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VERMONT WATCHMAN & STATE JOURNAL: WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 1897.
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NEW FURNITURE AT
Novelties in Parlor Ohairs and Rockers.
Extension and Parlor Tables, Desks, Book
Cases and Sideboards, Brass and Iron Beds,
Bedding, Baby Carriages and Sleeping
Coaches whicli are Gems. Couches and
Lounges. GLEASON'S CORNER, Montpelier.
WHO IILLffll!
A BUSINESS
EDUGATION FREEI I
FINE GHANGE FOR
ASP1RING YOUTHS
AND AMB1T10US MA1DENS !
To tlio rerson Who Rcccivcs the
Largcst Numbor of Volcs -svlll bo
Olvon a Scholarship ln tlic ALBANY
BUSINESS COLLEGE.
A SPLENDID CHANCE FOR ALL.
Tho Watcuman will givo a frco
scholarship of ten wecks in tho Albnny
Busincss Collogo to tho ono who ob
tains tho largest numbor of votes on
the ballots printed in tho Watchman.
Tho scholarship may bo used at any
timo during the eusuiug year-and-a-half.
Here are tho couditious:
No voto but that writtcn on tho
printed ballot will bo used. AVe will
publiah at suitable periodB the list of
contestauts nnd the numbor of votcs rc
ceived by each,
Ballots will not be printed aftcr Juno
1G. The rcsult of tho conteat will be
given in tho iasuo of Juno 30.
Extra copies of the Watcuman may
be obtained at flvo centa per copy.
Below ia tho forni ot tho ballot. Cut
it out, 1111 it in properly and mail it to
tho Vermont Watciiman, Montpelier,
Vt.
$ BALLOT NO. 2. $
For
Addrcss
In Contest for 10 Weeks' f
t Scholarship in the
Albany Business College.f
Yote for Your Young Friends !
BUY YOUR FLOWER,
GARDEN, FARM
AND FIELD
FROM
SEEDSME
Gove & Taylor
80 Church Street,
BURLINGTON, VERMONT
EARLE'S Harness Sliop!
PARK BLOCK, MAiN ST.
Barre, Vt.
Ia tho place to buy Light and Heavy Ilar
neaaea, aale or liand inado, Summer Kobea
and BlanketB and evorythiug ln Horse Fur
nishings; alao the celebrated Concord Collar
Reat, Beat in tho World. Carrlage Tritn
ining and Repairing dono at Prlces Rlght.
Be 8URE and aee our line of Concord Driv
Ing Harneaaoa before buying olsewhere.
Every Harnesa Warranted.
GEO. C. EARLE, Proprietor,
R AHR.E, "VT.
IF THE LADIES
Of North Montpelier and vlcinity would llke to look
at Styllah Mllltuery. pleaae call nt Mrs. Choate'a
roomi over W. O. Nye'a store, whero I shall bo
Monday. Tueaday aua Wedneaday of each week
durlnft tho aeason, beglnnlnK May 3. Iahallalaobe
at Norlh Calais Thuraday, Frlday and Saturday of
eachweek. 8AM1SK. 1NGAI.1.S.
jMmmw
vjl !fM
T&&Wi
:ppgggQ.
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wear out. Our jowolry and silvorwaro is worth every w
"7" penny that vre ask for it.
n n rai nwiN No-8 state street
Ui II UHLU1im9 Montpelier, Vt. yfe
GLEASON & CO.'S
South Ilurro.
George Towno haa bouglit tho Jolionuott
placo. Tho aoclablo at Ely Drury'a
waa woll attouded. Mr. and Mrs.
Charllo Louibard of Plainfield vlslted at
John Worcoster'a last Sunday. . Mlss
Edlth Templeton of Flalnflofd vlslted ln
town laat woek. 1 Tlio young peoplos'
meeting waa woll attended Sunday ovoulng,
It waa led by Mlaa Grandy and a aermon
waa read by Adolph Lano.
Berlin.
Mlaa Dell I'oor la toacblng ln Williams
town. Arthur Balley lias leaaed hla farm for
threo yeara.
Jamea Webb and daughtor aro vlaltlng
frlenda ln New York.
Mrs. George Crandall returned from
Phlladelphla laat woek,
M. W. Andrews bad tho mlafortuno to
loso a valuablo cow laat week.
Jamea Buck baa aold hla farm to Nalaon
Braaaoau. l'ossesslou glven tlila week.
Sona wore born last week to Mr. and Mrs.
Newton Nye and Mr. and MrB. Georgo Per
rln. Partloa from South Royalton havo located
on land owned by Mra. U. B. Cook, and aro
making cedar oil.
West Berlin.
