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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-20

HUNTSVILLE WOMAN DIES.
 Huntsville, October l9.-(Speclalo Mrs. Connie P Johnson, wife of FL r1er F.. Jofn nson is dead after a long Illness. aged 34 years. Her husband and two children survive her.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-04-07

enough 10 say that helped him make
them. That is why ! cannot under
stand why he should do as he has
done--or at least as everybody be-
lieyes he has done"
| saw how II was. She was trying
to find some explanation that would
clear the boss. and perhaps implieate
the Hatch crowd / couldn't tell her
the real reason why he had run away.
Malsle Ann had been right as right
about that; we must keep II to our
two selves. But tried 10 let her
down easy.
"Mr. Van Britt has told you about
those two kilograms that came after
Mr.. Norcross left the Office" | said,
stu covering up the fact that the tele-
grams hadn't been delivered-tha they
were probably in the pocket Of my
coat right now. wherever that was.
"They were enough to make any man
throw up his hands and quit, ! should
say"
NO" she insisted looking me
straight In the eyes. you are not
telling the truth now, Jimmie. You
know Mr. Norcross better than any
of us. and you know that it isn't the
least little bit like him to walk out
and leave everything to go TO wreck.
Have you ever known of his doing
anything like that beforef'
| had TO admit that / hadn't; that,
on the other hand, IL was the very
thing you'd least expect him TO do.
But at the same time | had to hang
/ on TO my sham belief that IL was the
4 thing he had done: either that or
/ tell her the truth.
Every man reaches his limit, some
tlme" ! protested what was Mr..
4 Norcross TO do, I'd like to know; with
Mr.. Chadwick getting scared out, and
/ Mr.. Dunton threatening to fire himT
''The thing he wouldn't do would
be to go Off and leave all Of his
/ friends. Mr.. Van Britt and Mr.. Hor-
mack. and all the rest, TO fight 1t out
alone. You know that as well as /
do, Jimmie Dodds :"
"If you won't take my theory, you
must have one Of your own. l said !;
not knowing what else to say.
Il have" she flashed back, and
want you TO hurry and get well so
that you can help me trace 1t out"
"MeT" ] queried.
YES. you. The others are all so
/ stupid even Mr.. Van Britt and Mr..
/ Ripley. They insist that Mr.. Norcross
went east to see and talk with Mr..
7 Chadwick. They have found out that
Mr.. Chadwick left Chicago the day
after he sent that telegram, to 90 up
f into the Canadian woods to look at
some mines, or something. They say
that Mr.. Norcross has followed him,
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and thresh It out with Juneman, or
BilIoughby. or Mr.. Ripley. From these
private talks / found out that there
was still some doubt In the minds OF
all four of them about the boss drop
out-as TO whether ii was voluntary
or not.
Also. found out what had been
done during the four days. We had
no company detective" at that time,
and Mr.. Hornack had borrowed man
named Grimmer from his old com
pany. the Overland Central, wiring for
him and getting him on the ground
within twenty-four hours Of the time
Of Mr.. Norcross' disappearance.
Grimmer had gone TO work at once,
but everything he had turned up, so
far. favored the voluntary runaway
theory. Mr.. Norcross trunks were
still in his rooms at the Billiard; but
his two grips were gone. And the
night clerk at the hotel, when he was
pushed to IL, remembered that the
boss had paid his bin up TO date that
night. before, going mp TO his rooms.
ITO be Continued
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mo: ! don't think anything Of the
sort. ! know what II was, and you
know what II was" and at that she
turned around and pushed me gently
down among the pillows.
"What was itT' | whispered, more
than half afraid that ! was going to
hear a confirmation Of my own breath
taking conviction. And | heard it, all
right.
1T was what ! was telling you
about that same evening, you remem-
ber-down I'm the hall when you
brought the flowers for Cousin Sheila.
You told him what | told you, didn't
your
"No | didn't have chanee-not
any real chance"
"Then somebody else told him, Jim
mile; and that Is the reason he has
resigned aud gone away Mr.. Van
Britt thinks II was on account Of the
two messages from Mr. Chadwick
and Mr.. Dunton. and that IS why he
wants to talk to you about II. But
you know, and ! know, Jimmie. dear;
and for Cousin Sheila's sake and Mr..
Norcross, we must never lisp it to a
human soul. A new general manager
has been appointed. and he is on his
way out here from New York. Every
thing has gone to pieces on the rail
road. and all OF Mr.. Norcre + friends
are getting ready to resign Isn't II
perfectly heart-breakingT
II was; II was so heart-breaking
that | just gasped once or twice and
went on the hooks again, with Maisle
AIMS frightened little shrek ringing
In my ears as she tried to hold me
back from slipping over the edge.
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r. II. HFMFNWAY
II. c. BEEBE

