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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-11
PROMOTED TO HIGHER OFFICE
Native of Montpelier Began Railroad
ing in 1SS9-His Headquarters at
Tacoma, Wash.

Henry C. Mutt, son of the late Col.
H. c. Mutt, a native of Montpelier,
who, since the spring of 1907 has been
general manager of the western line
of the Northern Pacific Railway Com
pany, was promoted to the fourth
vice-presidency continuing his office
OF general manager, in the shakeup
of officials of the road recently. Mr..
Mutt began railroad life with the Chic
ago, Burlington and Quincy in 1889
in the engineering department. He
was promoted to train master and di-
vision superintendent of the road and
later went to the Michigan Central
as general superintendent. A year
later he took the post of general man
ager of the western division of the
Northern Pacific and the office of
fourth vice-president was created to
give him powers not usually held by
the general manager. He is located
in Tacoma, Wash.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-11
SOME HUNTING L
Stories Of How the Local Hunters
Missed Their Game.

Among the many interesting and
embarrassing hunting incidents that
occurred during the open season last
week, a few escaped comment because
the joke vas on the principals and
they kept mum. Three of them told
yesterday deserve comment. 1t is
said that while Carroll Duke was
hunting in Cabot with his brother he
came upon a deer lying down. AS
he came nearer the animal made no
move so they concluded that 1t was
asleep or dead. So Carroll grabbed
Its hind legs when the deer woke up
and great was the kick thereof. He
chung on though, holding to the legs
while his brother put a bullet through
the heart.
Another story is of j. Ward Carv-
err, the city attorney of Barre, who,
while out hunting, saw a beautiful
specimen Of a fox. In his desire to
keep within the law, however, he
wondered whether the season was on
for the fox shooting and put off shoot
ing the fox while he took out his Ii
cense to look up this intricate point.
The fox, noting his indecision, re-
solved to take the law into its own,
hands and with the aid Of it's feet,
beat it," for the tall pines. Another
tale is told Thomas Ford who travel
ed all the way to Groton Pond to get
a deer. He vas tickled on his first
day out to get a fine shot at a large
buck, the largest ever seer in New
England, and great was his pleasure
at seeing the game fall to the ground.
He ran up, but not having a knife
with him he had to put off the bleed
ing until his companions could go
back to the camp and get one. He
took off his coat, threw it on the
deer, sat down on the coat and started
in to make a cigarette. He was there
but a short time when the deer
jumped up and ran off through the
woods before he could get another
shot. He is going back after thai
deer again next fall with a pair of
handouts.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-11

Since the system was put into oper-
men sent out to work in this way for
a longer or shorter time, and 1t Is a
tribute to the manner in which the
Sheriff handles them that there has
been but this n escape. 1t has
sometimes happened that some I'M
fortunate victim Of drink, finding an
opportunity, through some convenient
friend. to procure liquor has dis
graced himself and the system by
getting drunk. This has happened
perhaps ten times, but this cannot be
rated a high percentage when 1t is
considered that a large proportion
of the men were committed for in
toxication or some misdemeanor re-
sulting from the use of drink.
Some of these men return to the
Jail from time to time, some of them,
habituals, return frequently. They
are not being subjected to any scheme
of reform. The Sheriff is not a theor-
list nor an optimist and does not ex-
rect to regene ate men. hut he dos
give aid that makes them more of
men thar bsfore they we're turned
over to his are.
The work these men do is the
coarse, rough work OF the unskilled
,aborer. Many of them are trained
workman, but the t'ade Ln'ons will
rot submit to having prisoners en-
ployed or union jobs \ short time
ago there were three bar)ors among
the prisoners, but instead of working
t their trade they had to perform
unaccuStomed labor wa pick and
shovel. They have be:n employed in
many places about town, and Con-
tractor Cooley, for WHOM they are
working on the dam, says they are
the best workmen of their class he
a find. He pays them $1.75 a day
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-11

