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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27
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PLAYING WAR GAME.
Officers School mt Waterbury Closed
Last Night After Successful and H.
tprpStinp SaSSion
teresting Session.

Waterbury, Jan. 26.-The officers
school, which opened in this place
yesterday, held it's final session this
evening, and every one of the As Off
GERS in attendance pronounced it an
unqualified success. Three sessions
were held today, the working out of
war problems being the subject Of
all of them. The scene of the prob
lens were laid near Fort Leaven-
worth, Kansas, and the tactical man
oeuvres were carried out by the aid
of large military maps and the use of
pins, to indicate the positions of the
troops taking part in the battles.
The morning session today was de-
voted to the working out of prob
lem in which the commanding Off
GERS of the opposing armies were Ma
jor H. E. Dyer of Rutland for the red
or attacking force, and Major F. d.
Thomas of Montpelier for the blue, or
defending troops. The decision of the
umpires was that the blue force held
its position. In the afternoon, Major
Dyer and Major Johnson of Bradf2a}
were the opposing commanders
the imaginary battle ended in a VIC
tory for the blue, or defending force.
At the evening session, Major
Thomas and Major Johnson opposed
each other, Major Thomas driving
the blue forces from their position
at the conclusion of the manoeuvres
most of the officers in attendance
left for their respective homes on the
midnight trains.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27
FOR BUST OF ETHAN ALLEN.
Postal Cards Means to Be Used by
Vermont ID. A. X. i'm Raising the
MOney-Will BE Placed in COntin-
entail Hall mt Washington.

Twenty souvenir post cards for ev-
cry member of the 25 chapters of the
Daughters of the Revolution in Ver-
mont have been donated by men,
Der of Ann Story Chapter, Rutland.
Each member will be asked to pur-
chase her share of the cards, and the
money thus obtained will be sent to
the State treasurer, Mrs ]. G.
Hndes of Vergennes, by April /, and
will be used to pay for and place a
bust of Ethan Allen in Continental
Hall, Washington. Vermont then
will be represented there like the d.
A. r. in her sister States, Massa-
chusetts, has given bronze doors,
and New Hampshire, which contrib
uted bust of John Stark, whose
name is well known in history. The
Vermont postal cards may be OBJ
tanned in Rutland of the State treas
urer, Mrs. L. A. Davis, or at Rut-
land bookstore.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27
RETIRES AT ST. JOHNSBURY.
Former Montpelier Man Has Been
Fireman for FOrty-IOur Years.

A former Montpelier man, Joseph
st. John, retired from the office of
clerk and treasurer of the st. Johns
bury fire department at the recent
annual meeting after "A years ser
vice as volunteer fireman, 80 of
which have been in the ST. Johnsbury
department. He was born in Quebec
in 1916 and when very young moved
to Montpelier with his parents and
began his career as a fire fighter at
the age of IA. He enlisted as a reg
ular member of the Young Amerir
cas-" one of the three fire companies
here. The regulars had their own
pump and were given the right of way
at an alarm He remained in the local
service nine years and has been in
st. Johnsbury 81 years. One of Mi.
st. Johns earliest recollections Is
the burning of the State Capitol at
Montpelier about fifty years ago.
There were only two pumps to cope
with the fire and the nearest water
supply was the river. Mr.. st. John
is moulder and has wife and one
daughter.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27
Formerly Of Barre.

Rev. ]. Duke King, pastor of the
Wilmington Congregational church,
has accepted call to become pastor
of the Congregational church in Ru-
pert and will begin his preaching
there February l. Mr.. King was
born in Carbonear, n. f., Nov 10,
1879. When IA years old he went to
Barre, Vt. His theological education
was received in boston and in 1901
he went to Wardsboro, where he SUPP
piled the Congregational church pull
pit in that village for about IL months.
He then went to Turner, Me-, where
he was pastor for two years, when
he returned to Vermont, taking
charge of the Pu,ney church. -Four
years ago he went to Wilmington
where he has since been. Mr.. King
married Miss Lottie M. Plympton or
Wardsboro in 1908.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27
STRUCK BY COASTERS.
Mrs. John Buley Resting Comfortably
From What Might Have Been Fatal
Injury,

Mrs. John Buley of Elm street
was struck by a sledload of young
people on Franklin street slope on
Thursday evening. She went out
upon the hill in search of her daugh-
ter and was struck and knocked down
hitting her head against the icy road
She was able to go to her home, where
ditiOn for several hours. 1t isn't
thought the consequences of the ac-
cident will be serious, although her
escape from fatal injury was fortu-
nate.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27
MARSHFNELD.

