for aid and was
cared for during the month of
June. The overseer of the poor
called on her husband and the lat
ter refused to support his wife.
The trial was a holly contested
one, L. G.. Moody, of Waterbury,
appearing for the respondent and
States Attorney Gates prosecuting.
The defence claimed that the
woman was not very clean in her
speech and her counsel in address,
ing the jury, Of which Frank
Thompson was foreman took occa-
sion to remark, "a man doesn't have
to chase all over God green earth
to support his wife" The states at
torney took pains to inuire and
found that the woman had not left
Waitsfield and turned the tables on
his opponent by remarking that
Waitfield had been over estimated
in size by counsel for the other side
The jury brought in verdict OF
guilty, the man was sentenced and
placed on probation. A large number
of people attended the trial in the
afternoon. Mr.. and Mrs. Markham
reside about a mile from the vii
lage in what is known as Iraville.
Mrs. Markham is about % years OF
age.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-08-05
Notice of First Meeting of Creditors.

NOtlCc vi TlSt 4heetluS Vi OTeultOTSs
In the District Court of the Uni
ted States, for the District of YER
mont in bankruptcy.
In the matter of Oscar F. Thomp-
son, bankrupt.
To the creditors of Oscar f.
Thompson of Barre City, in the
County of Washington and District
aforesaid
Notice is hereby given that on the
29th day of July, 1909, the said
Oscar F. Thompson was duly
adjudicated a bankrupt and the
first meeting of the creditors
will be held at the Office of the I'M
dersigned, 40 State street, directly
over the Capital Savings Bank and
Trust Co., Montpelier, on the 14tt
day of August, A. D., 1909, at tel
o'clock in the forenoon at which
time the said creditors may attend
prove their claims and appoint {
trustee, examine the bankrupts, ant
transact such other business as ma.
properly come before said meeting
WILLIAM N. THERIAULT,
Referee in Bankruptcy.
Montpelier, Vt, July 81, 1909.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-08-05

Ache they would be almost priceless TO those who
suffer from this distressing complaint; but fortn-
nately their goodness does not end here, and those
who once try them will find these little pills yaln'
able In 80 many WAYS that they will not be vii.
ling TO do without them But after all sick head
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-08-05

People with chronic bronchitis,
asthma and lung trouble, will find
great relief and comfort in Foley's
Honey and Tar, aud can afford suf-
fering by commencing to take 1t at
once Sold by all druggists.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-08-05
Legal Notices.
ESTATE OF APPLETON PERRY
STATE OF VERMONT
DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON, SIS.

In Probate Court, held at Montpelier in and fol
said District, on the goth day of July, A. D.,
1909:
An instrument purporting to he the last will and
testament ofAPPLETON PERRY, late OF East Mont
pelier in said district deceased being presented to
the Court for Probate, IL Is ordered by said Court
that all persons concerned therein be notified to APP
pear at session of said Court To be held at the Pro-
bate Office In said Montpelier, on the goth day OF
August A. ID. 1909 and show cause. II any they may
have against the probate of said Instrumentation which
purpose 1t is further ordered, that notice of this
der be published three weeks successfully in the
Vermont Waterman and state journal, newspa-
per printed at Montpelier In this State, previous to
said time appointed for hearing.
By the Court.-Attest,
1913 FRANK j. MARTIN Judge
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-08-05
BROTHERS-BICKF0RD.
East Montpelier Man and Waterbury
Girl Married on July 30th by Rev.
L. F. FOrtney.

/. F. FOrtney.
At the residence of A. B. Rivers,
in East Montpelier, on July Goth, at
o'clock P. NJ, Ernest M. Broth
ers, of East Montpelier, and Miss
Gladis May Bickford, of Waterbury,
were united by Rev. L. F. Fort
ney, of Plainfield. After the cere-
mony, Mrs. Rivers, who is sister
of the groom, served light refreh-
ments and the happy couple left
Montpelier on the midnight train
for Boston, carrying with them the
best wishes of many friends.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-08-05
IN SPLENDID SHAPE.
Annual Report of Vermont Mutual
Fire Insurance Company Shows
Flatering Increase of Business.

The financial report of the direc-
tors of the Vermont Mutual Fire
Insurance Company for the year
closing July 31st, 1909, has just
been made public and the statistics
given below give very fair esti-
mate of the fiattering increase in
business which the company has
seen in the past twelve months.
The business of the year is reported
as follows:
Policies in force, August /,
1909, 54,3l3
Policies in force August /,
1908, 52,956
1857
Amount at risk. August 1, /.
1909, $S3,67S,6ol
Amount at risk August /,
1908, 79,55S,4l
Gained during the year, $4,12O,1S7
Premium notes in force, Au-
gust /, 1909. s7,666,409
Premium notes in force Au-
gust a, 1908, 7,2O0,95s
Gained during year, 5 465,ff'
Total amount paid since organiza
ton, $7,394,645.93.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-08-05
HANDS AND FEET
|TCHED Z YEARS
Suffered Terribly from Eczema
which Made Hands and Feet Swell,
Peel and Get Raw Arms Affected,
Too--Gave Up Hope Of Cure.
USED CUTICURA AND
WAS QUICKLY CURED

