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THE .BURLINGTON FREE PRESS: THURSDAY FEBRUARY 15, irofi. died Tuesday evening, was hold yesterday afternoon from t lie house nt four o'clock. Interment was in St. Joseph's cemetery In Burlington, Tho Hev. W, It. Davenport of Dnrrc will deliver an address at the Methodist Church next Sunday evening. A regular meeting of the Onondaga club will ho held this evening In their rooms In Allurd's block. At the regular meeting of Iroquois Cnmp of Modern Woodmen to lie held this evening dogiccs will be conferred upon two euiidldales. .Miss Marlon I'nrkhurst Is conllued to the house by Illness. Fred Dccarenttx of Wet Lane Is nble to be out after a several weeks' Illness. l.otlls C.llilettc, who has bom the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. J. C.ullette for the past few days, returned yesterday to Unrre, Chin les J. Tatro Is conllued to the house ti illness, Thi' postponed meeting of Fanny Allen Court, t O. 1'., was hold In their looms In Allan! s block last evening. lllblose Itoy of K.lst Allen street has returned fiotn a lew days' visit In Swan ton. Tho Infant daughter of Mr. find Mrs. lfred Frenetic died yesterday morning erter a short Illness. The funeral was held In the nftrrnoon fiom St. Francis ivir ClHircli, the Hev. Emlllus Pari si u officiating, The arrangements wcro In barge of a. II. Lavlgno. Nil' and Mrs. Peltier and family of 1 o.trral have moved here froi 1 Montreal . (I b.ir taken tip their losldonco at the u it of Slnllclts Bay avenue and Sprint? hm'oi i Mr, Peltier lias employinent at the wnohn mill- MILTON BORO. Mi Slia'tuck i l'jsed h"r school Flitliy nud return' d home, to Jof fci snnvillc. -M nl,i Howard Is convalescing tiom I ii tncasli s.Sovor.il from the Doio nt tinilnl the funcial of Klllolt Darling at Ciorcia I'lain Sutiilav. Mr. and Mrs. C. II Wood or St Albans were help to at t lid the rimeral of Mr. Dai Hub. Mr. and J i 1-., M Blake and Miss Lillian Dea l i St Albans passed Satnrady night and - 11 da;, a' the Bnro, Dr. Drennan was lied Slondav to see SIr. O. A. Stanley i i witli 4i bilious attack. Mr.', Myrtle Ifii'slord nil. i ned to St. Albans Monday. - i be luah wmds Af Monday drifted tlio loads had!. Fay Bing vn unable to return to school Monday because of a il Mi lt id Mary Stanley is heller. -Mr". a poor spell last week. JONESVILLE. Mr and Mr F M. c;illctl wte in Bur 1 mion Tuesd ty.- John Hapgnoil's young i iluld i very ill. -Miss Hurtle Hihl ifh of Ks-rx Jiinetlou has been ' s r 1 i fives in town. Mr .and lb I' N l I u n h and son, Donald, to Unrhniiton Wednesday. Miss vlsi Mrs. w ere Ullen Tidiiu is HI Miss Hornuaelta Cormier is I irgio " -Miss. John Atkins and d I'll, i'i e bene, of Worcester. Mass.. are ' s i ,g T Cra'id, ill's f.vnilv. -The ( on (1 t o I SIi-s C'ash lle'ni ' is better. S'r Vhcr' (''.iiidall lias not been f-o well foi t le past week. FRANKLIN COUNT! NOSBURGH FALLS. veiy 1 1 mo t wedding occurred Thursd ly evening at seven o'clock the homo of Sir. and Jits. c. II. Strat- toi when their daughter, Florence, was named to Jesse A. Harvey. The cere ' oii w.is- ioi formed by the Itev. W. J. SI. Deat'ie In the picsence of only the inincdiau family, they being wholly un- ritfetiileil filr.ltlnn h:i lir-c, lha Mopiilir assistant In the pnstotllcn while .Mr llnrvn is bookkeeper for the Dr. 15. J Kendall company. After a short wed- . I .... 41.. -M . . . . .1 T... . ...Ill .niiK ii il' ii. iiuu niin. iiancj win 111 JMi'lf., fteciuuL; ill if H'lie iieiiL till VJrcnH.m slli el iceiiliv vnenled tiv Mir. li'nrtivHifi, mid will be "at home" after Slarch 1. Alfied Sylvester, who Is employed In 1 iimoi visiti d h mother, .Mis. Loren I'Kryvr list week, letiirned to Doston tntdry w. J. Hinkley, a sewing ii i bine agrnt who has been In Itiebfonl 'or some linn has moved into the house a PleTsant street and J'aiiuetlo place, uned M Sir I.avfiy and recently vacat ed In . . Turner. Sirs. L. S. A ulns passed Sunday in Kast Berkshire. Th' service Sunday nfttnioon in Opera Hall under the auspices of the Itoys study lub of the V SI. C. A. was an occasion nl hMfillltnr 'Ph.. t,,!.!.-, 1.,- ' I..- V .1 SI. heattio was a very piac tical character - Sir. and Sirs. .1. A. Harvey returnrd Siturdiy evening from Ihelr wedding journey to Montreal. Tim iviilng trains for some days have been hours late, bring about four hours be hind schedule time Saturday evininc . M Asilllno letiirned Saturd even Ii g from a business tup Sir. and Sirs. A. Sic rill teturned, to lliookline SIas Monday alter passing a week with Sir. ind Sirs. O, Merrill. Sl.s J.li.a lloBiie, wlio was passing a fiw dajs in lown, wa railed to Hicli ford Slond y by the sudden death of her "''i' Sirs Kiiima Slarvin. widow of the ti Stephen tl. Slarvin. Sirs. H, A. lines return"! from Cambridge Slon i'' where she has been passing several eks .Mrs Louisa Hralnerd ot St. Al- who has liorri visithi.g the Ladies Vux.lUuirs in town, was intertnioed iur'iig Iit stay by Sirs. F. S. llutebin-lon-Ladi's nlsht at the Philemon club lll be ohvervd Thursday evening. Kn- !iiunmiu will lie jirovlde.l by gioup umber tlve,-S!ss Cora Orr a graduate i Hno'-bnrRh high school Is empbived i the postomee.