II. F. Cutler of Barre was in town
last Friday selling automobiles.
Lee Short and his mother are sick
with grip.
The game of basket ball that was
to come off between Marshfield and
Hardwick was postponed on account
of sickness.
The second team went to Hardwick
Friday night and left their "scalps.'
Burt Dudley, wife and daughtei
came to town last Saturday from
West Haven, Conn. Mr.. Dudley re-
turned home Monday, but his wife
and daughter are boarding at the
Spencer House.
B. NJ. Shepard of Montpelier was
in town last Wednesday to visit his
mother, who remains about the same.
b. b. Nownes is on the sick list.
Mrs. Dennis Folsom is in very poor
health.
Allen Phelps lost his driving horse
last week
Four members were taken into the
Methodist church last Sunday.
A. r. Cole shipped a car load of
cows to West Liberty, Iowa, last Sat
urday. Mr.. Cole expects to be gone
three or four weeks.
The Plainfeld Male Quartet are
booked for a concert February 4.
George May was in Boston, Mass,
last week and bought some work
horses.
Mrs. j: A. Lawrence is in Montpo-
lier this week.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27
THE McCUEN STORE SOLD.
Well Known Dry Goods Establishment
In This City Purchased by Frank w.
Mitchell of HayerhlIl, Mass.

The McCuen store was taken pos
session of Wednesday by Frank w.
Mitchell of Haverhill, N. H., who
has purchased the business. Mr..
Mitchell's stand .ng botn as business
man and as a citizen is made clear
in the following article FROM the la.
verhill Gazette and he should prove
a valuable al llti IL TO the iisi ~
Montpelier me .l1ns with a genius
for hustle.
The Gazette says:
After 20 years connection with
the Mitchell and Company dry goods
store, of late as buyer of silks and
dress goods and advertising mana
ger and for as many years identified
with the Republican party and
prominent politician in municipal
and State affairs, Frank w. Mitchell
is to remove from Haverhill to
Montpelier, VT, where he has pur-
chased the McCuen store, an old es-
tablished dry goods business.
Mr.. Mitchell, it is understood, has
had the Montpelier proposition under
consideration for some little time
and at present he is in the Vermont
city looking into the business. Vim
nouncement was made at the Mitchell
and Company store this morning that
there was every probability that the
deal would be consummated tomoc-
row, everything having been attend
ed to save the formal legal proceed
ings. The McCuen store is the larg-
est in Montpelier and has a we'll es-
tablished trade.
Mr.. Mitchell first entered the dry
goods trade in 1888 and since that
time he has grown up with the bus
mess following every branch step by
step. For a few years he has done
the buying of the dress goods and
silk and since 1907 has handled all
the advertising of the firm in this
way becoming familiar with all
phases of department store work.
His friends in the local store predict
successful career in Montpelier
knowing him to be well fitted to b.
come head of large business.
"In public life Mr. Mitchell will
be very much missed, he having
been conspicuous in many a State
and municipal campaign and promin-
emily mentioned as mayorality can
didate this fall. He has been mem.
Der of the school board since Janu-
airy, 1906, he was a new charter adj
vocate and a staunch supporter OF
the present administration
"In State politics, Mr. Mitchell
has always been recognized as
power, the fact that he has for many
years been chairman of the Republ.-
can city committee placing him in a
position to make his influence felt
He has always been loyal to the Re-
publican party and has been able to
do much for the city. AS chairman
of the local committee, he was re-
elected two weeks ago to serve the
ensuing year.
ut is expected that Mr.. Mitchell
will assume charge of ~ Montpe-
lier store about February 1 and be-
fore that time he will move his ia
mily from Haverhill. He has the
best wishes of host of friends
bara
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27

SO the opera house is to be disman-
tied, going the way of the old village
hall. The moving picture shows have
been too much for it, as the new opera
house in it's newness was too much
for Capital Hall The picture shows
have captured the gallery crowd, the
purchasers of cheap seats, and these,
in a small town, are the real backbone
of the theatre business. Their small
contributions have saved from finan-
cial failure many an attraction that
has appeared at the Blanchard Opera
House. They may have been indis-
criminate in their patronage, but they
did not stay away from the high class
performances. And the management
realized something of what it owed to
them, so gallery seats were always
kept at a price where they could af-
ford to buy them, though the play was
of such a character, and getting it
here was so expensive, as to have
warranted making the price of gallery
seats equal to that usually paid for
seats on the floor.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27

