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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-12-22
RADICAL ROAD AGAIN.
Mr.. Tisdale Replies to Statement OF
Supervisor Pitts.

Supervisor Pitts.
Editor Daily Item.
In reading in your issue of the
18th inst Mr.. Pitts letter. 1 will
simply put some questions for Mr..
Pitts to answer:
First: Was it solely to protect the
travelling public that he ordered that
road closed?
Second: Did any one besides those
men he mentions find that road too
narrow; how many of the numerous
petitioners complain, to him?
Third Is there any part Of the
Radical Road too narrow 20 admit of
the passing each other of two two
horse wagons. or two automobiles,
with perfect safety?
Fourth Did you find the Radical
Road too narrow or unsafe before you
granted the request of those two men
or after you had committed your
self?
Fifth: In endeavoring to work in
interest of public have you not served
the interest of two men, ignoring nu-
merOus petitioners?
In conclusion l will say Mr.. Pitts,
supervisor, can make his new road,
and if it is SO fine, so convenient and
so much safer, that the public for
sakes the Radical Road until it be-
comes useless, then he can close it. In
open and keep it worked also, unless
the decision of all South Carolina
| courts so against us.
Respectfully,
III. l.. Tisdalc.
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the Radical Road at the Mayes .
junction as il was widened with .. D.
Mr.. Brogdon and Tisdale, who c,..u
into the city every work day, as their
business is here, these two men will
spend three days of each year travel
ing this seventy odd additional miles
to school and all others who are COM
PEELED to come to the city. Persons
living out some distance on the Mayes-
Vile road wishing to travel the Radi-
cal and the new Shiloh roads, { !
think this is the name of the new
roads opened up recently), will have
to go the length of DR.. China's farm
and pass the road in question, then
the woods purchased from Mr.. Gra-
ward which is just at the Railroad
crossing. Now, is Mr. Pitts as a pub
lie servant, benefiting the majority or
the minority? The City or County
must build a concrete bridge over the
canal. Has he as Supervisor the au-
thority to give the City the money TO
build this bridge as it is within the
city limits? This alone will cost from
five to eight hundred dollars. The re-
cords will show this when completed.
The law as presented by the County
Attorney provides when road be-
comes useless it can be abandoned. l
see no clause where it authorities the
Supervisor to either sell it or give it
away, they can not make titles, as
understand it, The Radical Raod
has not become useless. The Graham
Boulevard has been open to the public
for fifteen or more years and the
Radical road has still held it's own.
What has made Germany? The an
swer is it's roads and plenty of them
we'll kept. Let us just imagine what
our feelings would be if we had
large bill board placed in front of the
entrance to our streets, we could go
around and at little longer distance
get in, but would our place or homes
be as attractive? This is exactly what
Your proposed change of roads means
to the property owners beyond DIR.
China's and Mr.. Graham's farms.
am inclined to think you have not
given your attorneys ruling due con-
sideration or Interpretation, as well as
not having considered the desire and
comfort of those interested in the
road in question. Our city owns quite
a length of the road and has worked
1t for a number of years 1t remains
to be seen if our City Fathers are will
ing to allow one Oh our avenues lead
ing into the city to be closed without
q protest Children travel this road
for safoty coming in TO our public
schools. Dr. China says they can
como through has lands leading ny
the Dairy. Now this IS real kind of
we have and the risk a child would
take going among the cattle as they
naturally would in pasture lands
Now Mr. Pitts, it is not sentiment
debating these lines, it is a desire for
justice, myself as we'll as others have
invested our earnings in lands that
will be injured as we'll as put us to
the inconvenience Of travelling this ex-
ira seventy miles each year we come
and go around the Bill Board as Mr..
Brogdon and Tisdale and children
will have to do.
There remains a remedy if you
force us to the step. Will we be
firm and take it?
Mrs. A. J. Reardon.
RADICAL ROAD AGAIN.
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Y. Nj. G. A. Entertainment.

