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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-30
THE WINTER.

Dear Editor:
1 thought 1 would write story on
winter. OF the two seasons 1 like win
ter is the best, because l can coast
hunt and skate and wade in the snow.
The winters now are not as cold as
they were years ago and there Is not
near much snow falls now as there
was then.
Many years ago the snow would
drift all over the fences and it would
be five or six feet deep, so that the
people could drive over the fences,
and sometimes the people would be
driving along and would sink down
in the snow and would be on top of
a hedge fence.
l received postal of the horse thief
cave that is near Ottumwa With
many thanks I will close.
Van Mefford, age II,
R F D No 1, Hedrick, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-30
A SNOWFLAKE,

In a great cloud among it's brothers
was little snowflake It saw that its
brothers were falling to the earth. 1t
thought it would be fine, so 1t let go
and fell down to the earth. 1t was
fun when it hit on Mary's glowing
cheek and then fell to the ground TO
help make a white blanket for moth
er earth AS soon as it quit storming
the snowflake felt some one lift it up
and then found that baby was holding
1t in her hands. Then mamma told
her that it was cold. The next morn
ing some boys and girls began to build
snow fort. Baby Belle was with
them and she got this snowflake aid
some others and helped to make the
fort. And this very snowflake was
part of fort.
Louise Hickey, aga 10.
Lucas, Iowa.
r. F. D. No. 1
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-30
ROSES LITTLE BROTHER.

Once there was a little girl Her
name was Rose and she had a little
brother named Ray. They had no
money no mother nor father. so Ray
had to beg for bread. One night Ros.,
cried for bread. Ray went out and did
not come back and Rose went to man
and asked him what had happened.
He said that Ray had gone down the
railroad tracks and did not see the
train behind him. 1t ran over him
and killed him.
Aurela B. Mccormick
Trumbull, Neb., R. R. No. 1.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-30
sTORlES-LETTERs.
sHxe s&ha .
THE SNOWBIRpS,

The snowbirds are about the size ot
sparrow, have red dish colored
breast and brown back.
They most always stay where it is
cold They feed around pastures,
cornfields and wheat fields. They live
on corn, which is small, wheat, barley
and such small grains as they can
get.
They go together. in large flocks in
search of food
l go to school every day. My teach
er's name is Ellen Rothwell
l have for pets red pig, named
Fatty, three ducks named Dot, Pet
and Nat.
A calf named Niger. horse named
Jip and COW named Jersey.
l remain,
Warren Mccormick, age II
Trumbull, Neb.
R. f. D. No. /.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-30
R F D No. 3, Floris, Iowa.
HOW ROVER SAVED THE BABY

There was once family who lived
by the railroad They had little
child about three years old. One day
this little child went out to play on
the railroad. They had dog named
Rover. When he saw the little child
playing On the track he went out and
commenced barking. The mother
heard the dog barking and went out to
see what he was barking at. When
she went out see what he was barking
at, she saw the little child on the
track and she went out and got it. 1t
was only few minutes till train
came tearing through. Thus the dog
saved the child's life.
Amy Bolts, age IL,
Drakesville, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-30
ABOUT SPIDERS.

Spiders are not insects. An insect
looks as if its body were almost cut
in three parts and 1t always has six
legs. Now, the body OF q spider is
made up OF two pieces joined togetherI
Then the spider has eight legs in
stead of six; four on each side. If you
could look inside the spiders body
you would see that it does not breathe
as insects do.
All insects breathe through little
tubes that run all over the body and
open into row of holes along each
side, but the spider has a sort Of
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-30
ROSES LITTLE BROTHER.

Dear Editor:
will join the contest this week.
am going to write about Roses Little
Brother AS I think it is a very nice
subject to write about. Roses name
was Rose Howard. Rose had a little
brother whose name was jamie. Jamie
was three years old, and Rose was
eight years old. jamie was not very
big and Rose was not very big either.
Janis had black eyes, and light hair,
and his sister had blue eyes and black
hair They lived in town. Rose would
take her little brother to town and
get him so candy or oranges. l am a
Daily Junior
Mabel Skirvin,
Agency Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-30
"WINT Err"

I will write about winter. Boys and
girls usually play out of doors when
winter comes. They have sleds and
skates sometimes. Sometimes they
have parties and have merry times.
They play games and pull taffy and
have refreshments Of chestnuts and
different kinds of nuts and different
kinds of candy and fruits and cakes,
sherbets and ices. They could have
birthday parties or any month party
or any holiday parties, as Christmas,
New Years, Easter Sunday and all
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-30
Aged 9.
ERNEST JOINS JUNIOR FAMILY.

