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Vi$l VOL. XXLYIII. NEW SERIES VOL. L. BURLINGTON, YT., THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 1901. NUMBER 41. nil fcocal Items of Interest From All Parts of the Green Moun . tain State. o o THE NEWS BY UNTIES T- Wtno.mkl Valley. VII niiNorlh From the liliinel In the ,n . to the cX) o Creek Pilssunipslc, Alone Ot Had by the Shore- t lilti Hirer CtiTcrcil liy Spe cial Correspondents. ADDISON COUNTY VERGENNES. The ice stinted mi( ut the river Thtirs- ?, nnd i .iriifil nsvny tin" dam nl Nor ,rn Bri.-iL mill. Ai a mi cling of the oftn its (if the Yrr- Jrnn " Nations! I'.uil; held March So. ' (! Xcrioii was clee-led 11 tll'eetor. M li. lei-h-v has leslgnrd his po-ltlon i the Jnriusiri.il school nml lias" secured peItlOII I'l guard nt the exposition J '111111.) t St. Louts during; the svoriel .mimer. n.ii.il (-dinol mod Ins of tlio ril-.i.l.a school licM Tuesday A W. Norton was elected a J. I. i U 'In 5 - ..Till March "I V 'liili i' or tlic- prudential committee for Vr " .ir. . ( "Imrli - l'Vtnson has pnrenns-d through Ji. H Prnn, administrate!, the farm in Jtuikton belonging to tliu estate of the, lite Abram Huseoc. Oiorgn C. Haiikln of Washing .on. D. r tli' reci-isor of the in. ic live insolvent Katlonul banks has succeeded !'. I.. Fish. Tcctivcr of the Farmer-' National bank tf till? city iltvl took possession of thy ooks .irul papers l'thlny, April J. Mr. Rankin Is receiver of about .'in national Vaults, which .rc in the ptoccs-s of ffliiiclation. The runners' National hank Jailed April V... 1"'H. and Sir. Pish as re fflvcr lia bad chelgo of tho atfairs of the bulk sin. o September .1, 1001. Tho jjotiv.; business ot the trust if practically Hided but thei. an- s-vsrul law-suits yet ficndlng. Mr. Pis'.) Is tin" attorney for llie receiver Ir .nl of Hie nulls to bo tiled in the court? of Vi niiom Mr?. C.'nrri I Jiiekm-in h.ii recently old UfV boupr and hit to Frank LuSloIr for J2I.i Mud tuBether with her liuband, V "?lcij' J ickman, Fr.. Ii.is imreli.i.feil the illo.in llurkett pl.it c for Jl.-'W. Xewf. ti-iih n'tieivfd in town P.itutcln.v ft the death of Xii. IJ.-iwley, wire of IJei r ( . llawli'V of Kitehbui Kins'., II I riiinr ivc.l known rHlJiil in this vi i uo'v .uid a broth"!- of lln. S. !' "riKlit of Waltlism lied JIis. (Ipo. ir lioottvlcl: t i' Walt lu m, who left S.ilimliy tienjiu lnii Pj Mr. nmi .Mrs. II W. U.iy of "altlt.lil to Bttend lhe fuiier.il, which i). hold in li'ltrfibuiK Huiidd.v ,Iolu Clarli haH reei nily sold a pari of V5 fiirrn ki.iiwii .14 Hie JerrH pl.n e i.on l.iliii ik ice in rm to A . 'I'. l.h leoll. A danKhter nas hont to Mr and Mrs jj.birc Si. us' of 1'anion riutunlay morn- An n -U' "ivul nitempt was made Mor.iluv to liursltirlz the safe In the of Iicc of Un Vermont Uluide Holler eom jnuiy of thin cltv. An entrinee was. made 5i to the dynamo room and thenei; by Vic-alilm; thioueh a window into the ol f.ee. JDvldenrly an attempt nai nuide lo woi-lv. the enmblntitlon and lailhifc' to , fiiceeeu. luce uns lesort'-U to. as tbe ibal bore marks of blni; liammered with Hi inn, ins' runieiit. Tin- attempt was not f!,-ci)Vn-ecl until Superintendent Citme" etilcrfil the ottico in the mornlriK, Soine dlllleult w.iff experienced in openlntf the I iff ns tl ' combination sustained sonm liamcee iiorn the shock of tin- blow? u rei lvsj Hlood on the floor and doms r vbleiice 1 that the person who made tho fltempt fceived a sefi-e cut. probably 0 breiikp.ff the Klass in the window. Trie of hlood wen also seen on the v. nit lifjr the buildiiih' and followed "iiiite a dlst ce. CecifKu Preton diid at Ins home In est F.Tilsbtirirh Tuesday mornhiK af ter fin illness of three weeks lioin typhoid f er nRd il.i years. I Te bines a wife, four children and a mothi r. Mis. Joseph l.artow Tho funeral will b" held from tin lion-,' Thursdav Th' Hi v (' . llaze'ton, the new pas toe ,f !!, liaptist Chuieli. has arrive d i tow i nnd will occupy rooms In the II ls)n tenement house on Main street, I ! .- ted by II. 1, Hlndley. Tie i-i'Ki!iiinH Improvement society 1 1 1 il'it' .itniuitl tncetlUK with Miss Mary h'r ,), 'I' ,t s i,i afteinoon and elected tho loilculiitr olflcers for the cominpr year: Mi" .1 -Whiteside, ptesld.'iit: Mr.-. S. Mi . Mr-. J. (1. Hlndes, Miss Adc-lla ) c i' i Miss .Mary Sttonn and Mrs. 11. " Cue viee-pn sidents; Sirs. J. II. J - i 1 1 v , si etc tn ry. Sits. W . ,1. Stroiifi, D . ui pi It was voted to continue the ri. In (run m the; park 111 the school ir I and In the stri e ts. Next Mnn .lOK tin- society will jtlve a whist I -erve tcln Bhiiieiits at their I till Pio.peet House In raise I i 'v I mm e p. .torci ute the work. Tile next ,ee' : will be- In Id the jlr-t Tuesday S' ' There was a laree attendance at Hie n t nn.etiiif. aboul .in ladles bebiK pics- A. A Williams nf Worcester. , Y. las moved to Pantoii and taken the po ntlon of butti nnalier at tho JIIkIii Hptini-s ci arm i.v, MIDDLEBURY. Tin -ne-, tors of the Middlebury Co run r.uu ('roiiii'-iy assuiluiinu inel in O' low r P'lt of Un- town hall SIoiida n Pis' i ml eh, led Ira L. Iliimhlln, pi' -idiot, .nil ('in. I''. Se-ely. Seeietnry ui -1 ti 1 1-nr. r. Tin- company Wll sooii lnni l il i tin Ir new IiiiIIiIIiik. Miss Lillian Ros-, who hm. been ill for f inn- time died at her home on Franklin flrret Tuesday noon with lie-tul tfoiihle. Hhe was II .icars of .irc and is nirvlved by two -Isti is. Sllss Slay Ross of this vil lage and Sirs. Thomas Little of Hliioiiiliis tin, 111. The last of the three first class licenses rxi lred Wednesday nlsht and Sllddlohury ! now elry Mr'. I M. Taylor has opened ;i kinder Karlin sclioe 1 in Taylor hall. Al a me till',' of the Slleldlehury Typo rraiihlciil 1'nion, No, ;ri, the followiiiH' iiomlnallons were made- Piesldeiil, j;, I' Sevmour; vice-president, L. SI, Lll tniy. I It. Neiwteiu; treasurer, Sllss Jessie Itobinson siifKeiint -at-arms, N. 13, Con lit! and S, D. Surprise; rci'onlhm' sc-cre. nelly, The (-lection will occur ut this reif ! Ir r me etlnir in Slay. S'oosiil.lliuei club opened tliolr new I oca hi the- ne-w Tuiiper block Tuesday e eeidei. Tie lull h, ti rd) ineinbi!