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8 VERMONT WATCHMAN & STATB JOURNAL: WEDNESDAY, MA5T 5, JU97. Gilt Edge Life Insurance. Tho bcst insuranco in tho world 1b whnt wo 8ol'. Tho form of our policies nnd tho rc cord of our compauy will stund strict investigation. Assots, Over $13,000,000.00, NATIONAL Life Insurance Go. MONTPELIER, VT. S. S. 1IALI.AIID. Gcnl. AcV-i UAIHtK, VT EMEBT fc CO. MAKE COLLECTIONS Innll partB of tho world. JUDGE MENTS for salo at our dllce: ErncstM.IIoward, Stockbridge 77 31 Ortgorr Aldtlch, Barre 17 21 I'rank Yatter, Barre 23 91 S. 11. TlUer, Burlington 56 61 Fetcr rarrott, Bethel 119 11 Fred Beeley, Barre 82 39 JohnF. Kelley, Burlington 20 06 Nelson I'hllbtlck, Topsham 54 56 8, L, Itoyce, Barre 12 91 C. C. Qulraby, Barre V 23 Ora Oregwnre, Barre 15 (9 Sldney Martel, Barre 18 30 J. J. Smlth, Barre 29 41 Wlll Mlnard, Barre 29 99 For furthor information, call on or addreBS W. M. OltlMVAY, Mnnagcr, nooais t, afa ani 4, Lnwrenco Building, Montpelier, Yt. Blanchard Opera House We4nosday, May 5. TIIE FAMOUS BROTHERS BYRNE NEW 8 BELLS (Latest Editlon.) SEE tho Carrlaco ltide and lts Mlshaps. SEE the l'unny White Horse nndita Ludlcrous Con- tortlons and I.lvely Capers. SEE the Trlck Wngon and Lively Octopus. SEE the l'earf ully and Wonderfully Mndo Shlp turn ovcr aud OTor wlth lts passengers. SEE the Morm at Sea. l'oor McUOBzle. SEE the Mlschlcvous Studenta and the Statuary. SEE the Oreat Duol Scene. SEE tho John llyrne Troupc of Acrobata ln the (IrRHtest Acrnbatle l'erformance ln the world. Tons o( the Most Intrlcate Sconery used for thls Olgantlc 1'roductlon. Tho yunnlest Show on :urtu. ine wnoie is 1 aiuuuuy auu uonesuy i-re' sented at Each l'erformance. rrlccs, 3". fiO, TnCcntn nnd 11.00. Sontl on Snloiit Klilo's Storo Momlay, Mny 3. LEAVITT & YATTER FKAMt A. LEAVITT. JIOSES YATTEU I1ILLIARI) AXJ) rOOL TABLES. Alao dealers ln nilllard Clotli, llalla, Cuea, Tipa, Ohalk and llllllard McrchandlBe of everydescrlptlon. C Tciniilo 1'lnce, nciir Washington Strcot, llOSTON. JIASS. HARBOR AND TRUST NOT. lVnereast ?irs. luttie Jduior, my wire, nas left my hed and board wlthout just cause or provocatlon, all persons aro forbldden to truat her on my account, as I Bhall pay no debta of her contractlne after thls nn iiuvi.' iimirM) IMalnfield, Slay 1, 1697. TTNITEI) STATES COHRT.IIOUSE AND I'OST. UOFKICE UUILDINO. MoNTrEUEn, VT., May o, isti. aeaieu prupusais wui uo receivea &i iina bulldlnc untll 2 o'clock r. M.. 5Iar 14. 1897. for fur. nlshlng fuel, llghta, water, lco, mlaccllaneoua aup pllee, waahlng towola, baullng aahea, and aprlnkllng etreets for thls bulldlng durlng the tlecal year cnd lng Jnne 30, 18W, or Biicli portlon of the year aa may uo ucumii-u iiuviBuuie. iiie riKiic 10 rtjeci any ana A. J. SI11LEV, Cuetodlan. FOR SALE. The place owned and occupled by the late Jatnes Page, at Lower Cabot, consiBtlng of bouso, barn and two and one-half acres of land. The buildings are in good repair and tho land is in a high state of cultivatlon. or iuriner particuiars iaqulre of J. M. FISIIEK, Admlnistrator, May 4, 18U7. Lower Cabot, Vt. COMMIBSlONKne' NOTIOE. KSTATE OF 1VH.I.IABI I'AItSONS. The underalgned, tiavlng been appolnted by th Ilonorable Frobate Court for the nintArt nf WMin. ton comrateeionerB to recelve, eiamlne and adluat all clalmt and demauds of all peraons agalnat th u ea fate ot WILMAM l-AHSos, late of Middlesex, ln aald dlatrlct, decoaaedi and all clalma ei- iuuiieu iu uubui luureio, uereuy givenotlce that we wlll mcet for the purposea aforeaald. at the etore of J. II. Danlele, In the town of Mlddletex, lu aald IMatrlct, on the 20th day of May and 28th day of October next, from two o'clock p. m. untll rnonthi from the 2fitii dnv nt An a t, iou t tho tlme llmlted by sald Court for aald cre'dltorl to I'.cocu, men tiniius vu us iur examinauon and i8Da,ed !Vtihthl. Sd dayof May. A. D, 51-53 J UXIUS II. DANIELS, I vuuiiui.iuumi. COMMieBlONKRS' NOTIOE. KSTATK OF ASDItBW J. CAMSBOV, The underalgned, havlng been appolnted by the Ilonorable l'robate Court for the Dlatrlct of Wash ington comralaalonera to recelre, examlne and ad luat all clalma and demanda of all peraons agalnat the eatate of AMltKV J. CAMEKON. late of Middlesex, ln ald:i)latrlct,deceased, and all clalms exhlblted ln cltaet tbereto, heroby glye notlce that we wlll meet for the nurposea aforesald at the realdenceof tho late A. J. Cameron, ln the town ofMlddleaox, In aald Dlatrlct, on the22dday of o'clock F. M. untll fnur n'clnnlr p. m.. nanf..i.i daya, and that alx montha from th2latdayof Aprll, A, D. 1897, Is the tlme llmlted by sald Court ut baiu uremiura iu preseut ineir ciaims to us for examlnatlon and allowance. Dated at Middlesex, thls Ist day of Majr, A. D. 91 93 j.' w. KOAn; i Commlsaloners. COI7KT OF INSOIVKNOY. STATE OF VEHMONT, Waahlngton Dlatrlct. as, In Ihe matltr of aEOHOE E. miEELER, Iniohtnt Utbtor. Take notlce, that a second mectlng of the credltors Bplvent debtor. I appolnted by tb Judse of said Court to be held at a Court ot Insolvency at tho iyti7'MT.A-U.lbfl.