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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-11-10
SHOOTING AT LANCASTER.
Officers In Pusuit 'Of Negro Accused
Of Crime.

WI Y fiillt.
Lancaster, Nov. G.-E. W. Watkins.
general superintendent fo the Ganc1s-
ter Cotton OH Company. wac Shot and
perhaps fatally injured this after
noon. John Mcllwain. a negro he
had discharged this morning, is ac-
cuscd Of the shooting. Tho ucgro i'm
mcdlatcly made his escape, hut oGi-
GERS are i'm pursuit or hm and 1t is
thought ho viii be captured.
Mr.. Watkins is "a native or Audcr-
SON. where hls mother ouo two broth
crs reside. lie has only been resi-.
dent of Lancaster for q u.urI. cpm-
ing here from Augusta. Alr Watkins
was Immediately rushed ON special
train to a hospital in EocN IWu ru
an operation. Excitement i'm thc city
Is intense.
The uceru accused of th" shuotr.
g. I'VE feet tlvc inches tell hlIch,
smooth shavcr. VciEht l&p pounds.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-11-10
Graft in France.

Paris, Nov. S.-Cnc soldier and sew
cr"l business men were sent to prison
1T HiarseiH'os for Gralt in the purchase
OF war supplies.
s' rsE'4rs's
iI]i. u. T., iN@u5>IITWS-ONce hours
are from 9 q. H., untu p. m every
day at Iakcg'a O!d Inlirmary. High
smith Optical CO. CptoMctrisyy ana
Opticians.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-11-10
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Published Wednesday nnd SATURDAY,.
BY
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Advertisements:


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Every subsequent insertion. SO
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All communications which yuA.
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Tor As advertisements.
Obituaries and tribute. O, rsspep
rill be charged ,or,
The Sumter Watchman was rouad.
"a IN 1850 and thS True Southron n
asss. The watchman aud SoutnroL
now has the combined circulation snd
inhusnce CT both OF the old papers,
Lnd In msnlfestly the best advertisine
medium In Sumter.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-10-15

the best girl's box. After lunch a
musical program was arranged as
follows: Piano duet, Mrs. Turgeon
and Miss Steady;solo, Mary Turgeon;
duet, Misses Clare and Vivian Rooney;
after which w. A. Gleeson, who act
ed as toastmaster, called upon some
of those present and all responded in
a most able manner. Abel Parent S
short sketch of Columbus and Colum-
busism was of much interest to those
present. When the POSTMASTER call
ed upon Mr.. Parent, J. w. White
won the big laugh of the evening and
showed his ability as a jester, by pull
ing his hat from the peg and bidding
everyone good night" but we as
sure MI. White he missed a treat.
After the cigars the hall was cleared
of the tables and dancing again pre-
vailed until a late hour.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-10-15
Gospel Campaign Closed.

Sunday, Oct. 10th, was undoubt-
edly the greatest day religiously Is
land Pond has seen for many years.
Evangelist Lewis E. Smith closed the
gospel campaign which he has been
conducting with the Methodist and
Congregational churches. Larg e
audiences were present at every SER
vice. One hundred and ten men
were at the Y. M. C. A. in the after
noon and heard Mr.. Smiths addrt IS
Change Your Hitching Post" " If
there was man present who didn't
find out what he was tied up tot
was not the fault Of the speaker. 1t
was an address full of hot shot but
none the less helpful. The Congre-
gational church was filled in the
evening and the closing address was
on conscience and Memory" or
What will your record be-" There
was a good response to the invitation
to begin the Christian life and 30
people came forward to the altar
and knelt as having begun the
Christian life during the progress of
the meetings.
The pastors of the two churches
express themselves as highly gratifed
over the campaign and the general
verdict of the people is tn t a genu-
inc revival has taken place and the
whole community has been stirred.
Mr.. Smith left on the noon train
Monday for Portland for a two days
rest and then began at Johnson, VT,
Wednesday night. He made many
friends in Island Pond and has the
best wishes of the people for con-
tinued success in his work.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-10-15
]. c. Rockwell's Sunny
South Co.