each, which is indication that they
are reasonably efficient.
Employers pay the Sheriff a dol
lar a day each for the services of
these men, and give the men what
ever beyond that they find them to be
worth. Thus each of the 90 prison.
ers now at work earns rs cents a day
for his own use. There is not a week
that the Sheriff does not have from
$50 to $3.50 of prisoners money in
his safe. One man now has a bank
book showing deposits of $50. Earn
ing this surplus for themselves heart
ems the men and makes them have
something more of respect for them
selves, while the employment keeps
them from brooding and becoming
morbid in their cells.
The Jail under the Tracy admins
tration has been made as pleasant as
a place of confinement can be and
prisoners have always been made to
feel that an interest was taken in
them. Aid has been enlisted from
outside persons so that reading mat
ter is provided, religious services are
held every Sunday, and an organ has
been installed to accompany the sing
ing on these occasions. The men are
treated as men rather than as pris-
oners so far as that is possible.
Working with the men as he has fire.
quently, eating dinner from their
pals, the Sheriff has come to receive
many condolences from those under
his charge. That he eats the dinner
furnished the men is sufficient guar
antee of the quality of food served at
the jail.
Il am working for the man, not for
the money" says the Sheriff. "Of
course | want to make a good finan-
cial showing, to make what | can for
the State, but the thing ] am mostly
interested is to give these fellows
who have been unfortunate a chance
to brace up.
Seven out of every ten men who
come here started wrong. Either they
didn't nave a fair chance at the be-
ginning, or misfortune or some great
sorrow has broken up their lives. We
have had educated. well read, cult
waited men here, men who have held
good positions, and who have fallen
for a variety of reasons. l want to
help these men to get back If they
can, and / believe the way to help
them is to treat them like men.
Our old system was all wrong,
though / didn't fully realize it until /
had tried the new n There was no
discrimination between the classes of
offenders. The boy convicted of a
first offense of drunkenness, or who
had been declared guilty of a breach
OF the peace because he engaged in a
row which attracted attention, was
frequently handcuffed to a hardened
criminal or n guilty OF some far
worse offense than he, and taken to
the House of Correction. There he
was herded with others of the same
class and worked side by side with
them in the shops. The effects were
degrading and d~emoralizing. The boy
came out worse than when he went
in. His first conviction may have been
the result of nothing worse than in
discretion, such as many better men
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-11
NO REGULAR EXAMINATION.
Board Of Supervisors Thought EIroy
Kent Unsafe to Be at Large, How

ever.
While discussing the recent action
of the Supreme Court in sentencing
Elroy Kent to hang on January 10,
1911, DR.. Fred E. Steele, said yester-
day that he did not think that the
prisoner would ever be executed for
the offence a. he thought that the
1910 Legislature would commute his
sentence to life Imprisonment.
DR.. Steele is one of three members
of the State Board Of Supervisors for
the Hospital for the Insane and came
in contact with the convicted murder
err of Della Congdon, a number of
times, as he was twice an inmate of
the Waterbury Hospital, where the
Board makes a monthly inspection.
The doctor said that Kent did not re-
ceive a very close examination at the
hands of the Board and therefore he
could not give his opinion as to his
sanity. Unlike most of the other pa
tents at the asylum, Kent was de-
tanned there on the order and during
the pleasure of the court so that there
was no need of the Board of Super
visors examining him, as they had no
power to release.
DR.. Steele said, however, that the
Board thought as a whole that it
was better not to recommend Kent's
release to the court, as is the custom
with patients under observation rela-
tive to their mental condition, as they
though that he was an unsafe man to
be at large. 1t was after making his
escape that he committed the deed
for which the Supreme Court now
says he must hang.
The doctor spoke very forcibly re-
garding capital punishment, stating
it as his belief that it was the senti-
ment of this State to abolish this
%barbarous custom and that If it was
put to the voters to change the con-
~stitution in that respect, he thought
that a vast majority would favor it.
AS there is no likelihood of a consti-
tutional amendment being made with
in the next year, DR.. Steele thinks
that the next Legislature will vote to
commute the sentence of Elroy Kent
to life Imprisonment at such manual
labor as he is able to perform.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-11
Messages to the People.

