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VERMONT WATCHMAN & STATE JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY, MAY 18 1898.
Williamstown.
Tlio prcsout outlook for a good grass ctop
ls encouragtng.
MbJot D. Fllnt dlod on Monday nlght aud
wlll bo Imiled today.
Mrs. JoBcph Schoflold la vlsltlng tlio pa
rents ol lior husband, lioro.
Our creamory seoms to bo baving an ox
collont patronago at thls tltne.
Wlll Klbbeo has had na guoats, ol lato, bls
Blstor, Mra. Dnrkoo, nnd hor llttlo daughter.
Wllllam Wlthorell took tlio body of hla
wlfo tqLowoll, Masa., for burial on Tucb
day. IIo wlll bo absent two or tbroo weeks.
Ollvor Martln and wlfo wlll bo at tbo
fartu of Mossrs. Georgo and Elbort Jackaon
for tbo present, alnco bo cannot reaumo
Btono cuttlng.
Mlss Lula Durnham bas toturnod to tbo
study of tnuslo ln Qoddard soinlnaiy. Hor
Blstor, Mlss Sarah, la taklng lesaonB on tbo
vlolln ln Ilarro.
A sowcr 1b to bo put ln on tbo oaat aldo of
our Maln stroot, from George Bockett's
place, to erupty into tbo stream that ilows
through tbo General E. BasB meadow.
MesBrs. Seaver and Smltb of tbo moat
uarket, have aold bo J. K. Lynde, tbo
bulldtng lot opposlto tbo rosldonco of K. 1
Blanchard, to wblcb tboy bavo boon haul
lng granlte.
Lawrenco Murray, wbo caino to East
Barre laBt yoar frotn St. George, N. B , to
run a granlto latbo for tbo Grearson Broth
erB, bas roturnod to bla old bonie. IIo 1b
a brotbor of Waverly and Joo Murray, now
of our vlllage.
Our Welsb granlte cuttor, Kobert n.
Jones, wIiobo famlly of four brlgbt, well
trained llttlo daugbters aro bo well llked
bero, baa just Bout an organ to Utlca, N. Y.,
to tbo two oldest ones to practlco on, wbllo
at Bohool tberi-.
In snUlntnmit for tholnturlea austalnod by
Mrs. CbarleB M. Ersklue, at Montpelier
Junction on lier return irotn an excursion
tfi Mnntrpal lnst vear. tbe Ceutral Vermont
railroad compauy bas just pald ber four
hundreu uollara.
Kev. I. 1'. Wotner la to preacb tbe ser
mon on Memorlal Sunday, tbo aervicoa to
be bold at tbo Congregatloual cburcb, A
cbolr tnade np of slngers from tbo four re
llglous Boclotlts, and accompanled by or
gan, cornet and clarlonet wlll furnlsh tbe
muslc.
Return S. Davls baa glven up bla place on
Long Island, near New York city, and wlll
move to Braintree, wbero bo baa purchas
od a farm. Fred, son of Gurdon Martln,
wbo bas been worklug for Mr. Davls ln tbo
last year, wlll roturn bere, to work for bls
grandinotber, Mrs. Aaron G. Martln.
Bev. P. P. Womor wlll exchange Bunday
mornlng and evonlng wlth Ilev. Mr. Mitcb
nll of tbe Presbvterlan cburcb of Barre
Mr. Woiner wlll aUo preacb tbe aormon at
tbe Orange County Cougregatloual confer
ence at Tunbridge, week aftor noxt. Dea
cons Edwln 0. Smltb aud Barney D. Fllnt
aro to be tbe delegates from bero to tbls
conforence.
Kev. Dr. W. G. Puddefoot bad a good
audlence bere on TueBday eveulng of last
week, and some twenty uouars were tasen
nt tlio close of bla address for tbo Conurega-
tlonal Home Mlsalonary Soclety. It is
easily Been now wby everybody wbo bas
ever beard of bim, wanta to bear blm at
least once. UIs very raplu, anu at iimes in
illstinct Hneecb. waa a drawback to tbe ial
estenlovnient of llstening to tbe inan. But
be la a genlua.
One of our farmers tella ua tbat be flnds
an acre of Sanford corn tbat bo cuts and
leavcs ln tbe fleld tlll wlnter of aa mucb
worth to bim as tbroo or four acros in a bay
crop. Anotber farmer tella ua tbat last
year be bad between four and flve acrea of
corn tbat waa cut and stooked in tbe fiold
tlll fed out in January, on wblcb be fed
twenty bead of cattlo up to tbat time once
a day ln tbo early part of tbe fall and twice
uaily, alter colu weatner.
Mervllle, son of Gurdon Martln, wbo baB
juat onlisted liere, couiu not pasa tuo ex
auiinatton for tbe regular army at Dea
Molnes. Iowa. and bo waa also tbrown out
after anotber exatnluatlon for tbe aatne at
Omaba, Nebraaka. Fatrick Kogera, who
bas finally been accepted from bere passed
tbree examinations (after baving Bbaved off
bls muBtacbo at tbo tblrd one) beforo be
could got lnto tbe servlce. uotn tnese ooya
ougbt to mafce tiravo BOiuierB.
Tbo Woman's Home Mlaslonary soclety
of tbe Metbodist cburcb, wlll bold a plant
sale at tbo Motbodlat vostry on Tuesday
afternoon andevenlngMay 24. A good as-
sortment of desirablo nlants wlll be oller
ed. Cake and Ice cream will be served at
tbe UBiial rates. In tbe evenlng a Hterary
program bas been arranged. No cbarge for
admlssion, Every one invited to call and
see tbe display of ilowers andprovidethetn
solvea witb well rooted plants, at a reason-
able prlce.
A sorrowf ul man waa tbe father of tbe
granlto boys, Patrlck and Jack Bogera (bls
only sons bere), wbo enlisted for tbe Cuban
war. and left for Burlington on tbe Gtb lnst.
Tbe foriner of tbe two failed to pasa tbe ex
amlnatlon at Burlington, but was to try it
agaln ln bla deaire to be accepteu. TMa
father came bere from Australia not long
ago, and a daugbter, wbo camo about tbo
samo time irom xiingianu, is uib nouaeKeeper.
For tbla f atber now we bespeak mucb klndly
Bympatny irom our ctnzens.
Aneua A. Mclver of tbe granlte dlstrict,
wbo dled on Wednesday laBt from tbe ef-
fectB of tbe terrible accluent at a quarry
tbat day, in Barre, waa a Canadlan-born
Scotchman. Ue was a member of tbe Free
Methodlst cburcb of Graniteville, wboae
servtces be attonded on Bunday mornlngs,
and was a constant attenuant at Kev. j. u.
Sberburne's Bnnday afternoon servlces at
tbe Soltd Kock cbapel in tne quarry uib
trlct. He leavea a wlfo and two cblldren.
He waa burled in our vlllage cemetery on
Jmuay last, Kev. J. U. uneruurne otnciat
Ing. It is Bald be bad an accldent pollcy,
wblcb assuros 81,500 to bls wlfe.
Tbe latest news from George L. Ains-
wortn was untler uate ol Marcn si. tia
party was at Peace Blver CroBalng ln Atha
tiaaca, gold-buntlng partiea were coming in
tbere eveiy bour, a hundred a day, and
from all over tbe country. Tbeir change
of plan, (to go down, lnstead of up, Peace
Rlver), it waa hoped would take Mr, Alns-
wortb's party to Great Slave Lake, In tbe
Frovlnco of Mackenzle, Nortbweat Terrl
tory, about May 1. Aa tbe ice does not
leare tbla lake beforeJune 15, tbe mean
tlmo would be spent ln proapectlne on Hay
Blver and otber streams enterlng tbe lake.
If no "atrlke" sbould be made, tbe party
would, after tbe 15th of June, start for tlio
bead waters of tbe Llard Blver. to get as
near them as posaible boforo fall. When
tbe montb of tbla river la reacbed tbe "boya"
wlll bavo "to pull on tbo track rope, agaluat
tbe current of tbe rlver, for two bnndred
mllea." Mr. Ainawortb, Bpeaklng of tbo
work it wlll requlre to pull up thla rlver,
adds "tbat It wlll not bowever, be a patcb
to wbat we bavo been tbrougb." Burely
the boys deservo buccobb.
