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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-23

Another weeks work ought to put
the Brattleboro water system in shape
to receive water from the big basin at
Pleasant Valley. While only small
section along Western avenue is at
present being served with high pres
sure it becomes apparent that a re-
ducing pressure valve must be used
in all residences except upon the very
highest levels in the village. Unless
such reducers are used hot water
range boilers will suffer. Within ten
unable to withstand the strain and
days at least six boilers have
been unable to withstand the
strain and have resembled
sleeves after the pressure was
applied to them for few minutes By
the time the entire system of Brat
tleboro Water Works company is serv-
ed with the high pressure from Pleas
ant Valley it is safe to say that the
plumbers of the town will be working
overtime. On Flat and Vernon streets
the high pressure will not be used as
those levels are such as to practically
make 1t certain that the mains would
suffer If the high pressure is applied.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-23

M. ]. Whitney, on forgery charge
was brought to Windsor last week
from Lamoille county. He was SEN
fenced to serve from one and one-half
to two and one-half years. Whitney is
twenty-six years of age.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-23

Two contempt proceedings have been
entered in Chittenden county court,
they being the State of Vermont VS..
Conway Brothers Brewing & Mailing
Company, and the State of Vermont
VS.. in the contempt Frank Jones Brew
ing Company, Limited.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-23

Michele Philleto, an Italian, aged 81,
was taken to the prison at Wind
sor last week to begin a life sentence.
He was found guilty of murder in the
second degree and was tried in Ben
nington County Court. Philletto makes
the twentieth in the murder colony
at the prison who are sentenced for
life. Some of these twenty hope to
ultimately be liberated but of course
the majority of them never will be,
while now and then one will be grant
ed a pardon.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-23

Edna E. Townshend, of Brattle-
boro, has brought petition for a
writ of habeas corpus in the Massa-
chusetts Supreme Court against he
husband, Charles G. Townshend, seek
ing the custody, Of her daughter,
Minerva, who, she alleges, is being
held by him or his agents. Divorce
proceedings brought by Mrs. Town =
bend are pending in Windham Coun-
ty Court and she fears that the child
will be sent to relatives in Califor-
mia or Florida.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-23

The Lowell Lumber and Asbestos
Company shipped from the station at
Johnson recently two cars of asbes-
tos, has a car loaded on the siding
and ready to go, and has orders for
three cars more to ship at once. The
company makes five grades, which
bring from $1,000 20 $4,000 a car of
twenty tons each, there being a ready
market for all the best grades.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-23
VERMONT NEWS
Items of Interest Cleaned From All
Parts Of Green Mountain
State.

Will Hackett, young travelling pho.
tographer, aged 20, was taken to
Windsor last week for rape. He wss
sentenced from Lamoille county TO
serve sentence from two to three
years
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-23

Hardwick came near adding anoth-
er tragic death to its already long
list recently, when woman who re-
sides just outside of the village threw
herself on the railroad track, refus-
ing to move. Luckily the train was
not going at high rate of speed and
was stopped, and the woman was
dragged from the track Her reason
for the act. was that she was sick
of life and wanted to die"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-23

Rev. w. A. Davidson, of Burling-
ton, will speak at the Baptist church
in Jericho Sunday morning. The
Baptist church of Jericho and The
one at Essex Center have extended a
call to Rev. N. w. Wolcott, of Philips,
N. Y, to become their pastor. 1t is
not known whether or not Mr.. VOL
colt will accept the call
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-23

Edward letters, aged SO, prosper
Gus farmer of Wheelock, town
eighteen miles north of st. Johnsbury,
was found dead in his bed last We'd
nesday morning, and the superstition
is that he committed suicide. He was
bachelor, and for several months
had lived alone. Early in the fall his
mother came to ST. Johnsbury t.
make her home with her adopted
daughter, Mrs: Frank McGovern, and
left alone 1t Is supposed the man be-
cane respondent. He had not been
seen for a week, and this morning his
nearest neighbor, John Beckley, went
to his farmhouse to see what the trou'
BILE was. He found him dead in bed.
1t is supposed that he took poison.
The selectmen of the town of Wheel
ock are investigating the matter.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-23

