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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-07-22

In Windsor county court July
IA, the jury in the case of the
Rev Edward d. Hickey of Spring
field, charged with an assault upon
little Sabina Johnson, with intent
to commit rape, rendered a YER
dict of guilty after three hours de-
liberation. Sentence was deferred
and bail was fixed at $4,000. The
prisoner, who is a Catholic priest
and who has not before been under
arrest, was placed in charge of the
sheriff.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-07-22

Carriage drives around Whining
ton are sometimes very interesting
experiences, as Mrs. s. McVeigh
and daughter, of North Adams,
Mass, can testify, according to a
etter received from William G. Bel
den They were enjoying the quiet
and beauty of the woodland road
near the village of Hartwellville,
when suddenly their horse began
to rear and plunge and act in
strange manner. Miss McVeigh,
who fortunately is an expert horse
woman, kept control of the fright
ened animal and urged him around
a curve in the road, where, so feet
distant, the cause of their trouble
appeared in the form of huge
black bear. The bear paused long
enough to look the intruders over
then plunged down a steep embank-
ment into the woods. Although
bears are plentiful in that section,
it is unusual to meet them in the
highway.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-07-22

Owing to the low water in White
river it has not been possible to
get full power for running the
plants of the Woodbury. Granite
Company at Bethel, and the work at
the quarry has been shut down for
two weeks, at the end of which
time Manager Cushing of the Gays
vile Electric Light and Power Com
pany expects to complete the install
lation of the auxiliary steam plant
at Bethel and be in position to
furnish all the power needed for the
running of both plants of the Wood
bury company in the day time and
the furnishing of lights for Rand
olph.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-07-22

Henry Russin, of Jacksonville,
who died July s, from the effects
of injuries suffered in runaway
accident, is survived by his wife and
three children. Russia had been
away at work and was returning
home, intending to go to the cele-
bration at Burlington, Thursday.
The horse became frightened at
steam escaping from an engine at
the turn table, and in attempting to
get out of the wagon Russin fell,
one leg going into wheel and he
was dragged a considerable dis
lance. His ankle was broken, the
bones of the ankle were fractured
in several places, and the muscles
were badly torn. The unfortunate
man was taken to a hospital Thurs
day morning where he was put un-
der the influence of ether from
which he never regained conscious
ness.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-07-22

Ludlow is discussing the POSSIBLE
ity of establishing a wood alcohol
plant in that village. It is said that
there are 100000 cords Of wood
atively easy reach Of that place.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-07-22

A young buck met his death in
a peculiar manner at Winooski early
Thursday morning. Mill hands on
their way to work at six o'clock
saw the deer leaping through Weav-
er street toward the center of the
village. The animal appeared fright
ened and it is thought he had been
chased by dogs although none,
were then in sight. When the deer
approached the Weaver street bridge
he swerved for a moment and with
out looking to see where the leap
would take him, sprang over the
railing and plunged about 40 feet
below landing between the rails.
The fall broke one leg and wrench
ed his neck, and to put him out Of
misery, Oliver Granger cut his
throat with knife. Game Warden
Ravlin of Burlington was notified.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-07-22

At the annual business meeting of
The Vermont State Library Institute
Thursday morning, the following
n.iiccrs were elected: President.
Miss Frances NJ. Pierce Of Ludlow;
vice-president, Mrs. Kate Woods
Barney, Of Springfield; secretary
and treasurer, George Dana Smith,
of Burlington; second vice-presi-
dents, Mrs. A. D. Chamberlin, Of
Pomfret, Mrs. Planter, Of Bellows
Falls, Miss Lease. of Montpelier,
Miss Cheney, of Rutland, Miss Eliz-
abeth Hughes, of Lyndonville, Miss
Rogers, of Poultney Last evening"
]. I. Wyer, Jr., director of the IL
brary school at Albany, n. Y, and
secretary of the American Library
Association, lectured on What
Americans Read" About fifty repre-
sentatives of Vermont libraries
have been in attendance. Today the
school for librarians opened and
continue until Saturday noon in
connection with the sessions of the
summer school at Middlebury Col
lege.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-07-22

