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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-01-21

drugs, and II Is aimed To break up tire
sale of such drugs which is said 70
be growing in the western part or
the state owing 10 stringent laws in
New York. Dope iends from the
Empire State are said TO be taking
advantage Of the laxity in the Yer
mont law to do their trading here
where these drugs can be sold. provid'
cd the names of the buyers are taken
by the party selling. This bill will
prohibit the sale of these drugs except
on prescription by physician, dentist,
or veterinary surgeon.
Mr.. Dimond of Manchester, has u
bill which permits person to kill
dog which assaults him or Is found
wounding or killing sheep or other
domestic animals, and also one relat-
ing to the process Of the Public Ser
vice Commission and giving them con
troll over furnishing and distributing
water for public or private use.
Bills have also been introduced by
Mr.. Peckham of Pownal and Mr.. Hap
good of Peru Two important joint
resolutions by Mr.. Hapgood of Peru,
have been introduced, one politely re-
questing the supreme and superior
judges to resign, the resignation to
take effect upon the election of their
successors. This resolution upon mo-
ton of Mr.. Hapgood, who said he did
not wish to hurry matters, was made
special order for Tuesday morning at
IL o'clock. The other is to the effect
that the bill revisers indicate by title,
GAL II
footnote, or italics the particular OBJ
iect of the bill. Mr.. Hapgood is one
of the veterans of the house, having
been member 81 years ago when the
recently deceased Judge j. l.. Martin
was speaker. He told representatives
that Judge Martin was born in what
was once a part of Peru, but was
later set off as the town Of Landgrove.
The coming week is likely to see some
lively debating and the probable
settlement, so far as the Legislature is
concerned, Of the judgeship question.
Eighty-seven bills have been intro
duced, five house bills have passed,
three bills have been killed, and one
senate bill passed in concurrence.
Whether this part indicates progress
or the reverse is a matter of opinion.
Efficient legislation is certainly not
dependent upon the quantity Of bills
introduced or passed at a given date,
but rather upon their quality.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-01-21
MANCHESTER'S DISTRICT
NURSING SERVICE

| The meeting called by committee on
District Nursing Service was held at
the office of the Bennington County
Improvement Association on January
| 18th. There was an attendance repre-
senting all parts of the town and the
work of the present year, as well as
the question of it's continuance for
another year, was fully discussed.
The financial report for this year
makes very satisfactory showing
There are enough funds on hand or in
sight to pay for Miss Bachelder's ser
vices until March 9th, which leaves
only one more month of the year to
be provided for; and the committee
have no doubt they can find funds
for that.
The physicians of the town are de
sirous that the District Nursing Ser
vice should be continued and have
spoken appreciatively Of Miss Bachel-
ders work. The question of financing
it remains to be considered.
For several reasons, one of them be-
ing the prior claim of the new side
walk, and another the serious illness
of several members of the committee,
no thorough canvass of the Center and
Depot has yet been made. This needs
to be done before the end of March
in order that the committee may know
what resources can be depended on
/
from that part of the town for an
other year. 1t was estimated that
$500 could be raised by the Manches-
ter Village Improvement Society; that
the fees for nursing calls would
amount to $3.50, judging from the ex-
perience Of the present year, and that
il the Improvement Societies OF the
Center and Depot would be responsible
for $3.50 the work could be continued.
The salary of $50 per month is the
average one paid for such services in
other places, and the demand for dis
trict nurses in both city and count y,
is constantly increasing.
The committee will be glad to hear
the opinion of others in regard to the
value of the work in the community;
the desirability of its continuance and
the best method of financing it.
Mrs. l.. Munson,
Mrs. J. N. Hard,
Mrs. l.. ]. Callahan,
Miss Stella Provan,
Mrs. Burt Willard,
Miss Stella Taylor,
Com. on District Nursing.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-01-21
ANNUAL FARMERS WEEK

