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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1914-12-03
THE SOrLES-sowLE
FAMILIES IN VERMONT

Researches in the state Of New York
and several western states has con-
WINGED me that there were several
branches Of these families planted in
Vermont very early. ! do not include
those families settled in the towns Of
DANNY, Fairfield, and Alburg; these
are accounted for. Before the long
disputed boundary between New York
and Vermont was established there
were families who claimed residence
in New York who found themselves in
Vermont; hence | suppose many Of the
Soulos were settled in some Of the
towns no far from the border In the
census returns for 1850 were found
several families Of Soules whose births
were in Vermont; so some Of the
younger members removed 10 the state
of New York, later Much inquiry has
failed TO locate the homes Of these
early families of Soules in Vermont;
but there were whole nests Of them
there.
Here is family known something
about. There were three brothers who
married three sisters. Aaron, John,
and Vinal Soules, married Elizabeth,
Polly, and Priscilla Delano. These
were probably the sons Of John
Soule. They were associated with
Woodstock, VT, and some we're mar
ried there and died there or near
there They were connected with the
Colvin family, Timothy Colvin having
married one of the Soule women and
had a large family--of who're inform
alton is wanted. Vinal md Aaron
Soue were residents of Ohio, and rails
ed families there. They probably had
brothers and sisters in the state of
Vermont. All persons, especially town
clerks, who have the vital records in
their hands, who know any Soules or
Sowles, will confer great favor by
communicating wifi the subscriber.
Address Rev G. r. R;dl,n, Sr, 1853
Clark street, Portland, Ne.
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THE PERU TURNPIKE
WHO is TO BLAME?

| Editor Banner
| note your editorial inquiry as to
why nothing has been done for free
passage across the mountain in the
place of the present toll-road. You
state that the most absolute power
was given to the state highway COM
missioner to act either through pur-
hcase, condemnation proceedings, or
the building of parallel route. You
inquire as to what the owner Of the
Turnpike and Hapgood have been doing
to obstruct and prevent due proceed
ings. will tell you what they have
ben doing. The owner of the Turnpike
one year ago last summer offered to
turn the road over to the state i'm
mediately, the question Of pay to be
left out without any conditions to reg
ular arbitrators or to any one of the
dozen or more ex-governors Of the
state whom the stae highway commits
sioner might select. Mr.. Hapgood had
no power of any action whatever in
the matter, but after waiting long
time for something to be done has
been spending large amount of time,
trouble and expense to find out why
something has not been done,--even
making two trips to Burlington upon
purpose.
No reason, whatever, has been offer
ed or even, attempted to be offered,
except that there was something
back" which he would be told later.
The Governor openly declared in our
church last summer that he should not
allow his term to close without free
passage across the mountains, if such
was in his power.
For two reasons we have been tied
up as we look at it, unnecessarily by
these exacting tolls, without any at
tempt to release US, although the most
absolute power was conferred by a
bill formulated under the direct super
vision Of the state highway commits
sioner, for him to act, under the ap-
proval Of the Governor.
Perhaps in his forthcoming message
Is governor he will give US a reason,
and we trust that this affair will not
develop as so many other affairs have
TO strengthen the popular belief that
politics is game" and that no time
of the next legislature will be CON-
PEELED to be taken up in order TO find
out a reason why the proper action
has not been taken which, as you say,
the public demands.
MARSHALL ]. HAPGOOD.
Peru, VT, Nov. rs, 1914.
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LONDONDERRY

J. f. Carleton and Mrs. Emma
Wernhoff spent Thanksgiving in
Springfield, Mass.
Mrs. E. F. Arnold has been making
some improvements on her house, in
GLIDING laying some hardwood floors.
Mrs. Frank Wetherel, who has been
very sick, is improving. Her sister
from Charlestown, N. H., is with her.
DR.. j. E. Calvin proved his mark
manship Friday morning by going out
alone and bringing back buck in a
short time.
Mrs. Harrison Abbott has returned
from visit to her daughter, Mrs. S.
A. Childs in Sunapee, N. II. her
grandson, Bernard, coming with her
for few weeks stay.
Rev. T. d. Preston and family have
secured rooms at Mrs. f. r. Arnold's
for the present. At the recent burning
of the parsonage they lost nearly all
their clothing, all his books and many
other valuable things.
At church meeting it was voted
to rebuild the parsonage. Deacon c.
z. Bacon and n. G. Wood TO represent
the village were elected a committee
to solicit aid and make preparations,
the building committee being Deacon
c. T. Bacon, Deacon Z. S. Garfield,
Herbert N. Williams, Rev. r. d. Pres
ton and N. G. Wood.
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THE BEST PROOF

