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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-30
LIBEL FOR DIVORCE.

State of Vermont, Washington Coun-
ty, S.
Clinton l.. Smith VS.. Emma r. Smith.
In County Court, March Term, 1910
Whereas, Clinton l.. Smith of Mont
pelier, in the County of Washington.
has this day filed in the office of the
Clerk of said Court his libel for di-
vorce against Emma R. Smith of
Springfield, in the County of Hamp-
den, and State of Massachusetts. set
ting forth in substance that he was
lawfully married to the said Emma r.
Smith of Littleton in the County of
Coos and State of New Hampshire on
the 9th day of July A. D. 1902; that
he on his part had faithfully kept the
marriage covenant. and performed all
the duties appertaining thereto; but
that the said libellee on her part had
not kept the marriage covenant but
had violated the same; for that the
said libellee during said coverture had
committed the crime of adultery. and
praying that, for the cuase aforesaid
the Court would grant him a divorce
from the said Emma r. Smith
And whereas, it is made to appear
that the said Emma r. Smith resides
and is without this State where SER
vice OF the process of this Court can
not be made upon her. therefore it is
ordered that the said Emma R. Smith
b given notice of the tendency of said
libel, given opportunity to make de-
fence therein and summoned to appear
and make answer thereto before the
Honorable County Court next to be
held at Montpelier within and for the
County of Washington and State of
Vermont, on the secC~d Tuesday in
March A. d. 1910, r. publication of
the substance of sal libel together
with this order in the 'ermont Watch
and State Journal. weekly newspap-
err published at Nor "elier in the
County of Washingtc" three weeks
successfully. the last which publi-
cations shall be at '~"st six weeks
prior to the said sec I Tuesdav 70
March A. d. 1910, V ,ch shall be
deemed sufficient notice to the said
Emma r. Smith.
Given under my har It MONTPELIER
in the County of Washington. this
2Sth day of December A d. 1900
LEWIS c. MOODY.
Deputy Clerk.
FRED L. LAIRD.
Attorney for the Libellant
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-30

ance committee saved Chicago's cred
it during the dread times of the early
1905 by pledging his personal for
tune toward the payment of city
script.
When he was seventy years old
he will be ninety next April-he and
his wife laid out a systematic scheme
to help small colleges. He early plan
ned to be the executor of his own
will, and it was arranged that the
last million and half dollars he gave
away should carry with it two per
cent. annuity so that so long as he
and his wife lived they should be
sure of an income of 100000 a year
AS their ordinary living expenses sell
dom reached $4,000 annually he felt
certain of always having some sur
plus to give away to the needy. His
friends say he intended to loan this
out to poor students at nominal in
terest rate. He has had $115 900
loaned out to students at three per
cent at one time
Or. Pearsons never endows col
lege unless it has a religious denom-
ination aback of it. He said once Y
have usually hitched my car to a
Congregational train. They were the
first people to begin building colleges
in this country But then any strug
Cling Christian college in a suitabl.
field appeals to me- He himself is not
a member of any religious sect, al
though his brother and the latter's
family are strong Evanston Metho-
dists.
81 don't pose as benevolent
man. he once said. I haven't a par
ticle of benevolence in me. l am the
most economical, hard-fisted men yoa
ever saw. l don't think ! ever spent
twenty dollars foolishly in my life.
can't take my money with me when
go, so what will do with it? think
the best plan is to spend it wisely be-
fore | die
'Dr. Pearsons lives in Hinsdale,
4 suburb of Chicago, and was born in
Bradford, Vermont, April II, 1920.
He was educated in Bradford Acad
envy and Woodstock Medical College,
Vermont. For twelve years he was
practising physician, and for moro
than thirty years was one of Chica-
go's active business men,"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-30

and president of the American Uni.
tartan Association with congratula-
tory addresses from Vermont Unitar-
ian churches, Dr.. Wright of Mont
pelier, Church O. the Messiah at
Montreal, and Pres. NJ. H. Buck
ham, of the University of Vermont.
Tuesday afternoon will occur the
reunion of the young peoples soci-
cites with addresses by outside speak
ers, and in the evening there will be
banquet, with speeches from visit
ing clergymen and pastors OF Bur-
lington churches.
Preparations are being made for a
tablet of statue bronze to be placed in
the vestibule of the church in COM
memoration of the occasion. 1t will
contain a list of the pastors of the
church during the first 100 years of
its existence.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-30
Bradstreet's Vermont Trade Report

