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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-02-11
East Cambridge

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Moies spent Fri
day at N. j. Nye's.
Carl Manchester was a business visitor
in MorrlsVille Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. E. Tatro of johnson
were visitors at Harry Rce's Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs, A. NJ. Carpenter of Cam
bridge Junction visited at F. II. Pulling
toms Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Murphy of Corinth
were guests of the latter's sister, Mrs. A.
Rousseau Friday night.
George Griggs has moved his family
from the Arthur Thompson farm to North
Troy, where he has employment.
About thirty members of the Christian
Endeavor Society of Jacksonville attend
ed sleigh-ride party at N. j. Nye's last
Monday night. All enjoyed fine time.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-02-11
The Value of Air

There were 5l4 fewer deaths in Chicago
in the last six weeks than in the same
period year ago. The weather in those
six weeks was much milGer than the
weather of the last winter.
1t j. Il striking demonstration of the
beneficial effects of fresh air. The city
health department calls attention to the
fact that people have been out of doors
more and have been able to veulilate
their houses more freely this year than
last. SO they have been freer from dis
ease.
In summer. swat the fly In winter, air
the house kansas City Star.
This is just as true for Vermont. A
chief cause of "colds" is TO be found in
sruffy, airless houses; stores, and other
places of public meeting. Air them out!
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-02-11
Undivided Attention Demanded.

Not giving your whole undivided at
tention to the task in which you have
invested your life and money, means
that you are wasting your own preci-
GUS time and that of others. What
ever you do, do it with your whole
heart and mind OF get out and try
something else. 1t takes pretty nearly
all of a mans time to perfect an un-
dertaking provided it be a big and
worthy one to begin with.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-02-11
JOHNSON

earn Courtney was 10 Stowe last We'd
nesday.
Evelyn and Pearl Collins are i'll of the
mumps.
Howard Waterman is out after two
weeks illness.
H. R. Holmes of Shoreham is visiting
friends in town.
Willard Grey was at home from Hard
wick over Sunday.
Miss Julia Reynolds, who has been i'll
of humps, is better.
Mrs. |. L. Bailey is quite sick aud is
under the care of a nurse.
Mrs. Uri Chatfie and daughter, Doris,
have oeen i'll from humps.
Mrs N. A. Waterman went to Burling
ton Friday for few days visit.
Phil DAYS from the U. V. M. was a
guest at h. K. Holmes over Sunday.
The japanese n,ertainment, given by
Mr.. and Mrs. Gale, was appreciated 10y all.
Mrs. Chester Sanders and Mrs. K.
Gauthier passed last Thursday in Morris
Vile.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Porter and daugh-
ter, Reba, visited in Morrisville last Fri
day.
Miss Esther Aver of the U. V. NJ. visit
ed her friend, Miss Jeanne Maxfield, last
week.
Mrs. N. G. w cd of Hyde Park visited
Mrs. Hattie Pearl last week Friday and
Saturday.
Fifteen from Hyde Park were in John
son Friday night to attend the "Newrich
Reception"
Rev.C. A. Reney was one of the preacher
at the Allday meeting at Wolcott on
Tuesday, the 10th
Asa Gates and Miss Fernwood Loner-
gan of Johnson were married in Burling-
ton Monday,!Feb. 2,
Miss Jennie Maxfeld of the U. V. NJ
has been at home for a few days, return
ing to Burlington Monday.
Mrs. Win Sinclair was in Burlington
Thursday with her little boy, Junior, to
consult doctor about his lameness.
Miss Winnie Perkins spent Saturday |
and Sunday with her. sisters, Misses |
Joyce and Amy Perkins at Mrs. Auns.
Misses Gladys Dimond and Kathrene
Barnum of; Hardwick were guests of
Miss Edith Leslie Saturday and Sunday. |
Mrs. Lottie Rushford and Mrs. George |
Atweli aud daughter, Gladys, attended |
Pomona Grange in Stowe last Wednesday.
Earl Holmes of the U. V. NJ. was at
home one day last week, going from here
to Montreal to spend the remained of his
vacation.
The annual meeting of the ways and
Means Society for the election CT officers
will be held Thursday p. M, Feb. ~, at
Mrs. W. II. Leslie's.
A. 7. Freeman from Montpelier Sem
mary preached at the Methodist Church
last Sunday. He was entertained at
Carlos Cakes while in town.
The attendance at the Congregation
Sunday School Feb. was 100; collection
Sill; at the Methodist Sunday School
attendance 81, collection S1S7.
Special revival meetings will com
mence at the Pentecostal Church of the
Naztrene on Wednesday, Feb. 18th,
meeting on Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday nights. Everybody invited.
tiss went to Burlington last Thursday
night to be with their sister, Miss Mabel
Austin, who underwent an operation
appendicitis Friday morning. She is
doing well at this writing.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-02-11
The Truth About Early Rising

