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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-22
DECISION RESERVED
ON PAPER REHEARINC
Counsel Says Newsprint Man.
ufacturing Costs Are LoUer.

WASHINGTON, March 21-Reopening
OF the Federal Trade Commissions in
vestigation of the cost Of manufacturing
newsprint> paper. with view to reduc-
ing maximum prices fixed for the sum-
mer months of last year. was argued
to-day before the commission, which
deferred decision.
AN investigation in Canada shows
there was no increase in manufacturing
costs, but a decrease" declared @. w.
Wickersham. formerly Acknowledgement.
appearing for the American Newspaper
Publishers Association. This Is true.
he said, of four of the big newsprint
companies and new question for the
commissions consideration.
Henry A. Wise, counsel for the manu-
facturers, opposed the publishers appli-
cation for renewal OF the commissioner
inquiry. contending that its decision was
final, and that accountants for the pub
fishers, the manufacturers and the COM
mission had investigated the Canadian
companies before the price fixing de-
cision.
Chairman Colver withdrew from the
case, explaining that he regarded a
statement made by, Mr. Wise before the
New York Circuit Court Judges, on an
appeal from the commissions findings
as rejecting on his fitness as an
arbiter." Mr.. Colver said that before
entering the case he had explained his
ownership Of newspaper properties and
that the manufacturers counsel had Of
fered no opposition to his acting as ar
arblter. Mr. Wise replied that his re.
mark That he would rather go to wal
than before the commission" was jocu
lar.
Victor Murdoch, another commissioner
having newspaper interests, asked Mr.
Wise IL there was any objection to hin
and Mr.. Wise replied there was none.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-22
|s1OO,OOO,OOO IS PAID
TO RAILROAD BOARD
War Department Provides
Money on Account Of Bills
Now Due.
MORE MILLIONS RECEIVED
Total Sums, Including Loans,
Expected to Meet Current
Cash Needs.

WASHINGTON, March 21.-The urgent
need Of tho Railroad Administration for
ready cash with which to meet current
obligations was partially met to-day
through payment of 500. o00. 900 by the
War Department on account Of trans
portation Of troops and war supplies.
The payment, 1t was announced at the
War Department. covers bills already
approved. and anticipates bills which
ordinarily would fall due In the next
three months. War Department &C.
countants have computed the amount
now due from the Department to be
se5. 900. while the Railroad Admins
tration estimates 1t at $50. 5000.
Unexpended Funds Used.
Acting Secretary Crowell in announc-
ing the payment, said the sum had been
made available by the shifting of funds
heretofore appropriated but unexpended
Ordinarily, Railroad Administration
officials explained, the War Department
would have made payments direct to the
railroads rendering service, but the ag-
gragate payment direct to the Railroad
Administration was arranged to aid the
administration In its present financial
situation
The payments also would have been
spread over the next three months in
the ordinary course OF business and
consequently this amount must be SUBJ
tracted from railroad receipts for this
period. The money will be distributed
by the Railroad Administration to meet
the current cash requirements Of treas
urers of individual roads.
Enough to Meet Needs.
With this payment, the $4,000, 900
advanced by the War Finance Corpora
tion. a payment of $1O.000,000 recently
by the Navy Department on account of
transportation. and various loans to be
repaid by railroads in the next few
weeks, the Railroad Administration ex-
poets to have sufficient funds to meet
its current cash requirements.
Trade acceptances are to be used in
financing equipment purchases. and GER
tificates of Indebtedness are to be given
to railroads for amounts due from the
Railroad Administration on last years
accounts Detailed plans for the issu-
ance of these certificates of indebted
ness which will be used as collateral
for loans TO individual railroads by the
War Finance Corporation, are to be an
nounced soon.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-22
DOUBT JAPANESE" STORY.
state Department sceptical About
Mexican Land Deal.
speciai Despdtch to The sv,

WASHINGTON. March 21.-Although the
State Department has made inquiry of the
CALIFORNIA and Mexico Land Company
regarding report that the company
contemplated selling 100000 acres OF
land in Mexico to a Japanese syndicate,
the matter is not taken seriously here
by officials. They do not believe that
any such undertaking Is seriously under
consideration, despite the fact that Sen
ator Phelan (California) has called at
tention to the report
There have been similar reports cur
rent periodically during the last ter
years or more and in each case investi-
CATION has shown that they were with
out foundation.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-22
Porto Rican Troops Leave.

