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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1909-09-01
Our Hall of Fame

Governor Prouty can sing little, not
much.
Ola Houghton of the Alburg customs
bunch is undergoing coaching for the
ministry.
Jim Brock of Montpelier is Vermont's
contribution to the republican national
committee. That's as far as James goes
politically.
Fred H. Chapman, Hold Bailey's Office
deputy, is not only highly developed
type of gentleman, but he is one of those
right-hand men that an office outfit can't
get along without.
Allen D. Ball is one of the noise makers
at Ludlow. Besides being an agent of
an express company, he has a library of
government documents and is a receptive
candidate for any small job in the politi-
cal line.
M. D. Scott of Beecher Falls is one of
Uncle Sans sleuth's who smells of your
breath when you come across the border.
Mr.. Scott writes a hand that resembles
steel plate script Scott and Charlie Green
are all to the handsome when you want
information about that section of the
Reformer.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1909-09-01

A HOME PAPER-The local newspaper
should be found in every home, says the
Western Slope Criterion of Olathe, Col
No child will grow up ignorant who can
be taught to appreciate the home paper
1t is the stepping stone of intelligence in
all those matters not to be Learned ia
books. Give your children a foreign
paper which contains not one word
about any person, place or thing which
they ever saw, or perhaps ever heard of
and how can you expect them to be in.
terested? But let them have the home
paper and read of persons whom they
meet and places with which they are IA
miliar, and soon an interest is awakened
which increases with every arrival of the
local paper. Thus habit in reading is
formed. and those children will read the
paper all their lives and become intelli-
gent men and women, credit to their
ancestors and strong in their knowledge
of the world as it is today.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1909-09-01
Death at the Wheel

With death at the wheel, racing auto
mobiles speeded recently for rich prizes ON
the new auto speedway at Indianapolis
Record were lowered but the death-rate
was heightened. Seven lives was the
sacrifice to this generally prevalent speed
mania which filled the columns of the
newspapers with grim stories of appall-
ing accidents, in which lives were snutted
out and drivers and bystanders manned
and crippled.
The scene out there one day when three
were slaughtered to make holiday was
especially characteristic of this craze for
speed and records. The yells of twenty
thousand semi-maniacal people spurred
the flying chaufieurs to drive at deadly
speed in the 800 mile race. The result
was that one machine plunged through
the fence into crowd of spectators. The
harvest: Three dead and fifteen hurt.
The other racers flew on until another
car was wrecked by a collision. Then
the race and the carnage were stopped;
the over wrought nerves of the specta-
tors could stand no more such CHASTITY
scenes that day.
One reads with shoulders of horror of
the scenes in the Roman arena when
human beings were butchered for sport"
and for the amusement of the sensation
al seeking populace. In this more en-
lightened and more highly civilized age,
the gladiators give way to the goggled
dare-devils in racing machines and the
speedway takes the place of the arena.
But the motive and the purpose are the
same. The hankering for thrill; the
danger, the desperate chance that fasci-
mates the beholder, explain why twenty
thousand people frantically cheered the
competitors on to glory or death. And
this sacrifice of life and limb simply to
advertise certain makes of cars and in
to divert the people.
No wonder that everywhere, almost,
people were horror-stricken when they
learned the extent of the calamites at
this race track and the protests that
have gone up from all directions against |
this sort of amusement.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1909-09-01
RIVERSIDE

Miss Lena Pratt from the east part OF
the town is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Mar
tina Lucas.
William and James Lucas from Mont.
pelier were guests of their brother Chas.
during the Fair.
Twenty teams followed the remains
of Fred'k Whitcomb to the grave in the
Barnes cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elnathan Vaughan have
returned from Old Orchard Beach and
report fine time.
Miss May Gotta. who has spent two
weeks with her brother, returned to her
home in st. Adams Monday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Start and children of
Bakersfield spent a few days with her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. James Parker,
recently.
Mr.. and Mrs Edmond Corbett of I'm
derhill spent several days the past week
with her son George Allen at Willow
Brook Farm. They also attended the
FAIR.
Forest Parker and family left last Sat
urday morning for their home in Ban
gor, Maine, where he has been book
keeper and travelling salesman for Swift
Co. for the past fourteen years.
Mrs Emma Butler and two sons and
daughter of Montpelier and Mrs. Addie
Turkey and granddaughter Of More
town have been spending a few days
with their brother, Chas. Lucas.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1909-09-01
CRAFTSBURY

