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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1912-11-21

with II for the restraint OF competl-
ton along that line
The Grand Trunk OF Canada has
always had route through North
ern New Hampshire and Maine e
the sea at Portland. In recent yea
had acquired another connecton by
way Of the Vermont Central, which
had never been controlled by the
Boston & Maine or the New Hayea,
TO Long Island Sound at New Lon.
don. As its Canadian connections
were strengthened and It's need a
access TO seaports for export trade
increased. IL planned the lines 10
Boston and to Prov dence, which
would not only give IL the dcslrCd
outlets, but enable ii TO compete
10 considerable extent within the
New England territory, Whatever
statements, denials and explanations
may be made OF the suspension o.
construction upon the line from Pal
mer on theVeimont Central to Pro
yidence. and the abandonment OF
the projected connection from Wind
sor, Vermont, TO Boston, there can
be little doubt about the general
scheme for preventing the contcm
plated competition by agreement be
tween the New Haven and the Grand
Trunk for their mutual advantage.
Whatever the effect upon tho Can
adian railroads plans for export
traffic, this viii strengthen the New
York q New Havens virtual mono.
poly OF the New England domestic
traffic, with It's southern aud west
ern connections This monopoly has
been accomplished 80 far againet
much resistance. and II seems to
move inexorably onward In spite of
official and unofficial opposition
The question seems 10 be whether
In the field Of railroad service IN |
New England the RAILROADS are to
rule IN their own way or the Govern |
ment, State or National, or both |
Is to exercise any control to safe
guard public interests. Where there
Is not even potential competi
ton" to work with. the maintenance
Df Government control becomes a
mater.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1912-11-21
". D.. MEEks a0AiiJI1Dis
BISHOP.

Rector ~ fhelinfna Church. After
seven Ballots Are Taken.
Burlington, Nov H. A. the spec
a dlot esan convention held today
4 st paui'f Ep opal church Rev,
william y. WeeKs u shelbufas waa
elsst.d eoaajator bishop of Yer
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1912-11-21

about the sire of your shoes, its
sotne Satisfaction 90 know thai
many p.ople can wear shoes n size
smaller b. shaking Aliens Foot.
Ease Into them Just the thing for
Patent Leather Shoes and for
breaking in New Shoes. Sold every
where. 25e. Sample FREE Address
Allen S. olnstsd .i4eRoy. \. Y. adv.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1912-11-21
SOUTH DORSET.
Cattle are yet in pastures.

Very few turkeys thiN year
The autos have about all gone.
Our legislature stll grinds
away,
Mass was celebrated at the
school hall Nov, IT,
Henry stannard IL working for
II, Esgleston IN Manchester.
-Wm. Rubadew Is yet at the
hospital IN Rutland very Sick man
George Cooley returned To New
York Sunday on the flyer 10 have
his nose operated upon again.
"A. L. Bowen. who has had
very bad time with his back. Is very
much bettor and out.
Peter Bushee was up this val.
ley last week and called upon Auc-
tlonosr Bowen. lie Intends 10 have
a large auction soon,
Colyin Sheldon and wife have
bought the Patrick McDevitt house
and lot Mr.. McDeyitt was here on
Nov lG. and drew up the papers at
a. t. Bowen's.
Thank giving is close at hand
What particular thing are you
thankful for this Year, IL 1t be-
cause you lived through II, or have
you paid all your bills. u 50 You
must be a millionaire.
Election has been over three
weeks and the sun and moon still
shine, the earth reyolyes and watsr
runs down hill. and we are 10 have
IN extra session OF Congress April
Is. 1913, and WILSON has gone 10
,hs Buymudng for early potatoes.
VIII wonders ever cease.
81 Clone.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1912-11-21
Vocational Training.

