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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-14

and Powers. Such observance would
be a most happy event and would
seem delicate and deserved tri-
butte to the three judges who will
enty-fifth anniversaries of their
births.
The following judicial" statistics
are taken from compilation made
by the late Chief Judge Russell s.
Taft showing the length of service
of Vermont Supreme Court judges,
The table given herewith relates 70
judges who have served a term of ten
years or over and the place of res
idence named is that of the time of
the appointment.
Royal Tyler, Brattleboro, 1So1-13.
~ years.
Theophilus Harrington, Clarendon,
1SOS-13, 10 years.
Charles X. Williams, Rutland.
1921, 1S29-46, 10 years.
Stephen Royce, St. Adams. 1851
1892, % years.
Isaac f. Redfeld, Derby. 1885,
1860, % years.
Milo L. Bennett, Burlington, 1888
80, 1929, 10 years.
Luke p. Poland, Morristown, 1S4S-
so, 1876, 10 years.
John Pierpoint, Vergennes, 1885,
1882, "a years.
James Barrett, Woodstock, 1887
1880, % years.
Asahel Peck. Burlington, 1S61-1S74,
ii years.
Homer e, Royce, st. Adams, 1870
so, 20 years.
Timothy p. Redheld, Montpelier,
1S70-S4, II years.
Jonathan Ross. ST. Johnsbury,
1S70-lS99, 2S years.
II. Henry Powers, Morristown, 1874
&c. 16 years.
Russell S. Taft, Burlington, 1880
1902, ~ years.
John w. Rowell, Randolph, jan
II, 1882, 2S years, months.
James M. Tyler, Brattleboro, 1887
1908, 81 years.
| Loveland Munson, Manchester,
1889, 20 years.
Henry r. Start Bakersfield. 1890.
1905, IS years.
John II. Watson. Bradford, 1899
1910, IL years.
Laforrest III. Thompson, lrasburg,
! 1S90-l900, lacked few months Of
10 years.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-14
SHEARER CASE SETTLED
LINEMAN'S CASE AGAINST LOCAL
CONCERNS ADJUSTED.

L. Attorney For John $. Shearer, Who
Lost His Leg Through an Accident,
and Consolidated and Telephone
Companies Have Patched Up DIFF.
/ ferences, IL Being Understood That
Complainant Received $4,000.
The case of John S. Shearer against
the Vermont Telegraph and Tele-
phone Company and the Consolidated
Lighting Company in suit to recov-
er 100000 for injuries sustained while
working for the former company and
which was to have come up at this
session of the County Court, was set
tied out of court the latter part of
last week and the matter announced
yesterday afternoon.
The case is one which has attract
ed considerable attention and one
which has held the public eye since
Mr.. Shearer, who is well known To-
cal young man, met with the accident
which cost him his leg. The accident
occurred on the 22nd of June, 1909,
when Shearer, who was employed as
a lineman for the Vermont Telegraph
on pole at the corner of Main and
Barre streets. He had climbed the
pole all right and completed his work
there and was descending when the
spur on his leg caught in a high ten
sion wire of the Consolidated Light
ing Company coming down with his
foot to the spike below, on which he
was to stand, while at the same time
he held on the telephone wires over
head for support. The result was
that a circuit was formed and Mr..
Shearer was terribly burned about
the legs, falling on the wires and
then to the street below, distance of
20 feet, where he was picked up and
rushed to the hospital.
His right leg had to be amputated
and he has suffered with his left, al
though his general health was not i'm
paired. Suit was brought against the |
Consolidated Lighting Company and !
the Vermont Telegraph and Telephone |
Company for 100000 and the case
was to have been heard at this ses-
sion of the County Court, it being
understood that fidelity company in
which the defendant concerns were
insured against loss of this kind
would be codefendant in the case.
Attorney General John G. Sargent of
Ludlow and former Attorney General
Clark c. Fits of Brattleboro were the
attorneys for the Fidelity company
and Fred e. Laird was counsel for !
Shearer. The exact amount of set +
Element is not known definitely, but !
it is understood to be $500
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-14
VERMONT NEWS
Items Of Interest Cleaned From All
Parts OF Green Mountain
State.
Former St Adams Man Made Assessor.

