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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-10-06
West Hill

Eugene Mudgett has been visiting his
son and numerous friends in Underhill.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Root of Richmond
have been guests the past week of the
latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. Chase.
Frank Kinds and family, who have
been living at Morristown Corners in a
tent during the summer, have returned
to their home on the Hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Tracy and chill
dren of Richford are guesls at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Carroll. Mr..
Tracy is brother of Mrs. Carroll.
e Miss Caroline Stewart of Montpelier
has been at the home of her father.
John Stewart, coming to attend the
Phillips-Stewart wedding.
A social dance will be held at the home
of Herman Eaton, Friday night, in hon.
or Miss Nellie Stewart. A picnic supper
will be served and music will be fur
Dished by Hadlock's orchestra.
Last week Tuesday evening about
twenty-five of the neighbors and friends
of Miss Nellie Stewart gathered at the
home of her father, John W. Stewart.
The occasion was a surprise shower in
honor of the approaching marriage of
Miss Stewart and Ned Phillips. which
took place this morning, and the plans
were so we'll carried out that the surprise
was genuine and complete. The evening
was most pleasantly spent with games,
visiting and singing by the company,
Mrs. George Robson presiding at the
organ. Included in the list of useful
presents were linen. china, aluminium,
silver and cut glass fruit dish. A pleas
ant feature of the evening was the piec-
ing of quilt, each lady bringing block
and the hostess being required to assist
in putting them together. Refreshments
of cake and coffee were served.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-10-06
Funeral of H. L. Law

The funeral of Herbert L. Law. whose
death from pleuro- pneumonia was an.
nounced in this paper last week. was
,'held from the home on Jersey Heights
last Friday afternoon, Rev. W. E. Baker
of the Cong'l church officiating The
bearers were E. R. Bracket and son,
William, of West Medford, Mass, H. w.
McAllster of Waitsfield and B. A. Grimes
of HYDE Park Interment was in River
side Cemetery in this village.
The funeral was very largely attended
and the large and beautiful display of
flowers, including set pieces and individ-
ual offerings, spoke eloquently of the es-
TEEN in which the deceased was held in
the community A number of men, who
have been working on the road with Mr..
Law the past summer, the faculty of
Peoples Academy and the class OF '16,
of which Linwood Law is a member, and
the Maids of Philanthrophy, Mrs. Laws
class in the Congregational Sunday
School, attended in bodies. Those from
out of town, not mentioned elsewhere,
were Mrs. Rosepha Palmer, Johnson;
c. H. S. Cleveland, Wolcott; A. B. Alger
Stowe; Mrs. John Stiles and two chill
dren, Middlebury, and Mrs. E. r. Brack-
EFT, West Medford, Mass, relatives of
the deceased; also c. A. Tomlinson and
Mrs. A. J. Magoon, Stowe, and ]. T.
Jewett and wife, Hyde Park.
January 16, 1862 He was united in
marriage to Miss Nettie R. Bracket,
daughter of Mr. and the late Mrs. S. r.
Erackett of Morrisville, on December 9,
1896. At that time he was employed in
Taunton. Mass, where Mr.. and Mrs.
Law resided for year. before coming to
Morrisville eighteen years ago. Besides
his wife he is survived by one son, Lin
wood. and sister, Mrs. Hattie Keller
of Stoneham, Mass, and several nieces
and nephews.
Mr.. Law was man of quiet unassum-
ing manner, a good cisizen and neighbor,
who will be greatly missed by many in
this community.
The athletic sports held on the P. A.
play grounds last Friday in connection
with the Grange Fair, were witnessed
by large crowd and proved very inter-
esting. They were in charge of Prin.
Reynolds and Mr.. Merrill and were par
ticipated in by large number of the
students-girls as well as boys.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-10-06
Prompt Service
Square Dealing

Your cash when we get the goods. Call me on
the phone if you want to get rid of your Junk.
o. K.-Monisvilles Original Junk Man.
OSCAR KAHN
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-10-06

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Tel ass Lake Street, MOrrisville, .
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-23
MANY ARE GOING TO
LAUREL CONFERENCE
HATTIESBURG WILL BE WELL
REPRESENTED AT METHOD
IST MEETING.