&t ten o'clock A. m at whlch tlme and place sald debtor wlll beallowed to araend and correct hla schedule of credltors, and rerlfy the same by oath. 1 u .HMJ.,' Montpelier, thls 4th day of May. A.I. 189T. HlltAM CAULETON, Judge. MARRIAGES. In Worcester, Arrll US, by ner, P. 0. Carpenter. Ned Ilarrls to Flossle II, lluck.both ot Worcester ln Cambridge, Aprll 22. by Rev. U, O, Howard Ueorge II. Deayltt to Ida M, llolmei, botb ot Water ville. "DEATHS, InWeit Corinth,! Aprll; 18, Chauncey Bohonon aged7years. In West Corinth, Aprll 29, John Mcgulre, aged 64 years, 4 months. Middlesex. Rov. Orlo Barnard and famlly lolt for Bt. Albans Bay yostorday. Wllbur 11111 of Moretown proacliod for tho Motliodtflts liiBt Sunday. Mr. and Mtb. Luclan Whlto spent Sunday at Waitsfield with relatlves. Tlio oloctrlo slgnal 1b now ln posltlon at tho dopot crosslng and works to tbo Batifl factlonof all. Krod Stono was qulte badly lnlurod ono day last woek by tho breaklng down of n wagon. No bones woro broken. Tho danco at the hotol last Wodnosday ovoning receivod only a Btnall attondanoe, but was hlghly onjoyed by thoso prosont. Not only aotito lung troublos, whloh may prove fatal ln a fow daya, but old chronio coughs and throat troublos may recelvo Itn mpdlato rollof and bo pormanontly curod by Ono Minuto Cough Curo. W. E. Terrlll & Oo., Montpelier, Vt. Plainfield. Chester Wood and a (orco of men aro at work on tho creamery buildings. Threo brothors ol Martln Plko wlth tholr famllies vislted blm tho flrat of the week. Nelson Sanborn and Arch Batcheldor aro repalring and tnaklng addltlons to tholr hotnes. Mtnn Tnc7. Bnmia haa beon ontrntred to teach tho summer term of school ln tho nil ton dlatrlct. A sneclal meetlnc of the commlsslonerB, L. 0. Batcheldor and Ilarrls Eaton, on tho eBtate ot Orrln Potter, was held at tho ofllco of 0. E. Woodward, Jr.,ou Wednesday. J. V. T.mnnsnn of Cabot and W. II. Scott of Barro were ln town on Saturday, the formor to tako evldence ln a foreciosure case, and the latter as counBel for Georgo Johnson. TIbt. .T. A. Sherburne of Barro wlll preaoh at Plainfield next Sunday, ln place of llev. Jr. A. u. uooper wuo goea 10 oi, Johnsbury to aupply for Bev. Thomas Ty- rie wno is 111. On Baturdav last Georee Johnson was ar rp.atnd as be was about to leave the Btato, for debt ownlnR L. F. Fortney. He was tftken beforo Judcre W. 8. Martln at tho of- fice of 0. E. Woodward, Jr., and a hoarlng had to seo U he be liold for tnal May 10. The court returned blm to tho oQlcor who for want of bail commltted Johnson to Jatl, wbore bo now langulBlies D. E. Snlcer of Barre, formerly of thls place, wuo successiuny vt reBtiea ut me Ain ImrHt Htreet crvmnaalum ln Manchester. N. II.. last Wednesday ovenine, reiurneu to hls home on Frlday nlght, having won new laurelB niuch to tho gratification of hla frlends. Ile exprcsseB hlmsolf aa belng verv cratoful for the courteBlos rocelved from tho peopla of Manchester and ospo- cially for tuo klndness snown uy oiessrs. Choney who aro promlnently connected wltu tno association When the Bprlng tlme comes, "gontle Anule," llke all othor senslblo perBons, wlll cleanse tho llver and renovate tho Bystem wlth DeWltt's Little Early Rlsers, famous little nllls for the llver and stomach all the yoar round. W. E. Terrlll & Co., Mont pelier, Vt. lilclcer 31111s A. II. Illcker Is runnlng hls logs betwnen tho two ponds. . Gen.A. Ilarleigb nill, an old resldent of Groton, and ono who wrote tho Illstory of Groton for tue Ver montGazetter, 1b very low with cancer of tho Btomach at Old Orcuaru, ile William Wilson, formorly of this town. but now a resldent of Ityegato, was thrown from hla carriaco and kllleu laat baturdav He was about eiEhtv yeara old. E. D IUckor haa mored to tho place he bought of A. U. Ilooper, and Alr. liooper lias moved to tlie larm no Dougut in i'eacnam. Roxuury. G. A. Tiiden and son llarry aro in Boaton thiB woek. Evangollst Shaw preached at the ConErecatlonallst church on 8unday evonlng. : Thomas Wilson, a former resldent of thls town, died at hls home in Poultney early last week. The Ladies' Circle meets pt its rooma this week on xnursday. un nexi week xnurs' day evening, they will servo ice croam and cake. a utorary program wiu oo givon. Melrin Snaldint: and Domls Mann were married on May 1 at the parsonago by Rev. M. Ii. Wrleht Rllas Amy Us- good ol Randolph commenced school on tho warren roau ima week. a ntiio daughtor, Agnes, of Fatrick Shehan, a former residont ol thls town, wis burieu ln KortbUeld last baturday. Tlio cream ery started on Saturday wlth cood husineas, ::: Lloyd Fllnt was tmite soverely hurt wlillo rluint: ms uicycie on iTiuay nicut Misa Cornolla Goss of Moretown and Mlsa Ellza Sossions of Middlebury, were the gueata of Misa Myra Ilutterfield last woek. j , Li. lierrick naa reiurneu ai ter an extended absence. Rev. Mrs Eule IC. Jones Bupplled the pulplt for Rev. Mr. Downey on Sunday. Mr. Downey is qulto iu wltu eryBtpeiaa. East Roxbury. The machinory for tho creamery arrived and was put in nlace on Wednesday last. Herman Flint Iroui West Braintree la in charee. He started up, May 1, witb 1.1 nounds of mtlk. Gold has been dia covered on the farm of Marcus Peck. The vein is sald to be a richer than that ulscov ered in Stockbridge. : Weltzel Web- ater returned home from Burlington on ThurBdav. He is much lmnroved in boalth W. O. Smlth, the slnger who asalBted N. w. Hliaw in tlie meetings lield nero the past wmter, naa neen very lll at iJ. L Buck's the nast week. Fred Blanch ard is gettlng out lnmber for a Bllo and for otner imnrovementa on uls uulldlnca School begun on Monday, wlth Cecil iiuck as teacner. South Ryegate. George Crow has purchaaed 11 vo nico cowb of S. MilU and ls going into the dairy uusiness. W. T. George and wifo are in Topsham this weok on bUBinesa in connection wlth