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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-11
CLAYTON MAYOR is
OUT FOR SOLICITOR

Eufaula, December 1O.-(Special.) )-Mayor
r. NJ. Patterson of Clayton today formally
announced his candidacy for solicitor of
the Third judicial circuit, to succeed H..
B. Steagall, who is a candidate from the
Third district to succeed Congressman
Henry ID. Clayton of Eufaula, who is a
candidate for reelection. Mayor Patter-
son is one of the strongest members CT
the Barbour county bar, and is the first
to enter the race for solicitor.
Mayor c. c.. Mercer of Eufaula has been
named a vice president of the Chipola-
Flnt-Apalachicola- a-Chattahoochee River
association. meeting of which was held
at Washington during the recent national
rivers and harbors congress. Local busi-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-11

ness men are much interested in the
varied movements looking toward the I'M
rrovement of the Chattahoochee river.
DIR. w. r. Belcher of Baker Hill was
today elected president of the Barbour
County Medical association DIR. b. +.
Jackson of Clayton was elected vice
president: DR. J. J. Winn of Clayton.
county physician, and DR.. j. f. Tillman
of Clio. county health officer. DIR. D. w.
Fem of Eufaula is now serving as Sec
retary and treasurer.
The new metal vault. which the board
of revenue recently purchased from st.
Louis concern. is now being installed in
the Eufaula courthouse. 1t offers thor
oughly up-to-date equipment for the
storage of the county records.
The board of revenue will meet next
Monday at Clayton to consider some inn
portant business, including the improves
ment of several of the county roads.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-11
1877 Patients Admitted

Jackson. Miss. December 10.-(Special)
The report of the state charity hospital In
this city for November shows that during
that month 137 patients were admitted
and that 81 surgical operations We're per-
formed. There were deaths from dis
eases and fro moperations. During the
II months of this year 1895 patients We're
admitted and TAG operations performed,
the number of deaths from disease having
been 81, while 4S died after operations.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-11

So great was the improvement in
Christian Thorseth's health after taking
Duffys Pure Malt Whiskey that his
friends marvelled at his changed ap-
pearance-he says so himself:
'Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey has done
wonders for me. / became so well that
no one would believe it was I. am
better after using Duffy's Pure Malt
Whiskey, so 1 Will continue same. -
Christian Thorseth, Norway Lake. Mimi,
What Duffy's Pure Malt -Whiskey has
done for thousands of others 1T will do
for you; enable everyone to enjoy real
life, victorious life, life that accom- :
plishes much and will have ambition
to do more and better work tomorrow.
If you wish to keep young. strong
and vigorous and have on your cheeks
the glow Of perfect health, take
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-11
Other Strong Evidences


Within a few days since this important
gold movement from New York to Can
ada was terminated there have been other
evidences not yet made public that good
understanding now exists in business cir
cles of New York of the wealth which
the Canadian farmers are now yearly pro-
ducing.
For instance: One of the leading brolz-
erage houses of this city this morning
completed contracts which will provide
this house with an exclusive telegraph
wire from Montreal to Puget Sound. The
house has its own wire to Montreal now.
For this service the house was charged
$50, 900 a year. or at the rate of $1,000 a
week. II brokers are willing to pay as
much as $1,000 a week for the exclusive
right to use wire between Montreal and
Puget Sound they must have in contem
plation very large business. 1t was ex-
actly this consideration which led this
brokerage house to sign a contract of
this kind. The partners are men of great
experience, unusually gifted in forecast
ing the trend Of business. They have been
convinced for some time that large bust
ness opportunities are to be open to brok-
ers who have capital sufficient to enter
the Canadian wheat market. These brok-
ers believe that within a year heavy con-
signments of Canadian wheat will be
shipped from the Puget Sound ports to
Liverpool by way of the Panama canal.
Much of this business will be compare
lively new. OF itself a contract of this
kind is quite as significant of the magni-
tude of Canadian agricultural develop
ment in recent years as was the expor
tation recently of nearly 900 in gold
to Canada.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-11
Office Building At Bay Minette

Bay Minette, December 10.-(Special)
Unofficial announcement has been made
that William Powell. one of the leading
stockholders in the Bank of Bay Minette,
would erect on the lot next to the bank
a two-story brick building which will be
used for office purposes in the second
story and merchantile business below
No date has been set for the beginning
of the building.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-11
Uncle Sam Begins to Appre-
ciate Phenomenal Growth
of Northern Neighbor
S14, 100000 IN GOLD
WAS SENT RECENTLY
One New York Broker Pays Thousand
Dollars Week for Leased Wire
From Montreal to Puget
Sound
by HOLLAND