Manchester Citizens Cannot Doubt II
Doan's Kidney Pills were used
They brought benefit.
The story was told to Manchester
residents.
Time has strengthened the evidence
Has proven the result lasting.
The testimony is from this locality,
The proof convincing.
P. J. Mcclure, 21l Maple St., Ben
nington, VI, says: For some time !
suffered from dull, heavy pains in the
small Of my back and was unable TO
stoop without great misery. The
trouble was generally worse in damp
weather or when ] caught cold.
heard great deal about Doan's Kid
ney Pills and began using them. In
a few days felt better and after
had taken one box, my back was free
from pain and the other symptoms Of
the troubles became thing Of the
past. Kidney trouble and ] have been
strangers since. ! always recommend
Doan's Kidney Pills when have the
opportunity"
Price SOC at all dealers Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy--get
Doan's Kidney Pills--the same that
Mr.. Mcclure had. Foster Milburn
Co., Props, Buffalo, n. Y. adv-32-2
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A WASTED TRIP

"The longer l live with my wife
and its goin' onto fifty years now
the less ] understand bout the work.
ms of the female mind" remarked
Obed Dolliver, as he melted naturally
into the circle Of oilers in Dinmouth
post Office. "You take a mans idea Of
what makes a payin' day and compare
it with a woman's, and you'll find
wal, d'know jest what you will find II
you come TO that.
"F'rinstance, yesterday mornin' ]
hooked up the old boss to 60 to Ban
gor. wanted to haul in a load Of
truck to sell, and there was bout .
dozen things needed to use round the
farm-I RELY had to have 'em.
when ! got ready TO start my wife
came out to the wagon, and she gave
me a list Of things that she'd wrote
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1922
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of, and she charged nc over'n, ovcI
not to fail TO get EN-, cause she need
ed every one Of EN-. SO pu, her list
in with mine in my weskit pocket anc
started off.
when was joggin' by Bowler's
place, Mis- Bowler come TO the door
and hailed me Your wife wants you
on the telephone, she says. So
got out Of the wagon and went in.
Seems that while I'd been gettin'
from my place down to Bowler's she'd
thought Of six or seven more things
that she couldn't do without, and she
wanted me to get them. too. hadn't
any pencil with me 10 jot EN- down
with, but ! thought | could charge my
mind with EN- SOS not to forget EN-,
"Wal, my truck sold so much bet
tern ! expected that about all the
things my wife wanted came out Of
that extry cash. | was pretty well
pleased with my days work gettin'
my truck in there in the nick Of time,
and gettin' top price fort and then
maxim two or three pretty good
trades in things I'd bought Take it
all round, don't know when I've had
a better payin' day, so ! was feelin'
rather better'n common when drove
into the yard last night and started to
unhitch.
"My wife came out to the wagon
while | was takin' the boss out, and
she began to poke round after the
things she'd sent for. I'd taken most
of my things that I'd got for the
farm and barn out of the wagon,-l
had to before ! could get out for they
was piled all over me,--and they made
a pile S big as small cock of hay,
So she didn't have anything to bother
her, and she hauled her stuff out Of
the wagon, bundle at time, and
piled il all on the ground there, long
side of her, and it made heap that
she could barely peek over.
Shed got out the stuff she'd wrote
out on the list, and most of the things
she'd held me up and telephoned bout,
when all at once she begun to scratch
round in the bottom of the wagon kind !
of anxious, and my mind sort of be-
gun to misgive me, although didn't
know any reason fort.
Finally she says, Where's that roll
Of white tape told you about over the
Is it done up with some Of
these other bundles, or have you got it
in your pocket"
There" ] says, that's the fust
time I've thought of that tape since
you tol' me bout it this mornin'! /
never got it at all" And when told
her that, she slumped down on that
pile of bundles and let her hands flop
right down by her sides.
"'Good landp says she. Go clear to
Bangor and waste whole day when
you might have been workin here to
home, and then forgit what you went
after! If that amt a man all overp
"And," concluded Mr.. Dolliver, rue
fully, Il amt been able to make her
hear reason 1.-THE Youths Com
panion
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J. E. Carleton and Mrs. Emma
Wernhoff spent Thanksgiving in
Springfield, Mass.
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ANNIE HAMILTON BROWN,
MARGARET S. DAVIS,
Committee.
Manchester Center, VT,
November 80, 1914.
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REPORT or CiyICS
CLUB COMMITTEE