Mayor Fitzgerald of Boston will ap-
point Felix w. McGettrick, formerly
of ST. Adams, assessor. Mr.. McGet-
trick was one of the assistant district
attorneys under John B. Moran and
gave a good impression at that time
of his ability as lawyer. The mayor
believed Mr.. McGettrick could be of
distinct value in the assessing de-
partment in view of the large real es-
tate problems which will be present
ed in the next few years. The mayor
said 81 think it will be a good thing
for the board to have a lawyer upon
IL. 1t has needed one for some time"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-14
HUSBAND OF MURDERED WOMAN
DEAD.
{. :. Mascot Dies Two DAYS Before
Trial OF the Slayer OF Wife.

Constantine c. Mascot, proprietor
OF the Barre Candy Kitchen. died sat
urday morning of pneumonia after
ten days illness. For ten years he
mad conducted the store and was a.
staunch business man and we'll
known resident. He was born near
Athens, Greece, in 1870. coming 10.
burlington as yong man. For the
past three years his health was poor
and he spent six months in Frame
and Greece two years ago for his
health.
lie married Miss Maud Kelley of
burlington, whose tragic death occur
red July 25, 1909, when she was shot
ahd> Killed by James Mikales. a,
clerk In the store. Mr.. Mascot leay as
TWO young children, a boy of five and
girl of three. also his parents. n,
brother and sister In Greece ond:a
brother, Nicholas, of Chicago. He
was member Of Manchester unin,
l. o. o. f. and Barre Eagles. MIR
Mascott's death occurred inst hyo,
days before the case of the shaver of
his wife is scheduled 10 be broua -
up IN Washington County Court.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-14
Peculiarly Injured.

Norman Merrick, a Swanton r. F.
y. carrier, met his brother, Noble,
on a small bridge over a brook and
stated to converse. He leaned against
the railing of the bridge which gave
way and he fell ten feet to the rocks
below striking on his side. The. small
lbs we're crushed and one lung pune
tured.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-14
BODY FOUND IN RIVER.
Remains Of Joseph Treaty., Tele-
phone Operator Discovered by
Searching Party.


Rutland, April 13.-The mystery
surrounding the disappearance of Jo-
seph Treaty., the 1S-year-old night
operator for the New England Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company in this
place, who left his home here a few
weeks ago, was cleared up today by
the finding of the young mans body
in the Poultney River. 1t had not
come to the surface because of float
ing logs and was discovered by J. c..
Durick and Cornelius Humphrey, who
were dragging the river.
Treaty. left home on the afternoon
of March 26 for a short walk and
when he did not return, it was at first
thought he had run away, but as no
trace of him could be found, it was fl
nally decided that he had taken his
life and for the last week searching
parties have been out. 1t is not
known whether the young man was
taken with one of the dizzy spells,
to which he was subject and fell into
the river, or whether he committed
suicide.
He is survived by his mother, Mrs.
Alice Treaty..
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-14
RichfOrd Mans Troubles.

William 7. Miner of Richford was
brought into court Tuesday charged
with assaulting his sister. There
was not sufficient evidence and he
was discharged only to be arrested
Immediately on the charge of cruelty
to animals. He pleaded not guilty
but was sentenced to several months
in county Jail and appealed. The
terrible condition of the cattle and
horses was found when the officers
went to investigate the prior charge
and the complaint did not emanate
from neighbours
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-14
Applied for Telephone Franchise.

William NJ. Mccain of Troy, rep
resenting the Central New York and
Vermont Home Telephone Company
appeared before the Bennington vil-
iage trustees and made application for
a franchise to establish telephone
exchange in Bennington. In the draft
of a proposed franchise which he sub
mitted to the trustees it was stipu-
lated that common battery selective
ringing or private call system would
be installed and that work would be
begun on or before October /, 1910.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-14
NEARLY ELECTROCUTED.
Mayor II. o. Carpenter of Rutland
Has Narrow Escape From Instant
Death.

Rutland, April 19.-Mayor II. O.
Carpenter narrowly escaped electro
cution this afternoon on Merchants
Row, when a trolley wire fell striking
the team in which he, with his wife
and daughter and sister were riding.
Mayor Carpenter caught the live wire
in his gloved hand and threw it aside,
his wrists being slightly burned. Ell
ectricians state that the fact that the
carriage in which they were riding
had rubber tires was the only thing
that saved the Mayor from instant
death.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-14
cese of Burlington, and returned to
Washington Thursday night.
First Tow of Season.