Of Cuticura Resolvent (liquid. or pills.,
to purify the blood. Guaranteed abso-
lutely pure and may be used from the
hour Of birth.
Cuticura Soap (25c.), Ointment (50c.). Resovent
tb0c), and Chocolate Coated Pills t25eJ are sold
throughout the world Depots; London. 27. Char
terhouse So: Paris 8, Rue de Ia Pax Australia.
Il. Towns 4 Co.. Sydney; South Africa. Lennon.
Ltd Cape Town, Natal. etc. Potter Drug Chem.
Corp, Sole Props., 1877 Columbus Ave. Boston.
s8 Nailed Free. CuticuTa Book on ain Diseases
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-23

Rev. Alexander Mann, D. D., who
went to Woodstock a few weeks ago
to recuperate after his operation FIR
appendicitis, is making splendid pro-
gress toward recovery. He regularly
walks three miles a day. He hopes
to return to Boston by the middle
of next week. Mrs. Mann has been
with him during his enforced rest.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-23

The Vermont Federation of Woman
clubs has issued stamp for use in
Christmas packages, which has a de-
sign made particularly appropriate to
this State. 1t bears the words, Merry
Christmas and Happy New Year" "
with a double red cross and sprig of
clover, the State flower. One hundred
thousand of these stamps were issued,
one-half the proceeds from their sale
to be devoted to the clubs work for
the suppression of tuberculosis and
the other half to be used by the fed
Grafton in work distinctly for the
State.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-23

Mrs. Ella Littlefield Townshend, of
Brattleboro, has brought suit for
$4,000 against her husbands par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Towns
bend, for the alienation of his affec-
tons. Their entire farm property,
stock and tools have been attached.
The custody of a two-year-oll
daughter is involved
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-23

Be careful not to write on Christ
mas parcels intended to go through
the mails at third class rates any
thing but the address to which they
are to be delivered and the address
of the sender. The postoffice Off
Gals are very strict in enforcing the
law which CONSTITUTES written words
as personal communication from
the sender to the recipient, which
is subject to first-class rates-and
third-class mail whichS is INSULT
GENTLY stamped is not carried be-
yond the place at which it originates.
Rutland News.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-23

As Mr.. and Mrs. F. e. Ray of Will
mingon were driving along the road
beside a brook in West Dover, recent
ly, they noticed hawk leave the bed
of the brook with a small animal in
it's talons. The hawk alighted on a
nearby tree, and after moments rest
few off, leaving the animal clinging to
the branch. Mr.. Ray stopped his horse
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-23

County Game and Fish Warden F.
good-sized buck which was killed
by a train near Wallingford. The
carcass will be sold
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-23

Charlie Rogers of North Adams,
Mass, has issued a challenge to wres-
tie Bob Somerville of Rutland The
offer has not yet been accepted.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-23

the condemnation proceedings of the
Central Vermont railroad against the
Thomas Judge estate. The railroad in
stituted the condemnation proceed
ings some time ago in an effort to
obtain additional land for the extern
sion of the Brattleboro trackage.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-23

The landing of the Pilgrims will
be commemorated in accordance with
long standing custom, at the Mid
dlebury Congregational church next
Tuesday, December 81, under the
auspices of the Middlebury Histor-
ical society The address will be
given promptly at o'clock by Dr.
Burton W. Lockhart, of Manchester.
N. H. A supper will follow and the
after-supper program of speeches
and music promises to be of the
usual high standard
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-23

Sam Anderson, well known mid
dleweight wrestler, who succeeded in
defeating all corners at his owA
weight last winter, AIDED another vic
tory Saturday night when he threw
Arelie Leck in 29 minutes at White
River Junction. In the second bout
Leck was disqualified for scrapping.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-23