A. H. Colo la movlngon to the farm lately
purchaaed of Montpelier, i Eugeno
Koeth ruoved hla goods from the Brown
farm to Wrightsvllie laat week. An
drew Murry of Moretown haB moved on to
the Glinea farm. Amoa Chase dled at
tho home of hla aon, George, on Saturday
laat. Ile leaves a wifo and alx chlldren
Georgo, Amoa, Jr., Mra. V. L. Johnaton ot
West Berlin, Mra. Davld Saudera of Mont
pelier, Rev. I. P. Oha80 of Derby and Rev.
Nelson Chase, a preacher ln Mexlco. The
funeral waa on Tuoscliiy. llls death takea
away all the peoplo of Wost Berlin that
wore here flfty yeara ago, except Mra.
Chaae. Tholr lifty-flftli marrlace annivor
aary occurrod on Aprll 7.
Bradford.
F. W. Kenyon la conflned to tho house
with rheumatlc trouble.
M. J. Butler la worklng ln tho Weatern
Unlon Tolegraph ofllce for a fow days.
C. 0. Doty has been engaged aa travollng
aaleaman for hardwaro Qrma ln Boaton.
II. W. Blako and Erdlx T. 8mlth re
turned to college at Hanover on Monday.
Rev. II T. Barnard preached a very in
toreatlng aermon from Psalma 04-12 laat
Sunday mornlng, to a amall but very appre
clative and attentlvo audlenoe, after wlilch
commuuion aervlce3 were observed.
Rev. A. II. Webb, the nowly appolntod
pastor of Graco Church, waa unablo to come
aa expected laat Saturday on account of
Blcknesa. The pulplt waa aupplled by our
old friend Rev. A. W. Ford, pastor of the
Methodlst church of Newbury.
Thls evonlng la to beheld atOdd Fellow'a
hall the aunual diatrlct mcetlng of the Re
foekaha. It la expected that membera from
the aoveral lodges in the diatrict will be
present and tho degreo work ia to be oxem
pllfled. Supper will be aerved at flvo
o'clock by Naomi Lodge.
Company G, Bradford Guards, returned
from New York last Thursday afternoon
and ovory one feela that they wero rlchly
pald for going. Of courao on arrlving home
they were very tlred, but anyouo being
uear Armory Call could hear tho cheera
glven their captain and otllcera.
Col. C. E. Clark returned from New
York laat Frlday moruiug, belng detaiued a
little longer thau the rost by having to at
tend to the buainesa of Gonoral W. II. Gil
more, who waa called home last Monday
mornlng on account of the death of his
aged inother.
E. B. Shumway la improving the front
yard and grouuds around hia house by cut
tlng walka to the doors and Bodding down
in places. He haa trlmmed tho trees below
the Baldwin bridge and taken down the
foncea tho entire length of his fleld, whlch
adda a great doal to tlio looka of his farm.
The cltlzena of our village, at a meeting
called Aprll 29, voted almoat unauimously
to llght tho atreetB by olectricity. Tho
queatlon haa been agitated for aome time.
Mr. Allen haa nearly flvo hundred ilighta
BUbscribod for besldo thoao neceasary for
the streets, and will commeuce work on the
plant here aoon.
Captain Burnham Cowdry and wife havo
been apending tho past week with Mra.
Cowdry's daughter, Mra. n. H. Randall of
Monroe, N. H. Thoy retnrned home laat
Saturday afternoon. Mr. Cowdry, who haa
been Bick nearly all the apring, la some
what Improved in health,
A muBicale la to be givon at the vestry of
the Congregatlonal church noxt Frlday
evening under tho auaplcea of tho Chrlatlan
Endeavor aociety. Program to commence
at eight o'clock. A great effort haa been
made on the part of tho aociety to make the
entertainment pleaalng, and it ia hoped that
a good audience will be ln attendance.
A Bpecial meeting of Charity Lodgo, No.
43, waa called last Wedneaday evening for
the purpoae of lnBtallation of officera whicli
waa aa followa: G. W, Brown, W. M,; G.
A. Dickey, S. W.; Frank J. Hunklna. J.
W.j A. T. Clarke, Secretary,- J. M. War
den, Treaauror; J. B. W. Prichard, S. D.j
B. F. Chamberlaln, J. D.; C. A. Kent, S. S.i
F. II. Bickford. J. 8.: B. S. Hookor. Mar-
Bhall; II. T. Barnard, Chaplainj E. J. Bag-
ley, xyier.
WHEN YOU
WHhN Y &
BUY JEWELRY
Vnn olinnlrl i.;ir r 1,
t way 5t is soing to look leu
yoars from now. Good ma
J -tt
jewohy will last a lifo-
timo. It is wovth whilo
somothing that will novor y&
Drndfora Contor.
Georgo Townaond'a wlfo waa burled on
aaturuay. inavins a lianv uov aovon wooka
old, Seth Emoraon la repalrlng hia
houso. Georgo McGulre, was burlod
on ounuay.
Koat Brookflold,
Mrs E. J. Traak Is ln very poor health.
