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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1910-11-23
Foundation Walls,

Stone makes the best foundation
wall for a house, and it should be used
unless the price is prohibtive. Brick
foundation walls must be we'll plas-
tered with cement mortar on the out
side. This is because brick is very
porous and requires protection. Stone
for a foundation should be fresh quar-
ried and should be laid on a natural
bed. Large stones are required for
jambs and corners if the wall is to be
properly and thoroughly bonded. No
soft surface rock should be used. The
top of the wall should be car fully
leveled to receive the plate and joists.
and in cold climates beam filing be-
tween the joists should be required
Beautiful Homes.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1910-11-23
NORTH HYDE PARK

Rev. Mr.. Lamb of Hyde Park village
preached here last sunday for Miss Cool-
edge. He gave fine sermon upon the
"Prodigal Son" We hope he will come
again.
The Grange had very interesting
meeting last Saturday evening. The AT.
tendance was good and besides working
degrees on several there was a good IL
erary and musical program.
Remember tie Thanksgiving ball at
Valley Hall Thanksgiving evening. Pauls
Orchestra will furnish music and there
will be the usual fine supper. 1t will be
Il great event and you cannot afford to
miss it.
Owing to i'll health Miss Coolidge will
give up pastoral work here and take up
teaching. 1t is expected that young
lady will take her place, probably com
n encing the first Sunday in December.
We all regret that Miss Coolidge is
obliged to give up her work.
BY proclamation of State Councillor
Jeffrey, Sunday, Nov. 9th, has been set
apart as day to be observed by Jr. O. u.
y. M. Therefore all members of Council
No. " and ID. OF ID. are requested to as
senble at the Congregational church at
J 30 p. m Rev. Mr.. Ramey of johnson
will give the address.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1910-11-23
GARFIELD

The thermometer registered only ten
above zero on Davis Hill Monday morn
ing.
The Davis boys are doing few short
jobs of threshing in the peighborhood
this week.
Perley Prescott is taking a vacation
from his work in Wolcott on account of
illness.
Miss Effie Sherwood came home Tues
day night to spend her Thanksgiving
vacation.
E. C. Taylor of Morrsvilie was in this
place Friday selling the Liberty" Fire
EXtiDguisher. He disposed of several.
Mrs. Mary Bundy of Montpelier, was a
guest at the home of Mrs. Mary Sher-
wood and family from Friday until Mon
day.
Miss Meta Francis has finished work
for Mrs. c. NJ. Davis, and is now at work
for Mrs. Mary Wheeler in North Crafts
bury.
r. c. Munson and son Arthur were
called to North Hyde Park Saturday
night by the illness of the formers son
Fred Munson who is suffering from an
attack of appendicitis.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1910-11-23
EDEN
Mrs. Knowles is failing.

Mrs. Knowles is failing.
! Nov, ia son to Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Parsons.
Mrs. Fogg and two children are in
town, guests at G. d. Webster's.
Mrs. Fletcher from Springfield, Mass.
is in town on account of the serious ILL
| ness of her sister, Mrs. julius Knowles.
News from Merritt Sbattuck has been
| favorable up to date. The operation was
considered serious one and was per-
formed Wednesday,, the 10Th instant, at
Mary Fletcher Hospital.
Friday evening, Dec. 2, the Grange will
have box party and promenade at
Corners Hall. Ladies are invited to bring
boxes with the usual tixings. The COM
| mittee in charge expect 10 make the
event success.
Branch school closed Nov. IS. Num-
Der of pupils %, average attendance 1872.
Those having no absent marks were
Merrill and Irene Atwell, Charlie and
James Parkhurst, Gladys, Lena and
Rhubena Shufelt Perley Shower and
Norris Shutelt were each absent one day.
The teachers for the winter term of
school, with the exception of the McGook-
in school, are as follows: Eden Mills, Mrs,
Effie Whittemore; Branch, Miss Annette
Lasure; Wescon, Mrs. Stella Stearns;
Paradise Valley, Mrs.. Leila Page; Ober
Hill, Miss Louise Hadley; Corners, Miss
Marjorie Hayford; North Road, Mrs May
Emery; East Hill, Mr.. Jacobs.
Many words of praise have been
spoken regarding the school exhibition
at the close of Miss Lasure's school. She
has taught two terms in Branch school
and is to open the winter term the 18th
inst. This also speaks well tor the teach
er. The parents in the district enjoyed
the evenings entertainment and all spoke
of the training that must have brought
about such good work on the part Of
the young children.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1910-11-23
RIVERSIDE

Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Broadwell visited
their son at the Street the first of this
week.
Miss Agnes Cowan from the Street is
spending a few days with Mrs. James
Roddy.
Mrs. James Parker and son Robert are
spending Thanksgiving with friends in
Burlington.
Rossie Currier and Edward Parkerfrom
the North Village called on friends at
Riverside Sunday afternoon.
Russell Page has several men getting
out the timber and lumber for the large
barn he is to build on the Hardy place in
the spring.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1910-11-23

GUILTY OF MANsLAUGHTER.-A verdict
Of guilty of manslaughter was found by
the jury in St. Adams Wednesday in the
case of the state against Mrs. Frank
Averill, charged with the murder of her
husband. The case had been on trial for
a week and the jury was out four hours.
Sentence has not yet been pronounced.
When led from the court room Mrs.
Averill, who has daughter three years
old, broke down and cried, ooh; my
baby my baby" Mr.. Averill was shot
in his home the night of Oct. 20. He
crawled to the home Of a neighbor and
said his wife shot him. The defense was
that the shooting was accidental For
this crime the woman has been sentenced
to not less than ten nor more than twelve
years in the state prison at Windsor. The
woman wept bitterly and the judge was
visibly affected when pronouncing the
sentence.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1910-11-23
BELVIDERE

Rose Davis. has moved to Mrs. E. j.
Billings tenement at Belvidere Center.
A successful term of school closed at
the junction taught by Cassie Potter of
Belvidere.
Charles Allen of Waterville and II. w.
Coburn are drawing Christmas trees to
Cambridge.
Ralph Wells caught finger between a
stone and log while working in the woods
and injured it.
Mrs. w. Trombley is much better. Her
mother, Mrs. George Papan of Waterville
has been caring for her.
States Attorney Maurice of Morrisville
was here recently to settle disputes be-
tween parties at Belvidere Corners con-
corning pupils going to school.
The high school at Belvidere Center
closed Friday. 1t was taught by Joseph
Desautel of Bakersfield, CoIinne Potter
of Belvidere and Dora Lawrence of Bel
videre Corners.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1910-11-23

A safe place to live in is the State o.
Kansas, according to Gov. Hoch, who in
his Thanksgiving message said: Zone
third of our counties are without prison.
ers in their jails, or pa'upers in their aims
houses. One-half of our counties sent no
convicts to our prisons this year. One
half of our prison inmates never lived
in Kansas long enough to acquire resi-
dence here. Churches and schools flourish,
the spiritual outlook is hopeful, and the
saloon is practically banished.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1910-11-23
cLNTERVlLLE
Watch for the Blue Mark.

Watch for the Blue Mark.
Great Thanksgiving weather.
Mrs. A. J. Hol brook is quite i'll at the
present time.
Miss Lois Peake spent Sunday at Gill
man HogaboOm's.
O. n. Campbell and family were guests
of Mrs. E. NJ. Town last Sunday.
Mrs. Volney Gilmore is stopping with
her son, J. J. Gilmore, at present.
Mrs. W. w. Hapgood, who has been
quite i'll, is some better at this writing.
Chester Hobrook had the misfortune
to lose one of his horses Monday night
Mis-. Lucy Campbell returned homo
from Hardwick Tuesday morning. She
is some improved in health. Her nurse,
Miss Ida Collins, accompanied her.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1910-11-23
NC klNSTRY HILL

Mr.. Hawkins of Morristown was caller
on the Hill Sunday.
Mrs. Orvis Jones and Miss Ethel Tall
man were in Morrisvlle Thursday.
Misses Ola Stewart, Lois Davis and
IsadoIe Hurlbut are at home from the L.
Z. A. for weeks vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wyett Hurlbut visited
their daughter, Mrs. Homer Clark, in
Irasburg portion of last week.
Mrs. John Atwell of Morrisville and
Miss Ethel Talman of WolcOtt are guests
ol Owls Jones' people this week.
Harold Bedell was in johnson Sunday
HIS slSttI, Mas Ida Bede.l, returned
nome wlth nn,I Tor u few days visit.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1910-11-23
A Woman's Tongue.