New York, December 1O.-(Speeial Not
until New York began the shipment of
gold in large amounts to Canada did any
but the few persons who have followed
Canadian development. have more than a
vague idea of the recent phenomenal
growth of the dominion in agriculture.
Once in while, report has been made
that Canada was raising large amounts of
wheat, most of 1t of prime quality
Occasionally there came intimations that
the Cunard steamship people We're contem-
plating the establishment of a line of
steamers operating from Vancouver or,
perhaps, by and by some other of the
Canadian Pacific ports, to Liverpool by
way of the Panama canal The suspicion
was strong that these steamers would be
chiefly employed in transporting wheat.
The prime minister of Canada, in re-
cent address in this city, spoke of the in
flux of the farmers of the United States
into the dominion for the purpose of TAX
ing up very fertile and very cheap virgin
wheat lands. These statements were
heard with a sort of languid Indifference.
The report went in one ear and out the
other, as the saying is.
Suddenly there began movement of
gold from New York to Canada. which
was continued for some days, and which
in the aggregate was nearly $14,O00, 600.
There were other transactions of which
no record was made One of the large
corporations shipped $1,0OO,OO0 of gold to
Canada. and no record was made of that.
Gold in such an amount sent from New
York to Canada is without precedent. The
transactions approximate some of those
covering shipments of gold from the
United States to Argentina, either for
special purposes or else by arrangement
with Great Britain or France. Our own
trade with Canada would not Justify such
shipments. Canada buys more of us
than we do of her, and the visible or
apparent balance of trade is understood
to be in favor of the United States. There
fore. it was impossible to escape the in
ference that our bankers were giving ac-
commodation to the banks of Great Brit
ain, presumably finding reasonable, though
probably small profit in these foreign ex-
change transactions.
But when it was set forth in concrete
form that New York had sent nearly s14,-
100000 of gold to Canada, presumably on
account of Canadian shipments of wheat
to England, then there began to be good
understanding of the magnitude of Canad-
ian agricultural development in recent
years This development Is bound to
continue. Those who are best informed,
especially some of the railway authorities
of Canada who have recently been in New
York city, are persuaded that in the
.F fAxfr o..
found producing at least half as much
wheat as is grown in the United States
even under the most favorable climatic
conditions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-12-11
A Stockholders Organization

There is no partisan consideration in tho
proposition which the Chamber of Com
nerce will probably soon consider, which,
il adopted, may lead to the organization
of an association whose membership is to
be confined to stockholders of the indus
trial and railroad corporations of the
United States, and perhaps to employees.
The fact that this proposition has been
laid before the Chamber of Commerce is
of itself significant in showing how strong
ly stockholders in various corporations of
the United States are beginning to feel
respecting political and agitation which,
it is assumed, has occasioned heavy losses.
at least in the market values of the Sc
curities and the stocks of the corpora
tions.
IT is a feeling which has been tentative
lv voiced by members of the Railway
Business association. There have been
hints of it in the meetings of the Mer-
chants association in New York and in
like organizations of other cities.
Curiously enough, although the asser-
tion is emphatically made that stockhold-
ers are feeling apprehensive and often re-
sentful at legislation achieved or contem-
plated nevertheless there continues dis
position to invest in stocks of various in
dustrial and even in those of some of the
railway corporations
The trouble has been, as was set forth
in the resolution introduced at the re-
cent meeting of the Chamber of Com
merce, that the stockholders of the In
dustrial and railway corporations of the
United tSates have no organization and
no leaders by means of which their views
only the vaguest understanding, at least
In some political quarters. of the magni-
tude of stockholders and employees inter
est and of the great diversity of stock
holding investment even in those corpo-
fnt, ra11a I.t,rs,
If stockholders and security holders and
employees could be brought into associa-
ton, and were to be represented by lead
ers who We're recognized as men of abil-
ity and integrity, there would be found
means of publicly registering the view
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-02-08
Gates Munger.

