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sanitary Measures.

During the past year there has been
some controversy between the bureau OF
animal Industry OF the Department OF
Agriculture and the sanitary boards Of
some OF the different states, relative to
the enforcement OF proper regulations to
promote sanitary conditions Of live stock
Our association has always favored the
effective enforcement OF state and federal
sanitary laws, and we urge upon our
association members the great Importance
of safeguarding the health OF our live
stock. This subject will receive careful
consideration at our meeting.
The city OF Fort Worth Is making
elaborate preparations for the entertain
ment OF our delegates, and a most enjoya-
bic time Is promised. Commencing No
vember 1. the railroads have established
winter tourist rates from all northern
points 20 southern points, Including Mexico
and Cuba, with liberal stop-oyer privileges
at intermediate points Those expecting
20 attend our convention can buy their
tickets 20 any Of the winter tourls. ro-
sorts I'm the south with the privilege OF
stopping at Fort Worth. Our members
/ viii be fully advised Ia ample time by
circular letter OF the railroad fares 10
/ Fort Worth from an sections OF the west
"All i've stock producers are cordially
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-14
ROXBURY.

BESSIE Hammett is visiting friends
in Burlington. She will return to
teach school at the Flats later on.
u. p. Circuit has sold his driving
horse to F. E. Waning
States Attorney Gates was in town
Saturday to look after the case OF
assault upon Syrian woman ped
dler. Eugene Shinnee was brought
before Justice Averill and pleaded
guilty and was fined $50 and three
months Imprisonment.
Gerald Rice is spending his vaca-
ton at his home at the Flats.
Sidney Bond and friend from
Boston are visiting at F. Z, Vain
ing's.
B. F. Shaw is in town for few
days.
Quarrying has started in with an
extra gang of men opening up new
quarry.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-14

Lorraine Clark, IA years old, Il
member of the freshman class of the
local High SCchool is under
treatment at a sanatorium in Brattle-
boro. suffering from the effects of her
initiation February last into one Of
the school sororities, says a Bridge
port, Conn.,, dispatch
According to the girls story she
was made to drink on the night Of
the initiation a connection, one of the
ingredients Of which was kerosene,
and later made to eat macaroni
which had been boiled in soap. At
ter undergoing that part of the initia-
ton she says she was tossed in a
blanket.
A few days after the initiation, the
girl began to feel the i'll effects of
what she had eaten, but said nothing
until some time in March when she
grew worse and was taken by her
father, F. c. Clark member of the
State Legislature, to Brattleboro, for
treatment. Her condition is believed
to be serious. The officers of the
school refuse to made a statement
concerning the matter, but it is I'M
,derstood that the board of education
will make an investigation.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-14
ESSEX JUNCTION.

The Fortnightly Club met Friday
with Mrs. II. +. Rice. The lives and
works of Harriet Beecher Stowe and
Julia Ward Howe were studied.
Miss Flora e. Atherton, who has
been spending several weeks with
her brother in New York went Thurs
day and Washington, d. C.
The High School Bird Club has
about twenty spring visitors on it's
list.
George Herman will impersonate
The Old Homestead" at Music hall,
April 14th.
Mrs. c. c.. Field is convalescent af-
ter an attack of grip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred McGinnis have
moved into the house formerly own
ed by Mrs. Jane Snyder on Maple
street. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Viele are
also moving into the house on Maple
street which they recently bought.
Miss Georgia Ring is at the home Ct
her uncle. II. w. Ring.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-14
First Meeting OF Creditors

The first meeting of the creditors
OF the defunct Rae Electrical EQUIP
ment Company was held before G..
A. Davis of Windsor in the office of
Charles Batchelder of Springfield, re-
Gently. The bankrupt company was
represented by e, Il. Buck of Wind
sor' and the petitioning creditors by
II. B. Finn. Certain preferred credit
ors were represented by RIA. Law
renee, Rutland. and Chas. Batcheldar.
Herbert G. Upper represented GER
Tain creditors whose claims are un-
secured. Edward C. Crosby of Brat
tieboro, was elected trustee. Few
claims were presented although it is
understood that the liabilities are
very large. There are so many con.
hicting claims that much bitter llti-
cation may result.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-14
Said He Wasn't Dodging.