Forrest county Will be Wen repre-
scented at the annual Mississippi con
ference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, to be held at Laurel,
beginning Wednesday.
The most prominent Methodists in
Mississippi as we'll as some of the
most influential ministers in the South
will be in attendance.
Among the Hattiesburg delegation
will be w. S. F. Tatum, John A. Nc
Leod, Joe Cook, the Rev. George II.
Thompson and the Rev. II. Mellard.
John r. Pepper, of Memphis, who is
a prominent banker and superintend-
ent of the largest Sunday school in
the South: George r. Stuart, noted
evangelist who is now pastor of the
Methodist church at Knoxville, Tenn;
E. II. Rawlings, educational secre-
tary of the Board of Missions, Nash
Vile, Tenn; George II. Crowell,
WaynesviIle, \. c.. who is vice-presi-
dent. of the Southern Assembly; DR..
w. Y. Young, a member of the faculty
of Chandler School of Theology, who
will address the conference each after
noon during the session.
The conference will be presided
over by Bishop Adkins of Waynes-
VILE, n. c. Bishop Adkins was for a
long while secretary of the Sunday
school Board, and is author OF several
books on Sunday school work.
The homes of Laurel will be thrown
open to the visiting ministers and
delegates.
The following schedule has been ar
ranged for the four days of the con-
ference.
Wednesday evening, 7.5O, Sunday
School Anniversary. address by Bish,
OPP Adkins.
Thursday at II a. m. Thanksgiving
sermon by Bishop Adkins.
Thursday evening. 7:30, Anniver
sary Board of Missions, address by Dr.
T. H. Rawlings.
Friday afternoon, 400 o'clock, Lay
Activities, Prof. Harrell leading
The Rev. II. Mellard will stay at the
home of ]. H. Crawford; the Rev.
George H. Thompson, with H. H.
Chambliss: w. S. F. Tatum, with r,
E. Carter; John A. Mcleod and the
Rev. Dan E. Kelly. at the Great South
ern Hotel: Joe Cook, with w. NJ. Whit
aker: DR.. Charles w. Crisler, with
G.. w. Nicholson.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-23
FORREST NEGROES
LOSE some MONEY
PUT UP $1.75 EACH TO BRING SUIT
AGAINST SECRETARY OF
THE TREASURY.

Representatives of the negro arrest
ed in Memphis Saturday for fraudu-
lently using the United States mails,
have operated in Forrest county, and
other parts of South Mississippi in
recent weeks, it was learned today,
obtaining no small amount of money
from the slaves and former slaves who
handled cotton during the COS.
The main leader in the scheme is
now locked up in Memphis, awaiting
trial in the federal court.
The negroes working" Forrest
county, represented themselves as the
agent of parties bringing suit against
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo
in which collection was sought of six
ty-eight million dollars due to exI
slaves for services rendered the Fed
eral government in handling cotton
during the Civil War
According to reports the ''agents"
told the negroes that if their ances.
tors were slaves and handled this cot
ton their children had a claim against
the government, and on the payment
of one dollar and proof of claims their
names would be added to the list OF
those beneftting.
This negro, according to informa-
ton, was examined by federal officer
here who found that he was not inn
personating an officer and was prob
ably doing as directed by his princi
pals. He was advised, however, that
there was little in the suit and that
the probabilities were the negroes
paying over their dollars would lose
them.
| 1t is said that the most of the For
rest county negroes putting up Their
dollars to participate in the. large
! amount sought to be recovered lived
in the rural districts, very few of the
negroes being so easily guiled.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-23
FEW CHANGES EXPECTED
Continued from Page One)

work of all officers and members are
something that | am proud Of"
The Rev. w L. Linfield. pastor of
the Court Street Methodist Church,
will be returned, it is understood Mr..
Linfield has been here but one year,
but during that time has done some
excellent work here. and has made
many friends
The Rev. George H. Thompson still
has one more year to serve as presid.
ing elder of this district, and his re-
appointment is practically assured.
This makes seven years spent in Hat
tiesburg by Dr. Thompson, four OF
which were served as pastor, and
three as presiding elder.
A majority of the ministers from
Harrisburg left for Laurel this morn.
ing, to engage in the preliminary work
attending the opening of the confer
ence The laymen delegates will not
leave till tomorrow morning.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-23
|DAWS'S TABLOID
| BEST OF SEASON
FLOWING POINT ON OPEN
ING NIGHT.