"Woman's tongue is her sword.
which she never lets rust wrote
Mime. Necker The tongue Is not
steel. but it cuts" wrote Erasmus.
The tongue kills more than the
sword wrote Nv~ik. the Ottoman
statesman. solomon. the embodiment
IF wisdom. wrote. 1T is better TO
dwell in the corner of the housetop
thaa with brawling woman and IN
% wide house" And st. james wrote.
TIE tongue is little member AMI
lJa~;rih great things" However. the
faod Eing Arthur said. deny not Ia
woman Tie proper use of her tongue"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1910-11-23
Christmas Presents

About this time there appears in news
papers which are hard pressed tor news
the fiction that you can please your child
rem better by making Their Christmas
presents with your own hands than yor
can by buying them toys at the stores
Don't you believe it. A rag doll made by
mother may be cherished because it was
constructed by hands that a child loves,
but human nature is the same in children
as in adults. The store doll is better
made and the child knows it.
For those parents who cannot afford
to buy all their Christmas presents at
the stores we have the utmost sympathy,
but fortunately they are not numerous.
An army.of experts is employed in max
ing Christmas presents and they know
their business thoroughly. They are paid
good wages for their work and it is the
duty of all who can afford to do so to
buy their productions.
A little economy here and there in the
household expenses will enable most par.
ents to save sufficient money to purchase
presents for the little ones Local mer-
chants carry large stocks of Christmas
goods and they should be patronized lib
orally. They employ, too, extra clerks to
wait on the holiday shoppers, which is
another reason why all who can possibly
do so should buy Christmas presents
rather than make them with their own
hands. Let the cObbler stick to his last"
is a good old maxim. You, gentle reader,
have not been taught to make the thous
and and one articles that are suitable for |
Christmas presents. Do not try to COM
pete with the experts. Watch the adver.
Using columns of the News AND CITIZEN. |
1t is there you will find those who sell |
what you want and at prices that will |
pay you to invest
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1910-11-23

Eugene Foss, just elected Democratic
Governor Of Massachusetts, says he will
fight the reelection of Senator Lodge
and that if Mr.. Lodge does not with.
draw as a candidate for reelection to the
U. S. Senatorship, he will take the stump
and make the recent campaign ''look like
an afternoon tea party" Now we have
no great love for Senator Lodge; we sin
cerely hope somebody else will succeed
him as Senator, but we do strongly OBJ
ject to Gov elect Foss or any other Dem
ocrat saying what the Republican party
shall do about dictatorship that belongs
to them. The G. o. P. was badly wal
Hoped in the recent election, but not so
badly but that it is able to "sit up and
take notice" and also to edo business at
the old stand"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1910-11-23

FIRE LOSSES. The fire losses in the
month of October were S37, 300 in
this country and in Canada This is the
largest loss in any one month since April
1906, when the San Francisco conflagra.
ton occurred. The total losses for the
ten months of the year are S196,535, $50,
as against $16S, S65, 100 in 1909 There
were in October 300 fires, each causing a
loss of over $4,000. There were %
causing losses of between 100000 and
100000 each, % over 100000 each,
and one causing loss of S1,OOO,00O
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1910-11-23

The first legislation resulting from the
adoption of the woman suffrage amend
ment to the Washington State Constitu-
tion has appeared in bill introduced in
the Seattle city council which prohibits
smoking in polling places at special or
general elections. The purpose of the
proposed ordinance is to make conditions
in and about voting places more attrac-
tive to women who may wish to vote.
The men may not be able to learn much
about politics from the women, but it
looks as if their entrance into politics
might be the means of improving his
manners.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1910-11-23

The Thanksgiving proclamation of
Coy. Fernald OF Maine, begins; None
OF the customs bequeathed to us by our
fathers is deserving of more faithful OBJ
servance than that of recognizing the
beneticent power whose rule brings
the sunshine, the rain and the heat that
mean abundance and contentment to the
people of the earth" This is good, of
course, but it isn't quite up to last years
inspired effort by Gov. Prouty Of YER
mont. "-Boston Globe
1t has been limited and not denied that
President Thomas of Middlebury college
penned that bit of wisdom; and by the
way, it is said that Hon. John L. Lewis
ofNorth Troy, did a like service for Gov.
Mead this year.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1910-11-23