When interviewed in regard to the
reports published in the New York news
papers to the effect that he was wanted
by Superintendent of Insurance w. II.
Hotchkiss of New York State, as a witness
in the insurance investigation which is
being conducted by the latter, G.. Tracy
Rogers of Binghamton n. Y, president
of the Rutland Railway, Light & Power
Company of Rutland, stated positively
that he had had no knowledge that he was
wanted by the insurance department
except through the newspapers and that
he knew nothing regarding the insurance
lobby at Albany
1t is well known that Mr.. Rogers
has been in Rutland since Tuesday and
he said in regard to the statement that he
would not be found by the subpoena
servers at his home in Bnghamton or in
any other New York State towns the first
part of the week, that he was at his home
in Binghamton, last Saturday, Sunday
and Monday. He then came to Rutland
and did not engage or occupy any state
room on New York train on that day
as had been stated
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-14
YeYmonter Died in West..5

Rev. c. II. Hamln received word Tues
day that b. c. Day, former superintend-
ent of schools in Easthampton, had died
suddenly March 30 Of heart failure at his
home in Colorado. Mr.. Day was about
AZ years of age and was superintendent
of schools in Easthampton some II years
ago. He was held in high regard in
Easthampton, and career OF great sue
cess in his chosen profession was predicted
for him because of the rare qualifications
he displayed in his work in Easthampton
but his health began to fail, and he found
it necessary to go to a more favorable
climate, and to engage in out-of-dooI
pursuits. His brother, Carl, was with
him in Colorado, and brought the body
to Mr. Days former home in Jericho, VT
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-14
Opening NeighborI,ood House.

me Fletcher Free Library of Bur
lington has opened it's first branch
OF the Neighborhood House of that
city The reading room is open three
evening a week and though the pa
tronage is small. it promises much
Tor the future. The rooms will NO
closed during the summer, as the
mouse is not open for use by the
neighborhood during that time
Among the activities of the Fletcher
free library during the past year
nave been a new registration of Dor,
rowers, establishment of pay du.
plicate collection of newest fiction
ahe circulation of the unbound mum
oers of periodicals, and an exhibition
of field and garden flowers from
April to October.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-14
was removed. The opening in the head
nearly closed now and 1t is expect
ed 1t will be healed within week.
Police Recovered Checks.

Chief of Police j. f. Mahoney and
Deputy Sheriff J. b. Alfred of st. AL
bans, by a clever piece of work re-
covered $50 in money and several
checks and the bank book belonging
to the Sweeney Grocery Company,
which had been missing since Satur-
day. 1t appears that Saturday noon
Mr.. Sweeney made up his deposit for
the bank, including $500 in money,
severa, checks and his bank book,
which he tied up in parcel and told
his 11-year-old son to take it to the
bank. At the same time he gave the
boy a check to pay his telephone bill.
phone office and for some reason,
which ne cannot explain, laid the par
Gel containing the deposit on the
steps leading to the office, while lie
went in to leave the check. He was
inside but a minute, but when lie
came out the parcel was gone. An
investigation disclosed the fact that
no one had used the stairs in the in
term, so someone in the building
must have got the DOODLE suspicion
fastened upon George lehman, 49,
year-old-youth who lives in the block,
he was arrested and the entire sum
was found on him. The bank book
and checks were also recovered, hay
ing been hidden on top of wardrobe
where they were found.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-14
u. =. Court RecOnyenes.

