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The city itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1894-1918, 1915-09-23

period Of years-the ultimate in
dispenssble condition of effective
maintenance-is Jeopardized by
the lack of accounting control that
will prevent spending next years
current income in this year.
6. The lack of skilled supervi-
sion in construction and the effect
Of this in increasing the cost or in
making effective maintenance i'm
possibly expensive is everywhere
seen.
7, The county authorities are
commonly opposed to following
suggestions for maintenance that
involve tying up road funds in any
way, such as purchasing materials
in advance to store along the road
for making repairs or maintaining
the road surface"
The city itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1894-1918, 1915-09-23

neous purposes. The greatest like
lihood consequently exists every
where that there will be no balance
in the maintenance fund in the
last half or third of the year, al
though only part of the fund al
loted may have been spent.
4. Local labor available for
maintenance work is made dissatis-
fed by the constant, unintelligent
and unfavorable criticism of those
using the road.
5. Maintenance continuing over
The city itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1894-1918, 1915-09-23

is availa ble for any particular pro-
ject, where funds have been or
where existing balances are to be
expended.
3. Lack OF any systematic prac-
tice in handling road funds among
most counties makes it very diff
cult to carry out over even a single
year any persistent maintenance
policy, because funds officially OBJ
ligated for maintenance purposes
are not protected against sporadic
and Irregular d'nfts for miscella-
The city itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1894-1918, 1915-09-23
Road Management.

The following suggestions from
the Washington Weekly News
Letter are just now to the point
in Mississippi when the people of
the State are struggling against the
bad road problem, and are waking
up to the importance of GOOD
ROADS, They give you some
thing to think bout, and we should
do thinking. The little leaks that
are always leaking in the manage
ment of the public roads are the
things that obstruct the passage
from bad to good, and wear out the
patience of liberal and lenient
people. If every point Of waste
and deficiency in labor and super.
vervision were closely watched a
thousand leaks would be stopped,
and much contributed to the effort
in good road construction, and
from this concern the roads would
grow from bad to good and from
good to better. A proper applica
tion of means will do the work
Thousands of dollars have gone to
pay for road construction that have
never made the people any return.
The Weekly Letter says:
"Where county builds good
road and soon lets it become rutty,
washed out, or uneven, who or
what is principally to blame? As
result of a study of conditions in
lumber of counties, road special
lists of the departments are inclined
to place the responsibility upon
the following defects in road man
agement, some or all of which are
found in all counties where good
roads are not properly repaired
and maintained:
/. County boards, although hav-
ing full administrative authority,
appear not to attach to their official
action in road matters the impor-
tance or legal effect which it should
have.
, County boards do not gen
er,ily have sufficient accounting
coitrol of road funds to know what
The city itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1894-1918, 1915-09-23
Random Shots.

[ shot an arrow into the air, it
fell in the distance, l knew not
where, till a neighbor said that it
killed his calf, and I had to pay
him six and a half ($6 5O.) l
bought some poison to slay some
rats, and neighbor swore it killed
his cats; and, rather than argue
across the fence, [ paid him four
dollars and fifty cents ($4.5O) One
night [ set sailing toy balloon,
and hoped it would soar till it
reached the moon; but the candle
fell out on a farmers straw, and
be said I must settle or 60 to law.
And this is the way with the ran
dom shot; it never hits in the
proper spot, and the joke you
spring, that you think so smart,
may lesve wound in some fell
lows art.-Exchange.
The city itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1894-1918, 1915-09-23

eve may sleep and dream, learn
and live, love and enjoy-but with
out grasping the golden opportu-
mites of life, we will fall short of
contentment."
"Too many want success before
thew have earned it. That is why
the shores of life are Uttered with
wrecks and failures"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-05-26

