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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-05-27
Lived 15S Years.

VIM. Parr-England oldest man
married the third time at 120,
worked in the fields till 1872 and
lived 20 years longer. People should
be youthful at so. James Wright of
Spurlock, KY, shows how to re-
main young. 81 feel just like a To-
year-old boy" he writes, latter TAX
ing six bottles of Electric Bitters.
For thirty years Kidney trouble
made life a burden, but the first
bottle Of this wonderful medicine
convinced me I had found the
greatest cure on earth. They're u
godsend to weak, sickly rundown or
old people. Try them, soc. at c.
Blakely's. George c. Sanborn, Of
Northfield and E. F. Leavitt, Plain
field.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-05-27
TWO CROSSINGS ABOLISHED.
Canadian Pacific Begins Work On
Underpass Near RichfOrd.

Richford, May 21.-The Canadian
Pacific Railway Co. has begun work
on the underpass near the junction
one mile south of the station, which
is to abolish a dangerous grade
crossing. The change will be made
in the highway by reason of this I'M
derpass will also abolish two grade
crossings. in the track connecting
the MisSisquoi Valley division Of the
Central Vermont railway with the
Canadian Pacific railway, and will
do away with a considerable hill in
the present highway, the grade be-
ing kept low down. and just above
high water mark for some distance
each side of the railway.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-05-27

The annual drive of logs from the
wild Ammonoosuc river in New
Hampshire, which has been cut the
last season by the International pa
per company, has been doomed at
the mouth of that river during the
past two weeks, until all OF the TO-
100000 feet have reached there.
Within few days it has been let
out into the Connecticut. The an
nual drive of the Connecticut River
Lumber company this year amounts
to S6,0O0O00 feet and has been cut
as follows 100000 on Perry's
stream in the township of Pitts
burg, the northernmost town of the
state; 100000 on what is known as
the Colebrook Academy Grant in
Colebrook; 20.OO0,OOO on Pau's
stream and its tributaries in the
towns of CRANKY and Ferdinand. Vt,
and about 100000 feet from along
the east branch OF the Nulhegan riy-
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-05-27

me a we'll woman,
and L would like to
tell the whole world
of it. L suffered
fromfemale trouble
and fearful painsin
my back. had the
best doctors and
they all decided
that l had a tumor
in addition to my
female trouble, and
advised an opera
ton. Lydia T..
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-05-27

The allowance of the will of the
late Elizabeth Fay Brigham of Bos-
ton, sister of the late Robert d. Brig
ham (who left his millions for the
establishment of a hospital for in
curables) will be contested. Under
the terms of the will, the bulk of the
property, is left to the same project
and also to Vermont institutions.
bulk of the property is left to the
Mrs. Susan A. Cogan of Chicago, a
niece of Mrs. Brigham, field objec-
tions on grounds which have not
yet been filed. According to the pro-
visions of the will, Mrs. Cogan, who
makes the objection, is beneficiary
in the sum of $4,000 a year for life.
There are also requests of $4,000 to
friends and $4,000 to the st. Adams
hospital and $4,000 to the University
of Vermont after which the remand
er of the property is to be made into
trust fund, the income to go to the
Robert D. Brigham hospital for in
curables, forever.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-05-27
Ask For Aliens Foot.Ease.

A powder for swollen, tired. hot.
smarting feet. Sample sent FREE.
Also Free Sample of the FOOt-Ease
Sanitary Corn.Pad, new invention.
Address, Allen S. Olmsted. lie Roy,
n. Y.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-05-27

Many weak, nervous women have
been restored to health by Foley's
Kidney Remedy as it stimulates the
kidneys so they will eliminate the
waste matter from the blood. I'm
purities depress the nerves. causing
nervous exhaustion and other all
ments. Commence today and yos
will soon be well. Pleasant to take.
Sold by all druggists.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-05-27

