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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-06-17
ROSS-HOLMEs.
Former Preceptress. at Montpelier
Seminary Marries Graduate Of
Same Institution.

Miss Hannah e. Holmes and ia
cob J Ross, NJ. D., were married
at the home of the brides parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Holmes of
Charlotte on Saturday afternoon.
June 18th at two o'clock. Only
few intimate relatives and friends
were present. The wedding march
was played by Miss Evelyn Bishop
of Montpelier, and the ceremony was
performed by the Rev. P. L. Dow.
Mrs. Ross is graduate of the Uni
versity of Vermont, class of 'O6, and
since her graduation, has been pre-
ceptress of Montpelier Seminary
until her resignation.
Dr.. Ross is a graduate of Mont
pelier Seminary, class of 1900, U.
v. NJ, '04 and medical college '0S.
During the past year he has been
house surgeon of the Mary Fletcher
hospital. Dr. and Mrs. Ross will
spend their honeymoon in New
York and Boston, and will sail in the
autumn for Pekin, China, where DR..
Ross is under appointment as med
ical missionary and will serve as
instructor at Union Christian COL
lege.
Among those present from the
Seminary were Misses Evelyn Bish-
op, Emily Glover, and Olive P,
Guprnsev
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-06-17
RAILROAD EX0NERATED.
commissioners Give Decisions in Ac-
cident Cases at Center Rutland
and West Townsend.

The public service commission
which investigated the fatal acci-
dent at Center Rutland, February q
on the Rutland road when Herbert
Burns, who was running an automo-
bile, was almost instantly killed,
finds that the railroad was not res
ponsible for the accident. Burns was
learning TO run the automobile and
was riding with willard Squires,
who warned him to put on the
brakes when he saw train ap-
preaching the grade crossing they
were about to go over. The young
man did not obey and as a result the
locomotive collided with the ma
chine. Squires escaped without Sc
rious injury.
In reference to the accident at
West Townsend on the West River
branch of the Central Vermont In
which J. F. Smith, the conductor of
freight train, was instantly killed
by being crushed in an attempt to
shove some flats off a siding the
commissioners find that the acci-
dent was due to Smiths carelessness
but they suggest that there is some
merit to the contention that there
should be more spur tracks for
sidings than there are. At the point
Of the accident the siding was con-
nected with the main line only at
one side.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-06-17
MARSTON SENTENCED.
Gets Term Identical with That Civ
en- Him in January.

Middlebury, June 15.-Work was
resumed in Addison county court
yesterday Afternoon and Charles
Marston, who was convicted Friday
for the second time of simple as
sault upon Miss Anna Smith, Mid
dlebury school teacher, was sem
fenced by Judge Butler to serve not
more than five years and not less
than four and a half years at hard
labor at the House of Correction at
Rutland and to pay costs Of prosecu-
tlon. The sentence is identical with
the one passed upon Marston By
Judge Stanton in January last.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-06-17
PUBLIC SERVICE HEARING.

Newport, June 16.-Rufus w.
Specr, clerk of the public service
commission, announces a hearing at
South Vernon June 80 on a petition
of the Boston C Maine and Central
Vermont railroads to discontinue
the station at South Vernon as soon
as the new station is completed, 400
feet south Of the present one. The
commission will also then hear a
petition by the same parties in re-
gard to the elimination of grade
crossing near South Vernon.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-06-17

from the Randolph Normal school
last week,
Leon Fiske Of Northfeld accom-
panied Harold LaMorder home last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Lamb of
Boston have moved to town and ex-
pect to reside here.
Anna May Daniels got burned last
week Thursday morning by upset
ting teapot. Her limbs were bad
ly burned. DR.. Smith was sum-
moned and dressed the wounds and
Is now doing we'll.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-06-17

Colds that hang on weaken the
constitution and develop into con-
sumption. Foley's Honey and Tar
cures persistent coughs that refuse
to yield to other treatment. Do not
experiment with untried remedies as
delay may result in your cold set
tling on your lungs.
Sold by all druggists.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-06-17

Don't think that piles can't be cur
ed. Thousands OF obstinate cases
have been cured by Doan's Ointment.
so cents at any drug store.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-06-17
WE CAN'T TELL SCHOOLMAS.
TERS

much, but we can tell them
about life insurance. 1t is the
best known investment for
them. Teachers have some
times made wonderful success
as life insurance agents. In ev-
cry town we desire a good
agent for the best insurance in
the world. Goth year. Nation
al Life Insurance Company,
Montpelier, VT. CMutuaD.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-02-04
Iincnin,s TruSt.