night, May IT, was well attended
The topic was Resolved, That the.
United States Army and Navy Should
Be Increased to Twice Its Present
Size" Philip Sugg, Harry Brown and
Fred Timpson OF Lunenburg were
for the negative side and Ivan Hart
shorn, Dana Brown and Richard
Cooper for the Affirmative. Rev. Mr..
Russell and David Thomas of Lunen--
burg and George King OF this place
acted as judges. They decided In
favor of the affirmative.
Mrs. Harry Fisher and two chill
dren, Mrs. Frank Fisher, Mrs. d. M.
Smith and Mrs. Helen Folsom were
among the visitors in st. Johnsbury
the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Morton were
weekend guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Sweet.
Mark Garfield of st. Johnsbury
was a business visitor in the place,
Monday.
Andrew Folsom of st. Johnsbury
visited his mother, Mrs. Lizzie Mich
OILS, Friday.
Lewis Nichols has bought the VIII
Higgins and the late Marion Hig--
gins farms.
Last Wednesday there were 131
river drivers came here on the train
from Bangor and joined the drive at
James Hartshorn's.
Pre-memorial exercises will be
held at the school house Friday af-
ternoon.
Rev. Mr.. Fuller will deliver a pre-
memorial sermon at the church Sun
day.
Perley Whipple has returned home
from Easton where he has been
working for the past few months.
The East Concord boys were de-
feated at a game of base ball with
the ConcOrds Saturday.
The box supper at Mrs. Curtis
Goodall's last Wednesday, was a sue
cess, $3.50 being added to the
treasury of the l.. A. s.
Ray Smith has moved to his farm.
His mother, Mrs. Alice Whitney OF
Portland, came Monday and is to
make her home with him, and also
his grandmother, Mrs. l.. w. Cooley
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-05-26

C. E. Kirk sold the Munkittrick
house to J. Liberty and sold the Lib
erty farm to A. L. Munkittrick.
In supreme court at Montpelier
last week the court announced a de-
cision in the suit of Arthur A. Blunt
against the Montpelier & Wells Riv-
er railroad. The opinion reversed
the judgment of the lower court with
the cause remanded. In Caledonia
county court, Mr.. Blunt secured a
verdict for $4,000 for alleged in
juries received while riding on the
railroad when a suit cause fell on
him from an overhead rack
The st. John the Baptist So
ciety gave a box party at Red Mems
Hall Wednesday evening which net
ted the order $25.
C. E. Kirk has sold John Clough
new auto.
The C. H. Goss Company have
been very busy this past week in
stalling two large steam boilers in
the Avenue House.
The secretaries of the Barton,
Morrisville and ST. Johnsbury fairs
met here last Thursday to discuss
a series of races. They expect Lam
caster to be represented at a later
meeting and join in the circuit
The directors of E. and T. Fair
banks & Co., have organized as fol-
lows: President, Frank H. Brooks;
first vice-president, c. L. Harpham;
second vice-president, Henry Fair
banks; secretary and treasurer, John
C. Clark; general superintendent,
Perley F. Hazen.
The meeting of the Commercial
Club at Pythian Hall last Friday eve
ming to discuss protection from char
liable advertising hold ups was adj
tourned without final action as an
other meeting will be necessary to
make the necessary changes in the
bylaws.
DR.. ]. P. Tierney, who for the
past two and a half years has prac-
ticed medicine and surgery in Hard
wick, has opened an office at No. 25
Eastern avenue.
The state Federation of Woman's
Club will be held at St. Adams June
1-3. On the first evening there will
be a lecture on prison reform by
Thomas Mott Osborne, warden of
Sing Sing. A lecture recital on the
pageant at Peterboro, N. H., by Mrs.
Mcdowell will be the entertainment
for another evening. Lectures will
also be given by Mrs. Elizabeth Glen
dover Evans, organizer of the Won
ans Peace Party; and Rev. W.
Parkyn Jackson, head of the Strana-
han Memorial Club.
A violin recital will be given by
the pupils of Elizabeth S. Peck, as
sisted by Miss Lola French, cello;
Fred Simanton, flute; Miss Maude
Brown, accompanist; Miss Eunice
accompanist, at Acad-
envy Hall, Saturday afternoon at $3.50
o'clock. Miss Bertha Wesselhoeft
Swift, soprano, of Boston, who is to
teach in st. Johnsbury during the
summer months, will sing several Sc
lections. She will be accompanied by
Mrs. Margaret Gorham Chaser of
Boston.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-05-26
RECENT DEATHS.
Carrick

