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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1911-07-12
BELVlDERE CENTER

Clarence Colburn and family visited at
Henry Colburn's sunday.
Quite number from this town at
tended the Fourth at st. Adams.
Mrs. Lewis Peabody spent the past
week visiting friends in Newport.
Mrs. Zeb Robtoy broke her arm by
falling down stairs last Wednesday.
Mrs. Lottie Collins of Stowe visited at
E. w. Potter's two days the past week.
Albert spent several days the past week
visiting friends and relatives in town.
MFR. and Mrs. John Amadon and
daughter, Helen, visited at William
Burt's and Clyde Carr's the past week.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1911-07-12

The st. Johnsbury Caledonian, which
is evidently for its townsman, Lieut. Gov.
Slack, for Governor, speaks as follows
about publishing campaign expenses:
The Caledonian would only suggest
that Mr.. Fletcher being DESTROYS of Sc
curing the governorship of Vermont,
should publicly pledge himself to make
known all his campaign expenses. We
are confident that Mr.. Fletcher does not
propose to spend money for purposes he
would be unwilling to make public and if
Mr.. DeBoer should become a candidate
he certainly will do so without any i'm
proper use of money. Mr.. Slack has al
ready promised that if he seeks the gov,
ernorship he will make public his ex-
penses If all of the candidates will do
the same it will 20 some extent redeem
the party which they represent. Think
it over gentlemen and see if a real adj
vance in pure politics may not be accom-
plished before the law compels it.
The idea is certainly correct and it will
be remembered that F. G. Fleetwood
gave an itemized account of what he ex-
pended as a candidate for the nomina,
ton, which made him even stronger with
the people than before the convention. 1t
is surely a great point in Mr.. Slack S
favor when he promises to do likewise.
The time is not far distant in this state
when publication of campaign expenses
will become law. ~,'
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1911-07-12
The monument that is to be presented

The monument that is to be presented
to his native town of Highgate by Henry
B. Meigs of Baltimore, Md, will be dedi-
Gated Wednesday, July II. In order to
accommodate the members of the G.. A. R.,
Woman,s Relief corps, Loyal Legion and
Others who have expressed desire to at
tend the exercises, the Central Vermont
railway will run a special train from
Burlington to HIgbgate on that day,
stopping at Winooski, Essex Junction,
Colchester, Milton, Georgia, Oakland,
st. Adams and Swanton. The train will
leave Burlington about a. M, arriving
at Highgate about $3.50 a. m, returning
SO as to reach Burlington early in the
evening. Members of the 18th Vermont
Regiment association. who go from these
points on July ii to Highgate can return
on this special train.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1911-07-12

If the Vermont bureau shall attain as
much success as the New Hampshire
board of agriculture has attained, the
movement will have indicated itself
surely. If the prospective purchasers of
land are seeking land for cultivation, they
will be likely to find what they want in
Vermont sooner than in New Hampshire,
but in the matter of shore resorts Yer.
mont is less fortunate than its neighbor.
There is plenty of idle land for cultivation
in Vermont, good land too, with a little
attention. Times.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1911-07-12
a Eiddetv Ace.

Repose of manner was considered at
one time essential TO the well bred
woman, but this is an ideal long con-
signed to the past. Every one fidgets
in these restless days, no one has time
to sit still nor to listen for more than
a minute at time without being bored
and showing it-London Queen.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1911-07-12

Montpelier merchants are very generous
to their clerks, having decided to close
their stores every Wednesday afternoon
from now until Sept. 18th, thereby giving
the clerks half holiday throughout the
warm weather. The merchants will lose
nothing by this arrangement, either by the
clerks, who will work all the harder or
the public, who will do all the more
trading at other times.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1911-07-12

National Bank Examiner F. c. Smith
was credited with the title of Ex-Governor
in a report of the graduating exercises of
the St Adams high school sent to the
Montpelier Journal Friday. Fuller has
been charged witheverything but treason
but this is the first attempt tocrown him
with an honor he has had silent yearn-
ing for. "-BrattIeboro Reforner.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1911-07-12