AS Illustrative of Mr.. Lincoln's su-
perh faith l will give an instance that
I have never seen in print. In the
largest room in the White House, on
the second floor, were gathered mum
Der of officers of the army, then of prom
inence by reason Of the commands that
they held in the field; many civilians
who held no offices, but who had come
e ON the north to see Washington ana
pay their respects to Mr.. Lincoln and
perhaps get contracts essential to rum
ming the government, and a few mem
bers of Congress.
At first it appeared more like q
large reception, where after shaking
hands, people stayed to chat with one
another. Not far from Mr.. Lincoln
E1Cminent Senator, whom we may call
Senator D. in a strong deep voice
remarked: II believe that if we could
only do right as a people, the Lord
would help us and we should have
decided success in this terrible strIlg-
gle Mr.. Lincoln, hearing the remark
o9 the Senator, with his clear shrill
euInciation, cried out: 'My faith IS
greater than yours"
Everybody turned and looked ar the
president, who was head and Shoulders
above all those assembled. The Sena-
tod who had spoken then said: "How
81. Mr.. Lincoln"
Il am confident" said he that God
will make us do sufficiently right to
give us the victory. Maya
zine.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-02-04
FACTS FOR FARMERS.

Traffic representatives Of transconti-
rental roads met western cattle shippers
ct Chicago to hear complains against in
creased freight rates.
A committee of the st. Paul city coun-
Gil has reported favorably an ordinance
to prohibit the sale of milk from herds
that have not been inspected for disease.
An insurance fund against loss by hail
and wind, TO be raised by an acreage tax,
is the proposal of bill introduced by
Senator Sundberg of Kennedy in the Min
nesota Legislature
At the annual meeting of the Wiscon-
sin Horticultural Society, President Il. j.
Coe of Fort Atkinson. recommended that
an army of tree planters be set at work.
TO every young tree planted 1000 are
cut. he said, and the supply is going rap
idly.
The annual report of the Minnesota
dairy and food commission SHOWS that
during the ten years from 1891 to 1907
the amount of butter produced in the
State was TOO,G0OO00 pounds. There
were 34,700,933 pounds of butter produc-
cd in 1900. the value of which Is esti-
mated at S10.121.S24. For the year 1907
there were S7.O64.S17 pounds produced
with an estimated value of S26 113,443.
George W. Cooley, engineer of the Min
lrcsota State highway commission, in his
annual report, commends limestone as
good road material. Its cementing prop
critics are un;ivaled and when properly
mixed with granite or other feldpathic
rocks this value is greatly enhanced. Re-
cent tests Put the cementing value OF
granite at 3, while the native limestone
in the saTnp scale has al value Of q. A
proper mixture of the two gave cemant-
ing value os 10.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-02-04
MURDER FOR HIDDEN GOLD.
Michael Cronin of JanesviIIe Struck
Down Near I.one hy Robbers

- ear ONE by ROBBERS.
Michael Croiiin. of GAINESVILLE. who was
hit with a club on a recent night by two
men who came to his door and asked TO
be directed to neighbor died at O'Clock
the next morning in a hospital without
regaining consciousness. Thus far the
police have been unable TO get any clue
to the identity of the ASSISTANTS. Shortly
after 6 O'Clock two strangers appeared at
the Cronin home and asked the direction
to the home of family named James.
The strangers appeared not 70 understand
the directions given and Mr.. Cronin of
fered to accompany them. Shortly after
ward violent knocking occurred at the
Cronin door and a rough voice demanded
admittance. Mrs. Cronin, who was alone,
threatened to shoot the intruder if he did
not depart, and the stranger left. When
her husband did not return after fifteen
minutes Mrs Cronin became alarmed and
started out TO look for him. AT the gate
she stumbled over prostrate~form which
she recognized as that of her husband.
She picked him up and carried him into
the house and then gave the alarm TO the
authorities. The wound on Mr.. Cronin s
head seemed to have been inflicted with
blunt instrument. He lowered between
life and death until early in the morning,
when he passed away. Mr.. Cronin. who
was II years old, was supposed TO have
a fortune. estimated at 100000. buried
somewhere about his home, and it is be-
lieved by the authorities and Mrs. Gro
min that it was to get this money that
the crime was committed. Mr. Cronin
had often expressed his distrust in banks
and it was common gossip around the city
that he had snug sum laid away some
where
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-02-04

