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VERMONT WATCHMAN & STATJE JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY liECEMBER 28, 1898
Waltstlolri.
Mrs. Barlow ls serlously 111 wlth a cold.
Audrow Bigolow gavo a rldo to Moretown
Monday ulght.
' Mr. Burubam o( Wlsconsln Is vlsltlufi his
brothor-lndaw, Mr. Fuisom.
Oliolr rehearsal at tho Congregatlonal
patsouaRO noxt Friday nlght.
Ilublo Joslln lias beon thrcatened wlth
pnoumonlabut la now oonvalescont.
Not niaDy peoplo wero blessod wlth such
n Christmas proseut as was L. D. Water
man. Sovoral of our young peoplo attonded tlio
Ghristmas exorclsos at Moretown Monday
evening.
Tho annual mootlngot tho Congregatlonal
cliurcli wlll be I10UI next Saturday aflernoon
at ono o'clock.
Rlcbard ,I)rown aud Itov. Mr. Mtller ro
port n flDo tltno at tlio Chrlstnias truo ln
North Fayston.
A caso of dlphthorla 1s under treatraont
by Dr. Ilaylett at tlio homo of John Noll ln
North Fayston.
Tho parlshlonorg of Itov. W. T. Mlller
presonted lilui wlth 820, a barrel ot llour and
dress for Mrs. Mlller.
Dr. Ilonry Jaues ot Waterbury was ln
town last Krlday to sce S. U. Fltch's hand.
Ui) declded that atnputatlon was not necee
ary. Mra. A. O. Berry wlll lead tho Epworth
Ijeaguo ineetlng on January 1. Subject;
"Angel presonce for tho New Year" Kxo
dus 23: 20-25.
The Sunday-school boardof theMethodlst
church la planning for a re-cIaHSlllcation of
tho Sunday-aebool. Tlio annual olectlon of
teachera and ofllcers la under conalderatton.
Tho Methodlat church folks and other
klnd frlenda presonted Rev. and Mra. Mlller
wlth numeroua costly and substautlal B"ts,
to inake their Christinas thernore gladsotue.
The North Fayston tnan who thought to
do good by stealtu to the Methodlat proacli
er may yet be dlscovered, aa hla handwrlt
ing la proaerved and the preacher la on his
track.
The Ohrlstmaa oxorclsos ln tho Methodlat
church Saturday evening wore a aticceas.
Tho slnging, recltatlona and "plcturo pro
pram" wore all enjojed by a crowded
hOUBO.
Mr. and Mra. Charles Newcornb, Edoa
Joslln, Mrs. S. A. Noon, Dr. and Mrs. Bld
well wlll snpport lecturer Itev. 0. O. Jud
fclns of Windsor at the Congregatlonal
church.
Tho roadlng clubmet wlth Mrs. Wllllam
I'almur. Mr. and Mrs. Willlatn Paltuer
and Mra. Samuel Npon wero the readnra.
The club at present aro reading frorn Klp
ling's atories.
Tho Sunday aervlces at the Methodlat
church on Ghrlstmas day were well orderod.
Sermon, nnthetu and Epworth League pro
gratn all dlrectlng the thought to tbo babo
aud the song.
On Suuday morniug January 1, at 10:45
a M.f n "Suuday-scbool recognltlon ser
vlce" wlll begiven ln tho Methodlat church.
Sptclal addressess, slnging and other inter
estlng exerciaes wlll bo provided. All aro
cordlally lnvjted.
Fred Fltch of Starksboro and George
Knowles of New Uaven, who have been
wlth 8. C. Fltch, returned to their home
Monday. Mr. Fitch'a rnany frlenda are re
jolclng ln hla gradual but auro recovcry.
Tho oxerclaea at the Congregatlonal
church paased off pleaenutly. The follow
ing program waa carrled out: Ghorua, by
the cholr; address of wolcome, Mlsa Floy
Eddy; quartet. Mrs. S. A. Noon, Mlaa Qrace
Joslln, Mlsa Nlna Newcornb, Mlsa Maud
Joalln; prayer, Kov. F. 11 Fisk; solo, Mrs.
S. A. Noon; remarkn, Itev. S. G. Noon;
cborus, cholr; cantata, "Santa Olaus' Trl
umph," by members ot tho school. Much
credlt la due the children and othera for the
pleasure of the evenlng's entertainmunt.
All were made happy by "Santa Olaua'
Trlumph." Mr. and Mrs. Noon were gen
crously renietnbered. A beautiful parlor
lnmp, two oak rockers and a center tahle
were among the glfta they recelved whlch
made their Cliristmaa lndeed a rnerry one.
The youug ladlea of tho church aro to be
congratulated on tho decorations.
Northfield.
Fred Wilder ha8 roturned from New
York.
A daughter waa born to A. F. Denatnoor
ond wlfe laat week Wednesday.
H. M. HouBton and farally of Barro spent
Chrlstiuas wlth rolatlvea ln town.
Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Dodge of Barre were
at W. II. Dunsmoor's over Chrlstiuas.
A, Q. Andrews of tho Ann Arbor, Mlch.,
law school la at horne on a short vacation.
Olln F. Johnaon of the Unlted States inar
inoB haa been recently promoted to corporal.
C. II. Rice has bought the honsehold goods
and faruilng toola of the late Esther Spearln
OBtato.
Mrs. Aaa Ilowe left forTerra Ilaute, Ind,,
last week Tuesday, whero she wlll apeud
the wlnter.
Mlsa Qrace Batchelder of Wellsley Col
lege is spendlng her holiday vacation at lior
home ln tlila place.
Joseph Lamb and Fred Wella of Goddard
semtnary aro spendlng tbeir vacation at
their homes ln thia place.
It Is reported that tho popular storekeep
er, A. E. Denny, is aoou to go out of bual
nees, leavlng the work to Charlea Duko.
II. B. Converso occupied the pulplt at
Gouldsville, Sunday, December 11, ln the
absenco ot the paator, Itov. S. 0. Johnaon.
W. J. Grady haa completed hla labors for
J. II. Talbot and has gone to Keene, N. II.,
where he has a good posltlon in a tallorlng
establlshuient.
Hank White tho entertatnor, assiated by
local talont, wlll glve an entertalnment in
tho noar f uturo under the ausplcea of the
atlethlc asBOciatlou.
Fred Curtls ot thia town and Mrs. Addle
Maaon of Roxbury were marrled December
14. They wlll mako their home at tho
Wakefield place in Little Northfield.
Cliristmaa aervlces were held at tho
Methodist church Sunday. A Ohrlatmas
sermon was dellvered ln the evnnlng, The
pastor took for hla subieot: "What Great
Men Think of Cbrist."
Work on the bulldlng ot the Groen Monn
taln Froduce company Is In rapld progreas,
The encloBlng is completed and the tlnlsh
ing at hand. About ten men are employed
under the charge of R. J. Rabldou.
Rev. Walter Dolo of Revere, Masa., occu
pied tho pulplt at tho TJnlversallst church
Sunday, taking for hla subject: "What la
the BBt ChrlBtmaa Fresent I Oan Glve?"