tue estato of Mary Mlils, late mother of Mrs. ueorgo. D. M. CorlisB will appear on tho roada wlth the road-machino and a full gang of men on Thuraday of thls week. Wo shall expect to seo the roads put into a passable conuiuon in Biiori oruor, ai little expense Communion servlces wlll bo hold at the Reformed I'resbyterlan church on Sundav next. The usual preachlng aervices will be neiu on xuursuay anu naturday previous. nov. Aii. urowneu oi west uarnet is ex pected to assist. W. B, Wilson, aged sevonty-nine years, a very active man (or hls age. was ln the vll lage laBt Saturday dolng bnBinoss. Aa he was on ms way nome tne lug-Btrap broke, the horao became unmanageable, ran againBt a fence, threw Mr. Nolaon out and broke hls back or neck. AsBlatance waa near at hand, and be was carrled Into a bouao near by whero he died in about flt teen mlnutea. Funeral servlces were held at hls late resldence yesterday afternoon, Rev. J. J. Ilall offlciating. This was tbe nrat burlal In either ot the cemeterlea in tho village for nearly flvo months. Stowe. Rev. G. F. Beecher and wifo of Brattle boro aro Bpendlncc a few daya wlth the lat- ters parenta, wr. anu Mrs. v. i'. Macutclien. Tho State v. Walter ManBfield. a charge of assault wlth lntont to klll, trted last week at the connty court, roBultod ln an acqulttal. Wolcott has recovered ludgment agalnat Stowe for 8207 and coata for the support of tho E. D. Gatea famlly. O, Sanborn, also, has recovered ludgment agalnat Stowe for building a briuge, and there are at leaat two other casea, Cr. w. G. Church v. Stowe and II. P. Stowe v. Stowo; both tax suita, yet to bo tried. R. D. Bradley has purchased tbe E, S. Luce place. P, D. Plke & Sons have boucht tho "Beehlve" at tho lower vlllaao and will uso It for a sloro house. i Haymond Darrab of Sutton, P. Q,, la nt work for 0. P. Scribner. Old Mra. Warren of Brownsvlllo is qulto alck at the homo of bor son, U. S. Warren, Ilenry Tliomaa of tlio lower vlllago la put tlng up an nddltlon to hia barn. Rov. M. II. Ryan is expected horo early tbla woek to aaaumo charge of tbo Methodlst church. i T. J. Stowart of Morrisville was ln town on Friday last. 1 M. II. W. Burgott of Boaton, who haa tho con structlon of tbo electrlo rallroad ln charge, was ln town laat woek looklng after lta in toroata. A May day llower fcstlval waa hold at TJnlty church on Saturday, wlth a large diaplay of llowors as a principal foa turo. Kev. Georgo Burnham preached at tho Mothodist church on Sunday. Thirtv voars ls a loncr tlmn to llpht bo painful a troublo bb pilea, but Jacob Mitch oll. of Unlonvlllo, Pa., strtigglod that long beforo ho tried DeWitt'a Witch Ilazel Salve, whicb qulckly aud permanontly cured him. It la equally effectlve ln oeze- rua and all sktn affectiona. W. E. Terrlll & Co., Montpelier, Vt. Woodbury, Tho outhtul vlaltor at tho resldence ot Ernest Doty la a bouncing baby boy. Tho vounc chtld of Mllo Wlntors who has ueen vory iu anowa Biigut lmprovemeni, ..... Gilman BIU has azaln takon un bls rosl- donce among us, and ls keeplng bouao by nimaeii. Misa Alma Leonard of Eaat Calais has been oncaced for the Center dlatrlct tbo coming term. Tho boardlnc houso of tho Fletcher Com pany ls rapldly nearlng completlon, and la nuuo an lmposmg atruciure. Meaales havo made thelr annoaranco ln town, much to tho annoyance of those wbo have chlldren they aro intendlng to aend to BCU001. Parties from Hardwick aro auiotly look lng over the ground on the east bIJo of Long Pond wltu a vlew to puttlng up some cottageB tnis summer. Tom Harrlgan. employed ln one of the quBrries, died suudenly at Tlm Mtilcahay's Tuesday, April 27, of alcohollstu. Funeral waa held at tne nouae laat murauay. Mra. Davld Powers of West Woodbury waa burlod laat Wednesday, and tbe young daugbter of F. Flsher of tbe aame place waa burled on Sunday. Rev. N. A. Rjaa ofll- clated at both aorvlces. The new machlnery for the Woodbury Granite Company haa nearly all arrived, and ls m poaition. rne Duuuinga are near lv comnloted coverinc the nlant, and every- tlilnc lndlcatea a ruan oi Duaineaa ueiore many aaya. The Help and Aid Socioty mot with Mr, and and Mrs. JameB Walton last Wednes day afternoon, and had a very pleasant meetlng. The siorm of Tueaday had blocked up the road so that somo Bhovellng had to be uono to got to Mr, waiton'a uouse. South Woodbury. Frank Batchelder and son Clem visited in Barre a few daya last week. Mlss Grace Bonjamln began her summor'a work lor Airs. w. u. xown iasi xnur.-uay Mra. Lucinda Fanisworth and mother havo returned to thoir homo from Barre where they have benn spending tho wlnter wltu jsic. anu Aira. u. ii. wona, Scliools in town commonced laat Monday. Mlaa Mary Sabln teachea the villago FChool, Fred Wella the Ball Bchool, aud Gloo Lilley la to teaen in uie wuuur uistricr. R. B. Tassey, road commissloner. has hlred A. M. Beujamin witb hia team to go wltu nim on tuo roau macuine. work com menced on tho roada laat Monday. Llttlo Cecil. aon of W. J. Town. acci dentally caucbt his llnger in tho coc-wheels of the clothes wringer laat Saturday, and cruaucu tucm qulto uadly. JSo uones broken. Miss Lucv Sabln. who has been 111 since February 11 and whose caae haa exclted much lntorest and sympathy among her frlends, had a correct diagonisls mado by Drs. Fairman and Crano of Hardwick laat week. It is hoped sho may yet recover. A Chance of a Llfc-Tlme. Labor is a necessity and sklllod labor ls always ln demand. The