A. II. Darling. Admr, Nanehe.ter;
Vermont. 0<-o
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Jusi before ] lea tae uouss Mrs.
sheiia waylald ne. and aHer telling
ne that ! must o. careful and ngt
take cold IN ths burnt bend she pat
Il. another word about the boss dis
appearance
Il want you 20 remember what l
said last night. Jimmie and not lei
the others talk you over into the be-
lief that Mr. Norcr0ss has gone away
because DE- was either discouraged ~
afraid lie wouldn't DO that you
know il. and / know a. We are his
friends. you and l. and we must stand
BY him and defend him when he isn't
here 10 defend himself"
II did me good TO hear her talk
that way. I had been sort OF getting
ready 20 dislike her for letting the
boss get In SO deep and not telling
him straight out that she was a mar
rled woman aud he mustn't; but
when | saw that she was trying TO be
just as loyayto him as ] was, Il puhed
me over 10 her side again
Though the boss disappearance was
now four days old. things were still
In sort Of daze down at the rail-
road offices MIR. Van Britt, being the
general superintendent and next In
command. had moved over into the
boss Office. and Fred May was doing
his shorthand work. They wouldn't
let me do anything much couldn't
do much with my right arm In a
sling-so | had chance 10 hang
around and size up the situation. II
you want 10 know how IL sized up,
Won can take II from me that Il was
pretty bad People all along the line
were bombarding Mr.. Van Britt with
letters and kilograms wanting TO know
what was going To be done. and what
the change In management was go
ing 10 mean for the public, and all
that You see Mr.. Norcrcss had laid
out mighty attractive program In
the little time he had been nj the
wheel, and now IL looked as II II was
all going to be dumped into the ditch
MIR. Van Britt saw and talked with
everybody. and when he could wedge
off a minute or two Of privacy. he'd
go into the third room Of the suite
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-04-07
CHAPTER VI
What Every Man knows


I wasn't gone very long on this sec
ond excursion into the woozy-woozies,
though Il was nighttime, and the
shaded electric light was turned on
when ! opened my eyes and found
Mrs. Sheila sitting by the bedside,
The change IN Mrs. Shella sort Of
made me gasp She wasn't any less
pretty as she sat there with her hands
clasped in her lap, but she was DIFF
ferent; sober, and with the laugh al
gone out Of the big gray eyes. and q
look IN them as II she had suddenly
become so wise that nobody could
ever fool her
you are feeling better nowT' she
asked. when she found me staring at
her
I told her I guessed | was. but that
my hand hurt me some.
"You have had great shock Of some
kind-besides the burn. Jimmie size
reiolned. folding up the bed covers so
that the bandaged hand would rest
easier ~The doctors are all puzzled.
Does your head feel quite clear now
50 that you can thinkT
"If feels as II ! had crazy clock
In e." | said. "But the thinking part
"A an right. Have you heard any
thing from Mr. Norcross yetf
Not a word. We have been hop.
inc that you could tell Us something
when you should recover sufficiently
70 talk. Can't you Jimmief'
Remembering what Ma.sie Ann had
told me iust before ! went OF the
hooks thought I might tel her a
iot II dared 20. But thar wouldn't
DO So iust said;
- fold Maigie Ann ali knew about
cir. Norcnrss. BE ieff TIE o.are some
Stale zine before ] tid-u.th AF. Rip
Iey. didn't know where tley were
going"
sThey went 70 TIE hotel o. she helpe
at "1f~ Ripley Says theg SAT % thH
lobby mtU aftcr Ten oc.gck. and then
Mr Narrras wcuf up 90 h's rooms
or course. I khaw that Afr Ripley
knew aU about the Hatch ruef0a
tut II be- hadn't told her. / was1t 60
lrc % tell her.
There uas some trouble IN eon.
necti0n with Mr. Hatch that evening
wasn't theref- she asked.
Hatch Rad some trouble-yes. Bui
I guess the boss didn't have any
replied.
~Teu me shout 81 she commanded
snc tod her iuss As little a. ] could
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Estate of WILLIAM BURROUGHS
Order Of Notice Of Allowance


