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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-21
ELECTION OF PRESIDENTS.
SOrtwelI Family Choose Succe ssors
to Manage Railroad in Place VI
Late 4. F. SOrtweIl.

At a meeting of the directors of
the Montpelier and Wells River Rail-
road and its allied roads, the Barre
Branch and the Barre Railroad. sew
eral changes were made in the di-
recto' stes to fill the vacancies caus-
ed by the death of Alvin f. Sortwell
Daniel r. Sortwell was elected pres
ldent of the parent road and E. c.
0ortwell, second son of the deceased
president, was elected president of
the Barre Branch railroad.
This takes the honor of being the
youngest railroad president from y.
R. Sortwell and bestows it on his
brother, Edward, who is student at
Harvard and barely past 2l
1t was announced that the policies
of the late president would be car
ried out by mis- son and that there
will be no further changes in the di-
rectory. The roads are all of them
without bonded debt and are among
the best paying pieces of railway
property in the country, as well as
being among the shortest. The main
line has mileage of SO miles, the
Barre Branch runs from the Barre
transfer to Barre and the Barre rail-
road extends to the quarries on Mill
stone hill and the neighbohood. 4
large percentage Of the total granite
output of the State is hauled over the
Barre railroad.
d. R. Sortwell resigned a position
with banking house to become ad-
ministrator OF his fathers estate and
will devote his time to the manage
ment of the road and allied interests.
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TO CLOSE Passionate.
Rev. +. l.. Leayitt to Leave Bellows
Falls For Portland.

Bellows Falls, April 19.-Rev F. l..
Leavitt of the Universalist church
has resigned. He goes from this par
ish June /, to the Woodfords Univer-
salist church at Portland, Me.
Rev. F., l.. Leavitt has made a re-
markable record here. He has added
119 members to the church. He or
ganized the original Mems Club with
$50 members and he has aided in es-
tablishing seven other smaller clubs.
He has added to the church 16 beau
tiful memorial windows. He leaves
this church free from debt and has
raised the expenses for the next year.
Among the many positions of prom
inence he has held and now holds are
vice-president of the State Sunday
School Association for five years, and
for three years chairman of the fell
lowship committee of the State. He
Is now the president of the Minister'S
Association, also chairman of the
Rockingham town Sunday School
Association.
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WATER CASES HEARD.
Alleged Violation of Injunction by
Farmers Who Allowed Sewage to
Run Into Rutland Water Supply

Rutland, April 1S.--Teestimony be-
gan today in County Court today re-
viyed the controversy over Rutland 5
water situation and brought out facts
in connection with the alleged vic
lation of an injunction secured by
the State Board of Health, ordering
certain farmers of the neighboring
town of Mendon to cease polluting
the streams from which this city's
supply is derived. The cases are
those against George w. Sawyer,
Work Tenney and NJ. F. Rooney,
charged with allowing houses and
barn yard sewerage to run into the
streams. Health Officer C. f. Dali
was an important witness today, and
DR.. C. S. Caverly, president of the
State Board of Health was present.
Marrelle c. Weber, city attorney,
appeared for Rutland, Attorney Gen
eral j. G.. Sargent of Ludlow, repres-
ented the State Board of Health, and
T. w. Moloney and F. S. Plat are
counsel 70 rthe defendant.
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SCHOOL MASTERS MEET.
Matters of Interest to Rutland Coun-
ty Educators Discussed Yesterday.

Rutland, April 19-Thirty-hve
school superintendent and directors
representing 10 towns in Rutland
county attended the annual meeting
of the county educators here today
and discussed ways and means tn
raise the standard and increase tae
efficiency of schools in the county.
The speakers included w. p. Abbott
of Proctor, president of the county
association, II. H. Ross, president OF
the Rutland board of education:
Supt C. A. Adams of Castleton, AMI
State Supt. of Schools Mason S.
Stone OF Montpelier.
The places represented were Bran
don, Castleton, Chittenden, Claren-
don, Dandy, Fair Haven, Ira Paw
let Pittsford, Foutney, Proctor. Rut-
land City, Rutland Town, Sherburne,
Shrewsbury, Tinmouth, Wallingford,
West Haven and West Rutland.
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Odd Fellows fncOrpOrate.