A movement is on foot Of interest
% the senior members of the Y. M. c.
A. The business mems class will
early in January entertain all the Sc
nior members. The jolly Jyms will
serve the supper.
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Mr.. T.. c. Gross, who has been con-
Quoting the Manning Auto Supply
Company has moved to Sumter.
whore he will open an agency for the
Maxwell automobiles.
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JOHNSON APPOINTED JUDGE.
Secures Federal Office Through Prcsi.
dent Wilson.

Washington, Dec. 1S.-JOseph Joh
son, Of Spartanburg. has been a
pointed district judge by Preside.
Wilson.
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u large number, resulted in a victory
''r Randolph over the Winooski club,
the score being 6 to St-Mrs. Schrafft
VI Somerville, Mass, is the guest or
Mrs. f. A. Eaton.-Silver Cross Circle
VI the Kings Daughters held their meet
ing yesterday at the home of Mrs. y. ID.
DUBOIS. 1t being guest day. The Brain
tree Circles were invited and there were
u members from that place present. be-
sides many guests from here. The open
ing was followed by the roll call, to
which III" members responded with quo
tatlons from Washington, Lincoln, Lowell
hnd I'ongfellow, followed by a piano duet
by tn" Misses Elaine Bass and Annie
gilbert Bell. Miss Elsie Kilburn gave
n recitation. sicily and the Bears"
Mrs. j. Il. Adams sang, after which Mrs.
Homer White gave n reading. The pro-
gram closed with the Lords prayer and
the singing of 'Rlest BE the Tie
George Mann of Dewey's Mills is in
town to visit his mother. Mrs. william
Mann.-George II. Slack Of 11illsdale,
Mich, arrived here Wcdnesday.-Mrs. j.
j. Stimets and Mrs. George Dwyer are
in Nashua. n. H., this week to visit
Mr.. and Mrs. S. $. Whitcomb and from
there will go to Boston to visit other
relatives of Mrs. Dwyers.-Mrs. Nellie
Smith of Mortified was entertained
Tuesday by Mr.. and Mrs. y. C.. Buck.
returning to her home Wednesday.
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and Mrs. Martin rembrookc. also
this city, and one son, Fred f,yleI
Barre street.
The Butler Products company locd
at Springfield, to sell ana manufacI
OILS. greases and other merchandise.
filed articles of association with tho
rotary of state with capital stock of d
divided into 100 shares. The subsd
ers are w w. Slack. William II. sd
and y. w. LaFranch.sc, all of Spl|
field. An association. THE Ola
Schoolhousc Associations" formod for
purpose Of Keeping in repair and ct
wise maintaining tho Free VIII ban
society meeting house AT South WI
lock, with a capital stock Of 1900.
also filed papers. The Subscribers
Charles H. Gross, Alexander Dunnctt
Charles T.. Leslie, all Of St. Johnsb|
Changes at the Central Vermont rro
Office includc the transferring Of Joi
Hamoi To- yard clerk and the promo
IF Mark H. Davis to the position Of Il
Ter.
States Attorney Fred f.. Gleason pr
outod in the caso Of STATE vs.. Mrs n
Nia Of Northnold. charged with iu|
keeping. y raid resulted i'm the sell
Of "A barrel of beer and = barrel If y
The respondent pleaded guilty he
Justice s. II. Kent and was nncd
and costs, which she paid
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G. TEMPLAR BAL
George ashingtOn and tolors oi
Country Much In Evidence.

