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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-05-10
Local News from Wolf Stake,

Wolf Stake, May S.-Special: Rev.
l.. NJ. LYDIA filled his appointments
at Wolf Stake Saturday and Sunday,
and preached a fine sermon on Sun
day to a large congregation from
Matthew 26:39, and he went a little
farther. After the sermon We COM
memorated the death and sufferings
Of Christ. Then, at the earnest re-
quest of III pastor, we organized q
woman's missionary society with
thirteen members. The society
starts off with bright prospects 10
do a good work. You will hear from
these good women later.
At our meeting on Saturday we
elected three new deacons, to VII.
Charley Owen, Madison Taylor and
Wesley w. Fowler, who will be Or
dained on the first Saturday in June
at 3 p. m.
w. NJ. Murphree has a very fire
Held OF wheat. He. knows how 70
farm. Mr.. Murphree came to tn Is
county from Pickens and bought four
or five farms at Salem and settled
there. After he had been at Salem
a little while he visited the Vol
Stake section and found 1t a verY
fine location, and n Of the be%t
:" MING oSStIoiS vi oCOlleC. ne lllt'll
bought the James Smith lands and
moved here, but still owns his farm
near Salem. He Is a church man a5
well as a good farmer, is a deacon
and Sunday school superintendent 81
Wolf Stake church. We welcome all
such good men to our settlement.
We have two other good men who
have recently bought land and moycd
here from down the country--the
Messrs. Rays, one a farmer and tne
other a merchant, who has a nice IL
tie stock Of goods in q new stor,
house on the public road leadi0a
from Wolf Stake to Oconee station.
Our meeting days have been chan &
ed from the fourth Sunday to the
first Saturday and Sunday in each
month-Saturday 3 p. m. and Sun
day at II a. m. We extend a well
come to the public to meet with us.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-05-10

Is there anything in all this world
that is Of more Importance to O
than good digestion? Food must be
eaten to sustain life and must be d.
gested and converted into blood.
When the digestion fails the whole
body suffers. Chamberlain's Tablets
are a rational and reliable cure for
indigestion. They increase the flow
Of bile, purify the blood, strengthen
the stomach, and tone up the whole
digestive apparatus to a natural and
healthy action. For sale by all drug
gists. -
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-05-10

Westminster, r. T.. d. No. 1, MAY
S.-Editor Courier: Please allow us
space In your columns to thank our
many friends and neighbors for their
many kind deeds during the sickness
and death of our father, ]. w. Jaynes.
May Gods richest blessings ever be
bestowed upon them and theirs is our
earnest prayer.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Il. Harden.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-05-10
AH-I,ny Singing at Fall Creek.

Thcre will be an all-day singing at
Fall Creek church on the third Sun
day in May, conducted by Prof. r. M.
Bolding and other singers of Pickens
county. The Oconee singers are also
invited to be present. Everybody
come n bring well-nlled baskets.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-05-10

Tho Regular Communication OF
a.rZG:I1A Blue Ridge Lodge, No. 90,
%SASN A. Il. NJ, will be held next
et@aXssS9 Friday evening, 18th in
slant, at 8 o'clock. Work in NJ. NJ.
degree. j. B. s. Dendy, w. NJ.
w. O. White, Secretary.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-05-10
Unclaimed Letters.

Following Is a list OF unclaimed
letters remaining In the Walhalla
post office for the week ending May
Sth, 1911:
Harris, Mrs. Eugene; Caery,
James; Lewis, B.; Wright, Pearl.
Persons calling for the above will
please say they we're advertised.
A. G. Merrick, P. NJ,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-05-10
W0rld-RcCOrd Aviator Killed.

Paris, May S.--M. Say, an aviator
holding the wrold's speed record, fell
two hundred feet to-day at Issy, and
was fatally hurt.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-05-10
Scmi-Annual Singing Convention,

The Semi-Annual Singing Conven-
ton will meet mex Sunday at Pop
lar Springs Baptist church. All sing
ers please come and bring your song
books and have a good singing.
j. Il. Morton.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-05-10
Cards OF Thanks.

we desire to express our heartfelt
thanks to friends and neighbors for
the kindness shown to our loved one
and to us at the time of his sickness
and death. May the Lord reward
them.
Mrs. M. II. Hardin and Children.
Retreat, S. c., April 20, 1911.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1911-05-10

Sick headache results from a dis
ordered condition of the stomach,
and can be cured by the use of Cham
berlain's Liver Tablets. Try 1t. For
sale by all druggists.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-03-22
Reforms Are Difficult.