Rev. Mr. Dole haa been secured as pastor
of tho church for the coining year.
The Dewey Ilall ls 1 cieasine, Congress
man Grout havlng douatod llberally to
tho instltution ; hla check 1b f ollowed by one
of S300 from the Wells Richardsou & Co. of
Burlington. On the I'aclilo coaat u chalu
letter plan Ib about to be started for tho bo
llcltatlon of funds.
Knat Klmore.
Willle Wolla haa gono to Wolcott to work
for C. E. Haskel.
Dennia Lawson Bpont Chriatmas wlth
friendB at Hardwick.
George Bragg spent last Saturday and
Sunday at II. II Bangs.
Ij. J, Thompson was ln town last week on
businesa for au inaurance company.
Mr. and Mrs, E. A. Morso and children of
Calala vlslted at B, F, Morso's ChrlBtmas.
Mra. Wllliam Swltt Bpont ChrlBtmas wlth
her daughter, Mrs. Ilonry Lucia of Milton,
The donatlon at the Burnham brothers
was a euccesa. Nlno dollara was reallzed
after paylnc oxponaes.
Tho truant ofllcor haa recelved notlco that
bo ls wanted up thia way. It la hoped he
wlll look up every chlld ot school age.
Chrlstmaa passed very ploasantly horo.
Santa Claua remembered nearly every ono.
Brother Sanborn recelved a nico overcoat.
Oihers recelved nlce presenta. The chil
dren dld well ln botu speaking and slngtng.
I'ngo's New Cnlrnilnr,
It is not a calf's liead, f rnmod in a green
cnlf skln, tlint ducoratcs tho WM calendar of
the eiiterprining and iniscollaneous ilealor in
the liidos of juvcnilo cnttlo and closcly ro
lnted producta at Hyde l'ark, but tlio hend of
tho dealor hinisclf. Tlioro ln, liowovcr, noth
ing croen about C. S. I'ngo. and notliinij vealy
in that hond tlint originntcd and has bmlt up a
wonderfid indiigtry amongtho lillls of Lanioillo
county. that hns estnblishod bnnking institu
1 10118 tiioro, or that becanio better known to
tlio peoplo in tlint mighty tiollticnl catupnign
in 1S1-0. Vory far from it. Whotlior in bnsl
iicss, (inanco or politics, or in ro-ostaklislilng
town linos, tliero is not in tho Stnto of Ver
mont a bnkor's ilozon of couipotont, nll-round
honds liko tlint nhovo the slioiddcrs of Gov.
Vaeo. But it waa tho calendar vo stnrted in to
writo nbotit. l'ossibly n fino art orltio might
call it Roinowliat biznrro, but it knocks tlio
spots "IT nny circua postcr tlint over fixed the
oyes of n gnping crowd of young Americnns.
Moreover, its figures cnu bo seen lialf wny to
the niooii and its data and ndvertislng points
rend witinmt a candlo in tho donsest dnrkness.
So it is ns indispcnsnblo ns an aliiianae in tho
honsehold or tdo oflico, in ovory depnrtmcnt
of business. 1'rico 10 cents. fcco ndvertiso
nient on pago sovcn.
Wllllunistowii.
Iiyman A. Work continuts very poorly.
Rlchard J. Jcnkltis is spelidlng tbo lioll
days as usual at his old houio in Montroal.
Rev. Alvln M. Smlth was tho reclplent of
an oflico chnir Chriatmas ove, tho gilt of his
ilock.
Waverly Murray went to tho Mary
Fletcher hospttal In Burlington on Mouday
for surglcal treatment.
Mrs. Albcrt R Morton is recovering from
an illness of several weeks, a part of tho
tiuio having heen conllnod to the bed.
Barney D. Fllnt wrltes that he Is feeltng
mucb hettor ln health slnco reaching Ore
gon. Hla fauiily aro feellng well tlioro.
Mrs. Charles R. Bonedlct was snmtnoned
to Middlesex last Friday by the crltlcal ill
nes3 of her slster, Mra. Carrio Soaver Ed
gorly. Mrs. Wllllam Grearson ls very slck wlth
peritonlti. Dr. J H. Jackaou of Barre has
twlce boeu called ln counsel wltli Dr. E. B.
Watson. The caso la not regarded hopeless.
After tnauy years of its exlstence tlio
shnres in our Williamstown Social library
hnve lately been redticed in prlco to two
dollara aahare to put them ln reach of more
readets.
Patsey Elllott was called by tolegraph
last Friday night to the Houthern part of tho
Siate where his wlfe and son aro ataylnga
Bhort tlrne wlth her paronta, her mother be
Ing in poor bealth.
Mra. Carrto E. Seaver Edgerly, daughter
ot the lato Cyrua Seaver, dled at her
home ln Middlesex on Sunday and was
buriod on Tuesday. She wns a good woman.
She was born in March, 1834.
The lovely weather of Saturday evoulng
was conducive to a good turn out of our
citizena to the Christmas oxercisea at tho
Congregatlonal and Universaltst churcheB.
They wero mostly by tho children and were
Interspersed by good muslo by tho older
ones and ijrcatly enjoyed.
The Grantte Cuttera' Unlon hero will
give a benr fit danco at the town hall next
Monday evenlng in tho interest of two slck
members, Patsy Rogers and l'oter Booth,
who vvere in the Cuban war. Mr Rogers
has been for woeks In a hospital in Burling
ton. Mr, Booth ls very poorly with lung
trouble.
Rev. J. O. Sherburno wlll preach next
Sunday afternoon at tho Solld Rock chapel
at the quarrles, and in tho- evening at tbo
unlon servlce ln the Methodist church here.
ThU wlll be the bt-glnnlng of tho nnion
week of prayer aervicea to bo held alternate
ly at the Methodlat and Congregationaliat
churches of whlch Rev. F. P. Womer wlll
bave entiro charge in the absence of a rosi
dent Methodlat lninister. Tbo public Ib
most cordlally Invited to attend all tbese
aervlces.
Our immedlate public muat not forget the
aecond entortainment ln our course next
Thuraday evening by Impersonator Hoyt
L Conary. His subjcoi ls "Around the
Stove," aud judging by the illustrated ad
vertiaement it would seem to be the stove
of the ohl-tline country store that the gen
tleman would have his audionco sit down
beaide, as he ahall diacourae wlth them. If
ho can redeem that klnd of a blttlne from
some of tho tradltlonal abuaes so famllar to
the public, lt will be worth the prlco of the
cotuso to liear.
Wells Rlver.
Schools begln Tuesday, January 3.
Mr. Dlckerman la at work for Scott Fel
lowa agnln.
N. 0. Hunter spent Suuday with his son,
Harry, at Lyndonville,
Fred Balloy came home from Middlebury
Friday, accompanled by a clissmate.
Miss Bertha Davis ia at liomo from North
hampton to apend the Christmas vacation.