The adjourned February term of
the United States District and Cir
cult Courts has reconvened in the
Burlington Federal building, Judge
Charles NJ Hough of New York city
presiding.
No civil case will be tried, the case
of c. NJ. Tice & Co. VS.. J. NJ. Beeman
& Son, which was docketed, having
been settled and discontinued. The
chancery docket was gone through
and all of the cases were either con-
tinued or dismissed, with or without
costs. The court civil docket and
the criminal docket were also gone
through with.
The case of Jerome Marble VS.. the
St. Adams Street Railway Company.
involving questions of claims by the
railway company, will not be heard
by Judge Hough as Judge Martin
has had report under considera-
/ ton and a special date will probably
be fixed by him for hearing.
In the morning Charles w. Sher-
man pleaded guilty to selling adui-
terated maple syrup and was fined
$50. The syrup when placed under
test contained more water than it
| ought to, but District Attorney Dun
nett stated that he believed that the
respondent thought the syrup was
good when he purchased it.
ID. Cooley of Quebec pleaded guilty
to illegal use of the United States
mails and was fined $500.
Sophia NJ. Dillingham;, alias Sophia
NJ. Noe, alias Sophia NJ Maxfeld. al
las Sophia NJ Winters, alias Sophia
NJ. Brill, alias Sophia NJ. Smith o.
Barre, pleaded guilty to unlawfuliy
making claim for a pension from the
United States government as the
widow of Herman S. Winters. Sh4
appeared to be a much married wo-
man and Judge Hough stated that he
thought that her action was done
more from ignorance than from any
| cause to deceive. she was let Off
with fine of $10O. The woman could
not remember the dates of her dic-
ferent marriages, but stated that she
wanted the pension for her children.
She is now married to Mr.. Smith, a
| farmer of Barre
Herman S. Allen of Lowell pleaded
not guilty to illegal use of the mails
and a jury was empaneled to try the
case. 1t is charged that Allen caus-
ed obscene literature to be sent
through the mails. Court was ad,
journed at about o'clock and this
case, which will be the only one to
come up, will be tried.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-14
Pres. Thomas On Rural Education.

THE condition of rural education
in Vermont is the reproach of Mi l.
dlebury, just as the sad facts recorded
in the recent report of the Connect
cut superintendent Of education are
the same shame of the Connecticut
colleges said Rev. DR.. John NJ.
Thomas, president OF Middlebury Col
lege, in an address at dinner of the
Boston alumni of the institution at
Hotel Vendome recently.
THE colleges of New England
declared President Thomas, were
founded for practical purposes and
for the service of the Commonwealth
Their walls were not built for lux
ury, nor for a culture that flourishes
for its own sake. The way out OF
present college troubles is a return to
the original purpose of the New Eng
land college. namely service Of the
State in The training of men for spec
ific tasks in which the State stands
in need of workmen.
THE backward condition of New
England agriculture indicates a
breach of trust in the administration
of 81 per cent OF the educational cap
ital of the United States. That mon
ey was handed to us for the uplift oi
New England. We are false to our
mission if We do not get under and
lift at this burden, and that no mat
ter how many sons OF the rich from
Chicago and Pittsburg we send back
with the New England diploma pride
Let the New England colleges
with their magnificent equipment
their prestige and their power, cor.-
centrate their energy on the needs OF
their own New England, with passion
to meet those needs, and New England
will count them as in the older daeS
| her glory and her crown"
About fifty members and guest;
were prestnt. Prof Edwin H. High.
/ ley, 6S, Of Groton, president of the
alumni association, was POSTMASTER
The other speakers were Prof. Chas
B. Wright, professor of English a
Middlebury; Rev. DR.. James l.. Bur.
ton, Rev. DR.. William Van Allen ant
Rev. Guy c. Lamson of Hyde Park
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-14
Well Known Business Man.

Myron T. Bristol, prominent business
man of ,Vergennes, died Saturday at $3.50
p. m. at his home after an illness of four
days, aged 81 years.
Mr.. Bristol was native of Panton.
He had resided in Vergennes since he was
l6 years of age, except for few years
spent in Colorado, Wyoming and Iowa
He began his business experience in DR.
Fordyce Huntingtons drug store where
he was employed for four years. He had
been in the mercantile and produce bust
ness almost ever since and attended to his
business up to within day of his death
He had always been prominently identi-
fled with town affairs and had held many
city offices.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-14
Embezzlement Charged.

William Knapton of Middlebury,
who it Is said, has been giving worth
less checks on the National Bank OF
Middlebury for the past few months,
was arrested at Etowah, Tenn, Sat
urday night. Mr.. Knapton was in
the piano business in Middlebury
about two years ago. representing ia
cob Doll & Sons OF New York, and
it is said he embezzled about $500
of their funds. Mr.. Knapton has been
spending most of his winter in Flori-
da, Alabama, California and Tenn
essee.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-14
Seriously Injured in Peculiar Way.

