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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-01-07

which will be framed and hung on the
wall
The Young Peoples society Of
Christian Endeayor has elected the
following officers President. Sherman
Nichols; vice pres, Miss Hazel Sey-
mour; secy, Miss Maud Mitchell;
treas, Walter Jones; committee chair
men, Miss Ethel Judd prayer meet
ingl. Mr. Haven missionary, Fred
erick Gilbert tlookout), Mrs Haven
tsociall, Miss Anna Blackmer flow
err These officers viii be installed
next Sunday morning
The annual meeting Of the church
was held on Wednesday. Dec. Both.
Dinner was served in the vestry about
one o'clock. Immediately after the
dinner, the Ladies society held their
annual meeting and elected the fol-
lowing officers: President, Mrs. Chas
Lee; vice-pres., Mrs George Kellogg;
secretary, Mrs K. NJ Campbell; treas,
Mrs John Sheldon. At about 2;30 the
church meeting was called to order by
the pastor The following officers
we're elected: Parish visitors, Mrs.
Homer Williams, Mrs. Henry Har-
wood Mrs. Frederick Gilbert; clerk,
7. T.. Comba; treas, William ]. Hol-
ley; musical director, Mrs. r. NJ.
Campbell; Sunday school supt., Mrs.
George Gilbert; pastoral committee,
lin addition to the deacons), Mrs. |
Liddle, Mrs. Sherman, Miss Angie
Holley, Sherman Nichols; Sunday
school committee, Miss Angie Holley, |.
Mrs. Frederick Crane, Berniss B,
Sheldon; music committee, Mrs. Lid
die, William J. Holley, Rufus Gilbert;
Deacon Simmons, Basil Walsh,
James Hill The clerk was instructed
to send resolutions of thanks to Allan
Bourn and Wallace Fahnestock for
their services in keeping the church
supplied with flowers and other decor
atoms; also to Mrs. Snyder for her
services as clerk during the past year,
and to Mrs. Campbell and the choir.
The nonresident members present
were Mr.. and Mrs. Burr Harwood
from West Hebron. Greetings were
received from several others, includ
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Crane,
Deacon Gilbert Sykes, and Mrs. M. c.
Gully of Canton, n y. y
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-01-07

State of Vermont or any other state
considering the size of the village and
while it has cost lot of money to
construct and maintain the same, it is
in no way an Offset Of the benefits de-
rived, and think future generations
will thank the citizens of this village
for doing what they have done.
Respectfully submitted,
A. w. PHELON,
Chairman Prudential Committee
Dorset Fire District
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-01-07
BONNEVILLE

Spencer Robinson of Wilmington. is
in town visiting friends.
Rev. Percival Hewitt, who has been
ill the past week, is better.
f. L. Bolster, town representative,
went to Montpelier Tuesday.
District Supt. T.. w. Sharpe of
Brattleboro, will preach at the church
here Sunday evening Jan. 10. Quar-
terly conference will be held Monday
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-01-07

Because she was kind to him and
helped him during the past year, when
he needed assistance, Wilmot r. Gaige,
who died recently in Brattleboro, left
to Mrs. Carrie Allen, who lived in the
same building, his entire estate
amounting to about $4,000, after all
expenses are settled. There are two
insurance policies for $1,000 each and
cash amounting to $500.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-01-07
DORSET HOLLOW NOTES

Paul White of North Bennington
was in town recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Mclaughlin of
the Village, spent Christmas at the
atter's home.
Master Daniel Paddock of Pawlet,
has been visiting his father, Martin
Paddock, recently.
Miss Elsie Seymour of the Village,
was the guest of her sister, Mrs Ern
Roberts, last week
Miss Jessie |. Flanders, who spent
Christmas at her home in Middletown
Springs, has returned to her school
Mrs. Aaron Reed of Manchester
Center, was a guest of Charles Jones
and Phylinda Roberts during the hol
idays.
Miss Anna V. Kelley and brother,
William Kelley, Jr., were guests of
their aunt, Mrs. Nancy Kelley of
Manchester, Sunday.
Miss Phoebe Paddock of Rupert, and
Miss Lucy Paddock of Poultney, spent
the holidays with their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. j. F. Paddock.
Mrs. Minnie Cross of Manchester,
Miss Bertha Cross of keene, n. H. and
DR.. A. A. Cross of New York, were
guests at Valley View farm during the
holidays.
Miss Alice Kelley of New York,
Miss Anna Kelley of Keene, N. H.,
Miss Elizabeth Kelley of Pittsford.
Mrs. l.. j. Mccoy and son Joseph of
Bennington, and Frank Kelley of New
Milford, Conn,.,were guests of their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Kelley,
during the holidays.
DORSET CHURCH NOTES
About 40 members of the Church
clubs went on the sleigh ride TO Man
chester last Monday night. Refresh |
ments were served at the Colburn |
House.
The Sacrament of baptism was adj
ministered last Sunday morning to
Grace Eunice. the infant daughter Of |
Mr. and Mrs. Burr Harwood Of West 1
Al the annual meeting OF the /
Church society held last Monday even
ing, Fred Stone was elected a member
81 the Prudential committee The
other officers were all reelected. The
treasurer reported a balance Of s347.
The average attendance Of the Sun
lay school last year was CT, gain Of
" over the preceding year The Sun
lay school has received, as a gift from
Deacon Gilbert Sykes, photograph OF
Darius cobb's painting, AThe Master"
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-01-07
I've rIan. have becn made public

