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VERMONT WATCHMAN & STATE JOURNAL: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 1896.
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KSTAX1. OF WHITJIAN G. FKKRIN.
STATK O? VERMONT,
DIBTWOTOP WABUINOTON, SB.
In Probato Court, lield at Montpelier, in and fot
tald District.on the 5th day of June, A.I). 1896!
An lnatrument purportlng to be the laat wlll and
teatament of WIIITMAN O. FEIUIIN, late of
Montpelier, In aald Dlatrict, deceaaed, being pre
seuted to the Court for l'robate, lt la ordered by
sald Court, that allpersonsconcerned therelnbenotl
fled to appear at a aeaalon of sald Court, to bebeldat
tlie l'robate Offlce In suhl Montpelier, on tlie 26th day
of June, A.I). 18'KI, and aliow cauae, If any they
roay have, agalnat the probate of sald Jnstru
mentj for whlch purpoae It la further ordered tliat
notlce of tlils oruer be publlahed three woeks suc
ceaalvely In the Vermont Watehman A State Journal,
a newapaper prlnted at Montpelier, In thla atate,
prevloua to aald tline appointed for hearing.
lly tho Court. Atteat,
(4-06 IIIKAM OAKLETON, Judge.
KSTATK OF IEItllII.L K. DODOE.
STATE OP VERMONT,
DI8T1UOT Olf WASHINGTON, 88.
In l'robate Court, lield at Montpelier, ln and f 01
aald Dlatrict, on the 6tli day of June, A.I). 18161
Edgar A. Lambertou, Aumlulatrator of the eatate
of JIKItltlLL K. DODUE, late of Marahfleld, ln
aald Dlatrict, deceaaed, prosonts hla admln
latratlon account for examluatlon and allowance,
and makea appllcutlon for a decree of dlatrlbu
tlon and parlltlou of tho eatate of aald de
ceaaed. Whereupon, lt la ordered by aald Court
tliat aald account and aald appllcatlon be
refcrred to a aeaalon therenf, to be held at
the l'robate OHlce, In aald Montpelier, on thr
27th day of June, A. 1), 18. tor hearlnir and de
clalon thereoni And.lt la further ordered, that no
tlce hereof be glvon to all peraona Intereated bj
publlcatlon of tho aame three weeka aucceaalvely ln
the Vermont Watehman iSlale Journal.n newapaper
publlahed at Montpelier, prevloua to aaid tlme ap
pointed for hearing, that they may appear at aald
ilrae and place, and ahow cauae.lt any they mai
have, why aald account ahould not be allowed, and
uch decree inade. Hy tho Court. Atteat,
04-lttl IIIKAM CAKL.ETON, Judge.
KSTATK OFSUSANA 1'LANDKIIS.
Btatk of Vermont,
dibtiiiut oit washington, bb,
In l'robate Court, hold at Montpelier, In and for
aald Dlatrict, on tho 8th day of June, A.I). 18'I6
L. llart Croaa, Admlnlatrator of the eatate
of SUBAN A, FLANIIKKH, late of Montpelier, ln
aald Dlatrict, deceaaed, preaenta hla admlulatratlon
account for examluatlon and allowauce,and makea
appllcatlon for a decree of dlatrlbutlon and partltlon
of the eatate of aald deceaaed. Whereupou, lt
la ordered by aald Court that aald account and
aald appllcatlon be referred to a aeaalon thereof,
to be lield at the l'robate Ofuce, ln aald Mont
pelier, on tlie ntli day of June. A. D. lftm,
for hearing and doclslon thereoni And.lt la further
ordered, that notlce liereot be glveu to all peraona In
terestod by publlcatlon of tho aame three weeka auo
ceaaively ln the Vermont Watehman A State Journal,
a newapaper publlahed at Montpelier, prevloua to
aald tlme appoluted for hearing, that they may ap-
f earat aald tlme and place, and ahow cauae.lt any
hey may haye, why aald account ahould not be al
lowed, and auch decree made.
lly the Court. Atteat.
04 06 IIIKAM OAltLfcTON.Jndne.
SUMMARY OF NEWS,
Vermont.
If odourIi is onoiiKli, why ttso too much?
Moral; use leas soap by using "IlarinloBS."
O. J. Ukll, tuaster of tho Stato Orange,
has appolntod Saturday, Juno 27, as Ohil
dron's day.
OArxAiN Joun O. llorjKKR, fortnorly an
ofllcer at Fort Etban Allen, dled laat Mon
day at I'hlladolphia. IIo waa a hravo ofllcor
and was fauious aB a llterary wrlter.
Thk rosldonco of General S. M. Southard,
at Castloton, with the barns, outbulldlUBS
and oontents, woro burned to tho fjround
last Thnrsday morntiic. Loss, S3,C0Oj par
tlally lnsured.