az suffer ed from eczema on my hands,
arms and feet for about twelve years,
nv hands and feet would swell, sweat
and itch, then would become callouss
and get very dry, then peel OF and
get raw. l tried most every kind OF
salve and ointment without success,
only got temporary relief. As soon as
would leave off using them l would be
as bad as ever. / tried several doctors.
took arsenic for two years and at last
gave up thinking there was a cure for
eczema. A friend Of mine insisted on
my trying the Cuticura Remedies but,
supposing they were the same as other
cures ] had tried, did not give them
q trial until / got so bad that l had to
do something. / secured cake Of Gu
ticura Soap, box Of Cuticura Oint-
ment and a bottle Of Cuticura Resolvent
and by the time they were used / could
see a vast improvement and my hands
and feet were healed up in no time. /
used several bottles Of Cuticura Re-
solvent. This was over a year ago and
have had no trouble since. l think l
am entirely cured. Charles t. Bauer,
RID. Is, Volant, Pa, Mar. IL. 1905"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-09-01
SAaKESPEaRE'S POISONs.
They Arc Taken Too Seriously by
Sorns McGcrn Chemists

They Arc Taken Too Seriously b>
Sor.e Mcecrn Chemists.
il IS one OF the penalties Of Shake,
Spcarc's position rs Z great poet that
/. his words are taken seriously.
y learned doctor In foreign Scien
tif:c review; has been mo!din= an inqu!-
sit!on into the poisons mentioned By
him. he points out that the Juice OF
cursed tcbenon." which Ciaud;us IS
said to have poured into the ear Of
Hamiet's father. is incapable Of pierc.
Ing the ympanum OF the ca. and
therefore could not have penetrated
the body and poisoned the blood. as
the ghost alleges. Again. the narcotic
which F-iar Laurence administers to
Julie, was probably either Datuca
sTamoniun or nandraGora root The
first Is used By the cor! lets ~ New
Caledonia when they wish to rob their
companions. but its effects do not last
foTty-two hours nor anything like that
time ! scientist who experimental on
himself with maudragora found that
intense sickness IS caused on waking.
and this did not happen to Juliet As
for the poison which was given to 70
neo. it was probably acorite or one Of
those mixed poisons composed Of vese-
table alkaloids and ptonaine. since I.
was so remarkably rapid IL IS effects.
But that IS the fault OF too serious
people. They win take everything Sc
rious!y. Shakespeare probably knew
nothing at al Of poisoas or Of mar
cotics. ae was poet and not 4 chem
tst aud might therefore be allowed the
usual poetic license.-London Globe.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-09-01
Gnat Settled Il

The commissioners II lunacy were
nonplused. The man on whose mental
condition the courts had appointed
them to pass seemed perfectly sane IL
spite Of eli testimony TO the contrary
His every action. his every remark
was rational They were about 70 give
up in despair wher matters took an
unexpected turn "Oh. doctor. permit
me to return the umbrella I borrowed
from you last week." said the patient
And then. ct the thought Of earning
their fees with no eualns OF con-
science. the learned men decided that
any one who would voluntarily return
= borrowed uubrelia should be placed
under restraint
This simply proves how triacs VIII
ever mold our destioies.-New York
Times
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-09-01
Il Was Good Advice.

Awildly turbulent peasant was once
q witness in t,ial before Chief Baron
O'Grady. The counsel. after pesterins
him for some time, put. ! .uestsoa to
hiiii which reflected on the witness
character.
"Ie ye Ak me that again III give ye a
kick In the sobr' was the answer.
The counsel appealed to the court.
stating that ID answer was necessary
to his clients case. ending up with
the query, What would your lordship
advise me to do?
'If you are resolved to repeat the
question" replied the court. "I'd advise
you to move little from the wit
nose -
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-09-01
MISTAKES IN TlTLES.
Loves Oiseourses" Has Nothing &c
Do With CuoiG's Franks.

Co WIKI SuSIS FEahkS-
II is intc-.>tin:: 10 collect certain OF
the instances OK mistakes Il regard 20
the titles OF books Thus the old farm
er who asked for "Edsworth on Irish
Balls" got no doubt something be did
not expect. and the dainty youth who
applied for Loves Discourses' did
not really wish volume Of sermons
By christopher Love. II application IS
made by messenger. mistakes OF Z dif-
ferent sort may occur. An exci;a BILE
boy once asked for Bishop Cocks and
Hens Earnest CoInnuHicaas;;" he
meant Bishop Oxendcn's. Similarly By
Warne's Moral Cookery" he meant
his 'Modei Cookery" a maid forgot
al about the title OF the book she had
been sent for except that :t was
something like tomato soup" Size
was served with '.Red Pottase."
L may have been fault Of pronun-
citation on the part Of the purchaser
who asked for rubber bands" that he
received copy Of Robert Burns" but
it was certainly the bookseller who
was at sea who referred an applican.
for Vegas LoSarithmic Tables" to the
'funtture department" In cataloSuinS
booksellers frequently err. Thus Mr
MADAM. the Oxford scholar. who wrote
. grammar and dictionary Of the Swa-
hell language. bad those works cata-
!og1ed as ".Iadam SwaheNs Gram
mar" and in the line beneath. DO do
Dictionary" Recently, too. 4 book Of
NJ. Lucas. "A Swan and Her
Friends" giving ao account Of Miss
Seward. ''the swan Of LichfeId.- was
classified as Annie Swan and Her
Friends. Guardian. !
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-09-01
REDI's EXPERIMENT.
Out Of It Grew the G-es. Fabric Of Tho
Germ Theory

