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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-06

A decree has just been filed in the
office of the commissioner of Stat J
taxes, j. f. Cushman, reinstating in
the status of corporation the Kirby
Mountain Granite Company, whose
principal office is located in ST.
Johnsbury. The company lost its
charter last spring for non-paymen.
of the annual corporation license
tax. The non-payment was the result
of an oversight and the court OF
chancery of Caledonia county has, Oh
petition of +. o. Lake, of Boston, one
of the stockholders, reinstated the
company upon the ground that it did
not intend to forfeit its corporate OK
istence and that its dissolution was
the result of mistake. The State
did not oppose the relief asked for by
the petitioner.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-06

A. f. Young of Highgate, who is at
the hospital in st. Adams receiving
treatment for self-intlicted wounds, is
better and his ultimate recovery is
expected g.
In the January number of the
World Today" appears an interesting
article entitled AN Aerial Railroad"
written by Miss lvah Dunklee of Den
yer, Colorado. The November number
of the same magazine contained a
finely illustrated sketch upon "Fron-
tier Day" in Cheyenne, Wyo., which
has brought forth much favorable
comment by commentators through
out the country. Miss Dunklee is a
Vermont girl, native of Burke, and
for several years was a contributor to
Boston periodicals and became well
known in southern New England as
an entertaining writer upon a variety
| Of subjects. During the last few years
she has made her home in Denver
where he brother, George f. Dunk
lee, is leading lawyer and another
brother, Harley X. Dunklee, a promi-
nent physician.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-06

gime and 1t was 141 less than in 1904.
which was the last no-license year
Rutland experienced. The number ar
rested for intcxication alone in 1904
was almost equal to the total number
for 1909.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-06

Arthur NJ. Rousseau of st. Adams.
while out hunting Tuesday, shot off
the little finger on his left hand. He
was carrying the gun in front of him
when he Slipped and the weapon was
accidentally discharged. He went to
the hospital whore the finger was am
putated and is now at his home re-
GOVERN Z satisfactorily from the injury,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-06

Israel Ray, age 20 years, was found
dead at his home in st. Adams late
last Wednesday afternoon by Harry
Graves. The man lay on the floor with
his coat and hat on, making it evil
dent that he fell dead. An autopsy
was performed on the body, the re-
suit showing that death was due to
hemorrhage of the brain. Mr. Ray was
a veteran Of the Civil War and had
been active as horse trader, He
leaves one sister.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-06

Mrs. Martha Laid, of Grand Isle,
celebrated her Goth birthday ami
versary December %, about twenty OF
her friends, neighbors, and relatives
meeting with her on that day. Mrs.
tadd is very we'll and enjoyed the oc-
casion, making with her own hands
the chicken-pie that was served for
dinner.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-06

The death of Mrs. G. H. VanDeusen,
Wnich occurred in Strattonville, Pa,
cr the 18th of December, will be
learned with deep regret. Mrs. Van
Deusen, the daughter of John Liscum
and a sister of Gen. Emerson II. Lis
cum, spent her early life in Burling-
ton, where she was much beloved, and
Ier many friends there will extend
their heartfelt sympathy to the sor-
rowing family.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-06

constitute the only imported French
plate glass in the village The win
dows in the Gibson building were put
in nearly 80 years ago and at that
time cost the owner of the property
$3.50 including the doors.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-06

from trains, and then he was of the
opinion that the rental charged by the
railroad company for such building
would be more than the government
would be willing to pay.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-06

The barn in the rear of the resi-
dence of Dr.. w. S. Novak in Rutland
was Quilted by fire Wednesday even
ing. Two printing presses stored there,
the property of A. J. Novak, were con-
siderably damaged.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-06

Albert G.. Halliday, for nine years
an employee of the Rutland railroad
and for a few years conductor, died
at Rutland on Monday. aged 2S years.
He leaves a wife and young son.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-06

Bob Somerville, called Americas
champion lightweight wrestler" on
his own letter heads, writes the
sporting editor of the Burlington
Free Press that he would like to meet
Hanson, the winner to take all the
gate receipts. Somerville says he will
guarantee Hanson purse of 5000,
win or lose. The match must take
place in Barre or Rutland and to be
for the belt at 145 pounds. Somerville
will meet Shembley in Rutland next
Tuesday for the lightweight cham
pionship at 1875 pounds.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-06

Fritz Hanson will be a busy man if
he accepts all the challenges that
are pouring in on him, provided, OF
course, the challengers mean busin-
ess. The last to be heard from is Will
fred Bssonette, of Montreal, who
styles himself the "middleweigh:
champion of Canada" and who writes
as follows: Il am ready to wrestle
any ambitious wrestler in your part
of the country, Fritz Hanson pre-
ferred, and will wrestle for any
amount of money. If Hanson will
accept this challenge, i will show
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-06