The body of Orlin w. LOOMS, who
died Thursday night at the Soldiers
Home, was taken Friday to Water
bury for burial. The deceased, who
was 70 years old, served during the
Civil War in Company F. 18th YER
mont Volunteers.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-23

Loomis ]. knight, Waterman at the
Chinese detention house in Richford,
has been transferred to Boston, and
has gone there. Mr.. Knight was ap
pointed to his present position March
16, 1904.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-23

About SIS more is needed Ey
Capt. C. H. Marks, of the Salvation
Army corps, of Rutland, for the pur-
pose of filling the rs baskets with
Christmas dinners for poor families,
as he has planned. The kettle on
the Miner corner furnishes a few
dollars each day and as Christmas
draws nearer the officers hopes to
find the fund growing faster
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-23

The public service commission was
in Brattleboro Thursday in session
in the Brooks House on hearing Oh
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-23

and speedily cured, in
the majority Of cases.
by warm baths with
Cuticura Soap, to
cleanse the skin, gentle
a nointings with Cuti-
cura Ointment, purest
and sweetest of emol-
lients,to soothe and heal
tho elm and mild dccao
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-23

We hear great deal in these latter
days about fire proof buildings and
many might suppose that the idea was
of modern conception. But there is
building in Windsor that proves that
architectural engineers as far back as
1890 knew as much about the con-
struction of this kind of work is
known today. This is the federal build
ing. AS near as the writer can find
out the work on this structure was
in operation in 1S59-60. This is con-
sidered very near the time as the
drawings of the work now in posses
sion of the custodian, S. R. Bryant,
the postmaster, show that they were
issued at that time. The sectional view
of the floor shows that the construc-
ton was made by means of iron
trusses between which are turned
| brick row lock arches. If anyone is
curious enough to know whether this
| is the method used today for this kind
of work, he can easily verify it By
looking at the sectional views of floors
drawn today for fireproof buildings.
To say that the other parts of the
building are modern is not so, as In
the age when this building was con-
structed sanitary engineering was
not known, neither was heating re-
duced to much of a science. But
throughout it's various apartments,
even to the roof, the construction was
of the fireproof type in almost the
identical style that is in vogue today.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-23

Goebel, of East Buffalo, N. Y, as
general secretary Of the association.
Mr.. Goebel is a young man, being 80
years of age and comes highly rec
commended by the State committee Of
New York under whom he has form
erly served. He is a graduate of the
Association Training School in Chic
ago, ILL.,, served as assistant in Sy-
racuse, N. Y, two years, as railroad
secretary in Syracuse six months,
and as railroad secretary in East
Buffalo a little more than a year and
a half. Mr.. Goebel will be on hand
January LIST to assume the duties of
his new position. The resignation Of
Rev. A. s. Davis was to have taken
effect December l. but on account of
the difficulty in filling the position,
he has remained with the association
during a portion of this month.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-23

Warner Lodge, No. so, F. & A. NJ,
of Cambridge, will observe its 50th
anniversary Thursday evening by n
ball and banquet. A lecture will be
given earlier in the evening by Lee
S. Tillotson, of ST. Adams, gram
master of the Grand Lodge of Yer
mont
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-23

The Empire theatre, of Brattleboro,
which has been in operation for
about two years and a half, on the
Duffy & Leonard circuit of Troy, n.
Y, changed hands this week when
the interest of John ]. Leonard was
purchased by Charles H. Gibbs and
Frank j. Mains both Brattleboro
young men. Mr.. Leonard leaves for
few days at his home in Troy, n.
Y. He will return to Brattleborc
leaving about January l for Chihua-
hua, Mex, where he will open a mo
ton picture house.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-23

The Board of Directors of the
Young Mems Christian Association,
of Bennington, have engaged John
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-23

The trappers in Stamford are doing
fairly good business this winter and
furs are bringing good prices. Game
Warden William Seeger recently
trapped a mink worth about IS and
he recently sold three skunk skins
for 81. One man has sold Is fox skins
for 800.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-23

