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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1913-05-14
An Old Time Catalogue

A catalog of the Stowe High school for
the year 1861 now in possession of School
Director A. C. Cakes furnishes some in
teresting reading: Geo. A. Fassett was
the principal with five assistants, all
ladies', with the exception of John W.
Swazey, teacher of penmanship Lectures
were also given by Rev. James T. Ford
and r. l.. Perkins, Esq. The High and
Primary departments had an enrolment
of 1870 pupils and of this number not
over dozen are now living in Stowe.
The great majority have passed beyoGd,
some of she young men giving their lives
to their country in the Civil War th( n
breaking over the country. Three cours}s
We're open to the pupils of the High
schoul-Classical, Higher English and
Common English. The ladies and gentlel
men each had debating societies with
weekly meetings. The school building
was then new and sis pronounced by
good judges the best of it's kind in the
country" while now there are none SO
poor as to do it reverence. Hiram d.
Wood, one of the towns most prominent
citizens at that time, was prudential
committeeman and announced his inten-
ton to secure only the most distinguished
instructors for the school.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1913-05-14
WOLCOTT
Charles Luther is i'll from measles.

Charles Luther is i'll from measles.
Have you taken your pass book to the
bank yet?
E. G. Judd was in Haverhill, Mass,
over Sunday.
Harold Smith was visitor in Crafts
bury Sunday.
W. N. Maynes and wife were visitors
in Hardwick Monday.
Miss Alice Billiard was home from
Hardwick over Sunday.
B. r. Kusic is recovering from an at
tack of acute Indigestion.
G. L. Brown and family prent Sunday
with relatives in Waterville.
John Viele has sold his grey team to
Lunt & Bedell of Morrisville.
Effie, Dorothy, Valleau and Gordon
Foster are ill from the measles.
A. R. Warren and son of Hardwick
Edwin Luther and sister, Phoebe, are
passing the week with friends in Quebec.
Mrs. Albert Goodrich of Hard wick is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. H. A. Parker.
Clara Davis is in Morrisville caring for
her brother, Ned who is ill from meas les.
Harold Scott of st. Johnsbury spent
Sunday here at the home of W. N.
Maynes.
W. w. Spalding sold his pair of chest
nut horses the past week to parties in
Springfield. Mass, for $3.50.
Arthur Bishop has concluded his labors
at the Hyde Park Inn and returned here.
He is now working at Barter's livery.
Hon. Enos Sherwin of johnson was in
charge of the station here the last of the
past week, during Mr.. Sudd's absence.
c. W. Jones has purchased G. O.
Morse's grocery stock and leased the
store occupied by him for term of years.
Sam Norris and wife of Bardwick have
moved to G. w. Stoddard's. Mr.. Norris
is engaged to work on Mr.. Stoddard's
new house.
Miss Alzina Kusc has concluded her
engagement at G. A. Morse's in Norris
vile and is now stopping with her broth
er, B. r. Kusic.
Miss Sadie Williams of Burlington,
Mrs. Emily Pinchon of Fort Ann, n. Y,
Mrs. Clark Hathaway and Wesley Muir
dock of Middlebury were guests at DR..
Cooper's Sunday.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1913-05-14
Holmes-Demeritt Wedding

A very pretty home wedding took place
at the home of the BRIDES parents, Mr..
and Mrs. AIbin D9mertt, at nine O'Clock
Wednesday morning, May 7, when Robert
Charles Holmes and Miss Hazel Mae
Demeritt were united in marriage by
Rev G. F. Crawford of Randolph. The
double ring service of the Methodist
church was used. Miss Essel Demeritt,
sister, of the bride acted as brides maid
and Howard Waterman, cousin, was
best man. The bridal party stood in
front of a bank of blossoms, reaching
nearly to the ceiling. The BRIDES
cousin, Mrs. Laura Fletcher Sweet, play
ed the wedding march.
The parlor was decorated in green and
white with-apple blossoms and the din
ing room was in pink with streames
reaching from the ceiling to the floor.
80 The going away was in an automobile
amid showers of rice conf9tte and old
shoes.
The presents consisted OF money in
both gold and checks, silver, cut glass
pictures, furnature, linen, and a beauti-
clock from members of the johnson
Grange; a so a rocker from friends in the
pants factory.
Those from away to attend the we'd
di ~ were Mrs. James Brown and son,
AFRO, of Beverdere, Mrs. w. H. Jackson
of Barre and Charles Demeritt of Cam
bridge.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1913-05-14
A Lively Forest Fire