' J. W. Parmontor waa ln Waterbury
laat wook on bualnoaa. i Charles A,
Blgolow of Burlington waa ln town laat
woek vlaltlng hla narents. Mra. W.
F. Modcalf waa ln Barro laat woek carlng
ror Airs. a. i, BKinnor anu lniant aaugiitor.
1 Ilalburt Lane went to Waitslloht
laat Saturday to work for R. E. Denten.
Fred E. Ilolmea of Burlington waa
in town laat woek. Goorge IC. Sprnguo
and wlfo, Miaa Loulso Parmontor and
Eugeno Marahal attouded tho Good Tomp
lars unlon at Randolph last Friday woek.
Mr. and Mra. Reuben Donton loft
with their houaehold gooda for WaltsSold
laat Saturday, and will asauiue lmmodlato
posaoaaion of tho Waltaflold House, whlch
Mr. Denten haa leaaed for ono year.
Ollvor Dutton, wifo and aon Wollaco vlslt
ed lu White Rlvor Junctlon laat wcok.
Hon. Caaalua Peck of Burlington
waa in town laat Saturday to deed hla
Blanchard farm to Claronco McDerment.
Mlaa Olara Poabody, teacher ln
CUolsea, and Mlaa Lllliau Chatflold ln
Waatilncton. liotu aaaumo tiiotr resnecuvo
charges Monday.
Cabot.
At tho maanuerado nromenade slven bv
the Order of the Eastern Star laat Saturday
nlght, Mra. Etnma Colllna carrled off the
prize for tho boat-dreaaod ladyl her coatume
reprosontlng "Nlght." Charllo Paquln took
the prize for the worat looklng gentleman,
repreaontlng a Weatorn Cowboy.
Tho alx-veara-old dauchter of Georgo
neath, llving in tho north part of tho town,
wanuorou iroin uer nome on ounuay aitor
noou and was not found that night. On
Monday mornlng about flfty nelghbora, and
towuanooplo, turned out and made a thor-
ough aearch. She waa dlscovered about
throe-fourtha of a mllo from home by N. B.
Ullloueau, last aaleep on tuo grouna, oeing i
quite cnineu.
Clvde Colllns haa returned to Cumber-
land, Me., to reaumo hla employment with
Lawyer Strout. Mary Sinlth haa ao
far recovered from her recont lllnesa at
Barro aa to roturn home.
When a cold ia contracted, cure it at
once. One Minute Uougli Cure will set you
on tho road to recovery Tn a minute. It will
cure pneumonia, bronohitlB, croup and all
forms of lung and throat troublea. W. E.
TerriU & Co., Montpelier, Vt.
Calais.
Mra. 8. O. Robinaon la atlll ill.
Charloa Meara haa returned from Threo
Rivera, MasB.
SchoolB becan on Monday, with Roae
Qllkey teacher at Maple Corner, Inez Cam
eron at Eat Calala and Anna Wllaon at
North Calala.
Mlaa Sadie E. Ingalla will bo at North
Montpelier, over the atoro of W. G. Nye, on
Monday, Tuesday and Wednosday of each
week with a full line of the latest Btyles in
mlllinery.
The membera of Stow Poat. G. A. R,.
Woman's Rellef Corpa aud Sona of Veter-
ana are cordtally Invited to tneot at Memo
rial Hall, Friday, May 7, for the proper ob
Bervance of " Arbor Day," to aet out troea
and lmprovo tho grounds. Tho ladlea will
f urniah lunch.
Kaat Calais.
Beclnninc May 1. senaratinc ia done every
day at the creamery atatlon.
Dr. Gale arrivod from Sf. Johnsbury on
Monday and is to occupy the tenement
over W. Jj. I'lerco s atoro.
Austln Sandera la nreparing to tnove to
the village into therooiusat G. E. Sandera',
lately occupied by Dr. A. H. Wlahart.
The nlanks wero rernoved from tho foot-
bridge laat week, aa tho bridge had for aomo
timo uoen consmerea unsate. aii iravei
that way ia round by the upper bridge.
Tho village Bchool oponed on Monday.
Inez Cameron teacher, with twenty-ono
scholars. Alina Leonard teaches in Wood
bury and Carrle White in No. 8.
Sodoni.
Mrs. E. E. Brown ia quite 111.
Mra. Ben. Lovery Ia very alck.
Mra. Daggett haa returned from Mid
dlesex.
Mra. Sarah Dailey ia at Fred Orr'a. Car
rle Dailey haa gone to Clark Sibley'a ln Eaat
Montpelier to work.
School for the apring torm openod last
Monday with Mra. Balley, teacher. The
achoobhouse haa been nowly covered with a
dlfferent rooflng.
Peraonal. The gentleman who annoved
the congregation laat Sunday by continually
coughlng will tlud inatant rollef by uslng
One Minute Cough Cure, a speedy and
harmlosa remedy for throat and lung
troublea. W. E. Terrlll & Co Montpelier,
Vt.