If Adjutant ]. 7. Winterbottom of
the Salvation Army corps can see to
it 500 Burlington people will have a
good Christmas dinner. 1t Is planned
to give away 100 baskets of food, there
being enough food in each basket for
five persons. On the Monday follow
ing Christmas the children will be
entertained in the army hall with
Christmas trees and other forms of
amusement.
Each basket to be given will con-
tain a chicken or roast beef and roast
pork, two kinds of vegetables, pie,
bread, tea, coffee, sugar and fruit. 1t
is planned to give the chicken to the
elderly and unwell people and the
roast beef and pork to the younger and
more hearty persons.
This year the army will have in
vestigators ascertain the needs of each
family and nothing will be donated
but what is needed AS far as posi-
BILE, the army members will cooper
ate with the other charity organiza-
tons
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-23

The testimony in the case of State
VS.. Pascal Lowell, of Shoreham.
charged with adultery, was complet-
ed in County Court Wednesday fore
noon, at Middlebury, and the jury
rendered a verdict of guilty. Sem
tence was not pronounced. The first
case Wednesday morning was that Of
State VS.. John E. Gomez, a 17-year-
old youth, charged with burglarizing
the restaurant of Luther Norton and
carrying off some cigars and tobacco
July last. Gomez pleaded guilty and
was placed in the hands of Probation
Officer Olan A. Smith. In the case
of State VS.. Pearl Morse, of Gran
Vile, charged with shooting a COW
and two steers belonging to George
Beeman, of Granville, last summer,
the respondent pleaded guilty and
was fined s35 and costs which he
paid.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-23

Capt w. H. Humphrey, of Essex
Junction, was given surprise party
Saturday in honor of the 74th ami
versary of his birth. His daughter,
Mrs. George Benedict, and Mrs. Ben
edict and children, of Underhill, and
his nieces, the Misses Hildreth, were
present.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-23

A portrait of Capt, Elijah Dewey,
of Revolutionary fame, has been
placed in the house of the keeper Of
the Bennington battle monument. 1t
was painted $50 years ago by Earle,
famous artist, and is valuable
antiquity. During the past year
at the monument, coming from all
but twelve States in the Union. This
is considerable increase from last
year but decrease from 1907.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-23

f. G. Miller, of Northampton, Mass,
an expert apple orchardist, was at
Speedwell Farms last Saturday to
look into the prospect of apple rails
ing there. He was confident that
with proper cultivation and spray
ing of the trees apples could be
raised on the hill farms there. We
understand that Mr. Vail has pur-
chased $50 apple trees of several var
ieties, this being about the right
number for fifteen acres of land Mr..
Miller was also at Mt, View Farm
while in Lyndonville for the same
purpose and thought certain loca-
tons there also very favorable for
apples. Mr.. Darling has purchased
200 apple trees, this being enough foi
about four acres of land.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-23

Richford Grange No. 357, has elect
ed the following officers: Worthy
Master Elias Combs; overseer, E. ID.
Colver; lecturer, Loella Farmer; ste
ward, j. f. Farrar; assistant steward,
C. A. Farrar; chaplain, F. w. Wheeler;
treasurer, John Gross; secretary, l..
ID. Woodward; gatekeeper. Loren Far
rar; Ceres, Mrs. E. ID. Colver; Pomo-
ma, Mrs. ]. j. Whitney; Flora, Mrs.
Curtis Rogers; lady assistant stew
ard, Bernice Embury.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-23

James j. and Joseph German, bro
Tiers, who are well known in sport
ing circles in Troy, N. Y, We're Mon
day night served by Detective Law
renson with warrant charging
them with grand larceny. The war
rant was sworn out before Justice
of the Peace b. H. Stickney, at Fair
haven, VT, by H. M. Redfield, of that
place and was brought to Troy and
turned over to the local police. Mr..
Redfield alleges that September 8 at
Fairhaven the German brothers took
from his possession 1920. When the
warrant was served the accused ar
ranged to appear before Jutice Val
entine and give bail for appearance
at FairLayen.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-23
Death of Aged Newspaper Man.