Gov. Bass of New Hampshire must
realize that the path of the reformer
is not an easy one. Last week he
sent a special message to the legis-
lature urging the passage of bills
to redeem the party pledges. Most
of these measures have passed the
house but the senate evidently is
trying to smother them. These bills
are:-
Bill for a public service commits
sion, BILL for a tax commission, cor
rupt practices act, bill for publicity
of campaign expenditures, bill pro-
hibiting campaign contributions by
corporations, bill providing for the
direct election of delegates to nation
al conventions, bill for a convention
to revise the constitution of the state.
There are also the new automobile
law and reorganization of the
attorney generals Office, favorably
reported by the house judiciary COM
mittee employers liability act, now
pending in the house judiciary COM
mittee.
These are all important measures
and it seems provoking that the
smaller and less representative branch
of the legislature should defeat the
purposes of the governor and the
the people.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-03-22
THEODORE N. VAIL.
Not Seeking Political Honors.

(F'rom The Boston News Bureau.)
Telephone investors We're alarmed
this week by~a quiet rumor whisper
ed in State street that Theodore N.
Vail of Boston, New York and Lyn-
donville, might be the next govern
or of Vermont.
Most people outside of New Eng
land and many in New England do
not know that Mr.. Vail is not only
one of the foremost business men and
upbuilders in the United States to-
day, having more than a thousand
million dollars worth of telephone,
telegraph and cable lines in his hands
and spending thereon for their ex-
pansion more than $4,000, 900 per
annum, but is also the most potential
farmer in Vermont.
Mr.-sYail has 5000 acres in Lyndon
vile, VT, where he delights to spend
week ends when business can spare
him. Years ago, Mr.. Vail looked
over the green hillsides of Vermont
and wondered why the village boy
was leaving the sweet grasses and
the pleasant pines for the atmosphere
of the city. He had the soil analysed,
the economic and industrial condi-
tons studied and then determined
that only organization could save
AO1 InSIh v 0IA1OIIt agriculture IRON
decay.
He established the Lyndonville
creamery, put his herd of more than
100 cows under scientific direction
on his own SpeedwelI farms and
now Lyndonville butter and cream
is sent to Boston by the carload
and distributed from central depots
in way to insure profits to the
farmers of northern Vermont selling
through this creamery.
Lyndonyille creamery stock is
the most highly priced local invest
ment in that region. Big, red corn
silos and herds or sleek cattle dot
the valleys and the hillsides and any
energetic young man with $500
capital will be backed financially and
otherwise to become an Independent
farmer and capitalist in this region
1t is little wonder that the people
of Vermont have been casting about
to invite Mr.. Wallis activities to over
see the entire state. But the man
who builds railways in South Ameri-
ca, negotiates in London for cable
lines reaching from America to
India and whose working desk bears
this motto: "The best fun is hard
work, cannot be localized by any
state.
The Boston News Bureau teIe-
graphed Mr.. Vail who is seeking
few days rest in North Carolina, as
to the truth of the rumor that YER
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-03-22
Fish and Game of Vermont.