lne plans nave been made public
Regular meeting Of the Woodmcn
viii be held next Thursday evening in
school hall az o'clock All members
arc requested 10 arrange to attend as
business Of Importance must be- at
tended TO- Remember Jan l4th is the
date.
Az the annual meeting Of the FIRE
district held Monday evening the
same officers were elected and Grant
Matson was elected to the prudential
committee in place Of J. VI Armstrong
deceased A report Of the prudential
committee will be found in another
column
I The regular quarterly meeting Of
Washington Pomona Grange will be
held with Mcttowee Valley Grange at
Pawlct Friday afternoon and evening,
the 18th The 18th degree will be work
ed and only 9Th degree members will
be admitted Fourth degree members
Of the Oranges belonging to Pomona,
desiring 10 receive the 5th degree will
give their names 10 the secretary of
their Grange so that there will be no
delay in presenting them to the secre-
tary Of Pomona Grange. The after
noon session will begin promptly at
and the evening session at O'Clock.
Not being satisfied with dances
Tuesday evening and Wednesday even I
ing. a number of the young people |
made the trip to Pawlet on Thursday
evening to attend the Grange dance /
there. Besides several single teams,
about ten made use Of an auto truck
and decided that a straw-ride in an
auto truck in winter was quite novel
thing. Several of the Pawlet Grang
ers made it part of their duties to
see that the Dorset contingent was
given the best possible care, and that
they succeeded in so doing, is the
united opinion of all. Dorset was Civ
en- the honor Of leading the grand
march as well, and this was ably done
with Miss Dorothy Shipman and
Louis Batchelder as leaders. A boun-
tiful supper was served at midnight
and while partaking Of the good things
provided many a cherry greeting for
the New Year was exchanged.
Al the annual meeting of the Dorset
Public Library, held at the library
rooms, Saturday evening, Jan. 2, the
officers were elected: Pres,
r. +. Comba; vice-pres., W. r. Rob
erts; secy., S. f. Holey; treas, B. B.
sheldon Mrs, j. II. Musser, one of {,
he executive committee whose term 9
If Office expired Jan. list, was re- /
elected for the four-year term. The {
report showed that the :
,ast year has been a prosperous one (
or the library, a considerably larger a
surplus being carried over than year \
Igo. Thirty new volumes have been d
purchased during the year and the n
purchase of an additional number has r.
ust been authorized. Three thousand h
inc hundred thirty books were loaned II
uring the year and 1,155 magazines. a
he largest gift of books was from 9,
frs. Musser-2l volumes. Consider W
BILE interest has been manifested in Ia
he new library project and the build tc
lg fund is growing slowly. About 20 p,
f the new building fund tickets at 81 a,
ave been sold (half of which goes to d,
ne building fund.- and we believe m
rat when the scope and purpose of h,
lese tickets are better understood the N
ile will show a marked increase, as d,
us is an easy and effective way of az
yelling the fund. re
The Seward gateway., 1915-11-22
Dear Readers; Will you pardon the Gatcw,y again?