The Odd Fellows of Montpelier
have incorporated as the Odd Eel
lows Fraternal Building Association
for the purpose of maintaining
nome in this city with a capital stock
of $4,000 divided into two thousand
shares. The signers are H. A. Bow
man. 0. j. Gross, F. R Dawley, A. L.
White, b. r. Clark and F.. B. Thorn
as
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patriotic feelings, yet do it in a safe
way then heretofore.
Foundation for Days Program.

patriotic feelings, yet do it in a safer
| way then heretofore.
Foundation for Days Program.
a. m, parade of antiques ant
horribles.
8 to 9 a. m, band concert in some
prominent location.
a. m, civic and military parade
1 to 2 p. M, band concert.
IL a. m, automobile parade.
to $3.50 p. m, literary exercises
reading of Declaration of Indepen.
dence
$3.50 p. m, base ball game and
sports.
1880 to 10 p. m, band concert.
$3.50 p. M, fire works, set pieces.
This last item on the program
should be carried out with the end in
view of securing a location where all
might enjoy it.
Now regarding the object and cost
of such days program. In the first
place such a program will appeal to
both old and young. The antiques
and horribles parade will be some
thing that the youngsters will want
to be in.
Also in the civic and military par
Jade, there is chance for the boys.
Take the boys in the different wards
and organize then into marching
clubs.
Cash prizes should be awarded in
both these events, say for the best
three local hits in the first parade and
for the best marching club in the sec
ond, also prizes should be given in
the automobile parade for the best
decorated automobile
The sports in the afternoon will be
another feature where the boys can
take an important part.
Give the boys an opportunity to be
leaders in the days doings and they
will have less time to get out and
shoot off fingers and toes.
Such program as outlined will not
cost as much as one might think at
first glance, those who have been in
the habit of having their own little
evening celebration could put into the
general fund, the amount they would
spend for their own fire works and
thereby not only enjoy the day them
selves, but give those who could not
afford to spend any money on this
day, chance to enjoy the day as
well.
| believe that an event of this kind
comes properly under the supervi-
sion of the Board of Trade and / trust
that it will give the matter of safe
and sane Fourth of July celebration
here in Montpelier careful considera-
ton.
H. w. ALLEN.
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A Big 100000 fire
Almost the Entire Village OF Hyde
Park Wiped Out Yesterday--Start-
ed in County Jail.

Hyde Park, April IA fire which
started presumably from an effective
stove pipe between the first and sec
ond stories of the county Jail today
broke into blaze which nearly wiped
out the entire village, necessitating
the calling of help from three towns
and causing a loss of close on to
100000 The only two prisoners in
the Jail were released.
The fire started at 2:30 yesterday
afternoon but for some unaccount-
able reason just as the alarm was
rung in the town water authorities
shut off the supply so that it was
nearly five minutes before drop of
water could be sent on to the flames
during which they mounted higher
and higher until they spread to the
Lamoille county court house which
was soon a mass of flames. A high
wind blowing almost a gale helped
matters along so that by the time the
fire apparatus was in working con-
dition the blaze was beyond control
Help was summoned from the neigh
boring towns of Morrisville, Johnson
and Stowe, only the former sending
lany apparatus however.
When the volunteers reached the
scene the entire town was a mass of
flames an dsmoke and it was thought
that all would be a total loss. The
Congregational church. town hall and
a number of residences and tene-
ments were sacrificed to the flames
before any let us was noticeable.
1t was estimated that the entire
loss would be approximately $100,000
although it may not range so high.
The fire was the largest in the his
tory of the county for tonight all
that remains of Is buildings is
mass of charred ruins and ashes.
The people burned out were taken in
by neighbors and inhabitants on the
nearby farms while some have al
ready left town. The residence of
Senator Page caught fire five times
but was extinguished on each oSca-
sion by the crowd
The places burned and the estmat-
ed losses are as follows: II. NJ Nc
Farland, S6,500 S. B. Waite, clerk of
the County Court. $4,000; Judge Of
Probate E. c. White. $4,000; Sheriff J.
C. Stevens. $4,000; S. X. Lilley. $4,000;
L. X. Fairbanks. $1,25o; Ferdinand
Gauthier, $l.250; GA. Parker, $1000:t
town hail. $4,000; court house, $4,000;
Jail, $4,000; Congregational church,
$4,000; Mcfarland and Smile, $4,000;
NJ. G. Wood, $4,000; H. NJ. Mcfarland.
$1,000; Harold Smith, $1,000; George
Eastman, $4,000 Besides these there
were number of other smaller
losses. A good deal of furniture was
saved
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-21
DEATH OF MR.. TRACY.
One OF Chelsea's Oldest Business Men
Died Suddenly SUNDAY.