All people with one accord Will &C
knowledge the Importance of the pre-
servation of fish and game in Yer
mont The widespread sentiment in
wolves the cooperation of the citi-
zens of the state at large as we'll as
the active work of those members OF
the fish and game league who are
willing to give their time and atten-
ton to matter well worthy of both.
The last session of the Legislature
marked peculiar awakening to the
needs of the matter.
By law then passed the State
Fish and Game Commissioner was
empowered to appoint a certain num-
Der of county Wardens and certain
number of deputy Wardens for the
different towns; these latter to be
numbered at the discretion of the
state commissioner, but all of whom
are to hold Office at the pleasure of
the appointive power.
Forestration is also taken care of
by a provision that the deputy war
dens shall act ex-off1cio as fire war
dens and while so acting, shall have
jurisdiction with that of the select
men in the variouss towns in which
they may be acting as fire Wardens.
There is no particular reason why
the Office of game warden should not
have included the Office OF fire warden
before now. The two Offices are
easily administered by one head.
There should be little difficulty on
the part of the game warden in en-
forcing the forestry laws.
The state is fortunate in having Sc
cured the services of Mr.. John w.
Titcomb as commissioner of the de-
partment of fisheries and game of
Vermont. Mr. Titcomb is wholly in
sympathy with the objects of his Of
fee as well as those of his fellow
sportsmen. His knowledge of the
subject-matter is keen and intelligent
and is the more valuable by reason of
his experience as an officer of the
general government along these lines.
Mr.. Titcomb will experience little OPP
position from old and new Vermont
ers in his efforts to carry out the
plans for preservation that his Office
makes possible. In fact, his only en-
barrassment is likely to consist in a
too-Willing assistance of those who
would much better stand aside and
look on. It will not be necessary for
him to bespeak the cooperation of
the citizens of Vermont in behalf of
his appointees to enforce the laws
when once all have realized the true
meaning of his Office.
The requirements of a thoroughly
efficient deputy are not numerous,
but they are of a sort that spells pc
culiar familiarity with woodcraft and
out-of-door sports.
The commissioner has made his ap-
pointments with reference to the ne
cessary requirements imposed by the
posts to be filled and has undoubt-
eddy taken into consideration the
qualifications of the candidates along
the lines of out-of-door experience
and woodcraft. Courage and cool
ness are not the least requirements of
the candidates, but hand-in-hand
with these there should be tact and
good common sense Rutland
Herald.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-03-22
The Champion Office Holders.

Fred V. Johnson resides in Somer-
set, a place which will be found in
Vermont if the map is scanned very
closely indeed, and is man of i'm
portance in the community. He
holds the offices of clerk, treasurer,
selectman, lister, tax collector, con-
stable, road commissioner, overseer
OF the poor and town agent. Probab-
ly the duties of these Offices fail to
keep him busy, and he could annex
a few more Offices if any were lying
around that we're not nailed down.
Mr.. Johnson is also a member of the
legislature and it is very evident that
he is very popular with the voters or
the town, who cast four Republican
and one Democratic ballots at the
last election.-Montpe Argus.
1t is evident that Mr.. Johnson is
fairly well broken out with Offices
but Bennington county does not yield
the palm to any son of Somerset for
we have our own Emperor of Glas-
tenbury, the genial Hon. Norman
Mattison, whom we contend can
hold more offices than any other man
of his weight in Vermont. Glasten-
bury is little off the trunk lines of
communication and the returns from
this years town meeting will not be
have to take his last years record
but there is no reason to think that
it is materially changed. Judge Mat
tison's 1910 Office holding record in
cludes: assistant judge of Benning-
ton county, representative in the leg
islature, town clerk, first constable,
selectman, lister, collector of taxes,
overseer of the poor, town agent, JUS
tice of the peace, fence viewer, school
director, health offer, chairman of
the Republican town committee, del
egate to the Republican state con-
vention, delegate to the Republican
county convention, husband of the
town treasurer and father of sever
al town officials. For young
man Mr.. Johnson is doing fairly
well and if he lives long enough
he may catch up with the Emperor
of Glastonbury but not yet Still we
have to confess that in one particular
Somerset has Glastonbury stopped.
For ten years Glastonbury enjoyed
the proud distinction of being the
smallest in population of any town in
Vermont. but by the census of 1910
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-03-22
Sen. Pages Appeal.