Reports to Bra!streats for the
week all state that holiday trade this
year was better than last. From some
places, however, the gain was very
slight, while others note liberal
gain. Manufacturers are fairly we'll
| employed and the outlook for trade
| for the coming year is encouraging
Merchants are planning for an in
| crease in business for 1910 Wholesale
furniture houses and manufacturers
report an increase in demand Food
stuffs are moving we'll but orders are
principally for immediate wants.
Demand among machine manufacture
ing industries is still brisk and ad-
ditional men are employed in this
line. Failure reports for the week
embrace three bankruptcies. Collec-
tons are uneven.
Burlington retail merchants re-
port that holiday trade, while of fair
~ good volume, was not heavy. Re-
suits for the period show a gain over
that done last year Sales among
smallwares dealers were particularly
good.
Rutland clothing merchants report
that trade this year was in excess OF
that of last year. Fancy goods have
sold well. Labor is well employed
and a good trade is anticipated for
the coming season.
Reports from St. Adams show but
little if any change in general con-
ditions Holiday trade shows up bet
ter than for the same period a year
ago.
st Johnsbury merchants report
business the early part of the week a
little quiet, but toward the close
considerable country trade was no.
ticeable. Manufacturing plants are
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-30

Rev. w. W. Brunk, d. D., of Ben
nington, announced Sunday that on
matured consideration of the call
he had received to New York City,
he had decided not to accept any
proposition from outside that will
take him from his work here at the
present time. He spoke of the kindly
response of the people and the desire
to see much accomplished that had not
yet been undertaken. He stated that
he wished to see the church enter
prise carried to full completion and
the financial, social and spiritual in
terests cared for in a specific way be-
fore he can consider a change. While
the call seemed an attractive one he
believes it his duty to stand by the
work in hand.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-30
ESTATE OF ADA VI. HARRINGTON.
State of Vermont.

District of Washington. SIS.
In Probate Court. held in Montpel-
Ter. in and for said District on the
2Sth day of December A. D.. 1909.
Moses S. Haines and Leon NJ. Haines,
executors of the last will and testa-
ment of Ada NJ Harrington. late of
Cabot. in said District. deceased. pre-
sents their administration account for
examination and allowance, ani
makes application for decree of dis
tribution and partition of the estate
of said deceased. Whereupon Il IS or
dered by said Court that said account
and said application be ro.erred to
session thereof to be leld ut the pro-
bate lffice IN said MoItpeliar on the
oath dag of January A. D. 1914, for
hearing and decision thereon: And.
it is further ordered that notice here
of be given to all persons intor ested.
by publication of the samH thrcc
weeks successfully in the Vermont
Waterman ard StHte Jovrrpl
"ewsnaper published at Mo~t~o'ier
IN this Stote previous TO soid time
anpoirted for hearing that thew may
appear at said time and place aud
show cause. if any they may have,
why said account should not be al
lowed and such decree made.
BY the COurt.-Attest,
FRANK j. MARTIN.
w52-1-2 Jrdee.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-30

The proposition of consolidating
the Rutland County and the Baxter
National banks of Rutland was no;
decided at the meetings of the stock
holders, as expected. Monday, the
stockholders merely voting to reduce
the capital stocks of the institutions
Final action on the merger question
was put off until next week. At the
County bank it was voted to reduce
the capital stock from 100000 to
100000 and to pay back surplus at
the rate of 1925 a share. The meeting
was then adjourned until January 5.
1t was stated that there was large
amount of stock voted and no oppo-
sition for the reduction developed
The stock books will close on Decem-
Der 80 and be reopened on January g.
At the Baxter bank it was voted to
reduce the capital stock from $500, 000
to 100000 and the meeting then ad-
journed until January 8. No action as
to the rate of paying stockholders
was taken.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-30
AN INTERESTING LIFE.
Sketch Of DR.. Daniel N. PearsOns7
VIVA Has Given Alvey $4,000 900.