-H, Willi the icdlowli.-' (. rile in Pivsldetit, L, p. Tin ye r, ui - im si.i nt Dr L W Allun; n-crnt'ii . L Itu -ill, lic-.isiin r, C, Potion, Th i--e e ntn c e'iiinmlll is com posed of the- .ibove iVors with W, 11. Da-1.- '.Seorsx Hi w ,1 1 1 unci L, ,S, Kiilyhl, Lake Dimit'orc Lodge, No. It, 1. O. O. I'., S'.nrlcod the Hoouiid anil third degi c-e-s tin two candidate.! nt their regular iiit'clln"; Wednesday lilglil. followed bs a luiiiiuct, BRISTOL. ('. 11. rrnble. the wooil chopper, who nl tompled i.alelde Friday morning ttlll re lotrr. Jl in reported that thre ii n womiiii In lliu case,- Mia. J?ute., mother of Mrt. Mnilbn IMrmlee In very low unci not expseted to recover. Mrs. Oilman f'.ilrtwiiU Ih Improving nlowly. .Miss Helen Tlosworth will lead the Christian 1'ndenvor tiieetliiK at the t'.iipll.d f'liureli tmd Mrs. 12, I. Slirrtvlll, tho Kpvtorth I.eiiKtle meetluK nt tho Methodist Church next Sunday evi-.nhif;, Mrs. I A. Dodge went to North Ad.tni.-t, Miisj.. st.-iturdiiy, called there by the illned ot lier husbuinl, j. A. Dodne. -The tuner.il of Mrn. Harriet Humner was held from the residence ot her son. K It. Kilinn r, Rundiiy iitternoon. The Kev. C. N. Thotiuis otllcinted. The Interment wai m Cleenwood iv mi n ty by the side of her husband. Frank 1. Cooly died nt his home on North Mreot Puiidny nboul nonn. Mr. Coolej- had been n heJplcyM Invnlld Mncc Christmas dav, IWJ, the result of a full In his bani. brcaklnK his back. He leiivcsi a widow and two daughters, Anna and Altii. Ills acre was 51. Mis Kdlili Ceo Is taking M:" Anna Coole.Vs pl.ua; in the Rrndcd school ilurlnir the death ntul burial of lcr father, Krahk 1.. Coole.c The remains of Mis. Anna Mender, wife ot .i'rph Villi'- were brought here from Sudbury Monday and taken to Mm olu for tin funeral and Interment. She vn.. a .-isti r of 1 1. K. Mrailer of thl town. She leaves n huliind and one son. Dr. li. C. Colbv ot Sudbury .lumps JM'.i'l has botiRhL the J. . Uoekwood pliu e iicuth of th- vlllane. Th Out'ook i lub will iiiei't v. llh .Mrr. V. A. I.aivieiue Insteiul of Mrs. I.in.diy Aril S -Mis. Alnui llidley is luilldhiK a new barn on her Ihistol house ptoperty. -Mrs. t. S. Stnrrs, who has In en ini-liig for Mrs. V. II. I'tistoti, returned to Hur HliBton Tuesilti - Wendell Uanfoith and fatnlly b'ie occupied Mts. 1. A. Hislde'ii teneiiieiil on liristnl Phils. Ml s. W. II. I'rcsum, who bus been seriously ill tor several wcekr, l.s a little Imiiroved. Ml s Clara I'ullinnn U teachltm the sprliiK term of school in the Varuey dlsltlct. The funeral ot Frank 1.. CooP y was held from his late residence on North street Tuesday, tho Kev. S. P. Perry, the HaptNt p-istor, ollli-latiim. Fii'ictiil Director i;. V. Viuney had charu". Tie Interment was in Leicester. Chut li a Mm rlsi y of AViitetliuiv and Miss Anna Vhiicn of New Haven Junction were m.urlcil at the Catholic Church Tuocliiy niotiiint,-. the Kev. D. E. Coffey perfoim ti the ccrcinony. Patriek Whalen. the bible's brother, was best man, and Miss Mary 1'lamiK.ni was bridesmaid. Mrs. Pates, molliM- of Mrs. Martha Patnilee. and Jl. P. Hates of this town, died at the residence of ln r ilnuhur Monday nlKht, after a lotnr illness. She had In i n blind lor several years. The funer'l ur taiiKemenls are not completed. Frank Jltillh'jrt was arreuted by Deputy Sheriff K. li. Palmer Monday nlRht and eielitd up. Tuesday ruornli.v he pleaded utility to lnto.lt ation and breach of the peaci before Justice H. P. Slurwtn and was lined J.", nnd costs nf 1.", in the lormer, and Srij and costs of ?..'. in the latter ease. Let lcr advertised In the Pristol posiolilee April I. C. 12. SpencT. The Iiiiienil of Mi. Culista Dike, wile, of Koswi II Hntej was held from lnr late home Wednesday af ti" noon, tho Itrv. S. P. I'i rry. tin p.'.stor of the liaptist Church. oflli'Jpilne. The be.ncrs were A. C. liutes or Jtntland. II. P. IJates, L. W. Hales ii m1 I. H 'armlie. Pnrliil was in (ireeiiRuod ei-meti-ry hy the side of her husband. Her age was SI i-ars- A. S. C'lmniiiiKs. one of our ned residents, j feriously 111. Joel (.:uiiiiiilnt;s u Mast Mlddlebiirv bus Immi visiting nK uncle, A. S. CuinmlniiK. this weelc.-.I. II. Jtut rilt v ill ko to Riirllnston soon, bavins sei-uind n pontlin with the Metropolllnii Lite Insurance company of tluit illy. -Vrank llurlburt was tnl;en to Mlike -bury Wednodiiy by Unjiutv Slmrlff V,. I!. Pal rm i to ere j ten days senter.i . for lntoxleatlou - The lti. nil Mrs. A. Klnzle of llarre were m town Wiin,-s-dav. Mrs. Klnie will lein.un ln-n a few davs. Jiinn s Hnmtnond went in 'liit'iund AWiintisdoy Mis. V H Pllme m visit iiif; In Sbelbiinit thi weel, -Miss Kate Murray has returned to the Holland nusmess c oiiese - rn,. ri nalillcaii voters nf tp,. town of Hristnl will hold II (aliens In llollcy hall Weilm-sdnj evi nlm;. April 1", to elect deli-Kates to the State i (in vention and also delepuien iu tin- iilstriet cotivi:ntion. NEW HAVEN. Mis. P. II. Hall ol Cambridyi. Sl.i-- Is vlhllinK her moihrr. Sirs. Al. II. p.nt tum. Sliss Slary K. liosco,; m .MideJl-bniy was In town our Sunday Mr. .md Mrs.: R. W. 'Lift and Mr. and Sirs F SI. PaiMl entertained the W lil-t e bib l-'iiili-evenlpsr. It va tin- l.isi meetint; of ibe j season. .1. I1' Row b y of lie- Ihu linxtiiii Hll.-llHi.iS Colli KC is home nt ii In, 0, i,s. -Sir. and Sir- A. H. Hceman of Fain'ux were kuoIs of Sir. and SH--. W. .1. Nasi, last week. Hector J'oiilin has been on tin- si"k list tin past wee It. Claii pee lino of the Cas tletou .N'ormal srhool is sni udlnn the j F.usti'i' vacation at home. - Considerable maple suirar ol excellent ipinlliy bus I n I made in town.-.eb,uii .Mitchell entertain ed a lew ft n.-nds last Suuiday eve'tibiK. Warm siittur was aor ed. Dnlsy Smith has cute-red a private- sanltailuiri in New York, where sin- will study to become a trained nurse. MU-res Anna Delphi., Gtaco Merrill and Slnry Harrows have hccuied positions nt Unad Loaf Inn lor the umdliK season. The hist ju-ivntn whist club irietitluir of the season wa,- held ut Hie hotel last Filday eveniiiH- Thetu wero pri sent. Mrs. SI. II. Hottuin, who has been III for scmuiiI weeks, is nam-liif,'.