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The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-12-12
TWO KILLED IN s. & F.
WRECK; TWO INJURED

Blame for the wreck on the S. & r.
which killed two people and injured
three others in Saginaw Saturday
afternoon was not fixed by the cor
onor's jury when they handed in
their yirdict Monday.
The dead are: Edward Robertson,
aged 40. of Saginaw, motorman on
the city lines, and Mrs. Margaret
Hughes, aged go, of Saginaw. lone
Turner, II years old, and Mabel Mar
seilles, aged 8, both of Saginaw, were
injured, the former seriously.
Mtorman Albert La Due of Clio,
who with Conductor Vess Butler, Of
this village, comprised the crew in
charge Of the interurban car, was
slightly cut about the hands.
The accident occurred when the in
terurban car, northbound, crashed in
to the Genesee line dummy near the
Hess street end Of the city lines.
The ears were outside the city limits
and the interurban was going its US
ual speed at the time of the accident.
The dummy had been on the switch
and when the first section of a dou-
BILE headed interurban passed, the
dummy rolled out on the track dir
ectly in the path of the second sec
tion. When it was all over one
could have carried all that was left
of the little city car, with the excep-
ton of the roof, in his arms. 1t was
merely kindling wood.
That there were not more lives
lost among the city passengers Is due
to the heroism of the dead motorman.
He threw several passengers off the
car bodily when he saw what was
coming AMI gave up his own life in
the work of rescue.
So great was the impact of the
collision that the trucks of the little
car were buried beneath theinterur-
ban and carried 800 feet until the in
terurban car was stopped
Mr.. Robertson lived but a short
time. His skull was fractured and
neck broken. Mrs. Hughes died
shortly after her removal to the hos
pita1.
Both the Clio men involved in the
wreck proved good witnesses at the
coroner's inquest. Mr.LaDue said
he thought he had a clear track down
Genesee avenue when the dummy car
suddenly crawled into sight, facing
him., ne reversed the brakes but
JouIdfN stop the car. He Said the car
continued for 800 feet after the col
lision because the air hose was brok-
en- in the smash-up. 49,
Mr.. Butler gave very straight
forward account of the affair and
proved an exceptionally good witness.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-12-12
ARBEIIA

Walter Leach is the owner of a
new Detroit Cream Separator.
George Lovitt sold horse one day
last week.
Keorge Coats of Detroit, has pur-
chased the old Samuel Starr farm.
Mrs. MIME Cook and daughter are
visiting at Elder Bartlett's.
Miss Elizabeth Ayliffe spent Sun
day with her sister Mrs Archie
Brown.
Chester Brown is spending a few
days the guest of Miss Naomi Norton
Mr.. and Mrs. Burt Vannest and
daughter are visiting at Fred Cur
rier's.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Chas. Hunt spent
Tuesday and Wednesday in Dawson
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Ayliffe spent a
couple of days at their farm.
A number of the friends of George
Vannest met at his home Saturday
evening in honor of his birthday.
The Gunnel Ladies' Aid will meet
at Mrs. Anson Stuart's Thursday
December IL. Everyone come.
Mrs. Sanford of Thetford Center
was a visitor in this vicinity one day
last week.
Oliver Ayliffes barn burned to the
ground Monday night. The live stock
was saved but the greater part of
the foder and hay was burned
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-12-12
CHARLES BARKER
STRANGELY ILL

Charles Barker took a "Ramble in
Aphasia" Sunday and in curious ex-
ample of a loss of personality and
identity went to Saginaw and back
without knowing he had made the
journey. And Mr.. Barker, be it un-
derstood, is nc a drinking man.
Mr.. Barker suffered loss Of men,
ory and sense of surrounding as he
was about to pay a visit to his daugh-
ter Mrs. O. Bero in Saginaw. He
was loaded with a basket of provis-
ions he was taking to her and
remembers leaving the house and
bidding Mrs. Barker goodbye. That
Is all he knew until hours later he
came to his senses with the doctor
working over him and learned with
surprise that he had made consider
able journey after he left home.
Mr.. Barker remembers nothing of
his walk from his home to the inter
urban station nor the purchase of his
tickets. He boarded the car and
went to Saginaw, carrying his basket
with him all the time. The conduc-
tor Of the car noticed that he didn't
act just right and when Saginaw was
reached, persuaded the aberated man
to remain on the car. When Clio
was again reached the i'll man left the
car and returned home where his con-
dition was noticed and medical at
tendance summoned.
During the time the man was under
his spell he met old friends whose
names and business he asked
I Iui oi ri hn MY. Do rly
er's case as paralytic. 1t has con-
siderable resemblance to aphasia, a
disease which causes complete loss
of memory during which time pat
tents will disappear and travel all
over the country imagining, them
selves, that they are a different per-
son. AS in Mr.. Barker's case the re-
covery is generally sudden and COM
plete and the patient Is unable to
give an account of himself. Mr.. Bak-
er has completely recovered his fac
ulties and says he feels as good
as he ever did.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-12-12
l.. o. Il. NJ. VI. Omrers.

