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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1912-05-08
Centerville

Campbels from Hardwick and Barre
visited here last Sunday.
Sunday last was automobile day" in
these parts-several visitors being here
with autos.
Hyde Park village should fix its road
on Ellenwoon avenue. 1t is in bad shape,
especially near the bridge. If it isn't
liked soon that corporation may have
damages to pay.
No, Holbrook. the poultry food man
hasn't bought an auto yet. He may soon
if the profits on white leghorn eggs con-
tinue to roll in. He is waiting to see how
lis friend Gray gets along with his auto.
Oscar Campbel's new auto has arrived
and has been given try by its owner. 1t
is a fine machine and thus far hasn't
baked up but once and that was at
Cady's Falls. Nothing the fault of the
machine, but Oscar wasn't exactly onto
the combination. He has it down fine
now and will take nobody's dust.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1912-05-08
North Hyde Park

Mrs. f. A. Wedge is very much bet ter
The Carey brothers have purchased q
farm in Williston and moved there.
Lawson Harrington oi Burlington Wis
tied in this place few days recently.
The Mite Society will meet with Mrs.
Joseph Foss, on May 10, afternoon and
evening, A cordial invitation is extended
to all.
The subject of the address of the evening
service of the Congregational Church
next Sunday will be " Deep Places of the
Earth"
Further offerings for the Vermont Do
nestle Missionary Society will be received
next Sunday. at the Congregational
Church at afternoon services.
The Valley Hall Company have an
nounced that there will be two more
dances this season-,June 7 and July 4
Further particulars will be given later
About seventy-fve couples attended the
calico ball at the Valley hall last week
Wednesday. 1t was one of the best eyer
held here. Everybody had a splendid
time,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1912-05-08
" What Luck 7"

There would be little merit in going
fishing if you were always sure of catch
ing all the fish you wanted, or even all
the fish you needed. 1t is the uncertainty
of the sport that appeals to the inherent
gambling nature in the best of men.
Men will differ more radically about
the best time to fish, the best sort OF
fishing weather, the best place and the
best bait and tackle than they will differ
over religion or politics. Each fisherman
has his own notions on that head. Each
one sticks to his ideas, though the creel
never be filled Each is intolerant of the
opinion of others on this important sub
ject. Even when a fisher asks advice of
another brother of the angle, he does it,
not for the purpose Of getting wisdom,
but to get some expression OF opinion
that will confirm his own views.
If man knew that on such and such
a day he could go to a certain place on a
given stream and surely catch a lot of
fish. he would go-just once After that
he would try another place, where there
was chance that he would fail to catch
anything. Such is the perversity of HUI
man nature that the fisherman prefers to
gamble for his catch, exactly as he rel
ishes a cigar won from friend more than
he does one that he has purchased in the
regular course of trade.
1t is this clement of chance in fishing
that makes the time. honored query
What luck ?" SO appropriate. 1t is al
a matter of luck, in which the boy with
his alder pole and coarse line and COM
mon hook has as much opportunity to win
as has the professional" fisherman with
his expensive flies, leaders, rods and net.
And the boy gets more fun out of the fish
he catches, because with him good APP
petite waits on digestion"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1912-05-08
After Supt. Stone

1t seems extremely probable that the
school interests of Vermont would be
promoted if the proposed retirement of
State Superintendent Mason S. Stone, at
the instance of many of the leading edu.
Gators of the state is brought about.
The suspicionthat a petty kind of politics
banetul in it's effect, has been played in the
state educ9 tional department of late is
becoming pretty deep seated.-Rutland
Evening News.
This is evidence from a new quarter.
The Standards contention, first express
ed long time ago that there was too
much politics in the state educational
office and in the Stone educational tours,
is gradually being confirmed And if we
mistake not, the comment ofthe Rutland
contempory is based on inside informa-
ton in connection with these tours
EnOSbmg Standard.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1912-05-08
A Call for Hughes

