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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-03-07
new ERA FOR WOMEN
NOTED SUFFRAGETTE STANDS
BY SISTERS.
Says Not Long Before Massachusetts
Will Have Equal Suffrage.

Boston.-Mrs. Thomas P. Curtis,
one of the most ardent suffragists
among the Boston society women, de-
clares these are interesting days for
women, when we find them selling
groceries on the streets in New York
City, to fight the high cost of living,
and hear about them hiking" to
Washington.
1t is a new era for womankind. She
is not thinking less of her home life,
Mrs Curtis is very much gratified
at the signs that Massachusetts is
giving that it will not be long before
equal suffrage will be granted here
"Suffragettes selling groceries in
New York to lower the high priced
cost of living, and hiking to Wash
ington," said Mrs. Curtis, make in
teresting days for women.
Now, We cannot all be adapted to
these callings. Some women can
tramp well, others can show their
efficiency by selling the necessities
of life on the streets and thereby
prove they are of some service TO the
world, besides doing their immediate
domestic duties
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-03-07
NEWS OF THE
GRANITE STATE
Items of Interest Culled From
Here and There
FOR THE BUSY READER
Annual Meeting of New Hampshire
Press ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Death.-Other Notes of In
terest.
NJ. n. Press Association.

Manchester, n. H.-The annual
meeting and banquet of the New
Hampshire Press association at Man
chester Saturday afternoon and even
ing brought out the largest attend
ance of any similar occasion. At
the business meeting a change was
made in the by laws to admit en-
ployes of the mechanical department
of newspapers and 20 new members
were voted in. The following Of
Ulcers were elected; Judge Omer A.
Towne of Franklin, president; c. o.
Barney of Canaan and Edward j.
Gallagher of Concord, vice presi.
dents; Harold S. Taylor of Man,
chester, secretary and treasurer;
Willis c. Patten of Manchester
auditor; Edward Welch of Franklin
Ernest A. Bournival and John Con
don of Manchester.
At the banquet which took place at
seven o'clock nearly 80 occupied
places at the table. President Towne
presided and Mayor C. C. Hayes OF
Manchester made an address of wei
come. He was followed by Hon
George H. Moses, Hon. James o. Ly
ford and others. The summer outing
of the association will probably be
held at the Greeley birthplace in
Amherst.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-03-07
Woman Loses S25o,ooo.

Salem, Mass.-How Mrs. Mary E.
Colburn who died in 1908, lost nearly
$250,000 by specializing in stocks be-
came known through decision by the
State Supreme Court in the case of
Oscar M. Chandler, executor of her es-
tate, against Frederick H. Prince, Bos-
ton banker and broker to recover Ger,
tain securities. The Court orders a
new trial in the case, and declares
that If the jury finds the plaintiff en-
titled to recover the amount which
can be recovered is to be $29,344. The
first trial resulted in a verdict for
Prince. 1t was claimed that the wo-
man had mania for specializing.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-03-07

the country. After they leave the
mill or shop they are like the child
who has strayed a long way from
home, and has never been taught TO
pronounce its own name. It's usually
a pretty hard job trying to find the
family of such waif.
Many a New England manufacturer
making really excellent lines of goods,
having made them for generations,
has really no great value or goodwill
to sell if he should get an offer for
his enterprise, because, after all,
about what he owns is four walls, a
line of shafting, pay roll and Ii
cense to furnish a product to a group
of autocratic middlemen at a price
that in many cases has squeezed
about all the advantage of a protec-
tive tariff out of the grasp of the
manufacturer.
But the direct competition in the
markets of trade-marked and scienti.
fically advertised goods manufactured
in other sections is not the worst dan,
ger the New England manufacturer
has to face.
A more subtle and less generally
perceived competition is being set up,
and fast becoming formidable.
This is the competition of cities and
industrial centers which are perfect
| ing their facilities through the aid OF
scientific advertising methods, and
reaching out to transplant our indus
tries, but without paying a cent fol
the properties. This is a competition
based upon excellence, which, like the
competition of we'll advertised trade
marked goods of high quality, does
not depend upon legislative regula
ton, the action of Congress or Courts
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-03-07
SENSATIONAL SUICIDE
SON OF WEALTHY NEW YORK
HOTEL MAN.
Maynard Villas, Apparently Unbal
anced, Ends Life.

