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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-17
Deep Snow Stories.

The rural free delivery carriers
and stage drivers in the vicinity Of
Brattleboro are having some interest
ing experience with the county roads
on account of the amount of snow
which has fallen this winter The
eboro-Wilmington stage driver
has had some difficulty in making his
daily trip as the roads are not broken
out for him. Thursday morning he
encountered several deep drifts on his
way although only few inches OF
snow fell the previous night. In
speaking of the depth of snow on his
route Mr.. Johnson tells how the fenc-
es are completely covered in places
while some Of the people on the
route have discontinued using their
mail boxes because they are under
snow and several patrons have been
Obliged to splice their posts to the
mail boxes in order to use them. He
also tells about wagon that was left
Oub vi uOOlo NIlCll 10 HOW
covered with snow except the back of
the wagon. No trace of the wheels
can be seen. The stage driver from
Jacksonville was over an hour late on
Thursday in arriving in Brattleboro
and his sleigh revealed the fact tina.
he had encountered some deep drifts
on his route that morning. The rural
free delivery carriers found the roads
the worst that they had been thus
far during the winter although they
had found them very bad on previous
trips Mr.. Eddy spent two hours get
ting past one spot and the sleighs OF
two carriers have been broken in at
tempts to forge through the snow.
The road commissioners do not seem
TO endeavor to get the roads in pass
able condition for The carriers and so
the rural carrier must not be blamed
if he fails to give the best of service
under these conditions,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-17

ter. Mr.. Fletcher's mother lived to
the age of 100 years months and
Il days, and died May 81, 1889, being
one of II children, and was born
in Wilton, N. II. Mr. Fletcher's first
wife was a daughter of Cyrus and
Elizabeth Jacobs and was one of sew
en- children. She died May %, 1888,
and to that union two Children were
born, Dillingham; of this village and
Charles L., of Bellows Falls. In
1890 Mr.. Fletcher married Miss Lois
A. FELTON, OF Providence r. l., a
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Timothy
FELTON, and for % years she was a
school teacher in Providence. Mr..
Fletcher was one of the organizers
of the Fletcher family reunion and
for five years was its president. He
was a member of the Congregational
church. There was probably no man
in the State better posted in regard
to historical facts of his town and
State than Mr.. Fletcher.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-17
POwnal Hopes For Industry.

Pownal people are hoping that the
Cooper Manufacturing Company OF
Bennington, manufacturers of knit
goods, will buy the property of the
Wright Health Underwear Company
in Pownal and build a mill there.
Representatives of the Cooper Com
pany have been in communication
with Joseph Bechard, agent of the
Wrights, and have also made inquir-
les among their employees who live
in P0Wnal Their inquiries have
covered such points as the cost of the
property, the available power and the
price of tenements and the towns
people are especially anxious that they
shall buy. The Wrights hold the prop
erty at 100000 There has been no
industry in Pownal since the burning
of the Wright mill in December, 1895,
and although there have been numer-
Gus rumors that the mill would be re-
built, the present appears to be the
nearest approach to business of them
all
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-17
Fight For Rutland County Senator.

There has been warm contest Oil
in the southern part of the county
for office of senator, says the Rutland
Herald 1t was expected that at first
there would be but two contestants,
H. b. Barden Of Walllngford ard L. F.
Croft of North Clarendon, but recently
three others have jumped into the
arena and everything is politics down
that way. The new candidates are E.
]. Chilson and William c. Stone OF
East Wallingford, and Dwight Stat
ford of South Wallingford. They now
claim that Barden has a bit The ad-
vantage and as it is Wallingford's turn
to have representative IN The SEN
ate, that town not having had a seat
in about % years. it is probable that
he will be the choice. Attorney A. g.
Stone of Wallingford has announced
himself as a candidate for the Office
of town representative. He represent
ed the town in 1894 and at that session
had several bills passed.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-17
February Term of United States Court

United States Marshal Horace w.
Bailey of Rutland has made arrange
ments for the February term of the
United States Court to be held at Bur-
lington beginning February % at 10
O'Clock in the morning, Judge J. l..
Martin of Brattleboro presiding. The
grand and petit jurors have been
drawn for the term. This will be the
first session of court tc be held in the
new federal building in Burlington
previous sessions having been held at
the Chittenden county court house.
The entire third floor of the new
building is devoted to the department
of justice. The court room and all
of the apartments of the federal Of
fees are large and very finely fur.
nished, being great improvement
over the old quarters which have been
used for court purposes for so many
years. Several cases will come be-
fore the grand jury at the February
term and some civil cases may be
tried
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-17
Rev. ETie Jones Goes to Europe.

