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THE BURI TNCxTON FREE PRESS : THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 1907. 15 II E 1. A n Tr a! . . to Be One of the Best Ever Held. M Tl PI m 'f fWI n nnriA ttrnvAttn Hi n nil fir ni'iiiiiiiii i iiniii. r urmrrs urgmiizniimi Drgrii to Miifrni, tiiii fillip iifinrii nr tlriillh In DiiforoliiK I In- He- crn 1 1- Unacted Pure Food I.UVtS. io .17th minimi meeting of the Vor t State Dairyman's association was ignt tri a close nt one oVlock Thllrs- nf'ernnon after one of the t successful meetings In tho hls- f the organization. Tho session sliort nnslstlng of three pnpors verod by prominent Instructors In ) ,ppropriaio resolutions, eh eontnlneil a mcmnrlnl to O. ri. who recently died tit his homo Georgl , were adopted. Quito a e iiiimiirr joined ns annual ana mo !ie first paper of the morning was vrred by Prof n. A. Pearson of rlnr In tUn r.iUnrrn .-.f t nptniitlnr.i 'on ell fnlverslty. "Modern Mcth for Profit" was tho subject of his er and hi- dwelt at some length on tse of record sheets to keep the ldunl standing of cows In small largr turds lie considered tho uu in me nero and us protection, Inc mt re iittontlon to comfort of cow lod their Isolntlon when sick m c.nving urns? umer necessary nuiius wire wie location, ugniing ventilation of the stable. Ho ed considerable stress on the umifss ot inn cows and tncir sur- utenslls, health of employes and ;m-i 111 muitiu mill muni 1 1 1 ip; 1111; the subject of a well prepared er l y Prof c I,. Heacli of liur- i n wno is cuimccu'd wiiii wie df- uniin oi dairy iidsimiuiry in wie rslly of Vermont. lie dwelt i' particularly on the science of Hiiv ronsiderlng two laws, hereil and arlatlon. In the develop- I sald tho laws of ' I ill L-U .1 lit ... I I.... ..., 1,.. nlnn.l nr.T) lirrno rtf ,l,n aim l,n ctlti11r.il The Clion oi mi! sir ne ofiievi-u -1:1 secret of n profitable dairy. Tre nt IO MICK um mi me III llllllll.l- of a paying dairy. The sire must kept In a good physical condition. II 1111,11 lliUZIl III' Kllfll III ill.l I II KW.l r v cur ami oieniv ni i'xck-im1 i lcent In a warm barn, well venti- 1 perature nt from f0 to.i!0. Fur- mon- rows sinuiio m- kcpl hi me lies during ine winter mm- tiin n cents a day In profits per cow i.'iii mm itni-T 1 111 v t .ir ncn ninni vinan in xnc orKM-inziuiiuii id y division, Washington, D. C, spoke place of Prof K. II. Webster, chief the division, who was detained In shlngton. He gave- an outline of the l IL UttT tllll.V linmiuil ,1.111, . s, criticised tho systems of many .,111111 lit linn iimil It" .... b i.ivn Judgment used by dairymen in the lug itlltl .-vimi oi ,i(iii, 1 in- k of the division In which Mr. Dexter ngaged Is to collect and disseminate irmatinn concerning dairy farming, care and Improvement of dairy eat and the production, earn and (list rl- lon of dairy products, maintain a oral survey' of the condition of the j ry industry at large and in tne int ent sections, in addition to special hi des ns to dairy organizations, dairy ools and facilities for technical In iction, State dairy laws, the develop- it of markets, the milk supply of! os ana lowns and ine laws and reuu ons In reference thereto. Dr. Dex- charge of dairy Hteraturo nnd ex- son work. This work Includes tho ssiivtnr- .niti mtit'xiiii? fti it.-tirv iin.T- re, the preparation for the press of nuscrlpts and other forms of In matlon connected with the work of division, attendance at dairy meet- a i7n 1 Thn iv! an anjnni7w mi GONE OM -OF- shows that E. K. Smith, Geo. W. Smith nnd Smith & Son have kept pace with the ilemaiul for substantial, wholesome, al ways ready food. Tlie use of these crackers by countless thousands for al most a century marks them as staple a product of Now Eng. gland as maple sugar or dairy butter. Have You Ever Tried Them ? A FEW DOLLARS Cannot ho better expended than for a BOURSE OF STUDY N. D. B!