Maynard Villas, Apparently Unbal-
anced, Ends Life.
acknowledgement Villas, 81 years
old, and the only son of Charles N.
Villas, owner and manager of the
Fifth avenue hotel, New York. COM
mitted suicide at Lebanon Friday af-
ternoon. The family have a summer
home at Alstead and the young man
arrived in town in the afternoon and
went to a Doctors office. He appear
ed mentally unbalanced, and the doc
tor sent for a policeman and tried to
detain him until the officer arrived.
Young Villas wrote two notes, one to
his father, which with his pocket book
he left with the doctor. He then start
ed out, the doctor following, but be-
ing lame he could not keep up with
the young man, who went to a bridge
over the Mascoma almost in the cen
ire of the village, and after throwing
his coat into the water jumped into
the stream. A ladder and poles were
at once put into the stream, but al
times he refused to avail himself OF
their assistance. After four hours
dragging of the river the body was re-
covered. 1t is said that fear of be.
ing committed to an asylum was the
cause of the act.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-03-07
MAINE IN RAIL CONFERENCE.
Provision for Appointment of Two
Members of New England
Board

Augusta, Me.-Provision for the
appointment by the governor of two
citizens of Maine as members of a
New England railroad conference, to
act in conjunction with the appoint
ees of other New England governors,
to consider and report on the best
methods of developing and operating
the New England railroad system is
made in a bill introduced in the Maine
senate.
The Committee on Judiciary report
ed favorably on an amendment to the
election laws which would give sub
stantially the Massachusetts form OF
ballot law. The measure provides that
the name of each candidate for whom
voter is to cast his ballot shall he
marked with a cross in a square at
the right Of the name.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-03-07
MYSTERIOUS DEATH
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. w. Davis Found
Dead.

Concord, n H.-The bodies of Mr..
and Mrs. George w. Davis of Con
cord were discovered in their home
Saturday afternoon with life extinct.
Two cats in the room were also dead.
Mr.. Davis was lying on the bed and
his wife on couch nearby. AL
though the house has no connection
with the street main there was a
strong odOr of gas in the room, and
death is believed to have been
caused by asphyxiation. 1t is sup
posed that owing to a leak the gas
had worked through the ground and
into the house An investigation is
in progress. Mr.. Davis was 73 years
old and veteran of the civil war.
His wife was 70. Mr.. Davis has no
known relatives.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-03-07
Her First at Home,

Concord, n H-Mrs. Samuel D.
Felller gave her first at home at the
parlOrs of the Eagle. The invitation
was general to the ladies of the state
and large numbers came from the
various sections to pay their respects
to the wife of the chief magistrate
The color scheme of the parlor and
receiving room was white and green
and was worked out with white tulips
and asparagus ferns, which were
used in abundance and with charm.
ing effect. The tea room was in red
with a large center piece of red
roses.
A large number of prominent New
Hampshire ladies were with Mrs
Felker in the receiving line.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-03-07
STATE Aid FOR WIDOWS
FATHERS AND MOTHERS CLUB
MEETS.
Speakers Advocate Bills Before Mas
sachusetts Legislature.

