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The Washington times., 1911-08-31
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU.
ALEXANDRIA. vA.r AUG. 81.

Insurgency Is as rampant in Alexan-
dria county as 1t is elsewhere In the
country and It bids fair to make a
sweeping victory this November.
For many years the county was rid
den by the liquor and gambling element,
when the people rose in revolt and
threw them over by the election Of
Crandal Mackey as Commonwealth at
torney
However. M0ckey alone could not
break down the machine which turned
from gambling to financing. A small
clique in the county, headed by the
clerk of the court, have controlled the
finances for a long time, resulting In
ridiculously low assessments Of the
large tracts of land held by nonresident
spectators in real estate, thereby so
far depicting the taxable wealth Of the
county as to necessitate the closing OF
the schools last year month earlier
than usual; funds that should have
been turned over to the, treasurer when
collected by county officials have been
withheld for q long time. contrary TO
law, and the county forced TO borro y
money to meet needed expenses.
SduINlSlSS HaNe HCTclOIOTS COLuuCtSu
their campaigns by the ''gumshoe'
method over the respective milk
routes which the several candidates own
and dominate. The people are now rising
in protest to this method, and intend to
have some say as to who shall fill the
offices and what they shall do in them
afterward The organizers Of the
milk" routes. after being elected, say
II is no business Of the people what they
earn in the way of fees.
The people will try to put somebody in
office who will tell what the fees
amount to- The law requires fee book
to be kept, but the officers keep none,
SO that the people are entirely at sea
as to what they are paying their own
officers.
The next big meeting will be held in
williams Hall, at Cherrydale, Alex
andria county, Va, when the people
will be addressed by some prominent
citizens of the county.
Determined to overthrow the aliegeo
| ring that has governed county ponncs
for some time, citizens OF Aexandrla
county last evening met In mass meet
| ing and named an entirely new ticket
| as follows: Commonwealth's attorney
Crandal E. Mackey: sheriff. Jacob p
Rirch: county treasurer, Z. wade Rall
county clerk, Harry r. Thomas; COM
missioner OF revenua, William II. Dun
can: in the Washington district, Iot
board OF supervisors. Walter L. weaver
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Schulz Held To Grand
Jury On Girls Charge

Grand Jurors of Prince George county.
Nd, will consider the serious charges
made against Theodore Schulz, Of Mt.
Rainier. Testimony was given last
night by d. L. SAMSON. who caused
schu.z's arrest on charge preferred
by his daughter. Helen e. SAMSON. a
youns girl. who, her father says, Is
mentally deficient.
After hearing the evidence. Judge
Robert e. Joyce ordered Schulz held
for the grand jury. which meets at
Marlboro the first week in October.
Under the charges which now stand
against him, Schulz, IL convicted. might
be sentenced to death. The minimum
penalty is imprisonment for twenty
years.
Previous to the hearing much feeling
was manifest by the residents OF the
Maryland town.
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INSUJRG RGENCY WAVE
HITS ALEXANDRIA
Mass Meeting Held, And Reform Ticket Named-The
Charge Made That Ring" Dominates County
At Present

justices Of the peace, Charles v. Grun-
well, w. T. Hammer, A. II. Barber; for
constable, William H. Payne; Arlington
district, board OF supervisors, r. Gordon
EinGsy; justices dntneo Of the PEACE TnTmas Waas
leigh; Jefferson district, board Of super
visors, Edward Duncan; justices of the
peace, F'rark z. Heisley. James Nc
Cuen, and M. j. Riley.
woman's Christian Temperance Union
for the counties of Alexandria and Fair
fax, opened at the Trinity Methodist
Church at 10 o'clock this morning, with
a large attendance. The morning was
William Rudasill, Of Hyattsville. Nd,
after which luncheon was served by
the local branch of the Womans Chris
tian Temperance Union. An afternoon
session was held at o'clock.
The funeral Of Miss Mary Swami was
held from the Wheatley Chapel at
o'clock this morning. the Rev. Edgar
Carpenter officiating. Burial was made
in Preston Cemetery in Alexandra
county. The following served as pail
bearers; w. A. Smoot, Albert Smoot,
George E. Calvert, and William Hatton.
Unfavorable comment Is heard at the
DELAY of the receivers for the Mercan-
tile Railway Building Association in
filing their report. The association
failed last January, shortly after the
collapse of the Virginia Safe Deposit
and Trust Corporation, and although
the affairs of the latter are now IN a
fairly clear state, and even a dividend
has been declared, nothing has been
given out as to the situation as REGARDS
the building association.
The body Of Miss Margaret L. VIII
liams. who died in Baltimore Tuesday,
was brought to st. Elmo today. Miss
Williams was the daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Williams.
A special meeting Of the local branch,
woman,s Christian Temperance Union,
was held at the Children's Home last
evening.
A special meeting OF Alexandria
washington Lodge Of Masons has been
called for work at 7:30 O'Clock this
evening.
Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Nc
Kenzfe thomson were held from her
residance. 126 South Washington street,
AT II o'clock this morning. BurlaI Was
in the Presbyterian cemetery.
An Invitation has been extended to
the members of the Alexandria Light
Infantry to attend In a oody the state
fair at Richmond on october IA.
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Uncle Sam Seeks
Deposits Of Potash