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those interested TO carry out these
objects.
Vocational Training.
Another decisive step in advance
| Is the vocatiouaal training that Is
being introduced In the variou,
schools. At Manchester Mrs. T.. L..
| Wyman has started course in do
nestle arts and sciences. She Is
contributing her services and getting
the necessary equipment together to
make the course a success on condi-
tion that the school board furnish
tho room and have il warm. Thus
far the class has been attended all
the way from ten to twenty-five,
Some of the children walk three
miles to attend this class. Mrs. Wy
man has divided her class into two
divisions; those just beginning are
receiving instruction In plain sewing
and simple stitching. Those more
advanced are instructed in. garment
making In addition to this Mrs.
Wyman gives course of household
talks In case the class becomes
too large Miss Jun!a Lugene has
offered her assistance free OF charge.
At Bennington the High School
under the leadership OF Mr.. Mabrey.
the principal, has instituted a full
course in sewing - The school board
has purchased two sewlngmachines
The course IL open to freshman girls
In the general course aud TO the
members OF the teachers training
course. Seniors In the general
course are also permitted TO take
this course. The course this winter
Is composed Of twenty weeks. two
periods OF 40 minutes three days OF
each week. This course has beeI
very carefully planned and viii be
composed OF such instructions as
viii prove OF great value 10 those
taking the course.
IL IL also expected that n course
in household economies will be offer
ed to junior and senior girls IN the
winter.
Use is being made of the Gov
ernment expert, John l.. sherman,
to make the course In agriculture 1
practical and effective. There viii /
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1912-11-21

tain such rules and regulations as
win enable the Board of Control and
those interested to carry out these
objects.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1912-11-21

81 baa4 ?, csutso la no hal
tal dFawftr for Tho i,ay
Asw iou iv wth
r ssn anon thtse stg.ahe 81 6
v,eas.enAl uaninr ua sehnn
ai.t ~Ftain, % cflr such ronite
10 " p, G. Of our bows aud rFls VII
mover ran gp to cailese. 30 alll {
them iuT Ives of sarcess apd use
fuIasss here 10 IsenniaFtvu Coantl
Spyh o1urses ~ these Will not oul3
tend 20 make better eltlxuhs and haI
pler homes bat win alao have
tendency 10 keep the boys and girl
% 4sa in attool Eyoy boy aud
gii IN Remington County should
have high school training ans
these practical c,siists VIII IN plr
many to go on through the h III
Vi huol
Another forward step has been q
abandoment OF the Murray Hollow
school Ia Arlington. -Ths school
had only eight pupils The teaehcg
was paid $3.50 week for 2S weeks
The school buildings We're IN such
condition that they would undoubl-
cdly have been condemned by the
State Board Of Health upon invest
gation. Now the pupils from this
school are taken 10 a school Ia New
Yofg State which Is much bettol
equipped school and has better IN
struetors. The pupils viii have al
opportunity 20 attend school thirty
six weeks. They are not only re
ceiying better Instruction under bet
ter environment for longer period
but the town of Arlington is actual '
saving $1,000 a year.
The Capitalization OF schools in
the country districts has proved OF
inoalculable benefit In many com
munities. The Association hopes
that Bennington County may take a
place of first rank in the estab-
lishment of strong centralized
schools and well equipped communi-
~ center buildings.
Following Is the drag record for
October:
Sandgate 2jc. per mile
Readsboro 25c. per mile
Bennington 2se. per mile A w. White
. 33c. per mile
II, NJ. Durham
Winhall 35c. per mile
Stamford 50c per mile
Landgrove ssc. per mile
The following towns failed to
hand in their reports within the
legal limit required. Arlington,
Searsburg, Sunderland, Woodford.
The following towns still have
State maintenance funds to work
out In order to receive their full
hare OF automobile money: Arling
ton Glastonbury. Manchester, Sand
gate, Seaisburg, SALISBURY, STAN
'ord, Pownal, Peru, Readsboro and
This money cannot be carried over
into 1913 and must be worked out /
In 1912 II the automobile people are
10 pay their share OF the road tax
Now IL good time to see all cul-
serts and waterways are clear OF
rash and 10 fill up all ruts. II
he roads are dragged smooth before
hey freeze they will stay smooth |
Ill winter and save sleigh runners.
4 allowed to freeze rough thon
many a sleigh runner will receive
/ severe wrench this winter. See
Ill bitches are open so they can
landle the water.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1912-11-21
+. e. McClallen Il Co.
Prescription Drug Store.

be our foremost thought.
Service that is sincere,
courteous and prompt. Ser.
vice such as you individually
would have it.
Our aim is to please you.
Permit us to try and you
Judge Of our success. Mail
orders have our strict atten-
ton.
7 Merchants Row RUTLAND
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-01-29
NUMBER 20
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW.
Snapshots at Their COnlings and GOings
Here''fOr a Vacation, or Away
for a ReStful Outing.

