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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-05-19

Company. These sub-lieense companies
are independent companies with Bell
Telephone Connections. Comparatively
little is known aO0ut them by tn g-u-
ersl public. 1t will surprise many to
learn that these companies number over
200, that they have about 10000 sta
lions in Maine, New Hampshire, Masss-
chusetts aud Vermont. These are grow
ing all the time aud spreading out int
new territory. They form valuable con-
nections with the great Bell system
which puts them in communication
with 100000 subscribers in the four
states mentioned.
The states of Maine, New Hampshire
and Vermont constitute the only logi.
cal field for sub-license Development in
New England. In 10 cities out of 81.
and in 425 towns out of ss4, telephone
services is given by sub-licenses. In
Maine there are 23.032 stations, in New
Hampshire l0,74s, in Vermont 1884.
The lines of these companies penetrate
the wilderness. They enable people
living remote from the towns and cities
to keep in touch with the outside
world. Men in logging camps aud on
isolated farms hear of the worlds do
ings almost as soon as the residents of
settled communities. To many the
roral telephone takes the place of the
daily newspaper.
1t is interesting to note that the first
branch line company to enter into a
cooperative agreement with the New
England Co. was the Holland & Morgan
Telephone Co., of which Mr.. Davis has
been the sole owner.
The relations between the Bell Com
pany and Mr.. Davis have always beeu
most cordial and mutually beneficial.
He retires from the telephone business
with the good will of his associates and
his patrons.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-05-19

being guilty Of man-slaughter. Court
was there upon adjourned until Monday
when Mrs. Dodge was sentenced to not
less than four nor more than six wears
in states prison.
The Bean case will not be tried at
this term, il at all, as upon request, OF
Attorney Powell, Arthur Bean has been
examined by the superintendent of the
Waterbury Asylum and as a result OF
his remarks the Judge ordered his com
mittment to this institution for OBJ
seryatiou. If, between now and Octo
Der, there appears 10 doubt as to his
being insane, Arthur Bean will prob
ably never have to face jury, but will
be confined in the asylum with the
criminal insane.
Tuesday afternoon a motion to lay
over the Norcross-Willard case was
overruled aud trial ordered tor Wednes.
day morning.
We understand that it is the inten-
ton of the presiding judge to dispose of
several OF the cases that have, been on
the docket for long time, after which
the divorce cases on the calendar will
come up for consideration by the court.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-05-19
Telephone Transfer.

o. I. Davis has disposed of the Es-
sex Telephone Co. to the New England
Telephone Co., the transfer being made
May to the Passumpsic Co., a subsi-
dairy of the New England. This is an
important transaction from a business
standpoint.
When Mr.. Davis began the telephone
business some ten years ago there were
only forty-two telephones in use in the
system, and they were of absolete pat
tern. There was about seventy-fve
miles of wire and the entire equipment
represented an investment of only $500.
Mr.. Davis bought the entire stock of
the Holland & Morgan Co., and disolv-
ing the old company recognized in
1909 under the name of the Essex Tele-
phone Co.
From the time he took over the bust.
ness Mr.. Davis began to improve it
Modern instruments were put in and
during the first six weeks the subscrb.
ers were increased 80 per cent or one
half as many as the old company had
got in eighteen years. The service was
extended and the system perfected, and
the subscribers increased until at the
present time there are over 800. The
system now covers about 800 miles OF
wire, has modern instruments and fix
lures and represents an investment Of
$4,000.
Besides building up the local system
Mr.. Davis established large toll bust
ness with connections with all-Bell line,
in the United States and Canada. Al
messages from northern Maine anc
New Hampshire, going into northern
Vermont and Canada pass over the line
of the Essex Telephone Co. which wer
especially built for toll work.
In this connection it might be inter
esting to state something of the devel
opment of the rural telephone bushes
in recent years. Telephones were il
use in the large towns aud cities almos
from the beginning of the invention
: but the service in rural communitie
} has been the work of only the past te
years. This has been largely due t
the energetic work of the sub-licens
companies associated with the Ne,
England Telephone and Telegrap
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-05-19
NORTON

H, w. Marsh caught ten pound fish
Monday, measuring twenty-six inches in
length.
F. A, Danforth of Island Pond spent
Sunday and Monday in town, the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs H. w. Marsh.
Hotel Carpenter has an auto livery to
Canaan, Leach and Averill in connec,
ton with the house.
Archie Pelletier of Victoriaville was
the guest of his parents here recently.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs
Joseph Daigle Thursday, May IL.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-05-19
Essex County Court.