&ke, Principal, IMIIHHHHHIMI Ings to present the work of the division and to give Instructions In dairy lines. IIBSOLUTIONS. Tho following resolution", wore adopt ed: Whereas, We learn that tho National Ci carnery Hutter Makers' association has Delected St. Paul, Minn., u tho plnco for holding Its next annual meeting, the Vermont Dairymen's association In convention nt Burlington, January 8-10, 1907, does herewith Itesolve, That tho officers of national association bo re quested to change, If posslblo to do no, tho place of meeting to a more con .trnlly located city, whnroby tho Vermont and other eastern mcmborn may bo moro able to attend. Whereas, The members of tho Vermont Dairymen's nsroclatlon noto with satis faction the Increased attention given to dairying by the national department of agriculture, therefore bo It Resolved, That this association con sider Ihe dairy Interests of tho nation of sufficient Importance to bo represented by a bureau of the agricultural depart ment; therefore no respectfully urgo Con Inestimable value to dairy Interests In their present advanced state. We believe the best Interests of the country require the retention of the so called oleomarg.irlno law and expect that our Stale delegation at the national capital will be as active n.s ever In guird. lug this law. Realizing that tho source of pure food supplies Is the farm, wo bollovo that no legislation has been enacted which will have a moro direct bearing on the material prosperity of the farmrrs that the passage of the recent pure food laws, both Slate and national; but knowing that lack of enforcement will make nn ut ter failure of the best law, we should urge that the State board of agriculture, the officers and members of the Maple Sugar Makers' a.soclnit!on, of the State Grange, and of every other farmers' organization or society and especially of this association, co-operate with the State board of health In enforcing these laws In Vermont. We destre to express our thanks lor. and appreciation of the hearty welcome j and courteous treatment which hai ueen accorded us by Hurllngton's public ami private citizens, and especially by the press, and we desire particularly to thank f'nl C W. Searff for the very artistic manner In which he decorated this hall. fiKoitnr- 11. prs'SMOiu-:, GKiHtGF. .MTKUN'i Committee on Resolutions. MEMORIAL TO O. S. BUSS. In the denth of O. S. Hllss, which lately occurred, nt an advanced age at his horn In Georgia, the farmers of Vermont have lost an able and useful man. He was th' originator of the State Dairymen's as sociation, the second of Its kind In the Putted States, and for many years he was Its most oltlcleiu secretary, there fore be It Hesolved, That in convention assembled we as farmers and dairymen of Vermont do recognize and appreciate the rdle work that ho performed nt great dlsit'l- vantage, and at a time when there was no State appropriation, to assist In car rying It prosperously forward. lot us therefore have placed with the records of this association our regard and esteem for the one who has labored so earnestly nnd faithfully to place It on the high road to a wonderfully success ful career. OFFICIOUS OF T1IK WOMAN'S AFXII--IAHY. At tho ndjouriynl meeting of the Wom an's Auxiliary to the Vermont Statn Dairymen's association, held Thursday morning In the parlors of the Van Nci-s Mouse, the following olllcers were elected for tho ensuing year: Piesldent, Mrs. C. F. Smith of Morrlsvllle; vice-president, Mrs. M. I.. Aseltlne of Fairfax; secre tary anil treasurer, Mrs. Edna S. lleaen of Charlotte. But little business wns trans-acted. A proposed revision of the constitution was discussed anil It was voted to have a letter of sympathy writ ten by the secretary to Mrs. Aseltlne, who Is qulie 111 at her homo In Charlotte. FIRE IN FAIRFAX. Home or Charles Illalsdrll Destroyed Sixty IllislteU of i'nlnliies ,osl. Fairfax, Jan. 10. Fire this afternoon destroyed the dwelling house of Charles nlnlsrto11' about on0 m"H frm tho cen- 111 111 uiu viuiigr. ii eaugnt In a chamber on the second floor from an over-heated stovepipe, nil the furnlturo In that room being destroyed. Tl"o furniture on Ihe llrst floor was saved hut the loss of fit) bushels of potatoes In the cellar was total. Mr. and Mrs. Blalsdell, who lived nlonc, nro about C5 years of nge and are poor people. They had recently re paired their house and It wns worth $H00 or $700. Insiirnnco of betweci $200 nnd $400 wns carried. Help from the vlllngo wns cnlled 011 a nelglibor's telephone but nothing 110 Church St., Burlington, Vt. THE MAKING HHMMMMMMM A STEADY DRAIN- Slelt Kidney Wenken the Whole Iloily lnko Ton III, J.nngtiltl nnd Depressnl. Sick kidneys weaken the body through tho continual drainage of life-giving al bumen from the blood Into tho urine, and tho substitution of poisonous urlo ncld that goes broad-cart though tho system, sowing tho seedH of dlseo.se. Dos of nlbumon causes weakness, lan guor, depression. Uric poisoning coiisob rheumatic pain, nervousness, nausea, cricks In tho back, gravel and kidney stones. The proper treatment Is a kid ney treatment, nnd the best remedy Is