Mra. Addle Blgelow has been vlstting her
slster at Bradford for the past two weeka.
Mr. and 51 ra. Goodwin and Miss Muriel
spent Monday at M. C. Marston's ln Batb,
N. H.
MIbb NellloLeo Ib slck wlth a slow fevor
at the liomo of hor grandpnreuts, Mr. and
Mrs. Demlng.
W. H. MunBell returned from Norwich,
Mass., Saturday and his dontal rooms horo
aroagalnopon.
Mr. aud Mrs. Worthen of Newbury on.
joyed ChrlstmaH wlth Mra. Worthen's
paronta, Dr. and Mrs. Munsell.
Colonel Preston Rellef Corps met atthe
hall last Wodnesday and made some com
forters to send aa ChrlBtmaa proaonts to a
soldier's famlly,
Sunday evening the Senlor and Junior
Christian Endeavor Societles held a unlon
meeting, after whlch a Christmas concert
waa given in tho church,
Communlon wlll be obBervod in tho Con
gregatlonal church next Sunday at tho
rnorning aervlce. rue weoK ot frayer wlll
begln Sunday ovonlng wlth mootlngs evory
evening except Saturday.
Christmas exerctses were held in the
church Saturday evening and the two troes
presentea a pieasing appearance anu irom
them many nresents were clven out. Everv
chlld and bouio ot a larger growth had a
well tlllou canuy liag.
fjovvbury.
II. E. Coblelgh ls able to be out aftor hla
Illness.
W. O. Page spent last Sunday wlth his
mothor.
Mlsa Ella M. Blsby returned from Boaton
last Friday.
n. W. nibbard is worklng in the Pike
Statlon store.
Hon, Horaco W. Balloy is ln New York
city on business.
Mlsa M. L. Merrlll will Bpend her vaca
tion with her paronta.
Mlsa Ij. H. Chamherlain went to Boaton
on Tuesday to visit frlends.
Christmas exorclaoa woro held ln Semln
ary hall on Monday evening.
Wo aro sorry to hear that Ilttlo Olarence
Stebbins ls vory much worse.
Mrs. D. Ij. III 11 in an ls spendlng tho weok
wlth her daughter In Plymouth.
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Ware of South Falrleo
spent Chrlatmaa wlth Mr. and Mrs, M. A,
uaie.
Cadets Ilonry W, Oraor, L. F. Chamher
lain of Northlleld and J. U. Mlller ot Mont
pelier are sptndlug their vacation lu town.
Tlie ofllcers of the grange were elected
laat Friday evening and are: Sldney John
son, worthy mastor; R. W. Chamberlaln,
oversoer: Miss. Ij.H, Chamberlaln, leoturer;
ftirs. u, u. iiarnett, nasistant lecturer; U.
I). Barnett. stewardi Jamea Johnaon. asBlst-
antBtoward; MUs Qertrude l'ark, lady as.
slstant steward; A, W, Silaby, Secretary;
ni. u. jvmgui, j.reasurer; ruuip iiiiurouin,
ohaptalu; J, Smltli, gate keeper; M. C.
Knfght, Potnoua; F. P, Dauforth, Flora;
bl, A. Qalo, Coroa.
Wiislilncton.
Tho condltlon of Q. O. Catof romalna about
tho samo.
Leon Smlth waa at home from Montpollor
over last Sunday.
11. G, Moody la ill and hla son, Harry Is
taking his place as atago driver.
W. G. Shaw of Ilothol and F. A. Hnydon
ot Montpelier wero lu town on Monday.
Mrs, Ijconard Fllnt and Miss Bosslo Jef
fords are ill wlth tho provalllng dlstemper,
II. G. Moody Is 111 wlth tho grlp and 1ms
boen nnablo to drlvo tho stago for tho paBt
week.
Mlsa B. E. Wllla of Chelaoa vlsltod her
slster, Mrs. J, W. Seaver last Saturday, ro
turnlng homo Monday.
Charles II. Rouello has been 111 for tho
pntt few days and unahlo to attend to his
work at the pollshlng tnlll.
Mrs. Wllllam Lellarron Is sorloualy 111.
Sho has been removed to her daughtor's,
Mrs. Eugene Doiismoro, lu Cholaea.
Cla.vton Blgelow and wlfe of Montpollor
and Orvllle Chenoy andfatnily of Barre
woro at 0. 0. Choncy's over last Sunday.
Mrs. Botaoy Thurber dled Monday aftor
noon after a tlngerlng illnoss wlth dropsy.
Her deatli occurrod upon her elghty-Beventh
blrthday.
There waa a Christmas treo at tho New
man school-houso on Monday ovonlng and
an lnterestlng programme was rondored by
tho bcliolara who attend that school.
Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Chenoy entertained
the members of their famlly last Sunday
with a Chrlatmaa dlnner. 0. B. Blgelow
and wlfo and Leon Smlth ot Montpelier and
O. S. Choney and famlly of Barro belng
among tlioao presont.
Tlioro waa a quiot weddlng at Mrs. M. A.
C, Whlte's last Sunday evening when G. L.
Parker aud Miss Maggle Finu wereunited
in marriage by Rev. A. M. Bmitb. Tlioro
were only a few of tho nearest rolatlvea
present to wltneas tho ceremouy. Tlielr
many frlenda all oln ln wlahtng them a
long, happy and prosporoiia Ufe. Mr. and
Mra. Parker leave for Corinth thia week
where they lntend to rcmaln the comlng
year.
The Christmas oxerciaea at Bchool-houao
hall laat Saturday evening were well at
tonded. About an hour waa devoted to re
citatlons, slnglng, etc, after whlch the
presonts for both old and yonng wero diB
trihuted, On Sunday ovening tho Uulver
salist church waa woll fllled wlth peoplo
who llatencd to the unlon song servlco and
the romarks that wero made by tho paator,
Rev. A. M. Smlth. Rev. F. E. Brigss, pas
tor of the BaptlBt church waa uuable to at
tend the unlon aorvlco on accouut of slck-
IK'HH.
Laat Thursday ovening the followiug of
llcers for the Orange were electod for tho
ensulngterm: Master, J. B. Seaver; over-
seer, ij. u. TlllotHon; cuapiain, u. Jfi, btan
Iej ; steward, D. S. Emor.v; lecturer, Mrs.
C. H. Tanllu: secretary. Mra. A. E. Wldt-
comb; treasurer, Roy McDonald; nnsls'ant
steward, H. E. Clougb; gatekeeper, A. E.
Whltcoiub; lady asslaiant Bteuard, Mrs.
II IC Clongb; Pninoua, Mri. J. B, Seaver;
Flnra, Mrs Roy McDouold: Ceres. Mra. C.
E Stanley. The Orange Is lu a very pros
perous condltlon and it hoped that the
Humber of members will greatly lncroase
uunug tue next year.
Warren.
E. H. Elllott is gettlng out lumbor for a
new barn.
Pllny Parker Is settlng new machlnery ln
111a new mui.
Mlsa Bertha Mlller waa at homo from
Waitsfield to spend ChrlBtmas.