Dear Editor:
AS | have never written before to
the Junior I thought I would write to
the Courier Junior. have two broth
ers and one sister. Their names are
Leroy and Wayland and Bertha. My
Papa has taken the Tri- Weekly for
a long time and we think it is a good
paper. 6
We have six head of horses. We have
two old horses and four little colts, We
have 81 head Of fat hogs that we are
feeding Well as my letter is getting
long I will close for this time and
hope to see this in print.
Your Little Friend,
Ernest Laughlin,
Fairfield, Iowa.
Aged 8.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-30
NEOMA WRITES AT SCHOOL.

Dear Editor:
AS I havenot written for some time
thought l would do So
l am at school today There are only
twenty-five pupils at school. My
teachers name is Henri Melton. There
are two professors coming to visit
the school today. l belong to the
Baptist church at Mt. Pleasant. I go
to Sunday school nearly every Sunday.
My Sunday school teachers name is
Miss Cumi Beleyu.
Well l will close. Wishing the Jun
Tor success, l remain, one of your Tri-
weekly Juniors.
Neoma O'Daniel,
Cabot, Ark, r. No. 2.
Aged 10.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-30
CHLOIE'S SCHOOL.
Dear Junior:

Dear Junior:
l thought l would write for the first
time. live in the country near Eldon
Iowa, and go to the country school,
have very good teacher. His name
is Robert H. Randolph. I like to go
to school. My studies are fourth
readers, arithmetic, language, geo
ography, spelling and writing. My seat
mate is my sister, Ruth. Well will
close. l read the Tri-Weekly.
CHLOE Green, age 10,
R F D No. 3, Floris. Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-30
CLARENCE AND HIS PETS.
Dear Junior:

Dear Junior:
AS l was reading the Junior letters
this evening and found them SO inter
esting, thought would like to join
with them by writing and telling them
about some of my pets.
For pets l have two ponies, two
goats, two bantams, one dog and two
colts
My dog is black and white and I
call him Shep. have two sisters and
three brothers. My sisters names
are Cora and Eva My brothers
names are Fred, Clifford and Har-
rison Well as my letter is getting
long l will bid you all good by.
remain your Junior friend
Clarence H. Rasmus,
r F D No. 8, Hedrick, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-30
SNOW BIRDS.

Snow birds come when there is
snow on the ground.
They are brown birds and not very
large. For food they eat bread crumbs
and many other things. When the
ground is white with snow you can
see their tracks on. the snow. Snow
birds look like sparrows.
Well as my letter is getting long
will close. Yours truly,
Edith Irene Ninemires, age 5.
Jameson, Mo.
R. T. D. No. 3.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-30
GINGER DROP CAKES.

eggs.
l cup of lard,
l cup molasses.
l cup brown sugar,
l tablespoonful ginger,
l tablespoonful soda dissolved in q
CUP of boiling water,
cups unsifted flour.
Drop three big spoonfuls of this
mixture In creased pan two inches
apart.
Ruth Ware,
F1oris, Iowa.
Aged s.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-30

Dear Editor:
thought 1 would write to the Cour-
Ter Junior as I have not written for
long time. 1 have written two times
before and got two postals. think
they are very pretty. l go to the Or
manville SHOOT. My studies are
reading, writing, arithmetic, geog-
raphy. gran and spelling. I go
mile and a half to school. I like to go
to school and SO does my brother Har-
veY.
Your Little Friend,
Ira Downing,
OttumWa Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-30
JENNIE AND NEOMA.
ARE SCHOOLMATES

Dear Editor:
AS l have not written for some time
l thought l would do so now.
l received the postal you sent to me
and / thank you very much for it.
l am at school now and my teach
er's name is Henry Melton. I sit with
Neoma ODaniel. There are only five
girls and fifteen boys at school today.
l go to Sunday school nearly every
Sunday. My Sunday school teacher
name is Charlie Snead.
Well l will close. Wishing the Jun
iors success / remain. one of your Tri-
weekly Juniors.
Jennie L. Rupe,
Cabot. Ark. r. No. 2.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-30
Aged 10.
MIRIAM VISITED THE COURIER
WITH HER PAPA,