State Of Vermont. District Of Nam
chester IS.
The Honorable Probate Court for
the District Aforesaid:
To all persons interested IN the e.
tate of William Burroughs late q
Manchester in said District. deco SEQ
GREETING.
WHEREAS. said Court has assign
ed The 2sth day Of April next FOR eX-
snirinC and allowing the account q
tfo administrator II the estate ci sala
deceased and for a decree Of the re
d,1e N said estate % the lawful claim
ants 81 the same. and ordered tha
ngbii~ notice thereof be given 20 G
pr~aon7 interested in said etate ~
rafis hing this order three weeks sue
~ velv previous % The day
IS ~ Warche Ger Journal a new
paner published 81 Manchester IN SAID
THEREFORE. you are hereby NOTE
ead to appear 80 the Probate OiDee &
sfa,ebesfer IN said District, on the
H. aesigned. then and there % con
-. The allowance Of said account y
van see cause, and % establish y9s
xfsh. As heirs. legatees and laWIui
,isig,anfs 10 said residue.
Given Under Ny Hand, this IND DAY
sd EDWARD GRIFFITH, Judge
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GEO. III HOWARD,
p. III. THOMPSON.

ANllliNtAfr0 .AiftAttt
Lemuel A. Buck, Admire Arlington.
Vermont oz-o
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Estate of GEORGE SMITH
Order Of Notice Of VIII.


State Of Vermont District Of Man
chester SIS
The Honorable Probate Court for
the District Of Manchester. To all
persons interested In the estate Of
George Smith, late Of Manchester
in said District, deceased,
GREETING:
At Probate Court, holden at Man
chester within and for said District on
the Goth day Of March, 1921. an in
strument purporting 20 be the last
viii and Testament OF George Smith
late Of Manchester in said Dis
trict, deceased, was presented 10 the
Court aforesaid, for Probate.
And il is ordered by said Court that
the 2ist day Of Aprib 1921, mt the
Probate Office in said Manchester. be
assigned for proving said instrument;
and that notice hereof be given 10 all
persons concerned, by publishing this
order three weeks SUCCESSFULLY in the
Manchester Journal, a newspaper cir
culatinR in that vicinity, in said Dis
trict, previous 10 the time appointed
THEREFORE, you are hereby noti-
fled to appear before said Court. at the
time and place aforesaid, and contest
the probate Of said will, II you have
cause.
Given Under My Hand AZ Manches-
ter in said District, this Goth day Of
March, 1921.
l51-3 EDWARD GRIFFITH, Judge.
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The
Wreckers
by
FRANCIS
LYNDE

Continued from rage =
tors. We've been Hoping that some
DAY you'd be able 70 tell us. Can't
you ten me now. JlmmIeY
! told her an there was TO tell,
mumbllng around among the words
the best ] could Then she told me
how the headquarters Waterman had
found me about midnight; with my
right hand scorched black and the
rest ~ me apparently dead and ready
10 be buried. The ambulance surgeon
had insisted. aud was stil insisting,
that had been handling a 1--we wire;
but there were no wires NJ ali IN the
lower hall, and nothing stronger than
an incnndescent Hight current in the
entire Office building
"And You say I've been here hang.
ing on by my eyelashes for three dnysf
what has been going on IN an that
time. Malsie Ann? Hasn't anybody
been here TO see meT
She gave a little nod. Everybody,
nearly. Mr. Van Britt has been up
every day. and sometimes twice a day.
He has been awfully anxious for you
TO come alive"
"But Mr. Norcrossf" queried.
Hasn't he been un?"
She shook her head and turned her
face away. and she was looking
rraieht out OF the window az the sci
ting sun when she asked, when was
the last time you saw Mr.. Norcross,
JImmier
1 cnoked 4 little over big scare
that seemed 20 rush up OUT Of the
bed clothes 10 smother me But l
made out TO answer her question. tell
lng her how Mr. Norcross had left the
Office maybe. half an hour or so before
l did. thar night, going uptown with
Afr. Ripley. Then ! asked her Why
she wanted TO know.
because nobody las seen him since
q little later that same night she
said. saying e very softly and with
out turning her head And then: Ar.
Van Britt found p letter from ST.
Norcross on HIS desk the next morning
II was Just a little typewriter note,
on a Hotel Bullard letter sheet say
ing that be had made up his mind
thar the Pioneer short line wasn't
worth fighting for and thar he was
resicning and taking the midnight
train f0r the East"
/ sat straight up 10 bed; should
have had 10 DO q u both ars bad
been burnt 90 crisp clear 70 the
shoulders
Te.ienei2-cnvc M and ran away 3
cont believe that for q single min
uie aIa $50 Ami Z nursi oaL
she was shaking hlr tead a n
uiu without iuuin- her face 80 tlai
I could see o.
Elm afald SIS al frse Jimmie.
Theru were two te.esraus thet eaue
20 SIR Narerr tae f ae @
away nre nm Mr taaa a lae
other han Nr um1aa J beard Sir
van Britt fgiiIag Cousin saea whist
me messages were He'd an tie
PIES 81 them that they kesp IN TIE
telegraph cMce.-
II vas On myNtonEue's end 20 say
that Air. N0rcross never had ssen .lose
tuo teiesTams. because had them IN
my pocket ana vas ca my Way @ de-
Hver hen uhen I got shots bar ] DIN Z
Instead. sid. -And yea think that
Vas WY Mr.. Norcross threw up tis
taa.s and rzn away
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Estate Of rHEoPHILE T. CoMBA

