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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-09
RYEGATE.

Miss Edith Taplin was unable to
perform her school duties the most
of last week on account of illness,
but is better now
Mrs. Elizabeth Dickson, of McIndoes
is visiting with her daughter, Mrs. J..
A. McLain. at the Corner. for a few
days.
j. H. Symes passed the seventy
day.
The men employed by the Roy
Lumber Company of Barnet are now
busily engaged in cutting their lum-
Der off the Gibson wood lot.
Mrs. Taplin, of Bradford, was call
ed here last week by the illness of
her daughter, Miss Ethel Taplin.
DR.. Ned Corliss spent a part of last
week in Woodsville.
| Interesting letters have been re-
ceived from Mr.. and Mrs. L. c. Smith
who are to spend the winter months
| in Florida. They reported safe ar
rival in Huntington. The oranges
are now being harvested, as well as
the grape crop, which is of excellent
quality However, they think YER
mont is more desirable for perman-
! ent home.
j. R. Hunter is finishing up his
work at the cider mill and reports
profitable season in the different
departments.
Mrs. M. c. Holmes and Mrs. Her.
mon Miller spent Monday in st.
Johnsbury
Mrs. Bert Taft. of Groton Pond, a
former resident here, is very low
from Brights disease at the home of
her sister, Mrs. r. j. Miller, in that
place.
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block on the corner OF Stowe and
Main streets, is having the rooms on
the second floor made over into a
hall to rent for entertainments and
dances.
Mrs. o. G.. Stlckney, of Barre, was
| in town recently.
Rev. Calvin B. Moody, of Bristol,
Conn, has been the guest OF his
brother, Eugene E. Moody, the past
few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Woodward, of
Montpelier were in Waterbury Mon
day morning.
Miss Kate Lynch, of Richmond,
commenced work in the VIM. H.
Burns Co.'S factory last Monday.
Frank Graham, of Montpelier, was
in town Monday on business.
s. M. Eddy returned Monday from
ing friends.
David O'Clair, of Montp ,lier. was
the guest of his brother, G. L. O'Clair
the first of this week.
Miss Frances Smith was in Mont
pelier last Saturday.
A. B. Frontini was in Barre Sat-
urday.
w. H. B. Perry, who has been in
Iowa the past five weeks on business
for the Perry Granite Company, re-
turned home Sunday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. P. Deavitt and Mr..
and Mrs. Philip Shonio, were in
Stowe one day last week to attend
meeting of Harmony Pomona
Grange.
Mrs. Frank Heath, of Johnson, Mrs.
Charles Eddy, of Stowe and Mrs.
Clayton Boyce, of Montpelier, were
guests of their cousins, Mrs. r. T.
Atkins, on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hartshorne,
of Colebrook, N. H., were the guests
of Mrs. E. F. Palmer, over Sunday.
On Friday afternoon at tho High
School, President G. H. Spooner, of
Norwich University will give an adj
dress on conservation This is
given under the auspices of the For
estry Committee of the Hypatia Club
The members of the club and invited
guests will have luncheon at the
Waterbury Inn at 1870 p. m
| Mrs. David OClair. Irene end Har-
old OClair, who have been The guests
of Mrs John OClair the past week,
returned to their home in Montpelier
| Tuesday noon.
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ST. JOHNSBURY.

The remains of Mrs. Fred Elliott
formerly Miss Bernice Batchelder
and daughter of the late Alfred
Batchelder, Cf this town, are to be
brought here tomorrow for burial,
from Boston, where she died Sunday
night. They will be accompanied by
her mother, Mrs. Brooks.
Albert L. Farwell, now of Boston
but formerly of st. Johnsbury, ex-
poets to sail from New York, Dec
ember IL, on the North German Lloyd
steamship Berlin for a seven months
tour around the world
Mrs. w. H. Haywood, of Holyoke,
Mass, is visiting her parents, DR..
and Mrs. H. c. Newell.
C. ]. Gilfillan is at home from Vel
ardena, Mexico, and expects to re-
main here several months.
The Museum has received from AL
bert Howe a most interesting ar
ticle for the historical collection,
which is an old wagon made by
Sir Thaddeus Fairbanks in the early
part of the nineteenth century, prob
ably before the scale industry was
started. The vehicle is made in the
style frequently found in the north
ern States where roads are rough.
The wheels are of good size with un-
usually large hubs and the body
which is without springs is boat
shaped and into this the wagon seat
is fastened by mean of two wooden
bars in front. On one of these bars is
peg around which the reins were
fastened. There was no dasher and
the whip was laid in the bottom of
the wagon. The wagon was purchas-
ed from Sir Thaddeus Fairbanks by
Chauncey Spaulding, one of the first
settlers in the Spaulding neighbor-
hood.
DR.. H. c. Newell and T. M. Howard
are spending the week in Boston.
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ESSEX JUNCTION.

