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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-06-11
Gave Excellent Address

Many of our townspeople have re-
ceived call from |. H. Whybrow
who is an enthusiastic SalvationArmy
worker.
He came to this country from Lon
don, England, five years ago. For
about nine years he has been inter-
ested in the work of the army and
finally joined them in Newport, Vt.
His territory includes three counties:
Orleans, Caledonia and Essex, and
there he travels, taking in allthe lit
tie country towns, doing his mission
ary work.
Saturday, May %, he, with two
other Comrades visited the Sher-
brooke corps, remaining two and a
half days and assisting in their meet
ings.
He spoke to about a thousand peo-
pie at an open air service in Strath-
coma square, and he says, "the week
end proved time of great blessing"
Friday noon he arrived in our town
and has made many friends here,
some of whom had the pleasure of
listening to his very impressive ad-
dress given at the Congregational
church last Sunday evening when he
he spoke on "The Wedding Gar
ment." Mr.. Whybrow is very able
speaker and had his address been an
nounced previously, would probably
have been greeted by full auditor
ium.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-06-11
BOOM YOUR COUNTY PAPER -
DISASTROUS FIRE
VALUABLE TIMBERLAND SADLY
DEVASTATED BY RAGING
FLAMES THIS week


The most wide spread and awful
forest fire ever occurring in this
section of the country has been de-
vastating a large area in Ferdinand,
Lewis and Brighton during the past
week.
There were several spots where
Fire Warden w. H. Hobbs discovered
slight conf1agrations and Immediately
extinguished them on Saturday after
noon; but it seems that there were
some not found, perhaps only smoul-
dering mass of leaves and grass, but
soon the flames leaped madly into the
air and the cracking OF the burning
brush could be heard for miles
around as the fiendish element swept
on, taking everything before it. The
wind was high and everything ex-
tremely dry and those great, beauti-
full trees, which had meant such a
vast fortune in the Golfers of their
owners, were swept down like grass.
When the fire broke out at Ferdi-
nand at Sherman Eddy near the
Brighton line the section men started
the fighting but as it was under such
headway the Connecticut Valley
Lumber Co., sent their lumber men,
and the river drivers, who were
working on Paul Stream, to assist
them.
Sunday noon help was summoned
from here, w. H. Hobbs taking a
special engine and conveying a car
full to the scene of the disaster.
James keenan, sent about sixty, and
James Graham in the interests of the
American Realty Co. sent men from
Groveton; then the Connecticut Val
ley Lumber Co. sent reinforcements
from Stratford, also sent their
wangan to East Brighton where it
was set up and their cooks cooked all
night Sunday night to feed the work.
men. For this, great deal of credit
is due them, for the supplies which
the men had taken with them were
extremely meagre in comparison
with the need, and the pangs Of
hunger were beginning to tell upon
them, At Wenlock food was also
furnished.
Even from as far as South Paris,
Me. section men were obtained to aid
in the work.
The area covered was not less than
1000 and not more than 1900 acres
and extended west almost to the
Brighton line. B. F. Andrews &
Sons Co., of Littleton, estate of Geo.
R. Eaton of Lancaster, Connecticut
Valley Lumber Co., and the Inter-
national Paper Co. sustained immense
losses. North Branch sporting camp
was barely saved by hard fighting,
Saturday.
No report of accidents has as yet
been received although a section
man, Lum Aldrich, of East Brighton,
was overcome by the intense heat
which the flames sent forth.
The fire is now practically under
control.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-06-11
Courtesy Of LyndOnviLLe Journal