-.AHen Frank. tin' 11 ontiis old son of Sir. and Sirs. L. u, roft, died .Monday artcrnoon alter an llness of two weeks with cholera In- mum. The child's grandparents, sir. H d Mis A. T. Ctoft and their daiigli- i' MIKlreii, 01 .Nasaua, N .. arrived town Tuisday laorning In n spnnse I i a telegram. Tin! Lincoln birtlnlav inly SI(iday rveiilng with Sirs. .1. . M'nrs was well attendc.d anil sj; Wlls i iPu'd fur the Sliutba Washington 'baptor, O. K. S. II J. Illnkley has moved into the house eceutly vacated by W. IJ. Turner on I leasmt stieet. Sllss Agnes Menard of it, Albans Is passing a lew days Mth Sir. and SIis. C. H I,'.,. P hit Sllss O'Nell has closed her nn. I e ry store until .March 1 and has gi In her home In St. Albans. Kdwai d lOiitig tut his foot badly Ttiesdav while -hopping at Henry I alley's. A, SHIN ie. ' up d from Duiliigton SV'cilne-'ilay. The '-erond entertainment In a serns ulir dlicrtion of the higli school, tlio proceeds of wlilih aie to go for tho li brary fund, will bo given In Forosteis' hall Tuesday evening, February i", when the Itev. F, F. White will speak on 'Wasted Forces," Sir. and iMis, Oliver llutchins of Oeorgevllle, (Jue,, aio nt the homo of their dnughter, Sirs. V. x. .lanes, which thev expect to make their home Tor t ie future, Sirs, Carolina Davidson, In her Ulst year, and tho mother of .Mrs. Ilutehlns Is with them. A. SI. Aseltlne Is passing some days In St. Albans. Plans ate belnc matured for the Rev. K. M, Fuller to pass Sunday and Slonday, Feb. ru'iry 25 and 2U, In town and hold a con ference of tho county workers on tlio letter date C L. Ovltt Is in Burlington attending n roiilerenco of tho managers of the northern division of tlio New Kng laiid Telephono company. RIOHFORD. 1'iof, and Mrs. M F, tlrccnn enter tained friends with whist Thursday night. 13 tables being played. The prizes were won by Mrs. II. Ii. Baker and M. J. Maloney. Light refreshments were surv ed. Sirs. Harlow Ayer was called to East Berkshire Friday by tho serious Ill ness of her mother Sirs. Clracla Ham niond, who was taken sick while visiting at the home of Phllo Kendall, The New port howling team will play a return game, with tho team of this place Thurs day night on Woodworth's alloy. ttn der tho Hlchfoid Urancli of the Frank lin County V. M. C. A., F. S. Retail of Rutilrigtnn gave a talk on "The Cry of tlio Human" In Ayer's hall Sunday afternoon. This is the first of a series of special Sunday alternoon talks for men for whk h out of town speakers h ive been engaged. Noble Maker, who Is nttendlng school at Crand I.lgne, Que,, Is visiting his pan uts, Sir. and Sirs, J isper linker. D. D. H. St. Carl C. Flet cher of Swiinten visited Mlsslssquol Lodge, No. !). F. .t A. St., of this place Thursday night, wliero the work of the Slaster Slnspns degree was exemplified. Don Stone of ITurlington, special agent of the treasury department, was In town I' 'rlday. Cliarles Van Antwcip of Frel ighshnrg vNilcd nt the home of his bioth icr, J. Veil Antwirp, ot this place Situr I day. Sir. and Mrs. J. (!. Sullivan went lo East Hi rkslnre Saturday, called by the Illness of .Mis. Sullivan's grandmoth er, .Mis. ftincia I lammond. Frank and Nellie Hubert nt 1-rcllglisbtirg visited at the honi" of tli'ir uncle, Philip Vincent, Saturday. F. S. Hi tan, who spokn nt the V. SI. C. A. meeting in Ayer's hall Sunday afternoon, also hail c'lnrgo of tlie seivlce at the Baptist Chinch In th' evening. Dcputv Collector ot Customs .Arthur Gates spent Sunday with friends ' Ui Fianklln.-A. J. Fallot of St. Albans i spent SniKliy with his family In this I place. I Sirs. Emma d'eiley) Slarvin, aged i'm years, widow of Capl. Stephen t!. I Mnr In, died suddenly at her home In this place .Monday moinlng. Silo was ,ln her usual health early in moin lng but when her daughter. Sllss Laura V. Slarvin, returned fiom her work at noon she found her mother on the sofa dead, death being caused by heart disease. Sirs. Slarvin had been suffering somewhat with heart trouble for several yrars but she had not been I III and attended church service twice i Sunday. Sirs. JIarvln's hubanrd died In September, 1001, but she Is survived by two (laughters, Sllss Laura V. Slar- vin, a clerk in bank, and Sirs, yuga, Ind.; two llie Hlrhford Savings W. B. Corliss of Ca sons. Samuel 1!. Slar- vln of Pennsylvania, Slnrxln, of this place, and S. I'erley also two broth- ers, Van K. IVrley and Wlllam I'erley of this place, and two sisters, one, Sirs. KHza liogue, lesidlng here, and nn otlier residing in Worcester, Slass. Hom Whitney left Slonday for Jtur biigton wheie he has employment with the O. L. HiruK company of that city n shipping clerk. S. !. Whitman of Franklin was at his biother's, Homer Whltinari, c n .Monday. Theodore l'.ashaw, a guard at the Stale prison, Windsor, N isiling Irlenils in town. C. S. Hinkley Is moving lih family from apartments over White's drug sloto to Knosbiirgli Falls. Tlie funeral of Sirs. Stephen Slar vin will be luld from her late homo Thursday ammoon at D30 o'clock. K1 ward Osborne of Island l'ond, formerly cmployi d by Clark Uro. as a phimber is visiting li lends In town. GEORGIA. Dana 11. Slorso was here Fiiilay night and organized a flrango of 1.13 members, which, hi' saiil, was the banner Crangc of tho State in chaiter members. The fol lowing officers wore elected: Slaster, I,. A. Post; overseer, SI. O. Dragg; lecturer, Mrs. S. SI. l'iko; chaplain, tin; Hev. K. I. Nye; gate-keeper, A. T. Curtis; steward, A. it. Wood; assistant steward, fleorge Italian ; lady assistant steward, Slary Kanltln; secretary, C. A. Austin; treasurer, Horace Wood; Ceres, Sirs, i;. 