Dear Juniors:
I am a little girl four years old NV
papa is a subscriber to the Tri-W Week.
ly. 1 went with papa and mama to
Ottumwa and saw the Courier build
in~. For pets I have two kittens.
Their names are Teddy and Tabby I
have never been to school but would
like to go.
Your Little Friend,
Miriam Sullivan,
Bloomfield, Iowa.
A
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Aged IA.
DOLLY DIMPLE
Once a little girl named Mary had

Once a little girl named Mary had
a doll
It's name was Dolly Dimple.
1t had blue eyes and rosy cheeks.
When she would lay it down it
would go to sleep.
Mary had fun with her doll
Sometimes she would lay it down
and her little sister Dorothy would get
1t and tear it's hair down
1t would make Mary cry.
One day Dorothy got the doll and
tore it's hair off.
And everybody said that Mary had
shaved her hair off.
One day Maryswas riding the horse
with Dolly Dimple in her arms and
dropped her and broke her head and
that was the last of Dolly Dimple.
Floyd Dean, age 8.
Hedrick, Iowa.
r f n No G
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-30

Take some cold potatoes, few
pieces of dry bread some scraps OF
cold boiled or fried meat. chop it all
flna in the chopping bowl, season
with salt, pepper and sage; put in
piece Of butter and cook it in the same
as hash 1t is much better than pota-
toes alone warmed over.
Mabel Skirvin,
Agency, Iowa
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-30
BROTHERS. NAME is LESTER.

Dear Editor:
am little girl - years old. go to
the Adams school. l have two sisters
and one brother My sisters names
are Helen and Grace. My brothers
name Is Lester.
l remain your Junior friend
RoZetta Dowell
OttumWa Iowa
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-30
RALPH WRITES OF CALIFORNIA

Dear Editor:
am in Oakland, California. came
here from Ottumwa Iowa.
7 came $500 miles
l came with my papa and sister.
We passed through Denver and
could see Pixies Peak in the distance.
We changed cars at Ogden. There
we crossed Salt Lake. 1t is a big
body of water.
1t took the train one hour and half
to cross.
Ralph jacobson.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-30
VERA's FIRST LETTER.
Dear Editor:

Dear Editor:
This is my first letter to the Courier
Junior. l go to the Douglas school.
NV teachers name is Miss Langfort.
My studies are arithmetic, geography,
reading. language music, and draw
ing. I am in the fifth room, in sixth
grade. AS my letter is getting long !
will close.
Your Little Friend,
Vera Heath,
Ottumwa la.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-30
CORA WOULD LIKE TO
EXCHANGE POST CARDS.

Dear Editor:
AS I have not written to the Courier
Junior for quite while l will write
today. I enjoy reading the Junior let
ters and stories very much. l live
four miles south of Leando. 1 have a
mile and half to walk to school, NV
teachers name is Miss Plowman. I
like her very much. If any Of the
Juniors will send me postal card 1
will send them one.
Cora Pollock,
Douds-Leando, Iowa.
Apa1 ID
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-30
Lucas, Iowa.
R. F. D. No.
HOW ROVER SAVED THE BABY.

Rover IVES the pet of the Jones fam
IL especial. of Bobby and the baby.
Rover was big Newfoundland dog.
He always liked to play games with
the children. The baby was just two
years of age. There was a pond near
the house and the children would play
on the banks. They would throw
sticks into the water and send Rover
after them. Their mother did not al
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-30

Dear Editor:
l received your Billy Sunday postal.
I thank you very much for it. We
We're glad to get it. 1 go to Highland
school. My teachers name is Fora
Bryan. l am in the fifth grade. MY
studies are arithmetic, reading, Ian
guage, geography and spelling.
l am a Tri-Weekly Junior.
Hannah E. Sandahl,
Charlton, la,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-30
Age 8.
A SWEET POTATO PIE.