Growing largely out Of the controver-
,Fv With Germany over potash. the Gov
ernment is making an earnest effort to
discover possible sources of potash salts
in thfS country. The Geological Survey
is doing the work. under an appropria-
ton b. Congress Of $4,000 for the cur
rent wear.
AS part Of this work. the survey soon
Will fit up a temporary laboratory at
lFallon. New, for the purpose of testing
samples of salines from the Great Basin
or desert areas.
, The three necessary elements Of
l"complete fertilizer" are phosphate
rock, nitrate salts and potash salts.
The survey already has discovered
and surveyed enormous deposits Of
phosphate rock and 239Sh90 acres of
public land containing phosphate. with
drawn at the recommendation Of the
survey. now are waiting legislation by
Congress to enable their development.
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INSPECTION Of Lawns
Has Been Postponed

The Judges in the lawn and garden
contest under the auspices Of the Rhode
Island Avenue Suburban Citizens As
ISOLATION today postponed their final in
spection until next Tuesday on account
OF the rain.
The judges are Commissioner Cuno
H. Rudolph, DR.. Lee c. Corbett, and
Glenn Brown, the architect. OF the 100
citizens who entered their gardens in
the contest, the judging committee has
eliminated sixty, and Tuesday afternoon
the winners will be picked.
Prizes are to be given for the best
vegetable garden, and for general ap-
pearance Of grounds and houses. The
following committee is in charge Of the
contest: WIG. Lieuallen, c. S. Rood
well, J. l. Kraus, Bristow Adams, H.
P. Baldwin, P. v. Heating. and D. d.
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Bids Are Opened Today
For Patent Office Roof

Bids are being opened at the In
terror Department this afternoon for
the construction of a new roof on the
Patent Ofrice building. 1t is proposed
70 put on a copper .or tin roof and the
work will be done this fall, If a bid
is received within the appropriation.
Congress has appropriated $4,000 for
the purpose Of rerooflng the building.
The bids were opened at 2 o'clock.
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Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Nc
Kenzfe thomson were held from her
at II o'cIock this morning. Burial was
in the Presbyterian cemetery.
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A special meeting Of Alexandria
washington Lodge Of Masons has beer
called for work at 1880 O'Clock this
evening.
The Washington times., 1911-08-31

A special meeting of the local branch,
woman,s Christian Temperance Union,
was held at the Children's Home last
evening.
The Washington times., 1911-08-31

The body Of Miss Margaret L. VIII
liarns. who died in Baltimore Tuesday,
was brought to st. Elmo today. Miss
Williams was the daughter OF Mr.. ana
Mrs. Joseph williams
The Washington times., 1911-08-31
Quite Accommodating.

And do you have to be called in the
morning?" asked the lady who was
about to engage a new girl.
81 don't have to be, num-, replied
the applicant, sunless you happens to
need me."-Yonkers Statesman.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1911-04-19
Stewards F0llV No Longer

And Stewards Folly" this land was
called for a number of years. Note now
the injustice of the appelation. Why the
land paid fifty per cent on the investment
the first year that it became possession
of the United States. For the next nine
it averaged 100; leaped then to 200 and
to-day is paying not less than 700. When
the coal and copper mines have been de-
veloped it will easily pay 1000, or may
hap 5000 per cent.
At the outset the returns from what
was believed to be desolate and barren
land came from fisheries and the furs.
Salmon fishing was then unknown and
the catch was small-beirg worth bat
$3.50 900 the first year. 1t fell OF an II
ally for numb r of years because the
ca CHI conld not readily be taken to mar.
KIT points. But the seal skins were APP
preclated, as were the skins Of sea and
land, offers, beavers, martens and the
blue and white fox. They paid US we'll
each year, the land animals being trapped
and the seals being dubbed by the Aleut
Indian employees of the Commercial Co.,
which enjoyed a long term concession
from the government. For that great
privilege it paid a tax to the government
ofonly three dollars skin, but from that
paltry tribute the Treasury has already
received more than $685. 900, or near
ly more than originally paid for Alaska
with those seal islands-FrOm April Ma
tionaI Monthly.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1911-04-19
STATE NEWS