1. Nye; I'omona, Sirs. C. A. Austin, Fioin, Sirs. Oscar Punilei land. lianner Orange was the name adopted and .the next meeting will bo on Tuesday evening, February LT. Sir. Storso was assisted by John Towne. who, with Sllss Ni'ltlo Darker and Sirs. C. L. Sanderson were visitors from Wist Milton Orange. Sirs. Slartha H. Fuller, after four day's Illness from pneumonia, following grip, died on Sunday night, aged or, years. The fun eral was held from tho house on Tues day 1 p. in., the Hev. C. W. Clark, of ficiating. Sllss Klncston, the nurse who was raring for Sirs. Fuller, return"! to r.urlington on Slonday, Orrin Hubbard is very low with rheumatism and heart trouble. Ira Newton has pneumonia. The Stothorllst iviclety will give an oy- ter supper at their vestry on 1'iiday evening, February 1G. The funeral services of lClliott L. Dail ing, who died early Friday morning were held Sunday, February 11 at 11 o'clock at the Haptlst Church tho Hev. Thomas Adams officiating. The bearers weie Kphrlam Slacomber, Ferris PheliKs. William Ilronson and Smith Willey .Sir. Darling was in his Slst year and for a person of his age had been active and able to work In his shop most ot the time and just tho day befnrn his death, doing soino work there. He Is survived by a wife and two daughters, SIis. Will lam Hionsnu and Sirs. Carrie Hoi rick both of whom resldo In St. Albans and Ii step daughter, Sirs. Ferris Phelps, who lesliles here. .Mr. Darling- will bo much missed by his family and a largo circle of relatives and friends and by the community at large. Sirs. Slaria Hankin is confined to her bed by Illness, Sllss Kfflo O. Gordon Is tho guest of Albina SI. Howard this week. Sirs. Slaitha Bal lard Fuller died Sunday evening, February 11 after an Illness of four day's with pneumonia, Funeral services were luld at her lain homo at one o'clock Tueiilay, February 13. and tho Inter meat was in Milton cemetery bcsldo her late husband. The Hev. C. W. Clark conducted the services. The bearers were four nephews of the deceased, Smith, llallard Porter Ballard Nelson lialiaid anil William Hankin. srrs. Fuller was a membir and constant attendant at tho Coiigiegatloual Church, unless engaged in taring for sick. Tho beautiful Moral of. filings atlestrd lo tho esteem in wlileli .-hi' was held. The condition of ha New Im nnil W. If, Illbbanl is thought to be a I tile more comfortablo nt the piesent writing. Onin Hubbard Is very low with heart ttouhle, HIQHGATE CENTRE. Sirs. II, O, Carman and son, Ilrlgliam, r turned Tuesday from St. A (bans, wliero they liavi been visiting- Sllss Annie Ham iltcm. A. A. Kidder, who has been visit lug rtt the Itome of C, H. Lyon the past two weeks, li ft Tuesday for his homo In Itulland.-L. W. SlcCowan left Tuesday moinlng for T'gus, Me., called there by the death of his father, John McCowan. Sir and Sirs. D. W, Steele entertained a lew friends with Euchre Saturday eivenlng.-Slrs, Slary Hunt Is visiting rel atives in HutlaneJ. Carlisle Trombly has been iiulte in with pneumonia, but Is now coiivalcFc'ng. A, .1, Poincrny and daugh ter, Frances, of Last Fnlrlleld, weio in town last week, The Ladles' Aid society will meet with Sirs. W. II. Laiitman Wednesday nftrrnoon, Feb. 14th, Miss F.va Oredi-Lune of South Wcro was the gurst of Sllss (lladys Steele Inst week. Sirs. Kiln Hussell has sold her farm to Wnlllehl Ifanen of North Hero; consid eration $1,000. Immediate possession was given. J, SI. Twomhly Is spending this week In Hprlngllcld.-IO. SI. Deal of Thll llpsbutg, P. CJ was In town on Thurs day and Friday. SI, J, Henolt and family of Franklin visited relatives In town over Sunday. A very pretty wedding took place here at St. Lewis's Church Tuesday morning. Henry Hcnway of this place and Miss Mary Loulso Hyea of Valcourt Lly wcro the bride and groom. The Hev. Father Sullivan officiated. Sllss Itura Hyea, sister of the bride, and Miss Louisa Benway, nelco ot tho groom, were maids of honor while Joseph Plum of Kast Sheldon and Lewis P. Farlan were groomsmen. Slany guests worn present, tho following being- present from out of town! Sirs. Lewis Hyea and daughter, Laura, of South Kly; (Jliarles Benway and daughter from Los Angeles, Cal.j Mr. and Sirs. Joseph Hyea ot Fitchhurg, Mass.; Sir. and Sirs. Samuel Plum of Fillrflrld; Mr. and Sirs. Levi Hyea and Sirs. Helen Gallagher of St. Alb.ini; Mr. nnd Mrs. Lewis Ryca and T. Jasmin of Sheldon, nnd Sir. and Sirs. Plum of blast Sheldon. Tho bride was given many beautiful presents. SWANTON CENTRE. F. SI, Hubbard received a telephone message Slonday, that his brother, Or rin Hubbard of Oeorgln, was very ill with heart trouble Sirs. Arnold Man chester ot Brandon has been visiting I Sirs. J. N. Warner for several days. Isiiss Manila Dolan returned lo her homo In Berkshire Friday. Sllss Dolan came Wednesday to attend the funeral of I Sirs. Ktinlco F. Catlln. The funeral of Funleo F. Catlln was held Feburary 8, at 2 p. in. nt the home of her younger son, J. T. Catlln. Sirs. Catlln, who was M years old, died at her elder son's. T. I'. Catlln, In Sheldon, February fi, from the effects of a fall sustained January K, In which she broke her hip. The Hev. K. J. Hanslow of Sawnton was the olll clatlng clergyman, and Dr. F. II. Dun bar, Sllss Gruc Hogle nnd Sirs A. S, Floury sang. The burial was In the Church street cemetery at Swanton, by the sldf of her husband, Sloses Catlln, who died III November, ISM, and a lit tle daughter who died in Infancy. Sirs. Catlln leaves two sons. Tim F. of Shel don, and Jasper 'I', of this place; two grandchildren, Nllie and Doris, daughters of Jasper T and several nieces and nep hews. Last Friday afternoon, the win ter term of school In district No. If! clos ed with appropriate exercises, all tho re citations and compositions having been selected from the writings and life of Bugene Field. At the