Gibbs-I believe in early rising, don't
you?
Dibbs-Well, there's no abstract excel
lence in early rising; it all depends on
what you do after you rise. 1t would be
better for the world if some people never
got up.-Bosron Transcript.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-02-11
Dividing Doubtful Glory

The South Carolina Legislature h%>
passed resolution favorng the repeal
of the fifteenth amendment. That is an
unkind attempt TO split glory so to 80
with Senator James K. Vardaman of
Mississippi.
Who in the world told them down there
that there is any Fifteenth Amendment?
It was discourteOus in the extreme to do
SOL
Il ;s NV, 81 o. q wear Tor eyerNl ndY
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-02-11

1t is now 1926 year for everybody.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-02-11
First to Manufacture SILK.

The wife of Chinese emperor made
the first silk in 1900 B. C. In $50
Aristotle first mentions silk among the
Greeks. In the twelfth century the
manufacture of silk was carried on in
Sicily, later spreading to Italy, Spain
and the south of France. It was not
manufactured in England before 1904.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-02-11
Furnished a Text Topic.

Tillie Ginger says that Sunday be-
fore last she went to church and abb
sentmindedly dropped her vinaigrette
In the collection basket, and last Sun
day the minister preached on the sub
ject of "Vials of Wrath.
News.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-02-11
The AffIictiOn of the Righteous

Boies Penrose announces his candidacy
for the Senate with brutal disregard of
the fact that Bill Finn is wearied OF
standing at Armageddon.- Tran
script.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-02-11
Still Uns3tis

"He used to brag about his wife's
craftsmanship" WesI?" Nov he
complains that she is the author of too
many bills in the house."-Town
Topics.
Newport daily independent., 1914-02-21
Union Week of Prayer.

The Interdenominational Coun- cil of Women for Home Missions
 has chosen February 25th as a
 day of special prayer for the spread of the Christian religion
 in America, and all over the land there will be prayer meetings held on that day in which all denominations will unite. :, K In Newport a union all after noon meeting will be held at the Methodist church; beginning at |3 o'clock on Wednesday, Febru-
 sry 25, .toawhich all Christian people are: invited. The first
 section of the program will run
 exactly an hour, and after an in- termission of a half hour second section will begin at 4, continu- ling for just one hour. Bible
 study and continuous prayer for the great needs of the country
 will be features of the program
Newport daily independent., 1914-02-21

HAAASs A'AAAAAAAAoe ''s<o ~ wy 11OL
 girl, left two or three weeks af.
 ter Christmas, worked at res.
 taurant; Albert Smith came tc
 her house about a month ago
 worked at Syrian's' restaurant 1 when census was taken.
 Miss .Maude Kidd knows J. M. Ursery, makes home at Hoxie, his wife there, goes home on Saturdays as a rule.
 B. o. Rock lived in East New port outside city, name drop ped from petition.
 L. B. Harris found William Haney did live back of Stallings ; l.. w. Lamb and L. w. Kay not found; Charles Mann, timber cut ter at Hooper's Mill; Otto For tune lives outside of city limits in Batenlan house.
 Lon Paris knows E. c. Thomp- son, worked here two years ago, left here about September 20 for Hickory Grove.
 H. s. Simmons testified that in taking a census of Planters House J. s. Best gave him four names as residents of that ho- tel. They were, MT. and Mrs. Jewel Best, Ira Best and Ed Lynch. Witness stated that Jewel Best told him that none of the others said to have resided there did live there; was next asked for list of roomers 1f Wal ton B:.udins by Charles Walton to census takers; B. c. Burk- head lived 302 Main street; M. K. Joseph said there were no beds at the European restau- rant; Mrs. T. M. simmons af- fidayit introduced that Newport has been her home for "A years and that it is now with her son, H. s. Simmons; z. B. Reid's home was 62O Main street; affi- davit of Mrs. H. s. Simmons in- troduced stating that z. B. Reid's home was Newport and that he had gone to Hoxie to direct a singing school.
Newport daily independent., 1914-02-21
Kills Bunch of Snakes.