Mr.. EDIToR:-
ga word to the wise" has been said. to
be sufficient. You, at the head of the
Editorial column of the last edition OF
the News and Citizen, said three words
worthy of consideration. why not
Hughes ?" Yes why not?
No man in the country has put up a
more earnest fight for honesty both in
commercial and political dealings. AT
the same time he has not lowered the
standard ofcharacter in manhood. MANY
would rejoice to see him placed at the
head of the nation.
This is the time for the Quiet Hour
for meditation. Pay off the fddlers
Stop the dance and reflect "A house, -
the master said, divided against itself
cannot stand" History has repeated the
sad experience of those who rashly tried
this game. why not Hughes ?" That
should be the word. ABE
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1912-05-08
A. j. SHLEEBY, johnson, vi
Garfield

| GARFIELD
Geo. Horner is at work for the Davis
boys framing a lew barn.
| Geo. Ives and wife visited Harley Jones
and family on McKinstry Hill the first of
the week.
Mrs. c. NJ. Davis and Mrs. Harvey
Bailey called on friends in Morrisville
Tuesday.
Fred Jackson and wife went to Norris
vile last week Wednesday to attend the
funeral of Mrs. Leo COwan.
Mrs. Walter Allen of Charleston was a
guest at the home of Fred Jackson and
family last Thursday and Friday.
Calvin Smith and wife are spending
this week at Hyde Park at the home of
their daughter, Mrs. Clifton Hood.
Carroll jackson, wife and son Gilman
of MorrisviIle were guests of Free Jack
son and family from Friday until Sunday.
Henry Saunders, who recently returned
from trip to Florida, has been spending
few days at the home of Alberto ouer-
wood and family.
Ed Perkins, who has been at work for
Rodney Jones in Greenfield, while draw
ing load of slabs last Friday, slipped
from the load, and his elbow striking on
a stone, the bone was badly fractured.
Alger Davis went for a ride last SUM-
day, riding to the nearest neighbours
distance of half mile. After short
rest he returned home, aud although
tired, he seemed none the worse for his
journey.
Don Stetson of North Troy came down
Saturday and bought span OF horses
from Smith & Tillotson. He spent oatur-
day night at the home of his uncle, Ed
ward Davis and family, and returned
home Sunday.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1912-05-08
JefferSOnville

Miss Frieda Thomas is visiting in
Burlington.
Charles Hyde has leased the Frank
Thomas house.
NJ. c. Wilson was in st. Adams Satur,
day on business.
Mrs. F. Fl. McCrolley and son visited in
| Wolcott last week.
Cedric Clark and Miss Sidney Clark
were in town Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Scott have moved
to the C. A. Ober tenement.
About SO couples attended the May
ball at Melendy hotel May 8.
A. W. Edwards was business visitor
in Burlington and Essex Tuesday.
Miss Sybil A. Raymore of North Hyde
Park passed Saturday at her home here.
Mrs. Wilma Brown of Belvidere re-
Gently visited at the home of II. W.
Varnum.
A son, Harvey Langdon, was born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Varnum of Barre Sun
day, April %.
The Rev. III. c. Howard of Lunenburg
was in town last week and bought the
Mark Hebb place.
Mrs. f. E. Smith, Mrs. B. E. Reynolds
and Mrs. b. E. Hawley were visitors in
Burlington recently.
The teachers of the graded school at
tended the annual meeting of the La
noble Valley Educational Association at
Hardwick Friday.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1912-05-08

Col. Geo. T. Childs. Of st. Adams. has
''joined that innumerable throng," hav-
ing died last Friday. In his death the
state has lost most worthy citizen-a
man with an excellent record. A veteran
of the civil war, private secretary to the
late Gov. Smith, editor Of the St. Adams
Messenger, representative in the state
legislature, postmaster at st. Albans-in
all of these positions he served well and
faithfully. But best of all, as citizen of
this commonwealth, he manifested an in
terest in everything that pertained to the
states weltare-making a record that
was an honor to himself His aim was
to do well in whatever position; an ex-
ample that might well be initiated.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1912-05-08
CURIOUS BITS
OF HISTORY
MANLY SPEECH B
GEORGE Ill.
BY A. w. MACY.