conclusion of the programme the teacher. Sirs. O. II. Hnus low of Swanton, presented the school li brary with a nicely bound copy of "Tom Brown's School Days," and an inter ested friend from Swanton, who was pre sent, gave "The Last Days of Pompeii"; the Swanton Free library sent Chapman's "Bird-Life" for reference, having heard of the great interest manifested by the pupils in bird study. These gifts were gratefully received by the small pat rons of the library, who hastened to thank the kind donors. Another featnio of the closing of tho term was the re ceipt during Hie last week of a large picture of Niagara falls from a small boy of Swanton. The school at once decided to frame the picture, and ral-ed the amount necessary, so that the picture was bung on the walls of the school room Hie last day of school, FAIRFAX. The local talent of Wcslford gave a play at N. 11. I. ball Tuesday even ing, February 13.-Several of Lamoille Lodge Masons attended the district meet ing at Swanton February 2. I eon But ler has closed his labois with his brother, Guy, and has gone to work for J. O. Heed & Co. of Burlington. Tim Kpworth League social held at the homo of the Hev, L. S. Brlgham called out about 70. All report a good time K, D. Shepaid son Is shipping seveial carloads ot lum ber. H. H. Buck has bought of Joseph Ballard of Georgia a line llolstcln bull calf. Alfred Hi Hows has moved Into S. S. Brigham's house on Slain si net. The auditors will met February 12 to audit the town accounts so as to have them ready for February 15. John Root, Jr., has moved to Stilton. The Village Im provement socifty will meet witli Sllss C. C. Hunt this aftei noon. Sliss Ann Alfied of Newport is tlio guest of her brother, C. C. Alfred. Sir. and Sirs. B. SI. llallard were the guests of Sirs. Bal lard's brother, C. W. Wlttersv of St, Albans February in. About 2ft of Uimollle Lodge went to Westford Sunday to at tend J. B. Stone's funeral. W. II. How land has been (i-nllned to the house for several days with the grip. I. K. Hunt is ablo to be at the postofllce after sev eral weeks of sickness. L. T. Purris lost one of his work horses last week. C. II. Beeman, Sirs. G. G. Orton and Sirs. Chas. Strait spent Feb uary 13 in St. Albans. EAHT FAIRFIELD. William J. Law, who has held a lucra tive position In Hum ford Falls. Maine., the past few years is visiting his patents, Sir, and Mrs James Law, for two weeks when ho will go to St. Paul, SIhm., where he has accepted the pos. lion of chief clerk to the supar.ntendcnt ot car service of tho Great Northern railway. Sllss Slartha Hubbard of Franklin is tho guest of Dr. A. D. and Sllss Hosa Patten for a few days. Miss Francis Pomeroy is visiting In Hlghgate this week. Sirs. A. J. Poincroy return ed Wednesday, February 7, from a very pleasant visit of flvo weeks spent among relatives and friends In Boston. A dance for tho benefit of the Foresters was given at tho homo of Sir. nnd Sirs. Krncst Sllnor Friday night, February 0. FAIRFIELD. A Washington's birthday ball will be given at the Fianklln County House Tlu(rsdny evening, February with music by Tlttemore's orchestra of live pieces. A cordial Invitation Is extended to all. The condition of S. II. Soule, who has breu conllued to the houso by Illness for some time, remains about the same. Harris, tho little son eit Sir. and Mrs. II. 3, Soule, Is conllued to tin. houso with car tioublo following tho crip. Mrs. Mary Nonland has purchas ed tho fat m of Arthur Potter and ex pects t" 'nke possession .March I. Little Senath Soule, who has been passing several I aths in Cambridge, has ro tuineil hou.". Sirs. Joseph Wallace has been 111 with tho grip. Walter, the lit tle son of Sir. and Sirs. Joseph Wallace, lis eiulto 111 Willi bronchitis, Thomas Hynn, who has been spending snvcral wcekH nt home, has returned to Wlnooski, whete he Is attending St. Michael's Col lege, All schools closed In the district last Filday, for an eight weeks' vaca tion, BERKSHIRE CENTER. The school taucht by Mlsi Lillian Hembcr closed February 9. This Is the third successful trm taught by Sllsa Iteniber here. The ladles of the Dorcas society met with Mis. W, B, Jolly Feb rnary 7, The Frontier Whist club spent the evening at I'". N TI)ompuiurH Febru WHY Try our BURLINGTON ANIMAL FERTILIZERS unci POULTRY FOODS, A li'inl will prove lo you ns il. hns lo others Hint, our roods -'H'o nil we elniin tliein to be. They tire purely n Vermont product, in iido in Vermont, should and wo believe will have the hciirty sup port and patronage, of Vermont Farmers. Give our goods a fair trial beside any other make and wo are willing for you to judge from results whether or not you will pntronize us next year. HONEST GOODS AT HONEST PRICES. BURLINGTON RENDERING CO. OFFICIJ NOnTII AVKM'H. . - AMI - ary 0. Sllsa Prnil Thompson of Knos burgh Falls passed last wenk at her home In North Berkshire. The Hev. and Mrs. J. II. Leroy of .Montgomery Center visited friends hero Inst week. Miss Jen nie Tracy has lesumrd work nt It, n. Hicks, James Llbby of Kast Knoiburgl. has been visiting bis nephew, I. (l. Llbby, for two weeks -Curtis Duso had a beo drawing up his wood pile last Thursday. Mrs. B. F. Stiles is visiting In Knosburgh Falls. EAST HIGHGATE. Huth, the little slx-inonths'-old daugh ter of Sir. nnd Sirs. Hlslop, died early Saturday morning of congestion of the lungs, following the measles, On ac count of the illncvs of tlie mother and grandmother the f.iru.il was a private one, held fiom the lioo-c at eleven o'clock Saturday morning.