Calais, a witty man and one who APP
preciated a joke even If the point hap
pened to be turned against him. A
neighbor named Goodel was in his
shop one morning perstering him with
all sorts of questions, till at length
Uncle Abdiel, wearying of it all, snap
ped out:
"Mr. Goodel, you ought to be an al
mighty wise man."
"Why?'
Because you ask so many ques-
tions."
Huh! I should be if | asked any
body that knows anything"
Mr.. Kent thought this story was
good enough to tell and he frequently
told it with gusto.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27
SUES FOR $4,000.
Woodbury. Granite Company the De-
PENDANT in Damage Case.

A bill was filed in the office of the
county clerk Monday in which r.
E. Callahan of this city brings suit
against the Woodbury. Granite Com
pany, in the sum of $4,000 The suit
arises out OF the death of Antonio
Lance while working in the estaD-
lishment of tie defendant, caused by
a stone falling upon him. Mr. Gala
han was az yointed trustee of the
estate of the deceased, who left a
wife and six children, and William
N. Theriault has been retained for
the defendant The case will come
off at the March term of County
Court.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27
yERMONTERS IN IDAHO.
Natives of the Green Mountain State
In the Twin Falls Country.

Here is a list of the Vermonters
who are now in the Twin Falls Coun-
try, Idaho. Their former and present
residence and their occupation.
Howard M. Skeels, druggist, Hal
ley; Frank Morganson, timekeeper
Hagerman; r. T. Negus, civil englr-
eer, Twin Falls; Otto Freigang, civil
engineer, Twin Falls; Martha Freig.
ang, nurse, Twin Falls; Edith s..
Kell teacher, Twin Falls; Edward
Fox, restaurant, Twin Falls; John
Fox, laborer, Twin Fails; Borge
Krabbenhoft, mule skinner, Twin
Falls; August Faley, cowpuncher
Three Creek; all of Proctor, YER
mont.
Gordon d. McQuivey merchant,
Wendell; J. LLculs ,}u tolph, line
man, Hagerman; e. H. Martin, Jr,
turnkey, Hagerman; John Calhoun,
electrician, Hagerman; Clifford H.
Allis civil engineer, Hagerman; Mr..
and Mrs. d. Clark, farmer, Twin
Falls; VIM. II. Eldridge, clothier,
Twin Falls; all of Middlebury, VT
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. F. Morse, barber,
Twin Falls; Arthur Howard farmer,
Twin Falls; Eva Howard, clerk, Twin
Falls; all of Randolph, Vt.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Seaver, superin-
tendent, Twin Falls; Mr.. and Mrs.
A. K. Seaver clerk, Twin Falls;
Clarence Day, carpenter, Twin Falls:
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Moore, Mgr. Hotel
Rogerson, Twin Falls; all of Wood
stock, vt.
C. w. Joslyn, purchasing agent
Twin Falls; J. e. Joslyn, clerk
Twin Falls; all of Barton Landing,
VT.
E. L. Lewis, laborer, Twin Falls
L. S. Ayotte, farmer, Twin Falls; Of
Wells, vt.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. Howard, farmer,
Bull; C. A. Bowen, sheepman, Hager-
man; Morrill, A. Rand, ditch rider,
Bull; all of Royalton, vt.
Wyatt A. Kent, merchant, Contact,
Nevada; George A. Pooler, bookkeep-
err, Twin Falls; of Wallingford, VT
G. E. Bryant, farmer, Twin Falls;
of Middlesex, VT.
l.. w. Eddy, clerk, Twin Falls; CT
Monkton Ridge, VT.
H. II. Howe, capitalist, Twin Falls;
of Castleton, VT.
W. p. Brush, farmer, Bull; Of
Cornwall, Vt.
John Copeland, civil engineer, Ha-
german; of Center Rutland, VT.
Il VS. McLachlin, clerk, Twin Falls;
of Barnet, VT.
Mrs. Nellie Lyons, farmer Kim
berly; of Burlington, vt.
Rufus Gaskill, Twin Falls; "
North Troy, VT.
Arthur Wilcox, Twin Falls; of Put
ney. vt.
Wallace Clapper, cook, Twin Falls;
of Bristol, VT.
Harold Noyes, laborer, Twin Falls;
of Salisbury, VT.
R. A. Speare, farmer, Twin Falls;
of Braintree, VT.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. H. Reed, Twin
Falls; of Bridgewater, VT.
w. S. Speare, farmer, Twin Falls:
of Rutland, VT.
Harold M. Burditt, merchant. Wen
dell; of Pittsford, VT
P. A. Farrar, Jerome; of Newport,
VT
E. H. Stone, farmer, Bull; of AL
bany, VT
w. o. Stone, farmer Bull; OF AL
banY. Vt.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27