Clielsea.
A sneclal meeting of the Orange Countv
Croamory Company la called to meot at'tho
town clork'a oflloe noxt Saturday afternoon,
toconaidor what action to take regarding
the ault of W. H. H. Hall against tho com
pany. MlsaSadio E. Ingalls will bo at North
Montpelier, over tho atoro of W. G. Nye, on
Monday, Tuoaday and Wodneaday of each
week with a f all line of tho latest atylea in
mlllinery.
At about threo o'clock on Tueaday morn
lng, Anna B, Wright'a house waa found to
be on fire, and as the house waa too remote
from nolghbors for proinpt aid, It was aoon
entirely consumod, only a amall part of the
furniture belng Bavod. Thoro was an In
surance of S200 on tho houso and 8200 on
the contonts. Mr. Wright and family aro
ataylng tomporarlly at O. P. Bacon's.
Mrs. Sophronia Ordway has returned
home after her winter'a absence.
Jamea E. Morrla, who haa apont tho winter
in Boston, has returned. Mrs. Dow of
Melroae, Maaa., waa in town laat week on
buaineBS conuectod with the aalo of tho
Sooda of her mother, Mra. Chaao.
follio G. Cooloy ia 083iatlng Mra. E. F.
Petora through the apring trade. :
Charles D. Grant is working for Plorco
Dlckerman ln Tunbridge. Percy J.
Heath haa bogun work for L. II. Bohonon.
Mra. E. D. Barnea haa retumod
homo. : Cornollua Pottes has bought
Converso Blxby'a houso, and it ia roportod
that ho will koep bachelor'a hall thoro.
The Simon's family, tho laat occupauts, re
movo to E. M. Smlth'B. Nollle D.
Barnea teachea in No, 10, instoad of the one
prevlously roportod in connectlon with that
achool, Laura R. Fullor began a achool on
Monday in Washington, Alma F. Adama
and Eunlce D. Moulton in Vorahiro, Hattio
II. Dearborn and Addio M. French in Cor
inth. ; Jennle G. Hayward la worklng
for Henry Clark. Florenco E. Whlt
noy haa a now blcyclo. r Alma Whea-.
ton ot Barro spent Sunday at Wlllla Scaloa',
She la to teach ln VerBhire. M. M. C.
Moroy has returned to hla farm,;and will
llvo thorethla aeason. . Edward A.
Davia and wife of Bothel wero In town over
Sunday.
Ji-aat (jorintn.
Mrs. A. n. Fulton and aon. Robert. aro
vlBlting in Hanover, N. H. ; Wlllard
Divoll la ln town vlsltlng at Mra. Bagloy'a.
; Rev. A. M. Smlth occupied the pul
plt for tho Unlveraaliata on Sunday. 1
F. E. Morrill waa lu Boston laat woek pur
chaalug gooda. B. T, Holland has
moved from tho Burgesa tenement to Mra.
Wllley'a houso. George Btearna ox
pecta to leave aoon for White Lake Cornera
whero ho la to work at tho stono cutters'
trado.
East Klmoro.
Austln Bymonds haa
out nearly 500,000
ahluglo thla sprlng.
Mrs. j . A. 1101'
lenbeck has noarly rocoverod from her con
tact with tho plle ot loga. Edlth Swlft
Is at homo for a fow days. . Schoola on
thls alde ot the town commenced thls week,
with Mra. E. E. SlllowaT ln diatrlct No. 0.
Mlas Lllla Banga, in No. 8, Mlaa Inez Slllo
way ln No. 4. Mlas Ina Swlft has gone
to nor Bciiooi in isaat Montpelier.
llrothor Alllo Roas proached hla flrst, and
a vory lnterosting aermon on Sunday. May
s. uuDuay-ncnooi is neiu at tweivo o'ciock,
servicoa at one r. u. au aro coruiauy in
Yltod.
Falrloo.
The farmora ftra buay with tholr apring's
worK, ropainng lonces, oto.
Tho achools havo all commenced, Dia
trlct No, 4 Ia ovorllowlng with little onoa.
Rov. Mr. Barnard will apoakattho church
ln Falrloo on Sunday ovonlng, May 0, on
" Indla " and oxplain moro fully the siilfor.
lng aud nooda of that country.
Mrs. Mary (Chtlda) Gllmoro dled at hor
homo on Sunday ovonlng, Aprll 25. Mra,
Gllmoro waa born In Woat Falrloe, May 3,
1808. Sho waa tho wldow of tho lato Hon,
A. II, Gllmoro who dled at Fairlee twenty
four yoars ago. Mr. and Mra. Gllmoro com
mouced tholr marrled llfo alxty-olght yoara
ago on tho old homeatoad whoro sho dlod.
Thoro tholr olght chlldren wero born, of
whlch only two survivo hor, Jamea W. Gll
moro ot MelroBe, Maaa., and Goneral W. II.