The diphtheria situation in Rut-
land remains about the same. There
are now four cases in Mill Village,
now new ones, one at the House of
Correction, and one new case in the
city. That case will be moved, prob
ably to the pest house on the city
poor farm. The two cases that
have been cared for there have been
released. The school at Mill vii
lage is closed as a precautionary
measure but the authorities believe
there is no danger of an epidemic.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-05-27

Never can tell when you'll mash a
finger or suffer cut, bruise. burn OF
scald. Be prepared. DR.. Thomas Ec-
lectric Oil instantly relieves the pain
quickly cures the wound.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-05-27

When George H. Bickford of Har1-
wick and automobile became stalled
in the mud near the government farm
at Weybridge Tuesday evening, Col.
Joseph Battell of Middlebury kindly
consented after few minutes con-
sideration to allow a team of his
horses to pull the car out of the
mire. The driver, fearing repri-
mand, had declined to assist until
Colonel had been called up on the
telephone.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-05-27

Constipation causes headache,
nausea, dizziness, langour, heart pal
pitaion. Drastic physics grippe. sicken,
weaken the bowels and don't cure.
Doan's Regulets act gently and cure
constipation. z5 cents. Ask your drug
gist. .
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-05-27

There was shipped Friday from
the state fish hatchery, brook trout
fry as follows: George F. Deering of
Royalton, 5000; A. F. Lussier Of
Dewey's Mills, 5000; B. NJ. Newton.
Felchville, 5000; George w. Hall,
Chester 10000; E. W. Ormsbee,
Washington, 1000; Thomas H.
Brown, Rutland, 100000; julius A.
Wilcox. Ludlow, 10000
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-05-27

IRENE. The greater part of the dam
age occurred on the Chesterfield side
of the mountain. The few places
where traces of the fire remained
Monday were beaten down by the
retreat mer, and all danger is now
thought to be practically over.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-05-27

The grand list of the town of
Stowe as filed for 1909 is $9,0063S, a
small increase over last year, The
amount of real estate is s649, 566;
personal property, s147O72; polls,
500.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-05-27

The st Adams board of trade met
BILE new industry for St. Adams as
a granite finishing firm now in an
other place would like to locate
there. The man at the head of the
firm has had % years experience,
and the present payroll of the con-
Germ is $4,000 a year. It is under
stood that the firm would employ 40
men at the start.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-05-27

H. c. Thomas OF Stowe, state fish
and game commissioner, says the
killing of deer by dogs is gradually
diminishing and he is now combining
his attention to the investigation of
cases of illegal fishing.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-05-27

The largest fee paid to the state
treasurer fir a license to sell intoxi-
eating liquor is $1,000 and comes
from the little town of Braintree
Orange county, haveing one second
class saloon.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-05-27

A telegram received in Burling-
ton by H. H. Chittenden announced
the safe arrival in Quebec of his
son, Gerald Chittenden, who has
been abroad since last October, tu-
toring the son of Walter Jennings.
secretary of the Standard Oil COM
pany.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-05-27

The fire which has been raging on
Brattleboro for the past few days
received a check by the severe thun-
der storm of Monday morning, and
valuable acres of timber land have
been saved. The fire was set by boys
last Thursday, and, despite the eff
forts of large force of men from
the Brattleboro retreat, gained con-
tinual Roadway. Saturday evening
the crest of the mountain, over a
mile long, was line Of flames, the
sight being spectacular in the ex-
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-05-27
AFTER
SUFFERING
ONE YEAR
Cured by Lydia E. Pink
sVegetable Compound

Milwaukee, Wis. -" Lydia E. Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound has made
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-05-27

A meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the Windsor and Orange
County Veterans association will be
held in Bethel Thursday, May 81, to
name the place and date of the an
nual reunion. 1t is understood that
South Royalton has subscribed a
sufficient fund to meet entertaining
expenses.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-05-27

3. 2. Merriam has been engaged
to succeed DR.. E. d. Collins as prin-
cipal of the Johnson state normal
school. Mr.. Merriam, who is native
of Gilmore, has had a wide experience
as an educator. Recently, he has
been at Hackensack, N. j.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-05-27