Kaat Warren.
Mr. and Mrs. Aurln Arnold and son from
South Framlngbam, Masa., are vlaltlng
friendB bero. Tbe Ladlea' Mlte Soclety
wlll meet witb Mrs. A. E. Eldredge Thura
day afternoon. All aro cordially Invited.
i Wlll Pitkin went to Burlington last
week. IIo bas enlisted. 1 Orlando
Fassett recelved news last week of the
death of bls brotbor. Bev. John Faasott of
Enosburg. He bas formorly preached here.
Beats TnK Klonmke, Mr A. 0, Tliomaa
of Marysville, Tox,, bas found a inoro vnluablo
uiscovery tlian lma yot been niado in tlio ivlon
.1 : l . ,. l.' i . it i i , 1 .1 1
diko. 1' or years be sulfered untold agony from
consummion. accomnnnied bv nemorrliaircs:
nnd was nbsolutoly cured by Dr. King's New
Discovery for Coiisumiition, Cougbs and Colds
He declarea tbat cold is of llttlo value in com.
jiarison witb tbis niarvelous curo; would liave
it oven if it cost a hundrod dollars n bottle.
Astlnna, ftronchitia and nll tliroat and lung
nflectiona aro positively cured by Dr, King's
New Discovery for Consumption. Trial bot
tles free at 0. Blnkoly's drng storo. Regular
size CO centa nnd $1,00. Guarauteed to curo
or price ref unded.
Wntorliury.
Bev. L. II. Elllot will preacb ln Marab-
fleld next Bunday.
Tbo Ladloa' Ald Boclotv wlll moet witb
Mra. F. II. Atherton thls aftornoon.
Uov. Mr. Wlllman la exnectod bomo thls
wook and will occupy hla pulplt noxt Hun
day. A snoclal mnetlnc of tbo Waterbury Com-
otery ABaoclation wlll bo bold tbla ovonlng,
May 18, at tbo bomo of Mra. N. L. Cliaso nt
balf paat sovon o'olock, to act on the reslg
natlon of J. W. Moody aa presldont nnd to
do any otber proper buslncss.
Kev. W. G. Puddofoot of New York, rep-
rosontlng tbo Ilomo Mlsalonary Socioty,
gavo a vory intoreattng address at the Uon
gregatlonal church last Frlday evonlng. IIo
ls a nowerful anoakor and wlth bls unrlval-
ed ability to cbarm wbllo ho convlnces, Is
dolng a great work for tbo Ilomo Mlsalonary
causo.
A larco audlonco was nrosont at tbo oxer-
cIbob ln tho Mothodlst cburcb Bunday ovon
lng to celebrato tbo nlntli annlversary ol
tbo Epwortn Loaguo. Prof. B. 0. Ilutcbln
son, presldont of tbo local aocloty, waB ln
cbarge of tbo meetlng. Dr. E. M. Sralth of
Moutpollor dollvorod a vory lntoreatlng and
belpful address on tbo sublect "yourselvos."
Tbo fcliolr was asslstod by Mrs. Montana
and Goorgo II. Wilder,
Jobn Mack dlod at his bomo on Bllgh
atreet laBt WodueBday mornlng, aged
sevonty-elgbt yearB. Durlng tho last lifty
yoars Mr. Mack bas beon n respectcd roBl
dent of tbls town. He was born ln Iroland,
coming to tbis country at tbo agoot twonty
olgbt and spendlug tbe flrst llvo yoats in
tbe employ of tho lato Ilon. P. Dllltngbam.
Uo waa marrled ln 1851 to Mary Harvey,
wbo with slx cbildron aurvive hlm. Mr.
Mack waa a man of oxtended knowledge,
well veraed in tbo topics ot tho day, an ar
dent admlrer of bls adopted country. IIIs
funoral was beld Frlday mornlng nt St.
Andrewa cburcb, Bev. Father Blals ofllciat
ing. Interment waa in St. AndrewB cem
etery, Duxbury.
Aftor careful conBidoratlon by the board
of Bcbool directora, tho location of our now
high scbool building bas been detormlned
and tbo Btakes driven for beginning tbo
work of excavatlng. Qulto a dlfference of
opinlon exlBts aa to tho moat uealrablo loca
tion, but thore la ,no doubt tbat tho judg
ment of tbe board wlll bo annroved wbou
tbe objectlona to tbo uppor location 1b bettor
understood. Tho front ot tbo building wlll
be two hundred fcot from Stowe street, not
aulte bo far from lllcli atioot wbich ls
onough for our llttlo ones to traverso four
timcs a day durlng tbe storms and wlnds of
wlnter. Tbo epace fronting Stowe and
Hlgb atreets wlll be ample for a beautlful
lawn and tbe foundatlon la secure for tho
walla, wbllo tbe rear la protected by a nat-
ural terraco witu out-cropping rocK.
Tbo annunl meetlng of tho Waterbury
Cemetery Association was beld last Satur-
day ovonlng. Be ports of offlcers were sub
mitted wblch show a satistactory condition
of tbo affalrs of the association. Its pros
poct for the coming year is very encourag-
lng. All present aoemeu ueepiy lntereateu
and feel assured tbat tbe miullc wlll re-
spond generouBly and promptly, bo tbat
tbe efforta of tbe newly elected offlcors may
bo Bucceaalul anu tlio appearanco ol tlio
cemetery continue to improve. Tbo mem
bersblp of tbo association sbould lnclude
every lot owner and citlzen of tbe vlllage.
Tbo annual duea for memborshln of ono
dollar, with an additional dollar for care of
lot, wben desired, la surely a stnall aum
wben tbe lmportanco ot tlio work la coU'
stdered. The treasurer's renort was as fol
lows: Caab on hand May U, 1897, 05.30:
recelved frotn dues and care of lots. S'-08 45:
apecial Bubacription for purchaae of fount-
aina, 544 'Z5 mterost on tbe Btone anu
CalklnB fundn, 823.80; total casb recelved,
531.89: pald for labor ln care of grounda,
settlug fountalns, putting up fence, ctc,
VZ'Zb u; paiu lor lountains, t-'(4.'jz; uai
anco in treasury, S31.54 alBO 818 50 ln m
collocted dues wblch are good. Of tbe
amount ratsed for the purchase of fountalns
80 was subacribed ln town. 8101.C0 from
frlonds out of town and 50.75 from pro-
ceeus ot entertainment glven August u,
itiMi. iiio louowing omcors lor tuo ensu
ing year wero olected: J. W. Moody, prosi.
dent: Mrs. M. O. Evans, vice-presldont: L,
H. Ilalnes, treaaurer; Mrs, N. L. Chaso,
aecrotary; Mra. II. Janes, aaslatant secre
tary; executlve commlttee, Mrs. Q. E.
Moody, Mra. Q. W. Atklna, MrB. H. Jancs,
L. n. Ilalnes, J. J. Colby, 0. D. Koblnson:
entertainmont commlttee, Mra. M. O.
Evans, Mra. Charles Wella, Mrs. F. L.
linlgutB, Mra. M. Wannltig; aollcltlng com'
mittee, Mrs. G. E. Moody.
Watorbury Contor.
Martln Wllley bas bought and wlll soon
occupy tho Itutb Humpbrey bouse in tbla
vmage.
Capt. and Mrs. O. 0. Wilder of Walts
Ueld and Mrs. O. II. Blcbardaon ot Mont
peller spout a day with Mra. F. M. Buker
last weeK
The promenade last Wednesday evening
at Sominary Ilall was well attended and n
Buccess ln every way. Tbo muslc by the
Citlzens' Band was appreciated as was tbo
courtesy oi tuo oiectric roan
F. N. Marsball, a successful mercbant of
TTfl.w.r.,..,,. XITniililnntnn fn tlf
home here. Mr. Marahall left here twenty-
one years ago, in company wltti a coualn,
Hon. L. B. Cloucb. Bettllnc in Vancouver.
wbere they bave alnce reslded. Mrs. Mar-
aiiau came east laat fiovember, anu will re
turn wlth her husband.
For Constlpatlon take Karl'a Clover Boot
xea, tne great Asioocl ruriner. uures bead'
and makes the head clear as a bell. Sold
by W. E. Terrill 8c Uo.