--SIIs.-i's Josephine unci Ida Poulln Kave a siiKar parly to a few id their frienels r ntly .Mr. and .Mis. Ciorne Contest 'itt"iidd th" f uncial of i nl.ino III WcyhridKC flntni'day -Schools in lown coiniiiencc'd Stondav with th" follow im; le,'ichern: Mills. .Misses Sparks and dst tnau; liiooksvllle, Rose Donoway; Ryder. dlHtilct. Chatlotte Hotliinslu; Illver dis trict, Daisy llowden. WEST BRIDPORT, William DiiUctt has movc-el his famllv to the Crcy place In the lllnije Mausii Wcniett attended the ti.icheis' examlini tlons III Klioicham Monday. -Mary Hock wood of .Mlddlehuiy Is visiting In tov.n, RICHVILLE. A Utile Hill was welceuiud tit lhe home of Sir. ami Sirs, lCdwanl Coddle on Sl.ircll "."i.-.Mr. and Slis. l.'ii'euian Richards nnd twochlldren of Schenectady, N. Y, have- been vinlhiB: his urn le and tather, T. A Rlchanls. -Sllss Inze Cook is homo from M- H- H. lor the llahter aca tlon. MONKTON RIDGE. The ''cold" epidemic lias been epnte pre. valent this way. Several have been In vited to I, SI Hazard's for warm niif.ir. -Sir. Davlfi, who lives near Hazard's, b is a sick boy. Tho case balflei. the ph.vrl clarm, Tliov oxpc-cti-d to send him to the Slnry liTetchei' hcupltnl, but leyirnlnrt Ihnti they had the scarli't fever tliero it was deferred. fleorRe Seepiln is curing: for hllll. J. L. Sll er of PollKllkeelx-le, M. v., Informs u;i that he wll! nttend the epjar teily meeting ihu sixth and :t-vimth of May, RIPTON. CeorRO AVhlttemore died very maidenly Thursday, March .11, of heart failure, at lliu home of his d uiyhtcT, Sirs, .li-nnbi i filunibo, aiti-d US ye-tus. llo l'uvs it wife, elifllt sons and a. driuahtni-. The funnral Vina held 1 1 oni tho Melhodlsl Church April ii, the itev K, S, Vnidcnbuinh oflh'iatliig Sir.- Cliuilcs SI sen and sun, Donald, of Salisbury, is vl.-ltiiitc nt U, J lier nut ti's. Mrs, Slseo ot Sallsliury him ti.I.eti A. Cnntlll's baby to cute for, Mt. A.'.eiibla Kinwoilhy of Salisbury Is Visit ing In town. Mls.s Nina Whltlemoro of t'r. n tn Dill Is vlsltlmr her parents. Mr. mid .Mrs. Ldward Whit tcinore. The Help Inn lliind society will ntett with Mrs. I eemnn Thin sd.iy, llie Tib. The Itev. nnd Mrs. Viudeuburph stalled for confereuco the l,th -Clarence hlttemore of Hrld port is In town, called here by the dentil ol Ills lather, Ceot-Ri! Whlttemoi c Mr. and Mrs. ti, J. Hodufs lslt(d In Htlillli"; I on lust week. Mlm Lulu llodt;es Is at home. -Mr.'. Arinlna. l'Mslier Is sick. Ar tliur Fitlz is wctkhiK In Mlddbbury. All1, atid Mis. Abciif have lilted out to William Calvin tor the year. Kiiffcne Smith lias taken the llciidrbk larin lor the eoniiliK ear. (,eorB'' llodni'S has sold his plate m the lll:ii;e to (IcorK'i KIhk lor $l,4nu. SOUTH STAPcKSBORO. A monthly mrelhiK was held nt the I Wends Chitirh Wedne-d.i Til funeral of Mrs. Kolu rl Phillips, who died the lT,d wus held i.t the Fi'i'iid church lure Fri day ill one p. in . tb Rev. Tin.-' liill of -Ibittlne Thr bcanr-. Wife Cnu-ei llatn ner. .Mile Orvi. Lddl" and Walter Orvjs Mrs. Phillips wa 17 car.s ot use arid b avi s a motner. Mis. tlcrinniie, who has been with her for a few weeks past, one half brother, Hefnv .Menisci and two Inutliei t and otu sin r ,.nl .m infant child. Mr. and Mrs. Clwe id .Mot till have re turned Hum a M-it In "Montpelie r. Nac--tni llnrlhiiit i.ilter her pareuta tho last oi the Week. SHOREHAM. S. It. Wlthi'icll nnd bis mint, Mi; nio Wlthetcll, hnvi reiurned to the Witlurell mm I'.oh, n llnlmis 1'. V. M. was at home lor Kaster s ,!en lUnl of the Most 'illlKIc- cil the i:,c!i-- deeivall'iiis in tin Kctional Church w ie (alias, wlilih wire sent Mis. W. W. .Moore Ircim Irieiels in Ciillfornia. The mtis-lo was also nppro. tiriate to the se-ison.. T. S. Drown and a ! lilcnd, D. It. P.yder ol the C. V. Jl.. weie at Mrs. Jl. 1. Hildwlr.'s o er Suudiiy, ' ri t in tiin.r to I I'll lliik'tiei Monoav. Mrs. Drown aeeompMiico her hushm-d.--Mis Stella i'onli teturi'id to h"t studies Middlebury Momlav. in Mm. Kmnia Newell died at tl-e home of lnr brother, tut win Wither -II, on North sttei t Situtoay inoiniiuf, aed e-tr-, from tjueumoni.t. The funer.il was h"ld fn-in tin house Mmid.iy alt" imou at tn-e- o'clock. The intetine-i was i-i C Fool Stt'-'t I'etlletC-rv -The K'inl, s D-i imhti-rs will be entertained S i' ur.la ', alternant!. Aptil P. at the heme of Mis Anson Stimuli'. A conllal Invitnt ma b' cMended. Miis inn I'hompbii bus un tn Lynn. Muss , where sb ' i xpects to remain t li r-mull the summer Joel Cmn ml'igs has cone lo Hristol tn see his uncle, who U erv suit --The I.adii ' Aid will meet with .Mr.-. Partridge Friday afti r nocn, April A larse attendance Is de sired. (5-uy Peek is inline from Saxtons Illver Academy, NORTH FERRI3BURGH. Sllss fille-n Dow. who bus been.siri ously ill. is slowly impiovnie. Her sister, .Mrs. Kdwlti Hunker of Providence, )!. I., Is here earitit,' for her MNs P,ehr.( ti ii,, Is very poorly. Sli s. f'arlns .Martin spent .Monday In HnrHiis'ton. John Sequin Is confined to the bouse' by Illness. Polly Albn, a palm! In lonultm to Mrs. Luci'ala Allen, and who had be'-n in the family for twenty (he yents, died iulto suddenly a tew d-'s fio. LEICESTER, Noble .leiinimrs ba moved Sllss Lucy illtclKinks place lor the jrar. .MPs Helen llorton has letorned I rum Tint land, wlnie si e b;,s been wmkint; foi' several weeks at the lierwn-k House --Cnrtie lii'iiwii'ou has leliiined lo her school anain. SOUTH STARKSBORO. .Mis. Phehe Wi ichl is eiy and under the doctor' - cue - Halloi k is at home ft mil bad tisraln Sllss Adah 1 aslletnn I sebool lor the Caster Mo-at inn -Peopl iii'e makiiiK a Hood supply of maple suttar this year -Stephen Vhiiiir is able to be siwinu wood, after stiiyiui; In Willi mumps Solomon Unci and wife nl Lincoln wen- tbe icuests of trleiuls ir. this place l.iil week.