Vriimont Watciiman offers the chanco of a llfetimo to any young man or youag woman, who is anxious to be woll equipped ln tho battlo of life. Tho condl tlons are very simple. Arrangeinents have been mado by The Watciiman to givo a thorough buaincss educatlon to the person who securea tho largest number of Bub scrlbors to Thk Watchman before Septem ber 1, 1897. A life memberahlp certlflcato ln Spencer'a Busineas College, Kingaton, N. Y wlll be given to the auccessful canvaaser, whlch will entitle him, or her, to inatruction in all branchea of a Commercial, Stonographio and Telographlc course. The Combined Life Scholarahip, includ lng the above threo couraes, costB S90. Thla amouut of tuitlon ia givon to tho suc cessful contestant, surely an oflor worth contendlng for. Each unsucceaaful compotltor wlll be al lowed to retaln ten per cent of the money he has rocelved for subscrlptions, and thus earnest effort wlll not ho unrewarded, Porsons desiring to compoto muBt notify The Watchman before Jnne 10. Any other Information, or samplo coplea ot the watchman, may be obtaineu by au dressing The Watchman, Montpelier, Vt. Col. JonN Hav, the newly appolnted United Btatea ambassador to the court of St. Jamea received unuaual dlatinctlon on Monday whilo presenting hia credentlala to Quoon Vlctoria at Windsor caatle. Durlng the moruinc a royal carrlaco drove un to I Col. Hay'a rosldonco, with a coachman and two lootmen in tue royai scariet nvery, to convey Col. and Mrs. Hay to Paddlngton Btatlon. At the statlon they were met by the marquls of Salisbury and the mastor of ceremonlea, Sir Jamea (Jolvllle, wbo accom panied them to Windsor. At the Windsor rallroadfstatlon Col. and Mrs. Hay found a royal carrlaco ln waltlng to convey tuern to the caatle, wbere luncheon was served. Col. Hay flrst bad an audionce wlth tbo marquls of Salisbury and thon presented hls credentlala to her majeaty. The audi once waa brief and formal, but the queon waa apeclally gracious and exchanged witb the ambassador mutual expresaions of good will and amity betweonboth natlona. Mra. Hay waa then received ln audienco by the Sueen, belng preaented by tho counteaa of Irroll. the lady ln walting. As the wlfe of an ambassador, Mra. Hay took precedence over tho Portugueao and Chineso minlsters, who also presented thelr credentlala upon thU occasiou. The next annual convention ot the Ver mont Conference Epworth League of the Methodlat Eplscopaf church wlll be held ln tbe Methodlst church In Brattleboro, June 22 and 23, Tbe followlng speakers have been secured; Rev. 0. L. Goodell, D, D,, ofBrooklyn, N. Y.; Rev. 0. O. Judklns, A. B,, Windsor, thlrd vice-president ot tho New England distrlct Epworth league; Rev. W. S. Smithers, A. M., Hardwick; Rev. E. M. Bmltb, D. D., Montpelier, the representatlve from New England in tbe genoral mlsslonary commlttee; Rev. Lutlier Freeman, A. M., Newton Centor, Mass., aecretary of the Epworth league of New England; Rev. O. W. Bcott, A. M., Catn pello, MaBS,, superlntendent of jtinlor work for New England; .Blshop William X. Nlnde, D. D., LL. D., Detrolt, Mich., world's prealdont of the Epworth league, and otbeaa, lncludlng some promlnent lay men. Rey. L. P. Tucker of Northfield ls prealdent and Rev. W. M. Newton of Waterbury la aecrotary. One nlght laat week somo rellglous partl sans ln Jackson county, Alabama, carrled Into the wooda, atrlppod and aevorely wblppod two Mormon elders, Tho eldera Bubaenuentlv annoalod to Govornor John. aon for proteotlon, repreaenting that they had been threatened wlth death If they ro matned in tbe state, The govornor haa nromlaod to nrotect them and baa Inatruct- ed the Bheriff of tho county to mako them hls speclal charge, SUMMARY OF NEWS, Vcrinont. Cecil, tho flvc-yoars-old son of Goorco Gulnan of Westfield, Mass,, was drownod laat wook in tuo racoway of tuo aaw-mlll of tho Briatol Manufacturlng Company. Tho body was recovored. Pknsions havo recentlv boon crantod to tho followlng Vormonters: Orlglnal, Oyrus D, StobblnB, Vorgonnos, Frank Marcott, iirattiotioro; Buppiemontai, uanioi Ford liatn, Watorbury; roiaauo, Jamea Horlmon, Moretown. Thk Vormont Llvo Stock Comnanv of Brattleboro baa recelvod advlcea from John Stovena, manager, that from 3,000 to 6,000 bcad of cattlo on tho company'a largo ranch ln South Oakota perlshed durlng tho past seaaon on account of docp anow fall. Tho snow camo early in tho soason, and con- tinuou tin tnis apring. xuo totai numuer oi bnv.iu vj i. l i. u .nuv.u mov .nt. naa nuuub ,,vw. Tho company waa oreanized by Brattleboro men. anu lta oporations nad been very suo cessiui tor Beverai yeara untu laat wintor. Pbnsions have reccntly been granted to tho followlng Vermontersi Orlglnal, John H. Frlable, I'awlet: lncrease, Alfrod u, iaiuuciuo, uani uvnuiu ii.ajdu , uiauu Randolph; Gardiner It. Shlppi, Morrisville; Rufus D. Gasklll, Watorford; orlglnal, wld owa, etc, Dolla Faneuf, Sonth Royalton; uiara a. uepar, lsurunRton; uuoua u. xiin lov. Lyndonville: Bolon J. Madden, Wi nooski, mlnor of Oscar F. Burnham, Mont pelier. Induckmknts havo been offerod tho Koene Furnlture Company of Keono.N. H., wlth a vlow of brineine about lta removal to Bethol. II la underatood that tho company ls dlsposed to consldor tno project favor ably. esneclally because tho chance would brlng tbo works wlthin easy reach of the largo lumber tract in Pittslleld, whlch the company owna. Under the Vermont lawa the company will bo cranted