M. w. Stickney of Rutland, VINO
has been staying with relatives in
Adams, Mass, for several months,
mas nearly recovered from a serious
injury which he received in pecu-
liar way
Last January Mr.. Stickney suffer-
ed an attack of heart trouble and fell
so that the back of his head rested
against hot radiator A space al
most as large as the palm of the
hand was burned but the burn was
not supposed to be serious. Mr..
Snckney felt no serious effects the
next day and had no idea that trouble
was to follow. A day or two after
the accident, however. he began To
suffer. The effects of the burns pen.
etrated to the skull and when the in
jury was dressed a piece of skull
nearly as large as 25-cent piece
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-14
NORTH MONTPELIER.

Notice is given that all the schools
in the town of East Montpelier will
begin Monday April 18th.
Arthur Templeton had the misfor-
tune to have the thumb taken off his
left hand while at work in the saw
mill Saturday afternoon.
The |. o, G. T. gave a play Satur-
day night after which ice cream and
cake were served. Quite a good crowd
was in attendance. The proceeds go
towards street lights.
Or. and Mrs. Wheeler We're in Bur-
lington recently.
w, G.. Nye and Frank Blodah at
tended the dedicating of the new Ma
sonic Temple at Bellows Falls last
week.
Mrs. Norah Warrington returned
last week from West Berlin
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-14
Improving Fair Grounds.

The Rutland County Agricultural So
ciety is making improvements on the fair
grounds calculated to make them the
finest in the State. The grounds will be
leveled to make them suitable for circus
purposes, baseball diamond and tennis
courts will be laid out a driveway will be
constructed round the grounds and sew
eral changes will be made in the buildings
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-14
A Remarkable Record.

AT East Charlotte village there are
now living four old men. all past 80
years, and all remarkably well pre-
served. They are Timothy Stebbins,
"a, j. Avery Harris 81, Andrew Ell.
lison, who in few days will com
plete his 83rd year, and Daniel Ash
81 years old All of these men are
able to be about, and all do more or
less work, except Mr.. Harris, who has
practically lost the use of his right
arm as the result of an injury. Mrs.
Alexander 1.aFlam, 80 years lod, who
lives with her daughter, Mrs. Thomas
Bacon, is the Oldest person in town.
She is in very feeble health.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-14
What First Census Showed.

In comparing the first census of Wind
ham county in 1890 with the census. of
1910 some interesting facts stand out
prominently. In the old days Gulford
was the banner town in point of popu-
lation with 2422 inhabitants, while in 1900
it had only 1872. Putney came second with
lS4S, while the census of 10 years ago
showed population of only 960, West
minister, with a population of 1899, stood
third in the list having 10 more than Brat
tleboro, but the population of West
minister has decreased only 304 since 1890.
Dummerston had 1870 while 10 years ago
the population was 723 or less than half.
Athens had $50 to $50 10 years ago. Hall
fax 1909 to 662 at the last census. Mari
boro 629 to AS at the last census. The
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-14
Big Granite Contract.

The Woodbury. Granite Company
has received the contract to furnish
the granite to be used in the con-
struction of the tower of the new
building to be erected on Nassau
street. New York, by the Bakers 81
Trust Company. The contract is SUI
ficient to keep the entire Hardwick
plant busy for several months. To
make room for the building a mod
ern steel structure 20 stories high
was erected ~ years ago, is to be torn
down.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-14
Charged With Forgery.

Ralph Swaggerty, a trooper of the
10th cavalry, at Fort Ethan Allen,
was recently arraigned in Chittenden
County Court on the charge of for
gerry and pleaded not guilty. His
case will come up later owing to the
illness of his lawyer. 1t is charged
that Swaggerty made out a check on
the Howard National Bank for 1915,
the check being payable to w. II.
Bell, and signed by r. G.. Stone. On
the back was the endorsement of w.
H. Bell 1t is further charged that
the check was given Morris Hanson,
of Winooski, in payment for certain
goods purchased.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-14
Auto Party's Narrow Escape.