A lively forest fire discovered about
three o'clock Friday afternoon in a
ravine on the line between James E.
Houston's land and that of II. E. Shaw's
farm, formerly known as the Eli Edison
Mace on Edison hill. threatened serious
consequences. With high wind carry
ing the fire in the direction of Mr.. Hous-
toms buildings, including his buttertub
factory, residence and farms, only about
200 rods from the fire, It is believed that
only a favorable change in the direction
of the wind saved the situation. Several
other houses belonging to M. Houston
were also in the line of the fire and the
buildings on Mr.. Shaw's farm, occupied
nv his brother, K. K. Shaw. were also
menaced. The alarm was given by tele-
pbone and in short time between forty
and fifty men from the neighborhood, the
surrounding hills and the village were on
the spot and after several hours vigorous
work aided by the swampy nature of the
ravlne and the change in the wind, sue
ceeded in controlling the flames. About
twelve acres were burned over, the
damage being mostly on Mr.. Houston's
land. The timber destroyed was mostly
white birch and poplar. The origin of
the fire is unknown, but it is conjectured
that it was set by some fisherman who
huilt a fire and did nor see that it W as
mt out A place where such a fire had
been built was found nearby. Four men
remained to watch the fire during the
night but no further trouble was
experienced.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1913-05-14

Mrs. A. III. Slayton expects to return
the last of the week from Burlington,
where she has been receiving medical
treatment.
Among those from Stowe who attended
the concerts In Morrisvllle Wednesday
we're Mr. and Mrs. G. l.. Mcmahon, Rev.
and Mrs. +. Il. Crane, Mrs. ii. w. Barrows,
Mrs. II. A. Douglass, Mrs. L. l.. Harris,
Miss Ruth Mcmahon, Misses Barbara and
Marjorie Burt and Miss Jennie Salmon.
The usual union service on Memorial
Sunday will be held at the Congregational
Church with sermon by the pastor, the
Rev. Lemuel Davis, on May %. The adj
dress to the II. II. Smith Post, G. A. r.,
on Memorial day will be given by the
Rev. j. Q. Angel of Burke former pas
tor of the First Methodist Episcopal
Church Of Stowe.
At the meeting of Mansfield Mountain
Grange Saturday Supt. G. d. Howe of
Morrisvlle was present and asked the
Grange to offer prizes for corn raising
contest for the pupils in the public
schools and also enlisted the approval of
the members in regard to the proposed
introduction of course in Agriculture
in the High school.
A series OF hard frosts eliminating in
freeze Monday morning have, it is
feared, seriously injured the apple and
small fruit crops in the low lands in this
vicinity. The butternut crop is probably
entirely ruined. 1t was hoped that the
cold weather might check tent caterpil-
lars and similar pests, but they seem to
thrive under it, and are unusually album
ant
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1913-05-14
Are You Working on a 'Salary?

Ifso. your first thought should be to
form the habit of laying aside definite
portion for the future. In this connection
there is nothing more important than to
select the best and most convenient place
to put your money. There is no savings
institution that offers you greater adj
vantages in the way of safety, available
ity and interest than THE UNION SAY.
INGS BANK 6, TRUST COMPANY of
Morrisville, Vt. Interest paid on all ac-
counts. ONE DOLLAR will start an &C.
count. adv
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1913-05-14
E. p. Jose on the War-Path

Isn't it rather a serious charge that f.
p. Jose makes, in his article in the Free
Press to-day. against the Listers and
twenty business men OF this town, in his
insinuation that they are thieves, liars
and perjurors The article is too long
for place in this issue, but the following
extract shows that Mr.. Jose is at odds
with the work of the Johnson Listers as
well as her business men. The Listers
allowed Mr.. Jose to take an appeal from
his own list, but when he assumed to
appeal from the lists of others, they
justly refused. "Ay. there the rub" At
least that's the way it looks from the
outside. Says he =
Il felt much aggrieved by the action of
the listers of Johnson. In my opinion
they had grossly undervalued the store
Keepers and manufacturers. AS | read
the law above quoted | could subpoena
witnesses for these various hearings and
| compel under oath the production of
books and papers. Therefore | filed my
objections in writing, with the listers of
Johnson, to 20 lists. In my opinion such
AL investigation as | had planned would
certainly have uncovered $4,000 of prop
erty not listed by our listers.
Could the town secure the addltlOnal
revenue from this source there would be
no need of calling special meeting later
in the fall to raise an increased amount
of taxation to be spread out over all the
taxpayers of the town. These manufac-
turers and storekeepers control affairs
political in johnson and | presume the
same condition holds elsewhere. They |
have become so greedy in their quest of
wealth that falsehood. deception, even |
perjury, does not seem beneath their |
citizenship when it becomes a matter of |
lying off one, two or three hundred dol
lars of taxation on their personal proper
ty. For instance, we have one merchant
who is well known to be carrying stock |
of from fifteen to twenty thousand dol
lars listed this year at $4,000.
We have a firm of merchants popularity |
supposed to represent combined wealth |
OF quarter OF u million. The listers
value them at less than $40, 900 altogether.
We have another ubiquitous citizen who
would in my opinion probably tip the
scales in the coin of the realm to the
tune of a quarter of a million whose for
tune per the listers consists of less than
81 600 real and $4,000 personal, ,of which
nearly half the latter is. exempt he claims.
could cite many such instances. Then
| could cite many instances where the
listers vision had not been obscured by
store credits, lumber and real estate
loans, ETC., etc, etc, but had evinced
remarkable acumen IN the discovery and
valuation of property" **
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1913-05-14
Lake Mansfield Opens June 4th

