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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-03-30

Mr.. Ryttenberg's Committee on En-
c uragement Of Home Supply is still
standing by its promise to help the
f}rmers market their produce and
II 5e glad TO cooperate with Mr..
Dab 8 and the Farmers Union in the
S'Idy and development O. scientific
m r&eting.
Prof. Edmunds' Committee on Ed
rca ton is to be congratulated upon
putting through the matter of the
c"l"ty map. To this committee must
also be credited the establishment of
a ranch Of the Southern CONNER
cal school in this city. It's location
here will enable us to hold many Of
our young men at home while pur-
suing their business courses instead
OF going elsewhere. do not know
under what more appropriate depart
ment than that of education can be in
cluded the magnificent Y. NJ. C. A.
building. at the head OF which Prof.
Edmunds has also stood. Education
IS not to be confined to book learning
alone, but to the better fitting of man
in every way for his environment to
his development, morally and ply
sically. as we'll as mentally. The first
two of these the Y. NJ. c. A. is pe-
culiarly fitted to accomplish
/ do not feel that I can say too
much in commendation Of the work
Of Mr.. Smell, our efficient secretary.
and his office force. He has proved
himself resourceful and thorough and
the Chamber is to be congratulated
upon retaining his services for the
coming year.
This summarizes the work of the
IL committees and offices of the
Chamber of Commerce for the past
one-half year. With the sum Of their
achievements, it seems TO me we have
reason to be proud. We began the
year unorganized and inexperienced
in civic upbuilding and more than
doubtful of ourselves and Of each
other. Through the year we have
striven together. Each success has
given us greater confidence. We come
TO the end having faith in the abilities
of each man and confident that team
work will count. That is the great
ldea--"team work. give you a
slogan, Zone for all, and all for one
-Sumter-the Game Cock City.
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Gentlemen Of the Chamber Of Cor

Gentlemen Of the Chamber Of Com
merce:
AS the official head Of this body it
is my duty and pleasure to submit to
report of the work done or attempt
ed by the members Of the several de-
partments during the year, which
ends with this meeting. This l shall
endeavor to do as briefly and con-
cisely as possible.
Through the efforts Of the commit
tee on membership, headed by Mr..
ID. ID. Noise, 267 members were en-
rolled and about $4,000 pledged at
the beginning Of the year. These
members however pledged themselves
for II months only. Under the aus
the assistance of Messrs. Barlow
Walsh and a. j. tSubbs as captains
respectively, of the Blues and the
Reds with their lieutenants, another
campaign has Just been ended with
the result that 337 members are now
upon our roll, all pledged as perma
rcnt members with dues Of not less
than $1,000 n year each. While this
will not aggregate quite SO large an
amount as was subscribed last year,
it is to he remembered that certain
organization expenses, such as furni-
turc and the like, have been paid for
and will not occur again. We have
abundant income to meet our fixed
expenses for the coming year, with
some To spare. and should an extra
ordinary demand arise we have but
To Cull forth the efforts of the finance
committee. ANA past experience has
! proven that the Sumter spirit will
rise To- the occasion and provide
ample means for the emergency
Mr.. O'Donnell the chairman of the
! Finance Committee, and Mr.. ID. r.
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tlme and his heart as WELL" This was
the business side OF the proposition
and the best feature Of it.
Mr.. Ashburner was heard with the
deepest attention. showing the great
interest which the people Of the CITY
have in the new form Of government
proposed for Sumter and how they
are trying to learn something about
II and Its operation before they go
to the polls to vote on it.
Secretaries Talk.
Mr.. A. w. McKeand Of Charleston
was glad to visit Sumter again and
congratulated Sumter on it's endeav-
crs to put the city government On a
firm basis. He had known the man
who drew the first charter for
the city which first adopted the COM
mission form Of government and he
believed in the man and in the form
OF government He hoped that Sum
ter would adopt this form of govern
ager was good one. He said that
while Sumter was trying to set it's
affairs on a firm basis, Charleston had
accomplished a work that would be
OF great value to her in the future
the establishment Of a dock commits
sion SC that she could not settle her
own port disputes. She was also to
have municipal ownership Of docks so
that any ship which wanted to could
come into Charleston harbor. He said
that natural advantages had damned
more cities and people" than any 9TH
er thing-it was not natural advan-
tages but the pull together spirit
which accomplished things"
Mr.. II. A. Marchant Of Orangeburg
made a short talk and told a few
jokes. He stated that he was glad to
be in Sumter representing the
Orangeburg Chamber Of Commerce
and hoped that he would in the fu-
ture have the pleasure of seeing
more Of Sumter people. He read a
stanza from THE Houn' Song" and
stated that the South had been a
"houn' dong" long enough and peo-
pie Just had to quit kickin' that dog
around" He stated that the percen-
tages Of investment in the South dur
ing the past thirty years had been
greater than ever before and gerater
than in other parts Of the country
and that the South now offered wider
fields for investment than any other
part of the country. He urged the
people to raise at home more Of the
things they needed and not to send
off for them. He was thoroughly in
accord with the idea which had
emenated from this body for a State
Board Of Trade.
Mr. r. f. Browne of Rock Hul
made a short witty talk which highly
pleased his ;,.dience at the late hour
He told OF ;ne wonderful street car
lire IN Rock Hill with its modern mo-
tor cars which had made the repre-
sentative Of the French government
say that Rock Hill was the finest
town in the United States. He got
Uff some good jokes about Rock Hill
ana Sumter and stated that Sumter
would always find Rock Hill willing
to work with Sumter in any line
which tended to the betterment Of
Rock Hill. Sumter. their counties,
their State, and the whole nation.
The evening was closed with a Sc
lection from the Meistersngers, the
Good Night Song. 1t was nearly
o'clock when the body adjourned and
after one before most Of them got
to bed.
Secretary Morgan from Florence,
Secretary Handy and President Her
bert of Columbia and President Cad
sden Of Charleston were unable to
come to the meeting.
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BUSINESS Meeting A BIG SUCCESS.
Meistersingers Capture Hearts of all
Present---Many Encores.

