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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-12-24
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WARD FoUR's ALDERMAN
Mr., hE. L. Rodelsperger, Who has
Previously Served as Alderman
$50. From Ward Five.

Alaerman E. L. Rodelsperger has
entered upon the service of his hrst
.terrn as alderman from Ward 4, but.
he has had experience ON the alder.
manic board as the representative OF
another ward. He. served Ward .
as alderman during the year l90',
and for some months Of 1908, resign
ing the position on account OF hav-
ing moved into Ward 4. ~
Mr.. Rodelsperger was born IN the
city of Newberry inir1S7O, and has
lived here and in the county all his,
life, except about three years, winch
he spent as an employee Of the IN
iocn cotton mills. Prior to his going
to Union he worked in the Newber-
~ cotton mills. Coming back to the
county from Union about ten years
ago. he was for a time engaged II
the saw mill business. Hs then
81 moved back to the city and engaged
in the butcher business, first With the
late Mr.. James F. Todd, and then
I: with Mr.. R. II. Sem. Following that
he again went back to the New5erry
cotton mills for awhile. For the
past two years Mr.. Rodelsperger has
been working in Mr.. ". Il. Lom'-
naek's market,
Mr.. Rodelsperger was married IN
February, 1889, to Miss Leila
Z Vaughn. To this union two children
have been born.
7. Alderman Rodelsperger bring te
fha discharge Of his duties as the
representative of Ward 4 the val
liable experience gained by him as
the representative Of Ward 5 and a
conservatism and an earnest desire
! TO do what he conceives to be the
hest interests Of Newberry which
will make him a valuable member OF
the aldermanic board.
It is an honor to serve one S ward
as alderman and it is a signal honor
to serve the two wards IN winch one
lives in succession. and especially with
such short time Intervening be-
tween the two periods of service.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-12-24
REPORTS ON COTTON CROP.
Estimates Ginning to December Il
at e,362,222 Bales.-Neariy Two
Million Short.

Washington, Dec. 2o.-The census
bureau reports 9,362,222 bales Of cot
ton ginned/ from the growth Of 1909
to December 13. This compares with
1.90O,565 bales for 1908.
The proportion of the crop glnned
to December IS, 1909, is 900 per
cent. of the crop on the same day OF
1908. Round bales included this
year are 139,967 as compared with
2l5,059 for 1908; sea i*land, 85,l84
bales for 1909, 8O,316 in 1908. The
number Of bales of cotton glnned
from the growth of 1909 by States
compared with the corresponding
date Of 1908 follows: r
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-12-24
ALDERMAN c. 81. CANNON.
He VIII Serve Ward Three as Alder
man the Second Term, Reelected
Without Opposition.

Mr.. C. II. Cannon, who succeeds
himself without opposition from
Ward 3, is native of this county,
having been born on his fathers
farm in the Utopia section.
He was elected alderman OF his
ward one year ago and as evidence
of the confidence the people have IN
his ability to serve them and the
. faithfulness with which he served
his first term on the aldermanle board
he was rejected without opposition.
.4,e Some years ago Mr.: Cannon lett
the farm and came to Newberry anJ
engaged in business. ~. ..,
sHe is at present in the lumber ana
brick business and has been very sue
eessful: " y ,.: .SN
Recently he purchased an oranst
i i grove in Florida and for the pas;
several weeks he has been in Flori
!. da looking after the shipment Of the
4 fruit from his grove. -... .
Mr.. Cannon. is an active and ear
6est member Of the Methodist church
i Several years ago he was married e
Miss Lucy Wright Of this "lty.
81: MT. Cannon is a good 5uslnle'
i San, progressive yet conservative ''
successful in his own business IN
terests and the affairs Of the city -"ll
1 be safe in his hands, and so far as
he may be able the best interests 0:
J. the community will be promoted
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-12-24