The letter of Sen. c. S. Page ask
ing the voters of Vermont to write
him their views on the proposed
Canadian reciprocity is, so far as we
recollect, the first instance of a
United States Senator in Vermont
appealing to the voters for instruc-
ton. It's propriety must be evident
despite it's novelty because the law
in question would effect nearly all
voters and Sen. Page shows his
anxiety to learn what will be the
greatest good to the greatest number
before he approves or disapproves of
the presidents recommendation. In
other words he places loyalty to his
constituents above loyalty to the head
of his political party. This cannot
fail to strengthen the voters apprecia-
ton of him.
Again the propriety of the voters
making known their opinions On a
question so sure to affect them one
way or another cannot be questioned.
''The interests always express them
them and the Vermont voters should
have the same privilege. We have al
ready expressed our views to the eff
feet that the reciprocity proposed re-
moves protective duties from nearly
every thing the farmer has to sell and
from hardly anything he has to buy
and so is unjust to him. This will
be especially true in border state
like our own. A prominent business
man told us last week that he was
offered first class hay all baled and
ready to ship in the eastern town
ships for seven dollars a ton. With
the duty removed that hay would be
in competition with hay this side
of the border.
The advocates of reciprocity pro-
fess to take ''a broader view" of the
matter than that Have they taken
such a broad view that they under
stand Canada has trade treaties with
several foreign countries which pro-
vide in case Canada gives any other
country more liberal trade conditions
than those made in the treaty it will
also give the nation making the
treaty the same privileges. That
means if Canada agrees to admit any
American manufactures free of duty
it must admit those of the other for
eign nations free also. That means
open competition with the cheap
under paid and under fed labor of
the old world and would place the
increased expense of American labor
entirely upon the American con-
sumner. Possibly this is a broader
extension of the Canadian market
than some reciprocity advocates had
realized. Meanwhile it is the
voters privilege to take advantage of
Sen. Pages appeal and write him his
views on the matter.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-03-22
SCHOOL NOTES.
The Ninth Grade Decides In Favor
of Reciprocity With Canada.

(Intended for last weel

(Intended for last week.
The ninth grade at Summer street
last Friday afternoon debated the
question whether the proposed re-
ciprocity treaty with Canada would
be of benefit to the greater part of
the people of the United States. Mer-
rift Scott led for the affirmative and
Harold Simpson for the negative.
Misses Mary Ide, Kate Wakefield
and Dorothy Fairbanks acted as
judges and decided for the affirma-
tive.
Albina Costa of grade nine, Sum-
merville, has received a beautiful
diploma as her final certificate that
she has completed her course in
penmanship.
The following pupils have receiv-
ed pretty pins in blue and gold in
recognition of the fact that they have
completed the first one hundred
drills in writing satisfactorily.
Summerville, Grade nine: Clara
Daniels, Celia Higgins, Ada Lowry,
Carroll Montgomery, Phebe Spauld-
ing.
Grade eight: A1exina Hall, Mar
guerite Leonard.
Grade seven: Aileen Craig.
The group system of teaching
which is in operation in many of the
rooms is greatly stimulating the in
terst of the pupils by recognizing the
individual differences in the child
rem and giving free play to their ac-
tivities.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-03-22

The Crop Reporter says that the
average price paid male help on the
farm in Vermont during 1910 was
$25 a month and board. There are
only six states outside of those in
the far western group that have a
higher average of wages with board.
This fact should make farm hands
in Vermont more contented and goes
here are comparatively large. In
1890 the average was only $17.35 per
month and some of the people who
decry conditions in Vermont are
thinking of conditions at that time
rather than the present.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-03-22

Col. F. L. Greene, editor of the
ST. Adams Messenger, has completed
twenty years of service as a news
paper man. He still looks like a
boy, sometimes acts like boy and
writes with the positiveness and
faith of a youth but the force that
trained men acquire. We trust that
his cheerful face may long be
wreathed with smiles and, unless the
first district republicans may decide
to send him to congress, his fearless
pen may long be welded for the
progress of Vermont
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-03-22
The Value of a plan.

State Highway Commissioner c..
w Gates of Franklin, is holding his
annual county meetings of road COM
missioners and town authorities and
will meet the Caledonia county men
in this village on Tuesday, April 4.
One of the interesting statements he
has made in meetings already held
is that the towns of Vermont have
voted in excess $4,000 to be ex-
pended for highway work under the
direction of state officials this year.
The state will expend dollar for
dollar in all the towns voting these
appropriations and with other state
funds this will give about 100000
to be expended under the direction
of state road builders. Almost a
half million is to be put into state
highways in Vermont this coming
season and that without any in
crease in state taxation or the crea-
ton of any local indebtedness To
have told the people of Vermont ten
years ago this was to be done would
have earned for one the title of
dreamer or visionary creature but
now it is an accomplished fact.
1t has been brought about by two
very potent agencies. First is the
continuation in Office of state high
way commissioner the same man.
Second is the possession of a definite
plan for the improvement and con-
struction of state highways by this
man and his persistent labor for the
fulfllment of that plan. Just as fast
as the public was ready to receive
and understand that plan it has been
unfolded to them. The people have
been taken into the fullest conf
dence by the state official, the merits
of his plan have been shown and
finally understood to a degree that
the public has given it the strong
endorsement of voting as towns
thousands of dollars for it's support
Without the definite purposes of Mr..
Gates and without his persistent
and frank attitude toward the
of the state such an
accomplishment would have been
But its accomplishment
reveals very clearly the value and
possibilities of plan.
1t is also evident that all state
must be as definitely
planned in the minds of those who
are to undertake them whether it be |
in educational work, taxation re-
form, agricultural aid or conserva-
ton. Not only must there be the |
plan but the education of the public |
about the plan and it's value to the
state as a whole. Possibly the lack
Of progress in these lines is due to
this lack of definiteness on the part /
Of the heads of these different de- |
partments as well as the general |
ignorance of the public about the |
purposes themselves. We wish that |
the different state officials might de-
termine what their departments
ought to do for the public and a
course of public education begun.
With the general public informed |
and convinced the dilatory and I'M
certain results of legislation might
be avoided.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-03-22
PRESS COMMENT.
Editor f. L. Greene Need Not Be
Lonesome In Point of Service.