j. C. RockwelPs Sunny South"
company, always a favorite here,
since it made its initial appearance,
several seasons ago, will appear in
the Opera House, Island Pond, We'd
nesday evening October Goth. This
season, from curtain to curtain, the
performance is absolutely new in
every deal Promptly at the ap-
pointed time the curtain rises and
from that moment until the final
you will have fun without a blush,
songs of sentiment by vocalists of
ability, comic ditties by comedians,
who furnish humor without a taint.
Year after year the Sunny South"
company ard its manager, j. c..
Rockwell, have grown in popularity
until now the mere announcement of
their coming is all that is necessary
as a guarantee to the audience that
they will be sent home feeling salts
fled they have received full value
for their money. This season the
company is presenting a perform
ance that is up-to- the-minute, bright
and pleasing from start to finish.
From the rise to the final fall of the
curtain it will be found to be full of
good clean comedy bright and catchy
music, all of the whistling kind and
it is illuminated with an olio of nigh
class and sensational vaudeville
stunts, the kind that are seldom seen
outside the larger cities. During
the entire performance there is It
moment when some of the numer-
GUS cast are not occupied rendering
matters pleasing to the audience.
The organization is accompanied
by a solo concert band and superb
orchestra. The band will head the
"Koontown" parade at 500 p. m.
The prices of admission have been
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-10-15
Home Matters

Mr.. and Mrs. j. C. Latin, Miss
Nina Colby, Mrs. G. C. Johnston and
little daughter, Jessie, motored to
Newport Monday afternoon, making
the trip in Mr.. Laffin's new Buick.
Sarah Paterson of Dubuque, Ia,
who has been visiting friends in
Lewiston, Me-, visited her friend,
Mrs. M. A. Lefebvre, en- route to
her home, one day the past week.
On account of printing the Essex
County Court docket and a local ten
page adv't program, in addition to a
heavy influx of advertising and local
matter, the HERALD is unavoidably
late this week.
Miss Vera Danforth, Mrs. Verne
Seymour, Misses Elsie and Edna Fin
negan have returned to their homes
from the White Mountains where
they have been employed at summer
hotels during the past few months.
A CORRECTION:-In item in one
of the late issues we stated A. W.
Bosworth was making repairs on his
block, which should have read Fred
Paquette, jr., is making repairs on
his block occupied by the Bosworth
Store Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. .Almon Smith of Lyn-
donvile and Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Stevens of West Somerville, Mass,
were the guests of Miss Jennie Ladd
on Pleasant street Wednesday of
last week, making the trip by auto
with Mr.. and Mrs. Josiah Bemis of
/ FLyndonville.
D. C. Foss, jr., and wife, G. G.
Smith and wife, Fred Paquette, jr.,
Antoinette Ellie, S. J. Maroney and
son, Lawrence, Ada Rexford, Ed
ward Osborne, Thomas Kane, Thos.
Quinn and several others attended
the world series in Boston last
Monday and Tuesday.
Miss Louise Strathern, who left
here two weeks ago to buy fall mil
linery in Boston, has been unable to
return owing to an attack of appen-
dicitis. The millinery rooms will be
open under the supervision of her
sister, Rebecca Strathern.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-10-15
Ladies' Waists
and Skirts
IF. F.JONES, DRY GOODS

Mrs. Claude Foster, Miss Ethel
wynn Dickson and Mrs. Robert Law
ton, delegates from the Congrega-
..ional Sunday school, attended the
state Sunday school convention at
Richford Wednesday to Friday of
this week. Miss Maude Sadlier ac-
companied them as delegate from
the Episcopal Sunday school, Mrs.
Howard Hobson and Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Cobb attended the same COLI
vention as delegates from the Meth
odist Sunday school.
Monday afternoon Mrs. Daniel
Stern gave a 900" party at her
home in honor of Mrs. H. Wertheim
of Berlin, who has been visiting Mrs.
Stern the past week, and Mrs. J. j.
Connolly, who has been visiting Mrs.
T. F. Butler for a few days. There
were eighteen ladies present and the
afternoon was very pleasantly spent
at cards, after which delicious re-
freshments were served. The room
and table decorations were tastiIy
arranged and in a way which shows
Mrs. Stern is unsurpassed as a host
ess.
The Interpretation of the charming
play, Peg o. My Heart" " given by
Miss Grace Sage at the opera hal
last Monday evening, under the aus
pices of the Ladies Literary Club,
was presented in a most charming
manner and was greatly enjoyed by
the large audience Much credit is
to be given to the Ladies' Literary,
in the matter of disposing Of so large
a number of season tickets, thus
making it possible for an entertain
ment course this winter, and in the
manner they have handled the course
thus far all holders of season tickets
are looking forward to the next en-
tertainment, which is the Brewers,
Nov. 1st.
About 25 members Of the K. of c.,
their wives and friends 70 the mum.
Der of rs enjoyed i dance and box
social, Colum5os Day. ia Woodman
hail The lrsJ part { he evening
was given up to dancing, composed
Of the DID ahd new. Later in The
evening the boxes were auctioned
off to the highest bidder, some Of
the boys mad been tipped off and il
cost them a pretty penny to secure
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-10-15
Niaqara Fails,