At the annual election of Clio Hive
No. 311, l.. o. T. M, NJ. the following
officers were elected for the ensuing
year:
Past commander, Agnes Knicker-
booker; CON-, Fannie Bingham !;
Lieut.. Com, Libbie Diamond; record
keeper Alice T. Doyle; finance keep
Roza ]. Hurd; chaplain, Edna Be-
gole; sergeant, Ellen West; mistress
at arms, Mary Pomero! sentinel, Mae
Lttilefield; picket, Martha Waite; (;
great installing officer, deputy great
commander Catherine Seymour of
Saginaw; great mistress-at arms Clar-
issa Hopkins; great chaplain, Nettie
Lathrop; great sentinel, Mary Jane
Doyle.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-12-12
blowing are the figures;
$6O53
''The cost of up-keep on the con

'"The cost of up-keep on the con-
crete job, judging from what it has
cost other places, would not exceed
$1,000 per year. The estimated cost
of up-keep for the gravel, including
oiling, sprinkling grading, ETC., fig
ures $265.00 per year.
"Now tine question is, which of
these do you want? How many tax
payers who signed that petition
would do so if they knew that it
would mean an outlay of $4,000 for a
job which was so neatly described
in last weeks Messenger"
. much criticism of course, will be
made about these figures SO as to di-
vert attention from the main ques-
tion at issue. 1t is a settled fact that
same thing must be done with our
street, and let us consider, not that
which will suit best an individual
but what would be the best and most
economical in the long run for the
people of the whole village With a
good pavement in our business sec
tion ii would increase the worth of
every piece of property in the village.
With patched up job it would bene-
fit only the property adjacent, if 1t
would that. Just get down to brass
tacks and consider this question seri-
ously and | would be willing to rest
the case on your better judgment.
"The concrete pavement which the
engineer planned last spring was of
the most modern type kown. Surface
n sNr N.lw -
sion joints with Baker Plates were
to be placed across the street every
twenty-four feet and lengthwise al
ong the cutters. Wire mesh reinforc-
ed was planned for the entire surface
and every other detail was looked
after to make lasting job. Mr.. Rob-
erts who was employed to engineer
the job was the engineer for laying
over mile of concrete pavement
this year at Hastings, Mich also for
paving the business section of the
city of Caro-, Mich, with reinforced
concrete and at Mt Pleasant where
four streets were paved with the
same. Bad Axe has a concrete pave
ment which has served it's sixth
IAear and Is in very good condition
5w although laid very crudely at
The time. Alma, Mich, laid a piece
of concrete pavement in 1912 laid a
small piece this year and are plan
ming. TO lay some. more next year.
This ought to be satisfactory proof
that Clio would be taking no chances
in laying the pavement as proposed
by the council last spring.
THE laying Of sewer and water
mains Is often talked about as being
essential before laying a pavement
on Vienna street. This matter has
been carefully worked out and any
one who would give IL serious
thought would come to the same
conclusions. Local conditions ought
to be good guide to follow in max
ing improvements of water mains. If
we need them IL is In the property
line back of the stores and dwellings
Then II they ever want to tap a sew
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-12-12
SAD DEATH AT MoNTRosE.

Mrs. l.. G. Christler, aged 80
years, died Tuesday afternoon in
Montrose leaving a family of five
small children. Mrs. Christler was
injured in runaway accident in
Flint a few months ago. Shortly
afterwards a baby was born.
Besides the children, deceased is
survived by the widower, l.. G..
Christler, the harness maker at Mont
rose.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-12-12
POOL ROOM SOLD.

Glen Williams Wednesday sold out
his pool room and cigar stand to
Frank Rockafellow, and will seek
other lines of endeavor.
Mr.. Rockafellow is very popular
among the devotees of the cue and
will undoubtedly find his new busi-
ness a profitable one.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-12-12
CLEANER ELECTION

The Cleaners of Pine Run We'd
nesday of last week elected the fol
lowing officers: G. G., A. j.. Little.
field; V. c.. c., Mrs. Ora Williams
secretary treasurer, Roy Lembach
chaplain, Mrs. Roselle Toby; con.
ductor Eugene Nesbit; conductress
Mrs. Ada Taylor; lecturer, Mrs. Mae
Littlefeld; l. G., Oscar Pomeroy; o
G., George Daniels.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-12-12
= WEST VIENNA.