The Brattleboro Board Of Trade
has decided that a summer hotel
shall be built in that village in its
vicinity, and the plans call for the
erection of the DTgest structure of
it's kind in the state. Several we'll
known New England summer re-
sort managers are negotiating for
sites. Since the formation of Want
astiquet lake and the subsequent
improvements in the surrounding
country, the Board of Trade has
been trying to hit upon plan by
could be accommodated. Boarding
houses were found to be INSULT
which the influx of summer people
cient to supply the demand and the
building of a hotel appeared to be
the only satisfactory solution Of
the problem.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-07-22

Rufus w. Spear, of Newport
clerk of the public service commits
sion, makes public the following
dates for hearings: July %, pub
lie investigation of the accident near
Inwood to the Montreal and Bos-
ton air line" when the engine and
four cars left the track, resulting
in the slight injury to several pas
sengers; July %, at Newport, u
hearing on the petition Of the Bos-
ton C Maine railroad asking for
the elimination Of the crossing on
the Indian Point road and the cross
ing next northerly therefrom; July
%, at Woodstock, in regard to the
elimination of two grade crossings
on the Woodstock railroad; July 90
at Brattleboro, on petition Of the
states attorney of Windham coun-
ty VS.. the Central Vermont Railway
company, relating to freight rates
and lack of facilities on the West
River branch division.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-07-22

Fritz Hanson, the champion welt
er-weight wrestler, who is spending
the summer in Burlington, will
leave this week for Randolph, where
on next Monday evening he will
wrestle with Young Gotch of that
town, the match to be held in the
Greco-Roman style.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-07-22

Mrs. Lucy Newell, wife OF Edgar
Newell of Shoreham, was brought
to Middlebury July IA by Deputy
Sheriff Howard Burchard Of that
town and arraigned before Justice
A. w. Dickens, charged with adul-
terry, the man in the case being
Pascal Lowell. The woman Is the
mother of four children, the eldest
IA and the youngest born last Jan.
uary. Lowell, who worked for Mr..
Newell, is unmarried. The husband
testified that he was not the father
Of the youngest child. Mrs. Newell
and Lowell, the other respondent,
denied the charges against them.
Justice Dickens placed both under
$500 bail and allowed the woman to
go on her own recognizance.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-07-22

c. v. Poulin, of Rutland, reporter
OF the Senate during the legislative
session of 1908, has been appointed
a justice of the peace by Gov. G. H.
Prouty.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-07-22

III. 3. Dickinson, of Homer, N.
Y, has been elected principal of
the Bennington High school His
salary is s1,100.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-07-22

Martin G. Benedict, Phi. D.. of Utica,
N. Y, has been chosen principal Of st.
Johnsbury academy to succeed G.. T.
Rowland, resigned He graduated with
honor from Colgate university in 1882 and
is one of the trustees Of that institution
now He was superintendent of the pub
ic schools in Utica six years.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-07-22

Minor vent from he Vermont 10 O dB Notes from Far dN
of General ntreNn OF I@alImp

Two Vermonters have just pass
ed the examinations given by the
Massachusetts Board of Registra-
ton in Dentistry, Henry d. How
ard, Jr., Of South Londonderry, and
E. A. Chagnon Of, St. Adams.
Gov. G. II. Prouty has appointed
a committee comprising o. M. Bar
Der, Of Bennington, M. G. Weber,
OF Rutland, and o. S. Annis, Of
Troy, to arrange and provide for
the issue OF a digest of reported de-
cisions of the Supreme court Of
Vermont.
Miss Maude Ballard, daughter of
the late Hon. Henry Ballard, of
Burlington, was married to Harry
Eugene Wood, of Boston, in Win
throp, Mass, Thursday evening.
The bridegroom, who is connected
with a Boston banking house, was
graduated from the University of
Vermont, class of 1906.
d. NJ. G.. Newall, of Westerly, r.
l., has been in Bennington recently
and had an interview with several
of the prominent citizens regarding
the proposed erection of two COM
memoration monuments in Ben
nington Center, one to mark the
site of the Old First church and the
other life size bronze of Col. Seth
Warner, which will be erected on
the grounds Of the Bennington bat
tie monument The estimated cost is
about $4,000. Mr.. Newall, who is
large dealer in granite, will soon
be in town again on the same bust
ness.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-07-22