Bet you a cent that Fuller is wise
enough not to throw up his present job
for the sake of running for the governor
ship or any other Office lying around
loose or insecurity nailed down. Ben
nington Banner.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1911-07-12

Anti.germ legislation is making prog
ress in the various states. Public drink
ing cups, potent mediums for the spread
of disease, have been abolished by law in
Kansas, Massachusetts, New Jersey and
Illinois, and in Vermont by order OF the
State Board of Health. In several of the
states the common drinking cupi banned
in places of public resort and on railroad
trains. In Kansas a still further step has
been taken in condemning the noxious
roller towel, While paternal govern.
ments compel by law certain hygehie re-
Guiteti1ents to stay the spread OF disease
germs, the public HnofIicially co. operates
in other precautionary measures. The
"swat the fly" campaign and down
With the mosquito" crusade are carried
on vigorously and altogether the results
of all these preventative measures are
noteworthy.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1911-07-12
News and Citizen
MoRRlSvILLE AND HYDE PARK
L. II. LtWlS, Editor and Manager

Pretty warm weather for politics, but
all the same we are told that some aspr.
ants are cutting ice" along that line
these days
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1911-07-12

To the names already mentioned as
possible candidates for the nomination
for Governor next year should be added
that of Joseph A. DeBoer of Montpelier.
Mr.. DeBoer has frankly admitted he
would like to be Governor, but he has no
time to go out and work up sentiment
in his own favor. If however, there is
any apparent demand for him to become
a candidate, he will enter the contest
with the others.-Barre Times.
This is certainly good news. The Re-
publican party can get itself no greater
credit or install itself in no better favor
than by nominating this level-headed,
well-informed, splendidly-htted man for
the position of Governor. With all due
respect to the long line of worthy men
who have filled the Governors chair,
Joseph A. DeBoer would make an ideal
Governor. Why not break away from
the old notion of nominating somebody
because he wants the position and select
a man who will take it because the peo-
pie want him ?
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1911-07-12

Dead men tell no tales, but lots of tales
are told about them.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1911-07-12

The upper crust of society isn't always
founded upon dough.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-06-29
For PHYSICAL Test.

Sioux Falls.-Physicians certificates
showing that applicants for marriage
licenses are free from certain diseases
THAI tend to break down the future
generations will be required in South
Dakota in future, if the members OF
the South Dakota State Homeopathic
and Eclectic societies, which have
Just concluded their annual conven-
tons in Sioux Falls, have their way
about it.
During their annual conventions
they declared themselves in favor of a
law requiring this, and pledged the
members of the two societies TO do
all within their power to induce the
next legislature TO enact a law max
ing this requirement for those who
apply for marriage licenses anywhere
in South Dakota.
This action followed an extended
discussion as to what could be done to
prevent the marriage of people phys
ically unfit to enter the married state
and as a result of the discussion il
was decided that a law requiring ap.
pliCants for marriage licenses to pass
a certain physical examination at the
hands Of a physician was of the ut
most need and importance.
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Held by Uncle Sam.

Deadwood.-On a Geographic advice
from United States Marshal Bullock Of
Sioux Falls, Mrs. Emma Chapman Dan
iels, a comely young telephone opera
tor. was arrested here, charged by the
federal officials with raising ~postoftice
money orders. The girl was placed in
the county jail awaiting the arrival OF
officers from the eastern part of the
state. According to the information
of the government, Mrs. Daniels, who
is separated from her husband, was
employed a year ago as deputy post
mistress at Andover on the Milwaukee
line in this state, and is accused OF
making out money orders to herself,
making out the stubs for much less.
She has been trailed around the state
and was finally located here working
in the telephone office. He father is
said to be a well to do farmer at Web
ster, S. D..
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RattIesnakes Cause Panic.