To the question How old is Niagara
falls?" biologists have given replies
varying by tens Of thousands of years.
At first it was estimated that Niagara
river came into existence through
changes in the level of the land around
the great lakes about $4,000 years ago.
Later this was reduced to only 10000
years. Lyell increased the estimate
again to $4,000 years, and still later
other scientists lowered it to about
5000 years. At one period, many thou
sands of years ago, the height Of the
falls was 400 feet.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-10-15
placed at 35 and so cents. Seats are
now selling at Thurston's.
That Piano at SITS

is getting money from home without
sending a postage stamp. A large
size genuine mahogany case, u oc-
taves, warranted for ten years, sells
regularly for $500, but for this month
only you can buy it for $176 with
stool and scarf and only pay Sic
down and So a month. If you want
a piano write GEO. D. JARVIS & Son
Burlington, Vermont for free cata-
logue giving full particulars. 1t
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-10-15
NarciSSuS

If sent by mail, add postage as fol
lows: less than 6 bulbs, SC; bulbs, &c
l doZ, SC; doz., 10c; dOz, l2c.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-10-15

Bell boy wanted at the Stewart
House. 12-tf
TAKEN ON A DEBT and must be
sold at once one upright Everett
piano. Inquire of H. E. RANDALL
South St., Island Pond, Vt. 7-tf
| have full line of vegetables at
the Davis market and will fill all
Island Pond orders from this stock.
Orders for fall and winter left at the
market or with 0. T. Davis will be
given my careful attention. Hope
we'll Farm, W. E. ROBINSON. 12-2tp
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-10-15
HyaCinthS
Dutch, Single, (very large bulbs
Tulips

4c ca, soc doz, $1.5O per 100
Artus, red
Cottage n aid, pink
Keizer Kroon, red with yellow edge
LaReine, white
Mixed Single, Sc ca; 25c doz; $1.25, 1O(
Mixed Double, " g
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-10-15
Paint
Every gallon costs a painters day

Every gallon costs painters day s
work.
Poor paint, more gallons; good
paint, less gallons.
Every extra gallon adds to your
job its price and the painters days
work: not far from S. a gallon.
, There are a dozen good paints and
hundreds of poor ones. Devoe is
one of the dozen. The chances are:
there isn't another in this town.
DEVOE
O. T. Davis sells it.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1915-10-15