DR.. Danie K. Pearsons is a Chicago
millionaire, who has given away in
the last twenty years over four mil
lion dollars,-practically his entire
fortune. Malcolm Mcdowell, writing
about DR.. Pearsons in the December
American Magazine, says of him:
"'Coffins were never made to carry
money in,' said Daniel X. Pearsons
just twenty years ago. Then he start
ed in and gave away about $4,000,
900 to boards of trustees and presi-
dents and regents of colleges, acade-
mics and schools.
This great sum of money has
gone to nearly half hundred institu-
tons of learning, we'll distributed
over this country. In most cases DR.
Pearsons has had the habit of saying
Mr.. College President, I'll give youl
little school fifty thousand dollars
if you will raise another fifty thous-
and He tied this If string to his
first contribution and Beloit college
made good. Since, and that was back
in 1890 or whereabouts, he has work
ed that proposition so effectively thar,
it is estimated, his 100000 havs
drawn at least 100000 to them, so
that the PearsOns gifts have actually
brought $7,000,000 to small college
nd it,a rin no
most needed.
And woman was at the bottom of
all this. When Mary Lyon, who
founded the first college for women
in this country, was making cover
let's and doing odd chores to geg
money to put her through Ashfied
Academy, she used to run across a
doctor who felt the pulses and pros
pected the tongues of the farmers
who bought her bedclothes. The
medical man was DR.. d. X. Pearsons.
few years ago. speaking of his
gifts to colleges, he said:
When | saw Mary Lyon begging
money bricks, lime and timber to
build her school, said to myself, IF
ever | get ahead in this world, the
first thing l will do will be something
like what Mary Lyon is doing" and
| was poorer than Jobs turkey then
But the doctor was scarcely in the
pauper class, for soon after he Went
to Chicago-that was about 1865.
with $4,000 in real money in his
gripsack. He gave up writing pres
criptons and began the more lucrG-
tive work of writing warranty deeds
for farm lands-prairie acres owned
by New England friends--which he
sold on five per cent commission.
He was one of the original adver-
Users, for he bought newspaper space
freely and to such good purpose that
he soon became known as a most sue
cessful real-estate dealer. In ten
years he had bought and sold more
than million acres of farm and tim
Der land and was getting rich. He
was elected an alderman from Chic
agos First Ward, that ward now rep
resented in the city council by Bath
House John Coughlin and 'Hinky
Dink' Kenna, and as head of the fin
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-30

Seyenty-five relatives and friends
of Mr.. and Mrs. L. r. Kinsman helped
celebrate their silver wedding on
Christmas evening at the Kinsman
home at Mendon, the festivities con-
tinuing until late hour. Mr.. and
Mrs. kinsman We're presented with
silver coins and "greenbacks," a set
of silver teaspoons, a water set, pic
ture and other gifts. Among those
present were Mrs. r. r. Kinsman
Walter r. Kinsman and daughter
Catherine, Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Durkee
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Il. Beebe and Mrs
GWendolyn Roberts, Mr.. and Mrs.
clyde Rollins, of Rutland; Mrs. l.. A.
Green and Mrs, Carlos CoIburn of the
town of Rutland; Mrs Marian Green
of Proctor, Mrs. H. Baird and Sam
uel Norton of Chittenden, Mr.. and
Mrs. julius Boutwell,, David Boutwell,
and Misses Emma and Edna Boutwell,
Of North Sberburne, and Miss Serep-
ia Townsend of Sudbury. Levi r.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-30

well employed. Granite manufacture
ing concerns report a large increase
in number of orders received over
the same period of year ago.
Reports from Barre show but lit
tie change in general conditions over
that of last week.
The larger stores at Montpelier re-
port fair holiday trade but not as
large as was expected, owing to con-
ditions previously explained.
Brattleboro manufacturers are well
employed and merchants report mucn
larger business than a year ago Ow-
ing to peculiar conditions last year,
trade then was light.
Bellows Falls merchants report lib
eral buying the past week and the
outlook for future trade much better
than a year ago Labor is better EN-
lloyed.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-30
CELEBRATE CENTENNIAL.
Burlington Church Will Be 100
Years Old in January.