PANAMA, March 21.-The last detach-
ment OF Porto Rlcan soldiers who
formed part OF the garrison of the canal
during the war sailed for home to-day.
Many OF the men married here and are
taking their wives back with them.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-13
SALESMAN'S WILL
FILED FOR PROBATE

The will of Lyle d. Worsley, late
implement salesman from Mendoza
who died in a taxi while riding from
one depot to another in Chicago. was
filed here for probate today. Mr.
Worsley owned a house worth $1,000
$2,700, all of which is given the widow
in fee simple
Mr. Worsley was well known in OF
tawa. where he made frequent trips
TO call on the trade. He died of heart
failure superinduced by fatigue caused
when he OvereXerted himself running
for a train.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-13
LIEUT.. BRADFORD
RECEIVERS FROM FLU

Mr. and Mrs. S b. Bradford have
received a letter from their son
Lieut.. Raymond + Bradford who is
in service in France, informing them
that he has recovered from his re-
cent attack Of influenza enough to
leave the hospital and walk down
town. Lieut.. Bradford was confined
to a military hospital for several
weeks with an attack Of influenza.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-13
ARMISTICE EXTENSION
WILL HELP ENTENTE

London, Jan. l3.-The terms on
which the armistice will be renewed
will give Marshal F0ch and the allied
commanders a freer hand and addi-
tional power to take the initiative "if
demand" according to
information received by the Evening
News from Paris this afternoon
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-13
c.. @. & P. TO ISSUE
S4O6.OOO SLICE
OF PREFERRED STOCK

Chicago, Jan. l3.-The Chicago OF
tawa and Peoria Railway Company to-
day filed a petition with the Public
Utilities Commission for permission
to issue $4g6,OUo worth of its pre-
ferred stock.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-13
FIRE THREATENS
GHENT FACTORY

The fire department was called to
the Gay building on Clinton street,
Saturday evening at G:3o o'clock,
when some excelsior in a shed at the
rear Of the building caught fire. The
blaze was put out before any damage
was caused The cause of the fire is
unknown, and the damage was very
slipht
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-13
REED BONE DRY
BILL Is UPHELD

Washington, Jan. l3.-The Reed
bone dry amendment was sustained
by the supreme Court OF the United
States today, when it reversed the
federal District Court of Virginia,
which in a decree freed Ian Hin from
an Indictment of bringing liquor into
dry state in violation OF the amend
ment
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-13
10000 TROOPS
GUARD BERLIN

Amsterdam, Jan. 13.-The Ebert
government at Berlin has 10000
troops under arms in the city, it was
learned from the German capital to-
day.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-13
CABLES CONGRESS
URGING PASSAGE or
sIo0,0oo,oOo BILL

Washington, Jan. g. 'Bolshevism in Eu-
rope is steadily advancing and can only be check
ed by food," President Wilson declared in
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-13
CORP. EDWIN GRIFFITH
AND PVT. GEORGE w.
CLAGGETT HOME
BOTH WERE GASSED
SOLDIERS WERE DISCHARGED
FROM SERVICE AT CAMP GRANT
AFTER BEING lNVALlDED TO u.
S, A. WITH CASUAL COMPANIES.

Corporal Edwin Griffith and Private
George W. Claggett, members Of Co.
G. are home from duty in France.
Fresh from the battle SCARED fields
where, as members Of Ottawa's "own"
they went thru practically all the
hardest lighting OF the war, both
young men are living replicas Of that
herosm ana yalor that marks Ameri-
can young manhood as something dis
tinct and apart from all the rest Of
the world
Consumed by selfconsciousucss,
neither wanted very badly TO talk OF
their part in the great s..itc. A. is
characteristic of the fighting lauh.
they shifted their eior,es TO tha shout
ders OF someone else, beittling the
service they had rendered their coun-
try in its hour OF need,
Private Claggett arrived home as a
surprise 70 his relatives Saturday
night. In was known he was stationed
at Camp Grant, whore he was sent
with casual company for early dis
charge But no intimauon was sent
to Ottawa when he would secure his
release.
Claggett, suffering from light gass-
ing and a subsequent attack Of the
flu, is now fully convalesced and is
ready to get back into civilian harness
10 take up his industrial lie where
he left off in the summc. Of 1917. when
he rallied to the colors with the rest
OF Ottawa's brave young militia men.
He went thru fighting in Flanders,
where the regiment was brigaded with
the British Later they moved down
the line and fought With the Austral-
ians. On the next move they were
were sent to the Meuse where history
will depict the severest fighting of
the year From the Meuse the diyis-
It was in this forest that the Illinois
boys covered themselves with glory
for their bravery and valor under eX-
cruciatng fire from the enemy.
Claggeut went thru the Argonne
fighting until the gas got him. Fight
ing in the forest he said, was eX-
tremey difficult The ArgOnne is
about one and one-quarter miles
square, tangled with a heavy under
growth, thru which the Ottawa lads
and their comrades had to pick then
way in search of Fritz and Jerry. Cas-
ualty lists show the me Il fighting
there suffered among the heaviest of
the entire war.
Claggett was invalided late in Oc-
tober After the signing of the ar
mistice he with other casuals from
the L. S. A were sent among the first
detachments for America. He is lit
orally "tic6led to death at again be-
ing home,
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-13
Surprises Mother.

