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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1911-04-19

The district schools began Monday
with teachers az follows: Moscow, Miss
Angie Harris; Forks, Miss Viola Russell ;
Luce Hill, Miss Jennie Towle; West Hill,
Miss Ella Sargent; Fucker street, Miss
Marie Wells; North Hollow, Miss Hare
South Hollow, Miss Beuah Robinson /;
West Branch, Mrs. Jennie Hawley; Mills,
not supplied and did not begin; Edison
Hill, Miss Ellen Stearns.
This year being the 300th anniversary
of the translation of the English Bible, a
| Union Service in celebration thereof will
be held at the Congregational Church on
Sunday evening next at o'clock. The
Rev. F. T. Crane will speak on: 1.-THE
Bible as Literature" and the Rev. A. G.
Cornwell on: "The Influence of the
Bible in Music, Art and Life" Music
will be rendered by the united choirs of
the churches.
Officers elected at the annual meeting
of Sickle Chapter, Order of the Eastern
Star, were: Matron, Mrs. Dora S. Eddy;
patron, G. A. Riley; associate matror,
Mrs. w. Fl. Douglass; secretary, Miss
Inez Smith; treasurer, Mrs. Helen 4.
wilkins; conductress, Mrs. Viola Mar
shall; associate conductress, Mrs. Mae
Chaplin; chaplain, Mrs. Helen Moulton;
marshal, Miss Angie Harris; Ada, Miss
Barbara Burt; Ruth, Mrs. Matte San
born; Esther, Mrs. Agnes Jenney; Mar
tina, Mrs. Grace Riley; Electa, Miss
Minnie Smith; warden, Mrs. Abbe War
rem; sentinel, w. II. Douglass.
Funeral services were held at 2 o'clock
Sunday afternoon at the West Branch
Church for George W. Harris, who died
Thursday after long illness. Mr.. Harris,
who was about 70 years of age, was the
son of Horace and Harriet Mills Harris.
He was born in Hopkinton, N. H., but
the most of his early life was passed in
Stowe. He served about year in Com
pany K. 18th, Vermont, was wounded in
the face at the battle of Petersburg, APR
%, 1865. After the war MIR. Harris lived
in Michigan for many years, returning to
Stowe about 1Sy years ago. He is survived
by his wife, formerly Mrs. Edwina Edison
Harlow, a step-son, Harry Harlow, step
Mrs. Walter Foster of Stowe,
and by four children by former mar
riage, of whom son, Frank, of New
York city recently visited him. Another
son and two daughters reside in the West.
A sister, Mrs. Daniel Merritt, lives in this
town. Mr.. Harris was a member of
Mystic Lodge, F. 6 A. NJ, and of Lamoille
Commandery, Knights Templar, and of
FL. FL. Smith Post, G. A. r. The funeral
was conducted by the Masons and the
Grand Army attended in body.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1911-04-19
WAT ERVIlIE

B. F. Beard was business visitor al
East Fairfield Monday.
E. ID. Leach and Fl. L. Beard were in
Hyde Park on Wednesday.
The Methodist people have bought the
l.. w. Robertson house on Main street
for parsonage.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. J. Kelley of Morris
vile visited her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
b. A. Wiley, over Sunday.
Mrs. Jennie Maurice, Miss Elsie Car
penter and Miss Cassie Potter are teach
ers at the graded school this spring.
Miss Hattie Bragg is teaching at
Brownsville, Miss Lulu Bragg and j. B.
Miller at Wolcott, Miss Maud Darrah at
Swanton, Miss Mildred Lumbra at Shell
don, Miss Florence Maurice at Stowe,
Miss Edith Tillotson at Greensboro and
Miss Bessie Tillotson at North Hyde
Park,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1911-04-19
CAM BRIDGI-

M. D. Young was in Underhill Friday.
l.. j. Church was in Burlington Fri
day.
DIR. S. e. Maynard of Burlington was
in town Friday.
Mrs. Sarah Brush of Roston is visiting
relatives in town.
Mrs. Fl. N. Gray returned from Green
witch, Conn, Friday.
Mrs. Grace Douglass and daughter of
Morrisville are visitors in town.
Barney Mead of st. Johnsbuy is visit
ing his aunt, Mrs. Emma Cook.
Mrs. Viola Holmes has returned from
Barton, where she visited her daughter
Miss Elsie Linden spent Sunday with
her. par ents, Mr.. and Mrs. e. H. Linden.
The Misses Marjorie and Marion New
ton spent Sunday with their parents,
DR.. and Mrs. Newton.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1911-04-19
WOiCott GRANGE