Just now, in the middle of winter,
when such a topic brings up interest
ing recollections or anticipations, why
not begin to discuss having proper
and reasonable celebration of the
Fourth of July next summer? Mont
pelier has not had such an affair for
a long time, so long that there ought
not to linger any disagreeable recol-
lections of the last one.
EARNEST. THRILLER.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27

IThe company that has purchased
the Dudley property has an excellent
opportunity to erect theatre. Just
off Main street, just across the street
from State street, The location is as
desirable as if on one of the principal
streets. The property is hardly de-
sirable for stores. The city has all the
stores it needs at present. If the
company should erect an apartment
house there, containing theatre, per-
haps also a restaurant and a few Of
flee suites, it ought to profit largely
by it, There are plenty of unmarried
young men who would be glad of an
opportunity to secure quarters in such
a building, and plenty of young mar
ried people, who do not care to keep
up a house, who do not like boarding
who would be quick to secure quar-
tiers in a we'll equipped apartment
house. believe it would pay
better than any other real estate
investment in the city. | know sever
al men of capital who have been con-
sidering the matter.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27

1t is not to be expected that every
teacher of English literature can re-
member everything written even by
the literary producers of the highest
rank. There are few of the literary
aristocracy who have not been sub
jected to severe criticism, and few
also whose works will not be found
on close critical examination to be
defective in rhetorical or grammatical
construction or in form of expression.
For instance:
peace hath her vic
tories
No less renowned than war: new
foes arise
Threatening to bling our souls with
secular chains:
Help us to save free conscience from
the paw
OF hireling wolves whose gospel is
their maw"
If that was attributed to ]. Gordon
Coogler or Bloodgood Cutter we
should Taught at it. 1t is from one of
sonnets of Milton, and SO, of
course, it is fine work Read the last
two lines to any man of literary
taste wtout telling him the name of
the author (the chances are 10 out of 10
that he will not know and it's dollars
to doughnuts that he will tell you
that a man who writes that sort of
stuff ought to be suppressed-with a
club if necessary.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27

Following Immediately after my OBJ
servations on educational matters last
week was amused to hear this story
One of the boys in the public schools
asked like the rest of his class TO turn
in an original story copied one OF
Hawtbornes short tales. He made
only a few changes, probably not for
the better, to disguise the theft caus-
ed by his laziness and looked for high
marks. But when his story was re-
turned 1t was plastcred with blue pen
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27

When Edmund Lefrancis of West
Rutland went Monday afternoon to
examine dynamite cartridge, the
fuse of which he thought had gone
out. it exploded in his face His eyes
were saved by pair Of glasses but
his face was cut and filled with dirt
The accident happened at the Patton
quarry.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27

Gil comments and the rank was very
low. 1t sounds like great joke on
the teacher that she should have ex-
orcised such critical comment on a
piece of work by one of our distin-
guished writer's, but the joke was
rather on the boy.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27

The same story comes from all
parts of the Countrywide moving pic
ture shows are driving out the thea
tres or greatly cutting down their
business. With the passing of the
opera house there will be no place in
town for theatrical performances.
Montpelier can't expect an endowed
theatre | don't know as it wants one.
| shall be surprised, though, if some
sort of guarantee company is not
formed to encourage the building of a
new theatre.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27

"Ive found the best way to Keep
pearls" said a Montpelier man who
owns a handsome gem taken from a
Winooski clam. "If they're put away
in powdered magnesia they will never
lose their luster, while in cotton they
sometimes grow dim" l can't AFFORD
pearls, so don't know from expert
ence how good this information may
be, but | pass it along to those fortu-
nate enough to own them.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27