The large dance hail at the MAJ
Temple never presented a prettieI
pearancc than IT did Monday night
the eighth annual ball of Burlii
Commandcry. No .. knights TenI
was held there, The bah was attj
10y about co sir knights with their
The grand march started prumpt}
$40 o'clock in the drill hall uf the |
mandery and ended in the hall 4
Hagar'S augmented orchestra OF
pieces furnishing music for dancing
Ill one o'cltck Tesday moruiu-
The color scheme OF the decort
was red. white and blue, and %
pictures Of George Washington
cleverly worked into the d~ecoral
The ceiling was draped with numhi
and festoons of red
paper, caught up with red, white|
blue bells. The pictures We're ARID
in panel effect on the side walls, |
outlined with strcamers and f~estooj
crepe paper, Signs and ombloms N
order also entered into the decora|
The stage upon which the orchestra
seated was banked with palms. AMI
card room adjoining was also prettit
ranged.
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JOHNSON.

John LarawaY spent Sunday in Nor
risvillc with his brother. Lee, who is
ill.-Harold Fuller and family from
Hardwick spent Sunday here with his
mother. Mrs. j. IS. Fuller, who Is ILL.,
Mrs. j. II. Bean of .Je~ffcrsonVillc was
in town Friday.-Miss Lucy Bailey Is
failing .--JoSeph Fay is mora comforts
able.-Prof. a. w stone, who vas taken
suddenly i'll at his school Thursday ana
had to be brought home. Is more COM
Portable He is considered out of dan-
ger.-Mr and Mrs. Taylor Mead of Nor
%risville spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
c. Arthur Stearns.
Miss Mae Manifold visited her sister
Jennie. in Burlington Monday and Mrs.
Fred Prindle in Essex Junction, returning
home Tuesday.-Mrs Frank Davis and
daughter are spending the week with her
husband. +. f.. Davis. in MONTPELIER
r.. II. Sherwin attended the reunion or
the Legislature of 1912 at Montpelier
Mondav.-Nilliam Reavy and daughter,
Mrs. Thomas Waterman. attended the
funeral Of George ReavY in Jericho We'd
ncsday.-Mrs l.. II. Sherwin visited in
Barre and Montpelier the first of the
week.-A. W. Stone is convalescing'-
John Moody has returned to Wolcott.
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MONTPELIER.

Carl Recor. IA local young man. am
ployed by Walter cox, the well known
grand circuit driver Of Dover, y. H.
was arrested saturday evening, charged
with stealing a fur coat valued AT SlW
from Bert L. Tucker, employed by l..
u. Taft as chauffeur, who is now in
California with the Tafts. II" was
arraigned before Judge Harvey I'm city
cour and pleaded not guilty. TIL case
was continued until Wednesday after
noon. bail being fixed at Sl0o, which was
furnished. The theft is alleged to have
taken place two or more weeks ago
entrance having been mad into the Taft
barn ON Main street. where the coat
hung. Thc coat was sold to Il local
furrier, who in turn disposed OF 1t To an
other local man. Saturday "A warrant was
issued by Grand Juror Theriault and the
arrest followed. Recor denies the charge,
claiming that he received IA commission
of 81 for selling the coat for a party
and that he had no knowledge of the
larceny. The defendant spends the win
ters In this city and has been prominent
in ice-raring, He has been employed by
Walter Cox for three seasons
Mrs. Ellen Ryle. wife of Thomas
Rylc. died Sunday afternoon at three
after a weeks illness. caused
bv n shock. The deceased eside for
wears had lived with her daughter,
Mrs. Dean Hale. She was about 65
years of age and leaves besides Mrs.
Hale. two other daughters. Miss Nellie
Ryle. "A teacher in the public schools,
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ers and those furnishing music from out
side the membership of the association
The next meeting viii he held at HARD
wick. Officers elected are: President, H.
w. Bickford of Jeffersonville; vicc-presi-
dent, j. r.. Wheeler oi Wolcott; secretary
and treasurer. T.. :. Robinson OF Nor
risville. Members of the executive board
consist of the carriers living In the town
where the next meeting s tn he held'
The dclegate-at-largc to the stat" meet
ing to be held AZ Randolph is |. Newton
I.eBaron of Morrisville, and the second
delegate. Lucius ~. Noyes of Hyde fark.
Word has been received of the death
In Wells River of Mrs. Emma Gates
Smith, a former Morrisville resident, and
aunt of T.. W. Gates of this place. Mrs.
Gates ven to Wells River Monday. and
Mr.. Gates went yesterday to attend the
funeral of Mrs. Smith.-Mrs Il. Titemore
Of Pigeon Hin. p. G.. and Mrs. Miles
Greene of IIighgato Center who have
visited their sister and husband, Mr.. and
Mrs. II. s.. Greene, returned Tuesday
evening to Highgate.
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WASHINGTON COUNTY
NORTHFIELD.