Corp Griffith arrived last evening
between Il and / O'Clock, and Went
directly TO the home of his mother,
Mrs. Irene Griffith, 413 Guthrie street,
where today he received the cOngrat-
ulati rs of his hundreds of friends,
and 5as welcomed home by his rela-
tive This Yank was not injured or
gas ed, despite the many stories from
ne S, and today declared he had
on been suffering from a severe
CT d.
He was stricken with the influenza
i September during the Meuse drive
! nd was sent to a hospital. The first
part of October he rejoined his COM
pany, and fought with them until the
afternoon of October % when he was
again taken down with a severe cold.
The regimental physician sent him
from the lines, back to u hospital to
recover.
On this same afternoon a number
OF the other boys in Company were
taken sick, and seVera Others were
injured and sent to the same hospital.
These boys all recovered fnlly and
Continued on page g, col. 81
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-13
w EATHER

Fair tonight and prob
ably tuesday. Slightly
colder tonight.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-13

Continued on page tS, col. 81
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-13

Henry d. White, one Of the Ameri-
'"| peace commissioners and life
."ng republican. also cabled Shirley
urging the Importance Of the appro-
prlallon as means "of stopping BoI-
3heyism."
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-13

OTTAWA JOURNAL
Established 1sSo
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-07
CHICAGO FALLS
BELOW OMAHA IN
STOCK RECEIPTS
Local Live Stock Market
Leads All Others Centerc by
Margin of 5000
Head.

- Omaha led the world in live stock
receipts Wednesday, unloading
about 42,3O0 head, or 5000 more
than Chicago. Railroad strikes at
various points and the uncertainty
Of moving stock affected ak the
markets Wednesday, making re-
ceipts smaller than usual. Only
388 cars were received Wednesday,
according to the government esti-
mate.
A liberal run of sheep was largely
accountable for the receipts of the
local market. Approximately $4,000
head were unloaded. Chicago re-
ceived 10000 sheep and 14,S00 head
of other stock Kansas City re-
ported $4,000 head of stock, divided
evenly between cattle, sheep and
hogs. St. Joseph announced 5000
head and Sioux City 5,423.
The Northwestern and Wabash
roads still refuse to accept live stock
for shipment. Although the Wa
bash hauls only a small per cent of
the stock shipped here, the North
western is one of the heaviest car
riers both to and from the market.
Omaha often leads the other
markets in receipts the latter part
of the week, but it is unusual that it
should outstrip Chicago on a We'd
nesday by margin of 5000 head.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-07
South Side BreUities

Light baggage and express: call office.
South 1881 or South 1869. P. ]. Ford.
Wanted-Good cook and pie maker; good
wages: short hours; no Sunday; woman
preferred. Tel. So. 3433 or 1928.
David Madden, 1910 street, reported
the loss of harness from his barn at
5007 South Nineteenth street, Monday.
T. kodak, returning to his bunk car on
the Burlington tracks Tuesday, found ttat
someone had taken all his clothes and per-
sonal belongings of value, he told police.
For Sale-12-room house, built for two
families; modern, except heat; desira BILE
location; streets and alleys paved; cement
sidewalk; good shade; snap for some
body. Phone South SO. G. E. Harding
Coal Co.
Eventually, why not now? Phone South
80 and let us fill that coal bin for the
winter while we have a good supply Of
the best grades Of coal. A delay is dan
gerous. Better phone today. G. E. Hard
ing Coal Co.. Twenty-eighth and J SITS
Grapes made their appearance at the
South. Side municipal market Wednesday
morning A brisk business in all kinds of
vegeta bles Melted nice sums to the juv-
emile producers. Corn at 20 cents a dozen
and baskets of tomatoes at 40 cents were
the principal offerings Plenty of pro-
duce was on sale to meet the demand.
Ralph w. Grain. infant son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. W. S. Grain Of Mullen. Neb.. died
neral will be held Thursday afternoon at
o'clock in the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
]. NJ. Henry, 1910 South Twenty six til
street. Burial will be in the Graceland
Park cemetery. Rev. c. W. Holler will
officiate
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-07
Brief City News
Have Root Print It-Beacon Press
Elec. Fans $8.50-Burgess-Gra