-Mis. James Moodv wiio ha- been conlltie.l to the house with tin lip. Is better. Andrew llallock ic nine iiif bis Inmily to lirlstol lo the D,.vid llainlln place- which be has recetitly par chased - A. Tart has pun has' l lhe An on. '.v H:.llok tarni. BRIDPORT. llei belt Jack-Jon ,-taris lm- Aii'fralla this week - Ilertha Allen, who Is with pneumonia, is now i onifortabi ill Slis. D. II. Rice nnd nn isi.cd in Ad dison hut week - Mr. .iml Mrs. P.. W. Ciane hae returned tiom Florida. FloMl Stvru k is ut home fiom (isforel. N. V.. on u vacation --D. i! Iln-n islled Abbott J. Fuller of Hui lmutoii Satui'da) and Sunda.n All's lalythe I!lllini;s ha-ri-t urneil to heir homo at L.iriahee's Pnim. CORNWALL. Martin S. Keeler nf West Cornwall, while In his barnyard one day last week, was iieeuleiitallv knocked down and sepp,.d upon by one of hl.s cows, fractiiriiiK- both hones nf one let,- neat the ankle Dr J.'. ( i. Pot leu- w as sum moned .i-ii,! redueeil lhe fri"ture .Mr. and -Mrs. Ralph R. RohblliH ale the happ paierii- of a boy baby born Anil --Walten and Alien Hariium le turiied on Aloiiday Irom a le n tl.) ys' visit with friends u. New Ilnven, Conn. Mr.s. Ilallie (Del. on,;) Pastime, wife uf rr. Albi'iT Pasleii.- nf Huston, with lu,v children an- in mwii for ibei sumir.-r. Thi-y bain renle-d antl will occupy the Hapllst uiri-.'ii,iK,! at w-kt eornwall. Sir. ami Sirs. Llwyn Piatt went on -Monday lo llssex, N Y, Wlth the icmalns of Sirs. I.ydu Paikhlll, Mts, Pttitt's mother, who ill. d on Friday. Mrs. Park hill had he?u m tailing, health for sev eral year.-. PERRISBURGH. At a mcetiiiR of the choal llrecleiis nl this town on Monday Weslov Jiokmin was appoint.. I tiuanl officer lC.ister scr ip s will. Illlll 111 till COOKICK.Itltill.ll chuich on Sunday. -Toe .-..-bools oiencd in town on .Monday for the sprlntr term. L. K. Collins la le.n'hins; in ill.itrlel No, 1, Miss Mary Collins in No. I, .Mss Mnrj Robln-mii In Ni . ij, .Mis Anna S. Allen in No S, Mi.s Julia Al. Danyew In No. lit, SH' Cora Han! in No. ,', and SIiss Slella Turner at the Center. Cyrus Runs IniH so far rt overeil from his reeeni so-oe- Illness us to be able to ilcln out. W . .Inel man and family moved Monday Into the house they iccnutly puichtiscil on .Main street. -Mrs. W. II. Dean has .1 Hft returned fiom u two weeks- visit to ft tent's In Westefii Now York and to her sun, Dr Charles Dean, nf Northampton, Ma?. Sir. .md Mrs. ll-nry Mturtln are icjolcins oer the advent of a son. LINCOLN. The remains of Mrs Jtueph Colby, who died In Sudniuy Saliudjy, weie brought bote .Monday ami the funeral held at lhe L'nlon Chinch at 2 p. in. Thorn wan a laiso atti-ndanco of midlives and friends, The airar.fjomi.-nts wen) In churn of (I A. Thayer, tin) Huv, 0. N. ThcinuiH of Hrlstol oiHetutim,', lunlstcd by lliu ilev, SI. W, Hale of Suilbury and tho Itev. SI, A Hulios of this ilae.-. The services opened by local iuiiilcltj lliii-, ' Neiilni-Sh Oud to T)uh " nnd olofcfid by tho Rev, nnd Mih. Thoiuas sliichib' "A Letlu- From iloniii, ' and werci very linpi'"-isli e thioiishout. Th to were many beautiful flowers, the firratiBemert being by the Ltulles' Aid society, of which the deceased was a member for many yum-. They al.?o sat In a body with the re-lath e.. The pew occupied by Mr. mid Mrs. Colby tin; last years of their stay hero wiin draped In black, looped with whllt! rlbbony. l-'ricmls who nttendeil the funeral from uutsldn tliu town were Mrs. fleot'Kii Illxhy ntul dalltihlei', Lillian. from Jturllncton, Oetn-Ki- Colbv and son, Lutbnf. front War len, I). K. -Mender and wife. f!. 1'. Colby nnd wife, John Whitney and wife, C. H. Hunllmtton. the Kiv. C. C. tlady, K. J. Hrlstcd, Mrs. Mnrlh.i Colby, Sirs. Mary Curry, Mrs. Chase nnd Mr. nnd Mrs. X, H. Purinton nf Ililstol. Jjydia Ann Mead ci' Colby was born In this town Cl! yearn nun, nnd passed her life hre with the exception of the Inst three years nhe lived with her son, Dr. II. D. Colby, of .Sudbury. In early life she milted with the Christian Church find was n helpful unci worthy mcmb'T of Unit body. Shortly urter the close of the Cii II Weir tditi was milled In nuirlacic with Jo-o ph Colby, vho with her son, Dr. Colby, sister, Mrs. A. C. Merrill, anil brother, D. II. Mender, survive her. She also eaes a latRC circle ol more dlslant relatives and Iriends who mourn her dc.'ilh. Stir. Colbv wan ri woman of much cut! try .and fore, of chaiatter, an e-iruest friend 'mil advoenfe 'if rollnlons i.duc'ition and everytlihijr that make- for the Rood ol ii community, nnd her death is a i;rcnt loss. The Interment wan hi Msple icniiliiy in this. Dr. Colbv. wife tmd father ii-tti. lined lure as ai.-'s of A c. Slerrlll and fnmllv till WJnesel ly.AVnl son .Moiiain of this town, who has been l.ookkei per for tin Robot is i Pulp eom pmy of Hellnws Falls for lhe li.t two ifiis. hn-e been suit lo a hi inch o,lice of the company In Sialic: ul a much larnT salar.N. Ills biother, Wallet, who has bun nt work in a i lolhlnir store in llel lows 1'alls since ln.st summer, tnltes his id. ice .is bookkei pi r in tho home oflice. MNs Sti 11a Covi is at home from Custl lon fur a 10 (lavs' Mieation. SUstar liick't-s have be n busy for the last low-dajs audi a Rood etuatitlty has hotn itindn for thl'i1 time of year. - The ctcamery opened April 1 with Jioy Moutsonnry of Vcrscnnes ui ( ha rue. The topic for lhe Christian lhi-l ih aver ute-ellui; next Sunday cveniiiH Is, ' "How the World's Simula! ds Conllict with Chil.,l's;" Sirs. Angle Uniton leader. -The small pox vpuntion icmalns H'i- changed, except the two cases are lin pi'ovi.iir Mrs. Utvrt,,- St. Pan" eHed Kim- da) niter an illm - nf ii.no w,eU" or'gilp and olhcr ce mp,i' a' i.ais. ADDISON. I ' Aunt" K-ih"r 'l.iilor has been Ktnybm lor a time with Sirs John Wilkinson, and lew ilns nun she II from a chair and biok" hiT hip hole. Dr. Wlllnril Is at ti tiding her anil sh" Is as comforlabl a.s I'lll lie e-Xleeti ll for HHP Of 111!- jeV--L. C, SecKU-sel lire 10 the hup In tile pjsturo near by on .Monday last and it trot tn r m niiiK .so that iiiite an ai ray of m. u we-re onliid out to fntht Inc. It bullied nil It' ll little stumps ti tic" inel came ipiite invi to the lioelette Urns', blacksmith shop.