DR.. Brigham reachedStowe from Mich
igan, Monday and is busily engaged
getting affairs at the Lake Mansfield
Club House ready for the summer bust
ness and for the annual trout dinner of
the Club June 4. The doctor says that
the Club House will be made to accom-
madate all the guests, who have express
sed desire to spend the summer at
Lake Mansfield
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1913-05-14
North WOlcOtt

carlos Miller is Detter.
Harry SilIoway has sold his farm.
Helen Silloway is working in Albany.
Archie Stoddard is working for E.
Knights.
A new carpet has been purchased for
the church.
Mr.. Emmonds was recent guest at E.
A. Hastings.
A. E. Woodmansee are working 4 few
days in Hardwick.
S. Place and daughter, Edith, were in
Morrisville Tuesday.
Mrs. Kate Wilson and Lucy Whipple
visited friends here Sunday.
About sixty of the friends of B. Denton
and wife reminded them of the 20th an
niyersary of their marriage, leaving a
purse of SO and several presents.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1913-05-14
Riversid

Miss Bessie Brown of Alburg is spend
ing few days at Fred Crowell's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Ordway from
Watervile visited her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Laduke recently.
Mr. and Mrs Ralph Whi'comb from St.
llbans are spending few days with her
PARENTS, Mr.. and Mrs. Joel Bessey.
Miss Loveland, who has been working
for Mrs. Fred Crowell, has finished work
and returned 70 Lei nome % Johnson.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1913-05-14
Why She Was Mad.

'"Why is she mad?" HE told her
she had an appetite like Bird,
"Well. that was a compliment" she
had just been reading how birds eat
their own weight in a day.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1913-05-14
Death of Calvin HaskinS

Calvin johnson Haskins, aged 50 years,
died at the home of his daughter, Mrs.
George w. Allen, Friday, May 9th, of
hardening Of the arteri es. He had been
in poor health for the past two years.
He was not confined to the house until
Tuesday, the 9th.
| Mr.. Haskins was born in Middlesex,
VT, June 10, 1880. At the age of five
years his parents moved to Underhill,
where he resided until eight years ago,
when he came to Hyde Park to live with
his daughter. He is survived by one son
Clayton Haskins, of East Barnard, and
two daughters, Mrs. Allen of this town
and Mrs. Perley Brigham of Morristown,
and a stepsOn, George Horner, of this
town, and two sisters in Malboro, Mass.
His wife died in Underhill eight years
ago. All the children were with him
except Mrs. Brigham, who was very i'll
at the time.
Mr.. Hask!ns was man respected by
all and to know him was to love him
His life was full of kind deeds and he will
be long remembered for his kind words
and his kindness to his family and
neighbors.
The funeral was held at the house Sun
day at ten o'clock, the Rev. 0. NJ. Bout
we'll of Fletcher, officiating and E. r.
Lilley was funeral director. The burial
was at Pleasant Valley, Underhill There
was a large gathering of friends and
neighbors at the grave.
Those from out of town to attend the
funeral were Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Dicker-
son and Mrs. Andrew Westman of Un-
derhill, T. E. Haskins, Mrs. Julia Casey
and Byron Dckerson of Enosburg, Mrs.
Edmond Corbett of Underhill. Milton
Bruce of Wolcott, Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton
Haskins of East Barnard, Mr.. Brigham
and son from Morristown. The relatives
have the sympathy of lare circle of
friends.
CARD OF THANKS. We wish, through
the columns of this paper, to thank each
and every one who so kindly helped us in
the sickness and death of our father
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1913-05-14
Johnson Grange