Have Root Print It-Beacon Press
Elec. Fans NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
DR.. f. A. Van Buren-Office, 46s
Brandeis Theater. Phone Douglas
1862.
Jerry Howard Files-Jerry How
ard was the second candidate for the
state constitutional convention to
file a petition with Election Com
missioner Moorhead. There are
1900 signatures on the petition, &C
cording to Mr.. Howard. %
Employees Are Entertained-Thir-
ty employees Of Kopac Bros. were
entertained at Carter Lake club
Tuesday night. The entertainment
included dinner, motor boating,
dancing and swimming. A. A. Tay-
lor arranged the program.
Walter Bell Visits City-Walter
Bell, superintendent OF the Union
Pacific shops in Cheyenne, Is In the
city. visiting old friends and
acquaintance, Prior to having been
transferred to Cheyenne, Mr.. Bell
was a foreman in the company's
Omara shops.
Plan Airplane Stunt-Bert Pay
ton, 1904 South Fifty-siXth street,
piloted by ex-Lieutenant Wyant.
formerly Of the United States air
service, will essay to cut capers
in the air at the West Center street
flying field at p. m. Thursday.
While Wyant pilots an airplane
Playton will blow bugle.
Wilt Funeral Services-Funeral
services were, held Tuesday after
noon In Dodder's chapel, Rev. c.
w. Savdge officiating. for Isaac
Wilt, a former Nebraska man, who
died in Indiana. He was resident
of Nebraska for % years and lived
on a farm near Bennington. Burial
was in Mount Hope cemetery.
Personal Injury Suit-George E.
Butts says he was permanently dis
abled when wooden tower used in
the construction of a sewer at Six
teenth and Webster streets fell and
struck him on the left temple. He
has filed a damage suit for $4,000
against j. s. Harrington, contractor,
who was constructing the sewer. in
district court.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-07
SHOPMEN TIE up
FREIGHT Trains
BY STRIKE MOVE
Only Three Omaha Roads Not
Affected-PeriShabIe Goods
Only Taken by
Others.

Striking railroad shopmen have
practically tied up all freight ship
ments, except perishable goods,
scheduled in and out of Omaha. The
Union Pacific. Burlington and
Great Western are the only Omaha
roads not effected by the strike.
The strike is being conducted in
an orderly way and no violence has
been reported. A few of the strik-
ers are reported to have returned
to work at all of the shops, but
not enough to care for freight traf-
fic. Passenger trains are all NOV
ing on schedule
Northwestern shopmen at Coun-
Gil Bluffs again quit work yesterday,
following orders which were claimed
to have been received from Wash
ington. Men in the Wabash shops
also quit work, but returned to
their places before night. At Mis-
souri, Valley, Ia. where the principal
shops for the Northwestern lines in
western Iowa and eastern Nebraska
are located none of the shop en-
ployes reported for work yesterday.
Milwaukee shopmen at Council
Bluffs. Perry and Atkins, Ia, quit
work Tuesday and although few
returned yesterday they will be I'M
able to care for more than passen-
ger trains. Illinois Central shops in
Waterloo, Ia. are closed but Fort
Dodge employees remained at work.
Rock Island employees west of the
Missouri river refuse to strike and
full crews are working at Fairbury.
Neb. Council Bluffs and Valley
Junction. Ia, shops are closed.
Small shops of the Missouri Pa
cific in Missouri are closed, but all
Nebraska and Kansas employees are
at work.
Grain and live stock shipments to
Omaha are far below normal and
several of the roads refuse all ship
ments. Blanket grain shipment per-
mits have been cancelled and the
shipments under individual permits
are being held at small towns ad-
jacent to Omaha to avoid congestion
in the yards here. Similar regula-
tons have been placed in effect at
all terminal markets.
With the threshing season at its
height it is feared unless relief is
secured Immediately farmers will
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-07
LABOR BODY TO
URGE REPEAL OF
DAYLIGHT LAW
State Federation In Session
Here to Act On Reso-
luton.