French Forrest Carrick passed
away Thursday afternoon after two
years illness with tuberculosis. Fol
the last two months he had been in
critical condition with no hope of
| recovery. He was born in Danville,
March Is. 1843, the Oldest of seven
children born to Andrew and Sarah
West Carrick and the last to go. The
five sons all followed the same bust
ness and became stone cutters. Tu-
berculosis claimed the four others
and although Mr.. Carrick gave up
the granite business 26 years ago to
become a farmer, the disease finally
conquered. During the Civil war
he served with Company H, 18th Yer
mont and was in the battles of Ce-
dar Greek, Winchester, Spottsylva-
mia, Appomattox Court House and
others. After he had gone to the
front his father enlisted in the same
company and father and son served
their country together. After the
war he learned his trade with the
Laird Granite Co. at West Danville
and when the firm moved to St.
Johnsbury he came with them. Later
with his brothers, Henry and Edgar,
he formed the Carrick Bros. Gran
tie Co., which was in business here
for some years. Retiring from the
granite business, he bought the Peo-
body farm beyond Paddock Village
and from time to time bought more
land until his farm was the largest
one in st. Johnsbury. He was a sue
cessfu1 farmer and brought his land
to a high state of cultivation. Forty
six years ago he married Miss Emma
Burbank of Danville who died in
1898. Three children survive him.
Lillian and Sarah of St. Johnsbury
and Harvey A. of Maiden, Mass. Mr..
Carrick was a member of Passump-
sic Lodge, F. and A. NJ, Green Noun
tain Lodge, N. E. o. P. and Chamber
lin Post, G. A. r. The funeral was
held Monday afternoon from the
house, Rev. George A. Martin Off
ciating. The bearers were u. G.
Goss, Carl M. Morris, Hastings White
and Soren Holmes of Barnet. Inter
ment was in the family lot at Mount
Pleasant cemetery
Those who came from out of town
to attend the funeral were Mr.. and
Mrs. Raymond Carrick of Hardwick:
Henry Clifford and Mrs. Hattie Will
lox of West Danville; Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Wilson of Danville; Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Carrick of Barnet; Miss
Anna Burnham of Marshfield; Arba
West of Hardwick, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harvey Burbank of East Barnet, Mr..
and Mrs. ]. ]. Campbell, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. r. Kimball and Mrs. John
Sullivan of Hardwick, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. d. Lawton of East Burke, Mr.. and
Mrs. S. J. Holmes of Barnet, Edwin
Strobridge of West Barnet, Mr.. and
Mrs. Elmer Roy and daughter, Dor
othy of East Barnet, w. s. Brock and
Charles Harris of Barnet, Perry Por-
ter of West Burke.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-05-26
DEATH OF j. e. HARRIS
Was Widely Known In Vermont As
Newspaper Man.

John E. Harris, the well-known
newspaper man died suddenly Mon
day morning while waiting for an
electric car at the terminus on Shell
burne street in Burlington. He had
walked from Queen City Park and
sat down on a bench by the roadside
to rest. Three girls passing a min
ute or two later saw Mr.. Harris with
head bent forward, and thought he
was asleep. When Wellington
Smith, a business manager of the Ad-
vance for which Mr.. Harris wrote,
who was walking some distance be-
mind Mr.. Harris, came up, he found
the latter breathing heavily. A
minute later he pitched forward to
the ground and shortly expired.
DR.. B. D. Adams and others were
called, but life had fed. The body
was taken to Gurney's undertaking
rooms.
John Edward Harris was born in
Cabot, July 27, 1858, the son of
Erasmus B. and Caroline Drown
Harris. He received a common school
and academy education and then read
law, being admitted to the practice
of that profession in 1879. For two
years he practiced at Danvil1e and
then entered the newspaper field,
purchasing the st. Johnsbury Index,
now The Republican. After leaving
that paper, he continued in the news
paper field practically all his life,
being the founder of the Hardwick
Gazette and the Morrisville Messen-
ger, having been legislative reporter
at Montpelier several sessions and
correspondent for various papers at
Washington, D. c., where he was sta
toned for some years in an official
capacity with the United States SEN
ate. He was also employed on the
staff of the Worcester, Mass, Eve
ming Post. During the last session
of the Vermont legislature, Mr.. Har-
ris represented The Advance, of
which he was editor. In 1910, he
travelled in Europe as special inspec-
tor of immigration under authority
of the American immigration COM
mission. Mr.. Harris was a member
of the Odd Fellows lodge and several
clubs and societies.
He was married three times, first
to Carrie Brown of Burlington, and
their surviving child is Mrs. Frances
Pache of Danville. His second wife
was Addie Soule of Portland, Me-, |
and his third wife was Eva Cobb of
Atlanta, Ca, the daughter of colo
mel in the Confederate army in the
Civil war. One child was born of
the last union, John Carroll Harris, !
in 1910
DR.. Henri Pache of Danville, went
to Burlington Tuesday and the body |
will be brought to Danville on the 1 1
O'Clock train and services held at the |
grave in the cemetery.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-05-26
EAST CONCORD
(Mrs. ]. c. Mcdonald, Correspond
ent.)