Members from Lincoln lodge I. O. G. T.,
viaited tue local lougo last week:
Will Miner has gone to Hancock to run
tlio saw m feruin's ec iorira mui.
The aocial dance at tho town hall Docoui'
ber 23, waa attonded by tblrty couples.
A. A. Parsona has flnlahed his new house
and has reuted the tnuie to H. R. Kennedy.
J. E. Caas and F. A. Carpenter were ln
Montpelier last week after new machlnery
ior niny i-aruer.
Mr. Eaton of Hyde Park was here last
week exhlbitlnt; his new gas llght for houso
anu Btreet ligutlng.
Artliur Dow, who haa been atonnlnc at J,
L. Gleason'a the past four weeks, went last
SAtimiay co I'latutieiu.
Police court in caso of J. A. Plerce for
hreach of the peace, waa coutlnued untll
Saturday, December 31.
Christmas waa obaerved at the church ln
thia village last Saturday evoning by ap
proprlato oxercisea by the children.
Warren croamery pald twenty-ono and a
half conts per pound for November butter
or olghty-slx couta per hundrod for four per
cent milk.
A numbor from thia town attended the
railroad meeting at Waitsfield. Our voters
wlll do well to pattern from the voto at
Waitsfield.
N. N. Roblnaon and wlfe, E. M. Turner
and wlfe and HIol Ford and wlfe were ln
Bethel December 10, to attend tho funeral
of F. H. Moore.
Membera ot tho Myatlo Shrine remembor
ed Chriatmas here by dlstrlbuting among
tho deservlng ones ten dollara worth ot
prosents. Uncle Soth saya he shail Joln the
Masons at thoir next meeting and ho also
wanta to thank the Nobles for their gtft.
Rast AVnrron.
Miss Lucy Morlarty has gone to Waltham,
Masa., to spend the wlnter.
E. A. Wllliams picked seven large pansy
blossoms ln his front yard last Friday.
There wlll be an oyBter aupper next Fri
day nlght at E. 0. ileath's, glven under the
ausplcos of the Ladles' Mlte Soctety. All
are cordlally invited.
Mr. and Mrs. Ellsha Goodspeed aro 111.
Mrs. Goodspeed has jaundice. Their daugh
ter, Mrs. W. E. Moore, came from Massa
chusetts last Monday to care for them.
There is qulte a little sicknoas in town.
Whooping cough aud munips has got into
our schools and it will greatly lnterfero
with them. Wo have had more typhold
fever in town withln six months than for
tho past twenty years, No one can glve the
cauBo.
Tho tax payora were called together on
Tuesday to aay whethor the town wlll bond
to help butld an olectrlo road from Mont
pelier to thia town. Tlioao opposod argue
wlth about aa much sense aaido tlioao that op
poso the annexlng the Spanlsh lslandB to
thia country.
Kast Roxbury.
Goorgo Foas has purchased a horao ot
Tlmothy Blanohard.
There were no Clirlstmas exorclaoa held
ln tho place thls year,
Cecilo Buck la at home from Randolph
Center for the holldaya.
Creamery patrons recelved twenty-ono
cents for Novembor buttor.
N. Klnney la to work wlth his sawlng
machtno ln tbo place thia week,
Jacob Wordnor broko his arm whllo at
work in his aaw mlll laat Saturday.
Raymond Hall waa ln the weat part ot
tho town on Monday to attond the funeral
of Mra, Oliver Shepherd.
Lella Webster came home from Framlng
hau), Maas., last week for the holldaya,
She haa been ill wlth tho grlp ainco her ar
rival homo.
Rev, N. W. Shaw preached a Christmas
sormuu hero on Sunday, He ia to have
churgo of a convontlon tliia week at East
Montpelier.
South Cabot.
After qnlto extenslve repalrs on Olark's
hall at South Cabot, it wlll bo opened for
rellglouB sorvlces Tuesday, January 3. Rev.
Andrew Gllliea, pastor of Trinlty Church,
Montpelier, wlll proacli tho openlng sermon
at ono o'clock Tnesday. Servlco ln the
evening wlll be conduoted by Itev. J, O,
Sherburne, prcslding older of St. Johnabury
dlstrlct. Servlces wlll continue through the
week oonducted by tho pastor, B. G. Lewis,
assiated by Miss Myrtle Darllng, evangellst.
The publlo are cordlally Invited to all of
thoflo servlcos,
florlln.
Rev, J J, Goodacro has beon qulto 111 tho
past week.
Homer Andrewa of Boaton ls vlsltlng
frlends ln town.
Sergoant Charles Worner of Plattsburg
Bpont laat week at II. 0. Rood's.
Fred Winslow and famlly of Williams
town apont Christmas ln town.
Harry Andrews, who has beon spendlng
sevoral woeks ln Boston, roturned homo
last weok.
Tho Christmas oxerclses at the church Sat
urday evoulng wero woll attonded and very
onjoyablo.
Forrcst Bonjamln and wlfe of Malden,
Mass., spent Christmas at tho homo of his
fathor, John Benjamln.
Alorotown.
A, V. Phllllpa has beon very low for somo
tlme but ls thotight to bo ltnprovlng.
Charlie Spauldlng ot Burlington has beon
vlaltlug ln town the past week.
Martln Glllotto ond wlfo of Montpelier
vlBlted their aon, Barnlo, over last Sunday.
Mr. nnd Mrs. A. E. Lovojoy Bpent Christ
mas at Waterbury with thoir daughter,
Mrs. F. 0. Evans.
Christmas oxerclses woro held In tho town
hall on Monday ovonlng, Everything
passed off nloily and wns much enjoyed by
all,
Mr, and Mrs. Clark of Montreal camo to
town last Thursday nlght on their weddlng
trlp and rematned ovor Sunday with Wll
llam Clark and wlfe.
Vershire.
A good many peoplo aro auffering wlth
hard cohls.
Miss Verna Lackey la Bpendlng tho woek
at Rev. 0. W. Jackson's.
Miaa Mamie TlttiB ia homo from Water
bury nnd Miss Mattle Clough from Barton.
The Christmas entertalament at the hall
Monday nlght drow a largo crowd and was
very good.
Bryant Drake, tho ilttlo boii of Rev. G. B.
Drake, celebrated hla thlrd blrthday by a
party at the parsonago December 8.
Mr. and Mra. Orn Hutchinson of East
Orange and Mrs. Jones of Barro nro spend
lng Cnrlstmas with their paronta here.
Lewis Currler met wlth an acctdont a few
days ago whlch wlll lay him up for a whllo,
ho havlng sovoral of his rlba broken by a
fall.
Vermont.
Miib. Almiua HoDaits PEnur, wldow of
the lato Rev. Davld Perry, a lormer Con
gregatlonal pastor at Brookfield and Wor
cester, dled recently at Do Funlak Sprlngs,
Fla., aged eighty-three years. She waa a
natlve of Clarendon.
