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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-02-10

A "Workng Party" of the students,
under the direction OF Miss Fay and
| Miss Houghton, has been meeting en-
Monday afternoons to work for the Bel
gan refugees and other sufferers. Sew.
enty yards Of hanneelte have been made
up into comfortable clothing, part into
children's garments, but most of it into
cOnvalescent robes for use in the Red
Cross hospitals. In this work the peo-
pie Of Johnson have heartily co-operated;
business men have given material assist
ance; ladies have taken home garments
to finish, or have contributed money. A
handsome blanket robe and two mufflers
have been sent in. This contribution
from the school will be sent through III.
S. Howard of Burlington, who is treasur-
er of the Vermont Chapter of the Ameii-
can Red Gross.
The Delphian Society gave play en-
titled "Among the Berkshires'' at the
opera house Tuesday evening. 1t was
well attended and much enjoyed by all.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-02-10
Boy Scout Notes

AT the scout meeting Monday evening
G. F. Lawton, for three years buglar in
the U. S. Marine Corps, gave the boys a
drill in marching. L. is expected that
this drill will be made regular feature
of the meetings.
Emery Davis, Nathan Dodge, Lloyd
Fullington and Vernon Stiles have re-
Gently passed the second-class Scout ex-
animation. Chellis Collins, Albert Stiles
and Lewis Wood have previously passed
that examination.
Some friends of the Boy Scouts invited
them to the supper served at the Cong'l
vestry last week Monday evening and IS
accepted the invitation. During the en-
tertaiment the Scouts showed how they
sit down in the wet without seats, and
how they make pyramid. A poem,
written aud read by Miss Fay, was later
sung by the Scouts to the tune of The
Battle Hymn Of the Republic. This will
be given in the next issue of this paper.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-02-10
Johnson Grange

A special meeting of Johnson Grange
is called for Friday evening, Feb II, for
work in the Sd aud 4th degrees. Re-
freshments will be served, followed by
short musical program. Let every
member be present.
The program tor the next regular meet
ing, to be held Feb IS, is as TO lows:-
Roll call; Singing by the Grange; CUES
ton, Which is the greater factor IN max
ing a farmer, education or energy Philip
French; Solo; What public question
should demand the especial attention of
on Grange? M. S. Hill; Duet; Singing by
Grange; The question, What is a practi-
cal education, discussed at the last meet
ing, proved an interesting subject, every
one had ideas and were willing TO ex-
press them.-Grange Reporter.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-02-10
Waterville

Mrs. W H. We~tover is spending the
week with Iliends in Montgomery.
Mrs r. A, Wiley is spending the
week with her son, B. NJ. Wiley, at
Greensboro.
Dist. Supt. Dukeshire preached very
interesting sermon at the Union church
Sunday evening.
Henry Smile underwent a very sue
cesstul operation for appendicitis Mon
day. The operation was performed by
DR.. Allen of Burlington, assisted by DR..
G. d. Maurice.
Myron Church died after long illness
Feb. 9Th. He had two or three shocks
of paralysis, together with kidney and
heart trouble. He was go years and nine
months old. He was man very highly
respe cited by his townspeople, represent
ing the town in the Legislature several
years ago. He also held many other of
fees of trust
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-02-10
Cady's Falls

G. b. Terrill was in Stowe Sunday.
Byron Davis was recent visitor at c.
B. Terrill's.
Miss Jennie Towle was q visitor at L.
j. Smiths sunday.
VIII Davis and wife from Hyde Park
visited AT Leo Bakers Sunday.
Arthur Willard and family were Wis
itors at Jay SherW ood's last saturday.
Geo. Earle and wife from Worthwhile
were callers at G. b. TerIill's Sunday.
Wafer Hale from Stowe has moved
into W. ). Newcomb's tenement house
Will Wescom and wife from North Da-
kota are visiting his uncle, l.. j. Smith.
P. G. Brigham was in ST. Johnsbury
the past week to see his mother, who is
seriously i'll from pneumonia.
w. M. Tllotson and wife from st.
Johnsbury and Mrs. Helen Town from
Morri Vile were visitors at II. l.. Fail
banks last Saturday.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-02-10
"To Complete Records of La
noble County