Doan't Kidney Pills. Great Burlington cures prove It, ' James Francis, of 80 Main Bt,, Bur lington, Vt says: "I had kidney trou ble for over six years nnd nt times I was In pretty bad shape. My back nett ed nlmnst constantly and I had head nches and such attacks of dizziness tlmt somo days I could' hardly keep on my feet. 1 dltl not sleep well nt night and tho slightest twist or turn would cause Intense pain. I finally became so bad that It was almost Impossible for tne to stoop over or sit down to eat my meals. The secretions wore Irregular nnd sometimes contnlned blood. I got nn relief until I used Doan's Kidney Pills, sold at the Park Drug Store. It was not a week before I commonced to feel better. My back became stronger and the pains and other troubles ceas ed. I am moro than glad to think I have found such an excellent remedy nnd shall always speak a good word for Doan's Kidney Pills." For sain by all dealers. Prlco fio cents Foster-Mllbtirn Co., Buffalo. New York, sole agents for tho United States. Itemember the name Doan's and no other. could be done except get out the fur niture on the ground floor, GISTS HF.AVY DAMAGES. Woodstock, Jan. 10. In the case of Whit-' man vs. the Windsor Machine Co., which has been on trial In Windsor county court for nearly a week, the Jurv to-day 1 Plum ed a verdict for the plaintiff awarding hau f 3,0iv ilam.iaes. The defence will file a motion to set aside the verdict on the ground that It Is against tho evidence nul the amount execes.ilve. The suit was brought to recover il,.mage.- received while running one of tho defei.dant com pany's machines, HAS REMOVED CAR STOVES. .Mt. Mniixllrlil KleelHe Itnllrond Com piles l(li Commission'-, Order. Slow,-, Jan. 11. The management of tho Mt. ManrHeld Electric railroad yesterday received a communication yestetday from the .Statu railroad commission onlerir.g the discontinuance of the use of stoves for heating their cars. The company complied with the order at once. The cars are equlpp'-d for electric heat but this has proved Insufllcjp'it In the pat. It l.s now using electric lipat lu heating tho cars as well as possjb.e by this sys tem. FISH AND GAME WA III HON I'.ESIGNS. Stowe, Jan. 11. State Fish nrl Game Commissioner H. G, Thomas has 10 colved the leslgnntlon of A. W. .1. Wll 1:1ns of Ilntttleboro, who was recently ap pointed llsh nnd game warden for Wind ham county. Ills successor has not yet been appointed. APPOINTED COUNTY CLERK. F. D. D. Stone to Succeed the l.nte J. II. llcrrllleltl. Hrattleboro, Jan. 11. Assistant Judges Wordcn and Pier were lu town to-day to make tho appointment for county clerk to fill the office made vacant by gll'.e sudden death of J. 11. Merrlflehl. Ixite this afternoon It was made known thnt F. E. D. Stowe has reef '.Veil the appointment. Mr. Steve Ins held the otllce of referee In bankruptcy for Wind ham county nnd Is ono tho the most popular lawyers In the county. GOVERNOR'S APPOINTMENTS I K. I.nnglc' nnd .1. n. Pollnrd tiet Places ci Forestry Commls hlnner. Proctor, Jan. 10. Gov, F, I). Proctor an rvmnrod the following appointments to day: To lie commissioner on public printing Frank H. Dangley. To be forestry commissioner Arthur M. Vnughn of Randolph. To be member of the Jamestown exposi tion commission J. K. Pollard of Ches ter. hi:ci:ption and pchhe for PRIEST. j Brandon, Jan. 10. The members of St. Mary's Church tendered a recep tion last evenlni' to the Rev. Tliomos J. Henry, the newly ordained priest, who loaves to-morrow for Rutland, wehere lie hns been appointed assist ant at St. Peter's Church. George N. Bashaw, In b"hnlf of St. Mary's con gregation, presented Fr. 77enry with a purse of $iri0. During tho evening music was rendered hy an oretfpstra and ref resliments were served bv ("l" Indies. P. E. Whelan nnd George Ba shaw were the commltteo or arrange ments. SHOP IN WINDSOR BURNICD. Windsor, Jan, 10. Tho woodworking shop of H. K. Morrill on Union street was burned this morning tho fire being dls envnrud nbout four o' click In tho engine ' room, and It was soon beyond the control of the fiiemen. Tile loss on tho building was $2,000 and on tho machinery and stock $3,000 with no Insurance. Tho plant em ployed eight hnnds nnd had a large num bers of orders nhead. It has not been decided whether the plant will bo rebuilt or not. CUP WINNERS AT BARRE. Barro, Jan. 10. Tho (Irst annual ex hibition of tho Central Vermont Poul try nnd nnd ret Stock association, which Is being held In Halo's pavilion, closed this evening. The work of