Courtesy of LyndonvilIe Journal
While therL are sentiments con-
nected with this day which are per
force pathetic. we must agree that
the real purpose of the occasion is to
obtain from our reflection on the
past some genuine cheer for the fu-
ture. We enter with grief the camps
of the tents of green but we carry
the sweet blossoms to keep hope
alive forever. We watch the de-
crepit forms of veterans still march
ing to the sound of fife and drum,
the most appealing music yet created,
and above our pathos rises the spirit
of confidence in immortal patriotism.
We are determined to take some
cheer out of this day. If we are
veterans in the service we will re-
joice that we have been good and
faithful servants; and all being
young enough to anticipate the op-
portunity to perform some service
yet we will gladly seek from this day
some help to meet we'll our duty. In
the midst of our own peace and plenty
we will be thankful and forget not
those who are in want, and rejecting
on world conditions we will keep
above the depression they can induce
and declare anew our reliance on a
central good at heart of all this agi-
tation that birthless and \deathless
must endure forever. Thus with
thoughts of hope and patriotism,
thankfulness and reliance, we will ac-
cept from the day the cheer it wishes
to bestow upon US.
1t has been the custom on this
day to direct public thought to the
battle field and to the valor of the
soldiers of the North. This was nat
ural and right, words can never be
we'll enough written or spoken to ad-
equately describe the battles or ex-
press the homage due the men who
took part in them. But today for
the first time in half a century ex-
isting conditions force our thoughts
into another line and drive us to re-
view a phase of history hitherto al
most wholly over looked on like occa.
sion. Chiefly becausethe Civil War was
fought between two sections of the
Republic and its cause was brought
to issue and settlement here, we have
confined our consideration of it to
questions and operations which did
not extend beyond our own borders.
But for the past few months our at
tention has been vividly and terribly
directed to the vast system in which
all nations operate each as compo-
nent force. Therefore it is natural
that we think today of the reason
why the United States was able to
suppress the Rebellion without be-
coming involved in war with foreign
powers, and not only of that but
more earnestly of the course of action
this nation should follow at the pres
ent time in the midst of the war
frenzy that seems to possess the
earth. By these considerations we
are carried back of the smoke of
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-06-11

battles beyond Congresses and Parli-
aments and Reichstags. and into the
realm of diplomacy where issues the
most vital are formed almost OBJ
scured from the public and the tre-
mendous results of which quite over
shadow the manner of their incep-
ton. War is almost invariably inn
PEELED or restrained by the men who
conduct the diplomatic negotiations
of the countries between which some
critical problem has come up, and
yet partly because the very nature
of their deliberations eompels them
to consider intricate and involved
questions quietly, quickly and conf
dentially, the men who have per-
formed the most important services
in these respects are seldom con-
spicous in the flashlights of history.
Innumerable volumes have been
written of the many men who COM
manded the land and naval forces in
the Civil War while the most meagre
reviews have been given of the few
men who conducted the diplomatic
affairs with other nations.
And this too in light of the fact
that during the whole period of the
Rebellion the United States was kept
on the very edge of foreign compli-
cations and where single unpatriot-
ic or unwise move on the part of one
of a few who were conducting our
diplomatic affairs would instantly
have precipitated foreign war which
would doubtless have been fatal to
Union cause. And when it is all
over for fifty years we talk of the
fields on which men fought and bled
and died and reiterate the fadeless
glory that rightfully illumines the
pathway of these victorious heroes
but we almost forget the fact that
again and again our armies were
marching along the borderland
which had they been forced to cross
would have plunged. them into con-
flicts more appalling than the Will
derness, and where even the ghastly
loyalty of the Bloody Angle could
not have saved them and they must
have been overcome by the forces of
a foreign nation combining with the
South in overwhelming numbers. We
forget that again and again as our
splendid armies neared this line of
fatality foreign armies were prepar-
ing to meet them and once at least
were moving to assault them with
cannon already shotted for the pur-
pose-we forget this fact and with
our forgetfulness let slip the very
names of men in the diplomatic SER
vice who acting wisely at the supreme
moment averted the disaster. We
are so enthused by the old, old
fashion of warfare that memory
keeps brilliant the names of the noble
men who led our armies to the fields
that were left strewn with the dead
and from which many who came
back were dismembered and wounded
Continued on Pace &
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-06-11
The Humble Origin of
Great Men.