The Dodge trial is now a matter of
history. After hearing extended re-
marks and arguments from the lawyers
on both sides, the case was given to the
jury Friday evening. They, after being
out two hours, came back into court for
further explanation of the difference
between second degree murder and man.
slaughter A little later it was an.
uounced that verdict would be rem.
dered Saturday morning-the verdict
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-05-19
LOUGEE-BARNES.

Married, at the NJ. E. parsonage,
Wednesday, May II, by the Rev. w. c.
Christie, Albert II. Lougee aud Miss
Ada Barnes, both of Island Pond.
The bride was attended by Miss
Louisa Sampson and the groom by
Walter St. Pierre.
While the marriage ceremony was
being performed, large company OF
the friends of the bride and groom as.
sembled on the outside and as the
newly-weds were being ushered to the
carriage in waiting, the usual shower Of
rice was administered
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-05-19

James Tracy is visiting relatives in
town for few days.
The Misses Rosamond aud Mary
BaziDet spent Sunday in Holland.
Miss Janet Guest, aud brother,
Ronald, are visiting in Essex junction.
Col. Sprague was a business visitor
in town the first of the week.
c. R. Powell entertained his friend,
Carroll A. Davis, of Newport, Tuesday.
Mrs. L. A. Cobb is visiting in Boston
this week.
Miss Annie White returned Wednes-
day night from visit of several days
in Berlin aud Gorhsm, n. fl.
Miss Laura Parent of Coaticook, p
G., was the guest of her friend, Miss
Ellie, the first of the week.
e. Wendall Kennedy was in Sher.
brooke, Que, Wednesday to attend the
funeral of relative.
Frank Johnson and Alfred Gardner
were in AveriIl fishing the first of the
week.
w. E. Z. Jones and bride were in
town Thursday en- route for their cot
tage at Averill Lake.
Mrs, Jennie Harris is packing her
household goods and will shortly move
er family to Lyudonville.
Mrs. Alice Danforth has gone to
East Haven to assist in the care of her
sister, Mrs. Henry Moultrop.
Archie Damon and family of Dix
vile, Que, are visiting his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Fenton Damon, at the Bemis
farm.
The Colleen Bawn'', three act,
comedy drama presented in the opera
house Tuesday evening was well patro-
nized.
Jacob Stern, for many years a bust.
ness man of Island Pond, is a visitor in
town, the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Dan
Stern.
Miss Ida Lemore returned to her
home in West Stewartstown Wednes-
day afternoon after an extended visit
with friends in town.
NJ. j. Brooks, d. o. S, optometrist
and eyesight specialist, will be at the
Stewart House next Wednesday and
Thursday, May oath and 25th. See ad.
elsewhere in this issue.
jeremiah Steady died last Wednes-
day morning at ripe old age. Funeral
services were held at the Church of St.
James the Greater Friday morning, six
sons acting as poll bearers. We are in
hopes to publish brief sketch of MIR.
Steady next week.
We do not know whether our open
letter from the State Board of Health
was the cause of the many clean-ups
this spring, but certain it is that the
people in the village seem to take a
greater interest in having their prop
erty look we'll than ever before. There
is a lot more to be done however and il
would be too bad to let the neglect OF
little more good work spoil the effect
of that already done.
The HERALD is pleased to welcome
to Island Poud Arthur Parker, who ar
rived here last Tuesday to assume
charge of the local branch of the Pass
umpsic Telephone Company. Mr.
Parker has been located at St. Johns
bury for some time in the telephon,
business and is well qualified to Civ,
the patrons of the company continue
ton of the excellent service heretofore
given under the management of MIR
Davis.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-05-19
Communication,