| 1t is hoped in Swanton that the old
| LamOille valley extensions will be rebuilt
| from Malone to Alburg, which will con
meet with the Rutland railroad at A lbnrg
| and the St Johnsbury IL Lake Champ
lain at Maquam. Work has been begun
on a survey. WN
| In honor of their victory in getting
/ merchants to close their stores Thursday
nights, the clerks of st. Johnsbury Thurs
day night gave banquet that was attend
ed by % business men and guests. Stores
there will now be closed every night
except Monday and Saturday.
Rev. II. T. Barnard, who was 10 years
old last Sunday, and who has been in the
J ministry 80 years, has resigned his pas
torate at Mclndoes Falls. During the 50
years he has never been without parish
and owing to his excellent health has not
lost over three months service.
Poles are being distributed along the
| highway from Burlington to VergenneS
and as soon as the frost is out of the
ground they will be set up and lines
strung to bring power to Burlington
for the Burlington Traction Company.
The power will be generated at the new
plant on Otter creek,
George Henderson. the Burlington
young man whose sensational marriage
to Chicago adventures created much
talk few months ago, has entered the
employ of CHM & Co.. the Boston pub
fishing firm, at its Springfield, ILL.,. of
flee, according to adVices received by
Winooski friends of the young man.
Anna M. Murray and Edward and Don
Murray her brothers were in Probate
court at Burlington Friday for hearing
as to their sanity. They live in South
Burlington and have been acting queerly
of late. They were adjudged insane and
will be sent to Waterbury as state
charges.
At the dinner of the University of Yer
mont Alumni association of southern
California at the University club in Los
Angeles April 10 good delegation of
Vermont graduates was present and
Treasurer Smiths address on "The Uni
versity of Vermont of Today" was list
ened to with keen interest and enthu-
siasm.
Louis King, employed on the farm of
E. M. Whitcomb, of Essex, is laid up by
two broken ribs and some other injuries
as the result of tussle with four-year-
old bull. King was driving the cattle
into the barn and the bull went into his
usual place. King carelessly stepped in
front of the animal as he was eating and
the bull went after him, striking him in
the chest with his head. The man escaped
to the house without any further injury
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1911-04-19
EAST CAMB RIDGE

| Mrs. Mahlon Gonyea has been sick the
past week.
Esel Demerrit speut Sunday at her home
in johnson.
RobertLamson of Burlington is visiting
his cousins, the Rousseau boys.
Emily G .nette has gone to South Cam
bridge to begin school Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Mitchell were bust
ness visitors in Burlington Saturday.
c. L. Demerritt sprained his ankle
while boiling sap but is able to be around.
The ice went out of the river the last
of the week without the usual high wa
ter.
Road Commissioner Wilson was in this
place Tuesday and Thursday shovelling
out the road.
Robert Flanders has been very sick for
the past few days out Is better at the
present writing.
Misses Alice and Beulah Mcfarland
hav9 returned to their home in Johnson
after visiting Miss Sarah Nye.
Miss Mabel Langdell begins her school
Monday morning, boarding at Mahlon
Gonyeas, the same as last term.
Howard Sargent accompanied by Miss
Marion Mills were recent visitors at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Don Fullington.
Travellers have experienced some diff
Guilty in passing over the roads. Inc
Hood Co. had difficulty getting through,
the Brigham Co. cream wagon was over
turned between f. H. Fullington's and
A. f. Rousseau's, breaking the wagon
and spilling some cream; and livery
team broke down in the deep snow.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1911-04-19
BELVIDERE

Joe Root was business visitor in
Richford last week.
Miss Doral Lawrence is spending her
vacation at her home here.
E. S. Campbell is in Manchester, n. H.,
looking after his lumber there.
Francis Wiscomb gave his yearly sugar
party Sat. the 10Th to neighbors including
the help from both mills. Willie Camp
bell also gave one the 18th at the sugar
house he purchased of Joe Root.
The dwelling house belonging to Willie
Eldred known as the Hines house, was
burned Sat-, the 18th, about noon. CATCH
ing in the garrett. Most OF the furniture
burned was insured; but small insur-
ance on the house.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1911-04-19
Money Could Not Stop Him

