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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-06-14
SOUTH VERNON.

Mrs. Arthur Jackson of Northampton
visited over Sunday at Charles Jack
sons
Mrs. Spragues schol in district No. s
closed Friday with a picnic In Miss Mary
SCOTS pine grove.
Mrs. Fred Johnson of Northampton
visited at Mrs s. w. Bailey's this week,
also with other friends in town.
Mrs. Frank Lackey returned home
with her friend, Miss Leola Forester,
to West Wardsboro for a weeks visit.
Miss Isabel Cobb of Cummington,
Mass, visited Miss Delaney, teacher in
district No. 3, at the home Of Will
Weatherhead this week.
Leon Dunklee of South Hadley and his
brother in-law, Mr. Temple of South
Hadley Falls. came Saturday for a short
visit with A. A. Dunklee and Mrs. A. B.
Gould.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elwood Stanford of Am
herst Mass, came Thursday to visit her
sister, Miss Amy Carroll in the home OF
Charles Jackson. also with her cousins,
Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Allen,
Mr.. Walters of Boston, came for a
visit with his brother. George Walters,
Saturday and Sunday. Mr.. Walters has
been boarding at the home OF Dr. Bas-
com for several weeks on account OF
very poor health.
Mrs. Chas. Colburn and daughter. Miss
Grace, of Springfield. Mass, came Satur-
day to visit Mrs Colburn's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Curtis Severance. who have
both been sick, but are slightly i'm
proved. They returned home Wednesday
Mr. and Mrs Ralph Tyler and daugh-
| ter. Dorothy, who visited their uncle
| w. II. Newton. returned to their home
| in Bristol, Conn, Sunday night. Mrs
w. H. Newton returned home Sunia,
from few days with her father, e. M
Jordan. in Warner. N. II,
| What cold weather we are having thi
spring! On the morning OF June tn,
thermometer registered 2s above zer'
and Monday morning, June TO- 1t wa
| even colder. The farmers feel rattle
discouraged to have their potatoes, earl,
vegetables and other crops all cut dow
and blackened by the freeze with tn
| prices of seed so very high, In Soutl
Deerfield II has been so cold the fros
could be scraped off from the wlndoV
glass
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-06-14
Rose e. Duggan Drowned In Arlington,
Mass.

The community was shocked on Wed
nesday to learn of the death in Arling-
ton, Mass, of Rose E. Duggan of this
town, one of Hinsdales brightest young
women, who was visiting a brother in
Arlington During the afternoon she
went to walk with her five year old
niece, Ruth, near Alewife brook on the
boundary line between Arlington and Cam
bridge. They were picking flowers along
the bank when the earth where Miss
Duggan stepped on the bank caved in,
letting her into the brook. The little
girl ran to her home near by saying
"Auntie has fallen into the brook"
Her brother, Dennis E. Duggan, soon
arrived but the water at that point was
eight to ten feet deep. The brook was
dragged twice but it was more than two
hours before the brother found the body,
which was brought here Wednesday
afternoon.
Rose Elizabeth Duggan was % years of
age, being born in Winchester Aug ~,
1889 She graduated from the Hinsdale
high school in the class of 1906. After
, her graduation she taught in Ashuelot
| very successfully. Later she became
bookkeeper and stenographer for S.
| Allen & Sons in Greenfield, holding this
| position until a few months ago, when,
| on account of nervous debility, she
came to her home here for rest and
change Three weeks ago she went to
visit her brother in Arlington.
| Besides her father and mother she is
survived by one brother, Dennis E. of
Arlington, and three sisters, Mrs. Ed
ward Mcdonald of Greenfield, Mrs
| Thomas Golden of this town and Mrs.
| William Coughlin of Greenfield.
The funeral was held Thursday morn
ing at o'clock at st. Joseph's CATHOLIC
church, Rev. Father Howatt of Ashuelot
officiating on account of the illness OF
| Father Cahill. The body was taken to
| Brattleboro for burial.
| Miss Duggan was a young woman who
| commanded the respect and esteem of al
who knew her. She was conscientious
and ambitious and whatever she at
tempted was done faithfully and well
| Possessed of an attractive personality
and an unusual sweetness of disposition
she won a host of friends who mourn
the loss of true friend and deplore the
fact that life so full of promise coult
not have been spared to a long life o.
usefulness.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-06-14
ESTATE OF C. L. THROWN.