Tiik Stato Doard of Hoalth wlll hold
ineetlnRS at Woodstock to-day, at Brattle
boro on Thursday, at Burlington noxt Jlon
day, at Rutland on Tuosday and at Ben
nington on Wednesday.
Pknsions recontly granted to Vermonters:
Origtnal, Theodoro Southard of Rutland;
Incroaso, John Higbes of Montgomery; Le
roy li. Bord of Brattleboro; origlnal, wid
own, eto., reinsuo, Juno N. Cofilu of West
Top.fliaui.
Thk butter tub faotory of Nolson, Hall Ss
Oo. at Montgomery, with the saw-mlll,
barns and sheds, tho season's atoek of lura
ber and sixteou tenemont houses wero do
Btroyed by flre last Frlday. Slxty mon aro
thrown out of einploymont and sixteen
famlllcs aro bomeless. Loss, 510,000; Insur
ance, 810,000.
IIuon IIbnhy, chalrman of tho flnance
committee of the Soldiers' Home at Ben
nington, has closed a coutract to crect a
throo-story, forty-foot addltlon to tho east
wlng of tho main dormltory. Thls wlll ln
creasu tho slze of the dlnlng-rootn and add
tweuty-flvo new roomn. The preaent dor
mltory roof wlll be ralaed, maklng a Man
aard and increasing tho helght of I the
rooma on tho thlrd iloor. Work wlll bo
commenced at once.
TiiKannual parade, for drlll, disclpllne,
inBpectlon and revlew of the seotion of ar
tillery of Norwich Univoraity, prescrlbed in
Section 4417, Vermont Statutea, wlll be held
at Northfield, June 15, 10, 17, 18 and 19,
1800. Brigadler-General Julius J. Eatey,
V. N. Gy and Oaptain Herbert E. Tuthorly,
Firat TJnited Statea cavalry, assistant
inspector general, wlll lnapect the troops,
and the latter wlll make report upon the
condition of the command at the close of tho
encampment.
If enough ls enough, why use too inuch?
Moral: use less soap by using " Harmless."
Domcstic.
Thk general rellef fund for the tornado
Bufforera at St. Louls,has reached 8200,000.
The fund committee will close Its work to
day, turnlng over the fund to the rellef
committee. The latter will contlnuo to act
until overy ouo deservlng ald is past want.
About, 840,000 has been recelved by the St.
Louis rellef committee, princlpally from
outaide sourcea,
Mns. James G. Blainb has declded to
have tho body of lier husband moved from
Oakhlll Cemetery, Washington, to Augusta,
Me. Tho body of her eldest aon, Walker,
will also be taken there. Mrs. Blaino has
decided to make her homo in Augusta for
the reat of her life, and instead of havlng
the bodles burled in the famlly lot iu For
eat Hill Cemetery haB purchased threo
acrea on the brow of a plcturesque hill ovor
looklng tho city for tboir flnal reatlng-place.
It ls a aite commandlug a magnitlcent
view of the aurrounding country. The re
moral will bo made at au early date.
John Hay, assistant editor of the San
FranciBCo Journal of Commerce, waa ahot
by Mrs. R. H. McDougallinalodclng-houae
laat Monday night. Tho woman then ahot
heraelf twice ln the breast and explred al
most immedlately. Hay waa taken to a
hospital, where he dled in a few minutea.
He had been intlmate with Mrs. McDou
gall, but desired to end tlioir intlmacy, and
when he informed her ahe became vlolontly
enraged and, eeizing a piatol, Bhot him
througb the breast. Mrs. McDougall was
the wife of R. H. McDougall, a Ohicago
commercial traveler. Ten years ago ahe
was well known in the thoatrfcal professlon,
being at that time a member of the McKee
Rankin Company. She was also a deteotlve
in the TJnited Statea secret aervice depart
ment. Forelgu.
OFFiciAti reporta from the recent terrible
disaater at Moscow ahow that 3,873 personB
were killed and that 4,000 othera were in
jured. Tub London Times had a dispatch laBt
Thursday from Athens whlch Bays that tele
grams from the island of Creto lndicate a
atate of anarchy in the whole western por
tion of the island. In numerous vlllagea
the Turka are besleged by tho insurgent
ChristianB. Wherever the Mohammedans
are ln a majority they plunder and murder
the Chriatians. The soundg of battle in the
vlllagea are dlatinctly heard on board the
warahlpa in Suday Bay.