a flvo yearB1 exomntlon. if lt establlshea a new factory In tho Btato. At Bethol there la a plant noar tho depot, couBlstlng of two three-Btory buildings, eacu over ono liundred feot ln length and forty foot or bo in wldth, equipped wltu bouers, englne, Buafting, electrlo llghts, hoatlng apparatua, outbulld incs. etc. Thia plant is offerod to tho fur nlture company for a nominal Bum per- uapB lor notning ii it wiu move ua ousi ness to that town, Btatb's Attoiinev Bodb of Windham county is on tbe war path after violatora of tho prohlbitory law. At Brattleboro last week a rald waa made almultaneoualy on tho Amerlcan Houae and G. J. Burnee's rea- taurant. At Burpee'a 100 bottlea of beer and soveral gallons of whiBkoy wore found. At the Amerlcan House two dozen bottles of bner nnd SHvernl domllohna nf rnm. whla- key and gin were secured. Threo men who were urinking anu tue tiartenuor wero ar rested at the Amorlcan House. Mr. Ilur nee'a roHtauriint waa never raidod beforo The Amerlcan Houbo has boon ralded twlce wlthin two yeara. State'a Attorney Robb aaya tliat liereafor lio will accopt no pleas oi belng a common aeller, aud tliat tlie sec ond offence of selling will mean impriaon ment. Mr. Itobb alao aaya that he shall pro coed acalnst tho ownera of buildinca ln which intoxicantB aru aold aa they aro liable under the Vermont law, although thla provlslon naa not ueretoiore ueon oniorceu. DoillCStic. The Tonnessee centennial exposltion waa ODened at Nashvillo last Saturday wlth irn poaing ceremonles. President McKlnley touched an olectric button at Washington at noon tnat set tue maculnery ln motion Tue Kentucky Senate apecial commlttee annolnted to lnvoatlcate tho atfaira of the state penltentiary at Frankfort has already dlscoverod tliat tue prtson la auort a mll llon feet of lumber, worth 817,000. It is cuargeu tuat at leasi a uozen men are ln volved ln tuo embozziemont. Deputv United State8 Marshal Flynn captured four Chinamen on the llne north of Malone, N. Y., last Monday. They were endeavorinc to steal Into tho United States. He also secured a quantlty of opiutn which they had aecretod In the llning of their clothing, Thoy were lodged iu Malone lall penuing examlnatlon. xuey wlll doubtless bo returned to China. A dispatch from Albunuerque, N, H. sayB that Aldaco F. Walker, chairman of tue uoaru oi uireciora; u. o. xtayea, ui rector. and Victor Morawotz. nenoral coun- sel of tho Santa Fo svstem. havo arrived there to purchaso the Atlantic aud Paciflc railroad and wlll loave for Gallup in that county, whero Mr. Marron will sell the Atlantic and Paciflc road and its outllt to satlsfy a Judgtnent of the freight mortgago bondholderB, whoso claim ia 510,000,000 witu accrued lntorest lor aimost two years Forelgiia A BiLL introduced ln tno Domlnlon nar- llament by Senator MacDonald of llrltlsh Columbia in the Senate, maklng the 24th of May a perpetual holiday in Canada, and to be known aa Victoria Day, waa road a thlrd tlmo and paaaeu on juonuay. A fiue on Tueaday afternoon ln the crowded charitable bazaar at Farla, France, at wnlclt many notable peopio were nres ont created a terrible panio. Many wero burned to deatu and many more injured Thirty bodieB wero recovered and thirty- iive injured cared lor. Wah preparatlona go on at Conatanti- nome with unabated vicor. Two commia BianB, composed of ofllcials of tho minlstries ot publio worka anu oi war, nave been formed for the nurnoao of facllltatlntr dis Satch of troopa to the frontier. It haa baon ecided to extlngulab the torchos in all tbe llghthouses on the gult ot Bmyrna aa far aa Karaburun durlng the contlnuance of the war. It ia ofllcially announced that the Greeks realdent in Turkey may become naturalized as an alternativo to loaving tho country. Thia will be compuUory for all Ureeks olllclally employed ln xurkoy. Five moro of tho anarchlats, who laat Docember woro convlcted ln Barcelona of compllctty In bomb tbrowlng ln that clty in June, 1800, wero sontenced to death laat Saturday. The crlmo for which theae men are to suffer death was committed on Juno 7, lS'JO, on the occaslon of a rellcious proces slon ln celebratlon of Corpua Chriatl, Juat as the procesBlon wus entoring the church of Santa Maria de la Mar a bomb waa thrown into tho crowd that was watchlng tho coremony. The misslle exploded, kill Ing twelve persons inBtantly and woundlng about fifty othera, some of whom subae quontly died. A DisrATCit from San Salvador states that a terrlflo exploalon of dynamlte ln that clty laat Saturday resulted ln tho deatructlon of two entlro blocks, and cauaed the losa of many llves. Four wagons were being driven down Conceptlon Btreet, ono ot tho principal thoroughfares of the clty, each loaded wlth several boxes ot dynamito, In aome unexplalned manner one ot tbe boxes of dynamito explodod wlth a deafening roar. In an inatant every other box on the wagon was blown up. Thon, wlth an aw ful craah, the dynamlte on tho threo other wagona, whlch wero near, exploded almul taneoualy. Thia last oxploaion waa tollowed Immedlately by the craah of tlmbera, and the two blocks of buildinga opposlto on each sldo of Conceptlon Btreet foll away llke housoB of cards. Vershire, A daugbter waa born on Aprll 1 to Mr and Mrs. Georgo E. Stacy. l'rofesaor A. L. Fuller ot Cleveland, Ohlo, arrived laat weok to vlslt hla mother, who la ex pected to llvo but a abort tlmo. Mr, Fuller returna to Cleveland, but hia wifo and little BOn wlll rouialn in Vershire. Mr. Clement la to movo from Verahiro Centor to tho brlck house on tho brook road owned by Mr. Roblnson. A. J. Gross aud son bavo roturned from Haverhill, Mass. ueorge noon naa moved to corinth. Wllllnnistown. 