After the close of the RevoIu-
tionary war John Adams was
sent as the first minister of the
United States to the court of
St. James. When he appeared
before the king it was a me-
morabIe scene. After a few
words in regard to his mission,
Adams expressed a hope that
"the good old humor" might be
restored between the branches
of the AngIo-ssxon family. The
king listened with respect and
dignity. He was never account
ed q good speaker, but there
was pathos, manllness and a
touch Of eIoquence In his reply.
With tremor in Lis voice, and
with long pausee between the
clauses of his sentences, he
said: VI wish you, sir, to be-
love, and that it may be under
stood in America, that | have
done nothing in the late contest
but what ! thought myself indis-
pensably bound to do by my
duty to my people. ! will be
very frank with you. was the
last to consent to the separa-
tIon; but the separation having
become Inevitable, | have al
ways said, and | say now, that
would be the first to meet the
friendship of the United States
as an Independent power"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1912-05-08

For progressiveness and enterprise the
town Of Brattleboro is at the head of
Vermont towns. and we are quite sure
that in all New England there is not a
town that shows the public spirit that is
manifested by the town of Brattleboro,
Vermont. We are delighted that that
town is in this state and that it is doing
just as it does, as its movements are
bound to become contagious. Why all
this? Well, that town has just voted
$47, 500 at special town meeting, the
larger part of which will be spent in inn
provements about the Central Vermont
railroad station and in the line of remov-
ing dangerous railroad crossings. Brat
tleboro has, it should be remembered,
lot of progressive citizens, and they are
always agreed when anything comes up
that is tor the good of the place.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1912-05-08

of the total of 205 bodies recovered
from the Titanic steamship disaster, 1877
have either been shipped to the various
destinations or buried in Halifax. Sixty
eight bodies remain at the morgue pend
ing further instructions from relatives.
or, in some cases. more positive identi-
fication. The provincial government at
Halifax has in its possession in safes at
the morgue sums amounting to $4,000
which have been taken from bodies. The
largest amount found on a single person
was S16,500 found in the pockets of Col.
Emil BTandeis of Omaha, Neb.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1912-05-08
Garfield Road

C. w. Jones is little better at this
writing.
o. w. Styles is building an addition
to his slaughter house.
Mrs. Mary McNall visited her daughter,
Mrs. Milo Gallup, Sunday.
E. G. Bailey of Stowe was in this place
on business one day the past week.
Melville Brigham recently visited al
the home of his uncle in Hyde Park.
Mrs. E. E. Reed is entertaining her
sister, Mrs. Grady, and children of Mid
dlebury.
Elmer Hart and family have moved
into his new house, which he recently
purchased.
Elmer Jones and wife are the happy
parents of a son born recently. That ac-
counts tor the broad grin on "Grandpa
Jones" face.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1912-05-08
Riverside

Mr.. Tucker from Morristown is at work
for Homer Smith.
Mrs. Brown of Morristown is the house
keeper for Andrew Gotta.
Alex Nevins was business visitor on
McKinstly Hill recently.
Ed Ltlley from the village called on
friends at riverside Sunday.
Andrew Gotta was in Jacksonville
Tuesday, attending the burial of his wife.
Gilbert Broadwell and James Roddy
were business visitors at Centervilie the
first of this week.
Mrs. Elmer Whitcomb and daughter
from the village called on friends at
Riverside Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs: Will Hicks and children
from the street spent Sunday with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Hicks.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1912-05-08
Mice In Queer Nest,

When an old gas main was being
taken out at Sunderland (Scotland)
recently, a mouse was seen to run out
at the end of the pipe. The pipe was
then broken up, and in the interior
was found a nest containing six young
mice. How the animals could exist
in a pipe which had gas passing
through it is regarded as remarkable,
but the fact that there was a fracture
in the pipe may In some degree ez-
plain the mystery.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1912-05-08
Lost TreaS sure.