One hundred years ago next month
the First Congregational (Unitarian)
society in Burlington was organized.
Beginning Sunday, Jan. 80, 1910, a
three days celebration will take
place in commemoration.
Among the rare and valuable
treasures of the church are the cont
plete records for it's century of ex-
istence. The first of the documents
are traced with quill pen and elder
berry ink in quaint, old-fashioned
as the most recent entries. The whole
work forms an unbroken story of the
society's life and in it's splendid com.
pletenesS is almost without parallel.
The first meeting of the First Con-
gregational society was held Jan. 29,
1910, in the office of Samuel Hickok,
and at that meeting Daniel Farrand,
Esq, was elected moderator and War;
rem LOOMS, clerk, with Samuel Hick
ok, Jacob Williams and David Rus
sell as prudential committee. A call
was soon afterward extended to Mr.
Clark and on April II of that year
he was ordained and became the first
minister of the society.
In 1916 building was erected at
cost of $4,000, located on a fve-acre
lot purchased by the society. The So
ciety still worships in that same
building, which is practically the
same in external appearance as on
! the day it was completed. The inter-
ior has been somewhat altered, how
ever, the old pulpit and pews being
replaced by those of more recent
design and the old-fashioned windows
of many panes being supplanted by
handsome loaded glass. An addition
has also been made to the rear of
the structure for a parish house and
five-acre lot is intact with the excep-
ton of a small slice used in running
a new street.
The present pastor is the Rev.
Charles ]. Staples, an energetic man
and forceful speaker. under whose
able guidance the church is enjoying
unprecedented prosperity.
An interesting feature of the
church is library founded by DR..
lngersoll in 1923, which is now sup
ported and brought up to date by
fund left in his memory by his
daughter.
Among the various gifts to the
church for it's support and the carry
ing on of it's charities are those OF
Mark Rice. John M, Pomeroy, Henry
LOOMS. Miss Olivia Ware and Ed
ward Wells.
commodious parsonage was en-
ected on Williams street in 1905 at a
cost of $4,000 in memory of Mr..
Ware.
Sunday, Jan, 80, the first day of the
centennial celebration, the anniver-
sary sermon will be preached by DR..
w. w. Fem, dean of the Divinity
School of Harvard University. In
the evening an historical discourse
will be given by the pastor and a pro-
gram of special music will be pro-
vided. In the afternoon of that day a
communion service will &be held in
which IL is expected that the other
clergymen of the city will take part
Monday afternoon, Feb. /, the Ia
dies of the society will give recep.
ton to friendssin the parish house
from 4 to 6 o'clock and in the evening
there will be platform service with
principal address by DR.. Samuel A.
Eliot, son of DR.. Eliot, of Harvard.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-30

Kinsman and Miss Susan E. Pike
were married at the home of the
bride on Christmas day, 1888, and
have since resided under the ances.
trail roof, where their daughter, Miss
Mabel Kinsman, was born. The one
year which had overrun the time for
the silver anniversary only served to
make the occasion more enjoyable.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-30

Battista Carusco November ~2S last
and pleaded not guilty. Antonio Sap
rete, of the same place, was also ar
raigned for an assault on Battista
Carusco with a revolver at the same
time and place and pleaded not gull
ty. A jury was Immediately impanel-
led to try them.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-30

Miss Florence Sullivan, of Burling
ton, leftH,y ednesday for Wapakoneta,
Ohio, where she is to be bridesmaid
at the coming wedding of her friend
Miss a.eona Benner There are to be
four bridesmaids, one from Maine,
one from California, one from Massa
chusetts, and one from Ohio.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-30

At the thirty-fifth annual meeting
of the Ayrshire Breeders Associa-
ton held recently in Philadelphia,
c. NJ. Winslow, of Brandon, was ell
ected editor and secretary
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-30

The controlling interest in the
Enos Adams Company formerly own
ed by Charles Adams, has ben sold
to five stockholders who will organ
ize new company at Bennington.
Up to year ago the business was
owned outright by Mr. Adams. Dur
ing the past year A. M. Torrance, of
the firm of Bottum & Terrence, has
been associated with Mr.. Adams, the
latter as the president and the form
er as vice president and treasurer.
The stockholders who compose the
new company are A. NJ. Torrance, F.
l.. Bottum, Irving E. Gibson, DR.. Fred
S. Pratt, of Bennington, and F. A. Nc
Rae, of Troy. While the organization
of the new company cannot be
given yet it is understood that
Mr.. Torrance will be elected presi
dent and that Mr. McRae will be
placed in the position of office man
ager. The company has for years
manufactured single product, Ad-
ans mineral soap, but during the
past year three different grades of
soap powders have been developed
and it is for the purpose of expanding
the business for the original article
and the powders that the new COM
pany has been organized. During the
past year the business has been I'M
usually successful.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-30

The dealers in Rutland sold about
100000 Christmas cards this season.
One store disposed of $4,000 and sales
at the other places ranged from 81
000 to 10000.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-30