Lester Brownell, a senior at U. V.
NJ takes the subjects taught in the
high school by Miss Metcalf, who is
unable to be present until after the
holiday vacation.
The annual chicken-pie supper
will be given by the Ladies' Social
Union of the Congregational church
next Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Vernon, of
Burlington, gave a musicale in the
vestry of the Congregational church
Monday evening, preparatory to or
ganizing a class here.
Wagons are again being used after
about "a week of good sleighing.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Woman's Home Missionary Society
of the Methodist church will meet
with Mrs. ]. M. Tebbetts next We'd
nesday afternoon.
Recent visitors in town have been
Mrs. Herbert Clark and daughter, of
Wolcott, Mrs. George Hill, of Tower
City, n D., Harley Stewart, of Mont
pelier, Miss Meader, of Burlington
Clyde Wiley, of Barre, and Mrs.
Richard Diebold, of West Medford,
Mass.
Mrs. A. T. Arklev's pupils will
give musicale at her rooms next
Thursday evening.
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WORCESTER.

Miss Grace Hall recently visited in
Burlington
George Fiske, of Putnamville, at
tended church in town Sunday.
Rev. W. H. Gould, Guy Hall and
Carroll Wheeler returned to the
Seminary the first of the week after
two weeks vacation.
Schools in town began Monday with
the following teachers: Village
grammar school, Miss Mary Kelley,
of Burlington; village primary, Miss
Gladys Soule, of Fairfield; Minister
Brook, Miss Katherine Byrnes, of
Burlington; Hampshire Hill, Miss
Agnes Stoddard, of Brookheld.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. E. Gillette, of Put
namville, visited at c. f. Wheelers
Sunday.
The North Branch Grange organ
lied with twenty-nine members last
Monday evening.
Mrs. Louise Dugar has moved to
Montpelier where she will live with
her daughter Mrs Anna Roberts, for
a While.
Bert Dugar, who has been in town
since the death of his brother, Ed
win, several months ago, assisting in
the disposal of the Dugar property
returned to st. Johnsbury last week
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WATERBURY.

Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Hadley are in
Morrisville, where they are guests of
their daughter, Mrs. Eden lIovey
and son, E. E, Hadley.
The funeral of John Kelly was held
at st. Andrews church Friday morn
ing.
Mrs. w. j. Boyce and Mrs. E. E.
Campbell were in Burlington last
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c.. H. Haines and son,
Craig, who have been the guest of
Mrs. Carrie Harrison the past week
returned to their home in Nashua,
N. H., on Monday.
Mrs. Henry Coburn has returned
from Jacksonville where she was
called last week by the death of her
brother, Charles Martin.
Udin P. Childs, of Montpelier, was
visitor in town last Sunday.
Superintendent F. j. Brownscombe
and Deputy Grand Master Frank X.
Goss, of Montpelier visited the Ma
sonic Lodge last Wednesday even
ing.
Charles b. Wallace was at home
over Sunday.
Bert Savage. of Proctor, arrived in
town Sunday for few days stay
with relatives.
DR.. W. Minard, who owns the
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Clark Colleges for the purpose of
holding debates during the winter
term.
Lieut.. Williams, 'O3, was in town
last week visiting friends
The members of the corps learn
with regret of the death of A. N
Shore, ex. 10, who died in the hos
pital at Burlington last week.
The annual senior hop takes
place next Friday night. Music will
be furnished by the Cadet Orchestra
1t is thought by the members of
the junior class that they will name
the week of Feb. % for Junior Week
and have the Junior prom" on the
evening of Feb. 90
The weekly inspection of quar-
ters was made Sunday by Col
Spooner and Capt. Chapman in Jack
man hall. Capt. Barber inspected the
arms and other equipment of the
company.
Cadet Jacobs, is sick with tonsil-
tits.
Cadet Lynde spent Sunday with
his parents in Williamstown.
Cadet Richmond, N. W., has been
on the sick list for the last week
Fred Noel, H. visited in Barre Sat-
urday and Sunday
Rand, IL, was called home Satur-
day on account of sickness in the
family
Cadet Schakomski is very sick
with typhoid fever. He is being cared
for by Surgeon Whitney at the Sig
ma Phi Upsilom House.
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BkO0KFIELD.

