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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-02-09
North WolcOtt

Mrs. Chas. Lurvey has been i'll.
George Tallman's youngest son is sick
A. E Woodmansee was in Hardwick
Friday.
Mrs. Ernest Udall has been quite seri
ousy i'll.
j. E. Wheeler's people have been hav'
ing hard colds.
Charlie Udall was home from Morris
vile over Sunday.
Rev. and Mrs. Keilere were at E. A.
Hastings Sunday.
Melvin Udall has been out of school on
account of illness.
Pearle Grieves of Walden visited at E.
E. Udall's recently.
Ermine Boardman was Weekend Wis
itor at A. E. Woodmansee's
Mis-. A. B. Sanborn has been visiting
friends at the lower village.
John Gilbert of Hard wick was bust
ness visitor in the place one day last
week.
Miss Mabel Lurvey has been off duty
at Mrs. Lena wilkins Oh account of the
illness of her mother.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-02-09
WOLCOTT

Geo. White was in MorrisviIle today.
Don Goodwin is visiting her parents in
Stowe.
A son arrived in the home of G. FL.
Hood last Friday.
FL. A. Taylor was visitor in Barre the
first of the week.
e. w. Potter of Woodstock is a visitor
at w. S. Sideways.
G. Ell. Carpenter transacted business in
Morrsvile Tuesday.
Mrs. w. L. Richardson was in Morris
vile the first of the week
W. e. Gould of Burlington spent Sun
day here with his sister, Mrs. A. w. Fos-
ter.
Have you obtained one of those Auto
matte Safes put out by The Union Saw
ings Bank and Trust Co.? Read all about
it in another column.-tdv.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-02-09
Johnson High School Notes

The debate, week before last, witt
the proposition. Resolved, "That immi
grafton to the United States should b.
restricted by the Literacy test" was be
tween Davis, IS, Sanborn, '1S, and Syl
vester, rs. MISSIONER, '1S. Sylvester ant
MISSIONER. negative, won.
The debate last Saturday with the
proposition, Resolved THAT the term OF
office of the President of the United
States should be six years, instead OF
four. and not subject to Reelection, was
between G. Leach, '1S, E. Davis, affirma-
tive. and Codding, 10. Woodward, 10,
negative. Codding and Woodward OF
negative won.
There was no little regret at the resig-
nation of Miss Grace Nutting, teacher OF
English and French. Miss Nutting left
Saturday night to take up her new work
at Massachusetts Agricultural College.
! A surprise party was given her by the
| four combined classes of the school on
Friday evening. She was invited to the
chool building, ostensbly to attend a
Freshman class social, hut on arriving
found "a Freshman class of about ninety
awaiting her. The vacancy in English
and French will be flied by Miss Gladys
Rand of johnson. Miss Rand is gradu-
ate of 1909 and is the third graduate of
the school to be added to its teaching
Cf.,T NIT i'm, hc In
of the best students ever graduated here,
and since graduation has had two years
of work at MiddleburY College and sew
eral years of most successful teaching.
She was selected from a list of five appl-
cants. The plans for the year in these
two subjects will not be changed and
Miss Nutting's work will be carried on
without break.
The Interclass debate, which was held
Jan. 27, was between the FRESH man
and Sophomore teams. On the PROPOSE
ton, Resolved, "That the present Jury
System of this country should be abol-
ished", the Sophomores upheld the af-
firmative and the Freshmen the negative
of the question. The question was di-
vlded as follows: SOPHOMORE, JUS
tice; 2, Expense; 3, The change not an
abrupt one. Freshman, Jurisdiction;
2. Social; 3, Political. Hill, who opened
the debate for the affirmative, spoke on
first, Justice; F. Stiles, of the negative,
spoke on Jurisdiction; Fullington, sec
ond speaker on the affirmative, spoke on
Justice; Parker, second speaker on neg
alive, spoke on Jurisdiction; the last
speaker on the affirmative, V. Stiles,
spoke on Expense, and the change not an
abrupt one; A. Stiles, the last speaker on
the negative, spoke on the Social and
Political side. The Judges were e. p. |
Jose, Charles Hayford and Miss East
nan. They decided in favor of the |
negative. The Freshmen will now hold |
he Alumni cup one year.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-02-09
Funeral of c.. A. Davis