All of the officers of the Fish and Game
League Were reelected at the annua
meeting held in Montpelier last week.
Among those was Henry G. Thomas of
Stowe, who has served the league most
efficiently as secretary for several years.
IT'S WE'LL for what would the League be
without Henry? Long may he con-
tinue with it !!
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1910-11-23

Some state papers are polling fun at
that hedgehog bill. Now if these same
papers would investigate a little, they
would find that these "peslly animals
are doing a whole lot of damage to the
timber lands in the state amounting to
many thousands of dollars annually. 1t
is only right that something be done to
stop this wholesale damage and bounty
on the animals for a few years is only
fair Better turn attention to the big
salaries asked for by SO many officials
and pare down some of those, if the
bounty expense is thought to be too
great.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1910-11-23
How Guns Are Named.

Many people are puzzled as to the
difference between II inch and 1876
Inch gun. Guns are measured by the
bore or caliber. just as motorcar en-.
CINE cylinders are. A - inch gun,
therefore, is a gun that fires a shot
which is twelve inches in diameter.
The length of gun is reckoned in
calibers. For instance. a 10 caliber II
of its bore-that is to say, fifty feet
long. A 80 caliber six inch gun would
be twenty-five feet long, and so on
London Standard
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1910-11-23
Montpelier letter
Last Weeks "Attnctions"
From our Special Corrsnondent1

LitSU w tCh y AJJIlG1IOnS>
From our Special Corrspondent1
The Legislature of 191Obas had six
full weeks Of legislative exise1ce and in
spite of the fact that but hwibills have
as vet found their way to tbaRCovernor
this legislature has been pood working
body and have accomplished Something.
The past week especially has been pro.
ductive of good results and vast
amount of business has been Armed off.
We have seen signs that Vermont is
moving forward and there are lions of a
new Vermont, Vermont wbich NAV at
last take its place among thelgalaxy OF
sister states t has at astbecome pos
sible to overcome the prejudice against
taking step forward rather than mark
| ing time. The people through their rep
resentatives seem to be WILING to take
the bull by the horns and the representa-
tives themselves seem willing to assume
the responsibility that is upon them and
act for the good of the State. This legis.
lature seems willing to be progressive
and constructive, rather than dilatory
and destructive. Please underst and that
l am not withdrawing thislegisature !;
but do say that in this legislature, in
the House especially, the State of YER
t,oo n +;yac
ing to take a step in advance without
being swerved from their path by per-
sonal prejudices and profit. | speak of
the House especially because the Senate
has not as yet been called upon to act on
any matter touching the individual purse
strings of the Senators, We have no
reason to expect that the Senate willnot
act in full accord with the House on
every really important matter touching
the welfare of the whole state. The
people of Vermont have
SOMETHING TO BE THANKFUL FOR
and the present legislature will consider
thetaX reform bills and the State Public
ity bills as candidly, earnestly, and hon
estly as they did the Weights and AIea-
sures bill this state will indeed see the
dawn OF new era and the
New Vermont may become a reality.
1t has been said repeatedly during the
past three weeks that every interest was
represented here except the people The
passage of the Weights and Measures
bill by the House on Friday proves that
the oft-repeated statement was a slam
Ter. If this legislature will continue to
break away from powerful lobbies and
rom their financially interes ted constitu-
,nts they may make a name for them
selves and future for their state. Sew
ral, times during the past week some
member has asked that action on a bill
,e postponed until be could go home and
ee his constituents, and the House has
etused 20 hold the matter open. Too
'ften member has but one or two con-
tituents whom he wishes to, see and
heir interests would not coincide with
he interests of the people at large A
MEMBERS oath binds him to act for the
'est interests OF the whole public and no
eference is made therein to his particular
constituents.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1910-11-23
News and Citizen
MoPRlsvt lie AND HYDE PARK
1. n. LEWIS, Editor aad Manager

The political ak has fallen and Stafford
and Hulburd, two experienced and tried
state officials, give way to new and in
experienced men.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1910-11-23