Chelsea April 1S.-E. Oscar Ira
cy, one of the oldest business men of
Chelsea, died suddenly at his home
Sunday afternoon of heart failure
following grip. Mr. Tracy had been
unwell for several weeks but with
characteristic pluck had refused to
give up to the disease and hardly five
minutes before his death was chatting
with his family. He was 70 years
of age and had spent his entire life
in Chelsea, whee he had been in
business for about 30 years and in
Washington where he was born. He
was proprietor of the Tracy hard
ware store, formely the Tracy in
shop, although for the past few years
The active management of the busin-
ess has been largely shifted to his
son, o. D. Tracy. He was director
| and vice president of the National
Bank of Orange County and had held
various positions of trust and honor
in this community.
He Is survived by his wife. Laura
Dickinson Tracy, and two children
0. ID. Tracy, who has been associat-
ed with him in his business, and l..
Lyle Tracy, a stenographer, of Bos-
ton. The funeral will be held at =
O'Clock Tuesday afternoon from the
Tracy residence, Rev. Mr.. Herrick OF
Milton officiating, and burial will be
in Highland cemetery.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-21
CONFIRMED PROOF
Residents of Montpelier Cannot Doubt
What Has Been Twice Proved.

In gratitude for complete relief
from aches and pains of bad backs
from distressing kidney ills-thous-
ands have publicly recommended
Doan's Kidney Pills. Residents of
Montpelier, who testified years ago
now say their cures were permanent
This testimony doubly proves the
worth of Doan's Kidney Pills to
Montpelier kidney sufferers.
]. w. Y. Washburn, 124 Elm ST.,
Montpelier, VT, says: 81 never had
any serious kidney trouble but | was
annoyed for some time by dull
ache through the small of my back
and hips. When | arose from chair
after sitting for some time, sharp
twinges shot across my loins. ! had
heard great deal about Doans Kid
ney Pills and when / saw them SO
highly advertised, procured a box
from w. Il. Poole's Drug Store. They
helped me from the first and after
taking the contents of one box, my
backache had ceased and l felt bet
ter in every way. ! consider Doan S
Kidney Pills to be an excellent rem
edy."
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name Doan sand
take no other.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-21

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at Lynn, Mass, from women who have
been cured from almost every form of
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irregularities. periodic pains, backache,
Indigestion and nervous prostration.
Every suffering woman owes it to her
self to give Lydia L. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound trial.
If YOU want special advice write
Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn, Mass, for 1t.
1t is free and always helpful.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-21

Think of the new organizations
formed for public purposes, since the
construction of the City Hall was
commenced, all of them doing or
promising to do good work for the
communicative Board of Trade, HUI
name Society, Woman's Club and the
Historical Society. There is a place
for every one of these. work for each
to do, and it is encouraging, as evil
dence of the public spirit that ami
mates Montpelier people, that they
are beginning to do their work thor
oughly and we'll
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-21
The Grocery League.