In the journey from Springfield the
presidential party proper consisted of
Mr.. Lincoln, his wife and three sons,
his secretaries, John H. Nicolay and
John Hay, n. B. Judd, Ward Lamon,
Col. E. Y. Sumner, Major David Hunt
er, Captain John Pope, Colonel ELS
worth (shot down in q hotel in Alex
war, of which, If he had lived, he
would have been one of the historic
figures) DR.. w. S. Wallace and Lock
wood Todd, relations of Mr.. Lincoln
Q. NJ. Burgess, George G. Latham, W.
S. Wood and B. Forbes. With these
were the correspondents and the dele
cations which came and went, Joining
the party for a little way and then
dropping out to admit others.
With single exception the speeches
of welcome which greeted Mr.. Lincoln
from Springfield to Harrisburg, when
the flow of oratory was suspended,
were of unblemished courtesy and such
as befitted the man to whom they were
addressed and the communities which,
through their various officials, adj
dressed him.
My duties as correspondent kept me
in Washington for a year-the year of
, the second Bull Run, Antietam, Chan
lilly and Fredericksburg-an in look
ing back on that time, now almost half
a century away, it seems to me that |
saw Mr.. Lincoln almost daily. l had
pleasant social relations with his sec
retaries, the late Secretary of State
and the late John Nicolay, and also
with the family, whose acquaintance
had made on the journey from
ofo oil
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-02-04
The One L Love.


On, fairest of the fair ones and dearest of
the dear,
Would that my eyes could ever feast upon
thy presence near,
And when in ripening promise this feast is
but begun,
Would that in sweet fruition, our souls
blend into one.
Thou are tickle damsel-how sadly this
Elusive as an echo that calls back where
e'er l go;
But since my heart, forever, will cry aloud
to thine,
Accept the love 1 send to thee within this
valentine.
Thou art no earthly maiden with witchery
and pelf,
But thou whose presence | implore-thy
name is Greater Self
Without thy sacred presence my soul can
never taste
The sumptuous feasts s'Ideal," and my life
were gone to waste
My worlds it too narrow? My throne
is it too small?
My voice-is it too feeble yet to cry aloud
and call
Aye, call thee with entreaty-with lave that
knows no rest,
Till thou shalt hide my life in thine and
put Ii to the test?
oh, maid of Gods creating, thou hast a
woman's heart
NY Greater Self''-when wilt thou form Of
life the greater part?
My smaller self entreats thee to lose its life
in thine,
This is the loving wish l send thee in this
valentine
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-02-04
THE IMMORTAL MEMORY OF LINCOLN

that. instead Of being simple-minded,
he was literally and absolutely mas
ter of men. Douglas, To who's. he put
the question at Freeport that saved
the United States. came to know him
as his master-and held his hat for
him while he took the oath Of office as
president. Fremont. the soldier states
man." whom he made-and unmade-
learned the same lesson. SO did Me
CIellan. the Young Napoleon" So did
Seward, who went into the cabinet
prepared and expecting to take the
reins of government. SO did Chase,
the indispensable man." who resigned
once too often-and, thanks to Lin
coins magnanimity administered TO
him the second oath of Office. Even
Stanton. that saturnine Titan of the
cabinet, who was in the habit of re-
ferring to Lincoln as the original
gorilla" who openly prophesied that
Jeff Davis would be in the White
House within six months, who believed
himself called into the cabinet for the
express purpose of holding up the
hands Of an impotent president-even
Stanton learned this lesson. 1t took
him a long time, but he learned it well.
When Lincoln drew his last breath
Stanton said "There lies the most
perfect ruler of men the world has ever
seem
But it was not until the h0mely face
and ungainly figure of Lincoln were
gone from the sight, and his pointed
Jest was no longer heard, that the
American people began to see Lincoln
as he was, not as we had assumed him
to be. And year by year we are COM
ing to know him better.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-02-04
Stephenson Fails in Vote.