-.John Spears is re covering from the measles. Bernard Spears is a late victim. MONTGOMERY. The W. If. SI. S. will sci vo a tea on Wednesday with Sirs W. G. Mnnstleld. J. SI. Marzcy returni d from Wnrrens burg, N. Y on Sloudny after a few days' visit. Sir. and Sirs. Kdward Pratt arc vMltlng relatives In Cambridge. L. P. Martin has returned from New York. The Hev. F. Batnaby lach conduct d services at St. Borthnlemew's Church on Sunday. The village schools close this week. C. L. Clapp remains about the same. Sirs. Farrar Is the guest of her sister. Sirs. B. II- Halle. ENOSBURGH. Sirs. Thereza Wrlglii, who has been at the home of her dnughter in FTont River since Christmas, returned to Iit home 1 Saturday. Sir. and Sirs. II. 1'. Hopkins visited nt N. Bashaw's lust Saturday. I Sirs. Hawley of Fast Fairfield Is visiting her sister. Sirs. I.imaii Gilbert. Sirs. I Blanche Slmcfids, who lias been in Slassa . chusetts for some month1), ha" returned and Is at his father s. -Sirs. Johnson is still In Bakerslleld with her daughter. Sirs. Noel Downey, who lias hern ill with tlio grip. G, S. Fassett was in Burling ton last week for a few days. Guy Woodward is conllnid to tlie house with heart trouble. Sllss Sl ibel Savins is not gaining very fast 1h..h her jecent Ill ness. Owen Shepherd, who Is at work for Nelson Bashaw, Is sick with measles. His mother and biotlur. Willie, aio with him. Notwithstanding a heavy snow storm was pievalling li-i Fndiy .Viol the lriends and parlshlonei- of SIi. Kent as sembled at the parsonage, to partako ot the dinner the Ladles' socn tv had pre pared and enloy a few" hoin- in a social manner together. Sirs. Kent had kindly invited tlio women tojirT'Jfet that day with her, and the roomy and cln eiy old par sonage would have bom itixeil to its ut most capacity if the weather had only been propitious. A large piopoitlon of those present rememlred tho pastor when he was a boy and his honored par ents filled th same ixisition in the com munity that lie and his wife do now. Ard looking at tlie pictured of his mother banging on the study walls w could think the son was following her teach ing and doing the woik she loved to do among this people. Although many have passed away some few remain. Those present from outside the parish were: Tho Hev. W. G. Slason, county secretary of the Y, SI. C. A., and his wife; Sir. and Sirs. SI. P. Perley and daughtnr, Catherine; Sir. nnd SIis. C. Abels; Sir. and Sirs. John Cassiday. and Sirs, Frank Cassiday. The ladles clean d about JI2 from ihe dinner. BAKERSFIELD. Quite a number from this place at tended a euchre psrty nt Albert Heed's Friday night. Clyde H. Cowan closi d a very successful term of school in Knos burgh Filday, February P. Fay Brlg ham was at the town faun Saturday on business. Sllss Llnnlc tlelhar of Knos burgh is passing a few days with her aunt. Sirs. Louis Gelbar. Sir. and Sirs. Paul Blodah spent W d nesday of last week in Burlington wl'h Fairfax visited friends In town hist wueK, The students of Brigham Academy held a fair In Brlgham Academy hall, Filday and Saturday evenings, Peb. 0 and 10, The proceeds were for the benefit of the Athletic association. The lair was well attended nnd very successful, siuch credit is due Sirs. A. A. Kempton who so kindly assisted tlio teacheis and students in making the fair a success. RICHFORD. A Grange is to be organized hero Sat urday evenlntr. Tlio Hon. Dana 11 general State deputy of Vermont Grange! . ot ji will be in Hichford Saturday night and will address the cutiier-in,- on the benefits of the Grange ns regards agricultural pursuits in Bank hall at ":! o cioei; for tlm purposo of organizing a Grange. In all probability one of the largest chapters in the State will bo organized. Gov. C. J. Bell, master of the Sliito Grange, is expected to be nreq. cut and address the meeting on the bone- Ms and workings of tho order. J .1. Mct'.'irty has called upon the various farmers In tlm vicinity and has already li3 signers declaring their Intention of lolnlng the oidcr. Farmers, their wives and children over II vears of nn nr.. cllcihlu to membership. The Itov. J, H. l.eltov of Slontcomerv vis ted fi lrmiu In town Tuesday, Several Berkshiro Ci li ter fanners began drawing logs to this place Tuesday, tho lumber to be used to build a church at that place. MONTGOMERY CENTER. B. D. Marey moved to Hlrhford la.-l Tuesday, where he has gone to take charge of Guy T. Sfarcy's creamery busi ness. SIis, Fran Slyntt died recently of consumption, Tho funeral was held at the Catholic Church, the Hev, Father Crolo officiating. The public seheiols In this village closed last week. Tho fol lowing teachers deserve special mention for excellent service: Sllss Orton, Sirs, Campbell and Miss Meigs. J. C. Uutchln's mill has closed down for a few days for repairs. Levi Longey was in Barton over Sunday.-W. J. Wright was In Hichford Tuesday on bus liiess, Tho Rev, Sir, and Sirs. LeHoy spent a few days in HIch. ford IhU week. Nelson & Hull company have put a largo number of teams In the Belvldere woods and are getting their NOT I'ACTOItV. in'itLixti'io.v, vr.itMoxT. large stock or logs to tho main road where they can got them on whccla If necessary. ST. ALBANS. Anothen iiged resident of Franklin county passed away Friday, when i:. L. Darling of Georgia died sudden ly of heart failure. Sir. Darling, who was in his Slst year, Is survived by two daughters, Stir. William Broiison, and Sirs. CarMc Heriick of St. Al bans. 