Mr.. and Mrs. George Simmons go
this week to Manchester, N. H., to
spend four weeks with their daugh-
ter.
Mrs. Laura Allis was quite ill last
week with Indigestion.
Deacon and Mrs. w. S. Graves Wis
tied William Dillingham; in North
field last Wednesday,
Twenty members of Brookfield
Grange attended the Pomona Grange
meeting at East Braintree Thursday.
Hayden Gaylord, of Randolph, ac-
companied by a gentleman from
Iowa, We're in town last week buy
ing COWS.
A. l.. Follansbee, who has been
i'll for several weeks, remains about
the same.
Sumner Kimball, of Mortified,
was in town Thursday on business.
The bids on books at the library
meeting Wednesday amounted to
$3.50.
The Woman's Relief Corps will
hold a special meeting Saturday af-
ternoon, December 18th to elect Of
ficers for the year ensuing. All
members are requested to be pres
ent.
II. II. Simmons had the misfortune
TO lose one of his best work horses
recently. 1t was sick only two
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WAITS RIVER.

Mrs. Francis Minard is SCI iously i'll
with heart trouble. DR.. Dow is at
tending her.
Mrs. Center Richardson Is also on
the sick list.
The sale and supper given by the
ladies IN the school house Wednes-
day night was we'll attended and a
good time reported
j. d. Miller, of East Topsham
was on this side of the hill Friday.
School commenced the 9th with
Mrs. Miles as teacher in the village
and Miss Butterfield, of East Corinth
in District No. 5.
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BERLIN.

The annual fair and chicken pie
supper of the Congregational church
will be held at the town hall next
Thursday evening, Dec. 9th.
E. B. House is confined to the bed
with the grip.
Leo Whittemore, of Northheld, IL
visiting his aunt, Mrs. Ira Benjamin
Rev. Donald raser went to Burl.
ington last Friday afternoon, retarn-
ing Saturday.
Mrs. Ronald Stewart and James
Stewart returned from Fort Ann, n
Y, last Saturday.
Mrs. Hiram Turner, who have beer
i'll with pneumCAia, is very much bet
ter
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TOWN CORRESPONDENCE
News of the Day As Presented by the
Journals Corps Of Special Cor
respondents, Being Mostly
Items of Interest
WEST C0RINTH.

Miss Carrie Williams and brother
Ohio, returned to Montpelier Sem
mary last Monday.
Lena Virgins went to Fairlee
Monday morning to work for Mr..
Kelley.
Mrs. Mary Wilson has returned
from Boston and boards with Lewis
True.
E. L. Still, who moved from this
place to New Hampshire a few years
ago, has recently purchased a place
in Fairlee and moved there.
The sawmill here owned by the
Lowe Lumber Company, of Mont
pelier. was totally destroyed by fire
last week Wednesday evening. Ar
thur Gordon, who oversees the prop
erty and his help had been working
in the mill that day and early in the
evening he went to the mill to see to
the fire as usual, and supposed it
was all right, but about half past
nine the neighbors discovered the
fire and began ringing the tele-
phones, and very soon a good force
of men were on hand, but the fire
was too far advanced to save any
thing except the lumber outside. Two
other buildings caught fire, which
was soon eXtinguished. The COM
pany was insured for $4,000. 1t is a
great loss to this community, as
there is no mill near here now. The
fire at this writing is still burning
in the sawdust slab wood and tim
bers around where the mill stood.
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English; March 18th, Mrs. Jacob Car
penter; goth, Josiah Washburn. Jr.;
14th, Roxana Griswold; May 18th Dr.
Ezekiel Bissell; Aug. 18th, Mrs Capt.
Smith; 18th, Old Mrs. Jones, aged
so.
1S25-January 25th, Gardner Wood,
bury; 9th, Mrs. DR.. Smith. Sept 16th;S
Joseph Pearce, Jr. 25th. Mrs. Joseph
Pearce.
1Sa6--January 2Gth Cart Solomon
circuit aged 90; March 18th, Samuel
Pember; 18th, Seth Chase; 18th, Sim
on Jones, Samuel Rice M. Green and
James Kibbee; 10th, n. Ellis; Feb
10Th, Irene Ainsworth; April 18th,
Peter Edison; 9th, the Widow Howes;
goth, Mrs. Kimball; May 9Th, Benjamin
Hyde; Sth;. Homer Turner; 14th, the
Widow Parrish; July 18th, James Stor
reg; Aug. 18th, Mrs. Samuel Fenlber;
3d. Mrs. Lebbeus Egerton; 29d, Mrs.
Moses Parsons, ST.; Dec. 18th. Mr.
Joseph Converse.
1S27--January Sth Stephen Penn
Der; March 4th, Mrs. Samuel lint;
goth, Louisa Smith; April 23d, Mrs.
Seth Chase; July 9th, Samuel Flint;
goth, Old Mr.. Bloss; 25th, Paschal
Eddy; Nov. 23d, Ambrose Kibbee.
1S2S-Nov. 23d, Richard Kimball
1S29-May 14th, General John
French.
October Sth, 1922, finished picking
apples, and had the following guam
tity at the different orchards At the
meeting house, 254 bushels; Dustin
orchard 240 bushels; Cogswell orch
ard, 10 bushels; North orchard
! (home place. 3S9 bushels; South or
chard, ia bushels; Garden orchard,
IS bushels. Total 1912 bushels.
The winter of 1916 was an unusual
ly severa one without any thaws un-
til the first day of March, 1916, when
it became warm and continued so for
thirteen days.
On the night of the 18th of May it
| llOLc udlQ at ~ " CiOCh OH Tile
14th the ice froze hard in the hog
trough, after the sun had shone on it
several hours.
May 10Th seven inches of snow fell.
May goth four inches Of snow fell.
1916, a cold backward spring.
June 4th, very warm day.
June 9Th, cold and some snow.
June 18th, showed nearly all day.
Did not finish haying until August
10Th.
1S29-June oath, began to rain and
continued to rain for five days. On
the 26th the rain came in such a flood
as was never known in this part of
the State. The damage done was
great in this town and on the west
branch Fords grist mill, houses and
bridges were carried off. In Montpe-
lier the water was higher by three
feet than was even known before. In
Middlesex and down the Onion river
the damage was great to mills,
bridges, etc. In New Haven IA lives
were lost, factories, bridges, houses,
mills and barns were carried off; 9TH
er towns suffered greatly and some
lives were lost.
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JURY RECOMMENDS MERCY.
Woman Found Guilty of ShOotingl
Her Husband Found Guilty of Murx
der in Second Degree.