Mrs. G. Fl. Harrington is visiting in
Barton.
Mrs. Roswell Mason died very sud
denly from shock Friday.
John Babcock has purchased the
residence of A. Dawson in Hardwlck.
Mrs. Curtis and Mrs Bemis left Mon
day for their homes in Whitman, Mass.
Fred Chase and family have moved
to the house purchased of Mrs. R. A.
Patterson.
Fred Chase of this village has bought
the stage route from Hardwick to No
Craftsbury.
Mr. and Mrs w. HI. Bishop left Sun
day for carriage drive through the
White Mountains.
The play given by the Irasburgh
Dramatic club Friday evening was a
success in every particular.
Eta Smith went to Woodbury. Sun.
day where she will teach in the graded
school at Woodbury. Center
Mrs. Hattie Patterson and daughter
will leave this week for Somerville,
Mass, where they expect to make their
home,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1909-09-01
From the Rutland Herald

c. S. Gleed, former Morrisville boy,
now largely identified with newspaper
and railroad interests in Kansas, mfde a
neat little speech at the press banquet in
Newport last week. He disagreed With
the man who said that Vermont was
principally noted for her maple sgar,
Morgan horses and fine women. Mr..
Gleed believes that Vermont's grettest
natural assets are her unrivalled scuery
and the conservatism and eXecutiveabil-
ity of her people. The scenery is ome.
thing that born and bred Vermqters
realize but imperfectly, the conservatism
is sometimes shaken, but the executive
ability of Vermont's expatrate som has
been amply demonstrated in the )osi-
tons of trust which they fill in gerry
state in the Union. Intelligent, persistent,
liberal publicity will earn us dividends on
our scenery, and a fine conservatism not
too strict as to be hidebound, but afe,
steady and reliable as the sunrise )ver
our great peaks, will continue to produce
the men which the outside world is still
finding may be depended on
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1909-09-01
JEFFERSONVlLLE

Mrs. Latshaw recently visited the
Misses Page,
Mrs. M. E. Shaver and son have re.
turned to Boston.
There was corn roast at M. S. Haw.
ley's Saturday night
L. A. Wheelock of Cady's Falls has
boon visiting in town.
Mrs. Mary Heminway of Belvidere is
visiting at A. j. Thomas
DR.. Marvin and family of Essex juno
ton were recent visitors In town.
Mr.. Giddings has purchased w. w.
Raymore's farm at North Cambridge.
Mrs. Buchanan and son started Sat-
urday for their home in Pittsfi9ld, Mass.
News has been received of the arrival
of daughter at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Guy Varnum Of Barre.
CLAYTON Cornell and wife of Morris
vile spent Saturday with their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. NJ. Cornell
Beryl Powell, Chloe Powell, Lonnie
Powell and Mamie Flandreau have gone
to Morrisville to attend school.
Oscar Jacques and wife of Hardwick
were in town Wednesday to attend the
marriage of their sister, Linda to Chas.
Miner.
Mrs. CLAYTON Horner, who has been
at Fanny Allen hospital for several
weeks, returned home Saturday evening
much improved in health.
The lecture by the Rev. Edmund
Badger of Hanover, N. H., on the saloon
was one of inserest. Prof. Cornell fav-
ored us with a solo, which was enjoyed
by all. Mr.. Osborne also sang.
Schools began Monday with the fol
lowing corps of teachers: Principal, Mr..
Smith of Morrisville; grammar room,
Miss Demerritt of Highgate; interme-
diate, Miss Gallup of Franklin; primary,
Ellen Melendy of Burlington.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1909-09-01
CENT ERVILLE