Rev. Effie X. M. Jones former
pastor of the Universalist church in
Barre and now pastor of the Universal
list church at Waterloo, Iowa, has
been granted a leave of absence from
her work there and has, in addition,
been given purse of nearly $500 witt
which to defray the expenses Of a trip
to Europe, which she contemplates.
Mrs. Jones will sail about the first of
July and will be away a little over
two months, visiting England, Ger
many, Holland, France, Austria and
Switzerland. The sailing point will
be Boston by the Leyland line. Dur
ing her stay abroad Mrs. Jones will
attend the international congress of
religious Liberals in Berlin during the
early part of August and will also
visit Oberammergau to see the presen-
tation of the Passion Play.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-17
LAYING DOWN IN ENVIOUS
DESPAIR.
Instead OF Giving Up, Communities
Need Only TO Find Themselves, Rise
Up and Push Ahead with Definite
Campaign for Development.
(Town Development.t

We feverish, ambitious-may l ado
envious sometimes weak
ly imagine that the other fellow has
the best of us in natural advantages
and golden opportunities.
But it is not true in nearly so many
cases as we sometimes think Down
in New England in July | spent 4
very pleasant afternoon with the Gov
ernor of one of those beautiful and
picturesque States and before long we
were talking of money making and
industrial opportunities as all Ameri-
cans do most of their waking hours,
and the dear old Governor said: do
you realize, my boy, how the great
West is literally booming with devel-
opment while we New Englanders
have to fight nightly to hold our
own?"
"ln particular, GOVERNOR" / asked.
"All of the West breathes and
thinks in terms of how much greater
are our crops, or is our manufacturing
output, or our bank deposits, or bank
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-17
Death of Daniel Johnson.

One of the oldest residents of Bel
died at his home at Z Hapgood street
Sunday night. Mr. Johnson was born
in Springfield, n. H., and married
Miss Lucy Miner OF that place. When
the Civil War broke out he was post
master at Bradford. and joined the
regiment of Vermont volunteers or
ganized by the late EX-Gov, Roswell
Farnham as captain. He went TO
Bellows Falls from Manchester, n
H., eight years ago. He was a men,
Der of the Congregational church. He
IS survived by two sons and two
daughters.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-17
Big Bob Cat Shot.

A. f. Jones and j. f. Smith Mon-
the largest bob cat captured in that
vicinity during the present winter.
The animal though thin in flesh, as is
usually the case at this season of the
year, weighed % pounds. Some time
in his life the big cat had been caught
in a steel trap for one fore foot was
missing. The stump of the foot had
long ago healed aver and the ragged
end was completely obscured by the
long fur. The cat was shot on Har-
mon mountain east of the village.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-17
Grown Point Suicide.

Mrs. Alice Wilcox of Crown Point,
who committed suicide by hanging
herself (probably last Thursday morn
ing) was the widow of E. d. Wilcox,
and was highly respected in Crown
Point. She is survived by two sons,
julius of Ludlow, VT, and Walter Of
New York both attorneys; daugh-
ter, Elizabeth who is teaching in Now
Jersey and two brothers, Gideon Mi
ner of Middlebury, VT, and Ladd Mi
ner of Bridport, vt. She lived alone
and the body was found Friday after
noon. She left written request that
her children be not blamed sayin :
they had done everything for her.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-17
Will Do Magazine Work.