In one of the late issues of your
valued paper, discovered feeling of
regret that Vermont had not made
real gain in your late census report over
that of ten years ago. By looking over
the report of other states you will find
the same condition, and it is not con-
sdered any reflection on the state.
Take Iowa. The state has near or
quite dozen of growing cities and
Desmoines, the capitol, has fully
doubled her population in the past ten
years | am speaking this from men,
ory) and with all the gain in all the
cities Iowa hardly held up her count of
ten years ago, and the state stands to
day as one of the best if not the very
best in the Union. Her slow growth in
population indicates progress and great
wealth. Any good farm in the state is
worth 500 an acre. The land is too
high for man with 100 acres of land
to hope to see his three or four sons
secure them home by buying lands at
the high prices, SO the farmer offers his
farm for sale and takes his family and
goes to the Dakotas or to the Canadian
country and buys just as good land as
he sold aud gives each of his boys a
farm and has enough to fit himself out
in fine condition, The farmers, as a
rule are all rich in Iowa, aud are watch
ing for a chance to buy any land for
sale adjoining them, and they have no
care how the ceneus counts them up as
long as their bank accounts are increas-
ing. Exactly is the condition in YER
mont.
You have as many happy and pros
porous people in Vermont as you prob
ably ought to have, and when you try
to settle any of that woods country be-
tween Island Pond and the boundary
line you will no doubt make a mistake.
Keep it for raising timber instead of
raising population, and the same will
hold good in the most of the timber
land in Vermont.
Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont
with good laws to prevent fires, are
capable of growing more timber in the
next one hundred years than all the
rest of this country after the first
growth is cut off except New York
Broaden out your farms, buy all the
tilable land that adjoins you, for in a
few years you will have such boom in
land prices for any good land for cult.
walton as Vermont has never seen
Keep your buildings in nice rel air and
painted, and don't use all your money
to fat up your bank account, it vii
come back to you with much greater
increase than if put in the bank.
The worst thing [ can now think O
Vermont is that in 1891 she hat
S5ll23 sheep and the tariff has beer
climbing up on wool ever since and il
1909 she had but 100000 sheep ant
still there is loud cry going up from
the state that free wool would ruin tn
farmers. This, no doubt, is off tn
same shoddy as all the Ginning agaius
the enactment of the reciprocity agree
ment.
The man who leaves Vermont +
better his condition has got to hav
great luck not to make the mistake Q
!, his life.
, am panied to read the sad accoun
q of my dear friend, Mr.. Bishop. Hop
Q his lucky star is in the ascendency.
Sincerely and truly,
j. M. BARTLETT.
Minneapolis, Mimi, May 10, 1911.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-05-19
BLOOM FIELD

Miss lone Stevens was home over
Sunday.
The barn on the Alva Stevens place,
owned by Mrs. Mary Griffin, was burned
Wednesday night.
Mr.. and Mrs, George French aud Mr..
and Mrs. IL c. Cooper went to Cole
brook, n. H., Tuesday night to attend
the play given by the Mandolin Club.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-05-19
WILLOUCHBY

The store of quality, the store where
you get the happy combination of
Quality, Low Prices and Good
Service.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-05-19

Education" Therefore take a policy
today so that your children will not be
deprived of an education by lack OF
foresight on your part.
62d year. National Life ms. Co. Of
Vt. (Mutual)
W. W. SPRA0UE & SON,
General Agents Of Northeastern Vermont,
st, Johnsbury, VI.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-05-19
M. E. Church Notes.
SUNDAY SERVICES

SUNDAY SERVICES
Preaching at IL A. N.
Sabbath School at 1918.
Junior Epworth League at 3 p. NJ.
Epworth League meeting at 6 p. NJ.
Preaching by the pa stor at 100 P. NJ.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-05-19
FOR SALE.

A nine room dwelling house situated
on Pleasant street in Island Pond viii
lage, fitted with all modern convenient
fences aud is in first class condition.
About one acre of land and a good
stable is included with this property.
Apply to Mrs. Mary j. Hall.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-05-19
PANSY PLANTS

! have a few dozen pansy plants ready
for bedding. Shall nave tomato plants
June l. W. A. GRAHAM.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-05-19
Ignorance costs more than

Minneapolis, Mimi, May 10, 1911.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1911-05-19
FOR SALE.