-
- District OF Marlboro, S.
The Honorable Probate Court for the
To all persons interested in the. estate
Of c. L. Brown, late of Dover. in said
district, deceased, Greeting:
Whereas, said court has. assigned the
Goth day OF June, next. for examining
and allowing the account of the admins
istrator of the estate of said deceased,
and for a decree of the residue of said
estate to the lawful claimants of the
same, and ordered that public notice
ested in said estate by publishing this
order three weeks successfully previous
to the day assigned, in The Vermont
Phoenix, a newspaper published at Brat
tleboro, in said district.
Therefore, you are hereby notified to
appear at the. probate office in Brat
tleboro. in said district. on the day as
signed, then and there to contest the
allowance OF said account II you see
cause, and to establish your right as
heirs, legatees and lawful claimants &c
said residue.
Given under my hand, this 18th day of
June, 1912,
24-2e II. e, EDDY. Register
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-06-14
VERNON.


Mrs. w. L. Sargent of Fftchburg is
spending the week with Mrs. E. Steb-
bins, jr.
Mrs H. L. Streeter of Athol spent
Thursday and Friday with her son, B.
A. Streeter
Mrs Arthur Jackson Of Northampton
visited briefly with her brother, b. A.
Streeter, Monday.
C. e. Davis, who has been in very
feeble health a number of weeks, was
able to attend church Sunday.
Mrs. G. X. Stebbins picked several
quarts of ripe garden strawberries June
Z. These. we believe, are the earliest
in town.
Mrs. G. X. Stebbins Is spending a few
days in winchester with her niece, who
will graduate from the high school in
that town.
A. G. Barnes has Joined the ranks of
Automobiles in town, having recently
bought a handsome new 3O-horsepower
r. c. ii. car,
Mrs. II. A. Staten. Mrs. E. IL. Akley
and Mrs, George Hubbard attended the
Universalist convention In Guilford Cen
ire Wednesday.
News has been received by Vernon
relatives of the safe arrival at Costa
Rica of Mrs. e. NJ. Heard Mrs. Will
liam Heard and their little girls.
The Jolly Seven will hold a dance In
the hotel in Vernon Friday evening.
Wales and Dugan will furnish music.
Ice cream will be on sale. All are In
vited.
Children's night will be observed by
Vernon Grange Saturday evening, June
Is. Appropriate exercises will be given.
A cordial invitation is extended to chill
dren OF Grange families.
A caucus will be held In the town hall
(Whithed's) Tuesday, June Is, at 7.3(
p. m, to elect delegates to the Repuh-
lican state convention at Burlington, the
district convention at White River juno
tlon and the county convention at New
| fapa
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-06-14
ITCHING HUMORS
THERE IS NOW A WAY TO ES
CAPE THESE SKIN TORRENTS.
TRY This Remedy at Our Risk.

Try This Kennedy at our nisk.
People sometimes say. well, that
new remedy of yours, Saxon Salve,
NAV cure recent cases of eczema, but
] doubt If it will help me for have
had eczema a long time"
The fact is, Saxon Salve was de-
yised as much for chronic skin trou-
bles as for acute cases, and 1t Is
equally effective. though usually the
chronic cases are more stubborn.
Numbers of cases right around
here could be cited, showing that
Saxon Salve is exactly the remarka'
BILE soothing and curative remedy for
skin diseases that we claim.
The itching is stopped In few mo.
ments after the first application, and
improvement Is seen in few days.
All humors and disorders of the
skin. whether scaly, crusted or In the
very first stages, usually yield To
Saxon Salve promptly. II 1t does not
in your case your money Is returned
wILFRED F. ROOT. DRUGGIST.
BrattIeboro, W.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-06-14
ESTATE OF CLARISSA 3. DOoLITTLE
CTATE OF VERMONT,