Tub anarchists have resumed thoir activ
lty at Barcelona, Spain. Last Sunday night
a bomb was exploded while a religlous pro
ceaBion waa taklng place and aeveral per
aona were killed. Tlie outrage has caused
the greateat excitement. The authorlties
and rt-eet'DB 8Ub9en' ? ','.a exploslon,
- -.uiveuto take etifergetlo meaaures to
Q'itovor the authors of the crime and to
prevent further outragea. Thla ia the aec
ond outrage, or attempted outrage, wlthln
a few days. During a religlous procesBion
on the feaat of Corpus Christi a bomb waa
found in a dust heap near the cathedral.
It waa evidently the Intention of those who
placed the bomb where lt waa found to kill
or maim some of those Itaking part ln the
proceaaton. A number of anarchlata have
been arreated, but aa yet there ia no posl
tlve proof that any of them caused the ex
ploslon. Six peraona wero killed by the ex
ploslon and twenty-four wounded.
Congresslonal Procecdlngs.
Saturday, June G. In the senate Mr.
Vest of Mlaaouri made a vlgoroua plea for
publio buildlnga at the new capltala. Mr.
Platt of Connecticut thought the aenate
ahould take a flrm staad in inslstlng on all
proper publlc improvements. Thia govern
mont was not going lnto bankruptcy. After
all the talk, there waa a good deal of money
in the treasnry, perhaps lmproperly raiaed
by bondB, but nevertheloas there. After
further debate iu favor of the need of fed-
eral bulldlngs, the senate conferrees were
inBtructed to lnsist on all the publio bulld
lng items. To etnphasize tho instance, an
aye and nay vote waa taken, resulting 68 to
. Mr. Ilile presonted a couference report
on the naval appropriatlon bill whlch flxed
the number of battleshlpa at three, and
S425 per ton the maximum prlce of armor.
After a long dlaciiBslon the couference re
port was disagreed to by a vote of 21to22.
Speakur Reed laid before the liouae
the prexidunt'a message vetolng the general
dellulency blll. Tlie blll waa passeil over
the voto by a vote of 172 to 43.
Monday, The new general deflcloncy
bill waa, after some dlscuaaton, paaaed ln
the aenatu as lt came from thu houso. 1
In the hoiiHO a apecial deflcloncy bill, pro
vldiug for the pay of the aalariea of mem
bera aeated by the liouso and for aeveral
other mattora, was paaaed undor auspen
alon of tho rulus; ftlao a blll to ostabllsh a
aite for the orection of a penitentlary at
Kort Leavenworth, Kau. The aouato
jolnt resolution, authorlzlng a Bcleutltlo ln
vestlgatlon of tho fur aeal llslierles, waa
adopted, The senato blll amoudiug tho act
for the protectlon of tho saltnon llsliorlos of
AlaBka waa paaged. Tho aenate blll up.
proprlatlng 815,000 for the payinent of the
awards of the commlaalou appointed to re
port on tho damage resulting from lujurles
lnfllcted by the exploslon of a calsson be
louging to the Second Uulted Statea arttl
lery during the Chtcago rlots occasloned
aome debate. The bill waa defeated, 80 to
100.
BE A WELL WOMAN !
Only One Remecly that Will Make You So,
Paine's Celery Coiiiponiiil!
Why not be a well woman thla aprlng?
There are women who cannottolorato the
amalleat negloot about the houao, who too
often take no care of their health.
They should uso theae precious June
days for gotting Btrong and well by taking
Palne'a celery compound the greateat of
all aprlng remedles.
Mlss El8io M. Brown of 2 Leeda Street,
Dorchoater, Mass , whoae pictnro Is given
above, writea aa follovra:
"Four or flve yeara ago I BUffored with
dreadful palna In my back (owing to my
kidneya), so much so that night after night
I could not cloao my eyea, and what few
houra' aleep I did get, I could be heard
moaning and toBaing, ahowlng that even in
my aleep I suffered pain. At times I would
have more pain than uaual over my left hlp,
and when waking in the mornlug lt would
be all I could do to stretch my limb down
atraight, aa there would be a drawlug and a
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE,
ITEDIS OF IXTEJtEST-1'mtSON.lT,
AXD QEXEItAIi.
Waitsfield.
A. W. Savage from Richmond was iu
town on Saturday and Sunday.
Frank Brown and wife of Waterbury
were at A. W. Bigelow'a on Sunday.
Lawrence Kelty, Carl Haaelton and Frank
Eaton wero at Montpelier on Saturday.
John Rlchardaon of Richmond waa with
hla brother, A. F. Richardaon, over Sunday.
Ten from thla place were at Montpelier
on Thuraday to attend tho meetlng of the
Epworth League.