Geo. c. Mellott, near Webster
Mills will take the examination
for railway mail clerk, on Febru-
airy 21st, at Harrisburg.
Miss Mollie Seylar, who had
been spending several weeks in
Washington City, returned to her
home in this place last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Corder W. Sny-
der were in town shopping Mon
day and took dinner with Mrs.
Snyder's sister, Mrs. Earl Nor
ton.
Mrs. w. S. Rinedollar spent
Monday with her sister, Mrs. Ed
ward Ross, at Riddlesburg. Mr.,
Ross, who was injured sometime
ago, will be obliged to go to a
hospital for treatment. Everett
Press.
Howard Swope returned to
Foltz last Saturday on account of
the illness of his mother, Mrs.
Ruth w. Swope. Mrs. Swope
had been very sick, but is improv
ing now.
Mrs. Emma Rexroth, who has
been spending some time with
friends in Chicago, returned to
this place last Friday, and will
make her home with her brother
and sister, Charles and Mis- S
Name Goldsmith.
Mr.. James A. Sloan, of Altoona,
Pa, spent the time from last Sat
urday until Monday in the home
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. 7.
F. Sloan, Of this place. He was
accompanied home Monday by his
aunt, Miss Harriet Alexander.
Mr.. VIM. T. Lesher, of Phila-
delphia, came to the Cove Mon
day to visit among his old-time
relatives and friends and incl
dentally attended the Mellott- -
Kendall wedding. The hand of
time seems to be resting lightly
on our old friend, who is always
sure of a cordial greeting when
he comes to Fulton county.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-01-29
Fifty Years Without Legs.

Joseph Jones died at the home
of his son Frank in Franklin
county last Saturday night, aged
7S years 8 months, and 13 days.
During the Civil War he en-
listed in the 18th Penna. Caval-
ry, Co. H Volunteers and during
an engagement had both legs
shot off. He was picked up on
the field and taken to an emer-
gency hospital. Amputation was
performed, with the hurry Incl
dent to surgery on the battle
field. But Mr.. Jones had a strong
constitution and he survived the
great shock and returned to his
home, where for fifty years he
enjoyed life and living on the
farm. He got a good pension
from the government.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-01-29
ShippenSburg Normal News.

We are in receipt of the Norm
al School Herald, for January,
published by the Shippensburg
Normal School. Artistically and
editorily, it is a credit to the
Herald office. Among the names
of members of the Press Club
we note three from this County:
Roy Matthias, Burnt Cabins, Clyde
Barnhart, of Buck Valley, class
of 1915, and Glenn Lehman, of the
same place, class of 1916. The
Alumni has been organized by
counties. For Fulton county we
note the following officers, elect
ed at the last meeting: Presi-
dent, w. H. Ranck, '93, Huston
town. Vice President, H. M.
Griffith, '97, Wells Tannery; Sec
retary, Maud Rinedollar, '09,
McConnellsburg; Treasurer, H.
P. Barton, IL, Hustontown,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-01-29
MIDWINTER WEDDING.
Delightful Social Occasion at the Home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. John T.
Kendall.

A very pretty wedding occur
red at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
John F. Kendall, of Ayr town
ship, at high noon yesterday,
when their daughter Miss Bessie
became the bride of Mr.. Alvey
Mellott, son of George F. and
Malinda Hess Mellott. The beau
tiful and impressive ring cere-
mony which gave legal sanction
to the betrothal of these excel
lent young people, was performed
by Rev. j. l.. Grove, of the Unit
ed Presbyterian church, assisted
by Rev. r. E. Peterman, of the
Lutheran church. The wedding
march was played by Miss Esther
Kendall, niece of the bride in a
charming manner. After tn e
ceremony and congratulations, re-
freshments were served to about
fifty guests, and later the happy
couple started on their honeymoon
trip.
After the first of April Mr.. and
Mrs. Mellott will be at home to
their friends on the farm where
the BRIDES parents spent most of
the years of their married life,
and which was recently purchas-
ed by the groom.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-01-29
Serious Accident.