came to the county when he was quite
young, and lived in the Broad river
section Of the county on a farm up
until twelve years ago, when ne
moved to the city.
Upon coming to the city OF New
berry Mr.. Evans secured employ
ment in the Newberry cotton mills.
He first worked in the weave room,
but continued in that room for only
few weeks. when he was transferred
to the cloth room, in which depart
ment he has since worked. He has
risen to be assistant overseer OF the
cloth room, and has bright prospects
of further promotion In the mill
business.
Mr., Evans was married on Decem-
ber %, 1894, to Miss Hattie Cromer,
of the county. To this union two
children We're born. Mrs. Evans was
called from the labors Of earth; and
on the goth Of June of the present
year Mr.. Evans was married to Miss
Lula Bell -Kibler.
Mr.. Evans is a member Of Bergell
Tribe, No. "a, Improved Order OF
Red Men, Of this city.
During his service as alderman Mr.
Evans has looked after the interests
of the people of his ward and of the
city Of Newberry, and that he has
| given satisfaction to those whom ht
represents is shown by the fact thai
! he has been twice reelected without
opposition.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-12-24
THE SCHOOL TRUSTEES.
Messrs.. Wicker and Davis, Whose
Faithfulness to Their Duties Has
Been Appreciated.

Mr.. John II. Wicker was reelected
trustee of the graded schools from
Ward 4 and Mr.. J. Marion Davis
from Ward 5, both without opposi-
ton. Both have served on the board
since the law was amended abolish
ing life membership and reducing the
rumber to one from each ward. They
have endeavored to the best Of their
ability to serve the highest interests
of the schools Of the city and their
reelection without opposition IS a
conmendation Of their efforts by
the voters of their Respective wards.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-12-24
ALDERMAN FROM WARD 5.
Mr.. Gregg. G.. Evans, Who Enters
Upon His Third Term as Rep
resentative Of His aWrd.

Aldermen Gregg C. Evans will
represent Ward 5 again this year.
Mr. Evans was, first chosen alder
man from Ward 5 in 1908. to sue
ceed F.. L. Rodelsperger, resigned. He
served about eight months Of Mr..
Rodelspereer's ruexpired term. ;and
was reelected for the year 1909
without opposition. At the recent
election he 0@ain had ~ oppoSltloH.
Alderman Evans was born in Mis-
sissippi on September l, 1871. de
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-12-24
the leading mercantile firms ii

the leading mercantile firms il
Lominack was married to Miss
Reighley in 1879. To this I'M
o children. have been born.
rman Lominack will devote
st energies to the discharge Of
Eblic duties, and \he may be de-
ID upon to stand for what he
Elves to be for the good Of his
B and the people of the city gen
ID
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-12-24

The distribution Of the sea island
cotton by States is as follows: .
Florida, 26,67l; Georgia, E,5S6:
South Carolina, 1927.
The statistics in this report for
1909 are subject to slight corrections
when checked against individual re-
turns of the ginners being transmit
ted by mail. The corrected total of
cotton ginned this season is 8,878,886
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-12-24
Church of the Redeemer. |
REV. Edward Fulenwider, Pastor,

There will be the regular Christ
mas service at the Lutheran church
Of the Redeemer next Sunday at II
a. m. The pastor will preach on the
subject" 1.-THE Music Of Life" The
hymns and anthems will be appro7
pirate to the Christmas season. Lit
tie Miss Rebecca Sigh will sing a
Christmas solo.
The Sunday school Will meet as
usual at 4 p. m. and all are request
ed to be present. The classes IN the
Catechism will meet at $3.50 and 5:0O
p. n.
In view of the union service at the
Methodist church there Will be nc
service at night.
A cordial invitation to all services
is extended the public.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1909-12-24
ADMINISTRATION
FOR ENSUING YEAR

pntinued from Page One.)
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-08-11
WOOdpeckerS and Telegraph Poles.