The gasoline tug. Oscar c., arrived
in port at Newport from dry dock this
week with the first tow of the season.
This is the earliest Prouty & Miner
have been able to begin operations
on Lake Memphremagog Naviga-
ton was opened April s, the earliest
in the history of the lake.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-14
Send Delegate to Chicago.

The semi-annual meeting of the
trustees of the Vermont Baptist Con-
ference was held at Rutland recent
ly and it was voted to send the Rev.
Mr.. Dawson to Chicago to attend the
National Baptist anniversaries in May
and also to secure the attendance of
10 missionary pastors to attend the
summer school of the Newton Theo-
logical Seminary in June.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-14
Allen Fined $3.50.

Herman Allen OF Lowell, charged
with sending obscene literature
through the mails was fined $50 by
Judge Hough in United States Court
sitting at Burlington this week. The
of North Troy, a brother-in-law
Allen said he wrote the letter and
his wife addressed it, his son mailing
Il. He did not think it was to go
through the mails. The judge and
jury did not believe mis- story, how
ever
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-14
Publishes Family Paper.

Russell w. Taft of Burlington has
just begun the publication of the
"Taft-Family News" which he pro-
poses to issue on the goth of each
month in the interests of the family
history. Mr.. Taft says his purpose is
to gather and pepetuate all import
ant facts and dates relative to the
Taft family in America"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-14
TO Observe Chaplain's Death.

u. w. Fennell of Burlington, com.
mander of the United States Spanish
War Veterans, has issued instructions
to the different encampments of the
State to observe the death of Chap
lain c. 0. Day by draping the flag and
charters in their halls.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-14
his FAREWELL SERMON
REV. 4. j. HOUGH SAID GOODBYE
TO HIS PEOPLE YESTERDAY

Methodist Church and Expressed
Regret ut His Departure-Mr.
Hough Delivered Sermon Apprc-
pirate to the Occasion.
Rev. Alfred j. Hough, who comple:-
ed Sunday his second passionate OF
Trinity Methodist church delivered
his fare we'll sermon at the morning
service before a large congregation,
Rev. Mr.. Hough took his text from
st. Mark, /, 6-7
And John was clothed with cam
els hair and with a girdle of skin
about his loins and he did eat locusts
and wild honey and preached saying,
There cometh one mightier than
after me, the latchet of whose shoes
| am not worthy to stoop and IN
loose"
John performed his labors serene
ly, yet with the consciousness that
one greater, more worthy, was cont
ing, His life may have seemed a
failure, his blood and tears shed IN
vain but they were vital, necessary
to the worlds upward movement Nc
man is worthy to work for God who
cannot say there are better men
coming over the hills and through
the valleys to take up the work which
| leave" We have much unfinished
work ahead Only one man went
through this world who said 1t is
finished We make mistakes. We do
not see clearly. The light is dim
DO we fold our hands in despair?
Not if we have done the best we
could
These men of the future, these
worImen who come after us will see
our mistakes and readjust our work
just as the ministry of this age has
had to readjust the work of the minis
try of yesterday, to broaden out
the old theology to measure up
the divine words, "Whosover will,
let MN come. NO minister has yet
lived who had gotten all the music
out of the name of Jesus. No man
has yet lived who has felt all the
power of God. The work goes on.
growing nobler, finer more beautiful
with each succeeding hour.
Each of us alone does not amount to
a great deal What is a grain of sand
In desert, a leaf in a forest, drop
of water in pool? The stars fan
but the heavens considerations arc
as brilliant as ever. Singers drop
out one by one but the song of the
ages goes on, in ever increasing
volume of sweetness, This thought
serves to keep us humble but there is
inspiration in it for others are COM
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-14
H0NORS ANNOUNCED.
st. JOhnsbury Academy Commence
ment Speakers Made known by
PRINCIPAL,

st. Johnsbury, April 13-At the
chapel exercises at st. Johnsbury Ac-
ademy this morning Principal Bene-
dict announced the following COM
mencement speakers: Valedictorian,
c. J. Frost of Waterville, Me-; salu-
tatorian, Miss Ethel NJ McGill of
Passumpsic.
The other speakers announced are
Beatrice Potts of st. Johnsbury, Jul
anita b. Kilbourne of st. Johnsbury
Center, Mabel G, Silsby of st. Johns
bury Maurice F. Carr of st. Johns
bury, Charles W. Cobb of st. Johns
bury, and r. e. Shepard of Passump-
,sic.
The class honors will be announced
later.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-14
lncendiary Got Four Years.