Mr.. Walter - Gates. city editor Of
the Burlington Free Press, end Mrs
Alice r. Munger were MARRIED al
the home of the brides daughter.
Mrs Ralph d. Lermond, at noon on
Tuesday. February A Rev. r.
Leblanc Lynch, rector of st James
church, performed the ceremony,
the guests including relatives and
friends from Burlington and Wind
sor. The bride was given away by
her brother. Mr. Kimball r Rich
mnn1. OF Windsor
Luncheon was served after the
ceremony. Mr.. and Mrs Gates leav-
ing for darlington on the 3 80 train.
they will reside at 30l South Will
lard street, Burlington.
Among those present from ont Of
town we've Mrs + N I'arstow. sister
of Mr.. Gates; MISS Dorothy Gates
and Mr.. Chandler Gates, daughter
and son Of Mr.. Gates, of I'nrlinq-
ton, Mrs Dean Richmond, Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. r. Cabot Of Windsor. and
Miss Elinor White OF Amsden.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-02-08
New Manager of the Town
Building.

The management of the town
building passed ilaonew hands this
week. Herbert II. Spear succeeding
A. B Morgan, who has had the iii
rectiin of affairs there for some years.
Mr.. Spear has had considerable
theatrical experience. He is familiar
with a managers duties and in talk
ing held Of the work, which will IN
rlude the care Of the building, book
in9s, rentals and stage management
( L. ! Bourbon retiring he will be
assisted Icy Ernest 3 Howes.
No plans are yet announced, hut the
management expects later 10 put ON
regularly some ATTRACTIONS at popular
prices.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-02-08
(" The Cricket on the Hearth. .

I There was M question about the
enjoyment of the audience at Music
hall last week Friday evening. when
The Cricket on the HEARTH" was
presented by the senior class of tue
Woodstock High school. The dram
attic talent Of the class Of 'l3 did
finely with the famous play, and
much applause was rightfully theirs
Frederick Wilson. as Caleb
Plummer". made much Of a strong
part where failure would have half
spoiled the play, and Earl Howard
put q good deal of vigor into John
PerrvbinRle's" joys and woes; he
also tainted very effectively.
Miss Ethel Blood was excellent ne
Dot, good share Of the work in
all three acts falling to her; and
''rilly Slowboy". homelier charac-
ter, was made effective and amusing
by Miss Beatrice Blood Edward
Daton made a very Rood "old gentle
man.. very deaf, who turns out to he
Oaleb's long missing son." and Carl
Mower made the unpleasant "Mr.
rarkleion" unpleasant enough
Other parts wore taken by Hollis
Newton, Frederick Wilder, Misses
Marion Hamilton. Bessie Tucker,
Helen Crandall and Ethel Perkins,
Miss Hamilton being especially good
in makeup and voice.
The costuming was very good and
the piece moved along Without any
tiresome waits.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-02-08
Six Weeks More Of Winter.

Sunday was Condolences day and
il the graund-hag came out he saw
his sla low and returned to his hole
again for six weeks.
No one ever sees the grounding
this early in the season. but he
probably does appear as per schedule,
aud this year he saw no snow.
So spring is six weeks away, ac-
cor'Iing to the Rronnd-hog supersti-
tion. which is attributed to the Ger.
MIN folk lore concerning the badger
who peeps out of his hole Candle
mas day, and if he fluids snow he
walks abroad, while If he sees the
sun he draws back into his hole"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-02-08
Village Charter Amended.

An act amending the charter of
the village of Woodstock has been
signed by Governor Fletcher, the
measure having been in charge of
Representative + S. Billings
Section, 2 is amended SO as to in
clnle the chairman elected at The
village meeting among the village
officers who shall unless otherwise
provided hold their respective Offices
one year and until others shall be
chosen in their stead"
Section s. which enables The Will
age to enact Ivy laws and regulations.
i amended to include such as per-
thin 10 the use of streets for building
purposes and for the purpose
of moving buildings; such as per-
tain to the public health; such
az pertain to the permitting. regu-
hating Or prohibiting the suspendine
or pntiing up OF signs in or over a
street. lane. alley, common or other
public place in such village The
amendment also provides that the
village may extend and prescribe
the Term of office for which its trns-
tees are elected under this act" lin
stead of the one year term specified
in the original chatter.
In the clause which empowered
the village III, srssess fines and for
feilures for the breach Of any Of their
hy-laws not exceeding twenty FIVE
dollars for any one oifense." the
limit is raised 10 'one Thousand
dollnrs" instead Of twenty-five
dollars and this is to be prosecuted
and recovered by actirniof dela, etc
as before
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-02-08
January Weather.

