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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-12
EMpORIA,s NEW RAILROAD.


In another column Of this paper will
be found an article referring 20 pro.
posed railroad from this point to Ahos-
kie. N. c.. q distance of nifty four miles
This enterprise II perfected, win
mean to Enporia that she Will be en-
titled to Virginia city rates. y thing
she has never enjoyed. but . condi-
ton heartily desired. by every business
man In this section.
Within the naxt few weeks 2 surysy
Bssn s sss n as 81 tn the pfomoters. and
report it's dndings as early as practi-
cable.
In building the road from EmporiA to
Ahoskie q vast amount Of new terri
tory will be opened. which 10 one Of the
most fertile In the Eastern section Of
North Carolina for farming purposes.
Aside from this important feature OF
the venture, millions Of feet OF original
growth timber remains uncut on both
sides Of the proposed tine which can
3 only e. + sns Isi . sI
to conditions sxisting After the North
Carolina shan have been PASSED. Many
progressive towns already are 10 be
found In the Immediate section 10 be
traverssd by the Emporfa aud AhOsk16
railroad. beginning at Emporia. Clare
VILE. Gaskins, MArgarsttesvtlle. PEN
dleton. and Murfresboro and other
towns. are already In the aye OF the
commercial world. In the consummA-
tion ct the foregoing enterprise. they
may be made towns OF greater COM
merciai and Industrial strength.
We welcome the enterprise and con !.
hdently expect to see It's realisation at
no remote period--Eorth Emporia In
dependent
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-12
EVERYBODY OUGHT
TO HAVE s34.87
Government Has Figured it Out
That Way and the Cash Should
Be on Hand.
BROADWAY SMILES
Handy for Luncheon Money, Per-
haps, but for Practical Purposes
Seems Trifle Insufficient.
BROADWAY
SMILES

Have you got ss4.s7 to your name 7
If not. you don't come up to the per
capita circulation Of money in the
United States. as shown In the books
Of the Treasury Department. The es-
timated population of the United
States " aa.al3.eoa. md an h ART
q "a maRsh IA Anepnt Of npnay a
sirsnlAsass Va lR4ssteA 70 ~ ta,i3l.s
eesS3sfo; e svesy nsa: ysnsa Ana
nine mfllionth u thfAs ana ns-Siglith
billion dollats. which II Ordinarily ~
pressed ~ about vas.
When Broadway heard the news
about the &36 yesterday 1t laughed
70 heartily that many who were pass
thought that Marshall p. Wilder ma
cornered some 81 his friends ana told
= brand new Joke. Broadway, how.
ever. was laughing IL the hard lob
and even lint II prospsr1ty with
such tribe OF luncheon money q
vas.
Wildsr was discovered sasias II the
workmen who are quickly making a
mere memory OF all that ever was
Rector's. and when awakened from
his reverte by . gentle tap on the
shoulder Wilder smiled and begged
his dtstnrber not to spring some Old
joke about the delightful weather.
Wilder Wouldn't He sTapped.r
my financesf' calculated the NttIe
fellow who has made kings laugh
away their soyereign cares. Sorry.
OLD man. but ! can't lend Yen thirty.
ave now. I've only little more thar
that With ma az ! left tn hctet "a
haste. Can't do it,
II didn't ask for : loan... corrected
the interviewer. All i wanted Is
namef"
Why. I've had more money than
that ever since was old enough 10
talk A. soon ~ learned 10 speak
Few words / used 70 crA0k 1okee On
nv grandfather. and for every Joke
hat enited him he would put $50 Ii
ne bank FOR me. told him, % my
mother said, over . thounand tokes"
You must have exhausted the ala
n4Nfp trNaaurv."
mot much. Esosjvsa tge from
aim only once. He WAS the hardest
nan 70 please that / ever met
Al Wilder grasped profEered hand |
10 whispered: Tive more than the
shirty-nye, but don't tell any one
bout Il. FOR I've . bunch 81 frtsnds |
a this town--you understand"
Gus Hin ms found In his oflee@
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-12
SAYS INSURANCE OPENS NEW FIELD
TO WOMEN WHO MUST EARNIIVINC
Miss Edna Blanchard Lewis Di-
reefs Only Office Run Wholly
by Her Sex.
SEES BETTER FUTURE IN 1T
THAN TEACHING SCHOOL
Started as Agent for Company
and Soon Organized Her
Own Department.