| The funeral of Charles A. Davis,
whose death was printed in these COL
umns last week, was largely attended
from the home last Thursday at two
o'clock, Rev. w. 7. Best officiating.
the bearers were his two sons, his SON.
in-law, Harry l.. Smith, and two nep-
hews, Merton Chaffee and Walter Davis.
Burial was in the Morristown Corners
cemetery. Those from ont of town to
attend the funeral were 0. A. Barrows
and wife, Ward Collins and wife, Mrs.
Harry Smith, Mrs. Isabella LaFountain,
Mark Chaffee, Andrew Boyce, Mrs.
Eulola Martin, Fred Campbell and wife,
Mrs. Frank Strong and Mrs. S. III. Mat
thews, all of Stowe; Walter Davis of
Beividere and son of the deceased, Ros-
coe c. Davis of Belvidere.
The deceased was born on Feb. rs,
1910, in the Small neghborhood, one of
several children of Curtis and Lucy
Davis. He enlisted in 1861 in Company
E., 3rd Vermont Vols. He was in the
service three years and had a hospital
record of fourteen months, i'll from
rheumatic fever. OF the original eigh-
teen who went out in this company,
Mr.. Davis was the last survivor.
He was married February II, 1867, to
Marcella A. Chaffee. To them were
born two sons, Leon G. now of Morris
town and Roscoe q. of Belvidere. They
lived in the west part of town all of their
married life, On the same farm where
Mrs. Davis in 1901. He was married
again March IL, 1908, to Mrs. Lucinda
Gregg, and they moved in 1909 to a small
place near the old farm, where he died.
Mr.. Davis was a quiet, unassumiDg
man, an exemplary citizen. and will be
greatly missed in the community.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-02-09
EInOre
Dean Merriam is i'll with the grip.

Dean Merriam is i'll with the grip.
Harvey Gravln and Elmer Gravlin
have been confined to the house with tn e
grip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Peo visited their
son, Charles, and family in Johnson
over Sunday. r
Miss Genie Ward and Henry Kaiser of
Stowe spent the weekend with Mr.. and
Mrs. Will Kaiser.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Norris and two
children of Wolcott spcnt the week end
at Ernest Clark's.
Have you obtained one of those Auto
matte Safes put out by The Union Saw
ings Bank and Trust Co.? Read all about
it in another column.-adv
Miss Macdonald of Burlington, who
has been caring for Mrs. Julia Peake, le-
turned home last Wednesday. Miss Ida
Stanley of Burlington, who took her
place, returned home Monday night.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-02-09
Belvidere Corners

P. FL. LanpheIe was in Bakersfield one
day last week.
E. S. Campbell was business visitor
in Bakersfield Thursday.
Henry Lanphere of Eden visited rela-
tives here last week Thursday.
H. S. Brown of Jacksonville visited
his father, A. P. Brown, last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Richardson visited
her father, A. P. Brown, over Sunday.
John Campbell of ST. Adams is visit
ing his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Camp
b, Ill.
Miss Ethel Campbell has been appoint
ed postmistress at this place. A. P.
Brown resigned, after having had charge
of it for 2S years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Root and son,
Tom. of Montgo" cry, visited her BROTH
er, Paul Robtoy, last week, returning TO
their home Saturday.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-02-09

Not a word has been heard concerning
the whereabouts of Miss Geraldine Nor
rison, who ran away from St. Johnsbury
two weeks ago and was traced to Boston.
SO far as known in st. Johnsbury, no
one has called for her travelling bag con-
tanning her clothing, left in a store on
Sudbury street Boston.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-02-09

A snow statue of Napoleon in military
dress in front of the residence of DIR. c.
A. Champion in st. Johnsbury, has at
tracted much attention. 1t was made by
Edward Champion and is a very good
representation, showing the possession
of considerable ability as a sculptor, by
the young man.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-02-09
MORRISVILLE

Mrs. Deette Woodward has received
news of the birth of twin boys to her
son and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wood
ward, of Cosseyville, Kan. The young
men have been christened Harry George,
Jr, and Edgar Charles. Congratulations
are in order from very large circle OF
Morrisyille friends.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-02-09

Stowe High plays the Burlington
champions here Friday night and every
thing indicates that this will be the
game of the season. The boys are dis
appointed at the attendance they have
tunity to show appreciation of The first
class work they are doing.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-02-09
Cadys Falls