ESTATE OF cLARIssA 3. DooLITTLE
CTATE OF VERMONT.
- District of Marlboro, SIS.
The Honorable Probate Court for the
District aforesaid:
To all persons interested in the estate
Clarissa B. Doolittle, late of Wardsboro,
in said district, deceased. Greeting:
At a probate court, holden at Brattle-
boro, within and for said district on the
21st day of May, 1912, an instrument
purporting to be the last will and tes-
lament of Clarissa. B. Doolittle,. late of
Wardsboro, in said district, deceased,
was presented to the court aforesaid,
for probate.
And it is ordered by said court that
the goth day of June. 1912, at the pro-
bate Office in said Brattleboro, be as
signed, for proving said instrument; and
that notice thereof be given to all per-
sons concerned, by publishing this order
three weeks successfully in The Yer
mont Phoenix, a newspaper circulating
in that vicinity, in said district, pre-
vious to the time appointed.
Therefore, you are hereby notified to
appear before said court, at the time and
place aforesaid, and contest the probate
of said will, If you have cause
Given under my hand at Brattleboro,
in said district, this 18th day of June,
1912.
24-26 H. E. EDDY. Register.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-06-14
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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-06-14
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
" Estate Of FRANCIS n. MORSE.

" Estate OF FRANCIS n. MORSE.
The undersigned. having been APP
pointed by the Honorable Probate Court
for the District of Marlboro, Commission
ers, to receive, examine and adjust the
claims and demands of all persons
against the estate of Francis H. Morse,
late of Dummerston, in said district,
deceased, and all claims exhibited in Off
set thereto, hereby give notice that we
will meet for the purpose aforesaid, at
the dwelling house of the late Francis
H. Morse, in the town. of Dummerston,
in said district, on the 10th day of
July. and I'd day of December, next
from 10 o'clock a. M. until o'clock
p. m, on each of said days and that
six months from the Sd day of June
A. d. 1912. is the time limited by said
court for said creditors to present their
claims to us for examination and allow
ance.
Dated at Brattleboro. this 18th day
of June, A. d. 1912 24-26
WESLEY ROCKWELL.
WILLIAM H. HESCOCK,
Commissioners.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-06-14
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
- ESTATE OF BETSEY ANN BALL

COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
- ESTATE OF BETSEY ANN BALL.
The undersigned, having been appointed
by the Honorable Probate Court for the
District Of Marlboro. Commissioners, to
receive, examine, and adjust the claims
and demands OF all persons against the
estate of Betsey Ann Ball. late of Whit
ingham in said district, deceased, and
all claims exhibited in offset thereto,
hereby give notice that we will meet for
the purpose aforesaid, at the dwelling of
A. A. Butterfield in the town of Whit
ingham, in said district, on the fourth
Saturday of June and fourth Saturday OF
October, next, from o'clock p. M, ,un-
til 4 o'clock p. m. on each Of SAID days
of May, A. d. 1912, is the time limited by
said court for said creditors to present
their claims to us for examination and
allowance.
Dated at Whitinghm. this 25th day OF
May, A. d. 1912.
S. MURDOCH,
e. A. TEMPLE,
1925 Commissioners.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-06-14

Miss Carrie B. Rich, 81, was fatally
burned in the home of Col. H. S. Foster
in Calais a few days ago Her clothes
caught fire from the kitchen stove and
she was burned from head to foot She
lived several hours after the accident
occurred.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-06-14
HolIand-SewaII Wedding.

wedding of much interest to Hins-
dale people occurred in Montague, Mass,
Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock, when
Fannie Chepery Sewall, for many years
resident of this town, was united al
marriage to George Austin Holland,
native of this town, at the home of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman b.
Sewall. The room in which the cere-
mony took place was beautifully deco
rated with mountain laurel. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. Mr.. Ricii-
ardson, retired Congregational clergy
man, using the single ring service. The
bride was attended by Miss Minnie l..
Forbush OF Schuylerville and Harold C.
Holland of this town acted as best man.
The bride was attired in a handsome
gown of white embroidered wolfe and
carried white roses. The bridesmaid
wore gray nuns yelling over pink Only
near relatives and friends of the con-
tracing parties were present
A wedding reception followed, during
which refreshments were served. The
bride was the recipient of many hand
some and valuable gifts including cut
glass, silver. china, linen and pictures.
The brides gift to the bridesmaid Was
gold neck chain with pendant. The
grooms gift to his best man was a pair
of gold cuff links.
During the afternoon the newly mar
ried couple left for wedding trip TO
Springfield. Albany. Troy and Schuyler
vile, after which they will make their
home In Hanover, where Mr., Holland is
employed by the American Express Co.
| Both Mr.. and Mrs. Holland have many
| friends in town who wish them much
! happiness in their new home.
| Miss Minnie l., Forbush is visiting In
| town.
Mrs Daniel Duggan was in Greenfield
last week.
Harold c. Holland has just bought
| new Ford automobile.
Mrs. Jennie Bronson of New York cit,
is visiting Mrs. Nellie Worden.
w. S. Kimball came Monday to spen,
the week with his family here.
Mrs. A. A. Pratte of Keene visited tn,
first Of the week at Edward Bergeron's
w. s. Kimball of Boston has beef
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-16
From Elba to Waterloo.