the Judges In nwnrdlng tho prizes wns fin ished last evening. Tho four prize cups offered by the association worn won bv George Booth, Barre, for best dis play of Iharred Plymouth Rocks; by Jiuiies Mitchell, Barre, ror bust display of Whlto Wynndottes; by Blodgott A Co., West Burko, for best display of Deghorns; by H. D. Hopkins of Mont- pullor for host display of whlto Ply mouth Hocks. UNaCCCEBSFUD RAID. Montgomery, Jnn. 10. The Mansfield House In tills village was to-day raided hy Sheriff Holntfs and Deputy Sheriff Duko Martin, but tho search was unsuc cessful, no Intoxicating liquors being found. Tho hotel was successfully raid ed about a year ago and the proprietor, Gcorgo Patterson paid a lino of $300 and costs. Harvey Dumbra nnd Moses Hush ford, who engaged lu a pitched battle last Monday, wore to-day arreHted nnd urralgned beforo Justice Kearney and fli'.cd $3 nnd costs each for a breach of the peuco. ELECTRIC ROAD MERGER. The IVriv llnven Ilond Control Vnlu nlile f.tne in Sonthern Vermont. Bennington, Jan. 10. Tho absorption of the Bennington A Moosno Valley electric rond by the Bennington ft North Adnms Street Hallway company, gives tho New York, New Haven A Hartford railroad a lino direct to Troy, K. Y nnd a line from Eagle Bridge, N. Y to Cambridge and Greenwich, With theso franchises tho New York, New llnyen A Hartford la In a position to begin work at any minute on nn extension from Hooslck Falls to Troy without waiting for an act of legis lation or any other of the numerous de lays that mark tho beginning of trolley line construction. The capital of the Bennington A North Adams Street ltnllway company, accord ing to the papers Hied with the gecrotary of stato, Is $600,000. The company was authorized by nn act of the recent Legis lature to Issue share for shnro In ox change for the shares of tho Bennington A Hoosao Vnlley Hallway company, nr1 Is further authorized to Issue as many shares of preferred stock ns nro neces sary to tnko care of tho preferred stock of tho merged enmpnny and tho bonds. Tho Consolidated Hallway company sub scribes 4,401 shares of tho Bennington A North Adnms rompnny, and H. M. Hoch- erspreyer of Now Haven, Conn., Is the other prltvlpnl subscriber. Tho board of directors Is composed of Charles H. Molten, president of tho New York, New Haven A MnrtforJ; Cnlvert Townley, A. it. Mny, J. G. Par ker nnd II. M. Hocherspreyor of New Haven, Conn.; George E. Green of Hooslck Falls, N. Y.; A. B. Gardner of Pownnl, Vt.; I. E. Gibson of Hennlng ton, Vt,, nnd H. W. Ely of Westfleld. Mnss., I. E. Gibson and George E. Green were treasurer and president, respec tively, of tho Bennington A Hooslck Vnlley road. The officers nre: Presi dent, Charles S Mellon of New Haven; vice-president, Calvert Townley of New Haven; clerk and treasurer, 0. M. Barber of Bennington; nsslstant clerk, J. O. Parker of Now Haven; nsslstant treasurer, A. S. May of New Haven. DESCHIPTION OF THE PHOPEKTY. The Bennington A Hoosae Valley line between Bennington and Hooslck Fr.lK N. Y., a distance of If, 1-2 miles, as the road runs, was completed eight years ago last summer. A charter for the Bennington A- North Adams Street Hall way compnny to build an electric road from the Massachusetts line through the town of Pownnl to Hennlngton was secured from the Vermo:,t legislature In 1D02. During the two years that fol lowed rumors weie periodically In circula tion to the effect that the rond was going to bo IniUt. hut nothing in the line of construction was begun until early last summer, whei the franchise was reported to have oassed into tbe hands of ihe consolidate the subsidiary com pany of the New York. New Haven A Hartford .system. A coips of engineers In "barge of II rf. Dniiee established headquarters here, and In June actual work on the road was begun. From the time that the first shovelful of dirt was lifted the woik has been rushed. Two contracting llrms J. W. Daley at the Pownal end and E. Blakes ley A Son at Bennington have hurried the construction along 11s rapidly as possible. While tho work has been rushed It has not heen plighted, nnd good material has beoti used. Men who are In a no sltlon to Judge have stated that when the line Is open for traffic In the spring It will be rccond to m other road In New Enpl. nd or, for that matter, in the East. WORKED IN COI.D WEATHER. During the latter Prt of the sum mer, and even after eold weather be gan to set In. It wns noticeable that tho work wns being rushed. It was known that tlie comi nny's charter would