In printing in display type a list of the
six investigators in the United States
Senate that reported in favor ofLorimer,
The New York American says:
William P. Dillingham;, senator from
Vermont, lawyer, deeply interested in
financial concerns, said to be the largest
dealer in green calfskins in the world,
former president of two banks, railroad
director at one time, and formerly inter-
ested in other corporations"
Vermonters will be amused at this very
apparent jumbling of the record of Sena-
tor Page with that of his colleague and
senior, the more so because Senator Page,
who is there depicted as something of a
man greasy with dollars, was one that
voted against Lorimer.
New York journalism of the chronic
bilious hue never was conspicuous for
accuracy, but this blunder is comical be-
cause the terribly debauchlng influence Of
wealth, which The Journal evidently
seeks to emphasize in those lines about
Senator Dillingham;, was not enough to
prevent Senator Page from voting right.
st. Adams Messenger. 3k
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1911-04-19
Death of Luther Woods

Luther Woods, aged 6S years, died
Tuesday night, April II at bis home. He
had been in poor health all winter and
for the past few weeks confined to his
bed.
He was born at North Wolcott, VT,
May 90, 1912. He enlisted July 81, 1862,
in Co. d. 18th Vermont, and was honor
ably discharged June "a. 1865.
He was married at Hyde Park March
10, 1866, to Miss Fannie A. Brown of
Morristown who died at Bakersfield in
1899. Nov. 24, 1890, he married Miss
Ann Balch Of North Hyde Park, who sur
wives him.
He leaves besides his " ife, three broth
ers and two sisters: John Woods, Brook
line, N. H., Horace Woods, East Haven,
Conn.,, James Woods, Nashua, N. H..
Mrs. Elizal Shepard, Irasburg, VT, and
Mrs. Kate lMesser, Lowell. VT, besides
many other relatives and friends.
Mr.. Woods came here from Bakersfield
nine years ago, and during that time
gained the respect and esteem of the
whole community. He will be missed in
a great many ways as we'll as in his home.
He was member of the Seventh Day Adj
ventisG church.
The funeral services were held at the
Advent church Sunday afternoon at 2:30
O'clock. Rev. Mr.. Peabody of the Advent
church of Morrisville, officiated The
choir from the Cong'l. church sang, and
the bearers were Henry Mudgett, L. P.
Butts. Bert Lamphere ard James Knee
land. all G. A. r. men. g. B. Allen was
funeral director. The burial took place
Monday at Enosburg, Vt. ta
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1911-04-19
Methodist Conference Appointments

The following Vermont Methodist
Episcopal Conference appointments have
been made for the St. Adams district, o.
which Rev. William Shaw is superinten-
dent.
Alburgh, T. II. Cresey.
Bakersfield, NJ II. Sharples.
Binghamville, O. M. Boutwell,.
Cambridge and North Cambridge, A.A'
Mandigo.
Elmore, supplied by V. d. Hull.
Enosburg Falls, E. A. Legg.
Essex, E. r. Currier.
Essex Junction, d. G. Guest.
Fairfax, Fred Daniels.
Franklin, M. A. Turner.
Georgia and North Fairfax, G. H.
Lock.
Grand Isle and South Hero, ]. S. Allen.
Highgate, ]. H. Bennett.
Hyde Park and Eden, supplied by c. B.
Davis.
Isle La Motto, G. c. Wescott.
Johnson and Waterville, l. A. Ranney.
Milton and West Milton, c. M. Red
stone.
Middlesex, supplied by Guy F. Craw-
ford.
Moretown, Guy F. Crawford.
Montgomery and South Richford. G. A.
Emery.
Morrisvile, w. T. Best.
North Fairfield, supplied by M. H.
Sharples.
North Hero, supplied by F. E. Corbett,
Richford, w. E. Douglass.
ST. Adams, F. w. Lewis.
St. Adams Bay, supplied by F. Janvier.
Sheldon and Rice Hill, c. w. Kelley,
Stowe, w. N. Roberts.
Swanton and West Swanton, c. D.
Pierce.
Underhill and Jericho, supplied by A.
H. Sturges.
Waitsfeld and Fayston, c. S. Quimby.
Waterbury, E. F. Newell
Waterbury Center, supplied by F. A.
Sterling.
Waterville, supplied by ]. H. Wills.
West Berkshire, East and South Frank
lin, G. w. Douglass.
West Enosburg, supplied by H. A.
Jones.
Westford, supplied by F. Daniels.
Wolcott and North Wolcott, J. T.
Baxendale.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1911-04-19
Got a Yearling Bear