A. B. Collins is visiting in Barre.
School began Monday with good
attendance.
Somewhat of a frost around these
parts Tuesday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs H. R. Lamunda visited
liz Greenfield Saturday
Arthur Hobrook visited at J. Fl.
Gray's one day last week.
Master Lawrence Campbell of Barre
spent several days here recently.
Several from here attended the fu-
neral of Fred'k Whltcomb Monday.
Charles Hubbard and wife spent Sun
day at his fathers, John Hubbard's.
Mrs. Ella Davis visited her brother,
Elbridge Holbrook, at Hyde Park Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Strong and two
at Breezy Hill Sunday.
Mrs. Dennis Campbell and daughter,
Madeline, spent several days last week
with her mother at Cady's Falls.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Campbell of
Barre, who have been visiting relatives
here for several days, returned home
Monday morning.
William Hapgood went to New York
last Thursday, to visit his parents. He
returned Tuesday bringing back pair
of horses with him.
Rev. M. Clark, the returned mission
airy, gave very interesting address
here few Sunday ago upon his work
in India. We hope he will speak to us
again.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1909-09-01

A meeting of the committee appointed
by the Governor to arrange for the pub
LEGATION of digest ofthe decisions of the
Supreme Court of Vermont was held at
the State House Friday, August 20. The
entire committee, consisting of o. M,
Barber of Bennington, M. c. Weber OF
Rutland and O. S. Annis of North Troy,
were present In view of the importance
of the subject, and its interest, particu-
larry to the bar of Vermont and of the
desire of the committee to adopt some
method which shall prove most thorough
and efficient, it was thought best to say
in some such manner as will meet the
public eye that the committee will gladly
receive and consider any suggestions as
to the most desirable method of digesting
to adopt The committee therefore in
vites lawyers, or for that matter anyone
to advance ideas on the subject.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1909-09-01
EAST CAMBRIDGE

Bessie Flanders is spending some
time at home.
Several from this place attended the
fair at Morrisville.
Young Nay of Jericho visited at Mr..
Gonya's last week.
Iva Thorpe of Underhill visited at L.
L. Dement'S Friday.
Harold Parady has gone to Jackson
vile to attend school.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Towle spent Fri
day at Robbie Flanders.
Mr. and Mrs. Robbie Flanders visited
in Morrisville the last Of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Don Carpenter of Iras-
burg are visitors at f. H. Fulllngton's.
School opened Monday with Miss
Mable Langdell of Waterville as teacher
MIR. and Mrs. Joe Watkins of Jeffer.
sonville, and Mr.. and Mrs. Brooks and
two children of st. Adams, were visitors
at n. j. Nye's recently.
Mrs. A, T.. Nye, and son, who spent
several weeks at n. J. Nye's returned
TO their home in Kansas Friday. Her
mother, who lives in Montpelier, will
return with her to make 1t her future
home.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1909-09-01
A Kansan VermOnter
From the Burlington Clipper

At the banquet given the vermont
Press Association by TheodoreN Vail at
| The Newport, one week ago last Fridav
evening, the editors of Vermont Had the
privilege of listening to short address
made bv q remarkable man, tbe Hon.
Charles S. Gleed of Topeka, Kansas.
To most of his listeners, Mr., Geed was
a stranger and probably only aGv,know
the good things that can be said about
him. First of all, he is n native Yer
| monter who has undertaken much and
who has done all that he has undertaken.
| He lett Morrisville when a boy and clean
ed lamps and did kindred work In the
office Of a newspaper he now owns. The
newspaper was not of much account
when he swept its floors, but nov it is
one of the great forces OF the middle
West. 1T is the Kansas City Journal.
In railroad circles, Mr.. Gleed is known
the country over and the big dirertors'
boards in which he sits need fingers on
four hands for their counting, In the
great Santa Fe System, inclusive of its
Mexican tentacls, he has had ain up
building part second to that OF no other
man. In the telephone world, too, his
power as the head of one OF the subsidiary
companies is recognized as of the, very
first-class. In acquaintanceship and in
huence among the men who are directing
the great enterprises of this country, he
is shoulder to shoulder with the best Of
them.
Further than this, he is modesty per.
sonified and humanely kindly to fault,
by uplifting himself, he has uplifted
everybody else associated with him who
could be uplifted. Many men whose
names are not without fame had their
start through his notice and timely as
sistance. One such is an author, the APP
pearance of whose books is eagerly
awaited by the whole story reading
public.
A plain, every day man is Mr.. Gleed,
one without frills of any sort. He is
still in the prime of life with mighty asks
ahead of him. as well as behind him, His
adopted state is proud of him and his
native state should know more of him.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1909-09-01
Nnrthfield Saloon Closed