Nearly Three Hundred Persons Pres
cnt at Annual Meeting OF Chamber
of Commerce--Excellcnt Supper
Served and Fine Speeches from
sccrctaries McKeand, Marchant
and Browa-The Hotel and Sea-
board Situation--C. Il. Ashburner
Explains Commission Form OF
Government with City Manager.
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Report Of Secretary Smell.

The Constitution Of this Chamber
provides that the Secretary shall sub
NIT ala annual report at this time.
mis- eport l shall attempt to sum-
'E'ze 8 briefly as possible the re-
"nits that have been attained and to
outline no work of nv office for the
ni"s cn' Ene-haif months that l have
been tn YOU. .ss2s hot anoans Of
worlx&s rerrorns s.t's the corau-
81 Oeicera and Directors. and
yous Secretary, that is not brought to
tFe notice Of the public, but which is,
neyartheless, OF much consequence.
ard tributes to the general result.
it i- my the more important matters
'nat ere brought to your attention.
Yet YOU should constantly bear in
mind nat the ultimate success of
such an association as this depends
in great measure upon the spirit and
cooperation manifested by the indi-
vidual members. While the officers
plan the campaigns the real fighting
force is the membership.
While the year 1911-1912 has been
exceptionally trying upon all busi-
ness and has hindered the general
progress Of the South, yet 1 believe
that Sumter has reason TO be proud
of the record that she has made as
evidenced in material results and gem
eral advancement and improvements
in almost every line Of civic and bus
mess endeavor. These accomplish
ments are self-evident, are Of a rel
foundations upon which still greater
results must eventually follow. 1 be-
lieve, therefore, that We have every
reason to congratulate ourselves up
on the showing that has been made.
Personally l desire at this time 10
thank the membership of this Cham
Der as a whole for the hearty sup
port that has been given me in my
own particular line of work. A great
deal of faithful work has been per-
formed by individual members and
the thanks of this body is due these
men. In fact our thanks are due TO
every man and woman who, without
reward, has tried to do something
for the community in order that ii
might be a better place in which TO
live
rectors has served you faithfully and
while they are all busy men of affairs,
they have sacrificed many hours of
their time for the communitys good.
| Your president. especially has labor
ed faithfully for the up-building of
city and county. No man could have
done more. few have done as much
! for Sumter as he.
Organization.
My first task. upon taking posses
sion Of the Office of secretary, was to
! organize the same upon a business
! basis. At that time there were no
| flies of membership, no reports of
/ work accomplished heretofore, no re-
! liable data as to the city and general
! improvements year by year, no report
/ Of building operations. facts relative
! To annual freight and passenger SER
/ vice. as 10 schools, churches, homes
and generally such facts and statis-
/ tics that are universally on file in
every Chamber of Commerce i'm the
-.NMtlN nni which mnst LIZ Ind W.
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Reports.