Oscar Francisco is on the sick list.
Mrs. Alice Swarm has gone to Ohio
for the winter.
A new road is being built south
from the West Vienna M. e. church.
1t will take the place of the old,
crooked highway. George Eaton is
in charge of the gang of men and
teams engaged on the work.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-12-12

"Come back" coupons with every
25c cash purchase. Be sure and ask
for them, and secure the silverware
for Christmas gifts. Jones & Haven.
44-2t.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-12-12

You will find the best assort-
ment of Holiday Goods at Hurd's S
Variety Store.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-12-12
Largest line of Toys ever
opened up in Clio.
Hurd's Variety Store.

Columbia Disk Records. Big line.
New stuff. Will ft any disk machine.
65 cents to $1.25. Bodine's.
Have music in your home for
Christmas. Columbia Grafanolas, $25
to SIS at Bodine's Drug Store.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-12-12

1--WE also submit an estimate
on the expense of graveling the same
streets. building concrete cutters,
supplying curbs and headers accord
ing to the terms of petition signed
so promiscously by the taxpayers.
Following are the figures:
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1913-12-12
CONCRETE, $4,000;
GRAVEL COSTS $4,000
PAVING FIGURES COMPILED BY
M. c. DOYLE

Figures showing that concrete
pavement on Vienna street would
cost $4,000 as compared to a cost of
approximately $4,000 are furnished
by M. c. Doyle. He urges that the
more permanent type be adopted by
this village.
"As promised in a recent issue OF
The Messenger" writes Mr.. Doyle, Il
wish TO submit the following estima-
ton OF the cost of fixing Vienna
street and one block on Mill street as
proposed when this question was
submitted to the voters. The esti-
mate in concrete is little more than
that made by the engineer owing to
the fact that to his estimate was ad-
ed wire mesh reinforcement to give
stability to the job. Following are
the figures in concrete:
2,610 GU. feet excavation
, at 30c ........... p Nv
6.275 Gu. feet reinforced
pavement at $1.20 -. 7530.00
1870 lineal 1T. curb and
gutter at zoe ........ S5S.O
46O lineal feet headers at
zoe ........ ........ $500
80 lineal IT. radius (around
curves at 25c ......" 22. .5O
Sewers for surface drainage
est. -. ....... 100. 90
7-brsin chutes at $1,000. 70.00
7-Catc hbasins at $500. 21.00
$50 so. ft. walk at 10c..... $500
Total $1,000. so
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-30
Too Intense Street Lighting.

In the matter of display lighting OF
business districts there has been during
the past few years rivalry not only
between streets in the same city, but
between cities themselves which, as
might be expected, has resulted in hight
ing systems in some cases which were
not only unnecessarily expensive but
were actually undesirably intense. An
instance of this kind is referred to on
another page of this issue Newark, n.
j., had adopted lighting system for
its business center which not only was
unremuneratively expensive to the mer-
chants, but which was objected to as
being too brilliant for comfort, and that
system is now being replaced by lights
which, while less intense, give more
uniform and sufficiently brilliant illu-
mination at a much lower cost. Com
mon sense should be used in this mat
ter as in others, and the aim in the
illumination OF business district should
be to obtain the intensity and distribu-
ton of illumination which is most pleas
ing to prospective purchasers, and not
the most intense light possible. The
latter may attract attention and crowds
for few days, but after that we do
not believe it results in attracting any
more business than would a lighting
system designed to serve the purpose OF
good illumination rather than of mere
display. Municipal Journal.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-30
Do You Have Experiences Like This2

In the December American Magazine
Harry Wallace Phillips writes "Red
Saunders" story which he introduces
with the following remarks:
"0nce there was Boston poll-parrot
tried to make friends with a Dutch
cuckoo-clock. Every hour the Dutch
birdie says 'Cuskoo!' or Cuckoo cuckoo
cuckoor as the case might be; at three
in the morning the poll parrot got tired
of that. You're the deuce of CONVEX
sationalist, you arel' says he, and aops
away.
"Ain't there times, though when life
strikes you just like that! You get
up in the morning and stick the wrong
foot in the shoe, tear it off, put in a new
lace and find you've left out the tongue,
and no matter how you try and wiggle
and squirm and contrive for the rest of
that day you're all left hands and club
feet Nothing works. II you wind your
watch you twist the jiger off it; you go
to swat away fly that's bothering you
and it's full grown yaller- jacket with
a redhot stern; you roll a cigarette and
there's a bit of tobaccer stem jabbed
in your finger, and you look to Fate and
feel with the poll parrot that her re-
marks are altogether beneath notice"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-30
GAYSVILLE