(Mrs. ]. C. Mcdonald, Correspond
ent.)
William Timpson passed away
Tuesday morning, May IS. He was
born in England So years ago and
came to this country when a young
man and married Miss Bean of Beth
lehem. They have made their home
on Baptist Hill for several years. A
few years ago they went west but
owing to his i'll health returned
home. The funeral was held at the
house Sunday at 1 P. M, Rev. L. H.
Fuller officiating. Burial at the
Baptist Hill cemetery. He is sur
vived by his wife and two sons, Fred
and Thomas. Among those called
here from out of town to attend the
funeral were Mrs. Timpson's mother,
Mrs. Bean and son Fred Bean of
Bethlehem, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Green, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Rivers
and daughter and William Erdy of
Littleton, John Timpson of Plym-
outh, Ernest Hughes of Lyndonville,
Fanny Hubbard and e. Cushman of
Dalton.
The debate at the church Monday
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-05-26
Patriotic Evening

On Thursday evening the Mitchell
class of the First Baptist church will
hold a patriotic social in the chapel.
The G. A. R., W. R. C. and S. of ".
are cordially invited, also the adult
members of the congregation. An
excellent program has been arranged,
music to be given by the church
quartet, consisting of Mrs. Burt, Mrs.
Morey, Mr.. Morey and Mr.. Pratt,
Readings by Mrs. J. E. McGi1. The
program will begin at s P. M. Re
freshments, doughnuts, cheese and
coffee will be served.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-05-26
Children's Day At Notre Dame

Next Sunday will be children's day
at Notre Dame church, and on that
day class of "a boys and girls will
receive their first communion. A
spiritual retreat for children will be
observed from Wednesday to Satur-
day, in charge of Very Rev. E. Sal
man, superior of the Fathers of St.
Edmund at Swanton, and it is ex-
pected that at least $50 young peo-
pie will prepare for holy communion
during that time.
The services Sunday will be at z, 8
and 10 o'clock, the o'clock service
being especially for the administer
ing of the first communion to one of
the largest classes in the history of
the church. In the afternoon the
service for the renewal of the vows
of baptism will be held.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-05-26
LOCAL GATHERINGS

Letters advertised for the week
ending May %, 1915: Ladies-Mrs
R. E. Checkey, Miss Mabel Grey, Miss
Ethel Grey, Mrs. N. w. Wood; Gen
tlemen-L. D. Brooks, John A. Bean,
Jefferson Devenger, J. B. King, Will
lam NJ Martin, Henry Simano, Harry
Wertenstein.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-05-26
Hicks

George H. Hicks, who for the past
two years has been in falling health
at the home of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John G. Hicks on Mount Pleas
ant street, died at Brightlook Hos
pital Monday morning, aged SO years.
Mr.. Hicks was born in st. Johns
bury June z, 1878. He attended
the public schools and was gradua-
ted from the Business College at the
Academy. He went to New York
City about 10 years ago and first
engaged in stenographic work. On
the organization of the banking bus
mess known as the Capital Company
he was made president and was also
vice-president of the General Audit
Co., a subsidiary of the Capital Co.
Later he was instrumental in form
ing the National Tie & Lumber Co.
This concern owned lumber tracts
in Georgia and various points in
Florida and also in the Bahama ISL
ands. Their principal business was
to supply railroads with ties and
heavy timbers. Mr.. Hicks spent a
greater part of his time in the South
in the interests of his company and
it was through his work that a bill
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-05-26
Aver

Mrs. Cynthia Green Aver died
Thursday at her home on Jones
street after six months of falling
health due to the infrmities of her
advanced age. She was born in Dan
vile, Oct. 81, 1881, to Edmund and
Sylvia Britt Green and her 83 years
found her with her faculties all I'M
impaired and able to enjoy fine nee
dlework, her reading, sewing and
conversation. Since November she
had been confined to her bed most
of the time. After her marriage to
Henry M. Aver on Jan. 8, 1855, they
lived on the old Aver place near the
Lyndon line, then moved to Sum-
merville for a year or two. They
bought the Jones street home Al
years ago and became loyal citizens
of the part of ST. Johnsbury known
as Paddock Village. Mr.. Aver died
May II, 1899. Mr.. and Mrs. Aver
had two children, both of whom sur
ylVe their mother, Candace, Mrs. /.
e. Jones, who has made her home
with her mother and tenderly cared
for her, and w. L. Aver of Amesbury,
Mass. Mrs. Aver had been a mem
Der of Grace Methodist Episcopal
church since 1871 and retained her
interest in it to the last. The fu-
neral was on Saturday afternoon at
O'Clock from the house. Rev.
George A. Martin officiating, and the
interment was beside her husband at
Mount Pleasant cemetery. The bear
ers were four grand-nephews, Guy
Harris, Fred Roberts, Ellery Clark
and Charles Drew. Mr.. and Mrs. w.
l.. Aver of Amesbury were called
here for the funeral, also Mrs. Ellen
Green and Mrs. Hamilton Green of
Newport, Mrs. Allie Blair of Beebe,
Mr.. and Mrs. Alonzo ingalls, and Mrs.
Phlla Hoyt of Lyndon, Mr.. and Mrs.
Guy Harris of LyndonviIIe. Ora Drew
and family of North Danyiue and
Henry Stanton of Danville.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-05-26