During the month of November at
the Baptist church the pastor will
deliver a two-fold series of sermons
Sunday mornings and evenings. The
morning sermons will be on Mes
sages from the Lords Prayer" as
follows: Sunday, Nov. 7th, ''The
Father of Us All; Nov. 14th, THE
Kingdom All Men Desire; Nov. 21st,
The Universal Need and It's Sup
ply" Nov. 2Sth, "The Blessing of
FORGIVENESS and the Power of For
giving" Sunday evening will be de-
voted to Modern Lessons from Anci-
ent Characters. Nov. 7th, The Wis
ionary Lad Who Became Prime Min
i%ster;" Nov. 14th, "The Abandoned
Child Who Became a Great Judge
and Legislator" Nov. 21st, "The
Poor Farmer Who Became a Mighty
Conqueror;" Nov, 2Sth, "The Intrepid
Captain Who Conquered a Host with
the Fragment of a Company"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-11
INSURANCE CASE ARGUED.
Two Actions Argued Before Supreme
Court.

The case of A. F. Hubbard VS.. Au-
gusta Taylor, ct al, an ejectment pro-
ceeding, both parties residing in Wind
sor county, and that of John H. Brown
VS.. the Vermont Mutual Fire Insur-
ance Company, an Orleans county
were argued before the Supreme Court
yesterday. When the latter case was
led before the Orleans County Court
he plaintiff secured a verdict of
S261.25 to which the defendant took
exception. ]. W. Redmond represents
the plaintiff and F. l.. Laird is attor-
ney for the defendant.
An adjournment was taken yester-
day afternoon until 8 o'clock Monday
morning.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-11
DUXBURY.

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Morris and Frank Conway were in
East Montpelier recently and pur-
chased a horse of H. M. Farnham.
The orange sale at the /. o. G. T..
hall last week Saturday night was
well attended, over $500 being real
lied.
Albert Farmer had the misfortune
to fall off the steps at his home last
Friday morning and break his arm.
He was laid up with a broken arm the
past summer.
Reuben Sherman has returned from
Montpelier where he has been work
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Gotta, Sr., have
moved into Levi Boyce's house on the
hill.
Duane Bruce has rented his farm
to Edison Palmer and moved to More
town.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-11
LIQUOR DISPLAY IN COURT
Liquor Cases Heard in County Court
Yesterday.

A number of cases were disposed of
in the County Court yesterday after
noon, all of them being liquor cases.
The only case that the jury had to
try yesterday was that of the State
VS.. Angelo Lamperti, who was charg-
ed with keeping with intent to sell.
His case continued throughout
the day, going to the jury at 5 o'clock.
The first business of the morning
was a plea made by Attorney M. M.
Gordon, of Barre, counsel for Mrs.
Michael Sullivan, who was convicted
Thursday night by a jury for selling
and furnishing. He wished the court
to place his client on probation be-
cause of her inability to pay a fine and
the circumstances which surrounded
her case, she being a widow with two
children. Judge Waterman took the
cas- under advisement. Angelo Brog-
gi pleaded guilty to selling yesterday
and was sentenced in the afternoon
to pay a 5000 fine. This was paid by
his employers, a Mortified granite
firm for whom he has been working
for Is years.
In the case of the State VS.. Angelo
Lamperti, the respondent. entered a
plea of not guilty and a jury was en-
paneled. He lives at the corner of
Sibley avenue and Barre street and
when the result of the raid made on
his place was rolled into the court
room, two barrels and a cask of beer
it made one of the finest liquor dis
plays seen outside of a saloon for
some time. Grand Juror Burton E.
Bailey was the first witness called
and he testified to making the raid.
Chief Durkee and Officer P. J. Connol-
ly followed, testifying to the finding
of the beer and nineteen persons in
the house at the time. Deputy Sher-
if Lawson was also called for the
State and testified to keeping the liq-
uor in a safe place and of its being
the same.
Angelo Lampeiti was the only wit
ness for his side. AS he cannot speak
a word of English, a daughter of Brog-
gi, a young lady of seventeen who
speaks excellent English and is a stu
dent in the second year at the North
field High School, was called as inter-
prefer. The witness said that only
one of the barrels belonged to him,
the other two being the property of
his boarders He has twelve boarders
in his house and seven members of his
family. Attorneys Frederick P. C3rle-
on and M. M. Gordon appeared for the
defendant and States Attorney Benja-
min Gates prosecuted. After the ar
guments of the ~counsels and the
charge of his honor, the case went to
the jury at 5 o'clock.
The jury as ~empaneled is:
Henry e. Badger, of Middlesex; w.
e. Benjamin, of East Montpelier, F.
W.Chase, of Mortified; H. A. Daniels,
of Moretown, F M. Drinkwater, OF
Roxbury; John E. Hogan, of Berlin;
Arthur d. Lyon, of Waterbury; Myron
C. Markham, of Worcester, ]. C. McMul-
len, of Duxbury; H. E. Sargent, of
Barre Town; Lee Short, of Marsh
field; w. E. Thompson, of Waterbury.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-11
Foot A%mputated.

