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KDWARD C. I)ANA,
Kd'.tor and I'aUIUliei
Woodstock. Vt.. Feb. 15. 1913
Ono of tlio nldcr neivRjmper pnl
Habcra of the stato. jwsnieveriiic and
BQccCRsful iu biafield, wna Finnk V.
Stilcs. founderof iheSprinjifieM Uf
portor and for roatiy vcara ita editor
The cIimi ng weok, or ffwk, nf tlii
legialative Rcs-dna urp-mnrkfd lu
tnuch lalk. n1l callx hmI a akillfu!
eraaioit nT nutiiylmpo'Ijiiit qnesti.'tih
Direct priuiariea, taxatinu ntnl othei
issufta are. atill iti ilie nir. t!i"ii)i i
i clatnied tliat the legitdnioj-Kim
xaaking an Iwrniii effirt to Rtuipe mnl
pasa aome aort of -an acoeptable ihi
ation mPAHiire.
Brattleboro has two l.irpp hikI
snperlative werkby papera, Th
Phiwiix aud" tlio Rffnrmer, uhieh
bavo nerred that tnwn nnd iln con
tribuling territnry witli murh nhilii v
aad thomagliness The twn pbinin
sre to be consnlidutpd and Tli R
formnr will lo iBantid -very veiunc.
It aeema tliat Bratilehnro'a iza
bnatle nud lack of a ilnily newRmpT
kave so Inng hafllpd lnr mtonitdiP"
pleased amt quefttiotiittt: vinitort tliai
the interrncnlinn, Why doti't yoii
havea daily?" haa hec jdp nti ini
bearable reproarh Thin nmy imt be
the real reawin for the rhanizo. Imt
whether an or imt Brattleboro is bie
enougli to be entitled to it.
RAILROADS APPEAL.
Sapreme Coart Decisions Affect
White River Junction "and
Burlington Projects. - .
Tho Supwroo court on TueadHj
sanprnded the rder of the pnbllp
eervice comtnlain for a new iitiinn
TKilicad atalion at White Itiver .lmu
tioa pesdinje an nppsal of tho Hostrin
& Maine. Central Vermont and
Woodstock railroads
"The coart alo- sitRpeniled lli
ordernf the wraraifwion , in. icapwi
to the, new statinn at Biirlnitcii,
pewdlng the bcariiig at the Muj
term.
Teacbers Wfll Ieet in Mont
pelier. Principal E 11. Stnllli of th
Brattlebnni hiph scImmiI. n nnml-r
of tlie t-xrntive coniniittee f ihe
Verraoat State Teacliers asaclaiioii.
annnunced on Topsdajr lhat ibe fom
sajuee las v.itetl nnanlinnu-1v to
bi'ld the next rrnivuitlnir iti Mout
pelier on 0rt.feer23. 24 and 55
NORWICH.
Several i-cstk of the Gypsv motb 1
hiive becn found beie "by an invcti
atiRg:state agent.
Gcorge Flandets lost the Rniallei
el bia-barni by iire last wrVk Fiiday
mOrnTnjj. The other bnildltijls -Were
saved by the hard work of ihe,r.f"fniU
aad ncfghlxira. A!r. Flandem was
1U 'bet did iiia part in firc-fijliting,
Mra. E. G. Lord is visltinjf Jier
dausjhter in Dousilns, Arizoni.
An intereting nifetinj; of River
sidePumona GrnnRe was beld here
Stnrdfl'. Slate X.ecturrr E. 11.
Hallctt cf St. Johnkburv, Juy 0i
Vell, countv aKrcul,,B.,fldv4Reri and
State Agtnt O'Connoi, mIio is
hunttiig ifoWfi' tail ntothH, uvie
prescnt.
THE LEGISLATURE
The lawmalcts aiet:.kui up thr
watler oi taxatinn at the i.uliKCt 4
Itavin beeB wlctracked .r .idr-
, - J
tepped for a time.
