The Vermont watchman. [volume], September 21, 1898, Page 8, Image 8

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VERMONT WATCHMAN & STATB JODRNAL, WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBEll 21, 1898.
Waterbury Fair.
Suporli AVcnthcr nml nrRe Attcnilnnco.
Tlio Winooski Valloy Afirioultural 80
cloty held Its (ourteenth nnnuul fair on
tlielr Rrounds acrosa tlio rivor, 8eptembcr
13, 14 nml 15. Tlio woather vvns nll tliat
coulil bo dcstred and broiigbt crovrda of.
pooplo frorn all dlrectionB. Tlio rnanagc
uiont H9 ugunl provldod apoclal attractlons
lor tbe lovors of. liorse ilesh, and tlio genor
oua prtzos (or Bpood brouglit fotth a flno
flold ol iljora. Oontlemon'g ilrlvlDR horses,
brood tniires, and colts wero well repre
uonted. Tlio exlilblt of cattlo was vory
good bIbo sheep. Floral liall had many at
tractlons which lncluded frtilt and vccc
tables. Tlio UBUal dlnlug liallg were woll
patronlzed also luncb, pop-corn and soft
urlnk countera wlth numeroua mlscellano
ouh enterpriBoa lntonded for tbo amusc
ment of tbo pooplo and proflt to tbelr pro.
ptletors. Tbo prlvllrgos grantod sovoral
cbance gatno onttrprlscs was deplorod by a
largo majorlty of tbo patrons of tbo fair and
it Is boped tbat all gambllng BcbomoB tnay
lieroafter be oxcluded. Tbo unusnal oxlil
bltlon of drunkenncBa and dlsorder was
uufortutmto. Tbo Buperlntondent of tbo
Rrounds uted all posbIuIo efforta to prevont
tbo aalo of Intozlcat'ng llquor and lsauro
tbat tbo tronblo was caused by tbo blp
pockot trafilc. A vory pleaalng featuro of
tbo fair was tbo parade Tbnrsday aftornoon
of tbo Stowo juvonllo mllltla coinmandod
by Captaln Mayo. Tbo yonngstora exblb
lted great Bklll and tbo marcblng and dilll
was ereatly admlred. Muslo waa furnisbod
by tbo Hinesburg band.
Gontlemen's drivlng boreoa and matcbed
teams, also alnglo drlvors woro ozblbltcd
AVeducsday morning and premluma award
ed as follows:
0. 8. Uubbard, Montpellor, matcbed
(l.n(, n. T 11 T,, ...n - Tt nll Hfnnj
matcbed team, second; James Ennln, Dux
bury, Blngle urlvor, soconu : ltlcuara uuriio,
Duxbury, alnglo driver, tbird j James Sev
erance, Burlington, Blnglo drlvor, flrst, Ed.
ward Mtll. Waterbury, alnglo drlvor.
Brood mareB, goldlngs and fillles. Pat-
rlck Tomn, brood tnaro anu two-year-olu
colt, tlrat; Cbarloa Morrlsoy, brood maro
and colt, flrst j Obarlea Morriaey, yearllng
flllle, flrat; E. J. Woodbury, Montpoller,
oroou maro anu cou, seconu; u. w. iiaruoB,
two-year-old lllllo, Becond.
0. A. Cbapman of Ferrisburg performod
tbe dutles of Btartor ln tbo races witb bta
usual ablllly, glvicg enttro satisfactlon to
botb tbo onnors and drivers of tbo borses
and aiTordlng tbo audlenco mucb pleaBuro
in wltnesslng tbo exblbition of speod.
Tbe followlng la tbo aummary of all tbo
races:
2:50 clasp, purso S100.
Susie B., Joues 111
Glenrjz. Wricbt 2 2
Fannle Gray, Marcotte 3 3 3
MIhb Legasrl, Felt 4 4 4
Tlme, 2:30J, 2:35, 2;37J.
2:2T class, $200.
X' ii UUlinLUUii - X . X
Jobn M. Wlikes, Moore 1 2 2 3 3
JeslkerD., Hlde 4 4 1 2 2
Eutb, Cota 3 5 3 4 4
Tlmo, 2:211, 2:231, 2:27, 2:251, 2:271.
2:35 class, trot and paco.
Roscob L , Slayton 111
Klondlko, Fage Broa 2 2
Majflower, Wrlgbt 3 3 3
Ben Abram, Jones 4 4dr.
Tlmo, 2:321, 2:31, 2:35.
2:20 class, trot and paco.
Jlm Corbett. Gray 111
MissMaxie, Merrlll 2 3 2
Belle Hendee. Slayton 4 2
Crapple, Page Broa 3 4 4
Tinnlo 0., Mooro 5 Cdr.
Tlme, 2:171, 2:201, 2:21.
2:201 Is wltbln 1 of a- second of tbe track
recoru,
1'remlums woro awarded on cattlo as fol
lows: Vormont Stato Iusane Asylum, pair four.
yoar-old full-blood Ilolstein oxen. flve jear.
Ilng boifers, tbreo calves and ono bull, all
UiorouEuureii. nrat.
H. J. and J. 0. McMullen, pair working
oxen anu two-ycar-oiu graue uuruam iieir
erH. flrst.
G. W. Barnes, one grado Jersey yearllng,
Ilrst.
Cbarles Morriaey, ono registered Ayr-
Blilre uull, one graue Ayrsmre cair, urat.
J. II. Bennett, one grade Ayrsblre year
liuc. flrst.
B. F. Atberton, ono two-year-old beifer.
Ilolstein, and one llve-year-old cow, flrat j
ono two-year-old Ilolstein beifer and ono
cow, Becond; also urat lor uest ueril.
B. It. Domerltt, flrat, on one tborougbbred
Holflteln bull calf, one grade Jeraey bull
calf, one Holsteln beifer and one yearllng;
second. ou two-year-olu ilolstein neiier.
It. Lyman, flrst, on two-year-old Ilolstein
Duii anu two natlve caives.
E. J. Eunie, flrst, on four-rear-old grado
jersey cow.
Sbeep and awlne were exblblted and pre-
miums awarueu as louowa:
D. T. Ilarvoy, flrst, ou Boutbdown buck,
eweB anu lamus.
James E. Green, flrst, on Ilock Cotawold,
one uucK, uve.owes anu tnreo lamns.
B. F. Atberton, flrst, on flock Sbropahlro,
tnreo aneep anu tour ewe lamDs.
Gbauncey Lyon, flrat, ono tborougbbred
Dorset buck anu turee graue ewes.
T. M. Devlne, flrst, llock Cotswold, one
uuck, tnreo ewes anu turee lamrjs.
II. Lyman. second. on flock crado South
down, one buck, tbroe ewes and tbreo
jamns.
G. W. Barnes, flrst, ono Wbito Cbester
uoar anu ono sow anu pigs.
Award of premiums on articles exbiblted
in Floral ball are as follows:
Tldles.-Mrs. A. 0. CblldB, flrst; Mrs. E.
J. Boyce second; Mrs. A. J. Farcber, tblrd;
Mrs. E. J. Ennis, fourtli.
Splder Tidy. Cusbman Grey, flrat.