The Seventh Annual Farmers week
will be held at the University Of YER
mont, February 22nd to 26th, It bids
fair TO be bigger, buster, and better
than ever before, for it will be a three
ringed affair and deal with
Agriculture; 2-Home Econom-.
les; 3--Highway Work.
1) The simon-pure Farmers Week
will be given up to addresses, demon
strations and laboratory work in agri-
culture for five days. Two score lee
turers and demonstrators will take
part.
(2) The home economics section
will be in session for either two or
three days. Several women lecturers
and demonstrators will discuss vari-
GUS phases Of the home makers prob
lens.
CD The college of engineering will
hold a two days session dealing with
road construction and particularly
with road materials. Addresses, dem
onstrations and laboratory work will
be given. The State Highway Com
missioner will collaborate. A state
meeting Of the County Highway Com
missioners will be held in conjunction
with this section.
Programs will be in print by Febru-
airy Ist, and may be secured Of the
Director Of Extension Service, Morrill,
Hall, Burlington, VI.
ADD DEPOT
The following officers Of the Auxii-
iary Of Sons of Veterans U. 5. A. were
installed in their respective places at
their regular meeting Jan. 7th, by
A. J. Davis Of this village: President,
Mary Taylor; vice-pres., Mignonette
Whitman; trustees, Sarah Sheldon,
Julia Whitman, and Josie Stannan;
treas, Alice Cadoret; chaplain, Sarah
Sheldon, patriotic instructor Mae
Taylor; guide, Agnes Stannard, ). Gy
Elsie Whitman; color guards, Abbie
Stannard and Josie Stannard; guard,
Esther Taylor; secretary, Jennie Hos
ley; Judge advocate, A. j. Davis; press
correspondent, Esther Taylor.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-01-21
WARMING!
REWAREl

Girls and young women, BEWARE!
You are hereby emphatically
WARNED against advertisements Of
positions in San Francisco.
If you are going there TO seek EN-
ployment at the Exposition, consult
the Travellers Aid Society OF that
city, who will look into the safety OF
positions for you and act as pro-
tective agency.
Otherwise, If unattended, you may
be deceived and become the victims OF
organized and commercialized vice
that fiourishes where great expositions
are held.
The women Of San Francisco are
determined TO prevent, II possible, the
use Of a portion Of the fair grounds
for illicit purposes and have asked US
70 aid them by printing these WARN
INGS.
VERMONT FEDERATION
OF WOMEN'S CLUBS.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-01-21
VERMONT HAS 31,2la
FARM HOMES

Washington, d. c., Jan. i8-There
are now S5,178 homes in Vermont,
according to a report issued today by
the Census Bureau, while ten years
ago the number was 81 ,462, compared
with 1850 homes in 1890. Thirty
seven per cent of the Vermont homes
are farm homes, compared with 40
per cent in 1900 and 40 per cent in
1890. The number Of homes in this
state free of incumberance at the pres
ent time is 1882, while i9,S07 are
encumbered and 35,il2 are rented.
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COOK. -Enslish nrst class; very capable econem,
Nfs Msson's Agency. Isl West 42d 81. Tel. 6e33
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SHORT BALLOT
VICTORY In SIGHT
Confined from page 1

ing the public service corporations con-
stitutonal bodies.
Increasing the legislators salaries TO
$4,000 and giving them railroad e1-
penses.
Granting home rule TO cities.
Reiterating the states control over
the education of the children Of the
state.
There is a general feeling here that
the entire work Of the convention Will
be defeated at the polls in November
That this was the belief OF George w.
Wickersham, floor leader, was indlcat-
ed last week, when he had the conven-
ton advance to the order of final pas
sage a proposal that the next Constitu-
tional Convention shall be held In 1888.
This amendment is to be submitted
separately TO the voters. Should the
constitution as prepared by this con-
vention be voted down and the same
fate befall the Wickersham proposal
lust referred to, there would have to
be another Constitutional Convention
in 1917, which would cost the state an
other million dollars.
II, as expected, the convention gets
through with all the work actually be-
fore II by Saturday night, the revision
committee will spend the following
week whipping into appropriate phrases
the amendments passed. Tho adjourn
ment Of the convention on Saturday
will be until Setember IL, when the
amended constitution will be acted on
as a whole.
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GHOSTLY NEMESIS
IN WIFE'S CURSE
Wandering Husband, Pun
lshed by Misconduct,
Tells of Hard Life.
PLEADS FOR PICTURE
AND CHILD'S LETTER
Action for Divorce Planned Here
as He Wanders Westward,
Seeking Work or Death.