Altrr nt ntj io reconvnlcr 3ts
actinn Ik'ttii'ng the State ck'tcntion
farw feilJ.-lfec HtHiRe OH.Ylnt-Rf;iA
jrftertmefi pat&ed the flirasut e (
.eotctcnl rttcr ciHtinji tlown the
ocowjBSHViB5r pp-ropiiat io n s, s
foHewB ; -$25,000 jMrfead)f 30,
eo fer tfMalshirf: i)e -ivwtitirtior;,
S2500 wrtead t $5oeo -for the
.maiwtenance tf the -reimnnder tiT tlie
-ear and $10,000 instend $t,x
fer Hmuiteniiiice fer the l.wu eaia
SeMewmfc. The vote jMtsiir the hill
The Hr(e conjereea on. tlie fish
smd fpime Im$T are Meshrsw Cook uf
LvtHkm, KmTnfts-of WoorUtock and
Jhmm &t ihii ehm ; J'urn the
Senm;' Mobra. lieacy, It.itchelder
and lWrtt.
Tbe Sewrte-TsiH apwo-prijrtinff .
mtmtnr inr the tae i aivcommistiioi ,
lritiTB-aid JigdcMHwiallaiiP,
J.ltUtft
WEST WOODSTOCK.
T. J. Admns is in flr rcp.ur
rhcuiniitif m.
Fnuik Howard 1 fctill conGncd to
the Iioukc.
Mts. Cobb reuintns about lhc
sainc.
Thc prevatHng dUrempcr" ii
Rivitig tliis bnijj a wule )tetth No
new cics ifpnrtctl lutejy. VVe are
jdt.fi hr n mcafcles.
E. G Cimpbrlt spcni n tevv duy
iti Gaysville tliis vvtrck.
Hmry Gouult is iti Uostou.
J. Hrniy fciltrm bas becu off
1uty for n few dayK. Ltnd cold.
BARNARD
Thc etiKnncinent ul Mif-s Margarrt
G. Lcomtnl, d.-ins;litcr of- Eilw.inl
Lron.-irit, t ilr Lciov L.. Masters
l Ncv"Yk"citv, is nmiomiccil.
Twin Minti wvre Imin t.i Mr. antl
Mix WaltrrJ- 0lttii of Denver,
Ci "i F-l- 3.
Evfiboly ik mne.I to cmnc and
lie.if Statc Rn.iil- CoininisMiiner C.
V. GalcK t the hall Wednrsd.iy
rvrntnt!, Ffb. 19
reiLCroiv'll ti Qin-chre .s witli
his p.iirntK, Mr. and -Mts. Eilw.trd
Ctovvt'll.
" Miss Aiiiui Couhlin is iu FloiitU
fli tlu: ickt of the wintcr.
TAFTSVILLE
D llentiftl i in rhartra of ihf
po-t fiji'W and toie while F V
D.irlitiif iit'taktiiu: raratin
I'ra'vr inttinii at. Mrn Uenix
ScnvirV jii 7.T50. '! fK -toin"rn
nijiht.
Betfiel Young Man Makes a
Fine Record.
WnlterS Woh1 f Bethel, who
ent-r'l ihf Univr8itj of Maine law
Schotil t ItniiH'ir laht fall for a flpe
ial Tonr. tKk tlio rx.iniiimtiMiiR for
adniiKRioii to the har and paRRl
whhin three poiniH f the iiilipt-l
tnark evrr uirrn in Maine
B-f'ie n"iott to Mniiif. Mr. WnmJ
tvaaalnir atmlenl in the ffio o!
Walla. B-tti-helder of lletlnd
Charnpion "14-Year Old Trap-
per.
L'lii'-Buiinleau of Uf tveya llilln
1 prolmldy tlm chHiiipimi 14yrar-
ld traj'pr or Wnnmtt, if n jt i
Ntw Etilmof. Hs raptures thia
eeAin inrlnde 1 cooii, "l niink. 3
weartl. B, 15 knnkx and 4i2mukrats
Hs sohl ibe lot lor 67;C5 x
CONVICTS KEE THEIR NAMES.
JJo more Tldlculoas atatrmcnt ap
peared ln the presi than thnt a mat
In Triron. Is known bv lils noTnber and
not fcy "hls jranie. The nnmbera a
rlal. cxplalns the OutJooV: those at
Slng SlnB are now orer G0.000 aad
those at Auburn orer 31,000 and thosf
at Cltnton over 10.000. lstactne bow
cnmbtrsanje It -srould be to -emploj
tuch nninbers as nsmes. The xuardi
ttouIiJ be catidldatca for a raadhoast
U sach a task were thelra. Joha Jonea
Tfcinalns John Jones thronphont ttlt
prlcon experlence and otfly taowa t
has a Tinmbpr xrhei "he haa buslaeM
trtth the admlnlstraUon ofllcers. whea
the nnmber Is -uped. In addlUoa to 'he
norae. aa a lurthcr means of IdentlS-
catlon-
Kmnk Df R1nan -nnd a w Jiv t'p
7iam-nr JC1hh liavp pwnid from
the Indimtrial ftclnwil nt WrjjemiM.