There's gloom over Hooiigans Alley
today,
They're sorer than Hamid the
Turk;
There's crimp in the Ragged Stars
rally today,
AS they gather to warm up for
work;
For Mickey O'Brien, the star of them
all,
Who furnished the brains and in
trigue,
From the lineup has past, signed and
drafted at last
BY his Dad for the Grocery League.
In Hooligan's Alley they're weeping
today,
For Mickey, the king of them all,
is welding broom where he's
sweeping today
And tanning the dust from the
wall;
And the keen batting eye that was
all to the Cobb,
With never trace of fatigue,
Helps no more to win since the draft
has come in
From his Dad in the Grocery
League.
Oh. Hooligan's Alley is bowling to-
day
And muttering curses galore,
For Mickey O'Brien, the "clean- EN-
up Kid"
Is cleaning 'em up in the store;
And the keen batting eye and the
salary whip"
And the headwork and cunning
intrigue
Are wasting away pushing barrels
today
For his Dad in the Grocery League.
-Grantland Rice.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-21

Punch, the English publication
which is called comic paper, once
had an illustration representing q
newly married couple, having their
first breakfast at home after return
ing from the honeymoon. The hus-
band remarks on the chaste design
and artistic workmanship of the tea
urn and his wife replies:
isn't it? And o, Algernon, do lei
us try to live up to it,"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-21

Those who direct the affairs o.
these organizations must not be I'M,
duly sensitive though anxiety to
succeed may tend to make them so. !
have poked a little fun at the Wo-
mans Club in this column, with not
the slightest purpose of hostile crit
icism, and | don't believe this pleas
antry was taken at all seriously by
the club, though some one did use the
columns of the Evening Argus to re-
ply and accuse me of things | had
never said. The browning beauty of
that attack on me was the criticism
of a receipt | had printed for the
bouilabaisse immortalized by Thack-
cray. The writer assumed that it was
preparation of my own, whereas it
was something that those who were
privileged to taste the cookery OF the
genial satirist united in praisng, and
felt | was doing a service in reprint
ing Thackeray's directions.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-21

This is not entirely silly. Everyone
understands something of the intlu-
ence of environment, and clothes con-
stitute a part of ones environment.
| know a good woman who admits
that she is in a much more becoming
frame of mind to receive good SER
mon when she is conscious that hsr
hat is beyond criticism. Carlyle con-
sidered the Philosophy or Clothes
sufficiently important to write book
about it. Some one might well write
an essay on the moral influence of the
plug hat.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-21
UNCONSTDERED TRIPLES
Some Facts, Serious and Friyilous, OF
Interest to the People of Montpelier
and Vicinity.

There are owned in town two OF
the plates which were used on the
dinner table at the time Lafayette
made his visit to Montpelier. These
are the only pieces known to be re-
naming in the city of that old dinner
set. The others have been given away
or broken. They would make val
liable addition to the collection of the
Montpelier Historical Society.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-21
A. SAFE AND SANE FOURTH.
Program For Celebration Outlined
Which Gives Plenty OF Fun With
out the Dangers Sometimes Exper-

To the Editor of the Journal
submit the following as foun-
dation upon which to lay out a pro-
gram for joyous, yet sensible Fourth
of July celebration.
The program as outlined is simply
q foundation to work upon, it may be
enlarged or changed to suit those
having it in charge. The idea of hav-
ing a safer and saner Fourth is to do
away with the hundreds of accidents
that occur annually to the younger
people, hence it is important that any
kind Of program must be so arrang-
ed as to provide way whereby
these young people may have an i'm
portant part in the days celebration,
SO that they may give vent to their
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-21

OF course the knockers club will
get out the hammers and talk of the
uselessness of such organizations or
the foolishness of their plans, but the
knockers are people who, never doing
anything themselves, are jealous
when any one else essays it. They
are not to be minded. Every one OF
these organizations may, probably
For two or three thousand years the
world has learned by making mis-
takes.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-21

AS Montpeliers new City Hall ap-
proaches completion there is seen in
a reviving civic spirit the influence Of
architecture and progress on civic
ideals and an effort on the part of
the people to live up to it.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-21
AFTER
SUFFERING
FOR YEARS
Cured by Lydia E. Pink
ham Vegetable Compound
Park Rapids, Minn.-"I was sick fo

years while passing
through the Change
of Life and was
hardly able to be
around. After TAX
ing six bottles of
Lydia Il. Pinkham's
V eye t a b lie Com
pound l gained 20
pc un d S, am now
able to do my own
W ork an d fe e |
W e III. Mrs. ED.
LA DOU, Park Rap
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-21