Earl Whittemore is on the sick list.
Miss Vivian Douglass is working in
Stowe.
Mrs. Kinney has finished work at L. j.
Smiths.
Elmer Houston and wife were in Stowe
over Sunday.
Carroll Mudgett has had his tele-
phone taken out.
Frank Calkins and family we're visitors
at A. Fl. Calkins' Sunday.
Mrs. Albert Terrill has a trained nurse,
Miss Stone, caring for her.
Mrs. Alton Holbrook and daughter
from Stowe are spending few days with
her sister, Mrs. L. J. smith.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-02-09
Eden

Eden
Mrs. Alma Shattuck is visiting in Hyde
Park.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Emery invite the
public to dance Feb. IL.
Fred Smith and wife attended the fu-
neral of Mrs. Cordeiia Smith at Morris
vile Friday.
The Dorcas Society will have a sale of
useful and fancy articles, Wednesday
evening, Feb. Is, to which every one is
invited. A short musical program and
an oyster supper will follow.
The school on the Branch closed Feb.
8. The attendance had been unusually
good until the last week, when many of
of the children were sick. Alice Brown
and Lelson Luduke had no marks, Ethel
PatDode absent one day, Josie Timlaw
two days and Lena Shufelt two aud one.
half days; Mrs. Maude Gates teacher.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-02-09
Garfield Road

Allen Griswold of Morrsville was a
recent visitor in this place.
Harry Stowell went to Waterbury Fri.
day, where he has position.
A large number in this vicinity are i'll
from the prevailing distemper.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Mccoy visited rela.
tives here the first of the week.
Ned Carr has gone to Bristol, Conn.
where he expects to find employment.
George Fairfield is working for T. H.
Daniels, whose condition remains the
same.
Ben Messer of Jeffersouville is a guest
of his brother, Marvin Messer, who has
been i'll.
The Biddle family, who have been liv-
ing in the school house on the Wolcott
road have moved to Wolcott.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-02-09
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Of Lamoille County
Report of the Assistant Judges

Pursuant to the requirements of the
| Public Statutes of Vermont as amended
by the Acts of the General Assembly of
! 1915, we, the Assistant Judges of The
County of Lamoille, make and publish
our report for the fourteen months end
ing January 81, 1916. of such parts of the
Treasurer's report as shows the income
of the County for fourteen months. the
disbursements, the Indebtedness of the
County, and such other facts as we deem
important relative to the financial con-
dition OF the County, viz
CURRENT EXPENSE ACCOUNT
Cash on hand Dec. l, 1914. 1855 06
Reed from State, Co.'S share Ped.
License. ........... ........... I2.l3
Reed from r. w. Hulburd, rent. 300
Reed from State for janitOr SER
VICE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $40 %
Reed from 10 towns ! per CT. tax 76I 80
Total. ,..............-... .Sl6l6.O9
DISBURSEMENTS
PAID orders drawn by direction of
Assistant Judges .......-...... SSI7.90
Cash on hand Jan. 81. 1916. 73S 10
sl6lo.O9
COUNTY BUILDINGS ACCOUNT
Cash on hand Dec. 1. 19l4....... 1921. II
Reed from per cent. tax. 1886 GA
S41s7 81
DISBURSEMENTS
By paid Sherwin order and int. s 81. go
By paid interest on bonds .. 10000
BY p'd on bonds, ) bonds $500 each 25OO. 90
Cash on hand Jan. 81, 1916, ... 176 p
S4157S1
ORDERS OUTSTANDING
Orders drawn but not called for. S26. 20
Bonds outstanding Jan. 81, 1916 2t,5OO.OO
Given under our hands a, Hyde PARK
this 18th day OF February, 1916.
J. ) LEACH Asst. Judges
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-02-09

Readers of thi> paper should al
WAYS read the ads.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1916-02-09
1t Will Make You Independent

Try one of these safes. The amount
you can save will surprise you. If
Systematically used it will truly make
you independent, because your saw.
ings will some day give you the nec-
essary capital to meet your opportu-
nity when if comes.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-02-04
Ground Hog Fails
To See Shadow

Wednesday was ground hog
day and according to the old say
ing, as he could not see his
shadow, we may expect it to warm
up speedily. It is said that on
that day, February 2nd, Mr..
Ground Hog, who mas been sleep
ing quietly for some time, comes
out Of his winter quarters and
takes a look around. If he sees
his shadow, he crawls back into
his hole and curls up for another
six weeks sleep. If he does not
see his shadow he takes that as
an indication that spring is only
a short time away and that it is
not worth while for him to crawl
back into his winters bed.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-02-04
SyTinga Bible Class
Gives Banquet