so great is the interest that has been
aroused throughout the county by the
bill under the above title, now before the
Legislature, that we are requested to pub
lish it in full, so that tie people may
! learn its full scope. The bill has passed
the House and is now before the Senate.
Here it isl
SECTION 1. The clerk Of Lamolle
County shall forthwith record in conven-
lent and suitable books all actions, petit
tions, bills, orders, DEGREES and proceed.
ings lawful to be recorded by the pre-
decessors in office of said clerk, and such
records and dockets as have been de-
stroyeu by fire or spoiled by water or
smoke. so far as the same may properly
aud accurately be done from the docket
entries, minutes and files in the office of
said clerk and the clerk OF Washington
County, aud he shall compile cross ind ices
t. such volumes of said court records as
are not already indexed; and be shall ex-
anime, aud if found correct, attes the rec
ord of causes heard, tried and determin-
ed by the several courts whose records
are kept in his office, which have been
made by his predeces sOrs in Office but
not attested by them.
SECTION 2. Said county clerk at the
close of the record of a cause so made by
him shall certify the same to be true
record, and that il was recorded by him
by special authority of law; and at the
close of the record of each cause which
has been made by his predecessors but
not attested by them, shall also certify
the same to be a true record attested by
him by special authority; and shall affix
ba date of m L inc SI1ch raanrd
SECTION 3. Such books, records and
attestations made and attested in COM
pliance with the provisions of his act,
together with copies thereof attested, ex-
emplified or certified according to law.
shall be received in evidence in all the
courts of law and equity in this state.
SECTION 4. Sections 1. 2, and of this
act, showing the authority of said county
court to make and attest said records,
shall be recorded by him at length in
each volume of records by him made and
in each volume of records already made
which contain record attested by him
as aforesaid, and the place of recording
the same shall be clearly indexed in such
volume.
SECTION 5. Said county clerk shall re-
ceive as compensation for the making and
attestiDg such records, as aforesaid, the
sum of fifteen cents per folio and the
statutory price per one hundred causes
for making said induces, such cOmpen- |
sation, together with the cost of procur- |
ing such record books and, the necessary
expenses while completing his records |
from dockets and files in Washington |
County, to be paid in the same manner
as is provided by law for the payment of |
court expenses; said clerk having first /
rendered his account thereof, duly veri-
fed by his oath, TO the auditor of ac-
counts.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-02-10
WOLCOTT

Harry May is visiting relatives in Hyde
Park.
A son was born to Arthur Billiard and
wife Monday.
j. E. Benson was in Morrisville the
last of the week.
Herbert Boyce is i'll, suffering from an
absces on his face.
Miss Dora Viele is employed at Mrs.
Nellie Benjamin's.
Arthur Hassetine was home from AL
bany over Sunday
II. Hastings of Hard wick is working
for Thomas Mccall.
Mrs. Cooper of Lynn, Mass, is visiting
her son, DR.. Cooper.
Miss Mary Hubbell was home from
Johnson over Sunday.
Miss Coral Richardson has returned
home from Watervile.
Mrs. George McKInty goes soon to the
hospital for treatment.
Mrs. Henry King is spending the week
with friends in Craftsbury.
E. M. Jerome and son, Harry, of Hard
wick were in town Saturday.
c. j. Lanpher was in MorrsviIle the
first of the week, on buSiness.
Bert Hubbard went to Johnson Mon
day, where he has employment.
Mrs. Clara P. Leach and II. A. Parker
were visitors at Hyde P lrk Thursday.
II. A. Parker aud wife wer9 guests at
A bert Goodrich's 10 Hardwick Sunday.
Mrs. A. l.. Champeau of Morrisvile
was guest at L. Valleys the past week.
Mrs. R. G. Mcdonald and Mrs. w. L.
Richardson were in Morrisvile Monday.
Henry King and daughter, Mrs. H. B.
Parker, were visitors in Craftsbury Sat
urday.
Archie Billiard is in the Holden hospi-
tai receiving treatment for tuburculrr
glands.
Mrs. Emma Laraby of Manchester, n.
H., is nursing her daughter, Mrs. Arthur
Billiard.
Mrs. w. A. Bennett returned home
from Gilmore Saturday, where she has
been nursing.
Stillman Ring of Morrisvile has been
harvesting the ice crop for the Hood
Creamery Co.
Mrs. Irving Youngman and children of
Hardwlck have been recen5 guests at
Zanthe Kimball's.
Harry Paine of Morrisville sprained
his knee and ankle severely here Friday,
while wol king on the slip at the ice
house.
Mrs. Willis Cleveland, who has been
several weeks with relatives in
Winchendeu, Mass, returned home the
first of the week.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-02-10
RESOLUTIONS
ON THE DEATH OF NJ. j. LEACH

