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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-12-19

afternoon were pleasantly surprised
to find handsome golden oak rock
cr sitting on the front porch with a
card from the students wishing them
Merry Xmas. The reason for
Santa's early visi. to the college Is
The fact that the school dismissed Fri.
day for the holidays
There were two more graduates in
the shorthand department this week,
Miss Mel Tanner Of Ada and Miss
jamie GWin OF ArdmoTc. Miss Tanner
left Immediately for her home at
Ada wherc there is position waiting
for her Miss Gwin will remain in
Arimore. She reported case in
court the day after her graduation.
Miss Clara Hart who graduated
last week went to Durant To work.
writes back that she Is well pleased
with her position and that her en-
p'Cycrs have complimented her upon
he cX X.ollence OF her work
\ very beautiful calendar was re-
ceivcd by the school few days ago
from MI sumner l. Chowring OF
Talihini. Mr.. ChoNuing graduated in
bookkeeping at our school less than
five years ago, making a speciality OF
banking He Immediately went to
work for the city National Bank OF
Nadill rs exchange clerk and was
very soon made assistant cashier lie
left that position year la,cr 10 aC.
ccp. the place of cashier In the bank
at Talihini. The calendar shows tina,
he Is now pr,sidcu, of the First stat
Bank OF Talihini From business col
lcge TO the presidency OF a bank in
five years Is record Of which any
school should be- proud. We congratu.
late Mr. Chownins on being the
youngest bank president in the state
of oklahoma.
Sclyidge Business College is in a
more prosperous condition than /
has been since the panic Of three
yeas ago. Mr.. Ss'yilgn paid a cash
dividend OF Ii per cent To the stock
holders OF the school during the past
week Eleven new No. 10 Remington
typewriters were recently added 10
the typewriting depar,men and more
have been ordered Tor the January
opening,
\ grea, many OF the s,u ieuts have
gone home for the holidays but j.
large number remained here as tr,
school rooms viii be- open every day
except Christmas day, and the pupils
will be allowed the privilege Of work.
ing on their book,
Work in all departments win he lo.
sumed Monday. Jan, 3, at Mi IA line
large number Of new punlls viii be
enrolled and new classes ,ormol
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-12-19
Dear Santa Claus

Dear Santa claus.
| am lit.lc boy years old ana /
have two little brothers, one years
old the other years old, and We want
a little wagon and some nuts and
fruit and candy We want wagon
to haul wood for our mamma and
auntic. We will not ask YOU to bring
us very much as there are 50 many
little children who are expecting you
10 visit them, and know you will
be burdened with so many nice things
Please bring us three lunches OF fire
crackers. and oblige us very much.
ALLEN. HARRY AND
EE ROGERS.
~ 200 First Ave. :, W.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-12-19

Dear thildruu.
Tn. tollowIu- nice. sweet .ut"r"s,
ur I,tn# have nocu received and
H. have been carefully read and
uuw. children want all OF YOU 10
know chat Aunt Sally Is giving
each letter her especial attention
and will bee sure that Santa claus
reads your letters too Nll De- good
children and know Santa CLAUS
viii not fail To visit yuu pu christ
w1a Eve.
Ncrp Christmas t1 alI
with love.
Nl.NT SNId.N.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-12-19
seIyidae Business College Notes.

Santa Claus has already come TO
Selyidge Business College, and pre-
scented each of the students with .
little Illustrate gift book OF selections
from various authors. Prot and Mrs.
.ScNidge on returning home Friday
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-12-19
Dear Santa CLAUS

Dear Santa Claus.
Please bring me a little automobile,
and drum, a gun. little elephant,
and a horn, also rabbit Also bring
Mary and Ruth something nice Wish.
ing YOU a merry Xmas,
| am your friend.
CLARENCE BREEDLOVE.
South Washington
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-12-19
Dear Santa CLAUS

Dear Santa Claus.
Please bring me q big China doll.
that can sit down; a doll buggy. table
and some chairs. some dishes,
piano and doll rocker. stove and
some tin dishes with IT, Also doll
bed
And Santa please bring sisters,
Ruth and Mary. also brother. some
nice things. and oblige.
CLYDE BREEDLDVE
live on South Washington by the
oil mill
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-12-19
Dear Santa Claul