A vested boy choir has been or
ganized at the Universalist church
in Morrisville. A secret society of
which the choir is to be part, is
to be formed, and all boys under II
years of age are to be eligible. How
ever, no lads from other Sunday
schools may join.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-05-27

Norwich University. Mortified,
has received the 100000 bequest
willed the institution by the late
Col. Curtis S. Barrett of Cleveland,
Ohio, an alumnus OF Norwich. Geo.
were in Mortified Saturday and de-
livered to H. C. Cady, treasurer Of
H. Gauson and S. Granger Of Cleve-
land, Ohio, executors of the estate.
the university, certified check. The
receipt of the money at this time
came as somewhat of a surprise as
it had been thought that some delay
would result because Of the death
Of John l.. Bacon Of Hartford, who
was one Of the executors Of the will.
Colonel Barrett, who was a success
full business man. died at his home
in Cleveland June 20. He was a ma
tive of South STAFFORD and was in
the class OF '63 in Norwich Univer-
sity.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-05-27

The transferring of 16 prisoners
from Franklin, Bennington, Windsor
and Caledonia county jails to the
house of correction at Rutland has
enable the marble shops to continue
with an augmented force.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-05-27

Hooker, Corser & Co., makers of
overalls, frocks and pants with fac
tories at Brattleboro, have completed
negotiations for the location of
plan employing 500 hands in Schen-
ectady, N. Y.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-05-27

Plans for the erection of new
store on the site of the one recently
burned in East Peacham are pro-
crossing rapidly. The townspeople
have raised over $500 toward the ex-
pense of building and the owner,
George Esden, has ordered $4,000
feet of lumber from John Rice Of
Danville.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-05-27

William Thompson of Ryegate has
been appointed supervisor of high
ways in Caledonia county vice Capt
gorge E. Ford Of Kirby, deceased
Mr.. Thompson has been road COM
missioner of the town for nine years.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-05-27

Don't let the baby suffer from &C.
zema, sores or any itching Of the
skin. Doan's Ointment gives instant
relief, cures quickly. Perfectly safe
for children. All druggists sell It.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-05-27

The receipts of the base ball fair
at Rutland High school amounted to
$173.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-05-27

The Retail Clerks Union is urg-
ing the merchants of Rutland to
adopt the custom of the last year
and have a half-holiday each Thurs
day afternoon during the summer
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-05-27

Acknowledgement J. G.. Sargent is
considering the question which has
been frequently asked of him of late
whether or not the liquor license
law contemplates that saloons in IL
cense towns and cities shall close
Monday, July 3. the day that this
year will be observed as Independ-
ence Day, as July falls on Sunday.
The attorneygeneral has asked the
opinions of the states attorneys Of
the several counties.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-05-27

The house of Mr. and Mrs. Adolf
plus Bosquet, some distance south
of the village of Bristol, was burned
Tuesday night at II o'clock. The loss
is estimated at $1,000, with 500 in
surance. A brisk fire had been left
in the kitchen stove and an over
heated stovepipe set the house on
fire. Neighbors broke in the door
and saved a part of the furniture,
but when the family returned from
an hours absence, the house was in
ruins.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-05-27

Sarah Thayer, 14-years-old daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. William Thayer,
was before Judge E. H. Holden in
the municipal court at Bennington
Monday on the charge of truancy.
She was convicted and sentenced to
the Industrial school at Vergennes,
where she will be taken at one
The term of the sentence Is Is
months.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-05-27
III BOOK MAILED FREE.

the top of ladder, a distance OF 30
feet.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-05-27

The petition of the Bennington
and North Adams street railway
company as to the abandonment of
a portion of its road in Hoosick
Falls will be given another hearing
at Albany Thursday afternoon.
Chairman Rising has communicated
with other members of the commit
tee and it was decided to invite all
interested to attend. The committee
feels that the second hearing is in
indicating of the strength of the
opposition to the abandonment.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-05-27