AT the First Universaiist Church We'd
nesday Feb. II Clinton Lee Scott was
ordained as a minister of the Universal
list Church and installed as pastor of
the church. The devotional service was
conducted by the Rev. j. b, Sargent.
pastor OF the local Congregational
Church, and the Rev. John r. Gates of
the Methodist church.. The music was
in charge of Mrs. X. r. b. Flint, with
an effective chOir and Miss Vera John
son as o%rganist. The ordination SER
was preached by the Rev. DR.. Lee
S. McCollester, dean Of the Tufts COL
lege Theological school. and he was as
In the services by the Reverends
George F, Fortier of St. Adams. John
Is. Reardon of Barre. Frederick A. Will
mot of Somerville. Mass. and Vernon
~ BlagbrOugh Of Bellows Falls, The
exercises We're witnessed by an audi
ence which taxed the capacity OF the
church. Mr.. Scott has been the acting
minister of this church for the past
year, and is a young man Of fine quail
ties.
Fred A. Joslyn has sold his home place
on Main street In this village to Mrs,
Flora Aldrich and II Is expected that the
transfer papers will be drawn this week
and possession given soon, The place
comprises several acres Of land.-[Mrs.
Fred J. Davis Is at Lowell. Mass, where
she accompa MED her son. Ivan. for an
operation Fred G., Fisher and Frank L.
Tracy have been drawn as jurors for the
coming March term of Washington county
court.-Mr. and Mrs Henry Dutton OF
Royalton have been at c. s. Rich
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BENSON.

W Is. Strong of Toultney came sunday
to visit his father, w. +. Strong Charles
Jones is confined to the house by illness.
There will he n sock soCiable at the
Congregations chapel Friday night
The Rev. Il. ID. Chase, who came here
last September to take the place of the
Rev. r. T. Edwards who had to go to
England. will leave March Il to go to
conference. Mrs. Chase and son. Alfred.
will go to Granville to visit relatives.
Mr., Chase. who is a member of the New
York conference. will return to that con-
ference this spring and hence will not
come back here and as the Rev. Mr.. Ed
wards Is marooned in England "A new
man Will rave TO he sent here. making
three pastors within one year-Mrs.
George Devette returned from Poultney
Sunday morning. where she has been Wis
iting her son. David |. Deyette.%feorge
Gibbard of Putnam. n. Y, was in town
last week visiting his sister. Mrs. J. NJ.
HOWar ri.
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WOLCOTT.

William Heath was in Hardwick Tues
day.-Harrv May IS visiting his sister
i'm Greensboro for a few days-Mrs. IIor-
ace Woodmansie was in IIardwick Feb
ruary 23.-Mrs. Banus, who has been ur-
der the doctors care for some time, is
improving.-Mrs l.. e.. tda1l visited IN
~1Iardwick T~ucsdaY.-C. &. Fisher Is WIS
ting his son in l.Nndonvillc Tor a lew
days.-Danicl Hale Visited his mother in
Franklin over Sunday.-Mr. and Mrs. r.
II. Tuthill were in Burlington Tuesday
Mrs. Franklin and sister visited In Nor
r~isVillc Monday.-J. W. Porters' house
was robbed recently while he was at
church and $50 in money taken. No clue
to the thief has been found
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Mrs. Augusta Roll Of New york city
Ia visiting at |. w. Horns The Ladies'
Guild OF Grace Church met with Mrs.
f.. r. Read Wednesday afternoon.-Mrs.
James Walsh of Leominster, Mass, is
visiting her mother, Mrs. Louise Quinn.
The Lenten Cottage lecture was held
at z. f. Partlow's Wednesday evening"
Miss Eula Douglas, who has been at l..
W. Horns. has returned to Burlington.
Mrs. Wallace Bird went to the Mary
Fletcher hospital at Burlington Tuesday.
where she will undergo an operation.
DR.. F.. T.. Read and Mrs, LeGrand
Thompson accompanied her.
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NIDDLESEX.