A resolution demanding the repeal
of the daylight savings law was
introduced before the Nebraska
State Federation of Labor, in SEES.
sion at the Labor Temple yesterday,
by J. ]. Kerrigan, former presi-
dent of the Central Labor union of
this city. Delegates to the conven-
ton are practically unanimous in
their condemnation of the law. and
the resolution probably will be
adopted Wednesday morning, said
Mr.. Kerrigan.
An address by c. H. Gustafson,
president of the Farmers Cooper
ative and Educational union, occu-
pied most of the session yesterday
morning. Mr.. Gustafson spoke of the
rapid growth of the organization of
which he is the head, and told of
the awakening of the farmers and
their interest in political and eco
nomic affairs.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-07
Four Negroes Arrested On
VagranCy Charge Released

Alleging that he had been making
as high as $50 a day gambling,
Theodore Mccoy, negro, 2608 N
street, pleaded not guilty to a charge
of vagrancy when tried in the South
Side police court Wednesday morn
ing He asserted that he had been
working in California and adding to
his earnings by "a little game"
whenever possible He was dis
charged and sent to job.
Robert Dudley. 260S N street, Joe
Donaldson, 26l0 N street, and James
Mitchell, 1899 South Fifteenth street.
all negroes. showed satisfactory evil
dcnce of recent toll and the charge
of vagrancy against them was dis
missed
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-07

Coats or gilt edge darning
cotton, black, white or brown.
Special price, 2 for Sc.
Pearl buttons, good quality.
Special price, Sc card.
Sanitary napkins, 6 in box,
special, SOC.
Fancy edge braids, good
quality, S-yard bolts. Special,
Sc bolt.
Silkine crochet cotton, all
sizes, assorted colors. Special
price, 10c ball.
Burgess-Nash Co.-Main Floor
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-07

3-cord machine thread, white,
all sizes. Special price, 2 for Sc.
Adjustable skirt hangers,
Special price, 10c each.
Metal shoe trees, new style.
Special price, l5c pair.
Dress shields, guaranteed
quality, sizes 2, 8 and 4. Spe-
cial price, Ice.
Dress snaps, rust-proof. Spe-
cial price, Sc dozen.
Basting cotton, large size,
full 800 yards. Special price,
Sc a spool.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-07

SOC, Csc, Csc and $I.35

Good quality muslin and nain-
sock combinations, trimmed with
Val. lace or embroidery. Choice
of four groups, SOC, Csc, csc and
$1.35.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-07
A Sale of Notions for Thursday

Pearl buttons, fresh water
pearl, large size. we'll finished,
6 on card. Special price, Csc
card.
Bias tape, white, sizes 1, 2.
8, 4, and 5, full 5-yard bolts.
good quality lawn. Special
price, Sc bolt.
Hair pins, black wire, assert
ed sizes. Special price, 2
boxes, Sc.
Sanitary aprons, good quail
ty, soft finish, full size. Spe-
cial price, sec each.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-07
A Clearance Sale of
WOmen's and Misses
MIDDIES
At 75c

HIS entire lot of middies FORM
l. erly sold for a much higher
price, but they have also been in.
cluded in this great sale and priced
at 75c each in order to clear away
Immediately.
Made of white galatea cloth,
trimmed with plain blue and red
chambray. Very clever styles.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-07
Order of Merit Conferred
on Premier LLOYD Georqe

London, Aug. 6.-King George to-
day conferred upon Premier David
Lloyd George the Order of Merit
as a sign of his appreciation of Mr..
Lloyd Georges war services.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-07

have to quit threshing. Grain now
being hauled to elevators in rural
communities will soon take all of the
available storage space and unless
it can be moved to terminal ele-
vators they will have to close.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-07
Alleged Auto Tire Thief
Arrested On South Side

Frank Zolan, 52l3 South Thirty
third street, said by police to be
one of a gang of auto tire thieves
who operated extensively on the
South Side in June and July, was ar
rested Wednesday charged with
having stolen goods in his posses
sion. One of four tires stolen from
Perelman Brothers. 1902 Q street
on June u police say was found at
his home.
The population Of Madagascar at
the close Of 1917 was estimated at
3,227,f70.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-09-18
GOLDEN WEDDING
Ex-Gov. and Mrs. S. E. Pingrcc
Reach This Notable Anniversary

Hon. Samuel E. Pingree of Hart
ford and Mrs. Pingree celebrated at
Concord, N. H., Sept. Is the 50th
anniversary of their marriage.
Col. Pingree was born in Salisbury,
N. H., Aug. 2, 1882. He was grad
uated from Dartmouth College in
the class of 1857 and ten years later
received the LII. d. degree from
Norwich University. Enlisting as a
private in the Third Vermont Vol
unteers he rose from the ranks to be
lieutenant-colonel of the regiment
and was awarded the Congressional
Medal of Honor "for gallantry at
Lees Mills, Va, where he was
wounded. He was a delegate to the
republican national convention in
1868; Acknowledgements of Yer
mont in 18S2-84, and governor from
1886. His home is in Hartford
where he has the honor of having
been town clerk for the longest period
Of any town clerk in Vermont.