An automobile party from Lebanon,
N. H., had bad accident on the road be-
tween White River Junction and Hartford
Wednesday afternoon. The machine ran
into ledge and turned turtle. Mrs d. o
Eaton, wife of the owner, sustained n
broken collarbone and Mrs. j. s. Mason
and Mrs. G. Il. Hubbard, who were in the
tonneau, were severely bruised about the
chest and face. Mr.. Eaton and son were
in the front seat and escaped injury.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-14
MANY DOCTORS PRESCRIBE

proprietary medicines under Latin
name charging for the written pre-
scription three times the cost of the
medicine, and do not hesitate to cen.
denim that self-same medicine il il is
advertised or mentioned by the pub
lie
There are, however, many honest
doctors who do not hesitate to openly
recommend and prescribe such stan
dard remedies as Lydia f. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.-Adv.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-14

Augustine Therrien. who was
brought to Hyde Park from North
Adams, Mass. on requistion papers
to answer to the charge of selling
mortgaged property without having
acquitted in short order by the jury
that tried him Saturday Mr.. Moore
who was the complainant, admitted
that he had not been damaged by
the sales made by the defendant.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-14
ADAMANT.

Mrs. Robert Wark is very i'll with
pneumonia. She had pneumonia only
a few months ago and now is attacked
in the other lung.
Mrs. Fred Downs is quite i'll.
Mrs. Emily Mitchell is at Mrs.
Kings.
Mrs Henry Baldwin goes to her
home in Wolcott this week.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Stoddard Tuesday, April
3.
Miss Carrie Roland is to teach the
school here. She is a graduate of
pue go. sseIo 'GLeuImaS paeppoD
comes from Corinth. School Is to
commence April 25th
The Lawrence and Patch quarry is
not running at present,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-14

sumo lessons with Miss Margaret
Gorham on the piano and With Miss
Harriet Whitaker in vocal culture.
Miss Grace NJ. Switser is receiv-
ing congratulations Of her many
friends on the announcement of her
engagement to Augustus Clark OF
Schenectady, N. Y. She entertained
few friends at her home at cards
Monday evening when the announce
ment was made.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-14

other towns in the county have increased
in population since taking the first census.
This is probably due to the fact that
they were not fully settled in 1870 and
also to the fact that their population is not
so directly affected by the present aban-
donment of farms. According to the
faded records of the census bureau, Brat
tleboro had the largest family in Vermont.
The average number of the families of
Brettleboro was six, but Joseph Arms, the
first man on the list, was accredited with
II family of Is persons, and Henry Coles
family numbered l6.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-14
Car ditional Gift to Troy Academy.

At mass meeting of students and
alumni of the Troy Conference Academy
at Poultney, held Friday evening in con-
nection with the sessions of the Troy
Methodist Conference, now in progress
at Saratoga, N. Y, gifts tojthe institute
totalling S37 800 were announced, con-
ditional upon the fund being increased
to $4,000. Dr. J. H. Coleman of Albany,
financial representative of the academy,
expressed the opinion that the entire
amount would be raised.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-14
MIDDLESEX.

Schools throughout the town will
begin April 18th.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Chandler Of
Burlington were over Sunday guests
OF Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Moulton.
Mrs. Henry Badger has been quite
indisposed with a hard cold but is
now improved.
The village school house is being
cleaned this week and vanished. A
new floor has been laid in the gram
mar room.
The village schools will be in
charge of W. C. White and Miss Ella
Comstock.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Mackin of Will
Jamestown began work this week for
l.. o. Wilder, for the season.
Miss NJ Dewey of Montpelier call
ed on friends in town this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Wardsworth OF
Montpelier were ever Sunday guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Moulton.
Miss Ella Comstock has been in
hohtpehcl tuio "oeh, 'ioIlihS NHe CITY
schools.
School directors NJ J. Andrews, l..
o. Wilder and Z. Densmore were in
Montpelier Tuesday to attend a meet
ing of the directors of several towns.
Mail Carrier H. Comstock has been
| i'll the past week and unable to carry
the mail His substitut is acting for
him.
II. B. Chaplin has been appointed
census enumerator and will begin
work April 10.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-04-14
Maple Sugar for Senate.

Senator Carroll S. Page of Vermont
has received from the heart of the
maple sugar country, in which he
lives. consignment of $50 pounds
OF maple sugar in small cakes. These
will be distributed among his COL
leagues and the attaches of the Sem
ate. He hopes that it will "sweeten"
the way of legislation so that Con-
gress may adjourn not later than
June /.