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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-06-25
QUEER PEOPLE WHO
VISIT CAPITOL
WASHINGTON AND WHITE HOUSE AP
PEAPS TO ATTRACT CRANKS
FROM EVERYWHERE.

The Capitol building at Washington
attracts many queer persons. During
the recent sessions of Congress Statu-
ary Hall was visited daily by queer
little man who spent several hours on
each visit addressing the statues. He
finally became known to the Capitol
policemen as ''the little statue man. "
Approaching the figure Of Gen. Wash
ington and raising his hat politely, he
would say: "Good morning, George. l
hope you are well teday. The trusts
are still making trouble for the people.
1 wish you would raise your voice
against the giant evil"
Then, proceeding to the statue of
Fulton, who is represented as working
on the model of his first steamboat, the
little fellow would remark: "Ah, how
dye do, Robert? l see you are still
hard at work on your invention. 1t is
time, Robert, you were taking up fly
ing machines and automobiles. Steam
boats are becoming obsolete
Next he would approach the hand
some bronze statue of Gen. Phil. Kear-
ny and says: 'Toc bad you were shot,
general. You are gallant fellow and
made a noble fight to uphold the honor
of the flag" And so he would pass
from one statue to another, making a
little speech to each. This queer fel.
low was harmless, and the police never
disturbed him, but curious crowds
would gather and listen to him as he
spoke with earnestness to the inani
mate figure of metal and stone
Another queer visitor to the Capitol
was well-dressed old woman who car
ried quart bottle filled with doubt
full mixture, which she wanted Con
gress to buy from her for the small
consideration Of $2,000,0O0. This stuff
she called her 'national elixir" and
claimed it would perform miracles. II
would make politicians honest, make
the poor rich, give every member o.
Congress life tenure and spread pros
perity broadcast over the country,
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-06-25

The Cherokee & Cats Fork Iron d
Coal Co. of Grafton, w. Va, has been
incorporated with capital stock of
S5OO,OOO. The company owns 1000
acres OF land in Elliott county, Ken
lucky, and propose to develop the
property.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-06-25
Could Not Be Better.

No one has ever made salve, oint-
ment, lotion or balm to compare with
Bucklen's Arnica Salve. Its the one
perfect healer of cuts, corns, burns,
bruises, sores, scalds, boils, ulcers, &C.
zema, salt rheum. For sore eyes, cold
sores, chapped hands its supreme. In.
fallible for piles. Only 25c at B. F.
Hughes drug store.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-06-25

A French chemist has invented q
tablet, which, if Dissolved in a glass OF
water, will give off as much oxygen to
clarity the air III a room as though a
window had been left open an hour.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-06-25

Now that the chemical manufacture
duct Improbable, only twelve districts
in Burma grow the indigo plant, and
chiefly for local dyeing purposes.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-06-25

Eighteen steamers have been engaged
to carry 100000 cases of apples from
Tasmania to the United Kingdom and
Germany. While the apple crop OF
1909, shipped during February, March
and April, is fully equal to that of the
preceding year, the shipments will be
$50, 900 cases less. The growers are in
tending to market more of the fruit in
Australia this year.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-06-25

The Queen Coal & Coke Co. has been
incorporated at Charleston, w. Va,
with $4,000 capital stock by Chas. r.
McDermott, w. A. MacCorkle and
others.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-06-25
INDUSTRIAL NEWS
Items That Will Interest MANY Of
Our Readers.

The Charleston & Northeastern Rail
road Co. has been chartered to build a
line from Charleston to Parkersburg,
w. Va.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-06-25

Practically all conifers can be and are
popular ones are the frs, spruces, and
to less extent, the pines and cedars.
The use of one or another evergreen for
this purpose depends frequently upon
it's accessibility, particularly in the
mountainous sections of the country.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-06-25

The August meteors, according to a
leading astrOnimer, form stream sc
broad that the earth, though it travels
faster than IS miles a second, takes
weeks to cross it.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-06-25

The worlds entire supply of the Oil
of bergamot comes from small section
of Calabria, fronting on the Straits of
MeSsina.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-04-01
MONTPELIER BRIEFS.