0. M. Soaver has returned from tbn nnr. chaBO ot a eumtnor atock of goods, In Boaton, Frank Lathron la learnlnc; tbo art of nol lahlng granlto In tho Lyndo St Choney mlll' A budcot of WllllamBtown news In nrlnt- od on pago throo of thls laauo of tho Watch man. Mrs. PatAV Etllott waa called tn lmr old homo laat weok, ln tho Bouth part ot tho ntato, by tho lllnoss of ber mothor. Rov. J. O. Sherburne nnw nntnrn nn liln fourth yoar aa pastor of tho Methodlat church. Wo do not rocall anothor Instanco of tho klnd hero. Mrs. John Lvndo waa ln town laat wnnk ctearlng tho late famlly rosldonco for lts oc cunanoy by tho now purchaaor of tho placo, winuaor u. uiuy. Warron S. Covoll moved back linrn lant. weok from Berlin, wbitber ho went nntnn yeara ago to care for hia parents. Wo all weicomo uis roturn. Landlord Brown. of thoMonumont Ilousn. wlll provido a banquot for tho Maaonlc lodge on Wednesday ovoning, on the occa slon of tbo lnatallatlon of lta olllcors. Tl,n U.nn -n.4l.A.H 1 i .1 1 to occupy a portlon of tho Groaraon & Beck ett Bheda. For somo tlmo paBt thoy have had tho Lynde & Chenoy aheus at Mlll vll- Mra. Chester Martln la exner.tlncr tlm Eleasuro of a vlalt from her daugbter, Mra. r. George E. Maloy and chlldren, now of ai. uiouu, xuinnosota, aitor an abaence of flvo years. We have just been shown an autoeranh lotter from Ollver Wondell Holmes tn nnn of our ladlos, ln which bo wrltos that al though ho may havo somotlmo wrltton the word " wound " to rbvmo with " found " ba wouiu pronounco it as ii woonu," Word is elven out bv tho Canltal Cream ery Company that lf our people will sheathe mo ii.. xi. waiaon suop anu pay tuo rent for one year tho company wlll establlsh a creamory liere at once. If our citizona nre- fer, they can tako stock, to the amount of $500, In the creamery and that wlll secure lt, Whilo Bert Bruce and brntlinr wnrn ilrlr- lng, on Sunday afternoon, up tho Brockway klll, north of Mlll village, a double bicycle, returnlng to Barre, met them frlghtonlng iuo norao bo luat lt. turneu and ran down tlie nill and un to Mr. Brockwav'a hnlld- lngs, wlth tho result tbat Mr. Bruce had two ribs torn from tbo baskbono, and one of the uicycie riuers auuereu a severo brulae. utuor uamago waa also done. Rev. J. K. Thomuaon. who baa nrnnr.hnd acceptably here to tho Congregatlonal church for Boveral Sundavs nast. haa bocun a Borlos ot meotlngs in the granlto distrlct oi uarre. ne ls a Bcotcnman, born on Prlnco Edward'a Island forty-ono years ago, and aa full of Scripture, vlm, and down rlcht earnestneaa as ono often seea. He only needa to seo " a hoad " of what he be lieves to bo " sin," to aim a sturdy blow at lt. Succeaa to hia labora. Tho Edson Martln farm, willnd, years ago. to tho uso of tho Methodlat church here, and occupled of lato by Mosara. Wesley De merrltt and Erneat Rlddell, ia to be boUI at auction on Thuraday of thia week. It has long been ono of the valuable farma of tho town, and la exompt from taxatlon. We bollevo tbo dlaposal flrst made of lt by the Methodlst soclety was in conBideration of a payment ot one thousand dollars ln hand (the yoarly lncomo of whlch accruea to the soclety), and an annual rent of S150, for a long term of yeara. Any bonua that mlght be roallzod ln dlspoaing of a loaso of this farm accruos to the holder of lt. Mr. De moritt, wo boliove, secured qulto a hand Bomo bonus in a tranafer. Much interost juat now centera in the matter of a now poatmaster hero, whether it shall be tho present assistant poatmaster, Georgo L. Edson, or Georgo Bosworth. The candidatea each selected a man, last woek, who choae a! thlrd man, to prepare togothor a check list of porsons who voted for Prealdent McKlnley last fall, and who get tholr mail here. It is expected that a vote by theso listed persons wlll soon be taken, in accordance with a suggeation of Congreasmau Grout, who we may well ex pect will use hls Influenco for tho peraon having tho larger number of votea. Our citizenB ought to know whom thoy want to servo them, and thoir wanta we may rea BODably antlcipate wlll be regarded. Unconditional aurrender, ia tho only terma thoso famouB llttlo pllla known aa DeWitt'a Little Early Risers will mako with consti pation, sick headacho and stomach troublea. W E. Terrlll & Co., Montpelier, Vt. West Topsham. Rover, tho faithful old dog belonglng to C. F. Smlth, was chloroformed recently. He was gettlng old and feehle auil.lt waa thougbt beat to klll him. Hla famlllar fig ure wlll bo mlaaed by every one in the vil lage aa ho waa a unlveraal favorite. The caucus for nominatlon ot a poatmas ter will be held ln tho village ball on Satur day next. The contestants are G. K. Church and Luther Hlght. Mrs. C. O. Lord and two chlldren of Groton aro vlsit Ing her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Merrill Wllda. Mrs. E. M. Colllns went on Friday last for a visit of aeveral weeka ln Whlto Rlvor Junction, Hanover, N. H., and other places. Charles Poole has sold his farm to Frank Mllls. BDSINESS NOTICES. The Weatfleld (Ind.) JVetoa prlnta the fol lowlng ln regard to an old realdent of that place; "Frank McAvoy, for many yoara in tho omploy of tho L., N. A. & C. Ry. here, says: "I havo used Chamberlaln'B