NEW YORK, March i2.-"Of
course women can succeed in insur-
ance." asserts Miss Edna Blanchard
Lewis. who originated and now directs
the only insurance department in the
world rum exclusively by women. Just
as they can IN any other line Of work
y they are only progressive and have
s Una sEEssa !ssiss ess'rm'aaslsn' RsFa''r
a sye sss svEs ssssssis f. s sssss
Ane OF her ytAiie, expressive face, in
her businesslike manner and In the
SUNNY, attractive ofliee with It, plain.
heavy furniture,
There IL splendid field here for
women" she asserted. there are so
few In It. 1t IL comparatively easy
70 work UP from the ranks ~ ! have
coming an agent for some company.
had been 3 school teacher, but the
routine work did not appeal to mo.
% decided that would take up
somethtng entirely new, with some
future in Il
"a srsas deal Of my work is among
the faeaItieG OF the lsrgest women.sI
eoileses. Smith. Wellesley. Mount
Holyoke. yassar. But every class isI
D.
lawyers merchants, chiefs.
Lately, ] have had a couple OIL
very Interesting cases." Miss Lewis
continued, swinging back In her
swivel desk chair. "One was q policy
taken out q half century ago. rheI
heifs didn't know where It was taken
out or whether the pramium had
been kept up. or anything definite.
1.-THE INFORMATION had to work onl
was that there had been policy. Z
went to ths home Once OF one Of the
largest companies In America, and az
the end OF just Efteen minutes i /
had all the facts. The surname Of the
man was looking up was not !,
common one. and had only his two
Arat intualS. There were fifteen
other persons Of the same last namu
and the sam Initials. The given names,
pf courDe, were different. That just
goes to show how carefully records
ire kept and how splendid the sys.
lem -
Ion -
Mee4esp women ~ Some prominence
ind wealth. 6hU went over to Nor-I
way last summer TO visit her fathers
'atefiyea. MAGm she, had never seen. !
Her grandmother. In going over ,
.amily letters ana pictures. showed
etter writteu hy the yoman's father |
pAnty XeAxp A&o. and mentioning the
0ix tnsursncA on his life Al the !
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-12
'K0|MER ISSUES
ANNUAL REPORT
is Considered Best Ever Published
By State Agricultural
Department.
MAILED TO FARMERS
All Kinds of Crop and Stock Rails
ing Discussed-Figures Show
ing Virginia's Growth.

The annual report of Commissioners
George w. keiner, of the Department
of Agriculture and immigration, has
just come from the printer, and copies
are being sent broadcast over the
State to hundreds of farmers, who will
find the report this year not only the
most comprehensive ever issued by
the department, but a veritabie hand
book on general Agricultural topics.
Practically every phase OF agricul-
ture, horticulture and stock raising 10
discussed by the commissioner and by
other experts known all over the
United States by the success they have
met with In their chosen felda.
Reviewing the work OF the year.
Commissioners Kotner shows that the
total value of all Agricultural prod
ucts of the State for 1909 was over
$500, 100000; the corn crop alone
being valued at $4,000, 900. showing
an increase over the corn crop Of 1900
by an average OF ten bushels to the
acre. or $19,000,000.
This increase In the value OF the
corn crop 10 due almost entirely to
the untirtng efforts of the department
Ia sending out literature and -leetur--
ers for the instruction Of the farmers
of the State. Last year, the report
shows, the farmers institutes were at
tended by 10000 farmers, while the
value of these institutes to the State
at large liz estimated At millions of
dollars.
Regarding immigration the report
shows that 1000 Virginia farms were
sold TO people from without tho State
last year. resulting In an increase of
the State wealth by 100000 In
this connection II IL shown that dur
ing the last Ave years the population
OF Virginia has increased per cent,
leading the entire South. willis the
wealth of Virginia II now second only
to that Of Texas among the Southern
States.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-12
HOLD INSTITUTE
FOR THE FARMERS
Series Of Twenty Three Along
Lines Of the C. & O. Next
Week.
BIG CROPS OF LECTURERS
Commissioner Koiner to Have
Numerous Assistants-The
Itinerary.