Martin Nee is moving his family from
Elm to North street
T. J, McQueeney will move shortly
from his home on First avenue, this city
to Bethel, to reside.
The annual meeting of the Old Volun-
teer Hose company is to be held att 80
Friday night at Miller's Inn to be follow
ed by banquet at bis.
Frank Somers of Moretown, suffered a
severe shock recently and Fred Somers
and Mrs. P. J. Jerome, his children, were
summoned Sunday to Moretown. His
condition is critical.
1t would not be bad idea for the city
to send the high school drum corps TO
Burlington on July 4th, at the time Of
the Tercentenary celebration in that city.
The boys would be a good advertisement ut
for the city and for the school. Another
plan has been suggested; that of having
the City of Burlington hire the corps to
furnish music at the tine mentioned, but
this is more remote chance OF their
getting there.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-04-01
KENT TRIAL IN RUTLAND co.
Continued from page one)

in the Congdon barn two days be-
fore and of finding tobacco pouch
on the hay. Mrs. Sprague found that
the desk of the murdered woman had
been rifed.
Kent has greatly changed since
he was sent back to the Waterbury
asylum following his capture at
Pittsfield, Mass. last October. He has
shaved his mustache and is much
stouter, being apparently in the best
of health.
When arraigned before Judge E.
L. Waterman yesterday morning on
the charge of murder he muttered
the words mot guilty" but did not
speak again during the day. He sat
beside his consel, Ernest H. O'Brien
and John D. Spellman, during the
selection of the jury and seemed to
take no interest whatever in the pro-
ceedings. His eyes were half closed
most of the time, and occasionally
he seemed to be asleep. He offered
no suggestions to his lawyers and
they never spoke to him.
Although the public was excluded
from the court room, the jurors and
witnesses filled most OF the seats.
The state has great throng of wit
nesses, most of whom are from East
Wallingford.
That the state has prepared an
extended case was evident yester-
day when 50 witnesses were sworn
in for the government. Although it
had been generally believed that the
defence would seek to show that
Kent was unsound in mind, the trend
of the examination by counsel for
the defence yesterday appeared to
indicate that an effort will be made
to prove Kent free of any connection
with the crime.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-04-01
caotal is Savings sa,k AMI rfassc ,m,aaN
Capital 100000.

1t welcomes appreciates to
protect both stockholders deposo fairly justly
between 49,
There for paying stockholders eight dposos only
four
Dividends stockholders prosperity bank
paid only from the remaining after FOUR
PEI CENT During eighteen this bank has paid dividends
stockholders
per cent stockholders are taxed on their stock obliged ypohecae
sell to obtain withdraw whole
part their and thereon paid bank MORE
OVER stockholders
assessed for depotos from
Its policy
bank Montpelier
to three and half the
half to
mecial subject o
Trustees DEAvrrT President; 1st Vice
H. N
GEO. L. BLANCHARD w. G.. NYE.
I'd. DEAViTT, President. FRANK NJ.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-04-01
FARM BUILDINGS BURNED.
Farm OF Joseph Williamson Des-
trOyed mt South Ryegate. Extin-
guished, But Breaks Out Again.

South Ryegate, March 30-The
farm buildings of Joseph William
son located about one and one-half
IN lies from this village was des-
troyed by fire Saturday afternoon
and Sunday morning. The house was
partly burned Saturday afternoon
about o'clock. 1t was thought to
have been extinguiushed, two or
three men remained during the
night and about three o'clock the
fire broke out and destroyed the
house and also the barn which was
near. The stock in the barn was
saved. The house was a brick build
ing and known as the Charles Glib
son place Mr.. Gibson sold to Mr.
Williamson about six years ago. 1t
was insured or s1,050 in the Yer
mont Mutual.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-04-01

Notice Of First Meeting of Creditors
In the District Court of the United
States, for the District of Vermont
in bankruptcy.
In the matter of Fred c. Lamber-
ton, bankrupt.
To the creditors of Fred G.. Lam
berton of Cabot, in the County of
of Washington and District afore-
said:
Notice is hereby given that ON the
goth day of March, 1909, the
said Fred G.. Lamberton was
duly adjudicated bankrupt;
and that the first meeting
of the creditors will be held
at the office of the undersigned, AZ
State street. directly over the Cap
ital Savings Bank and Trust Co.,
Montpelier on the 10th day OF
April, A. D., 1909, at 10 o'clock in
the forenoon at which time the said
creditors may attend. prove their
claims and appoint trustee, examine
the bankrupts, and transact such 9TH
err business as may properly come
before said meeting.
WILLIAM N. THERIAULT,
Referee in Bankruptcy
Montpelier VT, March 81. 1909.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-04-01
WILL BE CANDIDATE.
Capt. Edwin l.. Hovey of St.
Johnsbury, for Department
Commander,