A DAHN at White Rlver Junctinn belong
lng to State Treasurer J. L. Bacon was
burned last Thursday nlght. One cow and
tho hay and oats on hand was burned.
The loss ls covered by lnsuranco. There Is
no clue to tho orlgin of thefire. By good
work the flro department prevented tho
fidiues from spreadlng.
Tim city ot Burlington was sued last Sat
urday for 810,000 by John J. Fllnn, admlu
Istrator ot tho ostate of little Proctor
Barnes, the son of M. C. liarnes, who
was drowned whllo at play ln a box
usod to hold tho metor which meas
ures tlio wator taken from a standplpe
where the city fills it street aprinklera. It
Ib alleged that tho city ofllcialB were negli
gent, and that the box waa kft uncovered.
1'he Ilttlo boy waa drownod ln the water
whlch had been allowed to gather ln tho
box.
Domcstle.
Tiib atoam aaw mlll of J. E. Henry &
Sons, at Lincoln. N. II,, one of the largcat
planta of the klnd In New England, was
burned laat Saturday nlght. For a short
tlme tho safety ot tho entiro vlllace was
threatened. The entlre loss la approxlmate-
ly $80,000, witb iQBurauce of 551,000.
As lauob pulp mlll at Berlin, N. H., was
complotely destroyed by flro last Saturday
afternoon. Durlng the progress of the flro
seven men wero canght under the roof ot
oneof tho alieds and aeverely burned, Thia
property haa been lylng Idle for a number
of years. The loss and lnsuranco Is not
known.
Capt. Fredkrick M. Lynde, a retired of
flcor, dled suddenly on Monday at Wash
ington, D. C. Ho was a natlve ot Michigan.
He aerved ilurlng tho Oivll War, enterlna
orlginnlly ua sergeaut of the Fourth Ver
mont Infautry from August, 1801, to Janu
ary, 18G2, when he waa cummlssloned as
sccond lleutonant. Ho waa mustored out
six months later and then aerved two years
as prlvate aud Bergeant in tho First Wiscou
sin heavy artillery. He entered tho regu
lar army ln 18CG as a second lieutenant, was
promoted to captaln ln 1883 and retired two
years later.
St. Patkick's cathedral at Harriaburcr.
Pa., the church ot tbo blshnp of Harriaburg
ot tho Romnn Cathollc diocese, waa rulned
by llro laat Bunuay attornoon. The hlaze
waa discovered in the rear ot the church,
near the altar, and the Chriitmaa decora
tlona wero soon destroyed. The flamea
pushed thoir way to the front of the church
and the ontlro iuterior waa flooded beforo
the flro was put out. The altar ornaments
aud sacred vestments were saved. The
organ was rulned by heat and water, Loss,
$11,000. fully lnsured. Electrlo llght wtres
crossing caused the flro.
Tiib Amerlcan Natlonal bank of Llma,
O., waa robbed of S18.1G2 last Sunday nlght.
Tho Imoney waa taken from the blg vault.
Tho robhery waa akllfully done, no damago
belng dono to the vault. The money stolen
waain currency and gold. No allver waa
taken. The robhery waa dlacovered Mon
day mornlng by the bank'a janitor, who
found the door to the vault open. A de
poslt of 816.000 made an Saturday nlght
was ,'gone. Tho dlrectors of the bank at
onco held a meeting at whlch an asaeasmont
waa mado to meet the doflcioncy and other
banka In the city offered assUtance. The
manner ot entrance to the bank by the rob
bers Ib a inystery as all tho wlndowB were
protected with heavy Iron screens. The
front door was found locked Monday rnorn
ing as usual. There Ib not the slighteBt
clew for the detectlves to work upon.
Toiirry E. Wardnbk, edltor ot the Boa
ton Traveler, waa last Friday sentenced to
serve thlrty days in Dodham jatl for con
tompt ot conrt ln aliowing to be publlalied
in his paper comments and editorlais on tho
Getchell manslaughter case roceutly trled,
whlch, In the court's oplnlon, would have
Inlluonced tho minds ot the Jury, had the
Traveler contalnlng the matter reached tho
court house beforo the caso was submltted
to flnal conalderatlon. Tho trial was that
of Engineer Getchell ot tho New York, New
Haven and Hartford railroad. charced wlth
manslaughter in counectlon wltha colllslon
whlch occurred at Sharon last Augnst, ln
whlch several persons were kllled, Judgo
Bhermnu took exceptlon not only to tho
edltorlal comments publlshed in the Trav
eler, but also to critlol8ms made lu the
Btorles ot the proceedlngs publlshed ln that
paper.
Forolt'ii.
Tiib bulletln issued at Madrld Mondav
ovening regardtng Senor Sagasta'a condl
tlon says his fever haa dimlulshed, but that
tho members ot hla cablnet fear he wlll not
recover. Hla reaplratlon ls vory dlllicult,
aud his condltlon ia daugoroua.
Canada inaucurated on Mondav an lui.
portant chango In poatal rates. There are
now three rates of letter postage, vlz.; two
cents for Groat Britalu and her colonlea.
three cents for Canadn and tho Dnited
Btates, and flvo cents for forelgu couutrlea,
If tho exporlment provea Batlsfactory, tho
postmaater goneral, It is uuderstootf, will
then reduce letter postage forCanadaand
tho Unlted States to two cents, After Jan
uary 1 next the newspapor rato wlll bo a
quarter of a cent a pound, but after July 1
thls wlll be Increased to a half a cent a
pound.
Waterbury Ccntor.
F. W. Brvan of Montnollnr itnnnt (llirlnt-
maa wlth his pnrents.
Miss Mary E. Smlth ls at hmnn frnm Iipt
school ln Nortliamptoti, Mass , for n short
vacation.
A Ilttlo ohlld of Mr. and Mra. Harry
Brown was lmrled from thoir home on
Lootnls fllll last Frldnv. Rev. Onnrsn If.
Tabor omclatlng.
Mrs. Levl Liwrenco and her daughter
Allce, of Worcester, havo boen wlth Mr.
and Mra. 0. U, Btomi for a few daya. They
roturned homo on Monday,
Professor Wamor Morso, who has beon
toachlng In Massachusetta the past year, Is
vlsltlng his pjreutH, Mr. nnd Mrs. D. J
Murse, for a few days, after whlch he goos
to Berlin, N. II., whero ho ls to huvo charge
of a school.
Ezra Stotson Post G. A. R , wlll glvo an
entertaiument at Bomlnnry hall next Frhlny
ovening, when they wlll pronont tho dratim
of "Tho Bqulro's Daughter," after whlch
thero will b a promouado and a aupper.
It Is hoped there wlll bo a good attendance
and so roplonish the boys' troasury.
Sodom.
Christmas oxercisea woro held at Dnrney's
linll last Saturdny ovonlng. Tliero wns a
dnncocotten 11 p by Roy Dalley nt Bnrney's
hall Thursday ovening Mnrtin Tob 'y
ia ill with pneiimonin.