Fairbanks Company, entering their
service before they began the manu-
facture of scales. At the expiration
of his first year with this firm, Gov
Erastus Fairbanks gave him an over
coat lettered with the name of the
donor, a garment which he still has
and numbers among his most prec-
ious possessions. His first wife dy-
ing in 1876. he married Anna Full
Ter of Barnet, two years ago, who IS
still living at the age of 90. Last
year Mr.. Smith sawed and piled 1872
cords of wood For AZ years he has
acted as gate tender at the Caledonia
county fair. His mother died at the
age of 103 years
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-30

Although he was SO years of age
Christmas day. Ira Smith of Pas
sumpsic, still spends much of his
time in the winter. at his favorite
pastime, saving wood In his young
er days he drove. stage from Lancas-
ter, N. H.. to Portland Me-, through
Crawford Notch For w years he
wa semployed by the EaAa2 I.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-30

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Dupaw, OF
Brown street, Rutland, quietly OBJ
served their golden wedding annive,-
sary at their home recently, the
couple having been married fifty
years ago in Winooski. Light re-
freshments were served and a pleas
ant time was passed. Before the
guests left, relatives of Mr.. and Mrs.
Dupaw presented them with $25 in
gold and the neighbors gave them
more than $40 in gold. Both Mr..
and Mrs. Dupaw are in excellent
health. The former is SO years old,
while his wife is 81. Mr.. Dupaw is
employed as painter by l.. F. Miner
of Pine street. He is past grand of
Killington lodge, l. o. o. f. Mr.. and
Mrs. Dupaw have five children, Mrs
Albert Holland and Wesley T. Du-
paw, of Brown street, Albert Dupaw,
of Curtis avenue, Mrs. Charles Will
lard, of Forest street and Fred Du-
paw of Chicago. They have four
grandchildren. Mr.. Dupaw has two
brothers and two sisters, now living.
They are, William Dupaw, of Wi
nooski, George Dupaw, of Everett,
Mass, Mrs. Ellen Girard, of Burling-
ton, and Mrs. John Moren, of Hart
ford, CT, Mrs. DupaW has two sis
tiers and three brothers, Mrs. William
Allen, of Winooski, Mrs. Frank Stacy,
of Burlington, LOOMS Wright, of Bur-
lington, George Wright, of Chicago
and Warren Wright, of Upper Lake,
n. Y. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Dupaw were
born in Winoeski. They came to Rut-
land to live 81 years ago. Both are
members of the Methodist church.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-30

In the case of Justice e. Smith,
>apt., of Hartford, VS.. Henry S. God
dard of Norwich, an action in trover,
in the Windsor county court, the
jury brought in verdict for the
plaintiff to recover $49.50 and judg-
ment was rendered on the verdict
Apcisco Calebretto. of Springfield
peen arraigned for the murder Of
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-30
VERMONT NEWS
Items of Interest Cleaned From All
Parts of Green Mountain
State.

Elisha c. Davis, of Bethel, who is
in his end year, is recovering from
an attack of pneumonia.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-30

.Mendon than in any previous season.
|On moonlight nights groups of six
eight may be seen in orchards
aging for apples tender twigs, and
bark of young trees. A deer with
oxen leg was ordered shot by
anne warden 1t had been limp
ound for some time
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-30

Word has been received in ST. AL
bans of the death of Mrs. Carrie
Loomis) Hubbell, wife of julius c..
Hubbell, which occurred at Ellen
burg, Wash, Thursday December 23;
also of her sister, Mrs. Ella Ooomis)
Bogert wife of William b. Bogert,
which occurred at Evanston, ILL.,,
Decs@ Der 20. Both Mrs. Hubbell and
Bogert resided at one time i'll
bans with their uncle, the late
Ro 70 H. Hoyt.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-30

When a staging in the interior OF
the Baptist church in Chester fell
Monday three men were precipitated
Is feet to the floor below. John Muer
had his right arm broken, Charles
Fled was badly bruised about the
head and body and NJ Eddy, of Cav
endash, received several Commissions.
Muer narrowly escaped an additional
fall of 10 feet into the basement.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-30

AS Lindsey Turner, of Chester, was
driving home from mill a supposedly
nnloaded gun, which was his travel
ing companion, was discharged, the
bullet making a flesh wound and
passing through his coat collar and
hat brim. The wound was a slight
one, but had it been an inch deeper
would have pierced a vital spot.