Trad A. Ellis, whose foot was badly
crushed Wednesday evening under,
went an operation for the removal
of the foot below the ankle at Hea-
ton Hospital yesterday morning. The
physicians hoped to save the injured
member but gangrene was evident
and amputation became necessary.
Mr.. Ellis was resting comfortably af-
ter the operation.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-11
Died in Osweg0.

News has has been received in town
of the death, in Oswego, N. Y, of
Donald Mcleod, formerly employed in
the local granite sheds as a tool shar-
pener. He was 40 years of age and
survived by n son, his wife dying
some years ago.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-11

Suffered day and night the tor
ment Of itching piles. Nothing help
ed me until l used Doan's Ointment.
1t cured me permanently Hon.
John r. Garrett, Mayor, Girard, Ala.
adv.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-11

A healthy man is a king in his own
right; an unhealthy man is an I'M
happy slave. Burdock Blood Bitters
builds up sound health-keeps you
well.-adv.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-11
CAPITAL SAVINGS BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
MONTPELIER, VERMONT.
Capital 100000. Undivided Profits, $4,000
Capital, 100000.

Banking In All Its Branches. Depository for the State of Vermont and
the City of Montpelier.
Welcomes and appreciates deposits, with interest at Four Per Cent.
per annum, payable semiannually, on the first days of January and July
in each year-the highest interest rate paid ly banks. Deposits made on
or before the 9Th of the month draw interest from the first, and those
made after the 9Th draw interest from the first of he following month.
Checks. Postal and Express Money Orders by Mail are deposited at
par the day received. Depositors' Checks on this Bank are paid at par
through the Boston Clearing House.
A Deposit in this Bank is more desirable than a fve-and-a-haf or a
six per cent. investment In taxable securities.
The profits of capital are the reward of labor Just as much as the
wages directly paid to the laborer. An Increase of Interest on a Bank
Account is Equivalent to an Increase of Salary.
Trustees: T. j. Deavlt, President; Albert Johonnoh, LIST Vice Presi-
dent, A. ] Sibley, End Vice President; II. n. Tapin. Alex Cochran, Geo.
L. Blanchard, w. G. Nye.
Il. j.. DEAVITT, President FRANK n. SMITH, Treasurer.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-11

Montpelier Morning Journal on
your breakfast table for 40c a month.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1909-01-02

notice is hereby given ttat ]
will on Saturday, the 10th dav
of January, 1909, at IL o'clock NJ.
of said day at the front door of the
Court House in Winnemucca, Humboldt
County, Nevada, sell at pubic
auction, to the highest and
best bidder therefor, all of the right,
title, claim and interest of said de-
PENDANT or either of them, of, in AMI
to, the above described real property,
for lawful money of the United States.
Dated this Goth day of December,
1908.
8. G.. LAMB,
Sheriff of Humboldt County, Nevada.
1st publication Dec. 26, 1908.
Last publication Jan. IL, 1909.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1909-01-02
NOTICE OF sHERITr's SALE