Waltsflold
li. J. McAUlster and O. M. Eaton aro in
St. Albans tbis week to attend tbe grand
lodge of Odd FellowB as delegates from
Valley Lodge, No. 10. J. D. Davls
has flnlahed work for 0. F. Eddy and is to
go to Barre to work. : E. M. Carrey
left on Tueaday for Greenfleld, Masa., wbero
be bas a job in a cutlery and sllver platinc
iaciory. isugene Mcuarty, jr.. A. W.
Blgelow, J. 0. Moriartv and Bov Cbinman
took a trlp to Fort Etfian Allen last Sun-
uay. wrs. uerttia lliu Irom Arlzona
is at home vlaltlng her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. William Howe. Mrs. Mary
Waterman bas gono to Waterbury to Hve
wuu nor uauguter, Mrs. uowoll
Thore wlll be a meetlnir of Ainsworth Post.
G. A. B., next Baturuay at two r. m. to
maue unai arrangements lor Memorlal Day.
Let there be a f ull attendance. An-
son L. Miner and Emma Byle were mar
rled at Waterbury last Wednesday.
MIbs Emma L. Chase was marrled at the
bomo ot her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. J.
Chase, to B. H. Downer ot Milford, Conn.,
last Wednesday evenlng. The ceremony
was performed by Bov. W. T. Miller.
They went to thelr home in Milford Frl
day, where they aro to reslde. A
unlon service will be hold at tho Congre
gatlonul church on Memorlal Sunday.
ThomaB A. S. Noon and W. T. Miller wlll
ofliclate.
Ono Mlnute la not long, yot rollef Is ob
talned in half tbat time bv the nse of One
Mlnute Oough Oure. It prevents consump
tion and qnlokly curoa colds, croup, bron
cliltls, pnenmonia, la grlppo and all throat
anu lung trouuies. w. is. xerrui & uo.
West Topsham.
Dr. and Mrs. II. L. Watson are vlsltlng ln
Brooklyn, N, Y. 0. F. Bmith and W.
II. Ghalmera went on tbe excuralon to Fort
Etban Allen laat Bunday. , M. F,
Wllds waa qulte Bick a few days laat wook
but la better. Dr. and Mrs. W. L,
Goodale of Montpelier were ln town tbe
flrst of tbe week. vlsltlnir his narentn.
0. 0. Lord and wifo of Groton wero called
hero last Saturday by the illness of Mrs,
Lord's father, M. F. WIldB. Balpb W.
Nowton, ono of our Topsham boys, gradu
atos tbls week from tbe medlcal dermrt.
ment of tbe New York Unlveralty. Hla
many frlends hero eongratulate hlm, aud
offer tholr beat wlsbes for his futuro suc-
ceaa.
DeWltt's Little Early Rbers,
Tbe famoui little plll.
OholBoa.
Maud Scott ls worklnc at dress-maklnc
wlth MIbs B. M. Gilman. : Blalne, boii
of Rlcbard Smltb, baa gono to Haydonvlllo,
Masa,. to mako his bomo wlth his brotbor,
I'rou lii. Biiiitu. Mrs. Alma A. uavis
baa bought tbo Foater Grow placo and has
movod tboro. Walos Moulton bas
bought of G. B. Colby tbe Ilood placo noar
tho lattor's houao, and bas takon poBsesslon.
Georgo Lougoo bas movod Into M.
C. Allen's houso. II. B. Annis Is on
tbo road agaln wlth hla bakory toam, and
wlll visit tbo vlllago on Frldays. Tbo
trusioes oi unoisoa Acauemy iiom tuoir an
nual ineoting last Thuraday, chooalng J. B.
Uacon, prosldent, G. L. Stow secrotary, W.
P. Townsond treaBiuor, Dr. B. N. Goaa, J,
A. B. Corwln and J. M. Comstock execu
tlvo commlttee. B. n. Adams, Jr.,
baa been troatlng bls llvory atablo to a coat
of rod palnt. Mrs, Mary Tracy's houso Is
also freshly palntod. A daugbter was
born to Mr. and Mrs. Georgo T. Donamoro
laat Thuraday. 0. S. Emory took bla
wlfo to Burlington on Saturday, wbero sho
oxpects to romaln forsomo timoundor med
lcal troatmont. Tholr daughtor Salllo wont
wlth them and wlll stay wlth her mothor.
Donald bns gono to his gracdmother's ln
Tunbridge, and tbo youngoat cblld wlll bo
undor MrB. W, L. Bargont's care. Many
frlonds wlsh Mrs, Emery's spoedy and com
ploto restoratlon to hoalth, ; J, A. R.
Corwln and wifo lott on TuoBday for a vla
ltlng trlp of Beveral woeks ln the Weat, go
ing flrst to Minneapolls. Lutbor 8.
Alion baB roturned from his wintor's work
at Jacksonville. Fla. 1 Marv E. Eorlo
bas roturnod from Montpelier and Is tem-
porarny staying wuu tno mibbbb AniiruB.
Dr. and Mra. M. II. Corwln bave
been vlsltlng a few days ln Thotford and
Bradford. C. E. Fllnt of South Tun
bridge proachod at tbo Methodlst church on
Sunday. ln oxchanco witb Bov. Mr. Allen.
J. K. Darllrig has been qulto 111 for
soveral days, but is botter at tbis wrltlng.
Bov. A. J. Eastman preached at tbe
turned to his bomo in Betblohem, N. II., on
Monday. At tbo closo of tho mornlng ser
vlce tlio congrcgatlon was askeu to mako
an lnformal oxnresslon of tholr vlews In re-
gard to Mr. Eastman as a possible candl
date for tbo pastorato, and tbls oxprosslon
was practlcally unanlinoua ln favor of sucb
an arrangemont. Bov. E. W. Cumlngs of
liarro wlll preacb next Sunday. Mrs
nnnllnn 11,,.,., T-..!., TT1.1 ...1... ,l!.l vn
uniuuuo uaun jniioj ui.i, nuu uidu i u-
cently ln New York clty, wlll bo remomber
ed as baving lived bero in ber youtb ln tho
lainlly of hor cranufather. Juugo Joslah
Dana. The younger genoratlon will recall
tbo excollent poom whiob she road at tho
centennial celobration ot tbo Bottlemont of
tbo town in 1884.
Brookllold.
Llttlo May, daughtor of Fred Fullam, ls
ln very poor liealth.
Kev. Wllllam Schofield of Williamstown
stlll aupplles tbe Firat and Second churchos.
MIbs Llzzie Blakeborougb and nepbow of
Brldgeport, Conn., aro spendlng a few
weeks ln town.
Frank MoWborter of Barro spent a few
days in town last week, vlsltlng friendB and
uuntmg wooucnucKB.
Oharlos Fllnt, wbo la oinployed at tho ex
perlment farm ln Burlington, spont Satur
day aud Sunday in town.
Georco Fullam has onlisted in the Vor
mont regiment of soldiers and Ernest Sar-
gent In a New JUampBblre reglmont.
Mlss Emily Adams, wbo baa suffered
from poor hoalth for many years, has for
the last tow montbs, bad tho additional
aflllction ot bllndness.
Mlss Minnle Clark, wbo bas spent the
laBt ntne months at Saranac Lake in tbe
Adirondacks, has returned home for tho
Bummer conslderably lmproved in bealth.
Mlss Ada Ingrabam, wbo bas been Bpend
lng some tlmo ln Sharon, made a sbort vlsit
ln town last week, leavlng lor Bt. Jobns
bury on Monday. Her ald in tbo servlce of
song at tho Second church on Sunday, was
uiguiy appreciateu.
About one hundrod and elghty of tbe
frlends and relatlvea of Mr. and Mra. W. J
Blodgott aasombled at thelr bomo on Satur
day ovenlnc to remlnu them tbat lt was tho
tentb annlveraary of thelr weddlng. A
very nlco little nurae of sllver. a nalr of sll
ver spoons, anu somo other mementos of
friendsblp were presented to them as ovi
donce of the eateem and klnd wishea of tbeir
frienda. Bev. Mr. Sturtovant of Braintree
oilored prayer and Mr. Peck mado tho pre
sentation to whicb Mr. Blodgett very ploaa
antly responded, It waa a very onioyable
evenlng to tboso present. Cake and coffeo
wore Bervod as usual on Buch occaslons
wblcb addod to the enjoyment of the evon
ing.