Friday evening, January 28th,
the members of the Syringa Bible
Glass of the Methodist church
held their semi-annual election of
officers and banquet. Covers
were laid for about fifty and a de-
lightful supper was served by the
ladies of the class, after which
the following officers were elected.
President, l. L. Hemingway;
vice-president, E. M. Davis; sec
retary, Roy N. Combs; treasurer,
Mrs. A. A. Darknell; librarian,
Mrs Belle Reeves; teachers, Mrs.
M. Hughes and C. f. HOfstetter.
Brief addresses were given by L..
.C. Francisco, f. E. Lukens, Chas.
Leavitt, Mrs. M. Hughes and the
pastor, A. Monroe.
The evening was declared to be
one of the most enjoyable as we'll
as profitable that has been held
under the auspices of the Syringa
Glass.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-02-04
Commissioners
Favor Railroad
SPECIAL SESSION LEGISLATURE URGED
Report Says North and South Railroad Feasible
And Urges Action

the state highway commission in
1914, as part of the information
.al highway between Mexico and
British Columbia heretofore re-
ferred to. We consider the COM
pletiOn of this highway the first
imperative duty of the state. The
special session should further au-
thOrize the state engineering de-
partment to locate all available
water power sites adjoining and
contiguous to the proposed road
with the view of their develop
ment as previously suggested.
"The expense of the special
session need not be great. The
customary army of legislative at
taches can be dispensed with, and
the assembled solons, having no
political differences to thresh out,
can, in a few days, inaugurate a
policy of constructive statesman
ship which will write the most
important chapter in the history
Of the state of Idaho and to be of
incalculable benefit to the com
monwealth, its people and pos
tcrity."
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-02-04
Miss Clifford
EntertainS Club

The members of the A. o. C. I.
Club and a few friends were en-
tcrtained at the home of Miss
Leila Clifford Tuesday evening.
The evening was delightfully."-
spent in playing Five Hundred,
after which the young ladies we're
favored with several vocal duets
by Misses Fuller and Devers.
Dainty refreshments were served
at the close of the evening.
The Club members present we're
Misses Blanche Nicholson, Mar
ion Keating, Lillian Keating, Vera
Fuller, Helen Nesbitt, Estella
Hofstetter, Opal Jarmin, Mable
Croonquist, Josephine Bulman
and Leila and lola Clifford. The
guests were Misses Florence De-
vers, Vera Lewis and Florence
Brennan. The next meeting Of
the Club will be with Miss Anna
Youngs on February fifteenth.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-02-04
Brought to

ance laws, and the action is
brought under the legislative act
requiring the state commissioner
to impose and collect from the
insured, instead &C the unauthor-
lied companies as in other states,
a 10 per cent penalty.
The action is brought as a test
case, and following judgment in
the district court, the adverse
party will Immediately appeal to
the state supreme court, and
from the decision of this court,
the then adverse party will ap-
peal to the United States su-
preme court for a final decision.
1t is probable that the action
brought several weeks ago against
the Humbird Lumber company Of
Standpoint, of purport indentical
to the second action, will be stip-
ulated for determination in the
final decision in the Blackwell
case.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-02-04
Business Men At Par
entS-TeaCherS Assn

The next meeting Of the Par
ent-Teacher Association will be
held one week from tonight, Feb
ruary If. II has been planned
to turn over the meeting to the
business men of the city and the
program committee has planned
the program with this end in
view.
The general subject to be dis
cussed will be the relation of the
business man to the schools and
the subject has been divided in
to different parts. "A Good School
an Asset to any City" What can
the School do towards making
Good Business Men out of the
Pupils" "How can the Business
Man Assist in Improving the
Schools" and THE Relation OF
the Business Man to the Schools
VII be some of the topics under
which the general subject will be
discussed.
A number of the leading bust
ness men of the city have agreed
to be present and take part in the
meeting and there rs no doubt but
what it will prove a very inter
ssting and profitable one.
The interest in the meetings of
the Parent Teacher Association
has steadily increased, as has the
attendance, the attendance at the
last meeting being by far the
largest of any. The association
is doing a good work and is hav-
ing a marked influence for good
i'm the schools. Every patron
OF the schools and every person
interested in the schools should
make it a point to attend these
meetings.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-02-04
Decide To
Improve Streets
OWNERS ARE UNANIMOUS
After Hearing Engineers Report Will Prepare and
Circulate Petitions