Following is the program for Wolcott
Grange, Monday evening, April "a: Roll
call; funny story; winter care of house
plants, Mrs. j. A. Withert; How l made
my hens lay the past winter. Mrs. Baker
and Mrs. Stanley. Resolved-That the
potato crop returns the least profit of
any crop raised, affirmative, j. Rendeau,
Bert Smith; negative. William Baker, E.
K. Durham. Reading, Mrs. Baker; reci-
tation. Archie Durham. Resolved-That
the Normal teacher should be given
preference in our rural schools, affirma-
tive, Mrs. Wheeler and Mrs. Harlow;
negative, Ethel Taylor and Mrs. Smith.
The washing machine, ladies of the
Granpe
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1911-04-19
ODER HILL NOTES

Mrs. William Lapan visited in Morris
vile last Thursday.
Calvin Foss and wife of No. Hyde Park
were callers in this place recently.
B. G. Lambert and wife visited in No.
Hyde Park at James Crocker's recently.
Very little sugar has been made up this
way on account of the deep snow making
it almost impossible to get around.
w. f. Manning, who has been employ
ed on the Central Vermont Railroad, has
finished work there and returned home.
A. W. Lampher had the misfortune to
calk a valuable horse quite badly while
working in the sugar place one day last
week. The animal is under the care of
Veterinary Surgeon, e. 81. Scott of John.
son. Although in bad condition it is
hoped the animal will recover.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1911-04-19
CRAETSBURY

Nearly all the schools in town com
menced Monday.
Mrs. Merrill Williams, who was quite
i'll last week, is improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Williams have moved
into Jack Williams house.
Dora Gallagher is at home from Bur.
lington for the Easter vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Hanson have
moved into j. d. Leavitt's tenement.
Mrs. @. Clifford returns to Hardwicly
Saturday, after spending week In this
town.
The Ladies' Aid gave a sugar socia
in the town hall Friday night to the
young people of this vicinity.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1911-04-19

Yesterday was the fifth anniversary OF
the great earthquake and fire at San
Francisco, in which 452 lives were lost
and property valued at millions of dol
lars destroyed.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1911-04-19
Eddystone.

The island on which the Eddystone
lighthouse is situated is the smallest
inhabited island in the world, it is
said, although there may be some dis
putants to this claim in the Thousand
islands. 1t is only thirty feet in diam
eter at low water.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1911-04-19
The Wax of the World.

isn't it awful? According to the
papers. there just seems to be one rev
olution after another"
Eyes. That's the way the world goes
round.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1911-04-19

The season for brook trout opens Sat
urday, Is days earlier than usual, and
closes August /. For ponds and lakes
the season opens May l.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1911-04-19

The advertising rates in this paper are
one and the same to everybody-a rule
which has been in force with us for
thirty years. All receive Square deal."'
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1911-04-19

1t is the popularity of a fool to be
quick in seeing the faults Of Others
while he is blind to his own.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1911-04-19
ELMORE

Schools in the town of Elmore will
commence Monday, April "a.
Ladies' Social Club report for year
ending March 30, 1911:
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1911-04-19

Amount raised during the year:
Received from names on quilt, $40 90
Received from suppers and socials, 40 81
Received from sale, 1896
Received from dues, 1885
Received from Ladies' Aid, $50
Received from other sources, 695
Bal. on hand at beginning of year, 23.71
Total amount raised, $170.10
Paid out as follows:
Paid for carpeting church, $100,45
Paid for furnace, 30 80
Paid for groceries and quilt Innings, 4.O7
Paid for club pins, 2.30
Signed on benevolent paper, LOO
Total expenditure, $13S.l7
Balance on hand, $31.93
Norwich bulletin., 1911-02-24
COMMUTERS OF AZ TOWNS
 sPREsENT THEIR GRIEVANCES.
connecticut League Shows It's Case
 Asaii1st<N Y., N. H. & H. R. R.