(BY MISS HELEN ELIZABETH DAVIS.
By reading lives of great men we
find that many we've of humble origin.
The parents of many of them were so
poor that they could not afford to
give their children even a common
school education, but it seems as if
they must have given them that
training which awakened in their
minNs the desire for education and
the determination to accomplish some
thing that would advance civilization
and benefit the lives of future gener-
ations.
We find among these men some of
the greatest writer's, inventors,
heroes, rulers, and statesmen that
the world has ever known.
will first call your attention to
Benjamin Franklin, the great Ameri-
can patriot, philosopher, statesman,
diplomat, and writer. There is
nothing in Franklin's ancestry or en-
vironment to account for him. The
Franklins were small land proprietors
or tradesmen in England. In 1852
his father emigrated to Boston and
there set up in business as a candle
moulder and soap boiler. Here his
tenth child was born, christened Ben
iamin and dedicated to the ministry,
but lacking money for the necessary
education in that profession, he was
forced to learn the printers trade.
Constantly given to expressing un-
popular opinions, he got into disre-
pute in this strict Puritan town and
at seventeen he ran away to Phila-
delphia. He landed with only a sill
yer dollar; plenty of self-confidence
and a firm resolution that he would
avoid all controversy. This resolu
ton he faithfully kept, for after
wards he was noted for his suavity
and patience. For twenty years he
was the foremost journalist in the
colony. While making fame and for
tune as a printer, publisher and
writer, he was studying foreign Ian
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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-06-11
Don't Worry About Pay.

AS soon as John Sweeney and w.
H. Hobbs can make an estimate Of
the cost of fighting the forest fire
Mr.. Hobbs, who is fire warden, will
come or send his assistant and pay
the expense of fighting.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-06-11
GIRLS GRADUATE.
AUDITORIUM FILLED TO UTMOST
CAPACITY BY FRIENDS
OF SCHOOL

Of the eight who entered High
school in 1911, there we're two who at
tanned the mark for which they were
striving and joined the ranks of the
alumni. These were Misses Helen
Elizabeth Davis and Emma A. Hagar.
Both young ladies chose the English
course and the rank of each reflects
much credit both upon themselves
and also upon the school board and
teachers.
The graduation exercises took
place Friday evening in Opera hall,
the auditorium of which was crowd
ed to its utmost capacity. Rev. Robt.
Lawton, Supt. 0. E. Barnard, the
school board composed of E. j. Par
sons, C.E. Foss and E. E. Davis, and
High school assistant Elizabeth Jones
and Principal E. H. Walker sat on
the stage with the graduates. The
stage was tastefully decorated with
potted plants.
The young ladies looked simply
charming, Miss Hagar gowned in a
white silk chiffon and Miss Davis in
a dainty embroidered organdie, each
wearing the class flower, crimson
carnations.
The essays delivered showed much
study and thorough training and
were followed by storm of applause
and a profusion of flowers, little
three year old Helen Edith Dyer act
ing as flower girl. The many beau
tifuI gifts which they received show
ed the high esteem in which the
graduates, who have made their class
motto, 'In action faithful, in honor
clear" true to life, are held. The
diplomas were tied with the class
colors, crimson and gold, and were
presented by chairman E. J. Parsons
who spoke very eloqently.
Hosmer's orchestra of Lancaster,
rendered some very choice selections
which added much to the evening s
program.
Following are the essays:
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-02-11
NORMAN B. REAM Is DEAD

New York, Feb. 9.--Norman b.
Ream, financier and director in many
railroads, banks and industrial cor
porations, died here today after an
operation for intestinal trouble from
which he had suffered for some. time.
He was in his seventy-first year.
He served through the civil war
and afterwards became clerk In a
store in Harnedsville, Pa. In 1871.
he went to Chicago and became q
live stock and grain merchant.
Mr.. Ream was one Of the direc-
tors and organizers of the United
States Steel corporation. He was
many times q millionaire, probably
ranking among the twenty-five rich
est men in this country.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-02-11
MINERS ARE
DROWNED UNDERGROUND
Flood Loosed When Shot Breaks
Through Into Old
Workings