Einbroidered Dolllea. MIbs Mary J.
Faucber, flrst; Mra. W. B. Turney, second;
Mrs. Jobn Atklns, tbird.
Ilome-made liuen dollles. Miss E. L.
Eddy, ilrst.
Urocbet dollea. Mrs. D. 0. Greon, flrBt.
Centre pieces. Mra. J. W. Atkins, flrBt;
Mrs. B. F. Atboiton, aecond; Mra. J. W.
Eauan, tbird.
Netted mat. Mrs. B. F. Atberton, flrst.
Crocbot mat. Miss Abblo Eagan, flrst.
Tattlng mat. Mra. J. W. Eagan, flrBt.
One aet of crocbet mata. Mrs. E, J.
Boyce, flrat.
1'lcturo tbrows. Mrs. E. J. Boyco, flrst ;
MIbs W. F. Wllllame , aecond; Mrs. W. F.
Turney, tbird.
Tabla apreada. Mrs. W. B. Turney, flrat;
Mrs. W. B. Atberton, aecond.
Btand spreads. Mrs. W. B. Turney, fltst;
Mra. E. J. Boyce, Becond.
Crazy aofa pillows. Mrs. E. J. Ennla;
flrBt; Mrs. E. J. Boyce, second.
Uigar rlbbon sofa pillows. Mrs. E. J,
Ennis, flrBt.
Embioldered aofa plllow, Mias .Carrlo
Wells, flrst.
Biscuit sofa plllow. Mias Jesslo Green,
flrst.
Mllk-weed dowu aofa plllow. Mra. A. 0.
Hunlley, flrat.
Plllow cases. Mrs. W. B. Turney, flrBt;
Mra. Estber Dowulng, stcond.
Bureau and commode aet. Mra. W. B.
Turney, ilrst.
Commodo sets. Florence B. Corse, flrBt.
Sult uuderolotblng. Mrs. W. B. Turney,
flrat; Mrs. F. J. 8eayur, aecond.
Corsut covor yoke. Mias Margaret Burko,
ilrst.
Qullts. Mrs. Estber Downlng, flrat.
Outlined qullt. Mrs. W. B. Turnoy,
flrat.
Log-cabln qullt. Mrs. J. H. l'arcbor,
flrat.
Bed-Bproad. Mra. W. B. Turney, flrat.
Slumber robe. Mrs. A. 0. Uuntley, flrat.
Crocbet Afgban. Mias Inez Grout, flrat;
Mrs. Estber, Downlng, aecond.
Worated afgban. Mrs. Estber Downlng,
ilrst.
Star ruga. Mra. J. W. Eagan, flrst! Mrs.
A. 0. Gbllde, second.
Bralded ruga. Mrs. A. 0. Cbllda, flrst;
Mra, IS, F. Atberton, second.
Yarn rug.-Mrs. A. G. Obllds, flrat.
Ton aack rug. Mra. Eatbor Downlng,
ilrst.
Gbonlllo rugs. Mra. S. M, Eddy, flrat.
MUCKLLANIIOUS AHTIOI.BS.
Ploces of crocbet laco. Mra, W. B. Tur
noy, flrst; MrB. H. J. l'arcbor, sncond.
Anclont coraot walst. Mrs. II. J. rarch
cr, flrBt.
rliotocranbs of boraos. W. u Turnoy,
flrBt.
I'astol polmlng. Mrs. Jobn Atkins, flrat.
Ilandkorcblefa. Mra. W. B. Turney, flrst.
Kmbroldorcd nbotoizranb framos. Mrs.
n. V. Atborlon. flrat! Mrs. E. J. Boyco.
Bocondj Mrs. W. B. Turnoy, tbird.
BruRb broom boUIers. Mrs. JS. J. ifinnia,
flrat; Mrs. W. B. Turney, Becond.
Bcroll sawmg. jj. J. itouerts. urst.
Floral album. Olllo Bomervlllo, flrst.
Knittod elovcsand mlttens. Mrs. II. J.
l'arcbor, flrBt.
uno BKoin oi iinen yarn. wrs. u. o,
Parcbor, flrst.
Decoratod wbalebono stay mado on a
voyago acrosa tbo Atlantlo Bixty yoars ago
by Ii. Montgomery for bls lntonded brldo.
Mrs. A. J. l'arcber, flrat.
Ono pair pollabcd horns. Miss Josslo
Green, tlrat.
Pln cuBbions. Mrs. W. B. Turney, flrat;
Mrs. A. 0. Iinntloy, Becond.
Decoratod platcs. Mrs. W. B. Turnoy,
flrst.
Two bady banua. Mias Mary J. Faucuer,
flrst.
Cblld's dross. Mra. A. U. Uliliua, Urst.
One nalr Blumber aocks. Mis. F. E. At
klns, flrst.
ren anu idk worK. wrs. u . n. aikiub,
flrat.
Hair novelty work. Mrs. Estber Down
lng, flrst.
urocnot pin-cusmons cover, oirs. Ji. j.
Boyco, flrst.
Two pieces of ancient ombroldery. Mrs.
A. 0. Obllds, flrBt.
Sofa plllow mauo from tlcklng, spnn anu
wovon seventv-flvo years aeo by 0. McMul
len, County Antreem,Iroland. Mrs. Phlllp
Uuonlo, nrat.
Dlsplay of pbotograpbs. Henry J. Ful
lerton. flrat.
Furnltnro. Ono coucb mako by J. R.
Knowles for Boyco & Uatcb, flrat.
Gold band llly. Mra. l'bllfp Bbonto, flrBt.
Cut flowera. Mrs. G. P. Ilolmes, flrst;
Mra. Pbllln Sbonio. aecond.
J. n. Uennett, flrst premium on one plain
and ono sago cbeeso, and tbreo varlotles of
watermellon and two of muskmellon.
Byron & Warren, flrst, twenty pound tub
buttor.
J. G, Crofsott, flrat, ono crato of ono
pound box butter.
J. E. Flanagan, flrst, ono crato of cno
pound uox uuuer.
A. M. Pblllins. flrBt. ono box bonoy.
Mrs. II. J. Parcber, second, can maplo
Byrup.
A. B. Stockwell, flrst, ono jar Byrup tbroo
yeara old.
P. K. Qalo, flrat, box oacb of peacbes,
Lombard and Niacrara nluma.
Illcbard Burke, tbird, on6-balf bUBbel of
potatocs.
Uenry J. Parcbor, second, collectlon of
apples; ilrst, tbreo varlotles of squasbj flrst,
table carrots; aecond, canned fruit; flrst,
seed corn.
Ilarold Atklns, flrat, cucumbora.
W. H. Cbaso, tblrd, Burbank soedllng po
tatoes.
MrB. W. B. Turney. flrat. canned fruit.
J. B. Pbillips, flrat, tbree canB of Jelly;
flrst, four beads of cabbage; flrst, tbree va
rlotles of beeta; second, tbree varietlea of
turnips; aeconu, inree vaneues oi corn.
B. F. Atberton, flrBt, Japaneso pumpkln
flrat. fleld numckln. 4U pounds.
Mrs. G. I'. Ilolmea, second, Ilubbard
squasli.