Dr. Baker then made his annual
by the committees under him and
what would probably be done during
the coming year.
Following Dr Baker came Secrc-
tary smell who has worked so faith
fully for the Chamber of Commerce
during the time ne has been here.
Mr.. Snrll made a clear report cf what
had been lone hy the Chamber
through him working with various
committees ana their aims for the
future. IIi' report is printed else
where IN fun so will not be entered
into here.
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EAST CHARLESTON

Mrs. Melissa Lang spent last week
with friends at Island Pond.
MIR. and Mrs. Bion Stevens are receiy-
ing congratulations on the birth of
soa, May ?.
MIR. and Mrs. James Hinton visited
their daughter, Mabel, at Newark last
week.
5. +. Norris is building a large barn
for VIM. Melville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert -Seavey and child
rem of Bloomington were guests of Mr..
Seavey's mother, Mrs. Henry Roberts,
last Sunday.
Mrs. Mae Taylor aud son, Calvin
were in Derby last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. Crow recently enter.
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Chase and
daughter of Craftsbury and S. Maxwell
and Miss Minnie Crow of Barton.
Mrs. Leon Buck is i'll with tonsilitis
Mrs. Kidder of Derby is caring for
Mrs. Selma Wheeler.
IL. j. Hudson has returned with his
horses and they are for sale at his stable.
Geo. Chase is entertaining his mother,
Mrs. Orissa Chase.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Cahill were called
to Newark last week by the death of his
brother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luke Hudson and child
rem who have been visiting Mrs. Hudson s
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. B. d. Davis, have
returned to their home at Rutland.
Otis Thayer anb Mrs. Chas. WhltehilI
were guests at M. d. Lewis last week.
Oren and Bernie Morse visited in
Morgan last Sunday.
Mrs. Stella Daggett is visiting at b.
F. Davis and Harry Piper's.
Mrs. W. r. Price is spending the week
with relatives in Sherbrooke, Que.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Curtis and Clyde
and Raymond Curtis of Island Pond
were guests of their sister, Mrs. Ed.
Crow, last week.
Misses Palm, Hazel Morse and Tia
Drown visited at Bloomington over
Sunday
Fred Trip visited his brother, Will,
at West Derby last Saturday.
The Christian Endeavor meeting last
Thursday night was in charge of the
Juniors. Much credit is due them and
their perintendent, Mrs. w. R. Price
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-05-31
Pursulnu Woman,


Whatever the law of man may at.
tempt or achieve in the way of re-
forming the harmless, necessary
bachelor, there is a higher natural
law of quest and capture Wilhelm
the opinion of expert feminologists-
the predatory woman rather than the
comparatively timid and quiescent
man fslfills. Nowadays woman is the
pursuer, man is the pursued. The
luckless wight who hopes to escape
the mantraps and springs of matri
mony has need Of all his cunning;
there is no safety but In retreat; he
is no match for the devious cunning
Of the huntress who has marked the
game for her own. Mr.. Man may take
refuge in splenetic lyrics about The
Female Of the Species, or The YAM
pire, but that is his sole satisfaction.
The woman spins her web and smiles
and is demdre; she knows that he
may fling his caustic epigram about
The Serpent's Tongue, but-clever
arachnoid that she is-she will have
him at the last. She can afford to
bide her time and be patient, for
whether it be leap year or some other
year, her net will enmesh him and he
will grant whatever she desires, even
to the extent of letting her vote or go
to congress or be president.-Phila.
delphia Ledger.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-05-31
LUNENBURG

Pre- Memorial exercises were held in
each of the school districts on Wednes-
DAY afternoon.
Memorial services were held at the
Congregational Church last Sunday
morning. A largs congregation was
present including the Veterans, the Sous
of Veterans and the w. X. &. Rev.
ii. C. Howard and Rev. Albert Gregory
conducted the service which closed by
singing America. The Church was very
beautifully decorated with profu sion
of potted plants and flowers. Appro-
pirate music was rendered by the choir
George Foster French of Portland,
Me-, Commander of Howard Post, was
not able to be present at the Memorial
services held Sunday, but both he and
Mrs. French will be here Memorial d ay
Hon. L. B. Jones of Island Pond will
be the orator on Memorial Day.
Charles Downer has moved into Mrs
Houstin's house on the Balch road, re-
Gently vacated by Rem Gee who moved
into the Holden house at So. Luneuburg.
Miss Mertie Dawson was quite i'll
during the past week.
Mrs. Frank Bowker was in St. Johns
bnry one day last week.
Mr.. Sanderson, Editor of the Lam
caster Gazette, was in town on business
Monday of this week.
The drum corps consisting of Gardner
Balch, his two sons and Harris Phelps,
were called to Colebrook, N. H., to play
on Memorial Day.
Karl o. Balch brought home 100000
pike perch fry the last of the week and
put them in Nhal Pond.
The Woman's Club met on Thursday
of this week with Mrs. Thomas and
Mrs. Balch.
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NORTON