The Committee 10 Look up Cost oil
New School House at Depot Give,
The Figures on Same
To Messrs. Frank NJ Walker, ". NJ
Garfield, d. II. Dyer, Selectnen; S b
Taylor, W B. Edgerton, F. c. Arch.
ibald, Schools Directors Manches-
ter, Vermont.
Gentlemen
In response to your open letter Of
inquiry regarding the report of the
committee appointed by the Ciyics club
to investigate and report upon the
cost TO the taxpayers Of the new school
building recently erected at Manches-
ter Depot, the Civics Club as openly,
willingly responds
The Civics Club on organizing
adopted constitution and bylaws,
which appeared about that time in the
Manchester journal, in which the OBJ
ject was stated to be "an intelligent
study of public affairs as they affect
the homes of the town and the inter
ests of their inmates" Article also
stated that "all residents Of Manches-
ter and all other persons interested in
the welfare of the community shall be
eligible to membership"
At the same meeting during the
progress of which this constitution
was adopted the question was asked
of each person present what phase Of
civic life should be studied Quite
long list was mentioned. 1t was fin
ally determined TO first study the
school question.
At the first succeeding meeting the
hour was devoted to resume of the
of the Carnegie COM
The next meeting was devot-
ed to a consideration of the recon-
mendations of the state commission,
and at the following meeting all these
from both commits
sions were discussed and individual
opinions as to their merits expressed,
Following this a pubic lecture was
delivered in the Baptist church by Mr.,
H. n. Morse. He illustrated this adj
dress, showing the condition of the
school houses in the county The COM
plete plan embodied a lecture by Mr..
Walter Shaw on the experiences Of
an examination of
local conditions, including the different
schools in the town, and the seminary,
and the expense of erecting the new
building at the Depot. These in vesti-
cations were not for the purpose Of
criticism and condemnation, but for
1t was thought wise to
secure information which would show |
it had cost less to repair old
buildings and erect the two-room
school referred to than it would to
have invested the money in central
school,
Herewith we submit our report. 1t
was taken from the town report al
ready published in which the figures
we're widely scattered.
Cost of Depot School House
CAS- given in the Town Report)
Land, 21a acres, j. H. Hicks 81 ,026.0O |
Two days work with team,
J. H. Hicks ....... 500
Architect, Geo. 0. Woodcock 10000
Contractor, E. H. Beebe SO. 4,355.43
Foundation, F. d. Giddings. 10000
Laying water pipe, A. B.
Marsden ............. 24.51 |
Work on sewer, Parker Bald
WIN ......... ........... Oo.VU
Heating and plumbing, E. R.
Lampson .......... 49,. l,5O9.Z6
Concreting Depot School
house, VIM. Johnston ..... $500
Cement for Depot School
house, F. H. Walker ..... 1926
Work on chimney. Alphonso
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selections on a pipe organ. and later attend the performance at a local theater.
 A decided feature of the program will be speech made to the editors by some national man of prominence, through courtesy of the South Western Telegraph and Telephone Co.,. This speect will be delivered over the telephone from New York, Washington or some other city, and if it can be arranged. President Woodrow Wilson will speak for 20 minutes to the Ark ansas squirrel heads. In order to do this the Telephone Co. must have two wires open all the time between Washington and Little Rock because there might be a mishap to one and tho other would be immediately placed in commission and the conversation proceed without interruption.
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cally nothing else for the next thirty days. Among these are: Pres. John c. Futrall of the University of Arkansas, Pres. John H. Reynolds of Hendrix College. Geo. B. Cook State Superintendent of Public h. struction and Dr. c. H. Brough, of the University of Arkansas. Dr. Brough is now on hts round, with forty commencement ad- dresses to deliver. This will require his absence from the University for sometime, during which Little Rock will be his headquarters, as it is more centrally located. Dr. Brough is a candidate for governor at the next primaries and he is putting in good time in the meantime, shaking hands and getting acquainted. Dr. Brough started his tour of commence ment exercises, at Gillett last week.
 No matter what has been said of Little Rock as a city for hospitality, it must become secondary to the comments which will follow the entertain ment of the Arkansas Press Association, which will convene in annual session here May l8, 19 and 20. The editors will be entertained at the principal hotels of the city, during the three days of their stay and the bills will be footed by the citi- zens. This is made possible through the energy displayed by the Little Rock Press Club, an organization of 25 newspaper writers in the capital city.
 The entertainment committe e has been very busy arranging
 for this convention -i in fact, too
 busy, for with all the entertain ment features, it was found that the business sessions would be wiped off the slate. and the boat ride on the Arkansas had tc be abandoned. In its stead the editors will have the privilege of
 hearing a leading Little Rock musician render a number o1
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Brinkley Han Makes . ''''''-'' Close Fit