Charles Clay and wife returned on Satur
day from a three weeka' vlalt with his pa
ronts and frlends ln Ludlow and victnity
Children'a day will be observed at tho
Methodist church next Sunday. A fine
programme haa been prepared. All are In
vited. Ttie membera of Valley Lodge of Odd
Fellowa are to attend church in a body on
Sunday, June 21, at the Methodist church.
Let every member meet at their hall at ten
o'clock A. M,
The offlcera (f Mad River Lodge, No. 77,
F. anu A. M.. for tho year are aa followa:
JChn Ferria, W. M.j O. A. Preutiss, S. W.;
R. W. McAHIator, J. V.j John Maxwell,
treasurer; O. Q. Eaton, socretaryj James R.
Dale, 8. Dj i. K. iTentls, J. i).; is. u. job
lln, S. 8.; W. W. Howe, S. 8.; O. M. Rlch
ardaon, chaplaln; W. W. McAllister, mar
ahal; C. S. Dana, tyler.
A. L. Woostek, a promlnent cltlzen of
Osseo, Mioh., after autTerlng excruclatingly
from pilea for twenty yeara, waa cured ln a
Bhort tlme by uaing DeWltt's Wltch Hazel
Salve, an abaoluto cure for all ekin diseaaes,
More of thla preparatlon ia uaed than all
othera comblned. W. E. Terrill & Co.,
Montpelier, Vt.
Waterbury.
The village achools have closed, after a
very auccesaful year.
If enough la enough, why uae too much?
Moral; uae lesa Boap by using " Ilarmleas."
The Shepard famlly gave'a pleasing en
tertainment at the Opera Ilouse laat Thura
day evenlng.
The volce of the people In thls village un
mlatakably favor the builillng of a new
Bchool-houBe.
Several of our people attonded the Souaa
Band concert at Montpelier Monday even
lng. It waa the muslcal event of the aeason.
Rev. A. J. Covell and S. R. Parker are
delegatea to the annual atate conventlon of
Congregatlonal churches now helng held ln
Bradford.
The Congregatlonal Sunday-school wlll
ohserve Children'a day with approprlate
aervlcea next Sunday evenlng at 7:30
o'clock. AU are cordlally Invlted,
A caucna for the electlou of threo delo-
Satea to the republican atate conventlon to
e held at Burlington, June 17, wlll he held
at Village Hall next Saturday at two o'clock
r. m,
Children'a day was celebrated by the
young people of the Methodist church laU
Sunday eveulng. The exerclaes were very
lnterostlng and were enjoyed by a large
audlenoe.
The funoral of Thoinas McQrath was hold
at St. Andrew's church last Frlday. Mr.
McQrath was aeventy-three years old, waa
long a resldent of thia place and was highly
respected.
Rev. Ilarry V. Selby la conductlug a se
rlca of religlous meutlugs at Stowo Forka,
whlch begau laat Sunday, and wlll cou
tiuue aB long aa the iutereat maulfested
warranti, eaoh week day evenlng at 7;30
o'clock and Sundaya at the uaual hours.
It ls rumored that wo have in our inldst
an aapirant for the posltlon of llouteuant-
overnor. If lt la a fact, wo tegret that the
rst place on the tluket waa not aelected by
him. With his ablllty and popularlty
trembling of the corda, Besidea auch tor
ture, Ibegan to bloat a great deal.
"After aufToringfor somo tlme, a frlend
advlsed me to try I'aine's celery compound.
I can trnthfully aay that after uslng four
bottles I waa cured; not helped, but
cured."
If you have any doubt at all these apring
days about your health if neuralglc
twiugea, kidnoy troubles, dlzzy gpells, Indl
gostion or hcart palpltatlon show thom
selvoa, don't walt for plalner warnings.
Make a clean sweop of all these alimentB
from the syatem.
It ia eaaleat to do that now. Take Paine's
celery compound when tho system ls most
rosponslve to its cleanslng, atrengthenlng
Influence.
An Improved appetlte, Bound digeation,
unlnterrupted aleep, and an energotic con
dition, are the reault of taking Palne'a
celery compound.
among the massea, he could easlly have dia
tanced both Stickney and Grout.
Mark Moody ia olT duty audauCfering with
mumps. Mra. C. O. Warren is in
Bradford, Mass., to attend the graduating
exerciaea-of her daughter Katherine.
Mrs. Cook returned from the hospital at
Burlington last Saturday.
Did you ever thlnk how readily the blood
Is poisoned by conatlpatlon? Bad blood
moans bad health and premature old age.
DeWItt's Little Early Risers, the famous
little pllls, overcome obstinate conatlpatlon.
W. E. Terrill & Co., Montpelier. Vt.
Waterbury Center.
The Ladies' Ald Society will meet with
Mra. M. 8. Eddy on Thursday afternoon of
thls week.