--John Wilkinson Is ill Dr. Phelps trials him. Sllss Lucy Palmer rctuiiKiI tn .Mid dle bury on Sunday. She Is n lenchei in the Ki tided Hcheied. She iirnvi d then about tin- time that the school huildhiK was but in d. The seiilcix of Sllss Civil" Seotte of Ferrisbu! ch has been secured a? tone her nt the rumors, ILt ftl' iuls tire very K'bid to welcome' lief back n'fr an ihsence ot sis c i ars. I'.li'oy Tmr y ef I! tbi'I, who caui' home lo Ppcuel t h" traiiplnu s-'iison. Is sicl; with pneiinioi-.if.. In-. Townsi'iid nt tends him Sllss Slary Jones ef Chailotte is with her sister, SIi. f 'ai penler, John Cavpeider i- abcut the s.-i rue. Clara Smith of the - '.'on :,or mril fchool is -ipiind.nK her Jlnsl r vaca tion witli old friends In town. Slis. i cii.ri.s.". ePnneU Wrlitht, widow ot I'.m rai rsoti W'i-,Kht. dii'd at the home of lnr dniiirhtcr m Ver ;e . lies i-eei'iitiy. She will be 1 1 mi'inbei-ed bv old resident -:. I toward Spooner dnintr ipiite a business witli l.b sob i nub i sn w Im; wood - Sir. a ml Mr-. D.'iiiil Fh-mminris bav. tone tn H"l lows Falls lii Im- wilh tin I r dciu.-bur -Tin an. tn ,ii .,t C. W. Harbrr's was 'inlte Well atti niled. Cyrus Smith of Tnwnline I 'is 1,-n-eb.isi d the' Dan Snillh n.-'tu:e on t r n . I Creek. -'( Ladle s' Aid soen t was i m pi .isantlv (iitiitained on Standi :in by Sli- ulln and Slis. W.uner, a tea be- In, . -ii-eel. Tin- ne:.t meetinir will be m .-Ir parlois ,,n April 1;' lielb- Hanks b en '. i-ilins hi r siler, Sps. Claten.'e -lie. b t. In Cm nv,.-ll. Reiia ii'Ilisan is hojlie for a in hi alioii. r .- hnnl In Hellovs Falls ORWELL. Sli.-s .Maud Smith and Sllss Julia Aboil leturiied to Noi'thlield. -Mass, Monday - Faster services wore held at our ohtirehes Sunduy The CoiiKieK.i lional Church was very ttnilv trlrumi-d nnd Die soi-ib-e of the inoinliiB- was en loved bv a ood aitdlence. Sir. and .Mrs. Clay ton Wtseli went on Friday last ro Sly- boro. N. Y.. where they will lun a i cheese factory tills season. .Miss, Christine Melon of Huston l with lnr mandpaieiits, Sir. anil Sirs. Listen Slof t'ett -Miss Ccltth SpauldlllK'. Sllss .Maud' Aloni-liniii. Allss Laura K. Hi.inch, anilj .Miss Flos Ruv ultcndeil tcaeheis' ex-j ainiiiatioii al Sliorehair.' on Sloiulay and Thuisday .Iud-e- llranch mneli! a husl-l Hi-Hi dip to ShoU'ham on Tui'sda. Aiu-ill r,. Sap ran well Slondas and Tuesday. -Slimy of oar larineis aie plowinu and llnd the srotiml ery dry for thU date. HANCOCK. Mrs. Sfaaulo Flslte and mm urn ipiitn sb K wilh the Klip.-Peril 1 Dunham Is workim ten the lnanuacturlnc, eo,i).aiiy nnd V" wife Is woikins at the l-oai'ding house -nna Flint i on the sli k list -Mrs. O R church visited In Flc hesler rec nil .- Sirs. Alice .Morton has bei"i ipi'i'i- si"U with hnm:hiii.--.Mrs. C A. Sh.ilupi n I- i .trlmr Im' Slis. Lioiiiinl, who fell ai. el hurt her nip a few weeks WHITING. Mrs Jcucph Colbj died at l.tr home In Sudbury Apiil - Sh.) was buried In Lh obi - Thomas Chamherlln is r-eover-lug r.iptillv irom the operation ho had leu- appendicitis the -?th ut Slarch. Sir. and Alls Will Sawyer arn rejoicing nicr the' birth of n -em. Sirs. I'airle Casey was hi Kut land 'liesdav. Sirs. A. A. Pond of Htaiiitoii was the finest of her slsinr Sirs. Mason, over Sunday D ivld Hrown is improvitiif his lesldence her William Nccelhnni Is eloini: the work. Miss Piucheii Is Hie frili-f t of Klehnr Williams's iieopb'.-Mis. K. 1). Collins is fnlllnir --Sir. and Slis. Arnem Needhatu hae ii'iurned from Wreiilhiin SUs.-., where liny have been tisiting for two week-. The- ton, l-'ieel. rntiJini'il with tlit in. John Allien wilt) 111 Rulbind Tues day on blisllli -s,- -I. A. Webster and win- were the guest of her brother. Frank llcibb.ird, in Allilcllebury Inst week. WEYBRIDGE. Shaw In othei'H opened thcilr meal mar. ket last Monday. -Mis. lieiTha Oris wold Shaw, wife of John Shaw, ilkd on Thuisd i.v of last week, an ml Ik! yours. Mis. Slaiw iMiim here a bride fiom, her home In HenninBlon years ago, and by her pleasant ways and Jclud and court eous miiiiner.s, won the esteem mid loe of nil who were hoiiorod hy her a.' iiuallllance. A fallhflll and ileloled wltn. a wiho and lovlnit mothi-r. In lhe pllme ut yeiuni; wiiinnnhooil, with brlfbt 'nopeii of long and happy life before hers she has suddenly Kone out 1mm our midst, leaving- many hearts desolate. Mrs. Shaw was a incmhur of tho Slelh oillst Cliurch liere. She leaves a hus band a little (luiiRlilor. a wldowe-d niutlur, Sirs, tll'lsyold, anil two biotlieis. Finest ami Lawrence (Irlswohl, all ol Rcuiiliigtoii. nnd nlj of whom were pivsnni ,it Inn' luillal Slain gallieied at lnr lalti home on Saturday ariet' iioon tn pay Ihi'lr lBl VOHpf tu lu the IContlimccl on i'nd ima?.) IIS MUST DECIDE Judge Tyler Overrules H. H. Powers Request of Verdict for Railroad. COMPETENCY OF OPERATOR Question Whether Hp Wnn (iiien i Then eitmh I2.fSiiil!ititlein Must lit" leelele(l liy .lory t'ninn C,if. pi-nlers In Itittlnnel (lite l'p I'if;bt fur Shorter Ilinil'.. U.i'.Iaii'!, April i5. A motion was made !n cou'itv court this morning hy JudKo II. I. Powers, one of the nttnriuys lor the defendant In the into ol the estate of Dennis SI ibotiey airulnst tin- Rutland lnalliond company, ashing that a verdict ordered by I lie- torn I for the defen ' dints, .luds.e Powers cUlm'-d that the eomnaiiv was not lcsponsihle for any iie m blent tliu mlKl't napnen to anv of its ('laployes lliroimh tin- iii.lh;ence of a, fel ! low Winker, He claimed that Tynicn, tin- ellFiiatchet, whom Un- platntili claims was to blame tor the neeide nl, was a fel low woike.r of Slahonev's. The ni.:il I7ients on the motion oeeiipiid ne. uly the I'llllre dav. Th" motion was ee-errllte 1 by JtldKe T; lcr. who ati-ttd th.