The January hot wave ended ON
the last day Of the month with a
spmking rain. thunder and lightning
aiding midsummer fireworks 10 the
spectacular change
January gave n various kinds Of
'veaIl.er in its 3 lays. The mercury
failed to reach zero at any time, nc
ror,liag 10 Observer } s. IIaton's
record, anil most Of The time was no
where near it..
The highest temperance, 80 de-
greeS above zero, occurred on The
27th. The lowest, Que degree above,
IN the 18TH
Ecu aud half inches ofsnow fell;
rtc .t4sl .nrecirilation was 1863
'inches-yery nearly '..fPs' o-she7niSss::.-
W average and rivalling some Of the
summer mouths,
The mean temperature Of The
month wus 3O.2, ami 10 show that
rhis was comparatively tropical the
monthly mean fsr The past eight
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-02-08
High School Notes.

In spite ola rainy evening and the
measles the Senior play The
Cricket on the Hearth WAS well
attended Both dramatically and
financially the play was a success.
About eighty dollars win be added
TO the TREASURY.
A large number of students are
still at home on account Of sickness
and the present attendance is only
about seventy five
The first literary meeting of the
Wno,lstock High School Athenaeum
will he held Friday afternoon. The
I Ulcers III this society are: President,
Carl Mower; vire president, Marion
hamilton; secretary. Vivian Can.
field The program this week will
be Freshman Sophomore debate
Resolved: That the town oi
Waodsiock should provide a suitable
gymnasium for the use of the pupils
of the High aud Graded Schools
The Sopl.omosps have the affirmative
and the leaders are Mildred Mayne'
aud Carroll Marsh, willie the fresh
mel, have the negative side will
Stanley Perkins and velma Blood al
leaders.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-02-08
A Big Hartford Pine.

Arthur $ bingham aud james A.
Morse cut down AN did growth pine
recently On the Charles Newton lot
in Hartford that measured llfeei
and A inches in circumference. was
lO2 feet high, aud scaled nearly
5000 feet Ii took just 40 minutes
10 cnt il down. and. Ten minutes To
cnt IF the second log which scaled
700 feet A party Of sightaeers went
mp from the village. took measure
,nents saw 1t fall. and watched the
wn.Ismen swing the axe and pull
the lightning cross cut saw through
the monster IL was worth the TRIP
/, to the woads h. see it
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-02-08


Rev. II. L. Garfield has received
word OF the very serious illness 81
his mother ia Pasadena, Call.
Judge +. g. Soulhgate. who has
served as town treasurer tr many
years, aud who intended to retain the
Office until the election ofa successor
at the annual town meeting, resigned
on Thursday. and the board Of Sc
lectmen appointed Frank Is. Wood to
the vacancy.
@ j. Fisk and Harvey Fisk OF
Plainfield. N. j., are at tile Iun.
Miss Pearl NJ. Charon, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs, Peter NJ Charon,
aud Mr. Curtis II LaIleau Of Spring
field were married at the Church of
Our Lady of the Shows Monday
morning at 8 o'clock, Rev. n. }
Maillet officiating Mr. George W.
Chayon. brother of the bride, attend
, cd the groom. and Miss Olive I3our-
don was maid Of honor. Mr. and
Mrs. LaHeau will reside in Spring
held, leaving here by the 10 so
train amid many congratulations.
Thomas BARRIER, of the Merchants
and Miners Transportation 20, the
well known steamship line, was in
town day this week.
Mr.. and Mrs Edward Clark Of
Maple street we're. surprised by II
number Of their friends Tuesday
evening, the 25lh anniversary of
their marriage, aud the visitors left
many gifts and congratulations after
several pleasant hours.
The Mothers League will meet
next Tuesday evening, February IL,
in the upperroem of the Arts and
Crafts building Principal e. V.
Perkins will he the speaker.
Thirty four houses in the village
are Guaranteed liy The healh officer
as result of the epidemic OF measles
which started among High school
pupils. Every precauIion is taken
and il is not expected that the dis
ease will spread further
The Misses llawley and I3aHe, who
pleased a large audience at the
Christian church last November,
will give another musical entertain
nent at the same plrce Wednesday
evening. Feb IL They return here
by special request and the opportu-
nifty to hear al excellent vocal and
instrumental program should not be
missed by music lovers.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-02-08
New Company Organized at
White River Junction.