Edward Adams, colored teamster
who lives on the road to Wo odford, came
into Bennington Friday afternoon with
a yearling bear, which he shot while
hunting hedgehogs the previous after
noon. Just before dark he went into the
woods in the rear of his home at Fern.
dale with a small dog which he uses to
track 'coons and hedgehogs with the ex-
pectation of securing a few porcupine
scalps on which to collect the bounty
authorized by the last legislature. The
dog soon began barking at the opening
in large hollow log and Adams crawl
ed into the hole, club, in hand. with the
expectation of bagging whole family
of hedgehogs. When he had squirmed
into the log as far as he could go he
lighted match and prepared to hit the
hedgehogs the customary death blow on
the nose. Instead of the harmless hedge
hog he found himself staring a bear in
the face and backed out of the log as fast
as he could wiggle. He then hurried
home and returned with his rifle, with
which he dispatched the bear As the
animal had been in its winter quarters
all winter the fur was at its full length
and the pelt was far more valuable than
would be the case had the capture been
made later in the year.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1911-04-19
The Bible

King George, of England, breaks the
usual rule of sovereigns and to show
friendliness for America writes person.
al letter to be read by Ambassador Brice
at mass meeting to be held in New York
April 25th to commemorate the tercen-
tenary of the King James version of the
Scriptures 1t will be remembered that
recently Ambassador Reid, at similar
meeting held in London, read letter
from President Taft. Both letters refer
to the English Bible and it's effect upon
English letters, laws and progress.
Throughout America and Canada, in
South America and Australia, in England
and in Scotland, practically wherever the
English language is spoken, on the mis-
sion fields of Asia and Africa, celebrations
of this anniversary are being held. Sun.
day next, April 23d, will be observed in
many churches as Bible Sunday Amer
lea now leads the world in Bible reading
and within the last fifteen years has cap
turcd from England most of the Bible
manufacture. Even so called "India pa
per-" famous in Bible making, is now
made in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin and
beats everything else in the world. The
Bible trade of the United States is worth
100000 year, and another million
worth of Bibles is circulated to help the
Christian cause OF course, however, it
is not manufacture but the great inhu-
ence OF the Book upon America and the
world, that is being proclaimed.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1911-04-19
GARFIELD


Sugaring progresses slowly
The mill at Greenfield started up Mon
day with full gang of help.
Geo. Horner has been home for few
days past from his work in North VOL
colt.
Leo Davis has finished work for Edw.
Davis and gone to work in the mill at
Greenfield. Clyde Jewett is supplying
his place at Mr.. Davis.
Berton Davis, wife and nephew, Ken
meth Churchill of Morrisville and Her.
bert Williams and wife of Johnson visit
ed friends in this place the first OF the
week.
No mall came to this place on Friday,
but Mr. Brown got here on Saturday Dy
making part of the trip on foot; no mall
again on Monday, but we hope t" get IL
to-day Tuesday, if it has to come as II
did Saturday. The roads are very BAD on
account of the deep drifts.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1911-04-19
How a Snake Swallows a Frog.

The method of swallowing is a very
simple one. although if the frog be
large more than half an hour may be
consumed In the process. The two
bones of the lower jaw are separate
and capable of independent movement,
so the reptile loosens its hold upon one
side Of its jaw, and, pushing that side
forward as far as possible, it drives the
teeth in again and draws the jaw back
to its original position. The result is
that the prey is drawn down by the
movement The process is then re-
peated by the other half of the jaw,
thus inevitably forcing the victim in
ward. The snakes skin stretches enor-
mously, and the jaw is of course dis
located. but the extensible ligaments
hold the bones together.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1911-04-19
CENTERVlLlE
chard Moiles is uuite i'll.

Mrs. Richard Moiles is quite ill.
Mrs. Jane Grswold visited at Hyde
Park Monday.
Amos Davis is assisting his son Clyde
during sugaring.
Mrs. Dennis Campbell visited in Hard
wick one day last week.
Miss Kate Moiles of Milton is at pres
ent staying with her brother, Richard
Moiles.
John Manning of Swanton was the
guest of his mother, Mrs. Jane Griswold
last Sunday.
Miss Lois Peake has returned home,
after spending several days with friends
at Cady's Falls.
One of John Gray's hens recently laid
an egg which measured six and one half
by eight and three fourths inches. Who
beats that?
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1911-04-19
GARFIELD ROAD.

Elmer Jones and wife visited at W. II.
Jones' Sunday.
Alpheus Parker was visitor at o. W.
Styles the first of the week.
Julian Marston called on friends in
this place Wednesday.
Mrs. Eva Gallup visited her mother,
Mrs. Charles McNall, Thursday.
Leo Davis and family are moving from
Lee Emerson's house to the Diggings.
Mrs. Lee Emerson visited her friend i,
Mrs. Minnie Smalley, in Morrisville re-
GENTLY