: Herhert Weoka'
youngfst cliildron hnvo boen nuito ill, but nro
reported better. Frod LaDoo hns moved
hia effects to East Montpelier where he has
beon nt work for sovernl mnntlis.
Willinm Kelley nnd Miss Lillinn Kelley spent
Cliristmaa with friends in Barro. Mrs,
William Lnwronce hns moved bnek into Mvron
Dniley's tcnoniont, ns Vilbur Mnrtin wisliod
to have his tenemont vacntod.
Fairlee.
Tliero were 110 soi viccs nt tho church 011 Sun
dny becnuso of tho illness of Rev. II. A. Wehb.
Christmns exercises nt tlio Town Ilnll last
Saturdny evening wero well nttended nnd a
plensant timo is reported
Tlio villngo school has not been in session for
two weeks ns tlio tencher, Miss Eastmnn, has
been nt home suffering with a sovero cold,
Miss Cronibie who lias I een stopping for a
fow weeks witli Mrs. Stratton, nnd visiting
friends ho'o nnd nt Orford, retureod to her
honio iii Westminster, Mass., last week, having
beon ill for two weeks with nn nttnck of tlio
grip, which detalned her longer thnn she in
tended to roniain. Sovoral nro stiircring from
similnr nttncks.
Tliero wns n quiot wedding at tlio liome of
Mr. nnd Mrs. A. W. Paino tho ovening of
December 21, when 'heir dnngliter, Ruth
Lillinn, hikI Frank C. Govo of Bradford, wero
mnrried by Rev. ,11. T. Barnard. Only "ho
fninilies of tlio contracting parties nnd n few
of tlio nearest friends wero present. Mr. nnd
Mrs. Govo lo't on tlio ovening trn n for n short
trip after which they rettirn to Brndford,
w ero th y nro "nt liomo" to t eir friends
nfter January 20. Ata late hour the samo
ovening, John Donnhue and Maggio Sauls were
married by Rev. Mr. Barnard nt tlio homo of
tlio groonrs pnrents. A few friends of tho
fannl. wore present nt tho ceremony. Tho
young couplo will for the present reniain nt
tlio home of Mr. Donalino's 1 nrenta.
Woodbury,
Howard Arbuckle and wife of South
Barre are vlsltlng relatives and friends in
rown.
School waa closed laat week becauae of
the serioua llluesa of one of the tenchers, M.
u rosior.
Rev. C. W. Kelley, who went to his home
In Brooklvn. N. Y.. for the Christmas boii-
days, ls one of tho vlctima of the grip. Mr.
Wheeler will proacli agaln next Sunday
uiuriung anu nou yoiis m ino evening.
Rev. L. O. Sherburne, presldlng elder for
thls dlstrict, will glve n lecture entitied,
"Tho Sky ia Red," at the Methodist church
next. rnuay evening. isverybouy Is cor
dially invited to uttend tho sauio. Admla
sion free.
The annual election of Sunday-school
ofllcers occurred at tho Methodlat church
last Sunday wlth tho followiug result: Su
porlntendent. G. W. Koster: aaslstant su.
perlntendent. Mrs. Georize Moore: secretarv.
Earl Baldwln; treasurer, E. N. Alnsworth;
llbrarlan, Julia Tbnmas; organist, Blanche
i-reuan; cnorister, iiirs. uuarlea Daiia.
South Woodbury.
Mrs. Augustus Wilber is ill with pncumonia,
uui is linproving;
Rev. Mr. Gnnloy is spending n two weeks
visit 111 Alnssncliusetts.
Tlio Christmns entortiinment nt tho cliurcl
pnsaed off very pleasantly.
Fred nnd Ncd Wells aro at home from tlio
Sominary for the liolidny s.
Gife Lihby of Barro is spent Christmas with
ner motner, jnrs. vt , 11. Uoodell.
Mr. nnd Mrs. II. B. Arlmnlcln nf Snntl
Barro visited at A. M. Benjamin's nnd other
piaces last weoK.
Mrs. Ilarriet Bcninniin who hns been cnn
fined to t' e houso the past two woeks witli the
grip is lUiproTiug slowly.
BUSINESS NOTICES.
Dk. IIull's Couau Sykup is the romody
on whlch yon cau denend for the cure of a
protracted cough or lung affection, brought
on by exposure to cold. It ia the most ex
celleut mediclne sold. A bottlo costa only
zo cents.
We havo two children who are aubject to
attacks of croup. Whenever an attack is
coming on iny wlfe glvea them Chamber.
laiu'a Cough Remedy and It alwaya pre
venta tho attack. It ls a household neces-
Blty in tlils county and no matter what else
we run out of, lt would not do to be wlth-
out Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. More
of It la sold here than of all other cough
mediclnes comblned. J. M. Nlcklo, of
xsicicie iiros., mercnants, iNicKlevtlle, Pa.
For Bale by 0. Blakely and W. E. Terrlll &
Co.
Me&srs Carlton & Lowis, largest buyers nnd
exporters of dairy prolucts in New York are
paying 21 conts per pound for bost tnblo but
ter, l'J cents for goou cooking butter, 21 centi
for frosh eggs i;i crates, and 02 cents per busli
el for potntoos in barrels or crates. Fnrmers
having nny of these commodities in lnrge or
aniall quantities can realizo immedinto caali
salo hy sliipping same direct to tlio firm's cold
storngo, lb!) Spring St., New York.
Lassitudi:. Lassitudo, "that tired foeliug,"
is one of tho firstsigns of nppronching illness; it
may be a cold, la grippo or otlior malady, A
fowdoaesof "77" at thia stage may "broak
up"tho disease, preventing a longillness. "77"
cnres grip, colds, influenza, catarrh, p lins and
soreuess 111 tlio hend nnd chest, cough nnd soro
throat. At druggists or sent propnid: prico 25a
and 50c; largo pocket ilask, 51 00. Dr, Ilum
phrey's maniial nt druggists or sent froo. Uuni
phroy's Medicino Co., cor. Willinm aud John
sts., New York.
Thy Ghaim-OI Tnv Gkain-OI Aak your
grncer to-day to show you a packago of
GRAIN O, tho now food that takes tho
placo ot coffeo, The children muy drink It
wlthout lujury aa well aa the adult. All
who try it, liko lt. GltAlK-0 haa that
rich Boal brown ot Mocha or Java, but It la
mado from puro gralus, and tho moat doli
cate Btomach recelvea It wlthout distress.
I the prico ot colTeo. 15o aud 25ctB. per
paakage. Sold by all grocera.
Our little boy was aflllcted wlth rheuma
tlsm In hts knee; and ut ttmea uuable to put
hla toot to tbo Door, We trled In valn,
everything wo could hear ot that wo thought
would holp hlin. We almoat gavo up In do
snalr when some one advlsed ns to try
Chamberlain's l'atn Balm. We dld so, and
the Urst bottlo gave so much rellef that we
got a aecond ono, aud. to our surprlse, it
oured hlm Houud and well, J, T. Ilays,
Pastor CbrlBtlan oliuroli, Meotlealia, Kan,
For salo by 0. Blakely aud W. E. Terrlll.