AOHCSOAAC HI II O1kfo VI SCI VIZ
Frank L. Greene, the talented edi-
tor of the ST. Adams Messenger and
the leading editorial writer of the
state is receiving deserved congratu-
lations on the twentieth anniversary
of his entering newspaper work. His
friends and co-laborers in the news
paper field extend him their best
wishes and congratulate them
selves on being associated with a
man of such high character, sinceri-
ty Of purpose and answering deyo-
ton to higher ideals for the state
of Vermont. 1t is rather remark
able that of the we'll known editors
of the state there is a good sized
group of about the same age and
term of service as Mr.. Greene.
sOthers of the group are Luther B.
Johnson of the Randolph Herald and
News, Walter E. Hubbard of the
Brattleboro Phoenix, Morris F. At
kins of the Montpelier Argus, Wal
ter J. Bigelow of the ST. Johnsbury
Ca1edonian, Walter H. Crockett of
the Montpelier Journal, Willis G.
Belknap of the Bellows Falls Times,
Frank E. Langely of the Barre
Times, c.. T. Fairfield of the Rutland
News, Ephraim H. Crane of the
Brattleboro Reformer, Otto r. Ben
nett of the Manchester Journal,
Harry C. Whitehill of the Waterbury
Record, Ed. A. Tyler Of the Enosburg
Standard, G. w. Humphrey of the
Poultney Journal, and probably
others.-[ Bennington Banner.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-03-22
LUNENBURG.
Charles Thomas Makes The First
Maple sugar.
(Intended for last week. }

INTENDED for last week.
Charles Thomas goes to the head
with the first new maple syrup of the
season, made from his trees March
II.
Irving Bowker and wife spent last
week at Old Orchard and Boston
and attended the automobile show.
They expect to visit New York this
week.
Orange Blood's house with con-
tents was burned on Monday morn
ing March g. Insured They have
moved into an unoccupied house
where they will remain for the
present.
"A few young ladies have been
much interested in snowshoeing dur
ing the past week and have enjoyed
lots of fun.
Mrs. George Balch is visiting her
brother, Sam, at Maidstone for few
days.
Mrs. Reed who has been i'll for
some time is very feeble at this writ
ing.
The following officers were elected
at the town meeting: Moderator, K.
T Brown; clerk and treasurer, Mrs
o. G. Vance; School director, three
years. George Bell; lister three
years, e. H. Powers; selectman three
years, II. Ii. stevens; road commits
sioner, w. R. Bell; overseer of poor,
George A. Balch; constab1es first, J.
N. Dodge and r. NJ Norwood;
collector of taxes, H. w. Day; audi
tors, A. N. Bell. Fred Spaulding, J.
G. Breitling; trustee public money,
J. H. Cole; grand Juror. G. A. Balch;
local agent, G. A. Balch; library trus-
tee, Rev. Mr.. Gregory. License vote,
yes IA. no SO.
DR.. Breitling was called to Maid
stone to attend the autopsy of the
murdered women, Mrs. Bean and
her daughter. He returned Sunday
evening.
Chester Ramsdell has sold his
farm to a Mr.. Townsend of Jefferson.
Fred Whiting has moved to Dalton.
Use American Liver Tablets.