A man doing some odd jobs of
housekeeping about house in the
city, when the family were all out,
heard the telephone ring and thought
it ought to be answered He was
strange to the instrument and could
not understand what was being sad
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-21

"Doctor." said the stingy man, who
was trying to save fee, meeting DIR.
Sharpe on the street, what do you
think of this? Very frequently I get
severe pains in my feet. What's that
a sign OFF"
81 should say that was a sign of
RAIN" replied the doctor.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-21

Any skin itching is temper tester
The more you scratch the worse It It.
ches. Doans Ointment cures piles
eczema-Any skin itching, At all
drug stores.--Adv.
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81 have been somewhat costive but
Doan's Regulets gave Just the results
desired. They act mildly and regu-
late the bowels perfectly. George
B. Krause, 800 Walnut Ave, Altoona,
Pa-AdV
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-21

English is admitted to be the best
language in the world to swear in,
and to him who desires verbal relief
for his feelings nothing will take the
place of the cuss words. Though there
was a man who played golf on the
links of the Country Club who said
"Assouan" every time he fozzled, or
made miscue or a foul tip, or what
ever the golf term may be. When
asked what he meant by it he replied
that Assouan was the biggest dam he
knew of.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-21

| will not dilate on the immortality
of gross profanity. which may be
treated by the parsons, nor it's Of
Tense against the laws, which may
be treated by the states Attorneys,
but | will say this, and you will all
agree with me, that the common and
frequent use of profane language is
waste of verbal force, an unneces-
offense to most hearers, a gross Of
tense to delicate and sensitive mind
ed people and a bad example to the
initiate the faults than the virtues of
their elders.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-21

What would we do without the wo-
mems organizations? They have been
great help to the Y. M. C. A. The
Relief Corps is a valuable aid to the
Grand Army. The Eastern Star and
the Rebekahs aid the secret orders.
The women have raised most of the
money to keep the hospital going dur
ing it's time of struggle. They fur
nish large part of the congrega
tions in the various churches and
their societies help materially to keep
the churches alive. There are so
many needs for their activities that
sometimes wonder how they expect
to find time to take up the additional
work Of their club. But they will
EARNEST THRILLER
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Young America must have vent for
its feelings on that day. 1t is "up to-
those who may take charge of and
direct such affairs to show Young
America how its patriotism and en-
thusiasm may be satisfied without
creating a nuisance and making the
day burden to other folks. The boys
can have as much fun planning par
AIDES and spectacles and athletic con-
tests as they can in sooting rocket.
up State street and throwing cannon
crackers in front of the street cars
If we are to have a safe and sane
Fourth the older ones must show the
youngsters how they can have a good
time without disturbing the entire
community.
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Advertised Letters.

The following letters are advertis-
ed at the post office Miss p. r. Bal
ley, Mrs. Thomas Bailey, Miss Emel
Gilmore, Miss Maybell Hasllins, Miss
5. S. Gowie, Miss Loretta Mulqueen.
Mrs. Julia Dewey shannon, Casper
Blake, Veynono DeLange Conpar.
Robert Hotfeym, Jr., Joseph Henauls
C. d. w, Jarvis Fred Kingsbury, Sam
Middlesohn, Montpelier Granite Quar-
ries Company
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-21

Brandon, Burlington and ST AL
bans are lining up with serious pro-
posals for new hotels. This is a
gratifying indication of a growing ap-
probation of the possibilities Of the
visit us unless we can provide ac-
commodations for them.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-21

at the other end. At last man the who
was trying to talk with him said:
! What's the matter? can hear
+ you all right
II can hear you until you begin to
talk and then l cant hear a word you
say
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-21

If there is a real demand, and be-
lieVe there is, for a safe and sane,
which means less noisy, Fourth OF
July, the way to secure it is to have
public and formal celebration.
True, the law forbids the sale of fire.
works, but can the law be enforced
And if sales are prevented in the city
will that prevent the bringing in OF
crackers and rockets and other vehi-
Giles of noise and smoke? What has
been the history of the last ten years