Estate Of THEoPHILE +. CoMBA
Order ~ Notice o. VIII
State u Vermont District ~ Man
chester s.
The Honorable Probate Court for
the District Of Manchester To all
persons interested IN the estate II
Theophile r. Comha. late Of Dorset.
III said District. deceased.
GREETING.
At a Probate Court. holden al Man
chester within and for said District On
the 18th day ~ March 1921. an tn
strament purpOrting % be the last
VIII and Testament Of Thcophilc A
Comha. late II Dorset Ia said Dis
triet. deceased. was presented TO the
Court aforesaid, for Probate
And il is ordered by said Court that
the 2lst day Of April 1921. az the
Probate Office IN said Manchester. :
assigned FOR proving said instrument;
and that notice hereof be given 20 all
persons concerned. by publishing this
order three weeks successfully in the
Manchester Journal, a newspaper cir
eulating in that vicinity. in said Dis
trict, previous 20 the time appointed.
THEREFORE. YOU are hereby mott
fed 20 appear before said Court, az
time and place aforesaid, and contest
the probate Of said will, IL you
cause
Given Under My Hand az Manches-
Ter IN said District, this 2sth day OF
March, 1921
5i-3 EDWARD GRIFFITH, Judge.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1921-04-07
Estate Of SARAH a. YOUNG
COmmissiOners' NOtlce


The Undersigned, having been APP
pointed by the Honorable Probate
Court for the District Of Manchester.
Commissioners, 10 receive, examine,
and adjust the claims and demands OF
all persons against the estate OF
Sarah A. Young late Of Arlington
in said District, deceased, and all
claims exhibited in Offset thereto,
hereby give motive that we will meet
for the purpose aforesaid, az the
Store Of Thompson & Howard in the
Village Of Arlington in said District,
on the 9TH day Of October next, from
! o'clock p. m, until o'clock p. m,
on said day and that six months from
the 4th day Of April A. d. 1921, is the
time limited by said Court for said
creditors 10 present their claims 10 Us
for examination and allowance.
Dated at Arlington this dth day Of
April A. ID. 1921. -
GEO. IT, HOWARD,
r. II. THOMPSON,
Commissioners
Lemuel A. Buck, Admire Arlington.
Vermont oz-o
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h1a tlsfeh tss bad on 'ufersifV efh
lhe 10 earlier lu tae etru'ns sisIie
/ Naa anay
Eli wasn't gnarryiY sac als= -sied.
-Why should tbey quarrel 2 !
asked.
she shook her head -You are SPAR.
rlns with me. Jimmie 10 some uise
taken Idea ~ being loyal 10 Mr. Nof.
erasA. VOC ncCtut you know Af
Sorcross has told me all about his
plans. he has even been generous
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- o. THIRZA ~ eRAY


The Undersigned, having been APP
pointed by the Honorable Probate
Court Tor The District Of Manchester,
Commf toners, 10 receive, examine.
ard adjust fhe claims and demands q
I'm persons against the estate u
Thirza Ann Cray late ~ Manchester
fn sd District, deceased. and az
elairs exhibited In Offset thereto.
herehv give notice that we viii meet
for the purpose aforcald. at the
Store ~ j.. ~. Hemeuway iu the
Nllaee al Manchester u said t
trirt ~ fhe Zzrd dag rf Aag
rrrt. from O'Clock IA Ms uFh 4
o'clock =. 81. on n'd day and fht
liz months from the Pond d1y of Feb-
raary A. b. 1927, d The time limited
~ said Court for said creditors 70 pre-
sent their claims 10 Us Tor eramina-
ton and allowance.
Dated Il Manchester this END Day
Of February 4. D. 1921.
II. c. BEEBE,
Commissioner.
A. II. Darling. Admr-, Aanehe.ier,
Vermont o<->
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Estate Of LoyELAND MUNsoN