TJib form-r was spnt llipre .for atcal
iiic $200 . frnm a iiyjman at Mont.
Plier
Durinn fsixand wt half dara last
wppk (1.000 oiih oT Hf vrrtf ut ncar
Rulbtnd A rft'frd liarvfsl 3r C
ppred bnt tltf ic ia naid not to 1p
a clear am.JisuaL
. BIRTMS
In North Chester. Jan. 3. a dautrkter
to Mr. and Mrs. Geonre Cook. ,grand
dangliter to Mr. and Mrs. D. K. Binp
ham -of North Chester and creat-prand-
oansrntcr to Mrs. 0. A. JHorse ot Woea
stock . .In Dcs "Hoines, Iowa, Feb. 3. -twia
sons to Mr. -and Mrs. W. J. Colton,
,Jocaerjy Df Woodstock.
ln "Woodstock. Feb. 11. a 10 1-2 Ss.
on toJlr. andra,Aten2. Mowiaaa.
ln Hartland Foar, Coraers. Feb. . a-
daoghter 'to Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Sbepard.
In South Barnard. Feb. 8. a-iaaghter
to Mr, and Mrs. Charles L&ce.
In 'Woodstock. Feb. S, a daafchter,-
Mary lizabetb, to jftx. andJ4rs. rIOB
F. Thompsaa.
In Bellows f alla. Feb. 7. a saa 1 Mr. ,
jond Mrs. H&rxj O. BaU IHrs. tiafl-was
stock.
DEATHS
ln Hartland, Feb. 9, iafant sen of Mr.
and Mrs. XuJC Merrltt.
In Weodstock. Fab. 6. JBeasie Stiil-
daogViter of Mr. and Mrs. Heary
In Moatrt Vernon, N. Y., Feb. 5, ia
fant dauirhter. MarkMi Eleaaor. of Mc
xnd Mrs. JamesT. Seaxer, aged 3 Uys.
Green Cut Bone and Meat
jk a t plesulbl cold weatln-r Pittrj-
Food. fed 'tts ni cbeck i -money'j
ou'Ier for $3 75' junlave -vlH t-lilpytrti '
a 300-poimT ImiK-l. ;fT-ialit prrpald
TFr THiitoad tu.i. Cakh
S. Pa-m ll)e Vvmfvy
ARE ALLTANGLED UP
Two Giris, Thk Lovers, and an
Escaped Convrct ki 0n
Grand Mix-Up.
bv 1 iwnrurr r.LAY.
. , .
uK on ine tace 01 yoaas n ui iuj
aaheaade his vay throash the
.UeU of the pratty subarb to eateh
and hla financUl ruture hd a rosj
. .
Taere wm rb eqaally jwteoko
cnt of the orkiouao tocated la that
suburb aa he aat te hl. that
bDn!0bTtCLLoorthe
1 l 1 7; . . .
young lady ho loved had aa Kood aa
promUedhlm. NVhat ore coaW I
reaaonle yonag mn asfc for? Noth-
la wronB about Mr. Arthur Somera!
And thero -was a coateated axaile oa
the faco of Mlss Kate LedyarA aa ahe
stepped lnto her anto for a drive fur-
ther lnto tho country; la fact. ahe
hearaed. It -was ahe arho -was colns to
say "yea- to Mr. Somera -whea ahe sot
ready. Tho conreo of trse Ioto vrai
Blldlns along amoothly. She had the
house tboy troald live la already
plcked out. hut of coarse had aald
nothlnc. IIls father waa rlch. and the
brldal check would not he leas than
50,000. , 1
And there traa stlll another -who
emiled and thought It a good world to
llve ln. He also -waa coaaected wlth
tho workliouEe. He wu eo connected
wlth It tbat ho had three aore yeara
to serTe. He dldn't hare aay name.
bnt was rcferred to as No. 1,750. He
atnlled becauae he had made a good
record and "bcen appolnted a tmsty and
waa to be sent to the clty that morn-
lng on an errand. At a certala apot he
trould be niet and tahcn. ca.ro of. Haag
hls word of bonor!