New York, Feb. 23.-Grfevances of the residents Of seven tawns in south eastern New York state and fortF towns in Connecticut against the New York, New Haven and Hartford rait- road were presenter today before Spe- cia1 Examiner John $. Burchmore of the interstate commerce commission at an inquiry into the railroads ad- vance of it's communication fares Re- tween the towns concerned and this city.
 Discrimination against the con1mut- CTS as Compared with1 the communta- ton rates for passes rsengfotorehn tion rates for passengers from other points was charged by Mayor M. $. Lee of Soul, Norwalk, Conn, president of the Connecticut Commuters league. Joseph s. Wood counsel for the com muters. submitted comparison of rates paid by commuters in the vicin- ity of Chicago, covering similar dis tances with those on the New Haven road. TN comparison gave sthe Chi cago commuters the benefit of much lower rates.
 Charles. B. Dana of Dar1en, Conn, of counsel for the league, complained of many defects in the service, among them lack of proper attendance on the train, poor lighting, unsanitary plumb ing and germ laden upholstery in tTs cars. The counsel were directed to file briefs within ten days.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-02-24
.ANARcHIsM IN JAPAN.
Opposition Attack on the Governme nt,
 Based on It's Spread, Defeated.

Tolxio, Feb 2s.-The spread of an- archistic doctrine in Japan was the basis of an attack upon the govern ment in the diet today. Members of the opposition introduced a resolution censuring the government for having permitted Out1awry to reach a point where an attempt upon the life of the emperor had been planned. The res- olntion was defeated by large ma- jority.
 The debate revived interest in the recent conspiracy, which rssulted in the execution of Denjiro Kotoku and his wife and ten other anarchists and the Imprisonment of fourteen others Premier aKtsura outlined the efforts which were being made to prevent the growth of the movement.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-02-24
LOVE LETTERS SHOWN
 IN $1o0,o0o SUIT.
Miss Grunspan Threatene6 vengeance
 on Her Socialist Lover.

New York, Feb. 23.-Letters telling of a love that cooled were brought in- to the evidence today in the trial of the $100,000 breach of promise suit broussilt by Annette Berthe Grunspan, a preatv Russian girl, against William English Mailing, 2 wealthy socialist worker and writer, before Justice Giegerich in the supreme court A threat for ven geance is contained in one missive sent by Miss Grunspan to Wa1ling, who the letters said, she pursued from Euro De to New York and back to Europe again.
 When am not pursuing you some one else is,', the letter went on. 1T am not going to see you get awayI am trying you with sweetness, WaHy, just once more. But remember. Walay. I am no longer a little girl but a woman who can and wdil get vengeanre..'
 In one letter the sirl pleads with Yelling not to desert "tl1e poor young Glrl whoes heart, whose youth and per- hApe whose life you hav taken. The caAa VIII n cn touarxoH pao1ntnxs
Norwich bulletin., 1911-02-24
FAMINE CONDITIONS
 DAILY GROW WORSE.
k.5oo,ooo Chinese Likely to pis-Piasue
 Approaching Famine District.

New York, Feb. 23.-Advices from China to the American Red Cross made public at their ofiiceo here today are to fhe effect that conditions in the famine districts are as bad as have been indicated by reports from various other sources and are growing worse as days 20 by. That A,500, 900 Chinese will die for want of bread if assistance is not rendered immediately is the pre- diction in . statement made by the or eanization- This number comprises nearly the entire population of the northern part of the provinces of Xii ans-Su and Anhui The statement was:
 "The pneumonia plague is creeping southward toward this famine district. It has ravaged Manchuria, and thou- sands of refugees, who have fled to Chefoo.in Chauntung province, have carried it there Hundreds of deaths occur daily. The fozen ground prevents the burial of the dead and long rows of cofiins lie on the roadside American Consul General Wilder at Shanghai ca- bied to the Red Cross that people stricken with this plague die in few hours and 1t is of 90 fatal a nature that no one ever rocovers. The people at last have consented. to cremation, and several thousands of these bodies have been burned The plague is now only about 150 miles from the prov fnces and if ever reaches there the re- suit will be appalling"
Norwich bulletin., 1911-02-24
WORK FOR JUVENILES
 IS coDDLlNe OFFENDERS.
Allegation Made in Opposing Judge
 Mathewson's Reappointment in New .. Haven.