Charles L. King, of West Dan
Vile, recently bought cattle Of the
farmers in Craftsbury and Glover,
giving in payment checks on the
First National Bank Of st. Johns
bury. Later it was discovered that
the checks were worthless, there
being no deposit in the bank to his
credit and four warrants were
sworn out for his arrest. A. G.
Chase, of Greensboro, took the writs
and started in search of King. He
found that he had shipped the cattle
and received his pay for them and
was buying more stock. King was
located in Greensboro and taken to
Newport where he is confined in the
Orleans county Jail, awaiting trial
at Glover August 8.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-07-22

w. l.. Nolan of, ST. Johnsbury,
assistant superintendent OF the
Metropolitan Life Insurance Com
pany, is authority for the following
story: While riding in his automo-
bile down the river road, Mr.. Nc
Lam noticed rock in the Lamoille
around which myriads of little
minnows were swimming to and fro
in the shallow water From a near
by fence, robin, which seems
have strong sporting instincts, was
viewing the situation. Suddenly, a
bright idea occurred to the bird.
Flying to the rock, he waded into
the shallow water, deXterously fish
ed out a minnow, walked back, kill
ed it by rapping its head against
the rock. Mr.. McLam adds in con-
clusion that he has seen other
Hardwick robins do the same thing.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-07-22

Brattleboro has been afflicted
with a series of petty robberies,
seven breaks having been made in
less than a month.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-07-22

The hearing before the commits
sioners in the matter of Burlington's
public wharf will be held in Bur-
lington beginning August 2. The
commission is composed of w. A.
Dutton. of Hardwick, L. c. Nichols,
of Essex, and G. P. Van Vliet, Of
Shelburne, City Attorney Martin S.
Villas and r. +. Brown will appear
for the city with Clarke G.. Fits, of
Brattleboro, and c. W. Writer'S Of
st. Adams, for the Rutland and the
Central Vermont railroads, respec-
lively, the parties against whom the
fight is being waged. There are two
cases. One is entitled I'm re con-
domination proceedings by the city
of Burlington" which is the appeal
from the land damage award to the
parties interested. The other case is
"In re College street extension In
the city of Burlington" which in
wolves the question Of who owns
the approach to the lake from the
foot OF College street.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-07-22

Plans are being prepared by
Frank L. Austin, the Burlington
architect, for $4,000 church which
will be built in East Craftsbury by
the United Presbyterian society. 1t
will be an attractively shingled,
frame edifice of unpretentious but
pleasing design. In Franklin, the
contract for the $4,000 school house
designed by Mr.. Austin, has been
awarded to Nichols &c Parker of Bs-
sex Junction. In Milton, Mr.. Au-
stin will draw plans for an $4,000
business block to be built by Messrs
Ashley and Bamforth. On the first
floor there will be stores and the
Masonic hall will occupy the sec
ond. At Jacksonville the Woodmen
are building a $4,000 hall. AS plan
ned by Mr.. Austin the first floor
will be devoted to business purposes
and will be occupied by B. C. Haw-
lay, clothier. The Woodmen's hall
proper will be in the second story.
The program for the exercises of
the annual reunion of the Windsor
and Orange County Veterans asso-
citation, to be held at South Royal
ton July 81, will be observed at fol-
lows: At 10 o'clock sharp, pro-
cession will be formed at the hotel,
South Royalton, led by Marshal
Henry Wood, Cadet Band, Mark J.
Sargent camp, Sons of Veterans
South Royalton, Ezekiel Emerson
camp, Rochester, II. z. K. Hall
camp, Chelsea, ]. S. Farnham
camp, Tunbridge, escort for veter.
an soldiers and sailors, Woman's
Relief Corps and citizens, and march
march around the park to the speak
ers' stand, The exercises here will
commence with prayer by Rev. E.
L. M. Barnes, followed by an adj
dress of welcome by Rev. Sherman
Goodwin. The speakers who will de-
liver addresses are Gov. George IT,
Prouty, Lieut.-Gov. J. A. Mead
Gen. o. o. Howard, ex-Gov. S. E.
Pingree, Judge Zed S. Stanton, De-
partment Commander A. B. Frank
lin, Division Commander E. S. KEEL
ley, Rev. Fraser Metzger, Col. J..
II. Mimms, Mrs. Mary Rising, de-
partment president, Woman's Re-
lief Corps. Mrs, Nettie Waldo will
read poem. Speaking will be in
terspersed with music.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-07-22