East Itrookilold.
n. D. Wheatley and wlfo and daugbter,
Mariorie, ol isaat iiarro woro gueats ol Mr.
and Mrs. A. N. Wheatley on Sunday.
Wlll C. Holmes and H. N. Mattiaon
of Chelsea woro guests of Mr. and Mrs,
Fred E. Holmes on Sunday. W. H,
Blcbardson moved bls famlly to bla recont
purchaae here on Saturday. Tho re
mains of Mra. Betsey (Hibbard) Stoddard
were orougnt to town on Friuay nlgnt irom
Merrlmac, N. H., wbere she dled of pneu
monia. They were accompanled by Mrs.
ismma i-lolt anu Uhrlstopher llolt, a Uauch
ter and grandson of deceased. Funeral
services woro obaerved at the church on
Saturday afternoon, Bev. Mr. Sturtovant
of East Braintree oftlciatlng. The burial
was in tbe East Hill cometery by the sldo
ot her late husband, Solomon Stoddard.
Plainfield.
Georgo Bulkley of Moretown vlsltod hla
hrother, Charles Bulkley, laBt week,
Dr. W. F. Lazello has sold his land In the
vlllago to T. H. Bartlett. Fred Perrin
bas leased the Townsond Btoreand purchas
ed tho goods. 1 Charles Lombard ls re
palring his houBe, Naham Palmer vis
Ited his mothor ln Woodstock last week.
Mrs. Holmes and daugbter of Barre
vlslted Mrs. Nathanlel Anstin last week.
J. W. Butterfleld wlll apeak to tbo
cblldren and young people at the Congrega
tional church on Bunday mornlng.
Mrs. Laura Kidder spent last week with a
daughter in Barre. The Ladlea' Aid ot
the Congregational church served supper to
Blxty on Saturday evenlng. i Wlll
Shorey went on Monday to Fawtucket, B.
I., wbero be lntends to flnd work.
Mr. and Mrs. T.' H. Bartlott were called to
Barre on Saturday evenlng on account ot
the illness ot Mrs. Bartlett's brother.
A party of slz from thls town went to Fort
Etban Allen on Sunday. Thero wlll
be a soclable at the Congregational parson
age on Frlday afternoon. All members of
the Ladles' Ald aro requested to be pres
ent. A reception, includlng Hterary
entertainment, wlll he glven by the daugb
ters of the year ln tho Methodlst vestry on
Thuraday evenlng. Thls famlly may not
seem famillar to all. Come and mako tbeir
acqualntance.
Woodbnry,
Mand Daniels ls vlsltlng in Massachn
tetts, John and Charles Carson bave purcbased
M. V. Olark's paclng horse.
Twenty-one men wero dlscharged from
tbequarries last Saturday. It ls thougbt
tbat tbo war will have a serious effect on
granlto buslnoss.
Wesley Feek brought home a nlno-pound
trout from Gasplan lake last Frlday. It
measured tblrty inchos long and was dell
cious eatlng. We wlll have to hoop "West"
if he catches anotber llko it.
Houth Woodbury,
Mrs. nannah Batoliolder and daugbters
Buth and Gertrude vlsltod at Mrs. Lucinda
Farnsworth's a few dayB laBt woek.
Mrs. Frank Gonyoof Burlington Is stopplng
wlth her slster, Mrs Farnswortb.
Edgar Hodln of Cabot was in town over
laBt Bunday. Mrs. F. Alnaworth ot
Oalaia la stopplng a wbllo wlth her daugh
ter, MrB. Ileury Wheelor, 1 M. S.
Stoue, state superlntendent of educatlon,
gave a lecture at tho ohurch on Tuoaday
evenlng,
"One Mlnute Oough Curo la the beat pre
paratlon I have ever sold or naed and I
can't say too inuch ln lts pralao." L. M.
Kennon, Mercbant, Odell. Qa. W. E, Ter
rill & Co.
Uradford.
Mlss Bosslo Lowls of Bollows Fnlla ls
vlsltlng hor many frlonds In town.
Charles Jonos bas been annolntod admli:-
latrator of tbo cstato of the lato L. D, Pres
cott. Mrs. Merlnda Illll ls Bnondlna a few
wooka wlth hor daughtor, Mrs. U. C. Mc
Duffoo. Hon. II, C. McDuffeo waa at Woodavlllo.
N. II,, on Monday Burvoylng a lot to bo
usod for a cemetery.
Wllllam Davls of Shorburno. N. Y., was
lti town last wook, called horo by tho doath
of his brotbor, Alfrod Davla.
Bov. H. T. Barnard and crandson. wbo
bavo beon snondlna Bovorai dayB wlth
frlonds ln Boaton and vlcinlty roturnod on
Saturday ovonlng.
Edwln II. Aldrlch who Is about elcbtV'Blx
yoars of ago and as brlgbt and actlvo as a
man oi torty, is visuing irionus atJNortu
Wilmington and Cambridge, Mass.
Bev. Mr. Coolldco ot Plormont was
tbrown from his carrlago whllo drivlng
noar tho roaUlonco of Capt. IS. li. Nyo on
Saturday ovonlng and injured qulto badly.
L. W. Dlckoy, a. former reBldent of thla
place, but now employod as travollng aalea
man for tho W. J. Boynton Baklng Com
pany of Groton, Mass., spont Sunday ln
town.
Mlss Loila Harvoy of Montpelier waa ln
town vlBitlng relatlvea on Wednesday and
Thuraday. Bho wont from horo to Brook
lyn, N, Y., whoro Bho ls to remain a few
wooks.
O. It, Dearboru has purchaaod tbo farm
on tho lower plain of Wllllam E. Brown,
formorly known as tho J. E. Bloeper place.
Mr. Brown and famlly bavo moved to Bol
lows FalU.
Thero wlll bo a mlsBlonary concort at
Graco church on Sunday ovonlng, May 22,
at sovon o'clock. An lntoreatlng programmo
iias tieon propareu consisung oi recitations,
roadlngs and muslc.
A team owned by J. 0. Woed of Topsham
and driven by a Mr. Wllley of tbls placo
was wreckcd by collidlnc wlth a water by-
drant near tbe roaldonco of Dr. F. Fletcbor
on Baturday afternoon.
W. S. Davla, wbo baa beon soctlon forc-
man lor the paat Boven years on tuo i.'ier
mont sectlon of tho Boaton & Malno rall
rtad, has flnlahed there and commoncod
work on Monuay lor T. o. Ailuee
Alfred Davls dled on Tuesday ovonlng
last after soveral months illness from ca
tarrh of tho bowels. Funoral aervicoa woro
beld at bls lato reBldence on Thuraday at
threo o'clock, Kev. A. II. Wobb oillclatlng.
Itsooms vory qnlot horo in Bradford aiuco
tho boys left to join the regiment at Fort
Ethau Allen. It takes away eighty-threo
of tho best young men ln town. We hopo
tbatstrongth and hoalth will ho wlth them
anu tney wlll all return ln ashort tlmo.
Elchteen men wero roiected from Com'
pany G and roturned from Camp Olympia
on Tueaday laat. Lieutenant Brock opened
the Armory on Wednesday mornlng for
new recruits, eniisting nino new mon.
Thoy left for Camp Olympia on Baturday.
Mrs. L. L. Hammond. who haa been stop
ping with hor daughter, Mrs. E. O. Loonard,
for soveral weeks. mot witb a aorloua acci-
dont on Monday ovenlug. Aa aho was com
inc down Btalrs sho fell and broke bor left
ankle. Sho waa taken to the hoapital at
llanovor on xnursuay
Profcssor Bisbee of tho Mary Hltchcock
Hoapital at Hanover, apoke in the intereat
ol tiiat nobio inatitution at the uongrega
tional church on Sunday evening, unlon
services oeing ueiu lor tuo occasion, a col'
lection was takon at the close ot tho sor
vico whlch met with a genorous reaponao
irom tuoso present.
Bradford Publlo Library has recelved
Beveral books wbich aro worthy of notico.