William Naugle met with a SER
ious accident on Tuesday of last
week while butchering hogs for
William Seiders, east of Knobs
vile.
While taking down a hog. af-
ter cutting the tendon on which
it hung, it slipped, and when Mr..
Naugle tried to catch it, he ac-
cidentally ran the point of the
knife into his wrist, serving the
ulnar artery. To check the flow
of blood, Mr.. Linn Alexander
bound the arm tightly, with a
belt, above the wound. 1t was
several hours before DR.. Mosser
arrived, who found the man too
week to stand the operation of
taking up the ends of the artery
without the use of ether. DR..
Robinson was then called to as
sist and the patient was treated
and made as comfortable as con-
ditions permitted.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-01-29
Elm Deutches Mittagessen.

One of the most enjoyable mid
winter social eve It's was a
Dutch" dinner given by Mrs.
Charles r. Spangler. True to
the old Holland custom, Frau
Spangler consulted her almanac
for a cold day, knowing well that
sauerkraut always tastes better
when snow is flying and, she ac-
cordingly, selected last Thursday
At the appointed hour, sixteen
Frauen and Fraulein appeared to
greet her at her hospitable home
on north Second street,
1t occurred to Mrs. Spangler
that it would be nice to have each
one of her guests greet her in
Germam-either a German salu-
tation or some appropriate senti-
ment expressed in the German
language. 1t happened that the
first guest to enter did not pos
sess very extensive vocabulary
in that beautiful language, and
when informed that she was ex-
pected to greet her host in Ger
man, extended her hand, most
gracefully and with most as
suring look of appreciation of the
honor conferred by her hostess,
said softly "Gott und Himmel'l
OF course, she did not know what
it meant, but it sounded Dutch"
and she took a long chance. Our
reporter did not get Mrs. Spang-
ler's reply to the salutation. 1t,
too, was in German, and a lot of
our readers would not know what
it meant if we were to give it.
Mrs. Spangler did not ask FOR
any more salutations in the Ger
man language.
The dinner itself was great as
may be inferred from the follow
ing menu: sauerkraut and back
bone and dumplings, with, of
course, mashed potatoes; smoked
sausage and bean salad; rye bread
and Sweitzer cheese; rolls, mince-
pie, pumpkin custard, and coffee.
After dinner the time was
most delightfully."- spent in listen
ing to German songs, instrument
tai solos on the piano, and choice
selections on the victrola.
Subscribe tor the "News"
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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-01-29
OBSERVER.
Mrs. H. B. Trout entertained

Mrs. H. B. Trout entertained a
number of her friends at dinner,
at her home THE Willows" re-
Gently. The guests were treated
to a sled ride, as Hal holding
the reins on one of his splendid
teams, and his driver, on another,
conveyed the guests to and from
THE Willows" in two big sleds.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-01-29

AS it was too wet to plough
Saturday, Abram W. Deshong
took the day off and come to town
He and Nelse Daniels returned
home from Johnstown last week
where they had been spending
some time. They did not hear
Billy Sunday.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-01-29
PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN NEBRASKA.
Interesting Letter From Hon. D. Web
Ster Baker Former Fulton
County Boy.
BENEDICT. NEBR..
January 20, 1914.