was passed in the parliament of Ba-
hama which gave the National Tie
& Lumber Co. practical control Of
the lumber industry in the islands.
About this time he contracted mala-
ria and was forced to return to New
York. He then suffered an attack
of pneumonia which greatly i'm
paired his health. For two years
he struggled against great odds but
two years ago he was forced to give
up his work and come home. Anamia
developed and this was the imme-
date cause of his death. Mr.. Hicks
was a member of Grace Methodist
church and was also enrolled in the
Calvary Baptist church of New York
City. The funeral will be held this
afternoon at o'clock at the home of
his parents, with Rev. George A
Martin in charge. Interment will be
in Mt. Pleasant cemetery.
Cheney
Mary Lucy Hartman, whose sud
den death occurred May 81, 1915,
was born in st. Johnsbury, Oct. 20,
1851, the daughter of Jane Sanborn
and David E. Hartman. Nearly all
her early life was spent in st. Johns
bury, where, Dec. 10, 1871, she mar
ried Reuben G. Cheney. They left
Immediately for the West where they
lived '29 years, and all but one of
their six children were born. She
leaves, beside her husband, two sons
and two daughters, Mrs. Cora G. Car
penter of st. Johnsbury, Charles r.
Cheney of Rutland, Mrs. Leota c. Ed
wards of Springfield, Mass, Joseph
j. Cheney of Boston, and one sister,
Miss Kate Hartman of Kansas City,
Missouri.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-11-09
DENY INJUNCTION
TO STOP ELECTION

Fort Dodge, Nov. B.-Judge r. Al.
Wright denied the application for an
Injunction against tho city to prevent
the holding of the special election No
vember 8. He declared that while his
impression is that the voter who is not
behind the scenes will be going it,
blind" when voting, the court was not
convinced of this beyond a reasonable
Ioubt and did not issue the Injunction
asked for
In beginning his opinion. Judge
Wright said he did not have time in
which to write an opinion backed by
citations from authorities and that the
decision filed is the best he could do
with the time at his disposal.
The evidence shows, Judge Wright
held, that the question Of a dam across
the Des Moines river has been twice
defeated by the people The evidence,
he also held. fails to show that the
waterwolks are Inadequate for the
present needs of the city.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-11-09
Grain Review

Chicago. Nov. Specifications of gen
orally fair weather, for tonight and to-
morrow more than offset in the wheat
market today the effect Of rains north
west. Opening prices, which ranged
from II to u q sc lower, were followed
by moderate rally and then g fresh
decline. First prices were $1.03A @ 70
for December and $104A a LOS for May
A big increase Of the visible supply
further depressed wheat. The close was
"A to 1Hc net lower, with December az
$1.03A @1.03A and May at $1.04A.
Prospects of bearish crop report
from washington weakened corn. Sell
Ing was general and persistent. After
opening MONO off to a shade advance
the market underwear ia material sag
all around.
In the later dealings In corn, addi-
tional declines took place, owing to the
setback in wheat. The close was Y "a
* to &c under Saturdays finish.
Oats displayed sympathy for the set
back in corn.
Provisions attracted no attention.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-11-09
LOVER OF SLAIN
GIRL IS ON TRIAL

Lincoln. ILL.,, Nov. Clearing of
evidence in the trial of Daniel Hurley
of Broadwell on the charge Of MUIR
dering his sweetheart, Katherine Rol-
Ter, continued here today. Selection
Of jury composed of ten farmers, one
merchant and carpenter was COM
pleted yesterday. In the opening
statement of the prosecuting attorney
it was intimated that the state would
not demand the death penalty as had
been expected.
Miss Roller died suddenly April Is
after taking buggy ride with her
sweetheart Investigation showed
poisoning to have been the cause OF
her death. The defense, it is said,
will claim the girl committed suicide.