Rev. and Mra. M. S. Eddy and Agnes
Paul attended the Epworth League conven
tlon at Montpelier laat week.
The recital given by Ernest S. Newoomb
at chapel hall, laat Frlday evenlng, waa
well leceived by a very large and apprecl
ativo audience.
The teachera and atudenta of the sem
inary vlslted Bolton Falla last Saturday,
enjoying a delightful ride, through the
courtesy of 8. W. Guptil.
Next Wednesday afternoon, the Rev. G.
Waterman of St. Johashury will give a
public address in chapel hall, and Wednei
day evaning tho publio rhetorloals will be
held, to both of whlch the publlc are in
vlted. The Freewlll Baptist nuarterly
meeting will be held bere next Frlday, Sat
urday and Sunday.
A. K. Smalley and. wife, with Mrs. W. H.
Shepherd, spent aeveral days last week in
Warren. ' Byron Palmer and Ernest
Strong of Waitsfield were at W. H. Shep
herd'a laat Saturday and Bunday.
Mra. C. C. Marshall was thrown from a
buggy near E. R. Towne's, last Saturday,
and quite aeriously injured, her nose being
broken and her face badly cut. 1 Lucla
Smlth went to Andover. N, H., laat Wednes
day, to viait her sistor, Mary Smlth,
who Is a teacher ln the Proctor Academy at
that place. Mra. E. A. Newcomb,
with her sona, Arthur and Otto, vlslted
frlends In Barre last week. Mrs. M.
Robson and daughter, Mlrtam, of Salem,
Mass., are visltlng frlends in this place for
a short tlme. Mra. J. G, Smlth of
Whitefield, N. n la visltlng her mother,
Mra. Calvin Moulton. Mrs. Fred
Floof and two chlldren, of Stowe, vlslted
her mother, Mrs. Alger, last week.
Several from thia place attended the
funoral of A. A. Warren in Stowe laat Sun
day. ; Mra. Alonzo Hart accompanted
her daughter, Mrs. E. D. Seaver, to Sprlng
field, Mass., laat Thursday. , Mra,
Sarah Cheuoy and Mra. Keatlng were at A.
II. Cheney'a, ln Stowo, laat week.
Frank Bryan waa home from Montpelier
laat Sunday. O. 8. Hopkina waa
called to Montpelier, laat Saturday, by the
illness of his son, Ilarry D,, who 1b a stu
dent at tho Montpelier Semlnary.
Onb minute Is the atandard timo and One
Mlnute Cough Cure ia the atandard prepara
tlon for every formofcough or cold. It la
the only harmlesa remody that ptodncos lui
medlate resulto. W. E. Terrill & Co.,
Montpelier, Vt.
Williamstown.
A son was born laat week to Mr.and Mrs.
Forroat Seaver. 0
Dr. and Mra. Elam C, Lewia of Rutland
aro visltlng ln town.
Tracy L. Jeffords of Washington, D. C,
la hereaboutu for a few daya,
Rev. J. N, Perrln exchanged last Sunday
with tho Congregatlonal miuiater of Berlin,
Out-worma have vlrtually destroyed a
cornfleld of three or four acres for Norman
G. Davls.
MIsh Annette E, Edsou goea, thls weok,
to Melrose, Mass., as the guest of Mrs. M.
J. White and for treatuient of her eyes iu
an inilrinary In Boatou.
Mra. Alice Cooley of Waterbury waa
called bere last week by tho sickuess of her
little uiece, Marjorle Duffns. The latter, at
thla wrltlng, la convalescent.
The ault agalnat I. O. RobinBon by II. II,
Martln, for assault, aeetua aure of a hearlng
In tho present torm of onr county court,
alnco both sldes are eager for lt.
A nursu of upwarda of 840 has boen made
up largoly if not wholly among hla follow
granlto workors for Segee Moore, for
montha past an lnvalld from lung troublo.
Willlam I'ratt and Wlll Plrle went to
Greensboro Pond, last woek, and brought
home upwarda of thlrty pounda of drojsod
trout. Tho largoat weighod over three
pounda.
Chlldron'a day wlll bo obsorved at the
Congrogatlonal and tho Mothodiatchurchos
next Sundav, It Is hoped that arrange
monta may be made for one of these two
servlces to bo held ln the evenlng,
Scgee Moore, whoae lung troublo forblds
work at the granlte sheds, has been plan
nlng to vlalt hla parents ln northern Mln
nesota, hoplng tho change may bo henefl
clal. He may start on his trlp thls week.