Colic, Cholera and Dlarrhcca Remedy for ten years or longor am never wlthout lt in my famlly. I conslder it tbe best remedy of the klnd manufacturod. I tako pleasnre ln recommendlng it.' " It ia a speciflc for all bowol dlsordera. For sale by 0. Blakely, Montpelier, Vt. Kixi. tue WolfI Dr. Ollver Wendell Holmea ln one of his books aaya, " Cougha are ungrateful thlnga. You flnd ono out ln the cold; you tako lt up, nurae lt, make everythlng of lt, dress it up warm, givo lt all sortB ot balaams, and other food it Ukes, and carry It around In your boBotn as if lt wore a miniaturo lap-dog. Aud by-and-by lts llttlo bark grows sharp and savago, and confound the thlug you flnd it ls a wolf's whelp tbat you bavo got there, and he la gnawlugin tho breaat wbere ke haa been neatllng so long." Anglor's Petroleum Emulslon wlll; klll that wolf. It ls wlthout an equal for the curo ot throat and lung troublos. , No Onk Dies. No one dles of pulmonary dlsoaao who takea "77" ln tlmo. Tweuty Ser cent ono ln flve dle of pulmonary Iseasea colds, grlp, pneumonla, conaump tion, who could bo saved by tho tlmely use of " 77." Dr. Humphrey'a famous Speciflc. Since ''77" came into general uao tbe fa tallty haa docroased and it only remalna tor lta adoptlon aa a natlonal remedy, to rob our cllmate of its terrora. For aale by all drug glats, twenty-flve conta. Tue Best Hk.medv for Rhbumatis.m. From tho Falrhaven (N. Y.) llegttter, Mr. James Rowland of this village, states that for itwenty-ftve yoars hla wlfe has been a BUfferer from rheuinattsui. A few nlghta ago ahe was ln such paln that sho waa nearly crazy. Sho aent Mr. Rowland for the doctor, but he had read of Chamber laln'B Paln Balm and lnstead ot golng for the phyaiclau ho went to tho store anu se cured a bottlo ot lt. nis wifo dld not ap- Crovo ot Mr. Rowland'a purchaso at flrst, ut nevertholosa appllod the Balm tbor oughly and in an bour's tlme waa able to go to sleep. Sho now applles It whenever sho foels an ache or a paln aud flnda tbat lt al ways givea rollef. Ho says that no medl clne whlch Bhe bad used ever dld her aa much cood. The 23 and CO cont alzes for salo by 0. Blakely, Montpelier, Vt, VALLTAKETHei HAT5 OFr toWONDJER .ir BESTBREAD FLOUR INAMERICA DONT TAKE OUR WORD FOR IT.TRY IT. All Flrat-class Oroccrs Sell It. Erery package guaranteed as represented or your money refunded, CAN YOU ASK M0IIE? Trlce no more than the "Just as good." E, W. IIAILET & CO., Montpelier, Vt., SOLE MlLLEItB' AOENTB Lovell Oiamond Bicycles! Lovell Diamond, Models 32, 33, 34, 36, List $100.00, at $80.00 Lovell Excols, Models A and B, List $60.00, at $50.00 Lovell Excels, Models A and B (1896), . . List $50.00, at $40.00 PECK BROTHERS The Vermont Dairymen's Association Has had more than one President. Here is one who made choice upon the merits, and not because he was agent. IT IS A WISE MAN Who knowa a good thlng when he aees it, and who seizea a good thing when he knowa it. CIRCULARS all about good things for dairying FREE. Vermont Farm Wlachine Co.,BBLaso54fM' KSTATK OF JIIOSKS A. l'ALMKK. STATB OF YBUMONT, Distiiiot or WAsniNaTON, ss. In l'robate Court, held at Montpelier, In and for sald Distrlct, on the 3ddar of Mar. A. D. 1S91: An Instrument and codlcll thereto, purportlnir to bo tho last wlll and testament of MOSES A. l'ALIElt. lateof Waitsfield, In sald Dlatrlct, deceased, belnK presented to the Court for l'robate: It Is ordered bj sald Court, that all persons concerned thereln be notlfled to appear at n sesslon of sald Court, to bo held atthe l'robate Otrlce, tn sald Montpelier, on the 2lst dayof Mar, A. D. 18'r7, and show cause, lfany they mar have, agalnst the probate ot saldlnstrn inentand codlcll i for whlch purpose It ls further ordered that notlce of thls order bo publlshed threo weeki successlvelr ln the Vermont Watchman .t- State Joutnut, a newspaper prlnted at Montpelier, In thls state, previous to sald tlme appolnted for hearlng, Ur the Court. Attest. 413 HlltAM CAHLKTON, Judxe. KSTATK OF ItUTII MEItltlTT. STATB or VHRMONT, D1BTBIOT Or WA8M1NOTON, BB. In Probate Court, held at Montpelier. In and for sald Distrlct, on the 4th dar of Mar. A.U. l7l Illram Wells, Admlnistrator of the esUte of ItUTII MEItltlTT, late of Calais, In satd Dis trlct, deceased, presents hls admlnlstratlon ac count rur examinauou aua aiiowance, anu rnauel anpllcatlon for a ilecroe of dlstrlbutlon and partltlon ot the estate ot sald deceased. Whereupon, It Is ordered by satd Court that sald account and sald appllcatlon be reterred to a sesslon tbereot, to be held at the l'rolte Otrlce, lu sald Montpelier, on the 1st darof June, A. I). 1S97. for hnarlng and decls lon tbereon: and, It Is further ordered, that notlce hereof be idven to all persons lnterested br publlca tlon of the same threo weeks successlvelr In the Vermont Watchman Jt State Journal, a newspaper publlshed at Montpelier, previous to sald tlme appolnted for heartntc, that ther mar appear at sald tlme and place, and show cause, lf aur ther mar have, whr sald accouut should not be allowed and such decree made. llr the Court. Attest, 51-53 HlltAM CAHLKTON, Judge, 0OUUI8BI0NBBB' HOTIOB. KSTATK OFKL1ZAI1I2TII WKST. The underslirued, having been appolnted by the Ilonorable l'robate Court for the Distrlct of Wash ington commlssloners to recelve, examlne and adjust all clalms and demands of all peraons agalnst tne estate ot EM.A1IKTI1 WEST, late of Marshtleld, In sald Distrlct, deceased, and all clalms exhlblted ln ortict thereto. herebr Klve notlce that we wlll meet for the purposes aforesald at the house of E. A. Lainberton, !nthe town of Marshfield In saM Liisirici, ou ine zju uar ui iunr, anu iuu vtu uay ot October next, from one o'clock r, u. unUl four o'clock P, M., each of sald dars, aud that stx months from the 10th dar ot Aprll, A. 1). 