Gllmoro who roaides at the old homoatead.
Mra. Gllmoro always manlfoatod much ln
terest in curront oventa, eapeclally any
thing connected with tho affalrs of our own
country, untll almoat tho laat, having beon
a conatant roader of tho Boston Journat for
moro tlmn thirty yoara. Mrs. Gilmoro waa
tho laat of the oricinal membera of the Con
gregatlonal church ln Fairlee, having been
a confllstent member for slxty-four yoara
and hlghly eateemed not only by tho church
but throughout tho community for hor
gonial, klndly aplrlt and uprlght llfo. Her
funeral occurrod on Wedneaday afternoon
aud waa largely attended by frlenda and
The Cecllian Quartette from Bradford aang
two soloctlonB vory fluely. The lloral offer
ings woro lovely. Thero was a beautlful
wreath and Btandard from Governor Grout
and ataff, and a wreath of lvy, a crescent
and a atar wero testlmonlala of alTectlon
from her family. Thua our aged frienda aro
"gathering home ouo by one." May their
memories be cherlahed and tholr vlrtues
copied by thoso who come after them.
North Fayston.
Thomaa Nolll haa bought Mrs. R. E. In
galla' placo and moved on to it. Lawrence
Eaton haa moved on to the placo ho bought
from J. Hagan, Nathan Dunbarhaa moved
on tohla farm, the L. B. Eaton placo. '.
The creamery ia running now every day
with a good supply of milk, Mr. and
Mra. M. E. Davla vlslted ln Lowell laat
week. Mr. Davis went to Boaton also on
biiBlnoaa connected with hla creamory.
Mlaa Luna B. Howo la teachlng
achool ln Waitsfield common whero aho
taught laat year.
SchoolB begau in
thls part of the town
on Monday, wltli
teachora aa followa: No. 1, Mlaa Mary Mar
ble; No. 2, Lilllan A. Portor; No. 3, MIsb
Emma Ryle of Waitsfield; No. 4, Miaa
Anna Carpenter of Waltaflold.
Groton.
Frank Corruth and Mlas Carrio Hood
were married at the Methodlst parsonage
by Rev. W. I. Todd on Wednesday evening
of laat woek.
Caledonia county conventlon of tho
Women'a Christian Tomperance Unlon will
be held in the Mothodlat church on May 25
and 20. Au interoatlng program haa been
preparod, with Mlss Yatos aa apeaker.
D. N. Richardaon of Davenport, Iowo,
was ln town last week looklng after hia res
idenco on Mount Medad. He has men at
work aettlng out a apruco grove noar hia
resldence, which will add greatly to tho
beauty of the hlll.
A hearlng was had laat Wednesday to
aettlo tho dispute over tho road up Mount
Medad. Alex. Dunnott aud W. P. Staf
ford of St. Johnabury roproaented the town,
and n. N. Wolch tho other party. Tho
county commiasioners wero alao preaent.
It waa declded to lay a new road up tho hill.
St. Johnabury distrlct of tho Methodlst
conference haa been divided into eight aub
diatricta for the purposo of holding tent
meetings. Sub-dlstrlct No. 7 Includea the
followlng towna: Groton, Weat Groton,
Walta Rlver, Topsham, Newbury, New
bury Center and Boltonvllle.
Mlss Maggie Whltehill Is to teach tho
village achool ln West Topsham.
Mra. Alexander Cochran loft for Boston
last Wednesday to vistt her daughter.
W. B. Ladd haa rontedlaud of A. G.Taisey,
on which he will plant a large atrawberry
bed. 1 Mrs. Chester Orr aud family
moved b.ick to their home in thls town laat
weok. 1 J. R. Darling expecta to start
hla aaw mill uext Monday. The season'a
output will bo about 2,000,000 foot of luin
ber. B. L. Torry of South Ryegate ia
the asaiatant at the rallway atatlon. .
Tho St. Androws Benevolent Society will
soon put up a bulldlng on what la known as
tho "llat-lrou lot" on Rallroad atreet.
A company of frlonda gathered at Edward
Purceli'a thla week on Tueaday evening.
Dancing was particlpated in.
East Hardwick,
Mra. Mahala Bronson, who will be ninety
threo yeara old May C, ia faillng qulto rap
idly. Sho la noxt to tho oldeat porson in
town. Her aister, Mra. Louisa Bronson, 1b
ln her ninety-aixth year, and was able to
rido eight mllea to vlait her the past week.
It Iooks llke electric lighta here and
at the Bend from tho Greensboro power.
Marshllold.
Mra. R. II. Hudson is aick with grlp.
J. D. Sanborn haa gono to work for L. D.
Nute.
Inez Engliah of Montpelier la vlaltlng in
town.
Henry Kellogg haa moved to tho Duran
Bakor place.