A man who went half way around
the world on wild-goose chase for a
supposed buried treasure continued
from New York to Salt Lake for the
pleasure of thrashing the man who
told him the story of great cache
which did not exist If he will now
employ somebody with an adequate
sized boot to take care Of his own case
the incident will have reached the
logical conclusion.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1912-05-08
McKinStry Hill

Miss Winnie Hurlburt is working fol
Mrs. Bert Grimes.
Geo. Stewart had the misfortune to
lose his horse Rob" last Wednesday.
Hansison Bidwell has moved into the
Bowen tenement at the top of Big Hill.
Miss Florence Bedell of johnson is
visiting her mother, Mrs. Col. Wheeler.
Mrs. Sam Jones returned home last
week from a visit of several weeks with
relatives in Wolcott.
Misses Ola and Weldie Stewart and
Laura Hogaboom were guests of E. D.
Browns people last week.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1912-05-08

After deciding to investigate the cam
paigns of 1904 and 1908, the Senate has
agreed to print in the Congressional
Record. and as Senate documents, the
speeches of President Taft and ex-Presi-
dent Roosevelt, in Massachusetts, in
which the President attacked the ex-
President and the latter made reply The
Senate has also ordered the printing OF
President Tatt's statement placing Col.
Roosevelt in the Ananias Club This act
ion is taken at therequest of Senator Reed
of Missouri, who says that 1.-THE Battle
of the Presidents" has an historical
value" Also it has a decided value to
the enemy as campaign document.
The Democrats are gathering their cam
paign material early and with their usual
thrift are preparing to have it printed
and distributed by the Government free
of charge.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1912-05-08
HEARD IN THE STREET

where's Mac? I'd kinder like to
know WHARF he is. I'd kindar like to git
him. He's done his work purity well for
me-
off was as old as you be, l guess I'd
be able to do that arr
IL wish't l could find thing where it
otter be oncet.'
81 told the two of them to run home
tighter"
"You know as we'll as me that she never
said no such thing"
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1912-05-08
TRANSFORMATION the Main Thlnq

The power which has controlled the
world for all time has been superiority
in transportation. Civilization, COM
merce and empire have always fol
lowed. The present generation looks
upon the railroad as one of the COM
monest of conveniences, and has no
conception how near we are to It's De-
ginning.-Chauncey M. Deuew.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1912-05-08

While $4,000 people looked on, I2o
workmen built church at Spartans-
burg, S. c., between sunrise and sunset.
The proportion of those who worked to
those who looked on is fairly representa-
tive of the proportion when an effort rs
made to build up the spirit in a chur ch
where constructive work is needed.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1912-05-08

The sutfragette parade in New York
Saturday was big thing, with many
thousands of women and a few hundred
men i'll line. Whether it was convincing
as demonstration of the strength OF
the "cause" is open to question. Ger
tainly it was triumph of feminine en-.
ergy and organizing ability. Recruit
ing" had been carried on for weeks and
the result showed that enlistments" had
been numerous.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1912-05-08
Thinks His Boils Beat
the Record

ct believe had the most painful boils that ever
afflicted human being They were big, came one
after another, and held on long time 1 had read
so much about Hoods Sarsaparilla for the blood
that was ready to try it. Inside of a month it
seemed to me had jumped from torture to bliss.
realized to the utmost the good of the best medicine
and think the only medicine that would cure me.
recommend Hoods for the blood" Geo. N. Mill
gan, 181 Winthrop ST., Roxbury, Boston, Mass
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1912-05-08

Barre sets good example for some
other towns in seeing that the liquorla
is enforced to the letter. The town voted
"drv" and the authorities are doing their
best to have it "dry."
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1912-05-08
Copyright, 1911, by Joseph B. Bowles.)
Burglars Scared Her to Death.

Fright from a burglars visit has
caused the death of Mrs. Lucius F..
spencer at her home at Passaic, N. j.
Fear Of thieves had always haunted
her, and when she was awakened by
the flash of dark lantern through a
bedroom window full in her face, she
screamed several times, frightening
the intruder away, and then became
unconscious.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1912-05-08

Anyone want to buy nice, cool, COM
modious subterranean resort? The fa-
nous Mammoth Cave of Kentucky an.
swers to that description, and it is for
sale. An effort is being made to have the
United States purchase the cave for use
as sanitarium, but it is not likely that
Uncle Sam can be induced to put his
money into that kind of hole in the
ground.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1912-05-08