1997, Is the tlme llmlteo by sald Court for sald credltors to pre sent thelr clalms to us for exainluatlon andallov auce. Dated at Marshfield, thls 57th dar of Aprll, A. D, 1897. UHO. M. WEHSTElt, 1 nn,m... SI-53 OHVISKITTM, Commlssloners, Pocket Kodaks, Bulls Eye Camoras, Bullet Cameras, The Hartredge Kodak, No. 2 Falcon Camera, The Hawk Eye Jr., The Capitol Camera, Plates, Films, Paper, Card Mounts, Chemi- cals, Developing, Printing, Copying, at reasonable rates. A. G. STONE, JEWELER, Gorner Main and State Sts., MONTPELIER, VT. 60 MAIN STREET, MONTPELIER, VT. Wo aro pleased wlth the work of the Improved United States Separator No. 5. It proves to be juat the right size for our herd of 30 cowa. A yearliug bull is used for nnimal power, and nfter a part of the cows are tnilked the bull is put into the power and the Separator stnrled, and at the close of tho milking wo come out about even, and so the capacity is right. Tho work is thorrugh and tho Separator is easily cleaned. We find no fnult in it. The crenm is easily handled, aud there is moro butter than when we used tho old process. The butter sells for 30 cents per pound. Stamford, VI., J. O. SANFORD, June 1, 1890. (President Vermont Dairymen's Association, Member Vermont Board of Agriculture.) GltAND SU3IME11 CltUISE.rOK IIEALTII 'ASD JlI,KASUItH To ICELAND,Tthe JNOKWEGTaN FJORDS, Land of the IMIdniijht SUX, and the OAPITALS OF NOBTHEBN EUKOPE, by tho favorite Amerlcan Llne Steamer, " OIIIO," from NEW YORK, SATURDAY, JUNE 2d, 1897. INOLUSIVE FARE8, from S475. Excursiona on Shore, slEhtseeinR, etc, etc, all provlded wlthout extra cost. Fine Promonade Decks, Flrat-claas ac commodatlon only, Luxurlous Equlp menta. For tickets and proRrammea apply to TIIOS. COOK & SON, agents for the Tnteruational Navigatlon Co., 2G1 and 1225 Broadway, New York, or E. E. KNOTT & CO., BURLINGTON, YT. KSTATK OF JOSEPII A. WIJfG. STATB Ot VBP0j,T( DIBTOIOT O? WASniHOTOH, BB. In Probate Court, held nt Montpelier, ln and for saldI)lstrlct,outhe4tli dar of Mar, A. D. 13971 rvi Colllns Blakely, Admlnistrator, t6onoJ non, wlth the wlll annexed ot the estate of JOSEP1I A. WINO, late of Montpelier, In sald Distrlct, de ceased, makes appllcatlon to sald Court wlth the consent and npprobatlou ln wrltlne of the legateea and devlsees of sald deceased resldlng ln the State of Vermont, for Ucense to sell all of real estate of of sald deceased, unsold, to wlt.- Home place and westerlr half of Klalto block. so called, sltuated ln Montpelier In sald Distrlct, also about flfty acres of pasture land, Moses E. Itoward farm. so called, consistlng ot about ono hundred acres, and wood lot of about one hundred acres sltuated in llerlln. In sald Distrlct, also about tweuty-flve acros of land ln Woodbury, ln sald Distrlct, representtng that the sale thereof would be beneflclal to the legatees and devlses ot sald deceased. and those lnterested ln hls estate, ln order to convert the sald real estate Into mouey Whoreupon, It Is ordered by sald court, that sald appllcatlon bereferred toa sesslon thereof, to be held at the l'robate Offlco, ln sald MontpeUer, on the 31st day of May, A. D. 1897, for hearlug audde clslon tbereon aud It ls further ordered, that aU persons lnterested be notlfled hereof, by publlcatlon of notlce of sald appllcatlon and order thereon three weeks successlrely ln the Vermont Watchman a State Journal, a newspaper publlshed at Montpelier, ln thls State, and whlch clrculates ln the nelghbor. bood ot those lnterested, before sald tlme of near. lng, that they may appear at sald tlme and placa and, lf they see cause, object thereto. Uy the Court. Attest, 51-53 UIKAM CAULETON, Judge, KSTATK of SAItAII JKNNINGS. STATB or Vbumokt, DIBTBIOT Or WASHINGTON, SS. In Probate Court. held at Montpelier, Iu and foz sald Distrlct. on the 4th day of May, A.D. 18971 Charles T. Jennlngs, Admlnistrator ot the estate ot SAItAII JENNINOS. lateof Woodbury, ln sald Dis trlct, deceased. makes appllcatlon to sald court, wlth tlie consent and apprcbatlon In wrltlng otthelielrtot sald deceased, resldlag In the State of Vermont, for llcense to sell all of the real estate ot sald deceased, sltuated In Woodbury, ln said dis trlct. to wlti Home place, representluR that the sale thereof would be beneflclal to tbe helrs of sald deceased, and those lnterested In hls estate, In order to convert sald real estate Into money. Whereupon Itls ordered br sald Court tbat satd appllcatlon be reterred toa sesslou thereof, to be faeldat the l'robate Offlce In sald Montpelier, on the 21st dayof Mar, A. D. 1897. for hearlog aud de clslon thereoni Aud It Is further ordered that all persons lnterested, be notlfled hereof bv publlcatlon of notlce of sald appllcatlou and order tbereon tbrea weeks successlvelr ln the Vermont Watchman it" State Journal, a newspaper publlshed at MoutpeUer, In thls State, and whlch clrculates ln the nelghbor hood ot those lnterested, before sald tlme ot near lng, that ther mar appear at sald tlme and place, aud, If they see cause, object thereto, Uy the Court. Attest, S1J HlltAM CAHLKTON, Judge.