Charles E. Mack's second class liquor
license store in Mortified is closed. 1t
appears that Mr.. Mack placed in his
saloon window a very large barrel, deco
rated with shining hoops and designed
to advertise certain brand of whiskey.
1t is said that obstructing the view causes
the Incense to become void. On the
strength of this assumption business
ceased at the store.
Mr.. Mack has large stock, and, it is
said, endeavored to keep within the pro-
visions of the Law but in this particular
failed to be properly informed or was
forgetful.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1909-09-01
EDEN

A party from Morrisville spent Sun
day at Corey Pond.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bennett are entertain
ing friends from Hinesburgh.
Mr.. and Mrs. Shufelt OF Mansonville,
r. o., are visiting at +. ShufelPs.
Mrs Alvin Lamphere, who has been
i'll with bilious fever, is reported better.
A party at Cedar View gave a fine
graphophone concert Saturday evening.
Remember the meeting of the W. r..
q. this week. A good attendance is de-
sired.
Ned Kinds has commenced work on
his new house, the location is very
pleasant.
Mrs. Wood of Boston and Miss Shaw
of Morrisville were callers at Camp " o.
likeit Monday.
Merton Whitcomb and wife OF Mont
pelier made flying visit i'll town the
first of the week.
f, G. Bicknell and family and julius
Green and wife are enjoying their stay
at Camp Kinnekinick.
Mrs. MCGEE from Albany, N. Y, ac-
com panied by her daughter, has been
visiting the formers brother, Ed Shu-
felt.
Mrs. L. d. Mute and Mr.. and Mrs.
Ivan Carpenter Of Marshtield were
guests at Camp Wellkei. the last OF the
week.
Mr. Brown and daughter .and Miss
Warner or Burlington have returned
home. They were at Maplewood camp.
Mrs. Brown and others remain.
H. N. Darling, who has been two
months with his sister, Mrs. j. s.
Blake, was called to South Woodbury.
to care for a patient, going Saturday
last
A party from Maplewood camp went
to the top of Mt. Belvidere a few days
ago. They report very infinitely the
wonderful views from that point. They
also visited the asbestos mines.
Several of the camps are vacated, but
none of the senic beauty of the lake has
anished-indeed the reflections are
wonderfully clear and now and then
the tinted branches make fine variety
of coloring.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1909-09-01

A piece of byplay al the grsnge picnic
was little too good to mis-. H,ieut.-
Gov. Mead told of the Meal place at
West Rutland, originally deeled to his
neutrality-suspicious. by the Indians,
and hSmorously declared that it was a
sample of the way the Meads held on to
anything when they got Their hands on
it. State Master Smith promptly capped
the joke by saying, if that were the case,
the grangers would be mighty careful
about letting the speaker get hold Of
anything he might hang on to A few
saw the iRuendo, but not many.-Rut-
land Herald.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1909-09-01
His Party.

A matron of the most determined
character was encountered by a young
woman reporter on a country paper.
who was sent out to interview leading
citizens as to their politics. May
see Mr.. -" she asked of stern
looking woman who opened the door
at one house. mo, you can't" an
swered the woman decisively. But
want to know what party he belongs
to-" pleaded the girl. The woman
drew up her tall figure. well, take
good look at me-" she said. I'm
the party he belongs top'-Argonaut
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1909-09-01
The SuItan's Smoke.

During the last few days the sultan
of Turkey was shut up in the Yildiz
kiosk he is said TO have smoked over
thirty cigarettes every hour to "eool
his nerves" For years Abdul Hamid
has smoked dozens of strong cigarettes
every day, and it can be said without
fear of contradiction that he has been
the most ardent devotee of the fra
grant weed that was ever seated upon
a fhronp
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1909-09-01
The Pink of Propriety.

When the stringed band, hidden be-
hind the rose and carnation screen in
Mrs. Poole's dining room. began to
play an air from one of Meyerbeer's
operas. the daughter of the house turn
ed hopefully to the young and appar-
emily dumb stranger who had been told
off to take her in.
Here was a promising opening for
conversation.
DO YOU like Meyerbeer?" she asked.
81 never drank glass of one or
those layers in my life," the young
man replied coldly.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1909-09-01

The result of the prohibition of the sale
of alcohol during the present. general
strike in Sweden has been so markedly
successful that temperance delegation
visited the King and urged that the re
striction be kept in force as long as POS
sible The King promises to do his ut
most to secure a continuance of the prp-
hibition for some time after the end f
the strike The delegation then call,d
upon the Minister of the Interior, wlo
gave them similar assurances.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1909-09-01