J. F. Barnes, flrst, one-balf busbel "Iloso
oi Erln" potatoes; urst, ilUDUaru Bquasu.
A. M. Pbllllns. flrst. four citrons.
O. W. Davls, flrst, twenty-ono varietios
of apples; aeconu, cucumbers.
E. J. Ennla, flrat, on aquaab, turnips
beetB and onions.
EdBon Foss, second, 'one-balf busbel enor
mous potatocs.
Kust Calais.
Mrs. C. K. Dwinoll is in Boston tbis week.
George W. Blias of Barnard and
Mrs. SnBan 8bumway of Montpelier aro
vlsitlng at W. E. Bllsa'. isuwm
Georce and daucbter. Blancbe. of Lynn
Masa., apent laat Sunday in town, and will
spend tbo remalnder of tbe wcck visiting
old frlends. Tbo creamery paid nine-
teou cents for last month'a butter.
Ilon. A. Dwinell is in Montpelier serving
as grand juror, and W. E. Blias as petit
juror. Last Saturday evenlng at tbe
cloao of tbe Gocd Templars' aeasion tbo
members gavo an lnlorinal receptlon to
tbelr cbief teniplar, I. W. Gray, it being
bls twenty-flrst birtbday. Cako and coffeo
were aerved, and music and acclal cbat
kept tbe members untll a lato hour.
Mrs. Mary Colby is visiting friends ln
waterbury, nor oiu nome.
Oranco.
Mrs. G. V. Barnes and Mrs. B. L. Rlcb
ardson are on tbo gain. Edna Beard
waB in South Royalton one day last week
F. A. Gale will return to bls bome
ln Lowell. Mass.. next Saturday. J,
M. Lord is runnlng tbe engine for Biancbi
Brotbers of East Barre. 1 J. W. Lord
is dolnc tbo carnonter work on A. It. Nel
aon'anew bouse. , Maud RlcbardBon is
aick. tbreatened wllb fever. Mrs
Anna Stone and son of Lowell, Maas., aro
vlaitincr Mrs. 1. U. JSOies. w. ii
Crockett has tbo iob to paint tbe Sticknoy
block in Barre city. : Mrs. E. W. Cur
tls. wbo bas boen viBitlng ber aister in
Soutb Royalton, returned bomo last Satur
day. Owing to tbo raln labt Sunday
morning Rev. Korman Seaver did not fulfll
bia engagement bero and our pulpit was uu
occupieU.
East Orange.
Ilev. Mr. Bovd of Georiretown. Maine. is ex
pected to lireacb liere next Sunday. : Mr,
and Mrs. G. 1'. Boyco of Barre spent a part
of last wcek witli friends in town. Will
llutcbiusoii. wbo is attendinir school at lirad
ford. BDcnt last Sund.iv at bomo. G. 1)
Mcrrill and sou with Mrs. Jennio Towno and
son of Soutb Corinth spent Sundny at Orrin
Uutcuinson s. Wrs. Vemio lenney witli
two cbiUlrcn of Concord, N. II.. wbo bave
Bnent tbo summer witb Mr. and Mrs. A. G,
liutton, licr parents, returned bomo lnst Satur-
.i . , i ! t 1: ; m
Mrs. Sarah (Smith) Johnson of Lowell, Mass.,
epent last week witb frieiula bero, returning
Saturday. ' MUs Laura Butler, wbo ia
teaching tbo scbool bero spent Saturday and
Sunday at ber bomo in East Corinth.
Soveral nttendcd tbe bip busking last Friday
nigbt at Cbarlio Metcalt's at East Corinth.
Illcker Mllls.
Ira G. Blako and wife vlsited at A. II.
Ricker's laat Friday. Dr. Henry L.
Tlllotson and wlfo caugbt a nlce strlng of
plckerel last week. Robort Ilutton ia
working for A. II. Ricker. , Grant Eiu
ery and Addle Einery wero marrled last
Friday. 1 A. II. Ricker bougbt four
cows laat week. - J. O. Harvey and
wlfo attended Dr. Packer's funeral at
Paacbam laat Tbursday. , Carrol Rick
er bas beeu quito aick tbe paat week but ls
somo bettor, :. , Ilarry M. and Herman
1. Ulckor attended tbo fair at St. Jobns
bury last week. J. W. and Goorgo
Merrltt wero bero iisblng last Monday.
; Measlos and wbooping cougb aro
prevalent ln tbis vlclnity.
Fayston.
Over one bundred of tbo many friends of
F. 0. Carroll gatbered at bls residenco last
Tuesday eveulug to cougrutulato blm on
bia electlou to tbe generul aasumbly. Tbe
Waitsfield (Jornet Band of wbicb Mr. Car
roll la lender, dlacoursed excolletit muslc.
Cakr, colleo and fruit woro served andut
ter tbroe bearty cbetra for our town ropru-suntativo-ulect
all returuod to tbelr bomes
satlailed tliuy bad electud tbo rlglit man.
KiiEis 1'iLLS. Send your adchess to II. E.
Bucklon & Co,, Cliicago, nud get a freosamplo
box of Dr. Klng's New Lifu I'illa. A trinl
will cotivinco you of tlieir merito. Tbeso pills
are eaay iu action, and aro purtioularly ulfeo
tivo iu tbo cure of Constipntion and Sick Head'
acbo. For Malaria nnd Llver troubles they
liavo been provud iiivaliiablu. Tbey are guara
auteed to bo perfectly freo from every dulo
terious substance and to bo jmrely vcgetablu,
They do not weukcn by tlieir action, but by
giving tono to tlio atomucb and bowels grcatly
uivigorato tbe systcm. llegular sizo 26o per
box, Sold by 0, Blakely, Druggist.
WllllRmstown.
Josepb Lawlcr bas cono to Washington
to cut granlto.
A Bon was born to Mr. and Mrs. Patay
Elllott last wcek.
Conductor Jamoa Canaly Is taklne a va-
cation from rallroad work.
Miss Bertlia Soavcr and Carl Sawver aro
puplls ln Goddard Setninary.
Mra. Ralnb Dltty. for a long tlmo a groat
Invalld, Is ngaln somowbat bettor,
Georco Wllbur bas flnlsbed work In J. K.
Lyndo's storo, wboro bo han boen tbo past
yoar.
A councll of nbyelcians was called last
Friday iu tbo caso of Ibo joung aon of Fred
Jackson.
Mrs. Joaopb Qregory, a long tlmo lnvalld,
Is visiting bor son, lawyer Jobn Gregory of
WaiUflold.
Puter Bootb. of Comnany E. First Ver
mont Reglment, ls conflncd to bls bed witb
lung troublc.
Judeo Austln Yonna and wlfp. nee Mlsa
Lenora Martin, now of Mlnneapolla, aro
vlaltlng ln town.
Goorco Wilbor will orolong clvo np work
ln J. K. Lynde'a storo wbero bo bas beon
foraome montbs.
Mrs. Horaco Earle and dauchtor of Man-
cbeator, N.,11., woro gueats last week of O.
A. Blancbard's family.
Tbero ls cmlto a lareo numbor of vacant
tonemonts in our village JuBt now, for wbicb
tbo ownora deslro occupants.