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Brown went last
week to spend the winter with their
daughter, Mrs Earl Ford, in Jonesville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cole and family of
Rochester spent Christmas day at DIR.
i. C. Fletcher's.
Euniee Potter has finished work at
Walter Ketchum's and returned home.
Her place at Mr.. Ketchumn's is filed by
Esther Boutwell,.
Burns Osgood was in Mortified Sat
.urday
Mrs. Frank Tucker and daughter,
Esther, of Barnard, were at f. A. Por-
ter's few days of last week.
Miss Julia Foster of Montpelier came
Monday to be the guest of Miss Leda
Smith for week.
Rev. V. NJ. Martin filled the pulpit
of the church in Stowe last Sunday.
Rev. j. Wesley Miller of Bethel will
preach at the Methodist church next
Sunday at two o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Royal Luce and daugh-
ter. Marion, of Stockbridge, and Mr..
and Mrs. Oliver Luce Of Bethel were
Christmas guests at c. A. Luce's.
Fred Abbey of Randolph was Wis
itor at d. F. Gould's last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Ketchum of Ran
dolph spent Christmas day at the home
of their son, Walter Ketchum.
Alden Fifield of West Thornton, n.
H., and George f. Morrison of Han
over, n H., have been visitors at w. j.
Mason's.
@. III. Osgood returned Saturday from
Exeter and Brentwood, N. Fl.
AT the last meeting of Good Will
grange the following program was
given; Original poem, K. e. Wilson
reading, Tavern Hunt; an account OF
the state grange meeting by the dele
gate, j. NJ Amsden; a paper. my Stay
in Maine" Jerry Wilson; paper, "The
High Cost of Living" A. II. Harrington
Carl Tenney came a few days ago
from his work in Claremont, n. H., to
spend the winter vacation with his
mother, Mrs. Ella Tenney.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-30
EAST CABOT

William Somers, who has been very i'll
with neuralgia of the heart, is better.
He and Mrs. Somers received l3l post
cards Christmas, for which they wish
to thank their many friends for so
kindly remembering them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Abbott and
daughter. Hazel, visited at East Mont
belier at the home OF Albert Badger
over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. S. Barr and Mr.. and
Mrs. w. d. Barr were Christmas guests
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs, Oliver Nc
Cosco at West Danville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Paquin of Lower
Cabot were recent guests at f. E. Halls.
Mrs. Eta Davenport and family
spent Christmas at Woodbury..
Mrs. Frank Morse of st. Adams is a
guest in the home of George Morse.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Peck and family
spent Thursday at Frank Chambers at
Peacham.
Mrs. Eta Davenport spent Wednes-
day at Hardwick
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-30
THE BUSINESS
FARMERS CORNER
THE MILK CAR VERSUS THE
CREAMERY
Some Facts and Suggestions
BY A. A. BoRLAND,

Some Facts and Suggestions
By A. A. BoRLAND.
State Agricultural College. Burlington, VT.
Whether it is more profitable to pat
ronize the milk car or the creamery de-
ponds largely upon the value that can
be realized from the skimmilk and but
termilk returned to the farm by the lat
ter. This sum varies considerable with
different farmers, according to the use
made of the by-products. The dairyman
who keeps pure bred stock will mani
testify assign a higher value to skim
milk for feeding purposes than will the
man who keeps inferior animals.
For pork production, the value of
skimmilk varies according to the amount
fed and the proportion OF grain to skim
milk Henry of the Wisconsin station
found that 100 pounds of skimmilk were
worth thirty -one pounds of eornmeal
when three pounds of skimmilk to one
of corn were fed. but when seven to
nine pounds of skimmilk to one of corn
were fed 100 pounds of skimmilk were
worth but eighteen pounds of cornmeal.
The average of all feeding trials with
skimmilk and corn in varying proper
tions gave twenty-one pounds as the
cornmeal value of 100 pounds of skim
milk. With corn at $l.60 per hundred
weight the value of skimmilk, for pork
production, would be 80 cents per 100
, pounds. For veal calves, skimmilk
gives fully as large financial returns as
when fed to pigs. Buttermilk is prac-
tically the same as skimmilk in feeding
value for hogs. Then 100 pounds of 4
per cent. milk should yield ninety six
pounds of skimmilk and buttermilk,
worth 80 cents for veal or pork produc-
ton.
The fertilizing elements in the ninety
six pounds of dairy byproducts are
worth 10 cents, about cents of which
goes back to the soil after having been
fed to hogs Adding together SO cents,
the value of the byproducts, and cents,
their fertilizing value, we have a total
of 40 cents that should be added to the
returns from the creamery per 100
pounds of milk in order to place the
creamery on the same basis as the milk
car. The following table shows the
proper comparison of prices at the
creamery and the milk car.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-30
Doing Their Duty.