1t became known Thursday that
William Kupserer. aged As, a quar-
ryman employed by the Brandon-It-
allan company of Brandon, has been
missing since last Sunday, and that
hisrelatives have been unable to dis
cover a clew to his whereabouts.
Kupserer, who has wife and six
children there, went to Proctor last
Saturday night at 10 o'clock, intend
ing to return Sunday night or Mon
day. When he did not return his
wife wrote to Proctor, and learned
that he left that town at $3.50 o'clock
Sunday afternoon, intending to walk
home by way of the Rutland railroad
track. Kupserer was seen this side
of Proctor soon afterward but then
disappeared There is no trace Of the
man at Fowler. The man has been
employed here for the last ten years.
He has been Industrious and of
good habits. and It is feared that he
met with an accident
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-05-27

William Kupserer, a Brandon
quarryman, aged As years, has been
missing since Sunday. A wife and
six children fear he has met with
an accident. Mr.. Kupserer was an
Industrious man of good habits. The
last known of him was that he start
ed to walk home from Proctor Sun
day afternoon on the Rutland rail-
road track
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-05-27

All the laws of the public sta
tutes bearing upon the operation of
automobiles are being printed in
pamphlet form and Secretary of
State Bailey and will be sent to
those interested. Application blanks
are also being sent out by the sec
rotary as a gentle reminder to many
automobile owners in in the state
that the licenses have not been paid.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-05-27
NEWS OF VERMONT
TOLD IN PARAGRAPHS
Minor Events from the Vermont Field, Condensed
Tor Our Busy RedderS---Brief Notes from
Tar and Near of General Interest
and of Local Importance.

The annual reunion of the 18th
Vermont Regiment will be held at
G.. A. r. hail. st. Johnsbury, June 1,
1909, at a. m. All veterans, their
families and friends are cordially
invited. Families of deceased COM
.rades will receive a hearty welcome.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-05-27

George IT. Flint, senior member
of the firm of Gilman & Co., the
largest dry goods house in Orleans
county, died at his home in Newport
at IL o'clock Tuesday night, aged so
years, after a few days illness of
pleuro-pneumonia. Mr.. Flint was a
Knights Templar. He is survived by
his wife who is the widow of the
late George c. Gilman, founder of
the store.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-05-27
hiidYe cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
9 a 8 TOE RIA

States Attorney J. G.. Jones and
Deputy Sheriff E. s. Whitaker Of
Rutland were in Shrewsbury yester-
day to investigate a suspected case
of cattle poisoning at the farm of
Frank l.. Russell. They found
three head of cattle dead and five
others sick. The fact that so many
cattle were stricken at once imme :
diately aroused the suspicion of the
owner and the states attorney was
notified
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-05-27

The Williston graded school is
closing for two weeks on account of
an epidemic of measles.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-05-27

Rutland county court adjourned on
Thursday morning after being in
session since March 8, 10 days.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-05-27

Charles c. Miller, aged 67 years,
who died recently at his home in
Brattleboro, was a veteran of the
Civil War. He had conducted hotels
in southern Vermont, among them
the Glen House at West Brattleboro
and the old American house at Brat
tleboro.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-05-27

A meeting of the Barre board of
trade was held at the manufacture
ers' rooms Monday evening to dis
cuss the merits of different kinds of
street paving. There were about 40
members present and after two
hours discussion a motion was pre-
scented and carried, but with three
votes in opposition, recommending
granite block paving as the best
paving for Main street from Depot
square to Blackwell street.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-05-27

The annual convention of the CAL
edonia County w. c. T. U. will be
held at Groton May 90 and 81. We'd
nesday evening there will be an
address by Mrs. J. K. Barney, sup
erintendent of prison and Jail work
of National w. c. T. L. Thursday
morning will be mainly devoted to
business, report OF officers and sup
erintendents of departments. Thurs
day afternoon there will be reports
from superintendent of depart
ments, children's hour, and ad-
dresses by Mrs. G.. S. Smith, county
president, Mrs. G.. e. Davidson. state
president and Mrs. E. B. Turner.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-05-27

The annual reunion of the 18th
Vermont regiment will be held at G.
A. r. hall, st. Johnsbury, Tues
day, June 1.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-05-27