Frank Morao haa bought the M. R. Dodge
farm of J. II, Hlckie.
R. II. Hudaon haa been grantod an ln
croaao of penslon of 82 a mouth.
Mra. M. R. Bllaa went to Eaat Haven laat
week to see her father, J. Q. Amldon, who
ia very bick.
Herburt Eddy haa bought tho Addle
Sponcer farm. Joaeph Bullock haa rented
it for thls year.
L. D. Nuto lost hla old trotter "Ben
West" ono day laat woek, but found hlm ln
the ovenlng in the bottom ot tho ailo. Ho
loll about tweivo ioet anu came out all
right with a fow slight brulaes.
It should be mado a matter of publio
knowledgo that DoWitt'a Witch Hazel
Salvo will Bpeodlly curo pllea of tho longest
atauding. It ia the housebold favorlto for
burna, acalds, cuta, brulses and aores of all
klnds. "W. E. Terrlll & Co., Montpelier,
Vt.
Newbury.
John B. Smlth has left school to accent a
clerkshlp lu tho atoro of Sllaby & Knlght.
Arrancomonts havo been made for a meet
ing liotween Nowbury Semluary and Brad
ford Acadomy for athletio aports thls sprlng
Nlno Salvation Army lada and lasslca
gavo a concort at Somlnary Hall on Tlmrs-
uay anu u riuay oveninga oi laat week. Tho
concort waa woll attended and pronounced
good.
G. L. Androwa has the now nost-ofllco In
poaltlon and la nearly ready to tako charge.
Thoro aro 112 call boxea aud alxteon lock
boxes, all new and good republlcan stock,
John MUler will aaslst Mr. Andrewa.
Tho Vermont Conforonco assigned Rev.
W. H. White of Newport to tho Newbury
chargo. Mr, White haa arrivod aud preachod
his llrst sermon on Sundav last. Rev. A.
W. Ford goea to Pittsfield on tho Montpelier
uiairiui.
Kaat Orange.
Tho vlllago school commenced on Mon
day, wltu Mlss llattlo Mahuron of Fayston
aa leacuer. 1 Misa j.tutu uavls ls teuch
lnc ln diatrlct No. 7. Rev. E. 8. Cnd
worth has returned from conference and re-
aumed his Iauors here for another year and
wiu proacu iiero nexi ouuuay,
Soveral Inchos of snow foll horo on Tueaday
ui msi wook uiu soon uiappeareu.
P0WDER
Absolutoly Pure.
Colebratpd for its croat leavenlnz atrencth
and healthfulnesa Aaauroa thefood agaluat
alum aud all forms of adulteratlou common
to the cheap branda koval iiakino powder
CO., NEW Y011K,
Waitsfield.
O. F. Eddv was In Btown nn Mnndnv nnd
Tueaday.
R. E. Donton, tho new landlord. haa
taken poasosslon of tho hotol.
Mlss Bertha Savacre iravo a hlrthdav nartv
to her Bchoolmatea laat Saturday afternoon.
Fred J. Eaton and Otto Bushnell woro at
home from Montpelier Semlnary over Sun
day. Tho Odd Followa aro to havn nn nntor.
talnmont at tho Mothodlat church on Thurs
day ovonlng, May 13. Partlculara next
weoic.
Mra. M. A. Palmer. Wllllam Palmer and
wlfo and H. N. Buahnell were at Montneller
on Monday, before the Judge of Probato on
ino esiaio oi tuo late M. a. i'aimor.
Twenty-flveor thlrtv of the vounor frlenda
of Frank h. Eaton met with hlm at Good
Templars' Hall on Monday ovenlng to re-
mlnd hlm that ho had reached tlio maturn
age of fourteen.
Will J. Eaton waa athomo on Saturdav and
Sunday. He haa been at work for tho Ver
mont Marble Company at Proctor for about
two yeara, and ls now aent to Phlladolnhia
aa Bhipping agent for the company, which
haa an ofllce and does a largo buBinesa from
that clty.
The Waahlneton countv Good Temnlurs'
Unlon la to be held ln the Methodlat church
on Wednesday, May 12. The afternoon ae8
ston ia open to tho publlc and an interoatlng
program naa oeen prepareu. wo uopo tnere
may be a lareo attendanco of our towns-
poople.
J. J. Kelty. J. J. Gleason. H. M. Walt.
G N. Billings, J. B. Norton and C. F. Eddy
were at Rochester, laat Thursday, to attond
the meeting ln the lnteroat of the propoaed
Rutland and Montpelier rallway. The com
pany waa organized and officera olected,
but not quite enough atock was taken to
warrant the buildlngof the road thla eeason.