A corporation to be known as the
White River Dry Cleansing com
parry las been organized at White
River Junction which is 70 take over
The business now conducted BY Fred
I,eauchaine, who stobe the manager
of the corporation.
The new company has a paid ur
rapital Of $1,000 9 L Tlel'aur-
vpau il tdtbe treasurer and there will
Le FIVE directors Among those in
,erested are n r. Wheeler aud L
A. Gibbs of the Junction house,
.Iames A Stacey and II Il l'rittsn,
lnmherman. Garfield u Miller, and
q. NJ. Buchanan.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-02-08
WOODSTOCK NEWS
Mr.. Brown Spells a Good
Bear Story.

james D. strawberry Brown
WAS IN Woodstock Monday aud called
at The Age office tn spoil good bear
story which has just gone the
rounds of the State papers. The
yarn told with some detail of the
killing Of four hears single handed, !"
by Abe Simonds. Of Plymouth, which
was not quite as thrilling as it so,mds.
for three Of the bears wer cubs aud
therefore comparatively easy targets.
All this slaughter followed long
chase from Plymouth into Reading
aud back Into plymouth again, ac-
cor'ling Ia the tale
But Mr. Brown says there is no
Abe Simonds in Plymouth at least
he knows of no one of that name,
and hunters and trappers he has
talked with don't know any such
bear killing person.
Furthermore, Mr.. Brown says
there has not leen bear killed in
PIymouth this winter Once in a
while one is captured in that town.
hut game killing this season has
been confined 10 bobcats and smaller
animals, Mr. Brown would like to
know how the absurd story started.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-02-08
SOUTH WOODSTOCK.

Prlon Grunge was represented by
|nelnbers 1T Pomona Grunge at
lisviIle Saturday Mr.. aud Mrs.
b burns. r r. ard !. A. .taq',iih
their families and ntl,eis stayed
he evening meeting
5arl"s brigham Of Mansfield De-
! Conn is visiting his nephew,
Il Hnalley
lrs L II Morgan worths deputy,
been absent ON grange business
week
you see a tall fellow ahead of a
crowd,
Rader of men marching fearless and
Nproud,
you know Of a tale whose mere
&telling aloud
pld cause his proud head to in an
y guish be bowed.
8 pretty good plan to forget it.
pu know of skeleton hidden away
closet and guarded and kept from
the day,
n he dark, and whose showing, whose
Y sudden display
ldcause grief a6d anguish and life
long dismay.
Is pretty good plan to forget it.
Pu know Of a thing that will darker
the joy
man or a woman, a girl or a boy;
will blot out joy or in the least
way annoy
How, or cause any gladness to cloy
pretty good plan to forget Il.
-Nsw ypyk yQuFpst
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-02-08

MIR. CoryeII to Speak Here.

CuryeIl. the agricultural advis"r
engaged by the Windsor County
Farmers asanciation. will. speak al
The Y Al. g. A. meeting next Tues
day evening lie il very we'll qpnl-
lied far lis new work here. and
what he has u say abpul it will tie
Of interest 10 every citizen, especially
tn bnsinpss men. an,l il is hoped that
there will lie a large Attendance
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-02-08
eosr-oFFIcE NOTICE

All trans arrive s.s5, ss7 II. M. s.2s.
ial rams leave 1890 u M. $40 p. M,
.Iusew,ler Rutland and Ludlow stages
Av D. Az u. M. ami J.0O y. III.
',ulh " oodstock. 800 y. IN.
,ruard ana bethei, o.4o a. IN. 90
.urnl tree delivery mail CLOSES ~ e'aO
lAIl.S CLOSE For early stages S.SO
N. Later mans. 1923 II. M. $40 y. M
46 y. IN,
Lice ,iours-U. 30a "a. III. 10 $50 p. IN
|UNDAY nal' closes l0.2O a. III.
tAEl'h CHAPMAN. 4 ostnaster
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-02-08
BIRTHS

In Mt. Vernon, NJ. Y, Feb. 2, a
daughter, Marion Eleanor, to Mr.. and
Mrs. James Seaver; granddaughter, to
Richard A. Seaver of Quechee.
In East Barnard, Jan. %, son to
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Potwin.
In East Barnard, Jan. 30. daughter
to Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Allen.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-02-08

of the Farmers Association and who
subscribed TO the constitution and
bylaws are eligible to membership
and are urged to attend this i'm.
portant meeting az the Association
Mr. Jay Coryell. the agricultural
advisor, will be present aud discuss
his plans
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-02-08
MARRIAGES

In Woodstock, Feb. 8, by the Rev. H.
J. Maillet, Curtis H. LaReau of Spliag-
field and Miss Pearl M. Sharon of Wood
stock.
In Proctorsville, Feb. l, by Rev. W..
C. Bernard OF Chester, Hugh E. Grim
shaw of Ludlow and Miss, Frances G..
Stockwell of Woodstock.
In Woodstock, Feb. 4, by the Rev. r..
Leblanc Lynch, Mr.. Walter B. Gates
of Burlington and Mrs. Alice r. Munger
of Woodstock. No cards.