ex pire December 1, but It looked Impos sible to lYulsh the road before that date, nnd there appeared lo be no rea son why the work should be completed under forced draught, for nn extension of the charter could be easily secured from the Legislator", which went Into ..t.. 1 A Vtttl w.is tntro- rcnsitiu .itiiiini 1 - duced ill the Legislature asking for this """"" 1 ""- " e"tens on out still the engineer In lfuge camp., as consisting of mat sheds charge S Durkee. nnd the two con- arranged In rectangular groups In street rnarge, 11. ju ,..,,,,, I formation two miles long and a mile tractors kept putting on additional her s n ,he vclnlty workmen and hurrying on the build- I T,,nK K!anff Ku o neal.,v a half lug of tlie road. . million refugee thirty per cent, show Tho bill granting the extension ot j 0 distress and among ten per cent, time passed the Legislature, nnd waj,he suffering is acute. The roads nre signed by the governor. As soon a! thronBCil with rico peddlers. Women tear Gov. F. D. Proctor hnd signed the act, jlp t)f, TQnts o( Krass for food and aso the fact wns wireu to tne oiuco 01 um New York. New Haven & Hartford at New Haven by Engineer Durkee, win) nt once received a letter from the en gineers' department to complete tlie road by December 1, regardless ot the charter extension. At this time, In cluding the pole gangs, there were nearly 1,000 men nt work on the road. A severe cold snnp Into In November drove many of tho Italian workmen from the work nnd forri-d headquarters to nbnndon the Idea of completing the road this winter, practically an Impos sible task, anyway. WORKING ON TWO CUTS. At the present time there nre several gangs of graders at work at different points nlong the lino and the building of a largo portion of tho road Is practic ally done. There Is a rock out threo and one-half miles south of this village nnd a dirt cut at Pownal Center thnt will re quire two more months of ham work to nnlsh. By the time a way has been made through these two points tho grad ing and ballasting of the remainder of tho road will bo completed. A steam shovel and a gravel train are rapidly bal lasting the llrst three miles out of .nls village and another steam shovel and two trnlns are nt work In the clay cut at Pow ival Center. The power for tho road will be brought from the station nt Zylonlte, nbout half way between Adams nnd North Adams. it will bo carried III voltage of 2,200 to a transformer station at Pownal Center and thero stepped down to 700 for distri bution over the line. Tho pniis nro nil set except for tho short distance through the cuts, tho feed wires strung and also tho high tension wlm from SSylunlto to tho transformer station. From tho beginning tho road has boon more or less of a puzzle to tho public, It wns apparent thnt thousnnds of dollars was being expended In tho building of a trolley road through a rough nnd dltllcult country, tho ruvuliuu from the passonger tralllc of which would be small. The merger of tne Bennington & North Adams nnd the Hoosnc Valley road has, how ever, made clear tho purpose of the pro ject, as by tho consolidating of i.io two ronds the irnnchlses became tho property of tho new company, or, In other words, of tho New York, New Haven & Hart ford. Twenty Ymr Untile. "I was a loser In a twenty year bat tle with chronic piles and malignant sores, until I tried Duckleu's Arnica Salvo; which turped tho tldo, by cur ing both, till not a trace remains,' writes A, M. Bruce, of Fnrmvllle, Vn, Best for old Ulcors, Cuts, Burns and Wounds, 2Gc nt J, W. O'Sulllvau und all druKglst. T BADE RETURNS ARE IRREGULAR Affected by Varying Weather Conditions in Different Sections. RETRIEVING THE BLOCKADES, Open Weather Benefits Freight Con ditions Prices of All Commodlllen Declined nlintit One per Cent, lu December Building Op erations Active. New York, January 11. H. O. Dun & Co.'s weekly review of trade to-morrow will say: Trade returns nre Irregular bocause of tho weather, unsr.aAonnbly high tempera ture restricting sales of heavy weight wearing npparel at some points, while business Is most satisfactory In colder fectlons. Freight blockades were relieved to some extent by open weather and spe cial efforts by ofllclnls. Bargain sales reducing retail stocks of winter goods In preparation for spring openings and lib eral shipments will Boon bo made by Job bers nnd wholesalers, Building opora tlons have been greatly facilitate), at tho East by open weather. Prices of nil com modules declined nlmost one per cent. during