Custer.-Pupils at the Elk Mountain
school neal here had a rather exciting
opportunity to study the habits or
rattlesnakes at first hand during a
morning session. A pupil told Miss
Nancy Clerk, the teacher, that there
was a snake under the floor. The
teacher, doubling, raped the floor
and instantly a large rattler com
menced to wriggle up through a hole.
The children were whisked out by the
frightened teacher and a neighbor dis
patched the snake with a club. 1t had
eight rattles and a button.
Scarcely had the children been seat
ed when another snake made it's APP
pearance through the same hole and
the children had difficulty in making
their exit. With the teacher they ran
screaming up a hill, the snake in pur-
suit. Help arrived and the snake
veered his course and disappeared in
the woods.
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conceded that Jefferson wrote the Dec
laration, which was reported and dis
cussed until July 4, when 1t a
adopted. Copies were prepared and
sent to the states. Pennsylvania was
the first to receive its copy, and on
moor of July s 1t was read to a crowd
of citizens In the ~statehouse yard. IL
was read from a wooden platform
erected in 1869 TO enable David Rit-
tenhpuse to observe a transit OF Ve-
nus. Some in the %concourse who list
ened to the reading may have realized
that a new constellation had ap-
peared in the armament of the ma
tons.
Only the president of the congress-.
John Hancock, and his secretary
signed the Declaration on the day OF
its adoption. The final signatures OF
the ffty-six who signed the original
document were not affixed until No
vember.
Three of the ffty-six signers lived
to see the fiftieth anniversary OF
American independence. They were
John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and
Charles Carroll. Adams and Jeffer-'
son died on the fiftieth anniversary,
July 4, 1926, leaving Charles Carroll
the sole surviving signer. Jefferson
and Adams had both served as pres
idents of the republic which they had
helped to form. A third President,
Monroe, also died on July 4, but five
years later than these two.
Posterity, though it has fulfilled
Adams prediction, selected the fourth
instead of the second of July as the
day for celebration.
The corner stone of the Washington
monument at the national capital was
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Moebe00e0ce hall
View From Chestnut Street Side Of tn Historic Building.

laid July 4, 1850. 1t was a very hot
day. President Taylor, who was pres
ent, was exposed to the heat Of the
sun for three hours. On his return
to the White House he drank freely Of
iGe water and iced milk and also par
took of some cherries. Shortly after
ward he was taken Ill and died July 9.
Benjamin Franklin. the Oldest sign
er, was seventy. Edward Rutledge OF
South Carolina, the youngest, was
twenty-seven; jefferson was thirty
three years three months. Many &C.
equations were represented, but law
yers, of whom there were thirty, were
in the majority.
The first public celebration of the
event was that of Pennsylvania, July
s. On July 9 Washington, comman-
der IN chief, announced in general
orders, The honorable Continental
congress, impelled by the dictates Of
duty, policy, and necessity, having
been pleased to dissolve the connec-
ton between this country and Great
Britain and to declare the United
Colonies of America free and indie
pendent states, the several brigades
are TO be drawn up this evening on
their respective parades at 6 o'clock,
when the declaration of congress,
| showing the grounds and reasons of
this measure, is TO be read in an au-
dible voice. The general hopes this
! k,-o~ant event uyilI cnrua 40 Trash
incentive to every officer and soldier
to act with fidelity and courage. as
knowing now that the peace m safe
ty Of his country depends, under God.
solely on the success of our arms. And
state possessed of sufficient power to
that he Is now in the service Of a
state possessed Of sufficient power to
reward his merit and advance him to
the highest honors Of a free country
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peril, is not necessary to the nations
expression of gratitude that 1t is free
and independent. This sentiment has
at last crystalized into a movement for
a ane Fourth, and throughout the
country various cities have made ar
engagements by which 1t is hoped child
life will be better protected than II
has in preceding years.
1t was on the third Of July, 1875,
that John Adams wrote to his wife,
Abigail, the letter, since often quoted
as a prophecy, concerning the future
celebration of this period as a national
festival. Despite the fact that he was
one of the most important figures in
the stirring events Of that historic
time, he wrote two letters to her on
that day. In one he said: Yesterday
the greatest question was decided
which was ever debated in America;
and a greater perhaps eve was nor
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-06-29
PREACHER IS FOUND
LOYAL WIFE SAYS HER HUSBAND
WAS NOT AT FAULT IN
ESCAPADE.
HAPPENINGS OvER STATE
What is Going On Here and There
That Is of interest to the Read
ers Throughout South Da.
kota and Vicinity.