One is a "Hlstory of Randolph," presented
by Judge Jamoa Hutchlnson, anothor is a
copy of tho "Legislativo Souvonlr of tho
uessionol tne vermont ueneral Assembly
of 1896" whicb wlll bo of great valuo to
coming genoratlons, as it gives a sbort
sketcb of all tbo stato offlcers, senatora and
representatives, besides many hlstorical
facts of lntorost. Thia beautlful and val-
uablo llttlo book was presented by tho
Watchman Publlshing Co. of Montpelier.
Tbe othor books aro a "Hlstory of the
Johnstown inoou" anu doaephua' "Anti'
qulties of tho Jews" presented by E. B.
Aldrich.
The followlng notice Is taken from the
Boaton Evenlng Jlccord ol May 14
MIBS rillLENA M'KKKN.
Andover, May 14. Mlss Philona McKeon
died yesterday. Sho was princlpal of Abbot
Acaaomy lor tmrty-tnreo years anu retired
in 1892 at tho complotion of bor sovontloth
year of her ago. She was born ln Bradford,
Vt., Juno 14, 1822, one of soveral cblldren
of Bev. Dr. Silas McKeen and survlvod
thom all. Hor early life was spent in Brad
ford. Sho graduated from Mt. Holyoko
Semlnary (now collego), and taught ln Ox
ford, 0., prevlouB to coming to Andover
in IBb'J.
Funeral services were beld at Bradford,
vt. on xuesuay, May 17.
Lieutenant Jamea W. Kelley dled at hla
bomo ln Bradford on May G wlth liver
troublo. He was born on May 11, 1830
wltbln a mlle wbero ho spent the moat of
his life. He nover reBlded out of town ex
cept in his country's aervlco. Ho lacked flve
days of belng slxty-eight years of ago whon
he died. Ho marrled Sarab B. Martln,
dangbter of William B. Martln and she sur
vlves hlm also one son, Nolson F. Kelley,
who residea ln Bradford. Lieutenant Kelley
was a successiui uaru working man anu ao
cumulatod a nlce property. He was among
one of the flrst to enllst in the war of 18C1
and 6, his flrst enllstment was wlth the
Bradford Guards for tbroo months. After
Bervinc his time ho came bome aud reon
listed in the Twelfth Vermont regiment
whero he served as flrst lieutenant. He
was always wllltng and roady to do hla
duty wbat ever it mlght be and beld many
ofUces of trust In town and alao in tbe
Grand Army. He was buried on Sundav.
May 8. Publlo services were held in tho
Uongregational church, Kev, II. F. Barnard
offtciating, and tho Grand Army, Women's
Belief Corps and Sons of Veterans attended.
East Corinth.
E. G, Sawyer vlsltod frlends ln Peacham
a few uayB laBt week
Mr. Chamberlin of Wells Blver vlslted at
8. T. Divoirs laat week.
East Corinth creamery pald lts patrons
twenty conta ior Apru Dutter.
E. B, Taplin, onr road commlssionor,
commonceu working tne loaus laat irriuay.
C. F. George, who has boen spendlng a
iew wookb' vacation in town, returneu to
nia uome m ixwou, mbsb., laat week.
Mrs, Jones, an aged aunt of A. M. Be
dell's, dled at his home laBt Saturday. Fu
neral was held Monday and the burial was
at Mdnuoes.
F. E. Merrill bas sold bls stock of good
to F. Miller ot Newport Oenter who took
poaaoasion laat week. Mr. Miller comes to
ub well recommended and dosorves llberal
patronago.
Kaat Orange.
Dled very suddenly of appendlcltis, May
io, ispnraim waru iiutciiinaon, ageu about
nlnoty-flve, MrB. A. C. Coleman and
Mlss Edith Davls vlslted ln Bradford laat
week. Mrs, Coleman remalned until Sat
urday on account ot the illness of Mrs.
Emma I'reacott, her slster-In-law.
Mlss Ethel Ilamlltou and MIbb Edlth Davls
spent last Saturday at Barro. MIbs
Jennle Colby went to Eaat Barre laat woek
for an lndeflnito stay at H. E. Bargent's.
i Mr. and Mrs. 0. M. Colby spent laat
Saturday and Sunday wlth frlonds in Brad
ford, i Thero waa no preachlng servlce
here last Suuday becauao of tho absence of
tbo Motbodlat paator. Dr. Locko of
Corinth waa callod to boo E. W. HutcblnBon
laat Saturday. 1 Hlram Thuraton has
returned from Barre wbero bo baB Bpent
tbe wlntor and 1b stopplng at M. B, Hamll
ton'a, 1 A. 0, Coleman ls dolng oar
peuter work at Walta Blver. Mlss M,
A. Merrill ls anendlng a few days wlth
Hon, and Mrs, Chester Dlckoy at Washing
ton. MIbb Butler spont laat Baturday
and Suuday wlth Mrs. F, C, Huntington,
hor Blster at Washington,
Cabot.
J. P. Lamson wlll clvo tho Doooratlon ad-
drosfl at Btowo.
Thore wlll bo anotber rallv inootlnc noxt
Frlday ovonlng at Vlllago Ilall. Good
muslo wlll bo in attondance.
8. (J. Voodrv has rocontlv nlacod ln lils
storo a vory nlco soda fountaln wblch at tho
presont llino provos quuo an attraction.
Tho Enworth Loacuo wlll bold a recep
tion for Bov. and Mrs. I. T. Chaso at tho
Methodlst church on Thuraday evenlng. A
cordlal invltatlon Is oxtouded to all,
Mrs. Mary Atklns went to Morrisville
last Frldav to snend Sundav wlth hor
daughter, who is toachlng ln tbo ac'adomy
nnd hor Bon Wesloy, who attonda the Bamo
scbool.
A sociablo wlll ho hold at tho bomo of
Mr. and MrB. W. B. Marah noxt Frlday ovon
lng undor tho ausplcoa of Groon Mountaln
Cbaptor. Order of Eaatorn Btar to wblch all
aro cordially Invited. Ono foaturo ot tho
ovenlng's ontortalnmont wlll bo a "peanut
hunt." Prlzos will bo awarded.
Nolaon Morao dled nulto suddonlv laat
week Tueaday nlgbt, baving beon ln fatliug
bealth for tho paat year. IIo bad recently
moved to thls vlllago atter llvlng ln town
about torty yoars, and was ongagod mostly
ln carpontor work. Ue wbb ln yoars gono
by an actlvo mombor of tho Advent church
at Lowor Cabot and a member ot the cbolr.
no leaves a wifo and sovoral cblldren. also
ono brotbor and a slster. Beautlful Uoral
tributcs of rcspoct from the famlly and ab-
Bont reiatlves testiuou to tuoir eatoom.
Funoral services wero conductod by Bov.
H. L. Hartwell. Hla age was seventy-ono
yeara.
S. M. Goary, Pleraon, Mlch,, wrltes:
"DoWltt's Witcb Hazel Salve ls curlng
moro plles hero to-day than all otber rom
edics comhinod. It curos eczema and all
othor skln diaoaaes." W. E. Terrill & Co.
Northfield.
Corporal B. M. Houston of Camp Olym
pia made hla frionda ln town ashort vlsit
on Monday.
W. H. Dunsmoor had ono ot hla most
valuablo cows klllod last week wbllo run
ning in tho pasture.
Mlsa Eva Stnlth has beon 111 tho past
wook wlth pnoumonla but bas recovorcd bo
as to bo about again.
A largo crowd from Northfield took ad
vantage of the excurslon on Sunday to visit
thelr irionus at uamp uiympia
Those of tho volunteera who dld not pass
tho reaulrod examlnatlon roturneu home on
Tuesday ovonlng of last week. Tho numbor
comprlBod twenty. Lieutenant Tilden camo
as rocrultlng offlcer and enlisted suftlclent
men to flll the ranks. Company F seems to
onlov Ilfo ln camn as well aa any anu lt ls
sald of tho compauy tbat it lacks notblng
but & immster.
Late to bed and early to rlse, preparos a
man for his home in the skiea. Early to bed
and a Llttlo Early Biser, tho plll that makes
lito longer and better anu wlser. w. is.
Terrill & Co.
Fayston.