Mr.. and Mrs. w. b. Clauson of Rut-
land have received word that their
son, ]. Earle Clauson has resigned his
position as Sunday editor of the Prov
idence, r. l., Journal and has taken a
position with the Munsev syndicate 20
do magazine work in New York. Mr..
Clauson has been in Providence near
ly ten years, five years of which he
has spent on the Journal staff, the last
three being in the capacity Of Sunday
editor. He and Mrs. Clauson will
move from Providence to New York
next Thursday and Mr.. Clauson will
assume his new duties next week.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-17
Early Spring Predicted.

A very early spring is predicted by
the weatherwise, says the Bennington
Banner The opinion is based on the
fact that an early spring followed the
year 1898 which was much like the
present one. The almost total disap-
pearance of frost from the ground in
that year except in places that were
shaded the greater part of the day,
took place early in March. The high
ways were settled in places. S. G..
Lyons began ploughing the farm lands
that lay south of his residence, in the
northeastern part of the town as early
as March ~.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-17

a period of years the property of the
Goodell Granite & Marble Company
1t is expected that five years period
of exemption will be asked for. The
company promises to work at least
16 men permanently and to add to the
working force as the business war
rants. The company is contemplating
erecting large steel shed and has
already purchased much new and
modern machinery with which to car
ny on the business. Their lowest paid
men receive $3.50 day. The company
has purchased one of the largest air
compressors made, 1t having a capac-
ity to furnish power to 200 men. j.
C. and d. w. Temple run a large mar
BILE granite business in Rutland under
The corporation name of The Temple
Brothers. They have branch plants
in Pittsfield, Greenfield and Shelburne
Falls, Mass, and branch plant IN
Montpelier.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-17
Children Playing With Matches.

Fire was discovered in the house in
Newport known as the Decarom Hal
place. The building was occupied by
Elmer Currier and II. A. Schoolcraft,
the fire catching in the part occupied
by Currier There is some specula .
ton as to the origin Of the fire but the
most satisfactory explanation of the
matter is that the children were play
ing with matches in a closet and set
fire to some paper. The firemen fy
good work were able to save the main
house. Mr.. Currier was unable to
save any of his personal effects. There
was no insurance on the furniture Of
the occupants.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-17
. Laymen to Meet.

The provisional program of the State
convention of the Layman's Mission
airy movement has been issued. The
meeting is to be held in Burlington
on March 5, 6 and I. The first day will
be given up to a devotional meeting,
with banquet in the evening, at
which the speakers will include Rev.
l. J. Lansing, ID, of Scranton, Pa;
and the Hon. II. B. F. Mcfarland of
Washington, d. c. On the following
day, Sunday, the pulpits of the city
will be filled by some of the visiting
ministers, there being several notable
names among the number. On Mon
day, DR.. ]. P. Jones of India, DR.. JOS
eph Clark of Africa, ]. r. Trindle of
China and Harry Farmer of the Phil
ippines, will address the gathering on
their work in the different countries.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-17
Tuberculosis Exhibit.

Dr. E. H. Buttles of Burlington has
gone to Morrisville and Hardwick to
make arrangements for the giving Of
tuberculosis exhibit in those places
The dates which have been now ar
ranged for are at Milton on the Gath
and 25th of this month, in Richford
on the Ord and 4th of March, in Bar
ton on the 7th and Sth, in Lyndon
vile on the 10th and 18th, and in st.
Johnsbury on the 14th and 18th. These
exhibits are given in accordance with
an act of the Legislature which ap-
propriated 81 900 for this purposA.
The exhibits will be open to the public
during the day and will be followed
by an illustrated lecture in the even
ing.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-17
Midwinter Meeting.

the Congregational club of Western
Vermont is to be held at Rutland on
February %, at which. time the men,
bers will be addressed by Charles
Furguson, writer on the staff of the
Boston American, who will speak on,
"The Newspaper, The University of
the People" Hon. j. E. Weeks of
Middlebury, chairman of the State
board of penal institutions will tell
of the work and observations of that
body. The public will be welcome at
both afternoon and evening sessions.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-17
Inspected n. u. Battery.