Bert Bruco hai returned from Phlladol-
nhla ln Imnroved bcaltb. bls nbvslclan
tbero calllng bls troublo.lndlgostlon.
Adna Down's Bocond son. Henry. bas
glvon np school ln Chelsea and la about to
enter J. li.. Lynuo s ompioy aB a cierk.
Tbo bov lo n Ito landlord and Mrs. J. W.
Brown ol tbo Monument Houso, a week ago
laat Sutday, dlod on Saturday ovening last.
Patsev Uoffera. of Comnany E. Fltst Vor
mont Re-iment. Is rmtUncr In a nart of bls
tblrty daja' furlough at granlto cuttlng
noro.
Andrew Burnbum, local oditor of tbo
Williamstown Hcrald, bas been visiting bls
only son and cblld in Brattleboro ln tbe
laat woek.
Tbo family friends of Will A. Edson aro
tbis woek feollng great fear tbat be is not to
rccover from tbo awful accident of somo
weeks ago.
Sherman Wlncbester Is maklng a trlp to
tbo soutbcrn nortlon of tbo Btate. establlsu.
Ing rgoncles for tbo salo of tbo publlcationB
of a I'nlladoipiim nouao.
Van McAUlater's newly purobased bouso
baa been tborougbly renovatcd and mado
readv for bls occupancy. IIo will aoon
bulld a barn on tbo place.
Cbarles M. Ersklne's family bas for aomo
wfiks biHin havin a sieco from slckness
botb Mra. Erskiuo and a coualn visiting
ber. Botu aro mucb bettor now.
Merville, son of Gurdon Martin, and a
member of Company E, Flrat Vermont
Tlf.flniHnt. wbo (s at bomo bero on a fur
lough, baa boen ln poor bealtb from jaun-
dlcc, etc.
Ira EC Ilowell, lato Democratlc candldato
bero for reproaentatlve, announccd to tbo
rftnrns tbat nomlnated blm tbat be waa
not a blgb Hconse man, but ratber was for
problbltlon.
Mra. Robert Jones. to bo accompanled by
ber two youngeat daughtcre, Is to bo ln
Utlca. N. Y.. two montbs. witb ber parents
and ber two oldest daugbters, wbo are at
ecbool tboro.
.Toaenh Murrav. one of our cranlto pollsh'
eiB from New Brunswick, last week burlod
hlH Hsven weeks' old daucbter from bowel
trouble. Tbo body waa burled in tbo Catb-
ollo cemotory in Barre.
Tbo concort by tbe Congregational and
Metbodist cbolrs at tbo Solld Rock cbapol.
Quarry dlstrlct, was well attended anu
creatlv liked. and added a snm to tbo cbap
ol society'B troaaury tbat ls warmly appre-
ciateu.
Lutber Bailoy, of Company E, First Ver
mont Reglment. stlll remains at mcka.
mniica and bls brotberf. Bert and Frank,
aro vtt witb bim. Of lato be bas beon
badly off witb boils or Borep, the result of
liia fovor.
It ls eaid tbat tbo caso of Willie Lund. at
tbe boBpltal ln Burlington, wbicb lookcd so
bopeful aomo weeks ago, ls now regarded
very crltical, if not hopeleas. IIo baB been
a terrible sufforer for a long time, and it
waa boped tbat tbo removal of an abacess
near tbe blauuer wouiu uring a cure.
Lutber M. Waldo. now of Tallapoosa
Ga.. ia arrain verv badly off in bealtb. An.
otber abscosa bas brokon out on tbo back
in tbo region of tbe lungs, tbat discbargos
fearfully, and it would seem belp muat
neeu como aoon u at uu. no nas uiauo a
hravo flgbt in lato years witb Uiaoase.
In conaenuenco of tbe denarturo of Mra
Jobn Byrues, noo Mrs. Sllas Bobonon, to
Keene, N. II., to live, Mr. Byrnes bas tbo
family of bla daugbter by bla ilrst wlfo now
llving witn uim. rtis aon, oi -ompany ii
First Vermont Reglment, is bero on a fur
lougb. An unmarried daugbter is alao vis
iting blm.
Mrs. C. E. Bancroft of our vlllago tells us
of ber motber. Mrs. Ellza Flatier, now in
ber eigbty-nintb year, wbo la a resldent of
Bethel, sne nas been uoing ior irienus in
Barre aouvenlr needlo work ao sklllfully
as to rival tbo girls of tbe preaent day. In
ber memory ahu retalns ovents botb of tbe
past anu preaent.
We bavo luat boen clvon somo llcuros rol
atlve to cburcb attoadanco bero. Tbero aro
flve preachtng placea in town, in ono of
wbicb servlcea aro beld fortnlgbtly. In two
otbers, servlces aro beld but once on a Sun
day. Approxlmately wo judgo tbat iu tbo
mouth of July atout ono person in flve of
our citlzena, on an averago, may bave at
tended tbo tbree morning and two aftor
noon aervlcea.
Wo bear complalnts of a Bcarclty of money
at tbo present tlmo. In a lato conversa
tion wlth one of our mlddlo-aged farmers
tbo otber day, ln wbicb bo was speaklng of
somo of tbe drawbacks in farmlng now, wo
asked blm if aomo of our farmers wero not
dolng well. At tbo mentlon of a cortain
namu bo replod tbat bo believed tbo man
could not sbow to-day tbo prlnclpal and ln
tereat npon it, tbat bad been lnberltcd by
tbe family and j et be aeems a model f armer.
But depreciation of real estato in tbo last
flfteen or twenty years inuBt account for
tbla stato of tblngs if true.
Nows bas juat come again from Goorgo
Lyndo Alnswortb, under date of Juno 20.
IIIs gobl-buntlng party was at Fort Slmp
aon. perbaps two bundred mlles nortb-west
of tbe Great Slavo Lake, Brittsb Amerlca,
and on tbo Mackenzlo river. Tbey bavo
been bavlng a bard trlp slnco prevloualy
beard from. On Great Slavo Lake tbey bad
been caugbt in a uorth-weater tbat was on
tbem tbree days and two nigbts. At
anotber tlmo tbey seem to bavo baroly oa
caped Bblpwreck on tbo lake, and a tblrd
tlmo tbey caugbt lt, tbe aeas hreaklng ovor
tbelr boat. Tbey are not alone ln tbelr pur
ault of tbo yellow metal. otber proapectora
aharlng tbe samo hardshlps and purlls witb
tbem. Notblng yet ln tbe way of gold baa
been fouud, and tbey aro ateerlng for tbe
Yukon country. Tbo boya aro capital satl
ora and witb a pleuty of pluck uud provl
siona for anotber year, Not a wblno suoma
to eBcapo tbem ao far aa wo know. Tbey
aro ilooklng forward to a wlnter of good
trapping and fur enougb to pay oxponsos
bomo if no gold ls struck.
Topshain.