Mr. and Mrs. Ourtls Olark. bavlnc sold
tholr farm in Duxbury, are temporarlly
staying witb tho paronts oi Mrs. uiark, wr
and Mrs. Jobn McCauehin. ; . MrB
Chaae, wlth hor son aud daughter, were tho
guests oi Mr. anu Mra. u. 11. rierco lasc
Saturdav anu Bunuav. Mr. anu Mrs
John Chaso of Bristol visited the parents of
Mr. Chase and other frlends in town last
week. Snrinc's work is ratber back
ward on account of cold weather. At thls
tlmo thero Is qulto an amount ot snow on
tho mountaln at tno top ol the suuo.
Samuel Balrd of Cambridge bas boen vlslt
lng bls mother and other frlonds in
town. ; John McCaughin is not af
fected bv tbo hlch prlco of whoat as he
ralsed a good crop laat year, and now ho
cannot supply the wants of those who want
"a leetle seed wheat." Howard Howe
has onlisted ln tho Northfield Company.
Kev. Samuel Noon preached to a
largo and appreciative auUlence at the uon.
crecatlonal church last Sunday mornine
Ho will remain until June and lt 1b hoped
longer.
Shilob's Consumption Gure cures where
otbors lail. lt ls tno leauing cougn curo
and no bomo sbould be wltbout It. Ploaa
ant to tako and goes right to tbo spot. Sold
by W. E. Terrill & Co.
Calais.
Miss Boso Gilkey ia In town. Tho
Calais Creainory aasoctatlon pald ntneteon
cents for Aprll butter. Mr. Huntoon,
a materiallzlng medlum from Pittsford hold
a seanco at Dr. Gllletto's last Frlday evon-
intr. Bev. E. U. GolUthwalto con
ducted sorvice at tbo old west church last
Sundav. She will preacb the Momorlal
sorinon for Stowo Post at North Calais on
Sunday, May 29, at two r. m.
Kaat Calais.
The creamery 1b in a proaperoua condition
anu patrons are lncreastng in nuinbers.
C. D. LevlBon of Brooklyn, N. Y., arrlved
at J. O.Lamb's laat week on his annual xish
ing trlp.
Dr. B. L. Dwinoll of Taunton. Mass..
spent last Saturday and Sunday with his
mother, Mra. u, u. uwiuon.
Bev. Josepli Cohh of Eaat Montpelier will
preacn lioro noxt minuay morning in ox'
chango with Mlss Goldthwait.
Bev. Elizabeth Goldthwaite ls at Little
Falls, N. Y., as delegato to tbo Woman's
Natlonal Mlsalonary Soclety of the TJnlver-
saiist churctj,
The funeral services ot Mrs. Sarah Kenis
ton, widow of tho late Ezra Keniston of
woodbury, were neiu nere xuesuay oi last
woek, Tho deceased was about elghty
yoars ol age.
Sodom.
Mrs. Ilenry McLond la qulte 111.
Ethel Lawrenco li vlsltlng ln Barro,
Mrs. Dr. H. E. Templeton ot Montpelier
spent a part ot laat week wlth hor daughter,
Mrs. Newton. Mr. Ladoo, the black
sinltb, has rented bls shop for a year, and
lntends golng to Canada. Dennls La
doo works for Edson Sparrow and Cbarlle
for Putnam Dalley ln Middlesex. A
largo block of granlte rcqulrlng elghteen
horses to get lt up tbe hill, started for Mont
pelier on Monday. ; Mrs. F. H. Ja
coba ot Worcester wlll be at H. W. Jacohs
Thuraday and Frlday of thls week, and at
0. B. Wlllard's Tuesday and Wednesday of
next week.
North Duxbury.
Wilbur Hill, a Btudent of Montpelier
Semlnary, held a meetlng here laat Sunday.
A Sunday scbool was organlzed here
laat Sunday with J. A. Durkeo aa superln
tendent; Charles Kennedy, aaslatant; Wild
er Thomas, secretary; George Morse, treaa
urer; Jease Morse, llbrartan, 1 Blanche
Kennedy who ls stopplng In Montpelier
spent Sunday witb her parents. Mlss
May Rusa and Mlas Maggle Callaban have
gono to Jonesville to work. sovon
teen took ln the exourslon to
the State
camp ground last Bunday.
Maggio
Burke who has been stODDlnct wlth her sla
ter ln Bouth Burlington ls at home for a
few days.
Roxbury,
Mrs. E. Waterman dled at the home ot
hor daughtor, Mrs. Frod Erskino on Frlday,
the 8tb, aftor a long and serious lllneas.
Hor funeral waB from tbe houso on Sunday,
Bev, Mr. Hazen ot Northfield ofHclatlng.
Tbe Congregational cholr furnlsbed the
muslc. William Hunt was seriously
Injured by a rolllng log wbllo at work In the
iiilll yard of 0. J. Burnbam and ls stlll con
flned to the bed. . Q. A. Tilden ro
turned from Boston on Frlday nlcht. :
About olghty-flvo tlckets woro aold on
Monday to tbo Dewey colebratlon ot Mont-
Celler. Georgo Keyes was ln St. Al
ans on Wednesday anu Saturday,
M. 0. Btco has sold his place to Gus. Wet
moro, who bas rented lt to Bod. Wiloy for
tho seoaon. Harry Pratt of Bralntreo
haa commoncod work for O. W. Orcutt.
Mre. Ella Doty has returned from
Montpelier, whoro sho has been stayln
few days.
Wllford Bagley ls
A full-arown deer was soon near tbe
home of Ellsha Ford on Sunday, i W.
G, McKee ot St, Albans was ln towu on
Sunday.
SlarBlifloId.
Bev. S. G. Lowls wlll preacb tho Me
morlal sorinon In tbe Motbodlat cburcb.
Ho baB also boen engagod to dellvor an
addrnss at Barnot Memorlal Day. r
Mrs. Mary (Uond) Goodwln, wlfo of Morris
M. Gpodwln of St. Johnshury, and formorly
of thls placo dlod May B. Mr. Goodwln has
tho sympathy of hla frienda hero In his Bad
boroayemont. W. E. Lamborton loat
ono of his llvory horses last wook.
Tho band was out last Saturday nlght and
gave ns floine fino muslc. Edgar Kld
dor and Arthur Sanford bavo enlisted.
1 Boad Commlssionor Uonry Dwinoll
bas commoncod work on tho depot road,
E. W. Gilman bas In bla possesalon
a llttlo sll vor gray fox whlch ho caught ln
tbo woods last wook whllo out survoylng.
Arthur Illako and Warren Moars
went to Fort Etlian Allen last Sunday to
boo tho Vonnont troops.
Vershire.
Judgo A. A. Flsk of Eugeno, Ore., ls vls
ltlng bls slster, Mrs. Arthur Emerson.
: Mr. and Mrs. Jones of Barro wero
In town Sunday to vlsit hor paronts, Mr.
and Mrs. Bastow. Bev. G. B. Drake
haa accepted tbo call of tho church and so
clety and will remain as paator for anotber
year. Mrs. Frank Akerman and fam
lly from Tomploton, Mass., arrlvsd in town
last Saturday and wlll tnovo lnto tbeir
houso aa soon as lt ls vacatcd by Mr. Drake.
' B. F. Fuller Is tho oxecutor of thu
wlll of tbe late Ellsha Piescott. Dan-
dellons were In bloom May G and strawber-
jikd ouuu uuur. ji. ueavy ruunuor
showor Tbursday afternoon damaged the
roaus in somo piacos. 1 itoport says
tbat Rev. G. B. Drake will movo lnto tbe
houso rccontly vacatcd by Mr. Wotherbee.
. Frank Carpontor ls working ln tho
blacksmltb's shop of H. G. Cburcb.
J. N. Klmball of West Fairlee waa ln town
laat wook and purchaaed two cowa.
Austln Phlllina ls worklnc; ln Lnliannn.
Tbe Tbursday nlght prayer-mootlng
la tobo at tbo chapol thla week. Mr.