Ss Co.
Rotliscliild said "Buying Glieap and Selling Dear,"
COTTON AROVNn 5c 18 CHEAP
Your opporlunlty to eell dcor ln tlie m-ar futuro will nrovo tho
vt lue of lliiB ADVICE.
Wc huy on tlio N. V. Coltoti Exchnr.RC oti n dcposit of $2.G0 per
holp. Wri'o ua for limher Infotiuutlon in refcrcnco to tho poBsi
billtles offortd ln thls world wido slnplo nt current quotntiona.
"Cotlon Clmrt," "Vcsl l'ockct Manuul," "Ited Book" lor '08 and
"Daily Murket Lotter" mnllcd on npplicatlon to anv address.
Privntc Lnnsptl Wirfis tn HOSTON, NEW YOItK, PfllLADEL
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POLITICS
tndtpcndent o( pirtlcs. devoted to
good government, lt v.il( not liesitate
to approve or disapprove, whatever
tlie situation may be.
Cuba and the Philippines Hawaii and Porto Rlco
11, G. Well!
Speclal artlcles will anpear on these
two countnes by Mestrs, Phll.
Koblnton and P. D. Mlllet, both
of whom made speclal journeys to the
tslands.
. .
PICTORIAL
luture,
The great work
characteris
sristlc of the WbhKLV'b live and energetic policy.
6
R. W, auratms
Some
W. E. Norrls
E. F. Donson
Owen Hall
H. S. Wllliams
THG WOST
and its industries wlll be treated in
a series of artlcles by Franklin
Mntthewj.
The London Letter
will be written by Arnold l.ite,
and will be full of timely matier.
Caspai Wmtney
Franklin Matthe
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COMM1BRIONB ltt' HOTI0B.
KSTATK OF OBOItGE D. CCTIjKlt.
Tlie nnderslened, havlne been Hppolntod 1y 'h
lloiiorable l'robato Court for the Dlstrlct of waib
UiKton commlaslonera to recelve, exarnlne and M
Just allclalma andcleroandsof all persons acaln t tlie
estate of GEOKOK D. CUTI.KK.late of East Mont-
Eellor, ln sald Dlstrlct, deceased, and all clalms ex
lblted lu off set thereto. hereby irtTe notlce that we
wlll mfet for the purposes aforesald at the store
of Y. (1. Nye, ln the town ot East Montpelier, ln
Bald Dlstrlct, on the 13th dar ot January and
28th day of Aprll neit, from one o'clock. r. at.
untll four o'clock, r. m., each of ald days, and
thatslx months from theith day of November, A.D.
18')8, 1 the tlme Hmiud by eaid Court for ;al(l
credltors to present their clalrnj to ns for oxamlna
tlou and allowance. . , .
Dated at liast Montpelier, thls 26th day of Decem
ber, A. D. 1S93.
37-39 OKO. KELTUN, J Comnil.sloners
KSTATK Ol' JOSKl'II FISHKlt.
8TATB OP VKttMONT.
DISTBICT or WASHIKQTON, SB.
In I'robate Court, held at Montpelier, ln and foi
sald Dlstrlct, on the 27th day of December, A.D. 18981
An Instrument purnortliiK to be tlie last wlll
and testaraent of JO.SEl'II FISIIEIi, late of
Montpelier, ln sald Dlstrlct. deceased, belng pre
sonted to the Court for I'robate, lt is orderfd
by sald Court, that all persons concemed thereln
be notlfled to appear at a session of sald Court,
tobe held atthe I'robate OQlce, ln sald Montpeller.on
the2dthday of January, A. I). W9. and show cause,
lf any they may have, agaluit the I'robate of sald
Instrument; for whlch purposo lt ls further ordered,
that uotlce of thls order ue publlshed three weeks
snccesalvel; In the Kermoni Watchman & State
Journal, uewapaper prlnted at Montpelier, In thia
State, preTlous to sald timn appolnted for bearlng.
lly the Court, Attest,
37-39 lilHAM CARLETON, Judge.
MARRIA6ES,
In Montpelier, December 21, by Itev. J. Kdward
WrlRlit, Arthur S. Ulngham ot ISerlln to Llzzle A.
itiorse oi iionipeuer.
In Montpelier, December 21, by Itev. J. Edward
WrlKht. WlUlnm Henry Young ot Calais, to Kdlth
Maud Marks of Montpelier.
In Montpelier, December 27, at the resldence of
jiirs. aiary louey, ine moiner or jno uriae, uy jiev,
,1. Edward Wrlght, Daulel Kllswortli Uallagber to
Lella Mary Tobey, both of Montpelier.
Burlington was vlslted by a destruotlvo
fire early last Saturilay morninR. Twelve
acres, contalnlng 11,000,000 feet of lntnber,
a planlne mlll, elght sheds aud a large
quantlty of machlnery, the property of tho
Bhe pnnl & lMorse Lumber Co., ot Ilostou
and that city, wero swept by fire, causing a
loss estlmated at a quarter of a million dol
lara. The fire is one ot the most severe blows
that has been sustained by the Industries
of IlurliuRton in many years, and lt Is
feared tbnt the plant wlll not be re-estab-llshed,
The entlre plant of the compauy
was practlcally wlpeil out of exlstence, aud
it was wlth great dlfliculty that adjoinlng
property was saved. One hundred meu
were thrown out ot employment. The
Winooski fire department was summoned
and render valuable asslstance. The ori
cln ot the flro is not known, but ls was Urst
seen near the mlll, It spread rapitily, and
in a auort spaco oi tlme uaii a uozen oi
lumber niles were burnlus llercoly, Snarks
Bet flro to other parts of the plant, and the
fire ilghters were helpless and were uu
able tu savo auy of the coinpany's prop
erty. Two men have been arrested ou hus
plcion ot settlng tho II re. The burned out
tlrms wero well lusured, It ls not yet de
clded wbother they will rebulld.
Tiik strlke 'ot tho grocers' employes iu
I'aris ls spreadlng and the strlkers urn ter-
rorlzlng their Hubstitutes. Ilouseholders
aro hurrylng to do their shopplng, mostly
carrylug their own parcels, whlch other-
wise wouui iiavo ueeu ueuvereu uy car
rlers. Tlie coufuslou due to tho awkward
ness ot tho untralued women lu the shops la
iudeBcrlhable Tho police are guardlug the
doois of tho shops, The strlkers wrecked a
numher of shops lu tho Datlgnolles dlstrlct
Mouday evoulng. Thero wero uumerous
tlghts between tho strlkors aud the police
resultlng ln the spllliug ot considerable
blood aud tho arrestot many ot thestrtkers.
UELinllTFtJL ItELIGF FltOM OATAItlUI.
Hero is ono of a thousand such testinionies.
The Kov. A, 1). Uuokley of IltilTnlo, says: "I
wish all to kuow wlint a hlossing Dr. Agnew's
Cntnrrlial l'owder is in n caso of Catarrh. I
wns trouhled with this disease for years, but
tho firut tinie I used this romody it L'UVU most
delightfui rolief. I now regard myself on
tirely eured aftr using lt for two months."