There's nothing like being able to fit the hard to fit,' said l.. K. Brown of the Brown Shoe Store Wednesday as he was making his Edwin Clapp and Selby Shoe ad for this weeks ARGUS. "A Brinkley business man who belongs to the particular class and con sequently hasn't worn any other shoe for years but the Edwin Clapp. dropped in our place this week and said well I've been getting my Edwin Clapp shoes from the city dealers but what's the use 1T you people have the identical sane shoes It the 61y,ke tnoney. 2,
 Isly; pprl Stae vlillor. VI
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Died

On Monday night. May 4th, w. D. Grothe an old citizen of Brinkley died after a short illness. The cause was unknown although some say that it is on account of an overdose of mor- phine which they think he took through mistake. The funeral took place on Wednesday morn ing at ten o'clock from the Brickell Undertaking Parlors, the interment being at the Catholic cemetery.
 MT. Grothe was a well known citizen and ex-Mayor of Brinkley and had lived here for the past 25 years. He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. w. D. Kennedy of Little Rock, who came, accompanied by her husband. to attend the funeral.
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Tell 'em you saw E In the Arss,
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BUSINESS MEN PLAN RE.ORGAlN1aFIONla
ALarge and Enthusiastic Meeting Yesterday Afternoon
 Plan to Receive s. Leqis Business nens flsS llsh

At special meeting of Brink ley Business Mems Meeting held in the Masonic Hall,o Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock, at which about 50 men were present. it was planned that each and every business man of Brinkley should meet the St. Louis Business Mems Special i. train on next Thursday evening at 2 o'clock and escort, them to the Elk Club rooms where the. glad hand's'' would be extended them for the 30 minutes stop here.
 After this business was dis posed of, the matter of the location of new factories in Brinkley and of the urgent need for a permanent business organ ization in Brinkley was brought
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Social

James l.. Woodfin en- he'd Wednesday afternoon
 hospitable home on North
 with a miscellaneous kr, complimentary to Miss
 ] Morris.
 color scheme was green White, with floral decor
 of orange blossoms. A
 white floral bell. tastily k and the artistic banking of
 land roses in every avail antage place in the rooms
 Ia pretty picture.
 guests present were re- Ed to write a favorite |t in the brides Green |the dining-room the same
 scheme was carried out. lifts were arranged on the
 table and the honore's |was draped in white tulle.
 varied and beautiful 1 Gre received.
 |erwards a contest entitled It Jacks Wife Wore. i" l were 12 pictures on the bach representing a fabric |reat merriment was caused |uessing, Mrs. Wm. B. h winning the first prize, (utiful embroidered towel, she presented to the |of honor. Mesdames Lock lin, James Grant and Miss nerite Sapp tied for the pation prize, which was Py Mrs. Grant.
 |ghtful refreshments were D later in the afternoon, Feam being served in little tubs.
 Pse present were: Mesdames Stout, w. T. Tomlinson. C. pgle, James Stack, Lock lin, James Grant, Thomas Is, A. c. Huddleston. Elmo By, E. D. Mcknight, Wm. plsom, Fred Roescher, F. 'rphy, Thos. E. McSpadden. Draper, J. T. Starnes, s.
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a patron a few days ago and she said "I have bought shoes in New York, Oklahoma City,
 Memphis and other points but I've never had as comfortable a fit as your Selby Shoe has given me-" This is a lady who knows what is what and her experience counts for much when it comes to shoes, ' said
 Mir. Brown and Pm proud that she found what she wanted in
 Brinkley.
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A Good Bargain