The drive of the Connecticut Riv-
er Lumber Company did not put in
it's appearance off the coast Of Brat
tleboro until early Thursday morn
ing, although the logs had been
within a few miles of the village
for several days. The drivers have
experienced considerable difficulty
in getting the logs over the dam at
Bellows Falls. Owing to the low
water it was found impracticable to
run the logs through the old sluice-
way on the Vermont side of the
river and a new runway was made
on the New Hampshire side, because
Of the crib work leiS below the dam
at that point after its construction
last fall. This is the first time in
the history of log running on this
river that logs were sent along at
Bellows Falls except on the YER
mont side.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-07-22

James A. Ayers, superintendent
of schools for st. Adams City and
town, has resigned to take a posi-
ton with a business house in New
York city.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-07-22

Graduates of the Glenwood la
dies seminary of West Brattleboro.
class of 1868, are holding a reunion
throughout this week at the Starr
homestead as the guests OF Mrs.
Alta Starr Cressy of Hartford,
Conn. Special guests are two for
mer teachers, Mrs. Anna Stevens
Robinson of Ferrisburg, widow of
Rowland Robinson, the noted au-
thor, who is accompanied by her
daughter, Miss Molly Robinson, and
Mrs, Fannie Webster Rugg OF Wa
tertown, Mass. Levi Marsh OF Del
ia, Penn, former resident of
Jacksonville, who is known as the
"class uncle" is also attending the
reunion.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-07-22

Guy ~ Smith of White River
Junction has in his possession a
straw hat which was made and
braided at Guilford just fifty years
ago. 1t has the old style high
crown with narrow brim, and,
compared with the styles of today is
a novelty.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-07-22

Justice d. J. Brewer, of the
United States Supreme Court, has
arrived at his summer home,
Thompson's Point, on Lake Cham
plain.
The Woodbury. Granite company
of Hardwick, recently got out
block of granite open on the side
and face with the dimensions 20x-
20x200 feet. Since the stone con-
tains $4,000 cubic feet, and weighs
$50 punds to foot, it's total weight
is 100000 pounds.
The Bfv. G. o. Gill, pastor of the
Congregational church at Hartland,
announces that his active pastorate
will probably close at the end of
about two months. He will leave
then on his annual vacation which
will be passed in coaching the foot
ball team of Johns Hopkins Uni
NtISlJyJ DilIllhOlts N1us DcCthlbCl
/, Mr.. Gill plans to begin work in
a larger field of service.
P. j. Farrell, of Swanton, is
meeting with good success in grow
ing young pines on his tract of land
near Kelley brook and all his plant
ings are doing splendidly. Two
yeare ago he set out 500 seedlings
and last spring 1000 German pines
were set out. State Forester Halves
is keeping watch of all the forest
plantations, as they are called, and
last week Mr.. Reed, one of his staff,
personally inspected Mr.. Farrell's
tract and pronounced everything
doing well. In fact he said it was
the best he had seen in Vermont.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-07-22

The Lyndonville Recreation
School was opened recently with a
good attendance. There are classes
in carpentry, cooking and sewing,
and a story hour is a feature each
Wednesday afternoon.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-07-22

The condition OF DeFoe Croft, Of
Boston, who received serious inju-
ries to his hand in Fourth of July
accident at Morrisville (where he
is passing the summer, is slowly
improving and he is now able to sit
UP a part of the time.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-07-22

During the fiscal year ended June
90, 1909, the gross receipts OF the
Brattleboro post office on postal &C
count we're $436s709, an increase
of $3,650.77 over the year before.
The net revenue to the government
for the period was $23,094.4s.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-03-12
NOTICE OF ELECTION.