ers, it would be no trouble to get
the required 20 per cent of the
resident property owners to sign
the petition.
The property owners, however,
are insistent that the entire i'm
provement shall be directly under
the charge of a committee of the
property owners and a commit .
tee composed of J. II. Neil chair
man of the property owners as
sociatiOn, and John Pruden, Sec
retary of the association, was ap-
pointed to go before the council
at its next meeting and lay the
proposition before it. This
committee will, if possible, get a
promise from the council that
such a committed shall be named
and that the council will delegate
to them full authority to look
after and have full charge of the
improvements and the petitions
will not be prepared and circu
lated until after this committee
makes its report.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-02-04

1t was definitely decided at the
meeting of the property owners
held Wednesday evening to con-
tinue with the plans for the street
improvement and to have Main
street improved from Hailey's
hardware store west to Twentieth,
Twentieth from that corner to
Idaho avenue and Idaho avenue
from Twentieth to the city limits.
There was a good crowd present
at the meeting, which was held at
the residence of Dan Nicholson
IN Idaho avenue.
City Engineer Russell was
present with a profile of the
streets showing the proposed inn
provements with estimates of the
cost of the different kinds of i'm
provement. With the changes
made in the profile, his estimates
on a 26-foOt roadway and street
sloped up or down, as the case
might be, from the roadway to the
sidewalk, are: Eight thousand
yards of dirt to be mover at fifty
cents per yard, $4,000; One mile
Of drainage trench $500; Bridges
and culverts, $500; A nine-inch
)ituminous pavement, i6 feet
wide in the center of the street,
$3.50 square yards, S969l, making
total of S15594.
There are i4O flfty-foot lots in
the entire proposed improvement
district, making the average cosi
/ per lot about Sfi2.OO. BY max
ng the bituminous pavement c
inches thick instead of 9, the av-
erage cost per lot would be low
cred to SiO0. Using straight
lmacadam, inches thick the cos
Iwould be $500 per lot and will
q heavily oiled 6 inch macadan
the cost would be $500 per lot
After listening to this report
those present unanimously vote'
to go on with the Improvement
covering the streets first pro
posed and limiting the cost no
to exceed 500 per lot and peti
tions will be circulated asking tn
council to create the improvement
!district and order the gradinl
ldone. Those present though
that with the cost limited to $40
per lot and with the work unde
the direct charge of a commiiie
loi the interested property own
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-02-04
LabOrer Injured
At BranSOn'S Camp
GEORGE MURPHY IS BADLY HURT
Was Struck By Log While Decking.
PIatt'S Hospital

George Murphy was quite bad
ly injured at Branson's camp
near Santa yesterday. He was
at work decking logs on a skid
way about twenty feet high when
a large log got away. In order
to get out Of its way and save
himself from being crushed, he
jumped to the ground, the log
following. When the log struck
the ground it bounced, striking
him a glancing blow on the side
Of the head and tearing a large
hole in his right arm.
Murphy, who was rendered un-
conscious by the blow, was picked
up by his companions and taken
to camp where his injured arm
was dressed by the men. The
accident happened about IL
o'clock and he was taken to Santa
in time to catch the freight and
was brought to Platt's hospital in
JllS ClJy.
It was found that the injury to
his head was comparatively slight
but his arm was in very bad con-
dition. No bones were broken but
the muscles of the arm were torn
loose and the main nerve of the
arm was exposed. The wound
was a large one and it was neces-
sary to take a number of stitches
in closing it. It is feared that
the arm cannot be saved. 1t is
impossible to tell whether the
nerve is injured or not and if it is
the arm will be useless even if it
can be saved.
The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1916-02-04
Action To Test
Insurance Law

An action has been brought in
the district court for Kootenai
county by George f. Steele, state
insurance commissioner, against
the Blackwell Lumber company
TO collect a total of penalties Of
S5943 on the issuance to the de-
fendant company of fire insurance
under policies totalling S4i9,475,
issued outside the state by COM
panies not authorized to do bust
ness i'm this state.
The policies held by the de-
fendant company are those of
numerous companies. American
and foreign, none of them having
complied with the Idaho insur-