There ahould he a full turnout of ropubll
can votora at the caucus at Town Hall next
Saturday evonlng. Delegatea aro to be
ohoaen to the ropubllcan atate and dlatrict
conventlons and a town committee ls to be
electcd,
Wo wero recently ln conversatlon with a
resldent of Colorado, who tella ua there Is
qulte an antl-free-coinago elemont In that
state, but it saya little becauae of tho itn
popularlty of the Bontlmont. Their Influ
ence may, howevor, be felt at the ballot
box. The sad nowa comes from Boydon, Iowa,
of tho death, May 14, of Mra. Martha D,
Conner, wlfo of John M. Work, after an
Illness of two wooks, Her ago was slxty
four. Hor husband and slx of her seven
chlldren survlve her. A Boyden papor pays
her a warm trlbuto as a worthy woman.
The annual Congregatlonal conferenco of
Orange county, held here last woek, was
well attended. The sermon was preached
by Rev. J. P. Demerltt of Tunbridge. Want
of spaco forblds an extenslve report of all
tho good work of the conventlon. Perhaps
two or throe of tho most Interesting features
of the oocasion wore the addresses of Mlss
Sarah R, Cummlngs of Strafford, who has
been a teacher in South Africa, and Rev. J.
K. Browne, for years past a mlsslonary at
Harpoot, Turkey; also a paper by Mrs.
(Rov.) B. B. Sherman of Chelsea, on tho
posslbilitlea of "Woman's Mlsslonary
Work." Some flne muslo was furnished by
our quartette cholr.
In aplte of the hard times lt ia wondorful
how money la being drawn out of our clti
zens, by outslderB coming in with ono or
another schemo to get it. It is claimed
that 8150 to 8200 have recently been taken
out ln sums of 85 each by a young man rep
reaentlng a co-operative company in Boatou,
organlzed to furniah gooda below ordinary
prlcea aaked for them at home. Ghicago
has lately been represented bere by a lady
canvasser golng from house to houBe, sell
lng clothlng, etc. Now lf all or any of
these achemes can or do prove, on the
whole, a beneflt to the place, lt wlll be a
pleaaure to publlah tho fact when shown lt.
While as yet we have beard of no beneflts,
we have heard of somo very sore feollngs
from these thlnga.
Eczbma ls a frlghtful afllictlon, but, llko
all other akln disoasea, it can bo porma
nontly cured by applicationa of DoWitt'a
Wltch Hazel Salve. It nevor falla to cure
puea. w. E. Terrill ss Co., Montpelier, Vt.
Middlesex.
There waa no water runnlng over the
vnea uain ior several uaya last week.
Mr. and Mra. E. E. CampbHlI apent last
Snnday with tho parents of Mr. Campbell
at Braintree.
Tho " helght " in " lovors' lane " has been
blaated off to lower the road andunable the
drawing of larger loads over that place.
W. G. Scott, for somo tlme atationed at
tno lron brlMge uolow Waterbury, finlshed
hla dutles there last week and returned to
Mlddloaex, where he haa aasisted Mr.
Campbell during the latter'a absence.
The present outlook indicates that the
republlcans in their caucua to-morrow will
elect Stickney delegatea to the state conven
tlon, and it Ia hoped that a clnb wlll be or
ganlzed. Lot there be a large attendance.
Accordlng to our older resldents, the
present condition of the farmlng lndustry
soema to be critlcal. The outlook for a
good hay crop 1b anything but pleaaing,
while produce sells for so low a prlce that
lts productton coats more than the lncome
derived; and were lt not for the expeoted
change In natlonal affalrs the coming sea
aon farms In this section could almost bo
given away.
Tounq mothers dread the summer montha
on account of the great mortality among
chlldren caused by bowel troubles. Perfect
Bafety may be aaaured those who keep on
hand DeWltt'a Collo and Cholera Cure and
adminlater lt properly. For cramps, bllloug
collc, dyaentery and dlarrhcoa lt affords ln
stant rellef. W. E. Terrill & Co., Mont
pelier, Vt.
Moretown.
The Shepard famlly gave a eoncort at the
Town hall laat week. There waa a full at:
tendance.
The Ladies' Glicle wlll meet with Mra.
Henry Parcher thls (Wednesday) afternoon
and evenlng. All are Invlted to attend.
Mra. O. S. Hulburt and daughter are vis
ltlng in Topsham. I. W. Hill and
wife of Warren were in town laat week vis
ltlng frlenda. H. O. Ward ia having
hla grist-mill, saw-mlll and tenement houses
painted, PrentlsB Olark doing the work.
Soutb Woodbury.
A. M. Benjamln lost a valuable ahoat last
week.
Nlneteen from thla place attended the
oounty conventlon held at Plainfield last
Wednesday.
Children'a day wlll be observed next
Sunday, with apeaklng and ilnging from
the Sunday-school, ln place of the morning
aervice.
Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Tassey vlslted rela
tlvea in Calais over Sunday. 1 Leo
Goodell haa taken the job of flnlshlng up
Caleb Sabln's new barn. Mrs. H. B..
Benjamln and grand-daughter Grace aro
spendtng the week at H. B. Arbuckle'a in
Barre.
Worcester.
Children'a day Is to be observed Sunday,
June 21.
W. A. Lord and F. A. nowland of Mont
pelier addressed the republlcans last Satur
day night. All who attended were well
pald.
E. W. Vall and K. M. Walllng vlalted H.
D.Vail laat Sunday. Carrol and Cora
Lance vlslted Dr. Lance last Sunday.
Leouard Bruce has bargained for a
part of the farin on whioh he now llves,
Mr. and Mra. Willlam Burrlll vls
lted their daughter ln Middlesex last weok.
Onb swallow doos not make aprlng, but
ono Bwallow of Ono Mlnute Cough Curo
bringa rellef. W. E. Terrill & Co., Mont
pelier. Vt.
BIRTHS.
In Chelsea, June 2, a son to Mr. aml Mrs. John
1). Jtacon.
MARRIAGES,
In llrooklleld, May 30, by Itev. (1. II. Morae, JVlllle
A. Dummore of Clielaoa fo Cora K. Durkee ot Tuu
brldK. In Montpelier, June 3, by Hey. A. II, Wjbb, D.
Wlllla Cummlna of Kalt Montpelier to Mary 12.
Parker of l'lalnfleld,
In Marshfield, at the paraonaRO, by ltev. H,
(1, I.ewla, Wlllle N. Marali of Cabot to Ilattle I..
llopklua ot Woodbury.
In Waterbury, June 3. at the homo of the brlde,
by Itev. W. M. Newton, tlrant O, Kuaaell to lleulah
Z. Watta, both of Waterbury,
DEATHS,
InClieliea, JuneS, Nathan Urout Hale, 81 yeara
10 montha and 12 daya,
In Chelaea, Juno 5. lleiale Uveljn, youiiKeat chlld
ot Eira W. and l'annle K, llood, 1 yeara auiVil daya.
A NEW POLISHINC
be bright and clean from
collar
to attic.
Theso Polishing Dustors aro
mado of a pure undyed cloth with
a soft pilo surface, and will polish
without scratching tho finest sur
faco, leavo no fluiT or lint, absorb
ing dust in a reinarkablo mannor,
will outwoar any chamois or wash
leathor, remain as good as new
when washed, and nevor become
greasy.
Each Duster is marked " Selvyt," and is made in squares
hommod ready for uso.
What Well-Jcnoivn Cycle Miders Say.
J. II. COCKEH, the well-known long-dlatance rlder
from Sheffleld, wrltess
" 1 am partlcularly pleaned wltli Selvyt. lt la the
beat materlal for keeplng both tho brlRht and enam
ollcd parts of a machlne clean that I have tiled."
W. II. WILSON, 1W mllea champlon of the North,
alao holder of tho 100 mllea Northern Rccord, wrttca,
nnderdato of September 29, 1S9I, from 115 NewRate
Strect, lllahop Auckland:
" Oentlemen, I have nreat pleaaure ln recomraend
Ing your Selvyt polUhlni; cloth for cleanlntr blcyclea
platlng, etc. I have uaed many thlnga, but nover
found anything ao uaeful and Iiandy as Selv t. There
la nothlng to beat lt for cleanlng prlzoa, cups, etc, and
with very little troublo I have got platlng to look per
fectlon. Selvyt la bonnd to have a very largo aale
among cycllata and the general publlc. Wlshlug you
overy aucceaa, I remain, youra rcspectfully,
' W. II. WILSON."
BUSINESS NOTICES.
Mh. James Pebdok, an old soldler reald
lug at Monroe, Mlch., waa aeverely alllicted
with rheumatlam, but recelved prompt re
llef from pain by UBlng Cbamberlaiu'a Pain
Balm. II e saya: " At tlmea my back would
ache ao badly that I could hardly rlse up.
If I had not gotten rellef I would not be
here to wrltu theae few liuea. Chamber
laln'a Pain Balm haa done me a great deal
ot good and I feel very thankful for it."
Kor salo by C. Blakely, druggist, Mont
pelier, Vt.
If lt roquired an annual outlay of $100
to lnsure a famlly agalnat any BorlouB conse
nuencea from an attack ot bowel complalut
during the year, there are many who would
feel it their duty to pay it: that they could
not afford to risk their llves, and those of
their famlly, for auch an amouut. Anyone
can get thia luaurance for twenty-flve centa,
that being thu prlce of a bottle of Cham
berlaln's Collc, Cholera and Dlarrhcoa Hem
edy. In almoat evory neighborhood some
one haa dled from an attack of bowel com
plalut before lnedictne could bo prooured or
a phyalcian suran oued. One or two dosea
of thia remedy wlll cure any ordinary east).