Mosea A. Palmer nassed awav on Mondav
afternoon, Aptil 20, at the ago of flfty-ono
yeara aud eight months. For many yeara
Mr. Palmer had auffered more or leas from
lung trouble. During the paat year It had
been manlfost to frienda that he waa faillng,
and for some montha we felt that the end
was near. The Buccessive hemhorrhagea
left hlm woaker and the ayatem ylelded to
conaumptiou. Mr. Palmor's whole life haa
been in Waitsfield. Successful ln business,
honorablo and consclentioua in all relationa
in life, ho haa dono his work and left hla
testlmony for tho Master. to whom he con-
stantly looked for guldance. Of hla imme-
dlato famllj', a who, three brothera and ouo
alater remain, Mr. Palmer will be sorely
missod by thom and by those who knew
and appreciated hia beautlful charactor.
Funeral services were hold at hia late homo
on Wednesday afternoon, April 28, Dea.
H. N. Bushnell conducted. Appropriate
inusic was Bung by the male quartette, C.
n. Nowcomb, leader. The bearera wore
Hon. E. F. aud Wllllam Palmer brothera
Charles Palmer and Palmer Blako, nophows
of the docoased. Intermeut waa lu the vll
lago cemetery. Tho sorvlcea wore very
aimple ln accordance with hiB expressed
wlsii, itev. js. s. Fisko olllciotlnc. assisted
by Hev. A. B. Enright. The closing hymn
expresaea ourprayor ourcomfort: "Nearer
my God to thee, nearer to thee."
Croup and whooping cough are chlld-
hood's torrora; but liko pneumonia, brou
chltia, and other throat and lung troubles,
can bo quickly cured by uslng Ono Minute
uougn uure. w. is. xorriu uo., Mont
pelier, Vt.
Washington.
0. L. Slack Ia omploylng oight men at hla
marble quarry.
C. H. Johannesaeu retumod from Troy,
N. Y., last Thursday.
C. H. Smlth ia laying a hardwood iioor ln
the resldence of John F. Calof.
Mra. Emma Huntington and Mlaa Lucy
Calef apent last week in Burlington.
Professor W. E. Corliaa closes a very auc
cossful alnglng-achool hero with a concert
on Saturday ovenlng, May 15.
The Young Peoplo'a Chrlatlan Unlon give
an entertalnmont at School-houao Hall on
Thursday ovenlng of thla woek.
The Washington Cornot Band have been
engaged to f urniah music for Decoration Day
at East Barre, and will havo tho asaiatanco
of Professor Gilbertson of Barre.
Henry Rlchardson, who waa roportod
crltlcally 111 a woek ago, la belloved to bo
now on tho road to recovery, although ho
will bo obllgod to refrain from work tho
comlng summer.
The Mon's Sunner. given at School-houao
Hall laat week for the benelit of the Ladlea'
Aid Society, waa a declded Bticceaa. The
cooking waa pronounced auperior to that of
tho ladlea. Oakes woro made by Homan
Smlth, Olinton Slack, Edward Briggs,
Georgo Motcalf, Ernest McDonald, Rov. F.
E. Briggs and Arthur Jeffordsj varietlea by
l'orroBt Huntington, oroau oy uuwaru
Briggs and boans woro prepared by 0. W.
Huntington, Fred Smith, P. L. Whitney,
Allan Wllson and Edward Briggs. The
ladlea onjoyod tho reat from labor, and all
pasaod a ploasant evening.
P. 0. Wason has taken tho contract to
run tho atago botween thla placo aud Barre
clty for tho next four yeara, beglnnlng July
1, Ho la to mako two trlpa to Barro dally,
leavlng hero at 5:30 a. m. and 12:30 r. m.,
and returnlng at 11: 30 a. m. and 0:30 r, m.
The routo between hero aud Cholaea la to
bo operated aeparately, and haa not yet
been bld off. It Ia to bo hoped Mr. Corlisa
will remain on the road and that his health
will bo boneflttcd by thls change in routes.
John ls rogarded horo aa an Ideal atage
drlver, belng always obliglng, affable,
prompt and llberal in hia treatment of tho
publlc. Tho early mornlng mall recoutly
put on, to accommodato tho pooplo of East
Barre, haa proved a hardshlp to hlm aud ot
llttlo oenent to washington, mr. wason
will mako a flrst-clasa drlver. and tho nub-
11c la tortunate In aecuring a roltable, truat
worthy gentlemau on that end ot tho llno.
Thb inoat doatructlve flro that haa vialted
Pittaburg, Pa., for flfty yoara broko out laat
Sunday night in tho wholoaalo houso of T.
O. JenkluB. The Uames apread rapldly and
aoon had consumod aoveral large bulldlnga
ln the viointty. Tho total loaa will be at
least $2,000,000. Tho lnsurauco Is unknown,
but tho proporty Is aupposed to be well pro
tected. Whbn Neurotlo Oil la applled externally
lt romovoa all aufferlng from acalds, burns,
frost-bltes, chlllblalns, eryalpelaa, rlng
worma, bolls, old aores, spralns, brulses,
toothacho, nouralgla, palna in all parts of tho
body, aciatlca, rheumatlam, gout, bltes ot
poisonous lnaoota, oto., and if falthfully used
for a ahort timo removes the causeof the
trouble. At drugglsts and general atores,
twent-llvo centa.