Tbo fuueral of MrB. Susan Wllley was
beld at tbo bomo of Josoph Weed last
Tbursday. Mrs. Wllley was elgbty-ilvo
years of ago. Frank Barnes ia dolng
barness maklng and ropalrlng ln tbo little
sbop near Josepb Weed's. 1 A reunlon
of bomo of tbe old puplls of Rev. N, R,
Jobnston waa beld ln tbo towu ball laat
week. Among tboae preaent wero Mr. and
Mrs. Archlbuld Mllls of St. Loula, Mr. and
Mra. Atwood of Chelsea. Mr. and Mra.
Chester Dlckey of Washington, and Dr.
and Mrs. Eaatman of Groton. , Mrs.
Ingalls of Newbury, Mass,, ls vlsitlng bor
Blster, Mrs. Rutb Orr.
SURE CURE FOR EPILEPSY.
Just Reatl Wliat Dr. Greene's
Nervura Did in Iliis Case,
Fits and St. Vitus' Danco Also
Yieltl to Its Magic Power.
It ls Tlio Only Suro L'uro For Tlitso
Kcrrotis Troubles.
Any pbysicinn will tell you tlint tlio medi.
cino wbicb will curo Epiloiray, Ilj-storia, FiU
and St. Vitus' Danco and nervons attncks, is
tmly n wondorful remedy.
Dr. Grccno's Nervura will ouro tbem.
I'nrcntfl, thoreforo, whoso children man'ifeat
any symptoms of Biich imponding nervous dis
ordera, liko ncrvousncs, irritability, moodi
nes3, irregular appctito, headacliea, dizziness,
disturbed sleop, restlessness, loss of memory
anu intcrest m tlungs, palo faco, foot cold,
fldgeting witli fingors, twiching of oyolids, faco,
limbs, shoulders, or jerking of kc.id, sliould at
once givo Uiis spocifio cure, Dr. Greene's
Nervura. It is porfoctly harmless, boing mado
from puro vegotablo romodios, wonderful in
tlioir hcalth rostoring powora.
Miss Carrio Vnn Allen, Bristol, .Connecti'
cut, says:
"About two years ngo I was taken very aud
denly sick, witliout any npparent cause witli a
fainting spcll, and from tliat timo have beon
subjectto tbem, aometiiiies every week, ofien
two or tbreo a day, aftor wbicb I would foel
simply miscrablo. I would not be ablo to sit
up, and could not rest if I Iay down, and it
seeined as if sometbing would shut niy breatli
oll. I could not draw a breatli without a
groan, and would start so I would f rigbten my
sclf nud tboBO around mo. My nppetito would
f ail and then chills would follow.
"Wo bad of ten beard of Dr. Greeno's Ner
vura blood and nervo remedy; in fact, bad
known of somo cases under our own observa
tion wlioro it had dono wondcrs. I wns so tirod
of medieino tliat the sight of a bottlo and
spoon was rovolting to mo. I said I would not
tako nnother drop of nnytbiiig, but my father
provailed upon mo to try ono bottlo of Dr.
Greene's Nervura and seo wliat tbo cffects
would bo. I did so, and bavo taken fivo bot
tles, nnd I feel like a new person. I consider
myself bettor to-day than I liavo been in sevon
years."
Dr. Greenc, 31 Tcmplo Placo, Boston, Mas3.,
can be constilted absolutely froo in regard to
any caso, personally or by letter.
WuBblngton.
Evorytbing indicates tbat the fair to bo
beld St ptombor 27, 28 aud 29 will bo a suc
cobs and will probably be tbe boht ever beld
on tbe grouuda. In fact everybody aeems
determined tbat tbis sball go abead of all
former fairs. The Washington and East
Barre band will furnisb muslc, asalatod by
tbe Corinth drum corps. Ono membor of
tbis corps Is a little miss about seven years
old, and no one should miss seeing ber han
dlo tbo aticka. Tbo entriea are coming ln
from every quarter and tbo managera aro
confident tbat all wbo attend will go away
foellng aatlsfled tbat Washington Is tbo
placo to go for a flist claaa fair. A largo
poultry houso has beeu bullt ao tbat poul
try will be well cared for.
Newbury Centor.
n. G. Balley ls bavlng bls corn cut by C.
II. Kulght wlth bls corn barveater.
Moses Ilood bas contractod wlth our
road commlsBlonors to bulld tbe road lald
by tbe solectmen last aprlng, from bls fatb
er's bouse to bls bouse, 100 roda for 8100,
acceptable to the road commlaslonera.
N. B. Tewkabury la taklng orders for tbe
Amerlcan Wollon Mllls Company, tbe
wurld's largest tallora for men's clotblng,
cut and mado to order. Samplos can bo
aeen and pricea glven by applying to abovo
agent.
The princcese sbapo will bo mucb
uscd, botb for drcssy day and evcuiug
loiletB, tbia aulumo, nnd uotbing could
bo ruoro pctfect tban Iho IU and out
lino of aomo of tho newcat modcls.
Tho atylo of tbo gown can bo varied
onco aud again to suit diffcrcnt forms,
niatcrials, nnd rcquiremtnte. On somo
of tbo youlbful modcls tbo princeBao
eilcct appears only at tbo back, tbo
front showiug pretty guimpo jackot or
blouao effcclB, liroton straps, faucy sin
gle. doublo, or trlplo rovcra, and vests
and breto.les of la.o and volvot. Not
withatanding tbo voguo of Ibo revived
tbrco-quatter walking coats, witb
fronts cutving back towarda tbe bips,
or mado in double-breasted box styles,
Bomo of tbo Btnartest modcls in botb
Frencb aud Englisb tailor costumos
sbow tho bodlco portion cut in round
waisted Btylc, witb a Bttaight bclt or
poiuted girdlo as a flnisb, sometimoB
witb, and again witbout, short addod
bacquea. Every sort of fanciful devico
botb novel and familiar ia retorted to
in tho making of tbeso youtblul-look-ing
waists. Tboy aro slasbod, witb
clinipses of growiug colors ebowing
betwecn tbo tlaBhlugB; they aro in
doublc-breastod form, wlth bandsomo
militaty buttons for trimming aud vory
flno gold cording at tbo cdgea, or they
aro opon-frontod to tho bclt, witb ovory
sort of ricli or dainty fabric introduccd
aa a vcat pluin-rtd boing a vory fa
vorito color.
Tho rngo for introduciug our natlon
al colors baa not abatcd. Hod, gray.
and bluo iu aomo of tho tuost boautiful
sbadca wo buvo over Beeu tbcao dyca
produccd iu appoar among tailor clotha,
vclvota, otc, for aulumu gownB,and
tho traco of whito iicodcd appoara ou
tbo Bilk or eatlu rovora, vcata, gulmpoa,
and plastron or blouao fronta of tho
walst or.jnckct. Iu millinory tbcao
colors aro quito as proiuiuout, aud ln
tho rcd abades narlicularly aro aomo
dahlia and dnmaek tluts witb a nillltnry
name tbat aro euporb c-amples of tbo
dycr's art.
SUMMARY OF NEWS.
Yormonti
Danikl KiNd of Gloucostor, Mass.. was
instantly klllod at St. .lohnthnry last Fri
day by falllng slxtvflvo foot from a llac
Rtaff bo was ropalrlng at tbo rosldonco of
I' ranK ii, iirooKa.