Considerable damage is being done to
telephone, telegraph and electric light
poles by members of the woodpecker
family. These birds originally built their
homes in the dead or dying trunks or
limbs of trees, but for some reason best
known to themselves, have come to the
conclusion that the peeled pole offers bet
ter conditions for a home.
They have become SO ravenous of late
that their depredations are attracting
considerable attention among those who
are compelled to use quantities of wood
en- poles. Their activities spread over
wide portion of the United States, nota-
bly, in the South, Southwest and Central
West Cedar poles seem to be the ones
most frequently attacked. The birds
bore into them at any height from the
ground, and the holes which they make
are often two or three inches in diameter
and four or five inches deep. Such an
amount of wood drilled from stick of
timber which is carrying load of wires
naturally Weakens the strength of the
line
1t would, of course, not be difficult
matter to eXterminate these birds.
However, this is not desirable, as they
are among the most beneficial forms of
bird life native to this country, because
they destroy large numbers of insects
which seriously damage forest and food
crops. 1t seems, therefore, that methods
should be undertaken to compel the
birds to revert to their former habit of
bOrfnU ra her that, tO nv +ar,,;,o 20 +Lo.D,
Frequent inquiries have been made by
the Forest Service in this connection, but
the only information to date which the
government has been able to obtain is
that on casual inspection of treated
and untreated pole lines in Louisiana.
In that region it was found that poles
which had been impregnated with Gre
osote OIL were not attacked by the birds,
whereas untreated poles under the same
conditions were very severely injured
Whether or not creosote will prevent
such attack is not definitely known, but
the Service is investigating this problem,
and should this oil prove preventative,
1t will fulfill two-told purpose: 1t will
protect the poles from decay and destruc-
ton from animal life. In southern In
diana, some members of traction COM
pany thought that they could prevent
further destruction Of their poles by fill
ing the holes i'll the wood with stones.
The birds, however, simply drilled a.
round the stones and made the condi-
tons much worse. This apparently does
not seem to be a means of preventing
their depredations.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-08-11
PRESS COMMENT.
Women School superintendents

The filling of the vacancy in the school
SUPPLEMENTARY of Chicago is bound to
attract attention throughout the
country. The city is the second largest
in the country, has 100000 pupils in its
enrolment, and has school property
worth more than S5O,O0O,OOO AL
though the overwhelming number OF
people engaged in school work through
out the country are women, Chicago is
just now the first of the cities to choose
a woman as executive head of its school
system.
1t was the belief of the board that in
a system so extensive as that of
Chicago's school force, there should be
some one capable of filling the vacant
position aud that the election should be
a promotion. Mrs. Ella Flagg Young
had risen from the lower ranks of
Chicago teachers through many years
OF service to the principalship of the
Chicago Normal school, In reviewing
the record and experience of their
teachers and supervisors, it was the
unanimous opinion of the board that
Mrs. Young gave evidence of superior
qualifications for executive ability, tor
knowledge of practical school methods
and the needs of a public school system,
and she was chosen without a dissent
ing vote. The salary of her predecessor
was $4,000, and that SUM was voted
as her compensation.
Another striking thing about the
selection is that Mrs. Young is Ga years
old. If there was any urging that such
age was proof she was not "up to date"
in educational matters because her
elementary school training was obtained
90 years ago, as is often suggested when
person ripe in experience is urged for
promotion in educational work, it had
no effect upon this board whose mem.
bers well knew she had passed the Osler
limit four years before.
The appointment is a triumph for
tested ability and efficiency and will have
more effect outside of Chicago against
the cant of sex and age that has been
too often dwelt upon against the pro-
motion or retention of persons whose
efficiency in school matters has with
stood the practical test, Chicago is to
be congratulated upon the results that
come from the sensible, logical and cour-
ageous course ola practical school board.
II Manchester Union.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-08-11
The Presidents Trip.

President Taft left Washington, Fri
day, for the summer capital at Beverly,
on the Massachusetts coast, where he Will
pass few weeks with his family. Before
his departure the President made public
a tentative outline OF his trip through
the west and south this fall twill be a
wide swing around practically the entire
United States, embracing a journey APP
proximating 1900 mles-as long as
the cruise of the battleship feet from
Hampton Roads, through the Straits Of
Magellan to San Francisco Bay. The
trip will be one Of the most notable ever
made by President 1t will be as di-
verse as could well be imagined and no
Seeing all-America' tour could be de-
yised TO embrace as many points of in
terest in SO brief space OF time as Presi-
dent Taft will give to his jaunt to the
Pacific coast and back through the great
states OF the south.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-08-11
The Lincoln Cents.