Following is the program for Grange
meeting Thursday, May 15:-Singing,
choir; What did the Vermont Legislature
of 19l2-1913 accomplish for the benefit of
the Vermont Farmer? E. H. Sherwin;
Diseussion-Can we support Cow Test
ing association and if not, why not? J. E.
Foster, N. J. Perry, A. II. Wilson, Morris
Hill; Singing; What about the potatoe
crop from the standpoint of profit, for
labor and investment? H. o. Styles;
What is the outlook for New Vermont?
Ray Barrows, c. F. Hayford; Reading,
Mrs. Gtiswold; Discussion-Does the
poultry department pay profit? Mrs.
Waters, Mrs. Perry, Mrs. Elwood, Mrs.
Florence Davis; Gypsy Dana, Miss Farms
worth; Discussion-How can we sell hav
and keep up the futilty of our farms?
Benz Fuller, N. A. Waterman, Arthur
Davis; Solo, Ralph Brewster; Reading,
Mrs. Scribner; Singing; choir.
There were about so at the Grange
banquet Thursday evening. Four candi-
dates we're instructed in the third and
fourth degrees.
Some of the local Grange members are
planning to visit MOrrisville Grange Fri
day evening to see the degree work done.
Morrisvile Grange extends to the lOca
Grange a cordial invitation. Those who
can go are asked to be at the Grange
Thursday evening, when arrangements
will be made for conveyance.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1913-05-14

To feel strong, have ,ood appetite and
digestion. sleep sounhiy and enjoy life,
use Burdock Blood Ritters, the family
system tonic. Price, Sl00. adv
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1913-05-14

Camp Abnaki, the annual summer camp
conducted at North Hero by the state
Y. M. C. A. committee, will open June
% and continue to August 49,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1913-05-14
A Gutter.

He lost his hold
And heaved a sigh;
If truth were told,
He wouldn't try.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1913-05-14

CARD OF THANKS. We wish, through
the columns of this paper, to thank each
and every one who so kindly helped us in
the sickness and death of our father
Mr.. and Mrs. C. j. Haskins, Mr.. and Mrs.
p. G. Brigham and Son, Mr.. and Mrs. G.
w. Allen, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. w. Horner
and Family
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1913-05-14
STOWE

illness.
Miss Martha Wrioht WAS in Winter hnlY
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1913-07-03
READY FOR THE FOURTH
If The Weather Man Will Only Turn
off the Faucet

The success of Emmett's old-fash-
Toned Fourth of July celebration de-
pends on the weather man. If he will
turn the faucet tomorrow and screw
up the nut so that none of his new
appointees can monkey with it until
after the Fourth, Emmett's celebra-
tion will be dandy
Everything is all ready and if ev-
eryone doesn't have a good time
well, maybe lvier pill would help.
1t has leaked out that ]. B. Tyler will
be the orator of the day, and those
who have heard him practicing on
the crest of Freezeout hill say the
way he pulls out the tail feathers of
the Glorious Bird of Freedom is a
caution. The kids are in training for
the races and have already made up
their minds how they will spend their
prize money, and the ball game will
be a good one. The flower of EN-
mett's baseball talent will be lined up
against the Idaho Oregon team, the
crack club of the Boise Twilight
league. Laurel Wells will pitch, and
if he falls down there will be Sam Nc
MILAN and Upper Moulton and Chap
pie-well the whole team are pitchers.
And Old Rube Eaton will catch
That alone will be worth the price
of admission.
We know you'll enjoy yourself if
you come. So don't fail. Bring
your dinners and spread it on the lawn
with your neighbors and get ac-
quainted.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1913-07-03
Was Only a Joke.

Last week The Index published a
story from the Nampa Leader Herald
in which it was stated that thieves
had stolen John Orr's porch bed The
Herald now says it was all joke ID
that that paper was a party to it,
1t says: GAS a matter of fact the
aforesaid prominent citizen John
ORR and his wife had been planning
to occupy outdoor quarters ever since
the snow began to fade from the
Owyhee hills, but all the early spring
and summer they invented one excuse
after another for not doing so. 1t
was either too hot or too cool or the
wind was in the wrong direction un-
til the matter became a sort of neigh
borhood joke So it happened that
when the move was made the neigh
bors decided to prolong the joke by
quietly removing the bed. The joke
was taken in good part but no effort
was made by the losers to recover
their property and after few days
the wife of certain city official de-
cided that it was in the way and a
little later her husband might have
been seen doing the pack horse stunt
returning the "stolen" goods.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1913-07-03
BUILD ROAD TO CAPE
HORN
Forest Officials to Connect Up
Garden Valley Road With
Bear Valley Road.