Puivatb GBonaB F. Baulow of Comnanv
L, Newport, dled last Friday at Fort Etban
Allen bospltal, aftor a long lllness witb ty
pbold fever. IIIs doatb la tho fourteontb
n tno iruat Vormont reglment.
PatvATB Henry Smith of Comnanv L.
Nowport, Prlvato James Flynn of Company
ju, uurnngion, anu uergoani w. u, bullP
van of Company B, St. Albanp, dled at Fort
Etban Allen bospltal bctwoon Friday nigbt
and Sunday morning last. Tbo numbor of
deatha ln tbo Flrst Vormont Roglmont has
now roacbcd soventoon.
Tub bandsomo now houso of Mlcbaol M.
Moran at Fairfield waa burnod last Tburs
day nlght. Mr. Moran was at work ln tbo
front ball varnlsblng tbo woodwork whon
the keroseno lamn oxnloded and tbe flamoa
qulckly apread ovor tho new varnlsbod
woou. Jlelp was qulckly at band, but
wator was ,scarco and only a part of bia
houaebold goods woro Bavod. Tho bouse
was one of tbo best bullt ln town und tbo
loss will oxcood $2,500 witb very little in-
suranco.
Doinestic.
At .tbo mootlncr of tho Sovorlcn Grand
Lodgo of Odd Follows held on Tuesday ln
Boston Alfred 8. Plnkorton of Worcester,
MaB9., was unanlmously olocted grand alro.
tror uoputy cranu siro, lour canuiuatos
woroplacodln nominatlon, A. 0. Cablo of
Oblo boing electcd. J, Frank Grant of Bal
timore, Md , was ro-olocted grand Bocrotary
and Richard Mucklo of Philadolphla grand
ireaaurer.
141.1,' r. 111 1UU III , AT 1 1. 1 II 1 1 1. 1 1 1U1U 1. 11 V.
Normau B. Roam of Chicago, bave obtatned
control of tbo Baltimore and Oblo rallroad.
Ton milllon dollars la tho prlco pald. They
1 1 T T TTI1I 1.7. l ..I . 1. ..
unvo uinuD unuioo J . xxni, fiicaiuuub ui buo
Groat Northoru rallway, the domlnant fac
tor ln tho roorcanizatlon and bave calued
for Chicago and tbo North west whatia prac-
ticauy a trunk uno irom ocean to ocean,
controueu by umcago capital.
SrRAKER Rekd ls to tako nart ln tho II
linoia congresBional campalgn. It ls plau-
neu to uavo Mr. uoed mako a Uozon
spooches In Cook county and otber purtB of
tbo Stato on a tour. wbicb will be mado In
a apeclal traln. Besldes the Malno statos-
man, tho party will iucludo Congrossmen
uepuurn, uoiuver, uousins anu llendoraon
of Iowa. Tbia congressional qulntotte will
end ita trlp iu Cbicaco and by aneakin. in
a big wlgwnm at Ogden avenueandTwelftb
street anu in tno stock yarua uistrlct.
Paymastbr Gknkhal Stanton haa turn
ed over to l'resldoi.t McKinlev all tho na
pora relatlng to tbo recent unpleasantness
growlng out ol tbo reiusal o( a Texas regi
ment to recelve nay from Malor Lvncb bo.
cause bo is oolored. Tbe Presldent has
taken no deflnlto action beyond expressing
approval of Genoral Stantou's courso ln
Bending asbarp dispatcb totbecommauding
paymaster oi tnat uopariment, statlng ln
euect tnat aB fiiaior Lyncu bau been regu
larly commlssioned by tbe Presldent as an
army paymaster tbo troops must tako tbelr
pay from blm or else go witbout pay. Tbus
the matter Btanda, witb tbe papers beforo
tbo Presldent. There is tho posslblllty tbat
a new queatlon may ariso on tbe point of
lnsuooruination in reiusing to rocelvo pay
from paymasters reguiarly commlaaioned to
mako paymonia.
Miss Winkib Davis. daucbter of Jeffor
Bon Davls, widely known and beloved in
tbo soutb, as tbe "Daugbter of the Con
federacy," dled last Sunday at Narragansot
Pier, R. I., after an illnosa of several weeks
wiui maiariai gasiruis. aiiss uavla ap
neared in nublic for tbe last tlme at Atlan.
ta, Ga., July 21 laat. Tho occasion was tbe
parade of ex-confederateB wbo beld tbelr
annual reunlon tbia yoar In Atlanta. Miss
Davls was a guoat of bonor and occuplod a
carrlago witb Stonewall Jackson and Miss
Caro Lewis Qordon, a daugbter of Gen.
Gordon. The procession started undor an
auspicious sky but beforo proceedlng far, a
beavy storm came np and the raln whiuh
foll in torrents, drenched tbo occupants of
tbe carrlages Her illueaa dated from tbat
tlmo.
Rtv. Dr. Joun Hali. of New York dled
laat Friday at Bangor, County Down, Iro
land. During tbe year 18G7 Dr. Ilall was a
delegate from tbo general assembly of the
presbyienan cnurcu ln lreianu to tue l'roa
byterian cburcb in tbo United States, aud
aftor bls return to Ireland be recelved a
call to tbo Fiftb Avonue Prosbyterlan
cburcb in New York. IIo acceptod it and
entored upon bls labors on Novcrnber 3,
18G7. A new cburcb ediflce was erected for
Dr. Hall In 1875, at a cost of 61,000,000, on
the corner of Fiftb Avenuo aud FHtv-flftb
streot. IIo was olocted chancellor of the
Dnlvoraity of the Clty of Now York ln 1882.
Dr, Ilall was on hls annual vlslt to Eurone.
He dled at hls sister's resldence. IIIs bealtb
bad boen broken down and bo had boen
seriously ill for two days beforo bla doatb.
He had boped to return to New York short.
ly, and had already engaged passago on a
ateamer for hlmaelf and bls wife.
United Statea Quartormaster Hyde of Bos
ton, oponed on Monday, the blds to furnleb
10,000 headstonea to bo erected to tho mem
ory of Unlon soldlers wbo bavo dled alnce
the clvll war and of soldlerB wbo bave died
ln tbo Spanlsb-Amorlcan war. The blds
range from 85 each to as lo w aB 81.35. Tbore
wero flve blddora. Tho work up to the pres
ent tlme bas been dono by tbo Vermont Mar
ble company. Every atate in tbe Unlon will
recelve somo of tbeso beadatonea wbicb aro
provlded by tbe government, but muat ba
piacod In the cemotory at tho exponse of tbe
friends of tbe soldlerB. Tbo atonea are four
inchcs deep, ton inches wido and are tbree
feet .out of tbo ground. About 25,000 of
tbem are dell vored every year at tho expenso
of tbe national govornment. Many of tbem
will now be ftlven to rolatives of tbeaoldiers
who bave lost tbelr livea in the Cuban war.
Forolgn.