That was tho ctago setting oa that
tammer'n mornlng when a prison guard
dashed ln on the aaslstant anperlntend
ent and .gasped: 1
"No. 1.750 has bolted, alr!"
"He waa Bent to the clty early thla
mornlngr'
"Tes, alr. aad when he got there he
changed hls clothes aad bolted."
"Tclephone the pollce aad the de-
PQ-n
-yca, alr. bat he'a played a abarp
trick. He took a trolley tor Toafcera.
asd wlll prohably get olt aoaaewhere
rrd hlde in the wooda lor a day or
jp-
The prlsoH aato was ordered oat.
and Mr. Somer weat boomlng away
wlth two gaards to ptck up a trall. '
Mlss Ledjard's aato proceeded la
the dlrectloa et Toakera. 1
Mr. WH1 Hayes was met at the sta-
tlen by a measeager aad told to fio 'to
Yonkers on a blt of hsslaess for the
flrm. He tookratror.ey. At a certala
polat oa the llae. where a hlghway
crossed, Mr. Hayes BotSced a good
looklng girl ln an aato. She wasa't aa
good loohlag aa hls gfe-t hat ahe was
handBome enonEb' to catch and aoM '
hls eye for a snemsat.. 1
Filty roda neyond the glrl a aa leit
t, r-T nHrt,ot. ir t! for-tt n tn.
He weat xolllng over aad orer ln the
bHshes.and the ilnd heartedyoang
man ifcaped after hlm to see It he was
hurt, aad the car went on aad le-ft
both.
Thea the flrst jamper sot ap aad
fied. Then the aecoad get ap aad par
aned. Then Mlss Ledyard caae aloag
j.nd at aight of the raHnlnx saen ahe
ordered more epeed. Hall a mBe ho
hlad her was the prteon aato, aad as
ahe speeded np It let oat aaother llah.
As Mr. Hayes was hehlsd the other
maa he was the flrst te he overtakes
by Mlss Ledyard. He had lost hls hat,
his face was Weedlng, and hlshalrwas
dreadfnlly Ttonsled. By thls time he had
got the. idea that the man ahead was
fieelag from jastlce, bat helag oat ef
hreath he ceald oaly gasp: J
"Eecaped prifioner JiBiTyJ" I
-"Get la!" replled Mlaa Idyard aa
she made room.
Most slrls are ln a .harry to see a
bad maa aeat to prlsoa.. and thea are
roady to eyxnpathtze wlth hlm and
aastet hlm to get away. ;
Mlas Ledyard acted on IhjpqIbb, She
thought she had an eacapod prisesor. .
ln the aato. and ahe was glad et lt"
The anto eeml&g4) heaked at her,
bnt ahe pald "no attestiek. The maa
ahead had talcen to the woods and waa
out of the game. The aaaa heside her
.sald thlaga, hat ahe ceald not ander
atand. Two mllos at a hot pace aad
thea a tlre burst aad they "were speed.
Oy orertahea.
"Mamp and ran!"
Bat Mr. Hayes dldaX Why ahoald
he? He wanted to atay and hear aH
about It. He atayed, and be was" drag
ged from the aato aad jaaa-haadled
in a hratal way. It was a Tntmita er
more befere Mlss edyard aad Mr.
Somers Teeegalsea eaoh other. aad
ahe erled oat at ,hlm:
""Why don""t yea caH oJf yoar hrates
-of men3"
"Bt "he' reslsttagl" waa aaswerad.
rHe oaM tel j .ieH ys te let hlm
-Xate, e yea lcaow -that IMa maa
boHed traaa yrieon after we had -trust-ed
h4mT was asfced.
I Iraow that 7ea .are a lot of 'hrstea,
.aad' ll sever speek te yon agala!"
""Hare what Is thla aheat prifion!"
dawaded Mr. Hayes as he ceased to
straggle.
Ten taiew aB aheat R. SJogan.'"
"Bat Tm Hayes aad aot liecaa!" ' I
"The devil yoa are!" " . " -
"No. he lan't HcKaji! bbM beth the
gaards. ,,
TEut HOBan eame thls way." . .
oquer.ee fNet AUvays Persuaeion.
"Dloqucnce," Ba4d TJacl- Eben. "la
Heble to decelre de maa dat has it.