What do you say about this, from the
Barre Times, Brer Thayer:-
Anent the anxiety of the Roosevelt
forces to secure the colored peoples votes
in Maryland to-day, it is interesting to
note that a Vermont newspaper support
er of Col Roosevelt only recently was in
Weighing against Taft "nigger delegates"
from several southern states.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1912-05-08

Mrs. j. A. Smith of Cavendish is the
possessor of cat that, among other in
telligent feline tricks, will ring the door
bell and make other midnight disturb
ances, and persist in it, until he is let in.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1912-05-08
chlna,s iron Ore psnosits-

China has the greatest deposits Of
iron ore in the world and is begin,
ming to export pig iron.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1912-05-08

A good time to subscribe.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-12-07

she had often heard him referred to
as "that brute or that fool' or that
drunken imbecile." II a portrait OF
him existed, Fortune had not yet seen
1t. She visited his lonely grave once
a year, in the Protestant cemetery,
and dreamily tried to conjure up what
manner of man he had been. One day
she piled her old Italian nurse with
questions.
Handsome? Yes, but 1t was all SO
long ago, cara mia, that can not
describe him to you. .
+ did he drink" Behind this CUES
ton there was no sense of moral
obloquy as applying to the dead.
"Sainted Mary! didn't all men drink
their very souls into purgatory those
unreligious days?"
Had he any relatives?"
Il never heard of any"
"Was he rich?"
s'No; but when the signora, your
mother, married him she thought he
was"
Il was not till later years that For
tune grasped the true significance OF
this statement. It illumined many
pages. She dropped all Investigations
concluding wisely that her mother, II
she were minded to speak at all. could
supply only the incidents, the details
It was warm, balmy, like May In the
northern ATTITUDES. Women wore
white dresses and carried sunshades
over their shoulders. "A good band
played airs from the new light-operas
and at one side Of the grand-stand
were tea-tables under. dazzling linen
Fashion was out Notsall her votaries
enjoyed polo, but it was absolutely
necessary to pretend that they did
When they talked they discussed the
spanish dancer who sparaded back
Land forth across the tea-laWn. They
discussed her jewels, her clothes, bel
Eescort, and quite frankly her morals
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1912-12-07

There was one man more persistent
than the others. Her mother called
him Horace, which the major mel
lowed into Hoddy. He was tall, blond,
good-looking. devil-may-care, aedu-
scated, witty, amusing; and in evdhing
dress he appeared to be what 1t was
quite evident he had once been, a
gentleman. At first she thought 1t
strange that he should make her, In
stead of her mother, his conhdante
AS to what vocation he pursued, she
did not know, for he kept sedulous
guard over his tongue; but his past,
up to that fork in the road where man
hood says good-by to youth, was hers.
And in this direction, clever and artful
as the mother was, she sought in vain
to wrest this past from her daughters
lips. To the mother, it was really nee
essary for her to know who this man
really was, had been, knowing thor
oughly as she did what he was now.
Persistent he undeniably was, but
never coarse nor rude. Since that
time he had come back from the
casino at Monte Carlo, much the worse
for wine, she feared him; yet, in spite
Of this fear, she had for him a vague
liking, a hazy admiration. Whatever
his faults might be, she stood witness
to his great physical strength and
courage. He was the only man, among
all those who appeared at the villa
Fanny and Immediately vanished, who
returned again. And he, too, soon
grew to be part Of this unreal drama,
arriving mysteriously one day and de-
parting the next.
That drama was being enacted I'M
der her eyes she no longer doubted;
but it was as though she had taken
her seat among the audience in the
middle Of the second act. She could
make neither head nor tail to 1t. III
Whenever she accompanied her
mother upon these impromptu jour-
neys, her character, Or rather her at
titude, underwent a change. She
swept aside her dreams; she accepted
the world as it was, saw things as
they were; laughed, but without merri-
ment; tested, but with the venomed
point. It was the reverse Of her real
character to give hurt to any living
thing, but during these forced march
es, as the major humorously termed
them, and such they were in truth,
she could no more stand against CIV
ing the cruel stab, than, when alone
in her garden, she could resist the
tender pleasure OF succoring q fallen
butterfly. She was especially happy
In finding weak spots In her mothers