Bruce.-After two days searching,
during which it was feared that Rev.
f. Gathers, the missing pastor of the
Methodist church in this city, may
have taken his own life, the absent
man disclosed his whereabouts in a
telephone conversation with Mrs. Cath
ers. He is at Luton. la.
Rev. Mr.. Gathers left Bruce, follow
ing some trouble in his church, inyolv-
ing the names of the wife of a furni-
ture dealer. When last cen he was
going toward the river west Of the
city.
The scandal, eliminating in the dis
appearance Of the pastor, also has re-
suited in the woman withdrawing her
name from the church roster, after
charges had been preferred against
her. Rev. MIR. Gathers has resigned
and his place is filed by another min
lister.
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choir to the tneater and after kneelinl
In prayer, seated themselves in the
chairs OF state.
The first action OF the coronation
service, the presentation OF the king
to the people for recognition, is a sur
vival of ancient Teutonlc usage. Ac
companied by the great officers OF
state, the archbishop Of Canterbury
went to each side of the theater in
turn, saying: "Sirs, l here present
unto you King George, the undoubted
king of this realm; wherefore, all yoU
who are come this day to do youi
homage, are you willing to do the
same?" The king meanwhile stood
up by his chair and turned to each
side, and the people acclaimed him
with cries of God save King George
Then followed the litany, the com
munion service and a short sermon
preached by the archbishop of York,
after which the oath was administer
ed TO the king by the archbishop OF
Canterbury.
The Amounting and Coronation.
King George now was Invested o
his crimson robes by the lord great
chamberlain and seated himself in
the chair of King Edward l.. which
contains the ancient stone Of des
tiny The dean of Westminster
brought from the altar the golden
ampulla and spoon, and the arch
bishop anointed him on the head, the
breasts and the palms of both hands,
and blessed him. The king was next
invested with the colobium sindonis
Of fine linen and the supertunica OF
cloth of gold, his heels were touched
with the golden spurs and the sword
of state was girded upon him, after
which the armill and robe royal OF
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will be decided among men. A reso-
ution was passed, without one dissent
ing voice, that these united colonies
are and of right ought to be free and
Independent states" In the other let
ter he wrote: The second day OF
July. 1776, will be the most memorable
epoch in the history of America. l am
apt to believe that IL will be celebrated
by succeeding generations as the
great anniversary festival. 1t ought
to be concentrated as the day OF
deliverance by solemn acts OF devotion
to God Almighty. 1t ought to be
solemnized with pomp and parade,
with shows, games, sports, bells, bon
fires and illumination from one end of
this continent to the other, from this
time forward forevermore.
The resolution for independence
was. as these letters snow, really
adopted July q. But the formal De-
claration of Independence was adopted
July 4, and copies of this declaration,
prepared by a committee OF five head
ed by Thomas Jefferson, were then
sent to the states. The resolution
adopted July . was presented TO con
Eress by Richard Henry Lee of the
Virginia delegation, June Z, 1776. II
read: Resolved, That these United
Colonies are and Of a right ought tc
be free and independent states; thai
they are absolved from all allegiance
to the British crown; that all politi
cal connection between them and the
State OF Great Britain is, and ough'
to be, totally dissolved"
Prompt action In so serious a matter
was not to be expected and congress
put 1t of until July 2. when the reso
luton, much to the Joy OF Adams, wht
seconded Lees motion, was adopted
In the meanwhile Lee, the mover o
the resolution. was called home by th'
illness of his wife. Otherwise h
would probably have been made chair
man of the committee OF Ave appoint
ed to prepare a formal statement
This committee was composed o
Thomas Jefferson. Benjamin Franl
lin, John Adams, Roger Sherman an
Rqsert r. Livingston. 1t Is usual,
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London.-That magnificent spectacle
which the entire British empire has
been looking forward to for months,
the coronation of King George V. and
Queen Mary, was staged In Westmin-
ster Abbey on Thursday. Seven thou
sand persons witnessed the stately
ceremony and as the Archbishop of
Canterbury placed the crown of st.
Edward on the head of the ruler they
all rose to their feet with loud cries
of Long live King George" At the
same instant the great guns Of the
Tower of London doomed out. and the
populace without the abbey repeated
the greeting to their monarch until it
became a tremendous roar that spread
all over the mighty city.
Great Thrones In the Streets.
From the earliest hours of the morn
ing the population Of London and the
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1911-06-29
GEORGE V. CROWNED
KING OF ENGLAND
Westminster Abbey, Filled with Brilliant Throng, Is Scene
of the Great Pageant--Royal Progress from Bucking-
ham Palace Delights the Populace.