December. Dun's Index number on the llrst business day of January be ing $107,204 agnlnst $10.S,1 1 2 a month pro vlous. Hallway earnings In December wore 6.1 per cent, larger than a year ago while foreign commerce at this port for tho last week showed a gain of $t!,000,91D In Imports and a loss of $1,227,310 In exports, as compared witn tne figures of a year ago. Failures this week In. tho United Stntes number 311, ngalnst 300 last year and in Canada 20 against ul last year. SOME CROSS CURRENTS. SGH Whole Trnde Situation Compare Well lib Conner Years. New York, Jan. II. Brodstrect's to morrow will say: There are some cross currents in trade which prevent general characterization but situation loses little by comparison with preceding years n this early stago of the srvison. Weather conditions have boon hardly seasonable but the re semblance to last ynr In tho effect of mild weather on retail trade In winter goods and upon building activity Is marked. Tho nefd of seasonable weather Is noted throughout the country. In In dustrial lines previous activity continues without changes. Sonic few lines of Iron and steel nre In less active request but other finished lines nre active, and the market as a whole Is strong. Some shad- g of prices on far-off deliveries Is shown. The open winter allows of great activity In building, but there is not the un animity as to tho predictions of record breaking record made a year ago. The car Miortago question Is still acute, though mild weather helps the railroads. Business failures for the week number 271 against l!j last week, 2S? In tho like week of l?o0. 2M In 190G, 315 In 1904 nnd 231 In 1903. EATING GRASS ROOTS. Conditions In Chinese Famine Belief Cnmps 100,000 Men Absolutely Idle. Shanghai, Jan, 11. Cnpt. Klrton. the foreign relief commissioner In the famine i , . T iti,.. 11.. nrP cooklng leaves and twigs. The efforts of the officials are confined to attempts to rersuade the people to return to their homes. Some of them com- ,,y but more arrive than depart. One hundred thousand men are absolutely Idle, Though It would not be difficult to organize relief works, none has yut been started. If the Inaction continues there will be a gigantic problem to faco. The end cannot be foreseen. T..e worst pinch has not yet been felt. RUTLAND PARISH DIVIDED. Xcw Cnllmllc Church to Be Built There Itrv. Win, l.onergaii Xew Priest, Rutland, Jan, 13. It wns- announced at St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church here to-day that Bishop .1. S. Mlchaud of Bur lington had sanctioned the long talked of division of the parish because of tho utter Inadequacy of the present edifice to ac commodate tho congregation. The divi sion cuts tho city Into eaM and west sec tions of nearly equal size nnd tho new parish to bo known as the Church of tho Holy Innocents will havo nearly as many people aa t..o parent church. Tho Rev. William Lonergan of White River Junction, who will presldo over tho new church will begin his pastorate next Sun day, services being held In a hnll until a site can bo purchased and tho new church erected. SHOW AT SHELDON. Annual Fair Sept, a to 0 .Horse Nfioiv June 13 nnd 1R. St. Alhnns, Jnn. 13. Tho annual fair and cnttlo show of the Franklin County Fnlr association, will ho held as usual nt Sholdon this year, from Tuesday, September 3, to Friday, Sep tember C, Inclusive. This will give .1 four dnys' fnlr lnctcad of threo as hero tofore, and nt no greater cxpenso to tho people, for tho mnnngement hns voted to nllow ovorybody to bo admit ted free on tho first day, It Is believed that this generous concession will ndd greatly to tho popularity and resultant success of the fair. Tho nnnual Juno horso show, Instl tuted last year, whloh proved such a great success, will bo repeated this year, when tho show will bo held on Juno 12 and 13. Tho commltteo to ar- rango for tho races and ribbons wns nppolnted, consisting of A. J. Pomoroy of East Fairfield, Dr. A. L. Cross of Swanton, nnd George H. 