Dear Santa Claui
want fire wagon that you can
wind mp and the horses will touch
their feet to the floor. | want lit.
tie fire automobile, too, and want a
little set of blocks for my self. as /
do like them, and my little brother
won't let me play with his sometimes;
two little horns, one for me and one
for my little brother. Goodbye. dear
Santa Claus
RODNEY Gl.AIlER ADAMS.
500 BurCh St. y. W.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-12-19

Dear Santa claus
It's about time you was knowing
my wants for Christmas, ana as
YOU brought all asked for last
Christmas and more too. don't want
anything you brought last Christmas.
for { have them AN yet except the
fruits and nuts ! want gun, q
sword and belt, q bicycle. some fruits
and nuts Would like to have box
Of carpenters tools Am seven
years old and live on corner os
/ street and LIST avenue. southwest.
Goodbye Santa.
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Dear Santa Claus

DVlr SANTA tIau5.
! am going TO be good boy the
rest OF the school and am going to
study my lessons good VIII YOU be
Kind enough To bring me some of the
presents want VIII you please
bring me an automobile. little wag.
on to bring in wood for mamma:
little fire wagon, train a drum and
some bananas. apples and some can.
dy. Goodbye Santa
Yours truly,
BANKS JEFFRlES.
Graham. Okla.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-12-19
NATHAN BOUCHER

Dear Santa Claus
have been good boy. $50 M
grandma says I would like to have
e little automobile. If YOU have lots
oi them. some candy and nuts, lir"
crackers will see you at the
Xmas tree aud tell YOU the rest
ROBERT BOUCHER
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-12-19

bring me a sweater coat. pair OF
gloves, q knife and some fruit nuts
and some candy.
Yours truly.
CLAUDE DDAK.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-12-19

Dear Santa Claus.
! live ON + street y r. I wish YOU
would bring me- baby doll, with scy.
eral dresses and curly hair, and a
don buggy made of leather that has a
top ma e. of leather. too Nnd want
1t to have rubber tires too. And
bring mn" some nuts and candy
Yours truly,
El'IA DOAk
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-12-19

Dear santa CLAUS
am q good little girl and want
YOU to bring me- a nice doll and
doll buggy ana some candy and
nuts and want you 20 Do sug.
to remember my littlr rou .iu~ ,hat
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From your friend,
WILLIAM WARltE\,

llargrOyc and 18th Ave.
Dear William
Found your letter incloscd TO Dr.
Cook. or course | cannot answer II
positively. but feel sure that Dr. Cook
must have seen Santa Claus or any.
way his home for possibly Santa
Claus was away looking for the good
children he is to visit. why don't YOU
writ" Dr. Cook At his own address
Merry Xmas,
aust SALLY
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-12-19
GLENN FLATT.

Dear Santa Claus
I want yau to please bring me
doll and some dishes and some
go-cart and some candy and some
nuts and some fruit, with love. from
MAURINE RYAN.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-12-19

Dear Santa CLAUS
Please bring M" q shooting gal
.Hly and a cash register. ltOc
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-12-19

u,a. santa CLAUS
It is just two Vrchs until Christ
mas. will write and Jtli YOU What
want you 10 bring me ! am five
years old
0 want dolly ,"t of dishes.
set of doll furniture. rocking
MORSE. some frrcnckcr, and some
candy. fruit and nuts j d. not
want too much for Santa has ,p
visit other children too. Bring my
litUc baby brother anything you
wish. and don't forget papa ami
mamma So goodbye. Your little
friend,
M-NRGUEUTE WARREN
had my little sister write this
for me. as I cannot write much
yet
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-12-19
MARGUERITE WARu1N
Dear santa Claus

Dear santa Claus.
( have heard that yau give good
things to all goOd people, so / will
tell you what want for Christmas.
| want 4 doll with real hair and a
little machine. set OF dishes and q
little table. and Aunt sally, thank
YOU very much tor giving all these
letters to Santa Claus and hope
Santa Claus will get my letter.
Goodbye. Santa Claus.
RUTH WARREN.
Corner liarcru,c and 18th St y. ".
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-12-19
ncnr Santn Clans .