Scores of Barre Readers Are Learning
the Duty of the Kidneys.
To filter the blood is the kid
neys' duty.
When they fail to do this, the
kidneys are weak.
Backache and other kidney ills
may follow;
Help the kidneys do their work
Use Doan's Kidney Pills-the
tested kidney remedy.
Barre people endorse their
worth.
Mrs. Emma Gay, s Harring-
ton street, Barre, VT, says:
1--WE have used Doan's Kidney Pills foi
many years and we have always found
them reliable. My kidneys were weak
and | had pains in my back. / used
Doan's Kidney Pills and they helped me
greatly"
Mrs. Gay is only one of many
Barre people who have grateful
ly endorsed Doan's Kidney Pills
If your back aches-if your kid
neys bother you, don't simply
ask for kidney remedy-ask
distinctly for Doan's Kidney
Pills, the same that Mrs. E. Gay
had-the remedy backed by
home testimony. SOC, all stores
Foster-Milburn Co., Props, Buff
falo, N. Y. when Your Back Is
ILame-Remember the Name"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-30
$1O0 Reward, S100

The readers of this paper will be pleased
to learn that there is at least one dreaded
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disease and giving the patent strength by
building up the constitution and assisting
nature in doing its work. The proprietors
have so much faith in its curative powers
that they offer one hundred dollars for any
case that Il fails to cure. Send for list
of testimonials.
Address F, j. CHENEY e. CO., Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by all druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-30

The annual meeting of the Greater
Vermont association will be held at
Burlington February "a.
Standing near the track at the North
Bennington station, Mrs. Alice Carr was
hit on the arm by freight train but
escaped serious injury. She was thrown
against the station, the muscles OF her
right arm being badly wrenched
--
Morris. son of Mark Eastman of
Waterbury, was badly hurt Friday
while on the team driven by his father.
In some way the horses started and the
little fellow was pressed against the
shute down in which the turned work at
the factory of the Demeritt & Palmer
Packing company comes. 1t was feared
he was injured internally.
The freezing of water pipe in the
rooms occupied by Mr.. and Mrs.
Kinworth on the second floor of
the Battell block in Middlebury
caused the tlooding of portion of the
Frank A. Farnsworth g. Co. store Fri
day night A water pipe burst and did
damage to the amount of about $50 to
the rooms in which the accident hap
pened as well as in the store.
Bows in Burlington last week We'd
nesday found pasteboard box contain
ing a mans skull. The box was wrapped
in heavy paper and there is no clue as
to the identity of the person. 1t is sus-
pected that the skull was placed in the
box and hidden by some medical stud
ents, but the case will be investigated.
The lower jaw was gone and the top
of the skull had been neatly sawed off,
though the section was there.
The annual Christmas party, given at
Shelhurne house by DR.. and Mrs. w.
Seward Webb, was held Saturday even
ing, with an attendance numbering 200.
For over 20 years this custom has been
a yearly affair, and is designed primar-
lily for the employees on the farm,
though the guests of the house are
also present and gifts from all are min
gled with those of the employees. Every
one was remembered from the tree and
then supper was served in the large
corridor hail.
The children in the towns of Lyn-
don and Burke were given a merry
Christmas by the generosity of Hon.
and Mrs Theodore n. Vail and Elmer
A. Darling. At Speedwell farms Mr..
Vail had large tree in his spacious
hall and presents for about 100 children.
At Burkelyn hail Mr.. Darling had big
tree in his new creamery building and
about 100 children from Burke were
the recipients of his generosity. DIR, H.
M. Smith OF Lyndonville Nimpersonated
Santa Claus on both occasions, The fes-
tivities at Mr.. Walls took place We'd
nesday afternoon and the celebration
at Mr.. Darlings the evening following
Christmas.