Cook two large sweet potatoes un-
til they are done and rub them through
a colander. Take two eggs and beat
them well and a cup Of sugar, one
rint of milk mixed all together Flaw
or to suit the taste.
Edna McNabb,
Ottumwa, Ia.
Aged TO-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-30

Dear Juniors:
1 thought I would write about the
snow birds. They are the color Of
the English sparrows. They stay with
us during the winter. When summer
comes they go north. think they are
very pretty. l will close for this time.
Yours truly,
Ida Fultz, age II.
Floris Iowa
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-30
APPLE. SAUCE CAKE.

l cup sugar,
X cup lard,
l cup raisins,
IL cups apple sauce.
IA cups -four,
1 teaspoonful cinnamon.
1 teaspoonful nutmeg,
"a teaspoonful cloves.
1 teaspoonful soda.
Rose Busn,
Ottumwa Ia
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-30
WHITE MOUNTAIN CAKE

Cream together " cup Of butter and
cup of sugar, add u cup sweet milk,
alternately with 1 cup of flour and "A
cup Of corn starch. sifted with 2 tea
spoonfuls of baking powder and whites
Of eggs, beaten stiff. Bake In layers.
Maud Skirvin,
Agency, Iowa,
90 O
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-30
THE STORY OF THE RED FOX.

Dear Juniors:
An orphan as you know is a child
that has lost both father and mother.
Once there was three cunning little
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JUNIOR RECEIPTS. Z
CREAM CAKE.

eggs,
l cup sugar,
l cup cream,
cups flour,
! teaspoonful cream tarter,
/ teaspoonful soda.
Put in square pan and bake in a
moderately hot oven.
Goldie Ralston,
Drakeville, Ia
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-30
Aged 10.

The Lincoln story contest closes
January 80, but the Lincoln voters
contest will not close until Wednes-
day, Feb. 8.
We will give some splendid prizes
for this contest, such as Lincoln
souvenir spoons, Lincoln statues, Lin
coin pictures, etc.
We intended to start new contest
today, but on account of extending the
time of the Lincoln voters contest we
will not announce the new contest I'M
til next week
Lincoln Souvenir cards.
The Juniors wanting Lincoln souve-
Mrs can write on the following sub
3ects:
SELFISHNESS
UNSELFlSHNESS.
KINDNESS REPAID.
THE FOLLY OF PRIDE.
THE GOOD OF PRIDE.
We will this week commence send
ing the postals to the Juniors who
have written the little stories an
nounced the past two weeks. The de-
lay has been caused by the Lincoln
souvenirs not getting here until to-
day.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-30
Story If = Beautiful
Black BonY's Cite

am a beautiful black pony of no
special breed. l stand about thir-
teen and one-half hands high and
weight about nine hundred pounds.
NY name is long and glossy, my tail
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-30
GOES TO oRMANvILLE SCHOOL

Ottumwa, Ia, R. R, No. 6. Box As.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-30
A DISH OF SCRAPS.

Aged 10.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-30
HANNAH LIKED HER POSTAL.

Aged 13.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-30
THE SNOW BIRDS.

Melrose, Iowa.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-30
HOW ROVER SAVED THE BABY.

IlGuI ICh, IUWd.
R. F. D. No. 6.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-01-30
SCHONNER BRUNNEN,

Flor1s, Iowa.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-05

The Bellows Falls Times is right in
saying that Brattleboro's water discus
sion will never be settled right until the
town or village owns its own system, and
the people are not entirely dependent
upon the notions of the individual own
ers Of systems. Given satisfactory
supply, municipal water system is also
bound to be a paying venture sooner or
later, even if it does have to wipe out
a large debt incurred in its requirement.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-05

rate, Vermont was q direct route for
the fugitiyes to take to Canada. Mr..
Holmes lived to see his principles tri-
umph and be recognized legally as well
as morally, and it must have been one
Of the happiest thoughts Of bis life that
he should have been even In slight
degree responsible for the great change
in the public conscience Of his adopted
country And the same vital interest
which caused him TO espouse the anti
slavery cause remained BY him to the
end Of his life and although he was de-
barred by physical inilrmities from read
ing, he nevertheless kept abreast Of the
times by having books and newspapers
read to him.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-05
MORE sraNs OF LocAL pRoeREss.