saw the arrival OF the gentlemen ap-
ceremony. These were led by the
earl marshal, the duke of Norfolk.
Then the nobility entitled TO seats in
the Abbey began to come. Most of the
peers and peeresses rode in state
coaches that have been used by their
families for many years. These car
riages, reprinted and regilded. were
drawn by four horses apiece. Each
was accompanied by outriders and
footmen in gorgeous l~iyeries stood on
the rail behind. Each peer as he
passed was greeted with cheers and
often with familiar greetings that set
the crowds off in roars of laughter, for
even the solemnity of the occasion
could not restrain the ~irreverent hu-
humor Of the cockneys.
Not all the nobility rode In coaches,
however, for the king had permitted
one violation of precedent and given
permission for the use Of automobiles
by those who have discarded horses.
This was done reluctantly, and there
were not many motors cars in h long
procession of vehicles.
The lord mayor and his suite, in
their gorgeous robes and regalia, were
the next to pass toward the Abbey.
King and Queen Appear.
Now the bells of many churches
pealed out, and the people knew the
king and queen were coming. From
the moment their majesties emerged
from buckingham palace there was a
continuous roar Of cheers that accom-
panied them all the way to the Abbey.
Their approach was heralded by the
kings bargemaster and twelve water
men, wearing quaint medieval tunics,
knee breeches and stockings, all scar
let, with the crown and badges en-
blaZoned in gold on their breasts, and
wearing low buckled shoes and black
velvet caps. Immediately behind them
came the closed carriages of the royal
party, every one drawn by splendid
horses gorgeously caparisoned,
Through the windows Of the great
numbering state coach the people could
get a glimpse of the king and queen.
Following their majesties rode the
household troops and especially picked
military bodies. Field Marshal Wis
| count Kitchener was at the head OF
the headquarters staff, as he was al
the coronation Of King Edward. In
this part of the procession, too, rode
many Indian princes and maharajahs
and po]tentates Of England's widely
scattered dominions. Their splendid
robes glittered with jewels and they
added much to the magnificence of the
parade. But the man who, next tc
the king, received the loudest ant
warmest applause was Lord Roberts
for the people love "Bobs" and theil
affectionate greetings almost made the
grizzled hero OF a hundred campaign!
blush.
Arrival at the Abbey.
Waiting outside the west door o.
Westminster Abbey were the archbish
ops of Canterbury and York and
large number of bishops, and wher
the king and queen approached they
first entered the church, followed i'm
mediately by the Prince of Wales anc
his suite. AS the monarchs passed in
to the abbey the choir sang an anthem
Their majesties moved through the