town.
Arthur Seymour spent Sunday in
Coaticook.
Henry Smith and wife are in Nor
risville on business.
E. A. Bemis was business visitor
in Newport Monday.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Boutin. Oct. 9Th.
Edna Finnegan left Monday for
few days visit in Berlin.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Danforth Oct. 10th.
Mrs. J. ]. Connolly is visiting
friends in town this week.
Canning & Hinton have started
lumber opel ations at Lake.
Mrs. James Latin is visiting
friends and relatives in Berlin.
Owen Riley, brakeman on the G.
T. R., is laid up with lame back.
J. E. McCarten of Newport was a
business visitor in town Saturday.
Watch for the date of The Blind
ness of Virtue" at the Idlehour soon.
Geo. O.Furber left Wednesday for
St. Petersburg, Fla, for the winter
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Vantine are
housekeeping in the O. T. Davis
block.
Chas. Ladd and son, Roger, of
Lyndonville are visiting friends in
town.
Mrs. O. N. Carpenter of Derby
Line is the guest of Mrs. Geo. Rob-
inson.
Mrs. John Sloan and daughter,
Goldie, are spending a few days in
Portland.
A. j. MaXfeld, a former resident,
has purchased a large farm in
Charleston.
d, g. Foss, Sr., is in Boston visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. W. P. Stevens for
a few weeks.
Conductor Ben" Damon has re-
sumed his labors after having laid
off two weeks.
John Sloan has purchased the
house occupied by James keenan,
situated on Mill street.
E. L. Lanpher is building a large
slaughter house on the farm recent
ly purchased of Fred LaVallee.
Gertrude Norton has returned to
her home from Gorham, where she
has been visiting the past month.
g. Misses Jua2ita Titus and lone Ste
vens of North Stratford visited
friends in town Columbus Day, Tues
day.
Mrs. j. w. Thurston returned
home Sunday after a week spent in
Portland, the guest of Mrs. ]. L.
Watson.
A. c. Bemis and wife,E. A. Bemis,
and Mrs. Sarah Clarke motored to
Lyndonville Wednesday and visited
relatives.
VIM. EllWood was called to Swan
ton Monday of last week owing to
the serious illness of his father,
Oscar Ellwood.
Mrs. H. Wertheim of Berlin, who
has been the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Dariel Stern the past week, returned
to her home Monday.
Ernest Webster is running in the
place Of Peter Dussault who is laying
off owing to the death of his father
in law, Frederick L. Wing.
Columbus Day was observed here
by the bank closing all day, the post
office kept holiday hours and the
schools were not in session.
Mr.. Leander F. Currier died Sun
day night at ten o'clock at his home
on Derby street Of blood poisoning.
More extended notice next issue.
The Essex and Stewart House bars
are closed for a few weeks by the
liquor commissioners, who are in
vestigatinP out of town complaints.
Mrs.John Donnolly and son, james,
who have been visiting Mrs. M. A.
Lefebvre, returned to their home in
Groveton the latter part of last
week.
The Woman's Guild will meet on
Oct. 10Th at 2:30 pm, with Mrs,
Charles Bessette. Everyone inter
ested in church work G. daily ia.
| vitad
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-02-18

In view of the present situation re-
sulting from the war. there IL no rea-
SON why the United States should not
supply West Africa q larger guam
tity OF -four In barrels. tins and sacks:
butter I'm one-half. one and seven
pound tins; sweetened and unsweet.
ened condensed milk In one-half and
onepound tins. cheese. lard. timed
sliced bacon and other timed meats.
fish, fruits. biscuits. cakes, etc: trade
gin and rum, cheap cigarettes. good
leaf tobacco. cement, corrugated iron
roofing. wire nails, lumber, locks and
hinges, and other building materials,
cheap hardware, earthenware. glass
ware, lamps and lanterns. candles,
iron beds. chairs. kerosene, railway
rolling stock and materials. and pos
sibly cotton goods. especially shirt.
ings, prints and other colored goods In
pieces three to eight yards In length.
and cheap undershirts or vests. Con.
sui w. ]. VERIFY. Sierra Leone. writes
that most OF the principal business
houses in West Africa are branches
with headquarters In Liverpool, Man.
chester. London. Hamburg. Antwerp.
Paris, Bordeaux and Marseilles.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-02-18
Effect Of a Message.

Representative James Francis Burke
OF New York journssed a time ago to
the classic little college OF Grove
City. Pa. to deliver an address on
Money" Shortly before the date set
for the address something had gone
awry with the reservoir system al
the town and the board OF health had
been called on to find the cause Of
LOO cases OF sudden illness.
But Burke knew nothing about the
troubles with the water system. and
the opening remark of the chairman
of the reception committee was
enough to startle even q sterner spirit
than he.
Glad to see you. Mr. Burke" said
the chairman, but our audience won't
be as large as we had expected. With
In "a hours after II was announced
that you were to speak here more
than a thousand OF our people were
taken sick, and most OF them are still
In bed"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-02-18
The Alaskans.

According to the government statis-
tics the natives OF Alaska are about
$4,000 In number. and they are
spread over more than $4,000 Of the
$4,000 square miles of territory.
The small settlements extend along
about 10000 miles of coast and on
both sides of the Yukon river and
its tributaries. for distance OF more
than $500 miles. One OF the super
vision districts contains q full 100.-
900 square miles. the others average
more than $1,000 square miles each.
OF the natives OF Alaska, approximate
ly 1900 belong to six tribes OF In
dams In southeastern and southern
Alaska, and In the valley OF the Yu-
kon. About 1000 are Eskinlos on
the western and northwestern coasts,
along the Boring sea, the Boring
straits and the Arctic ocean. Some
times more than 5000 are Aleuts and
mixed races through the Aleutian is.
lands.-Christian Herald.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-02-18
Demonstrations Agency.