The fact that last nights entertain
ment at the Auditorium was in the ma
ture of a benefit performance for the
Kings Daughters may have drawn
scores of persons to that playhouse,
but the performance given Yesterday
matinee by the Chess Davis company,
filling a weeks engagement there, had
lot to do with the S. r. o. sign
hung ont early in the evening.
1t was capacity audience which
witnessed the performance, and it
may truthfully be said that it was the
best nights entertainment given by a
tabloid company since the Auditorium
has been opened this season.
Mrs. B. d. Moore, appearing for the
Kings Daughters, gave two vocal
solos, accompanied by Mrs. A. J..
Grove. Great applause greeted Mrs.
Moore and Mrs. Grove.
The Davis organization IS far ABOVE
that of any of the tabloid companies
appearing here in the past There is
a company of II, half of them young
women, and a clean, wholesome
laughable show is given. MI. Davis
himself is the lead comedian of the
organization. AS a black faced. hun
CRY and tired individual, his every APP
pearance On the stage was greeted
with laughter and applause Mae Rel
ly, the leading woman, has an excel
lent voice, and made many friends on
her first appearance here The Pat
tersOn sisters, Marion Pate, and Fan
ME Parsons were the other female
mambers of the company.
The Imperial Quartette, one of the
best ever heard here, consisting of
Clyde Hooper. Jim Pritchard, Jack
Parsons and Joe Varnell were forced
to give encore after encore during the
evening.
The program will be changed to-
morrow night, and on Friday night.
Wednesday night will be request
night at the Auditorium, and the I'M
perial Quartette will sing any song
requested by the audience The names
of the songs should be left at the box
office before the curtain goes up.
The Davis organization should be
greeted by a packed house every per-
formance
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-23
NORMAL COLLEGE NEWS.
Q A>>%> % . 90 . I

The Normal College football team
defeated its old rival, the Poplarville
A. II. S. in fast and interesting game
Saturday. The score was II to O..
Both teams fought hard from whistle
to whistle, but the Farming Boys were
unable to hold the Normalites. 1t was
the first victory for the Normal over
the Poplarville team after having con-
tested for four years, heretofore Pop
larville would either win or hold the
Normalites to a tie, but the Normal
team has at last passed the A. H. 5.
The Normal Eleven" plays their
last game of the season at Hamper
Park Thursday against the Gulf Coast
Military Academy team. The Normal
lineup will be in tomorrow's News.
Miss Annie Laura Phillips, who has
charge of the music department of the
Collins High School, was a weekend
visitor of Miss Kate Cunningham, of
Hattiesburg Hail.
There was an informal Embroidery
Club" meeting in the lobby of Hat
tiesburg Hall Saturday night. This
meeting was for the purpose of get
ting everybody started on their con
tribution for the Christmas bazaar.
The student-body of the Normal Col
lege has issued invitations to the fac.
ulty and all officials including their
families. to partake of the turkey
THANKSGIVING dinner in the College
Dining hall The practice school chill
dren of the college have also been in
vited.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-23
REDUCTION PLANT SUED
CONTINUED From Page One.)