Charles Devlin of Burlington was
sentenced to four years at hard labor
in the House of Correction Thursday
on county court charge of setting
fire to barn of the Standard Coal
and Ice Company. After setting the
fire, Devlin helped put it out.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-14
Charged With DESERVING Family.

Judson Winterton of Newport, is
in jail on the charge of desertion Of
family. Wills former home was in
New Jersey. Governor Prouty signed
extradtion papers Tuesday but for
some reason the man was held In
Newport.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-14
Sold Struggled Wool.

United States Marshal Horace w.
Bailey received 25% cents a pound for
the 1000 or more pounds of snug
gled wool which he sold at auction
at St Johnsbury.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-14
Ice Dealer Bankrupt,

Edison B. Palmer of Bristol, an ice
dealer, has filed petition in bank
ruptcy in United States Court at Rut-
land. He has liabilities of $13,O31 40
and assets of $2,359 of which 1886
is exempt.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-14
r, y. Vail Makes Gift,

Theodore N. Vail of Lyndonville,
president of the American Telephone
and Telegraph Company, has given
$4,000 towards teachers endow-
ment fund to be used at Phillips Exc
ter Academy.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-14
Illegal Fishing.

Considerable complaint is heard OF
Illegal fishing in Willoughby Lake
where it is said salmon trout are
being caught at the dock. No move
has yet been made to punish the
poachers.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-14
Ten Weeks Cruise.

Gen. and Mrs. w. W. Henry have
returned to Burlington from 10
weeks cruise which took them
through the Mediterranean and up the
Nile with stops at several Italian cit
les.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-14
ANNIVERSARY OBSERVED.
Surrender OF General Lee at ippomu.
tox Commemorated by Appropriate
Exercises.

Burlington, April 10,-The anniver-
sary of the surrender of General Lee
at Appomatox was observed thA af-
ternoon by largely attended and ap-
propriate services at the College
street Congregational church, where
an address was delivered by Rev. /.
c. Smart. Stannard Post, G. A. r.,
and allied patriotic societies were
present in body. ....
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-14
Called COlOred Pastor.

The colored people of Bennington
have called the Rev. A. V. Dickson
of Troy to lead them in religious
work.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-14
Congressman Attended Conservation.

Congressman Foster arrived in
burlington Wednesday to attend The
conservation of Rev. j. j. Rice as
Bishop of the Roman Catholic do
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-14

1t has been suggested by prom
inent member of the Washington
County Bar that it would be a felicl-
tous opportunity for the State Bar
Association to give a dinner on Judge
Rowell's seventy-fifth birthday, June
., In honor of Judges Rowell, Tyler
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-14
ii. Henry Powers.

f. Henry Powers of Morristown,
was born in Morristown, May 20,
1888 and graduated from the Uni
versity of Vermont 1865. He read law
and was admitted to Lamoille County
bar in 1858, practiong in Hy lie
Park and representing that town in
1853. In 1861 and go he was States
Attorney for his county and was a
member of the Council of Censors in
1869 and OF the Constitutional Con-
vention of 1870. In 1872 he was SEN
ator from Lamoille county and repre-
sented Morristown in 1874, serving
as Speaker of the House. He was
elected assistant Supreme Court
judge in 1874 and was appointed
third assistant by Gov. Farnham in
1852 and second assistant in 1891.
He was elected member of Congress
from FIRST District to succeed Hon
D., w. Stewart in 1890 and served
ten years.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-09-30