The bill establishing a training course
for teachers in high schools does not meet
with general favor by the leading educa-
tors in the state. They claim it is inefiic'
lent and would not work out the results
its advocates claim.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1910-11-23

Vermont already has good agricul-
tural college. Why, then, this new agri'
cultural school? If one normal school is
sufficient, why shouldn't one school for
agricultural instruction suffice?
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1910-11-23

Gov, Mead has appointed William r.
Warner of Vergennes Il member of the
Public Service Commission, to succeed
Eli Porter, whose term is about to expire
The appointment of Mr.. Warner is a re.
ward for personal work done for the Gov.
ernor in the recent state campaign. AS
to his ability we know not, but looking at
the matter from the outside" it would
seem that the Commission wouN be best
served by having an experienced railroad
man thereon, such, for instance, as the
st. Adams Messenger suggests, as E. A.
Chittenden of st. Adams; or if a prece.
dent was followed and agood one it was,
of keeping Democrat on the board,
either re-appointing Mr.. Porter or select
ing another of his party, thereby making
the board non partisan.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1910-11-23

political capital and help elect a Govern,
or The President of the Brattleboro
Board of Trade told about the good
work his Board were doing. but he re-
served the right to Withdraw from this
proposed organization the minute he
suspected that it was a part of a politi.
cal game. Politics killed the Fish and
Game League. 1t nearly disturbed the
Farmers Club at Burlington year ago;
it destroyed the usefulness of the Yer.
mont Improvement Society and has
doubtless prevented the Organization OF
this proposed Board of Trade. Many
prominent people who came here ear
| nestly advocating State Board of Trade
went home feeling that the only way
Vermont will ever get the kind of adver-
Using It needs will be by legislative au-
thority and not through an org anization
which can be used to perpetuate a p liti-
cal machine
AS soon as Gov. Mead, who is said to
| have no further political ambitions, was
placed at the head of the proposed or
ganzation, interest seemed to wane
among certain classes of people present
and when it was determined that ii the
organization was perfected it must be
along lines for the sole welfare OF the
state, interest waned even more. Al
though Elk Gov. Prouty is made chair
man of q committee to carry out the
plans for an organization, the other four
members of the committee were named
hv Gov. Mead. These other members
are A. NJ. Fletcher of Cavendish, Hon.
II. o. Carpenter of Rutland, Porter H.
Dale of Island Pond and J. A. DeBoer of
Montpelier. Upon the naming of this
committee any hope that the organiza-
ton might be used by any one to further
political ambition faded away. This
committee is to canvass the situation to
see if there is a demand for State Board
of Trade and it is good bet that they
will report that it is not advisable to
organize at this time. Thus THE best
laid schemes of nice and men," etc.
THE NORMAL SCHOOLS.
The so-called training courses in high
schools and academies has been endorsed
by both House and Senate and the Agri-
cultural schools have taken the place OF
at least one Normal school. The fight
was renewed in the Senate on Friday,
but in spite of strong opposition both
bills were passed i'll concurrence. The
Training school bill fight has been car
ried on on the lines of Education and
the Superintendent has wom out 1t is
said that the Board is i'll sympathy with
the Normal schools and the Superlnten-
dent is in favor of the training courses
and the Issue has been sharply drawn.
1t is understood that the Governor is in
sympathy with both bills as passed
Superintendent Stone has for along time
fought for one Normal school and has
advocated wiping out the present three.
1t looks as if he would succeed this year
in accomplishing what he has SO long
advocated.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1910-11-23

One of our contemporaries has been
featuring the fact that a lock of Napo-
Icons hair was recently sold in one OF
our cities for $40. This, it seemed to
think, was most unusual, not to say
fabulous, price for hair Evidently it
hasn't had much experience in hair en-
poriums. Next to diamonds. hair is
about the most expensive material, per
pound, on the market. Since the new
Pelion on Ossa style of couture became
popular, hair, even mere combings, has
SCARED higher than tombstone ever
dreamed of going in his record-breaking
aeroplane. Even bacon and other cost
of living exhibits have been nowhere in
the race for altitude. 1t is creditably
stated that more than $500 per pound
is the price now asked for certain varie-
ties of feminine hair. The fact is that as
hair-raiser, cumulative or qualitative,
Napoleon wasn't in it with some of our
modern producers.