Having been forced to leave his
home by his own alleged misconduct,
Henry Gehrke, formerly a prosperous
boss carpenter, is now wanderer IN
tn, West, penniless and friendless.
Ms. Elise Gehrko wants TO sue him
for a divorce. For some time the wife
was without any knowledge of his
whereabouts, so that she was unable
to serve him in the contemplated suit.
Under date of August 10 she received
q letter from her husband postmarked
Chicago. Justice Shearn has granted
an order permitting him TO be served
there.
The letter, made a part of Mrs.
Gehrke's papers, is a pathetic recital
by Gebrke of his travels in q friend
less country in search OF work. He
pleads with his wife to ask their
eleven -year-old daughter, Elizabeth, to
write to him, Just line, and not to
teach the child to hate him. He says
that he Is about to start on walk
from Chicago to 81. Louis, not having
the fare. And unless he obtains en-
ployment soon, says the erring hus-
hand, he will commit suicide.
81 am always hungry" he writes"
But even in his misery the wanderer
has not lost all affection for his own,
for he begs for 6 photograph OF his
family. And, unselfshly, he expresses
tho hope that his wife, who would end
their marital relations for all time, is
Giving like little queen"
81 write you a few lines" says
Gehrke, "to find out how you are get
ting along. From that time when |
was driven from my home the world
has been only dream TO me. / can
see nothing but ghosts about me. The
world is dead to me, and everything
try goes against me. The wish which
you sent along with me has come true.
have searched through eight large
cities for work, but without success.
II there IS no work here | shall 60 70
ST. Louis, my last city, or to my death.
| must go on foot, as all my money is
gone. -
Your love for me was gone after tho
hrst year Of our married life. | hope
that you are living like little queen
and that you are enjoying yourself
with your friends and relatives. Dear
wife, | hope to ask you one favor.
hope you will not deny It. | would
like to have a picture Of the family,
even if II is that one you took yourself,
and ask that you destroy all pictures
that you have of me.
"Let me know how dear Elizabeth is
getting along. Let her write a few
lines 10 me. hope you will not bring
her up TO hate me. Your once loved
husband and father" Is the way Gehrke
subscribed his letter.
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PAY FOR CITIZEN TROOPS
URGED BY GEN. MARTIN
National Security League Seeks
Wav to Increase Guard.