'liioinns of Sheldon. The directors, headed hy Prosldent Charles W. Gates of Franklin, were In session at tho city hall nearly nil day settling upon tho dntes of tho moot lugs, revising the premium list and elcctliiir the superintendent" of the various departments. Tho etiperlnton- donts follow: Hacos, A. J. Pomeroy of East Fairfield', cattle, J. U. Dlmon of Hlgligate; horses, S. I). Thomas of Sheldon; sheep, W, K. Warnor of St. Albans; swine, George D. Nichols of Rnosburgh; poultry and dogs, Charles t. Curtis of St. Albans; agricultural products, A. I, Wilder of Franklin; floral hnll, E. A, Hturtevant of East Fairfield, and Mrs. Tl. H. Brown of Franklin; educational department, Prof, M. D. Chittenden of Fairfax; me chnnlcal department, C. M. Weed of Bwanton. STATE POULTRY SHOW. Ananclntfon Preparing- for Annnnl Ex hibit In 91. Alhnns, Jnn. 20 to Feb. 1. St. Albans, Jan. 13. Thn officials of the Vermont Stato Poultry association are busily encaged In making prepara tions for the 11th annual exhibition, which will bo hold in this city from Tuesday, January 2D, to Friday, Feb ruary 1. Inclusive, thus Insuring the return home of the birds on Saturday. Tho show will be hold In the city hall, large, oommodlous nnd admirably adapted to Its needs. This association, which has nchlovcd an enviable repu tation throughout New England for the size and quality of Its exhibits and the Bquare method of management, looks forward to the biggest and best show of Its history. Tho secretary has been delayed with requests for cata logues and premfum lists from nil over new England, eastern Canada and New York State, nnd hns tho assurance of many prominent breeders- and fancier that they will be horo with tho best they have. Tho premiums nnd prizes are of greater value nnd moro numerous than ever before offered and lncludo $750 In regular premiums, $100 In cash for special premiums, nna a line lino of silver cups valued at $160, which will be awarded for the following Best exhibit of barred Plymouth Hock chicks; best exhibit of Silver Wyandottes; best exhibit of H. C. Hhode Island Reds; best white Plymouth Rock cockorel and two pullets; best display of bantams; best exhibit of any ono variety of whito Leg horns; liest exhibit of any ono variety of black Mlnorcas; best exhibit of nr-y one variety of Brown Doghorns; best pair of Embden geese; best pair of white Hol land turkeys; best exhibit of pigeons. Besides these handsome cups is a long line of miscellaneous prizes, covering every class. All exhibits will be Judged by compari son, for the flrat tlmo In the State and thus every one will be assured of a square deal. All standard bred poultry will be according to tho rules and recom mendations of tho American standard of perfection and the Judges will be em powered to withhold prizes when In their opinion tho specimens are not of sulTlclcnt merit. HISTORY AS IT IS. (From Life.) The directors of tho Great Melon Rail road company were gathered round tho lionrd. It was a highly important meet ing. Gentlemen, ' said the president, "wo haviy as you know, accumulated a sur plus oi thirty millions of dollars. Ah honest and painstaking men, It only remnlns for us to decide the form In which this shall be distributed to our hard-worklry? stockholders, of whom aheml am one of the largest." At this moment the superintendent of the road 'was announced. Gentlemen, excuse me for Interrupt ing j-ou; but the fact Is, a strike has taken place nt the other end of tho road and Is rapidly s, -eading. Tho en gineers complain that they have to work nearly flfteon hours out of tho twenty- four, which makes H Impossible for them to do their duty, thus Increasing tho danger of severe accident. The brnkemen are paid starvation wages, owing to the fact that the Ice trust Of which I am a director," murmured the prosldant the co-.il trust, tho meat trust "In which wo aro nil vitally In terested," murmured the other directors have put up the price of all neces sities. Hero aro the demands of the men." The president, concealing his annoy ance a much as possible, glanced over the paper handed to him, and then said; What Is your pleasure? Shall we raise the waes of these misguided men?" Never!'1 muttered the other dlreotors unanimously. Thereupon the president of the board turned to the superintendent: "You have heard our reply," he said. Make usual efforts to tnko care of passengers and shippers, call on the mllttla If necessary, and Issue a mani festo showing how we have worked and labored to preserve harmony, how un just tho demands of our employees are. and now we will, If necessary, tight to the death and put the dear public to no end of Inconvenience and trouble rather than give up one lota of the rights to which we aro entitled under the Con stitution." Then, turning to tho directors, he whls- pored, "Gentlemen, I guess we'd better not cut that melon until after this strike Is over." THEY ADD DO. "Tut. tut," said Smlthers. "You mustn't complain that way. Remember that have to foot the bills." Yes. you foot them," retorted