Under and by virtue Of IN execution
issued out of the Second Judicial Dis
trict Court, in and for the County Of
Humboldt, State Of Nevada, and to me
directed and delivered on q Judgment
rendered in said Court on the goth day
of November, 1908, in favor Of The
E.. Reinhart and Company Incorporated,
a Corporation and against the Dun
Glen Mining Company = Corporation,
The American Finance Company OF
Wisconsin, q Corporation, and Henry
w. Kent, for the sum Of $2546.99,
twenty-five hundred forty-six and
ninety nine one hundredth dollars) law
full money Of the United States, to-
gether with costs, accruing costs, and
interest at the rate Of Z per cent until
paid, l have levied upon all the right,
title and interest Of the said defend
ants or either Of them, Of, in and to
the following described Real Property,
to-wit:
All and singular the interests Of the
within named defendants or either Of
them, Of, in and to, all and singula-
those certain mining claims, situate I,
lying and being in the Sierra Mining
District, Humboldt County, Nevada,
located as and commonly known as the
Smuggler, Good Hope, Mayfower,
Golden Bell, May Muller, Isabella,
Mollie, Sunrise, Jumper, Grand Prize,
Sunny Jim, Chinama, Lynx, Hill Side,
Prospect No. l, Prospect No. 2, Pros
pect No. 3, Sampson No l, Sampson
No. 2, Sampson No 3, T. H., and
American, the notices 81 location
whereof are Of record in the once Of
the County Recorder Of Humboldt
County, Nevada, and in the AiniSg
Records Of said District in the custody
of the Recorder thereof; said notices
and records being hereby referred to.
Also n assay Office building, n
mill building and machinery known ~
the Hendra or Dun Glen mill, and all
appurtenances thereunto belonging,
one blacksmith shop and tool or store
house, together with the land upon
which the mill and above-described
buildings are situated.
Notice 10 hereby given that I win oc
Tuesday, the 9Th day Of January,
1909, at IL O'Clock N. Of said day at
the front door Of the Court House, in
Winnemucca, Humboldt County, Ne
vads, sell at public auction, to the
highest and best bidder therefor, all
Of the right, title, claim and interest Of
said defendants or either Of them, Of,
in and to, the above described real
property, for lawful money Of the
United States.
Dated this 18th day Of December,
1908. 8. G. LAMB,
Sheriff Of Humboldt County.
First publication Dee. Is, 1905.
Last publication jar. 8, 1901. I"
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1909-01-02
How,s rH1s2

We offer 500 reward for any ease OF
catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall q
Catarrh Cure. F. j. CHENEY q CO.,
Toledo, o,
We, the undersigned. have known F.
j. Cheney for the last Is years, and be-
lieve him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by his firm.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces Of the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price rs cents
per bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Take Halls family pills for consti-
patton.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1909-01-02

The whole world stands aghast at
the terrible calamity that has visited
southern Italy,. The first report OF
10000 lives destroyed, it was hoped,
was greatly exaggerated, but later ac-
counts have swelled the number to
more than 100000. This disaster has
only been equalled by the destruction
Of Pompeii and Herculaneum, and,
like the Lisbon catastrophe, the great
est loss of life was caused by the tidal
wave that Immediately followed the
temblor.
The sympathy of the entire world
will be extended to the Italian people
in their hour of distress, and prompt
measures for the relief of the surviv-
ors have been already universally
taken.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1909-01-02
APPLICATION NO. 1895.
Notice Of Application for Permission y
Appropriate the Public Waters Of the
State Of Nevada.

Notice Of Application for Permission 70
Appropriate the Public Waters Of the
State Of Nevada.
Notice is hereby given that on the
9th day of November, 1908, in ac-
cordance with Section rs, Chapter
XVIII, of the Statutes of 1907, one w.
s.. O'Brien, of Chafey, County of Hum
boldt and State of Nevada, made appii-
cation to the State Engineer Of Nevada
for permission to appropriate the public
waters of the State Of Nevada. Such
appropriation is to be made from
spring in LANCE Syne Gulch at points
N. E. Quarter Section IL, Township 80
N. R. SO E. s. SO Deg. E. $3.50 Fl. from
N. W. Cor. Section IL 8. So Deg. E.
$3.50 feet from Sec. Cor. Common to
Sects. 1-2-1l-12, TIP. 80 N. R. 36 E. in
the N. E. Quarter Of Sec. IL T. 80 N.
R. SO E. by means Of open cut and all
of the water Of stream in cubic feet
per second is to be conveyed to points
N. w. Quarter Sec. IL T. 33 N. K.
SO E. by means of tunnel and there
used Mining, milling and domestis
purposes. Water to be returned to
stream, Yes.
Date Of first publication December
is, 1908.
Date Of last publication January
10, 1909.
Signed: FRANK r. NICHOLAS,
State Engineer
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1909-01-02

The Mexican government has finally
concluded a teraty with the Yaqui
Indians. For many years the Yaquis
have been the ~irreconcilable enemies of
the government, and from their per
sistent warfare the belief has been
general throughout the world that
they are cruel and bloodtthirsty saw
ages. But this idea is far from the
truth. They are an intelligent and civ
ilized race, courteous and h~ospitable to
strangers, and far superior to the lower