Adiutant generals of all the states
are asked by the National Security
League for suggestions as to the best
means Of increasing the citizen SOL
diery Of this country. The league has
sent out letters in accordance with the
plan adopted at the recent Governors
Conference in Boston.
Adjutant General Stewart of Penn
sylvania urges "a more favorable atti-
tude on the part Of the public press
in sustaining the national guard and
in suggestions TO young men TO unite
with militia organizations"
Prompt enactment of the militia
bills now before Congress for inereas-
ing the efficiency of the national guard
is urged by the adjutant general Of
Oklahoma. while Birgadier General
Martin. adjutant general Of Kansas.
recommends larger appropriations
from the Federal government TO equip
and instruct the guard and pay It's
members for attending drills.
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CHuD's NCRsE.-Protes;snt: thoroughly expert
srrsd ,ery tacfful With children: t35 T.. Miss
H6fmayer's Agency. 10 East asa ST.. 80 door. Tel.
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It. They had bought several individual
bricks of the stuff before Colonel
Frank B. Mccoy, Blue commander, no
ticed that his men were showing less
shirt. When he discovered the reason
he sent two orderlies TO chase the ven
der. The latter departed, but in twenty
minutes he was back, selling Ice cream
from a speeding taxicab. The rockies
could not resist.
At length the vender was captured.
Under a stiff cross-examination he con-
fessed that he hat been hired by
Colonel J. T. Dickman, commander OF
the Red army, TO do just what he had
done. He was sentenced to spend three
consecutive Sundays in Rouse's Point.
Tonight the man was reported to be In
a critical condition.
The battle went on.
For about an hour there was practl-
cally no change IN the positions OF the
two forces Each side would retreat
few hundred yards and then, by flank
movements, regain the ground that had
been lost in the fight on the main
front The conflict was largely between
the regulars, the students being held
hack TO enable them TO recover from
the sore feet and lame backs and shout
ders Saturdays long encounter had
caused.
Cannon Drown Chimes.
At the junction Of Chazy and Cham
plajn roads the fighting was most spec
tacular. From elevated positions be-
hind the infantry and dismounted cav
airy the artillery on each side thun-
dered terrific volleys, drowning out the
church bells that aged sections, faces
red from exertion, ,wung TO and fro
with ropes jerked in an apoplectic en-
deavor to let the countryside know that
Sunday had come.
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an write you each s. letter and eI-
plain II later on the umpire an
swered. Anyway, you're dead, and
that ends IT,"
Cooperville Is Seized.
Meanwhile the fleeing Red cavalry
had made across the bridge over the
big Chazy River near Cooperville and
destroyed it. The Blue engineer corps
reached the stream a few minutes
later and built a pontoon bridge. A
small body of pursuers crossed on
this, but seeing that nothing could
be gained by going further gave up
the chase. About this time the Red
artillery withdrew, and Cooperyille
was occupied by the Blues, who had
travelled eight miles during the
maneuvres. Camp was set on the out
skirts of Cooperville.
The losses were about even. The
Blues lost seven companies, but wiped
out a cavalry squadron and captured
machine gun.
1t had been planned TO go to Rouse's
Point, but the men were too tired TO
continue the march. That place VIII
be the objective tomorrow. There
will be no day Of rest.
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Forecast for Special LOeaIltlos.-We''ern Pnr

local OnIclal Reoord.-Ihe IoIIU"IHE UIIIV1HI ~
ord from the Weather Bureau shows the changes N /
the temperature for the last twenty -four hours IN
comparison with tho corresponding date Of last year;
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The troops got within few yards OF
each other at this fork of the roads,
and cracked out rife volleys in such
profusion that two game wardens rolled
right out Of bed in their excitement.
Automobiles nearing the scene OF con-
flict turned their cars around and
headed in the direction from which
they had started. Brave men who
were trying to sleep cursed and weak
women wept. (Deleted by
censor.)
The fght at the crossroads lasted for
an hour. Then the Reds, their cavalry
retreating slowly, sent their artillery,
In two detachments, to the two parallel
roads, one to the west ana the other to
the east. along which strong detach
ments of the Blue army were proceed
ing They met half mile north of the
crossroads. At this time the Provis-
ional regiment was far in the rear and
chatting to get into action.
You'll get your chance tomorrow"
said Captain Hslstead Dorey, the regi-
mental commander.
But that failed to soothe the men,
who lusted for the real blood. At pre-
csely this moment a machine gun
troop, speeding south in an automobile,
was seen by Private Richard Harding
Davis, of Company F. Selling Charles
Elliott Warren, rookie first lieuten-
ant Of Company F, by the arm, Davis
shouted:
Davis Doesn't Know He's Dead.
forward, my brave boys!"
Together Davis and Warren charged
across the field, followed by a maneu-
yres umpire, who went after them like
Il field umpire in baseball game.
A shot from the machine gun
sounded you're dead" the umpire
announced, indicating Davis
"Not dead, but sleeping" the private
responded, and continued on.
There was another shot.
You're dead again, Davis" said the
umpire. But Davis didn't pause.
Assuming another identity, he
hurled him on two artillerymen. and
was declaring them prisoners when he
was stabbed in the heart.
For the third and last time, Da-
Wis.," said the umpire, you're good
and gosh blamed dead. Now, sit down
there and play dead or you won't be
permitted 10 play tomorrow"
A few minutes later three more ma
chine guns came up, and, after firing
ffty-three shots, absolutely destroyed
three companies. That's what the UNI
pire decided, but the dead men kicked.
How can ff.y-three sho.s Kill over
800 men," they complained.
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ICE CREAM HALTS
BIG ROOKIE DRIVE
Continued from page l