BENEDICT, NEBR.,
January 20, 1914.
EDITOR NEws:-I see by the
subscription label on my paper
that my time has expired, hence
| am sending one dollar to keep
the paper coming another year.
| observe that my old friend,
W. l.. Berkstresser, Of Jacobs,
Pa, writing in the issue of Jan
uary Sth, endeavors to draw me
into discussion of the question
Of state taxation for the support
of the public schools. / must,
however, ask to be excused from
attempting to write upon that
subject. 1t is so long since |
lived in Pennsylvania that / am
unfamiliar with local conditions
as they now exist; and, further
more, our school system differs
from yours in so many particu-
lars that i could not write upon
the subject from our viewpoint
in such a manner as to be easily
understood by your people.
may say, however, that we
have had, for a few years, a sys-
tenn of extending State aid, in
limited amounts, to weak school
districts. This law was framed
to apply to the sparsely settled
districts in the sand hills region
of our state where the amount of
taxable property is inconsidera-
BILE. We have, also, a state ap-
preparation of usually, about one
dollar per pupil to all school dis
tricts which comply with certain
requirements.
The Specification of the term
school district" is not the same
with us as with you. Here the
territory embraced by one school,
whether employing one teacher
or several, is a school district.
Each city, with such outlying
territory as may be added to it
for school purposes, is a school
district, and is governed by a
Board of Education composed of
six members. Each country land
village) district has board of
three members.
This system of ours has some
glaring defects. Some country
districts are large and can main
tain good schools with a reasona-
BILE tax levy; some are small and
have small and poor or indiffer-
ent schools; and there are often
gross inequalities of taxation in
neighboring districts. Many
think a radical change is needed
but legislatures are slow to enact
laws which would be certain to
provoke fierce opposition.
The system is old and was
handed down to US from Terri
torial days. Our city and village
schools and high schools are ex-
cellent, though costly; but our
country schools have not kept
pace with the march Of progress.
| have gone into one phase of
this question farther than | in
tended at the outset, but ! will
let it go at this.
Very truly yours,
D. w. BAKER.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-01-29
OF Interest Here.

United States. All SUCH reports
during recent years have shown
a steady decrease in cattle intend
ed for slaughter. There are a
number of reasons for the de-
cline. The closing of free rang
es in the West is not the only
reason. There are more farm
animals on these same grounds
than when they were used to
produce beef cattle. The increase
consists of horses and dairy cat
tie, owing to the local growth of
population and demand for horse
power and dairy products. Con-
ditions there, are now much the
same as in the farming districts
in the East. Irrigation, too, has
changed much of the onetime
range into corn land; and it has
been our experience that where
corn can be grown with good
profit, it is not good policy to
grow very many steers for beef
purposes, it being cheaper to
purchase them of grass land
owners. Many of the cows now
on Western land are not of the
beef type, as was the case when
owners took no interest in dairy
products. The COW raised the
calf, and gave it the frame and
constitution demanded by the
corn belt men who purchased it
to fatten for market.
True, there are limited dis
tricts from which reasonably good
beeves are sent to the slaughter
er direct; but the amount cuts a
very small figure in keeping pric-
es down. The principle we have
striven to hold before the atten-
ton of owners of hilly districts
in this County is, that the amount
invested per head in land here
say at $12 to $50 per acre. is less
than the amount per head nee
essary to grow a steer out
west" The 81 and So land we
read about twenty years ago, did
not afford as much pasture as
now grows on the side of our
Scrub Ridge. 1t was really dear
at the price mentioned. At least
$40 worth of it had to be pur-
chased to support one COW, and
$40 worth more for each of her
offspring as it was weaned by
her.
This brings us to the question
so often discussed in the NEWS,
namely, would it not be cheaper
for our hilly districts to introduce
beef strains of cattle, and raise
steers in exactly the same way
they did in the West? After the
second year, would not her off
spring sell for more money than
her milk and butter; and, too,
without the slavish labor of milk
ing twice day, and the expen-
diture of not less than $40 in la
Dor to grow $40 worth of corn,
where that amount is all the land
will produce? 1t is being done up
in the hilly districts of New York
state, on land similar to Licking
Creek township, and, too, where
dairy products can by marketed
to better advantage than is af-
forded to Fulton county farmers.
We would be pleased if practical
men who have studied Western
conditions, and are also familiar
with all the foregoing points,
would write us their views. Re-
we are not advocating
this theory-if you choose to call
it such-for Cove farms where
grain in abundance pays.