e. Hammond colobra+od tive
anniversary of his birtb Tbursl
Mrs. Wiss and Mr.. Sturf1ohoo,l
Montrc1ier and w NJ rucoe and 4
ilv of this Mace wore his ruos,s |
Lewis is mnvinp ia cbarIn,tc
In tho absence or tn. Ro, NJ Il
SUNDAY th. uulntt ,t IN, u.,t.5f., |
copal Churrh was filled hy Nlig. |
uperintcudont Of IN, deacoros. bonI
barre. I'm the evening an inrn,,.i
was uivon an IN. work don. hy tho
conoss among fine Italians IN Rarr.
Der, Miles. IF is in burlington .n
ncss-Goorro Mics returned suI
ovcninr from several DAVIS huAi
trim Tn Milton -rnniomir walton
has boon an with ,-hick.n-nox is al
nhlo to -. ont II W.ol1or ,val
Waitgfio,d an biisiroee Nopdav-r
renee Miles il vieitirr bis amt, IL
NcntnoIier ana Nv. ~rovr.nc]
Burbrpton waro ov,r su,d.v o,as,
MIR and Nre f. y Nu. ,ti,..e M
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RUTLAND COUNTY
BRANDON.

Principal Earle r. Tracey of the
school has been the guest or Al
Ian Calhoun at Middlebury,-Mrs, Gin
ton IL. Robinson has been the guest
of relatives in Proctor.-Arthur II.
Buttles has received the appointment
Of carrier on rural route No. . to take
effect March !. Cheney J. Braley has
been supplying on the route for some
months-Mr. and Mrs. Fred A.. Nan
chester are at Montpelier.-Miss Gwen
dolin Ives is spending several lays in
Burlington.-Miss Mary Button Is in
Rutland.-Mrs. w. II. Houseman or
Chatham. n. Y. has returned home
after a visit with relatives here.-Mrs
Wallace Bird is i'll and will leave soon
for a hospital at Observation-Disclosures
II. Mcleod of Hardwick. a former
cashier of the Brandon National bank
is in town.-Clarenoe Hall n ltar-
old Roach are drawing hay to Hub
bardton.-L. a. Notorious OF the MID
dlebury Y. NJ. c. a. was In town sun
day.-Elwin \. Palmer Is confined to
the house by illness,-Edward c..
Chandler has returned from Burling-
ton, where his wife IL In the hospital
for treatment.-Miss Lillian Cole Of
Middlebury is the guest of Miss Dor
othy Cole.-A sister of Mrs. Il. &. Ellis.
who is visiting here, is seriously ILL
Lake Dunmore Chapter of the II. A. r.
gave "A whist party Wednesday
evening in Grand Army han,-Miss
Nettie Thomas of schenectady, N. Y,
Is in town.-The Congregational
Church was well filled Sunday evening
to listen to J. n. Barss of Vergennes on
THE Training of Boys" Music was
by a male quartet. The Rev. +. Barn
by Leach p~resided,-Mr. and Mrs.
Warren {. LeriHgwell are entertaining
Mrs, J. NJ, Huber. Miss Genevieve Hu-
Der and Alton Burton Huber of Colo
rad Springs, Colo.-Warren q. Cowee
of PouRhkeepsie. N. Y, IL In town.
hugh Selleck was married AZ cas-
tleton February "a to Miss Charlotte
Crippen-Mrs. L. q. Griswold of Corn
wall Is in town.-GeOrge Flagg OF
Leicester Junction Is visiting Mr. ana
Mrs. ID. W. Flagg.--RusseN Barker Is
slowly recovering from his injuries re-
ceived from a falling tree,-Floyd
Quimby, aged Is, was injured while
sliding down hill Saturday. Eleven
stitches were required to close up the
wound I'm his hand.-Mrs, Frank whit
teinorc has returned from the Mary
Fletcher hospital at Burlington-Mrs'
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BELVIDERE CENTER.