Fisher ls working In Corinth. A
daughtor waa born May 15 to Mr. and Mra
E. Ilood.
J. P. Blcbardaon bas bls new houso up
and boarded J. A. Dodge and Mrs. Page
aro to put tholrs up tbls week. Mlas
Annle Murray bas so far recovered from hor
Illness that sho returned to Marlboro, P. Q.,
wlth bor fatbor last Tbursday. Mr.
and Mrs, Wllllam Carnea of East Barre
wero In town laat Frlday. Mr. aud
Mrs. G. B. Mllea spent laat Wednesday In
uarre. Mr. anu Blra. Klmball Uhev
nowoth and son, Walter of Barre, vlslted
over Sunday at S, F. Locke'a. B. G.
Mllea returned to Montpelier laat week.
Mr. and Mrs. H. II. Clark, Mr. and
Mrs. A. E. Burroughs, Arthur Burroughs
and mothor took a flahing trlp to Hall's
ponu last Baturuay. F, 11. Uarter re
tnrned to Lowell, Mass., last Saturday.
Post Mllls.
Mrs. C. E. Flanders has beon ontertalnlng
her father from Norwich, also a brother
irom Manchester, jn. li. Mlsa M
Waterman ls taklnea trlo to Boston.
Dr. 0. II. Burr and wlfe of Boston aro at
tbo bomestead for a few dayB. ; Wil
11am Eva ls vlsltlng bls cblldren lu south
orn vormont anu MassachUBetts
Several of our people attendod tho Dewey
colebratlon at Montpelier. Mrs. H. F.
Lawrence of Walpole, N. H.. ls at her
uauguter'B, Mrs. is. w. Kaymond.
Miss Harvoy of Poacham gave a recltal at
Unlty hall the 12 inat., under the auepices
oi nBinor iionenau iougo, i. u. u. t .
Professor Worthen of Dartmouth Collece
gave a talk In tho church on Sunday ln the
Interest of Mary Hltchcock Hospital and a
collectlon was taken for the samo.
Topsham.
J. B. McLam was called to Mclndoes to
attend a funoral on Monday. School
in No. 4 began May 9 with Aurelius 8hlelds
of Glover as teacher. Mrs. S. IC. Mead
is dangorously 111. The Chrlstian En
deavor Soclety met wlth Miss Cora McLam
on Monday evenlng. Georgo M.
Seaver waa ln town last Saturday ln the in
tereat of tho Watchman. Mrs. E. S.
Cudworth conducted tbo services at tbe
North church last Sunday on account of tho
lllnesa of ber husband.
Washington.
Professor and Mrs. Stono of Goddard
Semlnary woro ln town last Sunday.
A son was born to Mr. and MrB. George H.
Fllnt on Saturday last. Ernest M.
Seaver ls sufferlng from rheumatlsm.
Mr. and Mrs. Georgo E. Huntington Bpent
Sunday in Newbury as gueats of Henry
Huntington. Memorlal Sunday wlll
bo obsorved at tho TJnlverBallst church thls
year. The paator wlll bo asslsted ln the ox
erclses by Bov. Mr. Brlggs.
Mrs, Kutii Swan Mohuill, wife of Sena
tor Morrill, dled last Frlday In Washing
ton, u. tj., at tne lamny resiuence on
Thomas Clrcle. Mrs. Morrill has been
seriously 111 for aeveral wooka. althouob ahe
was able to assist in tho celebration of
Senator MorriU's olghty-olghth blrthday
Apru it laac. ouo uau lmproveu recently,
anu uor removat to vermont was contemp'
latod. Funoral services were held on Mon.
day afternoon, and the body was placed in
tbo recelving vault at Oak Hill cemetery.
Later it will be brought to Strafford for
burial. She waB seventv-eicht veara old.
and had long been promlnent ln social life
at washington.
Thk conductors on tho Burlington and
Essex Junction railroad turned in 15,000
farea last Sunday. Thls was the largest
bualnesa for ono day ln the bUtory ot the
roau.
An ofticlal bulletln sent out from Ha
warden on Tuesday says that Gladstone'a
dlseaso has taken a suddon turn for tho
worae and that his death is hourly expected.
BDSINESS NOTICES,
Whoopinq Gouoh. I had a little boy wbo
was nearly dead from an attack of wboop-
ing cougn, My neignoors recommenaeu
Chamberlaln'a Oough Bemedy. I dld not
thlnk that any medlolne would help hlm,
but after glving hlm a few doses ot that
remedy I noticed an lmprovement, and one
bottle cured hlm entlrely. It ls the beat
cougb modlcine I ever had In the house.
J. L. Moore, South Burgettatown, Pa. For
sale by 0. Blakely and W. E. Terrill Co.
If lt's a cold. Take "Seventy-seven."
La Grlppe ls a cold. Tako "Soventy-seven."
Influenza ls a cold. Take "Seventy-seven."
Soro Throat ls a cold. Take "Seventy
seven." Bronchltls Is a cold, Tako "seventy-seven."
Acough is a cold, Tako "aev-enty-seven."
Laryngltls ls a cold. Take
"Seventy-seven," Pleurlsy ls a cold. Take
"Seventy-seven." At druggiata or sent
prepald' on receipt ot prlce, 25 centa, 60
centa or 81. Ask for Dr. HumnhrevB' Sdo-
clilc Manual of all Dlaeases at your drug
gistsor malled tree. Uumphreys' Medlclno
uu., rtew lorK.
MANY old soldiers now fnnl tlio nffnctfl nf
tho hard servlce they endured durlng the
war, Mr. George 8. Anderson, of Koas
ville, York county, Penn., who saw tho
batdest klnd of sorvlco at tbo front, la now
frequently troubled wlth rheumatlam. "I
hada sevore attack lately." bo aavs. "and
procurod a bottlo of Obamberlaih's I'alu
Balm. It dld so tuuch good that I would
like to know wbat you would ohargo mo
for ono dozeu bottles," Mr. Anderaon
wanted it both for hts own uso and to aup
ply lt to hla frlends and nolghbors, as every
famlly sbould havo a bottlo of lt ln tbeir
homo, not only for rhoumatlsm, but lamo
back, spralns, Bwelllngs, cuts, brulaes and
burus, for whloh It is unonuallod. For sale
by 0 Blakoly and W. E. Terrill Co.
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve
Cures Plles, Scaldt, Uurns,
We Will Positlvely Pay You $1,00
If ono bottlo of Smlth'a Oreon Mr,nni;,i,. t!,
vntor doesi not bcnofit you in cnso you aro
troublod with any blooddisorder, tlironio rlieu
matisin, or neurnlfiio affcction. It is cndorsed
by tlio bost pbysicinns in the country nnd ls
warrnnted to do wbat is clnimed for it.
K. W. Gilman, Mnrslifield, Vt.
W. G. Nye, Nortli Montpelier, Vt.
Do You know Bill Heads j
Noto Ht'iida, Lutlur Heud?, Slutc-
liiunlH nnd Envt'loiioa mny bo :
oblulnod of tho :
Vermont Watchman Co, j
Rland nttlio Hoait.
Ileitln ETOrithlnir.
Twcirtr UDOllot
'leaclif ri.
ValunblB Lecture
MGollemy .?:s,m ftd.
SttOftTAND&TUGf?APiY IIoit, Albanr, N. Y.
Gily of Montpelier.
It tt hprohT ordalnprl br thnfMlT f?nnnrll nt fli
OU7 of Montpelleri
SKOTION I. Hcclliiii nf Chnr,t(.r III nf II, a nn
eral Ordlnancei) of tlie Citj of Slontiieller li amend
ed so aa to read at followe : No pernon shall rlde or
wheel any blCTCle uuon, or drlve. wlieet or draw anr
coacli, cart, wlieelbarrow or other rehlclo of burden
ui (iiuitBuio, excepc ci) i luren s incjcies ana cnll
dren'a crrlaKO drawn by hand, or permlt any horo
or other anlmal under lili care, to ko upon any alde
walk ln the clty, or otherwlao unnccessarlly occupy,
obatruct or encumber tucli aldewalk ao a to Inler.
fero wlth the convenlent ue of the tame by pedes.
trlant, and no peraon alinll tlde or wheet any blcy
clo In any atreet In aald clty atter aundown, without
havlni?tlieretoattacheda aafety lamp llghted.and
no peraon llmll rlde any blcycle In tne atreeta
or publlc waya ln the clty, unleaa tho aame hall
bave a bell tliereon sultably ananfetl for warnlnK
of tho approach tbereof.