GRADUATION TIME
Is npproaohing. Sond for samplos from now " LANSDOWNE," Marlettas, Or
gandlcs, Swisa Muallns, and Fronch Naineooks, 25o to 81.00 a yard. Handaomo
Gradunlion Skirts, all readv to wear oxcopt tho Band. will be ohown thls seaaon
in varioty. HEAD'S PIIILADELPIIIA LANSDOWNE, 41-inch,.$1.00 a yard.
Wonderful Wash Dress Bargains!
IIIGII GIIADE GOODS only at Low Lovel Prices. Poaltlvoly !
Double Fold Dress Coods, 12 1-2 Cents.
Brokon chcck, honoy comb surfaco and Fronch check etyles. Bluo and
wliito, brown and white, black and white, bold fancy cbecke, and all colors in
broken checks. Just llke COo goods. One caao only.
Scotch Import Cinghams, 12 I-2c a Yard.
GENUINE IMPORTED GOODS. Tho now and gracoful " Aborfoyle "
Illuminoted Btyles. Thoso aro actually worth 25c a yard,
French Crenadines, 25 Cents a Yard.
Sold in Now York at 40c and by flrst-class housee, too. Grand forcoful floral
and lcaf styloa; dark or light. light in texturo as Tarletane, with alternato
taped stripes. The very fetchingest thing over shown.
Linen Batiste, 12 l-2c.
A quantity of thoso most coveted eoods. tho verv dosircd of all the vounrz
ladies, to closo out sharp and early, 37c
KNOW ALL MEN
BYTHIS ADVERTISEMENT
Tbatltlntny will that overy person shall mako
tiionoy by IiUVINO COltN. The LoroyEold mlno
In rtossland threo years ago wa sold for 87.50 : now
f5,O00,0U0 1 refusfd for it. WI1Y I After diKKlni?
down 300 feot the rlchet of oro has been dlscorered.
to own ,iui-y on ski'tj:miji:k coun
NOW a rlch veln of ore will be dljcovered wlthln
tho next two months. If you are not poited In tho
statlstlcs of Corn, wrlte or call on me and I will pro
duce them. You cannot mako a loas ln buyinf? Corn
on three cents per .bushel marKlu around preient
ptlceS! YOU W1LI.MAKE A BUKKFnOFII ANU T1IE
roBStuiLiTiEa are a vev nio one. itiovisionb
are on the upturn and are sate to bold, as stocks aro
llKht, and domeatlc and export demand .enormons.
I want to havo the opportunlty to tell you when to
buy Cotton, and lf you wrlte for polnters I will give
you money-makors.
ALL orders executedon the Now York Stock and
Cotton Kxchances and Chlcano lloaid of Trado over
a dlrect prlvate wlro throuRh homos rated lu the
mllllons and who have pald; one hundred centa on
the dollar for over a quarter of a century.
Wrlte for full Informatlon, my Veat I'ccket Man
ual, and lloard of Trade Ited Iiook. (Lstahllshed
lB8h.) Only regutar Stock llroker ln Vermont.
Monarch Mixed Paint!
Is composed of Pure Linseecl Oil, Turpen
tine, Lead and ZiiiCj and is guaranteed to be
an absolutely Pure Paint, free from Ben
zine, Water or Alkalies of any kind, and to
give satisf action in every instance. Oar
ried in stock and sold by
F. BLANCHARD,
Lawrence Building, So. IVIain Street,
THE RESULT OF
TWEIMTY YEARS.
A business man in our city has had twenty years indisputable
insurance in tho Equitable. He has had all his premiums returned
to him and a little more. His policy in the Equitablo was on the
lowest participating rate.
PREMIUMS PAID, $563,40,
GASH RETURNED, $614.71,
Ho could obtain such a result in no other insurance company.
For many years we havo been giving the flgures of matured Life and
Endowmont policies we pay living recipionts of the funds. Other
companies do not becauso the comparison would be unfavorable to
them. For furthor information address
: W. H. S, WHITGOMB, General Agt,
Burlington, Vt.
Why not give thts
It has ciired others. It may lielp you.
Dose is stTiall and measurefo.
Watkbboiiy, Vt., October 30, 1600.
Mr. Troax: I have had rheumatlam, more or lesa, ull my life, and never received any
laatlng beneflt untll Itrled your wedlclno. Laa apring Icommsnced taklng it, andtlldnot
feel aa well for tho flrst week or two, but aoon found help. I took only three bottles. I can
truthfully recommend thls raedlclno to all troubled with rheumatlam. E, E. iUAUiT.
For Sale by H. A. SLADE, Montpelier, Vt.
goods, only 12c.
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