Miss Dotie Potter of Barton has been
visiting at J. q. Thomas's.-Mrs Mary
Potter, who has been i'll, Is better
". f.. Laraway. who has been in Boston
the past year. has been visiting at f. Il,
Euard's.-Reba Wescomc, who has been
visiting in Enosburg. has returned home.
Mrs. Emma SlaYton and son, Charles,
are in Eden.-AtS. Roena Arthur Of
Greensboro is visiting her sister. Mrs
=. j. Chaffoc.-Mrs. FranCis Wescome
,as called to North Hyd" Park Sunday
IN account Of the Illness OF Mr.. and
.lre. Mitchell Woscomc-Frauk Tatro,
who has lived at home with his mother
for a few years, is going Ia Fairfield
to work-Mrs. j. .. Thomas is spending
the week i'm Montpclier.-Th"r' was a
good crowd at the dance at the Wood
men hal Monday niEht.-Ashton Brown
Of this place ana sylvia liutchins Of
Eden were married by the Rev. A. ..
Chandler MOu1aV.
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RANDOLPH CENTER.

The fourth annual farmers week of
the state School of Agriculture was OBJ
served here last week. commencing Feb
ruary II and continuing ill the after
noon of February N the school here
was assisted by Messrs. Borland, l.ut-
man. Burns, jerks. Hargreaves. DR..
"A and Bradlee of the extension Scrv-
Ice of the State Agricultural College,
II. II. Talmage, president Of the Long
Island Potato Growers association,
Amos Eaton of South ROyalton. who is
authority on fruit growing. There were
nine sessions and the aggregate attend
ancc was 90. or an average of 100 for
each session.
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HYDE PARK

Percy Foster was at IT, 'in rs
sex Junction over Suud D." GOD
card, who stepped on '"ccnlly,
went tt Burlington A.' for an
opcratior on his foot.--Frark Putnam,
aged A., died Thursday from the ef-
fects of a shock. The burial took
place Saturday.-Miss Emily Hulburd
Xas at home from her school ut Enos-
purg Falls over SundaY.-W. u. strong
attended the reunion of the 1912 Leg
stature at Montpelier MondaN.-Mr.
md Mrs. II. NJ. Mcfarland. Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Brown and Mr. and Mrs
r. s. Page were visitors in Burling-
ION Monday.-Professor simpson visit
ed his parents at Sheffield sunday
MIR. and Mrs. Frank jackson of Nor
~risville spent SUNDAY at the home or
w. II. Strong.-All of the bank officials
from this place attended the bankers
Meeting at Burlington Monday.
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Miss Ada Willard, teacher of the higher
department of the village school. left
Monday to spend her spring vacation at
her home in Richford-A pleasant re-
ception was given to Ernest Anderson In
the Methodist Episcopal Church vestry
Friday evening. Mr.. Anderson has been
spending the winter here and by his
genial manner and his Willingness to help
in every good work has won many
friends. He soon leaves for his home In
Montreal next week Mr.. and Mrs. :. X.
Gallagher have moved to HardWick.
where they are to max their homo.-
Mrs. J. L. Daverson was the guest of
her son. Alden Twiss. Saturday II sun
ln,. In Rnrfon