Boston.-Charles w. Birtwell, sec
rotary of the Massachusetts Societ.'
for Sex Education, former secretary
of the Boston Children's Aid Society,
believes that the individual smallness
of village makes for moral coward
ness and, consequently, makes the
town overseer an undesirable person
to administer public charities.
He said so before The Fathers and
Mothers club, which met to discuss
THE Child and the State" He used
that argument in support of the con,
tention that rather than to broaden
or extend the power of local over
seers of the poor to provide for the
pensioning of widows who are LEFT
with dependable children it would be
better to create state commission,
this commission to have the admins
tration OF such pensions.
In 1911, Mrs. Cara Cahill Park
started an agitation for the pension
ing of widows who have childIFn to
take care Of She succeeded in secur.
ing from Gov Foss the appointment
of THE Widows Pension commit.
tee, and this committee, of which
Robert F. Forester of Harvard Uni,
versity is chairman, made a report.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-03-07
Eligible to the D. A. RS.

Turner, Me.-Mrs. Clara Mitchell
Crockett who observed her Goth birth
day at her home in Keene's Mills,
Turner recently, comes from long
lived and hardy stock, her father,
James Warren Mitchell, a native Of
Leeds dyirg in 1894 at the age of 81
years, And she also comes from a
family that has been noted for their
patriotism. Her great-grandfather on
the paternal side was Capt james La
mont of Bath, who served through
the Revolution. On the material side
her great-grandfather Capt. VIM, Gil
bert Of Leeds was a Revolutionary
soldier.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-03-07
Want More Money for Licenses.

Derry, ~ 1.-THE town of Derry,
which has made a rate of $500 for
liquor licenses will vote at the an
nual March election to see if the price
shall be raised Many of the voters
think it is now too low. The town
will also vote on the question of ex-
empting from taxation three manu-
featuring concerns.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-03-07
COSTS NOTHING, BUT HELPS
President Chambe Speaks Before
Rhode Island Legislature.

Providence, R. LIN asking the
General Assembly to guarantee
bond issue for the construction of the
Southern New England Railway, Pres
ident E. ]. Chamberlain pointed out
to the lawmakers that such a policy
has been tried with good results in
Canada. He proposed that the Cen,
trail Vermont Railroad shall guaran.
tee the $G,000,000 bond issue in the
first instance, and the pledge of the
State Treasury shall be secondary.
Back of all will be the Grand Trunk
guarantee to the Central Vermont and
the earning capacity of the road that
Is to be built.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-03-07
To Appeal to Foss.

Boston.-The Boston c. L. U. has
unanimously voted to ask Gov. Foss
to appoint a representative of labor
on the Civil Service Commission.
Charges were made that large
number of employers, both in Boston
and other places, are violating the
law which provides that an employer
advertising for help during a labor
difficulty shall state that a Difficult Y
exists. A resolution was passed to
appeal to all Newspaper publishers to
see that the law wa lived up to.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-03-07
Wabash BEING Dismantled.

Boston.-The Wabash once acme Of
naval construction, is being ruthlessly
despoiled by ship-breakers. At a
South Boston pier the old receiving
ship that since 1875 has been station
ed at the navy yard, is being torn
asunder without sentiment by WELD.
ers of maui and crow bar. The his.
toric ship, one of the most powerful
frigates that ever sailed the seas, IS
sole survivor of famous quintet OF
fighters.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-03-07
Investigate published Statement.

Boston.-In order to allow time for
the street railway committee to in
quire what evidence there is to sub
stantiate the assertion made in a
newspaper on Feb. 16 that the New
Haven railroad had contributed to the
Hill Towns Transit Association for
the purpose of manufacturing senti-
ment in favor of the western trolley
merger the joint committee on rules
has postponed action on an order for
an investigation.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-03-07
Mill Man Killed.

Milan, n. H.-Henry Moulton of
Milan, who has been an employee of
the Berlin Mills company for twenty
five years, was instantly killed while
at work Friday afternoon. He was
caught between a heavy load of sup
plies and a large roller and his back
broken. He was dead when extricat
ed. He was the Oldest employee of
the company and was to have observ-
ed his quarter century anniversary
the next day. He was unmarried
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-03-07
Shoots His Sister.