Mr.. and Mts. II. w. Marsh and the
latter's mother, Mrs. V. Carpenter, spent
Sunday at Island Pond with Mrs. Frank
Dauforth.
A. w. Bosworth of Island Pond was
in town last week.
Louis Boutin of Island Pond was in
town Friday of last weeks
George Gay of Berlin, N. H., has
taken pulp jobs here.
Grace Scott who has been working at
Compton, Que, returned Saturday.
Joe Devost and Charles Valincourt
of Baldwin Mills, Que, spent Sunday
with Theophile Devost.
Mrs. Cora Nelson is having some re-
pairing done on her house.
E. j. Nelson and o. Ii. Cameron were
in Montreal last week.
Allie Langlvis is i'll at this writing,
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CANAAN

Fred Basset went to Connecticut Lake
last Saturday for few days fishing.
II. M. Harvey has been quite poorly
the past week, but is better, so that he
is out again. He is smart for his age,
which is over so.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Knapp and
Birdie went to Wallis Pond Sunday to
see Mr.. Knapp's parents.
Several of our people went to Beecher
Falls Sunday evening to attend the
church service held by Rev. H. M.
Sharples.
Mr.. and Mrs. Winfield Schoppe are
home from Conway for few days visit.
Miss Maude Lawton has been ol,er-
ated on for appendicitis by DIR. Will
Jams of Sherbrooke and DR.. Ker of
Canaan. She is quite comfortable.
A heavy thunder storm and wind
passed over this section Friday night,
doing much damage. The iron roofing
of VanDykes barn was blown off, and
the trees in front of Charles Browns
house were blown down. The wind
took the road machine clear across the
road on VanDyke's meadow, also a
four-horse wagon. 1t was the strongest
wind we have known for many yeas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor and son, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Cole of Groveton.
were in town short time Saturday
afternoon, coming up in Mr.. Taylor's
automobile. Mrs. Taylor and son and
Mrs. Cole returned home the same
afternoon, and Mr.. Taylor and Mr.. Cole
went to Averill Lake for few days
fishing.
MI anu WIS., o. CdrDee uIoVe 10
Colebrook Friday afternoon to visit
their son, F. D. Carbee and family.
Mrs A. G. Pottle and Mrs. Dele
Dickerman have returned from their
trip to Boston.
Earl Harris has been home few days
from Canada to see his parents who are
in poor health.
Misses Beatrice Schoff and Grace
Kingsley drove to Colebrook Saturday
afternoon.
Mrs Mary Farnham returned from
Portland last week.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-05-31
BLOOMFIELD

Tia Spencer spent Sunday with her
parents, returning to her school Monday
morning.
Mrs Grace Aurd and two children
are visiting relatives in StewartstoN n,
N. ii.
Mrs. II. II. Stevens is on the sick list.
DIR. Ellie of Island Pond was in town
professionally one day last week on the
case of Frank Stevens.
Mrs. Eugene Bartlett, Mrs, Lizzie
Fuller and Miss Bertha Stevens were in
Lancaster, N. H., Thursday.
F. A. Roby attended Memorial Day
exercises at Island Pond Thursday.
Calvin Fuller returned home last
Saturday from Portland, Me-, where he
has been visiting his son.
Mason Stone, State Superintendent
of Education, was in town Wednesday.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-05-31
SOMETHING OF A NUISANCE
Mr.. Fatherly Comes 70 the Front
With Some Remarks About
Mammals New Footstool.