The State Department OF Agricui-
ture and Immigration will hold
twenty-three farmers institutes along
the line OF the Chesapeake and Ohio
railway next week, the following lee
tnrers being In charge: Commits
sioner George w. Koiner, on general
agricultural toptcs: Professor S. w.
Fletcher, director Of the experiment
station, on fruit growing: Mr.. w. w.
Sproul. Of Augusta, ON potato raising;
Professor 8. b. Hedges, OF Powhatan.
live stock and soil Improvement; Mr..
Augustine Stabler. on growing le-
gurnes az land improvers
Itinerary.
The institutes will be held at the
several stations and towns as fol-
lows:
Monday, March IA.
Sabot. at s:45 A. M
Columbia, at 1920 p. M.
Dtilwyn, at $40 p. NJ.
Tuesday, March is.
Scottsyille, at 8 A. M.
. Buena Vista. at 1:46 p. M.
Buchanan, at AIS p. M,
Wednesday, March 10.
Ortskany. at . A. NJ.
New Castle, at IL A. NJ.
Covington. at ass p. M.
Hot Springs at 6:25 p. M
Thursday, March II.
Goshen. at 8 A. NJ.
Craigsyilla, at 10:45 A. III.
Staunton. at p. NJ.
Ftshersvilie, at 3:45 p. ID.
Friday, March 10.
Ivy, at 0 A. NJ.
Gordonsville. at 12:46 p. NJ
Louisa, at 3:10 p. NJ.
Saturday. March 10.
Hredsgiaks He'll. at Z A. A.
noGWeA 6 III A. NJ
AtieA ~ t;3e n ~
MnaaaS, NeEah nj.
RpxhuFy ct T. u.
Norge, a. i1:o5 A. n.
Lee Hall, at 1:se r. NJ.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-12

modious station. and It will be equip
ped with the latest conveniences Ia
its line for the comfort Of passen-
gers ana employees.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-12

Especial 20 The Richmond Ytrgfnian. !
If3yTNGTON. VA. March III
Wood Tuii has just completed . new
railway In connection with the ma
chine shop At the Carriers Creek fer
tilixer works. frvington, va. Mr..
Tuli and Captain b. L. willing were
al Pocomoke City. Nd. this week
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-12
:, STATION AT BERRYvILIE.
Norfolk a Western Getting Ready 3,
Rulld

IAuiiuSOkN42 N1E.
bERRYVILLE. VA, March H.
work on the grounds for the new do
POT - being pushed rapidly, and the
large force of men on the job are
making big show in tho removal OF
art and rock and the filling in OF
the low ground
The station proper will centre on
the mlie-post south Of the turnpike,
and Will be about 1875 feet In length.
The train shed will be 400 feet in
length. extending 200 feet on each
side OF the centre OF the station
proper.
Tho so-foot strip from the MARKS
property. which win BE- used . )
streetway, win be filled La leyel With
the turnpike. and the Approach u tho
station Will DO acrosa handS6uA cdn-
crete culyert over tho Town Run.
The workmen have uncovered some
large ledgea OF stone ON ths WORK,
and they will be blasted out, ana the
stone used In filling In and smhank-
ing.
No expense u being spared by the
Norfolk u Western TO give Berry-
lille . handsome. modern and COM
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-12