Not only did Roosevelt break the
letters of his political silence and be-
gin his campaign to regain his ma
tional pre-eminence upon the ninety
seventh anniversary of the escape of
Napoleon from Elba, but the hun
dred days of conquest that will pre-
cede his endeayor to secure Republi-
can nomination for president will
end at the Republican convention
which meets at Chicago on June IS,
the ninety-seventh anniversary of the
very day that "Gaul's locust host
met his crushing and final defeat at
Waterloo.
And what is in store for Roosevelt
after that eventful occasion? Is 1t
a campaign that will change the map
of the Republican party or the
monotonous solitude of a political ST.
Helena?-Albany Times Union.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-16
RECENT PUBLIC
LAND DECISIONS
CONTAINING FINAL ACTION OF
THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
on MATTERS OF INTEREST "
THIS AND OTHER STATES.
HOmesteads.

An entry under the enlarged
homestead act is a homestead entry,
as Is one under section 22S9.
Where the required amount of mon
ey has been paid in connection with
a homestead entry 10 meet the prop
er charges for the entry If ammended
and II there be no substantial ad-
ministrative objections 10 allowance
of amendment, the character of the
entry may be changed so as TO stand
subject to those other provisions Of
the homestead laws applicable to the
land TO be embraced in the amended
entry
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-16

The Nevada State Board OF Phar-
macy IS DESTROYS that the Law gov
erning the sale of narcotic drugs be
enforced. The object vas discussed
at the last meeting of the board.
where it was ordered that the full
text of the law be published in all
the papers in the state. The Law is
as follows.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-16

The judicial vacation OF a patent
TO public lands does not. IL itself,
make such land subject to entry or
any form of application until the
former entry Of patent is cancelled
on the records of the General Land
Office and the proper local Office;
and no application will be received
or any rights recognized until this
action has been taken.
The segregative effect of an entry
Is the same whether patented or IN
patented. and the record must be
cleared before any other application
may be received.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-16

s~ideration being given TO the status
of the land at the time ne enters
application.
q
An American citizen who enters
public lands in Canada and takes the
oath prescribed to perform that act.
does not thereby necessarily ex-
patrate himself from citizenship in
the United States. It requires an
oath of allegiance TO a foreign gov
eminent to effect expatriation.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-16

He stumbled up the steps and
pushed open the door, says the New
York American, and stood confront
ing his wife, who held a telegram in
one hand.
Here's news" she said sternly,
that has been waiting for you since
Z O'Clock"
He braced himself against the
hatrack.
"Hic. I've left my glasses in
town Hic-"
well, | see you have brought
home the contents"
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-16
GEO. W|NGF|ELO
NAMED SENATOR
FORMER CowPUNCHER AND
BUSINESS ASSOCIATE OF LATE
SENATOR NIXON. AND REPU1-
ED RICHEST MAN N NEVADA.