everybody went to sleep. At $3.50 this
morning he led the prisoners before
Colonel Glenn, chief umpire, and told
Of his feat
THAT doesn't count; the prisoners
weren't looking" Colonel Glenn an
nounced.
What" Corporal Malone exclaimed.
1T doesn't count? Then all | have TO
say is that this Is some war"
Ice Cream Trick Fooled.
Shortly after that the bugle sum
moned the Blues 10 begin marching
against the enemy, which was starting
down again from Rouse's Point, twelve
miles away. They started down from
there on Saturday, but didn't do it
night. so they had TO try t all over
again.
The Blues had advanced to the Cham
plain Chszy cross roads, FIVE miles from
The West ebay camp, when the battle
began. The defenders were getting
along very smoothly, steadily forcing
back the enemy, cavalry and artillery,
when an ice cream vender got on the
film.
The rockies didn't suspect what lay
behind the ice cream mans presence.
Afoot, he darted through line after
line, peddling his attractive wares. Ice
cream is bad tning for the fighting
man, but the Professionals didn't know
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cOTPIE-YounK man cook. useful wife. cham
be-m.Id waiting. Efficient desirable pair. high
eat reference Mrs M4son's Agency. 1871 West 42d
n Tel 1898 Bryant.
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Humidity.

Barometer Readings
2e.es ?. NJ. 1880 8 ,
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ARRIVED.

steamer Msdonn. (Frl. L, Pallice Aug IS. to
W Elwell a co. Bar AZ m. 2sth
pulp to order Vessel TO ! Whitney Co. Bar
Al m. 2sth.
Bar ~ II NJ 2Sth
Hawaiian. Tacoma July 81. Seattle Aug 7. Balboa
10 and Crisobal 20 10 the American HAWAIIAN rs
Co. with md,c Bar AZ 4:45 m.
Romsdalsford tNor), Chnsuania Aug and
Bergen IA. 20 Beuham & Boyesen. with wood pulp.
Bar AZ -
Eyanger lNor). Nipe Aug 81. N the Aunson Is
Line. with sugar. Bar az $40 a m.
TlcssaioniN (GreelO. Pirpus July 70. Kalamsta
o. Patras a and Gibraltar 30. via Bermuda hus
a. 10 the National steam NAVIGATION GO. win 4o'
Storage passengers and mdse Bar az n.
Moro Castle. Tampico Aug l., Vera Cruz 20.
Progreso q. Havana - and Nassau 25, 10 the New
YorS and Cuba Mall S Co. with malls and muse
Bar AZ 10 m.
Mas Dutch, Amsterdam Aug l. 10 Punch. Edys
Go. Bar o. 10 N.
strathavof (Brl Barcelona Aug 10. 10 the Com
pagnie Generate satantiQue. Bar 81 II a m
Korona (Brl. Demerara Aus l6; Barbados 81
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-30
MOOSE SURPRISES VETERANS
VIII Run Full Ticket In Kinss-Fusion
Aldermen Favored.