=
Germ Theory.
J Il was fixed belief Of the ancients
! That many living creatures could come
! into existence il I spontaneous fash
| lon. to which allusion has often been
made. The true beginning OF the germ
theory arose out Of lIdicrously SIM
pie observation made by 2edi. Flor
ent;nc physician. about the middle Of
the seventeenth century He debated
with bis coutrcres in Florence the
question OF the origin OF the nasSots
appearing. il GccompoSinE meat. The
old view held. oc courSe. that the mag
sotS were bred within dead and putre-
flying substances Redi. taking piece
Of meat. covered the mouth OF the jar
n which it was contained with 4 piece
OF fine Sauzc. He behcld the flesh flies.
attracted by the smell Of the decayins
meat, comm. to deposit their eggs. aft
c. the manner Of their kind. In the de
composing substance. The Gauzc, how
ever, kept them from eIectinS this
natural object. with the result that the
eggs were laid on the surface ac the
gaIzc and the maGsots there hatched
out, while the decay OF the meat went
on uninte-uptediy without single
massot appearing in ;ts substance.
On this chi!dishly simple experiment |
the great fabric Of the germ theory Of |!
today was founded. for II the law Of |
universal pa-encase applied TO the case
Of naSgots and meat x was clear. ar
Sued Red;. that It must apply unirer-
sally. Subsequent experimentation |!
proved the words to be true. and so to-
day. when our attention Is focused upon
germs or microbes SO minute that we
might accommodate many hundreds Of
thousands Of them on the surface OF
postage stamp. we again come face to
face with Redrs first principle that
each germ could only have sprung
from u preceding and parental organ /
tsn.-Brooklya Eagle.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-09-01
The Way Out.

Think. lover said Mrs. Gobsa
Code u ordered Z dinner gown, and
that tiresome dressnaker bss sent me
travelling suit"
Wen. what are yor going to do
about it,? Gobsa Code demanded.
THE only thing IS for us to 60
abroad again" she sighed. Cincinnati
Enquirer.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-09-01
DEFINITIONS.
Some Queer Ones Cleaned From 4
High School Examination.

FiSh SCfooi examination.
Among tic questions il I'D cxaIniaa
ton in definitions in :, well regulated
high school II AZ eastern city were
these: What IS 4 broncho% What IS
boomerang What IS pants
minc? What is 4 cartoonT And
these four excited some most remark.
able answers. The following bona tide
replies. taken 1T random from the pa
perS, Show in many cases decided orig
inallty. to say the least. but they Ike
wise display the effect OF imperfect
enunciation and pronunciation and OF
the association Of ideas without due
regard to .'sensc."
In reply to the first query. What is
Z broncho:" were the following: 4
troncho IS IA herb used rs 4 medicine.
4 part Of your body. foreigner. ::
man that lives on ranches
What is boomerang? called
forth. among others. these: 4 boomer
ans IS q species OF the baboon family.
what an Indian chews. something ex-
p!oS!ve.
The replies to what is ranto-
mime" included the following: a pan.
tomime IS an animal that eats human
flesh. q person who finds fault. E man
who is always or the bad sac OF ev-
erythins. 4 trunk. 4 box to carry peo-
pie H.. resting on the shoulders OF four
men: vision OF ones former sins
AS for the question What is Z car-
toonT that seemed to excite the Wild
est ideas OF al. and there were brought
forth such answers Us these: 4 car.
toon is . vessel tor holding articles,
strong windstorm. kind Of fsh.
bunch Of flowers presented to 4 hero
D. q nobleuan. soldiers water bottle.
3 statue. strong gust Of wird.-Ncw
York Tribune
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-09-01
He Eazei Lew Wallace.

Shortly after the first success Of
"Ben-Hur" Lew Wallace had occasion
to 90 over to London and one day
picked up a pirated copy OF the novel
at 4 railroad newsstand. To his
amazement he found the subtitle left
OF. preface interpolated and one of
the chapters rewritten. OF course be
boiled with rage. and as soon rs pos
sih!e he called on the publisher. That
gentleman coolly admitted his. crime
and told Wallace he thought the
amended form better adapted TO the
British taste, doncherknow. Els gall
was so stupendous that the novelist
was awed and went away without
spillins his gore.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-09-01

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