When it came time for roll call We'd
nesday, only SO votes could be mus
tered for Senator Stephenson. the num-
Der needed to elect being g. The low
er house decided to take up the Blaine
sion, but the Stephenson strength
seems to be sufficient to kill the inves-
tigatiOn plan there. The La Toilette
men. who are fighting the Stephenson
supporters, will not rest with an cleo
ton in Wisconsin. but say they will
carry the battle up to the United States
Senate. The failure to elect in We'd
nesday's session was marked by violent
debates.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-02-04
RECOGNIZES LINcoLN's WORTH.
Great Emnncipator Was Not Fully
Appreciated During Life.

Great Emancipator Was Not Fully
Appreciated During Life.
The American people never appre-
ciated Lincoln while he was alive
Many loved Lincoln devOtedly, others
saw that he was a thoroughly good
man, but in general even those who
loved him and those who trusted him
utterly failed to realize that he was as
great as he was good. The failure of
Lincoln to win the appreciation of
those who had every chance to judge
him. seems incredible to us now.
Never in the history of the world
was there a great man so entirely and
consistently his natural self. He was
homely and ungainly and poorly
dressed-and he knew it, and joked
about it. He was entirely self-made-
and he was not proud of the job He
was ambtious-an frankly admitted
it. He was so modest, so honest and
so easy that not a few thought he
must be supplemented. He was easy
of access and was the same to every
one Traits like these are not evidences
of genius in the mind of the common
people, who prefer that their idols
shall pose lincoln never posed, there
fore 1t never occurred to them that he
could be great.
To be sure, there We're some who
came to appreciate Lincoln before his
death. There were a comparative few
who learned by experience that he was
easy" only when it didn't matter. and
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-02-04
Charges Against Stephenson.

BY filing specific charges of bribery,
corruption and fraud in the September
election campaign on the part of Unit
ed States Senator Stephenson, State
Senator John ]. Blaine of BoscObel
leader of the anti-StephenSon men, in
duced a majority of the State Senators
to vote for legislative investigation
and prevented the Marinette million
aire from securing a majority of votes
in the upper house. In the Senate
twelve members voted for Stephenson
on the motion to elect a Senator. The
other Republican members refused to
vote and the minority party members
voted for their particular candidate
In tile lower house Stephenson received
sixty votes, while five scattered their
votes, fifteen Republicans refused to
vote, one Republican was absent, and
the remaining members, who are Dem
ocrats and Socialists, voted for their
party nominees. This gave Stephen
son a total of seventy-twO votes in
both houses 1t requires siXty-seven on
joint ballot to elect. The Senate or
dered the investigation by Il vote of
"a to 9.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-02-04
WISCONSIN SOLOaS.
~OOO~~~~~~
Socialists Have Many Bills

socialists Have Many Bills.
1t mas become known what the chief
bills of the Social Democrats in the
Legislature will be. They are of in
tereSt for the most part although some
of them are ''repeaters' to such an ex-
tent that some Of the older members
would feel lonesome if they were not
presented in line with the bi-yearly pro-
gram. Several bills are ready for pre-
sentation by the party. One is sup
posed to be an improvement on Wis
consin's already comprehensive child la
Dor law. 1t provides that Ill children
between the ages of ii and Is years
certificates from their school principals
and a physician setting forth their
physical and mental condition. The bill
is designed to stop the practice of per-
uniting undeveloped children to go to
work so early that development is ar
rested. Another bill for the uplifting
of the little ones gives extended pow
ers to State factory inspectors and To-
cal truancy officers. 1t gives to factory
inspectors the powers of truancy Off
GERS in that they may order little fac
tory hands TO return TO school. To
truancy officers it gives the power to
enter factories and make thorough in
Spection of workers and to make them
attend school if their cases Go not COM
ply with the law. The legaliZation of
the practice of picketing is the object
of another Social Democratic bill. Like
the others it is expected to arouse a
storm of opposition from corporations
that have suffered under the practice
of certain labor unions at times of la
Dor disputes. Another measure prohib-
its the importation of armed forces in
times of labor strikes. 1t is aimed at
strike breakers and private detectives
or policemen. The customary bills linn
iting hours of work under public con-
tracts to eight hours day and for
compensatory damages for workmen are
in the Social Democratic program. In
ter attaches TO the bill making it COM
pulsory to grant thirty-siX consecutive
hours of leisure in each seven days to
all working people. 1t is said to be the
aim of the extreme minority to make
this measure include all classes includ-
ing even bartenders, restaurant employ
es and morning newspaper men.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-02-04
To License Lodging Places.