"The only Christmas gift whose
presence in the house 1 regret" said
Mr.. Fatherly, rs a footstool which our
girls gave to mamma
Mother is not an old lady, but the
girls thought ii would be nice for her
to have something to put her feet up
on and then | think that as a sort OF
subsidiary idea they had a fancy that
it would look well in the house.
Il am not familiar with footstool
architecture and so l don't know of
just what design this one is, whether
it's Louis XIV. or Louis V. or what;
but know it's built of mahogany, is
oblong in shape, upholstered in green,
has carved legs with claw feet and
that for its size 1t is a pretty solid
piece of furniture.
"On Christmas night when the girls
put that footstool under mammals feet
Isn't that lovely?' they said, and
mamma said it was perfectly beautifM
and she sat with her feet on it for the
rest of that evening. But she has
never used it since; she isn't a foot.
stool lady yet.
Then the girls began setting that
footstool around in our parlor or in
our library, where they thought it
would appear to advantage and where
1t would, by its presence, enhance
the attractiveness of our outfit 1t
has been during this time, while tn
girls were placing the footstool aroun~
here and there to see how it would
look, that I have become best ac
quainted with it by stubbing my toes
against it.
For, you see, It was new to me,
and then, with the girls forever shift
ing it around, really it seemed as if
couldn't go, anywhere in those two
rooms without falling over that foot
stool.
Gust now the girls have got that
footstool under the piano bench; they
are trying to see how it looks there.
The bench is of mahogany and it has
curved legs and claw feet, like the
footstools, and in a way the two
pieces of furniture do harmonic.
hope that this harmony will appeal to
the girls strongly and that there I'M
der the piano bench, for q long time,
they will let this curiously, one might
almost say Indignantly, obstructive
footstool remain"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-05-31
GUILDHALL

Mrs. W. l.. Sizer has gone to Con-
necticut for a two weeks visit with
relatives.
Alonzo Booth is very sick with the
measles.
Fred Knight has taken a pulp job
for Sherman Carter, and has moved
his family into the small Carter house,
where Mrs. Knight will board his men.
Arthur Jewell and Calvin Knight
board with Mrs. John Paige, and are
working in the Odell at Groveton.
Nearly all the men in town have pulp
jobs, and it is almost impossible to hire
farm help.
About As of the Ladies' Aid and their
friends took supper at Mrs. E. W.
Wyman's last week.
F. l.. Follansby and family are ex-
pected home soon to spend the summer
George A. Hubbord is making repairs
on Camp Essex.
Mrs. Paige's brother. wife and little
boy and cousin and wife, from White
field, made her "a short visit Sunday.
An invitation is extended to all the
men of Guildhal to meet with Rev. ".
l.. Sizer Immediately following the
morning service next Sunday. The OBJ
ject of the meeting is to discuss plans
for forming NJ ems Brotherhood class
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-05-31
Proof Of the Man shakespears.

Sir Sidney Lee, the eminent Shake
spearean scholar, indorses the conclu
sions Of Ernest Law, who has endeav
ored to prove that certain documents
in the public record office in London
relating to Shakespeare, which were
long supposed to be impudent forg-
cries, are, after all, genuine. The
documents concern the production of
some Of Shakespeare's plays at the
courts of Queen Elizabeth and King
James. Sir Sidney remarked in a
speech at the annual meeting of the
Shakespeare birthday trustees that
"the fact that in these documents
Shakespeare is mentioned categorical.
ly as the poet which made the plays
should be specially interesting, If a
little disappointing to certain per.
sons, who think that there is no genu-
inc contemporary evidence of the ex.
istence Of any such author"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-05-31
Paris Women In Strange Headqear.

Paris Women In Strange Headgear.
1t is at such places as the Grand
Guignol that one sees quaint clothes.
went one night this week and saw
some of the funniest headgear / have
beheld anywhere.
One girl had a bonnet rather like
the sort of thing knight of old would
have worn in a tournament. 1t was
made of gold metal in a chain pat
tern and it completely covered her
head right down to the nape of her
neck.
Another had a Mother Hubbard cap
trimmed with wreath of scarlet
dowersy another wore a high, pointed
hat of old brocade trimmed with fur
round the brim, and several wore
bands of beads bordered with deep
fringe, which hung all round the face
after the fashion Of a lampshade.-
The Queen.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-05-31

CANADIAN unbieached hardwood ashes the
best fertilizers on earth. car lots bulk. twelve
dollars sacked, thirteen dollars. sixty cents
per ton delivered. Geo. stevens, Peterborough.
Ont, Can. n
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-05-31
Become Our Representative

A company having the highest repu-
tation for reliability and liberality for
over twenty years, can put on a number
of men in unoccupied territory, training
them in craftsmanship, paying them a
liberal commission on acceptance of
orders. IF written to at once can place
inexperienced men and those having
had experience in nursery stock or other
lines. Unusual inducements to square
reliable men.
Allen Nursery Co,
Rochester, N. Y.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-05-31
Pays to Be up.to.Dste.

"a man has to be up-to-date to do
anything nowadays"
yes" replied Dustin stax. "When
talk 70 an investigating committee
find it desirable not to dwell need
essly on the past"