Dear Santa Claus.
. thought ! would write you a
little letter To let YOU know what
/ want for Christmas. want u
doll and u little set of dishes an
candy and nuts and big orange.
/ have two little brothers Hnl q
little sister Please don't forget
them. am seven years oid and
90 to school every day aGl ! aw
i" The scCond grade Frum
VIOLA GNhNNND.
62l Sth avenue ana g ST. y IT,
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Yours truly,
ROY DOAk
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-12-19
40 " Main St

Dear Santa Claus
Please bring me an air gun, q
trumpet. pair OF gauntlet gloves
ana some firccraCkers, and nuts.
aud bring my little sister doll
and q doll buggy and set of little
dishes
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Dr 'uok.
Dear Sir. Did YOU see Santa
Claus a. the North Pole / lust
wanted to know.
am s"ycn years old and am in
the high first grade at school SO
guOdbVp.
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HAROLD T. sKIpwITH.
Dear Santa Claus

Dear Santa Claus.
want bicycle and watch. and
knife and some fire crackers. AN
air gun and some candy apples and
oranges So goodbye
WILLIAM WARREN
HirrruNr Street. y W, 18th Ave.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-11
PHYSICIANS ON STAND.
Testified in Trial of Robert Eddy ut
Rutland-Stated That Miss John.
son Died of StrangulatiOn.

Rutland, Nov. S.-Six physicians,
including Drs. c. F. Dalton and E. H.
Buttles, of the State Laboratory of
Hygiene, at Burlington, testified this
afternoon in the trial of Robert Eddy,
who is charged with the murder of
Miss Mary j. Johnson, of Wallingford,
that from the evidence disclosed at
the two autopsies performed on the
body of Miss Johnson, they believed
the woman died of strangulation from
pressure applied from without.
Eddy listened to the testimony this
afternoon with much interest, fire.
quently smiling at the tits between
the counsel for the State and himself.
Practically the entire session in the
afternoon was taken up with the tes-
timony of the physicians, who ex-
planned at length the circumstances
and conditions upon which they based
their conclusion.
DR.. Willis G. Macdonald, of AL
bany, N. Y, well known surgeon,
will be placed on the stand tomorrow
by the State.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-11
~ERMONT's Low MORTALITY.
Burlington Practically Free From Tu-
bereulOsis.

The statistics of the census bu-
reau of the Department of Commerce
and Labor of the different States of
the Union, as regards their special
mortality rate, have been received at
the office of Secretary of State Guy
w. Bailey, the sact that Vermont has
the second lowest death rate in the
country being especially interesting.
The figures were prepared by the
census bureau from the registered
States of which there are now six
teen. These States are all in the
North so that the mortality rate of the
South has not as yet been deter
mined. The statistics are divided
into a number of different classes
such as: General death rate. causes
of death, occupation, mortality and
treatise on "a revision of interna-
tional classification of causes of
death"
In the preface E. Dana Duran, dir
tCLOl VI Llc eau JudJ Jllc CIV
ilized world has now reached an era
of low mortality, lower than it has
ever been before, due to the increased
observance of sanitary rules by the
people. The State of Vermont is reg
istered as the second lowest from a
mortality standpoint. Among the
cities registered Montpelier does not
appear. The registered cities are:
Barre, Bennington, Burlington and
Rutland.
Under the causes of death, tuber-
culosis heads the percentage list in
two communities of Barre and Ben
nington. but it is noticed that death
from this cause is very low in Burl-
ington. The greatest mortality in
Burlington and Rutland comes from
diseases of the circulatory system
with Brights disease a close second
in the latter place. Mr.. Duran says
that suicide caused more deaths last
year. than this but that in spite of
that, low mortality had been reached.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-11
Civil Service Examinations.

The United States Civil Service
Commission announces examinations
on December Is to fill the following
vacancies: Electrician and plumber,
immigration Service, Angel Island,
Cal, Physical Laboratory Aid in the
Technologic Branch of the Geolog-
ical Survey at Pittsburg, Pa, In
spector of Hardware, Subsistence
Department, War Department, st.
Louis, Mo-, and Dynamo Tender, I'm
migration Service, Ellis Island, N. Y.
On December 14-15. examinations
will be held for the position of kin
dergartener in the Indian Service, one
at Cheyenne River, South Dakota,
and the other at White Earth, MINI.
On December 1o-30, examinations will
be held for the post of clerk and
teacher in the Philippine service,
and, on December Sth, for the post
of chart plate engraver, Hydrograph-
ic office, Navy department. Other ex-
aminations on December will be for
the post of senior laundryman, I'M
migration Service, Angel Island, Cal.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-11
RECEPTION TO PASTOR.
Church of the Messiah Welcomes Rev.
r.. Ward Clark.