w. c. Raves, a good citizen, and one whose word is not doubt ed, brought to Stuttgart We'd nesday the rattles from thirteen rattlesnakes killed by him the day before, with a large ,pnos- casin and one blue racer, all kial- ed by him under one stump near his home the day before.
 One of the bunch of rattles contained fifteen, and from an- other bunch most of them had been lost, and there were only a few left, but either of the old CT snakes must have been dfteen years old. None of the snakes were samll 4ones, and none of them were less than three fact in length. Several of them measured six feet. MT. Raves says they were chilled by tne cold weather and were numb. so that he had no trouble in, kin- ing them. He said he could cas- fly have captured. them alive. but did not think they had any value; and wanted to get rid of them After he had killed them he got information that one of the park organizations at Mem
 jhis wanted to buy just such rep tiles as he had killed, to use for exhibits and if he had not killed the snakes he could have got ten from $100 to $200 for them alive.-Stuttgart Arkansawyer.
Newport daily independent., 1914-02-21
Burglars Blow Safe of Marion
 Cnunty Rank.

BlOW OdIe W NdAAoAA
 County Bank.
 Batesville, Feb. 20.-Charles Metcalf, cashier of the Union Bank and Trust Company of this city, received a phone mes sage Friday morning from W. R. Jones of Melville, telling him of the robbery of the Bank of Marion County at Flippin at an early hour this morning.
 immediately upon receiving the information Mir. Metcalf, who is agent for the Bankers Insurance Company, which car ries insurance on the Flippin bank notified Sheriff w. A. Fike and he left on. the morning train for Flippin with bloodhounds.
 The robbery is thought to have been the work of profess sionals, as all telegraph. and tel ephone wires were cut and other precautions taken to prevent sending out alarm of the rob- bery. . \. #
 However, the robbers overlook ed one telephone connection, and l it was over this, the news of the robbery was received here this morning. ,-.. MT. Metcalf has also wired the ] Arkansas Bankers Association, the American Bankers lnsur- ance company, and the Burns de- tective agency of the robbery. MT. Metcalf believes that the gang of professional yeggmen recently operating in Oklahoma and parts of Arkansas, are re- sponsible for the Flippin rob bery, and he proposes to take such steps as will insure their capture, or cause them to get out of this section of the coun- try.
 The robbers did not lslcceed in reaching the conte its of the
Newport daily independent., 1914-02-21

bank vault, the only cash they secured being about $10 that was left on the counter, but the safe was ruined by. the explosion.
 The loss is placed at $75O, cOv- cred by burglary insurance.
Newport daily independent., 1914-02-21
STATE CHARGES
 CONVICT CONTRACTOR
And Guards With Assault With Intent to Kill And As
 Accessories.

Promptly at 8::3O o'clock Sat- urday morning, the trial of John H. Keel, the county convict con- tractor and his three guards, Jewel Best, Ira Best and Lee Quinn was begun in the Jackson circuit court, the jury in this case having been completed Fri day afternoon.
 Sitting beside the defendants in the court were Mrs. Keel and her two children John, Jr., and Elizabeth and later, Mrs. Jewel Best and her little daughter, Lottie came to sit near the hus- band and father.
 c. M. Erwin examined the witnesses for the state and c. A. Hillhouse and Judge J. w. Phil lips for the defense. While the crowd was small at the opening hour, before noon the large au- ditorium was fairly we'll filled with people interested in the trial.
 Prosecuting Attorney c. M. Erwin in making the opening statement of the states case said that the prosecution ex- Fpected to be able to show that the four defendants in custody, John H. Keel, Jewel Best, Ira Best and Lee Quinn and Arthur Walls, were guilty of assault with intent to kill and accesso- ries before and after the fact upon the person of a negro nam ed "Slim," whose surname was unknown to the grand jury, up- on May 27, 1913. Mrs. Keel had lost her jewelry by theft and several were suspected, "Slim" included. Going to the farm, Jewel Best and Keel were over heard to say that they were go- ing to take Slim out; that night they went to the correll !; armed and with an oath told "Slim" i've will learn you how to }tell a lie." They had a rope, took Slim out into the woods and then shots rang out'and the negro convict was heard to "hol- ler:" "Lord have mercy, please don't shoot me any more, you've already broken my arm." That
 the guards were directed to take
 rope off Slim "and if----
 runs, shoot him." Negro cook
 Maggie was brought out and was
 told they were going to bury hel with Slim if she didn't tell where
 the jewelry was. The explana
 tion of this shooting as told by
 some of the guards would bs
 shown and how convicts before
 leaving the farm were threaten
 ed if they ever talked about thu
 incident. 45t4 z-&t-'as ' }EIG. Al Hillhouse for the de }fendants outlining their side O. the case, asked the jury to com
 pare the reasonableness of th' defendants testimony compare' with that of the states witness es. ;, Ira Best should never hav been indicted and didn't knoy lanything about. the case; Jewe Best and Lee Quinn were guard at the farm and Keel was a high } ly respected citizen.
 The theft of the jewelry had oc curred on the , farm, Keel an } Jewel Best were in Newport an didn't know the facts in tn theft and how could they hay plotted about taking Slim out A white convict and Slim ha been suspicioned and it had bee reported to Keel that Slim wa
 slipping up to the house durin meals and eavesdropping, Sir was sent for and denied hi , r,;l+ ,uyas mi in the guar
Newport daily independent., 1914-02-21