SEOTIO.V '.'.-Chapter IV. of the General Ordl
nanceaof the Clty la nmended by addlnR theretoa
aectlon, aa followt! No peraon ahall keep wllhln
the clty any mllcli cow, or aell lutlieclly any mllk
from any cows whlch havo not been teated for dla
eaao under tho dlrectlon, or to the satlsfactlon of ,
and whlch have been pronounced free frcm dlsoaae
by, the liealth onicer ofthe clty. A Tiolatlon of
thls aectlon ahall be punlshed accordlng to Sectlon
19 of Chapter IV. ot the Ueneral Onllmuices.
8K0TION S.-The provlalons of thla ordlnauce
shall bo dnly publlahed In the Vkiimont Watcu
MAN, Montpelier Dailu lieeord and the Etentna
Arout, newapapers publlahed ln tho clty ot Mont
pelier, and shall take effect from and after June J.
1888.
l'asaed by tho Clty Councll, thls 11th day of May,
A. 1). 1699. Atteat, "
TIM0TI1Y lt. MEimiLL, Clty Clerk.
KEl'OItT OF THE CONDITION
OF
TII1S MKST NATIONAI, 1IANK,
at Montpelier, ln the Stato of Vermont, at tho clo
of buslness, May 5, 1898:
ItESOURCES.
Loans and dlscounts J38.aM 95
Orcrdrafts, secured and unsecured 3,704 10
U. H. llonds to secure clrculatlon S0,00U 00
1'remlurns on U. S. Ilonda 4,300 00
Btocks.Becurltles. ctc 42.NJ2 24
Other real estate and mortKagea owned... 4.9S7 18
Due from Natlonal llanks tnot Heserve
Aeents) 65
Due from approved reaerve agents 4,46 OJ
Checks aud other cash ltems 158 06
Notes ot other Natlonal llanks 1.W5 Kl
Fractlonat paper currency, nlckels, and
cents 35 10
Lawful money reaerre ln bank,
Tiz: Specie 31,217 (0
Legal tender notes 917 00 21,734 SO
Ilcdemptlon fund wlth U. S. Treasurer, 5
per cent ot clrculatlon 2,U0 00
Total 479,419 55
LIA1I1LIT1KS.
Capltal atock pald In 200,01)0 00
Surplus fund 11,101 09
Undlvlded protlts, leasezpeuses and taxes
pald 15,779 39
Natlonal liauk notes outstandlng 44,240 00
Due to Stato llanks and baukers 13,816 10
lllvldends unpald 18 00
Indlvldual deposlts subject to check 184,489 51
Demand certlllcatcs of deposlt 7,971 60
Certllled checks to 00
Cashler's checks outstandinR 1,670 M
Total 479,419 55
STATE OF VEIIMONT, 1
COCKTT Or WA8IIINOTOH, 8S. S
I, Chatles Dewey, l'realdent of the abovenamed
bank, do solemnly swcar that the above statement ls
true to tho best of my knowledge and hellef.
CHAKLES DEWEY, Presidenl.
Subacribed and sworn to beforo me thls 16th day of
May, 1898.
H. M. CUTLElt, Kotary Pubhe.
Correct Atteat:
F. A. DWINKLI,. )
FltED. E. SM1TH, Direelort.
J. C. HOUOIITON, 1
ESTATE OF SAItAII S. KINNKY.
Statk or Vebmont.
DIBTBIOT OP WABHINQTOIf, 88.
In Probato Court, hold at Montpelier, In and for
sald Dlstrict. on tho Uth day of May, A.D. 161-8 1
Lewis C. llatchelder, Adniinlstrator, de lunU non,
wlth the wlll annexed, of the estate of SARAlf
S. KINNEY.tlate of rinluOeld, ln aald Diatrlct,
deceased, makes apptlcation to sald Court for llcense
tosell all of tho real estate ot aald deceaaed, ait
uatcd ln l'lalntleld, In sald Dlstrict. to wlt: All of
the home place of sald deceased, except slx acres
sold to Nowcomb Klnnoy, repreBentlug that the sale
thereof Is necessary to pay the lcgacles glven by tho
wlll of sald deceased.
Wbereupon, lt ls ordered by sald Court thas
sald apptlcation be referred to a sesalon thereof,
to be held at the I'robate OHlco, ln aald MontpeUer,
on tbe 2d day of June, A. D. 1898. for hearlnc
aud declslon thereon; and, lt ls further ordered,
that all persons Interested be notlned hereof, by
f ubllcatlon of notice of sald apptlcation and order
hereon tbree weeks successlvely In tho Vermont
Watchman & State Journal, a newspaper pubUlhed
at Montpelier, ln tbls state, and whlch clrculates ln
the netghborhood of those Interested, before sald
tlmeof heartn?, that they may appear at sald time
and place, and, if tbey see causo, oblect thereto.
Ily the Court. Attest.
05-07 HIItAM CAHLETON. Judge.
K STATK OF IIOWMAN K. M'AItTIN,
HTATB Of Vbbmont,
District or Wasuinoton, 8B.
In Probato Court, beld at Montpelier, ln and for
sald Dlstrict, on the 16th day ot May, A.D. 1898.
Herman E. Cutler, Admlnlstrator of the eitate of
llOWMAN II. MAHTIN, late ot Marshfield, la
sald Dlstrict. deceased, presents hts admtnlatratlon
account for examlnatlon and allowance, and makes
appllcatlon for a decree of dlstrlbutlon and partlUon
of the estate of sald deseased. Wherenpon, lt Is
ordered by sald Court, tbat sald account ana sald ap
pllcatlon be referred to a sesslon thereof, to ba held
atthe I'robate OClce, ln sald Montpeller.ontha 4th
day of June, A.D. 1898. for hearfnf and declslon
thereon: And, tt ls further ordered, that notice
hereof be clreu to all porsons Interested, by pobllc
catlon of tne aame threo weeks successlrely tn ths
Vermont Watchman & State Journal, B newspaper
publlihed at MontpeUer, prerlous to sald tlme ap-
f'Olnted for hearlnz, tbat they may appear at asid
Ime and place and show cause, If any they may
bare, why sald account sbould not beallowed, ana
such decree made.
Uihe Court.-Atteit, IIIRAM CAItLETON.Judge.
COMMIBSIONBRS' HOTI0B.
ESTATE OF I.UOYW. GUEnNSEV.
The underslgned, harliu; been appolnted by the
Honorable I'robate Court for the Dlstrict ot Waih.
lnRton, commlssloners to recelre. examlne, and ad
Just all clalmsand demandsof all persons airaliist
tho estate of LUOV W. OCKHNSEY, Ute of
Montpelier, ln sald Dlstrict, deceased, and all
clalms exhlblted ln offiei thereto, hereby Klre noUee
that wn wlll meet for the purposes aforesald, at
the odlce ot Johonnotts & Ilall, ln the clty ot
Montpelier, ln sald Distrlct.on the Jlit day ot May
and the 31st day of Octobor next, from one
o'clock r. m. nntll four o'clock r. M., each of sald
days, and tbat slx months from the Id day of
May, A. D. 1898, ls tke tlme Umlted by sald
Court for sald credltors to present thelr clalms to
us for examlnatlon and allowance.
Dated at Montpelier, thls 14th day ot May, A.D.
18W. AM1EHT JOIIONNOTT, 1
M7 OltltlN DALEY, f CommUstonera.
BIRTHS,
la Chfliea, May 12, a daughter to Mr. and Mn.
OeorgA T. Dentmore,
MARRIA6ES.
In East Hardwick. Mar ll.br Rev. I. v. rinun.
Cabot, llurton M. Hwett to Jettle A Farr, both of
Hardwick.
In Montreller, May 12, by Itey. J. Edward Wrlitht,
Erueat U. Kalser of HtowB tn M. v,nnu u i-..,i,,J
of Montpelier. '
DEATHS.
In Cabot. May 7, F. C. l'utnain, aged 81 years, 11
months and 27 days.
In Eranaton, Illa., May l.at the realdence ot her
daughter, Mrs. Charles A. ltoners, Mrs. Mary J.
Woodwortb, formerly a realdent of Montpelier,
aged 89 years.