The members and friends of the
Unitarian church assembled in the
vestry of that edifice Tuesday night to
welcome their new pastor, in the per-
son of Rev. r. Ward Clark. The
church was beautifully decorated, al
though simply, and was thronged with
well wishers who tried in every way
to show their new pastor that he was
welcome.
The parishioners and guests arriv-
ed shortly after seven to partake of
the repast which was being served in
an ante room, after which they were
escorted to the receiving line by the
ushers. A. d. Farwell, Miss Ruth
Bliss, and Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Blanch-
ard. On the line were Rev. and Mrs.
Clark, DR.. ]. Edward Wright, the
former pastor, and Professor Henry
Barber, father of the new pastor. The
reception was given by the parish, in
charge of the executive committee
and the Woman's Alliance.
The committees were: decorating,
Mrs. Harlow Smith and Mrs. j. E.
Goodnough; mattresses. Miss Kather-
inc Berry, Mrs. Charles Kingsbury.
Miss Rebecca Wright, Miss Sibyl
Wright and Miss Florence Smith. Mrs
r. c. Bowers and Mrs. George Smile
poured coffee. The music was fur
nished by the Montpelier Military
Band Orchestra.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-11
Old Windsor House.

Windsor has many ancient houses.
The house on the west corner of the
Common. owned and occupied by Miss
Phelps, daughter of the late DR.. E.
e. Phelps, was built by her grand
father, the late DR.. Elisha Phelps in
1893. and has been kept in perfect re-
pair, retaining it's original form, with
the exception of the ell part The
parlor is most interesting room. in
the old colonial style. with broad
wainscoting. The paper has been on
the walls for one hundred years and
is study in itself, artistic in every
particular--it is in colors and must
have been finished in the best of
dyes, for 1t has retained its colorings
perfectly. The figures are mostly
marine views, but there are old
churches and public buildings with
the massive colonial columns. The
paper probably, was of foreign man
ufacture and very expensive for that
date. Everything about the room has
been most carefully preserved in its
original style, the windows having the
sliding shutters, and the doors have
the old-fashioned latch. The only
thing lacking is the fireplace. but
stove was considered. at that date,
more select and of more refined taste.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-11
FORMER MONTPELIER MAN
KILLED.
G. A. Noakes Met Death In Collision
on the Boston & Maine X. II.

Orleans, Nov. "a collision oc-
Cured at 235 o'clock this morning
on the Boston & Maine railroad at the
north end of this village, just beyond
death of G. A. Noakes, of Newport, but
formerly of Montpelier, and the in
jury of three other employees of the
road.
A freight train coming south from
Newport and helper or wild engine,
used in helping trains over heavy
grades, which was backing up, came
together with a crash that destroyed
the tender of the freight and damaged
the front of the engine, the tender of
the helper being badly damaged.
Both were running as extras. Joseph
Folsom was the engineer and e. H.
Reece was the fireman of the freight,
and e. G. Cass, engineer, and c. A.
Noakes, the fireman of the helper, all
being residents of Newport.
Probably Noakes was instantly kill
ed. He was penned in between the
engine and the tender. Both legs
were broken twice, and one leg was
almost severed below the knee, while
the jaw was broken and the body was
badly bruised. Noakes was about 80
years old, was married a year ago,
and had been employed as a fireman
on the Boston e Maine for three
years, being highly respected by his
associates. He remarked a few weeks
ago that if he did not get an engine
soon he would quit railroad work.
Whipple & French, local undertakers,
took charge of the body and it was
taken to Newport this afternoon by
Mrs. Noakes.
Cass suffered a broken foot. Folsom
was thrown through the cab window
and was bruised about the breast and
was badly shaken up. Reece was dug
out of a sand pit, where he was
thrown. He was hurt about the head.
Roy Skinner, brakeman on the
freight, was bruised, but was able to
take the first train for his home in
Barton. The other injured men were
taken to Newport after receiving med
ical assistance from DR.. R. f. Wells.
The local station agent was notified
of the accident at 3:15 o'clock. He
sent the news to Lyndonville and at
1886 the wrecking crew were called
out. They started at 4:35, arriving
here at 5:25. At 10 o'clock this fore
noon the track was cleared.
The freight engineer says he re-
ceived orders to run to Orleans. The
engineer of the helper says he re-
ceived orders from Summit to run to
Newport. 1t is thought that the train
dispatcher at Lyndonville mixed his
orders in some way.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-11
WANT POSTAL TELEGRAPH
Board of Trade Asks That Company
to install Branch Office Here-Time
for Loan Fund Extended.