The Times il pleased to note that such
reliable and progressive firm as Hoyt
& Lebourveau is planning to add to the
granite industry Of the city by the erec-
tion Of large, modern plant at the
North End, which will match the fine
plants now being constructed by the
Dewey Column Cutting Works and Mar
lion & OIeary Their move is typical
Of the spirit Of the industry in Barre,
which is, to advance steadily rather than
to be satisfied with present conditions.
Were we to compare the Barre granite
industry with that in Quincy, Mass,
notwithstanding that comparisons are
apt to be odious). we should state that
there is the difference that Barre firms
are constantly reaching out to improve
their conditions and to make more COM.
plete their facilities for turning out the
best kind of work, while Quincy accepts
present conditions as sufficient. 1t
is this difference which is causing Barre
to distance Quincy as a monumental
center Consequently any indication of
the same spirit Of progressiyeness is
welcomed in Barre as token Of further
advance.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-05
PUBLICITY FOR TUBERCULOSIS.
State Board of Health Plans New
Campaign il Vermont.

SNeh RNA6A ~ CA1ASAts
Burlington, Feb. 5.---At meeting of
the state board Of health ait the Van
Ness house yesterday steps were taken
for widespread campaign OF pubIicitF
against tuberculosis. The board were
given the functions Of the late state
tuberculosis commission by the legisla-
tnre and make a notable advance along
the line of demonstrating tuberculosis
problems. An expert, Mr.. fl. G. knit
fen Of Albany, N. Y, has been engaged
to prepare an exhibit illustrating yari-
Gus phases Of the subject which will be
shown at various of the larger centres
in Vermont during the coming year.
The exhibits will include charts AZ af-
feeted by tuberculosis. niodaIs in min
iatme of houses and tents for tubercu-
losis patients, etc. Those in charge of
the board will be shown first in Burling
ton, some time in March and subse-
quently in Barre, Montpelier, Benning.
tor, Brattleboro, st. Johnsbmy. Sc.
Adams and elsewhere. In connection
with these exhibits which will be held
for several days, meeting for the
benefit of the school children viii be
held. followed by public meeting in
the evening with expert speakers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-05
COOLEY PROMOTED.
From First Sergeant to Second Lieuten-
ant of Co. ]. Brattleboro.

Brsttleboro, Feb. 5.--First Sergeant
w. D. Cooley of Company ] was I'M
animously elected second lieutenant
last evening to succeed Lieutenant
Walker. resigned Lieutenant Cooley
has been in the VERMONT National Guard
since March, 1898. He was a sergeant
at the outbreak Of the Spanist- Ameri-
can War in May, 1908, and was dis
charged for disability on account of ty-
phoid fever. He ro.enlisted when the
National Guard was recognized in
1899, SERVED one wear rs regimentai
quartermsster sergeant from January
1907, and was appointed first sergeant
in March, 1905 He IS assistant super
intendent Of the Estey Organ company.
s 50 years old and has always lived in
Brattleboro.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-05
AN ABoLTTIoNIsT OF THE OLD

William H Holmes, who died at Ran
dolph on Tuesday at the age Of ninety
six years, was one of those men who
had had the good fortune to be associated
with Wendell Phillips and William Lloyd
Garrison in the anti-slavery movement
Of half century and more ago. Mr..
Holmes was deeply interested in the
question of the enslavement' OF human
beings, and when the blacks We're being
sent b. the underground railroad from
the South to Canada, his home.
then in Boston. was recognized as
one Of the stations Of this same mys-
terious railroad, which in other words
was temporary haven for the care Of
the fneiiives until they could Be sent
on 70 The next station which might,
perhaps. have been "a Vermont. At any
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-05

of bonds which were issued many years
ago in the assistance OF railroad pro.
ject. More railroads, it is to be hoped,
will be built in Vermont some day, but
there has been decided change in cor.
ditions aud sentiment during the past
twenty years and assistance from the
communities through which any future
line may pass is not likely to be asked
or expected. Bennington Banner,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-05

mitied that in many instances towns
more or less remote from markets and
ecnters of population have, in years
past, assumed obligations of this ma
ture that are now proving to be bur-
donsome upon decreasing population.
The application of the town of Jamaica
to the present legislature for appropria
ton OF $4,000 to assist in the lifting
of Civil War debt and the payment
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-05
Future Railroad Building in Vermont

Future Railroad Building in Vermont.
IT may not be the next, but there
is a generation to come in Vermont
that will not be obliged to struggle
along under bonded indebtedness as
sumed to assist in the construction of
railroads. The railroads that have been
built in Vermont have been among the
great factors in the material progress
Of the state and it is more than prob
able that without the local aid advanc-
ed BY the different towns many CON-
would not possess the faciii
ties and conyeniences that they have to-
day. At the same time it must be adj