The forest department of the gov
ernment bureau of agriculture has
authorized Forest Supervisor Mains
to build the stretch of road interven-
ing between the north end of the
South Fork road, now in process of
construction to the forks of the Pay
ette river, and the Bear Valley road
This viii give a complete highway
as far as "Cape Horn"
The gap remaining to be built is
about seven miles in lengtgh and is a
difficult piece of work, being almost
wholly rock work. Appropriation for
two power drills has been made to be
used in opening way through the
rocks. The completion of this road
will prove of great benefit to the set
tiers, mining men and timber inter-
ests in that section, as well as the for
est service.
The work will be expensive and will
require considerable time, but it is
hoped to have it completed by late fall.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1913-07-03
SCOURGE OF JOHNNY
RABBITS
Farmers and Fruit Growers TAX
ing Measures to Get Rid
of the Pests.

Never in the history of this section
of the state have there been so many
Jack rabbits. Their number amounts
to almost a scourge and farmers and
fruit growers not only in the Emmett
country, but all along the valley are
taking measures to rid themselves OF
the pests which are eating the alfal-
ia and grain and barking the fruit
trees that are adjacent to sagebrush
or uncultivated lands. The same
conditions exist in Oregon and Wash
ington. A news dispatch from Pen
dleton states that stretch of count
ry extending $50 square miles has
been swept clean, and the rabbits,
after devouring the wheat and rye on
$4,000 acres, are widening out the
main army, apparently dividing into
two forces, one of which is invading
the lands farther north, while the
other is attacking the country farther
west. The method of the pests is
to cut the stalks of grain off just be-
low the heads, leaving the stubble
standing.
At New Plymouth the farmers are
having weekly rabbit drives and are
killing large numbers, but the inroad
upon the rabbits is not noticeable.
Owners of orchards adjoining sage
brush land are constantly on guard.
At Bramwell, steps are being taken
to get rid of the bunnies. A drive in
the vicinity of John McNish's ranch
Sunday resulted in killing 458. Mr..
McNish has sent down 1000 rounds
of ammunition to be used in hunt
next Sunday The Newman brothers
have built a trap leading into a
deep pit which is boarded up to
keep the rabbits from digging out
after they get in. The trap worked
fine until the rains came which
.swelled the boards used in it's manu-
facture so that the door wouldn't
work
In Oregon the state veterinarian has
taken the matter up and is making ex-
periments with bacilli with which
to inoculate the pests. The prepa-
tion has the effect of inoculating the
rabbits with distemper,w which attack
the membranes of the nose and head
Afer number of them have been in
oculated they are turned loose to
spread the contagion. Unless some
measures are taken to kill the rab-
bits by wholesale, it is feared that
rabbit scourge equal to that of Aus
tralia several years ago will result.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1913-07-03

cattle; with her rich mines of gold
and silver; and her gardens of roses,
dazzling orchards and rhythmic fields
of alfala and then place her side by
side with Pennsylvania and the com
parison will not be odious. The fu-
ture of both states is intermingled and
the slogan of many good people is
Idaho and Pennsylvania, now and
forever, one and inseparable." The
people of the East should worry like
a garden and see Idaho.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1913-07-03
Floods ON Willow Creek.

Cloudbursts in Big Willow crek val
ley and on the butte in the vicinity OF
the Van Deusen ranch the past week
have caused damage to the ranches IN
that vivcinity. Large quantities OF
hay have been spoiled by the unpre-
cedented wet weather all over this sec
ton of the state and the loss will be
heavy. Jonathan Moulton is of the
opinion that the climate is changing
on account of the large areas of land
that have been brought under culti-
vation during the last few years and
also the large acreage that has been
planted to trees, and that the time is
near at hand when there will be little
need of irrigation.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1913-07-03
Camas Prairie Man Harpy.

Daniel B. Davis, who has ben in the
Caldwell hospital for some time, is
about ready to return to his home in
Camas Prairie, after undergoing a
serious operation, or rather dual op-
Grafton. Mr.. Davis came here suffer
ing with ulcers of the stomach, rend-
ering digestion almost impossible. He
also had an acute case of appended
tbs. He was operated on June 5,
both operations being made at once
DR.. W. H. Johnson, of Caldwell, per-
formed the operation. Caldwell
News.