ON THE DEATH OF NJ. j. LEACH
WHEREAs-The great and supreme
Ruler of the universe has in His infinite
wisdom removed from our midst our es-
teemed Comrade Moses j. Leach of Eos.
ter Post G. A. r. and
WHEREAs-The long and intimate re-
lations held with him IN the faithful dis
charge of his duties in this Posi-, makes
it eminently BETTING THAI we record our
appreciation of him; therefore
Resolved-That the wisdom and ability
which he has exercised for the benefit
of our order, by service, contributions
and council, will be held in great RENE m
brance.
Resolred-That the sudden removal of
such a life from our midst, leaves a va
cancy and shadow that will be deeply
realized by his comrades, and will prove
a serious loss to the community.
Resolued-That we express to his COM
panion and relatives our hope that even
SO great.a loss to us all NAV be overruled
for good by Him who is ever ready to
give comfort to the afflicted.
Resolued-That our Post room be ap-
propriately draped in mourning for the
space of ninety day; a copy of these reso-
buttons be spread upon the records of the
Post; that a copy OF the same be pre-
scented to the bereaved family, and also a
COPY be forwarded TO the NEWS AND
CITIZEN for publica ion.
F. B. MORSE,
G. c. FISHER,
AZ. ID. SCoTT,
Committee.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-02-10
Going Some

A prominent automobile manufacturer
told us at the New York Automobile
Show that under $1,000 that the Page
was the best car made. Ask any owner
owner that bought Page ''36'' last year
what he thinks about it. Not one penny
paid out for repairs. The new price of
the 1897 five-passenger touring car. or
three passenger roadster will interest
you, and when it comes TO a six-cylinder
we are year ahead of all competitors
as usual. Agents wanted in every town.
Catalogue sent to any one interested in
seeing this wonderful car. Address The
Jarvis Palace Garage, Burlington, Yer
mont Distributors for Page motor cars.
-Adv't.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-02-10
Methodist Church

The services next Sunday will be con.
Quoted by the pastor, who will take as
his subject in the morning, Education
and character" In the Sabbath School
he will continue the discussion in the
Adult class, and the subject will be
Trial Test of Character" The ser
vice in the evening, at 1900, will be
special service for the young people.
Thursday the church prayer meeting
at the parsonage at 1880. Friday the
Young Peoples Society will meet at the
parsonage. Subject, Picture Evening,
the pictures of Sir j. (. 'iu"is. Satur-
day the choir rehearsal, srecial attend
ance asked to consider choir business.
Attendance at the Sunday School last
Sunday, So; collection, IS cents.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-02-10
Ober Hill

Mr.. and Mrs. Morton Manning were in
Waterbury over Sunday.
washer for L. c. Lanpher.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. G. Currier visited
Fred Crowel's over SUNDAY.
School closed in this district Jan. 20,
Miss Flossie Manning, teacher.
Frank Chaffee is gathering cream for
the creamery at North Hyde Park.
Mrs. Leon Lanpher has gone to the
Mary Fletcher Hospital for an operation
for appendicitis and rupture.
Mrs. A. w. Lanpher is caring for the
two-year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Leon Lanpher while the mother is in the
hospital.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-02-10
North WoIcOtt

Mrs. Sarah Denton has been i'll.
Mrs. Danah Childs has been i'll.
The chicken pie supper has been post
poned.
A. NJ. Russ has been caring for Warren
Childs.
Mrs. A. B. Sanborn has sold her place
in Hardwck and is moving to A. E.
Woodmansee's.
Mrs. A. B. Sanborn and Bernard Wood
m1nsee visited at A. E. Woodmansee's
one day last week.
Warren Childs died Saturday night,
after two weeks illness. The funeral
vas held Tuesday at the NJ. &. church.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-02-10
Prevalence Of Cancer.

Cancer among men is found in all
countries where close search for it
has been instituted. The frequency
e with which it occurs differs, however,
very much among people living under
the ordinary conditions of present civ
ilization in Europe and America and
among races or nations living under
more primitive conditions, especially
in Africa and Asia.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-02-10