father was dead. the Western we-
man. immediately on her return herr,
gave the case into my banda
was necessary to bring proofs
OF death, and I had 10 60 through old
newspaper files looking up the facts.
Tor the man had been drowned on the
cost OF Labrador. The clippings were
sufficient proof. and the insurance
was obtained without any difIicuity."
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-12
BANK SEEKS MEN
WHO STARTED RUMOR
Nevand Society for Savings In
jured by False Charges Of
Insolvencv

y G9vEIAlrD, O.. 1xAruA 1s~-IrAs
eeeey - Gevinss ofsfsd = rewars
M 1&.eee tc-day and President Myron
tf1rx : bonus 81 1900 for
~ - czrcnla&1cn Of Salss rumors
nnused : two days rum on ths
= =. .unMds4 copplssslx.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-05-26

more substantial basis than ever be-
fore, the bills are all paid and there
is balance in the treasury. The
membership is larger than ever before
and larger than that of any other as
ISOLATION in the State. The member
ship campaign held in December
brought in 203 members in the 13
days it lasted. Secretary c. A. Palm
er, who has been with the association
two and one half years, one and one
half as physical director and one
year as general secretary, has &C.
signed and plans to leave here early
in June. He will first go to his home
in Montreal and join his regiment for
the summer maneouvres. After camp
breaks up he will go to Gatineau,
Quebec, to spend month in the
woods. In September he will eater
the International Y. M. G. A. train
ing school at Springfield, Mass,
where he will spend two years in
special training for work as physical
director. His departure is deeply re-
GREETED as he has done such efficient
work since coming here, and his
successor has not yet been secured,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-05-26
ST, J0UNSBURY.

Next Monday will be the opening
day for the Old Pine Golf Club, when
a chicken pie dinner will be served
at the club house at high noon. Fol-
lowing the dinner will be- a golf
match between the members, tennis
matches and cards for those who do
not join in the other games. An ear
nest effort is TO be made this year to
arouse more interest in golf and
make the game more popular. A
dozen members have been added tc
the club this season and more are
coming, and the tournament commit
tee have plans for some interesting
matches during the summer. Offic-
ers and committees for the club for
this summer are: President, Frank
II. Brooks; vice president. Carl H.
Turner; secretary and treasurer,
Raymond A. Pearl; directors, the
above and Miss Helen Stevens, Miss
Marion d. Patterson, Miss Mabel
Spencer, DR.. w B. Fitch, Arthur F.
Stone, and e. A. Silsby; house COM
mittee, Miss Helen Stevens, Miss
Margaret Clark, Miss Jean Stanley,
Miss Marion d. Patterson and Mrs.
j. w. Titcomb; membership com
mittee, Arthur F. Stone, Herbert F.
Balch, DR.. w. B. Fitch, Mrs. E II.
Ross, and Miss Maude II. Sprague;
tennis committee, Joseph Fairbanks,
Charles w. Steele, Rev. George w.
C. Hill, C. M. Richmond, Albert A.
Kicker, Ray w. Spaulding and Perry
M. Fitch; golf committee. Carl II.
Turner, Edward S. Bailey and Joseph
H. Brooks; social committee, Ar
thur F. Stone, Carl II. Turner, Mrs.
E. II. Ross, Miss Gratia Balch and
Miss Mabel Spencer; grounds com
mittee, Charles w. Steele, Edwin S.
Bailey and Frank II. Brooks; COM
mittee on play or entertainment,
Miss Alice Kicker, Mrs. B. C. Peters
and Miss Hortense Peters
The following officers were elected
lat the 55th annual meeting of the
Y. M. C.. A. held last evening: Pres
ident, Frank II. Brooks vice presi-
dent, Charles w. Steele; recording
secretary. j. +. Smith; treasurer,
Joseph Fairbanks; director. Lawrence
p. Leach. At the close of this year
the association is on a better and
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-05-26