0AAEA VI AANAtNA " AAAs
State Of Vermont. District OF Man
chester SIS.
The Honorable Probate Court for
the District Of Manchester. To all
persons interested in the estate Of
Loveland Munson late Of Manchester
in said District deceased
GREETING:
At a Probate Court, holden at Man
chester within and for said District on
the 31gt day Of March, 1921, an iustru-
ment purporting TO be the last viii
and Testament Of Loveland Muns0n
late Of Manchester in said District, de-
ceased, was presented TO the Court
aforesaid, for Probate,
And 1t is ordered by said Court that
the 2Sth day Of April, 1921, at the
Probate Office in said Manchester, be
assigned for proving said instrumenti
and that notice thereof be given to all
persons concerned, by publishing this
order three weeks successfully IN the
Manchester Journal a newspaper cir
culating in that vicinity, in said Dis
trict, previous TO the time appointed.
THEREFORE, you are hereby noti-
fed to appear before said Court, at
the time and place aforesaid, and con-
test the probate Of said will, If you
have cause.
Given Under My Hand at Manches-
ter in said District, this 3lst day Of
March, 1921. -
52-8 EDWARD GRIFFITH, Jud
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rhp practice ri pensioning or insur-
tna SICK and wounded soldiers is said
Il have been stared in England by
Oliver Cromwell
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1921-09-03
DURHAM
. TOBACCO
M H. E No. sast1<1&,9

bushel.
Peppers: "Our yields from this
variety (Large BelD have averaged
100 bushels per acre, and an aver
age price of Is cents per bushel was
obtained"
Radishes: cat this date april
1st) prices are usually good in the
Northern markets, ranging from 40
to SO cents per dozen punches. For
the past three years the average
yield has been 1888 dozen lunches
per acre of the French Breakfast
variety"
Squash: 1.-THE average yield for
the three years was 275 bushels per
acre, and an average price of 75c
per bushel received between May 20
and June TO-"
Tomatoes: 1.-THE average yield
TO-. the past three seasons being 100
| bushels per acre, the average price
received, 81 per bushel; all ship
! ments made between June 10 and
July l."
This report frequently stresses the
advantage of early production, the
early crop in most cases receiving
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1921-09-03

appeal everybody
Nobody forth
SICK it incident Every
nobody figure out just what the
sickness becomes epidemic though the
relationship is forced into view and s
conp1ehended.
Communities that have little apt get protect
would
expenditure quite Of In fact money has small
explain
invade hundreds
the could be locked against the disease by simply
frequently exists
bought with small of moneysometmes
trivial OF
the state issued by the United States
the prevalence Of the affection In the
little comparison with other
portions
controlled especially life health and
than it takes to control it is at stake
speaking for the department, Dr. Bowling
the important diseases the South, from economic
The number deaths caused by malaria
is small compared the total number of 1t is disease which
loss from decreased efficiency and
Of and industrial LABOR absence from Wok ana result
doctors chill
South unhealthy place which to live has hurt
Southern States has prevented from getting the
immigrants we need to develop our resources
Malaria bite Of Anopheles
mosquito That malaria controlled
economically practicable To
action must people and officials to the Importance of the
problem.
We conquered yellow We malaria.
When is considered that six million the United
States malaria 200
100000 people afflicted die the matter obvious
without considering the neffcency monetary
would be # the public could be
Grafton the matethee
the world than could be obtained by the of the interest the
$2 90
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1921-09-03


the highest prices. In a few days
the drop in price is often very great.
Nothing else can show positively the
advantages of drainage. which en-
ables the gardner to bring his crop
to maturity several days, and some
times weeks earlier, than the farm
er on the best naturally drained land
can do. And furthermore, artificial
drainage is often the means Of saw
ing an entire crop from either wet
weather or drought. So Prof. G. L.
Tiebout, horticulturist Of the Stare
Experiment Station, says he would
not recommend anyone to attempt
trucking without proper drainage.
The advantages In this section of
the state for trucking are much bet
ter than in North Louisiana west Of
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1921-09-03

the river, not only because we have
bitter transportation facilities and
are nearer by hours to the good
markets, but also because our eli
mate is earlier and several degrees
higher In winter temperature, and
winter trucking Of a, large number
of the above named truck crops can
be more proftably carried on than
with the spring and summer crops,
but we have equal or better advanf-
ages also with the latter. A more
favorable showing than l have quot
ed could be obtained from the Mis-
sissippi trucking section north Of u5,
which also we can improve upon,
for we could put our products on the
market a week or more earlier. Sec
rotary Wilson says Q weeks earlier.
The muck coils south Of us would
not be competitors, because they are
cold soils, which are later, AMI
they are harder to work, and less
valuable therefore for trucking pur-
poses Thee are considerations