New York, Dec. Mrs. Mary J,
Wilhelm was found guilty of murder
in the second degree with a recon-
mendation to mercy by the jury in
the Court of oyer and terminer at
Newark tonight for the killing of her
husband, Frank Wilhelm. He was
shot to death in his home in Febru-
airy last.
The jury deliberated for five hours
and when the verdict was announced
Mrs. Wilhelm looked faint but said
nothing. She seemed to be dazed by
the outcome.
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NORWICH UNIVERSITY. :

AT a meeting of the Debating Club
called Friday, Cadet Billiard was ell
3ected as representative of II class
In place of Stahl, who has left col
lege. The amended constitution was
presented at the meeting and ac-
cepted by the members. In the con-
stitution this year freshmen are al
lowed to take part in competitive de-
Dates. Weekly debates will be held
each Tuesday night. The club is
making arrangements to form tri-
angular league with Middlebury and
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Bradstreets Vermont Trade Report.

Reports to Bradstreet's for the
week indicate that the holiday trade
has commenced well but is better in
the northern part of the States than
elsewhere, due to the fall of snow;
but little snow is reported in the
southern section. Cool weather,
however, has prevailed and has ben
Gifted trade generally Wholesale
dealers in holiday goods report that
buying on the part of merchants
was not heavy as considerable was
carried over from last season. Con-
fectionery firms note brisk business.
Ability on the part of the buying
public is looked upon as much better
than a year ago and it is anticipated
that the showing will be a good one.
Further Improvement is noted among
manufacturing lines. The situation
among granite firms remains I'M
changed. Comparing business done
during November of this year with
the same month in 1908 shows much
improvement and the outlook for a
further gradual gain is generally
commented upon. The fall trade was
of fair volume but not heavy; warm
weather retarded the disposal of
heavy weight goods. Conservative
buying has been the rule, future Or
ders were slow; in this respect con-
ditions resembled those of year
ago; on the other hand there has
been a marked improvement among
manufacturing interests.
A number of plants that were idle
and others operating in limited
manner have resumed and are
now employed in full force.
Day and night shifts are en-
ployed in the knit goods busin-
ess. Demand upon manufacturers
of paper has increased; waxed paper
plants in the State also note a large
volume of business on hand and new
business coming in we'll. Wooden
mills are better employed. Machine
manufacturers continue to report an
increase in volume of new business; ;
that particular line a year ago was
at it's low point.
Reports from farmers show that
receipts from the sales of produce,
poultry, butter, etc, have been large
and their position is said much bet
ter. A fairly good demand from ag-
ricultural sections for maple sugar
makers tools, is noted. Collections
continue uneven but a general move
ment toward improvement is COM
mented upon.
The months failures include two
bankruptcies, with large liabilities,
the same being $4S,6SS.3O with as
sets of $21 ,966.5O, as compared with
others in the State. A previous
month gave one compromise, one
involuntary and three voluntary
bankruptcies. Liabilities, however,
were only a tenth of those of the
month just closed. November of
1908 gave one involuntary and three
voluntary bankruptcies with liabili-
Ties OF $l5,975 and assets of $14,559.
reports on fire losses give the num-
Der Affecting mercantile business at
eight with total loss of $500
while the month previous gave nine
hres with a damage of 1000. No
vember of year ago gave losses OF
$4,000, caused by fire loss, of four
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BJORNSON EIGHTY YEARS OLD.
Famous Playwright and Poet, Now in
Paris, Where He Will Undergo OPP
Grafton,