Dbbfitb Lord Salisbury's declaratlon tbat
he would brook no interferenco from any
othor Power in the Nlu-Cbwang Rallway
loan contract, be bas now ylelded to all the
condltlons Ruaala impoaod. Aa a result
the nogotiatlons witb tbo Englisb syndicate
bavo beon broken off, and those with the
Rusao-Cbinoao bauk bavo beon reaumed,
Tbo most destructlvo atorm of tbe year
swept over Moatreal last Sunday, causing
tbouaands of dollara' worth of damago to
wludows and akyligbts. Hallstones tbo
sizo of plgoons' egga fell iu abuudance and
ono doatb ia roported as indlreotly duo to
tho storm. A trolly wiro was broken and
struck James McIConzlo, a passer-by, in
stantly killlng blm. Several otber podos
trlans were stunned by tbe hallstones beforo
they could roacb sbolter,
All Great Brltaln baa boen startled of
lato by an epldemlo of outragos. On tbo
Nortbwestern and Mldlund roads, ln tbo
neigbborbood of Northamptou tboro bavo
been several most determined attempts to
wreck passougor tralns. Tho pollce bave
not beon ablo to obtaln tbo allghteat oluo,
althougb a bundred dotectlves bavo beeu
scourlug tbe dlstrlct. Consequently a paulo
almilar to tbo "Jack tbe Rlpper" acaro pro
valls. CniKir Kbllbrt, of tho Motrcpolltan Do
tectlve agfuoy of Montreal haa beeu iu
atructod by tho provluoial government to
arrest ull tbo proprlotora of buckot-abopa
and to closo up tho shops. Somo years ago,
whon tbo Abbott law agatnst buckot-shopj
was pasaed, a Blmilar tnovo was mado but
they gradually apruug up agalu and to-tlay
Montreal can boaat of not lesa tban eigbt
een. Many of these are ruu by porsous
from tbo United States.
Mail advlcus from Japau, fucolved last
Saturday at Tacoiua, Wash., aay that
anothor formldablo rebelllon agalnst Japan
eso rule bas started ln Formoaa, tbis tlme
in the Boutbern part of tho island. There
ruV COTTON NOW
TCTaOTT &
Comm
137 SU rnnl Stroct,
is a tondonoy toward general lnsurrectlon
among tbo trlbes ln all tbe southorn dla
trlcta. Two battles bavo boen fougbt, ono
near xaicuu, ino oiner near xainoKu. xuo
trlbes were defeated by tho Japaneso troops
and tho pollco. Many were kllled and
wounded on each sido. Tbo robolllon ls
tbo ontcomo of an attempt by tbe Japaneso
admlnlstratlon to oxtenu us luusuiction
ovor tho aeml-savago trlbes llving in tbo ln
terlor. A btatb of uloomy approhonslon pro-
valls among tbo populatlon of Naples, Italy
regardlng tbo eruptton of Vesuviua, which
ls hourly becomlng moro activo and men-
aclng. otroams ot lava aro spreauing ln
every dlrectlon. Tho moat threatonlng of
tbeso flowa tbrougb tho Vedrino valloy,
wbicb ls almoat flllod. Tho obaorvatory,
wbicb orlglually stood at a heigbt of C10
metres, is now only twenty-sovon metres
abovo the soa level, owlng to tbo slnking of
tbo ground, Sevon now craters bavo been
formod around the central cone and this
bas not tended to dlmlnish tbe fears for
merly felt which wero baaed upon the erup
tton of stones and acorlao, slmilar to that
which occurred in 1872.
Latkr details recelved from Kingston,
St. Vlncont, show tbat an unparallod de
Btruction of lifo and property look placo
tbere during tho recent hurricane. Out of
a populatlon of 41,000, 300 wore kllled and
20.000 were lnlured and rendered bomeless.
Besldes tbis, owing to tbe complete destruc
tlon of tbo provlsions tbey are all atarving.
Tho island bas beon absolutely uutted by
wind and iioods from tbo mountalns ln ad-
dltion to tbe waves along tha coaat. There
haa been creat loss to shlnnlnc alonc the
track of the cyclono. Relief ftinds are being
ralsed in reaponso to an appeal from tbo
govornor of bt. Vlncont, wuero all ueBcrip
tions of food aud clotbiug and necessaries
wero lost ln tbe general destruction. Tbo
uemanu lor butiumg materiais lsunumiteu
Tlio Tlamboo Gun.
Tho uatives iu tbo Bucherganj dis-
trict of Bongal bavo been doprivcd of
tlioir guus, und sinco tbcu tboy bavo ro.
sorted to tbo nutivo bamboo in tho liuut
for dofensivo woapona
Tboy hollow out tbo bamboo, load it
witb au ouuco or two of nativo powdcr
aud a baudful of irou elngs and touch it
ou witb a fuso iu tbo lmmcdiato uoigb
borboou or tlio ollenuiug person.
Anotber way, ns tlio cookory books
say, is to eniploy tbo bamboo as a fork
witb a cobra pinned to tbo far eud. Au
application of tbo cobra to tbo sleoping
body of an enemy is all tbat is ueces
sary. Londou Tit-Bits.
Ciifttoiiivra.
Littlo Boy Plua.so, I waut tbo doc
tor to como uud beo niotber.
I)octor's Servant Doctor's out
Whero do you como from?
Littlo Boy Wliat I Don't you know
mo? Wby, wo deal witb you wo bad
a baby from bero last wcek. London
Fuu.
IIlndooH Ubo I.lttlo Soap.
Tbo only eoap wbicb tbo Hindoos of
tho ortbodox typo employ is mado en
tivoly of vegetablo products. But soap
is littlo nsed in Iudia, being alinost au
uukuowii lusury witb tbo uatives.
"Do you think there will bo anythlng
left to rcmind the world of our navy?"
inquircd one Spaniard. "Well," rt
plicd tbo othcr, after much rellecllou,
"Thoro's the ocean it used to float in."
Waahington Star.
Brinkerhoff I hear there is a bouse
in your neigbborbood bauntcd by a
very persistent ghoat. Itenlington
Yes, it is the gboat of tho former
owuer repoatinghis futile nightly viails
to collcct his rent.
The Lincoln Fountain Pen.
Pricb only 81.00 Rkducbd from 82.50
Waruantbd Bolid Gold Every Pen
guahantekd.
The "Lincoln Pen" bas been in ubo In tbis
ofllce, on all kinda of work, for nearly four
years. ocores aro iu uno
ln tbo banka, Insurance of
fllcos and buBiness houses
of Montpelier. Hundreds
bavo been sold by tbis
ofllce in all parta ot tho
stato aud couutrv. It ls
( durablc, good for years of
'-Htrvlcc, alwaya ready to
1 go," but never ilrip?, tbe
lnk llowincnniformlvaud
In the rlgbt meaanre. It glvea perfect satiB
f action. Buy one. The prlco is tho only
thlng cLoap about tho " Lincoln." By mail
ou receipt of prlce.
Vermont Watchman Co.
Montpelier Water Works.
STcD1;ioo.
Consuiiiurs of Berlin water, claiiuing a re
bnto on tlioir water tnx duo Octobor lst, 189S,
by rensou of vacanoy or otlicrwiso, during the
past six nioutliB, niust pruseut tlieir clnims ta
tho Bupuriutcndcut on or beforo Scptcmber 28,
lh'JS, rcr onler of City Coiuicil,
JOEL I'OSTEIt, Superintondoiit.