'Ihe funeral was held from Ills late home In Georgia on Sunday morning- at eleven o'clock, the Hev. Thomas Adams officiating. The Park View Hotel pioptrty has been leased for a period of live years to SI. F. Spencer, proprietor of the Ameri can House. Tlie property will be inn ns the annex of tho Aineileau House. The hotel will be thoroughly renovated and refurnished during the next two weeks and will be opened to tile public on Slarch 1. For the present the Park View will be used simply as an overflow for the American, and meals will not be served thelo. Tho Hon. lliiam M. Slott, referee In bankruptcy held hearsings on discharge Tuesday In the matters of John B. SIcGee and Fred K. Well of this city, William .1. Loiow of Houses Point and Joseph Moisetti' ot Kieliloid. No credi tors appeari d and no objection were tiled In any of the eases and they will be favorably reported. High grade cattle are bringing high prices here this winter anil It looks as though the ilay of the .?K cow was rapidly nppi oaehing. George W. Crampton sold to Boston parties mx eows at V'i." e.ieh. They were shipped to Boston Tuesday. Onin Hubbard, who lives on the Georgia road, is dangerously 111 witli a complication of diseases, and It is feared thai lie can lie but a few days. There was a hearing befoie Judge K, 1- ton lit the probate court Tuesday on the eiuestioii of the sanity of I-. II. Chap man of Swanton. Judge Keltou ordeied Sir. Chapman's removal to the State asy lum for the Insane at Waterbury. Sllss Lain. i Holmes has letiirned from Cambridge, where she ha been visiting her grandfather. the H"V. Kdwin Wheclock. A number of attinleo seized recently by the federal authorities tor evasion of duties were sold at auction at the cus toms house Tuesday ivft"tnoon. Parti' s representing those from whom some of the goods were seizi d, bid ill the em broidered black silk lace Jacket at $1.' and two hand embroidered silk waist pal-terns- at $7 and io.TA Tlie white silk lae coat was bought by Dr. G. I '. Berkley for SII. A pair of trousers, three pairs of stockings and a cmautlty of woolen varu sold for S-I.TO. Tho wedding of Sllss 1 Utile Wright Sheltus-, daughter of Sir. and Sirs. Sid ney Sheltns, and Clyde Booth Allen took place at tlie home of the bride's par ents in the Tullar district, at eight o'clock last evening. Tlie Hi v. A. W. Foid. pastor of the Bay .Methodist Church, officiated. The maid ot honor Was Sliss Augusto Sheltus, a sister of the bilde, and tlie groom was attended my Punnnrt Wood ns best man. The ushers weie George Sheltus and An drew Collins. The ceremony took place In the parlor, which was prettily dec orated for the occasion, anil was fol lowed by a reception, which was large ly attended. A large party of friends from this city attended. Thoie was a large anil handsome display of wed ding gifts, Sir. and Sirs. Allen left on the night train for a brief wedding trip, alter which they will take up their residence on Slessengcr street. N. Paikee Leach, tho county fish warden, has secured from the State llsh hatchery an allotment for this county of r.OO.noO iilko-pereh fry and r0,nnu trout try. Tim trout fry will bo placed in Hie various brooks around tho county, lmt tho pike-perch will bo mostly put into Franklin pond. WEST BERKSHIRE. PostolTVo inspector Knapp was in this place last week. The condition of Sirs. A. C. Dei by. who is III with pneumonia, Is more favorable.--S 'vernl members of the O. K. S. attended the fifth anniver sary of Slartha Washington Chapter, No, 41, at J. 11, Sloars's at Kninhurgh Falls Slonday e cuing. II. J. Hubleo passed Sunday at W. It. Noble's. Sirs. Slaude Jenne very pleasantly entertained several lriends at a valentine tea party at the homo of her father, A. II. Bowen, Tues day. SWANTON. P. J. Stickle, a long-time resident of this place, died Wednesday morning at eight o'clock of apoplexy, after an Ill ness of a few hours. Apparently ho was as well as ever until stricken at four o'clock In the morning, being down street tho evening before. Sir. Stickle was born hi Slulone, N. Y., served dur ing tho Civil War in light artillery, enlisting from Wisconsin. 1 lo was an eye witness of the fight between the Slerrlmac anil Slnnltor being stationed lit Fortress Slonroe at tho time. He was In charge of tho cast station of this place tor 21 years, resigning about two years ago. Previous lo taking this station he was In tho employ of tho Central Vermont at St, Albans. lie leaves a wife and married daughter. Superintendent Carter has completed n bulkhead, or sustaining wall, In tho rear of tho fish hatchery as a protec tion from a bank of blue clay. The largest whist party of tho sea son was given last evening by Sirs. A. L. Cioss and Sirs. II. J. Brown at tho homo of tho former. It was a la dles' party. There wcro Hi tables and elaborate refreshments worn served. captain Iluwley nnd Dr. Burnett, who have been scrlounly 111, aro nble to ride out. Leon Collins, a graduate of tho Swan ton high school, who has been with the Fore River Shipbuilding company, Qulney, Slass,, for tho past two years, Is studyug electrical engineering at Washington, D. C. Deputy Collector Chase, whu has been under the doctor's euro for sev- (Ciililllilieil nil Kb page.) IN HUB MARKETS Quotations on the Leading Products In Demand Dostou, Feb, M, There has been an advance in butter and tho closing whs linn nt: NorthiTn er,eiiinery. 