A fine surrey buggy, with top, rubber
tires aud automobile lamps. In use
three months. Apply to Rev. Mr..
Christie, NJ. +. parsonage.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-10-30
Try the EucatyptI Pine.


In South Africa. whore many spc.
cies OF Australian eucaIypu have been
successfully naturalIzed, q curious rse
has been made OF tho cones OF tho
red gum tree. These are OF fair slZo
and when the Seeds have been shaken
out resemble n cup In shape. II oc.
CURED to some Ingenious person that
the cones would make very good pipe
bowls A hole was bored In tho baso
OF the cone and piece Of slender
bamboo selected. When the two Dor.
tions were Joined together a very
serviceable and novel pipe was tho
result. An experienced smoker do.
cl"res the eucalyptus pipe to be very
agreeable in use, ns tho natural fra.
GRANGE Of the conc impnrts n delicate
fragrance to tho flavor OF the tobacco
Prom the Scientific American
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-10-30
WHEN THE HORSE WON'T PULL
H'v'ns Team 4 Tow 10 Not SO Com,
mon In Summer a. In
Winter.

Winter 10 tho time when most com.
monty one driver helps out another,
when the going II bad with heavy
SNOW but such help may also be ex.
tended In summer occasionally, when
the going Is all right, and a team has
been exhausted by the heat This was
such case. but 1t had complications.
Hero was small double truck with
load that weighed perhaps a ton,
scarcely more than that, and a pair
OF horses not the best pdir in town,
but team that could easily haul the
load; but now here was this team
matted. while ahead a driver was turn.
Ing the horses Of his truck back to
the truck that was halted, to give that
truck life. an unusual sight for the
season
What was the matter? Why couldn't
that team with q comparatively light
load on get away with 1t without help 7
The explanation was simple
One OF the horses In the stalled
team has mind of his own You
couldn't call him a balky horse. nor
is he horse that lies down OH the
Job. and yet there comes times when
he won't pull, and when you can't
make him, as on day and In place
like this. On hot hard day when he
gets hot and sweaty and tired he may
make up his mind to stop for n time
and then he does stop and you can't
start him. lie wants n rest and
he insists on taking 1t. but when he
has rested that way for 10 or 10 min
utes he'll put his neck into the collar
again and go on.
He had stopped like this and the
place where he had now stopped was
a little up grade. but this time he
didn't stop as long as usual for this
10 tolerable busy locality and pretty
soon the trafflc policeman got the out
nt moving. He commandeered pass
ing truck and got the truckman to
give the stalled truck a line. and when
the line had been made fast and the
towing truck started up both horses
OF the stalled team started pulling too.
ITS n hot day" said the traffic po-
liceman. but It's not a heavy load.
They'll take It along all right when you
get 'em up on the level"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-10-30
FOR SALE

One of the best stock ranches in
Elko county. The ranch consists
Of between two and three thous-
and acres of patented land. all under
four wirefenc". There are about
a thousand tons of hay on the
ranch and lot of we'll bred horses
and cattle. The ranch is we'll
watered and has fine shelter for
stock.
Inquire at this office for further
articulars.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-10-30
To Help CoIIeqe Girls.

It Ia expected that college women
throughout the country will be inter.
ested In the plans OF the New York
bureau OF occupations that has re.
Gently been organized to bring to the
attention of the undergraduates differ
ent kinds of employment for which
they may 1T themselves during their
college career. The Woman's Educa.
uonal and Industrial Union Of Boston
has had such an organization for
some time under the management of
Miss Laura ID. Gil. II has placed
many women in suitable positions and
nelps those In uncongenial occupa-
eons to something better.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-10-30
HAVE NOT ENOUGH TO DO
People Like the Inhabitants Of Pit
eairn Island Really Deserve tho
Sympathy Of Others.