An important bill is the measure pre-
scented by Assemblyman Farrell. which
provides that all places Offering lodging
cure permit from the labor commits
sion, who is obliged TO inspect these
places regularly. Provision is made
also that all such places must be prop
eriy equipped with fire escapes. The bill
also provides that all inns must pay
license fee to the State of 30 cents per
room a year. A hotel inspector is also
provided for at salary of $500 a
year
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-02-04
Senators for short Session.

Two plans for securing a short SEES
sion of the Legislature have been of
fered in the Senate. Senator \. w.
Sanborn suggested that joint commit
tees representing both houses be as
signed the task of framing and consid-
ering the bills on income tax, accident
insurance for working men and the i'm
provement of roads. Senator White
head proposed a resolution limiting the
session to 100 days.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-02-04
GAS COMPANY WILLING.
Manitowoc Corporation Ready to
Submit Books for Inspection.

Submit Books Tor Inspection.
That the Manitowoc Gas Company is
willing to submit its books to the city
for examination, but objects to the man
ner in which the proceedings have been
instituted because under an adverse eX-
animation the city is privileged to accept
or reject any part of the evidence it wish
es. is the declaration of Il. c. Douglas
of the company. who was subjected to an
attack of City Attorney Hougen in the
proceedings in Circuit Court. Douglas
declares that the gas company has offered
its books on several occasions and init
mates that the city attorney is making
a play" Judge Kirwan has the matter
under advisement, the question at issue
being whether the city can inspect the
books without consent of the State com
mission, which is hearing the original ac-
ton on rates.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-02-04
TRIES TO BURN COLLEGE INN.
j. NJ. Lundy of Harvey, III, Con-
fesses Starting Fires.

] NJ Lundy of Harvey, H., president
of the junior class at Lawrence Unlver-
sity in Appleton, confessed TO three at
tempts to burn the College Inn in order
to obtain the insurance. The inn is a
boarding house conducted for the stu
dents by Lundy He became involved in
debt to the amount of 81 300 and the in
surance policies being for practically this
amount he sought to recoup his losses by
attempting to collect the insurance. After
the firemen responded to three alarms t
the inn, they becaue suspicious and Lun-
DIV was taken into custody. Lundy has
been prominent in college athletic and so
cial circles and his confession has caused
a sensation among the students. Iundy' S
parents live at Harvey, Ill.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-02-04
Charges May Be Investigated.

Attorney General Gilbert in volumi-
nous opinion to the Governor on the
recent charges preferred by former AS
sistant Deputy Insurance Commission
er NJ. w. Waite against Insurance Com
irregularity were made, states that the
matter may well be made the subject
of a legislative investigation. 1t is
probable that the Governor will refer
the opinion to the Legislature soon.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1909-02-04
JUSTICE ARRESTED BY SHERIFF.
kenOsha Magistrate Taken Into GUS
tody Because of Judgment.

Sheriff Gunter of Kenosha took Justice
Edward Donahue into custody because he
refused to pay judgment of $3.50 secured
against him by NJ. G. O'Donnell The
Justice was in the custody of the sheriff
for more than an hour before he could
arrange things. Then he put up cash
enough to cover the judgment and the cost
of an appeal TO the Supreme Court. The
men quarreled over the attentions O'Don-
nell paid a stenographer. employed by
Donahue and fistic encounter followed.
ODonneil sued for damages and got
verdict of $3.50.