-t 1beie wire t.o eiutstloin whlih would haii to come lie lore the juty. The ccmiioli'tun ol the telee'ci'.'i ooei itoi al I htrlltu'lon, iimI wl'"thi r h 'naii in v i tveti i Iborooi.h exiitn ipnoh't. d to ibat 1" 'J m his id- a litUlliuiti. The It Misi-ior. .1. .Molevu Ibis Ini- the p, Intiff 1 1-ilntitf m tbl- i .; l.i.O'Xi for the di-.ill kllli'd a t Sin loan," e 1-' : l.j.it to l-e enccT nl SI i hone , who w as li ,1'ion ! , i: CARPENTER. GIVE IT UP. WIIIIiik: I" Weill, laini-.er 'I'luin Klutit Hours in It ill Ii. nil, I nil in 1. Apiil ii. The 71 members of the le al carp liter-' union wlo were ilis i hart i'd le v.eik b, tin m isi o- bull b-r-' ol this i it y owhm in a th man I ia eb bj lhe union lnr an i n'J't lmar d wltlio'it li ill; U . i-i i. i.iy wid reiiun In wm'e. ln ni"irow. The union Ins in nled to n call Its demand for at I"a-t .iimther j,,u. MARTIN SEiiT TO WINDSOR , .. :1" "IB Must Serve Ye-nrs offer (;ullt Criitii lliinler Trial Open Se-ct Week. (o Slontpeller, April il. The last chapter in a prolonged and unsure ssl'ul innn hunt in Wa-huigl'.n eouutc. regarding which hind si oil-.'s wen seal tn tic- P.oston and N' 'V Yolk api rs.was completed hi Wash i 1 1 o 1 1 ii i . 1 1 1 1 j 1 - i out! tn-da when Adelbert SI ii tin iin.it.. I gui't in burgl.iiy and wa- litem 1. 1 by Judge Stun tn not h- than 12 nor more than 1.1 Mars at haul latior in Ih" Slat"'.- prison at Windfor. SLaitlu wa- li lien there till" imnn by Sh-Mil Kins end Deput Sh-rilt W. F. Shepard. Alatlin was ui i nunt ..mil anil pleaded no! wuilt In tun iinlii Iments Inimd against lui'i u th" gland n.r la-t Sep teiubi i fur an assault with an intent lo ii.muiit lap.- em Alls. Stephen Trmnhleo of Northtbld. and lor an a-saull upon h'T with intuit to kill. Th- St-itc tliN morn ing con.-i-ntiil to acii Ed a plea of guilty ot lhe oniric of biirglaty Inasmuch as the rit .tc's atliii-nev believiid. as he stated to tin- i ourt, that the milteime.nl charging Slat tin with e uterine the- .-leepin room of Sirs. Ttoinblei.- was faulty. Sir. Senior ask'-d that a mittimu issue forthwith as i' had been iliscovereel Tuesday night that Slut tin had been tit leiuptiiig to mako a saw out of the springs ol his bed with wbiih he un doubtedly would have attempted to break jail. Slartin was iliscoieied bji Deputy Sheriff FUzgi't-ald before h- had used his siw but the oftleers at tin- jail breitheil (asicr vh.-n .Martin b ft for Windsor on the cnpiiss tialn this imon. In th" ea-e of State vs. e'lareiioo Sloan of AlliHbsex larceny, trial of which was to have begun this morning, a nolle pros'e was entered as the State was satisiied n had not e rough evidi'iic. to convict Slu.nio. Nellie M. Durfny wa-. granled a ili iirce against William Diiflee for intoler able severity. No other Slate cases can bo i e.tdy for 1 1 lit I this w.ek and the petit Inrois were etcuseel this morning until next .Monday tifteinoon tit two o'clo.'!: when the mur der ( use of State vs. Hai'tholeim w Croto is a;igtieii. PLANNED TO BREAK JAIL. i'Urenteneil by ; Trnoip S.ei ftiue. l'rlsiiner nt lil-.ittleboio, Apiil ii.- Pints for n wholesale i.ill delhery at tbe Wludhant louuly Jail at Ni'Wfaiie , uc divulged lo Jailor Flank Davis yi si nl ij by a tiamp who was servhiR a thiie mouths' spa te nee, and Sir. Davis put an end lo tho scheme Just In the nick 'f time liy cun llnlng the prisoners in their cells. The plan was to cut off lhe- rivets which held lu place the iron bars sciai iiliiia- Hie JhII corridor from lint piison mom. Hy spreading the liars tho pilsoin-rs i mild get Into the corridor and lie hi wait for the stewnid to open th eloor leading tn the slretl. There an- six prisoners in the I. ill, and Mr. I w Is belb-ies thin several If not all of them wire planning to es cap'A The leader in tin' attempt was Fred Charron of M orci-ster Slass , who Iuih seivi-'l a li'i'iu in Hie Massjeliu-e It- State prison it Charle .tow n. Hols ib-lalued for liial lor ktiockiug down Policeman Ellis C,. Wordriii ol Htattlehoro. who anesled him for intoxication last October. A few days ,ib after the prisoners wi'ie given on- of their menls two case knives were missed. The prisoners stoutly maintain ed that they knew nothing about ihem, and Sltenff Wllklns ol Putin y was noti fied, lie anil thieei oilier men setirolled high aim low. but did not find the- knives After that 'the Jail was kept i losoly giian.'e.l, Yesti'tday tbe tramp prisoner n-nt a inite to Jailor Dinis tilling him that tho prUoiieis hid been sawing off rivets. Sir. Davis liiiun'dlati-l.i put the prls iits In lhe- cells and mule an iiivesil.ijation, llo found that four llvels had hhcii saw ed oil', but Un- saw m.iiki had been covered with soan and tho soap had been painted wilh paint scrapped from the Iron heirs. Now ilvets were- ut once put lu by bhicksiuillm. Sheriff Wllklns wa. iipnlu called, lie went to Newfano hist night Willi Chief of Pollen Hull of Hraltk-boin to inakii to-day another la an It for (lie klllVi s Sheriri' Wllklns, Chief of Police) Hall and two other men bcarcticd tho jail to- day, innklriR: the pt-Isoners remove their clothing, In Chnrron's pocket was found a jaekkiilfo converleet Into a saw, hut the two missing case knives were not brought to llffht. The otlti'ors. Ihlnk Ihey were sent out by the, men who havo bi.-en dlschanted. A, D. DROWN S FCNIIP.AIj to-day. Notthllcltl. April il.-Tlie funeral of ex-1-ri-sWuit A. D. Hi-own will bo held at JJrattleboro Tliiirsihiy at 10:30 a. m. HARHi: MC12NSF.S CUA.NTKD. ftarie, Ainil f!. The Harm llcen.'e com lnlss loners have Riautud licenses lo sell llTtior lo the followInK: Chailcs If. Camp bell, first class; ,Tce D. OssoW, first td tss! Jlrown & Murphy, first plass; Chiixli-s Zap Iroid, foin-lh class; 15, A. Drown, filth class; L. 11. Rlckert, 111th cla.ss; SI. J. Sic. (Iowa n, second class: Anctelo Scarnplnl, second cla.ss! John Gullanlier, first class; W. if. Noonun & Co., first class for hotel. All tho applicants luul Ileuses last year, the only eliatii:s belnjr that Os.