that the Grooms-Foretich Company
owed the Naval Stores Company for
its process, and it was agreed that in
solar as the compliments debt was
concerned, the Wood Reduction Com
pany would pay that amount to the
complainant rather than to the Naval
Stores Company; or, in other words,
that the wood Reduction Plant was
paying its own debt when it obligated
to pay the complainant said sum-"
1t is charged that $4,000 in stock in
the Wood Reduction Company was set
apart for the Naval Stores Company
and was to have been given to the
creditors of the latter organization,
but that the foundry company never
has been paid its indebtedness.
In its answer. the Wood Reduction
Company denies that it owes the foun-
dry company for the supplies; that
there was an agreement whereby it
was to pay the complainant for the
machinery; that it at any time obi
gated itself to pay the complainant
any sum.
It also is denied that the company
is debtor of the complainant, and
that it is insolvent and has contracted
debts beyond the par value Of its cap
ital stock, as is charged in the original
bill
1t is explained that T. S. Jackson
and G. L. Hawkins, principal owners
of the Wood Reduction plant, made
an arrangement with the Naval Stores
Company to install its process in the
Hattiesburg factory, which was to
have been free of any obligation on
the part of this defendant; that the
company was to be paid off in CAPT
tai stock. The big fire which de.
stroyed the plant on its opening day,
followed this.
The answer says that later, when
new material was to be obtained, the
Reduction Company induced the other
defendant to agree that all stock TO be
issued thereafter to the Naval Stores
Company, should be held by the local
organization, for the benefit of the
creditors of the former.
THE defendant has frequently of.
fered to the complainant its PROPOSE
ton of the stock so held the answer
continues, but to receive the same,
the defendant has wholly failed and
refused.
THE defendant says that it has no.
been operating its plant but that it,
failure TO operate has been due to the
great financial depression consequent
upon the war and that it is a going
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-23
EUGENiC MARRIAGES

Will insure to this country healthier
and more intelligent family of the
future" and many woman, obviously
unfit for marriage, has had her health
restored by the timely use of Lydia Z.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, the
most successful remedy for female ills
the world has ever known. Enormous
quantities of roots and herbs are used
annually in making this good old-fash-
Toned remedy and no woman who suf-
fers from female ills should lose hope
until she has tried it.-Ady.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-23
BAZAAR WILL OPEN
TOMORROW MORNING
WOMEN OF TRINITY GUILD TO
HOLD ONE-DAY FAIR AT OLD
LOMO BUILDING.

What promises TO be one of the most
attractive baZaars of the present sea
son will be given by the members of
Trinity Guild in the old Lomo Buils.-
ing tomorrow The doors will open
tomorrow morning, and will remain
open until the last thing is disposed of.
The chairmen of the various COM
mittees have been at work all dav
decorating their several booths. and
everything will be ready for the open
ing. A dinner will be served, begin
ming at noon, to which the public is
invited.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-23

Meal of the Navy" Pathe's master.
piece, will be shown at the Gem this
AFTERNOON and tonight. On the same
program a big 4-act Broadway fea-
ture, THE Net of Deceit" will also be
shown. Roland BOttomley a star who
is well known to patrons of the legit-
innate stage by virue of his appear
ances in Broadway successes, enacts
the leading role in Kalem's powerful
three-act Broadway FavOrites" pro-
ductiOn The Net of Deceit" This
production, which comes to the Gem
tonight, is an absorbing story of inter,
national intrigue. A number of com
edies will round out the program.
Thursday the Gems 10th annual spe.
cial Thanksgiving day program will
be given. One of the big comedy fea-
lures 10 be shown will be Charlie
Chaplin, in Essanay's feature comedy
"Shanghied." The dramatic part OF
the program will be well taken care OF
by pictures consisting of all-star casts
and special music by the Gems en-
larged orchestra will be furnished af
ternoOn and night. The Gem will be
open all day Thursday THANKSGIVING
Day.)
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-23

Today the Lomo offers George Faw-
cett in a Paramount feature, THE
Majesty of the Law" also two COM
edies. Wednesday Mutual master
piece, THE Man from Oregon" Thurs
day a special Thanksgiving program,
Max Figman and Lois Meridith in my
Best Girl and Charlie Chaplin in one
of his comedies. Friday the big classic
picture, Antony and Cleopatra,
which will be shown under the au-
spices and for the benefit of the Pub
lie Library, Saturday, The Interna-
tional Entertainers, the second attrac-
ton of the Lomo's lyceum course, will
Iappear.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-23

concern within the meaning of the
statute upon which the complainant
bases its prayer for a receiver.
The premises considered, the de-
PENDANT prays that it may be dismis-
sed hence with its reasonable costs
in this behalf most wrongfully sus-
tanned"
Tally G. Mayson. Ford & White, rep.
resent the complainant, while Flow
ers, Brown, Chambers & Cooper rep
resent the defendants.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-23
TWO TO PRACTICE LAW.