He caalQaally -teagie SiKls te asree-
te' -wil lm when dey's oaly heepla'
tciet lar Sear g tmnfflw' 4 jmty
FrlanSohlp Seffars Maeh.
WheeTer leoha -Jar a friend wjtauut
tanporfcotiojn wM aerw Jtod -what ha
aciduv. We Ioe ar&eires -wHh aH
hwits. and' wrj onkfct te ievm :
-Aa t nt trlac ut . Mk kJaat
mM Mr. Uarea,
"K apan Ut you mt kaow
whoBi to uhK a4 Vttr!' Te
tnarked Mlaa Ladjard vMk eatUar
Jroar. "
"It TO kaew tfeat thla aaaa waa Is
beceat whr ao 7 ko 1b adraacef
aake4 Mr. Swrsv "If yoa tbeasfat ho
waa aa eaeaeA eoaTtet thea ya were
ore than wBliac to see fclm set ayrar
tro paranlt. I owhM taatTOr,at-
Uta4 Muatea ae. ',1 1 TdU have tae
(-v. M i,Ama fa, Wnr-Hta"
J5fc32t I S thtalt t
Jgg jf VverSkttho
Mr. Sojsw rataad hto eap aad sped
Mr. Hayea. whea he had got
rid of toJe.
Ufe Md acCompnltd the rir hack to
u c, wM , ilt0fl coa.
rP
jaiaa Layara iseaiea in wu:
yottr ke- toa lf
U ki It serree yos rhjat.for baWHw ialo
w TWraJtJr te the leart!"
-Ja)lt Ba MWJaTt . wU the
hamWo repjj,, M tbe saM w gUr
vMi a J5aBr
Mr Haye"-waa easased to
WRB 1 a BeJrmplaceEt smUe
thja arteraeea. wkes the leTer drop-
Id to show ber tla BOM relate
hlB e By th,, time he WM
,,51, her aie Tai8hed aad
uj.
-weU,"ye certalaly are hle Mtetf
"Bat what forT"
Fot chaalBK the au."
-Bat dWta't I -waat to aoo where he
wentj
it 3 your badnesa to go atoag
Bfeout your naalaeaa. On - several 6d-,
casiona I ha.re notlced thht allly hahlt
cj 70nrs, and :
"SHlyl" he ezclalaaed.
yer eren Idlotlc!"
-Well, there'a one Idlotlc thlag, I-
havcn't done, thank goodneaa, and that
i married!'
.trlth lhat he rabbed Xor hls.
at and made .off. and thero was' no
telllng how saaay apologetlc aotes
would hare to be wiittea to brlai; hlm
badr. Convlct So. 1,750 dldn't hnow
how ranch tronble he wao gobog to
xnahe in that eabarb when he holted.
Fer two loac, weeis foar people
etood oa thelr pflde and saTed thelr
postage staraps aad ahee leather. It
mlght hava coatlnned two weeks long-
er but 'or the conTlct. Hls friends
dldnt rally wlth the caah to get hla
to the Paclflc ceaat to become a grape-
BTower. aad he rctaraed to the eity.
Thero he heafd aboatthe loyera Qaar-
re,a aBj ao SBj6 deeleloB. .
0116 evenlng a week Jater Mlea Xd-
yard was lnfonaed tkat -a - werklag-
fflaa wlshed to speak wlth her tor a
moaaent and after woaderlng for a
slauto orer sach a Tegaeet ahe told
-haUer to shew hlm la. It waa
Hogaa. and hewas not a hlt ahashed-
Sd, ,Jra 887 faalt" is hegaa.
l?tlB- " 1
Dat Toa aad Mr. Somers are outa.
Tm de conrlct dat hoHeand Vm
ashamed of 1L I hear dat dey caaght
de mia dat-waa. tryla' to catch aae
aad broke hla aoce."
rBstwhai la alf thls to er was
""ked. - -
"! &n t wt Mr, Somera to ho,
? JJ ardx-np. If de
J"0" 0""" L rEWHSleQ s luuay
lolce-hadn't'reitsted
"
Mr. Somers all
' 't ' . rr",i.
Aadyon areelag hack te prisoaT"
"Sara. Mlke. hut I want to aee de
cully wld de. hroken aoee flrst and
s'Tiare everythlng .hp. Sat .hreak'a
eola' .to cost me a year or two more.
-"ake It ap wld Mr. Somers. ' He'a a
daly. - .