The dedication of the new South
Vernon church will take place next
Wednesday. This will be an import
ant event for that village. The stores
will be closed during the exercises in
the afternoon and evening, and it is
desired by those having the services
in charge that the entire community
and all interested in the enterprise
consider themselves invited to all the
services. All out-of-town friends are
also invited. 1t is especially desired
that local residents attend the recog-
milton service and reception and meet
the pastor and his wife at this time,
They will be glad to meet the people.
Rev. |. NJ. Blanchard, a former pas
tor, and his wife will receive with
Mr.. and Mrs. Phelps. Dinner will be
served at II o'clock in Johnson hall
The furnishings are of oak. The main
audience room will seat about ~
and in the rear is a vestry with a
seating capacity of so. also a room
overhead. A small room is finished
off in the tower All these room, can
be used for Sunday school purposes.
The church has baptistry with
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-06

The champion English bloodhound,
The Queen of Hearts, has just been
received by j. l.. Winchell, of Fair
Haven, having been accompanied to
America by certified copies of regis
tration, breeding and health. These
were presented to the American KEN
mel Club and the dog was registered
with sworn declaration from the
importer that the dog was about to
become a resident of this country.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-06

One of the plate glass lights in the
door at the ]. Il. Gibson store, Ben
nington was broken last week by
hurrying milkman and will have to
be replaced. The plate glass front in
this store was the first put in the vii
lage of Bennington and together with
the windows of the postoffice block
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-06

months efforts. l suffered en- and con
cluded there was no help fer nc this side
Of the grave. Then heard CT some one
who had been cured by Cuticura Rene
dies and thought that trial could do no
harm. In a surprisingly short time was
completely cured. S. p. Reyes, l47 Con-
gress St., Boston, Mass, Oct. IL, 1909"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-06

Deputy Sheriff E. S. Whitaker, of
Rutland went to Brattleboro Wednes-
day to commit II insane paUpers who
have recently been given hearings be-
fore Judge A. G. Coolidge of the Pro-
bate Court These patients of the re-
treat have not been outside of the
institution at all, but the law requires
the service of commitment papers.
They come from the towns of Wal
lingford, West Rutland, Ira, Mount
Holly, Dandy, Clarendon, Shrews-
bury and Chittenden. In all the cases
heard only one patient was found to
be of sound mind and therefore IL
legally held The hearings were held
as the result of a new law which
makes it necessary for every insane
pauper to have other witnesses be-
sides the testimony of doctors before
they are to be supported by the State
The first case to come before judge
in Rutland county under the new
| law was Htdlu IL -
Clark at Castleton Monday afternoon
States Attorney j. C. Jones appear
ing for the State. The case in ques.
ton was that of an old man SO years
of age, who was crazy over the ques
ton of religion, and of late he ha:
been violent, threatening persons witt
a large knife. He used to get up il
the middle of the night and pra!
from then until morning. When h
came up for his hearing he took of
his overcoat and said he guessed h
would hang it up so proceeded to u.s.
the floor for a coat rack.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-06

The police Of Rutland made 247
arrests during 1909, 175 of the pris-
intoXicaton. The total number of per-
sons gathered in during the II months
was only 81 per cent. of the number
arrested last year under a license re-
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-06

Mr.. and Mrs. Albert G. Jennison,
of st. Adams, celebrated the 55th au-
niversary of their marriage New
Years Day.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-06

At meeting of the council of the
Society Of Colonial Wars, held Friday
in Burlington, the Following were
elected members: w. B. C. Stickney
of Bethel and Charles II. Mower of
Burlington. An obituary committee
was appointed to prepare resolutions
in memory of the deceased members,
Gen. o. o. Howard, an honorary mem
Der, Bradley b. Smalley and Daniel
w. Robinson, deputy governor gen
eral, The members af this committee
are Charles T.. Allen, registrar, ny
ron n. Clark, secretary, and William
II. Dewey of Montpelier. The nomi-
mating committee to prepare a list OF
officers for next year, was also ap-
pointed as follows: Robert Noble, C. l..
Woodbury. and Prof. j. l.. Hills.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-06

The $4,000 damage suit, Jennie F.
Finnerty VS.. Mary Ayers, which has
been on trial in Addison county court
for the past two weeks, was given
to the jury last Thursday forenoon.
The next case taken up was that of
State VS.. Max Tatro, bigamy. Tatro was
charged with having two wives, Man
ry Sherbino of Essex Junction, to
whom he was married in 1891 and
Rose Lajoy of Vergennes, whom he
took to his bosom in 1908. He plead
ed not guilty to the charge but after
the jury had been out about h0 min
utes they returned I terdict e 1guilty
and Judge Taylor Sentenced him to
from four to four and one-half, years
at States prison at Windsor. Lewis
Gordon of Starksboro pleaded guilty
to selling intoxicating liquor illegally
and was fined $500 and costs, which
he paid The jurors with the exception
of those on the Finnerty-Ayers case
were excused for the term late Thurs
day afternoon. There still remain a
few court cases to be disposed of.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-06