The first instalment of Lincoln cents
arrived in town Saturday morning, the
First National Bank receiving 1900 of
them. AS this was the only source of
supply in town the bank did a rushing
business all day and as only limited
number was sold to each customer the
coins were pretty generally distributed
around town before night.
The coin is the exact size of the old
one. The face bears a bust profile of
Abraham Lincoln, above which is the
motto, I'm God we trust" with the
word Liberty" at the left of the figure
and the date, 1909" at the right. On
the reverse side are the words, Zone
Cent" in large letters, on c.,hcr side of
which is a sheaf of wheat Confirming to
the outline of the cola. Over mis- is Re
Pluribus Unun," and near The bottom,
Limited States of =. :e"'2,." lust below
this appear the initi;s AZ D. b." of the
designer, in very small letters The
designs on both sides are sunk and the
narrow edge permits stacking. Although
several millions of this new coin have
been issued from the mint, it has been
announced that these initials will not be
on future issues, and some of the owners
of the first issued coppers are holding
them believing that in time they will be
of value. Already in some places people
wanting a new cent are paying a nickle
each for them.
On getting one of these new cents a
nine years old boy in New York put it
into his mouth after proudly exhibiting
it. When he laughed the coin slipped
half way down his throat and stuck
there. His mother saw that he was
choking and tried to relieve him by
pounding him on the back. That failed
and an AMBULANCE was called to take
him to the hospital but he died before a
physician arrived.
This is the only instance thus far on
record where the new coin had any fatal
result.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-08-11

short time has produced and are going
on with renewed enthusiasm for the
work yet to be accomplished.
The camp is situated on the old road
to Guilford, one and one-half miles from
Brattleboro, on the crest of hill several
hundred feet above the village. AS des-
cribed by correspondent, the veranda
on the side of the farmhouse was made
10 or 10 feet wide, with root extended to
a greater width. This was then parti-
toned into six sleeping apartments, each
containing a white iron bed, with new
hair mattress, table and chair. Green
denim curtains hung on brass rods may
be drawn to shut each apartment from
the passage at the outer edge of the YER
anda when complete privacy is desired.
The partitions and curtains are so ar
ranged that they do not interfere with
the free circulation of air The camp
now has four patients, two women and
two men. A fifth patient is expected this
week and another within few days.
All the patients who have been at the
farm through the month have improved
both in weight and general condition,
the correspondent says.
The undertaking reflects wonderful
credit on the ladies of Brattleboro, and
its benehcent results will do honor to
their practical kindness and philanth-
ropy.- Burlington News. \
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-08-11

We commend to other Vermont cities
and towns the enterprise of the ST.
Albans Board of Trade. They have
already arranged to have new hotel,
provided the townspeople will subscribe
for the stock, and they are issuing a
monthly bulletin which is full of useful
suggestions for making a bigger and
better St. Adams. The Bulletin frankly
discusses local problems and suggests
many things that are worth considering
by the taxpayers. That the organiza-
ton is a thorough believer in printers
ink is evidenced by the announcement
that an edition of a booklet OF 5000
copies advertising the resources and
advantages of the city as a manufacture
ing center is soon to be issued and dis
tributed all over New England.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-08-11
Senator Pages Speech.

The Worcester, Mass, Telegram de-
votes half column editorially to Sena-
tor Pages recent remarks on the free
hide proposition. The first paragraph of
the same refers to the speech generally in
the following highly complimentary lam
guage:
Senator Carroll S. Page of Vermont re-
Gently made one of the most remarkable
speeches ever delivered in the senate at
Washington. 1t should be entered in the
list of classics of the business age of the
United States. The senator is known in
his state as Calf Skin Page, his initials
fitting into his business in a remarkable
way. He is known all over the world as
the most successful handler of calf skins.
He began his career in the midst of more
handicaps that Job ever had, and he has
made the biggest business in his line in
the world, miles from q railroad on
Vermont farm, as far as possible in this
country, to get away from the center of
the calf skin commercial market. He is
senator because heis first business man
and it would be we'll for this country if
all senator's were elected for the same
reason, and without regard to the pro-
posed reform for choosing senator's by
direct votes of the people. Every word
of the Page speech was put into use as
business man talking commonsense, and
there is not rhetorical flourish in it, nor
a diplomatic phrase Windsor Journal.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-08-11
Vermont as a Cattle State.