It never falla. Can you altord to take tho
rlak for ao stnall an amount? For aale by
C. Blakely, druggist, Montpelier, Vt.
Lacx of vltallty and color-matter ln tho
bulbs causes tha halr to fall out and turn
gray. Wo recommeud Ilall'a Halr Be
newor to prevent baldneaa and graynesB.
Tiiuly, tho gentlemau'a friond ia Dr. Lo
Brun'a Q. & Q. Curo. At atoro or aont by
niall, one dollar. Loater II, Qreeno, drug
glat, Montpelier, Vt., solo agent.
With tho blood full of humora, the heated
term la all the more oppniBslve. Qlve the
ayateiu a thorough cleanslng with Ayer's
SarBaparllla and a dose or two of Ayer's
CLOTH Ai DUSTER
Should bo in tho hands of evory
housekeopor, wuitross nnd houso
lirnid, for polishing and dusting
ovorything llmt should havo a
brilliantly bright, polishod and
oloan surfaco, from tho door-knobs
to tho brass bods, tho windows to
tho skylights, from tho sideboard
to the bodroom chairs, from the
most valuablo plato to tho smallest
spoons, from tho daintiost china
and glass to tho kitchonware;
everything, in fact, that should
J. OrtEEN, 5,25 and 50 mllei lllcycle Champlon of
Kngland, writea from Newcaatle-on-Tyne, September
26, 18M:
" Gentlemen,1 have had tho Selvyt Cloth thoroughly
toated on my Hlcyclea, alao on tho Sllver Cupa aml
troplilea whlch I have won, and found It far auperlor to
anything I havo ever uaed beforo for keeplng them
clean and glvlng a hlgh polish. Youra truly,
"J. UBEEN."
ARTIIUlt GREAVES, holder of the 25 mlles Irlsh
Champlonahlp, writea, Octobcr 1, 1894:
"Ihave thoroughly tested 'Selvyt' and flurt that for
cleaning Cyclesand Sllver Itls far supertor toanythlna:
I had previoualy uaed. Youra truly.
"AltTmin OHEAVE8."
FOR SALE BY
GEORGE E. TAPLIN,
CORNER STORE,
MONTPELIER, VERMONT
. . FOR A . .
SUMMER ST0VE
JO.N'T FAIIj TO SUE TIIEI
"RELIABLE"
New Process!
AT
BARR0WS & PECK'S
Pllla, and you will enloy aummer as never
before in your life. Just try thla for once,
and you'U not repent lt.
A 82.50 pen, gold, aold for 81.00. A flrst
claas pen in every respect. In use in thls
offlce and its excellence provod. Every
pon guaranteed. By mail, poatage pald.
Address Watehman Publlshing Company,
Montpelier, Vt. For full particulars, aee
advertiBement on page six.
Sleeflessness, mental depreasion, loss
of momory and all norvoua dlseajes cured
by Dr. E. O. West'a Nerve and Braln Treat
meut. One dollar per boxj alx for $5.00.
Cure guaranteed. L. II. Qreene, Montpelier,
Vt., sole agent.
Powebfui. aalineand other drastlo purga
tlves .should be Istrictly avolded, except in
extreme cases. When an aperlent is called
for, take Ayer's Pllls. They reatore uatural
actlon by tmpartlug streugth and toue to
the boweU, and their naets always attended
with good reaulta.
EVEHYTitiNQ ln the drug and medlciue
liue promptly furnlshod at the new Will
lamatown drug atore, Fred A. Ainsworth,
proprietor. In addltiou to tho ataplea. a
specially.prepared, thoroughly.rellablo llno
of Ilypopbosphites, Saraaparlllaa, Nerve
Fooda, Hlttora, Cod Livor Oil Emulalons,
etc, at popular prlcea, alwaya on hand.
Sowlug-machine auppllea a Bpoclalty. Glve
him a call.
Heliev in Six IIodhs. Dlatreaalng kid
nuy and bladder dlaeaaea relieved in six
lioura by the " Now Great South Auierlcau
Kidney Cure." Thla new remedy ia a great
aurpriBe on account of Itsexceedlng prompt
neaa ln relleviug pain iu the bladder, kid
neya, back, and every part of the urlnary
paaaages ln male or female, It relleves ra
tentlon of water and pain ln passlug it al
moat Immediately. If you want qulck re
llef and cure, thls la your rotnedy. Sold by
Harry A. Slade, druggist, 10 State atreet,
Montpelier, Vt.