Salesman Wanted to look af- ter our interest in Jackson and adjacent counties. Salary or Connre 7rio,1. Address The Har-
 vey Oil C Cleveland, o. It
Newport daily independent., 1914-02-21

JSVSiy t-llu put IL III tree.
 That Keel with the guards hand
 cuffed Slim and took him there,
 that Mrs. Keel and John Adams
 q neighbor, were sitting on the porch when they passed out, that
 Slim struck Lee Quinn and tried to escape, that in the scuffle the lantern was put out and as Lee Quinn fell, his pistol was acci- dentally discharged and the bull let pierced Sims arm, Dr. Tom linson of Grand Glaize was se- cured to dress the wound.
 Regardless of what people said of John Keel politically, he has a kind and tender heart and Lee Quinn too was a humane guard and when the negro Slim appeal ed to him, that he not say any, thing more about stealing the jewelry for he didn't want an- other term and for this reason the negro had told Dr. Tomlin- son the story related by states attorney.
 J. M. Gibson, foreman of the last grand jury, was the first witness called by the state and testified that among several wit nesses examined, the grand jury could not find the surname of the negro named, Slim.
 Edgar Robinson, prisoner on the farm May 27, saw "Slim" handcuffed in jail one night about that time and about .9:30. or 10 o'clock r Keel, Jewel Best, Arthur Walls, Lee Quinn came. and got him. They had pistol, shot gun, Winchester and hand cuffs. Ira Best opened the door. Keel said to Slim "I'll learn you how to tell lies." Took Slim out and he was never brought back. Heard gun shots about an hour later, but no one "holler." Heard Ira Best, a guard, next morning say that Slim ran off and got across river on a boat. Witness testified that when prisoner left the farm, he was told by Keel that if he talked about farm, he would be killed. The court limited the applica- .tion of this testimony to Keel. On cross examination, witness
 testified. that he was sent to
 farm from Esquire Nuckolls'
 court for fighting. On night
 Slim was taken out, heard a
 great many gun shots. Admit ted he was sent toapenitentiary
 in 1911. ia .5G Maggie Shelton, was on farm
 last May. working at the house,
 heard gun, shots one night. Keel
 and Jewel Best, Walls and Quinn came after her and took her out
 in the woods. Said, they were
 going to kill her and Slim and
 bury them together. Had a pick
 and shovel there, saw that Slim had been shot in the arm and Jewel Best told her they hac shot Slim.. When the shots were
 fired and she was at the house she heard Slim cry 70 Lord have mercy" When she was takel out Slim had something over his , face, rope around him and was handcuffed. Next day, heare some of them say they were go ing to kill Slim. Keel and Jewe 7 Best had told witness not to say anything about this affair. Or , cross examination, witness saie : Arthur Walls carried her out there and that they told her Slin : said she had stolen the jewelry thought it was between 8 and ]. o'clock when she. was taken ou' } about a quarter of a mile iron } house up the river. Wasn't yer, dark when Slim was taken ou
Newport daily independent., 1914-02-21
k(aSe
 l Goes Over L., At Request of  1 Offer ReDuttal.