'JS'.ilU'Jtic; western creamery, lioiaUo'ac; dairy, MJ The cheese market holds very firm, but there Is no chang;? In quotations. York state, MHVic; Vermont twins, ligg are quiet, but the market ls easy, as buyers do not respond to any efforts to advance prices, even lor the best stock. Choice hennery and nearby, Mftiitjc; eastern, L'.'fit'-Mc; western, VI Wic; refrigerator, KKUlbc. The Improvement In business in the local fruit and vegetable market noted a week ago has not been maintained. Pealing have, again dropped to very light proportions. Supplies In most things are quite Inrsc enough for the demand, though there Is a scarcity of tuuiutoes, cucum bers1, peppers and string beutm. Those products are high, but other oiiin inodltles are as reasonable as they ever ate at this time of the year. The Mtu atlon In domestic onions shows no Im provement. The market is still over stocked with poor ami ordinary lots, which are not wanted and have to be forced out at very low figures. It lias been a hard market to sell ap ples In, but since arrivals have not been largo, prices buve been well main tained. i!i ti Davis take a wider range than tlie.v did, but other kinds hold .steady. It Is said that the distributing trade Is carrying only small supplies of apple? and receivers are looking for larger purchases during the next two weeks. Late advices from foreign markets are t lint prices are higher. The market N well supplied with cabbages, but they do not change much; the demand Is not active. Spin ach has brought belter prices but other kinds of greens have gone somewhat cheaper than they did a week ago. Squashes, celery and turnips have ruled steady. Kggphuils are In light supply and lirnier. Foreign onions are very lirm. Potatoes have been plenty, dull and easy. Sweet potatoes In baskets have had a pretty good sale, but barrel slock has been hard to place. Apples Kings. S.'S.."0(f.1 a barrel, Baldwins, fancy, !?:t..ri)ai-l; No. 1, ?;i(i .'l.fHI; No. ''. .$H.'J."5!'J.7.ri; Hen Davis, SU.5U Cf!!.."0: northern spies, $:;ft.; common sour varieties. KMli.fiO. Cranberries Barrels, JU'liO; crts, jilWi". .StrawbeirIef--I'lorida, y.V(i00c a quart. I'otatoov Aroostook Green moun tains, )'.Vi;i7f a bushel; helirons,, HWii, ;."(; lose. ."SitiOc; 1'nnce lMward Isl and reds, tiu'tj'-'c: chenangoes, r:4(r."irij; swtets. Jersey double heads .yJ'u'J.oO a barrel: Vinehinds. .';..'"( k ;t ; baskets, fci.lc Beans Southern string beans. $ij.,"0 (i7.."0 a crate: bulter beans. .(I.MJretT.riO. Cabbages Drumhead. Sl.'J.Vjf L.'O a barrel; Savoy, !,l."."i a barrel; red, $1 a box. Celery Pascal. .f-'t'-.oO a dozen bunches; Boston market, .?.'!; Calitoruia, SI.."iO a dozen hunches. Cucumbers Hothouse No. 1, 17(iJ IS a box; Nu. '2, lfi!i. (irciiis Spinach, southern, $l.fU$'J a barrel; kale, T.'n (a 1 a bairel; hot house beet greens, tHHToc a bushel; liolliouso dandelions, .lrit l.'J.'i n bushel. Lettuce, etc Lettuce. 'J.Vdsric a doz en heads; romalne. 7.1c a dozen heads; parsley, $l.-r a bushel; mint. 7oc a doz en bunches; watercress, 7."ic a dozen bunches. Onions Native, -KliSSOc a bukhel; Spanish, $:i(CJ:.-." a crate; Cuban, a crate; leeks, ,'iOc a dozen bunches. Squashes .Marrow, Sl.'Jo a barrel; tutiMii, $1.'J."i a barrel; western Hub bard. '1 a ton Tomatoes Hothouse, fiOc a pound; southern, .foi! a crate. Turnips Yellow, UOc a barrel; French white, ?1.7.Y'VJ a bag; white egg and purple tops, .RVii,riOc a bushel. Miscellaneous Carrots, ."iitlOe a bushel: parsnips. KKriiOc a bushel; rad ishes. $107 1.-. a box; heels. 7!)'?liuc a bushel; new bunch beets, S'J.'Jfi a dozen bunches; peppers, $," a crate; eggplants, $:if(;i.."() a crate: oyster plants, fitatjoc a dozra bunches; okra, .fH a crate; brus sel.s spiouts, lOtyific a quart: mush rooms, ffr'J.SO a basket: artichokes', $1,110 a bushel; hothouse rhubarb, 8c a pound; California caulitlowers, l.DOji. 3 n crate. I'ork products are very tlrni, and prices are higher. Fresh r.eel' has stiffened up a little, but the market Is still slow and draggy. Kxtra heavy sidc.i. 7 J-l(?Z7 IMC good, (13-iri(7c; light, ilfti'i';!'; heavy hinds, WiCa XOc; good, SVjfti'.lc; light. 7 l-L'eaM-; heavy fores, IAj'i -'Jc; good, -1 M-lQac; light, 4 l-L'c. All kinds of frtsh meats have shown more firmness, the market being well cleaned up and tho supply moderate, I.ambs, yearlings nnd veals are all high er. Spring lambs, ltWtfllVic; fall lambs, tt&iic; yearlings, .VjPc; mut tons, SfiiUc; vals, llfiil'JUc. There Is no material clmnge to note In tho general market fur poultry, the supply being ample, and prices held down to about tho level of recent quo tations. Western turkeys, 'J0Cl!i:c; large northern chickens, lb(L(L'()e; me dium, 14(fj'liohirgo western chickens, ICgTlCe; medium, lUi&He; northern fewls. Lie; western fowls, HC'fl.lc. There is a slight Improvement to note in the hay market, though prices are not quotably cbnngtd; straw Is dull and weak; inillfecd is quiet, but steady, Hay, No. I, lSWlf50; lew grades, $12.MXcfM: rye straw, prime, f 13&UI.50; oat straw, SS.Mrjin.riO. The wheat market lias been very quiet and the fluctuations have been wlthlu a Harrow range. COMMERCIAL. JVt York Produce Durkrt, New Ymk, Feu. II. WHEAT Receipts. tl.OflO bn, sales. ", 000,000 bu, futures; spot steady. A slight opening decline in wheat due to lower cables, was Immediately followed by ad vances on ,t cold wave scare, light interior receipts and at noon, the largo decrease In world's stocks, The closing was steady 'i,e net higher, Slay closed 90V, July closed S:ii4c. Sept. closed ST'bC. COItN -Ueceipls, sS.lf.O bu, exports 1 m'.il bu, sales. LTi.Ooo bu. futures .1.' mm bu spot; spot steady. Option market was quiet nnd generally steady on adverso Argentlim news nud largn clearances closing net unchanged. Slsy eloeed 40V4c; amy closed 40io; Sept. closed EOo. OATS Hcoeltitl. tr,.TM bin exnorlo. M . 