07. Sold by 0. Blakely and W. E. Torrill
ifcCo,
0)
137 8t. Paul St., Burllagton. Vt.
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LEGAL NOTIGES,
ESTATK OF TIIOJtfAS lt. STEVKNS.
Statk op Vebmont,
distiuot op wasu1noton, ss.
In Probate Court, held at Montpelier In and for
sald Dlstrlct, on the 26th day of December, A.D. 183 r
Horace M. Farnham. Admlnlstrator of the es
tate ot THO.MAS It. STEVKNS, late o' East Mont
pelier, In sald Dlstrlct. deceased, raakes appllca
tton to sald Court, wlth the consent and appro
batlon ln wrltlnR cf the helrs ot sald deceased
reBldlng ln tho State of Vermont, for llcense to sell
all of tho real estate ot sald deceased. to wlt: Home
farm, conslstlne of about three hundred and flfty
llve acres ot land aud the btilldlngs thereon, also
about elghteenacresof landon the eait sldeoftho
rlver, sltuatcd ln sald East Montpelier, also about
elghty-tive acrea of land sltuated ln Marshfield, ln
sald Dlstrlct, also about tltty acres of land anrt
bulldlUKS thereon, sltuated In llerllu, in sald DUtrlct,
representhiR that the sale thereof would be bene
tlclaljo the helrs of sald deceased and those lnter
ested in his estate, ln order to convert sald real estate
Into money. YVhereupon. it ls ordered by sald Conrt,
that sald appllcatton be referred to a session thereof,
tobe held atthe I'robate Ofllce.ln sald Montpelier,
on tho Mthdav of January. A.D. 18H9.for hearinj;
and dcclslon thereon, and lt ls further ordered, thfts
all persons lnterested be notlQed hereof, by pub
licatlon of notlco of eald appllcatton and order
thereou three weeks successlvely lu the Vermont
Watehman ,t- State Journal, a newspaper pubUshed
at Montpelier, ln thls state, and whlch clrculatesln
the neluhborhood of those lnterested, before sald
tline ofhearliiR, that they may appear at sald tlme
and place, and, lf they seo cause, object thereto.
'Jy the Court. Attest.
37-39 11IKAM CAHLKTON, Judge
ESTATE OF JULIA A. VlLltUK.
STATK OP VSHMOMT.
DISTR10T OP W'ASniNOTON, SS.
In Probate Court. held at Montpelier, In and foi
sald Dlstrlct, ou the 37th day of December, A.D. 13SSI
John Ityan, Admlnlstrator ot the estate of
JULIA A. WILHUK. late of Calais, ln eald
Dlstrlct, deceased, presents his admlnlstratlon
account for examlnatlon and allowance, and
raakes appllcatlou for a decreo of dhtrlbntlon and
partltlon of the estate of sald deceased. Where
upon.lt ls ordered by sald Court, thit aald account
and sald appllcatlou bo referred to a session thereof ,
tobe held atthe I'robate UrUce.tn sanl Montpeller.on
the Jlstday of January, A.D. Isfl. for hearlng and
declslon thereon: and, lt ls further ordered, that
notlce hereof be Klveu to all persons lnterested, by
publlcatloi of the same three weeks successlvely ln
tho Vermont Watehmai, t Stati Jcurnat. a newspaper
pubUshed at Montpelier, urevlous to sald tlme ap
polntod for hoarliiK, that they may appear at sald
tlme nnd place, and, show cause, lt any they may
have. why sald account should not be allowed, and
such decreo made. Ily the Court. Attest,
37-39 II1KAM CARLETON, Judge.
ESTATE OI' 1IEMIS Ij. CAJIEROX.
stat op vbbmost
Distriot op Washington, ss.
In I'robate Court, held at Montpelier, in and for
sald Dlstrlct, on the 2Uh day of December, A.D. 18SSI
An Instrument, purrortloB to be the last wlll and
testaaent ot liEMIH U CAMEKON, Uto of
Cabot, ln sald Dlstrlct, deceased, belng pre
sented to the Court for Probate, tt ls ordered by tald
Court, that alli persons concerned thereln be notl
fled to appeac at a session of sald Court. to be
held at the I'robate OQlce, in sald Montpeller.on
the 13th day ot January, A.D. W, and show cause,
If any they may have, agalust the probate of sald
Instrument, for whlch purpoae lt Is further ordered,
that notlco ot thia order be publlshed three weeks
successlvely ln the Vermont Watehman A State our
nat. a newopapor prluted at Montpelier, ln thls
State, prevlous to sald tlme appolnted forboarlnK.
Ily the Court Attest
37-39 IIIKAM CAULETON, Judge.
ESTATE OF .MASON K. I'AINE.
STAT op VxnMONT.
DISTIUOT OP WASHINGTON, 88.
In Probate Court hetd at Montpelier, ln aud for
sald Dlstrlct. onthe 21th day of December, A.D. 1898.
An Instrument purportlng tobe the last Wlll and
Testament of MASO.N K. I'AINE, late of Calais,
ln sald Dlstrlct. deceased, betne presented to
the Court for l'robato: It ls ordered by sald Court,
that all persons concerned thereln be notlned to
appear ata session of sald Court, to bo held at the
I'robate Ofllce. ln sald Montpelier, on the Uth dav of
January. A. D. 18D9, and show cause, lf any they
mav have, agalnst the Probate of sald Instrument,
for whlch purpose lt Is further ordered. that no
tlce ot thls order be publlshed three weeks succes
slvely ln the lermoni Watehman Jt- State Jounat,
a newspaper prlnted at Montpelier. In thls Htate,
provloua to sald tlm- appolnted for hearliig.
Ily the Cetirt Attest, , .
37 39 11IIIAM CAltLETO.N. Judge.
OOUHIRSIONBRB' NOTIOB.
ESTATE OF WIIjMAM BIOOItOHOFT.
The undersleued, havlnt? been appolnted by the
llouorable I'roUtte Court for the Dlstrlct of Wash.
Ington. commlsslouors to recelve, examlue, and ad.
tust all clalms and demandsof all persons agalnst
ihe estate ot WILLHM MOOItdltOFT, late of
thecltj of Ilarre, In sald Dlstrlct. deceased, aud H
rlalmsexhlbltedlii oltset thereto, hereby Klvenetlra
that we wlll meet Ior the purposea aforrsald, at
the oBlce of O. II. lteed, lu the city of Ilarre,
In aald Dlstrlct. ou the U'h day of January
and the 17th day of Juno next, from one
o'clock r. m. untll four o'clock r. u., eaoh of sald
riavs, aud that six months from the day of
December, A. D. 1899. Is the tlme llmtted by aald
Court for sald credltora to present their elaima to
ua fri examluation and allowance.
Dated at the city oi Ilarre, thia 28th day of Decem
ber, A. D. 189).
37-39 DENNIS TlLnEN., Corami..lona.