by the pupils at p. m. An old SOL
der will be detailed to visit each
school and assist by making re-
marks. 1t is hoped the parents will
take an interest and attend these ex-
ercises and thereby encourage the
children with enthusiasm to be 10y
al to their country.
Mrs. Fred Boyles and son OF John
son have been visiting her parents S,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Webster.
Caster Waller is building a loar i
barn en- his fam.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. Livingston
were in Burlington last week to at
tend the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs
Grand Lodge.
Henry Hale is in Brightlook Hos
pital recovering from an operation
for appendicitis.
Eugene Hall had the misfortune to
break his arm Tuesday by falling
from a staging in Marshfield.
Mrs. Dean Batchelder of Hartford,
Conn, was called here last week by
the death of her mother, Mrs Charles
Phelps.
The installation of officers of o. f.
S. took place last week Tuesday ey-
ening, Mrs. Clark Scott acting as in
stalling officer and Mrs. S. Swerd-
feger as marshal. A banquet was
served at the close of the ceremonies.
Herbert Nelson lost a valuable
COW few days ago by getting its leg
broken.
C. p. Hatch is clerking for S. C.
Voodry.
Cabot is being canvassed for the
contest in the Montpelier Journal.
Memorial services will be held in
the Methodist church next Sunday.
The Grand Army, Woman's Relief
Corps and Sons of Veterans will
meet at G. A. R. hall at 10 a. M and
march to the church in a body. All
old soldiers and their families are
cordially invited.
E. P. Walbridge found one of his
work horses dead Monday morning
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-05-26
SOUTH WOODBURY..

The widow of Reuben Goodell, died
on Sunday morning of cancerous
trouble, at the home of her stepson,
NJ. p. Goodell where she had been
given the most tender and faithful
care. She was advanced in age, and
had for several years suffered dis
ability from a fractured hip. She
was member of the Congregational
church, but her infirmlties prevented
her from attending. Loved for her
kind and gentle ways, she died as
she had lived, sweetly and peaceful
vi. The funeral took place from her
late home on Tuesday, Mrs. Even Of
ficiating.
Abbie o. Mnard of South Wood
bury was lately married at Montpel-
Ter to Volney c. Babcock of Stowe
at which place they intend to reside
Mrs. Shay of Greenfield, Mass, is
visiting his uncle, C. ]. Banks.
Frank Batchelder was in Barre
Batchelder is still quite i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. w Haskell have
been visiting in Barre.
Charles Cady, school director, is
teaching a school at Maple Grove.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-05-26
BROOkFIELD.

C. b. Gould of Mortified was the
guest of his cousin, z. S. Moulton,
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Bacon, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Dillingham; of North
field, Mrs. Annette Griswold of Plain
field and Mrs. Freeman Crafts of
Whately. Mass, were here Friday to
attend the funeral of Mrs. W. S.
Graves.
Mrs James McDerment was taken
to the Mary Fletcher Hospital last
week Tuesday for an operation for
gail stones. which proved to be sue
cessful. She was accompanied by
her husband and DR.. Ellis. She is
getting along very comfortably.
Mr.. Waldo, who drives Brighams
creamery team from here to Ran
dolph, has moved his family into
Mark Rix's house.
Mrs. E. E. Ellis was in Tunbridge
several days last week caring for her
father Horace Durkee, who died Fri
day.
The ladies who are to have charge
of the Aid Society sociable in June,
are Mrs. Emma Ditty, Mrs. Abbie
Hyde, Mrs. Sarah Fullam, Misses
Lucy Fullam and Avis Holden.
The First Congregational church
will not be opened next Sunday for
any services. The Memorial services
and Sabbath school will be held at
the Second church
The item last week about the
birth and death of the little
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Pat
terson should have read infant daugh-
ter Of Mr. and Mrs. Homer Holden.
Mrs. Orpha E. Howe, wife of Dea-
con William 8. Graves, who went to
Heaton Hospital, Montpelier, Tor
the removal of cancer, died there
Thursday morning. The remains
were brought to her late home,
where the funeral was held Friday
afternoon, Rev. George o. Howe Of
Randolph officiating.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-05-26
WORCESTER.