The Rev. W. A. Plamondon, for
merly assistant pastor of st. Francis
de Sales church, Bennington, will
sail from New York this week for
Rome, to be absent two months.
While abroad, he will take part in
the celebration of the 50th anniver-
sary of the American College of
North America, of which he is a
graduate.
Charles White of Burlington has
been adjudged temporarily insane
and will probably be taken to the
state hospital at Waterbury where
he was at one time patient. Mr..
White has been at the Mary Fetch
err hspital, Burlington, since he was
injured week ago by falling from
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-05-27

er In the town of Bloomfield, VT.
These different lots are being as
sembled in the Connecticut near
North Stratford and with a few mil
lion feet bought by Mr.. Van Dyke at
various points south of there, will
be brought down the river to their
Holyoke mills in the next two
months. They are already struggling
by Lancaster but the drive of the
international paper company will be
well out of the way before many
arrive at the boom thrown across
the river at Wells River to prevent
their mixing. The average amount
of lumber in annual drives the last
ten years has been about 50,O00,000,
but last year it was little less than
SO,OOO,OOO.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-05-27

The annual reunion of the Fiji.
teenth Vermont regiment will be
held at st. Johnsbury, June 1.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-05-27

General Manager c. s. Sims of
the Delaware G. Hudson railroad says
that his company is not contemplate
ing the proposition to have the Rut-
land Railway, Light and Power COM
pany take over his passenger traffic
in Vermont and electrify the lines
from Castleton to Eagle Bridge and
from Fair Haven to Whitehall, n. Y.
Traffic does not warrant the change.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-05-27

The Atwood Suspender company
of Swanton has accepted flattering
offers to locate in Schenectady, \.
Y. Contracts have been signed and
the entire plant will be moved there
June 1. This is the company which
the White River Junction baord Of
trade tried to secure for it's village.
Failing to do this. it was reported
from the latter place that the COM
pany had decided to locate in St.
Adams.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-05-27

The contract for the federal build
ing at Barre has been awarded to w.
f. Fissell of New York at $51,S00.
F'issel was the only one of the four
lowest bidders to put in bid on
Barre granite beside one on sand
stone. The committee which visited
Washington in the interests of the
home product is of the opinion that
the matter of the material has not
been definitely settled.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-02

cational commission, aims to do away
with the certification of the same
teachers year after year and at the
same time to raise. the standard Of
those who are given the right 10 teach.
All who have certificates under the
present laws are practically assured OF
certification for the remainder of their
lives, and they will not be taxed a dol
lar and required to take an examina-
ton to secure a new certificate every
year. as they are renewable without
examination. The certificates will BE
issued by both the state and the
county and will be good in any county
in the state at the discretion of the
superintendent of the county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-04-02
IS FAVORED HERE
Local School Authorities Are
Champions of New Bill Be-
fore Legislature.
AS TO THE CERTIFICATIOM
Measure Viii Radically Change the
Method of Securing Permits
Objections to System.

The bill for the certification of
teachers which the educational COM
mission of the state has brought to
the notice of the legislature, numbers
many local school figures among it's
earnest champions. Principal H. E.
Brown of the high school, who is a
member of the commission, Superin-
tendent H. B. Hayden and County SUI
perintendent S. ]. Ferguson are warm
grounds that it will eliminate hard
ship to>which teachers throughout the
state have been compelled to submit
many years.
Now In County.
At the present time teachers GER
| tifiicates are issued in every county in
the state, but these. certificates do not
entitle teacher to teach more than
one year and are not recognized in an
other county. No matter hew long a
teache. has been at work, he must ap
Iply each year for another. certificate
and must take a required examination
before 1t is issued to him. In add
| ton to the examination, a fee of 81
is charged, which. although small
amount in itself, is very unjust when
| it is remembered that the average per
sonal tax imposed by the county is
not more than twice that much. YET
teachers are required to pay one dol
lar to the county each year. in add
tion to their regular taxes, merely fol
the privilege of teaching.
J The bill being advocated by the edu