Mr. Hayes' noee got -well aad 'hla
Baacee-8polog)aed and' made hlm hap.
py. And cosTiet No, 1.760 gxre hlm
Felf back to Imprisonmentwlth the
feellng eipreased ln werds: .
-"Gee! How- mach Jtroahle a ceaplc
of kld-glrht coaid make II' dere waas.t
a iew seaalble callles llke me aroand
to t) sense to eml"
CopyxiElit. 11Z. by the MrClure TTewa
paper BynaieateJ
vaeiaing wen.
The crndal polat in Hfe comes la
the plastic ycars of Infaacy; when too
many mothers -thlak they hare done
thelr duty "by "keeplng the haby warm,
lts stomach filled and a rattle inta
hand. Bat we. are aow learalns that
the lmpresBlona the chlld recelTea la"
lts lafancy belore It reaches'the achool
mnst be recionpd wlth, declares a
-i t. .
... ... .. . ... "
aocompiisn 11 ay inMaiaE ixemBe-
c .-u -wa annTaaifcasi8aTLaij.ouucaiprogie8ai.aBaaijusuce. it Tfiusea to loiiow
iBteatie&ally er olherwlse, aEiother i ptpuiar leadera -who Jacu this zuitoanicntaJ vnrtue, however cajitivating- and
wants a bad feov. nd when mothera iltuent.
learn the grlp -that infancy holds on 'Xhe JJ epnbb'can has a prof oucd Jaith in dcmocratic institutkms, tnt it recog
lhn laaa. .ther wffl ha.ve doaejmaeh to sizes cleaiJV tbat ll.e alti;.ivia ol m tri-iinjisive ounuctacy is nnit rsal edoct-
solre the -pro&lem of maklag better
poys, hetter .mea aatd. hettor natloas.
a ie ol the, ralaab3e,.tral&lag that ih
chareh, the aehoel er "tbe state an
gl ve.jaiHeW le parea, 3st the -Ha other
wHh .her hecac tratelnE oan prebaHy
A aaore 4a- -the feoy'a Jsfaaoy to la
Beaoeihls aius; Ufe thaa aay ae af
Cenchfslve Procf.
WaHer nay8terk)a3y) Seai lor a
doteetlve, (jalckJ
Head Walter iWhat'a BpT
"See t4tat wsman over there? She'a
a 'aaaa ki 4Kscatee."
"Fhewl How d"ye toewr'
"She ordered a regTar -aqaarc
an." Kave me a tlpi" Kew. York Week-
" " Orcb.
-TJid yea ererjhavB' -ranttlag
amhl
UonBr' - -',..
. "Yea, -when 1 -waa a bay' aad pJayed
leaprroc
Madfahj
Modeaty w W
,sa1l ln he woii
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Trhea ae f thft aased lnto Yjthe
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jarapea lnlof "the wattr aad
the l(rW a.-fctaov asMr.
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Kejtdiilcaii vill;bf im iiee-for iifjnoirth toanjtiiM: who -w-ihhe 'to.tryit
AH tWenulioii are -payaWe iHlavnnce AddretHS
HE EJUBLIQAN, SpBfield, Masfc
OF THE AGE
YEKMONT
:FIN R- mY8 TIXG
PKB--S
lor nouucai nroirreas ana aociai tusucc
the xelauc.ii& ot lut. Dtxaonai. -ponucal.
intemaucnal. It consiQers that honesrj is
pnnciples jn its own sernce to the people
f tniM, YemQt
INCORPORATED 1817
OEP0S1TSJAN. 1. 1913
f2.053.8S5.G0
178.2C8.74
SURPUJS
TOTAL ASSETS $2,232,154.34
TRUSTEES
F. S. Mackcnsie Charles IL Maxhara
Henry-W. Walker WflliamS. Hcwitt
Williara S. Dewey Frod'k a Southffate
Charles F. Chapman
Thts bank is now payini; 4 psr ccnt.
interest on dcpostta.
Deposits made during tlie ;first tcn
daya of January and July draw interest
from the firat of thcse months. Deposits
made during- the first five days of other
months draw interest from the flrst of
the month.
Interest will be credlted to depositora
January 1 and July 1, cpmpounJing
twice a year.
The Vermont Lejjislaturo lias rcpealed
the law restrictJng- deposits in any one
savinss bank to (2000.00. Thia bank
can now pay interest on individual de
posits of any amount and all taxcs will
be pald by tho bank. Nothingwill be
reported to the liatera for taxatlon.