Hartford, Conn, Feb 2S.-yThe old supreme court room at the capitol was damned full of men this afternoon, drawn hither by the hearings on the court judges at New Haven. The main opposition was against the reappoint- ment of Judges Mathewscn and Tynar Col. l. M. Ullman presented the case in favor of the retention of the present judges, while the opposition centered in States Attorney Al1ing and Anthony Carroll.
 Judge Reflected on Prosecuting Officers
 MT. Alling made a bitter attack upon Judge Mathewson on the basis of an address given by the judge before the state boards of charities at Hartford last March, in which the judge had quoted figures as to cases tried before the city and the superior courts, with analysis of these figures. MT. 7Alling claimed that this discussion of figures in some respect was a reflection upon the work and character of prosecuting officer and a reflection upon himself. MT. filling said the figures that Judge Mathewson had been quoted as giving before the state boards were correct and this made it evidtnt, in MT. filings opinion, that the reflection upon the prosecuting officers of both local and higher courts was with deliberateness. Methods Increase Juvenile Offenders.
 Of Judge Mathewson's work for juveniles, Mir. filling said that he went too far, because it tended to coddFe Of lenders. He said that the juvenile criminal class in New Haven was in- creasing to an alarming extent, due, he thought, to Judge Mathewson's methods. MT. filling protested ear neStly in the name of the public against the reappointment/ of Judge Mathewson and urged the appointment of Attorney Webb in his stead. Many New Haven men spoke in favor of Judge Mathewson. There was no op- ner.
 Anthony CarrolPs attack upon Judge Mathewson was general one, and finally he was asked to send the com mittee written proofs of the alleged fncompetency of the judge which he claimed he had.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-02-24
FRENCH WAR MINISTER
 DROPPED DEAD
General Brun Stricken with Paralysis
 While Receiving His Staff.

Paris, Feb. 23.-General Brun. min ! ister of war in the cabinet of Premier Briand dropped dead from a paralytio stroke at the offices of the ministry today General Brun was stricken q few moments after he had received the members of his staff in his private office.
 General Brun entered the cabinet formed by Bland in July, 1909. whom the Clemenceau ministry retired. He had been head of the general stan of the army for three years and half. and was a personal friend of Preet- dent Fallieres. He was born in 1S4e. General Brun was enthusiastic over the possibilities in the development of aeroplanes and dirigibles for use by the French army and encouraged fre- Guent experiments.
 The parliament adopted q resolutioni that General Brun's funeral ba held ct the expense of the state. The funeral will take place Monday and full mill Y tary honors win be observed. Ina Paris garrison will take part anA 1t is expected that about 10000 men will be in line.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-02-24

Washington, Feb. 23.-The inter state commerce commission decided against the railroads in both eastern and the western" cases. The decision, eagerly awaited by roads and hshippers alike, was handed down late today.
 Proposed advances in class freight rates in official classification territory, aggregating among all the railways in the territory approximately $27,000,- 900, 900 a year, were disapprovcd by the commission.
 No Commodity Rate Advance
 In the case involving the increases by the railroads in western trunk line territory the commission also declined to approve the proposed advances in commodity rates.
 The carriers in- both cases are re- quired to cancel on or before March 10 their advanced tariffs and restore their former rates, which are the rates now in effect. If this requirement. be not complied with the commission will issue formal order suspending the proposed advances and putting into ef- feet the existing rates for at least two years.
 Cases of Great Importance.
 In brief, this is the disposition made sion of the most important cases ever brought to its attention. In sense, the decisions were in the nature of a surprise to railroad officials and other experts who had closely followed the proGeedlngs
 A majority of them believed the commission would grant some increase to the western lines, if not to the eastern.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-02-24
s2oo,ooo FIRE LOSS
 IN WHITE PLAINS BLAZE
Started in Small Rsstaurant-No Loss
 of Life.

White Plains, N. Y.. Feb. 23.-Fanned by a brisk southwester1y wind, fire which started in small restaurant on South Lexington avenue in a thicMy- built-up business section here early today spread with great rapidity through nest of inflammable frame structures to Orawampum street, caus- ing property damage estimated at about $20O, ,000.
 The buildings burned included Arm bruster's hotel, Knapp's hotel the Lexington dance hall, several small frame stores on Lexington avenue. the Margaret Kearney residence, a three story flat building owned by s. T. Bell, and the Brandes flat As far as is known there was no loss of life.
 George Holpp, a fireman, was pin- toned by a falling wall, and for half an hour his comrades fought dssper- ately to release him. They succeeded just as the flames crept up to the spot. Holpp's left arm was fractured and he was burned about the body.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-02-24
MASSACHUSETTS, MooNsHINERs
 WORKED AT WEST OTIS
Shipped Quantities of Grape Sugar"
 ''Yeast'' and "Maple Sugar"