Dear Readers you pardon the Gaicw,y again?
 Some filthy tu recently told about it. When man nisoocs another print than who merely mSquo him verbally may guilty from haste but the other IS down right fer And paper muOed in print recently The Gateway published receives it. has the greatest and best
 ceh service in Alaska of and good as any Juneau paper has It stoop the disgusting practise Of fakng news prefers pay good for it's service and in this 1t IS
 different from many others Only Saturday the leading news in an other manor told how Lord Derby speech house of lords and that Premier Asquh present made short reply This faked news pure simple that this is only said in self defense The Gateway us anything shape of wranging until it IS placed on the defence and protect e Several attempts cause to enter into suab5c ignored declines be undgned enough to engage public uabbes the best and most reliable news but at the time an attack the time the aacker con- ane this story Auih making speech in the house Of lords This one little example being because is prove the fake Premier AsQ plain "commoner and Is only member of the house commons speak the house of lords so the ignorance of others gives the fake away But only of how purchasers of soaed newspapers can be deceived and fooled The Gateway will to ignore br and hope shall have patience enough o
The Seward gateway., 1915-11-22
DAUGHTER OF IDITAROD MAN
 WEEDS THE MAN OF HER CHOICE

|, SEATTLE, Oct. 17.-Miss Irene Rudd, daughter of Albert Rudd, the well known mining man of lditarod, Alaska, was married here today to Ernest Scherman, of Ellensburg, Washington. The couple eloped from Ellensburg. They stated after their marriage that the parents of both objected to the wedding on account of the youth of both parties.
 Seen by a reporter a few moments after she was welded to the young man of her choice, Mrs. Scherman said: "I don't think l am too young to get married do you? l wonder what papa will say! Oh, yes, he's away up in Alaska. Yes, I'm going back there myself next summer if Erny will go, as l like to be near papa"
 For the present the young couple will make their home at Ellensburg, where the groom has lucrative em- ployment.
The Seward gateway., 1915-11-22

Notice is hereby given: That Curtis R. Morford, the administrator of the estate of Walter H. Dickeman, de- ceased, has presented to and filed in said court his final account and his petition for final distribution to the parties entitled thereto, of all the residue of said estate, and that Sat urday, the 22nd day of January, 1916, at II o'clock in the forenoon of said day, at the courtroom of said court, in said Precinct, have been fixed and appointed by the court as the time and place for the hearing of said peti- tion, and for the settlement of said ac- count, when and where any person in- terested in said estate may appear and file his exceptions, in writing, to the said petition, and to said account and contest the same.
 Notice is further given: That said estate is ready for distribution, and on the approval of said account and the granting of said petition, distri- button of said estate will be inn mediately had.
 Dated this 18th day of November, 1915.
 (SEAL) M. J. CoNROY
 U. S. Commissioner and ex-officio Probate Judge, Territory of Alaska, Kenai Precinct.
 First publication Nov. 20, 1915. Last publication Dec. IS, 1915.
The Seward gateway., 1915-11-22

"V;tolitra." A fragrant and deli cious South American tea. It invigo- rates the brain and strengthens the body.
 Brown & Hawkins, Quality First.
The Seward gateway., 1915-11-22

See the ready made skirts and waists at Butts.
The Seward gateway., 1915-11-22

complete and sudden ending of navigation Cook Inlet for the year to be regretted Anchorage The closing of the water road to Anchorage the year going prove to the gocmeu, and nearly half the anyhow Seward
 mus, be regarded only possible terminal the government railroad The fact ha, unable Anchorage shows that some shippers Engineering Commission included deceived by the mild weather of last year and looked for navigation, No enc can be blamed for this though the weather gods had some thing against Seward administration something and made last winter mild purposcy forward it will be at least mildly interesting to Seward people which the closing of the Inlet navigation will this city
The Seward gateway., 1915-11-22

IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA, THIRD DIVISION, RENAL PRE- CINCT, AT SEWARD. In the Matter of the Estate
 of Walter II. Dickerman, Deceased. NOTICE OF HEARING OF FINAL ACCOUNT AND PETITION
 FOR DISTRIBUTION.
The Seward gateway., 1915-11-22
DETAILS OF THE
 SUICIDE IN FAIRBANKS s

FAIRBANKS-Either in a fit of despondency, or while temporarily insane, Charles Skofand committed suicide last evening in the California saloon, by shooting himself through the head with a 3S.-caliber revolver. Why he committed the rash act no one knows as he left nothing, so far as is known, to indicate that he had any troubles.
 The shooting took place shortly after 2 o'clock, and notwithstanding the fact that the bullet passed through his head and about 2S feet from his body, Skohand lived until 9:2O passing away at St. Joseph's hospital after everything possible had been done to save his life.
 Skoaand was about 9S years of age, a native of Mandal Amt, Norway, about 3 feet 3 inches tall, of light complexion, with clear skin, and smoothly shaven.
 The Suicide
 