Extension School Opens
The Extension school opened at the
Akeley Memorial Building Monday after
noon with an attendance of about 25
Addresses were given by Mr.. Downing
on potatoes and Prof. jerks upon "How
to Know Soil Needs" The program for
Tuesday was as follows:--10 a. M, "The
Babcock Test" Demonstration, Mr..
Moran; 11:00 a. M, "What Feeds Should
We Buy?" Mr.. Fske; 1870 p. M, Farm
Manures," Mr.. Downing; 2:15 p. M,
"Milk, Cream or Buttei?" Mr.. Moran;
500 y. M, Mixing and Balancing Ra-
tions," NJ. Fiske; 1880 p. M, "Boys' and
Girls Club Work." (antern), Mr.. H.
gals; S:l5 p. M, moving pictures, by
State Board of Health, DR.. Ladd.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-02-10

there by company of young men from
the University of Vermont, and all took
hike. sunday. on skies and snowshoes
to the top of MI. Mansfield. Monday he
Vermont men returned home, but the
Dartmouth men remained and made an
exploration of Smugglers' Notch They
were joined Monday night by Raeburn
Mcdonald and Prof. English. The Wis.,
itors were given dinner in the evening
at Camp Winchester.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-02-10

ofcourse you will have enemies. And
yet you may have harmed them no more
than the bird harms the cat with its
song. There is always a cat ready to
spring at a bird. The reason of it is per-
haps that one is a cat and the other is a
bird.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-02-10
MARRIAGE.

The first bond of society is
marriage; the next. our children;
then the whole family and all
things in common.-Cicero.
In marriage the relative pro-
portion of property is not so
much to be considered as the
union of mind and similarity of
disposition Chastity and mod
esty form the best dowry of a
virgin.-Terence.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-02-10

Read the advertisements in this paper
Of the live business men.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-02-10
r &c H E S

Seldom come suddenly.
Thew are usually the result
of thrifty habits formed in
youth, su pplemented by the
habit of saving.
The person who SAVES
always ACCUMULATES.
and accu,uulations pave the
way to riches.
ANY person, old or young,
can begin the habit of saw
ing by opening a savings
account at this bank. One
dollar will start you on the
road to wealth.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1915-02-10

Copyright, leJ3, by w. N.U0
The Successful Business Men OF ANY
Community are Those Who Advertise.
Use the Columns of the News AND CITIZEN
for Paying Results.
Gilpin observer., 1915-08-12
By, With the words ringing in thelr

BY. with the words ringing in their
ears: 1T may be for years. and 1t may
be forever" gallantly promise that
they will sit down most every night
and write them how they are getting
along and just all that happens of any
interest. Among the many, whom the
cars whirl rapidly away, there is usual
ly one who is taking his chances of
betterment, which he expects to find at
the end of his journey. He looks va
cantly, yet wistfully, out at the unfa-
miliar scenes, SO different from his
own surroundings. Try as he does, he
finds 1t impossible to fight of the
downcasting shadows that loom up
before him.
Strangers are kinder than ones own
thoughts sometimes. Chance throws
many people together. some of whom
prove to be valuable aids when the
turning point of ones life is reached
Somehow, the wanderer sees an honest
light in the eyes of the blunt man
who shares his seat with him on the
fast-bound express. They chat not like
strangers, but as friendly acquaint
ances whose natures are worthy and
easily read.
The young man tells his brief story.
He says he has never gone so far
away from home before and tells of his
earnest intention to pave his way
alone. Mems hearts, in many in.
stances, open out to those whom they
can read like book and find truthful
Ere the journey is over, the young
man has received good, sound advice,
which is worth kings ransom to him
as he goes along, the rough places he
must climb, the temptations he must
face. In the turmoil of his busy days
and tiresome nights, he feels able to
write only few lines back to the old
| folk and dear little brothers and sis.
| ters, now and then. But his idle mo.
ments are ever dwelling on them as he
pictures the old familiar scenes, the
home, friends, he has left.
1t will be many a day, months and
| years ere they clasp their arms about
one another, he realizes. At last, comes
| the wedding announcement of his ia
vorite sister. She sends him a warm,
loving letter, inclosing her intended's
picture. Her last lines are that he is
welcome home and that his mother.
who is failing, hopes daily that her
wandering boy will soon come home,
if only for little while.
He packs up his belongings quicker
than it takes to tell and speeding back
with a light heart. forgetful of his
trials and inconsistencies, he shouts his
own welcome home as he rushes
across the threshold, smiles amid his
tears and is at his best in the bosom
of his family and old home.
Gilpin observer., 1915-08-12
CHINESE HIDDEN IN SACKS
Thriving Smuggling Business Cut
Short by Arrest Of Man
for Speeding.