Nanaimo, b. c., Feb. 9.-Twenty
one lives were lost today at the South
Wellington mine of the Pacific Coast
Coal Company when David Nilerst,
hIe boss, fired a shot which broke
through into the old workings of the
Southfeld mine of the Vancouver
Coal company, mine abandoned
some twenty years ago. The old
workings were filled with water, and
when the shot broke through the in
rushing waters drowned all the men
in the section affected with the ex-
ception OF Murdoch Who succeeded
in making his escape.
Among the victims OF the disaster
are osJeph Foy, manager OF the
mine, and David Nillerst, fire boss u.
Foy was ON the surface at the time,
but on hearing that the old workings
were being tapped he went below
ground with the intention OF getting
all of the men to the surface He
opened trapdoor of the old stope
and was Immediately met by flood
Of water, which hurled him against
the timbers. His body has not ye'
been recovered.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-02-11
OPENS SHELTER FOR
OGpEN'S UNEMPLOYED

Ogden, Feb. 9.-Through arrange
ments made today, migratory workers
out Of employment in Ogden will be
sheltered in large room at 263 Tween
ty-fifth street. This was given to the
committee rent free to be used until
the place Is leased by Mrs. George e.
Maule and David Maule of the Maule
estate.
Headed by James Eads How, organ
izer Of the migratory workers, q COM
mittee called upon county commits
sion this morning and obtained sup
ply Of coal to heat the place. Com
missioner Chris Flygare Of the city
commission donated stove.
The matter of getting electric lights
and telephone was not settled today.
County commissioners said they be-
lieved the light and telephone COM
panies would donate telephone and
current, as the building Is already
wired.
In place Of using the city and county
jails for lodging houses, the plan is to
have INDECENT unemployed sleep In
the shelter. How declared II was i'm
portant to have a telephone In order
that the men at the shelter might be
kept in touch with people who need
men. With the approach of the house
cleaning and gardening, season he
said he believed there would be sever
al odd jobs. that unemployed men
would be glad to take.
1t is also the plan to have COM
missary in the building to which all
food or clothing contributed by resi-
dents will go for distribution. How
maintains that such an institution is
the proper place to send clothing or
other contributions, as 1t Is sure to
reach the needy parties. No one will
make a profit on distribution OF old
clothing, he declares.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-02-11
ACCIES TO
MAKE SOUTH
BOUND TRIP
University and Provo Teams to Get
49, Taste Of Logan Basket
\ y. ~ bali

The Aggies are preparing for their
trip south 10 meet the University
basketeers and also the Provo Ave
They will leave here on Friday eth.
err in the morning or the afternoon,
that depending upon the receipt of
a contract from the U. The athlet-
ic committee of the college has in
structed Coach Teetzel to ask for a
contract from the University contain
ing the guarantee for $50 expenses,
and has gone on record as favoring
that sort of an arrangement. II the
University sees the question In the
same light as do the Aggies, the
trip will be started on Friday morn
ing and the game with the U. will
occur that evening as scheduled. IL
not then ,Aggies will go from here
on the evening train and proceed
straight to Provo.
Teetzel will take good squad Of
players with him. II Is not certain
that Erickson will be In condition for
the game. He sprained his ankle In
the b. Y. ca. G.. game on Sat
urday night and is now around on
crutches. Just what Captain Peter.
sens status will be has not yet been
determined. The rest Of the squad
are In fine fettle. ~ sGS
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-02-11
EARL GREY SEES HOW
TO PREVENT WARS
Adoption Of the Policy Of American
Paeifieists at The Hague
the Thing