 Shortly after 6:3O last evening, Skohand walked into the California saloon, stood in front of the bar for couple of minutes, and calling an other man up, bought drink for both of them. He was not drunk and had not been drinking to excess, as he showed no signs of the least in- toxication.
 Leaving the man with whom he was talking, Skohand walked to the rear of the large poolroom and, turn ing to the left, took the last seat in a long row of chairs standing near the wall. As the lights in the room were not turned on, it was rather dark where he was sitting, and no particular attention was paid to him. Pat Hogan, of Graehl, who was sit ting about six seats away from Skof- land, happened to turn toward the unfortunate man just in time to see him put the revolver to his head and fire the fatal shot.
 As soon as Hogan saw him put the revolver to his head he jumped to his feet and started toward Skof land, but not in time to prevent him from pulling the trigger. No sooner had the shot been fired than Hegen had the revolver in his hand, wrest- ing it from the injured man.-Times.
The Seward gateway., 1915-11-22

Wanted: to rent, piano. Gateway.
The Seward gateway., 1915-11-22
MARSHAL RENDERS REPORT

FAIRBANKS-The report of the U. s. Marshars office for the quarter ending October 1, was rendered to the court and accepted last week. It shows that the expenditures of the office during the quarter were $63,- 362.O6, as compared with an expendi- ture of $49, ,729.59 during the Septem- Der quarter of 1914. The increase 's explained by the fact that $17O371O was paid out during the quarter just reported upon as salaries of federal officials. The expenditures of the quarter were therefore smaller this year than last.-EX.
The Seward gateway., 1915-11-22

The papers are poking fun at an Iditarod schoolma'am because she writes poetry and teaches school. After reading some of the eirusions emanated by poetic aspirants, it is a source of wonderment that poetry and brains can occupy the same cranium.-Valdez Miner.
The Seward gateway., 1915-11-22

The four companies of infantry on duty in Alaska are to be brought up to their full military strength of about 16O men each, according to an announcement by the war department. The posts at Fort Seward, Fort Lis
 cum, Fort Gibbon, Fort St. Michael and Fort Davis have at the present time about half of their war strength.
The Seward gateway., 1915-11-22

Don't get dafTy on the other fel- lows taffy. Best food and custom. Eat till you bust 'em. THE COM MERGE CAFE.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-01-28
KNEW REVOLUTION HEROINE
Pennsylvania Woman Still Living
Who Was Acquainted With the
Famous Molly Pitcher.

In excellent health in spite of her
advanced years, Mrs. Samuel Sipe,
Cumberland county's oldest resident,
a personal friend of Molly Pitcher, the
heroine of Monmouth, has just cele-
brated her one hundred and second
birthday, according to Carbohdale
(Pa.) dispatch to the New York
Tribune.
Her health is good, and although she
is unable to walk she can hear clearly
and her mind is marvel for clever
ness and recollection. Mrs. Sipe was
born in Switzerland, October 5, 1912,
and came with her parents when only
six years of age to this country. The
trip was made in sailing vessel and
the voyage consumed 16 weeks. She
lived in Philadelphia for time and
came to Carlisle 95 years ago. She
remembers the old stage coaches that
made this a stopping point on the
road to Pittsburgh, and also the run
ming of the first train on the Cumber-
land Valley, July 4, 1857.
Her stories of Molly Pitcher, with
whom she was personally familiar,
contain many unique incidents in the
life of this peculiar heroine.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-01-28
Activities Of Women.

More than one-fourth of the work in
Philadelphia is done by women
Over three per cent of the girls en-
ployed in St Paul do not live at home.
Mrs. Ida v. Simonton will lead a
trading expedition into the wilds of
Africa.
American women have opened four
factories in London where women are
employed in making garments for the
British soldiers.
Among the entire membership Of
the Daughters of the American Revo-
luton there are only 118 classed as
real daughters"
Both Dowager Queen Alexandria Of
England and Dowager Empress Marie
of Russia have the same hobby-that
of photography.
The present states where women
vote have "a electoral votes, which Ia
expected to be factor in the coming
presidential election.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-01-28
Few are Left.