-ola and Jlrown Murphy, who are siven (list ennr Ibainse.";, are dcpilvcd of hotel rli?ht.'i. J. C. UATCIHCLLIJP. DEAD. P.iilland. April John C. Katcheller of WalliiiKford died at the home of (Jeorse (' Thrall in this city to-niKht with piieiiimcuil.i. II" enmo to Sir. Thrtill's lo make.' a visit tenet was taken J sir-It -Mondni, Mr. Hnle heller was hi ye-ai-s old and was senior member of the firm of IlatchcIIor iV- Sons, nianii frictutei's of forks, at WnlliliKfoiil. Ho I hail followed this business ull his life, b'HlnnlnK when his father made forks at a foi'KO. Tim buslnesi has Ki-own until the present llrm emptnyeel from Ml to Oi) hands :n tltelt' factory at Wall IllKTol d. NKW PASTOR AT IIAP.TtK, Ilnrie, April .1. The Rev. Asa M. Hradlev. thy new pastor of the Unrru I'nivnrsallst Church, opetieel his pastor ate this mornltiK. Sir. Ilradley comes to tho Harre enur'-h from the- S.inffer vltle and Cilford, .Maine, jiarishes. He has been encraced in preaching nnly nboiit six years, but hail been notably siiccessfiil in tl, it time. Ills wife, a talented woman, also preaches, al though not eirelained. FOR YERSIONT POSTMASTERS. W ashlniTton, April ii. -Alfred F. Water-btii-v has be'-n n cntnr.T neb d for appoint- ' trie-nt as postmaster at Cads Falls, La l inoilb- eon.ity, Vt , vice the former po-t-j ma.ster, who n -isiv u. SI irwtre-t A. e.'ody i has been recommc neb'd tor .'ippointme-nt as I postmaster at Smith Dorset, Vt. the post- m.iipr ha vt: v: elleet. Sllss I'"riince.s Harris of RtirlinKtnn Is th truest ot her lather, John 1 :. llafris in thlj city lor tin- Master vacation NEWS OF VERMONT. .More Important Cenn (irotiprel for 1'ree 1'ress llenel-rs llllluIeel llor-es J-eD.cil In lli-nnlimloii. Spechl Atrent Novel of the treasury eb p.ii lment was in Pennington Saturday ad seized a pi.it- of younpr horses that it is elalmeil were- smuirsh el a- ross the line 1 into Vermont hy 11. SI. tlulett, shn cmno I back fiom the provinces last December, bringing the horses with him. llulett claimed at the lime that they wen Ver mont horse-. They are worth about ,"oii, and are In lhe- hands of a keeper. It Is understood that the district attorney will bring action against llulett for smug gling. A CLCW TO ESCAPLD PRISONERS. Th" lust clew as to thi Robert Sluiray. who is whereabouts of -aped tp mi the House of Con eetinii I tsl Saturday night was received at thai institution the latter; part of last wick. D-putj Sherllt A. II. Tliompcon o' Hollows) Falls reporl'-d to Supet-luti'inli nt Sloigan tW.t last Suinhiy morning a man enswirtng Murray's' clescrlption was seen on the front of the Ruilai' I railroad engine- attached to the He-ton sleeper s it passes! through Hol lows Falls. JItir cave Is bmin as l!u--ton, ntu! 11 i-- stlppi'scl by the nlllcer.s a. the House ed' Cntt.i'tion that he is now in the neighborhood of that city, A T1SSFE PAPER PLANT. ITllmore and Sl.ide aie about ready to start then- machinery for making tisuo paper at tliolr mill at llennlngton Falls-. Th'.-v have installed an Independ ent llirhtlin; plant and II 1- in working order. The uimp.iny has nciiul -ed tho rleht to ull pulp producing timber lands in this vicinity and ban received over Iii.0i.ii) a croe m all. Th.-y are planning to put in additional water power in the near filluie which will nearly double Un-ir producing capacity. OONOREOATH IN L CHVRCIIES IN VERSle).T. Tho statl-IIis for the Cotireciliuiiaj churches In Verniont have been compib-d bv J. SI. Comstook of Chelsea, tin- eie nnniii ational stati-tt. I.m. The total mem bership is 1 Mi. a net srain of ;iy nici- tho prei lous Near, 'lhe largest nunibtr of ad clltiona was at the Jcffnrsonville Church, which i i.-poi'ti-d for the year, while IM other churches added 10 or mine by con Ifision, Thete weie oi infant bapti"ms. the lar?o number ever reported. The Sunday school membership l.s 1,TT1, a loss of .170. The Christian Endeavor soiie-ue-In PiS chin cites show a gain of HI mem beis ami a total membership of tVJt'O Thei,) Is n falling oil m the beni'voleiit t outrlbiitions of Sl.iilT. the total coi.tri billions being jl.V,ln7. Th' iimount spent lor home oxpondltiires was l."J5,7!, tin iin lease.- of IS. 142. VERSION'.' RAITIST CONVENTION. Tho semi-annual meeting of the board of trustees of tho Vermont liaptist con vention was held al the Hirdwell House In Rilllantl Tuesday afternoon. Those present Iii.-iud.-d ex-tiov. W. W. Stli'k ne and H. 13. Thnyir of Ludlow. Dr. H. D. Ilnlton of Hruttleboro. the Rev. Henry Crocker of Chester, the Rev. W A. Davi son, Howard Crane. Hie Rev. F. D. Pen ney ami Deacon Wllltid Craiio of P.ur II114I011, the Rev. W. A. Kinzio of Uarre), the- Rev. R. H. Turi'r of Noith llenniiig ton, Dili Re'V. li. I. l'imsiill of Slontpeller. Judge A. H. Footo of We-t Ci-vruwall and the Rev. E. M. Haillett of HiMiidon. The business of the aftiunoon included the re-idltu? of the vailous 1 III. its' leportf. making iipproirlatlons feu- seier.il Ver mont churches and otlie-r routine busi ness. Resolutions of I'OIIllllellil.ltloll ve-l'o passed 011 Deacon D. SI. White of Rut land, who was treasui'i'i' of the- e-onvcii-tlon lor a number of .seal's, and tho Rev. S. II. Aichibald of Noith Sprlngtield, who was ta'crctaty of the boa Id for jcars, both of whom recently died. JUTLAND SI AN SERIOFSLY INJl'RICD Ceorg! Noyes, who was a n ested by pn. llci ni.ui SlcDoiiougli lu Rutland Saturday eveidug. Is now ,t the Uly hospital III a pnearlous c-oudltlnii. No.) es when discov ered was being dragged by a horse, the re-ins bi'hiK tangled about tin- man"s body sn thorousblv that the policeman at first supposed It to be a hi mket or bundle. In vi'stlgnttuu showeil that Noyis was uncon scious an. I In was tukeii to the lockup. It wns thoui',1 t he was Intoxicated, but un he did not i-e 'over iiinsciousneoi yester day Dr. Lysion was summoned and rec oniiiiiniled that lhe man be laki'ii to tine hospital. Lute last evening It was impos sible to state' just how bid Noyi s Is hurt, but It Is thought tint It will mil prove fatal. Romotliiies you mav w nit Prhaey for Vnlir l iblit. i'0 ' n . Ki-ill-p im- 1 Iwaiiltr un I 1 e ui- liim without uu neighbor doing any tin wiser 11 you pu t'tr that way, IIBl 8! MAY. Vermont's Congressional Delega tion Think Congress Is Neary Done, SEN. PROCTOR IN YERMONT Ifni rinishcif Conference, oer III t Iiroprlutlein HUN Scnnteir Dllllnt;. limn Still Un, Mncli tn ,i. In the Slnoot lueiulry sslitnnt fiec iclnry Darllns at Ijunqticf. Washington, D. C, April u.