Capt. Edwin L. Hoysy of St. Johns
bury will be a candidate for department
commander at the next annual encamp-
ment of the Grand Army of the Republic.
The late Captain P. D. Blodgett is the
only member of Chamberlain post who
has ever been at the head of the state
organization and, as the post is one of the
largest in the state, it will claim recogni-
ton when the department meets in Bur
lington in May
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-04-01

William Conroy, the young maS
who was arrested for the North Adj
ans, Mass, police at Swanton last
Monday and who was taken to North
Adams Tuesday pleaded guilty to
two counts of larceny in district
court and was held in $500. The
complaints alleged that he had sto-
len a gold watch, diamond ring.
furs, dresses, eye glasses, etc. 1t is
said that the officer who came from
North Adams arrived just in time as
in another twelve hours the pris-
oner would probably have been in
Canada as he seemed to have help
from the outside. The next night a
cold and hungry tramp, allowed to
sleep in the lookup. found a strong
steel saw in the blankets. Conroy
forerly lived in Swanton and he is
wanted in Plattsburg, N. Y, where
posing as a detective, he broke into
two boarding houses.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-04-01
ARRESTED BY DETECTIVE.
Two Men Taken Into Custody Tues
day Morning by Railroad Officer.

Two men who gave their names
as John Brown and John Holland
were arrested Monday am. at lbout
one o'clock by Officer j. G.. Thomp-
son, railroad detective of the Cen
trail Vermont railroad. The two
men were taken at Montpelier juno
tino, Holland for intoxication and
Brown for carrying concealed wea-
pons, as 80 calibre revolver was
found in his possession.
Both were arraigned before Acting
Judge ]. G.. Wing this morning in
the auditorium of the county court
house, and HOLLAND pleaded guilty to
the charge Of intoxication, making
a third offence in his case. He was
sentenced to thirty days in Jail,
without costs. Brown was discharg-
ed from custody as there was no
charge on which he could be legally
held. He showed that the revolver
found on him was unloaded and as
he made no attempt to draw it on
the officer who arrested him, the
law could not be brought to bear on
him. He was told to get out of
town as quickly as possible, and the
last seen of him was the tail of his
coat disappearing AT a rapid rate
down the Middlesex road.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-04-01
Advertised Letters.

The following letters are waiting
to be claimed at the postofflce:
Ladies-May Casey, Mrs, James
Farsen-
Gents-Marcus ]. Forbes, e. W..
Gansby, Frank A. Getchel, Archie
Il. Green, Henry l.. Harvey, Dana
Harlow. Fred l.. Wheeler. E. ]. VIII
liams.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-04-01
DANIEL RYAN DEAD.
Barre Man Dies at the Home of
His Daughter.

Daniel Ryan, father of Mrs. Frank
Roney, died on M IN lay evening in
Barre about 10 o'clock at his home Sum-
mer street. He was 68 years of age and
is survived only by his daughter. The
funeral will be held on Thursday.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-04-01

The building containing the cloth
ing store of Morris and Bonner and
the fruit store of German Giocca Of
North Bennington, burned Saturday
and the adjoining building barely
escaped. The total loss is $4,000
with $4,000 insurance.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-04-01
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
Hibefnians of Burlington and
Springfield Company Incorpor-

Articles of assoc alton were filed Mon
day at the office of the secretary OF
state by the Bryant Chuching Grinder
company for the purpose Of manufactur-
ing aud selling machinery, tools, etc,
with capital of 1920, 900, with the prln-
cipal place of business at Springfield.
lncorporators are, aaWsI Bryant, w. D.
Woolsop, and Aasess Hardness.
Articles of association were filed by
Division /, Ancient Order OF Hibernians
of Burlington, capital, $1,000 Iucorpor-
ators, h. M. O'Brien, j. c. O'Rouke, J.
M. Flynn. T. J. Mcdonnell, T. B.
Wright. all of Burlington.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-04-01