Senator Page of Vermont, rambling
along in his speech on hides the other
day in Westinghouse speech neverthe-
less, which gave the Senate quite a fund
OF new intormation-incidentally took a
terrible fall out ofcertain Western sena-
tors. They will not soon forget it.
" Why = exclaimed Senator Page, when
several Western senator's were Fostering
him about their embarrassing states,
" Vermont has 2S8,0OO mich cows and
214,oO0 other cattle. That is 100000
more cattle than there are in all the
state OF Idaho. We are the great
cattle raising state of this Union from
one point of view. The little 5000
square miles OF land that we have in YER
mont is turned up on edge, but we have
more cattle to the square mile than has
Nebraska whose acreage is on the level. !"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-08-11
A Champlain Side Issue.

Wisconsin is to celebrate this week all
anniversary that is in way connected
with Champlain, whom we have just
been concentrating The Wisconsin
anniversary is that of the first visit OF
the white man. 1t was 275 years ago
this summer that this event happened.
Jean Nicolet, an explorer who stood high
in favor with Samuel de Champlain, then
governor of New France. undertook the
perilous task of tracing the region about
the great lakes. He it was who went to
the shores of Green Bay and was greeted
by the Winnebago Indians, who were
known as "The Mysterious Tribe of the
Wilderness" Among other events that
marked the intrepid explorers visit to
Wisconsin was the exploding of the
theory that those who inhabited the re-
gion about the Great Lakes were of
Chinese origin.
1t is announced that many prominent
men will take part in the exercises and it
is expected that the attendance will be
very large Burlington News.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-08-11
Prof. Sprague'S Address.

The Stanstead Journal has the follow
ing very appreciative notice of Prof
Oliver NJ. w. Spragues address at the
banquet of the Northern Bankers Asso-
citation at Newport, Wednesday night:
1.-The address of Prof Sprague was re-
markable for its comprehensiveness and
evident knowledge of the subject. 1t
would be natural to expect that an adj
dress from such source would smack OF
the class room, but from start to finish
it was direct, able and practical. The
speaker was eloquent because he had at
command such a choice vocabulary, and
this was evident from the close and
courteous attention given by everyone
present. This fact, in and of itself,
means that the address was of high
order, for the reason that an audience of
practical banking men do not listen un-
less they are interested, unless something
worth while is being said"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-08-11
Connecticut and Passumpsic Rivers
Railroad Company.
Notice Of StockhOlders' Annual Meeting.

The stockholders of the Connecticut and
Passumpsic Rivers Railroad Company, are
hereby warned and notified to meet at the
Newport House in Newport, in the county OF
Orleans and state of Vermont, on Wednes-
at nine O'Clock in the forenoon, for the fol-
lowing purposes, viz
First. To elect board of nine directors.
Second. To elect a treasurer of the Cor
Poration, a resident without the state of
Vermont, in accordance with Sec. 1 of No.
log, Acts of 1867, of State of Vermont
Third. To transact any other business
that may properly come before the meeting.
Dated at St. Johnsbury, in the County of
Caledonia, and State of Vermont, this 2nd
DAY OF August, A. ID. 1909.
by order of the Board of Directors,
HARRY BLoDGETT, b..
Secretary.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-08-11
A Chance for BOyStO Make a Dollar

We want all the bones we can get.
Can use heads, hoofs, horns-anything
in the line of bones-if only dry. We
will pay Coo per hundred pounds for
thoroughly dry bones-we can pay even
more if strictly clean, hard, fresh, dry,
boiled butchers bones-and pay freights
from your station if shipped in lots Of
200 pounds or more. Ship in barrels or
cheap sacks.
c. S. PAGE, Hyde Park, Vt.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-08-11

Visitors to Burlington this summer
should not fail to visit the Greater YER
mont exhibit in the Armory. J. A. De-
Boer of Montpelier says that it is far
better and more complete than the one
at Jamestown and as a representative
exhibition it is the first that has ever
beerfheld within our own state.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-08-11
County Court Expenses.

The accounts for the June term of Gale
donia County court have been audited
by Auditor of Accounts H. F. Graham
and the report received at that office in
the state house. The report shows the
total costs of the term to be $5,644.30
divided as follows:
Sheriff account, S 36O.17
Jail account to July LIST, 1501.70
Expense of court for June
term, 37S2.43