Portland. Ore.-Harry e. Brock of
Seattle. who was arrested recently
while driving an unlicensed automo.
bile carrying two Chinese concealed
in canvas sacks. confessed that he has
been engaged In a thriving Chinese
smuggling business for seven months
and that for each subject brought into
the United States from Canada he
received 5000.
Brock was delivering the Chinese
to the Hop Yick Co company of Port
land. Ching Chong Kee, a merchant
OF Vancouver, B. c., was the Canadian
agent in the deal.
Brock said he picked up the Chinese
seven miles north of the international
boundary line Saturday night, walked
them ten miles and used his automo-
bile from Blaine the remainder of the
distance.
Gilpin observer., 1915-08-12
IF HE'S WELCOME AT HOME.

Some find work where some find rest
And so the weary world moves on.
] sometimes wonder what is best.
The answer comes when life IL gone.
Some eyes sleep when some eyes wake
And SO the weary night hours go:
Some hearts beat where some hearts
break.
often wonder why It's so.
This world is full Of bright. anxious,
striving young men who have vowed
that nothing can tempt them to burden
parents when they are old enough to
leave the home roof, and support them
selves. 1t is hard to get footing for
Just the right kind Of start. But
the youth who is seeking for an honest
opportunity, who has left father and
mother hundreds Of miles away to go
forth among strangers and exc out his
present and future perhaps, soon
learns by bitter experience that 1t Is OF
no use. to be particular or to harp up
on how he was raised; how much he
knows.
Most all young men who are on the
eve Of bidding their loved ones good.
Gilpin observer., 1915-08-12
New M exico.

The Tularosa Copper Company, To-
Gated at Bent, has started repair work
and expects to be running full blast
by Oct l.
The Parsons Mining Company has
put up poles for an electric power line
and is expected to resume operations
at its mill at Parsons
Tyrone is to be the model mining
town of the southwest, according to
the announcement of Walter Douglas.
Tyrone will be the metropolis of the
Burro Mountain mining district where
important mines have already been de.
velopsd and railroad connection COM
pleted.
The announcement that the Cerrillos
concentrator now is taking custom
work has resulted in considerable
amount of ore being handed in for re-
duction, and it is thought that this
will result in good deal of develop
ment work being done in mines which
have been neglected for many years.
Gilpin observer., 1915-08-12
I HATE TO CO."
WRITES SUICIDE
Retired Merchant Pens Farewell
Notes as He Dies by
Asphyxiation.
FEARS INSANE ASYLUM
Man Evidently Struggled With the
Letters Until Completely Exhausted
Describes Approaching End In
Phrases Of Eloquence.

Philadelphia, Pal. U. Merithew
retired hardware merchant of
Wfkes-Barre, Pa, and until recently
an investor in real estate in Long
Beach, CAL, committed suicide by in
haling gas in his room in a lodging
house. He left four remarkable notes,
written evidently while the gas was
hlltng his lungs and benumbing his
senses. The body was found and sent
to the morgue.
The text of the notes and the
cramped condition of his fingers indi-
cate that he struggled with the letters
until completely exhausted.
The tone Of the notes indicated that
he was about to be separated from
his wife and sent to an insane asylum.
The notes are addressed to MY dear.
est, Fannie" and Lyle, supposed to
be his son.
Two months ago he returned from
California, after an absence of eight
years. and voluntarily went to the
Pennsylvania Hospital for the Insane
for treatment for a nervous disease.
Eloquent and Lesible.
The note written last is the most
eloquent. In fairly legible hand is
written: Remember, Lyle, l have
not gone drunk ian allusion to pint
bottle of whisky he had consumed)
but have just taken this whisky to
make me Sleep Then follow sew
eral lines of illegible writing, followed
by my muscles are now growing
numb" and then, THE light is growing
DIM After another blank space the
writer, his strength apparently almost
gone, adds, my last message is l love
YOU
The third note was written after the
gas had been flowing from the jet
some time. 1t read: Il now begin to
leave this world Oh, how l hate to
Gilpin observer., 1915-08-12
Arizona.

Arizona.
A second oil rig has been taken to
the Tonic Basin fields.
The mining camp of Pearce is jubi-
liant over the striking of new ore
bodies in the Commonwealth mine
and the Commonwealth Extensive
property. The Commonwealth ore is
said to run quite high, with $37 as the
lowest assay made from the new
body. The Extension ore is said to
vary from $40 to $50 per ton.
With copper slightly off in price
from the past several weeks the sit
uation carries no fears in the Warren
district or to other producing copper
sections in the country. The various
mines are producing to their limit.
The Uncle Sam shaft, down since a
year ago, has been put in operation by
the Copper Queen Company. The
White Tail Deer lease Is now being
worked and there is hardly hole in
the camp that is not receiving its
share of attention.