Battery A, First Vermont Artillery,
better known as the artillery detach-
ment of Norwich University, was in
spected last week, by Capt. c. B. Gate
wood, ordnance department, U. S. A.
The result of his inspection will not
be known for some time, but it will
doubtless reflect credit on the cadets,
as has always been the case in the
past. Capt. Gatewood is the son of a
distinguished Indian fighter and cav
alryman.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-17

of money making either for the own
er or for the community Those splcn-
did Yankees should not turn their
backs on the "resorter" who is will
ing to build an attractive summer
place. But the producing farmer
the dairyman-he is the larger
cheese.
A lady from Cincinnati, on her first
visit to Ambassador Bryces play.
ground of America" crossing to New
Hampshire after the Champlain cele-
bration in July said:
why, | expected to see those
Green Mountain sides literally white
with sheep. The school books used
to teach us that cattle and she p
abound in this country"
81 asked member of the State Leg.
islature for an explanation
1T is simple enough. The dogs kill
the sheep as fast as we breed them"
he said.
/ suggested tax amounting to
prohibition Or dog breeding; but that
is another story.
The great Boston wool market
freights its wool three thousand miles
from the West. Yet New England
abandoned farms, so called can be put
to great profit in sheep raising-if we
could abate the dogs!
The explanation is that the devel-
opment associations of New England
are not doing for New England what
the development associations Of the
West are doing for the West But
they are going to.
Town Development will print
story of the Boston Chamber o. Com
MERGE before many months That
story will give us a new view of New
England farms.
You have heard the expression "Old
New England" They are going to
drop the old methods of develop
ment. Mr.. Ryerson Richie, late of
the Detroit Board of Commerce, is on
the job. AS secretary of the Boston
Merchants Association, which in
June was consolidated with the Boston
Chamber OF Commerce, with an an
nual promotion fund of 100000, Mr..
Richie has some ambitious plans for
Boston and old" New England.
Boston and New England are for
tunate in finding Mr. Richie. He did
great things in a development way
in Cleveland and Detroit and the re-
suit of his work in these Western cit
les influenced smaller cities III neigh
boring States to undertake definite
campaigns for development.
In June, 1908 South Bend. the town
made famous by the Studebakers and
the divers, realizing the need of
Chamber of Commerce through which
to carry on its work of development,
sent for Mr.. Richie to come over from
Detroit and show them how to 20
about it. AS a result, South Bend, a
city if 10000, has a well organized
Chamber of Commerce with more than
300 sustaining members and an en-
perienced secretary, Mr.. Fl. u. S. Van
Asmus, who for several years occu-
pied a similar position in Grand Rap
ids, Mich, where he did successful
work.
With RyersOn Richie as chief de.
veloper, OLD New England has prick
ed up her ears "kotch her breath"
and matriculated for another heat!
She is not going to lay down in envi-
Gus despair.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-17
Nearly Lost Foot.

While at work in the slate mill at
Hydeville, last week, Raymond Kin
ney, a Castleton boy, caught one foot
in a gearing and before workmen
could pull him out of the danger, he
had nearly had his foot torn off Two
physicians were called and found that
the overshoe and other covering had
been torn off and the foot badly
bruised and jammed, but amputation
was not deemed necessary
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-17
Deer Killed by Dogs.

A small buck deer was run into the
Jackson brook near the Robert Gard
ner farm just outside the Bennington
village limits Saturday afternoon by
two dogs and killed before people liv-
ing in the vicinity could come to its
assistance. The dogs, hound and a
shepherd were tracked until Ozark by
Game Warden Harry Chase but he
was unable to locate the owners of
the CANNES.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-17
Burlington Store Robbed.

The store of the Ferguson & Adsit
Company on College street ir Burl-
ington was entered during Monday
night and the cash drawer was robbed
of nearly SIS. 1t is supposed thai
that entrance was made through b
grating at the rear of the store which
leads to the coal bin and basement.
From the latter place there is easy &C.
cess to the store. On Monday evening
sale of $14 was made and the mon
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-17
BECOMES Union Office.

The Free Press Association of Bur
lington has signed a contract with the
Typographical Union under which the
newspaper composing room becomes
a union office. The new scale o.
wages for printers will be $3.50 per
week, an increase of $3.50 per week
The Free Press Printing Company
which operates the job printing bus
mess, remains an open shop.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-17
Company Asks Exemption.

j. C. and d. w. Temple of Rutland
who recently purchased the Goodeli
marble plant at Burlington, have sent
a petition to Mayor Burke requesting
that he call legal meeting of the
voters of the city to vote whether or
not they will exempt from taxation for
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-17
Sporty Wrestler.