while most people are sorry for
those who have too much to do, for
my part l reserve my sympathy for
those who have too little to do. They
seem TO me to have scarcely a fair
chance in the world. Their natures
are not properly taxed and tested,
trained and developed. They are sure
not To grow up to be among those who
are great. wise, good and famous In
the world. Now they are glad that
they are free from the ordinary cares
and activities of life. In the future
they VIII he sorry. indeed. 1t may
help to kill them
a Traveller. who visited the Pitcairn
islanders In their lorei5 FaSinc home.
where they led life : absolute idle
ness found some of them dying Of old
age when only 50 or 60 years of age
time OF life when those who lead a
Dhsy existence are In their prime.
lhey mad too little to do. The rough
hnre oi life. for It's due adjustment,
needs a certain amount of work and
worry ..fs'
Two strangers met one day at n
country village. where both had come
In search OF rest One was a news.
paper man. the other a physician. In
the morning, the newspaper man lay
lazily on the grass. picking buttercups
ana daisies and looking Mt the blue
SKY. lie did this for an hour, while
the physician watched him. Medical
men nave a trick Of watching their
iellow'creaturss We are open books
Tor them to read.
You seem, sir" said the physician.
TO be rather fond o! lying on the
grass and picking daisies"
i nave passion for It," was the
answer. Il should like to spend my
liie lying here. picking daisies"
And yet" was the rejoinder, "I
nave an idea that you are a man who
leads pretty active life-that you
take good deal of interest I'm other
matters besides the picking of dais-
les"
Yes, work II great deal more than
l like, and | should be glad to quit
and would choose to rest here on nv
bnck forever. with nothing I'm the
world to do,.;ss
DO YOU 3know. sir. what would be
the result Of that?"
"Welir what would 1t be?"
1T would probably be an attack of
paralysis. To stop work would prob.
ably end your existence"
Often people have too little to do in
enrly life. They have seasons OF much
holiday and glorious leisure. Then
comes the long stretch of life. with
hard work; and they too late regret.
now when they have too much to do.
that they did not take advantage of
the time when they bad too little to
do.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-10-30
MODERN WOMEN LACK GRACE
Famous Artist Says Fair Sex Never
Before Walked or Carried It.
self SO Badly.

Marcus Stone, Il. c.. the famous
artist. says: 81 do not believe that
women-or men either. for that mat.
ter-have ever walked or carried
themselves as badly as they do now,
the women with their elbows out.
their shoulders up. their necks push.
ed forward. the men for the most
part chestless creatures with sloping
neckS Arms were not made to stick
out on either side like jug handles
OF course, as an artist am at
war with fashion and its constant
chanses-which prevent woman
evolving dress which expresses her
lndividuality-but especially with the
fashion OF wearing corseis, which, to
my mind. destroy the outlines OF the
figure and cramp the freedom Of
woman's movements. Never before
In my life has woman been so much
imprisoned and laced up as she Is
today-that Is to say. of course, all
except the willowy women. whose fig.
ures accord with present fashion
How can she move gracefully in a
tube which pushes her shoulders up.
shortens her neck, and sends her ell
bows out? The sloping attitude Of
neck adopted by men and women I
attribute to the wearing. especially
when young. Of high stiff collars The
least pressure on the back OF the
neck sends the head forward. and
thus n habit is formed"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-10-30
DIFFERENCE IN PAINTING

The fact should be made >lear
to property owners that there is
all the difference in the world 10
painting. , good painter is
worth more than q poor one
because he uses suitable paint and
puts 1t on right. The Elko Paint
& Wall Paper Co. F. A. George,
prop, are now ready to quote , ~
prices on all kinds Of painting.
tntnZ, paosr hanzinz. grain ng
and syn work and they gratuar re
their work.
A splendid line of fall Wall
paper just received. Phone 1S'
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-10-30
Ono Man Complies Dictionary,


The giving OF civil list pension Of
ABOUT $3.50 a year to Even MacDon.
Aid. OF Herne Bay, a Kentish coast
resort OF England, has drawn atten.
ton to the fact that this man has So
cured this Official recognition for his
work In compiling and printing o Gao.
lie dictionary. It Is a one.man die.
tionary. Mr.. Macdonald has not only
personally compiled and verified ev.
cry word himself. noting local varia.
uons, but has drawn practically ev.
cry illustration. set the type. cast and
made his own plates. printed, trimmed
and bound the pages, and mailed the
parts, as they were produced, to the
subscribers. Fourteen years have al.
ready been spent In the work. and II
all COOS well, the "Faclair Gbaidling"
Will be completed by the end OF this
year. 1t will contain moro than l..
100000 Wcrds.-Popular Magazine.