In recognition of the generosity
of Mrs. Ephraim Morris to Smith
college, one of the dormitories at
the college bears the name of Nor
ris hall.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-04-01

A recent herd of deer was seen
last week on d. M. Barber's farm in
Brattleboro 1t consisted of "a
bucks, does and fawns, all browsing
contentedly in the sugar orchard.
Large herds are seen with increas-
ing frequency in the southern part
of the state.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-04-01

West Dummerston grange hall
is practically completed and East
Dummerston Will begin building a
similar structure right away. The
store formerly standing on the lat
ter lot was occupied years ago by
the Birchard Brothers, uncles of
President Rutherford B. Hayes.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-04-01
NEWS OF VERMONT.

State Forester A. w. Halves, who
is to reside in Burlington will move
to that city April to assume his
duties.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-04-01

The old Francis Brown two-story
house opposite the church at East
st. Johnsbury, was destroyed by fire
early Sunday morning. The cause
of the fire is unknown as the occu-
pants of the house moved out Sat
udray. The fire was discovered at
about 100 and the bucket brigade
was unable to cope with it. The
house was one of the oldest in the
village.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-04-01

A gentleman from Yves Rutland
who failed to give his name, would
have been run over Friday night
had not the express from the north
been an hour late. John Butler,
special officer, and Israel Lassor, a
switchman, found the stranger asleep
across the rails, too drunk to move.
He was dragged from the track in
time to allow the train to pass, was
considerably sobered up when told
of his narrow escape and proceeded
to wend his way homeward.
The maple sugar season is on in
full swing down Middlebury way at
the present time, reports from sew
eral of the sugar camps show that
sap is flowing freely. In several
cases orchards ranging from 1000
to $4,000 trees have been tapped. 1t
was thought earlier in the season
that owing to the lack of rain dur
ing the fall and winter that the
lower tree roots would be in very
dry condition and that the flow of
sap would be light. This danger, it
is believed, has been overcome by
the heavy rains during the winter
and the lack of deep srosts in the
grond. Nearly all of the farmers had
a poor hay crop last year which re-
suited in the shortening of funds.
and the making of all the syrup and
sugar possible will greatly fatten
their pocket-books
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-04-01
EASTER GLOVES.

Remember Meyers the best and this is the only place
IN town regular stock of Meyers Ladies' Gloves
bought Fully guaranteed
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-04-01
new SHELL GOODS,

NEW UIfIAE UVVUVt
Everything TIE latest Corfure requires has just beet
received Every conceivable comb pin and barree
hairdressing requires,
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-06-18
KANSAS CITY GETS BULK OF
OKLAHOMES RESERVE FUNDS

Guthrie, Okla, June l5,-Bank Com
missioner A. NJ. Young today issued a
statement in regard to the reserves
of Oklahoma state banks, showing
that over two-fifths of the reserves
of $6,2O0.OOO out of s15,35O.OOO are
now held within the state. divided al.
most equally between state and ma
tional banks, with the state banks a
shade in the lead
over half of all the reserves held
outside of the state are in Kansas
City, which has s4,77s,OOO, against
81, 100000 for St Louis; s5SS1S1 in
New York, and sl7219s in Chicago.
Wichita is ahead of Chicago with
1857 ,26S of Oklahoma money. Fort
Smith, Ark, just across the Oklahoma
line, follows Wichita with s241,0Sl,
and Fort Worth, Tex. has $3.50, ,151.
Dallas has s7s,S99; Sherman. Tex
$50 900, and Denison, S40446.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-06-18