London, Feb. S.--Earl Grey, pre-
siding at meeting held today to ad'
vocate an agreement among the ma
lions for the enforcement of inter
national law. said that the present
conflict would probably never have
taken place had the policy OF Amer
lean paciflsts that the signatory ma
lions to The Hague convention should
undertake collective responsibility
for their enforcement been adopted.
ut is almost certain" said Earl
Grey. that this logical and neces'
sary complement Of The Hague trib-
unal will be adopted when the ma
tions again meet In consultation. The
neutral powers who signed The Ha-
que convention missed a great op'
portunity by not protesting against
the violations of the international
regulations that occurred IN this war
which undoubtedly would have led
to diminution of it's horrors.
A resolution was adopted declar
ing 1t TO be imperative that peace
be established which shall secure col
lectiye responsibility by all civilized
nations for the maintenance and en-
forcement of international law"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-02-11
CHILDREN FORM
CLEANUP BAND
More Than Two Hundred Boys and
Girls Start Movement to Keep
Homes In Order

Salt Lake, Feb. 9.-There are now
over 200 boys and girls enrolled as
members in good standing in the
new Juvenile Street Cleaning League
Headquarters Of the league are at
the Wasatch school, where It origin
ated. Its purpose is to further the
clean city movements and its youth
full members are pledged to do the
actual work involved in keeping their
home yards, sidewalks, neighboring
sidewalks and vacant lots free from
refuse, tin cans, paper and other I'M
slightly and obnoxious litter. 1t, IL
also made every child's duty to keep
his own home tidy and presentable
and then turn his attention to adjac-
ent property. In time of storm,
snow on the sidewalks in front Of
the home of any member shall be
removed as soon as possible and from
adjoining walks as far as practicable.
There are similar organizations in
eastern cities, but little Louis Druehl
of the Wasatch school and his play
mate, Leroy Clements are originators
Of the enterprise In this city. The
local movement is only about one
month old.
At the meeting Thursday 1t was de-
cided to issue an invitation to all
public schools in the city to assist in
furil, ari.,e the
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-02-11
MOCKINC BIRD
a! SMITEF!ELD
HUGE SUCCESS
Miss Loveda PiIkIngton Did Herself
Proud as Did Other members
OF the Cast

Smithfield, Feb. 9.-The Mock
ing Bird" Opera Company made
their first appearance before the pub.
lie yesterday afternoon In matinee.
The house was well filled with chill
dren and aged people. In the even.
ing performance the house was pack
ed. chairs and benches filled every
aisle and corner and the gallery was
crowded to its limit.
Miss Loveda Pilkington, the mock
ing bird, was one grand success. Her
pretty face, manners, clear stage
voice and her sweet singing, .apti-
waited the audience. Richard Roskel-
ley in the leading role, was very
pleasing and came in for his share of
The applause. William Scrowther,
Sylvester Low and Richard Pilking
ton are always good. but never ap.
peared to a better advantage and as
usual scored high In the dialogue
parts. James Thornley, as the gov.
ernor was true to the character while
Mrs. James Kirkbride was simply
great as the negro nanny" and had
to repeat her plantation dance three
times. --
The finale of the second act in
which the whole company sing the
"Mocking Bird" accompanied by j.
A. Cragun in his whistling solo, was
also recalled the third time.
Theoctette by Messrs Richard
Roskelley, William Schrowther, Rich
ard Pilkington, James Thornley, and
the Misses Lula Mcbride, Margaret
Romney, Lavon Cragun, and Dee
Mortenson was classical piece and
vel rendered.
The chorus girls, the dancing girls
and all who took part come in for
good share Of the praise.
The orchestra and the talented
chorister, Miss Sarah McCracken
play the most important part for the
success of the company.
Many requests have already been
made for repetition of the play af-
ter the outside engagements have all
been filled as the tickets for the
three performances were sold early
in the morning and many are unable
to get seats while many others wish
to hear 1t again.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-02-11
EXPLOITATION OF WOOL
Is PERMITTED
Embargo Against Neutral Countries
1f 10 Raised In
Australia

Melbourne, Australia. Feb. 9.-It
was announced officially today that
the expectation of wool would De al
lowed to neutral countries with
which this trade was permitted prior
20 the reimposition of the embargo
on February 8. Under this ruling
the expectation OF wool TO the Unit
ed States will be allowed.