There used to be an organ factory
in East Montpelier, where reed Or
gans and melodeons were made before
the Estey works at Brattleboro We're
opened. 1t is believed that somea OF
the organs made there, including the
first one, are owned in Montpelier
any one tell me the name of the owner
of any of them?
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27

One important fact was omitted
from the biographies of the late Capt
l.. M. Hutchinson. Not all his life was
spent in Montpelier. He went west al
ter the war and founded the town OF
Vermont City in Dakota, before the
territory was divided. The town be-
came a flourishing community and
much of its prosperity was due to the
Vermonter who laid its foundation
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27

Abdiel Kent, father OF Murray A.
and grandfather of Dorman b. o. Kent
was an old character" in the town OF
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27

Miss Rose Lucia is lending her aid
to the effort to secure better wages
for the teachers in the State. AS a
competent teacher of experience Miss
Lucia may be certain that the regular
performance of her duties will assure
her adequate wages (and the Montpe-
lier schools are paying the best wages
of any in the State | understand, SO
her efforts and those of the teachers
club, being without personal prejudice,
ought to have much influence. Miss
Lucia's letters to the newspapers may
not be pleasant reading for school
directors, but they are hard to an
swer
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27

Probably no one man in this coun-
try has done more to popularize Eng
lish literature than the principal of a
small academy, William J. Rolfe. In
saying this l don't mean to detract
from the splendid work of Professor
Richardson of Dartmouth. But Mr..
Rolfe caught his pupils earlier, and
his idea, many years ago Che is now
past S0), was to make the study of
literature interesting. That is the
great idea in getting youth to do any
thing. If boy could be made to be-
lieve that saving wood was killing
Indians we would not have to pay for
having the wood pile worked up. 1t
was because Mr.. Rolfe's idea was sue
cessful in his classes that we have to-
day the Rolfe edition of Shakespeare.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27

Speaking of railroads, hope before
long the local electric line will come
down Clay Hill and make a belt
around the city. There may be some
question whether such an extension
would pay, but it looks as If it would
produce as much traffic for the dis
lance Travelled as the main line.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-27

Literature might be made more in
teresting if the creators of literature
would write in a different strain-like
this:
A young lady named Molly Mcguire
Had trouble in lighting the fire;
The wood being green she used kero-
sene,
(Then, after solemn pause contin-
ue slowly
She has gone where the fuel Is dryer.
, 1910-11-23
LIFEBOAT WRECKED.

Late on Wednesday, night, when the storm
was at its height on the Welsh coast, signals
Of distress were observed near Ramsey Is
land, off Pembrokeshire. The st. DavId's
hteboat put out in response md found that
the distressed vessel was the schooner De-
mocrat. The crew Of three were safely TAX
en- off, but immediately afterwards the lifeboat
was hurled or one Of the dangerous rocks in
Ramsey Sound.
The lifebont became q total wreck, and
the occupants climbed up the sides of the
rocks. Several of thom were dashed by The
seas against the rocks, and one man was
readered unconscious. 1t was dark at the
time, and they had q terrible experience,
the water washing over them us they were
huddled together on a small space at the
top.
When daybreak came the men were in an
exhausted condition, and they found that
three Of their number were missing. To
attract attention they made q blaze with
thair oiIekins. A boat manned by two coast
guards and u civilian put off from St. Dn-
vIds. Several attempts to take the men
off we're fruitIess, but eventually they were
rescued by the Iifeboat Charterhouse, from
Fishguard. The bodies of the three miss
ing had not been recovered last night
Daily Mail, October 18th.
, 1910-11-23
WEST INDIAN COTTON.

Messrs. Wolstenholme and Holland, Of
Liverpool, write as follows, under date Oc-
tober II, with reference to the sales Of West
Indian Sea Island cotton -.
Since our last report, about 200 bales of
West Indian Sea Islands have been sold,
chiefly at about $50. to 1871, with q few
ST. Vincent at 21d. to Did, and some Stains
at Id to 12d.
The American Sea Island market seems to
have steadied for Floridas round about
1881. for the best, but the market for Is,
lands has not yet opened.
The report of Messrs, Henry W. Frost &
Co., on Sea Island cotton in the Southern
States, for the week ending October 8, is as
follows
The receipts to date are only 90 bales
against 325 bales last year. The factors,
have not yet sampled their receipts, and do
not propose doing SO until the coming week.
We are, therefore, unable as yet 70 give quo
tations.-Lbjd