been running since
 ith various intermis-
 .pser another an'' week.
 plul,eant was taken on
 noo1l until the Mon-
 |ipg following. The
 nt was made at the
 judge Boyce, who de-
 present in circuit
 of counsel for John
 Custave Jones also
 p,tponenlent on the
 ] Saturday afternoon
 ,al holiday south of
 Dixon's line, in
 court seemingly con- bough s. M. Stuckey hers entered vigorous she witnesses for the nts, who testified in
 gsrdingi names upon or the. census of the { the following 3 o'clock Fri kan, court closing with |S Simmons still upon |.I "A Norton lives Oh boat, Il6drth of point west { pant lGac;srge Catt Fitness and has been } time; Stella Morton, fitness. |iitln The Parker, and Ritchie were only ] between his own and his side: c. w. B. c. l boat on river above does not live on it. an testified that Callie never lived with her; Mcclure her brother, |ition but lived at went there about 6 clalmed Newport hls l here.
 tystsl didn't know R. was asked to send. eper, to court as wit, { Parker knows May. ,2did' live with Rosa Chastain- Addition, $ old and clairnedft this ne. K t} kIlOWS J. "A. Q. lives at Black Rock is mail there; Sallie Vaitress at Van Noy's, for Augusta.
 er Frank signed pe- 'ast twice.
 1',.cooksey knew Eel,
Newport daily independent., 1914-02-21

Charles E. Taylor of Little Rock will address the Mems Meeting tomorrow afternoon. Ladies invited.
 J. B. Heard left this afternoon to procure another car of ripe bananas, which will be here the first of the week.
Newport daily independent., 1914-02-21
Funeral Service.

The funeral service of Mrs. Josephine Brandenburg was held at the family home this morning at g o'clock in the pres ence of a large number of friends, who gathered to pay a last sad tribute to the depart ed loved one.
 The service was conducted by Rev. w. P. Chalmers of the Pres byterian church, of which the deceased was alife long member A large concourse of friends fol- lowed the flower laden casket to it's last resting, place at the old home a few miles east of town,
Newport daily independent., 1914-02-21

4Continued on editorial page.)
Newport daily independent., 1914-02-21
wing Pictures |E'eQpera House {: 3 | "
pERFIDY OF MARY. s meets reality.
 ana-BloGRAPH.)

MoNDERFUL STATUTE
 aa gentleman hadn't been .sased <. he would have rec-
 llulan posing as a stat leaturing Lillian Walker, !, X, " Theby, Coutney Foote |'aan Bunny. =. WTAGRAPH.)
Newport daily independent., 1914-02-21

uE ANSWERED THE AID spllttlng comedy, featur- bunny and Flora Finch %ss%aeedy-VITAGRAPH) ssaed
 '0loN 5 and 10 CENTS.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-27
TOWNE TO ATTEND
NATIONAL MEETING
Will be Present At Sessions Of Amerl
can Association Of Commer
clal Executives.

o. 81 Towne, manager OF the Keo
kuk Industrial association will leave
this noon for Cincinnati to attend the
meeting OF the American Association
of Commercial Executives which win
be held at the Hotel Gibson, Monday.
Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. %, %
and 80. The sixth annual meeting of
the Central Association Of CONNER
cial Secretaries also will be held at
this time and place.
Factors in Securing Factories will be
one OF the big subjects discussed at
the meeting. Other subjects will be
on various topics which will be Of in.
.terest and help to the members. Con.
ventions, Their Cost and Value, will
be one of these other topics, and
Commercial Advertising will be an
other subject to be treated.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-27
uneonfirmed Report.

CHIHUAHUA, Sept 26.-An uncon.
i6rmed report was received here to
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-27
OF LOCAL INTEREST
Some People We Know, and We viii
Profit by Hearing About Them.

This is a purely local event.
It took place in Keokuk.
Not in some faraway place.
You are asked to investigate 1t.
Asked to believe citizens word;
To confirm a citizens statement.
Any article that is endorsed at home
Is more worthy Of confidence
Than one you know nothing about,
Endorsed by unknown people.
Mrs. George Chambers, 1907 Main
St., Keokuk, says: "Doan's Kidney
Pills were used in our family and
proved so beneficial that we feel JUS
titled in recommending them. Our sup
ply Of this remedy was procured from
Wilkinson & Co.'S Drug Store and 1t
proved effective in relieving lumbago
and kidney weakness, especially in
children's cases. Doan's Kidney Pills
strengthen the back and kidneys and
thus bring about general improve
ment."
Price SOC, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pi1ls-the same that
Mrs. Chambers recommends. Foster.
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