BARToN FAIR.-The Barton Fair on the
famous Roaring Brook Park comes off
next week, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday and promises to be bigger
and better than for many years. The
management has reduced the admission
to CSC and everyone says Barton for me. !"
Same amount of attractions, purses and
premiums and half price. Robbins Wild
West Show is a special feature, and the
Indian war dance, bucking broncos,
shooting, etc, is worth more than pc.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1909-09-01

Heartiest congratulations to S. Hol-
lister Jackson of the Public Service Com
mission, who has just taken unto himself
a wife. May this new step be full of long
life, joy and prosperity to that public
official who has always given good ac-
count of his stewardship and is a gentle
man in every sense of the word.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1909-09-01

The Boston Globe of last Sunday had a
"maze" puzzle, which required the solver
to find his way from Rutland to Mont
pelier, via Burlington. 1t looks funny
enough on paper, but people in Northern
Vermont are quite familiar with the
route to the capital via Essex Junction,
with all its intricacies.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1909-09-01

State Cattle Commissioner Henry 5.
Wilson, SO, of Arlington died last Thurs
day morning at his home after an illness
of several weeks with diabetes He was
born in Westminster and went to Airing
ton to live, AZ years ago. He was sheriff
of Bennington county IA years Mr.
Wilson was appointed state cattle COM
missioner by Gov. Proctor in 1906 and
was reappointed by Gov. Prouty. He
leaves a wife and one son.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1909-09-01

The statement that Julian Scott was a
drummer in Co. +, Sd Vt, which has been
published in this and other state papers,
is incorrect. Julian was offer" in that
Company and the drummer" was Henry
G. Thomas of Stowe, who served in that
capacity from June l, 1861, to July 27,
1864
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1909-09-01

Montpelier laid the cornerstone of its
new city hall yesterday The building
will be one of the finest of its kind inNew
England and shows that the capital city
is up-to-date in that direction as well as
in many other WAYS.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1909-09-01
Miuht Have Been Much Worse.

'You admit that the audience howled
and whistled through the whole three
acts of your play. and you say it might
have been worse. How could it,"
There might have been five acts
Exchange.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1909-09-01

Only two sheriffs in the state are work
ing long time prisoners at county Jails-
the sheriff at Montpelier aad the sheriff
at Chelsea. All prisoners IF over thirty
days sentence are sent to Rutland.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1909-09-01

The Swanton Courier has changed
hands, having been sold to Frank Stiles,
formerly of the Springfield Reporter, who
buys it for his son. While we regret to
have the Tobins leave the newspaper
field, we are pleased to extend the glad
hand to the Stiles, as they are good folks
and the Courier Will show up well under
their management.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1909-09-01

1t is bound to come. We refer to the
new Colonial Inn" that ST. Adams con-
templates erecting in the near future.
The right sort of spirit prevails there and
the railroad city will soon have as a
reality the ng-contemplated and long
desired new and modern hotel. Then see
that city put on new life in all directions.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1909-09-01

The Randolph Herald and News brings
up the promise of Rev. E. ]. Ranslow,
who, in seconding the nomination of DR..
Mead for Lieut.-Gov at the state conven-
ton last year, stated that DIR. Mead would
not be a candidate for Governor "next
time" and was not seeking the minor
position as stepping stone to the higher
one. Now the aforesaid paper wants to
know by what authority Ranslow made
that statement. Perhaps he will say
about this promise like some Senators
said about the party platform.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1909-09-01

He who thinks he has little to learn
learns little and teaches less.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1909-09-01

Orleans county is lining up" pretty
well for DR.. Mead as far as the newspapers
are concerned. Recently the Barton Mon
itor came out fiat footed" for the
Doctor for Governor and now the New
port Express has column and half
full of good things for him and allows he
would make good Governor. Now if
the North Troy Palladium should fall
into the same way of thinking, people
generally will think that the genial Lieut.
Governor may have Orleans county solid
for him when the roll is called at the con-
vention next year. Ofcourse these papers
express the sentiments of the "constitu-
ency"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1909-09-01

Money talks. and there is often .aspeak,,
ing likeness between the genuine ana
counterfeit