Notice Is hereby given that the regular
mmTicipal election In and for the CITY of Of
day OF April. A. D.. 1903.
At said election. the following officers VIII
be elected to serve for the term of two years:
One Mayor
Two Aldermen for Ward No. l.
Two Aldermen for Ward No. >.
Two Aldermen for Ward No. g.
One City Clerk.
One City Treasurer.
The vote for Aldermen Will be by wards.
The polling places will be:
Ward No. 1-J.H. Burr Residence. 30 swink
Ward No. al. Amos. Dwelling. i22 North
Ward No. s-Peoples Mission Hall. South
Main Street.
At said election there will be submitted to
u vote of the qualified property electors of
the City OF ROCKY Ford as shall. in the year
n prot,erty tnx tberein he Question % " nf ssiIina
for cash the following described property be-
longing to the city of Rocky Ford. and de-
The following described portion Of Lot 10,
and the North half OF Lot 3 In Block A. in
Rocky. Ford. as designated by tho recorded
plat of said second aling. to.wit:
tho Wnn,hS q 2. Id the ,SsI o,
course) In u North-ea-terly direction along
the East line of said Lots 9 and 10 (said line
point on the East line of SAID lot 10. nifty feet
from the point OF beginning, thence (sud
coursc) Mt right angles and in Northwest
erly direction In and through said lot 10
thirty feet, thence t3rd coursc) at right
angles In South westerly direction and
paralleling the East line OF said lots and 10
fifty feet to the South line OF the North half
of said lot o. thence (ith coursc) ut right
angles and along the said South line of the
North half Of lot 0. thirty. feet to point of be-
ginning. Said property being In the County
of Otero. and State Of Colorado
The minimum price for which said property
shall be sold Is siUDD.0O: terms of sale. cash.
The form OF the ballot on the sale of said
property shall be for the sale of property
and against the sale of property"
Given under my hand and the seal Of the
- City OF Rocky Ford. this 10th day of
tsEALl March. A. ID. 1903.
~ +. L. McKELvEY, City Clerk
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-03-12
He's a Wonder.

W. R. Dye on Friday last received a
horse the like of which we venture to say
has never before been seen in these parts.
"Geruine" was last fall bought by Mr..
Dye from John P. Larimore Of Benkel-
man. Neb.. the same party from whom
he had another noted member of his stud
Dewey Dillon" the purchase price being
$1,000. The horse is known as a
.'guideless wonder" Of which we UNDER
stand there are only two in this country,
and he has a mark Of 2:22 with driver
and 2: 8 without driver.
The Enterprise has seen letter from
Mr.. Larimore, the former owner. in which
he says that he has on several occasions
worked Genuine" three miles in less
than 2:2o, and last year he worked the
"guideless wonder" AZ miles on exhibi-
tions without a failure.
Horsemen and others will be interest,"
ed in the news that Mr.. Dye has pur-
chased the Bogart barn, adjoining the
Fair grounds on North Main street.
where he will keep the 'Ruideess won
der" with the rest Of his stud.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-03-12
Twas Dead, But

The late Gazette again made its ap-
pearance on Monday after an unlament-
ed silence of two months. A few had
remarked its reputed demise at the first
of the year and they shed no tears
neither did many rejoice at the resurree-
ton.
John 3. Lacy and F. A. Disbrow are
responsible for this last appearance Of
the still late Gazette. The former is
editor. and he says he aims 10 run an in
dependent newspaper. but his aim is
mighty poor and he's--running socialistic
rag instead. His little hammer is al
ready knocking the city administration.
employees. business men and newspapers.
in fact everyone but the farmer. which
lends color to the report that the late
Gazette has been subsidized by the Far
mers Educational and Cooperative
Union.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-03-12
"A Knight for a Day."

A we'll known consistent theatregoer
who "sees everything" worth while says
the New York production Of "A Knight
for a Day" is fully the equal in merit and
equipment at Wallaek's Theatre as was
the original production in Chicago where
for one solid year the theatre was crowd
ed with ople who find entertainment IN
these froshy efferveseent musical pieces.
The production here at the Grand on
March "a is the most complete. artistic
and effective representation Of this new
est mus ieal craze. fully in keeping as re-
CARDS both cast. ensemble and scenic in
vestiture with the long successful runs in
both Chicago and New York. The prin-
cipal roles are in the hands Of well known
famous comic opera celebrities while the
American Beauty Chorus has never been
equaled in any musical effort of like
nature.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-03-12
Notice to the Public.

archaeological tests made Of water
taken from seventeen different cisterns in
the city show that twelve Of them con-
tain typhoid germs. These tests were
made by DR.. Hill. the state chemist. In
an effort to prevent the recurrence of
last years typhoid epidemic the Board of
Health has taken steps to clean and
throughly disinseet every cistern in the
city. and thus eliminate this source of
danger. The work will be done as
cheaply as possible and at the expense
Of the owner or user of the cistern.
Parties ready to have this work done will
please notify me and it will be attended
to at once.
BY order of the Board of Health.
c. H. BALDWIN
Assistant Health Officer