cedent from any other source rs il
possible" he exclaimed, that one of
nobility and character, that senators
OF intelligence and moral integrity,
have refused to compile the difference
in cost of production at home and
abroad, on the items of the Dingley
bill for our present guidance because
they intended to break faith with the
American people and did not dare TO
make the truth manifest by compiling
this damning evidence OF their be.
trayal of their party pledges?" The
republican leaders, he declared, occu.
pied position absolutely and utter
indefensible" While they might not
have been hypnotized, he said. they
had been overwhelmed with the
power of suggestion enveloping them
and creating the atmosphere and CON
trolling environment established by a
swarm of attorneys, special pleaders,
and fascinating representatives OF the
high-tariff beneficiaries"
Senator owen further charged that
the high tariff had lowered the wage
OF American Wogs1men. He devoted
considerable thought to this question,
furnishing innnnserable statistics 10
support his contention. The monopo.
list" he said, "oannot and does not
consume his pTofit. So that the re.
suit is that the capital OF monopoly
is rolling up hike huge SNOWFALL.
picking up every opportunity offered
sy God 10 mankind in our natural re.
sources and Iafb0r, the creator of
wealth. grows weaker as the
creature Of wealth grows stronger and
exercises a naasaRl but unrestrained
appetite by acquiring the title TO
every visible and invisible resource. "
lie favored the growing organization
of workingmen- Monopolies, he said,
preferred unorganized labor. They
prefer that labor should be helpless
and incapable OF 1naking effective any
demand for it's comfort or convenience
or for its rights He maintained that
the Law should firmly and anhesitat-
ingly demand and require of labor. or.
ganized or unorganized, strict obedi.
ence to the law. 4but il should also
demand and require OF monopoly con
siderate and decent treatment of la
Dor and its rights both as producer
and consumer"
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-06-18
DEPUTY SHERIFF KILLED
BY NEGRO OUTLAW

Muskogee, Okla June l6-Deputy
Sheriff Lon Pierson. of Mcintosh
county, was shot and killed by me-
gro at Hoffman, Okla, while attempt.
ing to arrest the latter The murder
er attempted to make his escape but
was captured.
The dead officer was we'll known
i'm Muskogee. For a number OF years
he attended Kendall college and won
considerable renown as an athlete
After leaving here he attended Wash
burn college az Topeka, Kans, and
made a national reputation as a foot
ball player His brother, Henry, re
sides at Checotah
The name of the negro who did
the killing was Winton Irwin. He
was shot five times by the brother
of the dead officer when over taker
by posse one hour after the killing
OF Deputy Pierson The negro vii
die from his wounds.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-06-18
QUESTION OF PICKING
MULES CAUSES DISPUTE

Guthrie, Okla, June l6.--John Mitch
secretary Of the state board of nor
NAL regents, has locked horns with
the state board Of public affairs over
the question as to who shall select
pair OF mules to be used ON the farm
of the negro agricultural and normal
college at Langston
Before the creation Of the state
board of public affairs. Mr. Mitch was
purchasing agent for the Langston
board and also for the board Of nor.
NAL regents Since the creation Of
that board he has been designated by
the regents OF Langston university as
the agent Of the board for making out
acquisitions upon the board OF public
affairs for supplies. The Langston
school wants to purchase pair Of
mules, but desires 70 select It's own
animals. The board Of public affairs
on the other hand, has asked Mr.
Mitch to make requisition upon Il and
the board itself will make the selac.
tion.
= do not desire 70 be arbitrary in
the matter. and am very clad to give
up the arduous duties of purchasing
for all the state educational instltu.
tions to the board Of public affairs.
said Mr. Mitch today, hut ! believe
that should be permitted to at least
pick the team Of mules that wonlG
be suitable for the class Of work re
QOifed al Iangston
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-06-18
SUPERINTENDENT
TO BUY THE BOOZE
State Board Of Public Affairs Not
Vested With Purchasing Power
For Dispensary Supplies.
From Wednesdays DAILY.

From Wednesdays Daily.
Although admitting that Il is a
close question. Assistant Attorney
General Spillman held today in reply
to an inquiry from State Agency SUI
perintendent S. w. Stone that the
state board of public affairs Is not
vested with the authority to purchase
the whiskey, alcohol and beer used by
the state in supplying druggists and
local agencies.
The opinion states that in as much
as the state board Of public affairs is re
quired to purchase an supplies for the
use of the state, and broad meaning
to the words use" and support" Of
the state institutions TO leave the
beaten path and say that alcohol is
an article for the use OF the state or
required for the support OF its institu-
tiOns.
The opinion states that in as much
as the legislature made il the duty OF
the agency superintendent 60 puT-
chase intoxicating liquors for the state
agency and placed severe penalties for
failure to perform his duty this power
could scarcely be taken away from
him except by direct repeal Of the
law