Pennington, N. H.-While clean
ing an old 32-calibre revolver Satur
day, Harry Ames of Pennington acct
dentally shot his sister by the
discharge of the weapon. The bal
entered the left lung where it was
easily located by the surgeon, but no
attempt was made to remove it, and
it is feared the wound may be fatal.
Ames is IS years of age and his sis
ter only eight
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-03-07

Ashfield, N Has Mr.. and Mrs.
Roy Truell of Enfield were driving
home late one evening last week
their dog came to them showing evil
dence of fear Looking back they saw
they were being followed by large
animal and hurrying to the nearest
house procured a lantern and help
and went back. They found large
tracks in the snow which were pro.
nounced bear tracks, but bruin did not
wait to be interviewed.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-03-07
165,363 Patients in Year.

Boston.-The far-reaching and eX.
tensiYe scope of work done by the
Massachusetts General Hospital is
strikingly shown in the annual re-
port of the institution.
During the year 1912, 6629 patients
were admitted to wards of the hospi-
tai, 22,629 new cases entered and
136,095 persons were treated in the
out-patient department, showing a to-
tai of 165,353 persons during the year
to receive the benefits of the institu.
ton.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-03-07
Does Not Hit New HAMPSHIRE.

Concord, n. H.-The proviso which
was inserted in the public buildings
bill at Washington Thursday that no
post-office building should be erected
in any town where the receipts of the
office are less than $4,000 does not
affect this state as all post-offices
where appropriations have been voted
for a public building are much in ex-
cess of that figure. Senator Calm
ger secured an increase from $4,000 to
$500 for the building at Somers-
worth.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-03-07
MORMONS BUSY, SHE SAYS.
Mrs. Varney Tells of Active ProseIyt
ing in and Around Boston.

OF the converts that the Mormon
elders and workers make here in Bos-
ton, the good looking, bright and more
intelligent young women may become
the wives of some Mormon elder. Those
who are not sufficiently good look
ing or otherwise attractive will not be
married, but will be placed in the Nor.
mon Temple to do service and be-
come there in Utah what the Temple
girls of India are in that faraway
land"
This was the statement made at
Park Street Congregational church
by Mrs. E. w. Varney, Of Newton Cen
ter before an audience of invited
guests who were present for the pur
pose of meeting the presidents of va.
rious Boston women's clubs.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-03-07
Public Control of Coal Mines.

Boston.-On a roll-call the House
has substituted, by vote of 1873 to
Is, the resolution offered by Repre-
sentative Charles H. Morrill, of Haver-
hill, Socialist, requesting Congress to
pass legislation providing for the pub
lie ownership and operation of coal
mines.
The resolution requesting Congress
to place the railway systems of the
country under the management of the
post office department was defeated,
to "A.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-03-07
News Throughout New England
ITS 2ooo MEETING.

Claremont, n. H.-Sullivan lodge
/. .. o. F. OF Claremont observed
its two thousandth meeting Thurs.
day evening with interesting exer-
cises. A special train from Bel
lows Falls brought many members
of the order and there was a large
attendance. The third degree was
exemplifed and banquet was served,
the menu comprising roast turkey
and all the appropriate fixings.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-03-07
Even a Water Bottle Dangerous.

Tilton, n. H-While John Watson,
an employe of the Tilton optical fac
tory, was filling one of the large
drinking water bottles Thursday
morning it exploded throwing parti-
-cles of glass in all directions some of
which struck him in one eye, inficting
injuries which may cause him to lose
the sight. He was running the water
from faucet through a rubber hose
which fitted so tightly into the neck
of the bottle that there was no chance
for the air to escape, and the pres
sure burst the bottle.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-03-07
Stepped to His Death.

w. Concord, N H.-Gustave w.
Anderson of West Concord stepped
from a Concord and Penacook electric
car late Wednesday evening befort it
stopped and was thrown heavily to
the ground fracturing his skull. He
was rushed to the hospital but died
Thursday fornoon. He was q years
old and came to this country from
Sweden about three weeks ago.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-03-07
EmbezzIer Pardoned.