Quitman. Miss, Nov. 22.-At the late
sitting of chancery court in Lauder
dale county. applications to practice
law were granted to c. w. Vain
wright. son of T. L. Wainwright, presi-
dent of the Stonewall Cotton Mills. and
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-23

Madagascar fishermen sprinkle a
poisonous substance on rivers and
lakes which paralyzes the fish and
cause their bodies to rise, when they
are caught by hand and eaten without
harming their captors
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-23

The Rev. Robert Selby, presiding
elder of the BrOOkhaven district of the
Methodist church, is in Hattiesburg
today, en- route to Laurel. He is the
guest Of his sister, Mrs. Victor Scan
Ian.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-23

The Rev. w. H. Saunders, of Fern.
wood, was in the city last night, on
his way TO Laurel to attend the Meth
odist conference which opens there to-
morrow.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-23
NAME GERMAN OFFICIAL
CONTINUED From Page One.)

William Rand, counsel for the
defense. admitted that the Ham,
burg-American officials sent or
tried to send supply ships to meet
the German warships from the
ports named, but denied that the
acts constituted a conspiracy.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-23

Lees Puncture-proof tire is guaran-
teed against punctures for $500 miles.
$1,000 cash offered for every pune
ture. and tire repaired free.-Hawkins
Hardware Co. Iues&Sat-tf-c
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-23

Trinity Guild bazaar and turkey din
ner Wednesday, Nov. 2l. at old nomo
building. See ad. on Society page.
20-3t-p
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-23

E. w. Garrett, manager of the Cum
berland Telephone Company, was look
ing after business in Jackson yester-
daV
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-23
NO REHEARSAL OF
THE TRINITY CHOIR

There will be no choir practice at
night, as previously announced
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-23

]. II. Lollis, of Hendersonville,
n. c., will spend the winter with his
son, Mr.. w. A. Roper.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-23
CITY EREVITIES

Registered at the Pine Tree Inn,
Bogalusa, yesterday, was G. E. Bishop,
OF Hattiesburg.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-23

Your tire expense viii De cut in half
if you will use Lees Puncture-proof
tires. $1,000 cash refund for every
puncture and your tire repaired free
Hawkins Hardware CO.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1915-11-23

citizen of Quitman, and T. w. Batch
ellor. of Shubuta. both in this county.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-02-06
VILLAGE GOSSIP

Fool fellow (us) called on the Hun
ickes last Sunday evening, left his
rubber overshoes in the vestibule
(Which was proper), also jabbed his
very wet umbrella into the corner.
When he went home, the umbrella
had leaked a pint of water into the
overshoes, yes.
There is a great deal of difference
between being a real philanthropist
and makebelieve. Other day we
meant to give a fellow quarter and
handed him penny, finding it out
too late to correct the mistake, the
man had gone and we were out a
good deed, and in "a cents.
In public speaking, lower your
speaking tone. 1t is far better than
the high note, which bears no
interest.
DIR. Beattie is much missed at the
Palisade Union Church.
A flash light was made of the
Grantwood Comedy Club in "a pair
of Gloves" last Sunday. The photo
grapher got his hair singed, and the
picture was punk.
-Palisadians say the Dwigginses will
never be satisfied in Chicago. They
are missed.
-Alcide Pinard, the Pallsade boy
minstrel, looks quite like R. R. con-
ductor in his new gray school uni
form.
Boys of Palisade made hugh snow
ball last Sunday. 1t looked like an
orange in white about four feet thick.
There will be Food Sale at the
home of Mrs. r. H. Mutt, Edgewater
Road, on Saturday afternoon, Feb
ruary 9th, from three to five o'clock!