William Hafnlin Childs, leader Of the
Progressive party in Brooklyn, sur
prised seasoned politicians Of the old
parties by the announcement yester-
day that q stright Bull Moose ticket
would be put IN the field In Kings
County in November. They doubted
that the Progressives would run this
year. Mr.. Childs urges the Progress
sives to stand by all aldermanic candi-
dates who have been loyal TO the
Mitchel-Fusion administration.
For District Attorney the Progress
sives will run Robert II. Elder, a for
mer Assistant District Attorney. The
rest OF the county ticket will probably
be: Supreme Court justice, James NJ
Gray; County Court judges, Jesse Full
Ter. jr., George A. Green and George
Ittlemsn, and Register, Westervelt
Prentice.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-30
DON'T WORRY ADVOCATE
HAS lOSTH BIRTHDAY
Miss Betsy Capron Also Believes
in Outdoor Exercise.

Mansfield, Conn, Aug. 2s.-Sur-
rounded by children whose great-great-
grandparents were her playmates, Miss
Tetsy Capron, of Esgleville township,
to-day celebrated her 1osth birthday.
The dau liter Of soldier in the Revo-
luton. Mics Capron Is vigorous in spite
CT her blindness.
She attributes her length Of years
partly TO her conscientious out-of-door
exercise each day. When the weather
is fine she walks about the yard Of her
home every day Miss Capron says
She has worried little and has taken
life as 1t comes Her most recent sor-
row was the death of her friend of 8
century, Miss Annie Conant, who died
at the age of 104.
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Old-Time Fair for Bergen.

Hackensack, N. j., Aug. 29.-The old
fashioned Bergen County Fair is to
be revived this year on September IA,
Is, Is, IT and 10 at the Hohokus
Grounds. It promises to be the big
gest event in the county's history.
Farmers will contest in the produce
classes. There will be trotting races,
balloon ascensions, sideshows and dar-
ing aerial acts.
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Shipping Information and
Marine NeWs of the World

Lucia and Nsrtfu,qus 49, Dominica CosdsDeps
and kontserrsI q Antigua and 81 kits ~; no
81 Croix and 81 Thomn 23. 70 the quebec % bHo'
with mails and mdse. Bar At III m -
Lord Downshie tfrl Brest Aus Is TO We CON
pagnie Generate TrAnsstlAntiqus. with ndsa br
8, 1870 a m. a..
City Of Moutsoroery Savannah Aug 3s. 70 MS
osean IS Co. With mdse. Qurlntins A. t1oo : "a;
hilnnocket Stockton, with paper 70 tns o'Ss'
Quarantine at $40 m. - ..,.
Delaware. Philadelphia. 70 tho C5ds - Co. WIN
ndse. Quarantine at II 80 M. =. -
Iowan Portland. ore July q. Seattle 20 IA,
coma Ang 2, San francisco 2. Lde Angeles II n M
Cristobal 81. 10 the American Hawaiian 50 o.
with mdse. Bar at go m -,...
Matura tBrl. Perth Amboy 10 nc Irhlean
Shipping q Trading 60. Quarantine ~ d. u
Nueces, Galveston AUG 81 and MOBILE y, 70 nv
Mallory 81 Co. with mdse. QuALanune al z:ko p in
Jefferson Newport News and Norfolk. ~ mo Oid
Dominion IS Co. with mdse. Quarantine a. S'-o
N.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-08-30
TEXANS BURN NEGROES
One Dead and One Wounded-Had Shot
Sheriff and Deputy.

Sulphur Springs, Tex, Aug. ga
mob here late to-day burned at the
stake King Richmond, a negro, who was
seriously wounded, and the body of his
brother, Joe, who was killed in fight
with a posse.
A. Flippen and inflicted wounds on
Sheriff Butler which physicians said
would cost him his life. A posse dis
covered the negroes In a thicket. A
battle followed.