Quincy, Mass,--After serving two
years of flya-year sentence for en-
bezzlement, Harold B. Faxon of this
city, former paying teller of the PEG
pes National Bank of Roxbury. lead
er of Quincy society, and scion of an
old family of Quincy, has been par
doncd by President Taft.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-03-07
Dorr Is Found Guilty.

Salem. After less than two hours
of deliteration the jury in the case
Of William A. Dorr of Stockton, Cal,
charged with the murder. last sum
mer, Of George e. Marsh, brought in
verdict Of guilty OF murder in the
first degree. The penalty is death in
the electric chair
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-03-07
Portland in New England League.

Portland, Me-The Portland Base
Ball Association, the primary object
Of which is to furnish and equip a
field for Hugh Duffy's New England
League team, has been organized at
the office of James A. Comedian, and
the first steps taken toward incorpora-
ton.
The capital stock of the association
will be $4,000.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-03-07
TO SHORTEN MOOSE SEASON.

Augusta, Me.-A divided COM
mittee report on the act TO provide
a closed time on bull moose was
presented to the Legislature last
week. The majority report favors
a closed time for four years. The
the open season, which extends
from October Is TO December /, so
that bull moose may be shot dur
ing the month of November. No
change in the deer season OF
eleven weeks has been proposed.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-03-07
Bounty on Bears.

STAFFORD, ~ H Since the first of
September last bills have been pre-
sented to the state for the payment
Of bounties on So bears killed In
northern New Hampshire. Stratford
heads the list with II with Jackson u
closo second with 10 Rumney Cole
brock and Whitefeld had only one
each.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-03-07
Conservatory Gets s1oo. 600.

Boston-Trustees, o. GERS and
students of the New England Consei-
vatory of Music are rejoicing over the
announcement of an anonymous gift
Of 100000 to that institution, for in
it they see the beginning of an endow-
ment fund, the enlargement of their
present building and the establish
ment of system of free scholarships.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-03-07
Garry Vermont Stock West.

Pittsfield, VT, d. Perry and son.
Of Croton Ohio, dealers in cattle and
Morgan horses, who were in Pitts
ford recently, left for Ohio with a
car load consisting of 43 head of Jer.
sey and Holstein COWS. They have al.
so purchased threeyear-old Nor
San stallion.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-03-07
in the Contoocook
River.

Concord, N. H.-The approaches to
Contoocook River park, CQncords
summer playground, are to be greatly
improved this season by deepening
the channel of the river and placing
100 or more suitably painted bouys
in the new channel before the open.
ing of navigation.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1913-03-07

Rochester, NJ H. Sewall Shorey,
an East Rochester grocer, was tried
before a jury in the Superior Court at
Dover, Friday, on the charge Of ille-
eally keeping liquor for sale NOV. q
1912. A verdict of guilty was render
ed
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-02-14
Atlanta Is Interested in This New
Electric Line

Atlanta will take the proposed extension
the nterurban electric lines Of Piedmont South North
lima this This enterprise has been and being
established with intelligence resourcune and sincere
desire for honest public and the upbung of the South
being financed largely by Southern who have become
capitalists New York With them associated of
the very highest business standing the cities which
their and railway lines The Grecnve Sparanburg
and Anderson Railway Company already hghpecd cleo
line of the best construction between Greenwood Anderson and
Greenvle in South Carolina An extension will by September be
completed Sparanburg similar line operation Char
oe Gasonia n c. The between Spartanbg and Gas
tonia will in few months be brdged Ultimately lines will
be extended through North Carolina Greensboro and Durham
Ii would necessary complement the physical integrity
Of enterprise OF this magnitude reach from Anderson
the Savannah river possibly by Eberton and Athens At
anta Such connection would be Of immense benefit and adyau-
age Atlanta and the counties through which would
from the Savannah river to this city.
There be doubt that the enterprise
find the degree cooperation building this part the line
that they have with in the localities touched in South Carolina
Atlanta will be glad hear of these plans and know
what expected of the and which would
benefit of such extension.