-Thp. Ver mont senators and members hern nerci that Congt-t-ss wlh probably adjourn before, Slay 1, or ut least about that tlm and jorl.vnoxt m-Jtitlith.-yai: rxpect to be back In their C! 1 ecu mountain homes. All ofJ thetn have their share In tin; legisl.itlcn of. th" session pretty nearly completed, fi.i. iitor Pioctur, who hna dono to Veimont for a lew days, has gotten rbi nf hia troublesome work on the conferetiepK nt the agi Icullnr.- and army appropriation Mils much earlier than is usually thu ea-e. The ngrli-tilttir.il bill conference- li.fi In- n completed and some of the most diffi cult Items on the army npmprl.illon hill are out eif the wav. Something 01' a to? slo on the luior bill Is yet lu prnsiot, but It will yield to compromise; before many days have passed. Senator Dillingham still has a lot of work to do ,,n tbe Smoot herirmsr. fir it il plumed lo hear numerous witnesses heron- the Senate' committee on privilege ami elections, eif which the senator Is a Judge Darling, assistant ecretary of tho navy, wis the guest of honor Saturday eienltig nt a gathering- nf the JCeta Psl 3r,-en Letter Fraternity association in thli city. The dinner wa- bebl at the Nor inanelie hotel mid pie-. 'd a very enjoy able affair. The Vtn.s living in Wn.shln'g ton have lably elect, d Judge Darling aa the rire.sldent nf their local association. He is iil-n. as has b'-en nnnounceil. presi dent of the geiie.-il association of tho '.fin. P.-l frnternlty. As presiding ollicer at ll-.e Satiirdny evening baneiuet Jtiebre Dailing cnn-leil off the honii-s splendidly. He had on hU right Di. Istrsol c Pearson, a prominent New Yorker, and on his left Roprosnntn tlve c. L. Ilarllett, a member ot tin Ilcuf-r from (ieorgit. who was made a Zola Psl at th" I'nivrrsity of Vlrghih. They swapped anecdotes and had a veiy Jolly time together. The poslofiice"' at Clarendon nnd Fowler, Vt., have become eloinrstic money order eitbces-, Charles I. Huttou of Middlebury. Vt., has been admlttcel to pra' tlce before tho interior denaitna-nt. Charles W. Wilder his been drslgripeil as k substltttte letter earlier at nrM'l". bori,. Vt.. and Samuel D. Smith lias '-crn glvi ri a similar place on the earner orco at HurhnKlon. The department hns antliori'd on. porary letter carrier nt Rutin." 1 n. till April lie. 'rhe comptroller of the t rr"i- v b tern- 1-,'U 1 ti aileel the 1 orporite . vi-t. ,. . .. t.10 L. iielnT-vilb 'i.. N.'itior. il Y ink. Unity A. Doten of Purlti.ato'i Ins 1 . I li en h. granted .' p-itc-t J.i -o-i .1. Nc e e,r I , granted a patent 0' tachnient. ,1 101, nt, nl- lb-Id, 't ra- ueci a ted' phone- c ill at- EP.fONT TENSH iNFRS. T' unt. r"p bill- for 1 ci erms 1 1 "gnm nts In. of e-tmont vol-lci-ntly b'rii .-'gin ii be tb" spe-alte-r ,0 . d be th" spe-ake-r the House scnJj the Senate ut-.l tile pce'ldet:'. pto te-m eif foiwaidecl tn Air. Roos. elt for the sin ina tun- ili.it will make them law. On - oi th'-sf bills Is tn inrreaso to "JO a mouth the pension of Norman H. Davenport, whn was in Co. Ci Ninth Vermont le-gmietit. Another is to incre-xi'.e 10 S.'i a rnont.'i this pension of Freeman '). llodge, late of C. D, J-'i ft Ii Vi'i-mont. Tho third ts to grtce a pension of .1 month to M.try Pftrn!l wlde.v of James l''arri'I. late of Co. i-i Third ermo'it sue-Ji p'-nsioii t cease u. on je-oof thai the solicitor Is silll living Hills to Increase to .VM .1 month the per., .-ion ot Abraham S. Van Vlect. who wat a second lieutenant of Co. I',, First Ver mont: to un i-e.ise lo Jii) it mouth the pen. sion of Ed ward SI. Shepard, late of c.., 1. Seventeenth Vermont; and to Inoteas-i tc. S31' a month the pension of Linens i , Yance. lab of Co. D. First Vermont oa -airy. hae passed the House and now go to the Sen.itn for action. A bill to tncreiiwi lo fl-' a month the pension of Amanda L. Mardin. widow of Riley II. Hardin, into of Co. H. Fourth Vermont, has pas-'Cl tho Senate ar.d is awaiting action of tho House. DEATH OFJ, HARRY ENGELS Wns Wi-M-Kmnni Musician of Vermont roner.-il Tills Afternoon at Rut land nnd llnrlal nt nrauiloii. Rulland, April ti J. Harry Cupels d,,l at tbe eity hospital at U.l.'. clock this afternoon after a ten days' lllnccs with pneumonia and kidney trouble. His deatli has been expect'd for 11 number of day . The holy was In ought this evening t.i the moms of Rulland l.odso of Elks, where it ylll remiin lit the parlors until the funeral, which still ho held at th Congreg.itlonnl Church Thursday after noon at l?:ir. o'clock. The services svlll be under the auspices of Vermont Lodge, No. 1. Knights of Pythias. The body will be taken to Drnudon on the ":lo train for burial. J. llarrv l.ngels was born at Hrandon, VI , .litis- 7. lS-il, and at the ago of severs ve.us, svas lilac nl under ceimpelei't musical hntructlon, m voice, piano, and organ studies. At the age of elc 1 11 Sir. Eue.els s.cn both orgenUt and choirmaster of the Hapti-t Church at Hi andou. ami din lug a musical career of over twonly-elsht years, he has been organist of the liaptist, Congri'' alionnl, and Episcopal Chinches of Ins native town; the Slethoellst Epis copal Chut eh at .Mechunlesvlllo, N. Y.; tho First Church (Dr. Haldwln's) of Troy, N. V.; a supplementary engagement of ten sveoks at the Ibthauy Church at Mnnt-illu-; Un- I'nitarian Chtitch nt Hiulinsr I011; tin- I'nlvorsilist (St. Paul's) nl Rut land; and for the past twelve- .sears Ins ben the organtst and cholrintihler of tbo C11ngrcii.1tlou.il church In Rutland. With a chorus ot picked s-oici s, and n iiartette, augmented at times by ) small orelie,-tr 1, he has presented at special services ol tho latter chilli h, Oouriod'H "Rcelomptiou " entile; Sullivan's "Prodigal Son," llaydr's "Cieatlon." SI. ndelssohn's "As tho Hart Pants," beside .1 large number of anthems of both the ancient nnd modem school. In 1'.)' Sir. Engels conducted a 1 luirus to take' pait in the Musical IVstlvnl of that year lu lluillngion, nnd was al-o lionon-d with c ondiu tins the Hurlingtori Festival irssoclatlon tho - tine se ison. At th.t time he was conceded to bo the lend ing mimical conductor mid una of tu leadlps oi'tMiilsts of tho Stale.