Editor Times:-R. D. Williams who
died last week in Kansas City was
never doctor. l came to Butler for
ty.five years ago and for twenty
years afterwards saw him almost
daily. He owned and lived on a
hundred acre tract of land that is
now the homes of many people. His
dwelling stood near the present resi-
dence of Mr.. Pratt Wyatt.
In the Recorders office is deed
from John w. Montgomery to Rich
ard D. Williams dated February 10,
1864, consideration one thousand dol
lars, conveying one hundred acres
that is bounded on the south by Ohio
street, on the west by High street,
and on the east by Fulton street, and
extending north one quarter of a
mile, north of the stand pipe. II is
one quarter of a mile wide east and
west and five-eighths Of mile long
north and south. The present home
of Jas. Holloway is at the southeast
corner of this one hundred acre tract.
When this land sold for ten dollars
an acre, the Civil war was going on.
The war closed fourteen months
later. Butler was then the county
seat but the court house and all the
other buildings in the town had been
burned.
Order Number Eleven issued by
General Ewing had entirely depopu-
lated Butler and Bates county. Rank
weeds had grown up on the public
square eight or ten feet high with
paths through them made by wild
animals and by domestic animals left
behind by owners that hurriedly
moved away. Desolation was every
where. Not human being then
lived in Butler.
1t is always profitable to- buy land
by the acre and sell it by the foot.
Mr.. Williams sold the one hundred
acres in building lots to people who
built residences, realizing from two
hundred to four hundred dollars per
acre. 1t made him rich. He was
Scotchman. Two reliable sons raised
in Butler survive him, his only heirs,
who will doubtless add to the fortune
the father made on the one hundred
acres.
Many changes occur in forty-five
years. DR.. Boulware, 0. D. Austin,
D. G. Newsome and w. F. Rosser
and myself are the only men living
in Butler that were here then.
Bates county was big prairie with
here and there a chimney standing
where dwelling house had been
burned. VIM. +. Walton.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-01-28
WON RICHES FROM THE LAND
story Of IN Immigrant Family That
Went Farming Forty-six
Years Ago.

John Austin and his wife. Emma.
46 years ago came to this country
from England with their four sons and
settled on a 160.acre farm Ii the
Rocky mountains. Austin had been
mill worker and he and his wife
scarcely had money enough to come
to this country and take up the 100
acres which the government at that
time was willing to give any settler.
OF the subsequent success Of this fam
lily Doctor Winship writes in Farm and
Fireslde as follows:
"Once established and the market
gardening scheme on its feet, John d.
vided the 100 acres in halves. kept
80 acres and gave each Of the boys
20 acres. They all worked the whole
of it, but kept the expenses and in
come from each lot distinct.
81 know Mark Austin well; he is
one of the eminently prosperous men
in, Idaho. He furnishes sugar beets
for eight of the large factories along
a line of 400 miles of railway, raising
many of the beets and contracting for
the rest. He is prince among the
business men Of Idaho.
THE other three boys, Thomas, VIII
liam and John, are cattle kings In
Colorado. Wyoming and Utah; each Is
at the head of live stock company,
two in the sheep business-one had
$4,000 head when l saw him. in 1913
One is president of the Wool Growers
association of the intermountain re-
gion.
1.-THE business interests of those
four mighty men are interlinked.
though financially distinct. They run
their vast business schemes AZ they
did their 20 acres each, when they
ran the 80 acres as though 1t were
one market garden, but they knew the
profit of each 20 acres, and divided it.
They still keep those eighty acres to-
gether and apart. Each of those four
men has family, and each has done
by his sons what the father did for
him"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-01-28
Revision for the Better.

INNho, with Liege In fresh memory,
and ouatre Bras in recent history,
does not wish that q. certain page OF
Vanity Fair" had not been written
It must be owned that Thackeray had
. contempt for little states; . small
German principally was to him alb
surd because it was small; and the
Belgians.. moreover, were small. also.
in stature. And.thus he. giving kind
Of kitchen view Of the battle before
Waterloo. makes the Belgian soldiers
~ homo to Brussels from the guns Of
Quatrs Bras. to b comfortsd By the
cooks. The heroes Of this year have
to forgive an Enslish author for pre-
sentins them - the towards Of hun.
dred years ago.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1915-01-28
Man Who Swore Vengeance Slail
Just as Friend Was.

Kansas City, Mo-, Jan. A.-When
assassins shot down his friend, Mario
Ippolito, two weeks ago, Lusciano
Musso wrote it in his memory, swear
ing vengeance, and as reault he
himself is dead-another victim of an
assassin's bullet.
: Both men were Italians and reput-
ed to be we'll to do. Ippolito was am
pushed and murdered two weeks
ago. As he lay dying in the street,
he cried: "Oh, my mother, they got
me, GOT"
Musso, his friend, took up the
search for the assassin. With police
detectives he searched the Italian col
ony. Friends warned him, it is as
serted, but he searched for his
friends inurderers.
Last night be was ambushed and
killed in busy section just as lppoli.
to was Police asserted tonight thai
both men were victims Of : band
whose enmity they had incurred.