Safe Deposit Boxesto Rent
E. A. SPEAR
Undertaker.
lateAt Methi!s of Einbalmiiig.
C;ght calls promptly utteuded to.
fvf iv w ai
E. A. SPEAR
Woodstock - - Veraasa
Sunday Services.
Universalist Rev.il. L. CanficJdj
pantor; raornint; service at 10.30,
iSundHV fcciioolat ti4.
ConKregational Rev. lienjamin
Swilt, pastor. Momtn beri'jcc at
10.30, Sunduy schsol at ti.So.
Younn lexiple Jociety of Cliribtian
Etnieavoi- at 7.30. Tbursihiyveniug
piayer ineeting ai 7.30.
Alcthodist Epi6copat:RrrTV,IVit
Cl.-irk, pastor. t?ervice Sundav
Prejctnnji, 10.30 a. m.; Sunday
scbool, lt.45 a- m- Tburfctlay
prnyet ineetin, 7.30 p. 111. ; iSunday
cvciiiiiB tnettiini, 7-00.
Catbolic Kev. H. f. Alaillet,
pastor. .Mass at 11 a m. ; evening
service at 7.30.
oervtces will be lield the aecond
and tourth Sunday of eucli 'nouth
at S'illagt hall, tjjiecbee, at 9
o'clock, and ai Barnard, at the
town hall, on the fcecond Sunday
of eacli month at g o'clock
St. Jaroes Church Eerv. K. Ee
Blanc, Eynch.-itctor.-Motninn Prayer
and.Sennon 10.30 a. in llujv Com
munioit on first Snnitar in tiie joonth
after -Mortiini:. Fmver. Sunday
Scbool iiiKn. EvenitiET Prayer
and sermon 5 p'. in. Atl are
ivelcome.
Christian Patoi, ReV. E. R.
Phillips. Services "Suiiday. Freacli
inji ai JO.30 a. m.s ' Snndav
Kchoolat 13; J. S. C. E. at 3 p.
Y. l S. C. E. at 7.30 p. nj.;
mid-week prajer meeting at 730
o. tn. .
OVER 68 7CARS
4 ftrxx. JAAIBwS
DC8ISNS
CoprRtawra Ac
qalcfclr aoeruUa wr oinnton 1 roe .JcLUcr
laTeiumn 1aTvtii.My TMileiiuibiiB. Orarmunlri
tlmtolrleUTrrasamilfaL HMlpBtSHC on futrirw
eitt f mtt. mreitrr Svt MmiiUiir luOnila.
if au-nu; takon tbrnudi Iumi t Cu.nMlr.
tprriMt ttauo, y Itliom cbanm. la llia
JL liKTMtenmel)' filnntrml'WS -wMklr 2Mmm t r
utiiiiMi 41 atir rienUflo Imtmsl. !l'nrw, tS t
ftvn fnartBKnitUs.1. AwbyaU t)wdenlrn,
MUNN ( Co BMlew Ycfi
lowell OSkis. aa X'St.lTuCriaciOQ.B.C.
Estate of Mary Regan.
STATE OF VERMONT The Hea
Dktrict of Hartfoi d as "i drable
Preeate Court lar the District afere
said: "Ho all persoas mterested ln the estate
of Mary A. Resran. late of Barnard. beL
aaid District, -deceased,
"Where ae, said Court has aseigned the
13th day of February next for examin
incana allowine the account of John
C Meere. Admr. cti. of the estate
of said deceased and Tor a decree
of -the reaidtoe of said estate to
the' lawful' claimants of the aame,
and ertlered that public uotiee
thereof he civen to -all persoas intw
ested iaaaid estate hr tmbSstoe-thia
orier -three weeks su ccessi v ely -e vieua
to the day aaeigned, in the pitio.f the
Age, a -niiwspsper pnMished sA "Wood
stock, in said Ilistrict.
Therefore, you are hereby notified to
aspear at- the Probate Office jn Wood- '
stock, in said District, on tho day ae
aHcaed. then and there -to co&test the
aliowance of sjd account if yen see
caucc, and -to eetabHefa year xjKht as
hetrs, Infsteee and lawf al claimants te
said xeKMie-
Givea -under nr hand, thls 20th, day
of Janaary, 113.
Frod'k C. Southgate,
-1 " jBdg