George Washington Swink is dead This the
flashed throughout the country last Saturday. bringing
heartfelt grief to hundreds of friends aud of
to who him only by the deeds he had
accomplished
The Senator all loved to familiarity address him,
passed quietly away his home in this city at O'Clock Satur
day morning from paralysis following illness from
of the stomach "a years DID, and the history of his
life may up in the few words, He he
and conquered He still conquering and developing
when overtaken by death.
Twenty-Five years ago George W. Swink started melon
growing Arkansas Valley and successful his
efforts commercial value aren't and expert
mens seeds planting and irrigation made which de-
veloped the cantaloupe now known the world over
He of the greatest developers of the beet
industry of Colorado early devoted much of his attention
to the development of the beet growing industry He
Interested in construction of the first irrigation ditch in
of the valley-the old Rocky Ford dchand has
since been with big irrigation and
project in Rocky Mountain district and conceded to be
one of best irrigation experts in the west
The funeral of grand old man was held Tuesday
afternoon almost and child in Rocky
Ford and for miles around we'll from every
in the valley Holly and Pueblo testified by their
ence to the and in which the deceased
held funeral cortege numbered two thousand and
was the largest these parts not in the state
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-09-30

turn the senator was induced by his
physician to visit Mayo Bros. hospi-
tai at Rochester. Mimi. but an exam
ination showed that it was then too
late to check the trouble and his con-
dition was such that an operation was
deemed imprac;icablc. Upon his re-
turn he seemed fora time to gain in
strength and his indomitablc vitality
took him out to his pet project for
the last few ycars-thc Swink Rcscr-
voir and Irrigation systcm-whcrc he
cndcavorcd to put everything in
shape for the end which !he knew
was rapidly approaching. The Mon
day before his demise he returned
to town to transact some important
business. when he was seized with
paralysi, which grew gradually worse
until the end came on Saturday morn
ing.
George Washington Swink was
born in HarrodSburg. Ky. June 90.
1870. and with his family he moved
to Illinois. followed that other Ken
tuckian. Abraham Lincoln. who had
his birthplace in an adjoining coun-
~. He was intimately acquainted
Continued on Page Four
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-09-30

At o'clock last Saturday morn
q there passed away a man whose
,ath will be universally dcplorcd
roughout the nation wherever he
hi, achievements may have been
ard OF. and for a plain, everyday
izen he was perhaps as widely
own as any citizen OF this great
mmonwealth-Gcorge w. Swink,
e founder OF Rocky Ford and one
Colorado's greatest statc-builders
and in his passing we have lost a
IN whose place can never be filled.
matter how able his successors
~ be. He was most aptly called
ne Father OF Rocky Ford. and as
!. wears roll by we will ever miss
. alI-prevailing sympathy. affection
d maternal counsel OF that grand old
m who is now no more.
Although the disease. that caused
f dcath-canccr OF the stomach
1 been sapping his vitality for over
o wears il was not until his re-
n from attending the funeral OF
lsistA back in Illinois. about three
hths ygo. that even his most inti-
tc friends knew that there was
rhinc amiss. Shortly after his re-
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-09-30
ROCKY FORD BEET GROWERS
Take All Best Prizes for Sugar Beets
at Irrigation Congress

American Beet Sugar Co. growers re-
eeived about all the prizes there was to
receive for beets at the Irrigation Con-
gress exposition. In fact every prize Of
fered by all the sugar companies Of the
state were won by growers Of the A. B.
S. Co.. and the sweepstakes winner oi
them all was J. l. Thompson. a Rocky
Ford farmer. who took thu $50 prize
offered by the Great Western Sugar Co
for the five best beets. and besides tina,
the first prize offered by both the A. B
S. Co. and the National Sugar Co.. max
ing him quite respectable purse for his
beets exhibited.
For the prizes offered by the American
Beet Sugar Co. for otero county growers
Joseph Hart took first. J. L. Thompson
second and T. J. Childs third.
Mr.. Thompson took the first prize Of
fered by the Great Western Sugar Co.,
open to the state, and one of the firsts
offered by the National Sugar Co. oi
Sugar City. c. c. Mendell of Pueblo
county taking the other first.
Other growers in the valley took the
balance Of the prizes offered for bes,
shaped beets. bringing into this section
added honors.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-09-30
Postoffice Notice

In response to petition asking that tire
Rocky Ford Postoffiee be closed on Sum-
day. said petition containing the names Ct
ll47 patrons Of the Office. the First Asst
Postmaster General has ordered that the
windows Of the Rocky Ford Postoffiee be
closed on Sunday for a period Of three
months. said order to be made permanent
at that time unless majority Of the pat
rons shall wish it opened again.
Mails will be received and dispatched
as usual. and the lobby will remain open
during the usual hours.
Respectfully,
H. W. Lance. p. M.