Rob Mack of Center Rutland, a
wrestler with aspirations for higher
honors than are offered by his home
town, has challenged Messrs. Curran
and Conklin of Rutland. He says he
will meet them anywhere except in
the home towns of the principals
and throw both of the Rutland men
twice in the same evening; the win
ner to take purse and gate money.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-17

AT a recent meeting of the officers
of the independent telephone compa
MES of western New Hampshire and
eastern Vermont, which was held at
Wells River, Eugene H. Kennedy or
Chelsea, president of the Orange
County Telephone Company, was ell
ected a member of the executive COM
mittee. At this meeting Charles L.
Spear and Charles A. Washburn OF
Corinth were also elected members OF
the executive committee.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-17
Saw Cut Hand.

w. II. Clark, employed at the H. O..
Ward saw mill at Moretown, was the
victim of a painful accident last
Thursday He was feeding saw
and the board flew back, throwing
his hand on the saw and nearly cut
ting it off. Dr.. Hayle, the local ply
stefan was absent, and the injured
man was taken to Waterbury, dis
lance Of several miles, where DR..
Bidwell amputated the little finger.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-17
Peculiar Circumstance.

Charles r. Mexican, one of those
who had offices in the burnt Saw
perience at the time of the fire. He
was trying to get valuable book out
of the room when the chain of his
watch caught on a table corner and
he was obliged to leave it there. Next
day he found it hanging where he had
left it, still intact
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-17
Chased Across Continent.

Andrew f. Gormley, who was want
ed for several offenses, among them
the theft of 5000 from F. B. Drury of
Barre, has been sentenced in Boston.
Officers were sent to Seattle, Wash,
from Boston and finally located their
man. He pays the expense of the
chase, $723, and by the conditions Of
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-17

Luigi Berri, for the past five months
employed at the marble shops in Fow-
Ter, has received word of the birth of
triplets, boys, to his wife, who is in
Italy. Berri has been in this coun-
try but six months. 1t is said that
in cases like this the Italian govern
ment supports all of the children but
one, by gifts of money.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-17
Found Dead i'm Sch0OlhOuse.

Frank Gokey was found dead in
the woodshed of the schoolhcuse at
West Georgia Saturday morning. He
was employed there as janitor. Mr.
Gokey was subject to fits aud it is
supposed that he had one, fell on his
face and suffocated He was the only
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Gokey
and was 26 years of age.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-17
Struck in Face by Log.

While Peter Billeadeau or Victory
was working on a slip in saw mill
Saturday a chain broke and allowed
a log to fall back 20 feet. 1t struck
Billedeau in the face and he was bad
ly injured, being taken to the st.
Johnsbury hospital
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-17

There was a hearing before Judge
H. L. Clark at Castleton as special
master at the court house in Rutland
recently in The case of p. Ballentine &
Son of Boston liquor dealers. VS.. Et-
ia NJ. and Fred Fem of that city. 1t
is a foreclosure proceeding involving
a $4,000 mortgage. Lawrence, Law
renee G. Stafford are counsel for Bal
lantine & Son and c. i. Howe for
Fem.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-17

w. G. Fish of North Clarendon, em'
ployed at the G. H, Grimm factory in
Rutland, sustained a severe and deep
cut in the left wrist Friday while at
work severiag several large blood
vessels.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-17

Encouraging reports come to Rand
dolph from Hon. James Hutchinson
of that place, who in an accident in
Washington, d. c., suffered the frac-
ture of his hip about three weeks ago
A marked Improvement in his condi-
ton has taken place in the last few
daVS
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-02-17
Fnrmer Died Suddenly.

Joseph Mcneil of Georgia, drove into
Fairfax on Tuesday and dropped I'M
conscious in store while making a
purchase. He complained of numb
ness and died during the afternoon,
at the home of a sister, who with his
wife survives him. He was 10 years
of age and had always been farmer.