Mr.. and Mrs. Dean Holt and daugh-
ter, Alice, of Calais attended church
in town last Sunday.
Mrs. Maria Colby fell at the home
of Will Witham one day last week
receiving bad break of the hip. Mrs
Colby is in quite serious condition
Thomas Symonds sold his farm to
Joseph Mavelle of Barre last Friday
Mr.. Mavelle will take possession this
week.
James Downs was called out OF
town last Sunday night by the ser
ious illness of his mother.
Ralph Gymer of Berlin is in town.
Mrs. ]. M. Cameron of Hudson,
Mass, is visiting her daughter, Mrs.
L. d Bruce
Mrs. Flora Smith of Haverhill,
Mass, is visiting her niece, Mrs. E.
c. Moore.
DR.. and Mrs. W. D. Turner went
in their automobile to Burlington
and return one day last week. They
were accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs.
G. Z. Mann of Calais.
Mrs. Ella Hutchinson of Montpel-
Ter visited relatives and friends in
town several days last week
A New England telephone was in
stalled in the tenement occupied by
Forrest Merrill last week.
Master Jasper Wheeler, who has
been in Heaton Hospital at Montpel-
Ter for about eight months under
went a second operation for appendi-
citis last Friday.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-05-26
DENIAL BY FITZHUGH.
Central Vermont VIII Not Build In
dependent Line From Windsor to
Palmer, Mass.

A Montreal dispatch to the Boston
Herald printed Tuesday, says:
E. H. Fitzhugh, vice president of
the Grand Trunk was considerably
surprised on returning to Montreal
from his Ontario trip today at a re-
port from Boston that the Grand
Trunk would extend the Central Ver-
mont tracks to Windsor and across
the Connecticut river to Cornish and
then build their own tracks through
New Hampshire into Massachusetts
at Palmer to connect with the pro-
jected Massachusetts line to Provi-
|dence.
Mr.. Fitzhugh said there was not a
word of truth in this story. And
what is MORE he added there is not
the slightest foundation for it eth
er.
He declined to discuss the route by
which the Grand Trunk would make
connections, saying at the present
time it was impossible to give out
details, for the simple reason that
nothing had been definitely decided
Other officials confirmed this state
ment, adding that several parties OF
Grand Trunk engineers are now in
the field. making preliminary sur
veys. When their reports were hand
ed in, the alternative routes they had
surveyed would be compared, and the
most practical chosen. This prelim-
mary work is being pushed ahead
with all possible speed for having
decided on the extension, Mr.. Hays
is determined to get it completed at
the earliest possible moment, espec-
tally in view of the antagonism man
Tested by other roads which places
the Grand Trunk at a disadvantage
in New England territory for the
time being.
1t will probably be several weeks
at the very earliest before the route
is made known, and perhaps as many
months, for, in view of the boost
which the announcement would give
to pieces of property along the route,
the Grand Trunk officials may be re-
lied on to keep the details till the last
possible moment.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-05-26
In Earthquake Region,

Frank p. Rainville of Rutland.
who recently went to Costa Rica as
a railroad engineer, arrived on the
island the day before the terrible
earthquake which destroyed the
town of Carriage. with appalling loss
of life. Mr.. Rainyille writes from
Limon, Costa Rica, May 5, just after
he had visited the ruins at Carriage
and gives graphic description of the
ruined town. Among other things, he
says:
Every building in the city is
down, only three houses escaping
There is a piece of a church weigh
ing about so tons across the main
line. 1t was built of cement although
most of the buildings were made of
mud and filled with cobblestones,
plastered on the outside, and with
tile roofs. They all fell in fiat
Such rescue work, Only about
200 natives at work and one white
man would do as much as so of them.
Out of town of $4,000 only 5000
are accounted for, and the whole
country is crazy with fright All the
hospitals, churches, schools and
private houses are filled with dying
and injured people. The parks are
full of tents and the city is under
martial law. The suffering is intense.
Many have nothing to eat, hardly
any water and no shelter They sleep
on boards made into a lean-to. 1t
rains every day and the nights are
cold"