That the Rutland postoffice VIII be
located in the Gryphon block on West
street has practically been decided
is the belief of the officials in that
city. Postmaster John A. Sheldon
received letter Thursday from Mr.,
White, OF Boston who has charge of
the selecting of the site in which he
says it will be easily seen THAT the
Gryphon block is the only desirable
site for the office" A. II. Smith, who
represents Wright & Young, the
owners of the block, has returned
from Boston, but up to few days
ago he had heard nothing definite as
to the closing of the proposition. The
postoffice officials in Rutland were in
favor of having a building erected
on the railway property and have all
transfers of mail made at this point,
also to have the carriers start from
that point, then to turn the first floor
of the federal building into station
A. Mr.. White, in his letter, stated
that he did not think this would dc
at all, owing, as he said, to various
reasons, such as the noise and dirt
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-06

Smuggling operations have been
Brought to light and seizures made,
during the last fortnight, whereby
quite saving in revenue has been
st cured to the Government and a
costly lesson administered to those en-
gagged in the traffic. Deputy Collec-
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-06

O tcrriDIo humCr, com
plctcly covering my
head, neck and shcCl-
ders. SO that to nay
friends, and even t my
wife, | became an object
Of dread. At large OK
pcnse / consulted the
most able doctors far
and near. Their treat
mcnt was Cf no avail,
ncr was that Ct the
HCspitnl durinCsix
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-06
Mendon Farmer Answers Injunction

ed cornucopia full of candy
MendOn Farmer Answers Injunction.
M. f. Rooney, one of seven Mendon
farmers against whom injunctions
were issued at the instance of the
Vermont State Board of Health, re-
straining them from polluting the
streams furnishing the Rutland water
supply, has filed with County Clerk
II. A. Hartman an answer to the in
junction. He is the only one so far,
to reply and it is understood that at
least some of the others will clean
up and not take the matters to the
courts.
Mr. Rooney admits that there is a
farm on the watershed at the location
specified in the bill having building
upon it. He denies that he owns any
such farm or that he has ever inten-
tionally maintained any nuisance or
polluted the water supply. He leaves
it for the State board to prove and
promulgate the rules mentioned in the
bill
Mr.. Rooney asserts that he boards
on a farm adjacent to the "Mendon
branch" and that there is on such
farm a barnyard ahd house drain
which are essential for the occupan-
cy of the premises. There is a brief
period every year when surface drain
age carries some of the matter from
the barnyards into the streams. To
stop this, unless a filtration plant were
installed at great expense, would
mean the abandonment of the farm.
The farm has been there for forty
years.
The city has not offered the defend
ant any compensation for the property
and he believes the city has no right
to compel him to make the costly
| changes specified at his own expense.
He moves that the injunction be dis
solved.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-06

William Chase, aged As years, who
was sentenced to State prison for life
from Orleans county in 1896, has been
pardoned by Gov. G.. II. Prouty. The
crime for which he was convicted was
death by poisoning of Ellsworth Hol-
loway of Glover.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-06

With the beginning of the new year
the work of alteration and improve
ment at the station of the Twin State
Gas G. Electric company will be COM
plete with the exception of removing
few pieces of dismantled and I'M
used machinery. The company has
completed the work of installing the
nine transformers, which was started
Nov. l. For few weeks past current
for the street railway service has
been taken from the West Dummer-
ston plant, but the Connecticut River
Power Company current is being used
now exclusively A trip about the
companys plant is likely to cause the
visitor to be on his guard as there
are signs scattered around informing
those having business in the station
that there are 10000 volts on certain
wires, while other signs say that it is
dangerous to handle wires alive with
$500 volts of juice. The battery of
nine transformers and the three oil
switches, in which are used 30~bar-
rels of oil to insulate the apparatus
and prevent the whole outfit from be-
coming live, are an interesting part
of the station equipment. There are
three 175 kilowatt transformers that
stop the current coming from the
plant of the Connecticut River Pow
er Company at 1920 volts down to
1890 volts before it is carried to the
switchboard for distribution Another
battery of three 100 kilowatt trans
formers steps down the current as it
comes from the Dummerston plant
at $500 volts. These two groups of
transformers are interchangeable and
may be used or step up the current
also. Directly in the rear of the big
switchboard are three transformers
that are capable OF further stepping
the current down from 23O0 volts to
$40. At the lower figure the current
is used to operate the rotary con
verters
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-06
VERMONT NEWS
Items OF Interest Cleaned From All
Parts of Green Mountain
State.