Mrs. Smlthers. You kick nt every single one of them."Clevelan Press. Buy Your Stationery At the Free Press Store. Here are a few of the many things we carry in stock: Paper, Envelopes, Box Paper, Lead Pencils, Penholders, Compass and Divider, Pencil Pockets, Ink, Mucilage, Paste, Glue, Blank Books, Menu Books, Letter Books, Note Bocks, . Composition Books, Receipt Books, Pads, U. V. M. ALUMNI MEET IN BOSTON Held 15th Annual Mooting ani Banquet at Young's Friday Evening, 60Y. F. D. PROCTOR PRESENT .Xpenkn of Unity of State nnd University In Work of Progress Pres. lltiek . linm Tells of Visit Abroad Spenlter Clienejr Tells of the I.eglNlntlTC Work. Boston, Jan. 11. Tho fifteenth nnnual banquet of tho New England Alumni association of the University of Vermont wns held at Youngs Hotel this evening. Thero were forty-flvn guests and nlumnl present Including Governor Proctor of Vermont. President Buok hnm was tho first speaker. Tho prosldont alludpd to his recent visits to tho two northernmost unlvor. sltles of the English speaking; pcoplos, Aberdeen and St. Andrews, and tho two southernmost at Baton Rougo and New Orleans, and took occasion to comment on tho university as ono ot tho great world-forces In civilization, co-ordinate with tho church and tho, State; on the comprehensiveness of tho modern university. Including within lti soopo all tho sciences, arts, Industries) and Interests of mankind; nnd on uni versity men as being everywhere "a goodly fellowship of prophets," men in advance of their times, leaders ot thought nnd projectors of tho future. The convocation at Aberdeen was In some respects like a general council of the church, It was an Impressive man ifestation of the ubiquity and tha solidarity of the Interests pertaining to sclcnco and learning. Tho president also reported progress In tho plan for securing nlumnl representation on tho board of trustees of tho unlvorslty. Governor Proctor spoko briefly of tho relation of the university to the State, saying that the State Is anxious to Join hands with the university In the march of progress now being embarked upon. Dr. Edward E. Hawes responded for the medical department and Dean Jo seph L. Hills spoko of the high rank: attained by men In the agricultural college along purely scholastlo linos. Over one-third of the graduates In that department have taken advanced de grees. Morrill hall, tho gift of tho State, U expected to be completed by next commencement. Professor Davla R. Dewey was next speaker nnd pointed out the opportun ity for such practical education In our public schools as would lead to mora efficient citizenship In rural New Ens land. The Hon. Thomas C. Cheney, speaker of the House of Representatives of Ver mont, spoke of the Invaluable work of tho university man In tho recent session or tho Legislature which aside from accom plishing the needed reform of the Judic iary department hnd done more for iho real benefit of Vermont than any Legisla ture for a generation. The Rev. E. C. Bass reported that tho centennial endowment fund wns ncarlr-g tho $t00,0u0-mark. Thero were several other speakers Including A. B. Sellan '91, nnd Dr. Robert II. Ferguson. DEATH OF MISS HAVEN. Funeral Wns Held lu Vergennes Mon day Morning. Vergennes, Jan. IS. The body of Miss Nellie Haven, aged 47 years, was brought here this morning- from New York city, whore she died Saturday morning of heart disease. She was spending the winter in Now York and tho body was accompanied hero by hsr brother. Dr. Foster S. Haven of that city. Miss Haven was the daughter of the lata F. K. Haven, long a prominent business man of Vergennes. Charles S. Haven of this city Is her other sur viving brother. Miss Haven was a faithful worker and member of thoi Congregational Church nnd tho funeral services will bo held there at two o'clock Monday afternoon. A Tragic Finish. A watchman's neglect permitted a leak In the great North Sea dyke, which a child's finger could have stop ped, to become a ruinous break, devastating an entire province of Holl and. In like manner Kenneth Mclver, of Vanceboro, Mo., Permitted a llttlo cold to go unnoticed until a traglo finish was only averted by Dr King's New Discovery. Ho writes: "Three doc tors gave mo up to die of lung Inflam- I matlon, caused by a neglected cold; I but Dr. Kings isew uiscovery savea ! my life.' Guaranteed oesi cougn ana I cold euro, at J, . O faulllvan s druar j store, and all druggists, 50c und H.OV. Trial bottle free. 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