770 bu, spot steady. COFFKK Snot Itio nnlet! No. 7 I... voice, SVifiS-V; mild steady; Cordova, 101 13c. The mnrket for coffee futures opened steady at unchanged prices to a decline of five points under Kuronenn salllnr nr. dors and in sympathy with tho declines in tun l.uropenn markets. Tho market closed steady at a. net decline, of BfiH points. Snles were renorteit nt vn(xm Including Slarch, Kso'flfi.S.".; Slay, JB.Ma 1.00; June, S7.0.i: Julv. fT.KVHT.I.V .., $7.3017.31: Oct.. J7.t0: Dee.. f:.f.ft?.7n. Jnn., $7.C0T(7."0. SUOAIt Itaw nomln.il- tnir t-nfiir, 2T;c; centrifugal, test, a ll-K!3?ioi nu msscs sugar, :o; refined quiet. NEW TOTtK MVP STOCK M-VRKF.T. New York, Fib. U. HRI3VKS Iteeeliils 1 r,.vi lmn,i, .v.... a shade lower: steers, Jt.tOfiS 3; oxen mi stags, tJ.2.-fi 1.7.-,, bulls, IMSS-MO; fancy $1,511; cows, $I.S.-,5i4.25; extra fat Ohio $1.10; exports, BJ cattle, 45 sheep and 3,. -'') quarters of beef. CALVKS-lteeeipts. 2,147 head; vrati Vi.00''t!).ei; little eahes, $(.0o- l.uO; barn yard ealvos, $1.00f? 1.00. SHLKP AND LASIBS-Itcrelpts, S.JOt head; sheep anil lambs steady; sheep $I.WK.-..ri1; lambs, $.-,.00ff7."5; colls, Jj.00 HOOS-Itecelpts, 7.W1 bead: markrs steady; good state bog?, Sb.10. CHJCAOO PKODUCD StARKET. Chicago, Feb. 14. WIIKAT Slay. ,.-iie: July, S3i5f S3Tic. COBN-.May, July, 4Vii4Io. OATS Slay, 30i'sr: July, tr-kc. SIHSS POBK-fPor bbl)-SIay, $15.50 July, tlfi..1"i, LAUD -(Per 100 lbs)-SIav, $7.00S7.D2'4 July. ?S.02ic. SHOUT MliS-Sldes (loo;e)-May $'.17',i; July, $.27,. Casli quotation; WI1KAT No. 2 spilng wheat, JWSSct No. 3, 80?iS3c: No, 2 red. SW Wc. COBN-No. 2. 40c; No, 2 yellow, 40Hc OATS-No. 2. 2Dtic; No. 2 white, 3PJic No. S white, ri J-HOV-c. rtYK-No. 2. 61c. BAItLKY-ejood feeding, 3Sg35',ic; fal to choice malting, 41'&45C. FLANSBI9D No, 1,$1.09; northwestern No. 1. $I.14U. TISIOTI1V SBHD-Prlme, RJi. SIBPS I'Oni-T-fPer bbl)-$15.2V& 15.50. 1.AI1D-(Per ldO Ibsl-KUWT.so. shout niBS-sidoi (ioosi-j?.n(vj S.10. S1DF.S Short clear (boxed) $.37U1 S..-.0. SHOCBOKIIS-Dry salted, none. WHISKKY-Htasls ot highwlnej)-$1.2l On the produce exchango to-day th butler market was firm; creameries 17'n27e; dairies, 17fi24e; eggs weak at maik. eases included lie; firsts, 15r prion lirsts, 10c; extras, ISc; chcesi lirm, Il-Vil3e. BOSTON COPPFIt StARKET. Boston, Feb. 14. There was a generally easy feeling throughout the list of copper stocks to day. The selling ot Bingham was note worthy, carrying it down to io?c, it rally, ins later to 4'ja4c. BUTTF.K AND CHBBSF SIARKET. Boston, Feb. 14. Bl'TTBU The market was firm to-day, noithern, 25s2Cc; western, 25S25Vo; Vermont dairy, L0ifi22c. I'll r,i-.SH Slarket was very firm; Vermont twins, IIPtfTHe. NEW YOP.K COTTON SIABKET. New York, Feb. It. Cotton futures opened steady. Slarch, J10.r,7; April, $10 0". bid: Slay. $10.7.1; June, SlO.sri; July, S10.S": Aug., JiO.TO; slept S10.SS; Oct., $10.21); Nov., 10.31: spot clos i steady, 10 points higher, middling u-i. lands. U.S. middling gulf, $11.50; sale. 1.200 balis. CliGIN BUTTER. MARKKV. Elgin. 111., Feb. 12. Butter firm at .'7' cents. Pales for th.- week 407.000 pounds TOP NOTCH PRICES. (ireen VegctnlileN Cost .Money at Thli 'lime of Venr. The period of mid-winter finds all klndt ot green vegetables nt top notch priecj Boston ball lettuce is soiling for 15 am 20 cents a head with cucumbers 25 cent! each. Tomatoes aro also high. Thosi from tho South bring 2." cents a pound V.hlle hot house tomatoes retail at 50 cent n pound. Spinach Is 40 cents a peck. Cel cry Is 13 cents a head or two for a quar i r. Cabbage and Hubbard squash hav both advanced to four cents a pounj Common potatoes now command $t p bushel. Other vegetables lemaln at th. usual prices and there are no lmportan, changes in piiccs or new offerings In th fruit markets. Dilry products continue at the sarr. prices: Fresh eggs, 25 cents a dozen creamery butter, C2 cents a pound; dan butter, 23 cents a pound. FIRE IN SHOREHAM. More of C. II. Kendall .C Son in( Sl.'isnnle Hull Octroyed. Shot chain, Feb. 1.",. -At C M last even, ins lire was discovered In the store of C B. Kendall & Son and for somo time i' looked as though tho whole street wouli be swept by the gale ot wind that wai blowing. Tho fho was llrst noticed In i partition of the store In a part when there was no bent. Tho books and paperi of the firm were saved, as were Sir Kendall's books aa town treasurer. Sonn of the joods In the front portion of tU store were also saved, but the bulldlim was destroyed. A tin shop coneoted with the store anil the masonic hall and contents oveihead wcro destroyed, A tenement house adjoining the stora on the west ana remaining .three- families caught lire several times but tho (lames were extinguished after tho families hail lost all their fuel, Sir. Kendall's loss la from jo.oeo to .Js.oon abovo insurance, Tho masonic proporU was Intmied Tlio origin ot tho lire U uncertain, but It may have been caused by spontaneous com bustion from tlie paints and oils In tho building. Sir. Kendall was In New York and did not return until this morning but It Is expected that the store will bo re built. Green Cut Bone For Poultry. Duriug freezing weather we cut up great many terns of green bone nnd meat. There is nothing better for poul try, Trice $3.50 per barrel of 200 pounds, at which price we prepay freights to almost any station. At thli price cash must accompany order. Ra mi! at our risk by check, postal money order, express money order or reals' tered letter. U. S. Page, Hyde l'ark, Vt,