At regular meeting OF the Board
of Trade Tuesday night, there was a
small attendance, but the following
business was transacted: The rec
ords of the last meeting were read
and approved and President DeBoer
gave very forcible statement of the
position of the directors, in which he
outlined the necessity of their efforts
being backed by full attendance at
all meetings.
President DeBoer gave brief out
line of the work of the Board thus
far and what it had accomplished,
emphasizing, however, the possibili-
ties that existed of work to be accom-
plished, which, however, could not be
made actual facts without the coop
GRAFTON of the membership.
The matter of the Introduction in
to this city of branch of the Postal
Telegraph Company has been agitat-
ed for some time, as the nearest point
to which that company approaches is
Burlington, and the action prompted
by the motion above stated, is of a
material benefit to the public desir-
ing to use this method of communi-
cation. AS the situation is now, mes
sages coming via Postal Co., are sent
to Burlington, and from there trans
ferred to this city either by telephone.
the delays resulting therefrom are
often the cause of loss or at least in
convenience.
The following resolutions were in
troduced:
Whereas: There have been many in
fiuences unavoidable but operating to
prevent the completion of the Board
of Trade fund to the full amount,
$4,000, within the time originally set
in the subscription blanks, and,
Whereas: 1t seems that In order to
be effective, for the purpose of en-
couraging new industries, this fund
should not be less than $4,000, be it
therefore
Resolved: That the Board of
Trade request those who have already
subscribed to the said fund, to extend
the time within which subscriptions
may become operative and binding,
by the completion of the sum, to Jan
uary 1, 1909, and that every effort be
made to secure subscriptions to the
full amount on or before that date.
Whereas; Owing to the fact that
there is no office of the Postal Tele-
graph Company situated in Mont
pelier, and that because of delays in
transmitting messages over the lines
of that company to this city from its
nearest office, Burlington, great in
convenience and sometimes loss re-
suits, and
Whereas: 1t seems that conditions
for the transmission of outgoing and
the delivery of incoming messages
from all points would be materially
aided by the establishment in this
city OF a branch Office of the Postal
Telegraph Company, be 1t hereby
Resolved That the Directors of the
Montpelier Board of Trade or a COM
mittee be authorized to urge upon
the officials of that company the in
stallation in Montpelier OF a branch
office at their earliest convenience.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-11
PRICES FALL OFF.
Professional Selling of Some Issues
Caused Decline In Stock Market.

New York, Nov. 9.-Stocks were
dull and firm up until the last hour.
when professional selling of Union
Pacific, Amalgamated and Steel caused
a general decline of from one-half to
one point. The close was weak. with
changes ranging from loss of three
eighths in Smelters to one and three
quarters in New York Central
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-11-11
M'GUIRE-MILLER.
Well Known Montpelier People Mar
ried on Tuesday Morning. at st.
AHgustine's Church.

The wedding of Mrs Annie Miller
of this city, and John F. MCGUIRE oc-
CURED at st. Augustine's church at 9
o'clock on Tuesday morning, Rev. w.
]. O'Sullivan officiating. Mrs. Miller
was attractively gowned in plum
colored suit with hat to match and
was attended by Miss Mary Roakes,
who was gowned in green suit and
wore a black hat. The groom was
attended by his brother. DR.. M. F.
Mcclure, and the ceremony was at
tended by many friends.
Mrs. Miller is prominent in St. Au-
gustine church circles and Mr.. Nc
Guire Is employed as driver by his
brother. They will make their home
on Elm street.