Paris Dec, 7.-Bjornsjerne BiQrn-
son, the famous Norwegian poet,
playwright and publicist, entered up
on his eightieth year today, having
been born in Osterdalen, Norway,
Dec. s, 1892. The poet is now in
Paris, whittier he was brought from
his home in Norway in the hope that
an operation might afford relief from
the complication of ailments from
which he has suffered for several
years. His present condition is re-
garded as critical in the extreme. The
physicians, in fact, hold ont no hope
that he will ever be able to leave his
bed, and in view of his age it is be-
lieved that he can long survive.
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hours with collie and last week one
of his best COWS died.
Miss Maria Smith went to Rand
olph last week to spend the winter
with her sister, Mrs. Emma Reed.
r d. B. Howe and e. s. Sylvester, of
Mortified, were guests Sunday of A..
L. Follansbee.
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fires. Domestic corporations char
tered during the month just closed
numbered five with a total capitali-
cation of $325,000, as against six of
year ago, with aggregate capital OF
$4,000
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ZELAYA CLAIMS VICTORY.
Nicaraguan Legation Mt Washington
Makes Public Dispatches From
Home

Washington, D. c., Dec. 1.-THE
Nicaraguan legation gave out a
statement tonight that despatchI
had been received from President ~
laya, claiming victory for the gov
eminent troops over the forces q
Estrada at a battle near Rama. Thal
dispatches state that Zelaya's force
suffered loss of 200 killed, while
the revolutionary losses were large,
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CAPITAL SAVINGS BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
MONTPELIER VERMONT

Assets, $1700OO0.
Banking In All Its Branches Depository Vermont and
the City Of Montpelier.
welcomes and deposits
per annu payable smiannual
In each yeathe highest banks DEPOSITS made on
or before the 9TH the month
maze aier the 9th draw interest from the
Checks Postal
par the day received Deposos
through the Boston Clearing ouse -
Deposit In this than
Six per cent investment securities
Oh capta are the reward of labor
directly paid
Account is Equivalent to Increase
Trustees: T. Deavi Johonno LIST Vice Presi
L" Blanchard, w G.
Il. J. DEAVITT, President FRANK NJ SMITH Traasurar
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Mississippi Library Association.

Jackson, Miss, Dec. AT a meet
ing here today plans were perfected
for the organization of the Mississip-
pi Library Association The men,
bership of the association will en-
brace representatives of leading col
leges and schools as we'll as the H.
brarians of cities and towns through
out the State.
Advertise in the Waterman and
get results
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-06-05

doors given To the United States naval
academy for the new chapel by Colonel
Robert Means Thompson OF New York.
Baron Takahlra. the Japanese am.
bassador and Baroness Takahira &C.
companied Baron and Baroness Uriu
from Washington.
Baroness Takahira pulled aside the
draperies which disclosed the mag
nificent doors.
On his return 10 Washington the ad.
miral was the banquet guest OF mem.
bers Of the Annapolis class OF 81 Of
which he Is a graduate. President Taft
shared the honors with the distinguish
ed Nipponese. The executive stated
he was glad OF the opportunity TO do
honor 10 the gallant Japanese sailor
and 10 testify by his presence al and
participation In the festivities OF the
evening, his appreciation OF the feel.
ing which the American nation enter.
tains toward Japan and her people and
OF his own personal desire 20 honor
the distinguished visitor OF the nation
which on more than one occasion had
honored him.