The Baptist Church o. 1,utland has
p membership of Gil, a loss Of s'A
during the past year.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-06

There were SO marriage licenses is
sued by City Clerk II. B. Whittier of
Rutland during 1909
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-06

The sales OF the Rutland postoffice
$47 ,O3314. About three-quarters of the
business was handled at the branch
office downtown and business men are
presenting this as an argument in
the proposition to have the main
office moved to the business sec
ton. There were 1886 do
mestic and rs foreign money
orders paid during the year. There
were 1852 domestic and 1,943 for
eign orders issued. The packages reg
istered numbered 1928.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-06

The board of managers or the st.
Adams Choral Union met with Mrs,
e. C. Smith, of Congress street, on
Saturday afternoon to consider plans
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-06

stories in most charming manner,
greatly interesting the little ones. This
was the prettiest scene of the aft
ernoon, the children facing the glow
of the fire and listening with perfect
quiet to the wonderful stories. As
they left for home each child receiv--
ed a cornucopia full of candy.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-06
TERRIBLE SKIN
HUMOR 20 YEARS
Business Man Suffered Agony -
Head, Neck and Shoulders Cover
ed Became An Object Of Dread
Consulted Most Able Doctors
and Hospital but Got No Relief.
SURPRISINGLY QUICK
CURE BY CUTICURA

"Cuticura did wonders fer TIC. Fer
twenty-five years / suffered ag ny from
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-06

United States Marshal II. w. Bailey
day ostensibly to look after his du-
toes as a director of the Citizens
bank but he took time to go to w. A.
Rickers storehouse and seize in the
name of the Federal Government T.
1879 pounds of wool which the firm of
Campbell & Kicker had purchased
from customer. There is no evil
dence they suspected they were deal
ing with contraband goods but under
the law struggled goods are liable to
seizure wherever located. This wool
Is part of the large shipments de-
tected by customs officers at Newport
and while the course of the wool in
this country is not made public it is
known that the officers found it came
from Canada without the payment of
duty. The customs officials traced it
to the Kicker warehouse and had the
Federal officers seize it. The selz-
ure of the wool will BE advertised and
any party wishing to claim it will be
given an opportunity at the regular
term of United States Court to be
held in Burlington in February. If a
claimant appears his case will be
brought before jury to establish lis
claim. If there is no claimant the
Judge of the court will order the wool
sold.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-01-06

Adiutant WinterDottom of the Bur-
lington Salvation army states that
$266.32 was contributed in various
ways towards the Thanksgiving and
Christmas dinners for the poor and
for the Christmas trees. 1t will be in
teresting to know that $135.67 was
given in the kettle on the corner of
College and Church streets, the bal
ance coming from other sources. The
expenditures on the two dinners and
Christmas trees amounted in all to
$20006, leaving balance of $66.26,
which will be used in the army's gen.
eral winter work in Burlington. Many
thanks are extended to all who con-
tributed to the effort. Among the
generous donors were the Fraternal
Order of Eagles and Lodge No. SOC,
B. p. o. Il. Two hundred children
were given good chicken dinner on
Thanksgiving day dinners sufficient
for $50 people were supplied on
Christmas day. 70 garments were
distributed and 400 presents We're Civ
Ell to children at the Christmas tree.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-07-03
WHERE THE PHAR0AHS
SECURED THEIR GRANITE

Pharaohs quarry, from which the
granite was secured for the pyramids,
temples and obelsks, is about one mile
from the Nile river, near the great As
proxinately 300 feet higher than the riv-
er. and it is from here that immense
blocks OF granite were transported TO the
river and then 1oated down the Nile,
nearly G00 miles. 10 be used In the Dyra-
mids. The center OF these structures is
composed OF limestone, which was OBJ
tained from quarrieS across the Nile.
only a short distance from the pyramids,
The granite forms only the outer COW
eriug. FIVE 10 ten feet thick.
A study OF these old Quarries suggests
as a working theory that the old quarry
men thoroughly understood the feather
and wedge methods OF blocking out stone
held by the historians is that only
wooden wedges were used, and that when
these we're driven In water was poured
on them, which caused the wood TO swell,
and thus break the rock.
The drill holes are from 6l to inches
long at the top and 2 to 2, inches wide.
The corresponding dimensions al tht bot
tom are about one inch less. The depth
OF thes holes is 70 s inches. All the
corners are rounded II is a probable
conjecture that the Egyptians hest
metal for tools was bronze. and how they
blocks OF hard, red granite, some OF which
weighed 1n00 tons. and transported
them. is an interesting query In placing
these blocks in the pyramids. all the
faces were dressed so as TO make per-
feet joints. No small interstices we're
left to be filed with spaIls. and there is
no evidence OF mortar being used, MANY
of the joints. as they stand today, will
not permit the entrance of a thin card
board.-Engineerin and Mining Journal.