A. B. F. Hildreth, aged SO years,
and an old-time newspaper man in
this State. died November 20 at his
home in Charles City, Iowa. Mr.. Hid
reth learned his trade in Chelsea.
beginning in 1898. He did newspa-
per work in New York, Lowell, ana
Boston before going to Bradford IT.
1S43, when he published the first
newspaper in town. The American
Protector, Wing in politics. Later.
it's name was changed to The Yer
mont Family Gazette, and continued
until 1862, when it was sold and
moved to White River Junction, lie
also published The Green Mountain
Gem, semi monthly magazine,
while in Bradford. Mr.. Hildreth's
birthday came but once in four
years, as his birthday occurred
February 80. The eldest of a family
of twelve, he is survived by only
one brother, Albert G. Hildreth, of
Bradford, who is now so years old.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-12-23
SKINS ON FIRE
With Torturing, Disfiguring
EcZemas, Rashes

And other itching, burning, bleeding,
scaly and crusted skin and scalp humors
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-12-31

is the social duty of the wives of repre-
sentatiyes In Congress to make the first
call upon the wives OF all other classes
included in the social set, and they are
also expected to make the first call upon
the wife of newly chosen member of
the House.
The number of cards which NAV he
left at each house by caller in the So
clai set is officially prescribed in the un-
written social code which governs Wash
ington society. If the woman receiving
is married the caller leaves one of her
own cards and two of her husbands.
Ii the woman receiving has daughters
VINO have made their formal debut in So
ciety then the caller leaves her own card
and one of her husbands for each of the
daughters.
This rule, and another which requires
that formal call should not be pro
longed beyond fifteen minutes, is such
common practice among society people
everywhere that it would not be men
toned except for the fact that everybody
IN Washington who pretends to be any
body has to know these things bv rote
and for that reason they are carefully
set down in the compilation of a social
code which has been handed down unoffi-
clally from one administration to another
for several years back Evidently there
has been slip somewhere along the line,
else this document would not be so care
full as to the details which it enumer-
ates.
1t will be understood that calls are
regulated according to precedence, as are
all other social matters in the national
capital. The society woman must know
not only whom she is entitled to all
upon, but whom she must call upon first
and who must first call upon her. This is
only one example of the series of complex
rules and regulations which those who
aspire socially must observe to the letter
if they are to be received according to
their official deserts in Westinghouse
roy L. Vernon in Chicago Daily Fews,
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-12-31
Photographing a Musk Ok.

l had come to hunt musk OK and re-
solved to let no opportunity for seCur-
ing trophies escape me. At the foot of
the mountain twenty-one dogs were cut
loose. They did not see the game and
Tuksu, springing forward like a deer.
led three of them to the trail above
where the animals had turned. Here the
three dogs took the scent and instantly
the whole pack were behind them. As
on former occasions, the roundup was
made at high elevation. The ESkimoS.
far ahead of me, were shouting. Hurry
up! Hurry upw long before l reached
them, and urging them on. When |
finally gained the mountain top | took
position at close range. One big fellow
attracted me and, wishing to photograph
him, L, giving my rifle to Tukshu with
instructions to kill the animal if it at
tempted to attack me, | approached very
near with my camera. At the instant
that L made the exposure, less than
dozen feet away, the Infatuated bull
broke from the ranks and with lowered
head charged me. | had no further
business in that immediate vicinity and
proceeded to establish a sprinting record
IN the opposite direction.
While l am not an aspirant for ath-
letlc honors, L have always been sorry
there was no one present with a stop
watch TO time that effort. Tukshu held
MS hre much longer than / thought nee
essary. Perhaps he was interested in
my performance. Presently. however. he
lld hre and the beast dropped n my
beeiS,-Harry Whitney, in Outing