George Wingheld, soldier of for
tune, the richest man in the state
of Nevada. president of the greatest
gold producing mine in the world.
the Goldheld Consolidated. vas
named by Governor Tasker L. Odiie
on Wednesday. to fill the vacarcs
from Nevada in the United States
senate caused by the death of Sen
ator George S. Nixon of Reno.
Senator Wingfeld now known as
the richest man in Nevada. was n
cowpuncher in the southern part of
the state when Tonopah first acqpir-
ed prominence as a mining camp in
1913. He rode into the boom camp,
where 81 bought nothing more 10
eat than a plate Of pork and beans,
with So in his pocket.
The late Senator George :. Nixon.
who was then a clerk in p roncpah
bank. grubstaked Wingfeld. accord
ing TO popular accepted stories. TO
$500. Five years later Wingdeld
was a millionaire and today he is es-
timated TO be worth between sl2.-
900. and $4,000. 900. The
greatest single factor in his financial
success has been his contro' of Cold
6afd rapcaIfdatad
Within a few weeks after Nixon
had loaned the 5000. Wingield ten
dered him the principal. and with it
interest in the sum of $4,000. rep
resenting half the profits IN a min
ing venture. Nixon told him to
keep the $4,000 and use IL for his
(Nixon's) interest. The partner
ship thus formed endured for six
years terminating in 1909. with
both men rich. Nixon took over the
banking end of their b.siness in
Guiding the J.. S. Cook banks of Gold
field. through which the grea Ter part
of the tremendous wealth produced
by that camp passed. Wirgfeld ex-
tending his credit ~ the uttermost,
took over their mining claims. in
Guiding GoidGeld Consolidated. then
regarded as ? worked out prospect
Wingfield took a tremendous
hazard on Goldfeld Consolidated.
Abandoning the shafts and tunnels
which marked the property for
worked-out ground, he sank "a new
shaft, and SIS feet below ground,
Ntossed the original ricn lode. In
tbe first hour he tool out 1000.
Wingfeld then went east to
finance the property for more extern
sive development. and not only Sc
cured the money he sought, but re-
tanned absolute control of the prop
erty.
When a man high in Wall street
affairs was suggested as president of
the company, with the question.
You will admit. Mr.. Wingfeld, that
this MAJ is better able than your
self to handle the intricate financial
details of this matter?" Wingield
replied emphatically hat he admit
ted nothing of the sort. Wingfeld
was elected president.
Besides his Nevada interests. Mr.
Wingield has large holdings of Cali
fornia oil lands.
Wingield was born at Fort Smith.
Ark, August 16, 1876, and before
going to Nevada as a cowpuncher
and prospector, ran cattle" for his
father, who had settled in southeast
ern Oregon.
He was married to Miss Maude A.
Murdoch of San Francisco In 1908.
Their residence Is In Reno. They
have an infant son.
cocaine, or alpha or beta eueaine. or
any derivative. mixture or prepara-
ton OF any of them. S .s be guilty
~ a miedemeanor.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-16

Motion for review made before the
commissioner will be treated as an
appeal and forwarded to the secre-
tary. This procedure is followed be-
cause the rules of practice do not in
terms allow for a motion for a re-
hearing.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-16
Practice.

A change in a contest case OF
abandonment and lack of cultiva-
ton calls for a denial. Silence and
refusal to testify by contestee. in the
face of such proof, may be justly
construed against him as a taeit ad-
mission of the truth of the charge.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-16

A petition for certiorari will not
be granted unless it be shown that
the decision complained of was
erroneous, even though it appear
that a refual to transmit an appeal
from such decision was erroneous.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-16

A citizen of the United States loses
his citizenship only Dy expatriation.
Certain civil and political right may
be forfeited because of an infamous
crime, but the status OF citizenship
remains with all the rights. privi-
legs. etc, OF citizens in general, ex-
cept such as may have been forfeited
or taken away. Therefore a citizen
of the United States who has been
convicted of a felony and not pardon
ed i eligible to make a public land
entry.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-16

The preference right Of entry
awarded to a successful contestant is
not an absolute and unconditional
right to make entry regardless of
the status of the land at the time of
cancellation of the contested en-
try. It is only the preferred right,
to the exclusion OF other applicants
which entities the contestant within
the preference right period to make
entry If the land be subject to entry
under such application as he shall
present, but he can only make such
entry as may be appropriate. con-
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-16

The continued occupancy of land
by a claimant and his liberal cultiya-
ton and substantial improvement
thereof. made after the submission
of final proof, Is strongly indica-
tive of an original purpose to make
the land an agricultural home.
Settlement upon u~nsurveyed lands
10 be ayailed OF as against any other
appropriation must have been fol-
lowed up by actual residence es-
tablished within a reasonable time
after settlement.
The land department is not en-
powered with discretion in determin-
ing what lands may be selected by
a state otherwise than as provided in
the act under which the selection Is
made.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-16

Cultivation of the land by the
widow or heirs of a deceased entry
man under the provisions of section
2290 r. s. must begin at the first
cropping season after entryman's
death. The law of cultivation re-
quires a continuity of cultivation.
80 L. D. $50 and similar cases over
ruled.