Electrical engineering was euio-
gized by DR.. A. Fl. Rafiia I'm a late
address at the Birmingham university.
rs having been perhaps the greatest
Of democratizing agencies. It has
shown how to make fun use Of the ma
terials and energies available, and by
cheapening production and transporta-
ton has brought to mankind i'm gen.
eral the commodities and tools that
were the property OF the few II has
replaced manual labor to an ever-in-
creasing extent. thus releasing men,
tai energy for better service. The
emancipation has made science and
knowledge the labor Of the many, and
to Il has been largely due the tremen-
dous progress In science Of the last
century. Through electrical engineer.
ing a better understanding and wider
and more efficient use Of nearly all
matters and energy have been brought
about. IL has given better acquaint.
ance with animal and human organ.
isms and their problems. has bridged
space and time and minimized their
influence a. obstacles 20 progress. and
has increased the efficiency Of the In
dividual and Of society.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-02-18
COMMUNICATED. |

The error of depending upon one
crop is always manifest in the time of
a crisis like the present. The special
one crop is open TO too many dangers.
no one can guarantee the quality from
year TO year, nor can the farmer de-
pend upon uniform cost of produc-
ton.
The objections to one crop system
are many. The census of 1910 shows
that the south has an average OF one
third less farm animals than Iowa.
Illinois and Indiana. In the south
we produce more in value per improved
acre OF crops than the northern states,
but the value of farms Is less and
our farmers less prosperous. The
secret OF this difference is largely in
diversification and live stock. Anoth-
er difficulty is that Southern Mary
land farmers do not farm on a cash
basis but are constantly working to
pay debts and hence lack the indepen-
dence necessary to best business
methods.
We have thought SO long of tobacco
as the money crop, that we have neg
lected other products and markets.
The tobacco farmer plants on faith
that next year ut selling time prices
viii be high and he will reap his re-
ward. II we could change our system
so as to have tobacco one of our ele-
ments of success, the state of the mar
ket would not so seriously affect our
we'll being.
Compare one farmer with two-thirds
OF his acreage in tobacco and the bal
ance in poor grain and forage crops
with another with one-fifth in the bal
ance in grain, peas and other forage
crops, with good home garden and
plenty of live stock, it is easy to tell
which would survive either failure
in tobacco or low price for tobacco.
The present crisis in Europe and the
generalization of the tobacco market
Is the best opportunity we have ever
seen for changing this system. Co
operation between the business inter-
terests, bankers, merchants and farm
ers to get into diversified agriculture
and re-establish credit on different
basis will be the only means of bring
ing the desired results.
In 1915 we must cut the tobacco crop
at least so per cent. This is necessary.
1t is our only hope of safety. In
planning this we should take up di-
versification and live stock as a per-
manent part of our farming, not as a
mere make shift. The department
Earnestly urges all farmers to do this.
Let US do il now and be independent.
The U. S. Department of Agriculture.
Presidents of State Colleges and farm
ers clubs have been advocating diver
sification for years. Now is the time
to put this great principle into effect.
G. T. WATHEN, JR.,
Local Agent.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1915-02-18
Charles coua.y Fellows Suit.

WHEREAS, the tobacco growers oil
st. Mary's county have inaugurated a
movement to try TO bring about better
conditions for marketing their tobacco
crop, and have invited all tobacco
growers in the other Southern Mary.
land counties to unite with them in
forming Associations in each county
to cooperate with them; therefore,
Be Il Resolved, by McConchie
Grange, In regular meeting assembled,
of Feb. @, 1915, that we lend our hearty
approval TO the movement and pledge
ourselves 10 cooperate in any way we
can for the improvement of market
conditions for the tobacco crop.
Resolved, That the Chairman of the
Committee communicate with Mr. John
B. Key, Secretary of st. Mary's As
ISOLATION and ascertain what further
steps can be taken to promote the
cause,
Resolved, That We believe Il would
be expedient to call a meeting of the
tobacco growers of the county, Febru-
AIRY q, in La Plata, for the purpossoi
forming as Association. Those inter-
ested win please communicate with A.
l. Hanson, Secretary of Mcconchie
Grange.
Resolved, That . copy OF these reso-
lutions be sent 10 each OF the county
papers and one copy 10 Mr.. J. B.
Key.
J. a. GRAY,
WILLIAM PERCUSSION,
]. s. GREER,