Springfield, Mass, Feb. 23-After various witnesses had told the story of the raid on an illicit distillery at West Otis. 9 week ago, Nathan s. Kalman and Abraham Kravftz, the a1- legged "moonshiners,' were ordered held for the next session of the Unit ed States circuit court in Boston by Deputy United States Commissioner John L. Rico today.
 United States Gauger Green Miller of Kahtucky, who secured much 0f the evidence which led to the discov- cry of the still, was one of the wit nesses.
 Q. S. Thompson, station master at Great Harrington, testified as to quan- titles of grape sugar." yeast" and
 maple sugar." which were sent by freight. The government alleges that under these several names the mater ials for the naanufacture of the liquor were received and the product shipped to New York
Norwich bulletin., 1911-02-24
PRIEST HELioDoRUs
 SUBMITS TO SYNOD.
Publishes Letter to Quiet Hi. Devoted
 Followers.

Tsaritsyn. Russian Turkestan, Feb. 23.-The priest He1iodorus, who was transferred from ths Tsaritsyn to the diocese of Tula. has submitted to the ruling of the holy synod. He has pub
 ished a letter to his followers, who on account of his transfer have been fast ing and undergoing other t1eprivations, saying that the holy synod conceded to him tho privileeg of visiting Tsarttsyn.
 This case has aroused intense feeling in this district and the holy synod felt impelled to send a representative to to accept the decree of the synod The emperor also sent q represantattve 10 inquire into the situation, which be- came alarming on account of fhe ia natical attitude of 0he adllerepte uf ESe
Norwich bulletin., 1911-02-24
GREAT NORTHERN PRESIDENT
 EXPECTS QUIET SEASON.
Thinks He Might as Well Take Trip to sl-.t Europe.

St. Paul, Minne Feb. 23.-L, w. Hill, president of the Great Northern Rail way company, when informed of the action taken by the interstate com merce commission on the railroad rate matter, said:
 well. 1 guess I'll take a walk around to she steamship offices and see ifffI can t. get d rate on a trip tu iaproI,e, as there won't be much use of my stay ing around here next summer.
 Docs that mean that you expect to see a big reduction in Ibusiness% he was asked.
 stoh, we will keep right on doing bus mess. but there won't be much done in the way of extensions or improve- nlents,
Norwich bulletin., 1911-02-24
WESTERN SENATORS ASK
 TIME TO STUDY TREATY
Agreement With Japan Was Not Rati- fied-Pacific Coast People Afraid.

washington, Feb. 23.-The senate, although in executive session for two hours, late today again failed to ratlty the treaty with Japan. sent to that body on Tuesday by the president Bur it appears to be in somewhat improved position. Senator Hale, who was it's most bitter critic yesterday, IS sald to have exhibited no opposition 10 lt at the session today. Several far west ern senators, however, asked further time to study the matter and to ascer- tain the sentiments of their const1ou- . ents after they had time to understand the nature of the treaty.
 Telegram to California Governor.
 Secretary of State Knox had long talk with Sen4toTs Hale, and It Is salu succeeded in convincing the Maine sen ator that his objections to the treaty on the traff side were not well founa ed, TIN Immigration question is said to have been the question most dls . e11ssed in the executive session today. That the practical effect of treaty Tn that respect is not all what the Peopie Of the Pacific coast have evidently as- eroundless was the essence of 2 teie- gaam sent today by President Taft to Governor Johnson of California.
 No ReIaxation Of Rsstrictions.
 Tya president assured Governor JoAnson that the treaty and the ac- companying documents are exactly as thA were explained to the goserncr by Himself, and the secretary or state and M that there is no danger of any re- lasation ofthe recent rsstricti9ns s<as9s upon ffe slys fine governor to explain to the truth tru of the matter to the Californta legislature, believing the resoiu.aons adopted by that body yesterday were oceasioned by a misunderstanding of the effect#pf the treaty.
 Senators Decline to Talk.
 while the treaty is pending Sin the senate neither tho state depaTtnehs t,,a nor Senators feel free to discuss lte the +haoTv, being that it is in a highly con fidentiai attitude. Senators sst were more more than ordinarily reticsnt tonlgas a;na acos' @ s;nn " na' 51sfae ~ state department also with held held onfcial comment upon S;+,s. che s,aua, 2, ton, hut nevertheless sne PesU Presa1iye to to ti,s. sI, sriff side of the question. was stat s1.s ted with sufficient authority.