MARRIAGES,
In Wmtiliiiitoii, Sept. 14, lr Iter. Alvon M. Smttli,
llerinan 1'. llickerlimn to (UTtrmle A. L'hatnberlln.
DEATHS,
In Allefcan, Mlcli., Repl. 11. Lucr (Anilrui), wldow
of Joihua l-'oliom of TuutiildKO, VI y eutl, 7 caji.
In ClieUen, Heiiteraber 17, ot lieart dlieaie, (lllbcrt
Ilalulirliliie Iauv, agud 93 yeuri, 6 raoutlul 19 Uuji.
Inllerltu, Sept., Carollue K. Itceil, wife of Davld
Ilobart, foriuorlj ol Droadoii, Mutuu. "Tlie luemorr
ol tlio Juit Ii bletted."
In (IroYBtou, N. II., Sept. 17, Elleu (Tabor) Dan
forth. dauutiter o( tlio late ltov. I.. 11, Tabor aud
wHow ot W. It. Danforth, late of North Btratford,
N. II., aged ts yeari .
CI.OSSON,
li J "
A CRITICAf TIME
During the Battle of
Santiago.
SICK OR WELL, A RUSH
NIGHT AND DAY.
Tho Packers at tho Baltlc or SanUngo
dc Cuba wero nll Hcrocs. Tlielr
Horolc L'fforts in Kctting Ainiiiiini
tlon and Itatious to tlio Front Snvtd
tbe Day.
r. E. Butler of pnck-train No. 3, writing
from Santiago de Cuba( on July 23d, says:
"Wo all had diarrhuja in more or lesa vio
lent form, nnd when wo landed we liad no
timo to seoi u doctor, for it was a caso of rusb
and rusb night nnd dny to keep the troop3
supplied witli nniniiinttion nnd rations, but
tlmnks to bamberlain's Colic, Cholera and
Uiarrha-a Remedy, wo were nble to keep at
work nnd keep our bealtb; in fact, I sin
cerely beliove that at ono critical timo thia
medicine was tho indirect saviour of our army,
for if the packers had been unable to work
tlieroi would bavo been no way of gettiiiir
supplies to the front. There wero no roadi
that a wagon train could use. My corumdo
and myself had tho good fortune to iay in a
Bupply of this medicine for our pack-train
beforo we left Tnmpa, and I know in four
cases it absolutely saved life."
The nbove letter was written to the manu
facturers of this medicine. tho Chambcrlain
Medicine Co.. Des Moiues. Iowa. For sale by
C. Blakely. W. E. Terrill & Co., Montpelier.
MTIOMAL LIFE
INSURANCE CO.
SINCE JANUARY 1, 1898, haa
paid its policy-holders
$907,713.22 (over $5,000
EACH DAY); addini? to its
assets in the same period
more than $500,000.00 and
writing $6,326,000.00 of
new insurance, closing the
half year with $78,320,291,
80 of insurance in force.
S. S. BALLARI), General Agent,
Opcra Houso Block, ITontpclicr, Yt.
Registered by the Uuiversity of the Stato of
New York.
hDSCHOo,
oV Of .r
AND
Best in Everything. For Cntilogue nddresa
Caiike- & IIoit, Albany, N. V.
FREE!
Car fare from jour bome to Sl'KNCEK'S nUSI
'KSS SCHOOL. KtnKaton, N. Y. 250 ctudents lail
Tear. Iloard and room In clnbg, ?.'.!0 per wcek.
:tabllhed 1MK. lleautlful New HulldlnR. Ileitln
everythtne. Not a slngle 6tenoKrpt'ic graduate of
our echooi bas falled to secure a parliiKposltlon.
Union Mulual Fire Insurance Comp'y.
ANNUAI. MEETING.
Tbe annual incetlnK ot the memberi of the Unlon
Mutuat l'lre Imurance Company. for tbe ehctlon ot
Dlrectors for tbe year eusulng aud tbo transnctton
of any otber leKal buslnt.ss, will be held at lts oOlce
In Montpelier ou Wedntadar, Octobtr 10, 158, ut ono
o'clock 1. M. l'er order of tlie Dlrectoi s.
IIAItl.AN W. KEM1-, Secretary.
Montpelier, Vt.,Stptember 1!, I8W.
ESTATE OF CHESTElt SAWlKlt.
Statk or Vkrmont.
DIBTKIOT oy W-ABl!lNQTO, 8S.
In l'robate Court, held at Montpelier, In and for
ald IMitrict. on tbe ittli day of Septeiuber, A.U. 13991
Au lntruruent puriiortlntr to be the last will
and testaruent of Clll'.STKIt SAWVEIt. late of
Marshfield, In aald Dintrlct, deceaied, beluR pre
euted to the Court for I'roliate, It Ii ordered
by aald Court, that all pcsona coucemed thereln
be uotlfled to apptmr at a senston of lald Court,
to be held at the l'robate OOIco, In aald Mout peller.on
the Uth day of October, A. I). 1M8 and itiow caute,
If any they may have, aKaluit tlio l'robate of aald
tuitruiuem j for wbicb rurpoie It la f urther ordered,
that uotlre ot thla onler le publlihed three eelt
occeMtvely ln the Vermont Watchman Statt
Journal.n newipaper prlnted at Montpelier, In thla
State, prevlout tn aald tlino appolnted for hearlnir.
lly the Court, Attunt. . ,
it-'.i I11HAM OAHLKTON, Jndfte.
c
OUIIT OK INSOr.VUNCV.
..1.V...T. .. .li.i..,.U'P VLualil,i.in Ill.rl.f ...
DlAinur , jiiii'iw.i .,....... ....... wk,
lnlthe matter ot .lohn A. Durkee and Leillo J, Dur
kee, partuert under the tlrm name ot J. A.
anu l.. v tfuravo, iii.uivuut uouiurB,
Tnkeuotlco.thiit a thlrd muotlnR ot the credltora
of.lohn A, Durkee and I.cnlio J, Durkee. partnera
under tho tlrm uaine nf .1. A. and L. J. Durkee
cf Duxbury, tn lald Dlitrlct, IuboItoiH debtorl,
li appolnted by the JudKe ot aald Court to be
held iat a Court ot Intolvency at the l'rob.ite
oillco, Iu Moutpelior, ln lald Dlttrlct. on the
Hh day of Octobor, A. D. 1843, at ten o'clock
lu the foronoou, at wlilcli tlme and placo the
anlfnieo of aald dobton' ettate will aubinlt hll
account, aud apply for a lettlement ot tlie aame,
and for a dUcharKo from all llabtllty ai auch mslgnee
to any of the atd credltora, that a dlvldeud inar
be ordered, aud a certltlcate of dlicharKe Rranted
to lald dcbtora, acreeably to the Vermont Statutea
and any proper objectlons to auy buiineia at lala
meetliiK will be In oider.
Datcif at Moutpelier. thli SUth day of Beptomber,
A.I). 18U9. IIIKAM OAltLKTO.N.JudRe.
One Mlnutc Cough Cure, cures,
Tbat la what It was made lor.