An 80 acre tract,ofA Aand sonth of Brinkley. Has once been in cultivation. grQdnd is well sodded with Lespadeza, fine place for cattN and hogs. Will sell at bargHM and on time pay ments. Write or call for X, care of ARGUS, Brinkley, Ark.
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5 Reward!
Sulyed or Stolen, One
 Jersey Bull

Strayed or stolen. from my place ' miles Northeast of Clar-s edon near Keevil. about the lat ter part of November. one light fawn color Jersey male short horns mark crop off the left and crop underbit and 2 splits m right, { years old, weight about 800 or 800. Il last seen south of Brinkley between the BaylessI sawmiu and the Newman pleee;; supposed to be grazing south 0& BF1nkIoy IT on Plney. K @
 nbefal xezfard Will be pofd for my information IeedinG to
 WILLIS c TT 5 lkI.
 R n ,sx S '''' \.
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up, and it was unanimously agreed that immediate steps should be taken to re-orgaaize the t Businesss1l 1lenis Club and a committee composed of Jas. Gunn,.Sr., Henry Wolf. H. L. Simpson, s. Bacharach and F. T. Murphy were elected to suggest and put in motion all plans necessary to the re-organ- ization.
 Every man in Brinkley. old and young, merchants, clerks, lawyers, doctors, carpenters, factory men, farmers, bankers, teachers, preachers are all ex- pected to be ready for the or ganization when these men plan it out and make the next call.
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CAPITOL CITY
 NEWS LETTER
Lively. News From Little Rock. InteFesain6 A6airs <
 of State Wide Interest
By A. w. Parke

By A. w. Parke
 Little Rock, Ark. May 6--It must be good news to the abusi- ness interests of Arkansas to know that one of the large mail order houses of Chicago has made arrangements to ship in- to this state ,,16 car loads of catalogues for distribution among the people who do not care to bnygat home.
 The little Rock postohice has received Fnotice that the 15 ex- press cars filled with the large catalogues, will soon be headed this way and the parcel, post will be used to distribute them from Little Beck. The concern has figured sthatit will be cheap CT to send the catalogues out from Little Rock. parcel post, than to send them direct from Chicago, and that perhaps the service will be better too.
 It would be stretching Q point to wager there are many merchants of Arkansas who would stand aside and. see. this train wrecked without express ing sentiments of sregret.saa
 Great activity is displayed this week in the newspaper publicity bilhwhieh the press eof Arkansas seeks to iniate, and unless there are many who fail to do their 2 duty, a sufficient number of names will be filed by Saturday night to insure this bill beind submitted tothe voters of the state,
 This bill will, of course, ,abe of benefit to the newspapers, but the benefit of them is in6ntes- inal caanpared towhatit willsdo for the tax payers of the state. The bill will give to the, news papers of ArkansasA j po6sihly $50. 900 a year, and save the tax payers several million. The newspapers are required t0print the proceedings stated in the bill, at rates which takes most of the profit out of the publica- tion, so the public is the real gainer.
 The greatest benefit of the bill is that. if adopted by the voters at the next general election, it will entirely do away with tax lodging. No longer will the man with the forty acres and a mule bear the burden of tax ation. He will be taxed on everything just the same. but the big fellow. who secures the services of the best attorneys in the state to show him how to dodge ataxessA must. onow steE up and bear his portion, tttas reducing the rate of the little fellow. This is accomplished by the county judge being re quired to publish reductions in taxes. and the county boards of equilizations must do the same. This will force the county boards and judge to explain to the people why big corporations are favored, in case of reduction. or large property owners, and no member of such ! board. or county Judge. will submit e